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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

PERRYSVILLE — Pleasant Hill Lake is located on the Richland-Ashland County line, approximately 2 miles southwest of Perrysville. The boat ramp and marina are on Covert Road off State Route 95.

The marina is north of the Mohican State Park.

RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy operates and maintains the recreational facilities located on the north side of the reservoir. A beach, vacation cottages, marina, campground, parking area, picnic area, sanitary facilities, and boat ramp are located on the northern shore of the reservoir. The marina has a concession stand and gasoline dock.

The Mohican State Park is located on the southern shore of the reservoir and provides numerous recreational opportunities on and around the Pleasant Hill Reservoir. Mohican State Park operates a lodge overlooking the southern shore in the bend of the reservoir.

There is both primitive and improved camping in the state park, south of the reservoir, on the Clear Fork River. For information of Mohican State Park facilities, contact 419/994-4290. The reservoir is also open to waterfowl hunting during the fall.

Check for water quality advisories: http://publicapps.odh.ohio.gov/beachguardpublic/

HISTORY

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) owns Pleasant Hill Lake. The lake was constructed in 1938 by damming the Clear Fork Branch of the Mohican River. The lake was originally constructed primarily for flood control in the Muskingum River watershed.

Today, recreation is one of the biggest public benefits. The ODNR Division of Wildlife manages the lake under agreement to provide public fishing and hunting.

The Clear Fork River empties into the western end of the lake. This western end of the lake is shallow with most of the area under less than 10 feet of water. The middle section of the lake gradually slopes to a depth of 20 feet. At that point…

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A charity head shave was among the activities held during a special fundraising event held in Highbridge on Sunday (August 29th).

The popular club in Church Street, Highbridge ran a charity fundraiser in memory of their late manager, Christopher Lambert, with proceeds going to Thrombosis UK.

During the day, Dave Sanders took part in a head shave when Lee Theobold from Theo’s barber shop gave him a colourful Mohican look to raise funds! The before-and-after photos are shown here.

Also, Dennis DeMille, a singer/songwriter from Weston who is a Britain’s Got Talent semi finalist from the 2018 series, also performed during the event. There was also a kids hour, Irish bingo, and a race night.

Kayley Williams, manager of Highbridge Social Club says: “It was a fantastic day and we thank everyone who came along or supported us, raising a great sum for the charity.”

“We were fortunate to have lots of local businesses donate items towards our raffle and tombola.”

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Staff Report  |  Ashland Times-Gazette

LOUDONVILLE – Flxible Owners International, a group that supports Flexible bus enthusiasts around the world, had a Flxible Bus Rally in Loudonville that included a bus rally on Saturday, part of a five-day event.  

Saturday’s bus parade included a disc jockey and announcer, public voting for bus awards, 50/50 raffle and a two-hour viewing of the Flxible buses in downtown Loudonville. The buses were parked in the middle of Main Street while the street was blocked off during this time.

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Flxible was founded by Hugo Young in Loudonville in 1912 as a manufacturer of motorcycle side cars, and closed in 1996. Bus manufacture started there in the 1920s. After the Flxible closure, the plant was used as a bus parts manufacturer and rehabilitation center by MCI Inc. until 2015.

Since 1990, the Flxible Bus Rally in Loudonville has usually taken place every two years. And since 1992, it was taken place at Mohican Adventures Campground.

The rally and parade were open to all Flxible bus conversions, RVs and campers. Owners weren’t required to allow the public to enter their buses during the time in downtown Loudonville on Saturday but were encouraged to let folks take a step inside their vehicles. And an announcer gave narratives of each bus in the parade.

A number of events besides the bus parade were scheduled for Flexible Owners International members during the six days of the event that started Wednesday and wrapped up Sunday, including a swap meet, panel discussion and live musical entertainment.

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