Art, travel show opens at mall on Friday

The Spotlight on Appalachian Ohio Art, Music and Travel Show opens at the Fort Steuben Mall on Friday.

The show will run from 5-9 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. It will feature travel information for nearby vacation destinations, live music and demonstrations by crafters. In addition, COSI will bring interactive science displays to the event.

Local exhibitors will include the Historic Fort Steuben, Friendship Park (the park display will have information available regarding the first Friendship Wine and Food Festival scheduled for September),  and the Steubenville Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.

The event is being sponsored by the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio and World Radio Telecommunications.

Corridor steering committee to meet in county

The Columbus-Pittsburgh Corridor Steering Committee will meet on Friday, April 16 in Steubenville’s Historic Fort Steuben.  The meeting will start at 10 a.m.

Numerous resolutions of support for the corridor recently passed by Jefferson County governmental entities and organizations will be presented at the meeting. Ed Looman, executive director of Progress Alliance, and Tony Guida, a local realtor, represent the county on the committee. Looman serves as co-chairman.

The Food Artisans of the Ohio Valley will be providing treats for those attending the meeting to enjoy. 

For more information regarding the meeting, contact Looman at (740) 283-2476.

ODOT is igniting Ohio’s economic engine

With investments being made in every county  and in every major mode of transportation, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will ignite Ohio’s economic engine” with Wednesday’s official start of the largest construction season in state history.

During the 2010 season, ODOT will award more than $2 billion in transportation construction projects – outnumbering investments in past seasons by more than 30 percent.

“These investments will put more Ohioans to work building our state’s transportation infrastructure in one construction season than ever before,” said Gov. Strickland.  “When you add together the projects that are already under construction and those stimulus projects made possible by the Recovery Act, there will be more than $4 billion in active construction going on this summer.”

Officials with District 11 of ODOT will be in Jefferson County on Monday to discuss construction plans. This first-ever series of development roundtables is designed to make ODOT “business friendly.” The meeting will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Founder’s Hall of Eastern Gateway Community College.  Attendance is by invitation only.

‘Proud’ magnets are available at P.A.

Those attending the March 29 Best of Jefferson County Awards Dinner left with a shiny “Be Jefferson County Proud” magnet to display on their automobiles.

Progress Alliance does have a supply of the magnets left and is offering them for public sale. The magnets are priced at $5.  For more information, contact Progress Alliance at (740) 283-2476.

The staff of Progress Alliance encourages everyone to join it in displaying our county pride.

Local station is a finalist for crystal award

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has named WCDK-FM (106.3 The River) among 50 finalists for the 2010 Crystal Radio Awards competition. The award annually recognizes 10 radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service.

“Since we purchased 106.3 The River in 1998, community service has been an important element in the station’s daily operations,” Jay Philippone, president of Priority Communications and a trustee with the Community Improvement Corporation, said. “I’m proud of the team at 106.3 The River for their time and commitment to community”.  I’m hopeful the NAB will reward them for their unselfish efforts to improve the quality of life in this area.”

Crystal Award finalists were chosen by a panel of judges representing broadcasting, community service organizations and public relations firms. Finalists will be honored and winners will be announced at the Radio Luncheon on April 13 during the NAB Show in Las Vegas.

CIC will change start time for April meeting

The Community Improvement Corporation Board of Trustees will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, April 20 at Wal-Mart Distribution Center 7017.

In order to accommodate a tour of the facility, the meeting will begin at 3 p.m. Normally, CIC meetings start at 3:30 p.m.

The organization’s May meeting, scheduled for May 18, will be held at the Jefferson County Chapter of the American Red Cross in Wintersville.