Loveland, Ohio – In a memo written to the Loveland Planning and Zoning Commission by Assistant City Manager Tom Smith he said that the City has received interest in retail warehousing within the Loveland Commerce Park. The park is zoned Light Industrial.
To that end, Smith has recommended amendments to the City of Loveland Code of Ordinances: Chapters 11.07.1: Definitions and 1156: Table of Permitted Uses.
Smith said that wholesale warehousing is currently permitted, but not retail warehousing and that wholesale warehousing would prohibit an establishment from selling directly to a consumer. Retail warehousing would allow the storage and selling of merchandise, goods, and materials directly to consumers.
The Hearing is on August 4 “at and around” 7 PM in the Council Chambers.
Loveland and Symmes open and also still offering curbside service
PHONE NUMBERS
LOVELAND – 513-369-4476
SYMMES – 513-369-6001
The sign on the door of the Loveland Library today.
Loveland, Ohio – As part of the efforts to continue to serve the public, the Main Library has re-opened for limited in-person service.
All other locations have re-opened for in-person service on Monday, July 27, including the Loveland and Symmes Branch, with several exceptions:
Mt. Healthy and Elmwood Place will begin curbside service on August 3.
Greenhills will remain a curbside-only location until after Labor Day.
North Central will remain a curbside location until their air conditioning is fixed.
College Hill will remain closed to all service due to air conditioner repairs, with a scheduled reopening date of July 29.
Price Hill is currently closed through the end of 2020 for a major renovation and expansion project.
The sign on the door of the Loveland Library today.
In-Person Service Changes
At locations offering in-person service customers will notice the following changes:
The Library will provide a free mask if a customer needs one. A mask order is currently in effect for all of Hamilton County.
Customers and staff are expected to practice physical distancing at all times. Furniture has been spaced out to accommodate this and items like plexiglass barriers have been installed.
Each facility will have a lower maximum capacity.
Customers will be asked to limit their visits to one hour.
Customers will have access to computers, printers, and faxing, as well as the ability to browse and pick up holds.
Increased cleaning and sanitizing protocols are in place. Hand sanitizer is available for customers and staff.
HVAC system blowers have been increased to maximize airflow.
The Library can not accommodate groups at this time, and are not offering in-person programs or events.
Curbside and drive-thru service (where available) will still be offered at all currently activated in-person locations.
Special hours for vulnerable populations will be held Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10 AM until noon.
Hours of Service
All open locations are now operating from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays.
Book Drops
All locations are accepting returns through their book drops, except Price Hill. Materials are being quarantined for four days before being checked-in, so it will be a few days before you see any changes reflected on your account.
Curbside Service
The Loveland Branch has reserved parking spaces for curbside service
The following locations are open for Curbside Service: Avondale, Blue Ash, Bond Hill, Cheviot, Clifton, Corryville, Deer Park, Delhi, Forest Park, Greenhills, Green Township, Hyde Park, Loveland, Madeira, Madisonville, Mariemont, Miami Township, Monfort Heights, Mt. Washington, North Central, Northside, Norwood, Oakley, Pleasant Ridge, St. Bernard, Sharonville, Symmes, Walnut Hills, Westwood, West End, and Wyoming
Scheduled appointments are not required for curbside service, but calling ahead will make the process more efficient for you, especially if you need to do something other than pick up a hold.
When you arrive at your location for curbside pick-up, look for the curbside service sign, park, and call the branch at the number on the sign.
Drive-Thru Service
Scheduled appointments are not required for drive-thru service, but calling ahead will make the process more efficient for you, especially for curbside service, or if you need to do something other than pick up a hold. Find phone numbers for all branches on this web page.
Holds/Borrowing Items
If you would like to borrow an item from the Library, search the catalog, find the item you want, place a hold on it, and choose which location you’d like to pick up the item from. Or you can call and place the hold.
When the item is ready, you will receive an email notice. You can pick it up anytime between 10 AM and 6 PM, Monday through Saturday. If you’d like, you can call the location and schedule a time for pick-up.
Online and on the Phone
The eBranch is always open, and is continuing to provide events like storytimes online on a regular basis. Check the calendar for more information.
Call, email or chat with seven days a week for help with job searching, finding health information, getting assistance with a library resource, and more.
Blue Ash, Ohio – Matthew 25 Ministries is partnering with P&G and City of Blue Ash to provide free back-to-school PPE supplies to students and teachers in the Greater Cincinnati community.
Teachers and families can simply drive through the Matthew 25 parking lot to receive a free kit of supplies. With the start of the school year rapidly approaching, we hope to help both students and teachers stay safe and healthy during this unprecedented time.
WHERE: Matthew 25: Ministries, 11060 Kenwood Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45242
WHEN: Monday through Friday, August 3 – 7, from Noon – 4 PM daily
IMPORTANT INFO:
Kits will only be distributed to students and/or teachers who are present in the vehicle.
Student kits will include masks, sanitizer, coloring book and crayons.
Teacher kits will include a face shield, masks, sanitizer and pens.
Teachers will be required to show their ID/credentials.
In an effort to best protect public health and maintain social distancing, recipients must remain in their vehicles while picking up supplies.
The Loveland Stage Company is seeking a knowledgeable person for the position of Treasurer. Starting not later than October 1, 2020.
Background
The Loveland Stage Company (LSC) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation with annual revenue in excess of $100,000.The organization is dedicated to serving our community by providing quality theater and performing arts experiences.The group has been in existence for over 40 years and operates out of a historic building in the picturesque town of Loveland, Ohio.The group produces 4-5 major plays a year, as well as hosting a summer youth-camp program and a Christmas Show.The all-volunteer company is full of talented, dedicated and fun people who all share a passion for live theater.
Job Description
The Treasurer is responsible for providing financial direction to and maintaining the financial books and records for the Loveland Stage Company.The Treasurer is an appointed member of the Board of Directors. The preferred candidate will have accounting background and skills.Knowledge of non-profits is a bonus!
As Treasurer, you will have these tasks
Maintain the financial books and records of the Loveland Stage Company.(QuickBooks is the financial software used, and a copy is provided.)
Disburse funds for all expenses (usually via online banking).
Present financial position of the Company at monthly Board meetings.
Advise the LSC on annual and per-show budgets to maintain sound fiscal stability of the organization as well as accounting and tax related requirements.
Prepare (or assist) year-end filings for Federal and State agencies, as required by law including Tax Return (Form 990) and 1099s.
Maintain banking and other financially related relationships.(Banking – GE Credit Union, Paypal, utilities accounts, etc.)
Check PO Box at Loveland Post Office about once a week.
Time Commitment
Generally, the position of Treasurer entails a few hours per week making payments and/or deposits and maintain appropriate entries in Quickbooks.Monthly reports are prepared with the accounting software.Board meetings are once a month and generally take about 2 hours.At the moment meetings are Virtual, but eventually the in-person type will resume.
The current Treasurer will be available to help with the transition and can answer questions about procedures.The position “officially” begins on October 1st of 2020, but the transition can start asap.
Please consider joining our Group.We would love to have you!!
Contact Info
Bob Kessler, LSC Building Manager: kessler@fuse.net, 513-403-2009
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Stage Company will be presenting a series of online streaming performances in the style of old-time radio shows.
The first radio show is “The Importance of Being Earnest” directed by Micheal Harris-Kiser is available NOW! This three-act play was recorded for audio, but we also had the cameras rolling! You can choose to listen to the “Radio” version or the “Video of the Radio show” version on the LSC website: www.lovelandstagecompany.org.
Act One is available now, with Acts Two and Three being released on August 6 and 13, respectively. Stay tuned to “LSC Radio” and enjoy!
With your donation, Loveland Stage Company is able to provide quality theater and performing arts experiences for the greater Cincinnati community. Your donation allows us to make updates to our theater as well as produce some award winning theater. Even $1 dollar goes far to help us provide our audience and community with a great performance. The donations we receive go to our general fund, which supports the theater, including maintenance, licensing fees, technical upgrades, and productions.
Thank you for generosity and support of community theater.
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Description of Plot
“The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People” is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed in 1895 at the St James’s Theater in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social obligations.
ACT 1: Earnest and Algernon discuss life, love and cucumber sandwiches. Earnest courts Gwendolen, but her protective mother, Lady Bracknell, has other ideas.
Donating to LSC
If you wish to donate to the Loveland Stage Company, supporting community theater during the Covid-19 crisis, please go here: www.lovelandstagecompany.org, and select the ‘DONATE’ button. Thank you!
The Loveland Stage Company (LSC) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to serving our community by providing quality theater and performing arts experiences. The group has been in existence for over 40 years and operates out of a historic building in the picturesque town of Loveland, Ohio. The group produces 4-5 major plays a year, as well as hosting a summer youth-camp program and a Christmas Show. The all-volunteer company is full of talented, dedicated and fun people who all share a passion for live theater.
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District hosted a virtual meeting today to share the reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year for students in grades PK-6.
Superintendent, Dr. Amy Crouse, Loveland Early Childhood Center Principal Jesse Kohls, Loveland Primary School Principal Kevin Fancher, Garth Carlier the Principal of Loveland Intermediate School, and Andrea Conner Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning spoke during the meeting.
Yesterday the District hosted a similar virtual meeting for grades 7-12 and you view that meeting HERE.
Superintendent, Dr. Amy Crouse, High School Principal Peggy Johnson, Middle School Principal David Knapp, and Andrea Conner Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning spoke during the meeting.
Tomorrow they will host the same style virtual meeting for grades PK-6. You can watch tomorrow’s meeting on YouTube HERE. The meeting will be “live” between 11:30 AM and 1 PM. Thursday’s meeting will stream at https://youtu.be/-0z4eb_teFU.
To sign up and receive a free book every month mailed to your child, visit the Clermont County Public Library’s website, www.Clermontlibrary.org.
Clermont County, Ohio – A program connected to County-singing superstar Dolly Parton launches today in Clermont County with a goal of providing free books to more than 2,000 local preschoolers.
The Clermont County Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library will soon mail age-appropriate books to 2,400 children age 0-5 before the 2020-2021 school year begins.
To sign up and receive a free book mailed to your child, visit the Clermont County Public Library’s website, www.Clermontlibrary.org.
United Way of Greater Cincinnati and the Clermont County Public Library formed the partnership to bring the program to Clermont County.
It is an extension of the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program started in 1995 to mail free, high-quality books to preschool children. The first books were distributed in Sevier County, TN, where Parton grew up, but word spread, the program went national, and by 2003, had distributed more than 1 million books. It is now a world-wide program.
United Way’s Eastern Area Center brought together the Dollywood Foundation, Clermont County Public Library, the Ohio Governor’s Office and others to initiate the program to Clermont County.
“This program aligns well with our focus on quality education and our Success by Six initiatives of promoting early literacy and kindergarten readiness as well as encouraging parent-child interaction,” said Moira Weir, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Cincinnati. “We know early reading is a foundation for a lifetime of academic success and we’re happy to bring this program to Clermont County. United is the way to quality education.”
Parents who sign their children up will receive a free book delivered to their home every month. If the program hits its goal of 2,400, it will serve about 12 percent of the eligible population in Clermont County.
“That would be a great start to reaching all children in Clermont County by the end of 2021,” said Erika Yingling, director of United Way’s Eastern Area Center. “We hope others will join together to support this expansion and ensure children start off with the reading material they need to super-charge their imagination.”
Making the public library the focal point of the program will spur increased reading engagement, Yingling said. She added that the program was supported by more than $8,500 in funds, including grants from Duke Energy Foundation and Connect Clermont.
About United Way
For more than 100 years, United Way of Greater Cincinnati has developed, supported and strengthened social systems that improve lives in Greater Cincinnati communities. UWGC provides relief for families in crisis, supports families as they establish stronger foundations, and revitalizes systems of support for long-term economic resiliency. United Way is uniquely positioned to bring together and harness the collective power of social service agencies, governments, businesses, donors and more to tackle ingrained, persistent, community-wide problems in a coordinated, comprehensive way that maximizes donor dollars. The generosity of our community, combined with our more than 100 years of experience bringing people together, enables us to support families in a 10-county area across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Additional information about our community impact is available at UWGC.org #LiveUnited
Williamsburg, Ohio – Clermont County has taken another step in its effort to lessen harmful algal blooms (HABs) at Harsha Lake: Designing a system to capture storm water rich with fertilizer nutrients that feed the blooms.
The Board of County Commissioners on July 18 approved a two-year, $42,400 contract with Sustainable Streams of Louisville to design a passive wetland system in Williamsburg for Harsha Lake source water protection.
Boating on Harsh Lake
According to the Centers for Disease Control, HABs are the rapid growth of cyanobacteria that can cause harm to animals, people, and the local ecology. A HAB can look like foam, scum, or mats on the surface of the water and can be different colors. Particularly large HABs can result in beach closures and prevent recreational use.
Hannah Lubbers, Director, Clermont County Office of Environmental Quality (Photo Provided)
“Wetlands have a natural ability to remove nutrients from surface water,” said Hannah Lubbers, Director, Clermont County Office of Environmental Quality. “Our study of a small scale constructed wetland in Jackson Township indicated they can be a cost effective method of reducing nutrient pollution.”
Installation of wetlands, in combination with other agricultural and urban best management practices (BMPs), is part of the sourcewater and watershed protection programs being implemented by the East Fork Water Quality Cooperative (EFWC).
Partners of the cooperative, including Clermont Soil and Water Conservation District, the County Commissioners, and the USEPA, aggressively pursue grant funding to improve local water quality and to date have directed over $2.25-million dollars to the watershed, including $215,500 set aside for construction of the wetland in Williamsburg. The EFWC partners also combine agency resources and technical services to advance watershed efforts.
“Harsha Lake is a valuable resource for county residents and we are working hard to preserve that resource,” Lubbers said. “The Williamsburg project will provide invaluable water quality data and information to aid watershed efforts across the region and Ohio.”
About William H. Harsha Lake
Located on the East Fork of the Little Miami River in central Clermont County, William H. Harsha Lake and East Fork State Park offer outstanding boating, hiking, hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoor recreation activities. William H. Harsha Lake is a multipurpose project for flood reduction, water supply, recreation, and wildlife habitat. Originally called East Fork Lake, the dam and lake were renamed in 1981 to honor retired congressman William H. Harsha. Mr. Harsha was elected to Congress in 1960 and served until his retirement in 1981. He was instrumental in getting the funding appropriated to construct the project. MORE
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In unanimous vote Loveland Board of Education approves reopening plan
