The program offers free arts and crafts for students in grades K-12. It is one of our very popular “arts for all” programs and is offered to a maximum of 50 students in the tri-county area most Saturdays at ARTSNCT.

The program promotes imagination and creativity, while also enhancing children’s social and leadership skills. 

The program began in 2019 with 40 classes sponsored by local businesses, organizations, and private individuals.

Students from Newcomerstown participated, as well as from West Lafayette, Coshocton, Dover, and Gnadenhutten often attend. 

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ARTSNCT just received this wonderful congratulatory letter from Tuscarawas Arts Partnership/TAP for our milestone of reaching our 5th year of service to Newcomerstown and the surrounding tri-county area.

I am proud to say that I was on the TAP board of directors prior to assuming my current city council position. Each member of their board is fully dedicated and works tirelessly to promote and advance the arts in Tuscarawas County.

ARTSNCT is very proud of reaching this milestone and will continue to do what we do best; bridging communities with the arts.

Thank you TAP, and thank you to all of our friends and supporters that have helped us come this far.

You can expect more extraordinary things to come from ARTSNCT.

-Michael

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We are now in our 5th year of serving our community and the tri-county area.

Thank you to all of you that have been with us on this amazing journey.

You can expect more great things to come from ARTSNCT.

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Times-Reporter
Ray Booth, Correspondent

NEWCOMERSTOWN — With a ceremony emphasizing remembrance and recognition, area residents marked the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 last weekend, a date when terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, with a fourth plane brought down on its way to crash into the White House.

ARTSNCT, Arts Center of Newcomerstown, coordinated “A Day of Remembrance and Recognition,” which not only paid tribute to those lost by the events of 9/11, but remembering friends, loved ones, and family members who have been lost to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The event will also honor first responders in the Newcomerstown community. There was also a car show, the unveiling of a COVID-19 mural, along with a food truck from Backwoods Smokehouse BBQ and Catering, and more. All proceeds from the event will benefit the children’s programs at ARTSNCT.  

Mayor Pat Cadle issued a proclamation remembering the events of 9/11 and also recognizing those local first responders. Representatives of the Newcomerstown Police Department, Newcomerstown Emergency Rescue Squad and Tri-County Ambulance joined the mayor on stage on College Street. Also taking part was Pastor Jim Reed, who gave the benediction. The ceremony concluded with the playing of “Taps” and a 21-gun salute by the Honor Guard of Newcomerstown American Legion, Thomas C. Montgomery Post 431.

The Tuscarawas County Traveling COVID Mural, “The Art of Healing, A Traveling Memorial Mural for COVID Impact,” was also unveiled inside ARTSNCT, with Carole Hunt, one of the artists who created the memorial, on hand. Lynn Fraelich, another artist involved with the project, was unable to be present. The mural will be on display at ARTNCT through Oct. 6.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Ohio, New Towne Mall, Tracie Kenney, Tuscarawas Arts Partnership and the Tuscarawas County Health Department joined together to commission the mural to be “dedicated to the family members and friends in Tuscarawas County who lost their lives to COVID-19, and give immeasurable credit to the frontline workers who took care of our community.” 

In an earlier press release, Hunt said, “I knew from the moment I said yes to this project that I was facing a challenge. How to include multiple perspectives and stay neutral? How to provoke thought without dividing further? How to honor what we experienced, both individually and collectively as first responders? It has been cathartic for me looking back without my personal perspective being tainted by fear, anger, and division while sorting through it all. The project continues to evolve the more I consider the perspectives of others. I hope we will each take the time and space to do that.”

Following a month on display in Newcomerstown, the mural will then go to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas from Wednesday, Oct. 6 to Friday, Nov. 5; the Mineral City Nicole Donant Library from Friday, Nov. 5, to Friday, Dec. 3; the County Commissioners building from Friday, Dec. 3, to Tuesday, Jan. 4; and then to its final placement at the Tuscarawas County Health Department on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Officials said, “We want to thank our donors for contributing to the project: Brent and Donna Pepper, Harry and Carole Kenney Family Trust, Kimble Foundation, Kings Church, Newcomerstown American Legion, Newcomerstown VFW, Newcomerstown Vietnam Veterans, R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home, The Masons, Toland-Herzig, Tuscarawas County Commissioners and the Twin City Medical Group. We also want to thank Tracie Kenney and those that have donated through her Facebook fundraiser.”

ARTSNCT —  Arts Center of Newcomerstown, is a veteran-led 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing all forms of visual and performing arts to Newcomerstown and the surrounding tri-county area. The center is 100% volunteer operated and managed, supported by private donations. 

ARTSNCT is located at 304 S. College St., Newcomerstown. For more information, call 740- 575-5710 or go to www.artsnct.org.  

Times-Reporter
Staff Report

NEWCOMERSTOWN — Sept. 11 will be the 20th anniversary of the day in American history that will forever be known as 9/11. 

The village of Newcomerstown is proclaiming that Saturday as A Day of Remembrance and Recognition with a community event organized by ARTSNCT, Arts Center of Newcomerstown. 

The event will pay tribute to those lost by the events of 9/11, and remember friends, loved ones, and family members lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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The event will begin at 11 a.m. with registration for a judged car show in the lots between Bakers IGA and the Yummy Drive-thru. The show is open to any type of vehicle. 

Registration fee for the car show is $10 per vehicle. Dash plaques will be given to the first 50 registered. Commemorative 9/11 trophies and plaques will be awarded to the top 20 vehicles and the top three motorcycles. 

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At noon, the Tuscarawas County traveling COVID mural will be unveiled inside ARTSNCT. 

Carole Hunt and Lynn Fraelich, the artists who created the memorial, will be present and available to answer questions. 

At 1 p.m. Newcomerstown Mayor Pat Cadle will be on stage, near Baker’s IGA, to speak and recognize the first responders in Newcomerstown’s Fire Department, Police Department and Tri-County Joint Ambulance. 

Pastor Jim Reed will give the benediction, remembering those who have passed from both events. 

The ceremony will conclude with the playing of Taps and a 21-gun salute by the Honor Guard of Newcomerstown American Legion, Thomas C. Montgomery Post 431. 

Residents are invited to participate by attending the event and paying their respects. 

Food will be available from Backwoods Smokehouse BBQ and Catering. 

The event will include a DJ, a live radio broadcast and a 50/50 drawing. 

All proceeds from the event will benefit children’s programs at ARTSNCT.  

ARTSNCT, Arts Center of Newcomerstown, is a veteran-led 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing all forms of visual and performing arts to Newcomerstown and the surrounding tri-county area. The center is operated and managed by volunteers and supported by private donations. 

ARTSNCT is at 304 S. College St. Call (740) 575-5710 or look online at www.artsnct.org for more information.  

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