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since he was a teen-ager

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Store Changes Name But Not Merchandise

MT. HEALTHY – James Wolf was a teen-ager tagging along on an errand with
his mom when William Effler offered him an after-school job in his store.
He took it and 25 years later, Wolf is buying the business.
Wolf said his first concern is reassuring longtime Effler’s customers that the 81-
year-old business will remain virtually unchanged.
“So many people think the store is closing,” Wolf said. “We’ll continue the
same traditions and merchandise they’ve come to expect.”
That is good news to Sarah Pockras. The Springfield Township woman said
she’s been coming to Effler’s for 40 years.
“I thought it was closing,” she said while browsing the jewelry cases. “I’m so
relieved. I’ll still shop here and I’m thrilled that Jim is taking over.”
She’s also relieved to learn that the antique shop above the store, owned by
Dorothy Effler , is staying.
Wolf and his wife, Laura, said buying the business has been a dream of theirs
as well as a way of life. It also means Effler’s will remain a family concern.
Laura is William Effler’s niece and met Wolf when she came to work for her
uncle.
While James Wolf Jewelers will replace the Effler name here, it will remain on
the store Effler’s daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Mark Andrus, opened in
the Rookwood Pavilion.
“We will be independent of one another,” Wolf said, “but be similar in
merchandise. We will continue offering the same gift items and collectibles, as
well as jewelry and service.”
As a teen-ager, Wolf said he became so interested in the jewelry business he
decided to pursue it as a career when he graduated from Mt. Healthy High
School in 1978.
He Has degrees in geology from Miami University and the Gemology Institute
of America, he said.
Wolf’s ownership is official March 1, [2001]. That’s the date the former after-
school job becomes a dream come true.

This article appeared in the Hilltop Press on February 14, 2001 and was
written by Heidi Fallon.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2008

THE OHIO JEWELERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES

THE SELECTION OF SIX MEMBERS TO THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

James R. Wolf

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Six members of the Ohio Jewelers Association have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the OJA beginning with the March 16,
2008 Board Meeting.

Thom Duma of Thom Duma Fine Jewelers, Warren, Scott Lazarus of Marlen Fine Jewelers, Rocky River, Patrick Pugh of Pugh’s
Diamond Jewelers, Zanesville, Brian Smith of Smith Jewelers, Glendale, James R. Wolf of James Wolf Jewelers, Mason and Mt.
Healthy, and Carla Ann Yeager of Diamond Works, Chillicothe, will serve a three year term on this policy making body.

In addition to overseeing the progress of the Jewelry industry in Ohio, the Board of Directors provides the resources necessary to
manage the annual Columbus Jewelry Show. They also determine the OJA mission, set policies for the OJA operation and establish its
general course from year to year.

The Ohio Jewelers Association was founded in 1943 by Ohio’s leading jewelers who realized that together they could do what could not
be accomplished alone. The Ohio Jewelers Association has remained true to the original purpose to foster, promote and protect the
business interests and general welfare of the jewelry profession in Ohio.

The Ohio Jewelers Association is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors who serve without compensation and is managed by an
executive director. The OJA is also affiliated with the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, a highly respected trade association,
representing more than 3000 Ohio merchants.