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Price Hill Will bids farewell Popular community engagement director leaves
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Covedale presents Annie Oakley
The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts continues its 2010-2011 season with the Irving Berlin classic, “Annie Get Your Gun.” The West Side performing arts center, 4990 Glenway Ave., presents its production of the musical Thursday, March 31, through Sunday, April 17. SEE STORY, A2
Mount St. Joe offers LifeLearn
The College of Mount St. Joseph announces the opening of registration for classes in the LifeLearn Program. Sponsored by the Mount in conjunction with Bayley Place, LifeLearn is a program designed for individuals 50 and older to provide lifelong learning enrichment experiences and to develop opportunities for sharing knowledge and skills with others. SEE STORY, A2
Duebber’s Auto honored by group
He wondered why his son decided to attend the March 9 Delhi Township Business Association meeting. It didn’t take Al Duebber long to find out. Duebber and his Duebber’s Automotive was honored by the business association as the 2011 Business of the Year. SEE STORY, A3
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Find out at the American Diabetes Alert Day at Fountain Square on Tuesday, March 22. SEE STORY, A8
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Kara Ray thought she was stopping by Corner BLOC Coffee for a housing task force meeting. Ray, the director of community engagement for Price Hill Will, expected to participate in her final meeting as an employee of the comprehensive neighborhood development organization. Her expectations were wrong. Instead of being greeted by members of the housing task force committee, she was greeted by a vociferous “Surprise” from several colleagues and Price Hill community members who gathered for a surprise party at the coffee shop Monday, March 7, to wish Ray well in the next stage of her life. Ray, who spent nearly five years as Price Hill Will’s community organizer, served her last day on the job March 7. She resigned from her role in order to raise a family. “It’s bittersweet,” she said. “This has really become a family for me. It’s going to be an interesting transition.” She said she’s going to miss working with the people of Price Hill, who she said have taught her a lot about what it means to love a community. “I’ve witnessed the pride and hard work they put into their neighborhood,” she said. “I’ll miss the people. It was always about the people for me.” Price Hill resident Ann Andriacco, who volunteers with Price Hill Will’s Arts Community Action
Team, said the members of the community will miss Ray as much as she misses them. “Kara’s been a real asset to this community,” Andriacco said. “She was the one fixed point, and she kept us on track.” Ken Smith, executive director of Price Hill Will, said Ray started out as an AmeriCorps volunteer with the organization, but was so impressive she was hired on fulltime.
“Without a doubt, Kara is one of the most unique, positive, outgoing and helpful people I’ve ever met,” Smith said. “I can’t imagine a better community organizer. She is someone who everyone likes, and at the same time she is very competent and capable.” He said Ray is definitely leaving some big shoes to fill. He said he is scheduling interviews with potential candidates to fill her position, and he hopes to have a
new director of community engagement in place within the next few weeks. Ray said although she is no longer going to work for Price Hill Will, she still plans to be active in the neighborhood when possible. She said she wants to help with a proposed community garden this summer. “I’ll probably never fully leave this neighborhood,” she said. “I love this community.”
Covedale theater is calling all artists By Kurt Backscheider kbackscheider@communitypress.com
Spring may be just around the corner, but the folks at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts are already preparing for this summer. The West Side theater is sending out a call for artists who would like to participate in the center’s 10th annual Summer Arts and Crafts Fair. Jennifer Perrino, business manager at the Covedale, said the center is seeking submissions by artists of various media to display at the fair, set to run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the theater, 4990 Glenway Ave. Perrino said artists in every media are encouraged to take part in the event, and, as always, the artists are encouraged to sell their works at the fair. She said artists who participate will need to provide their own displays, booths or tables. Those
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Kara Ray, right, of Price Hill Will, shares a laugh with Price Hill resident Ann Andriacco during a surprise going away party the staff at Price Hill Will threw for Ray, who worked her last day as the group’s director of community engagement on Monday, March 7. Ray resigned to raise a family.
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Glenda Cosmik, left, and Karen Quinn, both of Price Hill, check out some plush art by Abby Langdon at a past Summer Arts and Crafts Fair sponsored by the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts. The center is looking for artists to take part in this summer’s fair. interested in setting up shop at the fair must provide the center with three clear photographs of the
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“We will only be able to accept about 60 applications and those 60 come in well before July 15,” Perrino said. “After that, we’ll be happy to put you on a waiting list.” She said artists will be notified if they’ve been selected for the fair by Aug. 1. Space assignments will be handled on a first-come, firstserved basis the day of the fair. There is no registration fee for artists, she said, adding that the fair is an outdoor event only and no alternate rain date is scheduled. “The Covedale Arts and Crafts Fair will be growing in the years ahead,” Perrino said. “We hope you’ll be part of this year’s fair and help us build the event for the future.” Artists who want to participate are asked to call Perrino at 2416550 or e-mail her at jennifer perrino@covedalecenter.com.