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RONALD G. HOUCK Ronald G. Houck Sr. purchased The Beaver Smoke Shoppe in 1981. The small store was later moved to the Fairfield Plaza and was renamed The Tobacco Wharf. The day-to-day business was handled by Ron Houck II, but in 1994, Ron Sr. retired from his engineer profession and joined his son at the store full time which had been renamed, The Wharf, and is in its third location. Ron Sr. enjoys meeting new people and makes it a point to personally welcome new customers to the store. "Welcome to The Wharf, the Wharf without piers. You may spell that 'piers' or 'peers,' we'll accept both." Smoking Pleasures: | Pipes and Cigars | Favorite Cigar: | "The Last One" | Favorite Cigar Style or Size: | "The style is a function of what is going on at the moment." | Favorite Pipe Tobacco: | Any and All English Blends |
Send Ronald emails at ronald@thewharf.com |
JIM
Jim is retired from the United States Air Force. He spent 22 years in the Air Force as a Forward Air Controller. He then managed a Pizza Hut for six years and worked for Raytheon Technical Services at Ft. Irwin, CA for eight. Jim retired retired in August 2005 and relocated Fairborn. After being a customer for The Wharf for about six months he joined our team in January 2006 because was looking for a fun, friendly place to work. He enjoys our customers and every conversation. His favorite quote is “Rudy Toot Toot.” Smoking Pleasures: | Pipes | Favorite Cigar: | N/A | Favorite Import Cigarette: | N/A | Favorite Pipe Tobacco: | First Anniversary |
Send Jim emails at jim@thewharf.com | |
LUCAS
Lucas started in May 2003 after being a full time student, later left to attend The Ohio State University and is now a full time associate. Smoking Pleasures: | Cigars, Pipes and Cigarettes | Favorite Cigar: | Fuente Sun Grown Belicoso | Favorite Import Cigarette: | 555 State Express | Favorite Pipe Tobacco: | Black Velvet |
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KELLY
Kelly has been a customer for the last two years. After enjoying the atmosphere of The Wharf he was employed in March 2006. He currently is the information technology guru handling any and all computer problems and is the webmaster of The Wharf's website. Smoking Pleasures: | Cigars, Pipes and Cigarettes | Favorite Cigar: | CAO MX2 | Favorite Import Cigarette: | Dunhill Menthol | Favorite Pipe Tobacco: | CAO Mingola |
Send Kelly emails at webmaster@thewharf.com | | DONNA
No longer with us but fondly remembered. Donna, or "Mom" is actually related to Lee...well kinda. She is Lee's mother-OUT-law, and came to The Wharf to fill the vacancy when Lee left in 1999. Donna is currently on medical leave, but usually serves as store boss. She is very personable and keeps the crew in line. We are hoping for her speedy recovery to return to our planks. Smoking Pleasures: | Cigars and Cigarettes | Favorite Cigar: | Fuente Hemingway Short Story | Favorite Import Cigarette: | Vanilla Sweet Dreams | Favorite Pipe Tobacco: | N/A |
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Smoker, our 30 year old African Gray Parrot is the true gem of The Wharf. She is always present and loves to entertain our guests, especially the younger ones. Her Favorite Things: | French Fries and M&M with Peanuts. | Her Vocabulary: | "Smoker", "Hello" and "Ronald" | Her Mannerisms: | Waves goodbye, gives kisses and likes to have her head scratched (by only a few people). | | |
| | BOBBY
Bobby, is Smokers soon to be boyfriend. That is as soon as Smoker teaches Bobby about the people and the bees. His Favorite Things: | | His Vocabulary: | "Hello," "Bobby" | His Mannerisms: | Does the "wolf whistle" but knows it is not politically correct | | |
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