The Coshocton County Beacon December 18, 2019 | Page 2

What’s black and white and read all over? The Coshocton County Beacon! Roxanna reads The Beacon at Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, WY Where are you reading The Beacon? Take The Beacon with you and share your images with us The Beacon P O S I T I V E LY C O S H O C T O N C O U N T Y coshoctonbeacontoday.com PUBLISHERS statement THE COSHOCTON COUNTY BEACON is published weekly by Good Fortune Advertising LLC, 226 Main Street, Coshocton, Ohio 43812. All rights reserved © by Good Fortune Advertising LLC. Good Fortune Advertising LLC does not necessarily support the opinion of writers. Mailed at Pe- riodicals Postage Pricing Permit No. 25408 at Coshocton, OH, 43812. Postmaster, send address changes to The Coshocton County Beacon, 226 Main Street, Coshocton, OH 43812. Address changes may be sent via email to [email protected]. To request free in-county delivery of The Coshocton County Beacon, visit our office at 226 Main Street in Towne Centre, Coshocton to fill out a requestor card. You can also request free in-county delivery of The Beacon online at www.iwantmybeacon.com. The Beacon P O S I T I V E LY C O S H O C T O N C O U N T Y Christmas lights set to music on North Fourth Street By Beth Scott [email protected] COSHOCTON – For the third consecutive year, Chad Lawrence has created an incredible Christmas light display that’s far from average. “The first year, it was kind of small and I’ve slowly been adding to it,” said Lawrence. Lawrence began programming this year’s show last January and started stringing the lights in November during the warmer weather. But what makes this dis- play so special is that the lights are set to music using an SM transmitter attached to a computer that plays through eight popular holiday songs with the lights flashing in time with the beat. These are not your ordinary Christmas lights. The lights Lawrence uses were originally created for outdoor advertising signs. Software on Lawrence’s computer creates a 3D model of each light, and the program tells each light when to turn on, the color, and how bright to shine during each second of the display. “It’s just a lot of fun,” said Lawrence. “I first saw something like this on YouTube that a family did in San Antonio, Texas. I started researching it and found out how they did it. My wife said, you should do that. So I bought the parts I needed and a friend of mine helped me wire everything. It’s fun to build it, design it, and it’s fun to watch.” Shelby Theatres 460 Downtowner Plaza • Coshocton • 740-622-6855 Call for Show Times! 740-622-3456 (film) Now Showing: “Jumanji The Next Level” (PG-13) Starting Thurs.: “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (PG-13) TUESDAY IS “MATINEE ALL DAY!” Contributed | Beacon Chad Lawrence has been creating a unique Christmas display at his home for three consecutive years. Each segment of the eight songs that play last about 23 minutes and then loop back to start again. Lawrence has the lights set to music every night from 6 to 9 p.m. The lights shine without music from 5 to 6 p.m. and 9 to 10 p.m. “We get a lot of people we don’t know send us messag- es and Christmas cards saying how much they like the lights,” said Lawrence. The lights will be on display until New Year’s Day. Lawrence lives at 226 N. Fourth St., across from the Salvation Army. 0039_121819 PUBLISHED BY Good Fortune Advertising, LLC 226 Main Street, Coshocton, Ohio 43812 Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone] www.coshoctonbeacontoday.com Office Hours: Monday – Friday. 9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Deadlines: Classified Advertising – Friday at 5 p.m. Display Advertising – Thursday at 12 p.m. Located at 226 Main Street, Coshocton, OH 43812 OWNER/PUBLISHER - MARK FORTUNE [email protected] CIRCULATION AND CLASSIFIEDS - TARA STARCHER [email protected] GRAPHICS & DESIGN – JOSEPH JOHNSTON [email protected] GRAPHICS & DESIGN – AMY CASEY [email protected] SALES CONSULTANT - SANDY GRIER [email protected] SALES CONSULTANT - NINA DRINKO [email protected] REPORTING & GRAPHICS - BETH SCOTT [email protected] NEWS & CONTENT EDITOR - JOSIE SELLERS [email protected] Disclaimer: The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising for any reason. The publisher shall not be liable for dam- ages arising out of errors in advertising beyond the amount paid for space actually occupied by that portion of the advertise- ment in which the error occurred, whether such error is due to the negligence of the publisher’s employees or otherwise, and there shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. Classified refunds will be given only on mistakes reported during the first time the ad appears in The Coshocton County Beacon. Any reproduction without written consent of the publisher is prohibited. 2016 The Coshocton County Beacon. 2 THE BEACON 0001_121819 www.coshoctonbeacontoday.com DECEMBER 18, 2019