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MUSKINGUM COUNTY’S FREEFREE NEWSPAPER

VOL. 8 NO. 17 | FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 5, 2026

Former Buckeyes coach and current Lt. CHAIR-ity

Governor, Jim Tressel, partners with Maysville Auction

Elementary to launch Fitness Challenge returns to Mall
February 26 - 28
BY LYNETTE DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ
BY LYNETTE DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ
It’s time once again for the annual
Eastside Community Ministry CHAIR-ity
Auction. This fun fundraising event pro-
vides several ways to support a great
cause while bidding on some really great
incentives and, of course, chairs.
“The auction is Eastside’s biggest
fundraiser. Someone came to us, a
lady actually in the community, Audrey
Foster, came to Eastside. She had this
unique idea that she had seen some-
where else in the world, and she knew
that Eastside was looking for a fundrais-
er,” explained Jamie Trout, executive di-
rector for Eastside Community Ministry.
So she’s the one that got us started, and
the community really caught onto it and
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OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 liked the idea of it. It’s unique; there’s
nothing else like that around here.”
MUSKINGUM COUNTY NEWS FREE VOL. 6 NO. 8 | OCT. 20 - NOV. 2, 2023
There are typically around 100 entries
in total. This year 27 were entered into
the Online Auction. Some of those
items include a pink pedal car with
gift certificates, a chase lounger with
throw and gift card, an outdoor chair
Visit Our
Visit Our
package, a child’s chair with school
supplies, an Adirondack chair with gift
card, a gaming chair with CPR training,
Campus!
Campus!
a prayer swing with gift cards, and so
many more. Those items are available
Lt. Governor, Jim Tressel trades a suit and tie for a Maysville basketball jersey (showing his support for the 2025 State Champs) as he speaks during an to bid on now at auctionohio.com/auc-
assembly at Maysville Elementary school to kick off the Team Tressel Fitness Challenge. A captivated audience of 3rd through 6th graders wore scarlet and tions/14404-eastside-community-min-
gray, a nod at Tressel’s tenure as Ohio State University’s Head Football Coach. Student volunteers demonstrated fitness activities in front of their peers. istry-chair-ity-auction. Auction ends Sat-
zanestate.edu/visit p.m. Items
Lynette Dotson urday, February 28, at 5:00
STORY ON PAGE 2 will be available to preview in person at
the Colony Square Mall on February 26
DRESDEN | FRAZEYSBURG | ZANESVILLE | SOUTH ZANESVILLE | NEW CONCORD | ADAMSVILLE | PHILO | ROSEVILLE
Muskingum County ambassadors share their from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
People’s Choice Award voting can
experiences as they gear up for 4-H Week
TVHS Athletic Hall of Fame Class of be done at the mall on February 26th
Country
from 5:00 to 7:00 as well. The winner
2023 inducted Crossroads
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Enrollment for new members closes April 1
BY LYNETTE DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ Education of
Yesterday hosts
Ambassadors representing area 4-H
clubs will be promoting the organiza- 19th annual Farm
tion during 4-H Week, March 8 through
14. As part of the initiative, a challenge Show by Lynette Dotson
has been created that encourages past
members, volunteers, and youth to post
reels to their social media accounts, It’s that time of the year again! The
sharing why youth should join 4-H. Also, Country Crossroads Education of Yester-
again this year, a proclamation will be day Farm Show has been educating lo-
presented at the courthouse. cal youth and families about how farm-
Three ambassadors shared a little ing was done in the past for nearly two
about their experiences as 4-H members decades. This year’s show will be held
with the Dresden Buzz. on Saturday, October 21st from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., and Sunday, October 22nd
Dominic Tipton from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3685 Cass
Dominic Tipton is an eighth grader Irish Ridge Road, Dresden (intersections
who attends Philo. He has been a mem- of SR 16 & 60).
ber of 4-H for 9 years. The Moore family including siblings
“I did this cooking project. It’s called Kendra Moore-Hindel and Jeff Moore
Snack Attack. I cooked a lot of meals,” have continued the event that was their
explained Tipton. “I cooked avocado father, the late Kenny Moore Jr.’s vi-
toast with veggie pizza.” sion. He had a passion for teaching area
“It [4-H] teaches like new stuff, and youth about farming and loved tractors,
you can learn new things. And basically, 4-H Ambassadors Kylie Bradley, Dominic Tipton, and Addison Derry work to promote 4-H ahead of trains, and old equipment.
you get like an opportunity to do stuff,” annual 4-H Week. Lynette Dotson “The community amazes me on
added Tipton. their continued support and we are
ership, and so many skills that 4-H has stuff like that to help 4-H and make it
Tri-Valley Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023 pictured from left to right: Collin Prouty, Jade Hawkins Hilliard, Marcus Dempsey, Kim Waaland. blessed to continue our father’s dream
that can teach you,” said Bradley.
better, I guess. And there’s so many dif-
Kylie Bradley
Dan Vincent and visions. 19 years strong. Next year
Kylie Bradley is a senior at John Glenn, “4-H teaches you a lot of skills that ferent roles you can play,” Bradley ex-
by Gregg Meadows will be our 20th annual farm show
but she is currently attending Mid-East you would never learn in school, and it plained. “4-H has really opened my eyes,
CTC, where she is enrolled in the Large pushes you outside your comfort zone. and I am actually planning on being an and hopefully my nieces and nephews
Since its inception 57 years ago in

have been exceptional. These Tri-Valley pus – the 15th class of the Tri-Valley
will continue on in their grandfather’s
Animal Science program. She has been Like I used to be such a quiet and like extension educator just like Jamie now” dream,” explained Hindel.
the fall of 1966 – when three school
graduates are the ones who have helped High School Athletic Hall of Fame was
active in 4-H for 13 years. all to herself kid, but now I have public (Jamie McConnell is the Extension Edu-
form Tri-Valley’s rich athletic tradition recognized, inducted, and celebrated,
systems came together as one to form
There is so much fun to be had at
“I absolutely love 4-H, and I do every- speaking skills, and you have so many cator for Muskingum County). the Education of Yesterday Farm Show.
the Tri-Valley school district – there have
prior to the kickoff of the scheduled TV
and written its storied past.
thing I can. I’m enrolled in several ac- like leadership roles you can do in 4-H “My whole family’s involved in 4-H. I
been hundreds of Scottie student-ath-

On Friday night, Oct. 6 – in front of vs Philo football game, bringing the to-
tivities. I do lots of still projects. I take that you can’t do in school. So I’ve been have a brother who’s up doing radio, and The Captain Bryant Grist Mill will be
letes compete in interscholastic com-
a jam-packed house at Jack Anderson tal number of inductees of Scottie ath-
lots of livestock projects. It’s definitely on the TV, and so has Addison. She’s I have two younger sisters who are also open with a large farm toy display on the
Stadium in Dresden on the TVHS cam-
letic giants to 60.
petition whose sustained performances
taught me communication and lead- been on TV, radio, like we’ve both done very involved,” mentioned Bradley. second and third floors, live equipment
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