The
Pendletonian
Early 1900's photo displaying its original facade
The
Assembly Building, located in the Falmouth
Renaissance District, is listed on the US
Department of Interior National Register of
Historic Places. Is is a two-story structure
built in 1892 in the Italianate-Queen
architectural style. It contains approximately
3,300 square feet of floor space per floor. The
ground floor has historically served as a
landmark downtown commercial anchor, while the
second floor has had many uses including a
theatre, a public assembly space, apartments,
etc
Renovating
and revitalizing historic downtown Falmouth has
been, and will continue to be, a high economic
development priority of the Pendleton Industrial
Authority. Part of the Industrial
Authority's mission is to purchase and develop
commercial and industrial sites to attract
business and industry to community. During the
latter part of 2002, the Industrial
Authority was made aware the Assembly
Building might be sold under an absolute
public auction scenario. The Industrial
Authority decided it was their duty to the
community to purchase the property, salvage it
for the future, and attempt to attract a
desirable commercial development. The building
sat vacant for almost four years under the
Industrial Authority ownership.
The
Industrial Authority is very pleased to announce
it has succeeded in its mission in reference to
salvaging the Assembly Building for the
community and attracting the two restaurateur
developers to the Falmouth business community.
Credit
for the above article goes to Jack Wright,
Executive Director of the Pendleton Industrial
Authority; thanks Jack!
We
now have an interactive on-line community as
the . . . . .
ConnectPendleton.com
website is launched
Do
you know what is happening in Pendleton
County? Would you like an easy way to stay in
touch with family and neighbors, create a
group to manage a project, schedule an event
that can be promoted to the entire community,
advertise your garage sale free of charge?
If
you are feeling a bit disconnected, or if you
would like better opportunities to learn about
and help your community grow, Pendleton County
has the answer at . . .
This
interactive, virtual community is accessible
to every resident, business and organization
at your convenience and on your terms. Through
it, you can easily connect online with people,
information, services and networks to meet
your personal, social and professional needs.
ConnectPendleton.com
is a public domain that is accessible to
anyone with a computer. ConnectPendleton.com
as a community is for Pendleton County
residents, business and organizations, and
those that have friends in Pendleton County,
do business in Pendleton County and utilize
Pendleton County services.
ConnectPendleton.com is able to link with the
sites of our neighboring communities, our
region, our state and so on.
ConnectPendleton.com
is provided to you through an interim partnership
between the Pendleton County Fiscal Court and
SyncRoots (a division of the locally owned
Pendleton Data Farm). ConnectPendleton.com
works by providing five main features:
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An
attractive on-line forum for sharing news
and information.
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Engaging
interactive areas for such things as on-line
discussions, collaboration, calendars, and
classifieds.
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User
profiles for people, businesses and
organizations.
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A
matching system that confidentially helps
people, organizations and businesses connect
for professional opportunities -- users
report what type of opportunities they are
seeking: at-home work, training, grants,
joint ventures, jobs, mentoring, education,
volunteering, and so on.
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Collaborative
tools for multiple organizations and groups
to work together on-line.
Why
should you participate?
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To
keep your finger on the pulse of the
community, e.g., find a local tax preparer,
get the schedules of youth athletic
programs, find a support group for a family
member with special needs, get a coupon from
a local business and much more.
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Democracy:
You can participate in the governance of the
community.
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You
want to know your neighbors and
restore place-based shared purpose.
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You
want to collaborate on-line by sharing
documents, pictures, events and
conversations with others in your interest
group.
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You
want the ability to meet between meetings;
keep the creative flow moving.
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Instead
of searching for resources globally, you
want to search locally; locate convenient
opportunities and support neighboring
businesses.
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You
want to be alerted of emergency, important
or interesting information, e.g., power
outages, road closures/repair, weather
bulletins, when is the high school play, who
has Bengals, Reds or UK game tickets to
sell, etc.
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You
want to find out which community
organizations need volunteers and how you
can help.
Ten
easy steps to get started:
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Go
to: www.connectpendleton.com
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Create
a new account by either (a) following the
CLICK HERE link; (b) clicking on BECOME A
NEW MEMBER TODAY!; or (c) clicking on NEW
ACCOUNT.
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Follow
the registration steps: (a) enter your email
address; (b) enter a password; (c) re-type
password; (d) select a security hint
question; (e) provide a security hint
answer; (f) agree to Terms of Service; click
the button labeled CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT NOW!
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Check
your email for the User Account Confirmation
message from ConnectPendleton Administrator.
Click on the link in that email, and you
will be taken to the ConnectPendleton.com
website. You should receive this response: Thank
you. Your email address has been confirmed.
You may now log in above, using your email
address and the password you selected.
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Login
by entering your email address and password
in the blue navigation bar and clicking the
"log in" button. You will be
immediately directed to the Edit Profile
screen.
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Complete
your Profile: (a) at a minimum, you must
complete the required fields (Nickname,
First Name and Last Name); (b) remember to
designate the viewing privileges for each
profile component (nobody, my friends,
everyone); (c) click on the SAVE CHANGES AND
CONTINUE button to page through the entire
profile; and (d) upload your picture using
the instructions provided. The picture must
be in either .jpeg, .gif., or .png formats.
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Select
EXPLORE GROUPS from the Groups dropdown menu
in the yellow navigation bar.
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Browse
the categories of groups and the groups
within.
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When
you have found a group, or groups, you would
like to join, click JOIN THIS GROUP link.
Depending on the group's privacy status, you
will either be automatically added to the
group or you will need to await the group
manager's confirmation.
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ENJOY!
www.connectpendleton.com
The
Pendletonian
January
23, 2007
Falmouth
has a downtown dining and
gathering place as . . . .
The
Assembly Café quietly opens to the
public
Although
the grand opening is being planned
for February 1, the Assembly Café
located at 100 West Shelby Street in
historic downtown Falmouth is
quietly opening its doors to the
public at 11:00 AM, today, Tuesday,
January 23, 2007. Local
restaurateurs, Michael Wyrick and
Alan Rider, took occupancy of the
historic Assembly Building (also
known as the "Old Moreland Drug
Store") on September 1, 2006.
They have since been completely
renovating the first floor and
furnishing the facility with
restaurant and dining equipment to
serve the public lunch and dinner
seven-days a week.
The
facility has a seating capacity of 120,
and represents an initial investment
in downtown Falmouth of
approximately $140,000 by the
afore-mentioned restaurateurs.
The
Pendletonian
September 13, 2006
Downtown café/pub
in the works as
Local
restaurateurs take the Assembly Building
Michael
Wyrick, Shelby Street, and Alan Rider,
Lakewood Drive, both from Falmouth, executed a
capital lease agreement with the Pendleton
County Industrial Development Authority and,
as of September 1, 2006, took occupancy of the
Assembly Building (also known as the "Old
Moreland Drug Store") located at 100 West
Shelby Street in historic downtown Falmouth.
The
two development partners are in the
process of renovating the historic structure
to eventually provide the community with a
much needed sit-down dining facility. They
hope to salvage as much of the historic
character of the building as possible and
restore the facility into a unique café. When
fully operational they plan to serve
breakfast, lunch and dinner with gourmet
coffee, specialty sandwiches, and juicy prime
steaks.
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