BIG LOTS TO CELEBRATE NEW MOUNT VERNON STORE GRAND OPENING
New store format provides fun and engaging shopping experience during its Grand Opening Week Oct. 10-17
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Big Lots is excited to announce the grand opening of its newest store in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 10. This store will reflect a new format, which is part of a broader initiative of bringing savings with surprises in every redesigned aisle while offering trustworthy value and friendly service. Plus, Oct. 10-17, customers will receive a coupon for $10 off $40 upon checkout to use toward a future Big Lots purchase!
“We are excited to introduce our new store format to Mount Vernon,” Joice Wirkus, senior vice president of Marketing at Big Lots, said. “This redesign brings to life our new brand traits and showcases our assortment of affordable solutions in Furniture, Seasonal, Home, Food and Consumables. We carry big brands like Broyhill, Sealy and Ashley Furniture in addition to household essentials like Charmin, Clorox, Tide, Frito-Lay, Coca-Cola and Pepsi. We are also very proud to serve alongside the Mount Vernon community and want our customers to know that we are continuing to invest in bringing them the best shopping experience.”
At 23,183 square feet; the new store; located at 1550 Coshocton Ave., Mount Vernon, OH 43050; will be a showcase for the continued rollout of a new store layout and design across all Big Lots stores; both in new builds as well as in redesigns at existing locations.
ODOT launching virtual Paint the Plow contest
Contest is open to any student in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Department of Transportation is taking its annual Paint the Plow contest online this year.
The popular program encourages local community groups and schools to showcase their artistic skills on one of ODOT's snow plows. This year, students can try their hand at decorating one of our plows from home.
To participate, you can download a coloring page or a graphic design file. Put your creativity to work and then submit your entry by Oct. 23.
Submitted artwork should adhere to the following guidelines (material submitted outside of these guidelines will not be considered for the contest):
Artwork must be original and in good taste.
Artwork must be non-partisan and non-political.
Artwork must not incorporate movie, television, cartoon or any other characters or depictions from entertainment media due to copyright infringement.
From Oct. 27 - Nov. 10, ODOT will host regional contests on its district social media platforms to select finalists in the following categories:
Coloring Page
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
3rd Grade - 5th Grade
6th Grade - 8th Grade
9th Grade - 12th Grade
Graphic Design
One overall winner
Finalists will move on to a final round of voting on ODOT's statewide social media platforms. Winners in each category and a grand prize winner will be decided by popular vote. Statewide winners will be announced before Thanksgiving.
Winners of the statewide contest will be featured online on ODOT's social media platforms, website, weekly video series "The Loop" and various other agency publications.
By submitting your artwork to the Ohio Department of Transportation, you consent to your artwork being shared, posted and/or reprinted by the agency on public platforms, including its website, social media platforms and publications.
Knox County Career Center Preschool awarded James Patterson and Scholastic Book Clubs Partnership Grant
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The Knox County Career Center Preschool has been awarded the James Patterson and Scholastic Book Clubs Partnership Grant for 2020. The 2020 grant program winners were announced earlier this week.
The grant program is administered by bestselling author James Patterson and by Scholastic Book Clubs. The KCCC Preschool was 1 of 5,000 schools nationally that received the grant. The grant will give KCCC Preschool Director Jeremi Jarosz $500 in books from James Patterson and 500 bonus points from Scholastic Book Clubs to grow kids’ love of reading.
“This grant allows us the opportunity for our students to check out grade-level appropriate books to read with their families. This will lead to better literacy skills that will prepare our students for kindergarten and beyond,” Jarosz said.
The Knox County Career Center Preschool is a 5-Star Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) preschool.
