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April 1, 2020
The Beacon • 5
Barista certifications earned
at Coffee Connection shop
Two C o sho c t on C of-
fee Connection employees
completed a barista certifi-
cation course.
J a i m e  C r a w f o r d
and Lydia Darling traveled
to Crimson Cup in Colum-
bus where the completed a
two day course.
They took classes consist-
ing of coffee 101, customer
service, espresso 101 and
milk 101. During these two
days of training the employ-
ees learned a lot of informa-
tion which they are excited
to bring back and implement
in their coffee shop.
Lake Park is still open, but
has new safety guidelines
Lake Park is still open
for walking, hiking, biking,
etc. However, be sure to
maintain a social distance of
six feet when encountering
others in the park.
A l l pl ayg r ou nd s a nd
public restrooms are closed
until further notice.
Clean-up day scheduled
for Saturday, April 4 is can-
celled.
The park district office
is closed for face-to-face
business, but is available by
phone or email during nor-
mal office hours; weekdays
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a
mail slot in the office door
for any payments or docu-
ments that need dropped off.  
Fatherhood Initiative honors
essay winners at Ridgewood
Josie Sellers
Pictured with their prizes are Jacob Blackwell and Kiley Hahn, and
behind them is William Johnson.
By Josie Sellers
The Coshocton Coun-
t y Fatherhood Initiative
awarded the winners of its
annual essay contest dur-
ing a special presentation
on March 12 at Ridgewood
Middle School and Ridge-
wood Elementary School.
Instead of covering all
school districts, the group
decided to focus on one a
year. Each winner in the
contest received a Kindle
Fire and Papa John’s cou-
pon. The three grand-prize
winners — seventh-grader
Kiley Hahn, fourth-grader
Jacob Blackwell and sev-
enth-grader Bralee Mat-
thews — also received $500
to use to impact their class
in an educational way.
Students grade 3-7 were
challenged to write essays
about “what is the father’s
role in the family.”
Kindergar ten through
second-graders could draw
pict u re s t o go w it h t he
theme.
“We do this because it’s
another way we can find
out how the fatherhood pro-
grams are working in the
community,” William John-
son from the Fatherhood
Initiative said. “Kids write
what they see.”
Ed Gallagher, who also
is with the Fatherhood Ini-
tiative committee, said the
essay contest is another way
the schools can practice
their English language arts
skills. “You can see how
they’ve prog ressed, and
those skills have improved
significantly,” he said.
Call 740-622-4237 for more info.
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