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PAWS of Muskingum County Hosts Annual Holiday Auction Earlier This Year

Saturday, November 1 at Zanesville Welcome Center
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PAWS of Muskingum County is excited and cats of veterans, individuals with • Kids’ baskets and car-themed ding on great items — you’re making a
to announce that its annual Holiday Auc- disabilities, families with limited finan- baskets difference in the lives of our Muskingum
tion Fundraiser will be held earlier this cial resources, and more of Muskingum • Pet theme baskets County friends and their pets.”
year, on Saturday, November 1, from County. • 50/50 raffle The event is open to the public, and
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Zanes- This year’s fundraiser promises some- • Bake sale and pet shop community members are encouraged to
ville Welcome Center. thing for everyone, featuring: “Every dollar raised goes directly to- attend, bid, and enjoy the day.
The Holiday Auction is one of PAWS’ • Silent and chance auctions with ward providing low-cost spay and neu- For more information, visit our Face-
most beloved community traditions, themed baskets ter for animals in our community,” said book page at PAWS of Muskingum
raising vital funds to support its mission • Sports game tickets Tammy Jones, Fundraising Director at County.
of providing affordable and accessible • Spa and golf packages PAWS of Muskingum County. “By join-
spay and neuter services for the dogs • Overnight stays ing us at the auction, you’re not just bid-

Muskingum University Gallery Exhibition to Feature Artworks from Area High
School Students

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Muskingum University will present day and Sunday hours are by appoint- River View High School • Chenghongxu He
“The Intersection of Art and Science” ex- ment, and can be made by contacting • Brooklyn Davis • Ruomeng Shi
hibition from Oct. 13 to Nov. 13. at the Hannah Winland at 740-826-8095. • Paris Peterson • Yang Hao
Louis O. Palmer Gallery, Layton Drive, Students exhibiting at the gallery in- • Jason Fox • Jia Wei
New Concord. clude: • Elizabeth Unkefer • Jialing Li
The artworks are by students from In- • Genesis Jeffers • Shibo Zhang
dian Valley High School, John Glenn High Indian Valley High School • Tony Vatter • Ziai Li
School, River View High School, West • Olivia Bamfield • Justin Lawrentz
Muskingum High School, and Zanesville • Haylie Menefee • Jada Wharton Hailiang Experimental School
High School, as well as the High School • Ashlynn Bolon • Huangzhi Ban
Attached to Northwest Normal Univer- • Lilly Milburn West Muskingum High School • Xianyu Ma
sity, Hailiang Experimental School, and • Aubrey Elliott • Grant Rogus • Chenxi He
Kangle No. 1 High School of Gansu, Chi- • Adri Neininger • Jadalynn Zakany • Qianhao Wei
na. • Lily Johnson • Regina Weng • Chengyan Huo
The community is invited to join the • Melody Sprowl • Kristy Zhang • Jingxuan Wu
students and their families at an open- • Alexie Menefee • Mingxuan Li
ing reception on Monday, Oct. 13 from • Cass Wright Zanesville High School • Yinuo Yu
4-6 p.m. • Lilly Ayala-Todd • Zichang Li
Gallery hours for the remainder of the John Glenn High School • Nicole Morris
exhibition are Mondays and Tuesdays • Elaina Hodge • Kayla Ashby Kangle No. 1 High School
from 3-5 p.m. and Wednesdays and • Marcedes Nowlin • Guilin Ma
Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Satur- • Jazmine Conrad • Zhipeng Xiao
• Scarlett Sparks • Shengrong Ma
• Hannah Hall • Wenhuan Yang
• Jayden Turner • Wenzhong Ma
• Makenna Huber • Kairui Zhang
• Vivian Wood • Qian Su
• Dylan Licon

High School Attached to Made with
Northwest Normal
University, SDFZ, Lanzhou 100%%
• Shilanxuan
• Shiyu Pei local news.

Flu Shots are Critical and Now is the

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Thousands of local patients were Zanesville-Muskingum County Health
treated for the flu during the 2024-25 Department and Rambo Health Clinic
flu season, and hundreds were hospital- all agree with the Centers for Disease
ized. Many of the hospitalizations could Control and Prevention (CDC) that nearly
have been prevented if the patient had everyone six months and older should
received a flu shot. get a flu shot each year. The most vul-
“I think it is vital that all community nerable tend to be older adults, espe-
members, starting at age six months cially those 65 years and older, young
and older, get vaccinated against in- children, especially those six months to
fluenza, said Kevin Frank, M.D., FAAFP, five years old, families with a pregnant
Vice Chair of the Department of Medi- member, people with asthma, diabetes,
cine at Genesis HealthCare System. heart disease or weak immune systems,
“Certain high-risk individuals should caregivers, healthcare workers and peo-
consider early vaccination, and patients ple in nursing homes.
age 65 and older should get the high- It is recommended to get a flu shot in
dose flu shot, as this will allow for im- October each year. Flu shots are typically
proved protection against complications free with insurance and are available in
of influenza. Healthy individuals in our numerous locations. For a list of where
community should also get vaccinated flu shots are available, visit
to protect themselves and to reduce the genesishcs.org/flushots.
transmission of the virus to those who
are most vulnerable to complications.
The 2024-2025 flu season was one of FOLLOW THE BUZZ
the worst I've witnessed in my 25-year
career. Let's all do our part this year and @DRESDENBUZZ
get vaccinated.”
Genesis HealthCare System, Musking-
um Valley Health Centers (MVHC), the