Madison Messenger - April 17th, 2022

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Village and church team up for Cleanup Days
By Kristy Zurbrick
Madison Editor
The village of Mount Sterling and Mount
Sterling Nazarene Church are coordinating
Community Cleanup Days April 30-May 1.
Residents can sign up for help with landscaping
labor, tree and shrub trimming,
general outdoor cleanup, and trash pickup
including furniture. Residents also can sign
up as volunteers for those days.
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To register for assistance or to volunteer,
visit www.gomtsterling.com or call town
hall at (740) 869-2040.
“Don’t be shy. Call town hall with any
questions,” said Joyce Phillips, chair of
Mount Sterling village council’s nuisance
and abatement committee. “We’ll get you
taken care of. It takes a village, and we are
adamant that we want to help you.”
Miscellaneous
The Knights of Pythias fish fries are taking
place 11 a.m.-7 p.m. the last Thursday
and Friday of each month, April through
September, at Veterans Field located next
to the Mount Sterling Community Center.
On April 11, village council voted 5-0 to
Area merchants took part in the Madison
Messenger’s annual Easter ham giveaway,
collecting entries over the last several
weeks. Winners receive a grocery gift certificate.
The participating merchants and winners
are:
State Farm Insurance—Bill Schwab of
South Charleston;
Midland Title West LLC—Brooks Beery
of Mount Sterling;
grant permission to the Madison-Plains
softball program to hold a tournament at
Mason Park on April 30.
Bill Tilley, who serves as council’s representative
at the Tri-County Joint Fire District
meetings, reported that the fire district
is looking at station modifications. They
want to add a sleeping area and bathrooms.
The minimum estimate is $50,000. Additionally,
the district recently swore in two
new lieutenants, and the new classifications
and pay ranges for firefighters went into effect
April 10.
Council approved the appointment of
three citizens to the village’s safety committee:
Phillip Allard, Mick Phillips and Dave
Tilley. The committee’s next meeting is at 7
p.m. May 3.
Remembering Jim Gossard
Council member David Timmons and
Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy Jack Dill
both mentioned Jim Gossard at the April 11
council meeting. Gossard, 88, passed away
on April 7. He had served as Mount Sterling’s
police chief, retiring in 1989. He also
had been a volunteer firefighter and served
in the United States Army.
“He was a well-liked, well-loved police
chief,” Dill said. “He absolutely was an outstanding
individual and an outstanding
Mount Sterling public official.”
The next regular meeting of Mount Sterling
village council is 7 p.m. April 18 in
council chambers at town hall.
Winners announced in Easter drawing
Merchants Bank—Greg Moxley of London;
Buckeye Realty—Joanne McClean of London;
Chaney and Thomas Insurance—Joyce
Payne of London;
Buckeye Ford—Henry Lindsey of London;
Wilson Printing & Graphics—Miriam
Bobo of West Jefferson;
Ernie’s Pharmacy—Robin Morris of London;
Phat Daddy’s Pizza—Cherle Mouser of
London;
Remax Leading Edge—Bill Ervin of
Sedalia;
Lifetime Vision Center—Floyd Baker of
London;
Dwyer Hardware—Chastity Russell;
Quick Lane—Larry Fisher of South Vienna.