Cincinnati.Com
NKY.COM  |  ENQUIRER  |  CIN WEEKLY  |  Classifieds  |  Cars  |  Homes  |  Jobs  |  Help
Currently:
27°F
Clear
Weather | Traffic
The Enquirer
HOME
NEWS
ENTERTAINMENT
SPORTS
REDS
BENGALS
LOCAL GUIDE
MULTIMEDIA
ARCHIVES
SEARCH
 
 TODAY'S ENQUIRER 
 Front Page 
-- Local News 
 Sports 
 Business 
 Editorials 
 Tempo 
 Home Style 
 Travel 
 Health 
 Technology 
 Weather 
 Back Issues 
 Search 
 Subscribe 

 SPORTS 
 Bearcats 
 Bengals 
 High School 
 Reds 
 Xavier 

 VIEWPOINTS 
 Jim Borgman 
 Columnists 
 Readers' views 

 ENTERTAINMENT 
 Movies 
 Dining 
 Horoscopes 
 Lottery Results 
 Local Events 
 Video Games 

 CINCINNATI.COM 
 Giveaways 
 Maps/Directions 
 Send an E-Postcard 
 Coupons 
 Visitor's Guide 

 CLASSIFIEDS 
 Jobs 
 Cars 
 Homes 
 Obituaries 
 General 
 Place an ad 

 HELP 
 Feedback 
 Subscribe 
 Search 
 Newsroom Directory 




 
Sunday, August 31, 2003

Good Things Happening


Business barks up the right tree

Allen Howard

Name: Therapy Dogs International.

History: Founded in Cincinnati in 1970 by Glenna Mockbee after learning how animals help to relax patients, including her husband, Kenneth.

Where: 6851 Irwin Simpson Road, Mason.

Mission: "Travel to hospitals, nursing homes and schools and use dogs to help sick people, especially children, come out of depression and help their medicine work," Mockbee said.

[IMAGE] Kaitlin Conacher, 14, and her mother, Laurie, of Saskatchewan, Canada, enjoy their time with dogs from Therapy Dogs International.
(Jeff Swinger photo)
| ZOOM |
What others say: Dr. Edith Markoff, associate professor of pediatrics at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and coordinator of dog visitation program, said using animal-assisted activities is a form of psycho-social therapy.

"It helps to relieve stress," she said. "Usually if a sick child is unresponsive, a dog can change their responses. A child will reach out and touch a dog, and you can notice that the child's eyes will follow the dog's movement. This brings on an emotional difference and helps in treating a sick child."


SOME GOOD NEWS

"B 7, I 21."

That could be the voice of Joan Wilson, bingo caller for St. Paul United Church of Christ, Colerain Township.

She bellows out bingo numbers every Fifth Thursday of the month at the VA Hospital in Avondale.

"It is a lot of fun," she said.

"I go with a group of about five or six ladies from out church."

Wilson said the bingo games also provides something special for her and her committee.

Aquarium gets books

More than 800 fish-related books of longtime fish hobbyist, the late Dr. Peter A. Lewis, have been donated to the Newport Aquarium.

The books were donated by Phyllis Flynn of Glendale, widow of Dr. Lewis.

Dr. Lewis, who collected the fish library, died last year in his home. The books relate to marine and freshwater fish, the oceans, and rivers around the world.

The collection also contains slides and fish-related magazines, dating back to the 1950s.

Phyllis Flynn said she feels the collection will make a difference at the aquarium.

Dr. Lewis was director of Communications and Regulatory Affairs for Sun Chemical Corp.

The books will go to the WAVE Foundation, the independent, not-for-profit educational arm of the Newport Aquarium.


ACADEMIC ALL-STARS

Music scholarship

Megan Barclay, a recent graduate of Winton Woods High School, has been accepted into the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y.

She was awarded scholarships from Eastman and will have the opportunity to perform with the Eastman Wind Ensemble.

Overseas study

Courtney Budd, a junior elementary education major at Valparaiso University, Ind., studied spring semester at Anglia Polytechnic in Cambridge, England.

The Lakota West High School graduate is the daughter of Sandra and Joseph Budd of West Chester Township.

D.C. forum

Teresa Grieselhuber attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law in Washington, D.C. She joined other high school students to observe the legal system at Washington-area institutions.

Teresa, of Hamilton, attends Ross High School.

On dean's lists

These students have been named to the winter termdean's list at their college or university:

Jennifer Locy, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Dayton. The St. Ursula Academy graduate is the daughter of Lisa and Chuck Locy of Hyde Park.

Brendon Webb, a junior chemical engineering major at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The Walnut Hills High School graduate is the son of Barb and Barry Webb of Westwood.

For submission information, call 755-4165.




SPECIAL REPORT: FORECLOSURES
Home schemes, broken dreams
High-interest loans jeopardized their home
Fliers and signs popping up on streets
Papers she can't read gave away her home
She owned, now rents family home of 100 years
Novice owner put faith in her former teacher
Lured into investing, left with shabby rentals
Subprime loans carry high risks, high rates

IN THE TRISTATE
Wet day may await Riverfesters
Unions put heat on Cintas
Key players in the fight over union
Labor Day picnic draws thousands
Township comes up short for monument
Church divided, still stands
Former minister vows to return
Homeless camp bulldozed for cars
Woman survives lightning strike
Falun Gong practitioners share story of imprisonment
Art comes outside, where the people are (walking)
Regional Report

ENQUIRER COLUMNISTS
Pulfer: The Mighty Meatballs a lesson in school spending
Bronson: Homeowner's horror: sewage backups
Howard: Good Things Happening

BUTLER, WARREN, CLERMONT
Township will see veterans exhibit
Family in the wrong district
Wal-Mart move stirs up West Chester traffic fears

OBITUARIES
William E. Haithcoat Sr., sports coach
John Roeder led Rising Sun schools
Kentucky obituaries

OHIO
Ohio bill takes cue from federal do-not-call list
Teacher accused of leading thefts
Ohio Moments

KENTUCKY
Will candidates let it ride?
Kentucky News Briefs

 

Latest Headline News
Updated Every 30 Minutes
AP TOP HEADLINE NEWS

Iraqi Official: 150,000 Civilians Dead

Sen. Allen Concedes Defeat in Virginia

Bush, Pelosi Hold White House Talks

Massive Recall of Acetaminophen Underway

Mubarak Warns Against Hanging Saddam

Bolton Unlikely to Win Senate Approval

AP: Startling Findings in Tillman Probe

Ed Bradley of '60 Minutes' Dies at 65

U.S. Rises in Auto Reliability Ratings

49ers Look to Relocate New Stadium



Cincinnati.Com
Search our site by keyword:  
Search also: News | Jobs | Homes | Cars | Classifieds | Obits | Coupons | Events | Dining
Movies/DVDs | Video Games | Hotels | Golf | Visitor's Guide | Maps/Directions | Yellow Pages

  CINCINNATI.COM  |  NKY.COM  |  ENQUIRER  |  CIN WEEKLY  |  Classifieds  |  Cars  |  Homes  |  Jobs  |  Help


Search | Questions/help | News tips | Letters to the editors | Subscribe
Newspaper advertising | Web advertising | Place a classified | Circulation

Copyright 1995-2007. The Cincinnati Enquirer, a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.
Use of this site signifies agreement to terms of service updated 12/19/2002.