October 2, 2015 at 8:55 p.m.
Food and drink winners named
Chamber also accepting participation forms for trees at courthouse
Jay County Chamber of Commerce has announced the award winners from Jay County Food and Drink Festival.
Ivy Tech Community College’s Chesterfield’s Café took the top prize for Best of Festival for its three-meat smoked chili at the event Sunday at Jay Community Center. The dish also won in the best soup category.
The best entrée award went to Jay County Hospital for beef tips and mushrooms, and Koffee Kup Diner won best dessert for its pies and cakes.
Other honors included: best appetizer, Briskets and Butts BBQ Supply, smoked balogna; best salad, Lil Bistro, side salad; best sandwich, The Lunch Box, pulled pork; best pizza, Suman Bros. Pizza, pizza assortment and best beverage, Coca-Cola Refreshments, assorted drinks.
Chamber trees
Jay County Chamber of Commerce is accepting participation forms for the Winterfest Festival of Trees at Jay County Courthouse.
Forms must be returned to the Chamber by Nov. 9. Trees can be brought to the courthouse between 4:30 and 7 p.m. Nov. 16.
Trees must be removed from the courthouse by Dec. 30.
The organization whose tree earns the most votes will receive $100 for future projects. Only artificial trees can be used.
New manager
Tracy Huelskamp is the new branch manager of First Bank of Berne in Portland.
Huelskamp joined First Bank of Berne in 2005 and became a consumer lender in 2006. She will add on her new title in addition to her work as a lender.
She is a resident of Portland, a graduate of Jay County High School and received a degree in business administration and management from Ivy Tech.
Recognized
Ohiotraveler.com readers selected Trusty Woods Restaurant, 101 W. Butler St., Fort Recovery, for the site’s Top 10 Peculiar Eateries list. The list was in no particular order.
Abatements granted
Sherrell Investments, LLC and Indiana Coatings, Inc. were granted super tax abatement status after public hearings during a Berne City Council meeting.
That status means they will pay no taxes for five years, 10 percent in the sixth year, 20 percent in the seventh year, 35 percent in the eighth year, 50 percent in the ninth year and 60 percent in the tenth year.
Super tax abatement status was granted based on scores given to both companies by the Board of Public Works. Sherrell Investments scored 80 and Indiana Coatings scored 82 on a scale that grants super tax abatements to businesses scoring 70 and above.
Expanding
Totallypromotional.com, formerly known as Casad Company, Inc., will move operations from Celina to Coldwater and hire employees.
The Sycamore Group, a division of Bruns Construction Enterprises, is renovating the former New Idea building near the corner of Sycamore and South Second streets in Coldwater.
Totally Promotional will move into 17,000 square feet of space there and will add 50 to 60 employees to its current staff of 239.
The company manufactures printed promotional items.
Power scam
Indiana Michigan Power warns customers of scam artists posing as the company representatives with threats of disconnecting their service.
Scam artists are telling customers they are behind on their electric bill and threaten to disconnect their service unless they purchase a debit card, load it with money and call an 800 number to provide them with the debit card number.
I&M advises customers that it does not require immediate payment over the phone and should call I&M customer service if they receive such a request.
Anyone who has been victimized by the scam should contact their local police department.
Sale approved
The stations WPTA-TV and WISE-TV will change network affiliations after being sold.
The Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of WPTA to Quincy Newspapers Inc. and WISE to SagamoreHill in Augusta, Ga.
WPTA, Channel 21, is the ABC and CW network affiliate and WISE, Channel 33, holds the MyNetwork and NBC affiliation. On Nov. 1, NBC and MyNetwork will move to WPTA and CW will move to WISE.
A news release of the sale did not indicate which station would hold the ABC affiliation.
Granite Broadcasting Corp. owns WISE and Malara Broadcast Group Inc. owns WPTA. The two companies reached a joint-operating agreement in April 2014.
WISE also receives sales and other services from WPTA. As part of the sales agreement, the FCC requires WISE to hire its own sales staff. WPTA will still offer non-sales services to the WISE once the sale is final.
Ivy Tech Community College’s Chesterfield’s Café took the top prize for Best of Festival for its three-meat smoked chili at the event Sunday at Jay Community Center. The dish also won in the best soup category.
The best entrée award went to Jay County Hospital for beef tips and mushrooms, and Koffee Kup Diner won best dessert for its pies and cakes.
Other honors included: best appetizer, Briskets and Butts BBQ Supply, smoked balogna; best salad, Lil Bistro, side salad; best sandwich, The Lunch Box, pulled pork; best pizza, Suman Bros. Pizza, pizza assortment and best beverage, Coca-Cola Refreshments, assorted drinks.
Chamber trees
Jay County Chamber of Commerce is accepting participation forms for the Winterfest Festival of Trees at Jay County Courthouse.
Forms must be returned to the Chamber by Nov. 9. Trees can be brought to the courthouse between 4:30 and 7 p.m. Nov. 16.
Trees must be removed from the courthouse by Dec. 30.
The organization whose tree earns the most votes will receive $100 for future projects. Only artificial trees can be used.
New manager
Tracy Huelskamp is the new branch manager of First Bank of Berne in Portland.
Huelskamp joined First Bank of Berne in 2005 and became a consumer lender in 2006. She will add on her new title in addition to her work as a lender.
She is a resident of Portland, a graduate of Jay County High School and received a degree in business administration and management from Ivy Tech.
Recognized
Ohiotraveler.com readers selected Trusty Woods Restaurant, 101 W. Butler St., Fort Recovery, for the site’s Top 10 Peculiar Eateries list. The list was in no particular order.
Abatements granted
Sherrell Investments, LLC and Indiana Coatings, Inc. were granted super tax abatement status after public hearings during a Berne City Council meeting.
That status means they will pay no taxes for five years, 10 percent in the sixth year, 20 percent in the seventh year, 35 percent in the eighth year, 50 percent in the ninth year and 60 percent in the tenth year.
Super tax abatement status was granted based on scores given to both companies by the Board of Public Works. Sherrell Investments scored 80 and Indiana Coatings scored 82 on a scale that grants super tax abatements to businesses scoring 70 and above.
Expanding
Totallypromotional.com, formerly known as Casad Company, Inc., will move operations from Celina to Coldwater and hire employees.
The Sycamore Group, a division of Bruns Construction Enterprises, is renovating the former New Idea building near the corner of Sycamore and South Second streets in Coldwater.
Totally Promotional will move into 17,000 square feet of space there and will add 50 to 60 employees to its current staff of 239.
The company manufactures printed promotional items.
Power scam
Indiana Michigan Power warns customers of scam artists posing as the company representatives with threats of disconnecting their service.
Scam artists are telling customers they are behind on their electric bill and threaten to disconnect their service unless they purchase a debit card, load it with money and call an 800 number to provide them with the debit card number.
I&M advises customers that it does not require immediate payment over the phone and should call I&M customer service if they receive such a request.
Anyone who has been victimized by the scam should contact their local police department.
Sale approved
The stations WPTA-TV and WISE-TV will change network affiliations after being sold.
The Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of WPTA to Quincy Newspapers Inc. and WISE to SagamoreHill in Augusta, Ga.
WPTA, Channel 21, is the ABC and CW network affiliate and WISE, Channel 33, holds the MyNetwork and NBC affiliation. On Nov. 1, NBC and MyNetwork will move to WPTA and CW will move to WISE.
A news release of the sale did not indicate which station would hold the ABC affiliation.
Granite Broadcasting Corp. owns WISE and Malara Broadcast Group Inc. owns WPTA. The two companies reached a joint-operating agreement in April 2014.
WISE also receives sales and other services from WPTA. As part of the sales agreement, the FCC requires WISE to hire its own sales staff. WPTA will still offer non-sales services to the WISE once the sale is final.
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