6 • The Beacon April 1 , 2021

As I was cramming another mouthful of that ever so special Western treat into my mouth this morning ( that would be cereal ), I thought about all of the cereals I have enjoyed over the years . Many of them are familiar to everyone : Rice Krispies , Cheerios , Wheaties , Life , and so on and so forth . But growing up , our mom had some cereals that were considered “ hands off ” for us youngsters — no “ fancy ” healthy stuff for us .

Cereals with sugar — or with some sugar heaped on top — were for us kids . Total cereal and others were for Mom . There was one cereal we had that has

Mark Fortune

Mark ’ s Musings

I was saddened by the passing of Janet Mosier and felt I had to say a little about Janet . When I took office as mayor in 1981 , I had no staff and needed to get rolling . Helen , my wife , knew Janet and suggested I hire her to be my secretary . I did and never regretted it .

Janet served with me 10 years from 1981 till 1991 . She went from secretary to administrative assistant . I knew Janet had a pilots license , played organ and piano at Roscoe Church , and dealt with Quarter horses , which I know nothing about .

almost a cult following . And while it was “ hands off ,” I used to sneak a bowl every now and then ( like almost every day after my paper route ).

That cereal was Fortified Oat Flakes . There has never been an imitator that has quite lived up to the health benefits and taste of this cereal . I loved it . Introduced in the 1970s , Post stopped making it in the 1980s , or so the internet says . According to one website , there are several thousand votes naming it the “ All-Time Greatest Cereal .” Apparently , it was that good . Bring it back with a new logo and colorful box , and you could have a winner here .

You still have time to bid on many wonderful items for the Coshocton County Chamber of Commerce auction . The online auction bidding ends at noon this Saturday , April 3 . Dozens of businesses and organizations in our community have donated items and gift certificates galore .

This is a wonderful opportunity to help the Chamber of Commerce , and while doing so , you are helping our community . A suggestion might be to buy some items as gifts . There are many items that would fit into that category when you browse through the list . Bid online at www . coshoctonchamber . com .

Not including TTUN , what happened to the Big 10 teams in the men ’ s basketball tournament ? With TTUN the only team remaining out of nine that entered the tournament , we are limited to who we can root for here in the Midwest . Will you root for TTUN or not ?

Meanwhile , the Pac12 conference has several

When we started out , the state passed a law to allow municipal employees to unionize and bargain . This was new . We had to learn how to negotiate and write union contracts . She learned quick . There was no income tax , and we had to learn to deal with it . Council passed rules for mandatory garbage collection . We had to negotiate contracts and rules . The sheriff was going to take over the policing operation . That was new . We have employees ’ insurance , self-insured — took a lot of work .

Janet loved people , and people loved Janet . I remember whenever someone came very angry , Janet would answer the phone and talk about their problems . By the time they teams still in the hunt for a national title . Some of those may be eliminated as I am writing this on Monday and there are games to determine the final four tonight and on Tuesday night . TTUN has a good chance of making the final four based on their performance throughout the season and in the tournament so far .

Where do we stand with the COVID-19 pandemic ? According to the Centers for Disease Control website located at www . cdc . gov , as of Monday , March 29 , over 143 million doses of vaccine have been administered , and the U . S . has recorded over 30 million cases of COVID-

talked to me after talking to her , it didn ’ t seem so bad after all . She just had a knack that whenever she talked to someone , they felt better .

When we left office in 1991 , Janet went to Roscoe Village and did well for them . Then later she got elected clerk of courts and had that same way with that job . As a side note , I knew Janet ’ s dad ,

19 . After new reported cases trending down since a high recorded on Jan . 8 of this year , the trend has now started upward . While we are making significant inroads to beat the virus , it is still a real threat , and taking precautions needs to still be the order of the day .

Here ’ s hoping you have a very Happy Easter and are able to enjoy time with family . Most certainly this year looks very different than last year with regards to the pandemic . Spring is here , the days are getting longer and warmer temperatures will soon be consistent . Thanks for reading The Beacon .

who was a truck driver delivering Clow Pipe . When he returned , he would tell us all about the job site , how business was and their future plans . He loved people too , and I am sure that ’ s where Janet got her personality . May God bless you Janet , and maybe he might need an assistant . Dan Moody Coshocton