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Straker Foundation Approves $1.6 Million in Grants in Muskingum County
Family
members and the community honored J. William Straker at a memorial service on
Saturday, May 1, 2021. That afternoon, the Trustees of the J.W. & M.H.
Straker Charitable Foundation met to approve grant awards totaling almost 1.6
million dollars.
Straker
Trustees are the children and grandchildren of J. William and Mary Helen
Straker, who established the Foundation.
The J.W.
& M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation will announce a smaller competitive
grant cycle for Fall 2021.
Grants
awarded in the Spring cycle include the following:
$10,017.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Zanesville and the Muskingum County YMCA; enrolling
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Local News Briefs: Genesis changes visitation policy
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Genesis changes visitation policy
ZANESVILLE - Genesis HealthCare System has announced changes to its visitation policy during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering more flexibility with visitors related to the decline in local case numbers.
Patients are now allowed two visitors in their room at a time, including patients in the Critical Care Unit (CCU). All visitors must wear a mask, maintain social distancing of at least six feet and wash hands frequently. Visitors should enter through the main entrance of Genesis Hospital and check in at the information desk. Patients who are COVID-19 positive or are in quarantine are not permitted visitors to protect everyone’s health.
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Library Reading Programs for Young Readers
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio- The Muskingum County Library System is promoting and encouraging young readers to take part in its reading and online events.
There are many ways for kids to get involved with reading and learning at the John McIntire Library. In celebration of Earth Day, the library is giving out free kits and hosting a virtual experiment event on Wednesday at 10 a.m. A video will be available on the MCLS Facebook page allowing kids to follow along and learn how to make a flower and seed bomb and a rain gauge using a 2-liter bottle.
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Library Welcomes New Mascot
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio- The John McIntire Library is welcoming a brand new member to its team.
Hoobert the owl is the library’s mascot who was originally created digitally with the help of the community. Now, Hoobert is able to take part in events and come to the library in person.
“I think that Hoobert’s big role is going to be encouraging children to visit the library…Hoobert is going to serve as an ambassador to the community for the library to encourage children to come in, pick up a book, learn, engage in programming and just get excited about reading, learning, and visiting their local library,” Marketing and Community Relations Director Sean Fennell said.