Readers share why they are thankful to live in Coshocton
Thanksgiving is the time most people stop and think about what they are thankful for. Most will say they are thankful for family, for friends, for health and those are all wonderful reasons to be thankful.
We also need to be thankful for our community. Are there problems? Of course, but every single place has negative things about it. It’s time to focus on the positive and remember why we choose to live here.
Deanna Lanham said, “Coshocton is and will forever be my hometown. We are a family community. Whether it be from someone helping you change a spare tire because you’re broken down on the side of the road to providing a Thanksgiving or Christmas meal to anyone in the community, you can always count on Coshocton to show up.”
Wendy Haney said she is thankful to be in Coshocton because of the support of the community. “This community is wealthy with people that want to help others, whether it is their profession to help or not. I have a wonderful group of people that have helped us in so many different ways. Even strangers have brightened our days with random acts of kindness. I don’t think I could find a community like this anywhere else.”
The slower pace in Coshocton is what Jon McFarland is thankful for. “We are from Cincinnati and during rush hour, it might take you a little bit to get out of your driveway.” He shared that he remembers a neighbor stopping traffic so his grandpa could get out of his driveway. “If someone does that there, you would get run over.”
Justin Cotterman is thankful for the lower cost of living in Coshocton and that neighborhoods are much safer than in larger cities.
Pearl Valley Cheese is one reason Kris Hardesty is thankful to live here. “And it’s the only city in the world with this name.”
Janet Kay Alford said it best. “There’s no place like home.”
Category: People & Places
