I met John Deering in July of 2013. Upon taking over as Editor of Fort Thomas Living, I didn’t have many holdovers on the staff and was given a blank slate by Publisher, Jim Lied. He wanted me to make Fort Thomas Living my own, under the style that had thrived for so many years. […]
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Who Was Highlands' David Cecil?
Hank Pogue addresses the crowd at the unveiling of the two new frames dedicated to David Cecil at Highlands High School. FTM file. By John Deering David Cecil was an 11th grade student; and among other activities, he was a football player at Highlands in 1951. The day after a game, he died because of […]
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Grillin’ With Tim at Tower Park
Flo and Dan Grey, the honored guests at the “Grillin’ for Tim” program at Tower Park with meteorologist Brandon Orr WKRC – TV. FTM file. By John Deering Almost two hundred people gathered at Tower Park in Fort Thomas on Thursday, July 21st to recognize one of the best-known citizens of Fort Thomas – Dan […]
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Where Were You in August, 1945?
History.com. By John Deering In August, 1945, I was 18 and in a destroyer pool of new construction on Treasure Island, San Francisco. The European war was over, but here was still the Pacific war to win. We were going to school after school in preparation for being on and operating our ship sometime soon […]
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The Day I Met Robert Frost
By John Deering It was my sophomore year in high school when our English teacher, Miss Simpson at Holmes High School, introduced us to Robert Frost. I began reading his poetry then and I have never stopped since. Now, that is not to say I read his poetry over and over again, but his concepts […]
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Alumni of Highlands and Their Books
FTM file. By John Deering I was sitting at my desk in the office at Highlands when our secretary, Alene Anderson, came in and said, “I do not have a purchase order for these books.” Of course, it was a NO NO! to order anything without such document. I looked at the dust cover on […]
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Remembering the 1937 Ohio River Flood!
How Highlands High School Got Its Name Suspension Bridge during 1937 flood. The Suspension Bridge was the only open link along the Ohio River in ’37. Enquirer. By John Deering When have you ever seen boats – cabin cruisers – tied to the railings of the Roebling Suspension Bridge? Never? Well, when my mother and […]
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The Tri-State Photographic Society
Tri-State Photographic Society. Facebook. By John Deering We lived in Eastern Kentucky for two very long years; however there was one really great thing about our being there: The Ohio Valley Photography Club of Huntington, West Virginia. It was the first camera club I had ever known. I not only enjoyed being with these new […]
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Buying Your First Car
Kustomrama.com By John Deering Your first car! I’ll bet you wish you had found a way to keep it. Before WVXU (91.7 fm) radio became the grand radio station it is today, I used to do editorials on the air on various subjects that applied to the Greater Cincinnati area. Quite a few listeners were […]
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Getting Old, Older, and Oldest! Gosh, How Old Do Ye Think I Am Anyhow?
By John Deering Pixar. Well, now that I am over 60—well over, that is — what’s next? Someone has said, “There are three stages of life: Young, middle-aged, and ‘Gosh, but you’re lookin’ good.’” I firmly believe there are people who take advantage of us more mature folks. (Imagine that!) Just watch the mail […]