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Feature Story : Kidron Sports Center
GEARING UP: Kidron Sports Center has two locations for all your outdoor needs By Shelly Webb Hunting, camping and outdoor events top the list of favorite leisure time activities for many individuals and families. There’s just something about nature and outdoor sports that brings life into perspective, and for Kidron Sports Center owner Wayne Miller and his family, offering folks the right supplies and gear to enjoy that perspective is what they do best. “Both our store locations, the one in Apple Creek (Kidron) and the one in Charm, have a great friendly, family atmosphere,” Miller said. “We really work hard at going above and beyond for our customers and we believe strongly in the importance of customer service. Our goal is to make our customers happy and that’s why we work so hard.” Miller oversees both stores, along with his wife, Mary, daughter, Marcy and son-in-law, John Henry Miller. He started the business in 1995 after encountering some health problems and being advised by his physician to discontinue his career in the roofing industry because that type of labor was not conducive to his physical well-being. Today, Miller said, the decision to start the business was one of the best he ever made. “I love my work,” he shared. “Not everyone can say that about their job and I feel very blessed and happy that I get to do something I love every single day.” As Miller mentioned, Kidron Sports Center is available at two locations to better serve the area. One store is situated at 4126 S. Kohler Road in Apple Creek, near Kidron, and the other is located about 18-20 miles away at 4432 CR 70 in Charm. The hours at the Apple Creek location are Monday and Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The store in Charm operates as follows: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.;Wednesday, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both stores stock the latest in all types of hunting gear and supplies and carry quality brands like Big Game and Horton. Miller said he is able to offer the best prices on his inventory because of good relationships and dealing directly with various companies. “We pride ourselves on offering the most competitive prices and best quality,” he said. “We deal directly with most of our companies and have a great relationship with Big Game and Horton in particular. The Horton Cross Bow is really popular right now as well as the Big Game Tree Stands and we stock several styles of these products.We also have Woody Max Muck Boots, and scent blocking clothing. The charcoal lining is unique and doesn’t allow the odors and scents to get out.” Kidron Sports Center will run monthly specials during the hunting season and is gearing up for your outdoor needs. They’ve even added several new camping items and Miller said they will continue to increase their camping gear supplies over the next few years. “Our goal is to constantly be growing,” he said. “We want to offer our customers the very best inventory and the very best prices possible. In our business, you either grow or you lose out and we enjoy growing and making our customers happy.” Miller is also excited about the upcoming Northeast Ohio Sportsman Show, planned for Jan. 25 and 26, 2008. He said it will be similar to the local show held last year, but will be held at a new venue and will be much larger. “We tried really hard to find a facility or building large enough to handle the show locally” he said, “but we just couldn’t work anything out. We are having the show the last weekend in January 2008, on the 25th and 26th, at the P. Graham Dunn building on Route 30 (the four lane), just a few minutes from Dalton, Ohio.We hope to have a huge turnout, with 200 plus vendors, and all the hunting or sporting gear you can imagine on display, everything from guns, rifles, muzzleloaders, to ATV’s, archery, you name it, we’ll have it! We’ll also offer seminars and workshops, and Ohio Big Bucks will be on hand to score deer.We’re going to have some TV personalities and celebrities there as well. This is going to be the ultimate sportsman show and we’re already looking forward to it and gearing up for it. The building is 120,000 square feet and we expect the place to be packed with hunters from all over.” Whether you’re an avid hunter hitting it hard every day, or you just enjoy the outdoors a few hours on the weekend, Kidron Sports Center at Apple Creek and Charm has exactly what you need, at the best price, and with the friendliest service you’ll find. |
Address: 4432 County Road 70 Charm, OH 44617 330-893-1486 Visit Us: M-T 8:30-6, W 8:30-8, F 8:30-7, Sat 8-2, closed Thurs and Sun
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