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Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce
45 E. Main St.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-702-2722
Allen kicks off education
initiative with visioning session
By Marvin Jones
President and CEO
The teachers and staff at Allen Elementary School took the first step this week in transforming their school into one that stresses bringing out the leadership potential in every student. Intensive training ramps up in August before the school year.
Tom Hewlett from the FranklinCovey Education department led the Allen group in a visioning session for the Leader in Me initiative supported by the chamber and its members. The initiative relies on “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” championed by Dr. Stephen Covey. More than 200 schools around the country and world are using the technique to inspire students to become leaders in many ways.
Principal Jason Fife and his staff learned from Hewlett how the initiative is being used in other schools and started them thinking about how they would like to make it happen at the school on Plyley’s Lane starting in August. While the initiative has core elements, each school decides how it wants to implement them that best fit their school.
In August, Fife and his staff will undergo two to three days of training in the 7 Habits themselves and then spend another day determining how to implement the initiative at Allen. Up to six staffers undergo additional training to become the “Champion Team” and help with training in subsequent years.
The chamber offered each public elementary school in Ross County the opportunity to pursue this initiative by raising the funds to pay for the training and materials. Allen was the only one to accept the offer. It’s the hope of the chamber and its members that the initiative will spread to other schools when Allen demonstrates the success it has. The chamber asked for a three-year commitment.
If you would like to become involved in the initiative through a sponsorship, contact the chamber at 702-2722 or email mjones@chillicotheohio.com. Detailed information sponsorships will be sent to all members next week. Also, the Chillicothe Education Foundation has graciously approved being the fiduciary agent for the initiative so sponsorships are eligible for a tax deduction.
BAB becoming a block party
Lora Anderson and her gang plan a big block party Wednesday for the June Business After Business to help celebrate her Lucinda’s Fine Consignment Boutique. The party is in front of her store on West Second Street and will feature hot dogs, burgers, baked beans, potato salad and cole slaw with snacks and sauces provided Kitchen Collection. Chili Sauce provides the music next to the law enforcement complex. The hours are 5-7 p.m. Tell us you’ll be there: BAB registration
Golf outing offers plenty of prizes
Golf bags, putters, towels, gift cards and a complete set of golf clubs are among the prizes to be handed out next Friday (June 18) at the chamber’s Annual Golf Outing at the Jaycees Public Golf Course in Pleasant Valley. Every golfer gets a “goody bag” full of promotional items from chamber members. It’s not too late to provide a pen, memo pad or other item for the bag and it’s not too late to register to play. We’ll use the same format as in previous years with a four-man scramble and an opportunity to buy mulligans ($20) and participate in the skins game (also $20). Refreshments and snacks are provided throughout the day and a steak dinner follows play. Golf outing registration
Bristol Village celebrating 48 years
The Founder’s Day Fest Saturday (June 12) commemorates nearly a half century that Bristol Village has been part of the Waverly culture. It was in 1962 that the first residents moved into the village that now has more than 500 retirees on its 135 acres. The festival starts at 11 a.m. and includes kids games, a cornhole tournament and music from several different groups. For more information: 740-947-2118 or 740-947-2113.
Safety Council ends program year
The Ross County Safety Council wrapped up its program year Thursday with the monthly luncheon at the Christopher Conference Center. Greg Nartker from the Division of Safety and Hygiene of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation spoke about the bureau’s transitioning to work program. The council has been a chamber-managed program for more than 50 years and now has about 100 members. Discounts are available to members on their workers’ comp premiums. To learn more: Safety Council
Info session set for former A-plant project
The U.S. Department of Energy is holding an informational session Thursday (June 17) to discuss plans for the decommissioning and decontamination of the former gaseous diffusion plant near Piketon. The multi-billion dollar, multi-year project is expected to employ upwards of 1,000 people during the process. The session is 5-7:30 at the Vern Riffe Technology Center at 175 Beaver Creek Road off Ohio 32 south of Piketon. No pre-registration required.
Downtown getting some attention
Activity in the First Capital District is picking up lately. The Molnar family continues its investment in the core downtown area with the acquisition and planned renovation of the buildings at 24-28 W. Main St. The Design Review Board next week votes on exterior painting, window and door treatments and soffit and trim work. The Molnars already own the building housing the Chinese restaurant. The hanging flower baskets are back up on Main and Paint streets. The city administration in finishing an application for another round of funding to help property owners improve their buildings with matching grants, similar to the one that brought more than $1 million in improvements last year.
Businesses learn how to manage their cash flow
The chamber’s Workforce Development Department and the South Central Ohio SCORE Chapter sponsored a one-hour workshop Thursday where 20 members learned how better to manage their firms to create more cash flow for operations and send money to the bottom line. Jim Zins of Focus Business Solutions led the one-hour free seminar.
Business resource expo an all-day affair
Sessions on business planning, access to capital, navigating business laws and business resources are planned for the June 24 Southern Ohio Business Resource Expo. The regional office of the Ohio Department of Development, state Rep. Ray Pryor and the OSU South Centers are among the sponsors for the expo at the centers off Shyville Road south of Piketon. To register or for more information: Joy Bauman at 740-289-2071 Ext. 111 or jbauman@ag.osu.edu.
Newest members of the chamber:
- Benefits Unlimited, Marietta, 877-800-2376, by Julie Shadinger, health insurance cooperative.
- Love Inc. of Ross County, by John James, 773-0525.
