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October and November 2010

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Haunted Houses and Great Shows

Fri Oct 29 and Sat Oct 30 8:00 PM

Were scaring up a good time at Music Hall with two nights of mu-

sic and mirth, just in time for Halloween! A costumed Orchestra isjoined by a creepy cast of singers and dancers for a bagful of musi-cal tricks and treats for all ages. Child tickets are just $20. Wearyour costume for a chance to win great prizes!

Dungeons of Delhi Haunted House

Oct 8-31

362 Anderson Ferry RoadCincinnati, OH 45238513-252-6007This year's haunted attraction features 33 rooms of terror. Parkin front and walk around the right side of building. Ticketsales and entrance in back of building.

$8; $4 same night re-entry

St. Rita Haunted House Oct 730

1720 Glendale-Milford Road

Cincinnati, OH 45215513-771-1060Civil War-era farmhouse was the boys' dormitory when schoolfirst opened. More than 16 rooms of fright, including the Pol-tergeist Lab, the Judge's Chamber, Pirates and the ToxicWaste Room. Tour Detention Hall, new attraction, in back ofschool; weather permitting. Free parking.

$10 www.srsdeaf.org

Dent Haunted Schoolhouse Oct 7-31

5963 Harrison Ave.

Cincinnati, OH 45248513-598-4600More than 50 rooms of horror. Detention Hall, terrifying newattraction, is behind schoolhouse for bad students and weatherpermitting. Concessions available. Fully covered waiting line.Free parking.

Schoolhouse and hall: $30 fast pass, $20; schoolhouse: $25

10/9/2010, 10/16, 10/23, 10/24. 10/30, 10/31WEBN-FM (102.7) broadcasting 8-10 p.m.

Fall-O-Ween Coney Island Oct 9-10 Trick or Treat Trail - 1:00-6:00pm daily - Children are invited to dress in their Halloween costumes and visit

Trick or Treat Stations to receive goodies generously donated by local vendors

Coney Island's Classic Rides Included with Festival admission ticket

Apple Pie School Kids can create their very own tasty apple pie

Pumpkin Painting and Halloween Crafts A Fall-O-Ween favorite!

Performances | Price Range $25-94.50

The pale curve of a neck. The throbbing pulse of blood under theskin. The moment before two fangs make their final bite. ForCount Dracula, its a love-mark ritual that becomes a deadly obses-sion. Sensual and sinister, Bram StokersDracula, in a fresh adap-tation by Steven Dietz, stars the infamously bloodthirsty vampirewho inspired a pop-culture craze. When Count Dracula travels toVictorian London in search of love, a reign of terror ensuesandno beautiful young woman is left unmarred. Sink your teeth intothis seductive story, ideal for the Halloween season

Show times: Evening performances Thursdays, Fridays, and Satur-days at 7:30 p.m. and matinee performances Sundays at 2 p.m.

Prices: Adults $28, Seniors $24, Students $22


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Dutchland Woods Social and Rec Proudly Presents Papa Johns Pizza Night!The First Wednesday of Every Month

Swing by the White House between 4:30 and 7:00 pmPick Up Your Choice of:

Medium Pepperoni or Extra Cheese PizzasOr Breadsticks! Any of these items are $6.00 each!All proceeds benefits the Social and Recreation Committees Activities!

DIDYOUKNOW?..

These fundraisers pay for the social and rec committee activities for the community!For More information Please contact Jodi Strutz at 254-0301

Sharon MohanPierce 759-4160

Spook-tacular Halloween Weekend

Saturday, October 30th (FREE for all) Family Oriented Semi-Haunted Open House& Ghoulish Movie. Doors Open at 6:00pm, Movie will start at dusk (approximately8:00pm on the Lawn) Come see the decorations bring your cameras! There will beCandy & Ghoulish Treats for the Children along with a couple of Childrens Hallow-een Games. Costumes are welcomed! During the movie, Popcorn & Various Kool-Aidwill be provided. (Looking for Volunteers to Assist with Games & Food)

Sunday, October 31st Trunk-Or-Treat Tailgate (same time as Liberty TownshipsTrick or Treating Hours) For those who wish to join a crowd and enjoy a festiveatmosphere come join us up at the White House and line the parking lot. Creepy Mu-sic and a fire pit will help set the mood for the night. Bring your chairs and enjoya great time.


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Jack Lewis Insurance8585 Mason Montgomery Rd

Mason, Ohio 45040

Office: 513-229-8928Fax: 513-842-4361Cell: 513-505-7654

[email protected]

Advice...not simply insurance

Auto-Home-Life-Health/Medicare-Business/Benefits

Jack Lewis,Agent

Great Season! Thanks to the coaches, parents andsponsors!

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Call Tracy @777 -1147 or 324-0339*Room spec ia l i s for one coat (second coat

$25) , 14x14 room max , 9 cei l ing height max ,

and does not inc lude c ei l ing, t r im , or cost of

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Tracy grew up here in Dutc hland Woods and

cont inues to donate t im e to improve our

Texas Hold'em Card Club

At the White House

First and Third Friday Every Month

Doors open at 6:30 -- Game begins at 7:00 P.M.

For Sign-up and Information: Call the members below

Bob Bailey (513) 777-0337Sam Depew (513) 265-0155Jim Carter (513) 777-7437Ned Burris (513) 759-6335

Randy Webster (513) 777-4093

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s D o l p h i n s 2 0 1 0

D u t c h l a n d W o o d s i s P r o u d !

Tomorrows Leaders!


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Lakota has cut and eliminated $13 million from the district's day-to-day operations. Without continued funding, Lakotafaces an additional $12 million in further cuts which means more cuts to teachers, academics and busing.

On the November 2 ballot, voters in Lakota will decide on Issue 2. Issue 2 is an emergency operating levy that will be-gin collecting in 2011. Operating levies fund the day-to-day operations of our schools including teachers, textbooks andtechnology.

With Issue 2, Lakota Schools can maintain the academic excellence our students and community value. It will maintaincurrent instruction and high quality opportunities. None of the funds will be used for the construction of new schoolbuildings.

Without Issue 2, we are placing our excellence and quality academics at risk.

Lakota is requesting a 7.9 Emergency Levy in November. An emergency levy is one with an expiration date (10 years)while a traditional continuing levy lasts forever.

The levy would maintain basic instruction and opportunities for the18,500 Lakota students attending the district's 22 schools.

With such deep cuts already made, if our schools do not secure addi-tional revenue with this levy, we are placing our excellence andquality academics at risk. Since 2008, Lakota has cut or eliminated$13 million from the operating budget. In fact, $8.2 million in cutsare effective with the start of this current school year.

We have cut and eliminated 52 teaching positions to date. These have been made in academic programs for students.These cuts are only beginning to be felt this coming school year.

Class sizes are growing, we have reduced programming and educational opportunities for students, and made trans-portation reductions

This emergency levy is a lean request and will allow the district to maintain quality pro-grams and staff.

Without additional funding, $12 million will have to be cut unless a levy passes in No-vember.

If our schools do not secure additional revenue with this levy, weare placing our excellence and quality academics at risk. Soaring class sizes and elimi-nation of key programs will be inevitable.

A list of cuts is required by the state. Any district that shows a deficit as early as the sec-ond year of the financial five year forecast must either pass a levy or submit a list ofcuts that will be made in order to remedy the shortfall.

Reductions in quality programs and increases in class size could put Lakota's excellent rating at risk.

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The list of cuts includes:

Two thirds of athletics' budget including elimination of junior high athletics

Potential cuts and elimination of 130+ additional teachers and staff

Eliminate additional academic programs and extracurricular programs

Reducing bus service for high school students and those students within a two mile radius

Drastic cuts in gifted education and other student services.

Lakota is a lean district and a good value. We earned an Excellent rating on the state report card for thepast nine consecutive years and we spend less per pupil at $9,503 than the state average of $10,253. Lakotaalso spends less than most of our area district such as Mason at $10,528 and Princeton at $14,803.

We stretch our dollars. Enrollment at Lakota has increased by 1,500 students without additional per-student funding from the state since 2005.

Why should I register to vote?

No right we possess as American citizens is as dear as that of the secret ballot. Voting allows each citizen to have his or hervoice heard, and voting preserves the freedom we Americans cherish.

Download A Voter Registration Application by going to this site online.

http://www.butlercountyelections.org/pdf/newVRform.pdf

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STATE OF OHIO ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF $320 MILLION FORECLOSURE PREVENTION EF-FORTRestoring Stability: A Save the Dream Ohio Initiative aims to help 26,000 Ohioans

COLUMBUS The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) announced the launch ofRestoring Stability: ASave the Dream Ohio Initiative (Ohio's Hardest-Hit Funds) at a press briefing held today at the Vern RiffeCenter in Columbus. Kimberly A. Zurz, Director of the Ohio Department of Commerce and OHFA BoardChairperson, along with Douglas A. Garver, OHFA Executive Director, led the event detailing each of the pro-grams.

"Helping families fight foreclosure is a critical part of our plan to strengthen Ohio's communities and our econ-omy," Governor Ted Strickland said. "Together, we have designed programs that will help thousands of Ohio-ans stay in their homes while adding stability to the housing market."

Ohio received $320 million in federal assistance through the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) Innovation Fundfor the Hardest-Hit Housing Markets. Restoring Stability was designed to assist homeowners with financialhardships who have previously been unable to qualify for existing loan modification and foreclosure preven-

tion programs. OHFA worked with Governor Strickland's Office, the Ohio Department of Commerce and Savethe Dream Ohio partners to create a comprehensive statewide funding proposal focused on housing issues in-cluding unemployment, principal and second lien reductions, short sales and mortgage loan modifications.

"This expansion of the Save the Dream Ohio statewide initiative will provide additional assistance to Ohiohomeowners who are struggling to make their mortgage payments due to a financial hardship," Zurz said."Worrying about payments can quickly turn into worrying about losing their home. We want to help as manyOhioans stay in their homes as possible."

Restoring Stability's (Ohio's Hardest-Hit Fund) proposal was approved by the U.S. Department of Treasuryand includes four program options for homeowners including: Partial Mortgage Payment Assistance, RescuePayment Assistance, Modification Assistance with Principal Reduction and Transitional Assistance.

"Approximately 26,000 homeowners will benefit from this federal funding and the dedication of OHFA's staffand partners," Garver said. "I am tremendously proud of our work and contributions to this exciting initiative."

OHFA encourages struggling homeowners to visit www.savethedream.ohio.gov where they can submit anapplication and expedite the registration process. For homeowners who do not have internet access, they maycontact Save the Dream Ohio through our toll free hotline at 1-888-404-4674, or visit one of our 35 participat-ing U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved Housing Counseling Agencies. A list of partici-

pating housing counseling agencies is available on our website at www.ohiohome.org.

Who do you know that may need help

to avoid foreclosure? There is help

available and you dont have to go

through this alone.

Please share this information with

anyone you know who is going through

hard times!

Your Neighborhood Realtor

Brenda SwigertKeller Williams Realty


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