Good News in Dayton Ohio
Recent Good News
Here is some good news that was recently submitted to us.
Muse Machine
The Muse Machine is very proud to announce that Elementary Program Director Michael Kenwood Lippert will be a 2011 recipient of the Governor's Award for the Arts in Ohio!
Michael is one of just seven recipients of this year's award, chosen from 73 nominations statewide to receive the award for the Arts Education category. As the creator, director and lead artist for the Muse Machine's Elementary Program, Michael has developed arts integration residencies that serve thousands of students each year in elementary schools throughout southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky.
Michael will be honored at a luncheon ceremony hosted by the Ohio Arts Council and Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation at noon on May 11, 2011 at the Columbus Athenaeum in downtown Columbus. Let's give Michael a round of applause for this prestigious honor!
Mayhem & Mystery
Dayton is full of creative people! Dayton-based Mayhem & Mystery is currently performing their Holiday production, "Hollywood Holiday", on Monday and Wednesday evenings at the Spaghetti Warehouse through the end of the year. Company owners, Jerry and Tamra Francis will produce the 50th original script that they have written for their January/February production. Performances of "Tragedy in the Theatre" will be Monday evenings January 10, through February 28, 2011. Tickets are $25.95 for dinner and mystery show (tax and gratuity not included) and can be reserved by calling 937-461-3913.
PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company
PrimeLending's first branch in Ohio recently opened. We are a mortgage banking company specializing in residential home financing. PrimeLending was the 14th largest mortgage lender in the country for 2009. We currently have 15 employees in Dayton, 2 in Springfield and 1 in Columbus. Home loans are locally processed to assure quick closing times. We offer conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, HomePath, and renovation loan programs. We are "primed" to make home financing easy!
Foam Dogs LLC
After starting up 3 years ago with a spray foam insulation company, we have continued through the economic downturn and this year look to be the first profitable one with the tax breaks for insulation improvements. Many clients are also giving great feedback on our products and services while finding that for tricky areas like crawl spaces that this solution has many benifits over traditional insulations by adding structural strength, being waterproof, insulation better and being a permenant solution to cold floors and walls.
We hope in 2011 to add more services, invest in additional equipment and push to hire returning veterans as a way to give back to the local community and those who served.
Junior League of Dayton
Jamie Farr kicks off the 55th season of the Junior League of Dayton's Town Hall Lecture Series on Thursday, October 14, 2010. Farr will always be remembered for his hilarious portrayal of Corporal Max Klinger on the highly successful television show M*A*S*H.
The Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, held in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio, is an annual LPGA golf tournament. Since 1984, the tournament has donated $6.5 million to children's charities.
Additional speakers in this year's lineup include:
Archie Griffin (November 4, 2010) Buckeye football legend and two-time Heisman Trophy winner
Nick Clooney (April 7, 2011) Award-winning journalist, author, TV personality and humanitarian
Gina Barreca (May 12, 2011) Accomplished author, professor, humorist and speaker
All lectures begin at 10:00 am (doors open at 9:00 am) at the Schuster Center. Series tickets are available for $75 and $90; individual tickets are $31 each plus handling. Tickets may be purchased through www.ticketcenterstage.com, or by calling 937-228-3630.
The Junior League of Dayton is an organization of women who are committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. For more information about the JLD, its community programs and the Town Hall Lecture Series, please visit www.jldayton.org.
Excellence In Motivation
For the third year in a row, Excellence In Motivation (EIM) has been named to the 2010 "CMI 25" list, an exclusive directory of the largest and most influential full-service meeting and incentive travel management companies focused on the corporate market. Now in its fourth year, the CMI 25 list is compiled by Penton Media's Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazine, the leading information source for the $40 billion corporate meetings and events industry. The CMI 25, published in the September issue of Corporate Meetings & Incentives and on www.meetingsnet.com, is an essential resource for corporate executives and meeting professionals looking for partners to help strategically manage meeting dollars and design creative and motivational off-site programs.
Blue Sky Project
Blue Sky Project invites professional artists from around the world and Dayton-area teens to create new works of contemporary art. This eight-week Artist-in-Residence Program hosts artists who have a demonstrated commitment to innovation and exploration and are interested in collaborating with fellow artists and young people as a means of creating new works. In support of artistic experimentation and collaboration, we organize small groups of local teens eager to work with a professional artist, provide fees and materials to artists, and employ our facilities and staff to address the creative needs of our Blue Sky Project teams.
Past resident artists include 2-D & 3-D visual artists, installation artists, performance artists, sound artists, musicians, video artists, filmmakers and writers.
Since its inception in 2005, work produced at Blue Sky Project has been exhibited at museums and galleries in the United States, Europe and Asia, been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Art in America and FiberArt, and sold in New York, Chicago and Houston.
Mission:
An artist-centered program committed to producing significant works of contemporary art, Blue Sky Project's objectives are threefold:
- Provide a communal environment for the Resident Artists to extend their own exploration and studio practice in a unique collaborative setting with young people
- Use the contemporary art-making process to develop self-awareness, leadership, critical-thinking, creative problem solving and conceptual skills in the Youth Participants
- Contribute to the cultural life of the community by bringing new art and new artists to Dayton
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Commissioner Debbie Lieberman has received the "2010 Champion for Children" Award from Voices for Ohio's Children.
Commissioner Lieberman was recognized for all of her work on behalf of children in Montgomery County. "Our children are our most precious resource,' said Commissioner Lieberman. "Every day in Montgomery County, we work to improve the lives of our children and families by providing critical support through programs with Job & Family Services, the Office of Family and Children First and numerous human services agencies."
Voices for Ohio's Children works with more than 100 collaborative partners to impact changes in public policy that improve the health, safety, education, family stability and childcare of Ohio's children and their families.
Each year, Voices for Ohio's Children honors a local official with the "Champion for Children" Award based on the official's involvement with and advocacy for children's issues in the community.
Montgomery County
On March 16, 2010, the Montgomery County Commissioners recognized Dayton Ohio Habitat For Humanity for its outstanding efforts in recycling, litter prevention and beautification. The Commissioners presented the Solid Waste Services "Take Pride Business" Award to Dayton Ohio Habitat For Humanity. Diane Graham and Larry Stein from Dayton Ohio Habitat For Humanity accepted the award.
The Take Pride Business award recognizes organizations that have demonstrated an environmental commitment in the areas of recycling, litter prevention and/or beautification.
In 2009, Dayton Ohio Habitat For Humanity, through its "ReStore" collected and resold 50,050 pounds of appliances, recycled 160,500 pounds of construction/demolition debris, recycled 1,500 pounds of electronics, recycled and sold 23,500 pounds of mixed metals, recycled 13,300 pounds of cardboard and recycled and sold 23,300 pounds of office paper.
Using the Community Pride Cleanup Supply Trailer, Dayton Ohio Habitat for Humanity worked on some homes on Roosevelt Avenue in Dayton. Habitat and a group of 25 volunteers representing Delta Sigma Theta and Alpha Phi Alpha from the University of Dayton and Wright State University spent 100 hours planting bulbs and removing over 100 pounds of debris.
On Miami Chapel Road, high school students in the Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math/Medicine program assisted Habitat for Humanity homeowners. The students replaced light bulbs (using the new energy saving bulbs), replaced aerators in sinks, removed yard debris, planted 168 flowers and mulched.
The Montgomery County Commissioners wish to recognize Dayton Ohio Habitat for Humanity as recipient of the Montgomery County Solid Waste Services "Take Pride Business" Award.
To learn more about Dayton Ohio Habitat for Humanity, visit: www.daytonhabitat.org
Dayton to Recruit Google’s High Speed Network
For those of you who don't know, Google is working to build and test an ultra high-speed network in a number of trial locations across the country. They claim that it will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today, with over 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. For more information about their plans, check out www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi.
Several organizations throughout the Dayton Region have come together to respond to Google's Request for Information. As part of the response, a website and Facebook fan page have been set up to allow people to show their support of the initiative. The goal is to let Google know that Dayton is an average American city that does awesome things.
If you compare the regional statistics for things like age, income, education level and more, you'll see that the Dayton Region's numbers fall right in line with the national percentages. This makes us a great test market.
But Dayton also has a history of innovative contributions to the world. It started with the Wright Brothers and continues today with research and development in emerging technologies such as RFID, fuel cell development, advanced immersive reality, micro air machines and more. Image what we could do with an ultra high-speed internet network!
So please show your support of this initiative by visiting the site at www.averageandawesome.com. You can add yourself to the head count of supporters and add your address to the Google map to help visually represent our community's support. Also, if you are so inclined, you can add your own video testimonial telling Google what you would do with their new ultra-fast broadband network.
Please consider adding us as a fan on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Dayton-Average-Awesome/361617761779?ref=nf.
Please visit the website to learn more about this exciting opportunity www.averageandawesome.com And click around to see what the next steps are, you’ll see what I mean when you get there : )
Let’s make some noise about how GREAT the Dayton Region is. Pass this along to your co-workers, friends, and social networks - Thank you for your support!
Dayton Development Coalition 2009 Annual Report
Taylor Family Wellness Chiropractic
After practicing for six and a half years in Fairborn, Ohio, Dr. Leigh Taylor has chosen to open her own Chiropractic office in the North Huber Heights area. Dr. Leigh Taylor brings a fresh approach to Chiropractic care-a non-invasive, gentle, quick adjustment for the entire family, that promotes nervous system and spinal health. Lindsay Rindler L.M.T., a licensed massage therapist and Doula, offers massage therapy and childbirth education and assistance. Taylor Family Wellness Chiropractic - "promoting family wellness through chiropractic care".
Montgomery County
After the holidays are over, what do you do with the tree? Now through January 31, 2010 Montgomery County Solid Waste District will take the leftover live trees free of charge for recycling at both facilities. The trees should be free of ornaments, tree stands, nails and plastic bags. These trees will be recycled into mulch by a local contractor. Residents may bring in up to three trees per vehicle for recycling at no charge through January 31, 2010. Additional trees and general trash and solid waste will be charged at the standard rates. The Holiday Tree Recycling Program is popular because it offers citizens an easy and environmentally sensitive way to dispose of their trees after the holidays and saves on landfill space. The Montgomery County South Solid Waste Facility is located at 1001 Encrete Lane in Moraine and the North facility at 6589 Old Webster Street in Vandalia. Hours of operation are from 6:00 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday to Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. For additional information, please call Solid Waste Services at 225-4999 between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Montgomery County
On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, the Montgomery County Commissioners rescinded the 5% water and sewer rate increase that was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2010.
"Many of our families are struggling during these tough economic times. We hope this decision will help ease some financial stress for our citizens," said Montgomery County Commission President Dan Foley.
Back in 2007, the Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution that would have raised 2010 water and sewer rates by 5%. The decision to forego that rate increase was based on current economic conditions and the negative impact the increase would have had on Montgomery County Water Services customers.
"Montgomery County Water Services has worked to reevaluate its 2010 budget, allowing us to continue offering water and sewer services at the 2009 rate. We are pleased to be able to offer these savings to our customers," added Commissioner Foley.
Rates for 2011 will be evaluated at the end of the upcoming year.
Ohio Coffee Company
Address: 642 Carlisle Ave, Dayton, OH 45410
My son and his girlfriend just opened a coffee shop at the corner of Fifth and Ludlow called the 'Ohio Coffee Company'. They have worked long and hard at getting this shop opened and with no big backers..only family and friends that gave them money because we believed in them and believed that with hard work, this can be a dream that comes true...and help the city become a better place with good coffee and teas to drink!!!!
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley
There's an award-winning early childhood education program right here in our community!
In recognition of its excellent program and commitment to quality early childhood education, the Miami Valley Family Care Center in Dayton recently received a Three-Star Step Up To Quality Award from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the state agency responsible for licensing and promoting high standards among Ohio's child care centers.
The Center joins less than 1% of Centers in Ohio who have both a three-star rating and are accredited by the Ohio Association of Education for Young Children.
The Miami Valley Family Care Center offers quality care and education for children ages 2 1/2 - 10. The Center is operated by Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley.
For more information, call 268-0336.
