In preparation for the event, Coakley has been in the Johnston Park velodrome “most days”, doing upwards of 30 laps, or whatever he can achieve until a taxi comes to collect him. Coakley said he forgot to advertise his fundraiser, but the empty stands didn t deter him from getting started. “Ah well, I do it for fun.” After he finished, he informed
Stuff, “I’ll be back tomorrow”. He has managed to complete one lap in just 54 seconds – all of this is on a 50-year-old yellow bike gifted to him by his late coach, Kevin Cunnly. He had originally planned on doing just 87 laps, but like last year, felt he still had a few left in him.
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‘We are in the business of memories’
By GWEN SWIGER
Posted 2/14/21
When the coronavirus put a halt to many of the library’s in-person activities, Margot Still, history branch manager, started looking at other ways of engaging residents in local history and the History Branch of the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library.
Although the History Branch had been sharing online activities on Facebook since 2016, its offerings began to expand.
One of its newest features is short documentaries on people and organizations in the community. Another focus is its Unknown but not Forgotten photos. They also may have a photo sparking interest and talk about a local building, road or place.
“My dad he went through the hospice in late 2019,” Wildbore said. “They were pretty good to him and looked after him pretty well. “Then he ended up the last two months at home and [the hospice] were coming in every day.” Ivan was a rugby referee and involved in the rural community. He was 64 when he died.
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Ashley Wildbore is doing a 24-hour cycle ride around the velodrome at Johnston Park in Feilding in February as a fundraiser for Arohanui Hospice. Wildbore started cycling about six years ago after he finished playing rugby, taking rides on weekends. But the biggest challenge he had conquered on two wheels was around Lake Taupō.
Walnut Hills park to get a facelift
Adam Schrand
and last updated 2021-01-26 07:04:30-05
CINCINNATI â A redesign of a park in Walnut Hills is in the planning stages, but designers hope to grow the skinny park.
Johnston Park is between Interstate 71 and Eden Park and currently houses the Cincinnati Art Museum s Art Climb. The park lies at the intersection of Walnut Hills, Mount Auburn and downtown Cincinnati.
While most people might pass the park by and not notice it is there, designers are working on ideas to help make this park as unique as the neighborhoods it connects.
Part of the early designs involve growing vegetation over a fence which covers I-71 to help screen the sight and sounds of the highway.