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In and Around Ross ROSS HISTORICAL SOCIETY First National Bank Grady, Kastner & Gornick Orthodontics Huet Eye Associates Jersey Mike’s Subs North Hills Dairy Queen North Hills Printing Rusmur Floors Carpet One 10th Anniversary Meeting!! Friday, January 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Please join the historical society for their bi-monthly meetings at the Ross Municipal Building. The January meeting marks the 10 Anniversary of the Ross Historical Society! Please plan to join us as we celebrate the great work of our members. All meetings are free and open to the public. Please join us! The March Historical Society Meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 17th, from 6:30-8:30. For more information, call Susan Campbell at 412.364.6021. ROSS TOWNSHIP BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. “RED” Working for Economic and Social Stability and Growth in Ross Township RED Connect For current information call Craig 412.318.2900 or email [email protected]. ROSS TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIREMEN RECRUITMENT & RETENTION COMMITTEE Discount Club Update Ross Township has been blessed with a 100% volunteer fire service for many years. The desire of this committee, business owners and every tax payer is to ensure that this purely volunteer group remains intact, well trained and ready to go. Ross Township has 8 fire companies with approximately 300 volunteers consisting of fire fighters, administrative help, fire police and junior members. Every year state regulations make the cost and time requirements for training more demanding on new and veteran members. Each new member costs the companies upwards of $3,000 which is covered by Ross Township General Fund budget contributions, federal and state grants and fund raising efforts of the fire companies. Help us thank them for the commitment and a job well done by becoming a member of the Ross Township Volunteer Firemen Discount Club. Any discount of any amount is deeply appreciated. Any volunteer requesting a discount at your establishment must present photo ID to receive the discount. The Discount Club listing of participants will be published in our magazine quarterly and posted at each fire hall. Following are the current participants: Bodytech North Hills Breen Law Firm, LLC Cable Orthodontics Please contact Commissioner Mikec or any of your local firemen for a registration packet to sign up. Committee Members: Commissioner, David J. Mikec, P.E. – Ross Township, Ward 6 Fire Chief, Jeff Giger – Evergreen Fire Department Fire Chief, Brad Mclean – Quaill Fire Department ROSS TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT Internet Safety- Keeping Your Children Safe in Cyberspace It’s hard to remember a time without the almost universal presence of the internet despite it only coming to the common collective a scant 20 years ago. Simply put, the internet permeates our lives. With the advent and refinement of mobile technology we now have the ability to carry in our pocket a device many times more powerful than any desktop computer only a few years old. Probably no other invention in modern times has so greatly altered the way we carry out our day to day routines. Be it shopping, research, socializing, or just about any other activity, we find ourselves using online venues at a frequency surpassing traditional ones. Ross Township | Winter 2016 | icmags.com 43 R OSS TOWN SHI P N E WS Public Service – Organizations, People and Programs Ross Township COMMUNITY