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Cincinnati Chapter of Hadassah and Jewish Family Service jointly presented an interactive program, “Women’s Education Day: Exploring the Strengths of Our Generations.” The theme of the day was “Generations:” how different generational groups identify themselves and share a history and culture, as well as lifecycle transitions leading to different needs and lifestyle changes. SEE LIFE, B1
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Baseball game will dedicate park Complex named for former trustee, state rep, senator
By Amanda Hopkins
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Robert L. Schuler Sports Complex in Sycamore Township will officially open for use this spring. Moeller High School will kick off the spring sports season with a preseason baseball game scheduled for March 20 at the complex at 11532 Deerfield Road. Sycamore Township parks and recreation director Mike McKeown said plans are in the works for an opening ceremony before the start of the game. Besides Moeller High School, University of Cincinnati Clermont, the Cincinnati Flames, the Cincinnati Mustangs, Roy Hobbs wooden bat league, the Cincinnati Sharks, and several other select teams and organizations will use the fields for games. The soccer fields will not be open until the fall season so the grounds crew can get in another seeding during the spring and summer months. Moeller will play part of its home soccer schedule at the fields and Mount Notre Dame will play their entire home schedule at Schuler Complex. Cincinnati United Cup, the North Sycamore Civic Association, the Sycamore Deer Park soccer league, and other
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When the snow eventually melts, several teams will be playing at the Robert Schuler Athletic Complex. The first game is scheduled for March 20. select teams will also use the soccer fields. McKeown said the township will not charge admission to games but individual teams could charge for their games.
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How to play
To reserve a field at the Robert L. Schuler Sports Complex at 11532 Deerfield Road in Sycamore Township for a game or practice, contact Mike McKeown at 792-7270.
Robert L. Schuler Sports Complex was named after the Republican state senator who also served as an Ohio state representative from 1993 to 2000, as Sycamore Township trustee from 1988 to 1992 and on Deer Park City Council from 1978 to 1985. Schuler served as the state senator for Ohio’s 7th district until his death in June 2009 after a long battle with cancer.
Symmes moving yard waste dropoff site By Amanda Hopkins
When to go
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L.A. Supply is now the sole location for yard waste collection for Symmes Township. The township has stopped yard waste collection at the administration building after entering into a contract with L.A. Supply at 10776 Loveland Madeira Road. The township has been collecting yard waste for 15 years. Symmes Township administrator Gerald Beckman said the contract is for one year and the township will spend about the same amount of money using L.A. Supply as the dropoff site.
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McKeown said regular township park rules apply at the sports complex. To reserve a field for a game or practice, contact Mike McKeown at 792-7270.
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Seventeen pieces of art from Ursuline Academy earned recognition in the 2010 Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Regional Scholastic Art Awards competition. SEE SCHOOLS, A6
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Symmes Township residents can drop off their yard waste at L.A. Supply from March 1 through October during the company’s regular business hours, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Yard waste can be dropped off loose or in approved paper yard waste bags. Proof of residency is required. “We estimate a break even, but it is easier on the (township) employees,” Beckman said. Employees may work longer hours and are paid overtime on yard waste dropoff days at the township building.
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Beckman said he and Bill Pitman, Symmes Township director of public works, have been talking about moving the township dropoff site for a while. Residents can drop off their yard waste at L.A. Supply from March through October during the company’s regular business hours, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Yard waste can be dropped off loose or in approved paper yard waste bags. Proof of residency is required. For questions or more information, contact township administration at 683-6644.
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