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TVHS Athletic Hall of Fame Class of Country
The Zanesville - Muskingum
Crossroads
2023 inducted County Health Department part-
Miles’ Mission President Dr. Michael Bullock, Commissioner Cindy Cameron, Miles’ Mission Vice President Jennifer Moore, and Commissioner Drake Prouty
pictured with a proclamation presented to Miles’ Mission by the Muskingum County Commissioners at the grand opening for the Miles’ Mission Memorial
nered with the Muskingum County
Park. Lynette Dotson Education of
ARTICLE ON A2 Community Foundation to host the
second annual Anti-Vaping Video
Yesterday hosts
MCLS holds grand reopening celebration for Scholarship Contest.

The contest was open to juniors
19th annual Farm
John McIntire Library BY LYNETTE DOTSON | THE BUZZ and seniors living in Muskingum
County. Submitted videos had to be
Show by Lynette Dotson
produced, directed, and acted by
On Friday, May 1, a large crowd some of the new features that were creativity and a love of learning (fund- youth. The videos also had to include
gathered in the newly reimagined John added for today’s library patron, such ed by The J.W. and M.H. Straker Char- three anti-vaping facts, could not
It’s that time of the year again! The
Country Crossroads Education of Yester-
McIntire to celebrate the library re- as the focus on providing spaces to itable Foundation); a dedicated teen show any drugs, tobacco, or vaping
day Farm Show has been educating lo-
opening and to see all of the improve- gather, learn, and connect; meeting space built for studying and collabo- products, and the video had to be at
cal youth and families about how farm-
ments firsthand. spaces that are available to use for rating (funded by the estate of Anne least 30 to 90 seconds long.
A ceremony was held prior to cut- free; a new children’s area that fosters Wright); a quiet reading room (funded ing was done in the past for nearly two
The first-place winners and recip-
decades. This year’s show will be held
ting a ribbon to signify the reopening ients of a $5,000 scholarship were
on Saturday, October 21st from 10 a.m.
of the library. The first to speak was Carley Becker and Greyson Hearing
to 5 p.m., and Sunday, October 22nd
MCLS Executive Director Stacey L. from Maysville High School. Their
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3685 Cass
Russell. She explained the history of video will be played before movie
Irish Ridge Road, Dresden (intersections
the John McIntire Library and why the showings this summer at Cinemark,
of SR 16 & 60).
remodel was needed. The last update located in the Colony Square Mall.
The Moore family including siblings

made to the building was completed in Kendra Moore-Hindel and Jeff Moore
Second place was awarded to
1991, 35 years ago. The plans to up- Josie Swartz, a senior at MidEast Ca-
have continued the event that was their
date the library began in 2018, but dis- father, the late Kenny Moore Jr.’s vi-
sion. He had a passion for teaching area
cussions were put on hold in 2020 due reer and Technology Centers study-
youth about farming and loved tractors,
to the library shifting its focus during ing Digital Media. Josie was the re-
trains, and old equipment.
the pandemic. Planning resumed as cipient of a $3,000 scholarship.
“The community amazes me on
life went back to normal. The board al- Third place was won by the team
their continued support and we are
located $6 million for the renovation. of Logan Dotson, Steven Trusler, and
blessed to continue our father’s dream
Tri-Valley Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023 pictured from left to right: Collin Prouty, Jade Hawkins Hilliard, Marcus Dempsey, Kim Waaland. Aiden Johnson, juniors from MidEast
“The results of that strategic plan-

Dan Vincent Career and Technology Centers, en-
and visions. 19 years strong. Next year
ning process that directly impacted
by Gregg Meadows will be our 20th annual farm show
our renovation include a focus on adult rolled in the Digital Media Program.
and hopefully my nieces and nephews
Since its inception 57 years ago in
literacy. Libraries have always focused have been exceptional. These Tri-Valley pus – the 15th class of the Tri-Valley The team was awarded a $1,500
will continue on in their grandfather’s
the fall of 1966 – when three school graduates are the ones who have helped High School Athletic Hall of Fame was scholarship.
on literacy, but our strategic plan has a
dream,” explained Hindel.
systems came together as one to form form Tri-Valley’s rich athletic tradition recognized, inducted, and celebrated, All three videos can be viewed
specific focus on adult literacy because
There is so much fun to be had at
the Tri-Valley school district – there have and written its storied past. prior to the kickoff of the scheduled TV on the Zanesville Muskingum County
literacy is generational in Muskingum
the Education of Yesterday Farm Show.
been hundreds of Scottie student-ath- On Friday night, Oct. 6 – in front of vs Philo football game, bringing the to- Health Department’s YouTube Chan-
The Captain Bryant Grist Mill will be
County,” explained Russell.
letes compete in interscholastic com- a jam-packed house at Jack Anderson tal number of inductees of Scottie ath-
open with a large farm toy display on the
petition whose sustained performances Community leaders and MCLS leadership participate in a ribbon cutting at the grand reopening nel.
She continued to share about
Stadium in Dresden on the TVHS cam-
letic giants to 60.
celebration for the John McIntire Library on May 1. Lynette Dotson second and third floors, live equipment
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