Loveland Magazine

Auto registration fees going up almost $6 next year- cleveland.com

Auto registration fees may increase almost $6 next year to help pay for the state police.

Raising fees probably would not happen until next summer at the earliest, said Tom Hunter, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Read on... Auto registration fees going up almost $6 next year- cleveland.com.

Scientists develop portable device to zap away migraine pain

Washington, June 27 : Researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center have designed a novel electronic device that effectively 'zaps' away migraine pain before it starts. Read on... Scientists develop portable device to zap away migraine pain.

Kate Westfall returns to Loveland: At buZZthru July 10

LOVELAND, OHIO – Kate Westfall lived in Loveland from 2002 until moving back to her hometown of Mansfield, Ohio in 2005, however, her brief stay here proved she might have been the most creative person/s to ever hit town.

Person/s?

Yes.

She is an artist in the digital mediums, photographer, songwriter, composer, musician, and poet. It is her mastery of all these arts, and her uninhibited approach of melding her art and herself that sets her apart. She is her own best model and instrument, and reflects back to the world what she sees in a mirror. There is very deliberative method in her zaninesses.

On Thursday, July 10 she will be singing and playing music, and she says, “probably some poetry” at the buZZthru espresso bar from 7-10 PM. The coffee house is at 807 Loveland Madeira Road, and admission if free. Acoustic guitar player, Jeff Bell will also be performing.

Westfall has just released her debut CD, VoKate, and will be performing songs from the album at the buZZthru. Westfall said the music for the album, “was created by layering a series of looping vocal melodies and sound effects.” All melodies and sound effects were created “organically” by Westfall. Rhythms were made through body-actions of the feet, hands, arms, mouth, collarbone, and “...so much more,” She said, “The exception to the organic purity is 'Private Scientist' which includes my keyboard and pencil scratchings among other aural teasings.” VoKate was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Eric Barnett.

Westfall's Loveland performances will include live vocal looping, digital rhythms, occasional hand drums, spoken word, and even digeridoo. Kate's CD will be available at the performance.

Joining her at buZZthru will be acoustic guitar player, Jeff Bell, who has been performing for over 20 years and has appeared on a dozen albums.

On Wednesday, July 9th, Westfall will be one of the opening music acts for Matt Baumann (saxophonist) at the Northside Tavern, starting around 10PM.

For more information about Kate Westfall, and to purchase her CD or poetry books visit: http://www.myspace.com/vokate

From Kate's MySpace page:

My most recent 6-poem booklet is called "Ladies of the Sea". I am especially excited about this one because the content focuses strongly on the imaginative. The poems reside in a fantasy realm that includes the seductive and the sinister. It embraces powerful females and explores the danger of the unknown. Each poem tells a story about a specific type of mer-maid. For example, the "Octodame", the "Crabdamsel", the "Whale Woman", etc.

Here is the first poem from "Ladies of the Sea":

Mermaid

Buckled at the boot and woolen waist
in layers to maintain an air on their skin,
behind their sculpted homage personified at the helM,
they sail among the moon’s reflections,
curves of shoreline,
tides,
in a realm of wetness -
a realm of female. ShE
is a mermaid in fishnet hosiery -
a single-stocking lady painted in lace glaze, heR
bondage lingerie a snare for the suited sailors
awash with confidence, defiance combined with deference,
each chest a two-chambered druM
driving a man toward what he hopes to call conquest,
mast hinging on her favor.
At their approach to this part of her body of water,
she decides to deny the men their marinA.
She decides:
this ship will be shuffled.
From their four directions she sends them back.
Pliant as cards, she snaps them
back-flat in a flip of sea-spray confettI.
Knaves with heads knocked together,
in boots meant to anchor them to their decks,
anchored to her bottom,
in their decks they are laiD.

More information on these artists can be found at:
http://www.myspace.com/vokate
www.myspace.com/vokatemusica
www.myspace.com/jbellguitar
www.myspace.com/sohcahtoaeric
www.myspace.com/barnetteric

Brandon Richter graduates Air Force Basic Training

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - Air Force Airman Brandon M. Richter has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base.

His grandparents, Barry and Debbie Nichols, reside on Fence Railway, in Milford. He is the son of Todd and Dena Richter of Lost Lake Court, Williamsburg, Ohio.      Richter is a 2007 graduate of Western Brown High School, Mount Orab, Ohio.

During the six weeks of training, His grandparents, Barry and Debbie Nichols, reside on Fence Railway, Milford, Ohio. studied the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and special training in human relations. In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Thomas Reed and Bradley Carrier graduate from Basic/AIT

COLUMBUS, GEORGIA - Army Pvt. Thomas H. Reed and Army Pfc. Bradley E. Carrier have graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.  The training consists of Basic Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Training.

Reed is the son of Linda Brill of Round Bottom Road, Milford, Ohio.

Carrier is the son of Allen Carrier of Bishop Road, Goshen, Ohio, and stepson of Linda OBrien of Tarragon Drive, Milford, Ohio, and in 2007, he graduated from Milford High School.

During the nine weeks of basic combat training, the soldiers received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons employment, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid skills, and Army history, core values and traditions.  Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, and experienced use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman.

The Advanced Individual Training course is designed to train infantry soldiers to perform reconnaissance operations; employ, fire and recover anti-personnel and anti-tank mines; locate and neutralize land mines and operate target and sight equipment; operate and maintain communications equipment and radio networks; construct field firing aids for infantry weapons; and perform infantry combat exercises and dismounted battle drills, which includes survival procedures in a nuclear, biological or chemical contaminated area.

Child Enticement Suspect Sought

MASON, OHIO - Mason police are looking for Michael A. Hamblin in connection with child enticement charges in an incident at Heritage Oak Park on June 22. Hamblin is a registered sex offender and has a previous conviction of gross sexual imposition involving a minor.

Anyone with information about Michael A. Hamblin is asked to contact the Mason Police Department at 513-229-8560.

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Tiger Power Summer Smackdown finds Power Sponsor

SYMMES TOWNSHIP, OHIO - The 2008 Tiger Power Summer Smackdown sponsored by local chiropractor Dr. Paul Waisbrot will be held at Loveland High School on July 2. The bench and squat meet will feature: bench press, squat, and deadlift, the three official powerlift events.

Casey Thomas, the Head Strength Coach at the high school said that in the past, fifteen generous sponsors supported the event, but this year is the first with a sole sponsor. “Dr. Waisbrot approached me with this generous offer and I gladly accepted.”  Thomas is pleased that this event will give local young people another chance to compete, at a time, when there aren't many organized competitions. “Most people will probably be on vacations and Dr. Waisbrot will be handing out medals and trophies to our kids.” Dr. Waisbrot is a former competitive bodybuilder with a “passion for training and conditioning” according to Thomas. Click here for Dr. Paul's MySpace page.

The meet is for Loveland High School students and they compete against each other in eight weight classes for men, and six weight classes for women. The meet will feature school record holders such as Dustin Brown, Karl Koenig, Jessica Adjunwa, and Will Schickel. All three men are returning medalists from the state powerlifting meet. Senior Kirk Morra, also a 2008 state medalist, will also compete. Alex Pohl and Jessica Adjunwa are two women who could earn state medals this year as first-year competitors.  

Lead Toy Recalls Continue While Congress Piddles

Patty Bates-Ballard 

Parents Urged to Fill Gaps with Advocacy and Vigilance

With all the attention on lead in toys after the seven Mattel/Fisher-Price recalls in 2007, you might have assumed the issue was resolved. Think again. From January through June 2008, the there have been more than 50 recalls of over a million products due to high lead content. The vast majority of these recalled products are children's products. Read on... Toy Recalls Continue While Congress Piddles.