Chamber NOW
July 8, 2016
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Tuesday, July 19
Plan to Attend
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IN THE NEWS
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VENDORS WANTED
Pop-Up Farmer's Markets
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Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth workers seal the HEUFS material into a sealed waste container.
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Disposes of Decades-Old Waste Stream
PIKETON, Ohio - Disposition of a 40-plus-year-old legacy waste at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site was completed thanks to a cooperative effort among the Department of Energy (DOE), contractors, and private industry.
Since 1973, DOE worked to characterize and dispose of these High Enriched Uranium Fluoride Solids (HEUFS). The task was to find an acceptable disposition path for the complex waste stream that resulted from oils entering the uranium enrichment cascade during operations.
DOE and its contractors sent samples to several DOE national laboratories and to Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. in Tennessee in efforts to develop a method for recovering the uranium or treating and disposing of the material. However, proposed methods were not cost effective and much of the material would still remain without a disposal path.
Recent Portsmouth Site efforts with DOE headquarters resulted in qualification of decontamination and decommissioning contractor Fluor-BWXT's (FBP) Nuclear Safety and Quality Assurance program, and the Savannah River Packaging Group and Paragon Industries provided the package that allowed FBP to safely ship the material most effectively.
The Portsmouth waste management team completed repackaging of the HEUFS in March this year. All shipping and disposition activities were completed in May.
DOE's Cid Voth, the waste management project director at Portsmouth, said the accomplishment was made possible by cooperation among a variety of entities with talented professionals.
"This project could only be completed with excellent teamwork among DOE, Wastren-Advantage security, a variety of FBP organizations, and the Savannah River Packaging Group," Voth said. "There was tremendous effort and dedication to accomplish this task by the people involved."
A 30-gallon inner container package is placed into the thermal-designed outer container package.
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These certified waste packages were ready for Department-of-Transportation-compliant shipping.
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Multi-County Culvert Project
Set To Begin Next Week
Traffic impacts should be minimal during construction
Chillicothe
(Tuesday, July 5, 2016) -
Contractors for the Ohio Department of Transportation are set to begin operations for a culvert rehabilitation project on three routes in Adams, Brown and Pike counties.
Crews from WAI Construction Group will be installing culvert liners at locations on state Route 32 in Adams County, U.S. Route 68 in Brown County and S.R. 772 in Pike County. More specifically, the culverts are located on S.R. 32 between C.R. 127 (Black Hollow Road) and C.R. 333 (White Pine Road); on U.S. 68 at the southern corporation limit of Fayetteville, just north of T.R. 581 (Ohio Street); and on S.R. 772, just north of S.R. 220
Contractors are scheduled to begin Monday, July 11, starting on S.R. 772 in Pike County. As most work will be conducted off the roadway, there should be little to no impact to motorists throughout construction. However, traffic on two-lane routes will be maintained by flaggers as needed when crews are working at designated locations.
WAI Construction Group of Piketon, Ohio, was awarded a contract for approximately $286,809 in May to complete the project, and all work should be finished in late summer.
For additional information on lane and road closures caused by construction, accidents, flooding or other related traffic events throughout the state, visit ODOT on the web at
www.Ohgo.com
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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2016 Summer Sports
at the YMCA
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2016 Summer Volley Ball Camp
Registration Deadline
July 18
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Lil' Kickers
Do you enjoy playing soccer? If so, let the Pike County YMCA help you spend quality time
with your toddler while practicing soccer, developing social skills, and having fun
together. Our Lil' kickers program will give you and your child an opportunity to
participate in developmental drills designed specifically for toddlers. This program will
provide a great introduction to soccer, just in time for the start of the Fall Soccer Season!
· Boys & Girls ages 2-3 (as of Aug.1, 2016):
10:00-10:30am
· Boys & Girls ages 4-6 (as of Aug.1, 2016):
10:30-11:00am
· Registration Fees:
Members = $15
Guests $25
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2-6 year olds participating in our "Lil' Kickers"
program will receive a 50% discount on
their Fall Soccer registration
WHEN:
July 30th - August 21st
DATES:
Saturday
July 30th
August 6th
August 13th
August 20th
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Fall Soccer
The Pike County YMCA's Fall Soccer League provides children with an opportunity to
develop their individual skills while learning about the importance of teamwork! We offer
leagues for children ages 2- 13 to play the game of soccer the way it was meant to be
played, with emphasis placed on skill development, hard work, personal growth, and
teamwork. Parents, family members and friends are encouraged to get in on the action by
volunteering as a coaches, assistant coaches, and referees!
· For children ages 2-13
· Registration Period: July 5th - August 14
· Registration Fees:
Members = $25
Non-Members = $50
(families registering more than 2 children will have one registration fee waived)
Late Registration Penalty
(received after August 14): + $20
WHEN:
September 3rd- October 22nd
TIME: Saturday Morning's beginning at 9am
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Breakfast in the Barn
Saturday, July 16
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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS on THE FARM
Tuesday, July 19
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MILES FOR MEALS
Saturday, July 16
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JULY LUNCH AND LEARN
Plan Now to Reduce Your Tax Burden
Thursday, July 21st at 11:30 a.m. at the OUIC
Many business owners don't take time during the year to make decisions and take steps to reduce business taxes. Don't wait until the end of the year. Susie Carrico, AVP of Business Accounting and Tax at the Ohio University Credit Union, will provide a number of helpful tips on reducing your company's tax liability. Learn ways that you can owe less in taxes. Be creative and be smart!
Lunch sponsored by Ohio University Credit Union Financial Services.
The event is free and open to the public.
by
12:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 19th or call: (740) 597-1460
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2016 HEROES CELEBRATION
Thursday, August 18
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Company Offers
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Community Rewards Program
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Community Rewards Program
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Training Opportunities
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COUCH TO 5K TRAINING
Starts Monday, July 11
Couch to 5K training will start Monday, July 11 for the 4th Annual FBP 5K Run/Walk on Wednesday, September 21.
Everyone is encouraged to participate! We will meet outside of the Bristol Village Activity Center on Mondays and Wednesdays between 5:45p.m. and 6:00p.m. The training will begin promptly at 6:00 and will last about an hour. The training will be gradual enough for beginners and will increase in intensity as the season progresses. Whether you're interested in working up to running the race, or just walking it...this training is for you.
Sign-ups for the run will begin in early August. All proceeds for the run will be donated to charities in Pike, Ross, Jackson and Scioto County.
For more information please contact Deneen Revel at 740-648-7071.
*If the weather is bad we'll move the training into the activity center.
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BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS
Workshop Opportunity
at Pike County Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, July 12
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USING FACEBOOK ADS to
Attract & Acquire Your Perfect Customers
Friday, July 29
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Employment Opportunities
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AT&T
Employment Opportunities
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FLUOR-BWXT PORTSMOUTH
Employment Opportunities
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