Dinner By Lantern Light
Filed under: Dining, Events, Museums/Historic Sites, News, Things to Do
The volunteers of Historic Schoenbrunn Village, known for their traditional Lantern Tours, will be taking their lanterns indoors to the McDonald-Marlite Center on Friday, March 26th to support the Village with its second annual “Lantern Light Dinner”.
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.
Ohio and Erie Canalway to Feature a Taste of Tusc
Experience a “Taste of Tusc” sampling food, wines and beers from Tuscarawas County while enjoying demonstrations on entertaining and Ohio & Erie Canalway music performed by Bud Preston, on Friday, March 12, 2010, from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Warther’s Museum in Dover, Ohio. You can enjoy tasting foods, beers and wines from Tuscarawas County restaurants and businesses. Stroll through the display at Warther Museum while you enjoy live music. Also watch a special presentation of “Treasures of the Towpath” a beautiful show of pictures by Tom Jones, where you can experience traveling down the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. You can also bid on great items featuring Tuscarawas County products!
Tickets to Taste of Tusc are only $25 and available at Buehler’s in Dover and New Philadelphia, the Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Welcome Center, Warther’s Museum, and at the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition’s web site at www.ohioeriecanal.org. Tickets the day of the event are $35. The first 300 people attending will receive a commemorative wine tasting glass.
Taste of Tusc is being sponsored by Buehler’s Fine Foods, ComDoc, Dr. Jim & Connie Karlowicz, and Zimmer.
All proceeds of this event benefit The Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition and its effort to develop the Ohio & Erie Towpath Trail in Tuscarawas County. For more information about the event call Sue Reid at Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition at 330-374-5657 or check www.ohioeriecanal.org. Come and have fun and show your support for the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition!
Valentine’s Dinner in the Village Scheduled in Zoar
Filed under: Dining, Events, Museums/Historic Sites, News, Things to Do
Zoar OH — The Zoar Community Association kicks of the 2010 Dinner Series by hosting a “Valentines in the Village” dinner Saturday, February 20th, at the Zoar Schoolhouse.
“This dinner is a great way for couples to make a positive difference for the Zoar Community Association along with having an enjoyable evening together,” said ZCA President Jon Elsasser.”
According to committee co-chair Lisa Youngman, “We like to showcase various local talent. This first dinner will showcase the culinary talents of Chef Steve Andrews from Georgio’s Grille in Wilkshire Hills.”
The dinner’s social time starts at 6:00 pm with dinner at 6:30 pm and will feature a field green salad with almonds and dried cranberries; chicken piccata; herb roasted redskin potatoes; carmelized carrots, and German chocolate cake for dessert. Music following dinner will be provided by Jennifer and Dennis Roden on the classical violin and guitar.
All revenues from the dinner will support the historic Zoar Garden – the centerpiece of the village. Tickets are $40 per person, $75 per couple. You may also purchase advance tickets packages for the entire dinner series at $175 per person/per series, and $350 per couple/per series.
Co-chair Gail Garbrandt said, “Seating is limited at these dinners for a more intimate experience. So it’s important to make your reservations early.”
Reservations are both limited and required. To make your reservation, please call 330-874-2646.
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.
For more information, contact Zoar Community Association at 330-874-3011. Also find Zoar Community Association on Facebook or follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/zoarohio. You can also find news from the ZCA at http://www.zoarpressroom.com
New Photographic Train Window Passengers To Be Added to Depot Cars
Filed under: Bed and Breakfasts, Museums/Historic Sites, News, Things to Do
The Dennison Railroad Dept Museum is preparing to add the last two railroad cars to the Museum facility as they complete the final portion of a sixth phase of development. For over a decade, the Museum has been expanding and the addition of a Pullman Bed & Breakfast and Business Car will complete the expansion. Attention by Depot staff will then turn toward renovating the Museum’s six excursion coaches.
Eighty-percent of the funding for these cars is in hand, and museum officials are working to raise the final required 20% match on this Transportation Enhancement Project.
To raise the required construction dollars, the Museum is offering Window Sponsorships in the cars. Sponsors can put enlarged photographs of their loved ones in the railroad car windows.
Museum Director Wendy Zucal shares that the Museum began the process of adding photographs to the windows as they restored the cars because they wanted the cars to look lively and attractive to visitors that drove by the Museum. They have been placed in the windows to appear as passengers aboard the train. She and museum board members never realized how popular the photographs would become and the regular inquiries they would receive to put photographs in the windows.
Zucal added that the original car plans were to fill the windows with all WWII soldiers and Canteen volunteers because of Dennison’s rich Canteen History. However, they decided while that was a very important piece of Dennison’s history, that the Dennison Depot represented many different groups, all who have contributed to its success, and that each should be represented in the windows.
Current photographs include not only the 1940s soldiers, but also railroaders, Polar Express volunteers, even Santa, Mrs. Claus, local leaders who started the Depot Project and many who have been pivotal along the way. Zucal says “there are photographs of volunteers from many different museum groups in those windows.”
The photographic passengers have become a draw in themselves.
At the end of Phase V, the sponsorship of photographs was cut off due to space. Now, with the work being done on the new cars, a limited number of new windows will be available.
Participation requires an appropriate photograph of good quality that can be enlarged.
Enlargements are done by Celuch Photography and photographs are fitted to window size and installed by Museum Acrylics, both of New Philadelphia. Cost to sponsor a window is $500 per window, and will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
To sponsor a Train Window, contact the Dennison Depot at 740-922-6776, or depot@tusco.net.
The Pullman Bed & Breakfast will feature 7 bedrooms in original Pullman rooms and the Business Car, which mirrors and original Business Car on the Depot Platform in the 1900s, will provide a much needed dining and meeting area for groups. All will be used for school tours to share the many different aspects of railroad cars. Naming Rights on the Cars are also available.
Toland-Herzig’s Famous Endings Collection to Celebrate Black History Month
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Dover OH – For the fifth consecutive year, Toland-Herzig’s Famous Endings Museum, located within the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory at 803 N. Wooster Ave., Dover is celebrating Black History Month with a spectacular 150-artifact display.
“Black history is more than just Black history – it is World history,” noted Toland-Herzig president and Famous Endings curator, John Herzig. “My interest in having a collection like this is driven by my personal interest in history and historical figures. In honor of Black History Month, the display will be highlighting a variety of influential black leaders from politics, entertainment, sports and more.”
Notable in the collection are the funeral memorial folders for figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Arthur Ashe, Mahalia Jackson, Jackie Robinson and Jesse Owens. Other more contemporary celebrities would include: Michael Jackson, Bernie Mac, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Johnny Cochran, Steve McNair, Ed Bradley, and many, many more. This year will also feature newer pieces acquired since the last display, including funeral stationery and memorabilia from the services of: James Brown, Gerald Levert, June Pointer, Freddie Gorman, Ennis Cosby (Bill Cosby’s son), Elston Howard, professional fighter, Big John Tate, Master Chief – who was the Navy’s first African American diver and was depicted by Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the motion picture Men of Honor, Carl Bashear, Billy Preston, Bo Diddley, Sammy Davis, Jr., Isaac Hayes, Wayman Tisdale, Mary Wells, George Washington Carver, and Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones.
The display will be highlighted throughout the month of February and, as always, there is no charge to view the collection. Also new this year is a daily Black History Month collection feature on Toland-Herzig’s facebook fan page.
“Each year interest in this collection, and specifically our Black History Month display increases,” Herzig said. “I expect this year to generate even more foot traffic – there are some very unique pieces in this collection and it is so much fun to share it with the community.”
Famous Endings is the world’s largest privately owned collection of funeral mementos from the services of the famous including: world leaders, presidents and other notable politicians, athletes, entertainers, stars of stage and screen, along with many other pop culture icons. For more information about the collection, you can reach John at (330) 343-6132 or by emailing johnherzig@tolandherzig.com.
Zoar Community Association to Showcase New, Quality Merchandise at Grand Opening of Zoar Store and Visitors Center
Filed under: Events, Museums/Historic Sites, News, Shopping, Things to Do
Zoar OH — As part of the Zoar Community Association’s commitment to the management and future of Historic Zoar Village, the ZCA is pleased to announce the February 20, 2010, grand opening of the Zoar Store and Visitors Center.
The grand opening celebration begins at 10:00 am, and ends at 5:00 pm. Come see featured area artisans, costumed volunteers, and enjoy special Zoar treats, including Zoar gingerbread cookies, Zoar pretzels, hot mulled cider, and a Zoar Star cake. Free Zoar calendars will be distributed to the first 25 visitors. Also included will be free tours of the Town Hall Museums, the Dairy building where you can enjoy cheese samples and the Kitchen & Dining Room featuring samples of bean soup and cornbread.
According to Jon Elsasser, ZCA president, “One of our new directions will be to make the Zoar Store a retail outlet for quality items that are consistent with the history and culture of Zoar as well as an entry point for all visitors to Zoar. And, our goal is to have the store open significantly more than in the past.”
In addition, Springhouse Primitives, a local business currently located on Dover-Zoar Road, will be located on the second floor of the Zoar Store selling quality 18th & 19th Century Reproductions.
Store hours during February and March are Tuesday-Friday from 10-5. Check our web site at www.zca.org often to check for extended hours later in the season.
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.
For more information, contact Zoar Community Association at 330-874-2646. Also find ZCA on Facebook or Twitter.
White-tailed Deer Hunters Successful on Opening Day of Gun Season; Tuscarawas County Leads the Way in Deer Checked
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters had near ideal weather for the opening day of deer-gun season. Hunters took 33,607 white-tailed deer on Monday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The deer-gun season remains open through Sunday, December 6, and then reopens for two days on Saturday and Sunday, December 19-20.
The preliminary figures from deer check stations throughout the state show a slight increase of 1.7 percent from last year’s opening day total of 33,034.
Counties reporting the highest numbers of deer checked on Monday included Tuscarawas-1,763, Harrison-1,374, Coshocton-1,353, Guernsey-1,284, Licking-1,182, Holmes-1,165, Washington-1,010, Athens-925, Ashtabula-836, and Muskingum-799.
Combining the results of Monday’s harvest with those from the early muzzleloader season, the first six weeks of archery season and the recent youth deer-gun season, a preliminary total of 97,371 deer have been killed so far this deer hunting season. That number compares to 95,074 harvested last year at this time. In all, hunters took a total of 252,017 deer during all of last year’s hunting seasons.
Approximately 420,000 hunters are expected to participate in the statewide deer-gun season. Ohio’s deer population was estimated to be 650,000 prior to the start of the fall hunting seasons.
The white-tailed deer is the most popular game animal in Ohio, frequently pursued by generations of hunters. Ohio ranks 8th nationally in annual hunting-related sales and 10th in the number of jobs associated with the hunting-related industry. Each year, hunting has a $859 million economic impact in Ohio through the sale of equipment, fuel, food, lodging and more.
Division of Wildlife Chief Dave Graham challenges all deer hunters to make this year special for Ohio’s hungry by labeling Saturday, December 5, as Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) Day. Last year, hunters showed they cared by donating nearly 220,000 meals to Ohioans in need.
Hunters who give their deer to a food bank are not required to pay the processing cost as long as the deer are taken to a participating processor and funding for the effort lasts. Counties being served by this program can be found online at www.fhfh.org.
Hunters who wish to share their success can submit a photo of themselves and the deer they killed this year for publication on the Division of Wildlife’s Web page.
A detailed listing of deer-hunting rules is contained in the 2009-2010 Ohio Hunting Regulations, available wherever licenses are sold, and online at wildohio.com.
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.
Ohios Popular Deer-Gun Season Opens November 30; Donation of extra venison – at no cost to the hunter – is encouraged for Ohioans in need
COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio’s popular deer-gun season opens statewide on Monday, November 30, offering hunters a full week to harvest a whitetail. The upcoming season will again include an extra weekend of gun hunting on December 19-20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Deer can be hunted with a legal muzzleloader, handgun or shotgun from one half-hour before sunrise to sunset through December 6 and December 19-20. With a pre-hunting season population estimate of 650,000 white-tailed deer, the ODNR Division of Wildlife anticipates 115,000 to 125,000 deer will be killed during the nine-day season. Approximately 420,000 hunters are expected to participate in this year’s season, including many out-of-state hunters.
The white-tailed deer is the most popular game animal in Ohio, frequently pursued by generations of hunters. Ohio ranks 8th nationally in annual hunting-related sales and 10th in the number of jobs associated with the hunting-related industry. Each year, hunting has a $859 million economic impact in Ohio through the sale of equipment, fuel, food, lodging and more.
Ohio is divided into three deer hunting zones. Beginning on the opening day of gun season and continuing through December 6 a limit of one deer may be taken in Zone A (20 counties) and two deer in Zone B (30 counties). A total of six deer may be harvested in eastern and southeastern Ohio’s Zone C (38 counties) through the week long gun season. The antlerless deer permit will be valid for deer-gun week only in Zone C.
Beginning on December 7, the bag limit is three deer in Zone C and antlerless deer permits are no longer valid. Any time a hunter is allowed to take more than one deer, they must purchase an additional permit.
Those hunting in urban units and at Division of Wildlife-authorized controlled hunts will have a six-deer bag limit, and those deer will not count against the hunter’s zone bag limit. Antlerless deer permits can be used for the entire season in urban deer units or Division of Wildlife-authorized controlled hunts. Antlerless deer permits must be purchased by November 29.
Hunters may take only one antlered deer, regardless of zone, hunting method or season. A deer permit is required in addition to a valid Ohio hunting license.
Hunters are encouraged to kill more does this season using the reduced-priced antlerless deer permit and donate any extra venison to organizations assisting Ohioans in need. The Division is collaborating with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry to help pay for the processing of donated venison. Hunters who donate their deer are not required to pay the processing cost as long as the deer are taken to a participating processor. Counties being served by this program can be found online at fhfh.org.
Additional hunting regulations and maps of the state’s deer zones are contained in the 2009-2010 Ohio Hunting & Trapping Regulations. This free publication is available wherever hunting licenses are sold, online at wildohio.com or by calling 1-800-WILDLIFE.
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 hunting information for Tuscarawas County, visit the new Deer Hunting page on the Tuscarawas County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s website at www.ohiotimelessadventures.com.
Ohio’s Youth Deer-Gun Hunting Season Set For November 21-22
COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio’s youth deer-gun hunting season will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 21-22, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
“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.
First Ohio Tourism Leadership Academy Graduates
COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Travel Association (OTA) is proud to announce that Chrissy Blackwell from the Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureau has successfully completed coursework offered by the Ohio Tourism Leadership Academy. Sixteen individuals graduated as part of the inaugural class during the Ohio Conference on Tourism, which took place in Cincinnati, October 21-23, 2009.
The Ohio Tourism Leadership Academy fosters the development of future Ohio tourism industry leaders. Programming is designed to enhance knowledge, develop leadership skills and strengthen networks among industry leadership and policymakers. Graduates of the year-long program have demonstrated an understanding of the role the tourism industry plays in economic development, hospitality, arts, parks & recreation and history in Ohio.
The Ohio Travel Association exists to provide necessary products and services to members of the state’s travel and tourism industry. Members include hotels, restaurants, attractions, destination marketing organizations and tour companies that package and sell group tour vacations. OTA provides its members with legislative representation, educational resources and sales opportunities. For more information on OTA, visit its web site at www.ohiotravel.org.
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