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Greater Anderson Days - July 23-25                                                

The culmination of a year's worth of work is coming July 23-25 to Beech Acres Park. Now in its 12th year, Greater Anderson Days is a project jointly sponsored by the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce, Anderson Township Fireman's Association, Anderson Township Parks and Anderson Township Government.

Proceeds from the event, that exhibites the teamwork of the area, help fund new and existing playgrounds within the park district and improve and increase EMS units in the community.

The entire community looks forward to the festival, one of the largest in the Miami valley. Experience great food,games, rides, a Business Expo, music...all in a festival atmosphere.

Major sponsors this year are Beechmont Automotive Group for the fireworks and Krogers, Cincinnati Federal, Curry Electric and Mercy Hospital Anderson overall.

Musical entertainment will start at 5:30pm on Friday with Model Behavior Band and 3 Day Rule, 5:30pm on Saturday with Dr. Dan and the Stray Dogs and DV8 and 5pm on Sunday with The Lab Monkeys and Chuck Brisbin and the Tuna Project.

Rozzi Fireworks will be at 10pm on Sunday.

Monarch Mayhem!                                                                                 

While you are in Anderson Township, go visit Woodland Mound Park. This Hamilton County Park is sponsoring a three month display in the Seasongood Nature Center greenhouse. In addition to the flying butterflies there, exhibits on butterfly gardening, migration and identification are on display.

Nature programs going on at the same time as Anderson Days include:

Butterfly Flutterby - Saturday, July 24, 2pm

Butterfly Hike - Sunday, July 25, 2pm

 Cincinnati One World Triathlon, Duathon and Ohio River Swim - June 25, 7:30 am

What a way to see the city!  This event has both Olympic and Sprint divisions. 

Start with a downstream swim in the Ohio River (fortunately closed to barges) from Montgomery Inn to the Public Landing. Then grab your bike and tour downtown and go out Columbia Parkway to take in the riverfront views. The final portion, the run, will take place along the river, through Theodore M. Berry Friendship Park and over the Purple People Bridge. Athletes will finish at Yeatman's Cove in downtown.

Is swimming across the Ohio River on your "Bucket List?" You might also prefer the Ohio River Swim...swim across the river to Kentucky and back, finishing up at the Public Landing. The race starts at 7:30 am on Saturday the 24th. Many of the Sunday athletes will use this as a warm up.

Shakespeare in the Park - Eden Park - July 31st, 7 pm

A Midsummer Nights Dream seems particularly appropriate Shakespeare play to present in a park setting on a sultry summer night! Go to Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park for this unique take on Shakespeare.

To make an afternoon out of this event, stop at Krohn Conservatory for a tour, or just to get their guided tour with hikes through the Park. Eden Park has such a wide range of interesting architecture and flora and fauna. Bring your dog (on leash) and a picnic, as well.

The Seasongood Pavilion Amphitheater, located between the Art Museum and the Playhouse in the Park has been totally renovated and serves as an excellent location for an event like this.

Four Cincinnati High Schools Lauded by Newsweek   

Newsweek Magazine recently published its annual list of "America's Best High Schools."  Selected to the list were approximately six percent of all the nation's high schools.  It included four Cincinnati Area schools. 

Walnut Hills High School is a selective, college preparatory school, part of the Cincinnati Public Schools. It has 2097 students in 9-12th grades, though grades 7 and 8 are also in the same buildings.

Indian Hill High School is the only high school in the Indian Hill School District.  Mariemont High School is also the only high school in the Mariemont School District.  Both are relatively small high schools, 685 students in grades 9-12 at Indian Hill and 499 in grades 9-12 at Mariemont.

Turpin High School is one of two high schools in the Forest Hills School District, serving students living in Anderson Township and Newtown.  They have 1150 students. 

Congratulations to all!

City Livability Award                                                        

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory recently accepted the  City Livability Award from the U.S. Council of Mayors.  It was based uponthe well known Mural Works program established by the City of Cincinnati and ArtWorks.

As part of an effort to beautify the city, 28 murals have been created since 2007 in 24 of the 52 different Cincinnati neighborhoods.  The goal is to bring at least one mural to every neighborhood through collaboration with residents, businesses, artists and teens.

ArtWorks employs both teenage and professional artists to work with the community in designing the murals. The diversity of the murals reflects the diversity of the communities they are in.  Some speak to the city's history, others to changes in a neighborhood, and some are simply creative expressions. 

My personal favorite is of Jim Tarbell, former vice-mayor of the City.  Many years ago, Jim helped me with a volunteer project at the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library Branch in downtown.  He played the part of William Howard Taft, reminiscing about the way life was then in Cincinnati.  I can still see him striding down Vine Street from his Over the Rhine home...he looked just like this mural picture!

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