When Avon resident Rich Staats was a child, his father collected commemorative Hummel bells, porcelain keepsakes released each year. It started when the family lived in Germany, but continued even after they left. “I thought it was brilliant — we weren’t even in Germany anymore and every year, we would buy them,” Staats said. “I wanted to create a product where people would want to come back and get one. (I thought) what could we do that would focus on what we have that is valuable?” To Staats, a web strategist who owns Secret Stache Media, the local scenery is …
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