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  • [Video Interviews] Witnesses to plane crash in Miami Township

    [Video Interviews] Witnesses to plane crash in Miami Township

    David Miller is the Editor and Publisher of Loveland Magazine

    by David Miller

    Miami Township, Ohio – “I knocked on the window and he was like still holding on…” Alex Salatin explained, holding out both arms stiff imitating the pilot. “He was still holding onto the controls to fly it.”

    Alex was talking about the airplane pilot, only a few years older than him who put a single-engine Cessna down safely about fifty feet away from him as he was mowing the front lawn of his home in Miami Trails. “He was like, ‘Yeah, I’m good. I’m good.” Alex is a Senior at Loveland High School.

    The pilot, Phillip Sullivan made the emergency landing while returning from Wadsworth, Ohio to Louisville. He was on a Pilots-N-Paws flight and had delivered puppies to the northern Ohio town that is South of Cleveland.

    No one was injured.

    Nick Early explains what it was like and what he did when he heard the crash from the upstairs of his home The plane ended up in his front yard. He said, “It was a pretty skilled job, him being able to land it on the street here.”

    The plane was headed into John Chevalier’s front yard when a wing clipped off a driveway lamp pole and spun it around preventing any damage to his home. John said that he had already, “Fired up the grill” so he treated the young pilot along with the pilot’s father who drove up from Louisville to check on his son to a steak dinner.

    You will hear from Alex, his father Ron, and their neighbors John Chevalier and Nick Early in these LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV interviews.

    Ron Salatin said about his son, “What a proud moment. He did all the right things.” He said he told his son, “He should be proud of himself.”

     

  • Loveland manhunt leads to arrest

    Loveland manhunt leads to arrest

    Pictured above is Loveland Police Chief Sean Rahe at a command Center he set up in the Linda Cox Parking lot in Historic Downtown.

    Loveland, Ohio – A manhunt unfolded yesterday from Downtown Loveland into Miami Township that yielded results leading to the arrest of a man wanted on a felony warrant for domestic violence.

    The pursuit started around 6 PM in Loveland when a Loveland officer spotted the suspect, as a passenger vehicle.

    This photo was taken around 8 PM last evening across the road from Miami Riverview Park near to where the suspect was later apprehended.

    Loveland Magazine asked Loveland Police Chief Sean Rahe around 8 PM for an update when the search from Historic Downtown Loveland into Miami Township seemed to be winding down.

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    Rahe told Loveland Magazine today, “We did catch him about 9:20 PM” near Miami Riverview Park. The park is at 587 Branch Hill Loveland Road.

    Police from many jurisdictions assisted: Hamilton Township, Mason, Montgomery, Clermont County Sheriff, and Miami Township. Police canines searched along the Loveland Bike Trail as well as nearby subdivisions and neighborhoods.

    The search centered around the Loveland Bike Trail going South from Historic Downtown Loveland toward Branch Hill.
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    Many police were also stationed on the opposite bank of the river on East Kemper Road.
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    Officers on bikes also assisted.
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    This photo was taken around 8 PM last evening across the road from Miami Riverview Park near to where the suspect was later apprehended.
    According to two eyewitnesses at the Loveland Farmer’s Market, the car sped dangerously into the Linda Cox Parking lot while the market was in session. A market volunteer called 911 because of the dangerous driving and because 4 people ran from the car, through the parking lot, and South into the wooded area.
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  • Library pausing in-person service Monday due to surge in COVID-19 cases

    Library pausing in-person service Monday due to surge in COVID-19 cases

    Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio – “The health and safety of customers and staff is our first priority,” said Paula Brehm-Heeger in an announcement issued July 2 by the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Paula Brehm-Heeger is the Director of the system of libraries.

    Paula Brehm-Heeger is the Director of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

    Her statement was issued after Thursday’s announcement by Governor DeWine and his team of health professionals unveiled a new monitoring and reporting system for COVID 19 infections in each county.

    The “Ohio Public Health Advisory System” is based upon a set of criteria and categorizes all Ohio counties in one of four levels. Counties are rated as:  1) yellow, 2) orange, 3) red or 4) purple — with purple being the highest cautionary rating.

    Seven counties in Ohio are rated “red” including Hamilton County.  The description and guidelines for level three include:

      • Very high exposure and spread
      • Limit activities as much as possible
      • Follow all current health orders

    “Based upon this new information, we have made the difficult decision to pause in-person services in our buildings beginning Monday, July 6,” said Brehm-Heeger. All of the 28 open locations will continue to provide curbside or drive-thru service, and they will continue to open nine more locations to provide these services throughout July.

    This temporary change is a proactive decision to help limit the spread of the virus, according to Brehm-Heeger. “We will monitor news and information from health officials daily so we can bring back in-person service as soon as the situation improves and the key alert indicators start trending downward. We have repeatedly been reminded that the pandemic is fast moving and requires our quick response and ability to adjust plans accordingly.” Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we adjust to the pandemic and find new ways to serve you.”

    Between now and the middle of July, the Library is phasing services back in, with new locations being added each week. The goal is to be providing services at all locations by mid-July. The exception is Price Hill, as that location is currently closed through the end of 2020 for a major renovation and expansion project. “We’ll use this space to keep you up to date on what is going on. We are excited to see you again,” said Kathy Taylor, Regional Manager in a statement issued on July 3.

    The Loveland Branch currently has Curbside Service only and no Drive-Thru Service is planned.

    Brehm-Heeger said, “Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we adjust to the pandemic and find new ways to serve you.”

    Hours of Service 

    Beginning June 15, all open locations will be operating from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

    Book Drops 

    All locations are accepting returns through their book drops, except Price Hill. Materials are being quarantined for 3 days before being checked-in, so it will be a few days before you see any changes reflected on your account.

    Curbside Service 

    • Curbside: Avondale, Blue Ash, Clifton, College Hill, Delhi, Forest Park, Green Township, Hyde Park, Loveland, Madisonville, Mariemont, Monfort Heights, North Central, Oakley, Pleasant Ridge, St. Bernard, Sharonville, Symmes, Walnut Hills, Westwood, West End and Wyoming
    • Beginning July 6th these branches will open curbside service:  Madeira, Mt. Washington
    • Beginning July 13 these branches will open for curbside service: Bond Hill, Cheviot, Corryville, Deer Park, Green Hills, Miami Township, Northside, Norwood

    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  

    Drive-thrus are at these locations: Anderson, Covedale, Groesbeck, Harrison, Reading, and the Downtown Main Library 

    Scheduled appointments are not required 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 our 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 us, and we’ll place the hold for you.

    When the item is ready, you will receive an email notice. You can pick it up anytime between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.  If you’d like, you can call the location and schedule a time for pick-up.

    In-Person Services 

    Due to the wide community spread of the virus in Hamilton County right now, the Library made the decision to temporarily suspend in-person services. Read more in this blog post from the director.

    We’re Here for You Online and on the Phone 

    • Our eBranch is always open, and we are continuing to provide events like storytimes online on a regular basis. Check our calendar for more information.
    • Call, email or chat with us seven days a week for help with job searching, finding trusted health information, getting assistance with a library resource, and more.

    For the latest Library service updates and resources, please visit our COVID-19 resource page.

  • [POLL] Should Epiphany Church shut down intersection during rush hour?

    [POLL] Should Epiphany Church shut down intersection during rush hour?

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    George Floyd (Photo from George Floyd’s profile on Facebook.)

    Miami Township, Ohio – Loveland Magazine reported yesterday that members of the Epiphany United Methodist Church plan to stop traffic by kneeling in the roadway in silent prayer during rush hour on Friday.

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    Their plan is to kneel and pray for 8:46 minutes at the intersection of Branch Hill-Guinea Pike and Loveland-Miamiville Roads at 6 PM, the amount of time Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck before he died, “…and the many victims before him who have lost their lives to injustice.”

    This is the Kroger/Walgreen/United Dairy Farmers intersection.

    Civil disobedience planned for Friday

    Miami Township group will stop rush hour traffic by kneeling in silent prayer Friday

     

    EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated:

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  • Learn about mental health support for first responders

    Learn about mental health support for first responders

    Miami Township, Ohio – In this video, Miami Township Police Officer Matt Evans talks with Sabrina Mignerey (Hold the Line) and Alison Fienning (Pinpoint Behavioral Health) about mental health support for first responders. This video is produced by the Miami Township Police Department.

  • Miami Township group will stop rush hour traffic by kneeling in silent prayer Friday

    Miami Township group will stop rush hour traffic by kneeling in silent prayer Friday

    EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated:

    Miami Township, Ohio – The press release sent out by Lisa Kerwin, a Pastor at Epiphany United Methodist Church says, “On Friday, June 19, Epiphany and other SW Ohio UMC congregations will stop traffic by kneeling in silent prayer, offering peaceful protest and witness for 8:46 minutes to respectfully mark the tragic death of George Floyd and the many victims before him who have lost their lives to injustice.” The plan is to shut down roads at 6 PM this Friday afternoon.

    The events are apparently planned around the region, however, the location for the civil disobedience in the Loveland area is the corner of Branch Hill-Guinea Pike and Loveland-Miamiville Roads. This is the Kroger and Walgreen intersection.

    The press release calls it a “Peaceful Witness” event and further says, “The Miami Township Police Department and surrounding businesses are invited to attend and/or participate as a show of support.”

    Lisa Kerwin is the Pastor of Care Ministries at Epiphany United Methodist in Miami Township. (Church Photo)

    Loveland Magazine asked Kerwin, “Have you been given permission by Miami Township Police to shut down the road? Are people prepared to be given citations or go to jail?”

    Kerwin responded Friday via email by saying, “We are not going to be arrested. We have police support. They will be there!!”

    Loveland Magazine reached out to Miami Township Police Chief Mike Mills, and asked him if the organizers had been given permission to shut down this intersection. He responded this morning saying, “We, the police, cannot give permission to shut down the intersection. There is a process through the Township Government to apply for permits, but it is not a quick process.” Mills said that Kerwin had met with him and that they are reconvening this week to discuss logistics and a plan for a peaceful protest.

    Mills added, “We are working with them to keep everyone safe and encouraging a peaceful protest in the right-of-way and the not the roadway.”

    Miami Township Police Chief Mike Mills (Township Photo)

    Loveland Magazine also asked the Chief, “According to the release, your department has been invited to ‘participate’. Will you or any of your officers join? Will you allow your officers to participate?”

    Mills responded this morning by saying, “We will be there to make sure everyone is safe. Sometimes bad actors show up in support of one side or the other and distracts from the cause.”

    When asked for his reaction to a plan to shut down the roads, Mills said, “We will support their 1st Amendment Right.”

  • [Video] Rob Geiger announces milestone for Ramsey-Paxton Cemetery restoration project

    [Video] Rob Geiger announces milestone for Ramsey-Paxton Cemetery restoration project

    Loveland, Ohio – On Monday LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV took our camera to the Ramsey-Paxton Cemetery in the White Pillars subdivision where Rob Geiger made an important announcement regarding the on-going restoration project. Geiger is the President of the Ramsey-Paxton Cemetery Association.

    In an email to Loveland Magazine Geiger exclaimed, “Look what got installed May 1, 2020!”

    Geiger has worked for the last two years to make Loveland’s most significant historical site presentable again. They removed a 20-year old rusty and broken fence, installed a new one, removed dying trees that threatened the new fence and tombstones, attempted a gentle restoration of the 208-year-old tombstones, brought a historical marker that had been in storage to the cemetery, and just this week saw the installation of a historical wrought-iron gate.

    History of White Pillars

    In this video, you will see Geiger explain how all the work was accomplished and hear about how the community and local businesses pitched-in to accomplish it all.

    The cemetery is where Loveland’s “Founding Family” is buried and Rob is a direct ancestor.

    In this video clip, Rob Geiger talks about how important the Ramsey-Paxton Cemetery is to Loveland’s heritage.

    He also talks about the work the Association still hopes to accomplish as more funds become available.

    You can make a tax-deductible donation to help complete the project by sending a check to Geiger Made out to:

    Ramsey-Paxton Cemetery Association

    C/O Rob Geiger

    PO Box 25

    Loveland, Ohio 45140.

    Listen as Rob Geiger talks about the cultural significance of the Ramsey-Paxton Cemetery to the Greater Loveland Community…

     

    A note From Rob Geiger to the sponsors of the restoration project:

    I’d Like to thank:

    • David Miller – Loveland Magazine Media Sponsor
    • City Manager Dave Kennedy and City of Loveland Public Works
    • Kevin Egan – Ramsey Trailside and Paxton’s Grill
    • Steve Max – Loveland Legacy Foundation
    • Ralph Dunnigan and Sandy Russell – Paxton’s Grill
    • John Zielke – Ramsey’s Trailside
    • Gloria Wilson – Loveland Sweet Shop
    • Kevin Malof – Bonds Home Furnishings
    • Bill Re – Bush Re Shea Insurance Agency
    • American Legion Post 256
    • American Legion Auxiliary 256
    • Loveland Museum Center – Jan Beller
    • Paige Craig and Wand Langdon – Clough Valley Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
    • Steve Rainey – Rainey Tree Service
    • Dale Eads and Becky Eads Sands – Eads Fence Company   

    Fun Facts

    Breakdown of the donations

    • Family of the Ramsey Paxton $6,175
    • Businesses $3,650
    • Fundraising Events (Total 4) $2,456
    • Individual donations $3,531

    Total $15,812

  • Power Ryde “u-hauled” fitness to their loyal customers

    Power Ryde “u-hauled” fitness to their loyal customers

    Casey Hilmer, her fiancé and one of their instructors, Nicole Phillips, rented a U-Haul which could hold 10 bikes simultaneously and spent a day and a half delivering 30 bikes.

    Miami Township, Ohio – “We closed Power Ryde on Monday, March 16, in the evening due to the governor’s orders,” said Meg Hilmer. Casey, Meg’s daughter, and business partner at Power Ryde started immediately doing free live strength classes daily on their Power Ryde Facebook page and Instagram, which she continues to do today.

    Casey also created a Power Ryde YouTube channel and saved the workout videos there as well as on Power Ryde’s Facebook page so people could do them later. Many people, Power Ryders as well as non-Power Ryders workout with the videos and continue to do them many with their families.

    “Casey and I decided a few weeks ago to rent our spinning bikes to our clients so we would have some revenue to cover our overhead of rent, utilities, etc,” said Meg. Casey sent an email to all of their clients and got over 90 requests for bikes which she gave out on a first-come, first-served basis. Then Casey, her fiancé and one of their instructors, Nicole Phillips, rented a U-Haul which could hold 10 bikes simultaneously and spent a day and a half delivering 30 bikes. It was no easy feat as the bikes each weigh 225 pounds. “Most people paid us in cash or check so we wouldn’t have a credit card processing fee as well as signed a rental agreement that we had our attorney draw up,” said Meg.

    This is what the Power Ryde studio in Miami Township looked like before the “Stay at Home” order.

    It took working around the clock, with many others, almost a week to get the video live-streaming working to their satisfaction. The first sessions weren’t recorded, but now they are.  The clients that are renting bikes can watch live-streaming as well as watch the recorded videos later. Meg says they are still perfecting the live-streaming. “We are using Zoom which was never designed to stream fitness classes.”

    Even if people didn’t rent bikes, they can always sign in for a drop-in class of which there are 1 or 2 daily for $10. “Although our RealRyder bikes move side-to-side, we have several people doing drop-in classes on traditional stationary bikes that don’t tilt side-to-side. The instructor just tells them what to do when everyone else is turning or shaking their bike,” explained Meg.

    Some lighthearted fun on the Power Ryde FaceBook Page

    “Our clients have been very patient as we get everything working correctly and have been very appreciative that we have rented the bikes to them. We are so appreciative of them as well as our instructors who are learning to teach classes virtually,” Hilmer said.

    Here is a link to a podcast that Cherylanne Skolnicki, a Loveland resident and Founder/Owner of Brilliant Balance, did last Thursday. She featured Power Ryde in her “Making Lemons out of Lemonade” section of her daily podcast, Tea Time.

    Meet Meg & Casey Hilmer

    We’ve all heard the saying, “When one door closes another door opens.” I don’t know that I ever truly believed this mantra. I used to think people, myself included, said this to make themselves feel better in the wake of failure or rejection. But then I realized when one door closes it allows the opportunity for another door to open. The difference being, we have to be active in opening that door.

    This is how Power Ryde came to be. After being turned down from medical school, I was both relieved and frightened. Relieved, because I didn’t know if I was truly passionate about medicine or, if it was a path I had put myself on four years prior and was scared to deviate from. Frightened, because if I wasn’t going to medical school, what was I going to do? My mom was in a similar boat. After working at a Cincinnati Bell for 31 years and being retired for two, she was looking for something to do…but what?

    Health and fitness are two things we are both very passionate about. Although my dad was the one who first sparked my interest in fitness through running, I can remember from a young age going to aerobics and kickboxing with my mom on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

    I never thought I would own my own fitness studio, although I will admit I had dreamed about it. From the time I fell in love with RealRyder “spinning” in Ann Arbor, Michigan, there had always been a part of me that wanted to share my love for these bikes with friends and family in Cincinnati. But it wasn’t until early October 2012 that my mom and I decided to take a leap of faith and turn that doorknob to see what a future as studio owners had in store for us. So welcome to Power Ryde; we are very excited to share our love for fitness with you.

  • Carolina Wren painting by Katie Fackler

    Carolina Wren painting by Katie Fackler

    Miami Township, Ohio– Katie Fackler is a 2017 graduate of Loveland High School and is currently finishing her junior year studying Environmental science at OSU. Her mom Cindy said that Katie loves nature, especially birds, and has a passion for creative arts. Katie painted this picture of a Carolina Wren and the back yard of her parents’ home two weeks ago.

    Cindy said, “We have many birds in our backyard but our favorite is the Carolina Wren whose song brightens our day.”

    (Listen to the sound of the Carolina Wren below…)

    © 2020 Loveland Magazine and Katie Fackler

    Read about the Carolina Wren…

  • The bridge replacement on Price Road in Miami Township has been completed. The road is now open to through traffic.

    The bridge replacement on Price Road in Miami Township has been completed. The road is now open to through traffic.