ANDERSON TOWNSHIP -- A man armed with a revolver and claiming he had a bomb escaped with an undisclosed amount of money Thursday morning from the PNC Bank at Beechmont Avenue and Five Mile Road.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department said the man went into the bank at 10:25 a.m. and demanded money, the revolver tucked into his waistband.
While leaving the bank with the money in a black nylon bag, the man left a tool box under a desk and said there was a bomb in it.
The man, described as a white male in his 40s with blond hair and wearing a tan coat and Panama-style hat, fled south from the bank and got into a dark-colored Ford, possibly a Taurus, according to police.
Employees and customers were evacuated, but the tool box did not contain a bomb, police said.
The suspect was still at large Thursday afternoon.
Cincinnati names urban conservator
William L. Forwood Jr. has been tapped to serve as the city of Cincinnati's urban conservator. Mr. Forwood has relocated from Bordentown, N.J., where he has worked as a private consultant in historic preservation and city planning since 1985, according to a prepared statement issued by City Manager John Shirey.
The urban conservator will be an assistant to the director of the city planning department and secretary to the Historic Conservation Board, which reviews permit applications for alterations to designated historic properties and provides architectural advice to property owners.
The office coordinates the federally mandated historic compliance reviews when the city uses federal funds for its projects and programs, and provides information on federal tax benefits for rehabilitation projects. The office also helps citizens identify and preserve historic structures in their neighborhoods.
Music, seminars will fill weekend of worship
Darrell Evans and The River Flow Worship Band will be at First Christian Assembly of God in Corryville this weekend for worship services and seminars. Mr. Evans, whose first record release earned him a Dove Award nomination last year, will lead a 7 p.m. service today geared toward youth and college students. On Saturday, he will lead a worship seminar from 1 to 3 p.m. and a concert of worship at 6:30 p.m. The band will also lead worship at Sunday services, 9:15 and 11 a.m. There is no admission charge for any of the activities. For more information, call the church at 751-1066.
Religious concerts scheduled this fall
The Heirs Family Worship Center in West Chester is beginning a Sunday series of praise and worship concerts this week at 4 p.m. The first of the afternoon concerts will feature Heirs Pastor John W. Stevenson and the Heirs International Worship Team to introduce the group's new release, "You Are Holy." Pastor Stevenson was pastor of music, worship and the arts at Christ Emmanuel Christian Fellowship from 1992-95.
Other Sunday concerts will be Nov. 8 and Dec. 13 at Heritage Elementary School, 5052 Hamilton-Mason Road, where the worship center meets. For more information, call 759-9692.
Rotary recruiting for New Zealand trip
The Rotarians of Southwest Ohio are seeking four outstanding business and professional people to visit New Zealand in 1999 through the Group Study Exchange Program of the Rotary Foundation.
Application deadline is Oct. 12.
Please contact Jeanne Hayes, executive director of the Rotary Club of Cincinnati, 441 Vine St., Suite 2112, Cincinnati 45202, or call 421-1080.
Cancer group honoring doctor, flag designer
Dr. Myron Moskowitz, a longtime radiologist at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, will receive an "Award of Hope" Saturday at the Breast Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati's survivor luncheon and seminar.
The annual event will include information about genetic research, chemotherapy and a new clinical trial to compare the breast cancer prevention effects of tamoxifen and raloxifene (better-known by its brand name Evista).
Meanwhile, Allison Harris-Gordon, who designed a breast cancer awareness flag shown at the recent Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, will receive the "Linda Heines Award of Inspiration."
The $15 seminar and lunch begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Omni Netherland Plaza Hotel, downtown Cincinnati. For reservations, call 232-2511.
Free mental health checkups available
The Mental Health Association of Cincinnati and the Mental Health Association of Northern Kentucky have information on free mental health checkups this week.
Information on more than 100 free programs offered during Mental Illness Awareness Week is also available. Call 721-2910 in Cincinnati or 431-1077 in Kentucky.
Beech Acres mediator on state task force
A Beech Acres employee has been appointed to Ohio Gov. Voinovich's Task Force on Family Law and Children.
Marie Hill, coordinator of the mediation program at Beech Acres, was appointed to help the task force improve conditions for children whose parents do not live together.
Ms. Hill is currently vice president of the Ohio Mediation Association. Beech Acres is an Anderson Township social service agency.
Cerebral palsy agency needs activity helpers
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cincinnati is looking for volunteers. The Alfred J. Rendigs Center for Adults is searching for people who will help with community outings, tutor life skills or computer skills, and implement exercise, art or music classes.
The Aaron W. Perlman Center for Children needs help implementing programs, repairing equipment and working with computers.
Training is provided. For more information or to volunteer at Rendigs, call 221-4606. For Perlman, call 636-4601.
