The Coshocton County Beacon December 4, 2019 | Page 4
| OPINION
I
t is hard to believe that
spacecraft for the Artemis I
the Christmas sea-
mission - NASA is planning
son is here. With the
to return to the lunar sur-
Thanksgiving holiday
face in 2024. You can keep
being as late as it can possi-
up with all of this at www.
bly be in any year, flipping
nasa.gov.
the calendar to December
The Buckeyes deserve a
upon arriving in the office
mention
with their romp
MARK’S MUSINGS
this morning (Monday)
over TTUN on Saturday.
brings a bit of reality to the arrival of
The victory vaults the Buckeyes into the
December 25.
BIG conference championship game
Of course with all the catalogs, “crum- this Saturday evening at 7 p.m. against
my” commercials, emails and internet
the Badgers of Wisconsin. If their pre-
popups we all know that the holiday
vious game is any indication this one
season is arriving more rapid than
should be over by halftime but let’s not
eagles his coursers they came. Yep, took get our hopes up - it is difficult to beat
that line from the famous “Twas the
the same team twice in the same season
Night before Christmas” - a story that
- but one thing you can count on is that
was almost not written and certainly
the Buckeyes will be prepared.
not meant to be shared with the public.
I am not sure that the Browns deserve
Glad it was.
a mention - they are out of the playoffs
Did you make it to the annual Warsaw barring any kind of small miracle at
Lions Club Music & Comedy Show this
this point. A disappointing season for
year? It was a great show filled with fun
sure - offensive play calling seems to be
skits and fantastic musical performanc- their downfall - why can’t the Browns
es. Our community is so blessed to have get the number one receiver in all of
all of the wonderful, talented people
football more involved in the game?
that are willing to put themselves out in And if he is covered, doesn’t that mean
front of an audience and share. Thank
someone else is not? Last time I checked
you.
each team has 11 players on the field.
The first candle lighting at Roscoe Vil- Something just seems off - and Mayfield
lage is this Saturday evening - the annu- was not accurate in the second half for
al Coshocton Community Choir concert sure. I think it will take more games for
is this coming Sunday - opportunities
the Browns to start clicking like they
abound for you to refresh and renew
should. Nothing against the Steelers but
your holiday spirit. These are exactly the the Browns got beat by a third string
kind of events and performances that
quarterback. I don’t look for Coach
will bring a smile to your face. They are
Kitchens to return next season. And the
heartwarming and spirit filling.
tee shirt that he wore - that’s just not
And to top it all off, Santa Claus
wise.
arrives in the village of West Lafayette
Three weeks from this Tuesday eve-
this Saturday - it is always a fun filled
ning (Dec. 3) one of the greatest Christ-
parade.
mas movies of all time returns!
Did you know that NASA’s new rocket
is coming to Ohio? Yep. It is going to
undergo testing at NASA’s Plum Brook
Station near Cleveland. This is the Orion
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Ellis named Steel Magnolia recipient
Nominated by Lyn Mizer,
COSHOCTON - Winnie Ellis
Ellis experienced the
has been selected as the
horror of domestic violence
Coshocton area’s 2019 an-
in her own family. Since
nual Steel Magnolia Award
that time Ellis has given
honoree, the Middletown
countless hours of her time
Community Foundation
to the local United Way and
has announced.
to her church. She survived
The award honors wom-
stage four melanoma and
en who have overcome
was back to volunteering at
obstacles to positively
the United Way before her
impact the community.
treatments had concluded.
The program is adminis-
Ellis will receive $2,500
tered by the Middletown
from the AK Steel Foun-
Community Foundation
dation for her charity of
and funded by the AK Steel
Ellis
choice, First Step Family
Foundation.
Violence Intervention Services, Inc.
"The AK Steel Foundation is proud
The Steel Magnolia Award honors
to sponsor the Steel Magnolia Awards
women of all ages who face personal
to honor women who have overcome
adversity and have shown exception-
adversity and serve as shining examples
al strength, courage, compassion and
to others giving back to the community,"
leadership through their work in support
said Roger K. Newport, chief executive
of their communities. Nominations by
officer of AK Steel.
Traci Barnett, Middletown Community essay were solicited from the public in
each of the 13 communities where AK
Foundation’s executive director, notes
that judges traditionally have a very diffi- Steel operates a facility. Nominees were
required to live near an AK Steel facility.
cult decision in selecting recipients.
Nominators and nominees did not have
“As happens each year, our indepen-
to be associated in any way with employ-
dent judges review public nominations
ees of AK Steel. Nomination forms for
of many outstanding women who have
the 2020 Steel Magnolia Awards will be
overcome adversity and have contribut-
ed immensely to their communities,” she available in Summer 2020.
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said. “Each nominee is very deserving of
recognition.”
COTC honors peace officer basic
training graduates
NEWARK - Central Ohio Technical College
(COTC) held a graduation ceremony on
Nov. 21 to honor graduates of the peace
officer basic training (POBT) program
The following students graduated from
BAS Class #19-029 under Commander
Jeff Sowards: Clara Bernthold, Lancaster;
Jordan Jones, Dresden; Hannah Looney,
Danville; Sarah McCreery, Coshocton;
Joshua Neely, Howard; Zachary Raaker,
Etna; Benjamin Smith, Thornville; Kara
Spence, Heath; and Peyton Yost, John-
stown.
“This is a special class,” said Sowards.
“All the graduates passed the state peace
officer exam on the first try with an av-
erage score of 91.6, surpassing two of the
top academies in the state.”
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