Whether it’s rakingleaves or baking freshlasagna, several Moo-

ney Avenue residents are help-ing their own.

“We live in a great neighbor-hood,” said Peter LePage, givingspecial recognition to his neigh-bors Morita Marmo and theSeck family, Kevin, Page andHope.

LePage said Marmo hashelped he and his wife, Kathryn,with a number of tasks includ-ing watching their six cats andtwo dogs, providing transporta-tion to the airport and lending“counsel, friendly advice anddishes of all kinds to borrow.”

Marmo, though, said the gen-erosity goes beyond just her ef-forts.

“I belong to a neighborhoodthat cares,” she said. “I havebeen helped as well.”

Marmo said her street is onewhere everyone knows andlooks out for one another.

“What I do is not atypical ofour street,” she said. “I don’tknow how I couldn’t help out.”

LePage said the Secks, likeMarmo, are often helping he andhis wife out.

“They’ve raked our leaves,shoveled our sidewalks,brought us meals and providedfriendship all around,” he said,adding that at one point when hehad to go to the hospital Pagebaked two lasagnas for he andhis wife.

“It’s reciprocal,” Page said.“They are like adopted grand-parents for Hope.”

Fairfax family takessenior under their wing

Fairfax resident MelanieWolfe said one of her neighborsis just a phone call away. And forthat, she is very thankful.

Wolfe said Eric Wickemeyerand his children took her “undertheir wing” after her husband,Chuck, died in 2012.

She said even before that theWickemeyers looked out for sheand her husband.

“They brought over food andchecked in to see if we neededanything,” she said.

Wolfe said during the sum-mer, Eric and his family fre-quently invite her to sit withthem at their backyard firepit.

“If he sees me out working inthe yard, he (also) makes sure hestays close if I might need him,”Wolfe said.

Wickemeyer said Wolfe islike a family member.

“She has been almost like agrandma to my kids,” he said.“She would give you the shirt offher back.”

Wickemeyer said anytimeyou see someone in need, “youjust want to help out.”

This generosity is not lost onWolfe.

“If I need anything, he is justa phone call or holler away.

“He is a very caring, helpfulperson.”

- By Forrest Sellers

NEIGHBORS WHO CARE

Hyde Park resident thankful for outreach of neighbors

By Forrest Sellersfsellers@communitypress.com

FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Hope Seck, left, and her mother, Page, often help their neighbor with raking leaves shoveling snow and other tasks. Hope’s father, Kevin, also frequentlylends a hand.

PROVIDED

Fairfax resident Eric Wickemeyer and his daughters provide both assistance andcompanionship to an elderly resident in the community.

THE CARINGNEVER STOPS

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We asked if youknew someone whoregularly embodies thespirit of Neighbors WhoCare – maybe theybrought you foodduring an illness, orlooked after your housewhile you were gone,or cleared your drive-way during snow, orhelped pick up debrisafter a storm – or may-be they just provide afriendly face, or listenwhen you need to talkto someone.

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Tiny candles tucked neatly inside of special bags lit the sidewalks on Mount Lookout Squareduring the Dec. 14 Luminaria. Many houses in Mount Lookout displayed the same candlesalong their sidewalks as did the Cincinnati Observatory. A steady flow of traffic and peoplefilled the sidewalks of the square and the observatory. Inside the observatory, guests weretreated to tours, food and entertainment. Forte Barbershop Quartet greeted guests inside ofone building. Singers were, from left: Todd Farrow, Ernie Blevins, Terry Healey and Randy Goss.

‘Intro toAstronomy’ atCincinnatiObservatory

Cincinnati Observa-tory in Mount Lookoutwill present a short-course, “Introduction toAstronomy,” Tuesdays,Jan. 6, 13, and 20, from 7p.m. to 9 p.m.

Resolve to learn moreastronomy in 2015. Thisintroductory astronomycourse is perfect for be-ginners who want toknow more about observ-ing the night sky.

Led by astronomerand co-host of PBS’ StarGazer, Dean Regas, thiscourse will show you thestars. You will learn howto identify stars, constel-lations, and planets aswell as viewing tips forthe Moon. Each night in-cludes viewing throughthe historic telescopes(weather permitting).

Cost is $50 for the se-ries; $40 for Observatorymembers

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Mercy HealthHealthPlex hostsindoor triathlon

Mercy Health - Cin-cinnati invites you toshow off your progresson those New Year’s fit-ness resolutions and sup-port a great cause by reg-istering to participate inthe HealthPlex’s first in-door triathlon.

The indoor triathlonstarts at 9 a.m. Sunday,Jan. 25, at the MercyHealth – AndersonHealthPlex, 7495 StateRoad. Depending on thenumber of participants,the HealthPlex may offerstaggered start times.

The indoor triathlonfeatures a 10-minuteswim, 30-minute cycleand 20-minute run.

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cil meeting.“It’s the old story

(where) nobody does any-thing,” Christman said. “Ithought it would be educa-tional.”

Bruce Terrill, an assis-tant wildlife managementsupervisor with the OhioDivision of Wildlife, pro-vided details on identify-ing coyotes, their eatingand mating habits andwhy they seem to be seenmore frequently.

Terrill said February isthe peak mating time forcoyotes.

However, Terrill cau-tioned against overreact-ing adding that only twodocumented coyote at-tacks on a person havebeen documented in Ohio.

“They are still fearfulof humans,” he said.“Make noise, and theyshould run.”

A majority of residentsattending the councilmeeting were more con-

MT. WASHINGTON — Al-though coyotes have al-ready been an East Sidepresence, some Mt. Wash-ington residents feartheir own community isnow threatened.

“I’ve had neighborswho have seen them intheir neighborhood,” Lin-da Christman said.

Christman said someof the streets wherecoyotes have been spottedwere Meadowbright Laneand Tridale Court. Both ofthese streets are in the vi-cinity of Stanbery Park.

Christman contacted arepresentative from theOhio Division of Wildlife.She also helped arrangefor a presentation duringthe November Mt. Wash-ington Community Coun-

cerned about their petsbeing endangered.

Mt. Washington resi-dent Melissa Thompsonsaid she has noticed anumber of cats in theneighborhood disappear-ing. She said these catswere primarily feralones.

“I’m worried aboutother people’s pets,” shesaid. “It seems like this(problem) came out of no-where.”

Terrill said the animaldisappearances could beattributed to other fac-tors. He said coyotes pri-

marily eat small rodentsand that attacks on a do-mestic cat for food havebeen estimated at only 1percent.

His advice - keep petsindoors or behind a fence.

Terrill downplayed thepotential threat level add-ing that while peopleshould be alert, theyshould also consider thisan example of nature atwork.

He said people seekingfurther information oncoyotes can visit http://bit.ly/1uhgZcQ or http://bit.ly/1gFebGc

Mt. Washington residents fear coyote presenceBy Forrest Sellersfsellers@communitypress.com

FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Bruce Terrill with the Ohio Division of Wildlife addresses coyote concerns in Mt. Washington.Terrill spoke during the November meeting of the Mt. Washington Community Council.

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Mt. Washington residents fear coyotes may be a problem inthe area.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

EASTERN HILLSJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, rmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134

The Mission of the AubreyRose Foundation is to help fam-ilies caring for children withlife threatening illnesses withthe focus being on the familyunit. We strive to lift familiesfrom life’s complexities duringthis difficult time by providingemotional and financial sup-port.

Students are asked to writean essay focusing on giving toothers.

This $500 scholarship wasawarded to the students whoshowed kindness to their fellowman. These scholarships arenot based on academics or ath-

letics, but rather, how good of achild they are.

The Above and BeyondAward was also awarded. It wasgiven to one scholarship recipi-ent and their family who has lit-erally gone above and beyondto help the Aubrey Rose Foun-dation. Meredith Karbowsky,recipient from St. Gabriel Con-solidated School who attendsUrsuline Academy and will be asophomore in the fall. Meredithand her family have gone aboveand beyond in helping the Au-brey Rose Foundation with theAmerican Girl Fashion Show.

Their support was evident in

everything that the Karbowskyfamily was a part of. It was aunanimous decision to awardthis honor to Meredith and herfamily. With the Above and Be-yond Award comes a $1,000scholarship for Meredith’s tu-ition.

Here is the list of the schol-arship winners and the schoolthey graduated from this pastspring:

Sally Bishop, Holy Trinity;Elizabeth Bunte, BethanySchool; Shannon Burdett, OurLady of Grace; Ruby Cimma-rusti, St. Susanna; HannaCreighton, St. James White

Oak; Joseph Delamerced, Sum-mit Country Day; Claire Eller-horst, St. Catharine of Siena;Jett Fields, Holy Family; EmilyGiglio, St. William; ElizabethGroh, Our Lady of Victory; Ma-ry Angela Guye, All Saints; Nat-alie Hardig, St. Pius X; HannahHesener, St. Paul; Sarah Horn,John Paul II; Danielle Jacobs,St. Dominic School; TaylorKaeser, St. Antoninus; JessicaKlus, Our Lady Of Lourdes;Erin McLean, St. Vivian School;Cameron Middendorf, St. John- Dry Ridge; Rosalie Misleh, St.Michael; Sami Moser, Immacu-late Heart of Mary; Braedy

Murphy, Visitation; CatherineRichards, St. Susanna; Ben Ro-dell, Immaculate Heart of Ma-ry; Sara Roell, St. John-Harri-son; Alexia Scholl, Mercy Mon-tessori; Beth Schweinberg, St.Aloysius Gonzaga; DelaneySlattery, Beautiful Savior Lu-theran School; Luke Stiles, St.Columban; Nick Sullivan, St. Ig-natius of Loyola; Alyssa Taylor,Immaculate Heart of Mary; El-len Thomas, Cincinnati Chris-tian Schools; Alexis VanDusen,Blessed Sacrament School;Grace Watson, St. Gabriel, andMadison Wilhoite, St. Agnes.

PROVIDED

Aubrey Rose Foundation Scholarship winners.

Aubrey Rose Foundation award scholarships

Mariemont Junior HighSchool

The Mariemont Junior HighSchool conducted a food driveto benefit the Freestore FoodBank. The food drive was spon-sored by student council, andthey collected 1,641 items. Itwas a great show of leadership,compassion and community.

Summit Country Day» Upper and Middle School

actors and actresses from TheSummit Country Day Schoolstaged an exciting adaptationof British writer and composerLionel Bart’s “Oliver! “

The 50-member cast, com-prised of students in fifth-through 12th-grade, presentedtwo performances. The cast forleading roles in “Oliver!” in-cluded sixth-grader ChristianVerdier of Miami Township inClermont County as Oliver, sen-ior Alex Winzenread of WestChester Township as Fagin,senior Gavin Majeski of Madei-ra as Mr. Bumble, junior LucySchroder of Mount Lookout asNancy and senior MaverickThurston of Anderson Town-ship as the villain Bill Sykes.

The large cast provided awide variety of educational op-portunities for students of allages – actors explored issues ofjustice and ethics, worked to-gether as a team to create a suc-cessful and cohesive show,practiced stage presence to fur-ther their oratory skills andgave Middle School students anearly theater experience.

However, much of “Oliver!”deals with relationships andsearching for acceptance,something that the cast’s actorscan relate to easily, said TomPeters, director and drama andspeech teacher at The Summit.

“Lionel Bart wrote ‘Where isLove?’ for ‘Oliver!,’ which is allabout the search for accep-tance and the different pathspeople take to get that accep-tance,” he said. “For some peo-ple, that path is healthy and forothers, it is unhealthy,” Peterssaid.

Theatergoers were treatedto a large stage that spilled out

to the sides and into the seats,providing room for the cast toperform and to better includethe audience. A 16-foot diame-ter, revolving turntable in thecenter of the stage createddepth and movement to the set.

“I’m very proud of the ‘Oli-

ver!’ cast. They grew strongand more cohesive with eachperformance, and I waspleased at how well the Middleand Upper School studentsworked together,” Peters said.“They have certainly raised thebar for next year.”

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO JOSEPHINE MCKENRICK

Mariemont Junior High School students Abby Falknor, left, Holly Byers, Megan Lundeberg, Michael Kane, Caroline Lopez, Jacquelyn Kauffman, GabyTollefsen, and Lendsey Stinnett work together on the school food drive to benefit Freestore Food Bank.

THANKS TO JOLENE BARTON

Bet, played by freshman Caroline Karbowski of Montgomery, receives akiss on the hand from the musical's title character, Oliver, played bysixth-grader Christian Verdier of Miami Township in Clermont County,during The Summit Country Day School's production of "Oliver!"

THANKS TO JOLENE BARTON

Fagin, played by senior Alex Winzenread of West Chester Township, givesan animated speech to his band of orphans and pickpockets during TheSummit Country Day School's production of "Oliver!"

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FRIDAY, JAN. 2Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7 p.m., WineWorld, 7737 Five Mile Road,Taste four different wines. Ages21 and up. $1 per two-ouncetaste. 232-6611. Anderson Town-ship.

Literary - BookstoresStory Time with Miss Sarah,9:30-10 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, 3054Madison Road, With Miss Sarahand her guitar. Free. 731-2665.Oakley.

ShoppingC-LINK presents MultiplicityHoliday Show + Sale, 9 a.m. to5 p.m., Brazee Street Studios,4426 Brazee St., Artists, design-ers and craftsmen present re-gional and national work ingallery One One. Through Jan. 2.Free. 321-0206; www.brazees-treetstudios.com. Oakley.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Free. Presented byCBB Production. 528-9909.Mount Carmel.

MONDAY, JAN. 5AuditionsInherit the Wind - Auditions, 7p.m. Call-backs, if needed, willbe 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7,Anderson Center, 7850 Five MileRoad, Auditions will consist ofreadings from the script. Pleasebring a resume and headshot.Headshots will be taken of thosewho don’t bring one. Presentedby Beechmont Players. 688-8400;www.beechmontplayers.org.Anderson Township.

TUESDAY, JAN. 6Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Forbeginning and intermediatepainters. Instruction covers basicpainting techniques, gooddrawing and creative use ofcolor. Ages 18 and up. $120.Registration required. 791-7044;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

AuditionsInherit the Wind - Auditions, 7p.m. Call-backs, if needed, willbe 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7,Anderson Center, 688-8400;www.beechmontplayers.org.Anderson Township.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 6-8:30 p.m., Anderson

Center, 7850 Five Mile Road,Lower atrium. Learn about thehistory of Anderson Townshipthrough photos, hands-onexhibits and artifacts. Free.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Historical Society. 231-2114;andersontownshiphistoricalso-ciety.org. Anderson Township.

Health / WellnessNAMI Peer-to-Peer EducationCourse, 1-3 p.m., Knox Presby-terian Church, 3400 MichiganAve., Free. Registration required.Presented by National Allianceon Mental Illness of HamiltonCounty. 351-3500; www.namih-c.org. Hyde Park.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 5 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, 497 OldOhio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

Preschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30a.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., $2 perchild per class. Presented byAnderson Township Park District.388-5082. Anderson Township.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

Literary - Story Times

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 8Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawing andPainting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Weekly through Feb.26., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Learn line drawingtechniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Ages 18 and up. $220. 226-3833;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.

Reservations required. Presentedby Christ Hospital Physical Thera-py. 527-4000. Fairfax.

RecreationPreschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30a.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,$2 per child per class. 388-5082.Anderson Township.

FRIDAY, JAN. 9Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7 p.m., WineWorld, $1 per two-ounce taste.232-6611. Anderson Township.

Literary - BookstoresStory Time with Miss Sarah,9:30-10 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, Free.731-2665. Oakley.

SATURDAY, JAN. 10Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resurrec-tion, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxing

Ukrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. 713-3541; www.lcresur-rection.org. Anderson Township.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, Free.528-9909. Mount Carmel.

SUNDAY, JAN. 11EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

MONDAY, JAN. 12Home Alone, 6:30-8 p.m., BeechAcres Park RecPlex, 6915 Beech-mont Ave., Two-day courseinstructs children how to handlereal-life situations and everydayhazards. Ages 9 1/2-11. $35, $25residents. Registration required.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Park District. 388-4515.Anderson Township.

Parenting ClassesParenting Workshops: RaisingResponsible Kids, 6:30-8 p.m.,Beech Acres Park RecPlex, 6915Beechmont Ave., Parents learnto distinguish between timeschild needs you to step in andhelp and times that it’s better toleave kids “in the driver’s seat.”.$20 resident, $30 non-resident.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Park District. 388-5082.

Anderson Township.

TUESDAY, JAN. 13Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, $120.Registration required. 791-7044;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 6-8:30 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesNew Beginner Taoist Tai ChiClass, 2-3:15 p.m., Oakley Recre-ation Center, 3882 Paxton Ave.,Slow natural movements im-prove health of body, mind andspirit. They reduce tension,improve circulation and balanceand increase strength andflexibility. $40 for three months.304-6055; www.usa.taoist.org.Oakley.

Health / WellnessNAMI Peer-to-Peer EducationCourse, 1-3 p.m., Knox Presby-terian Church, Free. Registrationrequired. 351-3500; www.namih-c.org. Hyde Park.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 5 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, $1-$15.528-9909; www.stuartglugibuhl-.com. Mount Carmel.

Preschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30a.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,$2 per child per class. 388-5082.Anderson Township.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14EducationHome Alone, 6:30-8 p.m., BeechAcres Park RecPlex, $35, $25residents. Registration required.388-4515. Anderson Township.

Anderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

Literary - Story TimesStory Time, 10:30-11 a.m., BlueManatee Children’s Bookstore,Free. 731-2665. Oakley.

Parenting ClassesParenting Workshops: Dealingwith Peer Pressure, 6:30-8p.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Classteaches parents what it takes toraise kids who can think forthemselves and make safedecisions, even when they’retaking a stand that may not bepopular. $20 resident, $30 non-resident. Presented by AndersonTownship Park District. 388-5082.Anderson Township.

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DAVID SORCHER FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wine World is having a wine tasting from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 7737 Five Mile Road, Anderson Township. Taste fourdifferent wines for $1 per 2-ounce taste. Ages 21 and up. Call 232-6611 for more information.

The Greater Cincin-nati Heart Ball officiallykicked off at a pre-partyat the Indian Hill home of2015 chairs Kim andGeorge Vincent.

More than 100 guestsenjoyed cocktails, lightbites and a message fromheart attack survivorSteve Donovan. Horanwas the official sponsorof the kickoff party.

The Heart Ball, pre-sented by TriHealthHeart Institute and Mer-cedes-Benz of Cincin-nati, Mercedes-Benz ofWest Chester, will beFeb. 21 at the Duke Ener-gy Convention Center.The annual black tie galawill honor Kim and GaryHeiman with the Heartof the City Award fortheir philanthropic con-tributions to the GreaterCincinnati community.This theme of the 2015Heart Ball is “Playing foryour Heart,” and will fea-ture live and silent auc-tions, a cocktail recep-tion and dinner, andYoung Professional Af-ter Party.

In addition to Tri-Health Heart Institute

and Mercedes-Benz ofCincinnati, Mercedes-Benz of West Chester, ad-ditional top supportersinclude: Cincinnati Chil-

dren’s Heart Institute,St. Elizabeth Healthcare,UC Health, HuntingtonBank, AtriCure Inc. ,Dinsmore & Shohl LLP,

Horan, Monteverdi Tus-cany, Calfee, Halter &Griswold LLP, CincinnatiBengals, The Christ Hos-pital Health Network,

Fifth Third Bank, GreatAmerican InsuranceGroup and LOTH Inc.

For tickets and moreinformation about the

Heart Ball, contact SiaRuppert, Heart Ball di-rector, at 513-842-8863orsia.rup-pert@heart.org.

Indian Hill gala kicks off Heart Ball

PROVIDED

Heart Ball Chairs, from left: Barrett Buse, Kim Heiman, Kim Vincent, George Vincent, Alicia Gerlinger, Beth Giannetti, Matt Giannetti, Nancy Donovan and SteveDonovan. Not pictured, Gary Heiman.

DECEMBER 31, 2014 • EASTERN HILLS JOURNAL • A5NEWS

Waste not. Want not. Ithink of that old adageevery time I go to feedmy girls/chickens andsee the field of left overpumpkins from the fallharvest.

Some days I’ll pick upone or two and scrape outthe seeds to give them as

a treat.Most of thetime, how-ever, I justpass thefield up,but I don’tfeel guilty,as I knowby springthe fieldwill becleaned up,

having provided food forMother Nature’s crea-tures.

The New Year is justdays away and I don’twant 2014 to close with-out saying I hope to sharemany more recipes andreminiscences (bothmine and yours) in 2015.Thanks for making thiscolumn a true “communi-ty” endeavor. There’sstill a lot of celebrating todo. Try my latest favoritesalad from Amy Tobin.

Amy’s Greens,Sweet Potato, Baconand Brie Salad withMaple Vinaigretteand Corn BreadCroutons

Amy Tobin is the cre-ative and culinary direc-tor of the Event Center atthe New Riff Distillery inNorthern Kentucky andhost of the weekly radioshow “Amy’s Table” onCincinnati’s Q102. I knowAmy as an accomplished

cook, but in a real worldtype of way. What I meanby that is Amy will takeculinary shortcuts whenconvenient.

I saw Amy recently ata cooking class on holi-day sides. One of therecipes was this awe-some salad. Amy uses abox of Jiffy corn breadmix for the crouton top-ping. Delicious. Amy andI have the same philoso-phy when it comes tofood: make it easy onyourself. With Amy’sguidance, you not onlylearn how to cook a fab-ulous meal easily, butalso will learn valuabletips as she goes. VisitAmy at http://www.amy-tobin.com.

Serves 6Salad:1 medium sweet potatoOlive oilSalt and ground black

pepper9 cups mixed salad

greens 1 cup pecan halves,

toasted 1/2 cup dried cranber-

ries3 ounces Brie cheese,

diced4 slices bacon, crisply

cooked and crumbledPeel and cube sweet

potato; toss with olive oil,salt and pepper, to taste.Roast in 375oF oven untiljust fork tender, about 25minutes.

Combine salad greens,pecans and cranberriesin large bowl.

Arrange on servingplatter or plates. Topwith sweet potato, Brie,bacon and corn breadcroutons; season withpepper. Drizzle withMaple Vinaigrette.

Maple Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons balsam-ic vinegar

1/4 cup maple syrup1/4 cup canola oil1 shallot, finely

chopped1/2 teaspoon Dijon

mustard1/4 teaspoon ground

gingerPinch of crushed red

pepperPinch of saltWhisk together all

dressing ingredients.

Corn BreadCroutons

2 cups cornbreadcubes

4 tablespoons butter,

meltedPreheat oven to 450o.

Place cornbread cubes inlarge bowl and drizzlemelted butter over all.Stir lightly but thorough-ly so that all cubes arebuttered. Spread evenlyon a baking sheet. Toastin the oven for 7-10 min-utes, turning once, oruntil cubes are lightlybrowned and crisp. Coolcompletely and store inan airtight container forup to 2 days.

Whoops! Correctionfor Paula Deen’sHouse seasoning forrib roast

Thanks to the several

readers who pointed outthat although I gave thecorrect recipe for thehouse seasoning for a ribroast, I neglected to sayhow much of the houseseasoning to put on theroast. Just sprinkle withsome of the house sea-soning and go to taste.You won’t need much.

Readers want to know aboutrecently publishedrecipes

Baked acorn squash:Charlene, a Fort Thomasreader and avid cook,wanted to know how oneeats the baked acornsquash - “Do you scoop it

out before serving?” No,just serve the squashhalves and let folks scoopout the flesh with theirforks.

Slow cooker breakfastegg and sausage casse-role: Carol wanted toknow when to add theegg mixture. You pourthat on top after all lay-ers are in the crockpot.As it cooks, egg mixtureworks its way downthrough the layers.

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

Cornbread croutons top off this tasty salad

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

This salad is topped with sweet potato, Brie, bacon, maple vinaigrette and cornbread croutons.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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Smartphones, iPods andiPads make for popular holi-day gifts. What should you dowith the outdated cellphone,MP3 player or desktop com-puter you’ll no longer use?

The Envi-ronmentalProtectionAgency esti-mates thatonly 25 per-cent of elec-tronics arerecycled; therest end up inlandfills orincinerators.Electronics,which alsoincludes pe-

ripherals, cables and cellphones, contain chemicals thatcan potentially harm ground-water while sitting for dec-ades in landfills. Incinerationis not a good option either, asburning plastics and metalsproduces toxic air pollutants.

Here are a few suggestionsfor environmentally-friendlyways to dispose of your usedelectronics.

» Consider donating to yourlocal school, church, CrayonsFor Computers or Goodwill.

» Take your electronics toan electronics outlet: Clean-lites in Cincinnati and ForestPark; Cohen Metals in Nor-wood and Cincinnati (4538Kellogg Ave.); Compton Recy-cling (Colerain Township) andGlobal Environmental Ser-vices (Springdale).

» In addition, several na-tional electronic retailersoffer “take back” programs,including Staples and BestBuy; both retailers have mul-tiple locations in HamiltonCounty.

For a complete list of e-recyclers, visit Hamilton-CountyRecycles.org.

Michelle Balz is the assistant solidwaste manager for the HamiltonCounty Recycling and Solid WasteDistrict.

Where doestechnologygo when itsobsolete?

Michelle BalzCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The times are such that weneed to look at both of thesehuman virtues.

There is a relationship toexamine. In spite of all theethnic tensions that seem tobe causing trouble every-where, each of us can have animportant impact on improv-ing the situation before it getsfurther out of control. Consid-er that as you appear in agroup of strangers many ofthem are likely to evaluateyou. This includes ethnicity,appearance, manners, behav-ior or any other personal as-pect. How do you want to bejudged? Sadly, some peoplewill try to find a way to dis-like you. Certainly you havenoticed this very human fault.My purpose in this essay is tohelp us try to restore human-ity to a suitable level.

Let me give you an in-stance I had in a very tryingsituation. It was five daysafter 9-11 2001 and I was rush-

ing to a hospi-tal in Colum-bus where myterminally illdaughter wasto give birth.As I rushed tothe door, Inoticed awoman be-hind me. Shewas wearingMuslim dress.

What was I to do? After quick,but intensive thought, I heldthe door for her and smiled. Itmay not have changed any ofher attitudes, but I felt like Ihad done the right thing. Thatwas just a simple courtesy,hopefully it may have madesome change for the better.

The important point is thatsimple courtesy is a positiveaction toward a better society.It costs you nothing, yet, itwill improve human relation-ships. Think of how manytimes you performed a simple

kind gesture to a stranger.Most often you are rewardedby a smile. That is more im-portant than you think. Itreflects on you and most like-ly your ethnicity if the strang-er is of another ethnicity. In asmall way you have improvedon all of humanity. Think ofhow much better this is thanthe recent senseless riots thathave only increased tensionsand solved nothing. Tensionsexist. The only way to reducethem is respect for all people.

This respect begins withevery person considering thatthey are representatives oftheir ethnicity. Quite simplyyour respect begins with you.You will gain or lose it byyour actions. It is not the easychoice, but I can assure youthat progress begins withcourtesy. Once you have madethat choice you will find thatyour own self respect willgrow. It won’t be long beforeothers notice and honor it.

Respect is more easily lostthan gained. This is due tohuman nature and in somepart, jealousy. It is up to all ofus to do the simple things thatare noticed and create goodfeeling among those we con-tact.

Police officers have a verydifficult task. They representall of us and may feel threat-ened is some cases. Part oftheir mental make up is toprotect themselves for obvi-ous reasons. This makes themno different than any of us.This is evident in the greatincrease in gun sales.

If we want to stop the vio-lence, it is up to all of us to actcourteously in every situa-tion. The antagonism towardanyone and the looting anddamage to innocent busi-nesses only produces morebad reactions.

Edward Levy is a resident of Mont-gomery.

Courtesy and respect part of the solution

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

February 11, 1861, was a“clear, crisp winter day” inSpringfield, Ill. President-elect Abraham Lincoln was atthe train station saying good-bye to friends and neighbors.

Choked with emotion, hetold them he owed them ev-erything; concluding: “…Inow leave…with a task great-er that which rested uponWashington.” He boarded thetrain for the 2,000 mile tripacross America’s heartland toWashington.

Lincoln’s task was formida-ble. Seven southern states hadseceded. He had received lessthan one-half of the popularvote. This trip would give hima chance to re-introduce him-self to the country and assureSouthernor’s of his peacefulintentions.

So large was the crowdawaiting Lincoln’s train atCincinnati’s depot the militiahad to clear the tracks. Lin-coln toured the city in an opencarriage. Thousands of cheer-ing Cincinnatians lined the

streets. Build-ings weredraped withAmericanflags.

A beefyGerman,sitting atop ahuge beerbarrel, toast-ed Lincoln’shealth with afull tankard.

After two hours he reachedthe Burnett House where hedelivered a speech about the“National Difficulties,” assur-ing Kentuckians “We mean toleave you alone, and in no wayto interfere with your in-stitution.”

One woman who liked thespeech said that Lincoln wasnot as ugly as she thought hewas. He spoke to a group offriendly Germans in the eve-ning. It was a great way tocelebrate his birthday.

But not all was well. A pipebomb was discovered on thepresidential train. Lincoln

was informed by Chicagodetective Allen Pinkerton thatan assassination plot had beenuncovered in Baltimore.

The next morning, briefstops were made in Milford,Miamiville, and Loveland onhis way to Columbus. Un-fortunately, there’s no recordof what he said in Clermont.

By the time he reachedBuffalo, N.Y., Lincoln hadgiven more than 50 speechesand appeared to one reporterto be “nearly worn out.”

When he reached West-field, N.Y., on Feb. 16, heasked if Grace Bedell, the 12year-old who had suggestedhe grow a beard, was there.She was.

Lincoln, with new whiskergrowth, waded through thecrowd, thanked her, andkissed her several times onthe cheek to the cheers ofeveryone.

Despite initial misgivings,Lincoln agreed to Pinkerton’srecommendation to transitBaltimore at night wearing a

disguise. He regretted hisactions when newspaperslampooned him as a coward.

Amidst tight security, Lin-coln delivered his inauguraladdress on March 4, 1861, twoweeks after Jefferson Daviswas inaugurated. WhereasDavis’ speech was a defiantcall for war Lincoln’s was aneloquent plea for reconcilia-tion.

The president concluded,“Though passion may havestrained, it must not breakour bonds of affection. Themystic chords of memory,stretching from every battle-field and patriot grave toevery living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land,will yet swell the chorus ofthe Union, when againtouched, surely, they will be,by the better angels of ournature.”

A little more than a monthlater, the nation was at war.

Gary Knepp is a Batavia attorneywho lives in Milford.

Abraham Lincoln’s journey to greatness

Gary KneppCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

America should not sup-port dictatorships.

It appears axiomatic now,but we have supported thelikes of Pinochet and SaddamHussein and have no prob-lems with having full relation-ships with countries like Chi-na. The indignation that thelikes of Marco Rubio and RedCruz are expressing aboutdoing business with dictator-ships, rings as hollow as theemptying cells of Guantana-mo.

As a former citizen of Bra-zil, whose current presidentwas tortured under a US-backed military regime, Ihave to ask where the in-dignation of the Cuban-Amer-ican politicians when otherLatin Americans were beingrepressed and tortured by theGenerals in Buenos Aires,Santiago and Brasilia back inthe ’70s and ’80s?

Cuba matters because it isa glaring example to the rest

of the worldof the prob-lems of ourforeign policyand our poli-tics. We saywe embargothe islandbecause theyare a commu-nist dictator-ship. Yet wedon’t em-

bargo China. We say we don’tlike the way they hold prison-ers without trial. And yet inCuba, on Guantanamo we dothe same thing. We say wedon’t think the Cuban peopleshould live lives of depriva-tion, but we embargo themanyway. In short, we havemade enemies of the Cubanpeople by giving their govern-ment something to holdagainst us. We empower ourenemies with embargoes.

It is time for us to startmaking friends in our own

back yard, if not actuallyfabricating enemies. Venezue-la is unfriendly in part be-cause we supported – or atbest ignored the misdeeds of –regimes so corrupt that evenChavez looked good. Brazil,the biggest nation in LatinAmerica and the worldseighth largest economy is notonly presided over by some-one who was tortured by aregime we supported, but whowe spied on as well, after shebecame President. Bolivia isalso slipping away, and Argen-tina is being run by populists,that find an easy target in asuperpower that ignores itsclosest neighbors. You maydetest Putin as much as I do,but he certainly pays atten-tion to HIS neighbors farmore than we do.

Cuba matters because it isthe key to closer ties withLatin America who have longviewed our relationship withCuba as an old vendetta, a

grudge unworthy of a su-perpower. Cuba, for its parthas in the past fomented revo-lution elsewhere and been athorn in our side. But sincethe collapse of the SovietUnion, Cuba has supportedtalks between the Columbiangovernment and FARC andfamously exported doctors towhere they are needed inmany countries.

No, the Cuban governmentis not a “Free and Democrat-ic” government by our stan-dards. Neither is that ofEgypt, Saudi Arabia, Chinaand many others. We don’tappear to have a problem withthem. I say it’s time to buildbridges and tear down fences.It’s time to promote freetrade, and freedom throughdialogue. Let’s start in ourback yard. I’ll drink a CubaLibre to that.

Bruce Healey is a resident of Indi-an Hill.

Why Cuba matters and Rubio, Cruz, don’t

BruceHealey COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Dec. 24 questionWhat do you consider the most

significant event of 2014 - eitherinternationally, nationally, local-ly or personally?

“Ferguson.”Doug Heilbrun

“Nationally - Ferguson. Per-sonally, and most importantly, aserious health (C-word) scare,surgery and a great healthy re-covery for my wife. Amen.”

Chuck Gibson

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Another memorable fall season is in the booksfor the teams in the Eastern Hills Journal.Here’s a look back at some of those teams, ath-

letes and their accomplishments.

JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Summit Country Day forward Austin Smythe attempts a shot on goal in the Division III state semifinals at WestCarrollton High School. Grandview Heights eliminated the Silver Knights 2-0.

THANKS TO AARON ZUPKA

The Clark Montessori boys cross country team qualified for the regionalmeet at Troy after a second-place Division II district finish Oct. 18 at Voice ofAmerica Park.

SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Senior Daniel Bundschuh (10) of Walnut Hills is congratulated by senior Jonathan Wiers (5) Oct. 16 againstMount Healthy. The Eagles dominated the Owls 10-0 in the Division I tournament.

BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

Annie Heffernan cruises across thefinish line with an easy victory forSaint Ursula. One of the biggestcross country meets in Ohio washeld Sept. 6 at Mason High School.

ENQUIRER FILE

Saint Ursula’s Carolyn Markleychips onto the green atWeatherwax Golf Course duringthe Southwest Division I districtgolf tournament in 2013. Withthe help of Markley, theBulldogs placed seventh thisyear in the girls golf statechampionship.

KAILA BUSKEN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Mariemont High School senior Will Grimmer teed off during the last roundof the Ohio Amateur Championship at Coldstream Country Club. Grimmerwent into the final round with a 3-shot lead on his opponents. Grimmersigned with Ohio State in November.

THANKS TO LARRY KLEIN

Walnut Hills freshman golfer KatieHallinan was the top golfer on theEagles boys team this season.Walnut Hills does not have a girlsteam. She finished tied for fifthamong individual state qualifierswith a two-day total of 157.

NICK ROBBE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Seven Hills’ senior MaxPochobradsky was selected tothe National Soccer CoachesAssociation of America'sall-American team in December.He was chosen as a midfielderand is one of 56 players thatmade the team. Seven Hill wonthe Miami Valley Conference thisseason before being ousted inthe state tournament by SummitCountry Day.

Eastern Hills’ fallsports season in photos

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ior guard Kevin Lewissank a fade away 3-point-er with 2.4 seconds left inthe game to give the Cou-gars a 65-64 victory. Clarkstarted the game on firejumping out to a 12-2 lead.The Cougars led the en-tire game until the end asSummit went on a late runto take a two-point leadwith a 9 seconds left.

With much on the linein this pivotal MVCmatchup, Lewis hit a stepback three over a SilverKnight defender withonly seconds left on theclock. Lewis had a gamehigh 28 points. Summithad one last chance to winthe game but time expiredbefore the shot could getup. The Cougar fansstormed the court to cele-brate the first Clark vic-tory vs. Summit since theearly 2000’s.

» Batavia evened itsrecord to 3-3 after defeat-ing Mariemont 53-50Dec. 22. The Warriors fellto 0-4 on the season.

» Seven Hills pickedup a 61-26 win againstLockland on Dec. 19.

» Cincinnati CountryDay fell to 2-2 after losingto North College Hill 56-51on Dec. 19.

Girls basketball» Withrow got by

Kings 51-48 on Dec. 20.Senior Jaliyah Moses had20 points.

» Purcell Marian beat

Boys basketball» Walnut Hills beat An-

derson 64-43 on Dec. 19 asMaCio Teague had 25points.

» Clark Montessoridowned New Miami 81-32on Dec. 19. Senior KevinLewis had 20 points.

» On Dec. 20, the ClarkCougars did some some-thing they haven’t done inover a decade, beatingtheir Hyde Park rivalsSummit Country Day. Infront of a sold out andelectric Clark gymnasi-um, “The C-House,” sen-

McNicholas 49-42 onDec. 20 as sophomoreStormi Terrell had 21points.

» Walnut Hills beatTurpin 41-34 on Dec. 20 assenior Taylor Darks had15 points.

» St. Ursula fell to 3-7after losing to Hughes 55-46 on Dec. 20. Riley Jerowled the Bulldogs with 16points.

» Summit Country Dayremained perfect afterdefeating New Miami 64-31 on Dec. 22. The SilverKnights participated inthe Charleston Tourna-ment Dec. 27-29.

» Mariemont moved to5-2 after defeating Fin-neytown 54-21 on Dec. 20.Olivia Griffith led theWarriors with 15 points.She made five of her eightshots from beyond thearc.

» Seven Hills fell to 2-3after losing to Clark Mon-tessori 61-29 on Dec. 20.

» Mount Notre Damebeat Lebanon 59-38 onDec. 22 as senior NaomiDavenport had 16 points.

Wrestling» Moeller won the

Glenn Sample CoachesClassic Dec. 20-21. SeniorConner Ziegler was cham-pion at 120 pounds and ju-nior Joe Hensley won at285. Junior Jacoby Wardwas runner-up at 138 andjunior Jack Meyer wasrunner-up at 220 pounds.

SHORT HOPS

THANKS TO GAYLE ROTHMEELER/CLARK MONTESSORI ATHLETICS

The Clark Montessori team storms the court after knocking offSummit Country Day for the first time in over a decade Dec. 20.

By Scott Springer andNick Robbesspringer@communitypress.comnrobbe@communitypress.com

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The St. Mary (Hyde Park) girls seventh- and eighth-grade girls soccer team won theCincinnati SAY tournament beating St. Ursula Villa 1-0 and beating Eastside 4-1 in thechampionship. They are, from left: Bottom, Anna Koslovsky, Maya Oerther, GraceynWagner, Riley Wagner, Alexandra Pohl, Kate Plas, Maggie Cavellier, Adeline Andsager, ClareWilker and Ava Zimmer; Top row from left: Coach Jeff Berding, coach Bob Cavellier, GraceDoyle, Alexandra Czepukaitis, Claire Earls, Grace Yearout, Alyssa McGraw, Grace Berding,Sydney Dollenmayer, coach Chris Zimmer and coach Greg Pohl (not pictured Maggie Szabo).

“What happened tothe Cincinnati subway?The automobile won.”

So concluded DaveSavage in his recent his-tory presentation on theaborted subway projectto a rapt audience at theCincinnati Woman’sClub. With maps and his-torical slides, Savage,president of the Cincin-nati Heritage Program atthe Museum Center andformer mayor of Wyo-ming, traced the historyof the subway from adream in 1894 through ahalf-funded bond issue in1916 to its final demise in1948. In that time, twoworld wars, a depres-sion, cost overruns andcontrary politicians con-tributed to its troubles.

The route was meantto circle Cincinnati andconnect to interurbanrail lines which then ex-isted to the east, northand west of the city. Itwas to follow a route cur-rently served by Inter-state 75, Norwood Later-al and I-71.

In the end, two milesof tunnel under CentralParkway – the old canalroute – and nine miles ofgraded right of way werebuilt and six stationswere roughed in. Evi-dence of that construc-tion still exists in thearea. The Cincinnati Her-itage Program offerslimited tours of the un-derground portion in thefall and spring.

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Subway subject of CincinnatiWoman’s Club presentation

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Blanche Sullivan,CincinnatiWoman's ClubHistory co-chair(White Oak), signsin with registrarsKathryn Schmid(Mount Lookout)and SherryGoodson (DelhiTownship).

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10:30 a.m.Wednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30 p.m.In Church Reading Rm/Bookstore

open after all services.Downtown Reading Rm/Bookstore

412 Vine Street, CincinnatiOpen M-F 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

First Church of Christ, Scientist3035 Erie Ave 871-0245Sunday Service and Sunday

School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30pmReading Room 3035 Erie Ave

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

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

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

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

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

BAPTIST

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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

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

Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road

561-6805

Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church

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

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

3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244

513 272-5800www.horizoncc.com

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr

www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631

Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AM

PastorCathy Kaminski

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2010 Wolfangel Rd., Anderson Twp.513-231-4301

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Ministry & Nursery

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.orgTraditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Reverend Jennifer Lucas,Senior Pastor

UNITED METHODIST

6474 Beechmont Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45230

513-231-2650www.mwpc.church

MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service

SundaySchool9:30 a.m.

Infant through12th grade

Childcare11:00 a.m.

Infant throughKindergarten

MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service

10:00am Educational Hour11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.11020 S. Lebanon Road.

683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

Phone: 271-8442Web: www.fcfc.us

Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Senior PastorPastor Justin Wilson, Youth Minister

Vibrant Teen and Children’s MinistriesSunday Worship 10:30 am

All ages Sunday School 9:30 amWed. Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm

Wed. Worship/Bible Study 6:45 pmAll are Welcome!

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Anderson HillsUnited MethodistChurchTraditional worship is 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.Contemporary services are 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m. Family andstudent ministry programs areat 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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

Lutheran Church ofthe ResurrectionOn the third Saturday of eachmonth, the ContemplativePractice and Study groupmeets. In addition to con-templative prayer practice, theydiscuss books, such as those byRichard Rohr and others thatgive added insight.

On the second Tuesday of eachmonth, LCR holds a contempla-tive candlelight service. Held ina circular space in the church,worship includes meditation,prayer, readings, music orchanting. Each service isunique.

Every Wednesday from 6-7:30p.m. Sarah Pritts leads ChristianYoga. Participants are encour-aged to see yoga as a way ofconnecting with the spiritual. A$5 donation for charity is asked.

Mindfulness Meditation occursevery Thursday evening from6:30-7:30 p.m. Led by GretchenGenung, the practice includesTai-Chi and meditation. Theevent is free.

The church is at 1950 NagelRoad, Anderson Township;474-4938.

Mount WashingtonPresbyterian ChurchAll are welcome Sunday morn-ings at 9:30 for Sunday Schooland blended worship and at 11a.m. for traditional worshipservice. The church’s focus is onarea hunger needs and weprovide food and volunteer

time to groups including theSEM Pantry, the Batavia YWCAPantry, Tender Mercies, theDrop Inn Center and similarorganizations throughout theyear.

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

Mount WashingtonUnited MethodistChurchOn the second Saturday of everymonth, the community isinvited to a free dinner from5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at thechurch.

The church is at 6365 CorblyRoad; 231-3946;www.mtwashumc.org.

Sonrise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group. Cele-brate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based on theBeatitudes addressing many oflife’s hurts, hang-ups andhabits.

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalchurch service at 10 a.m. Sun-days, accompanied by Sundayschool for nursery throughyouth. All are welcome.

The church is at the corner ofOak and Maple streets, Marie-mont;villagechurchofmariemont.org.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4 p.m.Wednesday for consideration inthe following edition. E-mailannouncements to love-land@communitypress.com.

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

Miami Valley Chris-tian Academy in New-town dedicated a newWorship Arts Center withhelp from the Jewish Fed-eration.

Throughout the schoolday, two Israeli teenswith the Federations“Friends from Israel”program taught tradi-tional Davidic dancing toMVCA elementary stu-dents. The Israeli teensalso provided a specialpresentation on Israeliculture and current

events with Middle andHigh School students.

At the end of the schoolday, a ribbon cutting andblessing capped off thefestivities.

The MVCA WorshipArts Center was built toenhance the connectionbetween spiritual devel-opment and artistic ex-pression. In additional tohousing the weekly cha-pels and school events,the new center will offerafter school worshipdance instruction.

PROVIDED

Dignitaries and officials at thededication of Miami ValleyChristian Academy's new worshipcenter include: front, Nadia Shaya(Loveland), Winnie Clayton(Anderson Township), HavalynAndrews (Anderson Township),Mary Schap (Anderson Township),Mary Jane Tritsch (Terrace Park),Holly Baker (Pierce Township),Beth Park (Anderson Township)and Nick Ruotolo (Milford); back,Dr. Gary Sallquist (Hyde Park),Rev. Ed Bonniwell (Indian Hill),Wayne Andrews (AndersonTownship), Konnie Boulter (Tulsa),Steve Reichard (AndersonTownship) and Shawn Baker(Pierce Township.)

MVCA dedicates new worship center

PROVIDED

Rev. Ed Bonniwell, founder of Miami Valley ChristianAcademy, Dr. Gary Sallquist, Headmaster emeritus, and PaulaJacobs, former staff member, visit at the dedication of MVCA'snew worship center.

PROVIDED

Miami Valley Christian Academy students at the dedication forthe school's new worship center: Katie Scott (Milford), NoellePark (Anderson Township), Kaylee Grosjean (AndersonTownship), Jackson Burke (Newtown).

DECEMBER 31, 2014 • EASTERN HILLS JOURNAL • B5LIFE

B6 • EASTERN HILLS JOURNAL • DECEMBER 31, 2014 LIFE

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citationsAdam T. Jansen, born 1990, nocriminal record - mm drugpossession, possess counterfeitcontrolled substance, possessdrug abuse instruments, 3275Erie Ave., Dec. 12.

Alfonzo A. Webster, born 1961,assault knowingly victimharmed, 5604 Madison Road,Dec. 12.

Benjamin D. Begley, born 1989,

theft under $300, falsification,obstruct official business, 4825Marburg Ave., Dec. 9.

James Lesueur, born 1990, carry-ing concealed weapons, drugabuse, no criminal record - mmdrug possession, 5906 MadisonRoad, Dec. 13.

Lemyan Madden, born 1978,possession open flask, possessionof drugs, 2600 Columbia Park-way, Dec. 8.

Marcus A. Sims, born 1985,trafficking-sale less than buy,

7280 W. I275 Expressway, Dec.11.

Mary Jackson, born 1973, ob-struct official business, 3538Columbia Parkway, Dec. 11.

Raymond Montgomery, born1976, obstruct official business,3546 Columbia Parkway, Dec. 11.

Rayshawn Glover, born 1995,falsification, 5906 MadisonRoad, Dec. 13.

Incidents/investigationsAssault

5400 block of Madison Road,Dec. 8.

Breaking and entering5100 block of Kenwood Road,Dec. 11.

5500 block of Dunning Place,Dec. 11.

Burglary4300 block of Eastern Ave., Dec.8.

5900 block of Bramble Ave., Dec.11.

6100 block of Roe St., Dec. 9.Criminal

damaging/endangering4700 block of Red Bank Express-way, Dec. 8.

Rape4000 block of Taylor Ave., Dec. 8.Taking the identity of another3200 block of Observatory Ave.,Dec. 10.

4300 block of Eastern Ave., Dec.9.

Theft3500 block of Columbia Parkway,Dec. 14.

1000 block of Paxton Ave., Dec. 8.2500 block of Handasyde Ave.,Dec. 11.

2700 block of Griffiths Ave., Dec.9.

2700 block of Minot Ave., Dec. 7.3500 block of Shaw Ave., Dec. 9.3600 block of Herschel Ave., Dec.12.

3700 block of Drakewood Drive,Dec. 9.

3700 block of Hyde Park Ave.,Dec. 9.

3900 block of Millsbrae Ave., Dec.8.

400 block of Missouri Ave., Dec.8.

4000 block of Eastern Ave., Dec.10.

4100 block of 33rd Ave., Dec. 10.4200 block of 33rd Ave., Dec. 10.4400 block of Eastern Ave., Dec.13.

4400 block of Eastern Ave., Dec.8.

4600 block of Ridge Ave., Dec. 9.4800 block of Babson Place, Dec.8.

4800 block of Duck Creek Road,Dec. 8.

4800 block of Marburg Ave., Dec.10.

4800 block of Marburg Ave., Dec.9.

500 block of Delta Ave., Dec. 11.5000 block of Ebersole Ave., Dec.8.

5200 block of Madison Road,Dec. 14.

5300 block of Medpace Way,Dec. 10.

5600 block of Madison Road,Dec. 9.

Unauthorized use of motorvehicle

5700 block of Bramble Ave., Dec.10.

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsMelissa Cordell, 29, 2681 Plain-field, theft, Nov. 23.

Incidents/investigationsGross sexual impositionReported on 6800 block of Hurd,Nov. 24.

FAIRFAXArrests/citationsCortine White, 34, 4855 HawaiianTerrace, theft, Dec. 3.

Leatrice Bishop, 31, 3854 ZinsleAve., theft, Dec. 5.

Tiffany Cox, 25, 4266 MilaineDrive, complicity, Dec. 5.

Tammy M. Isbel, 38, 3078 SidneyAve., No. 1, criminal tools, theft,Dec. 5.

Amanda D. Hall, 27, 5917 Car-thage Court, criminal tools,theft, drug instruments, Dec. 5.

Shaun Morgan, 33, 2426 Kenil-worth, No. 1, criminal trespass,Dec. 6.

Destine M. Blake, 19, 2525 VictoryParkway, No. 714, theft, Dec. 6.

Akeyra Adams, 23, 36 King RunRoad, driving under suspension,Dec. 7.

Laquitta A. Walton, 29, 115 LynnSt., failure to reinstate, Dec. 9.

Suzanne Cron, 44, 5751 Nickview,disorderly conduct while intoxi-cated, drug abuse, Dec. 10.

Thomas Merritt, 37, 1902 Dale-wood Place, failure to reinstate,Dec. 11.

Incidents/investigationsAttempted burglaryAt 3900 block of Watterson St.,Dec. 10.

BurglaryCash taken; $1,700 at 3700 blockof Nightingale Drive, Dec. 11.

TheftClothing, etc. taken from Wal-mart; $480 at 4000 block of RedBank Road, Dec. 8.

Cases of soda pop taken fromWalmart; $112 at 4000 block ofRed Bank Road, Dec. 11.

Clothes, toys, etc. taken fromWalmart; $591 at 4000 block ofRed Bank Road, Dec. 12.

Change taken from vehicle at3800 block of Meadowlark, Dec.12.

POLICE REPORTS