THANKSGIVING IS ALMOST HERE! WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE THANKSGIVING DINNERS BEING OFFERED ACROSS THE LISTENING AREA. HERE’S ANOTHER ONE!
THE 44TH ANNUAL FREE THANKSGIVING DAY DINNER WHICH IS NOW CALLED “A FEAST OF GIVING” WILL BE HELD THURSDAY AT THE DAYTON CONVENTION CENTER, 22 E. FIFTH STREET FROM 11AM-2PM. NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE FREE MEAL AND THERE IS FREE PARKING AT THE CONVENTION CENTER GARAGE AND FREE BUS RIDES TO THE EVENT PROVIDED BY THE GREATER DAYTON RTA FROM 9:30AM-3PM. THIS DINNER WAS FOUNDED IN 1969 AND WAS RUN BY THE BEERMAN FOUNDATION FOR 40 YEARS. THE FEAST OF GIVING IS A DAYTON TRADITION AND THE COMMUNITY AND AREA FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!
ST. ANDREW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ENON WILL SERVE A FREE THANKSGIVING DINNER TO ANYONE THURSDAY FROM NOON-2PM. ALSO FROM NOON-2PM YOU CAN ENJOY A FREE THANKSGIVING DINNER AT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 1504 VILLA ROAD IN SPRINGFIELD. BOTH CHURCHES ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME AND JOIN THEM FOR THANKSGIVING FELLOWSHIP AND FOOD!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO SHAWNEE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR BRITTANY REID WHO IS THE NEW MISS OHIO TEEN USA! THE 18 YEAR OLD BEAT OUT 44 OTHER GIRLS AT THE EVENT IN PORTSMOUTH TO WIN HER FIRST PAGEANT TITLE REPRESENTING OHIO NEXT YEAR AT THE NATIONAL MISS TEEN USA COMPETITION. CONTESTANTS ARE JUDGED ON A PRE-SHOW INTERVIEW, IN ADDITION TO SWIMWEAR AND EVENING GOWN ROUNDS. THE FINALISTS THEN HAVE TO ANSWER A QUESTION ON STAGE. THE MISS TEEN USA PAGEANT WILL BE HELD NEXT JULY IN THE BAHAMAS.
14 YEAR OLD ARDELL WILLIAMS JR. WAS HOME SICK FROM SCHOOL TUESDAY AND ACCORDING TO THE NEWS SUN…HE HELPED PUT SOME TEEN BURGLARS IN THE CLARK COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER! THREE TEENS ARE NOW CHARGED WITH FELONY COUNTS OF BURGLARY AFTER THEY BROKE INTO AT LEAST ONE HOME IN CLARK COUNTY THEN LED AUTHORITIES ON A BRIEF CHASE. ARDELL SAYS SOMEONE KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR THEN WENT TO A NEARBY VEHICLE WHERE THREE OTHER PEOPLE JOINED HIM WITH BAGS. ARDELL SAYS HE WAS AFRAID THEY WERE GOING TO BREAK IN SO HE TOOK HIS DOG AND CELL PHONE, GOING OUTSIDE, WHILE CALLING 911. THE YOUNG MAN GAVE A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE SUSPECTS AND WITHIN MINUTES DEPUTIES LOCATED THE CAR SPEEDING ON SPRINGMONT AVENUE IN SPRINGFIELD. DEPUTIES TRIED TO INITIATE A STOP, BUT THE DRIVER KEPT GOING. THE OCCUPANTS LEFT THE MOVING CAR ON OAKLEAF AVENUE. THREE TEENS WERE LOCATED BY OFFICERS AFTER A FOOT PURSUIT AND SEARCH BY A SPRINGFIELD POLICE DOG. THOSE THREE HAVE BEEN CHARGED. AUTHORITIES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR A FOURTH SUSPECT. SPRINGFIELD POLICE AND THE CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE CONNECTION OF THESE SUSPECTS TO OTHER BREAK-INS IN THE AREA.
FOUR YOUNG ADULTS HAVE DIED IN A ONE-VEHICLE CRASH EARLY THIS MORNING IN RURAL WARREN COUNTY. THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS SAYS THE FOUR…AGES 21-26…BRING TO 13 THE NUMBER OF AREA TRAFFIC DEATHS IN RECENT WEEKS. THIS IS ALSO THE FOURTH ONE-CAR CRASH IN WHICH A YOUNG DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VICTIMS WERE IN A NORTHBOUND 1995 FORD F-250 TRUCK ON HARVEYSBURG ROAD IN WARREN COUNTY WHEN IT WENT OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. LT. MATT HAMILTON OF THE OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THEY BELIEVE IT WAS A HIGH SPEED CRASH. ON NOVEMBER 4TH THREE TEENS DIED IN GREENE COUNTY AFTER THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING, AND BEFORE THAT ON NOVEMBER 1ST, A 17 YEAR OLD DIED IN SP RINGBORO WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL. IN DARKE COUNTY, THREE TEENS DIED IN A ONE-CAR CRASH ON OCTOBER 27TH. TODAY’S CRASH WAS THE 18TH FATAL IN WARREN COUNTY THIS YEAR, CLAIMING 23 LIVES, ACCORDING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL.
TROOPERS FROM THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL’S COLUMBUS DISTRICT, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES AND TROOPERS FROM THE SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM DISMANTLED A FAKE ID RING IN THE CITY OF COLUMUBS THIS WEEK, TAKING THREE SUSPECTS INTO CUSTODY WHILE U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY THEM. FRAUDULANT DOCUMENTS WERE BEING USED TO CONCEAL A PERSON’S REAL IDENTITIY, ALLOWING THESE SUSPECTS TO OBTAIN VEHICLE TITLES, REGISTRATIONS, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, UTILITIES AND BANK ACCOUNTS. THE CASE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH THE SUSPECTS FACING MULTIPLE STATE AND FEDERAL FELONY COUNTS, PRISON AND DEPORTATION PROCESSES.
LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 37 DEGREES WITH SUNSHINE FOR THANKSGIVING DAY AND HIGHS REACHING 61. WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF RAIN OVERNIGHT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL ONLY RISE TO 49 DEGREES WITH LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT AT 28.
