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39th Annual Carr Center Cake Auction to take place

Wednesday, April 23 and Thursday, April 24 by Lynette Dotson

Upwards of 200 volunteers, some of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM both days. scribe how grateful we are for the con- Besides casting your vote for your fa-
whom have been involved for over 30 There are 320 available spots for tinued support of our community,” said vorite cake, you can also view all of the
years, help to make the Carr Center cakes each year, and this year, like past Katie Graham, Executive Director of The incentives provided by area businesses
Cake Auction an annual success. The years, those cakes are paired with gen- Carr Center. We love what we do at The and organizations ahead of the auction.
popular event will take place in the Colo- erous donations for incentives such as Carr Center. We just don’t serve our cli- The 39th Annual Carr Center Cake
ny Square Mall, with the People’s Choice sports passes, gift cards, rounds of golf, ents; we love them like family. We care Auction will air on WHIZ AM 1240 and
Awards kicking everything off at 5:00 advertising packages, tickets to events, for them as well as their families, and FM 102.3. A live stream will also be
PM on April 22, 2025. Over the next two vouchers for services, passes to attrac- without the support of our community, available at whiznews.com. Bids can be
days, April 23 and 24, beautifully deco- tions, massive discounts on services, we wouldn’t be able to do that.” placed by calling 740-868-4033 or tex-
rated cakes by local bakers will be auc- memberships, and a wide assortment of The Carr Center serves as a non-profit ting 740-214-6381, 740-214-6458, 740-
tioned off along with the incentives that items. organization that provides vital pro- 214-6524, or 740-214-1949.
go with them. The action will run from “There aren’t enough words to de- grams to children and adults in Musk- Sponsors for the event include North
ingum County. Some of those programs Valley Bank (People’s Choice Sponsor),
include CPR Classes, Adult Day Health The Community Bank, Park National
New restaurant aims to bring Services (provides Adult Day Care to in- Bank, Bayer Heritage Federal Credit
dividuals who may require some super-
Union, and Huntington (Donor Board
the best cheesesteaks in town vision), Speech Therapy, Special Riders Sponsors).
(provides individuals with severe physi-
“A huge thank you to those who believe
cal disabilities the opportunity to ride in our mission and allow us to continue
by Lynette Dotson horses), Safety Town (provides children our community-minded programs,” said
ages 4 and 5 with a special opportu- Graham.
nity to learn about traffic, fire and other You can view all of the Carr Center
safety issues), Kinder Camp, Support Cake Auction participants and the in-
Group, Safe Sitter®(prepares students centives they are offering on the event
in grades 6-8 to be safe when they’re website, carrcenter.org/Events/Cake-
home alone, watching younger siblings, Auction.
or babysitting), and Stop the Bleed.
“A successful cake auction means an-
other year The Carr Center can continue Look for the Dresden Buzz
to provide services to our community,” cake at the Carr Center
stated Graham. “Serving over 600 fami- Cake Auction!
lies per year across 10 programs, the
funds directly support each program Cake #165
and, in return, our community.”
The People’s Choice awards will be April 23 at 4:30 PM
held on Tuesday, April 22, from 5:00
to 6:00 PM at the Colony Square Mall. For our incentive we are offering
Cakes can be voted on all day long, but a year of advertising in the Buzz
the award ceremony sponsored by North valued at $3,250!
Valley Bank will not begin until 5:00 PM.

Owners Alan Bruns and Kris Henderson cut the ribbon during their grand opening. Lynette Dotson

Co-owners Kris Henderson and Alan and supporting us, and everyone has
Bruns brought Jamie’s Cheesesteaks to been really great.”
the Colony Square Mall food court. The The most popular menu items include
business began with a soft opening last Jamie’s original, Whisky Bacon Sand-
month and celebrated its grand opening wich, Saki Teriaki, and loaded tots. Ad-
on April 11 with a Zanesville-Muskingum ditionally, the restaurant has bone-in
County Chamber of Commerce-led rib- and boneless wings and homemade
bon cutting to make things official. cheesecake. Cheesesteaks are made to
The duo opened their first restaurant order with steak, chicken, veggie, and
in Newark but are happy to have moved plant-based protein options for the base
to their current location in the Colony and grilled onions, mushrooms, bell pep-
Square Mall. “[We’re wanting to bring] pers, and hot peppers for the toppings.
the best cheesesteaks in town and the All sandwiches are 10 inches and come
nation!” exclaimed Bruns.” “We just with a signature Jamie’s Cheesesteak
hope to bring something of added value blend. As for the tots, there are six dif-
to the community, added Henderson. ferent options to choose from, including
“Great food, great customer service, a seasoned tots, cheesy tots, loaded tots,
good environment where everyone can Jamie’s tots (seasoned tots with Jamie’s
come hang out and enjoy some good sauce), Philly tots, and sweet potato
food.” tots. Prices range from $9.99 to $11.99
Members of the management team at for the sandwiches, $3.99 to $6.99 for
Colony Square Mall attended the ribbon the tots, wings are $5.99 to $12.99, and
cutting ceremony. the homemade cheesecake is $6.99 per
“We’re really excited to have Jamie’s slice.
Cheesesteaks here at Colony Square Jamie’s Cheesesteaks is derived from
Mall,” said Jessica Brailer, Colony Square generations of cooks in Henderson’s
Mall General Manager. “I think that it family who have been a big influence on
fills a need that we had here in our food him. “Jamie is actually my grandfather,
court. We had a lot of requests for Philly and he would make these sandwiches at
cheesesteak-style sandwiches, and we home, explained Henderson. “I figured
now have more options than ever on the like one day we should really do some-
interior dining side. So we would like to thing with the sandwiches, and we just
welcome the community out to try it. went from there.”
I’ve tasted just about everything on their “I actually started cooking when I was
menu, and it is all really good.” 12,” Henderson says as he continues
Brailer is not the only one to com- to explain his passion for cooking. “My
ment on the tastiness of Jamie’s Chees- mom owned a bakery in the North Mar-
esteaks menu offerings. The community ket. That is where it all started for me,
has been raving about the tots, among growing up in a family of cooks.”
other selections. Jamie’s Cheesecakes can be found
“We’ve heard really great feedback on Facebook and Instagram. They are
from the community, and the word [has] open during mall hours at 3575 Maple
just really been spreading, and everyone Avenue, Zanesville.
has been coming out,” said Henderson.
“We appreciate everyone coming out