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Moeller fans cheer for their team against Hilliard Davidson at University of Dayton Welcome Stadium ina playoff Division I semifinal football game Saturday in Dayton. Moeller won the game 13-11 and playsMentor at 3 p.m. Saturday at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, where they will look to defend their statechampionship. Follow the game with reporter Scott Springer on Twitter at @cpscottspringer.JOSEPH FUQUA
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The clip clop of a horse-drawn carriage will make itsway throughout Montgomerythis Saturday, bringing familiesto enjoy four holiday activitieswith the annual Holiday in theVillage 2013.
The traditional tree-lightingceremonywill kick things off at5 p.m., followed by events rang-ing from train displays, holidaycrafts, and a Victorian holidayvillage stroll. The Jolly Trolleycomplimentary holiday shuttlewill run at marked woodensnowman stops from 5 p.m. to 9p.m. and parking is available incity lots along Shelly Lane. Besure to keep an eye out for thedecorated trees for the Festivalof Trees contest at events alongthewayandvote for your favor-ite tree.
Schedule of events:» 5 p.m. – Announce winners
of the city’swinter coloringcon-test, followed by the tree light-ing (corner ofCooper andMont-gomery roads) and winners rid-ing with Santa in a carriage tothe North Pole Workshop at theUniversalist Church.
» 5:30-7:30 p.m.North Pole Workshop: The
Universalist Church (corner ofMontgomery and Remingtonroads) hosts visits with Santa, a
wintercraftwithMrs.Clausandfree horse-drawn wagon ridesthrough the downtown area.
Snowman Station: TwinLakes Senior Living Communi-ty, 9840 Montgomery Road, willoffer holiday music, snowmancrafts for kids, and cookies andpunch.
Penguin Igloo: BethesdaNorth Hospital’s second floorwill be home to penguin-themedfunwithholidaymodel traindis-plays, music, entertainers,snacks, activities and a free giftfor the children. The Light Up aLife program will offer holidaylight strands for $25 to recog-nize those you hold dear with alight shining in their honor. Pro-ceeds benefit the Patient Emer-gency Fund, which helps pa-tients who have needs abovetheir normal hospitalization.
» 5-8:30 p.m.Victorian Holiday Village:
For 12 years, Ohio National Fi-nancial Services (Pfeiffer Roadat I-71) has sponsored this annu-al event of eight new Victorianhomes feature St. Nick’s work-shop and other holiday scenesdecorated with thousands oflights, miniature train rides,free 5-by-7 photoswith St. Nick,cocoa and cookies (please bringnonperishable food item for do-nation to Freestore Foodbank).
Montgomeryprepares for Holidayin Village eventBy Shelly [email protected]
Santa Claus will greet and visit with many holiday revelers duringMontgomery's Holiday in the Village event Saturday, Dec. 7, from 5:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m. PROVIDED
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Damage was set at about$700,000afteraSymmesTown-ship home and its contentscaught on fire Nov. 19, accord-ing to Hamilton County au-thorities and property records.
Crews were called to the9100 block ofWithers Lane justafter 1:30 a.m., sheriff’s offi-cials said. When they arrived,they found heavy fire sweep-ing the two-story home with aswimming pool and hot tub.The roof burned off.
The residents, James andCherrie Arthurs, are out oftown. Their house was unoccu-pied at the time, although oneof theirsonshasbeenfrequent-ly checking on it for them,neighbors said.
No injuries were reported.But the four-bedroom,
3,635-square-foot home, whichwas built in 1988 and valued at$462,990, is a total loss.
Combined with all contents,an overall damage estimate isin the $700,000 range, fire offi-cials said.
Thecause remainsunder in-vestigation, said Loveland-SymmesDeputyFireChiefAn-drew Knapp.
It is not considered suspi-cious.
One of the neighbors, Mela-nie Howard, said she awokefeeling ill overnight when sheheard an alarmscreeching out-side.
Thinking it might be herson’sgirlfriend’scaralarm,shepeered outside. She said she
heard what she described as a“crunching” noise, as if some-one was walking on leaves thathad fallen to the ground.
Fearing an intruder waslurking in the darkness, shecalled 911 for police.
Then she looked outsideagain.
“I couldseesomeflashing inthe back of the house,” she re-called this morning as shestood in her driveway while
fire officials investigated thecause of the blaze. “Within sec-onds, I could see smoke.”
She called 911 again, thistime urging a dispatcher tosend the fire department.
“Then the craziness all juststarted,” Howard said. “It wasa full blaze on the right side ofthehouse and itworked itswayon this side. I have never seenanything like it. It was unbe-lievable.”
Cherrie Arthurs remains atthe couple’s Florida home inNaples with the family cats,neighbors said.
Her husband was at a con-vention in Chicago, but neigh-bors say he is flying home to-day to survey the damage.
“They are great people,very, very helpful,” said DickBaker, who lives across thestreet.
Added another neighbor,Jennifer Stuhlreyer: “It’s isjust so sad. It’s just terrible.”
Owners away when fireravaged Symmes Twp. homeGannett News Service
Authorities are investigating what caused a fire that gutted thisSymmes Township home. JENNIFER BAKER EDWARDS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
The right side of the house isdestroyed.JENNIFER BAKER
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Sycamore Townshiptrustees last month ter-minated the contract ofthe township’s firechief.
Fire Chief Perry Ge-rome submitted his let-ter of resignationduringthe Nov. 21 Board ofTrustees meeting. Ge-rome’s resignation let-ter was dated Nov. 21,but the letter says thatas of Dec. 8 he would re-sign his position as firechief.
Trustees, however,voted during theirmeet-ing to terminate his con-tract immediately.
Inhis place,AssistantChiefRobPennywas ap-pointed acting and in-terim chief beginningimmediately.
Board of TrusteesPresident TomWeidman
said that he didn’t knowwhy Gerome’s lettergave the Dec. 8 date asthe end of his employ-
ment withthe town-ship, butbecausehe wasstill onprobationafter be-ing hiredlast yearthe board
madehis resignation im-mediate.
Weidman added thathe didn’t speak to Ge-rome about his resigna-tion before submittinghis letter.
He also said that theboard hasn’t decidedwhether Penny will bethepermanent chief, butwanted him to take overthe position’s responsi-bilities immediately.
“It made sense to
have him take over thechief’s duties,” he said.
“We need to keep con-tinuity in the depart-ment.”
Gerome’s letterdidn’t give a reason forresigning, but said thathe was “saddened tohave to leave after sucha short time in Syca-more Township.”
The letter continuesto say that he feels hehas “accomplished a lotwith transitioning thefire department.”
He will receive about$1,675 for unused vaca-tion time,Weidman said.
Gerome was hired inDecember 2012 afterformer Fire Chief Wil-liam Jetter retired. Hewas one of 34 initial can-didates before beinghired as the next chief.
Before coming toSycamore Township hewas a captain for Union
Township’s fire depart-ment and a lieutenantfor Anderson Town-ship’s fire department.
A Symmes Townshipresident, Gerome has 24years of experience inthe fire service, and hasa bachelor of science infire safety managementfrom the University ofCincinnati, as well as amasters of science inpublic administrationfrom Northern Ken-tucky University.
Want to know what’s going onin Sycamore Township?Follow Leah Fightmaster onTwitter: @LCFightmaster.
Sycamore Twp. terminates fire chiefBy Leah [email protected]
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Montgomery’s recrea-tion coordinator Julie Ma-
chonsaidthecoloringcon-testhadarecord-breakingnumber of participantswith entries from morethan 100 children, ages 2-14. She estimates nearly300 people are on hand tostart the festivities withthe tree-lighting ceremo-ny.
“Holiday in the Villageis my favorite event, andwe do a lot throughout thewhole year,”Machon said.“It is so cozy inside thechurch and you run intopeople you know. It’s atrue sense of community.”
The eventmakesmanyspecial family memories.Machon recalled onewoman whose cameramalfunctioned during thecoloring contest winners’ceremony, saying she wasmore than happy to pro-vide her a copy for herfamily’s photo album.
“These are part of thememories growing up.”
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Sycamore Township’strustees are consideringwhat to do with a biketrack that a residentmadeontownshipproper-ty.
ToddHanseman built abike trackat theendofhisstreet, Sedgewick Drive,in Dillonvale for neigh-borhood kids to ride theirbikes on through thewoods.
However, that trackwas built on propertythat’sownedbySycamoreTownship between thestreet andRonald ReaganCross County Highway.
Hanseman said thatwhenhewanted to build ithe believed the property
was owned by HamiltonCounty and tried to con-tact someone there tomake an offer to buy theland.
The track, which hasramps covered in gravel,makes a loop through thetrees and back to Hanse-man’s property, saidGregBickford, planning andzoning director/acting ad-ministrator.
Although Hanseman islooking to potentially buyor lease the propertyfromthe township tokeepthe bike track for the kidsin the neighborhood,trustees and township of-ficials are consideringthe possible effects thatcould result from it.
Bickford said the areais zoned as residential,
which could create a zon-ing problem because abike track could require arecreational zone, while
LawDirectorDougMillersaid that the townshipcould be liable and couldreceive noise complaints
if the bikes used on it aremotor bikes.
Hanseman said that al-though he knows heshould have spoken to thetownship before buildingthe track, he bought hishouse because it’s not toofar outside the city buthad room for his kids toride bikes.
Headded that he spoketo nearby residents whowere OK with the track,and that he’s not lookingto host races or cause anyproblems with it.
“Basically, I’m a dadwhowants to have a placefor kids to go and play in agreenspace where theydon’t have to be in thehouse,” he said.
Trustee Cliff Bishopsaid that he would be
more amenable to sellingtheproperty ifHansemanhad asked about it beforebuilding it, but added thatthey’d like to discuss itmore before decidinganything.
Want to knowmore aboutSycamore Township? FollowLeah Fightmaster on Twitter:@LCFightmaster.
Man builds bike track on township propertyBy Leah [email protected]
Sycamore Township resident Todd Hanseman built thisbike track for kids in his Sedgewick Drive neighborhood touse that branches off his property and ontotownship-owned land. Trustees said they'll consider whatto do with Hanseman's request to permit it, or sell or leasethe land to him. THANKS TO GREG BICKFORD
CACC, UCmeet topresent studyfindings
The University of Cin-cinnati TransportationPlanning class (graduatelevel course 6058) will bepresenting their researchfindings and recommen-dations for three corridorswithin the Connecting Ac-tive Communities Coali-tion,orCACC,jurisdiction.Those corridors are Glen-dale-Milford/PfeifferRoad, SpringfieldPikeandtheMill Creek Corridor.
A brief CACC businessmeeting, WeTHRIVE!grant award ceremonyand appreciation recep-tion will follow.
For more information,call 513-509-9847 or [email protected]
The meeting will be6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thurs-day, Dec. 5, at the DanBeard Council Boy ScoutsConference Center in theBaker Room, 10078 Read-ing Road.
Nominations soughtfor 2014 Blue AshBusiness Awards
The City of Blue Ashwill once again partnerwith the Cincinnati USARegional Chamber to hostthe third annual Blue AshBusiness Awards, whichwill be March 13 at theCooper Creek Event Cen-ter.
Through Wednesday,Jan. 15, individuals cannominate one of the 2,000businesses that call BlueAsh home. Applicationsare being accepted for the
following categories:»Blue Ash Business of
theYear –Companieswith1-50 employees; compa-nies with 51-250 employ-ees; companies with 251+employees;
» Emerging Businessof the Year
» Corporate Communi-ty Service Award
»Business Mentor ofthe Year
To nominate a business,view rules and guidelines,or register for the event,visitcincinnatichamber.com.
Senior citizens gainfree access todistrict events
Sycamore CommunitySchools invites senior citi-zens to attend schoolevents for free as a guest
of the district.Residents of the Syca-
more district who are 62-years of age or older mayobtain a Gold Card in rec-
ognition of their manyyears of support towardSycamore schools, at theSycamoreBoardofEduca-tion, 4881Cooper Road.
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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com
NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134
In celebration of the nation-widemovement“MakeaDiffer-ence Day,” 26 Sycamore JuniorHigh School students, staff, andparents came together to volun-teer their time and efforts rak-ing leaves.
The group started the day atAscension Lutheran Church onPfeiffer Road to enjoy a conti-nental breakfast with all pro-ceeds going to Operation GiveBack. After breakfast, the vol-unteers split into two groups torake leaves for those in needthroughout the Montgomeryand Blue Ash area. The groupdid an excellent job despite therain. Thanks to McCabe Hard-ware inMontgomery, the groupwas suppliedwith plenty of leafbags to get the job done.
Sycamore junior volunteers make a difference
Sycamore Junior High students and staff who volunteered on Make A DifferenceDay include, from left: front, Caroline Keeton, Emily Reddy, Hadi Akbik, LukeWilliams, Lisa Meyer, Jack Wilson and Miles Wilson; middle, Bryce Winnestaffer,Max Bruggeman, AdamMathe, Rachel Smith, Emma Smith, Lee Pittman, SamKennedy, SamWyatt and Jacob Hasselbeck; back, Principal Brian Wallace, SueWilliams, Jason Foley, Sue Carter, Jim Dejoy, Josh Nichol, Lisa Hasselbeck, LukeHuffer and TomWilson Not pictured, Davis Wilson. THANKS TO ALLISON ELY
SAINT URSULAACADEMYThe following Northeast Sub-urban Life-area students haveearned honors for the firstquarter of 2013-2014.
FreshmenFirst Honors – Megan PatriciaBair, Kieley Anne Doll, TaraVasant Prabhu and ClaireElizabeth Weisbrod.Second Honors – Mary KathleenBachman, Caleigh ElizabethSambrookes and Nicole MarieSidenstick.
SophomoresFirst Honors – Sydney LouiseGleckler, Margaret ChristineNaber, Julie Anne Platz, EmmaMarie Reginelli, Shauna TeresaReilly and Anna Kathryn
Sheanshang.Second Honors – Kathleen AnneKoesterman, Madelyn ChristineTorbeck and Mary AmoretteZilch.
JuniorsFirst Honors – Barbara AnnCastellini, Alexandra Lee Goss,Abigail Marie Koesterman andElizabeth A. Shannon.Second Honors – KatherineElizabeth Jones and MadelineAnnWoebkenberg.
SeniorsFirst Honors – Katherine MaryAbraham, Rebecca NicoleBryans and Leah CatherineGreiner.Second Honors – Abby LynnAmyx, Kelsey Leigh Eagan andMichelle Lynn Hirnikel.
ST. URSULA ACADEMYHONOR ROLL
One-hundred fifty eight Ur-suline Academy students haveearned membership in the Na-tional Honor Society, and wereinducted inaceremonyatUrsu-line’s Besl Theater.
Students with at least a 3.5GPA are invited to apply, andthen earn membership after aselection committee reviewstheir applications. Induction isbased on the four pillars of theNational Honor Society: schol-arship, service, leadership, andcharacter.
During the ceremony, Ursu-line President SharonRedmondreminded the inductees of thethe expectations placed uponthem as members of this soci-ety.
“As you know, selection intoNational Honor Society is aprivilege, not a right, and it is aprivilege that comes with re-sponsibility,” Redmond said.“As you recite the pledge to-night and become members ofthe Ursuline Academy chapterof the National Honor Society, Iask that you take seriously yourpromise to your school, yourfamily, and yourselves, to useyourgifts ofwisdom, character,and leadership, toserveandem-power others.”
The inductees:Seniors: Kaitlin Barbiere,
Evendale; Stephanie Beck, Ma-son; Olivia Desch, Hyde Park;Danielle Driscoll, West ChesterTownship; Michala Grycko,Evendale; CarolineKirk, IndianHill; Maggie McGraw, IndianHill; Emma Meyer, Maineville;Amanda Muldoon, Maineville;Sarah Neltner, Montgomery;GraceRobinson, Lebanon;Mer-edith Schmitt, Indian Hill; Ma-risa Seremet, Kenwood; ClareSuess, Hyde Park; Diana Tam-borski, Miami Township/Love-land; Anna Varley, AndersonTownship.
Juniors: Aysha Ahmad,Symmes Township; Zara Ah-med, Mason; Ashley Albrinck,Evendale; Rebecca Allen, WestChester Township; OliviaAmiott-Seel, Liberty Township,Hamilton; Irim Aslam, Mason;Brooke Barrow, West ChesterTownship; Mallory Bechtold,Finneytown;EricaBehrens,An-dersonTownship;TessBellamy,Symmes Township; CarolineBlandford, Sharonville; LaurenBoehner, West Chester Town-ship; Allison Brady, UnionTownship; Meghan Brandabur,Hamilton Township; LenaBrewer, West Chester Town-ship; Taylor Brokamp, Sharon-ville; Mary Brown, Hyde Park;Nicole Callirgos, Symmes
Township;CierraCarafice,Leb-anon; Carmen Carigan, Love-land; Hannah Carnevale, Ma-son; Kennedy Carstens, LibertyTownship, Liberty; Allison Car-ter, Miami Township, Loveland;Colleen Clancy, Montgomery;Sarah Cowperthwait, Montgo-mery; Carlisle Cundiff, Love-land; EmmaDarlington,Mason;Lindsay Davis, South Lebanon;AnneDebbane,HamiltonTown-ship;EliseDermody,WestChes-terTownship;KellyDixon,Fair-field Township; Shannon Dow-ling, Kenwood;
Katherine Edmondson, Mi-amiTownship,Loveland;FaridaEid, Mason; Lauren Endres,Evendale; Abigail Fair, Mason;EmilyFenter,Mason;CatherineFinke, Hyde Park; Shayna Flan-nery, Loveland; Lauren Flem-ing, Symmes Township; KariFletcher, Fairfield Township;Kyland Frooman, Loveland;Kelly Fuller, Miami Township,Loveland; Kaitlin Gawkins,Deerfield Township; MariaGeisler, IndianHill; Jessica Ge-raci, Loveland; Nia Gibson,Springfield Township; MattinaGirardot, West Chester Town-ship; Ana Gonzalez Del Rey,
Loveland; AbigailGrieff, Liber-ty Township; Miranda Grigas,Loveland; Kelsie Gronauer,Hartwell; Molly Grothaus, Mi-ami Township, Milford; ClaireGruber, Mt. Lookout; EmmaGuenther, Fairfield Township;Nishtha Gupta, Montgomery;RebeccaHagedorn, SpringfieldTownship; Christina Hallmann,Loveland; Lauren Haney,SymmesTownship;WinterHar-rison, Liberty Township; AnnaHecht, Mason; Emily Hell-mann, Miami Township, Madei-ra; Elizabeth Henn, Finney-town; Victoria Heyob, GreenTownship; Mary Hickey, WestChester Township; Lydia Hold-ing, West Chester Township;Jordan Hollmeyer, Sharonville;Clair Hopper, Anderson; SaraHuber, Symmes Township;
Caroline Johnson, Kenwood;Colleen Johnston, Miami Town-ship,Milford; Elizabeth Jordan,Symmes Township; DavinderKaur, West Chester Township;Grace Kelly, Deerfield Town-ship; Andrea Kennard, Love-land;MadilynKimmel, Goshen;Maureen Kimutis, Anderson;Olivia King, Hyde Park; JaneKlaus, Glendale; Maura Kop-
chak, Sycamore; Zoe Kraemer,Silverton; Karly Krammes,Loveland; Gabrielle Kroger,Loveland; Rachel Kuprionis,Mason; Grace Lamantia, Ma-son; Danielle Leach, Sharon-ville; Brianna Lechner, MiamiTownship, Loveland; Paula Le-chleiter, Mason; Jana Lewis,West Chester Township; Madi-son Liesch, Mason; Claire Lim-bert, West Chester Township;Mary Claire Lithen, AndersonTownship; Jennifer Little,Union Township; Mailey Lorio,Miami Township, Loveland;Emily Lowe, West ChesterTownship;MadisonManger,Mi-ami Township, Milford; MariaMarshall, Blue Ash; GabriellaMartini, Kenwood; Mary KateMcCormick, Symmes Town-ship; MaryMcGrath, Kenwood;Eleni Meehan, Maineville; Re-becca Mefford, Batavia Town-ship; Donna Migely, Mason;Margaret Moeller, Loveland;Mary Grace Monzel, Glendale;
Ayesha Najeed, West Ches-ter Township; Rachel Neltner,Finneytown; Alexa Nicely, Mai-neville; Emma Niehaus,Symmes Township; RebeccaNissen,DeerfieldTownship;Al-
ice Noschang, Deerfield Town-ship; Josephine Nunner, Mil-ford; Olivia Nurre, West Ches-ter Township; Margaret O’Bri-en, Symmes Township; MeganOgilbee, Loveland; ChristinaPan, Evendale; Spencer Peppet,Terrace Park; Audrey Phipps,Symmes Township; AbigailPitner, Kenwood; Julia Proctor,Miami Township, Loveland; Sa-ra Robertson, Symmes Town-ship; Rebecca Schulte, Love-land; Brittany Schwabe, Deer-fieldTownship;AudreySemina-ra, Mason; Emily Shaffer,Deerfield Township, Maine-ville; Emily Sydow, Hyde Park;Elizabeth Thompson, Mt. Look-out; Kila Tripp, Terrace Park;Emma Vickers, Loveland; Alli-son Wade, Mason; NicoleWandtke, Mason; Nicole Weav-er,Anderson;CarolineWeisger-ber,MiamiTownship, Loveland;JenniferWelch, Blue Ash; Clar-ice Westover, Fairfield Town-ship; Meaghan Wheeler, MiamiTownship, Milford; Lauren Wil-kins, Mason; Abigail Williams,Loveland; Madeleine Wyche,Loveland; Mollie Young, Ken-wood,andRileyZelczak,Maine-ville.
Ursuline announces NationalHonor Society inductees
Students are inducted into the Ursuline Academy chapter of the National Honor Society. THANKS TO SALLY NEIDHARD
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NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
Girls basketball» Cincinnati Country Day
opened the season with a pairof wins, knocking off Finney-town 48-31 Nov. 25 and notch-ing its first Miami Valley Con-ference victory 48-18 overNew Miami Nov. 27.
Boys basketball» Cincinnati Country Day’s
boys basketball team will playRyle at 4:45 p.m., Saturday,Dec. 7, at Holmes High School
as part of the 2013 Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Classic.
Proceeds will benefit theRuth LyonChildren’s Fund andNeediest Kids of All. Ticketsare $7 adults, $4 students.
Hall of Fame» The Indian Hill boosters
and the Indian Hill Hall ofFame committee announcedthe 2014 inductees to the Indi-an Hill Hall of Fame Dec. 1.
New members includeswimmer and diver BrittanyHill (class of 2005), three-sportstar Steve Innis (’89) and ten-nis coach Cindy BridgelandCrilley (’70).
The Hall of Fame induction
ceremony is Jan. 31, 2014, athalftime of the varsity boysbasketball homecoming game.A reception to honor and meetthe newest hall of famers fol-lows the game.
Softball fundraiser» MadeiraHigh School soft-
ball team’s Holiday BoutiqueShow will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Saturday, Dec. 7, at MadeiraMiddle School, 6612 MiamiAve., Madeira, Ohio 45243.
Start Christmas shoppingwith crafters and vendors likeThirty One, Mary Kay, Pam-pered Chef, Tupperware, PinkZebra, Origami Owl, Tasteful-ly Simple and others.
There will be a bake sale,food, music and door prizes.All proceeds will benefit theMadeira High School softballprogram.
Catching upwith College Athletes
» The Community Press &Recorder, along with cincin-nati.com, would like to givereaders over the holidays theability to catch up with localhigh school stars doing well incollege athletics.
In what has become an an-nual readership project, par-ents/friendsof collegeathletesare welcome to send a photo
and brief description of theircollege athletes’ accomplish-ments over the last calendaryear [email protected]. In-clude the names of the peoplein the photo as they are shown,the college name and sport,parents’ names, where the ath-lete lives, what weekly news-paper they get at home andtheir accomplishments by Fri-day, Dec. 13.
Photos will run in print Jan.1 and be used in a cincinnati-.com photo gallery.
Questions canbedirected [email protected].
PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS
By Scott SpringerandMark D. [email protected]@communitypress.com
Wrestling teams in theNortheast SuburbanLife cover-age area hit the mats with asense of optimism, looking for atrip to the state tournament inFebruary.
Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy
The Eagles will strugglewith numbers this season – sofar only five people are out forthe team – but should continuetheir three-year streak of send-ing competitors to the statetournament.
“The guys we have out, theywin matches,” head coachAdam Meyer said. “I joke withthe kids that they’re gettingsome very individual attentionand that’s what makes themgood.”
Senior Zach Alvarado leadsthe way. He’s a two-time statequalifier, earning the trip to Co-lumbus as a freshman and ju-nior. He’ll wrestle at 126 or 132pounds.
Senior Kaelii Cummings(145-152) has wins against statequalifiers under his belt andMeyer hopes this is the year heputs together a good tourna-ment run and makes it upstatehimself.
Freshman Steve Almondwrestled as an eighth-graderandwill compete at 138 pounds.Classmate Carson Brooks (113)has some international experi-encehaving lived abroad inSin-gapore and Switzerland.
Guillermo Farfan is a for-eign exchange student at 152pounds; though ineligible forofficial competition, he canwrestle in scrimmages and pro-vides some experience in prac-tice.
Meyer said six-time defend-ing champion North CollegeHill remains the team to beat inthe Miami Valley Conference.The Eagles have prepared fortheir Dec. 5 season opener atLockland with scrimmagesagainst Blanchester and Ma-son.
MoellerOnce the Crusaders’ football
season wraps up (possibly witha second straight state title),two defending state wrestlingchampions will return to themats.
The 220-pound championChalmer Frueauf and 160-pound champion Dakota Size-more aim to defend their titles,while 182-pound state runner-up Quinton Rosser will try tocapture the title this year. Thetrio of seniors lead the way forMoeller, which advanced to thestate semifinals of last season’steam tournament.
“We have senior leadershipand a great deal of wrestlerswith state tournament experi-
ence,” said head coach JeffGaier.
Seniors Jerry ThornberryandDeanMeyer, junior ConnorZiegler, and sophomore JacobyWard also placed at state lastyear. Junior Connor Borton isanother returning state qualifi-er for the Crusaders.
Meyer, Thornberry, andRosser should reach the 100-win milestone this season,while Frueauf and Sizemorehave the school record for ca-reer wins in their sights. TheCrusadersareclear favorites towin their 21st GLC title in thelast 22 years.
Moeller opens the season onDec. 7 at home.
Sycamore
This seasonshouldserveasabuilding block for the future ofthe Aviators’ wrestling pro-gram. The Aves will have ayoung starting lineup anchoredby a few experienced veterans.
Returning state qualifier Ti-nashe Bere, a senior, leads theteam. Sycamore returns 10starters from last year’s team,including seniors Victor Kurz,John Vuotto, Alex Masset, Ron-nieWilliams, andNoahKoehne.But, the future lies with theteam’s underclassmen.
“We are young,” said head
coach Jeremy Pletz. “We haveseven freshmen and sopho-mores in our starting lineup.”
The youth movement is ledby sophomores Gary Traub andSalmen Isakov. Both qualifiedfor districts as freshmen lastseason.
Bere advanced to the statequarterfinals last year beforebeing pinned by the eventualthird-place finisher in the 195-pound weight class. The DukeUniversity football commit hashis sights set on placing at statethis year.
The Aves open the 2013-2014season at Elder on Dec. 7.
Cincinnati Country Day
The Indians doubled theirteam size from three wrestlers– two freshmenanda junior lastseason - to six this year.
“It’s the blessing and curseof a small school,” said headcoachDanWood. “Theblessing,of course, is thatyoucanbevar-sity right away. The curse isthatyour freshmenaren’tgoingto have their hands raised a lotgoing up against experiencedvarsity wrestlers.”
So Wood sets individualgoals based on scoring opportu-nities more than wins andlosses.
“You always hear defensewins championships, but inwrestling you’re on offense anddefense at the same time,” hesaid. “Sometimes in wrestlingit’s being aggressive that’s go-ing to get you the points youneed to win, so we try to teachthat and track those kinds ofnumbers.”
Returning forCCD is fourth-year senior Omar Mustafa at182 pounds. Also back is sopho-more Eric Christine at 126 or132. Kit Morgan (136), whowrestled as a freshman andsophomore, comes back for hissenior season.
Junior Will Abbottsmith(145) is out for his first experi-ence on the mats. Joining himareapairof sophomores inMaxLuebbers (152) and Ian Hayes(152-160). Hayes and Abbot-smith each have a martial artsbackground.
“With how quickly they’repicking up technique and howhard they’reworking, I’mexcit-ed for the season,” Wood said.“They’ve put their all into it sofar and it’s going well.”
CCD opens the seasonDec. 7at Deer Park and competes inthe North College Hill Invita-tional Dec. 14. The Indians hosttheir own invitational Jan 18.
Indian HillSenior leadership will be the
key to the Braves’ success thisseason. Five seniors – JakeBecker, Dominic Travis, CalebKaminsky, Kirby Fortney, andNick Price – will be counted onto carry this experiencedsquad.TheBraveswill go as faras their seniors take them.
“Iamlookingfora lotof lead-ership from my five seniors,”head coach Nate Eigher said.
Junior George Schneiderleads the underclassmen. He isone of eight returning startersfrom last year’s squad.
“I am really looking forwardto this season. I have eight re-turning wrestlers and a coupleof new wrestlers that have thepotential to have a very goodyear,” Eigher said. “There arelot of great things that are hap-pening with Indian Hill wres-tling.”
The Braves open the seasonat Walnut Hills on Dec. 5.
FIRST GLANCE AT 2013-14 WRESTLING
CHCA wrestlers look to continue state streakByMark D. Motzand Adam [email protected]
Sycamore junior Tinashe Bere, left, puts a hold on his opponent during the first-round of their 195-poundmatch at the OHSAA state wrestling tournament Feb. 28.FILE PHOTO
Moeller sophomore ConnerZiegler (right) competes during inthe 113-pound class at the OHSAAstate wrestling tournament Feb.28, 2013.FILE PHOTO
Senior Zachary Alvarado (top) will be one of the top returners forCincinnati Hills Christian Academy. FILE PHOTO
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DAYTON — For the sec-ond-consecutive week, theMoeller Crusaders’ half-time adjustments helpedto continue their footballplayoffmarch.
This week coach JohnRodenberg’s teamshut outHilliard Davidson in thesecondhalfenroutetoa13-11 win Nov. 30 in the Divi-sion I, Region 2 finals, alsoplayingas the state semifi-nals, at Dayton WelcomeStadium.
AftershuttingdowntheColerain triple-option of-fense a week ago, the Cru-saders limited the Wild-cats to just 61 second-halfyardsaftergivingup168inthe first half.
“Everybody keeps say-ing they’re like Colerainand they are, but they’renot,” Rodenberg said. “…We just needed to settledown and figure out whatwas going to work for us.We played a team that’s13-0andweknewitwasgo-ing to be a battle.”
Sophomore kickerMat-thew Coghlin proved to bethe star for the Crusaders.He nailed a 23-yard fieldgoal topull his teamwithinoneat11-10with seven sec-onds to play in the firsthalf.With6:06toplayinthethird quarter the sopho-more hit a 27-yarder thatprovedtobethegame-win-ner and the only score ofthe second half for eitherteam.
“Cog’s been great,” Ro-denbergsaid. “…He’sonlya sophomore and to knowyoucangeta fieldgoal likethat really helps in yourplay-calling because youdon’t have to take any un-
necessary shots.”The victory sends sec-
ond-seeded Moeller to theDivision I state finals Dec.7at3p.m.atFawcettStadi-um in Canton, where theywill look to defend theirstate championshipagainst Mentor HighSchool, who beat Lake-wood St. Edward 41-38,Nov. 30.
For Moeller quarter-back Gus Ragland, thestate championship gameis starting to become thenorm. In addition to mak-inghis secondstraight tripto the football title game,Ragland was part of the2012 state championshipbaseball team atMoeller.
“I’ve been surroundedbyalotoftalent, that’sfirstand foremost, and greatcoaching,” the quarter-back said. “When you putthose two things togetherwith hard work, greatthings happen. It’s kind ofcool to just keep on win-ningandI’mkindofonalit-tle streak here; I keep get-tingbacktothestatecham-pionship. I’ll take it, but Ijust want to thank the peo-ple aroundme.”
Ragland finished with143 yards rushing and 59yards through the air on 3-of-9 passing and a touch-down.It’s thesixth-consec-utive game the quarter-back has rushed for 100-plus yards.
Ragland’s 41-yardtouchdown pass to ChasePankeyopenedthescoringwith 10:06 to play in thefirst quarter. TheWildcatsanswered back less thanfourminutes laterwitha5-yard scoring run by run-ning back D.D. Clark. Hil-liard added to their leadwitha44-yardfieldgoalby
Robert LeFevre tomake it11-7 with 2:55 to play in thefirst half, but that was alltheWildcatswould get.
“They are a heck of afootball team and I don’tknow if they’ve gotten thecredit they deserve thisyear,” Rodenberg said.“I’m just happy with whatwe did.”
TheCrusadersare look-ing to go back to back forthefirsttimesince1976-77.
“I feel great for thekids,” Rodenberg said.“These guys work realhard and it’s all aboutthem; it’s all about the 2013team.”
Adjustments send Moeller back to state title gameBy Tom [email protected]
Moeller quarterback Gus Ragland runs the ball against Hilliard Davidson’s Parker Ford (4) in the first quarter of Moeller’s13-11win Nov. 30 in the Division 1, Region 2 finals, also playing as the state semfinals, at Dayton Welcome Stadium.Ragland finished with 187 total yards and a passing touchdown.JOSEPH FUQUA II/COMMUNITY PRESS
Moeller widereceiver ChasePankey (4) celebrateshis 41-yardtouchdownreception in the firstquarter with fellowwide receiver IsaiahGentry, as theCrusaders beatHilliard Davidson13-11, Nov. 30 in theDivision I, Region 2finals, also playingas the statesemifinals, at DaytonWelcome Stadium.JOSEPH FUQUA
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The Girls GreaterCatholic League recentlynamed all stars for thefall athletic season.
VolleyballPlayer of the Year:
Kristen Massa of St. Ur-sula Academy Coach ofthe Year: Jeni Case of Ur-suline Academy
First Team: Mt. NotreDame senior ChristineChandler, McAuley sen-ior Kerrie Dailey, Ursu-line senior Sam Fry, Ur-suline senior Paige Kebe,Mercy senior Katie Klus-man, St. Ursula juniorCarolyn Knollman, St Ur-sula senior Kristen Mas-sa and Mt. Notre Damejunior Margo Wolf.
Second team: St. Ursu-la junior Natalie Danen-hauer, McAuley juniorTori Hemsath, Seton sen-ior Morgan Masminster,Mt. Notre Dame sopho-more Sydney Mukes, Ur-suline sophomore AveryNaylor, Mt. Notre DameseniorSaraPriest andUr-suline junior Lauren Wil-kins.
Honorable mention:Ursuline junior MalloryBechtold, McAuley ju-nior Abby Gourley,McAuley senior LindseyKauffman, Seton fresh-man Peyton McCarthy,St. Ursula senior NataliePhipps, St. Ursula juniorLaura Jane Proffitt, Mer-cy sophomores CarlySchnieder and Sam Seg-er, Ursuline sophomoreAlyssa Steller, Mt. NotreDame sophomore DaniSzczepanski and Mt. No-tre Dame junior JessicaTowle.
SoccerPlayer of the Year:
Madeline Huster of St.Ursula
Coach of the Year: JimCalder of St. Ursula
First team: Seton sen-iors Jessica Frey and Sa-mantha Goodwin, McAu-ley senior Julia Hoff-mann, St. Ursula seniorMadeline Huster, Ursu-line junior Andie Ken-nard, Mt. Notre Dame ju-nior Samantha Leshnak,Seton senior Allie Lueb-bering, Mercy seniorSamMattlin, Ursuline ju-nior Mikaela McGee,Mercy senior BrennaMueller, St. Ursula sen-iors Megan Niebuhr andMadeleine Pescovitz, Ur-suline junior Sara Rob-ertson, St. Ursula seniorDarby Schwartz and Mt.NotreDame seniorMariaVeneziano.
Second team: Ursulinesophomore Holyn Alf,Mercy senior Macey An-derson, Seton junior Sa-vannah Bacon, Seton sen-ior Allison Bailey, McAu-ley junior McKenna Bai-ley, St. Ursula senior ErinClark, Mercy senior Lau-renCummings,Mt.NotreDame junior Megan Des-rosiers, Ursuline juniorJordan Hollmeyer, Mer-cy senior Julia Kennedy,McAuley senior ClareKnecht, Ursuline seniorSarah Seedhouse, St. Ur-sula sophomore OliviaSilverman, Seton seniorHalie Sunderman, St. Ur-sula sophomore Mary Al-ice Vignola, Mt. NotreDame senior MaddieVolz, St. Ursula seniorClaireWeigandandUrsu-line senior Allison Wer-ner.
TennisPlayer of the Year:
Mehvish Safdar of Ursu-line
Coach of the Year: JoeHartkemeyer ofUrsuline
First team: Ursulinesophomore Jenny Duma,St. Ursula senior KariFitzpatrick, Ursuline ju-nior LaurenHaney, Ursu-line senior Brooke Sabo,Ursuline freshmanOliviaSabo, Ursuline seniorMehvish Safdar, Mercysenior Elizabeth Staley,St. Ursula sophomoreMaggie Sullivan and Se-ton junior Maggie Wal-roth.
Second team: St. Ursu-la senior Morgan Ber-nard, Ursuline juniorLauren Fleming, St. Ur-sula seniors MargeauxGerwin and CarolineKoenig, Ursuline juniorMary McGrath, Mt. No-tre Dame junior Cather-ine Murphy, Seton seniorMacy Wauligman.
Honorable mention:Mt. Notre Dame juniorAlex Burg, McAuley ju-niors Nicole Capodagliand Megan Davish, Mt.Notre Dame juniors So-nya Sasmal andAli Staun;and Mt. Notre Damefreshman Sabine Wor-thoff.
Cross CountryRunner of the Year:
AnneHeffernanofSt.Ur-sula
Coach of the Year:Scott Ridder of Mercy
First team: Ursulinejunior Catherine Finke,Ursuline senior ChristineFrederick, Ursuline ju-nior Grace Kelly, Mercysenior Emma Hatch, St.Ursula junior Anne Hef-fernan, McAuley sopho-more Natalie Lienhart,McAuley junior McKen-
zie Pfeifer and Mercyfreshman Alex Stevens.
Second team: MercyseniorNatalieGeraci,Ur-suline freshman AnnaHerriott, Seton juniorGa-briel Hirlinger, Ursulinejunior Colleen Johnston,St. Ursula junior KellyCaitlin,Mercy juniorMa-ria Waters, St. Ursula ju-nior Maria Weisgerberand Mercy junior MeganZeinner.
Honorable mention:Mt. Notre Dame sopho-moreMaddieGentile,Ur-suline junior MirandaGrigas, St. Ursula seniorElizabeth Klare, McAu-ley senior Kate Olding,St.UrsulaseniorCarolinePerry, McAuley sopho-more Anna Sontag,McAuley freshman ClareSunderman, Mercy soph-omore MargoWaters andMercy senior Tori Weck-enbrock.
GolfPlayer of the Year:
Carolyn Markley of St.Ursula
Coach of the Year:Marianne Utz Sahms ofUrsuline
First team: McAuleysenior Danielle Dilonar-do, St. Ursula juniors Ka-tie Frey and Bretten Hill,St. Ursula senior CarolynMarkley, Ursuline seniorEmma Meyer, Seton sen-ior Corrine Deutenbergand Ursuline senior Abi-gail Wellens.
Second team: Mt. No-tre Dame junior CassidyCarstens, St. Ursula ju-nior Ramya Chadraku-mar, Mercy junior EmilyHouse, Mt. Notre Damesophomore Alex Martin,Ursuline sophomore Oli-via McCloy and Ursuline
senior Sarah Reilly.Honorable mention:
McAuley senior BriannaBurck, Ursuline juniorKyland Frooman, Setonjunior Kourtney Keller,Mt. Notre Dame fresh-
man Sophie Kramer, Mt.Notre Dame sophomoreMolly McCudden, Mercysenior Maddie Sheridanand St. Ursula juniorMeredith Weidner.
High school GGCL athletes make all star lists
UNDER THE RAINBOW
Brent Suter (Moeller ‘08) finished a solid first fullprofessional season recently as the Brevard County(Florida) Manatees missed the playoffs. He led theteam with 139 innings pitched and had a 3.43 ERA. His113 strikeouts were fourth among all MilwaukeeBrewers affiliate pitchers. Suter led the Manatees inquality starts and finished 7-9. Suter hopes to bepromoted to AA Huntsville after 2014 springtraining.THANKS TO BREVARD COUNTY MANATEES
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Author’s tea party comments bizarreI read with interest James
Baker’s OP-ED piece in theNov. 7 Community Press call-ing for all “Real Republicans”to rise up and throw tea partyenthusiasts into the nearestditch.
Given that Mr. Baker be-lieves that the tea party is theU.S. equivalent of an interna-tional terrorist organization itis not surprising that hewould call for their ex-com-munication from his belovedRepublican party. After all,what decent person wouldwant to associate with such abunch of woman-hating, envi-ronment-spoiling, govern-ment-despising, Obamacare-ruining theocrats and fas-cists?
Mr. Baker asks, “Is there adifference between tea party
candidatesand the Tali-ban? The levelof violence isthe only dif-ference I cansee.”
Mr. Bakershould lookharder.
I am new toCincinnati andthe tagline on
Mr. Baker’s OP-ED states thathe is a 36-year resident ofIndian Hill, so maybe heknows something about thelocal tea party that I don’t.But in my former life, I was anewspaper columnist and Imet a number of tea partytypes – from doctors andlawyers to insurance sales-men – and not all of them
were men.The tea party activists I’ve
met are interested in remind-ing their fellow citizens of theimportance of limited govern-ment and the dangers of moreand more power flowing to anunaccountable federal bu-reaucracy.
I am not a tea party mem-ber, nor am I a member of theRepublican Party. But itseems to me Mr. Baker has apretty strange idea of what a“real” Republican shouldthink and do.
In one of the more aston-ishing passages of his piecehe criticizes “far right” teapartiers for refusing to help“fix” Obamacare.
But why should Repub-licans – many of whom weresent to Washington in 2010 to
stop Obamacare in its tracks– “fix” something that theythink is unworkable, hurtfuland damaging to the country?
Now that we have learnedthat the Affordable Care Actwas sold to the public on apassel of distortions, if notoutright lies, it seems down-right strange for any Repub-lican (real or imagined) todemand obeisance to its sur-vival.
“Repeal and replace” hasbeen the Republican Party’sofficial position on Obama-care for the last three years,but when you only control onehalf of one branch of govern-ment that’s hard to do.
Tea partiers make a mis-take when they seek to defeatRepublican office holderswho fail to meet a standard of
ideological purity that turnsoff too many Independentsand moderates.
Mr. Baker makes the samemistake when he demandsthat principled conservativesneed to be run out of “his”party because they haven’tbeen sufficiently helpful to aDemocratic president and hisprogressive agenda.
Worse though, is Mr. Bak-er’s crude caricature of teapartiers as intolerant fascistsand terrorists. While thiswould sound about right com-ing from the likes of RachelMaddow or Al Sharpton, itsounds bizarre coming fromanyone who calls themselvesa “real Republican.”
Gil Spencer is a resident of HydePark.
GilSpencerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Dear Mr. Baker,Based upon your musings
that appeared in the IndianHill Journal it is apparentthat you know very littleabout either the Taliban orthe tea party.
I am thegrandmothernext doorwho raisedthree chil-dren in thiscommunity.They attend-ed our publicschoolswhere I wasactive in thePTO and theBoosters.
I was, and continue to beactive in my church, servingas a Sunday school teacherand on numerous commit-tees. I have served on sever-al community boards andvolunteered with numerouslocal agencies.
I am the grandmothernext door who does not liketo see the explosion of thesize of our Federal govern-ment. I believe that the gov-ernment cannot manage ourhealthcare system effective-ly and that my health careshould not be dictated by the“state.”
I do not want my grand-children attending schoolswhere the curriculum isdictated by the Federal gov-ernment.
I do not want them to belab rats whose eye-move-ment is tracked by camerasin the classroom or whohave to wear bracelets thatread their stress level.
I do not want them to beeducated as preparation fora junior college and toward acertain trade.
I do not believe that theschool needs to know how achild’s parent voted or whatreligion they are.
I do not believe that theirschool records should beshared with the Departmentof Education, the Depart-ment of the Interior or theDepartment of Health andHuman Services.
I believe in the strengthof the individual and that“all men are created equalby their creator with certain
unalienable rights, amongthose, life, liberty and thepursuit of happiness.” Equalopportunity but not equaloutcome is the proper expec-tation.
I believe that the incomepeople earn belongs to them,not to the government. Andthat it is not the right of thegovernment to take thatmoney away from them, butto tax them in an equitableway to garner only the mon-ey needed to run an efficientand limited government.
I do not believe in burden-ing our children and grand-children in a debt that cannever be repaid. I believethat such a debt threatensour national security.
I believe that I should beable expect certain priva-cies and that the Federalgovernment should not belistening to my phone calls,reading my email or “grab-bing” my contacts list. I donot believe that our localpolice forces should be mili-tarized.
I believe that this countrywas founded on Judeo-Chris-tian values and that weshould enjoy our gift of free-dom of religion.
Members of our militaryshould not be prohibitedfrom praying in public; achaplain cannot be told toremove the Bible from hisdesk; or that the name ofJesus cannot be said at amilitary funeral.
I believe in freedom ofthe press. A press compliantto the government is neitherfree, nor honest. Democracyslips away when the pressfails to be objective.
I believe in the Federalistsystem established by ourfounders and the threebranches of our govern-ment.
The expansion of the sizeof the Executive branch isrobbing us of those key-stones of our foundations.
The Executive Ordersenacted by this Presidentusurp the authority of thestates and legislativebranches.
I am the tea party.
Susan Holzapfel is a 32-year resi-dent of Indian Hill.
Author knows littleof tea party, Taliban
SusanHolzapfelCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Nov. 27 questionThe Ohio House has passed a
bill which would redefine self-defense and circumstanceswhere the use of force trumpsthe duty to retreat to public set-tings, such as stores and streets.Under current law, residentsneed not retreat before usingforce if they are lawfully in theirhomes, vehicles or the vehicle ofan immediate family member. Isthis good legislation? Why orwhy not?
“A person should have theright to protect themselves nomatter the location. I do nothave a problem with Ohio ex-panding the current ‘standyour ground’ laws to publicsettings outside the home andcar. However I would surehope that these public placeshave security in place thatcould supersede or alleviatethe need to stand that ground. Iprefer not to be the hero, but Ialso feel a need for survival forme and my family etc. Go fig-ure!”
T.D.T.“No, it’s not a good idea.
This law would not be close tonecessary if white peopleweren’t so prejudiced andparanoid that non-white indi-viduals (anyone with brown ordarker skin) were criminals.Look what ‘stand your ground’in Florida did to Trayvon Mar-tin.”
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“Ohboy...this is agood topic.The duty to retreat in publicareas when imminent threatsare posed is by nature is to
‘duck and retreat’ of a humanbeing.
“But some circumstances,standing the ground no matterwhere you are as a concealedcarrying citizen is not going tobe an option to retreat. Youhave to act quickly as anytrained police officerwill haveto act.
“Yes, Ohio legislation tochange this is right on. Crimi-nals won’t think twice abouttaking deadly actions to any-one, and every citizen has theright to defend.”
O.H.R.
“Already these bills havecaused deaths. Since the guywho murdered Treyvon Mar-tin in Florida pulled his gun onhis own girlfriend, some folkshave been able to put this issuein slightly better focus. And aMichigan case recently decid-ed against a person who shot astranger in the face, apparent-ly for coming to his door andasking for some sort of help.We will apparently neverknow.
“Ninety-eight out of every100 gun deaths is accom-plished with a gun which waspurchased by the deceased, afamily member or a friend.The gun lobby has utterlyfailed to make good on theirpromise to use education torein in this carnage.
“Controlling guns doesn’tmean making them inaccessi-ble. Laws like this justmake ig-norant people think it is OK toblast first and ask questionslater. (We already have alsohad a shooting in a school, re-sulting from a child being ‘sil-ly’ with a security guard’s gun.Wasn’t that a bright idea - putguns in the schools!)”
N.F.
Nov. 20 questionDo you think President Oba-
mawill be able to keephis prom-ise that Americans will be ableto keep canceled health insur-ance policies for a year as com-panies and consumers adjust to
the new demands of the healthcare law. Why or why not?
“Absolutely not. First andforemost he does not have theauthority to dictate to insur-ance companies licensed invarious states. That authorityis reserved for each state in-surance department. Amazingthat the mainstream media al-lows him to pretend to fix a lieof his without doing their duediligence. Obama, like mostpoliticians, make promises allthe time that they are wellaware can’t be fulfilled. In thiscase the insurance companiesthat don’t go along with hisgame of smoke and mirrorswill be singled out by him asthe ‘bad guy.’
“Some states will more thanlikely work out some kind ofreinstatement of those termi-nated policies, but others willfind the problem becoming abigger issue for their particu-lar state and not wish to get in-volved. After one year thosewho were reinstated will stillface the inevitable, that whichmost of us hard working citi-zenswill face starting January–much higher premiums (dou-ble and triple in many cases),higher deductibles than everimagined and less access toyour preferred doctor and hos-pital.
“Obama hasmade a numberof promises in steamrollingthis train wreck to our frontdoor and unfortunately hehasn’t kept very many. Re-member when this Obamacarewas being rolled out and wewere promised that most of uswould see a reduction in ourhealth insurance costs in therange of $2,500 per year perfamily? The truth is that’s notgonna happen.One lie after an-other.”
Jim Duffy
“Based on his presidency Iamnotencouraged thatObamawill keep any promises exceptto provide citizenship and enti-tlements to illegal aliens thusincreasing the number of vot-ers for his party. However inthis case thanks to formerPresident Bill Clinton (andmany others) I see Obama fix-ing the aptly named Obama“Care” to allow folks to keeptheir current insurance and orcancelled insurance. I hope itis fixed soon and formore thanjust one year assuming Oba-macare lasts that long. Go fig-ure!’
T.D.T.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013
Cincinnatians flock everyyear to seeDukeEnergy’sholiday train exhibit, now
at the Cincinnati Museum Cen-ter.
We’d likeyou tomeet someofthe people who help bring thetrains to life:
John GoinsBLUE ASH
John Goins and the Duke En-ergy Holiday Trains go wayback. His grandfather was awelder for theBaltimore&OhioRailroad, the same companythat originally commissionedthe model holiday train display.However, it wasn’t until he wasinhis20s thatGoinsfirstsawthetrain display, “but I’ve visitedthe display everyyear since andlearned something new aboutmodel trains each year.”
His favorite train? No easytask topickoneoutof thedozensof trains in the Duke HolidayTrains display. “My favorite en-gine on the display is the EM-1because of its gigantic size andfast speed,” he says.
When he’s not operating theDuke Holiday Trains, Goinsserves as the president of Day-ton’s Miami Valley S-Gaugers, aclub that collects and assemblesS-Gauge model trains. Lookingfor an example of an S-Gaugelayout? Cincinnati MuseumCenter’s Cincinnati in Motionexhibit in theCincinnatiHistoryMuseum is the largest S-gaugelayout in the country.
Goins’s love for trains isshared bymany, both young andold. So what advice can he offerto young train enthusiasts?“Don’t get discouraged,” hesays. “Layouts take time. Learnas much as you can about deco-rating and study Holiday Junc-tion’s displays every year,they’ve done it right.”
Gayl RotschingELMWOOD PLACE
Gayl Rotsching’s love affairwith trains started at an earlyage.
He received his first modeltrain when he was just 7-years-old and set up a display in hisbasement shortly after. Year af-ter year he added to his display,envisioning a setup like the onehe saw downtown at the thenCincinnati Gas & Electric Com-pany every winter.
“My display, of course, nevermatched up to the one down-town,” Rotsching jokes.
After graduating from col-lege, Rotsching earned a full-time job with CG&E. Whetherthe job choice was driven by fi-nancial factors or the opportuni-ty to work for the company thathoused and displayed the trainsevery holiday season is up fordebate. When the opportunityarose for him to care for thetrains he jumped aboard andnever lookedback.More than25years later Rotsching can’timagine spending time doinganything else.
“This railroad has a rich his-tory,” he says, “but I also like thestories of the people I get tomeet during the holiday season.It’s not unusual to see three gen-erations of family membershere and I enjoy getting to knowthem.”
Robert PerrinCHEVIOT
Like so many children, Rob-ert Perrin developed an interestin trains at a young age. His
grandparents livedwithin walk-ing distance of theWinton Placetrain station where he wouldspend his summers watchingthe trains arrive and depart.
Whenhegotoldenoughhesetup train displays in his base-ment like theDukeEnergyHoli-day Train display he saw down-town each winter. The trains inhisbasementbecamereal trainswhen,asanadult,hebeganworkas an equipment operator for lo-cal railroads, a jobheheld for 30years.
For the past six years he’sgone back to the smaller trainshe fell in lovewith as a child, be-coming a trainmaster with theDuke EnergyHoliday Train dis-play. He followed those trainsfrom their location downtown toCincinnati Museum Centerwhere theyarecelebrating theirthird year in their new home.
His favorite part about beinga trainmaster?
“Getting tosee thekids’ faceslight up when they see thetrains,” Perrin says.
The face that lights up mostmay be his own.
“Well, I also lovebeingable tocontrol the layout,” says the kidinPerrin. “It’s justsoneat.WhenI would go down to CG&E as akid, I’d look at the trains and Iwanted to put certain trains ondifferent tracks,” he says. “I
couldn’t do that then, but now Ican.”
Clem ScovannerMONTGOMERY
Clem Scovanner has been atrain enthusiast for as long as hecan remember. When he was 3-years-old his grandpa took himto see the Duke EnergyHolidayTrains for the first time. Eventhen he knew that theywere nottoys andwas impressed by theirdetail and level of craftsman-ship.
“OnethingInoticedabout theDuke Trains, even at a youngage, is that they are differentand lookbetter thanothermodeltrains,” Scovanner says. “Theproportions are better and theyhave better details. That stuff’simportant.”
As he grew up he began tobuild his own train displays athome. Today he still builds andrepairs train parts, and he en-joys every minute of it. “I feellucky that I get to work on theDukeTrains,” he says, an oppor-tunity he’s had for the past threeyears. “I’m happy they’ve cometo theMuseumCenterso they’restill around for others to enjoy.”
When Clem Scovanner isn’trepairingtheDukeEnergyHoli-day Trains you might catch himhanging out at Cincinnati inMo-
tion in the Cincinnati HistoryMuseum, making sure all themechanical parts in the displayare working properly. It helpssatisfy his love affair year-round. But his heart will alwaysbelong to theDukeEnergyHoli-day Trains.
Jack ThompsonCOVINGTON
Have a question about theDuke Energy Holiday Trains?Just ask Jack Thompson. He’sbeen working on the HolidayTrain display for the last 68win-ters, or, more precisely, sincethey started.
He started out as a mechanicfor theCincinnatiGas&ElectricCo. (though his friends joke thathe was with CG&E before theyadded the E) and beganwork onthe Holiday Train display soonafter. There are at least threebuildings on the display, whichThompson built himself, thatbear his first name, a traditionamong early trainmasters.
He’s been keeping watchover those buildings and thetrains that run by them for thepast 68 years and counting.Aside from a cold winter in Ko-rea when he served in the Kore-an War, Jack hasn’t missed ayear. So what keeps him comingback?
“The kids,” Thompson says.“I love watching them grow upand then bring their own chil-dren back.”
He’sseenitfirst-hand.Hehasmore than 20 grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren whose par-ents,oncesomeofthewide-eyedchildren that flocked to thetrains every year, are continu-ing that tradition by bringingthem to visit at Cincinnati Mu-seum Center each holiday sea-son.
For many though, Thompsonis as much a part of the holidaytrains as the iconic trains them-selves. There’s a joke amongsthis fellow trainmasters thatmore people come to see Jackthan come to see the trains. Andwith a life-size cutout ofThomp-son helping point the way to thetrains, there may be some truthto that.
Clayton HillardAMELIA
Clayton Hillard’s passion fortrains started when his grand-mother took him on a trip down-town to see the Duke EnergyHoliday Trains. He was just 4-years-old and it was his firsttime viewing the display.
“There I sat, probably formore than three hours,” Hillardsays, “whilemygrandmasat be-hind me, watching too. I wasamazed by the running trainsand by the detail of the layout.”
In the 50 winters since thenHillard has been a regular visi-tor,missing the trains only once.
It was always a dream ofHil-lard’s to become a trainmaster,andwhen the opportunity to vol-unteer at Cincinnati MuseumCenter twoyears ago he jumpedonboard.
“Tobeatrainmasteryouhaveto have a love and passion fortrains,” he says. “And you haveto have an understanding of thehistoric nature of this particularlayout and railroad.” Havingvisited the trains regularly for50 years, Hillard has lived andrecognizes the history of theDuke Energy Holiday Trains.“It’s not easy,” he says, “but it’sfun.”
Dick ClineFor the past three yearsDick
Cline has been a trainmaster fortheDukeEnergyHolidayTrainsat Cincinnati Museum Center.His relationship with the iconicholiday trains is much longer,however.
“As a kid, I remember visit-ing them back when they wereset up on Fouth and Vine insidethe Cincinnati Gas & Electricbuilding,” he says. “Thosemem-ories are some of mymost trea-sured,” saysCline, “and I feel in-credibly lucky toworkonamod-el train display unlike any otherin the country.”
And he wants to make sureothers know it.
“I love explaining the historyof the Duke Energy HolidayTrains and bringing the displayto life for people both young andold,” he says. And there’s a lot totell.Thedisplayhasbeenacher-ished and fun holiday traditionforCline and families across theTristate for 68 years. But it’s notall fun and games. At least notfor Cline.
“It’s a serious responsibilitytaking care of those trains,” hesays, “but we enjoy what we’redoingandwegetakickoutof thelittle kids’ reactions.”
It’s a tradition that Cline ishonored to be a part of and onehe’s glad to help Cincinnati Mu-seum Center carry on.
“Parents bring their chil-dren, and when those childrengrow up they bring their ownkids down here for the display,”hesays. “It’s justaspecial time.”
They make for a rail good time
ABOUT THE DISPLAYThe Duke Holiday Trains are on display at Cincinnati Museum Center’s
Holiday Junction through Jan. 5. Holiday Junction is open 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sunday. Duke Energy customers can visit holidaytraindisplay.com to geta voucher good for up to four tickets (maximum two adults) to theCincinnati History Museum and Holiday Junction.
Like so many children, Cheviot resident Robert Perrin developed an interest in trains at a young age. Hisgrandparents lived within walking distance of the Winton Place train station where he would spend hissummers watching the trains arrive and depart. THANKS TO CODY HEFNER
When he's not operating theDuke Holiday Trains, John Goinsserves as the president ofDayton's Miami Valley S-Gaugers,a club that collects and assemblesS-Gauge model trains. THANKS TOCODY HEFNER
Gayl Rotsching's love affair withtrains started at an early age.THANKS TO CODY HEFNER
Montgomery resident Clem Scovanner has been a train enthusiast foras long as he can remember. THANKS TO CODY HEFNER
Engineers driveholiday funat Museum Center
B2 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • DECEMBER 4, 2013
THURSDAY, DEC. 5Art & Craft ClassesToys for Tots Fundraiser, 7-9p.m., Cheers to Art!, 7700 Ca-margo Road, Bring toy to do-nate and receive coupon for $5off your next painting session.For ages 16 and up. $35. Reser-vations required. 271-2793;www.cheerstoart.com.Madeira.
Cooking ClassesIt’s Getting Cold Outside withCourtney Rathweg, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Menu full oftempting comfort food. $45.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, 11450Grooms Road, Conference RoomNo. 2. Practice skills by speaking,organizing and conductingmeetings and motivating others.Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. 387-7030;btc.toastmastersclubs.org. BlueAsh.Changemakers: Hate andReligion in the Public Sphere,7-9 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Ronna GreffSchneider, professor of law atthe University of Cincinnati andexpert on issues involving consti-tutional law, examines hottopics of separation of churchand state and hate speech. Ages18 and up. Free. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. 917-7475.Blue Ash. The Deadly Effectsof Stress, 6-7 p.m., MadisonvilleRecreation Center, 5320 StewartRoad, Learn about devastatinghealth effects that long-termstress can have on the body andsimple ways to combat them.Free. Reservations required.271-2500; wellnessspeakers.org.Madisonville.
Holiday - ChristmasSanta’s Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santa’s Workshop, 6940 Madi-sonville Road, Historic Shillito’sElves have moved to Mariemontand are opening workshop forpublic tours. Bring letters to mailto Santa. Pictures with Santaavailable on Saturdays andSundays. Benefits Ronald Mc-Donald House. $4, free ages 3and under. Presented by Marie-mont Inn. 620-4353; www.the-santaworkshop.com.Marie-mont.
Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A Soldier’sStory, 7 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Sanctuary. Tellingof Christmas story through eyesof a soldier. In honor of currentserving military and veterans.$9, $4 ages 5-16, free ages 4 andunder. 891-8527. Blue Ash.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.
Parenting ClassesProven Parenting: Founda-tions for a Strong Family,9-11:30 a.m., The Children’sHome of Cincinnati, 5050 Madi-son Road, Emery Building, Room101. Featuring Common SenseParenting research based andproven techniques. Learn evi-dence based techniques toaddress common parentingproblems, create a personalizedparenting plan and receiveCommon Sense Parentingresource book. Family friendly.$100 per family; child careavailable: $10 per child. Regis-tration required. 272-2800;www.thechildrenshomecin-ti.org.Madisonville.
Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. 800-0164.Mont-gomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Youth room. Big book/discussion meeting. Brown baglunch optional. Open to every-
one who desires healthy lovingrelationships. Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.
FRIDAY, DEC. 6Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, One FinancialWay, Greater Cincinnati tradi-tion features variety of holidayactivities. New houses decoratedwith holiday scenes, thousandsof lights and free family enter-tainment. Free. 794-6100; face-book.com/ohionational.Mont-gomery.Santa’s Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santa’s Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.
Literary - LibrariesAnime Club, 6-8 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Watch anime, drawmanga, play Yu-Gi-Oh andinteract around these favoritepastimes. Ages 13-18. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.
Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A Soldier’sStory, 8 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, $9, $4 ages5-16, free ages 4 and under.891-8527. Blue Ash.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
SATURDAY, DEC. 7BenefitsLeague for Animal WelfareHoliday Party, 5-9 p.m., OasisGolf Club and ConferenceCenter, 902 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, Guest speaker: W. BruceCameron, American humorcolumnist, screenwriter andauthor. Buffet, silent auctionand raffle. Benefits The Leaguefor Animal Welfare. $30, $12children. Presented by Leaguefor Animal Welfare. 735-2299.Loveland.
Business SeminarsBusiness Feasibility and Busi-ness Planning, 8:30 a.m.-noon,CMC Office Center Blue Ash,10945 Reed Hartman Highway,Room105. Determine the fi-nancial feasibility of your busi-ness concept, how to reviewfunding options, the use of thebusiness plan in obtaining loansand partners, factors involved indebt and equity financing andhow to get to a go/no go deci-sion. Ages 18 and up. $40 or$120 for four seminars. 684-2812. Blue Ash.
Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Ornaments, jewelry,soaps, ceramics, paper creations,paintings, stained glass andmore. Treats, holiday music andshopping. Food truck on site.Benefits The WACC Foundation.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.Blue AshWomen’s Club Holi-day Craft Show, 10 a.m.-3p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Unique,handmade crafts for yourfriends and family. Benefits BlueAsh Women’s Club. Free admis-sion. 891-4043. Blue Ash.
Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,5-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.Santa’s Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santa’s Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.
Home & GardenHolidayWreathMaking, 10a.m.-noon, Turner Farm, 7400Given Road, Use balsam, cedarand juniper boughs and adorn-ments such as handmade bows
and pine cones to make uniquenatural wreath. $35. 561-7400;www.turnerfarm.org. IndianHill.
Music - ClassicalCincinnati Community Or-chestra, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Churchof the Saviour United MethodistChurch, 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Freeparking. Free. Presented byCincinnati Community Orches-tra. 791-7815; www.cincinnat-icommunityorchestra.org.Montgomery.
Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, 12110Montgomery Road, Free. 677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.
Music - PopSaffire Express, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,MVP Sports Bar & Grille, 6923Plainfield Road, Free. 794-1400.Silverton.
Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A Soldier’sStory, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Hart-zell United Methodist Church,$9, $4 ages 5-16, free ages 4 andunder. 891-8527. Blue Ash.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - StudentTheaterDead Serious ... About Life, 6p.m., Deer Park High School,8351 Plainfield Road, Musicalwritten to appeal to teenagers.Issues of abortion, alcohol,drugs, religion, sex and suicide.$9, $8 advance. Through Dec. 8.459-7268; www.mish-inc.com.Deer Park.
On Stage - TheaterBroadway’s Next Hit Musical,8-10 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Fully improvisedmusical comedy show, everylyric, melody and jazz hand ismade up on the spot. $35, $25members. VIP: $75. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.
SUNDAY, DEC. 8Clubs & OrganizationsWoman’s City Club’s Feist-Tea,1:30-5 p.m., Barrington of Oak-ley, 4855 Babson Place, Programbegins at 2 p.m. Receptionfollows. Honoring Sarah Gide-onse, Harriet Kaufman, HelenO’Neal and Mary Wells, fourWoman’s City Club longtimemembers who model feistinessin carrying out its mission tosecure a just and livable city.Free, donations accepted.Reservations required. Present-ed by Woman’s City Club ofGreater Cincinnati. 751-0100;womanscityclub.org. Oakley.
Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, Noon-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
EducationEat. Tour. Explore: FromEurope to America: CulturalJourneys in the NewWorld,11:15 a.m.-2 p.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Join art schol-ar and museum docent, AmyPerlman, for behind-the-scenestour of Taft Museum’s latestexhibition, Telling Tales: Storiesand Legends in 19th centuryAmerican Art. Followed bylunch. Ages 18 and up. $40, $35members. Registration required.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.
Holiday - ChristmasSanta’s Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santa’s Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.
LecturesAnnual Hornstein Lecture:70th Anniversary of theWhite Rose, 10-11 a.m., Isaac M.Wise Temple, 8329 Ridge Road,Dr. Newborn discusses the book
he co-authored, “Sophie Scholland the White Rose: The Re-markable German ChristianStudents Who Defied Hitler.”487-3055. Amberley Village.
Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m., MaryM. Emery Carillon, PleasantStreet, Open air concert. Caril-lonneur plays bells using key-board in upper tower. Tours oftower available; playground,restroom and shelter house onsite. Free. Presented by Villageof Mariemont. 271-8519;www.mariemont.org.Marie-mont.
Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A Soldier’sStory, 3 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, $9, $4 ages5-16, free ages 4 and under.891-8527. Blue Ash.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. Reserva-tions required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - StudentTheaterDead Serious … About Life, 3p.m., Deer Park High School, $9,$8 advance. 459-7268;www.mish-inc.com. Deer Park.
Religious - CommunityPrincess Ballet, 9:45-10:45 a.m.and 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., RiverHills Christian Church, 6300 PriceRoad, Auditorium. Part of CityGospel Missions outreach com-munity that allows childrenfrom inner city to take balletlessons and perform all overCincinnati. Free. 677-7600;riverhillscc.com. Loveland.
MONDAY, DEC. 9AuditionsThe Last Romance - Auditions,7 p.m., Walton Creek Theater,4101Walton Creek Road, Audi-tions will consist of cold read-ings from the script. Free. Pre-sented by Mariemont PlayersInc. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.
Cooking ClassesDewey’s Pizza with ChuckLipp, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, Chuckdemonstrates the basics andgets a little hands-on help fromyou, but he’ll also spring somenew pizzas that they are work-ing on at Dewey’s. $45. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 101 S. LebanonRoad, Parish Life Center. Freewill donation at door. For ages12 and up. 683-4244. Loveland.
Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,10 a.m.-3 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. 585-8266.Montgo-mery.
Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,6:30-8 p.m., Barrington ofOakley, 4855 Babson Place, Forthose responsible for the care ofan elderly or disabled loved one.Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483;www.ccswoh.org/caregivers.Oakley.
TUESDAY, DEC. 10Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Show and sale ofsmall artwork, no larger than8-by-10 inches. Original works inoil and watercolor by activemembers of the Woman’s ArtClub of Cincinnati. Free. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
Art OpeningsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Show and sale ofsmall artwork, no larger than8-by-10 inches. Original works inoil and watercolor by activemembers of the Woman’s ArtClub of Cincinnati. Exhibitcontinues through Dec. 22. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-
n.org.Mariemont.
AuditionsThe Last Romance, 7 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, Free.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
Business ClassesBlast Toastmasters Club,Noon-1 p.m., Kroger KP-1 Build-ing, 11300 Cornell Park Drive,Fifth Floor. Develop and practicespeaking, organizing and con-ducting meetings. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations required.387-1324. Blue Ash.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, Presented by Love-land Farmers’ Market. 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.
Home & GardenHolidayWreathMaking, 6-8p.m., Turner Farm, $35. 561-7400; www.turnerfarm.org.Indian Hill.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.
Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
Holiday - ChristmasSanta’s Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santa’s Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.
Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,2-3:30 p.m., Sycamore SeniorCenter, 4455 Carver WoodsDrive, Conference Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483. BlueAsh.
THURSDAY, DEC. 12Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, Free.Reservations required. 387-7030;btc.toastmastersclubs.org. BlueAsh.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
Health / WellnessWellness Myths andMisun-derstandings, 7-8 p.m., FITMontgomery, 9030 Montgo-mery Road, Suite 18, Topic:Guilt-Free Holiday Treats. Coor-dinated discussion group toexplore health and wellnessdiscoveries found in latestpeer-reviewed medical journals.Ages 18 and up. $5. 823-2025;wellnessmyths2013.event-brite.com. Sycamore Township.
Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.Santa’s Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santa’s Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.
On Stage - ComedyDrew Hastings, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $12-$18.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of the
Good Shepherd, Free, donationsaccepted. 800-0164.Montgo-mery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.
FRIDAY, DEC. 13Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.Santa’s Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santa’s Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.
Music - ReligiousDelta Kings Holiday Concert,7:30-8:30 p.m., St. Paul Commu-nity United Methodist Church,8221Miami Road, Sanctuary.Cincinnati’s original barbershopchorus. Christmas melodies.With Rusty Pipes quartet. Bene-fits WCET Action Auction. Free.891-8181; www.stpaulcumc.org.Madeira.
On Stage - ComedyDrew Hastings, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$12-$18. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
SATURDAY, DEC. 14Business SeminarsSo YouWant To Start YourOwn Business, 8:30 a.m.-noon,CMC Office Center Blue Ash,10945 Reed Hartman Highway,Seminar to provide you withbasics to start your own busi-ness, including how to findresources to evaluate yourbusiness idea and bring it toreality. Ages 21 and up. $10, $5advance. 684-2812; scorework-s.org. Blue Ash.
Craft ShowsMarielders Senior CenterCraft Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,Mariemont Elementary School,6750 Wooster Pike, Free admis-sion. Presented by Marielders.271-5588; [email protected].
Drink TastingsWinter WINEderland, 3-7 p.m.,Meier’s Wine Cellars, 6955Plainfield Road, Includes fivetasting tickets to be used onchoice of 1-1.5 ounce samples ofwine. Non-alcoholic juices alsoavailable. Ages 21 and up. $10.891-2900. Silverton.
Holiday - ChristmasChristmas in Loveland, 4-9p.m., Downtown Loveland, WestLoveland Avenue, Carriage ridescrafts, Santa at Loveland Canoeand Kayak, caroling, shopping,bonfire, children and adultchoirs, and more. Free. Present-ed by City of Loveland. 293-8254; www.historicloveland-.com. Loveland.Santa’s Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santa’s Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.
Literary - LibrariesTeen Advisory Board, 2-3 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Motivatedteens discuss means for makinglibrary’s programs and materialsto be most in tune with theirneeds. Ages 13-19. Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.
Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, Free.677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.
On Stage - ComedyDrew Hastings, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$12-$18. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - Student DanceThe Nutcracker, 2 p.m. and 7:30p.m., Cincinnati Country DaySchool, 6905 Given Road, $10, $5children and students. 238-5240.Indian Hill.
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During the holidayseason, I stock up onbags of walnuts and jarsof honey to make ourtraditional baklava for
Christmasgiving.Our wholefamilygets in-volved,from theadults tothe tod-dlers.Today andfor thenext few
weeks I’ll be sharingsome favorites for youto try. Take advantageof the good prices onraw nuts, too. Theyfreeze well for severalmonths.
Chardonnay-soakedgolden raisins
We made these a fewyears ago in cookingclass and they were ahit. I like to scrape outseeds from the vanillabean and add those tothe liquid along with thebean. Served over Briewith crackers, the rai-sins make elegant horsd’oeuvres and a jar ofthem makes an unusualgift from the kitchen. Ifyou don’t like Brie,smear a little soft goatcheese on a toastedbaguette and top withraisins. I have made thisrecipe with Riesling,and it turned out just alittle bit sweeter, butvery nice.
11⁄2 cups water1 cup chardonnay or Chabliswine
1⁄3 cup sugar1 vanilla bean, pounded flatand then split open andcut in half
1 cup golden raisins
Combine water, wineand sugar. Bring to sim-mer and simmer 5 min-utes. Remove fromheat, add vanilla beanand raisins. Let steep 12hours or so. Drain rai-sins, reserve liquid.Discard bean. Returnliquid to pan and bringto boil. You’ll haveabout 11⁄4 cups. Reduceto 1⁄3 cup. The sauce willbe deep amber. Cool abit and stir in raisins.Store in refrigerator upto a month, and bring toroom temperature be-fore using.
Gin-soaked goldenraisins for arthritis
No, not a gift fromthe kitchen, but a time-honored home remedywith anti-inflammatoryqualities. I had someraisins left over so Imade a batch. I hadforgotten about makingthese until I saw Dr. Oztalking about them.Check out my blog forthe recipe.
Barbie Hahn’s chililime peanuts
Barbie and I bothhave been regularguests on Fox 19 morn-ing show. She is knownas the Suburban Chef.Barbie makes lots ofhomemade edibles,
including this savoryone. Barbie told me: “Imake these for thosewho don’t have a sweettooth. They make a niceaddition to a gift bas-ket.”
6 cups cocktail peanuts,unsalted
6 tablespoons lime juice6 tablespoons chili powder1⁄2 to 1 teaspoon cayennepepper
4 teaspoons Kosher or seasalt
Mix all ingredientstogether and spread outin a single layer on bak-ing sheets. Bake at 250degrees for 45 minutes,stirring every 15 min-utes. Keeps fresh inairtight container forthree weeks. This alsomakes a great combogift with a friend’s fa-vorite six pack of beer.
Bert’s thumbprintcookies
Bert Villing and I arelongtime friends. Wehad a catering businesstogether and thesecookies were popularwith our customers. Forthe reader who request-ed a butter cookie likeBusken Ba
2 sticks unsalted butter,room temperature
3 tablespoons granulatedsugar
1-2 teaspoons vanilla extractor 1 teaspoon almondextract
2 cups flour1⁄2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 400.Cream butter. Add sug-ar, then everything else.Pinch off in generousteaspoonful measure-ments and roll intoballs. Flatten withthumb. Bake on sprayedpan. Bake 9-12 minutes –be careful, cookiesshould be very light incolor. If necessary,“rethumb” when theycome out. That indenta-tion is where you dollopon the frosting.
Bert’s frosting:To make colored ic-
ing, leave out cocoa.Blend together:
1 cup confectioners sugar1 tablespoon cocoa2 tablespoons hot water ormore, if needed
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
Can you help?Pia’s chicken salad
for Mindy Seibert, whosaid: “My husband and Iwere recently in MountAdams and would loveto find the recipe forPia’s wonderful chickensalad. We really like theold food places up on‘the hill’.”
Coming soonChewy brownies
from St. Xavier’s Moth-ers Club cookbook
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
Gifts from the kitchen for the holiday season
RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
Rita’s golden raisins soak in chardonnay makes a great gift from the kitchen.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
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The website Craigslistis a great place for find-ing lots of things fromjobs to cars.
It is also a placewhere, if you’re not care-ful, you can very easilyget scammed. That’swhat a local woman saysalmost happened to her.
Kathryne Oakes, of St.Bernard, advertised ahat for sale on Craigslistand says she receivedseveral e-mails request-ing more information.But one e-mail was froma person who said shelived in Texas and want-ed to buy the hat.
Oakes says she e-mailed her name and
address soshe couldreceivepaymentfor the hat.She thenreceived aFedExpackagewith acheck for$2,150
even though she was onlyasking $400 for the hat.
A letter with thecheck advised Oakes tosend the rest of the mon-ey to a “shipper” whowould then deliver thehat. Oakes attempted tofollow the directions but,because she doesn’t have
a bank account to depositthe check as instructed,she took the check to acheck cashing store.
Oakes says the checkcashing store noted thecheck did not come fromthe woman allegedlybuying the hat, but fromsomeone else entirelyand so would not cash thecheck. In fact, she saysthe store wouldn’t giveback the check so shecould take it to the policedepartment. Now Oakessays she’s embarrassedand angry believing shemay be associated withtrying to pass a badcheck.
The check cashing
store advised Oakes theonly form of paymentshe should accept for herhat is fromWesternUnion. Of course, that’sthe same method of pay-ment that so-called Texaswoman wanted Oakes touse to send the remain-der of the check.
Oakes says she wantsto get the word out aboutthis scam so others don’tgo through what she didand, she says, “worse yetthey may get taken forthe money.” Oakes saysshe “researched the bankand the company thecheck was issued fromand both seemed legit tome.” But, while the com-pany is legitimate, thecheck wasn’t sent by thatfirm it was sent by athief who stole thatchecking account in-
formation.This is a scam that
been going on for quite awhile and it takes vari-ous forms. Sometimes, athief will claim to havehired you to be a Mys-tery Shopper and sendyou a check to shop atvarious stores. One ofthose places will beWestern Union whenyou’re to wire money tothem. Of course, if youfollow the thief’s in-structions you will havedeposited his boguscheck into your bankaccount. You won’t knowhis check is bad untilafter you’ve wired himyour good money.
Other scams involvesending you a boguscheck for several thou-sand dollars allegedly soyou can pay for the taxes
on the sweepstakes prizeyou just won. You’re toldto deposit the check andthen wire the money tothe sweepstakes office.Again, you don’t learnuntil it’s too late that thecheck sent you is bogusand you’re now liable torepay the bank.
Bottom line, bewareof checks and moneyorders sent from strang-ers, often sent by FedExand UPS to avoid the postoffice and its postal in-spectors. And never wiremoney to someone youdon’t know.
Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].
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Ohio National’s annualVictorianHolidayVillagefeatures a variety of funholiday activities thatwill delight parents andchildrenalike –and it’s allfree.
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This year will featureexciting new houses dec-orated with holidayscenes, thousands oflights and free, familyfun on the grounds ofOhio National FinancialServices at the intersec-tion of I-71 and PfeifferRoad.StaffedbyOhioNa-tional associates who vol-unteer their time, theVic-torian Holiday Villagecontinues the company’smore than 100-year com-mitment to communityoutreach and service.
While theevent is free,all guests are asked tobring a nonperishablefood item (no glass con-tainers, please), whichwill bedonated to theFre-estore Foodbank. Since2002, Ohio National asso-ciates and Village guestshave donated nearly20,000 pounds of food tothe Freestore Foodbank.Inaddition,OhioNationalwill make its 12th consec-utive monetary donationto the Freestore Food-bank tomark the openingof the Victorian HolidayVillage.
For more information,please visitwww.ohionational.comor www.facebook.com/ohionational.
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The Veterinary Tech-nology Program at theUniversity of CincinnatiBlue Ash College is beingrecognized by an interna-tional organization for ex-cellence in teaching.
The program wasnamed the winner of theP&G Pet Care Award forExcellence in TeamTeaching from the Asso-ciation of VeterinaryTechnician Educator.
The award was pre-sented at the AVTE Bien-nial Symposium in July inDenver. The AVTE con-sists of more than 1,200members who representmore than 200 colleges intheU.S.TheExcellence inTeam Teaching recogni-tion is oneof theorganiza-tion’s most prestigioushonors and is only award-ed once every two years.
“This award is anachievement to be sharedwith everyone involvedwith our program. Ourstudents are the ultimatejudge of howwell we pre-pare them for success,but this award reallyhelps validate that theworkwearedoing ismak-ing a positive impact,”said Jennifer Wells, chairof the Veterinary Tech-nologyDepartment at UCBlue Ash.
Supporting letters sub-mitted for the Vet Techprogram consistently de-scribed it as student-cen-tered, thorough, and ex-tremely well-planned.Tammy Wynn, a 2009graduate of the programand owner of Angel’sPaws, noted in her nomi-
nation that she had al-ready earned her mas-ter’s in health administra-tion and clinical socialwork before she decidedto enroll in the Vet Techprogram at UC Blue Ash.
“I can assure you thatthe associate in appliedscience degree in veteri-nary technology that I re-ceived fromUC Blue Ashwas as thorough as any ofthe master’s degrees thatI have received.”
The Vet Tech programat UC Blue Ash will markits 45-year anniversary in2014, making it one of themost established pro-grams in the nation. Stu-dents learn how to pro-vide general wellnesscare for animals, includ-ingvaccinations,diagnos-
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This season, holidayshoppers inWarren,But-ler and Northwest Ham-ilton counties can givecheer to area seniors byparticipating in the Be aSanta to a Senior pro-gram.
The program – run bythe local Home InsteadSenior Care office inpartnership with localsenior agencies, area re-tailers, volunteers andmembers of the commu-nity–helpsensure isolat-ed seniors receive giftsand companionship dur-ingtheholidays.Thiscanbe a difficult time formany, especially thosewho live alone or havelost spouses and lovedones.
An estimated 27 per-cent of people 65 andold-er (10.8 million people)are widowed, accordingto the U.S. Census Bu-reau. Further, the Ad-ministrationonAgingre-ports about 28 percent(11.8 million) non-institu-tionalized people 65 andolder live alone.
Retailers participat-ing inBeaSanta toaSen-ior will display Christ-mas trees through Dec.16 that feature orna-ments with seniors’ firstnames and their gift re-quests. Holiday shop-pers can pick an orna-ment from these trees,buy the items listed andreturn them unwrappedto the store, with the or-nament attached.
Be a Santa to a Seniortrees will be at:
» Walgreens at Ty-lersville and Cox Road
»Walgreens at Ty-lersville and Cin-DayRoad
»WalgreensatU.S. 48andU.S. 22/Ohio3 inMai-neville
»Walgreens atMasonMontgomery Road /So-cialville Foster
»YMCAButler Coun-ty (near BridgewaterFalls)
»Yost Pharmacy inMason
» Jazzercise in Lan-den
»Home Instead Sen-ior Care/LiveWell Chiro-practic
The local Home In-stead Senior Care officewill enlist volunteersfrom its staff, senior-care business associates,non-profit workers andothers to collect, wrapanddistribute thegifts tolocal seniors who mightotherwise spend the holi-day alone.
“BeaSanta toaSeniorgivesbacktoolderadultsin our area, many ofwhom have had signifi-cant, positive influenceon our lives,” said Debo-rah Ronson, generalmanager at the localHome Instead SeniorCare office. “During thisseason of giving, we en-courage shoppers to buya little extra to say thankyou to these communitymembers.”
For more informationabout the program, visitBeaSantatoaSenior.comor call 513-701-3141.
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Ascension LutheranChurchThe congregation is collectingwelcome kit items for Bhutaneserefugees arriving in Cincinnatifor the first time. Ascension ispartnering with Christ LutheranChurch in Colerain to support
the work of the BhutaneseRefugee and ResettlementProgram.TheWomen’s Bible Study meetsFriday mornings at 9:30 a.m. to10:30 a.m. They are using“Namesake: When God RewritesYour Story” for their discussion.
The women’s Wheel of Friend-ship shipped100 health kits and30 pounds of soap to LutheranWorld Relief. The groupmeetsmonthly Wednesdays at 10 a.m.Their Bible study is called “InGood Company: Stories ofBiblical Women.”Women of thecommunity are invited to bothgroups.Ascension is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery, Ohio 45242;ascensionlutheranchurch.com;793-3288.
Bethel BaptistTempleThe annual live drive-throughnativity will be performed at thechurch during the SycamoreTownship luminaria event onthe evening of Saturday, Dec. 7.The children’s Christmas programis 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15.Sunday School classes for all agesare 10 a.m.; Sunday worship is 11a.m. Kings Kids, a children’sworship service, is offeredduring the 11 a.m. service.The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple-.org.
Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchThe annual Mitten Tree offering
will be Dec. 8. Please bringdonations of mittens, scarves, orcaps to donate to those lessfortunate.TheMiddler’s Holiday gatheringwill be 6 p.m. Dec. 7. Threefamilies will be hosting theevent for appetizers, soup/salad,dessert, and a gift exchange.T.W.O Annual Holiday Luncheonwill be 11 a.m. Dec. 14 at Parker’sGrill.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; www.bapc.net.
Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSingers, extras and crewmembersare needed to participate in“Glory of the King 2013: ASoldier’s Story, to be performedin five performances Dec. 5-8.Choir practices have begun andare conducted at 8:15 p.m.Wednesdays. For more in-formation, contact Zach Rigginsat [email protected] production has a Facebookpage under “Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church presents Gloryof the King!”The church is at 8999 ApplewoodDrive, Blue Ash; 891-8527.
MontgomeryPresbyterian ChurchAll are welcome for worship
service at 10:30 a.m., Sundaymornings. Sunday schools forboth adults and children beginat 9 a.m., followed by Coffeeand Conversation at 10 a.m. – achance to get to know fellowattendees.The church is 9994 Zig Zag Road,Montgomery; 891-8670;www.mpchurch.net.
SycamorePresbyterian ChurchCome visit the church Sundaymornings in its new sanctuary at9:15 a.m. and10:45 a.m. Child-care is available in the nurseryduring both services for infantsthrough age 2.Sunday School classes for pre-schoolers through grade 12 are
offered at 10:45 a.m. service.The next newmember class is8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 7. Newmember classes areconducted periodically through-out the year. Folks looking for achurch home can call the churchoffice to register for the nextclass.Sycamore's Chancel Choir willperform Pergolesi's “Magnif-icat,” along with traditionalcarols, on Dec. 8 in the Sanctuaryat both services.The next FX! (Family Experi-ence!), will be 7 p.m. Dec. 15, inthe Chapel. Come enjoy anevening of music, worship, andpraise. Title: Born in the H.A.Y.Theme: JoyMichael Chertock, Symphonypianist, along withMaria Bob-bitt Chertock, soloist, will per-form at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16,in the Sanctuary. The concert isfree; a free-will offering willbenefit the Center for RespiteCare.Prime Timers' Christmas Lunchwill feature a Barbershop Quar-tet. Event will be noon to 1:30p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, in Fel-lowship Hall. Please reserve aspace by Dec. 15. Cost is $10 perperson for lunch and show.Advent Small Group Studies:Sunday classes offered nowthrough Dec. 22. Texts: “TheJourney: Walking the Road toBethlehem” (both services) &“Finding Bethlehem in theMidstof Bedlam” ( at 10:45 a.m. only).The church is at 11800Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;www.sycamorechurch.org.
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Traditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am
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5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770
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Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.11020 S. Lebanon Road.
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FAITH BIBLECHURCH8130 East Kemper Rd.
(1 mile west of Montgomery Rd)Services & Sunday School:
9:00am & 10:45amNursery Available
www.fbccincy.or 513-489-1114
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www.stpaulcumc.org
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Pierce Medialaunches newwebsite
Just in time to com-memorate its 12th anniver-sary in business, the videoandevent production com-panyPierceMediaInc.haslaunched a new, expandedwebsite.
Branded with its newmotto “Fresh Ideas, GreatStories,” the newwww.Piercemedia.com ismore informative, stylishand “user friendly” thanthe company’s previoussite.
Pierce Media, at 11260Cornell Park Drive, Suite700, in Blue Ash, is anaward-winning video andevent production compa-ny. ThePierceMedia teammembersarespecialists inall aspects of video pro-duction, including conceptdevelopment, script writ-ing, production manage-ment, graphic design, digi-tal media creation, motiongraphics andphotography.
Experience the newPierce Media site by log-ging onto:www.Piercemedia.com ,[email protected], or talk to one of our videospecialists by calling 513-792-9599.
FinancialManagement Grouphonored in survey
Financial ManagementGroup, an independent,fee-only wealth manage-ment company in BlueAsh, is ranked a top com-pany in assets managednationwide by FinancialAdvisor magazine’s 2013RIA survey.
FMG manages clientassets of $254 million and
placed 324th in the nation-al listing of 552 registeredinvestment advisors.
The firm reported ex-cellent growth metricsfrom2011to 2012: a 29 per-centgrowthinassets;18.95percent average annualgrowth in assets per cli-ents; and an almost 9 per-cent growth in its clientbase.
For more informationabout FMG, go to www.fmgonline.com or call 513-984-6696.
WhichWich opens inSymmes
Which Wich SuperiorSandwiches has opened inSymmes Township at11379 Montgomery Roadin the Harpers Stationshopping center.
The superior sandwichconcept is known for itscreative ordering system:allsandwichesarecustom-izedtojustthewaythecus-tomerwants them, andaredelivered to the customerinapersonalizedsandwichbag.Customersplace theirorders byusing redSharp-ies to mark up pre-printedmenus on sandwich bags.The customer selects the
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Academy ownerwrites about weighttraining
Weight training for
young athletes used to betaboo. It was thought thatchildren should wait untilafter puberty before en-gaging in heavy lifting.
Now sports perfor-mance experts say mentalmaturity and motivationare more important thanchronological age when itcomes tobeginningweightand intensive neuromus-cular training for middleschool and teen athletes.Sports biomechanist Jen-sen Brent, owner of TheAcademyofSportsPerfor-mance in Symmes Town-ship, and co-authors makethis new assessment inSeptember’s issue of theAmerican College ofSports Medicine Healthand Fitness Journal.
Brent, formerly withCincinnati Children’s Hos-pital Sports Medicine Bio-dynamics Center, co-wrote, “How Young is tooYoung to Start Training?”Thearticle synthesizes thelatestmaterial onwhen it’ssafe for young athletes tobegin weight training,sport performance en-hancement programs andinjury prevention.
For full text to theACSM article, go tohttp://bit.ly/17eKyns.
For more informationabout the Academy ofSports Performance, callBrent at 513-407-880 Thesportstrainingfacilityisat11314MontgomeryRoad inthe Harper’s Point shop-ping center.
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Vera Esther HallVera Esther Hall, 92, of Montgomery died Nov. 22.Survived by children Linda Mary (Gary) Wright,
Eileen Rita (Wayne) Wittfelt, Carol Ann (Michael)Beverly and Patricia Ann (Donald) Peter; grand-children Gary Wright Jr., Christina Lynn, Brian,Geoffrey, Jodi, Carolyn Renee, Jennifer Lynn, Mi-chelle and Christopher; and seven great-grand-children.
Preceded in death by parents George and Elea-nore Kramschuster; and husbands Norbert F. Heegand Dorsey Hall.
Services were at Mihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome. Memorials to: Hospice of Cincinnati, or ananimal rescue shelter of the donor’s choice.
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ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults
charged with offenses. The information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.To contact your local police department:
» Blue Ash, Chief Chris Wallace, 745-8573»Montgomery, Chief Don Simpson, 985-1600» Sycamore Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444» Symmes Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444
ABOUT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERSInformation is provided as a public service by the office of
Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhood desig-nations are approximate.
BLUE ASHArrests/citationsBrian Alexander Kovacs, 33, 3670Coppersmith Ave., operatingvehicle impaired (under theinfluence of alcohol/drug ofabuse), rules for driving inmarked lanes, Nov. 20.
Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringAt 9342Wynnecrest Drive, Nov.21.At 10900 Kenwood Road, Nov.25.A man said someone took a55-inch Samsung television,va-lue $1,500, and four Lorenzochrome 20-inch wheels andtires, value $3,000 at 9254Deercross Parkway apartment3D, Nov. 25.BurglaryAman said someone took a40-inch LCD HDTV, value$499.99 at 4590 Cooper Road,Nov. 25.Grand theftSomeone took $13,00 fromThrough the Garden restaurantat 10738 Kenwood Road, Nov.19.TelecommunicationsharassmentAt 9019 Plainfield Road, Nov. 21.TheftAwoman said someone took afull length mink coat, value$1,5000 at 5535 Pfeiffer Road,Nov. 23.Someone took $500 from Krogerat 4100 Hunt Road, Nov. 25.
A woman said someone took $60cash and two debit cards andtwo credit cards at 9012 BlueAsh Road, Nov. 25.
MONTGOMERYArrests/citationsJuvenile, 16, failure to complywith order/signal of officercurfew violaton, Nov. 17.Juvenile, 14, curfew violation,Nov. 17.Edward L. Hodges, 36, 6004Belfast Road, drug possession,possessing drug abuse in-struments, Nov. 19.Elizabeth Erin Wehrman, 25, 976Apple Blossom Lane, operatingvehicle impaired (under theinfluence of alcohol/drug ofabuse), Nov. 20.Brett Roberts Jr., 32, 1845 ColmarLane, drug abuse, Nov. 20.Matthew C. Hill, 22, 23 StableWay, burglary, assault, Nov. 16.Tara M. Schuerman, 33, 6834 OldMichigan Road, open containerprohibited, operating vehicleimpaired (under the influenceof alcohol/drug of abuse),operating vehicle impaired(breath .17 or higher), rulesgoverning improper passing,Nov. 12.Emmanuel Donald Sbaiti ArisaBakarema, 26, 9829 TimbersDrive, open container, obstruct-ing official business, Nov. 17.Stephanie R. Smith, 39, 215 ParkAve., receiving stolen property,Nov. 13.Destiny Renee Ferguson, 23, 1912
Freeman Ave., open container,Nov. 13.
Incidents/investigationsTheftAwoman said someone took aMichael Kors purse/handbag,value $90; a Katie SpadeWallet,value $100; $80 cash, and aMoeller High School footballticket, value $50, and otheritems at 8830Weller Road, Nov.19.A man said someone took awhite Apple iPad, value $500 at7400 Cornell Road, Nov. 19.Someone took $19,200 worth ofjewelry at 10302 GentlewindDrive, Nov. 20.A woman said someone took$505 at 9761Delray Drive, Nov.21.A man said someone took a BlueOyster perpetual submarinerRolex watch, value $10,000 at9769 Montgomery Road, Nov.13.Someone took $15 worth of
drugs from Bethesda NorthHospital at 10500 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 14.At 7740 Hartfield Place, Nov. 15.Vandalism/criminal damagingAwoman said somene did$2,000 worth of damage to acar at Sycamore High School at7400 Cornell Road, Nov. 20.
SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJuvenile female, 15, theft, Nov.10.Juvenile female, 16, theft, Nov.10.Stephen Fannery, 47, 4894 HuntRoad, operating vehicle im-paired, Nov. 10.Cassy Catlett, 18, 45 University,theft, Nov. 11.Karly Lewis, 19, 45W. University,theft, Nov. 11.Jessica Knab, 18, 45W. University,theft, Nov. 11.Juvenile female, 16, theft, Nov. 1.Zondole Power, 27, 2428White
Street, trafficking, receivingstolen property, Nov. 7.Donnell Hunter, 19, 3322 Perkins,underage use, criminal damag-ing, Nov. 7.Demarco Davis, 29, 1844 ClarionAve., possession of marijuana,Nov. 7.Juvenile male, 16, theft, Nov. 10.Juvenile male, 11, disorderlyconduct, Nov. 6.Juvenile male, 17, theft, Nov. 3.
Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringReported at 7701KenwoodRoad, Nov. 11.Glass broken on entry door at7369 Kenwood, Nov. 6.ForgeryReported at 8050 HosbrookRoad, Nov. 6.Identity theftReported at 7300 DearwesterDrive, Nov. 12.TheftEquipment of unknown valueremoved at 8980 Plainfield, Nov.4.Iphone valued at $650 removedat 7875 Montgomery Road, Nov.6.Jewelry valued at $34,000 re-moved at 5215 AutumnwoodDrive, Nov. 6.Vacuum pump of unknown valueremoved at 7875 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 8.Copper of unknown value re-moved at 4555 Kugler Mill, Nov.8.Merchandise of unknown valueremoved at 12179 First Ave.,
Nov. 7.Garmin GPS of unknown valueremoved at 11919 Derby Day,Nov. 10.Wallet and contents of unknownvalue removed at 4777 E. Gal-braith Road, Nov. 7.Reported at 8346 Chesney Lane,Nov. 6.Bank card removed at 12046Seventh, Nov. 6.
SYMMES TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsAshton Carrett, 27, 4220 MatsonAve., theft, Nov. 7.
Incidents/investigationsIdentity fraudReported at 8648 Twilight Ter-race, Nov. 6.Misuse of credit cardReported at 8947 Harper’s Point,Nov. 6.TheftAttempt made at 12184 MasonRoad, Nov. 7.Wallet and contents of unknownvalue removed at 8870 Gover-nors Hill Drive, Nov. 8.Checkbook of unknown valueremoved at 9551 Fields Ertel,Nov. 8.Purse and items of unknownvalue removed at 9136 UnionCemetery Road, Nov. 12.Extension ladder of unknownvalue removed at 10630 Chip-stone Drive, Nov. 11.Theft, criminal damagingReported at 10078 Kemper, Nov.4.
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BLUE ASH10821 Fallsington Court: Akin,James S. Tr. to Phalen, Thomas F.Jr. Tr. & Mary Anne E. Tr.;$159,900.11042 Margaretta Ave.: Store-house Properties LLC to Glutz,Christopher J.; $182,061.4223 St. Andrews Place: Koss,Fredrick F. & Carole J. to Baumes,Lee A.; $205,000.4530 Victor Ave.: Mahoney, Timo-thy J. to Robertshaw, KatherineKrus; $141,000.
MONTGOMERY7634 Fairwind Drive: Welling,Patricia L. to Shepherd, Theresa L.& Angela Sue; $260,000.
SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP8098 Carnaby Lane: Schultz,
Stanton A. & Jane L. to Tudor,Ronald C. & Deborah S.;$525,000.8375 Kugler Meadows Court:Taylor, Christopher M. to Keith,Robert W. & Kathleen S. Thorn-ton; $454,000.
7903 Kugler Mill Road: Joshi,Aniket & Sarita to Gensic, Anna P.& David McMillen; $415,000.8740 Sturbridge Drive: Patel,Hiten & Rupal H. to Mangialardo,Sean C. & Amanda R.; $345,000.
SYMMES TOWNSHIP10033 Plantation Pointe Drive:Fischer Single Family Homes II LLCto Northup, Jeffrey L. & Laura M.;$403,525.10244 Stablehand Drive: Zaman,Waheed to Carroll, Brent A. &Jessica K.; $545,000.
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