Community briefs
Community briefs - Liberty/West Chester Twps. 5/15/08
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Local chiropracter to hold open house
Krumme Clinic of Chiropractic and Wellness, 7799 Joan Dr., will hold an Open House, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 18. Scheduled to present are guest speakers on alternative health and wellness topics such as yoga, mind body connection, massage, Rossiter and chiropractic. For more information, call (513) 759-6500.
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Charity motorcycle ride set to roll on Saturday
Rev your engines with over 600 bikes for the fourth annual Thundering Hearts Motorcycle Ride, beginning at noon on Saturday, May 17 at the American Legion Post 450 in Milford. The ride will feature a scenic 80 mile route to Camp Joy Outdoor Education Center in Clarksville, Ohio where riders will meet with patients and families from The Heart Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Following refreshments and socializing, riders will return to Post 450 for the after party, which includes food, prizes, vendors and live music.
Thundering Hearts provides bikers with the opportunity to meet the ride's beneficiaries – children of all ages who have acquired or congenital heart disease and are being treated at Cincinnati Children's.
Special guests include the "Team Lachey" Choir, Grand Marshall Gary Burbank and Blumanchu, a band garnering local attention after their appearances at The Cincinnati Blues Festival and the Winter Blues Fest.
The Heart Center at Cincinnati Children's treats over 10,000 children each year that have acquired or congenital heart defects. All proceeds from the ride are directed to underwriting Camp Joyful Hearts and the Heart Center Family Retreat Weekend.
Help make some noise and touch a child's heart by participating in the Thundering Hearts Motorcycle Ride. Registration is 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The cost to participate is $20 per bike plus $5 per passenger. To register, call (513) 636-2157.
LHS Class of '68 needs your help
The Lakota High School class of 1968 will hold a joint reunion with the classes of 1967 and 1969 on July 26 at The Wingate Inn, West Chester.
The reunion committee has mailed out invitations and the following names were returned to sender. If anyone has information on the following alumni, contact Karen (Lafferty) Siegmann at (513) 777-5447 or e-mail Siegmannkl@fuse.net; or Kathy (Beck) Riesenberg at (513) 777-4824 or e-mail bobkatries@aol.com. If e-mailing type "Reunion" in subject line. Seeking Ron Lee, Debbie (Woodward) Moore, Bonnie (Gabbard) Bates, Bill Wayne Shepherd, Eva (Kimberlin) Durham, Steve & Peggy (Smith) Huls and Judy (Winters) Greenwell.
Lakota classes of 1967, 1968, 1969 plan joint reunion
The Lakota High School classes of 1967, 1968 and 1969 will hold a joint reunion July 26. The event will be held at The Wingate Inn, 7500 Tylers Place Blvd., West Chester, with a buffet dinner, cash bar, disc jockey and dancing. Price of the evening is $60 per person. Baker Photography will take three group photos at an additional charge. Photos will be available that evening.
A block of rooms have been reserved at a discounted rate of $89 per room, for classmates who will be traveling from out of town. If reserving a room call The Wingate directly at (513) 777-1101. Mention the July 26 reunion to receive the discount.
Invitations have been mailed to all the above classes. If you have not received an invitation contact one of the following committee members: (1967) Kathy (Collins) Tyson at 777-7706 or jim.tyson@earthlink.net; or (1968) Karen (Lafferty) Siegmann at 777- 5447 or Siegmannkl@fuse.net; or (1969) Juanita (Collins) Wilson at 779-0256 or jmkatie2@aol.com. If e-mailing, type REUNION in subject line.
All alumni reservations should be mailed to Karen Siegmann, 7320 Princeton Road, Liberty Township, Ohio 45044. Make checks payable to Lakota Class of '68 Treasurer. Reservations are appreciated by June 20.
Mysterious mammal munches memorial maples
A $50 reward in Boathouse Gift Certificates will be awarded to the first visitor age 12 and under who takes and presents a photo catching the vandal who has been eating the trees and other features around the lake at Voice of America Park.
"During the last several weeks something has been busy damaging trees and has been attempting to take control of the water level of the lake at Voice of America Park in West Chester Twp.," reports Chief of Operations, Jason Boerger. "Whatever it is, it's been chewing up the caps on the lake overflow device as well as munching the trunks of several trees planted close to the lake."
Could this be an elusive beaver or some other type of animal? Children age 12 and under are encouraged to bring your camera, walk the paved path around the 35-acre lake at Voice of America Park and help catch the vandal in the act. The contest will remain open through Oct. 1 or until someone catches the perpetrator on film. Bring your picture to the Boathouse retail center.
The park is located at 7850 VOA Park Dr. in West Chester Twp. Park hours are 7:30 a.m. until dusk. MetroParks motor vehicle permits are required and can be purchased at the park for $2/daily, $5/annual windshield sticker, or $10/annual hangtag. For more information, contact MetroParks of Butler County Administrative Headquarters at (513) 867-5835 or VOA Park at (513) 755-4402.
Cool Jazz fundraiser heats up with special raffle
The Cool Jazz n' Hotcakes fundraiser this Saturday has added a special raffle. One lucky person will win a personally autographed guitar by John Mellencamp, plus four tickets to his concert at Riverbend on July 23. The event will be held 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 17.
Local church holds two workshops
Bethel AME Church, 1507 Yankee Road, will hold workshops 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 16. The first is Youth Explosion: "How can I spread the Gospel" and "Can I bring someone to Christ?"
A separate men's retreat workshop is also planned, "Becoming Disciples of The Christ," Men of Change with Pastor Wilton Blake. The workshop continues on the myths and challenges of the church. All men are welcome.
