CORRESPONDENCE

Beall Road, just outside Deersville. They could use some help! They will be at the barn by 9 a.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday if need be.

Saturday, April 22, will be the Clendening Half Marathon sponsored by the Muskingum Lakes Chapter of the Buckey Trail. This is the first of the Lakes Series races. The race will start at the Fort Steuben Scout Reservation. You will start the race with about 1.5 miles down the back roads and then shoot off into the woods for 10 miles of beautiful single-track trail around the Brushy Fork Bay portion of Clendening Lake. The trail will lead you back out on the road (about 1.5 mile from where you went in) where you will head back to the finish. Follow their Facebook page for more information on this event and more to come!

Saturday April 29, will be the annual Woman’s “Restoration Retreat” at the Deersville UM Church from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a light lunch, music and lots of fun.

Save the Date: Saturday, July 15, for the Freeport-Lakeland Alumni Banquet. Call your classmates and get a group together to reminisce, have a great dinner and meet up with other classes. A great way to get together with family and friends.

On Sunday, March 26, the congregation of the Deersville UM Church voted for a new name for the church as of July 1. The new name will be Deersville Faith and Fellowship Church. Prayers as the church continues to serve the community.

Thank you to the Deersville UM Church choir for their special music “Day by Day” at the service on March 26. What a wonderful job and what a blessing.

If anyone has any news items they would like printed in the paper, please call me at 740-942-3137.

If I am not home, please leave a message on my voicemail and I will return the call. FYI. The deadline for the correspondents has changed from noon Wednesday to submit by noon Monday. So, if you have anything for me to post, please get it to me by Sunday or early Monday so I can get it in the column.

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Holloway By Susan Adams

The Flushing Volunteer Fire Department will be holding fish fries from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays during Lent. Call 740968-4700 for orders. All dinners include fries and choice of cole slaw or mac and cheese. Fries can be substituted for onion rings for extra $1. This is a great way to support the local fire department.

On Saturday, April 1, at 1 p.m., the Holloway UM Church will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt at Holloway Old Timers. Please pass the word with the correct time listed here. I had the wrong time here because it came on wrong on Facebook and the page would not let them correct it. Kids ages 1-12 are welcome to participate. There will be a “Golden Egg” for each age group. Come look for the golden egg. Get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Thank you to all who have donated to this project to help make wonderful memories for the children.

The Holloway UM Church is still holding services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Donations are always welcomed Send to: Holloway UM Church, PO Box 173, Holloway OH 43985. The church has two rooms available to rent for wedding-baby showers or meetings. Call Ruth Robertson for more information at 740-9684264.

The Holloway Volunteer Fire Department project for veteran’s banners is ongoing. You can still order a banner for a veteran. Check out the Holloway VFD Activities page on Facebook and click on Veterans Banners for directions and to print an order form. Memorial Day will be here sooner than we know, and this is a perfect opportunity to honor a veteran. The Flushing Business Association and Committe Project group are working or hanging banners also. Check out their Facebook page for information.

The Old Timers facilities are available for your birthday parties, weddings or receptions, family reunions etc. To inquire or to book your event contact Anita Schaeffer at 740433-5074 or Lori Sharp at 740-510-0841, Kelli Baker 740-685-2750 or Linda Nester 740-541-

5401. Dates are filling up, so if you need the building, please call to get your date reserved. This is a very nice venue with lots of parking.

The Holloway Old Timers Association need help in planning the 2023 Old Timers Baseball Festival that will take place in early September. Active members are few thus making it difficult to prepare and pull off a great festival. That has been the biggest challenge. If you can help out, if you have any ideas (including contacts) for any activity, please contact the group through messenger on Facebook. As with any festival, they are asking for donations, food, prizes, soda and water. Entertainment etc. is expensive. For more information, contact Kenny Staten 740381-6124 or Linda Nester 740-541-5401. FYI: This will be the 75th Annual Old Timers. Much help is appreciated and needed.

Saturday, May 20, 2-4 p.m. is the annual Ladies Tea Party at the Holloway United Methodist Church. Public is welcome. Put your fancy hat and dress on and join the ladies for an afternoon of tea, snacks and fun! The cost is $5 per person. There will be a door prize and you can buy tickets for their raffles.

Thank you to Todd Soltesz for braving the wind to repair the metal roof at the Holloway United Methodist Church. Thanks to Mark Barto and Brandon for helping. That wind was vicious.

Thank you to William Shepard for cleaning the mud off state Route 331 and to Dave Davis for patching holes between the bridges. All drivers thank you.

Save the Date: Saturday, June 17, will be the Holloway Alumni banquet. More information later. Save the Date: Saturday, July 15th will be the Freeport-Lakeland Alumni banquet. More information later.

If you need to speak to someone at the City Building (Mayors Office or Water Department), please call 740-968-4024 for an appointment. If an emergency, please call 740-510-5521. There is a drop box in the City Building door for water bill payments. Please no cash payment, just check or money order.

The Holloway VFD Activities Committee is still having the “Shop Rada

Cutlery Fundraising Store Shop for Cutlery and Gifts” fundraising. There is a link on their Facebook page. Rada also has some great soup kits and dips besides cutlery. These products make great gifts. Mother’s Day is coming. June is a big month for weddings. A treat for yourself.

If anyone has any item, they would like listed, please call me at 740-9423137. If I am not home, please leave a message and I will get back to you. It surprises me how many folks tell me they read this column. Please let me know if you have any items by noon on Mondays. The cut off time for submitting items has changed from Wednesday to Monday.

Hopedale

By

John Wilson

Hi everybody, hope you had a good week. Congratulations to all Harrison Central cast members of Grease. I heard it was great, and they all did a wonderful job. Also, congratulations to those who were inducted into the Junior National Honor Society and Honor Society. I am proud to have become a member.

The Hopedale Church of Christ would like to invite all women who are interested in a Self Defense Skills Class to join them on April 4. Refreshments will be served from 6-6:30 p.m., the presentation will begin after that.

All are welcome to attend the Easter worship services on Sunday, April 9. Sonrise service will be held at 7 a.m., Sunday School at 9 a.m. and service at 10 a.m.

Don’t forget the Hopedale Legion Fish Fry will be held every Friday through Lent from 11a.m. to 7 p.m., or until they run out. They have fish dinners, fish chunks, fish tail, shrimp and a seafood platter. Dine in or carry out. Call ahead and place your order 740-937-9995.

The Cadiz American Legion will hold a fish fry on Saturday, April 1, from 4-8 p.m. Fish dinners will include cod chunks, fries, slaw and bread $12. Dine in or carry out, open to the public.

The next Hopedale Fire Department Flea Market will be held on April 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., make sure you bring the kids and stop by! Money raised will help pay for new tables at the Social Hall.

Also mark your calendars for the Jimmy Ward Softball Scholarship Tournament May 6 and 7. They are looking for sponsors and people to donate raffle and concession items. Reach out to Emily Chisnell or find the event page on Facebook. The date will be May 6 and possibly May 7 for a second day depending on how many teams sign up. It will be held at the Hopedale Legion. We are starting early to give everyone time to get teams together and mark down the weekend. The price per team is $100. RULES: double elimination bracket, no senior bats, no metal cleats, three girls batting/ fielding at all times and teams must pay at time of sign up. Since this is a co-ed tournament, the team roster must include at least three girls with three being on the field at all times. Age limit is 16 unless you have a parent sign a waiver.

Don’t forget Saturday, April 1, at noon, Ice Cream Island will open.

Finally on Saturday, April 1, the Jewett Food Pantry will sponsor the Jewett Community Easter Egg Hunt at the Jewett Park starting at 2 p.m. It’s for kids ages 0-12.

Hope everybody has a great week. If you have any news you would like to share, please email at hopedalenews@yahoo. com. PS. Don’t forget to come with a good, fun, safe prank for April Fool’s Day!

Faith and Doubt

Doubt sees the obstacles

Faith see the way

Doubt sees the blackest night

Faith sees the day

Doubt dreads to take a step

Faith soars on high

Doubt questions, “who believes?”

Faith answers, “I.”

I think we had a good turn out for the auction last Friday evening. It was a little on the cold side.

We are all enjoying this weather as we were all outside working on Tuesday evening, cleaning up the yard from what the puppies dragged by and getting our hot water heater wood under roof.

On Wednesday, I was over at sister Irene’s house for the day. We are having baby chicks at this time, but they just want to die for us.

I hope you all have a wonderful week.

Frosted Peanut Butter

Bars

½ C Peanut butter

⅓ C Shortening

1 ½ C Brown sugar

2 Eggs

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 ½ C Flour

1 ½ tsp. Baking powder

½ tsp. Salt

¼ C Milk

Frosting

⅔ C Peanut butter

½ C Shortening

4 C Powdered sugar

⅓ to ½ C Milk

Topping

¼ C Semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 tsp. Coconut oil

Cream peanut butter, shortening, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and milk. Mix well. Put in a 15x10x1 inch pan. Bake at 350 for 15-30 minutes. Cool. Beat frosting together and put on top of bars. Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil. Drizzle over frosting. Enjoy!