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La Salle’s Marc Nie will attempt to repeat his state qualifying performance on the cross country course during the 2011 campaign.
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Save the dates
Want something to do? Check out these upcoming events. In addition to the Taste of Colerain featured on this page, the township is preparing for a KaBOOM playground build Aug. 20, the GoodTimers Freedom Ride, Aug. 21 and a visit from the Digital Bookmobile, currently on a national tour on Aug. 17. – FULL STORIES, B1
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You can find these stories on our Web site this week: • The Northwest Local School District Board of Education planned to take action on a tax issue at its meeting Aug. 8. • The Colerain Township Board of Trustees met Aug. 9 and were to consider a request to buy road salt for the coming winter. The school district planned to piggy-back onto the township’s contract to take advantage of its special rate. Visit Cincinnati.com/ coleraintownship
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Annual Taste of Colerain is Aug. 12-14 By Jennie Key jkey@communitypress.com
The Colerain Township Events Committee is gearing up for the 22nd annual Taste of Colerain. The event brings great eats and entertainment to the Colerain Township Government Complex, 4200 Springdale Road Aug. 12 to Aug. 14. It’s a festival of food and family fun for the whole community. Organizers have lined up restaurants for the big event, and entertainment headliners are set as well. On Friday, Aug. 12, as the food festival kicks off, a panel of judges will select the winners in a number of “Best of Taste” categories. This year’s judges will include the fireworks crew that provided the show on the Fourth of July. Those selected will have plaques at their booths, and there will be a board identifying all of the Best winners for the 2011 Taste of Colerain next to the entertainment stage. Taste is open from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, 4 to 11 p.m. on Saturday and 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday. The popular Naked Karate Girls perform from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Friday night. On Saturday, Aug. 13, Wayward Son plays classic rock from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Then the entertainment takes a country road, with the Cef Michael Band from 7 to 11 p.m. On Sunday, Aug. 14, enjoy some New Orleans R&B, funk, blues and Zydeco as Robin Lacey and DeZydeco play Louisiana-style rock’n’roll from 5 to 9 p.m. There are about 30 restaurants signed up for the 2011 Taste. “I’m ecstatic. We have five new restaurants this year,” said restaurant coordinator and township fiscal officer Heather Harlow. “Menus are posted on the township’s website, and I think we have something for everybody this year. McCoy’s came back, which I was pleased about. Overall, the response from restaurants has been fantastic.” Tawanna Molter, parks and services administrative assistant, says the Fifth Third Bank Children’s Tasteland returns this year and will feature amusement rides and games from Kissel Brothers, pony rides, and free children’s
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The 22nd Annual Taste of Colerain will be Aug. 12-14 on the grounds of the Colerain Township Government Complex. There will be food, rides and activities for youngsters and entertainment.
Let’s eat!
Restaurants and food vendors for the 2011 Taste of Colerain include: BB Family Concessions /Kreimers Bier Haus, the Colerain Community Association, Colerain Township Citizen Fire Academy Alumni, Colerain Township Citizen Police Academy, Dena’s Diner, Family Treats & Grill on Wheels, Gary’s Cheesecakes, Graeter’s, Jennie’s Catering, J. Gumbo’s, Just Q’in BBQ, Kroger, LaSalle Knights of Columbus, LaRosa’s, Little Jimmy’s Italian Ices, McCoy’s Place, Miss Kylee’s Funnel Cakes, Papa John’s, The Party Platter, Pebble Creek Pub, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Ray G’s, Shorty’s Pizza Place, Sizzling Wok/Smoothie King, Skyline Chili, TAG’s Café, TGI Friday’s, Vinoklet Winery and Walt’s Barbeque. activities provided by groups such as the Colerain Township Free Summer Camp and ABC Early Childhood Learning Center. The activities include face painting, crafts, temporary tattoos, games and more. Parking for Taste of Colerain is at Colerain
High School, 8801 Cheviot Road, and Colerain Middle and Elementary schools, 4700 Poole Road, and the parking area near the former Dillard’s store at Northgate Mall. Shuttles run continuously from the lots during the Taste of Colerain. Colerain High School is hosting a home football scrimmage game on Friday, Aug. 12, so parking at the high school on Friday during the game will be limited. Handicapped parking is available at the front lot of the Colerain Township Senior and Community Center, 4300 Springdale Road, and workers will be on hand to give additional assistance as needed. Organizers say handicapped parking at the event is limited. Once the lot is full, drivers will be allowed to drop off passengers who need assistance at the event site. For more about your community, visit www.cincinnati.com/coleraintownship.
Township tips hat to Martin’s Barbershop By Jennie Key jkey@communitypress.com
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For 50 years, Robert Martin has been cutting hair behind the same red and green neon sign. He’s got the same gold leather chairs. At Martin’s Barber Shop, 3035 W. Galbraith Road. You’ll find the same barber pole, somewhat weather beaten, out front. And the same phone – a black dial model – hangs on the wall of the shop. He smiles the same smile, too. And provides customers with the same service: a good hair cut. Colerain Township trustees honored Martin’s Barber Shop in July for 50 years with the business community. He’s changed locations – he used to be at the corner of Galbraith and Colerain, where the BP station now stands, near the Kroger store and the bank, and the Groesbeck Pharmacy and Bill and Bob’s Sporting Goods. He remembers when the widening of Colerain Avenue started in 1961. He moved to his current location in 1973. He has five chairs in his shop, and currently, four barbers: himself, Herbert Seitzer, Dave Bledsoe and Son T. Nguyen. Customers wait patiently. You don’t make
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Robert Martin works on customer Luke Bourquien. Bob was recently honored by Colerain Township for 50 years as part of the Colerain business community. appointments here, you just show up. Some of Martin’s customers come in early. He says he gets to the shop around 6:15 a.m. “Some customers like to get a haircut on the way into work,” he said.
Luke Bourquien, 24, says he recently found a photo of himself getting a haircut at Martin’s. “I was in a booster seat crying like a baby,” he laughed. Although he now lives in Oxford, he makes the trek to Mar-
tin’s because he gets a good haircut there, he said. And he enjoys how the barbers bicker while cutting hair. “It’s fun to listen,” he said. Fellow barber Herbert Seitzer says Martin is the happiest person he knows. “He’s always got a smile,” Seitzer said. He likes talking with his customers, but says some subjects can be touchy. Politics is one of those. “What are you?” is a frequent question for Martin. “Whatever the guy in the chair is,” quipped a customer. “I just do a lot more listening than I do talking,” Martin said, flashing his grin. He figures the barbers in his shop have a lot of experience, more than 140 years combined cutting hair. “With all that, we still haven’t figured out how to grow it. Then, we’d have something,” he said. Martin, 78, said he likes cutting hair, and doesn’t see himself hanging up his clippers anytime soon. “I like the people,” he said. “You meet a lot of good ones who come in here.” So you’ll find him in his shop, 12 hours a day, six days a week, cutting hair and wearing a smile.
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