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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
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Every morning whenIndian Hill resident RonSchuermann Sr. gets out ofbed, the 73-year-old’s news-paper is waiting on his door-step.
That’s thanks to Bev Oli-ver,, his neighbor on SouthClippinger Drive , who hasbeen performing this act ofkindness for several years.
Schuermann’s newspaperis literally within his arm’sreach every morning byabout 7 a.m., Oliver havingwalked it some 150 feet fromthe end of the Schuermannfamily’s driveway to thefront door of their home.
“To think there are stillpeople that think of theirneighbors for no reason,even though they have noneed, is just a neat thing todo and much appreciated -especially when it’s wet orsnowy,” Schuermann said.
In fact, it was a snowy dayabout three years ago whenOliver, who was librarian atIndian Hill High School be-fore she retired, began mak-ing her thoughtful gesture.
Oliver had slipped intoher snow boots and walkedto the end of her driveway toget her paper when she no-ticed the paper at the end of
the Schuermann family’sdriveway nearby.
It wasn’t a big deal to pickit up and drop it off at theSchuermanns’ home on herway back to her house, Oli-ver said.
Plus, “It’s easy to be niceto good neighbors,” Oliversaid.
NEIGHBORS WHO CARE
SMALLkindness makesBIG impressionBy Jeanne [email protected]
JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNIKTY PRES
Bev Oliver performs an act of kindness for her neighbors every day.
THE CARING NEVER STOPSWe asked, and you responded. In a big way.We asked if you knew someone who regularly embodies the
spirit of Neighbors Who Care – maybe they brought you foodduring an illness, or looked after your house while you weregone, or cleared your driveway during snow, or helped pick updebris after a storm – or maybe they just provide a friendlyface, or listen when you need to talk to someone.
We received almost 200 nominations from readers of our 16Ohio papers. We have picked some of the best .
Thanks to you, and to them, for making our holiday editionsmemorable.
When Sycamore Township’sAmy Tagiof decided to pursue along-time interest in takinghorse lessons, she had no ideathat she would find a volunteeropportunity that would bringher such joy.
In 2010 Tagiof signed up forhorseback riding lessons at theWinton Woods Riding Center.
“It’s something I alwayswanted to do,” said the mom of a17-year-old Indian Hill HighSchool student. As her skillsgrew, so did her interest. Soonshe wanted to be more involvedwith the barn and the horses.That’s when she became a GreatParks of Hamilton County vol-unteer. In this capacity, she en-thusiastically embraced the op-portunity to care for the horseswhich involved everythingfrom mucking the stalls andcleaning tack to delivering hayto the field.
“Volunteering there is a freehorse education,” she said. “Ifyou want to learn more abouthorses, you have to be aroundthem. Then you get to knowtheir personalities.
Tagiof’s involvement withthe stable continued to grow.She became a contributor to thepark magazine Grapevine, writ-ing on topics such as why thehorses are “barefoot” instead ofshod, and the health benefits ofhorses. She also became a mem-ber of the center’s volunteercommittee, one of the largestcommittees at the park. Thecommittee talks about needs forthe Special Olympics programand the Special Riders pro-gram, which are close to Ta-giof’s heart.
Both programs are for adultsand children with special needs.The Special Riders program istherapeutic providing studentswith an opportunity to engagewith their volunteers, theirhorse, to be in the outdoors, andto have a physical activity, Win-ton Woods Riding Center man-ager Rachel Neumann said. The
experience is unique for eachrider, she said.
The Special Olympics pro-gram is for competitive riding.This is for individuals who havebeen riding for a while and havea real skill level, Neumann said.They are riding independentlyand are in charge of their riding.
“They are students with spe-cial needs who are given a ven-ue to compete at their own lev-el,” Neumann said. WintonWoods is the official facility forthe state equestrian SpecialOlympics. There are ridersfrom the center who participatein Ohio’s Special Olympics andtravel to the Kentucky HorsePark to compete as well.
There are 73 people on thewaiting list to be in the SpecialRiders program, Tagiof said.Winton Woods has the horsesand facilities to accommodatethe additional riders. What itlacks is the volunteers. Threevolunteers are needed for eachrider. Two serve as spotters, oneon each side of the horse, andthe third guides the horse.
No experience is needed.The barn provides the training.
“My rider is Katie. Shelaughs and has a good time. It’sgreat to see the joy.” And everyrider’s favorite thing to do istrot – once they are ready.“That’s always the favoritepart. It’s bouncy and fun.”
Volunteers like Tagiof arecritical to the center being ableto serve so many people, espe-cially in the Special Riders andSpecial Olympics programs,Neumann said. There are over100 active volunteers who areinvolved in either the SpecialRiders, Special Olympics orboth programs, she said.
Both programs are limitedwith number of riders by thenumber of volunteers commit-ted to each riding slot.
“If we had the volunteers wecould bring upwards of 10 newriders into the program thisspring,” she said.
No experience is needed to
Sycamorewoman rides to volunteeropportunities
By Sheila [email protected]
THANKS TO AMY TAGIOF
Sycamore's Amy Tagiof with Mercury, one of many horses she rides at theWinton Woods Riding Center.
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volunteer at the centerbut they do need to have acertain interest in physi-cal activity.
“They’ll be walking be-side horses, so it’s a goodenergetic walk,” Neu-mann said.
To volunteer, visitgreatparks.org and down-load and submit the volun-teer application. After asuccessful backgroundcheck, volunteers gothrough a one-time orien-tation. Those who wish to
volunteer at the ridingcenter also receive a one-time hands-on lesson. Af-ter that they are free tojump into the program.
“The big thing I en-courage everybody to do,if perhaps they are inter-ested, is to come out andobserve and see what amassive impact this pro-gram has on not just theriders, but the volun-teers,” Neumann said.
When not working withhorses, Tagiof is busyworking part-time as a na-ture educator. In the fallshe is also a volunteer forthe Indian Hill MarchingBand.
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The Village GardenClub of Indian Hill maydeck halls with boughs ofholly, but when it comes todecorating the tree, theirinspiration is as likely tocome from the garbage asfrom the garden.
The club donated a dec-orated Christmas tree to
Stepping Stones in IndianHill, and all of the orna-ments and garlands wererecycled from somethingthat would have been des-tined for a landfill.
“So many people throwthings away withoutthinking of how theycould re-use them,” Vil-lage Garden Club Presi-dent Ester Binns of IndianHill said.
“This was a fun pro-ject, but we hope it is in-structive, too.”
Garden Club memberscollected would-be trashand old holiday cards andtransformed them usingglue guns, ribbon, a woodburning tool to melt holesin plastic, and a lot of cre-ativity.
Plastic juice bottles be-came delicate bells. Winecorks and paperclipsturned into reindeer. Aring of angels cut from agallon milk jug encircledthe tree top. As a finishingtouch, club membersdraped the tree in gar-lands of white packingpeanuts strung on redyarn.
Through all the milkjugs, berry containers
and candy wrappers, thegardening connectionshines through. PamliaConnell Grafe of IndianHill, the club’s newestmember, hung colorfulseed packets in the upperbranches. Other mem-bers had glued togetherMiracle Gro measuringscoops to create danglingornaments. Cardboardtubes from paper towelswere cut into rings andglued into flower shapes.
“This makes you lookat things from a differentperspective,” Grafe said.“We thought it would befun for the children toguess where everythingcame from.”
The only decorationsthat were not recycled arethe colored lights, whichwere donated by AceHardware.
Stepping Stones serveschildren and adults withdisabilities. The recycletree is at the Given Cam-pus on Given Road in Indi-an Hill. It will becomepart of the holiday cele-brations at SteppingStones’ Saturday Clubsfor children and youngadults with disabilities,
said Bridget Rahill, ofHyde Park, who coordi-nates the twice monthlySaturday Clubs, provid-ing activities for childrenage 5 to 16 and youngadults age 15 to 25.
The Garden’s Club’sChristmas gift also is abirthday gift. The clubturned 70 this year and isthe oldest garden club inIndian Hill.
“We still adhere to thebasic by-laws – you haveto live in Indian Hill andmust garden in it,” Binnssaid. But the rules havebeen softened as mem-bers age. “We can’t all getdown on the ground any-more,” she said. You canstill be considered a gar-dener if you plan and su-pervise your garden,” shesaid. Members who haveretired out of the villageremain members.
“Many of the gardenclubs in the village havefolded,” Binns said. “A lotof younger women areworking and don’t garden.They have landscapers.”
Members are no longerrequired to create a flow-er arrangement for everymeeting.
Village garden clubtransforms trash to decorateStepping Stones’ tree
THANKS TO PEGGY KREIMER
The finished "trash" tree in Stepping Stones' Hillside Hall.
THANKS TO PEGGY KREIMER
Pamlia Connell Grafe positions a re-purposed Christmas cardon the tree.
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The Madeira train de-pot has a new tenant, atleast until the end of Janu-ary.
La Soupe, a Frenchsoup restaurant in New-town, will be using thetrain depot as a new car-ry-out location. MadeiraCity Manager Tom Moell-er said city council ap-proved La Soupe ownerSuzy DeYoung subleasingthe depot from radio per-sonality Bill Cunningham,who is leasing the build-ing from the city.
Cunningham’s restau-rant, Root Beer Junction,was in the depot for eightmonths until closing onNov. 17 for lack ofbusiness.
Moeller said thesublease runs until Jan.31. Cunningham’s leasewith the city is not up for
four more years and thecity is unsure of his plansmoving forward.
DeYoung said she isunsure if she will continuethe lease or not.
“People are liking it.We’ve been making souplike crazy,” she said, add-ing it would be nice to con-tinue using the depot dur-ing warmer months be-cause customers would beable to eat at the outdoorsitting.
No food will be pre-pared at the depot. Orderscan be placed with themain kitchen in Newtownand will be delivered toMadeira for pick up. Thelocation will be open Tues-day through Saturdayfrom 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
DeYoung said she de-cided to use to depot as acarry-out location to con-tinue the empty bowls out-reach project she hasbeen doing with Madeira
Middle School. Proceedsfrom the sales of the depotwill go to Oyler Elemen-tary School.
DeYoung is caringover her giving spiritfrom La Soupe’s Newtown
location. For every bowlof soup that is sold anoth-er is donated to a localgroup or organizationserving those in need.
Moeller said city coun-cil is looking for a tenant
for the depot and will dis-cuss the search more at itsJan. 12 meeting.
Moeller said he is seek-ing proposals for leasingagents to manage thelease and all the proper-ties in the Muchmore His-toric Area, which includesthe depot and the Hos-brook and Muchmorehouses. The city is work-ing to turn the area into ahistoric district, whichwill have stricter restric-tions on design and whatcan be down with thehouses, after Issue 13 waspassed by voters in the
November election. “There are lots of
things that need to be tak-en into consideration,”Moeller said.
Choo Choo's restaurantwas in the depot until itclosed after a kitchen fireMay 8, 2013. The city re-ceived eight proposals forthe property, which waseventually leased to Cun-ningham.
Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in Madei-ra? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika
Madeira train depot gets new restaurant By Marika [email protected]
MARIKA LEE/ THE COMMUNITY PRESS
La Soupe, of Newtown, will be using the Madeira train depotas a carry-out location. Owner Suzy DeYoung has a short-termlease for the property ending on Jan 31.
Community Press re-porter Forrest Sellers hasbeen named to the OhioSchool Board Association2014 Media Honor Roll.
Sellers was nominatedby the Indian Hill Exempt-ed Village School District.
The OSBA Media Hon-or Roll recognizes jour-nalists and news outletsthat provide fair and accu-rate coverage of publicschools. Winners are cho-sen because they:
» work to get to knowthe superintendent, boardpresident and districtcommunication director,as well as the district’smission and goals;
» report school news ina fair, accurate and bal-anced manner;
» give a high profile topositive news aboutschools;
» visit schools, and» maintain a policy of
“no surprises,” by alwaysgiving school officials theopportunity to commenton information to be airedor published.
“Forrest is always fairand balanced in his workwith the Indian Hill SchoolDistrict,” SuperintendentMark Miles said. “He is areporter with the highestmorals and integrity.”
Sellers is one of 92 jour-nalists honored through-out the state in 2014 andone of only four from theGreater Cincinnati area.
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Indian Hill Exempted VillageSchool DistrictSuperintendent Mark Miles,left, presents Forrest Sellerswith a certificate noting hisinduction to the Ohio SchoolBoard Association's MediaHonor Roll.
A4 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • JANUARY 1, 2015
THURSDAY, JAN. 1Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Present-ed by Zumba with Ashley.917-7475. Blue Ash.
SportsAlabama vs. Ohio State:Sugar Bowl GameDay WatchParty, 8:30 p.m., FirehouseGrill, 4785 Lake Forest Drive,Join other Alabama fans forfood, drink, door prizes and50/50 drawing. Free. Presentedby CrimsonAti. 937-205-7916.Blue Ash.
FRIDAY, JAN. 2Literary - LibrariesCelebrate Winter Break, noonto 4 p.m., Loveland BranchLibrary, 649 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, Various activities. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas ComedyClub, 8410 Market Place Lane,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.
SATURDAY, JAN. 3Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’sHealth Smart, 7400 Montgo-mery Road, Peachy Seidendiscusses nutrition and healthwhile preparing two delicious,simple and easy meals. Ages 18and up. $30. Registrationrequired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silver-ton.
Literary - LibrariesCelebrate Winter Break, noonto 4 p.m., Loveland BranchLibrary, Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m.,10:30p.m., Go Bananas ComedyClub, $8-$14. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.go-bananascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.
PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 6948Plainfield Road, Visit adoptioncenter and volunteer with catsor take one home (adoptionfee). 984-6369; www.the-scratchingpost.org. Silverton.
SUNDAY, JAN. 4On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy-.com. Montgomery.
On Stage - TheaterUnbridled Musical on Horse-back Extravaganza, 6:30-9:30p.m., Unbridled Eventing andDressage, 559 Lakewood FarmsDrive, Musical on horseback.
Benefits Crossroads. Free.240-5867. Loveland.
MONDAY, JAN. 5Cooking ClassesFundamentals of Cookingwith Steve Hellmich, 6-9 p.m.Weekly through Jan. 26.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $300. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.
Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes,crafts, music and fun. For ages18-36 months. Free. 369-4476.Loveland.
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 coversbasic painting techniques,good drawing and creative useof color. Ages 18 and up. $120.Registration required. 791-7044; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
Music - ChoralJubilant Singers SpringSeason Meet and Greet,7-8:30 p.m., Seasons Retire-ment Community, 7300 Dear-wester Drive, Seeking newmembers. Ages 21 and up.Free. Presented by JubilantSingers. 739-9768. Kenwood.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7Literary - LibrariesMulticultural Families Play-date, 11 a.m. to noon, Love-land Branch Library, 649 Love-land-Madeira Road, Share joys,customs and traditions ofraising children in multiculturalhome. Socialize with otherparents while children play.Educational materials and toysprovided. For ages 18 months-6years. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Weekly throughFeb. 26., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 Cam-bridge Ave., The Barn. Learnline drawing techniques, basiceye/hand coordination and
how to identify positive andnegative shapes. Ages 18 andup. $220. 226-3833; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.
Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber,Lunch Learn & Leads: “Goo-gle for Small Business” withJoe Danzer, Joseph DanzerPhotography, 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m., Wright Brothers Inc.,7825 Cooper Road, Free. Reser-vations recommended. Pre-sented by Montgomery OhioChamber of Commerce. 502-6975; www.montgomeryo-hiochamberofcommerce.com.Montgomery.
Cooking ClassesSumptuous Soups - Elegantto Hearty with MarilynHarris, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $45. Reservations
required. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., CincinnatiSports Club, 3950 Red BankRoad, Brief history and examdesigned to troubleshoot andmodify activities and exerciseprograms covered. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations re-quired. Presented by ChristHospital Physical Therapy.527-4000. Fairfax.
On Stage - ComedyGeoff Tate, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 MarketPlace Lane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.
Montgomery.
SATURDAY, JAN. 10Cooking ClassesKid’s Chopped Competition,noon to 2:30 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $15. Reservations re-quired. Through Jan. 24. 489-6400. Symmes Township.
On Stage - ComedyGeoff Tate, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.
MONDAY, JAN. 12Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile Diag-nostics MammographyScreenings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,UC Health Primary Care, 9275Montgomery Road, Cost variesby insurance. Financial assis-tance available to those whoqualify. Registration required.Presented by UC Health MobileDiagnostics. Through Dec. 14.585-8266. Montgomery.
Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476; www.cincinna-tilibrary.org. Loveland.
Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476. Loveland.
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.Mariemont.
Cooking ClassesSuperfoods from Nectar withJulie Francis, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $55. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Meet new friends and socializethrough unstructured play.Toys provided. For ages 18months-4 years. Free. 369-4476.Loveland.
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Adopt a new furry family member during Cat Adoption Day, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 at The Scratching Post, 6948Plainfield Road, Silverton. Visit the adoption center and volunteer with the cats or take them home for an adoption fee. Formore information, call 984-6369, or visit www.thescratchingpost.org.
Mercy Health teamedup with the AmericanCancer Society to hostRelay For Life eventsthroughout Cincinnatiover the summer.
Teams from MercyHealth – Cincinnati hospi-tals, including The JewishHospital, Anderson Hos-pital, Clermont Hospital,Fairfield Hospital andWest Hospital – joinedother teams in their com-munities walking andrunning to raise funds atfive different Relay ForLife events which raisedmore than $200,000.
The American CancerSociety has put this mon-ey to work, investing ingroundbreaking researchin every type of cancerand providing free in-formation and services tocancer patients and theircaregivers.
Relay For Life is anorganized, overnight
community fundraisingwalk. Teams camp outaround a track and mem-bers take turns walkingaround the track to honorcancer survivors, remem-ber loved ones lost andfight back against a dis-ease that has taken toomuch. Food, games andactivities provide enter-tainment and build cam-araderie.
Relay For Life is theAmerican Cancer Soci-ety’s signature fundrais-ing event and it hasgrown into the world’slargest movement to endcancer. Mercy Healthjoins the Society in cele-brating the 400 lives can-cer care saves every dayby partnering to hostevents that raise aware-ness about what we cando to reduce our cancerrisk and raise money tohelp the American CancerSociety fight the disease.
Mercy Health Relay For Life events raised more than $200,000
THANKS TO NANETTE BENTLEY
Teams from Mercy Health helped contribute to the more than $200,000 raised from Relay for Life events.
JANUARY 1, 2015 • INDIAN HILL 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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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 indig-nation of the Cuban-Americanpoliticians when other LatinAmericans were being re-
pressed andtortured bythe Generalsin BuenosAires, Santia-go and Brasi-lia back in the’70s and ’80s?
Cuba mat-ters because itis a glaringexample to therest of the
world of the problems of ourforeign policy and our poli-tics. We say we embargo theisland because they are acommunist dictatorship. Yetwe don’t embargo China. Wesay we don’t like the way theyhold prisoners without trial.And yet in Cuba, on Guantana-mo we do the same thing. We
say we don’t think the Cubanpeople should live lives ofdeprivation, but we embargothem anyway. In short, wehave made enemies of theCuban people by giving theirgovernment something tohold against us. We empowerour enemies with embargoes.
It is time for us to startmaking friends in our ownback yard, if not actuallyfabricating enemies.
Venezuela is unfriendly inpart because we supported –or at best ignored the mis-deeds of – regimes so corruptthat even Chavez looked good.Brazil, the biggest nation inLatin America and the worldseighth largest economy, is notonly presided over by some-one who was tortured by a
regime we supported, but whowe spied on as well, after shebecame President.
Bolivia is also slippingaway, and Argentina is beingrun by populists, that find aneasy target in a superpowerthat ignores its closest neigh-bors. You may detest Putin asmuch as I do, but he certainlypays attention to HIS neigh-bors far more than we do.
Cuba matters because it isthe key to closer ties withLatin America who have longviewed our relationship withCuba as an old vendetta, agrudge 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 Soviet
Union, 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 IndianHill.
WHY CUBA MATTERSand Rubio, Cruz, don’t
BruceHealey COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Smartphones, iPods andiPads make for popular holi-day gifts. What should youdo with the outdated cell-phone, MP3 player or desk-top computer you’ll no long-er use?
The Environmental Pro-tection Agency estimatesthat only 25 percent of elec-tronics are recycled; therest end up in landfills orincinerators. Electronics,which also includes periph-erals, cables and cellphones, contain chemicalsthat can potentially harmgroundwater while sittingfor decades in landfills.Incineration is not a goodoption either, as burningplastics and metals produc-es toxic air pollutants.
Here are a few sugges-tions for environmentally-friendly ways to dispose ofyour used electronics.
» Consider donating toyour local school, church,Crayons For Computers orGoodwill.
» Take your electronics to
an electron-ics outlet:Cleanlites inCincinnatiand ForestPark; CohenMetals inNorwood andCincinnati(4538 KelloggAve.); Comp-ton Recycling(Colerain
Township) and Global Envi-ronmental Services (Spring-dale).
» In addition, severalnational electronic retailersoffer “take back” programs,including Staples and BestBuy; both retailers havemultiple locations in Hamil-ton County.
For a complete list ofe-recyclers, visit Hamil-tonCountyRecycles.org.
Michelle Balz is the assistant solidwaste manager for the HamiltonCounty Recycling and Solid WasteDistrict.
Where doestechnology gowhen itsobsolete?
Michelle BalzCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
We have all read historybooks about ancient peopleand the wars they had withother societies over veryminor differences.
Those differences could bealmost anything from, bor-ders religion, language,wealth, you name it. Theywould fight over it. What haschanged is not all that differ-ent. The main change hasbeen that populations are nowmostly made up of a varietyof people.
Everything seems to runfairly smooth until a problemarises. Then, the prejudice orhatred may arise. But, fortu-nately, not always.
As a youngster, I was veryaware of religious intoler-ance. At least in our society,that seems to have faded.Inter-marriage is almost thenorm.
With it comes a serenityand understanding that makesfor a very interesting life.
There is an interestingstory I value from my studies.A Catholic priest was teach-ing at a school in India.
As he came on the groundsone day, the children gatheredaround him. He asked, whereis God?
The Christian childrenpointed to the sky and the
Hindusclasped theirhearts.
As time haspassed, I re-member thegood deeds Ihave done andseem to recallvividly thewarm feelingthat per-meates me
starting from my heart. Whatdoes that tell us?
As my service in Europeallowed me to see severaldifferent societies and mixwith varied people it becameclear that the differencesbecome less important thanthe human similarities.
Further travel to someexotic places only increasedthis reality.
Dinner with strangers orvisits to their homes makesappreciation easier and morevital.
Getting to the main point ofthis essay is the fact that weall have much more in com-mon than what our petty andself-centered dislikes allow usto enjoy.
Our commonality startswith our humanity. Our differ-ences are basically our eth-nicity. Much of these are ex-
aggerated by self-servingindividuals who feel theyhave much to gain by creatinghatred for their personal pow-er.
Our personal actions causeothers to judge us accordingto their prejudices. If we aregood, many excuse that as anexception because we don’t fitinto their concepts. If we arebad, it only serves to provetheir ideas.
My intent is to stronglysuggest that whatever is yourethnicity, good actionsstrengthen all within yourgroup, especially your per-sonal acceptance.
I found this to be truethroughout my life. Formerantagonists became life-longfriends.
A good starting point is toconsider that you are not a fillin the blank American.
You are a Human- Amer-ican. It is something to beboth proud and thankful for.We should honor it by ouractions and courtesy to allpeople.
A congenial society be-comes a prosperous societyand strengthens all memberssocially and financially.
Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.
Are you distressed aboutfuture of humanity?
Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
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INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
Numerous athletes andteams in the Indian Hill Jour-nal coverage area had out-standing fall seasons. Hereare a few of the standouts onthe field, court or fairway.
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Defender Kaitlin Harden of Cincinnati Country Day traps the ball against Summit Country Day in the Division IIIregionals.
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Indian Hill sophomore Reed Aichholz (15) goes in motion for the Bravesagainst Madeira Oct. 2. The Braves won the game and finished 5-4.
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Trent Geyer, left, and Ben Warstler of Indian Hill push each other to afaster pace at the Mason Invitational in September.
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Indian Hill junior midfielderCasey McClay gives the ball aride Sept. 16 against Wyoming.
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Cincinnati CountryDay junior DarrynJordan (45) lines upat his safetyposition ondefense. Jordanhad two firstquarter rushingtouchdowns in agame against St.Bernard lastOctober.
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Cincinnati Country Day linebackerWill Koustmer celebrates a score inthe game between CCD andSummit Country Day. Koustmerwas first team all-Miami ValleyConference.
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Cincinnati Country Day midfielderQuinn Petre heads the ball awayfrom his own goal in the gamebetween CCD and Seven Hills.
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Freshman Gracey Hirsch prepares toreturn the ball Sept. 11 for Indian Hillat the Coaches Classic in Mason.Hirsch played second singles this fall.
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PRESS
Clarissa Conner sets the ball forCincinnati Country Day againstMVCA this past October.
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Indian Hill celebrates as freshman Morgan Jackson (10) scores against Madeira Oct. 8. Running back withJackson after the goal are senior Grace McCormick (5), senior Sophie Bell (20), junior Piper Fries (13) and juniorElise Sum (23).
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PRESS
Cincinnati Country Day’s KacieBradfish again appeared in theDivision II state tournament.
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Junior Meredith Breda hasplayed No. 1 singles for IndianHill since her freshman year.
Fall prep photos for Indian Hill and CCD sports
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Girls basketball» Mount Notre Dame
defeated Winton Woods70-37 on Dec. 18 as seniorNaomi Davenport had 20points.
Mount Notre Damebeat Lebanon 59-38 onDec. 22 as Davenportscored 16 points.
» Ursuline Academypushed its record to 8-1after defeating BooneCounty 48-27 on Dec. 20.Ali Schirmer led the Li-ons with 11 points.
» Seven Hills fell to2-3 after losing to Clark
Montessori 61-29 onDec. 20.
» Cincinnati HillsChristian Academypicked up its second winof the season after de-feating St. Bernard 49-32on Dec. 20. Naomi Gran-dison led the Eagles with18 points.
» Summit CountryDay remained perfect af-ter defeating New Miami64-31 on Dec. 22. The Sil-ver Knights participatedin the Charleston Tourna-ment Dec. 27-29.
Boys basketball» Indian Hill beat Tay-
lor 64-49 on Dec. 19. Ju-nior Nick Heidel led theBraves with 13 points.
» Cincinnati Country
Day fell to 2-2 after los-ing to North College Hill56-51 on Dec. 19. The In-dians hosted HillcrestAcademy Dec. 27.
» Seven Hills pickedup a 61-26 win againstLockland on Dec. 19.
» Cincinnati HillsChristian Academymoved to 3-2 after beat-ing Cincinnati Christian58-44 on Dec. 19. ErikKohlan, Adam Baker andBlake Southerland allscored in double figuresfor the Eagles.
» On Dec. 20, ClarkMontessori did somesomething they haven’tdone in over a decade,beating their Hyde Parkrivals Summit CountryDay. In front of a sold outand electric Clark gym-nasium, “The C-House,”senior guard Kevin Lew-is sank a fade away 3-pointer with 2.4 secondsleft in the game to givethe Cougars a 65-64 vic-tory. Clark started thegame on fire jumping outto a 12-2 lead. The Cou-
gars led the entire gameuntil the end as Summitwent on a late run to takea two-point lead with a 9seconds left. With muchon the line in this pivotalMVC matchup, Lewis hita step back three over aSilver Knight defenderwith only seconds left onthe clock. Lewis had agame-high 28 points.Summit had one lastchance to win the gamebut time expired beforethe shot could get up. TheCougar fans stormed thecourt to celebrate thefirst Clark victoryagainst Summit since theearly 2000’s.
Wrestling» Moeller won the
Glenn Sample CoachesClassic Dec. 20-21. SeniorConner Ziegler waschampion at 120 poundsand junior Joe Hensleywon at 285. Junior Jaco-by Ward was runner-upat 138 and junior JackMeyer was runner-up at220 pounds.
SHORT HOPS
By Scott Springer andNick [email protected]@communitypress.com
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Mount Notre Dame’s Naomi Davenport scored 20 pointsagainst Winton Woods Dec. 18 and followed that up with 16against Lebanon Dec. 22.
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Moeller’s Conner Ziegler was champion at 120 pounds at theGlen Sample Coaches Classic held Dec. 20-21.
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(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
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UNITED METHODIST
Sunday Services 8 &10:30 amSunday School 10:30 am
Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road
561-6805
Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church
Equipping Service:4:30 p.m. Sat. & 8:50 a.m. Sun.
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UNITED METHODIST
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MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.
Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service
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Infant through12th grade
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MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service
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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
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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
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Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerCincinnati Friends will welcomethe new year with a series ofplanned events in celebrationof its 200th anniversary as aQuaker meeting, which hasincluded such notable membersas Cincinnati and nationalleaders Levi Coffin, AchillesPugh, Morris White, MurrayShipley and Wallace Collett.
Regular meeting for worship is11 a.m. Sundays followed byfellowship in the Fireside roomat noon. First Day/NurserySchool is available duringworship.
The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.
St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchWorship times are 8:30 a.m. and11 a.m. (traditional) and 9:30a.m. (contemporary).
The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.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.
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RELIGION
The Northeast Emer-gency Distribution Ser-vices (NEEDS) board iscomprised of representa-tives from f 25 churchesand civic organizationswhose mission is to doGod’s work through car-ing for their neighbors byproviding basic emergen-cy assistance.
A number of at-largecommunity membershave independentlyjoined the board or volun-teer for the food pantry.The NEEDS board over-sees an active food pantryas well as provides neigh-bors-in-need with housingand utility payment assis-tance.
As an all-volunteer co-operative, the NEEDS Ex-ecutive Board meetsmonthly to determine themost efficient way to fillits shelves and how best tospend its resources asthey help local familiessurvive stressful times.NEEDS does not receivegovernment funding.During the year NEEDSsupports local school stu-dents through school sup-ply and clothing drives.
NEEDS serves more than2,500 people in northeast-ern Hamilton County.
The president ofNEEDS is Frank Morrisof Blue Ash. A native ofMemphis, Tennessee, fol-lowing his college gradua-tion in 1961, Morris ac-cepted an offer to move toCincinnati with Procterand Gamble. As the yearspassed he enjoyed his ca-reer, met his wife and to-gether they raised threechildren in Blue Ash. Af-ter retiring from P&G in2000, he began to look forvolunteer opportunities.Morris knew that what-ever volunteering he did,he wanted to have interac-tion and involvement withpeople.
After reading an arti-cle about NEEDS and not-ing that the board consist-ed of a consortium ofchurches, civic organiza-tion and at-large commu-nity members, Morrisstepped in to help. After13 years as an at-largecommunity member, Mor-ris is now the president ofthe NEEDS Board.
“What I like about
NEEDS is that volunteersare on the ‘front line’when it comes to servingour neighbors in need. Weconduct client interviewsourselves, assess theneed, and decide how bestto mitigate the urgent sit-uation on the spot,” Mor-ris said. “We face sad situ-ations at times, but it isalso gratifying when weare able to provide imme-diate help to eliminate anemergency. I feel verygood about the volunteerhours I have given toNEEDS.”
You, too, can supportNEEDS. It is the NEEDSfood pantry that serves tohelp our neighbors whoface family food short-ages. Volunteers areneeded to work the foodpantry front desk, stockthe shelves, and help withgrocery shopping. Moreimportantly during hardtimes there can never beenough canned fooddrives. Ask your churchor civic organization if itspart of the communitythat support NEEDS;there is always room formore volunteers however
you choose to help. It is the mission of the
Northeast EmergencyDistribution Service(NEEDS) to provide emer-gency assistance to theneediest families in theNortheast Cincinnaticommunity. In addition tocanned goods and non-perishables, communitymembers can also sup-port NEEDS monetarilyby sending checks to:NEEDS, 8341 KenwoodRoad, Cincinnati, Ohio45236.
The NEEDS food pan-try is at the Kenwood Bap-tist Church, 8341 Ken-wood Road, 45236 and isopen Tuesday and Thurs-days from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Donations of cannedgoods and other items arealways accepted at theNEEDS food pantry.
Monetary gifts can bemailed to: NEEDS, 8341Kenwood Road, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45236. For pick-up of donated items or toask questions please call513-891-0850 (NEEDS) orcheckout NEEDS web-site: www.cincyneed-s.org.
Meet the president of NEEDS
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Northeast Emergency Distribution Services board PresidentFrank Morris.
Snow and ice and frigidtemperatures often leadto frozen pipes.
“When temperatureshover in the teens or dropto single digits for an ex-tended period of time itputs a strain on yourplumbing system, whichcan weaken pipes andcause breaks,” said DaveBennett, Greater Cincin-nati Water Works fieldservices manager.
GCWW has tips to helpkeep the bursts at bay:
» Seal cracks: caulkaround door frames andwindows to reduce incom-ing cold air. Winter windswhistling through over-looked openings canquickly freeze exposedwater pipes.
» Open cupboard doorsin the kitchen and bath-rooms: Water lines sup-plying these rooms arefrequently on outsidewalls. Leaving the doorsopen when the temper-ature is below freezing al-lows them to get moreheat.
» Let faucets drip inbelow-freezing weather:
This will help keep aneven flow of water mov-ing through your internalplumbing system and pre-vent freezing.
» Protect outdoorpipes and faucets: In somehomes, the outside faucethas its own shut-off in thebasement in addition tothe shut-off valve for theentire house. If you have aseparate valve for outsidefaucets, close the valve,remove hoses and drainthe faucet. If you don’thave a separate valve,wrap the outside faucets(hose bibs) in newspapersor rags covered with plas-tic.
» Insulate indoor pipesor faucets in unheatedareas: pipes in internalunheated areas such asthe garage or crawl spaceunder the house should bewrapped with insulatedfoam. Wrap the entirelength of the exposed pipeand cover all valves andpipe fittings.
For more information,contact GCWW’s Custom-er Contact Center at 513-591-7700.
Water Works offers tipsto keep bursts at bay
B6 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • JANUARY 1, 2015 LIFE
INDIAN HILLArrests/citations
Sybil L. Schooler, 48, 117Fieldsdown Drive, speed, Dec. 6.
Derek M. Schtzman, 28, 4712Beechwood Drive, No. 11, speed,driving under suspension, Dec. 7.
Maura S. Schaefer, 47, 8478Concord Hills, speed, Dec. 7.
Incidents/investigationsFraudGreen dot money card scam
reported at 7900 block of GravesRoad, Dec. 6.
POLICEREPORTS
Cincinnati Chapter ofHadassah thanked itsleading donors with a fes-tive dessert reception atthe home of Michele andGreg Young in IndianHill.
Michal Lotem, a Ha-dassah doctor from Isra-el, was special guestspeaker. Sue Green andFaye Sosna are GivingCommittee co-chairs.Other speakers includedGhita Sarembock, Cin-cinnati Chapter presi-dent; Paula Jarnicki, TeriJunker and Carol AnnSchwartz, all formerChapter presidents. Ha-dassah doctors Dr. GiladHamdani and Dr. OdedVolovoski, and Dr. ShellyBen Harush Negari, cur-rently serving fellow-ships at Cincinnati Chil-dren’s Hospital, werealso in attendance.
Lotem is head of theCenter for Melanomaand Cancer Immunother-apy at the Hadassah Med-ical Center’s Sharett In-stitute of Oncology. Shespoke about her researchand clinical work thatemploys anti-cancer vac-cines to enhance her pa-tients’ immune respons-es to malignant melano-ma, and illustrated with aPowerPoint presenta-tion. The customized vac-cines, made from the pa-tient’s tumor cells or oneswith a high degree of sim-ilarity to the patient’scells, are given to individ-uals who are at high riskfor disease recurrence.Lotem is working on the
development of a morepowerful vaccine by add-ing molecules that en-hance the stimulation ofthe immune response.
Lotem’s work has beenpublished in prestigiousjournals, such as ClinicalCancer Research and theJournal of Immunologyamong others. Believingthat physicians mustmaster both research andclinical skills to addresshuman needs, Lotem ded-icates her time to both pa-
tient care and research.She holds the largestbank of melanoma tissuesamples in the MiddleEast, with doctors fromacross the region sendingher samples from everysurgery and procedurethat they perform.
While in Cincinnati,Lotem visited CincinnatiChildren’s Hospital Med-ical Center as part of amedical exchange pro-gram with HadassahMedical Organization to
share research, havemedical staff travel be-tween the two medical fa-cilities and share in newjoint research projects.Lotem met with Dr. BrianWeiss, associate profes-sor, Division of Oncology;Dr. James Geller, asso-ciate professor, Divisionof Oncology; Dr. BrianTurpin, assistant profes-sor, Division of Oncology,Dr. Edith Janssen, asso-ciate professor, Divisionof Immunobiology; Dr.
Dave Hildeman, facultyprofessor, Division of Im-munobiology; Dr. KasperHoebe, associate profes-sor, Division of Immuno-biology; Dr. SusanneWells, faculty professor,Division of Oncology; Dr.John Morris, professor,University of CincinnatiCancer Institute, LungCancer Center (associatedirector), TranslationalResearch, and Dr. ZalfaAbdel-Malek, Universityof Cincinnati professor,melanoma.
Following their meet-ing, Lotem had a tour ofsome of the research fa-cilities at Cincinnati Chil-dren’s.
By working with themedical staff at Cincin-nati Children’s, her goalwas for future coopera-tive research projects.
Hadassah, the Wom-en’s Zionist Organizationof America, enhances thehealth of people world-wide through its supportof medical care and re-search at the HadassahMedical Organization inJerusalem. Contribu-tions to Hadassah sup-port two Hadassah Hos-pitals, Hadassah College,Youth Aliyah and othermedical and educationalprograms.
Hadassah empowersits members and sup-porters, as well as youthin Israel and Americathrough opportunitiesfor personal growth, edu-cation, advocacy andJewish continuity.
Hadassah welcomes Lotemat dessert reception
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Michele Young (hostess), Faye Sosna and Sue Green (Hadassah Giving Committee co-chairs),Dr. Michal Lotem and Ghita Sarembock, president of Cincinnati Chapter of Hadassah, at areception for Lotem in Indian Hill.
The Friends of the Pub-lic Library of Cincinnatiand Hamilton County an-nounced their 2015 sched-ule of used book sales.
Annual WinterWarehouse Sale
Jan. 15-18, Friends’Bookstore Warehouse,8456 Vine St. (Hartwell),513-369-6035.
Thursday, 10 a.m.-7:30p.m.; Friday and Satur-day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun-day, noon to 5 p.m.
Members’ Special:Half-off Sunday, Jan. 18
More than 80,000books, DVDs, CDs, bookson CD, sets, collectiblesand more. Vinyl recordsat $1.
Madeira BranchLibrary
March 5-7, 7200 MiamiAve., 513-369-6028.
Thursday: Noon- 9p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-6p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5p.m.
2015 usedbook salesannounced