Community Calendar

The 2023 Make a Difference Walk #ShafferStrong will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023 from 11am to 3pm.

This walk is hosted in memory of LeAnne Shaffer, a strong, courageous Grandma, Mom, Wife, Aunt, Sister, and Friend who bravely fought Felicia, her ovarian cancer. This walk will raise funds for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital.

How to Make a Difference

1. Sign Up

Choose to lead a team or participate solo.

2. Recruit friends and family

However you choose to participate, get friends and family to join you. The more people, the bigger difference we will make.

3. Raise Money

Send emails and text to family and friends to ask for donations for your team. Use the QR code or the Venmo Handle and have them put your name or your team name in the comments.

4. Celebrate

Join us on Sunday, March 12 to Walk laps around the Mt. Vernon High School track to Make a Difference.

Join the Shaffer family, friends, and community by fundraising for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and the OSU James Cancer Hospital to fight cancer and stand #ShafferStrong!

Register Here: https://forms.gle/XWTGxgGVhAEgrnhC9

Donate Here:https://account.venmo.com/u/shafferstrong

Bunnies for Babes is back… March 13th – 31st! Surrounding Knox County libraries will be collecting New stuffed animals to be given to less fortunate children for Easter. All you need to do is drop of a New stuffed animal at one of the following libraries in the county… Mt Vernon, Fredericktown, Gambier or Danville. Help make a child feel special this easter

Ontario, Ohio – Pizza Hut-Wingstreet, 365 N. Lexington-Springmill Road, Ontario. Bring a picture of your vehicle it’s a summer cruise-in reunion! Great Music, summer friends, lots of food. Chase away the winter blues!! The March Snowball Cruise-In has an additional Hot Wheels Car Show. No registration fee. Limit of 2 entries, please. Open to all summer cruisers & friends. Music 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

All meetings held at KCCC Cafetria***EXCEPT Aug 17th meeting** 8/17 Picnic @ Knox County Fairgrounds

1/19 Speaker Charlie Fulk  – Topic Flint Sources

2/16 Speaker Dr. Edwin Barnhart – Topic Clovis Man: America’s First Culture

3/16 Speaker Rick Fike – Topic Artifact Hunting in Nurseries in NE Ohio

4/20 Speaker Wesley Clarke –  Topic Hopewell Arithmetic

5/18 Speaker Jeb Bowen – Topic Serpent Mound Area Artifacts

6/15 Speaker George DeMuth – Topic Metz Site, Milan OH

7/20 Speaker George Colvin – Topic An Ammonite Fossil from Hopewell Mound Group / Source & Signifigance

8/6 Johnny Appleseed / Kokosing Chapter “Summer ASO Meet” – KCCC (setup 8am) Show 9am-2pm Admission Free

8/17 Picnic @ Knox County Fair Grounds

9/21 Speaker John Boilegh – Topic A Bit more OTZI, Ice Age Man

10/19 Speaker Joseph Gingerich – Topic The Shawnee-Minisink Clovis Site: Spatial Analyses of Deeply Stratified Site in PA

11/16 Speaker Michael Oglesbee – Topic The Wilmington Tablet (Adena engraved tablet excavated on his farm in the 1870’s

No December meeting

At Mohican State Park Lodge every Saturday evening at 5pm. Enjoy an up close experience with a variety of Ohio’s bird species presented by The Ohio Bird Sanctuary. Free and open to the public.

At Mohican State Park Lodge every Saturday evening at 5pm. Enjoy an up close experience with a variety of Ohio’s bird species presented by The Ohio Bird Sanctuary. Free and open to the public.

Buy & Sell Quilting Tools, Books, Patterns, Fat Quarters, Quilted Items

Fat Quarter Drawing – Enter one or more for chance to win

Quilt Show & Demonstrations

Rent Tables for $20/table

Lunch available for purchase

For more info call Patty 740-485-1281 or visit www.fredericktown.org/qmd

At Mohican State Park Lodge every Saturday evening at 5pm. Enjoy an up close experience with a variety of Ohio’s bird species presented by The Ohio Bird Sanctuary. Free and open to the public.

Balance & Beyond with OhioHealth at Kingwood Center Gardens