Alter’s Chris Hart: We Rise by Lifting Others Up

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Recently retired Alter High School Athletic Director and Girls Basketball Coach Chris Hart traced the people who lifted her up, from a Kettering camp coach to the trainer who saved her playing career, and how she spent 32 years paying it forward. Centerville High School students also brought the Spirit Chain to lunch, and Doug Sorrell auctioned off three Voss detailing packages for the kids.

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How the Dayton Development Coalition Brings Jobs to the Region

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The Dayton Development Coalition works to attract, expand, and retain jobs across the twelve counties of the Dayton Region. Julie Sullivan, Executive Vice President of Regional Development, elaborates on their impact, from the Electra Aero plant coming to Springfield to the continued growth of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

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Crisis Intervention and Community Oriented Policing with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office

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Kathy DeBos, Crisis Intervention Team Co-Responder, and Deputy Chris Kidwell, Community Oriented Policing Deputy, showed us how the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office pairs behavioral health professionals with deputies and builds relationships across Washington Township through training, crime prevention, and community events.

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Memorial Educational Assistance Awards 2026

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Gary Smiga presented the 2026 Memorial Educational Assistance Awards, honoring six first-year winners and three renewal recipients. These awards, given in memory of deceased club members, recognize graduating seniors from Centerville or Washington Township who show a strong record of community service and financial need.

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Crayons to Classrooms Puts Free School Supplies in the Hands of Local Teachers

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Jaida Anderson, Volunteer Coordinator at Crayons to Classrooms, told CNO 2.0 how the Dayton nonprofit has distributed more than $40 million in free school supplies to teachers in under-resourced schools since 2009, and will serve 150 schools and 10 childcare centers this coming school year. Members spent the rest of the evening at Rumbleseat Wine assembling journals for students.

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Destination Imagination Fosters Problem Solving, Teamwork, and Creativity in Centerville Students

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Michelle Oxrider, a District Coordinator for Destination Imagination, showed the Centerville Noon Optimist Club how the 100 percent student-led STEAM program builds creative problem solving, teamwork, and lasting life skills, including a “Special Stars” team for students with higher needs that the program has run for more than a decade. Two students from a Centerville team that placed first at the 2025 Global Finals shared what the program has meant to them.

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