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Deer Park ‘Days in the Park’
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Chamberlin Park on Blue Ash Road
Friday, Aug. 6, 6 p.m. to midnight
• Prizoner performing at 8 p.m. • Wildman Walker from local radio station WEBN will be dealing seven card stud poker at the poker tent
Saturday, Aug. 7, 4 p.m. to midnight
• Rusty Griswolds performing at 8 p.m. • Wildman Walker from local radio station WEBN is the guest DJ of the festival from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 8
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Yvonne Cooper was diagnosed with leimyosarcoma cancer in 2003. Cooper’s story is among those featured in Dillonvale author Tami Boehmer’s new book, “From Incurable to Incredible: Cancer Survivors Who Beat the Odds.” SEE LIFE, B1
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Liz Forte, left, and Allison Thorpe, both of Deer Park, work the hat booth at Deer Park’s “Days in the Park” from a previous year. This year’s festival will be extended to three days and will include performances from local bands Prizoner, the Rusty Griswolds and Sco Daddies as well as a community worship service and free community lunch Sunday, Aug. 8, at Kenwood Baptist Church at 8341 Kenwood Road.
Annual festival now three days
Baptist church partners with park board ahopkins@communitypress.com
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Deer Park is extending its annual festival to three days. Deer Park’s “Days in the Park” festival, with the help of a partnership with Kenwood Baptist Church, will run from Friday, Aug. 6 through Sunday, Aug. 8. The festival at Chamberlin Park on Blue Ash Road originally began as a small firemen’s festival in the early 1970s and turned into the annual two-day festival in 1989.
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In Memoriam Bill Smith, also known as “Smitty,” passed away last year, the weekend of the Days in the Park festival. The Deer Park resident was an umpire, coached several local baseball teams and served as the Deer Park park director for several years. Ray and Christine Hedger donated $200 towards the Sco Daddies performance on Sunday afternoon at this year’s festival in memory of “Smitty.” Christine Hedger serves on Deer Park City Council.
By Amanda Hopkins
Silver lining
Moeller has much to celebrate as the school begins to commemorate its 50th year. The recent Main Event’s Silver Anniversary Gala netted $292,000 – a record profit. “The Moeller Family continues to generously support our students – even more in times of economic difficulty,” Principal Blane Collison said. SEE SCHOOLS, A5
10:30 a.m. – Community worship service led by Kenwood Baptist Church at Chamberlin Park followed by free community lunch and old-fashioned picnic games • Carnival rides open from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Unlimited rides for $10 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. • Sco Daddies performing at 4:30 p.m.
John Perin, vice chairperson on the Deer Park Park Board, said the opportunity to turn the annual event into a three-day festival was
made possible with help from Kenwood Baptist Church. “It’s a bigger event for the community to enjoy,” Perin said.
All funds raised from the festival go to the upkeep and improvement of Chamberlin Park. The park does not receive any funding from the city of Deer Park, Perin said. Proceeds from past years have helped improve the baseball fields, add lights and playgrounds and open year-round bathrooms and a summer concession stand. Perin said one of the goals is to possibly add a music pavilion in the park. The festival will include rides, a raffle, carnival games, food and local bands, including the Rusty Griswolds, the Sco Daddies and Prizoner. The third day of the festival, Sunday, Aug. 8, includes a community worship service led by Kenwood Baptist Church at Chamberlin Park followed by a free community lunch with old-fashioned picnic games.
Madeira schools look to cut health insurance costs By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com
Madeira City School District officials are in talks that could save money on health insurance and give district employees more control over insurance choices. Treasurer Susan Crabill said if employees enrolled in a family health insurance plan through the district were to opt-out of the program, it could save the district a significant amount of money. An opt-out program means an
employee could drop their health insurance through Madeira and sign up through their spouse’s company plan. For employees that take this Kramer route, Madeira schools would pay the employee between $1,000 to $2,000. The district typically pays $9,000 on an employee’s family health insurance plan. Superintendent Steve Kramer
said employees would have to provide proof that they are insured by other means if they choose the opt-out program. Kramer said he will discuss the topic with the finance committee and will determine if the cost savings will be a benefit to the district. School Board Member David Templeton requested that Kramer and the finance committee look into adding spousal language for the health insurance. Spousal language usually states that when a spouse of a Madeira schools
employee enrolls for health insurance through the district, they are charged a fee for not using their own business insurance. He thinks it could be another option for employees when deciding on health insurance. “We just want to do the right thing for the (district),” Templeton said. Kramer said he would report back to the school board on the findings for both the spousal language and the opt-out program at a later board meeting.
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