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Funeral home holds first responders lunch

By Marianne Austin

Given-Dawson-Paisley Funeral Home hosted its first responders cookout on July 21 .

“ We wanted to give back to first responders because they make a huge difference in our profession and help us out tremendously ,” said Jessica Paisley , manager . “ Everyone from the fire department , EMS , REACT , emergency services and the sheriff ’ s office is always helping us out . We wanted to do something to give back to those people . We had to stop for a year due to COVID , and

By Jen Jones

For 12 years the Farm Friday event has been happening in downtown Coshocton . Deb Bigelow , with the Coshocton Soil and Water Conservation District , said they had tried different times of the year , but the first Friday in August has been

FOR SALE then in 2021 we started it up again and we saw triple numbers of first responders coming out and saying thank you for doing this .”

This is a yearly event , and the funeral home staff looks forward to doing it .

“ We tell people they can pick up a meal to go or stop by and eat with friends and co-workers here ,” Paisley said . “ A huge group of sheriff ’ s office employees were just here . It is a great event . Our entire staff at Given-Dawson-Paisley comes out , and we enjoy putting it on . We even have postal workers to florists

Marianne Austin

Given-Dawson-Paisley Funeral Home hosted its first responders cookout on July 21 .

stop by , and UPS will stop by . Anything we can do to help the community and first responders because the best time for the event .

This year Farm Friday will be Aug . 4 from 5-7 p . m . on Main Street and Fourth Street in Coshocton . Immediately following Farm Friday will be Our Town Coshocton ’ s concert for August featuring a country music performer .

“ There will be farm animals and machinery for children to explore . Everything comes from local farmers . This year there are goats , steers , dairy cows and sheep . This event has always been geared towards educating the community about the importance of agriculture . I think that ’ s part of the reason why people are so eager to help with it ,” Bigelow said .

Besides animals and machinery , displays will be set up to help explain different aspects of agriculture . Children are encouraged to pick up a card from the soil and conservation tent and have it stamped at different they are the first ones to help all the funeral homes , not just ours .”

Sgt . Adam Parks from

displays . Cards that are completely filled out will be put in a drawing for fair passes that include rides donated by the Coshocton Sheriff ’ s Office was picking up 15 meals for staff members who were working at the office . “ We greatly appreciate everything that the funeral home does , providing meals for us ,” he said . “ I am up here collecting meals for the jail staff and dispatch staff that couldn ’ t come up . They box it up and generously donate it and get us taken care of so our staff can eat .”

Paisley said , “ It is a good thing to do for them . They don ’ t get recognized enough . It ’ s the least we can do .”

Farm Friday to be held downtown Aug . 4

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Farm Friday has always been geared toward educating the community about the importance of agriculture .

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the Coshocton Fair Board . Thirty of these passes have been donated , and the names of the winners will be drawn on the Monday following the event . All winners will be contacted . Every child who has a filled card also will receive a free frozen yogurt , donated by Whitt ’ s .

Food trucks will be at the Farm Friday too . “ This is just a fun and educational night ,” Bigelow said .

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