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Gateway April 30 Expo Highlights Career, Education Opportunities to Students, Parents

Submitted by Gateway Community and Technical College
Saturday, April 13th, 2013, 7:30am
Gateway April 30 Expo Highlights Career, Education Opportunities to Students, Parents

Florence, KY (April 11, 2013) – Gateway Community and Technical College will host an evening for high school students and their parents to tour the college’s high-performance labs and learn about manufacturing careers, college credit available in high school, and apprenticeships.  The Advanced Manufacturing Expo is April 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Center for Advanced Manufacturing on the Boone Campus, 500 Technology Way, Florence.

The event is free and open to the public. No reservations are needed. In addition to college officials, Gateway’s industry partners will be on hand to discuss career opportunities and educational requirements with parents and students.

“The expo is designed to give parents and students a chance to learn more about the exciting and high-paying careers that are available in the high-performance production environment,” said Carissa Schutzman, Gateway’s dean of Workforce Solutions.

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Recycle your old electronics and plastic products for free at the One Stop Drop

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Friday, April 12th, 2013, 4:55pm
Recycle your old electronics and plastic products for free at the One Stop Drop

NORWOOD, OH (FOX19) - Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and Whole Foods Market are inviting residents to take part in a unique recycling event, aptly named the “One Stop Drop”, in honor of Earth Month.

Residents are encouraged to participate by bringing hard-to-recycle items like electronic waste and plastic grocery bags to one convenient drop off location for free recycling.

One Stop Drop will take place on Saturday, April 13 from 10am - 2pm at the Whole Foods Market parking lot at Rookwood Commons in Norwood.

Acceptable items include:

  • Electronic waste
  • Cell phones and chargers
  • Number 5 plastics such as butter tubs and yogurt containers
  • Plastic grocery bags
  • Used writing instruments like pens, Sharpies, Expo markers, and caps

Local electronics recycler 2TRG will provide free recycling for a wide variety of electronic waste including computer monitors, audio equipment, printers, and more.

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El Día Fiesta is at Bond Hill Branch Library April 27

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Friday, April 12th, 9:43 am
El Día Fiesta is at Bond Hill Branch Library April 27

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Every year in April, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and the Kenton County Public Library come together for El Dia de los Niños / Dia de los Libros (or Children’s Day / Book Day). It’s an exciting multicultural fiesta where books become the bridges for children and their families to celebrate literacy across different cultures and backgrounds. From year to year, El Dia rotates across the Ohio River. This year, the free festivities will take place Saturday, April 27, from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at the Bond Hill Branch Library.

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20 CPS teachers named as finalists for Educator of the Year Award

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 2:16pm
20 CPS teachers named as finalists for Educator of the Year Award

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Western & Southern Financial Group has announced 20 finalists for the 2013 Dr. Lawrence C. Hawkins Educator of the Year Award.

Finalists for 2013 were chosen from nominations submitted by Cincinnati Public School teachers and administrators.

Susan Adewusi    

Withrow University High School

Sandy Bennett-Poettker     

Covedale School 

Lillian A. Carter    

North Avondale Montessori School

Harrison Collier, Jr.             

Walnut Hills High School

Maria I. Davis        

Shroder High School

West J. Davis, Jr. 

Woodward Career Technical High School       

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Anniversary celebration at the Cincinnati Observatory

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013, 3:38pm
Anniversary celebration at the Cincinnati Observatory

MOUNT LOOKOUT, OH (FOX19) - The Cincinnati Observatory is celebrating 168 years of bringing the latest and greatest in Astronomy to local residents.

The Observatory is holding an event on Sunday, April 14 from 8pm - 10pm to help the public learn the story of the people who made Cincinnati the "Birthplcae of American Astronomy."

On April 14, 1845, in the gray of a lingering twilight, Observatory founder Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel took his first look through the Great Cincinnati Telescope, the 3rd largest in the World.  He saw the Moon, "her mountain heights, her rocky precipices and her dells", Jupiter, "globe of surpassing splendor", the Saturnian system, "the mind over whelmed in wonder and astonishment."

 Reservations are not needed for this event.
 The event is $7 dollars per person and free for Observatory members.

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Circus Mojo International College Circus Festival Is May 3 to 5

Submitted by Lisa Desatnik, public relations contractor; champion - Good Things Going Around
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013, 9:06am
Circus Mojo International College Circus Festival Is May 3 to 5

(FOX19)  - College circus groups from across the globe and across the United States are coming to Ludlow, Kentucky May 3 to 5 for Circus Mojo’s first ever International College Circus Festival. The three-day event will include performances for families, workshops for college aged students, and concluding with interviews for fun local jobs with Circus Mojo and volunteer opportunities with partner circuses abroad.

The International College Circus Festival will be held at Circus Mojo headquarters: 326 Elm St; Ludlow, Kentucky 41016.

Performances

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Duke Energy crews work to restore power in Hyde Park Square

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 3:12pm
Duke Energy crews work to restore power in Hyde Park Square

HYDE PARK, OH (FOX19) - Several residents and businesses in Hyde Park Square reported an outage on the southside on Tuesday.

The cause of the outage in uncertain at this time.

Duke crews are currently working to restore power. They expect power to be back on within the hour.

 

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