Loveland, Ohio – As the water fun season is upon us, we are taking this opportunity to aggressively remind our Loveland Area community, along with the greater Cincinnati area of the critical importance of water safety awareness and children.
Watch this important message from Deputy Fire Chief Billy Goldfeder of the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department.
Goldfeder delivered this message immediately after Six-year-old Holden Patrick Smith receives honor and becomes the youngest Loveland-Symmes firefighter for saving the life of his cousin. Read that story HERE.
Loveland, Ohio – Jamie Smith has lived her entire life in Loveland and raised five sons here. She said she has a “very deep connection” to this place, and her family’s favorite place is Grailville.
She testified during the May 4 meeting when the Planning and Zoning Commission was deciding whether or not to allow 209 Drees homes on the 111-acre Graville site.
She speaks of her very stressful lifestyle, most of the time as a single mother, and living with the father of her children who struggled with an opioid addiction his entire adult life. She added that he has been “clean” for the past ten years however the experience of dealing with the addiction within her family was traumatizing.
She defined her financial situation as havoc and how she has maintained a full-time job and two or three additional part-time jobs for her sons’ entire lives. To be able to be a contributing member of society and a good mom, she designed their lives around something she could afford, spending time in nature. “Not only because it was all we could afford, but because it was healthy and fulfilling,” Smith added. “And it brought joy to a mentally and emotionally exhausted family.”
She took listeners on a journey with her boys down the Grailville path to the respite of the cool waters of the O’Bannon Creek.
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland resident Diane Fisher testified at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on May 4 about the re-zoning of Grailville and a proposed new development near her home on Oak Street.
Fisher started by expressing how nervous she was about speaking publicly, however, speaking softly and determined told why she chose to live in Loveland, “…enjoying the mental and physical, and spiritual health that being in nature provides.” Referring to the COVID 19 Pandemic she said that activities in nature have proven more important than ever to many people she knows.
Fisher also noted that it wasn’t lost on her that the meeting was being held in both “No Mow May” and “Mental Health Awareness Month.”
It wasn’t a rhetorical question Fisher then asked, “How many more lawns filled with pesticides and herbicides, should be allowed, invited, encouraged into our area.”
“Each of us. Every person is a steward of our community,” Fisher challenged.
David Miller is the Publisher and Editor of Loveland Magazine
by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio – On Saturday, April 27, artists at the Loveland Art Studios on Main participated in a fundraiser and donation drive for Ukraine called WE STAND WITH UKRAINE.
Donations were collected that support Matthew 25: Ministries’ Ukrainian relief efforts.
Resident artists created paintings depicting their response to Putin’s war against the Ukrainian people.
Portions of the sale proceeds of all paintings went directly to Matthew 25: Ministries.
The public was invited to the free wine & hors d’oeuvre reception.
Guests met many of the artists and viewed the artwork for sale. Guests were also encouraged to bring a donation for Ukraine that went directly to (Matthew 25:Ministries that especially wanted medical supplies and paper products.) To make a donation, please CLICK HERE.
In these three LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV videos, I interviewed Johanna Kremer, who organized the event, as well as resident artists, Lucinda Peterson and Kim Wanamaker.
Loveland, Ohio – Sir Harry Striber stopped in Historic Downtown Loveland last Saturday morning while walking the 2.5 miles to the Loveland Castle Museum where he gives guided tours.
“The Historic Loveland Castle & Museum Chateau Laroche was built as an expression and reminder of the simple strength and rugged grandeur of the mighty men who lived when Knighthood was in flower. It was their knightly zeal for honor, valor, and manly purity that lifted mankind out of the moral midnight of the dark ages and started it towards the gray dawn of human hope. Present human decadence proves a need for similar action. Already the ancient organization of Knights has been re-activated to save society. Any man of high ideas who wish to help save civilization is invited to become a member of the Knights of the Golden Trail, whose only vows are the Ten Commandments. Chateau Laroche is the World headquarters and Residence of the K.O.G.T.”
David Miller is the Publisher and Editor of Loveland Magazine
by David Miller
The statue that wasn’t to be seen in Loveland
Loveland, Ohio – In December of 2011, I hadn’t seen the statute of Abraham and Isaac by Trina Paulus since it was first brought back to Grailville, carefully on the bed of a pickup truck. I was invited to be there when the statute was returned to Grailville for safekeeping. So jumped at the chance to be there when she saw it again for the first time in many years. Seeing it for the first time, placed temporarily under a gazebo behind the House of Joy, it was in my opinion the most significant piece of art I had ever seen in Loveland, and I believe, still so.
We met Trina with our video camera for an interview by Alana Johnson, an artist in her own right, at Grailville and went in Alana’s car from the House of Joy to another house on the Grailville property, one across the road – to see if we could find it. This video was shot on December 9, 2011.
It is wretched, distressing, tragic – and beautiful.
At the time of my first seeing Abraham and Isaac, I begged the Grailville folks to let me help them find a place where the father and son could be publicly displayed, however, they determined it too controversial to do so. I think if I remember correctly, it was only “appropriate for mature audiences” and no one in Loveland was mature enough to see the old testament story depicted so threateningly and savagely real.
Relistening to Paulus talk about her Abraham and Isaac and the essence of what she was conveying through the work of her sculpting hands and spiritual heart, is still is heartbreaking that the human soul was meant to struggle to understand such a contemptible subject.
They were right of course because seeing the statute naked, absent Trina Paulus telling the story, is utterly perilous.
At the time, I wrote, “The Abraham and Isaac statue is a poignant and significant piece of art. It is wretched, distressing, tragic – and beautiful. It has been stored temporarily for several years just outside of Loveland. Loveland Magazine Reporter Alana Johnson went with Paulus to an unlit garage at the Grailville Conference and Retreat Center Wednesday morning to see it. Paulus hadn’t seen her statue for several years.”
“Johnson, kicking aside weeds at the door, struggling to operate the key, brushing away cobwebs, and in the darkness, her eyes needed a few seconds to dilate… ‘Aah. Oh. Ooh,” each second, as more is revealed. “That’s incredible. It’s incredible.”
During Johnson’s interview, Paulus said, “Over here you will see a hand with the knife in it… and over here… you’ll see the hand with his son. I’ve done a lot of thinking about this over the years – the great Christian mystery of the crucifixion and the resurrection and… The very unpleasant thing is that God can ask everything of us sometimes… The whole mystery of why we die, and why we die so miserably sometimes… In our time it’s a very unpopular story.“
View Loveland Magazine’s other stories in our Graville Archive:
Cincinnati, Ohio – I went to the Isaac M. Wise Temple at the corner of Eighth and Plum Streets in Cincinnati for my grandson’s bar mitzvah. While formal photos were being taken of the rest of the family, I peeked into every corner on every floor where a door was unlocked. Extraordinary is that everything has been so beautifully cared for and pampered over since its construction.
The building is used nearly every week for Sabbath services, programs lifecycle events, and other religious functions.
The Plum Street Temple was dedicated on Friday, August 24, 1866. As a daily paper writes at the time, “Cincinnati never before has seen so much grandeur pressed into so small a space.”
The building has been carefully preserved, with original flooring, pews and pulpit furnishings all still in use. Its chandeliers and candelabra, formerly gaslight, are now electrical, but still the original fixtures. The original pipe organ, a unique historical instrument built by the Cincinnati firm Koehnken and Company, is still in place and was restored as the Rockwern Organ in 2005.
Designated a national historic landmark and placed on the Department of the Interior’s National Register of Historic Places in 1975, it was recognized then as a “splendid and exotic building.” A restoration in 1994-1995 gave a renewed sense of vitality and sparkle to the building, which looks much the same now as when it was built over 130 years ago.
Here are the photos I took that day and below is a video published by the Wise Temple that will tell you more about the history of the building and its people.
Loveland, Ohio – Are you currently in the market to buy or sell a home? Do you have real estate questions that you don’t know who to go to for the answers? Well look no further Besl, Baden, and Christy Jones have all the answers you are looking for in our newest segment of “Real Estate Update!”
Once a month the ladies of Besl, Baden, and Christy Jones join us at Loveland Magazine to talk to you about a new real estate topic. The topics will range from local house listings to the current condition of the housing market to trending home decor to what tools you need to secure a new home loan; these 3 real estate gurus plan to talk about it all!
In our March Real Estate Update Sue Besl Price and Mary Clare Baden cover new topics.
In this market, whether you’re a buyer or seller it is imperative that you work with an experienced agent. For buyers getting in to see homes can be quite daunting without the assistance of an agent. Good agents are seasoned networkers who know when listings are coming on the market and when they will be available for showings.
Once you find a home you love, writing a contract is no longer just about the price. There are many variables that go into writing an offer that will get excepted.
For sellers, it’s all about the pre-listing work that needs to be done and preparing for multiple offers. A great agent will be able to work with the offers at hand to get the best deal for the seller.
Hear all about the specifics in this month’s Besl, Baden and Christy Jones real estate update.
Fasten your seat belts and get out your notepad; this is your March Real Estate Update!
For more Real Estate Updates stay tuned to the Loveland Salad With ME, Cassie Mattia!
Loveland, Ohio – In this LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video which is sponsored by the Move2Team.com you can watch the swearing-in of two new city employees at the March 8 City Council meeting.
Shaun Tringelof joins the City of Loveland’s Public Works department as a Maintenance Worker. He has eight years of experience in the construction industry and is a graduate of Loveland High School.
Angela Walls joins City Hall staff as the Assistant Finance Director. She previously worked for Loveland City Schools, among other finance positions. She has been a resident of Loveland for the past 15 years.
Loveland, Ohio – Police Officer Brandon Asbury was sworn into office at the March 8 Loveland City Council meeting.
Asbury began his career in 2012 at the Adams County Sherriff’s Office as a dispatcher and corrections officer. He graduated from the police academy in 2013 and was promoted to the road patrol division. He then became involved in criminal patrol interdiction, the narcotics unit, and field training. Asbury also managed a traffic safety grant through the Ohio Traffic Safety Office.
In June 2018, Asbury moved to the Brown County Sherriff’s Office, where he was promoted to the Brown County Drug and Major Crimes Task Force as an undercover agent. During his time with the Task Force, he worked mid-to high-level drug trafficking operations on the state and federal level and investigated overdose deaths.
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