Glass Pass Consortium Travels to Tiffin, Ohio

On Monday, July 17th, several Guernsey County members of the Glass Pass Consortium traveled to Tiffin, Ohio for their quarterly Glass Pass meeting. Cindy Arent and Lorraine Weinman of the National Museum of Cambridge Glass along with Dawn Beasley from the Cambridge/Guernsey County VCB are pictured above with the entire Glass Pass group who attended the meeting at Tiffin Glass Museum & Glass Shop.





The Glass Pass is a partnership of glass museums and companies in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania whose goal is to enlighten and encourage individuals to further explore the rich heritage and artistry of glassmaking and collecting.





The consortium travels quarterly to tour each partner's museum or attraction. On Monday, the group got a double treat. Not only did they tour the Tiffin Glass Museum, but they also visited nearby Crystal Traditions where they watched a glassmaking demonstration.




For your copy of the Glass Pass, log onto http://www.visitguernseycounty.com/ or call 740-432-2022 or 800-933-5480.



Dawn Beasley looks on as curator Ruth Hemminger, shares information about Tiffin Glass.

The Cheetahs are Here!

The Wilds, one of the largest and most innovative wildlife conservation centers in the world, announced the opening of its new Mid-Sized Carnivore Conservation Center today. "It is the only facility of its kind in the country, maybe in the world," said Executive Director Dr. Evan Blumer.

The Carnivore Center features elevated walkways and a second-story observation area for excellent viewing of the animals in large enclosures. Additional boardwalks, viewing platforms and viewable animal management research areas are completed or near completion.

"One of the exciting things we have planned is a cheetah run- a mechanical device with a cloth lure used to exercise the cheetahs," said Dan Beetem, (pictured here) director of Animal Management.

A press conference and media day was held in the morning for area, regional and state media. Also getting a first-hand view was the staff of the Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau.

Pictured here is one of the female cheetahs posing for the camera.

For more information on the Wilds and future plans for the carnivore conservation center, log on to http://www.thewilds.org/.

Guernsey County Featured on ONN's Discover Ohio

ONN has partnered with the Ohio Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (OACVB) to present “Discover Ohio,” a travel series designed to highlight Ohio’s destinations and attractions. “Discover Ohio,” now in its second season, provides Ohioans with travel and tourism information and ideas― from state parks to exhibits, and everything in between. “Discover Ohio” airs Wednesdays, from 7:30pm-8:00pm and repeat Sundays at 10:00pm and Tuesdays at 3:30pm. The program is hosted by Veteran Reporter Mykkia Cameron.“Discover Ohio” airs every week, with new shows joining the lineup through October, 2007.

Guernsey County will actually have twice as much exposure on ONN. The entire months of May and June, ONN aired a 30 second commercial featuring the Living Word Outdoor Drama, Seneca Lake, the Wilds and the Byesville Scenic Railway. The OACVB Co-op commercial highlighting the National Museum of Cambridge Glass, Salt Fork State Park and Lodge will begin airing on airing July 19th.

For more information on all of the events, activities and attractions in Guernsey County, contact the VCB at 432-2022 or log on to VisitGuernseyCounty.com.

Pictured here are Keith Cook, Manager of Salt Fork Resort & Conference Center and Jeff Barr, Videographer for ONN.