As I write this column it~s a beautiful day in the corporate limits of Zanesville. The Norwell side of town is on spring break and when you read this they will be back in school. If things go right around here Robin and I plan to make a trip to our son Jonathan’s to visit him and his wife Sarah and the grandkids. The kids are all involved with extra activities and we will be enjoying watching them.
By the time you read this we will be back in town and with the help of the other Lions members I will be setting up the table games for the April 1 Easter Egg hunt at the ballpark. We hope the weather will be great. The hunt is outside and the games are in the clubhouse. Also in the clubhouse you can look at the free library books and take some home to read. Everything starts at 1 p.m. and we are open inside until 3 p.m. You will be credited with two prize tickets for every game you play and later you can redeem your prizes. There is no charge for any of this. Thanks to McDonalds who provided some great prizes.
The hunt is for kids 0 to 14 and the games are open to all ages.
At the hunt, you can purchase the Lions Pizza Hut punch cards and our wreaths that will be great for Memorial Day or July 4.
Lions and friends used their March meeting to fill Easter eggs in time for the hunt. We hope to have nearly 1,500 filled. Some came early to the meeting and had to stop for the light supper. Everyone had a great time.
Those present were members Larry Herron, Herman and Ann Hans, Thomas and Cheryl Tracey, Robin Phillips, and me. Melanie Martin was not feeling well but she picked up her eggs to take home. Others will be filling eggs at home.
Others present were Pam Whetstone, filling in for member Steve Whetstone, Town Council members Barb O’Connor and John Schuhmacher and his wife Eileen; Past District Governor Roger Nash and his wife Gaye; District Governor Sandy Ziegler and her husband Jerry. Also on hand was the family of Town Council President Issac Zent — his wife Brittany and kids Brock, Tyler, Mason, Parker (the only girl), Grant, and Jace all joined in and stayed the whole time to help. The evening was a fun, time for all.
The Coffee Cafe is still open weekday mornings from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Zanesville Community Church of God. Stop in onyour way to work!
Easter Sunday is April 9 so check in on all things going on at all three churches web sites and facebook pages.
Here are a few things that were talked about at the Zanesville Town Council March meeting.
• The Community Crossing Grant was discussed with the help o£ Jodi Coblenz from DLZ. She said we can really apply for Q$1 million with them for streets and drainage along the streets but we would have to provide around a $300,000 match for that amount. She will do some investigating for us and maybe we can do a lesser amount for a first phase.
• If streets are picked, she suggests that drainage along them be included also. Match funds may be allowed from the CEDIT and the COVID funds.
• No matter how much we apply for, we need a 25 percent match. Jodi will also be looking into bonds that maybe could allow us $2 million in 2 years.
• T.J. Unger from SevenGen Environmental was on hand to explain the financial risk of the town accepting for free an empty lot across from the County Line Pizza because there may be contamination issues there. The hoard voted to look into the issues and the cost to clean it up after Chad Kline reported that we can get “brownfield” money to pay for a Phase One environmental study.
• Town Marshall carl Collins reported that March has been a quiet time here.
• The rest of the meeting had to do with storm sewers.
• It· was also reported that a salsa company has moved into the brick building at the 4-way stop. It is called “Just Add Chips” We welcome them to town.
Get your first look at the new “Wells County Public Schools History” book at the Wells County Public Library in Bluffton at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28. Meet the authors and get your autographed copy.
Our condolences to Jason “Jake” Hamilton of Zanesville at the death of his father Roger Hamilton of Montpelier.
