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Tyler Share shows off the catfish he caught at the Coshocton County Kid’s Fishing Derby held May 7 at Lake Park. Share was one of hundreds of children who participated in the annual event organized by the Coshocton County Sportsmen Association (CCSA). “We had around 225 kids signed up by 11 a.m. and we are fully expecting there to be 400 plus before it’s over,” said Bob Bigrigg, treasurer of the CCSA. “They are catching the fish today too. We’ve already given out at least 20 prizes and they still have three hours to fish.” Share won $10 for his fish
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because it was one of the many tagged fish released before the derby. The CCSA received financial support for this year’s derby from a $2,500 donation from America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund and directed by local farmer Chuck Garbrandt of Coshocton County. The donation helped the CCSA and the Coshocton City and County Park District prepare for the fishing derby and will provide support for the CCSA Summer Youth Programs.
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COSHOCTON - A baby bobcat that lost its mother in a collision with an automo-
bile on State Route 541 near West Bedford was taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Lake County. “We found a female bobcat
across the road and the kitten was found there too so we knew it absolutely went with the female,” said
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COSHOCTON - The Committee to Save the Coshocton Planetarium is reaching out to the public to help raise money to make the planetarium an instrument that can be enjoyed by students and the community. Their goal is to raise $400,000, but they need at least $200,000 to get the planetarium back to the way it was when it was located at the former Central Elementary School. The other $200,000 would go toward upgrades. “The school board approved the planetarium coming to the high school and room 412 was selected for it,” said Ron Derewecki, a retired Coshocton High School science teacher who is working with the Committee to Save the Coshocton Planetarium. “Our original timeline was to start work in June so we had all summer to work on renovations, but we don’t have the money yet to do that.” The Montgomery Foundation recently awarded the project $50,000, which brings their total amount of money raised to $197,000 if they get $75,000 that should be allocated to them from the capital budget of the state. “We do have an architect,” said Derewecki. “Frank Weaver is a Co-