December 30, 2015 Coshocton County Beacon

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NEWARK - Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) was recently awarded a nearly $40,000 grant from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation Dash Emergency Grant Program to help students complete their degrees.

COTC was one of 31 colleges to receive the funding. The money will be used to offer emergency grants to students who receive Federal Pell Grants.

“This is something that our students really need,” said COTC Director of Financial Aid Faith Phillips. “We are thrilled to be one of the recipients of the grant funds.”

Community and technical colleges provide a gateway to promising futures for students from diverse backgrounds, many who are older, lower income, working and/or raising families.

They juggle multiple financial responsibilities and unforeseen expenses, often less than $500, can threaten their ability to stay in college.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, just 20 percent of full-time students at

public two-year institutions earn a degree within three years. Financial emergencies are among the reasons why so many students abandon their studies before they complete their degrees or certificates. Colleges can make a difference for these at-risk students by quickly providing small emergency grants to remove economic barriers that stand in the way of completion.

Great Lakes has awarded $1.5 million in Dash grants to 31 colleges in Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin that have shown an extraordinary commitment to engaging with students who experience a financial crisis. Proof of this commitment is an institutional investment: each college is providing an escalating cash match for student emergency grants, both to meet students’ immediate needs and move toward program sustainability. Over the duration of the grant period, upwards of 4,000 students stand to benefit from the Dash program.

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Dash is based on the success of an emergency grant program that Great Lakes piloted at 16 technical colleges in Wisconsin from June 2012 to June 2015. More than 2,600 students received grants averaging $500 each. Of the students who received emergency grants during the threeyear period, 73 percent either graduated or remained enrolled, compared to 67 percent of Pell recipients before the program began.

Central Ohio Technical College is a fully accredited, public college dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible programs of technical education in response to current and emerging employment needs, as well as encouraging the professional development of students, staff, faculty and administrators to assist them in achieving their maximum potential. COTC is the only technical college in Ohio operating four full-service campus locations: Newark, Coshocton, Knox and Pataskala.

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et’s hope this finds miss those that have you recovering accepted positions from Christmas Day outside Coshocton – it was all that you County and will be wished it would be – relocating. Others and that you’re looking may accept positions forward to a Happy and in neighboring blessed New Year. communities and We thought the continue to reside in front page photo would Coshocton County.

MARK FORTUNE The Buckeyes are give you a chuckle. headed to a big game Sometimes we need to reflect on what The Beacon is against the Irish as if you didn’t all about. We can be serious when know that already. I think this game we need to be, humorous when the will be a challenge. Let’s hope the opportunity presents itself, and team that played against TTUN counted on to focus on the positive shows up. happenings in our community. Okay, let’s move to some As you can tell from each week’s cool stuff. The Unusual Junction content, there are a lot of positive has the mechanical Santa from events that occur in Coshocton “A Christmas Story”! I CAN’T County. We make a solid effort to BELIEVE IT! A genuine artifact cover as many as possible knowing from one of the greatest movies ever made has landed in our own that we miss some.

We published more pages in backyard. I will have my photo 2015 than ever, a testament to taken with this! I triple dog dare our hard working content team someone to stop me. and indeed, everyone here at The Ten hours, ten minutes and a Beacon. Like you, we don’t know few seconds on the reindeer’s nose what 2016 will bring for our until the start of the annual 24 hour community. And perhaps, the word marathon! I typically manage to “bring” is not the right word to use. catch it all the way through at least It is really more about what WE do one time and many, many snippets to make things happen right here throughout the 24 hour marathon. in Coshocton County in 2016. The A lot of folks in our community opportunities are there. It’s up to us have stepped up in a big way to whether we grab on and go for the help those that are less fortunate this holiday season. Their efforts to ride.

We dedicated this issue to the give something back will help make employees of WestRock. These men someone’s season a bit brighter. and women served our community I think we should always in many capacities besides the think of those that have to work obvious economic ones. They were on holidays but in particular on the top giver of the local United Way Christmas Day. You can’t compare campaign for several years, and their the day of the Savior’s birth, to people were deeply involved in the another holiday. We thank you for community. Whether they coached your sacrifice and time away from youth sports, helped at school your loved ones to keep us warm, functions, were involved with their safe and secure. church or any combination of these and more, our community will

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COSHOCTON - Jed McCoy is a Coshoctonnative who sees the potential in his community.

Indeed, McCoy states “Coshocton has a lot of potential and that potential lies in our people.”

Perhaps this father of three gleaned his views from his parents, whom he holds in high regard stating “They are the hardest working people I know. I only hope to work as hard as they did.”

After graduation from Coshocton High School, McCoy started nursing school at Ohio University Zanesville. A young student and the first in his family to attend college, McCoy JED MCCOY admittedly burned out in his studies. Following a myriad of jobs, McCoy returned to college for a degree in business from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Most recently, he completed the Society of Human Resource Management Certified Professional training.

He regularly participates in agency-sponsored volunteer events such as United Way, Relay for Life and Bowl for Kids’ Sake; as well as being a member of the Safety Committee for CDJFS and the Human Resource Association, a statewide resource for county agencies.

McCoy applied to LCC for the networking opportunity to meet other professionals; to learn about the community and be exposed to things he didn’t know existed in his own backyard. He also wanted to educate others on what his office can do for the community. He gives credit to his “wellrounded staff” and states, “Our services are vast and could touch everyone in the community.”

He describes Coshocton as a “great community where everyone knows everybody and they help each other out when the need arises” and he loves living here.

McCoy would recommend Leadership Coshocton, “anyone who thinks they know it all can learn a lot. Things change - it’s awesome for people to learn about the hidden gems in our community.”

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Skelton family presents check to Sheriff’s Office

CHECK The Skelton family presented a check to the Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Pictured left to right are: Lt. Dean Hettinger, Robert Skelton, Sheriff Timothy Rogers, Joseph Skelton, and James Skelton. The $12,500 check will be used to help purchase new Tasers. BEACON PHOTO BY BETH SCOTT

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and we strongly believe in giving back to Coshocton,” said Robert Skelton, who presented the check to Sheriff Rogers. “It’s important for us to support local law enforcement and we’re happy to donate money to protect our officers.”

The amount will be used in helping to purchase 34 new Tasers with a total cost of $35,990. Currently, there are eight Tasers still being used by the Sheriff’s Department.

However, these Tasers are at least 10 years old and need to be replaced. Tasers are an essential piece of equipment for law enforcement officers and have reduced injury to an officer by 90 percent and injury to a suspect by 60 percent.

Rogers explained that Tasers help officers lower the use of firearms and that most suspects will comply once a Taser is displayed during a violent situation.

“It gives us a tool where the situation doesn’t have to escalate into a more serious conflict,” said Rogers.

The new Tasers have been ordered but arrival date is not known.

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Ring in the New Year at Kids America COSHOCTON – If you are looking for a familyfriendly place to ring in the New Year, then Kids America is the place for you.

The Kids America New Year’s Eve Party will be held from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31.

There will be games, bounce houses, inflatables, scavenger hunts, face painting, skills contests, corn hole, Frisbee, basketball knockout, pick-up games, board games set up to play, a room set up to watch a movie and more. Will Hess, who works at Kids America, will be teaching multiple self-defense courses, including a women’s course.

Kids America has hosted this community New Year’s Eve celebration for 10 years.

“We started the first year that the churches and businesses in the community were no longer able to find someone to run a community celebration,” said Sue Renner, executive director

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at Kids America. “I asked Casey Claxon, who was here at the time, if we could start something and it’s just been going on since then. The kids seem to enjoy it.”

The concession stand will be open all night with pop, pizza and hot dogs for $.50 each and door prizes will be given away throughout the night.

“With what we charge, we just break even,” Renner said. “Domino’s is very generous though and helps out with the pizza.”

As midnight approaches there will be televisions set up for attendees to watch the ball drop and the crowd will be encouraged to countdown to the New Year.

“It’s a fun time for families to get together and enjoy,” Renner said.

Advance ticket prices are $3 for KA members and $4 for non-members. All tickets are $5 at the door.

“Once kids or anyone comes in, if they leave they will have to pay to get back in,” Renner said. “We don’t want parents dropping their kids off and expecting us to babysit them. If you go out the door to your car or whatever, you have to pay to get back in.”

For information, call 740-622-6657, e-mail renner@kids-america.org or bpepper@kidsamerica.org.

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City council wraps up several ordinances for the year WestRock and this should be made available to anyone. I ask that we table this until after the first of the year.”

A motion was made and approved to table ordinance 54-15 until after the first of the year.

City council agreed to remove the mention of the property code inspector in ordinance 59-15 and then passed this ordinance that amends ordinance 33-15, establishing wages for positions that are exempt from collective bargaining.

Ordinances 57-15 and 58-15 also had some discussion before ultimately passing.

Councilman Jim Baker was the one no vote versus six yes votes to ordinance 57-15 that establishes wages for council members, president of council and clerk of council for calendar years 2016 and 2017.

Baker said with the closing of the WestRock plant and the jobs that were lost there he was not comfortable excepting a pay raise for himself.

He and Councilman Bob Fetters also voted no on ordinance 58-15 that establishes wages and increases in pay for the mayor, law director and auditor. Fetters felt their pay took too much of a jump, but City Auditor Sherry Kirkpatrick reminded council that the wages for these positions have been frozen since 2011. The ordinance ended up passing with five yes votes and two no votes.

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“We appreciate the work you have done with us here and thank you for a job well done,” Biggers said.

Pell thanked the council members for their well wishes and said he learned a lot from his time with them.

“There are a lot of hardworking people here who are working together to solve problems,” he said. “This (position) was an eye-opener for me and I hope to be back someday.”

Biggers said the Republican Central Committee will appoint someone to complete Pell’s two year term that is set to start on Jan. 1, 2016.

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COSHOCTON – Coshocton City Council wrapped up the contract with the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office at its Dec. 21 meeting, but ordinances involving the description of a new job and wages for several other positions were not as easily finalized.

One of the legislative items set to receive a third reading at the meeting was ordinance 5415, to accept the job description of property code inspector.

Councilman Bob Fetters felt that $30,000 a year was too high for the part time salary position to start at and that it needed to be much lower.

Their also was some discussion about making the position hourly instead of salary.

“It’s an experimental position,” Councilman Tom Grier said. “We don’t know what jobs will be out there for the person or how they will be spending their day on them. They may have a couple hours of work, none or 20.”

Grier also asked how the position will be filled. Mayor Steve Mercer informed him that it will be an appointed position. Councilman Grier said he would prefer the position be advertised in the media.

“I’ve been dealing with codes my whole life and there are a lot of legal and technical aspects to it,” Grier said. “We need to advertise this job and have a group to select someone who is right for it….plus we just lost 200 some jobs at

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Memories

JANUARY 4TH, 1955 Approval of a proposed building plan at Grace United Methodist Church was unanimous.

At the quarterly conference, church officials approved the program which built an education wing and a new entrance to the current building.

The building program called for the razing of the parsonage on the property, so that the new building could be erected. A congregational vote on the program was taken at the Sunday morning service.

JANUARY 3RD, 1965 Tryouts for “The Miracle Worker” were held Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. at the fairground’s theatre building. The play, written by William Gibson, shows how Helen Keller was guided out of the darkness by Anne Sullivan. This was the second play of the Coshocton Footlight Players’ season. A number of parts were called for: lead parts for Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Helen’s parents and an elderly doctor.

Several supporting roles were also called for.

The director, Roy Hall, noted playbooks are available to anyone interested in a part. For those interested in working in other fields, several other essential jobs were available.

JANUARY 2ND, 1975 Work had already started on the rebuilding of Buckeye Fabric Finishing Co. plant at 1260 E. Main Street. The building was destroyed in a fire on Dec. 16. James A. Lee, president of Buckeye Fabric, said the premises on which the plant was to be built were being cleared of debris. Work began on the new plant as soon as the necessary materials, namely steel and concrete, arrived. The new plant would be one-story high and expected to contain 20,000 square feet. Lee said the new plant was expected to be completed in March and ready for occupancy by April.

JANUARY 4TH, 1985 Phillip D. James, son of Robert and Eleanor James of 1026 Orchard Street, was awarded the annual Bausch and Lomb Science Award on Thursday at Coshocton High School. CHS Science Department chairman, Fred Butts said, “The Bausch and Lomb Science Award is especially significant because it recognizes the senior student at our school who attained the highest scholastic standing in science subjects.”

The medal was presented at the annual Awards Day Assembly later in the school year. The award was presented each year at more than 8,000 schools in the US and Canada. As winner, Phillip was eligible for a four-year scholarship at the University of Rochester, New York. In addition to being an honor student, Phillip has been active in cross country, track, wrestling, Advanced Chemistry Club, National Honor Society and Varsity C. He planned to major in computer engineering.

All information was obtained from microfilm of the Coshocton Tribune at the Coshocton County Library.

Warsaw Elementary honor rolls

WARSAW – Warsaw Elementary School has announced their honor and merit rolls for the first nine weeks grading period.

Those named to the honor roll are: Third Grade: Tru Berry, Cohen Deeds, Ally Fischer, Lexa Guilliams, Madison Hagans, Micah Hardesty, Kacee Heath, Shelby Lanham, Dakota Maleszewski, Kynsingten McMasters, Riley Murray, Ariel Roberts, Riley Shaw, Cael Summers, Kye Squires, Hayden Walters, Joseph Williams, Laired Williamson, Ashton Winner, and Ariana Wolfle.

Fourth Grade: Austin Adams, Lynn Anker, Kirsten Courtright, Thad Cox, Samantha Dickerson, Abby Foster, Holden Galbraith, Chloey Geog, Georgia Haines, Mykia Hamilton, Abigail Heath, J.D. Herron, Raina Kesterson, Chance Leigh, Lucas Maleszewski, Raelee McPeak, Reed Minton, Laney Mizer, Daniel Moran, Dyson Mosholder, Lillian Powell, Emma Prouty, Tyler Share, Caily Shriver, Kameron Smucker, Jacob Vatter, Daisy Ward, Aliah Williamson, Mack Wilson, and Miaya Wright.

Fifth Grade: Travin Berry, Chelsea Byland, Alex Courtright, Grace Cullison, Miyah Davis, Madison DeBoard, Owen Emig, Kiera Fields, Preston Fortune, Faith Gray, Alizabeth Lanham, Arik Lumbatis, Raelynn McCurdy, Cruz Mobley, Bobbi Rahn, Brody Shrimplin, Cayla Shrimplin,

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Sixth Grade: Alex Adams, Madison Anker, Aaliyah Better, Jake Bosley, Kelsey Bowman, Ruthie Cameron, Wyatt Conner, Noah Cunningham, Evan Duncan, Bryson Fry, Owen Hettinger, Isabella Justice, Jullion Kendall, Jayden Lonsinger, Evan McPeak, Jade Mencer, Kacie Shaw, Gage Summers, Jeffrey Tipton, Conner Webster, and Jaylinn Williamson.

Those named to the merit roll are: Third Grade: Dezlynn Atwood, Thalia Endsley, Logan Fischer, Nancy Fouse, Rayanna Proffit, Megan Roberts, Olivea Sammons, Sebastian Sharp, Jenna Shoults, and Bryar Wolfe.

Fourth Grade: Olivia Batten, Garrett Cannon, Deven Gooding, Riley Hart, Jaden Hunley, Carson LeBeau, Laynee Lowe, Aiden Stone, Gage Wesney, and Tori Wine.

Fifth Grade: Kaden Arnold, Elizabeth Birkbeck, Mark Dickerson, Anthony Endsley, Caden Foster, Nevaeh Gorsuch, Gauge McFarland, Trianna Powell, Jesse Shoemaker, Jamal Watts, and Andrew Wolfle.

Sixth Grade: Anthony Bouris-Wilson, Nick Large, Austin LeBeau, and Desteny Sammons

COTC Newark recognizes graduates NEWARK - Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) had a pinning ceremony to honor graduates of the Associate of Applied Science degree in Nursing Technology and the Practical Nursing certificate. The following graduates received pins on Thursday, December 17, at

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Nursing Graduates: Coshocton: Jodi Boring, Kelsey Gosser, and Tara Murray; West Lafayette: Lacey Clifford; Warsaw: Kyleen King and Tara McFarland.

The pinning ceremony is a long-held tradition marking the passage of student to the ranks of professional nursing. The ceremony originated in the 1860s at London’s Nightingale School of Nursing. Florence Nightingale, who had recently been awarded the Red Cross of St. George for her selfless service to the injured and dying in the Crimean War, chose to extend this honor to outstanding nursing graduates by presenting each of them with a medal for excellence.

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Twenty-five year service awards were presented to: Sharon Morris and Tammy McGinnis.

A 30 year service award was received by Peggy Swartzentruber.

The Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission is a private non-profit social service organization serving Knox, Holmes, Coshocton and Ashland Counties for more than 50 years. Services provided include Head Start, HEAP, emergency services, homeless shelters, affordable housing, dental clinic, women’s health clinics and family planning, senior volunteer programs, weatherization, and senior citizen programming including home delivered meals, center based meals, exercise programs, as well as various support and socialization programs.

COTC recognizes practical nursing graduates at Coshocton Campus NEWARK - Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) had a pinning ceremony to honor graduates of the Practical Nursing one-year certificate. The following graduates received pins on Sunday, Dec. 13, at COTC’s Montgomery Hall at the Coshocton campus. Only graduates who have granted COTC permission to release their names to the public are listed.

Coshocton: Caroline A. Hottinger; Fresno: Nicholia C. Kaufman; Millersburg: Kendyll A. Johnson; Mount Vernon: Chelsea R. Hinkens; Newcomerstown: Patricia A. Stull; and West Lafayette: Kay E. Bowman and Michelle M. Bussard.

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COSHOCTON - The Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission recently honored employees reaching a milestone in their tenure with the agency during an employee recognition luncheon. More than 150 employees attended the event.

Those recognized for five years of service included: Mitchell Schwartz, Richard Cody, Christina Cutshall, Randy Kemper, Christina Clark, Dakota Angle, and Norine Seat Dewey.

Ten year service awards were presented to: Agency President J. Michael Stephens, Tracy Ohse, Helen Fechuch, Mary Marshall, and Julie Armbrust.

Fifteen year awards were presented to: Denise Swartz, Lisa Sawchak, Christine Mossor, Belinda Currans, Kimberly Johnson, Stephanie Murray, and Jamie Williams.

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redeemed, three dogs per owner surrendered, $5 in boarding fees collected for a total of $482 in fees collected.

- Receive the Coshocton County Prosecutors Annual Report for the period Sept. 1, 2014 through Aug. 31, 2015.

- A motion to authorize a blanket meeting request for the Veterans Service Commission to attend meetings, conferences, seminars, and training for the 2016 calendar year.

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mandated that there be two attorneys on the board. The seat does not necessarily need to be filled by a resident of Coshocton County. If any attorney is interested in applying for the vacant seat, contact the commissioners’ office at 740622-1753.

The commissioners also reviewed and approved: - A motion to approve the bills per computer printout dated Dec. 23, 2015.

- Receive the dog warden’s report for the week ending Dec. 21, 2015 with two dogs picked up by the warden, three dogs brought in as strays, two dogs destroyed, three citations issued, 26 calls handled, 21 licenses sold, 10 dogs sold, two dogs

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COSHOCTON – The Coshocton County Commissioners met with County Auditor Christine Sycks to discuss newly-installed county software that will import information for the Affordable Care Act that previously had to be manually updated. For 2015, each county employee who was eligible for insurance had to have their information keyed into the county’s system. This software automatically imports information from the previous year.

The commissioners then met with Jeff Mullen, public defender, to discuss a vacancy that will be available on the public defender board within the next two to seven months. The seat must be filled with an attorney as it is state

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communities,” said Cindi Harriman, manager, Interim HealthCare of Coshocton. “We are proud to be Interim’s first independent hospice in Ohio and plan to continue to expand and serve the needs of our community by hiring the best and brightest employees to provide caring, quality services to our patients and their families.”

To remember patients cared for by Interim’s hospice, the new hospice celebrated their lives at a memorial service on Dec. 13. The afternoon included a short program with music and readings. All guests received a holiday ornament in remembrance of their loved one at the conclusion of the service.

“As the year comes to a close, it is important that we honor and remember those we have lost and their loved ones,” said Harriman. “This annual service reflects the meaningful relationships that each of our dedicated employees develops with our patients and their families.”

The Interim Coshocton office is locally managed and owned by The Salo Organization (TSO), the largest franchisee of national home healthcare company Interim HealthCare. TSO owns and operates 60 Interim HealthCare locations in five states – Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The company employs more than 5,000 home health, hospice, skilled nursing and other caregivers. Annually, TSO provides more than five million hours of care to more than 25,000 people.

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Hand-made star still lights up Lapp family farm

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COSHOCTON – The River View and Coshocton swim teams competed with 29 other teams in the Mount Vernon Invite Saturday at Kenyon College.

The Coshocton girls’ team finished 21st and the River View girls’ team 23rd. The Redskins boys’ team was fourth and the Black Bears boys were 10th.

Individually for Coshocton Bryce Philabaum won the 100 back (56.61), and was fourth in the 50 free (23.49), Talon Babcock was sixth in the 50 free (24.15), and Cody McVay was third in the 200 IM (2:17.21), and fifth in the 100 Fly (1:00.65).

For River View, Nate Cooper placed second in the 100 back (1:02.28), and sixth in the 200 IM (2:26.22).

The Coshocton boys 200 medley relay team of Bryce Philabaum, Lukas Zitsch, Cody McVay, and Talon Babcock was second (1:51.29), the 200 free team of Corban Maust, Cody McVay, Talon Babcock, and Bryce Philabaum was third (1:40.82).

The River View 200 medley relay team of Nate Cooper, Caleb Fischer, Josh Bigrigg, and Jonathon Helmick was sixth (1:56.34), the 200 free relay team of Caleb Fischer, Dylan Harsh, Bryar Cox, and R.J. Hammond was 10th (1:49.92), and the 400 free team of Jonathon Helmick, Bryar Cox, Josh Bigrigg, and Nate Cooper was eighth (3:56.23).

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legs the Lapps have on their farm for the past 36 years. The star is made from one-half inch rebar wire, due to its flexibility, and was welded together

by Lapp. Lapp said he drew the outline of a star with chalk on the floor of his garage, cut the wire to that specific shape, welded the pieces together, and strung it with lights.

The star features 50 bulbs and was recently STAR This hand-made star lights the night sky on US 36 toward Warsaw from switched to LED lights.

Thanksgiving night through New Year’s. The star, made in 1979 by Warren Lapp who “One year, lives on the farm, has graced the top of their 100-foot grain leg for the past 36 years. we accidently bought PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON flashing bulbs and didn’t realize it until COSHOCTON – Since 1979, drivers on US 36 we plugged it in,” said Dorothy, Warren’s wife. toward Warsaw have seen a bright star light up “We had to go through and take out all those the sky each night during the holiday season. lights and replace them.

We left one flashing For many, that star has become a long-standing bulb in by mistake, so that year, there was one tradition that they look forward to each year. flashing bulb on the star.”

Warren Lapp made the 5 by 5 foot star that has graced the top of one of the 100-foot grain The star is placed atop the grain bin each

BY BETH SCOTT year usually on Thanksgiving night. Sometimes, due to bad weather, the star isn’t placed until later, but people notice if the star is missing.

“Some years, we’ve put it up late and we’ve had people ask us when we’re going to put it up,” said Warren.

The star is placed on top of the grain leg with the help of at least two people, one on top of the leg and one at the bottom. A rope is tied around the star to hoist it up to the top, and another rope is used to help steady the star so it doesn’t knock into the grain leg and become damaged.

A timer is used to turn the star on and off each night and early in the morning. The Lapps leave the star on all night on Christmas Eve, and take it down after New Year’s.

“It brings joy to people passing through,” said Dorothy. “We’ve had a lot of people make comments. We’ve enjoyed it and many others have too. It’s something our kids look forward to every year.”

The star can be seen on US 36 toward Warsaw lighting the night sky now until after New Year’s. The Lapp Family Farm is located beside Mission Auto Connection.

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committee, consisting of five board members and three community members, weighs the requests carefully before deciding the allocation amounts given.

Other work place campaigns that have increased include: Coshocton City Schools - up $3,000, and Buckeye Fabric up $1,200. Coshocton City Schools campaign crew helped to raise almost $13,000 and CAMPAIGN Coshocton County United Way is more than half way to its $395,000 had 100% participation goal. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON at the Elementary COSHOCTON - The United Way is more than School. half way to its $395,000 goal. They have met Tia Cramblett, Kraft Heinz campaign their goal for the last five years, but that may coordinator, secured incentives from the be harder this year with the close of West Rock, management team to increase employee who had been their top giver the last 12 out of awareness of and participation in the campaign.

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“This is my first year as the coordinator at the This year, Kraft Heinz has increased their Kraft Heinz Company,” said Cramblett. “I am giving to the United Way by almost $6,000. This honored to represent an organization like United increase will certainly help fill the needs of the Way that so strongly impacts our community 19 local agencies that the United Way supports. each day.”

Every spring, the agencies submit a request Annin Flag Makers campaign coordinators based on their projected needs and the budget Dave Rogers and Bobbie Parks were recently

CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON challenged to kiss a piglet if enough money was raised by their fellow employees. To be sure, they did raise those funds! Their campaign total was more than last year with less employees, so the hard work and creativity paid off.

“It is clear to me that the success of every campaign has entirely to do with those champions in each workplace who come up with clever ideas and put in the time and effort to make the ask of their fellow employees,” said Executive Director Lyn Mizer. “They are my heroes and we are eternally grateful for them.”

The United Way of Coshocton not only supports 19 local agencies, but they also fund several community initiatives through grant dollars. Those include the Imagination Library that is currently sending free books monthly to over 900 Coshocton children, 2-1-1 - free phone number to call anytime to hear about the services and programs offered here, free tax prep program - call 295-7516 in January to set up your appointment, and the newest is Crunch Out Obesity where every 4th grade student in the county will be receiving a free exercise ball to use in their PE classes and eventually take home.

The United Way continually strives to address the most pressing needs through the agencies they support and the programs they fund. If you have any questions about any of the agencies or programs, call the United Way office at 740-622-4567.

United Way receives funds from Montgomery Foundation COSHOCTON - The United Way of Coshocton sustain the free book program called Dolly Parton got an early Christmas present when they received Imagination Library. More than 900 Coshocton $25,000 from the Montgomery Foundation to children under the age of 5 are currently enrolled and receiving books every month in the mail.

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Funding for this program has continued to be a challenge and the United Way board does allow donors to designate to the program if they desire. Another way to fund the program may be through a sponsorship program where individuals or businesses could sponsor a certain number of children. Currently the cost is about $25 per child per year. According to the most recent statistics, there are about 2,000 children living in Coshocton County under the age of 5 who are eligible for the program.

Other grant monies have come from various sources such as the Coshocton Foundation, Simpson Family Foundation, COTC, Clow (McWane) Foundation, Kiwanis, Rotary, FCFC, AEP Foundation, PNC Foundation, Kraft Foundation, Elks and the Dave Burns Fund.

If you would like to enroll your child, call the United Way office at (740)622-4567.

Williams-Matthews wedding announced

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Beacon for professional JHM’s preschool programs are free. Parents sales advice. and children are welcome to explore the museum on their own for the remaining hour. “The Message is the Medium” is free, thanks to the support of the Coshocton Kiwanis Foundation.

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A reception followed at Raven’s Glenn Winery hosted by parents of the bride. The bride is a 2006 graduate of River View High School, attended Capital University for four years receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She is an RN at Southeastern Medical Center in Cambridge.

The groom is a 2005 graduate of Cambridge High School. He received an honorable discharge from U.S. Marine Corps, having served four years of active duty. He attended Muskingum University. He is a cryo-genic gas plant operator with Blue Racer Midstream at Berne Plant in Lewisville.

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COSHOCTON – Andrea Lynn Williams and Derek Linn Matthews were united in marriage on June 20, 2015 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Pastor Bryan Kittner officiated the doublering ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Organist was Diane Troendly.

Bride’s parents are Jim and Nancy Williams of Coshocton. Groom’s parents are Kenny and Sharon Matthews of Cambridge.

Maid of Honor was Jennifer Williams, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Kayla Lauvray, Heather Guthrie, Emily Zirille, Lauren Guyton, and Autumn Cornelius.

Best man was Benjamin Fowler, friend of the groom. Groomsmen were Taylor Matthews, brother of the groom, Matthew Williams, brother of the bride, Brandon Rankin, Johnny Jones, and Brandon Cornelieus.

Ushers were Ryan Tuttle and Logan Tuttle.

Olivia Matthews, niece of the groom, served as flower girl. Colin Archer, cousin of the groom, served as ringbearer. Guestbook attendant was Debbie Scheetz, aunt of the bride.

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Roscoe Village has final candlelighting of the year

AWESOME That’s what these girls said about the final candlelighting of the season that they attended on Saturday evening, Dec. 19 at Roscoe Village. Beloved resident and long-time promoter of Coshocton Lewis “Pooch” Blackson was the honorary candle lighter at the event. Left to right are Lilah Laaper, Maggie Laaper and Jillian Given.

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IT’S POOCH To the delight of the crowd, Coshocton icon and local singing sensation Lewis “Pooch” Blackson was the honorary candle lighter at the third and final ceremony of the season which was held Saturday evening, Dec. 19 at Roscoe Village. As the candles were lit, voices young and old in the crowd joined in the singing of “Silent Night” and Pooch is pictured singing the Christmas classic.

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RAFFLES This holiday season Coshocton Furniture encouraged people to make donations to the local animal shelter. On Dec. 18 it also held a drawing for its raffle.

This is their third year and this year they donated a glider chair in the 50/50. The lucky winners were: 50/50 - Brittany Smith and gift card - Marsha Keefer. The shelter staff is very appreciative of all who donated food, toys, treats, and monetary donations and the Appis family for its continued support throughout the years. They have been past adopters, great friends, and great supporters. They have candy machines throughout Coshocton businesses, they collect food donations throughout the year at their store, also keep a donation jar, to collect all year, and then donate a lump sum during Christmas. The children pictured are Payne and Sophia who drew the lucky winners and the bulldog is Rachael’s past shelter dog. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON

CRAFT TIME Kelly Welsh helped her 3-year-old daughter Bryly Welsh make a Christmas ornament Dec. 19 at Montgomery Hall at the Coshocton campus of Central Ohio Technical College. The make-it-and-take-it holiday craft, cookies and punch were coordinated by COTC and Girl Scout Troop 367 from Utica and were held prior to Roscoe Village’s final Christmas Candlelighting Ceremony of the season. Kelly’s husband Bryan and their other daughter 2-year-old Sadie Welsh also enjoyed the event. “We are new to the community,” Bryan said. “We’ve been here since June and are trying to do stuff in the community. Coshocton and Roscoe offer a lot.” COTC was honored to host the event and help bring people to Roscoe Village. “The community has always been so good to COTC,” said Teri Holder, VP of extended campuses. “Anytime we have an opportunity to give back to the community and open up our building we try to do it. We want people to know that this is their building.” BEACON PHOTO BY JOSIE SELLERS

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The junior high then adopts that whole family for Christmas, including siblings of the Junior High students in that family. The family is asked to make a list of what each family member needs and then anything they may want for Christmas. The list is posted in the office and staff members go out and buy the items on the list throughout the Christmas season.

This year, SANTA’S HELPER Assistant Principal at River View Junior High School Brad Baker staff members raised delivers presents to River View families in need this Christmas season. Through funds raised by teachers and in the community, the school was able to help 10 local families $400 to help four local this year. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON families. The night of the junior high school WARSAW – Each year at River View Junior concert, Olinger asked for donations to help High School, Principal Jerry Olinger asks with the project.

Community members donated teachers to submit names of students they think an overwhelming $838, and the junior high was might have a hard Christmas this year. After a list is compiled of potential students, Olinger calls each family and asks if they need help this holiday season.

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able to add an additional six families to help, bringing the total to 10 local families.

“I was surprised to get that amount,” said Brad Baker, assistant principal at the junior high.

“People were able to give and they did. Some people dropped in $50 and most people dropped in $20. It was pretty amazing.”

Baker and his wife Melissa, along with five volunteers, spent many hours wrapping the gifts and when they were finished, Baker had about four loads of merchandise in his car.

Melissa also started a Facebook page where families could submit their needs for the holiday season. One family said they needed food, and $200 was raised to buy food for that family.

“You can’t describe how good it makes you feel,” said Baker. “We as a staff feel better to help these people out. It warms our heart because our River View families need help and we’re able to be in a position to do that.”

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ENTERTAINMENT Residents at Windsorwood Place were treated to musical entertainment by the Coshocton City Schools elementary and junior high choir students on Dec. 22. The students sang classics like “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “White Christmas” and had several prepared that they encouraged the residents to sing along to. “Children are so inspirational,” said Roller, who lives at Have a Wonderful Holiday Season! Mary Windsorwood. “They make Christmas what it is.” The Best Wishes students also did a song and dance number that & Happy New Year to All! included a popular 1950s Christi Hondel dance called the stroll that Roller remembered doing in Barber • 740-622-8991 high school. “I liked all the songs they did,” she said.

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N E W PHILADELPHIA Well-known comedian Jeff Allen will perform at the Kent State University at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center Jan. 9, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. This family show is co-sponsored by Mix 94.1 Radio.

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Tickets for his show, “I Can Laugh About it Now, an Evening with Jeff Allen” range in price from $20 to $30 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office, online at www.kent.edu/ tusc/pac or by calling 330-308-6400. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Due to the holiday season, the box office will be closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 3, 2016, but tickets will still be available for purchase online.

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Jeff Allen combines clean, hilarious humor with inspiration, creating a show for the whole family to enjoy. Most of his humor centers on marriage and living with teenagers, topics to which most people can relate.

Jeff Allen has been seen on every cable comedy show in the U.S. including Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend” and VH1’s “Standup Spotlight”. His one‐hour special, “Happy Wife, Happy Life” aired on the Odyssey Channel and Family Net. He’s been featured on some of the most prestigious comedy venues in the world, such as the Grand Ole Opry, the U.S. “Comedy Arts Festival” in Aspen and the “Montreal Just for Laughs International Comedy Festival”. He also headlined his own national comedy tour, “Jeff Allen & Friends: Funny People of Faith”.

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Ridgewood preschoolers entertain parents at luncheon

Ridgewood preschool class at Ridgewood Elementary on Monday, Dec. 21. Each year, the two preschool groups take turns giving a Thanksgiving and a Christmas luncheon for their parents the last day of school before break.

This year, the Monday and Wednesday class prepared the Christmas program while the Tuesday and Thursday group had ENJOYING THE LUNCHEON Pictured here is Gabriella Sturtz, age 2, with her sister already given their Pressly Wise-Sturtz, who is in Carolyn Wilson’s preschool class with grandmother, Beth Sturtz at the Ridgewood preschool’s Christmas lunch on Monday, Dec. 21. Also parents a Thanksgiving attending was brother, Swayze Stine, who is not pictured. BEACON PHOTO BY luncheon.

The kids BETH SCOTT performed songs WEST LAFAYETTE – Parents of Ridgewood preschoolers were invited to a luncheon in the for the parents under the direction of teacher

BY BETH SCOTT Carolyn Wilson, who has been teaching at the school district since 1994, before lunch was served. In addition to songs, the kids also showed their parent how they learn on the classroom smart board and also performed short skits. The students range in age from three to five.

After being entertained by the students, lunch was served and consisted of covered dishes provided by the parents.

“This lunch is to promote community involvement with the parents and give them the opportunity to observe what their students do during a portion of their day,” said Wilson.

It was also announced during the luncheon that a second preschool class will be starting on Jan. 12, 2016. So far, 20 students have registered and the class is still looking to fill four empty spots. The class will be a split class with students coming either Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays. The new class is funded through a grant for which the district applied.

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‘A Christmas Story’ icon comes to Unusual Junction Coshocton County from the classic movie “A Christmas Story”.

“We are very excited that we have acquired a piece of pop culture history!” said Bob McKenna, owner of Lava Rock Grill and Unusual Junction.

“We now have the Santa Claus and his list which was used in the 1983 classic movie ‘A Christmas Story’. This Santa can be seen in the movie about two minutes and 40 seconds COSHOCTON - A bit of iconic Christmas movie into the opening credits where you see him in the history has just arrived at Unusual Junction in

CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON front window of the Higbees Department Store in downtown Cleveland. This mechanical movie prop has been hidden away since the 1980’s and we are proud to have it here now.”

This is just the latest in a long line of other entertainment memorabilia on display at Lava Rock Grill and Unusual Junction, which also includes numerous record album covers, antiques, collectibles, board games of the past, and the original Price is Right sign which is signed by Bob Barker. Stop in to see the mechanical Santa used in “The Christmas Story” movie during Unusual Junction’s regular hours, open daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. For more information, call 740-545-9772, visit www.TheUnusualJunction. com or Unusual Junction & Lava Rock Grill on Facebook.

SUGARCREEK - As the Garaway LSD Board of Education, which covers part of Coshocton County, is statutorily required to deliver educational programs and services to the school children and is responsible to the community including taxpayers, parents, and other patrons to ensure an effective, vibrant, and productive education system, they have authorized the district superintendent and treasurer to symbolically invoice the Governor of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education $1.9 million dollars the Garaway District has lost since fiscal year 2002 to charters, which are privately run public schools in the state. An invoice asking for payment in full, based on figures compiled by the treasurer’s office, will be sent along with the resolution.

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The money not received from the state has cost Garaway students class offerings, teachers, educational support and enrichment opportunities, as well as other services. This loss of this money has cost the local taxpayer additional money by having to subsidize monies lost to the charter school industry in the form of additional tax levies.

The board is aware that likelihood the district will receive such a sum from the state is slim to none, but they believe they must take the stand on behalf of taxpayers, who may not know how the diversion of funding to charter schools has affected local districts.

Garaway Board of Education invoices state for $1.9 million the state foundation funding under the district’s budget line-item “community schools” payments from fiscal years 2002 to 2016.

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Papa John’s teams up with sheriff’s office COSHOCTON – Papa John’s partnered with the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office to help the community in a unique way this holiday season.

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will be passing out gift cards for a free large one topping pizza at the local Papa John’s.

“They had heard of a similar program in a different area and wanted to try it here,” said Lt. Dean Hettinger. “They asked us about it and we loved it.”

He, however, doesn’t encourage anyone in the community to speed through town to see what happens.

“We are looking for good drivers who just might make minor violations,” Hettinger said. “It will be a more positive outcome to a traffic stop.

Instead of a warning we will give them a gift card

BY JOSIE SELLERS and encourage them to be safer and more careful in the future.”

The program started Dec. 23 and continues until the beginning of the New Year or until they run out of gift cards.

“This is a huge deal to us that they wanted to help the community and approached us,” Hettinger said. “We thought it sounded like fun and when we talked to the officers they were ready to start giving them out.Who wouldn’t like to have a free pizza during the holiday season?”

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GIFTS The Church at Carter’s Orchard served as the main distribution site for Carrollton, Coshocton, Harrison, Holmes and Tuscarawas counties for the Operation Christmas Child project. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON

SUGARCREEK – Twenty-four thousand three hundred and eighty-two shoebox gifts were packed and donated to Operation Christmas Child (OCC) during National Collection Week in the Ohio East Area.

“On behalf of the 24,382 children who will be blessed with a shoebox gift filled with joy, hope and love, thank you to the generous people of Carroll, Coshocton, Harrison, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties who filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child,” said Esther

Troyer, OCC area coordinator.

This is the third year for the Ohio East Area of OCC. “Thanks to many generous hearts, 2,424 more shoeboxes were collected in 2015 than in 2014,” Troyer said. “This project of the international disaster relief agency, Samaritan’s Purse, continues to grow every year and bless children with gifts and the opportunity to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ in third-world countries.”

Operation Christmas Child thanks the many volunteers who worked tirelessly to make this happen. Ohio East team members spread the word about shoeboxes to churches, the general public, businesses and community groups.

Many others were involved in their own local churches, and there were those who made items or shopped year round for shoebox gifts. The shoebox gifts collected in this area were transported to Boone, N.C., where they were prepared for the journey to more than 100 countries around the world.

“Everyone is important in this endeavor to bring joy to a child in need,” Troyer said.

It is not too late to donate a shoebox. Donations can be mailed to Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child, 801 Bamboo Road, Boone, N.C. 28607. Shoeboxes can be packed online at samaritanspurse.org year-round.

“Most importantly, we now ask for people’s prayers to cover these gifts as they are distributed to children in distant lands.” Troyer said.

For information on becoming a volunteer with Operation Christmas Child, contact Esther Troyer at 330852-4039 or estherrtroyer@gmail.com.

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COSHOCTON - Eighty people preregistered and about 100 people total were expected to participate in the Jingle Bell Jangle 5K Dec. 19 at Lake Park.

The new Christmas-themed night race was organized by DK Races & Events, which is operated by Kelly Treat and Dustin Haywood.

“I enjoy the competition side of it (organizing a race) and seeing people being active,” Treat said. “We also like to give a gift that excites

people and make sure that they have fun and that the race is family orientated.”

The gift for this race was a headlamp that could be used during the race and participants also were given jingle bells to wear on the course that was lit up as much as it could be for the holidays.

Medals and trophies also were given to top finishers in the race.

All the money raised from the race went

toward the Coshocton County Firefighter’s Toy Chest.

“We encourage people to look for other events and races by us in 2016,” Treat said.

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Anonymous donor encourages students to pay it forward Some kids who were chosen want to help family members who have fallen on hard times, one wrote about a family member who couldn’t afford medications, one has a family member who has foot problems and can’t afford to buy new shoes, some wanted to give the money to local homeless residents, and one student wants to use the money to make quilts to give to nursing homes.

“We didn’t base their entry on grammar or spelling,” said Jerri Fitch, a teacher at the school also involved in the project. “We based it on their thoughts and ideas.”

Although this is the students’ project, Olinger thought it best that their parents are made aware of the project. Letters were sent home, and when the students returned the letters signed by their parents, they were handed the $50 to begin their project.

“We trust our students here,” said Olinger.

“We’re pretty sure the 22 students would have done what we asked of them, but we wanted to inform the parents as well.”

The donor also wants a report back on who the $50 was given to and what it was used for.

“The donor said you’ll make three people happy each time, the person who receives the money, the student given the $50, and the donor will be really happy that he had a hand in that,”

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said Olinger. “They’re getting a gift from our donor to be able to help someone out in their time of need.”

There will be a dinner in late February or early March for the 22 students, their parents, and the donor where students will share their stories on how they used their $50.

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WARSAW – A Warsaw resident saw a story on television one night about a man who gave $50 to two boys who ordered a feast for an African village. The local resident decided he wanted to do something to help community members locally, so he approached River View Junior High School Principal Jerry Olinger about getting the junior high students involved.

“The one stipulation the donor has is that the money has to be used to make someone else happy,” said Olinger. “This is looking for somebody who really has a need.”

The anonymous donor wanted to choose 20 junior high students to give $50 to better the lives of people in the community. To choose 20 students, each junior high student was asked to write a prompt about what they would do if given $20 to help members in the community. The students do writing prompts each day, so they had no idea they were actually being screened for this project. Out of those submissions, 22 students were chosen who then met with the donor and were surprised to receive $50 instead of the promised $20. Teachers donated $100 total to fund the two extra students.

“They were in shock,” said Michelle Zimmerman, a teacher at the school involved with the project. “I don’t think they knew what to think.”

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REGISTRATION Pictured working behind the registration table are: Michelle Harp- PRIZES Ben and Kelly Treat pose for a quick picture by a Christmas tree decorated er, Megan Haywood and Melissa Harper. BEACON PHOTO BY JOSIE SELLERS with medals that were handed out at the Jingle Bell Jangle 5K. BEACON PHOTO BY JOSIE SELLERS

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Martial arts students come home with trophies TROPHIES Students from Mobile Martial Arts are pictured with their trophies from the 2015 UPMAC National Qualifier. Pictured from left in the back row are: Ryan Moses, Keyrah Brady, Kathy Carnes, owner/instructor Jim Wilson, Sophia Darling, Izek Darling, Kasi Karr and in front from left are: Zander Brennemen, Kylie Roderick, Ellie Thompkins, Courtney Barnhart, and Cameron Callopy. Not pictured is owner/instructor Brad Birkhimer. This was an open style tournament in which the students competed against several martial artists from various disciplines such as Kung Fu, Tang Soo Do, Taekwondo, and Karate to name a few. Eleven students attended the tournament and they took trophies in sparring, breaking and grappling. Six of them were first place trophies. This was only the second open tournament the students have competed in and the instructors could not be happier with their performance both in competition and the sportsmanship they demonstrated. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON

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Year-End Meeting: Monroe Township will have its year-end meeting on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. with the reorganization meeting for 2016 to follow. The meeting will be at the office at the township garage.

Get Together: Pretty Products get together will be Jan. 8, 2016 at 5 p.m. at Crowtown Pizza.

Trustees Meeting: The January Linton Township Trustees meeting will be postponed from their regular second Monday meeting date and time until Jan. 18, 2016 at 8 p.m. in order to set appropriations and prepare for 2016.

Tax Returns: The 2015 City of Coshocton Tax Returns will be due on or before April 18, 2016. All city residents employed outside the city with W-2 wages with no tax withheld are required to remit estimated quarterly payments. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thursday hours are 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Any questions, please call the Tax Office at 740-622-9515. Tax Forms are available on their website www.cityofcoshocton.com/incometax

Helping Hands: Conesville United Methodist Church has a Helping Hands ministry the third Thursday of each month to help people get through the rest of the month. Food and misc. items are given out to those in need.

Clothing Room: Coshocton Church of Christ, located at 1800 Chestnut St., has a clothing from open every Thursday from 9 - 11 a.m.

Fundraiser: Home of Christ Church is having a fundraiser to cover church operating costs and help with the food pantry. 2016 calendars are $1, Live Now booklets are $3.90, and The Upper Room booklet is $3.77 for a large one and $2.57 for a small one. To order any of these items and arrange pickup, call Pastor Elvis Bloom at 740-610-3749.

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TOPS Meeting: Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), a weight loss support group designed to assist memNo AWANA: There will be no AWANA, FaithTalks or bers in losing and maintaining weight loss meets every pizza at the Chili Crossroads Bible Church on Dec. 30 Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church at 142 N. 4th St in Coshocton. If you are interested in joinin honor of Christmas. ing or sitting in on a meeting, contacty Ann Lauvray at Bible Study: Home of Christ Church will have a Bible 740-502-7438 for more information.

Study Wednesday through Friday at 6 p.m. The church is located at 1010 1/2 Denman Ave. There will be free Blue Star Mothers: Blue Star Mothers meet the second Monday of each month at The Church of The Nazgoods. Please call for baked goods at 740-610-3749. arene Adult Ministry Center from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

VFW Ladies Auxiliary: John Bando Post 1330 VFW Ladies Auxiliary, located at 133 S. Sixth St. in Coshocton has changed their meeting time to 11 a.m. the first Monday of each month.

Jr. Garden Club: The Jr. Garden Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Keene Elementary School cafeteria. No dues are required, but there may be a minimal fee for supplies and field trips.

Children ages 6 - 18 and their parent or guardian are welcome. Call Sandy McCullough for more information and registration at 622-7358 or 502-2077.

School Events BOE Meeting: The River View Board of Education has canceled the regular board meeting that was scheduled for Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. They have rescheduled the board meeting for Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.

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HEAP Applications: The Coshocton Senior Center, located at 201 Brown’s Lane in Coshocton, has HEAP applications available for the Home Energy Assiostance Program. HEAP is a federally-funded program designed to help eligible Ohioans meet the rising costs of home heating bills. In-home application assistance is available for individuals unable to stop in or you can make an appointment for one-on-one assistance at the center by calling 740-622-4852 Monday through Friday from 8 - 4:30 p.m. Keep in mind this Weight Loss Challenge: Healthy’s Coshocton will have is not the Emergency HEAP program. For emergency its next weight loss challenge at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the nutrition studio located at 125 DownHEAP, contact Kno-Ho-Co at 740-622-9801. towner Plaza. The first night will consist of registration, Himebaugh Park Cleanups: 10 a.m. Saturdays. Call initial weigh in, and measurements. Each Wednesday during the 10-week challenge, Jan. 13 through March Danny Hosfelt at 740-294-4675 for information.

16, will be mandatory weigh-ins and interactive learnVietnam Veterans: The Vietnam Veterans meet the ing stations with the Healthy’s coaches. Cost is $35 second Saturday of each month at Hardees at 9 am. with all monies paid out to top three losers on March If you are a Vietnam Veteran who served during the 23. For more details, call David Byers at 484-300-1688.

Vietnam War, whether you served in country or not, Support Group: The bi-weekly adult grief support you are welcome to attend. group at Health Services and Hospice of Coshocton Line Dancing: Line dancing lessons will be every Tues- meets every other Friday from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in day at Blue Ridge Grange. Beginners will be 5:45 p.m., the conference room at the office located at 230 S. 4th Intermediate will be at 6:45 p.m. and open dance St. The group is taking a short holiday break and will starts at 7:15 p.m. Couple’s dance begins at 8:30 p.m. resume on Jan. 8. Group schedule for the New Year is Cost is $5.50 per person. For more information, call Vic as follows: Jan. 8, 22, Feb. 5, 19, March 4, 18, and April 1, 15, and 29. at 545-7343 or Donna at (330) 827-5587.

Al-Anon: Coshocton Al-Anon Family Group meetings are at Central Christian Church located at the corner of 8th and Main Streets, Coshocton from 7 - 8 p.m. every Tuesday.

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New Year’s Eve Party: Kids America will have a New Year’s Eve Party from 8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 31.

There will be door prizes, games, bounce houses, inflatable rides, scavenger hunts, face painting, skills contests, corn hole, Frisbee, basketball knock-out, pickup games, and much more. Will Hess will be teaching multiple self-defense courses, including a women’s course. Concession stand will be open all night with pop, pizza, and hotdogs at $0.50. Advance ticket prices are $3 for KA members and $4 for non-members.

All tickets are $5 at the door. For more information, call 740-622-6657, or email renner@kids-america.org or bpepper@kids-america.org.

BINGO: The American Legion Post 65 Inc. will have Bingo every Thursday. Doors open at 4 p.m. and Bingo starts at 6 p.m. The Legion is located at 652 Main St in Coshocton. For more information, contact First Step at 622-8504.

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Neighborhood Watch: The Neighborhood Watch Group sponsored by the Greater Coshocton Development Corporation will meet at 6:30 p.m. the last Thursday of every month at Shiloh Baptist Church.

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Flu Shots: Walk-in flu shots offered daily Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. to those 18 years and older at Interim Healthcare located at 420 Downtowner Plaza in Coshocton. Free to those with Medicare Part B. Please bring your card with you. The cost is $30 for those without Medicare. Call 740-623-2949 with any questions.

Community Meals: The Presbyterian Church at 142 N. 4th St in Coshocton has a community meal every first Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Burt Avenue Weslyan Church at 230 Burt Ave. in Coshocton has a community meal every second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church at 422 Walnut St in Coshocton has a community meal every third Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Park United Methodist Church at 122 Park Ave. in Coshocton has a community meal every fourth Thursday at 5:15 p.m. The community dinners will resume on Thursdays in January. Central Christian Church at 731 Main St., Coshocton has a community meal every fifth Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, Dec. 30: Plugged and Unplugged (Teens): Coshocton Public Library: Grades 7 - High School Graduation are invited to Plugged and Unplugged for online gaming. Video Games, Internet Access, Friends, Snacks, and Fun! Call 740-622-0956 to register. 2:30 - 5 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 31: Library Closed Friday, Jan. 1, 2: Library Closed Tuesday, Jan. 5: Maker Teens: A Maker Space Club: Coshocton Public Library: Gather. Connect. Create.

Repeat. The large meeting room is converted to a maker space for teens. Use littleBits to form functioning robotics, learn binary code, or create your own masterpiece. Ideas will be provided, but creativity is a must. Grades 7-12 only. First Tuesday of each month.

Registration required. Call 740-622-0956. 3 - 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 5: West Lafayette Adult Book Discussion Club: West Lafayette adult book discussion club is held the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the activities room at Lafayette Pointe, 620 East Main Street, conveniently located across the street from the West Lafayette Branch Library. Call the branch library at 740-545-6672 to reserve a copy of the book.

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27: Plugged and Unplugged (Teens): Coshocton Public Library: Grades 7-High School Graduation are invited to Plugged and Unplugged for online gaming. Video Games, Internet Access, Friends, Snacks and Fun. Call 740-622-0956 to register. 2:30 - 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 13: Friends of the Library: Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. 12 - 1 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 14, 21, 28: Winter Chi: Coshocton Public Library: Come in out of the cold and practice gentle exercises that reduce stress and increase vitality. Taught by Holli Rainwater, Certified Tai Chi Easy

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gram that teaches children and their families about the importance of keeping their eyes healthy and safe. Hands-on play stations are set up around differMonday, Jan. 18: Books and/or Looks - Children’s ent vision-related themes. At the end of the program, Book and Movie Club: Coshocton Public Library: children receive a gift bag with safety sunglasses, a Each month in advance, copies of the book of the book, a coloring book, and other materials. Registramonth for this club are available in the Children’s tion is required. 4 - 5 p.m.

Room at the library. Then, we meet together, watch the movie, and discuss both the book and the film.

You can come for the book discussion or the movie discussion or both. This club is suitable for children third grade and older. In the case of more challenging books, abridged versions are available. Reservations are requested. Phone 740-622-0956. Our book and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 28 movie this month is “Charlotte’s Web”. 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, Jan. 20: Adult Coffee Chat for Readers: West Lafayette Branch Library: Adults are invited to the West Lafayette Branch Library for a Coffee Chat held bi-monthly on the third Wednesday from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. New and best-selling fiction and non-fiction books will be featured with hot coffee and tea. Call the West Lafayette Branch Library at 740545-6672 to register. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 22: Think It. Ink It. Read It. A Teen Writing Club: Coshocton Public Library: Grades 7-12 will enjoy this writing club facilitated by and for teenagers. Bring snacks and enjoy an hour’s worth of writing and activities. Be sure to bring your notebook and pen. This is a must-attend event for all writing lovers.

Club held once a month in the Large Meeting Room.

The event is free. Registration required. Call 740-6220956. 3:30 - 5 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 25: Coloring Night for Adults: Coshocton Public Library: Why should kids have all the fun? Join us for a relaxing evening of coloring. No instruction. No lesson plan. No agenda. Just a bunch of grown-ups sitting in a room in the library, elbow to elbow, coloring away and enjoying each other’s company. Coloring pages, crayons, and colored pencils will be provided. Feel free to bring your own supplies.

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just down on their luck due to the economy. My favorite memory though is the year we had the ice storm. We had generators going because we had no electricity and neither did a lot of other people. I think that was our biggest year.”

The meal features turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, noodles, corn, a dinner roll and cookies. The turkeys are cooked by members of the congregation and brought in and Bill and Connie’s daughter, who is a chef, supervises the preparation of the rest of the food.

Connie said she is very appreciative of everyone who helps out with the meal and enjoys hearing stories from the drivers about the people they met and had the opportunity to minister to or pray with.

“This is such a blessing and good for the children to see,” she said. “We are training a generation that it’s about giving. It’s a big day, but very rewarding. The good Lord willing, we will do it all over again next year.”

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Tuesday, Jan. 26: Wise About Eyes: West Lafayette Branch Library: This will be a hands-on activity program that teaches children and their families about the importance of keeping your eyes healthy and safe. Hands-on play stations are set up around different vision-related themes. At the end of the program, children receive a gift bag with safety sunglasses, a book, a coloring book, and other materials. Registration is required. 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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MSRP ..................$37,720 Nicholson Price .$34,957 Rebate ...................$3,500

31,214

Power Sunroof, Leather Heated Seats, Navigation, Rear View Camera, WiFi. #324

25,133

Power Sunroof, Heated Power Leather Seats, Navigation, Remote Start, 19” Aluminum Wheels, Rear View Camera. DEMO #253

Regular Cab, Power Windows & Locks, Rear Vision Camera, Keyless Entry, Trailering Package. #305

SALE PRICE

SALE PRICE

22,274

$

SALE PRICE

15 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ

NEW

15 CHEVY CRUZE DIESEL

MSRP ..................$28,640 Nicholson Price .$27,633 GM Rebate ...........$2,500

$

MSRP ..................$26,290 Nicholson Price .$25,524 GM Rebate ...........$3,250

20,335

Power Sunroof, Navigation, Premium Stereo, Rear Vision Camera #304

SALE PRICE

MSRP .................$34,420 Sale Price ..........$33,214 GM Rebate ..........$2,000

SALE PRICE

SALE PRICE

$

31,457

15 GMC ½ TON 4X4 SLE

SALE PRICE

MSRP ..................$38,550

$

36,436

15 CHEVY ½ TON 4X4 LTZ

Double Cab, Power Seat, Power Windows & Locks, Rear Vision Camera, Remote Starter, Trailering Package. #405

Double Cab, Leather Heated Power Seats, Rear Vision Camera, Remote Start, Trailering Package with Integrated Brake Control #388

MSRP .................$43,660 Sale Price ..........$41,071 GM Rebate ..........$3,000

SALE PRICE

$

MSRP ..................$45,035 Nicholson Price .$42,391 Rebate ...................$2,250 **Down Payment Assistance $500

38,071

SALE PRICE

39,641

$

5 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY | HUGE DISCOUNTS & FACTORY REBATES 15 GMC ½ TON 4X4 Crew Cab, Power Seat, Power Windows & Locks, Rear Vision Camera, Remote Start, Trailering Package. #280 MSRP .................$46,300 Sale Price ..........$43,485 Rebate ..................$3,500

15 GMC ¾ TON 4X4 SLE

NEW

SALE PRICE

39,985

MSRP ..................$51,325 Nicholson Price .$48,744 GM Rebate ...........$2,500

Crew Cab, “All-Terrain” Package, 6.0L V8, Chrome Assist Steps, Trailering Package. #372

SALE PRICE

$

SALE PRICE

$

46,244

MSRP ..................$49,440 Nicholson Price .$47,927 GM Rebate ..............$500

48,894

SALE PRICE

Denali Crew Cab, Power Sunroof, Leather Interior, 22” Wheels, Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Alert. #385

Power Sunroof, Leather Heated Seats,DVD & TV, Center Captain’s Chairs, Rear View Camera, Bluetooth, 20” Chrome Wheels, Trailering Package. #289

MSRP ..................$61,730 Nicholson Price .$57,950 GM Rebate ...........$2,250

MSRP ..................$69,590 Nicholson Price .$64,787 GM Rebate ...........$1,000 *GM Owner Loyalty $1,000

SALE PRICE

$

47,427

$

15 CHEVY TAHOE 4X4

15 GMC ½ TON 4X4

15 GMC ¾ TON 4X4 Z71

MSRP ..................$53,670 Nicholson Price .$50,894 GM Rebate ...........$2,000

415 Horsepower 6.2L V8, Leather Power Heated Interior, Power Sunroof, 19” Aluminum Wheels, Remote Start. #290

Crew Cab, Convenience & Preferred Package! Loaded with Options, Trailering Package. #411

$

15 CHEVY SS

NEW

55,700

SAVE $6,803

SALE PRICE

$

62,787

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