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Volume 3, Issue 28 Friday, April 8, 2005 This Week's Sponsors
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(Your ad here for just $30 per edition. Email us by clicking here.) Chamber Calendar Wednesday, April 13: Pathfinders Leadership session, Small Enterprise Day, 7:45 a.m., Triple Crown Sports. Wednesday, April 13: Finance Committee, 4 p.m., chamber. Friday, April 15: Legislative Luncheon with Sen. John Carey and Reps. John Schlichter and Clyde Evans on proposed tax reforms, 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club, Legislative Luncheon Registration Wednesday, April 20: Business After Business, Globe Furniture, East Main Street, 5-7 p.m. BAB registration Thursday, April 21: Executive Committee, 8 a.m., chamber. Saturday, April 23: Pathfinders Leadership project dedication, floodwall bike path, time TBA. Tuesday, April 26: Governmental Affairs Committee, 3:30 p.m., chamber. Wednesday, April 27: Networking Luncheon, featuring Garry Little of the Information Technology Alliance of Appalachian Ohio, 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club, Networking Luncheon registration. Thursday, April 28: Board of Directors, noon, Huntington Bank conference room, sponsored by USEC. You are receiving this newsletter as a benefit of your membership in the chamber. If you wish not to receive it, please reply to mjones@chillicotheohio.com and write "Unsubscribe" in the subject. |
A full list of the winners is available here: Ross County Safety Council Also, photos of the winners who were present are now online: 2005 Safety Awards photos LEGISLATIVE LUNCHEON NEXT WEEK: Just a reminder to those who've signed up that the luncheon with local legislators is next Friday, April 15. It had to be moved from this week because of conflicts. And there's still time to sign up: Legislative Luncheon Registration. Results of the chamber survey on tax reform will be announced next week also. NO SMOKING BAN ON THE WAY?: Apparently Chillicothe City Council is considering banning smoking in all restaurants within the city limits. The committee considering the legislation has a public meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in council chambers on South Paint Street just before the regular council meeting. HELPING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMERS: Petron Oil will begin offering soy biodiesel fuel on Saturday. The blend of soy oil and diesel will be available at Petron's Massieville Convenience Store on U.S. 23 following a grand opening at 11 a.m. Jim Doersam of Petron reports the fuel is cleaner burning and extends a diesel engine's life without any modifications. This will be the first location in southern Ohio to offer the fuel that helps support the local farming community. TICKETS NOW ON SALE: On May 13 at 9 p.m. at the chamber's "Rockin Ross County" event at the Elks, one lucky winner will get up to $3,000 toward an "Ultimate Vacation" package. As part of the boogie-on-the-blacktop-style event, the chamber is selling no more than 325 chances at $25 per chance to win the gift certificate to Advantage Travel. The winner chooses how it's to be used: air fare, hotels, cruise, Caribbean, Europe, domestic, etc. The Friday the 13th event, which is open to the public, features the music of the Gravity Cats and also will have a decorated chair auction. To buy chances, stop by the chamber office. And mark your calendars now to attend that evening. COLIN POWELL AT STATE CHAMBER MEETING: Former Secretary of State and retired general Colin Powell is the keynote speaker for the Annual Meeting and Legislative Reception of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, May 3. Chillicothe chamber members are eligible to attend by contacting the local chamber office. The cost to hear Powell is $100. NEW WEBSITE: Check out the new online pages of Advanced Services: www.advancedserviceshvac.com.
SCHOOL HOLDS OPEN HOUSE: Bishop Flaget on Parsons Avenue is holding an Open House Tuesday at 6 p.m. Students from pre-K through grade 8 can be registered. To learn more: www.bishopflaget.org. RECRUITING AND HIRING ARE THE TOPICS: At the next meeting of the local SHRM chapter on Thursday, April 21 at 11:30 a.m. at the Dock at Water. Priscilla Hapner, a Columbus attorney with 12 years experience in employment matters, will be the speaker. To attend: sonya@personnelsolutions.com. NEWEST MEMBER: Messer Construction Co. in Columbus recently joined the chamber. It is involved in the new Adena Health Pavilion project; 3705 Business Park Drive, Columbus 43204; 614-275-0141; www.messer.com. NEW OFFICE MANAGER: Karrin Harris is the new manager for K&C Educational Associates. She is a 2000 CHS grad. SAFETY GOES ONLINE: The BWC is now offering "Office Ergonomics", "Confined Spaces" and "Getting Started with Safety" courses via the internet. Each class takes about 30 minutes to complete and graduates get a certificate of completion and continuing education credits. To register, go to www.ohiobwc.com and click on Ohio Employers, Training and then Web-based Training. SHIFT IN EMPHASIS: To better convey its reality and to avoid confusion with others with similar names, Thomas Worthington's restored home is now being referred as the Adena Mansion and Gardens. VENDORS LICENSES: Here's who's received licenses recently from the Ross County Auditor:
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SAFETY CHIEF ON HAND FOR CEREMONIES: James Conrad, CEO of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation presented the certificates to the winners at Thursday's Awards Luncheon of the Ross County Safety Council. In his remarks, Conrad noted that lost-time injuries in the county had declined 20 percent from the previous year and he attributed part of the decrease to companies joining the safety council and taking safety seriously. He also announced the incentive program for companies to join and participate in safety councils was being doubled in the next fiscal year to 4 percent. The discount is on premiums paid by firms to BWC. The big winners at the luncheon were five firms which have experienced more than 500,000 hours and six months without a lost-time accident. They were:
OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND ALREADY DONATING: Select Wireless, under the ownership of Joe Watson (fourth from left), cut the ribbon on its new store at 750 Western Ave. at the corner of Woodbridge Avenue last Friday. And to get involved in the community right away, the firm made a donation of $250 to Tiffin Elementary School to help replace library books there.