It’s beginning to feel more like the holidays in Zanesville as decorations are going up all over the downtown. The inside of the Welcome Center is even taking on a holiday glow as entries for this year’s Festival of Trees auction start to take shape. Monday some were busy setting up their entries while others […]
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ZANESVILLE – The auction was presented live on WHIZ’s website and AM 1240. The long time program was a bit different, but, earlier today, Chamber President Dana Matz was pleased by the progress made by the festival. “In the past, we would’ve had a room full of people bidding in-person and on the phones but […]
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ZANESVILLE – The Zanesville – Muskingum Chamber of Commerce has over 170 trees as well as featured items for the auction. The tree as well as other included prizes are awarded to the highest bidder. “So, one of the things that we promoted this year was support the local businesses so most of our entries […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio-The annual Festival of Trees will still be held this year by the Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce on December 4th. Due to safety concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the event will be held virtually instead of in person. The event may have changed but chamber president Dana Matz says the event will […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Christmas is nearly here and as halls are decked, the Zanesville Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce has tallied final numbers from their annual yuletide fundraiser. The 27th annual Festival of Trees took place last week and saw a record breaking number of entries and a record breaking amount of funds raised to […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – There are just 19 days until Christmas and the Zanesville Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce is spending the day spreading holiday cheer through the annual Festival of Trees Auction. Phone lines at WHIZ AM 1240 opened this morning at 9 as community members and Christmas fanatics flocked to the Chamber of Commerce […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio — A holiday tradition returns to the Zanesville Muskingum County Welcome Center. The Festival of Trees is now set up inside the welcome center in anticipation for the Friday radio auction. “We have local business people, local citizens that all come together and this year, we have 223 entries. So, we have wreaths, […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Christmas is just 23 days away and the Zanesville Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce is working to get the community into the holiday spirit this week. Dana Matz, Director of the Chamber of Commerce, says Miracle on Main and the Festival of Trees will be taking place later this week as part […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Anyone who wants to enter the Festival of Trees at the Zanesville Welcome Center will have extra time to do so. “We’ve extended the entry deadline until November 20th, so if you haven’t had a chance to go online to post your entry, please do so. You can bring your application to […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Autumn is in full swing, and Christmas will soon be here. The community is preparing for a holiday tradition that dates back 27 years. The Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce will hold the “Festival of Trees” from December 4 through December 6, beginning with a courthouse lighting ceremony and a visit from […]
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