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When I was young and healthy, I planned future events months, even years, ahead.
Now I plan future events perhaps ten minutes ahead. The exception to this is this month. I plan to attend the William Henry Harrison High School graduation.
My granddaughte...
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I’ve found myself in some unusual places the last month or so. I watched the NCAA championship game in a sports bar on Times Square.
I was on the rail at the finish line for horse racing at Keeneland. Last week I was seated at the slot machines at the ...
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Over the past few weeks, I have received numerous calls on my cell phone. These calls are all coming from the same 800 number and a little research indicates that I am not the only one getting these irritating and potentially malicious calls.
The calls...
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Harrison is closing in on the first-ever Southwest Ohio Conference baseball title, but this week will provide a worthy test as the Wildcats hope to hold off Edgewood, Harrison’s opponent twice this week, Talawanda, and Ross.
Harrison holds a one-game l...
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The Harrison Ladycats softball team needs some help this week if it hopes to earn a piece of the Southwest Ohio Conference title.
Harrison’s 1-0 loss to Ross last Monday leaves the Ladycats with a 9-2 record in the SWOC this spring. Ross leads the way ...
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Neither the Harrison Wildcats baseball team nor the Harrison Ladycats softball team have earned much appreciation among the few coaches that vote in the city polls this season, but when all the coaches got together to select seeds for the sectional tourna...
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The Harrison Wildcats tennis team was unable to improve on its seeding position at last week’s Southwest Ohio Conference tournament.
“We came into the tournament seeded fourth and we finished fourth,” said Harrison coach Andy Zureick.
The best per...
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Led by the team’s throwers in the shot put and the discus, the Harrison Ladycats track team finished sixth out of 16 teams at the Ross Invitational last Friday.
“Our throwers had a fantastic day and we had lots of PRs,” said Harrison coach Scott Me...
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The struggles of the Harrison boys’ track team were never more evident than at Ross last Friday for the Ross Invitational.
Only the surprising performance of senior shot putter Izzy Campbell kept the Cats from being shut out in the meet.
Campbell reco...
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Recently, my ceramics class was fortunate enough to have a very special visitor every Tuesday, Carlos Perez. Carlos is from Visionaries and Voices.
Visionaries and Voices is a non-profit organization that began about 10 years ago for self-taught artists ...
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I have discovered a unique, and obscure piece of Harrison’s history, a receipt for services rendered by a Harrison undertaker in 1893.
This document records the charges incurred for a deceased Harrison resident who I will call John Doe.
I have removed...
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Just goes to show you that what’s good for the goose is also for the gander, or in this case vice-versa. Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has been pushing for the banning of the ability for those folks in her state who receive nutritional assistance...
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I hate to violate one of the cardinal rules of life, at least in 21st century life. I’m referring to the phrase: “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” If I followed that rule I wouldn’t have anything to write about this week.
I picked a strang...
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The seeming endless improvements in digital technology come with a price and some frustration.
The other day, I was helping one of my colleagues hook up his new AppleTV. He was interested in having access to the vast library of TV programs and films avai...
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If you are inclined to bust my chops for making mistakes. Please do. I make them, so do you.
Call, complain, call me an airhead, flighty, or whatever is suitable, but don’t jump to the conclusion that when your favorite weekly feature doesn’t make ...
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I find myself writing about subjects I hold dear such as family, old movies, old TV programs and things from a bygone era when things were good or so we thought.
It is with extreme pride that I congratulate my grandson Ethan Dole on earning his degree in...
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The Harrison Wildcats baseball team moved into undisputed possession of first place in the Southwest Ohio Conference standings thanks to a 6-3 win over Ross last Friday.
Nevertheless, Harrison Coach Shawn Sowders is disappointed that his team let down in...
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Round one went to Ross in what looks to be a two-team race for the Southwest Ohio Conference softball crown. The Rams came to Harrison last Friday and defeated the Ladycats by a score of 6-5.The win put the Rams one game ahead of Harrison in the SWOC stan...
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Harrison girls’ track coach Scott Menze saw several good things as his team finished sixth in the 13-team Eaton Invitational on Saturday.
“We had some good performances, but we still have things we have to work on,” said Menze.Sammy Cliff continued...
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In a tennis match Harrison coach Andy Zureick hoped his team could win, the Harrison Wildcats were blitzed 5-0 by Northwest last week.
Zureick felt his team was good enough to compete with Northwest and challenge for third place in the Southwest Ohio Con...
