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The Beacon
Coshocton County’s locally-owned newspaper
June 22-28 2016 Volume 9 Number 8
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Clary Gardens hosts lunch and learn
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Treasure Hunt Antiques & More
Tues.-Sat. 11am-5pm 420 Main Street
By Andrew Everhart
(Former Carton Shoes)
Indian Mud Run
day, June 23 to Sunday, June 26. This is the second year the group, with members from a variety of states, has visited Coshocton. “Last year I found them on the Internet and thought they were really cool so I got in touch with them,” said Ryan McPeek, who operates the campground with his wife Camille. SEE TOURISTS ON PAGE 15
SEE LUNCH ON PAGE 15
Josie Sellers | Beacon
Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Purple balloons were released during an Elder Abuse Awareness Day event on June 15 at the Coshocton County Senior Center. For more photos, visit www.coshoctonbeacontoday.com. For more information on Edler Abuse Awareness Day, see page 5.
Tin Can Tourists coming back
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COSHOCTON - On Tuesday, June 14, Clary Gardens hosted a lunch and learn in which people were free to bring their lunch while learning about specific aspects of gardening. This meeting in particular was taught by Clary Gardens’ lead gardener Terry Wiseman, in which the discussion focused on growing roses. Jandi Adams, who is the director at Clary Gardens, says that these lunch and learns take place quite often and focus on a new topic each meeting. Adams also expressed that Clary Gardens likes to host events like this because they attract new people. “We mainly like bringing people in that might not normally come to the garden and because these events are shorter, people don’t feel like they have to come to several in a row and, because of this, they’re free to come to whichever meetings interest them,” said Adams. When asked why people tend to enjoy events such as this, Adams exclaimed, “I think people tend to really like our speakers. Most of our speakers are local experts in their field, who are often times Master Gardeners themselves, and that is great because
By Josie Sellers josie@coshoctoncountybeacon.com
COSHOCTON – The Tin Can Tourists are coming back to Coshocton and inviting the public to tour their vintage campers. An open house will be held from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 25 at Colonial Campground & RV Park, 24688 County Road 10, where the group will be camping from Thurs-
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