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The Advocate5A LOCALSTATE Monday, December 29, 1997 Cincinnati suburb banking on bicycle race think that number has Fast fact A study conducted in the early 1990s determined that about 200,000 people use the city's bike trail every year. Ki! Will you be my Big BrotherSister? Each week, The Advocate is spotlighting a local child who is seeking a grown-up friend through Big BrothersBig Sisters of Licking County. The agency pairs volunteers with single-parent children to serve as positive adult role models for them. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer can stop by the agency office at 62 W. Locust St.

or call 349-9646. My name is Kohl, and I am 6 years old. In my free time, I like to play G.I. Joe, LOVELAND, Ohio (AP) This Cincinnati suburb, best known for its Valentine's Day postal cancellation, is turning its attention to a bicycle race. Area officials estimate the economic impact from a national cycling event next summer that is expected to be announced soon could reach $217,000 for athletes' and offi- rials' room and board alone.

Almost none of that will be spent in Loveland, where the race will start, because the city has no hotels. But city officials said the long-range impact of bringing-the Elite National Road Championships to the area is and restaurants in Loveland historic downtown, near the starting line of the race. "The area has grown and we lack the hotels," Ms. Furterer said. "We need a bed and breakfast and a nice upscale family restaurant.

Loveland has a lot to offer and there's a lot of vision toward the future here." The chamber sends out hundreds of brochures every day to cycling clubs and other people from as far away as New York and Pennsylvania who are attracted by the bike trail. A study conducted in the early 1990s determined that about 200,000 people 'use the city's bike trail every year. Officials increased since then. Mayor Lee Skierkiewicz is pursuing construction of a velodrome, a banked oval track that is critical in Cincinnati's bid to host the 2012 Olympics. Skierkiewicz wants Loveland to be the region's cycling center.

Mike Yablon, who owns a cycling shop in Loveland, said that his business has increased each year since he opened shop five years ago and that next August's event probably would result in another boost. "We sell to a lot of people in their 20s," Yablon said. "But you also see a lot of 5-year-olds racing in the street. It's kind of neat." cials have been going on for months. Pat Furterer, director of the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce, said the event could draw 6,000 or more spectators.

That would be twice the number of people who watched the Tour de Loveland bike race in August, which was considered a success. City officials said economic impact of the race would be difficult to estimate but would include money spent at shops "It's an investment," said City Manager Mark Fitzgerald. The city hopes to attract hotel construction and more restaurants, which generate local tax revenue. The United States Cycling Federation is expected to announce next month its selection of Cincinnati as the site for the event, which will take place in late August. Negotiations with the Greater Cincinnati Sports Events Commission and Loveland offi SPAS SCRATCH and DENT ran Jte City hires architects to design town that will be blend of old and new computers, baseball, football, swimming, play in the sand and ride bikes.

I would like to have a Big Brother that I could a A SAVE 51000's! on GREAT LAKES SPAS! Prices As Low As $1495! 1 Colony Square Moll Next to Sears Phone 614) spend time with and go fishing with. When I grow up, I want to be a Big Brother. My favorite movie is 'Jurassic Park," and my favorite food is fruit. I am happy when I'm in bed with my kitten named Scratchy. My favorite color is red.

Watkins, an architect with Duany Plater-Zyberk. Supporters of new town neighborhoods say they draw on the best aspects of traditional towns and of surrounding Opponents say that the developments do not have mass appeal and that some homeowners prefer the big yards and cul-de-sacs that often are excluded from the new towns. Guerra and Mayor Randy Hart said it will be up to developers to make the plan work, with guidance from the city planning commission. Even if ground isn't broken for years, the city wanted to begin plans now for something special, Guerra said. Miami-based Duany Plater-Zyberk Co.

to design the town development. The company has designed more than 40 new town developments, many of which feature narrow tree-lined streets on relatively small lots. Some of the developments include town centers where residents can walk to stores and shops. A team of architects and at least one engineer will set up an office in the city early next year and begin asking for opinions from planners, builders, safety officials and residents. "The whole planning process is open to the public, so residents of Barberton can stop in at any time and critique what we're doing," said Michael BARBERTON (AP) With about 700 acres of land ripe for development, city planners in this Akron suburb face a problem.

They want to avoid nondescript subdivisions and create a neighborhood with character. So they have persuaded City Council to hire an architectural firm to design what's being called a new old town. "We want to make sure that it is a development that isn't just some housing tract that it's a place that people want to live in and that in 50 years it's still (considered) a nice neighborhood," said city Planning Director Fred Guerra. He and his planning staff convinced the council to hire YOUR STUFF. YOUR GASH.

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The Advocate CommunltCIassifiea It's fast, It's easy, and It sells. COLUMBUS (AP) The former girlfriend of a man under investigation in a girl's disappearance said she saw a videotape of him luring someone who resembled a missing girl into his car, court documents said. Police have said they are investigating James Partin, 35, who now lives in Columbus, in connection with the 1983 disappearance of 14-year-old Beth Miller of Idaho Springs, Colo. Partin is being held in the Franklin County jail on child pornography charges. He was scheduled to be arraigned today in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.

Ohio authorities have released a search warrant and related documents in the case. Investigators decided to talk with Partin about the Miller case after authorities found among his possessions a map of Clear Creek County, which surrounds Idaho Springs, and a newspaper story about the girl's disappearance. Colorado investigators flew to Ohio earlier this month to interview Partin, but he refused to speak with them. In one document, Columbus police said Tamara Bond told Detective David McKee that she had discovered several sexually explicit video recordings involving children as young as 5 and that the tapes Private party merchandise onlv. Couple watches 54 grandchildren stage musical CUYAHOGA FALLS (AP) Ivan and Judith Flohr say they can keep the names of their grandchildren straight but they don't celebrate their birthdays.

And it's no wonder the Akron-area couple has 54 grandchildren. The entire brood, ranging in age from 8 months to 21, staged a talent show for the Flohrs on Saturday at the family's annual Christmas party in a town hall. The family has rented a hall for Easter and Christmas for more than a decade to accommodate the clan. Ivan, 64, and Judith, 60, met on a blind date in 1953. They both came from large families: she had 10 brothers and sisters and he had five siblings.

They were married the next year. "This is all supernatural family planning," Mrs. Flohr said. "We asked God to plan the family and we think it turned out super." She was still caring for a 4-year-old child when she started baby-sitting the first grandchild. Five sons and seven daughters have delivered 30 girls and 24 boys.

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