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Three months after taking effect, the chaperone policy at TriCounty Mall has seen no major disturbances, with shopping traffic typical of the season. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, anyone younger than 18 must be accompanied by someone over age 21. That also means they have to stay together while they shop. Moms can’t send their kids across the mall to check out another store, and dads can’t wait at the food court while their kids pick up a new sweater at one of the shops. Mike Lyons, the mall’s general manager, said the program, which started Aug. 6, is working well. He had to add to his security staff to man checkpoints at the main entrances, as well as outside the department stores, which have separate exterior entrances. As shoppers enter the mall, they must pass a security officer at a table that has a sign indicating it to be an I.D. checkpoint. If the shopper is over 18, he may pass. But if he’s under 18, he must be with a person 21 or older. Off-duty police officers team up with the security team during the chaperone periods in case they are needed, according to Springdale Police Chief Mike Laage. “However, it has been very smooth going,” he said. The rules only apply on Friday and Saturday nights. “It’s a more comfortable place to shop because of the program,” Lyons said of the policy that was
“It’s a more comfortable place to shop because of the program. It’s a proactive policy based on the realization that there have been more unsupervised children on Friday and Saturday nights than was conducive to a comfortable family shopping experience.”
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enacted to reduce disturbances in the mall. “It’s a proactive policy based on the realization that there have been more unsupervised children on Friday and Saturday nights than was conducive to a comfortable family shopping experience,” he said. “A lot of the unsupervised youth weren’t doing a lot of shopping,” Lyons said. “They were in common areas.” Lyons said video cameras at the mall entrances have shown that the number of people shopping at the mall hasn’t fluctuated any more than he would have expected from economic factors. Springdale Police Chief Mike Laage said the mall is quiet. “We have not had any issues,” Laage said. “We make less arrests there now than we did, but we did not make a lot before the chaperone policy went into effect.” For more news about your community, visit Cincinnati.com/Springdale.
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A Tri-County Mall security officer checks identification of a shopper on a recent Saturday night. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian on Friday and Saturday nights.
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The temperature may be cooling off, but bicycling is still a hot topic in Evendale. The Evendale Recreation Commission is moving into phase two of its bike master plan. Commission member Michele Gottschlich said phase two starts on Nov. 1 when URS Corp., an engineering firm, will begin assessment on the bikeability of Evendale. Gottschlich said the company would look at areas of recreation, business, schools and other points in the village that could be biking destinations. Gottschlich Once the assessment is complete the commission can bring it before the Village Council to start actual improvement projects. Gottschlich has said in previous meetings that Recreation Commission members will look into funding from state and national grants for improvements. Gottschlich and Councilmember Stiney Vonderhaar said they also worked to incorporate the bike master plan into this year’s road construction project. Bike lanes have been painted along Glendale Milford Road from Cunningham Road to the Interstate
The Wyoming Historical Society’s annual meeting heats up with a program on the history of the city’s volunteer fire department. The meeting Thursday, Nov. 18, at Presbyterian Church of Wyoming, 225 Wyoming Ave., begins at 7 p.m. After a brief business meeting, Roger Flagler, a member of the fire department for 47 years, will present a history of the department from its inception in 1893 to the present. Bill Schierenbeck, a former member of the fire department and descendant of two fire chiefs, also will speak during the program, which will include little-known stories from the past. For more information about the program, which is free and open to the public, contact Glenn Lewis at 821-1361.
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Glendale wastewater treatment plant up and running
BRIEFLY Glendale joins Cincinnati Unchained Nov. 20
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Glendale officials have cut the ribbon on a $6.1 million wastewater treatment plant. The previous plant, at 528 E. Sharon Road, needed updates mandated by the EPA in 2006. To fund the project, residents’ water rates were increased 130 percent four years ago, to help pay for the improvements, and a 20-year, low-interest loan was acquired. Construction began in 2007 on the plant, which discharges into nearby Town Run Creek. On Nov. 6, Mayor Joseph Hubbard snipped the ribbon on the new, state-of-the art facility that Chief Utility Operator Mike Heuer said will serve the village for decades to come. Glendale has operated a sewage plant since the 1920s, and is a rarity among communities even today.
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Joe Hubbard, center, cuts the ribbon on Glendale’s new wastewater plant in a ceremony that brought more htan two dozen residents for tours, including Councilmembers, from left: Ralph Hoop, Nikki Alles-White, Debbie Grueninger and Jenny Kilgore, as well as Fire Chief Dave Moore, John Honerlaw and his dad, Village Solicitor Mike Honerlaw, resident Joe Green and Village Administrator Walter Cordes. “In the 1920s, a small village like Glendale was not expected to worry about sewage treatment,” Heuer said. “It was rather proactive, as people were still throwing trash in the street.” As the system was updated over the years, the most recent plant was built in the 1980s. “EPA regulations (in 2006) made our existing plant unable to meet requirements for the water that comes out of the
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sewage plant,” Heuer said. “That’s what prompted the new plant.” The village had a choice. “We could either make the change or get out of the business,” Village Administrator Walter Cordes said. “We would have had to pipe it to MSD,” Heuer said of the alternative. Most municipalities receive services through the Metropolitan Sewer District. “The new plant is so well designed that the process will hold us well into the future,” Heuer said. “It’s also expandable to handle additional wastewater
stream.” H e u e r said highlights of the new facility include an automatic storm mode Heuer process to handle large flows during heavy rain. It also features an ultraviolet disinfection system that eliminates the need for chemicals like chlorine. “This new wastewater treatment facility is another testament of Glendale’s ongoing commitment to maintain and improve the environment in which we live,” Heuer said in a recent village newsletter. He said he anticipates the plant to run for the next 30 years without major changes. “The biggest thing to do,” Heuer said, “is to take care of it.”
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Local shopping event Cincinnati Unchained will include Glendale Saturday, Nov. 20, in the fourth annual celebration of locally-owned businesses. Glendale business Bob Roncker’s Running Spot, 267 E Sharon Road, is partnering with web magazine BuyCincy and more than 60 local businesses to encourage residents to support their neighborhood stores for the single day event. Cincinnati Unchained is part of America Unchained, the national campaign of the American Independent Business Alliance. America Unchained was created to promote the positive benefits of locallyowned businesses during the holiday shopping season. For a full list of participating businesses and Unchained specials, visit www.buycincy.com/unchained.
Make a difference
For Make a Difference Day on Oct. 23, residents of St. Joseph Home of Cincinnati created decorated blank note cards to donate to Shriners Hospital for Children in Cincinnati. While the children and adults who live at St. Joseph have many developmental limitations, they are bursting with personality and are capable, with assistance and the use of adaptive equipment, of performing tasks that they would not be able to complete independently. Each cottage at St. Joseph worked with different materials and designs to create seven types of note cards. After registering the event with the Make A Difference Day website, St. Joseph
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Home was chosen as one of 100 groups across the country to create a 90 second video documenting the project to post to the Make A Difference Day channel on YouTube. St. Joseph Home was awarded a Flip Video camera donated by Cisco for this project, and we will begin filming this week. St. Joseph Home of Cincinnati creates a home for non-ambulatory infants, children, and adults who have severe/profound disabilities. Compassionate care and respect for the dignity of life are the hallmarks of St. Joseph Home. For more information or to make a donation, visit www.saintjosephome.com.
Who’s who at the Taft
Springdale Parks & Recreation will have a program called “Who’s Who at the Taft” at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Springdale Community Center. Learn more about the often outrageous personalities behind the serene portraits that line the Taft galleries. Likely to be revealed are the well-kept secrets of those very distinguished characters that had their portraits painted by the old masters many years ago. This free program is open to members and their guests. Call 346-3910 to reserve a seat.
Tree lighting ceremony
The tree at Springdale Municipal Building will be illuminated at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28. The community is invited to the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Come celebrate the season with the Springdale Elementary Chorale singing carols, a visit from Santa and refreshments.
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There’s a science to making learning fun The talented staff at Bethany School presented a smorgasbord of fun science, sure to bring “guess what I learned in school” comments to the supper table. Teri Mauntel, new assistant head of the school and teacher, Melinda Boyd (Miss Frizzle), put the affair together. Bethany school chaplain The Rev. Kimberly Knight was busy taking photos. Exhibits were presented on a level for the 65 students to both participate and learn. “Oobleck” is cornstarch and water that can be a solid or a liquid depending how much you handle it. “Slime” is borax, water, glue and food color in exact amounts. Make a design from hemp string, place it on polystyrene, apply heat and you have a “Shrinky Dink.” Children painted watercolor pictures using different flavors of fruit punch. Spi-
der web pictures were made by rubbing flat crayons over paper laid over a basof a Evelyn relief web. Did Perkins you know Community that bloodo u n d s Press hsmell at least columnist 1,000 times better than humans? At the “What’s That Smell” table, students tried to identify different smells like cherry and mint. Sniffing ground coffee between attempts cleanses the nose. Even adults learned something during the presentation by Bob Tamm from Raptor Inc., a volunteer organization that rescues and rehabilitates birds of prey. Birds are hit by cars and owls become entangled in soccer nets. About 1 per-
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sight that is wired so that they don’t get dizzy when going in circles. There were tons of oohs and aahs when Miss Fizzle and Mr. Science (Andy Holman) shrank marshmallows by removing air from the beakers they were in. If you shake a can of soda and then tap it around the sides, it won’t fizz over. This doesn’t work with diet soda (go figure). Put Dawn dish detergent in a bowl of water holding dry ice, and it boils
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Water flow will be constant in the village of Evendale through 2047. Evendale village council approved a contract with Greater Cincinnati Water Works to lock in at the current percentage rate through Dec. 31, 2047. Evendale residents pay 1.25 times the city of Cincinnati rate. The current contract expires in 2017.
The village of Evendale residents will have its water supplied by Greater Cincinnati Water Works through at least Dec. 31, 2047. Evendale village council approved a contract to lock in the current percentage rate. Evendale residents pay 1.25 times the city of Cincinnati rate. Village engineer James Jeffers said the officials he
spoke with at Greater Cincinnati Water Works were preparing the contracts in advance in order to lock in rates for communities and finalize long range plans. Jeffers said if this contract was not approved now that village officials would have to negotiate a price later which could be more a lot more than the current rate. According to its website, Greater Cincinnati Water Works provides about 136
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Glendale Firefighter/Chaplain Connie Reed, from left: Connor Messmore, Fire Capt. Brian Messmore, Tucker Messmore and Glendale Police Dave Warman pack up donations during a food drive at the Woodlawn Kroger last weekend. Non-perishable items and Kroger gift cards were collected Saturday and Sunday, and members of the fire department, police department and the Princeton Key Club, of which Tucker and Connor are members, will accept donations Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 13 and Nov. 14, as well. Holiday gift boxes will be assembled for Glendale residents in need. KELLY MCBRIDE/STAFF
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Alessandro said. “Only two thoughts swirled in my mind at that moment ...the killing is over and we are going home.” Alessandro said, “The American brass wanted to find a way to involve the British in this ceremony so they asked them to bring a table from their battleship, HMS King George. The table was too small so we brought up an old table from our mess hall to take its place. I don’t think that ever got in the history books.” To help honor veterans, the Sharonville Chamber is proud to offer the following special packages: • Invite a veteran to lunch for free and pay for
just yourself; • Invite four veterans, pay for only three; • Sponsor or purchase a table of eight for $125 for veterans and/or your employees. “Come prepared to honor these special people and their families. Reach out to others who may not know about this lunch,” Sharonville Chamber President Rich Arnold said. To register: • online: www. sharonvillechamber.com; • info@sharonvillechamber.com, or • call Pat at the Sharonville Chamber office (513-554-1722). Cost is $25 per member, non-member and veterans.
ELECTION RESULTS Unofficial final results from the Nov. 2 election (for state offices, numbers are Hamilton County results only, with statewide winners in bold): Governor – Lt. Governor John Kasich & Mary Taylor (R) 140,205 Ken Matesz & Margaret Ann Leech (L) 5,291 David L. Sargent & Andrew C. Pfeifer (Write In) 1 Dennis S. Spisak & Anita Rios (G) 3,129 Ted Strickland & Yvette McGee Brown (D) 125,549
Maureen O’Connor (R) 159,199 Justice of the Supreme Court – comm. 1-1-11 Judith Ann Lanzinger (R) 119,519 Mary Jane Trapp (D) 95,082 Justice of the Supreme Court – comm. 1-2-11 Paul E. Pfeifer (R) 152,424
Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) 125,592 Mike DeWine (R) 131,822 Marc Allan Feldman (L) 6,880 Robert M. Owens (C) 9,811
Judge Ohio Court of Appeals – First District – comm. 2-9-11 Martha Good (D) 88,605 Sylvia Sieve Hendon (R) 132,767
Auditor of State L. Michael Howard (L) 9,578 David Pepper (D) 138,530 Dave Yost (R) 124,747
Judge Ohio Court of Appeals – First District – unexpired term ending 2-8-13 Pat Fischer (R) 128,585 William L. Mallory Jr. (D) 109.699
Secretary of State Charles R. Earl (L) 9,927 Jon Husted (R) 144,413 Maryellen O’Shaughnessy (D) 114,167 Treasurer of State Kevin L. Boyce (D) 111,242 Matthew P. Cantrell (L) 11,256 Josh Mandel (R) 145,394 United States Senator Eric W. Deaton (C) 2,777 Lee Fisher (D) 106,638 Daniel H. LaBotz (S) 2,139 Rob Portman (R) 162,599 Michael L. Pryce 1,202 Arthur T. Sullivan (Write In) 4
Hamilton County Judge Court of Common Pleas – comm. 1-2-11 Jody Marie Luebbers (D) 157,161 Hamilton County Judge Court of Common Pleas – comm. 1-3-11 Robert P. Ruehlman (R) 160,608 Hamilton County Judge Court of Common Pleas – comm. 1-4-11 John Andrew West (R) 150,218
U.S. Representative to Congress – 1st Congressional District Jim Berns (L) 2,748 Steve Chabot (R) 94,502 Steve Driehaus (D) 85,450 Rich Stevenson (G) 1,807
Hamilton County Judge Court of Common Pleas – comm. 1-15-11 Ralph E. Winkler (R) 158,752 Hamilton County Judge Court of Common Pleas – unexpired term ending 3-31-13 Nadine Allen (D) 121,832 Megan E. Shanahan (R) 111,285
U.S. Representative to Congress – 2nd Congressional District Randy Lee Conover (Write In) 35 Marc Johnston (L) 4,622 Jean Schmidt (R) 48,109 Surya Yalamanchili (D) 38,306
Hamilton County Judge Court of Common Pleas – Juvenile – comm. 1-1-11 Tracie Hunter (D) 109,512 John M. Williams (R) 112,359
State Senator – 9th District Eric H. Kearney (D) 50,862 Deborah M. McKinney (R) 22,252 Jessica L. Mears (L) 2,548
Hamilton County Judge Court of Common Pleas – Domestic Relations – comm. 1-5-11 Stephen L. Black (D) 106,161 Jon H. Sieve (R) 116,415
State Representative – 28th District Bryant Callaghan (L) 1,064 Connie Pillich (D) 20,161 Mike Wilson (R) 20,156
Hamilton County Judge Court of Common Pleas – Domestic Relations – comm. 1-16-11 Susan Laker Tolbert (R) 153,608
Hamilton County Commissioner – Comm. 1-1-11 Chris Monzel (R) 152,879 Jim Tarbell (D) 117,813 Hamilton County Auditor Tom Brinkman Jr. (R) 120,756 Dusty Rhodes (D) 150,218 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court – comm. 1-1-11 Eric Brown (D) 75,982
Issues Issue 4 – 0.61-mill bond issue for Sycamore Community City School District For – 8,097 Against – 6,272 Issue 19 – 8.5-mill tax levy (replacement) for Village of Glendale For – 796 Against – 445
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Sean Davidson, left, and Dan Tallmadge, clear a tree near the Robert E. Lucas Intermediate School, as part of an Eagle Scout project orgainzed by Tallmadge’s son, Douglas.
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Douglas Tallmadge, right, called for help from fellow scouts, from left: Chris McPherson, Liam Quebman, Kieran Quebman and Jack Davidson to clear the RELIS site as part of his Eagle Scout project.
Volunteers help clear path for Eagle Scout By Kelly McBride kmcbride@communitypress.com
A project designed and organized by a Scout who’s working on his Eagle designation brought more than two dozen friends and fellow Boy Scouts to the Robert E. Lucas Intermediate School on a frigid weekend. Douglas Tallmadge, 14, a student at Cincinnati Country Day, designed a plan to clear brush from the trails, picnic areas and learning circle at the Sharonville site, 3900 Cottingham Drive. Scouts who helped were given credit for service, which could be used toward Scout requirements or for service credit at their schools.
He gathered volunteers and donated equipment and materials to clear the site, which includes a nature preserve. Princeton City Schools will be moving its Central
Office operations to the former school building. Tallmadge’s dad, Dan, revved up a chain saw to cut up a fallen tree near a trail, with help from the parent of a fellow Scout. “I came to support Doug and his Eagle Scout project,” Sean Davidson said. “This is an important lesson to teach him, to give back.” Douglas Tallmadge said he appreciated the help of his neighbors and fellow Scouts. “It’s important to the people who live around here,” he said of nearby residents. “It’s important that it’s maintained and makes it more valuable to the school district.” The nature site surrounding the former school
will be used for school lessons, as well as by the community. Chris McPherson, 13, a Star Scout, bundled up to spend time outdoors helping. “This is a good project,” he said of Tallmadge’s plan. “The community cares about this (site).” Jack Davidson, 11, a 2nd Class Scout, said it’s a worthy project. “This place is neglected and needs attention,” he said. Cub Scouts Kieran and Liam Quebman volunteered with their mom, Erin. “We love walking the trails,” Erin Quebman said of their efforts to help. Kieran agreed. “We wanted to make it better.”
The Greenhills Fire Department is talking turkey. Members of this all-volunteer force are going doorto-door, selling tickets to the department’s major fundraiser, its Turkey Raffle. The event, which takes place Nov. 20, is in its 72nd year. “The Turkey Raffle is a huge tradition in Greenhills,” said firefighter Joe Meister, who is chairing this year’s event. The raffle is a two-tiered affair, with advance tickets ($2 each, or 20 for $20) entered into grand prize drawings as well as the gobbler giveaway. Each neighborhood has its own ticket series, with a guaranteed winner in each neighborhood. Tickets bought at the raffle go for 25 cents each and are good for turkey chances
only. Over the years, groups of residents have added their own twists as well, vying among themselves for ticket numbers closest to the winners and other distinctions. “It’s a big game, and a fast-paced evening,” Meister said. “We draw tickets every five to seven minutes, and we raffle off more than 200 turkeys.” This year’s grand prize is $1,000. Second prize is $500 and third prize is a family pass to the Greenhills municipal swimming pool for the 2011 season. The Turkey Raffle takes place from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at American Legion Post 530, 11100 Winton Road. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. For more information, call the Greenhills Fire Department, 513589-3583.
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Sharonville tax report upbeat By Kelly McBride kmcbride@communitypress.com
Sharonville’s tax commissioner has summarized the city’s tax activities for the past year in a report to city council. “The economy in Sharonville appears to be improving,” she said during the Oct. 26 meeting. “The economic decline that significantly impacted the tax receipts for the city in 2009 prompted the budgeting of the earnings tax revenue for 2010 of $18.1 million to be down 2.87 percent from the actual 2009 of $18.7 million,” she told council members in her annual report. Among other highlights in her report: • Year-to-date earnings tax revenue as of Oct. 20 are up 1.75 percent over 2009. • Withholding receipts, which Funk said were the “greatest sources of
earnings tax revenue, were down 79.6 percent. “However, this revenue has been offset with the increased emphasis by the tax office staff on filings and collections on delinquent accounts in all revenue areas,” Funk said. • Hotel tax revenue is down $10.4 percent over 2009. • More residents are using the Online Tax Tool, though the increase is slight. “This program allowed the online calculation was well as preparation of the return that could be printed and mailed in,” Funk said. “The Online Tax Tool has been suspended for 2011 as part of the recent budget reductions,” she added. Funk also reminded Council that the tax turn-in date in 2011 is April 18, instead of the traditional April 15. This is because the April 16 Emancipation Day holiday falls on a Satur-
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day next year, so it will be observed on Friday, April 15. That means federal and municipal offices in the District of Columbia will be closed, she said. “The Internal Revenue Code provides for returns to be considered timely if performed on the next succeeding day which does not fall on a weekend or legal holiday,” Funk said. The tax commissioner concluded her report: “The Tax Office expenses should come in very close to budget for 2010,” she said. “Recent savings on electric and telecommunication changes will likely be offset by the needed and not-budgeted maintenance performed on the back-up generator, which used to be performed by a previous Public Works employee,” Funk said. “Other reductions made have been primarily in overtime.”
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Springdale offers video tour of city By Kelly McBride kmcbride@communitypress.com
Visitors to Springdale’s website can get more than information about the city. They can enjoy a virtual tour. The community tour book at www.springdale.org offer six one-minute video presentations that span various aspects of the city. The videos, which include a welcome segment, cover several topics: quality of life, real estate and relocation, education, community services and economic development. “This is an effective economic development tool that exposes the attributes of Springdale to a larger audience,” Jeff Tulloch, the city’s economic development director said after announcing the videos at the city council meeting Nov. 3. During the meeting: • Council authorized its
administration to negotiate a contract for an alternative supply of wholesale natural gas for municipal facilities. The ordinance passed at the meeting provides an option to participate in a competitive pricing process with the Center for Local Government and its broker, Good Energy. It also allows the option of examining price quotes from other brokers or providers “which may indicate the potential that substantial energy savings may be attainable.” “Current natural gas market conditions indicate the city of Springdale can reduce its cost of natural gas for municipal facilities with Good Energy or another natural gas broker or provider through the end of 2011,” the ordinance said. In comments regarding the ordinance, City Administrator Derrick Parham said the legislation would allow the city to identify a natural
gas provider “for our municipality only.” He said it’s possible that the city could put issues on the ballot in 2011 for gas and electric aggregation. “It’s our intent to next fall place two ballot issues so the city can form an aggregate and identify a company to give the best price,” he said. • Finance Director Kathy McNear clarified a program that was discussed at its previous meeting. A program to provide trash pick-up and recycling services through Rumpke was outlined during the Oct. 20 meeting. The cost to the city was reported as costs to the residents of Springdale after a subsequent miscommunication. Costs per household had been discussed, but McNear clarified that those costs are paid by the city, not the homeowner, through Springdale’s general fund.
Forest Park begins streets work By Rob Dowdy rdowdy@communitypress.com
Forest Park City Council is hoping to revitalize the business corridors in the city through a new streetscape. During council’s most recent work session, council members discussed planning a streetscape along Waycross Road from Hamilton Avenue to Mill Road and along Northland Boule-
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Winners of Wyoming’s Beautification Awards are, from left: Terry and John Westerman, Lawrence and Louise Erway, Charlotte Davis, Judy Verny, Nancy Hoffman, Saira Shahani, and Michelle and Roy Eckhart.
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Wyoming City Council recognized the efforts by several residents to spruce up their yards with its annual Beautification Awards. This year, Wyoming Youth Services Bureau joined the club as a recipient of the Eco-Friendly/Community Spirit award for a bottlecap sculpture along the city’s hike-bike trail. The winners and their categories: • Michelle and Roy Eckhart, excellent exterior; • Saira Shahani and Hughes Sparks, year round appeal; • Louise and Lawrence Erway, well-tended; • Nancy Hoffman, excellent exterior; • Charlotte Davis, creative gardener; • Judy Verny, excellent exterior; • Charles and Belinda Blankenship, excellent exterior; and • John and Terry Westerman, splash of color. During the meeting, council also voted to authorize Mayor Barry Porter to enter into a contract with Lynn Tetley in the position of acting city man-
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Wyoming Youth Services Bureau receives a Beautification Award for a bottlecap sculpture project at the city’s hike-bike trail, under the category of eco-friendly and community spirit. ager. The contract states that she will serve as acting city manager “subject to council’s pleasure or until such time as employer hires a city manager.” She will be paid $106,847 as of Oct. 1 and will be provided a car allowance of $250 pus mileage for business trips outside Hamilton County. In a related vote, Council authorized a consulting contract with Slavin Management Consultants to recruit a permanent replacement as city manager. Former City Manager Bob Harrison, who had held the position for a dozen years, left in early October
to take a similar position in Issaquah, WA. Also during the meeting, council received the third quarter financial report. According to the report, general fund revenues amounted to $6.3 million. Revenue consisted of real estate tax, income tax, local government taxes, estate taxes, service charges, court costs and fine, interest and other revenue. Expenditures came to $5.2 million. Those consisted of expenses from police, public works, facilities, fire/EMS, administration, finance, legislative, communication and operating expenses.
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The smallest residents of Glendale have been honored through a program that, while in its infancy, will grow with the children. In its second year, the Newborn Baby tree program allowed parents to choose a tree that the village has or will plant between the sidewalk and street, near the family’s home. This year, 12 babies from 10 families received proclamations from Mayor Joseph Hubbard. A dozen trees will be planted, each with a commemorative plaque. The mayor handed each family a copy of a personalized proclamation during Village Council’s Nov. 1 meeting. It read: “That (name of tree) is hereby planted,
identified and dedicated to honor and memorialize the birth of (child’s name). May his parents nurture and raise this tree as they would their own – a special tree to symbolize the village of Glendale’s values in health, family and peacefulness.” Cordes said he and Hubbard suggested the program last year. “We found ourselves spending a good amount of time on people who had passed away,” Cordes said of the death notices read at council meetings and sent to residents through village email. “Then, it dawned on us that we should do the same for births.” It’s worthwhile, he said. “They’re going to take care of these street trees,” he said of the living memorial to their children. During the monthly
meeting, councilmembers passed several ordinances: • An amendment to the codified ordinance regulating fences was passed. It reads: “Fences between residential properties shall be erected with the post side facing inward to the property in which the fence is erected and the finished side of the fence shall face outward.” Cordes said that planning commission could, however consider exceptions if the residential property abuts a business district. • The village’s sign ordinance was also amended. It stipulates size, content, placement and lighting of signs in the neighborhood shop district and the central business district. It includes rules on lighting signs, using only external lights and prohibits flashing lights.
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Glendale Elementary will hold its Family Literacy Night 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at the school. The night includes books, crafts, videos, a pizza dinner and other activities. Students who attend will receive a free book.
Ohio heroes
Stewart Elementary fourth-graders have each been researching an Ohio hero, based on the book “Heroes of Ohio” by Rick Sowash. The students will sing heroic songs in a concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 and have display boards about their heroes to show families and friends that evening. Then, in a school assembly at 10 a.m. Nov. 19, the students will portray their heroes and be interviewed by Sowash.
Chorale to sing national anthem
Springdale Elementary’s Chorale will sing the national anthem at the Cincinnati Cyclones hockey game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. Tickets are $10 each and can be ordered by contacting Chorale director David Dendler at ddendler@princeton.k12.oh.us or 8642760.
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Bethany School Student Council and Lunch in the Library groups collected “Pennies for Peace” for schools built by Greg Mortenson’s Central Asia Institute in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A total of $875 was collected. The Lunch in the Library group, shown with a mountain of the rolled pennies, include, from left: front row, Kari Fletcher, Tiara Atwater and Trevor Rowe; back, Taryn Osborne, Olivia Eveslage, Mya Smith, Emma Oravec, Morgan Cavanaugh, Brandi Bryson and Grady Stuckman.
Several Stewart Elementary students were recently named students of the month for October. They are: Jordan Edrington, Diana Esquivel-Rios, Jared Neisel, Tevis Clark, Krislyn Legg, Joey Noertker, Angela Roblero, Savannah Steinkamp, Manzell Patrick, Zachary Pfeiffer, Cecilie Reich, Justin Wood, Delaney Bush, Abigail Helfrich, Juan Alegre Avalos, Brylea Hodge, Isabella Bruce, Molly Cheers, Aidan Kenny, Braeden Furnish, Brett Doss, Michael Belcher, Andrew Aquirre, Sean Kuhn, Riya Patel, Rushi Patel, Yazmin Leon Torres, Michelle Salinas Ruiz, Abbigale Gordon, Keiden Tello, Juan Montes De Oca, Angelina Moores, Katherine Frey, Madison Wiedemann, Adam Neff, Hannah Reed, Timothy Paul, Nicolas Walker, Paige Doss, Magali Garcia, Damien Wilson and Diya Patel.
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Princeton Community Middle School’s Skyline Star Students of the Week are: Jaymes Robinson, Allison Mann, Hao Luong, Ashleigh Snelling, Connor Bell, Abigail Claypool, Guadelupe Cerecero, Sam Prater, Drew Andrews, Dominic Caracci, Regan Horsley, Leslie Huerta, Tommy Wright, Karen Hernandez, Mia McCarey, Jalyn Gann, Sarah Monnin, Raven Buckner-Hayes, Loren Ewing, William Cheney and Allen Mott.
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Gentle ribbings Visitors to Cincinnati.com posted these comments to a story about Ohio Gov-elect John Kasich saying halting the statewide passenger rail project is one of his top priorities.The proposed rail line would have included a stop in Sharonville: “Excellent. Unlike the Cincinnati City Council, the mayor’s office & the Obamanation @ 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Governor-elect Kasich has heard the will of the people loud & clear.” WayneKrenchicki “Yesssss, thank you thank you thank you for stopping this god awful project that will put our state deeper into debt.” CBA1982 “While I applaud the initiative to think outside the box here on passenger rail, he is absolutely right to kill this fatally flawed idea.” “What would have been the point to reactivate diesel trains to ‘speed’ along to the cities at a blistering 39 mph? Even at rural speeds of up to 70 it is still a lot slower than a car. Unless gas gets to be
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$10/gallon soon, this would have never worked. Keep in mind, those train fares would keep going up as well, due to the cost of diesel. “Now on the other side of the world, they actually have a real solution. “High speed rail! Wow ... what a concept. Trains that actually break triple digit speeds to make them a viable alternative to regional air travel. “Why cant we build those?” zrx299 “The first of many stupid actions the Republicans will take over the next two years. Twenty years from now when gas is no longer affordable and suddenly people are looking for alternative modes of transportation we can all have Kasich to thank for screwing up our chances of
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Which election result most surprised you? Which one most disappointed you? Why? “Nov. 2 was a huge disappointment for so many Democrats – with the notable exception of Connie Pillich’s strong showing in Ohio’s 28th District! “Coping with the midterm elections’ aftermath in Ohio and around the country should not entail the ‘blame game’ or retreat. Despite the election results, there is no huge mandate for conservatism – just an angry clamor for change faster than it’s been coming. Voters are clearly frustrated, and they became even more frustrated at one of the ugliest campaign seasons ever. “Unless those like presumed new House Speaker John Boehner move toward consensus and courage and away from doing what it takes to please those who fund them, it’s unlikely that voters will see the kind of change they angrily told us about with their votes on Nov. 2. I predict the pendulum will swing and swing fast if they don’t.” R.O.S.
Do you think the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives will be more effective or less effective than the current House? Why? “Knowingly or unknowingly, the American people voted to increase Washington gridlock in the last election. Whatever they may pass will be tempered or just plain cancelled out by a Democratic Senate and president. The Tea Party members for all its naive promises to redo government will have to wake up to discover that they have no seniority and no clout. While John Boehner, unlike his counterpart in the Senate, has verbalized intent to listen to the Tea Party as well as totally redo the way the GOP has done business in the past, this is doubtful. Boehner is much too wedded to big corporate interests to change his stripes. Big Business interests
Next questions Glendale officials have cut the ribbon on a $6.1 million wastewater treatment plant. Is this a good use of taxpayers’ money? Why or why not? Do you plan to participate in “Black Friday” – the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season? Why or why not? Every week The Tri-County Press asks readers a question they can reply to via e-mail. Send your answers to tricountypress@communitypress.com with Chatroom in the subject line. have both fueled his campaigns in the past as well as providing him with largess to pass onto his fellow Republicans.” Pol.Sci. “The Republican-controlled House can only be successful if John Boehner is willing to meet with the president and work out some mutual goals. If he should go off and try to pass everything that the Tea Party or the Republican Party desires (often in diametric conflict here) the bills will only die in the Senate or get vetoed by the president. “I am hoping that Boehner is wise enough to take the former course. If he takes a Mitch McConnell (his Republican counterpart in the Senate) stance that his primary goal is to limit the president to a single term, we are in for a lot of rhetoric, grandstanding, name calling and impossible gridlock.” G.B. “The party of ‘No!’ becomes the party of ‘Huh?’ As the majority party of the House, they will now have to actually do something. “It will be interesting to see if they begin to address the important issues that they’ve been essentially ignoring for the past two years. “Wouldn’t it be a pleasant surprise to see some cooperation? Early signs indicate it may be so.” B.G.
obtaining highspeed rail and connecting with the rest of the country. Ohio will become an island without connecting to the rest of the country with other modes of transportation. The first phase of 3C may have not been high speed, but it was a first step in obtaining it. “And if you think we’ll be able to go from no trains (as we have now) to suddenly having highspeed trains, you’re dead wrong. The costs would be unaffordable to do all at once and we’ll be stuck wishing we would have started investing in this technology now.” jacksparrow82 “If passenger rail between the 3 Cs were a good idea, an entrpreprenuer would have taken up the cause a long time ago. If gas gets too expensive, an entrepreneur will innovate.” Wagonpuller “How much does each exit and mile of I-75, I-71, I-80, I-76 cost? How long does the pavement last? How quickly must it be replaced? How quickly is it ‘full?’ “Who makes decisions for publicly funded highway interchanges that open up access to undeveloped farmland when our state has hundreds of thousands of acres of abandoned or underutilized property?
Could political contributors to individuals controlling departments of transportations have an influence? I wonder. “Who pays for the long term costs of the new utilities and expanded public services required to support new suburban development? Who pays to ‘prop up’ the overstressed and declining public services in the ‘donut hole’ of the town a few miles in the rear view mirror? “$400 million is a lot – but we have a great developed infrastructure in Ohio that needs to be maintained. Trains would help. Kasich’s cool, but flawed on this one. We can’t keep subsidizing the ‘vinyl village’ transportation status quo.” westernbuckeye “First, let me say, I don’t like and never did like the passenger rail system. I simply think for the investment and the use it would get, it wasn’t going to be the ‘bang for the buck’ in that case, looking before, during, and after. “But, no one can deny it would have provide jobs across the entire state, period. That, during its construction as well as its running, it would have provided jobs across the entire state. Killing this, Kasich costs us jobs. But, he says creating jobs is one of his top priorities? Difficult to say to a people, many who would snatch at a burger right now, ‘No, wait, I’m going
to give you filet mignon.’ Something better be there, or I think he’s coming out in four years as well.” jasonrhere “I don’t know where Kasich is headed the next four years, but /killing/ the high speed train nonsense is a good start! It’s nice to see futuristic stuff on tv or in movies but Ohio doesn’t need a high speed rail system for three simple reasons: too slow, too expensive and not enough riders! “I don’t know where all the jobs are going to come from that everyone expects to be created, but if there isn’t any profit or product to be made then the jobs are worthless. Just another welfare project!” Browningauto “Kasich is quite the visionary. If it were up to people like him we would have never had the Hoover Dam, interstate highway system, transcontinental rail or any large scale taxpayer funded project that has helped business flourish in this country. He probably thinks a new 75 bridge would be a waste of money too. Let’s just let the country crumble. Just another boomer in charge making sure nothing is left for the generations that follow...” just2comment
Hopefully, election results signal politics as unusual Many years ago I wrote a letter to the Enquirer stating that there were too many Democrats and Republicans and not enough Americans. Recent political events only point out that things have gotten far worse. We are a nation where politics is extremely divisive. The parties are only interested in what will keep them in power even at the expense of dividing the country along lines that are promoted by special interest groups. As I am writing this, the best I can see for the near future is a political truce not unlike the North and South Korean border. There is no indication that either party has the best interests of the public in mind. Oh, sure, there will be words of conciliation. But, deeply embedded in them will be merely thoughts of how they can change the results of the next election to their political favor. As a former employer, I was astounded by the reality of our unemployment problem and the blame attached to it. Even worse was the difference between the stated rate of unemployment and the actual number of people who have given up looking for jobs. As the 400,000 plus figures tended slightly down, one could only think that employers had fewer people to fire. Wall Street was showing greater profits on reduced sales.
This was because they were getting more efficient and those lucky people who still had jobs were working harder in order to keep Edward Levy them. Some Community politicians even Press guest had the gall to others for columnist blame “sending jobs overseas.” Employers send jobs overseas when they can no longer make a profit hiring people here. Taxes, regulations and union interference with management make it very attractive to import products. The party that is “for the working man” should know better. I faced the same problems and made the same decision. I didn’t want to, but preservation of my business made it necessary. It is much easier to just go overseas and hire competent management which is becoming more available as undeveloped countries improve their business conditions. My plea for or future is that the parties come together as Americans to solve problems in the public interest rather than their selfish goals. If they succeed, we will have a bright future again. If not, take a look at the countries that are having riots in the streets
Employers send jobs overseas when they can no longer make a profit hiring people here. Taxes, regulations and union interference with management make it very attractive to import products. and consider that it will happen here, only it will probably be very bloody. Let me state the simple ABCs of creating and preserving jobs here. A. The government has to keep taxes and regulations to a level where businesses are not penalized by undue costs. B. Businesses should be able to foresee profits for an extended period with additional benefits allowed for growth. C. Labor-management bargaining has to consider long term results of all agreements. The realities of competition have forced many businesses to move overseas. Once the bricks and mortar have been built there, they are unlikely to return. D. Finally, workers have to be convinced that any job they apply for has the potential to be a lifetime career. Edward Levy is a longtime resident of Montgomery and a former college instructor.
QUOTEBOOK A compilation of quotes from this week’s Tri-County Press:
“We have not had any issues. We make less arrests there now than we did, but we did not make a lot before the chaperone policy went into effect.”
Mike Laage Springdale police chief. See story, A1
“This new wastewater treatment facility is another testament of Glendale’s ongoing commitment to maintain and improve the environment in which we live. The biggest thing to do is to take care of it.”
“It’s important to the people who live around here,” he said of nearby residents. “It’s important that it’s maintained and makes it more valuable to the school district.”
Douglas Tallmadge Eagle Scout. See story, A5
Mike Heuer Glendale chief utility officer. See story, A2
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The Wyoming boys are coming off a 14-8 season and return four starters from that team, including the key parts to the CHL’s top frontcourt. Leading the way for the Cowboys will be senior Tony Davis, who averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds per game. Senior Eric Price averaged 9 points and 9 rebounds per game and Kyle Seyfried is a three-year starter at guard and averaged 10 points per game last season. Senior Jonathan Tighe and junior Chris Campbell will also be players to keep an eye on for Wyoming. “They are so much strong physically and mentally and we have good senior leadership,” head coach Tony Gentry said of his team.
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The Bombers graduated their top four scorers – including firstteam, all-leaguers Luke Massa and Alex Longi – from a team that went 13-11 overall and advanced to regionals before losing 48-46 to La Salle. The top returners are seniors Sean Duggan (F), Will Muething (G), Zacc Yauss (G), Matthew Wagner (F) and Sam Egbers (G). None averaged higher than 3.0 points per game last season. St. X has advanced to the state tournament four times since 2000 and has won six straight district titles. The Bombers last won the Greater Catholic League South division title in 2005, when they shared the honor with Moeller.
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Princeton’s Jay McCants (21) battles for the tip-off ball against Fairmont Adam Westbeld (42) during a game last season. The Vikings will count on McCants to have a successful 2010-2011 season.
A team that loses four starters to graduation after winning a district championship might expect a year of transition going into the next season. Not the Princeton Vikings. According to Princeton head coach Josh Andrews, the team expects to compete for the Greater Miami Conference and district championship this season. Jay McCants is the lone starter returning from the 2009-2010 team. McCants, who averaged 6.3 points per game will be joined by fellow varsity players Ulysses Thomas, Lionel Hill and Daryan Martin. McCants’ leadership should be a calming force for the team and will help the Vikings during close games. “He’s been in a lot of big game situations and we hope to take his game to the next level as well as his leadership on and off the floor,” Andrews said. “He is a major athlete, so we look for him to have a significant
senior year.” Thomas, Hill and Martin did see spot starts throughout the course of last season, and played significant minutes for the squad. Thomas was Princeton’s “sixth man” last season, and the senior is expected to contribute even more once this season gets under way. “Ulysses is our best overall player...he is a long explosive player and is a lot of fun to watch,” Andrews said. “We’re expecting him to pick up some of the scoring from the guard spot.” Martin, who averaged about 12 minutes a game last season, will also be called upon to contribute. According to Andrews, the small forward has grown into his game the past year and will be a factor for the Vikings in the paint. “We need him to play big this year and clean the glass and score the ball out of the post,” Andrews said. After waiting in line behind last year’s seniorladen team, Hill should also be a factor for the Vikings and could turn some heads by playing extended min-
utes, according to Andrews. To bolster the squad, the Vikings will welcome Deion Isham, De’Arius Young, Malcolm Smith and Dorian Jordan from last season’s junior varsity squad. Andrews admitted that it could take some time for his newcomers to adjust to the varsity game. “It takes a little bit of time (to transition to varsity) and we hope it happens sooner than later,” Andrews said. “But we are going to expect big minutes from the guys who are new to the varsity scene.” Andrews described Isham as a combo guard, while Jordan is more a floor general at the point guard position. Smith can play either guard position while the 6foot-7, 300-pound Young controls the low-post area. Andrews believes the combination of returning players and fresh talent could make for an interesting year of Princeton basketball. “We look to continue the success we’ve had the last three years, it should be a great season and fun group to watch,” Andrews said.
More depth, fewer stars for Crusaders
By Mark Chalifoux
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CHCA players, from left, Matt Willard, Aaron O’Neill and Eric Rice are expected to make significant contributions to the Eagles basketball team this season.
New look for CHCA on the hardwood By Nick Dudukovich ndudukovich@communitypress.com
The Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy boys’ basketball team graduated 10 players from last season’s squad that finished with a record of 14-7. Despite the losses, second-year Eagles’ head coach Mike Sylvester is eager to start the season. “I’ve been looking forward to coaching this year’s group all summer long,” Sylvester said. “They’re a terrific group of kids.” Leading the pack for the Eagles this season will be senior Nick Lawley. The 6-foot-6 Lawley, who’s starred at quarterback on the football team this season, averaged close to 7 points per game while also grabbing 4 rebounds-percontest during the 20092010 campaign. “On last year’s team, he was absolutely our most productive player,” Sylvester said. One player missing from this year’s roster will be for-
ward Teddy Andrews, who is instead focusing his efforts on baseball this season. Players such as Eric Rice, who saw limited varsity play last year, will expected to take over Andrews’ role, according to Sylvester. “With (Teddy’s) absence, having Eric Rice give us bulk and toughness inside is really a godsend. I’m looking for great things from Eric,” Sylvester said. Senior Aaron O’Neill is also expected to have a bigger role with the Eagles this season. According to Sylvester, the 6-foot guard added a lot of muscle during the offseason. “He’s a tough kid and he’s going to be a guy that has the ball in his hands an awful lot this season,” Sylvester said. “I expect him to have a really good senior year.” Sylvester added that O’Neill could be the key that helps CHCA accomplish its goal of a top three finish in the Miami Valley Confer-
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ence. “I know what I can expect from Lawley and Rice, but I don’t know how good O’Neill will be...If he has the season I hope he will have, (our goal) will be within our grasps,” Sylvester said. Senior co-captain Matt Willard will also jump up to varsity after spending his junior season playing on the junior varsity level. At 6-foot-2, Sylvester said he’s not 100 percent sure how he will use Willard once the season starts. “Since I didn’t have him last year, he’s somebody we’re going to have to define as we move forward through the season,” Sylvester said. Another newcomer for the Eagles this season will be sophomore Trey Thompson. Sylvester was so impressed with Thompson’s play over the summer that he wanted to bump him up to varsity. The Eagles begin the season at home against North College Hill, Dec. 6.
The Moeller High School basketball team doesn't have the marquee, highlevel collegiate recruit some teams have had, but head coach Carl Kremer said the 2010-2011 squad is one of the deepest he's ever had. “I like our team a lot,” he said. “One through 15, we have a team full of highly competitive kids who are really talented high school basketball players. I anticipate us to be very good defensively and if we can be consistent with our offense, we can be pretty good.” The 2009-2010 team went 22-5 and made it to the state final. The Crusaders return several of the key players from that team. Leading the way for Moeller is senior Charlie Byers, a three-year starter who led Moeller in scoring last season, averaging 12.6 points per game. Senior Alex Barlow is another standout for the Crusaders, as he led Moeller in steals (3.1) and assists (3.4) per game in 2009-2010 and was also one of the team's best rebounders. “Those guys will both be three-year starters and we expect a lot from them, especially in the leadership and the playmaking standpoint, because those guys have been there,” Kremer said. “They are ready to have great years.” Senior Shaquille Jinks is
another important returning player, as he is the thirdhighest returning scorer for Moeller. Senior Hayden Frey will give the Crusaders some size and Kremer said Frey looks poised for a strong season. Another player who is much improved is junior Ben Galemmo. Galemmo saw a considerable amount of action as a sophomore in the 20092010 season and was third on the team in scoring, averaging 7.1 points per game. The majority of that came from beyond the arc, as Galemmo shot a blazing 46.9 percent from threepoint range. “You'll see a whole different player this year,” Kremer said of Galemmo. “He's a much more complete player and will be driving to the basket more. He can run the point, he can do a lot of things. He'll be a special junior.” Gone for Moeller is 6foot-9 inch standout Griffin McKenzie, who is now a Xavier Musketeer. Tasked with replacing him will be junior forward Tony Sabato, who is a player that may surprise some people this season, according to Kremer. “I expect him to be much better this year and he has a lot of upside,” Kremer said. “Hayden Frey will also help us inside.” Moeller has another strong schedule, including playing in one of the toughest tournaments in the
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Moeller junior Charlie Byers dribbles down the court on a fast break early in the third quarter of the state championship game in March. Byers led the Crusaders in scoring in 20092010 and is one of the top players in the GCL. country in Arizona over Christmas. The Crusaders also will play one of the best teams in the state in the Greater Catholic League in La Salle. “They are the class of the city and I believe they are the best team in the state,” Kremer said. He also thinks Huber Heights Wayne, Lakota East and Withrow will also have strong teams, along with Princeton. “We fall after those teams, but we've always got a chance to make a run,” Kremer said. “We have a team with a lot of high-motor guys, and we'll be difficult to play against. We put a lot of pressure on the ball and that's our strength, along with our depth. Our practices are going to be very intense and competitive.”
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November 17, 2010
Wyoming girls poised for strong season
By Mark Chalifoux
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Wyoming’s Nikki McKee takes a shot during Wyoming’s district championship appearance in 2010. McKee is the reigning Cincinnati Hills League Player of the Year and will be one of the leaders for Wyoming this season.
Indian Hill is the class of the Cincinnati Hills League when it comes to girls basketball, but Wyoming is not far behind. The Cowboys return a considerable amount of talent from a team that went 18-4 a year ago. “I’m expecting us to be successful like we have been for the past few years,” head coach Angie Edmonds said. “I think we’ll be competitive and we’ll have a lot of young people playing important minutes.” Leading the way for Wyoming is the reigning CHL player of the year, Nikki McKee. McKee led the CHL in scoring, averaging 19.5 points per game. She also was one of the team’s leading rebounders at 5.4 boards per game. “She has gotten stronger and definitely much more confident,” Edmonds said of McKee. “She has a presence about her this year and I think she’ll have another good season.”
There’s no question McKee will have to deal with double-teams and, occasionally, triple-teams, so junior guard Michelle Jolson will also have an important role on the team. She was the Cowboys secondleading scorer with 8.1 points per game and is Wyoming’s top perimeter player. “Michelle is going to have to score points for us as she’s one of our serious outside threats,” Edmonds said. “She’s a really good athlete.” Senior Hailee Schlager will be another player to watch as she will be instrumental in providing senior leadership and is another strong rebounder for Wyoming. “She will be really important on defense and rebounding,” Edmonds said. Clara Rodrigue will be running the point for Wyoming and Mary Tess Irvine is another guard who will be a key player for Wyoming. Wyoming will get a little bit of a late start as most
players also played a fall sport and Wyoming’s fall sports teams had lengthy tournament runs. “I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Edmonds said. “It’s awesome that you can come here and play three different sports for your school and be successful. I love that about our kids.” The frontcourt will be quick and versatile, Edmonds said. “We’re an athletic bunch and all the kids are the same size, so we will be hard to guard, but rebounding is a concern,” she said. Along with Indian Hill, Edmonds said Reading, Madeira and Mariemont could also have improved teams. Wyoming also has out-of-conference games with Roger Bacon and Badin. “Anytime you can play the GGCL schools, that’s good for us,” Edmonds said. She also expects Wyoming to have another strong season. “We’ve been to the district level for the last three years, so we hope to get back there again this year.”
Other area girls’ teams
Princeton
The Lady Vikings will look to expand on last season’s 21-3 finish. Princeton should receive significant contributions from Shakeira Lang, who averaged 7.2 points in 19 games last season. Emily Roper will also be back for her sophomore season after averaging 5.9 points per game as freshman at the forward position. Alexus Chinn, who is also a sophomore, should resume her starting role after scoring 7.7 points per contest. The Vikings should also get a boost from Mount Notre Dame transfer and Ball State University commit, Neschelle Williams. Williams averaged 4.5 points and 5.2 rebounds for Mount Notre Dame as a junior last season.
CHCA
Joe Vanderkolk will enter his first season as CHCA’s head coach after coaching at the junior varsity and freshmen level the past 14 years. He will have Alex Jeffers and Morgan Prescott back as returning starters for the Eagles. Prescott was third on the team last season with 8 points per game. CHCA could also be poised to receive big contributions from junior Jamie Prop and sophomore Emily Taylor. The Eagles open up the season against Summit Country Day School, Dec. 1.
Ursuline
The Ursuline Lions will seek to repeat last season’s Girls’ Greater Cincinnati League Scarlet Division championship and 21-2 overall record. Ursuline should see topnotch play from senior guard Morgan Donovan. During her junior season, Donovan was second on the Lions with 9.9 points per game. Ellie Greiner should also be back on the block for the Lions this season. As a junior, the center averaged 7.7 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. The Lions open the season at home against Highlands, Dec. 2.
Cougars hoops swirling in uncertainty By Tony Meale tmeale@communitypress.com
For the first time in a long time, the Mount Notre Dame High School basketball team enters a season with more doubt than certainty. The Cougars have a new coach, Kelly Main; their best player, senior guard Kathryn Reynolds, returns
after missing most of last season with an ACL injury; and they lost 11 players from last year’s sectional runner-up squad, including leading-scorer Raeshaun Gaffney, who transferred to Fairfield. “There are many questions to be answered and many spots to be filled this season,” Main said. MND, which saw its
string of four straight state titles snapped last year, will look to Reynolds for stability after an offseason of turmoil. A verbal commit to Iowa, Reynolds helped the Cougars to state titles as a freshman and sophomore but sustained a season-ending knee injury just seven games into the 2009-10 campaign. She averaged 9.6
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“Each of these young ladies has a strong desire to take challenges head on in order to (get better) both on and off the court,” Main said. “Their tremendous work ethic and strong will to compete make it a very enjoyable experience for me to coach them every day.”
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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
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Venus and Mars, 7:30-10 p.m., Wyoming Civic Center, 1 Worthington Ave., Plus-level square and round dance club for experienced dancers. $5. Presented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky Square Dancers Federation. 929-2427; www.so-nkysdf.com. Wyoming. Hamilton County Park District Board of Park Commissioners Meeting, 1 p.m., Winton Woods, 10245 Winton Road, Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275. Springfield Township.
CRAFT SHOWS Sycamore High Arts and Crafts Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sycamore High School, 7400 Cornell Road, More than 180 artists and vendors. Features jewelry, clothing, floral arrangements, home decor, housewares, paintings, photographs and ceramics. Performances by Sycamore High School band students. Food from Starbucks, Panera and Montgomery Inn available. Raffle tickets: $1 per ticket or $5 for six tickets. Benefits Sycamore Community Schools’ instrumental music departments. Free. 686-1770. Montgomery.
EXERCISE CLASSES
FARMERS MARKET
Thursday Evening Quick Walks, 6:30 p.m., Bob Roncker’s Running Spot, 267 E. Sharon Road, Walk about 4-5 miles in an hour. With Susan Fryman and Jim McGruder. Free. 772-7999. Glendale.
FARMERS MARKET
Turner Farm, 8 a.m., Turner Farm, 561-7400; www.turnerfarm.org. Indian Hill.
FESTIVALS
Victory of Light Psychic Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Vendors, seminars, intuitive readers, alternative healing practitioners and more. Individual readings available for $20$40. Family friendly. $20 two days, $12 one day; $2 off for students and ages 60 and up. 929-0406. Sharonville.
Madeira Winter Farmers Market, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Madeira-Silverwood Presbyterian Church, 8000 Miami Ave., Wide variety of locally and sustainably grown foods, made-from-scratch goodies and various artisanal products. Presented by Madeira Farmers Market. 623-8058; www.madeirafarmersmarket.com. Madeira.
Wine Bar Tasting, 2-6 p.m., The Wine Store, 50 cents per taste. 984-9463; www.theewinestore.com. Montgomery. Tasting Table, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., microWINES, Flight A $2 per pour; Flight B $4 per pour. 794-9463; www.microwines.com. Kenwood.
LECTURES
MUSIC - JAZZ
Town Hall Lecture Series, 11 a.m., Montgomery Assembly of God, 7950 Pfeiffer Road, With Dan Abrams, chief legal analyst for NBC news and MSNBC. Topic: On the Law and In the News. $35. Presented by Montgomery Woman’s Club Inc.. 852-1901; www.montgomerywomansclub.org. Montgomery. F R I D A Y, N O V. 1 9
FARMERS MARKET
Turner Farm, 8 a.m., Turner Farm, 561-7400; www.turnerfarm.org. Indian Hill.
FOOD & DRINK
Wine Bar Tasting, 4-7 p.m., The Wine Store, 9905 Montgomery Road, Friday tastings with John, the wine-bar-keep. 50 cents per taste. 984-9463; www.theewinestore.com. Montgomery. Wine Tasting, 5-8 p.m., Piazza Discepoli Glendale, 23 Village Square, $10. 771-6611; www.piazzadiscepoli.com. Glendale.
FOOD & DRINK
Sinatra Night, 5-11 p.m., Iron Horse Inn, 40 Village Square, Vegas-style show featuring “The Cincinnati Sinatra” Matt Snow. Songs of the 20th century accompany dining and dancing. Full bar and great wines available. Family friendly. Free. 772-3333. Glendale. The Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight, Tony’s, 6771993; www.tonysofcincinnati.com. Symmes Township.
MUSIC - RELIGIOUS
Fold Singers, 6 p.m., Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church, 9991 Wayne Ave., Gospel group celebrates 39th anniversary. 772-5422. Woodlawn.
ON STAGE - STUDENT THEATER
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, 7:30 p.m., Sycamore High School, $10. 686-1778; www.avestheatre.com. Montgomery.
MUSIC - ACOUSTIC
Acoustik Buca, 7:30 p.m., deSha’s American Tavern, 11320 Montgomery Road, 2479933; www.deshas.com. Montgomery.
MUSIC - JAZZ
The Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight, Tony’s, 6771993; www.tonysofcincinnati.com. Symmes Township.
MUSIC - ROCK
The Stoopid Roosters, 7-11 p.m., Iron Horse Inn, 40 Village Square, Upstairs. Mixture of country, blues, old standards and bluegrass. Reservations recommended. 772-3333; www.ironhorseinn.com. Glendale.
ON STAGE - STUDENT THEATER
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, 7:30 p.m., Sycamore High School, $10. 686-1778; www.avestheatre.com. Montgomery.
PARENTING CLASSES
Preschool Information Fair, 6-8 p.m., Wyoming Fine Arts Center, 332 Wyoming Ave., Information on how to choose whether or not to send children to preschool and which one to choose. Family friendly. Free. Presented by Cincinnati Moms Scene. 5627560; www.cincinnatimomsscene.com. Wyoming.
ON STAGE - THEATER
Peter and the Wolf & The Frog Prince, 11 a.m.-noon and 1-2 p.m., Raymond Walters College Muntz Hall, 9555 Plainfield Road, Muntz Theater. The Frisch Marionette Co. brings two classics to life in symphonic double-bill. Handcrafted puppets act out Sergei Prokofiev’s musical tale of “Peter and the Wolf,” and “The Frog Prince,” set to music of Dmitri Kabalevsky. Ages 3-10. $5. Presented by ARTrageous Saturdays. 745-5705; www.rwc.uc.edu/alumni/artcultural/artrageous.htm. Blue Ash.
RECREATION
Holiday in Lights 5k Run/Walk, 5 p.m., Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road, Race day registration 3:30 p.m. at Sharon Woods Training Center. Chip-timed 3.1-mile run/walk through Holiday in Lights route. Includes awards. Post race activities include food in heated tent. Family friendly. $26, $21 ages 12 and under; $31, $26 ages 12 and under after Nov. 17. Registration required, available online. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275; www.holidayinlights.com/race.html. Sharonville.
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SEMINARS
What Men Need To Know About Divorce, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Merrill Lynch, 5151 Pfeiffer Road, Suite 100, Critical, unbiased information about complexities and options of divorce. Participants can discuss issues with divorce lawyer, financial advisor and family therapist. Ages 21 and up. Free. Reservations appreciated, not required. 579-3657. Blue Ash.
SHOPPING
Waterford Signing Event, 2-4 p.m., Macy’sKenwood, 7800 Montgomery Road, John Connolly, chief of design, signs Waterford purchases. 745-8980. Kenwood. S U N D A Y, N O V. 2 1
CRAFT SHOWS
Bake Sale and Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Valley Temple, 145 Springfield Pike, Vendors, crafters and child-vendor tables. Baked goods available. Free. 761-3555; www.valleytemple.com. Wyoming.
FESTIVALS
Victory of Light Psychic Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sharonville Convention Center, $20 two days, $12 one day; $2 off for students and ages 60 and up. 929-0406. Sharonville.
FOOD & DRINK
All You Can Eat Buffet Breakfast, 8-11:30 a.m., Halker-Flege American Legion Post 69, 9000 Reading Road, Includes omelets to order, ham, goetta, sausage, bacon, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, fruit cocktail, milk, juice and coffee. Bake sale benefits legion and auxiliary programs such as scholarships and helping veterans in the community. $8, $4 children. Through July 17. 733-9926. Reading.
HISTORIC SITES
Sharonville History Museum, Noon-4 p.m., Sharonville Historical Museum, 11115 Main St., Museum features numerous exhibits and artifacts reminiscent of life in Sharonville and its surroundings. Model train diorama currently under construction. Free. Presented by Society of Historic Sharonville. 563-9756. Sharonville. Miller House, 1-4 p.m., Miller House, 7226 Miami Ave., The house was bought and built in 1922 out of a Sears, Roebuck catalog. In 1948 the Miller family bought the house, which was given to the Madeira Historical Society in 1998. The society set up the interior as it might have looked between 1922 and 1948. Free, donations accepted. Presented by Madeira Historical Society. 2404348. Madeira.
SPORTS
Queen City Storm, 1 p.m., Sports Plus, 10765 Reading Road, New professional ice hockey team. $8, $7 seniors, $6 children. Presented by Queen City Storm. 578-6400; www.queencitystorm.com. Evendale. M O N D A Y, N O V. 2 2
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Cincinnati Toastmasters Club No. 472 Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Kenwood, 7701 Kenwood Road, Public speaking and leadership skills meeting. Free. Presented by Cincinnati Toastmasters Club No. 472. 351-5005. Kenwood.
DANCE CLASSES
Line Dance, 1-2 p.m., Springdale Community Center, 11999 Lawnview Ave., Dancing with Jerry and Kathy Helt, instructors. Wear smooth-soled shoes. Presented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky Square Dancers Federation. 321-6776. Springdale.
PROVIDED.
The Venus and Mars Square Dance group in Wyoming are having a plus-level square and round dance club for experienced dancers from 7:30-10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Wyoming Civic Center. Cost is $5. The dance is presented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky Square Dancers Federation. Call 929-2427 or visit www.so-nkysdf.com for more information.
FARMERS MARKET
Turner Farm, 8 a.m., Turner Farm, 561-7400; www.turnerfarm.org. Indian Hill.
RELIGIOUS - COMMUNI-
TY Empowered for Life, 7-8:30 p.m., The Equipping Center, 9909B Springfield Pike, Free. Presented by Timothy McClure Ministries. 295-0640. Woodlawn. T U E S D A Y, N O V. 2 3
ART & CRAFT CLASSES
Card Making Workshop, 7-9 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Thank you cards, birthday cards and holiday cards. Instructor: Judy Workman. Ages 16 and up. $28; $20 members. $10 supply fee due at first class. Registration required. 761-7500; www.jointhej.org. Amberley Village.
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KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC
Karaoke Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, Crowne Plaza Hotel Blue Ash, 5901 Pfeiffer Road, Lobby Lounge. 793-4500; www.crowneplaza.com/blueash. Blue Ash.
SEMINARS
Commanding Wealth, 6-8:30 p.m., Blue Ash Spiritual Center, 10921 Reed Hartman Hwy., Suite 304 G, Empower your life with “The One Command,” based on principles and technique in Asara Lovejoy’s book of the same name. With certified Commanding Wealth Circle Facilitator Rev. David Mahen. Ages 21 and up. $20. Presented by Quantum Energy Health LLC. 276-2615. Blue Ash.
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Springdale Communicators Toastmasters Club Meeting, Noon-1 p.m., Springdale Community Center, 11999 Lawnview Ave., Visitors welcome. Presented by Springdale Communicators Toastmasters Club. 4591491. Springdale.
Mobile Mammography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Walgreens Evendale, 3105 Glendale Milford Road, 15-minute screening. Cost varies per insurance plan. Financial assistance available for qualified applicants. Appointment required. Presented by Jewish Hospital. 686-3300. Evendale.
Take Charge of Your Life, 7-8 p.m., Sharonville Branch Library, 10980 Thornview Drive, Learn to release old habits naturally and develop new ones easily, create new strategies for creating the life you want, realize the secret to achieving your heart’s desire and more. Free. Presented by Take Charge of Your Life! 829-3341; www.meetup.com/take-charge-of-your-life. Sharonville. W E D N E S D A Y, N O V. 2 4
BUSINESS CLASSES
HEALTH / WELLNESS
FARMERS MARKET Turner Farm, 8 a.m., Turner Farm, 561-7400; www.turnerfarm.org. Indian Hill. FOOD & DRINK
Tasting Table, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., microWINES, Flight A $2 per pour; Flight B $4 per pour. 794-9463; www.microwines.com. Kenwood. Wine Flight Wednesdays, 5-8 p.m., Iron Horse Inn, 40 Village Square, Four wine samplings chosen by wine steward Brian Jackson. Food from Chef Jackson Rouse. Ages 21 and up. $15. 772-3333; www.ironhorseinn.com. Glendale.
MUSIC - CONCERTS
Thanksgiving Eve, 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m., Play by Play Cafe, 6923 Plainfield Road, Freekbass, host. Free. 793-3360. Silverton.
MUSIC - JAZZ
The Hitmen, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Tony’s, 6771993; www.tonysofcincinnati.com. Symmes Township.
MUSIC - ROCK
Two of a Kind, 7 p.m.-midnight, Crowne Plaza Hotel Blue Ash, 5901 Pfeiffer Road, Twopiece band featuring Jay, guitar, and Amy, vocals, presents classics from yesterday and today. 793-4500. Blue Ash.
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Ballroom Dance Night, 7-11 p.m., Bar Seventy-One, 8850 Governors Hill Drive, Beginner lessons 7-8 p.m., $5. Open dancing to mix of ballroom, Latin, swing, country, disco and more. Family friendly. 600-8476. Symmes Township.
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Zumba, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Cincy Dance Studio, 8143 Camargo Road, Suite B, $10. Registration required. 859-630-7040; www.cincydance.com. Madeira. Israeli Folk Dancing, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road, $5 per session. 444-8514; esty@cinci.rr.com. Amberley Village.
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Wyoming Farmers’ Market, 2-6 p.m., Wyoming Avenue Farmers Market, Corner of Wyoming and Van Roberts avenues, Thanksgiving Market. Local organic and sustainablyraised fruit, vegetables, eggs and meat, and carefully produced cottage products. Presented by Wyoming Farmers Market. 7616263; www.wyomingfarmersmarket.net. Wyoming. Turner Farm, 8 a.m., Turner Farm, 561-7400; www.turnerfarm.org. Indian Hill.
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The newest OMNIMAX film takes its viewer to outer space with “Hubble,” the story of one of the most important scientific instruments, the Hubble Telescope. For 20 years, the Hubble has given us fantastical views of the universe. Tickets are $7.50; $6.50, seniors; $5.50, ages 3-12. Call 513-287-7001 or visit www.cincymuseum.org for show times.
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November 17, 2010
One of life’s saddest times: the death of a child When an adult we love dies, we experience a wrenching loss. When a child dies, our heart-rending loss seems also like a theft. A whole lifetime has been stolen as well as all the
happy events throughout that lifetime. Feelings of injustice, anger, sorrow and confusion envelop us. We are left without answers. Through tears we ask the most frequent ques-
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we have difficulty exonerating God from being the cause of tragedies. The friends of Job had a similar difficulty. Basically, they explained the cause of Job’s sufferings by implying, “God did this to you; you must have deserved it somehow. Just curse God and die.” But Job didn’t believe them. Yes, he was puzzled and angry at God as he struggled with his tragedies. He challenged God to a face to face meeting. Then, after listening closely to what God said, and thinking much, Job finally reached his “answer” in dealing with the mystery of suffering that was touching his life. His answer was to believe all the more in this inscrutable God. Job proclaimed, “Even though he should slay me, still will I trust in him.” (Job 13:15) If there is an “answer” for us who believe in God, it is found in acknowledging our human inability to understand everything. We walk by faith, and not by sight. “The One beyond what is able to be thought,” is how
St. Anselm described God. Our intellects and faith are imperfect and limited. We are not the final measure of mystery. It is difficult for us imperfect beings to live in an imperfect world. Life is sometimes secure and predictable. Sometimes it is random, chaotic and unexplainable. We would like to completely understand and control it, but we can’t. What we can do, however, is make a choice between despair and cynicism, or choose faith and trust. People of faith believe that in the beginning, in some unknowable way, God took swirling and chaotic darkness and began bringing out of it life, order, and beauty. God’s creation is not finished. It is still going on. We believe that in some paradoxical and loving way, a child who dies early will experience no disadvantage in the exquisite and timeless eternal life that follows. Of course, we will suffer and grieve their going very much. But they will taste life to the fullest, a life that we will
o n l y achieve later when we are Father Lou united Guntzelman w i t h Perspectives them. So, we still wonder and ask why, but as we do we entrust our deceased innocent children to the God of life, and wait until – like Job – we find the answer face to face with God. For now, we say to God in the words of poet Anne Porter: To take the place of the child Isaac there was a ram. But for all those others there was no ram and I lay them down at your feet so that you can keep them for me since by myself I am unable to understand them. Father Lou Guntzelman is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Contact him at columns@ communitypress.com or P.O. Box 428541, Cincinnati, OH 45242.
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tion in the United States dedicated to fighting Cancer of Unknown Primary. The Stroud Foundation was established in February, in honor of Lee Ann Stroud, who passed away from CUP in August 2008.
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Even picky eaters will ‘gobble’ down these sprouts 1
⁄2 cup pecans ⁄2 teaspoon salt Freshly ground pepper
Gosh, I have so many recipes to share that I have very little space for my weekly “chat” with you. So I’ll just say Rita have the Heikenfeld b e s t Rita’s kitchen T h a n k s giving ever, thank the Lord for your abundant blessings, and think of those who may not have someone to celebrate with. Set an extra plate on your table and invite them to share your tradition of food, family and friends.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wash and trim sprouts. Cut each sprout in half. Cook bacon and nuts in oven-proof skillet until bacon just begins to crisp and nuts are toasted. Take out of skillet and set aside. Add sprouts to skillet and season with salt and pepper. Put pan in oven and roast about 30 minutes, add bacon and nuts and continue to roast until the sprouts are cooked through and golden, about 10 to 15 minutes more. Squeeze lemon juice over. Serves four.
Betze’s roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon
Yummy Waldorf salad
I can’t claim this as my own. My notes tell me it’s from a reader and I’ve made changes to suit my family. This is so good and perfect for your Thanksgiving table.
Betze, a loyal reader, found the original recipe from Food Network Kitchens and made it her own. “Absolutely delicious,” she said.
Mix together:
2 (10-oz.) packages Brussels sprouts (Betze used fresh) 2 oz. thin sliced bacon, diced
2 pounds seedless red grapes, cut into halves 2 ribs celery, sliced thin 1 cup golden or regular
raisins or dried cranberries 1 cup chopped English walnuts 3 nice sized apples, peeled and cut up
For dressing mix together:
1 cup mayonnaise 1-2 tablespoons vinegar or more to taste 1 ⁄2 cup sugar 1 cup milk Pour dressing over salad and let sit in fridge at least one hour before serving. Tip from Rita’s kitchen: If you want to prepare this ahead of time, squeeze some lemon juice or sprinkle some Fruit Fresh preservative onto chopped apples and they’ll stay snowy white.
Moist pumpkin bread
For Glenda Hatfield, who wanted a clone of Bob Evans’ pumpkin bread, which she said was very moist. 2 eggs 1 cup brown sugar 1 ⁄2 cup Canola oil 1 ⁄3 cup water 1 (15 ounce) pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling) 13⁄4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda
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⁄2 teaspoon baking powder ⁄2 teaspoon salt 11⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon 11⁄2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice Optional but very good: Raw or natural sugar for sprinkling on top 1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Beat eggs lightly and then mix with sugar, oil, water and pumpkin. Separately, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients only until just blended. Don’t over mix or bread will have tunnels or be tough after baking. Pour into a sprayed loaf pan. Sprinkle sugar on top. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Don’t overbake.
My mom’s pumpkin pie
For those of you who love Frisch’s and Bob Evans’ pies, this comes pretty close. Mom made this with a homemade lard crust.
1 can, 15 oz., pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling) 12 oz. evaporated milk 3 ⁄4 to 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 ⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs, slightly beaten Whisk pumpkin, milk, sugar and spices together. Taste and add more pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon if you want. Add salt and eggs and blend. Pour into pastry-lined pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes; lower temperature to 350 degrees and bake 30-35 minutes or until set. Serves eight.
Do-ahead mashed potatoes
Mash 4 to 5 pounds potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Add 8 ounces cream cheese, softened, and 1 cup sour cream. Pour into sprayed 9-by-13 pan. Dot with butter or margarine.
Refrigerate up to three days. Bring to room temperature, tent with foil and reheat in 350- to 375degree oven until hot, about 40 minutes. Or reheat in microwave. Crockpot method: Spray crockpot and put mashed potatoes in. Keep on warm/low a couple of hours. Tip from Rita’s kitchen: Keep regular mashed potatoes warm for hours in sprayed crockpot on warm/low.
Online recipes
To see the recipes for my clone of the Cheesecake Factory’s pumpkin cheesecake and my caramelized roasted Brussels sprouts dish, go to my online column at www.communitypress.com. I’ve also included some Turkey 101 tips for the big day. Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator and author. E-mail columns@community press.com with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-2487130, ext. 356.
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HIGHVIEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH “Life on Purpose in Community” 2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin) Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45am Phone 825-9553 www.highviewchristianchurch.com
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UNITED METHODIST Christ, the Prince of Peace United Methodist Church 10507 “Old” Colerain Ave (513) 385-7883 Rev. Meghan Howard, Pastor Church School for all ages 9:15am Worship 10:30am - Nursery Available www.cpopumc.com “Small enough to know you, Big enough to care”
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8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HS Rev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor 513-385-8973 Worship and Sunday School 10AM Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available
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RELIGION Church by the Woods
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The church invites all to worship the Lord with them. Sunday school is at 10 a.m., and morning worship is at 11:30 a.m. Sunday evening Bible class is 4 p.m. and Wednesday night Bible class is 7-9 p.m. Pastor is Kirk Peoples Jr. The church is located at 3152 Lighthouse Drive, Suite C-2, Fairfield; 874-0446; www.kingdombuildersapostolic.com.
Sharonville United Methodist Church
The church is having a traditional Thanksgiving meal at noon on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25. The meal is open to members of the community as well as church members and will be served in the church’s fellowship hall. Reservations are required, and can be made by calling the church office at 563-0117 by Friday, Nov. 19. The meal is free, however attendees may wish to
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He recalled that he saw his “daughter’s face for the first time in the old building.” Outgoing President Bruce Baker was presented with a yad for “pointing Jewish Family Service in the right direction.” Longevity Recognition Awards were given to Lilly Narusevich for reaching 15 years of service with Jewish Family Service; Sherry Kaplan and Beth Schwartz for reaching 10 years; and Marge Reed and Danielle Sabarese for reaching five years. A $24,000 Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati Grant was awarded to Jewish Family Service by Janice Bogner, Senior Program Officer. This grant will support a year-long effort to design therapeutic services for people with severe mental illness. The final award of the afternoon was presented to Gary Smith, who was recognized with the Miriam Dettelbach Award. This award is given in honor of the first executive director of Jewish Family Service as recognition of exceptional volunteer service to the agency. The Annual Meeting continued with a short walk to the second floor of the Mayerson JCC building where Rabbi Sigma Faye Coran, Spiritual Leader of Rockdale Temple and current President of the Cincinnati Board of Rabbis, oversaw a mezuzah affixing ceremony. Past presidents Jay Price, Barbara Rabkin, John Youkilis, and Bruce Baker each took a turn to attach the mezuzah to the private door leading to the Jewish Family Service offices and confidential client meeting rooms. The afternoon ended with desserts and a tour of the new office space. A copy of the annual report is available on the Jewish Family Service website, www.jfscinti.org.
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viable so we can make a difference. We provide services in ways that other organizations cannot.” “We are continuing. We are changing. We are relevant. We make a difference,” Schwartz said in conclusion. As his first order of business, Schwartz introduced a vote on a resolution, which passed, to approve the merger of Big Brothers/Big Sisters Association of Cincinnati into Jewish Family Service. “The youth mentoring services offered by BB/BS are in perfect alignment with the mission and vision of JFS,” said Jewish Family Service Executive Director Beth Schwartz. In her executive director report, Schwartz also talked about the recent move and how it never interfered with client services. She acknowledged the JFS staff for their remarkable dedication to their work of caring for clients. “Staff was still unpacking boxes, organizing new smaller office spaces, trying to find keys and printers.” Schwartz said. “But through it all, the people we serve know that they’ll still have a roof over their heads; that there will be food on the table; that they’re not alone facing an unplanned pregnancy; that the baby they’ve always dreamed about will soon be their reality; that they can find assistance if in an abusive situation; and that being old and alone doesn’t mean disabled and lonely.” The presentation of awards was one highlight of the meeting. Outgoing Board member Sam Lobar, who is moving to a new city and adopted his children through Jewish Family Service, was given the mezuzah taken from the adoption program’s door in the previous office space.
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Arrests/citations
Incidents/investigations Misuse of credit card
Reported at 3789 Fawnrun, Oct. 20.
Passing bad check
Reported at 2801 Cunningham, Oct. 20. Reported at 10265 Spartan Drive, Oct. 5. Reported at 10235 Spartan Drive, Oct. 18. Reported at 10235 Spartan Drive, Oct. 18. Reported at 10235 Spartan Drive, Oct. 18.
Theft
$379 taken through deceptive means at 9791 Acton Court, Oct. 22. Purse valued at $10 removed at 1600 Glendale Milford Road, Oct. 12. Various flatware of unknown value removed at 3715 Monet’s Lane, Oct. 12. $25 in currency removed at 9898 Reading Road, Oct. 11. AC units of unknown value removed at 10679 McSwain Drive, Oct. 12.
Violation of protection order
Reported at Glendale Milford, Oct. 18.
GLENDALE
Arrests/citations
James Aning, 30, 38 Merlin Drive, Fairfield, operating a motor vehicle without a valid license; Nov. 4. Ryan Gilbert, 29, 7185 Forstview Drive, West Chester Township, driving while under suspension; Nov. 4. Jacouri Geans, 20, 11430 Owenton Court, Cincinnati, driving while under suspension and misdemeanor warrant from Arlington Heights Mayor's Court; Nov. 9. Gino Jordan, 25, 5366 Southgate Blvd., Fairfield, arrested for two counts of assault resulting investigation of an incident at 865 Congress Ave. in October; Nov. 9.
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Bike valued at $900 removed at 4071 Mefford Circle, Oct. 27. Golf clubs and projector valued at $2,400 removed at 11689 Chester Road, Oct. 27. Currency removed at 11320 Chester Road, Oct. 26. Reported at 10797 Jeff Lane, Oct. 25.
Theft by deception
Reported at 3445 Creek Road, Oct. 23.
Theft, criminal damaging
AC unit valued at $2,000 removed at 10937 Willfleet Circle, Oct. 28.
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Arrests/citations
James Damoy, 21, 11379 Lippelman Road, theft, drug abuse at 11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 29. Brian Wiesman, 28, 6834 Betts Ave., menacing at 800 Broadway Street, Oct. 28. Juvenile Female, 17, theft, falsification at 11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 27. Alicia Michels, 21, 3859 Woodridge Blvd., theft at 11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 27.
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Reported at 7067 Wadwood Way, Oct. 8. Vehicle damaged at 3824 Elljay Drive, Oct. 29. Chain link fence damaged at 11370 Enterprise Park Drive, Oct. 26.
Reported at 1313 Chesterwood Court, Oct. 27.
Attempt made at 689 E. Crescentville Road, Oct. 28.
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Domestic violence
Female reported at Harter, Oct. 28. Reported at Grandin Avenue, Oct. 28.
Theft
Fake currency used at 11747 Princeton Pike, Oct. 28.
Female victim reported at Haven Road, Oct. 27.
Counterfeit money passed at 12000 Lebanon Road, Oct. 31. AC unit and vent of unknown value removed at 10677 Sharondale Road, Oct. 31. Reported at 11015 Pines Lane, Oct. 30. Vehicle removed at 3400 E. Sharon Road, Oct. 28. Vehicle of unknown value removed at 11320 Chester Road, Oct. 26. Wallet and currency of unknown value removed at 4079 Sharon Park Lane, Oct. 24. Flat screen TV valued at $1,500 removed at 11440 Chester Road, Oct. 27. Cell phone valued at $280 removed at 1114 Main Street, Oct. 28. Computer chair, fishing poles, tools, lawnmower valued at $1,910 removed at 10135 Crossing Drive, Oct. 16.
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License plate removed from vehicle at 55 Progress Place, Oct. 16. Purse and contents valued at $300 removed at 11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 16. $260 in merchandise removed at 11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 17. Perfume of unknown value removed at 11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 20. Merchandise valued at $14.99 removed at 11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 22. Purse and contents of unknown value removed at 11755 Commons Circle, Oct. 23. Dresses valued at $839.94 removed at 11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 25. Wallet and contents of unknown value removed at 11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 30. $100 missing from drawer at 11711
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Jeffrey Moeller, 30, 3526 Glenway Ave., theft, Oct. 12. Tracy Seifert, 49, 112 Washington, theft at 2801 Cunningham, Oct. 12. David Harris, 19, 7683 Red Fox Run, carrying concealed weapon at I75, Oct. 16. Joshua Foley, 22, 4135 Raeann Drive, obstructing official business, criminal trespassing at 10765 Reading Road, Oct. 25. Bianca Holly, 21, 1153 Congress Ave., theft, Oct. 19. Donnisha Bailey, 19, 1668 Seymour Ave., theft at 2801 Cunningham, Oct. 19.
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Torran Coffey, 24, 1832 Chase Ave., 45223, domestic violence, Van Roberts Place, Nov. 2. Kevin Macy, 43 Grove Rd., Woodlawn, 21, menacing, Springfield Pike, Oct 18. Ricky Hackle, 160 Warren St., Woodawn, 22, trespassing, Springfield Pike, Oct 18. Jared A. Frost 289 Compton Road, 19, Wyoming, burglary, Oak Ave., Oct 21. Juvenile, 17, disorderly conduct, Springfield Pike, Oct. 27. Anthony C. Jackson, 23, 11805 Hanover Road, possession of drugs, schedule I or II substance, Springfield Pike, Oct. 27.
Incidents/investigations Property damage
Window left of front door broken out with an unknown object no entry made, Wyoming Avenue, Oct. 31. Deer struck right front part of vehicle causing damage, Compton Road, Nov. 4.
Theft
Forced entry into vehicle and a kid's Black and Decker tool set worth $60.00 and a Child's doll worth $40.00 taken from back of vehicle, Springfield Pike, Nov. 4. Identity theft of $2001.00 placed on resident’s credit card, Laurence Road, Nov. 4. Vehicle rummaged through and side shed broken into and Stihl leafblower taken, Hilltop Lane, Oct. 14. Unlocked vehicle entered and Garmin GPS system taken and back up camera system wire-mounted under dash damaged, Hilltop Lane, Oct. 14. Unlocked vehicle was rummaged through and first aid kit taken from trunk, Circlewood Lane, Oct. 14. Victim’s American Express card had a fraudulent charge for $1,081.95, charge cancelled, Oct. 14 Taken from unlocked shed $1,380.00 in lawn equipment and tools, Hilltop Lane, Oct. 14. Stihl mini boss chain saw left in side yard taken, Burns Avenue, Oct. 15. Debit credit card had fraud charge of $122.56 charged, card canceled and under investigation, Sweetwater Drive, Oct. 15.
Incidents/investigations Prowler
100 block of Rogan Court, resident reported a subject in the rear yard with a flashlight; the subject shined the flashlight into his bay window; Sharonville canine assisted with search of the area; the track through rear yards; the canine also indicated that the subject appeared to have stopped and/or paused at house and garage doors; the track was lost, as was the subject in the area of East Sharon and Linden; Nov. 6.
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113 Rosetta Court: Epperson Andrew P. & Jana N. to Bollinger Seth A.; $110,000. 340 Glensprings Drive: Third T & K. Real Estate LLC to Third T & K. Real Estate L.; $175,000. 469 Vista Glen: Woodrow Kent H. & Molly Flook-Woodrow to Long Shawn K.; $293,000. 549 Smiley Ave.: Himes Patricia A. to Hucke Walter A. Jr Tr; $77,900.
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Victim threatened and gun, magazine and ammunition of unknown value removed at 10900 Crown Pointe, Oct. 30.
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Jarod Benney, 32, 7303 Spring Cypress, open container, disorderly conduct at 3824 Willfleet Drive, Oct. 31. Camrin Starr, 25, 3842 Thornton Drive, possession of drugs, trafficking drugs at E. Kemper at Old Commons Drive, Oct. 30. Jerey Davis, 20, 294 Avalon, having weapons while under disability at 2000 Kemper Road, Oct. 29. Kari Kist, 25, 1333 Cross Creek Drive, possession at Travel Inn, Oct. 31. Matthew Dabibbe, 23, 616 Sunrise Ave., making false alarms at 3855 Hauck Road, Oct. 27. Lacey King, 25, 11080 Grand Ave., drug abuse at I 75, Oct. 30. Harry Reeves, 60, 360 Williams St., improper transportation of firearm, inducing panic at 12164 U.S. 42, Oct. 30. Ehren Bemler, 33, 708 Miles Lane, drug abuse at Hauck Road, Oct. 23. Caitlin Grubach, 21, 3437 Hollywood Place, theft at 10900 Reading Road, Oct. 28. Melinda Wallace, 55, 8838 Meadow View, theft at 8888 Brookview Place, Oct. 25.
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Local Residents in Amazement Yesterday As Collectors Provide A Stimulus Package to Cincinnati & Covington! By KEN MCINTOSH STAFF WRITER
ICCA will be placing ads in newspapers, radio and running television spots this week asking people to bring in any old silver and gold coins made before 1965. Those that do bring in their coins will be able to speak with collectors one on one and have their coins looked at with an expert set of eyes. With the help of these ICCA members offers will be made to those that have coins made before 1965. Offers will be made based on silver or gold content and the rarity of the coins. All coins made before 1965 will be examined and purchased including gold coins, silver coins, silver dollars, all types of nickels and pennies, Those that decide to sell their coins will be paid on the spot. If you are like a lot of people you might have a few old coins or even a coffee can full lying around. If you have ever wondered what they are worth, now might be your chance to find out and even sell them if you choose. They could be worth a lot according to the International Coin Collectors Association also known as ICCA. Collectors will pay a fortune for some coins and currency for their collections. If they are rare enough, one coin could be worth over $100,000 according to Eric Helms coin collector and ICCA member. One ultra rare dime an 1894S Barber sold for a record $1.9 million to a collector in July of 2007. While that is an extreme example, many rare and valuable coins are stashed away in dresser drawers or lock boxes around the country. The ICCA and its collector members have organized a traveling event in search of all types of coins and currency. “Even common coins can be worth a significant amount due to the high price of silver and gold,” says Helms. Washington quarters and Roosevelt dimes and worth many times their face value. Recent silver markets have driven the price up on even common coins made of silver. Helms explains: all half dollars, quarter and dimes made before 1965 contain 90% silver and are sought after any time silver prices rise. Right now it’s a sellers market he said. The rarest coins these collectors are looking
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