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Local woman’s Bethel Community CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
dog to be featured Center to Host One Good Deed Journey

in calendar ‘Money Doesn’t

Lynette Dotson Grow on Trees’
submitted
Bethel Community Center will be hold-
ing financial management classes for
pre-teens and young adults. The pro-
gram is called Money Doesn’t Grow on
Trees, It is a six week course, beginning
February 4, 2025 and ending March 11,
2025. Classes will be on Tuesdays from
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Center,
located at 126 Ontario Street in Zanes-
ville.
Participants will cover money man-
agement topics such as saving, bank-
ing, writing checks, budgeting, bill pay-
ing, credit cards, and more, in a fun and
informative way. have been thinking about this journey son started to explain. “I just didn’t see
Yorki Poo, Sophie’s picture that will be featured in This class is open to students ages 12 for about five years, planned it, thought the kindness and caring that we need to
a calendar published by The Paw Print. and up. Topics covered will also satisfy about it, wrote notes, tried to create a have in this country and I thought what
submitted
some merit badge requirements for ad- mission statement for it, you know did part could I do to help people under-
vanced level Boy and Girl Scouts. all those things in the last five years. stand the value of kindness and spread-
Wanda Robinson of Dresden entered
a picture of her dog to be considered To register for the class or to get more And then once you come to reality and ing goodwill to people and somehow I
information please call Ms. Kathy Camp-
for one of the featured pets in a 2025 bell, program director, at (740) 297- you’re going to do it and once you start came up with this One Good Deed Jour-
calendar published by The Paw Print. 4795. telling people like I am now, then the ney through this whole process of think-
She was excited to hear that her Yorki expectation is, ‘John when are you leav- ing.”
Poo, Sophie, was one of the pups select- ing?’,” explained Larson. Larson is the owner of both The Ware-
ed and a picture of her little black dog John will start his journey on July 4. house Restaurant in Dresden and The
dressed in a red holiday coat will appear “That is a day that we celebrate the Warehouse Steak N’ Stein in Coshocton.
on the December spread. culture and history of this country and Both restaurants will remain open while
Sophie is seven years old and loves achievements so I thought that would Larson travels. Thanks to technology he
her dog food, stuffed animals, bolting be a nice appropriate day to go,” Larson will be able to maintain his duties re-
out of the front door, and especially car added. The trip will take place in four motely while his capable staff at both
rides with her mom. She also enjoys parts which are mapped out on the one- restaurants continue with the day-to-day
spending time with her best friend Ry- New Puzzles gooddeedjourney.org website. The first operations.
der, another Yorkie, who she plays with of these will take Larson on a 4,755.7 “This is my dream, so one good deed
on page 12! Nevada. morrow, and those 10 good deeds could
often. mile trip from Zanesville, Ohio to Genoa, today could result in 10 good deeds to-

ADVERTISE IN THE DRESDEN BUZZ. “I think part of the reason I started this create 100 the next day, 100 create
1000. My dream is that when I return af-
goes back to COVID time a little bit, Lar-
740-270-2408 ter a year on this trip, that we have cre-
ated 100,000 good deeds.”
Foundation for Appalachian Ohio opens On the One Good Deed Journey web-
site five action steps are outlined that
2025 scholarship applications break down the goal while at each small
town destination. The first action step

Funding available for students across the 32-county region is to complete at least one good deed.
The second is to generate scholarships
in each state for seniors who are gradu-
submitted
ating, plan to attend college, and have
demonstrated acts of kindness in their
The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio • The George and Mary Ellen Ontko tions, including scholarships. Complet- community. The third is to observe and
(FAO) is accepting applications for more Scholarship Fund supports graduat- ed applications and all accompanying support local acts of kindness within
than 50 scholarship funds supporting ing seniors and graduates of Guernsey materials must be submitted online by the communities he visits. The fourth
the educational and career goals of stu- County high schools with priority given Feb. 14, 2025. action step is to visit a school in each
dents in the 32-county region. to students pursuing careers in educa- Last year, FAO awarded nearly small town and present to the school or
Scholarship applications are available tion. $660,000 in postsecondary scholar- classroom the One Good Deed mission
Monday, Jan. 13, through Friday, Feb. • The Jeanne Warne Frontz Memorial ships to students across Appalachian to spark an interest in adopting the ini-
14. Scholarship supports female Cambridge Ohio tiative. The final action step is based on
Five new scholarship funds have been High School graduating seniors or grad- FAO supports more than 280 schol- visiting locally owned restaurants and
added to FAO’s general application cycle uates and past attendees of the school arship funds established through gifts aiming to have them also take part in
this year. They are: who have since received a high school from residents and friends of Appala- the movement as well as engage with
• Environmental Stewardship Pillar of equivalency or GED diploma. Priority will chian Ohio who recognize the role edu- the owners and discuss successes and
Prosperity Scholarships support individ- be given to students studying business, cation plays in ensuring the region’s challenges in the food service industry,
uals seeking degrees or continuing edu- finance and/or accounting and who are people and communities can flourish. leaning on Larson’s many years in the
cation in ecology, forestry, wildlife ecol- attending The Ohio State University. Since 2004, more than 4,900 scholar- profession.
ogy or related natural resource fields, • The Leifheit-Michael Family Scholar- ships have been awarded through FAO. Larson’s selfless mission is about help-
as well as skilled trades, vocational and ship supports Meigs County residents ing others and encouraging many more
technical training in fields that integrate pursuing careers in fine arts, music, to do the same. “It’s not about John it’s
and support green energy technology, education, medicine or agriculture and about kindness and doing some good
sustainable agriculture and land stew- who have completed their first year of things within your community. - This is
ardship. Qualified individuals at any postsecondary education. about a movement of trying to create
point in their education may apply. Pref- • The Ralph L. and Linda S. Warne Engi- goodness and kindness throughout our
erence will be given to applicants with neering Scholarship supports Guernsey country,” stated Larson.
an expressed intent to live and work in County residents pursuing studies in en- For more information on supporting For more information on One Good
Appalachian Ohio. These scholarships gineering at an accredited engineering educational opportunities in Appala- Deed Journey or to support the mis-
have been made possible by a transfor- college or university in Ohio. chian Ohio, visit www.AppalachianO- sion visit www.onegooddeedjourney.org.
mative investment from the Muskingum Information about individual scholar- hio.org, email info@ffao.org or call You can also follow the organization on
Watershed Conservancy District and the ship opportunities, including guidelines, 740.753.1111. Facebook and Instagram at onegood-
generosity of many donors, including eligibility requirements and application deedjourney. While there, you can share
Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction materials, are available at your examples of good deeds or stories
Inc., Ohio CAT, American Electric Power appalachianohio.org/opportunities/ HAVE A POSITIVE NEWS TIP? of acts of kindness that you have experi-
(AEP), the AEP Foundation and the AEP scholarships/. FAO has transitioned to a CALL OR TEXT 740-270-2408. enced.
Ohio Foundation. new online system for funding applica-