Oscar Mayer Weinermobile Visits Cedarville, Ohio

Cedarville, OH --August 8, 2005 - Scores of kids, moms, and dads were both surprised and thrilled on Monday this week to tour the famous Oscar Mayer "Wienermobile™" at the Hearthstone Inn & Suites country hotel in Cedarville. Stuart Zaharek, executive manager at Hearthstone, expressed delight at the opportunity to showcase this astounding vehicle in conjunction with the Oscar Mayer company.

Visitors Michelle & Jonathan from Cedarville, Ohio loved the Wienermobile and had the chance to check out the custom-made "ingredients" inside!

Shaun considers the technology of the Wienermobile to be among the best found among vehicles today. Truly it contains the finest premium ingredients and may be thought of as a top-of-the-line "Lambourg-weenie"!

The rolling 'doggie is piloted by "Sauerkraut Shaun" Hanna (see photo, left), a 2005 graduate of Cedarville University (OH), and "ColdCut Katie", a 2005 graduate of Pittsburg State University (KS). They are dubbed "HotDoggers" by Oscar Mayer and were selected from among several hundred applicants. According to the company, only a handful of these applicants "cut the mustard" each year for this highly-coveted position. "We are thrilled at this remarkable achievement of Shaun's and it makes both our village and undoubtedly Cedarville University quite proud", said Zaharek.

According to Sauerkraut Shaun, his arrival in Cedarville this week was a homecoming of sorts as he rekindled friendships at his alma mater. Hanna truly relishes this link to the past and was very excited to "ketchup" on all the happenings on campus! The first Oscar Mayer Wienermobile™ was built in 1936 and the cruised the streets of Chicago. The current 2004 model journeys approximately 1000 miles per week and an indeterminate number of "smiles per week" around the United States. The custom-crafted vehicle has also traveled in Canada, Japan, Puerto Rico and Spain. In the year 2000, it added Mexico and Germany to the list.

The Wienermobile™ is a "fully-loaded" dog featuring a hot-dog shaped instrument panel, GPS navigational system, seating for six (in mustard and ketchup-colored seats), exterior rearview camera, gull-wing door, mustard-splattered walkway, removable bun roof, state-of-the-art audio center with wireless microphone system, and interior "blue sky" ceiling art. The Wienermobile™ vehicle has appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "Love Connection." It's also been on CNN Headline News.

We at Hearthstone Inn & Suites are grateful to the Oscar Mayer Company for sending the Wienermobile™ to Cedarville, Ohio. We also appreciate that they selected Hearthstone Inn & Suites as their choice in staff accommodations! ""Frank"ly, we are thrilled at the popularity of Oscar Mayer and Hearthstone Inn & Suites. Thanks to our many great guests, we're on a "roll"! Visit Greene County, Ohio and stay at the one-and-only Hearthstone Inn & Suites. You'll really relish the experience! www.hearthstone-inn.com