Around Anderson

Candace Janidlo

Due to a perfect storm of adjusting to a new sleep/wake schedule (a perpetual night owl takes approximately two months to adjust to early morning waking), shuffling the scheduling of two kids (new school, new responsibilities, still only 24 hours in a day), illness (almost an entire month - all four of us sick at the same time), and the unexpected death of a beloved aunt, I’ve been absent from Around Anderson for some time. In times of stress and crazy schedules and hungry families, it’s good to have a couple of quick, easy meals you can make from memory. One of my family’s favorites is spaghetti and meat sauce.

When I have several hours to devote to sauce-making, I do like to make my own sauce. Sometimes, however, that’s not possible and I reach for a jar of spaghetti sauce to help things along. Boosting the sauce takes a little thought but not much advance planning, if you have your pantry and fridge well-stocked.

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Did you know the George Washington was deeded 1,000 acres of land in the Northeast corner of Anderson township? How about that Dr. Phillip Turpin was a nephew of Thomas Jefferson? Anderson Township has been on the map since 1793, so we have a rich history. Starting Sunday 10/4, that history will be on display in a new room at the Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Road.

The grand opening event on 10/4 will feature tours of the exhibits, refreshments and entertainment. It’s free and open to the public. For more information, you can all the government center at (513) 688-8400.

Having one child at a time is challenging.  Two or more at the same time seems almost unmanageable to me, but there are families all around Anderson living that life and loving it.

You can meet some of them and find some great bargains this weekend at the semi-annual Babies and Children’s Fall Clothing and Equipment Sale.  It’s sponsored by Eastern Hills Mothers of Twins or More Club. All those babies mean lots of clothes and gear to outgrow.

The sale is Saturday 10/3 from 8am until Noon at Nagel Middle School. It costs $1 to get in the door. The half-price sale starts at 11am.  It’s cash only and all sales are final.

Eastern Hills Mothers of Twins and More Club is a non‐profit organization whose purpose is to provide support, outreach, and charity to parents of multiples. Founded in 1962, the membership may consist of parents, expectant parents, and guardians of multiple birth children. The EHMOTC is a member of the National Organization of the Mothers of Twins Club, Inc., and mainly draws rom the east side of Cincinnati, Ohio.  You can learn more at their web site at http://www.EHMOTC.com.
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Due to the rain, work that was supposed to be done yesterday on the bike trail has been postponed until next week.

The Five Mile Trail will tentatively be closed on Tuesday, September 29th, to allow for pavement maintenance.  The trail will reopen on Wednesday, September 30th.  This work is weather permitting, so residents may visit www.andersontownship.org, call (513) 688-8400, or email tcaruso@andersontownship.org, to confirm the closure or with any questions or comments.

Anderson Township’s movie theater is on track to open in late spring or early summer of 2010, according to the company managing the project.  Construction has been delayed recently due to a design problem with a ramp, and because of the recent rain.  Jeff Jacobs from The JFP Group says the ramp problem has been fixed.  He also tells me that there is no financial reason for the delays.  The funding is solid.

The 12-screen, 1100 seat Danbury Anderson Cinema and parking garage were scheduled to open November 1st.  Jacobs says Danbury actually prefers a spring or summer opening, when all the biggest movies premiere.

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Only six schools in the nation received the Phoebe Apperson-Hearst National PTA Family-School Partnership Award of Excellence, and Wilson Elementary School was one of them.
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How do you keep an award-winning school district on top, even as enrollment and expenses rise, as buildings crumble and as the anti-tax crowd cries like a bunch of kindergartners at the very idea of spending money on something as wasteful as education?
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Coney Island has added a laser light show each night of its Fall-O-Ween festival on the next two weekends, 9/26 & 9/27 and 10/3 & 10/4.  The show is produced by Lasertainment and features colorful images on a large laser screen while aerial beams dance above and beyond the audience, all choreographed to festive music.  Here’s [...]