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Fast & Furious Euchre Tournament combines cards and cars

in a fresh take on the annual event BY LYNETTE DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Adam and Morgan Hollingshead stand in their garage and venue for the upcoming Fast & Furious Euchre Tournament hosted by Friends of New Concord, Inc. They are pictured with Kristin Centa, FONC presdent
(left). Lynette Dotson

Annually, Friends of New Concord, Inc. shop in New Concord. So it was nice of something to Friends of New Concord.” working on that. But the Harper cabin
(FONC) hosts an Euchre Tournament as them to ask me, you know.” FONC, a non-profit organization, uses has a piece of wood that needs to be
a fundraiser for the organization. The Besides playing euchre among an funds raised through fundraising efforts done historically on the cabin before we
event, taking place on March 7, will be amazing car collection, registered par- like the euchre tournament to make vil- can butt up another deck to it. So we
the third year of the tournament, and it ticipants will have a chance to win priz- lage improvements. have things in mind on our to-do list,” ex-
is sure to be a memorable experience. es, listen to music, and purchase food “We really don’t make a ton of money. plained Centa.
A new venue is being used, a car col- and drinks. It’s more for the community, and it’s fun. Some other improvements spearhead-
lector’s private garage, with around 30 ed by the organization include hanging
classic and unique vehicles. baskets, fixing bridges at the reservoir,
Adam and Morgan Hollingshead, are and repairing or replacing signage.
opening their garage located in New Con- “We just want to make things for the
cord. The 60-by-120-foot garage houses town nicer and help the businesses,”
a variety of muscle cars, exotic cars, off- mentioned Centa. “We, as a group, are
road vehicles, and classic sports cars. trying to help the business. … You know,
Hollingshead Motors, in Cambridge is it’s such a small town. It’s really hard.”
the event sponsor. For the tournament, there will be four
“You know, she had asked me to do groups of three tables set up. Each of
this. And I had a lot of friends say like, the groups will have a fun car-themed
man, you’re crazy for letting everybody name like Nitro and Turbo. Partners will
in your garage. But when people know be switched up after every two appear-
you have all these cars, that’s how they ances at the table.
find you. So, when she posted this, I had Car viewing and socializing begins at
a guy call me about a 69 Camaro he 4:00, and the tournament will follow at
wants to sell immediately. So, it’s just 5:00 p.m. Registration by March 1st is
like word of mouth when people know required. The cost to participate is $30
you buy classic cars. It’s nice,” explained per player. The location is 1980 Rix Mills
Adam. “But most of these cars, almost Road, New Concord. Visit the Friends of
all of them, found me.” New Concord Facebook page for the reg-
Adam has been collecting for about istration form. Call (574) 780-4592 for
a decade, and in that time, he has further details.
amassed an impressive collection of Friends of New Concord can be found
cars, often times sharing them with oth- “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” said And then we’ll have some silent auction on Facebook. For more information
ers by allowing them to snap a photo or FONC President Kristin Centa, “Some items. Some people will bid on just little about Hollingshead Motor Sales, go to
taking someone for a ride, especially lit- people weren’t old enough to play, and things,” Centa said. hollingsheadmotorsales.com or find
tle kids. they asked if they could come and look “We use our funding to fix things. Like them on Facebook.
“I like to share all this stuff,” Adam at the cars. And I said, absolutely. All we the Harper cabin, the back deck of it, I’d
said. “We just opened a new mechanic ask is a small donation just to contribute like to be able to replace that. So we’re

Chamber continues to support local businesses through

programs, advertising, resources, and networking

opportunities

Zanesville-Muskingum Chamber of Commerce accepting new members
BY LYNETTE DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Tom stated. “We have morning mixers,
we have business mixers, which take
place in the afternoon. We try to average
at least two networking opportunities a
month. So, this really does give our lo-
cal businesses and their employees, you
know, a chance and a reason to come
out and connect with each other and at
the end of the day that’s a win-win for
everybody because we’re making con-
nections and then we’re starting to do
business with each other and, I mean,
it’s just a whole ecosystem of supporting
local and that’s really what the chamber
is here to do,” said Tom.
Additionally, Chamber members get
to participate in annual events, are listed
in the online Chamber Member Directo-
ry, have access to business-to-business
advertising opportunities, are invited
to training and educational events, and
can participate in cost-savings programs
like workers’ compensation discount
programs and discounted health insur-
ance.
No business or no person that you sit
there and talk to is the same, so just
hearing their story and then how can the
Chamber help support them, I mean,
I’ve loved the connections I’ve made
over the last six years, but I really gen-
uinely love going home knowing that I
The Zanesville-Muskingum Chamber of Commerce team; Starr Jinkens, Kaitlynne Peters, Dana Matz, Lydia Tom, and Jordin Harmer. submitted helped somebody and helped strength-
en their business,” Tom said.
Businesses interested in becoming
The Zanesville-Muskingum Chamber that really lean on us for our connections, the year.” members can fill out the online appli-
has been a go-to resource for local busi- our advertising services, that awareness, The Chamber offers a vast array of cation at zmchamber.com, call the of-
nesses since 1905. There are currently and our networking events. We have our services that can be essential to busi- fice 740-455-8282, or send an email to
about 1,400 members, and new mem- largest employer in the county and our ness growth. ltom@zmchamber.com.
bers are always welcome. large manufacturing facilities. They sup- “At the end of the day, we are here as a
“I would say chamber membership port the chamber because they’re proud resource for our members. We advocate
means a lot of different things to differ- to support local business, and they know on a daily basis at the state, federal, and
ent businesses based on the size of your that their membership in turn is helping local levels for our local businesses, but
business and the industry you’re in,” ex- us support these smaller businesses, I would say we take the most pride in our ADVERTISE IN THE DRESDEN BUZZ.
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“We have a lot of small mom-and-pops and resources that we offer throughout and bringing the community together,”