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  • Air quality alert continues into Thursday

    Air quality alert continues into Thursday

    It will take action by each of us to lower the risk to our children

     

    Loveland, Ohio – The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Thursday, July 19 for Loveland. and the surrounding counties of Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren in Ohio, and Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties in Kentucky. 

     

    The Agency expects to see levels of ozone in the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” range on the Air Quality Index (AQI). 

     

    Health Message: Active children and adults, and people with lung disease, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.

     

    On Air Quality Advisory days, everyone can help reduce ozone formation by taking the following actions:

    • Bike, or walk instead of drive.
    • Refuel your vehicle after 8 p.m.; do not top off when refueling and tighten the gas cap.
    • DON’T RIDE YOUR MOTORCYCLE
    • Do not idle your vehicle; exhaust contributes considerably to ozone formation.
    • Combine trips or eliminating unnecessary vehicle trips.
    • Avoid use of gasoline-powered lawn equipment on Air Quality Advisory days.
    • Avoid use of oil-based paints and stains on Air Quality Advisory days.
    • Never burn leaves or other yard trimmings.
    • Suspend use of fire pits, campfires and grills on Air Quality Advisory days.
    • Conserve electricity by turning out lights and unplugging unused appliances and electronics.
    Children face special risks from air pollution because their lungs are growing and because they are so active Air-pollution-health-dangers

    Just like the arms and legs, the largest portion of a child’s lungs will grow long after he or she is born. Eighty percent of their tiny air sacs develop after birth. Those sacs, called the alveoli, are where the life-sustaining transfer of oxygen to the blood takes place. The lungs and their alveoli aren’t fully grown until children become adults.1 In addition, the body’s defenses that help adults fight off infections are still developing in young bodies.2 Children have more respiratory infections than adults, which also seems to increase their susceptibility to air pollution.3 

    Furthermore, children don’t behave like adults, and their behavior also affects their vulnerability. They are outside for longer periods and are usually more active when outdoors. Consequently, they inhale more polluted outdoor air than adults typically do.

    Air Pollution Increases Risk of Underdeveloped Lungs

    A Southern California Children’s Health study looked at the long-term effects of particle pollution on teenagers. Tracking 1,759 children who were between ages 10 and 18 from 1993 to 2001, researchers found that those who grew up in more polluted areas face the increased risk of having underdeveloped lungs, which may never recover to their full capacity. The average drop in lung function was 20 percent below what was expected for the child’s age, similar to the impact of growing up in a home with parents who smoked.5 

    Community health studies are pointing to less obvious, but serious effects from year-round exposure to ozone, especially for children. Scientists followed 500 Yale University students and determined that living just four years in a region with high levels of ozone and related co-pollutants was associated with diminished lung function and frequent reports of respiratory symptoms. 6 A much larger study of 3,300 school children in Southern California found reduced lung function in girls with asthma and boys who spent more time outdoors in areas with high levels of ozone.

     

    Read more from the American Lung Association

    For 17 years, the American Lung Association has analyzed data from official air quality monitors to compile the State of the Air report. The more you learn about the air you breathe, the more you can protect your health and take steps to make our air cleaner and healthier.

    In American Lung Association’s, Report Card: Ohio, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties all receive an “F”
    Cincinnati Air Quality a Mixed Bag, Finds 2016 ‘State of the Air’ Report

     

    Step up to Curb Pollution in Our Community.

    • Drive less. Combine trips, walk, bike, carpool or vanpool, and use buses, subways or other alternatives to driving. Vehicle emissions are a major source of air pollution. Support community plans that provide ways to get around that don’t require a car, such as more sidewalks, bike trails and transit systems.
    • Use less electricity.Turn out the lights and use energy-efficient appliances. Generating electricity is one of the biggest sources of pollution, particularly in the eastern United States.
    • Don’t burn wood or trash. Burning firewood and trash is among the largest sources of particle pollution in many parts of the country. If you must use a fireplace or stove for heat, convert your woodstove to natural gas, which has far fewer polluting emissions. Compost and recycle as much as possible and dispose of other waste properly; don’t burn it. Support efforts in your community to ban outdoor burning of construction and yard wastes. Avoid the use of outdoor hydronic heaters, also called outdoor wood boilers, which are frequently much more polluting than woodstoves.
    • Make sure your local school system requires clean school buses, which includes replacing or retrofitting old school buses with filters and other equipment to reduce emissions. Make sure your local schools don’t idle their buses, a step that can immediately reduce emissions.

     

    Now Enrolling at All About Kids at Wards Corner today!

     

  • Sherry Hamlin says agenda change equals illegal backdoor discussions

    Sherry Hamlin says agenda change equals illegal backdoor discussions

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    EDITOR’S NOTE: Please excuse the quality of our recent video work from the Loveland City Hall council chamber. After the City recently hired a Public Information Officer (PIO), LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV, USA-Today videographers, and Cincinnati Area TV stations have been put into a small corral to one side of the room, and the podium was placed so that when the public rises to speak, they have their backs toward the audience and our camera. We have talked to the PIO, City Manager and the Clerk of Council about how this arrangement significantly degrades our video, “The old set-up allowed a video camera to swing back and forth between those at the podium and the council table. That arrangement had been used for decades.”

    Our plea has fallen on deaf ears. The PIO, however, did respond saying, “Unfortunately, the arrangement of the media area will not be moved to accommodate better angles at this time.”

    So, for the time being, LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV is forced to show butts instead of faces, except when Councilwoman Pam Gross uses the podium. (See this recent video)

    [/quote_box_left]Loveland, Ohio -At the June 13 Council meeting, Sherry Hamlin spoke at Open Forum. She said that at the May 9 City Council meeting, Councilman Weisgerber moved to terminate Rob Stansel’s contract for economic development services because the contract violated the spending limits Council has authorized to the City Manager. The motion passed.

    Hamlin noted that the May 23 agenda published on the City’s website included a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter a new agreement between the City of Loveland and Rob Stansel. She said she was attending the meeting because she was interested in Rob Stansel’s contract, but when she got there it was no longer on the agenda. During the open forum, she asked, “Where did it go and why was it eliminated.”

    Hamlin’s allegation is that agenda was later amended to eliminate the resolution, which would violate a Loveland ordinance and quoted a section of the code which says that any change to the agenda as it appears in “Council’s Packet” shall require the consent of a majority of Council at the meeting. Hamlin said that once an agenda item is made public it must be discussed in public unless a majority of Council votes to amend their agenda at the beginning of the meeting. “The fact that it was not, sends a message that somehow, somewhere, someone, discussed this topic outside of the public eye and an agreement was made to remove it from the agenda.” She said having an item appear and disappear is a direct violation of a Loveland Ordinance,

    Hamlin’ said this was another signal that back door discussions were happening at City Hall. She said, “Residents who have spoken at open forum have made it clear that they crave transparency. And I just ask. When will our request be honored?”

     

    Thank you Jarvis Global Investments for supporting our student journalists

     

  • [Video] Dick Dyson still wants answers about Pam Gross

    [Video] Dick Dyson still wants answers about Pam Gross

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    EDITOR’S NOTE: Please excuse the quality of our recent video work from the Loveland City Hall council chamber. After the City recently hired a Public Information Officer (PIO), LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV, USA-Today videographers, and Cincinnati Area TV stations have been put into a small corral to one side of the room, and the podium was placed so that when the public rises to speak, they have their backs toward the audience and our camera. We have talked to the PIO, City Manager and the Clerk of Council about how this arrangement significantly degrades our video, “The old set-up allowed a video camera to swing back and forth between those at the podium and the council table. That arrangement had been used for decades.”

    Our plea has fallen on deaf ears. The PIO, however, did respond saying, “Unfortunately, the arrangement of the media area will not be moved to accommodate better angles at this time.”

    So, for the time being, LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV is forced to show butts instead of faces, except when Councilwoman Pam Gross uses the podium. (See this recent video)

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    Its like talking to the wall

    Loveland, Ohio – At the June 13 Council meeting, Dick Dyson spoke at Open Forum. He said that at the previous Council meeting, he asked if it was appropriate for a City Council member to sit on the Planning and Zoning Commission and also serve as the Vice President of the Community Improvement Corporation. He to date has received no answer, so he was asking the question again. He said, “Its like talking to the wall,” he said.

    He said that Councilwoman Pam Gross has considerable influence and far more influence than should be allowed. Mr. Dyson wanted to know how he could get an answer to his question.

    Now Enrolling at All About Kids at Wards Corner today!

     

  • The sand volleyball fundraiser Diggin’ for Danny is July 22

    The sand volleyball fundraiser Diggin’ for Danny is July 22

     

     

    Email fettefam@gmail.com

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    http://helptheokeefes.blogspot.com

    On May 6, 2011, a man broke into my daughter’s home. He forever changed all of our lives that day. He hid in the dark early morning hours, and forced his way in. This man attacked my daughter, stabbing her multiple times. Her brother, Danny, heard her screams, and ran to her aid, changing his life forever.

    I’d tried all morning to get my daughter, and then my son, by phone, text, and email. It was very unusual not hearing from them. Concerned, I called my husband, who was working at a job site, and told him. I thought I was being paranoid, but he needed to go check on them. He proceeded to pack up his gear.

    In the mean time, my children’s one year old shepherd had barked for 6 hours straight. This puppy woke my daughter, Kelly. Her barking saved our son’s life. My daughter called me, knowing she was sick and hurt, but not what was wrong. My daughter fought blood loss and multiple injuries to make that call. That call saved both of their lives. My youngest son, Kyle, got home, and I sent him too. He and his dad, Jim, got there right behind each other. I sent them into a nightmare, neither will ever forget. Things like this just don’t happen in real life. It’s too horrid to be real; but it is.

    Sally – the beautiful dog that saved Kelly and Danny’s lives

    I’ve been told it’s the worst crime scene the police and EMTs had ever seen. My two children laid in pools of their own blood for 6 hours before help arrived. They were stabbed in the brain, chest, neck, and arm. Once I heard from Jim, he told me to go to UC Hospital because my children would be aircared there.

    Danny had to be resuscitated at sight. He barely made it to Mercy Fairfield Hospital. Aircare picked him up there. At that time, my daughter was already at UC Hospital, arriving by aircare. I was told she would have brain surgery, and then turned around and was told Danny had arrived and would be having brain surgery. Can you even imagine?

    After receiving that news, I had to call my other son, Ryan (a US Army MP). He was stationed in Seattle after being deployed in Iraq for a year and a half. I had to tell him we didn’t know if they would live or not, it didn’t look good, and to get home as fast as he could.

    Because this was a high profile case, we were told by law enforcement to not talk to anyone, and were placed on lock down. We were asked to maintain our silence. We did. We talked to no one, and just waited to see if our children would live.

    Our daughter, Kelly, is an assistant prosecutor for Butler County. She is back to work, working to reclaim her life. We try to shield her from the curious. 

    Because of our silence no one knows how badly our son, Danny, was hurt. Danny was stabbed 19 times in the brain. His right hand had multiple defense wounds.

    His tendons were severed. He was kicked so hard his spleen was lacerated. Danny’s injuries have been compared to Congress Woman Gabby Gifford. His skull was so crushed it took a year, minus 2 days, to get a skull cap replacement in. Danny has had 5 surgeries in the last year. Now we’re fighting to get his life back.

    Danny has aphasia, which means he has trouble talking, reading, and writing,devastating to a young man who had just finished law school. He wanted to be a defense attorney, to make a difference. Danny used to play the drums, but can no longer use his right arm. Danny walks with a limp, but he walks two miles every day.

     

    Danny is our hero. He saved our daughter’s life, but at a great cost. Danny loves sports. He played baseball, football, and soccer. He loved to read, and play the drums. He’s lost it all.

    His attacker was trained in the martial art tai chi. He brought a weapon called a skull crusher with him. He was sentenced to 21 years in prison for destroying a life and forever changing our family’s lives.

    I’m writing to ask for your help. Danny has Anthem insurance. They pay for 30 therapies a year. We got him on Medicaid, and they pay for 20 a year. Mercy Hospital is helping, but only for three therapies a week. We’re told for Danny to get better he needs more, closer to 9 therapy sessions each week. He takes Speech, Occupational, and Physical therapy 3 times each week now. We’re to send him to the University of Michigan UMAP program for speech. It’s around $27,000 for 4-5 weeks of therapy, and his insurance doesn’t pay for this. His doctors and therapists say he could need to go several times. Room and board for Danny and his caregiver (his dad will go with him) is not included in the cost. Neither is the cost of the other ongoing two therapies, physical and occupational.

    I’ve never asked anyone for anything. My husband and I have worked since we were young teens, but I’m asking for help now. Can you help my son?

    There is still time to sign up to play volley, add a team, or donate.
     
    Thank you for taking the time to read this, and if you can offer any help or
    ideas it will be greatly appreciated. 

    The volleyball tournament still is in need of players, teams and auction items!

    Please, come out and join us. Beer, sand, and sun, It doesn’t get better than that!

    Auction items needed: Gift cards, baskets, and booze for the wheel barrel of cheer.

    Danny’s therapy is working ! But it comes with a very high price. We’ve cut every corner we can. The cost is still over $36,000/ year.

    Danny continued to improve. His therapist say, Danny injuries can take years to improve from.

  • Loveland celebrates 4th of July [Video]

    Loveland celebrates 4th of July [Video]

    By Sam Smith

    Loveland’s 2017 Independence Day festivities kicked off with a variety of food trucks, a cornhole tournament, live music, a DJ and a children’s celebration in Nisbet Park. At 7 PM a parade featuring active and reserve military personnel as part of a mixed unit, children’s patriotic bicycles, wagons, or strollers, adults and children dressed as their favorite superheroes, patriotic pets, marching bands, musical groups, classic and custom cars, Boy and Girl Scouts, dance/drill/cheer groups, athletic organizations and teams began. Also present were a varitety of corporate, neighborhood, church, golf cart, and family floats.

    Watch Loveland Magazine’s video coverage of this year’s patriotic celebration:

     

  • Photo essay: farewell to Loveland class of 2017

    Photo essay: farewell to Loveland class of 2017

    By Sam Smith

    On June 3, the 2017 Loveland High School class celebrated their commencement at Xavier University’s Cintas Center. Many of the 373 students who graduated have achieved impressive feats through their high school career, and will now enter into a new stage of life. This ceremony symbolized that step. 160 received honor diplomas.

    A group of musicians perform a soundcheck before the ceremony. Top, from left: August Lamson, Jane Pearson, Jacalyn Parsley. Bottom, from left: Drew Docherty, Brady Dotson, Brady Funke.

     

    Senior, Sophia Sperry, prepares with the rest of the Loveland Band before graduation.

     

    Ryan Rofles, Tyler Dixon, Jack Stanley and Cameron Price pose before entering the Xavier Cintas center. Rofles, Dixon and Stanley will be attending University of Cincinnati. Price will be joining the US Navy.

     

    Jacalyn Parsley and Jane Pearson pose before entering graduation. Parsley and Pearson anchored together on the Loveland daily school news, LHSNN. Parsley was named both homecoming and prom queen her senior year. Pearson was active in Show Choir and student government, founded and ran crochet club, and was Class President.

     

    Band director Geoffrey Miller conducts as guests enter the Cintas Center

     

    Mitch Robison welcomed everyone to the commencement  Robinson has been active in athletics, and was a standout player on the basketball team. Robinson will be attending Indiana University.
    Lucy Rawson stands with her peers for the national anthem. Rawson will be attending Western Kentucky University.

    Click on a photo below to view the gallery

     

    Sam Faingold gave the Introduction of Guests. Faingold was active in the school yearbook committee and will be attending Ohio State.

     

    Jane Pearson speaks to the class of 2017. Pearson was Class President, and will be attending Brigham Young University.  Watch her speech here.

     

    Co-salutatorians, Rachel Ingal (left) and Julia Dillhoff (right) speak to their peers and family. Ingal was a member of Show Choir and founded and ran the High School Democrats of America club. Ingal will be attending Notre Dame. Dillhoff played Lacrosse and was recently recognized at the spring sports awards for her performance. Dillhoff will also be attending Notre Dame. Watch their unique speech here.

     

    Aaron Autin plays guitar during the creative co-salutatorian speech. Autin was one of the top bowlers for Loveland, and will be attending Miami University.

     

    Rachel Ingal and Margaret Eilert singing Phil Collins “You’ll be in my heart”.

     

    Rachel Ingal and Margaret Eilert, sing during the graduation ceremony. Both were members of Show Choir. Eilert was awarded the Maegly Music Scholarship, was named best female soloist in the National Show Choir competition and was first violin in chamber orchestra. Eilert will be attending Capital University.

     

    Valedictorian, Ali Syed, speaks to the graduating class. Syed plans to attend the University of Alabama and then Northeast Ohio Medical University. Watch his speech here.

    Click on a photo below to view the gallery

     

    Principal Peggy Johnson speaks to the class of 2017 about their accomplishments and their future. Watch her speech here.

    Click on a photo below to view the gallery

     

    Superintendent Chad Hilliker speaks to the class of 2017. Hilliker will be graduating with this year’s students as he moves on to his next endeavor after years of serving the district and community. Read his speech here.

    Click on a photo below to view the gallery

    The class of 2017 throws their caps

     

     

     

    James Meckey stands surrounded by falling confetti. Meckey played football, and will be attending Centre College.
    Kelsey Blanchard begins to leave the Cintas center as confetti falls.

    Click on a photo below to view the gallery

    Graduation was, in most ways, just a symbolic step towards the future of these hundreds of students. But it was an important step, and a time to reflect on the numerous successes of the class of 2017. The talent, dedication and passion demonstrated by students of the class have been clearly demonstrated through the list of accomplishments that go along with every graduate. Through academics, arts, athletics and community involvement, individuals of the Loveland class of 2017 have made an effort to strengthen Loveland and build a culture. As these impressive many continue on their trend of high aspirations, there is no doubt that they can positively impact their community and the world as a whole.

     

     

    Video of the 2017 Loveland High School graduated class celebrating
    Video Highlights of 2017 LHS Graduation
    Loveland School Board President Dave Blumberg speaks to Class of 2017

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  • [Exclusive Video] Loveland School Board President Dave Blumberg speaks to Class of 2017

    [Exclusive Video] Loveland School Board President Dave Blumberg speaks to Class of 2017

    On June 3, the 2017 Loveland High School Class celebrated their commencement during a ceremony at Xavier University’s Cintas Center at 1 PM. Loveland Magazine was the only area media to cover the event.

    In this LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video, you will watch as School Board President Dave Blumberg speaks the Class of 2017.

    Accounting Plus LLC

    Accounting Plus–Bingaman Accounting and Tax Service, LLC is a tax preparation, payroll and bookkeeping company locally based in Loveland, Ohio.
  • Fields-Ertel Road and Columbia Road roundabout opened today

    Fields-Ertel Road and Columbia Road roundabout opened today

    Deerfield/Symmes Township, Ohio – The intersection of Fields-Ertel Road and Columbia/Lebanon Road was re-opened today. The closure was for the construction of a roundabout at the intersection.

    Here… Put this on your phone as you approach! Thank you D Bergheger for the prod!

    RP Diamond Printing & Embroidery

    RP Diamond is the exclusive retailer of LOVELAND HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR
  • 2017 Amazing Charity Race brings fun and charity together [video]

    2017 Amazing Charity Race brings fun and charity together [video]

    The 2017 Amazing Charity Race took place in Miami Township and Loveland this year with 1,500 racers supported by 500 volunteers. Here are the video highlights from a team of LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV videographers and led by our Sam Smith.

    Loveland Magazine has been proud to partner with other sponsors to help make the Races a success

    Your company can become a partner of next year’s Race and you too can become part of supporting the charities that are helped each year.

    Your corporate sponsorship will go a long, long way in supporting the many local charity organizations the Amazing Charity Race supports. Please email Terrie Puckett: tecumseh70@hotmail.com to find out more.

    Sponsorship Guidelines 

    These general guidlines can be modified to meet your marketing needs.

    Sponsorship inquiries contact Terrie Puckett: tecumseh70@hotmail.com

    We understand you may already have a community investment program at your company. Maybe you are already blessed with great name recognition in the community. Investing in the Amazing Charity Race is investing in your local community. Here are great 5 Reasons to Sponsor ACR 2017:

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    • The organizations we support are mostly small, all-volunteer, community-based charities. This means that most are not connected to bigger giving opportunities like the United Way or Community Shares.

    • These small organizations rely on financial support from ACR for specific projects and for meeting the gaps in dollars from other sources just to keep going.

    • A sponsorship of ACR has a more positive direct impact on the organizations we help in the local community than a larger sponsorship to a national organization.

    • All of the charities take part on the day of the race, contributing to the overall success of the event through sweat-equity and inspiration.

    • The more cash sponsorships we can bring in to cover direct costs, the more money we can allocate to the 50+ local charities that volunteer each year. Wouldn’t it be great to have your company be associated with this type of positive community involvement? In the last 11 years we have distributed close to $500,000 LOCALLY.

    But don’t just take it from us…

    Read what  some of our past charities say:

    “The Tukandu Cycling Club pair’s blind and visually impaired stokers with sighted captains for rides on tandem bicycles. The money the club has received over the years has helped us pay for repairs to our bikes, purchase bike helmets and bikes. The Amazing Charity Race Board has been very generous to the club over the years and we appreciate their support.”
    ~Jim Cable, Tukandu Cycling Club

    “The Isaac Walton League provides canoes and kayaks for Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts etc., for experiences and river cleanup. Many other non-profits use the grounds.  The monies received help maintain the property and upkeep.”
    ~Ann Schnure

    “The Karen Carns Foundation pledges that a child will never be removed from his or her environment of a private elementary or high school education due to a life-changing event that affects the family’s financial situation.   The support of the Amazing Charity Race has helped us keep many students in their private school after a parent’s death, and those families are ever so grateful.  The Race organizers always manage to create the best, most twisted events for us to run every year, and we all absolutely love it.  This event draws the most KCF volunteers to any of our events and it just keeps getting bigger and better every year!”
    ~Ed Driscoll

    We would love to work with you. These general guidelines can be modified to meet your needs.  For more information, or to set up a meeting with our team, please contact Terrie Puckett at tecumseh70@hotmail.com

    Sponsors: all levels

    • logo on racer and volunteer tee shirts (approximately 1750 ordered each year)

    • logo and hot link on Sponsor page of ACR website

    • listing as Sponsor in any print materials and advertising

    Sponsors: $500.00 value and up

    • all the above

    • Sponsor Spotlight—a paragraph about your company—in 2 email blasts and 2 Facebook posts prior to race day

    Sponsors: $1000.00 value and up

    • all the above

    • 2 race teams registered in 2017

    • increase to 4 Sponsor Spotlights (email and Facebook posts) prior to race day

    • opportunity to address race participants at end of race party

    Sponsors: $3000.00 value and up

    • all the above

    • 10×10 booth at either the start line or end line

    • opportunity to address race participants at map release

    • opportunity to address charities at check distribution party

    • 2 additional Sponsor Spotlights (email and Facebook) post-race (August to December 2017)

       

    Thank You To Our Sponsors

     

     
     
     
     

     

     
     

     
     

     

     

     

  • [Exclusive Video] Julia Dillhoff and Rachel Ingal give their co-Salutatorian speech at LHS Graduation

    [Exclusive Video] Julia Dillhoff and Rachel Ingal give their co-Salutatorian speech at LHS Graduation

    On June 3, the 2017 Loveland High School Class celebrated their commencement during a ceremony at Xavier University’s Cintas Center at 1 PM. Loveland Magazine was the only area media to cover the event.

    In this LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video, you watch Julia Dillhoff and Rachel Ingal give their co-Salutatorian speech at the LHS Graduation.

    New offerings for your child at VisionArts studio in Loveland

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