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Avery “Winkie” Foster (foreground) is Loveland’s 2011 Valentine Lady.

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Six teams from Milford, Miami Township and Goshen came together to eat ribs for a cause. Texas Roadhouse hosted a four-pound rib-eating contest to raise money to bring the Firefighter Combat Challenge back to Milford in April. Miami Township firefighters Ross Pawlak and Tom Porter are working to plan the event, which isn’t cheap.

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The Loveland Board of Education is expected to vote Jan. 18 to put a 3.5-mill operating levy on the May 3 ballot.

The school board approved a “resolution of necessity” for the levy on Jan. 4 – the first step in getting it before voters.

If residents approve the levy, it will cost homeowners about $107 more a year per $100,000 of home valuation, Treasurer Brett Griffith said.

Griffith says the levy would generate about $2.7 million a year for the district.

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“The last operating levy, passed in 2008, was a no-millageincrease levy that the board promised to last until 2012,” Griffith said.

“If passed in May this levy will begin to be collected in January 2012, which is consistent with the board’s commitment in 2008.”

A five-year financial forecast approved by the school board last October showed ever-larger deficits in the years ahead – including one of more than $5 million by the fiscal year that ends

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The Loveland Board of Education re-elected Kathryn Lorenz (left) president and Christine Olsen (middle) vice president at its Jan. 4 meeting. At right is member Katie Bontrager.

June 30, 2013. Loveland’s perpupil expenditure was $9,446 annually, compared to $9,608 for similar districts and the state average of $9,525, the forecast said.

The resolution of necessity approved by the school board Jan. 4 will be sent to the Hamilton County auditor to certify the amount of money 3.5 mills would generate for the district. The school board plans to review the auditor’s determination at the

board’s Jan. 18 meeting and then vote on whether to place the levy on the ballot.

“I believe this is a responsible levy request taking into account our current economic climate and considering all of the information we have available at this time,” Loveland schools Superintendent John Marschhausen said.

“We have studied our budget

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Cabin owner logs renovation hours And to think that he bought it on Mulberry Street

Power of music

Madeira resident JeanRobert Cadet is pinning his hopes on music to help abolish child slavery in Haiti. Cadet, who is devoted to freeing Haitian children forced into domestic servitude, told Loveland Middle School French students that he is working with top musicians in Haiti to establish a national competition in his homeland for songs decrying child slavery.

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Time to rebound

For the second straight season, the Loveland High School boys basketball team is off to a slow start. The Tigers, which started 1-9 last year, are 1-6 (13) entering play Jan. 7. Five of their six losses are by double digits.

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C.J. Carr got a little more than he expected when he bought a house at the corner of Rich Road and Mulberry Street.

The Symmes Township resident discovered he now owned a log house that was once owned by John and Mary Ross. According to the Symmes Township Historical Society, the house was built in 1836.

Carr, who is now president of the historical society, decided to donate the house back to the township.

He said he did it because it was a chance to keep a piece of history in the township. Carr said Addison Clipson Association of Architects Inc. is the architect for the house and the contractors are Architectural Reclamation, Myers Concrete Walls and Roager Daniel Heating.

“It’s important that we’re preserving the history of the township,” said Carol Sims, treasurer for the historical society.

The Symmes Township Historical Society has been raising money through bake sales, yard sales and Symmesfest to restore the house.

The Symmes Township Board of Trustees had approved a longterm lease to put the log house on the Meade Property on Lebanon Road. Carr said the entire house will be rebuilt as it was on Rich Road and will include all of the original material.

Carr said he expects reconstruction of the house to be com-

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The Symmes Township Historical Society is restoring a log house on the Meade Property on Lebanon Road. C.J. Carr, left, bought the house which was originally on Rich Road and later donated it to the township after he found out it was a log house originally from the 1860s. Carr, who is president of the Symmes Historical Society, is with Carol Sims, treasurer of the historical society. They expect that the log house will be open to the public next spring.

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To learn more about the Symmes Township Historical Society and to track the progress of the Ross Family Log House, visit www.symmeshistoricalsociety.com. plete next spring.

No date has been set for the grand opening. Sims said once the log house is open, visitors and school tours can explore the log house to explore life in the mid1800s and then visit the Meade

House for a look at life in the early 1900s.

“It’s so unique to have both on the same property,” Sims said.

The historical society was also awarded a $100,000 grant from the Ohio Cultural Commission for

the project. Sims said money is still needed to furnish and maintain the log house.

To learn more about the Symmes Township Historical Society and to track the progress of the log house, visit www. symmeshistoricalsociety.com.

The historical society meets the third Thursday of every month at the township administration building at 9323 Union Cemetery Road.

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Public invited to King celebration Community Press Staff Report

Local religious leaders and dance teams will participate in the 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration hosted by The Loveland Initiative Sunday, Jan. 16.

This is the 13th year the Initiative – a non-profit group that helps educate and assist needy children and their families – has sponsored the only community-wide King event.

The theme for the observance will be, “Faith is tak-

The theme for the observance will be, “Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase,” a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. ing the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase,” a quote from King.

There will be speakers from New Friendship Baptist Church, Northstar: A Community of Grace and the Loveland Presbyterian Church.

Also, performances by New Friendship Baptist Church’s Angels of Youth dancers, the Northstar worship and dance teams, the Oxford Gourd and Drum Ensemble and the Cincinnati Drum Circle & Tribal Dance group.

The celebration will be

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held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Loveland Initiative’s new home in Northstar: A Community of Grace, 11020 S. Lebanon Road in Loveland.

“This year, the event will be even more special as for the first time it will be held at our home,” said Terri Rogers, executive director of the Initiative.

Attendees are encourage to bring a dish to the celebration, which will include a potluck dinner.

The celebration is free and open to the public.

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Time to dress Valentino

Use your imagination to dress, decorate and color our “Valentino” heart figure. Mail or bring it to the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce, 442 W. Loveland Ave., Loveland, OH 45140. Winning entries will be posted on Cincinnati.com/loveland, and may be printed in The Loveland Herald. Deadline is noon Friday, Jan. 28.

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and believe this levy will keep our district financially solvent and educationally sound for the next several years.

“As an educator, I would love to say this levy would provide for additional programs and services,” Marschhausen said.

“However, I understand this is not realistic in today’s economy. We must continue our history of exceptional efficiency, excellent education and great opportunities for learning.”

In a “State of the Schools” presentation by school officials before the Jan. 4 meeting, Griffith said residential taxes generated 92 percent of all tax revenues the district received in 2010.

Marschhausen said school officials are doing all they can not to further burden taxpayers.

He said the proposed 3.5-mill hike is the minimum needed to keep the district in the black and that, “We will be pinching

‘State of the Schools’ lists accomplishments

Loveland City Schools officials presented “State of the Schools” addresses Jan. 4 noting that during the last school year: • The school district earned Ohio’s top excellent rating for the 10th consecutive year and won an Ohio Department of Education Stellar Award for Best Nutrition Practices.

• Loveland High School was named in the top 5 percent of U.S. public schools

by Newsweek magazine, won a FAVC (Fort Ancient Valley Conference) all-sports trophy and produced a graduating class that won $12 million worth of scholarships. every penny.”

Also Jan. 4, the school board re-elected Kathryn Lorenz president and Christine Olsen vice president.

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Valentine Lady to kick off annual Loveland event

By Jeanne Houck

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The annual Loveland Valentine Community Breakfast is at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at the Oasis Golf Club & Conference Center on Loveland-Miamiville Road in Miami Township.

Cost of the breakfast is $20. Register by calling the chamber at 683-1544 or visiting www.lovelandchamber. org by Wednesday, Feb. 9.

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Avery “Winkie” Foster (foreground) gets the good news: she’s Loveland’s 2011 Valentine Lady. Behind her are previous Valentine Ladies, from left: Margaret Keifer, Kay Napier and Bonnie Larson.

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This is the winning 2011 Loveland Valentine card designed by Nancy Sullivan, a Blanchester resident with an art studio on Main Avenue in Loveland.

The Loveland Woman’s Club nominated Foster as the Valentine Lady.

“If selection of a Valentine Lady was based on community involvement alone, Winkie, as she’s lovingly called, would certainly be a perfect fit,” the Woman’s Club said in its nominating letter.

“She served 29 years as a Loveland High School teacher, where she was known by her students as a strict disciplinarian, but as a fair and honest teacher who really cared about her students.

“She inspired many, many students with the enthusiastic guidance she

Exceprts from the Loveland Woman’s Club’s nomination of Valentine Lady Avery Foster: “If selection of a Valentine Lady was based on community involvement alone, Winkie, as she’s lovingly called, would certainly be a perfect fit.”

“She served 29 years as a Loveland High School teacher, where she was known by her students as a strict disciplinarian, but as a fair and honest teacher who really cared about her students.”

“She inspired many, many students with the enthusiastic guidance she provided in overseeing the school newspaper and the school yearbooks,” the Woman’s Club said.

“One of the teachers who worked many years with Winkie stated that if asked, many of her students would say she was very caring and sincerely wanted them to do well – not only in her class, but in life – and what better legacy than to know you have helped to mold the lives of so many young people.” provided in overseeing the school newspaper and the school yearbooks,” the Woman’s Club said.

“One of the teachers who worked many years with Winkie stated that if asked, many of her stu-

Fire department earns ambulance accreditation The Loveland Symmes Fire Department has been presented with a certificate of accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (C.A.A.S).

Established in 1990, C.A.A.S is an independent, non-profit corporation with a nine member Board of Directors. The Board sets policy for the Commission’s operations as well as ongoing monitoring/revision of the Commission’s standards. The board includes representatives from the following organizations: American Ambulance Association, American College of Emergency Physicians, International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Association of EMS Physicians, National Association of EMTs, National Association of State EMS Officials and liaison representation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

To date, only 159 agencies in the nation have completed the accreditation process. In Ohio, there are only three agencies and of that, Loveland Symmes Fire Department is the only Fire Department.

A panel of three independent reviewers was

onsite in October to review LSFD’s documentation.

There are more than 100 standards and include all aspects of ambulance operation. The areas that are scrutinized include; agency management, financial management, budgeting and strategic planning, relations with outside agencies, mutual aid and disaster coordination, community education and relations, human resources and personnel management, hiring, credentialing, training, problem resolution, performance evaluations, clinical standards, quality improvement, safe operations, risk management, vehicles, equipment, facilities and communications and dispatch.

Accreditation is process that takes quite a bit of time to achieve.

Loveland Symmes Fire Department was first accredited by CAAS in 1998 and has successfully renewed every three years.

Fire Chief Otto J. Huber said, “I am proud to offer our accreditation as a service to the community we serve. Everyone wins, our employees, our neighbors and our citizens all benefit from our accreditation.”

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dents would say she was very caring and sincerely wanted them to do well – not only in her class, but in life – and what better legacy than to know you have helped to mold the lives of so many young people.”

The Woman’s Club said Foster has volunteered with many organizations, including the Greater Loveland Historical Society. Foster is treasurer of the Woman’s Club.

“In that capacity, she is responsible for roll call at each meeting, but in typical ‘Winkie style,’ she takes that opportunity to report on or inquire about members’ well-being,” the Woman’s

Interested people also can get the special markings by placing their Valentines in stamped and addressed envelopes, putting the envelopes in larger envelopes and mailing them to: The Valentine Lady, Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce, 442 W. Loveland Ave., Loveland, OH 45140.

The 2011 Valentine cards will be sold at chamber headquarters, the post office and Loveland businesses.

Club said in its letter.

“This is just one of the small ways Winkie expresses her care for others.”

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Starting Monday, Jan. 31, through Valentine’s Day, Valentine Ladies and Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce representatives will be at the Loveland post office on Loveland-Madeira Road to handstamp Valentine’s Day mail with a special cachet and handcancel them with a special Loveland postmark.

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Breaking news: former Loveland High School student-newspaper advisor Avery “Winkie” Foster is the 2011 Valentine Lady.

Foster, who used to teach literature, sociology and news writing and who is a longtime community volunteer, was formally introduced at the kickoff Saturday, Jan. 8, of this year’s Valentine program.

The Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the program since 1972.

“I’m very flattered and I think I have awfully big shoes to fill,” said Foster, 72, of Hamilton Township.

Loveland Mayor Rob Weisgerber, former Valentine Ladies and chamber representatives attended the kickoff at The Kroger store on Loveland-Madeira Road in Loveland.

The winning 2011 Valentine card design by Nancy Sullivan – a Blanchester resident with an art studio on Main Avenue in Loveland – will be unveiled at the kick-off.

As the Valentine Lady, Foster will promote the Valentine program during appearances at community meetings, businesses, nursing homes and schools until the Valentine Community Breakfast at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at the Oasis Golf Club & Conference Center on Loveland-Miamiville Road in Miami Township.

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Former Haitian slave enlists students’ help

By Jeanne Houck

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Music.

Madeira resident JeanRobert Cadet is pinning his hopes on music to help abolish child slavery in Haiti - a practice that enslaved him as a child and continues to enslave, he estimates, as many as 400,000 Haitian children.

Cadet, who is devoted to freeing Haitian children forced into domestic servitude, told Loveland Middle School French students that he is working with top

musicians in Haiti to establish a national competition in his homeland for songs decrying child slavery.

He hopes the winning songs will be played on Haitian radio and shame residents into abolishing the practice.

Cadet asked the seventhand eighth-graders to collect pennies for work at his Restavek Freedom Foundation, which has offices in Kenwood and Port-auPrince. Restavek is a Creole term applied to the child laborers.

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culture, but I need your help,” Cadet said.

“I need your pennies.”

It’s a good bet the Loveland children will come through.

Earlier this year, the Loveland Middle School French students of teacher Hillary Pecsok led a campaign that raised $18,000 for Cadet’s foundation to rebuild and support schools in Haiti devastated by the earthquake in January.

French is one language spoken in Haiti.

Before Cadet unveiled his idea about a music contest Dec. 1, he told students what it was like to never have been parented and to be owned by a family that forced him to do all of its housework and yardwork, forbade him to attend school, beat him and expected him to remain out of sight yet within hearing distance of orders.

“It’s like you don’t exist,” Cadet said.

Cadet, whose work has led to meetings with former President Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and United Nations officials, but who does not know his own age, recounted how the family that owned him moved to New York in the late 1970s and, to his joy, put him out on the street.

The starving boy with shabby clothes turned to a teacher for help and was on his way toward becoming an American citizen, serv-

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ing in the U.S. Army, studying to be a teacher, earning a master’s degree at the University of Cincinnati and marrying a Northern Kentucky woman.

Now, Cadet frequently visits Haiti to arrange adoptions that bring slave children to the United States and works to raise awareness about child slavery in Haiti – the subject of one book he has written and another underway.

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has become my mission” Cadet said.

To illustrate the desperate situation in Haiti, Cadet showed the Loveland students a Dateline segment where an undercover reporter arranges to buy a 11-year-old Haiti girl within 10 hours of leaving Manhattan.

“The most surprising thing I learned was that you can buy a child for $150 in Haiti,” seventh-grader Peyton Terry of Loveland said after Cadet’s presentation.

“This just means Haiti children have little rights.”

Eighth-grader Meg Policastro of Symmes Township said, “I hope that with all the money (raised) children who were in slavery can get

an education and get out of the system.”

Cadet said he long thought mandatory education for children in Haiti would be key to ending child slavery.

He said that would take a lot of money and he has despaired of that happening soon in light of the fact that most of the countries around the world that promised billions of dollars to rebuild Haiti after the earthquake reneged on their pledges.

“If you go to Haiti, it looks like the earthquake happened two weeks ago,” Cadet said.

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HONOR ROLLS

First Honors – Jake Barbara, Anthony Boyle, Roy Bradley, Samuel Bruggemann, Daniel Bruns, Paul Hanna, Charles Haunert, Brendan King, Eric Maus, Stuart Morton, Jacob Orkwis, Joseph Pappalardo, Andreas Pfaller, Preston Rumsey, Kyle Smith, Alex Stanula, Thomas Storer, Andrew Strotman, Ethan Tenbrink, Evan Verrilli, Nicholas Voss, Patrick Wheat and Davis Wick.

Second Honors – Christopher Asgian, Paul Barron, Jared Beitman, Brendan Farlow, Justin Gerbus, Austin Griffiths, Evan Heeter, David Kindel, William Loxterkamp, Collin Marton, Alexander McCluskey, Paul McCreary, Josef Schwartz, Kole Shade, Samuel Sheets, Joseph Simmons, J. David Sturgis, Carson Susich and Matthew Walsh.

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Madeira resident Jean-Robert Cadet, a former child slave in Haiti, tells Loveland Middle School French students that he hopes to establish an annual competition in Haiti for songs decrying child slavery to be played on the radio in his native country and shame inhabitants into abolishing the practice.

First Honors – Matthew Abele, Kevin Altimier, Kevin Batory, Andrew Benza, Ricardo Berns, Nathaniel Bishop, Sam Bockhorst, Jack Brault, Benjamin Bruggemann, Kevin Canavan, Corey Carroll, Michael Cutter, Mark DiGiandomenico, Alex Falck, Brian Foos, Samuel Geraci, James Gilliland, Krieg Greco, Jacob Heuker, Matthew Johnson, Andrew Klosterman, Jared Kroger, Daniel Marchionda, Daniel May, Michael Pilipovich, Ryan Rinn, Bruno Rozzi, Nicholas Schaeffer, Robert Schantz, David Schlie, Kevin Schmitt, Michael Staun, Jacob Stuhlfire, Shane Sullivan, Samuel Verrilli, Thomas Vogele and Joseph Weaver.

Second Honors – John Ausdenmoore, Solomon Barcomb, Alex Bracken, Patrick Cummings, Samuel Distler, Ryan Dockus, Maxwell Foley, Christopher Foster, Maxwell Heiremans, Nicholas Izzi, Kyle Kaiser, Logan Kelleher, Anthony MacArthur, Dane Mechler, Grant Mettey, Thomas O’Donnell II, Dominic Starvaggi, Stephen Stowell, William Thompson and Joseph Wells.

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Sophomores

First Honors – Craig Attenweiler, Michael Budde, Nicholas Buehler, Nicholas Burandt, Wesley Cuprill, Michael Detmer, Zachary Flint, Colin Foos, Jeffrey Fuller, Matthew Kanetzke, Brandon Kroger, Adam Logeman, Michael Madden, Thomas Morand, Scott Nugent, Thomas Paquette, Daniel Powers, Daniel Rotella, Anthony Spuzzillo, Robert Thompson and Alexander Voss.

Second Honors – Kevin Cavallaro, Craig Franz, Brian Haigis, John Hakemoller, Nicholas Hensler, Nathan Isfort, Garrett Lechner, Brennan Leuenberger, Chase Monroe, Garrett Morrissey, Daniel Prampero, Michael Riney, Ryan Scanlon, Harrison Smith, Gabriel Stiver and Tyler Whalen.

First honors – Mary Conroy, Lindsay Darkins, Andrea Deyhle, Elissa How, Emily How, Julianne Marks, Elisabeth Schnicke and Lauren Walsh.

Second honors – Caroline Buck, Carly DeLois, Katie Dickert, Courtney Fasola, Alexandra Groh, Katherine Hendy, Sarah Hill, Lauren Hoffman, Alexis Hope, Emily Hunt, Brittany Inks, Molly Kelsey, Claudia Kerrigan, Sydney Landers, Madeline Lindner, Mary Lindsey, Sarah Martin, Mara Pacitti, Morgan Petzelt, Hannah Pfaltzgraff, Ashley Poland, Miranda Puthoff, Allison Raftery, Madison Rohlfs, Sophie Schertzer, Eleanor Scott, Malinda Stoner, Paige Sweeney, Marissa White and Allyson Winterman.

Seniors

Juniors

First Honors – Ross Geiger, Derrick Maserang, Kyle Robinett, James Rogan, Andrew Tanner, Nicholas Wood and Michael Zoller.

Second Honors – Taylor Bockrath, Christian Corgan, Hayden Frey, Ryan Higgins, Brendan Holmes, Nikolas James, Gregory Leksan, Nicholas Marchionda, Tyler Monger, Alexander Powell, Taylor Preston, Sam Speyer, Eric Stiene, David Trame, Walter Vickers, Kendall Walker, Kyle Walker, John Westerkamp and Connor White.

Mount Notre Dame The following students have earned honors for the first quarter of 2010-2011.

Freshmen

First honors – Catherine Buck, Leah Callahan, Kelly Detmer, Kristi Duncan, Erica How, Karlee Jackson, Sara Voss and Emily Wolfe.

Second honors – Christine Chandler, Morgan Collins, Nia Crerar, Katheri DiGiandomenico, Mackenzie Feathers, Katherine Holly, Hannah Lorenz, Alexandra Martino, Molly McGeeney, Lauren Murphy, Courtney Naber, McKenna Polak, Sara Priest, Ashtin Riveras, Kimberly Roundtree, Stephanie Sparer, Molly Steele, Kathryn Tkacz, Maria Veneziano and Natasha Wyatt.

First honors – Emily Cengel, Robyn Kerley, Libby Pelzel , Keara Saud and Shelby Tarantino.

Second honors – Megan Brault, Mary Crema, Kelly Cutter, Megan Dickert, Taylor Ford, Elena Grimm, Erin Grinsted, Jazmin Hayes, Laura Hendrixson, Maria Hilton, Aubree Hord, Chelsea Jackson, Allison Janka, Lauren Johnston, Krista Kuhlman, Meredith Maresco, Maria Mattei, Kaitlin McGeeney, Abby Nance, Erin Nance, Jenna Nance, Annelise Page, Hannah Ruwe, Heidi Ruwe, Shelby Shepard, Frances Sparer, Katelyn Sussli and Abigail Vollmer.

Seniors

First honors – Susan Conroy, Jennifer Marks, Erika Ripperger, Katie Roundtree, Margaret Steele and Casey Towle.

Second honors – Lydia Backscheider, Allison Beckman, Colleen Butler, Ellen Conners, Devin Deyhle, Lindsey Eramo, Rachel Frank, Melinda Frankenberg, Maria Gallagher, Claire Gallenstein, Meghan Grinsted, Kayla Grome, Carolyn Huhn, Generose Klug, Allyson Lucas, Molly Meyer, Cassidy Miller, Heather Moeller, Allison Murphy, Jamie Naber, Lauren Paasch, Samantha Saud, Abigail Scherpenberg, Caitlyn Schlie, Theresa Schmidt, Sarah Schnicke, Alexandra Schraer, Emma Stiver, Alice Trent, Erin Vannatta, Allison Weaver, Hanna Weigel, Brennan White and Morgan Wolfe.

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• In boys bowling, Loveland beat Walnut Hills 2,6362,560, Jan. 3. Loveland’s Ben Clawson bowled a 410.

On Jan. 5, Loveland beat Walnut Hills 2,486-2,297.

Loveland’s Kyle Schweer bowled a 399.

• In girls bowling, Loveland beat Walnut Hills 2,2271,889, Jan. 3. Loveland’s Toni Gardner bowled a 405.

On Jan. 5, Loveland beat Walnut Hills 2,150-1,844.

Loveland’s Rachel Leever bowled 406.

• The Walnut Hills boys basketball team beat Loveland 56-45, Jan. 4. Loveland’s top-scorer was Anthony LaMacchia with nine points.

• In girls basketball, Milford beat Loveland 61-48, Jan. 5. Loveland’s top-scorer was Alex Kamm with 15 points.

The week at Moeller

• The St. Xavier boys bowling team beat Moeller 2,828-2,439, Jan. 4. Moeller’s Daniel Oehler bowled a 396.

Dschaak signs

Loveland High School senior Alex Dschaak recently signed to swim with Marshall University.

Dschaak is the daughter of Martin and Tanya Dschaak.

In the last three years of swimming for Loveland, she has been a FAVC All-Conference swimmer 11 times and finalist each year at the Ohio High School State Championship Swimming and Diving Meet.

Last year she made finals in the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay. She finished 15th overall in both the 100 freestyle and 100 back. The relays finished 12th and 6th respectively.

She signed at a signing ceremony at Loveland High School Nov. 10.

Dschaak has been swimming competitively since she was 6 years old when she joined the Mission Viejo Nadadores (Mission Viejo, Calif.).

She has been a Cincinnati Marlin for eight years.

She joined the club after moving to Cincinnati from Michigan.

Her accomplishments as a swimmer for the Marlins includes Central Zone Open Water Champion (2005 Zone Meet, 11-12 Girls), several Ohio Junior Olympic relay championships, multiple finals appearances at Ohio Junior Olympic Championship meets, Zone and Sectional qualifier.

She says, “I have swam for three teams, all in different states, California, Michigan, and Ohio. Marlins is my favorite out of all.”

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By Tony Meale tmeale@communitypress.com

For the second straight season, the Loveland High School boys basketball team is off to a slow start.

The Tigers, which started 1-9 last year, are 1-6 (1-3) entering play Jan. 7. Five of their six losses are by double digits.

“We’ve got a lot of inexperience,” Loveland head coach Tim Partin said.

“We’ve only got two kids (senior Wesley Kyles and junior Anthony LaMacchia) who saw a lot of varsity minutes last year. Physically, we’re a bit undersized.”

The Tigers started 1-1 but have since dropped five in a row to McNicholas, Glen Este, Little Miami, Mason and Walnut Hills.

Their lone win came against Kings, 49-45, Dec. 10.

One major bright spot, however, has been the play

of senior center Nick Hoffman, who is among the top five leaders in the Fort Ancient Valley Conference East division in scoring (14.2) and rebounding (8.5).

Hoffman saw limited action last year due to the stellar play of 2010 graduate Tony Hamann, but Hoffman has made the most of his opportunity this season.

“I honestly didn’t know what to expect out of Nick coming into this year, but I’ve been very pleased with his progress,” Partin said.

“He’s got a nice scoring touch down close to the basket.”

Kyles and LaMacchia, meanwhile, are second and third, respectively, on the team in scoring. Kyles is averaging 12.2 points, while LaMacchia is averaging 9.0 on 44.4 percent shooting from three-point range.

“Wes has been called on

to a score a lot, and his defense has really improved; him being a fouryear varsity player, he brings a calming presence to our team,” Partin said. “And Anthony is able to spread the floor, which gives Nick some room to work and opens up driving lanes for Wes and (senior guard) Austin Stahl.”

Stahl is fourth on the team with 4.3 points per game.

The Tigers’ top bench player, perhaps, is sophomore forward Bryce Plitt.

“He brings a lot of toughness,” Partin said. “He doesn’t score a whole lot, but he plays good defense, he sets screens, he boxes out – he does those kinds of things.”

Although the Tigers started 1-9 last season, they went 6-6 in their final 12 games. Partin hopes for a similar turnaround in the coming weeks and months.

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Loveland High School senior Wes Kyles, left, shoots the ball over Mason’s Parker Raffel during a 67-38 road loss Dec. 28. Kyles scored a team-high 17 points.

“We’re close,” he said.

“It’s the mental lapses that cost us. We’re not the kind of team that can just get down 10 or 12 points and

turn it on and come back.

We have to grind out leads.

We’re just going to compete every day and stay focused on what we’re doing.”

Moeller’s future bright after trip

By Scott Springer

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In the words of former NFL coach Dennis Green, “They are who we thought they were!”

The Moeller Crusader basketball team is once again on top of the Greater Catholic League-South, the division they’ve won eight times since 2000. As is tradition, the Moeller boys wrapped up 2010 with an out-of-town tournament.

From Dec. 27-30, the “Mighty Men of Moe” won four straight games to take the VisitMesa.com Challenge in Arizona. Coach Carl Kremer found the western competition a good primer for the rigors of the GCL. “The high schools out there are huge,” Kremer said. “Dobson High School, our first game, they’ve got a lot of tradition and success.

It’s a school of about 4,500 kids. Mountain View, the final game we played, is very similar to that.”

The only game that was close, was the finale.

Moeller defeated Mesa Dob-

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Moeller’s Alex Barlow drives to the basket during the Crusaders basketball against Elder in December. Moeller finished 2010 by winning the VisitMesa.com Challenge in Arizona. son 62-41, Phoenix Sunnyslope 64-40, Phoenix St. Mary’s 66-43 and Mountain View 36-35 for the title.

“We take a trip every year,” Kremer said. “One year we’ll take a plane ride.

The next year we’ll take a bus ride. We’ve been to all different types of places. It’s become a tradition for us.

The one in Arizona was one of the best run tournaments.”

The leaders in the Mesa tournament, were the usual suspects, seniors Alex Barlow and Charlie Byers.

They’re two of Moeller’s three players averaging double digit points per game (junior Ben Galemmo is the other). Byers was first-team GCL-South last season, while Barlow was secondteam and the GCL defensive player of the year.

“Those two guys, they’re both three-year starters,” said Kremer. “When two of your guards are three-year starters, you’ve got a chance to be pretty good.”

Especially, when both guards come from a state runner-up squad. Much like last year’s crew, the Crusaders don’t necessarily “wow” you in the layup line. With Griffin McKenzie now playing for the Xavier Musketeers, Moeller is even further discounted based on the pre-game “tale of the tape.”

However, most coaches will assure you that talent isn’t always measured in size. More than likely, some fans in Mesa made that mistake, particularly in the championship game when Kremer’s “gym rats” took down the “mountains” of

Mountain View.

“I’ve been blessed over the years with some really impressive looking teams. I think everybody expects that out of us,” said Kremer.

“In our last game, we played the No. 1 team in the state of Arizona (Mountain View). They were big-6-7, 6-6-, 6-5-big, strong kids. I think people questioned if we’d be able to guard them.”

With four starters hovering around the 6-foot mark (Byers, Barlow, Galemmo and Shaquille Jinks), the Crusaders obviously proved a lot of folks wrong. Junior center Tony Sabato is the only starter that ducks under any doorways at 6-6.

“We’ve got some big guys that come off the bench, but they’re developing,” Kremer said. “This is more of a scrappy team – very similar to our team last year.”

One of those in development is sophomore Josh Davenport. He’s a bit over 6-3 now, but is trying to pound in the GCL at around 160-plus. From a school

that has produced numerous Division I players (Byron Larkin, Josh Duncan, Tyler Dierkers, Ryan Childress, Troy Tabler, McKenzie, etc.) Davenport may be the next on the list.

“He’s coming off the bench for us now,” Kremer said. “He’s got tremendous upside. He’s eventually going to be a Division I, perhaps even a high-major player. He’s still learning how to defend at the level we want to defend at. And, his body’s still developing.”

Next up for Kremer and the Crusaders is the “Big East” of high school hoops – the GCL. Sizing up the competition, Kremer looks no farther than North Bend Road.

“I think La Salle is the cream of the crop,” Kremer said. “They’re very well coached and have a lot of weapons. They have a lot of guys that can score the ball.

I clearly think they’re the favorite.”

The Lancers and Crusaders hook up Friday, Jan. 21, at Moeller, and Friday, Feb. 18, at La Salle.

CHCA boys set new goal for 2011

By Nick Dudukovich

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With a 1-6 start to the 20102011 season, the Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy boys basketball team has an uphill battle to fight.

Head coach Mike Sylvester said the squad had to set new milestones as the Eagles try to add more victories to the win column.

“When you start the way we started, you have to take what your initial goals were for the season and ramp them down a little bit,” Sylvester said. “Getting to .500 would be a realistic goal and something we would like to see.”

Sylvester said his team’s woes stem from turnover troubles.

He added that his squad is turn-

ing over the ball 20-25 times a game.

“That’s our main focal point,” he said. “We play well enough to win most of our games, but when you turn it over 25 times, it allows other teams too many shots at the basket.

If we (fix that), we can turn our season around.”

If it weren’t for turnovers, Sylvester believes his squad could be around .500 going into their game against Summit Country Day, Jan. 7. If the squad is to turn things around this season, the Eagles will rely on the continued success of guard Aaron O’Neill.

O’Neill is averaging 13.1 points per game this season.

“Aaron is really working on defense and guarding the oppo-

nent’s best player,” Sylvester said.

“We need to get him more shots (on offense)…”

On the boards, Eric Rice should continue to help CHCA by limiting opponents’ second-chance opportunities. Rice leads the Miami Valley Conference with 90 rebounds (60 defensive, 30 offensive).

“It’s pretty amazing how hard Eric is working,” Sylvester said. I’m proud of him and I use him as an example quite a bit. We need guys working this hard because you have to hustle and he’s doing it quite well.”

The Eagles should also improve as senior Nick Lawley continues to heal from the bumps and bruises earned during the school’s postseason football run.

Lawley is second on the team in scoring (12.1 points) and first in blocks (16).

“I think it will be more time before he gets into the groove, but he’s doing fine,” Sylvester said.

With a lot of basketball yet to play, the Eagles are far from folding in the tent this season.

Sylvester knows a lot can happen between early January games and the start of postseason tournaments.

Until that time comes around, the Eagles will focus on getting better and hitting the .500 mark.

“We’re a work in progress and we’re trying to get on the right track,” Sylvester said.

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CHCA’s Aaron O’Neill (center) is averaging 13.1 points per game this season as the Eagles try to bounce back from their 1-6 start.

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Mason 40, Loveland 25 – On Dec. 28, Loveland freshman boys basketball team suffered their second loss of the season on the road against Mason.

Reid Waddell, Brian Bullock, Nate Dolbier and Brendon Dziegel led the way in scoring for the Tigers.

Garrett Campbell and Brian Bullock led the team in rebounds. The Tigers are now 4-2 for the season.

Walnut Hills 39, Loveland 22 – In the road loss to Walnut Hills Jan. 4, Reid Waddell, Brian Bullock, and Luke Groene were the leading scorers for the Tigers. Groene, Waddell and Garrett Campbell led the team in rebounds. The Freshman Tigers move to 5-4 for the season.

Loveland 35, Wilmington 15 – The Loveland freshman beat Wilmington at home 35-15 Jan. 7. Nine different players scored for the Tigers in the win over Wilmington with Reid Waddell, Garrett Campbell, Bryce Demoret, Charlie Schickel and Tre Heath leading the way. Luke Groene and Brian Bullock led the team in rebounding. Bullock also had five assists, with Waddell having 5 steals.

JV boys

Mason 61, Loveland 31 – After an extended break in the schedule during the holidays, the Loveland junior varsity boys basketball team was back in action on the road versus Mason on Tuesday, Dec. 28.

Coach Jeremy Ward’s team fell behind early and never cut into the deficit. The team was lead in scoring by sophomore Bryson McGillis and freshman Alex Hesse.

Walnut Hills 52, Loveland 32 – On Tuesday, Jan. 4, the Loveland JV team suffered another loss on the road falling to a tough Walnut Hills team 52-32.

The team was lead in scoring by a pair of sophomores, Ben Iaciofano & Bryson McGillis, along with freshman Will Edison.

Loveland 51, Wilmington 29 – On Friday, Jan. 7, coach Jeremy Ward’s team rebounded with a convincing victory over conference rival, Wilmington, by the score of 51 to 29.

The JV team played a very strong second half breaking open the game and were led in scoring by Bryson McGillis and Will Edison.

Loveland varsity boys

Mason 67, Loveland 38 – Loveland took a hard loss to Mason, Dec. 28.

Wes Kyles was leading scorer with 17 points, and Nick Hoffman put in 11 points.

Mason had too much height for Loveland. Mason out-rebounded Loveland 3-1.

Walnut Hills 56, Loveland 45 – Loveland lost by 11 points on Wednesday, Jan. 5.

Wes Kyles and Anthony Lamachia led on the scoreboard with nine points each.

Kyles also had five assists. Nick Hoffman had 14 rebounds.

Loveland 54, Wilmington 34 – Nick Hoffman was great with offensive and defensive rebounding at 14 and 8 points in the Jan. 7 win over Wilmington.

Austin Stahl led all scorers with 16 points, Anthony LaMacchia had 14 points and Wes Kyles had 12.

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Ohio’s point system for traffic violations If you are convicted of a traffic violation, you are assessed a specific number of points on your license depending upon the type of violation.

Moving violations are either two-point, four-point or six-point violations.

Six-point violations are the most serious. They include vehicular homicide, DUI and driving under suspension.

Reckless driving is a four-point violation. Most other moving violations carry two points.

Speeding violations may or may not carry points depending on the speed limit and your speed.

Exceeding the speed limit by 30 mph or more results in four points.

If the speed limit is 55 mph or

more, exceeding the limit by 1129 mph results in two points. If the speed limit is less than 55 mph, exceeding the limit by 629 mph results Brad in two points.

Greenberg If you exceed speed limit Community the in an amount Press guest less than the columnist p r e c e d i n g amounts you receive no points.

If you accumulate six points on your license within a two-year period, you will receive a warning letter. If you accumulate 12 points or more in a two-year period,

Speeding violations may or may not carry points depending on the speed limit and your speed. your driving privileges will be suspended for six months. You may apply to the Municipal Court for limited driving privileges for work, school or medical purposes.

After those six months, you must take a remedial driving course and take the driving test again.

You will have to file proof of insurance with the BMV for three years and pay a $40.00 reinstatement fee.

If you are convicted of driving while under a 12-point suspen-

CHATROOM Jan. 5 questions

What should be the top three priorities for your community’s elected officials this year?

No responses.

Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution that you actually kept? What was it?

How did you accomplish it?

“This is going to make me sound like a boring non-conformist, but I can’t remember ever making a serious New Year’s resolution, and then thinking about honoring it later in the year.

“My own style in terms of ‘resolutions’ is to go with the moment, and not depend on a tradition like New Year’s. It worked for me when I quit smoking, and it worked when I went on a brief diet to lose weight and started working out in 1980.

“It just makes more sense to me that if there is something you need to change about yourself or your life you do it now and don’t wait for a holiday.”

B.B. “I have always found New Year’s resolutions to be a waste of time and effort. It’s like giving something up for Lent.

“As humans, we always revolve right back to our habits once the weather gets warmer and the Easter Bunny comes down the bunny trail.

“I would encourage everyone to be kinder to others, look out for those in need and put a smile on your faces for the new year and make it last the entire year so it’s a habit not a resolution.

“Happy New Year!”

E.E.C. “One year, I decided to stop drinking pop (soda, soft drinks ...), mostly because my young daughter, now 12, asked me why it wasn’t good for her but it was good for me. I went five years without any, and I can still count on one hand how many I have in a year.

“I will drink a diet 7Up if I get strep, a bad cold or the flu as it makes my throat feel better, but that is about it.”

L.A.D.B. “In 2004 I gave up haggis and in 2007 I gave up lutefisk. Since then I have successfully avoided the temptation to eat either.”

J.Z. “I made one New Year’s resolution that I’ve kept for years. I quit smoking cold turkey New Year’s

sion, you face a penalty of up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. There is a mandatory minimum sentence for this offense of three days in jail.

Despite the jail overcrowding problem in Hamilton County, this three-day jail sentence is still being served because it is a mandatory sentence.

If you have between two and 11 points on your license, you are eligible to take a remedial driving course where you earn a twopoint credit upon completion.

The two-point credit does not erase any convictions, but your license would not be suspended unless you reach 14 points rather that 12.

You can take the remedial driving course up to five times but not

VOICES FROM THE WEB

Next questions What is your favorite outdoor winter activity?

What is your reaction to Marvin Lewis returning as the Bengals head coach?

Every week The Loveland Herald asks readers a questions that they can reply to via e-mail. Send your answers to loveland@communitypress.com with “chatroom” in the subject line.

Day 1967. That’s 44 years ago.

“Best thing I ever did for myself and my family.”

J.R.W. “Many years ago I made a New Years resolution that I would never again make a New Years Resolution. I have been able to keep that one (finally). Go figure!”

T.D.T. “I don’t make New Year’s resolutions as I neveer keep them.

Good way not to carry guilt for breaking the resolution.”

R.A.R. “Yes. I made a resolution to quit smoking in 1995 and I did it simply by making up my mind that I was smarter than a cigarette (maybe not smarter than a fifthgrader), but definitely smarter than a piece of paper filled with tobacco buring on the end and smoking up everything in sight.

Guess mind over matter pays off after all.”

B.S. “To avoid the ‘trauma’ of making and ultimately breaking the resolution, I always resolve not to make any resolutions.

“There! Promised and broken all in the same sentence! On to the next task of 2011. Happy, healthy and prosperous New Year everyone!”

D.U. “Yes, I made a New Year’s resolution to make memories. This is the greatest resolution ever.

“Most are good memories, however the bad memories are now called ‘Lessons of Life.’ Life is what you make of it. Live each day as if it were your last, treat your husband like you did on your first date.”

J.R. “Nope, never once have kept my New Year’s resolution, although one time, I kept it for three weeks!”

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Council’s loss … or gain?

Visitors to Cincinnati.com/ Loveland posted these comments to the story about the resignation of Loveland Council Member Paul Elliott:

Your input welcome

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“Paul has always been one of the best things about Loveland and the city is sadder without him on council.” wendy64

Elliott is that he was one of the most negative individuals with whom I have ever had the misfortune of being associated.” scurvejim

“No, I’m quite serious. Now watch as the drunken sailors (members of council) don’t have someone with sense.” wendy64

“What a great loss to Loveland. This is one of the most dedicated and concerned public servants ever to serve. His compassion and ability to see the truth is uncanny. There can be no truer friend. His leaving will have been with good cause. It will be interesting.

Best wishes and God speed.”

Futbal

“Well, with Paul stepping down there’s an open seat ... if you see a problem, perhaps you could be the solution.” kelhun “My recollection of working with Mr.

“Paul did a good job at being illprepared at councilmeetings. Watch the

Tips for your job hunt As your state representative, I have made it my top priority to be attentive and responsive to the residents of the 35th House District.

Throughout this General Assembly, I’ve heard from many individuals in our community who are concerned about Ohio’s economy and our ability to compete nationally.

We will soon face very difficult decisions regarding the business climate and what we need to do to get back in the race for jobs, and I am eager to get to work on this front.

In the meantime, I know that many of our friends and neighbors are in need a job right now, and I’d like to take this opportunity to remind you of the many resources that can help you find your next career.

The Internet plays a vital role in today’s job search, where job hunters can showcase their credentials and browse up-to-date job postings.

Fully utilizing the Internet’s capabilities will help you maximize your opportunities to find a rewarding career, so I encourage you to visit OhioMeansJobs.com.

This web site is a partnership between the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Monster.com to provide updated job postings sorted by location or interest.

It may be a good place to start

your job search or to at least post your résumé for employers to review.

If you would like to participate in specialized workshops State Rep. or counseling, Ron Maag you may considvisiting the Community er SuperJobs Center Press guest in Cincinnati. columnist The center offers seminars in résumé-writing, interviewing skills, and how to make the most of your job search.

There is also a resource room on site that has Internet access and standard office equipment, and you may participate in oneon-one career coaching as well.

For more information, please call SuperJobs at 513-731-9800, visit www.superjobs.com, or stop in the office located at 1916 Central Parkway in Cincinnati.

Another valuable resource is the Learning Express Library through the State Library of Ohio.

The online library offers electronic courses on developing job search and networking skills, creating résumés and cover letters, interviewing, and how to stay competitive in an increasingly cutthroat job climate.

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“Just a brief note to say what a wonderful time me and my family had in downtown Loveland at Christmas. My son, his wife, two children and mother-in-law met and enjoyed the gathering then followed with dinner at Tano’s.We had a great time and didn’t have to pay for anything except our dinner. Thank you Loveland for a friendly happy time. We will continue to support the merchants of the community who have given so much for the neighborhood.”

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Many people come to court to challenge a traffic citation because they are concerned about the points. Points are assessed by law automatically upon conviction.

The judge may not reduce the points. The only way to avoid the points is if the case is dismissed or if there is a plea bargain to a charge that does not carry points.

Whether or not you can work out a plea bargain is usually up to the prosecutor.

If you have a good driving record and were polite to the police officer, your chance of a successful plea bargain improves.

Judge Brad Greenberg presides in Hamilton County Municipal Court. He lives in Loveland.

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Chris Marsh, half of last year’s winning team, works to hang onto his title with new teammate Bob Cabral, not pictured. This Miami Township Fire Department team lost by 4 ounces.

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Six teams of rib-eaters prepare for the contest outside Texas Roadhouse. Profits raised from the contest will be used to bring the Firefighter Combat Challenge to Milford in April.

Milford Mayor Ralph Vilardo presents Kevin Mason, right, and Joe Casteel, both of the Milford Water Department, a plaque for winning the Firefighter Combat Challenge rib-eating contest.

Rib-eating raises money for combat

By Kellie Geist kgeist@communitypress.com

Six teams from Milford, Miami Township and Goshen came together to eat ribs for a cause.

Texas Roadhouse hosted a fourpound rib-eating contest to raise money to bring the Firefighter Combat Challenge back to Milford in April.

Miami Township firefighters Ross Pawlak and Tom Porter are working to plan the event, which isn’t cheap.

“Overall, to be comfortable, we have to raise about $30,000. This will be our third year and we’ve learned to pinch pennies, but we still need to raise money,” Pawlak said.

Milford Mayor Ralph Vilardo, who works with the Miami Township Fire

Milford Community Fire Department Chief John Cooper and Milford Police Chief Mark Machan, not pictured, teamed up as the Milford Chiefs Team for the rib-eating contest.

Department, said the Firefighter Combat Challenge is a great event not only for local firefighters, but also for the community.

“The challenge is a chance for us to showcase what firefighters have to do, but it’s a family event that allows us to give back to the community,” he said.

“Some of the (people) who compete train year round for this,” Vilardo said.

All money raised by hosting the rib-eating contest, as well as 10 percent of the meals sold at Texas Roadhouse that night, will go toward the cost of the Firefighter Combat Challenge.

The teams that competed in the rib-eating contest were from the Mil-

ford Community Fire Department, the Miami Township Fire Department, the Goshen Fire Department and the Milford Water Department.

There also was a Milford Chiefs team and a Castrucci Chevrolet team.

Kevin Mason and Joe Casteel of the Milford Water Department won the contest by 4 ounces.

Casteel’s advise on competitive eating?

“Don’t chew,” he said.

Pawlak said the community can expect more fundraisers between now and April.

For more information about the Firefighter Combat Challenge, including donation and sponsorship information, visit www.milfordcommunityfd.org/FCC.htm.

Milford Water Department employees Kevin Mason, left, and Joe Casteel dig into a pile of Texas Roadhouse ribs during the rib-eating contest fundraiser.

The Milford Chiefs team, including Fire Chief John Cooper, left, and Police Chief Mark Machan, work to eat 4 pounds of ribs during the Firefighter Combat Challenge rib-eating contest fundraiser.

Milford Community Fire Department members Max Smith, left, and Miles Miller work to down 4 pounds of ribs during the Firefighter Combat Challenge rib-eating contest fundraiser.

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Teams from the Milford Water Department, Castrucci Chevrolet, Milford Community Fire Department, Goshen Fire Department and the Miami Township Fire Department as well as the Milford Chiefs Team work to eat 4 pounds of ribs in five minutes. After the time ended, the rib leftovers were weighed and whoever had the lightest pan won.

Goshen Township firefighter Anton Grismayer Jr. shovels rib meat into his mouth at the Firefighter Combat Challenge rib-eating contest fundraiser .

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THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD T H U R S D A Y, J A N . 1 3

AUCTIONS

Quarter Auction, 7-9 p.m., St. Columban Church, 894 Oakland Road, Refreshments available. Split-the-pot and Queen Paddle for free bidding all night. Items from vendors such as Pampered Chef, Tastefully Simple, lia sophia, Avon, Arbonne, Tupperware, Gold Canyon and more. Benefits Teen Challenge. $2. Presented by Cincinnati North Networking Group. 965-1806; www.teenchallengecincinnati.org. Loveland.

ON STAGE - THEATER

An Evening with Mark Twain, 8 p.m., Walton Creek Theater, $17. 684-1236; www.mariemontplayers.com. Columbia Township.

SHOPPING

New Year, New You 2011, 6-9 p.m., Mitchell’s Salon, 5901 E. Galbraith Road, Makeover event featuring wine, hors d’oeuvres, shopping, Mitchell’s Salon & Day Spa services and latest trends in fashion for 2011. Free. Registration available online.

Presented by Cincy Chic. 793-0900; newyearnewyou2011.eventbrite.com/. Kenwood.

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HEALTH / WELLNESS

COOKING CLASSES

Vibrant Winter Vegetables, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares - Symmes Township, 11344 Montgomery Road, With Dan Berger owner and chef of Maple Grove Farm Catering in Lebanon. Tasty recipes for red cabbage, carrots, Turkish cauliflower, salad greens and sweet potato. $40. Registration required.

489-6400; www.cookswaresonline.com.

Symmes Township.

EXERCISE CLASSES

Women on Weights, 6-7 p.m., TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road, Weekly through March 3. Focus on losing weight, decreasing body fat percentage and increasing strength and flexibility.

Ages 18 and up. $200, $160 members.

Reservations required. 985-0900; www.trihealthpavilion.com. Montgomery.

KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC

Karaoke, 10 p.m., Silverton Cafe, 7201 Montgomery Road, 791-2922. Silverton.

MUSIC - ACOUSTIC

Bob Cushing, 6-10 p.m., Applebee’s, 10635 Techwood Circle, Free. 769-6201. Blue Ash.

ON STAGE - THEATER

An Evening with Mark Twain, 8 p.m., Walton Creek Theater, 4101 Walton Creek Road, Preview, all seats $10. By Samuel Langhorne Clemens, directed by Eleanor Shepherd and starring Bill Hartnett as Mark Twain. $17.

Presented by Mariemont Players Inc. 6841236; www.mariemontplayers.com. Columbia Township.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Codependents Anonymous, 7 p.m., Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 8815 E. Kemper Road, Room 31. Literature discussion group.

Free, donations accepted. Presented by Codependents Anonymous, Inc. 503-4262; www.coda.org. Montgomery.

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DANCE CLASSES

Cardio Dance Party, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Oakley Community Center, 3882 Paxton Ave., Highenergy class with mix of dance styles including jazz, Latin, hip hop and more. First class free. $40 for five-class punch card; $10.

Presented by Cardio Dance Party. Through Aug. 27. 533-9498. Oakley.

HEALTH / WELLNESS

Health Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center, 7319 Montgomery Road, Blood pressure screenings, stress screenings and consultation about your wellness needs. Free. 784-0084.

Silverton.

KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC

Karaoke, 10 p.m., Silverton Cafe, 791-2922.

Silverton.

Diabetes Conversation Maps Sessions, 10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. & Associates, 4460 Red Bank Road, Suite 100, Small group discussions of type 2 diabetes led by Jan Kellogg, certified diabetes educator.

Family friendly. $30 for four sessions; $10 per session. 271-5111. Madisonville.

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MUSIC - CLASSIC ROCK Blue Birds Big Band, 9 p.m., Allyn’s, 3538 Columbia Parkway, $3. 871-5779. Columbia Tusculum.

NATURE

Birding at Armleder, 4:30 p.m., Otto Armleder Memorial Park and Recreation Complex, 5057 Wooster Pike, Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Linwood.

MUSIC - OLDIES

John Fox, 8 p.m.-midnight, InCahoots, 4110 Hunt Road, With Suzanne Arnold. Rock and folk music from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s.

Requests taken. 793-2600. Blue Ash.

ON STAGE - THEATER

An Evening with Mark Twain, 8 p.m., Walton Creek Theater, $17. 684-1236; www.mariemontplayers.com. Columbia Township.

RECREATION

Hang at the J, 7-11 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Indoor water park, games, dinner, movie and snack. Wear gym shoes and socks and bring swimsuit and towel.

Children only. $27, $20 siblings; $20, $15 siblings for members. Registration required.

761-7500. Amberley Village.

RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY

Grand Slam Saturday Night, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Green Diamond Club, 9366 Montgomery Road, For parents of children ages 10 and under in Jewish community, in which at least one partner is Jewish.

Includes favorite ballpark fare, beer and other beverages and memorabilia including rare items from Hall of Famers such as MickBrowning ey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Joe Morgan and more. Tom Browning, former Reds pitcher, special guest. Family friendly. Free. Registration required. Presented by Shalom Family. 703-3343. Montgomery.

Saturday Night Staycation, 9-11:59 p.m., Grand Sands, 10750 Loveland-Madeira Road, Tropical drinks and appetizers, music, mechanical surfboard and more. For Jewish young professionals ages 21-35. Non-Jewish significant others welcome. Family friendly. Free. Registration required by Jan. 13.

Presented by Access: Social Events for Jewish Young Professionals Ages 21-35. 3730300. Symmes Township.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Codependents Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, 1345 Grace Ave., Room 206. Book discussion group. Donations accepted. 583-1248.

Hyde Park.

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EDUCATION Good Earth Good Eats, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Grailville Education and Retreat Center, 932 O’Bannonville Road, Breadmaking for the Family: Adults with children ages 6-12 pair up to learn how to make whole-grain bread.

Bring aprons. $75 pair, call for individual’s price. Registration recommended. 6832340; www.grailville.org. Loveland.

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ON STAGE - THEATER

An Evening with Mark Twain, 7 p.m., Walton Creek Theater, $17. 684-1236; www.mariemontplayers.com. Columbia Township.

Dis/Troy, 1-2 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Based on Homer’s “The Iliad.”. Free.

Presented by Playhouse in the Park. 7617500; www.jointhej.org. Amberley Village.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Codependents Anonymous, 7 p.m., United Church of Christ in Oakley, 4100 Taylor Ave., 12-step group. Donations accepted. Presented by Codependents Anonymous, Inc. Through Jan. 30. 231-0733; www.coda.org.

Oakley.

Divorce Care, 6 p.m., Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, 1345 Grace Ave., With 13-week seminar, find help, discover hope and experience healing. $15. Registration requested. 871-1345; www.divorcecare.com. Hyde Park.

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COOKING CLASSES

Lil’ Chef’s Camp Crazyfood, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road, Fun-filled food adventure for grades 1-4. Cook variety of kid-tested recipes, including making your own lunch and snacks under direction of registered dietitian. Includes games and crafts. $55, $45 members. Reservations required. 985-0900; www.trihealthpavilion.com. Montgomery.

KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC

Open Mic Night, 7-11 p.m., Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch Hill Guinea Pike, Hosted by Bob Cushing. Free. 697-9705. Loveland.

Karaoke NOW, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Mount Lookout Tavern, 3209 Linwood Ave., With DJ Konnann. Six for $10 buckets, $3 shots all night and $2.50 Coors Light bottles. 871-9633.

Mount Lookout.

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A Linton Peanut Butter and Jam Session, an interactive and educational children’s chamber music series for preschoolers and their families, is scheduled for 10-10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Jan. 22, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Kenwood, 7701 Kenwood Road. The session is for ages 2 to 6. Cost is $12 for a flexbook of four tickets; or $4. Call 381-6868 or visit www.lintonmusic.org.

RECREATION

MLK Day Camp, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Water park, games gym, crafts and new Club J room.

Ages 0-6. $58, $48 members; add $6 for before care and $8 for after care or $12 for both. Registration required. 761-7500; www.jointhej.org. Amberley Village.

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BUSINESS SEMINARS Job Skills Retraining and WIA Informational Meeting, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, 1345 Grace Ave., Discuss Job Skills Retraining and Workforce Investment Act funding for those who are out of work and how one can apply for $5,000 in training dollars. Free. 825-1555; www.careerachievementnetwork.com. Hyde Park.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

COOKING CLASSES

If You Knew Sushi, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares - Symmes Township, 11344 Montgomery Road, Jeff Simmons shares his wealth of information about the best kinds of seafood to use for sushi and the best techniques for making and serving it at home. $50. Registration required. 489-6400; www.cookswaresonline.com. Symmes Township.

PARENTING CLASSES

EXERCISE CLASSES

KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC

Karaoke NOW, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Mount Lookout Tavern, 871-9633. Mount Lookout.

LITERARY - STORY TIMES

Story Time with Miss Gail, 10:30-11 a.m., Blue Manatee Children’s Bookstore, 3054 Madison Road, Stories, finger plays and singalongs. Ages 2 and up. Free. 731-2665; www.bluemanateebooks.com. Oakley.

SCHOOLS

COOKING CLASSES

Faux Frenchmen, 6:30-9 p.m., Allyn’s, 3538 Columbia Parkway, 871-5779; www.fauxfrenchmen.com. Columbia Tusculum.

Happiest Baby on the Block, 6:45 p.m., Bethesda North Hospital, 10500 Montgomery Road, How to turn on your newborn’s calming reflex, the “off-switch” for crying. Includes a parent kit containing Happiest Baby on the Block DVD. $50 per couple. Registration required. 475-4500; www.trihealth.com. Montgomery.

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Eastside Neighborhood 912 Meeting, 7-8 p.m., Madeira Branch Library, 7200 Miami Ave., Discuss constitutional matters, current events and avenues of citizen activism.

Group’s goal is to educate public about Constitution, government and impact of government policies on lives of citizens. Free. 859240-3702; www.cincinnati912project.com.

Madeira.

Burgers: Taken to the Next Level, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares - Symmes Township, 11344 Montgomery Road, Chris Weist, Catering Chef for McHale’s Catering, shares recipes and strategies for the best burger in town. Recipes include beef, bison and shrimp burgers with duck fat French fries and Belgian chocolate shake. $45. 4896400; www.cookswaresonline.com.

Symmes Township.

MUSIC - JAZZ

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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.

HEALTH / WELLNESS

Prevent Disease with Health Screenings, 6:30-7:30 p.m., TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road, Discussion on preventative health care with Dr. Scott E. Woods, associate program director for the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency Program and Pavilion Medical Advisory Board member. Ages 18 and up. $15. 985-0900.

Montgomery.

Preschool and Kindergarten Open House, 6:30-8 p.m., Rockwern Academy, 8401 Montgomery Road, Community Jewish day school offering superior and balanced academic program that is integrated with and informed by Jewish culture, values and identity. Personal tours available. Free. Sitter service available with advance registration.

984-3770; www.rockwernacademy.org.

Kenwood.

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RELIGIOUS - COMMUNITY Tu B’shvat Celebration 12:30-1:30 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Includes dedication of PJ Patch, new kids play area.

Stories, crafts, music and more. Ages 6 months-5 1/2 years and parent or caregiver.

Free. 761-7500. Amberley Village.

Advanced Weight Training, 6-7 p.m., TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road, Weekly through Feb. 8. Learn new exercises and tricks to help you take next step toward your conditioning goals.

Ages 18 and up. $200, $160 members.

Reservations required. 985-0900; www.trihealthpavilion.com. Montgomery.

HEALTH / WELLNESS

Healthy-U, 2 p.m., Madisonville Recreation Center, 5320 Stewart Road, All chronic diseases. A small group workshop led by facilitators focusing on problem solving and building self-confidence to help people maintain their health and manage chronic health conditions. Participants meet for 2.5 hours, once a week for six weeks, and learn simple ways to control their symptoms. Registration required. Presented by Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio. 352-4012 or 4768852; www.help4seniors.com. Madisonville.

KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC

Open Mic with LoopManDan, 8:30 p.m.midnight, Allyn’s, 3538 Columbia Parkway, All musicians welcome, bring your instrument. Free. 871-5779. Columbia Tusculum.

PARENTING CLASSES

PROVIDED

Latin and ballroom dance set ablaze in “Burn the Floor,” a direct-from-Broadway live dance spectacular. It is Jan. 18-30 at the Aronoff Center and features “So You Think You Can Dance” alums Ashleigh Di Lello, Ryan Di Lello, Robbie Kmetoni, Janette Manrara and Karen Hauer. “American Idol” second runner-up Vonzell Solomon is the show’s female vocalist.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $22.50$62.50. Call 800-982-2787 or visit www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

Newborn Massage, 6:30-7:30 p.m., TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road, Learn therapeutic massage techniques to comfort and soothe your newborn baby, which may improve your baby’s digestion and lead to more restful sleep. Recommended for infants up to 4 months. Ages 21 and up. $40 couple, $25 single. Reservations required. 985-0900; www.trihealthpavilion.com. Montgomery.

PROVIDED

The Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular comes to the Taft Theatre at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. This Elvis birthday tour features Shawn Klush, pictured, Donny Edwards, Brandon Bennett, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer DJ Fontana, The Sweet Inspirations and The Fabulous Ambassadors. For information visit www.elvistributeartistspectacular.com. For tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 877-598-8497.

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Some characteristics of a mature and immature religion The first time I read the statement years ago I was stunned.

In his book, “The Individual and His Religion,” Gordon Allport, former chairman of the Social Relations Department at Harvard University, wrote, “In probably no region of personality do we find as many residues of childhood as in the religious attitudes of adults.”

Bluntly stated, “We are more childish in our religious thinking than we are in other areas of human endeavor.”

Recalling this bold statement is not to diminish religion or religious-minded people. It’s to encourage spiritual growth in a culture that is increasingly becoming more spiritually illiterate.

Our spiritual development has great importance. In a practical way it helps us deal with various momentous issues that confront us in life.

Without it we are left illequipped to deal with the mighty questions about life, suffering, death, contemporary moral prob-

lems, tragedies, interior peace, coping with illness, etc.

In other areas of life we become rather skilled and proficient. But all the Father Lou while we hang Guntzelman on to childish Perspectives ways of understanding God and the spiritual dimension of our nature.

For centuries, theology (the study of God) was considered the “Queen of the Sciences.” Why? Because God is the ultimate mystery.

Long ago, St. Anselm described God as, “The One beyond what is able to be thought.” God is the deepest exploration the human mind can make.

Yet today many boringly say, “Been there; done that; I explored God when I was in Sunday school or elementary school” – thereby

fulfilling Allport’s findings about adults.

So, in the face of death, suffering or serious problems, we tend to despair. Childhood insights and an undeveloped faith just don’t suffice.

Instead, questions are posed asking, “Why is God doing this to me?” – as though God likes to see us suffer.

We settle moral struggles with simplistic solutions, “This is a free country and I have my rights to do what I want!” We stop praying because, “God never gives me what I ask for, anyway.”

In his book, Allport suggests some characteristics of a more mature, adult-like faith. Several of his characteristics are:

So, in the face of death, suffering or serious problems, we tend to despair. Childhood insights and an undeveloped faith just don’t suffice. become more and more free of the ego-centric concerns of childhood when we used religion just “to get what we want” or considered God a Divine Dispenser.

2) “Dynamic” is another attribute of the religion of maturity. This means that our beliefs are so much ours that they actually affect and direct our lives, motives and behavior. As some say, “We walk what we talk.” At the same time a mature religion is balanced, not fanatical or compulsive, and has a realistic view of life and our humanness.

1) “Well differentiated.” This means our personal spiritual beliefs are reflective and critical, recognizing the difference between essentials and less-important accidentals. This aspect of mature spirituality should grow over time and

3) “Heuristic” is a third characteristic Allport proposes of a mature religion. This means that with time, more study and scrip-

tural attentiveness, some beliefs are dropped or open up to deeper understanding. This necessitates that we eventually lay aside some childish concepts in order to expand our smaller thoughts for grander, more divine ones.

Adults who are growing more mature in their religion keep realizing that the God they thought they knew was far too small. St. Paul testifies to this aspect when he writes: “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became an adult I put away childish ways.” (1Corinthians 13:11) “The religion of maturity makes the affirmation ‘God is,’ but only the religion of immaturity will insist, ‘God is precisely what I say He is,’” states Allport.

Father Lou Guntzelman is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Contact him at columns@community press.com or P.O. Box 428541, Cincinnati, OH 45242.

Rumpke Haul-it-Away partners with St. Vincent de Paul Rumpke Haul-it-Away is partnering with St. Vincent de Paul to divert additional items from the waste stream.

Haul-it-Away, Rumpke’s full service garbage collection and removal team, removes unwanted items such as furniture and appliances directly from any location at homes or businesses.

Once collected, a team of professionals sorts through items and properly disposes of them through recycling,

charitable donations or disposal.

“Our goal is to recycle or donate the majority of items collected on our jobs,” said Gary Sheppard, Haul-itAway manager. “Our partnership with St. Vincent de Paul will help us meet our diversion goals.

“St. Vincent de Paul is committed to serving our neighbors in need across Cincinnati and we rely on the generosity of others to help fulfill this mission. We appreciate that the team

from Rumpke Haul-it-Away carefully identifies items that are still in a good, usable condition, which we can repurpose,” said Andrew Curran, director of community relations with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati.

Rumpke Haul-it-Away has a similar partnership with the One Way Farm thrift store in Fairfield.

Rumpke launched the Haul-it-Away program in 2008 in response to customer requests.

basements, garages and other storage areas and removing unwanted items.”

Haul-it-Away accepts a greater variety of materials than what Rumpke typically picks-up at the curb, including tires, electronics, appli-

“Haul-it-Away adds to Rumpke’s comprehensive waste offerings,” said Jeff Rumpke, vice president.

“With Haul-it-Away, we can better help our customers with their clean-up efforts by going directly into their

ances, with or without freon, and carpet.

For additional information on this service, visit www.rumpke.com, call 1-877-478-6753 or e-mail Cincinnati.market@ rumpke.com.

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Bring on the biblical barley for healthier meals One of the most worthwhile things I do each week is talk to Brian Patrick on Sacred Heat radio on Thursday mornings during the Sonrise Morning Show

(740AM at 7:20 a.m.).

The topic is foods and herbs of the Bible, how they were used in Bible days and how we can use them today. What I’ve found is

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that many of the health foods we should be e a t i n g t o d a y have their roots in Rita the Bible.

Heikenfeld Ta k e barley, for Rita’s kitchen instance.

It’s been a health-giving staple since antiquity and it’s all the trend today to use it in soups, pilafs and breads. And since today is a soup and bread kind of day, I’m sharing my version of Ezekiel quick bread using barley.

Try the bread with one of these soups, and you’ll have a really good meal.

Easy chicken soup for the kids to help make

Getting the little ones involved in cooking makes them more adventurous and more apt to eat healthy.

Keep the leaves on the celery – they contain calcium.

2 cans, 14 oz. each, chicken broth plus enough water to equal 4 cups liquid 1 carrot, sliced or handful or some shredded carrots 1 rib celery, sliced

1

⁄2 cup alphabet pasta, whole grain if possible Chopped or shredded cooked chicken: a couple of cups Salt and pepper to taste Bring broth, carrot and celery to a boil. Stir pasta and chicken into broth.

Reduce heat to medium and cook 10 minutes or until pasta is tender.

Tips from Rita’s kitchen:

Any kind of pasta will do, or rice or noodles Rice: to rinse or not?

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Fast broccoli cheese soup

1 cup chopped onion 6 tablespoons each: melted butter and flour 4 cups chicken broth 16-20 oz. chopped frozen broccoli, thawed 1 cup milk or cream or more if needed 1 can cream of chicken soup Salt and pepper to taste Sauté onion in butter until tender. Add flour and stir. It will be lumpy. Gradually stir in broth and broccoli. Cook until broccoli is tender, stirring frequently.

Reduce heat and stir in milk and soup. Season to taste.

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Not your mama’s Ezekiel bread

I shared this recipe with Brian Patrick of Sacred Heart radio during my weekly segments on Bible foods and herbs.

You can buy Ezekiel bread or make it yourself. It typically contains barley, spelt, wheat, beans, lentils and millet.

It’s a yeasted bread, which takes some time to make.

The ingredients are ground into a flour, or sometimes allowed to sprout before using in the bread.

Check out my online column for the yeasted recipe.

Here’s one, though, that is delicious and quick and contains nutritious grains.

It’s a quick bread and really delicious.

The millet gives it a wonderful crunch and has iron.

Barley is great for lowering cholesterol and, as a low sodium food, helps lower blood pressure.

Wheat germ is good for your heat and bones.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

3 cups self rising flour 2 tablespoons each: quick cooking barley, wheat

germ and millet * 2 tablespoons honey 1 can, 12 oz., beer (I used light beer) 2 tablespoons butter or substitute, melted Mix flour and grains together. Add honey and then stir in beer. Don’t overmix.

You’ll get a thick, lumpy batter. Pour into sprayed loaf pan.

Pour melted butter over.

Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. *Tip from Rita’s kitchen: bread is delicious even without the grains, but it won’t be Ezekiel bread. Also, substitute 2 cups buttermilk if you like for the beer.

More good soup and bread recipes are in my online column at www.communitypress.com. The real deal, from scratch soups and bread • Beef barley mushroom soup • My clone of Panera’s broccoli cheese soup • Real Ezekiel bread Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator and author.

E-mail columns@community press.com with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-2487130, ext. 356.

NAMI offers free classes Have you ever felt tired, sad, frustrated, angry or powerless because your relative has a mental illness?

Come learn with others in a confidential setting ways to better understand and cope more effectively.

NAMI Family-to-Family offers a free education program for family members, partners and friends of individuals with a chemical imbalance/brain disorder/ mental illness.

This 12-week course is taught by a team of trained NAMI volunteers who know first hand what is like to have a loved one struggling

with one of these brain disorders: major depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder and/or dual diagnosis.

The NAMI Family-toFamily Education Program has been cited as a “best practice in recovery” by the Ohio Department of Mental Health.

Class begins Monday, Jan. 24. They will be held 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Loveland Presbyterian Church, 360 Robin Ave. Registration is required.

Call 528-5500 to register or visit www.nami-cc.org.

Tickets on sale for festival Tickets are available for the 2011 Cincinnati International Wine Festival, scheduled for March 10-12.

Grand Tasting tickets purchased in advance range in price from $60 to $70, with a $5 increase if purchased at the door.

Winery Dinner tickets range from $125$175 per ticket and Charity Auction & Luncheon tickets are $125 per ticket. The Midwest’s premier wine festival will feature more than 600 domestic and international wines from over 100 exhibitors.

This prestigious event benefits local Cincinnati charities. Tickets can be purchased online at www.winefestival.com or by calling 513-723-9463.

For one night only, a special Winery Dinner will take place Wednesday, March 9, at Orchids at Palm Court.

The dinner will be hosted by 2011 honorary chair Justin Baldwin, co-owner of JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery of Paso Robles, Calif. aldwin is a dynamic representative of the California wine industry and is a noted pioneer in producing world

class Bordeaux style blends on the Central Coast.

His efforts have been awarded the coveted Pichon Lalande trophy for “World’s Best Blended Red Wine” and Wine Spectators Top 10 Wines of the World.

Baldwin has consistently earned the praise of the wine press with recognition from the likes of Robert M. Parker Jr. naming Justin Baldwin one of his “Wine Heroes of the Year” and the “Star of Paso Robles.”

Make the gift of Cincinnati International Wine Festival tickets even more incredible by including a ticket into the special tasting room.

Open for one hour only prior to each grand tasting, guests are invited to sample premium white wines that retail above $35 per bottle and premium red wines that retail above $60 per bottle.

Along with the purchase of a Grand Tasting ticket, the Special Tasting Room is an additional $35 which guarantees guests seven tastes from an impressive array of fine wines.

For a complete description of each of these events, visit www.winefestival.com.

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Food hunt

A total of 30 fourththrough sixth-grade students from Epiphany United Methodist Church, spend one hour participating in a food drive scavenger hunt that collected more than 650 much needed items for the LIFE pantry in November.

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In cooperation with state officials, the Red Cross is now able to drive home the awareness of the American Red Cross everywhere you go with the new “Proud Supporter of the American Red Cross” Ohio license plate.

“The Red Cross in Ohio is eager to give Ohioans the opportunity to proclaim that they are a ‘Proud Supporter

of the American Red Cross’ by purchasing the new specialty plate,” said Sara Peller, chapter executive.

“The funds raised from the plate will help the Red Cross serve the public during times of disaster. The Red Cross in Ohio is recognized as a leader in service to citizens and with these funds we will only get better,” she said.

You can show your support by purchasing the plate in addition to basic registration.

The cost for the new plate is an additional $25, with $15 being credited to your American Red Cross to assist with disaster readiness and response across Ohio.

The plates are available for purchase through the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles at any Deputy Register’s office, online at www.OPlates.com or by calling 1-800-589-8247.

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the U.S. Bank Ice Rink Facebook page by Feb. 20 will receive eight VIP suite tickets to see the Cincinnati Cyclones play at the U.S. Bank Arena.

The cost to skate is $3 per person and $3 for skate rental.

Skaters may also bring their own skates. Tom+Chee will sell hot soups & gourmet grilled cheese

BRIEFLY Good direction

The INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati recently added six new members to its Board of Directors, one of which is Loveland resident Piyush Singh, SVP/CIO Great American Insurance.

After five initial years being guided by a five-member board, they have elected to more than double the size of the senior advisory panel, preparing the locally based non-profit for a new phase of community engagement and growth.

These senior executives and leaders join board chairperson Jim Scott (Kroger CTO), and current members Dr. Vivek Choudhury (UC College of Business IS department chair), Melissa Johnson (Comair VP/CIO), Dilip Lillaney (P&G associate director, Global Business Services), and Geoff Smith (LP Enterprises president, former IT director, P&G).

The INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati was formed in 2005 by Doug Arthur of Atos Origin, Tony Saldanha of P&G, and UC’s Vivek Choudhury with the goal of “stopping the brain drain” and attracting top Cincinnati students to local careers in information technology.

sandwiches at the rink. Additional amenities include skate rental, lockers, benches and a heated tent with vending machines for snacks and drinks. Easy and accessible parking is available in the Fountain Square Garage located directly below the rink.

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BUSINESS UPDATE Award

Hamilton County Development Company recently named Tristate Valves and Controls Inc. (TRIVACO) as the 2010 Borrower of the Year.

This award was designed to spotlight the businesses that utilize the Small Business Administration 504 loans offered by HCDC to foster expansion and achieve growth.

TRIVACO is in Loveland.

Career moves

Fifth Third Bancorp’s board of directors has promoted David Arellano to officer.

Arellano joined Fifth Third Bank in January 2007 and serves as an information technology financial analyst.

He is responsible for accounting, planning and forecasting for divisions within Information Technology.

Arellano earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Cincinnati. He lives in Loveland.

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DunnhumbyUSA has promoted Mercury Williams

to director of client leadership.

He will be responsible for supporting The Kroger Co. with client leadership strategies.

Previously an associate director, Williams earned a bachelor of science in economics and a Bachelor of Science in business administration, finance, from Southern Methodist University.

He lives in Loveland.

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Learn more about St. Ursula Villa...

All-School Open House Sunday, January 30, 2011

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Featuring information on all Villa programs - Preschool through Junior High.

• Tour the campus, visit classrooms, and meet Villa teachers • Program Information on Fine Arts, Resource Center, Sports, Foreign Languages, Ursuline Heritage,After-Care and Summer Camps 3660 Vineyard Place • Preschool, Kindergarten, Primary, Intermediate, and Junior High curriculum Families are welcome!

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Livinglife atSeasons As a 23 year employee of Seasons I felt that Seasons was the right place for Mom. But I wanted the decision to be hers. After touring several local communities, Mom decided Seasons was where she wanted to call home. We no longer worry, we have peace of mind that Mom has a full social calendar, and is having fantastic Resident Mary Lou Busam and meals prepared by Chef Dennis Glosser.

Employee/Daughter Betsy Flynn She participates in programs that are entertaining and educational. We recently had a conversation with Mom, she told us she doesn’t miss her house of 33 years. That’s when we knew, Seasons had truly become her home.

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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

Rev. David L. Bittinger

Community

January 12, 2011

UNITED METHODIST

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AMERICAN BAPTIST

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Toys for Tots

Marines from the Communications Company of the 4th Marine Division attended the Symmes Township trustees meeting where they accepted donations for Toys for Tots. From left: township Administrator Gerald Beckman, township attorney Rob Malloy, Trustee Jodie Leis, Gy. Sgt. William Womacks, Cpl. Adam Rompies, Trustee Ken Bryant, Fiscal Officer John Borchers, Loveland Symmes Fire Chief Otto Huber and Lt. Tom Butler with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Donations will be accepted for Toys for Tots at the Marine drill center at 3190 Gilbert Ave. There are also collection spots at Toy ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us. Presents should be new and unwrapped. Monetary donations are also accepted.

Wednesdays

Sundays

9:30am & 11:00am

6:00pm - Buffet Dinner 6:45pm - Programs and

Worship and Small Group Classes for all ages.

Classes for all ages.

EPISCOPAL ST. BARNABAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 10345 Montgomery Rd. Montgomery, OH 45242

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Sunday Worship: 8:00, 9:30* and 11:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. childcare provided*

(513) 984-8401 www.st-barnabas.org

RELIGION Mason United Methodist Church 6315 S. Mason-Montgomery Rd. (near Tylersville Rd. intersection) 513-398-4741 8:30 & 11:00 AM Traditional Worship 9:45 AM Contemporary Worship 1:30 PM Esperanza Viva, Hispanic Worship 9:40 & 11:00 AM Sunday School Childcare available

Ascension Lutheran Church

The church is participating in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Malaria Campaign. The campaign focuses on the prevention, treatment and containment of

www.masonumc.org 232 E. Main St (corner of East & Main) Rev. Jacqueline E. Matisse, Pastor

932-7691 Holy Eucharist 10:30am Sunday School 10:30am Nursery Care Provided 5 min. from K-71 via Rt. 48

Sharonville United Methodist

8:15 & 11amTraditional 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

EVANGELICAL FREE www.faithchurch.net

Services 8:00 am, 9:15 am & 11:00am Steve Lovellette, Senior Pastor Nursery proivided at all services

Take I-275 to exit 57 toward Milford, Right on McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

LUTHERAN ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH 7333 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery (East of I-71 on Pfeiffer Rd) Worship Schedule 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Worship and Holy Communion Babysitter Provided 9:45 Christian Education Hour for all ages

Pastor Josh Miller Visit our website at:

http://ascensionlutheranchurch.com

Good Shepherd (ELCA) www.goodshepherd.com

7701 Kenwood Rd.

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ST. PATRICK’S-LEBANON

(1 mile west of Montgomery Rd) Services & Sunday School: 9:00am & 10:45am Nursery Available www.fbccincy.or 513-489-1114

Kauffman-Ledford

513.891.1700

(across from Kenwood Towne Centre)

Saturday night at 5:00 and Sunday morning at 8:00, 9:00, 9:30 & 11am Sunday School at 9:30am

Pastors:LarryDonner,PatBadkey,JesseAbbott,AliceConnor

101 South Lebanon Rd. Loveland, OH 45140 683-4244 Lead Pastor Jonathan Eilert Pastor Grant Eckhart Saturday Service 5:00pm Sunday Services 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00am Sunday School 9:30am http://www.princeofpeaceelca.org

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR 8005 Pfeiffer Rd Montgmry 791-3142 www.cos-umc.org "The Methodist Way: The Practices of a Methodist"

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 Worship Services Contemporary Sat 5pm & Sun 9am Traditional Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Full childcare & church school at all services.

513-677-9866 Dr. Doug Damron, Sr. Pastor (across from the Oasis Golf Club) Rev. Lisa Kerwin, Assoc. Pastor www.epiphanyumc.org

6635 Loveland Miamiville Rd Loveland, OH 45140

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HARTZELL UMC

8999 Applewood Dr Blue Ash 891 8527 (off Larchview, off Plainfield at Cross County Hwy.)

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Sunday School & Worship 9 AM & 10:30 AM Child Care provided 10:30AM Rev. Robert Roberts, Pastor

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 are welcome.

The church is at 7388 East Kemper Road, Sycamore Township; 4897021.

Social Security, Medicare, and LongTerm Care issues will be discussed in this short-term class from 6-7 p.m., Wednesday evenings, Jan. 12, 19 and 26.

Call the church to make a reservation.

New member classes begin with a Meet the Pastors gathering at 11 a.m., Jan 16. Call the church of details.

Moms Group meets from 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 25. All are welcome.

Children’s programs are 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Call for details.

Traditional worship services are 8:20 a.m. and 11 a.m.; contemporary music is 9:40 a.m. every Sunday.

The church is at 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Cincinnati; 791-3142; www.cosumc.org.

Epiphany United Methodist Church

PRESBYTERIAN (USA) LOVELAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

A Loving, Praying, Caring Church Join us for Sunday Services

Worship Service ...................... 10:00am Church School......................... 11:15am CONNECT Youth Service........ 6-8pm Fellowship/Coffee Hour after Worship Nursery Provided/Youth Group Activities 360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

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PRESBYTERIAN

BLUE ASH PRESBYTERIAN

4309 Cooper Rd. At Reed Hartman Hwy 791-1153 • www.bapcweb.net Rev. Michael Brewer, Pastor • 9:00 AM Sunday School for Teens & Adults • 10:30 AM Worship • 10:45 AM Sunday School for Grades K-6 Nursery Care Provided Fellowship Hour following Worship Service

MADEIRA-SILVERWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

9994 Zig Zag Road Mongtomery, Ohio 45242

Worship Service 10:30am Nursery Care Available website: www.MPChurch.net

Doug and Mary Kauffman of Loveland are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Kauffman to Mr. Philip Ledford, son of Glenn and Colette Loveland Presbyterian Church Ledford of Loveland.

Elizabeth is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing.

Phil is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Business. Their wedding will take place in October 2011.

Worship service time is 10 a.m. on Sundays.

Sunday School has several Bible study classes for adults and children from 11:30 a.m. to noon.

The new Connect Family service is on the second and fourth Thursdays.

Join the group for free dinner, fellowship and study classes.

The church has youth groups for preteens ages 7-8 and teens in ninth

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Montgomery Presbyterian Church

Worship times are: Contemporary worship at 5 p.m. Saturdays, contemporary worship at 9 a.m. Sundays and traditional worship at 10:30 a.m. Sundays.

The church is at 6635 LovelandMiamiville Road, Loveland; 6779866.

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mspc@madeirachurch.org 8000 Miami Ave. 791-4470 Contemporary Worship 9:30 am Fellowship 10:30 am Traditional Worship 11:00 am Christian Education for Children and adults at 9:30 & 11 am

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Brecon United Methodist Church

Church of the Saviour United Methodist

FAITH BIBLE CHURCH 8130 East Kemper Rd.

Vineyard Community Church Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Loveland High School, off of Rich Rd. 683-1556 www.golovelive.com

malaria. The children of the Sunday School and the Wheel of Friendship women’s group are making special donations along with general donations from members of the congregation.

The Monday morning Women’s Bible Study is beginning a new study called Encouraging One Another.

The women meet from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. to share prayer concerns and praises and to study the Bible together. Babysitting is available and guests are welcome.

Worship services with Holy Communion are 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Christian education for all ages is 9:45 a.m. The church welcomes all people from Montgomery and surrounding communities to participate in worship and other activities.

The church is at 7333 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery; 793-3288, www.ascensionlutheranchurch.com.

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through 12th grades from 6-7:30 p.m. on the first and third Sundays of each month.

The church is at 360 Robin Ave., Loveland; 683-2525; www.LPCUSA.org.

Loveland United Methodist Church

The new service times are 8:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. for the “Rise and Shine” Traditional Service, 9:30-10:30 a.m. for the “A Little Bit Louder Now” Contemporary Service and 11 a.m. to noon for the “Morning Glory” Traditional Service.

The church has a time “Especially for Children” at both the 9:30 and 11 a.m. worship services. All children are invited to come to worship with their families in the sanctuary. Following “Especially for Children,” the children will have an opportunity to go to Sunday school or return to sit with their family in worship.

For those with children under the age of 2, the church has a professionally staffed nursery which is open to children at all services.

Sunday school for all ages is offered at 9:30 a.m. Additional classes for pre-kindergarten through sixth grade are offered at 11 a.m.

Join the United Methodist Women from 9:45 to 11 a.m. the first Thursday morning of each month for UMW, a time of fellowship, devotion and ministry at LUMC. The purpose of the UMW is “to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.”

The church is at 10975 S. Lebanon Road, Loveland; 683-1738.

New Church of Montgomery

The church is temporarily conducting Sunday services at Strawser Funeral Home, 9305 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash. The church conducts worship at 10:30 a.m., Sundays and Study Group the first four Sundays of the month from 9 to 10 a.m. The study group is now studying “Divine Love and Wisdom” by Emanuel Swedenborg. All are welcome.

The church is temporarily having services at 9503 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash; 489-9572; newchurch@cinci.rr.com; www.newchurchofmontgomery.net.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Covenant and Kingdom, a pastor-led, six-week class focusing on the big picture of the Biblical narrative through mega-themes of covenant and kingdom, will meet Saturday evenings, Sunday mornings, Wednesday mornings and evenings starting the week of Jan. 22. A study book must be ordered. Please call the church.

Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit, a Beth Moore Bible series, examines the fruit of the spirit as presented in Galatians. The class will meet at 7 p.m.,Thursdays, starting Jan. 20.

A study book must be ordered; please call the church.

Join the Women’s Ministry at 9 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 15, for breakfast, “you” time, and learning how discipleship fits into contemporary society.

Fifith and sixth-graders’ Games + Giving is from 6:30-9 p.m., Friday, Jan. 28. Join for pizza and games, plus a service project. Blankets will be made for the Linus Project, plus greeting cards to go with the blankets. Please call the church.

Bread Baking Class is 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 5. Watch

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E-mail announcements to areeves@communitypress.co m, with “Religion” in the subject line. Fax to 248-1938.

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Mail to: Loveland Herald, Attention: Andrea Reeves, Religion news, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Loveland, OH 45140. demonstrations, get hands on experience, and learn how to grind flour. No experience is necessary.

Worship service times are 5 p.m. Saturdays; and 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays.

The church is at 101 S. Lebanon Drive, Loveland; 683-4244; www.popluther.org; www.poppastors.wordpress.com.

PromiseLand Church

The church is hosting Prayer Revival every Tuesday beginning at 7:30 p.m. Open format. Everyone is welcome to come and pray.

Sunday Worship Service is at 11 a.m.

The church is located at 6227 Price Road, Loveland; 677-5981, plclovelandoh.com.

River Hills Christian Church

Thriving Moms is a group for moms of infants through high school students that meets weekly to receive encouragement and instruction, make friends and have fun; held 9:30-11 a.m.; child care provided.

There is a Christian counselor as the parent coach, as well as a mentor mom. Call 583-0371.

The church is at 6300 Price Road, Loveland; 677-7600; www.riverhillscc.com.

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

The church will be “adopting” families from the West End and is seeking donations of food, gifts and money.

An Intercessory Healing Prayer Service is held the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m.

A Men’s Breakfast group meets on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 a.m. at Rombe’s in Blue Ash. A Bereavement Support Group for widow and widowers meets the second and fourth Saturdays, 1011 a.m.

Mother Linda Young is leading Parent Church School from 9:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. Sundays. Stay in the undercroft after bringing your children to Sunday School and discuss “In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Your Children as Spiritual Practice” by Bonnie MillerMcLenore.

The Order of St. Luke is studying the 26 miracles of Jesus and how they apply to life today. Meetings are from 7-8:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month in the library.

Sunday worship services are 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

The church is at 10345 Montgomery Road, Montgomery; 984-8401; www.st-barnabas.org.

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.

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REAL ESTATE

LOVELAND (CLERMONT CO.)

211 Valley Forge Drive, The Drees Co. to Lani Zeiser, $245,780.43.

213 Valley Forge Drive, The Drees Co. to Breta Rush, $255,470.

212 Valley Forge Drive, The Drees Co. to Diane Planicka, 0.0680 acre, $236,900.

White Pillars Subdivision, White Pillars Dev. Co. LLC to DZ Investment Co. LLC, 19.0520 acre, $300,000.

White Pillars Subdivision, White Pillars Dev. Co. LLC to DZ Investment Co. LLC, $900,000.

LOVELAND (HAMILTON CO.)

1748 Loveland Ave.: Marcotte Ken to Moore William E.; $118,250.

MIAMI TOWNSHIP

5836 Buckwheat Road, Spring Valley Bank to Sumera Tariq Khan, 1.0230 acre, $99,500.

5781 Crestview Lane, Dion Ruff to Blaine Woodard, trustee, $164,000.

1192 East Glen Echo Lane, Dennis Geier, et al. to Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 0.2070 acre, $150,000.

1134 Fox Run Road, Federal National Mortgage Assoc. to Katrina & Eric Harris, $85,000.

677 Jannie Lane, Estate of Floyd Fox to Michael & Constance Holtgrefe, trustees, $60,000.

784 Loveland Miamiville Road, Fifth Third Bank to Trinity Partners LLC

David S. Hill, 88, of Loveland died Jan. 2.

Survived by children Nancy (Don) Pember and Tom (Susan) Hill; 10 grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; and brother, Stanley (Beatrice) Hill.

Preceded in death by father, Hill David H. Hill; mother, Alberta G. Shumard; second wife, Eris (nee Miller); first wife, Helen (nee Stevens) Hill; and siblings Imogene Caster, Harry Hill and Charles Hill. Services were Jan. 6 at Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home, Loveland.

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

About real estate transfers

Clermont County real estate transfer information is provided as a public service by the office of Clermont County Auditor Linda L. Fraley.

Hamilton County real estate transfer information is provided as a public service by the office of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes.

Neighborhood designations are approximate. & JKL Loveland LLC, 1.9870 acre, $1,150,000.

561 Loveland Miamiville Road, David Guy, et al. to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP, 0.8870 acre, $40,000.

1433 Miami Lake Drive, Prudential Relocation Inc. to Michael Froehle, 0.4860 acre, $340,000.

6252 Shagbark Drive, Vickie Cunningham to Fanne Mae, 0.6800 acre, $125,000.

6077 Weber Oaks Drive, Bradly & Lynne Burns to Tonya Popov, 0.1710 acre, $155,000.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP

10241 Elmfield Drive: Fischer Single Family Homes II LLC to Sottile Michael & Marica; $360,309.

10250 Richland Park Drive: Fischer Single Family Homes II LLC to Faulhaber Alan M. & Carol R.; $437,665.

10562 Stablehand Drive: Rim Charles P. & Myung to Weeden Julie & Mark; $319,900.

9587 Main St.: Overbeck Karen D. to Sanctuary Holding Group L.; $30,000.

DEATHS David S. Hill

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Walter Perkins

Walter Perkins, 89, of Loveland died Jan. 4. He was a World War II Navy veteran serving in the Pacific Fleet.

Survived by wife, Elizabeth (nee O’Donnell) Perkins; children Carol Erickson, Susan Perkins Franks and Jeff Perkins; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Services were Jan. 7 at Rest Haven Memorial Park, Blue Ash.

BIRTHS

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Arrests/citations

Derek A. Carpenter, 19, 901 Mohican Drive, violate court order, Dec. 21.

Richard Alexander Bickers II, 22, 665 Park Ave. L3, disorderly conductintoxicated physical harm, Dec. 22.

Darrick S. Chambers, 21, 6601 Pacton Guinea Road, arrest-outside agency warrant, Dec. 23.

Susan M. Rucker, 111, 201 Heidelberg Drive, possesion of drugs, Dec. 24.

Gregory W. Cole Jr., 25, 679 Park Ave. S1, drug paraphernalia, Dec. 24.

Ashley N. Walton, 21, 679 Park Ave. S1, re-cite other department, Dec. 24.

Morgan M. Smith, 20, 6824 Paxton Road, drug paraphernaliause/possess, drug abuse-possess/use, Dec. 24.

Tiffany L. Knabe, 19, 306 Stockton Drive, drug abuse-hypodermic possession, diplay, dispensing, Dec. 25.

Nicholas H. Evans, 19, 63 Gatch St., drug paraphernalia-use/possess, Dec. 26.

Leticia Dawn Lawson, 30, 438 Briarwood Ave. E, capias, Dec. 27.

Tyler W. Merritt, 18, 501 Hanna Ave. No. 1, liquor; purchase by minor; misrepresentation, Dec. 27.

Erik Adam Thomas, 28, 114 Woodcrest Drive, domestic violence, Dec. 28.

Jessica R. Howard, 23, 678 Park Ave. R2, menacing, Dec. 31.

Sean M. Miller, 23, 713 Mohican Drive, domestic violence, Dec. 31.

David T. Stroeh, 40, 6683 Miamiwoods Drive, capias, Jan. 1.

Susan Marie Neace, 26, 1137 Central Ave., passing bad checks, Jan. 3.

Incidents/investigations Criminal mischief, theft

At 890 W. Loveland Ave., Dec. 22.

Criminal trespass-land premises, obstruct official business At 402 Broadway St., Dec. 30.

Disorderly conduct-intoxicated physical harm

At West Loveland Avenue and Riverside Drive, Dec. 22.

Domestic violence

At 914 Bellwood Drive, Dec. 22.

At 680 Park Ave., Dec. 25.

At 114 Woodcrest Drive, Dec. 28.

At 713 Mohican Drive, Dec. 31.

Drug abuse-hypodermic possession, display, dispensing

At 110 Broadway St., Dec. 25.

Drug abuse-possess/use

At 800 Loveland-Madeira Road, Dec. 30.

Drug abuse-possess/use, drug paraphernalia-use/possess

At Bellwood Drive and Sunrise Drive, Dec. 24.

Drug paraphernalia

At East Broadway Street and South

Second Street, Dec. 24.

Drug paraphernalia, re-cite other department At 665 Park Avenue, Dec. 24.

Drug paraphernalia-use/possess

At 615 Park Ave., Dec. 27.

Liquor; purchase by minor; misrepresentation

At 890 W. Loveland Ave., Dec. 27.

Menacing

At 681 Park Ave., Dec. 31.

Possession of drugs

At 11000 Kerr Cemetery Road, Dec. 24.

Telecommunications harassment

period. Preliminary data shows 96 fatalities and 2,468 motorcycle crashes with injuries through July of this year, compared to 89 deaths and 2,615 crashes with injuries through July 2009.

As a result of this state and national trend, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Ohio Department of Public Safety have targeted

motorcycle safety in their highway safety plan.

The workshop was developed by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office in collaboration with The University of Akron, identifying five key areas within The Comprehensive Statistically Based Motorcycle Safety Plan: Analysis, Education and Enforcement. These five areas are the utilization of crash data for both law

Attempted theft

An attempt was made to take an AC unit at 5724 Signal Hill, Dec. 20.

Burglary

Jewelry taken; $12,750 at 6746 Little River Lane, Dec. 19.

At 106 Karl Brown Way, Dec. 28.

At 681 Park Ave., Dec. 30.

At 106 Thomas Paxton Court, Dec. 31.

Criminal damage

At 8675 Fields Ertel Road, Dec. 21.

MIAMI TOWNSHIP Arrests/citations

David R. Dickson, 25, 1270 Glenhaven, drug possession, paraphernalia, driving under suspension, Dec. 17.

Brandon M. Waldron, 18, 5838 Wolfpen Pleasant Hill, marijuana possession, paraphernalia, Dec. 17.

Juvenile, 16, marijuana possession, paraphernalia, Dec. 18.

Juvenile, 9, unruly, Dec. 22.

Timothy L. Siler II, 23, 12121 Todds Run New Harmony, marijuana possession, Dec. 18.

Jeffrey C. Couch, 27, 160 S. Riverside, marijuana possession, Dec. 18.

Dana Anderson, 46, 5551 Mt. Zion, assault, Dec. 19.

Zachary L. Kramer, 19, 844 Center St., underage consumption, driving under influence, open container, driving under suspension, Dec. 19.

Donald T. Johnson Jr., 32, 2006 Ohio 50, criminal tools, driving under suspension, Dec. 22.

Keith T. Long, 35, 5095 Ohio 276, criminal tools, Dec. 22.

James F. Valentine, 37, 4630 Ohio 50, drug possession, paraphernalia, Dec. 23.

Zachary L. Burdine, 20, 924 Sunrise, recited, Dec. 23.

Juvenile, 16, drug paraphernalia, Dec. 24.

Philip G. Lowrey, 21, 241 Sweetbriar, disorderly conduct, Dec. 27.

Joseph A. Ludlum, 19, 5808 Stonewall Jackson, drug paraphernalia, Dec. 27.

Eric L. Szuchman, 24, 1617 Longbourne, domestic violence, Dec. 26.

Louis D. Szuchman, 45, 1617 Longbourne, domestic violence, Dec. 26.

Incidents/investigations Assault

Female was assaulted at 5551 Mt. Zion, Dec. 19.

enforcement and Safe Communities, the impact of the OH-1 crash report form, innovative methods for analyzing crash data, the implementation of crash analysis and the enforcement of the Ohio Revised Code.

Data-driven efforts will continue across the area with the formation of a motorcycle safety task force.

HERALD

The Community Press the names of all adults charged with offenses. The information is a matter of public record and does not imply guilt or innocence. To contact your local police department: Loveland, Chief Tim Sabransky, 583-3000.

Miami Township, Chief Stephen Bailey, 248-3721.

Symmes Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444.

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Motorcycle advocates explore safety on the roads

Cash taken; $120 at 6078 Weber Oaks, Dec. 20.

Oaks at Buckwheat Road, Dec. 21.

Heat pump taken; $1,800 at 1159 Ohio 131, Dec. 21.

Jewelry taken; $4,850 at 5483 Bunker Hill, Dec. 21.

Gasoline not paid for at BP Station; $45 at Ohio 131, Dec. 22.

Diamond ring taken; $2,500 at 5725 Signal Hill, Dec. 22.

Gasoline not paid for at Swifty’s; $5 at Ohio 28, Dec. 22.

Purse taken from vehicle at Kinder Care at Cinema Drive, Dec. 23.

Tool box/tools taken; $600 at 1374 Ohio 28, Dec. 23.

Vehicle driven through yard at 400 Technecenter Drive, Dec. 20.

Window broken in vehicle at 5689 Tall Oaks, Dec. 22.

Door of vehicle damaged at 850 Old Mill, Dec. 26.

Unauthorized use

Money obtained by deception; $180,000 at 800 block of North Berwick, Dec. 23.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP

Deception

Domestic violence At Ohio 28, Dec. 25.

Fraud

Female stated ID used with no authorization at 5606 Beech Grove, Dec. 21.

Grand theft

2005 Ford taken; $15,000. Vehicle recovered at 1733 Cottontail, Dec. 22.

Misuse of credit card

1999 Ford taken at 70 Glendale Milford No. 48, Dec. 18.

Arrests/citations

Juvenile male, 16, domestic violence at 12115 Mason Way, Dec. 15.

Karen O’Hara, 39, 2210 Raleigh Lane, theft at 9201 Fields Ertel Road, Dec. 13.

Incidents/investigations Breaking and entering

Currency removed at 9443 LovelandMadeira Road, Dec. 10.

Female stated credit card used with no authorization at 1408 Ohio 131, Dec. 20.

Public indecency

Handgun taken at 14 Meadow Drive No. 4, Dec. 18.

Pair of gloves taken from Meijer; $11 at Ohio 28, Dec. 19.

Jewelry, etc. taken; over $500 at 6345 Branch Hill Miamiville, Dec. 20.

Borrowed iPod not returned at Live

Female victim reported at Camp Road, Oct. 28.

Theft

Reported at 10941 Shadowglenn Drive, Dec. 14.

Sexual imposition Theft

Wiper blade of unknown value removed at 11390 Montgomery, Dec. 11.

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Traffic safety partners, stakeholders and supporters of motorcycle safety recently gathered to address the real dangers that motorcyclists encounter on local roads and discuss practical solutions to a variety of problems that riders experience.

Hosted by Hamilton County Safe Communities and Scarlet Oaks Career Development Campus, the workshop presented data and real-life examples to illustrate the top causes of crashes involving motorcycles in the community.

In recent years, the United States has experienced significant declines in the number of traffic fatalities, including deaths involving unrestrained occupants and alcohol consumption by crash-involved drivers. In spite of these improvements, the number of motorcycle-involved crashes and fatalities has increased substantially.

Nationally, motorcyclist fatalities have increased by 250 percent from 2,116 in 1997 to 5,290 in 2008.

This year, the safety of motorcyclists appears to be improving in Hamilton County with one fatality involving a motorcycle and 146 motorcycle crashes with injuries through July.

This is down from seven lives lost and 162 crashes with injuries from January through July 2009.

However, the number of deaths across Ohio has increased for the same time

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Community POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Jones sworn in

Shannon Jones (RSpringboro) was officially sworn in as the state senator for the 7th Ohio Senate District as part of opening day ceremonies for the 129th General Assembly.

In addition, Jones was also selected by her peers to serve as Majority Whip for the Republican Caucus.

Prior to her appointment to the Ohio Senate in 2009 to complete the term of former Sen. Robert Schuler, Jones served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

“I am honored and grateful to have the opportunity to serve the people of the 7th Ohio Senate District in the Ohio General Assembly,” Jones said. “There are many challenges that await us in the weeks and months ahead, but I am confident that by working together we can create a brighter future for all Ohioans.”

Maag begins second term

State Rep. Ron Maag (RLebanon) was sworn in as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. The 129th General Assembly will be his second term in the Ohio House.

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“It’s a private property issue,” Uecker said. “Gunfree zones don’t work – they remove our most basic right as Americans to bear arms.”

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Surrounded by her family and friends, Shannon Jones (third from right) was sworn in as the state senator for the 7th Ohio Senate District. Administering the oath of office is Ohio Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Cupp (left). term,” Rep. Maag said. “I will work diligently to ensure that Ohio is competitive again and is able to attract, create and retain jobs.”

Before joining the Legislature, Rep. Maag was a salesman for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and served as a board member for the Warren County Farm Bureau.

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“Employees should not be discriminated against just because they choose to exercise their second amendment right,” said Uecker. “This legislation will prevent intrusive company policies on personal freedoms and possible dismissal simply based on the merit that management does not agree with the individual’s right.”

Under current law, many employees risk being fired if they properly store a legally-owned handgun in their locked vehicles while at work. The legislation is aimed towards enabling people to protect themselves on the commute to and from

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State Rep. Joe Uecker (RDistrict 66), in collaboration with Honor and Remember, Inc., recently unveiled legislation that designates the Honor and Remember Flag as Ohio’s emblem of service and sacrifice by those who have lost their life while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

“When enacted, this measure will ensure that Ohio’s fallen are truly honored and remembered,” said Uecker. “In our nation’s long, decorous military history, there has never been a national symbol paying tribute to our fellow Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice in protecting our great country. Such a symbol of gratitude and respect would remind us daily of the men and women who lost their lives in service to our nation.”

The design of the Honor and Remember Flag is a symbol of service and sacrifice, with each of its details conveying an important and relevant message. Uecker explained the various colors and symbols that make up the cloth of the Honor and Remember Flag.

Several military-related organizations have endorsed the Honor and Remember Flag, including

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State Rep. Joe Uecker (R-District 66), in collaboration with Honor and Remember, Inc., recently unveiled legislation that designates the Honor and Remember Flag as Ohio’s emblem of service and sacrifice by those who have lost their life while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. the associations of the United States Military, the Military Officers Association of America, and the Gold Star Mothers.

Watchdog of the treasury

State Representatives Danny Bubp (R-88th District) and Joe Uecker (R66th District) have received the Watchdog of the Treasury Award. The award recognizes key legislators or policymakers every year

who work tirelessly to restore responsible limited government, lower taxes, encourage free enterprise and regulatory relief, and promote personal freedom.

The award was presented at a ceremony in Columbus, held by the United Conservatives of Ohio, which supports the responsible spending of taxpayers’ dollars, the elimination of government waste, and the free-market system of competition among private sector firms.

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