ABSOLUTE REAL ESTATE AND CONTENTS AUCTION

1474 Mercer Greenville road (rt. 58) Mercer, PA 16137

tHis is OnE aUCtiOn YOU WOn’t Want tO Miss!

REal EStatE, CaR, JD laWN tRaCtOR, HOuSEHOlD CONtENtS

REal EStatE: Ranch home situated on approx. 4.5 acres w/ 3 bedrooms; 1 bath, eat-in kitchen; living room w/ fireplace; finished basement w/ fireplace, kitchen area, & outside access; 2 car attached garage, back deck; shed; and paved driveway. Property is located in Jefferson Township, Mercer Schools, Mercer County. Real estate sells absolute to the highest dollar with no reserve and no buyer’s premium. Terms are 10% nonrefundable monies down the day of auction with a balance due in 60 days or sooner. Property sells as-is where-is with all surveys, appraisals, and inspections being the new buyer’s responsibility. A great opportunity to buy a home in a quiet location. For more information on real estate and viewing, contact Beth Hillmar, Auctioneer at 724-967-4039.

CaR: 2014 Chevy Malibu LT w/23,000 miles VIN #1G11C5S17EF149986

EXTRA CLEAN

OutDOOR: JD D110 lawn tractor, Campbell Hausfeld air compressor, elect. power washer, hand tools, garden tools, small battery charger

HOuSEHOlD: KitchenAid refrigerator, Whirlpool smooth top stove, Whirlpool washer, Frigidaire elect. dryer, Emperor Grandfather clock, crocks, dry sink, table/6 chairs/china hutch/server, curved glass hutch, organ, quilt rack, couch w/ matching chair, coffee and end tables, 2 cedar chests, jelly cabinet, double bed/mirrored dresser/upright dresser, mid century modern bedroom furniture, costume jewelry, secretariat, library table, chest freezer, milk can, several wood rocking chairs, rocker recliner, lamps, puzzles, desk, metal filing cabinets, oak wash stand, mantle clock, sewing cabinet, old radios, small appliances, pots and pans

Plan to attend and bring a friend. Facilities, tents for weather, eats. Something for everyone! tERmS Of CONtENtS auCtiON: cash, check, credit cards (5% waived for cash or check). For more information and pictures, go to either www.auctionzip.com under Hillmar auctions or login 6558. Questions? Call auctioneer at 724-967-4039

HBETH C. HILLMAR, AUCTIONEER

Schools. Oak Kitchen, Dining Room, Living Room. The Main Bath Has Laundry, Walk in Shower, Closet & Storage. 1 BR w/sitting Room upstairs. 2 Back Decks, Front Porch, side porch enclosed (mudroom). Hardwood Flooring in most of the house- plus bundles of original flooring. Laundry Chute. Lots of Closets. NU-Air French drain system.

2013 Toyota Scion- 10k Miles…

Drop Front Secretary. 2 Door Cabinet. Maple BR Suite. Cherry Sleigh Bed, BR Suite. Single Bed, Cedar Chest, Oak Table/ Clawfeet, Tater Bin, Kitchen Stands. Couch, Oversize Recliner, Rocker Recliner, End Tables. Upright Jewelry Box full of Costume Jewelry. Card Tables Sets… Reverse Painted Lamp, Pump Floor Lamp, Vintage Lamps, Pitcher & Bowl, Oil Lamps, Lanterns, Cake Taker, Rolling Pin, Cats Meows, Snow Babies, Campbells Soup Collectables, Cookbooks, Coffee Pot/Tea Pot Collection… Elect Double Oven-Like new. Amana Bottom Freezer/Fridge, Microwave, Upright Freezer. Washer & Elect dryer- < yearold. Revereware. Kitchen Mixers. 50” LG Flatscreen TV, Stand, DVD/VCR. Elect Fireplace. Wendell August, Hand painted Saw, Baby Scale, Table/Chairs, knickknacks, Jim Beam Collection. Old

Tin Kitchen Cabinets, Coleman Stove, Mailboxes, Smoking Stand, Bench Vise, Ladders, Lawn Chairs, Wheelbarrow, animal Trap, Grease Gun, Oilers, Vise, Tools, Smudge Pots. Lawn & Garden Tools. Army bags- Korea.

Train Sets & Acc. Gas Pwr Dune Buggy-Model Toy. Doll Crib, Hobby Horse, Matchbox/hot wheels. Old Glass Candy Containers, Metal Detector, Puzzles. Tonka. Blow Mold Santa. Lots more – too much to list… reAL eSTATe: 10% Buyer’s Premium added to winning bid to determine sales price. 10% down sale day (check or wire). Balance due in 30 days at Closing. Guaranteed Good Title.

COnTenTS: Terms of Sale 5% Buyers Premium waived for cash or local check. Go to auctionzip.com 8930 for more info

SALe by Order OF: POwer OF ATTy/bOrrOwS revOCAbLe TruST

LouisviLLe, oH • WED. JULY 5, 2023

starting at 4:00 P.M.

RochesteR estate – Live auction 100+ FiReaRms, most neveR FiRed – ammo – Knives – accessoRies All sells to settle the estate on Location: coUntY aUction Barn – 9456 coLUmBUs rD nE, LoUisviLLE,

& W mod. 5943 9mm –Cobray M12 380 – Star Firestar 9mm – Para Ordinance P12 45 ACP – S & W 9mm Performance – Grendel P12 380 – RG 14 22 LR – SIG P228 9mm - Bond Arms Snake Slayer 45 Colt/410 – (2) North Am. Arms Pug 22 Mag. – Stevens Single Shot 22 LR – Charter Arms Bulldog 44 Sp. – Intratec DC9 9mm – Accu-Tek Mod. HC 380 – S & W MO 340 357 Mag. W/ Laser – Kimber 45 Ultra CDP auction By oRdeR oF: PatRicia Fonda, administRatRix oF the maRK L. RochesteR estate, staRK co. PRoBate case #243366 auctioneeR/ReaLtoR: matthew P. KiKo, 330-327-9617 oR mattKiKo@KiKocomPany.com KiKo auctioneeRs (330) 455-9357 • www.kikoauctions.com

– H & K SL-8 .223 – Remington 1100 12ga. Tactical – Beretta Mod. 92 9mm – Thompson Tommy Gun 45 ACP – Remington 870 12ga. – Missouri Sesquicentennial Colt 22 LR – S & W Mod. 340PD 357 Mag. – S & W 43C 22 LR – S & W 642 38 Revolver – Ruger GP100 357 Mag. – S & W Mod. 5906 9mm – S & W 6904 9 mm – North Am. Arms 22 LR – Ruger LCR 38 spi – Intratec 22 LR – Husqvarna 380 Pistol – Saiga 12ga. – Mossberg 940 JM Pro 12ga. – SIG 5.56 Mod. P556 – Remington 870 Express 12ga. Tactical aLso sELLinG: Assorted Ammo, Knives & Accessories notE: Doors open at 1:00 P.M., auction begins at 4:00 P.M. Concession stand on site. tErms on cHattELs: Driver’s license or State ID required to register for bidder number. Cash, Check, Debit Card, Visa, or MasterCard accepted. 15% buyer’s premium on all sales, 4% waived for cash or check when paid sale day. Information is believed to be accurate but not guaranteed. Multi Par auction process may be used. Firearms buyers must be an Ohio resident, 21 years of age to purchase a handgun and 18 years of age to purchase a long gun. Buyer will be required to fill out firearm buyer information paperwork at pickup. No shipping of firearms.

Response to derailment hampered by poor communication

By Josh Funk AP Business Writer

During a public hearing in East Palestine — where thousands of residents had to evacuate their homes because of the derailment — National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Jennifer Homendy asked why it took Norfolk Southern so long to provide details of the freight to first responders. One local fire chief said it was about 45 minutes before his crew received that information. Knowing what was on the train helps firefighters determine the proper response.

Least bad option. East Palestine

Fire Chief Keith Drabick said June 22 that there was a consensus in the command center that releasing and burning the chemicals was the “least bad option.”

Railroad experts and contractors who helped with the emergency response said they believed they had no choice except to use explosives to blow a hole in the tank cars to release and burn the vinyl chloride. Moving the cars or draining the chemicals were not options.

Temperature readings and malfunctioning pressure relief valves led experts to believe a chemical reaction was taking place inside the tank cars that was building pressure, and that this could cause an explosion.

Drew McCarty with Specialized Profession Services said one of the tank cars “frankly scared the hell out of us” when it violently released vinyl chloride with a roar after hours of calm. McCarty said that, combined with his decades of experience, made him think the cars could explode.

Officials from Oxy Vinyls — the company that produced the vinyl chloride — said they were convinced that the chemical remained stable inside those cars and they tried to explain that to the railroad before officials decided to vent the cars and burn the vinyl chloride, but Norfolk Southern didn’t explain that to decision makers. Tests the company did later showed no evidence that the reaction had occurred.

Drabick said it would have been helpful to know about Oxy Vinyls’ opinion at the time, but he doesn’t think it would have changed the decision.

Norfolk Southern’s Robert Wood said even if there wasn’t a chemical reaction, officials were still concerned that the tank cars could fail and release the vinyl chloride.

“If that car fails, that is a large cloud of liquefied flammable gas that’s going to light off and can have devastating consequences,” Wood said.

Lack of training. Drabick and other first responders who testified said firefighters need more training — particularly volunteer firefighters like those first on the scene after the derailment — on how to handle hazardous materials. But he conceded it would be hard to imagine ever being fully ready for a disaster of that magnitude.

“I don’t think you can ever be prepared for something like this,” Drabick said.

Ohio officials said volunteer firefighters receive only 36 hours of initial training when they are certified — significantly less than the 200 hours professional firefighters receive — and that includes no hazardous materials training.

The fire chiefs said the initial response to the derailment was complicated because the radios used by the different departments don’t work with each other. It also took

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