Friday, September 29, 2000

Tristate A.M. Report

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Woman killed in shooting at plant

        FAIRFIELD — One woman was killed and another arrested Thursday night after a shooting at Prestige Display and Packaging on Distribution Drive.

        The identities of the two women were not available Thursday. Witnesses said two women argued inside the plant, and one of the women left and returned with a handgun. The woman who was killed was shot numerous times.

        Leon Lucy, 30, who has worked at the plant two weeks, said he was inside when the argument escalated into shooting.

Shawn and Paul Scholz pick up a load of lumber that spilled when a blown tire sent Shawn's truck out of control on Ronald Reagan Highway Thursday. (Glann Hartong photo) | ZOOM |

        “It was just a small argument between the two about some boxes,” he said. He said he heard five shots.

        Mr. Lucy said he slightly injured his ankle when he fell off a dock running from the incident.

        The shooting happened about 8:45 p.m., Fairfield Police Lt. Ken Colburn said.

        Witnesses said many workers at the plant fled when the shooting started. There were no other injuries.

        Fairfield police were still at the scene late Thursday.
       

Ohio ACLU to honor incarcerated mother

        The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will honor Barbara Turner, an incarcerated woman who fought state corrections officials in order to have her husband present during the birth of their baby.

        After the child was born in March 1999, she fought the same officials to be allowed to breast-feed her child.

        Because of her efforts, prison officials have looked at creating parenting programs for both male and female prisoners.

        Mrs. Turner, incarcerated at the Franklin Pre-Release Center, is serving a 32-month sentence for drug offenses. She is one of five honorees at the annual dinner, Oct. 21 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Columbus.

        For information about the dinner, call the ACLU at (216) 781-6277 or go online at www.acluohio.org
       

10,000 expected for Life Chain event

        As many as 10,000 people representing more than 250 churches will join hands in a 10-mile long Greater Cincinnati Life Chain Sundayafternoon.

        The event, co-sponsored by a coalition of 29 organizations in Greater Cincinnati, will provide a visual statement of participants' belief that “abortion is wrong and that Greater Cincinnatians are opposed to the killing of unborn children,” organizers say.

        Sponsors include the Archdiocese of Cincinnati; Pro Life Commission — Diocese of Covington; Right To Life of Cincinnati; and University of Cincinnati Students for Life. Participants will line the street on a course that extends both directions on the Suspension Bridge and 5 miles into Covington along Madison Street. In Ohio, it will generally follow Vine Street from downtown to the Cincinnati Zoo.

        Previous Life Chains in Cincinnati had about 10,000 partici pants. Sunday's Life Chain event is being observed in more than 900 cities nationwide.

Toddler released from hospital after dog attack

        CLEARCREEK TWP. — A 16-month-old boy was released from the hospital Thursday, a day after he was mauled by his family's Doberman pinscher.

        Alec Olson was airlifted to Children's Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, after the 6-year-old male dog bit him multiple times in the head Wednesday at the family's home on Harlan Road.

        The dog remains at the Warren County Humane Association's animal shelter in Lebanon.

        County Dog Warden Nathan Harper said he had not heard from the Olson family about whether they want the dog destroyed. The child's mother, Constance Olson, could not be reached.

Ordination for two area men Saturday

        Two local men will take the next step toward priesthood Saturday. The Most Rev. Carl Moeddel, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, will ordain Bryan Reif, 29 of Cincinnati, and Chris Worland, 36, of Dayton, Ohio, as transitional deacons. This is one of the final steps in ordination and the time when the men make promises of celibacy and obedience. The service starts at 11 a.m. at the Athenaeum of Ohio, 6616 Beechmont Ave.

UC to offer degree in addiction studies

        A new master's degree in addiction studies — meant to complement training in criminal justice — is being offered by the University of Cincinnati.

        The new degree will offer people in law enforcement a clearer understanding of “all elements associated with addictive behavior, including substance abuse, sexual addiction, gambling and eating disorders,” said Lawrence M. Anthony, coordinator of the UC addictions studies program.

        The degree is jointly offered by the Colleges of Education and Evening and Continuing Education. Details, Mr. Anthony, 556-9196.
       

College official quits to become museum CFO

        Gary Bockelman, the vice president of administration and finance and chief operating officer at Thomas More College, is leaving to become the chief financial officer of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, he said Thursday.

        Mr. Bockelman, 47, will start Oct. 9. He will handle financial administration for the museum, which is slated to start construction next year and open on the Cincinnati riverfront in 2003.

        The Fort Mitchell resident also is chairman of the Kenton County Airport Board.

       

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