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Otterbein turns 100, but holds first gala only now

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012, 9:54pm
Otterbein turns 100, but holds first gala only now

MASON, OH (FOX19) - The first gala in Otterbein’s 100-year history was held this weekend a at the Manor House in Mason. An elegantly decorated atmosphere surrounded more than 500 beautifully dressed guests.

Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choice’s President/CEO Jill C. Hreben gave the assembled crowd a little bit of a shock when she said that Otterbein does not have a mission.

“You see, Otterbein is an organization that has been ‘called’ by God to seek to enhance the quality of life and holistic growth of older persons.  It’s not a mission, but a calling …” she explained. “We call it The Spirit of Otterbein.”

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West Chester, Mason, Liberty Twp women invited to event for unique charity

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 8:30am
West Chester, Mason, Liberty Twp women invited to event for unique charity



WEST CHESTER, OH (FOX19) - West Chester  Hospital will serve as host for a special Power of the Purse member event on Tuesday, April 10. Power of the Purse is a group of local women philanthropists who award grant funding to organizations which provide assistance to women and girls. To date, more than $45,000 has been awarded to organizations or projects that focus on meeting the basic needs of food, shelter or health care for women or children.

The event is an opportunity for the group’s membership to come together to casually network with their peers, and attend a women’s health mini-seminar presented by Lisa Larkin, MD, internist and medical director of the UC Health Women’s Center at West Chester Hospital, slated to open in late 2012.

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Mount Notre Dame seniors present Capstone Projects

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012, 2:45am
Mount Notre Dame seniors present Capstone Projects

READING (FOX19) – Seven Seniors from Mount Notre Dame high School in reading demonstrated projects they created to serve the community at Monday night’s (MND) Senior Capstone Showcase Evening.  The evening is the culminating component of the four-year journey that each MND senior has taken through her MAP (My Action Plan) Program.  The MAP Program is designed to engage the MND student in experiences that will empower her in all areas of her life.

Through MAP, MND students:

  • transition into the MND community (freshman year)
  • learn to LIVE as an empowered young woman (sophomore year)
  • learn to LEAD as an empowered young woman (junior year)
  • learn to SERVE as an empowered young woman (senior year)

Here are examples of some of the projects:

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Athenaeum Lay Ministry Program offers open Houses, information meetings

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 10:14pm
Athenaeum Lay Ministry Program offers open Houses, information meetings

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Athenaeum of Ohio in Mt. Washington is offering programs for people interested in lay ministry, two of them on the road.

The Athenaeum’s Lay Pastoral Ministry Program (LPMP) offers theological studies and spiritual formation for active adults. You can see what they have to offer you by attending one of these upcoming events: 

  • Open House: 3-5 p.m., Sunday, February 26 in the Westerfield Room, main building, Athenaeum campus, 6616 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington
  • Information Meeting: 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 29 in Room 114, main building, Athenaeum campus, 6616 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington.
  • Information Meeting: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, Our Lady of Sorrows, 330 Lebanon St., Monroe, Ohio
  • Open House: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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One creative Facebook user can earn an "Extra Day of Play" in Warren County

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 11:44am
One creative Facebook user can earn an "Extra Day of Play" in Warren County

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MASON, OH (FOX19) - The Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau (WCCVB) is awarding one creative Facebook user with an extra day to play in 2012.

To celebrate Leap Year, WCCVB has asked its Facebook fans to capture photographs of the number "29" and upload the images to the Warren County - Ohio's Largest Playground Facebook page. Fans will then vote on their favorite representation of the number 29.

The photo with the most votes will win an "Extra Day to Play" Getaway in 2012. The prize package consists of four tickets to The Beach Waterpark, four passes for Lazer Kraze and a one night stay at the Hyatt Place Cincinnati Northeast.

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Mason hold coffee meeting for new residents

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012, 2:45am
Mason hold coffee meeting for new residents

 

MASON, OH (FOX19) - The Welcome Wagon ladies may have faded into history, but people who recently moved into the City of Mason or the Mason City School District are invited to a coffee to meet other new residents and learn more about the area. The coffee is being hosted by Community Basket representative Courtney Allen and is sponsored by the City of Mason and the Northeast Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.

The coffee will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 1, at Mason Community Center, 6050 Mason-Montgomery Road in Mason (adjacent to Mason High School).  Refreshments will be provided by Meet Me on Main Café and tours of the Community Center will be included.  Those in attendance will also receive a one-day family pass to the Community Center.  Children are welcome.

New resident coffees are held on the first Wednesday of each month. The following one will be on March 7, 2012.

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Ohio I-75 Tuskegee Airmen Bill to receive consideration

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Saturday, January 21st, 2012, 2:33am
Ohio I-75 Tuskegee Airmen Bill to receive consideration

 

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - State Representative Denise Driehaus will hold a news conference on Monday, January 23, at 10:30 AM, at the Laurel- Lincoln World War II Memorial in Cincinnati about House Bill 57.  Her bill, introduced on January 26, 2011 and referred to the Transportation, Public Safety, and Homeland Security Committee, would designate Interstate Route 75 as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail."

The bill will give that designation to the length of I-75 in Ohio, and allow but not require the state director of transportation to put up markers along the highway.

She will be joined by Cincinnati City Council Member Cecil Thomas, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, State Senator Eric Kearney, and Representatives Alicia Reece and Dale Mallory.                    

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