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Recently I visited two small towns located in West Central Ohio;
Versailles and New Bremen.  

Both are under 2000 residents, surrounded by corn fields and soy beans, instead of interstates and skyscrapers. There are no professional sports teams are major colleges. Each has a handful of two-lane highways running in and out. They are quite, slow moving and tucked far away from the spotlight of
America.  

Yet, both towns offer something much more than an old fashion breakfast and the distinctive smell of livestock.  

Versailles known around Ohio for its high school football team (which I will be publishing a book about very soon) is also the home of the Versailles Inn. The
Inn offers fine French dining and draws people from around the area. There is an 18-hole golf course, considered a top level public course. The town will soon feature a new high school, with a 21^st century theater. There are statues placed in the town square, representing the town’s heritage, where artist are often found performing. The streets and sidewalks are newly refurbished with lamp posts resembling the 1800’s. This tiny little town, concealed by corn fields is thriving with a rich taste of culture and a vivant residency. 

Just about 20 miles north of Versailles, is New Bremen. Similar in so many ways, New Bremen is the home of a movie theater, a first class school, which also contains a state of the art theater, a sprawling public library and a bicycle museum. The downtown also features newly refurbished sidewalks and roads.  

But there is something else these two towns have in common; gracious, community minded businessmen.  

Versailles is the headquarters of Midmark, a maker of medical supplies. New
Bremen is the home Crown Equipment, a forklift producer. The two gentlemen that have built these multi-million dollar companies have embraced their communities, reaching out to the leaders and the residents, making this communities unique is so many ways.  

Versailles and New Bremen residents have something so many desire; the benefits of living in small town USA, with the luxuries of the big city. All this has been done minus the creation of a large government and taxpayer money. I believe, if a pollster asked the residents of Versailles who most effects their lives, Barack Obama or John McCain, they simply look at the pollster and offer a polite; neither.  

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