NEWS

JANUARY 2010                             

RECAP SATURDAY 1.9.10 1.11.10

RECAPPING NEWS FROM OVER THE WEEKEND – ALL NINE NEWS REPORTED ON AN OLDER MOBILE HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE IN THE MOSS BLUFF AREA. THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON FIRE WAS ON COUNTY ROAD 1338 IN MOSS BLUFF. WE DO HAVE SOME ADDED INFORMATION FROM COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL JIM WILSON. HIS INVESTIGATION SHOWED AN ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM LEAD TO THE FIRE OF THE 8 FOOT BY 60 FOOT OLDER HOME. WILSON SAID THE DWELLING HAD OLD ALUMINUM WIRING. OWNER OF THE HOME WAS A MRS. SIMMONS WHO WAS RENTING IT TO HER BOTHER-IN-LAW – HIS NAME WAS NOT AVAILABLE BUT IT WAS KNOWN HE HAD BEEN GONE FOR A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO FRIDAY’S FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE SINGLE WIDE MANUFACTURED HOME AND CONTENTS.

IN OTHER WEEKEND REPORTS THE DAYTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTED OFFICERS FOR 2010 AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING. RE-ELECTED AS CHIEF AND ASSISTANT WERE TERRY BOYETT AND MURPHY GREEN RESPECTIVELY DAVID ROGERS WAS ELECTED SECRETARY, AND TREASURER IS ADAM PISERELLE (PIZ-ER-EL-EE). TRUCK CAPTAINS AND OTHER POSITION LEADERS WERE ALSO ELECTED FOR 2010 OF THE COUNTIES LARGEST VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE ALSO REPORTED ON A NEW DAYTON BUSINESS. FRANK MCCLOSKY ACQUIRED A 6000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AT 405 SOUTH WINFREE IN DAYTON AND DID WHAT MIGHT BE CALLED AN EXTREME MAKEOVER IN ONLY A FEW WEEKS. LAST MONDAY THE VERY ATTRACTIVE REMODELED BUILDING OPENED AS FRANKS COLLISION REPAIR- ITS A NEW AUTOMOTIVE PAINT AND BODY SHOP WITH MAIN FRAME MACHINES. THE BUILDING LAYOUT ALLOWS FOR WORK ON 15 VEHICLES IN AN ASSEMBLY LINE LAYOUT. IT IS MANAGED BY KORY WHITLEY OF DAYTON WITH FRANK MCCLOSKY, AS OWNER. THEY HAVE ON-SITE CAR RENTAL FOR CUSTOMERS, A MODERN PAINT BOOTH AND A COMPUTER PAINT MIXING TECHNOLOGY GIVES FASTER SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER INSURANCE COMPANIES AND CUSTOMERS REALLY LIKE THE SYSTEM ALLOWING FOR FASTER SERVICE. LASTLY, ON SATURDAY WE REPORTED THE LIBERTY MUNICIPAL LIBRARY, WHICH IS UNDERGOING A HUGE EXPANSION, WILL CLOSE THEIR DOORS TEMPORARILY,. AS PLANNED, FOR MAJOR STRUCTURAL WORK. THE CLOSE DOWN WILL BE FOR THREE WEEKS BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY JANUARY 18^TH.. LIBRARY STAFF RECOMMEND CHECKING OUT A SUPPLY OF BOOKS FOR THE PERIOD OF CLOSURE AND SAID YOU CAN RENEW CHECKOUTS EITHER BY PHONE OR ON-LINE. DROP OFF RETURNS WILL BE AVAILABLE EVEN DURING THE 3 WEEK PERIOD THEY ARE CLOSED. FOR MORE INFORMATION THE LIBERTY MUNICIPAL LIBRARY PHONE NUMBER IS 336-8901.