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1 TRIBUNE-COURIER . RICHLAND COUNTY'S ONLY LOCALLY-OWNED NEWSPAPER SINCE 1961. Chamber annual meeting and awards dinner planned for next Wednesday The Richland Area Chamber & Economic instrumental in many of the changes at Development Annual Meeting and Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. Business Economic Excellence Awards Dinner will charters have been increasing their traffic take place Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 pm. through Mansfield due to their responsive- The theme is An Evening in Wonderland ness and level of customer service. Niss and will be held at the Mid-Ohio Con- Aviation's investment into the airport in ference Center. their first year has fostered an environment Four Economic Impact Awards will be that is attractive to business travel through presented: Mansfield. It has created the foundation Merris Welge Merris has been volun- for other opportunities, such as cargo and teering his time educating the community charter operations, to open up in Mansfield.

2 Through the North Central Ohio SCORE or- Edge Plastics In 2021, Edge plastic ganization for 25 year. SCORE is a men- kicked off an expansion project at their toring organization, providing free coun- 449 Newman Street manufacturing facility. seling, resources and advice to people The project includes the addition of ap- who are in business or want to start a proximately 35,000 sq. ft. to the facility THE OHIO STATE REFORMATORY opened in 1896 and now hosts visitors for tours. business. Merris currently serves in an of- and additional injection molding equipment fice manager capacity for SCORE, provides necessary to meet the continued growth of counseling, and helps plan workshops. the company. They project the creation of Merris has also served as the Chapter 40 new full-time jobs. This project is ex- Ohio State Reformatory visitors Chair for SCORE for three separate years and served as Vice Chair twice.

3 Pected to be complete by Spring 2022. with hiring already underway. can step into 125 years of history Kingwood Center Gardens Kingwood has transformed the guest experiences as Additional awards that will be an- nounced live at the event include the Photos and Article By Traci Little from their prison and also from surround- visitors enjoy the newest amenities and ATHENA Award sponsored by Park ing prisons as well. It also holds the features of the Garden Gateway visitor National Bank, the Chairman's Award and Growing up, I was your math and sci- Shawshank Museum, full of items from center. The total investment of the Garden Ambassador of the Year. ence girl. I loved everything about these the Oscar winning film. Gateway project is $ million, repre- Presenting Queen of Hearts sponsors subjects and found English and history Walking the set of the 1994 classic, The senting funds raised from private sources include Adena Corporation, OhioHealth class to be boring and dull.

4 Shawshank Redemption, is something you as part of the Honoring the Past - Growing Mansfield and Shelby Hospitals and Park Today, I'm walking and living out the don't get to do every day. Tour seasons for the Future capital campaign. Kingwood's National Bank. opposite. Before moving to Ohio, I told a the spring and summer are from April renewal and commitment to provide trans- Tickets for the event are $55 and avail- friend that I would love a job where I 1 Sept. 30 from 11 am to 4 pm, seven formative guest experiences within its ex- able by contacting the Richland Area could travel, take pictures, and tell other days a week. There are various guided quisite garden estate helps to nourish the Chamber & Economic Development at people's stories. That's exactly what I'm and self-guided tours to choose from. body, mind and spirit. 419-522-3211 or by visiting the website at doing with the TRIBUNE-COURIER paper.

5 It's Niss Aviation Niss Aviation has been The Ohio State Reformatory opened on an honor and a joy to live out my dream Sept. 15, 1896, when it accepted 100 pris- job every day. History has a way of turning oners from Columbus. This 250,000. the tables on us, wouldn't you say? It is anything but dull. It is full of rich story- square-foot facility once held more than 155,000 inmates across its nearly 100. Steve Fender will speak at pond clinic telling that's imprinted on our very souls. Ponds add a lot of value to a property Steve Fender of Fender's Fish Hatchery Storytelling is what keeps history alive. years of operation. It was designed by Cleveland's own Levi T. Scofield. He com- and can be used for activities such as ice will be the guest speaker. Steve and staff Getting the privilege to walk through skating, fishing, swimming and provide from Richland, Morrow and Ashland Soil The Ohio State Reformatory was an experi- bined Victorian Gothic, Richardson important wildlife habitat.

6 And Water Conservation Districts (SWCD). ence of a lifetime. If you've had the honor Romanesque and Queen Anne architectural Whether someone has had a pond for will answer questions about ponds. Light of walking through this historical landmark, styles. All of these combined were intended years, has a new pond or is considering refreshments will be served and children's you know exactly what I'm referring to. It to inspire a spiritual rebirth in the hearts putting in a pond, knowing how to activities will be available. is all so breathtaking and tragically beauti- of the young convicts. properly design and manage it, and even Those who need to stock a pond can or- ful. With every chipped piece of paint, Originally it was named the Intermediate determining if it's the right choice may be der fish at the clinic from Richland SWCD. creaky floorboard, rusty cell bar, and Penitentiary.

7 It was meant to be a midpoint challenging. Payment is due at the time the order is delicate arched doorframe, it whispers of between Lancaster's Boys Industrial School Those considering a pond may need placed. Fish pick up is Friday, April 22 at stories from the past and allows history to and the State Penitentiary, which was lo- help with nuisance vegetation such as al- 10 am at the Richland County Fairgrounds. come to life before your eyes. cated in Columbus. The State Penitentiary gae, fish stocking, aeration, and soil types For more information on the clinic, con- What made it even more of an amazing housed young first-time offenders. for design. tact Richland SWCD at 419-747-8697 or experience was to get a personalized tour In 1891, it became the Ohio State Regardless of where someone is in their visit Morrow from a fourth-generation employee, Alayna Reformatory.

8 Reform was truly its purpose pond journey, they can have their questions County residents can call 419-946-7923. Ross. Her great-great grandfather was one for many, many years. Unlike other answered at the free pond clinic on March and Ashland County residents can call of the guards when it opened in 1896, her prisons, the Reformatory attempted to re- 1 at 5:30 pm at The Longview Center, 419-281-7645. grandpa was Captain of the guard, her habilitate its inmates. Prisoners would 1495 W. Longview Ave., Mansfield. grandmother was one of the very first fe- spend 18 months at the Reformatory The clinic is open to the public and male employees, her father works there, and now so does she! where they would receive an education, gain religious instruction and learn a Bid accepted for project Through the window, across the street trade. If an inmate was deemed reformed Madison to host luncheon The Madison Local Schools Board of she pointed to the house with the green after 18 months, they would be released.

9 A senior citizen luncheon will be held Education met Tuesday, Feb. 8 to accept roof where her great grandmother lived What I found most intriguing was there at Madison Comprehensive High School's BC&G Weithman Construction's bid for and raised her family. was a 98% positive reform rate with the Ramble Inn, 600 Esley Lane, on Thursday, the Cosmetology Lab Phase II Project at a Maybe you'd like to come and experience inmates using this model! During the Feb. 10, at 12:30 maximum cost of $272,000. one of our nation's most treasured land- 1960s, the State of Ohio stopped funding The cost is $ per lunch. Call the The project will be funded by Adult marks? It houses the Ohio State Correction reformation tactics for prisoners and conv- board office at 419-589-2600, choose Career Center HEERF grant funds and Museum and has fascinating memorabilia (Continued on Page 3) option 8, ext.

10 1103 to make a reservation. high school CTE weighted funding. 2 Thursday, February 10, 2022 TRIBUNE-COURIER Watson's Tavern on Mansfield Road By Bob Carter grandson of Amariah Watson, Amariah Lewis of Galion, in 1921 wrote of a visit Noah Watson was the brother of with his mother to visit uncle Noah: Amariah Watson, the founder of Lexington. Noah Watson lived on the left side of He came with his two brothers in the the road leading from Lexington to spring of 1812. He helped his brother The Tragedy of Macbeth had a big pre- Hopefully fans of Shakespeare and great Mansfield in a large frame house with a build the first water powered mills, clear miere at the New York Film Festival in the filmmaking will find this movie and give park covered with trees lying between the land for crops and serve in the War of fall and is now available to stream on it a watch because it is not receiving as house and a large barn standing on the 1812.