Warm weather fun is upon us and that includes the activity schedule hearting up in Pickaway County.
Here is a list of some of the events coming for the rest of this week:
The Deercreek Dam Band is hosting a free concert on Wednesday, June 2nd, at 6pm. Concert at Williamsport Park.
The Pickaway County Library in partnership Pickaway Park District is hosting the Mark Wood Fun Show in a Magical Safari, Thursday, June 3rd at 1pm at Canal Park.
Roundtown Cruisers Free Summer Nights Cruise-In on Friday, June 4th, 6pm-9pm at AMVETS Circleville.
Ashville’s Free Movies In The Park opens Friday, June 4th. Showtime starts at dusk. Other movies will be July 16th and August 6th.
(COLUMBUS) – Ohio’s 2021 spring wild turkey hunting season ended May 30th with 14,541 birds taken, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Ohio’s spring wild turkey hunting season concluded on Sunday, May 30 in the northeast zone, and Sunday, May 23 in the south zone. In 2020, hunters harvested 17,894 wild turkeys during the spring hunting season.
The top 10 counties for wild turkey harvest during the 2021 spring hunting season include: Columbiana (454), Belmont (444), Meigs (437), Tuscarawas (417), Jefferson (408), Monroe (408), Ashtabula (401), Washington (398), Guernsey (378), and Muskingum (373).
“Wild turkey populations appear to have declined in much of the eastern U.S., including Ohio,” said Division of Wildlife Chief Kendra Wecker. “The Division of Wildlife, in consultation with the Ohio Wildlife Council, other state wildlife agencies, and our non-government wildlife partners will be examining if further conservation measures are needed to stabilize and improve Ohio’s wild turkey population.”
Youth hunters harvested 1,473 wild turkeys during Ohio’s youth season on April 17-18. The youth season results are included in the final tally.
Ohio has two zones for spring wild turkey hunting: the south zone and the northeast zone. The northeast zone includes Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties, while the south zone covers the rest of the state. In the south zone, 13,510 turkeys were harvested, with 941 turkeys checked in the northeast zone.
Adult male turkeys (gobblers) made up 82% of the total 2021 harvest with 11,976 turkeys taken. Hunters checked 2,397 juvenile male turkeys (jakes) represented 16% of the harvest, and 173 bearded female turkeys (hens) were checked. The Division of Wildlife sold and distributed 61,135 wild turkey permits during the spring hunting season.
The 2021 spring turkey season limit was two bearded wild turkeys. Hunters could harvest one bearded turkey per day using a shotgun or archery equipment. All hunters were required to check in their harvest using the game-check system.
The Division of Wildlife began an extensive program in the 1950s to reintroduce wild turkeys to the Buckeye State. Ohio’s first modern day wild turkey season opened in 1966 in nine counties, and hunters checked 12 birds. The total number of harvested turkeys topped 1,000 for the first time in 1984. Turkey hunting was opened statewide in 2000. The record Ohio wild turkey harvest was in 2001, when hunters checked 26,156 birds.
Chillicothe, Ohio is not a newcomer in being used as a scene backdrop or mentioned in a motion picture, and that is continuing June 1st-2nd for a new movie in production.
“Bones & All” is an upcoming American romance-horror film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by David Kajganich, based on the novel by Camille DeAngelis.
At least two of the scenes for the movie are being filmed at the former Taylor’s IGA store on Eastern Avenue in Chillicothe, according to the building owner Tim Taylor, who spoke about the local filming plans to Litter Media’s Mike Smith.
Portions of Eastern Avenue from the railroad track to the Watt Street intersection, where the vacant store is located, was blocked to through traffic during the day Tuesday and possibly again Wednesday, June 3rd.
The movie is scheduled to star actresses Taylor Russell, Chloe Sevigny and Jessica Harper along with actors Timothee Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark Rylance, Andre’ Holland and David Gordon Green.
According to Film- Blogging The Reel World, the movie is being filmed in the Ohio Tri-State area, which includes a few scenes in Chillicothe.
The blog states the film story line- “Is a story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter, as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey which takes them through the back roads, hidden passages, and trap doors of Ronald Reagan’s America. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand which will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.”
The website Darkhorizons.com writes- “The cannibalism romance tale “Bones and All” with a new press release for the movie offering more cast and plot details.
The film follows the first love between Maren (Taylor Russell), a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee (Timothee Chalamet), an intense and disenfranchised drifter.
The pair meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey that takes them through the back roads, hidden passages, and trap doors of Reagan’s America. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.“
Litter Media.com has reached out to the producers PR department, but have not received a return call about the local filming.
(COLUMBUS)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Tuesday reminded Ohioans of the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and for those that are not fully-vaccinated to wear masks indoors, as statewide mask mandates lift June 2nd.
“Ohioans have done a great job during the pandemic. And, with more than 5 million Ohioans who have received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, we are getting back to living the lives we want. However, it is important that we all still remember that there are a significant number of Ohioans who remain unvaccinated and are at-risk, including everyone under the age of 12. It’s important that those not fully vaccinated continue to wear masks indoors and follow other preventative measures to keep themselves as healthy as possible,” said Governor Mike DeWine.
More than 5.3 million Ohioans have received their first vaccinations and 4.6 million have completed the vaccination series.
An individual is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines or two weeks after the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
After a year off due to the pandemic, Chillicothe’s First Wesleyan Church at 89 South Mulberry Street, is bringing “Movie in the Park” back to Poland Park on the first Friday of June, July and August.
The free community event returns Friday, June 4th at 9pm, where “The Tom and Jerry Movie” will be shown.
Free popcorn and drinks will also be served. Spectators are asked to bring their own lawn chair or blanket to sit on in order to watch the free movie.
For several years, prior to last summer, the church has used the free movie night along with their annual Summer Picnic In Poland Park as a free outreach to their neighborhood.
There has been no word yet as to whether there will be a picnic this summer, as state health mandates are due to be dropped June 4th.
The church at 89 South Mulberry Street is also hosting Schmidt’s Restaurant along with Guac N’ Roll food trucks this Sunday (June 6th) between 10:45am-12:45pm. There will be free ice cream treats provided by Smile Orthodontics.
