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On 03.04.10

Natural Gas Aggregation Program Ends

Customers Will Return to Vectren for Competitive Pricing

The Natural Gas Aggregation program that brought together consumers from the City of Moraine with six other south Dayton suburbs to save thousands of dollars on their natural gas bills since fall 2009 will end as of March 31, 2010, when significant savings will no longer be available.

Instead, customers will revert to Vectren, which, from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011, will be able to offer a rate approximately 20 percent below the aggregation program price. This is due to the competitive pricing resulting from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s annual natural gas auction held on January 12, 2010.

Coordinated by the Miami Valley Communications Council, the Natural Gas Aggregation program has allowed residential natural gas customers and many small business users to save 4.6 cents per ccf off the standard price charged by Vectren. Total savings for the 2009-2010 heating season have been estimated at $350,000-$400,000.

As of April 1, 2010, the pricing provided through the current natural gas supplier, IGS, will generate savings of only about $3 per year per customer over Vectren’s standard service offer. Program officials felt this was not substantial enough to warrant the program’s continuation.

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On 02.25.10

Yellow Springs fest showcases local short films

Nadav Zohar hopes his film about a hoax artist will provoke discussion "about fact, fiction and the language of truth" at the upcoming Yellow Springs Short Film Festival. The two-day event is slated for Feb. 21 and 27 at The Little Art Theater.

Zohar, a Cleveland native who produced his multimedia documentary while a student at Wright State University, is one of a number of local and area film makers being showcased at the upcoming festival.

Each afternoon event kicks off with a 1 p.m. test-screening of a work in progress after which audiences will be asked to provide feedback. After that the collection of short films — made by both students and professionals — will be screened. A reception will follow, with audience choice awards presented at the Sunday event.

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On 02.22.10

Local party rental company wins $10,000 contest

A Moraine party rental company is receiving $10,000 to invest in its business after winning a local contest.

Prime Time Party Rental, 2104 W. Dorothy Lane, plans to spend the money to have its company logo and information wrapped or lettered on four company vehicles, said Christina Welsh, Prime Time’s controller. Only a handful of the company’s 17 vehicles currently have such advertising, she said.

Prime Time was told it had won on Tuesday, Feb. 16, Welsh said.

Prime Time, which rents event essentials such as tents, tables, chairs and linens, employs 26 people full-time, Welsh said.

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On 02.18.10