Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland High School Men’s Bowling team went wire to wire this season and won the 1st ever ECC Bowling Tournament on Saturday. Based on the regular season and tourney play, Loveland walked away with ECC Championships. Loveland finished the regular season 9-0, and 15-2 overall.
Brady Burns averaged 205.7 and Wyatt Glassmeyer 186.3 in the ECC tournament. Burns made the ECC Conference All-Tournament Team with a 617 tournament series.
No 8 seed Loveland advanced in the State tournament Wednesday night in a game played at Lakota East High School by defeating #16 seed Oak Hills. Josie Early led all scorers in the 48-34 contest with 16 points. She was 7 for 9 from the charity stripe. Charity is a misnomer when it comes to Early. She more than earns those trips to the foul line almost never seeing a clear way to the rim as defenses double-team and collapse on her trips inside the circle. The Senior 5’7″ guard pulled down 5 rebounds and stole the ball from the Highlanders 4 times.
Ten of Olivia Rabe’s 14 points were a result of her perfect 10-10 night at the foul line. Rabe is a 6’2″ Senior.
Senior Forward Olivia Rabe also earns each of her trips to the foul line. She was 10 for 10 against Oak hills.
Mason (15-1, 23-1) advanced after beating Anderson 60-27 on February 5 and this past Wednesday evening by beating Northwest 67-8. Mason’s only loss was on December 7th when they traveled to Lakota East, 52-48. The Comets are on a 17-game win streak. Mason won the GMC conference title. Mason’s top scorer is Sophmore guard #20, Madison Parrish who scored 28 in Mason’s 63-62 win at Princeton on January 11. She averages 13.3 points.
The Tigers are 11-5, 17-5 for the season, and finished ECC competition # 3.
The Tiger vs Comets game is on Tuesday, February 21 at 5 PM and will be played at Harrison High School.
Miami Township, Ohio – The Little Miami River Chamber Alliance held its annual Valentine’s Day Breakfast on Friday, February 10 at the Oasis Conference Center. The emcee was Pastor Bill Hounshell.
2014 Valentine Lady, Janis Fogle
Children from the Loveland schools and the adult that won their age-group poetry submissions were called to the microphone to recite their poems. Loveland school superintendant, Mike Broadwater presented the poetry winners a certificate.
2014 Valentine Lady, Janis Fogle said on the Loveland Valentine Ladies FaceBook page that the Loveland Valentine Ladies have already stamped close to 2,650 Valentine cards at the Loveland Post Office, for the 2023 Valentine season. She said, “Cards went to locations such as The Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, the UK, as well as most of the 50 states, plus Washington DC.”
Rosemary Shumaker
This year’s Valentine Card designer, Rosemary Shumaker was introduced and an enlargement of her card was prominent on center stage.
The 2023 Loveland Valentine Card designed by Rosemary ShumakerSteve Zinser, a former Loveland Principal led the Delta Kings as they serenaded 2023 Valentine Lady, Donna Barns as well as singing numerous songs throughout the morning.
Here are video and photo highlights:
Here are the poetry contest winners reading their poetry:
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland City School District has been awarded nearly a half million dollars in the latest round of the Ohio K-12 School Safety Grant program. The state funding will support improvements to safety security upgrades across the district.
“The safety of our students is our greatest responsibility, and receiving state support for our efforts will help tremendously. We appreciate Governor DeWine and the General Assembly’s dedication to the Ohio K-12 School Safety Grant program,” Superintendent Mike Broadwater said in a news release from the District.
Loveland Superintendent Mike Broadwater
The grant provides $461,250 to pay for security system improvements across the district. This grant will allow for the installation of additional security cameras and equipment. The grant will also provide funds for new safety technology on all district school buses according to the release.
This is the fourth round of the Ohio K-12 School Safety Grant program. Of all school districts in Hamilton County, Loveland received the fourth-highest grant funding in this current round. Loveland also received $100,000 in the second round of the program, which was used to replace the public address system at Loveland Primary and Loveland Elementary Schools.
• Loveland Early Childhood Center is earmarked for $65,225 in this latest round.
• Loveland Elementary is earmarked for $50,000 in this latest round.
• Loveland High School is earmarked for $100.000 in this latest round.
• Loveland Intermediate School is earmarked for $97,625 in this latest round.
• Loveland Middle School is earmarked for $98,400 in this latest round.
• Loveland Primary School is earmarked for $50,000 in this latest round
The Goshen Local School District received $400,000 in the latest round of school safety grants. The Great Oaks Career Campus in Clermont County received $100,000.
There is a “Round Five” to be recommended in the coming weeks according to Governor Mike DeWine Ohio as part of the General Assembly’s House Bill 45.
Indian Hill Exempted Village School District had previously been awarded $299,714, Sycamore Community Schools $93,824, and Little Miami Local Schools $200,000.
Katy Wilber was 4 for 5 from the arc against Seton
Harrison, Ohio – Freshman Katy Wilber with 12 points, led the Loveland Tigers Wednesday afternoon at Harrison High School in the first round of the Southwest 2 – Division I Sectional State Tournament. Wilber was 4 for 5 shooting, all three-pointers. In the 45-37 win, Olivia Raby contributed 11.
A strong 3rd quarter allowed Seton to get back into the game and come to within 2 in the 4th, but strong shooting from the Tiger foul line protected their lead.
The # 8 seeded Tigers next travel to Lakota East High School on February 15 at 6 PM to play # 16 seed Oak Hills.
Below are game photos from the Seton, Walnut Hills, West Clermont, Springboro, and Kings competitions.
Loveland, Ohio – Last night in a unanimous vote, the Loveland City School District Board of Education voted to place a 4.9 mill operating levy on the May 2nd ballot.
The discussion about the levy begins at the 19:12 minute mark of the meeting video.
Loveland, Ohio – Emma Steiner said, “My connection to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society began when a favorite middle school teacher of mine, and now mentor, lost her aunt due to Leukemia.” Steiner is a junior at Loveland High School.
Steiner and Loveland High School juniors, Marcel Mangan, and Orhan Ozbudak are the candidates for Team CoUREage 4.0, a fundraising team raising money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Student Visionaries of the Year Campaign. The 2023 campaign runs through March 25th. There are 30 team members.
Marcel Mangan, Emma Steiner, and Orhan Ozbudak
Steiner was asked to join Loveland’s Team CoUREage last year. She said, “While fundraising, I got to hear so many touching stories of people affected by blood cancer.” That was more than enough to make her want to accept the nomination to be a candidate for this year’s campaign. “Although I don’t have a direct connection to blood cancer, my grandpa passed away from cancer last year, and I fight so that other families don’t have to experience what my grandpa went through.”
LLS’s Student Visionaries of the Year campaign is a seven-week competition among high schools across the Cincinnati area. Loveland is one of 15 teams raising money for blood cancer research, advocacy, patient support, and ultimately, a cure. However, it is not just a competition among these 15 teams, rather it is a combined effort to help LLS find a cure.
The trio has built this year’s campaign using the community as their foundation. Since last August, they have been building partnerships with local businesses securing sponsorships, auction items, and organizing events. So far, they have over 10 events planned to help them raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Visionaries look to the future—and see infinite possibility. They challenge the status quo—and make the impossible possible. They boldly imagine a better world – and lead the charge to create it.
Members of Team CoUREage 4.0 are all Visionaries that are hard at work fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. LLS was built on the same vision – of a better world – one without blood cancers.
Their Loveland goal is to raise $100,000 over the next 7 weeks. They hope to reach it through secured sponsorships with local businesses, community donations, events, t-shirt sales, and the Grand Finale Celebration. One of the biggest ways that the team will fundraise is through donations received by each of their 30 team members.
Team CoUREage 4.0
Orhan Ozbudak said, “Throughout my life, I hope to be an avid philanthropist. Ever since my youth, I have participated in many philanthropic events and hope to continue these types of activities into the future. One of my dreams is to create businesses that illuminate warmth and help people.” He added that When Marcel and Emma invited him to join them he knew this was an opportunity to positively impact not only people affected by blood cancer but also the world. “Even though I was hesitant to be a candidate at first, I realized that I am very thankful to participate in the Student Visionaries of the Year Campaign as a candidate.”
The goal is to not only raise money for blood cancer but also to raise awareness in our Loveland community about Leukemia and Lymphoma. “Any donation helps, and brings us closer to our goal,” said Steiner.
Marcel Mangan said, “My connection to LLS began last year when the two past candidates, Grace Dressell and Claire Zeigler, had asked me to be a member of their campaign.” He explained that initially, he was hesitant due to not having a direct connection to leukemia or lymphoma, but after researching the stories of those who have had to deal with these blood cancers he felt it necessary to join. “The most touching story that I heard was about a girl named Emily Love who had been diagnosed with leukemia when she was only 1 years old. Luckily she recovered after 3 years and was able to live a normal life, but sadly those years of her childhood can never be given back to her. After hearing her story I joined the 2022 campaign, and I’ve been a part of it ever since. I just hope that my fundraising can help make a positive impact on those suffering from leukemia or lymphoma.”
Background Info about LLS:
LLS is uniquely able to report on the many advances and accomplishments that have occurred since their founding in 1949. From cutting-edge research and precision medicine innovations to legislative victories that improve access to therapies for cancer patients, LLS plays a leading- and often pioneering- role in the fight against blood cancers. Since 2000, approximately 40 percent of all U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved cancer drugs were for blood cancer, and some are now used to treat other forms of cancer and non-malignant diseases. A “win” for blood cancers, therefore, is a win for the cancer community overall.
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Research done by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society especially helps those with blood cancer but it also makes improvements for all kinds of cancer!
There will be a raffle for a parking spot at Loveland High School during school lunches
Students can also purchase t-shirts during their lunch and buy tickets for raffle baskets
Katie Rose
Teacher-mentor, Katie Rose said, “My ‘why’ is my Aunt Tina Eubanks, who died of Acute Myeloid Leukemia only three weeks after being diagnosed at the age of 53.” Rose had been fundraising for LLS through Pennies for Patients with Loveland Middle School Student Council for many years and would always tell people, “You never know when cancer will touch your family”. Another of her aunts is currently battling both lung and liver cancer. Sadly, this cancer diagnosis is her third – lymphoma and rectal cancer being two she defeated. “People often ask why I work so hard to fundraise. The answer is simple. As long as there is breath in my lungs and blood in my veins, I will do whatever it takes to help those who are impacted by cancer.”
Rose who is a Social Studies Teacher at Loveland Middle School said, “Cancer needs to be eradicated and LLS is the organization making the greatest strides in funding research and advancing new drugs to help those in need. I live a life of service, and by teaching my current and former students the importance of giving back and how to raise money for a worthy cause allows me to fulfill my life’s purpose.”
Donate an auction basket or item or become a Grand Finale sponsor (contact Emma Steiner 513-630-5610)
Attend events and mention Team CoUREage 4.0 when ordering. Most events will have raffle baskets.
Orhan Ozbudak said, “I am very appreciative of all the progress we have made and can’t wait to see what our team will accomplish throughout this journey. Hopefully, our efforts will also serve to inspire people to carry on this positivity.”
“Thank you to all of the businesses that are sponsoring our campaign, and thank you to all of the people in Loveland who have shown continuous support for our fundraiser,” said Emma Steiner.
Marcel Mangan summed up the campaign by saying, “Although we hope to raise a large amount of money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, we also hope to spread the importance of LLS throughout Loveland, but also the greater Cincinnati area as a whole.”
2/1-2/21
Buffalo Wild Wings at 11363 Montgomery Rd. 10% giveback on dine-in or carry-out all day if you mention “Team L”
EVERY SUNDAY2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 2/19
Bishop’s Quarter at 212 W Loveland Ave. 10% Giveback
2/8
Raising Cane’s at 3901 Montgomery Rd., 2 pm-9 PM
2/13
Cartridge Brewing at 1411 Grandin Rd. 4 pm-10 pm
2/22
Ramsey’s Trailside at 200 W Loveland Ave.
2/23
MPH Brewing at 7880 Remington Rd. 4 pm-10 pm. 10% Giveback on food and drink
2/27
Dewey’s Pizza at 11338 Montgomery Rd. 4 pm-9 pm
3/4
Athlete Instincts Fitness Fundraiser at 774 Loveland-Miamiville Rd. 10:30 am. $10 to sign up, text Jen Steiner 513-289-6393 to sign up
3/10
Cappy’s Wine & Spirits at 309 W Loveland Ave. 5 pm-11 pm. LIVE MUSIC starts at 7:30 pm
3/12
Nisbet Park – Text Jen Steiner 513-289-6393 to sign-up
3/15
The Work’s Brick Pizza Oven at 20 Grear Millitzer Place. ALL DAY
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Board of Education will conduct a regular and work session meeting on Tuesday, January 31 at 6 PM in the Board of Education Offices at 757 South Lebanon Road.
Action Items
Proposal to Proceed to Levy an Additional Tax for Current Operating Expenses – Millage TBD
As policymakers await the newest budget priorities to be laid out by Gov. Mike DeWine, advocates for the state’s children are hoping comprehensive child well-being will be at the top of the list.
The Ohio Children’s Budget Coalition released their policy agenda for the 2024-2025 state budget, which they hope will include whole-child services to address housing, health, child care, economic stability, and adoption of the Fair School Funding Plan, which was only approved for two years of the six-year phase-in so far.
“Children do not come in pieces, and neither should the policies and investments that crucially provide and pave the way for them to grow and flourish into successful adulthood,” said Katherine Ungar, senior policy associate with the Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio.
Recommendations by the OCBC also targeted structural racism, the effects of which “negatively impact child outcomes,” according to the announcement of budget priorities.
“The budget is a moral document that reflects our state’s priorities,” OCBC co-leader and Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio policy associate Matthew Tippit said in a statement.
The policy report also laid out challenges to combatting the teacher shortage the state has suffered from for several years, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics stating 21,000 fewer teachers were employed in K-12 public school in the state from September 2021 to September 2019.
The state has faced recruitment and retention issues, which the coalition attributes to “mounting pressures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, under-resourced schools, politicization of education and lack of respect for educators and the education profession.”
“While a mass exodus of experienced educators from the teaching profession has not yet materialized, it is cause for significant concern when so many are expressing deep frustrations over what they believe is a lack of support and respect for the work they do with students,” the report stated.
Groundwork Ohio
The policy recommendations also come on the heels of a recent early childhood dashboard released by the advocacy group Groundwork Ohio. The dashboard has been in the works since 2021 to “help inform policy makers about the realities facing Ohio families with young children.”
Groundwork Ohio president and CEO Shannon Jones said the dashboard “tells us where to focus on making positive change for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.”
The report found that one in five Ohio infants don’t have access to child care or early learning and six in 10 children aren’t ready to attend school based on kindergarten readiness, fourth-grade reading proficiency and eighth-grade math proficiency.
Racial issues appeared as part of Groundwork Ohio’s analysis, with the group finding that infant mortality rates are still above the U.S. average in Ohio “with a large and appalling racial disparity.”
“While there are many ways we can begin to improve outcomes for young children, focusing state efforts on its very youngest citizens is an urgent moral imperative as well as a wise state investment,” according to the report.
The organization was encouraged by state performance in areas like eighth grade math proficiency and improved homeless students and housing cost burdens.
Early investments are needed to benefit Ohio children throughout their lives, the dashboard concluded as state performance compared to the rest of the country was worse in categories such as early intervention service access and young child poverty.
Large disparities were found particularly in Black, Hispanic and Native American/American Indian children living below the poverty level.
The state has also worsened in terms of kindergarten literacy, chronic absenteeism and special needs preschools, according to the dashboard.
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