LOVELAND, OHIO - The air quality in the Loveland area is predicted to be "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" on Sunday.
Active children and adults,
and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor
exertion.
Off-road engines such as construction equipment and lawn and garden equipment should not be used on Sunday until after 8 PM. Combining trips
or eliminating unnecessary vehicle trips, and refueling your
vehicle after sunset, will keep pollution levels down. Avoid the
use of oil-based paints and stains.
Any energy reduction from electrical products in the home will reduce the pollution produced by power plants.
Here's another reason to watch what you breathe: Young women in two Canadian cities were more likely to seek emergency-room help for abdominal pain on days with bad air pollution, a researcher reported here
Rates of emergency department visits
for abdominal pain with no specific cause increased by up to 10 percent
on days with high levels of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and
particulate pollution, according to Dr. Gilaad Kaplan of the University
of Calgary.
Nearly two-thirds of the diagnoses were women, and more than
half of them were ages 15 to 24. The researchers did not find increases
in abdominal pain visits by men on high-pollution days, although they
noticed upticks in male visits a day or two after days of heavy pollution. Read on... Young Women Report Abdominal Pain on Smoggy Days - ABC News.
LOVELAND, OHIO - The show choirs of the Loveland School District will perform a free concert Sunday night in Nisbet Park in Historic Downtown Loveland along the National and State Scenic Little Miami River.
"Revolution" the Middle School Show Choir, and "By Request" will present a review of their competition season's shows. The concert begins at 6 PM. Directions
Relay For Life is a life-changing event that brings together more than 3.5 million people in communities around the world. It’s Not too late to join us at the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Loveland, Ohio on June 5th at the Loveland High School track! This is a community event raising funds to help find a cure for Cancer. If you choose, dress up in your 80’s garb and come out and join the fun.
Our opening ceremony will be at 6:00 PM. The public is encouraged to come out and support our teams by walking a few laps, participating in the ongoing activities and helping us celebrate those who've had cancer. All Cancer Survivors and Fighters and a guest are invited to join us for the opening lap at 6:00 PM and Survivor dinner immediately following.
Activities for the evening include great food at the concession stand, on-site fund raisers, a Kids Zone, Raffle Prizes, a Luminaria Ceremony, great music with all money going toward the fight against cancer!
Onsite fundraisers include Creative Memories Album Making Workshop and Digital Class, Guitar Hero battles, Balloon Garden to honor care givers, S’more making, Cotton Candy Sales, Popcorn Sales, Ribbon Cookie Sales, Watermelon Slice Sales, Healthy Almond Cup Sales, and Picture taking board from the 80’s.
A powerful Luminaria ceremony will take place at Dusk. Purchase a luminaria bag at Relay to Honor or Remember a loved one who has battled cancer or who is currently battling cancer.
For 18 hours we will
* Celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer. The strength of survivors inspires others to continue to fight. * Remember loved ones lost to the disease. At Relay, people who have walked alongside people battling cancer can grieve and find healing. * Fight Back. We Relay because we have been touched by cancer and desperately want to put an end to the disease by raising much need funds for research, education, advocacy and patient services.
Free Program for Farmers by Ohio Cattleman’s Association
CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO - Reseeding pastures and feeding grazing animals can be expensive and time consuming. On Monday, June 15, the Ohio State University (OSU) Extension-Clermont, in cooperation with the Ohio Cattleman’s Association, will hold a free program designed to educate farmers on extending grazing time, and ways to reduce hay costs. The Clermont County Pasture Walk will be held between 6:30 and 9 PM at the farm of Mark and Mary Hatfield, located at 1275 Caldwell Road in Bethel.
“The information covered during this program will apply to beef, dairy, horse, sheep, and goat producers,” said OSU Extension-Clermont Agriculture and Natural Resources program co-coordinator Latham Farley.
Natural Resources Conservation Service Grazing Specialist Bob Hendershot will present the program; topics covered will include managing cool season grasses, pasture renovation and modification, hay analysis (feel free to bring a sample), and establishing new pastures. Attendees will be treated to a fish fry.
If you would like to attend the Clermont County Pasture Walk, contact OSU Extension-Clermont at (513) 732-7070 or e-mail Latham Farley at Farley.142@ag.osu.edu. Please register by June 8, 2009.
MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO - Grailville Retreat and Program Center invites you to attend Going Local: An Introduction to Cheesemaking on Saturday, July 18, 2009 from 9:00 AM - Noon.
Why buy cheese at the grocery when you can make healthy, delicious cheese at home with local ingredients? Learn how to make kefir, yogurt and soft cheeses (like ricotta, cottage and cream cheese) with Joanne Miller.
Miller has been making cheese at home for more than four years and was a member of the local Weston A. Price Foundation Board for three years. The Weston A. Price Foundation promotes local and traditional foods.
Miller will demonstrate recipes you can follow at home, as well as discuss the process for making hard cheeses. This program is followed by an optional Grailville lunch and garden tour.
You can attend this event, it will be held at 932 O’Bannonville Road, just outside of Loveland. This workshop is followed by a Grailville lunch at 12:30 PM and an optional tour of food production facilities at Grailville. Tuition is $25/ $35 with lunch and tour. Reservations are required. Contact 513-683-2340 or www.grailville.org for more information. Email to ph.grailville@fuse.net
Former Students Welcome to Stop By and Say Good Bye
LOVELAND, OHIO - Elementary School third grade teacher Robin Castetter is retiring this year after 35 years of teaching. Mrs. Castetter has taught hundreds of Loveland’s children over the years and spent her entire 35 year teaching career with Loveland Schools. She began teaching third grade at Lloyd Mann Elementary and finished her career teaching third grade at Loveland Elementary School.
Mrs. Castetter’s former students are invited to stop by and visit her on Thursday, June 11, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Loveland Elementary School in her classroom (Rm. 204). For more information, contact Loveland Elementary School at 683-4333.
With the high cost of college education, it’s commonplace for students to accumulate thousands of dollars of debt while pursuing a college degree. Yet the ability to repay loans after graduation is a real concern in this economy now that there are fewer jobs to go around. There are options to help combat college debt. For example, if you’re a college student with a graduation date looming on the horizon, you may want to rethink plans to enter into the workforce. You may be better off staying in school or pursuing a service opportunity that postpones repayment of your student loans.
Stay in school to delay repayment
The government grants student borrowers a six-month grace period following withdrawal from school before they are required to begin repaying their federal student loans. Unfortunately, the current recession will make finding any job — let alone a well-paying one — harder than usual. So if graduate school or additional training will help you improve your prospects for employment, then by all means, stay in school. Let the economy heal and continue to soak up learning and build your academic resume. Next year, or the year after that, may be a better environment for your job search.
Apply for a service program
Another way to postpone student loan repayment and gain valuable work experience at the same time is by participating in a community service program such as Americorps, the Peace Corps or Teach for America. These organizations offer community service positions with a small stipend to cover living expenses and the added benefit of loan deferral. They also are a boon for your resume. As the economy has worsened, the competition for these positions has increased, so apply early and keep your fingers crossed.
Get a government gig
If you need to hit the pavement, consider applying for a government position. Some civil service jobs offer student loan repayment benefits of up to $10,000 per year — up to a maximum of $60,000 per employee — which can go a long way to helping you wipe out your student debt.
Explore flexible repayment terms
If you’re done with school and not up for community or civil service work, you may have no other choice than to begin repaying your student loans. The government offers several flexible repayment options for federal student loans, including a new income-contingent plan (available July 2009) that allows borrowers to pay a reduced amount each month based on current income. In some cases, if you can show no income, you may be able to skip loan payments until your situation improves.
Get advice and stay on top of your loans
A financial advisor can help you determine how to manage your debt. It’s important to set a realistic repayment schedule so you can meet your obligations. Failure to pay will damage your credit rating and may adversely affect your job search since many businesses routinely conduct credit checks before hiring. Your college financial aid office is another resource that may offer creative solutions to help you manage your college loans.
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Parade, Carnival Rides, Kenny Welch Band, Youth 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Gambling Tent, Southern Singers - Native American Drums, Children's Safety Village, Frog Jumping Contest , music by Six Pac, Chicken Dinners, music by Excess Karma, and Lawn Mower Races.
Georgia officials offered NCR Corp. more than $60 million to lure the company to the state, which is double what Ohio offered the company at the last minute Monday night.
California
voters’ landslide support last November of an initiative on the
treatment of farm animals could lead to a similar vote in Ohio. The
Humane Society is considering backing a voter initiative in Ohio like
California’s Proposition 2, called the Prevention of Farm Animal
Cruelty Act.
FRESNO,
Calif. (AP) -- California voters' landslide support last November of an
initiative on the treatment of farm animals appears to have helped a
state legislature bitterly divided over the budget find common ground.
So far this year, bills have sailed from one chamber to the other that
would ban docking the tails of milk cows, stop importing out-of-state
eggs from hens kept in cramped cages, end large-scale puppy mills and
increase penalties for poaching wildlife.
Doctors
could see fewer patients and provide more care involving illness
prevention under a bipartisan proposal in the General Assembly. The
bill would use federal stimulus money to create what are known as
patient-centered medical homes in Lucas County, Montgomery County and
other counties surrounding Montgomery. The goal: to reduce costs and
improve treatment at a time of soaring health care costs and complaints
from physicians about growing expenses.
Driving
to Niagara Falls?
Unless you plan to stay on the U.S. side, you'll need a passport.
As of Monday, U.S. citizens crossing into Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or
the Caribbean by any means -- land, water or air -- must have a
passport or a secure-identity card designed for the purpose.
Cincinnati
State Technical and Community College, along with Wilmington College
and the University of Toledo, will use a $1.7 million Ohio Board of
Regents grant to aid students pursuing technology-related degrees.
The grant is part of $13.3 million being awarded by the Board of
Regents to attract and retain students in STEMM (science, technology,
engineering, mathematics and medicine) disciplines, according to a news
release.
The schools will use the grant money to provide scholarships for about
20 students annually, according to the release. Students who are
academic high achievers, but unable to afford four-year colleges, will
be considered.
Goshen, Ohio - Theresa Slack local author of Evidence of Grace will be at the Goshen Branch Library, 6678 State Route 132, to discuss her latest release with the Check It Out book discussion group. The group will meet Wednesday, June 10, 2009 from 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Slack hails from Latham, Ohio and was part of the 2007 Romance Writers Group. Slack is a member of Christian Writers Fellowship Int., Faith Christian Writers, and American Fiction Christian Writers. Evidence of Grace is her fifth novel and the third in the Jenna’s Creek series. She lives in Southern Ohio with her husband.
Emily Kowalchik, a graduating senior at Loveland High School was awarded the National Champion in Team Open Fences at the National Championship Horse Show at Lake Erie College’s George Humphrey Equestrian Center in suburban Cleveland.
Kowalchik is a member of the Beckett Run Equestrian Team, based in Hamilton, Ohio. Her team also won the National Champion Varsity Team trophy. As such, they are the top-ranked High School Equestrian Team in the nation for the 2008-2009 season. The team had qualified to compete at the high school national finals by winning qualifying points at shows throughout the school year, then winning necessary qualification placings at the Regional Finals in March in Athens, Ohio; and the Zone Championships in April, in Albion, Michigan.
The Beckett Run team had qualified to compete at the high school national finals by winning qualifying points at shows throughout the school year, then winning necessary qualification placings at the Regional Finals in March in Athens, Ohio; and the Zone Championships in April, in Albion, Michigan. Another local team – Childress Rogers Stable, from Milford Ohio – captured the Middle School National Championship.
Kowalchik is a member of the Loveland National Honor Society and Link Crew. She is ranked 4th in her class at Loveland High School with a GPA of 4.37. She received a NCAA Division I athletic scholorship, and will continue to ride for Cornell University majoring in business with a minor in Spanish
For more information about Beckett Run riding, contact coaches Jim and Gwen Arrigon at 513/839-5619 or garrigon@hotmail.com.
GOSHEN TOWNSHIP, OHIO - The Clermont County Engineer’s Office will close a portion of Old SR 28 in Goshen Township for a bridge replacement on Monday, June 8, 2009. The roadway is scheduled to reopen on Monday, September 14, 2009.
Traffic will be rerouted along SR 28 and Dick Flynn Boulevard. For more information, contact the Engineer’s Office at (513) 732-8857.
Public Library Encourages Families to Read Together June 1–July 31
One Grand Prize for each age group will be awarded at all 41 Library locations
Summer Reading is back and everyone is invited (preschoolers, school-age kids, teens, parents, grandparents as well as any adult) to discover the pleasures of reading together at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. From June 1 through July 31, the entire family can explore all the Library has to offer while earning incentives and chances to win prizes just for having fun reading.
As in the previous 35 years of Summer Reading, a unique theme will be used to spark the imagination of kids and teens. This time the Library is unleashing Creature Feature, where “Wildlife Comes to You” at various Library locations through a collaborative exchange with the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. In return, children’s librarians accompanied by storybook characters, will host eight different “Zoo Tales.” (* Zoo admission or membership applies to storytimes held at the Cincinnati Zoo. All other Summer Reading Creature Feature programs are free.)
MAINVILLE, OHIO - The Celtic Rhythm Dancers will be performing at the Bargains and BBQ Parking Lot Sale at 3:15 PM on Saturday at the Lakeview United Church of Christ (8639 Columbia Road, Maineville, Ohio) in their Fellowship Hall.
This performance is free of charge and open to the public.
Featured, along with the sale of used items, will be a $5 barbeque meal, special Book Nook where hundreds of used books including children's books will be sold, story-telling, face-painting for little ones, and a Gourmet Bake Sale (with an emphasis on fancy chocolate cakes, cookies and candies). In addition, at least two original works of art will be available for silent auction.
MORROW, OHIO – The Morrow Elementary School is closing after this school year. Local residents have planned a Farewell and Ice Cream Social to celebrate its rich history.
Monday, June 8, 6:30 PM Morrow Elementary School 10 Miranda St., Morrow, Ohio
Sponsored by the Morrow Elementary PTO
For more information, call Melinda Briggs @ 899-4728 Julia Hayes @ 967-7730
1,400 Students, 150 Staff, and Visitors Within 750'
LOVELAND, OHIO - “No, why would I give it any consideration?” This was Walt Kroener's answer when asked if he had given any consideration to two Loveland Elementary schools less than 1,000' from the site he has chosen to store more than 65,000 gallons of propane. He said, “Yes, I'm aware that there are schools on Loveland Madeira Road.” Kroener has submitted an application to the Loveland Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) to build a bulk propane plant for Tri-County Propane at 266 Kemper Road.
Drawings submitted to the P&Z show two, 30,000 gallon tanks, measuring 9' in diameter and 67' long, connected by a common pipe leading to a pump that will be used to transfer propane to what are commonly called “Bobtail” trucks. Kroener said that two of the Bobtail trucks will be parked on site, but the drawing shows three. These trucks each have a capacity of 2,800 gal.
Kroener also said that the business may expand to retail sales of propane to household consumers, but would not offer any information, other than to say, “It's a possibility.” He would not estimate the number of the smaller 20 gal. tanks that would be stored on the site in a future expansion. The schematic drawings and other paper work submitted to the P&Z only show a northwest portion of the site between power lines and railroad tracks as a “Fenced area with gravel for storage items.” Kroener said this area would be where the Bobtail trucks would be parked, and the other storage of propane might be.
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Larger trucks with a capacity between 7,000 to 12,000 gallons, would be brought to the site to fill the 30,000 gallon bulk storage tanks.
Scott Young, Loveland's Zoning Administrator, said that there is nothing in the City's zoning code that would prohibit the bulk propane storage facility. Although, Young said that there is a P&Z meeting on June 15 to consider the plan, Kroener said that the plan is only in the “trial stage” and he wasn't aware of the June 15 meeting.
Kroener 's Tri-County Propane's business address is 263 Hatts Swank Road in rural Warren County - two miles northeast of Downtown Loveland. He said he does not currently own his own bulk storage facility, and that he plans to purchase the Kemper Road location if the City approves his plans.
There are currently about 1,400 students enrolled at the Loveland Elementary and Primary Campus – approximately 150 are employed at the Campus, not including transportation employees. The District's transportation facility is located to the rear of the Elementary School. The Campus serves grades 1-4, and hundreds of volunteers and parents visit the schools weekly.
On April 15, 1998, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) investigated the line-of-duty deaths of two volunteer fire fighters (Report No. 98F14). The investigation was part of the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program. Both fire fighters were part of a volunteer fire department that responded to an 18,000-gallon bulk propane tank fire.Read on...
You can also learn about Propane Oder Fade, facts about propane, and notable propane incidents here.
Just after 03:50 ET on the morning of August 10, 2008, a large explosion occurred at Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases, located near Murray Road and Spalding Road. This was followed by a series of explosions which sent huge fireballs and clouds of smoke billowing into the sky, and a BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion) (video). Large pieces of metal believed to be from the exploding propane tanks were flung into nearby streets. Many homes and offices were damaged, windows were shattered, and doors were ripped from their hinges. About 200 firefighters battled the fires that resulted from the explosions.[4]
The threat of further blasts and concerns about the air quality forced the police to order the evacuation of a large area in the surrounding community. Buses were brought in to evacuate residents. Residents living within a 1.6-kilometre radius were forced out of their homes.Read on...
The Loveland Castle, also known as the Chateau LaRoche. It's located near Cincinnati, in Loveland, Ohio. When I was looking for things to do in the Cincinnati area, I saw this listed as one of the area attractions and knew immediately that I had to go and see it. I'm fascinated by castles and what it must have been like to live in one. And I never realized that an actual castle like this one was built in the United States. It was made by hand, mostly by one man, who continued to work on it until he died at the age of 91. Read on... The Middle of Nowhere: Chateau LaRoche.
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