Progress 2010 - Perrysburg Messenger Journal
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PROGRESS IN PERRYSBURG–JULY <strong>2010</strong> Page 19<br />
Within the <strong>Perrysburg</strong> community, Johnstone Machinery Movers transported the<br />
Commodore Perry statue to the foundry and back to its location on Front Street and<br />
Louisiana Avenue, and also moved it when the sculptor measured it for her mold.<br />
<strong>Perrysburg</strong> Academy of the<br />
Performing Arts<br />
156 West South Boundary Street • 419-874-6773<br />
Since its founding in 1980, <strong>Perrysburg</strong> Academy<br />
of the Performing Arts has been a creative<br />
force in the arts community. This September the<br />
studio will celebrate its 30 year anniversary.<br />
<strong>Perrysburg</strong> Academy is under the direction of<br />
Vicki Hartkopf, who has been featured in Dance<br />
Teacher magazine and has lectured around the<br />
world to dance teachers. She is the author of a<br />
pre-school dance syllabus that has been sold in<br />
Canada, Australia, Europe and the United States.<br />
In 1997, 1999 and 2007, she served as the American<br />
judge at the Australian National Dance Finals.<br />
The studio offers classes for all ages, from beginner<br />
through pre-professional, in dance and<br />
theater arts. Classes include ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical,<br />
musical theater, modern, baton, Irish step<br />
dance, Hawaiian, hiphop, preschool combination<br />
classes and ballroom. Acting and voice classes<br />
also are offered.<br />
Since 1987, the studio has been located in its<br />
spacious facility in the Shoppes of Country<br />
Charm. As increasing enrollment made expan-<br />
www.perrysburgacademy.com<br />
sion necessary, the <strong>Perrysburg</strong> Gymnastic Center<br />
was built on Eckel Junction Road in 1993.<br />
The <strong>Perrysburg</strong> Academy MVP’s (Miss<br />
Vicki’s Performers) represents the school at fairs,<br />
festivals and performances. Students at the academy<br />
have opportunities to perform throughout<br />
the year. Major performances include the annual<br />
spring dance concert and The Nutcracker. Academy<br />
dancers also have performed aboard the<br />
Costa Riviera cruise ship, in Spain and Jamaica.<br />
<strong>Perrysburg</strong> Academy is the home of the Contemporary<br />
Ballet of <strong>Perrysburg</strong>, which is under the<br />
direction of Ballet Mistress Sarah Radabaugh.<br />
<strong>Perrysburg</strong> Academy dancers have attended<br />
the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall and<br />
participated in “Rockette for a Day” in New York<br />
City. Ms. Hartkopf also provides Master Classes<br />
for her students with guest artist instructors.<br />
These have included author and master teacher<br />
Janice Barringer, Radio City Rockette Ann Cooley,<br />
“Wicked” cast member Ryan Jackson and<br />
professional dancer and choreographer Jeff<br />
Shade.<br />
J.B.’s Sarnie Shoppe has become a top destination for area residents<br />
looking for the finest sandwiches, soups and salads.<br />
Johnstone Machinery Movers, Inc.<br />
13006 Eckel Junction Road • 419-872-2979<br />
www.johnstonemminc.com<br />
Johnstone Machinery Movers, Inc., located<br />
at 13006 Eckel Junction Road, provides services<br />
to relocate and transport large industrial and<br />
manufacturing equipment and machinery. Additionally,<br />
the company offers heavy hauling,<br />
rigging and erecting, and heated and unheated<br />
storage within its 12,000-square-foot warehouse,<br />
equipped with a 20-ton overhead crane.<br />
Owned by siblings Tom, Stephanie and John<br />
Johnstone, the family business was founded in<br />
1934 by their grandfather, William S. Johnstone.<br />
Upon their father’s death in 1989, the Johnstone<br />
children purchased the company, and in 1995,<br />
moved it to a facility constructed by Rudolph<br />
Libbe in <strong>Perrysburg</strong>.<br />
Ms. Johnstone explained that Johnstone Machinery<br />
Movers has maintained a small staff of<br />
six employees to keep a crew well-trained. The<br />
owners are proud of being renowned for their<br />
company’s fast, efficient service, reliability,<br />
safety, expertise, and top-quality performance.<br />
“Our company is a highly specialized service<br />
that requires specific equipment and trained<br />
workers,” Ms. Johnstone added. “We have assisted<br />
our customers in times of breakdowns and<br />
fires, when time was of the utmost to save them<br />
from shutting down their production.”<br />
Johnstone Machinery Movers, Inc. belongs<br />
to a global organization, Specialized Carriers &<br />
Rigging Association (SCRA), from which it has<br />
received a longevity award for more than 35<br />
years of service.<br />
Within the <strong>Perrysburg</strong> community, Johnstone<br />
Machinery Movers transported the Commodore<br />
Perry statue to the foundry and back to its location<br />
on Front Street and Louisiana Avenue, and<br />
also moved it when the sculptor measured it for<br />
her mold. The company has sponsored and supported<br />
<strong>Perrysburg</strong> High School football, other<br />
sports and yearbook. Additional contributions<br />
are made to various local organizations including<br />
the annual South of the Border Festival.<br />
For more information, visit the Web site<br />
www.johnstonemminc.com.<br />
The studio offers classes for all ages, from beginner through pre-professional,<br />
in dance and theater arts. Classes include ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical,<br />
musical theatre, modern, baton, Irish step dance, Hawaiian, hiphop, voice,<br />
preschool combination classes and ballroom.<br />
J.B.’s Sarnie Shoppe<br />
4195 Levis Commons Boulevard • 419-931-1080<br />
www.jbsarnieshoppe.com<br />
In its first year at the Town Center at Levis<br />
Commons, J.B.’s Sarnie Shoppe, named after<br />
a British term for sandwich, has become a top<br />
destination for area residents looking for the<br />
finest sandwiches, soups and salads.<br />
After a combined 20 years of experience in<br />
the local restaurant industry, co-owners Gareth<br />
Jones and Bruce Bansbach shared a vision for<br />
a deli that served high quality meats and<br />
cheeses on freshly baked bread at a fair price.<br />
J.B.’s Sarnie Shoppe is the realization of<br />
that vision, offering gourmet sandwiches and<br />
salads, two varieties of soup each day, and<br />
freshly baked desserts such as cookies and<br />
brownies. The shop also features a wide variety<br />
of dressings and spreads made from scratch<br />
and meats and cheeses available for purchase<br />
by the pound. Other menu items include fresh<br />
fruit smoothies and specialty salads such as antipasta,<br />
tomato mozzarella, feta olive, macaroni<br />
and potato.<br />
“One of our more popular options now is<br />
our pick two,” Mr. Bansbach said. That offer<br />
includes any two of three items–a mini-sarnie,<br />
cup of soup, or small salad–for $6.99.<br />
Also a favorite among regulars is J.B.’s<br />
$15.99 “Pounder Challenge,” a sandwich featuring<br />
a pound of meat, four ounces of cheese<br />
and two veggies, served with pickles or chips.<br />
Guys who are able to finish the sandwich in<br />
less than 30 minutes get a free T-shirt, and gals<br />
can win the prize by eating it in less than an<br />
hour. Anyone who conquers the pounder in<br />
less than an hour gets to sign the rapidly-expanding<br />
“Pounder Wall.”<br />
With a faxable menu available for easy ordering,<br />
J.B.’s Sarnie Shoppe is a convenient<br />
option for customers in a hurry.<br />
For those looking for a more relaxed experience,<br />
J.B.’s features dine-in seating for more<br />
than 40 people in an airy, comfortable atmosphere<br />
with wi-fi available. Patio seating also is<br />
available during the warmer months. The deli<br />
also provides catering for parties of all sizes.<br />
Located at 4195 Levis Commons Boulevard,<br />
J.B.’s Sarnie Shoppe is open Monday<br />
through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and<br />
Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by today,<br />
or visit www.jbsarnieshoppe.com to view a<br />
menu.