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Dorr Scholarships totaling $80,000 Zane’s Trace

awarded to local students Commemoration
to combine local
history and family
fun June 19 – 21

BY LYNETTE DOTSON | THE BUZZ

The Zane’s Trace Commemoration
will return June 19, 20, and 21 with
a huge lineup of activities, contests,
and entertainment centered around
celebrating Zanesville’s rich history.
Most of the festivities will take place
at the Putnam Historic Area (south
of the 6th St. Bridge in Zanesville).
This year, the Commemoration will
honor America’s 250th anniversary
with a special display featuring in-
formation about the bald eagle, the
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OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 American flag, and pictures and bios
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of all 52 signers of the Declaration of
Independence. Also, an educational
video using AI technology to bring fa-
mous American leaders to life on the
screen.
“As far as I can see, and I’ve been
Visit Our
Visit Our
checking with all the other people
that’s been doing 250 things, I don’t
Campus!
Campus!
think any of the other groups that
were doing 250 things have a video
of this. So we’re kind of like a one-
of-a-kind, and I really hope people
take the time to see this because
zanestate.edu/visit
it is well worth the while. I suggest
if somebody’s really interested that
they bring their lawn chair,” said
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Gary Allen, history director for the
Zane’s Trace Commemoration. “That
TVHS Athletic Hall of Fame Class of tent is big enough. You can bring
Country
John & Susan (Rose) Dorr Scholarship recipients pictured with representatives from the Dorr Scholarship committee. Lynette Dotson
lawn chairs and spend the day, and
Crossroads
2023 inducted ARTICLE ON A2 watch it because it is worth seeing,
Fourth Annual Drug Free Muskingum Color because these guys are amazing.”
Education of
A history tent will also be set up as
Yesterday hosts
Run (walk/waddle) blends colorful fun with usual. One of the featured topics will
be the history of bridges in Musking-
19th annual Farm
awareness, prevention, and education um County.
“I’m very good friends with the
author Cindy Kirkin, who has done
Show by Lynette Dotson
all the history of the National Road
BY LYNETTE DOTSON | THE BUZZ
from one end of the state to the
It’s that time of the year again! The
Even rain could not dampen the other. She’s a personal friend, and
Country Crossroads Education of Yester-
spirit of the walkers and color blast she gave me permission to do her
day Farm Show has been educating lo-
station participants at this year’s current, newest book of all the
cal youth and families about how farm-
Drug Free Muskingum Color Run stone arch bridges and culverts in
ing was done in the past for nearly two
(walk/waddle). Every year, the event Muskingum County. Which, I just fell
decades. This year’s show will be held
takes on a new fun theme; this in love with the project. It was a little
on Saturday, October 21st from 10 a.m.
year’s was “Future-opoly,” a take on tough project, but a lot of the bridges
to 5 p.m., and Sunday, October 22nd
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3685 Cass
the popular board game, Monopoly. are completely gone. And, because
Irish Ridge Road, Dresden (intersections
The event took place at the of her research and photos and stuff,
of SR 16 & 60).
Muskingum County Fairgrounds on we have those. We can actually show
The Moore family including siblings

Saturday, May 16. The event is not people,” said Allen.
Kendra Moore-Hindel and Jeff Moore
timed, and is open to everyone at The Big Outhouse Race will be
have continued the event that was their
any fitness level. Because of the wide back for its second year. In this com-
father, the late Kenny Moore Jr.’s vi-
paved path around the grounds, this petition, teams push their manned
sion. He had a passion for teaching area
youth about farming and loved tractors,
is a fully accessible color run. The custom-built “outhouse” in a timed
trains, and old equipment.
family-friendly event was a fundrais- race against other participants to

“The community amazes me on
er to help support mental health and see who can make it across the fin-
their continued support and we are
recovery programs in our communi- ish line the fastest. The top three
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. finishers win cash prizes. This is pos-
ty.
Dan Vincent and visions. 19 years strong. Next year
“It’s exciting to see the 15 agen-
will be our 20th annual farm show
by Gregg Meadows Color run participants get blasted with color past the mid-way point in the course. Lynette Dotson sibly the wackiest race you will wit-
cies coming out. It is growing. At- ness.
and hopefully my nieces and nephews
tendance and, you know, even with Monica Doan, co-founder of Drug ioral Health Solutions, Muskingum “We really need participants for
have been exceptional. These Tri-Valley pus – the 15th class of the Tri-Valley
Since its inception 57 years ago in
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 the outhouse race. We started that
dream,” explained Hindel.
the rain, people are showing up, Free Muskingum said.
Behavioral Health, Path Behavioral
systems came together as one to form form Tri-Valley’s rich athletic tradition recognized, inducted, and celebrated,
There is so much fun to be had at
supporting mental health and sub- Muskingum Valley Health Centers, Healthcare, Muskingum Area Mental last year, and it really looked like it
and written its storied past.
the Tri-Valley school district – there have
prior to the kickoff of the scheduled TV
the Education of Yesterday Farm Show.
stance use awareness, prevention, Muskingum County Suicide Preven- Health & Recovery Services Board, was going to take off. It is so much

On Friday night, Oct. 6 – in front of vs Philo football game, bringing the to-
been hundreds of Scottie student-ath-
The Captain Bryant Grist Mill will be
Integrated Services for Behavior-
letes compete in interscholastic com- tion Coalition, Cairn Recovery Re-
and education. So, hopefully next a jam-packed house at Jack Anderson tal number of inductees of Scottie ath- fun to see these guys pushing an old
open with a large farm toy display on the
Stadium in Dresden on the TVHS cam- al Health-Ohio Rise, Muskingum
year, maybe we’ll even grow bigger,”
petition whose sustained performances sources, LLC, Cedar Ridge Behav- letic giants to 60. second and third floors, live equipment
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