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Bethel Community Center hosts Illini Larry Waltz

4000 Bike Team presents
scholarship to
John Glenn
Student

BY LYNETTE DOTSON | THE BUZZ

OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 | PAGE 1
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Larry Waltz stands with scholarship recipient
Sharoll Bonner of John Glenn High School.
Submitted
John Glenn graduate Sharoll Bon-
zanestate.edu/visit
ner received a $1,500 scholarship
from Larry ‘’The Legend’’ Waltz
at an award ceremony at his high
DRESDEN | FRAZEYSBURG | ZANESVILLE | SOUTH ZANESVILLE | NEW CONCORD | ADAMSVILLE | PHILO | ROSEVILLE
Bethel Community Center hosted 13 bikers from the Illini 4000 Bike Team. The team fueled up and rested overnight at the center in Zanesville. They are on school last month.
a mission to travel from New York, NY to San Francisco, CA in 79 days to raise awareness and funds for cancer research and patient care. “[I wanted] to help people out,
TVHS Athletic Hall of Fame Class of to help people that need to go to
Country
Bethel Community Center
school, any graduates that want
Crossroads
2023 inducted ARTICLE ON A2 to go on into trade school, college,
whatever,” said Waltz about why he
MCLS celebrated “Unearth a Story” summer wanted to create the scholarship.
Education of
Yesterday hosts
reading with series of dino themed “My mom and dad believed in ed-
ucation, although they only went to
19th annual Farm
kick-off parties 8th grade. But my sister and I, we
all went to college and so on. So
that’s the reason. I did it to honor
Show by Lynette Dotson
my mom and dad.”
Registration open, summer reading ends July 31 The scholarship is named after
Waltz’s mother, Mary and father,
It’s that time of the year again! The
BY LYNETTE DOTSON | THE BUZZ
William.
Country Crossroads Education of Yester-
day Farm Show has been educating lo-
The John McIntire Library and The William F., Mary T, and Lar-
cal youth and families about how farm-
each of the five Muskingum County ry W. Waltz Family Scholarship is
ing was done in the past for nearly two
Library System branches celebrat- awarded each year. It is open to
decades. This year’s show will be held
ed the beginning of summer read- any John Glenn High School grad-
on Saturday, October 21st from 10 a.m.
ing in a big way. This year’s theme, uating senior who plans to contin-
to 5 p.m., and Sunday, October 22nd
“Unearth a Story”, was embraced by ue their education in any way or
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3685 Cass
Irish Ridge Road, Dresden (intersections
all locations as each was decorat- seek job training within one year
of SR 16 & 60). from high school.
ed for the occasion. A T. Rex visited of graduating

The Moore family including siblings
the Dresden Branch, and life-size Along with the application, a short
Kendra Moore-Hindel and Jeff Moore
dinosaur foot prints were placed on essay had to be submitted explain-
have continued the event that was their
the floor of the Duncan Falls/Philo ing how the scholarship would help
father, the late Kenny Moore Jr.’s vi-
Branch. Activities, games, and story with the student’s future plans.
sion. He had a passion for teaching area
times were all part of the fun. Many A panel of NCHS/JGHS alumni
youth about farming and loved tractors,
trains, and old equipment.
summer readers were able to sign judged the essays.
“The community amazes me on
up in person for the Summer Read- Next year, Waltz wants to give
their continued support and we are
ing Challenge that runs through July. two students scholarships.
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. “I’m glad we were able to do it,”
It is not too late to register for Sum-
Dan Vincent MCLS Summer Reading sign up table at the Dresden Branch Library. Lynette Dotson said Waltz. “And to help students
and visions. 19 years strong. Next year
mer Reading. All ages are welcome
by Gregg Meadows will be our 20th annual farm show
to sign up either in person, online by per. As you reach certain milestones box, Dillon State Park cabin stay and out in these colleges, it’s more like
and hopefully my nieces and nephews
visiting muskingumlibrary.org/sum- have been exceptional. These Tri-Valley pus – the 15th class of the Tri-Valley everything else, it’s expensive. And
Since its inception 57 years ago in along your summer reading journey, excursion, a two lane party at Sun-
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 that little bit will help them, you
merreading2026, or by using the you will earn raffle tickets that can rise Bowling Center, and more.
dream,” explained Hindel.
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
Beanstack app. then be put towards any of the grand Visit muskingumlibrary.org/sum- know. I’m glad we were able to do
prior to the kickoff of the scheduled TV
and written its storied past.
the Tri-Valley school district – there have
the Education of Yesterday Farm Show.
How does summer reading work? prizes offered, like book sets, a Ries- merreading2026 for more informa- it.”

been hundreds of Scottie student-ath-
On Friday night, Oct. 6 – in front of vs Philo football game, bringing the to-
After signing up, read to rack up beck’s gift card, Nintendo Switch tion. 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-
petition whose sustained performances Lite, Escape Room passes, a Tonie- letic giants to 60. open with a large farm toy display on the
minutes that you then log into the
Stadium in Dresden on the TVHS cam-
second and third floors, live equipment
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