He is in charge of The Pope Family Journal, and distributes it among family members to inform everyone about family activities.

        “I come from a big family background dating back to grandparents, who had 11 children,” Mr. Pope said.

        “The grandparents sort of kept the family together, but since they both died in 1994, everybody kind of drifted apart. I think there are a lot of people who do not see the importance of family. I started the newspaper to help keep us together and spread information about our family.”

        Mr. Pope prints the newspaper every four months. It contains such tidbits as celebrating an aunt's 70th birthday, the birth of a child and the football record at Purcell High School. He lets the family know about P.J. Pope, a running back for Wyoming High School, who averaged 10.7 yards a carry, last season, amassing 1,790 yards while scoring 32 touchdowns.

        He talks about Gerald Pope Jr., a receiver who will be a freshman at Purcell this year.

        He keeps the family abreast of picnics, parties, church activities, funerals and who is entertaining whom on each holiday.

        Mr. Pope of Bond Hill said he has just finished the July issue.

        “I go to the post office and get enough stamps to send it out at my own expense. I send out 31 copies to relatives in Cincinnati, Atlanta, New Jersey and Strongsville, Ohio,” he said.

        Northern Kentucky Harvest received 8,000 cans of nonperishable food, donated by the Cincinnati/Dayton Marketing Division of Kroger.

        The cans were collected at the 2002 Kroger 225 Craftsman Truck race at the Kentucky Speedway, July 13.

        The Sacred Art of Sand Mandalas, designed by Tibetan Buddhist monks will be at the main branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Library, 800 Vine St., downtown, starting Aug. 1.

        The monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in India will use fine instruments to create mandalas from colored sand to promote world peace. An opening ceremony of chanting music will start at 9 a.m., Aug 1.

        The program will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 1, 2 and 3; from 1-5 p.m., Aug. 4 and 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Aug. 5.

        A “celebration of giving” breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m., today at the Cincinnati Central Target Store, 4825 Marburg Ave., Oakley. All seven local Target Stores will be represented. The stores will announce the 30 nonprofit organizations that will receive $130,000 in grant money from the Target Stores.

        “We are sponsoring the bluesfest this year and will have several of the performers here at the breakfast to entertain,” said Aubrey Pitts, store team leader at the Central Target Store.

        The other Target stores in this area: Cherry Grove, Deerfield Township, Milford, Springdale, Westwood and Florence.

        Allen Howard's “Some Good News” column runs Sunday-Friday. If you have suggestions about outstanding achievements or people, let him know at 768-8362, e-mail ahoward@enquirer.com or by fax at 768-8340.

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