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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
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City wants to register rentals
Mount Healthy City Councilwill likely approve an ordinanceat itsnextmeetingthatwouldre-quire single-family house rent-als to be registered and inspect-ed.
City Manager Bill Kochersaid Hamilton County alreadyrequires that rental propertyowners register their propertieswith the Hamilton County Audi-
tor’s Office.“We are going
to use the sameregistrationform, and therewill be a $100 feethat will covertwo years withthe same rent-ers,” Kocher
said.Thecitywill require the rent-
al license to be renewed everytwo years or when the propertychanges tenants.
Personnel from the city’sbuilding and zoning departmentwill perform the inspections.
“Wewant to be sure these aresound rentals,” Kocher said.“We are going to make sure thehouses being rented are in good
condition, with working plumb-ing, heat, handrails, sanitation,things like that.”
Kocher said the city wants tohave up-to-date informationabout who owns the houses be-ing rented in case there are is-sues to be addressed.
“We are not looking at this asa money-maker,” he said. “Weget a fair number of complaintsfrom citizens about rentalhouses that are not being keptup. That causes a lot of frustra-tionforpeoplewhohave livedona street for a number of yearsanddotakecareof theirhomes.”
Kocher said there are a lot ofgood landlords in the city, andthe new rental license will onlyapply to single-family homes,not two-families or apartment
buildings.“This is going to allow us to
know who the property ownersactually are and we will havecontact information for them incase there isaproblem,”Kochersaid. “When we looked into this,wefoundthatonlyabouthalfourrentals are registered withHamilton County.”
Tad Kowal, a property asses-sor with the Hamilton CountyAuditor’s Office, says it’s beenthe law in Ohio since 2006 that
rental propertieswere tobe reg-istered with the auditor’s office.
He said while the countydoesn’t charge a fee to register,rental property owners who ig-nore letters and prompts to fillout the required formsmay finda$50fineontheir taxbills if theyhavenotcompliedwiththecoun-ty’s request.
“Thestate istryingtocreateadatabase of these property own-
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Program wouldcollect info onowners ofsingle-family homes
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Students in the Tristate en-joyed a few extra days ofChristmas break last week astemperatures hit zero degreesand wind chills were double-digit.
Finneytown Local SchoolDistrict Superintendent Ty-rone Olverson said concernsabout student safety and wel-fare drovehis decision to closeschools Jan. 6 and 7.
He said no busing for highschool students would havemeantstudentswalking indan-gerously cold weather. At atFinneytown High School,whichhasanopencampus,stu-dents walk between buildingsat class change.
Olverson said his districthas used three of the five ca-lamity days allotted by thestate, but he was unconcernedabout making them up.
“We are in pretty goodshape,”hesaid. “Themaincon-cern must remain the welfareof our students,” he said.
MountHealthyCitySchoolsSuperintendent Lori Handlersaid the safety of her students
meant calling school off lastweek was an easy decision forher.
Too cool forSCHOOLBy Jennie [email protected] OHIO CHANGES THE
WAY IT COUNTSSNOWDAYSThis is the last year Ohio will
have calamity days. Under anew Ohio law, when schoolsstart the 2014-2015 school yearthey will switch from instruc-tional days to instructionalhours if their collective bar-gaining contracts with teach-ers were initiated after July 1,2014.Only a handful of Southwest
Ohio school systems may beable to exercise the new op-tion because of the law’s July 1launch date and the usuallabor contract terms of two orthree years. For those that domake the switch, they will beallowed to make up the losttime by extending school days,rather than adding entire daysto the school year.
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School buses sat cold and idle Jan. 6 and 7, while classes werecancelled by districts across the Tristate.AMANDA ROSSMANN/THE
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It’s time for parents, teach-ers, and other adults to talk toteens honestly about heroin andprescription drug abuse, OhioGov. John Kasich told an audi-ence assembled at FinneytownHighSchool.He launchedanewdrug abuse intervention pro-gram there Jan. 8 to give themthetools tohavethoseconversa-tions.
The Start Talking initiativeincludes$1millioningrantmon-ey for schools and nonprofits tostrengthen their efforts to en-courage prevention. The pro-gram is aimed at looking atways to reduce the liklihood ofdrug use among teens before itbegins by increasing communi-cation between youth, their par-ents and other adults.
Teens at the presentationsaid they thought the programcould help. Braydon Sullivan, a
sophomore and Ryan Whitt, ajunior, said while they haven’tencounteredheroinorprescrip-tion drug abuse at the partiesthey go to or heard fellow stu-dents talking about it, a pro-gram like Start Talking couldstart conversations about drugabuse among teens and they’dbe willing to participate in en-couraging peers to stay awayfrom drug use.
Finneytown senior RebeccaHuff said the idea of “SayingKnow” vs “Saying No” struckher as the governor talked.“Maybe hearing more informa-tion – the real informationabouthowdangerous this is canhelp,”she said.
Hannah Heath, a junior atFinneytown, said thought StartTalking was no different thanother programs, but said as shelistened to the presentation, shethinks it may help.
“I really didn’t know what toexpect, but as I listened, I real-izedthatevenif itmakesonekidchange his mind, it has value,”she said. “And if it’s one studentat every school inOhio, it wouldbe a big impact. No programwill work for every student;maybeweneeda lot ofdifferentprograms to address the prob-lem.”
Ohio Attorney General MikeDeWine,whoaccompaniedKas-ich and an entourage of stateand local officials and law en-forcement personnel to launchStart Talking, said 800 Ohioansdied of heroin overdoses lastyear and opiates now kill morepeople in Ohio than traffic acci-
Gov. John Kasich talks about Start Talking, a new drug abuse prevention initiative being launched in Ohioat Finneytown High School Jan. 8 JENNIE KEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Governor unveils statewidedrug intervention plan atFinneytown High SchoolBy Jennie [email protected] WANT TO LEARN
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extinguish a house fire.Mount Healthy Fire
Department Chief SteveLawson said firefightersresponded to the scene inthe 1400 block of St. ClairAvenue at 9:13 a.m., afterreceiving a report of a fireat the single-family home.
When crews arrived onthe scene, the rear of thehome was fully engulfed,butLawsonsaidthepeopleinsidewereable tomake itout safely. No injuries re-sulted from the fire.
Firefighting activitywas wrapped up about 2p.m.,a longer-than-expect-ed period of time largelybecause of the coldweath-
A Mount Healthy fam-ily escaped unharmed asfirefighters from 10 dif-ferent departmentsworked in the bitter coldandgustingwindsJan. 6 to
er, Lawson said.Lawson recalls a fire
that broke out in that areaof Mount Healthy on aneven colder day in 1983.He said the wind chill thatdaymade it feel likeminus56 degrees and the fire-fighters on the scene of ahouse fire struggled touse
some equipment becauseof theweather as they bat-tled the elements.
Lawson said the esti-mated loss is about$125,000, which is a totalloss for the home.
Thecauseof the fire re-mains under investiga-tion.
Firefighters battle brutal coldduring Mt. Healthy blazeGannett News Service
Firefighters battle a house fire in Mt. Healthy Jan. 6.LEIGHTAYLOR/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Maple Knoll Villagewelcomes a classic jazzband for a concert tobenefit two public radiostations.
The group, BoneVoyage, will perform 2p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,Jan. 19, at Maple Knoll,11100 Springfield Pike.
Tickets are $10 in ad-vance by calling 782-2427, and will be avail-able at the door.
Money raisedthrough the event willbenefit radio stationsWMKV (89.3FM) andWLHS (89.9FM).
“Bone Voyage is a
fantastic extension ofour ongoing concert se-ries,”WMKVstation di-rector George Zahnsaid. “We’re thrilled toplay them on the air asone of Cincinnati’s topjazz bands, and theband is performing as abenefit for public ra-dio.”
Bone Voyage wasformed in 2011 by trom-boneplayersTomHyattand David Heldeman.That’s where the nameoriginated: Hyatt playsvalve trombone andHaldeman plays slidetrombone.
Maple Knoll jazzes it up
Bone Voyage, front from left, Dave Petrik, Steve Strider,back from left, David Haldeman, Tom Hyatt, Jim Clark,Bart Johnson, and Martin Giesbrecht, not pictured, willperform at Maple Knoll Jan. 19.PROVIDED
“It’s toocoldforourstu-dents to be walking toschool,” Handler said. “Atthese temperatures, frost-bite can happen in min-utes. We cannot have stu-dents walking a half hourup Hamilton Avenue to
school.”Handler, who canceled
classes on Monday andTuesday last week, saidsalt is ineffective at thelow temperatures the areais experiencing, whichmeans parking lots weretreacherous. She said thestreets and sidewalks stu-dents would have to walkto get to the buildingswere slick as well.
Mount Healthy doesnot bus its high school stu-dents and many of them
walk to school every day.The district has used fourof its calamitydays.That’sahead of last year, butHandler said she was un-sure exactly how manydays the district used in2012-13.
Mount Healthy stu-dents attend one hourabove the state minimumeach day, which she hopeswill mean the district cancan avoid using make updays at the end of the year.
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YOUR TURNDid local school officials make the right decision cancelingschool Monday and Tuesday? E-mail your thoughts [email protected] [email protected].
ers,”Kowal said. “Buta lotof people still don’t realizethey are required to regis-ter their rentalproperty inOhio.”
Kochersaidthecityhastried tomake it simple forMount Healthy rentalowners tocomplybyusingthesameformas thecoun-ty. “Our ordinance couldnudge rental propertyowners into compliancewith the county’s regula-tion as well,” he said.
Kocher said the secondreadingwill be at council’snext meeting, at 7 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 21, when heexpects council will voteto pass the ordinance.Council meets in theMount Healthy City Ad-ministration Building,7700 Perry St.
RentalsContinued from Page A1
dents.The governor said the
$1million to fund the pro-gram comes from the fed-eral government throughtheTemporaryAssistancefor Needy Families pro-
gramandwillnotstripdol-lars from the state high-way patrol. Officials esti-mated the program willcost about $50,000 a yearto administer.
Finneytown HighSchool Principal JackFisher said he thinks theinitiative will work wellwith the adviser/adviseeprogram at his school. He
said teachers have smallgroups of students theyadvise and high schoolershave the same adviser allfour years and that couldhelp implement the initia-tive at the school.
“We will look for waysto promote and show thevideo to all of our kids andhopefully a lot of our fam-ilies,” he said.
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Felipe Morales-Torres, thenew orchestra director for Win-tonWoods City Schools, is excit-ed by the growing interest andparticipation in his program, es-pecially from the district’s His-panic population.
“This is mainly thanks to thegenerosity of this district andourperformingartsboostersor-ganization, which is comprisedof parent volunteers,” Morales-Torres said. “With so much sup-port, I have been able to pur-chase no less than seventeennew instruments for the depart-ment, most of these violins.”
Morales-Torres said hemadethe decision to increase the dis-trict’s stock of instruments andmake the orchestra programmore accessible when helearned there were interestedfamilies who could not affordthe investment of renting an in-strument privately.
“We now have a growing se-lection of instruments that arebeing rented to families in needfor only $25 per school year,” hesaid. “Formany of our students,
this hasmade all the difference.Sincethestartof theschoolyear,the beginning orchestra classhas nearly doubled.”
There’s more to the increasein the number of orchestra stu-dentsthanjustnewinstruments.Morales-Torres, who is a first-generation American and a na-tive Spanish speaker, has creat-ed a small buzz among the dis-trict’s Hispanic families.
“Weare seeing families comeforward who were previouslytoo shy to express interest in or-chestra because of a languagebarrier between teacher andparent,” he said. “We now haveone beginning orchestra classthat is completely bilingual.While it’s a small class, I suspectwe will see that grow exponen-tially next year.”
“Abigpartofour identityasadistrict is our diversity, and Fe-lipe is helping us to build thatbridge to a very important partof our unique community,” saidDave Bell, fine arts facilitatorfor Winton Woods City Schools.“I agree that we’re going to see
that part of the musical familygrow over the coming years.”
Morales-Torres said he’sproud to offer his students in-structionandtosupport theirac-ademic development in bothEnglish and Spanish. “I amprouder yet that these studentsare excelling in and committedto this program,” he said.
“Mr.Morales-Torres is an ex-cellentmusician and a really ex-citing teacher towatch.Thekidsloveplayingforhim,andhe isallabout helping them grow as stu-dents and musicians. We feellike we hit a home run for ourdistrict when we hired him,”Bell said.
The orchestra director saidhe knows his position is unique,working with fifth- through12th-graders. “I have the privi-lege of watching students beginand end their school music ca-reers, from fifth grade all thewaytograduation,”hesaid. “Formany, orchestra will becomeless of a class andmore of a sec-ond home. And I want everyoneto know our door is wide open.”
Felipe Morales-Torres, orchestra director for Winton Woods City Schools, is shown in his bilingual beginningorchestra class at Winton Woods Intermediate School. Also pictured are, clockwise from top, IrisArango-Silva, Michelle Martinez, orchestra assistant Lois Bell, Ashley Torres Gonzalez, Emely Diaz, BrittanySanchez-Lopez and Karla Lopez. THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY
Orchestra door opens wide forWinton Woods’ Hispanic Students
McAuley High SchoolFrench teacher Alana Hogue,together with McAuley’sFrenchClub, planned a host ofcreative activities for Frenchstudents and the entireMcAu-ley community to celebrateNational FrenchWeek.
National French Week is atime when Americans cele-brate French heritage, cul-ture, history and language.
Hogue offered French tri-via questions online and onclosed-circuit television an-nouncements each day fromNov. 4-8. Two French movieswere shown in the evenings asthe cafeteria annexwas trans-formed into Le Cinéma Fran-çais.
French pastries were of-fered for sale during on Fri-day. Hogue taught interestedstudents to make crêpes after
school.theyoung ladieswere treat-
ed to a French cheese tastingexperience during their lunchperiods.
McAuley celebratesNational FrenchWeek
McAuley seniors AnnaRentschler, left, French Clubpresident, and Anee Allen,French Club vice president,sample French cheese. PROVIDED
Fields receivecharacter award
Senior Kayla Fields received the Kiwanis Club Character is KeyRespect Award at the October board of education meeting. Fields isranked 13th in her class with a 3.6 grade-point average while takingthe most rigorous academic courses offered. She is a member of theNational Honor Society, serves as a Student Ambassador, issecretary of Student Council, president of Warriors for Christ,secretary of Gospel Keys, a student-led gospel choir, and a memberof the high school’s a cappella group, Evolution. Last year sheplayed a leading role in the spring musical, “Seussical,” and this yearshe has a leading part the fall play, “Flowers for Algernon.” Fields iswith Jim Lawler, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Greenhills-ForestPark. THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY
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WintonWoods coachtapped for Princeton
» WintonWoods girls basket-ball coach Calvin Johnson wasofficially named the Princetonfootball coach by the Board ofEducation Jan. 9, PrincetonAth-letic Director Gary Croley said.
Johnson is a former headfootball coach at Western Hillsand Aiken.
“I am looking forward to get-ting to know the community in-side and outside the building,”Johnson toldMike Dyer.
Johnson has led the WintonWoodsgirls’basketball teamtoa12-2 record this season. Johnsonwas the freshman football coachfor the Winton Woods footballteam in 2011and 2013.Hewas anassistant on the Winton Woods2009 Division II state title team.
Johnson said he was offeredthe Princeton offensive line po-sition this past season but choseto concentrate on his duties atWinton Woods. A varsity start-ing football player for threeyears at Forest Park on offense,defense and special teams, helettered in basketball football
and baseball in high school dur-ing his years of 1981-1985.
Johnson then played fourconsecutive years as a starterfor Austin Peay from1985-1990.
Boys basketball»Roger Bacon outscored
McNicholas 37-23 in the secondhalf to earn a 68-52 victory overthe Rockets Jan. 7. SophomoreTrey McBride led the Spartanswith17 points, while senior Aus-tin Frentsos added 16.
» Sophomore Jeremy Larkinscored a game-high 19 points,while freshman C.J. Flemingadded 17 as La Salle defeatedWithrow58-50, Jan. 8 to improveto 9-1 on the season.
Girls basketball»WesternHills blitzedAiken
61-27, Jan. 7 behind 18 pointsfromjuniorDan’ShaeHill. Tash-eena Porter and Tanisha Harriseach scored eight points to leadAiken.
The Falcons dropped to 0-11following a 64-25 loss to AmeliaJan. 8. Quala Howard finishedwith eight points.
» Finneytown lost to DeerPark 54-41, Jan. 8 despite 20points from senior Shyla Cum-mings.
Finneytown dropped to 1-11after losing to Indian Hill 59-26,Jan. 9. Cummings led the LadyWildcats with eight points.
»Roger Bacon managed justtwo points in the first half of its52-17 loss to McNicholas Jan. 8.Sophomore Julia Kidd led theLady Spartans with sevenpoints.
»Both Victoria Morris andJerricaSmithscored14points tolead North College Hill overLockland 68-25, Jan. 8.
»Winton Woods outscoredWestern Hills 55-21 in the firsthalf of their 77-49 victory Jan. 9.Tyra James finished with 26points,while Imani Partlowadd-ed 21. Kamya Thomas led theMustangs with a game high 31points.
Boys bowling» JuniorChrisWilhelmrolled
a 527 high series to lead RogerBacon over the Carroll 2,656-2,420, Jan. 7.
Wilhelm rolled a 417 Jan. 8 ina 2,577-2,422 loss to St. Xavier.Senior Anthony Hughes led theBombers with a 411 series.
Wilhelm rolled a 485 series tolead the Spartans over McNi-cholas 2,665-2,232, Jan. 9.
»Mount Healthy lost to Go-
shen 2,265-2,171, Jan. 8. JuniorGarion Wesley rolled a 340 se-ries to lead the Owls.
» In a battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2in the Enquirer Division I areacoaches’ bowl, top-ranked OakHills edged out La Salle 2,698-2,633, Jan. 9. Kyle Helmes ledthe Highlanders with a 428 se-ries, whileMatt Nichols rolled a466 high series for the Lancers.
Girls bowling» Senior Allison Meltebrink
rolled a 293 series as MountHealthy lost to Goshen 1,825-1,542, Jan. 8.
» Lexi Baker rolled a 509 se-ries to leadMcAuley over Seton2,615-2,344,Jan.9.TheMohawksimprove to 7-2 while the Saintsfall to 6-3 in dual matches.
McDonald’sAll American Game
On Jan. 7 McDonald’s an-nounced its list of 984 prep bas-ketball seniors who have beennominated to play in the 2014McDonald’s All AmericanGames.
The following players arepartof the list that includesplay-ers from 44 states and the Dis-trict ofColumbiawhohave been
selected by high school coaches,athletic directors, principalsandmembers of theMcDonald’sAll American Games SelectionCommittee:
» Jeff Larkin, La Salle HighSchool
»Blake Simpson, La SalleHigh School
»Roderick Mills, St. XavierHigh School
» Carlas Jackson, Roger Ba-con High School
»Martin Jones, WintonWoods High School
»Ronnie Rousseau, WintonWoods High School
» Latrell Tidwell, WintonWoods High School
» Imani Partlow, WintonWoods High School
The final roster of 24 boysand 24 girls whowill be selectedto play in the 2014Gameswill beannounced during the McDon-ald’sAllAmericanGamesSelec-tion Show at 6 p.m., Jan. 29, onESPNU.
The 37th Annual Boys Gamewill tip-off at 9:30 p.m. Wednes-day, April 2, from Chicago’sUnitedCenter andwill bebroad-cast on ESPN. The 13th AnnualGirls Game will precede theboys game at 7 p.m. and willbroadcast live on ESPNU.
PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS
By Tom [email protected]
SPRINGFIELD TWP. — St. Xa-vier coach Scott Martincouldn’t ask forabetterpersonto set the standard for futureBomber basketball players.
Senior Rod Mills is in hisfourth year with the team, andafter graduating11seniors lastseason the 6-foot-7 forward isleading the Bombers both onand off the court.
He leads theGreater Catho-lic League at 20.2 points pergameand is embracinghis roleas a leader; a role he’s envi-sioned taking over for sometime now.
“I knew after my sopho-more year and I was thinkingabout thetimesandwhenI’dbea seniorwith a chance to lead,”Mills said. “I just looked at the(upperclassmen) ahead of meand kind of watched andlearned from them.”
Many colleges took noticeof the senior’s play, but ulti-matelyhechose the school thatoffered him a scholarship be-fore anyone else: Miami Uni-versity. Mills signed his letterof intent to play for the Red-hawks in November.
“(Miami) Coach (John)Cooper and (assistant) coachTrey (Meyer) were alwaystalking to me and coming uphere to visit,”Mills said. “Theyjust made me feel really com-fortable, like family, and it’snice because my family,friends and coach Martin cancome watch the home games.It is just a really good fit.”
He will join a Redhawk ros-ter already littered with Cin-cinnati-area talent with thelikes of Willie Moore (Aiken)and Geovonie McKnight (Mid-dletown), and next season cur-rent Turpin star and Mills’close friend Zach McCormickwill also join the Redhawks.
“Zach and I played on thesame (AAU) team our sopho-more year so I’m real coolwith
him and we’re good friends,”Mills said,who plans onmajor-ing inbusinessandaccounting.“I guess me committing mighthave helped his decision alsoand just knowing someone elseis up there is good andwill be ahelp.”
The accolades for Millsdidn’t stopafterreceivingaDi-vision I scholarship. A child-hood dream came true Jan. 7when Mills found his name onthe list of 984 seniorswhowerenominated to play in the 2014McDonald’s All AmericanGames.
“It’s pretty cool,” he said ofthe honor. “It’s just somethingyou dream about. As a kidwatchingthegameonTV,Iwashoping I’d always have a
chance toplay in thatgameoneday.”
Whether or not he will playin the game is yet to be deter-mined (only 24 are selected toplay), but his coach knows justhow special of an honor it real-ly is.
“I think I’ve had maybethree guys (nominated), so it’srare,” Martin said. “It’s a spe-cial thing.”
Special not only describeswhat Mills is doing on thecourt, butMartin knowshe hasa special guy on his roster toset a great standard for futurebasketball Bombers.
“He’s a great basketballplayer, but he’s a better personand those are theguysyou loveto coach.”
St. Xavier’s Millsrewarded for workon, off the courtBy Tom [email protected]
St. Xavier High School senior Rod Mills attempts a free throw at theend of practice Jan. 9. The senior is shooting 81.8 percent from thefree throw line this season. TOM SKEEN/COMMUNITY PRESS
ST. BERNARD — The scene isset for a storybook ending for agroup of six seniors on the Rog-er Bacon High School basket-ball team.
Carlas Jackson, AustinFrentsos, Fred Moore, CodyNiesen, Wes Higgs and ReggieWilliams – none ofwhomplayedon varsity as freshmen – haveled the Spartans to the DivisionIII regional semifinals in back-to-back seasons and have achance to end their careers asthree-time Greater CatholicLeague Central/Coed champi-ons.
Sittingat9-1andrankedNo.2in the Associated Press Ohiohigh school Division III statepoll, onemaythinkthewriting ison the wall for the Spartans toget over the hump and make astate run, but coach Brian Nealisn’t seeing that from this groupjust yet.
“Seniors are an incredibleblessing because they’ve beenthrough the battles, but at thesame time they’ve been throughthe battles and sometimes theyrelax because they know(they’ve) been there before,”Neal said. “We’re lacking thatsense of urgency right now thata championship team needs.”
Much of what Neal is speak-
ing ofwas evident in a 75-58 lossto Elder Jan. 3 and in the firsthalf of what ended up to be a16-point victory over league-rivalMcNicholas Jan. 7 (Roger Ba-con led 31-29 at halftime).
“We need to start playingwithmore effort,”Neal said. “…We’vegotten a little bit towherewerelyonourskill toomuchandlast Friday (against Elder) thatkind of caught up with us andthat’s not what Roger Baconbasketball is all about and theyknow that. It’s just a matter ofgetting them back on the righttrack.”
Jackson, Frentsos andMoorelead the team in scoring, all av-eraging more than 11 points pergame, but it’s the role playerswho can make this team thechampionship contender theyhope to be.
Niesen scored 18 points in awin over Ashland Blazer HighSchool Dec. 29 lifting the Spar-tans to the Ashland InvitationalTournament title, while sopho-more Trey McBride scored agame-high 17 in the win overMcNick.
“Any smart coach is going toget it tohisbestplayersasmuchas possible and (Jackson, Frent-sos and Moore) certainly haveprovenforus towin theyneed toplay well,” Neal said. “The good
Effort, urgency couldspell special seasonfor Roger Bacon hoopsBy Tom [email protected]
Roger Bacon senior Austin Frentsos drives to the basket during a regionalsemifinal win over Summit Country Day last season. Frentsos leads theSpartans in scoring this seasonwith 14.6 points per game. FILE ART
See HOOPS, Page A5
JANUARY 15, 2014 • HILLTOP PRESS • A5SPORTS & RECREATION
By his own admission,Daniel Straus was a “badkid” at Sycamore.
Now, at age 29, the For-est Park resident hasfoundapurposethatkeepshim focused, motivatedand mostly out of trouble.The former Aviatorswrestler became the Bel-lator MMA featherweightchampion on Nov. 2, 2013.
With somedistanceandperspective, he has a re-newedappreciationforhishigh school wrestlingcoach, Jason Staggs. Thetwo did not always see eyeto eye. Staggs, now an as-sistant wrestling coach atMason, became Syca-more’s varsity coach priorto Straus’s junior year. Hecoached Straus to a third-place finish in the state asa junior in2002and toana-tional championship as asenior in 2003. “He is anawesome guy. I nevergave him the proper re-spect that he deserved,”Straus said. “He’s one ofthose guys that I owe a lotof my success to.”
The two had a rocky re-lationship at Sycamore.Straus said he just wantedtowrestle,anddidnotcaremuch about the other re-sponsibilities that comewith being a high school
student-athlete. Staggsrecognized the unbeliev-able talent Straus pos-sessed, but struggled toget through to the stub-born teen. An unstablehome life left Straus withlittle discipline or supervi-sion outside of the wres-tling room.
“Hiswhole life he’s hadto overcome adversity.Hewas always able to over-come and succeed in thewrestling room,” Staggssaid. “I’m not surprisedthat he’s overcome adver-sity as an adult and foundsuccess.”
Mixedmartial arts wasnever a goal or a passionfor Straus. After a three-year stint in prison, he raninto a friend and formerwrestling opponent whowas training at a localgym. Straus decided to at-tend a training session atVisionMMAinOakley.Hestill trains with Team Vi-sion today. “MMA wasn’tsomething that I knewanything about (as a highschool wrestler),” saidStraus. “All I had was mywrestling, and I’m a verygood wrestler.”
He saw the sport as away to make a living. Hewas tired of searching forjobs, and was eager tomove on from his job atSteak ‘n’ Shake. In2008, hedecided he wanted to get
paid to be a fighter.“When I got into the
sport, Iwashavinga toughtime finding a job,” Straussaid. “I didn’t want to befamous. I just wanted tomakemoneyandmake it ajob.”
His first amateur fightresulted in a disqualifica-tion, asStrausdidnot evenunderstandallof therules.He had no previous train-ing in disciplines beyondwrestling — no boxing, nojiu jitsu, nomuay thai, andno kickboxing. Once heturned pro in 2009, he ap-proached the sport as a
paycheck. Soon, it becamemuchmore.
After starting his ca-reer 3-4, Straus noticedother fighters pushingthemselves every day, notjust in preparation fortheir next fight. A loss toPat Curran on April 17,2009, was a turning pointfor Straus. Over the nexttwo years, he won 12straightmatches.Bellator,the second largest MMAorganization in the UnitedStates, took notice. OnNov. 2, Straus avenged hisearlier loss to Curran andclaimed his first Bellatorchampionship, improvinghis professional record to22-4.
“He was always able towrestle the best when itmatteredthemostandriseto the occasion on the big-gest stage,” Staggs said.“The bigger the stage, thebetter he performs. I’mnot surprised by his suc-cess at all.”
Becoming an MMAchampion was both unex-pected and expected for
Straus.“On one hand, I want
peopletorespectwhatI’veaccomplished. It’s reallyhard to do,” said Straus.“On the other hand, I lovedoubters. That’s whatdrives me. I’ve alwaysreached the goals I set formyself.”
More importantly, hehas evolved as a person.
He is now a father, and hisstatus as a champion pro-vides him with the moststable employment he hashad in years.He continuesto try and become moredisciplined in his trainingand in his lifestyle. If hekeeps it up, there is achance that the UFC—andits bigger paydays—willcome calling.
Forest Park resident finds purpose in MMA ringBy Adam [email protected]
Daniel Straus battles PatCurran, not pictured, intheir BellatorFeatherweight WorldChampionship fight at theLong Beach Arena. Strauswon by decision, Nov.2.JAYNE KAMIN-ONCEA/USA
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thing about this team is ifone of those three have a(bad) night we do haveother guys that (can stepup). We’ve had some guys
step up and do some goodthings for us.”
Jackson – who’s led theteam in scoring since hissophomore season –knows just how specialthis season could be.
“We’re all so close, it’sjust like a big family,” the6-foot-4 guard said. “We
love each other and we’vebeen playing with eachother since (our) fresh-men year, so we just wantto see everybody reachtheirgoals andweallwantto make that next step. …Everybody knows howspecial it couldbe; now it’sjust on us to get there.”
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The tree crisis: Reviving a battlefieldThe drive along Interstate
275 is the scene of a battle-field. Thousands of giant sol-diers are in a battle to savetheir lives. Unfortunately, theenemies are winning. With toomany forces working againstthem, the soldiers don’t standa chance. They need replace-ments.
The drive, that once provid-ed an awesome view of expan-sive greenery, is now a sceneof barren and broken limbsand masses of dead or dyingtrees. Throughout the Tristateregion, thousands of trees arecaught in a battle against dis-ease, insect infestations andinvasive species. The emeraldash borer, an invasive beetlewhich bores into trees anddisrupts the flow of nutrients,is now attacking the nine spe-cies of native ash throughoutthe region.
In total, more than 20 mil-lion trees will inevitably belost to the emerald ash borer
in the Tri-State regionwithin thenext 10 years.
Other in-sects are alsothreateningthe tree cano-py. In Cler-mont County,the Asianlonghorned
beetle is responsible for theloss of 9,000 trees. Althoughthis beetle is expected to becontained and eradicated, ithas caused significant dam-age, and its potential to returnrequires continued vigilance.Another new threat is thewalnut twig beetle, whichcarries a fungus fatal to blackwalnut trees.
Insect infestations are notthe only threats to the region’strees. Disease and other in-vasive species also endangerlocal forests. With the in-crease of invasive plants like
honeysuckle and the flower-ing pear, forests can’t regen-erate and open areas can’tre-forest as they have in thepast. The tree seedlings thatdo survive often fall victim todeer, whose growing pop-ulation consume young plantsbefore they have a chance tomature. With all these factorsworking against them, treesand forests are struggling
What can be done to keepthe trees we have and replacethe ones that are lost? TheOhio-Kentucky-Indiana Re-gional Council of Govern-ments, the Cincinnati Zoo &Botanical Garden, the GreenPartnership for Greater Cin-cinnati and the Green Umbrel-la have joined forces to createTaking Root, a broad-basedcampaign to address the cur-rent and historic loss of theregion’s tree canopy. Througheducation and improved man-agement, the campaign hopesto better maintain existing
trees and also to plant 2 mil-lion trees by 2020 (one foreveryone in the region).
This is not the first time theregion’s trees have been vic-tims of a battle. In the late1800s, much of the region hadbeen de-forested. It was dur-ing this time when Cincinnatibecame a prominent leader inthe movement to conserve thenation’s forestry. In 1875, Cin-cinnati natives formed theAmerican Forestry Associa-tion. Seven years later, theFirst Annual Forestry Con-gress was held in Cincinnati.It called for “the discussion ofsubjects relating to tree plant-ing: the conservation, man-agement, and renewal of for-ests.” Two days later, the su-perintendent of Cincinnatischools, John B. Peaslee,closed all schools and everyCincinnati child went to anabandoned vineyard andplanted trees. That vineyardis now Eden Park.
In order to overcome theloss of the region’s tree cano-py, the community must onceagain come together. Treescannot fight this battle ontheir own, and their losswould result in devastatingenvironmental and economicconsequences. Taking Root isleading the battle to save theregion’s trees through a col-laborative effort in whichcommunities will be providedopportunities to join the fightand help ensure that treescome out the winner.
For more information onthe battle and how you canhelp, go towww.takingroot.info.
Tia Garcia is the communicationintern for the Ohio-Kentucky-Indi-ana Regional Council of Govern-ments. She is in her fourth year atthe University of Cincinnati study-ing both journalism and communi-cation and will be graduating in thespring of 2014.
Tia GarciaCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Yes, life can be boring. Wequickly develop a daily rou-tine … a repeated pattern oftimelines, things that need tobe accomplished before theconclusion of the day. Evenmore stimulating jobs, canstill get to be a customaryflow of actions necessitatedto complete daily assign-ments.
For some of us life is justgoing to work, coming hometo watch TV, downing a beer,and lounging on a timeworncouch. The next day...thenext day...the next day...thenext day... is much the sameas you sprinkle in weekendsand holidays. And before youknow it, we’re really old andonly capable of sitting onthat worn out couch...watch-ing TV.
A couple of years ago mywife decided that every yearshe was going to learn some-thing new. This was sort of aNew Year’s resolution thatreenergized her kindredspirits. One year it waslearning how to downhillski...next was learning toplay the dulcimer...learningto flip off a diving boar-d...learning to open waterswim and then swim acrossthe Ohio River.
A couple of years ago, sheresearched about animaltherapy, getting certifiedand training our two EnglishLabrador retrievers as ther-apy companions. What adifference in her life thisnew learning opportunitymade to others as well.
One of the new things Idecided to learn was how tocook; I mean, just the basics.Ask my wife and she will tellyou, my cooking even afterlearning, wasn’t all that note-worthy. As she put it, “you’rejust wasting those ingredi-ents!”
I did challenge myself tolearn something new, buteventually decided thatcooking wasn’t going to be inmy “top 10” skills. I was
motivated bythat experi-ence to trylearning howto bake breadlike mom didand what a“slam dunk”that was!Thanks to adear friend,who encour-aged me with
a book on artisan bread bak-ing, I currently oven bake allsorts of “Old Style” Euro-pean bread for my neigh-bors/friends.
In writing this column, Iwas amazed at all the re-search being done on thehuman brain. Most of theresearch results find that tokeep the brain healthy, work-ing and cultivating morecells, we must keep it men-tally sharp. One idea I readsomewhere was to brushyour teeth with the oppositehand to challenge your brain.But, that didn’t work well thefirst time...as I lost my gripon the brush and it flip-...sending toothpaste all overmy new re-gifted sweater!
I’m now trying brain stim-ulation crossword puzzles.But life is so much morewith a positive mindset ofnew learning opportunities!Eartha Kitt says it best:
“I am learning all thetime. The tombstone will bemy diploma.”
Life-long learning is try-ing new things and can’t waitto decide on a 2014 new yearchallenge...maybe rockclimbing?
My wife’s response: “Onlyif I up my life insurancepolicy.”
Oh well...back to brushingteeth with my left hand!
Wes Adamson is a resident ofWyoming. His work has been ac-cepted for publication by twoliterary magazines; “River andSouth Review” and “DriftwoodPress.”
Happy New Year –‘Teeth brushing withthe opposite hand’
WesAdamsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Jan. 8 questionWhatdoyou thinkof city coun-
cil giving the go ahead to resum-ing the streetcar construction forCincinnati?
“Damn fools!!!”J.G.
“I think it’s a typical exampleof bait and switch. You tell thevoters one thing to get electedand then turn around and do theexact opposite. The new mayorshould be ashamed of himselffor ignoring the wishes of thevoters who want this projectstopped.”
C.H.
“Stupid! Just like the stadi-ums were.
“After all they are politicianswho are only in it for them-selves. They cannot pay the re-tired firemen and policemen solet’s go into debt a little more. Ihave been to cities with street-cars and they are a gimmick.”
J.S.D.
“Great idea for Cincinnatistreetcar construction and thatMayor Cranley was big enoughto get his mind changed.
“The streetcar should meanhundreds of jobs (constructionand for operation), growth, andless smog in the city – all goodfor the area and southwestOhio’s environmental and eco-nomic future.”
TRog
“Restores my faith in com-mon sense.
“True this street car isbut thestart of a proper public trans-port lightrail infrastructure,buta journey of a1,000miles beginswith a single step. ‘Nuf said.”
D.R.
“Cincinnati needs to get withit and continue tomove forwardon the streetcar construction.We need to move forward ontransportation for a change, in-stead of constantly being stag-nant (traffic jams anyone?), ormoving backwards by the pro-verbial 10 years.
“Now that downtown hasbeeninundatedbyyoungprofes-sionals who live in and actuallylike our downtown, the rest ofCincinnati needs to get out oftheir rabbit holes and get mov-ing.
“You cannot expect Cincin-nati tobeaworld-classcitywith-out world-class transportation,and that includes light rail fromthe suburbs to downtown.
“The streetcar is just a firststep that can send Cincinnatiinto a bright future instead oflagging behind.”
J.B.
“What a farce! November’selection results were whollybased upon the anti-trolleystance ofMayorCranley and sixof the nine council members.
“However, within less than amonth from taking office, threenew members who had prom-ised voters they would stop it,changed sides. At least Cranleykept his promise, but he couldnot veto the ordinancedue to thetwo-thirds majority who ap-proved the trolley’s resumption.
“Cincinnati voters must beshaking their heads in disbelief.No doubt Roxanne Qualls is alsostunnedsinceshe lostherbidfor
mayor because of her stance onthe trolley. Unbelievable!”
R.V.
“I still do not see the purposeof this street car with trafficcongestionrelieforgeneralpub-lic transportation in this city.
“Still a waste of money likethe Bridge to Nowhere in Alas-ka! I won’t ride this thing any-time soon.”
O.H.R.
“All Ihaveasan input is that Iwould bet the supporters to the‘rail to nowhere’ would not bewilling to sign up tomake up forthe deficit that it is going to cre-ate. Move over Detroit, here wecome.”
D.J.
Jan. 1 questionShould the U.S. adopt an advi-
sory panel’s recommendations toend the government’s systematiccollectionof logsofallAmericans’cellular phone calls and requirethose to be kept in private hands“for queries and data mining”only by court order? Why or whynot?
“No advisory panel should beadopted. A federal judge has al-ready declared that the Obama/NSAdataminingactsareuncon-stitutional on Dec. 16.
“The media fails to mentionthat President Obama cam-paigned against the Patriot Actin2008–butafterhiselection,hedid not keep his promise. In-stead,PresidentObamainjectedan unlimited dose of steroidsinto the arms of theNSAand theDepartment of Homeland Secu-rity forpoliticalpower.TheNSAis just the beginning of Obama’sdata collecting frenzy – thereare also the new Obamacaremedical records, new CommonCore student records and thenew FBI DNA database. Since2009, the Department of Home-land Security has been pushingstates to upgrade their driverslicenses with RFID (radio-fre-quency identification) chips'that will signal a secure systemto pull up your biographic andbiometric data.'
“Citizens need to stand up toprotect our personal freedoms,privacy, and liberty before theyare all lost.”
D.M.
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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014
Students at St. Vivian School recently celebratedGrandparents/Special Person Day.
Theywelcomedtheirguests,attendedMass, thenspent time together in classrooms.
The yearly event is sponsored by the St. Vivian PTA.
Braely Cooper is pictured with her grandparents, Gloroa and Bobby Cooper, and Mittie Singer. PROVIDED
Special day at St. Vivian
Tyler Borgman is pictured with his grandfathers,Jim Engelhardt and Skip Borgman. PROVIDED
Nathan Weigand is pictured with his grandfather,Don Weigand. PROVIDED
Jon Myers is pictured with teacher Linda Kasper, left, and grandmother Rosemary Sweeney. PROVIDED
Monica Sellars is pictured with her grandmother, Joan Sellars.PROVIDED
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THURSDAY, JAN. 16Art & Craft ClassesMake a Butterfly or DragonflyPin for Teens, 4 p.m., ForestPark Branch Library, 655Way-cross Road, Make a pin usingeither a butterfly or dragonflycharm. Ages 12-18. Free. Regis-tration required. 369-4478.Forest Park.
Clubs & OrganizationsForest ParkWomen’s ClubMonthlyMeeting, 7-9 p.m.,Forest Park Senior Center, 11555Winton Road, Speaker: TimCoats fromWild Birds Unlimited.Tim tells about feeding backyardbirds in winter. 522-0066;www.forestparkwomensclu-b.org. Forest Park.
Dance ClassesWaltz Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Parky’s Farm Hayloft Barn, 10073Daly Road, Beginner-level danceclass open to all capable ages.Wear smooth-soled shoes. Withinstructors Betty and Estil Ow-ens. Free. 671-7219;www.sonksdf.com. SpringfieldTownship.
Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 7-11a.m., Kroger Finneytown, 8421Winton Road, Several screeningpackages available to test risk ofheart attack, stroke, aneurysmand other major diseases. Ap-pointment required. 866-819-0127; www.mercyhealthfair.com.Finneytown.Pre-Diabetes Class, 4-6 p.m.,Mercy Health – West Hospital,3300 Mercy Health Blvd., In-formation on making healthyfood choices, exercise and bloodsugar control and monitoringblood sugar levels. $20. 956-3729; www.e-mercy.com.Mon-fort Heights.Five Secrets to PermanentWeight Loss, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Western Tennis and Fitness Club,5490 Muddy Creek, Learn fivekey elements to achieving andmaintaining full health potentialby having a good and properweight. Ages 21 and up. Free.941-0378. Green Township.
Senior CitizensMovement Class for Seniors,11 a.m.-noon, Guenthner Phys-ical Therapy, 5557 Cheviot Road,$6, first class free. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com.Mon-fort Heights.
FRIDAY, JAN. 17Music - JazzLydianMix, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,College Hill Coffee Company andCasual Gourmet, 6128 HamiltonAve., Performing jazz standards.Free. 542-2739; www.collegehill-coffeeco.com. College Hill.
SATURDAY, JAN. 18Community Dance
Hoedowners, 6:30-10 p.m.,Greenhills Community ChurchPresbyterian, 21 Cromwell Road,No prior dance experiencenecessary. $15. 761-4088. Green-hills.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,St. John’s Westminster UnionChurch, 1085 Neeb Road, $5.347-4613. Delhi Township.
Music - AcousticBromwell Diehl Band, 7:30-9:30p.m., College Hill Coffee Compa-ny and Casual Gourmet, 6128Hamilton Ave., Free. 542-2739;www.collegehillcoffeeco.com.College Hill.
Music - RockEleven, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., ClubTrio, 5744 Springdale Road, Free.385-1005. Colerain Township.
On Stage - ComedyComedy Night, 6:30-11 p.m.,Pebble Creek Golf Course,Restaurant & Event Center, 9799Prechtel Road, Dinner buffet,cash bar with drink specials andthree comedians. With SteveCaminiti and friends. Ages 21and up. $25. Reservations re-quired. 385-4442, ext. 14;www.pebblecreekgc.com.Colerain Township.
SUNDAY, JAN. 19Exercise ClassesYoga, 4:30-5:30 p.m., GuenthnerPhysical Therapy, 5557 CheviotRoad, Strengthen, stretch andtone with gentle postures thatrelease tension and support theintegrity of the spine. Familyfriendly. $7 walk-in; $120 for 10classes. 923-1700; www.guenth-nerpt.com.Monfort Heights.Leslie Sansone’s Walk Live,2:15-3 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, 1150W.Galbraith Road, Lower level.One-mile walk in powerful,low-impact, indoor, aerobicworkout. Free. 324-6173. NorthCollege Hill.
Home & GardenGreater Cincinnati Home FairNorthwest Edition, 2-4:30p.m., The Grove Banquet Hall,9158Winton Road, Home buyersand sellers learn how to navi-gate today’s real estate market.Question-and-answer session,buyer workshop and more fromtop experts. Free. 400-4288.Finneytown.
MONDAY, JAN. 20Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 7:45-8:45p.m., Cincinnati Dance andMovement Center, 880 ComptonRoad, Incorporates variety ofdance styles, including jazz, hiphop, Latin, jive and more dancedto popular music. $10. Regis-tration required. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.
Springfield Township.Hatha Yoga, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, 4300 Springdale Road,Bring mat and engage in stretch-ing, breathing and relaxingtechniques. $10. Presented byColerain Township. 741-8802;www.colerain.org. ColerainTownship.
Senior CitizensMovement Class for Seniors,11 a.m.-noon, Guenthner Phys-ical Therapy, $6, first class free.923-1700; www.guenthnerpt-.com.Monfort Heights.
TUESDAY, JAN. 21Health / WellnessMercy HealthMobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Kroger Finneytown, 8421Winton Road, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assis-tance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com. Finneytown.
Literary - SigningsGregory Petersen, 6:30 p.m.,College Hill Branch Library, 1400W. North Bend Road, Authordiscusses and signs “OpenMike.” For adults. 369-6036;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.College Hill.
Support GroupsAlzheimer’s Association Fam-ily Support Group, 2 p.m.,Greenhills Municipal Building,11000Winton Road, Open tofamily and/or caregivers of thosewith Alzheimer’s disease or arelated dementia. Free. 605-1000; www.alz.org/cincinnati.Greenhills.Caregiver Support Group,7-8:30 p.m., Corpus ChristiChurch, 2014 Springdale Road,Parish Center Library. To supportthose that are caring for dis-abled or elderly parent (relative).Share experiences and copingtechniques along with informa-tion on available resources in ourcommunity. Ages 18 and up.Free. Registration required.929-4483; www.ccswoh.org/caregivers. New Burlington.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22Art & Craft ClassesMake a Bead Bracelet forTeens, 4 p.m., Forest ParkBranch Library, 655WaycrossRoad, Make a bracelet usingbeads. Ages 12-18. Free. Regis-tration required. 369-4478.Forest Park.
Exercise ClassesYoga, 6:30-7:30 p.m., GuenthnerPhysical Therapy, $7 walk-in;$120 for 10 classes. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com.Mon-fort Heights.
Health / Wellness
Yoga Back Therapy, 6-6:45 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, Gentle yoga postures tosoothe the back. $30 for five-class pass or $7 drop-in. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.
Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,7:30-9 p.m., Our Lady of theRosary Church, 17 Farragut Road,Parish Center. To support care-givers of elderly or disabledparents (relatives). Ages 18 andup. Free. Registration required.929-4483. Greenhills.
THURSDAY, JAN. 23Dance ClassesWaltz Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Parky’s Farm Hayloft Barn, Free.671-7219; www.sonksdf.com.Springfield Township..
Senior CitizensOpen House, 2-4 p.m., TripleCreek Retirement Community,11230 Pippin Road, 2540-BStrawberry Lane. For seniorswho want to avoid the hassles ofhomeownership while stillmaintaining their independence.Free. ThroughMarch 13. 851-0601; www.triplecreekretire-ment.com. Colerain Township.Movement Class for Seniors,11 a.m.-noon, Guenthner Phys-ical Therapy, $6, first class free.923-1700; www.guenthnerpt-.com.Monfort Heights.
FRIDAY, JAN. 24Music - CountryBuffalo Ridge Band, 9 p.m.-1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.
Music - FolkRaison d’Etre, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,College Hill Coffee Company andCasual Gourmet, 6128 HamiltonAve., Trio from Northern Ken-tucky. Free. 542-2739; www.col-legehillcoffeeco.com. CollegeHill.
SATURDAY, JAN. 25Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,St. John’s Westminster Union
Church, $5. 347-4613. DelhiTownship.
Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Kroger Forest Park,1212W. Kemper Road, Severalscreening packages available totest risk of heart attack, stroke,aneurysm and other majordiseases. Appointment required.866-819-0127; www.mercy-healthfair.com. Forest Park.
Music - BluegrassThem ThereMountain Boys,7:30-9:30 p.m., College HillCoffee Company and CasualGourmet, 6128 Hamilton Ave.,Free. 542-2739. College Hill.
Music - ConcertsThe Grascals, 7:30-10 p.m., St.Xavier High School, 600W.North Bend Road, Bluegrassgroup. Benefits Catholic Ele-mentary School Tuition Assis-tance Programs. $30. 484-0157;www.gcparts.org. Finneytown.
Music - RockStompin’ Revolvers, 9:30p.m.-1:30 a.m., Club Trio, 5744Springdale Road, Free. 385-1005.Colerain Township.
SUNDAY, JAN. 26Art & Craft ClassesBeginning Knitting, 11:30 a.m.-1p.m., Broadhope Art Collective,3022 Harrison Ave., Learn basicsof knitting and more. $10.225-8441; www.broadhopeart-collective.com.Westwood.
AuditionsSuite Surrender, 2-4 p.m.,Glenmore Playhouse, 3716Glenmore Ave., Callback Jan. 28,if necessary. Auditions willconsist of cold readings from thescript. Free. 266-6755; www.the-dramaworkshop.org. Cheviot.
Dining EventsAll-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 9a.m.-noon, Fraternal Order ofEagles - Mount Healthy Aerie2193, 1620 Kinney Ave., $8.931-2989.Mount Healthy.
Exercise ClassesYoga, 4:30-5:30 p.m., GuenthnerPhysical Therapy, $7 walk-in;$120 for 10 classes. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com.Mon-fort Heights.Leslie Sansone’s Walk Live,2:15-3 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, Free. 324-6173. North College Hill.
MONDAY, JAN. 27AuditionsSuite Surrender, 7-9 p.m.,Glenmore Playhouse, CallbacksJan. 28, if necessary. Free. 266-6755; www.thedramaworksho-p.org. Cheviot.
Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 7:45-8:45p.m., Cincinnati Dance andMovement Center, $10. Regis-tration required. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Springfield Township.Hatha Yoga, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, $10. 741-8802; www.col-erain.org. Colerain Township.Dance Jamz, 9-10 a.m., TheGymnastics Center, 3660WerkRoad, Cardio dance fitness class.Ages 18 and up. $5 per class or$40 for 10-class punchcard.706-1324. Green Township.
Senior CitizensMovement Class for Seniors,11 a.m.-noon, Guenthner Phys-ical Therapy, $6, first class free.923-1700; www.guenthnerpt-.com.Monfort Heights.
TUESDAY, JAN. 28Senior Executive Club, 1:30p.m., Triple Creek RetirementCommunity, 11230 Pippin Road,Opportunity to meet new peo-ple and have group of friends todiscuss topics of interest. Free.Reservations required. 851-0601;www.triplecreekretirement.com.Colerain Township.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29Art & Craft ClassesMake a Chinese New Year Pin,4 p.m., Forest Park BranchLibrary, 655Waycross Road,Make a pin using a replica of aChinese coin. Ages 12-18. Free.Registration required. 369-4478.Forest Park.
Exercise ClassesYoga, 6:30-7:30 p.m., GuenthnerPhysical Therapy, $7 walk-in;$120 for 10 classes. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com.Mon-fort Heights.
THURSDAY, JAN. 30Dance ClassesWaltz Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Parky’s Farm Hayloft Barn, Free.671-7219; www.sonksdf.com.Springfield Township.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The Broadhope Art Collective, 3022 Harrison Ave. in Westwood, will host a Sewing 101Class from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. Students can learn to sew in a one-on-one classsetting while making a pillow and getting acquainted with a sewing machine. The cost is$50 and all materials are provided. Registration is required. Call 225-8441.FILE PHOTO
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Brrrr! Today is defi-nitely a soup day. Thetemperature in my herbgarden read 11 belowzero. I’m glad we’re not
entertain-ing thisweek sinceI have myAmishwoodenclothesrack linedwithclothesdrying bythe woodstove and
that takes up a goodamount of room. Notexactly the ambience forhaving people over, butall is still good. As theclothes dry, they add abit of needed moisture tothe dry air.
Grandson Jack hadhis tonsils and adenoidsout over the holidays, soI took over some soupsand other favorite foods.He was able to eat abowl of the chicken tor-tellini soup recipe thatI’m sharing today rightaway. His brothers, Lukeand Will, finished it off.It reminded me of howsomething like soup cannourish and make onefeel special. I wanted toshare it with you be-cause it really is easyand healthful and goestogether in minutes.
Rita’s feel-better15-minute chickentortellini soup
The broth is easilydigestible and the garlicis an antibiotic. Good forsomeone whose appetite
is compromised. Thechicken and tortelliniprovide protein andsome carbs, and thefresh greens containantioxidants.
1quart or so of low-sodiumchicken broth
1garlic clove, smashedCooked chicken – agenerous cup or so
1bag frozen cheesetortellini
Fresh greens – spinach,chard, whatever
Parmesan or Romanocheese
Put broth and garlicclove into pot. Bring toboil. Add chicken andtortellini to boilingbroth. When tortellinifloats to top, it’s done.Remove garlic. Stir inhandfuls of freshgreens. Ladle into bowlsand sprinkle withcheese.
Tip from Rita’skitchen
You can leave thechicken out if you want amore broth-type soup.
More pantry herbsand spices that fightcolds and flu: Check outmy blog for these plusnice recipes for ginger-lemon tea and chilledcitrus drink.
Birdseed ringPam Freeman, a New
Richmond reader,shared this recipe awhile back. Here’s myadaptation. Check outPam’s seasonal crafts onher blog on Laura’s leanbeef website. Pam al-ways has something funand doable for families
to make together.
3 cups wild birdseed1 cup sunflower seeds1 envelope unflavoredgelatin
3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour3 tablespoons corn syrup1⁄2 cup hot waterCooking sprayHeavy ribbon or string
Combine birdseed,gelatin, flour, corn syrupand water. Spray Bundtcake pan (or other bakeware) with cookingspray. Press seed mix-ture very firmly intopan. Place pan in warm,dry place and let sitovernight or until dry.Depending upon howwarm it is, this could
take a few days.Once the birdseed
mixture is hardened,turn pan over to releasering. Tie ribbon aroundit and hang where birdscan find it.
Cookie cutters: Funfor the kids. Spray in-sides well and pack themixture in. Poke a holein center if you’re goingto hang them up. After aday, you will be able togently push mixture outin one piece; it will stillbe soft but you can lay iton rack to finish drying.
Coming soonThe Goetta issue. As
I always do this time ofyear, I’ll be sharing my
best goetta recipe alongwith readers’ recipes.Send your favorite goet-ta recipe, along with thestory of how/why youmake it.
Pia’s chicken salad.The family shares thisheirloom customer fa-vorite.
Tips from Susan’sNatural World
Best vitamin supple-ments for men, womenand children. SusanParker of Susan’s Natu-ral World, was a guest onmy cable show (Warneraccess, channels 8 and15). She showed herthree most importantsupplements for men,
women and children,and took all the mysteryout of what we should betaking, supplement wise.She also made a yummyvegetarian dish of cauli-flower (on the 2014 trendlists of good foods), on-ion, red bell pepper andpeas. Susan calls it “eat-ing the rainbow.” Checkout my blog for photos.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim's culinary professionaland author. Find her blogonline at Cincinnati.Com/blogs. Email her at [email protected] "Rita's kitchen" in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
Feed your family – and the birds
RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
Rita’s simple chicken tortellini soup is good for someone who is under the weather.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
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Years ago I heardmost email received byconsumers is junk mailof little interest to therecipients.
That’s not only just astrue today, but now youhave to watch out forspam emails designed tosteal your identity.
The easiest way forthieves to get your per-sonal information is toinfect your computerwith a virus. The virusallows the thieves accessto your information,including passwords,which can even givethem access to your bankaccounts.
These spam emailshave been sent at anincreasing rate in recentmonth disguised as allsorts of things. For in-stance, one came fromthe “Apple Security Cen-ter” seeking accountverification information.But, a check of the send-er’s email addressshowed it did not comefrom Apple so clickingon the link it sent couldhave infected your com-puter.
Marlene, in Cincin-nati, wrote me she re-ceived an email allegedly
fromWal-mart,whichclaimed itwas can-celing herdeliverybecause ofproblemswith heraddress.She was
asked to click on a linkand send her new ad-dress. She wrote, “I be-lieve the email is a hoaxand scam to get my per-sonal info since I haven’tordered anything fromWalmart recently. Ididn’t open the ‘form’they asked me to com-plete.”
Dan, of Green Town-ship, wrote me he re-ceived an email claimingto come from Costco andalso claiming there was adelivery delay because ofa problem with his ad-dress. The wording ofthat email is almost ex-actly the same as the oneMarlene received claim-ing to be fromWalmart.Again, Dan says he didnot click on the link re-questing his informationbecause he realized itwas a scam since he
doesn’t belong to Costco.Emails are still being
sent, allegedly from sol-diers overseas, seekingassistance moving valu-able items. The latestsays, “Can I trust you?”It asks for, “Assistancefor safe keeping of twomilitary trunk boxesvaluable that will be ofgreat benefit to both ofus.” Notice the grammat-ical mistakes, which arevery common in thesescam emails, becausethey often come fromoverseas where Englishis not the scammer’s firstlanguage.
Finally, here’s one ofthe most interestingspam emails I’ve seen ina long time. It says, “No-tice to Appear in Court.”It gives a case numberand says, “This is to ad-vise that you are re-quired to attend the courtof Washington in January8, 2014 for the hearing ofyour case.” I hope younoticed the grammaticalerrors. It goes on-,“Please, kindly prepareand bring the documentsrelated to this case on thedate mentioned above.Attendance is compul-sory. The copy of the
court notice is attachedto this letter, please,download and read itthoroughly.”
Once again, the gram-matical mistakes arenumerous in those sen-tences as well. From thelanguage I can tell thisalso came from overseas– and the email addresswith it shows it did notcome from any court-house. But it mightprompt someone to clickon the link provided tosee if they can figure outwhat’s going on. Thatwould be a mistake be-cause it most likely con-tains a virus to steal yourpersonal information.
Bottom line, be verycareful of emails contain-ing links – even thosethat appear to come fromreputable companies andagencies. All too oftenthey are just scams hop-ing to get you to click ontheir link so they cansteal from you.
Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].
Junk e-mails can containviruses aimed to steal identity
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The Hamilton Coun-ty Recycling and SolidWaste District’s freeresidential computerand television drop-offprogramwill open for aspecial one-day collec-tionevent from9a.m.to1p.m. Saturday, Jan.18,in the Colerain HighSchool parking lot, 8801Cheviot Road.
Residents mustbring proof of residen-cy, such as a driver’s li-cense or utility bill inorder to participate.This programprohibitsthe acceptance of com-puter equipment/TVsfrom businesses,churches, schools andnon-profit organiza-tions.
Itemsaccepted at nocharge include: moni-tors, CPUs, printers,televisions (any sizeand any age), fax ma-chines, main frames,laptops, mice, key-boards, speakers, scan-ners, personal copiers,printers, cables, chips,circuit boards, back upbatteries, cell phones,cameras, CD/DVDplayers, electronicgame devices, GPSunits, telephones, videoequipment and PDAs.
Computer,TV recyclingdrop-off openJan. 18
continues in January withthe world premiere of“Joan the Girl of Arc,”which will tour to commu-nity venues throughoutthe Tristate from Jan. 17through Feb. 22. Recom-mendedforages11andup,this inspiring play offers anew perspective on theclassic story of the youngwoman who helped saveFrance.
The adventure openswith Joan as a young girljust starting to examineher beliefs. As she beginsto understand herself andthe world around her, she
The Cincinnati Play-house in the Park’s Off theHill series for families
learns to inspire and leadothers.
“Joan the Girl of Arc”will be directed by Play-house Associate ArtistK.J. Sanchez, who direct-ed the world premiere of“Seven Spots on the Sun”in the Thompson Shelter-house Theatre.
For more informationabout the Playhouse's edu-cation and outreach pro-grams, contact the Educa-tion Department at 513-345-2242 or visitwww.cincyplay.com.
Playhouse’s ‘Joan of Arc’ goes off-stage
Join Llanfair Directorof Education R. EdwardStinson in this interactivefour-part educationseries.The program is 11 a.m. tonoon Fridays, Jan. 24-Feb.14, Campus Center GreatRoom.
Part I: seriousnatureoffalls; learn and practicethe multidimensional ap-proach to preventing afall; identify risk factorsfor falls; participate in ex-ercises that you can per-form on a regular basis tobuild strength.
Part II: internal and ex-ternal risk factors associ-ated with falls; take an in-ventory of environmental
hazards that potentiallyexist in yourworld; look atsimple modifications toensure safety; walk awaywithahomehazardcheck-list.
Part III: participate in afall history assessment;pharmacology and falls;how impaired visioncauses falls; vision com-pensations to preventfalls.
Part IV: Explore assis-tive devices; learn andpractice the process ofsafe transfers; learn thecorrectways of how to getup from a fall.
PleaseRSVP to 513-591-4567 by Jan. 22.
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WhatThe purpose of these research studies is toevaluate the effects of dietary interventionon memory. Researchers would like to see ifchanges to diet might be related tobetter memory ability.
WhoAdults 62 years old and older who:
! Have mild to moderate forgetfulness and/orshort-termmemory problemsand
! Do not have diabetes
PayParticipants will be paid for their time.
DetailsFor more information, contact Marcy Shidler [email protected] or 513-558-2455.
Do You Have Memory Problems?Adults 62 andOlder Needed for Research Studies onMemory
JANUARY 15, 2014 • HILLTOP PRESS • B5LIFE
Joanne CollinsJoanne Klaserner Collins, 89,
Western Hills, died Jan. 1. Shewas a homemaker.
Survived by daughter Mau-reen Collins; brother George(Alice) Klaserner; brother-in-lawJoe Betz; nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by husbandClifford Collins, sister NormaBetz.
Services were Jan. 4 at OurLady of Lourdes. Arrangementsby B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral
Home. Memorials to: Frank'sParent Group, 5884 BridgetownRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45248.
Joyce HottensteinJoyce Ann Hottenstein, 61,
died Jan. 1.She was a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Order of the EasternStar Hoffner Chapter 286, WhiteShrine, American Legion Auxilia-ry and Alpha Gamma DeltaSorority.
Survived bysisters JanetHottenstein,Joan Richards.Preceded indeath byparents How-ard "Bill" Jr.,June Hotten-stein.
Services were Jan. 11 at theChurch of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints. Arrangements byVitt, Stermer & Anderson Funer-
al Home.
Carol PriestCarol Bockenstette Priest, 50,
Mount Healthy, died Dec. 28.She was a secretary for St.Francis de Sales Church.
Survived by children Sydney,Samuel Priest; partner Greg Nerl;father Kenneth (Ellen) Bocken-stette Sr.; siblings Kim Hen-ninger, Karen Gay, Cathy Atwell,Chris Morris, Kenneth Jr., KeithBockenstette, Heather Knipe,
Jessica Clipson; Jeff Priest, herchildren's father; many niecesand nephews. Preceded in deathby mother M. Carolyn Bocken-stette.
Services were Jan. 1 at St.Francis de Sales Church. Ar-rangements by Ralph Meyer &
Deters FuneralHome. Memo-rials to: St.Francis de SalesSchool, 1602Madison Road,Cincinnati, OH45206.
DEATHS
Hottenstein Priest
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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
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.,
Finneytownwww.faithcinci.org
Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am
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
Child Care 9-12
EPISCOPAL
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
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
VINEYARD CHURCHNORTHWEST
Colerain TownshipThree Weekend Services
Saturday - 5:30 pmSunday - 9:30 & 11:15 am
9165 Round Top Road1/4 mile south of Northgate Mall513-385-4888 µ www.vcnw.org
HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH
“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)
Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553
www.highviewchristianchurch.com
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
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
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 BendTraditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am
Contemporary Worhip 9:45amNursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org
Spiritual Checkpoint ...Bearing the Love of Christ...for you!
CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142
www.cos-umc.org"Changed from the Inside Out:
New Ears"Traditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am
Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)
9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided
Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior Pastor
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”
UNITED METHODIST
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St. Paul United Church of Christ5312 Old Blue Rock Rd., off Springdale
Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian
Sunday Worship: 10:30amSunday School: 9:15am
Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org
www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC
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
Jeff Hosmer, Rich Jones &Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors
PRESBYTERIAN
EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH
Sunday School Hour (for all ages)9:15 - 10:15am
Worship Service - 10:30 to 11:45am(Childcare provided for infants/ toddlers)
Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble RdOffice: 2192 Springdale Rd
542-9025Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org
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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