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GREEN TWP. Four candi-dates are vying for two seats onthe township board of trustees.

Incumbent Green Townshiptrustees RockyBoiman andDa-vid Linnenberg are running toretain their positions, and facechallengers in Steven Schinkaland Jeffry Smith.

Voters will decide which twowill servefour-year termswhenthey cast their ballots Tuesday,Nov. 5.

Boiman, 33, a retired NFLplayer who runs the Rocky Boi-man Football Academy anddoes sports broadcasting forESPN,WestwoodOne andClearChannel, was appointed to theboard in October 2011.

I thinkmyself and the othermembers of the board havedone some positive things, he

said.Ive been a

leader on theboard, and I wantto continue thework Im doing.

He said themost pressing is-sue facing thetownship is man-aging the budget, which as beenaffected in recent years byfunding cuts at the state level.

The township has trimmedits expenses to account for rev-enue reductions, and he said hebrings a forward-thinking ap-proach to the townships fi-nances.

I take a lot of pride in howfrugal Green Township is com-pared to other townships, and Iwant to continue that legacywhile also providing the highlevel of service residents havecome to expect, Boiman said.

Upgrading the townshipparks and bringing in new res-taurants to make the townshipan attractive area for families,home buyers and businesses isanother top goal, he said.

Boiman grew up in GreenTownship and said, as a trustee,heunderstandsheworks for theresidents, and he puts tremen-dous energy into doing whatsbest for the residents and mak-ing the townshipagreatplace tolive and work.

Linnenberg, 40, is the chiefadministrative officer at the

Cincinnati Art Mu-seum and has beenon the board sincehe was appointed in2008. He was elect-ed trustee in 2009.

We haventcompleted every-thing I was hopingto do, he said.

Im for low taxes, Im forlimited government, Im forstrong police and fire and Imfor quality parks and roads. Wehave that, and there are stillsome areas in which we can domore.

Ontopofprovidingresidentswith great services at a fair taxrate,hesaidhewants toworkto-ward keeping and attractingyoung families to the township.

We have to find a way tokeep township families andgraduates of Oak Hills, Mercyand La Salle from moving to

West Chester and Mason, Lin-nenberg said. We need the ac-tivities peoplewould like to see,and hopefully that will helpthem decide to stay here.

Hes pushed for more side-

Green Twp. voters choose from four candidatesBy Kurt Backscheiderkbackscheider@communitypress.com

Linnenberg SchinkalBoiman Smith

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Its painstaking work to del-icately cut away everythingfrom a block of wood thatdoesnt look likea fire truck,butthe sharp tools are guided byhands that are familiar with thetask.

A gouge here, a fine shavingthere, some judicious sanding...it all adds up and the scenecomes alive in the hand of awoodcarver from the Cincin-nati Carving Guild.

The guild is in the midst of abig project. A dozen woodenpanels show the evolution of thefire service, reproductions oflarge relief sculptures made byHerman Meissner in 1940. Thesculptures were on display atthe Eden Park Pump Station,and now rest in obscurity instorage after the pump stationbuilding was sold.

They show bucket brigades,hand pumpers, a 39 Cincinnatifire truck, all the way up to the1908 dispatch center in the oldSixth Street Firehouse. Thecarvers are working from pho-tos and blueprints of the origi-nal sculptures.

Monfort Heights residentRon Sondermann and his creware making smaller reproduc-tions that will be on permanentloan to the Cincinnati Fire Mu-seum when finished. Sonder-mannhas been the pointman onthis project. Hes spent hun-dreds of hours getting the nec-essary information and makingconnections within the fire ser-

vice to insure the work will beon display where the public cansee it.

Hes alsoworkingon thepan-els. Carvers involved in the pro-ject are Louis Cassaro, GeorgeGoard, Norb Hartmann, CarlHauser, Don Hogue, ElmoMains and Sondermann.

The Cincinnati CarversGuild meets twice a month. At6:30 p.m. on the secondWednes-day of each month, they have aCarve-In, where wood carvers,regardless of their skill levelcan come together and work onprojects. Newbies can learnfrom the wisdom and advicegiven by members who haveyears behind the handle of aknife. The carve-in is at TrinityEvangelicalLutheranChurchatKinney Avenue and HickmanStreet in Mount Healthy.

The carvers guild monthlybusiness meeting is at 7:30 p.m.on the fourth Wednesday of themonth, also at the church..

Member Louis Cassaro saysits getting tougher for somemembers the old timers toget to meetings. The group isreaching out, hoping to attractyounger members to the fasci-nation of creating art withwood.

The Cincinnati CarversGuilds 41st Annual Woodcarv-ing Show is set for 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, and 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13.There will be vendors sellingtools and supplies, a competi-tion, and raffles. The show will

Ron Sondermann, a member of the Cincinnati Carvers Guild, works on part of a project that will go on loanto the Cincinnati Fire Museumwhen complete. JENNIE KEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Group carvinghistory for

Fire MuseumBy Jennie Keyjkey@communitypress.com

See CARVERS, Page A2

is also a member of thetownshipsLandUsePlan-ning Committee. I wantto make that next step inpublic service, but I haveno aspirations beyondserving as a trustee.

The biggest issue fac-ing the township is the re-duction in funding fromthe state a budget chal-lenge of which hes quitefamiliar, he said.

Columbus hasnt beenkindto the townshipor theschools, he said. Serv-ingontheschoolboardforsix years has given meperspective of how toserve the public and bal-ance budgets.

His nearly 30 yearsworking inprojectandop-erations management hasprovided him broad expe-rience in finance, audit-ing, litigation, construc-tion, labor contracts and

dents formoremoney,hesaid. Green Townshiphas some of the lowestproperty taxes in thearea,and I want to continuethat.

Schinkal, 59, is a self-employed consultant andis also a member of theOak Hills Local SchoolDistrict Board of Educa-tion. Hes in his sixth yearserving on the schoolboard.

My father was aGreen Township trusteeandclerk for 36years, hesaid. Ive always wantedtoget involved in thecom-munity and local politics.

Heapplied for the trus-tee seat left open whenHamilton County Clerk ofCourts Tracy Winklerstepped down from theboard in 2011. Linnenbergand former trustee TonyUpton selected Boimanout of the candidates whoapplied.

Its part of a personalgoal, said Schinkal, who

walks, bike trails, parkimprovements and newrestaurants, all of whichhe said will attract peopleto the community.

Linnenberg said histrack record speaks for it-self, as hes been involvedin helping to bring theMercyHealth WestHos-pital and the Cincinnati

Childrens Hospital Medi-cal Center outpatient fa-cility to the township, andalso worked with the Cin-cinnati MetropolitanHousing Authority to ad-dress its public housingissue.

Hes also made toughdecisions regarding thetownship budget and thehits its taken from thestate, he said.

Wevebeenable to fig-ure out ways to survivewithout asking the resi-

process improvements,and he said he feels thosequalifications equip himwell for carrying out theduties of trustee andman-aging the township.

Its time for me to tryto get elected and go outthere and seewhatwe canaccomplish, Schinkalsaid.

Smith, 54, is an accoun-tant and funds manager.He made an unsuccessfulbid for trustee in Novem-ber 2011, losing to TrusteeTony Rosiello.

Smith said he doesntthink the current mem-bers of boardwork for thepeople, and he wants tochange thepolitical statusquo in the township.

The individual tax-payer has no representa-tion on the board of trust-ees, he said. Its thesame old entitled, self-

protecting, fiscally irre-sponsible behavior thelast group of trusteeshad.

The townships budgetis facingchallengesduetothe states elimination ofthe estate tax and cuts tothe local governmentfund, andhe saidhes seenlittle from the township intermsof accounting for it.

What have theyshown as evidence ofstaying on top of financesor to demonstrate a tight-ening of the belt, Smithsaid. You have dollarsthat need to be ad-dressed.

In working to managethe general fund, as wellas better handle the town-ships tax increment fi-nancing funds, he saidhed push for more trans-parency.

Theres no one thereto challenge themindset,he said.

I could be in a positionto give greater visibility. Iwould be in a position togather information anddisseminate it to the gen-eral public and raise theflag.

Smith said it doesntseem as though the exist-ing board wants to rockthe boat, and he would behonest and forthcomingwith residents about thetownships finances.

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be at the Woodlawn Com-munity Center/Ohio Na-tional Guard building at10050 Woodlawn Blvd.

You can learn moreabout the group at bit.ly/carversguild.

The project is nearingcompletion. If its ready, itmay be part of memorialservices in October. If itsnot, the guild will find an-otheropportunity tomakethe presentation.

Either way, the panelsare filled with the historyof the fire service and thecraft and pride of theguild.

We wanted to dosomething special, Son-dermann said as herubbed his finger acrossthe smooth, golden wood.Its going to be a finegift.

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GREEN TWP. Town-ship officials have cho-sen to stickwith IntegrysEnergy Services for itsnatural gas aggregationprogram.

The Green TownshipTrustees voted Monday,Sept.23, toapproveatwo-year agreement with In-tegrys Energy effectiveNov. 1.

Green Township Ad-ministrator Kevin Cela-rek said thereare severalfactorswhy the townshipelected to stay with Inte-grys Energy, which hasnow been the natural gassupplier for the town-ships aggregation pro-gram for six years.

Theyve always giv-en us a good rate, lower

than Duke Energy Ohio,he said.

They are also a goodcompany we trust, andtheyve always providedgreat customer service.

Aggregation is a proc-ess by which communi-ties combine their resi-dents into a large buyinggroup, which can resultin increased buying pow-er and stable prices formembers.

Celarek said there areroughly 11,350 townshiphouseholds enrolled innatural gas aggregation.He said the township op-erates an opt-out pro-gram, meaning residentswhodo notwish to partic-ipate have the choice tonot enroll.

Township residentsenrolled in the programhaverealizedabout9per-

cent sav-ings ontheir natu-ral gascosts com-pared toDuke En-ergy cus-tomerssince De-

cember, he said.Spence Faxon, presi-

dent of EnergyAlliances,the company that admin-isters the townships pro-gram, said savings fluc-tuate depending on themarket, but residents inthe program have gener-ally saved money everyyear the program hasbeen in existence.

Theres been savingsconsistently, he said.And thats money thatstays in the township.

Residents in the pro-

gram saved a total ofnearly $1 million duringthe first year the town-ship implemented natu-ral gas aggregation, andFaxon said residentssaved a total of about$200,000 over the courseof the past eight to ninemonths.

While natural gasrates move up and downwith the market, he saidthe advantage of the pro-gram is that membersknow the maximum ratetheyll pay.

GreenTownships pro-gram offers both amonthly variable priceanda locked-inpricewithflex down opportunity,Faxon said. The rate isguaranteed not to exceedthe locked-in price, andthe flex down opportuni-ty allows the rate to de-

crease if and when natu-ral gas rates go down, hesaid.

Celarek said the town-ship has not yet set a ratefor the new term begin-ning in November.

The township willwork with Energy Alli-ances and Integrys Ener-gy to study the marketand determine whetherits better to lock in a rateor go with a variable ratefor the coming term, hesaid.

Residents enrolled inthe program and thosewhoare eligible to partic-ipate will receive lettersexplaining the programand providing instruc-tionsonhowtoopt-out, hesaid.

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Fall is here. The signsof fall all around us:mums, leaves in the yard,and homecomings on Fri-day nights.

The NorthwestKnights homecominggame and parade are setfor Friday, Oct. 4.

The annual parade be-gins at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct.4. The parade starts fromthe parking lot of theHamilton County Officeof Education. It travelsdown Civic Center Driveand right onto PippinRoad, turning right ontoStruble Road, then intothe high school parkinglot. A halftime ceremonyto crown the homecomingking and queen and pre-sent class banners takesplace during the gameversus Talawanda, whichstarts at 7:30 p.m.

This years chairper-sons are MackenzieLuensman, Alexis Bayerand Queyllah Gaines. Thetheme this is year is AKnight in Paradise, withthe colors of silver, lightblue and turquoise

Spirit Week beginsMonday, Sept. 30, and fea-tures Class Window andBeach BumDay, with stu-dentswearing destinationT-Shirts and Hawaiianprint shirtswith sweatsorshorts; Tuesday is Fun in

the Sun Day, studentswear yellow shirts and ac-cessories with uniformpants; Wednesday is LuauDay with students wear-ing leis and grass skirtswith uniform pants;Thursday isBrighter thanthe Sun Day featuring ne-on shirts, sunglasses, andhats with uniform bot-toms. Friday is Class Col-or Day: freshmen wearwhite, sophomores wearblue, juniors wear goldand senios wear all threecolors.

Colerain High Schoolbrings its Cardinals homeFriday, Oct. 11.

Mardi Gras, A Nightin New Orleans is thetheme of Colerain HighSchools 2013 Homecom-ing celebration. Emeraldgreen,purpleandgoldarethe event colors this year.Former Northwest super-intendent Rick Glatfelterwill serve as the GrandMarshal for this yearsevent.

The annual parade isFriday night beginning at6 p.m., before the game.the parade begins at theColerainCommunityCen-ter, 4300 Springdale Roadat 6 p.m., crosses Spring-dale Road and then windsalong Yellowwood Driveand Eddystone Drive be-fore turning east ontoPoole Road and travelingto the back drive of thehigh school. Traffic willbe stopped as the paradepasses and there will betraffic delays along theroute. Springdale Roadand Poole Road trafficwill be stopped to allowthe parade to passthrough.

TheSenateSocialCom-mitteehasplannedaweek

of activities leading up tohomecoming. The com-mittee is chaired by Mi-chele Kartye, Co-chairsare Hannah McCarthy,Ryan Mulvaney, and Hai-ley Tobler.

Monday is HighlighterDay, with students wear-ing neon highlighter col-ors; Tuesday is Twin Daywhere students will findpartners and dress alike;Wednesday is Team/Jer-sey Day, students weartheir favorite sports teamjersey; Thursday is Stu-dent/Teacher Switch Day,as teachers dress like stu-

dents and students dresslike teachers. On Fridayits Class Color day andthere is a pep assemblyscheduled.

The Cardinals face offagainst Sycamore in thehomecoming footballgame, which begins at7:30 p.m. At halftime, theHomecoming Court willbe introduced, and theking and queenwill be an-nounced.

The homecomingdance is set for Saturdaynight in theschoolgymna-sium.

Its homecoming in the Northwest districtCards andKnightscelebrate inOctoberBy Jennie Keyjkey@communitypress.com

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Attention,candidates

Areyouacandidate forpublic office this fall?

If youd like to be in-cluded in our online elec-tion guide at cincinnati-.com, please email yourname, office sought, andemail address to LanceLambert at llambert@en-quirer.com or Govern-ment/Public Affairs Edi-tor Carl Weiser at cweis-er@enquirer.com.

Candidate forum setfor October 9

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Association will have acandidates forum at itsnext meeting.

Themeeting will beginat 7:30 p.m. on Wednes-day, Oct. 9, at the GreenTownship Senior Center,3620 Epley Road.

There are four candi-dates running for twoseats on the Green Town-ship Board of Trustees inthe Nov. 5 election. Themeeting will be a chancefor residents to hear fromthe four candidates whoare running to win thosetwo seats. Incumbenttrustees Rocky BoimanandDavidLinnenbergarerunning for reelectionand are being challengedby Steve Schinkal andJeff Smith. All areRepub-licans.

Each candidate willhaveaboutfiveminutes toexplain why he should beelected to the office ofGreen Township Trusteeand what he believes willbe the most importantchallenges the townshipwill face over the nextfour years.

After the candidateshave completed theirpresentations, members

of the audience will havethe opportunity to askquestions.

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Organizers say thereare lots of treasures andlunch will be available.

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County Sheriffs helicopter.

St. Ignatius SchoolProfessional development

trainings held over the summerinclude Orton Gillingham andBal-A-Vis-X.

The Orton-Gillingham ap-proach revolves around the sci-entifically based concept thatstudents acquire and masterlanguage through three neuro-logical pathways: visual proc-essing,auditoryprocessing,andtactile-kinesthetic processing.All students will benefit fromthis multi-sensory approach,Principal Tim Reilly said. Stu-dents learn in different waysand this is one of themanywaysSaint Ignatius reaches out to alllearners.

The second training, Bal-A-Vis-X, is a series of 300 exer-cises,most ofwhich utilize sandbagsorballswhile standingonabalance board. These exerciseshave been shown to stimulateand enhance brain function, re-sulting in significant improve-ments in reading performance,the ability to focus, organiza-tion, visual tracking and physi-cal balance.

St. James SchoolOnce a year, faculty mem-

bers vote on a Staff Member ofthe Year. While this decision isalways a tough one, each yearone of the many stellar staffmembers at our school is recog-nized for her hard work, spiritand dedication.

This year, school nurse Con-nieLanterhasbeenselected for

the honor.To be eligible,

a staff membermust haveworked at St.James Schoolduring the previ-ous school year.Besides this, thestaff membershould represent

the values of the Catholic faithand St. James School. The staffmember should be held in highregard by peers, students, andparents and be an integral partof the St. James community.

Lanter is a professional andknowledgeable nurse. Her carefor the students and staff goesabove and beyond what is ex-pected of her. She is an integralpart of the school lives of manyof our students who have aller-gies, diabetes, and other inju-ries or illnesses.Eachyear, Lan-ter also coordinates the parishsGiving Tree program.

Last year, the school commu-nity came together to raise$6,152.40fortheJuvenileDiabe-tes Research Foundation, Cin-cinnati Childrens Hospital

Colerain High SchoolSAIL special educator Sheri

Woolridge received a LearningLinks grant in the amount of$990 tobuyan iPadandaccesso-ries, along with some apps.

The iPad will allow Wool-ridge to provide additionallearning opportunities for stu-dents in her class to interactwith their peers using apps thatspeak.

The grant was funded by theGreater Cincinnati Founda-tionsLearningLinks.This is thesecond grant for Woolridgefrom the program.

Ollie Thrower, a sophomorein the RISE Program, is a final-ist in the Cincinnati City of Im-migrants 2013 State Contest.

TheHispanics Chamber Cin-cinnati USA, Xavier Univer-sitys Center for Interfaith andXaviers Center for the Study oftheAmericanDreamsponsoredthe competition.

Thrower had to compose anessayonthesubjectof immigra-tion after learning of direct ex-periences of her ancestors,neighbors and friends in theCincinnati area.

Thrower is one of six highschool students and three mid-dle school students who havebeen chosen as finalists. The fi-nalists were recognized at theNational Underground Free-dom Center. Thrower placedthird and received a $250 schol-arship.

Cristen Casteel, math de-partment chair, teacher andRise Program coordinator, hasbeen named one of five WomenWho Inspire.

Casteel will speak McAuleyHigh Schools annual WomenWho Inspire event at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 24, sharing herjourney as a single foster andadoptive parent who balances afull-timecareerasateacherandmentor to her students.

FreshmanErin Lagerwas se-lected by audition to be a mem-ber of the Cincinnati YouthWind Ensemble.

The ensemble is part of theCollege-Conservatory of Musicat the University of Cincinnati.Hundreds of students fromthree states auditioned for the60 spots.

Lager isamemberoftheCar-dinal marching band and thepercussion ensemble. She alsotakes private lessons with Cole-rain percussion director AlexMcIntosh.

6Colerain/ButlerTech teacher

JamesWilliams received aBut-ler Tech Innovation TechnologyGrant and bought four of theirsix Lego Mindstrom robots us-ing the grant.

Williams produced a video tosend to the grant committee toshow how the money was usedand to thank them for providingthis opportunity for his stu-dents. His senior students wereshown in the video creatingtheir robots and showing themany actions the robots wereable to accomplish.

After this school year, thisprojectwill be a junior-onlypro-ject. When the current seniorsheard about the robots, theywanted to work with them aswell as they were not offeredthe opportunity last year.

McAuley High SchoolSenior Rachel Koize was se-

lected to receive the Honda-OSU PartnershipMath MedalAward for theclass of 2014.

Koize is thebest math stu-dent in her classbased on aca-demic perfor-mance through-out the end of her

junior year.She will receive a pewter

math medal, $100 gift card andthe opportunity to apply for a$3,000 renewable scholarship atthe Ohio State University Col-lege of Engineering.

Koize, the daughter of Jo-seph and Mariena Koize ofMountAiry,will apply to six dif-ferent universities this fall andintends tomajor in either chem-ical engineering or biomedicalengineering.

Monfort HeightsElementary

Music teacher John Kinneyis half of the Cincinnati song-writing partnership Davis-Kin-ney.

Their original song Wonderof a Child was chosen to be in-cluded on theCD, Ring!Vol. IV- A Cincinnati Keyboard Christ-mas for Public Radio, whichwill be released this month as athank you gift to subscribingmembers during the public ra-dio fall fund drive campaigns.

Kinney is also the vocalist onthe recording. This disc fea-turesmanyCincinnati classical,

jazz androckmu-sicians.

Mother ofMercy HighSchool

Senior RachelHautman ofGreen Townshiphasbeenselectedto receive the

Honda-OSU Partnership MathMedal Award for the class of

2014.Math and science teacher

Steve Baker nominated Haut-man for her exceptional aca-demic performance in mathe-matics through the end of herjunior year. She is now part of aselect group of high school sen-iors in Southwestern Ohio whoreceive this award from theHonda-OSU Partnership, locat-ed at the Ohio State UniversityCollege of Engineering.

TheHonda-OSU Partnershipis a uniquepartnershipbetweenOSU and Honda that supportprograms in education, re-search and public service thatpositively impact the transpor-tation industry.

Pleasant Run ElementarySchool

Parents and students recent-ly attended a prairie gardenclass at Pleasant Run Prairie,a land lab at the elementaryschool.

Utilizing the land lab in-stalled by Cincinnati Parks hor-ticulturist Solomon Gamboa,students learned about the dif-ferent species of plants and ani-mals living in the prairie aswellas the importanceofprairieeco-systems.

Fifth-grade teacher Jeff An-derson led an interactive activ-ity focusingonclassifyingorga-nisms in the prairie and thenforming food chains with theseorganisms.

Pleasant Run Prairie hasbeencertifiedasaWildlifeHab-itat by the National WildlifeFederation and has been certi-fiedbyMonarchwatch.orgasanofficial Monarch ButterflyWayStation.

Pleasant RunMiddleSchool

Approximately 800 students,teachers, staff and communitymembers dressed in red, white,blue and gold joined together infront of Pleasant Run MiddleSchool to sing The Star-Span-gled Banner Sept. 20.

The tribute was part of theNational Anthem Project led bythe National Association forMusic Education.

Two out of three Americansdont know the words to TheStar-Spangled Banner, accord-ing to aHarris Poll. This nation-al campaign to teach the song toAmerican youth was launchedon the steps of theUnited StatesCapitol in 2005.

Thiswill be theninthyear forPleasant Run Middle School toparticipate in the event, whichhas grown to include a ColorGuard, a bagpiper, and ColerainTownshipfireandpolicedepart-ments, as well as the Hamilton

MedicalCenter andOurLadyofthe Woods.

JDRF received $3,157.24. Pa-jama Day raised for ChildrensHospital.OurLadyof theWoodsreceived $2,408.50 raisedthrough Christian ServiceDays.

The school has received a$1,000 grant from The GreaterCincinnati Foundation.

Themoneywas used help de-fray the costs associated withthe eighth-grade field trip toCamp Kern.

Eighth-graders recently tooka field trip to Camp Kern.

The students were dividedintogroupsand led throughase-ries of activities that involvedteam building and working to-gether to solve puzzles andproblems.

They were pushed out oftheir comfort zonesbyclimbingto high platforms and also wereabletocompleteahighropesob-stacle course.

Ursuline AcademyA 2013 graduate and a senior

recently were honored by theCollege Board for their perfor-mances on the Advanced Place-ment exams.

Springfield Township resi-dent Stephanie Hagedorn wasnamed an AP Scholar withHon-or, meaning she earned an aver-age score of at least a 3.25 on allAP exams taken and scores of 3or higher on four or more ex-ams.

Senior Katherine Georgo-poulos of Springfield Townshipwas named an AP Scholar forcompleting three or more APexams with scores of 3 or high-er.

Welch ElementaryKindergarten student Hunt-

er Goldick participated in theSummer Reading Program atthe North Central Branch Li-brary.

Goldick read a total of 35books from June 1-July 31. Heearned several prizes and fourentries into the grand prizedrawing, which he won, receiv-ing a SamsungGalaxyTab 2 7.0.

White OakMiddle SchoolEighth-grade percussionist

Shawn Wernicke has been ac-cepted into the University ofCincinnati College-Conservato-ry of Musics Cincinnati JuniorYouthWind Ensemble.

Students from around theTristate auditioned for the hon-or band and the top 60 were se-lected.

CYWE practices every Sun-day evening throughout theschool year and will performtwice on the UC campus in De-cember and April.

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Fabrics, furniture,artwork,acolor scheme and love: Thesewere suppliesMcAuley Englishteacher and student activitiescoordinator Lisa Rocklin col-lectedover the summer inorderto create a dynamic new spacefor the seniors.

Cheryl Sucher, McAuleypresident/principal, authorizedthe rehabbing of an unusedroom in the rear of the cafeteriathat had become a storage areain recent years. Prior to that, ithad once served as the facultydining room. This summer, theroomwas emptied, polished andtransformedinto thenewSeniorLounge.

Rocklin spent part of hersummer shopping for items togo in the room, including com-fortable couches, gaming rock-ers, multipurpose end tablesand traditional caf tables andchairs. The pale pink room hasbright pops of color in red, hot

pink and black.The lounge became a family

project when Rocklin enlistedher family to help bring theroom together. Husband Tony

picked up couches, drilled holesandhemmedcurtains; father-in-law Bill worked his Photoshopmagic toproducepopart featur-ing Molly Mohawk, McAuleys

mascot; and sister-in-law LoriLesterunleashedherCricutma-chine to make lettering for fab-ric-covered canvases. Everypurchase also endured the ap-

proval or rejection of McAuleyalumna Sarah Rocklin 12 andcurrent junior Ashley Rocklin.

Senior Clare Knecht sharedher artistic talents on a largecanvas that has become the fo-calpointof the lounge.Theover-sized cursive text states: Whenyou love what you have, youhave everything you need.That message, along withquotes by Catherine McAuley,Mother Teresa, Gandhi and oth-ers, conveys the overall themeof the room. Love is evident,right down to the IKEA heartpillows on the couch.

The senior lounge is theper-fect place for us to come togeth-er. Im so grateful to have teach-ers who were willing to listen tous as a class and provide such acool place to study. This room isa great addition to my senioryear and is something I will al-ways remember, senior EllieThiemann said.

McAuley creates new senior lounge

Studying together are, from left: McAuley seniors Sydney Brown, Megan Packer, Nicole Kuchenbuch, RachelSpade and Ellie Thiemann. PROVIDED

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Boys golf St. Xavier won the GCL

South tournament Sept. 23 witha score of 1,184. Moeller (1,202)finished second followed by LaSalle (1,275) and Elder (1,316).

Bomber sophomore KirranMagowan was named GCLSouth Player of the Year, whileteammates Brendan Keatingand Matt Schiller were namedfirst team all-league.

La Salles Daniel Wetterichwas also named first-team All-GCL South.

Northwest shot 417 to fin-ishseventhat theSWOCtourna-ment Sept. 24.

Girls golf SeniorAlexRoelofs shot 97

to finish third overall and leadNorthwest to a third-place fin-ish in the SWOC tournamentSept. 25.

Boys soccer Senior Justin Robertson

scored three goals, while juniorBrayden Bolser found the backof the net twice to lead MountHealthy to a 6-0 win over St.Bernard Sept. 23.

Northwest improved to 7-4-1 after knocking off Little Mi-ami 3-2, Sept. 26 behind goalsfrom Connor Lipps, Jayme Ahrand Travis Timler.

St. Xavier overcame a 1-0deficit in the first half to beat

Covington Catholic 2-1, Sept. 26behind goals from Kiley Sun-derhaus and Ryan Hadley.

Girls soccer Julia Flagge-Echols re-

corded a hat trick in Colerains4-1win over Princeton Sept. 26

Boys cross country St. Xavier placed third at

the Trinity Valkyrie Meet Sept.23.MichaelHall finished fourthoverall, while teammate EvanStifel was fifth.

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COLERAIN TWP. The Cole-rain High School girls soccerteam sure isnt lacking fear, butwhat they are lacking as of lateis theability toput theball in theback of the net.

When theLadyCardinals areon point, theres no stoppingthem. In their fivewins this sea-son they have 23 goals, but intheir six losses and one tie theyhave just four goals.

(Weneed) confidence to fin-ish the ball becausewhenwe dowe can play with anybody,coach Andy Jungkunz said.

That confidence may havearrived in the form of a 4-1 winover Princeton Sept. 26. It wasthe first time Colerain scoredmore than two goals since a 5-2win over Ryle Sept. 5.

Weve had some tough luckthis year, but yeah itwas agreatconfidence booster, Jungkunzsaid of thewin. We finished theballa lotbetterso itsabigconfi-dence booster going forward.

The tough luck Jungkunzspeaks of comes in the form ofsome very tough losses. Five ofthe six losses have come by twogoals or less, and the one three-goal loss was to undefeatedMa-son, who is ranked No. 1 in thelatest Division I state poll.

Weve not finished our op-portunities that we are creat-ing, the coach said. We cer-tainly have played with every-body weve gone up against. Its been a season of bad breaksbut in our league thats kind ofthe way it goes.

Thenatureofbeingamiddle-

of-the-pack team in the GreaterMiami Conference is usually anup-and-down one. Its been nodifferent for the Lady Cardi-nals. They started the season0-3, but followedwith three con-secutive wins. Then came a 0-2-1 mark over the next threegame and now theyve won twoof their last three games.

Its the nature of our leagueto be honest with you, Jung-kunz said. On any given nightwere good enough to beat any-body in our league and every-body is good enough to beat us.Its just the way things havebeen rolling this year and itskind of hard to explain.

One constant for Colerainhas been the play of senior JuliaFlagge-Echols. The forwardranks third in the GMC with 23points on 10 goals and three as-sists, giving her 37 goals and 13assists over her four-year ca-reer at Colerain.

She has the ability to strikeout of nowhere, Jungkunz saidof his senior. Shes got a fewgifts from God that some othergirls dont have with her speed.When her heart comes out, shehas the heart and skill to makethings happen that other girlsdont necessarily have the abil-ity to make happen.

No matter how frustratingthis season has been, disap-pointment isnt on the mind ofthe coach.

I cant be disappointed inour team. This is the hardestworking team Ive ever had.Wedont stop playing. We haveheart and they understand wejust have to keep pushing.

Frustration, notfear, a commontheme for CardsBy Tom Skeentskeen@communitypress.com

Colerain senior forward Julia Flagge-Echols takes a penalty shot earlythe first half of the Lady Cardinals 4-1win over Princeton Sept. 26. Thesenior leads her team and the GMC with 10 goals on the season.TOMSKEEN/COMMUNITY PRESS

WHITE OAK Sept. 16, 2013,was a day J.K. Schaffer willnever forget.

The La Salle High Schoolgraduate, who has been amainstay on the CincinnatiBengals practice squad sincehewas signedNov. 5, 2012,waspromoted to the 53-man rosterand made his regular seasondebut for the team under thenational spotlight of MondayNight Football against the ri-val Pittsburgh Steelers.

I found out about fourhours before the game that Iwasgoing tobeplaying, so thatwas a crazy feeling, the line-backer said. Being a kid fromCincinnati, thats a dreamcome true playing MondayNight Football against theSteelers. I was on Cloud 9,thats for sure, and it was spe-cial and Ill never forget it.

The former Lancer played22 snaps on special teams, andwhile he didnt record a tackle,he took to the big stage in frontofhis father,brotherandahostof other family and friends.

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker J.K. Schaffer (50) makes a tackle on Dallas Cowboys running back JosephRandle (35) in their preseason football game in AT&T Stadium Aug. 24. The former La Salle Lancer andCincinnati Bearcat made his regular season debut Sept. 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.JEFFSWINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Dreams becomereality for La Sallegrad SchafferBy Tom Skeentskeen@communitypress.com

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker J.K. Schaffer heads to the locker roomafter their preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts at PaulBrown Stadium Aug. 29. The former La Salle Lancer led the Bengalswith 20 tackles in the preseason.JEFF SWINGER/COMMUNITY PRESSSee BENGALS, Page A7

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nati.com/preps. Indiana State offered Colerain

senior quarterback Kelvin Cook asan athlete, according to Coleraincoach Tom Bolden, Gannett NewsService reports.

It is the first offer for Cook, wholeads theGMCwith 709 yards rush-

ing through four games. He hasscored seven rushing touchdowns.

Cook has thrown for 135 yardsand a touchdown.

Colerain (4-0), ranked No. 9 na-tionally by theUSATodaySuper 25,plays host to Hamilton (1-3) Fridaynight.

Former La Salle running backKendall Owens has the most rush-

ing yards (311) in a single game inschool history, according toLaSalleathletic director Dan Flynn. Owenshad that performance in a gameagainst Henry Clay in 2007.

It was incorrectly reported re-cently that sophomore Jeremy Lar-kinbroke theschool recordwith288yards on Friday night. We had anerror in our stat book, Flynn said.

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Baseball playerswanted

The JB Yeager 15U team islooking for additional baseballplayers for the 2014 season.

Pitching experience is pre-ferred.

The team will play in theSWOL and are looking to addquality players to compete inthis league.

If interested, contact RonMurphy at 310-5099.

SIDELINES

Just hours later Schaffersdream quickly became realityand the business side of the Na-tional Football League tookover, as he was waived by theBengals Sept. 18 and re-signedto thepracticesquadaday later.It was one heck of a three-dayroller coaster ride for the Uni-versity of Cincinnati product.

One of my good buddies

askedmehowitwasandtoput itin perspective for him I saidthink about finally getting pro-moted to your dream job afterworking for it your whole lifeand getting a $300,000 promo-tionandhaving it all takenawaythe next day, he said. Thatshow it feels.

While disappointing at thetime, Schaffer will be ready forthe next time hes called.

Its not like I wont get an-other opportunity and that iswhat I am looking forward toand thats all you can hope for,

he said. Ill be ready to playwhen my number gets called.

In what little free time hehas, Schaffer lovesgettingbackto his roots inWhiteOak.When-ever his Lancers are at home onFriday nights, odds are you willsee the linebacker strolling thesidelines. Nothing is going tochange that anytime soon.

I love being around hereandwhenIgetsomefreetimetogo work out where I want, Icomebackhere, the2008Lanc-er grad said of his high school.This is home to me. I love

watching them play and I lovebeing around here.

His Lancers are off to a 3-1start under first-year coachNate Moore and Schaffer lovesthe direction his program isheading.

Iwas on the search commit-tee that hired him so to me, itwas a no-brainer, he said ofMoore. I love what hes do-ing, I love the staff that hes puttogether, I love the system hesrolling here at La Salle and Imexcited to see whats going tocome of it.

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Eric Schrand of La Salle High School takes the moundfor Team Ohio in opening round action vs. TeamNebraska. Several local players represent Team Ohio inthe 2013 Midwest Baseball Classic in Chicago. TeamOhio went up against Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesotaand Pennsylvania in July.GEOFF BLANKENSHIP/FOR THECOMMUNITY PRESS.

ELITE WINS CUPThe TFA U8 Eliteboys soccer teamgoes undefeated towin the CincinnatiUnited Cuptournament, theteams firsttournamenttogether. From leftare, back, assistantcoach KevinPaschka, EvanTrapp, ConnorMuhlen, JacksonMcGowan, LandonWagner, CadenAmmon and coachZach Wagner; andin front are IanKowalski, CalebSunderman, MasonPaschka and A.J.Mancini. THANKS TOERIN SUNDERMAN

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Sept. 25 questionShould college athletes be

paid? If so, nowmuch? Ifnot,whynot?

Division 1 (FBS) athletes onfull scholarship get room,board, meals, tuition and books.These scholarships can last upto five years; so far so good.

However the scholarshipscan be withdrawn or renewedon a yearly basis. Not all ath-letes playing a sport have thesefull rides. Athletes on full ridesare not allowed to work. Theyput in about 30 hours per weekon their sport plus going to classand studying. Many athletescome from homes that can notprovide spending money; theycannot sell their ticketsormem-orabilia.

Many of these Collegesports (football, basketball)pro-vide billions in revenue to thecolleges via TV packages andtickets sales. I have no problemwith theseathletesgettingsomereasonable spending money.

Their head coaches makemillions. I amquite sure the ath-letic departments can spare thisstipend. Go Figure!

T.D.T.

College athletes should re-ceive scholarships and stipendsfor play. A large percentage ofplayers come from low-incomefamilies that cannot financiallysupport the athletes.

The scholarships do not in-clude extra money for daily ex-penses. As a result, a number ofplayers in recent times have re-sorted to selling awards, auto-graphs and accepting cars andother favors because they haveno money.

I do appreciate that com-mon sense and good judgmentalso play a role. However, howmany readers of the could sur-vive on no income?

We all know that athletescannot not get jobs duringschool due to the demands ontheir schedules for training,practice and playing locally andacross country and thentheres studying, attendingclasses and homework.

Come on, we all enjoywatching them perform and es-pecially winning. Lets pay ourcollege athletes!

E.E.C.

Yes, I believe athletes whoare requested to spend a stipu-lated number of days each yearon campus or at a facility desig-nated for athletic games/train-ing should be paid a stipend fortheir time. The stipend shouldbe uniform for each sport anddesigned to cover expenses notpaid by the college/university.

Todays athletes in somesports do not have summers tothemselves during which theycan earn extra spendingmoney.Many are from homes wheremoney is in short supply. Thisstipend should cover recrea-tion, food and, books which arenot furnished by their school.

As a non-athlete attendingcollege from a poor home I re-membermany days where I ex-isted on one candy bar all day inorder to have bus fare for mytriphome. Icanunderstandwhysome kids are forced to selltheir jerseys in order to pay fora weekend date.

Sure, they get a free educa-tion that others pay dearly for,but their life should not be thatof a total drudger. And, need Imention the money they bringin at some schools.

Because some schools losemoneyonathletics, to payornotpay should be voluntary and theamount set by the NCAA or oth-er governing sports organiza-tion to which the school be-longs.

T.J.

College athletes gettingpaid for field/court perfor-mances? Nope!

This is part of their educa-tional experience and if anycompensation is granted thatmoves into the professional lev-el, and the pricing of a collegegame or event would be costprohibitive as it is nowwith pro-fessional sports.

Maybe a reduction on theirtuition maybe, but not compen-sation!

O.H.R.

College athletes on scholar-shipalreadyarepaid in theformof an education. Problem is theyare also very often enticed intocoming to a certain school forother reasons than to play asport and get an education boosters offer bribes of money,sex, and various things theyshouldnt be offering.

TRog

Absolutely not! It's not justthat colleges should be placesfor learning and that the U.S.needs to put a higher value onthat thanon sport, though that istrue.

We have seen theNFL cometo an understanding of the dan-gers of concussion to youngplayers, yet in the last 24hours Iheard that one of our local highschool coaches suggested to afreshman quarterback that henot go to the doctor after taking

a hit because he would not beable to play for a couple ofweeks. I hope that is not true,but I regret that it probably is.

The point is that even thecurrent system puts way toomuch pressure on young play-ers, their families and coachestomakedecisionswhicharebadfor their long-termhealth.Mon-ey toplay for collegewould onlymake this situation worse.

High school ball should beabout having fun, but above allabout staying healthy, even ifthat means taking a couple ofweeks off and the teampossiblyloosing a couple of games sowhat that's notnearlyasbadasrisking severe neurologicaldamage which may only showup later in life.

D.R.

Years ago I was in favor ofpaying the athletes, but I havechangedmymindon that.Asex-pensive as college is I think thata free education, freemeals andboarding is a pretty good deal.

I don't think they need newcars and the like, besides that ifthey are that good they willleave in a couple years and thatlittle bit of money they getwould not hold them there thereanyway.

My advice to all college ath-letes would be to stay in collegeand get your degree.

Dave D.

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Charles and HenrietteFleischmann had three chil-dren; Betty, Max and Julius.They had many of their fa-thers characteristics. Theywere hard working, fun lovingand shared their wealth withothers.

Betty, the oldest, met Dr.Christian Holmes when hemade a house call to theirAvondale home in 1891. Theywere married a year later andhad three children Carl, Chris-tian and Julius. Together theystarted a small hospital in Cin-cinnati. Dr. Holmes was thedriving force behind creating ateaching hospital and medicalschool. He served as the deanof the medical school of theUniversity of Cincinnati from1912-1919. He worked tirelesslycollecting funds to staff andequip the Cincinnati GeneralHospital. After his death in1920, his wife donated largesums of money to buildHolmes Hospital in his honor.

WhenMax was a teenager,he went to work in the plant,learning the basics of the busi-

ness. But hisloves werereally sportsand adventure.He playedsemi-profes-sional baseballin Cincinnati,was an ama-teur boxer,polo and tennisplayers. Then

he attended Ohio Military In-stitute, and joined up when theSpanish-AmericanWar brokeout in 1898.

In 1897, Charles died andMax came back to run theplant, but never like it andconvinced his brother Julius tobecome president and he be-came vice president. Juliushad attended Hughes Highschool and Franklin PrepSchool and was better qual-ified. In 1902, the brothersbought the Cincinnati Redswith George B. Cox and Au-gust Hermann for $150,000.They built a training camp inFleischmann, N.Y., in the Cats-kill Mountains, where their

father had built luxury hotels,swimming pools, golf coursesand fine restaurants. Juliusdonated the park to the city in1914, provided it would alwaysbe free to patrons.

In 1905, Max married SarahHamilton Sherlock a fellowadventurer. They had no chil-dren. Max went to the SantaBarbara Polo show with hisponies and liked the city. Afterhe served in World War I in theBalloon Section of the ArmyAir Corps he moved there andcommuted to plants by rail car.

When Julius, took control ofthe company it blossomed. Notonly were the Fleischmannsmaking yeast, they operatingbakeries, distilled vinegar andbeer, various alcohols, gin andmargarine. The Fleischmannspioneered mass marketing,couponing, give-away cook-books, trade cards, and bakingcontests.

A successful businessman,Julius was also a financier,sportsman and a mason. Alongwith the large yeast company,he was the president of numer-

ous businesses and belonged toseveral mens clubs includingthe Cincinnati Chamber ofCommerce. He was a delegateto the Republican NationalConvention in 1904, 1908 and1916, and was Cincinnatis rich-est and youngest mayor from1900-1904. He took a greatinterest in the police depart-ment, public schools and im-proved the railroad systems.

On April 8, Julius marriedLillie Ackerman. They hadthree children Louise, Charlesand Julius Jr., and moved to a1,600-acre estate in Indian Hillnext to John Emerys 1,000-acre estate. Julius divorcedLillie and married Laura Hem-ingway in 1920, and theymoved to New York, where hedied in 1925. Max ran the com-pany from California until hisdeath in 1951.

Betty Kamuf is a winner of GriffinYeatman Award for Historical Pres-ervation. She lives in Sayler Park.You can email her atwestnews@communitypress.com.

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The Southwest Ohio AirQuality Agency has recordedragweed in recent pollencounts signifying ragweed hasbegun to bloom in GreaterCincinnati.

Ragweed is a summer annu-al that produces abundantpollen and is the primary causeof hay fever. Although rag-weed is already present, Sep-tember tends to be its peakmonth and those who sufferfrom allergies may have in-creased symptoms during thenext several weeks.

Ragweed plants are domi-nant in the Midwest and pro-duce billions of pollen grainswhich are easily caught by thewind and spread throughout

the region.On cloudy,

windless orrainy days, theaverage suf-ferer mayhave fewersymptoms dueto little pollina-tion and dis-semination ofthe pollen.When the

weather becomes hot, dry,sunny and windy, symptomsmay spike and return. A frostusually ends the hay feverseason for most sufferers.

To reduce exposure to rag-weed and other pollens andmolds, the Southwest Ohio Air

Quality Agency recommends: Avoid areas with freshly

cut grass and avoid lawn careactivities, such as rakingleaves or working with com-post.

Minimize outdoor activitybetween 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. when pollen levels are highest.

After being outdoors, it isbest to shower and changeclothing, as pollen can adhereto clothing, skin and hair. Beaware that pets can also bringpollen into your home.

Keep windows closed anduse an air conditioner in thehome and car as much as pos-sible to reduce the amount ofallergens entering.

Don't hang sheets or cloth-

ing outside to dry. Pollens cancollect on them.

Contact an allergist ordoctor for medical advice.

The Southwest Ohio AirQuality Agency tracks pollenand mold levels on weekdaysand posts the counts by 10 a.m.at 513-946-7753 andSouthwestOhioAir.org. Addi-tional information can befound in the Living with Al-lergies brochure, available fordownload atSouthwestOhioAir.org ormailed by request.

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Volunteers from US Banktook part in a service day atWinton Woods this month.About 25 to 30 volunteerswent out to the park to planttrees, and perennials. Thevolunteers also installed asmall paver platform,spreading grass seed andstraw. One group created arain garden by the WintonCenter.

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Michelle Cull mulches plantings at Winton Woods during the USBank service day.

Michael Knab, a volunteer from US Bank, spreads gravel during aservice day at Winton Woods.

This group of volunteers from US Bank were preparing an areanear a pond before pavers were set for a platform as part of aservice project at Winton Woods.

Fran Metzger helps to plant a rain garden at Winton Woods.

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A crew of 25 to 30 volunteers from US Bank took part in a service day at Winton Woods.

Rob Cates, a volunteer from US Bank, digs outmulch as he works at a service day at WintonWoods.

US Bank volunteers Rob Cates and Michael Tighe doprep work before setting pavers for a platform near apond at Winton Woods.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 3Bars/ClubsBike Night, 5 p.m., Quaker Steak& Lube, 3737 Stonecreek Blvd.,Includes music. Benefits weeklylocal charity. Free. 923-9464;www.thelube.com. ColerainTownship.

Community DanceRoyal Rounds, 1-4 p.m., Green-hills Community Church Presby-terian, 21 Cromwell Road, PhaseIII-V round dance club for experi-enced dancers. Ballroom figures:waltz, two-step, cha cha, rumba,tango and bolero. $6. 929-2427.Greenhills.Team Jeff Anderson LineDancing, 6-7 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Linedancing fitness party. Ages 18and up. $5. 741-8802; colerai-n.org. Colerain Township.Sunshine Squares: SquareDance Class Enrollment,7:30-9:30 p.m., Forest ParkActivity Center, 651W. SharonRoad, Low impact activity willimprove your mind, body andspirit. Come15 minutes early toregister. For ages 9 and up. $5.232-1303. Forest Park.

Exercise ClassesHatha Yoga, 10-11 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Bring matand engage in stretching,breathing and relaxing tech-niques. $6. 741-8802; www.col-erain.org. Colerain Township.Flex Silver Sneakers ExerciseClass, 9:30-10 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Instructor-led, mixing core, strength andcardio. For ages 65 and up. $3.923-5050; www.colerain.org.Colerain Township.Zumba Gold, 9-10 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Commu-nity-oriented dance-fitness classto provide modified, low-impactmoves for active older adults. $5.741-8802; www.colerain.org.Colerain Township.

Farmers MarketCollege Hill FarmMarket,3-6:30 p.m., College Hill Presby-terian Church, 5742 HamiltonAve., Variety of local, healthfulfoods. Strawberries and widevariety of summer produce. Foodtruck, music and special events.542-0007; www.collegehillfarm-market.org. College Hill.

Karaoke and OpenMicOpenMic Night with theToddy O Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,Juniors Tavern, 1839W. Gal-braith Road, Free. 729-0416.North College Hill.

Music - ConcertsSwitchfoot, 7:30 p.m., TheUnderground, 1140 Smiley Ave.,Alternative rock band from SanDiego. Early entry at 6:15 p.m.Doors open 6:45 p.m. Seatedconcert. $35 early entry; $30, $25advance. 825-8200; www.iticket-s.com. Forest Park.

On Stage - TheaterWuthering Heights, 8 p.m.,North College Hill City Center,1500W. Galbraith Road, Astunning version of the immortalBronte novel set amid the bleakbeauty of Haworth Moor, wherethe wild and passionate tale ofHeathcliff, a stablehand and thebeautiful Cathy Earnshaw isplayed out with all the vividdepth and intensity of ancienttragedy. $15; $12 students andseniors. 588-4910. North CollegeHill.Shakin theMess OuttaMis-ery, 7:30-9 p.m., Cincinnati BlackTheatre Company, 5919 Hamil-ton Ave., Vivid portrait of themembers of a tight-knit commu-nity of African-American wom-en. $25. Through Oct. 5. 241-6060; www.cincinnatiblackthea-tre.org. College Hill.

SeminarsHow to Change Yourself andHow to Change Others, 7-8:30p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Learn hands-ontechniques for creating changeduring upbeat and positiveworkshop for learning magicprocesses that help improveyourself and enhance yourrelationships. Free. Registrationrequired. Through Oct. 10.931-5777. Finneytown.

Senior CitizensMovement Class for Seniors,11 a.m.-noon, Guenthner PhysicalTherapy, 5557 Cheviot Road, $6,first class free. 923-1700;

www.guenthnerpt.com.MonfortHeights.

Support GroupsGrandFamilies: GrandparentsRaising Grandchildren, 10-11:30 a.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Support andresources for parenting thesecond time around. Free. Regis-tration required. 931-5777.Finneytown.

FRIDAY, OCT. 4Community DanceCincy A2, 8-10:30 p.m., TrinityLutheran Church, 1553 KinneyAve., Advanced level squaredance club for experienceddancers. $5. 929-2427.MountHealthy.

Farmers MarketLettuce EatWell FarmersMarket, 3-7 p.m., CheviotUnited Methodist Church, 3820Westwood Northern Blvd.,Locally produced food items.Free. 481-1914; www.lewfm.org.Cheviot.

FestivalsDonauschwaben Oktoberfest,6 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Donausch-waben Park, 4290 Dry RidgeRoad, Germanmusic, dancegroup performances and Trach-ten Parade. Wide selection offood and drink with 20-plusGerman and domestic beers andwines. Pit-roasted Bavarian porkand chicken, sausage and gou-lash dinners. Car show on Sun-day. Family friendly. $3. 385-2098; www.donauschwaben-.com. Colerain Township.

Music - Classic RockChad Applegate, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,Club Trio Lounge, 5744 Spring-dale Road, Free. 385-1005; club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

On Stage - TheaterWuthering Heights, 8 p.m.,North College Hill City Center,$15; $12 students and seniors.588-4910. North College Hill.Shakin theMess OuttaMis-ery, 7:30-9 p.m., Cincinnati BlackTheatre Company, $25. 241-6060;www.cincinnatiblacktheatre.org.College Hill.

RecreationCamp n Fly, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.,Cincinnati Silent Flyers Airfield,10290 Mill Road, Visitors may getchance to fly electric-powered RCairplane. Free. Through Oct. 6.851-1446; www.silentflyers.com.Springfield Township.

SATURDAY, OCT. 5Exercise ClassesZumba Kids Dance FitnessClass, 10:30-11:15 a.m., GreatCommission Bible Church, 10200Hamilton Ave., Family Life Cen-ter. Healthy program featuringexplosion of music, dance andenergy. Ages 4-12. $4. 851-4946.Mount Healthy.

FestivalsDonauschwaben Oktoberfest,1p.m.-12:30 a.m., Donausch-waben Park, $3. 385-2098;www.donauschwaben.com.Colerain Township.

Home & GardenHamilton County Recyclingand SolidWaste District YardTrimmings Drop-Off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Kuliga Park, 6717Bridgetown Road, HamiltonCounty residents can drop offyard trimmings for free. Free.Through Nov. 24. 598-3089;bit.ly/11UQb9r. Green Township.Hamilton County Recyclingand SolidWaste District YardTrimmings Drop-Off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Rumpke SanitaryLandfill, 3800 Struble Road,Hamilton County residents candrop off yard trimmings for free.Free. 851-0122; bit.ly/11UQb9r.Colerain Township.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraokewith DJ Doc, 9:30p.m.-1:30 a.m., Quaker Steak &Lube, 3737 Stonecreek Blvd.,Presented by Big DaddyWalkerProductions. Free. 923-9464.Colerain Township.

Music - CountryBuffalo Ridge Band, 9:30p.m.-1:30 a.m., Club Trio Lounge,5744 Springdale Road, Free.385-1005; www.clubtriolounge-.com. Colerain Township.

On Stage - TheaterWuthering Heights, 8 p.m.,North College Hill City Center,$15; $12 students and seniors.588-4910. North College Hill.

Shakin theMess OuttaMis-ery, 2-3:30 p.m. and 7:30-9 p.m.,Cincinnati Black Theatre Compa-ny, $25. 241-6060; www.cincinna-tiblacktheatre.org. College Hill.

RecreationCamp n Fly, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.,Cincinnati Silent Flyers Airfield,Free. 851-1446; www.silentfly-ers.com. Springfield Township.

SUNDAY, OCT. 6Community DanceDiamond Squares, 6:30-8:30p.m., Parkys Farm Hayloft Barn,10073 Daly Road, Plus levelWestern square and round danceclub for experienced dancers.Pre-rounds 5:30 p.m. $5. 929-2427; www.sonksdf.com. Spring-field Township.

Exercise ClassesYoga, 4:30-5:30 p.m., GuenthnerPhysical Therapy, 5557 CheviotRoad, Strengthen, stretch andtone with gentle postures thatrelease tension rand support theintegrity of the spine. Familyfriendly. $7 walk-in; $120 for 10classes. 923-1700; www.guenth-nerpt.com.Monfort Heights.Leslie Sansones Walk Live,2:15-3 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, 1150WestGalbraith Road, Lower level.One-mile walk in powerful,low-impact, indoor, aerobicworkout. Free. 324-6173. NorthCollege Hill.

FestivalsDonauschwaben Oktoberfest,10 a.m.-8 p.m., DonauschwabenPark, $3. 385-2098; www.do-nauschwaben.com. ColerainTownship.

Home & GardenHamilton County Recyclingand SolidWaste District YardTrimmings Drop-Off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Kuliga Park, Free.598-3089; bit.ly/11UQb9r. GreenTownship.Hamilton County Recyclingand SolidWaste District YardTrimmings Drop-Off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Rumpke SanitaryLandfill, Free. 851-0122;bit.ly/11UQb9r. Colerain Town-ship.

RecreationCamp n Fly, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.,Cincinnati Silent Flyers Airfield,Free. 851-1446; www.silentfly-ers.com. Springfield Township.Yuengling Classic Car Cruise-In, 4-9 p.m., Quaker Steak &Lube, 3737 Stonecreek Blvd.,With giveaways including Yuen-gling tool box. DJ provided byBig DaddyWalker Productions.Free. 923-9464; www.thelube-.com. Colerain Township.

Support GroupsCaregivers Support Group,3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Family LifeCenter, 703 Compton Road, Forthose who care for or supervisethe frail, elderly or disabled.Free. 931-5777. Finneytown.

MONDAY, OCT. 7Community DanceRoyal Rounds, 7:30 p.m., Green-hills Community Church Presby-terian, $6. 929-2427. Greenhills.Unicorners Singles SquareDance Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Trinity Lutheran Church, 1553Kinney Ave., ExperiencedWest-ern-style square dancers andround dancers. Singles andcouples welcome. $5. 929-2427.Mount Healthy.

Exercise ClassesPilates Class, 11 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Improvestrength, flexibility, balance,control and muscular symmetry.Instructor Celine Kirby leadscore-strengthening exercisesusing bands and weights. Bringyoga mat. $5. 741-8802;www.coleraintwp.org. ColerainTownship.Cardio 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, 7:15-8:15 p.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, $6. 741-8802; www.col-erain.org. Colerain Township.Flex Silver Sneakers ExerciseClass, 9:30-10 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center, $3.923-5050; www.colerain.org.Colerain Township.Fit Bodz, 6:15-7:15 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Loseweight, lose body fat, increasestrength, stamina and flexibility.Bring mat, dumbbells, towel andwater bottle. $8. 741-8802;www.colerain.org. ColerainTownship.

Music - BluesBlues and Jazz Jam, 9 p.m.-12:30a.m., Poor Michaels, 11938Hamilton Ave., Featuring rotat-ing musicians each week. Free.825-9958. Springfield Township.

SeminarsJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Weekly speakers advisejob seekers on how to conductan effective job search. Free.Registration required. 931-5777.Finneytown.

Senior CitizensMovement Class for Seniors,11 a.m.-noon, Guenthner PhysicalTherapy, $6, first class free.923-1700; www.guenthnerpt-.com.Monfort Heights.

Support GroupsMade to Crave, 7-8:30 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Reach your healthy goalsand grow closer to God throughthe process. Helpful companionto use alongside whateverhealthy eating approach you

choose. Free. 931-5777. Finney-town.Divorce Support Group, 7-9p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Information ongetting over loss of partner, griefover being single, giving upunrealistic expectations that leadto unneeded guilt and frustra-tion, developing strong supportsystem and sources of self-esteem. Free. Registration re-quired. 931-5777. Finneytown.Under One Roof Again, 7-8:30p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Find support andstrategies for managing issuesthat arise when adult childrenand parents decide to live to-gether under one roof, whetherfor the short or long haul. Ages18 and up. Free. Reservationsrequired. 51-931-5777; tiny-url.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

TUESDAY, OCT. 8Community DanceContinentals Round DanceClub, 1-2 p.m., Trinity LutheranChurch, 1553 Kinney Ave., PhaseIII-V level round dance club. $6.929-2427.Mount Healthy.Team Jeff Anderson LineDancing, 6-7 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center, $5.741-8802; colerain.org. ColerainTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Gold, 9-10 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center, $5.741-8802; www.colerain.org.Colerain Township.

Senior CitizensDownton Abbey, 10 p.m., NorthCollege Hill Senior Center, 1586Goodman Ave., Showing episodeof popular PBS show about anEnglish Estate and its residents atthe turn of the 20th century. Teaand cookies during the show.Showings will continue basedupon popularity. For seniors.Free. 521-3462. North CollegeHill.

Support GroupsFinding YourWay throughLoss, 7-8:30 p.m., Family LifeCenter, 703 Compton Road,Everyone experiences loss andgrief, according to author DanMoseley, who provides our freshapproach to the heartache ofgrief. Experienced leaders sup-port and walk with you towardthe new normal. Free. Regis-tration required. 931-5777.Finneytown.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9Dining EventsFree Community Dinner, 5-7p.m., Grace Episcopal Church,5501Hamilton Ave., Free dinner.Food is hearty, healthy andhomemade by volunteers. Free.541-2415. College Hill.

Exercise ClassesYoga, 6:30-7:30 p.m., GuenthnerPhysical Therapy, $7 walk-in;$120 for 10 classes. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com.MonfortHeights.Zumba Toning, 7:15 p.m., Col-erain Township CommunityCenter, 4300 Springdale Road,Targeted body sculpting exer-cises and high energy cardiowork. Bring a mat or towel, anda water bottle. $5. 741-8802;www.coleraintwp.org. ColerainTownship.Fit Bodz, 6:15-7:15 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center, $8.

741-8802; www.colerain.org.Colerain Township.

Music - Classic RockJay Lane, 8 p.m.-midnight, ClubTrio Lounge, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Religious - CommunityCelebration ofWholeness andHealing, 7-10 p.m., Grace Episco-pal Church, 5501Hamilton Ave.,Multi-modal healing service.Healing prayer and laying on ofhands for healing led by HawleyTodd. Healing drumming led byBob Laake. Free. 541-2415.College Hill.

Senior CitizensZumba Gold, 1-2 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Modified Zumba forseniors and beginners withstanding and chair participation.For seniors. $3, $25 for 10 classes.205-5064; www.debsfitnessparty-.com. Green Township.

Support GroupsCopingwith Depression, 7-8:30p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Group is forthose dealing with depressionand their family members whowant to understand and supporttheir loved one. Led by BrendaSing-Ota, professional clinicalcounselor. Not a substitute fortherapy. Free. Registrationrequired. 931-5777; www.north-minsterchurch.net. Finneytown.

THURSDAY, OCT. 10Bars/ClubsBike Night, 5 p.m., Quaker Steak& Lube, Free. 923-9464;www.thelube.com. ColerainTownship.

Community DanceRoyal Rounds, 1-4 p.m., Green-hills Community Church Presby-terian, $6. 929-2427. Greenhills.Team Jeff Anderson LineDancing, 6-7 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center, $5.741-8802; colerain.org. ColerainTownship.Sunshine Squares: SquareDance Class Enrollment,7:30-9:30 p.m., Forest ParkActivity Center, $5. 232-1303.Forest Park.

Exercise ClassesHatha Yoga, 10-11 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center, $6.741-8802; www.colerain.org.Colerain Township.Flex Silver Sneakers ExerciseClass, 9:30-10 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center, $3.923-5050; www.colerain.org.Colerain Township.Zumba Gold, 9-10 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center, $5.741-8802; www.colerain.org.Colerain Township.

Farmers MarketCollege Hill FarmMarket,3-6:30 p.m., College Hill Presby-terian Church, 542-0007;www.collegehillfarmmarket.org.College Hill.

SeminarsHow to Change Yourself andHow to Change Others, 7-8:30p.m., Family Life Center, Free.Registration required. 931-5777.Finneytown.

Senior CitizensMovement Class for Seniors,11 a.m.-noon, Guenthner PhysicalTherapy, $6, first class free.923-1700; www.guenthnerpt-.com.Monfort Heights.

Support GroupsGrandFamilies: GrandparentsRaising Grandchildren, 10-11:30 a.m., Family Life Center,Free. Registration required.931-5777. Finneytown.

FRIDAY, OCT. 11Farmers MarketLettuce EatWell FarmersMarket, 3-7 p.m., CheviotUnited Methodist Church, Free.481-1914; www.lewfm.org.Cheviot.

SATURDAY, OCT. 12Community DanceSkirts and Shirts Square DanceClub, 7:30 p.m., JohnWesleyUnited Methodist Church, 1927W. Kemper Road, Western StyleSquare Dance Club for experi-enced square and round dancers.Plus level squares and up tophase III round dancing. $5.929-2427; www.sonksdf.com.Springfield Township.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Cincinnati Donauschwaben Societys annual Oktoberfest is 6 p.m.-12:30 a.m. FridayOct. 4, 1 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, atDonauschwaben Park, 4290 Dry Ridge Road in Colerain Township. Admission is $3. Shuttleparking from St. John the Baptist School is available. For more information, call513-385-2098 or visit www.donauschwaben.com. Pictured are the DonauschwabenSchuhplattler.FILE PHOTO

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When it comes to writ-ing, theWest Side is hometo a lot of literary and ar-tistic talent.

That talent is on dis-play during the seventhannual Books by theBanks: Cincinnati USABook Festival event Sat-urday, Oct.12, at theDukeEnergy Convention Cen-ter. Area authors include:

Andrea Cheng, au-thor of The Year of theBaby, lives in Avondale.

Janeen Coyle, 103.5WGRR radio host and au-thor of A Pug with aPlan, graduated fromForest Park High School.

C.F. Payne, ac-claimed illustrator whoselatest book is Mousetro-naut Goes to Mars, livesin Evendale and has a stu-dio in Sharonville.

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thor of The 1895 Mur-der, lives in Price Hill.

Artist Brett Harper,whose studio is in Sharon-ville, will join Zoe Burke,text author of CharleyHarper's What's in theWoods?: ANatureDiscov-ery Book.

Marjorie Celona, au-thor of Y, lives inNorth-side.

Eric Goodman, au-thor of Twelfth andRace, is a former resi-dent of North Avondaleand Glendale.

Dann Woellert, au-thor of The AuthenticHistory of CincinnatiChili, grew up in Spring-field Township and livesin Pleasant Run Farm.

Brian Klems, F&Weditor and author of OhBoy,YoureHavingaGirl:A Dads Survival Guide to

RaisingDaughters,grewup inPriceHill andgradu-ated from Elder. He livesin St. Bernard.

Jeff Alt, author GetYour Kids Hiking, livesin Glendale.

Chuck Sambuchino,F&W editor and author ofCreate Your Writer Plat-form, lives in Sharon-ville.

Leah Stewart, authorof The History of Us,lives in Northside.

Molly Wellmann, au-thor of HandcraftedCocktails, is the co-own-er of Japps, Neons, andthe Old Kentucky Bour-bon Bar. She grew up inColerain Township.

Mary Kay Carson,author of Beyond the So-lar System: ExploringGalaxies, Black Holes,Alien Planets, and More,lives in Northside.

David Mowery, au-thor of Morgans GreatRaid, spent his childhoodin White Oak, Fairfieldand Dent. He graduatedfrom Oak Hills High

School, and lived in Shar-onville after high school.He has lived in Batavia,and now lives in Milford.

Newto thisyears festi-val is a Writing/GettingPublished series of pan-els featuring speakersand workshops through-

out the day. Other activ-ities include: book sign-ings; author discussions;family activities in theKids Corner; storybookcostume characters; mas-cot dancepartyandmusicperformances. It all takesplace for free from10a.m.

to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct.12,at the Duke Energy Con-vention Center, 525 ElmSt., in downtown Cincin-nati. For directions, park-ing and additional infor-mation, go tobooksbythebanks.org.

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Dress your family upin their best costumesandcelebrate the season withGreat Parks of HamiltonCounty at HalloweenNights.

This year marks the16th anniversary of thisone-of-a-kind, family-friendly Halloween eventthat runs Oct. 3-27. Fea-turing tens of thousandsof lights and dozens ofwhimsical Halloweenlight displays, kids andadults alike will enjoy ac-tivities, games, natureprograms and food at thetransformed ParkysFarm inWinton Woods.

Halloween Nights istheperfectnon-scarywayto celebrate Halloween,especially for familieswith children under theage of 13. Outdoor activ-ities include a moonbounce and inflatable 65-foot slide and obstaclecourse.

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Halloween Nights isclosed during inclementweather, so call the rai-nout line at 513-728-3551,ext.355, after 4 p.m. forclosing verification.

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NeedlesHagedorn, 74,died Sept. 19.Survived by

stepchildrenDebbie (Greg)

Himmler, Jim (Patty), Mike(Carolyn) Frondorf; grand-children Mike (Lindsey) Himmler,Elizabeth (Michael) Guadiz,Brett, Ross, Ryan, Matthew,Heidi, Eric Frondorf; great-grandsons Westley Himmler,Julian Guadiz. Preceded in deathby wife Marian Edelmann Hage-dorn.Services were Sept. 30 at Our

Lady of the Visitation. Arrange-ments by B.J. Meyer Sons Funer-al Home. Memorials to: CysticFibrosis Foundation, 4420 CarverWoods Drive, Cincinnati, OH45242

DottieHudepohlDorothy

DottieBushmannHudepohl, 84,White Oak,died Sept. 25.Survived by

husband Fred Hudepohl; chil-dren Mike (Mary Ann), Ron(Anne) Hudepohl, Marianne(Jeff) Messinger; grandchildrenDanny, Jeff, Justin, Trent, Cristi-na, Megan; sister Mary Baumer.Preceded in death by son DavidHudepohl.Services were Sept. 28 at St.

James Church. Arrangements byMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome. Memorials to St. JudeChildrens Research Hospital orthe St. Vincent de Paul Society.

The Rev.WilliamKennedyThe Rev.

WilliamM.Kennedy, 73,died Sept. 19.He was

ordained apriest May 29, 1971. His assign-ments included serving as pastorat St. Andrew, St. Teresa ofAvila, St. Ann (Williamsburg), St.

Ann (Groesbeck) and Assump-tion parishes.Survived by brothers Harry,

Tom; nieces and nephews Mau-ra, Caitlin, Padraic, Eamon;godmother Sister Agatha Fitz-gerald, OSU. Most Rev. DennisM. Schnurr, Archbishop ofCincinnati, celebrated the funer-al Mass Sept. 24 at St. MaryChurch. Memorials to the St.Vincent de Paul Society orAmerican Diabetes Association.

WilliamLaugWilliam A.

Laug, 89,Green Town-ship, died Sept.19.

Survived bychildren Gail

(Dennis) Leisgangz, Gary (Bev)Laug; grandchildren Brent(Tammie), Kurt Leisgang, Va-nessa Laug, Melissa (David) Arey;great-grandchildren Chance,Codie, Carmen, Ava, ColtonLeisgang; sister Virginia Beck-man. Preceded in death by wifeJoan Laug, sister Marian Nolte.Services were Sept. 23 at St.

Martin of Tours. Arrangementsby Neidhard-Minges FuneralHome. Memorials to: WoundedWarrior Project, 4899 BelfortRoad, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL32256.

JosephRansickJoseph M.

Ransick, 56,Green Town-ship, died Sept.24.Survived by

wife CarolRansick; sons

Eric (Wendy), Nick Ransick.Services were Sept. 27 at

Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home.Memorials to the AlzheimersAssociation, Hospice of Cincin-nati, Cy