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OBITUARIES Darlene Shockey, 58 Darlene Sue Shockey, 58, of Carrollton passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. Darlene enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and could often be seen rooting them on from the sidelines. Many thanks go out to Carroll County Hospice for their caring staff and support. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, John; children, Chad (Tonya), Dustin (Erika), and Cody (Julie); parents, Paul and Donna Case; sister, Debra (Ed) Wise; 12 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Walter and Ethel Myers and Rani and Felix Case; brother, Paul Daniel Case; mother-in-law, Dorothy Block Shockey; and brother-in-law, William Shockey Jr. Funeral services were held Nov. 19 in Sweeney-Dodds Funeral Home of Carrollton. Burial followed in Union Valley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers Darlene requested donations be made to Community Hospice, 1040 Trump Rd., Carrollton, OH 44615.
Council
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Council discusses responsibilities associated with recently acquired community center By Jacquie Humphrey FPS Correspondent Members of Dellroy council discussed management responsibili-
ties of the recently acquired Dellroy Community Hall during the November meeting. Mayor Doug Ruby said he and Treasurer Amy Graham, along
Cemetery board establishes grave clean up dates The Scroggsfield Cemetery Board has established dates for the cleanup of grave decorations. Summer decorations must be removed by Oct. 15 and winter decorations by April 15. Any decorations remaining after these dates will be removed. For safety reasons, the board is asking that no glass containers or figurines be placed at grave sites.
Edison students staging play this weekend The Edison Local Vocal Music Department will present Once On This Island at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 and 23 in the Edison High School auditorium. Student tickets are $5 and adult tickets are $7.
Thanksgiving service planned at Augusta church Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, located on the corner of Aurora and Bellflower Rds., east of Augusta, will hold a community free to all Thanksgiving dinner at 6 p.m. Nov. 24, followed by a 7 p.m. service.
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Mesler said the grant writer feels this is a very important question and the two discussed the possibility of “a good faith commitment.” If the department receives the grant, they are also responsible for a five percent match in addition to the amount they would agree to contribute. According to Mesler, the grant writer first considered $25,000 and agreed for Mesler to ask for a $10,000 good faith commitment. The ballpark cost of the new engine is $430,000. Councilman Dan Locke immediately said, “I don’t think the money should come out of the fire department budget. I think a minimum should be $50,000 using gas and oil money (sign-on bonus money).” However, Councilwoman Mary Ann Miller stated, “We already gave (the department) $100,000. They should pay for it themselves. It’s their truck.” Locke made the motion to allow the writer to indicate the department could contribute $25,000 for a good faith commitment to FEMA if the fire department is awarded the grant. Councilman Chris Barto seconded the motion. Discussion included talk of whether other departments’ vehicles come out of their budgets to which the answer was yes, with the comment, “they don’t buy $430,000 vehicles.” Councilman Tom Parker asked council, “Who is the first called for everything? Spills, wrecks, they are always getting their feet dirty.” The motion passed with Miller voting no. Mayor Frank Leghart reminded council the deadline for submitting bids for the possible sale of a portion of future gas and oil royalties ended. One bid was received from Gateway Royalty for $525,000 for a quarter interest in the 20 percent the village owns. Locke made the
Sherrodsville “They presented nine different items for discussion concerning the EMS service and Decker,” Moffat stated. “They requested I meet with Joel and discuss the issues, which I did.” Moffat said he and Decker met last Friday in Moffat’s home and he also did some “investigating of his own about the charges.” Reading from several stacks of papers arranged on a table in council chambers, Moffat presented a list of the complaints and his “answers and conclusions,” to the EMS supporters and council members gathered in the room. 1. In response to a claim that Decker demanded entrance to the 2012 Alive Festival at Atwood Park, Moffat said Decker was teaching a class at Belmont College that day and could not have been at the festival. 2. During the 2013 Alive Festival, it was alleged Decker was denied admittance to the festival with the squad and drove the vehicle up and down SR 212 with lights on sirens on without any patients inside. Moffat noted the Alive Festival was held the same date as the Sherrodsville Homecoming, and time sheets show the squad responded to a mutual aid call for a medic assist in Fairfield Twp. (Tusc. County) and prior to that time, they were stationed at the Mayor’s basketball tournament in the village of Sherrodsville. 3. In response to a complaint that Decker had a Sherrodsville ambulance at Atwood Park during the July 4, 2012 fireworks display, Moffat acknowledged the squad was present and treated a woman. “They should not have been there because it is Smith’s territory, but they were invited to watch the fireworks and, when a patient fell in front of the ambulance, they treated her,” Moffat said. Council Woman Lila Booth said she witnessed the event and hoped that if she fell in front of an ambulance, they would treat her. 4. Moffat said Smith Ambulance officials complained the Sherrodsville Ambulance was stationed at a Biddie Football game in Dennison, which is Smith territory, and they
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motion to have Clark Battista, village solicitor, draft an ordinance to accept the bid. Receiving no second, Leghart said, “My office door is open if anyone has any suggestions how we can do what we need to do to acquire a ladder truck.” Barto questioned if anyone had looked into bonds or what that involves. He said he was not in favor of selling a portion of royalties before and thinks the bonds issue needs explored. Leghart said that would only be good for one truck (if the department were not awarded an AFG grant). An AFG grant can only be used to replace current equipment, not to purchase first time new equipment. Plus, Mesler added, grants for ladder trucks are very hard to receive. If the CVFD has a fire requiring a ladder truck, they would call Minerva for mutual aid. It could take between 18-20 minutes for Minerva to arrive if they are available. Leghart said, “We do need a ladder truck especially now that we are getting a four story hotel in the village.” Regarding trucks, discussion turned to gas and oil truck traffic short cutting the main street and using side streets through residential areas. Signs stating “No Through Truck Traffic; Local Deliveries Only” will be effective for 2nd and 5th Sts. NW, from Canton Rd. to Lisbon St.; 8th St. NW, from Canton Rd. to Lincoln Ave.; Lincoln Ave. from W. Main St.; and Moody Ave. SW, from W. Main St. to Antigua Rd. In other business, council: -QUESTIONED solicitors knocking on residents’ doors after normal business hours. People are saying they represent a gas and utility company and want to see resident’s bills to allow them to make a better offer. Leghart told everyone in attendance no permits have
been issued for anyone regarding utility solicitation and if someone knocks on a door asking to see bills, call the police department. Councilwoman Wilma Lambert explained a confirmed scam regarding this issue recently happened in Columbus. -LEARNED the Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance to build a garage at 574 2nd St. NW. The garage will be 344 square feet over the allotted size in order to park a recreational vehicle (RV). The garage will face 2nd St. NW, but access will be from SR 43. -SET a finance committee meeting Nov. 25 at 6:15 p.m. -APPROVED a water reservation agreement with Carroll County Energy. Lambert and Miller voted no. -PASSED a non-emergency ordinance with one reading to accept bids for two village owned vehicles which have been replaced and are not needed. Council attempted to sell them in the county auction but was not permitted due to being village owned. The vehicles were advertised for the required period. The ordinances accepted a bid of $5,555.55 from FFA Camp Muskingum for a 1997 Ford one-ton dump truck and $1,208 from BW Auto Sales for a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria. -APPROVED a contract with the Auditor of the State of Ohio for an audit at a cost of $800. Clerk-Treasurer Judi Noble requested the audit because the bank statement for July did not balance. Employees have not been able to locate the discrepancy. The books balance each month but are off by $10,068. Bank records show the money is not there. -PAID bills totaling $24,719.94 for vendors and $39,598.77 for payroll. -SCHEDULED the next council meeting Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. in council chambers.
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coordinator, noted her husband was involved in the accident and requested to be treated by Sherrodsville personnel. She noted Smith ambulance did not have squad available and New Philadelphia fire and rescue was dispatched to the scene from some 20 minutes away. “We were minutes away,” she said, adding that if there had been any chance of survival for the fatal victim (which she said there was not) it would have been too late. She also said Smith ambulance showed up “three hours later to transport the body of the woman who died in the crash.” “Why did they tone New Philadelphia for an accident that bad when we were two miles away?” asked Jonathan Anderson, who was involved in the crash. Squad member Mandy Henderson said Smith Ambulance personnel continuously “bully” Sherrodsville personnel. “It’s not fair,” she said. “We have not missed one call this year. Smith has missed 15 calls.” In other business, council: -AGREED to combine Decker’s per-call pay with his monthly ambulance coordinator salary and pay him a yearly salary of $11,500 beginning Jan. 1, 2014. -APPROVED the purchase of two pallets of salt not to exceed $500 and hired Danny Buckey Lawn Care and Plowing for the winter season at a cost of $100 for the first two hours and $50 thereafter, with a cost not to exceed $500 in any 24-hour period. -RECEIVED donations from Jay and Nadene Leggett as follows: $3,000 for the village fire department, $2,000 for the EMS, $100 for Hands Across Sherrodsville and $100 for the Salvation Army. -AGREED to purchase a new Ventrac mower from Braces of Carrollton at a cost of $22,767,90. Brace agreed to sell the village’s Ventrac mower on a consignment basis. -ANNOUNCED Sherrodsville Lions Club will host a cookie walk Dec. 14 beginning at 9 a.m. in the Lions Club building to benefit Hands Across Sherrodsville. -Set the next meeting Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers.
with assistance from several others, have been handling the rental arrangements of this building since its acquisition and he is willing to continue until the end of November. Graham said she is also willing to assist but feels the scheduling of events should be controlled by one person. The condition of the building was also discussed with Councilman Don Williams suggesting council seek prices for new carpeting and tile. The need for regular cleaning and maintenance was also contemplated. Graham has begun to track the building’s income versus the expenses and will begin reporting figures on a monthly basis. A committee meeting will be held Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. to decide how the rental operations and cleaning will be handled. In other business, council: - LEARNED from Councilman Joe Mabie he attended the monthly meeting of the Atwood Regional Water and Sewer District which is working on the budget for 2014. -HEARD Ruby report he is obtaining an estimate for removal for a Walnut tree and will report back at a later time. -LEARNED Ruby has placed
Street Department employees “on call” for the remainder of the winter. -APPROVED eleven purchase orders totaling $1,219.01 and 24 checks in the amount of $10,124.56. Marshal’s receipts
were reported at $60.00. -ANNOUNCED the village will host the Old Fashioned Christmas Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. -SCHEDULED the next regular council meeting Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in village hall.
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