tri-county-press-120909 by Enquirer Media

PERSON 2 PERSON

B1 Your Community Press newspaper serving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville,Springdale, Wyoming E-mail: tricounty@communitypress.com We d n e s d a y, D e c e m b e r

Jim Osborn, left, and Chuck Osborn

Neighbors Who Care

Maybe they delivered a home-cooked meal when you were under the weather, or watched your children while you ran a quick errand, or helped you with yard work. They are “Neighbors Who Care,” and we think they deserve recognition. Again this year, The TriCounty Press will devote one of our holiday issues to honoring those in the community who have given a bit of themselves to make the lives of others better. No deed is too small (or too large). If you know a Neighbor Who Cares, tell us about them. You can nominate by sending an e-mail to tricountypress@community press.com, or by regular mail to Tri-County Press, Neighbors Who Care, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Loveland, Ohio, 45140. Include your name, address and phone number, as well as their’s.

The depths of history

If you think anything located in the depths of a building more than 100 years old has to be gloomy, think again. The Wyoming Historical Society is in just such a spot at 800 Oak Ave. SEE LIFE, B1

9, 2009

PRESS

Web site: communitypress.com

B E C A U S E C O M M U N I T Y M AT T E R S

50¢

Communities promote pedalers Working to clear paths for cyclists By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com

Five local communities have started working together to make the area more “bike friendly.” Blue Ash, Glendale, Evendale, Reading and Sharonville are part of an effort to make biking for both recreational and transportation purposes safer and easier for residents of all communities. In a recent meeting of the work group, Blue Ash Public Works Director Mike Duncan said one of the main goals for the group is to create internal plans in each communities to have “connectivity” to the surrounding areas. Blue Ash has already developed a plan for improving bike and pedestrian paths along Cooper and Plainfield roads and Reed Hartman Highway that will take them through 2013 and has budgeted around $300,000 each year. Evendale Councilman Stiney Vonderhaar said the village does not have specific plans for construction improvements on bike paths, but the main goals for participating in the work group are promoting bicycle culture and increasing bike access to the business district and other locations. Some members of the work group have taken two bike tours through the communities to determine where work is most needed to increase safety and attract more cyclists. Jason Ramler of the URS Corp., a planning, designing and architectural design company, said Reading Road going through Evendale and Sharonville is intimidating for cyclists because of the 40 mile per hour speed limit and there are other pavement issues

AMANDA HOPKINS/STAFF

From left: Stiney Vonderhaar, Michele Gottschlich, Ross Hamre, Bob Ashbrock, John Heilman, Dan Burrell, Jason Ramler and Larry Bloomfield are all part of the Bike Work Group that is looking for ways to make their communities more bike-friendly.

The group will also look at how to fund different projects including pursuing grants through different state and federal opportunities. on Sharon Road and Route 4 running through Glendale. The group will also look at how to fund different projects including pursuing grants through different state and federal opportunities. Jenny Gilgore, councilwoman in Glendale, and Bob Ashbrock, councilman in Reading, both said that they could work with the group, but tight budgets made bike path improvements low on their communities’ priority lists. The work group plans to meet again at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Blue Ash Recreational Center.

A map of the areas and communities under consideration for a connecting bike path.

PROVIDED

Springdale police ask for public input By Kelly McBride Reddy

To give input

kreddy@communitypress.com

Simple text

Princeton High School Principal William Sprankles has bridged the digital divide between students kids and adults. He used a cell phone to do it, of course. SEE SCHOOLS, A5

KELLY MCBRIDE REDDY/STAFF

To place an ad, call 242-4000.

The Springdale Police Department is being assessed for national accreditation.

Springdale police are asking for public input as the department works through an accreditation process. Residents were asked to comment on the department during a public information session Dec. 7 at the Springdale Police Department. The public session is part of an on-site assessment required to be recognized as professionally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The department has been

Springdale residents who prefer to submit comments in writing can send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Inc., 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA.,, 22030-2201, or www.calea.org. accredited for the past three years. “Not many police departments are accredited,” Officer Marsha Bemmes said. The voluntary designation shows that the department is upholding its policies, Bemmes said.

“It lets the public know you do what you say you’re going to do,” Bemmes said. “And an outside agency says you do. “It’s validating what we’ve done so far,” she said. “We want to know if they (residents) are satisfied. It’s like a survey.” According to information from the accreditation agency, the police department will be assessed in several areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services. “We encourage people to come in,” said Capt. William Hafer, “and validate our work over the past three years.”

0% APR

4,000 SAVINGS

On All 2010 Maxima SV 8 in stock!

8680 Colerain Avenue •

2,350 SAVINGS

On All 2010 Altima 2.5 S

513-385-1400 •

25 in stock! www.falhabernissan.com

financing available*

On All 2010 Maxima

*0% apr is 60 monthly payments of $16.67 per $1000 borrowed. Subject to credit approval for qualified buyers through NMAC. APR savings are in lieu of customer cash. 2010 Maxima and 2010 Altima savings include dealer discount and customer cash. Sale ends 12/11/09.

Tri-County Press

News

December 9, 2009

Wyoming graduates third Citizen Police Academy By Kelly McBride Reddy kreddy@communitypress.com

Members of Wyoming’s third Citizen Police Academy graduated from the program in a ceremony during the City Council meeting Nov. 16. The 10-week course covered topics such as the criminal investigation process, search and seizure, auto accidents, traffic stops, crime prevention and firearms. “Our goal is to create a rapport with the community and show what we do daily,” said Police Chief Gary Baldauf. “It’s also an opportunity to get feedback from the community.” The program was run by officer Dale Hahn and officer Shaun Feldhaus, but all police officers in the department participated. “Each has an area of expertise to share,” Baldauf said. “It’s neat to see the officers evolve,” Hahn said of the presentations each of the 11 officers gives during the course of the program. He said the 2009 class asked a lot of questions.

KELLY MCBRIDE REDDY/STAFF

New council

Hamilton County Common Please Judge Melba Marsh administered the oath of office to newly elected members of Springdale City Council Tuesday, Dec. 1. The new council, from left: Bob Diehl, Lawrence Hawkins, Holly Emerson, Kathy McNear, Marjorie Harlow, Tom Vanover, James Squires and Steve Galster.

KELLY MCBRIDE REDDY/STAFF

Wyoming police officers Sean Feldhaus, left, and Dale Hahn led the third graduating class of the Wyoming Citizen Police Academy. “There’s a different personality to each class and that makes it fun for us, too,” Hahn said. “They get to meet every officer,” he said. “They see the officers in a different light than at a traffic stop or for a report.” Wyoming resident Ellen Fitch said she signed up because she wanted to see how things were done in the police department. “It was absolutely fantastic beyond my expectations,” she said. “There were a lot of fun

parts, but on the serious side it was a real eye-opener,” she said, referring to the firearms training simulator. Participants were given scenarios shown on a video screen in which they had to decide whether or not to shoot, using a laserequipped firearm. “Do I shoot, or do I not shoot?” Fitch said of the exercise. “It helped me to understand better,” she said. “When you realize what they’re facing in split seconds it was a real eye-open-

er.

“It was a great opportunity to learn firsthand what the officers do on a day-today basis,” said Tom Mellott, who participated in the program. “It was incredibly wellrun, and a great way for the Wyoming police to make an outreach into the community,” he said. “You don’t realize if you’re not doing this every day,” Mellott said, “how much they have to go through.”

SFD report illustrated with display of emergency vehicles By Kelly McBride Reddy kreddy@communitypress.com

The municipal parking lot was filled with fire apparatus before Sharonville City Council’s Nov. 24 meeting as the fire department displayed various vehicles including a new purchase and a remounted life squad. The life s q u a d , which was new in 2004, was recently remounted, where the box atop the Hammonds chassis was replaced, saving the city $70,000 over the cost of a new vehicle. Fire Chief Ralph Hammonds presented his annual report to council, outlining the vehicle remount and new purchase of a $500,000 rescue pumper. That truck, which the

Delhi Flower & Garden Centers are Ready for the Holidays! This is the week every shopper has been waiting for. It’s time to redeem those Delhi Bucks you’ve been saving. From now until December 13th, you can save up to half-off every purchase using your Delhi Bucks when you shop. Trees, wreaths, ornaments and gifts… everything on your list at savings even Scrooge would love. The area’s best Christmas shop and the seasons best prices. Break out your Delhi Bucks and bring home half-price savings. Now through December thirteenth.

KELLY MCBRIDE REDDY/STAFF

Sharonville had this life squad remounted, saving $70,000 against the price of a new vehicle. city took possession of hours before the council meeting, replaced a 1990 vehicle. Hammonds presented his annual report, with many of his department crew in attendance in Council chambers. • He described the Northeast Fire Collaborative, which combines the resources of Sharonville, Loveland-Symmes, Blue Ash and Sycamore Town-

Online at www.FirstImpress ionsDentistry.com L AIRY W . M ILLER, DDS G ENERAL D ENTIST

JUST ARRIVED: FRESH CUT TREES, FRESH GREENS, WREATHS AND ROPING!

Index Calendar ......................................B2 Classifieds.....................................C Fr. Lou ..........................................B3 Life...............................................B1

We would like to invite you to First Impressions Dentistry. Lairy W. Miller, D.D.S. We are here to serve our community with the highest clinical excellence and a level of personal touch among the best. We are here for all of your family dental needs. Experience a Laser Dentist-unique and needle “less” dentistry.

20% Off Artiﬁcial Christmas

Trees, Wreaths, Garlands & Ornaments

Not valid on previous purchases. Cannot be combined with any other offers.

LIBERTY TWP. STORE ONLY

0000371324

513-759-4700

www.delhigardencenters.com

0000371630

513-771-7117

Liberty Twp Store

6282 Cin-Day Rd Liberty Twp, OH 45044

315 West Kemper Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 (513) 772-8840

PRESS

Find news and information from your community on the Web Evendale – cincinnati.com/evendale Glendale – cincinnati.com/glendale Sharonville – cincinnati.com/sharonville Springdale – cincinnati.com/springdale Wyoming – cincinnati.com/wyoming Hamilton County – cincinnati.com/hamiltoncounty

(new patients only)

135 Northland Blvd Cincinnati, OH 45248

Police reports..............................B8 Real estate ..................................B8 Schools........................................A5 Sports ..........................................A6

Your Community Press newspaper serving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville,Springdale, Wyoming

Please present this ad for $25 off your new patient exam and x-rays or $50 off restorative procedures.

FREE PICTURES WITH SANTA THIS SATURDAY 1-5

Tri-County Store

ship fire departments. The departments share apparatus, manpower to fight the fires and officers to manage the situation. • Community involvement was listed in the report. The fire department is involved in many Sharonville activities, including Touch A Truck, The Prom Promise at Princeton High School and the UPS Safety Expo, among several others. The department offers CPR and first aid classes, and offers car seat and bicycle helmet programs. Hammonds also remind-

ed council that the department replaces residents’ smoke detectors when needed. • The report outlined procedures for equipment maintenance within the department. Safety Service Director Ted Mack complimented the chief on his interactions with the public as a code enforcer. “It’s difficult to tell someone to do something they don’t want to do,” Mack said of Hammonds responsibility to address fire code violations. “Ralph does an excellent job and is able to work through the problems,” he said. “You feel you’re working with someone, not against that person. “These are difficult issues you have to face,” he said. The Sharonville Fire Department is made up of 75 members, including 48 medics and 26 emergency medical technicians. Of those, 34 medics and four EMTs are full time, with 14 medics and 22 EMTs working part time.

News Dick Maloney | Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248-7134 | rmaloney@communitypress.com Kelly McBride Reddy | Reporter. . . . . . . . 576-8246 | kreddy@communitypress.com Amanda Hopkins | Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . 248-7577 | ahopkins@communitypress.com Melanie Laughman | Sports Editor . . . . . . . 248-7118 | mlaughman@communitypress.com Mark Chalifoux | Sports Reporter. . . . . . . 576-8255 | mchalifoux@communitypress.com Advertising Mark Lamar | Territory Sales Manager. . . . 248-7685 | mlamar@enquirer.com Kimtica Jarman Account Relationship Specialist . . . . . . . . . 936-4707 | kjarman@communitypress.com Hather Gadker Account Relationship Specialist . . . . . . . . . 768-8249 | hgadker@communitypress.com Delivery For customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576-8240 Stephen Barraco | Circulation Manager . . 248-7110 | sbarraco@communitypress.com Lynn Hessler | District Manager . . . . . . . . 248-7115 | lyhessler@communitypress.com Classified To place a Classified ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242-4000www.communityclassified.com To place an ad in Community Classified, call 242-4000.

December 9, 2009

Tri-County Press

News

December 9, 2009

Princeton student prompts donations with his own By Kelly McBride Reddy kreddy@communitypress.com

Princeton High School’s Key Club has found a cutting edge approach to its annual food drive. The community service organization is collecting canned goods for St. Vincent de Paul and STAR 64, which are holding a food drive. The high school’s a cappella choir has been invited to participate in the Holiday Carols show on STAR64, and the school that collects the most items will be recognized in an announcement during all four airings of the holiday program. Collecting 2010 cans of food is a hair-raising challenge that one student has

taken seriously. Princeton High School senior Frankie Anaya hasn’t cut his hair in four years. “I never intended to have it this long, but once it started, I just didn’t cut it,” he said of his mane, which falls below his shoulders. Key Club adviser Dana Zinnecker will chop 14 inches of hair, and though Anaya said he’d do it if the students collected 2010 cans, he’s expected to have his hair cut no matter what the final count. One reason is that the hair cut has a second purpose. Anaya will donate his hair to Locks of Love, which provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children who suffer hair loss as

the result of a medical condition. “I’ve been afraid to cut it,” Anaya said. “This gives me the motivation to do it. “Without a goal, I wouldn’t work myself up to do it,” he said. “I don’t need the hair, and there are people not fortunate to have it, so why not?” He said he’s nervous because his friends will be watching, but they admire him for his donation. “I think it’s good he’s doing it because it’s for a good cause,” said Matt Moore, a freshman. “He has all that hair, and other kids need the hair.” Longtime friend Bobby Cook, also a senior, said Anaya has been talking about cutting his hair for a

long time. “He had to get some motivation,” he said. “I think he’s an excellent person.” Zinnecker said she’s proud of Anaya. “I think this is Frankie’s step into adulthood,” she said. “He’s getting rid of the hair and starting a new future. “It’s a wonderful donation,” she said of the offering for Locks of Love, and for bringing attention to the canned food drive. “There are so many people in need,” Zinnecker said. “It’s important that we step up and help those who are struggling this time of year.” Canned goods will be collected through Dec. 4.

KELLY MCBRIDE REDDY/STAFF

Dana Zinnecker, right, will cut 14 inches off of Frankie Anaya’s hair as part of a canned goods fundraiser at Princeton High School.

Evendale swears in council members By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com

AMANDA HOPKINS/STAFF

Stiney Vonderhaar, left, is sworn in to the Evendale village council by Mayor Don Apking.

After a few weeks of uncertainty on who would fill the third spot on Evendale village council, Mayor Don Apking swore in Stiney Vonderhaar, Christian Schaefer and Doug Lohmeier Dec. 1. Schaefer and Vonderhaar secured the first two seats after the Nov. 3 election, but the vote between Lohmeier and Jeff Albrinck remained close even after the election was certified Nov. 21. They were separated by only four votes, which required a recount by the Hamilton County Board of Elections. Albrinck, however, waived his recount and Lohmeier took the third seat. At the Dec. 1 organizational council meeting,

AMANDA HOPKINS/STAFF

Evendale Council Member Doug Lohmeier, left, is sworn in by mayor Don Apking. Lohmeier took the third spot by defeating incumbent Jeff Albrinck by one vote. council voted council members Carolyn Smiley-Robertson as vice mayor and John Ranz as council president. Schaefer, Vonderhaar and Smiley Robertson will serve on the first council committee that deals with

finance, administrtion, Gorman Heritage Farm, recreation, service and engineering. Lohmeier, Ranz and Bill Puthoff will serve on the second council committee that deals with the police

Christian Schaefer, left, is sworn in to the Evendale village council by Mayor Don Apking. Schaefer was elected after spending two years off of council. and fire departments. The next regular council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in council chambers, 10500 Reading Road.

‘New Moon’ fans flock to Springdale By Kellie Geist kgeist@communitypress.com

When Susan Jivoin, 37, entered her mom’s name into the Cincinnati.com contest to win tickets to the premiere of “New Moon” she forgot to let her mom know. So when the tickets showed up in the mail they went straight into the garbage. “We had to dig through the garbage, with chicken and flour in it,” said Jivoin. Jivoin and Alex Young, 11, both of Batavia, were two of the hundreds of people who waited in line Nov. 18 for the premiere of “New Moon,” the newest movie based on the “Twilight” book series. “I can’t wait. It’s going to be so exciting,” Young said. “I think it’s going to be better than ‘Twilight,’ but I

DEC 17, 19 & 20 MUSIC HALL

THURS 7:30 pm; SAT 8 pm; SUN 3 pm Performed with surtitles Nicholas McGegan, the world’s foremost conductor of the Messiah, leads the CSO, May Festival Chorus and a quartet of acclaimed soloists in the greatest oratorio ever written.

Bonfire, open house

Thursdays Media Sponsor:

0000372433

Thursday’s performance is shortened to 2 hours with intermission.

12/19 & 12/20 Sponsor:

can’t wait to see ‘Eclipse.’” Because the premiere tickets did not guarantee a seat in the theater, people started lining up around 4 p.m. at the Showcase Cinemas Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux. However, the cinema decided to open another theater for the premiere so

people wouldn’t be left out. Rebekkah Gessendorf, 22, of Eastgate, spent her time in line playing Uno with a group of friends. Gessendorf said she got her premiere tickets through a friend at the cinema. Gessendorf said she had high expectations for the film.

“I’ve read all the books and I’m a fan,” Gessendorf said. “I hope it’s more realistic to the book than the first one. I hope it’s better than ‘Twilight.’” “New Moon” officially opened at midnight Friday, Nov. 20, in cinemas nationwide.

BRIEFLY

Join us for a free light dinner buffet before the concert on Thursday.

Tickets from $10 513.381.3300 cincinnatisymphony.org

KELLIE GEIST/STAFF

People started showing up around 4 p.m. Nov. 18 to get in line for the “New Moon” movie premiere at Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux.

Gorman Heritage Farm is hosting a members only bonfire and open house from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11. Join the farm staff and volunteers as they say thanks to members for a great year. Enjoy a bonfire, refreshments and cheery conversation with other members. Browse our holiday shop for great craft and gift ideas, and wish the fields and gardens pleasant dreams and a welldeserved rest. Not yet a member? Sign up at the bonfire and receive $5 off your family membership. Make reservations by e-mail to Vicki Foster:

vfoster@gormanfarm.org.

Herding clinic

Herding Clinic Expert herd dog trainer Joyce Burnham returns to Gorman Heritage Farm for her final clinic of the year from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, and Sunday, Dec. 13. Space is available for testing and training of your herding dog. This is a great opportunity for enthusiasts of agility trials to put their training to real-life use. E-mail Vicki Foster vfoster@gormanfarm.org or call the farm at 563-6663 for more information or to register.

Around the world

Gorman Heritage Farm is hosting the members only Gorman Farm Around the World from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8. GHF members are welcome to choose 10-15 of their best photos and their best stories to share with other members. Bring a dish from your vacation destination to share. Contact Vicki Foster at vfoster@gormanfarm.org to reserve your spot on the program. Not yet a GHF member? As always, you may join at any member event at a savings of $5 off regular membership rates.

Evendale resident open houses

Gorman Heritage Farm is hosting Evendale resident open houses. They’ve scheduled a series of open houses in January just for Evendale residents. Visit, enjoy some refreshments, talk about the farm, ask questions, tell the farm what you’d like to see. The dates are: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 20 and 27, and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 22 and 29. Call 563-6663 to make reservations.

SCHOOLS

Tri-County Press

December 9, 2009

ACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | Editor Dick Maloney | rmaloney@communitypress.com | 248-7134

ACTIVITIES

HONORS

Your Community Press newspaper serving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville,Springdale, Wyoming

communitypress.com E-mail: tricounty@communitypre

PRESS

Text as a school tool? Book it!

By Kelly McBride Reddy kreddy@communitypress.com

Princeton High School Principal William Sprankles has bridged the digital divide between students kids and adults. He used a cell phone to do it, of course. It’s a new program aimed at getting information to students and other residents of the Princeton School District. Students and residents can sign up to get text messages with information about things such as

To sign up

Access the high school Web page at www.phs.princeton.k12.oh.us and click on the link provided for the texting program. Fill in the information requested. school closings, sports, raffles and other events. Sprankles said its value is in the immediacy of receiving the information. “Most people have computers, but not at their fingertips,” he

said. “About 95 percent of high school kids have cell phone service.” He sends the text messages either in the morning before school starts, or in the evening. Students are required to have their cell phones turned off and put away during school hours. “We don’t want to see them or hear them,” Sprankles said of the phones. Seven hundred students signed up for the program in the first 20 minutes it was offered, just a cou-

ple of weeks ago. Now that number has swelled to 1,300, Sprankles said. “We are unifying the student body through text messaging,” he said. Taylor Ross, a junior at the high school, said she checks for her Princeton text each day. She said she likes having the information on her phone. “We’re sending the message we want to sent,” Sprankles said, “but we’re sending it the way they want to get it.”

KELLY MCBRIDE REDDY/STAFF

Princeton High School junior Taylor Ross checks a text message sent by Principal William Sprankles.

SCHOOL NOTES Free information session

Great Oaks is offering a free information session to those seeking a career as a certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist at 6:30

p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, and Monday, Dec. 14, at Scarlet Oaks. The school is offering Physician Office Billing and Coding Training, a seven- to 12-month

program which leads to certification as a medical reimbursement specialist. Classes consist of medical terminology, coding, billing and office simulation. No reservations for the information session are required. For more information, call Carol Klotz at 612-5793.

PROVIDED

Super rally

The St. Ursula Villa Student Council Officers kicked off the SuperVilla Raffle Rally at a pep rally Sept. 4. Since then, the committee has netted close to $40,000 for the school. Student council members are, first row from left, Julie Ivers (Loveland), Tassy Taylor (Anderson Township), Sarah Mahon (Anderson Township), Patrick Gunning (Indian Hill), Jack Caudill (Hyde Park), Meredith Stautberg (Anderson Township), Hannah Schube (Anderson Township); second row, Maureen Kimutis (Anderson Township), Bridgette McShea (Anderson Township), Emma Siegel (Anderson Township); third row, Jake Larmann (Anderson Township), Jay Shanahan (Hyde Park), James Heskett (Glendale).

COLLEGE CORNER Graduates

Miami University – Veronica Faye Arrington, Maxwell Clarke Carr, Sarah Marie Roelker and Kevin Adrian St. Clair. University of Cincinnati – Eric Cappa, Shawn Colyer, Christopher Elder, Christina Gillespie, Sean Grace, Brenda Harris, Martha Hutton, Elizabeth Li, Charles McNutt, Philip Meredith, Angela Mundell, David Nebert, Mitchell Padnos, Daniel Preston, James Roelker, John Schilling, Angela Schnelle, Tong Shen, Amy Smith, Alexander Teass, Daniel Unger, Brittany Woodall and Abigail Yee.

Character counts

PROVIDED

The recent Character Counts Week at Bethany School culminated in awards for the best posters and writing from all grades. From left, fourth-grader Paige Wantlin won an award for her story about good character and second-grader Bobby McAlpine won an award for an outstanding poster.

Character Ed

PROVIDED

Bethany School has a new super hero to help the students develop good character. Character Ed, appearing on posters, in classes and in commercials produced at the school and shown at assemblies, is a fun way for the students to think about how good character can make them a hero. Character Ed is played by seventh-grader Edmund Leach.

National Merit semifinalists

PROVIDED

Several St. Xavier High School students were named semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship competition. They are, from left: front row, Ryan Donnelly (Mason), Michael Tontillo (Mariemont), Joe Cassiere (Western Hills), David Huber (Anderson Township), Noah Johnson (Harrison), Dennis Trinh (Mason), Brett Geiger (Maineville), Hirsch Matani (Sharonville), Brian Hurwitz (Wyoming), Will Beischel (Glendale), Daniel Weber (Forest Park), John O'Connor (Newtown), Alec Pawlukiewicz (Sharonville), Patrick Kimutis (Newtown), Sam Lipari (Forest Park); back row, Sean Drake (Anderson Township), Alex Longi (Indian Hill), Nick Scheper (Guilford, Ind.), Logan Hood (Mt. Healthy), John Muething (Deer Park), David Berger (White Oak) and Ed Horgan (Dayton).

SPORTS

Tri-County Press

BRIEFLY

This week in bowling

• Wyoming High School boys beat Reading High School 2,578- 1,971, Nov. 30. Wyoming’s Meier bowled a 481. • Princeton High School girls beat Colerain High School 2,343-2,033, Dec. 1. Princeton’s Jalyn Branscum bowled a 389. • Wyoming High School boys beat Reading High School 2,530-2,110, Dec. 3. Wyoming’s Meijer bowled a 436. • Mt. Notre Dame High School birls beat Ursuline Academy 2534-1,931, Dec. 3. MND’s Meg Riesenberg bowled a 444.

This week in basketball

• Princeton High School girls beat Mercy High School 51-43, Nov. 28. Princeton’s Kayla Joiner scored one three-pointer. Karen Nelson was the top-scorer for Princeton with 20 points. Emily Roper scored two points, Shakeira Lang scored two, Mikell Chinn scored four, Martina Brady scored four, Joiner scored 15, Alexus Chinn scored four. • Mt. Notre Dame High school girls beat Ursuline Academy 50-47, Dec. 3. Raeshaun Gaffney was MND’s high-scorer with 24 points. MND’s Courtney Tucker scored two points, Breanna Rucker scored three, Carling Daniels scored two, Kathryn Reynolds scored four, Neschelle Williams scored 12 and Bridget Williams scored three. • Ursuline Academy girls beat Colerain High School 4030, Nov. 28. Maggie Allard and Morgan Donovan each scored a three-pointer for Ursuline. Allard scored seven points total, Donovan scored 11 points, Murphy O’Neill scored eight, Ellie Greiner scored four, Desirae Ball scored eight and Brigid McCuen scored two.

Season high

Ohio Northern University senior basketball player Ezra Bradshaw, a Princeton High School graduate, recently shot a season-high 22 points for his team against Wooster. Bradshaw’s 22 points was one point shy of his career high of 23, set as junior last winter.

December 9, 2009

HIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | Editor Melanie Laughman | mlaughman@communitypress.com | 248-7118

RECREATIONAL

Your Community Press newspaper serving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville,Springdale, Wyoming

communitypress.com

PRESS

Vikings return 3 state-qualifiers

By Tony Meale

tmeale@communitypress.com

The Princeton High School wrestling team, which finished eighth in the Greater Miami Conference last year, appears loaded heading into this season. The Vikings return 11 starters, including eight district-qualifiers, three statequalifiers and one stateplacer. Leading the charge is junior Corey Selmon (103), who finished sixth in the state tournament last year. “I expect big things out of him,” head coach Ty Robbins said. “He was very dedicated in the offseason and ran cross country this year. He’s very focused, and he’s been in some tough camps.” Joining Selmon are twotime state qualifier Jeremy Stepp (189) and Charles Mason (152-160), who advanced to the state tournament for the first time last season. “It’s great (having three state-qualifiers back),” Robbins said. “They already know what’s expected and what it takes to get there. They’ll be extremely good leaders for our younger kids.” Returning district-qualifiers, meanwhile, include Kendall Sorrells (119-125), James Hundley (135-140), Jeryd Wilder (140-145), DeAuntay Francis (152160) and Darelle Pressley (171). Robbins has been particularly impressed with Pressley, a senior. “He didn’t wrestle as a freshman, as a sophomore he couldn’t crack the lineup, and as a junior he started

ERNEST COLEMAN/STAFF

Princeton High School junior Corey Selmon is one of the top returners for the Vikings this season. He finished sixth in the state in the 103-pound division last March. slow,” Robbins said. “But (last year) he ended up second in the GMC and at sectionals.” Promising newcomers for the Vikings include Alifie Tivis (103), Greg Boglin (125), Warrant LeeWilliams (145), Darian Nelson (130) and Terry Norton (285), a transfer from Milford “I have quite a few kids who are going to shine,” Robbins said. “Hopefully they peak at the end of the year. Expectations are high.” The Vikings will face an arduous schedule this season and have dual meets slated with Harrison, Elder and Lakota West. They also plan to participate in the Coaches Classic, the Dayton Holiday Classic, and in January a tournament in Holt, Mich.

These learning opportunities bode well for a team aiming to win the GMC. To do so, Princeton will have to top a trio of typically tough conference rivals; Lakota West, Mason and Fairfield have finished first, second and third, respectively, in the GMC each of the last two years. Robbins, however, remains undaunted. “I think we’ve got a good shot,” he said. Even if the Vikings fall short of a league title this season, they are the program poised to contend in the coming years. They currently have close to 60 boys on the team, whereas last season they started with 42 and ended with only 28. “We’re excited about our numbers,” Robbins said. “I like where the program is headed.”

ERNEST COLEMAN/STAFF

Princeton High School senior Darelle Pressley will wrestle in the 171-pound division for the Vikings this season.

Wyoming wrestling returns experience By Mark Chalifoux

senior Neal Williams, who is the career leader in wins with 108. The Wyoming High Daniel Leish is another School wrestling team senior who will make a run returns 10 starters from a for the state tournament. team that finished third in Junior Michael Sagan and the Cincinnati Hills League sophomore Adam Blum are in 2008-2009. two more wrestlers to keep The team will be led by an eye on. mchalifoux@communitypress.com

This week in ice hockey

Moeller High School boys beat Talawanda High School 8-2, Nov. 27. Paul Gunza scored three goals for Moeller, Gasalli and Matthew Korst each scored two goals and Burgdorf scored one goal for Moeller.

Head coach Brian Pitman also expects sophomores Austin Hughes and Marquis Nash to make an impact in their first season on the varsity team. “Our goal is to win the league and sectionals,” Pitman said. “The team looks to have a promising year.”

This week in bowling

• Moeller High School boys bowled a 2,613 to beat McNicholas High School’s 2,320 and Fenwick’s 1,969, Dec. 3. Moeller’s Daniel Oehler bowled a 451. • St. Xavier High School boys bowled a 2,829, Dec. 1, beating Carroll High School’s 2,309 and McNicholas High School’s 2,298. St. X’s Chris Weber bowled a 500. • St. Xavier High School boys bowled a 2,689 to beat Badin High Schools’ 2,661 and Chaminade-Julienne’s 2,342, Dec. 3. St. X’s Bryan Eltzroth bowled a 396. ROD APFELBECK/CONTRIBUTOR

Wyoming senior Daniel Leish practices under the watchful eye of Head Coach Brian Pitman. In his 7th year as head coach, Pitman is expecting Leish to be a force at 152 pounds, as Leish is coming off a junior year in which he was 20-10.

Crank up your car-buying knowledge.

ROD APFELBECK/CONTRIBUTOR

Wyoming High School senior Neal Williams drills during a recent Cowboy practice. Williams will wrestle at 160 and extend with each win the all-time record for victories at Wyoming, which he broke last year as a junior. His record currently stands at 108 all-time wins. Go to Cars.com and become a more confident car shopper. Use our research tools to compare makes and models. Read consumer and expert reviews. Even compare vehicle safety ratings and resale values. Find the new car that’s right for you. Car shopping confidence, isn’t that music to your ears? ©2009 Classified Ventures, LLC™. All rights reserved.

Sports & recreation

Tri-County Press

December 9, 2009

Moeller wrestling: Mix of talent, youth mchalifoux@communitypress.com

The Moeller High School wrestling team will be a hard one to figure out this season as the Crusaders are loaded with talent but also have an influx of youth. “We always have high expectations and we have a really young lineup, so I think this could be a really good team by the end of the year,” head coach Jeff Gaier said. “We have some of the top kids in the state coming back, but we’re also starting four freshmen. It will be an interesting mix.” While Moeller will have a healthy dose of younger wrestlers in the mix, Gaier was not overstating the caliber of wrestler Moeller returns in the senior class. Moeller will be led by three seniors, Pierce Harger, Jake Corrill, and Drew Hammer. Harger is a three-time state-placer (finished third in the state in 2009) and

“If you don’t challenge them, they won’t be ready for the postseason.” Jeff Gaier Moeller wrestling coach

PROVIDED

Moeller wrestler Pierce Harger, right, will be one of the key standouts for the Crusaders. has signed with Northwestern. Corrill is a three-time state qualifier and a twotime state placer and finished third in the state in

2009. Hammer was also a state qualifier last season. Moeller also returns some district qualifiers who should give the Crusaders a

little more depth. Juniors Brian MacVeigh and Brendan Walsh and sophomore Caleb Denny were district qualifiers last year. And while Moeller may have some young kids in the starting lineup, they are talented freshmen. All four were junior high state placers and one was a junior high state champion. Of course, even talented newcomers face an uphill battle with Moeller’s schedule. “It will be quite a learning experience for them, but it will allow them to

SIDELINES

St.Michaelwins

Women’s volleyball

Springdale Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for the 2010 Women’s Volleyball league. Games will be played on Wednesday nights beginning in January. Registration will be through Dec. 29. League will be comprised of resident and non-resident teams. League cost is $135 for resident teams, $235 for non-resident teams. To register a team, please contact Springdale Community Center at 346-3910.

The first- and second-grade girls’ soccer team from St. Michael School celebrate winning the Grothaus Tournament in Milford, Nov. 7-8. The girls won the Passer division. The girls powered through four games in two days and ended with a 1-0 win over Milford in the championship game. In front are Emma Niehaus, Reagan Gloyd, Hannah Bailey and Grace Fenton. In middle are Abby Gloyd, Katie Tippenhauer, Addison Werling, Margaret Sharpshair and Isabella Madrid. In back are coaches Jen Fenton and Brian Bailey.

progress,” Gaier said. “We play some good competition locally early and then go to the Ironman tournament in Akron on Dec. 11.” The Ironman is known as the toughest tournament in the country and will give the Crusaders an early test. “The way to get better is to wrestle someone better than you and our schedule has a good combination of getting us confidence but pushing everyone on our team. Even our top kids will have a real test at the Ironman. “If you don’t challenge them, they won’t be ready for the postseason,” Gaier said. Gaier said the makeup of the team will help the Crusaders fare better in tournaments in 2009-2010 while the 2008-2009 team was better in dual meets. “Last year’s team was more balanced and we may struggle in some dual meets this year because we have

some guys who aren’t as ready as they need to be,” he said. “But we have some really top wrestlers that will help us score well in tournaments. It will be an interesting year.” If there’s one constant in the Moeller wrestling program, it’s success. The team has won the GCL 16 times in the past 17 years, won the city championship 10 times in the last 13 years, 14 sectional titles in the last 17 years and six district crowns in the past 10 years. The key for Moeller’s success this season, according to Gaier, is the leadership of the senior class. “So far they have done a great job and hopefully they keep helping out the younger guys,” Gaier said. “Those kids are three of the top wrestlers in the state and when you have that caliber wrestler, it does a lot for your team. Those expectations carry on to the younger guys.”

PERSONAL HITTING & CATCHING INSTRUCTION FROM FORMER PROFESSIONAL PLAYER CALL: JACK KUZNICZCI at 807-6314 or email: baseball76mm@aol.com

0000372456

By Mark Chalifoux

Mt. Healthy Christian Home 8097 Hamilton Ave.

PROVIDED

Hate your Ugly Tub?

Reglaze It! Ask for our Eco-Friendly 4 Hour Cure Coating!

Christmas Shop Saturday, Dec. 12th 10am to 3 pm

Breakfast With Santa Starts at 9:30 With Reservations

513-771-8827

PROVIDED

Go St. Gabriel

Uglytub.com

FIND news about the place where you live at cincinnati.com/community

The third-grade girls’ basketball team from Saint Gabriel Consolidated School celebrate going undefeated in all four games, and winning the tournament St. Vivian tournament in October. The girls also took top honors in their league with 9-1 record. Their next challenge is the CYO City Tournament. From left are Coach David Belle, Gracie Davis, Becky Dean, Kennidy Belle, Maia Chess, Emily Bui, Maggie Seeck, Erin Koch, Jada Brewer and Head Coach Doug Davis.

Breakfast with Santa Sunday, Dec 20th

New Years Eve Party Taking Reservations!

Pebble Creek Golf Course, Event Center and Pub

GIVING IS EASY WITH PEBBLE CREEK GIFT CERTIFICATES Buy $25 Gift Certiﬁcate and get a $5 one for you!

www.beaconortho.com • www.beaconspine.com • www.kremchek.com • www.doctorargo.com

Saturday Clinics

It’s not too late to treat your employees or family to a Holiday Party at Pebble Creek! 385 - 4442 • www.pebblecreekgc.com

500 E. Business Way • Sharonville, OH 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

Beacon West 0000368659

9799 Prechtel Rd. (Off DRY RIDGE Near 1-275 & Colerain)

Summit Woods

6480 Harrison Avenue • Cincinnati, OH 8:00 am to 10:00 am

Monday Evening Clinics Also Available

Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

513.354.3700 • 888.773.4353

0000367816

CRAFTERS.....

SPACES STILL AVAILABLE CALL 931-5000 EXT. 102 FOR INFORMATION

VIEWPOINTS

Tri-County Press

December 9, 2009

EDITORIALS

LETTERS

COLUMNS

Editor Dick Maloney | rmaloney@communitypress.com | 248-7134

CH@TROOM

Your Community Press newspaper serving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville,Springdale, Wyoming

communitypress.com

PRESS

VOICES FROM THE WEB

Tough to be a mom

Your input welcome

Visitors to Cincinnati.com/sharonville posted these comments to a story about a mother of three young children accused of ferrying around two drug dealers in Sharonville while her children sat in the back seat of the car: “Ya’ll act like this is new. At least the story isn’t mom leaves kids home alone while making drug deals. That’s the choice you got now days. Go to jail for leaving your kids or go to jail for taking them with you. Either way it’s all sad. It amazes me that people who know nothing about drugs, always seem to have an opinion. Which sometimes they need to keep to themselves.” binta

You can comment on stories by visiting Cincinnati.com and choosing your community’s home page: Cincinnati.com/evendale Cincinnati.com/glendale Cincinnati.com/sharonville Cincinnati.com/springdale Cincinnati.com/wyoming

Vicious circle that it is there comes a time when the circle must be broken. Think about what you’re teaching your children, children love to mimic mom and dad.” pmartin29090725113553

Thanks for the ride

“Yeah, I’m a recovering drug addict, and once you’re addicted you can lose all control. People need to understand drug addiction before they start yelling. I do believe we are all held accountable for our actions, and this woman did not make a good decision. I’m sure she isn’t proud of herself either.” bawilli “Do we really know this woman is a drug addict? Maybe she was just doing her part to make a living for her family. People have to live somehow. Many people not gainfully employed find ways to supplement their income. How do people that are not gainfully employed have nice clothes, nice cars, and never go hungry. I would like to know their secret.” debbiedolittle “Why is this news? A person that’s made bad decisions made a bad decision.

Visitors to Cincinnati.com/wyoming posted these comments after Wyoming High School’s football team lost in the state semifinals: “Congrats Cowboys on representing your home town well this year! Look forward to the next step in 2010!” groat

No surprises there.”

laddin

CH@TROOM Dec. 2 questions

What is your favorite holiday display, scene or event in the Tri-County area? What do you like about it? No responses.

Do you think DUI checkpoints, set up by police during the holidays, are effective? Why or why not? “These are only as productive as the judges, courts, sentencing, and competency of those enforcing these areas allow and perform. “The local media rarely does lead stories or ongoing ones on the ‘stats’ for these unless they are maybe in a sweeps mode or luck out and apprehend a ‘celebrity.’ “Funding sources are truly ‘inta’ those ‘bean counting’ statistics. “If you can prove the numbers and inform the public, not just a few politicians, then more funding is much more likely to occur. “For an ongoing tragedy that seems to be with us forever, the numbers for these events should be quickly made available and publicized, indicating the total stopped, arrested, charges, and possibly even naming the judges involved with their ultimate sentencing. “Of course they are effective, especially during the holidays. “When someone is injured or killed because of the failure to apprehend, arrest and remove anyone guilty of DUI related violations that is always, one too many, it matters not if it is a holiday time. “If law enforcement, courts and corrections expect our justice system to work, they need to cooperate more with the public in timely communications, reporting of not just the dates, times, and locations of these checkpoints, but all related components of and including the end results. “Oft when it is publicized, that may not stop a similar event, but it certainly decreases it, for a time,

ERNEST COLEMAN/STAFF

Wyoming players celebrate their 14-7 win over Shawnee in the regional finals.

Next question A Wyoming High School student wants an idle-free zone, that encourages parents to turn off their engines instead of idling as they wait to drop off or pick up their children from the community’s five schools. Is this a good idea? Why or why not? President Obama has called up 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. Would you support a “war tax” to pay for this deployment? Every week The Tri-County Press asks readers a question they can reply to via e-mail. Send your answers to tricountypress@communitypress.c om with Chatroom in the subject line. especially when it is publicized – before, during, and after – the event. “For the interested citizenry documentation should be made readily and easily available for the citizen advocates and activists, not just for the beck and call of a few politicians. “Public records are just that, not private. “Statistics and records for the more progressive entities are always used to learn from the past and present, and hopefully, improve upon the future needs for the public health, safety and well being of all of our fellow citizenry.” Shut out in Sycamore “I believe it is urgent for authorities to get drunk drivers off our streets. While the checkpoints serve that end, it’s disheartening to read with regularity of repeat offenders being on the streets despite five or more DUIs. Doing something with DUIs after apprehension to prevent repeats seems to be a greater need.” R.V.

“Drugs are bad that’s why they call it dope. Stay home raise the children and let the crack dealers take care of their own

trip to jail, alone! It’s quite simple really, don’t do or drive around with drugs. Drugs only lead to commiting other crimes.

PRESS

“Great year, great run ... congrats for a wonderful season.” hocking

Admiring a stick-to-it mindset I love bumper stickers. I know, they care superficial, but they are often humorous even if they aren’t meant to be. Sometimes people seemingly stick things on their cars without thinking through what they are saying. Recently I have spotted some classics: “Take Back America” – Well, the drivers did not appear to be Native American, so I guess they meant something else. Maybe they want to take back the government, but from whom? The duly elected representatives of the people? Hmmm. We used to call those people communists. Now I guess they are anarchists. Personally I prefer to wait for the next election to cast my vote, rather than advocate that we abandon 200 years of successful Democracy because your side did not win. Think before you stick! “Support a Tea Party” – I like tea so this sounds rather civilized. But I don’t think they’re talking about a civilized affair with jam sandwiches and crumpets. What they seem to be referring to is an event in Boston Harbor where citizens lobbed tea into the water.

They were, according to the children’s stories, protesting the stamp tax on tea. In fact, historians now know that the riot was instigatBruce Healey ed by smugglers Community who would have ruined by Press guest been the British govcolumnist ernment’s decision to lower the tax. In order to create a shortage and thus raise the price to where their hoarded and smuggled tea would be profitable again, they instigated a riot to destroy tea being imported legally. So, apparently, people who have this sticker on their car want some outlaws to destroy private goods to create a shortage, so that prices will rise and they can profit. Why should I support that? If they are trying to tell me something about taxes, they need to go back to school. Think before you stick! “Sarah Palin” – I believe it is high time we had a woman as

president. But Sarah Palin? Really? This is the best we can come up with? Sure, she is folksy and gutsy. She looked great on the cover of Newsweek. Call me old fashioned, though, but I want the president of the richest and most advanced nation on Earth to be able to outwit Katie Couric, and not resign half way through her first term as governor. If she must do that, I want an explanation – not a speech from that could have come from a Cheech and Chong movie. She was refreshingly honest, though, calling herself a rogue in the title of her new book. Think before you stick! I am a confirmed independent because of bumper stickers. The more I read them, the more I realize that neither party has a lock on any real ideology and elections are being fought on frighteningly “thin” issues. People have become so bored with politics that a few catch phrases and an erroneous historical reference seem to be able to win a vote – you won’t bother to check the facts. Both parties know that. Time they had some competition. Bruce Healey lives in Blue Ash.

A great resource for moms Hi Cincy Moms, I wanted to introduce myself as the new manager of Cincinnati Moms Like Me. My name is Maria Schneider and I just started at Cincinnati.com as the Lifestyles Digital Content Manager. I’ll be spending lots of quality time here with you making sure this site is a welcoming and helpful online home for Cincy moms. A bit about me: I’m a mom too. I have three teenagers (well, technically two teens and a tween – my youngest is 12). I am daily perplexed about how to parent teenagers so you’ll probably be hearing a lot about that from me. My family lives in Wyoming, in a mid-century modern house.

We also have a very cute dog named Ty. He’s a Westie/Maltese we adopted from a rescue back in May. You’ll be hearing a lot about him and Maria probably seeing Schneider lots of pics of Moms Like him too since like one of Me he’s my kids now. Professionally speaking, my background is in writing and editing. I host a Web site and forum for writers at http://editorunleashed.com and

A publication of

Your Community Press newspaper serving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville,Springdale, Wyoming

“Many thanks to all the Wyoming High coaches and players for a fun and exciting season, they truly had a great run! I loved coming to your games and being part of the excitement. Best wishes to the seniors as they head off to college, as well as to the underclassmen as they prepare for another strong season next year.” frilz

Tri-County Press Editor . . . . . .Dick Maloney rmaloney@communitypress.com . . . . . .248-7134

I’m formerly editor-in-chief of Writer’s Digest magazine. I’ve always been obsessed with books and writing and I’ve developed a similar fascination with blogging and social media. Anyway, I’m really looking forward to getting to know each of you and being an active participant on Cincinnati Moms Like Me. I only wish this wonderful resource had been available when my kids were babies. There’s so much great information and support for Moms here. Cheers! Maria Schneider is manager of Cincinnati.MomsLikeMe.com. She lives in Wyoming.

A WORLD OF DIFFERENT VOICES

Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday | See page A2 for additional contact information. 248-8600 | 394 Wards Corner Road, Loveland, Ohio 45140 | e-mail tricountypress@communitypress.com | Web site: www.communitypress.com

Your Community Press newspaper serving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville,Springdale, Wyoming

We d n e s d a y, D e c e m b e r

9, 2009

PERSON 2 PERSON

AMANDA HOPKINS/STAFF

Jim Osborn, left, teaches students at Holmes Primary about the traditional Native American clothing he is wearing. Osborn, who is a Native American hobbyist, travels to different schools teaching students about the culture. Osborn’s twin brother, Chuck Osborn, right, helps him in the classrooms.

Madeira resident brings culture to the classroom By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com

For 18 years, Jim Osborn has turned his Native American heritage into a social studies lesson for many area students. The Madeira resident travels to Deer Park and Sycamore schools with his twin brother Chuck Osborn of Deer Park, bringing with him traditional Native American clothing. Osborn and his brother bring in authentic items including headdresses, roaches which are headgear made of porcupine hair, war bonnets, chokers that are used to protect the throat during battle, coyote pelts that were used to hunt buffalo and breast plates that the children can touch and try on. All of Osborn’s collection is authentic to the 1800s. Jim Osborn said he comes to the schools free of charge as a Native American hobbyist. He is not a full-bloodied Native American, but is of the Black Foot heritage and said his given name is Tall One Little One.

AMANDA HOPKINS/STAFF

Holmes Elementary third-grade students Claire Minton, right and Lynnsey Volkering admire some of the authentic Native American pieces that Jim Osborn brought into their social studies class. Osborn said that his presentation is hands on, giving students the chance to get an up close look at history. Clark Ward, who teaches second- and third-grade social studies at Holmes Primary in Deer Park, asked Osborn to visit his class because it fits into Ward’s lesson for the third-graders on community. Ward said Osborn and his brother are good community resources and that they can help with Ward’s curriculum on diverse American culture.

THINGS TO DO Créche exhibit

Grailville Education and Retreat Center is hosting The Coming of The Light: International Créche Exhibit, Meals and Programs from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at Grailville Education and Retreat Center, 932 O’Bannonville Road, Loveland. It is a collection of more than 40 Nativity scenes from around world. It also includes holiday luncheon followed by short presentation. Members of Grailville staff speak on origin of Nativity scene and talk about history and background of many of Nativity sets on display. The cost is $15, $10 ages 10 and under. Reservations are required. Call 683-2340.

Gem show

Sharonville Convention Center is hosting the GemStreet USA Show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, and Saturday, Dec. 12, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville. The event features vendors specializing

PRESS

PEOPLE

IDEAS

RECIPES

Historical society sheds light on Wyoming

If you think anything located in the depths of a building more than 100 years old has to be gloomy, think again. The Wyoming Historical Society is in just such a spot at 800 Oak Ave. There isn’t much natural light, but the personalities of Sherry Sheffield and staff Evelyn make you believe sunshine is everyPerkins where. If you love Community history, you must Press visit, and if you have a couple of columnist EVELYN PERKINS/CONTRIBUTOR hours to spare. On Tuesdays, eight volunteers are Peering over one of the wonderful colored maps of Wyoming are, from left: seated, Sherry Sheffield, Sue the caretakers of irresistibly interest- Wilson and Susan Stewart; standing, John Bennetto, Joyce Mueller and Glenn Lewis. ing “stuff.” Sherry is not only the a board member, but he’s covered a lot give them tours to fulfill the state office manager, she is also president of of ground during his tenure. He made mandate that they learn their local the society. Sherry’s passion is to pre- the colored plat display of Wyoming history and government. The children serve and make Wyoming history for the Fall Festival. Children love to visit Lockland to learn about the accessible. She now has archival qual- find their houses on it. John also canal. They witness a mock council ity boxes to hold council meetings dat- proofs the newsletter and writes arti- meeting in council chambers, climb ing from 1874. cles for it, organized the map files and into fire engines, visit Wyoming Water Associations such as the Wyoming is the photographer for special events. Works, hear the police chief speak and Garden Club, PTA/PSA Kiwanis, TenJo Sanders is the chief filer and have lunch in the gymnasium of the nis Association, Junior Women’s Club news copier/clipper. The society gath- Oak Avenue facility. Finally, it’s on to and Mayor’s Court have donated their ers information on families and the McIlwain House, where Rebecca memorabilia. Individuals have donat- homes, and there is a folder for every Johnson guides them through the ed everything from their class rings to house by address. They keep track of charm of a 19th Century home. school newspapers dating from the every sale and the prices, and welWhen you visit, ask Sherry about 1920s. Brandon Cordes brought in an come copies of deeds, reports of hous- the lady from Mississippi who found old brass drum from the high school, es for sale, and photos of the houses. memorabilia from the 1923-1924 and inside it are the names of the stuSue Wilson is culling through Wyoming class president at a yard dents who painted it. recently donated Wyoming and Lock- sale in Georgia. Find out about the Joyce Mueller is another board land Kiwanis material. previous Civic Centers, and where member who is organizing class phoAngela Stiefbold is in charge of the Wyoming’s three train stations were tos to record class sizes, school inte- library, including the Wyoming located. Admire the carpentry skills of gration, changing fashions and of author’s collection and videos, either Jack Kouck, and share your Wyoming course the names of students in the produced about the city or written by memories. photos. Drop by on a Tuesday and Wyoming residents. Evelyn Perkins writes a regular column give her the names of those you recGlenn Lewis shares his knowledge about people and events in the Tri-County ognize. Susan Stewart is also working of Native American artifacts from the Press area. Send items for her column to on photos and yearbooks. area with third-graders from Wyoming 10127 Chester Road, Woodlawn, 45215, This is John Bennetto’s last year as and St. James schools. Five volunteers or call her directly at 772-7379.

Small Business Spotlight

Simply Rearranged provides a redesign for real life in gems, jewelry, beads of all sizes and design for making jewelry, fossils, crystals and more. The cost is $7, $5 seniors and students, free ages 11 and under. Call 216-5214367 or visit www.gemstreetusa.com. Sharonville.

Theater of illusion

Princeton High School is hosting “Theater of Illusion” at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, in Matthew’s Auditorium at Princeton High School, 11080 Chester Road, Sharonville. The event features sleight-of-hand and magic from Phil Dalton, illusionist. Proceeds benefit Princeton High School Music Boosters. The cost is $15, $13 advance; $12, $10 ages 4-18; free ages 3 and under. Call 864-1503 or visit www.phildalton.com.

Share your events Go to communitypress.com and click on Share! to get your event into the Tri-County Press.

Partners Carol Thoman and Laura Lucas know how to enhance your living aesthetics. Their redesign firm, Simply Rearranged, focuses on the furniture, art, and accessories a you already own to create a fresh new look. The process allows clients to “use what they have” without making expensive new purchases. Thoman has broad experience in visual art and design, and Lucas is a residential realtor with background in organization and planning. Together, they rethink, reorganize, rearrange, and rehang. Thoman explains, “Simply Rearranged always begins with a free in-home consultation to discuss room function, balance, focal points, traffic flow, lighting and color accents. Many clients want help coordinating their style. Others need an economical redesign to boost the sale of their home in the real estate market.”

FILL FILL THE THE VALLEY VALLEY SLEIGH! SLEIGH! We are sponsoring a Holiday Food Drive for Valley Interfaith Food Center. Drop off non-perishable food items here thru December 18.

Simply Rearranged

For information, services, and fees, visit www.SimplyRearranged.com. Call (513) 227-0911 or contact info@simplyrearranged.com to schedule a free in-home consultation.

This could be your business To feature your business, send a story (no more than 300 words) and a photo (.jpeg format) to tricountypress@communitypre ss.com.

PROVIDED

Laura Lucas and Carol Thoman of Simply Rearranged. Their economical redesigns can refresh your style or get your home real estate ready. Lucas adds, “Redesign benefits those moving to a home that is larger, smaller, or blended, as well as

homeowners who just want to rethink their rooms as needs change.” Redesign happens in a

Spring Valley Bank 1206 Springﬁeld Pike, Wyoming, OH

761-6688

H A P P Y H O L I D AY S !

few hours or a few days – anything from a little tweaking to a complete transformation. Simply Rearranged can refine your style or help you find you flare. Any home – whether traditional, modern or eclectic, large or small – is right for redesign.

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

LOANS • Commercial • Residential

Tri-County Press

December 9, 2009

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD T H U R S D A Y, D E C . 1 0

ART & CRAFT CLASSES

C Is for Crafts, 12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Sharonville Community Center, 10990 Thornview Drive. Create and make projects to take home. Ages 3-5. $23, $20 residents per session. Registration required. 5632895. Sharonville. Drawing, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Sharonville Community Center, 10990 Thornview Drive. Learn techniques to improve abilities for beginners and up. Pencils and charcoal will be used. Supplies provided. Ages 13-18. $20, $17 residents per session. Registration required. 563-2895. Sharonville.

Santaland, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Sharon Woods, Free. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Sharonville.

MUSIC - CHORAL

Living Christmas Tree, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Kenwood Baptist Church, $7. 791-0355. Kenwood.

MUSIC - OLDIES

Jon Aiken, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Iron Horse Inn, 40 Village Square. Free. 772-3333; www.ironhorseinn.com. Glendale.

EDUCATION

Park 42 Toastmasters Meeting, noon-1 p.m. Park 42 Toastmaster Club, 3700 Park 42 Drive. Suite 190B, Learn to develop and polish formal and informal communication skills. Ages 18 and up. Free. 530-0909, ext. 20. Sharonville.

HOLIDAY - CHRISTMAS

Holiday in Lights, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road. One-mile drivethrough outdoor lights and themed figures display. $12 per car, $45 for buses and 15-passenger vans, $2 coupon available online. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 769-0393; www.holidayinlights.com. Sharonville. Santaland, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road. Sharon Centre. Amazing Portable Circus Kids Rock Show with music and dancing, large train display, talking Christmas tree, hot chocolate and other treats and more. Photos with Santa available: $5 single, $30 Best Value Package. Free. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Sharonville.

NATURE

Nature Stories, 10:30 a.m. The Mitten. Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road. Free, vehicle permit required ($5 annual, $2 daily). Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Sharonville. F R I D A Y, D E C . 1 1

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Village Squares, 8 p.m. St. Gabriel Consolidated School, 18 W. Sharon Ave. Plus level Western square and round dance club for experienced dancers. $5. Presented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky Square Dancers Federation. 929-2427. Glendale.

FOOD & DRINK

Wine Tasting, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Piazza Discepoli Glendale, 23 Village Square. $10. 7716611; www.piazzadiscepoli.com. Glendale. Grand Opening, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Chipotle Sharonville, 11974 Lebanon Road. Free. 786-6565; www.chipotle.com. Sharonville.

HOLIDAY - CHRISTMAS

Holiday in Lights, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Sharon Woods, $12 per car, $45 for buses and 15passenger vans, $2 coupon available online. 769-0393; www.holidayinlights.com. Sharonville.

Santaland, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Sharon Woods, Free. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Sharonville.

MUSIC - BIG BAND

Matt Snow, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Iron Horse Inn, 40 Village Square. Upstairs in Brackers Tavern. Free. 772-3333; www.ironhorseinn.com. Glendale.

COMMUNITY DANCE

Wyoming Square Dance Class, 6:30 p.m. Wyoming Civic Center, 1 Worthington Ave. No prior dance experience necessary. Partners not guaranteed. $5. Presented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky Square Dancers Federation. 812-656-8156. Wyoming.

For more about Greater Cincinnati’s dining, music, events, movies and more, go to Metromix.com.

NATURE

Nature Stories, 10:30 a.m. The Mitten. Sharon Woods, Free, vehicle permit required ($5 annual, $2 daily). 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Sharonville.

ON STAGE - THEATER

Christmas Belles, 8 p.m. Sharonville Fine Arts Center, 11165 Reading Road. Comedy. Futrelle sisters deal with Christmas pageant, Frankie about to give birth to twins and trouble with the law. Sequel to “Dearly Beloved.” $12, $11 seniors and students, $5 ages 412. Presented by Tri-County Players. Through Dec. 13. 471-2030. Sharonville. Theater of Illusion, 7 p.m. Princeton High School, 11080 Chester Road. Matthew’s Auditorium. Sleight-of-hand and magic from Phil Dalton, illusionist. Benefits Princeton High School Music Boosters. $15, $13 advance; $12, $10 ages 4-18; free ages 3 and under. Through Dec. 12. 864-1503; www.phildalton.com. Sharonville.

SEMINARS

Kirk and Chelsea Cameron Marriage Conference, 6:30 p.m. Landmark Church, 1600 Glendale Milford Road. $35 couple, $20. Registration required. 771-0960; www.landmarkcincinnati.com. Evendale.

SPECIAL EVENTS

GemStreet USA Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road. Vendors specializing in gems, jewelry, beads of all sizes and design for making jewelry, fossils, crystals and more. $7, $5 seniors and students, free ages 11 and under. 216-521-4367; www.gemstreetusa.com. Sharonville. S A T U R D A Y, D E C . 1 2

BENEFITS

Don Bates Euchre Tournament, 6 p.m. Peg’s Pub, 10784 Reading Road. Plus splitthe-pot. Bates is a Mount Healthy High School graduate who suffered a massive stroke in October.He has a 2-year-old daughter to support. Donations accepted at U.S. Bank. Benefits Don Bates. $20. Registration required. 544-1005. Evendale.

HOLIDAY - CHRISTMAS

Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m.-noon, UAW Local 863, 10708 Reading Road. Includes children’s games, crafts, karaoke and photo with Santa. Optional donation: 4th Marine Division Toys for Tots-bring new unwrapped toy. $5. 563-1252. Evendale. Breakfast with Santa, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Sharonville Community Center, 10990 Thornview Drive. Holiday show and breakfast treats. Includes Santa and Mrs. Claus visit. All ages. $8, $5 residents. Reservations required. Presented by Sharonville Parks and Recreation Department. 563-2895. Sharonville. Holiday in Lights, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Sharon Woods, $12 per car, $45 for buses and 15passenger vans, $2 coupon available online. 769-0393. Sharonville.

Night Senses Hike, 6 p.m. Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road. Winter night hike along an unpaved trail using senses as a guide. No strollers.Free, vehicle permit required ($5 annual, $2 daily). Registration required online by Dec. 10. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Sharonville. Winter Bird Count, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Glenwood Gardens, 10623 Springfield Pike. Trillium Trails. Help tally birds. Bring binoculars. Includes door prizes. Free, vehicle permit required. Registration required online by Dec. 10. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Woodlawn. Winter Bird Count, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road. Help tally birds. Bring binoculars. Includes door prizes. Free, vehicle permit required. Registration required online by Dec. 10. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Sharonville. Christmas Bird Count For Kids, 10:30 a.m. Glenwood Gardens, 10623 Springfield Pike. Learn how to identify feathered winter visitors and search for them, play games and make a bird feeder to take home. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Ages 58. $4; vehicle permit required ($5 annual, $2 daily). Registration required by Dec. 9. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Woodlawn.

ON STAGE - THEATER

Christmas Belles, 8 p.m. Sharonville Fine Arts Center, $12, $11 seniors and students, $5 ages 4-12. 471-2030. Sharonville.

SHOPPING

Cookie Walk, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Evendale Community Church, 3270 Glendale-Milford Road. Homemade cookies and holiday crafts. 563-1044. Evendale.

SPECIAL EVENTS

GemStreet USA Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sharonville Convention Center, $7, $5 seniors and students, free ages 11 and under. 216-521-4367; www.gemstreetusa.com. Sharonville.

TOURS

Guided Farm Tour, 10 a.m. Gorman Heritage Farm, 10052 Reading Road. Member of farm staff gives insight on farm’s history and practices and answers visitors’ questions. Includes live animal visits. $8. Reservations recommended. 563-6663; www.gormanfarm.org. Evendale. S U N D A Y, D E C . 1 3

BARS/CLUBS Who-Dey Sundeys, 1 p.m. Sluggers Rockin’ Sports Cafe, 10765 Reading Road. Bengals football, food, drink specials, contests and giveaways. Free. 956-3797. Evendale. COMMUNITY DANCE

Big Band Dance, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Maple Knoll Village, 11100 Springfield Pike. Auditorium. Includes snacks and soft drinks. Couples and singles welcome. Free dance lessons 1-2 p.m. $10. Presented by WMKV 89.3 FM. 782-4399. Springdale.

PROVIDED.

NATURE

Winter Folklore Walk, 2 p.m. Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road. Sharon Centre. Hike with a naturalist to talk about seasonal folklore. Free; vehicle permit required ($5 annual, $2 daily). Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Sharonville.

ON STAGE - THEATER

Christmas Belles, 3 p.m. Sharonville Fine Arts Center, $12, $11 seniors and students, $5 ages 4-12. 471-2030. Sharonville.

SPECIAL EVENTS GemStreet USA Show, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sharonville Convention Center, $7, $5 seniors and students, free ages 11 and under. 216-521-4367; www.gemstreetusa.com. Sharonville. M O N D A Y, D E C . 1 4

BARS/CLUBS

Monday Night Football Madness, 8 p.m. Sluggers Rockin’ Sports Cafe, 10765 Reading Road. With “Drinko Plinko” game and prizes. 956-3797. Evendale.

COMMUNITY DANCE

About calendar

To submit calendar items, go to “www.cincinnati.com” and click on “Share!” Send digital photos to “life@communitypress.com” along with event information. Items are printed on a space-available basis with local events taking precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find more calendar events, go to “www.cincinnati.com” and choose from a menu of items in the Entertainment section on the main page. T U E S D A Y, D E C . 1 5

BARS/CLUBS

Cornhole Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Sluggers Rockin’ Sports Cafe, 10765 Reading Road. 9653757; www.myspace.com/sluggersbar. Evendale.

FARMERS MARKET

Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill. Turner Farm, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.

BARS/CLUBS

Fifty-cent Draft Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Sluggers Rockin’ Sports Cafe, 10765 Reading Road. Also available: $2 shots, beer pong, cornhole, pool tables, jukebox, food and more. Ages 21 and up. 965-3757. Evendale.

EDUCATION

Apple Computer User Group, 7 p.m. Maple Knoll Village, 11100 Springfield Pike. Wellness Center. Free. 591-1737; www.applesiders.com. Springdale.

FILMS

Lobster Tuesdays, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Iron Horse Inn, 40 Village Square. Chef Nathaniel Blanford features lobster dinner special. Reservations recommended. 772-3333. Glendale.

RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza!, 8 p.m. Live event. $12.50. Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux, 12064 Springfield Pike. Comedy sketches on traditional Christmas shorts and commercials. With stars of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” and “Weird Al” Yankovic. 699-1500; www.fathomevents.com. Springdale.

HOLIDAY - CHRISTMAS

Contra Dance, 8 p.m.-10 p.m. The Center for the Arts, 322 Wyoming Ave. Wear soft-soled shoes. No partner needed. Beginner’s workshop 7:30 p.m. $4, $1 ages 20 and under, free first time for newcomers. 859-2916197; www.cincinnaticontradance.org. Wyoming.

FOOD & DRINK

FILMS

Holiday in Lights, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sharon Woods, $12 per car, $45 for buses and 15passenger vans, $2 coupon available online. 769-0393; www.holidayinlights.com. Sharonville. Santaland, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sharon Woods, Free. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Sharonville.

Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders Live with Elizabeth Vargas, 7:30 p.m. Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux, 12064 Springfield Pike. Documentary. Following documentary, Elizabeth Vargas, anchor of ABC News 20/20, moderates live town-hall discussion. $12.50. Tickets required. 699-1500. Springdale.

W E D N E S D A Y, D E C . 1 6

HOLIDAY - CHRISTMAS

PROVIDED

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati presents “Holiday Follies,” a musical about a holiday tour bus stranded in the snow, Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 12-13, at the Taft Theatre. Performances are at 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. For children 4 years old and up. Tickets are $20, $18, and $7. Call 513-569-8080, ext. 10 or visit www.livenation.com.

Advent Carol Service, 5 p.m. Ascension and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 334 Burns Ave. Procession of lessons and carols for the Advent Season. Child care provided. Free, donations accepted. 821-5341. Wyoming. Holiday in Lights, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sharon Woods, $12 per car, $45 for buses and 15passenger vans, $2 coupon available online. 769-0393; www.holidayinlights.com. Sharonville. Santaland, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sharon Woods, Free. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Sharonville. Brunch With Santa, 10:30 a.m. Sharon Woods Golf Course and Stonewood Banquet Center, 11355 Swing Road. Stonewood Banquet Center. Brunch. Free photo with Santa. $14.95, $7.95 ages 2-12, free children under 24 months; vehicle permit required. Reservations required. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 769-0624; GreatParks.org. Sharonville.

MUSIC - CHORAL

Living Christmas Tree, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Kenwood Baptist Church, $7. 791-0355. Kenwood.

PROVIDED The Cincinnati Parks Foundation hosts Know Theatre of Cincinnati’s production of “The Brothers Grimm,” as part of the Know-to-Go Education Series, at 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec. 15-16, at the Krohn Conservatory. The performance takes audiences through the familiar “Brothers” tales. For elementary-aged students and their families. Admission is free; reservations required. Call Kat Smith at 513-357-2616 or contact at kat.smith@cincinnati-oh.gov. Seating opens at 4:30 p.m., with refreshments following the performance. Pictured are actors: Darnell Benjamin, left, Liz Vosmeier, and Joshua Murphy.

Life

Tri-County Press

December 9, 2009

Can we accept a God who comes here in diapers?

Editor’s note: Father Lou is on leave this week. This is a reprint of a previous column he wrote Dec. 19, 2007.

There are those who say Christmas is for children, not adults. In a sense that’s true. But in a larger sense the opposite is true. It’s only the spirituality of a mature mind that can grasp the reality of Christmas, and be captivated by it. For adults to thrill at Christmas requires that significant changes have occurred in their understanding and thinking since childhood. It’s no longer just a pretty scene of angels, a star and a manger holding a newborn baby. An adult must be doing some serious reflection on the existence and nature of God throughout the years. And in this reflection – whether they use the actual words or not – it entails dealing with the under-

standing of some enlightening concepts such as “transcendental” and “immanence” as applicable to God. “What?” some adults may object, “Let’s not mess up Christmas by getting clinical and academic. Stars, shepherds, three kings and a baby in the manger are good enough for me. Why do I need to know about ‘transcend… something’ and that other word?” Well, once we understand the implications of these dollar words “transcendence” and “immanence” as regards to God and us and Christmas, it just might enhance the awe we had as children. According to the dictionary, transcendence means “lying beyond the ordinary range of perception; being beyond the limits of experience and completely unknowable; beyond the material universe and not able to be expressed.” God is transcendent.

Through Isaiah (55:8-9) God expresses his transcendence to us in scripture, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways … For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” There are times I’ve watched the History or National Geographic channels as scientific re-enactments are depicted of the possible ways God may have unfolded the universe over eons of time. When I see the stars forming and gigantic planets whirling in space and often colliding amidst fire and force, I sense God’s immensity and power bringing order out of chaos. One could sum up the Bible as in interplay of fear and faith. God is one of our primary fears because God is totally beyond us, totally immense, and totally

beyond our control. Realizing we are nothing in comparison to God we become scared. The inspiring good news is that God has acted to assuage our fear by becoming one of us, and the most vulnerable as well. Immanence means remaining close at hand, existing within or very close by. It comes from the Latin immanere, to stay or remain. Perhaps many times we’ve said to someone we love as they endured some particular suffering, “I’m with you all the way, call on me!” Jesus Christ spoke of his immanence in Matthew’s words (1:23) which are well-known at this time of year, “A virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means God-is-with-us.” Does transcendence really come so close?

Some people throughout history cannot accept a God so transcendent and yet immanent that he chose to come so close and be like us in all things except sin. Yet that is what we Christians celebrate at Christmas. St. Paul realized that this is a stumbling block and a scandal to some, this “birth of God.” In the early Christian church there were some people (Arians) who thought this was ridiculous. They said Jesus Christ was certainly a good and loving man, but no God. On the other end of the spectrum were those (Docetists) who claimed Jesus Christ was the mighty God of the universe, but not really one of us. They said he just had an apparent human body, maybe something like a vision. These two extremes were eventually dismissed by the church as it developed its

doctrines we still h o l d today. Father Lou W e Guntzelman believe that God Perspectives loves us so passionately he smashed our meager thoughts of him and sent his only Son. I wish you a Merry Christmas. You are one of those Jesus Christ came here to embrace and to cause us to wonder what other magnificent things God has in store for us. Father Lou Guntzelman is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Reach him at columns@community press.com or contact him directly at P.O. Box 428541, Cincinnati, OH 45242. Please include a mailing address or fax number if you wish for him to respond.

Gift cards no gift if they don’t arrive to recipients Consumers bought an estimated $66 billion worth of gift cards last year and as we get closer to the holidays many are thinking of getting such cards this year. But, you need to be very careful if you’re planning on sending such cards through the mail. Pete Stoffolano of Mason put a gift card in the envelope with his mother’s birthday card and mailed it to an address in New York state. “The postman brought it to the door and he asked her to come out. The card had

been completely r i p p e d open at the top and he asked her to take out birthHoward Ain the day card Hey Howard! inside and see if anything was missing. She pulled out the card and there was no gift card,” he said. Stoffolano had told her he was enclosing a $25 Applebee’s gift card and she

expressed dismay when it wasn’t there. “He told her there have been some occasions of gift cards missing, especially out of birthday cards. He retained the envelope and said they were going to forward it to whomever does investigations,” said Stoffolano. In fact, the U.S. Postal Service reports last year it filed 333 criminal cases against postal employees and contractors for, among other things, theft from the mail. Just this year postal

PREMIUM WINDOWS There is No Better Vinyl Window Made At ANY Price!

workers were charged specifically with stealing gift cards from the mail in several locations including Phoenix, Sacramento, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Interesting, the back of the Applebee’s gift card does say you need to “Protect the card like cash,” because it really is just that, as good as cash. “People used to say never send cash through the mail. That’s an obvious

thing. Well, apparently gift cards are just like cash and apparently it’s easy to tell they’re in the envelope,” Stoffolano said. Although many companies, like Applebee’s, state they won’t replace a gift card if it’s lost or stolen, others will replace them if you still have the original receipt – not just a credit card receipt. Bottom line, should you decide to send a gift card

through the mail, first check the replacement policy on the card because you may have to take out insurance with the postal service in order to protect yourself if the card gets lost or stolen. Troubleshooter Howard Ain answers consumer complaints weekdays at 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts on WKRC-TV Local 12. You can write to him at Hey Howard, 12 WKRC-TV, 1906 Highland Ave., Cincinnati 45219.

DISCOUNTED TICKETS AVAILABLE!

ANY SIZE

INSTALLED

Up To $1500 TAX CREDIT 30% - 40% Utility Savings With Energy Efficient Options

PER WINDOW PREMIUM GRADE VINYL DOUBLE HUNG

CALL TODAY FOR A FREE IN-HOME ESTIMATE!

Don’t be fooled into paying more for less. The Best Price, GUARANTEED!

513-674-0189 clearchoice-usa.com/cincinnati

Note: Everyday low $185 per window starting price includes white vinyl double hung replacement windows up to 120 U.I. with 4-window minimum and Standard PREMIUM Window features including attractive design and Strong full-fusion welded frame; Double pane 1-inch insulated glass; Secure locking system; and, peace-of-mind Lifetime Warranty. Additional energy and style options are also available. In wood opening, metal tear-out & exterior capping extra. Additional details available online at www.clearchoice-usa.com

A holiday to remember

Join the Lebanon Mason Monroe (LM&M) Railroad on a vintage holiday train ride to visit Santa Claus! Ticket includes the following activities — Take a picture with Santa, be entertained by Santa’s elves and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate with a holiday cookie!

General Admission Tickets $15 each (Regularly $20)

4pm Ride Only!

*Arrive 15 minutes prior to ride time

HURRY! Quantities are limited! Call 513.768.8135.

0000371245

Credit Card payments only. Tickets are non-refundable.

All proceeds from ticket sales beneﬁt The Enquirer’s Newspapers In Education (NIE) program. For more information about NIE please visit

Cincinnati.Com/nie

Tri-County Press

Life

December 9, 2009

Make tasty dumplings, pot pies from scratch I had a bunch of e-mails and calls from readers this week. Arnell wanted to know the best recipe for a New York style cheesecake. I told her to check out “ C o o k ’s Ilustrated” – its recipes Rita a l w a y s Heikenfeld work. A n d Rita s kitchen remember Aunt Ruth’s apple cake recipe? Turns out it originated with none other than Billy Graham. Thelma W. said it was his favorite cake and a recipe for it was printed in a local paper waaaaay back in 1989.

Rita’s chicken & dumplings, pot pie

For Janice Wallace, a Kentucky reader and others who saw me make this on Fox 19 with Rob and Sheila. I feel like I know Janice. She always keeps in touch

butter Freshly pepper

Rita’s chicken and dumplings. by phone. 3 cups cooked chicken coarsely chopped 1 ⁄2 pound sausage, sautéed and drained 1 ⁄2 stick butter 1 ⁄3 cup flour 1 teaspoon or so minced garlic 14.5 oz. chicken broth 2 ⁄3 cup milk Salt and pepper to taste Parsley Melt butter and stir in flour. Cook but don’t let brown. Add garlic, broth

COURTESY RITA HEIKENFELD

and milk. Cook, stirring constantly until slightly thickened, a few minutes. Stir in sausage and chicken. Turn to low while making dumplings.

Rita’s dumplings:

You can divide this in half if you want. 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk or bit more if needed 3 tablespoons unsalted

Diabetic Nerve Pain?

ground

black

Stir baking powder and salt into flour. Put milk and butter in saucepan. Bring to a simmer. Make a well into the flour mixture. Stir in milk mixture all at once. Dough will look shaggy and a bit sticky. Don’t over mix. Scoop out dumplings onto floured surface if you’re making a lot, or just simply drop into gently boiling mixture. Cover and keep at a gentle boil for six to 10 minutes or until the largest dumpling is done: cut in half and the inside should be completely cooked. Dumplings expand to double or even triple their size. No peeking! Do not remove lid – the steam is what cooks the dumplings and makes them rise and if you remove the lid, all of the steam is removed, as well. To make pot pie: Pour chicken mixture into casserole, top with biscuits for pie crust. Bake in preheated 375-degree oven until top is golden.

Countdown to Christmas

This gourmet raspberry hot cocoa mix is perfect for giving to family and friends. I like to give a couple of fun mugs with this. If you make the regular mix, add some cinnamon sticks and/or peppermint sticks to the mugs. 3 cups nonfat dry milk 11⁄2 cups confectioners’ sugar 11⁄2 cups cocoa powder

11⁄2 cups white chocolate chips 3 oz. raspberry gelatin Couple dashes salt

Mix everything together. Divide into two batches and pulse in food processor until chocolate is finely ground. Store in airtight container up to three months. To make hot chocolate: Stir 1⁄3 cup into 1 cup hot milk. Top with whipped cream or mini marshmallows.

Variations on cocoa

Regular gourmet hot cocoa: Leave out gelatin and increase confectioners’ sugar to 2 cups. Mocha cocoa: Add 1⁄2 cup instant coffee to regular gourmet hot cocoa mix. Makes about 11⁄2 quarts – enough for 20 cups cocoa.

Cake mix cookies for the troops

For Monica, a Western Hills Press reader. Monica is visually impaired and likes all the stories and memories that you and I share. This recipe is originally from Janet, also a Western Hills Press reader. These are great to send to the troops overseas. Janet told me any flavor cake mix works well, and her family likes chocolate. If you use spice cake, dust cookies with cinnamon after baking. 1 box of any kind of regular size cake mix 2 eggs 2 cups regular Cool Whip, thawed Mix everything together. Dough is kind of sticky.

White chocolate

White chocolate morsels/ chips: What's the best? Read labels. If the bag says “real cocoa butter” that’s the best. On the ingredients, sugar is usually listed first and cocoa butter should be second. Some will have no cocoa butter at all, and regardless of price (some national brands are higher than store brands), stick with the one with cocoa butter in it. Drop by spoonfuls an inch apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove and sprinkle with powdered or regular sugar while hot. Makes about three dozen. Store in tins at room temperature.

Readers want to know

Smooth mashed potatoes: For Wilma Baird, Alexandria, Ky. Barely cover potatoes with cold water and after they’re cooked, drain and mash right away. Don’t let them sit in the water or let them cool before mashing.

Can you help?

Crockpot recipes for two

Tips from Rita

A pound of confectioners’ sugar equals 33⁄4 cups; granulated sugar 21⁄4; brown sugar packed 23⁄4. Rita Nader Heikenfeld is Macy’s certified culinary professional and family herbalist, an educator and author. E-mail her at columns@communitypress.com with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Or call 513-2487130, ext. 356. Visit Rita at www.Abouteating.com.

SECRETS OF EGYPT TRIVIA CONTEST

Homeopathic

THE ENQUIRER WANTS TO TEST YOUR EGYPT KNOWLEDGE! Answer the trivia question below, ﬁll out the entry form and mail it in for your chance to win a family four pack of tickets to the exhibit, Lost Egypt and OMNIMAX ﬁlm, Mummies at Cincinnati Museum Center. To enter online, visit Cincinnati.Com/giveaways.

About$1perday. Clinically proven. Non-prescription. No painful burning.

Save

off the regular price of

Neuragen PN

0.17 fl. oz. bottle

0000368995

Neuragen is available at Kroger.

For tickets, visit cincymuseum.org “buy tickets” or call 513.287.7000.

Limit one per customer. Offer expires June 30 , 2010 th

Homeopathic

TRIVIA CONTEST ENTRY FORM What country is credited with the full translation of the Rosetta Stone?

RETAILER: Origin BioMed Inc. will reimburse you for the face value of this coupon plus 8¢ if submitted in compliance with our redemption policy. Copies available upon request. Void if copied, prohibited or regulated. Cash value 1/100 cent. Send to Origin BioMed Inc. ONE COUPON PER PURCHASE — Good only in USA. CONSUMER: Limit one coupon per purchase of product specified. Any other use constitutes fraud. Void if copied, transferred, prohibited, taxed, or restricted. Consumer pays sales tax. Not valid when combined with any other promotion.

A) Spain B) Great Britain C) France D) Italy Name ________________________________________________________

Mail to: Origin BioMed Inc., PO Box 880364, El Paso, TX 88588-0364

City ____________ State ____ Zip _____ Phone Number _________________

Address _______________________________________________________ Answer _______________________________________________________ Complete this form and mail to: The Enquirer, P.O. Box 5776, Cincinnati, OH 45202-5776. To enter online, visit Cincinnati.Com/giveaways. Deadline to enter is December 18, 2009. No purchase necessary. Must be a resident of Ohio, Kentucky or Indiana, who is 18 years or older to enter. For ofﬁcial rules visit Cincinnati.Com/giveaways. Deadline to enter is 12/18/09.

Community

Tri-County Press

December 9, 2009

Join Hadassah for a Zumba Party

This Chanukah, grab the ice skates, the kids, and your camera, and head out to Chanukah on Ice at Sports Plus in Evendale. This popular annual community wide Chanukah celebration is an exciting evening featuring skating to lively Chanukah music, and the lighting of a giant Ice Menorah. “Chanukah is a time for celebrating the freedom to openly celebrate our values, and Chanukah on Ice relays that message to the community,” said Rabbi Berel Cohen, youth and family program director at Chabad Jewish Center. Chanukah on Ice opens at 5:30 p.m. with ice skating and kosher food concessions including pizza, latkes and donuts. There will also be exciting Chanukah activities and crafts for all ages, including the Olive Press Workshop. Together with a wide selection of additional attractions, Sports Plus is the “Perfect Arena for Chanukah Fun.”

nina’s ﬂorist

30-50% Off

On Select Holiday Decor Celebrate the Magic with creations by Nina’s Florist. 11532 Springﬁeld Pike Springdale, OH 45246

REUNIONS

(513) 825-2555 • ninasﬂorist.com

St. Dominic Class of 1988 – reunion is being rescheduled for the fall at a date and place to be determined. E-mail Angela (Fischer) Seiter at angelaseiter@hotmail.com for information.

PROVIDED

Alex Benzaquen enjoys last year’s Chanukah On Ice with his daughter.

Chanukah on Ice will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at Sports Plus, 10765 Reading Road, Evendale. For advance reservations and more information, call 793-5200, RabbiCohen@ChabadBA.co m, or visit www.ChabadBA.com.

Princeton High School Class of 1970 – will have its 40th reunion on June 25 and 26. A buffet is planned for 7-11 p.m., Friday June 25, at Raffel’s Banquet Hall in Evendale. The class will also meet from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., at Sharon Woods, on Saturday, June 26, at Cardinal Crest camp site for a cookout. All classmates should contact Jim Young at jyoung4256@yahoo.com or Janice (Renner) Wilkins at Janice.Wilkins@hamiltonmrdd.org. Talawanda High School classes of 1964 and 1965 – are having a 45th reunion for 1965 and 46th reunion for 1964, July 23, 24 and 25, in Oxford, Ohio. Specific planning will take place in November, but initial contacts can be made to Alice Anderson Wedding at aj2mydad@yahoo.com, on facebook.com, or at 831-0336. Anyone is welcome to help plan.

member of Hadassah at the event. Hadassah is offering special low membership stimulus rates. Through Dec. 31, the annual Hadassah membership rate is $25 instead of $36, and lifetime membership is $250 instead of $360. For more information and to make reservations, please call the Hadassah office at 821-6157 or visit www.cincinnati.hadassah.o rg.

the Zumba Academy has trained more than 20,000 instructors around the world and sold more than 3 million DVDs on the Internet and through infomercials. Participants should wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Zumba requires a lot of pivoting, so it is recommended to wear a shoe that has flat soles. There is a parking lot across the street from The Ascent. Cost is $10 per person or free if you become a

0000368877

Celebrate Chanukah on Ice

reographer Alberto “Beto” Perez. Perez decided to call the exercise Zumba, after the Colombian slang word meaning to buzz like a bee or move fast. After his success is Colombia, Beto brought the class to the United States, and in 2001 he was approached by entrepreneurs Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion to create a global company based on his fitness philosophy. The three young entrepreneurs trademarked the word Zumba and set a goal to expand the brand all over the world. The explosive demand for Zumba instructors across the nation and abroad spurred the creation of the Zumba Academy, the educational division of Zumba Fitness. Since 2003,

Sun.-Thurs. 11am-10pm Fri. & Sat. 11am-10:30pm

BIGGEST BUFFET IN GREATER CINCINNATI

Reserve for Parties

Asian Buffet

S TA I N M A S T E R CARPET

$1.99

Sushi & Grill

6310 S. Gilmore Rd., Fairﬁ Fairﬁeld, eld, OH

513-874-6666 Fax. 513-874-5999

LUNCH BUFFET

DINNER BUFFET

Children 3-6 $1.99 Children 7-11 $3.25 Children under 3 Free

M-Sat: 4:00 pm - 9:30 pm Children 3-6 $2.99 Children 7-11 $5.25 Children under 3 Free

$6.49 M-Sat: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

SQ. FT.

Sunday All Day Dinner Buffet

Carpet, Pad & Labor Included PRICES GOOD THRU 12/31/09

CALIFORNIA BERBER

$9.99

Seniors Special

10% off All You Can Eat

1.00 OFF

SNOW CRAB,SALMON,ROAST BEEF & SPARE RIBS EVERYDAY

$1.99 SQ. FT.

Carpet, Pad & Labor Included

WHEN YOU SPEND $10.00 EXPIRES 12/31/09

2.00 OFF

WHEN YOU SPEND $20.00 EXPIRES 12/31/09

3.00 OFF

WHEN YOU SPEND $30.00

GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE

EXPIRES 12/31/09

0000369840

PROVIDED

From left: Matt Unger, Jake Cohen, Doni Cohen and Marla Cohen enjoy the skating at last year’s Chanukah On Ice.

Cincinnati Chapter of Hadassah will hold a membership appreciation – new member zumba party at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, at the Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge, 1 Roebling Way, Covington, Ky. The party begins with light bites and appetizers, and at 11:30 a.m., will have a 45-minute zumba session led by Lorri Munafo, a licensed, certified Zumba instructor who also teaches at the JCC. Zumba is an exercise/dance class that fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms with easy-to-follow moves. Part dance, part aerobics, zumba is an hourlong routine that works almost every muscle in the body. It was founded by Colombian dancer and cho-

IT’S LIKE ONE BIG PLAYGROUP. JUST FOR MOMS. Created for moms and by moms, MomsLikeMe.com is where moms who live near you hang out - and let it all out. New moms. Working moms. Stay-at-home moms. Where you can share stories, swap advice, make friends and even make plans to meet up live.

0000370814

Join the conversation today.

where Cincy moms meet An affiliate of the Cincinnati.Com network.

Save on holiday shopping with Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky’s best bargains. Now located in one handy spot. Discover deals on everything from toothpaste to TVs.

Try it today at: deals.Cincinnati.Com

Tri-County Press

Community

December 9, 2009

IN THE SERVICE Edmonson

Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael C. Edmondson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Edmondson is a 2009 graduate of Princeton High School. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and

basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn Edmonson four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is the grandson of Marlene Boehme of Norwood, and son of Carl Edmondson of Sharonville.

SHARE your stories, photos and events at cincinnati.com/share

RELIGION Brecon United Methodist Church

Sunday Worship Services are 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. with Adult Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Children’s Church is during the 10:45 a.m. hour. All guests and visitors are welcome. Santa’s Shop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. Children will be able to shop for their families and wrap their gifts without parents’ help. Pictures will be taken of the children with Santa. The church is at 7388 East Kemper Road, Sycamore Township; 4897021.

Church of the Saviour United Methodist

The Drive Through Nativity is from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. It features live animals. Live actors tell the Christmas story in 10 scenes. It is free. The Young Adult Christmas Party is at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11. Bring a

White Elephant and a dish to pass. Call the church for details. Christmas Eve Services are at 5 p.m. (Children’s Pageant), 7 p.m. (Contemporary Worship), 9 and 11 p.m. (Traditional Worship). Childcare is provided at 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Kids Morning Out is from 9 a.m. to noon every Monday through Thursday. It is open to children 6 months-kindergarten. The cost is $10 for one child and $15 for families of two or more. “Robotics” is the theme of the Adventurer’s meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13. Dr. Ernie Hall, Professor of Robotics, School of Engineering at UC will present the program. Dinner reservations can be made by Monday, Jan. 11, at 791-3142 or just attend the program at 6 p.m. Christmas Fun Camps are available from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 21-23 and Dec. 28-30. Call the church for details. Cost is $10 per day, $15 for families of two or more. The church is at 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery; 791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.

Evendale Community Church

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

LUTHERAN

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

5921 Springdale Rd 1mi west of Blue Rock

VINEYARD CHURCH NORTHWEST COLERAIN TOWNSHIP

Friendship Baptist Church 8580 Cheviot Rd 741-7017 Gary Jackson, Senior Pastor Sunday School 10:00am Sunday Morning Services 8:45 & 11:00am Sunday Evening Services 6:30pm Wednesday Service 7:00pm AWANA (Wed) 7:00 - 8:45pm

Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS

BAPTIST

Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)

Well staffed Nursery, Active Youth & College Groups, Exciting Music Dept, Seniors Group, Deaf Ministry www.friendshipbaptistcincinnati.org

Creek Road Baptist Church 3906 Creek Rd., Sharonville, Cincinnati, OH 513-563-2410 elder@creekroad.org Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Worship 10:45am, 6:00pm Wednesday Worship 7:00pm Pastor, Rev. David B Smith

ROMAN CATHOLIC St. Martin Dr Porres Catholic Church

9927 Wayne Ave * Lincoln Hts, Ohio 45215 513-554-4010 Pastor: Fr Thomas Difolco African American in History & Heritage Roman Catholic in Faith & Practice Services: Saturday at 7:00p & Sunday at 10:00a You are always welcome at St. Martin de Porres

CHRISTIAN CHURCH DISCIPLES Mt. Healthy Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

7717 Harrison Ave Mt. Healthy, OH 45231 Rev. Michael Doerr, Pastor 513-521-6029 Sunday 9:00 a.m...... Contemporary Service 9:45a.m...... Sunday School 10:45 a.m........ Traditional Worship Nursery Staff Provided “A Caring Community of Faith” Welcomes You

EPISCOPAL ChristChurchGlendaleEpiscopalChurch 965 Forest Ave - 771-1544 christchurch1@fuse.net www.christchurchglendale.org The Reverend Roger L Foote The Reverend Laura L Chace, Deacon 8am Holy Eucharist I 9am Holy Eucharist II 11am Holy Eucharist II Child Care 9-11 Healing intercessory prayer all services

LUTHERAN AUGSBURG LUTHERAN

11676 Hamilton Ave. 513-825-2240 Pastor Grace Werzinske Celebrate Christmas Dec. 20 Children’s Play & Worship 10:30 AM Dec. 24 Family Service 8:00 PM Traditional Service 11:00 PM Dec. 27 Service of Scripture & Carols 10:30 AM Everyone Is Invited! Located south of Pleasant Run Elementary School on the east side of Hamilton Ave.

Christ Lutheran Church (LCMS)

3301 Compton Rd (1 block east of Colerain) 385-8342 Sunday School & Bible Class (all ages) 9:45am Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00am Saturday Evening Worship 5:30pm A great community church in a great community! Also home to Little Bud Preschool 385-8404 enrolling now! Visit our website: www.church-lcms.org

Faith Lutheran Church 8265 Winton Rd., Finneytown www.faithcinci.org Pastor Robert Curry Contemporary Service 9am Traditional Service 11:00am

Sunday School 10:15

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9:30 am Traditional Service 11:00 am Contemporary Service 4695 Blue Rock Road Colerain Township South of Ronald Reagan and I-275 923-3370 www.hopeonbluerock.org

Rev Lyle Rasch, Pastor

Worship 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:20 am Traditional Service and Hymnbook

www.lutheransonline.com/joinus

385-7024

Three Weekend Services! Saturday - 5:30 pm Sunday - 9:30 & 11:15 am 9165 Round Top Rd (1/4 mi. so. of Northgate Mall)

513-385-4888 www.vcnw.org

The church is holding its annual Cookie Walk from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Purchase homemade holiday cookies to give as gifts or share with friends and loved ones. Holiday crafts will also be available for purchase. The church is at 3270 Glendale Milford Road, Evendale; 563-1044.

New Church of Montgomery

The church conducts worship at 10:30 a.m., Sundays and Divine Providence Study Group the first four Sundays of the month from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The church is located at 9035 E. Kemper Road, Montgomery; 4899572.

Northern Hills Synagogue

Northern Hills Synagogue - Congregation B’nai Avraham will hold its monthly HaZaK program for seniors at noon Wednesday, Dec. 16. Rabbi Mark E. Washofsky of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion will speak on Jewish Ethics and Health Care Policy. Lunch will be served. There is no charge for lunch, but reservations are requested. Call the Synagogue at 931-6038 to reserve or for more information. The congregation will also present a special program on A Bintel Brief at Friday evening services 8 p.m. Dec. 18. “Bintel Brief” was the advice column run in the Jewish Daily Forward, a Yiddish language newspaper founded in 1897, presenting practical wisdom to recent immigrants. Letters and responses will be read. The community is welcome to attend. Northern Hills Synagogue - Congregation B’nai Avraham is hosting a kosher Chinese buffet and movie night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. The menu will feature hot and sour cabbage soup, egg rolls, fried and steamed rice, spicy eggplant with tofu, broccoli chicken, chicken nuggets, stir fry vegetables, and much more. Following dinner and Chinese games, two movies will be shown. For children, “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” will be shown, while adults can enjoy “The Hebrew Hammer.” The cost is $15 for adults, and $6 for children ages 3 to 10. Children under 3 are free. The maximum charge per family is $40. Reservations are required by Dec. 17. For more information, contact Northern Hills Synagogue at 931-6038. The synagogue is at 5714 Fields Ertel Road, Deerfield Township; 9316038; www.nhs-cba.org.

About religion

Religion news is published at no charge on a spaceavailable basis. Items must be to our office no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, for possible consideration in the following edition. E-mail announcements to tricountypress@communitypre ss.com, with “Religion” in the subject line. Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600. Mail to: TriCounty Press, Attention: Teasha Fowler, Religion news, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Loveland, Ohio 45140.

Sharonville United Methodist Church

Sharonville United Methodist Church has services; 8:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. are traditional worship format, and the 9:30 a.m. service is contemporary. SUMC welcomes all visitors and guests to attend any of its services or special events. The church is at 3751 Creek Road, Sharonville; 563-0117.

Sycamore Christian Church

Sunday Worship Service is at 10:30 a.m. Bible Study is at 9 a.m. every Sunday. The church is hosting Ladies WOW Study Group (Women on Wednesdays) at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month. The event includes light refreshments and a study of Beth Moore’s “Stepping Up.” The church hosts Adult and Youth Bible Studies at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. The church is at 6555 Cooper Road, Sycamore Township; 891-7891, www.sycamorechristianchurch.

“Growing Closer to God, Growing Closer to Neighbor”

GRE GIF AT T!

www. trinitymthealthy.org 513-522-3026

1553 Kinney Ave, Mt. Healthy

Worship: 8:30 am traditional - 10:45 am contemporary Sunday School: 9:45 am Nursery provided

Locate More & Bigger Fish with the Stream & Lake Map of Ohio

Pastor Todd A. Cutter

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”

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR 8005 Pfeiffer Rd Montgmry 791-3142 www.cos-umc.org "Come Home This Christmas: Joy"

Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00am Contemporary Worship 9:40am Sunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11am Nursery Care Provided

Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior Pastor Rev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor

FOREST CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY CHURCH

Sunday School Hour (for all ages) 9:15 - 10:15am Worship Service - 10:30 to 11:45am (Childcare provided for infants/ toddlers) Pastor: Rich Lanning Church: 2191 Struble Rd Ofﬁce: 2192 Springdale Rd

542-9025

Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

PRESBYTERIAN Northminster Presbyterian Church 703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243 Transforming Lives for Jesus Christ Sunday Worship Schedule Traditional Services: 8:00 & 10:15am Contemporary Services: 9:00 & 11:30am Student Cafe: 10:15am Childcare Available Jeff Hosmer & Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

680 W Sharon Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45240

513-825-3040

Traditional Service: 9:30am ConneXion Contemporary Service: 11:15am Sunday School: 10:30am

Monfort Heights United Methodist Church

3682 West Fork Rd , west of North Bend Traditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am Contemporary Worhip 9:44am

Nursery Available * Sunday School 513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org Spiritual Checkpoint ... Stop In For An Evaluation!

Mt Healthy United Methodist Church

Corner of Compton and Perry Streets 931-5827 Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00am Contemporary Worship 11:30 - 12:30 Healing Service, last Sunday of the month at 5 pm "Come as a guest. Leave as a friend".

Sharonville United Methodist

8:15 & 11am Traditional Service & Kingdom Kids 9:30am Contemporary Worship & Sunday School 7:00pm Wednesday, Small Groups for all ages Infant care available for all services

3751 Creek Rd.

513-563-0117

www.sharonville-umc.org

Northwest Community Church 8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HS Rev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor 513-385-8973 Worship and Sunday School 10AM Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Church By The Woods PC(USA) Sun Worship 10:00am Childcare Provided 3755 Cornell Rd 563-6447 www.ChurchByTheWoods.org ............................................

Taiwanese Ministry 769-0725

2:00pm

3:30pm

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST FLEMING ROAD United Church of Christ 691 Fleming Rd 522-2780 Rev Pat McKinney

Sunday School - All Ages - 9:15am Sunday Worship - 10:30am

Nursery Provided

St. Paul United Church of Christ

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

5312 Old Blue Rock Rd., off Springdale

HIGHVIEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship: 10:30am Sunday School: 9:15am

“Life on Purpose in Community” 2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin) Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45am Phone 825-9553 www.highviewchristianchurch.com

FAITH TABERNACLE WORSHIP CENTER 6350 Springdale Rd. Cinti, OH

45247 513-741-8900 4 Miles West of Northgate Mall

Sunday School 10am Sunday 11am-6pm Wednesday Evening 7pm

Sonny Price, Pastor

Pastor: Jessica Taft 385-9077 Nursery Available/Handicap Access

www.stpaulucccolerain.org

St Paul - North College Hill

6997 Hamilton Ave 931-2205 Rev. Virginia Duffy, Interim Minister Lollie Kasulones, Minister for Program Evelyn Osterbrock, Minister for Children Sundays: Music & Announcement 9:45am Worship at 10:00am Sunday School and Child Care Nurtured And Fellowship Groups For All Ages www.stpaulnch.org

Why every angler and boater needs this map. The STREAM & LAKE Professor Higbee’s® Stream and Lake map of Ohio is the first MAP OF OHIO resembles and only highly detailed map of it’s kind. The 3-foot-by-3-foot another map-- known to Ohio map shows 29,000 miles of streams plus lakes. Pennsylvania anglers as the “Lost Stream Map.” The “Stream Map of Pennsylvania” was completed in 1965 after a 30 year effort by How- BONUS GUIDEBOOK: Pinpoint the best fishing in Ohio with this valuable ard Higbee, a former guide. Easily locate over 2,036 streams and 245 lakes shown on Penn State Professor. the “Stream & Lake Map.” Your map and guidebook will take you Professor Higbee to the top 82 select waters — now hidden streams and lakes are easy to find. succeeded in creating a map of the highest REPORT: Finding Secret Fishing Spots detail possible... a map BONUS 47 tips, tactics and tools you can use to find your own secret spot that shows every stream and catch more fish. and lake. He painstakingly plotted by hand, BONUS REPORT: How Anglers Stalk and Catch Record Fish The average big fish has evaded capture for over 10 years. Find the location of 45,000 out which instincts set them apart from smaller fish. Stalking and miles of streams onto a catching a trophy requires knowledge of their unique habits and 3 by 5 foot map. those special times when their guard is down. Armed with the The map sold exinformation in this new and exclusive 24-page report — you tremely well - until it could be in for the fight of your life. was lost several years later. Incredibly, the printer entrusted with the original drawing and printing plates declared “It is in showing where to find out-of-the-way trout streams that bankruptcy, then caremakes the map such a treasure to the fisherman.” lessly hauled Higbee’s — Joe Gordon, TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT, Johnstown, PA 30 years of work to a landfill. “I have one of the original Higbee’s Stream Map of Pennsylvania on my The experts had al- wall behind my desk. It’s the best thing available as far as streams are ways told Professor Hig- concerned. I use it all the time for reference. I don’t know of anything bee that reprints were more extensive and it is the most accurate map out there as far as impossible, because the streams are concerned.” — Dave Wolf, PA Fish and Boat Commission maps were printed in non-photographic blue. Then, in 1991, at the age of 91, Howard Higbee’s dream came true. Computers made it possible to reprint the map. Holding an updated map, Howard said, “I never thought I’d live to see this day.” Then, by combining Professor Higbee’s knowledge with computer technology -- the STREAM & LAKE MAP OF OHIO was created. ____________________________ _______

For a limited time — get 3 bonuses with each map

RAVE REVIEWS

The sale of these maps beneﬁts The Enquirer’s Newspapers In Education program. $7.95 for the rolled and folded maps and $15.95 for the laminated maps will be donated to the program. If you do not wish to contribute to NIE, please call Kristin Garrison at 513.768.8135 for further pricing information.

Community New product

HeaterMeals, a Springdalebased company, introduced Cafe2Go Self-Heating Beverage Kits to the general public. Cafe2Go, which were only available to the U.S. Army UGR-E, comes with everything needed to enjoy a hot beverage anytime, including name brand coffees, teas and cocoa as well as cups, sugar and creamers; customers just need to supply their own water. With a shelf-life of up to 18 months, Cafe2Go Self-Heating Beverage Kits heat 18 cups of water to an ideal temperature in 30 minutes. For more information, visit www.c2g.heatermeals.com.

Toy drive

Panera Bread has partnered with the Cincinnati Chapter of the United States Marine Corps to collect toys for the annual Toys-For-Tots holiday toy drive. Through Dec. 2, customers are encouraged to drop off new, unwrapped toys to their local Panera Bread for less for-

tunate children in the area. Gifts for toddlers to teens are in need, focusing on ages 8-12. For more information, visit www.Panera-Ohio.com.

Business of the year

Frame USA Inc., a national manufacturer of ready-made picture frames located at 225 Northland Blvd. in Springdale, has received the 2009 Interchange Business of the Year award, presented by the Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District on Nov. 17 at Hamilton County’s 2009 Recycling Awards Breakfast. The award was in recognition of Frame USA’s participation in Hamilton County’s free materials exchange program, which connects companies that generate waste with companies that can reuse or recycle that waste.

Martin promoted

Independent consultant Beth Martin has been promoted to senior team mentor with Tastefully Simple Inc. She lives in Sharonville.

Holiday golf sale Swing in for big savings this season during the annual holiday golf sale at Hamilton County Park District Golf Courses. The sale runs through the end of December. Sale prices include golf equipment, shoes, bags and apparel on brands like Cobra, Callaway, Taylor Made, Nike, Adidas and Footjoy. Park District “Play the Loop” certificates, which get a round of golf at all seven courses for only $99, will also be available for purchase. The seven Park District Golf Courses include: The Vineyard (600 Nordyke Road,) The Mill Course in Winton Woods (1515 West Sharon Road,) Sharon Woods Golf Course

(11355 Swing Road,) Miami Whitewater Forest (8801 Mount Hope Road,) Shawnee Lookout (2030 Lawrenceburg Road,) Little Miami Golf Center (3811 Newtown Road) and Meadow Links & Golf Academy in Winton Woods (10999 Mill Road.) A valid Hamilton County Park District motor vehicle permit ($5 annual; $2 daily) is required to enter the parks. For additional information, visit GreatParks.org or call 521-PARK (7275).

Thinking about birds and bulbs for the winter Attracting birds to your landscape is a great way to help control insects in the summer, and a great way to liven up those humdrum winter days. One of the best ways to attract birds is gardening for birds. It’s a fun way to work with nature, beautify your yard, and learn about wildlife at the same time. Planting evergreens to provide year-round protection, planting deciduous trees and shrubs to provide a habitat for the birds as well as a natural source of food, and designing water in the garden, whether it’s a small pond or bird bath, are all ways to garden for the birds, as well as creating an attractive landscape. Of course, the easiest way to attract birds is by supplying them with a source of food in a bird feeder. If you’re already feeding the birds, good for you! And if you aren’t, it’s never too late to start. Now here are three very important tips about feeding the birds: • Always use a high-grade bird feed. Cheap feed, although less expensive, has fillers most birds won’t eat, and actually becomes a waste of your money. • Always provide water for the birds. It’s as important as the food. Not only do they need water to drink, more importantly, they need water to clean themselves over the winter! This is very important to their survival. • Clean your bird feeders every now and then, using soap and water, or try a 10 percent bleach/90 percent water solution. Clean it well, rinse well, rinse again, let it dry, and refill with a high-grade bird food.

This process helps to eliminate moldy feed, which can be life threatening to birds, as well as help saniRon Wilson tize the feeder In the to prevent garden a g a i n s t unwanted bird diseases. (Visit www.wildbirdcenter.com/mas for more birding information)

Amaryllis a favorite

Light up the holidays and those bleak winter days – plant bulbs! A holiday favorite, Amaryllis is one of the easiest bulbs to bring into flower, not only for the holidays, but over the winter as well. Amaryllis are available in many different colors, single and double blooms, and gives one outstanding show when in flower. Now here are a few tips for growing amaryllis in your home: • When buying your amaryllis bulbs, remember, the larger the bulb, the more flower stalks it will have – which means more flowers! You’ll find different sizes with different costs available in your local garden stores. • Plant your amaryllis bulb in a 6- to 8-inch pot (good drainage), using a top grade potting soil. Plant the bulb so that it’s buried up to the bottom of the neck of the bulb, and water it in. • Place your newly planted amaryllis in a warm, well lit area, and water sparingly at first, then water as needed once it starts to grow. Let the soil get close to dry before watering each time.

Letters from Santa! Climb for Mamelodi Fundraiser! Sat, Dec 19, 6-9 PM at Rockquest Climbing Cen ter. $2 a climb or $10 un limited. Extra fees for shoes, raffles, and food.

Kirby-Bertsch

Watch a child’s eyes light up this holiday season when they receive a personalized letter from Santa! Visit Cincinnati.Com/santaletter to order online today! A $5.00 donation to Newspapers In Education is requested.

• It usually takes about 68 weeks for the bulb to flower, so plan accordingly. Planting amaryllis now, should have them starting to show colors just before Christmas. • Once the amaryllis flower is finished, cut it off (stalk and all) and grow your amaryllis indoors as a houseplant this winter, then outside during the summer. There’s a real good chance you can get it to flower again next year! And buy several bulbs, staggering their planting times about 3-4 weeks apart. Then you’ll have great indoor colors, all winter long!

Fragrant paperwhites

Here’s another way to light up the holidays and winter months indoors, but this time, you’ll get great colors and a great smell! That’s right – by planting paperwhite bulbs, not only will you add great colors indoors, but you’ll also add a wonderful fragrance! There are several ways to plant paperwhites indoors – you can use a pot with a top grade potting soil and simply nest the bulbs into the soil and add water, but one of my favorite ways is to nestle them in a saucer of gravel. • Simply grab a saucer, and fill with small sized gravel or stones. Nestle the bottoms of your paperwhites into the gravel, and then add water, bringing the level up to and covering the bottom of the bulbs. • Place the saucer of bulbs in a well lit warm area, and your paperwhites will jump into action and start growing right away! Monitor the water levels and keep it just at the

base of the bulbs. These take about 3-5 weeks to flower, so plan accordingly. • And if your bulbs seem to be coming along too quickly, simply move them into a cooler area, and they will slow down. And to keep your paperwhites from getting really tall, add a splash of gin to the water! Yep, just a shot of gin (or vodka or other clear liquor) will keep these beauties shorter and stockier. Buy extras and plant on an every three- or four- week schedule. That way you’ll have colors and fragrances indoors, all winter long. Ron Wilson is marketing manager for Natorp’s Inc. Garden Stores and is the garden expert for 55KRC-AM and Local 12. You can reach him at columns@communitypress.com

REAL HICKORY SMOKED BBQ ! COLD BEER TOO !

We Cater ple Pick Pig Roasts PickyPitPToeo Plate Corn Roasts Take Home Call Ahead Dine In Wed: Ribs & Jazz Sat: Live Blues Let Us Tastefully Plan Your Holiday Party

931-9100 NEW LOCATION FREE PORK SAMMICH

Now Open Sunday 1-7 pm

513513-

8021 HAMILTON AVE. MT. HEALTHY

With the purchase of a pork sammich and two drinks.

Let Us Smoke Your Turkey, Just A Buck A LB!

Serving Cincinnati 27 Years 6118 Hamilton Ave., Cinti., Ohio

513-541-8804

Make the Holidays special with a Bacall’s gift certiﬁcate!

$ 5.00 off $25.00

Food Purchase Dine in only Exp 12-31-09

Eat Local • Drink Local Support Our Local Independents

Newspapers In Education is a non-proﬁt program supporting more than 26,000 students in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky schools. NIE is committed to promoting literacy by providing The Enquirer and educational resources to local classrooms.

Visit bacallscafe.com to see our upcoming show schedule.

*Must be received by Monday, December 14, 2009. Letters from Santa will be mailed Wednesday, December 16, 2009.

Mt. Healthy High School Cafeteria 2046 Adams Rd. Mt. Healthy - 729-0131 Doors Open 6:00 pm Bingo Starts 6:55 pm • No Computers Guaranteed $3500 Payout With 150 Players or More

1001521634-01

WED. NIGHT ONLY

MT. NOTRE DAME H.S. - EVERY TUESDAY EVE. For more information about NIE, contact Kristin Garrison at 513.768.8135 or visit Cincinnati.Com/nie. All proceeds will beneﬁt Newspapers In Education.

Visit Cincinnati.Com/santaletter to order online today!

SmokeFree Bingo Do O ors 5:00pen pm

711 East Columbia • Reading PROGRESSIVE GAME $13,500 & GROWING

aries Prelimin 5 Start 6:4

Make Plans Early To Play New Year’s Eve Call Cathy at 513-494-1391 to get on mailing list for monthly specials.

Save the Animals Foundation BINGO

11330 Williamson Rd. off Cornell, in Blue Ash TUESDAY & FRIDAY Evenings - Doors Open 6pm

Preliminary Games 7:00pm - Reg Games 7:30pm OVER 25 DIFFERENT INSTANTS

RINKS BINGO 1001521732-01

Grant and Keli Kirby of Colerain Township are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Holli to Justin Bertsch, son of Sharon and Warren Bertsch of Highland Heights, KY. Holli is a 2005 graduate of Northwest High School and is currently attending Northern Kentucky University majoring in Special Education. Justin graduated in 2003 from Campbell County High School. He will be graduating in May, 2010 from Northern Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education-Social Studies. Holli and Justin will be married on Friday, June 11, 2010 at the Nathanael Greene Lodge in Green Township.

MT. HEALTHY NIGHT OWL BINGO

Non-Smoking

Same great Bingo! Fri & Sat Nights

513-931-4441 • 513-931-0259

www.RinksBingo.com

0000368638

BUSINESS UPDATE

Tri-County Press

December 9, 2009

RECORD

Tri-County Press

THE

December 9, 2009

BIRTHS

SHARONVILLE

Catherine Dangerfield, 35, 2998 Cunningham, criminal trespassing at 2998 Cunningham Drive, Nov. 18. Corey Williams, 21, 475 West Point Pleasant, drug abuse at 3190 Cooper Road, Nov. 23.

Daniel Harris, 20, 9395 Snider Road, obstructing official business, falsification at 10900 Reading Road, Nov. 24. Rodriquez Daniels, 36, 6420 Graceland Road, possession at Econolodge, Nov. 22. Robert Shores Jr., 32, 6809 Vankirk St., possession at ABV, Nov. 22. Terry Scott, 63, 6566 Greentree Drive, operating vehicle intoxicated at Sharon and Reading, Nov. 21. Hendrix Shawnda, 35, 1023 E. 18th Ave., possession at Econolodge, Nov. 21. Amy Duggan, 33, 6710 Double Eagle Drive, possession at LivInn, Nov. 21. Antwon Clark, 29, 416 W. 9th St., possession at Travelodge, Nov. 21. Lucas Pacell, 21, 813 Cheever Ave., drug abuse at 11385 Chester Road, Jan. 21. Victor Romazo, 22, 716 N. Mapie, drug abuse at 11385 Chester Road, Nov. 21. Brandy Gambrell, 33, 2730 U.S. Route 50, drug abuse at 3850 Hauck Road, Nov. 22. Kyle Grimm, 18, 5817 Lisa Court,

Incidents/investigations Open container prohibited At 2801 Cunningham, Nov. 17.

Theft

$965 removed at 10425 Reading Road, Nov. 18.

LEGAL NOTICE A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 @ 7:00 p.m. before the Springdale Board of Zoning Appeals. of owner (1)The Marwood 11988 Lane requests a variance to allow the elimination of the garage. Said variance is from Section 153.105 (B) "A single two-car garage and related parking area is required." (2)The owner of 12065 Greencastle Drive requests a variance to construct a 13’ X 11’ deck 11 ½’ from rear property line. Said variance is from Section 153.580 (D) "an entrance, deck or open but may porch roofed project… not more than 50% into a reyard." rear quired The public hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers lo11700 at cated Springfield Pike, Springdale OH 45246,513-346-5730. 1001523562 Notice of Public Auction In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an of lien owner’s goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bob’s SelfStorage location(s) And, below. listed due notice has been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to interest an claim therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location (s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Monday, Decem ber 21, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at 11378 Springfield Pike, OH Springdale, 45246, 513-7715311. Mary Jo Patt e r s o n , 1215 Byrd St., Lincoln Heights, OH 45215; House hold goods, furniture, boxes, applian ces, TV’s or stereo equipment; Peter Rhodes, 55 Tucker Ln. Newport News, VA 23606; Household goods; Brenda Ibsen Cook, 3544 Ave. Apt # 3, Cincin nati, OH 45209; Household goods, boxes; furniture, Brenda Cook, 3544 Ibsen Ave., Apt.# 3, Cincinnati, OH Household 45209; goods, clothes; Martinez Tarver, P . O . Box 46223, Cincin nati, OH 45240; Furniture, boxes; Thomas; Corwyn 1562 Spring Park Walk, Cincinnati, OH 45215; Boxes, Mannequins; Brian E d w a r d s , 809 Ct., Weymouth OH Springdale, 45240; Household goods, boxes, account records. 1001520276

DEATHS

POLICE

REAL

ESTATE

Your Community Press newspaper serving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville,Springdale, Wyoming

communitypress.com

POLICE REPORTS

EVENDALE

Arrests/citations

Editor Dick Maloney | rmaloney@communitypress.com | 248-7134

Burglary

Arrests/citations

On the Web

Our interactive CinciNavigator map allows you to pinpoint the loction of police reports in your neighborhood. Visit: Cincinnati.com/evendale Cincinnati.com/glendale Cincinnati.com/sharonville Cincinnati.com/springdale Cincinnati.com/wyoming drug paraphernalia at I75, Nov. 22. John Doe, 30, 11414 Lebanon Road, disorderly conduct at 11414 Lebanon Road, Nov. 18.

Incidents/investigations Assault

Victim struck at 1546 Fawnvista, Nov. 19.

Breaking and entering

Business entered and $392 in tools damaged at 11909 Tramway Drive, Nov. 22. Storage area entered at 11880 Mosteller Road, Nov. 14. Transmission cores and oil valued at $12,160 removed at 11724 Lebanon Road, Nov. 20.

Residence entered and copper pipe valued at $500 removed at 11191 Maple, Nov. 22.

Cruelty to animals

Reported at 3933 Sharonview Drive, Nov. 22.

Disorderly conduct

Reported at 11414 Lebanon Road, Nov. 18.

Theft

Axle cargo trailer of unknown value removed at 2444 Crowne Point Court, Nov. 20. Phone of unknown value removed at 11080 Chester Road, Nov. 16. Vehicle entered and computer valued at $3,500 removed at 3855 Hauck Road, Nov. 19. Computer valued at $1,556 removed at 3855 Hauck Road, Nov. 18.

Theft, criminal damaging

GPS unit, MP3 player valued at $490 removed from vehicle at 11029 Dowlin Drive, Nov. 18.

SPRINGDALE

Arrests/citations

Juvenile Female, 15, theft at 204 Harter Ave., Nov. 19. Landen Mosley, 20, 11371 Lippelman Road, driving under the influence at 11775 Springfield Pike, Nov. 22. Remington Taylor, 20, 4386 New Haven Road, driving under the influence at I275, Nov. 22. Silvia Bernal, 18, 1120 Chesterdale Drive, theft at 11700 Princeton Pike, Nov. 21. T’Keyia Gray, 19, 1094 Jackson, theft at 11700 Princeton Pike, Nov. 21. Derrick Wells, 55, 3086 Henshaw Ave., theft at 11700 Princeton

Pike, Nov. 21. Justin Kemp, 19, 1107 Chestnut, assault at 12105 Lawnview Ave., Nov. 21. Brian Harris, 27, 3020 Gilbert Ave., forgery at 12105 Lawnview Ave., Nov. 20. Earlene Richardson, 18, 1803 Dreman Ave., theft at 11700 Princeton Pike, Nov. 20. John Hensey, 19, 8776 Long Lane, theft, drug abuse at 485 Kemper Road, Nov. 22. Carlos Torres, 37, 67 Woodsfield Court, theft at 1309 Kemper Road, Nov. 23. Ryan Meyer, 25, 4126 Superior Ave., theft at 12179 Princeton Pike, Nov. 23. Tabbitha Rooks, 20, 2584 Honeyhill Court, theft at 11700 Princeton Pike, Nov. 23. James Davis, 34, 11971 Navona Court, domestic violence at 11971 Navona Court, Nov. 23.

Incidents/investigations Assault

Reported at 330 Glensprings, Nov. 21. Reported at 764 Ledro Street, Nov. 22.

Breaking and entering

Money drop removed at 11700 Princeton Pike, Nov. 23.

Burglary

Attempt made at 678 Park Ave., Nov. 22.

Criminal damaging

Graffiti spray painted on sign at 1 Cameron Road, Nov. 20. Chairs thrown through window at 1634 Ardwick Lane, Nov. 22.

Domestic

Male reported at Observatory, Nov.

TEN

BED AND BREAKFAST

Directory 513.768.8285 or travelads@enquirer.com

BED AND BREAKFAST

Bed & Breakfast Feature of the Week

RAVENWOOD CASTLE: A MOST UNUSUAL GETAWAY Visit a “medieval castle” on a high hilltop on 115 secluded and forested acres of the most beautiful area of Southeast Ohiothe Hocking Hills! Owners Sue & Jim Maxwell are creating the most unusual guest experience of stepping back 800 years in a reconstruction of a “12th century Norman castle.” The Maxwells have traveled throughout England & Scotland & have always loved castles & the medieval era. Although the building is new, the couple has been collecting architectural antiques for several years. Each guest room or suite has a stained glass window, usually in the bedroom, a Victorian fireplace mantel with a gas log unit, antique light fixtures and some have beautiful old doors. The wood mouldings around the door & windows & the 5 stairways are inspired by centuries old motifs from Great Britain’s stately homes & castles. Most rooms also have a French door with a balcony, private deck overlooking the forest. There are also “medieval” themed cottages with fireplaces and whirlpools. Ravenwood has

BED AND BREAKFAST THE DOOLIN HOUSE INN. Premier Inn. Gourmet breakfast. Minutes from Lake Cumberland. Join us for a romantic weekend/women’s retreat. 606-678-9494 doolinhouse.com

FLORIDA $99/nt*. Sanibel & Boca Grande Discover the charm & comfort of beachfront vaca tion homes, cozy cottages or spacious affordable condos. *rates from. Grande Island Vacations. 800-962-3314 bocagrandevacations.com

BeautifulBeach.com leads you to NW Florida’s Beach Vacation Rentals along the beaches of South Walton. Luxurious gulf-front homes, seaside condos and cottages. Dune Allen Realty, 50 yrs of excellent service and accommodations. 888-267-2121 or visit www.BeautifulBeach.com

its own food service for guests, so they can spend their entire visit immersed in solitude if they wish, surrounded by tall trees, huge rocks, the castle‘s own hiking trails and plenty of peace and quiet. Or guests can drive the few miles to outside attractions & other dramatic scenery in the Hocking Hills. Ravenwood offers popular “murder mystery” weekends and also plans “medieval dinners”, getaway workshops, and other special events. Facilities are also perfect for small weddings and other festive occasions. The building has no steps into the 1st floor level - a “drawbridge” leads from the driveway to the massive front door and the first floor guest rms. Nearby are caves, waterfalls, lots of hiking trails, a scenic railway, arts & crafts studios & shop, antique malls and much more. There are often midweek discounts and a special “Royal Family” Adventure Package in the summer.

For info call 800-477-1541 or visit www.ravenwoodcastle.com

FLORIDA Beautiful Seagrove Beach Rent & Relax. Nr Destin, between famous Seaside & Rosemary Beach. Cozy Cottages to Gulf Front Condos. Web Specials. 1-800-537-5387 www.garrettbeachrentals.com

CLEARWATER - Indian Rocks Beach 2br, 2ba Gulf Front condo. Heated pool, balcony. Many up grades. 513-771-1373, 260-3208 www.go-qca.com/condo

CLEARWATER/ST. PETE Gulf front condos. Sandy beach. January ’10, 4 Week Discounts! Florida Lifestyles. 1-800-487-8953 www.ourcondo.com

FLORIDA EAST COAST, NEW SMYRNA BEACH Luxurious oceanfront condos & vacation homes. Closest & best beach to Disney. Ocean Properties Vacation Rentals 800-728-0513 www.oceanprops.com

FT. MYERS. Luxury 2 BR, 2 BA condo overlooking golf course & lake. Nr. airport, shopping & dining. Rental includes golf & country club privileges at reduced price. Owner • 513-260-3395 or 812-537-0495

About police reports

The Community Press publishes the names of all adults charged with offenses. This information is a matter of public record and does not imply guilt or innocence. To contact your local police department: Evendale, Chief Gary Foust, 563-2249 or 563-0289; Glendale, Chief Dave Warman, 771-7645 or 7717882; Sharonville, Chief Mike Schappa, 563-1147; Springdale, Chief Mike Laage, 346-5790; Wyoming, Chief Gary J. Baldauf, 821-0141. 21.

Theft

Frames of unknown value removed at 11700 Princeton Pike, Nov. 19. Camping equipment valued at $825 removed at 155 TriCounty Parkway, Nov. 19. $2,900 taken through deceptive means at 852 Cedarhill Drive, Nov. 19. $18 removed at 11700 Princeton Pike, Nov. 20. Reported $1,500 removed at 1333 Chesterdale, Nov. 22. Medication of unknown value removed at 95 Silverwood Circle, Nov. 23. $75 removed through deceptive means at 501 Kemper Road E., Nov. 23.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Travel & Resort EE NESS

PRESS

EVENDALE TENNESSEE 1-7 Affordable, Deluxe Chalets & Cabin Rentals. Pigeon Forge in the Smokies. Vacation/Dollywood Specials. Free brochure. Call 1-800-833-9987. www.firesidechalets.com

A Beautiful Cabin Getaway Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge. Hot tub, jacuzzi, fireplace, gas grill. $85/nt, 5 nt special $375. 800-793-8699. smokymtncrossrdrentals.com

9918 Pheasantwalk Court: Schafrik Robert E. Tr & Mary L. Tr to Goodman Curtis Edwin & Roshni Shetty; $499,000.

GLENDALE

3 Annadale Lane: Ables Eleanor R. to Tenkman Peter A.; $158,500. 50 Lake Ave.: Kohler Kristin to Fanniemae; $254,900.

SHARONVILLE

11088 Woodward Lane: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Tr to Chambers Alan J.; $64,100. 1488 Fawnvista Lane: American General Financial Services Inc. to Archibald Kevin A.; $83,000.

SPRINGDALE SANIBEL ISLAND Quality, beachfront condos. Excellent service! Great rates! www.SanibelIslandVacations.com 1-888-451-7277

CHALET VILLAGE www.chaletvillage.com Cozy cabins to luxurious chalets Fully furnished, hot tubs, pool tables. Check SPECIALS, availability and book online 24/7, or call 1-800-722-9617

MICHIGAN

LEELANAU VACATION RENTALS Over 120 condos, cottages and homes on Lake Michigan, Glen Lake and other inland lakes. Call 231-334-6100 or visit www.leelanau.com/vacation

NEW YORK MANHATTAN--NYC HOTEL $129/2 persons. Singles $124. Suites $139-$159. Lincoln Ctr area, Hudson River views, 18 flrs, kitchenette, 5 mins to midtown, safe, quiet, luxury area. RIVERSIDE TOWER, Riverside & 80th St. Call 1-800-724-3136 or visit: www.riversidetowerhotel.com

NORTH CAROLINA EMERALD ISLE. Ocean Front luxury vacation homes with community pool. Call for free brochure. 1-252-354-5555 Spinnaker’s Reach Realty www.SpinnakersReach.com

SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON. Wild Dunes. Beachfront 3 br, 3 ba condo. Balco nies overlooking golf & beach. Avail Mar 14-21. Great value at only $1400. Contact owner, 513-575-9811 SEABROOK EXCLUSIVES Villas & Private Homes. Ocean, golf, tennis, equestrian. Pet friendly rentals. Free brochure. Book online! 888-718-7949. www.seabrookexclusives.com

11760 Van Camp Lane: Bollmer Carmen to Sewall Kathleen S.; $75,500. 307 Princewood Court: Hughes Edsel R. & Bobbie W. to Williams Mary Ann; $148,500. 484 Kemper Road: Homesales Inc. to Tristate Holdings Inc.; $25,000.

WOODLAWN GATLINBURG. Affordable rates. Fully furnished. 1-8 bdrms. Chalets, Cabins, Privacy, Views, Hot Tubs, Jacuzzis, Fireplaces. 1-800-235-2661 www.alpinechaletrentals.com

GATLINBURG. Choose a 2 or 3 BR chalet, conveniently located, richly appointed and meticulously main tained. Pet friendly. 877-215-3335 or visit www.marysescape.com

www.AUNTIEBELHAMS.com Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge. Vacation in a beautiful log cabin or chalet with hot tub, Jacuzzi, views & pool tables. Call about specials! 800-436-6618

105 Grove Road: U.S. Bank National Association Tr to Brettster Properties LLC; $11,000.

WYOMING

1110 Brayton Ave.: Rutter Michael & Meilan to Mcphail Gary & Kerry; $365,000. 44 Forest Ave.: Mcgurk Mary P. to Cartwright Amber E.; $243,400.

About real estate transfers

Information is provided as a public service by the office of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhood designations are approximate.

On the Web

Compare home sales on your block, on your street and in your neighborhood at: Cincinnati.com/evendale Cincinnati.com/glendale Cincinnati.com/sharonville Cincinnati.com/springdale Cincinnati.com/wyoming

Movies, dining, events and more Metromix.com