AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WE COULD SEE SOME SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL AS THIS EVENING.
AN EDUCATIONAL FAIR AND MEMORIAL FOR THE UNBORN WILL BE HELD AT LAWRENCEVILLE CHURCH OF GOD, 3131 FOX HOLLOW ROAD, JUST WEST OF WEEC IN SPRINGFIELD, ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH FROM 1-3PM. RON AND KATY TRICK WILL SHARE ON ADOPTION AND YOU CAN MEET ELECTED OFFICIALS, ENJOY CHOIRS AND MUSIC AS WELL AS REVIEW LITERATURE, MATERIALS AND PRESENTAITONS FROM LIFE-AFFIRMING ORGANIZATIONS AND SPONSORS. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD HAS APPROVAL TO DO A PILOT TEST ON THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM. DOLLARS EARNED WITH THIS PROGRAM CAN HELP THE OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD TEAM WITH EXPENSES, PACKING PARTIES, OR SHIPPING EXPENSES FOR CHRISTMAS SHOEBOXES. HERE IS HOW IT WORKS: GO TO: WWW.KROGER.COM AND CLICK ON THE SIGN IN BUTTON. CLICK ON COMMUNITY, AND YOU WILL FIND THESE DIRECTIONS: “ARE YOU A MEMBER LOOKING TO REGISTER/LINK YOUR KROGER PLUS CARD?” CLICK THE ENROLL NOW BUTTON NEXT TO YOUR LOCATION…OUR REGION’S ORGANIZATION NUMBER IS: 83435. THEN CLICK ENROLL! YOU CAN GO SHOPPING AND EARN MONEY FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD! FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL MARCEY PAGE AT 937/374-0761, EXT. 1755. IF YOU MISSED THAT INFORMATION, GO ON-LINE TO OUR WEEC WEBSITE AT: WWW.WEEC.ORG CLICK ON RESOURCES THEN NEWS.
A NEW REPORT FINDS MORE CHILDREN IN OHIO AND AROUND THE NATION ARE PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS. THAT REPORT HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER AND SHOWS THAT MORE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS ARE BEING SERVED A NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST AT SCHOOL COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR, BUT THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT WITH THE STATE OF OHIO BEING RANKED 25TH OVERALL FOR EFFECTIVENESS IN REACHING LOW-INCOME KIDS. JOHN CHARLTON WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS THEY HOLD TRAINING WITH DISTRICTS EVERY YEAR TO EXPLORE WAYS TO GET MORE CHILDREN INVOLVED. ABOUT 45 PERCENT OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS RECEIVING LUNCH AT SCHOOLS ALSO GET BREAKFAST. THE GOAL IS RAISE THAT TO 70 PERCENT. CRYSTAL FITZSIMONS, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT FRAC, SAYS THE HEALTHY BREAKFASTS ARE USUALLY SERVED IN CLASSROOMS OR AVAILABLE AS A GRAB-AND-GO OPTION TO TAKE TO A DESK. SHE NOTES THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS OFFER BREAKFAST TO ANY STUDENT WHO WANTS ONE, AND THEY DON’T HAVE TO GOTO THE CAFETERIA TO GET IT. CHARLTON SAYS THAT STUDIES SHOW THAT CHILDREN WHO GET A NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST DO BETTER IN SCHOOL AND GOOD NUTRITION IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN’S BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. OVER 300,000 OHIO CHILDREN RECEIVE BREAKFAST AT SCHOOL.
TWO CHAMPAIGN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO BE ASKING VOTERS TO APPROVE SEPARATE LEVIES THIS SPRING THAT THEY SAY ARE CRUCIAL TO AVOIDING ADDITIONAL CUTS BY NEXT YEAR. URBANA CITY SCHOOLS ARE FACING AS MUCH AS $1 MILLION IN BUDGET CUTS THIS YEAR AND WILL ASK VOTERS TO APPROVE A 9.75-MIL RENEWAL LEVY THAT PROVIDES ABOUT $2.4 MILLION TO THE DISTRICT’S BUDGET EACH YEAR. THE LEVY WAS FIRST APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2008 AND HELPS COVER OPERATING COSTS THAT INCLUDE SALARIES, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND UTILITY BILLS. THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE SAID IF APPROVED, THE LEVY WOULD CONTINUE TO COST ABOUT $307 A YEAR FOR THE OWNER OF A $100,000 HOME. LAST FALL, VOTERS TURNED DOWN A PROPOSED 5.5-MIL LEVY. THE REPORT IN THE NEWS-SUN STATES THAT MECHANICSBURG EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL ALSO ASK VOTERS TO APPROVE A RENEWAL AND INCREASE LEVY FOR A TOTAL OF 8.19 MILLS, SAID SUPERINTENDENT DAN KAFFENBARGER. THE PREVIOUS RENEWAL LEVY WAS FOR 2.48 MILLS, BUT THE VILLAGE IS ASKING VOTERS TO APPROVE AN ADDITIONAL 5.71 MILLS AS WELL. FOR VOTERS, THE LEVY WOULD COST ABOUT $285 ANNUALLY FOR THE OWNER OF A $100,000 HOME. URBANA AND MECANICSBURG ARE THE ONLY TWO DISTRICTS IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY SUBMITTING LEVY REQUESTS FOR THE SPRING BALLOT ACCORDING TO KATHY MEYER, DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES AND ISSUES FOR SPRING ELECTIONS IS FEBRUARY 6TH.
WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LAURIE M. JOYNER HAS ELIMINATED THE DUAL POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT NAD DEAN OF STUDENTS HELD BY SARAH KELLY…THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF COST CUTTING MOVES AT WITTENBERG. THE MOVE AFFECTS STUDENT RECRUITMENT. STUDENT TUITION AND FEES GENERATE MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF THE UNIVERSITY’S INCOME AND WITTENBERG HAS HAD SMALLER FRESHMAN CLASSES AS THE ECONOMY HAS WEAKENED. JOYNER SAID KAREN HUNT WILL SERVE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS AND RANDY GREEN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID. CASEY STEVENS, ASSOCIATE DEAN OF STUDENTS WILL BE THE INTERIM DEAN OF STUDENTS.
THE DAYTON AREA BOARD OF REALTORS SAID THE AVERAGE OF LAST YEAR’S HOME PRICES IN THE DAYTON AREA WAS $122,425 UP 5.6 PERCENT FROM THE AVERAGE SALE PRICE IN 2011. TOTAL HOME SALES ROSE LAST YEAR 11 PERCENT FROM 2011. LAST YEAR WAS THE HIGHEST INCREASE IN HOME PRICES IN THE DAYTON AREA SINCE 1998.
THE GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK MAY BE THE SITE FOR THE 2015 ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME! MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COMMISSIONER BUD SELIG WAS TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY AT THE GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK IN CINCINNATI. IT WOULD BE THE FIRST ALL-STAR GAME AT GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK WHICH OPENED IN 2003 AND THE FIRST IN CINCINNATI SINCE 1988.
COLD CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE MIAMI VALLEY WITH LOWS TONIGHT DROPPING TO AROUND 11 DEGREES AND WITH WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH MAKE FOR WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR ZERO. WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME SNOW AS WELL. THURSDAY BRINGS SOME SUNSHINE WITH HIGHS NEAR 26 DEGREES. WE HAVE A 50 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY NIGHT, BUT A 90 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK AT 26 ON FRIDAY WITH LOWS AT 10 DEGREES FRIDAY NIGHT. WE SHOULD SEE SOME SUNSHINE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND IT WILL STILL BE COLD. HIGHS ON SATURDAY WILL GO UP TO 21…THEN ON UP TO 30 FOR SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT WILL ONLY GET TO 12 DEGREES. SO DRESS WARM WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE TONIGHT AND THE REST OF THIS WEEK!
