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OBITUARIES

Athern M. Sheets Community notice
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ship Board of Trustees Resolution
& Gifts. She was blessed with green House In accordance with the Cass Town-
thumb; she enjoyed gardening and was #20250304-02, adopted March 4th,
a member of the Rosewood Garden 2025, the use of engine brakes is now
Club in Dresden. Athern was a lifelong Bethel Mission will be hosting an prohibited on any road or highway in the
member of Prospect United Methodist open house at the Bethel Community unincorporated areas of Cass Township
Church, where she served as Treasurer Center located at 126 Ontario St. in where permanent signs giving notice are
for the church for many years and social- Zanesville. The event is open to the properly posted.
ly active in the Dresden Senior Center. public. It will be held on Friday April 11,
Athern was an avid card player, getting 2025 and will run from 5:30 pm to 7:00
together with her friends, Sharon W., Di- pm. Light refreshments will be provid- Request for
xie, and Sharon V. once a month to play. ed.
Surviving is her three children, Anyone who is interested in learning
Charles Eric (Lori) Spiker, Kevin (Amy) more about the Bethel Mission, the proj- proposal
Spiker, and Debbie (Rick) Green; eleven ects, programs and events is welcome
grandchildren, Chad (Mandy) Spiker, to attend and ask questions. There will
Daniel (Jess) Spiker, Missy Spiker, Ryan be information for programs, volunteer Request for Proposal for the Three-year
(Amber) Spiker, Elizabeth (Scott) King, interest and more. contract of Waste Disposable in the
Elaine (Lee) Wilcox, Emily (Paul) Moor, For more information contact Pro- Village of Frazeysburg are being ac-
Erin (Ted) Seeley, Evan Green, Eli (Lau- gram Director Kathy Campbell at (740) cepted through July 11, 2025 at 3:00
ren Cox) Green, and Logan Spiker, sev- 297-4795. p.m.
enteen great grandchildren; and sister- For the bid packet and further informa-
in-law, Lorraine Thomas. tion please contact:
In addition to her parents, she was The Village of Frazeysburg
preceded in death by the father of her New Concord
children, Dwight Spiker, her second hus- PO Box 160
band, Kermit Sheets and two brothers, pickleball 7W 2nd Street
Lowell and John Thomas. Frazeysburg, Ohio 43822
Family and friends visited 5:00pm- 740-828-2901
Athern M. Sheets, 89, of Dresden, 8:00pm, Monday, March 24, 2025, at nets are up Or email:
died Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at the Dresden Chapel of Vensil & Chute officeassistant@frazeysburg.gov
home surrounded by her family. Funeral Home, 714 Main Street.
Born December 4, 1935, in Dres- Funeral services were held at The pickleball nets are back up at New
den, Ohio, she was the daughter of the 10:00am, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Concord Elementary Park. The roll-
late Roy and Mildred (Prince) Thomas funeral home with Pastor Chuck Glover away nets share space with the park’s Gospel Sings
and a 1953 graduate of Jefferson High officiating. basketball court.
School. Athern was a florist at heart. Athern was laid to rest next to her
Over the years she worked for Imlay flo- first husband, Dwight, in Dresden Cem- April 4 First Baptist Church Dresden
rist, Dresden Flowers and later opened etery. April 18 First Baptist Church Dresden
her own flower shop, Richwood Flowers State-wide April 25 First Baptist Church Dresden
spring burn All Gospel Sings start at 7pm.
For questions call Mary Lee at
William D. Mullinnex ban 740-624-3985

The State of Ohio’s Spring Burn Ban Tri-Valley
the late William H. & Alice Mae (Gar- is in effect until May 31st. During this
rett) Mullinnex and a 1961 graduate of tween 6 AM and 6 PM due to increased Meeting
time, open burning is prohibited be-
Jefferson High School. William retired
from General Electric and attended First wildfire risk caused by dry conditions,
Baptist Church of Dresden. He was a high winds, and rising temperatures. Change
United States Army Veteran. William
enjoyed reading and was known for the What This Means for You:
athletic articles that he wrote for Tri- • No open burning of yard waste, The Tri-Valley Local School District Board
Valley Sports. He was a little league trash, or debris during the of Education’s regular meeting sched-
coach for several years, coaching the restricted hours. This includes uled for Thursday, April 10th, 2025 at
young Tri-Valley athletes in baseball and leaves, brush, and other natural 5:30 P.M. has been changed to Friday,
basketball. One of his proudest accom- materials. April 11th, 2025 at 4:00 P.M. The loca-
plishments was being inducted into the • Campfires, cooking fires, and tion of the meeting remains the same:
Tri-Valley Hall of Fame. outdoor grills are permitted, but Tri-Valley District Administrative Center,
Surviving is his brother, Jim (Karen) they must be contained and 36 E. Muskingum Avenue, Dresden, OH.
Mullinnex; and close friend, Neal Adams. properly attended at all times.
The family would like to extend a • Fires must be fully extinguished
warm thank you to Greg Meadows for before being left unattended. Outhouse race
his friendship with William and the car- Even small embers can spread
ing staff at Cedar Hill Nursing Home who quickly.
took exceptional care of William. • Check local regulations, as some participants
Friends visited from 11:00AM till the areas may have stricter burn
time of the service at 1:00PM, Wednes- ordinances. needed
day, March 26, 2025, at the Dresden
Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home, Why is this important? Zanes Trace Commemoration is
714 Main Street, Dresden. Each year, wildfires destroy thou- looking for participants for our first ever
Funeral Services were held at sands of acres in Ohio, putting lives, Outhouse Race, Friday, June 13th 2025
William D. Mullinnex, 82, of Zanes- 1:00PM, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, property, and natural resources at risk. in Putnam landing area. Come on area
ville, formally of Dresden, died Thursday with Pastor Thomas M. Robinson at the Many of these fires are caused by care- businesses, friends, and families! Let’s
morning, March 20, 2025, at Cedar Hill funeral home. less burning. By following the burn ban build an outhouse and get in the race!
Nursing Home, Zanesville. William was laid to rest with full mil- rules, you help protect our community Your wheels must be maximum of 16”
Born January 15, 1943, in Musk- itary honors in Dresden Cemetery. from dangerous wildfires and unneces- and you will need 4. You will need a
ingum County, Ohio, he was a son of sary emergency responses. team of 3, 1 inside 2 outside to push.
The outhouse must have a seatbelt in-
Penalties for Violating the Burn Ban: side for the person riding, toliet seat and
Failure to comply with Ohio’s burn toliet paper on a roll, and handles on the
regulations may result in fines and legal back for the 2 people pushing to hold on
consequences. The Ohio Division of For- to. No glass at all on any outhouses. A
ISSUES OF THE DRESDEN BUZZ ARE ALSO estry and local fire departments enforce door is optional. For more information
visit zanestracecommemoration.com/
these rules to keep everyone safe.
ONLINE IN FULL COLOR! For more information, visit ohiodnr.gov outhouse-race. The Zanes Trace Com-
If you see illegal burning, please re-
memoration is June 13th-15th 2025 in
WWW.DRESDENBUZZ.COM port it to local authorities immediately. the Putnam area of Zanesville.