HE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS FEWER MOTORISTS WERE KILLED ON OHIO’S ROADWAYS DURING THIS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY! DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, WHICH BEGAN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST AT 12AM AND RAN THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH AT 11:59PM, 11 PEOPLE WERE KILLED. THIS IS A DECREASE FROM THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE PATROL SAYS THAT NONE OF THOSE KILLED DURING THE HOLIDAY IN CRASHES WERE WEARING SAFETY BELTS. PLEASE…WEAR YOUR SEATBELT ANY TIME YOU ARE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE!
THE VILLAGE OF ENON IS EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF CHANGING ITS GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE TO A MORE HYBRID VERSION OF STATUTORY AND CHARTER OR MOVE TO CHARTER THE VILLAGE OUTRIGHT. RIGHT NOW THE VILLAGE HAS A STATUTORY FORM OF GOVERNMENT ACCORDING TO THE NEWS SUN ARTICLE. IN A MEETING A WEEK AGO TUESDAY, IT WAS DECIDED TO RECOMMEND MOVING TO ADOPT A CHARTER, SAYING IT WOULD MAKE THE VILLAGE MORE EFFICIENT AND BETTER ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR ITS FINANCES. THE FINAL STRATEGIC PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL NEXT YEAR. ACCORDING TO COUNCILMAN JERRY CRANE, THE EARLIEST THE PROPOSAL COULD BE ON THE BALLOT IS TWO YEARS.
89 PEOPLE WHO OWE KETTERING MORE THAN $163,000 IN INCOME TAXES AND INTEREST TOOK PART IN THE FIRST FIVE WEEKS OF AN AMESTY PROGRAM THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DECEMBER 14TH. BY DOING THIS, THEY WILL AVOID AN ADDITIONAL $53,000 IN PENALTIES. THE CITY IS WAIVING THE PENALTIES DURING THE AMNESTY PROGRAM WHICH IS BEING OFFERED IN ADVANCE OF THE CITY’S MOVE TO MANDATORY INCOME TAX FILING WITH RETURNS FOR 2012 WHICH WILL BE DUE BY APRIL 15, 2013. EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT OWE MONEY, ALL RESIDENTS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILE. REMEMBER…THE AMNESTY PROGRAM ONLY LASTS THROUGH DECEMBER 14TH FOR PAYING INCOME TAXES AND INTEREST WITHOUT A PENALTY. ONCE THE AMNESTY PERIOD ENDS, THOSE IN VIOLATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY PENALTIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CALL 937/296-2502 OR GO ON-LINE TO KETTERING’S WEBSITE AT: WWW.KETTERINGOH.ORG .
TODAY IS BEING CALLED “HASHTAG GIVING TUESDAY”…A DAY FOR GIVING TO CHARITIES…WHETHER IT BE OF YOUR MONEY, SERVICE OR VOLUNTEER TIME! THE IDEA CAME ABOUT A FEW WEEKS AGO. SINCE WE HAVE A DAY TO GIVE THANKS, TWO DAYS TO GET BARGAINS, LET’S HAVE A DAY FOR GIVING! SOCIAL MEDIA SUCH AS TWITTER HAVE ADOPTED THE IDEA AND ARE ENCOURAGING EACH OF US TO GIVE TO CHARITIES!
WE WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING IN OHIO IS LOOKING FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE OHIO SENIOR CITIZENS HALL OF FAME AS WELL AS THE JOINED HEARTS IN GIVING AWARD. NOMINATIONS FOR THE HALL OF FAME WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2ND. YOU CAN NOMINATE AN OHIO COUPLE WHO SHARE A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER AND TO THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM FOR THE JOINED HEARTS IN GIVING AWARD THROUGH MONDAY, DECEMBER 31ST. NOMINATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WEBSITE: WWW.AGING.OHIO.GOV . THE JOINED HEARTS IN GIVING AWARD IS PRESENTED BY THE FIRST LADY AT THE GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE IN COLUMBUS IN OBSERVANCE OF VALENTINE’S DAY. THOSE INDUCTED INTO THE OHIO SENIOR CITIZENS HALL OF FAME WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN MAY DURING OLDER AMERICAN’S MONTH.
LOOK FOR REALLY COLD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AS LOWS DROP TO 22 DEGREES! SKIES WILL BE SUNNY FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BOTH AND TEMPERATURES START TO WARM AS HIGHS GO UP TO 41 ON WEDNESDAY THEN 47 ON THURSDAY. IT WILL STILL BE COLD AT NIGHT THOUGH WITH LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT DROPPING TO 24, 31 FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. WE WILL HAVE SUNNY SKIES FOR FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING AT 51…GOING TO 55 FOR SATURDAY. RAIN IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AND HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL ALMOST REACH 60 DEGREES!
