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ST. CLAIRSVILLE The city’s Main Street will kick off a series of Second Saturday events this weekend, following today’s Food Truck Friday.
St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce Director Wendy Anderson, organizing the event, said excitement is high and all are welcome in the coming months.
“And then we’ll have a Second Saturday in June, July and August, September and October,” she said. “The second Saturday of every month until October.”
Anderson said extensive participation will mark each event, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“We have all-day events. We have a food truck, which is Mason Dixon BBQ. We have Jack’s Ice Cream,” she said. “We have D.J. Daner. He will be providing the music and he will be DJing downtown. We will have sidewalk sales. We will have crafts.”
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Barb Ballint, director of the Belmont County Tourism Council, reports a decrease in lodging tax receipts but said the tourism council will continue its work.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE Belmont County has seen a steep decline in lodging tax receipts due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Tourism Council Director Barb Ballint said her department will keep aiding and promoting local events despite decreased funding.
The lodging tax receipts hit an “all-time low,” declining 53 percent from first quarter 2020 and 66 percent from first quarter 2019. Ballint told county commissioners last week that hotel occupancy was impacted by the pandemic, as well as by decreased work in the oil and gas industry. A tax on people using hotels provides the tourism council’s annual funding.
Sunday, May 2, through Saturday, May 8, is National Travel and Tourism Week.
This annual tradition celebrates the value travel holds for the economy. Last National Travel and Tourism Week, we celebrated our resiliency. This year, we will celebrate our role in recovery.
Belmont County Tourism will be celebrating the week by helping you check off your travel bucket list while staying in our area. Looking to fill your travel bucket list with epic adventures while planning a staycation can be hard. But it can be done in Belmont County. In this column I will share several places to go and things to do that many of us travel out of the area for. Whether you are looking for adventure, beautiful destinations or unique experiences, this travel bucket list will keep you busy. This list covers some of the best locations and things to do in Belmont County, Ohio.
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