PASTOR JOHN WILSON OF FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN SPRINGFIELD TURNED 100 IN AUGUST. HE SAID HE HAD HOPED TO TAKE A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE TO THE CHURCH AND DELIVER THE SERMON THAT SUNDAY, BUT WAS TOO WEAK TO MAKE THE TRIP. CHURCH MEMBER JUDY BIVENS SAID WILSON DIED ON NOVEMBER 7TH, BUT THIS PAST TUESDAY, A HORSE-DRAWN HEARSE DELIVERED HIS BODY TO FERNCLIFF CEREMONY. WILSON BEGAN AS MINISTER OF FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN 1944 AND CONTINUED FOR 45 YEARS. HE CONTINUED CONDUCTING FUNERALS AND WEDDINGS FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND IN ALL, HE OFFICIATED AT MORE THAN 1,500 WEDDINGS! IN THE NEWS-SUN ARTICLE, BIVENS SHARED, “HE WAS ONE OF THE WISEST MEN I EVER KNEW. HE WAS THE DEFINITION OF A GOD-LOVING MAN. EVERY MINUTE, EVERY DAY.” WILSON ATTENDED CINCINNATI BIBLE SEMINARY WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY. THE SCHOOL IS HOME TO THE JOHN A. WILSON CENTER FOR URBAN AND GLOBAL OUTREACH…THE LEGACY OF A MAN COMMITTED TO HIS LORD!
OHIO’S LT. GOVERNOR AND DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE DIRECTOR MARY TAYLOR HAS SOME ADVICE IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. BE SURE YOU STAY AWAY FROM MOVING TRAFFIC AFTER AN ACCIDENT…DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ASSIST OTHERS IF NECESSARY, CHECKING THE PASSENGERS IN YOUR CAR AND IN THE OTHER VEHICLE TO SEE IF THEY NEED HELP, BUT ONLY IF IT DOESN’T PUT YOU IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. CALL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IF NECESSARY. TAKE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE AND THE ACCIDENT SCENE. BE SURE TO EXCHANGE NAMES, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, AND DATE OF BRITH WITH THE OTHER DRIVERS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, AS WELL AS THEIR INSURANCE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THEIR POLICY NUMBER. DO NOT DISCUSS WHOSE FAULT THE ACCIDENT WAS. GET CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE SEEN THE ACCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND/ OR POLICE MAY WANT TO SPEAK TO ANY WITNESSES LATER. IF THE ACCIDENT IS NOT SERIOUS, TAYLOR SAYS YOU DO NOT NEED TO CALL THE POLICE TO DO A REPORT AT THE SCENE. YOU CAN MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND THEN FILE A REPORT LATER. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AT: 1/800-686-1526 OR GO ON-LINE TO THEIR WEBSITE AT: WWW.INSURANCE.OHIO.GOV .
THE LT. GOVERNOR WAS IN THE WEEC LISTENING AREA YESTERDAY, PARTICIPATING IN A BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AT YOUNG’S JERSEY DAIRY IN YELLOW SPRINGS! THE DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON OHIO’S BUSINESS CLIMATE INCLUDING REGULATORY REFORM AND OHIO’S COMMON SENSE INITIATIVE, WORKFORCE AND FEDERAL HEALTH CARE.
A 28 YEAR OLD MAN WENT TO CHURCH WEDNESDAY…BUT NOT QUITE THE WAY YOU WOULD THINK! JUST BEFORE 2AM YESTERDAY, THE CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED A 911 CALL FROM A RESIDENT IN NEW CARLISLE THAT A VEHICLE HAD JUST CRASHED INTO THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON SOUTH MAIN STREET! DEPUTIES, ALONG WITH EMS PERSONNEL, RESPONDED AND FOUND A VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS OF THE CHURCH. APPARENTLY JEREMIAH McCLURE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 235, HIT A UTILITY POLE, THEN THE CHURCH. THERE WAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO CHARGE McCLURE WITH OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE. HE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO CONTROL AND AN OPEN CONTAINER. THERE MAY ALSO BE MORE CHARGES FILED. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE CAUSED, BUT THE CHURCH’S STRUCTURE WAS DEEMED STABLE.
THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL REMINDS MOTORISTS THAT SAFETY BELTS DO SAVE LIVES!! IN 2011 NEARLY 65 PERCENT OF PEOPLE KILLED ON OHIO’S ROADWAYS WERE NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT. “IT’S SIMPLE – SAFETY BELTS SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE INJURY IN CRASHES,” SHARED COL. JOHN BORN, PATROL SUPERINTENDENT. HE SAYS, “IT IS THE EASIEST THING YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS.” THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION REPORTS THAT SAFETY BELTS SAVE OVER 13,000 LIVES EVERY YEAR AND REMAIN THE SINGLE MOST EFFECTIVE THING YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF IN A CRASH. OHIO’S SAFETY BELT LAW REMAINS A SECONDARY VIOLATION, HOWEVER TROOPERS CONTINUE ZERO TOLERANCE ENFORCEMENT WHEN MOTORISTS ARE STOPPED FOR OTHER VIOLATIONS ARE FOUND TO NOT BE WEARING SEATBELTS. TROOPERS ASK THAT YOU WEAR YOUR SAFETY BELT EVERY TIME AND INSIST THAT THOSE WHO TRAVEL WITH YOU BUCKLE-UP AS WELL.
POLICE OFFICERS OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES IN SOME OF THE MOST HORRIFIC AND HARMFUL SITUATIONS AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS THAT THE FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT CONSISTENTLY TRAINS FOR VARYING SCENARIOS TO SECURE PUBLIC SAFETY. FAIRBORN POLICE OFFICERS ARE GIVEN ADVANCED TRAINING IN RESPONSE TO VARIOUS INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURED IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND MORE RECENTLY IN MOVIE THEATRES. FAIRBORN OFFICERS GET TRAINING IN RAPID RESPONSE TO AN INCIDENT LOCATION, ASSESSMENT AND MAKING A SAFE AND IMMEDIATE ENTRY TO NEUTRALIZE THE THREAT AGAINST INNOCENT PEOPLE. OFFICERS, EQUIPPED WITH BODY ARMOR AND WEAPONS, PUT THEMSELVES BETWEEN THE THREAT AND THE INNOCENT PEOPLE TO STOP THE LOSS OF LIFE. THE NEWS RELEASE FROM FAIRBORN SAYS ADVANCED TRAINING ALLOWS OFFICERS TO ENGAGE MOVING TARGETS IN A SAFE MANNER WITH SIMUNITION TYPE WEAPONS, WHICH FIRE A PLASTIC SOAP FILLED PROJECTILE, GIVING THE PRESENTATION AND FUNCTION OF A REAL WEAPON. VARIOUS EXERCISES ARE CREATED FROM REAL-LIFE INCIDENTS TO ENHANCE OFFICER SKILLS. WEEC THANKS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE LISTENING AREA WHO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS!
OHIO FOOD BANKS DISTRIBUTED 45 PERCENT MORE FOOD IN FISCAL YEAR 2012 THAN THEY DID JUST THREE YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF FOODBANKS. THEY SAY A DIFFICULT EMPLOYMENT CLIMATE AND INCREASED COSTS FOR DAILY NECESSITIES ARE THE REASON. SUCH NEED MIXED WITH AN UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK HAVE FOOD CHARITY OFFICIALS BRACING FOR MORE INCREASES WHILE HOPING FOR CONTINUED GENEROSITY. LISA HAMLER-FUGITT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF FOODBANKS SAID IN A DAYTON DAILY NEWS ARTICLE, “WE’RE LIMITED. THE POUNDS (DISTRIBUTED) ARE UP, AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IS UP AS WELL. ABOUT HALF OF THE FOLKS WE SERVE ARE HITTING EMERGENCIES THAT WERE UNEXPECTED, AND THEY’RE TAKING MONEY OUT OF THE FOOD BUDGETS TO SERVE OTHER NEEDS.” NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER ARE USUSALLY MONTHS OF INCREASED NEED WITH THE HOLIDAYS. OFFICIALS SAY DONATIONS ARE KEY TO THEIR OPERATION, BUT THEY ALSO SHARE THAT SOMETIMES THEY CAN DO MORE WITH MONETARY DONATIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE DEALS IN PLACE TO BUY PRODUCTS AT REDUCED COSTS. HAMLER-FUGITT STATES, “CHARITY ALONE CAN’T DO THIS. PEOPLE WHO ARE IN FOOD LINES ARE THERE BECAUSE THEY EXHAUSTED ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES.” SHE SHARES, “THE BEST SOLUTION TO HUNGER IS A GOOD JOB THAT PAYS A LIVABLE WAGE. THAT’S WHAT WILL HELP THE MOST.”
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS NOT TALKING ABOUT SNOW AT ALL FOR NOW…BUT COLD IS DEFINITELY IN THE WEATHER FORECAST! LOWS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WILL DROP TO 30 DEGREES. WE HAVE SUNSHINE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, WITH HIGHS REACHING 50 ON FRIDAY, THEN 51 FOR SATURDAY. SUNDAY’S TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK AT 52 DEGREES.
