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Evendale residents will soonbe able to participate in thevillage’s opt-out electric aggre-gation program.

Dynegy Energy Servicesand Evendale recently reachedan agreement to offer eligibleresidents a fixed electric sup-ply price of 5.89 cents perkilowatt hour through the lastmeter read in December 2017.Residents and small businesseswho receive electric fromDuke Energy will receive aletter in the mail this monthfrom Dynegy explaining pro-gram terms and conditions.

Letters will not be mailed toresidents who are under con-tract with an electric supplierother than Duke Energy; how-ever, the program is available

to all Evendale residents.As an opt-out program,

eligible residents are auto-matically enrolled unless theynotify Dynegy otherwise.There is no fee to enroll withDynegy and no fee to termi-nate enrollment.

According to Energy ChoiceOhio’s website, Duke Energy’scurrent price-to-compare year-ly average is 6.95 cents perkilowatt hour.

“We are pleased to havenegotiated a lower electric ratefor our residents,” EvendaleMayor Don Apking said.

For more information, con-tact David W. Elmer, Apking’sassistant, 513-956-2666, or visitthe village’s website,www.evendaleohio.org

THANKS TO THE VILLAGE OF EVENDALE

Village of Evendale offers residents an opt-out electric energyaggregation program.

Evendale securesrates with Dynegy

In 1931, a howling soundemerged from Sharon Woods.Night after night, for weeks, themysterious howling wasn’t thesound of a coyote, and analarmed city brought dogs to in-vestigate.

The dogs refused to go in.Finally, searchers found a

spot in the woods with under-brush disturbed and matteddown. There were no other clues,and then the noise stopped assuddenly as it had begun. Whatwas it?

Some thought it was Bigfoot,Darrin Upp, president and cura-tor of the Society of HistoricSharonville recounted. “But itnever happened again.”

That’s just one of the myster-

ies that make up the history ofSharonville. Upp recalled aspooky sighting during the re-construction of the SharonvilleFine Arts Center’s theater just afew years ago.

The building next door onReading Road was originally theVictor Hotel, built around 1870by Stephen Burk. Later, it was

Shadowy figures haunt local historyKelly [email protected]

THANKS TO SOCIETY OF HISTORIC SHARONVILLE

The Victor Hotel, in 1907, was on Reading Road, on the site of the parking lot for the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center.

See HISTORY, Page 2A

Wyoming MiddleSchool’s Fay Auditoriumis closer to its renovationafter a visit from MariahCarey.

The movie directortaped an interview with“Entertainment Tonight”after spending two daysfilming her upcomingHallmark Channel movie“A Christmas Melody” atthe school. Five studentsrepresented WyomingMiddle school as Careypresented a donation of$500. The interview willair in December.

The total cost of theFay Auditorium reno-vation is about $1.9 mil-lion. The project stillneeds $450,000, accord-ing to project managerKathy Ryan. The remain-ing funds will be raisedthrough the Fund-A-SeatCampaign and individualdonations.

Filming took place inWyoming Oct. 9 and Oct.13, with scenes shot inclassrooms and the mu-sic room.

Filming brings donation for WMS FayAuditoriumrenovation closerto funding goalof $1.9 millionKelly [email protected]

TTHANKS TO WYOMING CITY SCHOOLS

Mariah Carey meets with students at Wyoming Middle School after filming scenes for “A Christmas Melody.”

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sold and became known asthe Simpson Guest House,and finally, it was demol-ished to make room forparking next to the center,

which had been built as theAct One Theater.

It was during the reno-vation that a constructionworker asked about a manhe had seen in a part of thebuilding that was closedoff. There was no apparentway to get in or out at thetime, so the worker was

puzzled by the figure hehad seen, a man who re-sembled Burk, who haddied in 1926.

Was it Burk at the thea-ter? Was it Bigfoot at Shar-on Woods? Maybe. Maybenot. But Halloween is ap-proaching, so anything’spossible.

HistoryContinued from Page 1A

Tyler Jeffries and hisLocal Yokel Organic Mar-ket are a welcomeaddition to Glen-dale where he andwife, Kim, gotmarried fiveyears ago andhave lived since.His computerskills have beenan advantage ashas Kim’s finan-cial knowledge.

Tyler presentsa sparkling personalityand good ideas about nu-trition and service. Heworked for P&G out ofcollege and comes from asales/marketing back-ground: program man-ager at West Chester Pro-tective Gear; Sibcy ClineRealtors; national accountmanager for CampbellHausfeld.

Passionate about thestore and quality food, Ty-

ler says there arenot as many oth-ers of Local Yo-kel’s ilk in thenorthern part ofthe city as thereare in the south-ern part. His storeis different frommarkets thatdidn’t focus onhigh quality. Com-petitively priced

on organic milk, a major-ity of his goods come fromwithin a 100-mile radius.Local Yokel replicates afarmer’s market with atwist. Tyler carries rotat-ing produce that is localand organic. All meat isgrass fed and pastureraised with no hormones,steroids or antibiotics,etc. It is the same with

dairy; naturally whateverisn’t in the cows isn’t in themilk.

To Tyler, the best thingabout being a small busi-ness owner is that hereaps the benefit of everysecond he puts into thestore. He is forced to planand problem-solve every-thing from sales to ac-counting. He spent morethan three months figur-ing out the store layout.Tyler tries to give peoplesomething to reflect offof, doing what makes himhappy and bringing joy toeveryone’s life because hegets that joy back. Heloves meeting and com-municating with new peo-ple, and feels that every-one is generally good andwants him to succeed.Born in New Albany, Indi-ana, across the river fromLouisville where he wasreared, Tyler attended theIndiana University KelleySchool of Business, ma-

joring in marketing andentrepreneurship.

Sugi Stewart is alwaysboosting the independentowners in our neighbor-hoods, and she sent meword of what the Local Yo-kel would be offering be-fore they even opened:bread, coffee, milk,cheese, yogurt, eggs,

flours, oils, produce,packaged snack food, fro-zen foods, pasture raisedpork, beef, chicken and bi-son, wild caught Alaskansalmon, sausage and lamb(seasonally) and othergrocery staples. All meatis locally produced, in-spected and packaged at aUSDA facility, vacuum

sealed and frozen. Itemsare organic and/or whole-some natural brands. Hisselection will flex once hedetermines what custom-ers want.

Right now Tyler is aone-man-band and hasonly been open a couple ofmonths, but it is impor-tant to him that the storekeep hours for workingfolks - 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.Tuesday-Friday, and 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.He is the cashier, man-ager, stock clerk and CEO,so Mondays are spent get-ting everything ready forthe rest of the week. Visit220 E. Sharon Road to ex-tend a welcome and seewhat Local Yokel offers.

Evelyn Perkins writesa regular column aboutpeople and events in theTri-County Press area.Send items for her columnto 10127 Chester Road,Woodlawn, 45215, or callher directly at 772-7379.

Local Yokel Organic is open in Glendale

Evelyn PerkinsCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

EVELYN PERKINS FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Local Yokel owner, Tyler Jeffries, offers a welcoming smile inhis new market that sells healthy foods.

Voters guide onlineWhere do the candi-

dates stand on issues im-portant to your communi-ty? What else is on the bal-lot that affects you?

Use our online votersguide - bit.ly/1VNQWh2 or

c3.thevoterguide.org/v/enquirer15/build.do.You can customize the

guide to your community.The guide includes in-

formation on more than400 races and more than750 candidates.

Strickland to visitWyoming

Democratic Senatorialcandidate Ted Stricklandwill visit the Greater Cin-

cinnatiarea for ameet-and-greet, 7 to 9p.m. Nov. 4,at the Club-house atthe RollingHills Con-domin-iums, just

off of Springfield Pike inWyoming.

Bobbie Kalman, a co-chair of the event, and amember of the Blue Ash/Evendale CommunityTeam, a group that sup-ports Democratic candi-dates, said, “This eventwill provide the communi-ty with a unique opportu-nity to meet Mr. Strick-

land and learn about hispositions on issues of im-portance to Ohioans. It’san honor to have the for-mer governor of Ohio vis-it us to hear our concernsabout economic, socialand global issues.”

The event is open topublic. RSVP to [email protected].

Chamber lookingfor champions

The Sharonville Cham-ber of Commerce is ac-cepting nominations forthe Sharonville Champi-ons of Commerce Dinner.

The award categoriesinclude small and largebusiness, community ser-vice, business person, vol-unteer, mentor and risingstar.

Nominations are dueby Oct. 30 through an on-line application atsharonvillechamber.comor by calling 554-1722.

Activities atSpringdale center

Springdale Communi-ty Center activities in-clude bats and monsters:

Batty About Bats: Oct.

27 at 7 p.m. FreeAutumn Lunch: Oct. 29

at noon. Cost is $7.50 formembers, $10 for non-members.

“Monster Mania 3, Re-venge of the Goblin:” Oct.31 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30p.m. The Halloween eventfor youth ages 2 throughfourth-grade includesgames, activities, treatsand a costume contest.Free.

For questions or moreinformation, call the cen-ter, 11999 Lawnview Ave.,at 346-3910.

Maple Knoll, UCpresent technologyadvancements

Maple Knoll Village,through a partnershipwith the University ofCincinnati, will showcasea technology and roboticscollaboration Oct. 30 atthe Springdale campus.

The event at MapleKnoll Village, 11100Springfield Pike, is opento the public, and will in-clude hands-on demon-strations to show how ad-vanced technology assistsseniors.

BRIEFLY

Strickland

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

TRI-COUNTYPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Cincinnati CountryDay School

» Thirteen CincinnatiCountry Day have beennamed Commended Stu-dents in the 2016 NationalMerit Scholarship Pro-gram:

Trisha Atluri of IndianHill, Maggie Bernish ofAnderson Township,George Crowley of Glen-dale, Nathan Grant of Mi-ami Township, Ian Hayesof West Chester Town-ship, Sidd Jejurikar ofSycamore Township, MaxLuebbers of Madeira,Sean O’Brien of IndianHill, Ben Paff of WestPrice Hill, Caroline Ret-zios of Sharonville, Ken-dall Smith of SymmesTownship, Charlie Sukinof Indian Hill andJ’Quaan Waite of LibertyTownship.

EvendaleElementary School

» Evendale Fire De-partment brought theireducational “smokehouse” to the school anddid some safety drillswith several of the class-es.

Great Oaks» Great Oaks ACE Re-

source Center is offeringGet a Job Workshops ateach campus during Oc-tober and November.

The workshops areopen to all Great Oaksstudents and alumni, andwill include sessions oncreating a resume andcompleting an applica-tion, as well as interview-ing practice.

The workshops arefree and open to anyGreat Oaks graduate orcurrent student who isunemployed or seeking anew job.

Dates and locations: Live Oaks Career

Campus, 5956 BuckwheatRoad, Milford, Tuesday,Oct. 27, 3 p.m.to 4:30 p.m.;Tuesday, Nov. 3, 3 p.m. to4:30 p.m.

Diamond Oaks CareerCampus, 6375 HarrisonAve., Green Township,Wednesday, Oct. 28, 3p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednes-day, Nov. 4, 3 p.m. to 4:30p.m.

Scarlet Oaks CareerCampus, 300 Scarlet OaksDrive (at 3254 E. KemperRoad), Sharonville,Thursday, Oct. 29, 3 p.m.to 4:30p.m.; Thursday,Nov. 5, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Scarlet Oaks CareerCampus Adult Education,300 Scarlet Oaks Drive(at 3254 E. Kemper Road),Sharonville, Thursday,Oct. 29, 10:30 a.m. to noon.

The ACE ResourceCenter is a job placementresource for all GreatOaks students and alum-ni. Individual assistancein job placement is alsoavailable; for more infor-mation contact John Con-lon at 513-612-3642.

Mount Notre DameHigh School

» Mount Notre Damewill host its annual openhouse from 1p.m.to 4 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 1. Prospec-tive students and familiesare invited to learn moreabout MND and its mis-sion to empower youngwomen to learn, live, leadand serve.

The event boasts awide range of activitiesfor students and parentsalike. Guests will take a

guided tour of MND’scampus and learn aboutits challenging academicprograms.

In addition, guests willhave the opportunity toexperience demonstra-tions of the Tablet PC, vis-it with students to learnabout the nearly 50 extra-curricular opportunities,meet coaches and studentathletes to discuss the Di-vision I athletic program,meet representativesfrom MND’s nationally-ranked dance team andview MND’s award-win-ning theater program re-hearsing for its upcomingproduction of “Beautyand the Beast.”

For more information,please contact the Admis-sions Office at 513-821-3044 x164 [email protected].

Scarlet Oaks» Scarlet Oaks Culi-

nary Arts instructorChris Johnson has beenrecognized for excel-lence in teaching by theOhio Restaurant Associa-tion Educational Founda-tion as a 2015 Teacher ofDistinction.

In addition, the entireCulinary Arts and Hospi-tality Services programat Scarlet Oaks was rec-ognized as a program ofdistinction.

The program award isgiven when more than 70percent of students passthe rigorousindustry cer-tification exams.

At Scarlet Oaks, 83percent of studentspassed the certificationexams.

The teacher awardrecognizes exceptionalteachers in the restaurantand food-service indus-try.

According to a state-ment by the ORA, “Theteacher of distinction sig-nifies the most engagedteachers in the Ohio ProS-tart program.

They participate in theprogram to the fullest andmaximize the educationfor their students.”

ProStart is an industrytraining program devel-oped by the National Res-taurant Association.Great Oaks students whoearn ProStart credentialsare qualified to work incommercial kitchensacross the country, andcan earn college creditand scholarships.

This is the third timethat Johnson was named aTeacher of Distinction.Johnson came to GreatOaks from First Watch.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Cincinnati Country Day Class of 2016 National Merit Commended Students are, from left: front, Nathan Grant of MiamiTownship, Kendall Smith of Symmes Township, Ben Paff of West Price Hill, Sean O’Brien of Indian Hill and J’Quaan Waite ofLiberty Township; back, Trisha Atluri of Indian Hill, Maggie Bernish of Anderson Township, George Crowley of Glendale, MaxLuebbers of Madeira, Caroline Retzios of Sharonville, Sidd Jejurikar of Sycamore Township, Ian Hayes of West Chester Townshipand Charlie Sukin of Indian Hill.

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Evendale Elementary fourth-grade students Evie McDonough, Bryee Good and Alayah Watkins practice escaping out a windowwhen the other entries are blocked.


Evendale paramedic C. Kennedy discusses fire safety and ways to escape a burning structurewith students from Vince Collopy’s class.


Evendale Firefighter Steve Hamm instructs students on theimportance of knowing their address and having a safe placeto meet in the event they should have a fire in their home.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 29Art & Craft ClassesPumpkin Blow, 10 a.m. to 8p.m., Neusole Glassworks, 11925Kemper Springs Drive, $40 perpumpkin. Reservations required.751-3292; neusoleglassworks.com. Forest Park.

Art ExhibitsCreative Underground Gal-lery, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., DarylUrig’s Creative Underground,430 Ray Norrish Drive, Paintingsof Daryl Urig. Free. Presented byDaryl Urig’s Creative Under-ground Gallery. 708-7981;darylurig.com. Springdale.

From East to West: Works byTim Harding and HiroshiYamano, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Neusole Glassworks, 11925Kemper Springs Drive, Exhibitcontinues through Nov. 6. Free.Through Nov. 6. 751-3292;www.neusoleglassworks.com.Forest Park.

Brad Robertson: New Emo-tions, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., GalleryVeronique, 11324 MontgomeryRoad, Textured abstract paint-ings inspired by seaside living.Through Oct. 31. Free. ThroughOct. 31. 530-5379; galleryveroni-que.com. Symmes Township.

AuditionsCall for Artists, 7 p.m., Syca-more High School, 7400 CornellRoad, Sycamore CommunityBand is looking for adult mu-sicians to play in concert band.Free. Presented by SycamoreCommunity Band. 683-5845.Montgomery.

BenefitsFederal Benefits for Veterans,Dependents and Survivors,2:30-3:30 p.m., Journey to Hope,703 Compton Road, Learn aboutVA benefits from Jason Conger,a Veterans Benefits Adminis-trator. Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration required. 931-5777;www.jtoh.org. Finneytown.

Business SeminarsSmart Money with RachelCruze and Chris Hogan, 6:30p.m., Vineyard CommunityChurch, 11340 Century Circle

East, Topics include relationshipswith money, creating budgetthat works and retirementplanning. $29. 671-0422; www.daveramsey.com. Springdale.

EPA Lead Renovator Training,8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Proactive SafetyServices Training Center, 1500Kemper Meadow Drive, LeadRenovator Certification Initialcourse is 8 hours and includesboth EPA-HUD approved leadsafety training and certification.Ages 18 and up. $240. Regis-tration required. Presented byProActive Safety Services. 372-6232; www.proactivesafetyservi-ces.com. Forest Park.

Cooking ClassesStump the Chef with DanBerger, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Dan will show up withonly his little bag of tricks (andhis Maple Grove Farm MapleSyrup). Cooks’ Wares providesingredients to prepare 4-coursedinner. $45. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400; www.cookswaresonline.com. SymmesTownship.

Dance ClassesWestern Square Dance Les-sons, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Forest ParkActivity Center, 651 W. SharonRoad, Low impact activity im-proves mind, body and spirit.Ages 8 and up can exercisetogether to variety of music.Price is per person, per class. $5.Presented by Sunshine SquaresSquare Dance Club. 232-1303;www.sunshinesquaresclub.org.Forest Park.

Dining EventsAutumn Lunch, noon to 2:30p.m., Springdale CommunityCenter, 11999 Lawnview Ave.,Meatloaf lunch with entertain-ment by Jody Anderson. Forseniors. $10, $7.50 member.Registration required. Presentedby Springdale Parks and Recrea-tion. 346-3910; www.springdale/goplay.org. Springdale.

EducationNovel Writing in Community:NaNoWriMo Meets WWf(a)C,7-9:30 p.m., Women Writing fora Change, 6906 Plainfield Road,

National Novel Writing Month(NaNoWriMo) is motivationalmovement of writers working tocomplete novel draft in just 30days. Ages 18 and up. $90.Registration required. 272-1171;bit.ly/nanof15. Silverton.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kickboxing, 6-7 p.m.,Springdale Community Center,11999 Lawnview Ave., High-intensity class combines cardioworkout with kickboxing moves.Using balls, scooters, punchingbag and more. Ages 18 and up.$5. Presented by SpringdaleParks and Recreation. 346-3910;www.springdale.org/goplay.Springdale.

Low Impact FUNctional Exer-cises, 11 a.m. to noon, Spring-dale Community Center, 11999Lawnview Ave., Focuses onimproving strength and balanceto help you safely performactivities of daily living. Ages 18and up. Free. Presented bySpringdale Parks and Recrea-tion. 346-3910; www.spring-dale.org. Springdale.

Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Springdale Community Center,11999 Lawnview Ave., Classcombines upbeat music andhighly energetic exercise. Addhand weights for perfect totalbody workout. Ages 18 and up.$35 per month. Presented bySpringdale Parks and Recrea-tion. 346-3910; www.spring-dale.org/goplay. Springdale.

Imagination Yoga Classes,4:30-5:30 p.m., SharonvilleCommunity Center, 10990Thornview Drive, Adventuretheme guides children throughkid’s yoga class. Each adventurestimulates creativity and in-corporates developmentally-appropriate yoga poses andcalming techniques. Yoga matsand other materials needed forclass provided. Ages 6-9. $42.Registration required. Presentedby Imagination Yoga. 563-2895.Sharonville.

Yoga’sup: Stress-Less Mindand Body Fitness for Teens,6:30-8 p.m., Sharonville Commu-nity Center, 10990 ThornviewDrive, Sampler of realistic stress-management options specifi-cally designed for teens, in-

cluding yoga, aromatherapy,meditation, nutrition/healthyeating and more. Ages 13-17.$87. Registration required.Presented by Healthwell Enter-prises. 563-2895. Sharonville.

ExhibitsThe Union Forever: An Exhibitof Union Civil War Artifacts,10 a.m. to 5 p.m., HeritageVillage Museum, 11450 LebanonRoad, Exhibit highlights impor-tant role Ohio played in CivilWar with every artifact ondisplay representing the greaterCincinnati area. Through Oct.30. $2 adults, $1 children ages5-11. 563-9484; www.herit-agevillagecincinnati.org. Shar-onville.

RecreationPick’em Challenge, 8 p.m.,Dave and Buster’s, 11775 Com-mons Drive, Sports Lounge. Pickwinners each week of footballseason for Sunday night, Mon-day night and following Thurs-day night games. Weekly win-ners invited back to participatein special events throughoutseason, leading up to big prize.Ages 21 and up. Free. 671-5501;www.daveandbusters.com.Springdale.

FRIDAY, OCT. 30Art & Craft ClassesPumpkin Blow, 10 a.m. to 8p.m., Neusole Glassworks, $40per pumpkin. Reservationsrequired. 751-3292; neuso-leglassworks.com. Forest Park.

Art ExhibitsFrom East to West: Works byTim Harding and HiroshiYamano, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Neusole Glassworks, Free.751-3292; www.neusoleglass-works.com. Forest Park.

Brad Robertson: New Emo-tions, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., GalleryVeronique, Free. 530-5379;galleryveronique.com. SymmesTownship.

Business SeminarsEPA Lead Renovator Training,8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Proactive SafetyServices Training Center, $240.Registration required. 372-6232;www.proactivesafetyservi-ces.com. Forest Park.

EducationFall SoulCollage Circle: Be-coming the Conscious Hero-ine of Your Journey, 10 a.m. to1:30 p.m., Women Writing for aChange, 6906 Plainfield Road,$179. Registration required.272-1171; bit.ly/sclg-fl15. Silver-ton.

Exercise ClassesSlimnastics, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Springdale Community Center,11999 Lawnview Ave., Fitnessclass for women not ready toput away aerobic shoes. Ages 18and up. Free. Presented bySpringdale Parks and Recrea-tion. 346-3910; www.spring-dale.org/goplay. Springdale.

Jazzercise, 6-7 p.m., SpringdaleCommunity Center, 11999 Lawn-view Ave., Class combines up-beat music and highly energeticexercise. Add hand weights fortotal body workout. Ages 18 andup. $35 per month. Presented bySpringdale Parks and Recrea-tion. 346-3910; www.spring-dale.org/goplay. Springdale.

Exhibits

The Union Forever: An Exhibitof Union Civil War Artifacts,10 a.m. to 5 p.m., HeritageVillage Museum, $2 adults, $1children ages 5-11. 563-9484;www.heritagevillagecincinna-ti.org. Sharonville.

Holiday - HalloweenMount Healthy Haunted Hall,8-11 p.m., Mount Healthy Haunt-ed Hall, 7700 Seward Ave., Hallfeatures more than 20 sceneswith several new not-to-missscenes. Though Oct. 31. $10, $2discount with canned gooddonation. $15 fast pass. Present-ed by Madonna Council Knightsof Columbus. 729-1974;www.hauntedhallinfo.com.Mount Healthy.

Pumpkin Patch, 10 a.m. to 2p.m., Parky’s Farm, 10037 DalyRoad, Children pick perfectpumpkin, wagon ride, visitanimals and play in Playbarn.Through Oct. 30. For ages 2-8.$7 children, $3 adults; $6 chil-dren, $2.50 adults advance.Presented by Great Parks ofHamilton County. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Spring-field Township.

ShoppingArt Bead Trunk Show, 5-8 p.m.,The Bead Shop of Madeira, 7754Camargo Road, Area’s top beadand wearable artists display newwork. Glass, wire, metal andpolymer clay. One of a kind artbeads, components, and fin-ished jewelry. Demos and re-freshments Friday night. Free.271-5222. Madeira.

Sports-Registrations &Tryouts

Youth Basketball, Cheer andVolleyball Registration, 9 a.m.to 9 p.m., Springdale Communi-ty Center, 11999 Lawnview Ave.,Register for basketball, cheer-leading and volleyball. Fees varyper age, sport and membership.Call for more information. Ages5-18. Fees vary. Registration

required. Presented by Spring-dale Parks and Recreation.346-3910; www.springdale.org/goplay. Springdale.

SATURDAY, OCT. 31Art & Craft ClassesGet Back to Art MentoringProgram, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Daryl Urig’s Creative Under-ground, 430 Ray Norrish Drive,Open studio with individualinstruction in painting, sketch-ing and design. Ages 18 and up.$115. Registration required.Presented by Daryl Urig’s Cre-ative Underground Gallery.708-7981; darylurig.com. Spring-dale.

Art EventsHiroshi Yamano Hot GlassDemonstration, 6-9 p.m.,Neusole Glassworks, 11925Kemper Springs Drive, Interna-tionally regarded artist fromJapan creates distinctive glasssculptures. Free. 751-3292;www.neusoleglassworks.com.Forest Park.

Art ExhibitsFrom East to West: Works byTim Harding and HiroshiYamano, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Neusole Glassworks, Free.751-3292; www.neusoleglass-works.com. Forest Park.

Brad Robertson: New Emo-tions, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., GalleryVeronique, Free. 530-5379;galleryveronique.com. SymmesTownship.

Peter Max: A Retrospective1960-2015, 6-8 p.m. Previewparty., Kenwood Towne Centre,7875 Montgomery Road, Meet-the-artist receptions on Nov. 7from 7-9 p.m. and Nov. 8 from1-4 p.m. Artworks are on exhibi-tion and available for acquisi-tion. Reservations required.Presented by Road Show Com-pany. Through Nov. 8. 866-900-6699; www.roadshowcompany.com. Kenwood.

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Mount Healthy Haunted Hall is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 31, at 7700Seward Ave., in Mount Healthy. The hall features more than 20 scenes with several newnot-to-miss scenes. Admission is $10, and $2 discount with canned good donation. Fast pass is$15. Presented by Madonna Council Knights of Columbus. Call 729-1974; visitwww.hauntedhallinfo.com.

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This still boggles my mind: Halloween is second onlyto Christmas as the most decorated holi-day. Not so when I was a kid. The housewasn’t decorated, and the eight girls in ourfamily were either witches or gypsies. Mybrother, Charlie, the last born, was alwaysa hobo. We used whatever we could find todress up and we left at dark, by ourselves,and came home with grocery paper bagsfull of treats.

Fast forward to Halloween 2015. Even ifparental rules are stricter, Halloween isstill so much fun! Here are last-minuterecipes for a ghoulishly good Halloween.

Homemade microwave popcornCheck out my Abouteating.com site. You won’t believe

how easy and inexpensive, not to mention healthy andamazingly tender it is. (Hint: 1/2 cup unpopped cornmakes a generous 8 cups, but there’s a secret technique!)

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and author. Find her blog atAbouteating.com. Email her at [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Homemade Halloween treats kids can help make‘Glowing’ swamp punch

Let the kids help. They love the creepycrawler ice ring.

1 cup boiling water2 packages, 4-serving size each, lime

gelatin3 cups cold water1-1/2 quarts carbonated lemon-lime

soda, chilled

Pour boiling water over gelatin and stiruntil dissolved. Stir in cold water. Pour intopunch bowl. Stir in soda, making mixturefizz.

Unmold ice ring by dipping bottom ofmold briefly into hot water. Float in punch.Serve cups garnished with gummy worms.

Creepy crawler ice ring1 cup gummyworms or other creepy crawler gummies

1 quart lemon-lime sports drink likeGatorade

Arrange gummy worms in bottom of5-cup ring mold; fill with Gatorade. Freezeuntil solid.

Black cat cookie pops

Again, let the kids help. Don’t worry iftheir cookies look like something other thancats. It’s about creativity and fun, not perfec-tion.

1 cup creamy peanut butter1/3 cup water2 eggs1 box chocolate cake mixPopsicle sticksSugarCandy corn, red hots

Preheat oven to 350. Beat peanutbutter with water and eggs. Add cake mixand mix. Form into 1-1/2” balls and place onsprayed cookie sheet. Push in a popsiclestick. Flatten with bottom of glass dipped insugar. Pinch two “ears” at top of cookie.Press fork into dough to form whiskers oneither side of nose. Bake 10-12 minutes.Remove from oven and immediately addcandy corn eyes and red-hot nose, pushingin gently. If they happen to fall off after theycool, glue them on with a little powderedsugar glaze or canned frosting. Makes 2-3dozen

My best caramel corn

This makes a lot so feel free to divide in half. Adding dried fruitelevates this to a new dimension.

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

15-16 cups or so of popped cornAbout 3 cups salted mixed nuts2 sticks or butter2 cups brown sugar1/2 cup light corn syrup1/2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon vanilla1/2 teaspoon baking soda2 cups dried cranberries, cherries or apricots (opt)

To avoid sticking, use vegetable spray to coat both inside oflarge bowl, cookie sheets and spoons that you will use. Put popcornand nuts in bowl. Set aside. Over medium heat in a large pan, bringto a boil everything but the soda. Boil 5 minutes. Add baking sodaand stir. Mixture will foam up. Immediately pour over popcorn mix-ture, stirring well to coat. Pour in a single layer onto sprayed cookiesheets. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes to distribute coating.Let cool for coating to harden; add fruit, and store at room temper-ature in covered containers. Makes about 20 cups.

Tip from Rita’s kitchenAfter popping corn, place in colander or bowl and scoop up

popcorn gently with hands. Any unpopped corn will lie in bottom ofbowl.

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Oct. 22 questionWho-dey? How far will the

Bengals go this year?

“Super Bowl 50 champs.” D.H.

“The Bengals will go far-ther than the Reds did, butthen again, how hard canthat be? They are playingwell and winning consistent-ly – Yay! Now, if they cankeep the injuries to a mini-mum we might just havesomething in this team.Since they are playing sowell and selling many seats,can we renegotiate the asi-nine deal our stupid cityleaders agreed to with Mr.Brown? It is beyond ridicu-lous for this city with its lev-el of financial woes to haveto pay so much to keep ateam here that gives darnednear nothing back. I want tohave pride in this team and Ido, but that pride gets verymuddled when thinkingabout how thoroughlyBrown takes the city to thecleaners year after year af-ter year.”

M.J.F.

“The Bengals are an ex-

citing team with many greatplayers on offense and de-fense. Barring major inju-ries (like last year) they areplayoff bound. It would begreat if they can get a firstround bye in the playoffsalong with home field advan-tage. But the New EnglandPatriots stand in their way.The wish here is someonecan knock of New Englandprior to the Bengals havingto face them in the playoffs.That might just propel theBengals to the Super Bowlala the 1981and 1988 seasons.Like those two years theBengals are loaded withmany class act players. GoFigure!”

T.D.T.

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My first stopwhen I go to thegrocerystore is the

produce section.Besides the normal

lettuce, peppers, celeryweekly purchases, Iusually look for fruitthat is in season. So thispast summer with theheat/humidly being thenorm, I journeyed to-wards the watermelondisplay crate. There Ifound an elderly ladybent over the crate side at-tempting to reach a melon. Ihurried over to help her to getone, but saw that she wasknocking on each watermelonshe could reach. The lady pro-ceeded to stop after eachknock and listen as gettingsome inter response from eachmelon regarding its ripeness. I

join in with my own tappingand tried to act like I knew

exactly the right reso-nance tone I was listen-ing for.

The lady noticingmy attempt, told me itsbetter if you use aspoon; which she for-got to bring, becausewhen you tap each one,it’s easier to hear eachmelon’s pitch sound.Just then I envisionher doing this as acrowd gathers around

the melon crate to watch her“spooning melons.” She in-forms me they should soundlike a bongo drum to be a goodone. Holding one of the heavymelons close to my ear, I tap itand listen. I attempted to hearsome drumming, bongo re-sounding reply, like when youshout in a canyon and the

sound echoing its ghostly re-tort. We were starting to getstares from other shoppers asa few were wandering overwith curiosity to see what wewere doing.

Watermelons actually havea prized heritage, coming fromAfrica, eaten by ancient Egyp-tian pharaohs. I read some-where, there were actuallyremnants of the melons discov-ered in tombs, as people be-lieved watermelons were asource of water needed for theprolonged spiritual journey.

But it’s the southern U.S.that seems to put a claim onthem, as southerners say theirwatermelons are the best.Mark Twain put it this way:“The true Southern watermel-on is a boon apart, and not to bementioned with commonerthings. It is chief of thisworld’s luxuries, king by the

grace of God over all the fruitsof the earth. When one hastasted it, he knows what theangels eat. It was not a South-ern watermelon that Eve took,we know it because she repent-ed.”

When we were kids, mybrother and I would eat water-melon in the backyard andhave a seed-spitting contest. Ican’t remember precisely, butthe trick for the best shot wasto put the seed on the tip ofyour tongue, rolling yourtongue for a more of a tuberelease. Then rear back with afull lung thrust. Like every-thing else there are nationalwatermelon seed spitting con-tests; the record is somewhereover 75 feet. Sadly I readsomewhere that most water-melons today are seedless,maybe losing another greattradition. Society today ap-

pears to need all sorts of grad-ing levels; such as if watermel-ons are sold commercially,they must meet a certainsweetness level. Defining andputting everything in a struc-tural sense makes life seem socategorized. A keeping of or-der maybe, but removingmuch of the individual’s cre-ative imagination of self-dis-covery.

My elderly store lady friendand I just want our old sum-mertime, two-handed mouth-eating favorite. I wonder ifshe’s a seed-spitting girl as thenext time at the local water-melon crate, we definitelyhave more to talk about!

Wes Adamson is a residentof Wyoming. His work has beenaccepted for publication by twoliterary magazines: River andSouth Review and DriftwoodPress.

Enjoying some of life’s simple pleasures

WesAdamsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

ace of a caring person is notonly essential, but a comfort asthe end of life approaches.

Even if the sexual relation-ship of a beloved partner is notthe same as expected norms,there is value in a trustingrelationship. Those who lookdown on this type of relation-ship should accept that theyare not a part of it and shouldaccept is as the personal choiceof two individuals.

My solution to this touchyissue is to establish a bindingsimilar social contract that isrecognized as a civil union. Itcould be recognized as a reli-gious rite by any acceptingclergy. Or, barring clericalrecognition, a civil ceremonyby accepting officials should

be recognized. Even if no cere-mony is desired, legal accep-tance of the same rights of atraditional marriage should bevalid. This would eliminate theuproar that erupted in Kentuckyand hopefully pacify the sensibil-ities of the the properly religiouspeople who feel their freedom ofreligion has be attacked.

We have enough problems inour society that could be reme-died by a simple recognition byall parties of the need to resolvethe conflict in a civilized manner.I dare say that would be the rec-ommendation of our wise found-ing fathers.

Edward Levy is a resident ofMontgomery.

I followed with great in-terest the Kim Davis spectacle.

My first point is that onevery important pointstressed by the foun-ders of our great na-tions is freedom ofreligion, not freedomfrom religion. Beforeyou accuse me of step-ping on toes, give methe right to expressmy arbitrary beliefs. Ihave friends of manyreligions and respecttheir beliefs as strong-ly as I expect them torespect mine. I also respect theright of atheists to their be-liefs, providing they adhere tothe same courtesies. Havingmade this clear, let us proceedinto what I think is a reason-able solution to this very divi-sive issue.

Marriage is a religious issueand is ingrained strongly intoreligious practices. To respectany individuals feelings on it is

showing proper respect. Ms.Davis was following and hon-oring her beliefs. I respect her

for that. What I feel isneeded is an acceptableway to honor individ-uals that disagree withher and the many oth-ers who share her reli-gious feelings. Shemust have known pub-lic sentiments andwould have been wiseto not be in a position toantagonize those whodo not accept her be-liefs.

There are many in our soci-ety who have the need for legalprotections. They may havefinancial reasons to require anacknowledgment of their unitywith another person either ofthe same or opposite sex. It isnot our prerogative to questionthis need. It can be simply theloss of a longtime belovedspouse or partner. Old agebecomes a time when the sol-

Religion is a very touchy subject

Village is nosubstitute for parents

The viewpoint offered in yourOct. 21, 2015 Tri-County Pressconcerning “When a village failsto raise the child” offers somevalid points.

The most important factor;however, not mentioned is the“parent(s).” It’s true the “vil-lage” does influence and helpshape a child’s behavior and ac-tions. A “village” accomplishesthis by delivering a safe, cleanand motivating environment.

The responsibility to teach achild what it means to be a goodneighbor and how to develop intobecoming a good neighbor is theprimary role of the parent(s).Without question, the “village,”schools, etc... are key influenc-ers.

In my opinion, a failure to rec-ognize the importance of the“parent(s) is at the root of theproblem.

When the “village” takes onthat “parent” role, the gap wid-ens as the child becomes con-fused, disconnected, unworthyand unloved.

Some of the most important“life experiences” a child ab-sorbs and emulates is by watch-ing what the parent(s) does or

does not do. Unfortunate out-comes in child behavior is likelyto occur when the parent(s) is ap-athetic, negative, vacant or justnot there.

Expecting the “village” totake over has not, and will neverbe the answer.

Steve Connock Wyoming

Health departmentchange good for city

In regard to Tim Schmidt’scolumn in last week’s Tri CountyPress, I feel compelled to re-spond with some truths thatwere omitted from his article inwhat has been until now, a civil,friendly and respectful cam-paign for Sharonville’s council-at-large seats.

Sharonville’s decision to dis-band our health department andcontract with Hamilton CountyPublic Health was passed by asuper majority (5 to 2) of citycouncil.

We still have a Board ofHealth made up of four citizensand Mayor Kevin Hardman,which meets monthly with rep-resentatives of HCPH and Mr.Schmidt is a member of thisboard, a fact he somehow didn’t

include in his bio. Our Board ofHealth made the decision of howto provide public health servicesto Sharonville and voted 3 to 2 infavor of contracting with HCPH.

Every city, township and vil-lage within Hamilton County, ex-cept for Cincinnati, Norwoodand Springdale, contracts withHCPH. None of these entities hasever canceled their contract tostart or restart their own healthdepartments.

The most popular service pro-vided by Sharonville’s health de-partment is our city nurse. Allthat our nurses did amounted toless than 20 hours per week, yetwe had 11⁄2 full-time nurses onstaff. We retained a half-timenurse to cover this position, butmoved that position under the ju-risdiction of our fire depart-ment.

Contracting with HCPH willsave our city almost $250,000 peryear - funds that are sorely need-ed in other areas to compensatefor the reductions in the LocalGovernment Fund and the elim-ination of the inheritance tax.

I’m Mathew Eggenberger,I’m running for re-election toSharonville Council-At-Largeand I appreciate your vote.

Matt EggenbergerSharonville

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My solution to this touchy issue is to establish abinding similar social contract that isrecognized as a civil union.

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WYOMING – It wasn’t easyfor Wyoming High School’s vol-leyball team to see head coachJulie Plitt and staff leave.

After five consecutive Cin-cinnati Hills League titles andnumerous tournament runs,Plitt and staff left for Loveland,where her freshman daughterplays.

Enter Jim DeLong, whospent 11 years at Oak Hills andcoached at Beechwood andHighlands high schools in Ken-tucky before that. When he in-terviewed, he was told the teamhad lost 14 seniors over the lasttwo seasons.

Translation?This may be the year the

Cowboys actually lose a CHLgame.

They did not. Following up Plitt’s finale of

24-2 and 14-0 in the league, De-Long’s diggers also went un-blemished in the league. Atpresstime, their only lossescame in August to Turpin andLakota East.

“They welcomed me withopen arms and made the transi-tion very easy,” DeLong said.“It’s a little bit different thanwhat they’re used to, butthey’ve been great from thevery beginning.”

Now with six straight CHL

championships, Wyominghasn’t lost a league game since2009, nor a set in the last twoseasons.

Seniors for the Cowboys arelibero Maddie Bahr, right-sidehitter Riely Miracle and middle

hitter Haley Stewart. Stewart, a6-foot-2 multi-sport performerat Wyoming, has entertainedthe thought of playing collegevolleyball. She currently is theCHL leader in kills.

“I am hoping so,” DeLong

said of Stewart’s college aspira-tions. “A lot of it depends onwhere she goes. I sent out someinformation to Division II andDivision III schools for her andit’s going to depend on the feed-back she gets from them.”

Haley’s younger sister, Lind-sey, is a sophomore middle hit-ter and sophomore Lydia Kurtzand junior Reagan Raymer alsoeffectively pound the ball forWyoming.

Raymer is second on theteam in kills at 5-foot-9 and hasmoved from a defensive spe-cialist to a threat at the net inDeLong’s system. She also facesother obstacles in her game out-side of her opponents.

“She’s totally deaf in herright ear and wears a hearingaid in her left,” DeLong said.“Sometimes when I get on herright side, she can’t hear meyell, which is probably good forher. She acclimates herself verywell. She hears pretty well withher left and reads lips.”

In between the kills andgrunts up front, Bahr and juniorsetter Mia Kraft keep the ma-chine rolling. Kraft is the CHLassists leader.

“She keeps us in drive,” De-Long said.

The next drive for the Cow-boys is hopefully to KetteringFairmount to a district date Hal-loween Night. From there, De-Long would like to extend hisfirst Wyoming season.

“Our goal is to be differentand push through that,” DeLongsaid. “We’re trying to do thingsmy way and hopefully get a lit-tle further down the road in thestate tournament.”

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SHARONVILLE – Afterstorming to the state tourna-ment last season as a fresh-man, but coming up short,Princeton sophomore EmilyThomas returned to the bigstage and this time shewalked away the Division Isingles state champion.

Thomas defeated Syca-more’s Alexa Abele in thechampionship 6-1, 6-3 to com-plete an undefeated season,28-0. Abele took the only setfrom Thomas this season, ac-cording to her coach and fa-ther Mike Thomas.

Excited would be an under-statement to describe anoth-er shot at state. With the statetennis tournament now at theLindner Family Tennis Cen-ter in Mason, Thomas won atitle in front of her team-mates, family and friends.

“It’s a bittersweet mo-ment,” she said. “I love (OhioState), that’s one of my dreamschools. It’s really nice tohave it at Mason; more peoplewill be able to show up. ButI’m also gonna miss OSU.”

Thomas made the most ofher trip to state this season.Thomas established herselflast season as one of the top

players in the state. Thisyear, Mike Thomas said, she’shealthy and she’s more men-tally tough.

“I definitely think I havemore confidence than lastyear, knowing what to ex-pect,” said Emily. “Mentally,I wasn’t prepared last yearand this year I feel more pre-pared.”

Thomas said she’s also im-proved her footwork, courtcoverage and her serve.

Emily changed her mentalapproach a bit this season,her father said.

“She doesn’t want to know(who she’s playing), she justwants to play,” Mike said.

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SPRINGFIELD TWP. -With the final stroke ofhis high school golf ca-reer, St. Xavier seniorKirran Magowan sent theSt. Xavier gallery into anuproar when he drained a6-foot birdie putt on 18 tocomplete an even-parround of 72, helping theBombers win their fourthDivision I state golfchampionship.

Magowan’s scorewasn’t used on Friday,only a team’s four lowestrounds count toward thetournament total.

“It’s kind of like a sto-rybook finish,” said Ma-gowan. “I always kind ofreplayed it in my mindthat it would finish likethis. Everything kind oflined up; I didn’t think I

would play this well.The Bombers won

their first title since 2008Saturday on the Scarletcourse at the Ohio StateUniversity Golf Club. St.X shot 616 (303-313) toedge Dublin Jerome’s 621(316-305). Springborocame in third with 629(313-316).

“If there was anybodyon the team, if they shot82 on day one, that I knewin my heart could comeback and go low, it’s Kir-ran,” said St. Xaviercoach Alex Kepley. “He’splayed the last part of thisseason so stellar … 72,that’s a dream, but I feltlike he could go 75 or low-er.”

Magowan led theBombers with a 36-holetotal of 154, followed bysenior Domenic Maricoc-chi with 155 (71-84). Ju-

nior Zachary Pavlin shot157 (77-80), and sopho-mores Michael Prebles(80-78) and Cameron Fra-zier (75-83) each shot 158.

Magowan said after,“It’s surreal, it’s one ofthose things … I don’tknow, I’m kind of speech-less after that one.”

Kepley, after winninghis first state title ascoach, said, “They don’tquit, they kept playinghard and they knew theimportance of every sin-gle shot … what is so in-credibly cool, is when youlook at these five guys,everybody’s score count-ed at least once and ev-erybody had a round inthe 70s that counted.Their 36-hole totals rang-ing from 154-158 – that’show it’s been all year.”

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St. Xavier sophomore Cameron Frazier hits driver off the firsttee at the OHSAA Division I state tournament Oct. 23 at OhioState University’s scarlet course.

Football» Wyoming lost to

Reading 28-20 Oct. 23.Senior running back Ne-riah Brooks gained 142yards and scored twotouchdowns on 12 carriesand senior quarterbackSam Ashbrock connectedwith sophomore wide re-ceiver Mancini Jacksonfor two touchdowns. JakeEdmonds caught twotouchdown passes fromhis brother, freshmanquarterback Joey Ed-monds. Senior runningback Justin Shields had a3-yard TD run. Wyomingdrops to 7-2 and will hostDeer Park Oct. 30.

» Moeller playedCleveland St. IgnatiusOct. 17 at Dublin Coffmanand came from a 38-14deficit in the second quar-ter to win 55-52. Senior

Thomas MacVittie threwfor 475 yards and sixtouchdowns with threegoing to senior tight endJake Hausmann. SeniorMatt Coghlin hit two fieldgoals in the fourth quar-ter, including the game-winner with 10 seconds re-maining. Moeller was atLakewood St. EdwardOct. 24 after CommunityPress deadlines. Go towww.cincinnati.com/preps for the score.

» Princeton beat Lako-ta East 34-28 on Oct. 23 forthe Vikings’ first GreaterMiami Conference winthis season.

Girls cross country» Wyoming was second

at the Cincinnati HillsLeague meet Oct. 17 at theGolf Center at Kings Is-land. Junior Whitley El-sass was champion at19:46.7 and was namedCHL Runner of the Year.Senior Danielle McKeewas second in 20:11.5,

freshman Riley Bahr wasseventh in 20:35 and ju-nior Terra Forsythe was10 in 21:09.7.

Wyoming came in firstas a team at the Oct. 24 dis-trict meet with a score of44, advancing to region-als. Individually, WhitleyElsass placed third, Dan-ielle McKee placedeighth, Riley Bahr placed11th and Lily Parkerplaced 12 to round outWyoming runners in thetop 12.

» Mount Notre Damesenior Allison Rogiers fin-ished sixth at the GirlsGreater Catholic Leaguemeet at the Golf Center atKings Island Oct. 17 in19:49.

» Princeton came inseventh at the Division Idistrict meet Oct. 24 atVoice of America Park.The Vikings were led byVanessa Cappel in 11thplace with a time of19:45.9. Vanessa Angelesran 13th in 19:48.7.

Boys cross country» Wyoming was fifth at

the CHL meet at the GolfCenter at Kings IslandOct. 17. Senior CullenO’Brien finished thirdoverall in 16:45.4.

At the district meetOct. 24 at Voice of Amer-ica Park, Wyoming justmissed going to regionalsas a team, placing fourth(top 3 advance). However,individually, O’Brien willadvance after a fourth-place individual finish.

Girls tournamentvolleyball

» Wyoming beatBlanchester in the Divi-sion II sectional Oct. 20,25-10, 25-17, 25-10. TheCowboys defeated NewRichmond 25-12, 25-13, 25-15 Oct. 24 at Blanchesterto advance. They will playthe winner of Shawnee/Tippecanoe at 6 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 31 at TrentArena.

» Ursuline defeatedNorthwest in the sectionaltournament 25-16, 25-9,25-13 Oct. 22. They willplay Sycamore Oct. 26, af-ter deadline.

Tournament fieldhockey

» Mount Notre Damedefeated Indian Hill 6-1onOct. 21. Junior Emily Al-exander and senior Soph-ie Sikora had two goalseach.

» Ursuline blankedSummit Country Day 10-0Oct. 19. Jillian Shivescored six times for theLions.

Girls tournamentsoccer

» Wyoming downed Ta-lawanda 7-0 on Oct. 19 inthe Division II sectional.The Cowboys then got byMonroe Oct. 22, 1-0 to ad-vance to play McNicholasOct. 26 at Kings.

» Mount Notre Dame

beat McAuley 1-0 on Oct.22 in the Division I sec-tional. The Cougarsmoved on to play OakHills Oct. 26 at Hamilton.

» Princeton fell 6-0 toSycamore in a Division Isectional on Oct. 19.

» CHCA defeated Wil-liamsburg 6-0 in the firstround of the Division IIIsectional Oct. 19. KeziahBarker, Tara Koob, LayneDowney, Madison Robin-son all scored for CHCA

Seven Hills defeatedCHCA 1-0 Oct. 22 to elmi-nate the Eagles from theplayoffs.

» Ursuline defeatedLittle Miami 8-0 in thefirst round of the DivisionI sectional Oct. 19. SabrinaBarber, Izzy Birdsall,Sydney Blum, Holyn Alf,Annie Hugenberg andAmanda Reed all scoredfor the Lions.

The Lions lost 1-0 toLebanon Oct. 22.

SHORT HOPS


Wyoming junior Whitley Elsass leads the Cincinnati Hills League girls cross country race at theBruin Golf Course at Kings Island Oct. 26. Elsass won the race in 19:46.


Cullen O’Brien sprints during the Cincinnati Hills League boys cross country race Oct. 17 at theBruin Golf Course. The Wyoming senior ran a 16:45, placing him on the All-CHL first team.

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“We’re not talking aboutmatches or who she’splaying. She doesn’tcare about the drawsheet, just put some-body with (her) and let’sgo.”

Hamilton’s CassidyHicks won the Division Istate singles title lastseason, making it thesecond season in a rowthe singles championhas come from theGreater Miami Confer-ence.

The future looksbright for Princetonwith Thomas around fortwo more years. Emily’syounger sister won themiddle school GMC ti-tle, said Mike, and she’llbe joining her sistersoon enough.

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“Global Care Day isimportant to our schoolbecause the work beingperformed involvestasks our teachers andstaff can’t get to be-cause of their work withthe students,” said GregErnst, St. Rita Schoolfor the Deaf executivedirector. “Now ourteachers and staff canfocus on the studentsand enjoy a more pleas-ant daily environment.”

The company’s 16thannual Global Care Dayencourages LyondellBa-sell employees aroundthe world to collectivelyparticipate in communi-ty service projects onthe same day. This year,approximately 2,600

volunteers are investingtheir time and talents onprojects in the areas ofeducation, health andthe environment – thecore focuses of our Ele-ments of Engagementcommunity philanthro-py strategy.

“Being able to giveback to those less fortu-nate is something ouremployees take greatpride in,” said RonaldGregory, CincinnatiTechnology Center leadlaboratory associate.“I’m proud to work for acompany that is willingto help out in the com-munity.”

St. Rita School for theDeaf is celebrating its100th anniversary thisyear. The school’s pur-pose is to educate stu-dents who need specialmethods of communica-tion in a safe and value-oriented environment.

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LyondellBasell volunteers pose for a photo as they get ready to work on beautifying St. RitaSchool for the Deaf in Cincinnati.

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LyondellBasell volunteers provide landscaping help atLyondellBasell’s 16th Annual Global Care Day which took placeat St. Rita School for the Deaf in Cincinnati.

Project the resultof technologycenter’s 16thGlobal Care Day

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Stepping Stones’Bloom event broke rec-ords for attendance anddollars in September asmore than 450 guestshelped the agency netmore than $300,000 forits programs for chil-dren, teens and adultswith disabilities.

“This is the 11th annu-al Bloom and it is ourbiggest fundraiser of theyear,” event co-chairKadi Anderson of IndianHill said. “It has becomean end-of-summer tradi-tion of giving.”

A special feature thisyear was the new Step-ping Stones ScholarshipFund, started by Bloomhonorary co-chairs Neiland Susie Bortz of IndianHill and their family. Thecommunity was invitedto donate to the ongoingfund, which will help lowincome families access

more resources for chil-dren, teens and adultswith disabilities. Theevening’s ScholarshipFund goal of $80,000 wasexceeded as donorspushed the fund to$84,000 with lively digitaldonations on their cellphones as a video of Step-ping Stones’ programsplayed in the huge eventtent at Greenacres ArtsCenter in Indian Hill.

Emcee Sheree Paolel-lo, WLW-T news anchor,exhorted the crowd tohelp meet the needs offamilies who depend onresources like SteppingStones.

Stepping Stones, withlocations in Indian Hill,Norwood and Batavia,helps develop pathwaysto independence for peo-ple with disabilities.Programs include sum-mer camps, year-round

respites, adult day pro-grams, autism educationand school-year SaturdayClubs, which provideextracurricular activitiesfor students with dis-abilities.

“Stepping Stones’programs are criticalresources for familiesacross Greater Cincin-nati,” Bloom co-chairJulie Richardson of Indi-an Hill said.

The Bloom fundraiserincluded tapas diningdonated by 28 restau-rants and caterers, asilent auction, raffle andlive music by The Com-pany. Presenting sponsorwas PNC Bank. Platinumsponsors were the Au-gust A. Rendigs Jr. andHelen J. Rendigs Founda-tion, Courtyard by Marri-ott by Rookwood Ex-change, the Neil andSusie Bortz Family, The

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Event committeemembers included Ally-son Schumacher of Indi-an Hill, Kelly Fruechte-meyer of Wyoming, Nan-cy Aichholz of IndianHill, John McIlwraith ofIndian Hill and JohnMongelluzzo of IndianHill.

Stepping Stones is aUnited Way partneragency and a BetterBusiness Bureau Accred-ited Charity. Programsstarting this fall includeSaturday Kids Club, Sat-urday Young Adults Cluband weekend overnightrespites for ages 12through adult. For in-formation: www.step-pingstonesohio.org.

Bloom raises $300,000 for Stepping Stones

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EVENDALEIncidents/investigationsDomesticReported at I75, Sept. 16.Forgery11100 block of Main St. Cincin-nati, Sept. 9.

Reported at GECU, Sept. 14.Reported at Custom Cast MarbleWorks, Sept. 14.

Identity theftReported at Fifth Third Bank,Sept. 17.

TheftReported at Walmart, Sept. 21.Reported at Walmart, Sept. 19.Reported at Walmart, Sept. 9.Reported at Walmart, Sept. 17.Reported at Walmart, Sept. 18.Reported at 2800 block ofCunningham, Sept. 19.

GLENDALEIncidents/investigationsProperty damage100 block of E. Fountain Avenue;planter struck at drivewayentrance; happened between 5p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct 15; nodescription on striking vehicle;damages estimated at approxi-mately $200.

Theft from vehicles100 block of Hetherington Lane;taken from one of the vehicles

was a pair of Ray Ban sunglass-es and a bottle of cologne;taken from the other vehiclewas an iPod, iPod Nano, andtwo pairs of Oakley sunglasses;no value estimate on the itemsstolen; thefts happened duringthe early morning hours ofSunday, Oct. 18; vehicles wereunlocked and there was nodamage done to the vehicle;two suspects were observed onvideo surveillance.

100 block of HetheringtonCourt; wallet with credit cardsand personal papers takenfrom vehicle; no damage doneto vehicle; credit cards werecanceled; investigation ongo-ing; theft happened during theearly morning hours of Sunday,Oct. 18.

SPRINGDALEIncidents/investigationsDomesticReported on Chesterdale, Aug.21.

Reported on Ledro St., Aug. 23.Reported on Cameron Road,Aug. 23.

Reported on Allen Ave., Aug. 24.Reported on Marwood Lane,Aug. 18.

FraudReported at 11000 block of

Princeton Pike, Aug. 19.ForgeryReported on 11000 block ofGreencastle Drive, Aug. 18.

Identity fraudReported on 12000 block ofLawnview Ave., Aug. 19.

Identity theftReported on Lawnview, Aug. 18.TheftClothing items removed 100block of Kemper Road, Aug. 18.

Attempt made at 600 block ofSmiley Ave., Aug. 23.

Items valued at $31 removedfrom 900 block of KemperRoad, Aug. 23.

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Evendale3655 Vineyard Ridge: Lloyd,Stephen L. to Patel, ShailendraB. & Pragna; $430,000.

Glendale5 Albion Lane: U.S. Bank NA Tr.to Fiehrer, Tomas R. & WendyK.; $700,000.

823 Kingfisher Lane: Smith, JohnR. & Lou Ann to Baldwin,Eugene R. & Lori A. Ritchey;$640,000.

54 Sharon Road: Brown, Carrie J.& Stephen to Bank of AmericaNA; $215,000.

305 Willow Ave.: Nagel, Terry toHolleran, Greg J.; $71,900.

840 Woodbine Ave.: Colberg,Cassandra to Welsh, Mark A.;$459,000.

Sharonville11975 Algiers Drive: Zeidan,Steve E. & Rawan Abufarha toBland, James K. Jr. & DesireePolk-Bland; $120,000.

12127 Centerdale Drive: Absa-lom, David A. & Cherie J. toCitimortgage Inc.; $38,000.

12152 Chesterdale Road: Lee,Dwayne & Gary to Maddox,Demonta L. & Kevelyn J.;$127,500.

3675 Concerto Drive: James D.Coddington Inc. to Watson,Mark A.; $149,000.

10829 LeMarie Drive: Hill, Justin& Sandra to Hensley, Jennifer L.& Nicholas J. Morgan; $128,500.

11190 Parfour Court: Lewis,Robert J. to Wetherhold, Don-ald M.; $180,000.

30 Woodsview Lane: Davis,Diane G. to Kruetzkamp, Je-rome C.; $77,000.

Springdale323 Bern Lane: Schlensker, DixieL. to Hinds, Peggy A. & WilliamE.; $105,000.

637 Glensprings Drive: Moore,Bobbye Tr. to Sali, Hamet;$159,000.

585 Grandin Ave.: Jamcor In-vestments Inc. to Anderson,Thatcher W.; $144,000.

80 Kemper Road: Gilhart Enter-prises Inc. to Tri-County TowneCenter 1A LLC; $4,512,510.

Kemper Road: Gilhart, Charles C.

Jr. Inc. to Tri-County TowneCenter 1A LLC; $19,787,490.

732 Kemper Road: Reeves, JimD. to Hunter, Natasha &Dwayne; $120,000.

11711 Princeton Road: Gilhart,Charles C. Jr. Inc. to Tri-CountyTowne Center 1A LLC;$19,787,490.

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of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

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1 Church leaders

7 Torn asunder

15 In sufficient quantity

20 Collier’s transport

21 Fact addition

22 “Truly”

23 Halloween costume for … a CNN anchor?

25 Net results?

26 Three times daily, in Rx’s

27 Yiddish cries

28 Scand. country

29 Bank abbr.

31 Side dish that’s sometimes mashed

32 “Do we have approval?”

35 Misdeed

36 Is a buttinsky

38 7-5, e.g.

39 … a former “Dateline” host?

46 No one says his art was pointless

48 Head, for short

49 “Lord, We Ask Thee ____ We Part” (hymn)

50 Turbaned sort

51 Beehive hairstyle, e.g.

52 Brewer Coors

55 Info for an airport run

57 “Cómo ____ usted?”

58 … a onetime House speaker?

63 Fender product

64 Winter Olympics event

65 Who said, “In waking a tiger, use a long stick”

66 Eastern sch. with a noted film program

67 Tuition, e.g.

68 Longtime Chicago Symphonyconductor

71 One of three for J. R. R. Tolkien: Abbr.

73 “Tush!”

75 Aspects

77 ____ fault

78 Goose egg

80 Sports org. with 25-Across

82 Resemblesweek-old flowers, say

84 Hotel capacity: Abbr.

85 … an old Notre Dame basketball coach?

91 Doing

93 Cry of surprise

94 Like the expression “Sakes alive!”

95 Execute perfectly

96 Eponym of a hot- dog chain

98 Letters before many a state’s name

101 Mil. authority

102 First-aid supply

104 … a silent film star?108 It never goes off

109 Singer Falana and others

110 ____ mission111 Snares

113 Caviar115 The George W. Bush

years, e.g.

116 Stimpy’s TV pal117 Be unsatisfied with,

say

119 Ancient Hebrew liquid measure

120 Insouciant syllables

122 … a pop-folk singer with numerous 1970s hits?

128 Gutter locales129 Majority130 “Time heals all

wounds” and others131 Forecast that might

call for gloves and galoshes

132 Tied133 Like a pirate’s

treasure

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1 One of two at a wedding

2 Wrath

3 You can’t predict the weather with this

4 Do really well on a test

5 Spreadsheetinput

6 Theater sign

7 Doubtful8 Cribbage

one-pointers

9 One running races for a living?

10 “True”

11 Lace

12 Con man

13 When the French toast?

14 Figure above God’s throne, in Isaiah

15 How a phone may be slammed down

16 ____ juice (milk)

17 Doesn’t take any chances

18 Actress Kedrova who won an Oscar for “Zorba the Greek”

19 Polite rural reply

24 Impend

30 Position of greatest importance

32 Children, in legalese

33 Like ooze

34 Scored between 90 and 100, say

37 Besides

40 Cool, as soup

41 Hard labor spot

42 Common sitcom rating

43 Equal

44 Coal extractors

45 Vistas

47 Sleep on it

53 Noted remover of locks

54 “Run to ____” (1961 hit)

56 Petty braggart

59 Summer romance,maybe

60 Carpet fuzz

61 Comment made with a handshake

62 “Be that way!”

68 Like Christmas lights69 Tuba sound70 Party straggler

72 Religious deg.74 Tater Tots maker76 “Where should ____

the check?”79 Cell part

81 Water, e.g.: Abbr.83 “Trick” or “treat,”

e.g.

86 The “V” of R.S.V.P.

87 Slimy stuff

88 Flopped89 Maxim tear-out

90 Winter Olympics equipment

92 Too, too

97 Start of a rationalization

99 Attic function

100 Like some Roman aphorisms

103 Out of action, in baseball lingo

105 Functional

106 Really get to

107 Tic-tac-toe starters?

112 Coke, to Pepsi

113 Hwys.

114 Mouthy?

117 Sauce brand since 1937

118 Conference USA sch.121 Actor Marvin123 Book after Exodus:

Abbr.124 Guy whose face

might get slapped125 Mai ____126 Gamer’s prefix with

pets127 Retired boomer

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