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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
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Sycamore Township Boardof Trustees and the FirefightersLocal 3907 reached an agree-ment on a three-year contract.
The new contract calls forpay increases of 7 percent, 6percent and 4 percent respec-tively in each of the next threeyears starting with 2015. Theresolution supporting the con-tract was approved following anexecutive session during theregularly scheduled trusteeworkshop Jan. 13. The firefight-er’s labor group approved thecontract later that day.
The contract affects the de-partment’s 21 full-time fire-fighters. Sycamore Fire De-partment’s part-time firefight-ers are not covered by the unioncontract, but also received anhourly increase from $13 perhour to $15.50, Township Ad-ministrator Greg Bickford said.
The new contract adds$150,000 to the township’s oper-ating costs over the next three
years, he said. In the contract,the firefighters also agreed topick up a larger portion of theirhealth care insurance premium.They were paying anywhere be-tween 4 percent and 7 percent.They will now pay 12 percent.
Trustee Vice President CliffBishop noted that the salary in-crease amounts are an attemptto help bring the firefightersback up to previous levels.
In 2012 firefighter salarieswere decreased 5 percent, Ad-ministrator Greg Bickford said.In 2013 there was no increase.Last year the firefighters unionreceived a 2 percent increase.
In 2012-2013 the township’srevenue fell sharply, Bishopsaid. Due to the elimination ofestate taxes, phase out of tangi-ble personal property tax andthe reduction of the local gov-ernment fund, the township’srevenue fell by about 72 per-cent, Trustee Tom Wiedmansaid.
Sycamore Twp.,firefightersunion approvenew contractBy Sheila [email protected]
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Sycamore Township’s full-time firefighters will receive pay increases each ofthe next three years under terms of a new contract.
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A Madeira committee haschosen a property managementfirm for the newly created his-toric district, but is still unsurewhat services it will need.
Three leasing and propertymanagement agencies present-ed to Madeira city council Jan.13. The Economic DevelopmentCommittee was charged withchoosing an agency.
“I’m not trying to be Mr. Ma-deira boy here, but I really likePam Miller,” Councilman TomAshmore said.
Pam Miller Shrout, whogrew up in Madeira, is fromNorth Ridge Realty Group, aboutique commercial real es-tate, brokerage and propertymanagement firm in WestChester Township. The commit-tee agreed for City ManagerTom Moeller to work out anagreement with North Ridge.
Moeller said they will workout marketing services andproperty management dutiesthe city will need. The commit-tee also agreed to provide NorthRidge with the three goals thecommittee outlined for theMuchmore Historic Area, whowas made into a historic districtby voters in the November elec-tion. The committee’s goals,which were approved by coun-cil in September, are: optimize,
not maximize, economic bene-fit to the community, stimulateconsumer spending and pre-serve unique character ofdowntown.
Councilwoman and Commit-tee Chair Nancy Spencer saidshe would like the city to haveprofessional assistance with de-termining the market rate rentfor the properties and with leas-ing negotiations.
“We should first go to our ex-isting tenants and see how theywould like to start with negotia-tions. Then we can seek out big-ger baskets of marketing ser-vices,” Spencer said.
The rest of the committeeand Moeller agreed that the cur-rent tenants – Creativities Own-er Christine Parker, the Madei-ra Woman’s Club and Bill Cun-ningham – should have the firstchance to negotiate for theirproperties with the city.
Parker leases the MuchmoreHouse for $1,250 a month on amonth-to-month lease. Thewoman’s club, a nonprofit,leases the Hosbrook House for$300 a month on a month-to-month lease. Cunningham holdsthe lease for the train depot un-til 2018. He is subleasing theproperty to Suzy DeYoung of LaSoupe. The rent for the proper-ty is $1,500 a month.
According to North Ridge’sproposal, the city would pay 6percent of the rent costs for
property management servicesa month. It would amount toabout $90 a month, Moeller said.
Spencer said the city wouldnot need a firm to seek possibletenants because Parker and thewoman’s club have expressedinterest in staying and the cityhas received other proposalsfor the depot, if Cunninghamwould chose to break his lease.
Vice Mayor and CommitteeMember Melisa Adrien said theamount of marketing neededcould change in the future.
“The properties need to befilled with the right tenants andensure that the properties payfor themselves as a group,”Adrien said.
She said it would be hard tofind a new tenant before thelandmark commission, which isthe body being created to over-see the newly created historicdistrict, and the historic districtguidelines that it will create areestablished. The commission-will decide what preservationmeasures and guidelines theproperties must abide by.
Resident Todd Woellner saidthe Ohio Historic Society ap-proved his application for thetrain depot to be put on the Na-tional Registry of HistoricPlaces by the National ParksService.
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The city of Madeira is looking for a property management firm to oversee the three properties in the city’snewly created historic district.
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“Every source of in-come we had took apounding,” Bickford said.
Sycamore had reservefunds that helped get itthrough the hard times, hesaid. The fire departmentwas a big part of that aswell with the firefighterstaking the pay reductionsin order to save jobs. Inevery other township de-partment, staff was cut.
“We used to staff from10 to 14 and as high as 16 oncertain limited occasionsprior to 2012. We now staff
at 9-12,” Bickford said.While the township has
not fully recovered finan-cially, the revenue streamis improving thanks to theJoint Economic Develop-ment Zones (JEDZ) pro-gram embraced by thetownship several yearsago.
“We enacted JEDZ be-fore anyone else was talk-ing about them,” Bishopsaid.
Bickford said that it’shard to quantify the re-covery but it is being seenand felt in many budgetareas.
For example, in 2012the fire levy brought in$2.5 million. This year it is
estimated to bring in justunder $2.9 million. This isdue to the increase inproperty values and newconstruction. JEDZbrought in $3 million withmore than $1.5 million isbeing invested back in thedistricts.
Bickford went on tonote that Sycamore Town-ship has not raised prop-erty taxes in almost 10years and has one of thelowest tax rates of anycommunity in HamiltonCounty at around 8 mills.The main fire and policelevies were approved byvoters in 2000 and a 1-millfire levy was approved in2006.
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The idea of having a“kit-bag” for packing yourtroubles in was somethingfor WWI soldiers to singabout.
Foster children in theCincinnati area might besinging a similar tunewhen they receive bagsfrom the “Cases for Love”suitcase drive started byCollege Hill resident JuliePhillippi-Whitney.
Residents throughoutSouthwestern Ohio, North-ern Kentucky, Southeast-ern Indiana and Daytonare asked to donate theirgently used or new lug-gage, duffels or back-packs, any shape, color or
size. The bags can bedropped off at any SibcyCline location or at Univer-sity Moving and Storage,8735 Rite Track Way inWest Chester Township,between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.Monday through Friday,through Feb. 13. You canalso follow the campaignat facebook.com/Cases4Love.
Whitney said the inspi-ration for this massive lug-gage drive came from anepisode of ABC “WorldNews Tonight” that fea-tured a story about the fos-ter children in Richmond,Va., who had to carry all oftheir belongings in a blacktrash bag as they movedfrom home to home. Thereport moved her to tears.
The story told about arestaurant owner who or-ganized a citywide suit-case drive to help provideeach of the 288 children inRichmond’s foster careprogram with luggage.More than 500 bags werereceived.
“What really moved mewas the fact that the chil-dren stated that they them-selves felt like ‘garbage’when they carried theirpossessions in a trash bagas they moved into theirfoster homes,” Whitneysaid. “Having the suit-cases made them feel thatthey were finally ‘athome.’”
That was all it took forWhitney to take action.The busy owner of Phillip-pi-Whitney Communica-tions, she began to plan aluggage drive here.Through her network offriends, and leveragingthe power of Facebook,Whitney began makingcontacts. She contactedHamilton County Job andFamily Services, which in-dicated that there is a needfor luggage. The agencyreached out to Warm Wel-comes, a foster care pro-gram in Butler County.
With as many as 1,200children in the care on anygiven day, there is always aneed for assistance with
many moves, noted MoiraWeir, director of HamiltonCounty Job and FamilyServices.
“We might be called to ahouse in the middle of thenight, with only a shorttime to gather up the chil-dren and move them to asafe place,” she wrote in anemail. “These are heart-breaking situations, wherechildren are removed
from their homes and sud-denly placed with some-one they don’t know. If wecan make that experiencea little less traumatic bypacking some of the thingsthey hold dear into a nicelittle suitcase so they cancarry a piece of home withthem, we want to do that.”
Sibcy Cline also em-braced the project. PamSibcy, vice president of
marketing for Sibcy Cline,noted that the company ishappy to participate inCases for Love and hopethat the suitcases help tobring comfort to childrenwhen they move into theirnew homes.
Sibcy Cline Agent W.Drake Jackson, Kenwood,said that the luggage dona-tion volume at his officeaverages about five bagsper day. With more than 40bags, the office has ex-ceeded its goal, he said.
As a child in NorthAvondale, Jackson said heknew a lot of foster chil-dren.
“These kids didn’t knowwhere they were going toend up,” he said. All kidswant to fit in and have asense of belonging. “Giv-ing them a suitcase givesthem a sense of ownershipand pride,” Jackson added.
Once the campaignends, University Movingand Storage has volun-teered to provide severaltrucks to pick up the suit-cases in each of the 22 Sib-cy Cline locations andtransport them to jobs andfamily services.
“We are extremelythankful to Julie Whitneyfor this great idea, SibcyCline for collecting thecases, and UniversityMoving and Storage com-pany for transporting,”Weir wrote. “This makes adifficult experience a biteasier for the children weserve. It also helps withself-esteem; they havesomething nice to call theirown.”
‘Cases of Love’ benefits foster childrenBy Sheila [email protected]
THANKS TO SUSAN KNABE
Area Sibcy Cline offices are drop off sites for the Cases of Lovecampaign.
A federal grand juryhas indicted a Deer Parkman on charges of tryingto poison U.S. HouseSpeaker John Boehner, R-West Chester Township.
Michael Hoyt called911 in October and tolddispatchers he had want-ed to poison Boehner atthe Wetherington Coun-try Club in West Chester,where Hoyt was a bar-tender, according tocourt documents. Hoytwas indicted Jan. 7.
Officers from theDeer Park Police Depart-ment met with Hoyt, whotold officers that he wasJesus Christ and was go-ing to kill Boehner be-cause the speaker was“mean” to him at thecountry club. Hoyt thentold officers that he had agun, and he planned toshoot Boehner and takeoff, according to the doc-uments.
Hoyt was voluntarily
taken toUniversityof Cincin-nati Medi-cal Centerfor a psy-chiatricevaluationat the time.
U.S.Capitol Police continuedinvestigating the inci-dent, meeting with Hoytat the hospital, where hetold officers that he wasfired from the countryclub a week before be-cause Boehner and othermembers got him fired.
Hoyt’s supervisor,however, cites an attitudeproblem and severalmembers’ complaints asthe cause of his termina-tion.
“Hoyt has imaginedand believes John Boehn-er is the devil, and Hoytbelieves he is JesusChrist. Hoyt also believesBoehner is responsiblefor the Ebola virus,” Chis-topher Desrosiers, a spe-cial agent with the capitol
police, said in the courtdocuments.
Hoyt told officers thathe also imagined con-fronting Boehner at oneof the sport stadiums indowntown Cincinnati andasking him about Ebola.
Capitol police and anFBI officer met withBoehner’s wife in late Oc-tober about Hoyt. Shetold them Hoyt had senther an email, asking tomeet with Boehner to dis-cuss his termination atthe country club.
Agents later met withBoehner, who told themhe didn’t remember anynegative interactionswith Hoyt, according tothe court documents.
Court documents alsoreveal Hoyt was treatedfor a “psychotic episode”two years ago.
Hoyt is being held for acourt-ordered mentaltreatment, but the hospi-tal could release him atany time, according tocourt documents.
Deer Park man indicted inbid to kill House speakerBy Emilie [email protected]
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Students at Indian Hill HighSchool had a chance for “a re-do.” However, this wasn’t on atest, but on a personal level.
Deona Bethart, a violenceprevention education special-ist with the Violence Free Co-alition of Warren County,spoke to students at the schoolabout the importance of avoid-ing stereotypes.
The presentation is called“REDO,” which stands for Re-spect Everyone Despite Odds.
“(It) goes back to the old cli-che, ‘Don’t judge a book by itscover,’” Assistant PrincipalJennifer Ulland said. “Every-one has a story.”
This is the third year IndianHill High School has featuredthe REDO program. It is pre-sented to the sophomore class.
“We believe it makes an im-pact on the students,” Ulland
said. “That’s why we do it.”The program touches upon a
variety of subjects including,but not limited to, bullying.
Sophomores Margot Bru-nette of Indian Hill and KyleGoold of Sycamore Townshipsaid they gained renewed ap-preciation for their class-mates.
“Through this (program), Iwas able to learn so much aboutmy peers,” Brunette said.
The REO program featuredseveral speakers and includeda number of games that servedas ice-breakers. The studentswere also organized into ran-dom groups where they had anopportunity to share their sto-ries..
It’s renewing connections,Goold said, “It’s adding anoth-er level we ma y not haveknown.”
It also shows how “our class-mates have coped with similarproblems,” he said.
Counselor DonitaJackson expressed asentiment similar to
Ulland’s in that every-one, both students andstaff, have a story to
tell“Take a second look
(and) get to know the
person,” she said.“You might find com-monality.”
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Indian Hill High School sophomores Kyle Goold, left, and Margot Brunette were among the participants in a "REDO" program at the school which broadens understanding and acceptance amongthe students.
High school program breaksdown potential barriers
By Forrest [email protected]
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Indian Hill High School sophomores broke into discussion groups during a program presented by the Violence FreeCoalition of Warren County.
DEER PARK JUNIOR/SENIORHIGH SCHOOL
The following students have earnedhonors for the first quarter of 2014-2015:
Seventh-gradeHighest honors - Cara Finney, ValaryLeland, Alyssa Maley, Olivia Noland,Michelle Pallas and Emily Winter.
High Honors - Maggie Carpenter,Andrew Collins, Kierstyn Cordrey,William Fischer, Connor Gardner,Lindsey Jaworek, John Locher, TaylorLuck, Zachary Schreves, Devin Trusty,Jacob Trusty and Tyler Wiley.
Honors - Camden Adams, Jacob An-derson, Vance Armor, Rachel Boyd,Alexander Brawdy, Tanner Campbell,Kaleb Coleman-Young, Eric Hamilton,Mackenzie Hayes, Samantha Heiob,Cassidy Horn, Daniel Park, AbigailRice, Alexandra Rivas, Kassidy Russell,Marianna Sansone, Samantha Svay,Daniela Valle, Angelisa Van Camp,John Vidourek, Jennifer Wall, LukeWood, Zyrielle Yelling and KryshondaYoung.
Eighth-grade
Highest honors - Angela Colvin, IvyLewis, Charlou Mae Libre, SavannahMiller, Britney Moy, Samantha Mu-sick, Abigail Ryan, Jessica Shepherdand Bailey Weaver.
High Honors - John Anderson, MorganBayer, Cody Benjamin, AbigayleBickers, Trenton Braun, Alexis Butler,Colin Colyer, Lauren Elfers, FaithFowler, Samuel George, MadelineHinton, Ashlee McCarthy, ThomasMeza, Logan Nester, Preston Raabe,Alexis Roberts, Johnathan Schramm,Taylor Siemers, Taylor Spivey andKatelyn Weber.
Honors - Torie Angel, Kylie Boehner,Dakota Brawdy, Alasja Burnett,Samuel Chadwell, Yibran Chavez,Christina Faris, Elizabeth Fisk, BriannaHoerst, Kameron Honsaker, KerynHouston, David Key, Torey Macke,Casey Mason, Morgan Mattstedt,Nicholas McElhaney, Dawn Moore,Alex Peterson, Aaron Phillips, Savan-nah Reno, Maxwell Schilling, Saman-tha Schreibeis, Dale Seiwert, ShamyaShanor and Krystephor Young.
FreshmenHighest honors - Jami Baker, Destiney
Carmichael, Mackenzie Feltner, KyraFuller, Julie Kramer, Paula Ly, DevinOzolins, Jacob Pursley and Eric Win-ter.
High Honors - Nicole Abrams, LilianAnderson, Haley Bertline, DanielaChacon, David Comarata, DanielDaily, Maria Duffy, Rebecca Hobbs,Katelyn Laux, Caryl Mae Libre, Eliza-beth Mawhinney, Sophorn Nguon,Maria Noffsinger, Cyril Pena, LillyProctor, Emily Robinson, Lily Shep-pard and Mark Watkins.
Honors - Abby Abrams, Foster Adams,Dylan Behrens, Austin Bishop, JacobBlackburn, Christopher Boyle, CrystalBrown, Maggie Burton, Alex Colyer,Ashley Creech, Mark Everman, JacobFrisch, Nathaniel Hacker, Tyler Hum,Madison Laveaux, Wilson Maley,Meagan Malloy, Travis Mattstedt,Mackenzie Miller, Jayla Philips, ParkerSloan and Riley Wilson.
SophomoresHighest honors - Daniel Kramer andSarah Sheppard.
High Honors - Aubree Adkins, RyanAnderson, Christine Boehmer, TroyBosse, Madeline Cain, Ravyn Feltner,
Jordan Foley, Megan Gates, IsaiahHill, Ashley Mapes, Jacob Pickering,Sean Russell, Sean Satterfield andKathryn Vidourek.
Honors - Haley Baysic, Carly Blatz,Jonathan Bundy, Marshall Chesser,McKenzie Dallas, Maria Egbers,Megan Fisk, Osmar Gutierrez, AmberHamilton, Dawn Hicks, Tsz Kin Hui,Abigail Hunter, Landon Jennings,Isabelle Luca, Elizabeth Morgan,Samuel Mount, Joho Park, ChanlyRom, Haley Schearing, EvanSchramm, Kristina Schroeder, JennaShepherd, Emilie Smart, ZacharySteele, Michelle Tranor, Erik Webb,Emily Weber and Braelynn Wolf.
JuniorsHighest honors - Tara Adkins, KatelynBosse, Samantha Brummett, SopheaNguon and Cheavtine Sokun.
High Honors - Wesley Adams, CydneyAllen, Matthew Bosse, Rebecca Co,John Hedger, Ashley Hosbrook, MickMaley, Katlyn Mobley, AlexanderRichardson, Yunosuke Tanaka,Charles Tassell, Logan Troxell andStephanie Varga.
Honors - Zachary Cain, Melody Car-
penter, Ian Elfers, Jeremy Heglin,Megan Kelly, Austin Mayfield, AustinOsborne, Zachary Osborne, EllieProctor, Shelby Schoonover, HaleySpence and Morgan Stebbin.
SeniorsHighest honors - Stephen Black, Eliza-beth Chadwell, Hope Mueller, AdamPetry, Angelika Serran, Ceara Trustyand John Walker.
High Honors - Erica Brady, SarahDonahue, Jarod Gallenstein, EricGatto, Lauren Krousouloudis, DiemLam, Olivia Lillard, Emmalee Midden-dorf, Max Mueller, Kasey Purdin,Courtney Russell, Austin Siemon,Ashley Tackett, Miranda Venus,Quintin Wiebell, Kyle Wimer andKatie Wolf.
Honors - Jayne Buescher, CatherineBurdorf, Toni Carlotta, Joshua Gard-ner, Lauren Gates, Jacob Hardin,Michael Hennessy, Corey Huneke,Jacob Jetter, Jenna Klunk, Seth Long,Trenton Macke, Katherine Meza,Ryan Phillips, Sarah Ping, ElizabethQuattrone, Molly Van Pelt, DanielVidourek and Daniel Winter.
DEER PARK JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLLS
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THURSDAY, JAN. 29Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,6300 Price Road, Miami Town-ship. Photographic artist JacksonSawyer displays selections of hisphotography. 677-7600. Love-land.
Dining EventsWine Pairing Dinner, 7-9 p.m.,La Petite Pierre, 7800 CamargoRoad. Four-course dinner featur-ing French-inspired food withwines. Ages 21 and up. $85.Reservations required. Presentedby The Wine Merchant. 731-1515;www.winemerchantcincinnat-i.com. Madeira.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475.Blue Ash.
On Stage - ComedyAlex Stone CD Recording, 8p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,8410 Market Place Lane, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananascome-dy.com. Montgomery.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyAlex Stone CD Recording, 8p.m., 10:30 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m., KidsFirst Sports Center, 7900 E. Kem-per Road, Pizza, indoor swim-ming and night-time snack. $30,$20 each additional child. Reser-vations required. Through Feb.27. 489-7575. Sycamore Town-ship.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6
p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
Cooking ClassesKids’ Favorite Dishes - AllThings Cheese with HollyBader, noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$10. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.
Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,With Master Jerome Cook. Ages16-99. $20. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2gofit.com.Sycamore Township.
Literary - LibrariesBrush Bot Challenge, 2 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Teensmake robot. Ages 12-17. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.
Music - WorldScottish Rabbie Burns DinnerCelebration, 6-11 p.m., Recep-tions Banquet and ConferenceCenter Loveland, 10681 LovelandMadeira Road, Celebrate Scottishpoet, Robert Burns. Bagpipes anddrums, Highland dancing, Scot-tish country dancing and more.$26, $13 children. Reservationsrequired. Presented by Caledo-nian Society of Cincinnati. 444-4920; www.caledoniansocie-ty.org. Loveland.
On Stage - Children’sTheater
Madcap Puppets: Once Upon AClock, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., UC BlueAsh College Muntz Theater, 9555Plainfield Road, Muntz Theater.Stories with Alvis and Sydney,two kids attempting to unlockthe secrets of their uncle’s clock
shop. $7. Presented by ARTrage-ous Saturdays. 745-5705; uc-blueash.edu/artrageous. BlueAsh.
On Stage - ComedyAlex Stone CD Recording, 8p.m., 10:30 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
SUNDAY, FEB. 1Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
Exercise ClassesYoga Basics for Beginners,noon to 3 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,Learn breathing techniques,common sanskrit terms, philoso-phy and alignment of postures.$40. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2gofit.com.Sycamore Township.
MONDAY, FEB. 2Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to Knitting theGaptastic Cowl, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Skills learned: knit, purl, cast on,knitting on circular needles, castoff, swatching, understandinggauge and stitch count andbeginning pattern reading. Ages20-93. $120 for six sessions.Registration required. Presentedby Woman’s Art Club Founda-tion. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.
Beginning Cable Knitting withToby Ganz, 12:30-2:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Learn to knit a cable sweater
with ease. Ages 20-93. $100 fiveclasses. Registration required.Presented by Woman’s Art ClubFoundation. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.
Cooking Classes
Brunch from Vitor’s Bistro withVitor Abreu, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$40. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.
Literary - Libraries
Preschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road. Enjoybooks, songs, activities, crafts andmore, while building early litera-cy skills. For preschoolers andtheir caregivers. Ages 3-6. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.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 ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.
Music - ClassicalLinton Music Inspired byFriendship and Nature, 7:30p.m., Congregation Beth Adam,10001 Loveland-Madeira Road,Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano.William Preucil, violin. BennyKim, violin. Philip Dukes, viola.Eric Kim, cello. $30. Presented byLinton Music. 381-6868; linton-music.org. Loveland.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980 Cam-bridge Ave., The Barn. For begin-ning and intermediate painters.Instruction covers paintingtechniques, good drawing andcreative use of color. Ages 18 andup. $120. Registration required.791-7044; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
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A surprise documentcame in the mail. It wasfrom the Ohio Senatehonoring me “for exem-plary achievement inyour community andinspiration to individualsto excel in numerous
areas ofendeavor.”
Well, norecog-nition isearned byoneself.You, myreaders,share inthis awardsince thiscolumntruly is a
community endeavor andthe sharing of recipes,threads of wisdom andstories of family, foodand fun is all part of aweekly “visit” that wehave together.
Whether your teamfor the Super Bowl isSeattle or New England,you’ll need some heartyfixins’ to keep energy upduring the game. Hereare a couple of our fam-ily’s favorites.
Hanky pankiesI love the fact that this
recipe is being embracedby a younger generationof fans. Simple, comfortfoods like this are theones that disappear fastwhen we’re entertaining.I usually double this andfreeze some. Here’s mylatest version
1/2 pound groundsirloin
1/2 pound hot sau-sage (you can use reg-ular for a mild version)
Few dashes Worces-
tershire1 pound cubed Vel-
veeta1/2 teaspoon dried
oreganoGarlic powder to
tasteParty rye roundsCook the beef and
sausage. I use a potatomasher to break the meatup, then stir in rest ofingredients and cookuntil cheese melts. Serveon party rye or in hol-lowed out rye round. Youcan refrigerate this mix-ture and run the roundsunder the broiler to re-heat, or reheat mixture inmicrowave.
Chicken chiliThe ancho chili pow-
der is simply grounddried poblanos. The lasttime I made this, I usedboneless chicken thighsand breasts. You’ll need atotal of about 4 cups(which is what you’ll get,more or less from anaverage deli chicken). Ipoached them in broth.Also I had to add morespices to boost the flavor.Chili is a personal thing. Ilearned that when I was ajudge for a chili cook-off.I like to make this a dayahead. When I rewarm it,I usually add morespices, etc. Adapted froma recipe shared by CathyH., a Madeira reader.
1 rotisserie chicken,skin removed and meatshredded coarsely
1 can, 15 oz. Cannelli-ni beans, drained
1 can, 15 oz. GreatNorthern beans,drained
Olive oil1-2 jalapeno peppers,
minced1 large bell pepper or
2 poblanos, chopped - Ilike poblanos
2 generous cups on-ion, chopped or to taste
1 generous table-spoon garlic, minced orto taste
1 teaspoon groundcoriander
1-1/2 teaspoons an-cho chili powder
1 tablespoon cumin1 quart chicken brothCouple cups frozen
corn, thawed - optSalt and pepperJuice of 2 limes plus
extra for garnishAlso for garnish: torn
cilantro leaves, sourcream, chopped toma-toes, crushed tortillachips
Mash half the beanswith a potato masher.Film pot with oil andsauté peppers, onion andgarlic just until onionsare a little soft. Addspices and cook for aminute or so until yousmell their flavor.
Pour in broth, bring toa boil and lower to a sim-mer.
Add beans and corn
and simmer 30 minutesor so. Stir in chickenuntil heated through. Addlime juice to taste. Servewith garnishes.
Rita’s Italianseasoning
Savory is herb of theyear and one that’s un-derused. It has an aro-matic peppery flavor,good in bean dishes (Ger-mans call it the beanherb) since it helps dispelgas. This recipe containsno salt.
Mix together:3 tablespoons dried
basil3 tablespoons dried
oregano1 teaspoon dried
thyme1 teaspoon dried
rosemary, crushed2 tablespoons dried
parsley1 teaspoon dried
savory
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.
Indulge in comfort foods for Super Bowl
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
Hanky pankie served in hollowed-out rye makes a good Super Bowl comfort food.
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A publication of
Jan. 21 questionThe city of Cincinnati re-
leased a report earlier thismonth which detailed a de-crease in crime within the city.Do you feel safe, or safer, in thecity than you have in the past?Why or why not?
“I believe that downtownCincinnati is safer now. I usedto be able to park downtownfor free at any parking meterafter 6 p.m. Now most of thosemeters are taken up by red‘valet’ bags. There tends to bea gauntlet of beggars seekinghandouts as one walks thestreets. Therefore I preferThe Banks area. The Bankshas a large parking garageand many places to mingle alaNewport Levy. Go Figure!”
T.D.T.
Jan. 14 questionSome people have criticized
recent school closings due tocold weather. What do you thinkabout the practice of cancelingclasses when the mercury dips?
“My biggest issue with theclosing or delay of schoolswhen the temperatures arelow is that schools are adapt-ing to students habits as op-posed to students adapting to
the situation. “When I look around at the
kids walking or standing wait-ing for buses it appears thatmany of them are not dressedfor the weather. No wintercoats, fall type, sweatshirthoodies, no hats or gloves.
“When I was a kid, growingup in Northern Ohio (walkingto school, up hill both ways)would walk or wait for the busin a winter coat, with glovesand a hat. It certainly wasn’tgreat, but the clothing made itbearable and safe.
“So it may be a matter ofstudents realizing that when itis cold, you dress up like it iscold outside. This may allowthe temperature which causesschool closings or delays tohappen at a lower temper-ature, to the point where evenwith appropriate winter cloth-ing it could still be dangerous.
“As a final note, my kidsdon’t dress appropriately and
they both have winter coats. Itry and what I repeatedly tellmy son is “Even the toughestguys in my high school ownedwinter coats, hats and glovesand they wore them when itwas winter.” He just nodsfrom his hoodie, grabs hislunch with no gloves andheads out into the cold, coldweather.”
C.S.
“I wonder if those who areobjecting to the school clos-ings due to the cold weatherare aware of the fact that theschool buses are diesel en-gines which do not work wellin extremely cold temper-atures. Not only are the chil-dren spared the waiting in subzero wind chills, but they arealso spared waiting in a buswith no heat when it breaksdown and a tow truck is re-quired.
“The schools could remain
open and require parents tobring the children one car at atime. Just imagine that trafficjam!”
D.O’C.
“A most important valueour schools should teach isresponsibility both to commu-nity and family. That of coursemeans the schools should alsobe responsible. Sadly theschools failed that cold day.
“Rumpke picked up thetrash and recycles. The mailwas delivered and on time.The fast food shops were openand operating normally. Infact I did not observe a singlebusiness that was closed thatday due to low temperaturesand my obligations took methrough three Ohio counties.Only the schools were closed.School administrators yourgrade is F.”
R.I.S.
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Our health care systemprocesses are a chaotic dys-functional nightmare! This iswrong for patients, physi-cians and health care work-ers.
It is time for immediateand drasticchange.
With a $222trillion budgetshortfall (longterm debt), wecannot affordto continuesuch wasteand corrup-tion.
The TeaParty missed
its opportunity to eliminate anentire agency of government,the VA, when they stood back,saying nothing and doingeven less, during the VA’srecent crisis.
Putting all veterans onMedicare could have solvedthe medical problems andeliminated about $50 billion incost to taxpayers.
Everyone, at one time oranother, needs to get fixed.So, in the interest of the costvs. the benefit, we shoulddevelop a "Get Fixed” card.You would take this card any-where you like, anywhere inthe world, and “get fixed,”anyone at any age. Is this toosimplistic, too understand-able; or, is it too evil, andagainst God’s plan for yourlife?
You may call this programanything you wish. Therewould be no insurance compa-nies involved. This aloneshould reduce net costs byabout 25 percent.
This reduction does notinclude the savings due tofighting with insurance com-panies who do not wish tocover a procedure or medica-tion; or the reams of paper-work or computer entries forseparate insurance compa-nies.
All procedures, all drugs,all tests, prostheses and hos-
pital stays would be at negoti-ated prices. Because thereare no insurance companies,the reimbursement to doctorsand hospitals would be higher.
Our drug costs would be inline with those of other coun-tries. Old people would nothave to buy their drugs inCanada and Mexico.
Because the reimburse-ment to doctors and hospitalswould be higher, they wouldnot feel the need to pad thebill to break even. Doctorscould make more money withfewer patients.
In theory, everyone wouldget fixed, regardless of his orher station in life, at a loweroverall net cost than is pos-sible under our system today.
The practice of medicinewould improve, as our doctorswould demand and receivethe procedures and appli-ances used in other countries.
Example: The AnteriorApproach to hip replacementwas practiced in Europe for40 years before it was allowedin the US.
This is unacceptable med-ical practice. This procedureallows the patient to walkwithin a few hours, and gohome after one day. It resultsin far less pain; and, physicaltherapy is far easier for thepatient and the therapist.
Presently, the troops whoare blown up in the MiddleEast, are not brought directlyto the US.
They stop in Germany, sothat they may receive thelatest in prosthetic devicesand surgical procedures.
These devices and proce-dures are not always avail-able here, as the FDA’s 510Kapproval process is so verytime consuming and expen-sive, that new devices andsurgical procedures oftendon’t make it to our surgicaltheatres.
James Baker is a 38-year resident ofIndian Hill.
Occasionally,everyone needsto get fixed
James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Cincinnati is one of thebest places in the country toown a pet. With tremendousoutdoor spaces, amazinghealth care facilities, andaffordable maintenancecosts, there are dozens ofreasons why now might bethe best time to consideradding a pet to your family.
Pet owner-ship has tri-pled in thepast 40 years,with morethan 160 mil-lion pets inthe UnitedStates, butthere are stillsignificantnumbers ofanimals thatneed homes,
especially those available inshelters and rescues.
Estimates show that only30 percent of all pets areadopted from animal shel-ters, leaving a huge popula-tion unadopted – nearly 3million shelter animals areeuthanized annually in theUnited States.
The problem is not over-population; instead it is acall-for-action to educate thecommunity that we can makea difference. Research fromThe Humane Society of theUnited States has found thatmore than 17 million homesare planning to add a pet totheir family in 2015, buthaven’t decided where to goto find their new furry familymember. That means if justone in every five potentialpet owners chooses to adoptan animal, they can help savethe lives of millions of ani-mals, that otherwise could beeuthanized.
Many animals end up inshelters and rescues throughno fault of their own. Theyare victims of circumstancesbeyond their control, such asan illness or death in the fam-ily, divorce, growing family,family relocation, or improp-er training and preparationfrom owners. These pets arehealthy, loving animals. Like
any other pet, they mightneed training to fit into afamily and home, as well aspatience from their new fam-ily to help them adjust totheir new surroundings, butadopting an animal presentsbenefits that help facilitatethis transition.
Animals from rescue or-ganizations living in fosterhomes have already had ex-perience in a home settingand many shelters have vol-unteers and staff membersthat help people and pets withtraining and obedience evenbefore they are adopted. Asan added bonus, adoption canhelp reduce many additionalcosts associated with new petownership. Not only are shel-ter animal adoption fees low-er than buying from a petstore or breeder, but many ofthe adoptable animals in shel-ters and rescues have alreadybeen spayed or neutered andare vaccinated. There are somany wonderful reasons toadopt or rescue a pet. Cincin-nati is helping to make iteasier for individuals andfamilies who want to add apet to their family, by onceagain bringing together thearea’s best shelters and res-cues to showcase their ani-mals in one convenient loca-
tion during Cincinnati’s offi-cial Pet Adoption Weekend.
The region’s largest ani-mal adoption event, My FurryValentine, a nonprofit organi-zation focused on bringingtogether adoptable animalsand potential pet owners, ishosting its annual MegaAdoption Event at the Shar-onville Convention Centerfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 14and Feb. 15.
With dozens of rescues andshelters, satellite adoptionevents around the city, andnumerous vendors and ad-vocacy groups participating,My Furry Valentine is hopingto find homes for 550 ani-mals. The event is fun, fam-ily-friendly and free. Thisyear’s My Furry Valentine ishosted by phoDOGrapher andpresented by Top Dog spon-sors IAMS and Tri-CountyMall with additional financialassistance from The JoanieBernard Foundation.
Carolyn Evans is founder of MyFurry Valentine, a nonprofit cre-ated in 2012 to raise awareness forthe animal rescue communitythrough a weekend-long animaladoption event. The annual gather-ing has found homes for more than1,300 pets since inception. Visitwww.myfurryvalentine.com.
Adopt your next furryfamily member
Carolyn EvansCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Madeira’s girls’ basketball team used a strong sec-ond half to beat Indian Hill 65-45 on Jan. 21.
TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Indian Hill’s Sam Arington, No. 33, battles Madeira’s Nicole Macke, No. 40, battle for rebound.
Madeira tops IndianHill in CHL battle
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Madeira’s Mary Englert shoots the ball for theAmazons during a girls basketball game againstIndian Hill.
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Madeira’s Mallory Kline, No. 20, grabs a reboundduring a game against Indian Hill.
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SUBURBANLIFEEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
The high school wrestlingseason is long, it is grinding andit takes an absurd amount of de-dication to compete in everypractice and every match. Thegoal is always to win. Except,sometimes, there is a greatervictory at stake.
On Jan. 17, at the WyomingDuals, two young men dis-played a level of sportsmanshipthat can often be forgottenamidst the hours of sweat andstruggle to reach the medalstand at the end of the season.
Wyoming High School juniorLuke Kremzar and Deer ParkHigh School junior Jeremy He-glin compete in the 182-poundweight class. One of the teamscompeting at the Wyoming Du-als had a special needs student-athlete who also competes at
that weight class. Without anyprompting from their respec-tive coaches, both Kremzar andHeglin competed against thiswrestler and allowed him to getthe pin.
“Although wrestlers want towin, sometimes winning isn’tgetting your hand raised or get-ting a ‘W’ in the win column; it isthe character you present toothers,” said Wyoming headcoach Brian Pitman. “The oppo-nent they wrestled strugglesand they both witnessed thatfact. They allowed him to feellike a champion and nothing canever take that from him.”
Deer Park head coach JasonLambers said, “As a coach, youhope that your kids are learninglife lessons through the sport ofwrestling. Jeremy is an out-standing young man. What sur-prised a lot of people that day issomething that I see in him ev-
ery day. He’s the type of kid thatis selfless and sees the biggerpicture in situations like that.
“In the end, we all want towin and be successful, but Jere-my’s display of sportsmanshipwas the most honorable act andeven greater than an individualwin.”
Pitman said it was a specialmoment.
“It is nice to see in today’sday and age where professional,collegiate, and high school ath-letes celebrate after a win,score, or what have you, that wehave athletes that still showcompassion and sportsmanshipto others,” he said.
In addition to his sportsman-ship, Heglin might be the mostimproved member of this year’steam. He dedicated himself togetting stronger and put in the
Deer Park, Wyoming wrestlers show classBy Adam [email protected]
THANKS TO DEER PARK SCHOOLS
The Deer Park wrestling team went 5-0 at the Wyoming Dual TournamentJan. 17, beating Wyoming in the final 45-24.See WRESLTING, Page B2
READING — It’s possible thatone of the greatest volleyballplayers in the history of MountNotre Dame High School neverstepped on the floor for theeight-time Division I statechampion Cougars.
Naomi Davenport originallycame to MND to record killsover the high net for coach JoeBurke. A twist of fate with theclock changed her options at theReading athletic powerhouse.
“I missed the tryouts,” Da-venport said chuckling. “I justswitched to basketball.”
Fortunately, the Cougarswere plenty stacked in volley-ball and have won three state ti-tles in Davenport’s time atMND. With the circular net, Da-venport saw varsity time as afreshman and has been GirlsGreater Catholic League firstteam the past two seasons, in-cluding Player of the Year as ajunior.
Her latest honor is as a Mc-Donald’s High School All-Amer-ican nominee. The selectionswill be announced Jan. 28 onESPNU.
There are plenty of McDon-ald’s high school all-stars interms of consuming quarter-pounders and fries, but veryfew get the “golden arches”honors on the hardwood. Shejoins Taylor Darks of WalnutHills as the only local girlsnominated. Eventually, 24 girlsand boys are selected.
Either way, the 5-foot-9 for-ward is heading for the Univer-sity of Michigan to play for themaize and blue. She committedin October 2013 and has sincesigned.
“My AAU coach took me toMichigan camp,” Davenportsaid. “When I walked into thegym, I just knew that’s where Iwanted to go. I had an automaticbond with the coaches and theteam.”
She hopes to play right awayin Ann Arbor and is very cogni-zant of the rivalry that existswith a popular school in Colum-bus.
“We just beat Ohio State,”Davenport said proudly.
In light of the Buckeyes na-tional football championship,she receives “friendly jabs” ona daily a basis about crossingthe state line for college.
As a humble student-athlete,
she’s not fazed by the attentionfor that or by her scoring ex-ploits. She recently scored her1,000th point for MND anddidn’t even know until headcoach Dr. Scott Rogers told herat halftime.
A highly accurate shooter,Davenport claims her best tal-ent is passing the ball. In termsof season highlights, ratherthan relive one of her own su-perlatives, she points toward ateammate.
“This season, one of my bestfriends, Blair Carlin, had kneesurgery and she had a roughtime coming back,” Davenportsaid. “Seeing her shoot a threewas a big moment.”
In addition to Carlin, MNDalso gets pretty balanced scor-ing from seniors Dani Kissel,Maddy South, Nicole Crace, ju-niors Abby Weeks and AbbieScholz and sophomore MariaPisciotta. Watching their Cou-gar counterparts in volleyballhas the basketball team hungryfor some hardware.
“We all want the same thing,”Davenport said. “We just needto go out there and do it. I’vebeen playing with these seniorsall four years and we have goodchemistry. We want state.”
MND lost in the district tour-ney to the defending statechamps, Fairmont last year.Ahead is a big rematch atMcAuley Jan. 29, then a homegame with Mercy Feb. 3.
All-Americannominee Davenportdeals on courtBy Scott [email protected]
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Mount Notre Dame's NaomiDavenport grabs a rebound.
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work in the weight room in theoffseason. He placed seventh atthe Coaches’ Classic in a chal-lenging weight class. He boasts a16-7 record and recentlyavenged two of his early seasonlosses by winning rematches.His classmate Jesse Potts (113pounds) also placed seventh in
his class at the Coaches’ Classicand continues to improve. Hehas a record of 15-7.
These two juniors give theWildcats depth behind their out-standing seniors, Tyler Good-paster (19-5 at 138 pounds) andAustin Siemon (27-3 at 160pounds). The seniors’ leadershipin the wrestling room has im-pacted the entire program. Theybring a sense of urgency and en-thusiasm to every practice andmatch.
“A couple of our seniorswhose goals are to be on the podi-um at the end of the season sensethat the end of the year is ap-proaching and are putting in ex-tra time and extra work,” saidLambers. “We talk about howquick the season is going andhow this is it for their high schoolcareers. They don’t want any re-grets on how they finish. Thattype of leadership has rubbedoff on our underclassmen and in-experienced guys.”
The Wildcats have benefitedfrom a difficult schedule, buthave also been hit by the injurybug. They have rallied to post a5-1 record in dual meets andplaced 20th out of 40 teams at theCoaches’ Classic. They placed35th out of 55 teams at the Great-er Miami Valley Wrestling Asso-ciation holiday tournament inDayton. As they prepare for thestretch run, they are going to re-ly on the extra efforts they put induring the spring and summer.
“I always preach to the guysat the end of the year that youhave to take advantage of any op-portunity you get to get work induring the offseason. A goodnumber of our guys have donethat,” said Lambers. “Right now,we are into the part of the seasonwhere we are pushing hard.They have to make each otherbetter and it becomes conta-gious. No one wants to be theweak link. There is a great ener-gy in our room.”
WrestlingContinued from Page B1
ries of the coach and teacher. Tocontribute to the book send pho-tos, stories, appreciation andmemories by Feb. 2 to cunder-wood@madeiracity schools.orgor they can be mailed to the ath-letic department at the school.
‘Barefoot Game’» The Deer Park Wildcats
are adding an element of ser-vice to the women’s gameagainst the Mariemont on Feb.4. Deer Park will host a Bare-foot Game to support Samari-tan’s Feet and their mission toprovide 10 million pair of shoesto 10 million people in 10 years.During a Barefoot Game, Sa-maritan’s Feet is highlighted.Often coaches elect to go
Boys swimming» Madeira senior Ryan Ste-
venson came in second place inthe 200 breaststoke final in2:06.90 at the Southwest ClassicJan. 17-18. Madeira’s Alex Fort-man, a junior, took sixth place inthe championship final of the100 butterfly in a time of 53.43.Madeira freshman Chet Dobsontook 12th in the same race with atime of 53.98. Dobson came ineighth in the 200 buttefly. Ma-deira’s 200 freestyle relay team,consisting of Jack Mantkowski,Chet Dobson, Alex Fortman andRyan Stevenson, placed fourthin 1:29.65. Mantkowski wasfourth in the 100 freestyle. Ste-venson also came in fourth inthe 100 breaststroke. Madeirawas fifth as a team.
Boys basketball» Moeller beat St. John’s Je-
suit 51-49 in overtime Jan. 18.Senior Grant Pitman led theCrusaders with 16 points.
Moeller beat La Salle in over-time Jan. 23, 42-38. Senior Kur-tis Hoffman led with 11 points.
» Madeira defeated Marie-mont 52-49 in overtime on Jan.20. Junior forward Cameron
McCullough had a team-high 18points and five rebounds to leadthe Mustangs.
» Indian Hill downed Read-ing 70-41 on Jan. 20 as juniorNick Heidel had 23 points.
Girls basketball» Indian Hill beat Reading
27-22 Jan. 17. Junior SamanthaArington led the Lady Braveswith 10 points.
» Mount Notre Damedowned Lakota East 52-31 onJan. 20. Senior Naomi Daven-port led the Cougars with 17points.
On Jan. 22, MND beat Seton56-35 as senior Dani Kissel hadfour treys and 20 points.
» Madeira outscored IndianHill 38-16 in the second half towin 65-45 on Jan. 21.
Boys bowling» Deer Park defeated Taylor
Jan. 23. Junior Austin Mobleyhad a 452 series.
Farewell game » On Feb. 10, Madeira will
celebrate the 25-year career ofboys basketball coach Jim Rey-nolds in what will be his finalhome game as coach. Reynoldswill be recognized at approxi-mately 6:45 p.m. between the ju-nior varsity and varsity games.Tickets are $4. There will alsobe a memory book from thosewho want to share their memo-
through the game without shoesto garner attention toward the300 million people who go with-out shoes every day. Deer Parkwill also show support by hold-ing a dodgeball fundraiser tour-nament, selling orange wrist-bands, planning a spirit week,and inviting Rod Huber, MountSt. Joseph football coach, for agame day pep rally.
“It is a privilege to host thefirst Samaritan’s Feet game atthe high school level in the stateof Ohio. Our team is calling itbasketball with a purpose! Eachmember of the team will reachout to a sponsor for $10 so theycan wear an orange wristbandduring the game, which symbol-izes two pairs of shoes given to
children,” Deer Park coachGreg Tabar said. “To be able tosit and wash a child’s feet, talkwith them, and see them walkaway with a new pair of shoes isindescribable. Our goal is sim-ple, to eventually get the entireCincinnati Hills League onboard, and see every coachcoaching barefoot in the nearfuture.”
Caty McNally wins acrossthe pond
» On Jan. 23, Caty McNally, a13-year-old Madeira native, wonthe Nike Junior InternationalTeen Tennis tournament in Bol-ton, England. McNally took thesingles and doubles titles. Shealso earned a trip to Tarbes,France for the Les Petits Astournament Jan. 26-Feb. 1. Bothtournaments are elite interna-tional 14-and-under events.
Coaching opportunities» MND is looking for a JV
softball coach. Email michel-le.MND [email protected] information.
» Madeira is looking forcoaches: Middle school track(two positions), high schooltrack assistant, high schoolsoftball and high school golf.Applicants should contact ath-letic director Joe Kimling([email protected]).
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Madeira’s Ryan Stevenson competes in the boys 200-yard individualmedley in the Southwest Classic Jan. 18 at St. Xavier.
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If you are a man inter-ested in building — or su-per-charging - your faith,the highest-ranking ex-ecutive of any Fortune500 company ever to be-come a whistleblowerwants to talk to you.
That’s right, MarkWhitacre, the man re-sponsible for uncoveringthe ADM (Archer Dan-iels Midland) price-fix-ing scandal in the early1990s and whose under-cover work with the FBIwas the inspiration forthe movie “The Inform-ant!,” will speak at “Su-perCharge 2015” Satur-day, Feb. 7, at ArmstrongChapel United MethodistChurch in Indian Hill.
This is the second yearfor SuperCharge, whichorganizers say is open tomen of all ages.
Whitacre, a Florenceresident who spent timein federal prison for em-bezzling from ADM, will
share his insights intocorporate ethics, corpo-rate greed and the warn-ing signs of a flawed cor-porate leadership.
“I was living the bestlife this world had to of-fer, and I now know that itwas not life,” said Whi-tacre, now chief operat-ing officer and chief sci-ence officer at CypressSystems, Inc., and mar-ketplace ambassador forChristian Business Men’sConnection.
“A big part of my storyis about that day in myprison cell when I askedfor forgiveness, experi-enced redemption andstarted living.”
A second featuredspeaker at SuperCharge2015 will be Clifford A.
Bailey, founder andpresident of TechSoftSystems, Inc., in Woo-dlawn.
Bailey conducts semi-nars on management,leadership, diversity, en-trepreneurship, smallbusiness and communitydevelopment.
He created the“SHAPE: Securing High-er Achievement & Per-sonal Effectiveness” andthe “SHAPES of Effec-tiveness” programs.
“Over the years, I’velearned that a balance ofemotional, physical,mental and spiritualhealth is critical to obtainsuccess,” Bailey said.
Breakout sessions willbe led by speakers wholive and work in theGreater Cincinnati/Day-ton region and who willdiscuss how to balancemen’s work and personallives, meet the chal-lenges of marriage andfamily, recover from se-vere health problems,parent children with spe-
cial needs and changejobs or careers.
“We’re delighted tohost a men’s conferencewith such an impressivelineup of guest speakersfrom our region,” saidGreg Stover, lead pastorat Armstrong ChapelUnited MethodistChurch. “Our keynotespeakers, Mark Whitacreand Clifford A. Bailey,will bring their enthusi-astic faith and spiritualinsights to help men inour community facetheir own critical curveson the road of a purpose-driven life.”
Cost to attend Super-Charge 2015 is $45 formen who register atwww.superchargeconf.org by Jan. 15 and $50 ifthey register after that.
The fee includesbreakfast and lunch atthe conference, whichwill run from 8 a.m. to2:30 p.m. at ArmstrongChapel United MethodistChurch at 5125 DrakeRoad.
ADM whistleblower to speakat SuperCharge 2015
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Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs for ages4 through ninth-grade is offered7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdaysthrough most of the school year.Children enjoy games, Biblestories, competitions, an AWA-NA store, Bible memorization,awards and fun themed nights.
January is Stewardship month atBethel. Each Sunday, learnabout how God wants us tomanage our time, talent andtreasure.
Sunday School classes for all agesare 10 a.m.; Sunday worship is 11a.m. Kings Kids, a children’sworship service, is offeredduring the 11 a.m. service.Nursery care is available.
The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple.org.
Blue AshCommunity ChurchThis non-denominational churchmeets at the Sycamore SeniorCenter in Blue Ash.
Services are Sunday at 10:30 a.m.www.blueashcc.com.
For information or questionscontact Andy Rainey ([email protected]) or 549-0565.
The church meets at SycamoreSenior Center, Blue Ash;www.blueashcc.com.
Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchJacob’s Ladder is the theme forSunday School (pre-K through12th grade); these classes areheld after the children’s sermonin the worship service. TheChristianity 101 and ThoughtfulChristian classes are held foradults each Sunday at 9 a.m.
Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care is avail-able.
The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; the church has a
Facebook page.
Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerCincinnati Friends will welcomethe new year with events incelebration of its 200th anniver-sary as a Quaker meeting.
Regular worship is 11 a.m. Sun-days followed by fellowship inthe Fireside room at noon. FirstDay/Nursery School is available.
The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788; www.cincinnatifriends.org
CommunityLighthouseChurch of GodServices are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Cincinnati; 984-5044; onFacebook under CommunityLighthouse Church of God.
Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11 a.m.;active youth, outreach, fellow-ship, music ministries, Biblestudies. Pastor is Will Leasure.
Adult Sunday School on Sundayfrom 9 to 10 a.m. (FellowshipHall).
The Super Bowl 2015 YouthFundraiser will offer six-inchhoagies, quart each of potato,bean, vegetable, chicken noodleor chili and brownies. All ordersare needed by Friday, Jan. 30.Call the church. Pickup is 11:30a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1.
The church is at 8999 ApplewoodDrive, Blue Ash; 891-8527;www.hartzellumc.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.
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triever Rescue and Adop-tion of Needy Dogs takesin needy displaced, aban-doned or unclaimed straygolden retrievers andplaces them in volunteerfoster homes until adop-tive families are found.Call 1-866-981-2251 andleave your name andphone. Visitwww.ggrand.org. [email protected].
League For Animal Wel-fare – A no-kill shelterneeds volunteers 16-and-older to help socializecats and 18-and-older tosocialize and walk dogs.Other opportunitiesavailable. Call 735-2299,ext. 3.
Save the Animals Foun-dation – Needs people 18and older to staff its shel-ter for homeless cats anddogs. Call 378-0300 forcats and 588-6609 fordogs.
Tri State County AnimalResponse Team (CART) – Isat 11216 Gideon Lane inSycamore Township.Meetings are open to thepublic. Visitwww.tristatecart.comfor monthly subjects ormore information. Call702-8373.
Winton Woods RidingCenter – is in need of vol-unteers to assist with theSpecial Riders Program,which provides trainingand competition opportu-nities for children andadults with disabilities,and to help with barn du-ties, horse shows and avariety of other tasks. Noexperience is necessaryand training is provided.Interested individualsages 14 and older are in-vited to contact the Win-ton Woods Riding Centerat 931-3057, or [email protected].
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Executive Service Corpsof Cincinnati – Profession-als can use their adminis-trative skills to help abusy, growing nonprofitmanage its projects andmembers. Executive Ser-vice Corps of Cincinnatiis looking for someonewith experience in Word,Excel, Power Point andOutlook to assist in theBlue Ash office. Volun-teers set their own daysand hours and enjoy niceworking conditions andfriendly, bright volun-teers and staff. Help theESCC help other nonprof-its succeed. Contact Dar-lyne Koretos for more in-formation at 791-6230,
ext. 10. ESCC is at 10945Reed Hartman Highway,Suite 108.
HEALTH/WELLNESSAmerican Diabetes As-
sociation – Seeks volun-teers in its area officeDowntown for clericalsupport, filling requestsfor educational materialsfrom phone requests, da-ta entry, special eventssupport and coordinatingthe health fair. Call 759-9330.
American Heart Associ-ation – Volunteers neededto assist with the Ameri-can Heart Association’scause campaigns, Powerto End Stroke, Go Red ForWomen, Start!, and theAlliance for a HealthierGeneration. Assignmentsinclude clerical work,event specific duties andcommunity outreach.Contact the AmericanHeart Association at 281-4048 or [email protected].
Bethesda North Hospi-tal – has openings foradult volunteers in sever-al areas of the hospital.Call 865-1164 for informa-tion and to receive a vol-unteer application.
Cancer Free Kids – islooking for kids who needservice hours to do an“Athletes For Alex” usedsports equipment drive intheir neighborhood or atyour sporting event, andfight childhood cancer.Visit Cancerfreekids.organd click on Athletes forAlex for more informa-tion.
Captain Kidney Educa-tional Program – Needsvolunteers one or moremornings or afternoons amonth during the schoolyear to educate childrenin first- through sixth-grades about kidneyfunction and disease.Training provided. Call961-8105.
Crossroads Hospice –Crossroads Hospiceseeks compassionate vol-unteers to join its team of“Ultimate Givers,” whostrive to provide extralove and comfort to ter-minally ill patients andtheir families throughoutthe Cincinnati region.
“Ultimate Givers” vis-it with patients in theirhomes, assisted living fa-cilities and nursing facil-ities, and help with cleri-cal duties at the Cross-roads office. They pro-vide emotional supportand companionship to pa-tients and family mem-bers, assist with errands,or provide respite forthose caring for terminal-ly ill loved ones.
Crossroads welcomesstudent volunteers 16years or older. Activitiesmay include reading topatients, playing cards,participating in arts andcrafts and providing of-fice help. By donating aslittle as 45 minutes perweek, students can helpfulfill community servicehour requirements.
Crossroads Hospice isalso seeking volunteers,including students, tosupport its signature pro-grams inspired by JimStovall’s novel, “The Ulti-mate Gift.” The “Gift of aDay” program asks pa-tients what their perfectday is and staff and vol-unteers work to make it areality.
For more informationor to sign up as an “Ulti-mate Giver,” please call793-5070 or complete anapplication online athttp://bit.ly/Uw5bSX.
Before becoming aCrossroads Hospice “Ul-timate Giver,” partici-pants must complete anapplication, TB skin test,and training session leadby members of the Cross-roads team. Volunteersmust wait a minimum ofone year after the deathof an immediate familymember or loved one be-fore applying.
Evercare Hospice andPalliative Care – is seekingvolunteers in all GreaterCincinnati communities.Evercare provides carefor those facing end-of-life issues and personalsupport to their families.Volunteers needed to vis-it with patients and/or as-sist in administrative andclerical tasks. Volunteersmay provide care wher-ever a patient resides,whether in a privatehome or nursing facility.Call 1-888-866-8286 or682-4055.
Grace Hospice – is look-ing for volunteers toshare their time, skillsand talents with patientsand families facing end-of-life challenges andneeds. Volunteers are of-fered many opportuni-ties, including offeringemotional support andcompanionship by visit-ing patients in theirhomes, nursing homes orassisted living communi-ties; reminiscing or par-ticipating in life-enhanc-ing activities with veter-ans; playing a patient’s fa-vorite tune, reading afavorite book; providingrespite care to the care-giver, assisting adminis-trative office staff, fromfiling and copying to de-signing and editing.
Grace Volunteers receivetraining to ensure thatthey are prepared fortheir assigned tasks. As-signments are made ac-cording to the volunteer'slocation preference andpersonal schedule. Train-ing classes are free ofcharge and are now form-ing. Contact Shelby Dun-can, volunteer coordina-tor, at 513-458-5545 [email protected] register.
Heartland Hospice – isseeking volunteers to as-sist with patients andtheir families. Heartlandwill train interested per-sons who are needed tositting at the bedside andproviding vigils for per-sons without familiesavailable. They could alsouse some extra people towork in the office. CallJacqueline at 513-831-5800.
Hospice of SouthwestOhio – Seeks volunteersto help in providing hos-pice services. Volunteersshare their time with pa-tients and/or families inmany activities, such asreading, singing, remi-niscing and other life-en-hancing activities as wellas providing respite careto the caregiver them-selves. Volunteers are en-couraged to share theirideas to enhance the livesof individuals experienc-ing this important jour-ney, To volunteer, call thevolunteer department at528-8144, or e-mail [email protected].
Hoxworth Blood Center– Hoxworth is recruitingpeople to help duringcommunity blood drivesand blood donation cen-ters in the area. Positionsinclude: Blood drivehosts, greeters, blood do-nor recruiters and couri-ers. Call Helen Williamsat 558-1292 [email protected].
iTNGreaterCincinnati –is looking for volunteerdrivers to take seniorsand visually-impairedadults to many differentdestinations around thecity (work, grocery store,doctor appointments,beauty salon, church,etc.) Volunteers drivewithin the Interstate 275loop, and to the airport.
Drivers choose whenthey drive, and rides aregiven close to where theylive. Contact NancySchuster at 559-2200.
The Jewish Hospital –4777 E. Galbraith Road,Kenwood, needs adultvolunteers to assist at thefront window in the phar-macy and also to assistwith clerical duties, sort-ing patient mail, etc.They also need volun-teers to assist staff in thefamily lounge and infor-mation desk and a volun-teer is also needed in theCholesterol Center, 3200Burnet Ave., to performclerical duties. Shifts areavailable 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday through Friday.Volunteers receive a freemeal ticket for each dayhe or she volunteers fouror more hours, plus freeparking. Call 686-5330.
The hospital alsoneeds adult volunteers toassist MRI staff and tech-nologists at the receptiondesk of the Imaging De-partment. Call 686-5330.
Meals on Wheels – isrecruiting volunteers topick up meals at DeupreeHouse at 10:30 a.m. anddeliver to east-side shut-ins, done by noon. Tolearn more, contact SueSusskind at 561-8150 or [email protected]
Sycamore Senior Center– is seeking volunteerdrivers to commit to aminimum of one to twohours per week of trans-porting nutritious Mealson Wheels to people whoare homebound and whohave limited mobility.
The most urgent need isfor substitute driversTuesday mornings; how-ever, drivers are alsoneeded to fill permanentroutes in the service area,including Deer Park, Dil-lonvale, Reading andLoveland. Other serviceareas include AmberleyVillage, ArlingtonHeights, Blue Ash, CampDennison, Deer Park, Dil-lonvale, Evendale, ForestPark, Glendale, Green-hills, Golf Manor, IndianHill, Kenwood, KennedyHeights, Lincoln Heights,Lockland, Loveland, Ma-deira, Montgomery,Pleasant Ridge, Reading,Rossmoyne, Sharonville,Silverton, Springdale,Springfield Township,Sycamore Township,Symmes Township, Wyo-ming and Woodlawn. Formore information on theprogram, call 686-1010, ore-mail [email protected]. The SycamoreSenior Center is at 4455Carver Woods Drive,Blue Ash; 984-1234.
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Domestic incidentAt block 10 of Miami Hills, Jan.10.
TheftTheft from vehicle at 7200block of S. Timberlane, Jan. 11.
SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported and games andPlaystation valued $240 re-moved from 6000 block of
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsTheft5200 block of Ridge Road, Dec.4.
Touchscreen DVD player re-moved from 5612 ViewpointeDrive, Dec. 5.
DEER PARKIncidents/investigationsDisorderly conduct while
intoxicatedReported at MontgomeryRoad, Dec. 26 .
Reported at Plainfield Road,Dec. 20.
TheftReported at Oakwood Ave.,Dec. 15.
Reported at 4400 block ofOrchard Ave., Dec. 27.
MADEIRAIncidents/investigations
Euclid Ave., Dec. 7.MenacingReported on 11000 GroomsRoad, Dec. 12.
Reported on 11000 block ofGrooms Road, Dec. 12.
TheftToys valued at $500 removedfrom 7800 block of Montgo-mery Road, Dec. 7.
Reported wallet and contents
valued at $595 removed from8600 block of Tudor Ave., Dec.6.
$1,339 removed from 7300block of Dearwester Drive,Dec. 19.
Rings valued at $4,350 re-moved from 7300 block ofDearwester Drive, Dec. 15.
Reported at 4000 block ofLongford Ave., Dec. 12.
Welder and copper reed val-ued at $4,000 removed from5900 block of E. GalbraithRoad, Dec. 11.
Clothing valued at $175 re-moved from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Nov. 30.
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COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP5650 Windridge View: Hayes, W.Jeanne to Brtko, Wayne &Lorraine; $238,500.
DEER PARK7712 Plainfield Road: Wolf,Samantha K. to Fifth Third
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MADEIRA6015 Arnett St.: Miller, Sarah Janeto Daisey, Kathleen & SallyBerry; $162,500.
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Wishing Wines LLC; $330,000.7417 Euclid Ave.: Long, Tara toFrederiksen, Brian & Melissa;$143,500.
6152 Foxdale Court: Fraraccio,Cory A. to Takieddine, Ramzi &Shelia C.; $345,000.
7308 Juler Ave.: Buckhead HomesInc. to Schultheiss, Ryan E. &Alyssa C.; $502,887.
7328 Juler Ave.: Michele, StanleyHomes LLC to McCafferty, GayleL. & Megan Schmutte; $169,000.
7240 Mingo Lane: NationstarMortgage LLC to Burnet CapitalLLC; $135,000.
7240 Mingo Lane: Burnet CapitalLLC to Cincinnati Basements LLC;$165,000.
6200 Nuevelle Lane: King, HelenR. to Murphy, Joy H.; $345,000.
7286 Thomas Drive: Goldschmidt,Christopher J. to Cross, Diane N.& Jeremy; $179,000.
7112 Wallace Ave.: Burroughs,Leona M. to Schloss, Michael F. &Amy J.; $115,000.
SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP3663 Donegal Drive: Kellar,Kathleen R. to Condon, Linda L.;$175,000.
7752 Montgomery Road: Morton,Stephanie H. to Refaei, Sulei-man; $61,000.
7939 Richmond Ave.: Morse,Amanda to U.S. Bank NA;$68,000.
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