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12 • The Beacon February 13 , 2025

Book swap to be held at Clary Gardens

By Jen Jones

For The Beacon

Clary Gardens will hold its first book swap on Thursday , Feb . 20 at 5 p . m . The gardens are located at 588 W . Chestnut St . ( state Route 541 West ) in Coshocton .

The community is invited to bring a book to add to the swap , and everyone will take a different book home that evening . The Clary

Gardens ’ event page says this is the perfect way to warm your heart and mind while connecting with fellow book lovers in the community .

Hot beverages will be available as people look over the selection of books and meet new friends or chat with old ones .

The book exchange party is all about sharing stories , making connections and finding new favorites to add to your collection . Everyone is invited to shake off the cold and find a new book to cozy up with .

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SUNDAY , FEB . 9 , 1975

The Generals grabbed the Inter Valley Conference . Ridgewood hosted Lakeland for the championship game , which ended with 54-50 win for the Generals and a 10-1 record for the season . Rich Babcock led the team with 27 points , followed by Dave Olinger ’ s 14 and Robbie Warne ’ s 9 . Jeff Bennington led the team in rebounds with 15 . “ We did it . It wasn ’ t easy and we were really pushed , but we came through when we had to ,” said Coach Bill Gorsack .

WEDNESDAY , FEB . 6 , 1985

On Jan . 21 the Phil Donahue Show saw several audience members faint one after another . The reason for the repeated fainting spells were revealed on Friday , notorious prankster Alan Abel . CHS graduate of 1942 , Abel has made a name for himself as a humorist and organizing mass pranks . In 1959 he posed as a member of the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals on the Today show where pronounced “ A nude horse is a rude horse ” or the 1964 and ‘ 68 presidential runs of ( fictitious ) housewife , Yetta Bronstein . “ Once in a while they ( TV programs ) have to be given a kick in the behind and in the intellect ,” said Abel . Abel explained that he believed people should have fun in life ; not give up their toys when they turn 21 .

SUNDAY , FEB . 12 , 1995

The first Presbyterian Church will soon have a new pipe organ . “ One of the interesting parts of this particular instrument is that we were able to incorporate about 250 pipes from the instrument that was first built in this sanctuary in 1912 ,” said Music Director Chuck Snyder . The organ was replaced 16 years ago , but pipes were kept . Parishioners raised money for the new organ , particularly Eleanor Custer who didn ’ t want to disclose the amount she donated . “ It ’ s been a dream , but it seemed like the impossible dream until this gift came ,” said Snyder .

SATURDAY FEB . 12 , 2005

The 660th Transportation Co . will be returning to Zanesville from deployment this Sunday , with Coshocton ’ s reservists returning with it . A welcome ceremony is being prepared , which will include speeches by Mayor Jack Fenton , U . S . Rep . Ted Strickland , LTC . Hugo Doerschuck and Commander Shalosky . John Kunkel will preside over the ceremony , and special recognition will be given for the two injured and two lost members of the unit . The Coshocton Public Library will be posting a bulletin board and map which will mark the names and locations of the county ’ s servicemen still serving inside the country , in the Middle East and elsewhere abroad .

WEDNESDAY , FEB . 12 , 2015

Emily Hartley , Coshocton , has signed with Wheeling Jesuit University to play soccer . “ It feels amazing to know where I ’ m going to school . I have pictured playing in college since junior high and I ’ m real excited that I have found a school where I want to play next year . I really have enjoyed my dad coaching . I don ’ t think if he didn ’ t coach , I would be where I am right now . He has pushed me more than anybody else just because he is my dad , he wants me to succeed . I think that ’ s one of the main things I ’ ve enjoyed here ,” said Hartley .

All information was obtained from microfilm of the Coshocton Tribune at the Coshocton County Library and from the archives of The Coshocton County Beacon .