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Springboro plants trees for Arbor Day SPRINGBORO -- The Springboro Tree Authority and the Home Owners Association at Laurel Glen subdivision celebrated Arbor Day on April 22, traditionally the last Friday in April, with a tree-planting event at the entry to Laurel Glen.

Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in Free Concert

Area Ad Follows in Dad's Footsteps ; Jon Payne, Son of the Late Skeeter Payne of the Middletown School System, Was Recently Named Southwest Ohio Ad of the Year.

Growing up, Jon Payne knew if he chose a career in education he would be associated with athletics. It seemed his destiny after spending much of his youth around his father -- Skeeter Payne, a well-respected athletic director associated with the Middletown school system who passed away Tuesday morning.

Blown Glass Part of Arts Alive Tour

WAYNESVILLE -- Darren Goodman has always taken a shine to blown glass. "I just always had a fascination with the materials, the mysteriousness of it," said Goodman, one of 18 Waynesville-area artisans sharing their professional passions at the Arts Alive Tour in Waynesville.

Program Geared Toward Using Cartoons to Teach Children ; Students Use Shapes to Design Their Images, Helping Hone Recognition Skills.

LEBANON -- Cartoons aren't just for Saturday mornings anymore -- they're also for after-school educational fun at Berry Intermediate School. Kids in fifth and sixth grades are meeting after school to learn about the art of "cartooning." The program is called Young Rembrandts and is a new one in the Lebanon area.

Learning in Lebanon by Car, Van or Bus -- Even Tow Truck ; Vehicle Day Teaches Bowman Elementary Students How Workers Rely On Their Wheels.

LEBANON -- Two police cars, a fire truck and an ambulance were among the vehicles in the crowded parking lot of Bowman Elementary on a recent Friday -- but the news was all good. The emergency vehicles were there for Vehicle Day, where people used their cars and trucks to inform the students about different career options.

Luncheon to Benefit Groups That Shelter Abused Women ; Underneath It All Event Asks People to Donate Underwear. Federated Exec Is Guest Speaker.

The Warren County United Way will host a unique fundraiser May 17. The first "Underneath It All" Women's Luncheon will be held at noon at the Cincinnati Marriott Northeast in Mason.

First-Graders Learn Lessons From Local Paralympian ; Lebanon Resident has Been Speaking to Children for Eight Years.

LEBANON -- Brian Burger, a Lebanon resident and member of the 2005 Paralympics Rugby team, spoke to first-graders April 19 at Bowman Elementary School about life in a wheelchair. He explained to the students that some people in wheelchairs are born with disabilities, while others, like him, suffer injuries.

Area Residents' Work with Disabled Honored

Thirteen people were honored at the 2006 Regional Erin Ritchey Memorial Awards and for induction into the Developmental Disabilities Hall of Fame in formal recognition ceremonies at the Mandalay Banquet Center Friday. The awards honor professionals, families, advocates and volunteers who support services and activities for people with disabilities and whose contributions have made a significant impact on people with disabilities, as well as individuals with disabilities who have made signific...

Middletown Hospital Mindful of Earth's Health During Construction

MIDDLETOWN -- If you're in charge of a nearly $200 million construction project -- like, say, the new Middletown Regional Hospital -- how do you keep the debris to a minimum? First, chop up cleared vegetation, trees and brush to use as landscaping mulch from what will be your new hospital's 190-acre campus. That activity alone has kept "truckloads" of debris out of local landfills and put material back into the campus, the hospital said.

School Headlines

Waynesville resident honored at Cedarville CEDARVILLE -- Cedarville University recently honored 105 students for their academic excellence and leadership, including Jeremy Cobb of Waynesville.

Sports Complex Under Way

XENIA -- Athletes in Action, headquartered on the Legacy Ministries International campus, broke ground last week for a sports complex officials hope will attract tournaments and sports clinics that could contribute to the local economy. The complex will be built on a 40-acre tract next to the historic dairy barn that fed thousands of children when the Ohio Veterans' Children's Home was on the property. The complex will feature a football field, two softball fields and a baseball diamond with ...

'Boro Teens in Film

SPRINGBORO -- The odds are way long, but Andrew Koslow and Philip Titlebaum could be getting their shot at Hollywood acclaim while still students at Springboro High School. Koslow and Titlebaum have been cast in Devil's Grove, a horror movie filming this summer in Miamisburg, "maybe some in Springboro and Franklin," Koslow said.

Warren County Gives Web Site an Upgrade ; Online Bill-Pay Feature Will Enable Residents to Put County Bills On Credit Cards.

Warren County residents will soon be able to do everything from purchasing a dog license to paying their property taxes on the county's Web site. The county is moving ahead with plans to contract with Official Payments Corp. to provide online bill paying, which will let residents use a credit or debit card or direct debit to pay tax and other bills online.

Miamisburg Hardware Store Closing in Summer

Richmond Hardware on Main Street will close this summer, leaving the city without a hardware store downtown. Rick Parker, owner of the family-owned chain of hardware stores, said he plans to close the Miamisburg store by July. Miamisburg has had a hardware store downtown since the 1930s, except for a couple of years after Star City Hardware closed in the mid-1990s.

Maineville Students Learn Art Forms, Cultural Lessons ; First- Through Fourthgraders Also Will Take Part in a Fine Arts Festival May 20.

MAINEVILLE -- Maineville residents recently saw works of art inspired by Georgia O'Keefe, Henry Moore and Georges Seurat. Students in first through fourth grade held an art show at Maineville Elementary School and showcased some of their best work from art classes taught by Scott Hammann and Christina White.

Waynesville Headlines

Waynesville Police Explorers excel The Waynesville Law Enforcement Explorers Post 26 was very successful at the Cincinnati Dan Beard Council 32nd Annual Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Law Enforcement Explorer Competition on April 22-23 at Union Central Life Insurance Company in Cincinnati. Law Enforcement Exploring is a worksite-based program for those 14- 20 years of age who are interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement. Training also stresses teamwork and self-confidence.

House Moved Up the Street in 1979

Can you remember the Sunday morning when you got up early just to see a house moved up the street three blocks? Probably not, but then again maybe you do because it is not something that happened every day.