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Loveland, Ohio – The Little Miami Chamber Alliance says that they are “honored” to be a diaper drop off location for The Care Center.
You can drop off a package/s of diapers (any size) at the Chamber office on West Loveland Avenue and they will make sure the Care Center gets them.
Now through Mother’s Day, you can help make a difference in a young family’s life.
Loveland, Ohio – In celebration of Autism Acceptance Month, LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV was invited to collaborate with the Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities in filming and producing an interview that Cassie Mattia conducted with Tim Livelsburger.
Loveland, Ohio
The Alcohol Server Knowledge (ASK) program educates people involved in the sale and handling of alcohol on the rules and regulations that govern liquor permits, with emphasis on not over serving patrons and keeping alcohol out of the hands of underage persons.
Upon passing the free training, you will receive a certificate of completion.
The Alcohol Server Knowledge (ASK) program educates people involved in the sale and handling of alcohol on the rules and regulations that govern liquor permits, with emphasis on not over serving patrons and keeping alcohol out of the hands of underage persons.
The Alcohol Server Knowledge (ASK) program is an educational program developed for people involved in the sale and handling of alcohol on the rules and regulations that govern liquor permits in Ohio, with emphasis on knowledge, responsibilities and risks involved. This includes some of the most frequently asked questions regarding Ohio’s laws, rules, and enforcement initiatives.
ASK is completed online. Upon passing the free training, you will receive a certificate of completion.
If you have multiple employees, individuals, or permit locations that need access to OIU’s ASK program to obtain a certificate of completion please share the below link:
Alcohol Server Knowledge Online Course
Loveland, Ohio
Twenty-thousand Ohio residents died from drug overdoses from 2020 through 2023. Harm Reduction Ohio provides the overdose-reversing drug naloxone to any Ohio residents at no charge. You can order online. We mail orders within 24 hours from our main office in Granville.
This service is made possible by the Ohio Department of Health’s Project DAWN program, using federal State Opioid Response funds approved by Congress.
Ohio Department of Health
What drugs in Ohio may contain fentanyl?
All illicit drugs in Ohio — except marijuana — may contain the opioid fentanyl or a fentanyl analog that can cause a potentially fatal overdose. Half of fentanyl overdoses deaths are caused by mixtures with stimulants (meth, cocaine). High doses of prescription opiates — such as oxycodone, fentanyl, hydrocodone and morphine — may cause overdoses, too.
Who should order at this site?
Ohio residents who may be in a position to reverse an overdose should consider carrying naloxone. This is especially true for family members, friends, co-workers, neighbors and service providers in contact with people who use drugs other than marijuana. People who stimulants and non-opioid drugs (other than cannabis) are at significant risk of fentanyl overdose and should carry naloxone, as should people in contact with people who use drugs.
Can I order fentanyl test strips?
Yes. Please request them in the comment section when ordering naloxone. Fentanyl test strips will be added soon as an option to our online form.
Other questions? Email narcan@harmreductionohio.org
HRO-Naloxone-Nasalv2 from Jumpstart Video on Vimeo.
Harm Reduction Ohio’s partner NEXT Distro of New York City prepared this Xylazine Wound Care Guide, which can be found here and below.
Harm Reduction Ohio published a study January 4, 2024, on xylazine’s frequency in Ohio’s drug supply. That study can be found here. The charts and data from the study is here.
The study found xylazine in 37.3% of fentanyl. Other key findings:
Caring for Xylazine Wounds
Source: National Library of Medicine
The NEXT Distro wound care guide offers this guidance.
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A Loveland Magazine File Photo of Pat Furterer
Loveland, Ohio – Rosalynne Patricia “Pat” Furterer, founder of the Loveland Stage Company passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the age of 90.
Furterer was born in Chester, Pennsylvania and married Fred Furterer on February 13, 1954. Fred Furterer passed away in 2009. The couple lived in Pennsylvania and Michigan before Fred was transferred to Cincinnati in 1977. The couple settled in Pheasant Hills in Loveland.
Pat was a leader in community theater in Battle Creek, Michigan.
In 1979, when Pat realized that there was no community theater in Loveland, she ran an ad in the local paper seeking people who might be interested in starting one and gathered a group of eleven people who were interested in live theater, at her home in the Pheasant Hills subdivision. She continued in many roles with the theater company, as a performer, educator, fundraiser, set designer, Director, and mentor for 50-years.
To honor her legacy as the leader of the volunteer Board of Directors, she was named President Emeritus of the Loveland Stage Company in 2013.
She was the 2002 Loveland Valentine Lady. She was an officer and active member of the Loveland Woman’s Club; and she professionally worked for the Loveland Chamber of Commerce for several years.
Loveland’s Second Street in front of the theater added the honorary name of PAT FURTERER WAY on its street sign. She was inducted into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame in 2022.
Pat won the City of Loveland’s Louis G. Rookwood Award and given a “Key to the City” in 1994. The Loveland Chamber of Commerce, now the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance, began a college scholarship program in her honor.
For her contributions to community theater, Pat won the Art Rouse Award in 2006 from the Association of Community Theaters of Greater Cincinnati (ACT). The Ohio Community Theater Association (OCTA) inducted her into its Hall of Fame in 2015.
Visitation will be on Thursday, April 25 from 3 until 5 PM at the Tufts Schildmeyer Funeral Home, 129 N. Riverside Avenue in Loveland. A services will be held at 5 PM.
The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations in Pat’s memory may be made to the Loveland Stage Company, PO Box 312, Loveland, Ohio 45140, or to the Loveland Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund, 119 N. Riverside Avenue, Loveland, OH 45140.
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by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio – Today in the gym of Loveland High School (LHS), six student athletes signed their letter of intent to accept college scholarships and play their sport at the next level.
Athletic Director Rich Bryant introduced the students and their family, and read a short bio of the student’s accomplishments while at LHS.
Congratulations to the following student athletes who will be continuing their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level:
Cody Hustead – Bluffton – Football
Mya Veeneman – Ohio Northern University – Soccer
Averi Case – University of Cincinnati – Cheer
Vinny DeSalvo – Transylvania University – Baseball
Andrew Kitts – Otterbein University – Baseball
Aiden Hansen – Centre College – Baseball
Loveland, Ohio – Clean out your filing cabinets and join Infinity Wealth Counsel and their business neighbors Gertz Law and Gina Dubell-Smith’s Designed2Sell Team with eXp Realty.
ERTH systems will be on site to securely destroy your sensitive documents while you enjoy some food and beverage.
This event is free and open to the community, so please invite your friends and neighbors.
Infinity Wealth
433 West Loveland Ave.
Clermont County, Ohio – Clermont County Recorder, Deborah Clepper, and the Ohio Recorders’ Association (ORA) urges Veterans to be aware of exploitative practices targeting Military Veterans who are being charged for services that are available for FREE.
She says that DD214 Direct, a company based in Arizona, is currently soliciting veterans in Ohio to purchase a copy of their DD214 form for a fee ranging from $79 to $99. While this practice may be legal, Deborah Clepper and other County Recorders across Ohio want to ensure that Veterans are informed about the free services they are entitled to.
Veterans can obtain a free copy of their military records through their local Veteran’s Service Commission as well as record their DD214 at their local County Recorder’s office at no charge.
The DD214 form is essential for veterans to access benefits like VA loans, disability compensation, and reduced medical costs.
In recent months, Recorders offices across Ohio have received DD214 forms (paid for by veterans) from DD214 Direct through the mail, along with a limited Power of Attorney granting the Recorder the authority to file both documents on behalf of the veteran.
To safeguard veterans from exploitative, unnecessary fees and inform the public, the ORA is working to promote awareness among Veterans about these practices. Furthermore, the ORA is currently looking into potential legislation aimed at regulating companies like DD214 Direct and mandating the disclosure of the availability of these services at no charge.
by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio – Without a doubt, the human cost of gun violence—the people who are taken from us and the survivors whose lives are forever altered—is the most devastating.
And in addition to the overwhelming human impact of this crisis, we all pay for the enormous economic costs associated with gun violence.
Instead of using taxpayer dollars to clean up after the gun industry’s #KillerBusiness, our government should be investing in education and social services to build healthier, safer, more sustainable communities.
Our federal, state, and local governments spend a combined average of nearly $35 million each day to deal with the aftermath of gun violence across the country—all while gun manufacturers rake in billions in profits and shirk responsibility for their role in this crisis.
The cost of gun violence in the United States each year is five times the nation’s budget for the Department of Education.
That’s why we’re calling on gun manufacturers—including Smith & Wesson, Glock, Daniel Defense, and Sturm, Ruger & Co.—to reform their marketing practices, innovate towards safer products, and regulate their supply chain to reduce the flow of illegal guns.
We’re dedicated to holding them accountable for their deadly business practices.
Because the gun industry has spent decades acting as if it were above the law. Gun companies have innovated their products to become even deadlier, marketed their weapons irresponsibly, and supplied gun dealers with heaps of dangerous weapons.
This Tax Day, we’re focused on holding the gun industry accountable for the damage they’ve caused in communities across the country. We won’t let them get away with it any longer.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Hamilton County Board of Health completed its annual reorganization at its April 8 meeting, electing Dan Meloy of Colerain Township as president of the board and Elizabeth Kelly, M.D. of Cincinnati as vice president.
The five-member Board of Health is the governing body of Hamilton County Public Health. In addition to Meloy and Kelly, board members include Tracey A. Puthoff, Esq. of Anderson, and two new members: Maxwell J. Miller of Cleves and Eric J. Knapp of Cincinnati. The Board has the authority to adopt public health rules and regulations, which have the same status as law, and to enact policies within Hamilton County Public Health’s jurisdiction.
“I want to recognize and thank our outgoing board members, Jim Brett and Mark Rippe,” commented Hamilton County Health Commissioner Greg Kesterman. “Both were long-time board members who led us through a pandemic, not to mention seeing our agency double in size and budget while sourcing a new space for our clinical services. We certainly owe them a debt of gratitude,” Kesterman adds.
The Board of Health’s regular meeting schedule through March 2025 will be on the second Monday of each month at 4 p.m. at Hamilton County Public Health, 250 William Howard Taft, Cincinnati, OH 45219. All meetings are open to the public.
For more information about the Hamilton County Board of Health, including minutes of Board of Health meetings, visit www.hamiltoncountyhealth.org.
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