8 THE BEACON www . coshoctonbeacontoday . com SEPTEMBER 19 , 2018
| MEMORIES
SEPTEMBER 16 , 1958
504-510 Main Street was the new home for Carton ’ s Shoe Store . Opening the previous Thursday , the store was officially a rousing success . Boasting one of the most modern store setups in Coshocton , the store saw more than 4,000 people visit in the first two days of business , and passed out more than 2,000 roses to the lovely ladies who walked through its doors . The first customer following the grand-reopening was retired steel-worker G . R . Walker . Carton ’ s first opened in 1909 and had served Coshocton ever since , and if the reopening was any indication , it would continue to for some time . Thomas Carton , owner and operator and son of founder Thomas Carton Sr ., thanked the community and was very pleased with their response to the opening .
SEPTEMBER 21 , 1968
Oct . 7 , 1966 was the date of Ridgewood ’ s last football victory . That is “ was ” as the previous night , the Generals broke their 16 game losing streak . Meadowbrook ’ s Colts were their opponents and offered little resistance to Coach Bill Caudill ’ s Generals . The Colts were crushed 30-8 ending three seasons of bitter defeat .
SEPTEMBER 19 , 1978
The Lady Bears volleyball team had claimed their fifth win on the courts of Utica . Yet to be beaten , the Bears beat back host Utica in non-conference games 15-4 and 15-13 .
SEPTEMBER 17 , 1988
28-0 . That was the score Friday night at West Lafayette following a visit from Coshocton ’ s Redskins . The victory marked CHS ’ 16th straight win .
All information was obtained from microfilm of the Coshocton Tribune at the Coshocton County Library .
Mentors needed for after school program
By Josie Sellers josie @ coshoctoncountybeacon . com
COSHOCTON – First Step is starting the fourth year of its after school mentoring program and is looking for more volunteers to join the team .
An informational meeting will be held at 6:30 p . m . Tuesday , Sept . 25 at First Step ’ s new location , 647 Locust St .
“ Mentors have to be consistent and willing to be there every week with the students ,” said Robin Snider , youth prevention education coordinator .
The after school mentoring program is open to students in seventh through ninth grade at Coshocton , Ridgewood and River View schools . Coshocton ’ s meetings are held from 3 to 4:15 p . m . on Thursdays , Ridgewood meets at the middle school from 3 to 4:30 p . m . on Tuesdays and River View meets at the junior high from 3 to 4:30 p . m . on Wednesdays .
“ We have students who were involved with the program for three years and now as sophomores want to give back and help out ,” Snider said .
Mentors will need to fill out an application , have a background check done and go through a training .
“ We want them to know how to handle any issues that may arise ,” said Jessalyn Raber , on-site co-facilitator .
Vicki Laudick Casey , executive director of First Step , said they also discuss with volunteers what it means to be a mentor and about being judgmental . It also is explained to volunteers that no outside contact is to take place with the student they are paired with . They are not allowed to exchange text messages , e-mails or connect on social media .
Qualities First Step is looking for are people who are nonjudgmental and willing to listen to and understand where youth are coming from .
“ We find that most kids want someone that will listen to them ,” Raber said . Casey agreed with her . “ It ’ s not about changing the child ,” she said . “ It ’ s about accepting them .”
The first half hour of the program is set aside for participants to have a snack and enjoy one-on-one conversation with their mentor . Then they have presenters who cover a variety of topics from martial arts to yoga to card making .
“ We have a lot of cool , upbeat activities planned ,” Raber said . “ The kids have really looked forward to getting to do new things .”
The program runs from October to May and Snider said she has seen the kids ’ self-esteem improve during that time . Raber added that she ’ s also seen many of the students become more sociable .
“ I remember one young man who when we started said he was from the dark side ,” Casey said . “ He said his mentor wouldn ’ t like his music and he was dressed all in black . The mentor was very accepting and asked to listen to his music . Three years later he was in a dress shirt and tie and ready to interview for a job . He had a plan for after graduation and his future . I think each school district has its own stories like that .”
Anyone can join the after school program , but they first start with kids who are at risk for not graduating , are in foster care or have domestic violence in the home . “ We won ’ t shut the door on anyone though ,” Raber said . The after school program will start on the following dates : Ridgewood – Oct . 9 ; River View – Oct . 10 ; and
Mentor testimonies
Tim Kohler : “ This has been a great experience for me . The kids have given me as much as I have them and it gave me the opportunity to give back to the youth of the community .” Suellen Husted : “ When I first became part of the program , it seemed like it took a while for the kids to ‘ warm up ’ to the mentors . Now we seem to know each other , almost like family . We kid around , and know each other ’ s moods . We can talk about things and give our opinion to one another . I would like to think we are modeling appropriate adult behavior to our mentees .” Katie Hultz : Katie believes mentoring is important to our youth and community “ because so many kids fall through the cracks and don ’ t have any idea what they are going through . The after school mentoring program fills a gap in support for them .” She wishes there was a mentoring program like this when she was a child . Frank Kline : “ Every child is a gift from God and deserves to be treated with kindness and respect . If I can give that to one child , how awesome is that ? Being a mentor is an honor and privilege ! I get to hang out with the coolest kids ! I believe I have learned more from them than they have from me .”
Coshocton – Oct . 11 . One person who already can ’ t wait to join the kids at the program is First Step ’ s intern Odessa Gonter . “ I ’ m really excited to dive in and get to know the kids and help with the program ,” she said . Gonter is a student at the COTC Coshocton Campus . “ We appreciate COTC working with First Step and providing us with Odessa and her energy ,” Casey said .
They also are appreciative of the Community Connectors Grant during the programs first two years and help from McWane Ductile , AK Steel , Job and Family Services , Kiwanis and Wal-Mart .
First Step is a United Way agency . For more on First Step and its after school mentoring program , call 740- 622-8504 .
8 THE BEACON
| MEMORIES
SEPTEMBER 16, 1958
504-510 Main Street was the new home for Carton’s
Shoe Store. Opening the previous Th ursday, the store
was offi cially a rousing success. Boasting one of the
most modern store setups in Coshocton, the store
saw more than 4,000 people visit in the fi rst two days
of business, and passed out more than 2,000 roses to
the lovely ladies who walked through its doors. Th e
fi rst customer following the grand-reopening was
retired steel-worker G.R. Walker. Carton’s fi rst opened
in 1909 and had served Coshocton ever since, and if
the reopening was any indication, it would continue
to for some time. Th omas Carton, owner and operator
and son of founder Th omas Carton Sr., thanked the
community and was very pleased with their response
to the opening.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1968
Oct. 7, 1966 was the date of Ridgewood’s last football
victory. Th at is “was” as the previous night, the Gener-
als broke their 16 game losing streak. Meadowbrook’s
Colts were their opponents and off ered little resis-
tance to Coach Bill Caudill’s Generals. Th e Colts were
crushed 30-8 ending three seasons of bitter defeat.
SEPTEMBER 19, 1978
Th e Lady Bears volleyball team had claimed their
fi fth win on the courts of Utica. Yet to be beaten, the
Bears beat back host Utica in non-conference games
15-4 and 15-13.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1988
28-0. Th at was the score Friday night at West Lafay-
ette following a visit from Coshocton’s Redskins. Th e
victory marked CHS’ 16th straight win.
All information was obtained from microfi lm of the
Coshocton Tribune at the Coshocton County Library.
www.coshoctonbeacontoday.com
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Mentors needed for after school program
By Josie Sellers
josie@coshoctoncountybeacon.com
COSHOCTON – First Step is starting the fourth year of its
after school mentoring program and is looking for more
volunteers to join the team.
An informational meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 25 at First Step’s new location, 647 Locust
St.
“Mentors have to be consistent and willing to be there
every week with the students,” said Robin Snider, youth
prevention education coordinator.
Th e after school mentoring program is open to stu-
dents in seventh through ninth grade at Coshocton,
Ridgewood and River View schools. Coshocton’s meet-
ings are held from 3 to 4:15 p.m. on Th ursdays, Ridge-
wood meets at the middle school from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on
Tuesdays and River View meets at the junior high from 3
to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.
“We have students who were involved with the pro-
gram for three years and now as sophomores want to
give back and help out,” Snider said.
Mentors will need to fi ll out an application, have a
background check done and go through a training.
“We want them to know how to handle any issues that
may arise,” said Jessalyn Raber, on-site co-facilitator.
Vicki Laudick Casey, executive director of First Step,
said they also discuss with volunteers what it means
to be a mentor and about being judgmental. It also is
explained to volunteers that no outside contact is to take
place with the student they are paired with. Th ey are not
allowed to exchange text messages, e-mails or connect
on social media.
Qualities First Step is looking for are people who are
nonjudgmental and willing to listen to and understand
where youth are coming from.
“We fi nd that most kids want someone that will listen
to them,” Raber said.
Casey agreed with her.
“It’s not about changing the child,” she said. “It’s about
accepting them.”
Th e fi rst half hour of the program is set aside for par-
ticipants to have a snack and enjoy one-on-one conver-
sation with their mentor. Th en they have presenters who
cover a variety of topics from martial arts to yoga to card
making.
“We have a lot of cool, upbeat activities planned,” Ra-
ber said. “Th e kids have really looked forward to getting
to do new things.”
Th e program runs from October to May and Snider
said she has seen the kids’ self-esteem improve during
that time. Raber added that she’s also seen many of the
students become more sociable.
“I remember one young man who when we started
said he was from the dark side,” Casey said. “He said his
mentor wouldn’t like his music and he was dressed all in
black. Th e mentor was very accepting and asked to lis-
ten to his music. Th ree years later he was in a dress shirt
and tie and ready to interview for a job. He had a plan
for after graduation and his future. I think each school
district has its own stories like that.”
Anyone can join the after school program, but they
fi rst start with kids who are at risk for not graduating,
are in foster care or have domestic violence in the home.
“We won’t shut the door on anyone though,” Raber
said.
Th e after school program will start on the following
dates: Ridgewood – Oct. 9; River View – Oct. 10; and
Mentor testimonies
Tim Kohler: “This has been a great
experience for me. The kids have
given me as much as I have them and
it gave me the opportunity to give
back to the youth of the community.”
Suellen Husted: “When I fi rst became
part of the program, it seemed like
it took a while for the kids to ‘warm
up’ to the mentors. Now we seem to
know each other, almost like family.
We kid around, and know each other’s
moods. We can talk about things and
give our opinion to one another. I
would like to think we are modeling
appropriate adult behavior to our
mentees.”
Katie Hultz: Katie believes mentoring
is important to our youth and
community “because so many kids fall
through the cracks and don’t have any
idea what they are going through. The
after school mentoring program fi lls a
gap in support for them.” She wishes
there was a mentoring program like
this when she was a child.
Frank Kline: “Every child is a gift from
God and deserves to be treated with
kindness and respect. If I can give
that to one child, how awesome is
that? Being a mentor is an honor and
privilege! I get to hang out with the
coolest kids! I believe I have learned
more from them than they have from
me.”
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