20 • The Beacon May 23 , 2024

Members of the Newcomerstown Veterans Honor Guard now have a renovated wagon float to use for parades and special events , thanks in part to Buckeye Career Center students from four labs .

The project , a collaborative effort among the outdoor power , construction technology , auto collision , and CAD / development and design labs , featured a complete overhaul of the steel and wooden structure . It required removing and replacing the floor boards , building custom stairs and sitting benches , replacing wheel bearings and seals , and the design and creation of several metal signs using BCC ’ s new water jet table .

Outdoor power senior Tyler Toot from Conotton Valley contributed to

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The project , a collaborative effort among the outdoor power , construction technology , auto collision , and CAD / development and design labs , featured a complete overhaul of the steel and wooden structure .

the project . “ I feel grateful to have been able to give back to the people who have served our country ,” he said .

His classmate Jalee

Coen of Claymont agreed . “ I also felt very proud and grateful to be able to help our veterans . We learned new skills , like painting in the paint booth in auto collision , while also giving back to our community ,” she said .

The former pumpkinhauling trailer was purchased over 10 years ago

Veterans interested in going on an Honor Flight to Washington , D . C . can stop by the Coshocton County Veterans Service Office in the Coshocton County Courthouse for assistance in filling out an application .

Upcoming flights include Mission 133 on June 13 , sponsor Dublin by Honor Guard Cmdr . Denny Ross , who is ecstatic to have a safe way to transport Honor Guard members during community parades .

“ We ’ re all at the age of 75-84 , and it ’ s hard for us to march long distances . ( The students ) completely redid it . It ’ s amazing , and we weren ’ t expecting anything like this ,” Ross said . “ What a magnificent job they did .”

Lumber for the project , with an approximate value of $ 800 , was donated by Holmes Lumber . The labor was conducted by BCC students as a community service project . As a thank you , the Honor Guard donated $ 500 to BCC to be split among the labs that participated in the project .

Honor Flight ; Mission 134 on Aug . 29 , sponsor Vance Outdoors ; Mission 135 on Sept . 19 , sponsor Abbott Labs ; Mission 136 on Oct . 10 , sponsor The Ragan & McNamara Family ; Mission 137 on Oct . 31 , sponsor Battelle ; and Mission 138 on Nov . 7 , sponsor Nationwide .

ALL Veterans Who served Their Country to Defend Our Freedom and Ideals .