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Tickets now available for the first annual Brawl in the Mall

BY LYNETTE DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

An event unlike any other around will admission. The meet and greet is free;
BY LYNETTE DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ be coming to the Colony Square Mall this however, photos and autographs will be
December. Brawl in the Mall, a wrestling an extra charge. A VIP ticket option is
fan expo, will be held at Colony Square available for $45. VIP ticket holders will
Mall (in the Spirit Halloween space near be able to skip the line. Tickets will be
JCPenney) on December 13, 2025, from available the day of the event, or you can
1 to 5 p.m. stop in or call Smashing Barrels Retro-
The family-friendly event is presented cade during operating hours, 740-297-
by Smashing Barrels Retrocade in con- 8163, to secure your ticket. Smashing
junction with Buckeye Championship Barrels is located across from T.J. Maxx
Wrestling. in the Colony Square Mall. There are no
“So we do a retrocade, why not a retro online ticket sales.
wrestling event?” said Smashing Barrels “If you are a diehard wrestling fan, if
Retrocade owner Adam Kurtz. “These you are a casual wrestling fan, if you are
are the guys from the late 80s to the a classic wrestling fan, there’s going to
late 90s era. … I tried to include the old be something there for you. You’re going
WWF, which is now known as the WWE, to be able to have fun,” Kurtz said.
the WCW guys, and ECW, which was also The Colony Square Mall is located
a competitor at the time. So I’ve got rep- Smash, Brutus Beefcake, and Tatanka. you, sign whatever you bring in. We’re at 3575 Maple Avenue, Zanesville. For
resentatives from all three organizations Buckeye Championship Wrestling will be asking that you limit your items brought more information about Brawl in the
that were really big in the late 90s dur- holding a wrestling demo three different in to two. That way, we can get more peo- Mall, visit the event’s Facebook page at
ing the wrestling war.” times during the day. Additionally, there ple through the lines,” explained Kurtz. facebook.com/brawl.in.the.mall.event.
Wrestling fans will be able to meet su- will be food and craft vendors, prizes “We want to give everyone a chance.” page. Additionally, be sure to follow
perstars of the mat, including The Fran- and giveaways, a merchandise table, Cosplay is welcome and encouraged Smashing Barrel’s Retrocade on Face-
chise Shane Douglas with The Queen of and an opportunity to get a photo and to add even more fun to Brawl in the book at facebook.com/smashingbarrels.
Extreme Francine, Typhoon, Bushwhack- autographs. Mall.
er Luke, Buff Bagwell, Demolition Ax and “They’ll be happy to take photos with Tickets are $15 per person for general

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Genesis Hospice Care facilty

Services, explained. Coshocton, Guernsey, Noble, and Licking said Sister Marlita Henseler, Community Hospice House will be located at 1251
The need for a modern facility that counties. Director for Franciscan Sisters of Chris- Ashland Ave., Zanesville. For more in-
will better meet the increasing demand “We are so fortunate to have this re- tian Charity. formation, visit genesishcs.org/genesis-
is monumental for end-of-life care in source in our community, and today is Sister Marlita added, “Health care is a hospice-capital-campaign.
Muskingum County and the surrounding truly a celebration of that next phase of basic human right, and everyone needs
area. how we can continue to improve this lev- access in order to flourish.”
“The new building will honor the legacy el of care. I cannot wait to see our new The J.W. & M.H. Straker Foundation
and comfort of Morrison House, incorpo- facility in person and be part of the Gen-
rating cherished elements such as the esis Hospice team that continues to pro-
beautiful stained glass panels, the re- vide these exceptional services for our
flection room, and a history wall,” Kieber patients throughout this time of their
said. “In addition to these features, an lives,” stated Dr. Erin Remster, Genesis
extra room will be added to enhance ca- Hospice Care Physician.
pacity and flexibility. All patient rooms The land for the new facility was do-
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and include private bathrooms designed tian Charity. The site was once home to
to better accommodate families. The the Genesis Good Samaritan Medical
new space will also bring together our Center and is located across the street
home care and inpatient teams under from the Morrison House.
one roof, fostering collaboration and “Although I was not a part of the ad-
continuity of care. “ ministration at the time, I’m very grate-
Genesis Hospice Care is the only non- ful for their decision to donate the land
profit hospice with a dedicated inpatient for this center, and it’s so much a part of
facility in the area. Genesis Hospice the complete health care for those who
Care serves Muskingum, Morgan, Perry, need this service in the community,”

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Fire District Levy

for the same service with the Village of ting a fire truck out the door,” Salmons
Dresden holding the largest levy in the said. “Time’s important. You know, ev-
district. This new levy will mean fair and erything, newer homes, all the materials
equal taxes for the entire service area. in our home, everything’s plastic nowa-
The projected annual cost per days. So it burns faster, it burns hotter.
household is about $105 annually per So we don’t have the time to get to a fire
$100,000 of evaluation which equates and still have time to make a good stop
to less than 29 cents per day. because everything is not like it was 30
The levy passing means the TVJFD years ago where it was just natural ma-
can maintain their current services, sta- terials and heavy timbers and that kind
bilize funding, improve response time by of thing. So time, and then obviously
increasing staffing, and replace aging medical emergencies too. It’s important
equipment. to be able to get people out the door.”
“So the other thing with this levy is we For further information about the levy,
plan on putting on an additional third per- please visit tvjfd.org/levy. Or Salmons
son a day so that we have three people invites the public to reach out with any
a day, 24-7 as the goal, based on avail- questions they have. “Call us, message
ability. Why that’s important is to get a us on Facebook, the website has con-
fire truck out the door. So if there’s three tact forms. Get with us. We’ll answer any
people in station and there’s a fire call questions we can.” The TVJFD can be
come in, those three people are there reached by phone at 740-754-1332.
and ready to go. There’s no delay in get-