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ANDERSON TWP. — The tim-ing of a survey about the ForestHills Local School District hassome residents concerned.

The school district recentlyhired Paul Fallon Research andCommunications to conduct asurvey that is expected to con-tain questions pertaining to fa-cilities in the district.

A focus group meeting,which is apparently part of pre-paring for the survey, will beconducted at 6 p.m.Wednesday,Oct. 30, at FieldsResearch, 3814West St. in Mariemont.

At least one school boardmember and a resident who has

been invited to participate inthe focus group, however, areconcerned about the timing ofthe survey.

Anderson Township residentMoira Griesser, who has beeninvited to participate in theOct.30 meeting, said, “I’m hoping toask them not to do the surveyuntil after (the district) gets

Forest Hillssurvey concernsare surfacingBy Forrest [email protected]

Bissinger Jackson

See SURVEY, Page B7

It’s being billed as the Mid-west’s largest planned resi-dential community in a pro-tected natural environment.

The Villages at PeterGreenis a new, mixed-use housingdevelopment proposed formore than 330 acres of proper-ty in southeastern AndersonTownship, between the Cold-stream Country Club andWoodlandMound park.

Plans presented at an Oct.22 meeting show three pro-posed developments on theproperty – the largest naturalparcel available for residen-tial housing development inHamilton County – that wouldinclude more than 900 newunitsrangingfromsingle-fam-ily detached homes to apart-ments.

“It’d be an important andacclaimedmodel for responsi-ble, environmental develop-ment in the United States ...and a model for how naturalland should be developed,”saidBuckNiehoff,whose fam-ily has owned the property for

generations.New development would

encompassabout 40percent ofthe property, and the restwould bepreserved in its natu-ral state with trails, ponds andmature woodlands, Niehoffsaid.

But many residents wholive on streets surrounding theproperty – Ayers, Asbury,EightMile andHopper roads –claimed the new developmentwould have a detrimental ef-fect on the nearby neighbor-hoods.

Chief among the concerns

was additional traffic.Bob Hatch, who lives on

Ayers Road, said rezoning theproperty to allow higher-den-sity housing and the hundredsof cars that comewith it wouldhave a devastating effect onthe neighborhood.

Hisneighbor,RogerCorbly,expressedasimilar sentiment.“That would just destroy thepeaceful, quiet use of thatstreet we all want,” he said.

“This project is about fourunits per acre. If it goes for-

Leonard LeFevre checks out theplan for the Villages at PeterGreen, a proposed higher density housingdevelopment in Anderson Township. THE COMMUNITY PRESS/LISA WAKELAND

Major developmentplan stirs up worryBy Lisa [email protected] LEARNMORE

» Many people at the meeting questioned why the townshipmailed notices about the proposal only to property owners within200 feet. Anderson Township Planning and Zoning Director PaulDrury said the Ohio Revised Code requires notifying adjoining proper-ty owners of public hearings on zone changes and township Board ofZoning Appeals cases.“The township has established a policy of notifying property own-

ers within 200 feet of the property in question,” he said. “This wasnot a public hearing, but we followed the same procedure as well asposted it on our website.”» The Villages at PeterGreen development proposal, the public

hearing notice and zoning plats are available on AndersonTownship’swebsite at www.andersontownship.org.

See PLAN, Page B7

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Was the AndersonTownePlaceplan a $6mil-lion waste of taxpayermoney or could it still be aviable development?

What was supposed tobe a first-run cinema ontop of a parking garage isnow an unused, unfin-ishedconcrete foundationtucked in the hillside be-tween the Anderson Cen-ter and Kmart on FiveMile Road.

AndersonTownship of-ficials announced theplans forAndersonTownePlace in 2006 – a $40 mil-lion development withdozens of condominiums,a14-screenmovie theater,a multilevel bar and res-taurant, an amphitheater,and a 325-space parkinggarage.

But as the project wasscaled back and construc-tionstoppedin2009,manyresidents have ques-tioned whether it was amultimillion dollar mis-take or if it can still be auseful space in the centerof the community.

The answer dependson whom you ask.

Both Trustees PeggyReis and Russ Jackson,whowere on the townshipBoard of Trustees whenplans were announcedand the project got under-way, say residentswantedthe development and theparking garage is stillneeded as overflow park-ing for events at the An-derson Center, 7850 FiveMile Road.

Like Reis, who is notrunning for another term,and Jackson, who was re-elected in 2009, trustee

candidates Josh Gerthand Andrew Pappas wereexcitedabout the idea, butsaid the project was a vic-timof theeconomicdown-turn.

The other three candi-dates – Scott Doyle, in-cumbent Kevin O’Brien,whowas not an elected of-ficial until after construc-tion stopped, and JohnPiehowicz – said theywere skeptical of the pro-ject after it was an-nounced.

Nowall threesay itwasa waste of money andquestion whether Ander-son Township can recoupthe $6 million it paid thedeveloper, the JFP group.

Why the cinema andgarage?

Jackson had worked tobring a cinema to thetownship for years priorto the Anderson TownePlace announcement.Multiple locations werediscussed, including asecond-level on the for-mer Beechmont Mall,now called AndersonTowne Center, which wasunder redevelopment atthe time.

“It was part of a largerdevelopment, and a hottopic at the time,” Reissaid of the plans.

“A lot of people wereexcited, hence our in-volvement in the garage.”

Both the AndersonCenter, which opened in2008, and the AndersonCenter Station park-and-ride, which opened twoyears earlier,were part ofa new “center of the com-munity” township offi-cials were trying to cre-ate. The cinema and ga-rage would complement

the transformation.“It was the parking ga-

rage we knew we had tohave and still desperatelyneed,” Jackson said.

“At the time, we had ahighly successful devel-oper.Unfortunately forusthe developer had a finan-cial setback totally unre-lated to this project.”

Gerth was excitedabout the original plans.“These were two thingsour community needed,”he said about the condo-miniums and theater.

“It would have beengreat and obviouslyhelped even further im-prove the town center.”

Piehowicz agreed thatacinema–andmoreafter-dark family entertain-ment options –were need-ed in the community, butsaid he “often wonderedwhy we were making theinvestmentwewere into aparking garage for thecinema.”

O’Brien, who is run-ning for re-election, saidhe would have been excit-ed if it came to fruition,but he “felt like it wasn’tgoing to happen when itwas scaled back.”

Pappas alsoquestionedwhether the township res-idents could support amovie theater, but said hewould have supported thecinema if the developersfinished it.

Doyle said he wasagainst the townshipspending money on theparking garage to benefitthe cinema, even if it wasalso used for townshipevent parking.

“Personally, I thinkthey spend way too muchon the government center[Anderson Center], and

the parking garage wasthe same thing,” he said.

First Financial Bankbegan foreclosure pro-ceedings against the de-veloper in November2009, and the case is stillin the courts. JFP groupstill ownstheproperty,ac-cording to the HamiltonCounty auditor’s website.

Township Administra-tor Vicky Earhart saidthey still have a leaseholdinterest in thegarage, andthat would factor into thefuture of the property,whether it’s owned theJFP group, a bank or an-other developer.

“It’s a site we’d like tosee improved upon, andthe timing was just lousyfor us on that one,” shesaid.

“If that was built like itwas envisioned it wouldbe a jewel. But unfortu-nately it didn’t work outthat way.”

What went wrong?When the $40 million

development was an-nounced, itwas scheduledto open in spring 2008.Multiple redesignspushed out the project’stimeline, but by late 2008the JFP group was readyto start construction on ascaled-down version thatno longer included condo-miniums, a restaurant oramphitheater.

As pieces of concreteand rebar started to ap-pear on the hillside, itseemed Anderson TownePlace was finally on itsway.

The township trusteesgave the JFP group untilJune2010 to finish, but thebank began foreclosureproceedings just fourdays after the extensionwas granted.

Reis said the economicdownturn played a bigrole in the situation.

“It was the year whenthings were falling apart,and the trouble the devel-oper was having with thebank all played into it,”she said.

Pappas agreed thatwhat happened to the An-derson Towne Place de-velopment was a micro-cosmofwhatwashappen-ing all over the country.

“It’s sad that it hap-pened like that, but it’sjust a symptom of theeconomy,” he said.

“That was back duringthe days … with a lot ofeasy money chasing pro-jects. It’s anatural correc-tion to a little real estatebubble that eventuallypopped.”

O’Brien said it was a

mistake for township offi-cials not to get a perfor-mance bond to protect theinvestment if developersran into issues.

Piehowicz agreed andsaid now it’s “unfathom-able” a bond wasn’t inplace so the townshipcould recoup its losses ifthe project fell apart.

After constructionstoppedPiehowicz said hefelt “frustration at thewaste of taxpayer dol-lars.”

Doyle also said it was awaste of money and nowthe township could bestuckwithauseless struc-ture.

“It’s a mess for sure,and I was not happy aboutit from the (start),” Doylesaid.

“It’s a monument togovernment overspend-ing.”

Gerth said the timingof the cinema and garageproject was horrible, buthe’s not ready to call it atotal loss.

“The township obvi-ously spent money on ittrying to stimulate devel-opment,” he said. “Timeshave changed now, sowhat can we do with it?”

Looking to thefuture

So could AndersonTowne Place actually be-come a viable develop-ment? Most of the candi-dates and sitting trusteessaid it could happen even-tually.

“I don’t know whatwould be a good solution –whetherwe cut our lossesnow, sell (the township’sinterest) or try to turn itinto something else – but Idon’t see us needing aparking garage,” Doylesaid.

“There are all kinds ofpossibilities as long as it’snot coming out of the tax-payers’ pocket.”

Piehowicz said the landand location could bevaluable to a private de-veloper, but they need toevaluate the structure tosee if anything is possiblebecause of its deteriorat-ed state.

“The way the land liesit’d be tough to develop orvery expensive,” he said.

“I’m not sure if wecould entice a develop-ment to come in, but it’dbe up to private develop-ers and capitalism at thatpoint.”

O’Brien also said hethinks the cost to finishthe project, especially theparking garage portion,wouldbe toohighformostprivate entities to consid-

er taking over the devel-opment.

“No one is going tofront the money for aparking garage so theycan put amovie theater orrestaurant on top of it,” hesaid.

“I don’t know whowould be willing to sinkthe millions of dollars tobuild the parking garage,let alone the other compo-nents.”

Gerth, who is a corpo-rate real estate consult-ant, disagrees and said it’sstill a good location thatcould become a vibrantdevelopment in AndersonTownship.

He pointed to the for-mer Kenwood TownePlace, which also sat un-finished for years afterthe developer faced fore-closure, as a sign of hope.

A new owner and de-veloper recently tookover the project, andplans are in place to finishthe building and attractnew tenants.

Gerth isnotpart of thatdevelopment,buthiscom-pany, Jones Lang LaSalle,is the leasingagent for theoffice space.

“It’s easy for someoneto say it was a waste ofmoney, looking at it to-day,” he said.

“We spent this moneyso let’s not just let it sitthere. We should go aftersomeone to get it done.”

Pappas also said com-plaining about the state ofthe development isn’t go-ing to bring the townshiptaxpayers’ money back.

The local economy isstarting to pick up, andPappas said the planscould be redesigned tomake it viable.

“It makes no sense topoint fingers at the past,and it’s not fair to lookback with Monday-morn-ing-quarterback glasses,”he said.

“How can we look for-wardand turn thatbadsit-uation into something wecan use?”

Jackson said they’vebeen working with devel-opers the past severalyears to try and get theproject finished.

The cinema industryhaschangeddrastically inthe decade since theystarted working on thisproject, he said, but thereare a number of possibil-ities for redevelopment.

“Theonly real questionis it’s not designed to holda lot of floors, and thatwould be a problem,”Jackson said.

“I thinkthe localecono-my, at least here inAnder-son Township, is definite-ly heading in a positive di-rection. We may well seesomething happen in thenot too distant future.”

Reis also said she stillthinks it’s avaluablepieceof property.

“It’s centrally located… and there is surround-ing property that mightchange or improve, butthat will be run by themarketplace and privateinvestment,” she said.

“We continue to have alimited interest (in theproperty), andwe have norecourse to change that.”

Amonument to government overspending?By Lisa [email protected]

OCTOBER 30, 2013 • FOREST HILLS JOURNAL • A3NEWS

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Passion for our studentsRespect for our community

We are sitting at a crossroads in the Forest Hills School District. For twelve consecutive years ourschools have been rated Excellent or Excellent with Distinction. It is easy, then, for our community tocome to a place where we have certain expectations. But Education is unique in that it is a product ofthe will of everyone in a community. Those twelve years were fueled by the passion of great teachersdirectly impacting the individual students who have grown and excelled in our district. But the teachersdid not do it alone. Our community came together to make education a priority and gave those brilliantteachers the support they needed to make a difference. And so we were awarded with Excellence.

The number of former students that send their children through the halls of our schools, or comeback to teach in the rooms that helped to form their identities, is a testament to the pride that ourcommunity takes in setting our youth up for success. And it has been this cycle that has fed ourperennial excellence. But the hard truths of an economic collapse, and continued shifts in mandatesfrom state and federal powers have brought us to a point where we must work incredibly hard to find abalance between fiscal responsibility and a commitment to continuing to carve out a space where futuregenerations can continue our tradition of excellence.

My wife, Kristine, and I have watched our four children grow and develop, though two are still onthat journey, into well rounded citizens in this district, and I spent 19 years working with the studentshere. In that time, I learned a valuable lesson in meeting the needs of the individual, while also workingtowards what was best for the entire community. I also learned, as an administrator, about workingwithin tight budgets to foster success. But the most important thing I developed was a passion formeeting the needs of every child that steps into the halls of our schools.

While we must balance the needs of students with the concernsof our community, we can’t risk becoming less than excellent.

Our schools have been the pride, and driving economic force, of our community for decades. Wemust continue to be a beacon to the most passionate teachers in the region, and the families that wantaccess to them. We must strengthen our community by continuing to improve our schools. By keepingboth Anderson and Turpin High Schools, and by doing what we can to keep our elementary schoolsas small as possible, we are united in the cause of success for all students by maintaining moreopportunities for our students to get the one on one attention they deserve. When we match passionateteachers with well supported kids, we have the recipe for progress, innovation and furthering the hopesand dreams of our community, and this nation.

So, we stand at a crossroads. But we stand at it together. On November 5th, a vote for me would be avote for a new voice and fresh perspective. I would be honored if you would allow me to work for you tofind solutions to the difficult challenges that lie ahead. I would humbly accept the responsibility thatcomes with your support to work for what is best for the children, the parents, the teachers and thecommunity. Thank you, and regardless of who you support, be sure to vote.

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FORESTHILLSJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

A framed copy of the “ForestHills Folk Suite” was officiallypresented to the Forest HillsBoard of Education by strings/orchestra teacher Lynn Poffen-berger.

The gift was made followinga performance of the Suite bythe Forest Hills Faculty StringsQuintet (Robin Bierschenk, Jes-sica Cox, Alison Oprea, LynnPoffenberger and JonathanWelch).

Poffenberger said that agrant to the district’s elemen-tary strings teachers from theForest Hills Instrumental Asso-ciation (FHIMA) was used tocommission the work by com-poser Bob Phillips.

Phillips is a veteran stringeducator,presidentoftheAmer-ican String Teachers Associa-

tion and composer and directorof string publications forAlfredMusic Publishing Company.

The Suite includes threemovements: “River Hymn;”“Waltz of the Hills;” and “BarnDance.”

Board members and Super-intendent Dallas Jackson ex-pressed their gratitude for thegiftandappreciationforthemu-sic.

The sixth-grade districtstringorchestrastudentsdebut-ed the piece last March duringthe annual district concertwhich coincides with the FHI-MA Spaghetti Dinner.

The FHIMA grant includedthe commissioning of “ForestHills Folk Suite” and Phillips toconduct the sixth-grade districtorchestra students in their per-

formance of the Suite.Phillips gave a string bass

clinic for students ingrades4-12and worked with a fiddle groupof students in grades 7-12. Thefiddle group also performedduring the FHIMA SpaghettiDinner.

The string orchestra direc-tors decided to present framedcopies of the Suites’ title page toall six district elementaryschools as well as the Board ofEducation as a memento of theoccasion, Poffenberger said.

Phillips said that 300-500copies of the piece will sellworldwide in the first year ofpublication.

The following dedicationwillalways be printed on the titlepage: “Dedicated to the 6thGrade Orchestra in the Forest

Hills School District, Cincin-nati, Ohio and their teachersRobin Bierschenk, Jessica Cox,Lynn Poffenberger and Jona-thanWelch.”

Theprocessofhavingapiece

of music commissioned andhaving a composer conduct thework was an enriching experi-ence to the district string or-chestra students and theirteachers, Poffenberger added.

Grant used to commission‘Forest Hills Folk Suite’

Forest Hills Local School District Superintendent Dallas Jackson acceptsfrom strings/orchestra teacher Lynn Poffenberger a gift of a framedcopy of the Forest Hills Folk Suite. THANKS TO SHEILA VILVENS

Turpin High School seniorMeghan Davis recently en-joyed the ride of her life whenshe won the 3-year-old Ama-teur Championship at the 75thCelebration Horse Show re-cently in Shelbyville, Tenn.

The level of competition atthe annual Championship com-petition was world class asequestrians from around theglobe descended upon Shelby-ville to competewith their Ten-nesseeWalkinghorses. ForDa-vis, the win was surprising.

“I knew I did well, but Ididn’t knowhowwell,” she saidmodestly. Even when theycalled off her name and that ofher Tennessee Walking Horse,Epic, she said she had a fewseconds of disbelief.

Riding in the amateur classas opposed to the junior classmade Davis’s win less likelyandall themoreexciting. If shewould have competed in the ju-nior class, shewouldhavebeenriding with individuals nearerher own age, and most likelycould have been one of the old-est and more experienced rid-ers in the class.

Riding in the amateur classmatched Davis against olderandpossiblymoreexperiencedriders.

This didn’t shake her confi-dence, however. Shewas confi-dent in her abilities and thoseof Epic.

Davis has been riding hors-es since she was 6 years old.She initially started withjumpers, but soon found herpassion with Tennessee Walk-ers. It was her father,MikeDa-vis, who introduced her toWalkers.

In his youth, her father hadtrained Tennessee WalkingHorses. TheDavis family evenhasafarminTennessee,not farfromwhere theWorldChampi-onships are held. It is in Ten-nessee where Meghan works

with her horses several times amonthinpreparationforshowsand competitions.

During shows, the goal forTennesseeWalkingHorsecom-petition is to get the horse tostep high while keeping it’sback low to the ground. Addi-tionally, their head needs to beshaking in a smooth but obvi-ous rhythmwith the steps.

With such a significant winto her credit, Davis is eagerlylooking forward to next year’sChampionship Showcase andcompeting with Epic in the 4-year-old class.

When not riding, Davis is abusy student at Turpin. In addi-

tion to riding, she also playsbasketball for the Spartans,volunteers at a therapeutic rid-ing barn and teaches horse les-sons to others.

She is planning for continu-ing her education beyond highschool as well. She currentlyplans to attend Belmont Col-lege in Tennessee to studyphysical therapy.

Belmont is close to the fam-ily farmwhichwill allowDavisto easily continue riding as shepursues her college studies.

Davis is the daughter ofMike and Beth Davis. To seeMeghan’s winning class, visittinyurl.com/kxgqjyz .

Turpin senior takes ‘Epic’ride to the championship

Turpin High School senior Meghan Davis rides her Tennessee WalkingHorse, Epic, to win the Amateur Championship at the 75thCelebration Horse Show in Shelbyville, Tenn. THANKS TO SHANE SHIFLET

The Forest Hills LocalSchool district recently soldSeries 2013 Refunding Bondson the municipal market.

This action will, over time,save taxpayers $318,287.

“Due to regulations, thiswas the first time the districtwas eligible to refund the 2003bonds,” Treasurer Richard

Toepfer III said.“With interest rates at his-

torically low levels, wewantedto take advantage of the inter-est savingsassoonaswecould.This was a tremendous oppor-tunity to save our taxpayers asignificant amount of money.”

The original bonds wereused to finance Nagel Middle

School.Toepfer compared the

transaction to refinancing ahome for lower interest rates.

The average rate on the oldbonds was 4.57 percent.

Thenewrate is1.46percent.The district’s millage will

drop off after 2016 as sched-uled.

Forest Hills sells bonds to save money

Guardian Angels seventh-graders recently took a fieldtrip to the state capital, where they visited the state capitalbuilding, COSI and saw the outdoor drama, “Tecumsah.”

Guardian Angels seventh-grader Albie Chatfield pedals across a ropeduring a recent field trip to COSI. THANKS TO ANNE PAVELY

BUSY DAY INCOLUMBUS

Guardian Angels seventh-grader Bailey Hopple explores the COSImuseum in Columbus. THANKS TO ANNE PAVELY

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Rich has shown through his previous work on the Board that he hasthe fortitude to make the tough decisions. He has the courage to dowhat is right, not just what is most popular. Rich is not a follower. He isa leader. Rich Neumann has the qualities that Forest Hills needs.”

-GARY CONWAYPresident, Ohio Association of Professional School Employees #177

“Only one candidate has demonstrated the type of leadership duringhis professional career to plan and implement curriculum and developthe financial and facility resources to provide our students with thetools to succeed in the new world. He is Richard Neumann.

During the Meet the Candidates Night on October 15th, his candidand thorough grasp of the facts and issues we face convinced mebeyond any question that we need him back on our school board.

I hope you will join me and those who also know of his passion,business acumen and extraordinary leadership by voting for RichardNeumann on Tuesday, November 5th!”

-DAN EARLEYPresident, Park National Bank (retired)

Member, Forest Hills School District Business Advisory Committee

“Rich Neumann provides a much needed and healthy tension on theBoard of Education when discussing difficult issues. He, more thananyone I’ve seen on the board over the past decade, isn’t afraid tospeak his mind and offer innovative ideas. He places the studentfirst with a keen eye on making the right financial decisions for thetaxpayers.”

-GLEN PRASSERFormer Turpin H.S. Parent and Long Time Supporter of the Forest Hills School District

“Rich Neumann has been a leader and innovator for his entire career.He is a passionate educator and will always work in the best interestsof our students, teachers, and taxpayers.”

-HOWARD L. BELL, MDAnderson H.S. Class of 1966

-JASON H. BELL, MD, PHD, FACSAnderson H.S. Class of 1966 / Anderson H.S. Class of 1992

VISION FOR A BETTER FUTURE

THE MOST QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED CANDIDATE

Top Row (L-R) - Matt Bailey(AHS ‘88), Stacey Bailey(AHS ‘92), Cheryl Ferry,Brian Ferry (AHS ‘94).Middle Row (L-R) - QuinnFerry, Rich Neumann, SueNeumann, Edie Ferry.Front Row (L-R) - MattieBailey, Annie Neumann,Meka Ferry.

“It is absolutely essential in education today that there are individuals who have the experience and vision required tomove a school district forward while allowing maximum growth for all children. Rich Neumann’s ability to organize, analyze

and articulate cost-saving alternative solutions is something our district needs now more than ever before.

I have spent more than 50 years of my life in education, including 18 years as the Superintendent of the Forest Hills SchoolDistrict. I continue to work on understanding the significant challenges that will face our district in the years ahead. In orderto meet these challenges, we need proven experience and leadership. We need a change from the status quo to provide a

21st Century education for our children.

Rich Neumann has earned my support for the Forest Hills School District Board of Education.”

-DR. JOHN B. PATZWALDSuperintendent, Forest Hills School District (1992-2010)

I pledge to listen carefully, consider ideas thoroughly and make decisions wisely. I will strive to develop trust, good will anda new spirit of collaboration on the School Board and in the community. “Unity in the Community” should become

our mantra.

We have a unique opportunity to work together in finding solutions to revitalize the Forest Hills School District. We can andwe must create 21st Century learning environments throughout the district to provide an enriched student experience and

to ensure “Success for All Students.”

I ask that you measure the background and experience of each candidate. If you want uniquely qualified, progressive anddynamic leadership with a vision for a better future for all residents of the Forest Hills School District, I would appreciate

your vote on November 5th.

-RICH NEUMANNCandidate for the Forest Hills School District Board of Education

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Football» Anderson High School lost

26-0 at home against WintonWoods Oct. 24. The Redskinswere shut out for the third timethis season in dropping to 3-6.Anderson closes the regularseason at home against KingsNov. 1.

»McNicholas High Schoolbeat Purcell Marian 38-22 Oct.25 to improve to 7-2 (5-1 GCLCoed). The Rockets built a 35-0lead in the first half as SeanByrne scored on runs of eight,28 and one yard, while SamBrowningreturnedan intercep-tion 45 yards for one score andreturned a fumble 46 yards foranother. Cole Carmosino madefive extra points and added 40-yard field goal. McNick closesthe regular season at 1p.m. Sat-urday, Nov. 2, against HamiltonBadin (8-1, 5-1 GCL Coed) withthe league title on the line.

» Turpin High School fell42-0 against Loveland Oct. 25.The Spartans managed only 30yards rushing while slipping to4-5 (2-2 Eastern Cincinnati Con-ference). Turpin closes the reg-

ularseasonOct. 31ontheroadatWalnut Hills.

»Miami Valley ChristianAcademy defeated the Man-chester Lions 47-20 on Oct. 26.SeniorAlexAmmerman ran for211 yards and three touch-downs, while sophomore quar-terbackBransenVilardoranfor85yardsanda scoreandwas4-5passing with a touchdown to ju-nior Malique Ward. MVCAclinched at least a tie for theOhio Valley Athletic League ti-tle. The Lions will host Nobles-ville at 7:30p.m.Nov.1atTurpinHigh School.

»Walnut Hills shut out Mil-ford 16-0 on Oct. 25. Tierin Wil-liams ran for 178 yards and atouchdown and quarterbackKevin Blount had a touchdowntoss to Kendal Fitzgerald. TheEagles host Turpin on Hallow-een 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31.

Boys soccer»McNicholas beatWyoming

2-1inovertimeOct. 22 toclaimaDivision II sectional title. TheRockets advanced to the dis-trict championship Oct. 26

against league rival Middle-town Fenwick and lost 2-0.

» Turpin beat Lakota East1-0Oct. 22 in theDivision I section-al finals to set up an Oct. 26 dis-trict championship matchagainst Tecumseh. The Spar-tans won 4-0 and advanced tothe regional semifinal againstthe top-rankedteaminthestate,MasonHigh School, Oct. 30. Seecincinnati.com/preps.

»Walnut Hills juniors Bran-don Pitz and Daniel Bundschuhscored as the Eagles beat Elder2-0 in aDivision I sectional finalOct. 22 to advance on againstMason Oct. 26. The CometsdownedtheEagles5-0 in thedis-trict finals.

Girls soccer»McNicholas beat Wilming-

ton10-0Oct. 21in theDivision IIsectional finals, advancing toface Indian Hill Oct. 24 for thedistrict championship. TheRocketswon4-0 andmoved intothe regional semifinals Oct. 29against against league rivalKettering Alter after Journaldeadlines. Thewinnermeets ei-

ther Ross or Tippecanoe for atrip to the state final four.

» Turpin lost 3-1 in the Divi-sion I sectional finals againstFairfield Oct. 21.

»Walnut Hills defeated OakHills 3-1 in the Division I sec-tionals Oct. 21 to move to a dis-trict game with Fairfield Oct.24. Senior Alexis Kiehl had twogoals for the Lady Eagles.

Volleyball»McNicholas beat

Blanchester25-10,25-11,25-12 inthe Division II sectional finalsOct. 19. The Rockets won 20-25,25-12, 25-17, 25-13 against Bell-brook in the district champion-shipOct. 26 to advance to the re-gional semifinals. McNickmeets Chillicothe Unioto at 6p.m. Oct. 31atWilmingtonHighSchool. Thewinner plays eitherWyomingorKetteringAlterat2p.m. Nov. 2 at Wilmington for atrip to the state final four.

Cross country» Anderson sophomores

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ByMark D. Motzand Scott Springermmotz@communitypresssspringer@communitypress

Turpin High School sophomorequarterback Bennie Stoll looks upthe field for an open man againstLoveland High School Oct. 25 atSpartan Stadium. MARK D. MOTZ/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

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MT. WASHINGTON — Lastyear, no big surprise.

The senior-dominated 2012McNicholasHighSchoolvolley-ball team reached the regionalfinals. The Rockets came up onthe short endof a five-setmatchagainst league rival KetteringAlterandmissedachanceat thefinal four.

This year, who knew?Five of the six starters from

what had been McNick’s best-ever team at 25-2 graduated,leavingheadcoachDennisMur-phywith a lot of questionmarks

Lucky for the Rockets, theone returning starter was Han-nah Taylor.

The 5-foot-11 middle hitterfrom Amelia earned GirlsGreater Catholic League Cen-tralplayerof theyearhonorsaf-ter a regular season in whichshe led the league in every at-tacking statistic. She was topthree in the GGCL defensivestats.

All without playing on theyear-round club circuit.

“Normally toplayat the levelshe plays, you have to play clubball,” Murphy said. “She is ex-ceedingly athletic.”

More than her impressivenumbers, Murphy said Taylorgrew into a leader.

“Last year she wasmore of acomplimentary player to ouroutside hitters,” he said. “Noweverybody knows she’s the oneto stop and her hitting percent-age has actually gone up quite abit thisyear. I’mmoresurprisednow when she hits one out thanwhen she puts one away.

“She’s a very competitivekid. Competitive and smart.She’s the kind of kid who whenshe practices and messes up,sheaskswhatshedidwrongandwhat she needs to do to get itright. Then she puts in theworkto get it right.”

Taylor said she didn’t minddonning the leadership mantle.

“I kind of like it better,” shesaid. “I’m the oldest on the teamnow and the younger playerskind of look up to me. It was a

hard adjustment. I loved myseniors last year. But I like be-ing the senior this year.”

Taylor, who also plays shoot-ing guard for the Rockets inbasketball, said she likes bothsports equally, with a slightedge to whichever one happensto be in season at the time.

She took up volleyball as aseventh-grader at St. ThomasMore School. She said she isn’tsure why she did, just that sheenjoyed the game once she dis-covered it.

“I lovemy team,” she said. “Ilikehowit’sreally team-likeandstill a lot of individual work. Ican’thitwithoutapassandaset,but I have to work myself. Iknow people rely on me a lotmore. We run a lot more (of ouroffense) in the middle and Ihave to be my best.”

McNicholas beat Blanches-ter 25-10, 25-11, 25-12 in theDivi-sion II sectional finals Oct. 19.The Rockets won 20-25, 25-12,25-17, 25-13 againstBellbrook inthe district championship Oct.26 to advance to the regionalsemifinals.

McNick meets ChillicotheUnioto at 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Wil-mington High School. The win-ner plays either Wyoming orKettering Alter at 2 p.m. Nov. 2at Wilmington for a trip to thestate final four.

“I look at it this way: We’re atouch matchup because we’remiddle strong where most peo-ple are strong on the outside,”Murphy said.

Senior assumesleadership, winsPlayer of YearRockets volleyballearns district titleByMark D. [email protected]

McNicholas High School seniorHannah Taylor helped the Rocketsto the Division II volleyball districtchampionship game. MARK D.

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MT.WASHINGTON—Thefor-ward pass dominates footballtoday like at no other time inthe history of the game.

So maybe a little strange tofindMcNicholasHighSchool –

oneof theearlyadoptersof thespread offense in the days ofBryan and Brad Cupito morethan a decade ago – is home tothe leading rusher in theGreater Catholic LeagueCoed.

Maybestranger to learn theleading rusher is junior quar-

terback Luke Sulken. Andmaybe strangest of all to learnSulken had been a receivermost of his life prior to thisseason.

“He’s a gifted athlete,”McNick head coach Mike Or-

McNicholas High School juniorLuke Sulken moved from slot

receiver to quarterback for theRockets. MARK D. MOTZ/THE

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McNicholas juniormakes switch to QBByMark D. [email protected]

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“I don’t know that justanybodywouldbeselfless

like that and make thatswitch, but it made themostsensetoputourmostathletic player at QB andget the ball in his handsevery play.”

Sulken said he wel-comed the challenge.

“Anybody is going tobe nervous and excitedgetting to play varsityquarterback,” he said.“Butonceyougetacouplegames into the season yougetmore comfortable andless nervous. You can just

play and not think asmuch.”

Early nerves notwith-standing, Sulken said thebiggest adjustment wasnot in his head, but in hisfeet.

“The footwork was thehardest part,” he said.“Receiver is all aboutfootwork, too, but it’s adifferent kind of foot-work. If you don’t get thefeet right, you can’t getback to pass or forward torun.

“Idida lot of coneworkand working with dum-mies getting my balancedown and getting a senseof gravity.”

Sulken grew up watch-ing his older brother, Ja-cob, as a three-year start-er at quarterback for Be-thel-Tate High School.Luke played in Bethelyouth leagues from age 9until he started highschool himself.

“It’sbeenaworkinpro-gress, but it’s been good

work,” Orlando said. “It’sbeen a progression. Hemakes a handful of playseach game that are out-standing. But top to bot-tom, even learning a newposition, you look at himand say, ‘Of course he’sthe one you want in thatspot.He’s the onewhowilllead us.’

“He’s engulfed in it.Hestudies film at lunch. Heputs in the time on thefield.”

“It all starts with the

front line,” Sulken said.“If they do their job, theymake you look a lot betterthan you are. They’vemade me look really goodthis year.”

The Rockets look goodas a team, controllingtheir own destiny in thequest for reaching the Di-vision IV playoffs andwinning their league.

“I’m happy, but there’salways room for improve-ment,” Sulken said. “No-body’s perfect.”

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About 20 years ago, theBoosters of ImmaculateHeart of Mary parish andthe Forest Hills YouthBasketball Associationcreated the Big East Bas-ketball League.

TheBEBLwassetup togive boys with a love forbasketball another outletfor competition.

The leaguemeeting is 7p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6,in the cafeteria at IHMSchool.

Depending on the sizeof theirschool,boysusual-ly get divided up amongthemultiple teams in theirgrade level.

In their respectiveleagues, these teamsoftenget put in different divi-sions, so they don’t seeeach other all season.

In the BEBL, the divi-sions are set up by grade,with 8-12 teamsper grade.Historically, eachdivisionhas been a blend of teamsfrom parochial and publicschools, from the south-east side ofCincinnati andwest Clermont County.

Another special aspectof the Big East BasketballLeague is community in-

volvement. Last season,the Forest Hills SchoolDistrict provided facili-ties toBEBLatNagelMid-dle School, St ThomasMore Parish, and McNi-cholas High School. Pro-ceeds collected from con-cessions and admissionsgo to the organizationsthat staff the facilities.

According to JackRunk, director ofTheFor-est Hills Youth BasketballOrganization (FHYBA),their organization makesan annual contribution toTurpin andAnderson highschools athletic programsfromtheirBEBLrevenue.

The season runs fromDecember into earlyMarch. Teams play a 10-gameregularseasonandapostseason tournament.This year they will in-clude grades 3-6. Playerson the division winningand tournament finalists’teams receive awards.

For further informa-tion, visit www.ihom.orgor contact the Big Eastcommissioner DanHornschmeier [email protected].

Big East BasketballLeague meeting is Nov. 6

WALNUT HILLS — Forthe second consecutiveyear, the Walnut HillsHigh School girls soccerteammade theDivision Idistrict tournament bydefeating Oak Hills.

In 2012, it was a 2-1overtime thriller. Thisyear, it was your routine3-1 victory at WintonWoods Oct. 21.

“They’re a good oppo-nent,” coach Bob Murosaid. “They’re danger-ous, really dangerous.”

The Lady Eagles got ameasure of revenge onOak Hills for an Aug. 24,2-1 loss.Murowent out ofthe Eastern CincinnatiConference to the Great-er Miami Conferenceseveral times, facingFairfield, Sycamore andLakota West.

“That’s why we do

this, to prepare us fortournament time,” Murosaid.

The Oct. 21 Oak Hillswin put them against afamiliarGMCfoe inFair-field Oct. 24. Walnut andFairfield tied 0-0 Aug. 31.

On Oct. 24, WalnutHills grabbed a 2-0 half-time lead on goals byAlexis Kiehl and KatCheng and held on be-hind Olivia Grondin ingoal to end Fairfield’sseason and advance asdistrict champions.

The Lady Eagles play

St. Ursula in a regionalsemifinal Oct. 29 afterdeadline.

“It’s anybody’s gameand whoever plays thebest game is going towinit,”Muro said of the tour-nament.

Muro’s crew empha-size defense. During theseason, only Ross scoredthree goals on the LadyEagles.

“Our back four hasdone really well,” Murosaid. “Loren Richardson,Scout LaCoe, MaddieHordinski andKateWar-

ren, who was hurt for along time, have made abig difference.”

Walnut’s goalkeeperis junior Grondin. SheshutoutUrsuline,Ander-son, Fairfield, Glen Esteand Mariemont duringthe season and now Fair-field in the postseason.

All four of the WalnutHills captains are goingon to play college soccer.Midfielder GabrielleBrokamp is going toUAB(Alabama-Birming-ham), forwards Alexisand Kaitlynn Kiehl willplay at Dayton and de-fender Morgan Shafer isheading to NorthernKentucky.

Senior Kat Cheng isWalnut’s second-leadingscorer behind AlexisKiehl and she also mayplay collegiately. Otherseniors on their final runforWalnutHills areEmi-ly Roemhild, Emma VanBakel and Chloe LaCoe.Tenjuniorsandtwosoph-omores are slated to re-turn for 2014.

Walnut Hills wandersthrough the bracketsGirls soccer onOctober runBy Scott [email protected]

The girls soccer team at Walnut Hills is led by captains,from left, Gabbie Brokamp, Kaitlynn Kiehl, Alexis Kieland Morgan Shafer. SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

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CINCINNATI — Leadingby one stroke heading into thefinaldayof theDivi-sion I state boys golf tour-nament at Ohio State’sScarlet Course, St. XavierHigh School shot 329 onday two for a team total of647 and a third-place fin-ish Oct. 19.

Dublin Jerome (641)won its third consecutivestate championship,whilePickerington North wassecond (646).

SophomoreKirranMa-

gowan of Lovelandearned first-team all-state honors for theBombers after his back-to-back 78s earned him afifth-place finish as theteam’s top finisher.

“Some of our guysstruggled,”Magowan toldGannett News Service.“This course really testsyou.”

Senior Brendan Keat-ing of Hyde Park earnedsecond-team all-state rec-ognition after shooting a5-over par 76 on day oneand an 84 the followingday for a160 on his way to

a 10th-place finish.Seniors Matt Schiller

of Kenwood (161), GunnarNelson of Montgomery(172) and Michael Mislehof Anderson Township(172)alsocompeted forSt.X coach Alex Kepley inColumbus.

The 2013 seasonmarked the 13th time inschool history the Bomb-ers brought home a dis-trict title and the 42ndtime they’ve captured aGreater Catholic Leaguechampionship.

St. Xavier linksmenfinish third at stateBy Tom [email protected]

Members of the St. Xavier golf team hold their team scorecard after the completion of theDivision I state boys golf tournament where the Bombers finished third at Ohio State’sScarlet Course. THANKS TO ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL

Nick Stone and Cara Schild-meyer each ran in the Divi-sion I regional meet Oct. 26in Troy. Schildmeyer ad-vanced to the state meet bytaking10th place in18:43.43.She competes at 12:30 p.m.Saturday,Nov. 2, atNationalTrail Raceway in Hebron,Ohio. Stone finished 90th intheDivisionIboysracewitha 17:38.31 run.

»McNicholas finished11th the Division II girls re-gional meet Oct. 26 in Troy.Catherine Adams ran20:32.88 to lead theRockets,finishing in 39th overall.

» Turpin’s girls finishedninth in the Division I re-gional meet Oct. 26 at Troy.Isabella King paced theSpartans, taking 21st in19:02.66.

»Walnut Hills freshmanOlivia Connaughton quali-

fied for the Division I statemeet by finishing13th at theregional meet in Troy Oct.26 in 18:49.17.

Youth basketball» The Anderson High

School varsity boys basket-ball program will host a 3-on-3 tournament for boys ingrades three to eight. Theall-day event takes place atAnderson Nov. 16. Cost is$80perteamofthreeorfourplayers, one of whom mustlive in theForestHills LocalSchooldistrict.Registrationdeadline is Nov. 9. ContactRedskins head coach ChrisDeLotell at [email protected].

KudosThe Girls Greater Cin-

cinnati League (GGCL) rec-ognizes five fall sports andSt. Ursula Academy an-nounces having the League

Player of the Year in four ofthose five sports.

» Cross Country Runnerof the Year - Anne Heffer-nan

»Golf Player of the Year- CarolynMarkley

» Soccer Player of theYear - Madeline Huster

» Volleyball Player of theYear - Kristen Massa

In addition, Jim Calder,assistant varsity soccercoach, was named GGCLSoccer Coach of the Year.Jim is filling in for headvoach Becky Evans, whogavebirth tohersonSept.15andhasbeenoutformuchofthe season as head coach.

“Congratulations toBecky and Jim and all ourgreat fall athletes,” SUAAthletic Director MikeSipes said. “It’s great to seethem rewarded for all oftheir hard work.”

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It’s about more than just winningfor St. Xavier High School soccercoachBrian Schaeper.Building uponthe foundation laid by his Henry Ah-rens, Schaeper continued the waysthat have led to seven consecutivewinning seasons and three straightGreaterCatholicLeagueSouth titles.

“(Henry) built a very successfulprogram that I think focused on theright things and not just winning,”Schaeper said. “Winning was a bi-product of that and I’ve really con-tinued that tradition of doing thingsoff the field that build the teamexpe-rienced.”

The Bombers finished 12-4-2, in-cludingan11-gamewinstreakbeforebowing out in the postseason with a2-1 loss to LakotaWestOct. 26 in aDi-

vision I district final.Much of their success can be at-

tributed to seniors Jack Caudill andAustin Harrell. The team captainsand centermidfielders’ play allowedSchaeper to imposehis team’swill ontheir opponent. Also on the teamwere Anderson Township/ Mt. Wash-ington residents: Theo Berndt,Mitchell Bernert and Bradley Kopp.

Kiley Sunderhaus, who had threegoals and an assist on the season, isthestarterandusedhisspeedtoweardown an opponent and free things upfor Ryan Hadley, who led St. X with10 goals in the regular season.

“I tell themat the beginning of theyear and repeatedly throughout theyear that the main reason I’m doingthis is because I want them to be bet-termen.Theresult on the field, I loveit, but it’s a small product of what wehope for.”

St. Xavier stresses more thanjust winning on the pitchBy Tom [email protected]

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My name is Forest T. Heisand I am honored by your trustin allowing me to serve on yourschool board, and am runningto continue to serve the peopleof Forest Hills in this meaning-ful way.

I am a proud product of theForest Hills school district. Igraduated fromWilson Ele-mentary 33 years ago, thenmoved on to Turpin Middle andForest Hills Junior Schoolsbefore graduating as co-vale-dictorian from Turpin HighSchool in 1987.

Forest Hills school districtprovided me with an excellenteducation and a strong founda-tion for my future academicendeavors at Stanford, UCMedical School and Duke. I’vebeen married to my remark-able wife for 15 years and havefour children; our oldest

daughter atNagel, a sonand daughterat Wilson andour youngestat AndersonHills.

My over-arching goal isfor the districtto continue itsexcellence andprovide our

children all the tools for 21st-century learning.

I represent our childrenfirst in all decision-making,providing for the best educa-tion while maintaining fiscalresponsibility. I believe strong-ly in public education and havea vested interest in making thebest decisions for our childrenand for our community.

I’m in this for the long haul.

Three major reasons I askfor your vote:

Leadership: I have servedon the Forest Hills schoolboard for four years, includingone as vice-president and twoas president. Also, I haveserved as chairman of theDepartment of Surgery at St.Elizabeth Healthcare and as aboard member of Common-wealth Orthopaedic Centers.

I am skilled at taking di-verse (even divergent) ideas,finding common threads, thenformulating collaborative solu-tions.

Importantly, especially withthe current issues facing thedistrict, I am a consensus-builder, applying a thoughtful,open-minded and level-headedapproach to challenges as theyarise.

Commitment: I have deep

roots in our district. I have 19relatives over three genera-tions who have received, or arereceiving their educationthrough the Forest Hills schooldistrict.

I have personally experi-enced the myriad of opportuni-ty Forest Hills has to offer -from outstanding teaching andacademics, to athletics, music,drama, student council andstudent groups.

I am committed to increas-ing the depth and breadth ofopportunities for our children.

Community: AndersonTownship and the village ofNewtown take pride in ourschools and rightly so.

I pledge to engage the com-munity, seeking active inputinto decisions and maintainingexcellent stewardship of itsresources.

Our community prospers asour district does and vice ver-sa.

We have an incredibleschool district, made up ofgreat students, parents, teach-ers, administrators and a sup-portive community.

We also have challenges andneed people with leadershipexperience to help guide ourdistrict through the decisionsahead for the betterment of all.

I have the skills, the abilityand the determination to workthrough our current and futurechallenges and humbly ask foryour vote on Nov. 5.

Please contact me at [email protected], “Heis forSchool Board” on Facebook, orwww.forestheis.com.

Forest T. Heis is a candidate for theForest Hills school board.

Let’s continue the excellence in Forest Hills

Forest T.HeisCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

As I ask for your vote forre-election to the Forest Hillsboard of education, pleasepermit me to provide youwith some of my backgroundand my thoughts with re-spect to our school district. Icontinue to be deeply com-mitted to our community.

I bring aunique per-spective tothe board.Our familyincludes twosons educat-ed in ForestHills schools(a 2009 grad-uate and acurrent11thth gradestudent). Ihave enjoyed

16 years of PTA leadershiproles at Sherwood Elemen-tary, Nagel Middle Schooland Anderson High School,along with districtwide lead-ership roles.

I have had the privilege toserve on the board for almostnine years, and was selectedby my colleagues to serve asvice president for threeyears and as president fortwo years. During all yearsof state of Ohio school rat-ings and due to the efforts ofour teachers, staff, students,administrators, families,volunteers and many others,Forest Hills received thehighest ratings of Excellentand Excellent with Distinc-tion.

I understand our schoolsfrom bottom to top and ap-preciate the challenges weface. I am also a practicinglabor and employment at-torney with the city of Cin-cinnati, and have many yearsof professional experience todraw upon.

The most critical chal-lenge for Forest Hills is tofashion a comprehensive andeconomically feasible planfor maintenance and en-hancement of aging districtfacilities. In the process, it isimperative that we educateour community about ourfacilities needs, and activelyencourage and involve com-

munity input.Wemust move forward

with a well-researched, dis-cussed and vetted plan toassure that Forest Hills con-tinues as a destination schooldistrict which supports andenhances our community.For a more in-depth dis-cussion about district facil-ities, please visit juliebis-singer.com.

The district’s second chal-lenge is to evaluate and ad-dress the findings of the newOhio School Report Cardsystem, which will be fullyimplemented for the 2013-2014 academic year. Thereport card assesses yearlygrowth and achievementdata for students. The dis-trict must continue its long-standing level of excellencein student performance.

A third challenge is toinsure that adequate fundingis available to continue dis-trictwide academic excel-lence while living in times ofdecreasing state funding andflat or decreasing individualand family income levels.

Because personnel coststotal 82 percent of the dis-trict budget we must work ina positive, productive man-ner with the district’s threeunions to devise creativesolutions to control costs, butat the same time keep andattract top-notch employees.We need to continue to be thedistrict where the region’stop educators want to teach.

Wemust also effectivelycommunicate with the publicabout school funding chal-lenges and solutions, withparticular outreach to theapproximately 75 percent ofregistered voters who do nothave children attending For-est Hills schools.

I am grateful to serve onthe Forest Hills board ofeducation and look forwardto these challenges in con-tinuing my service. Thankyou sincerely for your sup-port.

Julie Bissinger is a candidate forthe Forest Hills school board.

Plan for facilitiesis most criticalin Forest Hills

JulieBissingerCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

I am a local business ownerand proud member of the An-derson TEA party. This groupis made of your family, neigh-bors, friends and coworkers,who simply wanted to get en-gaged.

We are not radicals, we arenormal, conservative Amer-icans just like you who havechosen to get involved in theprocess rather than yell at theTV or radio. We seek to chal-lenge Americans to get off thecouch, learn the Constitutionand get engaged.

This means all Americans,not just those who are conser-vative. Our system works bestwhen all are engaged, not justa one side. I have learned thisfrommany years of communi-ty involvement.

I wish to continue the goodfiscal conservative leadershipthat has allowed this townshipto go over 13 years with onlyone township levy. Given theeconomic climate that we haveall found ourselves in that issimply amazing.

Our conservative leadershiphas foreseen the township cutsfrom the state and reactedproactively to avoid cuts inservice without new levies.That is something that shouldbe continued in my opinion.

I started mybusiness hereroughly 20years ago andbuilt it with myblood andsweat. I haveseen you growup, get marriedand have chil-dren of yourown. I am noweven serving

your children who have grownup and moved back to our won-derful township.

I have seen you grow oldand move and even pass away.I hope I remember all thosewho have touched my life here.In such, I feel uniquely con-nected to you.

I am also one of the twoendorsed Republicans on theballot, the other is Josh Gerth,we work well together andhave teamed up on parts of thecampaign. I am proud of thatendorsement, party affiliationdoes mean something.

I believe my active involve-ment with the township for thelast several years has forgedrelationships not only with theexisting township governmentbut also staff that will allowme to be more effective thansomeone without that experi-

ence.I also have a unique per-

spective of being a small busi-ness owner with several em-ployees here in Anderson andhave managed employees andknow the challenges that thisinvolves. I can bring this expe-rience to managing townshippersonnel and staff.

These are difficult times torun a small business, I knowwhat that takes and hope torepresent small business onthe board.

I own both commercial aswell as residential propertyhere in Anderson and can seeboth sides of issues that thisperspective brings. I seek tocontinue mymany years oftownship involvement and giveback to this wonderful commu-nity.

Ask yourself which chal-lengers have been the mostinvolved over the last severalyears and then support thosecandidates. If you like the wayour township has been run, andseek to restore respect to theoffice of trustee that has beenlost over the last four years,vote Pappas/Gerth.

Andrew S. Pappas is a candidate forAnderson Township trustee.

Restore respect to theoffice of twp. trustee

Andrew S.PappasCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

FEDERALU.S. Rep. BradWenstrup

2nd District includes nearly all the northeast-ern and eastern Cincinnati communities.

Washington, D.C., office: 1223 LongworthHouse Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-3164Hours: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-FridayCincinnati Office: 7954BeechmontAve., Suite

170, Cincinnati, OH 45255Website: wenstrup.house.gov

U.S. Sen. Sherrod BrownCleveland – 216-522-7272.Cincinnati – 425Walnut St., room 2310, Cincin-

nati, Ohio 45202-3915; phone 684-1021, fax 684-1029.

Washington, D.C.: 713 Hart Senate OfficeBuilding,Washington,D.C., 20510; phone202-224-2315; fax 202-228-6321.

E-mail: [email protected] site: www.brown.senate.gov

U.S. Sen. Rob PortmanWashington,D.C., office:B40DDirksenSenate

Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510Phone: 202-224-3353Fax: 202-224-9558Cincinnati office: 36 E. Seventh St. Room2615,

Cincinnati, OH 45202Phone: 513-684-3265

STATEState Rep. Peter Stautberg

34th District includes most of eastern Hamil-ton County.

In Columbus: House of Representatives, 77 S.High St., 11th floor, Columbus, Ohio, 43215-6111;phone 614-644-6886; fax: 614-719-3588.

E-mail: [email protected]

State Sen. Shannon Jones7thDistrict includesmost of easternHamilton

County and all of Warren County.InColumbus:1Capitol Square, Statehouse, Co-

lumbus, Ohio 43215; 614-466-9737; via e-mail:[email protected] or by mail: State Sen.Shannon Jones, 1 Capitol Square, Statehouse, Co-lumbus, Ohio 43215.

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At the White House onMay 8 of this year, FirstLadyMichelle Obamapresented the “NationalMedal for Museum andLibrary Service” to thePublic Library of Cincin-nati and Hamilton Coun-ty.

This medal celebratesinstitutions that make adifference for individ-uals, families, and com-munities, specificallythose who demonstrateinnovative approaches to

publicserviceand ex-ceed theexpectedlevels ofcommu-nityoutreach.

OnNov. 5you willbe asked

if this is a worthyachievement.

Issue 1 is a renewal of

the current library levy.It will not raise yourtaxes and is actually areduction overall of whatyou have been contrib-uting over the last fouryears.

Our Main Library isone of the top 10 busiestlibraries in the country.We are rated a 4-StarLibrary by Library Jour-nal.

One-third of the li-brary budget is at stake,and is the only source of

local funding. A $17 mil-lion dollar cut per yearfor the next 10 years willmean a reduction inhours and staff.

Patrons who use thelibrary’s computers andonline services to findjobs, search for data anddo school work will belimited in their access.The summer readingprograms will also beaffected.

In 2011, our libraryloaned 17.6 million items

throughout its 41 branchsystem. 88 percent ofhouseholds in HamiltonCounty have at least onelibrary cardholder, with500,000 cardholderscountywide.

Almost 2,000 visits aremade annually to distrib-ute materials to nursinghomes, retirement cen-ters and other communi-ty locations.

I hope you will agreewith me that our library,(second only to the Cin-

cinnati Reds Great Amer-ican Ballpark as a down-town destination), cannotcontinue to serve ourcommunity to its fullestpotential unless we vote“yes” on Issue 1.

Please pledge yoursupport for this vitallyimportant, nationallyrecognized institution.

Sarah Anness Evans is direc-tor of The Library Foundationof Cincinnati and HamiltonCounty.

Vote yes on Issue 1 to support library

Sarah AnnessEvansCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Neighbors should accept offerto remove tree

In response to the Oct. 2 “Why nolaw to removedead trees?”Viewpointsarticle, may I recommend that theowners of the dead tree pay half of thecost to take it down and kindly accepttheir neighbors’ offer to help pay?

The dead tree owners will have toend up paying one way or another – ei-ther for the tree removal or the insur-ance deductible when the tree falls.

Having neighbors willing to helpout with costs is not only helpful, butthey are fortunate to have such lovelyneighbors!

Robin CoxAnderson Township

Neumann and Bissinger bestfor board

Several weeks ago, I submitted acolumn titled, “Elect Leaders With Vi-sion, Knowledge.” It was meant as ral-ly cry, encouraging thoughtful consid-eration of information and careful ex-amination of people and agendas seek-ing our support.

Last May I did the unthinkable andvoted against a Forest Hills bond levy.As highly as I value public education, Ibelieved the proposal lacked financialstewardship and long-term vision.

Of the current Board of Educationmembers, only Julie Bissinger op-posed that proposal. Willing to goagainst the majority, she spoke up forpeople like me who believe our moneycan be used more wisely, more effi-ciently, and more pro-actively.

Now that it’s time to elect and re-elect board members it’s never beenmore important to vote with purpose.

Besides Julie, Rich Neumann pos-sesses the unique combination of vi-sion and knowledge we need to moveforward. Rich has proven he caresabout the cause of students, teachers,and taxpayers combined. His 12 yearson the board make him more experi-enced than any other candidate.

It’s critical we elect leaders whohear not only to what’s being shouted,but what isn’t being said. Both JulieBissinger and Rich Neumann will dothis and more.

Elizabeth BarberAnderson Township

What’s really happening?As the property surrounding the

Anderson Towne Center bought stillsits vacant, you start to think was thisdone by Kroger to keep out competi-tion?

As the township spends money oncurb appeal through out the township,as a resident and taxpayer, you have toask Kroger, “what’s really happen-ing?”

Jeff CumminsAnderson Township

Provide the best schoolfacilities we can afford

Much has been written lately aboutthe need for another facilities study ofour existing Forest Hills Schools andfor a “progressive forward-thinking”facilities plan.Onewriter has urgedustobe“Pioneers”rather than“Settlers.”A candidate who is a blast from the

past, a self-admittedapostle of consoli-dation, promises “reduced overhead”and “savings” if his plan is followed.My personal experience in both gov-ernmentandindustry is thatconsolida-tions rarelyproduce the “savings” thatwere projected.

I believe that the last school levywas defeated by two groups; the firstthought that the proposed programwas too costly. The other group led bythe progressives thought that the pro-posed levy didn’t go far enough. TheSchool Board has requested the OhioSchool Facilities Commission to deter-mine theconditionofourschools.Oncewe have their recommendations wecan then develop a plan. Strangely, wedidn’t follow their last recommenda-tions in 2004.

Years ago I learned that I couldn’thave everything that I wanted. Some-timeswecan’tevenhavewhatwethinkwe need. We need to provide the bestschool facilities for our students, thatwe can afford.

Rick AnderschatAnderson Township

Doyle wants to the best forAnderson Twp.

I want to tell people about ScottDoyle, from a different perspective.

He’s a “truck driver.” That’s part ofit, but you’re missing facts. He’s asmall business owner, holds multipledegrees, achieved while working 14hour+ days. He’s responsible for allfacets ofbusinessoperation.Andersonwould be lucky to have someone of hiscaliber in office, in any capacity.

His interests in thetownship: fiscal -the budget - “other expenses.” If elect-ed, he plans to have an audit requestedto identify, and expose those items.

Wasteful spending, unfinishedparking garage, mine, the proposedconstruction of hundreds of acres ofland, are other focuses. Building thetax base is done by encouraging busi-ness, not loading up apartments.

He can’t tell you the history of theBengals, won’t buy out the bar forvotes or skip from one moneyed per-son’s house to another so that you thinkthat he’s good because of connections.

He isn’t an endorsed candidate.Simply: he doesn’t want to be bought,doesn’t have an agenda to answer to.He wants to do the best he can for thetownship, answering to the voters.

“Let’s do the right thing, the rightway.”

Wendy DoyleAnderson Township

Thanks for alerts about teaparty connections

I am writing to thank those whoseletters appeared 10/23/13 alerting us tothe Pappas/Gerth tea party connec-tion.

When I watched the House vote toend the shutdownI saw144 reasonsnotto voteRepublican/teapartynot count-ing the obvious local reasons. I am a 28year Anderson Township resident.Vote Piehowicz.

Charles BarngroverAnderson Township

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Last week’s questionDo you agree with Gov.

John Kasich’s attempts tobypass the state legislatureto secure funding for Medi-caid expansion? Why orwhy not?

“Yes. Why wouldn’t wewant tax dollarswe are al-ready paying come backto our state?”

D.A.

“Theendsnever justifythe means. This was a ter-rible blow for democracyand the Republican party.

“Since this move wasmade possible by theSpeakerof theOhioHouseand the Majority Leaderof theSenateweconserva-tives havemore than Kas-ich to blame for this.

“I don’t see how anythinking conservative cansupport the Republicanparty after this outrage.”

T.H.

“There are a few Re-publicans in Ohio who un-derstand how risky thegame they are playing is.Kasich appears to be oneof them, on several impor-tant issues.

“Health care in theUnited States is grosslyunfair, and it needs to beimproved. Refusing to al-low change is not an op-tion.

“The Party of No willbecome the Party of Not,and theremaystill be time

for a few smart people toremove themselves fromthe sinking ship.”

N.F.

“Sounds like an Obamamove to me! If you can’tgetwhatyouwant throughthe proper legislativeprocess then just do anend run on them and ig-nore thewill of the people.

“I voted for Gov. Kas-ich but RINOs come in allsorts of disguises. WhenObamacare fails, Obamawill get his wish and ev-eryone but the superwealthy and the govern-ment will be on Medicaidanyhow.”

D.J.H.

“Yes, I do support ex-pansion of Medicaid.What’s amazing is a con-servative governor goingout of his way to help thepoor and elderly in Ohio!”

TRog

“John Kasich did theright thing in not lettingthe Republican right wingdictate on what they per-ceive as another Obamavictory. The heck with theneedy.

“However, that beingsaid, I am somewhat cyn-ical regarding the gover-nor’s motives. I hope it isbased onboth the econom-ics and the humanitarianreasons he has cited, butthis may be a ploy to getthe middle vote in 2014.

“Kasich has demon-strated his ultra-conser-vative leaningswithmuchof the legislation he hasbacked in the last coupleof years. At least one wasoverwhelmingly repealedby the voters of Ohio whodemonstrated that we arenotTexas and the rights ofthe citizens should be apriority.

“Let’s keep Ohio free.”J.Z.

“It would be better ifthe legislature would passthis, but since theywon't, Isalute Kasich for gettingit done. This may be thefirst action he has takenthat I agree with.

“Accesstohealth insur-ance is critical for every-one. Time to put the rheto-ric aside and take care ofpeople.”

J.R.B.

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ANDERSON TOWNSHIPMeets at 6 p.m., the third Thursday of the

month, 7850 Five Mile Road. Phone: 688-8400.Web site: www.andersontownship.org.

Trustees Peggy Reis, Russell Jackson Jr. and KevinO’Brien; Fiscal Officer Kenneth Dietz.

Township Administrator Vicky Earhart; AssistantAdministrator for Operations Steve Sievers; Plan-ning and Zoning Director Paul Drury; Public WorksDirector Richard Shelley; Facilities Manager MarkMagna; Police District 5 Commander Lt. Matt Guy,474-5770; Fire Chief Mark Ober, 688-8400; EventCoordinator Amy Meyer.

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COUNCILMeets at 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every

month, except July and August, at Ebersole Com-munity Center, 5701 Kellogg Ave.

Council President Krystal Alsept; Vice PresidentDiana Weir; Secretary, David Ross; Treasurer Kath-leen Chandler.

FOREST HILLS LOCAL SCHOOLDISTRICT

Meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of eachmonth, at the administration building, 7550 ForestRoad. Phone: 231-3600. Website:www.forest-hills.edu.

Board members Julie Bissinger, Forest Heis, TracyHuebner, Jim Frooman and Randy Smith.

Superintendent Dallas Jackson, ext. 2945; Trea-surer Richard Toepfer II, ext. 2963; Director ofCurriculum and Instructional Services NatashaAdams; Director of Student Services Betsy Ryan,

ext. 2948; Director of Business Operations RayJohnson, Transportation Supervisor Richard Porter,ext. 2980; Communications Coordinator SheilaVilvens, ext. 2966.

MT. WASHINGTON COMMUNITYCOUNCIL

Meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of themonth except June, July and August when it meetsat 6 p.m. at the Mt. Washington Rec Center 1715Beacon St.

Board President Courtney Vonderhaar, VicePresident Robert Hayes, Treasurer Ryan Doan,Secretary Danielle Necessary; directors Jared M.Calhoun, Holly Christmann, Jim Fleming, RebeccaKaminski, and Kirk J. Kavanaugh; membershipchairman George Lehocky. Website:www.mwcc.org.

NEWTOWNMeets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays

of each month, 3536 Church St. Phone: 561-7697.Web site: www.villageofnewtown.com.

Mayor Curt Cosby; council members Brian Burns,Chuck Short, Joe Harten, Mark Kobasuk, CurtTiettmeyer and Daryl Zornes; Fiscal Officer KeriEverett, ext. 12.

Maintenance Supervisor Ron Dickerson, 271-2009; Building and Zoning Commissioner MichaelSpry, ext. 13; Property Maintenance Inspector DickWeber, ext. 20; Chief of Police Tom Synan; FireChief Tom Driggers, 271-6770.

WHEN THEYMEET

Nearly a dozen kids and adults re-cently cameout to JohnsonHillsPark inAndersonTownshipfora

nature program. The group learnedabout snakes, got to touch skins thereptiles shed, went on a hike andmadesnake-themed crafts.

Photos by Lisa Wakeland/The CommunityPress

Little Nature NutsVictoria Zack, 2, is intrigued bythe snake skin.

Natalie Keppler, 3, and Matthew Paquette, 2, share a snack before thehike.

Michael Wiffler, 4, holds an Osage Orange in his hand andlistens to his dad explain what it is.

Above, Jaida Jay, 2, checks out aclover flower she picked duringthe nature hike.Right, Braelynn Weisbrod, 2,contemplates whether her artproject needs more paint.

Dexter Habegger, 2, uses his "snake" made from yarn to paint a picture.

Nora Smith, 2, gets some help putting googlyeyes on her snake craft, made from a cut uppaper plate.

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

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THURSDAY, OCT. 31Art ExhibitsPerishable, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,Phyllis Weston Gallery, 2005 1/2Madison Road, New sculptureby Shawna Guip and photog-raphy by Tom Baril explorecosmic rhythms present ineveryday life cycle. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Angels and Demons: A Sinis-terly Sweet Exhibit, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Indigenous, 2010 MadisonRoad, Free. 321-3750. O’Bryon-ville.T.C. Lindsay’s Paintings andNewAcquisitions, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,5729 DragonWay, Specialexhibition of works by Cincin-nati artist. New acquisitions byEdward Potthast, Dixie Seldenand new work by living artists.Free. Through Nov. 2. 791-7717,ext. 109; www.eiselefineart.com.Fairfax.MozArt Complication, Noon-8p.m., Brazee Street Studios, 4426Brazee St., gallery One One.Solo exhibition by local sculptorRondle West, inspired by Wolf-gang Amadeus Mozart’s opera,“The Magic Flute.” ThroughNov. 1. 321-0206; www.bra-zeestreetstudios.com. Oakley.Science Fiction, 10 a.m.-5:30p.m., Miller Gallery, 2715 ErieAve., Newmixed media paint-ings by Cincinnati-born, Chi-cago-based artist, Bruce Riley.Imbued with visual kineticquality and energy, the gleam-ing, multi-layered resin andpaint abstractions are intenselycolorful, with intriguing dimen-sionality and translucency.Through Nov. 9. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.

FRIDAY, NOV. 1Drink TastingsFriday Evening Tasting, 6-8p.m., Remke Market, 3872Paxton Ave., Family VineyardTasting with Chris Hoffman:Irony Merlot, Black StallionChardonnay and more. $5 forfive samples and snacks fromdeli and bakery. 619-5454.Oakley.

Health / WellnessFree Blood Pressure andStress Screen, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,Walgreens, 2203 BeechmontAve., Specialized blood pressureand stress screenings. Commonsymptoms of stress includeheadaches, sleep difficulties,digestive problems, high bloodpressure and chronic pain. Free.Presented by Foundation forWellness Professionals. 271-2500.Mount Washington.

Music - BenefitsYoung Leadership CommitteeBenefit Concert, 7 p.m., Red-moor, 3187 Linwood Ave., Musicby Sam-I-Was. Heavy appetizers,raffles and valet parking. Bene-fits Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation Young LeadershipCommittee. $50 with three drinktickets, $40 no drink tickets.Presented by Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation. 793-3223.Mount Lookout.

Music - ConcertsCapleton, 9 p.m., Inner Circle,4343 Kellogg Ave., Reggae. $25.321-0220; www.innercirclecincy-.com. East End.

Support GroupsAlzheimer’s Support Group,1:30-2:30 p.m., New EnglandClub, 8135 Beechmont Ave.,Caregivers learn techniques torespond to challenging behav-iors such as aggression, ag-itation, repetition and more.Free. Presented by Superior CarePlus. 231-1060; www.superiorca-replus.com. Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, NOV. 2Art ExhibitsPerishable, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,Phyllis Weston Gallery, 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.T.C. Lindsay’s Paintings andNewAcquisitions, 10 a.m.-3p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717, ext. 109; www.ei-selefineart.com. Fairfax.Science Fiction, 10 a.m.-5:30p.m., Miller Gallery, 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.

Craft ShowsCounty Store, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St.Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 8101Beechmont Ave., Parish Hall.Unique handcrafted items foradults, children and the home.Gifts, Christmas ornaments and

decorations, Jerry’s famoushomemade jellies and marma-lades, bake sale and Granny’sAttic Collectibles. Raffle itemsavailable. Benefits InterparishMinistry, YWCA House of Peace,Diocesan Camporship, sponsor-ship child at El Hogar in Hondu-ras and parish outreach pro-grams. Free. Through Nov. 3.474-4445; www.sainttimothys-.com. Anderson Township.Autumn Affaire, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,Mount Washington PresbyterianChurch, 6474 Beechmont Ave.,Gift shopping available fromlocal artisans, $10 luncheon withseatings at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.,silent auction ending at 2 p.m.and baked goods made bychurch members. BenefitsMount Washington PresbyterianChurch missions. Free admission.231-2650.Mount Washington.

Drink TastingsSaturday PremiumWineFlight: Port, Noon-5 p.m., TheWine Merchant, 3972 EdwardsRoad, Taste and compare fourruby and tawny ports. Ages 21and up. $15. Reservations re-quired. 731-1515; www.wine-merchantcincinnati.com. Oak-ley.

Farmers MarketAnderson Outdoor FarmersMarket, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., An-derson Center Station, 7832 FiveMile Road, Fresh fruits andlocally grown vegetables, plants,homemade products, bakerygoods, organic meats, foodtrucks, fair trade coffee andmore. Rain or shine. Specialfeatures include entertainmentand seasonal events for children.Family friendly. Presented byAnderson Township. 688-8400;www.andersonfarmersmarke-t.org. Anderson Township.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D.,4460 Red Bank Expressway,Theme: What is type 2 Diabetesor Prediabetes? Small groupdiscussions of Type 2 diabetesled by Jan Kellogg, certifieddiabetes educator. $30 all foursessions; or $10 per session.Presented by Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates. 791-0626.Madi-sonville.

Home & GardenHamilton County Recyclingand Solid Waste District YardTrimmings Drop-Off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping atTurpin Farm, 3295 Turpin Lane,Hamilton County residents candrop off yard trimmings for free.Free. 946-7734; bit.ly/11UQb9r.Newtown.

Literary - BookstoresDreamAnimal Workshop, 4-5p.m., Blue Manatee Children’sBookstore, 3054 Madison Road,Inspired by Emily WinfieldMartin’s new book, “DreamAnimals,” participants exploreart and writing with Miss Kelli increative workshop. Ages 7-12.$8. Registration required. 731-2665; www.bluemanatee-books.com. Oakley.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.

Runs / WalksCincinnati Right to Life 5KRun/Walk, 10:30 a.m., LunkenAirport Playfield, 4744 PlayfieldLane, Registration begins 8:30a.m. 5K run/walk and Kid’s Dashfor runners, walkers, familiesand church, school and othergroups that support pro-lifeeducation and services in Great-er Cincinnati. $25. Presented byImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch. 5krun4life.org. Lin-wood.Run for the Troops 5K Run/Walk, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., OttoArmleder Memorial Park andRecreation Complex, 5057Wooster Pike, Packet pick-upand race-day registration 8-9:30a.m. Festival follows race.Awards to top finisher in everydivision. Benefits Yellow RibbonSupport Foundation. $25. Regis-tration required. Presented byBeechmont Corridor BusinessDistrict. 901-7052; www.yellow-ribbonrace.com. Linwood.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,9:30-10:45 a.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, 1345 Grace Ave., Bookdiscussion group. Room 206.

Donations accepted. 583-1248.Hyde Park.

SUNDAY, NOV. 3Art & Craft ClassesParent/Child Class: MeditativeMandala Drawing, 2-3:30p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Artist Radha Lakshmiteaches you to create your ownancient bamboo pen and designyour own personal mandalas.$5. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.

Craft ShowsCounty Store, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., St.Timothy’s Episcopal Church,Free. 474-4445; www.saintti-mothys.com. Anderson Town-ship.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Lower atrium. Learn about thehistory of Anderson Townshipthrough photos, hands-onexhibits and artifacts. Free.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Historical Society. 231-2114.Anderson Township.

Home & GardenHamilton County Recyclingand Solid Waste District YardTrimmings Drop-Off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping atTurpin Farm, Free. 946-7734;bit.ly/11UQb9r. Newtown.

Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m., MaryM. Emery Carillon, PleasantStreet, Open air concert. Caril-lonneur plays bells using key-board in upper tower. Tours oftower available; playground,restroom and shelter house onsite. Free. Presented by village ofMariemont. 271-8519; www.ma-riemont.org.Mariemont.

Music - ConcertsMatt Wertz, 8 p.m., 20th Centu-ry Theater, 3021Madison Road,With Elenowen. $15. 731-8000;www.the20thcenturythea-ter.com. Oakley.

NatureFamily Fall Hike, 1 p.m., Wood-land Mound, 8250 Old KelloggRoad, Seasongood NatureCenter. Look at the changes innature that allow plants andanimals to survive the coldmonths. Free. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. AndersonTownship.

RecreationTennis, 4-5 p.m., Mercy Health-Plex Anderson, 7495 State Road,Weekly through Dec. 8. Work onhand-eye-coordination, racquetskills, basic strokes and scoring.Beginners class at 4 p.m. Inter-mediate at 5 p.m. Ages 18 andup. $69. Registration required.Presented by Communiversity atUC. 556-6932. Anderson Town-ship.

ShoppingMiss Em’s Holiday OpenHouse, 1-5 p.m., AndersonSenior Center, 7970 BeechmontAve., Scarves, necklaces, ear-rings, bracelets, etc. Nothingover $20. Free admission. 474-3100. Anderson Township.

Support GroupsCodependents AnonymousMeeting, 7-8 p.m., Hyde Park

Bethlehem United MethodistChurch, 3799 Hyde Park Ave,Twelve-step fellowship open toeveryone who desires healthyand loving relationships. Free.290-9105. Hyde Park.

MONDAY, NOV. 4Literary - Story TimesMake aMess at theManatee,10-10:30 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, 3054Madison Road, With Ms. Kelli.Listen to book and participate inan art-making activity with yourchild. $7. Reservations required.731-2665. Oakley.

TUESDAY, NOV. 5Art & Craft ClassesYoung Rembrandts: Pre-School Drawing, 5:30-6:15p.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Weeklythrough Dec. 17. Innovative,step-by-step drawing method toteach any child how to draw,regardless of artistic ability. Age3 1/2-6. $89, $79 residents.Registration required. Presentedby Anderson Township ParkDistrict. 388-4515. AndersonTownship.The Joy of Painting: Floral, 6-9p.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Learnfamous Bob Ross floral paintingmethod. Paint roses, poppies,daisies, sunflowers, irises, hi-biscus and more. Ages 16 andup. $50, $45 residents. Regis-tration required. Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. 388-4513. Anderson Town-ship.

Art ExhibitsScience Fiction, 10 a.m.-5:30p.m., Miller Gallery, 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 6-8:30 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesYoga Care: Hatha Yoga, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Weekly through Dec. 10. De-signed for those who want agentle approach to yoga. $58,$48 residents. Registrationrequired. Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-4513. Anderson Township.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6Art ExhibitsPerishable, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,Phyllis Weston Gallery, 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Science Fiction, 10 a.m.-5:30p.m., Miller Gallery, 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.

Clubs & OrganizationsAt Homewith the Grants,7:30-9 p.m., Anderson TownshipGovernment Center, 7954

Beechmont Ave., Re-enactorsJennifer Moraan and MikeMiller portray General Ulysses S.Grant and Mrs. Julia Dent Grant.Refreshments served. Free.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Historical Society. 231-2114.Anderson Township.

Drink TastingsWineStationWednesdays, 4-7p.m., The Wine Merchant, 3972Edwards Road, All wines inWineStation are half off. Eightdifferent premium wines tochoose from. Complimentarycheese and French baguettes.Ages 21 and up. Prices vary.731-1515; www.winemerchant-cincinnati.com. Oakley.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114. AndersonTownship.

ExhibitsPicturing the Parables Trav-eling Art Exhibit, 7-8 p.m.,Faith Presbyterian Church, 6434Corbly Ave., Church Lobby.Scenes from Jesus’ parables.CIVA exhibition (Christians inthe Visual Arts) contains 20works representing voices ofdiverse subcultures and ethnicgroups. Free. 752-0878.MountWashington.

Literary - Story TimesStory Time, 10:30-11 a.m., BlueManatee Children’s Bookstore,3054 Madison Road, On LaPageStage. Stories, songs and more.Free. 731-2665. Oakley.

Music - ConcertsDarWilliams, 8 p.m., 20thCentury Theater, 3021MadisonRoad, Doors open 7 p.m. Do-rothy Snowden “Dar”Williamsis a singer-songwriter specializ-ing in pop folk. $30 orchestra,$25 main floor. Presented byWNKU. 731-8000; www.ticket-web.com. Oakley.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7:30-8:30 p.m., Hyde Park Beth-lehem United Methodist Church,3799 Hyde Park Ave, Twelve-step fellowship open to every-one who desires healthy andloving relationships. Free. 235-3062. Hyde Park.

Youth SportsRookie Volleyball, 5:30-8:20p.m., Zion Lutheran Church,1175 Birney Lane, Class 1. Weeklythrough Dec. 18. Boys and girlslearn volleyball basics. Ages 1-3.$58, $48 residents. Registrationrequired. Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-4514. Anderson Township.

THURSDAY, NOV. 7Art & Craft ClassesYoung Rembrandts: Ele-mentary Drawing, 6:30-7:30p.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Weeklythrough Dec. 19. Innovative,

step-by-step drawing method toteach any child how to draw,regardless of artistic ability.Ages 6-12. $89, $79 residents.Registration required. Presentedby Anderson Township ParkDistrict. 388-4515. AndersonTownship.

Art ExhibitsPerishable, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,Phyllis Weston Gallery, 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Science Fiction, 10 a.m.-5:30p.m., Miller Gallery, 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.

Exercise ClassesYoga Care: Hatha Yoga, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Weekly through Dec. 12. De-signed for those who want agentle approach to yoga. Ages18 and up. $50, $40 residents.Registration required. Presentedby Anderson Township ParkDistrict. 388-4513. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening, 6-8p.m., Cincinnati Sports Club,3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. 527-4000.Fairfax.Community Health Fair, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Mount WashingtonSchool, 1730 Mears Ave., In-formation from four healthylifestyle choices: get screenedregularly, eat healthy, keepyourself and your communitysafe and exercise daily. Inter-active activities, food tastingand more. Free. 363-3835.Mount Washington.

Music EducationChildren’s Guitar Class, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Session 2. Weekly through Dec.12. Explore world of music andgain fundamental knowledge ofand love for guitar. Ages 8-13.$80, $70 residents. Registrationrequired. Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-4515; www.anderson-parks.com. Anderson Township.Adult Guitar Class, 7:30-8:30p.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Session 2.Weekly through Dec. 12. Stu-dents learn basic understandingof chords, notation and rhythm,as well as strumming and pick-ing skills, while learning somemusic. For ages 14 and up. $80,$70 residents. Registrationrequired. Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-4513; www.anderson-parks.com. Anderson Township.

RecreationCornhole League, 8:30 p.m.,Beech Acres Park RecPlex, 6915Beechmont Ave., Weeklythrough Dec. 19. Ages 21 andup. $40 per team. Register byNov. 4. Presented by AndersonTownship Park District. 388-4514.Anderson Township.

Youth SportsPre-school Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Playground atmosphere indoors.Unstructured playtime forparents and pre-schoolers. Ages4 and under. $2. Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. 388-4515. Anderson Town-ship.Rookie Volleyball, 5:30-8:20p.m., Zion Lutheran Church,Class 2. Weekly through Dec. 19.$58, $48 residents. Registrationrequired. 388-4514. AndersonTownship.

FRIDAY, NOV. 8Art ExhibitsPerishable, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,Phyllis Weston Gallery, 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Science Fiction, 10 a.m.-5:30p.m., Miller Gallery, 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.

SATURDAY, NOV. 9Craft ShowsPTA Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,Anderson High School, 7560Forest Road, More than 160crafters and vendors. Sellingholiday decor, wood crafts,jewelry, candles, totes, gifts, petitems and more. Breakfast andlunch food items and bake sale.Free admission. 474-2140. An-derson Township.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Nikon Users Group of Anderson Township is presenting “People, Places and Things –The Photography Exhibition” now through Nov. 12 at Anderson Center, 7850 Five MileRoad, Anderson Township. Artist’s reception and grand opening is 6:30-9 p.m., Friday, Nov.1. Many of the photographers will be there that evening. Admission is free, and so isparking. Anderson Center hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.,Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. Pictured is a photograph by Barry Evans from apast exhibition. THANKS TO BARRY EVANS

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As I look out my officewindow, I can see thevegetable garden and thepumpkin patch next to it.

The gardenis com-pletelyfinished,not a veg-gie to beseen. I didpick onelast bigbunch ofzinnias,marigoldsand cos-

mos from the cuttingflower row for the kitch-en table and was able tosave seeds for next year.We still have a goodamount of bell peppers,which I used for one ofmy favorite chicken stir-fries.

Sweet and spicychicken and veggiestir-fry

Amazingly, exoticitems like sambal oelekand fish sauce used to behard to find. Now justabout every grocerystore carries these. Sam-bal olelek is a spicy con-diment found in the inter-national aisle. Ditto withthe fish sauce. I usuallystir in more sambal oelekafter the stir-fry is done.Feel free to use yourfavorite vegetables inhere.

1pound skinless, bonelesschicken breasts or thighs,cut into bite size piecesand set aside

12 oz. bag fresh stir-fryvegetables or 8 oz. sugarsnap peas

1 red bell pepper, sliced

1⁄2 medium red onion, sliced

SauceCombine and set aside:

3 tablespoons dark brownsugar

2 tablespoons soy sauce1 tablespoon fish sauce1 tablespoon rice vinegar1 tablespoon sambal oelek1 tablespoon sesame oil3⁄4 teaspoon cornstarch

For garnish

Sliced green onionsDry roasted peanuts

Film a pan with oil andstir-fry chicken severalminutes until goldenbrown and done. Don’tovercook. Remove andset aside. Add a bit moreoil and stir-fry veggiesfor several minutes untilcrisp tender. Stir inbrown sugar mixture;cook a minute until thick-ened. Stir in chicken andtoss to coat. Serve withsesame rice. Serves 3-4.

Sesame riceCook your favorite

rice and stir in sesame oiland soy sauce to taste.Not too much!

Dinner in a dash:Ravioli with sautéedbutternut squashand thyme

I love butternutsquash. It’s chock full ofphytonutrients and anti-oxidants and is deliciousin both sweet and savorydishes. Butternut squashis a bear to try to cutthrough and peel. What Ilike to do is poke it allover with a fork, micro-wave it on high for just afewminutes, use mitts to

pull it out (it will be hot)and let it cool. The skinwill have softenedenough for you to slicethrough it without using amachete.1⁄2 medium butternut squash(about 1 pound), peeledand diced into 1⁄2-inchpieces

Salt and pepper to taste2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced1 tablespoon fresh thyme orup to 1 teaspoon driedthyme (start with 1⁄2teaspoon and go fromthere)

16 oz. fresh or frozen cheeseravioli

Parmesan cheese forgarnish

Film pan with oil andadd squash. Cook, cov-ered, stirring occasional-ly, until almost tender.Add garlic and thyme andcook, uncovered, tossingoccasionally, until squashis tender and just begin-ning to brown. Mean-while, cook ravioli ac-cording to package direc-tions. Put ravioli on plat-ter, top with squashmixture and sprinklegenerously with Parme-san. Serves 4.

Can you help?Sushi Ray’s ginger

dressing for Barbara D.“The restaurant was inMount Lookout about 10

years ago. I have triedover 20 recipes and noneare the same.”

Tip from Rita’skitchen

Chicken safety: Towash or not. Here’s mytake on it: Do not washchicken. You’ll be splash-ing more bacteria overthe surface of the sink,counter and yourself. Noneed to worry about bac-teria in chicken when it’scooked to a safe degree.The USDA says to cook awhole chicken to 165degrees; parts to 165degrees and ground to165 degrees. Your visualhere is to have the juices

run clear when pokedwith a fork. For groundchicken, it will be thor-oughly cooked with nopink spots.

Safely seasoningraw chicken

Before handling thechicken, mix the sea-sonings in a little bowl.Discard the leftoverseasoning.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Stir-fry uses last of summer’s bell peppers

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Rita’s stir-fry is full of vegetables with a sweet, yet spicy, sauce.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting

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CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm

Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study: 7:00pmwww.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org

BAPTIST

681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333

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Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

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Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

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7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

Children’s programs and nursery & toddlercare available at 9:30 and 11:00 services.

Plenty of Parking behind church.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

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UNITED METHODIST

Sunday Services 8 &10:30 amSunday School 10:30 am

Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road

561-6805

Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church

Equipping Service:4:30 p.m. Sat. & 8:50 a.m. Sun.

Exploring Service:10:00 a.m. & 11:10 a.m. Sun.Birth thru high school programs

3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244

513 272-5800www.horizoncc.com

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MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

8000 Miami Ave. 513-791-4470www.madeirachurch.org

Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service10:00am Educational Hour

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Phone: 513-791-8348 • Fax: 513-791-5648

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Building HomesRelationships& Families

UNITED METHODISTIsabelle MarieBernges

Isabelle Marie (nee Vanlan-dingham) Bernges, 85, of Mil-ford died Oct. 17.

Survived by daughter Rebecca(Jack) Gaskins; grandson Jeremy(Nicole) Gaskins; great-grand-children Morgan, Brady Gaskins,sister Mary LaBonde. Precededin death by husband M. BillBernges Jr.

Services were Oct. 21 at Mil-ford First United MethodistChurch. Arrangements by Crav-er-Riggs Funeral Home. Memori-als to: Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541Main St.,Milford, OH 45150.

ThomasW. BibusThomas W. Bibus, 64, died

Oct. 15.Survived by

children BradBibus, BillBibus, BeckyBrunett andBarbie (Kris)McKinney;granddaugh-ter, Emily

McKinney; and many friends.Preceded in death by parents

Howard F. and Ernestine G.Bibus; and sister, Janet Bibus.

Services were Oct. 21 at Vitt,Stermer and Anderson FuneralHome, Cincinnati.

Raymond S. DeaversRaymond S. “Ray” Deavers,

73, of Anderson Township diedOct. 8. He was a US Army veter-an.

Survived by children RaeJean(Darrell) Carroll, Minor (Kellie)Deavers, Michelle “Mick” Nu-gent and Mary Deavers-Purdon;and grandchildren Coleman andLogan Carroll, Shauna and R.J.Nugent, Sebastian Purdon andIsabelle Angel.

Preceded in death by wife,Bev Deavers.

Services will be conducted at alater date.

Mary ElizabethHerbst

Mary Elizabeth Herbst, 47, ofMount Washington died Oct. 1.

Survived by sons Phillip andPatrick Herbst; parents John andBetty (nee Blum) Symes; siblingsMichelle (Scott) Cowans, Michaeland Margaret Symes, and Melis-sa (Chris) Metz; and aunts Shirleyand Beverly (late Eugene) Blum.

Preceded in death by brother,Mark Symes.

Services were Oct. 4 at Mt.Washington United MethodistChurch.

Donald PatrickJones

Donald Patrick “Donny”Jones, 69, of Anderson Townshipdied Oct. 15.

Survived by children Holly(Tom) Heming, Trey (Jen) andTara Jones; twin brother, Danny(Jane) Jones; siblings BonnieBiller, Connie and Jon Jones; andgrandchildren Spencer andEmory Heming.

Preceded in death by parentsDaniel Jones and Mary Davitt.

Services were Oct. 21 atGuardian Angels Church.

Allen MartinAllen Martin, 85, of Mount

Washington died Oct. 15.Survived by wife, Judy Martin;

daughters Anne (Saturnino)Miranda, Holly (Bill) Pistone andPaula (Stuart) Yusem; sister,Janet Lucas; five grandchildren;and nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by parentsWayne Martin and LillianFrench.

Services were Oct. 19 at Cove-nant-First Presbyterian Church.

Christina Ann (neeStewart) Nihiser

Christina Ann (nee Stewart)Nihiser, 48, of Milford died Oct.22.

Survived by husband, MaxNihiser; children Joseph (Aman-da) Nihiser and Justin Nihiser.

Preceded in death by parentsLewis and Shirley Stewart; andbrother, Mitchell Stewart.

Services will be conducted atthe family’s convenience.

James G. SchwartzJames G. Schwartz, 84, of

Anderson Township died Oct. 19.He was a US Army veteran ofKorea.

Survived by daughters Patricia(Jeff) Cryder and Susan MarieSchwartz; sister, Mary Schwartz

Preceded in death by parentsAugust Schwartz and JosephineGlassmeyer; siblings Albert, Paul,Robert and Raymond Schawartz;grandchildren Jeffrey Cryder Jr.,James Alexander “Alex” (Jill)Cryder, Charles E. Cryder II andAllison Ruth Cryder; and great-grandchildren Nanette Jo-sephine and Vance AlexanderCryder.

Services were Oct. 24 atImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch, Anderson Township.

Frank J. SharkeyFrank J. Sharkey, 89, of An-

derson Township died Oct. 15.He was a US Army veteran ofWorld War II.

Survived by wife of 70 years,Thelma L. Sharkey; daughter,Donna L. (Paul) Sharkey; grand-children Jerry Jr., Kelly, Crystaland Richard Sharkey; great-grandchildren Shelly and SheaMadden, Kierstin Schyler andBrackin Sharkey; and great-great-grandchildren Addisonand Sophia.

Preceded in death by childrenJerry and Ronnie Sharkey; andparents Frank A. and MinnieSharkey.

Services were Oct. 18 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Catherine R.Tenhundfeld

Catherine R. Tenhundfeld, 83,of Anderson Township died Oct.19.

Survived by husband, JoeTenhundfeld; children MichaelJ., Susan L. (Frank) Yux, MarkEdward, David M., Joan Marie(Tony) Heekin and Sara Eliza-beth; 10 grandchildren; and fourgreat-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by parentsEdward L. Martin and CatherineWalters.

Services were Oct. 23 atGuardian Angels Church, MountWashington.

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ANDERSON TWP. — Anupcoming concert willhonor the legacy of thelate RichardWesp.

The second annualRichardW.WespCelebra-tion Concert will be 7:30p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at St.James Episcopal Church,3207 Montana Ave., inWestwood.

Proceeds raised fromticket sales will go to anorganization which wasspecial to Wesp – the For-est-Aires women’s chorusgroup – which Wesp

helped form.Wesp, who died in 2012

from complications of theWest Nile virus, was di-

rector ofmusic at St.James for64 yearsand a cho-ral directorand musicdepart-ment chair-man for theForest

Hills Local School Dis-trict for more than 50years.

This concert is a cele-bration of Wesp’s life and

music, said Alex Gartner,a director of music at St.James as well as a closefriendandformerstudentof Wesp’s.

A variety of choralgroups will participate inthe concert includingFor-est-Aires and a chamberchoir from AndersonHigh School.

A musical piece hasbeen specially commis-sioned for the concertcalled “For the Sake ofSong and Silence.”

“It’s amajestic pieceofmusic,” said Mary KayBeall, who along with herhusband, John Carter,

prepared the composi-tion.

“Richard was a verydedicated church musi-cian,” said Beall.

“We decided we wouldwrite something thatwould really lift up thechurch,” said Beall aboutthe recent composition.

“We felt that was whatRichard’s life was about.”

Concert to honor former music directorBy Forrest [email protected]

Wesp

CELEBRATIONCONCERT»When: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 1»Where: St. James

Episcopal Church, 3207Montana Ave., Westwood

Alex Gartner has helped organize and will be among theparticipants at the annual Richard W. Wesp CelebrationConcert. Gartner was a former student of Wesp, who diedin 2012. The concert will be Friday, Nov. 1, at St. JamesEpiscopal Church.FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS


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Revised Code Section 3501.03The Board of Elections of Clermont County, Ohio, issues thisProclamation and Notice of Election.A GENERAL ELECTIONWILL BE HELD ON

TUESDAY THE 5TH DAY OFNOVEMBER, 2013

(being the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November)at the usual place of holding elections in each and every precinctthroughout said County or at such places as the Board maydesignate, for the purpose of choosing the following offices:MUNICIPAL COURT(1) Clermont County Municipal Court Judge - (Unexpired TermEnding 12-31-15)CITIES(4) City Council Members - In the City of Loveland(3) City Council Members - In the City of MilfordVILLAGES(4) Council Members - In each of the Villages of Amelia, Batavia,Bethel, Chilo, Felicity, Moscow, Neville, New Richmond,Newtonsville, Owensville and Williamsburg*No candidate filed for Chilo or Neville Council Member(1) Member of the Board of Public Affairs - In the Village ofFelicityTOWNSHIPS(2) Township Trustee - In each of the Townships of Batavia,Franklin, Goshen, Jackson, Miami, Monroe, Ohio, Pierce,Stonelick, Tate, Union, Washington, Wayne and Williamsburg(1) Township Trustee - In Batavia and Jackson Township -(Unexpired Term Ending 12-31-15)SCHOOLS(3) Members of the Board of Education - In each of the SchoolDistricts of Batavia LSD, Bethel-Tate LSD, Blanchester LSD,Felicity-Franklin LSD, Forest Hills LSD, Goshen LSD, LovelandCity SD, Milford Exempted VSD, New Richmond ExemptedVSD, West Clermont LSD, and Williamsburg LSD(2) Members of the Board of Education - In each of the Districtsof Clermont Northeastern LSD, Little Miami LSD and WesternBrown LSD(1) Member of the Board of Education - In Clermont NortheasternLSD and Goshen LSD (Unexpired Term Ending 12-31-15)(3) Members of the Governing Board of the County EducationalService Center for the Counties of Brown, Clermont, Hamiltonand Warren(1) Member of the Southern Ohio Educational Service Center -Subdistrict #2 - (For Blanchester LSD)and determining the following questions and issues:COUNTY ISSUESClermont County - Clermont County Developmental Disabilities- Renewal Tax Levy - (0.75 mill) - for 5 years - for operation ofDevelopmental Disabilities Programs, Services, and Facilities.MUNICIPAL ISSUESVillage of Bethel -AdditionalTaxLevy - (4mills) - for a continuingperiod of time - for PoliceVillage of Felicity - Renewal Tax Levy - (6 mills) - for 5 years - forPoliceVillage of Moscow - Renewal Tax Levy - (1 mill) - for 5 years - forCurrent Operating ExpensesSCHOOL ISSUESWest Clermont Local School District - Additional Tax Levy -(5.8 mills) - for 5 years - for the Emergency Requirements of theDistrictWilliamsburg Local School District - Renewal Tax Levy - (8.32mills) - for 5 years - for Avoiding an Operating DeficitThe polls for the Election will open at 6:30 a.m. andremain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day.

By Order of the Board of ElectionsClermont County, Ohio.Tim Rudd, ChairmanAttest: Judy Miller, Director

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In this year's election on November 5, voters inthe Forest Hills School District will have theimportant job of electing three members to theForest Hills Board of Education. I am asking foryour support and vote to re-elect Julie Bissinger,an incumbent member of the Board who hastirelessly dedicated many years in support of ourschool district and children.

Julie Bissinger became active at SherwoodElementary in the late 1990's, and since that timehas deepened her commitment and taken onadditional responsibilities in making sure ForestHills schools are providing the best educationalexperience for all of our children. She has servedon the Board since 2005. I am well aware of themany demands facing Julie and the othermembersof the Board with difficult budgets,aging facilities,and the challenges to improve curriculum.Regardless of the various responsibilities Julie hastaken on as a Boardmember,she has demonstrateda focused dedication to continual improvement ofour schools through collaboration and leadership.I hope you agree that Julie has earned ourconfidence as a leader for our schools, and join mein voting to re-elect Julie Bissinger to the ForestHills Board of Education.

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ANDERSON TOWNSHIP1058 Bruce Ave.: Deutsche BankNational Trust Co. Tr. to Curry,Edward W.; $80,000.2205 Bruns Lane: Black, Aaron &Christy to Berger, Scott N. &Jennifer P.; $281,000.2229 Endovalley Drive: Sen,Pradyot K. & Keya to Puthen-purackal, Abinesh & Shereen;$390,000.2125 Evanor Lane: Malmedahl,James C. & Karen to Himmel-stein, Joseph & Lindsey Hudson;$305,000.1486 Greatoak Drive: Pattison,Sheryl J. to Cropenbaker, John;$151,000.1606 Muskegon Drive: Whittley,John L. & Nancy C. to Heide,Maureen K.; $155,000.7058 Paddison Road: JD SmithHoldings LLC to Odell, Tonyia P.;$59,900.7559 Pawtucket Drive: Didier,Dale R. & Eugenia C. to Robb,Kathleen S.; $120,000.2812 Saddleback Drive: Biggins,Edward S. to Woprice, David J.& Holly V.; $276,900.1811Windhill Terrace: Dodson,Helen F. to Lahey, Benjamin H.& Mallory H. Adams; $165,000.1177 Witt Road: 3C RenovationsLLC to 3C Renovations LLC;$52,000.7903 Woodruff Road: Hille-brand, Joyce A. & Susan A.Baehner to Corwin, Frances B.;$129,000.6684 Wyndwatch Drive: PNCBank NA to Emami, Babak &Jafar; $380,000.

MOUNTWASHINGTON6605 Ambar Ave.: Hill, KennethD. Jr. & Patchen P. to Busch,Mary M. & Pamela S. Boyce;$164,500.5592 Beechmont Ave.: Bryson,Stefanie to Liberty SavingsBank; $64,000.6102 Campus Lane: Check, InezE. Tr. to Helfrich, Frank G.;$358,000.2159 Flowerwood Court: Nigam,Bobby & Jeannie to Bannister,Amanda & Corey; $149,900.6528 Glade Ave.: Obrien, KeithM. & Caroline to Detzel, JosephA. Jr. & Diane L.; $153,250.1299 Mayland Drive: Sykes,James to Ward, Nathan & Julie;$195,000.

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Even though CallieKarageorges has juststarted kindergartenshe’s already beenthroughmore health chal-lenges than most people.At just 5 years old, she’shad two open heart sur-geries.

Karageorges is a pa-tient of the Heart Insti-tute at Cincinnati Chil-dren’s and, because of thecare she has received, notonly survived her heartsurgeries, but is thriving.

“People who know herand later find out all thatshe has been through can-not believe it,” says Kara-georges’s mom, Carolyn.

“She is outgoing andloves dance, the theaterand, of course, Disneyprincesses. She is thehap-piest and most full-of-lifechild you would evermeet.”

While both surgerieswere successful, Kara-georges continues to seespecialists in the HeartInstitute who help moni-tor her health, and shelooksforwardtoherannu-al check-ups.

“Whenever Callie seesthe Cincinnati Children’slogo, she will say, ‘LookMommy, that’s my hospi-tal,’” Carolyn says. “Sheeven tells me that shewants to work at Cincin-nati Children’s somedayso that she can ‘help otherchildren get their heartboo boos fixed too.’”

Because she is sograteful forhercare,Kar-

ageorges and her familyrecently joined togetherto support CincinnatiChildren’s at CincinnatiWalks forKids recently atthe Cincinnati Zoo & Bo-tanical Garden.

More than a fundrais-ing walk, CincinnatiWalks for Kids is a day offamily fun and celebra-tion. Beginning with an

opening ceremony to hon-or the patients, familiesand caregivers of themedical center, the walkis an easy half-mile strollthrough the zoo.

After two heartsurgeries 5-year-oldnow helps others

Callie Karageorges is a patient of the Heart Institute atCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She and herfamily recently walked in Cincinnati Walks for Kids at theCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. THANKS TO DANIELLE

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ANDERSON TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsNeil C. Rothe, 60, 821 ShawneeTrace, assault, Oct. 4.Juvenile, 14, disorderly conduct,Oct. 4.Juvenile, 13, disorderly conduct,Oct. 4.Juvenile, 15, disorderly conduct,Oct. 3.Andrew D. Cain, 19, 29 Carousel,obstructing official business,disorderly conduct, Oct. 5.Michelle A. Moore, 33, 3917Gardner, theft, Oct. 3.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringEntry made into Graeter’s atBeechmont Avenue, Oct. 6.BurglaryJewelry taken at 6294 TholeRoad, Oct. 7.Disorderly conductFemale acted disorderly atForest Hills at Bartels Road, Oct.3.Theft

Female stated ID used with noauthorization at 3068 Fox Den,Oct. 4.Trailer and John Deere Gatortaken at 6301 Kellogg, Oct. 4.Personal items taken at 1063Azure Court, Oct. 6.Money taken from vehicle; $10at 980 Stream View, Oct. 5.Soccer equipment taken fromvehicle at 7767 Twelve Oaks,Oct. 7.Jewelry taken; $9,525 at 5952Turpin Hills, Oct. 3.Jewelry taken from vehicle; $500at 2290 Lauren Close, Oct. 5.GPS unit taken from vehicle at815 Strathcoma, Oct. 7.Catalytic converter taken offvehicle at Busken Bakery at7756 Beechmont Ave., Oct. 8.Male stated ID used with noauthorization; $421 at 1429Grand Oaks, Oct. 7.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citationsDewey Moore, born 1953,possession of an open flask,

Oct. 15.Christopher Garner, born 1987,drug abuse, Oct. 16.Greg Green, born 1991, theftunder $300, Oct. 19.Robert Vanhoosier, born 1992,obstructing official business,Oct. 19.

Incidents/investigationsAssault1804 Mears Ave., Oct. 15.Taking the identity ofanother4632 Eastern Ave., Oct. 16.Theft1912 Wilaray Terrace, Oct. 14.5653 Beechmont Ave., Oct. 14.3450 Golden Ave., Oct. 16.2038 Beechmont Ave., Oct. 17.

NEWTOWNArrests/citationsFeras Khanfar, 23, 2405 ParkAve., bench warrant, Oct. 10.Danielle Johnson, 39, 5 S. MapleSt., drug abuse, Oct. 11.

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Anderson HillsUnitedMethodistChurch

The church has two contem-porary services on Sundays at9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., and twotraditional services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. A contemporaryservice is also offered at 6 p.m.on the first Saturday of eachmonth in the fellowship hall.

The church is at 7515 ForestRoad, Anderson Township;231-4172;www.andersonhillsumc.org.

Clough UnitedMethodist Church

An invitation is being extend-ed to all veterans to attend abreakfast at Clough UnitedMethodist Church, 2010 Wolfan-gel Road in Anderson Township,from 9-10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 10,to honor them for their serviceto our country. Any veteransplanning to attend are asked to

call the church office at 231-4301by Wednesday, Nov. 6, and leavetheir name and phone number.

The church recently madeseveral changes to its Sundayschedule to help people of allages have a meaningful worshipexperience in the morning. The9 a.m. service will become achapel service, moving from thesanctuary to a more intimateroom. The main service willmove from11-10:15 a.m.

The church is at 2010 Wolfan-gel Road, Anderson Township;231-4301; www.cloughchur-ch.org.

Faith United Churchof Christ

The church will soon beoffering a Spanish-languageworship service in addition totheir regular service. The newservices will be at noon everySunday beginning Dec. 8.

According to Faith UCC mem-ber Sonia Morales-Matos,“There have been some effortsin the vicinity to establish Span-ish ministries but the growingand diverse Hispanic populationwith its many cultural differ-ences, is seeking alternativeways of worship that meet theirspiritual journey.”

Faith UCC’s more traditionalservice is Sundays at 10:15 a.m.The two congregations will havethe opportunity to gather asone for refreshments and fel-lowship in between the twoservices.

The church is at 6886 SalemRoad, Anderson Township;231-8285; www.faithucc.org.

Lutheran Church ofthe Resurrection

A contemplative prayerservice is offered at 7 p.m. onthe second Tuesday of eachmonth. All are invited to “Enterthe Silence; Awaken the Spirit.”The service will consist of prayerinstruction and practice, musicand time to meditate and pray.

Services are Saturday at 5:30p.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m., 9:15a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

The church is at 1950 NagelRoad, Anderson Township;www.lcresurrection.org or callthe church at 474-4938.

Mount WashingtonPresbyterian Church

Morning Glory (blended) is at9:30 Sunday morning and Tradi-tional is Sunday at 11 a.m. ComeSunday mornings for coffee andinformal fellowship time form9-9:30 and/or 10:30-11 in thegathering area.

The church continues to focuson efforts to feed the hungry,with continuing contributions ofcans/packages of food plus freshproduce for the SEM FoodPantry’s use in the community.

The women of the church arehaving an Autumn Affaire from10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov.2, at the church, 6474 Beech-mont Ave. There will be giftshopping available form localartisans, delicious luncheon, asilent auction (ending at 2 p.m.)and wonderful baked goodsmade by church members.

The church is at 6474 Beech-mont Ave., Mount Washington;231-2650;www.mwpc-church.org.

Mount WashingtonUnitedMethodistChurch

The annual Election DayDinner is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.5, in the church fellowship hall.The dinner, which has beenconducted every year for morethan 70 years, includes a turkeydinner with everything included.Dinners are $9.50 for adults and$5.50 for children 10 and under.Carryout is also available form4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Churchmembers will also have a bakesale and craft sale at the churchin Election Day beginning at 9a.m.

The community is invited to afree dinner from 5:30 p.m. to6:30 p.m. the second Saturday ofevery month.

The church is at 6365 CorblyRoad; 231-3946.

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Pep has organized em-ployee volunteer opportu-nities through Cincin-nati’s Ronald McDonaldHouse for years and in2011 made a plan to in-

crease its giving.Through the first Pep

Charity Golf Outing in2011 Pep raised $30,000for Ronald McDonaldHouse Charities, and in2012 surpassed that goalraising $100,000.

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Pep presented a checkto Ronald McDonaldHouse Charities repre-sentatives during a post-event awards banquet.

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Pep employees celebrate raising $105,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities through arecent golf outing. In back, from left, are Tim Drost, Kenwood; Vince Rinaldi, RMHC Board,Indian Hill; Tanya Cornejo, RMHC Staff, Montgomery; Pam Bonfield, RMHC Board,Anderson; Jennifer Goodin, RMHC Staff, Wyoming; Dave Kroeger, Stuart, FL; MikeWeinberg, Hyde Park; Emily Stowe, Columbia Tusculum; and Jim Borgaard, Hyde Park. Infront are Jillian Strandness, Loveland; Bob Stenger, RMHC Board, Anderson; SarahDudash, Oakley; Natalie Geiss, Clifton; Nicole King-Hunt, Anderson; Christina Snyder,Devou Park. THANKS TO EMILY STOWE

ward ... it would turn thearea into something morelike a development youmight expect to find indowntown Cincinnati,east Hyde Park or Oak-ley.”

For the proposal tomove ahead, the town-ship’s board of trusteeswould have to approve azone change from resi-dential with half-acre orlarger lots toacommunityunit plan with houses andresidential buildingsmuch closer together.

TownshipPlanningandZoningDirectorPaulDru-ry said that processwouldlikely take more than sixmonths, and this initialpublic meeting was for

developers to hear feed-back from the communi-ty.

“This is a massive,massive project ... (and) itcould be good, but there isalso a possibility it wouldnot be beneficial to thecommunity,” saidWilliamThompson, who lives onAsbury Road.

“Our main concernsare the size of the project,the limited number ofegresses into thepropertyand the amount of trafficthat will be dumping ontoAyers and Asbury.”

Other issues broughtup at the meeting includethe impact on townshiproads and safety servicessuchaspoliceandfireandthe potential influx ofhundreds of students tothe Forest Hills LocalSchool District.

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their (facilities) reportback from the state.”

The school board re-cently approved having abuilding analysis con-ducted by the Ohio Facil-ities Construction Com-mission.

The Ohio School Facil-ities Commission, whichis part of the FacilitiesConstruction Commis-sion, conducted a study ofbuildings in the district in2004.

Superintendent DallasJacksonsaid inspectionofthe buildings by the com-mission has begun.

School Board memberJulie Bissinger said shewould also like for the fa-cilities commission studyto be completed beforeproceeding with the sur-vey.

“I think current objec-

tive data would be a logi-cal starting point for theprocess,” she said.

Jackson said resultsfrom the survey could bemade available in early2014.

Griesser, who has aFacebook page focusingon the school district, saidshe did not know why shewas selected to partici-pate in the focus group.

“I was glad to be one ofthe ones chosen,” saidGriesser.

A representative fromPaul Fallon Research andCommunications was un-able to be reached forcomment.

The survey could alsopotentially provide infor-mation on why voters inMay rejected a 1.86-millbond issue request to ren-ovate and rebuild the dis-trict’s facilities.

If approved the bondissue would have paid for$47million in building im-provements.

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EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED LEADERSHIPJulie is devoted to children, to our schools, and to our communityas demonstrated by her lifelong commitment to public service

and her 16-year involvement in the school district.

The highlights:• Forest Hills School Board Member since January 2005-appointedin January, elected in November; re-elected November2009-served as President 2 years and as Vice-President 3 years

• Forest Hills Council of PTAs 4 years-President 2004-2005• Volunteer School Leadership-Sherwood Elementary PTAPresident, Vice-President, Chair of several committees; NagelMiddle School PTA Secretary, Orientation Chair, HonorsRecognition Chair; Anderson High School PTA Secretary,Senior Awards Chair; Chair of Forest Hills Instrumental MusicAssociation (FHIMA) annual fundraiser

• Boys/Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati, United Way/CommunityChest, Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency-Board Member and Officer

• Attorney for 29 years-4 in private practice, 25 in public sector• Currently Senior Assistant City Solicitor in Labor andEmployment, City of Cincinnati

• Married to Mark, who graduated from Forest Hills• Mother of 2009 Anderson High School graduate, and 11th gradestudent at Anderson-active in athletics, music and drama

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in $17.8 million a year, athird of the library's $57million revenue.

»How things are now:The library is in thefourth year of a five-yearlevy that brings in thesame $17.8 million it isasking voters to continueproviding.

»How much it willcost: $30 a year on a

A look at the two Ham-ilton County issues on theNov. 5 ballot:

Hamilton CountyIssue 1

»What it’s about: Ten-year levy for the PublicLibrary of Cincinnati andHamilton County

»What itwoulddo:Thelevy is expected to bring

$100,000 home. It will notraise your taxes, ifpassed.

» Argument for: Thelevy would allow the li-brary to do long-termplanning and continue toprovide thesameservicesit does now. Without itsome branches wouldclose, hours could be cutelsewhere and there

would be fewer new ma-terial purchases.

» Argument against:There is no organized op-position.Voting ‘no’wouldlower taxes on a $100,000home by $30 a year.

»Websites formore in-formation: Learn moreabout the levy here:www.voteforcincylibra-ry.org

Hamilton CountyIssue 2

»What it’s about: Five-year renewal of a 0.46-mill levy for the Cincin-nati Zoo & Botanical Gar-den

»What it would do:Money can be used only

for animal feeding andcare, horticulture needsand buildingmaintenanceand repair.

»How things are now:The levy brings in about$6.7million thisyear,usedfor the purposes listedabove.

»How much it willcost: $10.60 a year on a$100,000 home. The levywon’t raise taxes.

» Argument for: Thezoo says it hasbeenagoodsteward of tax dollars,with the levy now ac-counting for about 22 per-cent of its annual budget,down from 41 percent in1993. The zoo provides a$143 million annual eco-

nomic impact to the re-gion, according to a Uni-versity of Cincinnatistudy.

» Argument against:There is no organized op-position.Voting ‘no’wouldlower taxes on a $100,000home by $10.60 a year.

»Who’s for it: Cincin-nati USA Regional Cham-ber of Commerce; Cincin-nati Area Board of Real-tors; in 2008, voterspassed the levy with 59percent of the vote.

»Who’s against it: Noorganized opposition.

»Websites formore in-formation: Zoo informa-tion: cincinnatizoo.org.

Library, zoo levies would not raise taxes

HamiltonCounty prop-erty owners will again beable to see what they willpay in taxes if proposedlevies on the ballot onTuesday, Nov. 5, generalelection in their taxingdistricts are passed.

HamiltonCountyAudi-torDustyRhodeshasadd-ed estimated informationon new levies on the web-site www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org.

By accessing theirproperty records, home-owners can go to the levytab on their property’srecord main page to seethe effect of new leviesbased on their property’scurrent value.

“This is vital informa-tion which allows votersto seewhat theywill pay ifnew tax levies are ap-proved,” Rhodes said. “Itis all a part of holdinggov-ernment accountable tothe peoplewhopay for it,”he said.

The attachment is a ta-ble listing two countywide levy renewals aswell as renewals in GolfManor,Mariemont,Greenand Symmes townshipsand the Three RiversSchool District. New lev-ies will be on the ballot inNorth Bend, North Col-lege Hill, Terrace Park,the Deer Park School Dis-trict and the Oak HillsSchool District.

The first two columnsidentifythetaxingauthor-ity and the purpose of thelevy. Also listed is the re-quested millage, the typeof levy, its duration, thecurrent tax on a $100,000market value property,and the estimated annualamount the tax wouldraise if approved by thevoters.

The estimated annualcost to taxpayer columnrefers to an owner-occu-pied residence and as-sumes the 10 percent and2.5 percent state reduc-tions and the county’s sta-dium sales tax reductionfor renewals.

The calculations fornew levies do not reflectthese reductions.

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MiamiValleyChristianAcademywants tonegotiatean agree-ment withNewtown,whichowns thepark, inwhich theacademy

would build and pay forthe improvements thefirst 25 years in lieu ofpaying rent.

After that, theschool inNewtown would pay thevillage rent to use the im-provements at the16-acrepark at 3623 Church St.,

according to the proposal.The proposal also says

the sports improvementswould be available forpublic use or rental forthings such as concerts,tournaments, sportingevents and fairs – so longasMiamiValley ChristianAcademy was not usingthem.

But Newtown VillageCouncilman Chuck Shortsaidatvillagecouncil’sre-cent meeting that a num-ber of grants the villagehas accepted over theyears from the Ohio De-partment of Natural Re-sources for use at ShortPark could complicatematters.

“It’smy understandingthat with the (state)grants we can’t lease theproperty without gettingtheir permission,” Shortsaid.

Short said Newtownhasused three to fivepub-lic-park grants from the

OhioDepartment ofNatu-ral Resources at the park– the most recent to buildrestrooms.

Village officials plan toread over the fine print inthe grant documents andcontact the state agency.

Academy officialshave said they’d like tobuild football and base-ball fields, basketballcourts, a new track andpossibly a playground,skate park and tenniscourts at Short Park.

They alsowant to builda football stadium be-cause the school doesn’thave one and has to playits “home” games at Tur-pin High School and An-derson High School.

The village plans toproceed at 7 p.m.Wednes-day, Nov. 13, with a previ-ously scheduled townmeeting on the academy’sproposal.

Will grants gumup stadium plan?By Jeanne [email protected]

Short

Shredding benefitThe Anderson High

School Orchestra Boost-er’s Fall Shred event willbe from9a.m. to noonSat-urday, Nov. 2, at the cor-ner of Clough and EightMile.

Students will shredoutdated personal rec-ords, bankandcredit cardstatements, expired cred-it cards and other items.

For information, call

232-2772.

Classic concertAmerican Legion Post

318 is hosting “The Con-cert That Never Was” ev-ery Saturday in Novem-ber at its Patriot Center inAnderson Township, 6660Clough Pike.

Doors open at 6:30p.m., and the show startsat 7:30 p.m.

Call 576-9766 or visitTheCincinnatiSinatra-

.com for tickets.

Winter MarketThe Anderson Farm-

ers Market will move in-doors starting Saturday,Nov. 2.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Saturdays throughDec. 14 at the AndersonCenter Station, 7832 FiveMile Road.

BRIEFLY

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