Greg Soellner Jr. invites the public to see him through his artistry.

Not as a victim of cerebral palsy, but as a talented artist who uses Adobe Photoshop to create comic-book-style expressions, and at the same time displays his faith in God.

Mr. Soellner has created a cover illustration for the Faith Symposium, set for 3-9 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 6329 Tylersville Road, West Chester.

The title of the illustration is "Finding Wholeness in Worship," a drawing he created through a computer graphics design program, something he taught himself. "It is a way of expressing your spiritual feelings," he said.

Mr. Soellner said he wants to produce a comic book with himself as a lead character.

The Butler County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities is cosponsoring the symposium with the Association of Citizens with Retardation.

"The Faith Symposium is a way to bring individuals, families and local faith congregations together," said Pam Long, communications coordinator for the MRDD. "It is important that people with disabilities feel that they are included in a faith community. It can make it easier to accept life with a disability."

Keynote speaker for the symposium will be the Rev. Bill Gaventa, coordinator of community and congregational supports and associate professor of Pediatrics at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The Rev. Mr. Gaventa is a nationally recognized lecturer and writer.

Punk and power pop will be the music of choice at a benefit festival on Dec. 28 at The Void, 4011 Hamilton Ave., Northside.

Proceeds from the benefit will go to the Cincinnati Anti-Racist Charity and the Louisville Crusade for Children, said Alex Huffman, 16, who is promoting the benefit.

"We are a group that tries to promote anti-racism in Cincinnati, mostly by trying to mediate racial issues and show that there are two sides to any issue," Alex said.

He said he wants to raise funds for the Louisville Crusade for Children because that agency assisted him when he lived in Louisville and suffered from a heart ailment.

"A lot of the equipment used in my surgery was paid for by the agency," he said.

For more information, call (859)-586-6455.

If deer are overpopulated in this area, don't blame Frank Ernest Lohr of Indian Hill, because he is doing his part to thin them out.

Last week, the 80-year-old hunter took down a buck with a bow and arrow near the Indian Hill Water Works.

Mr. Lohr laughs about it, but doesn't want to brag. Not so, his daughter. "He is a great hunter," said his daughter, Linda Clarke. "He never kills anything he doesn't eat. Deer meat makes good chili."

Allen Howard's "Some Good News" column runs Sunday-Friday. If you have suggestions about outstanding achievements, or people who are uplifting to the Tristate, let him know at 768-8362, at ahoward@enquirer.com or by fax at 768-8340.