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COVER STORY
Ian Lauer’s Kenpo Karate celebrates

grand opening of mall location with

ribbon cutting ceremony by Lynette Dotson

Colony Square Mall, 3575 Maple Ave, both growing and there wasn’t enough throwing art per se, but if we have tech-
NEXT DEADLINE Zanesville, is now the home of Ian Lau- mat space for us both to be teaching niques where someone has to go to the
March 3 at 5PM er’s Kenpo Karate, a martial arts school. at the same time and when that hap- floor we have padded floors for that,
pened I decided to find my own space.
and some additional mats,” explained
Owner and Instructor, Ian Lauer, has a
NEXT ISSUE 3rd-degree black belt in American Ken- And fortunately for me, he did all of that Lauer. “Kicking shields and hand tar-
po; 1st-degree black belts in Coszacks
gets we have all of that, so we can work
research five years ago and I looked
March 7 Karate, Hapkido, and Tae Kwon Do; and around too. – I just talked with Jessica on developing power and targeting as
a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He stud- and it was surprisingly reasonable here we train, we have mirrors because that
PICKUP LOCATIONS ied wrestling and Dutch Kickboxing/ when you compare it to other spaces in helps students see what is going on
DRESDEN: Bonnie Longaberger Senior Center, Muay Thai. Lauer is also a certified per- the town.” when they are training. I have a setup to
Scotties Den, Dari Twist, Circle K, Thirsty Dawg, sonal trainer. In addition to his impres- Six main principles are taught at the do personal training because I got cer-
The Warehouse Restaurant, Dresden Branch sive martial arts career, Lauer has been Kenpo school; respect, self-discipline, tified in personal training in 2004 so I
Library, Creno’s Pizza, Beauty By Design, Dresden in several films including Enter the Fire focus, awareness, confidence, and have been training for over twenty years
Buzz, Main Street Pizzeria, The Mill, Agin and The Musician where he was cast in growth. There are classes for all ages and so I thought you know there are a
Hardware, Certified, Subway, Shrivers Pharmacy, the lead role. He was also in the award- beginning at age four and continuing lot of hours where I am not in a class
Humble Heart, Smore Baskets
winning film The Reliant. through adulthood. so now I have this setup to do personal
FRAZEYSBURG: New Beginnings Drive Thru, Lauer started instructing about two “We are thrilled to welcome Ian Lau- training, and I may open it to parents of
Dairy Queen, Frazeysburg Village Office, years ago but, quickly needed his own er’s Ken Po Karate here at Colony Square students so while their kids are training
Subway, Duchess Gas Station, Fallsburg Pizza larger space due to his business grow- Mall,” said Jessica Bailer, Colony Square they can workout.”
ing. “I chose this location because one Mall Manager. “He has done a beautiful “Probably 90% of people who get their
NASHPORT: Crenos Pizza of the systems I study is ju-jitsu, I was in transformation with the space and this blackbelt want to have their own school,l
ZANESVILLE: Kroger, The Muskingum County Los Angeles for 13 years as an actor so I is going to be providing some good ser- so I have been very fortunate to be able
YMCA, John McIntire Library, Muskingum County did a lot of movies and everything and I vices here to community members of all to do that,” said Lauer.
Center for Seniors, Mass Media Comics, have multiple black belts and have been ages. This is going to promote wellness, Lauer’s Kenpo Karate is located next
Denny’s Classic Diner, Fieldhouse Family Sports training in a lot of different systems, but and honing in skills, and building confi- to JC Penny in the Colony Square Mall.
and Wellness Center, Donald’s Donuts, one I train in is ju-jitsu so when I came dence, and it is going to be something The school has an outside entrance so
The Zanesville-Muskingum County Conference back I wanted to find a ju-jitsu school, we are really proud and happy to provide they have hours that extend beyond the
& Welcome Center, The Elk’s Eye Art Market,
Walgreens (Military Rd.), The Carr Center, so I found the one next door. And so I here to the community. We are proud normal mall operating times. You can
Sunrise Bowling Center, Colony Square Mall was talking with Jason, the owner over that he came to the mall.” find more information and class times
there, and he knew I wanted my own The Kenpo school is decked out with by visiting ianlauerskenpo.com. Also,
SOUTH ZANESVILLE: South Branch Library, school. So he let me sublet from him, so all the necessary equipment “We do follow Ian Lauer’s Kenpo Karate on
Darrell’s Donuts, Central Pike Coffee Co. I rented space from him for a while, and some take-downs and throws, it’s not a Facebook for updates.
then after a while it was like ‘ok’ we are
AVONDALE: Tina’s Diner
WEST PIKE: Litten Home Hardware, Governor DeWine Announces Five New All Ohio
West Side Market

NEW CONCORD: Scott’s Diner, Wally’s Pizza, Future Fund Sites submitted
New Concord Branch Library, Creno’s Pizza,
Orme Hardware
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio make Ohio more competitive with other ation in Muskingum County.
DUNCAN FALLS: Duncan Falls/Philo Branch
Library Department of Development Director states and more likely to win projects The awards were approved by the Ohio
Lydia Mihalik today announced five sites that bring hundreds to thousands of new Controlling Board this week. In total, the
ROSEVILLE: Roseville Branch Library that will be prepared for future econom- jobs.” Ohio General Assembly provided $750
ic development with support from the “Ohio has become the go-to destina- million for the All Ohio Future Fund in
All Ohio Future Fund (AOFF). tion for cutting-edge, industry-leading the current operating budget. Governor
A total of $92 million in AOFF fund- companies, all thanks to our commit- DeWine previously announced more
ing will be used to advance infrastruc- ment to building strong, thriving com- than $14.6 million to install critical in-
ture at locations in Gallia, Guernsey, munities,” said Director Mihalik. “These frastructure at the Baltimore Avenue In-
Muskingum, and Pickaway counties. strategic investments will fuel imme- dustrial Corridor in Defiance.
Governor DeWine created the All Ohio diate economic growth and lay the Program guidelines, eligible expens-
Future Fund with support from the Ohio groundwork for future opportunities that es, and additional information are avail-
General Assembly to help attract future will benefit Ohioans for years to come.” able online at development.ohio.gov/
economic development projects by pre- The Zanesville Muskingum County AllOhioFutureFund. The awards will be
paring large properties with necessary Port Authority will receive $3,684,370 structured as part-grant, part-loan, with
infrastructure. from the All Ohio Future Fund for site several accountability measures and
“When major corporations are looking preparation and the construction of a loan forgivability dependent on factors
to move or expand, they need shovel- sewer extension at the National Road including median wages at or above
ready property,” said Governor DeWine. Business Park. The project will enhance 125 percent of the median community
“We’re proactively preparing these sites infrastructure at the 203-acre site to wage.
with the necessary infrastructure to support business growth and job cre-

Genesis HealthCare System Elevates to

Level III-N Trauma Center Verification submitted

verified as a Level III Trauma Center processes to ensure quality care is con-
The Genesis HealthCare System Trau-
ma Center recently elevated its trauma since 2011 and has undergone the veri- sistently being provided in all phases,
center to a Level III-N designation. The fication process every three years since including care in the pre-hospital setting
American College of Surgeons Commit- that time. Starting in 2023, the new through the rehabilitation phase.
tee on Trauma (ACS-COT) made the des- level “N” designation by the ACS-COT The American College of Surgeons
ignation after recognizing the Genesis reflects 24-hour neurosurgery coverage (ACS) is a scientific and educational as-
Trauma Center’s ability and dedication to assess and manage neurologically in- sociation of surgeons that was founded
to providing optimal care for injured pa- jured patients such as head and spinal in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical
tients. injuries. education and practice and to improve
“Providing high quality and timely trau- During the verification process, trau- the care of the surgical patient. The Col-
ma care to our community is our top pri- ma care is evaluated utilizing numerous lege has over 72,000 members and is
ority,” said Stuart Chow, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., trauma quality metrics, including timely the largest association of surgeons in
F.A.C.S, Medical Director of Trauma and assessment, resuscitation, stabiliza- the world. Longstanding achievements
Acute Care Surgical Services at Genesis tion, emergency surgery, intensive care have placed the ACS at the forefront of
HealthCare System. “Genesis is commit- and post-hospital care of patients who American surgery and have made it an
ted to providing immediate care for in- have sustained a traumatic injury. This important advocate for all surgical pa-
jured patients.” process also involves evaluation of the tients.
Genesis HealthCare System has been trauma program reviewing operational
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