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16 • The Beacon
March 25, 2020
Warsaw Alumni Association
cancels annual banquet
The 110 th annual Warsaw
Alumni Banquet has been
canceled for the 2020 year.
The executive committee
has decided that the present
situation with the Covid-19
virus has created a threat-
ing situation that makes this
cancellation necessary.
T he alu m n i a ssocia-
tion is planning to resume
the banquet for May 2021.
They will have a double
number of honor classes
and request that the alumni
officers and members of
the executive committee
serve again next year.
OSU Newark and COTC
cancel all events for rest
of this spring semester
Following the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention’s most recent
recommendation to limit or
cancel all gatherings, Cen-
tral Ohio Technical College
and the Ohio State Universi-
ty at Newark have cancelled
all student and public events
scheduled for the remainder
of the semester (which con-
cludes on Friday, May 1).
This includes:
— A l l C O T C e ve n t s
scheduled to be held on or
off campus including at all
four COTC campus loca-
tions (Newark, Coshocton,
Knox and Pataskala).
—All Ohio State New-
ark events scheduled to
be held on or off campus
and at the SciDome at The
Works: Ohio Center for
History, Art & Technology.
—All events sponsored
by C OTC’s Wo r k fo r c e
Development Innovation
Center and Lifelong Learn-
i ng I n st it ut e i nclud i ng
those held on campus and
at the West Licking County
Family YMCA.
—P ublic and pr ivate
events scheduled to be held
at any of these campus
locations including ACT
testing, the Heisey Wind
Ensemble concert on Satur-
day, April 25 and the Unit-
ed Methodist Church egg
hunt on Saturday, April 4.
A li m ited nu mber of
larger campus events may
be transitioned to a virtual
format. In those instances
when an event will tran-
sition to another format,
event organizers will reach
out directly to participants,
and a message with addi-
tional i nfor mation will
be communicated on the
COTC and/or Ohio State
Newark websites.
T he O ne Book /O ne
Com mu nit y author dis-
cussion and book-signing
of “What the Eyes Don’t
See: A Stor y of Cr isis,
Resistance and Hope in
an American City” by Dr.
Mona Hanna-Attisha for
Monday, April 13 is can-
celled; however, a limited
number of complimenta-
ry copies of the book are
still available. Individu-
als can request a compli-
mentary copy be mailed
to their home by email at
wa l sh. 276@os u .e d u or
calling 740-364-9514.
COTC’s spr i ng com-
m e n c e m e n t c e r e m o ny,
scheduled for Friday, May
1, will be postponed. The
college will continue to
evaluate information as the
situation progresses and
communicate a decision
as to a rescheduled date in
the coming weeks. Even
though the commencement
ceremony is postponed,
st udents who have suc-
cessfully completed their
associate degree or cer-
tificate will be mailed their
diploma or certificate after
the end of the semester.
Ohio St ate Newark’s
annual graduation celebra-
tion to recognize students
who complete a majority
of their degree programs
at the Newark campus is
cancelled. The Ohio State
Un i ve r s i t y p r e v i o u sl y
announced the university’s
spring commencement cer-
emony is postponed.
Buckeye State Sheriffs’
Association endorses
OFBF’s $5,000 reward
The Buckeye State Sher-
iffs’ Association announced
its continued endorsement
of Ohio Farm Bureau Fed-
eration’s Property Protec-
tion Program. Recently the
program reward increased
from $2,500-$5,000.
T he $5,000 reward is
paid to both Farm Bureau
me mbe r s a nd non me m-
bers who provide informa-
tion that leads to the arrest
and conviction of some-
one who committed arson,
aggravated burglary, bur-
glary, breaking and enter-
ing, criminal damaging or
endangering, criminal mis-
chief, criminal trespass,
aggravated trespass, theft,
va nd al ism or veh icu la r
vandalism (all as defined
in Ohio Revised Code) on
a Farm Bureau member’s
property.
This list now includes
both felonies and certain
eligible misdemeanors.
“Endorsing this program
is a no brainer for BSSA,”
said Allen Solomon, Aug-
laize County sheriff and
president of the Buckeye
State Sher iffs’ Associa-
tion. “To have the support
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of extra eyes in rural Ohio
is something we appreciate
very much, and this incen-
tivizes those who see some-
thing suspicious happening
on an Ohio Farm Bureau
member’s property to take
action.”
If you are a member of
Coshocton County Far m
Bureau, then you have the
opportunity to receive one
of these signs by calling
the Farm Bureau office or
locally at Endsley Agency
or Boyer Insurance. If you
have not received one, con-
tact the county office. If you
are not a member of Farm
Bureau and would like to
help in joining the fight to
keep Coshocton County a
beautiful and safe place to
be, call 740- 452-2356 or
email coshocton@of bf.org
to sign up.
In order to qualify for the
program, a Property Protec-
tion Program reward sign
or sticker must be displayed
prom i ne nt ly on a Fa r m
Bureau member’s property
or vehicle at the time of the
offense. While all members
are encouraged to display
the new reward sign, the
$5,000 reward will still be
paid on crimes committed
on or after Jan. 1, 2020, even
when an older version of the
sign is displayed.
Ohio Farm Bureau’s mis-
sion is working together for
Ohio farmers to advance
agriculture and strengthen
communities.
Coshocton Soil and Water
Conservation District
724 S. 7th Street, Coshocton, OH 43812
740-622-8087, Ext. 4 • www.coshoctonswcd.org
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resources since 1942
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