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While the medians wereadded to Kenwood Road inSycamore Township to de-crease traffic problems, someresidents have expressed con-cernabout thebarriersbeingaproblem for first responders.

Sycamore Township Main-tenance Superintendent TracyKellums said he received oneconcern about themedians po-tentially causing a problem.

“I’ve talked to the fire andpolice chiefs and they havehad no problems. Actually, it’sbeen better because the flowof traffic has improved,” Kel-

Medians improvingconditions despite concerns

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Despite concerns about the Kenwood Road medians boxing inemergency vehicles, Sycamore Township says the medians haveimproved traffic and decreased accidents.

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More than $76,000 of renova-tions will be done at SycamoreHigh School by next summer.

TheSycamore school board hasapproved bids for indoor renova-tions to the commons replacementof the rubber surface on the track.

The board accepted a bid for$60,571 from Kramer & FeldmanInc. for the indoor renovations.

“It is to cover theunsightly con-crete in the high school facility.Thismaterial that theyareusing isused in hospitals and hospitalscan’t bang it up with beds andthingshitting thewall. So, it shouldcreate amaintenance free featureforus,”DirectorofBusinessOper-ations Chad Lewis said.

He said the paneling will be onthe outside and inside of the com-monsandinthemediacenter.Lew-issaid thepanelingwill replacethehanging boards with a more dura-ble material for students to hangbanners and signs.

Lewis said the projectwillmostlikely be done during winterbreak.Thecontractsays itmustbecompleted by Jan. 31.

The board also approved a$15,500bid fromVSWCArchitectsfor replacing the rubber surfaceof the track at the high school.

“We realized the surface of the

track at the high school has gottento a condition where it is going tocostmoremoneytokeeprepairingit,” Lewis said.

Lewis said the track has notbeen resurfaced in15years,whichis the expected lifetime.

“It ispretty thin ina lot ofareas.The nice thing is we are going tolook at putting a colored surfaceon it, which is not anymore expen-sive than a black one,” Lewis said,adding the colored surface willmake it easier to seewhenmainte-nance is needed.

Both bids were approved 4-0.Boardmember Jill Cole was not atthe meeting. Both projects will befunded through the district’s cap-ital improvement fund.

“(The renovations) reallyspeaks to theplan thatwehaveandweare reallydevelopinggreat his-tory,” Board President Ken Rich-ter said

The board also approved achange order of $2,788 for the re-placement of the Blue Ash Ele-mentary School gym floor. Lewissaid the additional funds are need-ed for Cincinnati Flooring to grindthe unlevel concrete underneaththe floor.

Want to knowmore about what is hap-pening in the Sycamore CommunitySchools? Follow Marika Lee on Twitter:@ReporterMarika

Sycamore High School gettinginterior renovations, new track

ByMarika [email protected]


The Sycamore school board approved renovations to the interior of Sycamore High School and replacing thesurface of the track.

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lums said.Jeff Taylor, of Madei-

ra, expressed his concernin a letter to the editor.

“By installing this me-dian, the trustees of Syca-more Township have cre-ated an unsafe situation,onewhere lifeandproper-tyareatrisk,”Taylor’s let-ter read.

Taylor said he wit-nessed cars forced to pullinto the Kenwood andMontgomery intersectionto allow an ambulancethat was boxed in by the

median pass.Kellums said the num-

ber of accidents andprop-erty damage that alongKenwood Road was thereason the medians wereinstalled lastyear.Hesaidthe amount of accidentshas decreased and therehas not been amajor acci-dent in the area since.

Kellums said the town-ship is putting in an ac-cess road off KenwoodRoad in Sycamore Plazato ensure therewill not bea problem. Kellums saidwith it being such a smallarea – less thanhalf amile– the township did not an-ticipate any major issues.

Themedianswere add-

ed as part of theKenwoodRoad RedevelopmentProject about a year ago.The project cost $2.7 mil-lion and added the medi-ans, and access road andmovedenergyutilitiesun-derground between Eu-clid Avenue and Montgo-mery Road.

Kellums said with fivelanes of traffic with busi-nesses on both sides, itcaused too many prob-lems and backups.

“We feel the traffic theimproved. Ithasbeensuc-cessful andwe’ve got a lotof positive feedback,”Kellums said.

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The southern gatewayof Montgomery will soonbe down one abandonedcar dealership.

Montgomery citycouncil approved a reso-

lution on Nov. 5 acceptinga bid for the oldChevroletdealership, 9292 Montgo-meryRoad, building dem-olition.

Councilman Ken Suersaid the city received 11bids for the project, butthe lowest was from Ev-ans Landscaping for$62,800.Thebidhasanad-ditional $15,000 built infor contingency costs.

“Evans is going to re-cycle and repurpose thematerials from that build-ing. That will be an envi-ronmentally good thing todo with those materialsthat will be taken away,”Suer said.

The city obtained theold Chevy and Ford deal-ership, 9260 MontgomeryRoad, sites and a smallpiece of land fromHamil-ton County earlier thisyear as part of the South-ern Gateway Redevelop-ment Project. In total, thesite is 11.6 acres. The citybought the Ford site for$2.8millionand theChevysite for $2.8 million onbonds, which includes thecost of demolition and sitepreparations.

“This is the southerngateway to the city. It isreally important to get atleast one of the eyesoresremoved,” Vice MayorChris Dobrosz said.

The city applied for aCommunity Block Devel-opment Grant for the

demolition of the old Forddealership building. Thecity is asking for $100,000from the program for thedemolition, CommunityDevelopment DirectorFrankDavis said at a pub-lic hearing for the CBDGprogram on Oct. 21.

He said if the costcomes in under $100,000the left over funds will beused on taking out theparking lot and lights.

Suer said redevelop-mentof thesoutherngate-way has been an impor-tant issue for residentsand the city for years.Though the city has beenmoving forward with theproject, Suer said thiswillbe the first tangible evi-dence Montgomery resi-dents will have.

“It isprobably themostsignificant demolitionsince the Berlin Wallcame down,” Suer joked.

Thecitywill beholdingan open house about thedealership sites onNov.11

from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. atcity hall.

Want to knowmore aboutwhat is happening in Montgo-mery? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

Chevy site demolition coming soonByMarika [email protected]


Montgomery city council approved a bid on Nov. 5 for thedemolition of the old Chevrolet dealership building.

Several fire departments arebetterequipped to treata familypetduring a fire emergency, with thedonation of11animal oxygenmasksby a local company.

Invisible Fence of Cincinnati do-nated the masks to the Sharonville,Blue Ash, Mason and LovelandSymmes departments, members ofthe Northeast Fire Collaborative.

The masks will be used to treatdogs that have suffered smoke in-halation during a fire.

Eachkithas threemasksofvary-ingsizes, andSharonvilleFireChiefRalphHammonds said the smallestsize likely could be used to treat acat, as well.

Blue Ash Fire Chief RichardBrown said he was happy to have

the masks, which will be availableatall11of thecollaborative’s firede-partments.

“Pets are part of our family andwe take care of our family,” Brownsaid.

The donation is part of the na-tional ProjectBreatheprogram, de-signed to provide the kits to fire de-partments in the United States andCanada.

“It’s always nice to have an op-portunity topartnerwithbusiness,”Loveland Symmes Fire Chief OttoHuber said, “to provide services toour community.”

“The masks are for emergencyuse,” Mason Fire Chief JohnMooresaid, “after fire events if the familypet suffers smoke inhalation.”

Oxygen masks could be lifesavers for pups

THANKS TO EMILY SCHAFFER

The oxygen mask is shaped for a dog'sface, to provide oxygen in cases ofsmoke inhalation. Three sizes wereprovided, to treat different breeds ofdogs as well as cats.

Blue Ash is asking anappeals court to upholdthe judgment that the citydid not discriminateagainst a resident and herdaughter with disabili-ties.

Blue Ash has beenfighting a lawsuit filed byresident Ingrid Andersonand Housing Opportuni-ties Made Equal, HOME,which is accusing the cityof violating the Ameri-cans with DisabilitiesActsandFairHousingActby not allowing Andersonto keep aminiature horse,which she claims is a ser-viceanimal forherdaugh-ter, on her property.

Blue Ash’s brief, filedNov. 3, said Anderson andHOME presented no evi-denceestablishingAnder-son’s right to keep a min-iature horse on her prop-erty under the ADA orFHA.

United States SixthDistrict Court JudgeTimothy Black granted

Blue Ash’s summaryjudgment that dismissedthe case July 7. The judg-ment stated Blue Ash didnot discriminate againstAnderson and her daugh-ter. Anderson and HOMEappealed the case askingthe court to reverse thejudgment.

Blue Ash denied thecity’s farmanimal lawtar-geted her. The citychanged itszoningregula-

tions to prohibit farm ani-mals in residential zonedareas.

“In fact, the city delib-erately forestalled en-forcement of its zoningcode to help Andersonwith (her daughter) andrepeatedly gave her timeto comply with the ordi-nance before citing her,”thecourtdocuments read.

Blue Ash’s appealreads that Andersonshould not be able to ap-peal the case for the samereasons she filed the orig-inal lawsuit.

“Fundamentally, theDistrict Court deter-minedmultiple times thatAnderson had not demon-strated any need to keepthe horse, ‘other than forher own convenience,’”read thecourtdocuments.

As Blue Ash did in thefirst case, the city held itsclaims that the miniaturehorse is not a service ani-mal.

Follow Marika Lee on Twitter:@ReporterMarika

Blue Ash asks court to keepmini horse lawsuit rulingByMarika [email protected]

THANKS TO EMILY SCHAFFER

In a photo provided by thecity of Blue Ash, Ellie, theminiature horse that residentIngrid Anderson says is aservice animal for herdaughter, is seen amongother livestock on herproperty.

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Sycamore JuniorHigh presents ‘TheBully Plays’

The Sycamore JuniorHigh Theater Depart-ment presents “The BullyPlays”Nov.14 and15, a se-ries of one-act plays thatoffer a touching andimaginative take onbully-ing.

Thisplay isdesigned toprovide a format for con-fronting the issue of bul-lying and the traumatic,lifelong and sometimestragic results. These sixmini acts offer a widerange of perspectives onthe subject of bullying.

“The Bully Plays” aredirected by Sycamore Ju-nior High School Theaterdirector Deborah Stein.

“I have had the privi-legeofworkingwithsomeof themost talentedkids,”Stein said. “The studentsare tackling this serioussubject with grace andmaturity. I’m honored tobe the director of this im-portant production.”

“The Bully Plays” hasapproximately 40 castmembers and 40 crewmembers. It runs Nov. 14and Nov. 15 at 7 pm in theSycamore Junior HighSchool Theater, at 5757Cooper Road in Blue Ash.

confirm that you plan toattend UC Blue Ash; andthen schedule a place-ment test for math andEnglish.

You can learn moreabout how to apply andabout the nearly 50 aca-demic degrees and certif-icates available at UCBlue Ash by going towww.ucblueash.edu or bycalling 513-745-5700.

The spring semesterbegins Jan. 12.

Pillich office hoursin Blue Ash

State Rep. Connie Pil-lich will be holding openoffice hours from 7:30p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday,Nov.17, atStarbucks, 9648Kenwood Ave., Blue Ash.

Pillich has open officehours at different loca-tions throughout her dis-trict, where residents cancome to discuss issuesand ideas with her. The28th District includesBlue Ash, Deer Park,Evendale, Forest Park,Glendale, Greenhills, Ma-deira, Montgomery,Pleasant Run Farms,Reading, Sharonville,Springdale and SycamoreTownship.

Taoism is ‘Focus’ ofnew exhibit at UCBlue Ash

UC Blue Ash Collegewill host a new exhibit ofmore than140worksby63artists that features theChinese philosophy ofTaoism.

“The Tao of Photogra-phy” exhibit runs throughDec. 5 at the UC Blue AshArtGallery (located in theold schoolhouse on theUCBlue Ash campus at 4131Cooper Road.

Free special eventsplanned during the exhib-it include presentationsfeaturing the curator, afaculty panel, and a stu-dent panel. All of theevents will be from noonto1:30 p.m. and take placeNov. 12 and 19 at the UCBlueAshArt Gallery. Thenormal gallery hours are10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday.

For more informationabout theTaoofPhotogra-phyexhibit,go towww.uc-blueash.edu/tao or call513-936-7107.

Tickets are $8 and be pur-chased by calling Syca-more Junior High Schoolat 513-686-1760. Ticketsalsomaybepurchasedtheweek of the show in theSJH cafeteria duringlunch, or at the door onshow nights. Box officeopens at 6:30 p.m.

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FAIRBORN—From the I-675 turn off ofI-75 until the Colonel Glenn Highway,nearly each mile marker featured acardboard sign of encouragement forMountNotreDameHighSchool’svolley-ball team on the way to Wright State.

The Cougars’ fans are veterans of theDivision I state tournament whose vehi-cles might make it to the Nutter Centeronauto-pilot.Afterall, 2014markedtheir12th state appearance, including sevenof the last nine seasons.

Almost ayear to theday that theywonthe 2013 state title, Mount Notre Damebrought the hardware home again toReading with a three-game sweep.

JuniorSabrinaWolfstartedthematchoff in a fine fashion with a service ace.TheCougarswenton towingameone25-17. It was just the seventh time in 29games the Polar Bears had lost an open-ing game.

In the second game, MND had com-fortable leads,butamajorspikebyJack-son’s Stephanie Spencer tied it at 17 andCougars coach Joe Burke called timeout. Coming out of the pep talk, DaniSzczepanski had an immediate kill andthe Cougars reeled off four straightpoints, eventually winning 25-19.

Jackson hadn’t won this season whenlosing the first two and thatwould be thecase at theNutter Center as the Cougarstook the game 25-19, and the match.

With state crownNo. 8,MND joins St.Ursula and Newark Catholic as the win-ningest schools in state volleyball histo-ry.

“Wedidn’tplaythecleanestvolleyballwe’ve ever played, but we’re able to dosomething we set out to do at the begin-ning of the year,” Burke said. “I’m reallyproud of these girls.Wehadagauntlet ofa road to go through.”

It was Massillon Jackson’s secondstate appearance and second runner-uptrophy.

“They’re pretty good and they causeyou not to have big runs,” Jackson coachJeff Walck said. “I thought my kidsplayed well. Their middle (Szczepanski)dominated. You’re playing at a deficitwhen a kid is that red hot.”

Szczepanski finishedwith17 kills andMukeswith11. Senior liberoMargoWolfhad 15 digs and senior setter JessicaTowle had 36 assists.

“These girls and everyone on myteamhadmyback,”Szczepanski said. “Itdoesn’t ever change. They’re alwaysthere for me.”

Wolf and Towle have played on thesame team the last eight years.

For the Polar Bears, senior StephanieSpencer had eight kills, junior liberoKellyKlimohad10digsandsenior setterOlive Zanolli had 21 assists. It was theirfirst loss since falling to Ursuline onSept. 20. Jackson finishes the season26-3.

Playing their final game as Cougarswere seniorsRoseNaylor,MariaLingar-do, Lydia DeLord, Mallory Beyer, Lynd-sey Degaro, Margo Wolf and JessicaTowle. Slated to return are juniors Tay-lor Szaz, KatelinMarklay, ChristineCar-roll, Dani Szczepanski, Erin McCarthy,Sabrina Wolf, Cara Smith and SydneyMukes.

Margo Wolf will continue her careerat Dayton, with Mukes already commit-ted toLouisianaState.OtherCougarsarecurrently evaluating schools.

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Mount Notre Dame players pose for the cameras after their win at the Ohio Girls Division I state tournament over Massillon Jackson. It’s MND’s eighth state championship.

MND volleyball back in the Wright placeRosterCara Smith, Christine Carroll, Dani Szcze-

panski, Erin McCarthy, Jessica Towle,Katelin Marklay, Lydia Delord, LyndseyDegaro, Mallory Beyer, Margo Wolf, MariaLingardo, Megan Brinkmann, Rose Naylor,Sabrina Wolf, Sydney Mukes, Taylor Szaz.

Their journeyAug. 20 - St. Henry, WAug. 23 - at Centerville, WAug. 26 - Notre Dame, WAug. 28 - at Lakota West, WAug. 30 - at Toledo Central Catholic, WAug. 30 - at Hudson, WAug. 30 - at Toledo St. Ursula, LSept. 2 - at Sycamore WSept. 4 - at Seton, WSept. 9 - St. Ursula, WSept. 11 - at Mercy, WSept. 13 - at Magnificat, WSept. 13 - at Walsh Jesuit, WSept. 16 - Ursuline Academy, WSept. 18 - at McAuley, WSept. 23 - at St. Ursula, WSept. 25 - Seton, WSept. 27 - Sacred Heart Academy, WSept. 30 - McAuley, WOct. 2 - at Ursuline, Academy, WOct. 4 - Mercy Academy, Ky., LOct. 7 - Mercy. WOct. 15 - Edgewood, WOct. 18 - Milford, WOct. 25 - at Lakota West, WOct. 30 - at St. Ursula, WNov. 1 - Ursuline Academy, WNov. 7 - at Toledo St. Ursula, W


MND junior Sabrina Wolf gets a kill againstMassillon Jackson in the Division I state finalNov. 8.


Junior middle blocker Dani Szczepanski goesskyward for the kill against Massillon Jacksonin the Division I state final.

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SYCAMORE TWP. — Thereality of competition isthat for every winner im-mersed in jubilant cele-bration, there’s someonesuffering bitter disap-pointment.

The celebration is whyyou compete; disappoint-ment iswhycelebration isso sweet once it’sachieved.

Sycamore High Schoolsenior Rosie Menyherthad one of those experi-ences Oct. 25 in the Divi-sion I regional cross coun-trymeetatTroy.Whatwillbea“teachingmoment” inyears to come is still sopainful she’d prefer to nottalk about it.

Owner of the best timein theGreaterMiamiCon-ference during the seasonand a third-place finishertheweekbeforeat thedis-trict meet, Menyhert wasaround sixth-place withroughly 200 meters to gofor a spot in the statemeet.

Then, she fell.Unable to get up and

continue, she failed toqualify for the state meetas coach Rick Shomocould only watch.

“There were a coupleof people around her, shetook the inside track andthat flubbed her up a littlebit,” Shomo said. “When Isaw her, one of her kneeswas really scuffed upfromhitting the dirt hard.She was having troublegetting back up. I think inthe moment and the ex-

haustion and the race, ev-erything came togetherand she couldn’t quitemake it.”

Had she run her dis-trict time of 18:51.37, shewould’ve finished third atthe regional and 24th atthe state meet. Instead,her final prep cross coun-try meet ended just shortof the finish line.

Menyhert made thestate meet as a freshmanand finished 37th in19:02.97. Missing out hersenior year was a bitterpill, but her coach tried toconsole herwith the somebig picture thoughts.

“Shehadagreatseasonandranagreat race,”Sho-mo said. “We discussedstrategyandshehit all thespots likesheshouldhave.It takes just one little hic-cup to take everything offthe rail. We told her, ‘Youstill looked strong andyou’re going to lookstrong in track.’”

Menyhert first burston theLadyAves’ runningprogram in Shomo’s ju-nior high squad. By thetime she reached highschool, she could proba-bly have passed for agrade school runner, butwas quick enough to be-come former Sycamorerunner Sam Siler’s under-study.

No longer in a pony tailwith glasses, Menyhertmatured into one of theGMC and area’s best highschool competitors.

“She’s grown a little

bit,” Shomo said. “Mental-ly too. I’m proud of her. Ihad her in eighth gradeand she was my little su-perstar. It was great tocoach her in her first yearand last year of crosscountry.”

Shomo now goes backto junior high coachingfor the track season withSteve Nester returning inspring to coach the LadyAves distance runners.

Awaiting him will be avery determined Menyh-ert, a three-year all-league pick who special-izes in the 1,600 and 3,200meters.

Menyhert caps XCcareer with a teachingmoment in Troy

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Rosie Menyhert of Sycamorebrings home the win in race 2of the Division I District crosscountry meet Oct. 18.

Footballpostseason

» St. Xavier openedits postseason with abang and its sixthstraight win, 50-13, overGrove City CentralCrossingNov. 8 in aDivi-sion I first roundgameatSt. X. It was the Bomb-ers’ first playoff winsince 2011.

St. X senior TyroneMcFarlin rushed for acareer-high 106 yards onseven carries with threetouchdowns.

Senior linebackerCole Jones had an inter-ception and a sack.

The win sets up a re-match with Colerain inthe second round.

“It always seems likeplayoff season isn’t com-plete without a St. X-Col-erain matchup,” said St.Xavier coach SteveSpecht.

» Senior quarterbackMatt Crable threw for

two touchdowns and ranfor another as the Moell-er Crusaders won theiropening round playoffgame Nov. 8, 28-7 overMiamisburg.

Mia-Young7-yardrun(Middleton kick)

Mo- Crable 15-yardrun (Coughlin kick)

Mo- Hughes 34-yardrun (Coughlin kick)

Mo- Hausmann 14-yard pass from Crable(Coughlin kick)

Mo- Bates 28-yardpass from Crable(Coughlin kick)

Records: Moeller(8-3), Miamisburg (8-3)

» Cincinnati HillsChristian Academypicked up the 24-22 firstround against Waynes-ville.

Spartan quarterbackTroy Black scored with47 seconds left in thegame to bring his teamwithin two points ofCHCA. The Eagle de-fense stymied the two-

pointconversionattemptto seal the victory.

CHCA receiverDavidBechtold caught a touch-down pass in the victory.

» After a 10-0 regularseason, Cincinnati Coun-try Day lost their firstround playoff game atWest Liberty Salem 29-7on Nov. 7. The Indiansscored on a 64-yard firstquarter run by DarrynJordan.

Tournament girlsvolleyball

» The Mount NotreDame Cougars won theDIregionalfinaloverUr-sulineNov.1, 25-21, 25-17,25-23 to advance to thestate semifinals atWright State. At WrightStateNov. 7-8,MNDbeatToledo St. Ursula andMassillon Jackson, re-spectively to take theDi-vision I crown for thesecond consecutive year.

SHORT HOPS

ElizabethTremblayofBlue Ash won first placewith her Minneapolisteammates in the 4-Per-son Women’s RowingEvent at the 50th AnnualHead of the Charles Re-gatta in Boston. Therewere 27 boats competingin this event. Elizabeth’sboat had a convincingwin by over 20 seconds.

Tremblay’s crew willbe guaranteed an entryat next year’s regatta,

which is a three-milerace against the currenton the winding CharlesRiver thatmarks thebor-der between Boston andCambridge.

Tremblay graduatedfrom the University ofCincinnati in 2008 androwed all four years atUC. She was the MVP ofher rowing team at UCher senior year. SincemovingtoMinneapolis in2010,Elizabethcontinues

to row as a member ofthe Minneapolis RowingClub.

Not to be confusedwith canoeing or kayak-ing, rowers use light-weight carbon fiber“shells” that range from27-60 feet long. Rowerspropel themselves back-wards through the waterwith long oars.

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Maybe it’s the elegant-ly simple, Penn State-style uniforms – navy-and-white generic throw-backs to an earlier era.

Maybe it’s the lack of aspotlight-grabbing super-star running up gaudy,eye-popping numbers.

Maybe it’s their formu-la for success – balancedoffense and a defensethat’s allowed an averageof 6.7 points per game thisseason and turned in fourshutouts.

Maybe it’s not havingwon a postseason gamesince 1999.

CCD clinched its sec-ond consecutive unde-feated season and a shareof the Miami Valley Con-ference championshipwith a decisive 41-0 winover New Miami last Fri-day.

The win also clinchedfifth place in the DivisionVI, Region 22 Harbincomputer rankings, set-ting up a first-round post-season game at fourth-seeded West Liberty-Sa-lem on Friday. Unfortu-nately, CCD bowed toWest Liberty-Salem 29-7.

The 9-1 Tigers werelisted among “Others re-ceiving12 ormore points”in the final AssociatedPress Division VI state-wide coaches’ poll, whichwas a better showing thanCCD’s. The Indians werenowhere to be found.They weren’t in the top 10– well, top 11, really, sincetwo8-2 teams tied for10thbehind ninth-place Min-ster, which finished 7-3.

Seven 10-0 teams filledthe top seven slots. The

Indians weren’t amongthem.

Even 10-0 CincinnatiHills Christian Academy,the MVC co-champ withCCD, finished sixth in theDivision V poll.

Longtime CCD coachTimDunn believes the In-dians, theEnquirer’sDivi-sions VI-VII coaches’ pollchampion, were victimsof their own dominance.Their average winningmargin was 31.8 pointsand their closest win was24-14 at Summit CountryDay in Week Eight.

That’s the kind ofschedule that could beseen by voters as weak.

“We had a runningclock in the second half ineightoutofour10games,”Dunn said. “Our startersdidn’t play in the secondhalf in seven games. Ourfirst-team defense onlygave up three touch-downs. We didn’t have acompetitive game untilWeekEight.Wewere hap-py to be tested againstSummit.”

That kind of perfor-mance also can limit thestatistics of individualplayers. Junior runningback Darryn Jordan fin-ished with 1,026 yardsrushing and 18 touch-downs–respectable, sure,but his yards added up toabout half those loggedbythe local leaders.

Similarly, senior quar-terback Cameron Alldredracked up 982 passingyards, which is way downon the list of local passers.

“The stats don’t reallyshow a whole lot,” Dunnsaid. “A kid like Jordanusually gets 20 carries agame. He usually getssomething like eight.

That’swhy his stats aren’tquite as impressive. Ourquarterback is accom-plished, but you get to thepointwhereyoustoppass-ing because it’s embar-rassing.”

What Dunn likes is theheadaches that kind ofbalance can give to oppos-ing teams.Herecalled thewin over the SilverKnights, who focused onJordan, leavingjuniorKu-nal Minhas to set careerhighs with 17 carries and105 yards as CCD camefrom behind with twofourth-quarter touch-downs.

“There are a lot of dif-ferent ways we can go,”Dunn said. “Hopefully,we’re hard to defend.”

He’s not sure, though,because he has just theSCD game as evidence.He does know that thisteam is CCD’s best inawhile. The Indians aremaking their 13th appear-ance in the playoffs andthird in the last fouryears.

“We knew this was go-ing to be a good team,”said Dunn, who’s coached22 consecutive regular-season wins. “We’vetracked this group of sen-iors for the last six or sev-en years. Last year sur-prised us a little bit, be-cause we only had fourseniors, but the sopho-mores and juniors weregood enough to carry us.

CCD has something to prove

JIM OWENS FOR THE ENQUIRER

Cincinnati Country Day’s Nicholas Sam runs the ball againstSummit Country Day, whom the Indians beat 24-14 in WeekEight. It was CCD’s most competitive regular-season game.

ByMark [email protected]

Southwest Ohio Bas-ketball Officials School,sponsored by the South-westDistrictLocalAsso-ciationCouncil,will beatvarious locations Nov.16-25. Approved by theOhioHighSchoolAthlet-ic Association, it’s theonly class of its kind inthe nation and an oppor-tunity to obtain an offici-ating permit in time tostart the season.

ScheduleSunday, Nov. 16; 1-5

p.m.; North Central Pub-lic Library; 11109 Hamil-ton Ave.

Monday, Nov. 17; 6-9p.m.; Blue Ash Public Li-brary; 4911Cooper Road

Tuesday, Nov. 18; 5-8p.m.; Pleasant RidgePublic Library; 6233Montgomery Road

Thursday, Nov. 20; 5-8p.m.; Oakley Public Li-brary; 4033 GilmoreAve.

Saturday, Nov. 22; 8a.m.-1 p.m.; St. RitaSchool for the Deaf; I-75at Glendale -MilfordRoad

Sunday, Nov. 23; 1-5p.m.; North Central Pub-

lic Library; 11109 Hamil-ton Ave.

Monday, Nov. 24; 6-9p.m.; North Central Pub-lic Library; 11109 Hamil-ton Ave.

Tuesday, Nov. 25; 5-8p.m.;WyomingPublicLi-brary; 500 SpringfieldPike

You should plan to at-tend all sessions. This isan OHSAA approved 25-hour course.

GamesThere is a need for

new officials now in its22nd year of operation.While most studentshave typically beenadults, OHSAA regula-tions allow high schoolstudentsat leastage14 toparticipate in theseclasses. Pre-registrationis required. The cost is$115 per student, in-cludes all instruction,books, materials, testingfee, OHSAA permit feeand insurance package.

For additional infor-mation contact class di-rector, Jerry Fick, at563-2755 or by email [email protected].

Basketballofficials needed

Making wavesPHOTO THANKS TO DR.

KURT MECHLER

Moeller 2013 gradDane Mechler, wonthe individual goldin the Division Imen’s slalom eventat the CollegiateNational Water SkiTournament inZachary, La.

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Loveland Herald EditorRichard [email protected], 248-7134Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: [email protected] site:www.communitypress.com

A publication of

A roundup of reaction to lastweek’s election results:

If buildings could talk“Onbehalfof thisgrandbuild-

ing, let me say thank you to thecitizens of Hamilton County andour supporters from across theregion and that nation. Commu-nity support for Union Terminalhas been strong throughout thesummer and certainly in the lastdays of the campaign. The citi-zens have spoken and they haveproudly declared their love andappreciation for Union Termi-nal.

“We look forward to forging astrong public-private partner-shipwithHamiltonCountyaswecomplete this journey that start-ed with the results of today’selection.”

- Douglass McDonald, presidentand CEO of Cincinnati Museum

Center, housed in Union Terminal. A

levy funding renovations to themuseum – Issue 8 – passed.

Note of thanks - andcaution

“We have serious issues fac-ing our country. Ohio familiesand small businesses feel toostrongly theuncertaintyofa stillweak economy and the insecuri-ty of looming national securitythreats.

“I’m honored that the peopleof Southern and Southwest Ohiohave theconfidence inmetorep-resent their vision and their val-ues in answering these chal-lenges and working to make ourcountry a better place for every-one.”

- U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R - 2ndDistrict) after being re-elected

That’s not the ticket“Please, David Pepper, please

stop running already. Your unre-alistic political ambitionsmakesyou look silly. And Tim Burke,please go away with Pepper.You’re terrible. Just terrible.”

- Marc Raab (on Cincinnati.com)“The Democrats in this state

needtodoafarbetter jobvettingtheir candidates...I mean...real-ly??? Fitzgerald went 10 yearswithout a driver's license???That is your candidate for freak-ing governor????

“And, I agree withMarc...Da-vid Pepper...you are not an ap-pealing candidate...you arebland, you have no personality-...no one wants to vote foryou...PG Sittenfeld has somepersonality...the voters likehim...he is a far better candidatethanPepper, Fitzgerald or anyofthe other deadheads the OhioDemocratic Party threw in frontof voters.”

– Jeff Caley (on Cincinnati.com)

MEG VOGEL FOR THE ENQUIRER

Ann Hobing, senior director at Union Terminal, cheers early poll results of Issue 8, the icon tax on Nov. 4 at UnionTerminal.

A time to vote,a time to react

Yes, America has changedOne of this paper’s frequent con-

tributors told its readers that Presi-dent Barack Obama had set out tochange America (”Transformation ofAmerica,” Oct. 29 Northeast Subur-ban Life).

So how have things gone in the lastsix years? Though inheriting an econ-omy incomplete freefall andskyrock-eting job losses, today unemploymentis under 6percent, the stockmarket isway up, housing is improving, andmost state governors, including Gov.John Kasich, are bragging how welltheir states have done.

The president pulled the US out oftwowars in Iraq andAfghanistan, andtoday, though ourmilitary is as activeandondutyasever,wenolongeroccu-py a war zone. Terrorist threats docontinue, but everyone should bethankful that we stay one step ahead.

Thirty-five million more Ameri-cans now have health insurance andanopportunity toget and stayhealthy.Personal civil rights have been ex-

tended for so many deserving Amer-icans (now, that’s a good thing). Ourcountry is beginning to address an im-migration problem that has long beenconveniently ignored when cheap la-bor was needed.

And the president has expectedand directed that our social and mili-tary institutions, and The Constitu-tion, protect and respect all US citi-zens (yes, including Christians). Formost people, it’s a better America.

Perfect? No. Areas to improve?Certainly. Problems ahead? Ofcourse, there have always been prob-lems. That’s life. So I think things arebetter, and will continue to improve.Most all Americans love our country,care for their neighbors and families,and are fair-minded andwilling to un-derstand.

Comparing the supporters of Thepresident to the followers of Hitler,and predicting it will lead to “ourdeaths”? Is there no shame?

Daniel NesbittMontgomery

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Nov. 5 questionThere is a proposal in the Ohio legislature

to keep schools open year-round. Is this agood idea?Why or why not?

“Because this is so unlike my experi-ence, and I really loved going to school, Iwould not trade the summer work experi-ences, and opportunity to go away fromthe structure of the class room for awhile,for full time school years. I recognize thatsomeAsian countries and others that havemore frequent, though short, ‘vacation’days, use the system.

“I ammostly interested in whether thepeople I had, who were excellent publicschool teachers, would have chosen toteach, without the opportunity to bothhave the extended time for refreshingtheir own education or experience ‘life’away from the responsibilities of beinggreat educators. The public buildingscouldcertainlybeusedforadult educationor tutoring during the summer months.Rents,paidby theusers,part timeemploy-ment for many people, and the possibilitythat wemight better evaluate teachers bytheir interest in self improvement, all cre-

ate different though plausible scenarios.”Don Brown

Oct. 29 questionDid youorwill you vote early this year, or

will youwait until Election Day?Why?

“I vote by absentee ballet, always. Itravel a lotwithmy job and that is the onlyway I can insure that I will be able to vote.And Iwill be voting no on the school build-ing initiative in Anderson. I hope enoughother fine residents will vote no as well.”

M. J. F.

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTIONDo you think “Christmas Creep” starts tooearly? When should the holiday seasonbegin?

Every week we ask readers a question they can replyto via email. Send your answers tormaloney@community press.com with Ch@troom inthe subject line.

We have all read historybooks about ancient peopleand the wars they had withother societies over veryminor differences.

Those differences couldbe almostanythingfrom, bor-ders reli-gion, lan-guage,wealth, youname it.They wouldfight overit. What haschanged isnot all thatdifferent.

The main change has beenthat populations are nowmostly made up of a varietyof people.

Everything seems to runfairly smooth until a prob-lem arises. Then, the preju-dice or hatred may arise.But, fortunately, not always.

As a youngster, I wasvery aware of religiousintolerance. At least in oursociety, that seems to havefaded. Inter-marriage isalmost the norm. With itcomes a serenity and un-derstanding that makes fora very interesting life.

There is an interestingstory I value frommy stud-ies. A Catholic priest wasteaching at a school in In-dia. As he came on thegrounds one day, the chil-dren gathered around him.He asked, where is God?The Christian childrenpointed to the sky and theHindus clasped their hearts.

As time has passed, Iremember the good deeds Ihave done and seem to re-call vividly the warm feel-ing that permeates mestarting frommy heart.What does that tell us? Asmy service in Europe al-lowed me to see severaldifferent societies and mixwith varied people it be-

came clear that the differ-ences become less impor-tant than the human similar-ities. Further travel to someexotic places only increasedthis reality. Dinner withstrangers or visits to theirhomes makes appreciationeasier and more vital.

Getting to the main pointof this essay is the fact thatwe all have much more incommon than what ourpetty and self-centereddislikes allow us to enjoy.Our commonality startswith our humanity. Ourdifferences are basicallyour ethnicity. Much of theseare exaggerated by self-serving individuals who feelthey have much to gain bycreating hatred for theirpersonal power.

Our personal actionscause others to judge usaccording to their preju-dices. If we are good, manyexcuse that as an exceptionbecause we don’t fit intotheir concepts. If we arebad, it only serves to provetheir ideas. My intent is tostrongly suggest that what-ever is your ethnicity, goodactions strengthen all with-in your group, especiallyyour personal acceptance. Ifound this to be truethroughout my life. Formerantagonists became life-long friends.

A good starting point isto consider that you are nota fill in the blank American.You are a Human- Amer-ican. It is something to beboth proud and thankful for.We should honor it by ouractions and courtesy to allpeople. A congenial societybecomes a prosperous soci-ety and strengthens allmembers socially and fi-nancially.

Edward Levy is a resident ofMontgomery.

Are youdistressed aboutthe future ofhumanity?

EdwardLevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The 2014-2015 Town HallLecture Series present-ed by the MontgomeryWoman’s Club had a ter-

rific “lead-off hitter” in Cincin-nati Reds Hall of Famer SeanCasey.

Currently an analyst withMajor League Baseball Net-work, Casey spoke at the Mont-gomery Assembly of God andthe Sycamore Junior HighSchool, Oct. 8-9. Fans of all agesdelighted in his stories - bothpersonal and professional. Hispresentation, “My Life in Base-ball,” was full of animated, in-sightful and often humorous

recollections.After an engaging Q&A ses-

sion. “The Mayor” took time tosign a few autographs and posefor photos.

Next up in the Town Hall se-ries will be comedienne/writer/producer Carol Leifer, who willappear Nov. 12-13 at the samevenues. Discovered by DavidLetterman,Leifer isbestknownfor her stand-up comedyaswellas writing six episodes of Sein-feld.

For ticket information visitwww.montgomerywomansclu-b.orgorcall theTownHallVoiceMail: 513-684-1632.

TERRENCE HUGE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Reds Hall of Famer Sean Casey is full of enthusiasm as he animates one ofhis hilarious baseball recollections during the first lecture of theMontgomery Woman's Club's Town Hall Lecture Series. TERRENCE HUGE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The Sycamore Junior High School audience reacts to one Sean Casey's lively baseball anecdotes, Oct. 8.

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No wonder a2007 SportsIllustrated pollvoted SeanCasey "thefriendliestplayer inbaseball." Herehe is all toohappy to offerautographs andhelp fans getthat specialphoto.

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Reds great Sean Casey poses fora photo with a young fan, JacobRolfert, 9, of West ChesterTownship.

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014

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The Montgomery Wom-an’s Club hosted its 42nd an-nual Antiques, Art & Mid-Century Modern Show atSycamore High School.

This high quality showhosted18 artists and 40 deal-ers. The dealers and artistswere from 10 differentstates: Ohio, Indiana, Michi-gan, Kentucky, Georgia,New Jersey, Wisconsin, Illi-nois, Virginia and Alabama.Theprofits fromtheshowgoto support the various char-ities which seek funds fromthe club each year. TheMontgomery

Woman’s Club is a ser-vice, aswell as a social 501c3organization. For more in-formation visit www.mont-gomerywomansclub.org orcall 513-852-1901.

Montgomery antiques/art show draws vendors

PROVIDED

From left: Becky Cassidy (Montgomery), AnnDaumeyer (Morrow), Sgt. Mike Plaatje(Montgomery police), Barb Dunlap (Montgomery)and Carol Tempel (Loveland) at the MontgomeryWoman’s Club arts and antiques show.

PROVIDED

Members of the Sycamore High School foorball teamserved as porters, helping dealers and artists move in andout.

PROVIDED

Montgmery Woman's Club members, fromleft: seated, Martha Burns (Morrow),Nancy Jones (Montgomery), Ruth Harrison(Montgomery); standing, Ann Daumeyer(Morrow) Claire Hounchell (Montgomery)and Karin McLennan (Montgomery).

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THURSDAY, NOV. 13Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,noon to 5 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, 529 Main Ave.,Unique wearable pieces byregional artists specializing inglass, metal, polymer clay andfiber. Entertainment, cocktailsand appetizers. Through Nov.15. Benefits Loveland ArtsCouncil Scholarship Fund. Freeadmission. Presented by Love-land Arts Council. 683-7283;www.lovelandartscouncil.org.Loveland.

Business SeminarsHootSuite: Tying It All Togeth-er To Execute Your SocialMedia Campaigns, 10-11:30a.m., Dimalanta Design Group,4555 Lake Forest Drive, Suite650, Learn how to set up andmanage your social media. $20.Presented by Ernie Dimalanta.588-2802; www.dimalantade-signgroup.com. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesMake Ahead Appetizers andDesserts with Diane Phillips,6:30-8:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, $75.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Music fromvariety of genres. $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesKid’s Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Arts and crafts,presenters, board games andmore. Ages 5-12. Free. 369-4450.Deer Park.TeenWriting Club, 6-7 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forthose interested in meetingother teen writers or looking forfeedback from other teens wholove writing. For teens. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyTroy Baxley, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Senior CitizensLet Your Yoga Dance, noon to 1p.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, Powerdance combining yoga,Â breathand user-friendly dance withmusic from all around theworld. $5. 984-1234. Blue Ash.Silver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, $6.984-1234; sycamoreseniorcente-r.org. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, NOV. 14Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,noon to 5 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, Free admission.683-7283; www.lovelandart-scouncil.org. Loveland.

Craft ShowsHoliday Art Sale, 9 a.m. to 7p.m., Mud Slinger Studio, 6888Clubside Drive, Handmadepottery, original jewelry, wovenitems, earrings, handmadescarves, original paintings andprints, quilted handbags and somany more unique, locally madeitems. Free parking and refresh-ments. 697-7070; www.holi-dayartsale.com. Loveland.Holiday Bazaar and Luncheon,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hartzell Unit-ed Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, Holiday giftsand homemade baked goodsfor sale. Friday lunch available.Saturday lunch, served by youth.Benefits Hartzell women andyouth. Free. 891-8527, ext. 1;hartzellumc.com. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Session coverschallenges in strength, stability,balance, core and metabolictraining. Ages 18 and up. $115per month. Registration re-

quired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

NatureParent Outdoor Class, 8:45-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, Program forparents to experience outdoors.School’s naturalist guides par-ents as they explore gardens,trails and other natural features.Young children welcome to join.Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyTroy Baxley, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Senior CitizensSilver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$6. 984-1234; sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

SATURDAY, NOV. 15Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,noon to 5 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, Free admission.683-7283; www.lovelandart-scouncil.org. Loveland.

BenefitsBeat Auburn Beat Hunger,3:30-7 p.m., Firehouse Grill, 4785Lake Forest Drive, Bring cannedfood to GameDay Watch Parties.Benefits Freestore Foodbank.Free. Presented by CrimsonAti.937-205-7916; beatauburn-beathunger.ua.edu. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden discusses nutri-tion and health while preparingtwo delicious, simple and easymeals. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.Le Creuset Favorite Recipeswith Trish Ranallo, 11 a.m. to1:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $25. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Craft ShowsHoliday Open House, 5-9 p.m.,Whistle Stop Clay Works, 119Harrison St., Locally madepottery, conversation, food andwine. Artists answer questionsand take special orders. Freeadmission. 683-2529; www.whis-tlestopclayworks.com. Loveland.Holiday Bazaar and Luncheon,11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, Free. 891-8527, ext. 1; hartzellumc.com.Blue Ash.

Dining EventsMarine Corp Birthday Ball,6-11 p.m., Montgomery Inn,9440 Montgomery Road, Ticketincludes meal and non-alcoholicbeverages. Cash bar and raffles.Benefits Marine Corps LeagueMontezuma-Cincinnati #270.$35. Presented by Marine CorpsLeague Montezuma Detach-ment No. 270. 382-9082.Mont-gomery.

Drink TastingsSaturday Splurge, 3-6 p.m., TheWine Store, 9905 MontgomeryRoad, 984-9463; www.theewin-estore.com.Montgomery.

Literary - LibrariesFiber Arts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Work on small project in compa-ny of other crafters. Open to anykind of needle (or hook) craf-ters. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.International Games Day, 2-4p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy games and fun fromaround the world. Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.Shh, Don’t Tell Them They’reLearning, 3-4 p.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Learn aboutgames that are as good for yourkids as they are fun. Ages 18 andup. Free. 369-4476; www.cincin-natilibrary.org. Loveland.

Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m. to midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, 12110Montgomery Road, Free. 677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.

On Stage - ComedyTroy Baxley, 8 p.m,. 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,

$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 6948Plainfield Road, Visit adoptioncenter and volunteer with catsor take one home (adoptionfee). 984-6369; www.thescratch-ingpost.org. Silverton.

Support GroupsOhio Birthparent GroupMeet-ing, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Blue Ash Branch Library, 4911Cooper Road, Closed group forbirthparents only that providesa safe space for you to shareadoption experiences withothers who understand thislife-long journey. Free. Present-ed by Ohio Birthparent Group.312-0384; ohiobirthparents.org.Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, NOV. 16On Stage - ComedyTroy Baxley, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, NOV. 17Art ExhibitsNewWorks by Frank andDianneMcElwain, 9 a.m. to5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery of FineArt, Free. 791-7717; www.eisele-fineart.com. Fairfax.

Cooking ClassesFall Dishes from Ember’s withNat Blanford, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $50. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.


TUESDAY, NOV. 18Art & Craft ClassesBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m. Decorating your Mantle forthe Holidays., Botanica, 9581Fields Ertel Road, Design class.Stay after to create your ownarrangement with help ofinstructor 7-8 p.m. Free. Regis-tration required. 697-9484;www.botanicacincinnati.com.Loveland.

Cooking ClassesHeirloom Springerle MoldedChristmas Cookies with HeidiBright, 6-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, $50.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

EducationIsraeli Impact and the Dis-honesty of Divestment,7-8:30 p.m., Center for Holo-caust and Humanity Education,8401Montgomery Road, Withspecial introduction from JewishCommunity Relations Council,Amit Morag discusses Israel’sglobal accomplishments andglobal impact. Free. Reserva-tions required. Presented byEmpower U Ohio. 487-3055;www.empoweruohio.org.Kenwood.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, $15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Zumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Literary - Libraries

Loveland Book Club, 10 a.m.“Quiet Dell” by Jayne AnnePhillips., Loveland Branch Li-brary, 649 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

Literary - Story TimesPreschool Storytime, 10:30-11a.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Books,songs, activities and more, whilebuilding early literacy skills. Forpreschoolers and their care-givers. Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4450.Deer Park.Book Break, 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Children’slibrarian reads aloud from somefavorite books. Make craft totake home. Ages 3-6. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.


ShoppingSips and Shopping, 6-9 p.m.,Daveed’s NEXT, 8944 ColumbiaRoad, Shop with Elizabeth’sCloset, Brenda with It’s In theDetails and Anne with ThePaper Girl while sipping wine ormartinis; $5 each. Free admis-sion. Presented by Elizabeth’sCloset. 683-2665; www.face-book.com/lizscloset. Landen.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesMovers & Shakers, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Singing, dancing and music. Forages 18 months to 5 years. Free.369-4476. Loveland.


Support GroupsCaregivers Support Group,12:30-2 p.m., The Community ofthe Good Shepherd, 8815 E.Kemper Road, Room 25. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byCatholic Charities SouthWesternOhio. 929-4483.Montgomery.

THURSDAY, NOV. 20Business SeminarsSkillSource ‘Relate’ Series:Dare to Confront, 8 a.m. tonoon, DeVry University, 8800Governors Hill Drive, Suite 100.Learn how to confront in work-place and achieve positiveoutcome. Ages 21 and up. $125.Reservations required. Present-ed by Perfect 10 CorporateCultures. 477-2652;bit.ly/1osFNvs. Symmes Town-ship.

Cooking ClassesWusthof Knife Skills with EdBartush, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $55. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. Symmes

Township.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G,$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

EducationTax-Free Retirement Strate-gies, 6:30-7:30 p.m., MadeiraBranch Library, 7200 MiamiAve., Learn how to generatetax-free retirement income ininformative one-hour session.Ages 21 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. Presented by TheSociety for Financial Awareness.409-4050.Madeira.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesKid’s Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.

On Stage - ComedyLisa Landry, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Senior CitizensLet Your Yoga Dance, noon to 1p.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$5. 984-1234. Blue Ash.Silver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$6. 984-1234; sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

Support GroupsMotherless Daughters Sup-port Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Mont-gomery Community Church,11251Montgomery Road, Foradult women who have lost ormiss nurturing care of theirmother. Free. Presented byMotherless Daughters Ministry.489-0892.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, NOV. 21Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyLisa Landry, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.


SATURDAY, NOV. 22AuctionsUltimate Auction, 5:30 p.m.,Ursuline Academy, 5535 PfeifferRoad, Food and drink, entertain-ment, silent auction items and

live auction. Ages 21 and up.Benefits Ursuline Academy.$100. Reservations required.791-5791. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, $30. Registration re-quired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m. to midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, Free.677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.

On Stage - Children’sTheaterLexington Children’s Theater:Rapunzel, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., UCBlue Ash College Muntz Theater,9555 Plainfield Road, MuntzTheater. Rapunzel loves colorand paint, birds and the sea, butall her Nan seems to love isbeing safe and safe isn’t veryfun.Â As her hair grows longer,her tower grows higher and hercuriosity grows bigger. $7.Presented by ARTrageous Sat-urdays. 745-5705; uc-blueash.edu/artrageous. BlueAsh.

On Stage - ComedyLisa Landry, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 984-6369; www.thescratchingpost-.org. Silverton.

ShoppingSpring Open House, 10 a.m. to3 p.m., NoWake Marine, 6949 E.Kemper Road, Displaying 2015Axis, Malibu and Nautiquemodels as well as 2015 Ronixand Hyperlite surf boards,wakeboards, skis and more. Freeadmission. 469-9253; [email protected]. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, NOV. 23On Stage - ComedyLisa Landry, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, NOV. 24Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

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A Holiday Art Sale is planned at Mud Slinger Studio from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 6888Clubside Drive, Loveland. For sale will be handmade pottery, original jewelry, woven items,earrings, handmade scarves, original paintings and prints, quilted handbags and more unique,locally-made items. Parking is free and refreshments will be served. For more information, call697-7070, or visit www.holidayartsale.com.

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • B3LIFE

Thanksgiving is al-ready on mymind, andjudging from the re-quests I’m receiving,

apparentlyon some ofyourminds, too.Hasn’t theyear flownby? I knowthis can bea stressfultime, aswell, espe-cially ifyou’re

hosting a holiday dinner.So as I tell you everyyear, remember, it’s notjust about the food, butwho shares it with you.Don’t worry if every-thing doesn’t come outjust right (as long as I’vebeen cooking, it happensto me, too). Parsley andwhipped cream are fool-proof culinary band-aids!

It’s a good time tocheck your dry spicesand herbs. Do the snifftest and if you can’t smella good aroma, your foodwon’t be seasoned prop-erly. Toss it out and buynew. Write the month andyear on the container, asa year from opening isgenerally the shelf lifefor herbs and spices inground or leaf form.

Another tip is to gath-er your serving pieces,utensils, etc. a coupledays ahead of time. Put asticky note on the serv-ing pieces so you knowwhat goes into them.That way, if someone ishelping in the kitchen,there’s no chance ofsomething going into thewrong serving piece.

Lighter Kentuckyhot browns

For the Afton readerwho lost her recipe andtold me: “I like to makehot brown sandwicheswith leftover turkey. Therecipe that I use isn’t theoriginal recipe from theBrown hotel, and mysauce has Parmesancheese instead of Roma-no and whole milk in-stead of whippingcream.”

4 thick slices whitebread

About 1 pound roastedturkey, cut in thick orthin slices, whatever youlike

3 plum tomatoes,sliced

8 slices bacon, cookedPreheat broiler about

6” from heat. Toast breadslices until golden. Ar-range in 4 sprayed bak-ing dishes. Divide turkeyamong them on top ofbread, pour Mornaysauce over, and sprinklewith Parmesan.

Broil until bubbly andgolden. Top with toma-toes and bacon and sprin-kle with more cheese.

Mornay sauce1 stick butter1/3 cup flour3 to 3-1/2 cups milkSalt and pepper to

taste1/2 cup shredded Par-

mesan plus extra forgarnish

Melt butter in panover medium heat. Whiskin flour and cook, whisk-ing constantly, about aminute. This takes theraw flour flavor out.Gradually whisk in 3cups milk. Bring to a boiland cook, whisking con-stantly, until thickened, acouple more minutes. Iftoo thick, add more milk.Remove from heat andwhisk in salt and pepperand cheese.

Tip from Rita:Parmegiano Reggiano

is the best cheese to use,since it melts well. Savethe rind and freeze to addto soups & stews.

Curried pumpkinsoup three ways

I like this plain butwill let guests help them-selves to either a swirl ofmaple syrup or applerelish on top. Suitable fordiabetics if eating plainand using lower fat dairyand sugar sub. I alwaysadd more curry, too.

3/4 cup minced onion1 teaspoon Canola oil2 cups chicken or

vegetable broth1-1/2 cups canned

pumpkin1 tablespoon lemon

juice

1 teaspoon curry pow-der or more to taste

1 teaspoon sugar orequivalent sub

1/2 teaspoon saltDash pepper1/2 cup whipping

creamAdd oil to pot and

sauté onion until tenderbut not brown. Addbroth, pumpkin, juice,curry, sugar, salt & pep-per and bring to boil.Reduce heat; cover andsimmer 15 minutes. Pu-ree batches in blender orprocessor or use a handblender. Stir in cream;heat through. Adjust

seasonings.

Tip from Rita:You can use low fat or

fat free half & half orevaporated milk

RelishMix together and ad-

just seasonings aftermixing.

1 nice apple, unpeeledand finely diced

Finely diced red onionto taste - start with 3tablespoons

1 large lemon, about 2tablespoons

1/2 cup dried cranber-ries, finely diced

3/4 teaspoon favoritechili powder

Honey and cinnamonto taste

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an

herbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Thanksgiving on minds of cooks; a Kentucky favorite

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Rita Heikenfeld's curried pumpkin soup can be served threedifferent ways.

Bethesda North Hospi-tal has been named to thelist of “125 Hospitals withGreat Orthopedic Pro-grams” by Becker’s Hos-pital Review.Hospitals onthe list offer exceptionalorthopedic departmentsthat include physicianswho provide outstandingpatient care.

Bethesda North wasthe only local orthopedicprogram recognized byBecker’s and one of justfour in the state to earnthe honor (joining Cleve-landClinic,MountCarmelin New Albany and TheOhio State UniversityWexner Medical Center).Bethesda North’s ortho-pedic program was alsorecently ranked in the top50 “Best Hospitals” in thecountry by U.S. News andalso was awarded TheJoint Commission’s GoldSeal of Approval for ex-cellence in hip and kneereplacement proceduresearlier in the year.

“In the last year alone,Bethesda North’s ortho-pedics department hasbeenrecognizedbysever-almajor organizations for

their high-quality work.NowBecker’s latest list ofgreat programs is yet an-other affirmation of theoutstanding care we pro-vide in this growing spe-cialty,” said JayKoch, Ex-ecutive Director, Tri-Health Orthopedic &Spine Institute.

Becker’s a national,monthly health care pub-lication, recognized ex-ceptional orthopedics de-partments, which ofteninclude physicians whoprovide outstanding pa-tient care, advance cut-ting-edge orthopedic re-search and treat profes-sional athletes. Many ofthe hospitals featured onthe list have earned rec-ognition from U.S. News,Healthgrades, CareChexand other organizations.

“It is an honor to earnthis national recognitionfor our orthopedic pro-gram and a direct reflec-tion of our medical staffand team who are com-mitted to addressing theunique orthopedic healthcare needs of our patientsand their families,” addedKoch.

Bethesda Northrecognized by Becker’sHospital Review

The 100 Top Hospitals® program is a registeredtrademark of Truven Health Analytics.™ A Catholic healthcare ministry serving Ohio and Kentucky

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B4 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • NOVEMBER 12, 2014 LIFE

Internet dating hasbecome big business butit can also lead to bigfinancial as well as emo-tional heartache.

A Cincinnati womannamed Cathy joined anonline dating service andwas contacted by a mannamed Paul. He claimedto own his own businessand have homes in Indi-ana, California, and Lon-

don.She

says aftercorre-spondingwith himfor a whilehe sent herpictures.Then, shesays, “Itwasn’t

very long after that he

asked for money. I didn’tsend any, not going to.”

Cathy says shechecked on the internetand found a website thatcontains copies of all theemails she had receivedfrom Paul – so she knewhe was a fraud.

She’s not the only oneto receive such emails.Barbara, from Elsmere,wrote me to say a man

with whom she had beencorresponding also start-ed asking for money.

Barbara writes, “Hepromises to come and seeme, and that he loves me.My problem is I don’tthink he’s working alone…He says he works onoil rigs, then he says hehasn’t gotten paid for hiscontract and needs mon-ey to get home and thencome here. Now he sayshe’s in Scotland andneeds $3,000 to get alawyer to sign his papersto get his contract moneyso he can come here.”

Both women tell methey just want the letterwriters to be caught.Barbara says she haspictures of him and hismother and daughter –but then realizes he mayactually be using some-one else’s pictures.

Fortunately these

women didn’t send outany money, but the OhioAttorney General sayshe’s received more than40 complaints involvingthese so-called “sweet-heart scams.” The aver-age reported loss, hesays, is more than$26,000.

All the scammerswork the same way inthat they spend timedeveloping a relationshipwith their victims beforethey starting asking formoney. The victims thinkthey are helping someonethey care about and getcaught up emotionallyand financially.

Usually the victim willbe asked to wire the mon-ey and, if they do, it’snearly impossible torecover the funds. TheAttorney General’s officesays most of the moneyhas been wired to Afri-

can nations like Nigeria.So, you need to be

careful when meetingpeople on the Internet.Try to check them out bysearching the internet.Websites like PigBust-ers.net. offer tips aboutonline scam artists. An-other such site, WikiHow,warns, “You don’t have tobe rich and you don’thave to be stupid. Youjust have to be lookingfor love, a search thatcauses you to be morevulnerable than usual.”So, beware and neversend any money to one ofthese people you meetonline.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbiweekly in the CommunityPress. He appears regularlyas the Troubleshooter onWKRC-TV Local 12 News.Email him [email protected].

Don’t send money to someone from a dating site

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

Truepoint Wealthrecognized

Truepoint WealthCounsel of Blue Ash wasnamed by FinancialTimes as one of the “FT300 Top Registered In-vestmentAdvisers” in thecountry.

This is first timeFinan-cialTimeshaspublishedalist of the nation’s bestRegistered InvestmentAdvisers.

Truepoint was foundedby Michael J. Chasnoff in1990 as one of GreaterCincinnati’s first fee-onlywealth managementfirms.

FinancialManagement Grouphonored

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Townshipdied Oct. 31.

Survived byhusband,Ronald Black;daughter,Ronda (Dale)Snyder;siblingsRobert (Peg-

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Combs, Pauline (Mike) Roe andSharon (Mike) Bush; and grand-children Austin and Kayla Sny-der.

Preceded in death by parentsRobert Griffin and Marie (neeJones) Combs; and son, RickyBlack.

Services were Nov. 7 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome, Loveland. Memorials to:St. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital.

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Ascension LutheranChurchThankoffering Sunday on Nov.16 will draw special attention to

with a bridge partner is wel-come to attend. Bring anappetizer or snack to share.A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowersmeets the 2nd and 4th Sat-urdays from10-11 a.m.The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401; www.st-barnabas.org

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday morning worship ser-vices are at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45a.m. Child care is available inthe nursery during both servicesfor infants through age 2.Sunday school for pre-schoolthrough 12th-grade is at 10:45a.m. Additional child care isavailable this fall for parents inAdult Education classes:Adult Sunday Bible study meets10:45 a.m. with a study of theGospel of Matthew in room120.The next NewMember Class willbe 8:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday,Dec. 6, in the Chapel. Call thechurch office to register..Mother of a pre-schooler? Jointhe newMOPS group (Mothersof Preschoolers), beginning onWednesday, Nov. 11. For moreinformation, call the churchoffice.Monday morning Women’s Biblestudy is beginning a new Ad-vent study. On This Holy Night:The Heart of Christmas will bestudied. The group meets inRoom120 at 10:15 a.m.Men’s Bible study: Meets everyWednesday at 6:45 a.m. Room120. All men are welcome.Advent Class, “The Journey,Walking the Road to Bethle-hem” by Adam Hamilton.Begins 9:15 a.m., Sunday, Nov.16, in Room120, or 10:45 a.m.,in the Manse.Sycamore Men’s Hiking/CampingTrip is Nov. 15-16 near Nashville,Indiana. Fee is $20, and includescamping, breakfast, and trans-portation. Information andsign-up form are available inthe Cafe.The fourth Sunday of eachmonth, families will connecttogether at the 10:45 a.m.service. No Sunday School willbe offered, except for Preschool- Kindergarten.Fifth grade parents are invitedto the Take Faith HomeWork-shop at 9:15 a.m., Sunday, Nov.23, in the Chapel, with a lightbreakfast to follow; for theentire family. Details to follow.Student Ministries welcomesstudents to participate in itsactivities. Check the StudentMinistries Kiosk for a calendarof events.There will be no Sunday schoolon Nov. 30 or Dec. 28.Reserve a place for a trip toSavannah, Georgia, andCharleston, South Carolina, onApril 13-19. Sign up at the travelKiosk in the Cafe. There is a 48guest limit.The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;sycamorechurch.org

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be to ouroffice no later than 4 p.m.Wednesday, for possible consid-eration in the following edi-tion.E-mail announcements to [email protected],with “Religion” in the subjectline.Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

macaroni and cheese for NEEDSduring November.The church bowling leaguemeets at Crossgate Lanes at 10a.m., Thursdays.Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable. Sunday sermons arerecorded and available on thechurch website.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153;www.bapc.net.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodistChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge for each session. Parentsmust bring their child’s lunch.Register on the website under“registration forms.”Sunday Worship Services are8:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. (tradition-al worship), and 9:40 a.m.(contemporary worship).The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchPlease join us on Sunday morn-ings from 9-10 a.m. for AdultSunday School (FellowshipHall). Two adult classes areoffered: Book of Daniel is beingstudied with a group as theycontinue reading their waythrough God’s Word, fromcover to cover; and Mary Shu-mard, CLM, leads anothergroup with a thorough study ofthe Book of Romans. All arewelcome.Pastor Will leads class “SimplyChristian, Why ChristianityMakes Sense” in FellowshipHall, Wednesdays at noon. Formore information contactPastor Will [email protected] or891-8527 ext. 2.The church is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527; www.hartzellumc.org.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchService times are 8 a.m. and 10a.m.SMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 PM in the library.Visit website atwww.smartcincy.comAn Intercessory Healing PrayerService is held the third Mon-day of each month at 7 p.m.Tai Chi is offered on Mondaysfrom 6-8 p.m. andWednesdaysfrom 4-6 p.m. Come and watcha class.The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets the secondWednesday of each month at7:15 p.m. in the library.A Men's Breakfast group meetsonWednesday mornings at8:30 a.m. at Steak N Shake inMontgomery.Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets on Tuesdaymornings at 10 a.m. at thechurch.A Quilting Group meets thethird Tuesday of each month at1 p.m. No experience necessary.Bring your own projects andideas for group projects.Friends in Fellowship meets thesecond Tuesday of each monthat 6:15 p.m. for a potluckdinner at the church.Ladies Bridge meets the first andthird Thursdays of the month.Contact the church office forfurther information.Couples Bridge meets the firstFriday of each month. Anyone

Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the month at7 p.m. More information onthis ministry is available at793-3288. One-Heart PrayerMinistry gathers at 9:30 a.m.,on Tuesday, Sept. 30.On Sunday, Nov. 30 the churchwill have one worship service at10 a.m. The church’s normalworship schedule includes theHeritage traditional service at 9a.m. and the Rejoice! service at11 a.m. with the chancel choir.Children’s Sunday School is at9:45 a.m. The curriculum focus-es on Bible stories using hands-on methods to keep childrenengaged. Confirmation andAdult Forum are at 10 a.m. Allare welcome!The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;wwwascensionlutheranchurch-.com.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchJacob’s Ladder is the theme forSunday School (pre-K through12th-grade); these classes areheld after the children’s sermonin the worship service.The Christianity 101 andThoughtful Christian classes areheld for adults each Sundaymorning and meet at 9 a.m. inthe Fellowship Hall.The church is collecting boxes of

gation will have an opportunityto give to this urgent need.The OWLS, Older Wiser Luther-ans, will see “Jerusalem” at TheCincinnati Museum Center onSaturday evening, Nov. 15.Dinner will follow.Rev. Lisa Bernheisel will lead afour-art Forum series on Barba-ra Brown Taylor’s most recentbook, New York Times Be-stseller “Learning to Walk inthe Dark.” Forum sessions areSundays at 10 a.m. and thisseries begins on Sunday, Nov.16.Ravioli and beef stew will becollected in November for theNortheast Emergency Dis-tribution Service organization.NEEDS serves the emergencyneeds of local residents. Quiltsare being assembled by thewomen of the church. They willbe donated to Lutheran WorldRelief.OneHeart Prayer participantswill gather on Tuesday, Nov. 25at the church. Women’s weeklyFriday morning Bible Study is at9:30 a.m. Kids are welcome playin the playroom. The group isreading Jessica LaGrone’s newstudy “Broken and Blessed.”Women who are unable toattend weekly gatherings areinvited to purchase the studyand join the group whenpossible.Healing Christ (healing touch)

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Montgomery Woman's Club International LuncheonCommittee Chairman Sara Reinhart (Montgomery), PresidentNancy Jones, Bev Verket (Mason), Lois McGuinness (Loveland)and several of the students.

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MONTGOMERY7600 Trailwind Drive: Ryan,Corey M. & Karen K. to Joncas,Matthew & Emily; $375,000.10041 Zig Zag Road: Gennari,Lisa C. to Moy, Victor & ShuoFeng; $390,000.

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For the seventh con-secutive year, the OhioValley Chapter of the Na-tional Academy of Televi-sion Arts & Sciences hon-ored students from Elec-tronicMediaCommunica-tions at the University ofCincinnati Blue Ash Col-lege.

This year, two projectswere honored with theStudent ProductionAward and three othersreceived honorable men-tion awards.

The students were rec-ognizedat the50thAnnualOhio Valley Regional Em-my Awards Gala in Co-lumbus. Accompanyingthe student producers tothe ceremony were facul-tyadvisorsWilliamBoyle,David Hartz, Dave Hub-ble and H. Michael Sand-ers.

Each project repre-sents professional levels

of accomplishment in theareas of photography andlighting, graphics andani-mation, technical execu-tion, writing and direc-tion. The eMedia studentsand their faculty advisorsare being recognizedfrom a field of 40 college/university entries fromacross the four-state re-gion and their produc-tionswere judged and cri-tiquedby industryprofes-sionals on behalf of theacademy.

The Ohio Valley Chap-ter of NATAS honors thetop student work in spe-cific categories, just asthey recognize profes-sional work. The award-–winning projects fromUC Blue Ash are:

» “Catalyst” by JaerettEngeseth (producer/di-rector/photographer) inthe photography catego-ry.

» “Animation Reel” byKyle Newton (producer/animator) in the anima-tion category.

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» “Catalyst” by JaerettEngeseth in the shortform-fiction category anda second honorable men-tion to Engeseth in the au-dio/sound category.

» Epic Bath by KeithBenson received an hon-orable mention in anima-tion.

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BLUE ASHArrests/citationsJevon Thomas Humes, 37, 5305Idalia Ave., felony warrant,Sept. 30.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryAman said someone brokeopen a rear kitchen glasss door,damage $500, and took jewelryand precious metals, value$500, Sept. 30 in the 11000block of Woodlands Way.Criminal trespassReported in 9200 block ofBluewing Terrace Oct. 2.Domestic violence (physicalharm)Reported at Lake Forest Driveand Glendale-Milford Road Oct.5.Grand theft(firearms/dangerousordnance), theft of drugsAman said someone took aMossberg 500 grandslam, value$200, and approximately 40Oxycodone, value $100, fromthe 10100 block of Zig Zag RoadOct. 5.Petty theftA woman said someone tookfour cartons of cigarettes, value$225, from the 9500 block ofKenwood Road Oct. 4.A man said someone took an

all-black mountain bike, value$80, from the 9600 block ofLansford Drive Oct. 6.RunawayReported in 4300 block of VillaDrive Oct. 6.TelecommunicationsharassmentReported in 4600 block ofNorthfield Road oct. 1.TheftAman said someone took a rearlicense plate, value $40, Oct. 2in the 4100 block of Hunt Road.

MONTGOMERYArrests/citationsAaron J. Kollenberg, 29, 6658Doll Lane, Loveland, obstruct-ing official business, possessingdrug abuse instruments, Oct. 2.Carleesha Davis, 42, 141ArborGlen Court, Maineville, theft,Sept. 15.Jeannette A. Jones, 54, 7130Willoughby Court, West Ches-ter Township, false fire alarm(fifth), Oct. 6.

Incidents/investigationsForgeryReported in 9400 block of MainStreet Oct. 8.MenacingReported in the 5700 block ofCooper Road Sept. 30.Telephone harassment

Reported in 11000 block ofToddtee Lane Oct. 7.TheftA woman said someone took acell phone, value $399, fromthe 9700 block of MontgomeryRoad Oct. 4.A man said someone took a leafblower, value $300, from a shedin the 7600 block of FairwindDrive Oct. 5.A woman said someone took acomputer (except mainframe),value $1,000, from the 6200block of Pfeiffer Road Oct. 1.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsTy Smith, 34, 3753 Spencer Ave.,disorderly conduct, Sept. 14.Logan Stephens, 27, 4670 KuglerMill, theft, Sept. 14.Kenya Williams, 19, 1492 Na-thanhill Drive, theft, Sept. 14.

Incidents/investigationsTheft$120 removed 8100 block ofMontgomery Road, Sept.. 29.Merchandise valued at $150removed from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Sept. 11.Attempt made at 7100 block ofDearwester, Sept. 12.Phone valued at $400 removedfrom 3900 block of E. GalbraithRoad, Sept. 13.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsEddie McFarland, 65, 12019Cedar Drive, criminal trespass-ing, Sept. 14.Sharon Boyce, 46, 217 W. 12thSt., disorderly conduct, drugparaphernalia, Sept. 12.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringReported on 9700 block of E.Kemper Road, Sept. 12.Theft$250 in property removed from8400 block of Smallwood Lane,Sept. 10.Reported 6900 block of BrambleAve., Sept. 1.Wallet removed while at 10700block of Loveland MadeiraRoad, Sept. 10.Reported on 1100 block of AuantLane, Sept. 9.

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