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APRIL 2019 PUBLISHER

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KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING. It’s a great time to start new projects around the house and yard, declutter your closet and basements, and begin planning ahead for those special summer events you’re looking forward to.

In this issue, we share ways to save on your taxes with eco-friendly incentives.

Do you have any old computers collecting dust? Volunteers with the Charitable Computing Ministry will refurbish them to help local families in need.

Two of your biggest resources are time and energy. The staff at the Manor House will save you both when planning and hosting your next wedding, business or social event at their impressive venue.

You may notice an additional name on our masthead, Amanda Stout. We are

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INSIDE THE ISSUE APRIL 2019

FEATURES 16 Eco-Friendly Energy Benefits Local Tax Expert Shares Four Ways to Take Advantage of Eco-Friendly Savings for Home or Business

18 A New Home for Your Old Computer Charitable Computing Ministry Helps Refugees, Local Families in Need

24 Elevating Events Manor House Combines a Beautiful Backdrop with Superior Service

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34 Going Green Reuse Your Way to Sustainable Living

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Tech Savvy

24 Locally Owned 30 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Trend Setter

GOOD TIMES

11th Annual Taste of Mason Mason City Schools hosted its 11th annual Taste of Mason showcase, celebrating our community’s diversity. Attendees were able to sample new dishes offered by many ethnic and independent Mason restaurants, watch multicultural acts perform, and catch up with old friends. Children enjoyed a carnival hosted by Mason High School World Language Societies including passport stamping, global currency activities and more. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRACEY CARSON

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Kala Coffeehouse Celebrates First Birthday Kala, the "DRINK GOOD. DO GOOD." coffeehouse in Mason, recently celebrated one year in business with promotional pricing, a special Birthday Cake Latte menu item and cake for customers who visited that day. Kala's supported charities had information available about their programs as well as opportunities to volunteer and donate.

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AROUND TOWN social studies teacher at Mason Middle School and an adjunct professor at Wilmington College.

Kyle has been coaching men's high school soccer for the past six seasons and has spent the last two seasons as the men’s soccer JV head coach at Mason High School, defeating some of the top teams in the area. KingsAthletics.com

LATER START TIMES CONFIRMED FOR MASON SCHOOLS IN 2019-2020 Mason City Schools Superintendent Jonathan Cooper announced that in 2019-2020, Mason Middle School and Mason High School will start 30 minutes later than their current 7:15 a.m.

LOCAL TEACHER CHOSEN FOR 2019 EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD Christine

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12th-grade history and social studies teacher at

about $150,000 each year as compared to current

Royalmont Academy Catholic School in Mason,

schedules; those savings are generated from the

was selected as a recipient of the 2019 Excellence

district’s operating budget that pays for staff sal-

in Education Award. The award is sponsored by

aries and benefits as well as student supplies, IT,

Northern Kentucky University, Xavier University,

utilities and bus fuel. MasonOhioSchools.com

University of Cincinnati and Mount St. Joseph University and recognizes valuable contributions to the quality of learning in the community. Christine also runs the Student Council at Royalmont and coaches girls’ and boys’ volleyball. She loves to recognize her students for their achievements and leads with a great example. Congratulations to Christine! RoyalmontAcademy.org

SEVEN KINGS ATHLETES SIGN LETTERS OF INTENT Seven student-athletes made their official commitments to colleges and universities at the Kings Athletic Department’s Winter Signing Day. Families, coaches, teachers, administrators and teammates attended the signing event to witness

KINGS HIRES NEW HEAD MEN'S SOCCER COACH The Kings Athletic Department announced that Kyle Hamilton will be the next men's soccer coach at Kings High School. He is currently an eighth-grade 12

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these seven student-athletes sign their letters of intent. Not only were these students great on the football field, but they were also impressive in the classroom with a cumulative grade point average of 3.44. Congratulations to all! KingsAthletics.com CONTINUED >

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SEVENTH-GRADER JASON WANG COMPETES IN WORLD CHESS COMPETITION Mason Middle School seventh-grader Jason Wang recently played at the World Cadets Chess Championship U-12 in Spain as one of the USA Chess Team members. This is the third time Jason played the most important annual tournament in his age group, as one of the top chess players in the country. Jason placed eighth out of 11 competitors in the U-12 division, which has more than 200 players from 63 countries. FIDE.com

BREWERY TO OPEN IN WARREN COUNTY AMMO FACTORY Cartridge Brewing Co. announced through social media that it will help to restore the historic Peters Cartridge factory in Kings Mills to “its former glory as a gathering place for the Kings Mills community.” Plans include a full-service kitchen and a brewhouse dedicated to a variety of taproom beers and special bottle releases. The new brewery is scheduled to open in 2019 and will be the first of many new tenants to use the old factory. The buildings will be transformed for mixed use which will include a commercial and retail component along with apartments. Cincinnati.com

WATSON'S EXPANSION INCLUDES FREE DESIGN CONSULTATIONS Watson’s has added six new designers and sales associates to the team as a continued part of its expansion. The Evendale-based showroom recently doubled in size, expanding to more than 100,000 square feet on Sharon Road. It now offers a complete indoor furniture department, as well as a wide selection of custom furniture options. The design staff offers free in-store or in-home consul-

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FIRS T S TOP IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE OUR CURRENT WORLD WI TH O U T R E ADILY AVAIL ABLE ACCE S S TO TECHNOLOGY. And as electronics continue to evolve to newer models, basements will continue to fill with old, outdated devices.

But one Mason church has found a generous and ecofriendly solution for that clutter.

The Charitable Computing Ministry at St. Susanna Catholic Church was born in September 2017 after an Earth Day drive left the church with hundreds of donated computers needing homes. A plea for help was listed in the weekly bulletin, and one parishioner willingly answered that call.

Marty Klenke, a retired business executive and volunteer SCORE business consultant, co-founded the ministry with Mary Jo Burns and created a business plan with a mission for volunteers to provide free computers to local charities within Warren County and the surrounding community. The ministry currently has eight volunteers.

“The program started with the idea that if we could help less fortunate families and kids get access to the software and the tools to better themselves, then that would be a great value that we could provide to the community,” Marty says. “We help people with what we

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SECON D S TOP Typically, when donating a computer, the owner will need to utilize a service to wipe the hard drive clean of personal information. According to Marty, the Charitable Computing Ministry (CCM) is somewhat unique in that they use DBAN software that applies a Department of Defense protocol to secure a clean disk completely free of charge.

Once CCM volunteers clean the disk, the refurbished computer is loaded with Linux, a free, open-source software operating system, which Marty says, “is used on virtually all Cloud computers and supercomputers of the world because it is so fast.

“The code is so tight and so fast that it can run on old machines quite well. It looks and feels a lot like Windows except that it runs a lot faster.”

They also load the computers with a suite of free office software and web tools.

All types of computers and related devices are welcome for donation except Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitors.

Printers and computer accessories donations are also taken. Businesses can also donate unneeded equipment.

CCM once received projectors that attach to computers, three of which were shipped to a startup school in Uganda through a local charity.

Volunteers are available to pick up the equipment from a residence or business, provide the donor with a receipt, and then determine on a case-by-case basis if it can be reformatted for donation. Even if the entire computer isn’t viable, usable parts will be removed and the rest will be recycled.

They sometimes call on local businesses to help support their mission. Storm Guard Roofing and Construction of Mason donated wooden pallets for safely storing the donated computers, and Ryan Professional IT Services of West Chester helps them troubleshoot especially difficult computers they're refurbishing.

“I THINK THAT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY WE JUMPED ON THIS IS FOR THE RECYCLING PURPOSE. IF PEOPLE DON’T HAVE A PLACE TO BRING THEIR ELECTRONICS, THEN THE EASIEST THING TO DO IS TO TOSS THEM, WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR OUR LANDFILLS.” –MARY JO BURNS, PROGRAM SPONSOR, ST. SUSANNA CATHOLIC CHURCH

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Stephanie Dagher, a case worker with Catholic Charities of Southwest Ohio, helps Rama Riziki and her family from Congo set up their computer provided by CCM.

FIN A L S TOP

According to Scott Stephens, director of Parish Outreach of Catholic Charities, while there are more than 25 million refugees worldwide, fewer than 1 percent are resettled.

Charitable

Computing

According to Mary Jo, the program sponsor for St.

Ministry has been vital to many of

Susanna, the ministry has donated a total of 104 comput-

the local families in the Refugee

ers (both laptops and desktops) to local charities in just

Resettlement Program.

the short period of operation.

“The [resettled refugees] are

Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio has received 46

learning the culture, but then they

computers, Reach Out Lakota has received 19 computers,

also learn how computers are a

a Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference has received

necessity in our culture,” Scott

13 computers, and the rest have gone to local food pan-

says. “Because they come in with

tries and miscellaneous charities.

very little income, through this pro-

“I think that one of the main reasons why we jumped

gram, we’re able to donate refur-

on this is for the recycling purpose,” Mary Jo says. “If

bished computers to many of the

people don’t have a place to bring their electronics, then

families that have been resettled

the easiest thing to do is to toss them, which is not good

in Cincinnati. Probably the biggest

for our landfills. The other main reason is that so much of

impact is that the kids have to do

our learning depends on having access to a computer no

schoolwork and the adults are job

matter the age. It’s 100 percent more difficult if you don’t

searching and building resumes.”

have one readily available. So, our goal is to put computers into the hands of those people who need them the most.”

If you would like to donate a computer to help the Charitable Computing Ministry, please email c_c_m@earthlink.net or contact CCM’s Donation Line at 513.668.7483. If you are working in a local charity and would like to learn more about obtaining refurbished computers, please contact Mary Jo Burns at 513.398.3821.

Catholic Charities holds computer classes for its refugees, and upon completion, participants receive

Catholic Charities has benefitted the most from this

a donated laptop from the Charitable Computing

program as it is the only agency serving resettled refu-

Ministry. Each computer also includes a folder with

gees in the Greater Cincinnati area. Catholic Charities has

documents and training videos that Marty and the

resettled more than 12,000 refugees since 1980, and the

team created to help new users get acclimated to and

charity resettles approximately 200 refugees a year.

make the most of the computers.

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It’s no surprise that families and businesses want premier venue choices when it comes to hosting important events.

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What surprises many is that the perfect choice for any event can be found right here in the city of Mason at Manor House.

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Janet and David Nelson are the current owners of Manor House. They purchased the business from close friends Kathy and Bill Kinane in 2018.

“We always knew we wanted to own a business together,” David says. “Janet had experience in the industry having organized multiple fundraising events at Manor House, and we’d attended numerous events there for social and business functions. We knew when the Kinanes said they wanted to retire that this was the right venture for us.”

Manor House hosts approximately 500 events per year. About 40 percent of events are weddings; 40 percent are corporate; and the other 10 percent are anniversary parties, holiday events, fundraisers and other events.

This premier event venue succeeds not only at providing an elegant space but also for providing its clients with services that make hosting the event stress-free. The team at Manor House pulls out all of the stops to ensure that its clients are comfortable and the events go smoothly. While this is especially important on the wedding side of the business, it’s this superior level of service that continues to attract the attention of the Cincinnati business community.

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More businesses are saying “I do” to holding meetings at Manor House because of the many amenities offered. Rooms can accommodate anywhere from 25 to 2,000 people, including breakout room options.

High-speed internet with Wi-Fi throughout the property keeps employees connected on a secure network, making sure client privacy needs are met. Whether a meeting requires breakfast, lunch, dinner or breakout snacks, all food is prepared fresh in-house, and beverages can be provided. The sales staff are more like event planners who customize and take care of room layout, table setup, AV and lighting, food and bar arrangements and can assist with recommendations for any other specific preferences.

Morgan Orlando, an event and sales manager at Manor House, says she sees more corporations investing in events to create a stronger brand and culture amongst employees.

“We help businesses create meaningful and productive experiences because it’s not often we say ‘no.’ We are flexible, accommodating and are going to make it happen how your company wants it done,

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rather than telling someone how Manor House does it. It’s a very personalized experience for each client,” Morgan says.

The property itself is truly unique and has a history of renovation and expansion. The Manor House, which was originally the Weller Farm, opened in 1997 with a space that housed only one banquet room. Today’s incarnation of Manor House boasts 16 acres of land and multiple facilities for both indoor and outdoor events—a distinctive feature for an event space in the Greater Cincinnati area.

“Having been here for more than 20 years means we’ve seen it all, we’ve done it all and we’ve run it all,” explains Jerry Damron, Manor House’s operations manager. “People can have peace of mind thanks to our great reputation and experience. We all do whatever it takes.”

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mahogany bar, fireplace and covered porch.

THE GARDENS

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Across the property, you’ll find a variety of beautiful gardens and patios that serve as stunning backdrops for events and photos.

Florals in spring and summer, fireplaces in fall and winter—these spaces are impressive and serene year-round.

THE CARRIAGE HOUSE This building is a beautiful blend of a rustic chapel and lodge.

Although it is the newest addition to the Manor House Estate, the Carriage House preserves the site’s historical charm while providing modern amenities that can be customized for any event.

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Are you a collector? For my brothers and me our “MATCHBOX” Toys were our absolute favorites. I still have all of my original childhood “MATCHBOX” cars and trucks, but as an adult, I’ve put together a wider “MATCHBOX” collection from the 1950’s and 60’s. Those of you who have visited us at the dental office know that I have some of my toys on display there.

It was 1956 when “MATCHBOX” introduced the Models of Yesteryear range. The toys were a slightly larger scale than traditional “MATCHBOX” toys, and the models depicted antique cars, trucks and steam vehicles. Each year at Christmas I found a new Models of Yesteryear toy in my stocking.

Back in the summer of 2008, one of our patients, Elliott came in for his appointment with a box in his hands. He explained to me that he loved touring my toys each time he visited the office.

Like me, as a child Elliott had put together a group of toys from the Models of Yesteryear range. Unlike me, he had kept them in their beautiful original boxes! Elliott handed me the box and told me that he wanted me to have his childhood collection. Instead of the toys being stowed away in a closet at home he liked the idea of the toys being out and on display where others could enjoy his treasures. Elliott is one of those special people for whom thinking of others just comes naturally.

So yes, of course, you are encouraged to stop in to see us at the office to discuss your dental health concerns and dreams. But you also are officially invited to stop by to see Elliott’s and my toys! If you behave I just might send you back out the door with a “MATCHBOX” Toy of your own, with which you too can start a collection of your own.

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Paint pottery at the park on April 10

FREE HELP WITH YOUR MASON INCOME TAXES

Get ready for summer by signing

from 6–8 p.m. Supplies are provided,

Simply bring all of your 2018 tax

your kids up for Deerfield Township

and you can choose from cups, bowls,

documents to the Customer Service

Summer Camps. Camps are open to

boxes, banks and more. Payment is

Counter in the Mason Municipal

kids in kindergarten through eighth

collected at the event, and firing your

Center and the Mason Income Tax

grade and include games, sports,

piece is free for residents. Finished

Office will prepare your City of Mason

art and more. Registration is open to

pieces can be picked up in two weeks

income tax return for free. There will

residents and non-residents starting

at the Deerfield Township offices.

be extended business hours April 13

April 1. DeerfieldRec.com

Register at DeerfieldRec.com.

from 8 a.m–noon and April 15 from

Snyder House, Cottell Park

Mason Municipal Center

8 a.m.–7 p.m. ImagineMason.org

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GRAND ROUNDS: BECOMING THE BEST YOU CAN BE!

PAWS FOR A CAUSE

Matthew 25: Ministries

Give your pup a night out and bring him or her to volunteer with you at

Lindner Center of HOPE

Physicians,

psychologists,

16 REIMAGINE LEARNING: MASON MOONSHOTS Mason High School

social

Matthew 25: Ministries on April 11

Mason City Schools will host the next

workers and mental health profes-

from 4:30–7:30 p.m. Volunteering is

session of its ReIMAGINE Learning

sionals are welcomed to Lindner

open to the public, so join the fun

series

Center of Hope on April 4 from noon

whether you have a dog or not. Paws

focused on how to continue to keep

to 1 p.m. for Grand Rounds continu-

for a Cause is partnered with Paws

making the district special and strong

ing education with Diane Feibel,

Adoption Center. Registration can be

on April 16 from 6–7:30 p.m. The April

Ed.D. If interested in attending,

completed online. M25M.org

session is called Mason Moonshots,

please RSVP to Eva Columbus at

of

community

meetings

and they will be looking for the next

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big idea that will stretch Mason as a

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KINGSWOOD PARK CLEANUP

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MASON EMPTY BOWLS

in the great outdoors while making

eva.columbus@lindnercenter.org.

LindnerCenterofHope.org

Kingswood Park

Spend time with friends and family

community. MasonOhioSchools.org

DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP EASTER EGG HUNT

Mason Community Grange

a difference by helping remove litter

Mason Community Grange No.1680

from Kingswood Park on April 13

hosts its fifth annual Empty Bowls

from 8 a.m.–noon. All are welcome,

The annual Easter egg hunt at Cottell

luncheon to benefit local food pan-

but registration for a shift is required.

Park is back on April 20, with two

tries throughout Warren County on

Anyone under 13 must be accompa-

rounds of fun starting promptly at

April 6. Each adult ticket includes a

nied by an adult. Gloves and closed-

10 a.m. and 11 a.m. There will be two

simple lunch of soup served in a

toed shoes are recommended. Rain

age-divided fields, one for 4–6-year-

handcrafted

or shine! DeerfieldRec.com

olds and one for 7–11-year-olds. The

bowl

with

bread,

Cottell Park

dessert and a drink. Take the

whole family can also visit the Easter

handcrafted bowl home with you!

Bunny. The eggs are recycled each

MasonEmptyBowls.org

year to reduce environmental impact.

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