Trenton author to donate 40,000 books to children’s hospitals, foster agencies in U.S.
Samantha Stewart wants to help children across the country turn sadness into sunshine with her children’s book to be released within two weeks.
But “Making Sunshine” is more than just a book for children of any age, she said. It’s a book that’s helped her cope with a life-threatening, rare brain aneurysm known as an ophthalmic aneurysm in her carotid artery.
“The book is about becoming a superhero and taking this dark cloud, this sadness, and turning it into making sunshine,” she said. “Turning it into sunshine. The dark cloud is something you’re feeling, it’s something you created. The sunshine is something you created as well. It’s about putting a light, a brightness in your life.”
Mattie’s journey: Her cancer fight inspired the Madison Twp. community. Now she’s a high school graduate
Mattie Cole knows the shape and depth of the hearts of Madison High School and the surrounding township community.
Cole has in recent years been the recipient of an outpouring of love and support from thousands who chose to back her has she fought cancer.
After extensive chemotherapy Cole now has a Madison High School diploma in her hand as she approaches the two-year anniversary of her last treatment.
Carlisle valedictorian, athlete and class president heads for bigger stage at Harvard
Credit: Jeremy P. Kelley
Credit: Jeremy P. Kelley
Max Allison’s Carlisle High School resume speaks for itself — valedictorian, multisport athlete, class president, lead in the school play. But when he added Harvard and other top universities to the state schools on his college application list, he had no idea what to expect.
“I had no frame of reference on where I’d be going,” Allison said. “It’s just a dice roll. Who are they looking for? Are they looking for someone from your demographic? I could either get in, or I could have zero percent chance.”
It turns out he had more than a chance, as he was accepted everywhere he applied (except for Yale, where he was wait-listed). He called it “a huge shock,” but now Carlisle’s Renaissance man is headed to Harvard in the fall.
Pizza food truck opens new brick-and-mortar location at Fairfield brewery
The owner of the Swine City Brewery wanted to concentrate on craft beer and leave the cooking to someone else.
The owner of Pizza Cicerone wanted a brick-and-mortar location to serve his Neapolitan style pizza after offering it for four years at local food festivals.
So the owners came up with this plan: Serve pizza at the brewery.
“The opportunity presented itself,” said Michael Manning, 45, owner of Pizza Cicerone, 4614 Industry Drive, Fairfield. “It’s working out real well so far.”
‘Breathe life back into the game’: Reds Community Fund plans to help Middletown baseball clinic
Credit: Nick Graham
Credit: Nick Graham
With less than one week until the first of three fundamental baseball clinics in Middletown, the momentum appears to be building.
Greg Schwarber, retired Middletown police chief and commissioner of the Middie Way Baseball League, and others associated with the start-up league met last week with Charley Frank, executive director of the Cincinnati Reds Community Fund.
Frank said the goal of the baseball camps and league that will offer Rag Ball, T-ball and Coach Pitch in 2022 aligns perfectly with the community fund. He said for baseball to survive and grow, children must be introduced to the game at an early age, then be given the opportunity to play despite their financial hardships.
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Spooky Nook reaches milestone by signing first event for 2022 in Hamilton
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Credit: Nick Graham
The first event has been scheduled for Spooky Nook Sports Champion Mill.
The large indoor sports facility and convention center under construction in Hamilton will host the 65th Model T Tour held by the Model T Ford Club International from July 17-22, 2022, officials said.
The event expected to draw more than 200 of the classic vehicles will feature a judged car show, driving tours, and a movie night at Holiday Auto Theatre, among other events. More than 600 attendees are expected to explore surrounding areas. Recent Model T Tour host destinations have included Auburn, New York, Whitefish, Montana, Cranberry, Pennsylvania and Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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