14 • The Beacon February 20 , 2025
Galentine ’ s Day Event was a sold-out fun evening
By Marianne Austin For The Beacon
A Galentine ’ s Day Event was held at the Coshocton County Community Room on Feb . 10 , sponsored by Genesis Healthcare System . All 250 tickets were sold for the event , which included 45 vendors set up providing a variety of products .
Jennifer Austin , president of the Junior Women ’ s Club , said the Galentine ’ s Day Event is focusing on women , women leaders , networking and really trying to bring women together in a positive way .
“ That is what the Empowerment Network is all about ,” Austin said . “ Coshocton Chamber of Commerce and the Empowerment Network are putting this event on .”
Austin was invited to speak on behalf of the Junior Women ’ s Club to let the ladies in attendance know there are options available to them in the county . If they want to join a service organization that is womenfocused , there are many opportunities available to them . Austin spoke about the Junior Women ’ s Club ,
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Numerous raffle prizes were up for grabs at the Galentine ’ s Day Event held at the Coshocton County Community Room on Feb . 10 .
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and Katie Hultz from Katie Bakes spoke about Coshocton Business and Professional Women .
Hultz ’ s business is Katie Bakes , and she is president of Coshocton Business and Professional Women this year .
“ I have been in business for several years ,” she said . “ I do anything from cupcakes to wedding cakes , and right now I ’ m focusing on smaller things like birthday cakes , cupcakes and cookies . I also try to give back to the community , so several times a year I go to places where I ’ ve been asked to go , like RHDD and some mentoring programs . I teach cookie and cupcake classes through the county schools .
“ I am always trying to find ways to give back to the community , just like all of us here tonight . We count on our community to help us with our dream . I am on Facebook and Instagram under Katie Bakes . I am easy to find , and my phone number is on Facebook .”
Hannah Bush is in the business of custom hand embroidery with Handmade by Hannah . Many of her products were on display along with a slideshow of the things she has to offer .
“ I can customize anything you want with embroidery ,” Bush said . “ I specialize in children sweaters . I can customize anything , children ’ s sweaters with their names on them or holiday
The Genesis HealthCare System Trauma Center recently elevated its trauma center to a Level III-N designation . The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma made the designation after recognizing the Genesis Trauma Center ’ s ability to provide optimal care for injured patients .
“ Providing high-quality and timely trauma care to our community is our top priority ,” said Stuart Chow , D . O ., FACOS , FACS , medical director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgical Services at Genesis HealthCare System . “ Genesis is committed to providing immediate care for injured patients .”
sweaters . My most sold items are my ornaments . I can make a silhouette of the family . I brought pendants that you can put on key chains so people can see what I do outside my slideshow . I have done blanket orders , headbands with their names on them , beanies , Christmas stockings .
“ The beauty of customizing is you can do whatever the customer wants , and I love that I can do this at home so I can stay home with my son . It is a nice creative outlet for me , but at the same time , I get to stay with him . People can find me on Facebook or Instagram .”
Color Street is a dry nail polish product with beauty products for all different levels of beauty , said Dana Ross , Color Street stylist .
“ Whatever you like , we have nail polish strips , makeup , mascara , beauty products for different levels of beauty ,” she said . “ This is a direct sales company and a side business for me .”
In 2024 the Coshocton County Chamber of Commerce created what is called the Women Empower Her Committee .
“ We have a committee of ladies that want to empower other women in Coshocton County , and this is our second annual Galentine ’ s Day Party ,” Director of the Coshocton Chamber of Commerce Amy Crown said .
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A Galentine ’ s Day Event was held Feb . 10 . All 250 tickets were sold for the event , which included 45 vendors set up providing a variety of products .
“ We have 45 women-owned and co-owned businesses here set up for the evening . We have a fantastic committee of volunteers that helped put this together . Genesis Healthcare System was our sponsor for this evening . Other people have donated throughout the night .
“ There are tons of door prizes , a wine bar . We are going to hear from the local BPW Coshocton and the Coshocton Junior Women ’ s Club . This whole event is about women empowering other women , and that means supporting local businesses , entrepreneurs and things like that . New this year , a dessert bar . We have a Cari-cartoonist . Annie Dale and Company donated her photo booth to us , and we are having a raffle . People have donated huge raffle
Genesis HealthCare System has been verified as a Level III Trauma Center since 2011 and has undergone the verification process every three years since that time . Starting in 2023 , the new Level N designation by the ACS- COT reflects 24-hour neurosurgery coverage to assess and manage neurologically injured patients such as head and spinal injuries .
During the verification process , trauma care is evaluated utilizing numerous trauma quality metrics including timely assessment , resuscitation , stabilization , emergency surgery , intensive care and post-hospital care of baskets raising money for our Empower Her Committee .”
The chamber really wanted to focus on tons of home-based businesses that are run by women .
“ They might be teachers and have side hustles or moms that can ’ t take a fulltime job ,” Crown said . “ We have a wide range of vendors here , and that ’ s exciting . So that is kind of what tonight ’ s event is about . We do lunch and learn a few times a year where we bring in women speakers . We are having one in April , and we are pretty excited about it . A female investor will teach us how to invest our money .”
For more information on the Coshocton County Chamber of Commerce , visit www . coshoctonchamber . com .
Genesis elevates to Level III-N trauma
patients who have sustained a traumatic injury . This process also involves evaluation of the trauma program , reviewing operational processes to ensure quality care is consistently being provided in all phases including care in the prehospital setting through the rehabilitation phase .
The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical education and practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient . The college has over 72,000 members and is the largest association of surgeons in the world .