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Wyoming won’t conduct deer huntWyoming will not conduct a

bow hunt as part of its deer man-agement program this year.

City Council had passed an or-dinance in July thatwouldallowacontrolled bow hunt to cull thepopulation of deerwithin the citylimits.

After reviewing options thatincluded the Wyoming GolfCourseandRitchiePreserve,city

officials couldnotdetermineavi-able site, according to City Man-ager Lynn Tetley.

The matter has been placedbefore the city’s Public SafetyCommittee,whichwill reviewop-tionsataNov.7meetingandoffera recommendation to City Coun-cil.

Though the culling programhas been canceled this year, Po-lice Chief Gary Baldauf said hestill wants residents to contactthe police department with any

questions or concerns.“I want to know what deer is-

sues we have in the community,”Baldauf said. “I still want thecommunity to report to us.

“We want to track this, for adatabase.”

Tips and other informationabout deer in the community areavailable on the city’s website,www.wyoming.oh.us.

For more about your community,visit www.Cincinnati.com/Wyoming.

By Kelly [email protected]

This rare,piebalddeer wasrecentlyspotted inWyoming.THANKS TO

WALTER

CORDES

Although more local schooldistricts dropped than improvedon the Ohio annual report cards,Wyoming City Schools’ perfor-mance index is the highest in thestate.

With an average score of 112.4out of a possible 120, Wyomingtopped Madeira’s second-placescore of 111.6 and Indian Hill’sfourth-place score of 111.1.

The performance index mea-sures student growth at basic,proficient or advanced levels.

Superintendent Susan Langsaid that while she’s proud of thetop ranking, “there’smore to per-formance excellence than aca-demics.”

“It’smuch richer than the aca-demic piece,” Lang said. “It in-cludes music, performing arts,

personal attention for students,and community.”

She also pointed to the contri-butions among Wyoming fam-ilies.

“Committed parents are theresounding component of stu-dents being ready to learn,” Langsaid.

Those components, she said,alongwith the test scores, arekeyto an excellent learning environ-ment.

Lang said the district’s Com-munity Advisory Council hasbeen charged with taking on abenchmarking piece, “to see howwe would like to supplement ourstate report card with other as-pects of excellence.”

“Let’s rally behind publicschools.”

For more about Wyoming, visitwww.Cincinnati.com /Wyoming

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Wyoming’s topscore just one partof achievementBy Kelly [email protected]

Princeton High School willhold a graduation ceremony forseveral veterans who have wait-ed a long time to get their diplo-mas.

Princeton will honor thosewho served in the military be-fore they could finish highschool, with a program that in-cludes student performancesand local salutes.

Students from PrincetonCommunity Middle School willperform Nov. 11.

The Sunday afternoon con-cert will include the Zero BellOrchestra and Choir, along witha vocal performance by Mat-thewsAuditoriumManagerDonFreeman.

A color guard presentationand 21-gun salute will round outthe ceremony.

Guest speaker Cynthia JoParsons is part of the WoundedWarrior Project.

Her son, Shane, was severelyinjured in 2006, while serving inIraq.

The Wounded Warrior Pro-ject works to raise awareness ofthe needs of wounded servicemen andwomen, and helpsmeetthose needs.

Princeton staff and studentsare raisingmoney for the cause,through direct donations to theWounded Warrior Project, andevents including teacher jeansday, in which teachers donate $5to wear jeans to school for a day.

Princeton’s Key Club is ac-cepting donations, which can besent to the attention of VickiHoppe, Princeton High School,11080 Chester Road, Cincinnati,OH 45246.

Veterans being honored in-clude:

» CharlesSeipelt,who servedin the Army during the KoreanConflict.

» JohnW.KeySr.,whoservedin the Army during the VietnamWar.

»Michael Napier, whoserved in the Army during theVietnamWar.

»Michael Egan, who servedin the Navy during the VietnamWar.

» Terence Blackmon, whoserved in the Air Force during

Princeton to graduate veteransBy Kelly [email protected]

Veterans of all military branches are eligible to apply for PrincetonHigh School diplomas. FILE PHOTO

See VETERANS, Page A2

Scenes of Cincinnati willframe the walls of Sharonville’sWestheimerGallery in an exhibitof paintings by Cincinnati nativeKate Albert.

“Scenes of Cincinnati: A SoloExhibition of the works of KateAlbert opened Nov. 2, with a re-ception to kick off themonthlongdisplay.

Albert’s acrylic paintings in-terpretCincinnati venuesand thenature around the city.

Her work includes a paintingof Glenwood Gardens, commis-sioned by the Hamilton CountyPark District, and a painting ofthe Cincinnati Observatory, withthe surrounding sky.

“Kate isworking on anewCin-cinnati print, which will be un-veiled at the art opening Nov. 2,”SFAC Executive Director DawnaBoehmer said. “We’re all excitedto see what Cincinnati landmarkKatehaschosen togracewithherartistic touch this time.”

Exhibit framed in Cincinnati scenesKelly [email protected]

Kate Albert’s “Scenes of Cincinnati: A Solo Exhibition of the works of Kate Albert” opens today and runs through Nov. 24 at the Sharonville FineArts Center’s Westheimer Gallery. PROVIDEDSee SCENES, Page A2

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A community groupworking on walking andbike trail development isshoring up its marketingstrategies.

The Connecting Active

Communities Coalition, orCACC, finalized both its Po-werPoint presentation toshow municipal councilsthe benefits of bike and pe-destrian paths, as well as aresolution asking for thosecouncils’ support.

Communities with rep-

resentatives officially partof CACC are Blue Ash,Evendale, Glendale, Mont-gomery, Reading, Sharon-ville, Woodlawn and Wyo-ming.

Some slides of the pres-entation highlight positiveaspects of having a “pedes-trian-friendly community,”such as economic andhealth benefits for resi-dents. Factoids such ashigher life expectanciesand better fitness levels forcyclists encourage councilsto support CACC’s efforts,whilepointingout thepossi-bility of attracting newbusinesses to areas that aremore accessible by foot orbike, said CACC member

Deborah Hill, who was incharge of the presentation.

Each involved commu-nity also has their own slideto point out what has al-ready been done and whatsome potential goals couldbe. Evendale’s notes thatonly one road, Glendale-Milford Road, has bikelanes, andsidewalksareun-common within the village.While paved paths exist atBaxterPark,10500ReadingRoad, Griffin Nature Pre-serve and Gorman Heri-tage Farm, 10052 ReadingRoad.

Potential opportunitiesfor Evendale that CACCwould pitch to village coun-cil include collaborating

with the Mill Creek Water-shedCouncil and creating abikeandwalkingpathalongthe Mill Creek, which runsthrough the village. Gener-al Electric, which is creat-ing itsownbikingtrailon itsproperty, is suggested as apotential partner, as well asother businesses.

Members of the coali-tion also approved a resolu-tion drawn up by Wyominglawyer Chip Skidmore,which asks councils to offi-cially support CACC’s plan-ning and proposing recom-mendations, grant applica-tions, bike plans and otherideas by passing it during ameeting.

Skidmoresaid that coun-

cils can decide to adopt theresolution as is, which saysthat it recognizes bikingand walking as “soundformsof transportationandrecreation,” improving theability towalk or ride abikewithin that community as agoal and that it encouragesCACC’s efforts.

He added that the reso-lution is not financiallybinding, but rather showssupport for the group.CACC members will beginto approach their ownmunicipal councils in thenext couple of months.

For more about yourcommunity, visit

www.Cincinnati.com/Evendale.

Cycling advocates finalizes strategyBy Leah [email protected]

Thosewho served in thearmed forces will be hon-ored in Veterans Day cere-monies that includePrince-ton students, governmentofficials and military rep-resentatives.

Sharonville

The city’s Veterans Dayobservancebegins at 2 p.m.Friday, Nov. 9, at PatriotPointe.

About 500 students fromnearby Sharonville Ele-mentary will process to thememorial in front of the li-brary on Thornview Drive.

Commemorative but-tons will be distributed toall Veterans who attend.Those who can’t attend the

Nov. 9 presentation canpick up a button at theMunicipal Building, 10900Reading Road, through themonth of November, or atcity council meetings onNov. 13 or Nov. 27.

SpringdaleLocal officials will gath-

er at the VeteransMemori-al at1p.m.Monday,Nov.12.

The ceremony, at thecorner of Route 4 andLawnview Avenue, will in-clude a presentation byLarry Dupree, from Taps150 and Bugles AcrossAmerica.

The Springdale PoliceDepartment Honor Guardwill participate, and stu-dents from Springdale Ele-mentary will sing patrioticsongs.

A wreath-laying willround out the ceremony,which is expected to lastless than an hour.

A salute to veteransBy Kelly [email protected] the VietnamWar.

Theceremony,whichbegins at 4 p.m., is freeand open to the public.

A shuttle servicewillrun from the parking lotto Matthews Auditori-um.

“The gentlemen weare honoring left schoolto serve in themilitary,”said Vicki Hoppe, whocofounded and organiz-es the event. “The Stateof Ohio, through HouseBill 11, has honoredthem by allowing themto have service timecount toward gradua-tion.

“This is our ninthyear, and to date, wehave given out 85 diplo-mas,” she said. “We do itfor our vets.”

VeteransContinued from Page A1

The Sharonville FineArts Center’s WestheimerGallery, 11165 ReadingRoad, is open Wednesdaysthrough Fridays, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10a.m. to 2 p.m.

The exhibit will runthrough Nov. 24.

For more about your commu-nity, visit www.Cincinnat-i.com /Sharonville.

Get Sharonville updates bysigning up for our email news-letter. Visit Cincinnati.com/Sharonville.

ScenesContinued from Page A1

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For the third consecu-tiveyear,Springdalehasre-ceived the Ohio HealthyCommunity award.

Thestatewidehonorrec-ognizes communities thathave implemented health-related policies and offerhealthy community envi-ronments.

It also examines a com-munity’s effort to encour-age employees and resi-dents to make healthychoices, according to theaward criteria.

Healthy Ohio’s goals:more physical activity, bet-ter nutrition and no smok-ing.

“The Springdale com-munity exemplifiesHealthy Ohio and the stateof livingwell,”HealthCom-missioner Cammie Mi-trione said.

“It is amodel forwhatallOhio communities can befor their residents and visi-

tors.”Among Springdale’s ef-

forts are:» Farmers Market,

whichpromotes fresh, localfoods from June throughAugust.

» Community Center,which offers activities thatpromotehealthandwell-be-ing.

» Parks and RecreationDepartment, which main-tains the city’s parks, trailsand playgrounds.

»Health Department,which provides healthscreenings such as bloodpressure, glucose and cho-lesterol to the community,as well as immunizations.

It also inspects restau-rants, public swimmingpools and schools, and fol-lows up on smoking com-plaints in the workplace.

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Springdale wins OhioHealthy Community awardBy Kelly [email protected]

Lovely Oak Hill Ceme-tery sits on 160 acres ofbeautifully maintainedrolling acreage, with morethan 140 labeled trees andshrubs.

Since 1989, Oak Hill hasbeen part of the SpringGrove Family. I had adelightful visit with pre-need advisor David Van-Kirk. He referred me toBrad Palmer, director ofcemetery planning ser-vices, who conducts pri-vate tours and has a wealthof information about OakHill’s history.

The Glendale CemeteryAssociation, incorporatedin 1909 as a nonprofit enti-ty, owns Oak Hill Ceme-tery which was charteredin 1910 to serve Glendale.The Board of Trusteesstrives to insure the devel-opment and preservationof Oak Hill for futuregenerations long after thelast burial space is sold.

In 1989, Oak Hill enlist-ed Spring Grove’s assis-tance in managing thecemetery and providing

additionalservices tonorthernCincinnatisuburbs. In1999, theOak HillBoard part-nered withTri CountyGolf Ranch,the resultof whichserves “to

continue the developmentand beautification of OakHill.”

Oak Hill has 10 friendlyand knowledgeable person-nel who are the engine thatkeeps the cemetery run-ning smoothly. All are“committed to helpingfamilies embrace the sig-nificance of individuallives and provide a beauti-ful place to treasure mem-ories” as stated on the website.

During my first visit,the five-man grounds crewwas preparing to plantbulbs which they only usefor a year, and then give

away to various civicgroups. Afterwards, it’stime for the annuals thatadd their chromatic bril-liance to the landscape.About 25,000 bulbs areplanted at Oak Hill andSpring Grove each year.

I was delighted to real-ize howmuch the staff ispart of our neighborhoodseven though they don’t livehere. Ginny Tepe lives inAnderson Township andhas been with the organiza-tion for 11 years. Davidcame on board two yearsago and lives in Mt. Wash-ington. Brad is in hisfourth year with theSpring Grove Family. Hedrives fromWilmingtonevery day and has a grand-daughter whom he justmight take to GlenwoodPark’s Highfield Discov-ery Garden one day.

Both Oak Hill andSpring Grove are non-sectarian, accommodatingany religious custom. Animpressive service theyoffer is a professionalmemorial design team to

help individuals select ordesign a tasteful memori-alization before hand, or toassist the family make thatdecision after the death ofa loved one.

Oak Hill buys directlyfrom the Rock of Agesquarry in Vermont thatbuilds the memorialsbased on the submitteddesign.

Brad knows that flow-ers die, and eventuallythere are none left to re-member the burial service,but memorials reflectforever on the life lived.Throughout the cemeteryare impressive monumentscommemorating familiesand individuals. Arrangefor a tour.

With interest in crema-tion increasing, the SpringGrove Family offered aneducational series in li-braries throughout thecity. Brad recently spokeon the subject at Wyo-

ming’s BonhamBranchLibrary. The cemetery hasa selection of urn vaultsthat go into the ground, orurns without vaults that gointo niches in the free-standing columbarium, arecessed compartmentdesigned to hold urns. Theterm columbarium comesfrom the Latin for dove,columba, originally re-ferring to dovecotes.

Upcoming SpringGrove University eventsduring November areFlags of Honor and Grief

to Peace. A Holiday Re-membrance Service, theCompassionate FriendsCandle Lighting Ceremonyand another Grief to Peaceevent are scheduled forDecember.

Call 771-7681 for in-formation about all theservices Oak Hill offers.

Evelyn Perkins writes aregular column about peopleand events in the Tri-CountyPress area. Send items for hercolumn to 10127 ChesterRoad, Woodlawn, 45215.

Oak Hill’s peace is all by design

EvelynPerkinsCOMMUNITYPRESSCOLUMNIST

Nate Lincoln, Bobby Runion, David VanKirk, Ginny Tepe,Brad Palmer, Chris Osgood and Mark Kidd are part of thestaff that make Oak Hill Cemetery a tranquil and beautifulenvironment. EVELYN PERKINS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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A trip more than 20yearsagochanged the livesof two Anderson Townshipresidents and has made animpact on thousands ofpeople living in Nicaragua.

It was 1990 and Al Mey-er tagged along with agroupofdoctors to theCen-

tral American country.Partofhimwasthereforanadventure, he said, butwhat he saw during theweek in the capital of Ma-nagua left a lasting impres-sion.

“I had time onmy handswhile the doctors workedin the clinics, and while Iwas visiting next door tothe hospital people were in

cardboard houses andsome of the children hadclothes and some didn’t,”he said.

“Itwasextremepovertytosaythe least.When itwastime to go home I had alump in my throat and wassaying tomyself, ‘What canI do here?’”

He told his wife Char-leneaboutwhathe saw, and

she joined him on a trip tothe country a couple yearslater. Their focus at thetime was on schools, andeach trip they’d load suit-cases with supplies andhelp patch leaky roofs orinstall new ones.

“Our focus was not tosupplyAmerican labor, butto have the locals do thework so they would takeownership and re-instillthe pride that had beenlost,” Charlene said. Afterabout five years of visitingNicaragua, the Meyers de-cided to start the Tin RoofFoundation–anonprofitor-ganization named after thetin roofs that dot the coun-try’s landscape.

They’ve raised hun-dreds of thousands of dol-lars since they began thefoundation and are hostingthe annual Nica Nochefundraiser 6-10 p.m. Satur-day, Nov. 10, at the Sharon-ville Convention Center.

Tickets are $75 each or$600 for a table of eight.There will be a silent auc-tion, entertainment, aspeaker and a dollar-for-dollar donation match thenight of the event.

“We want to raiseawareness that it’s withinour power to make a hugedifference in that country,”Charlene said of NicaNoche.

“Our focus is really onfinding ways to have thepeople break out of that cy-cle of poverty by givingthem the tools to figure outthe problems in their ownlittle villages, become en-trepreneurs and have a de-cent life for their family.”

All the money the TinRoof Foundation raisesgoes directly to helping theNicaraguan citizens, and

the primary focus rightnow is giving children theeducation, skills and train-ing tosucceedon theirown.

They’ve recently start-ed a pilot program in thenorthern part of the coun-try and areworkingwith15families who have smallfarm plots, Al said.

“We provide the tech-nology for them to growbetter crops and buy pro-duce from them for ourmeal program,” he said.

Charlene added thatthey’re also working withother organizations on anaccredited five-year agri-culture program and thefirst class graduated lastyear. And seeing that lookof accomplishment on thestudent’s facewhen they’reexcited about the futuremakes it all worth it, Alsaid.

“It makes me pause andrealize that one personreally can make a differ-ence and you don’t have tobe an eloquent speaker orbe rich (to have an im-pact),” Charlene said oftheir time inNicaraguaandthe Tin Roof Foundation’swork.

“When you go and see

hundreds of kids whobreak your heart it’s over-whelming. But when youpause long enough you dosee those success stories.”

Couple makes an impact on livesBy Lisa [email protected]

IF YOU GO»What: Nica Noche, a

fundraiser for The TinRoof Foundation»When: 6-10 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 10»Where: The Shar-

onville Convention Cen-ter, 11355 Chester Road.» Tickets are $75 each

or $600 for a table ofeight.» There will be a speak-

er from the FabrettoChildren's Foundation, achildren's choir and othermusic and entertainment.» Silent auction items

include everything from arestaurant gift certificateand themed gift basketsto trips to Italy or Nic-aragua and handmadejewelry, baskets andother items made by localNicaraguans.» Visit www.tinroof.org

for more details or to buytickets.

Anderson Township residents Al and Charlene Meyer sitwith children in Las Flores, Nicaragua. They travel to thatcountry at least a couple times each year as part of theTin Roof Foundation, a nonprofit organization theyfounded. PROVIDED

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

TRI-COUNTYPRESSEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Cancer has affected many ofour young people at the Wyo-mingHighSchool andstatistical-ly it has affected almost every-one in the community in someway.

The Wyoming men’s andwomen’s soccer teams recog-nized this startling fact afterseveral players have had closefamilymembers touchedby can-cer. The teams decided to dosomething about it andheld a funco-ed soccer benefit in honor ofthe American Cancer Society tohelp in the fight against cancer.

The benefit, aptly named “AKick for a Cure,” was organized

by the senior soccer players andheld Sunday, Oct.14.

This fun, spirited event in-cluded selling cancer honor rib-bons at multiple venues, bakesales, two co-ed games refereedby the coaches and a halftimepenalty kick shootout.

The boys senior team washandicapped by having to wearskirts and keeping their handsbehind their backs. The eventbrought out both soccer teams,coaches and the community tosupport the cause andwasahugesuccess. The event raised $1,137.

Special recognition goes tothe seniors who planned the

event.Thesekidshavededicatedmany hours of their time toWyo-ming Soccer over the last fouryears and have helped make oursoccer programs such a success.This will be another great way toremember this senior class.

Participants included: LindenEldridge, Sarah Deutsch, AbbyKeller, Morgan Kremzar, CarlyLevick, Emma Pendery, GeorgiaSmith, Evan Ammerman, ShaneBurck, Todd Goodall, HarrisonGlover, Owen Heldman, BenjiKriner, Nathan Meisner, ScottPerry, EvanRajbhandari, DanielRichtand, Otto Warmbier, DavidWeinrich and Stefan Webb.

Wyoming soccer givescancer a swift kick

Wyoming High School soccer team members display a check with themoney raised for the American Cancer Society through their Kicks for aCure. From left: front, Otto Warmbier, Benji Kriner, Carly Levick, EvanAmmerman, Sarah Deutsch, Morgan Kremzar and Linden Eldredge;back row, Todd Goodall, Shane Burck, Daniel Richtand, Scott Perry,Evan Rajbhandari, David Weinrich, Abby Keller and Owen Heldman.Not pictured, Nathan Meisner, Harrison Glover, Georgia Smith andEmma Pendery. THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Wyoming soccer player LindseySmith smile for the camera. THANKSTO ROD APFELBECK

Maddie Clark clears the ball as Shane Clark watches helplessly. THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Otto Warmbier gives a piggybackride to Harrison Glover. THANKS TOROD APFELBECK

Katie Bowling, Danielle Rush andRoslyn Rathbone celebrate duringthe Kicks For A Cure game. THANKSTO ROD APFELBECK

Lindsey Smith, Katie Sena and Katie Bowling form a wall in front of thegoal. THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

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Senior boys soccer players Own Heldman, Daniel Richtand, David Weinrich, Evan Ammerman, Scott Perry,Otto Warmbier, Harrison Glover, Evan Rajbhandari, Benji Kriner, Todd Goodall, Nathan Meisner and ShaneGoodall clown it up during Kicks For a Cure. THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

TRI- COUNTYPRESSEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

WYOMING — Going into theirOct. 27 game at Madeira, theWyoming Cowboys needed a winover theMustangs towin theCin-cinnati Hills League and qualifyfor the Division III playoffs. TheCowboys last achieved thosegoals in 2010 under former coachBernie Barre.

In his first year as head coach,AaronHancock bettered the pre-vious year’s record by a game,but fell short against Madeira’stalented group of seniors.

“We wanted to be in the posi-tion we were in and fight for aleague championship and go tothe playoffs,” Hancock said. “Wehad that opportunity and didn’ttake full advantage of it.”

The final score read 21-7 Ma-deira, but that included a latetouchdown by the Mustangs inthe final minutes. It still repre-sented Madeira’s lowest pointoutput since its season-openingloss Aug. 23 to CHCA.

“We wanted to get the ballback and we knew that was ouronly opportunity to win,” Han-cock said of the late score givingthe Mustangs a two-touchdownlead.

Considering the firepower onboth sides, the game was largelyplayed between the 20s as a per-sistent, cold rain prevented thefestivities from turning into theproverbial track meet.

Many felt the rain played inMadeira’s favor as it curtailedWyoming’s throwing game.

Hancock would hear nothingof it.

“I don’t ever make excuses,”Hancock said. “We both ran aspread offense. We both ran thesame thing. There’s no excuses;we didn’t beat them.”

Hancock’s hope was to get hissquad into the playoffs and gethis gifted junior class some post-season experience.

“I expectus tomakearunnextyear,” Hancock said. “To havethat experience this yearwould’ve been very positive forus.”

Instead, the Cowboys finished7-3. Between Sept. 8 and Oct. 19,Wyoming reeled off sevenstraight wins. Considering theway the season started, it was im-pressive for Wyoming to even bein the mix in late October.

“We played a difficult non-league schedule and started off0-2,”Hancock said. “Theybattledeveryweekandgotus inposition.To have something to play for in

week 10 is very special.”Leading Wyoming’s offense

was junior Will Marty, who leadthe CHL in passing yards with2,413 and tossed 24 touchdowns.He also rushed for 489 yards andfive scores.

Fellow junior Terrell Daileywas fourth in the league in rush-ing with 1,016 yards, while seniorBenKurtzhad1,022yardsreceiv-ing and junior Dominic Vamosihad 571.

Defensively, junior CaseyHowell was fourth in the leaguein tackles.

Outside of Kurtz, Wyoming’sstatistical leaders return as dofour offensive linemen.

“Things will only get better; Ipromiseyou,”Hancocksaidafterthe Madeira loss. “I believe welose four starters on offense andthree starters on defense. Wehave a good group. Probably oneof the strongest groups 9-12 thatI’ve seen since I’ve been here.”

Hancock learned a lot in hisinitial season as commander-in-chief. Most importantly, helearned how to deal with adversi-ty as he had to counsel a numberof players after the Cowboys’season-ending loss.

“It’s very emotional,” Han-cock said. “I remember when Iplayed high school football andmy last game was very special tome. It’s no different than what itwas 20 years ago. They invest somuch time. It’s always tough tohave it suddenly end. You’re nev-er prepared for it. I’mveryproudof the seniors and how hard theyfought and led this team.”

Wyomingfinishes 1stseason underHancockBy Scott [email protected]

Wyoming's Will Marty rolls leftlooking for a receiver for theCowboys. SCOTT SPRINGER/THE

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Wyoming junior Dominic Vamosi takes the hand-off fromWill Martyand rolls left against Madeira Oct. 26. SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming sopho-more Ben Stites tookover where his sisterEmily left off lastseason bymaking thestateDivision IImeetat National TrailRaceway Nov. 3.

Stites covered thecourse in 16:34.10 tofinish 38th among thestate’s elite runners.The time eclipsedStites’ previous bestset at the districtmeet in Mason.

Wyoming's Ben Stites, left, No. 2355, ran in the state cross country meet Nov.3. Shown with him at the St. Xavier Invitational meet is Ian Goertzen (2334).THANKS TOWWW.WYOROUNDUP.BLOGSPOT

Another Stites at state

Playing in the same gymagainst the same team that elim-inated themayear ago, theWyo-ming girls volleyball team fellshort in the Division II regionalsemifinals to Kettering AlterOct. 31.

Alter charged out to the firstgame win, 25-14, then Wyomingrallied back to win game two 27-25. However, Alter took the nextpair of games for the win, 25-14and 26-24.

The Cowboys came into thegamerankedNo. 2 in theEnquir-er poll and No. 5 in the state.Wyoming finishes the season at23-3.

Photos by Rod Apfelbeck/ForThe Community Press

Senior Tatiyana Ali spikes the ball against Alter's Maddie Bazelak and Natalie Seiler during Wyoming's25-14, 25-27, 25-14, 26-24 loss at Wilmington on Halloween.

Wyoming winds downin Wilmington again

Junior liberoNatalieBurchardmakes a digwhile headcoach JuliePlitt looks onduringWyoming'sregionalsemifinal lossto Alter atWilmington.

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LOCKLAND — Moellersenior quarterback Spen-cer Iacovone threw fourtouchdown passes as theCrusaders crushed HuberHeights Wayne 43-21 onNov.3 inaregionalquarter-final football gameatLock-land.

Moellerwas theNo.3re-gional seed andWayne wasNo. 6.

Iacovone’s touchdowntosses came to senior Max

Foley, ju-nior GusRagland,senior Ca-sey Pieperand seniorEvan Jan-sen. Run-ning backsKeith Wat-

kins and JoJo Eramo alsoran in scores for the Cru-saders.

The win puts Moeller ina regional semifinal withLakota East Nov. 10. TheThunderhawks defeatedSpringboro 45-38 onNov. 3.

The Crusade beginsBy Scott Springer andGannett News [email protected]

Iacovone

BLUE ASH — Not eventhe remnants of HurricaneSandywould deter the girlsof the Ursuline Academyfield hockey team.

By ousting archrival St.Ursula from theSouthwest-ern Ohio Field HockeyLeaguePlayoffs, the Lions -which include Grace Rohsof Evendale - secured theirfirst trip to the state finalfour since 2001.

That’s why dreary skies,drizzling rain and gustingwinds couldn’t dampen theLions’ mood at one of theirlast practices before em-barkingonDublin,Ohio, thesite of the tournament, Oct.30.

“We’ve been wanting toget (to the final four) sincethe beginning of the sea-son,” said senior midfieldMorgan Basile of Montgo-

mery.The Lions’ march to-

ward a title came up shortwith a 4-0 loss to ColumbusAcademy,Nov.2,but thede-feat doesn’t diminish whatthe Lions accomplished.

Together, the Lionsmake up a group of girlswho have bonded throughthe sport — and throughfield hockey, the roster be-came a true team.

SeniorcentermidfielderGrace Robertson ofSymmes Township recalleda summer seminar inwhichmembers of the teamshared personal stories.

That experience helpedthe girls build lastingbonds.

“We have chemis-try…and we’re really goodfriendsonandoff thefield,”Robertson said. “We’vecome together both seniorsand juniors and our onesophomore. It’s really beena good mix…”

With Louisville Colle-giate School — a Kentuckypowerhouse — scheduled

for Ursuline’s season open-er; it didn’t take long for theLions to flex their tightlyknit muscle.

HeadcoachElliWorkumand company forged a 4-1win and set the stage for amemorableseason.Thevic-

tory was significant be-cause just a season ago, Ur-suline fell to Louisville, 6-1.

It’s for that reasonmany

girls, including forwardJessie Ewan of Loveland,didn’t know how the gamewould play out.

ButwhentheLionscameout on top, Ewan knew theLions were something spe-cial.

“(After the Louisvillewin), I just thought, ‘Wow,’this is a really good team,”she said. “I think it was likethe a-hamoment for us thatwe realized we had a goodteam and could go places.”

The Lions were so domi-nanton their road tostate—they didn’t lose. Headinginto the state final four, Ur-suline’s record stood at 17-0-1. Teams are ultimatelydefined by their wins andlosses, but members of theLions will always have thememories.

“I’ll definitely remem-ber all the girls on theteam,” said goalie AbbyMeehan of Mainville.“We’re always there witheach other and we’re al-ways there supporting eachother.”

Lions ‘team’ up for state final-four run

Ursuline field hockey teammember Haley Yeager, left, practices with Audrey Coler, right,at the Blue Ash Sports Complex Oct. 30. NICK DUDUKOVICH/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Evendale girl ontitle teamBy Nick [email protected]

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Six-year-old Jesi Ingle can’twalk or talk, but she can smile.

“She smiles all the time,” saidher adoptive mother, HeatherIngle of Montgomery. “She’s likethe centerpiece of our family.She’s touched more lives than Iever will just by smiling.”

Jesi is one of 12 childrenadopted by Heather and herhusband, Rick Ingle. They alsohave three biological children,for a total of 15 kids. The chil-dren range in age from 9 monthsto 20 years old. Jesi, whose ail-ments include cerebral palsy,epilepsy, and brain damage, hasbeen cared for by the Ingles forabout 5½ years – ever since shearrived from the Caribbeanisland of Haiti when she wasunder 6 months old.

Nearly all of the childrenadopted by the Hamilton Countycouple have serious medicalissues – including Down syn-drome, autism, bipolar disorder,and severe mental illness. Someof the children were born towomen who were addicted toalcohol or drugs. In addition toJesi, two other children fromHaiti require wheelchairs andfeeding tubes, can’t walk or talk,and have seizures.

“We’re at the hospital three tofour times a week because Ihave so many kids with specialneeds,” Heather said. “Neuro-surgery, neurology, psychology,psychiatry, pulmonary, ophthal-mology, and others – we’re at somany different clinics” at Chil-dren’s Hospital Medical Centerin Cincinnati.

As a mother and grandmoth-er myself, I realize the time andresponsibility involved in caringfor a child. But Heather andRick Ingle’s commitment tofamily is extraordinary. Why

would Heatherand Rick takeon such anenormous re-sponsibility?Because everylife is precious.

I’m pleasedto announcethat I haveselected Heath-er and Rick

Ingle as this year’s Angels inAdoption for Southern Ohio.

Along with some of my col-leagues on Capitol Hill, I partici-pate in the Angels in Adoptionprogram of the CongressionalCoalition on Adoption Institute.Members of the House and Sen-ate select people based on theirgenerosity and willingness tohelp the children of those unableto fulfill their roles as parents.

Many residents of Ohio’sSecond Congressional Districthave opened their hearts andhomes to foster or to adopt chil-dren, and I’m pleased to recog-nize four other caring individ-uals whom I believe are worthyof honorable mention as part ofthis year’s Angels in Adoptionselection process:

» Chris Combs of Montgo-mery in Hamilton County, who isexecutive director of the Coali-tion of Care Greater Cincinnati –as well as a single dad whoadopted a brother and sisterfrom Nicaragua.

» Rosanne Barg of UnionTownship in Clermont County, a66-year-old single momwhowelcomed two special-needssisters into her home and has sofar adopted one.

» Cherie McCarthy of Ter-race Park in Hamilton County,director of the Adoption Connec-tion, who is a licensed indepen-

dent social worker and adoptionassessor.

»Dottie Boner of SymmesTownship in Hamilton County,who has worked as a counselor,clinician, adoption consultant,and medical social worker in thehope of making Americans moreaware of the need for adoptiveand foster parents.

Heather Ingle, 44, and Rick,46, have been married 21 years.“We started foster parenting amonth or two after we got mar-ried,” Heather said. Helpingchildren “has been our wholemarriage. We just both recog-nized the need.”

Before marrying, “we dis-cussed what our plan was forour family,” Heather said. “Wedidn’t really set a number. Wejust said we wanted lots of kids.We knew we wanted to adopt,and we knew we wanted birthchildren.

“God has blessed us with areally strong marriage,” Heath-er said. “I don’t want anyone tothink we have a perfect mar-riage and a perfect family. Wedon’t have this parenting thingfigured out yet. We are a work inprogress. We are trying to dowhat God has asked us to do.

“Clearly, what we do is noteasy,” Heather said. “We have alot of people who love us. Wehave a good support system.”

The Ingles worship at Mont-gomery Community Church,where members “have beensuper supportive of the kidswe’ve brought in,” Heather said.“A lot of our children have be-havior problems, and one of ourkids has a service dog that at-tends church with him.”

One of the children they haveadopted is from the Africannation of Liberia. “When I was a

young girl, my dad subscribed toNational Geographic magazine,”Heather said. “I was so drawn topictures of the children of Afri-ca,” some of whomwere obvi-ously malnourished. “I wasyoung and so naïve, and I won-dered why we as Americansweren’t helping them.”

Now, Heather laughs at thenotion that anybody else shouldconsider adopting a dozen chil-dren. “Only if God tells themto,” Heather said.

Because of their medicalissues, many of the childrenneed around-the-clock care.

“Everyone thinks I’m a nurse,and I’m not,” Heather said. “Butas soon as your child is diag-nosed with something, you be-come an expert for your child.You have to advocate.

“We do have some nurses thatcome in to help,” Heather said.“I have nurses two hours a dayduring the school year. We havefull-time nurses during the sum-mer – until 5 p.m.” That gives

the Ingles time to shuttle mostof the kids to summer activities.

“We go out and do a lot ofthings with the kids – includingthe kids in wheelchairs, but noton days when it’s too hot.”

The Ingle home has ninebedrooms and four bathrooms.It used to have just four bed-rooms and two baths, but a fewyears ago hundreds of membersof the community pitched inwith labor, materials, or dona-tions for renovations that dou-bled the size of the house. Thefour oldest kids now each havetheir own bedrooms, while theothers share.

May God bless Heather andRick Ingle – and all 15 of theirchildren. And may God bless theUnited States with more peoplejust like them.

Jean Schmidt is the U.S. Representa-tive in Ohio’s 2nd CongressionalDistrict. Her local office number is(513) 791-0381.

Adoption angels: Couple takes in 12 children

Heather and Rick Ingle of Montgomery have adopted 12 children, andthe couple also has three biological children. Married for 21 years, theIngles have been named this year's Angels in Adoption for SouthernOhio by U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt. PROVIDED

Jean SchmidtCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

As autumn approaches andthe leaves fall, you may bespending time clearing your yardof tree branches, brush and otheryard trimmings. You can helpreduce landfill waste by takingthese items to our yard trim-mings drop-off sites. These siteswill close for the season on Nov.25.

The yard trimmings drop-offsites are free to Hamilton Countyresidents with proof of residence(such as a driver’s license orutility bill). Sites are open Sat-urdays and Sundays from11:30

a.m.-5 p.m.Yard trim-

mings can bedropped off atthe followinglocations:

»Bzak Land-scaping, 3295Turpin Lane(off state Route32), AndersonTownship. It isalso openMon-

day-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. inaddition to hours listed above.Closed Nov. 22.

»Kuliga Park, 6717 Bridge-town Road, Green Township

»Rumpke Sanitary Landfill,3800 Struble Road, ColerainTownship.

Please keep the followingguidelines in mind when drop-ping off your yard trimmings:

» Landscapers and commer-cial establishments are not eligi-ble to participate in this pro-gram.

»No large trailers or truckslarger than pickups.

» Cut brush and tree branchesinto lengths of 4 feet or less –

branches must not exceed 1 footin diameter.

»Bundle brush and treebranches with a material such astwine – bundles must not beheavier than 50 pounds.

»Bring yard trimmings to thelocations in containers or bags –brown paper bags preferred.

» Containers and plastic bagswill be returned.

»No pallets, boards, nails,fence or wire accepted.

»Hamilton County residentsonly.

»All children must stay in-

side vehicles.The Hamilton County Recy-

cling and Solid Waste District isa division of the Hamilton Coun-ty Department of EnvironmentalServices which also encom-passes the Southwest Ohio AirQuality Agency.

For more information, visitwww.HamiltonCountyRecycle-s.org, call 946-7766, or interactwith us on Facebook and Twitter.

Holly Christmann is programman-ager for the Hamilton County Recy-cling and Solid Waste District.

Yard trimmings sites to close for the season

HollyChristmannCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Oct. 31 questionDoes the release of the Boys

Scouts’ “perversion” fileschange the way you feel aboutthe group? Do you the think thegroup adequately protects thesafety of its members? Why orwhy not?

“In my opinion no group thatis male dominated is safe. Good‘Ole Boys protect Good ‘OleBoys. However I feel that theyhave tried tohandle it (nowthat ithas been exposed) in an openway. Too bad that while it washappening they could not followtheir own oath:

“‘On my honor, I will do mybest

‘To do my duty to God and mycountry and to obey the ScoutLaw;

‘To help other people at alltimes;

‘To keep myself physically

strong, mentally awake andmor-ally straight.’”

K.S.

“I think the same thing I thinkabout priest abuse, teacherabuse, and any other thing youmight put into this catagory ...those in power eventually thinkthat they’re in a special class, un-

accountable to anyone but them-selves. And the sad thing is thatno one seems to have the moralsto stop it until they’re caught.

“I have a high respect for theBoy Scouts in general. It onlytakes one bad apple to ruin thewhole bunch. Case in point is theCatholic church, Penn State andeven Bill Clinton. What amazesme is that no one seems to listento the victims until it’s too late.While everyone is to be assumedinnocent until proven guilty, aninvestigation should be immedi-ately begun, and the proper au-thorities notified and involved.

“The only good that will comeof theexposureof thesepapers isthat the victims may have someclosure, and future claims ofabuse will be investigated.”

J.K.

‘I was both a Cub and BoyScout. I enjoyed the fun and still

treasure the values scouting pro-vided me. I also believe scoutingdid fine things, good deeds if youwill, for their communities. Inever experienced any problemswith abuse or rape nor do I knowof any.

“I find it very strange that foryears the Boy Scouts have been

underpublic attack fornot allow-ing known homosexuals to serveas Scout leaders and then thenews hits that many boys werebeing abused by men who wereapparently ‘in thecloset.’ Is therea hidden agenda playing out?”

R.V.

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NEXT QUESTIONDevelopers are studying thefeasibility of building a hotel onthe “Purple People Bridge”between Cincinnati and New-port. Do you think a hotel onthe bridge is a good idea? Whyor why not?

Every week the Tri-County Press asksreaders a question they can reply to viaemail. Send your answers totricountypress@community press.comwith Chatroom in the subject line.

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

TRI-COUNTYPRESS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Eight homes have been select-ed as winners of the annual Wyo-ming’s Urban Forestry and Beau-tification Awards.

Thewinnersweredescribed ina presentation during city coun-cil’s Oct. 15 meeting:

Urban Forestry Award to AmyHirschman, 98 Burns Ave.

» “The tree, a beautiful ForestPansy variety of Red Bud, wasplanted in1996 as a gift to a friendof the home owner.

“The tree became the inspira-tion for the rest of the landscap-ing.”

Landscaping Award, to KevinNorwood and Carolyn Wetzel, 311Hilltop Lane.

» “(The) front landscape is apleasing-to-the-eye organiclayout of tomatoes, ocre, lettuce,spinach, peas, Swiss chard, car-rots, radishes cucumbers, hotpeppers and eggplants.

“Carrie says that her favoritepart of her front-yard-edible gar-den is that she can walk right outof her front door and pick her din-ner in seconds.”

Architectural Award to the Obr-inger family, 126 Burns Ave.

»When the Obringers couldn’topen their cardoorsbecause their1929 garage was too narrow, theystarted planning its removal.

“After securing variancesfromthecityanddiscussionswithWyomingHistoric Society, thega-rage was filled in, front woodsteps facingBurnswere installed,and a new driveway and garagewere built.”

Urban Forestry Award toDwayne and Bonnie Crawford,220 Compton Ridge Drive.

» “This well-cared-for (tri-col-or beech tree) is beautifully situ-ated in the front yard.

“(They) are fairly rare inWyo-ming, which makes their pres-ence even more stunning. Leavescome in variations of green, pinkand white.

The leaves turn burnt orangein the fall and drop after the firstfrost.Thisbeech treeseems toactasaweathermaninthespringas itwon’t leave out until after the lastfrost.”

Landscaping Award to MichaelPetersen and Elizabeth Binasio,350 Oliver Road.

» “This front yard is a verychallenging garden site.

“It is very steep, gets full sun,and is very dry. They have bal-anced the hill and the house withcolorfulplants thatsupport thear-chitecture and the scale of thesite.”

Architectural and LandscapingAward to Steven and Shelly Bow-er, 1028 Burns Ave.

» “Nineteen years ago, theBowers purchased a 1926 Searshomeand lived therehappilyuntilthey needed to fix the front stepsin 2010. They also added an addi-tion onto the back andplanted lotsof interesting plants.”

Urban Forestry Award to Jea-netta Maier, 1530Maple Ave.

» “Tulip trees are easily recog-nized by their general shape, withhigherbranchessweeping togeth-er inonedirection.Thisparticulartree is well-sited on the lot whereit towers over the property. It ap-pears to be very healthy, and is

one of the tallest trees in Wyo-ming.”

Architectural Award to Christo-pher and April Benken, 92 Chest-nut Ave.

» Following his own design,and with his own labor, (Christo-pher) substantially gutted and re-built the house, including a newkitchen. On the outside is the con-version of the original south-fac-ing front porch into a living roomwith plenty of daylight, a newfront porch on thewest side of thehouse, andasouth-facingdeckbe-side the living room.The newdriveway and new landscapingand honeylocust in the south lawnadd to theambienceof theproper-ty.”

TheUrban Forestry andBeau-tification Commission is made upof 11 members: Ethan Pagliaro,Suzie Jacob, Bobbi Strangfeld,Tim Timberman, Maureen Gei-ger,Gail Bason, TracyDean, ToddWales, Alex Teass, Jim O’ReillyandMike Lippert.

For more about your community,visit www.Cincinnati.com/Wyoming.

Urban Forestryplants awardson 8 homes

Steven and Shelly Bower's home, at 1028 Burns Ave., won the Architectural and Landscaping Award.PROVIDED

The Obringer family's home, at 126 Burns Ave., won the ArchitecturalAward. PROVIDED

Jeanetta Maier, at 1530 MapleAve., won the Urban ForestryAward. PROVIDED

Dwayne and Bonnie Crawford'shome, at 220 Compton RidgeDrive, won the Urban ForestryAward. PROVIDED

The home ofKevin Norwoodand CarolynWetzel, 311Hilltop Lane,won theLandscapingAward. PROVIDED

The home of Michael Petersen and Elizabeth Binasio, 350 Oliver Road,won the Landscaping Award. PROVIDED

Christopher and April Benken's home at 92 Chestnut Ave., won theArchitectural Award. PROVIDED

Amy Hirschman's home, at 98 Burns Ave., won the Urban ForestryAward. PROVIDED

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THURSDAY, NOV. 8Art ExhibitsHilltop Artists Art Show, 8a.m.-8 p.m., Maple Knoll Village,11100 Springfield Pike, MainStreet Gallery. Fine works in oil,acrylic, watercolor, pen and ink,pencil, collage, enamel, mono-type and mono-print. 782-2462.Springdale.Scenes of Cincinnati, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, 11165 Reading Road, ArtGallery. Solo exhibition of worksof Kate Albert. Through Nov. 24.874-1481; www.sharonvillefi-nearts.org. Sharonville.

Health / WellnessLifeline Screening, 8 a.m.-5p.m., Triple Creek RetirementCommunity, 11230 Pippin Road,Villa Clubhouse. Preventivehealth screenings. Screeningsare fast, painless and offered atlow cost. Registration required.888-653-6441; www.lifeline-screening.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 6:30 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel Gallery, 7770 E.Kemper Road, Project consult-ants and designers discuss trendsin kitchen and bath design.Light fare provided. Ages 18 andup. Free. 489-7700; neals.com.Sharonville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,8740 Montgomery Road, 891-8277. Sycamore Township.Karaoke, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., The PikeBar and Grill, 10010 SpringfieldPike, Hosted by Wendell Payne.Ages 21 and up. Free. 772-7453.Woodlawn.

LecturesDiabetes Dinner/Lecture,6-7:30 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeif-fer Road, Pavilion’s HealthPromotion department providesdinner and discussion to helpmanage diabetes and pre-diabetes. Participants leave withinformation, diabetes friendlyrecipes and exercise plan. $40two people, $25 single. 985-0900.Montgomery.

RecreationChildren’s Playgroup, 10 a.m.,Harry Whiting Brown Scouth-ouse, 34 Village Square, In-formal playgroup for babies,toddlers and preschoolers andtheir parents or caregivers. Free.771-0333. Glendale.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. 800-0164.Mont-gomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Book discussion group.Open to everyone who desireshealthy loving relationships.Donations accepted. 673-0174.Blue Ash.Family Education and SupportGroup for Addiction andCodependency, 7-8:30 p.m., St.Barnabas Episcopal Church,10345 Montgomery Road, Forpeople who suffer from addic-tion, their families and friends,to come together in a suppor-tive, confidential support envi-ronment. Free. 432-4182;www.lifecoachnow4you.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, NOV. 9Art ExhibitsHilltop Artists Art Show, 8a.m.-8 p.m., Maple Knoll Village,782-2462. Springdale.Scenes of Cincinnati, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, 874-1481; www.sharon-villefinearts.org. Sharonville.

Cooking ClassesCooking Class: Holiday SweetBreads, 6-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares -Symmes Township, 11344 Mont-gomery Road, Breads withKathy Lehr. $60. 489-6400;cookswaresonline.com. SymmesTownship.

Dance ClassesBallet Lessons for Children,5-6 p.m., Harry Whiting BrownScouthouse, 34 Village Square,Teacher Christine Minges. Ages3-8. $50 for 8-week session.Registration required. 771-0333.Glendale.

Drink Tastings

Bethany House Services WineTasting, 7-11 p.m., GlendaleLyceum, 865 Congress Ave.,Theme: Wines of the World.Eight wine pours, music byStoopid Rooster, selection ofappetizers and desserts and freeparking. Silent auction. Ages 21and up. Benefits Bethany HouseServices. $50. 921-1131, ext. 123.Glendale.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Bloodpressure screenings, stressscreenings and consultationabout your wellness needs. Free.784-0084. Silverton.American Red Cross LifeguardTraining Review, 5-9 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Concludes 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 10.To re-certify current ARC life-guards. $200. 985-0900.Mont-gomery.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., The PikeBar and Grill, Free. 772-7453.Woodlawn.

NatureCincinnati Mineral SocietyMeeting, 7:30 p.m., SharonWoods, 11450 Lebanon Road,Sharon Centre. Children’s eventat 7:30 p.m., adult event at 8p.m. Learn about rocks andminerals. Free, vehicle permitrequired. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Sharonville.

On Stage - TheaterMurder on the Nile, 8 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center,11165 Reading Road, AgathaChristie’s classic who-dun-itmurder mystery. $12, $10 stu-dents and seniors, $5 children.Presented by Tri-County Players.471-2030; www.tricountyplayer-s.org. Sharonville.

SATURDAY, NOV. 10Art ExhibitsHilltop Artists Art Show, 8a.m.-8 p.m., Maple Knoll Village,782-2462. Springdale.Scenes of Cincinnati, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, 874-1481; www.sharon-villefinearts.org. Sharonville.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,Noon-1:30 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. ThroughDec. 8. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.Cooking Class: Classic FrenchBread, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Cooks’Wares - Symmes Township,11344 Montgomery Road,Follow Kathy Lehr through basicchemistry of combining yeast,flour, water and salt. $60. 489-6400; cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.

Craft ShowsFall Craft Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,Church of the Saviour UnitedMethodist Church, 8005 PfeifferRoad, Some 50 crafters andvendors. Pumpkins available onfront lawn. Family friendly. Free.791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.Montgomery.Holiday Fair, 9:30 a.m.-2:30p.m., Trinity Community Church,3850 E. Galbraith Road, Hand-made crafts, wreaths, PremiereJewelry, Tupperware, PamperedChef and more. 791-7631. DeerPark.

Exercise ClassesBig John’s Zumba Hour, 11a.m.-noon, Holiday Inn Cincin-nati I-275 North, 3855 HauckRoad, Ballroom. $5. 907-3512.Sharonville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., The PikeBar and Grill, Free. 772-7453.Woodlawn.

Literary - LibrariesWords with Friends Live, 2p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, In-person Words with Friends,otherwise known as Scrabble.Ages 18 and up. Registrationrequired. 369-4450. Deer Park.

Music - ConcertsMusic at Ascension ChamberConcert Series, 7:30 p.m.,Ascension Lutheran Church,7333 Pfeiffer Road, With GinaBeck, soprano. Free, donationsaccepted. 793-3288.Montgo-

mery.

On Stage - TheaterMurder on the Nile, 8 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center, $12,$10 students and seniors, $5children. 471-2030; www.tri-countyplayers.org. Sharonville.

Special EventsEquipping the Church andCommunity Through the ArtsWorkshop, 8 a.m., WoodlawnCommunity Center, 10050Woodlawn Blvd., Sixteen work-shops. $25 for four sessions; $15one session. 241-6060; www.cin-cinnatiblacktheatre.org.Woo-dlawn.

SUNDAY, NOV. 11Art ExhibitsHilltop Artists Art Show, 8a.m.-8 p.m., Maple Knoll Village,782-2462. Springdale.Scenes of Cincinnati, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, 874-1481; www.sharon-villefinearts.org. Sharonville.

Music - R&BSoulful Sundays, 6-9 p.m.,Shades of Blue, 340 GlenspringsDrive, With DJ Luv and DJ Luxspinning neo-soul and oldschool vinyl. Through Dec. 23.671-2583. Sharonville.

Music - ReligiousGospel Jazz Brunch, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Shades of Blue, 340Glensprings Drive, Breakfast anddinner menu available. Withentertainment. 671-2583. Shar-onville.

Parenting ClassesFoster Parent Training, 9 a.m.-6p.m., Diversion Foster Care,10921 Reed Hartman Highway,Suite 315. Begin process ofbecoming licensed foster parent.Family friendly. Free. 984-2031;diversionfostercare.org. BlueAsh.

MONDAY, NOV. 12Art ExhibitsHilltop Artists Art Show, 8a.m.-8 p.m., Maple Knoll Village,782-2462. Springdale.Scenes of Cincinnati, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, 874-1481; www.sharon-villefinearts.org. Sharonville.

Clubs & OrganizationsCincinnati Toastmasters ClubNo. 472Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m.,St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221MiamiRoad, Public speaking andleadership skills meeting. Familyfriendly. Free. Through July 22.351-5005; cincinnati.toastmaster-sclubs.org.Madeira.

EducationEmail Basics: Using Email, 1-3p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Lessoncovers: replying to and forward-ing messages, sending an emailto multiple recipients, up- anddownloading attachments,managing and organizingfolders and creating contactlists. Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration required. 369-4450;www.cincinnatilibrary.org/programs. Deer Park.

Exercise Classes

Pilates Plus, 6:50-7:50 p.m.,Springdale Community Center,11999 Lawnview Ave., Uniquesystem of strengthening andstretching exercises throughslow, mindful and purposefulmovements. $5. 346-3910.Springdale.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Jewish Hospital,4777 E. Galbraith Road, Fifteen-minute screenings. Cost variesper insurance plan. Financialassistance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com. Kenwood.

Holiday - Veterans DayVeterans Day Breakfast andCheck Presentation, 7-9 a.m.,Thompson Plumbing, Heatingand Cooling Headquarters, 6 N.Commerce Park Drive, Checkpresentation to Disabled Amer-ican Veterans and Fisher HouseFoundation. With Miss Ohio2012, Elissa McCracken. Free.981-2499; 333help.com/veterans.Lockland.Celebrating Cincinnati Veter-ans, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Smashbur-ger, 4752 Cornell Road, Freeentree for all veterans andactive duty military. Chooseamong any variety of Smashbur-gers, Smashchicken or Smashsal-ads. No purchase is necessary,but limited to one per militarypersonnel. 376-7565;www.smashburger.com. BlueAsh.

Karaoke and OpenMicAcoustic OpenMic, 7-10 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 9443Loveland-Madeira Road, Hostedby Bob Cushing. 791-2753.Symmes Township.

TUESDAY, NOV. 13Art ExhibitsScenes of Cincinnati, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, 874-1481; www.sharon-villefinearts.org. Sharonville.

Clubs & OrganizationsMonthly MembershipMeet-ing, 10:30 a.m., SpringfieldTownship Senior and Communi-ty Center, 9158 Winton Road,Speaker is Tony Kohl of thePurple Heart Association, whowill discuss the story behind“Taps” and the origin of thePurple Heart Medal. Free lunchto members of the center whoare veterans. Deadline for lunchreservations is Nov. 8. $7 forlunch. 522-1154; www.spring-fieldtwp.org. Springfield Town-ship.

Cooking ClassesHands-On Dipping and DivingClass, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares- Symmes Township, 11344Montgomery Road, Chocolatedipping class. With Lisa Cooper-

Holmes from Haute Chocolate.$40. 489-6400; cookswaresonli-ne.com. Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesKarate Lessons for Children,5-6 p.m., Harry Whiting BrownScouthouse, 34 Village Square,Taught by Sensei Jeff Hudson.$6. Registration required. 771-0333; hwbcommunitycenter.org.Glendale.

Music - ClassicalOne City, One SymphonyListening Party, 2-3:30 p.m.,Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road,Hosted by Sylvia Samis, CSOviolinist, and Rabbi Abie Ingber,Xavier University’s director ofinterfaith community engage-ment. New program designed toengage the entire community.761-7500; www.cincinnati-symphony.org. Amberley Vil-lage.

ShoppingLadies Holiday ShoppingNight, 6-9 p.m., Five SeasonsFamily Sports Club, 11790 SniderRoad, Ladies merchandisevendors, wine tasting andsalon/spa mini services. Familyfriendly. Free. 469-1400; www.fi-veseasonssportsclub.com/cincin-nati. Symmes Township.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14Art ExhibitsScenes of Cincinnati, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, 874-1481; www.sharon-villefinearts.org. Sharonville.

BenefitsFirst Step Cooperative Pre-school Holiday Dinner, 7-9p.m., Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch, 4309 Cooper Road, Freelasagna dinner with assortmentof appetizers and desserts. Silentauction, split-the-pot and more.Ages 18 and up. Benefits FirstStep Cooperative Preschool.Free. 304-1127; www.first-steppreschool.org. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesKid’s Healthy Cooking Classes,4-6 p.m., Peachy’s Health Smart,7400 Montgomery Road, PeachySeiden, registered dietitian andnutrition science instructor,teaches children to be morehealth conscious by encouragingthem to make healthy foodchoices and teaching them howto prepare and cook nutrient-dense meals. Ages 11-14. $40.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.Knife Skills withWusthof, 6-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares - SymmesTownship, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Ed Bartush, CourtneyRathweg and Joe Westfallemphasize techniques that aresafe, efficient, easier on yourhand and wrist and produceattractive results. $55. 489-6400;

cookswaresonline.com. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesParkinson’s Fitness Class, 4-5p.m., Harry Whiting BrownScouthouse, 34 Village Square,Developed especially for clientswith Parkinson’s who want tomaintain a healthy lifestyle.Ages 18 and up. $70 per week.Registration required. 771-0333;hwbcommunitycenter.org.Glendale.

Health / WellnessSpa Night Out, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road, Spaservices and light snacks. Choiceof services: reflexology, cranio-sacral therapy, mini facial,muscle energy techniques orpolish changes. $10. 985-6772.Montgomery.

Karaoke and OpenMicShades of Blue Karaoke, 8-11p.m., Shades of Blue, 340Glensprings Drive, Half-pricedrink specials and wings for 70cents. 671-2583. Sharonville.

LecturesTown Hall Lecture: ThaneMaynard, 11 a.m.-noon, Mont-gomery Assembly of God, 7950Pfeiffer Road, Director of theCincinnati Zoo speaks. Ages 18and up. $120 series of fourlectures; $40 single lecture.684-1632; www.montgomery-womansclub.org.Montgomery.Town Hall Lecture: ThaneMaynard, 8-9 p.m., SycamoreJunior High School, 5757 CooperRoad, Director of the CincinnatiZoo speaks. Ages 18 and up.$120 series of four lectures; $40single lecture. 684-1632;www.montgomerywomansclu-b.org.Montgomery.Dr. Rachel Korazim, 4:30-7:30p.m., Center for Holocaust andHumanity Education, 8401Montgomery Road, Educatorand speaker discusses “ThePower of One: Exploring Indif-ference and Compassion duringthe Holocaust.” Dinner will beprovided. CEUs will be available.487-3055; www.holocaustand-humanity.org. Kenwood.

THURSDAY, NOV. 15Art ExhibitsScenes of Cincinnati, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, 874-1481; www.sharon-villefinearts.org. Sharonville.

CivicHamilton County Park DistrictBoard of Park CommissionersMeeting, 1 p.m., WintonWoods, 10245 Winton Road,Free. Through Dec. 20. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Spring-field Township.

Community DanceVenus andMars, 7:30-10 p.m.,Wyoming Civic Center, 1Wor-thington Ave., Plus-level squareand round dance club for expe-rienced dancers. $5. 929-2427.Wyoming.

Cooking ClassesEvening in Provence with YenHsieh, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares - Symmes Township,11344 Montgomery Road, Learnmenu from Provence that youcan share with family andfriends over the holiday season.$50. Reservations required.489-6400; cookswaresonline-.com. Symmes Township.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,891-8277. Sycamore Township.Karaoke, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., The PikeBar and Grill, Free. 772-7453.Woodlawn.

LecturesTown Hall Lecture: ThaneMaynard, 11 a.m.-noon, Mont-gomery Assembly of God, $120series of four lectures; $40 singlelecture. 684-1632; www.mont-gomerywomansclub.org.Mont-gomery.

RecreationChildren’s Playgroup, 10 a.m.,Harry Whiting Brown Scouth-ouse, Free. 771-0333. Glendale.

Religious - CommunityA Short Course in Quakerism,7-8:30 p.m., Cincinnati FriendsMeeting, 8075 Keller Road, PaulBuckley, Quaker author present-ing. Ages 16 and up. $5 persession or $45 for all 10 sessions.207-5353; www.cincinnatifriend-s.org.Madeira.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Wyoming and Sharonville branch libraries are participating in National Gaming Day,Saturday, Nov. 10, with plenty of events for the whole family. Young gamers can interactwith a diverse group of peers, share their expertise with others and develop newstrategies for gaming and learning. Activities inlude video games, board games, cardgames, trivia, puzzles and more. Visit www.cincinnatilibrary.org. Sharonville branch,10980 Thornview Drive, will have board games and card games for all ages with a focus onkids. Teens form Sharonville Teen Advisory Board will help kids learn games they mightnot have played before. At the Wyoming branch, 500 Springfield Pike, there will be avariety of board games and puzzles for all ages. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

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Thanksgiving count-down begins! The one tipI’ll be sharing over andover is about thawingfrozen turkey.

Think ahead! If youthaw incorrectly, bacteriawill grow. That’s becausebacteria’s favorite temper-

ature isabout roomtemper-ature, 60 to70 degrees.If you’rethawingturkey onthe kitchencounter,the outsidewill thawfairly soon,

but the inside will still befrozen.

Best temperature forthawing turkey? Around40 degrees, which is thetemperature in your frig.Keep turkey in originalwrapping, put in pan tocatch moisture and allow24 hours thawing time forevery 5 pounds. If youforget, put packaged tur-key in cold water andchange water every 30minutes to keep it cold.Count on 30 minutes thaw-ing time per pound.

Before roasting, checkcavities and pull out thepouch of giblets. (The firsttime I roasted a turkey, Ididn’t know to check, andit was not a pretty sightwhen they slipped out,intact in pouch, afterroasting). If you’re wor-ried you won’t have

enough, roast a breastalong with the whole tur-key. That gives you morewhite meat plus extras.

Remember to focus onblessings, and put burdensin God’s hands. That’swhere they belong, any-way. Whether your table isladen with gourmet foodor a simple buffet, knowthat contentment is not thefulfillment of what youdesire, but the realizationof howmuch you alreadyhave. My childhood friendAnn Rudloff, a NorthernKentucky reader, told meyears ago: “The mostimportant things in lifeare not ‘things.’”

Braised rootvegetables

This is one of my favor-ite sides to serve duringthe fall, since wintersquash and root veggiesare in season.

1 large sweet potato2 regular potatoes1winter squash (I likebutternut)

1 large carrot2 turnips or parsnips4 nice big leeks, white partonly

2 beets1 head garlic, separated intocloves and peeled

1⁄2 to 1 stick butter1⁄2 to 3⁄4 cup dark brown sugaror to taste

1⁄2 teaspoon ea: dried sage,oregano, thyme,rosemary, basil

Preheat oven to 350.Peel and cut vegetables

into 2-inch pieces. Heatbutter in large ovenproofpan with lid. Add sugarand herbs and stir untilsugar is dissolved. Addvegetables and garlic.Place in oven for 40-60minutes until tender. Ad-just seasonings.

Tip: Peeling squash:Poke holes with fork allover. Microwave on high acouple of minutes. Usemitts to remove. Cool andpeel.

Cranberrycelebration saladlike Kroger

This is in my “recipehall of fame.” I can’t tellyou howmany requests Iget for this each year.Kroger’s salad has a loosetexture, and the followingrecipes replicated this.

Marilyn Hoskin’scranberrycelebration salad

Try substituting cherrygelatin if you like.

15 oz crushed pineapple,drained – save juice

1⁄2 cup cranberry juice2 tablespoons lemon juice1 pkg, 3 oz, raspberrygelatin

15 oz can whole cranberrysauce

1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts1⁄2 cup celery, chopped (optbut good)

Boil pineapple, cran-berry and lemon juicetogether. Add gelatin.

Remove from heat and stirin cranberries. Put infridge till almost set. Addpineapple, nuts and celery.

GinnyMoorehouse’scranberrycelebration salad.

“I’ve been making thisfor years for my family”,Ginny said.

1pkg cherry or strawberrygelatin

1 cup boiling liquid: 1/2 cupea orange juice and water

1-3⁄4 cups cranberry sauce,

jelled type1 cup diced celery (opt butgood)

1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts3⁄4 cup crushed drainedpineapple

Dissolve gelatin inboiling liquid. Add cran-berry sauce and blend.When it starts to congeal,add other ingredients.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

“Gray/blooming” choc-olate. Temperaturechanges can sometimes

make the surface look abit gray. That’s called“blooming” and means thecocoa butter or fat in thechocolate has worked itsway to the surface. It’sstill perfectly safe to eat,and when melted, willregain sheen.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Time for Thanksgiving preparations

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Braised root vegetables is a side dish to serve during the fall, since winter squash and rootveggies are in season. THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Bethany House Ser-vices' ninth annual winetasting is set for 7 p.m. to11p.m.Friday,Nov. 9, atGlen-dale Lyceum, 805 CongressAve., Glendale.

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A few of the more than

100 silent auction items forthe event include a two-hour airplane flight in aPiper Super Cub, a one-night stay and gourmetbreakfast at Brian Manorin Lebanon, and a one-hour

plane ride in a Stearman1942 open cockpit biplane.

The planning commit-tee for the event includesco-chairs Jenny Jostworth(Colerain Township) andRebecca Fenner (Glen-

dale), Donna Schnicke(Loveland), Gail Myers(Delhi Township), JackieCarroll (Villa Hills), LauraMiddendorf (Hebron), LisaPhipps (Symmes Town-ship) and Sharon Raess(Loveland).

Admission price of $50includes eight pours of thebest “Wines Around theWorld,” paired with amaz-

ing appetizers and des-serts, donated by area res-taurants and caterers.Guestswill enjoy themusicof Stoopid Rooster, andfree parking is included.

For more informationand to make a reservation,call or e-mail GretchenPott at BethanyHouse Ser-vices, 513-921-1131 ext. 123,[email protected].

Bethany House Services wine tasting Nov. 9

Committee members for the ninth annual Bethany House Services wine tasting are, from left: Laura Middendorf(Hebron), Gail Myers (Delhi Township), Jenny Jostworth (Colerain Township) and Rebecca Fenner (Glendale), co-chairs;Sister Mary Stanton (Western Hills), Bethany House Services Executive Director; Jackie Carroll (Villa Hills), and DonnaSchnicke (Loveland). Not pictured, Sharon Raess (Loveland) and Lisa Phipps (Symmes Township). PROVIDED

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hired anattorneywho gavethe con-tractor adeadline tocompletethe workand, whenit wasn’tdone, firedhim. She’s

now hired another compa-ny to complete the job –but still hasn’t been ableto get her money backfrom the first man.

Under the city of Cin-cinnati home remodelingordinance, a contractor isnot allowed to collectmore than 10 percent ofthe money upfront. Inaddition, the companymust give a written con-tract containing the startand completion dates.Having the completiondate in writing makes it alot easier to determinewhen a company haswalked off the job.

Lippelman says, “Thishas been following me for

When you hire a con-tractor to do work aroundyour house, how muchmoney should you paythat person upfront?

Often, contractors askfor 50 percent or morebefore they’ll do anything.But, that’s not only a bad

idea for the homeowner, itmay even be illegal.

Robin Lippelman want-ed to fix up her Cliftonhome earlier this year. InMarch, she hired a con-tractor to remove a porchfrom the left front of herhome. She says that went

well.“When he demolished

the porch, it was discov-ered my main porch hadliterally just an inch ofconcrete in some places.It was going to collapse,”Lippelman said.

So, Lippelman hired

the same contractor to domore work. “I contractedwith him to do the mainporch and he asked formoney ahead – which,unfortunately, I did givehim. He came and demol-ished the porch and then Ididn’t see him again, ex-cept off and on for anhour at a time,” she said.

According to the con-tract, Lippelman paid thecontractor more than$6,700 upfront. There’sjust $1,750 due at thecompletion of the porch –so the contractor receivedmost of his money beforehe ever started work.

“I continually stayed intouch with him, calledhim, asked him when hewas going to finish theproject and received amyriad of excuses,” Lip-pelman said. That went onfor three months, duringwhich Lippelman had touse the back door of herhouse because the frontdoor porch was full ofdebris.

Finally, Lippelman

so many months I wouldlike to see some form ofjustice done.” So, I hadher contact CincinnatiPolice because of thealleged violations of Cin-cinnati’s home remod-eling ordinance.

In the meantime, Icalled the contractor whoclaimed he never walkedoff the job – but admittedhaving problems gettingthe work finished. Hesays he’s willing to repaythe money and has nowset up a payment schedulewith Lippelman to avoidpossible criminal prose-cution.

Bottom line, even ifyou don’t live in the cityof Cincinnati, I suggestyou follow these sameguidelines in order toprotect yourself.

Howard Ain answers consum-er complaints weekdays onWKRC-TV Local 12. Write tohim at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.

Don’t pay too much upfront contractor money

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

The Ohio Valley Wood-turners Guild is proud tosponsor “Teens for theTroops.”

This event is geared to-ward support of our troopsby our “younger genera-tion.” Rockler Woodwork-ing & Hardware in Cincin-nati will be the host. Thiswoodturning program willbe open to all youth, ages10to 17. There will be nocharge or registration re-quired.

The objective: eachyouth will have the oppor-tunity to turn an ink pen onthe mini lathe, assemblethe components and pack-age the pen with their con-

tact information and a per-sonal note of appreciationif so desired. All the pensmadeduring this eventwillthen be shipped to a desig-nated military unit.

The event is 9 a.m. to 6p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10.

Rockler Woodworking& Hardware is at 333 E.Kemper Road, across fromTri-County Mall.

For more information,(513) 671-7711; visitwww.rockler.com, or emailGary Webster:[email protected],(859) 802-3074, or MaryCarolMeinken,[email protected], (513)521-1517.

Teens invited tomake pens for troop

Heritage Village willhost an art exhibit duringNovember.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10; 1p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,Nov.11, and10 a.m. to 4p.m.Nov.14-Nov.16 andNov. 23,inHaynerHouseBallroom.

Area artists came to theHeritage Village Museumthroughout the summer tocapture theVillage in all itscolorful glory. The result isthe first Heritage VillageArt Exhibit. Many of the

paintings will be for salewith10percent going to theHeritage Village Museum.

For questions pleasecall (513) 563-9484.

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Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)

www. trinitymthealthy.org513-522-3026

“Growing Closer to God, Growing Closer to Neighbor”

Pastor Todd A. Cutter

1553 Kinney Ave, Mt. HealthyWorship: 8:30 am traditional - 10:45 am contemporary

Sunday School: 9:45 am Nursery provided

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd., Finneytown

www.faithcinci.orgPastor Robert Curry

Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00amSunday School 10:15

LUTHERAN

Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544

[email protected] Reverend Roger L Foote

8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II

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Mt. Healthy Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

7717 Harrison Ave Mt. Healthy, OH 45231Rev. Michael Doerr, Pastor 513-521-6029Sunday 9:00 a.m...... Contemporary Service

9:45a.m...... Sunday School10:45 a.m........ Traditional Worship

Nursery Staff Provided“A Caring Community of Faith”

Welcomes You

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Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)

Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

821.8430Steve Cummins, Senior PastorSunday School..............................9:00 amCoffee & Fellowship...................10:00 amPraise & Worship........................10:30 amwww.wyomingbc.homestead.com

Visitors Welcome!

SHARON BAPTISTCHURCH

4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241

(513) [email protected]

ServicesSunday School - 10:00 amSunday Morning - 11:00 amSunday Evening - 6:00 pmWednesday - 7:00 pm EveningPrayer and Bible Study

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June 25 through June 29Ages 3 to 15

Theme: Amazing Adventures

BAPTIST

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH8580 Cheviot Rd., ColerainTwp741-7017 www.ourfbc.comGary Jackson, Senior Pastor

Sunday School (all ages) 9:30amSunday Morning Service 10:30amSunday Evening Service 6:30pmWedn. Service/Awana 7:00pmRUI Addiction Recovery (Fri.) 7:00pm

Active Youth, College, Senior GroupsExciting Music Dept, Deaf Ministry, Nursery

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

www.highviewchristianchurch.com

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Sharonville United Methodist8:15 & 11amTraditional Service & Kingdom Kids

9:30am Adult & Children’s Sunday School7:00pmWednesday, Small Groups for all agesInfant care available for all services3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter

Christ, the Prince of Peace

Sunday School 9:15amWorship 10:30am - Nursery Available

www.cpopumc.org“Small enough to know you, Big enough to care”

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

513-931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amContemporary Gathering: Bible &

Conversation 11:30 - 12:30Nursery Available Handicap Access"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend".

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendNew Pastor - Rev. Dean Penrod

Traditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00amContemporary Worhip 9:45am

Nursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org

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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.org"Trusting God When Life is

Puzzling:When Trouble Comes!"

Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00amContemporary Worship 9:40am

Sunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

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

UNITED METHODIST

Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd

Rev. Richard Davenport, PastorWorship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m,

Bible Study 9:15 a.m. SundaysClassic Service and Hymnbook

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

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FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ691 Fleming Rd 522-2780

Rev Pat McKinneySunday School - All Ages - 9:15am

Sunday Worship - 10:30amNursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HSRev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AMHandicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing Love

Sunday Worship ScheduleTraditional Services: 8:00 & 10:15am

Contemporary Services: 9:00 & 11:30amStudent Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

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At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

1 . Traditional Sunday Worship at10:00 AM. Language: EnglishMulti-cultural, multi-generational, andmulti-ethnic.2 . Contemporary Sunday Worshipwith Freedom Church at 10:30 AM.Language: English

It’s not about Religion; it’s aboutrelationships!

www.freedomchurchcincinnati.com3. Taiwanese Traditional SundayWorship st 2:00 PM. Language:Taiwanese, UC Campus Fellowship onSaturdays,

www.cincinnatitaiwanese.org4 . Seventh Day Adventist SaturdayWorship at 10:00 AM.Language: Spanish

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

English as a Second Language (ESL) istaught on Saturday 10-12 AM.

Various Bible Studies are available.

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EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

Sunday School Hour (for all ages)9:15 - 10:15am

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Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble RdOffice: 2192 Springdale Rd

542-9025Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

Church by theWoodsThe church building is thehome of four different minis-tries. Church By theWoods is amulticultural and multiethnicchurch whose mission is tolove and serve God, each otherand our neighbors. Sundayworship service is traditional inEnglish and begins at 10 a.m.From10 a.m. to noon onSaturdays, classes in English asa Second Language are of-fered for ages 14 to 94.Taiwanese Presbyterian Minis-try has Sunday traditionalworship at 2 p.m. in theirlanguage of Taiwanese. OnSaturdays they offer a ministryon the UC campus.Freedom Church has its Con-temporary worship service at10:30 a.m. in English. “It’s notabout Religion; it’s aboutrelationships”www.freedom-churchcincinnati.comSeventh Day Adventist Church,has worship on Saturdays at 10a.m. in Spanish. “Loving,Caring, Sharing God’s Word”Nursery School is provided ateach church’s worship services.Bible studies are offered by allchurches.The church is at 3755 CornellRoad, Sharonville;

www.churchbythewoods.org.

Sharonville UnitedMethodist ChurchAt 8:15 a.m., there is a tradi-tional service; at 11 a.m. thereis a blended service, combiningtraditional and contemporarystyles of worship. At 9:30 a.m.,there are various SundaySchool classes and studygroups.The Radical Hospitality commit-tee is gathering names ofstudents and those serving inthe military. They will besending October college boxesand Christmas military boxes.The Jackson Area Ministry isbuilding small homes for

people left suddenly homeless.They are currently beginning anew home between Bataviaand Felicity. Volunteers areneeded.It’s time for the OperationChristmas Child, when we packshoeboxes with small gifts tobe sent to children around theworld. Boxes need to bebrought to the church by Nov.11.Thanksgiving food baskets areto be brought to the church byNov. 18. Cash donations arewelcome.The church is at 1751 CreekRoad, Sharonville; 563-0117;www.sharonville-umc.org.

RELIGION

ABOUT RELIGIONReligion news is published at no charge on a space-

available basis. Items must be to our office no later than4 p.m. Wednesday, for possible consideration in thefollowing edition.» E-mail announcements to [email protected], with “Religion” in the subject line.» Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.»Mail to: Tri-County Press, Attention: Andrea Reeves,Religion news, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Love-land, Ohio 45140.

It’s time again to shine alight on lung cancer in theTristate.

Shine A Light on LungCancer, a candlelit vigil tohonor those who havefought the disease, will beheld at 7p.m.Tuesday,Nov.13, at Newport on the Lev-ee.

On Nov. 13more than 40Shine a Light on Lung Can-cer vigils will be heldacross the country.

“We do have a tendencyto think people deservelung cancer, never mindthe fact that 80 percent ofthose being diagnosed are

former smokers,” saidKathy Sinclair, of Union,who has lung cancer.

This will be Sinclair’sthird Shine a Light on LungCancer vigil.

ForBarbGriffin, ofMil-ford, who sports a whitebracelet in honor of lungcancer fighters that reads“Hope Warriors Sisters,”the event is about raisingawareness.

Griffin’s mother passedaway in 2002, eightmonthsafter she was diagnosed.Her sister was diagnosedwith lung cancer almostexactly eight years later.

“Whenmy sisterwas di-agnosed, she’s neversmoked, a healthy 57-year-

old, we were blown away,”Griffin said. “In her diag-nosis, she lived for 20months. She passed awayin March.”

Griffin has banded to-getherwith family andoth-er people touched by lungcancer in support. She hasgone to Washington D.C., atrip her sister was sup-posed to join, to talk to thegovernment about fundingfor lung cancer research.

“We met Kathy (inD.C.), we went to CapitolHill and we talked to ourrepresentatives,” Griffinsaid. “Told them they needto wake up and really seewhat’s going on with thisdisease.”

Kathy Sinclair, left, and Barb Griffin hope to shine a light on lung cancer on Nov. 13. Thecandlelit vigil for those touched by lung cancer will take place at Newport on the Levee at7 p.m. LIBBY CUNNINGHAM/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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DorningRichard and Kay Dorningare celebrating a momen-tous and happy occasion -50 years of marriage.They were married at St.Paul Catholic Church inFlorence, KY on Novem-ber 10, 1962. Togetherthey raised 3 daughters;Debbie, Denise (son-in-law Rob). They are alsopleased to spoil 3 grandchildren; Jeremy, Lydiaand Drew. They retired 5years ago together.

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charged with offenses. This information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.To contact your local police department:

» Evendale, Chief Niel Korte, 563-2249.» Glendale, Chief Dave Warman, 771-7645 or 771-7882.» Sharonville, Chief Mike Schappa, 563-1147.» Springdale, Chief Mike Mathis, 346-5790.»Wyoming, Chief Gary J. Baldauf, 821-0141.

GLENDALEArrests/citationsAdam Rivera, 28, 2305 CharingWay, operating a motor vehiclewithout a valid license; Oct. 26.Donald Toran, 33, 1145 JacksonSt., warrant for failing toappear in Glendale Mayor'sCourt; Oct. 26.Butch Stanfield, 35, 601 York St.,Newport, warrant for failing toappear in Glendale Mayor'sCourt; Oct. 29.Terril Akemon, 24, 419 LudlowAve., warrant for failing toappear in Hamilton CountyMunicipal Court; Oct. 30.

Incidents/investigationsAttempted fraud100 Village Square; male suspectattempted to cash check fraud-ulently written on businessaccount; suspect identified;investigation ongoing; Oct. 25.Property damage1000 block of Cole Avenue, treefell upon parked car causingdamage; report taken; insur-ance companies will handle thesituation; Oct. 25.

SHARONVILLEArrests/citationsGeorge Eark, 54, 1711 ShermanAve, theft at 6700 ReadingRoad, Oct. 21.Rosamarie Bennett, 30, 4559Rockbury Circle, drug abuseinstruments at Wards Corner,Oct. 21.Jeffrey Beebe, 36, 7392 Hamil-ton Ave., domestic violence,assault at 1616 Timber Ridge,Oct. 19.James Patterson, 33, 3500 Lare-do Drive, possession at 11790 US42, Oct. 20.Torann Coffey, 26, 5804 Glen-view Ave., possession at TravelInn, Oct. 19.Cynthia Powers, 35, 523 W. 23RdStreet, drug abuse instrumentsat 11457 Chester Road, Oct. 17.Micheal Stidham, 24, 9300Meadows Ridge Drive, drugparapheranlia at Fields ErtelRoad and Reed Hartman, Oct.18.Michelle Gray, 43, 2723 1/2Harris, theft at Sharon Road,Oct. 17.Angela Bockelmann, 20, 11605Timber Ridge, drug parapher-nalia at 11605 Timber Ridge,Oct. 17.Shane Pomeroy, 30, 218 N.Second Street, drug abuseinstruments at 11395 Chester

Road, Oct. 16.Shane Pomeroy, 30, 218 N.Second Street, drug possessionat 11385 Chester, Oct. 16.

Incidents/investigationsAggravatedmenacingVictim reported at 8163 McCau-ley Court, Oct. 21.Victim reported at 11755 Mos-teller Road, Oct. 17.AssaultVictim reported at 11622 TimberRidge, Oct. 22.Victim reported at 11616 TimberRidge, Oct. 19.BatteryVictim reported at 11616 TimberRidge, Oct. 17.BurglaryResidence entered and earringsvalued at $50 removed at 142Mt. Vernon Drive, Oct. 22.Criminal damagingLock damaged at 3855 HauckRoad, Oct. 20.Sign damaged at 11616 TimberRidge, Oct. 19.Disorderly conductVictim reported at 1429 E.Kemper Road, Oct. 13.Domestic violenceReported at Hauck Road, Oct.13.TheftComputer and equipmentvalued at $650 removed at3254 E. Kemper, Oct. 17.Reported at 1264 Lebanon Road,Oct. 22.$450 in currency and moneyorders removed at 17 TrianglePark Drive, Oct. 22.Vehicle removed at 11151 TimberRidge Lane, Oct. 18.Power washer of unknownvalue removed at 6196 AmelinDrive, Oct. 6.Pants and movies valued at $280removed at 10722 WyscarverRoad, Oct. 17.$660 in cash removed at 11755Lebanon Road, Sept. 20.Tire rims valued at $300 re-moved at 77 Partnership Way,Sept. 26.Tires valued at $250 removed at3650 E. Kemper Road, Oct. 16.$200 removed at 11089 SharonMeadows Drive, Oct. 18.Theft, criminal damagingVehicle window damaged andGPS valued at $300 removed at

11160 Dowlin Drive, Oct. 20.

SPRINGDALEArrests/citationsEsmeralda Reys-Samano, 36, 896Revere Village, child endanger-ing, driving under the influenceat 300 Peach St., Oct. 22.Tabitha Gribbins, 35, 661 StateAve., theft at 11700 PrincetonPike, Oct. 21.Calvin Shaw, 29, 478 RockcrestDrive, assault at 12105 Lawn-view Ave., Oct. 21.Lakida Coleman, 38, 2974Woodrow Ave., theft at 11700Princeton Pike, Oct. 20.Melissa Mason, 29, 10269 Fawn-crest Court, theft at 11700Princeton Pike, Oct. 20.Terrell Huston, 46, 5131 ColerainAve., theft at 493 KemperRoad, Oct. 20.Justin Toran, 32, 220 Brook-haven, menacing, Oct. 20.Melinda Rector, 39, 1936 Cordo-va, obstructing official business,Oct. 20.Ephraim Campbell, 38, 92 Silver-wood Circle, assault, grosssexual imposition, domestic

violence, resisting arrest at12105 Lawnview Ave., Oct. 19.Michael Morris, 27, 807 Front St.,obstructing official business at12105 Lawnview Ave., Oct. 18.Amani Alexander, 18, 11420Lincolnshire, theft at 11700Princeton Pike, Oct. 16.Carrie Schille, 25, 1402 Ha-zelgrove, theft at 300 Kemper ,Oct. 16.Juan Carlos-Herrera, 43, break-ing and entering at 3219 Kenil-worth, Oct. 10.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robberyVictim threatened with an axeand money taken at 12089Princeton Pike, Oct. 15.Victim threatened and money ofunknown value removed at12099 Princeton Pike, Oct. 15.AssaultVictim struck at 92 SilverwoodCircle, Oct. 15.Victim struck at 478 RockcrestDrive, Oct. 21.Victim struck at 793 Cedarhill,Oct. 20.BurglaryAttempt made to enter resi-

dence at 9 Aspen Court, Oct. 15.Residence entered at 230 DistonLane, Oct. 20.Residence entered at 9 AspenCourt, Oct. 15.DomesticVictim reported at Glensprings,Oct. 23.Reported at Kenn Road, Oct. 22.ForgeryVictim reported at 137 KemperRoad, Oct. 20.Victim reported at 120 KemperRoad, Oct. 17.TheftShirts valued at $75 removed at11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 4.Vehicle removed at 12195 Prince-ton Pike, Oct. 15.Vehicle entered and speaker andamp valued at $600 removed at617 Bancroft Circle, Oct. 21.$55.24 in gas not paid for at11620 Springfield, Oct. 20.Wallet and contents of un-known value removed at 12185Springfield Pike, Oct. 20.Vehicle entered and credit cardsremoved at 275 Pictoria Drive,Oct. 19.$400 in currency removed fromoffice at 12110 Princeton Pike,Oct. 19.$20 in gas pumped and not paidfor at 11620 Springfield, Oct. 17.$500 removed at 12060 BrokstonDrive, Oct. 17.Vehicle removed at 12195 Prince-ton Pike, Oct. 15.

WYOMINGArrests/citationsLeandre Acoff, 27, 516 Oak Ave.,domestic violence, Oak Avenue,Oct. 23.

Incidents/investigations

AssaultResident advised she was walk-ing on sidewalk and a blackFord Ranger with two malewhitepassengers asked fordirections; when she went towindow to give info driver amale white, 20-25, buzz cut,blue eyes, athletic build, lightfacial mustache, threw hotcoffee in her face., Burns Ave-nue at East Mills Avenue, Oct.19.Brother and sister advised theywere assaulted by male blackriding bike while they werewalking, Burns Avenue, Oct. 21.Property damageVehicle driver side mirror dam-aged by vehicle or unknownobject, Oliver Road, Oct. 16.TheftTwo air conditioner units takenfrom residence, value $10,000,Burns Avenue, Oct. 16.Jewelry taken from residencevalued at $9,600, SpringfieldPike, Oct. 18.Two political signs taken fromfront yard, value $50, HillcrestAvenue, Oct. 18.Small amount of change takenfrom unlocked vehicle, Comp-ton Ridge Drive, Oct. 21.Two wallets and GPS systemtaken from two unlockedvehicles parked in driveway,Compton Road, Oct. 21.Three bottles of medicationvalued at $500 and Nokia cellphone, value $100, taken fromvehicle, Compton Ridge Drive,Oct. 21.Golf cart taken fromWyomingGolf Course, Mount PleasantAvenue, value $3,500, Oct. 22.

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The Society of St. Vin-cent de Paul and WLWTNews 5 announce the 11thannual 5 Cares CoatDrive, which runsthrough Dec. 1. Coat drivepartners are Gold StarChili, City Dash, KembaCredit Union, Starr Print-ing and local fire depart-ments.

With convenient dro-poff locations across theTri-State atGoldStarChilirestaurants, Kemba Cred-it Union branches, Stor-All, local fire stations, andother locations, it is easyto make a difference bydonating a new or gentlyused coat along with hats,scarves and gloves.

“There will be manyfamilies this winter whowill struggle to providebasics such as food, shel-ter and heat. For some ofthem, buying warm coatsis a luxury that can beeasy for many to take forgranted,” said Liz Carter,executive director of St.Vincent de Paul-Cincin-

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tributes winter coats di-rectly to local families, aswell as providing them toother local agencies thatwork with those in needacross the Tri-State. The 5Cares Coat Drive relies onthe generosity of GreaterCincinnati residents forthe donation of new andgently-used coats towardsits goal of 4,000 coats.

Along with donatingcoats or making a finan-cial contribution, you canget involved by volunteer-

ing your time. You canhelp sort, hang or distrib-ute the coats. Simply visitwww.SVDPcincinnati.orgor www.svdpnky.org formore information.

Participating fire de-partments serving as dropoff points include BlueAsh, Green Township,Hamilton, Harrison, Inde-pendence, Liberty Town-ship, Little Miami, Love-land, Mariemont, Mason,Milford,Montgomery,Mt.Healthy, Sharonville,Springdale, SpringfieldTownship, Alexandria,

Burlington, Covington,Florence, Ft. Thomas, Ft.Mitchell, Ft. Wright, He-bron, Newport, PointPleasant, and Taylor Mill.

For a complete list ofdrop off locations, go towww.wlwt.com orwww.SVDPcincinnati.org.

For information on howto receive a coat, call (513)421-0602 in Cincinnati or(859) 341-3219 in NorthernKentucky, or visitwww.SVDPcincinnati.orgor www.svdpnky.org.

SVDP goal: Collect 4,000 winter coats

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ed as a public service bythe office of HamiltonCounty Auditor DustyRhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approxi-mate.

EVENDALE3061 Inwood Drive: HendricksJane A. Tr @3 to ElghayeshMichelle & Khal; $88,000.3061 Inwood Drive: HendricksJane A. Tr @3 to Elghayesh

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GLENDALE1073 Morse Ave.: SchnorbusPatricia A. Tr to DesserichBrooke A.; $109,000.

430 Glendale Ave.: SweeneyMaureen K to Dye Robert B.;$975,000 .

SHARONVILLE1635 Continental Drive: Base-Smith Geoffrey L. II to DellRobert P.; $110,000.5002 Gareth Lane: Steele CraigA. @3 to Grote William J.;$77,000.

WOODLAWN10117 Douglas Ave.: JonesGeorge to Montgomery Wil-liam; $18,000.

WYOMING317 Grove Ave.: Fletcher RobertS. & Kate E. Moriarty to MarianiMack D.; $330,000.

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Location: parking garagenear Macy’s.

Thursday, November 810:30 a.m.Grand opening ceremonies.11 a.m.Store opens. Come get acomplimentary concert wristband.1

6 p.m.Play Kinect with Brandon Phillips.2

Saturday, November 1012 p.m.Gates open for our exclusiveperformance by O.A.R. andAndy Grammer near theMicrosoft retail store atKenwood Towne Centre.

1The first 200 people in line for theMicrosoft opening on Thursday, November 8, will receive two complimentary premier viewingwristbands for theO.A.R. and Andy Grammerperformance on Saturday, November 10. Onewristband grants the recipient admission to both the performance and themeet and greet with O.A.R. after the show. The secondwristband grants another person admission to the concert only. The next 1,250 people in line, atminimum, will receive two premier viewingwristbands to theO.A.R. and Andy Grammerperformance. Like us on facebook.com/microsoftstore to get up-to-the-minute details.

2A limited number of customers in line earlywill have the opportunity to play Kinectwith BrandonPhillips. The event is limited in time, and standing in line does not guarantee participation.

For details, visit microsoftstore.com/cincinnati

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