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August 17-23 2016 Volume 9 Number 16
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Public invited to tour county farms
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Enjoying a Taste of Coshocton
Kathy and Emily McCoy from Real McCoy BBQ served up pulled pork and Mama’s Noodles at A Taste of Coshocton County, which was a kick-off event for United Way of Coshocton
County’s 2016-2017 fundraising campaign. For more photos, visit www.coshoctonbeacontoday.com. See page 15 for more on a Taste of Coshocton County.
Family Fest coming to Main Street COSHOCTON – Family Fest will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 in the 300 block of Main St. There will be an opening ceremony, vendors, a DJ and live entertainment, which starts at 2 p.m. The entertainment includes The Upper Room Worship Team, Elliott Bac-
cus Project, Mrs. Tripple, Mother Scott and Everett Ferguson, Club Jesus Band, Country Specialist, and Special Guest Git Shorty. All proceeds go to The Upper Room expenses. For information, call 740-610-0082. Contributed | Beacon
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Celebrating 100 years!
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton County Soil and Water Conservation District invited the public to tour county farms that have used the agency’s services to better their farm land. On Thursday, Aug. 11, a tour bus filled with county residents left the fairgrounds and headed to Summerfield Farms on SR 621 in Keene. On the Summerfield Farm, owned by Endsley Farms LLC, the Soil and Water Conservation helped with a CRP, conservation reserve program, which allowed the farm to add 15 aces back into production and improve drainage. “Without the Soil and Water’s help, this would not have been possible,” said Todd Endsley. “A lot of the services they provide, we never see a bill. I really appreciate what their office did for us.” The next stop was Brian Powell’s farm on SR 36 in Fresno where they added a livestock mortality compost facility for hogs. Due to this facility, the farm has seen a 20 to 30 percent reduction in mass compared to burying the animals. Wood chips are added to the top of the compost to
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