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	Brunner 'Laicized' Community Press [Ohio] April 5, 2006 http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20060405/NEWS01/604050613/1078/Local Thomas Brunner, former principal of Mount Notre Dame High School and former pastor of Good Shepherd Church in Montgomery, has been laicized by Pope Benedict XVI. In a letter to Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith granted Brunner's petition for laicization, or defrocking, from the priesthood. Brunner was barred from functioning as a priest in September 2003 when a church law went into effect prohibiting priests who have offended a child from continuing in the ministry. In November 2003, two female students filed a lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Please Court, accusing Brunner of molesting them and seeking individual damages in excess of $1 million. The case is pending on appeal in the Ohio Supreme Court. Brunner requested the laicization. GRANNY'S RUMMAGE, BAKE SALE To help raise money for Granny's Garden School, there will be a rummage and bake sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Loveland Elementary School cafeteria, 600 Loveland-Madeira Road. The school is seeking donations of everything except computers and large appliances. Items can be dropped off at the Loveland Elementary Cafeteria 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, April 7. Other community organizations, sports teams, scouts, and churches are invited to use this event to raise funds for their activities. For more information visit www.grannysgardenschool.com, or call Granny at 324-2873. A FAMILY AFFAIR Granny's Garden School will hold a community service day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, on the grounds of the Loveland primary and elementary schools. Rain date is Saturday, April 15. Volunteers can come for an hour or stay for all four; they should bring tools such as clippers, shovels and wheelbarrows. Lunch is at noon. To register to help visit www.grannysgardenschool.com, call Granny at 324-2873 or e-mail schoolgarden@fuse.net. LEASH LAW, COUNCIL MEETING The next regular meeting of Loveland City Council is 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at city hall, 120 W. Loveland Ave. On the agenda is the second reading of an ordinance to amend the current leash law. There will also be a public hearing at 8:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed leash law change. Pending Loveland City Council approval, dogs in the city will have to be on a leash when outside of the owner's property. The Law and Ordinance Committee reviewed Loveland's existing statute regarding the control of dogs and other animals running at large. The current statute was rather outdated, intended to restrict animals at a time when the community was more agricultural in character. Cattle, horses and fowl are listed on the current statute. If council approves, the new law would require property owners to adequately control their dogs when on their property with a fence, leash or other restrictive devise. If the dog is off the property, it must be on a leash. BOIKE PARK BLEACHERS The Loveland Youth Football Association is donating permanent bleachers for the Boike Park football field. The bleachers would seat approximately 250 spectators, be sized eight-feet high and 50-feet wide and be enclosed on three sides with safety fencing and rails. COUNCIL MEETING A full copy of the agenda can be found at www.lovelandoh.com after 5 p.m. Friday, April 7. MEETING RESCHEDULED SYMMES TWP. --The Symmes Township zoning commission has canceled its regularly scheduled meeting April 19. The commission will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 17, in the township administration building, 9323 Union Cemetery Road. BUSINESS ENHANCEMENT AWARD Loveland Mayor Rob Weisgerber presented Jeff DeVol, of DeVol Construction, with the 2005 Loveland Business Enhancement Award. DeVol bought the old Bronner House along the Little Miami Scenic Trail and restored it. He put his business in part of the building and is letting Little Miami Inc. and Green Acres use the other half for a river lab. This award is given every year to a business owner in Historic Loveland, the Loveland commerce park or along Loveland-Madeira Road who has enhanced their business in some way.
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