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Registration Open for 8th Annual Hunger Walk

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011, 12:09pm
Registration Open for 8th Annual Hunger Walk

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Registration is now open for community members to participate in the 8th Annual Hunger Walk and 5K Run that will benefit the Member Agencies (small food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters throughout 20 counties in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky).

Freestore Foodbank representatives will also be registering people on Fountain Square during the Strauss and Troy Market on the Square Tuesday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 17 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

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Ohio River Trail segments to open

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Monday, May 9th, 2011, 7:05pm
Ohio River Trail segments to open

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - There will be ribbon-cuttings Friday for two new segments of the Ohio River Trail.  The new segments run from Congress to Wilmer and from Sutton to Five Mile.

The event starts at 10:00 a.m. at 262 Wilmer Avenue and continues 11:30 a.m. at the Sutton and Kellogg Avenue intersection.

The Ohio River Trail is being built by the Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Regional Council of Governments. 

This 16-mile trail will run west from the Village of New Richmond ending eventually in Eastern Cincinnati.  The trail will run through Pierce Township, Clermont County and Anderson Township. A northern spur will connect this trail to the Little Miami Scenic Trail just south of Lunken Airport. To the west this trail will connect to the Purple People Bridge in downtown Cincinnati.

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WWE on stage NKY for the first time

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Monday, May 9th, 2011, 3:14pm
WWE on stage NKY for the first time

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY (FOX19) - World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will debut at The Bank of Kentucky Center at Northern Kentucky University on Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. as part of the WWE RAW World Tour.

The Main Event is a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship between John Cena, The Miz, and CM Punk. 

Cena is the wrestler who turned up all over YouTube last week when he informed the crowd at a WWE event that Osama Bin Laden had just been killed.

Other announced matches include: The Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio and Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler.  Plenty more WWE RAW superstars will be in attendance including: Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger, R.

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Local Program Helps Family Caregivers Prepare for Senior Emergencies

Submitted by ctevis on Friday, May 6th, 8:48 pm

CINCINNATI,OH (FOX19) - A local senior care company has unveiled a new resource for those adult children who live in fear of getting "the call" that tells them their senior loved one is in trouble. Research conducted for the Home Instead Senior Care® network has revealed that many grown children don't know all they should about their older adults' medical histories.

That's why Home Instead Senior Care has worked with Humana Points of Caregiving® to develop a variety of resources to help families be better prepared.

The Caring for Your Parents: Senior Emergency KitSM, an information management tool, can help family caregivers keep important information at their fingertips such as their senior's doctors, pharmacy and insurance company, medications and dosage details as well as allergies.

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With river down at last, River Downs sets opener

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Friday, May 6th, 2011, 6:22pm
With river down at last, River Downs sets opener

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - With the flood waters from the Ohio River finally gone, track officials at River Downs have set Friday, May 13th as opening day for live racing. Post time on Friday  is 3:00 p.m. 

The track in Anderson Township was forced to cancel their original starting date of April 29 due to flooding from the Ohio River that covered the main track. Horses who left the grounds for alternate training facilities are returning to River Downs. The main track will not open for training purposes until next week.

River Downs will be open for simulcasting Saturday for the 137th Kentucky Derby. Gates will open early at 10:00 a.m. with free parking and admission. 

The track has scheduled giveaways, drink specials, will sell Mint Juleps in the official commemorative glass and are sponsoring a Derby Day Hat Contest in the paddock.

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Ten area labyrinths are free and open to the public on Saturday

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Friday, May 6th, 2011, 4:00pm
Ten area labyrinths are free and open to the public on Saturday

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Ten Cincinnati-area labyrinths will be free and open for the public to “Walk as One at 1” on Saturday, May 7.

From West Chester to Northern Kentucky and from Delhi to Milford, the community is invited to walk ten Greater Cincinnati labyrinths from 1-2 p.m. in celebration of World Labyrinth Day. Most labyrinths will have a labyrinth facilitator to provide information and simple instructions.  No reservations are necessary and walking the labyrinths is free.

  •  Community of Faith Presbyterian                        1400 Highland Ave.
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Campbell Co. Extension Service to host $10 cat spay/neuter clinic

Submitted by Ohio Alleycat on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2:55 pm
Campbell Co. Extension Service to host $10 cat spay/neuter clinic

CAMPBELL COUNTY, KY (FOX19) - Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic and Friends of the Shelter announce a low-cost, high-quality spay/neuter clinic for cats on May 12 at the Campbell County Extension Service in Highland Heights (3500 Alexandria Rd.)  Any Campbell County resident can fix a pet or stray cat for just $10, courtesy of the two organizations.  This price also includes rabies vaccination and pain medication, administered by the clinic's licensed veterinary staff.  On the day of the clinic, Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic’s “Neuterville Express” van will greet residents at the Extension Service from 6:30– 7:30 a.m., chauffeuring their cats to its Cincinnati-based spay/neuter clinic.  Residents’ cats will be returned to the Extension Service at 9:00 a.m.

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