Loveland Magazine

Opposition to Church Demolition

Readers Respond to: Another Loveland Church Set for Demolition

melanie brubaker said:

Do we really need more development in Loveland? There are plenty of "developments" that have stalled or been abandoned. Can't we save this piece of history?

Jennifer Lee said:

Agreed, Melanie. The charm that Loveland had is quickly being destroyed by this Council. Churches being torn down or allowed to fall into ruin to get what a select few want? It is truly a shame. They cannot keep the Love-Mad corridor filled with merchants but they continue to demolish history for the sake of potential tax income. Years ago, someone told me Loveland was trying to copy Mariemont, but you'll never see this type of ruin sweep through that area.

cati@greenbuildermag.com said:

Thanks for reporting on this important issue. Running roughshod over history/historic buildings never bodes well for a community. The last thing Loveland needs is to lose its eclectic charm--it, along with the bike trail, the charming downtown, and the river--is a big part of what brings new residents to the city. There are plenty of communities in Cincinnati to go to if people want the banal cookie-cutter aftermath of "design guidelines" run amok and old things destroyed. I suppose the questions I have are: What development? There seems to be ample room for development in the downtown of Loveland. Isn't that church sitting on or near a brownfield anyway? Should the Historical Society step in?

 

Photoillustration by David Miller © 2012

Cross That Off Bucket List

 

Major Brady Poe, a 1995 graduate of Loveland High School, and wife Courtney vacationed in Tromso in northern Norway recently; traveling, before a PCS... Permanent Change of Station, to Tyndall AFB, Florida. Believe it or not they started out in Bali.

An aurora (plural: aurorae or auroras) is a natural light display in the sky particularly in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions, caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere (thermosphere). The charged particles originate in the magnetosphere and solar wind and, on Earth, are directed by the Earth's magnetic field into the atmosphere. (Source Wikipedia)

Let's Get the Lead Out!

Dear Loveland Magazine Readers,

Did you know that millions of birds die every year because of toxic lead hunting ammunition that’s left in the wild? It’s got to stop and you can help.

The Environmental Protection Agency banned lead paint and gasoline as safety hazards years ago and yet, today it continues to allow tons of lead shot and bullet fragments to litter our lands, endangering animals and people with lead poisoning. More than 130 species of birds, mammals and other wildlife are poisoned or killed through secondary lead poisoning from spent ammunition.

Bald eagle suffering from lead poisoning. Photo by Ken Lockwood, Eagle Valley Raptor Center

Buckshot in bald eagle stomach. Photo courtesy Wildlife Center of Virginia

We need you to join us to fight a rollback of our environmental laws that would exempt lead ammunition from laws controlling toxics. There’s no reason for this preventable wildlife epidemic to continue. There are plenty of lead-free, nontoxic bullets available on the market today in all 50 states. What’s needed now is a nationwide shift away from these toxic ammunitions.

The Center for Biological Diversity has launched a campaign to Get the Lead Out, organizing 150 groups in 38 states to petition the EPA to take toxic lead out of hunting ammunition.

But the National Rifle Association and other gun groups are pressuring Congress to fight our petition, falsely claiming it’s an effort to end hunting or somehow take away guns. Now, at the bidding of those groups, lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ensure continued lead poisoning of bald eagles, condors, loons, swans and other wildlife. The misguided “Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012″ (H.R. 4089) would prevent the EPA from enforcing federal regulations intended to protect wildlife and people from preventable lead poisoning.

The NRA claims that removing toxic hunting ammunition is “extreme” and somehow anti-hunting. What’s so "extreme" about insisting that bald eagles not starve to death because their digestive system has been shut down by lead poisoning?

Help us stop the NRA’s toxic legislation by contacting your representatives and urging them to protect our nation’s wildlife from lead poisoning.

Let's Get the Lead Out!

The Center for Biological Diversity is a national conservation group that works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction. www.biologicaldiversity.org

Invitation to Experience Christ in a "Powerful Way"

Dear Loveland Magazinne Readers,

Experience Christ in a powerful way during Holy Week worship opportunities. Invite others to join you!

Title: “Walking the Road to Calvary”
Date: Going on now through Saturday, April 7th
Time: daylight hours, dawn to dusk

You’re invited to journey through 7 prayer stations created outside  our LUMC Campus this Lenten season,

as you take time to reflect on the Passion story of Jesus. Printed prayer guides will be at each station to lead

you in this Lenten observance. Take time to abide in Christ, join Jesus in “Walking the Road to Calvary”.

This is a Free Community offering

 

Title: ”Holy Thursday Worship Service “
Date: Thursday, April 5th
Time: 7 – 8 pm, Childcare provided up to age 5

Come worship with us on this Holy night! Experience the Passion Story of Jesus as told in the scriptures,

be blessed by the musical offering by the Chancel Choir, celebrate Holy Communion as we remember our

Lord’s Last Supper with his disciples, and witness a powerful drama portraying Jesus’ mother, Mary, as she

follows her son down the “Via Dolorosa”. The service concludes outside with a procession of carrying the

cross out to the hillside.

Title:”Journey to the Tomb”
Date:Good Friday, April 6th
Time: 6-9 pm

Join us for the Passion Story of Jesus, shared through drama and song, in a guided,  11 station – 30 minute

walking tour. This is a Free Community Event.

Title: “You’re Invited to an Easter Celebration”
Date: Sunday, April 8th
Time: 8:15 am: Morning Chapel; 9:30 Engage!; 11:00 Classic Tradition
Sunday School: 9:30 am:               Nursery Care available all morning.

LUMC’s Brass Ensemble and Chancel Choir will lead worship at 8:15 and 11:00 am.

Klutch! will lead the contemporary Easter Celebration at 9:30 am.

We look forward to your visit.

Loveland UMC

10975 South Lebanon Rd

Loveland, OH 45140

513-683-1738

www.lovelandumc.org

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Sincerely,,

Deanne Brashear 

Communications Ministry, LUMC

Reducing the Deficit

 

Ohio families are finding new ways to save money. Whether its seniors buying generic prescription drugs, families investing in fuel-efficient cars that get more miles to the gallon, or homeowners refinancing into more affordable mortgages, Ohioans are taking action to spend less. It’s time for the federal government to do the same.

Washington needs to find new ways to reduce spending as well.  But instead of cutting Medicare or raising the retirement age for Social Security, there are important steps we can take to reduce the deficit that strengthen our economy. Here are five commonsense ways we can reduce spending or shore-up the deficit – without harming our economic recovery:

1. Cut $20 billion in spending by ending taxpayer-funded subsidies for the five biggest oil companies. The Big Five oil companies made a record $137 billion in profits last year and made more than $1 trillion in profits over the past decade. Every penny more at the pump increases their profits by another $200 million. Meanwhile, taxpayers spend billions each year giving handouts to these mega-corporations. I’m fighting to pass the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, which would end tax subsidies for big oil companies that are reaping record profits while you pay more at the pump.

2. Save $19.5 billion by closing tax loopholes for companies that ship jobs overseas. Too many Ohioans have seen their jobs shipped overseas. What they don’t realize is that the U.S. tax code provides incentives to companies that outsource. I’m fighting to pass the Offshoring Prevention Act, which closes a costly tax loophole that rewards companies for moving factories overseas.

3. Save $2.3 billion by allowing timely access to generic prescription drugs. Generic versions of biologic drugs – the most expensive subset of drugs on the market – aren’t available until at least 12 years after the patent for a brand-name drug is issued. I’m fighting to shorten this window so that consumers, and the government, can spend less on drug costs.

4. Cut $20 billion in spending by streamlining the farm safety net. There are more than five farm safety net and direct payment programs that are meant to protect farmers against volatile growing conditions or drops in yield. But these resources are not always used where they are most needed, and are not always based on crops that are actually planted. I’ve introduced a bipartisan bill with Sen. John Thune (R-SD) to improve the farm safety net. Our proposal consolidates five separate programs while making the farm safety net program more efficient by reducing overlap with crop insurance, and cutting down on paperwork.

5. Save $23 billion by ending special tax breaks for Wall Street hedge fund managers. Wealthy hedge fund managers can make more than $2 billion each year, yet pay a lower tax rate than most middle class Ohioans because of a special tax break. If hedge fund managers paid the regular income tax rate, we could reduce the deficit by $23 billion over the next decade.

Collectively, these simple actions would save nearly $85 billion over the next 10 years.

Ohio families are making tough choices with their household budgets. It’s time the government does the same for the federal budget.

Spring Rorschach Test #8

 

 

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Summer Clay Camps

Whistle Stop Clay Works is now accepting registrations for Summer Clay Camps.

Co-owner Kay Bolin O’Grady said “Clay is an exciting and magical material.  Children ages 8 – 13 will have the opportunity to learn the art and craft of clay while having fun and exploring their creativity’”

“We offer patient encouragement and personal guidance. Classes are small, with a maximum of 12 students per class.  Students receive both group and individual instruction at their own level.”

Register now as first camp begins on June 4th.

For more information: www.whistlestopclayworks.com or call 513-683-CLAY (2529). Whistle Stop Clay Works is located at 119 Harrison Street, Loveland, OH 45140 (located in the Historic District of Loveland on St. Rt. 48 North).

Loveland District Holds Community Meeting to Review Financial Forecast

Loveland, Ohio - Prior to the regular April Board of Education meeting, the Loveland City School District is holding a meeting open to the public to review its annual five-year financial forecast.  The meeting will be held at 6 PM on Monday, April 16, in the LIS/LMS Media Center.

At the community meeting, Ernie Strawser, RW Baird and Co., will be presenting the district’s five-year financial forecast which covers the current fiscal year (2012) through fiscal year 2016.  The forecast includes all the revenues and expenditures anticipated from the general fund over the next five years. There will also be a time for questions and answers from the public. Baird and Co. is an independent financial firm that prepares the annual forecast.

For more information, call the Treasurer’s Office, at (513) 683-5600.

April 3, 2012

Classes filling up fast, only a few spots left in the following  Spring Clay Classes, April 9 -May 19.    Wheel Throwing Basics & Beyond Tuesday,  6:00pm - 8:30pm      Adult Ceramic Sampler    Thursday, 12:00pm - 2:30pm   After School Enrichment Program         Thursday,  4:00pm - 5:30pm         Dont miss out, register now!

Also accepting registrations for:   Youth Summer Camps   Adult/Child Clay Time April 7, 14, 21 & 28   Cocktails & Clay April 27 - Kentucky Derby Whiskey Cups

Think local and hand made.   Whistle Stop Clay Works Gift Certificates are now available!

Whistle Stop Clay Works   119 Harrison Loveland, Ohio 45140   513.683.CLAY (2529) www.whistlestopclayworks.com

Deerfield Township 2012 HOA Consortium to be held on Saturday, April 14

You can join the Township Board of Trustees and staff on Saturday, April 14th, from 9 AM until 10:30 AM. for the spring 2012 Homeowners’ Association Consortium.

BPA in Your Food? The FDA's Still Okay With That.

BPA is what is known as an endocrine disrupter, meaning that it has a range of effects on human development even at minute doses.

—By Tom Philpott

Bisphenol A, a controversial chemical used in the lining of nearly all cans used by the food and beverage industry, got a reprieve from the government last week. Responding to a court order to decide on the Natural Resources Defense Council's petition to ban the stuff on the grounds that it causes harm even in tiny doses, the Food and Drug Administration rejected the petition and upheld its approval of BPA.

That's good news for some of the globe's biggest chemical companies. According to Bloomberg News, the global BPA market is worth about $8 billion...   Read on at Mother Jones...

Little Miami Announces School Re-organization

District Will Push Back the Opening of School Until Sept. 4, 2012

Little Miami school administrators, teachers and staff have begun planing for the 2012-2013 school year following the Fiscal Planning and Steering Commission's vote on March 29 to permit the return of some services and the reopening of Butlerville and Maineville Elementary Schools.

With the two elementaries reopened, the buildings will be arranged as follows:

•     Butlerville Elementary - All Preschool; K-2
•     Maineville Elementary - K-2
•     Salem Twp. Elementary - K-2; all 3-4
•     Little Miami Intermediate - 5-6
•     Little Miami Jr. High - 7-8
•     Little Miami High School - 9-12   

The district will push back the opening of school until Sept. 4, 2012 to allow extra time to prepare buildings and move teachers and staff. School start times, transportation routes and attendance areas have yet to be determined.

Check back to district’s website at www.littlemiamischools.com for more information as it becomes available.

Clermont 4-H Youth Leadership Program Builds Leadership Skills

All Clermont County high school juniors have the opportunity to participate in the post secondary education LOOK to Clermont Youth Leadership Program.  The program, offered by Ohio State University (OSU) Extension Clermont, is designed to sharpen, enhance, and develop personal and team leadership skills, while providing experiential learning in community subjects such as government, infrastructure, health and human services, safety, and justice.  The program is modeled after the LEAD Clermont Adult Leadership Program sponsored by the Clermont County Chamber of Commerce.

Do you Need a Degree for That?

UC Clermont College Holding an Open House

If you’ve been thinking of pursuing a college degree, UC Clermont College is holding an open house for new students and their families on Thursday, April 26, 2012, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. 

The World is an Ever-Growing Frontier for Young Bobbie

 

A 4-year-old eager to discover the wonders of the world is April’s Waiting Child at Hamilton County Job and Family Services.

 

 

“Every child deserves a permanent home and we know there are hundreds of loving families throughout this community that would be willing to open up their doors and their hearts to our children,” said Moira Weir, director of Hamilton County Job and Family Services.

The world is an ever-growing frontier for young Bobbie. There is so much she wants to learn, and she is looking for a family to help her discover the world. She likes learning through touch and exploring exciting new sights and sounds. She especially loves games that light up and make noise. Bobbie also likes to cuddle with soft stuffed animals.
Bobbie enjoys listening to music; sing-along songs are her favorite. She will join in and sing a few lines to her favorite children’s songs.  She is also becoming more mobile and loves to walk up and down steps with the help of others nearby.

Hamilton County currently has about 190 children available for adoption. The county’s Children’s Services Division often must take custody of children who are the victims of abuse or neglect and cannot be safely reunited with their families. Those interested in adopting can learn more at www.hcadopt.org or by calling (513) 632-6366 or e-mailing 

Also, follow Hamilton County JFS Foster Care and Adoption recruitment on Facebook.

New Self-Serve Kiosk will Speed Service for JFS Consumers

Funded by a Grant from The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Hamilton County residents seeking food assistance or other aid during tough economic times will now have the option of a self-serve kiosk to help speed their application process with Hamilton County Job and Family Services. 

Loveland Neighborhood Meetings Scheduled

Loveland, Ohio - Throughout the summer, the City of Loveland will continue its tradition of meeting with the community in small groups to discuss neighborhood issues. Representatives from each of the City of Loveland’s departments meet with the community and discuss not only city wide issues, but also issues effecting individual neighborhoods.

Religious liberty is Cornerstone of American Freedom

By U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt

Ohio’s Second Congressional District

On every Good Friday since I was a young girl, I’ve prayed the steps from St. Gregory Street to Holy Cross-Immaculata Church atop Mount Adams.

My extended family and I will be among about 10,000 people expected to make the pilgrimage this Friday (April 6). Those who observe the day when Jesus Christ died on the cross usually pause on each of the 96 concrete steps to say a prayer – though some are so young they have to be carried in the arms of a parent or grandparent.

It’s a ritual that has been observed for generations by some families in Cincinnati. The tradition is about 150 years old – p robably dating to 1861, when climbing what were then wooden steps was the most direct way for some German-American Catholics to reach their new house of worship at the summit of Mount Adams.

The church at 30 Guido Street was built of limestone quarried from the hillside that overlooks the Ohio River. The inspiring spot is one of the most scenic in the Second Congressional District, which I represent.

Deerfield Township Seeking Applicants to Fill Zoning Board Vacancies

OHSAA Board Adopts Revised Competitive Balance Proposal

Member School Principals to Vote on Referendum Issue in May

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Board of Directors held a special meeting on Friday, March 23, and approved five additional items to place before the membership during the annual referendum voting process that will be held between May 1 and 15. Among the items that will be voted upon by member school principals is a slightly revised Competitive Balance Proposal that, if adopted, would place schools into their respective tournament divisions in team sports based on a sport-by-sport athletic count. The formula for calculating the athletic count includes factors related to how students enter the school (boundary factor); the ability of students to access additional resources for successful competition (socioeconomic factor); and the success of a specific program over a long period of time (tradition factor). If adopted by the membership, the change would become effective for the 2013-14 school year. The proposal was recommended to the Board by the OHSAA Competitive Balance Committee.

Another Loveland Church Set for Demolition

 

Loveland, Ohio - Loveland residents recently became the owners of this church at 225 Chestnut Street, formally the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. City Council recently allowed City Manager Thomas Carroll to acquire the church for back taxes, assessments, and liens owed on the property.

Carroll said the Church, that is at the end of Chestnut Street, would be demolished to clear land for development.

County records indicate the Church was built in1930. Loveland Passages Through Time, published by the Loveland Historical Society in 1992 describes a "black" church, The Predestinarian Baptist Church having a "home" at the end of Chestnut Street in 1894.

Author, Larry Hamilton, native Loveland son and a 1967 graduate of Loveland high School wrote in the introduction to his book, Lucy's Story - Right Choices But Wrongs Still Left:

On the 25^th anniversary of the television miniseries Roots: The Saga of an American Family I wrote a commentary that began:

Some call it fate.  Alex Haley described it as “a meant-to-be series of incidents.”   But, as one who was baptized in the Predestinarian Baptist Church in Loveland, Ohio (a Cincinnati suburb) I know it to be something even deeper, that which was preordained and divinely sanctioned.

Hamilton described why he decided to write his series in the "continuing saga of a family history narrative handed down from generations of the Hamilton family of Loveland."

 

Readers Respond:

melanie brubaker said:

Do we really need more development in Loveland? There are plenty of "developments" that have stalled or been abandoned. Can't we save this piece of history?

Jennifer Lee said:

Agreed, Melanie. The charm that Loveland had is quickly being destroyed by this Council. Churches being torn down or allowed to fall into ruin to get what a select few want? It is truly a shame. They cannot keep the Love-Mad corridor filled with merchants but they continue to demolish history for the sake of potential tax income. Years ago, someone told me Loveland was trying to copy Mariemont, but you'll never see this type of ruin sweep through that area.

cati@greenbuildermag.com said:

Thanks for reporting on this important issue. Running roughshod over history/historic buildings never bodes well for a community. The last thing Loveland needs is to lose its eclectic charm--it, along with the bike trail, the charming downtown, and the river--is a big part of what brings new residents to the city. There are plenty of communities in Cincinnati to go to if people want the banal cookie-cutter aftermath of "design guidelines" run amok and old things destroyed. I suppose the questions I have are: What development? There seems to be ample room for development in the downtown of Loveland. Isn't that church sitting on or near a brownfield anyway? Should the Historical Society step in?

Xavier Ends Birth Control Coverage

Amid the debate over whether religious colleges should be covered by federal requirements that employee health plans include contraception, many have noted that some Roman Catholic colleges have for years had health plans that paid for birth control.

One of them -- Xavier University in Ohio -- this week told employees that they were losing birth control coverage.  Read on at Inside HigherEd.com...

Employment Changes Coming to Loveland City Hall

Michelle Knowland

Loveland, Ohio - Michelle Knowland, the City of Loveland’s Management Analyst will leave her job at the end of April. Knowland’s replacement will be chosen from a list of applicants City Manager Thomas Carroll is currently interviewing. She has worked at Loveland since 2010 after being hired through a two year-long Management Fellows program of the City County Management Association. She had assumed the duties of assistant to the City Manager.

Carroll also may leave the City. He is currently on a short list of four applicants to become Montgomery, Ohio City Manager. Montgomery’s City Manager search Committee is next scheduled to meet on April 16.

A Loveland  Finance Director Search Committee will meet in mid-April to review applications for the vacant position.

 

Spring Rorschach Test #7

 

 

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Loveland Tigers Car Magnet

Show your Loveland Pride with a great new magnet for your car, your fridge, or anywhere else.

This custom-made, limited-edition magnet measures 5” x 4.5” and is UV coated for weather protection.  Each magnet is only $5 and proceeds benefit the Loveland High School and Loveland Middle School Science Olympiad teams.

Quantities are limited. Place your order NOW by mailing a check made out to “Loveland Science Olympiad” to:   Alice Culbertson, 6357 Derbyshire Ln., Loveland, OH 45140.

Questions??  E-mail lovelandscience@gmail.com.

Little Treasures Baby & Kids Sale

First Baptist Church of Milford will be holding a Little Treasures Baby and  Kids sale with 45-plus vendors on Sat April 14th. The Church is at 1367 Woodville Pike. The sale will be open to the public 8 AM until Noon. There is NO admission fee for shoppers.

There will also be a free raffle to win $50 gift cards. Items for sale will include maternity clothes, kids clothes 0-12 yrs (sorted by sex and size), indoor and outdoor toys, books & movies, nursery and kid's furniture like cribs, toy boxes, changing tables, or toddler beds, baby gear like exersaucers, bedding sets, high chairs, swings, play mats, strollers, Bumbo seats, bouncers, baby carriers, blankets, etc.

You should bring a tote bag or laundry basket for easier shopping. Cash only and all sales final.

There will also be tables setup in the lobby for a charity bake sale, Thirty one, Mary Kay, Discovery Toys, Usborne Books, handmade diaper cakes, burp cloths, baby blankets, and more.

Directions: Take 275 to Exit 57 for SR 28. Turn left on SR 28 to go East. Continue going straight onto SR 28 business bypass, which later again joins with SR 28 if you stay straight. Turn right onto Woodvill Pike at the Walgreens. First Baptist Church of Milford is about 1/2 mile down the road on the right. It has two driveway entrances. The Fellowship Hall is in the church building on your right hand side as you pull in. Go toward the far end of the building. The sale entrance will be through the main doors with the drive awning over top of them.