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Sept. 14-20 2016 Volume 9 Number 20
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Decorating Center
Ohio Mean Jobs organizing job fair
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By Josie Sellers josie@coshoctoncountybeacon.com
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Wings over Coshocton See pages 24-25 and the program insert.
RMS kicks year off
Third grader Benjamin McCurdy and sixth grader Keeley Carter are pictured playing the marble game at the Ridgewood Middle School New School Year Kick-off Celebration
Josie Sellers | Beacon
that was held Sept. 7 in Burt Park. McCurdy and Carter were challenged with having to pick marbles up with their toes out of a tub of water. See story on page 15.
COSHOCTON – More than 50 employers who are looking to hire have registered to attend the upcoming job fair hosted by Ohio Means Jobs Coshocton County. “We have 52 employers confirmed and they are all hiring,” said Sherri Gibson, business coordinator at the local Ohio Means Jobs Office. “When they registered they had to make a commitment that they are hiring.” The job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at Lake Park Pavilion and Gibson said job seekers should come interview ready. “We’ve been real fortunate with the job fair,” said Lynn Jacobs, administrator of the local Ohio Means Jobs. “In the past two years, we’ve had employers hire folks on the spot.” Gibson said the employers cover a wide range of fields and they are particularly thrilled to have AEP, AK Steel, Coshocton Memorial Hospital, and ODOT District 5 and 11 participating. “ODOT might bring a unique demographic to the job fair and we are excited about that and Jacobs Vanaman who was the first employer to reserve a table,” she said. “This community is SEE JOBS ON PAGE 15
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