When’s the last time we’ve had a Hollywood Party in Loveland? I’m afraid it’s been longer than I’ve been around in our little town. Well, Sunday January 29th we are celebrating with Beau Cybulski as he comes back to Loveland to celebrate with his family and friends for his first major TV appearance.

Tano’s Bistro will be rolling out the red carpet for Beau when he arrives for the viewing party. Beau appears on Sunday night’s episode of CSI Miami, titled “Terminal Velocity“. Interestingly, Loveland has another link to CSI Miami, as Ann Donahue, who attended Loveland High School is the show’s Executive Producer. The red carpet event will be featuring a special “Terminal Velocity” cocktail in honor of the episode. There will be delicious (is there any other kind at Tano’s?) appetizers throughout the evening. The event will start at 8PM, and the viewing is at 10PM. If you can’t make the event, be sure to tune in on CBS at 10!

Space is limited, so call for a reservation if you’d like to attend the event, 513-683-TANO!

Dr.Drake Tollefson and Dr. Daniel Kelley will be holding a “Give Kids A Smile” event Friday March 2nd, 2012 at both locations Loveland & Terrace Park for the third year in a row!!

The program is designed to donate free dental care to the Children who do not recieve state assistance(medicaid) or have dental insurance. Last year Dr.Tollefson and Dr.Kelley donated over $30,000 dollars to the children in need. We are working with the school nurse’s at Loveland Elem, Pattison Elem, and Merimont Elm to locate the children for this years event.

For more information, contact them at distinctivesmile@gmail.com!

This post was submitted by Distinctive Smiles.

Were you aware we have a by-the-slice pizzaria in Loveland? We found out last week that we have a new place to eat in the Loveland Crossing plaza. Rosario’s brings New York pizza to Loveland. They are serving it up in 3 sizes and by-the-slice along with a good variety of calzones, subs, salads and even desserts. They are located at 10484 Loveland Madeira Road. They are open Monday-Thursday 11-9, Friday & Saturday 11-10 and Sunday 12-8.

Why don’t you stop by and try one of his pizza’s or perhaps a delicious calzone and let him know you heard about him here. If you like it as much as we did, spread the word and let your friends know there’s a litle bit of New York in Loveland!

Loveland, as the Sweetheart of Ohio, has a tradition each year of selecting a wonderful lady who represents our town, not for a year, but for the rest of her life. We have had a chance to get to know some of these women over the years and we are thrilled to call them our friends. The ladies are a goodwill gift to our city. Most have volunteered throughout their lives to try to make Loveland a hospitable and enjoyable place to live and work. They spend time at the local Loveland Post Office, stamping Valentine Cards with a beautiful cachet to let the recipient know they’ve received a card or letter from the land of love.

A day full of celebration

The event was held in a different venue this year. Normally it’s held at the Loveland Kroger store. Kroger is the main sponsor of the event and has been for years. This year, the event was held at the Loveland Stage Company. This was a great choice, the theater offers so much more room and fairly decent acoustics. The morning started with a wonderful dance number by the Loveland Stage Company Dancers. They danced to the tune of Glenn Miller’s “In The Mood”. They did a great job and everyone seemed to really enjoy it!

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The dance number was followed by a short talk by Jodi Inabnitt, Chamber President, who reviewed the history of the Loveland Valentine Lady tradition. It’s Jodi’s second year and she really stepped into the program this year, sharing the details of what she found while doing her own research on the program. As someone who has only lived in Loveland a few years, I was excited to hear the background.

The emcee of the morning was Pastor Bill Hounshell of New Hope Baptist Church. He really enjoys the honor of leading this portion of the program. He noted that, next to his wife, these are his favorite ladies! Pastor Bill read through the list of past ladies and as the ladies names were called, they were escorted to their seat by City Manager Tom Carroll and presented a small bouquet by either Mayor Rob Weisgerber or Vice Mayor David Bednar. David relishes his role and his wife was one of the court this year so he wasn’t sure how to address her. He dipped her before giving her the bouquet.

The final bouquet goes to this year’s winner, Jan Ranard. Jan has been active in the community, she led an after school student council program for Loveland Intermediate students, she introduced 200 students each month to community service, school spirit, fundraising and other positive activities. She’s a two time cancer survivor. She taught Jazz music students and she owns Pizazz Studio downtown. Now she is our newest Loveland Lady!

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Loveland also holds a contest each year for an artist to render a special Valentines card. They are always very special and this year the winning designer was Jamie Morath. She created a lovely card that will be on sale for $1.50 at Kroger, the UPS Store, Loveland Healthcare Center, Loveland Chamber, Pizazz Studio, Huntington Bank, Union Savings Bank, Historical Museum, The Lodge, and the City of Loveland. Then be sure to drop your card off at the post office to be postmarked “Loveland, Ohio” and sent on to your valentine.

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Special Luncheon

After the ceremony, the ladies all gathered at Tano’s Bistro, where Chef Tano hosted them for brunch. We got the chance to visit with them as they were preparing to order lunch. It was a lot of fun to watch as the staff took great care of these special ladies. It’s fun to watch these ladies who bonded over the meal with their newest member!

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This program is a special tradition of Loveland and it’s a lot of fun to hang out with these wonderful ladies who have experienced the good and the bad of life and show grace and dignity every time we see them across our fair town. It is our honor and pleasure to know many of these women and we wish Jan great joy as she performs her Loveland Lady duties this year.

Don’t forget, the Valentine Breakfast is February 14 at Oasis Conference Center starting at 8 o’clock. Hopefully, we’ll see you there!

Loveland’s fine dining is two years old next week! Tano would like to invite us to celebrate with him, offering incredible meals and delicious wines for just $11 to make his 2nd anniversary special! Check out the details below and we’ll see you on the 11th!

Tano will be sharing a portion of the night’s proceeds with The Loveland Food Pantry and will be giving away prizes. In fact, I’m not sure which I’d rather win, money to eat at Tano’s or a chance to take a class with Tano himself! Either way, I’m sure it would be a truly grand prize!

The Loveland Initiative

In the spirit of service, congregation and community, The Loveland Initiative invites you to the 14th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Sunday, January 15th from 6-9pm at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Parish Life Center on S. Lebanon Road.

The Celebration

Each year, TLI hosts this pot-luck dinner with speakers and musical expression exhorting Rev. Dr. King’s words of inspiration “Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” This year guests will hear from the Reverends McCraney, Eilert and Melton from, respectively New Friendship Baptist Church, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and Loveland Presbyterian Church. In addition, the Angels of Faith Youth Dancers, Soldiers for Christ Step Team, the Mass Choir of New Friendship Baptist Church, First Missionary Baptist Church Choir, the Oxford Gourd and Drum Ensemble and Cincinnati Drum and Tribal Dance will perform.

Share With Others

“We would like to welcome everyone to join our volunteers and clients for this positive and powerful event,” said Ms. Terri Rogers, TLI’s long-time Executive Director, “this is a COMMUNITY celebration and it is free and open to the public—so bring a dish to share as you join your neighbors in celebrating the birthday of one of America’s most important spiritual and inspirational leaders.”

If you would like more information about The Loveland Initiative or this event, please contact Ms. Terri Rogers at 513-677-1057 or trogers7@fuse.net.

Wee Three Kings Preschool, a ministry of Epiphany United Methodist Church, located at 6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road, is now registering for the 2012-2013 school year. We would love to have your child join our Preschool family. This year, you may access registration materials online at: www.weethreekings.org. You may also pick up forms in the Preschool office, Monday – Thursday from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration forms are due by February 2nd, by 3:00 p.m.

For more information or to schedule a tour, please contact Stacy at 513-683-4256.

Enjoy life more, allow yourself one day a week to relax and create by taking a class at Whistle Stop Clay Works.

The 2012 Winter Session begins the week of January 9th. Please visit www.whistlestopclayworks.com for complete offerings and online registration or call us at 683-CLAY (2529).

Our little town of Loveland Ohio celebrated the end of 2011 and the start of 2012 this past weekend. Like other cities and towns, we celebrate in groups large and small. While many simply open a bottle of bubbly and watch the ball drop on television with family, others still get out on the town to celebrate with old friends and to make new ones. In Loveland, we celebrate many different ways! From traditional formal parties, to fine dining, to spending the night with friends with similar interests, to partying with strangers!

AllAroundLoveland.com made it to a few of the parties in town, but I bet there were ones we missed! This is a photo roundup of some of the fun we saw and experienced!

Traditional

We stopped by Receptions who was having a formal dinner/dancing evening. Everyone was decked out and ready to party. Since it was a private affair, we didn’t want to intrude too much, but we did get a great shot of the hostess, Bridget Hooper who was stunningly attired! Great job Bridget!

Fine dining

Our bistro in town did not have a formal event, but that didn’t stop Chef Tano from packing the house. Elegant dining and delicious wine was on tap for the last evening of the year. Diners seemed relaxed, yet focused in conversation in their respective groups. Tano’s always has well paired wines to suit his menu, I’m sure these patrons were well cared for.

A Family Affair

We stopped by Grand Sands Volleyball and got a chance to speak to Debbie Westerkamm partner and manager of the facility. She told us they love events like this because the people who attend are like family. They are so involved with the sport, they see each other all the time and become close. We think it was very cool for Grand Sands to put together this party. It was small and a very fun atmosphere as the attendees lined up for cornhole in the sand! The food looked really good too!

Low Country Boil at Paxton’s

This party was all about the music! A great crowd wandered in and out, enjoying the prime rib special and even occasionally jumping up to dance in the aisles. This band is a favorite at Paxton’s and they never fail to please! We spent some time here, so we have a few more pics. No matter how you party, if you’re from Loveland, you should consider making your home town your party town!

As you can see, there’s something for every in Loveland! Happy New Year Loveland! May 2012 bring peace and happiness to you all!

The New Year brings the start of new habits and promises to change our old behaviors. We promise to lose weight, we won’t waste as much time goofing off, and we want that new job! There are as many resolutions as there are people! There is one change that just might change your life and help you follow through with all the other life changes you have on your list.

There is a book I feel everyone should read. Not just those who claim to follow its tenets. That book is the longest running best seller, the Bible. There are so many things in this book that explain how man has built the moral fabric we live in today. If you dig deeper, it provides a history of God’s story of how much He loves us. It is a love letter to His people. It’s the story of Him sending His Son to make a way back to him!

There are 66 books in the Bible and it seems to be a bit overwhelming to some people. There are so many stories and so many histories of families that seem to go on for chapters at a time. One good way to get through the book is to use a reading plan. The reading plan gives you a small, finite piece of the book that you can read in 10-20 minutes a day and voila by next year, you have read the entire Bible. The amazing thing is, every time you read it through, you seem to get something more out of it, something deeper, something previously hidden.

One of the most popular places to go for a reading plan is Bible Gateway. They have plans that mix reading from the Old & New Testaments, a chronological plan, a front to back plan and one that follows the books in the historical order based on when they were written. They even have a 90 day plan if you think you might have trouble reading for a whole year.

Maybe it’s difficult for you to read, either due to eyesight or time in your day. There’s an answer for that too. The site DailyAudioBible.com has a daily podcast with host Brian Hardin. They read from four books daily in a segment that runs from 15-25 minutes, with Brian offering perspective on the daily reading at the end. It’s a great way to follow a daily regimen and feel like part of a community!

Let us know if you decide to follow these plans. We would love to know which ones you’ve chosen and how interesting they are in how they present the content.