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Volume 27 Number 33 © 2011 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Artistic voices
A Springdale art gallery has exploded with talent as unique as its artists. Visionaries and Voices, housed at Frame USA on Northland Boulevard, held an open house March 18 to celebrate its fourth anniversary. Artists milled throughout the gallery, explaining to visitors the inspiration for their work, which is for sale at the store. SEE LIFE, B1
Baskets of fun
Evendale Elementary School hosted its annual Fun Fest March 19. The festival was filled with games, food, themed raffle baskets and prizes. SEE SCHOOLS, A6
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Wyoming name a major decision
Reily cast vote 150 years ago By Kelly McBride kmcbride@communitypress.com
It was a small gathering for a large purpose. Maj. Robert Reily had invited his neighbors to his home to name the community in which they had settled during the Civil War. The invitation he sent on April 2, 1861 read: “The neighbors propose a meeting at our home for the purpose of naming our embryo village, on the 4th inst., upon which occasion we hope to have the pleasure of seeing yourselves and wives. “Do not fail to come with names. “Ladies will be expected to participate.” The meeting on April 4, 1861, brought suggestions such as Allendale, Hebron, Mahketewah, Wyandotte and Wyoming. When the list was whittled to Wyoming and Hebron, Reily cast the deciding vote. Wyoming was a valley in Pennsylvania through which most of those in attendance had traveled. “Every town at some point was named,” said Sherry Sheffield, president of the Wyoming Histori-
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Tony and Cathy Ramstetter, who own the Reily House, will host one of the events to mark the anniversary of the naming of Wyoming. cal Society. “We’re lucky enough to know why this one was chosen.” On April 16 and 17, the city will celebrate its naming with community events and a fundraising dinner. A coloring contest at the primary school and St. James for grades kindergarten through fourth-grade will be decided by random drawing. The winner will
From the invitation
“The neighbors propose a meeting at our home for the purpose of naming our embryo village, on the 4th inst., upon which occasion we hope to have the pleasure of seeing yourselves and wives. “Do not fail to come with names. “Ladies will be expected to participate.”
See MAJOR on page A2
Princeton cuts: 104 positions, $8 million By Kelly McBride kmcbride@communitypress.com
Gala planned
Sharonville Fine Arts Council will paint a picture of variety at its annual fundraising gala next week. The April 8 event at the Sharonville Convention Center on Chester Road includes a visual artist reception, which will include paintings, sculptures, mosaics and fiber artwork. SEE STORY, A5
Volunteers honored
Wyoming City Council honored volunteers, individually and through a resolution recognizing National Volunteer Week, April 10-16. Wyoming resident Brad Bonham, a veterinarian who offered her time to help combat the emerald ash borer, was named Volunteer of the Year. SEE STORY, A5
Princeton City Schools has announced the elimination of 104 additional jobs as part of its planned budget cuts, as well as programs and services that will be cut in the upcoming school year. Princeton made the moves as part of an $8 million budget reduction. According to a news release April 1, the staff cuts span the spectrum of jobs, and are part of a reduction in force, which means the cuts are due to budgetary strains not employee performance.
Among the cuts announced Friday: • reductions in special education services; • reduction in counseling services; • 10 fewer bus routes through consolidation, not a reduction in service; • less administrative and secretarial support; • less planning time for middle school and high school teachers; and • budget freeze for technology, textbooks and athletic uniforms for 2012. “Excluding cost containments
from the negotiation process, it is expected that approximately 110 positions consisting of teachers, support staff and administrators will be eliminated for the 20112012 school year,” the district announced in a news release. The board had previously announced the elimination of six administrative positions. During the special board meeting March 31, the board approved the elimination of the following positions: • Heritage Hill Elementary Principal Lynette Brown; • transportation director C.J. Thornton;
• communications director Tom O’Neill; • athletic director Scott Kaufman; and • a technology director through retirement. Kaufman had resigned earlier in the month, and his last day was March 31. He is leaving Princeton for the same position with Wyoming City Schools. The cuts will be reflected in the 2011-2012 school year, according to Superintendent Gary Pack. “These are all good people,” Pack said, “but as we address
See CUTS on page A2
Odds and friends
The curtain will open on a Glendale tradition of live, local theater. The Glendale Lyceum will present “The Odd Couple” in April, part of a semi-annual tradition at the village’s social club. The Glendale Lyceum’s long tradition of presenting Broadway hits continues with the production of “The Odd Couple.” Glendale residents who are members of the Lyceum make up the cast and crew of the play, which will be performed Thursday, April 7, for Lyceum members and guests, and Friday, April 8, for the general public. From left: Mike Fasoldt as Vinnie, Jack Murray as Murray, Mike White as Speed and Jim Wesselman as Oscar play cards in the Glendale Lyceum production of “The Odd Couple.” See Story, A4.
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