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Bring On The New Year. JANUARY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF NOT ONLY A NEW CALENDAR YEAR, BUT ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SETTING PERSONAL GOALS. Perhaps you’ve resolved to exercise more regularly, take up a new hobby or volunteer for a local organization.
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Whatever your goals may be, we hope the people, businesses and even pets featured in this issue will inspire you to focus on wellness in the new year. This month we spotlight four Lakota student athletes who are raising the bar in their sport. We also spoke with two area moms who took their fitness to a new level by entering a body building competition for the first time. You’ll also meet Bella, a therapy dog who brings joy to local hospitals, nursing homes and schools. If financial health is at the top of your list, learn from a local financial expert, Michael Corna. These are just a few of the wellness stories you’ll find inside this issue. While diet and exercise are vital to your physical health, overall wellness includes your mental health as well. This month, we at West Chester & Liberty Lifestyle encourage you to live your best life by taking care of yourself both inside and out. We wish you all a happy and healthy New Year!
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INSIDE THE ISSUE JANUARY 2019
FEATURES 18 Creating A Fluffy Connection Therapy dogs brighten the days of local hospital patients
22 Bodybuilding Moms Local moms find transformation after stepping out of comfort zone
26 Home Sweet Home New retirement community opening in West Chester in early 2019
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35 Standout Student Athletes Four Lakota students reflect on their high school athletic careers
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AROUND TOWN on average, commit suicide every day. Later in the year they'll host Lakota’s Military Commitment Ceremony. LakotaOnline.com
RISKSOURCE CEO RECEIVES CYBER RISK DESIGNATION RiskSOURCE, a Cincinnati insurance and risk management firm based in West Chester, recently announced that CEO Jonathan Theders was awarded the Accredited Cyber Risk Advisor (ACRA) designation by the Beyond Insurance Global Network. The ACRA is a unique type of insurance agent who understands today’s broad range of cyber exposures, regulations and claims facing businesses
WCPD SWAT EARNED TOP AWARDS AT INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COMPETITION The West Chester Police Department SWAT team recently earned major accolades for its tactical training and professionalism among fellow law enforcement agencies from around the globe.
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in Liberty Township. The new Liberty location
of Florida. West Chester SWAT officers finished 15th
celebrated its grand opening this past fall and
in the overall points standings among a field of 54
is accepting new patients. The new endoscopy
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NEW STUDENT GROUPS SUPPORT VETERANS
als, including local Liberty Township resident, Dr. Amit Gajera. The center is equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment and offers a
Two new student groups at Lakota’s high
comfortable waiting area, private pre-procedure
schools have found ways to honor local veterans.
areas, multiple procedure rooms and a recovery
At Lakota West, the group of 15 students sent
lounge. Each area is designed to provide patients
hundreds of letters and care packages to active
and their family with a positive, individualized
military, as well as gift cards to military families. In
and respectful endoscopy experience. The new
observance of Veteran’s Day, the group hosted a
location specializes in the detection and treat-
breakfast for veterans and their families at Texas
ment of various conditions, including colon polyps
Roadhouse, with entertainment by West choir
and cancer, acid reflux disease, stomach ulcers,
singers. The West group is also planning to sup-
Crohn's disease, and other ailments. OhioGI.com
port a literacy program of the USO that provides a book to both the person on active duty and his/ her child so they might read it together.
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LAKOTA STUDENT BECOMES JDRF YOUTH AMBASSADOR
At Lakota East, the student group honored
Alli Chouteau, an eighth grader at Plains Junior,
Veteran’s Day by inviting veterans and their families
was selected as one of the 2018-2019 Youth
to parade down Main Street following a breakfast,
Ambassadors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research
video and program that featured performances
Foundation (JDRF). Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
by the East band and choir. At the school’s fall
(T1D) in 2016, Chouteau has successfully navigated
pep rally, the group presented the first-ever 22
this disease with the help of her family and friends
Push-Up Challenge, inviting all student-athletes to
she’s met through JDRF. The Youth Ambassador
do 22 push-ups in honor of the 22 veterans who,
program was created to empower children with
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T1D by giving them the opportunity to provide diabetes education to the public while helping JDRF and the Southwest Ohio chapter raise diabetes awareness. Youth Ambassadors like Chouteau represent JDRF in public settings and help steward the mission. For Chouteau, the selection was an honor and she looks forward to raising awareness of the disease—hoping to one day find a cure. JDRF.org/swo
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GIVING BACK
Creating A Fluffy Connection THERAPY DOGS BRIGHTEN THE DAYS OF LOCAL HOSPITAL PATIENTS
some days where she could take Henry to visit special needs
DOG AS IT WALKS UP TO MEET THEM. When people at our
classrooms of local schools as well as hospitals around the area.
local hospitals see Bella coming, their faces relax even when
“It kept things in such perspective for me. There were so
they aren’t having a good day. The calming energy of this Great
many people who were in worse situations than I was,” she says.
Pyrenees/Golden Retriever mix breaks through the patients’
“Instead of sitting home by myself, scared and depressed, this
tough circumstances and keeps them present in the moment,
work has turned my life around and taught me gratitude. Even
just scratching a dog’s head.
the littlest things make me feel grateful.”
West Chester couple Lisa and Steve Ackels began the pro-
Henry and Lisa would also visit the library and let children read
cess of training therapy dogs when they adopted their dog
books to the dog; children who would otherwise refuse to attempt
Henry in 2008. Lisa witnessed therapy dogs offering comfort
to read would readily focus when Henry was paying attention.
when she was visiting her mother in hospice and was deeply
Henry passed away in January of 2018, with a legacy of more
moved. Since then, the Ackels have logged hundreds of visits
than 400 therapy visits. Lisa’s husband Steve has since trained
to hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and other places where
Bella, who has become their main therapy dog as they raise a
people could use a little cheer.
new rescue dog, Murphy, to eventually also offer therapy.
Their first therapy dog, Henry, was a Golden Retriever who had
The therapy dogs often create a connection between the
a spellbinding quality that drew people in, making them want to
handlers and people who are experiencing extreme pain. Lisa
be close to him. While therapy dogs may seem like they are simply
and Steve have seen people in grief bury their faces in the fur of
dogs with great temperaments, they are intensively trained and
these large, fluffy dogs—and the dogs accept and snuggle them
tested to ensure they will provide safe and loving interactions.
back, offering wordless and profound comfort.
“We took Henry to a training class through Therapy Pets
“The dogs really do take on the emotions, they feel the emotion
of Greater Cincinnati, and we became insured through Pet
that the people feel, so they go home quite exhausted,” Lisa says.
Partners, a national group,” Lisa says. “Then each handler
Occasionally, people are nervous around the dogs, and it
has to pass a test with the dogs, and the dogs have to be
usually comes from bad experiences with dogs that hadn’t
re-tested every two years.”
received therapy dog training. Over time, many people grow
Therapy dogs are tested on how well they obey commands, how much they are able to resist something that falls on the
to trust therapy dogs even when they haven’t had good relationships with dogs in the past.
ground and generally how well they react to surprising noises,
While the process of training and acquiring insurance for the
new dogs and unfamiliar people. Henry passed with flying colors.
therapy dogs is extensive, Lisa points out that not everyone
When Henry was certified, Lisa was enduring her own bat-
has to have their own therapy dog in order to provide comfort
tle with kidney cancer. During their journey together, she had
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and interaction to people at hospitals.
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(CON TI N U ED)
Steve and Lisa Ackels with their therapy dog, Bella.
“Being a volunteer can be a big or small commitment; it doesn’t have to be all your time,” she says. “And you can do a lot of good just by sitting and talking with someone.” Watching Bella pad around a waiting room, anyone can see that a benefit of the therapy dog is that she starts a conversation, making it possible for the volunteer handler and the person in the hospital to share a moment together. “You don’t have to give a million dollars. You can go make someone smile,” Lisa says. “There’s a place for everybody; don’t think you don’t have something to offer, because you do.” Thank you to The Christ Hospital’s Liberty Campus for letting us take photos at their location.
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LOCAL MOMS FIND TRANSFORMATION AFTER STEPPING OUT OF COMFORT ZONE
NATALIE BARGER AND DANA RAIFORD ARE
they both experienced was actually the presentation
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and judging portion of the event.
They both work jobs that impact the health and well-
“That part was out of my box because it wasn’t
ness of people within our community—Barger as a
where I was comfortable, but I felt like it was an
personal trainer at the Lakota YMCA and Raiford
accomplishment. It’s empowering,” Barger explains.
as the kitchen manager at Lakota’s Independence
“People would ask why we wanted to stand up on
Elementary. However, in October 2018, the Liberty
a stage and have someone judge our bodies, but I
Township pair achieved a new commonality. They
always told them that wasn’t why we were doing it.”
both competed in the National Gym Association
They did it for the personal challenge: balancing
Monster Mash, a bodybuilding competition. It was a
their full-time lifestyles of health and fitness with
first for these busy, hardworking moms.
family and work life.
In bodybuilding contests, competitors are judged
“It’s finding that balance of when I can work out
on their overall body symmetry and muscle devel-
and not feel selfish at home or guilty about choosing
opment. Competitors are required to maneuver their
to go to the gym,” Raiford says.
bodies into different poses for assessment. “This wasn’t something [Dana and I] ever thought we would do,” Barger says.
By tackling these challenges, both women have experienced transformation within their own families. They are intentional about their word choices,
“Turning 40 was the big kicker for us. We wanted to
such as using the phrase “meal plan” instead of
be in the best shape of our lives at 40,” Raiford reflects.
the word “diet,” and spend time throughout the
After years of being consistent workout partners,
year working out with each other’s families so
Barger casually proposed the idea of competing
that healthy eating and fitness are part of their
during a summer trip to the pool.
children’s normal routines.
“I love training people and felt like it would be
“My kids understand that your body is a temple
fun to have something for me to train for too, and
and you should treat it that way,” Raiford states.
I knew it would be ten times more fun with my
“They learned that mom’s clean eating isn’t bad, and
friend,” Barger states.
the food I’m making actually tastes good.”
Barger began her 13-week training regimen in
Barger adds, “I explained to my son that as adults
early August. Raiford, who was not immediately
we don’t have a baseball or basketball team. We like
convinced, would accompany her friend to classes
lifting weights and going to the gym, but there’s no
but did not officially begin training until just four
game to play so this is our tournament.”
weeks before competition. “If there was a month that I was going to do it, October was it. I needed a good challenge,” Raiford states.
Barger and Raiford have both caught the bodybuilding bug. They plan to continue competing this year in order to see more improvement in themselves.
While physical training and clean eating are major
“It’s not about one day where you’re standing
aspects of the competition, the biggest challenge
on a stage. That event is just the end of a journey
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ARTICLE SHAWNA TAYLOR | PHOTOGRAPHY ERIC THOMAS PHOTOGRAPHY
Bodybuilding Moms
Dana Raiford (left) and Natalie Barger (right) recently competed in a bodybuilding competition, balancing work, families and training.
and beginning of the next. It’s a lot more than standing in a bathing suit,” Barger explains. “Nobody was there to compete with you; they were all competing with themselves and talking about how far they’ve come. Everyone was so proud of each other because we all knew what it took to get there, and it was a sense of comradery.” Barger and Raiford encourage other moms to find that balance as well. Everyone wants to be happy, and they have discovered how important it is for every parent to take time for themselves to stay centered each day. The key? Take baby steps and find a routine. “It’s about women empowering women,” Raiford adds. “Your scars tell your strengths.” If you are interested in following along their fitness journey, you can find Natalie Barger on Instagram at @NatalieBhealthyandfit. CONTINUED >
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In addition to competing, Natalie Barger is a personal trainer. She suggests a few simple exercises you can try at home or at the gym. Be sure to consult your doctor before beginning a new workout regimen. 1. Planks: Position your elbows on the floor directly beneath your shoulders. Your body should be in a straight line parallel to the floor. Engage your core/midsection and squeeze your glutes for 15 seconds, then rest for 30 seconds. 2. Squat walk: Place a resistance band above your knees, squat down low. Stay in the squat position and walk sideways across the room and back. Stand up and rest for 30 seconds then repeat three times. 3. Wall squat: Squat down like you’re sitting in a chair against the wall for 30 seconds, then stand up and rest for 30 seconds. Repeat three times. 4. Glute slide backs: Place the resistance band around your ankles. Stand with your left foot on the floor and your right foot slightly further back with your heel lifted. Left leg stays straight, then slide your right leg straight back behind you without moving your spine. Bring the slider forward again. Repeat for one minute and then switch sides. Place hands on the wall for balance.
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FINDING THE RIGHT PLACE TO LIVE AFTER RETIREMENT CAN BE A TOUGH DECISION. Whether you’re searching for yourself or a loved one, you likely want to find a community that promotes aging with comfort and dignity. A new option for assisted living and memory care is coming to West Chester in February, and they live by this mantra: Age fearlessly. Live colorfully.™ Located on Hamilton Mason Road, West Chester Assisted Living and Memory Care will offer an exemplary environment for seniors seeking a vibrant lifestyle in Butler County. With an emphasis on independence and high-quality, professional care, the goal of this community is to engage residents’ spirits and brighten their days, every day. “Lifestyle is one of the most important factors when it comes to finding the perfect retirement community. Much of what is available to seniors today focuses on a perceived notion of what a resident ‘can’t do,’” explains William Swearingen, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. “We challenge those who choose to live at West Chester Assisted Living and Memory Care to be engaged in their life, to be adventurous, and to rethink what assisted living and memory care can be.” When residents walk through the doors, they will find a lifestyle that balances activity, independence and support, according to Swearingen. The community will offer a variety of innovative wellness programs to stay fit and healthy, as well as a personal beauty salon, day spa, outdoor gardens and more. Perhaps one of the most unique offerings is the community’s social calendar. West Chester Assisted Living and Memory Care will encourage residents to socialize with new friends, enjoy new cultural experiences, and become part of the community through their entertainment and programming calendar, updated monthly. West Chester Assisted Living and Memory Care will have 68 apartment homes dedicated to assisted living and CONTINUED >
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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE ARTICLE ABBEY BRADLEY | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED
Resolutions For A Healthy You DON'T LET 2019 DRIFT BY WITHOUT CHECKING THE RESOLUTIONS OFF YOUR LIST
MAKING A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION IS AN ANNUAL TRADITION FOR MANY AND CAN BE A GREAT WAY TO MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE IN LIFE. However, most resolutions don’t last for more than a few weeks. According to U.S. News, approximately 80% of resolutions fail by the second week of February. Fear not, readers! We took some of the top New Year’s resolutions and found helpful ways for you to keep these resolutions—right here in Butler County.
+ START A NEW HOBBY Whether you have wanted to try painting or hiking, scrapbooking or horseback riding, the key to starting a new hobby is to stick with it. If trying a new instrument tops your list, West Chester Academy offers adult classes for a variety of instruments as well as private voice lessons. WestChesterAcademy.com 30
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+ EAT HEALTHIER One of the top New Year’s resolutions each year is to eat healthier. This year consider making a resolution to eat less processed food and hit fewer drive-thrus by cooking more at home using fresh ingredients. If the idea of cooking scares you, register for a cooking class at The Spicy Olive. Each class provides step-by-step guidance for how to create nutritious meals using their heart-healthy olive oils. TheSpicyOlive.com
+ GET ACTIVE Many people add “start exercising” on their list year after year. Why not make this your year to stick with it? There are dozens of fitness options around West Chester and Liberty Township. Whether you want to join a gym, purchase equipment for your home, or simply want to walk or run with neighbors, the key to getting started is to start. Queen City Running (formerly
Mojo
Running)
offers
organized run/walk groups in West
+ VOLUNTEER MORE It’s easy to find volunteer opportunities during the holidays—food pantries, winter coat drives, Toys for Tots, etc. But what if you want to make volunteering a regular part of your year ahead? There are so many volunteer needs right here in West Chester and Liberty Township. Community Volunteer Force is a local organization that finds and promotes volunteer opportunities in Butler County. Visit their Facebook page to learn more. Facebook.com/ communityvolunteerforce
Chester. QueenCityRunning.com
+ QUIT SMOKING If quitting smoking is at the top of your list, you can turn to Mercy Health Fairfield for expert guidance in kicking your addiction to the curb. Mercy has partnered with the American Cancer Society to offer Freshstart©, a program designed to help you transition from smoker to nonsmoker. You can register for this series of four classes by calling 513.603.8601. The next session is February 21, 22, 27, 28. Seating is limited to 15 people per class so register today. Mercy.com
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LOCAL LIMELIGHT
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ARE AT THEIR FINEST
IN
LAKOTA
LOCAL
SCHOOLS.
Whether on the course, field or court, these four Lakota athletes excel. ALYSSA TRINER LAKOTA WEST SOFTBALL First Team All Conference GMC softball player Alyssa Triner is one tough competitor. No obstacle, not even back fractures sustained during her freshman year, slows her down. Triner and her team are motivated for a win at state finals after a heartbreaking loss last year. Q: WHAT’S A FAVORITE HIGHLIGHT FROM LAST SEASON? At the first Mason game last year, it was tied, 3-3, when I hit a homerun in the last inning. We held them and we won. It was a big moment. Q: WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THIS SEASON? This year, we know what’s expected of us. We know the standards we have to reach in order to get to state again. I’m really excited. I think we’re going to do it again. Q: HOW HAS PLAYING SOFTBALL SHAPED YOU? In softball, we have a three-second rule; when you come in from a bad bat or a bad play, you have three seconds to calm yourself down, regroup and get back out there. That sticks with me. I’ll always use that. Coach Castner and my teammates have pushed me and been there for me. They’ve really made me into a tough competitor.
standout student athletes FOUR LAKOTA STUDENTS REFLECT ON THEIR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC CAREERS
FROM THE COACH
“A l ys s a i s a h a r d - wo r k i n g yo u n g l a d y o n a n d o f f t h e f i e l d . S h e h a s d eve l o p e d i n t o o n e o f o u r l e a d e r s fo r o u r L a ko t a We s t S o f t b a l l f a m i l y. She sets her sights high and t h e n wo r k s ex t r e m e l y h a r d t o a c c o m p l i s h t h o s e o b j e c t i ve s . A l ys s a h a n d l e s e a c h h u r d l e with a great deal o f m a t u r i ty.” — Coach Keith Castner
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LOCAL LIMELIGHT
(CON TI N U ED)
BREE WILSON LAKOTA EAST GOLF Golf standout Bree Wilson lights up when she talks about the sport, reliving shots like she is actually on the green. Wilson approaches golf as she does life—with bubbly energy, a focus on family and friends, and with a team spirit. Q: WHEN DID YOU START PLAYING GOLF? I’ve been around golf my whole life. My dad introduced me to golf, but I never really enjoyed it until I started playing competitively on the eighthgrade team at Plains Junior. All of our family plays. My family is everything to me. Q: WHAT IS AN UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT FROM LAST SEASON? I won the GMC title this year for our conference—it was really neat. At the last hole, I made a three-foot slider for the win. Q: WHAT’S NEXT? I have committed to play golf and study at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. I want to major in molecular biology and biochemistry and eventually go on to medical school—I’m thinking something in the pediatric surgery field. They are ranked fourth in the country for Division III golf so it will be fun to compete at the national level. FROM THE COACH
“Bree was easy to coach because of her strong work ethic. She is a very pleasant kid to be around and work with.” — Coach Ali Green
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EVAN YABLONSKY LAKOTA EAST FOOTBALL East senior Evan Yablonsky led the Thunderhawks to football play-offs. Nicknamed “the Hungarian army knife,” he was recognized as a versatile team player. On both the football field and in life, Yablonsky serves as a grateful leader. Q: WHEN DID YOU START PLAYING FOOTBALL? I grew up through Tomahawks, the Lakota youth football organization, from first through sixth grade. Then, I played at Liberty Junior and East. Q: WHAT’S THE BEST LESSON YOU’VE LEARNED FROM A COACH? Coach Haynes does a great job sculpting people to be leaders. He taught me how to be both physically and mentally tough. That’s gotten me through a ton of hard times. Q: WHAT IS AN UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT FROM LAST SEASON? Our first play-off game was against Mason, who is East’s big rival since I started playing in first grade. Pulling out a victory there was so sweet. Twelve years of hard work paid off in that one game. I wouldn’t have traded that for anything. Q: WHAT’S NEXT? I’m not playing football. I plan to go to school to be an engineer or a music teacher to teach jazz band. Those are the two things I’m passionate about in school.
FROM THE COACH
“All of his teammates would tell you he’s a great teammate. Evan would do whatever we needed him to do to help the team. That’s how we started calling him the ‘Hungarian army knife.’ Evan was a very, very valuable player for our team.” — Coach Richard Haynes
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LOCAL LIMELIGHT
(CON TI N U ED)
MATT DESALVO LAKOTA WEST BASKETBALL Matt DeSalvo’s varsity basketball career started across town at East. After sitting out last season due to a transfer rule, he is ready to bounce back as a West senior. DeSalvo’s positive attitude and leadership skills make him a valuable player for the Firebirds. Q: WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT BASKETBALL? My favorite thing is definitely bringing my team together. They have to really appreciate and show up for their teammates if they want to be good. I try to bring my best energy and attitude every day. Q: WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE FOR BEGINNING PLAYERS? If you want to be an important player on a team, figure out how you can be even better at what you’re already good at. Not everybody can shoot, not everyone can pass, but focus on what you are good at and try to make it better every day. Q: WHAT CAN WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS SEASON? It’s going to be more than exciting! I’m just putting it out there: we are going to be a different team this year. Led by the coaching staff, we’re going to win, game by game. Everything I’ve got is going to be put into this season. FROM THE COACH
“It has been an honor to get to know Matt on and off the court. He showed great maturity in dealing with a tough situation last season and is ready to lead our program back to success and the respect we deserve. His work ethic is contagious!” - Coach Jim Leon
Find Lakota sport schedules at: EastHigh.LakotaOnline.com/Activities/Athletics or WestHigh.LakotaOnline.com/Activities/Athletics.
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or at the library. The escape room
KIDS STEM NIGHT
MidPointeLibrary.org
is offered Saturday, January 19 during three different sessions.
Liberty Center
OWL HIKE
Harbin Park, Fairfield
Have fun at Kids STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Night every other Wednesday at 5 p.m. at MidPointe Library's Liberty Center
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Enjoy a unique experience in the park
AGES & STAGES: PARENTING SERIES
& Recreation in the winter woods
after dark! Join MetroParks of Butler County and The City of Fairfield Parks
Cincinnati Children's Liberty Campus
to call for owls and listen for other
Ages & Stages: A New Era of
nocturnal animals. FREE and open
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Parenting is a monthly event series
to all ages. Meet at the shelter next
that provides answers to some of
to the Scenic Overlook on Saturday,
WINTER FARMERS MARKET
today’s
issues
January 26 at 6 p.m. Registration is
facing
events
requested by calling 513.867.5348.
Location. Liberty-Center.com
most
challenging
caregivers.
These
Muhlhauser Barn
are free for children ages 3-10.
The West Chester Farmers Market
Breakfast will be served. Attend the
moves
winter
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months. Buy local through the win-
learn about early childhood literacy.
ter inside Muhlhauser Barn, 8558
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27 BETHANY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Bethany School
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school and meet teachers and staff
The community is invited to cele-
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brate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on
students in kindergarten to eighth
Self-defense Awareness Fundamental
Monday, January 21 with the annual
grades. BethanySchool.org
Education (SAFE) is a program
Live the Dream: Our Declaration
offered by the West Chester Police
of Unity. The day will begin with a
Department, offered to men and
march at 10:30 a.m. at Union Centre's
women 16 years and older. The
Clocktower, followed by a program
10-hour program is free and will be
and lunch at Lakota West at 11:15
offered Mondays from January 14 to
a.m. WestChesterOH.org
February 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. This is a
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attend the open house on Sunday, January 27 from 2-4 p.m. Tour the
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Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School
Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary
physical course and registration is
40
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School (MTCES) in Liberty Township
SCOUTS BSA OPEN HOUSE
from 2-5 p.m. Tour the school, talk
invites prospective families to an open house on Sunday, January 27
West Chester Nazarene
HARRY POTTER ESCAPE ROOM
with teachers and staff, and learn
Boy Scouts (now Scouts BSA) is wel-
about curriculum, faith formation,
MidPointe Library
coming girls into the program. The
tuition assistance and more. For
Calling all Potter fans! Attend the
first Girl Troop in the West Chester
more information, call Noel Balster:
first ever Harry Potter Escape
area is hosting an open house
513.779.6585. MTCES.org
Room at MidPointe Library. You
Thursday, January 24 at 7 p.m. Girls
and your friends need to solve all
ages 11+ and their families are invited
the puzzles in order to escape from
to attend the open house to learn
Professor Vector's office or else you
more. Contact Ron Bacu for more
will be lost forever! Register online
information: RLBACU@yahoo.com.
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NEW YEAR, DON’T OVERLOOK YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH. All adults can benefit from an annual financial physical. With thirteen years in the business, agent Michael Corna of American Family Insurance in West Chester offers these strategies for a hearty financial future. 1. LOCK IN YOUR LIFE INSURANCE Don’t wait to make a security plan for your future. Lock in a rate while you are young and healthy. Consider permanent life insurance for a tax-free pay off at retirement. With a solid life insurance policy, you can provide an inheritance for your loved ones. “It’s sad that I get many phone calls from people after they’ve received bad news—they’ve waited too long,” Corna shares. “When I
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go, I want to leave a legacy for my kids and grandkids.”
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