Final fish fries
Queen of Peace will hold their last Lenten fish fries from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at 2550 Millville Ave. The fish fry will be drive-thru only at the Queen of Peace Garage.
The meal includes cod, fries, hush puppies, cole slaw and drink. The two piece dinner is $10, one piece $8.
St. John the Evangelist Knights of Columbus will hold their last fish fry from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at 9080 Cincinnati-Dayton Road. The fish fries will be carry out only.
For more information, go to www.stjohnwc.org.
The West Chester Twp. Nature Basket will be held virtually at 10:30 a.m. April 7. Kids, parents and adult caregivers are invited to tune in for a special video presentation. Check back to the township website April 7 to find links to watch the video. The video will be made available on demand via Facebook, Vimeo and YouTube to watch from anywhere with an Internet connection.
This month’s topic is rabbits and the book is titled “Hop” by Jorey Hurley. Craft kits will be available for pick up this week inside the lobby of the West Chester Twp. Administration building, 9113 Cincinnati Dayton Road, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until the end of the day April 9.
It’s been a year since the Fairfield Freshman and High School choirs performed in a live concert. To make their performance reentry special, Director Mark Mercer connected the students with Dr. Jacob Narverud. The world-renowned composer, conductor and pianist worked with the vocalists to present the first-ever Artist-in-Residence concert. The highlight of the concert was performing a specially commissioned piece, “Gravitas,” written by Narverud for the Fairfield Choral Music Program. Narverud’s music is performed worldwide by choirs of all levels.
Nature Basket programs are suited for preschool children, ages 3-5, and their adult companions. All programs include a story, a talk about seasonal nature and a craft. Adult help with the craft is required. There is no charge associated with township programming.
For more information, go to www.westchesteroh.org.
St. Maximilian Kolbe will hold their fish fry from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at 5720 Hamilton Mason Road. Dinners include three pieces of beer battered cod, fries, hush puppies and homemade cole slaw. Dinners are $10.
For more information, go to https://saint-max.org/.
Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) appointed State Rep. Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester) to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Butler County Transportation Improvement District (TID).
The Butler County TID works across political boundaries, providing a local structure which coordinates federal, state, and local resources in planning, financing, constructing, and operating transportation projects.
The TID partners with the Ohio Department of Transportation, Butler County, and local governments
throughout Butler County to complete transportation projects that relieve congestion and foster economic development.
The TID was established in 1993 by the Butler County Board of County Commissioners. Since then, the TID has worked on 16 major construction projects, resulting in over $338 million of infrastructure-related improvements.
The Butler County TID board plans to meet in April.
Mercy Health – Cincinnati announced that it has named Sean Dardeau, FACHE, as its chief operating officer. Dardeau starts his new role with Mercy Health – Cincinnati on April 5 and will oversee operations of Mercy Health’s five local hospitals and multiple clinical and support departments.
Most recently, Dardeau served as the market chief executive officer for Northwest Health’s Porter Regional, La Porte and Starke hospitals in Indiana. Previously, he was the market chief executive officer for the Mary Black Health System’s two hospitals in South Carolina. He has also held leadership roles with Trinity Medical Center in Alabama; Southampton Memorial Hospital in Virginia; Lakeview Community Hospital in Alabama and South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Alabama.
Dardeau earned his master’s in business administration from Averett University
in Danville, Virginia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration from King University in Bristol, Tennessee.
Various single-lane restrictions will be in effect this week for sign installation. Lane restrictions in both directions of Ohio 123 between Blanchester and Morrow daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday.
Traffic will be maintained by flaggers during hours of operation. All work is contingent upon weather.
St. Susanna Church will hold their last fish fry of the season from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at 500 Reading Road. The fish fries will be drive-thru offering a menu of fried Cod, shrimp and the signature Salmon. All meals will come with french fries, cole slaw and green beans. A large container of mac & cheese and whole pizzas are available to purchase.
Enter to the drive-thru is off 4th Street by the school gym.
For more information or to order ahead, go to https:// stsusanna.org.
Lebanon police added three new officers and a
new chaplain during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Mayor Amy Brewer administered the oaths of offices to police Chaplain Robert Moertle and Officers Travis Shaver, Brandon Magee and Thomas Byrnes.
Police Chief Jeff Mitchell, who introduced the new chaplain and officers, said since April 2020, the department looked at a field of 59 applicants and these three officer were selected.
Brewer also presented proclamations declaring Tuesday as “Schools of Lebanon Appreciation Day” to representatives of St. Francis DeSales School, Lebanon Christian Schools, and Lebanon City Schools.
She wanted to bring the public and private schools in the city together to recognize them for getting and keeping students in the classroom during the pandemic and to recognize the importance of having in-person classes.
The Warren County commissioners were recognized Tuesday for their support of the Warren County Career Center.
Superintendent Rick Smith of the Warren County Career Center, presented the commissioners a Valued Community Partner award for their support during the COVID19 pandemic. Smith said the commissioners used CARES Act funding to provide funds for Personal Protective Equipment and cleaning
supplies to WCCC.
Commission President David Young, a supporter of vocational education, said when federal dollars came to the county, the commissioners wanted to help the local schools.
The Warren County commissioners Tuesday approved the lease renewals for the Ohio Department of Public Safety to continue to locate Bureau of Motor Vehicles deputy registrar’s office and Driver Examination Station at its current location at 19 Dave Ave.
The county will lease 1,638 square feet at a cost of $13,923 a year to the state for the deputy registrar’s office, and will lease 1,419 square feet at a cost of $12,061 for the driver exam station. The leases will run from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023.
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