Fred Deel speaks to Ohio's Appalachian Country

New director of the Governor's Office of Appalachia, Fred Deel, was the keynote speaker at Ohio's Appalachian Country's recent quarterly meeting in Salem. Timberlanes Inn and Restaurant along with Columbiana County Tourism partners hosted the event. Tiffany Gerber, president of OAC, welcomed representatives from the 29 Ohio Appalachian counties who were in attendance.

OAC was recently named a recipient of funds from the GOA to be used for marketing the 29 county consortium which serves to promote the rich heritage and culture of the Appalachian counties as a destination for Travel and Tourism.

To learn more about OAC, log onto their website http://www.appalachianohio.com/. To find more information on the Governor's Office of Appalachia, go to http://www.odod.ohio.gov/.

Pictured here with Director Deel is L- Debbie Robinson, executive director of the Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau and Shauna Hearing, information manager for the VCB.

"Meet the Meeting Planners"

Recently seven Guernsey County tourism industry professionals attended the Ohio Travel Association's Southeast Focus on Tourism luncheon series at the Longaberger Homestead. Through a panel discussion, attendees had an opportunity to learn what meeting planners needs are, what makes a difference when selecting sites, and what would make them com back. Marshall Perry, manager of Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center served as a panelist.

To learn more about meeting spaces in Guernsey County, log on to http://www.visitguernseycounty.com/ and click on Meeting Planners. To generate more business for your meeting site, visit http://www.ohiomeetingspace.com/.

Attending the luncheon are L- Dawn Beasley, office manager - Cambridge/Guernsey County VCB; Debbie Robinson, executive director - VCB; Margy Bucci, manager - Cambridge Hampton Inn, Marshall perry, panelist; Shauna Hearing, information manager - VCB and Donna Rush, director of sales - Cambridge Holiday Inn. Not pictured is Bobbi Williams - Cambridge Hampton Inn.