Loveland Magazine

LOVELAND, OHIO - BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS SET

LOVELAND, OHIO - In the Ohio High School Basketball Tournament, the Loveland women will play Ursuline Academy, Thursday, February 10 at 7:45 P.M. at Milford High School. The winner plays #3 seed, Oak Hills at Milford on Wednesday, February 16 at 7:45 P.M. Oak Hills has a bye in the first round.

Ursuline is in the Scarlet Division of the Girls Greater Cincinnati League and has a 7-11 overall record and is 4-7 and fourth among the six teams in their league. They are lead by Catherine Bove, a 5'9", senior guard who is averaging 16 points per game for the Lions. This is a league leading stat, and she also leads her league in steals.

Last night the Lady Tigers played at home and defeated Harrison 71-62. Jilian Partin scored 30 points, Emily Henson 12, and Justine Benzinger added 10. Jilian Partin, Loveland High School's all time scorer is adding to her record, at a clip of more than 22 points per game and had just scored 27 in a close 57-60 loss to league leading Winton Woods last Saturday. Loveland Women are 11-8 overall and 7-6 and in fourth place in their league.

The Loveland Men's team opens tournament play against Wilmington High School (5-7)(8-9) on Friday, February 18 at 8:30 P.M. at Lakota West High School. The winner goes on to play Hamilton High School on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 8:30 P.M. at Miami University. Loveland lost a, closer than the final (56-76) score shows, game against Walnut Hills on Friday night. An evenly played game turned bad in the final minutes, when Loveland was outscored 29-16 in the final quarter after being within one point midway through the last quarter.

With the loss, the Loveland (9-3)(12-4) fell from atop the league, leaving Mason (10-2)(11-5) all alone. Loveland plays at home on Tuesday against Turpin (9-3)(11-4) of the smaller school, Cardinal Division of the Fort Ancient Valley League, and travels to Winton Woods (7-4)(9-7) to play in their own division on Friday.

To view the Men's bracket for Loveland High School: http://www.swdab.org/bbb_mu_div__i.htm

To view the Women's bracket for Loveland High School: http://www.swdab.org/gbb_milford_div__i.htm

To view the BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS: http://www.swdab.org/bbb_rules_&_regs.htm

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO - Fire/EMS honors three members

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO - The Miami Township Board of Trustees honored three former longtime members of the department with service award at a recent meeting.

Jeff Jackson, Doris Smith and Vic Miller were presented plaques by the Board of Trustees and Fire Chief Jim Whitworth. Jackson now works for the Union Township fire department.

"We very much appreciate the service these individuals provided to the residents of Miami Township," said Chief Whitworth. "Their dedication and loyalty made our community better, and we are happy to honor them." (Photo by Miami Township)

LOVELAND, OHIO - ATHLETIC BOOSTER BURGER BASH

LOVELAND, OHIO - On Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005 there will be a Boosters Burger Bash/Pep Rally at Wendy's on Loveland-Madeira Road at 4 - 8 P. M.

Wendy's will donate 10% of all sales during the evening. Come meet players, coaches, and cheerleaders.

LOVELAND, OHIO - #1 LOVELAND MEN AGAINST WALNUT HILLS TONIGHT

LOVELAND, OHIO - The Loveland High School Men's Basket Ball Team defends their number one ranking in the Fort Ancient Valley League Buckeye Division tonight at Loveland High School at 7:30 P.M. Loveland beat Mason in a decisive and convincing home court win, 58-50 last Friday to avenge an earlier 54-51 loss on Mason's court. This took Loveland to the lead in the division race. Loveland and Mason are actually tied for the league lead each with 9-2 records however, Loveland has a 12-3 overall record, Mason 10-5.

Winton Woods (8), despite its 6-4, 8-6 record, is ranked above Loveland (10) and Mason (not ranked) in the Enquirer Coach's poll of all Division I teams in the area. Loveland convincingly beat Winton Woods 84-67 in December. These two teams meet again on February 4 at Winton Woods.

Tonight's opponent Walnut Hills, is fifth in the league with a 5-5, 8-6 record. Loveland beat Walnut Hills at Walnut Hills 68-52 a few weeks ago, however, Walnut Hills gave Mason a hard time this past Tuesday night, but loosing 51-58 on the Mason court. Loveland is scoring 66 and Walnut Hills 49 points per game.

Loveland traveled to near the Indiana State line on Tuesday to defeat Harrison 47-35.

In stats complied by the League as of 1/28, Loveland's Charlie Ingstrup is fourth in the league, scoring 16.1 points per game and tied for second in the league with 27, three pointers. He is hitting 40% from three point range. Tony Fields, is eighth in the league, scoring 14.5 points per game. Matt Cripe, is averaging 7.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Cripe leads the league with 4.5 blocks per game. Chris Grant who was scoring 10.1 points per game is out for the season after blowing out his knee in the last seconds of the game against Amelia. Point guard Pat Sullivan leads the league with 4.5 assists per game and has 29 steals.

The drawings for both the boys and girls brackets for the Ohio Championship Tournament will be this Saturday.

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP, OHIO - BLAKE POE UP-DATE

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP, OHIO - Jim Poe, father of Sgt. Blake Poe who is serving in Iraq sent an up-date. Jim Poe is a former teacher at Loveland High School and Blake Poe is a graduate of Loveland High School.

"I was on Instant Messenger with Blake today (1/27) for almost a half hour. They have vacated their quarters which have been turned over to their replacements and have moved into "transient" tents in preparation for return to the US. They are still at FOB Spiecher, Iraq. The 216th is scheduled to move to Kuwait and then on to Camp Atterbury, Indiana early in February. As has become his own personal policy......Sergeant Poe has volunteered to remain "In Theater" to make sure that the equipment is cleaned and ready for shipment back to the States............always looking out for your tax money."

 

LOVELAND, OHIO - Information is power - More links added

LOVELAND, OHIO - Several of the "sidebar" links have been up-dated and a few added that are hoped to be convenient ways to access community information, world news, and a favorite or two of the editor.

Daily Newspapers will let you search and find newspapers from across the country.

Help Save Deerfield Township is the web site of residents of Deerfield Township who are finding ways to improve their community.

Loveland High School Sports Schedule is the link to High SchoolSports.Net and takes you immediately to the daily sports calendar for the Loveland High School. But, this site also lets you quickly search other school sport schedules, as well as middle school sport calendar. You can also subscribe to this site and receive e-mail alerts when your favorite team sport is cancelled or rescheduled.

This American Life is a link to the WBEZ radio show of the same name from Chicago, hosted by Ira Glass. It's easy to say what it's not. It's not a news show or a talk show or a call-in show. It's not really formatted like other radio shows at all. Glass does these stories that are like movies for radio. There are people in dramatic situations where things happen to them. There are funny moments and emotional moments and – it will always leave you pondering. It is about real people in America. The program is on nearly 500 public radio stations across the country. It's probably airing this weekend on a station near you, but you can link to this site to listen to last week's show and hundreds of shows in the archives at any time of the day.

The Online NewsHour is the web site of PBS's Jim Lehrer NewsHour, the most highly respected news program on the American airways. On this site you will find the daily news, plus in-depth additional and background coverage not presented on the weekday program. The OnLine NewsHour is produced by former Loveland resident, Katie Kleinman (Miller).

Of special note for teachers and students is the web site's NewsHour Extra. Using resources of PBS’s NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NewsHour Extra provides students and teachers with quality educational resources based on current issues and events. Students will find features that make connections between the news and the world around them. They can also speak out on important issues and share their experiences with other young journalists. Teachers and educators will find cross-discipline resources that make teaching current events easy and effective. NewsHour Extra is produced by the education department of MacNeil-Lehrer Productions. It is a must site for reports and research papers.

At The Breast Cancer Site every day you can click on the pink "Fund Free Mammograms" button to help fund free mammograms for homeless, low-income women. It costs you nothing to help make early detection and survival possible. Funding is paid by site sponsors and goes to the nonprofit National Breast Cancer Foundation, who uses it to grant access to mammography to women in need. Breast Cancer is a significant health problem in the Loveland, Ohio area, please visit this site often.

Your click on the Hunger Site helps feed the hungry with the value of 1.1 cups of staple food. Your clicks count. 100% of collected revenue from site sponsorships goes to the hunger relief efforts of Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest. It costs you nothing. Funding is paid by site sponsors and food is distributed by two leading nonprofit hunger relief organizations.

And finally, at Loveland Magazine you will find the links to the government agendas of Deerfield, Hamilton, Miami, and Symmes Township and the City of Loveland.

LOVELAND, OHIO - ART AUCTION - SUPPORT PTSA

LOVELAND, OHIO - On Friday, February 25th the Loveland Middle/Intermediate School PTSA will be hosting their first ever Art Auction fundraising event.  All proceeds will be used to fund field trips, school projects and teacher grants to help pay for classroom expenses.

The auction will take place at the Oasis Conference Center with a silent auction table opening at 7pm and a one hour preview party for the live auction with dessert and hors d'oeuvres.  The live auction will be hosted by Ross Galleries of Holbrook, New York, and will feature oils, watercolors, lithographs, sports  and music memorabilia, estate jewelry and sculpture.  Opening bids are less than 50% traditional gallery prices.

Tickets are $15.00 per person and can be purchased from Terri Doarn 956-9624 or Lyn Jarc 683-4412

Click here to view Art Auction Flyer
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EDITOR'S NOTE:

Today is parent conference night at the Loveland Early Childhood Center. My daughter is a Kindergarten Teacher in the school and while talking last night on the phone she said she will be having a long day tomorrow. I suggested she come here after school, take a nap and have supper before going back to the school later in the evening. She said she might just do that instead of driving all the way home and back.

She just called a few minutes ago and said she wouldn't be coming over after work because the PTA was feeding them. I could hear fun and laughter in the background as I talked to her on the phone.

It seems every time I turn around my daughter is saying something about the things the PTA does for the teachers in her school, and I hear from others how important the PTA and PTSA are in the other Loveland schools.

Thank you to all those who lead these organizations and the community that supports them.

David Miller

 

 

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO - PROMOTING HEALTHY FAMILIES CONFERENCE

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MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO - GET YOUR SUPERBOWL BEAN SOUP!!

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO - On Sunday, Feb 6th, Epiphany United Methodist Church will be selling homemade bean soup by the quart for a mere $5, and all proceeds go to support Habitat for Humanity. Whatever your menu for Superbowl Sunday - include BEAN SOUP!

To place an order call 677-9866 or E-mail at office@epiphanyumc.org

LOVELAND, OHIO - Please vote Yes

LOVELAND, OHIO - Please vote Yes by James Meeks, Jr.

I have read most of the letters and columns concerning the proposed indoor shooting range on Loveland-Maderia road and would like to share the following thoughts:

· Firearm ownership is a guarantee provided by the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution. People who chose to own and practice with a handgun are no different than the person who owns a set of golf clubs and needs a place to practice. This indoor shooting range is a much needed facility for Loveland as we need a place to safely allow people to practice. I personally would rather have people practice in an indoor shooting range than go down to the river, woods, or dump to fire their weapon. We need all firearm owners to be proficient with their weapon because proficiency means a safer community and helps prevent accidents.

· Firearms do not kill and they have no conscience because a firearm is an inanimate object which must be manipulated by a person. The operator is the one who must follow the law, use good judgment, and practice safety.

. Firearms can be used in a positive or negative way, which is a choice of their owner.

· A handgun is no different than a knife, club, rock, car, rope, ax, etc.

When it comes to the ability to kill. A major difference is firearms are regulated by state and federal law and must be purchased initially through a federally licensed dealer. I know people have been killed with all of the above and more. A person was killed near my hometown with a cement block. Should we only allow cement blocks to be used by people outside the city limits? This is a ridiculous suggestion but follows the same logic used against the shooting range.

If you ever have the opportunity, please visit an indoor range you will be surprised how well they are designed to prevent the issues used as reasons against the range. The modern indoor shooting range design prevents bullets from leaving the facility and removes fumes from the air. There will be no toxic chemicals leaving the building except by a licensed toxic (lead) material recovery company. Additionally, we need to remember we are talking about an "indoor" shooting range. There will be no noise, smoke or bullets exiting the building. If you did not know the building contained a shooting range, driving by, you would not know it was there.

The owners have been operating a gun shop in Loveland for sixteen-plus years and currently legally and safely exist one block from the primary and elementary schools. They have never had an accident or an unsafe customer. For them to change their operating methodology at this point is highly unlikely and would be a significant change in their personal commitment to safety. They will be the ones in the building every day. Do you honestly think they would put themselves in harms way simply to make money. They above anyone else will ensure a safe facility.

Please vote Yes to leave the law changed that allows a Loveland resident to discharge a weapon inside a licensed indoor shooting range.

James Meeks
Heidelberg Drive
Loveland, OH

LOVELAND, OHIO - As Sure As Shootin'

LOVELAND, OHIO - As Sure As Shootin' by Paul Elliott

Down home where I grew up, there is an expression "as sure as shootin' ".

This phrase came to mind the other day when I was discussing the proposed shooting range and gun ordinance referendum scheduled for a vote on February 8th. My neighbor said he was 100% positive that there would be "an incident" at such a gun range. Pressed for a timeline and specifics of such an occurrence, he would only say he couldn't tell me when, or how, or why, but he knew with certainty that someday, somehow, something awful would happen there.

I mulled over what he said and thought of all the claims of safety promised by the gun range proponents: double thick walls, hardly any noise, law enforcement types there nearly 24/7. Now nobody wants to be a nay-sayer, or the pessimistic type, but one need only pick up any newspaper, from almost any town, nearly any day of the week, to find some gun related tragedy.

So I guess I had to agree that not much real good could come from this gun range, especially at this location and with such weak, practically non-existent guidelines in the proposed ordinance. Now, sadly, I too am convinced that it would be a disaster waiting to happen....."as sure as shootin' ".

Paul Elliott
Cordero Trail
Loveland

LOVELAND, OHIO - TALENT SHOW NEXT WEEK

LOVELAND, OHIO - The public is invited to the Loveland Intermediate School Talent Show featuring:  piano solos, vocal solos, dancers, tumblers, flutists and violinists.  There will also be a bake sale at intermission. 

The talent show will be held at the Loveland High School Auditorium on Thursday, February 3, from 7-9 p.m.  The cost of admission is $2 per person.  For more information, contact Loveland Intermediate School at 774-7000.

 

LOVELAND, OHIO - FAVC TOURNAMENT IN LOVELAND THIS SATURDAY

LOVELAND, OHIO - January 15 was the first time Loveland Middle School was invited to compete in the 20 team "Reading Coaches Classic" and two Loveland wrestlers won their weight division. Josh Lay and Charlie Mathers stood on top of the Championship platform to represent their team. Loveland finished third overall with Tyler King and Trey Maserang finishing second, and Mason Scheller third in their weight class.

This Saturday, January 29, Loveland hosts the Fort Ancient Valley League Tournament starting at 10 A.M. at the Loveland Middle School.

LOVELAND, OHIO - NO VISIBLE LIGHT ON LOVELAND BIKE TRAIL AND HOUSE OF JOY

LOVELAND, OHIO - These photos, taken Wednesday morning after the snow fall, along the Loveland Bike Trail just north of O'Bannon Creek and of the House of Joy at Grailville, were captured through an infrared lens attached to a digital camera. The lens blocks almost one-hundred percent of the visible light, leaving only infrared light reflected onto the camera sensor.

To inquire about purchasing prints: Download purchasing_prints.html.

Photos by DAVID MILLER/Loveland Magazine © 2005

LOVELAND, OHIO - CROSS COUNTRY ON THE ENDLESS TRAIL

LOVELAND, OHIO - Marti and Carl Allison return to Downtown Loveland from a four mile ski into Warren County along the Loveland Bike Trail on Thursday morning. Carl Allison said, "Marti makes me go first when we are heading out - to break the snow. But heading home she gets to lead using the tracks I have made."

The Allisons are on the trail throughout the year, most often on their tandem bicycle, sometimes with their dog Cappy in a trailer behind them. They said that Thursday morning after the five inch snowfall, it was almost perfect conditions for cross country skiing in Loveland. They had coffee at the Loveland Mill (lovelandmill.tripod.com) before heading out and were heading home for breakfast when this photo was taken.

LOVELAND, OHIO - TSUNAMI RELIEF... CAN YOU HELP?

LOVELAND, OHIO - Warren McCellan, Principal of the Loveland Intermediate School (LIS) wants you to know about an exceptional student.

"Every LIS member thought and talked about 12/26/05 almost like they talked on 9/11. It wasn’t as personal, but the news was nearly as invasive. Allison Asbury sent me a note: "Mr. M., can’t we do something as a school to help the victims of the Tsunami?"  Short, sweet, from the heart of it as only  kid can do. The next day she had a jar and asked each kid to just give a quarter, the cost of a snack at lunch. She took the money home nightly, counted it, rolled it, and brought it back!  The goal was $170 (680 students x $0.25). She raised $200 in a week and is now looking for a donor to match the effort. Wouldn’t you want this kid working for you!!"

Is there a Loveland Magazine reader out there who would be willing to help Allison find a donor who will match her efforts? Will you be that donor? Mr. McCellan can be reached by calling 683-7978 or via e-mail. McClelWa@loveland.k12.oh.us

 

LOVELAND, OHIO - FROM MY CORNER

LOVELAND, OHIO - FROM MY CORNER by Warren McClellan

When it came time for sixth grade, my school (there were two classes per grade level) put me in a "split class."  There were fifteen sixth graders and fifteen seventh graders all in the same room. We were forever called the "The Split Class."  In those days there were no orientations, parent information nights, requests. No, you showed up that first day, and they dealt you out like a senior playing canasta. You swallowed hard and went where they pointed. I was dealt out this way—"Oh, you’re in the split class"—without even a hesitation or stumble over "split."  "It’s in 108 down the hall and to the right." 

I did the swallowing hard and on my way racked my brain about what I must have done to anyone while in fifth grade to deserve The Split Class. I remembered kicking a ball that clipped Sister Rosario across the forehead while she was on playground, sending her habit flying and exposing to the world she had hair dyed blonde!  Then there was the time I was at the blackboard and was being squeezed to decode and define the word of the day "fatigue."  Stumped, I offered, "Fatty’s glue--that which holds heavy people together in one lump sum."  Lights out!  Those two missteps must have been the impetus for my sentence to The Split Class.

I went to108 and slinked into a desk among the other sixth grade detainees. But they had this privileged smirk on their faces!  The seventh graders greeted my eyes with a glare when I sneaked a glance that way. As it turned out, I was one of the split dirty dozen to be experimented with as a 1950’s version of giftedness. When it came time for social studies (always my hardest subject), it was wonderful. For one period I heard of the struggles of our founding fathers.  The next moment, eavesdropping on the other class, I heard how the West was won and we became united. I covered 400 years of history in two days, all with a happy ending.

And math, WOW, one minute I was wrestling with fractions and common denominators, but on the horizon I could see that they would soon disappear and give way to shapes and letters with geometry and algebra. But this was the best part (even better than the huge difference between sixth and seventh grade girls), if you knocked yourself out with the sixth grade stuff you could go to a desk in the middle of the room once occupied by a seventh grader and "do" seventh grade. I figured if I could keep this pace up I could be outta here by thirteen, or maybe fourteen tops, and could go do the stuff that I really wanted to do like hunt, fish, and play ball with all the other kids jettisoned by the split classes.

But something must have gone horribly wrong with this experiment because the next year there was no split class. They never asked me, but I suspicion it had something to do with what would happen if a 13-year-old was done with all the work they had in mind. That next year they just dealt us out again and pointed me toward Mr. Gleason’s room for seventh grade. Yikes, my first man teacher. What did I do wrong in The Split Class?

I’m not sure if it was this "split experience," but I have always imagined a school that was "student driven."  In this dream, the teacher experts decide on the body of knowledge that every student at that juncture must know to be "culturally literate" and earn going ahead to the next level. The student is periodically "tested’ on this content and asked to demonstrate his/her competency, but once these demonstrations are in the books, the student can start chomping at the next chunk like a crazed Pac Man. Then at some point on the voracious Pac Man pathway, the student earns time and coaching to go explore special interests—those things that really excite him, the things you would chase even if you weren’t in school. Things like astronomy, building a hydroplane, or a total eclipse into the arts to the point that the student cries for the common stuff.

Before I went to kindergarten, I always read my cereal box cover to cover, sent away for the free stuff (decoder ring), and doodled what the Lone Ranger looked like with his mask off. But when I got to kindergarten, it all started with letters and sounds, which obviously never applied to fatigue. The reading was all about Sally, Dick, and Jane. They were no match for the Hardy Boys. Now, a half-century later, proficiency testing is our attempt at tapping the cultural literacy depth, but it is also our Sally, Dick, and Janes. We seem to be doing something to the student with this "tapping" that is tying them up in knots instead of unleashing them to venture out. I know I shouldn’t complain as we are designated an excellent school and I lead it! 

It must have been that Split Class.

Mr. M

LOVELAND, OHIO - MAJOR ARTERY TO THE "SWEETHEART OF OHIO"

LOVELAND, OHIO - Dear Loveland Magazine by Pam Teller

I can't wait to come home and visit my family each time a get a chance to get a little time off. I can travel from Nashville to Loveland (my door to mom's) in 4 1/2 hours. As I get off the Loveland Indian Hill exit from 275, I can almost count the bumps in the road until I get home.

I can't help but wonder what the entrance to my beautiful home town may look like in the future. Loveland has an unparalleled quaintness and sense of hometown that has played a big part in the growth and development that has been experienced. People want to live here and raise their family due to the quality of life, great school system, and affordable housing.

I am a Real Estate Broker in the Nashville area and speaking from experience, as a visitor enters your town, curb appeal and attractions are a major factor when considering where to live as a family settles. If you already live here and know your way around the side streets and back roads you may not have the visual reminder of a shooting range in your back yard, but newcomers that are visiting or relocating to Loveland will undoubtedly drive pass this establishment repeatedly. It will have an effect on value of real estate in the entire city.

Even though you may not live in the neighborhood where this shooting range is being proposed, it's on a major artery to the heart of the city. A shooting range at the entrance to your city just isn't the right place.

Pam Teller
Hendersonville, Tennessee

LOVELAND, OHIO - JIB JAB THE SECOND TERM

LOVELAND, OHIO - Check out "Second Term," from the creators of "Good to be in D.C." and "This Land." This latest cartoon pokes fun at President Bush, conservatives, liberals, and just about anyone else vying for political power. From Jib Jab.

Go to (Don't pass "go"):

http://jibjab.com/lowband/default.htm

 

LOVELAND, OHIO - THANK YOU

(See story published on January 11, 2005)

LOVELAND, OHIO - GUN RANGE VALUE QUESTIONED

DEAR LOVELAND MAGAZINE - GUN RANGE VALUE QUESTIONED by Mike (Mieczyslaw) Konarski

With regard to the recently amended gun ordinance allowing the operation of a gun range in the City of Loveland, council’s value judgment must be brought into question.

What is the value of installing a shooting range in Mathew 25 Ministries, and one of the busiest and family developing environments of Loveland? Does it not make more sense to expand this area with better quality goods and services to complement the recently completed Baptist Church, an adjoining auto repair business, etc. and not conflict with residential apartments directly across the street from the Ministries?

What value is the gun range contributing to the security of local citizenry? The premise is that a group of people assembled with firearms improves safety. This situation existed recently in Wisconsin when a group of armed hunters were fatally slain as a result of an unacceptable remark to the perpetrator. Similarly, a local target range stocked with weapons and ammunition was robbed in broad daylight.

What’s the value of local patrons and incoming visitors for the purpose of discharging firearms – supposedly to train or for target practice? Proponents claim that licensed gun carriers make responsible citizens. No more so than a licensed driver becomes a safe and sane operator of a motor vehicle.

What is the value of letting patrons shoot at images of human torsos or targets and thereby train to maim or fatally injure a human being? I hasten to add that yes the police are entitled to such a facility. However, such an accredited facility already exists in Sharonville without any detrimental impact on the community. It is certainly not located at the busy gateway to the City.

A NO VOTE ON LOVELAND’S SPECIAL ELECTION FEBRUARY 8TH will restore the gun ordinance to its intended purpose which is to protect its citizens and redirect council’s effort to more useful pursuits of providing Loveland with a better quality of life.

Mieczyslaw Konarski
115 Whispering Knolls Ct.
Loveland

SYMMES TOWNSHIP, OHIO - KING HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

SYMMES TOWNSHIP, OHIO - These photos were taken Sunday night at the Loveland High School during the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Holiiday Celebration. See story published on 1/17/05 for more about the celebration. Photos by DAVID MILLER/Loveland Magazine © 2005

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO - A TRAFFIC ADVISORY FOR CEDAR DRIVE, OAK STREET, RUTH AVENUE, AND ROBIN AVENUE

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO A traffic advisory has been issued from the Safety Net Team of Miami Township.

Road Improvement Project for residents that use Cedar Drive (near Loveland) or Oak Street, or Ruth Avenue or Robin Avenue.

Trend Construction has been awarded a construction contract and will begin work on the above mentioned project in the beginning of February, 2005.  They will be starting at the intersection of Paxton and Cedar and proceeding down Cedar to the Loveland corporation limit.  They will then begin on Oak Street between Paxton and Cedar and then finish up with Robin and Ruth.  The project will be completed in five stages:

1. Cinergy will install a new gas main on all of the above mentioned streets.  They will begin their work on the week of January 16th.  Cinergy will be using a different contractor then Trend Construction to install the gas main.  Please see the information below for additional information about the gas main.

2. Trend Construction will then come in and construct the sanitary sewer on all of the above mentioned streets in the order indicated above as well as connect all of the sanitary service laterals.

3. Trend Construction will then come back and construct the storm sewer system on all of the above mentioned roads.

4. Next they will install the new water main on all of the above mentioned roads.  Once the water main is in they will come by and connect each house to the new waterline after it has been tested to ensure it is operational and safe for consumption.

5. Finally they will finish reconstruction of the road adding new curb and gutter and then paving the project.

During the construction some of the roads will either be reduced down to one lane using signs and flagers or temporary closed to allow the contractor to install the utilities within the roadway. Please keep in mind that you must have a construction pass hanging on your rear view mirror to pass through the local roads during the construction hours.  Generally the contractor will be working four, 10 hour days, Monday through Thursday.  The expected timeline for the project will be approximately six to seven months and is dependent upon the weather conditions.

If you do not currently have gas service to your home and would like to obtain it, please contact Bill Roth with Cinergy at (513) 287-2762.  Also you can visit Cinergy's website to view their project schedule at the following link : http://www.cinergycge.com/Residential_Services/gas_main_replacement/default.asp

For any further questions please contact Chad Ingle with the City of Loveland. Phone (513) 683-0150

You can contact The Safety Net Team at Miami Township via email at safetynet@miamitownshipoh.gov

Visit us at:   http://miamitownshipoh.gov

This is a community advisory system called "SafetyNet" from Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio. "SafetyNet" provides advisories regarding Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services to residents of Miami Township.

LOVELAND, OHIO - Enough is Enough

Dear Loveland Magazine - Enough is Enough by Shannon Holman

Enough is enough! I can't believe what is going on in Loveland. The City Manager has ordered the City Engineer to sweep the city of all illegal signs . . . right after opposition signs to the shooting range first went up. Why remove the signs now? Doesn't the City Engineer have more important matters to attend to, like the Safety building collapse or snow removal problems?

Let's review City Council's determined effort to sneak a shooting range into Loveland. First, they vote to change the city ordinance prohibiting the discharge of a firearm within Loveland . . .an ordinance that has protected Loveland residents for 27 years . . ..in order to appease a special interest gun shop owner. Luckily, some Loveland residents who care about their city found out, and through a petition drive collected 700+ signatures, and were able to force the issue onto the ballot. Then, in order to limit voter turnout, Council decided to hold a special election in February (the coldest month of the year) instead of the next regular November election . . . .costing Loveland taxpayers $8000, and reducing the time available for the opposition to get organized. Next, after realizing that the opposition effort was attracting serious attention, the City Manager attempted to change the ballot wording to confuse voters (such that a "no" vote would actually support the shooting range) . . .an attempt that was luckily rejected by the Hamilton County Board of Elections. Then, in a final attempt to limit the opposition, the City Manager asked to have all illegal signs removed in Loveland . . .conveniently right before the February 8 special election.

This issue is not about gun control, it's simply about location! Do the citizens of Loveland really want a gun range in their backyard? If the Special Election fails to stop Council, then Loveland better get used to being called "Gunland". Is that the image that we want for our beloved community? Please get involved in this issue . . . .because once the range is here, there is no going back. Vote NO for the shooting range on February 8.

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP, OHIO - Up-date on Blake Poe

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP, OHIO - Here is an up-date about Sargent Blake Poe from his father, Jim Poe. Sgt.
Poe's and his unit are rotating out of Iraq.

"Not much to report....We are receiving little contact from Blake. Reason........SECURITY...they are getting ready for the elections and are in convoy quite a bit of the time taking equipment to Kuwait and bringing their replacement's equipment North. He did say that there is a huge relief when they cross the border into Kuwait.....first...they drop their clip.....second..... they remove the round from the chamber.....referring of course to their weapons. As we can see on the news nightly, convoys are frequently a target .........so we're hoping everyone is still keeping the troops in their thoughts and prayers.........hopefully the 1st ID (Infantry Division) will be relieved sometime in February."

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO - SIGHT OF THE STARS

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO - This small pond is on Branch-Hill Guinea Pike heading from Branch-Hill to Milford. Photo by DAVID MILLER/Loveland Magazine © 2005

LOVELAND, OHIO - SHARP-SHINNED HAWK

LOVELAND, OHIO - This Sharp-Shinned Hawk was photographed in a residential back yard near the Simpson Farm on Sunday morning. It was finishing a meal of a Cardinal that thought it had found refuge in a Colorado Blue Spruce during Sunday’s snow and frigid temperatures.

The Sharp-Shinned Hark eats almost entirely small birds (which it catches in sudden and swift attacks), and occasionally small mammals, lizards or insects. The female is capable of eating somewhat larger birds than the male. Its rounded wings and long narrow tail enable it to pursue birds through the woods, making sharp turns to avoid branches.

The prey can sometimes be well plucked, though some small feathers are swallowed. The beak, as well as legs and feet, of small birds is often swallowed entirely. A female is capable of eating three small birds one after the other.

In the Eastern United States, this species seems to be undergoing a decrease in number, perhaps because some of its prey species are also declining. Nonetheless, it is still one of the most common species at hawk migration lookouts in both the East and the West.

Information from the web sites of: The Hawk Conservancy Trust, enature.com, and the National Wildlife Federation.

Photograph by DONNA MILLER/Loveland Magazine © 2005.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP, OHIO - THE KING HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

SYMMES TOWNSHIP, OHIO - KING HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

SYMMES TOWNSHIP, OHIO - On Sunday night, more than two hundred people gathered at the Loveland High School to remember and celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The annual event was organized by Loveland resident, Judy Leever and the Loveland Initiative (Formally the Shalom Initiative). A "Taste of Africa" was prepared and organized by former Loveland Residents, Mary Newman and John Kuchaba. The Urban Praise Choral sang arousing spirituals and got the audience to their feet singing and swaying. The well known Bucket Boys, drummed their way into the hearts of the crowd and had the windows rattling with their skillful percussion, performed on five-gallon plastic buckets and red recycling bins. It was a night to renew old acquaintances and make new friends. Many local teens spoke about their own heritage and the legacy of King.

Below are two speeches presented last night.

Why Are We Here? by Tony Hauser

We are gathered here today to celebrate a great man, his life and legacy. When I thought about Martin Luther King Day when I was young, I would probably say it's just a holiday for a guy who did some speech and it's really just a day to sleep in. Now that I reflect on it… it means so much more to me. I can’t imagine what race relations might have turned out to be, without his non-violent ideas for equality.

Quotes from Dr. King:

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."

"Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear."

Taking this day to look back on a person who led the fight for civil rights truly inspires me. I think back about those days when racism was so prevalent and almost accepted in some places and I can’t bear the thought of how African-Americans were treated. Whatever happened to them, they continued the fight which was the most important thing to me. When they were knocked down, they got right back up and pressed on.

I will always look at this holiday as not just a day off, however a day of praise for a man who just wanted for every one to live in equality, not just in the United States, but in the world. I hope that others who don’t appreciate this holiday as much I do, can learn from what Dr. King tried to accomplish and respect him for it.

In conclusion I can only hope that Dr. King message of peace and harmony can be fulfilled. I know he would be proud of this gathering of different people to celebrate him. I think that’s why were here… to honor a man who stood for such high-quality values. I am privileged to speak about his legacy.

Dr. King by Shineleigh Dias

Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true. Those are the wise words of Dr. King.  We are here today to inform you on what life was like back then, but not only for that, but to show you and teach you new things.

I would like to thank all of you, who have come to join us today. And, I would like to thank a very genuine man, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for everything he did, which is why we can all be together, but be diverse at the same time. He spoke out because he cared.  He didn't want to be silent, he didn't want to see what would happen if he was silent, so he took a step.

I want to leave you with one quote of King's that I truly admire. "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

LOVELAND, OHIO - VOTING LOCATION CHANGES DUE TO SAFETY CENTER ROOF COLLAPSE

LOVELAND, OHIO - Registered voters of Loveland Precinct G will vote at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in the Special Election to be held on February 8.

This change is brought about because of the collapse of the roof at the Loveland Safety Center where Precinct G. normally votes. (Scroll down to read related Story "SAFETY CENTER PARTLY BACK ON LINE" published December 29, 2004)

The Shooting Range Referendum is the only issue (or candidate) on the ballot. (To view the Referendum: Download ballot_language_low.jpg )

The Church is located at 101 Lebanon Road, directly across the street from the Safety Center.

On Election Day all Polls are open 6:30am to 7:30pm

For more voter information:

In Hamilton County: http://www.hamilton-co.org/BOE

In Clermont County: http://www.clermontelections.org

In Warren county: http://www.co.warren.oh.us/bdelec

Applications for absentee ballots must be received by mail at your county board of elections by noon on Feb. 5 for the Feb. 8 special election.

To download an application for absentee ballots (Acrobat Reader required):

Hamilton County: Download AbsenteeApp.pdf

Clermont County: Download clermont_absentee.pdf

Warren County: Download warren_absent.pdf

Download the State election rules for absentee voting: Download absentee_voting.html

 

LOVELAND, OHIO - TYLER KING 1ST PLACE AT HARRISON INVITE

LOVELAND, OHIO - The Loveland Middle School competed in the Harrison Invitational Wrestling Tourney on January 7 and 8 against sixteen area schools..

Loveland had three wrestlers in the Championship round. Tyler King took 1st and Josh Lay and Charlie Mathers took 2nd in their weight divisions. Tyler King is the first Loveland Middle School wrestler to win a Championship at the Harrison Invitational. Photo above of King on the victory stand is by Jody Martin © 2005.