Tuscarawas County roundup: News from the Dover-New Philadelphia area

Local musician to perform ballads of Tuscarawas

DOVER − Josh Compton, a teacher, artist and musician from Dover, will perform songs from his album “The Big Trail & Other Ballads of Tuscarawas” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, in the Dover Public Library Community Room.

These songs tell the story of Tuscarawas County and the key role it played in the American Revolutionary War. Compton will also talk about and answer questions about the songs and the project and will sign CDs after the program. Register for the program at www.doverlibrary.org/events or call 330-343-6123.

Dennison Depot Homeschool Day is Friday

DENNISON − The Dennison Depot will have its first Homeschool Day event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. Learn about World War II and railroad history by visiting different stations throughout the museum. Tickets are available to purchase at dennisondepot.eventbrite.com. Advance reservations are encouraged.

Kids can participate in the Bing Scavenger Hunt throughout the museum and stop at multiple interactive stations along the way. Education stations will explore local history that had a national impact on World War II, the Salvation Army Canteen, railroad operations and equipment. Lucille’s Lunch Stand and The Whistle Stop Railway Gift Shop will be open. Visitors can explore the campus to view the rolling stock train cars outside including a flatbed car, Nickel Plate Caboose, Bottle Engine, 2700 Steam Engine, and the Victory Garden.

Blood screening and drive Friday

DOVER − The Dover Public Library will host a blood screening and community blood drive Friday. Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital will conduct A1c screening from 9 to 11 a.m. This non-fasting fingerstick screening test measures your average blood sugar over the past two to three months and allows people to better manage their blood sugar level, which is key in reducing health complications of diabetes. The cost is $5. To register, call the hospital at 330-602-0779.

From noon to 3 p.m., Vitalant will conduct a blood drive. All donors will be entered into Mothers Giveaway for a chance to win an $83 gift card. Eat before you donate. Bring a photo ID and a list of medications you take. Appointments are preferred. To make an appointment and earn reward points, go to vitalant.org and search with Blood Drive Code: U5051.

Grand Army of the Republic is topic of meeting

DOVER − The Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Round Table will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Community Room at the Dover Public Library. Todd Arrington will present a program, The Grand Army of the Republic, which was a Union veterans' organization after the Civil War. It became politically influential and advocated for such issues as pensions for U.S. veterans and even racial equality in the wake of the war that brought slavery to an end. Arrington is the site manager of the James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor.

The mission of the Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Round Table is to educate the community about the American Civil War, to preserve Civil War heritage and to remember those who struggled for their cause. For more information, call 330-343-6123.

Learn about walking tour of Dover

DOVER − Local History Librarian Kim Jurkovic will introduce a brochure called Walking Tour of Dover, Ohio at a presentation at 6:30 p.m. May 13 in the Community Room of the Dover Public Library. Walking Tour is a self-guided tour through the city of Dover, following a map and numbered locations.

At the presentation, Jurkovic will introduce each of the 28 places in the brochure and give the history and reasons she included them in the walking tour. Those attending the program will receive the Walking Tour brochure, and the brochures will be available at the library following the program.

Register for the presentation at www.doverlibrary.org/events or call 330-343-6123.

Plant sale Friday at Sacred Heart Parish Center

NEW PHILADELPHIA − The Sacred Heart/ New Philadelphia Garden Club will sponsor a plant sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Sacred Heart Parish Center, 320 Fair Ave. NE. Many of the plants are from the gardens of the church, and others are from members of the club. There will be perennials, annuals, houseplants and seeds. All plants are $5 each unless marked otherwise, and seed packets are $2. There will be basket raffles and used garden items for sale.

Free Travel Tusc tickets available, open house set

NEW PHILADELPHIA − The Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureau is offering Travel Tusc tickets to area residents again this year. The current list of museums on the free ticket includes Age of Steam Roundhouse, Alpine Hills Museum, Camp Tuscazoar’s Pig Roast, Dennison Depot Railroad Museum, The Ernest Warther Museum and Gardens, Fort Laurens, Historic Zoar Village, Little Theater, Reeves Museum, Schoenbrunn Village, Trumpet in the Land, and TuscPark’s Norma Johnson Center. Free tickets will be available beginning May 19.

Travel Tusc tickets will also be available at each participating site and are good May 19 to Sept. 30 or until all tickets have been used.

The Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureau will host an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. May 23 at its office, 124 E. High Ave. Refreshments and door prizes will be available and the Travel Tusc tickets for free admission for all children. County attractions on the Travel Tusc ticket list will be present to distribute information and prizes. RSVP to the Convention and Visitors Bureau at 330-602-2420 or info@traveltusc.com for the open house to be eligible for door prizes. You do not need to register to pick up tickets.

Sugarcreek community garage sales

SUGARCREEK − Sugarcreek’s spring community garage sales will be Friday and Saturday. Maps will be available prior to the event. For more information, visit Sugarcreek Business Association’s website or call 330-852-4113.

Plant sale Saturday at Dover library

DOVER − The Dover Public Library will host its annual plant sale behind the library from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday.

If you have plants that you would like to donate to the plant sale, bring them to the library the day before the sale or the morning of the sale.

Denise Campbell-Johnson, interlibrary loan librarian, has taken cuttings from some of the plants inside the library and nurtured them to be available at the plant sale. Proceeds from the plant sale will be used to purchase and care for plants at the library. For more information, call the library at 330-343-6123.

Deadline for Souers-Garcia grant applications is May 31

The Jeanne Souers-Garcia Foundation will accept grant applications until May 31 for grants to be awarded in June. The foundation was established by the late Jeanne Souers Garcia to assist qualified tax-exempt organizations in Tuscarawas County with charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes.

Requests must be received by May 31 at Souers-Garcia Foundation, c/o Huntington Bank, 4481 Munson Ave. NW, Suite 200, Canton, OH 44718. For application information, contact Huntington Bank at 330-458-3361, or email deborah.gonzalez@huntington.com/.

Harrison Central High School prom is May 11

CADIZ − The Harrison Central High School Prom will be May 11 at The Market at Ebbert Farms. Tickets are $40 per person, may be purchased through May 8, before or after school. The promenade will be from 5 to 6 p.m. at the school.

Buses will be located in the back of the building and will be loaded once everyone enters and has pictures taken. Dinner will be from 7 to 8 p.m., prom court activities will be from 7:45 to 8 p.m., and dancing will be from 8 to 10 p.m.

This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: Tuscarawas County roundup: Dover-New Philadelphia area news