On Thursday, September 23, Ms. Moss will visit Zoar Village and attend a fundraising event to benefit its ongoing preservation efforts. There will be a walking tour from 4:30 to 6:30 P.M., a harvest festival-theme dinner in Zoar’s historic schoolhouse at 6:30 P.M., and a ghost tour at 8:30 P.M. Zoar Village was founded in 1817 by a group of about 200 German Separatists seeking escape from religious persecution in their homeland. Today, Zoar is a community of approximately 75 families living in homes built from 1817 to the present. Many of the original homes have been preserved or restored, as have the many buildings and museums maintained by the Ohio Historical Society. The Zoar Community Foundation also strives to ensure the preservation of the historical characteristics and heritage of the village and the surrounding area. For more information on Thursday’s events in Zoar Village, please contact Berlin Creek Gallery at 330-893-2686.

Berlin Creek Gallery is one of about 300 galleries that carries P. Buckley Moss’ art. Each year Ms. Moss travels the country to visit up to 20 of these galleries for special shows. Pat Moss is well-known throughout the country for her portrayals of the Amish and for her tranquil landscapes.

“I love the regular contact with my collectors,” says Ms. Moss. “There is an energy I get from talking with my friends and collectors that helps feed my creativity. I am not one of those artists toiling away in an ivory tower. I need the contact with my collectors, and I crave the exchange of ideas.”

Pat Moss will meet collectors of her art and sign prints and all purchases made during the show. Collectors are invited to bring two previously purchased prints, paintings, or products for personalization as well.

Pat Moss has achieved phenomenal success in the art world and has spent the last 20 years giving back a measure of that success to the community. Donations of her artwork have raised more than $4 million for worthy charitable organizations across the country. In this endeavor, she is helped by the P. Buckley Moss Society, a group of more than 12,000 collector-members. She has also established the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education, which promotes the use of art in the school curriculum as an aid to reaching out to children with learning differences. Ms. Moss is dyslexic and grew up at a time when little was understood of this learning difficulty. Having achieved success in spite of (or, as she says, because of) this impediment, she is eager to help reach children in similar circumstances today.

For details on the show appearance, contact Nancy Tarzan at Berlin Creek Gallery, 5042 SR 39, P. O. Box 181, Berlin, OH 44610; phone: 330-893-2686; or e-mail: bcgallery@tusco.net.

“We are excited about this unique opportunity to partner with the Dover Historical Society on this project,” says Jim Gill, Director of the Dover Public Library.  “I can think of no other piece of literature that captures so perfectly what it means to be an American.  The Grapes of Wrath is a novel that has stood the test of time.”

“Working with the Dover Public Library on a project has long been a goal of ours at the Dover Historical Society,” says Historical Society Director Matt Lautzenheiser, “and this project is such a great fit.  It really ties together the best of American literature and a watershed moment in U.S. History.”

Robert DeMott is Distinguished Professor of English at Ohio University where he teaches literature and writing.  He has won numerous awards for teaching excellence and published many articles and books on the life and writings of John Steinbeck. Following his program DeMott will be available to sign copies of his annotated edition of The Grapes of Wrath and his edited edition of Steinbeck’s journals titled, Working Days: The Journals of the Grapes of Wrath. Copies of both books will be available for sale the day of the event. Admission to the program is free and all are welcome. This program is part of the Ohio Humanities Council speaker’s series in commemoration of the 75^th anniversary of the New Deal legislation. For more information, please call the Dover Historical Society at 330-343-7040 or the Dover Public Library at 330-343-6123.

The workshop will cover the complete process of preparing and writing grants from beginning to end, teaching proven tips that work.  Participants will learn how to make their grant proposals stand out and increase theirs odds at getting your proposals approved with a stronger competitive edge.

Topics of discussion include:  project development, targeting donors, letters of support, supporting material, how to declare your intentions, matching dollars, how to develop measures of success, partnerships, grant appearance, networking, public feedback and more.  Participants will be given a binder with handouts including such lists as where to find funding.

The Workshop is $100 per person and includes all materials, continental breakfast and refreshments.  Early Bird registration by September 20th includes a $25 discount.  Seating is limited and advance reservations are required.

Dennison is located where state routes 250, 800 and 36 meet.  Take the Dennison Exit off 250, go south on second street to Center Street, turn left.

For additional information:  Contact the Dennison Depot toll free at 1-877-278-8020 or depot@tusco.net.

All veterans and military personnel and their families can attend the event for FREE and receive a “Hero Packet” of Battle Passes, Museum admission, honorary name badges and be treated to a variety of VIP amenities.

New this year will be the “Sea of Yellow Ribbons”, where visitors can put the name of their beloved veteran or current servicemen or woman on a ribbon, and place it on the long wire of the Sea of Yellow Ribbons to be on display at the festival for all to see as the walk toward the Battle Field. Ribbons are available at the Depot for a donation, but visitors are very welcome to bring and hang their own ribbons as well.

The Field of White Crosses will also be at the Festival again this year.

Herobracelets, based out of Austin, Texas, created in 2004 to pay respect and honor the members of our Armed Forces who were lost in combat, will have bracelets for sale. These bracelets, reminiscent to those created during the Vietnam War era, are custom made from anodized aluminum. Herobracelets will be available for two local Tuscarawas County service members who lost their lives in Iraq, Army Specialist Richard Hardy in 2005, and CPL Keith Nepsa in 2007. Bracelets are available in Purple or Black. Herobracelet Dog tags in black will also be available for both men. $2 from each sale will be donated to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, an organization in Texas that offers medical care to those service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

“Honor Hours” will be available throughout the event where veterans can share experiences first hand with families and children.

The Ohio Flags of Honor will be a special feature, recognizing veterans from the Gulf Wars, and an opening ceremony will take place Friday, August 20 at 5:30 at the Field of Flags.

Veterans can also ride and be honored in the Ticker Tape Parade, Saturday August 21 at 9am. A Veteran Recognition Ceremony will be held immediate after the Parade at 10am.

A Memorial Service, featuring the Columbus area Sea Cadets, a 21 gun salute by the Tuscarawas VFW Honor Guard, and special speaker WWII Veteran Harry McKinght will end the celebration.Sunday, August 22, at 3pm.

For a complete schedule of events, please contact the Dennison Depot, 740-922-6776 or director@dennisondepot.org.

Staff from the ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management will be on-hand to discuss environmental and public health and safety issues associated with Ohio mines that were abandoned prior to August 3, 1977, when legislation addressing the problem went into effect.

Other topics include the policies and procedures of Ohio’s Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program and the proposed projects for Columbiana, Coshocton, Jefferson, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties. Meeting attendees are encouraged to present details of their own abandoned mine problems and check on funding eligibility in these counties as well as Carroll, Harrison, Holmes, Medina, Summit and Trumbull counties.

In November, ODNR will apply for federal construction grant money from the U.S. Department of the Interior to fund abandoned mine clean-ups during the next year throughout the northeastern and southeastern Ohio coal-mining region. A portion of these funds, About $1.56 million, is earmarked for 16 non-emergency public health and safety projects in northeastern Ohio. The grant also includes $2.67 million to improve streams impacted by acid mine drainage problems in the entire coal region.

Non-emergency projects proposed for the northeastern Ohio mining district include:

• Extending the a water line approximately 1 mile for several homes impacted by mine drainage.
• Clearing, accessing and removing a tipple structure, off-site disposal of materials, regrading the area for positive drainage, and site restoration.
• Extending an existing guardrail along a highwall, which is located near a road.
• Eliminating several dangerous highwalls and providing positive drainage as well as site restoration.
• Closing a vertical airshaft which includes access, excavation, placement of #1 and #2 stone, installation of a steel reinforced concrete cap, and site restoration.
• Trenching and drain installation to intercept mine drainage and rerouting drainage from an existing surface pond away from historically sensitive structures.
• Installing several mine drains to direct mine water away from several residences and redirecting existing seepage and underground flow as well as site restoration.
• Closing an open mine exhaust shaft and removing an old tipple with rail system as well as site restoration.
• Repairing a previously installed mine seal and outlet pipe and general site restoration.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR Web site at www.ohiodnr.com.

The Farm Day Committee is comprised of representatives from the following agencies: Farm Service Agency, Farm Credit Services, OSU Extension, Tuscarawas Soil and Water Conservation District and Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau. Our goal is to showcase agriculture and the families that make it all happen. We strive to connect farmers with the public and provide a personal experience for learning and fellowship. The Farm Day event continues to expand and grow each year so come check it out with your family!

For more information please call the Tuscarawas Soil and Water Conservation District at 330-339-7976.

The 37^th annual Harvest Festival features:

• One of the nation’s best Antiques Show and Sales, with over 60 antique dealers
• American Folk Art and Craft Show
• Antique carriage and buggy display
• Horse drawn wagon rides
• Food – Brew Tent
• Entertainment
• Opportunity to visit all of the Historic Zoar museums and buildings, including the Ohio & Erie Canal Museum, and the newly stocked Zoar Store.

Festival hours are 10-6 Saturday and 10-5 Sunday. Children’s period amusements will be located in the Zoar garden.  Overall, admission to the Harvest Festival is $6 per person; children 12 and under are free.  The ticket is good for admission to the festival all weekend.

New to the festival this year is “Hike to Harvest Festival.” For $5, you can join a one-way guided tour along the 2.9 mile towpath trail and the old Ohio & Erie Canal from Fort Laurens to the Harvest Festival in Zoar. Master blacksmith Brad Birkhimer on loan from Roscoe Village, will join the event this year to demonstrate and give a history of blacksmithing in Zoar’s historic blacksmith shop.  Carter “Butch” Boylan a broomsquire from Roscoe Village will demonstrate the art of broom making in Zoar’s Historic Wagon shop. The finished brooms will be available for purchase. A full service bakery, along with an old fashioned baking demonstration in the Zoar’s Historic Bakery is also new to the festival this year.

“Our annual festival offers something for everyone.  We invite people from all over the region to visit and rediscover Zoar,” said Zoar Community Association President Jon Elsasser.  “In addition, the historic Zoar Garden will be at it’s peak during the event.  This is the perfect opportunity to see the beautiful results of our volunteers’ and staff’s hard work.”

Founded in 1967, the Zoar Community Association strives to ensure the preservation of the historical characteristics and heritage of the Village of Zoar, Ohio, and the surrounding area, including Northern Tuscarawas County. Effective January 4, 2010, the Zoar Community Association assumed management of Zoar Village State Memorial under contract from the Ohio Historical Society.

Zoar Village was founded in 1817 by a group of about 200 German Separatists seeking escape from religious persecution in their homeland. Today, Zoar is a community of approximately 75 homes built from 1817 until the present. Many of the original homes have been preserved or restored. Find out more by visiting www.zca.org.

The exhibit will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 to 5 and Sunday Noon to 5.  The exhibit is free but donations will be accepted.  Visitors will be able to enter the enclosure and experience some of Ohio’s Native butterflies up close and personal.  Educational programs will be offered on Tuesday from 10 to 12 and specific times on Saturday.  Various butterfly crafts will be offered throughout the week for a small fee. A huge Thank You to the O’Donnell Family Charitable Trust for once again sponsoring our exhibit this year.

Saturday July 24th will offer a fun filled family friendly event.  A food tent sponsored by Texas Roadhouse will be open from 11 to 3, throughout the day butterfly crafts and education programs will be offered. Nature movies will be shown off and on in the red barn.  The Texas Roadhouse dancers will also be in attendance and will perform.   Fit Youth Initiative is sponsoring a hike at the Center to add to the days events.  Come out to the Norma Johnson Center to enjoy nature and learn about Ohio’s butterflies.

Questions for this event can be answered by contacting the NJC through the Tuscarawas SWCD office by calling Marsha Zoller, NJC Director, at 330.339.7976 extension 207.

Werktage translates from German as “Work Day” and Zoar will be alive with costumed volunteers and demonstrations to help children and adults try a little nineteenth century labor and lunch.

New this year is a photo scavenger hunt map that will lead you through ten historic buildings and work stations in Zoar. Activities include butter churning (and tasting) , wool dyeing, candle dipping, try a flicker or a spindle on sheep wool, cookie cutting and baking, making and tasting cole slaw, and a take home dried flower arrangement from the Zoar Garden House. You can also paint and create a tin ornament to take with you in the Tin Shop, help the blacksmith make a hook, and find out just how laundry was done.  The Zoar Kitchen will feature cooking traditional German treats on a “kessel ofen,” (German cooking oven).  You will love carving a figure from soap in the Cabinet Shop and can round out the day with a stop at the petting zoo to find out just what the farmer has to do to care for the animals.

Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $6 for children 4-17. Ticket price includes a light lunch at the Zoar schoolhouse where you will learn to squeeze your own lemonade and enjoy the toys and games that children played at recess 200 years ago. Demonstrations and activities will be available from 10am-3pm.

Zoar Village was founded in 1817 by a group of about 200 German Separatists seeking escape from religious persecution in their homeland. Today, Zoar is a community of approximately 75 homes built from 1817 until the present. Many of the original homes have been preserved or restored. Find out more by visiting www.zca.org.

For more information or to make your reservations for this wonderful event please contact The Zoar Community Association at 330-874-3011, or 1-800-262-6195.

Over 60 quality antiques dealers will be showing their collections at the best country show in Ohio!   Dealers from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and West Virginia will be on hand with quality antiques.  As always, there will be select offerings in primitive country furniture, Americana, folk art, textiles, and tools.  The newest addition to the show is the location of dealers in the air-conditioned 1868 Zoar Schoolhouse, featuring rare books, maps and Staffordshire porcelain.

The Antiques Show and Sale is located at Fifth Street and Ohio State Route 212, in Zoar, Ohio, 44697.  This location has easy access from I-77.  Just take the Bolivar/Zoar exit 93, about 10 miles south of Canton.

A weekend ticket is $6.00 per person, and will provide access to the entire festival, which also includes folk art exhibits and sales, entertainment, and access to many historic museums throughout the village.  Parking is free in designated area.

Show hours are 10:am to 6:00 pm Saturday; and 10:00 am to – 4:00  pm Sunday.  For additional information contact Show Managers Richard and Jan Wilks, phone number 440-247-1614 or the Zoar Community Association, phone numbers 800-262-6195 or 330-874-3011 or check our website www.zca.org.

The Zoar Community Association was founded in 1967 and strives to ensure the preservation of the historical characteristics and heritage of the Village of Zoar, Ohio, and the surrounding area, including Northern Tuscarawas County. Effective January 4, 2010, the Zoar Community Association assumed management of Zoar Village State Memorial under contract from the Ohio Historical Society.

Zoar Village was founded in 1817 by a group of about 200 German Separatists seeking escape from religious persecution in their homeland. Today, Zoar is a community of approximately 75 homes built from 1817 until the present. Many of the original homes have been preserved or restored. Find out more by visiting www.zca.org.