Kristin Ondulick and Caitlin Mefford join the podcast to share about Swindler & Sons, their family’s fourth generation flower shop that has been serving the Wilmington community for over 100 years.

Kristin and Caitlin both have a love for Wilmington's local community and passion for value flowers bring to every important life event, including births, birthdays, holidays, weddings, and funerals.

This episode is longer than our usual episodes, but we had a lot of fun getting an in-depth look into one of Wilmington’s most iconic local businesses and families.

Special thanks to our sponsor, Fiesta Veracruz, for helping keep our podcast, newspaper, and other resources free to our community. Fiesta Veracruz is a locally owned Mexican restaurant located at 37 W Locust Street in downtown Wilmington across from the City Building. Fiesta Veracruz does so many great things to support our community, so please check out Fiesta Veracruz for great deals on lunch specials and drinks during happy hour.

Tom Dryer joins the podcast to share about his new venture with the National Christian Foundation, joined by their president of their Ohio team, Dwight Montgomery. Tom was formerly the Business Development Director at Ohio Living Cape May and is still very involved in Wilmington by serving on the board at Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce.

Since 1982, National Christian Foundation has facilitated more than $25 billion in charitable grants to over 90,000 ministries and nonprofits worldwide. The foundation helps people maximize their charitable giving through “donor-advised funds”, and donate non-cash assets( such as stocks, real estate, and even business interests) in a way that can reduce capital gain taxes so that more money goes towards the charities people chose to support.

Special thanks to our sponsor, Fiesta Veracruz, for helping keep our podcast, newspaper, and other resources free to our community. Fiesta Veracruz is a locally owned Mexican restaurant located at 37 W Locust Street in downtown Wilmington across from the City Building. Fiesta Veracruz does so many great things to support our community, so please check out Fiesta Veracruz for great deals on lunch specials and drinks during happy hour.

Josh Perez joins the podcast to share about Dub Town Soccer Club. You may know Josh from his family’s restaurant, El Dorado Mexican Restaurant, on Rombach Avenue in Wilmington.

Josh graduated from Wilmington High School and currently helps coach their soccer team—which recently went undefeated in their regular season for the first time in school history! After teaching soccer lessons and seeing his own son excel, Josh started Dub Town Soccer Club as a way to be more involved in his students' development and give them a place to grow their skills.

Dub Town Soccer Club is part of Miami Valley Youth Soccer Association. Their 2025 fall team included students from Clinton Massie Local Schools, East Clinton Local Schools, Hillsboro City Schools, Miami Trace Local Schools, Wilmington Christian Academy, and Wilmington City Schools. Josh is passionate about brining players together and supporting their creativity.

Special thanks to our sponsor, Fiesta Veracruz, for helping keep our podcast, newspaper, and other resources free to our community. Fiesta Veracruz is a locally owned Mexican restaurant located at 37 W Locust Street in downtown Wilmington across from the City Building. Fiesta Veracruz does so many great things to support our community, so please check out Fiesta Veracruz for great deals on lunch specials and drinks during happy hour.

Mark Kraus joins the podcast to share how the Clinton County Foundation is helping manage $41 million dollars to make a positive local impact in education, health and wellness, and economic development.

Special thanks to our sponsor, Fiesta Veracruz, for helping keep our podcast, newspaper, and other resources free to our community. Fiesta Veracruz is a locally owned Mexican restaurant located at 37 W Locust Street in downtown Wilmington across from the City Building. Fiesta Veracruz does so many great things to support our community, so please check out Fiesta Veracruz for great deals on lunch specials and drinks during happy hour.

Superintendent Curt Bradshaw joins the podcast to share how the Southern Ohio Educational Service Center is helping support local schools in Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Adams, and Brown Counties. Curt is a Clinton County native who has a passion for community and service to others. Before becoming Superintendent of the Southern Ohio ESC, Curt was a teacher at both Clinton-Massie Local Schools and Wilmington City Schools.

Special thanks to our sponsor, Fiesta Veracruz, for helping keep our podcast, newspaper, and other resources free to our community. Fiesta Veracruz is a locally owned Mexican restaurant located at 37 W Locust Street in downtown Wilmington across from the City Building. Fiesta Veracruz does so many great things to support our community, so please check out Fiesta Veracruz for great deals on lunch specials and drinks during happy hour.

Co-Founder of Overdrive Jiu-Jitsu, Bryce Whelchel, joins the podcast to share about his new jiu-jitsu classes at Vital Fitness on Prairie Avenue in Wilmington, Ohio for men, women, and children of all ages and skillsets. Bryce and his wife Kerrie are both graduates of Wilmington College and passionate about creating a welcoming place for the community to enjoy learning jiu-jistu.

Special thanks to our sponsor, Fiesta Veracruz, for helping keep our podcast, newspaper, and other resources free to our community. Fiesta Veracruz is a locally owned Mexican restaurant located at 37 W Locust Street in downtown Wilmington across from the City Building. Fiesta Veracruz does so many great things to support our community, so please check out Fiesta Veracruz for great deals on lunch specials and drinks during happy hour.

Tony and Sharon Testa join the podcast to share their family’s story of running The Mediterranean Restaurant & Cafe, Wilmington’s favorite Greek and Italian restaurant for nearly 20 years and counting.

Special thanks to our sponsor, Fiesta Veracruz, for helping keep our podcast, newspaper, and other resources free to our community. Fiesta Veracruz is a locally owned Mexican restaurant located at 37 W Locust Street in downtown Wilmington across from the City Building. Fiesta Veracruz does so many great things to support our community, so please check out Fiesta Veracruz for great deals on lunch specials and drinks during happy hour.

Wilmington College President Corey Cockerill joins the podcast (again) to share insights on her first 100 days since being officially becoming the college's first inaugurated female president. Although Corey is proud of this source of inspiration for young women, like her own daughter, she stated, "I don't consider my female status as a unique identifier... It wasn't something that defined me... I never felt like I was overcoming being a woman... I just happen to be in fields that I think present challenges that I enjoy."

Corey also gave an update on Wilmington College's involvement with the old Masonic Temple building on Main Street in Wilmington (next to The Murphy Theatre), and shared exciting news of the college's largest financial gift in their 155 year history, a $23 million donation from the late Coach Jerry Scheve, to build a new indoor track facility, ADA accessible entryway, and other athletic upgrades.

Special thanks to our sponsor, Fiesta Veracruz, for helping keep our podcast, newspaper, and other resources free to our community. Fiesta Veracruz is a locally owned Mexican restaurant located at 37 W Locust Street in downtown Wilmington across from the City Building. Fiesta Veracruz does so many great things to support our community, so please check out Fiesta Veracruz for great deals on lunch specials and drinks during happy hour.