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Several 4th and 5th grade basketball players held an open gym on Saturday, December 22 and two moms collected $425 in donations for the Newtown Memorial Fund, created by a Newtown High School graduate. The mission of the memorial fund is to provide a lasting memorial to the victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy and to establish academic scholarships in the victims’ names for classmates and generations of Newtown students to come.
There is a SPECIAL Saturday drop-off:
JANUARY 12, 2013 FROM 9 AM - 5 PM
Bring proof of Hamilton County, Ohio residency such as a driver's license or utility bill.
This program prohibits the acceptance of computers and electronics from businesses, schools, churches, and non-profits.
Operated by Global Environmental Services (GES)
NEW LOCATION:
CSI/ Republic Transfer Station (MAP)
10751 Evendale Drive
Evendale, Ohio 45241
Items accepted at no charge: TVs, CPUs, hard drives, personal copiers, docking stations, monitors, scanners, printers, cellular telephones, tape and disk drives, tapes (VHS, Beta, Cassette, 8-track) VCR and DVD players, circuit boards, cables, mainframes, servers, terminals, fax machines, PDAs, back up batteries, chips, keyboards, mice, modems, computer speakers, CD Rom drives, and laptops.
For recycling options outside of the District sponsored program, click here.
Questions? 946-7766 or susan.schumacher@hamilton-co.org
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These LOVELAND MAGAZINE VIDEOS are from the December 18 Loveland City Council meeting. Paula Mitchell Oguah, President of the Loveland Predestinarian Church Preservation Committee (CPC) and Secretary Larry Hamilton presented an up-date on efforts to preserve the historic Black church on Chestnut Street.
Assistant City Manager Gary Vidmar had recently written to CPC regarding his concerns about how the preservation of the City owned property was progressing. Oguah was primarily at the council meeting to address apparent conflict with what she had understood after recent conversations with Vidmar.
Oguah said that an organizational meeting was held on December 1 when officers were elected, and a decision to proceed with filing incorporation papers with the State was made. The organizational meeting was attended by 17 people, although the organization now has many more active supporters. Former Loveland councilmember Joe Schickle heads the Fund Raising Committee, and Gwen Hamilton is the Treasure. There are now at least 30 "committed" members of CPC according to Oguah. A bank account has been opened.
"We have not been dragging our feet," said Oguah. She said that the talent the project has attracted is "unsurpassed" and she has confidence that the resources to successfully restore the historic property are in hand and people are ready to begin their work.
A Re-Hab Building Committee has been formed to oversee the rehabilitation of the building, including getting estimates on the required work. The committee will bring forward a proposal to the City. Oguah reported that CPC now has a professional on board who will oversee the rehabilitation of the church free of cost.
Grant Writing and Historical Designation Committees has been formed.
Editor's Note: David Miller, Publisher of Loveland Magazine is a member of CPC.
Teens invited to enter drawing contest at any Hamilton County Library branch
The annual Teen Drawing Contest rolls out January 1-31 for teens ages 12-18. The theme is “Fan Art!” and teens are encouraged to recreate a scene from their favorite book. Original drawings or paintings may be submitted at any Library location.
The Art Academy of Cincinnati is partnering with the Library to provide programs that will help teens develop their original ideas into their final artwork using fine arts and graphic design concepts.
First-, second- and third-place winners, along with 12 honorable mention winners, will be selected from two age categories, 12–14 and 15–18. Prizes will be given at an awards reception for the winners in TeenSpot Saturday, Feb. 23. Winning artwork will be displayed online afterward.
For further contest details, go to http://teenspace.cincinnatilibrary.org starting in January.
Air Force Airman James R. Bowling and Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Eric L. Saul have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The men completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Bowling is the son of Selena and Rick Bowling of Shanee Drive, Morrow. He is a 2011 graduate of Kings High School, Morrow.
Saul is the son of Bari and Chris Saul of Columbia Trail, Loveland. He is a 2012 graduate of Kings High School, Kings Mills.
Pray for what we know can be - Hope for what we still can't see
by Fran Hendrick
This year’s holidays come in the wake of a tragedy that has painfully sharpened awareness of the vulnerability of innocents to violence to an overwhelming level. Reeling from the terrible news from Connecticut, a single song from a Christmas CD (“Thankful” by Gosh Groban on the album “Noel”) helped me forgive my own powerlessness and provided me with a sense of renewed direction.
Listen Now as you read on.
(Or listen on YouTube as you read on.)
Tonight we pray for what we know can be
and on this day we hope for what we still can't see.
To pray for "what we know can be;" to hope for "what we still can't see" -- how deeply comforting to validate the significance of the wish even lacking the vision of the means to manifest it.
The music of Christmas helps my heart. I think it reaches a universal place in the soul, and in doing that, it is able to span even beyond its tremendous religious significance. This song, on the album, was followed by "The First Noel" -- which I have always associated with an image of a lone evergreen on a snowy hill with a bright star in a navy velvet sky -- though I suppose it was nothing like that at all, of course -- but the picture embodies peace in the purity of the snow, in the sacred bond of mother and infant, in the light of truth and love in the sky, in its innocence, so lovingly conveyed in “The Little Drummer Boy,” as well. Not least, the music of Christmas brings back to me, poignantly, our potential for joy.
So this is the hope, this is the star to fervently pray for, even though we cannot begin to see the path to purifying our planet with its light of truth. We don't know how, but it is in our hearts, nonetheless. We are human. We are limited. Only one brick at a time can we put into this long-stretching path; that is inherent in being human and perhaps not a deficit at all.
But it is also this message that comforts me, that affirms where I am right now: the message that what has happened -- and our raw awareness of what can happen in the future -- this is too big for us not to cry today.
Look beyond ourselves; there's so much sorrow
It's way too late to say, I'll cry tomorrow.
Each of us must find our truth;
It's so long overdue.
I am so shaken, my heart is so heavy. But there is real value in my holding in my heart that vision of a world that is carpeted by a fresh covering of jubilant wildflowers reaching for the sky – implicit their innate purity of spirit and the beauty of being free to bloom; the preciousness of each blossom celebrated and protected, a world swathed in love and care -- even if there is no path in sight. In that connection of hearts and hopes, we are no longer powerless.
I suppose the answer lies in our
teaching our children well, as Whitney Houston told us; they are the fresh covering that can choke out the hatred. I believe that my part, what I can contribute, is to free, in some small way, within each person whom I touch, the power of their essence and to provide the nurturance for that seed to grow -- because it is in ordinary genius, it is within the essence the human core, whatever visible covering chances to surround it, if it is not silenced, if it is amplified and allowed to be heard, that our solutions will appear, and in which, perhaps, they already exist.
Even with our differences, there is a place we're all connected.
Each of us can find each other's love.
So for tonight we pray for what we know can be
and on this day we hope for what we still can't see
It's up to us to be the change
And even though this world needs so much more
There's so much to be thankful for.
The world is no stranger to terrible things; its sorrows began before us and will almost certainly extend after. Oh, how we wish our children did not have to ever know! But that’s not our job. Our job is to be there when they find out, to help them have the resilience to cope with what they know and still remain optimistic about life. It is our job, through our own courage, to show them that although hearts break, they also heal.
If we cannot fix the world for them, what then? I hope you will find in this final treasure, as I have, compassion for our limitations in what we can do, indeed in what we can even envision:
"It is not incumbent upon you to complete the work,
but neither are you at liberty to desist from it."
[(Avot 2:21) attributed to Rabbi Tarfon.]
For me, that means to do what I can do to make the world a better place -- for one person at a time.
Wishing you comfort and joy, as well,
Fran Hendrick
Fran Hendrick, PCC is a Coach, Conselor, and Teacher at The Self Development Place in Historic Downtown Loveland (210 W. Loveland Avenue, Loveland OH 45140). She can be reached at 513 677-9800.
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Dear Loveland Magazine Readers,
This year we should be extra thankful for our loved ones, family and friends, and the people who mean the most to us.
For too many families this holiday season is going to be very, very
difficult. And that recognition reminds us that this is not only a time
for celebration, but for fellowship, community, and reflection.
On behalf of Connie and our family, I want to wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday season.
Thank you for everything you have done this past year. I could not be more grateful.
And I am looking forward to working with you in the New Year.
Sherrod
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