Power of 32 looking for outreach coordinators

The Power of 32 regional visioning project is taking the first step in convening tens of thousands of people to participate in creating a shared vision for the area's future by recruiting 15 Outreach Coordinators. These opportunities are open and ready to be filled now!

Outreach Coordinators will work with public, business, and community leaders from their areas to organize more than 75 Community Conversations throughout the region. Outreach Coordinators will be on the frontlines to help articulate their own community's needs and desires for a better future by getting as many people engaged as possible.

Each Outreach Coordinator will receive special training from AmericaSpeaks, a civic engagement consultant retained by Power of 32 to design the public outreach component of the visioning process. This role is perfect for residents who know, celebrate and love their own community's values, people and future potential.

For more information, contact Bill Schlachter at the Power of 32 (866) 431-3622) or via e-mail at bills@powerof32.org.

CIC board will meet Tuesday at county JVS

The Community Improvement Corporation Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School.

The meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m.  Dale Edwards, superintendent of the JVS, will brief the board on the operations of the facility.

Angie Allison, culinary arts instructor at the JVS, will be preparing food for board members to enjoy.  In addition, Arnold Zirkes of NetRe$ult$ will provide an overview of the Riverview Soccer Spectacular scheduled for October in Jefferson County.

Meetings on trails, greenways will continue

Public input will continue to be sought next week regarding the trails and greenways project recently launched in Jefferson County.

Susan Hershey, president of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and spokesperson for the Trails and Greenways Vision Committee, said the meetings are designed to gain information from the general public that will assist in further developing a Trails and Greenways Vision. 

Meetings for the coming week include:

• Tuesday, Buckeye Local High School cafeteria, State Route 151, Rayland.
• Wednesday, Bergholz Fire Hall, State Route 164, Bergholz.
• Thursday, Adena Community Center.

The meetings will run from 6-8 p.m.

Hershey noted the Trails and Greenway vision stems from a long-range goal of the Jefferson County Community Investment Plan.

“A main goal of the plan is to enhance the quality of community and family life,” Hershey said. “The outcome to reach this goal involves creating bike, walking and running trails linking communities.”

Tickets for second BOC remain on sale

Tickets for the second annual Best of Jefferson County Awards Dinner, sponsored by Progress Alliance, remain on sale. The tickets are priced at $65 each and a table of eight can be purchased for $500.

For more information, contact Progress Alliance at 283-2476.

Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams will be the keynote speaker for the event, scheduled for Monday, March 29, starting at 6 p.m. in St. Florian Hall.

Chambers planning joint after hours event

The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a combined Business After Hours on Friday, March 19 from 5-7 p.m. in the concession area of Weirton’s Serbian Cultural Center.

The event will be held in conjunction with the opening of the Tri-State Home and Garden Show, scheduled for the Weirton facility next week. The show is being sponsored by DeNoon Lumber along with both chambers.

The cost for the March 19 event is $10.  The deadline for making a reservation is Wednesday.  More information is available by calling the Jefferson County chamber at (740) 282-6226 or via e-mail at info@jeffersoncountychamber.com.

Prayer service will be held Wednesday

A prayer service to pray for economic development is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Zion United Church of Christ, located at 139 N. Fifth St. in downtown Steubenville. 

The service is being sponsored by Faith in the Future.

The next planning meeting for Faith in the Future is scheduled for Tuesday, April 6 at 5 p.m. in First Christian Church, 220 N. Fourth St. in Steubenville.