Lighting candles on a six-foot tall birthday "cake," the "kampers", organizers, supporters and volunteers of KAMP Dovetail celebrated 30 years of Kids And Motivated People with tears, cheers and fireworks.
  "Love makes success happen," said Doug Rudolph, the founder of KAMP Dovetail.
   Rudolph was among those who guests honored and recognized during the birthday celebration and received a standing ovation from the crowd and kampers during his introduction.

Lighting candles on a six-foot tall birthday "cake," the "kampers", organizers, supporters and volunteers of KAMP Dovetail celebrated 30 years of Kids And Motivated People with tears, cheers and fireworks.
  "Love makes success happen," said Doug Rudolph, the founder of KAMP Dovetail.
   Rudolph was among those who guests honored and recognized during the birthday celebration and received a standing ovation from the crowd and kampers during his introduction.

One inning was all it took for the New York Yankees to score enough runs to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, in front of a sell-out crowd at Great American Ball Park, Monday night.

One inning was all it took for the New York Yankees to score enough runs to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, in front of a sell-out crowd at Great American Ball Park, Monday night.

For followers of official Festival of the Bells commemorative items, the 2011 festival will feature some items that will be highly-coveted by dedicated collectors.
  Festival entertainment chairperson Rick Williams said that prior to the Thursday night concert of Christian artist Matthew West, a special auction will be held for a set of collectible bells from the series on Hillsboro churches, and a basket signed by West.

For followers of official Festival of the Bells commemorative items, the 2011 festival will feature some items that will be highly-coveted by dedicated collectors.
  Festival entertainment chairperson Rick Williams said that prior to the Thursday night concert of Christian artist Matthew West, a special auction will be held for a set of collectible bells from the series on Hillsboro churches, and a basket signed by West.

The rainy weather will not dampen the spirits, or cancel the ceremonies, at KAMP Dovetail Monday, when kampers past and present will kick off a week in the sun, and celebrate 30 years of Kids And Motivated People.
  SATH (Supplemental Assistance to the Handicapped) Executive Director Linda Allen said that ceremonies are still on schedule to begin at 7 p.m. at Rocky Fork Lake, when state and local elected officials, and current and former kampers will celebrate the 30 years the kamp has been proving children with special needs the opportunity to participate in summertime activities, such as camping, fishing, horseback riding and swimming.

The Festival of the Bells 3-on-3 tournament, sponsored by the Hillsboro Lions Club, will be held July 2 at the City Park on Richards St. in Hillsboro. Registration will be held 7:30-8:30 a.m. Games start at 9:45 a.m. The cost is $80 per team. Please call Jim Winner at (937) 393-3319 or Larry Cole at (937) 393-2861 or (937) 205-8682 with any questions.

As international trade with China has grown, the Asian longhorned beetle has found a safe haven in wood crates traveling to our shores. The Asian longhorned beetle is an invasive species known to be particularly damaging to a variety of trees that are native to Ohio – including maple, birch, and willow. The Asian longhorned beetle’s practice of burrowing within tree trunks also shows them to be resistant to popular extermination techniques, such as chemical sprays.