Loveland Magazine

MORROW, OHIO - L. M. Groundbreaking Cermony

MORROW, OHIO - Little Miami Local School District staff, students and community members are invited to a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Little Miami High School addition and new junior high school on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 7 PM beginning in the football stadium.

The community will celebrate the kick off the high school addition and junior high construction projects with a groundbreaking ceremony that will include brief speeches, musical performances and ceremonial turning of the dirt. A similar event will be held in Spring 2008 for the new district-wide intermediate school.

The high school addition is scheduled for completion by August 2008, and the new junior high and the new intermediate schools are both scheduled for completion by August 2009. The overall plan, "Excellence with Value," will create additional space to house 5,200 students district-wide with the ability to easily increase capacity to 6,000 students; it provides flexibility for the future by using phased planning.   

If you plan to attend the ceremony, please RSVP by August 17th by calling the district's administration office at (513) 899-2264 or email to Laura Short at lshort@littlemiamischools.com.

Shreds of evidence

        By Richard Hayes Phillips, Ph.D.

Clermont County is a special case, because of their infamous “stickered ballots.”

During the “recount” of December 14, 2004, several witnesses saw numerous optical scan ballots with white stickers over the Kerry-Edwards mark, and the Bush-Cheney oval filled in. By the time we were allowed to photograph these hand-counted ballots in July of 2006, only one “stickered” presidential ballot survived.

The most likely explanation is that the incriminating “stickered” ballots were replaced with “duplicates,” and then destroyed. The making of “duplicate” ballots would have partially depleted the stash of unused ballots, and because such a shortage would also be incriminating, the unused ballots would also have been destroyed.

Read full story: Shreds of evidence.

In Violation of Federal Law, Ohio's 2004 Presidential Election Records Are Destroyed or Missing

Missing records in Warren, Hamilton and Clermont Counties, stickers placed over Kerry-Edward ovals in Clermont County

"You take as an example, Warren County. It is well documented that there was a phony homeland security alert and that was the excuse for excluding the public and the press from observing what was going on during Election Day. So the missing unused ballots would suggest that ballots were remade to fit the desired result."

"The same situation occurred in Clermont County," he said. "We have sworn affidavits from people who saw white stickers placed over the Kerry-Edward ovals in this optical scan county," he said, referring to one way of masking a would-be Kerry vote, because optical-scan machines read ink marks on paper ballots. "So the missing unused ballots would suggest they were used to remake ballots to reflect the desired vote for Bush."

Read full story: AlterNet: In Violation of Federal Law, Ohio's 2004 Presidential Election Records Are Destroyed or Missing.

MORROW, OHIO - Essay deadline extended

MORROW, OHIO - The deadline for student entries in the Groundbreaking Ceremony Essay Contest has been extended to Friday, August 3. Please consider submitting your essay for a spot in the ceremony. 

Specter: Administration has 18 hours to clarify Gonzales testimony

Specter: Administration has 18 hours to clarify Gonzales testimony on wiretapping By Elana Schor and Susan Crabtree

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s ranking Republican, Arlen Specter (Pa.), emerged from a crucial Monday briefing and gave the Bush administration 18 hours to resolve the controversy over apparent contradictions in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s congressional testimony.

Read full story: TheHill.com - Specter: Administration has 18 hours to clarify Gonzales testimony on wiretapping.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP, OHIO - Snider to close between Kemper and Fields Ertel

SYMMES TOWNSHIP, OHIO - William W. Brayshaw, the Hamilton County Engineer, has announced the closing of Snider Road, between Kemper Road & Fields Ertel Road to  “thru traffic” beginning Monday, August 13. Construction is anticipated to last for six months, weather permitting.

Traffic will be routed over Fields Ertel Road to School Road to Solzman Road to Kemper Road and vice versa.

This closure will be during normal work hours.

MORROW, OHIO - H.S. Parking Permit requires training

MORROW, OHIO - Before a Little Miami High School student can even apply for a parking permit, they are required to participate in a driving safety awareness program. Then, when the student completes the program, they must have all school fees paid, and have credits appropriate for their class standing in order to apply for a parking permit.

Click to read the requirements and the dates for the training classes.

All should be ready to learn – YOU CAN HELP

Dear Loveland Magazine Readers,

The Loveland Initiative is asking the community to donate to their Back to School Backpack Program. They are also asking the community to donate school supplies such as paper, pencils, rulers, etc., so the Initiative can have these in stock throughout the school year.

All day today, there will be a yellow school bus at the Loveland Initiative Center at 405 Loveland Madeira Road (in the strip mall across from Goodwill) that needs to be filled with your gift to Loveland area children.

Back to school expenses can be a great burden on many Loveland families, with fees to be paid just to get their children enrolled, sport fees, new shoes, scientific calculators, etc., but by helping these families out by providing a new backpack loaded with supplies, sends these children off for their first day of school with pride. They will be able to compete with their peers on an equal level academically, from day one.

For most, Loveland is a super affluent community, but unfortunately for many it is not. Will you share, and show your generosity by helping to make sure that all of our children kick off their new school year - ready to learn?

For questions or arrange for pick-up contact:
Terri Rogers 677-1057 or 255-6821 or e-mail

The bags and supplies should be for school age children from preschool through the 12th grade.

    * 1 backpack
    * subject notebooks (paper) /three prong pocket folders
    * 2 packs wide rule (8-1/2"X 11")
    * 6 pencils (unsharpened), pencil bags (older)
    * pencil boxes (smaller kids)
    * 1 ruler (metric and inches), protractor & compass
    * 1 pair of scissors, pens (blue, black, red)
    * 1 package of construction paper
    * 1 box of markers (8 to set) & 1 box of crayons (24 to set)
    * 1 eraser or pack of pencil tip erasers
    * 3 glue sticks, note cards, color pencils
    * 1 pencil sharpener, tab dividers, graph paper
    * stretch book covers, composition books
    * 1 inch & 3 inch binders
    * highlighters (yellow)
    * Kleenex tissue

Download and print a shopping list:Download the_loveland_initiative_2007_backpack_program.pdf

Make sure the bag is age appropriate. For example, if preparing backpack for a younger child, buy wide ruled paper, blunt tip scissors, etc. Label bag as “younger or older”.
  

MORROW, OHIO - Groundbreaking ceremony essay contest

MORROW, OHIO - A Groundbreaking Ceremony for the High School addition and new junior high school will take place August 22, 2007 at 7 p.m. We need the help of Little Miami students to make the celebration a success. Please consider entering our essay contest.
    
WHO: For students entering grades 8-11, you will be the first classes to attend the new Little Miami High School addition; and For students entering grades 5-6, you will be the first classes to attend the new Little Miami Junior High.
    
WHAT: Submit your entry to win a spot at the Groundbreaking Ceremony event August 22, 2007. Winners will be selected by a committee and will help with the turning of the dirt at the construction site.
    
HOW: Entries must be no more than one page, typed, double-spaced, and at least 12-pt. font. Entries should be submitted to the board offices no later than 3:00 pm, Tuesday, July 31. Please be sure to include your name, grade and phone number. Students may select one of the following topics on which to base their entry:
     1. Explain why you want to participate in the ceremonial “turning of the dirt” at the Groundbreaking Event.
     2. Explain how this project is important to you and to the community.
     3. Describe your best memory as a Little Miami Local School student; what will you remember for many years after you graduate?
     Winners will be selected by a committee and contacted by Friday, August 10.