Registration is required for the 5k, but admission to the festival is FREE
Milford, Ohio – McCormickFest is an annual family-friendly celebration and is open to the public. For McCormick students and staff, it is considered part of the kick off to the school year. The event continues to grow every year, so, it has moved to a larger venue: Miami Meadows Park at 1546 State Route 131 in Miami Township. The 5K Trail Run and Family Fun Walk will begin at 4 PM, and the festival will last from 4-6:30 PM. Registration is required for the 5k, but admission to the festival is FREE
The festival features a food truck rally, popcorn & cotton candy, games and prizes, inflatables, a local business showcase, music, and more!
For the 5K Run, prizes are awarded to the top boy and girl finishers in each grade (K-6), as well as the fastest teens and adults and the fastest teacher. If you’d like to enjoy the running route at a more relaxed pace, join in the Family Fun Walk. This is an all-ages walk around the same course as the Run.
After the Run and Walk, enjoy the fall festival with friends and family near the finish line. Questions? Contact the McCormick PTO at festival@mccormickpto.com.
Eye On The Ball Media has published this drone video of Cincinnati Men’s Outdoor Box Lacrosse League which plays at at Royal Field, Symmes Township.
The Cincinnati Outdoor Box Lacrosse League and Loveland Box Lacrosse will host the annual season-ending event “Championship Sunday at the Box” on Sunday, Aug 14.
The Cincinnati Outdoor Box Lacrosse League and Loveland Box Lacrosse are proud to host the annual season-ending event “Championship Sunday at the Box”
Aug 14 at the Loveland Outdoor Box Arena at Royal Field, Symmes Township OH.
Please come join us and enjoy food trucks, a fun atmosphere, and the very best outdoor box lacrosse being played in the Midwest!
Schedule of Events
2pm – U10 Boys Championship
2:45pm – U12 Boys Championship
3:30pm – U14 Boys Championship
4:15pm – U16/U18 Boys Championship
5pm – Men’s Elite League Semi-Final
5:45pm – Men’s Elite League Semi-Final
6:30pm – Men’s Elite Championship
The boys championship games will be a fun way to end the summer session and see who comes out on top as the best of Summer ’16.
The men’s playoff and championship games are a great chance to see some real-deal big boy box lacrosse.
Know this is not the usual local lacrosse league. Skill level is higher, the pace is much faster and the physicality is much more hard-hitting.
Many of these teams feature former HS All-Americans, state or regional players of the year, current and former NCAA DI, II and III college players, and even a few regional guys either currently playing professional lacrosse or have pro lacrosse experience.
Championship Sunday at the Box kicks off at 2pm Sunday Aug 14.See you there!
Special thanks to our host site Symmes Township Parks
Ohio high school baseball rules will require a pitching restriction policy based on the number of pitches thrown in a game
The revised pitching policy in Rule 6-2-6 was one of six rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules Committee at its June 5-7 meeting in Indianapolis. The rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
Each NFHS member state association will be required to develop its own pitching restriction policy based on the number of pitches thrown during a game to afford pitchers a required rest period between pitching appearances, including the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
“We’re pleased that the rules committee worked in conjunction with the NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee to find an acceptable and reasonable modification to this rule in order to emphasis the risk that occurs when pitchers overuse their throwing arm,” said Elliot Hopkins, NFHS director of sports and student services and staff liaison for baseball.
Welcome to the Loveland Athletic Boosters 18th Annual Golf event. To register for the golf event, please select the “Purchase Tickets”
**If you are a Coach and will be playing in a foursome, please contact Dave Gibson at dgibson01@cinci.rr.com to coordinate the total cost of your group.
Monday July 25th
11:00 – 1:00 PM
Registration
Buffet Lunch
Practice Time on Range
1:00 PM
Shotgun Scramble Starts
On course contests include: Skins, Par-3 challenge, putting contest, closest to the pin, longest drive…..hole in one sponsored by Performance Lexus!
“I love what the Amazing Race does for our communities and for all of the charities that we raise money for.”
It’s never been more difficult to articulate or describe — put into words — just how it is that these local folks have managed to raise nearly $850,000 dollars over the years. And, although it really is a cliché, we don’t hesitate to shout, “Loveland Magazine is a proud sponsor of the Amazing Charity Race.” We are extremely proud to be a tiny, tiny part of its success.
It’s so terribly hard to describe – that’s why we also say, “Loveland Magazine is proud to present this LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video highlight reel of this year’s event. You just have to SEE it to UNDERSTAND it.
We apologize to all of the hundreds of volunteers and local organizations that orchestrate challenge stations that are not featured in the highlight reel, however time and budget constraints prevented us from filming all the fun you provided the racers. Dean Parker and Bob Kessler shot video, and Sam Smith shot GoPro and Drone video for LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV.
In its 11th year, 500 volunteers and a dedicated board of directors, guided about 1,400 racers on a 15-mile labyrinth of mental and physical challenges on June 18 in the Amazing Charity Race. From Loveland, through Miami Township, and into Milford, each team member must be physically fit, but also master the mental challenges of goofy brain games all along the course. Nearly all of the physical challenges are most easily handled by problem solving team mates as well. Think, Navy Seals teamwork – – sort of.
[quote_left]Tossed around like pinballs while inside giant balloons[/quote_left]They were challenged to games of Donkey Kong at the Boy Scout’s Camp Friedlander, being tossed around like pinballs while inside giant balloons, reciting movie lines at the Loveland Stage Company, shooting a giant sling shot using their legs, and much, much more. Teams come from all over the country to race in the Fathers Day Weekend event.
[quote_right]We think we have now raised around $850,000 dollars over the years[/quote_right]Doug Portman, an organizer and one of the founders said, “We do not have an exact dollar count for this year since we are waiting for all of the expenses to be paid, but we think we have now raised around $850,000 dollars over the years.” The anticipated date for the final announcement and the awarding of checks to the charities is August 29th at Jungle Jim’s in Eastgate.
[quote_left]I love what the Amazing Race does for our communities and for all of the charities that we raise money for[/quote_left]Jenny Lytle, in her first year on the Amazing Race Board said, “We feel this was one of the best races to date. With the weather and the length of the course along with outstanding challenges it just seemed to run very smoothly.” She added that they organize the race because they feel it is a great way to get communities and families together to raise money for local worthy charities and have a lot of fun in the process. “I joined the board cause Portmann held me at knifepoint. Ha ha… just kidding. I love what the Amazing Race does for our communities and for all of the charities that we raise money for.”
Portman said Cintas, Huntington Bank, Pepsi, Wards Corner Chiropractic, Fleet Feet Sports, Culligan, Loveland Magazine, UC Clermont East, and Bishop Bicycles are all major sponsors. “We would love to have more corporate sponsors come aboard to help out with raising more money for local charities. There are so many national charities that do great work but sometimes it is great to give back to smaller groups in our own back yard,” said Portman.
For next year’s Amazing Charity Race, there are just a couple of spots left for those who want to take part. “We are almost sold out of our 700 teams for next year,” said Lytle.
Portman said, “We would really like to thank all the volunteers who make this possible. They put in an entire day, to say nothing of the weeks of preparation they undertake on their challenge stations, to make this day a huge hit. We would also like to thank the communities of Loveland, Miami Township, and Milford along with their administrations, police, fire and service people.”
Go HERE to inquire about being a Corporate Sponsor of the Amazing Charity Race.
If you want to run the race, you can sign up HERE.
Go HERE or contact Tom Grome at tgrome@fuse.net or (513)965-1810 if you or your group wants to volunteer. Local groups can make money by organizing volunteers or challenge stations.
Go HERE to find out how to make The Amazing Charity Race a fundraiser for your group.
Two of the best light heavyweight fighters hailing from the Buckeye State are set to square off, as Dan Spohn will take on Matt Hamill, a Loveland High School graduate, at CFFC 60 on Aug. 6 in Atlantic City.
Both fighters are also UFC veterans, and were also featured on “The Ultimate Fighter.” Read on @BGMMA…
I tell Danny, we won’t quit until he has his life back
Please call/email Peggy Fette for tickets: fettefam@gmail.com
513-807-3649
A letter from Danny’s mom,
On May 6, 2011, a man broke into my daughter’s home. He forever changed all of our lives that day. He hid in the dark early morning hours, and forced his way in. This man attacked my daughter, stabbing her multiple times. Her brother, Danny, heard her screams, and ran to her aid, changing his life forever.
Sally – the beautiful dog that saved Kelly and Danny’s lives
I’d tried all morning to reach my daughter, and then my son, by phone, text, and email. It was very unusual not hearing from them. Concerned, I called my husband, who was working at a job site, and told him. I thought I was being paranoid, but he needed to go check on them. He proceeded to pack up his gear. In the mean time, my children’s one year old shepherd had barked for six hours straight. This puppy woke my daughter. Her barking saved our son’s life. My daughter called me, knowing she was sick and hurt, but not what was wrong. My daughter fought blood loss and multiple injuries to make that call. That call saved both of their lives. My youngest son, Kyle, got home, and I sent him too. He and his dad, Jim, got there right behind each other. I sent them into a nightmare, neither will ever forget. Things like this just don’t happen in real life. It’s too horrid to be real; but it is.
[quote_right]I’ve been told it’s the worst crime scene the police and EMTs had ever seen.[/quote_right]I’ve been told it’s the worst crime scene the police and EMTs had ever seen. My two children laid in pools of their own blood for 6 hours before help arrived. They were stabbed in the brain, chest, neck, and arm. Once I heard from Jim, he told me to go to UC Hospital because my children would be aircared there.
Danny had to be resuscitated at sight. He barely made it to Mercy Fairfield Hospital. Aircare picked him up there. At that time, my daughter was already at UC Hospital, arriving by aircare. I was told she would have brain surgery, and then turned around and was told Danny had arrived and would be having brain surgery. Can you even imagine?
After receiving that news, I had to call my other son, Ryan (a US Army MP). He was stationed in Seattle after being deployed in Iraq for a year and a half. I had to tell him we didn’t know if they would live or not, it didn’t look good, and to get home as fast as he could. Because this was a high profile case, we were told by law enforcement to not talk to anyone, and were placed on lock down. We were asked to maintain our silence. We did. We talked to no one, and just waited to see if our children would live.
Danny with his mother and father
Our daughter, is back to work, working to reclaim her life. We try to shield her from the curious. Because of our silence no one knows how badly our son, Danny, was hurt. Danny was stabbed 19 times in the brain. His right hand had multiple defense wounds. His tendons were severed. He was kicked so hard his spleen was lacerated. Danny’s injuries have been compared to Congress Woman Gabby Gifford. His skull was so crushed it took a year, minus two days, to get a skull cap replacement in.
Danny has had five surgeries in the last year. Now we’re fighting to get his life back. Danny has aphasia, which means he has trouble talking, reading, and writing, devastating to a young man who had just finished law school. He wanted to be a defense attorney, to make a difference.
Danny used to play the drums, but can no longer use his right arm. Danny walks with a limp, but he walks two miles every day. Danny is our hero. He saved our daughter’s life, but at a great cost. Danny loves sports. He played baseball, football, and soccer. He loved to read, and play the drums. He’s lost it all. We are fighting to get his life back.
Danny has fought hard in the past three and a half years. The first six months he fought just to stay alive. The skin wouldn’t heal on his head and he got an infection on his brain. Danny was just so sick. The antibiotic treatments were horrid.
[quote_right]Danny has fought hard in the past three and a half years. The first six months he fought just to stay alive.[/quote_right]Finally, in January 2012, he started to feel better, this was four surgeries later. He had been in speech, occupational, and physical therapy not really making a lot of progress. He was just too sick and too tired. In January, we put Danny on some natural vitamins, with doctor’s approval. He seemed to improve a bit. His speech therapist noticed the difference.
At this time, I was reading everything I could find. I found Hyperbarics and The University of Michigan Aphasia Program. We were worried Danny wasn’t strong enough for the UMAP therapy. He spent most of his time still in bed. He didn’t have a skull cap in place. We started the hyperbarics. Danny did 40 dives and we noticed a big improvement. He got his new skull cap and cried when he saw his new head. We stopped worrying so much about him falling. He was able to attend UMAP in the fall.
I walked in two weeks after he started their program and he said, “The girl is brushing her hair”. Now, I wanted to cry. Danny has attended UMAP for a total of ten sessions, with great improvement. He still has a long way to go. He attends Speech and Occupational Therapy three days a week. He has a personal trainer for PT, three days a week as well. He’s taking drum lessons again. He has shoulder and elbow movement and his range of motion is good. Now for the hand! He just got a new MyoPro brace for his arm. We are praying for a miracle but will settle for just improvement.
I search the web for government studies, and we go for it as long as it’s not harmful to Danny. His doctor has been wonderful answering our question on new treatments.
[quote_left]I tell Danny, we won’t quit until he has his life back.[/quote_left]As I tell Danny, we won’t quit until he has his life back. It’s a long bumpy road. Everyday there is a new challenge to be met and overcome. When he first came home he could say three words. We lifted him in and out of his wheel chair. He couldn’t move his right arm.
Today, Danny can walk miles, his arm is moving, and he can say most words and several phases. Sentences are still difficult. He is reading and being read to on his kindle fire. His text, are not just yes and no anymore, but a couple words long now. It might not seem like a lot, but when I look back to the beginning of this nightmare, it’s awesome how far he has come. He just walked 11 miles in Cincinnati’s Flying Pig Marathon!!!
[quote_right]We are asking for you to PLEASE help us in continuing Danny’s therapy.[/quote_right]We have just applied and have been accepted into a service dog program for Danny. This dog will be Danny’s constant companion. As you know, Aphasia can leave you feeling alone. We think “Zack” will be the best friend Danny could ever have. “Zack” now lives with Danny full time.
Danny misses his old life. He studied and worked hard to get where he was. It was taken away in a moment. They didn’t think he’d even live. No one can say how far a brain injury can recover so that means he can recover. I believe in him. He’ll do it.
Thank you for taking your time reading this. This story was on the news. We have a Facebook Page, I support the O’Keefe family, and/or dannyokeefe.org where you can follow Danny. We are asking for you to PLEASE help us in continuing Danny’s therapy. He needs 9 therapies a week and insurance only cover 50 a year. Therapies are very expensive. Danny takes PT, OT, Speech, and music therapy.
Thank you,
Kathy O’Keefe (mom)
Loveland, Ohio
Please call/email Peggy Fette for tickets: fettefam@gmail.com
513-807-3649
