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  • Signups Have Been EXTENDED for Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition!

    Signups Have Been EXTENDED for Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition!

    by Cassie Mattia

    WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE WEATHER WILL BE PERFECT AND THE BEER WILL BE FLOWING!

    SIGNUPS ARE EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT    !

    Loveland, Ohio – Halloween is in just a few days, which means Downtown Loveland is ready to see you in your costumes at Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition!

    In year’s past, the city of Loveland has celebrated Halloween with costume contests, special live entertainment at Downtown’s local restaurants, and spooky vendors that typically set up along the Loveland Bike Trail, but this year Little Miami River Chamber of Alliance Board President Doug Portmann envisioned something a little different…Loveland decked out in its very own Wonka-Land! 

    “As my wife and I were brainstorming as to what Loveland’s theme should be this year for Halloween my daughter said, ‘It’s Halloween so why don’t you do a Willy Wonka theme?” Portmann explained, “From there all we really needed to do was fill in the details!”

    On Saturday, October 30th from 6 PM-8 PM teams of 4 will go on a hunt through Loveland’s impromptu candy land in search of Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket! Teams will participate in “sweet” games including 25 stations of challenges, riddles, and drinking in order to find the grand prize. Those that will be participating are asked to please eat dinner beforehand as beer sample tickets and appetizer discount tickets will not be given out to teams until after the games have ended.

    Teams and those that attend Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition can dress up in Willy Wonka-themed attire, but ARE NOT REQUIRED to dress in a costume to participate in the games! Some of the Willy Wonka characters are as follows: Willy Wonka, Charlie Buckett, Grandpa Joe, Veruka Salt, Mike Teave, Arthur Slugworth, Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Mr. Salt, Mrs. Teavee, Oompa-Lumpas, Mrs. Gloop, Mr. Turkentine, and The Tinker. Here are a few links to places where you can purchase Willy Wonka character-inspired costumes, HalloweenCostumes.com, Walmart, and Amazon.

    Need more Wonka inspiration? Check out the original Willy Wonka movie trailer from 1971 starring the legendary Gene Wilder!

    Excited and ready to sign up yet?! Registration is $35 per person or $140 a team, plus fees and taxes. We have included the link to sign up below, but before you do so here are a few simple rules to adhere to before you enter into the search for the Golden Ticket!

    1. All those participating must be 21 years old.
    2. It is recommended that all participants eat dinner beforehand as the event will be very crowded and hard to order a full dinner quickly!
    3. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no food tastings this year, but select restaurants will be offering 50% off appetizers to all participants after the games!
    4. DORA will be in full swing in Downtown Loveland!
    5. The most important rule is…HAVE FUN!

    Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition is nearly sold out so we encourage you to grab your team and sign up before it’s too late!

    Visit the Web Site

    A Huge Shout-Out to This Year’s Sponsors! Thank you so Much for Your Support!

    For more Loveland event updates stay tuned to the Loveland Salad With ME, Cassie Mattia!

  • Have you Signed up to be a part of Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition?

    Have you Signed up to be a part of Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition?

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – With Halloween just around the corner, many people are in search of frights, pumpkin festivals, and costume celebrations to bring in the holiday the right way! This year Loveland has a little something special up their sleeve for this Halloween; introducing Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition!

    In year’s past, the city of Loveland has celebrated Halloween with costume contests, special live entertainment at Downtown’s local restaurants, and spooky vendors that typically set up along the Loveland Bike Trail, but this year Little Miami River Chamber of Alliance Board President Doug Portmann envisioned something a little different…Loveland decked out in its very own Wonka-Land! 

    “As my wife and I were brainstorming as to what Loveland’s theme should be this year for Halloween my daughter said, ‘It’s Halloween so why don’t you do a Willy Wonka theme?” Portmann explained, “From there all we really needed to do was fill in the details!”

    On Saturday, October 30th from 6 PM-8 PM teams of 4 will go on a hunt through Loveland’s impromptu candy land in search of Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket! Teams will participate in “sweet” games in this ultimate Halloween scavenger hunt in order to find the grand prize. Those that will be participating are asked to please eat dinner beforehand as beer and food discount tickets will not be given out to teams until after the games have ended.

    Teams and those that attend Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition are asked to dress in their absolute best Willy Wonka-themed attire, but ARE NOT REQUIRED to dress in a costume to participate in the games! Some of the Willy Wonka characters are as follows: Willy Wonka, Charlie Buckett, Grandpa Joe, Veruka Salt, Mike Teave, Arthur Slugworth, Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Mr. Salt, Mrs. Teavee, Oompa-Lumpas, Mrs. Gloop, Mr. Turkentine, and The Tinker. Here are a few links to places where you can purchase Willy Wonka character-inspired costumes, HalloweenCostumes.com, Walmart, and Amazon.

    Need more Wonka inspiration? Check out the original Willy Wonka movie trailer from 1971 starring the legendary Gene Wilder!

    Excited and ready to sign up yet?! We have included the link to sign up below, but before you do so here are a few simple rules to adhere to before you enter into the search for the Golden Ticket!

    1. All those participating must be 21 years old.
    2. It is recommended that all participants eat dinner beforehand as the event will be very crowded and hard to order a full dinner quickly!
    3. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no food tastings this year, but restaurants will be offering food and drink discount tickets to all participants after the games!
    4. The most important rule is…HAVE FUN!

    Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition is already half sold out so we encourage you to grab your team and sign up before it’s too late!

    Visit the Web Site

    A Huge Shout-Out to This Year’s Sponsors! Thank you so Much for Your Support!

    For more Loveland event updates stay tuned to the Loveland Salad With ME, Cassie Mattia!

  • Have you Signed up to be a part of Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition?

    Have you Signed up to be a part of Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition?

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – With Halloween just around the corner, many people are in search of frights, pumpkin festivals, and costume celebrations to bring in the holiday the right way! This year Loveland has a little something special up their sleeve for this Halloween; introducing Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition!

    In year’s past, the city of Loveland has celebrated Halloween with costume contests, special live entertainment at Downtown’s local restaurants, and spooky vendors that typically set up along the Loveland Bike Trail, but this year Little Miami River Chamber of Alliance Board President Doug Portmann envisioned something a little different…Loveland decked out in its very own Wonka-Land! 

    “As my wife and I were brainstorming as to what Loveland’s theme should be this year for Halloween my daughter said, ‘It’s Halloween so why don’t you do a Willy Wonka theme?” Portmann explained, “From there all we really needed to do was fill in the details!”

    On Saturday, October 30th from 6 PM-8 PM teams of 4 will go on a hunt through Loveland’s impromptu candy land in search of Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket! Teams will participate in “sweet” games in this ultimate Halloween scavenger hunt in order to find the grand prize. Those that will be participating are asked to please eat dinner beforehand as beer and food discount tickets will not be given out to teams until after the games have ended.

    Teams and those that attend Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition are asked to dress in their absolute best Willy Wonka-themed attire! Some of the Willy Wonka characters are as follows: Willy Wonka, Charlie Buckett, Grandpa Joe, Veruka Salt, Mike Teave, Arthur Slugworth, Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Mr. Salt, Mrs. Teavee, Oompa-Lumpas, Mrs. Gloop, Mr. Turkentine, and The Tinker. Here are a few links to places where you can purchase Willy Wonka character-inspired costumes, HalloweenCostumes.com, Walmart, and Amazon.

    Need more Wonka inspiration? Check out the original Willy Wonka movie trailer from 1971 starring the legendary Gene Wilder!

    Excited and ready to sign up yet?! We have included the link to sign up below, but before you do so here are a few simple rules to adhere to before you enter into the search for the Golden Ticket!

    1. All those participating must be 21 years old.
    2. It is recommended that all participants eat dinner beforehand as the event will be very crowded and hard to order a full dinner quickly!
    3. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no food tastings this year, but restaurants will be offering food and drink discount tickets to all participants after the games!
    4. The most important rule is…HAVE FUN!

    Loveland’s Wonka-Land Halloween Edition is already half sold out so we encourage you to grab your team and sign up before it’s too late!

    Visit the Web Site

    A Huge Shout-Out to This Year’s Sponsors! Thank you so Much for Your Support!

    For more Loveland event updates stay tuned to the Loveland Salad With ME, Cassie Mattia!

  • Thirteenth Amazing Charity Race a success [Video]

    Thirteenth Amazing Charity Race a success [Video]

    by Sam Smith

    Since 2005, The Amazing Charity Race has brought fun and philanthropy together. Through running, cycling, walking and an array of challenges, individuals compete for the fastest time in four categories.

    Parent/Child, Male/Female, Male/Male and Female/Female contestant pairs completed an all-new course starting at Paxton Ramsey Park and ending at the Valley View Foundation barn. This year’s Amazing Charity Race featured twenty challenges including hauling greased watermelons into a lake, lawn bowling and Slip N’ Slide kickball.

    Over the past thirteen years, the Amazing Race has donated $600,000 to various charitable organizations both large and small and local organizations including Loveland Magazine help sponsor the event.

    Watch Loveland Magazine‘s video coverage of the event:

    Produced by Loveland Magazine 

Directed/Edited by Sam Smith 

Second Shooting and Drone Operation by Jack Sexton 

Music: “Prologue” written and Performed by Loveland's own Ryan Mangan/Pocket
From the EP L'Appelle Du Vide. 
Featuring Loveland Graduates DK Dews on bass and Drew Lowry on drums.

    The 2018 Amazing Race gathered 545 participants. Although the exact amount of money raised is not yet known, according to organizer Doug Portman it has been around $70,000 the past few years. It will go to over 50 charities ranging from funding boy scout troops to bigger charities like the St. Vincent DePaul Society.

    In addition to the participants, local charity organizations volunteer their time to coordinate, run water stations, direct events, ensure safety and more in order to receive donations. The Amazing Charity Race website states to prospective volunteers that the role entails “no pay, hard to define benefits and you’re already late for work”. One volunteer receives the Chief John E. Cooper Amazing Volunteer Award, earning their nonprofit $500 more than the initial donation. The winner will be announced at the awards banquet.

    The 2018 Amazing Race map and challenges

    The results of the race are as follows:

    MALE MALE

    Male – Overall
    Bib Name Chip Elapsed Pace City
    1 390 JACKSON MILLS JACOB DELUCA 01:38:59 08:59 min/mile LOVELAND
    2 180 GREGORY FASIG GARRETT FASIG 01:47:13 09:44 min/mile LOVELAND
    127 JOE CRAFT PETE CRAFT 01:49:27 09:57 min/mile LOVELAND

    FEMALE FEMALE

    Male – Overall
    Bib Name Chip Elapsed Pace City
    1 389 KATIE MILLER MAGGIE BREITENSTEIN 01:53:34 10:19 min/mile LOVELAND
    2 458 KATIE PHELAN VANESSA MALONE 01:54:53 10:26 min/mile LOVELAND
    3 208 JULIA GIBSON BRANDI ALIAGA 01:59:21 10:51 min/mile LOVELAND

    PARENT CHILD

    Male – Overall
    Bib Name Chip Elapsed Pace City
    1 530 JAY SEGURA DANIEL SEGURA 01:52:30 10:13 min/mile COLUMBUS
    2 154 MIKE DOHERTY LEXI DOHERTY 02:00:29 10:57 min/mile MIDDLETOWN
    3 290 MATTHEW IMM TINA IMM 02:04:07 11:17 min/mile CINCINNATI

    MALE FEMALE

    Male – Overall
    Bib Name Chip Elapsed Pace City
    1 258 TAYLOR HELMES RYAN MASON 01:50:37 10:03 min/mile HAMILTON
    2 190 DILLON FREES CORYNNE SWIFT 01:50:58 10:05 min/mile LOVELAND
    3 461 JUSTIN PLUMMER CARA PLUMMER 01:51:03 10:05 min/mile SPRINGBORO

    More results can be found here.

    At the end of each Amazing Charity Race, participants rush to sign up for coveted and limited spots in each coming year’s race. Next year, head organizer Doug Portman claimed the race will end in Loveland again with a totally new course and twenty new challenges.

    Those interested in running in the 2019 Amazing Charity Race can sign up here. The earlier individuals sign up, the earlier their start time.

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