This is one of the many Booster events throughout the year that keep the cost to participate in Loveland athletic programs so low compared to other local school districts. These fund-raising events help do things like install (at no cost to the District) an all-weather, artificial turf athletic field at Loveland High School. This field saves district taxpayers thousands of dollars each year in maintenance cost.
Did you know that when the Boosters built the Loveland Health and Fitness Center at LHS they also freed-up an additional classroom to use for academics?
LOVELAND, OH. – School Board President, Art Jarvis told Loveland Magazine this morning that he has decided to seek another four-year term. Jarvis is completing his first term.
Dr. Kathryn Lorenz is also seeking re-election for another four-year term. She was first elected to the Board in November 1991.
There are two seats open this November on the five member board.
Mother and a daughter Meg and Casey Hilmer, co-owners of Power Ryde.
Dear Loveland Magazine Readers,
We are having a fundraiser for Leukemia at Power Ryde this Saturday at 10:30 AM if you’d like to join us.
One of our clients, Loveland resident Jen Kelly, is a leukemia survivor and has been active with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society since her diagnosis 10 years ago. Her initial email/story is below.
We have a donation jar on our reception desk so our regular ryders can contribute this week too. If the class fills (we now have 30 bikes), we will add additional classes.
Please “spread the word” especially to people who are leukemia survivors or have an interest in the LLS.
Thank You!
Meg Hilmer
P.S. Please use the “Share” and Social Media options below and help us spread the word!
I’m a leukemia survivor and have been active with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) since my diagnosis almost 10 years ago and am now participating in my 7th endurance event and fundraising for LLS through the Team in Training program.
Last year I recruited four neighbors and friends to train and fundraise together as a team and our Moms on a Mission team raised over $12,000 for LLS. Outside of direct-ask donations, we did several FUNdraisers including yard sales, bake sales, Reds games, and a CIty BBQ donation day. Most of the team is back together and we’ve started training and are looking to set up a few summer fundraisers. I love that Power Ryde regularly hosts fundraising classes and wanted to see if you’d consider hosting a class for our group and to ask how the process works? I’m confident that with our local network we could fill at least one class and I’d love to use this a reason to get some local friends to finally try a class : )
I’ve included “my story” below as well as a link to our team page. One of the other MOMs (Beth Feeney) is also a PowerRyde cyclist and the person who encouraged me to try a class with her 🙂
Thank you so much for your consideration, I’ll be at the studio to get my sweat on this weekend!
I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) on July 5, 2005, at the age of 26. I started treatment in October, and after 6 months of chemotherapy was deemed in remission, but not cured, and I’m still watched by my oncologist and seen in clinic every 3-4 months. I celebrated NINE years of remission in May, but I’m not cured and my fight with cancer is never far from my mind. Now that I’m a mother and wife, my concern has shifted from simply “what will my treatments look like when / if my cancer returns and will I be able to beat it again?” to “will I be able to fight this horrible disease again while also caring for my family?”
LLS literally saved my life and gives me hope for the future
The chemotherapy regime used in my initial treatment was one of the first my doctor had administered as the protocol had been published just months prior, and LLS had funded the research! Most patients diagnosed with CLL are men in their 60s and although they know that CLL always returns, until last year, there was no standard relapse treatment protocol. In February 2014 the FDA approved the drug Ibrutinib for use in CLL patients who have previously been treated. The research was funded by LLS and was completed by Dr. John Byrd, right up the street at OSU! This is HUGE, and proof positive that research leads to results!
Why I’m running!
With “free time” at a premium, you may wonder why I’ve decided to train for a half marathon. I’m running and fundraising because I CAN. There were SO MANY days when I was waging my war against cancer that I had to say “I can’t.” Because the drugs made my body weak, because I was too sick, because I needed to rest and recover. But not anymore, now that I CAN, I’m running for life! Someone before me did the same thing and the money they raised funded the research that helped save my life; now it’s my turn!
How I’ve shown cancer who’s the boss
This isn’t my first half marathon and it’s not the first time I’ve asked you to donate on my behalf to LLS. This Queen Bee half marathon will be my 7th endurance event and 6th half marathon (you know I can’t let you forget that I started this crazy journey with the Flying Pig full marathon in 2008 through TNT). I’ve fundraised for LLS in a variety of ways since my diagnosis and have raised over $34,000 thanks to the generosity of my friends and family. I’ve also been involved with LLS as a volunteer and honored hero and have shared my story and message of hope at many meetings and events; including the 2014 Man & Woman of the Year campaign where over $700,000 was raised for LLS (see the video here: http://pages.teamintraining.org/soh/quebee15/jkelly). Outside of fundraising, I’m doing my part to stay healthy so that if and when my cancer returns, I’m ready to FIGHT. As the Mom to two young girls it’s important to me that I show them that with perseverance, hard work, and a little sweat (ok, a lot of sweat), many small strides can make a huge impact!
[quote_box_right]*For more delightful circumcision jokes you’ll have to come see me perform in Cincinnati or Columbus.[/quote_box_right]by Ricky Mulvey
It’s really hard to do stand-up in Tel Aviv if you are telling English jokes. Your options are pretty much to either tell your circumcision jokes to your friends or put them in a blog.
I finally found one place though. A beach bar called Mike’s Place has an open mic every Monday. I’ve been here a month and have not performed in that time. I was ready to go like a dog on a pork chop, (or a Ricky on a desperately missed pork chop in this Kosher land).
The mic was advertised as one for all talents including comedy, but there ended up being a bunch of fantastic musicians and me telling jokes.
When I arrived for sign-ups I asked the guy if anyone else did stand-up. He said no one had in months. A few people tried and never came back. I realized that I maybe should have scoped the place out a bit before going.
For instance I called the bar about the open mic and asked if I could perform in English– I did not know that the theme of Mike’s Place — is America.
The host basically told me “Yeah I guess you can do jokes. Yeah, we advertise that we let people do comedy. There’s mainly Russians and Israelis here and they will want to talk during your set, but it’ll be great. The wait staff will probably pay attention to your jokes.”
Ah, the opening, welcoming arms of the Tel Aviv stand up community.
But I went up and talked about things I am extremely comfortable with, like how I went to a surprise circumcision party a while back (because that’s what Jews do) and how I realized it was a surprise for me because I did not know I was going, but also for the baby because he had NO idea what that knife meant. Then how I got a text that I needed to leave early so I told the rabbi to cut faster, but it was okay he told me. He only needed to take a little off the top.*
It’s been recommended I put more pictures in my blog, but I don’t think there is much I should include for this topic.
Naturally I was terrified when I went up to do stand-up in this room that makes photos tough. As you can see these nice Russian men to my right wanted nothing to do with my jokes
Overall the crowd was loud and not paying attention, but the people that listened were great for the most part. I was excited to see if there was a big difference in how my jokes hit here versus America, but it was pretty much the same for me.
After, one woman told me she enjoyed it and that made me happy.
Then one 65-year-old Israeli leaned over to me as I sat back down. He was with a woman about 30 years his junior in a tight black dress.
“Are we done with the talking.” He said. He wasn’t really asking a question. “I come to see music not to listen to this talking.”
I did not know what to say so I went with “Uhhhh, it’s a nice bar.”
As I was about to leave he stepped out of his booth, grabbed the woman by the wrist, pulled her out of the booth, slid in behind her and sat, and directed her on his lap. She did not fight it but was not enthusiastic about it by any means. Her face remained impassive.
If my jokes don’t hit with a human piece of garbage like that, I guess I am okay with it.
*For more delightful circumcision jokes you’ll have to come see me perform in Cincinnati or Columbus. Don’t worry. I have lot’s more. Circumcision jokes related to my junior prom? I got em. Circumcision jokes related to modern bars? I got ’em. You name the situation you want to see a circumcision joke and I will tell it or I guarantee your money back.
Former Loveland Magazine Sports Editor, Ricky Mulvey is in Tel Aviv for two months working for the newswire, NewsHound, and has allowed us to post his blog reports. He will also be sharing with Loveland Magazine his work at NewsHound. This is Mulvey’s second trip to Israel, his first was two years ago while still in high school.
You can subscribe, and receive Mulvey’s personal dispatches when he publishes, them at Middle of East.
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…and check back in the coming days for the LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV videos of Loveland’s Independence Day celebration.
Loveland Magazine had four videographers and six cameras covering the Firecracker Festival. We have close-up video of the firefighters launching the explosives from Kiwanis Park that will give you a perspective you’ve probably never seen before. We also have drone video of the firecrackers as they leave the launch pad heading into the Loveland sky.
We also shot video of the fireworks from three different locations, including in the West Loveland Historic District, and different vantage points around downtown.
We had three videographers covering the parade and downtown party, including video while on stage with the Rusty Griswolds – so you can see yourselves and your crazy neighbors dancing the night away late into the evening.
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With the announcement (More on Columbia/Lebanon/Fields-Ertel roundabout under construction) of the start of construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Columbia/Lebanon/Fields-Erte, here are some videos that explain what they are, and how to drive through them.
The second video, (How do I drive a roundabout?) may prove most useful to the novice.
Banner year for Normandy: Six swimmers add names to record board
by Michael Cannon
Loveland, Oh. – The Normandy swim team is having a great summer season with eight new team records broken, four of which were more than 30 years old. Normandy Swim and Tennis is a member-owned club located on Union Cemetery Road, and was founded in the early 1960s. The club’s swim team competes in the Seven Hills Swim League against Indian Hill, Turpin Hills, Forest Hills, Terrace Park, and Miami Hills. There are approximately 150 swimmers on the team from age 5 to 18. 2015 is shaping up to be a banner year for Normandy, as six swimmers have added their names to the record board.
The medley relay team of Nami Cannon, Mia Carver, Amy Deem and Sarah Lolli broke the first record this season for the 200-meter medley relay, in which each member swims one of the four competition strokes of backstroke, breastroke, butterfly and freestyle. The relay team knocked 3.26 seconds off the previous record set in 1981 by Kristen Jones, Wendy Jones, Amy Stohl and Missy Driver. This year’s relay team is also within 2 seconds of the 200 meter freestyle record from 2004.
Five of the new records were broken by 8 year-old Max Carve. After the first three meets this season, Max now owns all of the boys 8 and under individual records at Normandy. He broke three of the records in a single swim meet against Turpin Hills on June 25th. The 25-meter freestyle record was the longest standing Normandy team record, set in 1968. It was before Max’s parents were born. Max swam a 16.61 seconds, besting the previous record of 16.71. He also broke team records in the 25-meter breaststroke (19.87), 25-meter backstroke (19.33), 25-meter butterfly (18.91), and 50-meter freestyle (19.00). His backstroke and breastroke times were fast enough to break not only the team records, but also the league records.
Nami Cannon, who was a member of the record-breaking medley relay team, broke the 38 year-old record for the 11 and 12 girls, 50-meter freestyle set by Lynn Margarrander in 1977. She shaved 0.03 seconds from the record, with a time of 30.07. Coincidentally, Nami’s family lives in the same Loveland house in which Lynn grew up. Nami has set her sights on several other team records this season, and will be aiming for the 50-meter butterfly, 25-meter freestyle and the 100-meter individual medley in upcoming meets.
Eight year-old Grace Dressell took ownership of the 8 and under girls 50-meter freestyle record with a time of 40.48 seconds, cutting over half a second from the previous record set in 1993. Grace is also very close to the 25-meter freestyle record set in 2000 and will by doing her best to rewrite it before the season ends.
Normandy will conclude its season with the climactic league championship meet to be held at Indian Hill Swim Club on July 7 and 8.
Construction has begun: Road closed during the daytime hours of 8 AM until 4 pm for six weeks
Deerfield Township, Ohio – “The intersection of Fields-Ertel Road and Columbia Road (Lebanon Road in Hamilton County) is frequently congested and a high accident area,” according to a press release issued by the Warren County Engineer’s Office. In engineer speak, “To improve level of service.” The project will include the construction of a roundabout next year.
The first phase of the construction began on July 6. The Columbia/Lebanon/Fields-Ertel Road intersection will be closed during the daytime hours of 8 AM until 4 pm for utility work for six weeks, weather permitting. The project limits will begin at Columbia Road and reach 2500 feet east to Ashwood Drive. The construction of the roundabout will begin “…when funding becomes available, in July of 2016.”
While studying the proposal, an estimate was presented to the public of the construction cost of $2.1 million to add traffic lights at the intersection, or to construct the roundabout, $1 million.
These renderings were provided as a visual for the upcoming intersection improvements at a “Public Involvement Meeting” held in March, 2012. They were provided for a reference, however, “not to be considered official final design for the upcoming construction.”
BATAVIA, Ohio – The Clermont County Domestic Relations Court now offers offer a wallet-size Civil Protection Order card that provides law enforcement agencies with a practical way to verify and enforce protection orders. “The card contains the case number and relevant information from the protection order, but it is a more convenient format for domestic violence victims to carry with them. Law enforcement can use the information provided on the card to confirm the terms of a protection order,” said Judge Kathleen M. Rodenberg. A sample of the card is below.
The card includes the name and identifying characteristics of the person ordered to stay away, the names of protected people, and dates of issuance and expiration. It is about the size of a credit card or driver’s license so it fits easily in a wallet or pocket. The court does not charge a fee for the Civil Protection Order or the card.
Theresa Singleton, area director for the YWCA, believes the cards will be helpful for victims and law enforcement. “The new and innovative Clermont County CPO cards condense information from multiple pages of paperwork into a small card that fits easily into a wallet and provides clear information about the petitioner and the respondent. This is not only helpful to victims of domestic violence, it also provides law enforcement with critical information that will help them protect victims and hold abusers accountable.”
The Clermont County Domestic Relations Court can grant a Civil Protection Order if the purported aggressor is a spouse, a former spouse, a household member, a blood-relative who has lived with the victim at any time, or a natural parent of the victim’s child. The Domestic Relations Court is a division of the Common Pleas Court of Clermont County, Ohio, and empowered by statute to hear all divorce, dissolution, legal separation, and annulment cases as well as civil domestic violence cases. In addition, the court maintains jurisdiction over post-decree matters such as child custody, child support, parenting time issues, spousal support, and other related matters.
On June 17, Domestic Relations Court Judge Kathleen M. Rodenberg (sixth from right, above) and her staff hosted a program on “U.S. Approaches to Supporting Survivors of Gender-Based Violence.” The participants were from 11 African countries, under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The program focused on the roles of courts, local organizations and law enforcement in Ohio in preventing domestic violence. Also participating were YWCA Director Theresa Singleton, Lori Saylor of the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, and Jim Brown, retired police officer and professor.
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