State Tourism Director in Cambridge

The newly appointed director of the Ohio Division of Travel & Tourism, Amir Eylon, spoke to 30 Team Tourism members during their quarterly meeting at Theo's Restaurant on October 29. Director Eylon shared the latest in Division updates on the status of programs, the direction of the direction of the Division and their current short-term plans. He also emphasized the importance partnerships within the tourism industry and making use of the free resources the Division has to offer.

Shown here with Director Eylon are L - Debbie Robinson, Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitor & Convention Bureau executive director; Shauna Hearing, VCB information manager, and Dawn Beasley, VCB office manager.

For more information on the Ohio Division of Travel & Tourism, log onto www.DiscoverOhio.com.

Chocolate and Shopping

Dickens Victorian Village's newest event had a presence at "A Taste of the Seasons" held at Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center recently. 550 people attended this very popular cooking show sponsored by the Daily Jeffersonian and Riesbeck's Grocery Store.

Great Expectations Chocolate Walk will take place in Historic Downtown Cambridge on Wednesday, November 7 from 6pm - 8pm. Only 200 tickets will be sold at $10 each. They are available for purchase at Country Bits & Pieces and Peoples Bank - Main Office.

Exchange your ticket on the evening of the event at Peoples Bank - Main Office for a Dickens Victorian Village bag and walking tour brochure that will direct you to participating merchants, where you will receive one chocolate experience at each location - perhaps it will be a serving of hot chocolate, or a brownie, or a chocolate cordial. Enjoy some on the walk, or place some in your souvenir bag to enjoy later.



Pictured here are L - Pam McCauley, Dickens Committee Treasurer and Jonett Haberfield, Dickens Committee Co-Chair as they prepare to hand out chocolate samples and fliers on the Chocolate Walk event from their booth. (Image to be added at a later date)

To find out more about all of the events taking place during Dickens Victorian Village November 5, 2007 - January 21, 2008, log on to http://www.dickensvictorianvillage.com/.

Visitors & Convention Burea at Paul Bunyan Show

The staff and volunteers of the Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau had a great weekend at the Official Paul Bunyan Show at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds October 5-7. This year the tourist information booth was located in Exhibit Hall #3 along with A Taste of Ohio.

The staff would like to thank the volunteers who worked the booth by greeting visitors and handing out information on Guernsey County including event calendars and area maps. They are Margy Bucci and Bobbi Williams- Hampton Inn; Brook Clemens - Pine Lakes Lodge; Laurel Adams - Cracker Barrel; Lynn Abrams- Spilker - SEO Financial Services; Susan Jividen - Deerassic Park; Teri Clapper and Barb McClintock - Rocky Fork Recreation Center; Dione Bell and Lowell Coon - Buffalo Hills Campground; Mary Ellen Weingartner and Peggy Orecchio - National Road/Zane Grey Museum; Tim Brown - Byesville Scenic Railway; Richard and Sharon Carpenter - Lore City Festival; Robin and Luke Kapolka - All Ways 2 Travel, and Laura Schumann - Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra.

Pictured here are VCB staff members L- Dawn Beasley and Shauna Hearing with the John Deere "American Farmland Basket" that visitors to the booth had an opportunity to sign up to win. Jerry Lee Williams from Troy, Ohio was the lucky winner of the basket.