Tipp City, OH

Are you, or is someone you know, planning a summer wedding in Dayton, Ohio? You might want to consider booking your wedding and reception at the new Cedar Springs Pavilion located in Tipp City, Ohio.

Cedar Springs Pavilion is an old world Itialian style pavilion with a two acre pond, waterfall, and gazebo jetting out over the pond, all surrounded by perenial gardens. The pavilion is open-spaced with Tuscan style columns and seats 250, 350 with the addition of the econservatory-style tent extension. Celebrate the day, dancing on the veranda under the stars.

Catering packages at the wedding reception hall include the all inclusive catering package to the do-it-yourself package, allowing guests the use of the pavilion kitchen. Don't miss the Sweet Endings to a perfect wedding day!

Still under construction, and planned for completion mid June, but don't wait, dates are filling up fast. This outdoor wedding reception hall is 10 minutes from the Dayton Airport on 25-A between Vandalia and Tipp City, and just 15 minutes from downtown Dayton.

Update: The Pavillion is nearing completion with the first wedding the weekend of June 18, 2011. To schedule your event, contact Danielle Reinhard, Event Manager, 937-478-109. Tell her Aunt Nancy sent you.

Oh to be back in high school! This year marks 15 years since I graduated from Tippecanoe High School and 22 years since my brother (and business partner) Brian Amlin graduated from Tippecanoe High School. Not sure on the math...but I believe our Boss (and mother) Sue Amlin graduated from her high school in Georgia 43 years ago! Wow!

Nevertheless, it's that wonderful time of year...Homecoming 2010! This year Tippecanoe High School's theme is "The Sweetest Dance Ever" and it seems they might be using "Candy Land" as a model for decorations. And based on the schedule many of the traditional events and activities will be happening including Spirit Days, Powder Puff, Bonfire, Parade, Crowning the King & Queen and of course the Dance.

Here is schedule below so you know when what is going on. And as always, we wish the students of THS much fun...and please be safe!

Spirit Days

Monday - Operation Homecoming (Dress in anything medical)

Tuesday - Sweetest Games Ever (Dress like any video game character)

Wednesday - Getting Clued In (Dress like your favorite clue character)

Thursday - Class Colors - Powder Puff

Friday - Tipp Spirit! - Dress in your spirit wear!

Powder Puff

When: Thursday, Oct. 7 from 7-9 PM

Where: Football Field

Tickets are $2 at the gate

Bonfire- Sponsored by Parents Who Care; immediately following Powder Puff at the Middle School parking lot.

Parade - Friday, Oct. 8: Leaves from Tipp Central at 6:30 PM and culminates with the pregame

activities including the King and Queen crowning.

Dance Decorations Walk Through - Dance decorations open to the public 11:30 to 1:30

Dance - Saturday Oct. 9 from 7:30-11 PM

Tickets will be on sale during lunches and at the door. Tickets are $8 per ticket.

As many of you know, I am an avaid couponer. And in today's ecomnomy, Food Banks are needing more and more assistance. Last year a friend and I were brainstorming on how we coudl take our passion for coupons "to the next level." and so ClipShopShare was created.

Now in just 6 short months time, ClipShopShare has donated over $10,000 of groceries, toiletries, paper goods, school supplies and more.

ClipShopShare is a volunteer group of a few local professionals that donate their time to use coupons and sales to stock local food pantries, shelters, etc. With the use of weekly drug store & grocery store sales and the pairing of these with coupons ClipShopShare has now donated over $10,000 of items for less than $200 out-of-pocket. ClipShopShare's Leadership Team includes Kim & John Wilder of Brookville, Carli Amlin Dean from Tipp City, Chris Long of Troy and Kim Brumbaugh from Pleasant Hill.

In addition to helping their neighbors in need, ClipShopShare also offer a once-a-month FREE Coupon Coaching Session. They teach how to use coupons to reduce your weekly grocery budget while also learning how to conservatively create a small stockpile. Currently the class is the 1^st Wednesday of the month at Ginghamsburg Church at 7pm. Please check the website for location of class and directions at www.ClipShopShare.com

Follow www.ClipShopShare.com and Facebook page Clip, Shop, Share for daily deals posted about items for FREE, coupons to print, ways to reduce your budget, sales at local grocery and drug stores, and of course...the successful shopping and donations made for the week on behalf of ClipShopShare.

Want to help ClipShopShare and the food pantry but don't have time to coupon yourself? Just donate your coupon booklets to ClipShopShare. They have boxes set up in TIPP CITY at Ginghamsburg Church, New Path Food Pantry, Schroeder Tennis Center, Amlin Advantage of RE/MAX Professionals, and Tipp Monroe Community Services. In Huber Heights at Fox's Pizza, in Troy at RE/MAX Professionals and in Dayton at Wright State University's University Center for International Education. You may also mail inserts to 890 Ginghamsburg Road, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 in care of ClipShopShare.

"Couponing just seems like such an obvious answer to helping people," says Carli, so, if you want to help people and learn how to save money yourself, get involved in ClipShopShare. We are always looking to expand the shopping team!

Fantastic Opportunity! This is sure to be a great time for both parents and kids...Date night, great food and BABYSITTING INCLUDED. Could this be any easier??? And STRESS-FREE too!

Don't miss signing up for this event next Wednesday the 10^th at Harrison's Restaurant in Tipp City, Ohio. Nestled among the gorgeous Downtown shops...this is sure to be a great time. Enjoy...and help raise money for Child Care Choices! See you there!

Celebrate Today, Carli Amlin Dean

Hooray for Hollywood Premier Night

Harrison's Restaurant Presents "Hooray for Hollywood - the Premier Night," a community night event! Come to Harrison's on March 10th from 5-9 to eat dinner and they will generously donate 10% of the food sales during that time to Child Care Choices. You'll have a chance to purchase tickets to the annual benefit auction, get raffle tickets for a trip for 2 to Tabago, see live Star Wars Characters and so much more!

Make it a family night OR take advantage of a quiet hour of parents only time with our child care services! For the first 40 kids to sign up, we are offering child care for $10 each child. Price includes Harrison's dinner, arts and crafts, visit from the Storm Troopers and the Story Lady! Harrison's will donate $5.00 of that price back to CCC! Parents can enjoy time downstairs while our quality child care providers watch over your children upstairs. Two seatings for this: 5:30-6:30 or 6:30-7:30. Call Harrison's to reserve your spot!

Call today to reserve your spot for child care 667-5200. RSVP to Ellen or Kelley by Sunday, March 7th. Remember, your child gets food, crafts, entertainment and CCC gets $5.00 of your $10.00 charge.

Happy November! Lots of updates...

First, we wanted to thank you for all of your concerns and well wishes for my 6 year old son Gabe. He ended up coming down with the Flu last week and after chest x-ray confirmation he also had pneumonia. Gabe has recovered well and kept busy...video games, movies...thank goodness his teacher sent home homework and books to read for a change of pace. After helping him with doing hand-outs, reading, projects and such...I sure appreciate our teachers SO MUCH! We also discovered the RedBox Rentals at McDonald's...and since I LOVE to coupon...I also discovered the free codes to use so we haven't had to pay yet! If you ever want the coupon scoop, let me know...or check out our blog too where I published Couponing 101.

Thank you also for all of the 60^th birthday cards that Sue Amlin received. What a fun day it was celebrating her 60^th birthday in October!

Don't forget to check out our blog at www.AmlinAdvantage.com or directly at www.AmlinAdvantage.SquareSpace.com. We post every few days updates on the market, listing changes, available rentals, recipes, ways to save money and MORE! Save us as a favorite! And pass the info along to your friends and family.

We want your local events updates! We will post those on our website. Email us you event and any clip art. Brian will get it posted ASAP to our Local Events page here.

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