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Craig Bailey, owner of Travel Anglers, opened up shop in January on Plainville Road in Columbia Township.
New travel agency trying to lure anglers Craig Bailey recently opened Travel Anglers, a specialized travel agency designed for fishermen. Bailey actually experiences each of the resorts or packages before they’re added to the program and writes about them on the Travel Anglers Web site. Bailey, who also owns Bailey’s Hardware on Plainville Road in Columbia Township, said he’s invested quite a bit of time and energy in creating Travel Anglers, which opened its doors in January. “I’ve spent the last three years putting it together,” he said. Bailey books trips to Costa Rica, Canada, Brazil, the Amazon and Belize, among several others. Trips range in price from $30 a day to $5,000 a week. Bailey said what sets him apart from the typical travel agency is not only his expertise when it comes to catching fish, but also the fact that he attends each resort or location and details
Travel Anglers
Owner: Craig Bailey Phone: 561-3474 Location: 4200 Plainville Road, Columbia Township Web site: www.travelanglers.com Store hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays his experiences. For instance, Bailey said there’s a resort he recently attended that has 40 fishing boats and 40 boat captains leading groups of fishermen. He said he’ll let clients know what captains are doing a good job, and which areas to avoid. Travel Anglers currently offers trips to more than 10 locations, and Bailey said he hopes to add a dozen in the coming year and each year after that. By Rob Dowdy. Send your Small Business Spotlight suggestions to espangler@communitypress. com.
THINGS TO DO
Wine tasting
The Wine Merchant is hosting a Wine Tasting from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 9, at The Wine Merchant, 3972 Edwards Road, Oakley. The event features “Gorgeous Grenache.” Compare eight different Grenache and Grenache-based wines from regions around the world including France, Spain and Australia. Also included are light bites from Tostado’s Grill. The cost is $25, $20 advance. Reservations are required. Call 731-1515 or visit www.winemerchantcincinnati.com.
Listen to jazz
Jazz musician Marc Fields of Madisonville will play at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at the Main Library, 800 Vine St., downtown. The event is part of Jazz Appreciation Month at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. The concert is free. Call 369-6900 or visit www.CincinnatiLibrary.org.
On stage
Playhouse in the Park is presenting “The Garden of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Madisonville Arts Center, 5021 Whetsel Ave., Madisonville. The event features the Playhouse’s Touring Company. It is a free-flowing adapta-
tion of the Kipling classic, a comedy about sharing and cooperation. Recommended for ages 4 and up. The cost is $4, $1 children. Call 271-8600.
Organ series
Bradley Hunter Welch plays at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 11, in the Sanctuary at Hyde Park Community U n i t e d Methodist Church, 1345 Grace Ave., Hyde Park. Welch An artist reception follows. It is part of the church’s Organ Concert Series. The concert is free. Call 871-1345.
Benefit concert
20th Century Theatre is hosting the benefit concert “Esme’s Blues and More” from 4 p.m. to midnight Sunday, April 11, at 20th Century Theatre, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. Music is by Baby Grands and Children’s Choir, Rosie Carson and Lucas Wozniak, Canned Under Authority, Burn!, Rattlesnakin Daddies, B Hatfield Blues Band and others. Gary Jeff Walker is emcee. The event benefits Esme Kenney SCPA Memorial Fund. The cost is $10. Call 731-8000 or visit http://rememberingesme.blog spot.com/.
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The Mariemont High School Strings Orchestra recently traveled to Montreal for a performance. The school’s strings musicians, seen here, toured and performed at the city’s McGill University.
Mariemont students perform in Montreal The Mariemont High School Strings Orchestra recently traveled to Montreal for a performance. During their first day of the Canadian trip, the student musicians explored Old Town Montreal, visited the Art Museum of Montreal and were treated to a performance of the Arion Baroque Orchestra at McGill University. Returning to McGill the next day, the students toured the music department’s facilities, including its giant, four-story music library. They then participated in an orchestral clinic conducted by Alexis Hauser, director of the McGill Symphony Orchestra. Later that same day, the Mariemont High School Strings Orchestra staged a special performance at the NotreDame Basilica in Montreal. But what is music without food? The students’ cultural experience included creperies, patisseries and a dancing dinner at the famous Quebec Sugar Shack where a horse-drawn sleigh whisked them to a true local feast. After enjoying some food, many students took to the slopes at MontTremblant while others explored the
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The Mariemont High School Strings Orchestra recently traveled to Montreal for a performance. From left, students Nikki Gauche, Alex Swords and Ginna Rich get ready to hit the slopes in Montreal. resort village. Students also explored the Museum of Fine Art, enjoyed a French dinner theater experience and went shopping, both in shops and in Montreal’s rambling underground malls. For Mariemont senior Ginna Rich, her favorite experience was when their strings director MaryBeth Khamis took the seniors on a special walking tour through the heart of the city at night. “It was the opening night of the
Vancouver Olympics and you could feel the Canadian pride and excitement right there in Montreal,” she said. During their final day, the Mariemont musicians traveled to Niagra Falls, performed in the Visitor’s Center Grand Hall with the Horseshoe Falls as their backdrop. “Ms. Khamis organized an amazing trip,” said senior Maura Weaver. “She cares so much about every student and made sure we had an incredible experience.”
Get your plants off to a good start If you’re thinking about starting seeds indoors this winter, good for you! Here are a few tips to help make you a bit more successful with your seed starting adventure. First of all, you’ll need the right seed starting supplies: 1) Use a soil-less potting mix or seed starting mix. This mix is extremely important as it actually helps to hold moisture for the new seedlings yet is airy and allows them to dry properly with less chance of dampening off, or rotting. Some mixes may include a slow release fertilizer to help feed the seedlings very slowly and gently as they grow. Be sure to pre-moisten your potting mix before planting the seeds. 2) Something to grow your seedlings in – small
clay or plastic pots, Jiffy Cubes, peat pots, Cow Pots, or trays with cell packs are wonderRon Wilson ful for starting your In the seeds. garden 3) Some type of shop light with regular fluorescent tubes will be needed to help supplement the muchneeded sunlight to keep your seedlings from stretching. Remember to keep the lights within 3 inches of the tops of the new seedlings. You may need to keep the lights on 12-14 hours a day, even in sunnier windows. 4) A misting bottle. This is one of the best ways to
water your new seedlings, especially when they’re very young. Misting the soil is not so invasive and is easier to control the water flow. 5) A small inexpensive fan, and trust me, this fan is one of the key ingredients for starting seeds indoors. Placed away from the seedlings, it provides constant air movement around the plants, which helps reduce disease and rotting, and it also helps to promote stockier plants. And here’s the most important thing to remember: Read the back of the seed packs for additional germinating information (do the seeds need to be covered, spacing, soil temps – generally 70-75 degrees during the day, etc.?), as well as how long it takes for
seed germination and growing time before transplanting outdoors. Count backwards from our frost free date (May 15 or so), and that’s when you should start those seeds indoors. For tomatoes it takes about 6 weeks (peppers 8 weeks), which means starting time would be right around late March/early April. Remember, it’s always better to start your seeds a little late, rather than way too early. Have fun growing your plants from seeds, indoors. Talk to you next time, in the garden. Ron Wilson is marketing manager for Natorp’s Inc. Garden Stores and is the garden expert for 55KRC-AM and Local 12. You can reach him at columns@communitypress.com