Author Archives: Chuck Keller

Toby Hlad  Communication is more than a job; it’s a life mission for Fort Thomas’ Toby Hlad, the 39 year old Marine Lieutenant Colonel who is the newly installed Battalion Commander for 7th Communication Battalion in Okinawa, Japan. Hald’s professional and personal journey has been of discovery and revelation. Hlad is a graduate of Highlands, […]

If you have always wanted to learn how to restore historic windows in an historic building then you will have your chance this Saturday, July 7. The workshop will take place at the Harlan Hubbard Studio and Nature Preserve, a real gem located ion private property in the middle of Fort Thomas. The structure is […]

Be sure to stop by the museum when you go to Tower Park the July 4th celebration. Stop in to visit – yes, it’s air conditioned – but also to browse and buy some books. The museum will be open for about three hours following the parade on July 4 and will be open from […]

My hometown of Junction City, Kansas decided to pave the ten blocks that made up the city core. Shortly afterwards all of the side streets sank a few inches. Not just one street, but every single one. The main street was just fine, but drivers were forced to take intersections slowly or risk damage to […]

Copping an attitude early in the journey.  The doctor sat across from me in the examination room. He looked at me, smiled, and said, “The PET scan came back normal.” I asked, “What does that mean?” I mean, what is normal, really? Is there a range of acceptability for cancer? Will one spot on the […]

Some people go to downtown Cincinnati to work or to dine or for entertainment or for lots of other reasons. But one reason you never thought was to look for dead birds. And that’s when I had one of those never-thought-of-that moments. But that is exactly the mission of Lights Out Cincinnati. Local bird enthusiast […]

Courtesy of Scott Layman It doesn’t matter if you golf or not, you want to be part of this event because there is so much more to it. The Ninth Annual Putting for Parkinson’s will be Friday, July 13 at the Highland Country Club.  Scott and Joy Layman created the event when Scott was diagnosed […]

We learn by action or observation. And you will learn something by observing the life of Kimberly Luse in her memoir Circling The Drain available on Amazon and at Fort Thomas Central. To look at Kimberly Luse, you would never guess the challenges and turmoil of her past. It’s difficult to open the scars of […]