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  • Mark your calendar for the 3rd annual Official Frogman Festival

    Mark your calendar for the 3rd annual Official Frogman Festival

    The Official Frogman Festival

    March 1-2, 2025 | 9:30am – 6pm

    Oasis Conference and Event Center

     

    The 3rd annual Frogman Festival will be held on Saturday, March 1st through Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, at Oasis Conference Center in Loveland, Ohio.

    Doors open at 9:30 AM and will continue until 6 PM.

    Over 50 unique vendors will be selling their art, crafts, and merchandise in the large ballroom. Speakers will be presenting their research in a separate room.

    At noon, the Pied Piper of Loveland will lead a parade of costumed participants that is open to anyone interested.

    Wander the Oasis to find the circus sideshows providing entertainment. Food and drink, including beer, will be available a la carte.

    Meet Jeff Craig Founder and Director of Frogman Festival

    After 15 years as a vendor at events with his paranormal maps, Hidden Ohio Map & Guide, and Map In Black, Jeff founded and organized the first Frogman Festival in 2023. The one-day event was held in Mason at Great Wolf Lodge. With 8 speakers and over 50 hand-picked vendors, as well as the first-ever Meta Zoo Tower Tournament, around 2000 people attended and participated in the event. The purpose of the Frogman Festival is to gather and celebrate the legend of the Frogman story as well as other strange and unusual stories in our region.

    The festival provides an inclusive and accessible space for anyone and everyone. Tolerance and acceptance is at the forefront for all who attend, participate, and volunteer. Jeff has been a cartographer for 30 years in the field of map publishing and currently works in the utility industry. He has also been an instructor at Northern Kentucky University and other area schools teaching introductory geography courses. In 2005, he was awarded a grant by NKU to help research the sites that would later be included in the 1st edition of Hidden Ohio Map & Guide which was published in 2007. Also in 2007 Hidden Ohio Map & Guide received an honorable mention in the Cartography and Geographic Information Society annual map competition. In 2022, the Printing and Graphics Assoc awarded Map In Black, Best In Category for Map Process to Williams and Heintz, the printer of the map. Then in 2023, Hidden Ohio Map & Guide, 4th edition also received the annual award.

    Meet Dr. John Stamey

    Supporter of Frogman Festival

    In 2022, when Jeff Craig met Dr. John Stamey at the Wytheville UFO Festival after first seeing him the night before on TV coincidentally, they immediately garnered the impetus to work on an event which Jeff had been planning, a festival for the elusive Frogman of Ohio. Jeff went back to Cincinnati and quickly began planning the event for 2023. John lent support from his remote location in South Carolina. John is best known for his appearance on the TV show The UnXplained with William Shatner where he provided his insights to the Moon-Eyed People of western North Carolina. John runs several cons in the US southeast related to Bigfoot and Pop Culture. He hosts the weekly podcast, ScaryCast and writes publications about various topics from The South Carolina Lizardman to UFO’s to computer science.

    Was the 2024 Loveland Frogman Festival fact, fiction or fantasy?

    Read on…

    Loveland Magazine Managing Editor at last year’s Loveland Frogman Festival. Read his story

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  • The 411 on Loveland’s Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony

    The 411 on Loveland’s Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony

    The ceremony will feature a speech by Colonel J Scott Calder

    Loveland, Ohio – The City of Loveland’s Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony will be Monday, May 27. The event will start with a parade at 9 AM that starts from the Loveland Elementary School at 600 Loveland-Madeira Road and go to the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial at the intersection of West Loveland Avenue and Riverside Drive. Roads will be closed approx. 8:45 until 10:15 AM.

    The Loveland Veterans’ Memorial is at the corner of West Loveland Avenue and Riverside in the West Loveland Historic District. (File photo by David Miller 2019)

    Immediately following the parade, a ceremony will be held at the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial.

    The ceremony will feature a speech by Colonel J Scott Calder, a Loveland High School grad with a long career in the US Air Force Medical Services.

    In 2018, Lawrence E. Hamilton, Jr., J. Scott Calder, and Kevin W. Taylor were honored as Distinguished Alumni by the Loveland Schools Foundation. (Loveland Magazine file photo)

    The Loveland Veterans’ Memorial is at the corner of West Loveland Avenue and Riverside in the West Loveland Historic District. (File photo by David Miller)
    If you or your organization want to participate in the parade you can register online: https://loom.ly/bql_3Jo.
  • Join Us for Road to Health!

    Join Us for Road to Health!

    Loveland, Ohio – Join us for the 3rd annual Health & Wellness Expo presented by the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance. This event focuses on all aspects of health: physical, mental, financial, senior care and more.

    Saturday Jul 27
    9 AM until Noon

    Nisbet Park in Historic Downtown

    Visitors will explore a variety of health-related vendor booths, live fitness classes, and more.

    There will be on-site Mammograms, assessments, samples giveaways, and more.

    This event is free to attend and is great for all ages.

    Vendors are encouraged to have giveaways at their booth.

    Vendors Register HERE!

  • Don Tassone releases new book

    Don Tassone releases new book

    Loveland, Ohio – After a long career in the corporate world, Don Tassone again returned to his creative writing roots and again released a new book, Journeys Within. He is the author of two novels and eight short story collections. Don and his wife Liz are longtime Loveland residents. They have four children.

    Below is the lead on Amazon where you can purchase Don’s short story collection called Journeys Within that has just been published by Rochak Publishing. The book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble and will soon be sold at Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Rookwood) and The Bookmatters (Milford).

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      Journeys Within features an eclectic mix of 30 new short stories. Unexpected events prompt the characters in many of these stories to take a fresh look at their lives and their choices. What they discover sets them on a new path.

        A violin virtuoso whose life has been saved by music is called to share his gift with those caught in a civil war. A chance meeting of a retired woman and a young man, both feeling lost, leads them to re-examine their purpose. Nearly killed in a plane crash, a lifelong bully finds himself at the mercy of others.

        Some of these stories touch on current issues and events. All are stories for our time.

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    Journeys Within is Don’s eighth short story collection and tenth book. His first novella, The Liberation of Jacob Novak, will be published in 2025.

    Explore other titles by Don Tassone

  • Loveland dad tells NewsNation how one bad choice cost his 24-year-old son his life

    Loveland dad tells NewsNation how one bad choice cost his 24-year-old son his life

    Father warns of illicit drugs cut with fentanyl in pill form

    Loveland, Ohio – Tom Quehl is the co-founder of the Jack Quehl Foundation and the father to Jack Quehl, who died of fentanyl poisoning in 2021. Jack Quehl was 24 years old. He and his wife, Stephanie Quehl, now share Jack’s story and others’ to raise awareness.

    Tom Quehl made an appearance on NewsNation with Kelsey Kernstine to discuss the rising prevalence of fentanyl laced pills.

    “With the shortage of Adderall and Xanax out there, they’re trying to fight depression or ADHD, and they’re reaching out to the street, and they’re finding drugs that are laced with fentanyl,” Tom Quehl said. “And if it’s not killing them … they’re getting something that has a different taste to it, and now they become an addict and a regular customer. And that spiral is something I don’t want to see.”

    Events for Fentanyl Awareness Week in Loveland

  • Nathan Alley is main presenter at Public Forum About Hazardous “Forever Chemicals” in Loveland’s Drinking Water

    Nathan Alley is main presenter at Public Forum About Hazardous “Forever Chemicals” in Loveland’s Drinking Water

    Tuesday, June 4

    6 until 7:30 PM

    Loveland Public Library

    649 Loveland Madera Road

    Loveland, Ohio – Hazardous chemicals, known collectively as “forever chemicals” or PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances), were created in the mid-20th century by chemical companies and were used in multiple industries. They are now in our drinking water and have been causing negative health outcomes for consumers for decades.

    The Sierra Club Miami Group Education Forum has organized this Education Forum.

    If you are using Loveland water, you will want to attend this info session. They will be sharing information on these topics:

    • History of PFAS in Loveland’s drinking water
    • General History of PFAS
    • New USEPA regulations for PFAS
    • Negative health outcomes resulting from PFAS
    • How to protect your family

    The Sierra Club urges you to come ready to ask questions!

    You can join in person or virtually. If you would like to join virtually, register online at miamigroup.org

  • Loveland Bike Trail: O’Bannon Creek bridge ribbon cutting May 22

    Loveland Bike Trail: O’Bannon Creek bridge ribbon cutting May 22

    Loveland, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio State Parks just announced that the new Loveland Bike Trail bridge over O’Bannon Creek in Historic Downtown Loveland will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 22 at 11:30 AM.

    The trail and bridge has been open to the public since May 2.

    The public is invited. The bridge is adjacent to Loveland’s Nisbet Park.

  • Public Forum: About Hazardous “Forever Chemicals” in Loveland’s Drinking Water

    Public Forum: About Hazardous “Forever Chemicals” in Loveland’s Drinking Water

    Tuesday, June 4

    6 until 7:30 PM

    Loveland Public Library

    649 Loveland Madera Road

    Loveland, Ohio – Hazardous chemicals, known collectively as “forever chemicals” or PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances), were created in the mid-20th century by chemical companies and were used in multiple industries. They are now in our drinking water and have been causing negative health outcomes for consumers for decades.

    The Sierra Club Miami Group Education Forum has organized this Education Forum.

    If you are using Loveland water, you will want to attend this info session. They will be sharing information on these topics:

    • History of PFAS in Loveland’s drinking water
    • General History of PFAS
    • New USEPA regulations for PFAS
    • Negative health outcomes resulting from PFAS
    • How to protect your family

    The Sierra Club urges you to come ready to ask questions!

    You can join in person or virtually. If you would like to join virtually, register online at miamigroup.org

  • Show Choir Alumni are styling this year in APEX apparel

    Show Choir Alumni are styling this year in APEX apparel

    Apex Imprinted Sportswear and Promotional Specialties is a full service promotional specialty company. We provide assistance with theme creativity, layout and design, and the finest imprinted and embroidered items. We have access to over 600,000 promotional products, and are dedicated to finding the ideal product for your promotional need.
    Apex has been in business since 1992, and we have over 50 years of combined experience in advertising specialties. We are a member of the Advertising Specialty Institute, Tri-State Advertising Specialty Association and the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance.

    We look forward to working with you on your next project. You can find all necessary contact details on contact page.

    Office Hours: 9:00 – 5:00 Eastern Time – Plenty of free off-street parking!

    Apex Imprinted
    523 West Loveland Ave.
    Loveland, OH 45140

    Phone: 513-677-0700
    Fax: 513-677-8989
    Email: apexloveland1@gmail.com

    We look forward to hearing from you!

  • [Video] Fine Arts College Signing Day at Loveland High School

    [Video] Fine Arts College Signing Day at Loveland High School

    David Miller is the Managing Editor of Loveland Magazine

    by David Miller

    Loveland, Ohio – On Thursday, May 9 art lovers, parents, teachers and administrators gathered in the Loveland High School media center to congratulate the student artists who will transition from their high School graduation next week to attend college, and study their chosen career path.

    Student Name

    School

    Program

    Introduction Teacher

    1

    Chet Bentley

    University of Cincinnati-CCM

    Media Production

    Mr Jim Barrett

    2

    Ian Parrish

    University of Cincinnati-CCM

    Media Production

    Mr Jim Barrett

    3

    Laney Ott

    University of Cincinnati DAAP

    Interior Design

    Mrs. Megan Burns

    4

    Valerie Parnin

    Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

    Communication Design

    Mrs. Megan Burns

    5

    Lauren Rutz

    The Art Academy of Cincinnati

    Illustration

    Mrs. Deayna Woodruff

    6

    Jonathan Kaseff

    		 UC or Carnegie Melon or Depaul University

    Percussion Performance

    Mr. Chris Huening

    7

    Paul Laufersweiler

    Northern Kentucky University

    Jazz Performance/ Music Education

    Mr. Geoffrey Miller

    8

    Denver Riddle

    Hocking College

    Music

    Mr. Geoffrey Miller

    9

    Conner Wilson

    Northern Kentucky University

    Jazz Performance

    Mr. Geoffrey Miller

    10

    Jens Arill

    UC DAAP

    Fashion

    Mr. Geoffery Miller

    11

    Sophia Herbon

    Anderson University (Indiana)

    Musical Theater and Management

    Mr. Shawn Miller

    12

    Jasper Kern

    University of Cincinnati – DAAP

    Fashion Design

    Mr. Shawn Miller