Bowl For Kids Sake

A great community event (and a fundraiser for United Way Agency, Big Brothers Big Sisters) Bowl For Kids Sake was today (and tomorrow) in Coshocton. It's a lot of fun and for a great cause.

Here is a great shot from the Tribune website with the Rotary gang (with my wife)!



And here is a fantastic shot of my mother in law Connie Lahna! Great job Connie!



It was a fun time and hopefully they raised a lot of money!

In The News

Yesterday was the United Way of Coshocton County's Annual Meeting. Amy and the United Way staff and board did an unbelievable job this year despite the trying times. There is a nice article in the paper about the event...and some nice quotes about her! Take a look!

Not to be outdone, yesterday I announced that I was running for office. There is an article in the paper today about that too! It's good to be busy right?

Running For City Council President

Today is the filing deadline for running for office...so it is today that I am announcing that I will run for City Council President here in Coshocton. I am excited about the opportunity. If you have a moment, please check out my campaign website www.kirbyforcoshocton.com and let me know what you think!

I plan to update the site regularly...so don't forget to check back! Wish me luck!

Hasseman Wins Gold

The wonderful research tool called the internet gave me more results on my cousin Brice. He won a gold medal this weekend in a wrestling tournament in Bulgaria. Brice is on the right...with the article below!



VARNA, Bulgaria – Bryce Hasseman (Iowa City, Iowa/New York AC) won a gold medal at 84 kg/185 lbs., one of three U.S. freestyle wrestlers to win a medal on the final day of the Dan Kolov International on Sunday.

Hasseman defeated U.S. teammate Eric Luedke (Iowa City, Iowa/Gator WC) in the gold-medal finals, 1-0, 3-3, 3-0.

It was the second straight week that Hasseman defeated Luedke in the finals of an international tournament. Hasseman won a 0-1, 1-0, 3-0 decision over Luedke in the finals of the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, Colo. last weekend.

Both U.S. wrestlers won three matches to qualify for the finals. Hasseman stopped Serdar Boke of Turkey in the semifinals, 2-1, 2-2, while Luedke beat Adrian Recorean of Romania in the semifinals, 2-0, 2-1.

The other U.S. medalist was 2008 University World champion Tervel Dlagnev (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids), who won a silver medal at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Stacey's 40th Birthday!

As you know if you follow this blog at all...we do 40th birthdays up right! Well last night it was time for Stacey Drennen's 40th birthday party...and yes it was a surprise. There was a large group of us at the Valley Inn outside of Zanesville awaiting her arrival.



She was certainly surprised...and she had a chance to address her followers!



It was a really fun night...with great looking groups of ladies!







Boisterous groups of guys...







Happy Couples....







Dancing and dining...



All in all it was a fun and photogenic time.







It was a great evening culminating with Jeff making arrangements for folks not to drive home. It was a very nice and generous thing. Now for...the rest of the story!

Amy and I got dropped off at home and as the van left sight we realized that we did (wait for it) not have keys to get in the house!

So at a very late hour, my lovely bride and I tried to break into our own house! After trying all of the front doors and windows, I went around back and climbed up onto the deck. In attenpting to do so I tipped over the now empty rabbit pens (dumping rabbit poop all over) and landing on my back.

But not to be deterred I set the pen back up to try again. (Nothing like being locked out, cold and smelling like rabbit poop for motivation!). I finally got onto the deck only to find that all of those doors and windows were tightly locked as well. Amy and I considered breaking the windows, but decided that then we would be cold on the inside too!

After what can only be described as a sad attempt at burglary, Amy called Valerie Miller (we were hopefuly she would still be awake!). Valerie came over and brought us to her house...where we slept for a few hours.

When we awoke, I realized that my truck (with garage door opener) was at the office! That would have been a handy thought last night! So now I am warmed up and home...and realizing that this was a fun evening. Thank God we don't have them all of the time!

Hungry? Check this out!

Papa Johns of Coshocton is teaming up with the United Way of Coshocton County. Starting today, you can go online and order a large, up to three topping pizza for only $11.99. And the best part...for every special you order, Papa Johns will donate $2.00 to our local United Way!

This offer is good throughout the year of 2009, but order today to show your appreciation! Just go to www.papajohns.com. It fast, easy and for a GREAT cause!

Video of my Cousin Brice

My cousin Brice Hasseman is an internationally recognized wrestler. Last year he nearly made the Olympic Team. This morning I came across a video on Youtube of him being interviewed after a match. Pretty cool!



Check out the video link!

Exciting New Project!

I promised there would be announcements coming right? Well here is one I am really excited about.

If you are (or you know) a motorcycle lover, then here is a new product that they will love! The Long Hauler is a new part that attaches to a motorcycle and provides a foot throttle that serves as a great alternative to cruise control! It allows the rider to give their hand and wrist a break on long rides, and it gives them speed control as well!



If you are interested (or you know someone who might be) check out the Long Hauler online!

Lots of Action

There is a lot going on in the Hasseman household right now. The girls are getting deep into the dance rehearsal schedule because competitions are right around the corner. All of the girls are hard at work...and we are proud of them!

Amy is busy with wrapping up the United Way Campaign. She has done a magnificent job this year despite a tough economic climate for giving. I am really proud of the job she has done in the fundraising side. And she has also introduced a few new programs that are sure to have long term community impact.

Oh...and there is a new cool promotion coming up soon that I will tell you about on here with United Way and Papa Johns. I will let you know when it is up and running!

I have been busy working the first part of the year...and have several exciting projects on the horizon. More to come on that in the near future as well. Make sure to check back in!

Below is a video that was emailed to me Friday. The material is not brand new...but it catches my attention each time. The question is "What are we doing about it?"

The Annual Cavs Trip

It's become a bit of a tradition. Miss Jennifer's Elite Dance Force has been performing at a Cleveland Cavs game each year. It's fun for the girls...and actually a lot of fun for the adults too! We got to Cleveland early, as we were concerned with the roads (they were fine by the way). So before we headed out to grab a bit to eat...the girls had to get all ready to perform!



Then we joined a group for dinner before the game!



Jade and Lael were excited to get dancing!



The girls did a great job of hitting it on the court. It's tough to get pictures and watch at the same time...so I took this shot and watched my superstars!



You would think this would make me feel short...but I get this at work everyday. Dustin is 6 foot 6!



We got this shot of us as we watched the game. The Cavs won, by the way. This was their 22nd straight home win...tying a franchise record!



After that it was back to the hotel where the girls did a bit of swimming and playing with friends. Not a bad evening out when we weren't sure it was going to happen at all with the weather.



The girls do lots of dance competitions and engagements during the year...and this is my favorite. It's a fun one for the whole family!