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Auschwitz survivor from Kennedy Heights will be honored by state

Auschwitz survivor from Kennedy Heights will be honored by state

FAIRFIELD, OH (FOX19) – An 87-year-old local holocaust survivor and an R.N. from Fairfield are among 12 Ohioans being added to the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame this year.

On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, the Ohio Department of Aging will induct 12 older Ohioans into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame during an awards ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium. The inductees have lived lives full of accomplishments and service, and exemplify the state’s theme for Older Americans Month: “never too old to…”

“The individuals we are recognizing each have made a significant impact and lasting difference in the lives of their communities,” said Bonnie Kantor-Burman, director of the department. “We honor them for both their civic engagement and the many contributions they have made to promoting quality of life for others thought our great state.”

These competitors fight illness with golf clubs

These competitors fight illness with golf clubs

 

 

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - Cincinnati Golfers for Charity (CGC) will hit the links Friday, May 18th with a goal of raising more than $100,000 for area kids. This is the fifth annual 100-hole golf challenge for the CGC, adding to the more than $420,000 raised in the past four years to help afflicted children in the Greater Cincinnati community. The event will be held at The Vineyard golf course in Anderson Township.

Group holds rock-n-roll prom for the elderly

Group holds rock-n-roll prom for the elderly

FAIRFAX, OH (FOX19) - Northside-based charity Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly (LBFE) and the Cincinnati Sports Club are hosting a Rock-n-Roll Senior Prom Friday night.  

300 elderly and volunteers from about a dozen nursing homes are coming together for this Rock-n-Roll prom at the Cincinnati Sports Club.  There will also be a number of guests who are people that LBFE regularly visits in their homes.

Seniors will be transported back to the good old days with the Rock-n-Roll themed event with DJ Matt Fry.  Dinner tops off the dance giving area seniors a night to enjoy friendship and fun.

LBFE, a nonprofit group that focuses on bringing socialization to otherwise isolated elderly is joined by Mercy Health Partners, MACY'S, CareSource & Hyde Park Health Center will be sponsoring the event.

Father Anthony Muller served on west side, and Mt. Healthy, Forest Park, Hamilton, Colerain

Father Anthony Muller served on west side, and Mt. Healthy, Forest Park, Hamilton, Colerain

CINCINNATI (FOX19) – The Mass of Christian Burial for Rev. Anthony J. Muller was celebrated Tuesday by Most Rev. Dennis M. Schnurr, archbishop of Cincinnati, at St. Ann Church in Groesbeck.

Fr. Muller died last Wednesday morning, May 3, at age 69. Visitation was held the previous evening. Ft. Muller was buried at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Cemetery in Bridgetown.

Fr. Muller was born on September 8, 1942, in Cincinnati. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary in Mt. Washington and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Norwood. He was ordained on May 25, 1968 at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral by Auxiliary Bishop Edward A. McCarthy.

City workers can win cash awards for innovative ideas

City workers can win cash awards for innovative ideas

CINCINNATI (FOX19) – Nine city workers who come up with new ideas are in line for prizes supported by a grant from a local foundation and judged by local business leaders.

Monday the City of Cincinnati, with grant support from the Seasongood Good Government Foundation, launched the 2012 City of Cincinnati Innovation Awards program. The City and Seasongood wish to recognize and encourage City employees whose creativity and tenacity positively impact the Cincinnati community. “The Seasongood Foundation is pleased that this award-winning program is being restarted in a new format,” said David Altman, Executive Secretary of the Murray and Agnes Seasongood Good Government Foundation. “The project will offer another incentive for public employees to innovate and enhance services for our citizens. This effort is at the very heart of the “good government” that the Foundation seeks to stimulate.”

Cincinnati Health Department buses Madisonville seniors to “Senior Smile Days”

Cincinnati Health Department buses Madisonville seniors to “Senior Smile Days”

 

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Cincinnati Health Department (CHD), in partnership with Madisonville Community Council, is providing dental services exclusively for senior residents of Madisonville as part of a pilot program called “Senior Smile Days”.  These services will be essential in removing the two major barriers seniors face in getting dental care: access to care and high cost.    

On Friday seniors are being bused to CHD’s Crest Smile Shoppe, located at 612 Rockdale Ave, where they will receive dental check-ups and emergency services from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.    

On two previous Fridays,  March 23 and 30, a total of 23 seniors from the St. Paul Village facility and the Madisonville community received dental services with transportation provided by Madisonville Community Center.

Xavier University hosts South American Easter celebration

Xavier University hosts South American Easter celebration

 

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Xavier University will bring Alfombras, a South American tradition, to life on April 3-4. 

An Easter event celebrated since the 16th century, carpets, also known as Alfombras, are created with sawdust and then dyed to illustrate images of religious figures and biblical stories.  Xavier’s Alfombras will be constructed with wood chips to reduce dust.

Traditionally held the night before Easter, Xavier’s Alfombras will be April 3 and 4 from 10 am-3 pm on the closed section of Francis Xavier Way between the Fenwick Hall/Hoff Dining Commons and Bellarmine Chapel. This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by Xavier organizations including Interfaith Community Engagement, the Society of Latinos, and the Art and Spanish departments.

All are welcome to participate in creating an Alfombra in this Spanish cultural event.  For more information, please call Carmen Deloach at 513-745-3569.