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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 2005
Page
1
As baby boomers age into 60 plus, Warren and Butler counties will see record senior growth. Boomers expect value and choice, work longer, and alter senior services. Leaders note 75 percent of elderly voters turn out, many live in homes, and minority shares rise.
Middletown man Lawrence Smyth wins 2000 in Fenwick Festival Texas Hold Em tourney as luck shines on Page B1 reported by TODAY'S JOURNAL.
Butler and Warren counties will see sharp growth in residents aged 60 and older, with Butler County rising 61 percent to 82,888 by 2020 and Warren County more than doubling to 50,204 within 15 years. Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University notes the change signals a historic aging of society. Professor Bob Applebaum warns the region is unprepared for the implications.
Middletown Area Senior Citizens Inc. raises funds for a 31,200 square foot center on Central Avenue at the former John XXIII Elementary School. The facility, slated to ground break this fall and finish in about 12 to 14 months, will serve seniors and the wider community with services including a post office, banking, salon, dining, library, game room, and fitness area. Executive Director Alesia Barnhizer notes the project totals 7.3 million while 1.5 million has been raised toward a 3.3 million goal.
A Hamilton Cincinnati feature profiles Hispanic residents from diverse backgrounds living in the area. Ramona Ramirez arrived legally at 23, later moving with her husband and seven sons to operate Los Pinos grocery. They attend Calvary Baptist Church and emphasize pride in American citizenship amid immigrant roots.
Rev Donald Jordan, founder of Allen Temple A.M.E. Church, will retire after nearly three decades of pastoring. Born in Middletown he began officiating funeral services at 21 in his parents home and built a network of 10 funeral homes across Cincinnati Middletown Hamilton Covington Ky and Indianapolis. He says the church needs a younger more energetic pastor to lead forward.
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