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.

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 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.

Central Catholic High School Students Danni Moore (sitting) and Spencer Thomakos put the finishing touches on “Tuscarawas County…a Mural History” in readiness for the unveiling, Friday June 18th at 6:30.

Museum Acrylics of New Philadelphia will “uncover” the newest attraction to the county on Friday, June 18 at 6:30 PM.  The 32 foot mural depicting events, attractions and legends of the county will be unveiled with the help of local history and attraction representatives.  The building, located at 160 First Drive NW will feature the mural on the Fair Ave side, and was painted by the art students at Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School.  This art project, under the guidance of teacher Gene Troyer, was completely conceived, researched, laid out and painted by eight students, some coming back after graduation to complete their work.  Some of the work on the mural includes Woody Hayes, Simon Girty, the Dennison Railroad Depot, Fort Laurens State Memorial, Canal history and agriculture, to name a few of the subjects.

The event is open to the public and will include refreshments.

Museum Acrylics is a 15 year old company specializing in vitrine manufacturing and acrylic fabrication for museums across the nation.  Work by the company includes the Smithsonian in Washington DC., the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Monument, Women’s Air and Space Museum in Cleveland, Dennison Railroad Depot Museum in Dennison and Gnadenhutten Museum and Monument in Gnadenhutten.

Historical Significance of the Zoar Garden – The Historic Zoar Garden was platted in 1828, and served three functions for the German Separatists. First, it had religious significance.  Its design represents the “New Jerusalem” of the 21^st Chapter of the Book of Revelation.  The Norway Spruce in the center represents the “tree of life”.  The 12 surrounding junipers represent the Apostles.  The space between the junipers and the spruce represents heaven.  Around the entire garden is a wide green path, representing the world.  The twelve straight and narrow paths represent the tribes of Israel, and lead from the world to heaven.

A second function of the garden was its role as a pleasure garden.  The people of the village could rest in the garden and enjoy its beauty and tranquility.  The Separatists also took for their own needs, bulbs and cuttings cultivated by the gardener who lived in what is presently called the Garden House.

Lastly, the garden provided an additional area for the growing of culinary and medicinal herbs, which were used for seasoning foods and curing ailments.

The Zoar Garden Today – Today, the Garden is primarily a pleasure garden open to the general public and is also available to rent for a magnificent wedding backdrop.  The Zoar Community Association, a local volunteer based, non-profit organization, recently has assumed management of the Zoar Village State Memorial from the Ohio Historical Society.  This management agreement includes The Historic Zoar Garden.

Please call The Zoar Community Association at 330-874-3011, 330-874-2646, or e-mail us at zoarinfo@zca.org to sign up for your plot.  We will need your name address phone number and e-mail address if you have one.

The “Passport to History” contains special offers at 28 local tourism attractions, sites and businesses and includes free admission to many of them; ‘buy one get one free’ at some of them and merchandise discounts at others.  The CVB has produced 1500 “Passports” which will be available beginning Friday April 30^th during our kick off event “Travel Tuscarawas Day”.  This  event will be held from 5-8 on the court house quadrant and will feature 20 exhibitors offering door prizes, information and free samples.

“Tourism in this county represents $274 million dollars in economic development annually.  We want our residents to see, taste, touch and experience everything that visitors have enjoyed for years,” Dee Grossman, executive director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau said. “National Tourism Week this year is May 9 to the 15, but we have so much to offer in this community that we couldn’t fit everything in to just one week,” she added. “So we are giving our residents an opportunity to go back to our local  sites …sites, attractions and businesses that they may not have been to since they were in grade school”.

Residents who are unable to attend the kick off event, may  up their “Passport” at the CVB office 8AM to 5PM Monday through Friday after May 3^rd.  Offers and events  start May 1 so don’t delay in picking up your copy. For more information please call us at 330-602/2420 or email us at info@ohiotimelessadventures.com.

Offers vary from site to site and some sites have only one day of free admission so don’t wait, stop in soon to get your “Passport to History”. One “Passport” per family please.

On Saturday, April 10, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, the historic village of Zoar, Ohio will feature a Volunteer Education Day. Come join us, as our volunteers demonstrate hands-on activities such as cooking on the kestle oven (kettle oven) spinning, blacksmithing, and other activities that were performed by the Zoar Separatists on a typical day in the life of the historic communal society.

“Volunteers are the lifeblood of Zoar. We’re always looking for more people who want to make a positive difference and keep the history and heritage of Zoar as well as our country alive for this and future generations,” said ZCA President Jon Elsasser.

“Volunteers will be interpreting, demonstrating and highlighting the daily lives and occupations of the Zoar Separatists during events, school tours, outreach, often with hands-on methods for the public. At our volunteer education event in April, we will cover just about anything that would have been performed on a daily basis,” added Elsasser.

New volunteers will be given classes to help them become familiar with crafts or learn new ones, the site building and grounds along with operating and safety procedures. They will also be given historical information to read  and will have the opportunity to participate in trips for social and educational means and attend ongoing classes.

For more information contact:  Melanie Eddy  330-859-2472 or eddys@wilkshire.net . Interested volunteer candidates can also contact the Zoar Community Association at 330-874-3011 or volunteering@zca.org.

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.

Along with a scrumptious buffet dinner served in the soft glow of lantern light, this fundraising event will also include musical entertainment throughout the evening and a look toward the exciting upcoming season of Schoenbrunn Village.  Guests will also be able to contribute to the Village by bidding on a wide selection of silent auction gifts from a number of sponsors and volunteers, including a special Historic Schoenbrunn Village Wedding Package, handcrafted art pieces, and popular Village artwork.  There will also be two raffle chances to support Schoenbrunn, a 50/50 raffle drawing and special Schoenbrunn Event Package for the all new ‘Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ program to be presented on the lower level of Historic Schoenbrunn Village in October.

The Lantern Light Dinner will also open the opportunity to all those interested in the second year of the ‘Adopt-a-Cabin’ program.  For 2009, 11 of the 18 structures were adopts.  Incoming site director Laura Milarcik is enthusiastic that the 2010 ‘Adopt-a-Cabin’ program will exceed last year’s favorable response.  Cabin adoption information will be available for all those curious in sponsoring Schoenbrunn Village at the Lantern Light Dinner.

Milarcik encourages all those interested in this great way to help preserve one of Tuscarawas County’s historic attractions to contact the Dennison Depot for more information.  Cabin sponsorships begin at $500 for smaller structures to $5,000 for the adoption of the Spring House.  Sponsorships will be used to help Schoenbrunn Village more into a new phase.

Advance tickets for the Lantern Light Dinner are required and can be purchased at the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum.   Individuals will be $25.00 and couples $50.00.  The evening will begin at 5:30pm with dinner served at 6:00pm. To find a complete list of upcoming events for Historic Schoenbrunn Village visit www.ohiosfirstvillage.com or find us on Facebook.  For more information about the dinner, cabin adoption or to make your reservations today, contact the Depot at depotmarketing@tusco.net or 740.922.6776.

“The youth deer-gun hunting season provides young hunters the chance to experience the challenge of hunting and enjoy the outdoors with their families,” said David M. Graham, chief of the division.

Young hunters killed 9,852 deer during last year’s two-day season. The Division of Wildlife anticipates more than 40,000 young hunters will participate in the upcoming hunt.

Hunters can share photos of their success in the field online by visiting wildohio.com and clicking on Photo Gallery. The photo submission process is easy and posted photos may be e-mailed to a friend.

The youth deer-gun season is open statewide to hunters 17 years old and younger. Hunters may take one deer of either sex during this season, in accordance with existing bag and deer-zone limits. Plugged shotguns, muzzleloaders, handguns and bows are legal. All participants must wear hunter orange, possess a valid Ohio hunting license and a $12 youth-deer permit, and must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult in the field.

All other regularly scheduled hunting seasons will continue during the two-day youth season. However, other hunters, including deer-archery hunters, are required to wear hunter orange during this period.

This year, Ohio’s deer-gun season runs November 30 through December 6, and the weekend of December 19-20. Details regarding Ohio’s various hunting seasons, including those exclusively for young hunters, can be found in the 2009-10 Ohio Hunting Regulations or by visiting wildohio.com.

Youth hunters that want to donate venison to the needy can do so at no cost. The Division of Wildlife is collaborating with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) to help pay for the processing of donated venison. All hunters who donate their deer to a food bank are not required to pay the processing cost as long as funding for the effort lasts. More information about this program can be found online at www.fhfh.org

The 2009-2010 licenses will not be printed on weatherproof paper. Sportsmen and women should protect their licenses and permits from the elements by carrying them in a protective pouch or wallet.

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. For additional information on deer hunting in Tuscarawas County, visit www.ohiotimelessadventures.com/dhunting.php.