Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Ours was kind of quiet with our kids scattered from one coast to another and not making it home. We're still getting adjusted to the empty nest syndrome, especially Mom. She still sets a table with enough food to feed the whole family. Now it's left over time for the next few days and the Christmas "season" has begun.
November started with the General Election and those folks at the Election Board are still counting and recounting. According to the a piece in last week's newspapers there are three races that have to be recounted. None of them have anything to do with the ville. The recount is scheduled for next Thursday. After that they should be able to close out the books on this years voting and start gearing up for 2010 activities.
Good news for Wellsville with it being announced that Quality Liquid Feeds located in the Port Authority's industrial park downtown wanting to build their own docking and barge unloading facilities. It's a positive sign that they are there for the long haul. It's a small operation but it's a step in the right direction.
Seems to be different schools of thought out Southern Local way about tapping into the new water line according to a JoBob report on their last school board meeting. One teacher and area resident spoke up against it at the meeting saying the money would be better spent on new books and things to improve the education provided for the students. The Superintendent of the Board remarked they are still looking into some source of funding to pay the tap-in fee.
It looks like Henry Nemenz is a good man to work for. In last Sunday's Vindicater there was a report that Nemenz is closing his Poland Save-A-Lot store with Union picketers driving off customers. The employees from the Poland store have all been given jobs in other Nemenz stores. It was also reported in the MJ that Nemenz has purchased the old Stewart IGA in Lisbon and it will be reopened as another Save-A-Lot providing some 20 to 25 jobs. From what I heard Nemenz is still finalizing the financing of Wellsville's Save-A-Lot expansion and remodeling. It's still in the works. The state of the economy has slowed down the start.
Speaking of the economy, according to a Tom Giambroni story in the MJ the County Commissioners announced they are going to be short of anticipated sales tax revenues. They even projected less than what was generated in 2008. Combine that with reduced funding from the state and lower interest earned on investment income it ain't easy being a Commissioner these days. Thankfully they had the foresight to set aside the budget carry over for plugging some budget holes for the different County departments.
Another discouraging Giambroni report last week was the County jobless rate went the wrong way in October. At the start of November CC unemployment was 12.7% with around 6,900 people out of work. Southern Ohio Highland County had the highest rate in the state at 15.9% and the State average is 10.5%.
In an AP report in the papers the USDA says most states are not doing enough to administer the food stamp program for low income families. In Ohio only 69% of those eligible to receive benefits from this program are getting help to feed their families. They didn't delve too deep in what might be the cause of this. Can't help but wonder how much silly human pride is playing a part in some eligible folk's failure to take advantage of this program. For some it's tough to admit they might need some help during hard times. It would be a tough pill for me to swallow but if it came down to it I would to feed my family.
Kudos to Rev. Troy Warner and members of Wellsville's First Christian Church. Beaver Local Senior Jake Lunders was seriously injured in a car wreck last week going home from basketball practice. Lunders is hospitalized and is paralyzed from the chest down from injuries suffered in that accident. Right now the doctors are saying there's a 50/50 chance Jake will ever walk again. According to one member of that church's community Rev. Warner invited Jake's classmates and friends to last Sunday's service to pray for his recovery. Over 200 youngsters showed up to ask the Good Lord's help. I don't know young Mr. Lunders but that is a pretty impressive showing of friends taking up Rev. Warner's invitation. The church will be holding a benefit spaghetti dinner from 4 to 8 P.M. next Thursday, December 3, to help with any uninsured costs. They have also started the Jacob Lunders "Stay Strong" Fund. D0nations can be sent to the church or any CF branch. With that kind of support and with the Lord's blessing maybe those chances are better than 50/50.
Nice piece in the ER about a week ago on Marietta College Sophomore Zane Carter coming off the bench in a basketball game against Denison to finish with a double-double. Carter is a WHS alumni and older brother of WHS Senior Jeremy Carter. A couple of years ago he provided us, along with his team mates, some exciting ball games both on the gridiron and the hardwood. Younger brother Jeremy is carrying on the Carter family tradition. It's nice the ER Sports Dept. keeps us up to date on area athletes that are playing college sports now.
Congratulations on WHS Football players for the honors they earned recently. Jeremy Carter, Nick Broughton, Bubba Dowling & Brandon LaClair were all named to First Teams for ITCL Lower tier. Carter & Dowling were recognized in the AP's NE Ohio Inland All-District First Teams. LaClair got an honorable mention in that one. Carter, Broughton, Dowling and LaClair and were also named to first teams on the All-Review Football picks. Jayce Lucas & Chad Elliott was selected for Second Team on the Review's picks. Matt Gibbs & Jordon Stoakes got Honorable Mentions for the ITCL Golf teams. Nice job guys! The ville is proud of you all.
The new Cathy Salter Memorial is in place by the Boy-In-The-Boot. Right now it is covered with a tarp awaiting a dedication ceremony to unveil it. According to Village officials that is being lined up as we speak and as soon as everything is arranged a date & time will be announced. The renovations with the new memorial and new flag pole was made possible by a generous donation from the Wellsvlle Eagles' Lodge. Getting it all co-ordinated was Councilman Tony Cataldo. Salter was a Village native & WHS alumni that lost her life in the tragic events in NYC on 9/11.
On the calendar this coming week is Tuesday's regular Council meeting. Buckeye Water District has a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday morning to vote on the Notice to Proceed for the second phase of the Salineville Water Project. Wednesday morning is the bi-weekly progress meeting on the first part of that project. Both will take place at the new Water Treatment Plant. High School basketball gets started this week. The girls play at EL on Tuesday and have their home opener against the Lady Beavers on Thursday. The boys open at home against the Fighting Beavers on Friday. The wrestlers travel to Union Local for a tournament on Saturday. Next Friday & Saturday at 8 P.M. the Potter Players Community Theater will be presenting "The Happy Holidays Collection" at the playhouse on 15th St. The collection consists of four short comedies with the actors portrayed by area youngsters. They'll be back Sunday afternoon for a matinee at 2 P.M. It's very entertaining fun that can be enjoyed by the whole family. You can call 330-532-5540 for more information or to make reservations. It's only going to run for the one week-end. This coming Monday is the deadline to get your entries in for the Library's Cookie Contest. The following Monday - December 7 - the winner will be selected and put on display at the Library's Open House that evening. Also, at the Open House will be a Bedtime Story Hour and Santa will be making a special appearance at 7 P.M.
As the Irish say, "May the Good Lord hold you in the hollow of his hand" Jake. You're in our thoughts & prayers. Good luck to the Tigers!
ole nib
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Nemenz want's the taxpayers to fund his Wellsville store expansion.
How does closing a store to drive out a union make him a good man ?
There is nothing wrong going after government grants if something is available. It makes good business sense to do that. Any matching share or interest on a loan type grant is usually lower than what's available at commercial lending institutions.
You're screwed up on the closing of the Poland store. Save-A-Lot is not a union store. That store was not closed to get rid of union employees. It is just the opposite. Union picketers outside the store drove away customers that didn't want to cross the picket lines. Consequently those UNION picketers were cited as the cause of putting store employees out of that store. Fortunately for them Nemenz was able to relocate them to other stores so they could keep a job. Nemenz is loyal to his employees and Henry often states it was his employees that got him where he is and those folks keep the business going.
nib
When is the sewage dept. going to fix the stinkin problem. We are tired of the stink. We pay our bills so why do we have to put up with the stink.
Finishing the work at the Sewage Treatment Plant probably won't happen until after the first of the year. It's waiting for word on the OMEGA grant that is pending.
Just yesterday the Fiscal Officer said all paperwork needed from the Village has been submitted. Getting an invitation from OMEGA to fill out the formal paperwork is usually a good indication that the grant will be awarded. Keep your fingers crossed but it will probably be January before Village officials hear anything.
It was announced a few weeks ago that the OMEGA grant will be used as the Village's share for another grant to finish up work on the digestors. When that work is completed the odor problem should be alleviated.
nib
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