6 • The Beacon October 29 , 2020
Chamber presents its annual awards
The Buckeyes looked pretty sharp in their season opener against the Nebraska Cornhuskers . It took a bit to get going , but once they did , it was almost like watching the team from last year on the field . In fact , the Buckeyes made enough of an impression in the first game that they soared from the number-five spot to the number-three spot in the AP top-25 rankings this week . And with Clemson ( number one ) making mistakes and Alabama ( number two ) losing Jaylen Waddle to a season-ending ankle injury , the Buckeyes are in the right place at the right time this season .
Heading east this week to take on the shocked Nittany Lions
will be an early test of this much aligned Buckeye team .
The Coshocton County Chamber of Commerce held a virtual awards ceremony this year in lieu of the annual dinner , which was canceled due to COVID-19 . Congratulations are in order for the newest member of the elite Coshoctonian club with Tom Edwards being named the 2020 winner . Well deserved and congratulations Tom .
Other awards presented were Employee of the Year to Carol Hadrosky of Peoples
Bank and Barb Karr , Coshocton County Clerk of Courts .
The Young Leader of the Year went to Jandi Adams of Clary Gardens , and the First Responders Award went to Jon Mosier . Amy Crown , executive director of the chamber , has announced Friday , Sept . 10 will be the date for the 2021 annual chamber dinner .
Here we are with less than two months until Christmas 2020 . Seems like yesterday we were observing the New Year of 2020 doesn ’ t it ? You ’ re right ; it doesn ’ t . It has been a long year by any stretch of the imagination , and you don ’ t even have to stretch that far . It is difficult to get a grasp on where we are exactly with the COVID-19 pandemic , right ? Or do we know exactly where we are in this mess ?
With cases climbing and winter headed our way , the next few months will be interesting indeed . Meanwhile we seem to have adapted for the most part with limited contact and limited events across the nation . There does not seem to be a lot of consistency , though . Major League Baseball went from zero fans at regular games to “ limited attendance ” during the playoffs and World Series — which will be concluded when you read this column . I am sticking with my original prognostication of last week : Dodgers in six games . As I write this column ( Monday ), they have a
3-2 game edge on the Tampa Bay Rays .
The Ridgewood Generals football team marched on with a convincing win over Liberty Union 43-7 and now will take on that nemesis from along the Ohio River — the Wheelersburg Pirates . Except that this time around the Pirates travel to West Lafayette . That ’ s right : a home game for the hard-working Generals on Saturday night , Halloween , Oct . 31 at 7 p . m .
West Lafayette will be filled with spirit ( s ) and a football team that will give its all for each other and their school to crush the ghosts of seasons past against the teams from Southern Ohio .
City leaf schedule announced
The City of Coshocton leaf-collection schedule will be followed as closely as possible , weather permitting .
— Nov . 2-4 , zone one , south side of Walnut Street to city ’ s south corporation line between Zero Street and Conrail Railroad .
— N o v . 5 - 6 , zone two , north side of Walnut Street to Sycamore between Water Street and Sixth Street .
— Nov . 9-10 and Nov . 12-13 , zone three , north side of Walnut Street to city ’ s north corporation line between Sixth Street and the city ’ s east corporation line .
— Nov . 16-20 and Nov . 23-24 , zone four , south side of Walnut Street to city ’ s south corporation line between Ohio Central Railroad and the city ’ s east corporation line .
— Nov . 25 and 30 and Dec . 12 , zone five , south side of Walnut Street to city ’ s corporation line between Conrail Railroad and Ohio Central Railroad .
— Dec . 3-4 , zone six , Roscoe Village .
Leaves only will be picked up . They will not be picked up if piles contain limbs or branches .
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