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By Christopher Bannon Times-Democrat Staff Writer
Oendy Lee Hollidge has a hands-on approach to life. She is the kind of person you want around yy *Gi t° help you paint your
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Her level of energy is inspirational. Hollidge’s newest venture is Garden Essentials. The company designs, manufactures, imports and markets unique garden tools and garden umbrellas. “The tools are functional as well as beautiful,” she smiled as she lovingly polished a garden spade on the leg of her trousers. “The hand-made outdoor garden umbrellas are colorful and unique in construction and are built to last. No one makes garden umbrellas like this,” she said proudly. At age 29, this spirited businesswoman and mother of four has seen and done more than most. For a time, Hollidge lived in Belarussia, a former eastern-block country. She designed tailored women’s See TOOLS, Page 23
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