Zach Woodruff, Whitehall Community Affairs Coordinator, visited our studio Wednesday, November 19 to share information about Community Kids Christmas. The program started ten years ago by Eastern Kiwanis and Pride of Whitehall. Each year they have raised money and collected gifts for needy children of Whitehall.
Zach explained that they tried something new this year. The fund raising began in late July in the business community, and to date they have raised over $11,000. The theme this year was "100 from 100 in 100", meaning they asked 100 businesses to give $100 within 100 days. Some gave more and some gave less, but all were excited to be on board, according to Zach. "I was pleasantly surprised with all the gloom and doom you hear about the economy. There is a passion to serve this community, even among the business owners who do not live here. The generosity is still strong. He noted that most of the businesses in the city are small.
He has worked with the social workers in the school district to identify the children and their families with needs. They then went out into the homes to learn about the kids to find out what they want, as well as what parents say they need.
Between 160-175 children will receive gifts, and the organizers hope they can serve 250 next year. "We stole a page from Jimmy Carter and Habitat for Humanity" this year. When people receive a home from Habitat, they are required to help build the home. So we asked our parents to help. By doing this, we are empowering the parents to be able to take part in the process," explained Zach.
On the second and third weeks of December 50-gallon trash bags will be dropped off, one for each child. They will be delivered while the children are at school. They will also include wrapping paper, tape and scissors to ensure the parents have the tools to do the wrapping.
He said that the parents are very excited to participate.
Santa's Christmas Coach will also make the rounds on December 20, 21 and 22 to deliver one gift that each of those children listed for their parents. Some who wanted bikes will get them delivered by the coach. Zach said, "Anyone who doesn't think the spirit of Christmas is alive and well, should come to Whitehall. The families will also receive everything they will need for Christmas dinner. Any stragglers they were unable to deliver, will be delivered on Christmas Day by Zach and his wife and others.
The businesses who have donated will receive a window cling-on to alert patrons of their participation. The establishments will be recognized by ads, as well, for residents and patrons to be aware of their generosity. Zach added that the businesses go above and beyond just paying their taxes to the city. The approximately 85 partners also include churches, civic organizations and individuals. He concluded by saying, "We want to be as responsive and generous as we can, with continued efficiency in order to expand next year.
If anyone would like to contribute, they can call Zach at 614-205-9811.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Dianne's Community Calendar. Free community dinner at Christ United Methodist.
Christ United Methodist Church, 1480 Zettler Road (south of Livingston) offers a free community dinner the fourth Saturday of each month 5:30-6:30. All are welcome! For more information, call 231-4568. Listen to Bexley Public Radio on December 17 at 11 a.m. to hear representatives from the church explain more about the dinners.
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Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
John Matuszak reports: Groundbreaking for new Bexley police headquarters
Taking part in the groundbreaking for Bexley's new police station Nov. 17 are, from left, Chief Larry
Rinehart; former chief John Carruthers; City Councilman Jeff McClelland; Police Advisory Committee Chairman Lee Nathans; Council President Matt Lampke; Council members Robyn Jones, Jed Morison, Rick Weber, Mark Masser and Ben Kessler; and Mayor John Brennan.
The station on the city's north end is expected to be completed by December, 2009, replacing the 50-year-old building on Main Street.
Cost of construction will be $7.4 million.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Higher education and Wall Street collapse. Roundtable discussion Thursday November 13, 2008.
Bexley Public Radio sponsored a roundtable discussion of the impact of the Wall Street on higher education.
In a wide ranging discussion of Wall Street collapse college administrators and a banker discussed financial aid and student loans availability and eligibility; student applications and enrollments; faculty grants; university endowments; alumni giving; gifts of appreciated stock; and charitable gift annuities.
Participants in the round table were: Evelyn Levino, Vice President, Students, Franklin University; Will Kopp, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Columbus State Community College; Mark Ramseth, President, Trinity Lutheran Seminary; Steve Koch, Professor, Communications, Capital University; Dave Mallet, President First Bexley Bank.
Professor Stephen Koch of Capital University communications department moderated the discussion. He began by asking about the Wall Street collapse on student enrollments.
Evelyn Levino and Will Kopp discussed admission inquiries from potential students.
Mark Ramseth, president of Trinity Lutheran Seminary said that the Trinity student body trends to be older than the other schools represented on the panel. The median age of Trinity students is in the range of 36 and 37 years. Many individuals thinking about graduate education at Trinity have families and own their residences so these potential students are less mobile that younger students and the decision to pursue graduate education is a major life changing decision.
President Mark Ramseth, Trinity Lutheran Seminary.
Banker Mallett said that the student loan market is more difficult. Fewer lenders are willing to undertake student loans. He also said that the federal government seems to be recognizing the contraction in student loans. He pointed to the recent comments of Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Paulson that recognized that consumer lending has been hampered as much as lending by financial institutions. In response to a question from Ramseth, Mallet said that regional and city center banks were restricting their lending even after federal bailout funds were received. Holding the funds as capital rather than lending the same funds helps the banks maintain favorable capital ratios for financial reporting.
Koch asked whether the panelists saw any indication that the distress of the financial markets is causing new financial planning and strategies to be developed for the expenses of higher education.
Will Kopp responded that he has recognized that students no longer approach their college educations as a continuous relationship with a single institution. He said students “swirl” their education, taking some courses at one school and then other courses at other schools and even on-line. This “swirled” course work is usually part of a coherent strategy to develop skills and knowledge useful in achieving specific career goals. The same “swirling” is used by students to achieve financial savings when they choose to take course work at particular institutions based on relative tuition charges. Kopp also noted that institutions like Capital, Columbus State and Franklin are responding to this student strategy by developing agreements and alliances that help students pursue their academic goals in a realistic financial environment.
Mark Ramseth said that students recognize that economic downturns can be occasions to improve their job skills through education. When the job market is soft, time can be spent in education.
Evelyn Levino commented that such student strategies make sense and that she would advise students “to go for it” because the end goal is education. Much can be learned from paying attention to the creative judgments that college students make. When the goal is education there can be many roads that students follow to get to that destination. Levino also commented that “self financing” should not be overlooked in the present environment. There are many students who work part-time and attend classes part-time to minimize the amount of debt incurred in their education. Will Kopp said that he is familiar with a some students who maintain fulltime employment with their class-work.
Professor Koch said that Capital University has a tuition discount program that encourages good grades. He commented that this is a form of financial aid that is unique in encouraging the core values of excellence in education.
Will Kopp commented on a Seniors to Sophomore program of the State of Ohio. The state government pays college tuition for high school students to take college courses. The program permits high school students to graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate degrees.
Professor Koch briefly discussed the financial environment on Wall Street and its impact on research grants awarded to faculty. Will Kopp commented on a recent New York Times article reporting on how college building projects are being effected by the Wall Street collapse. He also discussed Ohio Governor Ted Strickland’s commitment to education. State funds for higher education have permitted tuition levels to remain flat for two years.
Evelyn Levino said that the budgeting point of view at Franklin is to use funds to invest in the future of the institution. She continued by describing how professional organizations serving higher education are recognizing the dangers of the current financial turmoil. She said that the Student Aid Alliance recently contacted Congressional leaders to express concern that any federal economic stimulus program include student financial aid. Increases in federal Pell Grant programs were also mentioned.
Will Kopp said that many commentators were talking about ten-year plans to deal with the Wall Street collapse. He said that any governmental program of such long duration is not realistic unless it includes a component for higher education. In reference to any ten year plan.
Mark Ramseth offered the wry comment that “Markets can stay irrational longer than individuals can stay solvent.”
Steve Koch said that “A crisis cannot be the foundation of a plan.”
The discussion then turned to capital projects and bonds. Banker Mallett said that even bond markets are being effected by the fall in real estate values and the fall in equity prices. He said that currently the bond market is being dominated by financier Warren Buffett who is actively buying municipal bonds.
Koch and Mallett commented respectively on deficit spending and price levels. Mallett continued with observations on the current low interest rate levels on federal government bonds and that his family decision to “go to cash” with their children’s college savings,
Professor Koch asked whether any of the institutions represented in the roundtable was developing explicit strategies to respond to the Wall Street collapse. Will Kopp identified three components of a strategy at Columbus State Community College: recognition that the student body is diverse in age and experience; creating scholarships for students in age groups that normally are not eligible for scholarships; and creating partnerships with other educational institutions like Capital University and Franklin University that provide financial opportunities, benefits and choices for students.
Professor Koch asked if any of the panelists wanted to speculate on how long the financial crisis might last.
Evelyn Levino said that she had no empirical data to undergird her comments. Based on media reports, Levino said that she recognized radical changes in the short term and that it is her belief that we are going through a financial crisis. The practical effects of this crisis are evident in the rapid decline in housing prices and institutions and individuals “going to cash.” All of these practical effects of the crisis are not going to be fixed over night.
Will Kopp returned to the discussion of institutional strategies at Columbus State Community College. He said that students want to prepare for employment opportunities that “won’t be shipped overseas” and also in industries that provide valued products and services such as “sustainable,” and “green technologies.” An educational institution must respond to these interests and values of student populations.
Koch commented that educational opportunities are all the more important in an environment where job opportunities are “constricted.” He also discussed Capital University’s Center for Life Long Learning.
As closing observations, Mark Ramseth said that at Trinity Lutheran Seminary the economic realities that have developed are not being ignored and that “like a household” we are “re-prioritizing how we spend our resources.” He also observed that finances are central to meeting an institutions objectives and that the time and attention being devoted to the Wall Street collapse is necessary work for every institution.
Dave Mallett offered the observation that college expenses are a very significant part of family budgets. The effect of the Wall Street problems are being felt very close to home.
Evelyn Levino said that the sooner the Wall Street problems are recognized as impacting education, the sooner the country will “come out of the problem.”
Participants in the round table were: Evelyn Levino, Vice President, Students, Franklin University; Will Kopp, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Columbus State Community College; Mark Ramseth, President, Trinity Lutheran Seminary; Steve Koch, Professor, Communications, Capital University; Dave Mallet, President First Bexley Bank.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
In a wide ranging discussion of Wall Street collapse college administrators and a banker discussed financial aid and student loans availability and eligibility; student applications and enrollments; faculty grants; university endowments; alumni giving; gifts of appreciated stock; and charitable gift annuities.
Participants in the round table were: Evelyn Levino, Vice President, Students, Franklin University; Will Kopp, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Columbus State Community College; Mark Ramseth, President, Trinity Lutheran Seminary; Steve Koch, Professor, Communications, Capital University; Dave Mallet, President First Bexley Bank.
Professor Stephen Koch of Capital University communications department moderated the discussion. He began by asking about the Wall Street collapse on student enrollments.
Evelyn Levino and Will Kopp discussed admission inquiries from potential students.
Mark Ramseth, president of Trinity Lutheran Seminary said that the Trinity student body trends to be older than the other schools represented on the panel. The median age of Trinity students is in the range of 36 and 37 years. Many individuals thinking about graduate education at Trinity have families and own their residences so these potential students are less mobile that younger students and the decision to pursue graduate education is a major life changing decision.
President Mark Ramseth, Trinity Lutheran Seminary.Banker Mallett said that the student loan market is more difficult. Fewer lenders are willing to undertake student loans. He also said that the federal government seems to be recognizing the contraction in student loans. He pointed to the recent comments of Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Paulson that recognized that consumer lending has been hampered as much as lending by financial institutions. In response to a question from Ramseth, Mallet said that regional and city center banks were restricting their lending even after federal bailout funds were received. Holding the funds as capital rather than lending the same funds helps the banks maintain favorable capital ratios for financial reporting.
Koch asked whether the panelists saw any indication that the distress of the financial markets is causing new financial planning and strategies to be developed for the expenses of higher education.
Will Kopp responded that he has recognized that students no longer approach their college educations as a continuous relationship with a single institution. He said students “swirl” their education, taking some courses at one school and then other courses at other schools and even on-line. This “swirled” course work is usually part of a coherent strategy to develop skills and knowledge useful in achieving specific career goals. The same “swirling” is used by students to achieve financial savings when they choose to take course work at particular institutions based on relative tuition charges. Kopp also noted that institutions like Capital, Columbus State and Franklin are responding to this student strategy by developing agreements and alliances that help students pursue their academic goals in a realistic financial environment.
Mark Ramseth said that students recognize that economic downturns can be occasions to improve their job skills through education. When the job market is soft, time can be spent in education.
Evelyn Levino commented that such student strategies make sense and that she would advise students “to go for it” because the end goal is education. Much can be learned from paying attention to the creative judgments that college students make. When the goal is education there can be many roads that students follow to get to that destination. Levino also commented that “self financing” should not be overlooked in the present environment. There are many students who work part-time and attend classes part-time to minimize the amount of debt incurred in their education. Will Kopp said that he is familiar with a some students who maintain fulltime employment with their class-work. Professor Koch said that Capital University has a tuition discount program that encourages good grades. He commented that this is a form of financial aid that is unique in encouraging the core values of excellence in education.
Will Kopp commented on a Seniors to Sophomore program of the State of Ohio. The state government pays college tuition for high school students to take college courses. The program permits high school students to graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate degrees.
Professor Koch briefly discussed the financial environment on Wall Street and its impact on research grants awarded to faculty. Will Kopp commented on a recent New York Times article reporting on how college building projects are being effected by the Wall Street collapse. He also discussed Ohio Governor Ted Strickland’s commitment to education. State funds for higher education have permitted tuition levels to remain flat for two years.
Evelyn Levino said that the budgeting point of view at Franklin is to use funds to invest in the future of the institution. She continued by describing how professional organizations serving higher education are recognizing the dangers of the current financial turmoil. She said that the Student Aid Alliance recently contacted Congressional leaders to express concern that any federal economic stimulus program include student financial aid. Increases in federal Pell Grant programs were also mentioned.
Will Kopp said that many commentators were talking about ten-year plans to deal with the Wall Street collapse. He said that any governmental program of such long duration is not realistic unless it includes a component for higher education. In reference to any ten year plan.
Mark Ramseth offered the wry comment that “Markets can stay irrational longer than individuals can stay solvent.”
Steve Koch said that “A crisis cannot be the foundation of a plan.”The discussion then turned to capital projects and bonds. Banker Mallett said that even bond markets are being effected by the fall in real estate values and the fall in equity prices. He said that currently the bond market is being dominated by financier Warren Buffett who is actively buying municipal bonds.
Koch and Mallett commented respectively on deficit spending and price levels. Mallett continued with observations on the current low interest rate levels on federal government bonds and that his family decision to “go to cash” with their children’s college savings,
Professor Koch asked whether any of the institutions represented in the roundtable was developing explicit strategies to respond to the Wall Street collapse. Will Kopp identified three components of a strategy at Columbus State Community College: recognition that the student body is diverse in age and experience; creating scholarships for students in age groups that normally are not eligible for scholarships; and creating partnerships with other educational institutions like Capital University and Franklin University that provide financial opportunities, benefits and choices for students.
Professor Koch asked if any of the panelists wanted to speculate on how long the financial crisis might last.
Evelyn Levino said that she had no empirical data to undergird her comments. Based on media reports, Levino said that she recognized radical changes in the short term and that it is her belief that we are going through a financial crisis. The practical effects of this crisis are evident in the rapid decline in housing prices and institutions and individuals “going to cash.” All of these practical effects of the crisis are not going to be fixed over night.
Will Kopp returned to the discussion of institutional strategies at Columbus State Community College. He said that students want to prepare for employment opportunities that “won’t be shipped overseas” and also in industries that provide valued products and services such as “sustainable,” and “green technologies.” An educational institution must respond to these interests and values of student populations. Koch commented that educational opportunities are all the more important in an environment where job opportunities are “constricted.” He also discussed Capital University’s Center for Life Long Learning.
As closing observations, Mark Ramseth said that at Trinity Lutheran Seminary the economic realities that have developed are not being ignored and that “like a household” we are “re-prioritizing how we spend our resources.” He also observed that finances are central to meeting an institutions objectives and that the time and attention being devoted to the Wall Street collapse is necessary work for every institution.
Dave Mallett offered the observation that college expenses are a very significant part of family budgets. The effect of the Wall Street problems are being felt very close to home.
Evelyn Levino said that the sooner the Wall Street problems are recognized as impacting education, the sooner the country will “come out of the problem.”
Participants in the round table were: Evelyn Levino, Vice President, Students, Franklin University; Will Kopp, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Columbus State Community College; Mark Ramseth, President, Trinity Lutheran Seminary; Steve Koch, Professor, Communications, Capital University; Dave Mallet, President First Bexley Bank.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
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Dianne's Cookbook. Sugar-free pumpkin treat.
A sugar-free pumpkin treat.
Pumpkin Custard
1 Jell-O sugar-free vanilla pudding snack
1/2 cup pumpkin puree (canned)
1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, and/or cinnamon or nutmeg
Mix until custard is perfectly creamy and ENJOY!
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
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Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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Pumpkin Custard
1 Jell-O sugar-free vanilla pudding snack
1/2 cup pumpkin puree (canned)
1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, and/or cinnamon or nutmeg
Mix until custard is perfectly creamy and ENJOY!
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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Dianne's Community Calendar. Whitehall Christmas tree lighting.
The City of Whitehall will kick off the Christmas season on December 2 with the annual tree lighting ceremony at city hall on Tuesday, December 2 at 6 p.m. prior to the city council meeting, which begins at 7 p.m.
DECEMBER 8-12 the Whitehall Community Celebration Association will be driving around the city 7-11 p.m. each night looking for holiday home decorations. If you want your home to be judged, leave those lights on!
December 13 Breakfast with Santa at Whitehall Community Park 9-11 a.m. Photos of the decorated homes will be on display for attendees to cast votes. Admission is $1 or one canned food item. Enjoy the all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. Have your kids photos taken with Santa.
Listen to WCRX to find out who the winners are of the home decorating contest, and watch the blog for photos.
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
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DECEMBER 8-12 the Whitehall Community Celebration Association will be driving around the city 7-11 p.m. each night looking for holiday home decorations. If you want your home to be judged, leave those lights on!
December 13 Breakfast with Santa at Whitehall Community Park 9-11 a.m. Photos of the decorated homes will be on display for attendees to cast votes. Admission is $1 or one canned food item. Enjoy the all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. Have your kids photos taken with Santa.
Listen to WCRX to find out who the winners are of the home decorating contest, and watch the blog for photos.
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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Dianne's Community Calendar. Holiday bazaar at Eastland Career Center.
Eastland Career Center invites you to their holiday bazaar on Saturday, December 6 where you can shop from 9-3. Admission is $1, and free to children five years and younger. Each paid admission will receive one raffle ticket. Raffles will be held every hour, and you must be present to win. Extra raffle tickets can be purchased for $1 each. Concessions will be available from the Food Services program students in the cafeteria during the entire event.
Vendor spaces are available. Spaces are 6' x 6' for $25. Each additional foot is $3.50 per foot. Also, 8' tables can be rented if needed for an additional $10. General items these vendors might display are wooden products, Christmas ornaments, OSU items, jewelry, knitted goods, candles and quilts. Some "Home party" organizations that are generally represented are Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Avon and Tastefully Simple.
For additional information, call 614-836-4521.
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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Vendor spaces are available. Spaces are 6' x 6' for $25. Each additional foot is $3.50 per foot. Also, 8' tables can be rented if needed for an additional $10. General items these vendors might display are wooden products, Christmas ornaments, OSU items, jewelry, knitted goods, candles and quilts. Some "Home party" organizations that are generally represented are Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Avon and Tastefully Simple.
For additional information, call 614-836-4521.
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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Dianne's Community Calendar. Toy sign-up.
NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE CENTER
3685 East Livingston Avenue
Beginning November 17 - December 18 every Tuesday and Thursday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
FIREFIGHTERS4KIDS TOY SIGN-UPS for Columbus zip codes:
43227 43213 43068
43232 43110 43209
You will need appropriate identification for parents, guardians and children.
For more information, call 614-724-0100.
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Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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3685 East Livingston Avenue
Beginning November 17 - December 18 every Tuesday and Thursday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
FIREFIGHTERS4KIDS TOY SIGN-UPS for Columbus zip codes:
43227 43213 43068
43232 43110 43209
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Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
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Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
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Dianne's Community Calendar. CHADD meeting.
Columbus Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hypertension Disorder (CHADD) will have their last meeting of the year on Sunday, November 16, entitled "Aint Misbehaving: The Neurochemical Basis of ADHD" at 2-5 p.m.
The organization meets at Mifflin Presbyterian Church, 123 Granville Street, Gahanna. It is open to the public, and free to CHADD members. They do ask for a $5 donation for non-members attending to help offset the cost of refreshments and informational materials.
1:30 Registration
1:50 Welcome
2:00 Dr. Larry Binkovits, Nationwide Children's Hospital
3:00 Break out into support groups
Pre-register at Columbus-Ohio@CHADD.net
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
The organization meets at Mifflin Presbyterian Church, 123 Granville Street, Gahanna. It is open to the public, and free to CHADD members. They do ask for a $5 donation for non-members attending to help offset the cost of refreshments and informational materials.
1:30 Registration
1:50 Welcome
2:00 Dr. Larry Binkovits, Nationwide Children's Hospital
3:00 Break out into support groups
Pre-register at Columbus-Ohio@CHADD.net
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
Neil Simon's "Rumors" production at Whitehall-Yearling reported by Dianne Garrett
Rumor has it there is a great fall production at Whitehall Yearling High School November 14, 15 and 16. Neil Simon's play, "Rumors", is a hilarious adventure about a group of affluent couples gathering at the home of the Deputy Mayor of New York to celebrate his and his wife's tenth wedding anniversary. All does not go as planned.
Pictured is the cast of "Rumors", which will be presented at Whitehall Yearling High School November 14 and 15. Left to right are Kiki Medrano, Michelle Conison, Deja Franklin, Amber Eck, Jonathan Flores, Rebecca Bryant, Mitchell Harper, Amy Nash, Kim Murry and Carey Adkins.
They soon discover there are no servants or food, and the Deputy Mayor has shot himself in the ear lobe. To add to the chaos, his wife is missing. The story unfolds as they try to do everything to conceal the evening's events from the police and media.
This year's cast of ten consists of six seasoned seniors, three of whom will be attending Ohio University to study theatre and/or dance and music. Those three are Carey Adkins, Deja Franklin and Kim Murry. Jonathan Flores will also be attending OU studying graphic design.
Carey Adkins plays Ken Gorman, who is the best friend to Charlie, the Deputy Mayor. He spends the evening trying to keep everyone calm. This is Carey's seventh production since seventh grade. He noted that this show is well suited for the cast.
Mrs. Gorman (Kim Murry) explains to Mrs. Ganz (Amy Nash) how their friend Charlie has shot himself in the ear in a failed attempt at suicide just prior to an anniversary party.
Kim Murry plays Chris Gorman. This is her first fall play, but she performed in the spring musical, and worked in the technical area for another show. She is excited about "Rumors", and told her fellow cast members, "It's been great being with all you guys".
Jonathan Flores echoed Kim, saying he's had a lot of fun with them preparing for his fourth production.
This is Deja Franklin's seventh show. She plays "Candy". She said this year has been great fun, and she noted how much bigger the set is. "This set has been a new experience", said Franklin.
Amber Eck is hilarious as "Cookie".
Francisca "Kiki" Medrano plays Officer Pudney in her third production. She is headed to DePaul University where she plans to study theatre and play writing. Kiki offered that this has been a great season with a good cast, and a great bunch of seniors. "When we graduate, I will really miss everyone," said Kiki.
Mitchell Harper plays Leonard Ganz, and called it a phenomenal role. "It's been fun to see how we all have grown. It was interesting seeing how everyone interpreted their parts and then acted them out on stage".
The production will be at 7:30 p.m. on November 14 and 15, with a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students and seniors. A portion of ticket sales on Friday will be donated to the James A. "Herk" Soteriades Scholarship Foundation. The foundation offers two scholarships each year to one student pursuing a college degree in theatre, and another in the safety forces (police/fire/paramedic).
Laughs are guaranteed. Ironically the Broadway production of "Rumor's" opened November 17, 1988.
Reported by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text and photos are copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
Pictured is the cast of "Rumors", which will be presented at Whitehall Yearling High School November 14 and 15. Left to right are Kiki Medrano, Michelle Conison, Deja Franklin, Amber Eck, Jonathan Flores, Rebecca Bryant, Mitchell Harper, Amy Nash, Kim Murry and Carey Adkins.They soon discover there are no servants or food, and the Deputy Mayor has shot himself in the ear lobe. To add to the chaos, his wife is missing. The story unfolds as they try to do everything to conceal the evening's events from the police and media.
This year's cast of ten consists of six seasoned seniors, three of whom will be attending Ohio University to study theatre and/or dance and music. Those three are Carey Adkins, Deja Franklin and Kim Murry. Jonathan Flores will also be attending OU studying graphic design.
Carey Adkins plays Ken Gorman, who is the best friend to Charlie, the Deputy Mayor. He spends the evening trying to keep everyone calm. This is Carey's seventh production since seventh grade. He noted that this show is well suited for the cast.
Mrs. Gorman (Kim Murry) explains to Mrs. Ganz (Amy Nash) how their friend Charlie has shot himself in the ear in a failed attempt at suicide just prior to an anniversary party.Kim Murry plays Chris Gorman. This is her first fall play, but she performed in the spring musical, and worked in the technical area for another show. She is excited about "Rumors", and told her fellow cast members, "It's been great being with all you guys".
Jonathan Flores echoed Kim, saying he's had a lot of fun with them preparing for his fourth production.
This is Deja Franklin's seventh show. She plays "Candy". She said this year has been great fun, and she noted how much bigger the set is. "This set has been a new experience", said Franklin.
Amber Eck is hilarious as "Cookie".Francisca "Kiki" Medrano plays Officer Pudney in her third production. She is headed to DePaul University where she plans to study theatre and play writing. Kiki offered that this has been a great season with a good cast, and a great bunch of seniors. "When we graduate, I will really miss everyone," said Kiki.
Mitchell Harper plays Leonard Ganz, and called it a phenomenal role. "It's been fun to see how we all have grown. It was interesting seeing how everyone interpreted their parts and then acted them out on stage".
The production will be at 7:30 p.m. on November 14 and 15, with a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students and seniors. A portion of ticket sales on Friday will be donated to the James A. "Herk" Soteriades Scholarship Foundation. The foundation offers two scholarships each year to one student pursuing a college degree in theatre, and another in the safety forces (police/fire/paramedic).
Laughs are guaranteed. Ironically the Broadway production of "Rumor's" opened November 17, 1988.
Reported by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text and photos are copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Economic crisis. Symposium at Capital University. Reported by Glen Soden.
November 10, 2008 Symposium on the Economic Crisis, presented by the Council for Ethical Leadership at Capital University
Monday evening the Council for Ethical Leadership at Capital University celebrated its 25th anniversary and move to Capital University. The Council originated as the Council for Ethics in Economics in the 1970s to advance ethical business practices. The Council began through a dialogue regarding the marketing of infant formula to third world countries and expanded to discussions of applied ethics on many topics over the succeeding decades, including the Monday evening panel discussion of the causes and effects of the current economic crisis.
A five member panel moderated by Erick Zanner, of the School of Management and Leadership at Capital, discussed the scope of the crisis and their assessments of the impact and future.
James W. Coons, principal of J. W. Coons Advisors and chair of Governor Strickland’s Council of Economic Advisors, defined the subprime mortgage situation. He discussed the mortgage loan debacle and its history. He stated that greed and fraud were aspects that led to the crisis by institutions loaning funds when they were not warranted.
Mark E. Schweitzer, a senior vice president and director of research of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, discussed the need for liquidity of banks and the Federal Reserve’s role helping to ensure liquidity through appropriate policy and interest rate adjustments at the Treasury level. He stated in response to a question that the challenge for the Federal government has been deciding what financial institutions can be saved through federal intervention. He noted that the federal focus has been on how funding will be used to restore confidence in the institution, and that some institutions, such as National City Bank could not be saved in that manner.
Peter E. Klingelhofer, a consulting analyst with the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, noted the depository difference between the financial institutions that have survived and those that have not. He observed that Bear Stearns and Lehman did not have the ability to maintain their financial stability through deposits, while those institutions that have survived have that continuing ability.
Michael Distelhorst, professor of law at Capital where he teaches commercial lending law and previously taught legal ethics and served as president of the Council for Ethics in Economics, observed that all parties to the economic crisis shared a role in abandoning values resulting in ethical issues related to character and accountability. He noted that borrowers knew they could not afford the mortgages they were offered, while others involved in the transaction aggressively marketed them for their own gain.
Nancy H. Rogers, who served as interim Ohio attorney general and who will return to The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law following the recent election, discussed the human factor and the economic crisis complaints the attorney general’s office has received. She described the economic devastation areas such as Cleveland have experienced, noting that often the other victims of subprime mortgage loans have been the neighbors who have not participated in them, but have been left in the homes in otherwise abandoned and boarded up neighborhoods. She challenged students in the audience to solve problems going forward related to the many abandoned houses in areas where housing demand has declined. She also noted that increased regulation of financial institutions may be the result.
As to the future the panelists observed that ironically the United States may have benefited economically due to the subprime mortgage bubble, however, the resulting decline may be felt for several years. Foreign investment will decline and it may take five or more years to rebuild the trust and confidence necessary to engage future purchases in the US bond market. Meanwhile the impact is being felt because many US banks do not trust each other in loan funding decisions.
The panel session was well attended by both students and the community in a standing room only presentation at the Huntington Recital Hall at Capital University.
This report was prepared for Bexley Public Radio by by Glenn Soden. Glenn is a former board member and chair of the Council for Ethics in Economics and a current member of the advisory board of the Council for Ethical Leadership.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Glenn Soden.
Monday evening the Council for Ethical Leadership at Capital University celebrated its 25th anniversary and move to Capital University. The Council originated as the Council for Ethics in Economics in the 1970s to advance ethical business practices. The Council began through a dialogue regarding the marketing of infant formula to third world countries and expanded to discussions of applied ethics on many topics over the succeeding decades, including the Monday evening panel discussion of the causes and effects of the current economic crisis.
A five member panel moderated by Erick Zanner, of the School of Management and Leadership at Capital, discussed the scope of the crisis and their assessments of the impact and future.
James W. Coons, principal of J. W. Coons Advisors and chair of Governor Strickland’s Council of Economic Advisors, defined the subprime mortgage situation. He discussed the mortgage loan debacle and its history. He stated that greed and fraud were aspects that led to the crisis by institutions loaning funds when they were not warranted.
Mark E. Schweitzer, a senior vice president and director of research of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, discussed the need for liquidity of banks and the Federal Reserve’s role helping to ensure liquidity through appropriate policy and interest rate adjustments at the Treasury level. He stated in response to a question that the challenge for the Federal government has been deciding what financial institutions can be saved through federal intervention. He noted that the federal focus has been on how funding will be used to restore confidence in the institution, and that some institutions, such as National City Bank could not be saved in that manner.
Peter E. Klingelhofer, a consulting analyst with the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, noted the depository difference between the financial institutions that have survived and those that have not. He observed that Bear Stearns and Lehman did not have the ability to maintain their financial stability through deposits, while those institutions that have survived have that continuing ability.
Michael Distelhorst, professor of law at Capital where he teaches commercial lending law and previously taught legal ethics and served as president of the Council for Ethics in Economics, observed that all parties to the economic crisis shared a role in abandoning values resulting in ethical issues related to character and accountability. He noted that borrowers knew they could not afford the mortgages they were offered, while others involved in the transaction aggressively marketed them for their own gain.
Nancy H. Rogers, who served as interim Ohio attorney general and who will return to The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law following the recent election, discussed the human factor and the economic crisis complaints the attorney general’s office has received. She described the economic devastation areas such as Cleveland have experienced, noting that often the other victims of subprime mortgage loans have been the neighbors who have not participated in them, but have been left in the homes in otherwise abandoned and boarded up neighborhoods. She challenged students in the audience to solve problems going forward related to the many abandoned houses in areas where housing demand has declined. She also noted that increased regulation of financial institutions may be the result.
As to the future the panelists observed that ironically the United States may have benefited economically due to the subprime mortgage bubble, however, the resulting decline may be felt for several years. Foreign investment will decline and it may take five or more years to rebuild the trust and confidence necessary to engage future purchases in the US bond market. Meanwhile the impact is being felt because many US banks do not trust each other in loan funding decisions.
The panel session was well attended by both students and the community in a standing room only presentation at the Huntington Recital Hall at Capital University.
This report was prepared for Bexley Public Radio by by Glenn Soden. Glenn is a former board member and chair of the Council for Ethics in Economics and a current member of the advisory board of the Council for Ethical Leadership.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Glenn Soden.
Friday, November 7, 2008
MSMIB commentary. Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs
This commentary is by the most sensitive man in Bexley, Simon Doer. The actual identity of the commentator is not disclosed.
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs.
Yes signs. Neither crop circles nor close encounters of the third kind. But political yard signs as well as many telephone calls, television, newspaper and internet ads, and ongoing political conversations. Rather political conversations going on and on.
It has been the political campaign season once again; this time the quadrennial Presidential election contributing its own set of audible and visual voter consequences.
Bexley, the city of trees, is awash in color, not only in the changing leaves of the fall season, but with the vast (or half vast) variety of national and local political yard signs, brown for Brown, for example, and patriotic red, white and blue for McCain-Palin and Obama-Biden.
This sensitive man ponders whether presidential yard signs really have the same impact that signs promoting local candidates have in helping voters to make their decision at the polls.
Well do they?? Are presidential yard signs really going to influence the vote? Do voters look at the neighbors and the volume of presidential yard signs as a criterion to make their presidential decision as opposed to decisions in judicial or other local races?
Presidential signs may simply be a "Statement!" The yard signs may also be an informal support group.
As we all likely noticed, yard signs and vehicle stickers (both bumper and window cling) have become the dramatic statement that political campaign buttons previously were to the wearer. While some of us collect the buttons few appear to wear them in the same constant display that yard signs and posted vehicle stickers enjoy. The signs and stickers have become a statement in what has increasingly become an anonymous world. We still see George W and Kerry (and even Gore and Edwards) vehicle stickers on prominent display. Neighbors who have no other contact with each other connect or disagree politically through their yard signs.
Interestingly as I travel the streets of Bexley it is surprising how many times neighbors tout the same candidate for president and how often whole blocks appear to agree or disagree on a presidential choice with a lone holdout occasionally in evidence. All without apparent violence (well perhaps a few stolen yard signs on politically hardened streets such as Parkview, but still rather tame).
This voting exercise in democracy inspired this sensitive man to vote early (but not often, which would be wrong) and he or she (gender being truly sensitive) was impressed with the diverse sea of voters, each with their individual commitment to vote, at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial as they stood in line for over an hour and a half (many more voters exercising their democratic right stood in line for four hours h or more) to cast their hand completed ballots for the 2000 election.
We often see voters in other lands (those with skies as blue or red as ours) standing in long lines and may marvel at their commitment, while we take our own for granted. We should rejoice that our field of candidates for 2008 has engendered citizens to respond by going to the polls.
It may well be an historic voter turnout as forecast by some or as an historic election as promoted by others.
On election day the atmosphere at voting precincts appears to vary by the personalities of the voting officials. While some are jovial and permissive in enforcing election rules such as electioneering voting distance from the polling place, others more strictly interpret the distance, insisting that electioneering be held on the other side of the street when the sidewalk on the polling place side of the street is a foot or two within the 100 feet rule.
This is a closely watched election and observers are out in full force. This sensitive man enlisted the observations of other voters on election day and they filed the following reports suggesting that these voters experienced an easy and efficient voting process with small lines and courteous and younger than usual poll workers.
Here are the observations of the first voter reporting to the MSMIB.
“Report on voting experience at Precinct 4A and 4E polling place at the Capital University student union.
Tuesday November 4, parking is abundantly available. There are Obama campaign workers at one parking lot entrance. No McCain workers.
My first impression based on the parking availability is that turnout is light.
I arrive at the student union at 9:10. A nice feature is that near the entrance to the student union, there is a cart selling coffee and juices to voters.
Quick count of eighteen voters and ten to fourteen poll workers. A few poll workers are mobile, going in and out of the room where the voting machines are.
Ten electronic voting machines. All are being used.
There are four lines where you identify yourself and get the little ticket for authority to vote. The longest line had five voters.
Three minutes in line, one minute to identify myself with a driver license and sign the register. I even develop a connection with a poll worker.
The poll workers are younger than usual. One third, about four, maybe five are less than twenty-five years old. One appears to be about eighteen. Poll workers, some seniors from prior years, are not present.
After receiving my authority to vote ticket and standing in two lines, my wait is still only four minutes.
The voting machines are the electronic machines from the primary. The ballot is long but I’m still behind the machine for only three minutes.
The machine is easy to use.
Easy to review your votes.
Easy to correct a mistake.
I confirm my votes on the ballot and then hit the vote button.
I leave with only eleven minutes elapsed time.
A poll worker gives me a “I voted today” sticker.
At the edge of campus near where I parked, there are two Issue 5 (payday lending) opponents encouraging people to vote.”
One voter sought a sticker explaining she teaches “new citizens” and it is important to show them that she had voted.
MSMIB comment:The “I Voted Today” stickers appear to be popular bling rewards for voting. Some have suggested they are like receiving a Cracker Jack prize. Do some citizens vote to receive the stickers?
In another report filed by a second voter for this commnetary, the voter made the effort to travel by bus from college, indicating that:
“There were only two other people voting at the time with half a dozen poll works and that the precinct was not busy at all.
The voter observed that the height and angle of voting machines were not comfortable for voters over six feet in height.
Identification process easy. Driver license.
Outside, no campaign workers in evidence. No one approached the voter.”
So, another election year shall pass and we will return to some balance of political order no matter the outcome. Yet although the yard signs and ads will quickly disappear the political conversations will surely continue the day after, with congratulations or complaints. Can you participate in those conversations.. …..Can’t you read the signs? Did you vote?
This is one sensitive man’s opinion. What’s yours?
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. The styles "The Most Sensitive Man in Bexley" and "MSMIB" are the property of Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs.
Yes signs. Neither crop circles nor close encounters of the third kind. But political yard signs as well as many telephone calls, television, newspaper and internet ads, and ongoing political conversations. Rather political conversations going on and on.
It has been the political campaign season once again; this time the quadrennial Presidential election contributing its own set of audible and visual voter consequences.
Bexley, the city of trees, is awash in color, not only in the changing leaves of the fall season, but with the vast (or half vast) variety of national and local political yard signs, brown for Brown, for example, and patriotic red, white and blue for McCain-Palin and Obama-Biden.
This sensitive man ponders whether presidential yard signs really have the same impact that signs promoting local candidates have in helping voters to make their decision at the polls.
Well do they?? Are presidential yard signs really going to influence the vote? Do voters look at the neighbors and the volume of presidential yard signs as a criterion to make their presidential decision as opposed to decisions in judicial or other local races?
Presidential signs may simply be a "Statement!" The yard signs may also be an informal support group.
As we all likely noticed, yard signs and vehicle stickers (both bumper and window cling) have become the dramatic statement that political campaign buttons previously were to the wearer. While some of us collect the buttons few appear to wear them in the same constant display that yard signs and posted vehicle stickers enjoy. The signs and stickers have become a statement in what has increasingly become an anonymous world. We still see George W and Kerry (and even Gore and Edwards) vehicle stickers on prominent display. Neighbors who have no other contact with each other connect or disagree politically through their yard signs.
Interestingly as I travel the streets of Bexley it is surprising how many times neighbors tout the same candidate for president and how often whole blocks appear to agree or disagree on a presidential choice with a lone holdout occasionally in evidence. All without apparent violence (well perhaps a few stolen yard signs on politically hardened streets such as Parkview, but still rather tame).
This voting exercise in democracy inspired this sensitive man to vote early (but not often, which would be wrong) and he or she (gender being truly sensitive) was impressed with the diverse sea of voters, each with their individual commitment to vote, at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial as they stood in line for over an hour and a half (many more voters exercising their democratic right stood in line for four hours h or more) to cast their hand completed ballots for the 2000 election.
We often see voters in other lands (those with skies as blue or red as ours) standing in long lines and may marvel at their commitment, while we take our own for granted. We should rejoice that our field of candidates for 2008 has engendered citizens to respond by going to the polls.
It may well be an historic voter turnout as forecast by some or as an historic election as promoted by others.
On election day the atmosphere at voting precincts appears to vary by the personalities of the voting officials. While some are jovial and permissive in enforcing election rules such as electioneering voting distance from the polling place, others more strictly interpret the distance, insisting that electioneering be held on the other side of the street when the sidewalk on the polling place side of the street is a foot or two within the 100 feet rule.
This is a closely watched election and observers are out in full force. This sensitive man enlisted the observations of other voters on election day and they filed the following reports suggesting that these voters experienced an easy and efficient voting process with small lines and courteous and younger than usual poll workers.
Here are the observations of the first voter reporting to the MSMIB.
“Report on voting experience at Precinct 4A and 4E polling place at the Capital University student union.
Tuesday November 4, parking is abundantly available. There are Obama campaign workers at one parking lot entrance. No McCain workers.
My first impression based on the parking availability is that turnout is light.
I arrive at the student union at 9:10. A nice feature is that near the entrance to the student union, there is a cart selling coffee and juices to voters.
Quick count of eighteen voters and ten to fourteen poll workers. A few poll workers are mobile, going in and out of the room where the voting machines are.
Ten electronic voting machines. All are being used.
There are four lines where you identify yourself and get the little ticket for authority to vote. The longest line had five voters.
Three minutes in line, one minute to identify myself with a driver license and sign the register. I even develop a connection with a poll worker.
The poll workers are younger than usual. One third, about four, maybe five are less than twenty-five years old. One appears to be about eighteen. Poll workers, some seniors from prior years, are not present.
After receiving my authority to vote ticket and standing in two lines, my wait is still only four minutes.
The voting machines are the electronic machines from the primary. The ballot is long but I’m still behind the machine for only three minutes.
The machine is easy to use.
Easy to review your votes.
Easy to correct a mistake.
I confirm my votes on the ballot and then hit the vote button.
I leave with only eleven minutes elapsed time.
A poll worker gives me a “I voted today” sticker.
At the edge of campus near where I parked, there are two Issue 5 (payday lending) opponents encouraging people to vote.”
One voter sought a sticker explaining she teaches “new citizens” and it is important to show them that she had voted.
MSMIB comment:The “I Voted Today” stickers appear to be popular bling rewards for voting. Some have suggested they are like receiving a Cracker Jack prize. Do some citizens vote to receive the stickers?
In another report filed by a second voter for this commnetary, the voter made the effort to travel by bus from college, indicating that:
“There were only two other people voting at the time with half a dozen poll works and that the precinct was not busy at all.
The voter observed that the height and angle of voting machines were not comfortable for voters over six feet in height.
Identification process easy. Driver license.
Outside, no campaign workers in evidence. No one approached the voter.”
So, another election year shall pass and we will return to some balance of political order no matter the outcome. Yet although the yard signs and ads will quickly disappear the political conversations will surely continue the day after, with congratulations or complaints. Can you participate in those conversations.. …..Can’t you read the signs? Did you vote?
This is one sensitive man’s opinion. What’s yours?
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
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Man arrested for murder of his own child. Reported by Dianne Garrett.
Whitehall Police have arrested John. T. Streater and charged him with murder in the death of his two month old daughter, Jordyn Streater.
Jordyn was taken to Children's Hospital on October 30 with a skull fracture and brain damage. She died a short time later.
Jordyn's twin brother, Justin, was found to have suffered similar injuries, and is currently being treated at Children's. The father has also been charged with felonious assault for the injuries to Justin, according to Detective Steven E. Brown.
Streater and the twins' mother, Suprina Case, lived with their children at an apartment located at 22-A Fairway Boulevard.
Streater is not employed, and watches the children during the day while Case works outside the home. The criminal investigation showed that Jordan suffered fatal injury while in the care of her father,
This is the second murder in Whitehall this year.
Reported by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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Jordyn was taken to Children's Hospital on October 30 with a skull fracture and brain damage. She died a short time later.
Jordyn's twin brother, Justin, was found to have suffered similar injuries, and is currently being treated at Children's. The father has also been charged with felonious assault for the injuries to Justin, according to Detective Steven E. Brown.
Streater and the twins' mother, Suprina Case, lived with their children at an apartment located at 22-A Fairway Boulevard.
Streater is not employed, and watches the children during the day while Case works outside the home. The criminal investigation showed that Jordan suffered fatal injury while in the care of her father,
This is the second murder in Whitehall this year.
Reported by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Issue 82 passes. Whitehall schools to get new buildings. Dianne Garrett reports.
It was a win for the bond issue in Whitehall. The district will now received five new schools for the price of two, thanks to the Ohio School Facility Commission and generous voters on November 4.
Pictured is Superintendent Judyth-Dobbert Meloy taking a call from a precinct while city treasurer, Kim Maggard, writes the numbers on the tally board at the high school gymnasium.
Whitehall School Board President Walter Armes was elated. He thanked everyone for their support, and shared how five new schools will bring new life to the community. He noted that with new schools comes new businesses and residents with children.
A joyful crowd shouted "It's our turn" after hearing that the Whitehall school bond issue passed. This is only about 1/3 of those who waited at the high school for election results. The crowd consisted of the campaign committee, friends, teachers and administrators, as well as city officials.
Whitehall School Board President Walter Armes was elated. He thanked everyone for their support, and shared how five new schools will bring new life to the community. He noted that with new schools comes new businesses and residents with children.
A joyful crowd shouted "It's our turn" after hearing that the Whitehall school bond issue passed. This is only about 1/3 of those who waited at the high school for election results. The crowd consisted of the campaign committee, friends, teachers and administrators, as well as city officials.
Reported by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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Pictured is Superintendent Judyth-Dobbert Meloy taking a call from a precinct while city treasurer, Kim Maggard, writes the numbers on the tally board at the high school gymnasium.
Whitehall School Board President Walter Armes was elated. He thanked everyone for their support, and shared how five new schools will bring new life to the community. He noted that with new schools comes new businesses and residents with children.
A joyful crowd shouted "It's our turn" after hearing that the Whitehall school bond issue passed. This is only about 1/3 of those who waited at the high school for election results. The crowd consisted of the campaign committee, friends, teachers and administrators, as well as city officials.Whitehall School Board President Walter Armes was elated. He thanked everyone for their support, and shared how five new schools will bring new life to the community. He noted that with new schools comes new businesses and residents with children.
A joyful crowd shouted "It's our turn" after hearing that the Whitehall school bond issue passed. This is only about 1/3 of those who waited at the high school for election results. The crowd consisted of the campaign committee, friends, teachers and administrators, as well as city officials.
Reported by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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Members of all-male German singing society visit Bexley.
l to r. Frank Flechtner, Seigfried Franke and Benno Nowak.Bexley residents host German mountaineer singers during 160th anniversary of Columbus Maennerchor.
Columbus Maennerchor celebrated its one hundred sixtieth anniversary this weekend with a series of events.
As part of this celebration, the award-winning German singing chorus Bergsteigerchor presented a concert on Sunday evening. The concert was at Fort Hayes Performing Arts Center. The evening performances included singing by the Maennerchor, Damenchor and Kinderchor in addition to the featured concert by the Bergsteigerchor.
Friends and members of the Maennerchor provided accommodations for the singers of Bersteigerchor during their visit.
Three members of the Dresden choir stayed with a Bexley family during the anniversary festival. Seigfried Franke, Benno Nowak and Frank Flechtner were the guests of Bexley residents Kurt and Egle Weiland.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
John Matuszak reports: Illustrator Norman Rockwell exhibit.
Samuel Harper is ready to greet visitors in the persona of the famous artist as part of "Rockwell's America," a three-dimensional exhibit at the Ohio Historical Center."Rockwell's America" comes to life at Ohio Historical Center
Over the course of his long career, artist Norman Rockwell brought to life the changing American scene, from small-town Main Street to the civil rights struggle.
Now, the Ohio Historical Center has brought to life many of these iconic scenes in "Rockwell's America," an interactive and three-dimensional exhibit open now through March 1.
In addition to a gallery with all 322 of Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers, visitors will walk through lifesize re-creations of these illustrations and encounter real-life actors portraying figures such as Rosie the Riveter.
"This is a great way to get a feel for what was going on through the 20th century," explained Connie Bodner, director of educational and interpretive services at the Ohio Historical Center.
Bodner and her team worked for over a year to prepare for the exhibit created by the Becker Group of Baltimore. Columbus is the only tour location to include live performers that bring an added touch of realism to the exhibit.
One of those is Samuel Harper, who greets visitors in the persona of Rockwell himself in the artist's studio.
With a striking resemblance to Rockwell, and an intimate knowledge of his life and work, Harper provides insights into the illustrator's methods and accomplishments.
Rockwell drew his models from "the people next door, down-to-earth people," according to Harper. And he had a few tricks up his sleeve to give them the right look.
For "The Babysitter" he created the harried helper by having model Lucy Holden stick her head out of the window of a moving car, making a mess out of her immaculate hair.
Realism was the goal for Rockwell, who could spend weeks on one illustration, Harper said.
From the studio visitors step through the frame and into Rockwell's world, where children frolic and older folks doze around the ol' fishing hole.
Nearby, Mike Follin is polishing up a Model T Ford, and if you ask him, he'll tell you about the hair-raising speed of 15 miles per hour these newfangled machines can reach.
A stroll down Main Street will take you into the soda shop of "After the Prom" or the telephone operator's office seen in "The Gossips." The switchboard operator is there to telegaph the latest rumors, and when the phone rings you can pick it up to find out who is on the other end of the party line.
Rockwell's everyman World War II GI, Dobie Gillis, is represented, as is Rosie the Riveter, who talks about the contributions of women to the war effort. Also exhibited are the artist's "Four Freedoms" paintings that articulated the country's values and raised millions in war bonds.
A changing world and Rockwell's interest in responding to it is depicted in "The Problem We All Live With," as 9-year-old Ruby Bridges is escorted by federal marshals into a previously segregated school. The ugly reaction of the unseen mob is evidenced by a splattered tomato and racist scrawlings on the wall.
The final scene is "Home for the Holidays," a cozy living room where a pianist invites carolers to sing along.
One of the main goals of the exhibit is the promote "inter-generational communication," Bodner said. Many of Rockwell's paintings showed grandparents and grandchildren spending time together, and the organizers hope that this is an aspect of the artist's work that comes to life.
Reported by John Matuszak for Bexley Public Radio.
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
Dianne Garrett reports on Whitehall rally in support of Issue 82.
A few hundred students, parents and supporters of Issue 82 rallied in Whitehall on November 2. Led by the Whitehall Yearling High School Marching Band, the group marched from City Hall to the high school touting campaign signs and some very creative home made signs.
Beechwood Elementary choir sang for rally attendees, starting with The Star Spangled Banner.
Superintendent Judyth Dobbert-Meloy spoke at the rally about how important their vote will be to pass Issue 82 so Whitehall will received five new schools for the price of two. The crowd repeatedly chanted "It's our turn!"
Even Whitehall canines came out to join the parade and show support."Yes for Issue 82" rally in Whitehall.
A few hundred students, parents and supporters of Issue 82 rallied in Whitehall on November 2. Led by the Whitehall Yearling High School Marching Band, the group marched from City Hall to the high school touting campaign signs and some very creative home made signs.
Beechwood Elementary choir sang for rally attendees, starting with The Star Spangled Banner.
Superintendent Judyth Dobbert-Meloy spoke at the rally about how important their vote will be to pass Issue 82 so Whitehall will received five new schools for the price of two. The crowd repeatedly chanted "It's our turn!"
Even Whitehall canines came out to join the parade and show support.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Members of Congress from left to right, Pat Tiberi, Deborah Pryce and Dave Hobson, along with Senator George Voinovich addressed attendees during the dedication ceremony October 30 of the new VA center.
Marjorie Wylie, widow of the late Congressman Chalmers P. Wylie and Dr. Lilian T. Thome, Director of the clinic.
The new Department of Veterans Affairs Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center, which was dedicated October 30, 2008.Members of Congress from left to right, Pat Tiberi, Deborah Pryce and Dave Hobson, along with Senator George Voinovich addressed attendees during the dedication ceremony October 30 of the new VA center.
Marjorie Wylie, widow of the late Congressman Chalmers P. Wylie and Dr. Lilian T. Thome, Director of the clinic.
The new Department of Veterans Affairs Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center, which was dedicated October 30, 2008.
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Dianne Garrett reports Whitehall City Council meeting Tuesday October 28.
Whitehall City Council met for committee meeting October 28. A representative of EMHT presented the Executive Summary of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) Director's Final Findings and Orders (DFFO's) regarding sewer lines.
The City of Columbus entered into a Consent Order on August 1, 2002, which requires Columbus to properly operate and maintain its wastewater collection system and treatment plants. Columbus must submit to OEPA a System Evaluation and Capacity Assurance Plan to ensure that capacity is available to treat all flows that enter into Columbus' sanitary sewer system. Columbus cannot comply with this Consent Order unless accurate information regarding flows and infiltration and inflow is obtained from the satellite communities, such as Whitehall, Bexley and other suburbs. Over the past two years, the orders have been revised (based on input from the satellites, Columbus ane OEPA into the current final versions.
It is the goal of these orders that satellite communities properly manage, operate and maintain all parts of its sewer system at all times in accordance with the orders, and to:
Provide adequate capacity to convey base flows and peak flows for all parts of the sewer system.
Take all feasible steps to stop Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) and Water in Basements (WIB), and mitigate the impact of SSO's and WIB's from the sewer system.
Minimize excessive infiltration and inflow, and provide notification to the parties with reasonable potential for exposure to pollutants associated with any overflow event.
Service Director Ray Ogden noted that incidents of WIB's have been greatly decreased due to their constant monitoring of root systems, grease and debris in the sewers. The city also inspects man holes often.
There are five main tasks described in the DFFO:
* Conduct a Sewer System Evaluation Survey.
* Document and report the city's "Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance Program to the OEPA.
* Sanitary Sewer Overflow reporting and records maintenance.
* Identify and implement the city's Public Notification Program.
* Prepare and implement an SSO Emergency Response Plan.
The city also has two options.
They can complete a full SSES of the city's sanitary sewer system within five years of the effective date of the orders. The study will reveal deficiencies within the system that must be repaired or replaced. Once complete, a schedule for implementation of the corrective actions is submitted to the OEPA, and the orders are terminated.
Or, they can use a phased approach to conduct SSES's and implement corrective actions within a 15 year period. Under this option, the city would be broken up into multiple study areas. The SSES and corrective actions for a particular study area would occur in succession. It requires that all deficiencies be corrected within 15 years. Ogden feels that this will be the best option for Whitehall, since the process is a very expensive undertaking.
Reported by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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The City of Columbus entered into a Consent Order on August 1, 2002, which requires Columbus to properly operate and maintain its wastewater collection system and treatment plants. Columbus must submit to OEPA a System Evaluation and Capacity Assurance Plan to ensure that capacity is available to treat all flows that enter into Columbus' sanitary sewer system. Columbus cannot comply with this Consent Order unless accurate information regarding flows and infiltration and inflow is obtained from the satellite communities, such as Whitehall, Bexley and other suburbs. Over the past two years, the orders have been revised (based on input from the satellites, Columbus ane OEPA into the current final versions.
It is the goal of these orders that satellite communities properly manage, operate and maintain all parts of its sewer system at all times in accordance with the orders, and to:
Provide adequate capacity to convey base flows and peak flows for all parts of the sewer system.
Take all feasible steps to stop Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) and Water in Basements (WIB), and mitigate the impact of SSO's and WIB's from the sewer system.
Minimize excessive infiltration and inflow, and provide notification to the parties with reasonable potential for exposure to pollutants associated with any overflow event.
Service Director Ray Ogden noted that incidents of WIB's have been greatly decreased due to their constant monitoring of root systems, grease and debris in the sewers. The city also inspects man holes often.
There are five main tasks described in the DFFO:
* Conduct a Sewer System Evaluation Survey.
* Document and report the city's "Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance Program to the OEPA.
* Sanitary Sewer Overflow reporting and records maintenance.
* Identify and implement the city's Public Notification Program.
* Prepare and implement an SSO Emergency Response Plan.
The city also has two options.
They can complete a full SSES of the city's sanitary sewer system within five years of the effective date of the orders. The study will reveal deficiencies within the system that must be repaired or replaced. Once complete, a schedule for implementation of the corrective actions is submitted to the OEPA, and the orders are terminated.
Or, they can use a phased approach to conduct SSES's and implement corrective actions within a 15 year period. Under this option, the city would be broken up into multiple study areas. The SSES and corrective actions for a particular study area would occur in succession. It requires that all deficiencies be corrected within 15 years. Ogden feels that this will be the best option for Whitehall, since the process is a very expensive undertaking.
Reported by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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EVENT COMPLETED Dianne's Journal: Get behind the badge
Saturday November 1. 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
John Bishop Park, 4815 Etna Road, Whitehall.
Admission is $5, and all proceeds go to Get Behind The Badge.
Inflatables and face painting 1:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Police Cruiser Competition 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Bon fire 2:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.
For sale: tee shirts, hot dogs, cider, coffee, soda, hot chocolate and a bake sale.
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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John Bishop Park, 4815 Etna Road, Whitehall.
Admission is $5, and all proceeds go to Get Behind The Badge.
Inflatables and face painting 1:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Police Cruiser Competition 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Bon fire 2:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.
For sale: tee shirts, hot dogs, cider, coffee, soda, hot chocolate and a bake sale.
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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EVENT COMPLETED Dianne's Journal: Yes on Issue 82.
Sunday November 2 - Levy rally and parade
It's Our Turn - Yes on 82 rally will meet at Whitehall City Hall parking lot at 1:30, and step off at 2:00, marching straight down Yearling Road to Whitehall Yearling High School.
Parade will feature the WYHS Ram Band, Ramettes and Aries Guard. Choirs from Etna Road, Kae Avenue and Beechwood Elementary Schools will perform. Guest speakers will include Superintendent Judyth Dobbert-Meloy, Acting Mayor Brent Howard and School Board President Walter Armes.
At the school there will be inflatables and free food until 5:00 p.m.
Homemade "YES ON 82" signs welcome.
Whitehall Key Club will be accepting non-perishable food items for the Whitehall Food Pantry.
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It's Our Turn - Yes on 82 rally will meet at Whitehall City Hall parking lot at 1:30, and step off at 2:00, marching straight down Yearling Road to Whitehall Yearling High School.
Parade will feature the WYHS Ram Band, Ramettes and Aries Guard. Choirs from Etna Road, Kae Avenue and Beechwood Elementary Schools will perform. Guest speakers will include Superintendent Judyth Dobbert-Meloy, Acting Mayor Brent Howard and School Board President Walter Armes.
At the school there will be inflatables and free food until 5:00 p.m.
Homemade "YES ON 82" signs welcome.
Whitehall Key Club will be accepting non-perishable food items for the Whitehall Food Pantry.
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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EVENT COMPLETED Dianne's Journal: OhioHealth Neighborhood Care
November 8 Community health fair at OhioHealth Neighborhood Care - Eastside, 4850 East Main Street, Whitehall from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tour the newly renovated campus. Free lunch will be provided, and all TV's will be tuned in to football!!!!
Enter drawings for an opportunity to win great prizes including Wii Fit and tickets for Columbus Blue Jackets.
Free health seminars will be conducted by physicians:
10 a.m. - Dr. Brenda Sickle-Santanello - "Think Pink Breast Health and You"
11 a.m. - Dr. Andrews Glassman - "Oh My Aching Back"
12 p.m. - Dr. Charles Noble II - "Do Your Heart Good"
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Tour the newly renovated campus. Free lunch will be provided, and all TV's will be tuned in to football!!!!
Enter drawings for an opportunity to win great prizes including Wii Fit and tickets for Columbus Blue Jackets.
Free health seminars will be conducted by physicians:
10 a.m. - Dr. Brenda Sickle-Santanello - "Think Pink Breast Health and You"
11 a.m. - Dr. Andrews Glassman - "Oh My Aching Back"
12 p.m. - Dr. Charles Noble II - "Do Your Heart Good"
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
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Dianne's Journal: Firefighters4Kids.
Beginning November 17 - December 18 every Tuesday and Thursday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. sign-ups for Firefighters4Kids for the following Columbus zip codes: 43227, 43068, 43213, 43209, 43110.
Neighborhood Pride Center, East, 3858 E. Livingston Avenue.
Children birth to 12 years old are eligible.
To sign up you will need:
Picture ID of parent or guardian; guardian must bring guardianship papers; birth certificate or health card for each child, which must contain the child's birth date.
When picking up toys, you must have the same items as above, and the sheet with Client ID number on it, and the date assigned for pick up.
Questions: 614-724-0100
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
Neighborhood Pride Center, East, 3858 E. Livingston Avenue.
Children birth to 12 years old are eligible.
To sign up you will need:
Picture ID of parent or guardian; guardian must bring guardianship papers; birth certificate or health card for each child, which must contain the child's birth date.
When picking up toys, you must have the same items as above, and the sheet with Client ID number on it, and the date assigned for pick up.
Questions: 614-724-0100
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
Dianne's cookbook. Butternut squash fries. Apple cake brownies.
Here are two recipes that I shared during 10/29/08 broadcast.
A french fry alternative - Butternut Squash Fries
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Cut ends off squash, and slice in half. Scoop out seeds and peel.
Cut squash flesh into one inch fries, pat with paper towel, or clean dish towel.
Mist with non-stick cooking spray and season with 1/8 teaspoon of salt, sea salt, or your favorite flavoring. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 40 minutes, flipping half way through the baking time.
Apple Cake Brownies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1 Stick margarine
1 Cup sugar
1 Egg
1 Cup apples, chopped
1/2 Cup walnuts, chopped
1 Cup flour, sifted
1/2 Teaspoon soda
1/2 Teaspoon baking powder
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
Cream margarine, sugar and egg. Add apple and nuts. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Bake for 40 minutes in an 8" square pan, greased and floured. Cool and cut into squares.
Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
A french fry alternative - Butternut Squash Fries
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Cut ends off squash, and slice in half. Scoop out seeds and peel.
Cut squash flesh into one inch fries, pat with paper towel, or clean dish towel.
Mist with non-stick cooking spray and season with 1/8 teaspoon of salt, sea salt, or your favorite flavoring. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 40 minutes, flipping half way through the baking time.
Apple Cake Brownies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1 Stick margarine
1 Cup sugar
1 Egg
1 Cup apples, chopped
1/2 Cup walnuts, chopped
1 Cup flour, sifted
1/2 Teaspoon soda
1/2 Teaspoon baking powder
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
Cream margarine, sugar and egg. Add apple and nuts. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Bake for 40 minutes in an 8" square pan, greased and floured. Cool and cut into squares.
Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
Dianne's Journal: Clean fruits and vegetables.
Safe food tip. Scientists say to fill a large bowl with cold water, and add 1/4 cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide. Soak fruits and vegetables for about one minute. Rinse with cold running water. This process will effectively kill E-Coli and other bacteria.
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
Noted by Dianne Garrett for Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
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