Chamber NOW October 15, 2021
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Pike Chamber News & Opportunities Weekly |
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Adena Adds Three New Providers
Adena Health System is expanding its care for patients with the addition of three specialty providers, across multiple service lines. These incoming physicians are delivering even more options for comprehensive, close-to-home care for our patients throughout the region.
Adena is pleased to welcome:
Xiaogang Jiang, MD, PhD is now seeing patients in Chillicothe for interventional pain management at the Adena Orthopedic and Spine Institute. Dr. Jiang has multiple degrees earning his medical degree from Shandong Medical University in Jinan, China. He completed his residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA and his fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH.
Thomas Kellam, MD is welcomed to the team of AOSI sports medicine providers seeing patients in Waverly. A board-certified physician, Dr. Kellam earned his medical degree from the University of South Carolina and completed his residency at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, NC before returning to Columbia, SC for his residency at Prisma Health.
Rakesh Vadde, MD is now accepting new patients with Adena Pulmonary, seeing patients in Chillicothe. Dr. Vadde is board-certified and received his medical degree from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Interfaith Medical Center in New York. Dr. Vadde completed his fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
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LOW INTEREST GRAIN LOANS
PROVIDE CASH FLOW
Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL’s) is a marketing tool available to all producers on harvested grain and provides interim financing at harvest time to help meet cash flow needs without having to sell their grain at harvest time which is typically the worst time to sell uncontracted grain. To avoid the usual harvest time dockages, producers who have access to on-farm storage should consider a MAL the meet cash flow needs. The discounts received on 2022 crop inputs will usually more than make up for the interest on these loans. Warehouses loans are also available if stored in an approved storage facility...
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Pike County Solid Waste and Recycling will be holding a fall
Appliance and Electronics Drive and Scrap Tire Event.
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2021 Hunger Walk
Sunday, October 17
2:00 pm
First Baptist Church
303 E. 3rd St - Waverly
This event is to raise money for the food pantry
The Waverly High School Marching Band will be joining us
and the Waverly Police Dept. will be escorting us as well.
Socktober
It's an event of collecting socks for the homeless shelter the month of October.
Donations can be dropped off at the shelter,
or we can make arrangements to pick them up if needed.
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Visit the Pike County Senior Citizens Center Facebook page and look for the pictures of baskets available, then bid and bid again in the comments for the ones you want.
Winning bidders will be contacted the week of October 18th to arrange payment and pick-up.
Do some early Christmas shopping or find something fun for yourself! It is a great way to help the Senior Center pay for the 40,000+ meals we provide each year.
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Career Fair 2.0
OhioMeansJobs Career Center at Community Action Committee of Pike County will be hosting a Job Fair event on:
Wednesday, October 20
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Pike County Fairgrounds
Multi-Purpose Building
311 Mill Street, Piketon
This event will feature a variety of businesses with multiple positions available in the area. Positions range from customer service, general labor, health care, logistics, cleaning, and more. The participating businesses will be accepting applications and resumes on-site and will be available to discuss position details in-person.
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Way Farms Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch
1711 Denver Road
Waverly, OH 45690
740-649-9535
Hours of Operation
September-October
Friday 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Saturday noon-7:00 p.m.
Sunday noon-4:00 p.m.
Open rain or shine
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Way Farms Waverly Market
403 East Emmitt Avenue
Waverly, OH 45690
740-222-0179
www.way-farms.com
Seasonal produce raised by Way Farms as well as products
made and raised by trusted vendors from Pike and Ross counties.
Cash, credit, SNAP/EBT, Senior Nutrition Farmers Market coupons, and WIC Farmers Market coupons accepted.
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REBUILDING YOUR CREDIT WORKSHOP
The Free Tax Preparation and Financial Literacy Program of the Workforce & Business Development Program at the Community Action Committee of Pike County is offering a Rebuilding Your Credit Workshop the evening of Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the OhioMeansJobs Career Center of Pike County at 941 Market Street in Piketon.
This workshop is being offered at no cost. The workshop will review important information on credit scores and why a credit score is important. Also, “Good” vs “Bad” credit scores, how to dispute credit claims, what are credit repair companies, how to avoid scams around credit repair; and ways to rebuild your credit score.
Registration is required for this workshop. For more information and to register for the workshop, contact Ashley at 740-289-2371 or toll free at 1-866-820-1185 or via email at astewart@pikecac.org. Seating is limited.
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Introduction to Trenches and Excavations Course
Course Description:
This awareness level course is designed for workers who perform work in and around trenches and excavations. This course will familiarize participants with recognizing and avoiding hazards associated with this type of work. This class will not certify workers as competent persons. Contact Hours: 2.
Date: October 22, 2021
Time: 8AM-10:30AM EST
Location: Online, live virtual course
Cost: Free
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Bat Week Coloring Contest
First Graders are Eligible to Enter
Entry Deadline: Friday, October 22
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Pike County Ag Society
Invites you to a SPOOKtacilar weekend of Halloween Fun & Adventure on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23rd at Pike County Fairgrounds.
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COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE OF PIKE COUNTY
HOSTING TRUNK-OR-TREAT EVENT
The Community Action Committee of Pike County (CAC) will be hosting a Trunk-or-Treat event on Thursday, October 28th from 5:00 – 6:30 pm at the Agency’s location at 941 Market Street in Piketon.
This is a no-cost event for the community to attend to enjoy a fun Halloween-themed event with candy and snacks for children and valuable information about the resources and programs available to residents from the CAC and supporting partners. There will be games and activities for children.
“As our community continues to rebuild from last year, we felt that hosting this event would bring some fun and familiarity to the residents we serve by providing a safe space to celebrate the holiday and gain helpful information about the programs and resources available through our agency,” stated Keith Pitts, Executive Director of the Community Action Committee of Pike County. “We wanted the families of Pike County to know that we are here to help in whatever capacity that may be and have fun at the same time.”
In addition to the Agency Programs, the partnering organizations of the Agency will be in participating in this event to showcase their supportive services as well.
This event is open to the public and requires no cost to attend. The event begins at 5:00 pm. For more information, please contact the OhioMeansJobs Career Center at (740) 289 - 2371 or visit workforcebusinessdevelopment.org. Follow us on Facebook for up-to-date information.
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Shawnee State University will host four career fairs this fall to provide regional businesses with the opportunity to recruit students for their job and internship opportunities. For more information on these events and how to register, visit online at https://bit.ly/SSUFall21. If questions, please call SSU Career Services at 740-351-3027 or email careers@shawnee.edu.
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TechCred Opens for 11th Application Round
Lt. Governor Jon Husted, director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, announced that the 11th application period for TechCred opens, October 1, 2021 and closes October 29, 2021.
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