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Charlotte Jacobs said she may have discovered some future Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders. Nearly 70 girls between the ages of 5 and 16 spent their summer evenings July 6-10 at Oak Hills High School participating in the first ever dance camp put on by the Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders. Jacobs, the director of cheerleading for the Cincinnati Bengals, said campers learned basic techniques, choreography and general fitness from some of the NFL’s best dancers during the week-long camp. “The camp is all about having fun,” she said. “We have several cute little girls who really know how to
show off.” Green Township resident and former Ben-Gal Julie Raleigh, coordinator of the camp, said more than half of the camp’s participants are underprivileged girls from around the Tristate. She said girls from St. John’s outreach program in Over-theRhine, Rees E. Price Academy in Price Hill and the Special Olympics were given free scholarships to the camp thanks to sponsorships from the Shayne Graham Foundation, Mercy Hospital Western Hills and Mercy Franciscan at West Park. “We think this camp is a unique opportunity,” Raleigh said. “Some of these girls will experience another avenue of life that is not usually open to them. This experience is an opportunity for the girls to learn dance and just have so much fun,” she said.
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Western Hills residents and former Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders Julie Raleigh, standing left, and Missy Scalia, right, talk to campers about their experiences with the Ben-Gals during a dance camp at Oak Hills High School.
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From left, Miranda Barnes, 8, and Nadia Poe, 6, practice a few basic cheerleading moves while warming up at the dance camp the Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders hosted at Oak Hills High School. Jacobs said the camp also helped kick-off this year’s Cincinnati Junior Ben-Gals program, an annual cheerleading program for young girls that culminates with a half-time performance during a Bengals game at Paul Brown Stadium. “The camp is a way to better prepare these young ladies for when they go into their school seasons, and help the girls in our Junior Ben-Gal program get ready for their season,” Jacobs said. Raleigh said campers learned two dance routines, which they performed for fans at the Florence Freedom baseball game on Thursday, July 9, to raise money for Special Olympics. She said the camp featured special guest speakers each night, including a Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy who talked to the girls about personal safety and the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
Be a Junior Ben-Gal Parents and girls who would like to learn more about the Cincinnati Junior Ben-Gals program can visit www. bengals.com/cheerleaders/juniorcheerleaders The program runs from August to December and is open to 100 girls between the ages of 5 and 15 from around the Tristate. The Junior BenGals season offers clinics designed to create and promote self-esteem, pride and confidence, and girls in the program learn performance fundamentals from Cincinnati BenGals cheerleaders. The program’s highlight is an onfield performance in front of 65,000 fans at Paul Brown Stadium during the 2009-2010 season. Members of the Oak Hills High School Oakettes drill team and cheerleading squads also helped out to make the week possible.
Former bodybuilder publishes first book By Kurt Backscheider kbackscheider@communitypress.com
Tim Mielke said he never expected to be an author. The Green Township resident was content working in the nutritional supplement industry when he realized consumers could benefit from a book outlining what they need to know, and what they need to avoid, when choosing supplements. “After years of advising people on which supplements to take, I realized there were certain guidelines that I always told them to look out for,” said Mielke. “Then one day it dawned on me that consumers could really use a book to provide guidelines that I had been explaining to clients all the while.” He said he was not aware such a book existed, so he set out to write one and recently self-published “The Book of Supplement
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Green Township resident Tim Mielke, a former bodybuilder, has published his first book, “The Book of Supplement Secrets.” The book is a beginner’s guide to nutritional supplements. Secrets.” Mielke said he’s been involved
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