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By Nadine Shingleton
Co-owner, Playthings Etc.
Playthings Etc. Family
Toy and Hobby Store is now
in its seventh year of provid-
ing fun to Butler County.
The gleaming “spaceship
store” is filled with a variety
of unique and awesome toys
that can’t be found anywhere
else.
The store’s inventory in-
cludes items for every age,
gender, and interest. You’ll
find models, R/C vehicles,
rockets, and science kits.
There are flying toys, kites,
puzzles, board games, books,
and baby and preschool toys.
Magic and craft kits, mind
benders, old-fashioned toys,
building sets, juggling, and
pogo sticks are just some of
the thousands of different
toys available. And cus-
tomers are always invited to
come in and try out many of
the toys, or see employees
do demonstrations.
Playthings Etc. continues
to expand its selection of ra-
dio control hobby vehicles
(and parts). New for 2012
are the Blade MQX Quad-
copter and the Electric XO-1
Supercar that goes 100 mph
out of the box!
In February, the Play-
things Etc. staff will attend
the International Toy Fair to
find the coolest new toys.
They want customers to
count on a fresh selection of
great toys with every visit. It
is always worth the trip to
this toy store.
“ T o y i n g
with Sci-
ence” field
trips are of-
fered at the
store and
many groups have attended.
Scout groups, school classes,
even men’s and women’s
clubs have had fun and
learned about the science be-
hind many of the toys.
Playthings Etc. also hosts
fun events during the year
for customers. The recent
January Scavenger Hunt was
a huge hit and many prizes
were given away.
Whether the Playthings
Etc. employees are in the
store or doing community
events, they are always en-
couraging families to laugh
and play together.
Playthings Etc., The
World’s Coolest Toy Store, is
at 2483 William Flynn High-
way (Route 8), Butler 724-
285-PLAY (7529)
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World’s coolest toy store just down the road
Contributed
The futuristic architectural design of Playthings Etc. Family Toy and Hobby Store’s building in Butler makes it
stand out. The store carries toys for all ages.
By Gary and Denny
Quigley
Co-owners,
Jellystone Park at Kozy Rest
Jellystone Park at Kozy
Rest, formerly known as
Kozy Rest Kampground, is a
family centered campground
set on 34 beautiful wooded
acres in Harrisville.
We have everything from
tent sites, to full-hookup
campsites for RV’s, to full-
service luxury rental cabins
that include full bathroom,
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ing and more! Kozy Rest
also has a swimming pool,
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m i n i - g o l f
c o u r s e ,
game room,
r e c r e a t i o n
building, rental bikes, play-
grounds, a camp store,
horseshoes, Wi-Fi Internet,
and wagon/train/fire truck
rides. Every weekend at
Jellystone Park has a theme
with activities based around
it for the whole family.
This past season we were
really excited with the addi-
tion of the one and only Yogi
Bear himself to our team. It
provided incredible opportu-
nities for the kids and fami-
lies to not only meet, but
hug, get pictures with and
even do activities with Yogi
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we added a Gemstone min-
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plete with obstacles and a
dog washing station, and a
pet-friendly cabin that al-
lowed families with a furry
family member to come
camping. We also added four
new rental pedal carts to our
fleet and an ATM Machine
for our guests’ convenience.
Jellystone Park at Kozy
Rest was recently presented
with the most prestigious na-
tional award in the entire
camping industry, ARVC
“Park of the Year”
2011/2012. We were also
proud to to be one of only 12
campgrounds nationwide to
receive an overall “A” Rating
for the fourth consecutive
year in customer satisfaction
surveys by Guest Reviews.
Kozy Rest is also ranked in
the top 100 campgrounds na-
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according to Trailer Life Di-
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Kozy Rest is proud to be
participating in the Tents for
Troops network, where we
offer active military and their
family complimentary camp-
ing sites as a thank you for
their service to our country.
In tough economic times
like these, it is vital that your
business fit into the current
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