ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION B1
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Second-graders applaud during the 40th anniversary celebration of Delshire Elementary School.
The Western Hills High School girls’ basketball team is closing in on the program’s first winning season since 1998. – FULL STORY, A8
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West-side small business owners are invited to attend a summit to learn how they can lower their energy costs. “We would like to give business owners and property owners an idea of what they can do to help make their businesses and buildings more energy efficient, and at the same time help them with their bottom line,” said Pete Witte, member of the West Price Hill Merchants Association. “This is also an opportunity for the west side to be aggressive in sustainability efforts.” The merchants association, East Price Hill Business Association, Price Hill Will, Westwood Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. and the Queensgate Business Alliance are presenting Westside Sustainability Summit 2010. The summit begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at Elder High School’s Schaeper Center, 3901 Glenway Ave. The consortium of business leaders has enlisted the help of the state of Ohio, the Ohio Department of Development, Green Contractors Coalition, Green City EcoStruction, Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance and Duke Energy to inform businesses of the both the latest
techniques and technologies for reducing energy consumption and the financial incentives for making efficiency upgrades. Witte said owners of small businesses who are looking to lower their energy costs will have the opportunity to Witte share ideas and talk with a panel of industry experts, public officials and fellow business owners who have been leading Southwest Ohio in sustainability efforts. “There’s a lot of talk about how homeowners can make their homes more energy efficient, but you don’t hear a great deal about businesses becoming energy efficient and more sustainable,” he said. “We need to promote these ideas to businesses also.” State Rep. Denise Driehaus (D-31st District), a small business owner who helped put the summit together, said she knows how frustrating it can be to see your bottom line eaten up by energy costs. “There are so many simple and inexpensive changes out there which can drastically reduce energy usage and environmental impact while
Sustainability Summit panelists
The following individuals are scheduled to be panelists at the Westside Sustainability Summit 2010. • State Rep. Denise Driehaus (D-31st District) • Brian Garry of Green City EcoStruction • Quinten Harris, regional economic development director for the Ohio Department of Development • Andy Holzhauser, executive director of Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance • Matt Kolbinsky, of Seco Electric and the Green Contractors Coalition • Kevin Bright of Duke Energy building profits and efficiency,” she said. “I am hopeful that this summit will provide necessary information to help small businesses save money on their energy costs.” Witte said he had an energy audit conducted at his Price Hill business, Baron Engraving, and it made him realize more business owners should look for ways to reduce energy consumption and make cost-saving efficiency upgrades. “It doesn’t take tons of money to make a few changes that can quickly add up to some savings and help your business be more energy efficient,” he said.
Theater hosts Doktor Kaboom
Church fire
The community of an Eritrean Orthodox Tewado Church in Price Hill are dealing with the damage from a fire that damaged or destroyed items that were priceless. – FULL STORY A2
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Clearing the way
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Elmer Wetenkamp puts his snow blower to work clearing the walkways outside the YMCA Child Development Center West on Cleves Warsaw in Price Hill. Two significant snowfalls within a five-day span had westsiders everywhere digging out and removing snow. To place an ad, call 242-4000.
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The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue, continues the 11 a.m. Saturday Morning Children’s Series with a performance by Doktor Kaboom! The Doktor will be in the house on Saturday, Feb. 27. Doktor Kaboom is a funny, over-the-top scientist with a driving passion to share his outrageous theories. (Imagine Mister Wizard and the Nutty Professor had a rock ’n’ roll German love child, and you’ll begin to get the idea). Creatively blending theater arts with the wonders of scientific discovery, Doktor Kaboom keeps his audiences riveted with interest and rolling with laughter. From chemistry to catapults, no area of scientific exploration or application is safe from Kaboom’s relentless quest for knowledge. For the past 20 years, actor/comedian David Epley has entertained renaissance festival fans nationwide as one of the infamous Mudde Men, adapting works of literature into 45-minute comic plays. Future performances in the Saturday Morning Children’s Series at The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts are: • Saturday, April 3 - Cincinnati Zoo’s Wings of Wonder Traveling Bird Show; • Saturday, May 15 – Frisch Marionettes Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children and are on sale now by calling the box office at 513241-6550 Monday-Saturday 11a.m.-5 p.m. or at the box office ticket counter Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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