Sunday, April 26, 1998
The following streets and bridges will be closed from 8 a.m. until noon today for the 1998 March of Dimes WalkAmerica:
Pete Rose Way between Eggleston Avenue and Broadway; Broadway between Pete Rose Way and Fourth Street; Third Street between Sycamore Street and Broadway; Taylor - Southgate Bridge between Cincinnati and Newport; Clay Wade Bailey Bridge between Cincinnati and Covington; Third Street between Gest Street and Central Avenue.
Union Institute to hold adult career seminar
The Union Institute is holding an adult career-planning and development seminar from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the school, 440 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills.
Reservations for the free session can be made by calling the school's Gantz Center at 861-6400, extension 211.
Topics will include selecting the right job, researching career opportunities and marketing yourself.
Free skin cancer screenings on May 4
The American Cancer Society and Tristate dermatologists hoping to raise awareness about skin cancer have designated May 4 as "Melanoma Monday."
On that day, patients can get free skin cancer screenings from more than 50 area dermatologists. Beginning April 29, people can set appointments by calling the cancer society at 891-9615.
Nationwide, about 40,000 new cases of melanoma -- the most fatal form of skin cancer -- occur each year. The disease kills about 7,300 a year.
18-hour treadmill walk to raise money
A Mount Healthy man hopes to raise at least $5,000 next week for the Leukemia Society of America by walking a treadmill for 18 hours straight.
Murry Feldstein, a 30-year-old decorating contractor who has run two marathons, plans to begin his "Treadmill Marrow-Thon" at 6 a.m. Wednesday outside the Westin Hotel, downtown.
Mr. Feldstein said he picked the 18-hour goal because the Hebrew letters that signify the number 18 -- chai -- also can be read as the word "life."
Mr. Feldstein said he plans to stop only for bathroom breaks, or to stretch out cramps.
Christian council to hold annual meeting
The Council of Christian Communions will hold its 84th annual dinner meeting and delegates assembly Tuesday at Old St. George in Clifton Heights.
The Rev. Damon Lynch, Jr. will receive the Charles P. Taft Award for reflecting the highest ideals of ecumenism in his ministry and in his former role as president of the Baptist Ministers Conference. The Faith in Action Award will be given to Gertrude Bernet, Tara M. Hammonds, Marien Jackoby, Sister Ann Mary Lay, R.S.M., Leonard Slutz, and Shannon D. White.
A special Recognition for Community Service will be presented to the ministers of the Avondale Coalition of Churches -- the Rev. Donald E. Jones, the Rev. C. Dennis Edwards, the Rev. K.Z. Smith, and the Rev. Clarence S. Wallace -- for their efforts in developing the Avondale Town Center.
The gathering begins at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. George, 42 Calhoun St. The cost is $20 per person, $180 for a sponsor table and $200 for a corporate table. For more information, call 559-3151.
Reform candidate files complaint against Taft
COLUMBUS -- The Reform Party candidate for governor, John Mitchel, has filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission against Bob Taft, his Republican opponent in the Nov. 3 election. Mr. Mitchel said Mr. Taft, who is Ohio's secretary of state, doesn't have a campaign disclaimer on his business cards.
Mr. Mitchel said that if Mr. Taft's campaign can't follow election rules his own office administers, it shows a lack of leadership and management skills by the candidate.
State law requires that a statement appear on all campaign literature indicating who paid for the item. It is not clear if the rules apply to business cards.
Taft campaign spokesman Brett Buerck said the complaint was frivolous.
"I think it's obvious they have nothing better to do with their time than to nit-pick on an issue like this," he said.
Butler Co. selling $35 composting bins
HAMILTON -- A thousand composting bins will be available for sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 9 at Hamilton Fixture, Bypass 4 and Symmes Road.
The sale is being being sponsored by Butler County's Solid Waste Management District and the Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention. The composting bins, which normally retail for about $80, will be sold for $35.
To learn more about composting, visit the solid waste management district's web page at http://www.butlercountyohio.org/bes/swmd.htm, or call 887-3653.
Volunteer meeting for Black Family Reunion
The planning committee for the Midwest Region Black Family Reunion 10th Annual Celebration will hold a volunteer meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday at the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati at 3458 Reading Road in Avondale.
Volunteers will assist in the event to be held at Sawyer Point Aug. 15-16.
Call 742-9378 for more information and to receive an application.
Federal hate crimes working group set up
U.S. Attorney Sharon J. Zealey has created a hate crimes working group.
The group, based in her office, would work with local authorities in Hamilton, Butler and Clermont counties, she said.
Ms. Zealey wants to help communities overcome the fear that a hate crime prosecution is a "blemish."
Only then can local and federal authorities hit hardest at hate crime perpetrators, she said.
Authorities arrested two Clermont County men last week on federal hate crime charges stemming from a cross-burning.
