Pics From Butler County Airport Radio Controlled Air Show

TIB Network's Doug the Producer went to the Butler County Airport Radio Controlled Air Show today and snapped a few photos.

EnterTRAINment Junction

Matt Cunningham of the Journal-News has the story on the opening of EnterTRAINment Junction in West Chester. Be sure to also check out the photo and video galleries as well.

UPDATE: You can check out EnterTRAINment Junction on the web by clicking here. Currently, admission is $9.95 (everybody gets to be a kid again!) during the grand opening.

WMOH Video- Scott Dallis Talks About Extreme Makeover Home

Jungle Jim's Won!

This is news is about a week or so old, but Jungle Jim's won the Best Bathroom contest. Read all about it on Jungle Jim's website here.

HT: RightAngleBlog

Butler County Fair Post-Mortem

The Middletown Journal has this update from the Butler County Fair which ended on Saturday:

Rep. Courtney Combs bought Hoerst's entry for $4,250, according to Hoerst. Bear weighs in at 1,430 pounds.

Samantha Darner, 14, of Hamilton offered up the reserve grand champion, Sunny. Darner is a member of the Butler County Beef Club.

Richard's Pizza bought Sunny for about $3,000, according to Darner. He weighed in at about 1,290 pounds.

If you order up beef on your pizza, you just might be getting a piece of that $3000 Sunny...

Butler County Fair Update

Here is what's happening at the Fair today:

Livestock Sale-9:00 A.M. - Open Class Sheep Barn

Frisch Marionettes - 1:00 P.M. & 6:00 P.M. - Farm Zone

Wolf Bros. Racing -

ATV - Motorcycle Dirt Drags - 1:00 P.M.

Butler County Fair Update

Today's events at the Butler County Fair:

Sponsor of The Day - Journal News

Fair Parade - 11:00 A.M.

Frisch Marionettes-1:00 P.M. & 6:00 P.M. - Farm Zone

Farm Bureau Fun Day-1:30 P.M.

Demolition Derby-7:00 P.M.

Butler County Fair

The Butler County Fair continues today with today's events as follows:

Sponsor of The Day - Butler Tech

Open Class Market Goats - 8:30 A.M.

Open Class Beef Breeding -9:00 A.M.

Cookie Judging-10:30 A.M.

Men's Bake-Off-11:30 A.M.

Tractor Pull- OSTPA Pull (7:00 P.M.)

Frisch Marionettes-1:00 P.M. & 6:00 P.M. - Farm Zone

Junior Talent Contest-Youth Building-7:30 P.M.

Be sure to check it out...

UPDATE: The Fairfield Echo has excellent Fair coverage.

State Sen. Gary Cates (West Chester) Wants a Smoking Ban Exemption for Cigar Bars

State Senator Gary Cates of West Chester has SB No. 195 on the table asking for an exemption to the smoking ban to "allow smoking in cigar bars and in outdoor seating areas of restaurants that are at least 20 feet away from an entrance, exit, or window of the restaurant."

It looks to be a rather reasonable compromise. The Cincinnati Enquirer had an article about Anthony's Cigar Bar and how this legislation might save that business from going under.

WCPO calls the exemption "unlikely" in the headline, but offers no evidence in the actual article. The piece ends with this:

Both Cates as well as Varacalli say they receive plenty of positive feedback on their attempt for an exemption.

They claim it comes from both smokers and non-smokers alike.

Some people feel the issue goes beyond smoking, to an issue of civil liberties, especially at an establishment which patrons know features tobacco, even before they walk through the doors.

While I am not a smoker, I do view this ban as a violation of your right to choose how to live your life. The nanny-state has plenty of adherents though, and it will be interesting to see how this legislation fares. At least we'll get a real debate...