ASHLAND John Staats might be sitting on a gold mine.
Staats, a construction technology teacher at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center, has worked alongside his students for over 16 years building houses for the Ashland community.
This year is unlike any other. There s a housing boom that shows no sign of stopping anytime soon, he said.
Staats and his students build a house every two years and then auction it to people in the community. It gives students experience in electrical, plumbing, construction, painting and house maintenance. Their current housing project will be auctioned at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 15, at the Career Center.