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The Sharonville CommunityCenter will open the holidayshopping seasonwith its 22ndan-nual Holiday Craft Show, offer-ing specialty items with a spe-cial purpose.

Several of the 50 juried arti-san booths at the Nov. 29 showwill feature gifts that will bene-fit those in need.

Oneof theboothswill includeoriginal works of a teenagerwho is raising funds for, andawareness of, human traffick-ing in Calcutta.

Maya Yates, of AndersonTownship, learned about theplight of girls forced into cap-tivity, after her parents re-turned several years ago fromamission trip to India.

Police there would only res-cuethegirls ifasafeplacecouldbe secured, to ensure that theywouldn’t be forced into slaveryonce again, Maya’s mom, PamYates said of the after carehomes.

“That’s where our moneygoes,” she said of the proceedsfrom jewelry handcrafted bythe 15-year-old CincinnatiChristian Hills Academy stu-dent.

Yates donates 100 percent ofthe money raised through thesale of necklaces and earringsof beach glass found alongLakeErie.

That holiday giving spirit isshared by other vendors, in-cluding Joann Khoury and Val-erie Wilke.

Khoury makes decoratedgift boxes, and donates to theannual raffle.

“I felt like that was a goodway for me to give back to thecommunity,” she said.

Wilke, a member of the JohnReilly Chapter of Daughters ofthe American Revolution, saidthe group sells handmadecrafts, wreaths, table decora-tions, stocking stuffers and oth-er holiday items, raisingmoneyto benefit military veterans.

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The Sharonville Community Center Holiday Craft Showwill feature severalvendors who donate proceeds to charities.

Sharonville craftshow featuresholiday spiritBy Kelly [email protected]

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Sycamore High School Re-source Officer Paul Payne re-members when Sony CD play-ers were the only technologythat caused problems forschool administrators.

Smart phones and easy ac-cess to the Internet havechanged that.

Now some administratorsworry almost as much aboutpolicing social media use asthey do about academics.

Payne said his role is to edu-cate students and parentsabout the benefits and dangersof social media usage.

“As parents, we put moni-toring software on the homecomputer, butwedon’t think toput it on the cellphone,” hesaid.

Payne said when a new so-cial media site starts to gainpopularity he gets on to ex-plore it because everythingchanges so rapidly.

Monfort Heights residentJimmy Dinsmore says all so-cial media should worry par-ents. Dinsmore, who has a 12-year-old daughter, is a socialmedia strategistwhooccasion-ally gives talks at schools.

“You have to pay attentionto what is going on with yourkid, on whatever formatthey’re on,” Dinsmore said.

“And not just pay attentionto your kid, but all of theirfriends. For Tweens and youngteens Instagram is a popularone. Most of that is transpar-ent, where a parent can see

what is being posted and said.However, friends can send pri-vate messages and parentsshould be checking that regu-larly.”

Dinsmore said Snapchat isparticularly problematic.

“This ismuch less transpar-ent,” he said. “Friends (orstrangers) can send your childa video or photo message witha very brief message. The im-age or video stays up for only abrief timeandthendisappears.But this does notmean it didn’tmakeout onto thecloudand In-ternet.Andbecausewhat isbe-ingsentdisappearsquickly, it’sharder for parents to knowwhat is being sent amongsttheir kids.

“KIK is another one. This isa seemingly harmlessmessag-

ing service. However, it’s be-comecommon for sexual pred-ators and perverts to patrolKIK due to its somewhat anon-ymous methods. As a parent,there is no realmerit or reasonfor a child to have KIK, so Idon’t allow my daughter tohave an account.

“The real action for a teen isgoing down on Twitter. All par-ents should have a Twitter ac-count and follow their childand their friends.”

Payne said the nature ofhow students make threatsagainst the school has alsochanged.

Earlier this school year, aSycamoreHighSchool studentposted a threat on Instagram.

“The issue is we are havingstudents get angry now andthey want to vent online rightthen insteadof goinghomeandventing to their parents or afriend and sometimes theyaren’t thinking about the con-sequences. It is the logisticsthese kids are trying to dealwith because the Internet is intheir face all the time,” he said.

Police say that the studentwas in the high school’s mediacenter when he posted a photoof a silver handgun to Insta-gramwith amessage threaten-ingviolenceagainst theschool,officials from the Montgome-ry Police Department said.

Thepicturewaspulledfroma third-party website, policebelieve. Other students in-formed teachers and the stu-

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Many schools are having to monitor the use of social media by the students. A number of them restrict accessto sites such as Facebook and Twitter during school hours.

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Schools try to filter social noiseCommunity Press Staff Report

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YOUR TURNWhat social media apps and

Web sites concern you as aparent? As a teenager? Do youthink schools are handling anysituations that come up cor-rectly? What more should theydo?Email responses to rmalo-

[email protected] your community andschool.

TO LEARNMORESocial media expert Jimmy

Dinsmore is available to speakto schools. Contact him [email protected].

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dent was promptly re-moved, police said.

Payne said when hesees a threat or a studenttells him of about one, hefinds it and determinesthe level of the threat. Hethen investigates andsometimes sends out sub-poenas or search war-rants to the social mediacompanies. He said if aninvestigation results incriminal charges it is usu-allymenacing or telecom-munications harassment.

School officials ac-knowledge the challenge,and say they arehavepro-cedures in place.

Princeton and Wyo-ming school administra-tors said they’re unawareof any problems with Yi-kYak, but they have pro-

cedures in place to moni-tor similar activity.

“We have not experi-encedYikYak,”PrincetonHigh School PrincipalCharles Ogdan said.“However, we do have todeal with Twitter, Face-book, Instagram (and oth-ers).

“Each case is dealtwith on a separate basisunless there are repeatedinstances which, by defi-nition, is bullying.”

Interim Superinten-dent Ed Theroux said oc-casional issues have sur-faced from time to time,but nothing widespread.

“Staff monitor and re-fer to administrationwhen appropriate,” The-roux said. “Administra-tors investigate andmakedecisions based on the in-vestigations.

“We have had a few cy-ber bullying incidentsover the past few years,butwehavenot hadmany.

“We are always on thelookout for additional so-cial media that could pos-sibly be used in an inap-propriate method,” The-roux said.

Princeton defines per-sonal communication de-vices as “cellular andwireless telephones, pag-ers/beepers, personaldigital assistants (PDAs),BlackBerries/Smart-phones, iPods and iPads.It includes WiFi-enabledor broadband access de-vices, two-way radios orvideo broadcasting de-vices, laptops, and otherdevices that allow a per-sontorecordand/or trans-mit, on either a real timeor delayed basis, sound,video or still images, text,or other information.”

An electronic device isone that can store, orga-nize and play audio orvideo files, as well as a

game played by manipu-lating images on a videodisplay, according to thePrinceton policy. Exam-ples are cameras, laptopcomputers, iPads, porta-ble CD players and laserpens.

Ogdan said studentsare allowed to use theirdevices before school,during lunch and afterschool. Between classes,they may check text mes-sages but during class,technology may be usedonly at the discretion oftheteacher, foreducation-al purposes.

Wyoming City Schoolshas a “bring your own de-vice” option for students.

“It allows them tobring a tablet, iPad, cellphone or other device toschool,” Wyoming HighSchool Principal AaronMarshall said.

“We do not regularlymonitor their socialmedia usage, but if thereare concerns that takeplace regarding misuse,we would certainly workwith families to addressthose,”Marshall said. “Wedo regularly educate stu-dents aboutmaking smartchoices when it comes toall social media applica-tions.

“Students are permit-ted to utilize their devicesduring the school day andcell phone usage in theclassroom is at the discre-tion of the teacher.”

Dinsmore said hethinks schools “do a phe-nomenal job of monitor-ing social media. Whenthreats or bullying takeplace schools takepromptaction. Sometimes it’sover reactionary, butwhen it comes to childsafety, I’d rather theyoverreact.” .

Reporters Marika Lee andKelly McBride and EditorDick Maloney contributed

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WhenMountHealthy’sArletteMerrittwas a teen-ager atWalnutHills HighSchool, sheproducedlovelypotteryand copperenamelingunder the

tutelage of artist andeducator Donald Sowell.She had no artistic aspi-rations, because scienceinterested her. Perhapsshe would become anurse. Fate stepped inand propelled her on acareer that enabled herto rear her three childrenafter the death of herhusband, and to assist inthe care of her grand-daughter, Brie, frombirth until kindergarten.

Arlette was born inWalnut Hills and hermaternal grandparentsand uncles lived inMount Healthy. Whenshe married Joe Merritt,they lived in Falmouth,Kentucky, where he was

from. When Joe beganworking at Railway Ex-press, they moved toCollege Hill and then towhere Mount Healthymeets Springfield Town-ship.

Arlette attended UC’sevening college, studyingmath, German and anato-my which led to a radio-isotope job at UC as aresearch technician. This

was when nuclear medi-cine was being explored.The government to fi-nanced education in thisfield, so Arlette attendedschool full time for twoyears, graduating in 1972with a degree in nuclearmedicine technology.Before she graduated,Deaconess Hospitalrecruited her to run itsnuclear medicine lab.

When P&Gwas look-ing for someone with anuclear medicine back-ground, her sister, whoworked there, arranged atour for her. Arlette wascurious as to what P&Gwas doing in the field,because she had donestudies for themwhen atUC. Not interested inchanging jobs, she was

finally persuaded to ac-cept a position there inresearch and develop-ment where she re-mained for 22 years. Sheretired in 1995 as a clin-ical research monitor.

Arlette had consid-ered going to art schoolto study watercolorpainting since the chil-dren were young. Her

son is in the floral busi-ness, and at his urgingshe took floral designclasses. However, be-cause she was retiredand available, it fell toher to look after all thefamily crises.

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Great Oaks offersinformation sessionfor graduating highschool seniors

Attention high schoolseniors: No plan aftergraduation? Great OaksCareer Campuses, anOhio Technical Center,canhelpyouprepare for anew career.

An information night

especially for high schoolseniors will be at 7 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 3, atScarlet OaksCareerCam-pus, 3254 E. KemperRoad, Entry No. 1.

A wide range of pro-grams offered in Sharon-ville, Milford and Dentprepareadultstudentsforprofessional certificationin 10 months or less.

BRIEFLY Police Academy class

THANKS TOWYOMING POLICE

Wyoming Police have graduated the ninth class of its CitizensPolice Academy. The 11-week program shows residents thedaily responsibilities of local police, including vehicle stops,arrest procedures, and search and seizure law. This year'sgraduates, led by officer Sean Feldhaus, front left, and BrookeBrady, are, from left: Michael Renz, Marilyn Braun, JohnBraun, Susan Stewart, Terry Kessler, Chris Bartlett, Julie Cohen,John Cohen, Elizabeth Cooper, Douglas McKimm, ToniMcKimm, Vicki Kerek, and J.K. Krupp. Not pictured, JamesBonnell, and Juan Cortes.

NOVEMBER 26, 2014 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • A5

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Bethany School

» Award-winning author An-gela Johnson visited BethanySchool to share some storiesand some information aboutwriting. Johnson has won threeCoretta Scott King awards, aMichael L. Printz award, an Ez-ra Jack Keats New WriterAward, and a MacArthur Ge-nius Grant.

» A large enthusiastic crowdenjoyed Bethany School's thirdannual Family Game Night re-cently. Fifty-seven families en-joyed playing board and cardgames, food from the New Or-leans to Go food truck, and fel-lowship with the Bethany fam-ily.

Mount Notre Dame HighSchool

»Mount Notre Dame stu-dents,aspartof theMNDModelUNorganization participated inthe IMUN (Iberian Model UN)Conference in Lisbon.

Students Brittney Dorton(Mason), Olivia DeLuca (Ma-son), Caroline Hendy (LibertyTownship), LindseyScott (Shar-onville), AvaOelrich (DeerfieldTownship), Kate Ducey (Ma-son)andCatherineEvers-Smith(Morrow), and Sue Magnus, co-ordinator of MND Model UNteam (Symmes Township) andJudy Metcalf, MND’s Directorof Student Development (Ken-wood), traveled to Portugalfrom Nov. 3 to Nov. 10 to joinmore than 300 students from 22schools in 12 countries at theIMUN Conference.

MNDwas the onlyAmericanschool in attendance.

At IMUN, theMND studentsrepresented Pakistan, Nether-lands, Somalia, UK, and Kenya.This is the first time MND hasbeen selected to represent oneof the big five Security Councilcountries. DeLuca representedUK in the Security Council. Al-though there are no awards intheEuropeanconferences,Dor-ton was one of five students se-lected to present a question to

Richard Zimmler, the keynotespeaker and internationalaward winning author, whospoke to theconference’s themeof human rights.

The group toured Porto, Sin-tra andLisbonbefore the begin-ning of the conference, whichincluded a boat ride on theDou-roRiver, a hike through Sintra’scastles, a tour of governmentbuildings, and terrific mealswhich included fresh cod andcaldo verde (the Portuguesehave been eating kale foryears).

“One of the best experiencesof my forty-year teaching ca-reer has been sharing my pas-sion for global travel with mystudents,” Magnus said. “Weparticularly enjoyed our firstmeal in Porto which included amusical performance of Portu-gueseFado,a formofmusicdat-ing back to the 1820s, which isoften about the poor life by thesea.”

The team bonded over the 23hours of flying, six hours ofdriving, and three hours of rid-ing on the train, as they prac-ticed the Portugeuse language,tried new food together, such asgrilled octopus, and preparedfor the conference.

“There’s something specialabout 300 high schoolers fromaround the world coming to-gether to solve some of the big-gest global issues. MNDMUNhas shaped me in many ways.I’ve gained great public speak-ing, research, and debate skills.But more than that, it’s taughtme to have a global awarenessand has fostered a passion forhuman rights. I’ve been able totravel and seewhat life is like inanother part of the world, andthat’s shown me how very bigand how very small the worldcan be,” Dorton said.

Dorton andDeLuca attendedthe LEMUN conference withthe Model UN team last year inthe Netherlands. DeLuca alsoparticipated in MND’s SpanishExchange program.

Sharonville Elementary

» Sharonville Elementarystudents drew self-portraits inall red, white, or blue to showtheirpatriotism,andover200of

those self-portraits have beenassembled into an Americanflag that served as a backdropfor Sharonville Elementary’ sannual Veterans Day observa-tion which included a wreath

laying at the memorial at Shar-onville Patriot Point.

» Sharonville Elementarystudents voted for their StudentCouncilRepresentatives for thenew school year. Students in ev-ery class of grades three, fourand five were eligible to run.Theyjustneededtoprepareandsay a speech and then theirpeers voted. Student Councilhelps with many thingsthroughout the year. A fewthings they’ll be doing this yearare collecting papers for recy-cling from the classroomweek-ly, gathering non-perishableitems during the holiday, run-ning game booths at the Fall

Festival, and being greetersat the Veterans’ Day program.

St. Gabriel ConsolidatedSchool

» Saint Gabriel Daisy Troop43926 met with members of theGlendale Fire department.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO SCOTT BRUCE

Bethany School kindergartners Maddex Vaughn, Cameron Crigler, AlexWalker and Zachary West work out strategy in a game of Wig Out duringthe school’s Family Game Night.

PROVIDED

Mount Notre Dame students Brittney Dorton, Lindsey Scott, Ava Oelrich, Kate Ducey, Caroline Hendy, CatherineEvers-Smith and Olivia DeLuca visit Portugal.

THANKS TO CARLA SHROYER

Sharonville fifth-grade students in Barbara Stark's art class who helpedmake the American flag drawing their portraits first: Jackson Becker,Jennifer Lopez Lopez, Myles Calhoun, Bayleigh Zimmer, Eric SebastianMontego, Leonne Ngoyi, Abbos Kosimov and Claire Sunderman.

PROVIDED

Bethany School students in gradeskindergarten to four pose withauthor Angela Johnson, who is inthe center wearing a scarf.

PROVIDED

Saint Gabriel Daisy Troop 43926 met with members of the Glendale Firedepartment.

Graduates

Miami University - KelsiRyan Goins.

On campusGoshen College - Melia Wat-

kins, a sophomore marketingmajor, is serving as a ministryleader. Ministry Leaders pro-vide programming that nur-tures the spiritual lives of Go-shen College students and pro-mote on- and off-campus oppor-tunities for spiritual care.

» Jessica Smucker, a seniorenvironmental sciencemajor, isa member of the Goshen Col-lege Symphony Orchestra. Thesymphony orchestra is a groupthat varies in size and reper-toire from that of chamber or-chestra to full philharmonic di-mensions.

COLLEGECORNER

Colorfulcharacters

THANKS TOMARGIE KESSLER

Bethany School students wearshirts proclaiming that "AtBethany School CharacterCounts" on the first Monday ofevery month and for field trips.Morning assembly finds a lessonoffered to encourage living as aperson of good character, such asproper hand shaking andgreeting techniques. The effect isa rainbow of good character inthe room.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

TRI- COUNTYPRESSEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

WYOMING — It’s never easyto defend a league champion-ship, particularly when somekey cogs are missing.

Such is the case at WyomingHigh School where girls’ bas-ketball coachGerry Lackey hasbeen dealt a tough hand of badluck to start the season. Sincegoing 22-2 (13-1Cincinnati HillsLeague) the Cowboys have lostco-league athlete of the yearAshli O’Neal and two others ex-pected to help on varsity or ju-nior varsity to ACL injuries.

On top of that, Kayla Hamp-tonandJulesSnowdenhaveopt-ed to concentrate on soccer in-stead of dribbling with theirhands.

So, Wyoming will return twoto three starters. If O’Neal isable to recover by January, shecould help the Cowboys withher ability to score (16.6 pergame) pass (3.6 assists) andsteal (5.5 per game). As a sopho-more, she led the CHL in allthree categories.

To start, seniors EmilyWadds and Olivia Cunningham,juniorHaley Stewart and fresh-man Lindsay Stewart will leadWyoming.

“They’re working hard,”Lackey said. “We hope to com-pete for the league title again.”

The Cowboys start atWintonWoodsDec. 4. Their homeopen-er is Dec. 6 against Woodward.

In his 20th year of coaching,Dr. Scott Rogers has anotherMount Notre Dame HighSchool team that should con-tend for a title andmake a play-off run.

Coming off a17-7 season thatincluded an 8-2 mark in theGirls Greater Catholic League,he likes his team’s commitmentto practice.

The Cougars return fivestarters in Naomi Davenport,Blair Carlin, Dani Kissel, AbbieScholz andMaddy South.

Minus Davenport and Kisselwho were playing AAU ball,MNDbenefited froma summertrip a fewmonths ago to theUn-der Armour Best of Marylandtournament. The Cougars justmissed the semifinals of theprestigious showcase evenwithout thedouble-doublecapa-bilities of Davenport.

Davenport is committed toplay at Michigan and averaged18.7 points and 12.6 reboundslast season.

The Cougars open the latestcampaign Nov. 28 against Cen-terville. The GGCL opener is atSeton Dec. 4.

Being a member of theGGCL is never easy, but it canbe even tougher when you haveto enter a new season without aplayer who has been one theleague’s best for the last threeseasons.

The Ursuline Academy Li-ons return four from last year’steam, but will be without SarahReilly. Reilly is in her freshmanyear as amember of the UnitedStatesNavalAcademywomens’basketball team.

“This season isgoing tobe in-teresting,” Lions head coachKeith Starks said. “Not oneplayer isgoing to leadus. It’sgo-ing to take a collective effort.”

The returning four players,seniors Ali Schirmer, MeganOglibee, Jillian Fletcher and

sophomore Emma Cain will becalled upon to fill prominentroles for the Lions.

In addition to that group isMaddie Stuhlreyer, a 6-foot-4sophomorewhowill be enteringher first full year of varsity.

“If she can give us half ofwhat Sarah did, that would begreat,” Starks said.

The Lions will also be run-ning an offensive set that’s amore watered-down version ofthe the triangle offense utilizedby the University of Connecti-cut women’s basketball team.

“It’s a process,” Starks saidof installing the new scheme.“But, the kids love it and hope-fully will have it mastered bythe middle of the season.”

Some things will certainlylook different this season forPrinceton High School. TheVikings are coming off a Divi-sion I state championship buttheyhaveanewheadcoach,An-thony Johnson, and they have toreplace four starters, most no-ticeably, KelseyMitchell, who’snow at Ohio State.

The lone returning starter isjuniorguardCorneishaHender-son who is also the leading re-turning scorer. Henderson av-eraged 7.0 points and 3.1 re-bounds per game last season.

Therewillbeplentyofoppor-tunities for a lot of girls to stepup and get a chance this season.Junior guard Markayla Sher-manplayed in16games last sea-sonandshe’ll bean integralpartof the process this season aswell.

Once theVikingsget throughsomegrowingpains they’llhavea nice squad with a “great mix-ture of youth and upper class-men,” said Johnson.

Princeton went unbeaten inthe Greater Miami Conferencelast season (14-0) and they’ll geta conference test right off thebatathomeDec. 3againstSyca-more.

First-year head coach AprylPope takes over atRogerBaconHigh School. The Spartanshope they can improve on lastseason’s 2-17 record.

The Spartans will be led by

junior guard Julia Kidd who’sthe team’s leading returningscorer (7.4). Also for Baconwillbe senior forward Anna Hoeh,juniorguardMaryssaCampbelland sophomore center AliyahHuff.

Huff and Hoeh were the toprebounders a season ago.

“They’re open to trying newthings,” Pope said. “We’re try-ing a new defense and a new of-fense and they’re very recep-tive to it.”

Roger Bacon will start itsseason on the road Nov. 29 atClark Montessori. Home open-er for the Spartans is Dec. 1against Oyler.

The Miami Valley Confer-ence Scarlet division could beone of the more hotly contesteddivisions this season and Cin-cinnati Hills Christian Acad-emyheadcoachRonnieGrandi-son believes he has the teamthat can contend.

The team has to replace lastyear’sD III player of theyear inMarissa Koob. She was third-teamall-stateandfirst-teamall-

district. She averaged 22.2points in the regular season.

Koob is currently a memberof the University of CharlestonGolden Eagles womens’ basket-ball team. She’s played in twogames averaging 17.5 minutesand 5.5 points per game.

Ronnie Grandison said histeam has a tough schedule thisseason, but that could help getwhere they want to go. Helpingthem through the grind is Nao-mi Grandison, Ronnie’s daugh-ter, center Sam Ross and KatWilliams.

Naomi made The Enquirer’slist of 25 girls’ basketball play-ers to watch this season. Thesenior guard averaged 14.4pointsand8.9 rebounds last sea-son and is expected to be amongthe top players in the MVC.

RonniealsoexpectsWilliamsto have “a major role in scor-ing.”

Other players that couldhave an impact include fresh-manTessaDoan and junior Tea-gan Osborne.

“Tessa could help us out alot,” Ronnie said. “And I expectTeagan to step up for us.”

FIRST SHOT AT 2014 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wyoming out to defendtheir girls basketball title

By Scott Springer andNick [email protected]@communitypress.com

JEFF SWINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Mount Notre Dame's Naomi Davenport is committed to play at Michigan.

MARK D. MOTZ FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Princeton’s Corneisha Henderson (32) drives in the regional finals againstLakota West last season. West is the lone returning starter for therebuilding Vikings.

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming senior Haley Stewartplays forward and doubles as abackup point guard for coach GerryLackey.

THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Wyoming’s Emily Wadds drives pasta Madeira defender during a gamelast season. Wadds and OliviaCunningham are being counted onto bring senior leadership thisseason.

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MASON—The seeming-lyannualGreaterCatholicLeague South postseasontilt between Moeller andSt. Xavier high schoolstook place at Dwire FieldinMasonNov. 22.

A little less than twomonths after their lastmeeting Sept. 26, Moellershut out St. Xavier 21-0 tokeep their hopes for athird consecutive state ti-tle still alive. The Bomb-ers literally drained theclock in the first quarter,taking theopeningkickoffandholdingpossessionforover nine minutes. How-ever, senior Ben Glines ofSt. Xavier was stopped atfourth and one on the 13-yard line and the Crusad-ers kept the Bombers offof the scoreboard.

After one quarter, thescorewasknottedat0withMoeller having run justfour plays.

They made up for it asthe second quarter beganwhen senior Matt Crablefound Boston College-bound senior Chase Pan-key for 42 yards to theBombers’ 13. Three playslater, Crable found juniortight end Jake Hausmannfrom a yard out for thegame’s first score.

St. Xavier drove to theMoeller 32 with anothertime-consuming drive inthe second frame, but Eli-jah Taylor stopped juniorquarterback Matt Wit-trock in the backfield onfourth and two.

Moeller would get atouchdown toss from Cra-

ble to Jack Toomb, but apenalty brought it backand the half would endwithMoeller leading 7-0.

In the third quarter,Wittrock drove St. Xavierto theMoeller 16 on a passto senior Matt Donnelly.Moeller senior Jack Mey-er then sacked Wittrockfor a 12-yard loss. TheBombers had to try a 43-yard field goal and the at-temptbyseniorMylesHo-manwaswide right.

Moeller would driveinto Bombers’ territorylate in the third, but aMattCoghlin 50-yard field goaltrywasshortandthequar-terendedwith theCrusad-ers with a 7-0 lead. In thefourth, Moeller wouldstrike again with Crablehitting junior Kyle Butzfor a long gain, whicheventually led to sopho-more Hunter Hughesplunging in from the twoto give them a14-0 lead.

Inhurry-upmodeinthefinal stanza, Wittrock led

St. Xavier to the 25 oncompletions to junior Ty-rone McFarlin and seniorRonnie Fricke. On fourthand 16, Moeller seniorChristian Wersel snuffedoutthedriveonanotherat-tempt toFrickeas theCru-saders took over the ball.

Moeller later iced thegame with 3:03 remainingwhen seniorNoahAble in-tercepted Wittrock andraced 36 yards to glory.Able then tied a ribbon onthe game with anotherpickwith 2:01remaining.

“The defense has beengreat,” Moeller coachJohn Rodenberg said.“They bought into thescheme and they’re reallyplaying as a unit. Able de-serves some recognitionbecause we put him insome tough situations.”

Moeller now takes onWayne at 7 p.m., Saturday,Nov. 29, at Mason. Theylast played Nov. 3, 2012, inthe playoffs with Moellerprevailing 43-21.

Moeller shuts out St. Xin regional semifinalBy Scott [email protected]

JIM OWENS/FOR THE ENQUIRER

Moeller quarterback Matt Crable, No. 12, celebrates atouchdown with teammate Jack Toomb in the Division Iregional semifinal playoff game against St. Xavier Nov. 22 inMason.

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While the American publichas received a steady diet ofstories regarding securityinside the nation’s schools,little front page attention hasbeen given to the outside.

Since elementary schoolchildren continue to enjoyrecess periods on school play-grounds, should we examinesafety and security prepara-tions for these areas as well?

Although the traditionalrecess period has disappearedfrommany elementaryschools, it is still scheduledduring the noon hour for moststudents with an additionalmorning or afternoon periodfor children in grades K-3.

Very often the outside re-cess periods are the least se-cure time of any school day. Inorder to create the most secureplayground area possible

school officialsshould collab-orate withlocal policeofficers todevelop a ba-sic security/safety plan.

This planneeds to in-clude physicaladaptations tothe facility as

well as specific procedures forplayground supervisors tofollow..

Most school playgroundsare adjacent to public streetsand/or fields. As a result, theyare openly vulnerable to un-wanted visitors, predators andtrespassers. If possible theseareas should be surrounded bya fence and surveyed withvideo cameras.

A fence serves as a first linebarrier that deters and pre-vents unauthorized personsfrom entering the property. Italso physically defines theboundaries of the play areaand discourages public en-trance during non schoolhours, thus decreasing poten-tial liability situations for theschool.

Cameras and signs thatdenote their presence not onlydissuade the admittance ofunwanted persons, but recordall movements that take placewhere children are playing.

Officials can incorporatethe use of cameras as part oftheir non-school hour securityarrangements as well.

The most important aspectof maintaining a safe and se-cure playground for children ishow well staff members are

coached to proactively su-pervise the play area. Suchtraining should emphasize theneed to roam the perimeter ofthe play area while maintain-ing a vigilant eye on the chil-dren, strangers, and suspiciousvehicles.

Emergency situations canoccur at any time, especiallywhen children are engaged inactive play. Unforeseen in-cidents pose a constant threat.Bearing this in mind play-ground supervisors shouldhave training in first aid andcommunication procedures.Basic first aid kits should al-ways be available on the play-ground while each supervisorshould carry a cell phone andpanic button.

School administratorsshould designate a staff mem-ber to inspect the playground

and equipment each day be-fore children use them. A visu-al inspection of equipment caneasily detect dangerous loosefittings, screws, bolts, surfaceanchors, etc. while brokenglass and other debris can beremoved before they become asafety issue. The equipmentshould receive a completeinspection at least once amonth.

Other aspects of the safety/security plan should include alist of rules, suggested orga-nized activities and specifi-cally outlined routines andsignals to assure the orderlymovement of children.

So how safe is your localschool’s playground?

Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.

How safe is the school playground?

NoelTaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Take a look at events allover the world. The sadcommonality for many ismorbid hate for someonewho is only marginally dif-ferent from any of us. Thisalso includes the unex-pressed feelings held back

in passing atotal strang-er.

We havethe advan-tage of livingin a societywhere it ispossible tomeet andbefriend avariety ofpeople ofmany heri-

tages. How many of us usethis opportunity to enjoy thelearning and intellectualadvantage of this offer? Or,is it likely you will conve-niently judge this unknownperson based solely on ap-pearance?

The history of mankind isnot favorable on our treat-ment of each other based onwhat are really minor differ-ences. At this point I prefernot to be specific as weshould all make intelligentvaluations of our own and ofothers potential reactions.

A good starting point is toconsider that you are thestranger, possibly in unusualcircumstances. Someone islooking at you. What arethey thinking? You could bein a foreign country or evenin a section of your hometown that is “different.” Areyou comfortable being eval-uated? Well, isn’t that thesame thing you do? What Iam trying to demonstrate isthat it is very easy to judgeand dislike someone youdon’t know.

But, let’s move on. Ouractions are used by others tovalidate their feelingswhether they are hateful orpositive. If you are “differ-ent” in any variation fromtheir norms it makes dislike

of you a convenience. Inmany cases this dislike hasto do with what amounts tovery slight differences inreligion.

I have been a student ofreligion for many years. Myreadings have underscoredthe reality that even amongthe highly disputed differ-ences there is far more incommon than the allegeddifferences.

My travels have broughtme in contact with personsof many races and religions.Having a very open mindhas caused me to accept thattheir way of life as veryvalid for them and both in-teresting and acceptable tome.

When we survey thewrongs committed in behalfof race, nationality or reli-gion we can only wonderhow different the worldwould be if hate was an in-convenience and acceptancewas prized.

One has to believe thatthe prejudice is fostered bysome sort of false feeling ofsuperiority. We are alsoquick to validate our preju-dices when we becomeaware of bad actions of oneindividual of people whomwe conveniently dislike.This is a problem that canonly be remedied by grouppressure from that distinctheritage.

The bad actors of thatgroup hurt the many goodpeople that we have nottaken the effort to meet.

Perhaps a way to arrive atbetter relations is join somegroup of diverse people. Wecan learn from and aboutthem. You will be enrichedin more ways than you couldimagine. This simple actionwill help to improve un-derstanding and humanity ina small way. But, small stepslead to great progress.

Edward Levy is a resident of Mont-gomery.

The convenienceof hate in historyof mankind

EdwardLevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Many people recycle athome, but are you taking yourrecycling habits to work eachday?

Most of what an office andretail stores throw away ispaper and cardboard, bothmaterials that local and region-al manufactures need as feed-stock for their companies.Recycling materials is usuallyless expensive than landfillingthem, so your workplace couldbreak even or possibly savemoney by recycling.

The Hamilton County Recy-cling and Solid Waste District

provides freetechnical sup-port to helpyour work-place launchits own busi-ness recyclingprogram. We’llwork with youand your wastehauler to de-velop the bestrecycling plan

for your business.Your office may receive

free desk-side recycling con-tainers and education for your

employees to ensure they un-derstand what and how to recy-cle. We can even help you cre-ate a fun recycling kick-offevent to motivate your staff toparticipate in your new recy-cling program.

To learn how recycling atwork can help your businesssave money and reduce waste,visit HamiltonCountyRecycle-s.org or call (513) 946-7766.

Michelle Balz is the assistant solidwaste manager for the HamiltonCounty Recycling and Solid WasteDistrict.

RECYCLING ATWORK

MichelleBalzCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Nov. 19 questionWhat is your favorite local

holiday event/tradition/deco-ration(s)? What makes it spe-cial?

“There are many greatdisplays and traditions in theTristate area. It is hard tosingle one out. But the DukeEnergy Miniature Trains dis-play now at the Museum Cen-ter is hard to top. Plus with theother displays at the MuseumCenter it is in an even betterlocation now. Also noted is thewonderful train display nowdone by Green Township.Sometimes imitation is thesincerest form of flattery. Itseems back in the 1950s everykid got a miniature train setfor Christmas. Go figure!”

T.D.T.

Nov. 12 questionDo you think “Christmas

Creep” starts too early? Whenshould the holiday season be-gin?

“This is a huge hot buttonwith me: absolutely yes,Christmas Creep starts waytoo early. When you start see-ing Christmas stuff in storesand even on some houses be-fore Halloween, something isvery wrong. I like Christmasand the religious reason forthe season, but the commer-cial aspect of it has gotten wayout of hand and so clouds theentire last three months of theyear that it is not an enjoyabletime of the year for me.

“Black Friday? Now BlackThanksgiving? Heck, it seems

like Black November and De-cember. People, stop the mad-ness, please. Here’s my simpleplan: No Christmas decora-tions before Thanksgiving andthey all come down on NewYears Day. Avoid shopping onany Black Anything day. Gofor a hike in the woods instead,infinitely more relaxing andfree too. Buy simple meaning-

ful, affordable gifts or makesomething for the gifts. Don’tmortgage the better part ofthe coming new year by goingdeeply in debt for Christmas.Enjoy the season, and smile!”

M.J.F.

“As long as they call itChristmas, I don’t care if it ison the 4th of July. When theword ‘Holiday’ or the ‘Season’is substituted they aren’t go-ing to get my business any-time. For those that don’t cele-brate Christmas, I am all foryou having any ads you wishand shop anywhere you likeduring the ‘Christmas cele-bration.’

“No one makes me shop orbuy what I don’t want, eventhough I agree with my wife,my old habit of only shoppingon Christmas Eve got a littlesilly.

“Merry Christmas!”Don Brown

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The early first snowfall Nov.17 turned SharonWoods into aworld ofwhite

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Sharon Woods Harbor quietly welcomes the season's first snowfall.

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Summer is but a distant memory at the Sharon Woods lake harborPavillion.


The Kemper Road Bridge crossing Sharon Woods Lake is dormant of trafficas Greater Cincinnati greets A Harvest Winter Snow.

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Fresh from losing its summer leaves,a red maple tree adorns the deck ofa Sycamore Township home withwinters first covering of snow.


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Princeton City School District'sWilliam Farley has a smile on hisface as he makes ready the parkinglots Princeton students to get "Backto School" after an early wintersnow day.


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Sharon Woods Operations WorkerTom Haas shovels the first snow ofan early winter.


A flock of Canadien Geese make their way across the chilly fall waters of Sharon Woods Lake.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 27Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475. Blue Ash.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, 11450 LebanonRoad, Drive-through outdoorlights and themed figuresdisplay. Through Dec. 31. $13 percar. Presented by Great Parks ofHamilton County. 769-0393;www.holidayinlights.com.Sharonville.

Holiday - ThanksgivingThanksgiving Day Buffet, 11a.m. to 6 p.m., La Petite France,3177 Glendale Milford Road,$34.95, $15 ages 5-12, free ages4 and under. Reservationsrequired. 733-8383; www.lapeti-tefrance.biz. Evendale.All You Can Eat ThanksgivingDay Buffet, 11:30 a.m. to 6:30p.m., Riley’s Restaurant, 11568Springfield Pike, Beer and wineavailable. $19.95. 771-3361;www.rileysgreatmeals.com.Springdale.Thanksgiving, 11 a.m. to 9:30p.m., Cooper’s HawkWinery andRestaurant, 8080 MontgomeryRoad, Lunch and dinner. Slowroasted fresh Amish turkey,Mary’s potatoes, pan gravy, herbstuffing, house-made cranberrysauce and spiced pumpkincheesecake pie with fresh vanillawhipped creme. $24.99, $9.99ages 12 and under. Reservationsrequired. 488-1110; www.coo-pershawkwinery.com. Ken-wood.

Literary - LibrariesKid’s Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Arts and crafts,presenters, board games andmore. Ages 5-12. Free. 369-4450.Deer Park.

On Stage - ComedyVic Henley, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $10-$15. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, NOV. 28Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Session coverschallenges in strength, stability,balance, core and metabolictraining. Ages 18 and up. $115per month. Registration re-quired. Through Dec. 29. 290-8217; www.fitnessphysiques.net.Blue Ash.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraokeWithWendell, 8 p.m.,DJ’s Sports Tavern, 380 Glenspr-ings Drive, Karaoke and danc-ing. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Wendell’s Karaoke.771-0888; www.payneentertain-ment.com. Springdale.

On Stage - ComedyVic Henley, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$10-$15. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.

Senior CitizensSilver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, $6.Through Dec. 19. 984-1234;sycamoreseniorcenter.org. BlueAsh.

SATURDAY, NOV. 29Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden discusses nutri-tion and health while preparingtwo delicious, simple and easymeals. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.

Craft ShowsSharonville Holiday CraftShow, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Shar-onville Community Center,10990 Thornview Drive, Varietyof homemade craft and holidayitems. Free admission. Presentedby Sharonville Parks and Recrea-tion Department. 563-2895;

www.sharonville.org. Shar-onville.


Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m. to midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, 12110Montgomery Road, Free. 677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.

On Stage - ComedyVic Henley, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$10-$15. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 6948Plainfield Road, Visit adoptioncenter and volunteer with catsor take one home (adoptionfee). Through Jan. 3. 984-6369;www.thescratchingpost.org.Silverton.Dream House Rescue, noon to5 p.m., PetSmart Springdale,11741 Princeton Pike, Adoptablepets available. Free. Presentedby Dream House Rescue. 375-9517. Springdale.

SUNDAY, NOV. 30Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 7-11:30 p.m., Roxy’sLive, 11473 Chester Road, Free.Presented by Aretha Chapman.--. Sharonville.

On Stage - ComedyVic Henley, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $10-$15. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, DEC. 1Cooking ClassesProfessional Level Chili - ThePlayoffs with Chris Weist,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $50. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Dance ClassesLine Dance with Jerry andKathy Helt, 1-2 p.m., SpringdaleCommunity Center, 11999 Lawn-view Ave., For beginners andexperienced dancers. $5. Pre-sented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 321-6776;www.sonksdf.com. Springdale.

EducationActing Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center,11165 Reading Road, Actorsbuild and expand their skills.Prepare for auditions, improv,cold reads, monologues, charac-ter development and agencyrepresentation. Ages 18 and up.$25. Presented by CincinnatiActors Studio. 615-2827. Shar-onville.

Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.


Senior CitizensSilver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$6. 984-1234; sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

TUESDAY, DEC. 2Cooking ClassesComfort Food on a ChillyNight with Karen Harmon,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, $25.615-2827. Sharonville.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, $15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Zumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.


Literary - Story TimesPreschool Storytime, 10:30-11a.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Books,songs, activities and more, whilebuilding early literacy skills. Forpreschoolers and their care-givers. Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4450.Deer Park.Book Break, 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Children’slibrarian reads aloud from somefavorite books. Make craft totake home. Ages 3-6. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.

RecreationWinter Open House and FreeIce Skating, 6-7:30 p.m., North-land Ice Skating, 10400 ReadingRoad, Group lesson, hot choco-late, refreshments and doorprizes. Free skate rental avail-able. Free. Presented by QueenCity Figure Skating Club. 469-0168; queencityfsc.com/learn-to-skate. Evendale.


WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,1-5 p.m., UC Health Primary CareTri-County, 11590 Century Blvd.,Cost varies by insurance. Fi-nancial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.585-8266. Springdale.


RecreationFree Ice Skating Lessons,5:55-6:35 p.m., Sports Plus,10765 Reading Road, Learnbasics of ice skating. Arrive earlyto size skates and meet coach.Free. Registration required.Presented by Cincinnati SkatingSchool. 512-3361; www.cincinna-tiskatingschool.org. Evendale.


THURSDAY, DEC. 4Community DanceVenus andMars, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Wyoming Civic Center, 1Wor-thington Ave., Plus-level squareand round dance club for expe-rienced dancers. $5. Presentedby Southwestern Ohio/NorthernKentucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 929-2427.Wyoming.

Cooking ClassesTraditional Italian Christmas:Feast of the 7 Fishes withMarilyn Harris, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $70. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Music fromvariety of genres. $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, 11165Reading Road, Actors build andexpand their skills. Prepare forauditions, improv, cold reads,monologues, character devel-opment and agency repre-sentation. Ages 18 and up. $20.Presented by Cincinnati ActorsStudio. 615-2827; cincinnatiac-torsstudio.com. Sharonville.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.


Literary - LibrariesKid’s Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King, 7-8:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, 8999 Applewood Drive,$10. 891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyTom Simmons, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

Senior CitizensLet Your Yoga Dance, noon to 1p.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, Powerdance combining yoga,Â breathand user-friendly dance withmusic from all around theworld. $5. Through Dec. 18.984-1234. Blue Ash.Silver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$6. 984-1234; sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, DEC. 5Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, One FinancialWay, Greater Cincinnati tradi-tion features variety of holidayactivities. Houses decorated withholiday scenes, thousands oflights and free family entertain-ment. Through Dec. 13. Free.794-6100; www.ohionation-al.com.Montgomery.Holiday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraokeWithWendell, 8 p.m.,DJ’s Sports Tavern, Free. 771-0888; www.payneentertain-ment.com. Springdale.

Music - ChoralA Classical Holiday, 7:30-9:30p.m., Friendship United Method-

ist Church, 1025 Springfield Pike,Jubilant Singers, communitychorus, performs variety ofseasonal pieces including in-terpretations of classical holidaymusic, as well as song-filledreader’s theater rendition of AChristmas Carol. Refreshmentsfollow. Free. Presented byJubilant Singers. 739-9768;www.jubilantsingers.com.Wyoming.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King, 8-9:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, $10. 891-8527, ext. 1.Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyTom Simmons, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.


SATURDAY, DEC. 6Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, $30. Registration re-quired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.Shun Cutlery Demowith BobHess, noon to 4 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Free. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Historic SitesHistoric Hunt House OpenHouse, 1-4 p.m., Historical HuntHouse, 4364 Hunt Road, One ofBlue Ash’s oldest residentialstructures once owned bydescendants of one of Blue Ash’sfounding families: the HuntFamily. Free. Presented by BlueAsh Historical Society. 745-8550;blueashhistoricalsociety.org.Blue Ash.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,5-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; www.ohionational.com.Montgomery.Holiday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m. to midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, Free.677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King, 3-4:30 p.m.,7-8:30 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, $10. 891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyTom Simmons, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 984-6369; www.thescratchingpost-.org. Silverton.Dream House Rescue, noon to5 p.m., PetSmart Springdale,Free. 375-9517. Springdale.

ToursGlendale Holiday Home Tour,1-5 p.m., Harry Whiting BrownCommunity House, 205 E. Shar-on Ave., Features numerouslocations throughout communi-

ty. Includes private homes builtin 19th-20th centuries andGlendale Lyceum, all decoratedfor the holidays. Tickets includerefreshments. Ages 18 and up.Benefits Harry Whiting BrownCommunity Center. $25, $20advance. 771-0333;www.hwbcommunitycenter.org.Glendale.

SUNDAY, DEC. 7Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 7-11:30 p.m., Roxy’sLive, Free. --. Sharonville.

Music - ChoralA Classical Holiday, 3-5 p.m.,Montgomery PresbyterianChurch, 9994 Zig Zag Road,Jubilant Singers, communitychorus, performs variety ofseasonal pieces including in-terpretations of classical holidaymusic, as well as song-filledreader’s theater rendition of AChristmas Carol. Refreshmentsfollow. Free, donations accept-ed. Presented by Jubilant Sing-ers. 739-9768; www.jubilant-singers.com.Montgomery.

Music - ClassicalBlue AshMontgomery Sym-phony Holiday Concert, 7-9p.m., Montgomery Assembly ofGod, 7950 Pfeiffer Road, Theme:A Celtic Christmas. Free. Present-ed by Blue Ash/MontgomerySymphony Orchestra. 549-2197;www.bamso.org.Montgomery.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King, 3-4:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, $10. 891-8527, ext. 1.Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyTom Simmons, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, DEC. 8Dance ClassesLine Dance with Jerry andKathy Helt, 1-2 p.m., SpringdaleCommunity Center, $5. 321-6776; www.sonksdf.com.Springdale.

EducationActing Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center,$25. 615-2827. Sharonville.

Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.585-8266.Montgomery.


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My clothesline is lad-en today, not with laun-dry, but with three inchesof snow and ice - so muchthat it dips in the middle.

I wasstunnedwhen Iwent outearly tofeed andwater the“girls”/chickens.What abeautifulsight. Thesnow clungto every-

thing, from the tallestpine tree to the overhangon the outhouse to thetrailing thyme in theherb garden. It was socold that I had to takeboiling water to thechicks. After just a cou-ple of minutes, theydipped their beaks intopleasantly warmwater.

Nutella swirl poundcake

This cake was one ofthe baked goods for saleat Western Hills gardenclub’s harvest event. Itintrigued me because itcame with a recipe. Afterone bite I had to make itwith my homemade Nu-tella. In spite of the Nu-tella, the cake is not toosweet. A nice gift fromthe kitchen, as it can befrozen for a month.

1 -1/2 cups all-pur-pose flour, plus morefor dusting

4 large eggs, roomtemperature

2 teaspoons vanilla3/4 teaspoon baking

powder1/4 teaspoon salt2 sticks unsalted

butter, softened1 -1/4 cups sugarOne13-ounce jar

Nutella, warmed if nec-essary for easingspreading

Preheat oven to 325degrees. Lightly greaseand flour a 9x5 loaf pan.Lightly beat eggs withvanilla. Whisk flour withbaking powder and salt.Beat butter with sugar onmedium-high until fluffy,about 3 minutes. On me-dium-low, gradually beategg mixture until fullyincorporated. Add flour

mixture in 3 batches,beating on low betweenadditions until just in-corporated. Continue tobeat for 30 seconds long-er. Spread one-third ofbatter in pan, then spreadhalf of Nutella on top.Repeat with anotherthird of batter and rest ofNutella. Top with remain-ing batter. Lightly swirlNutella into batter. Don’tover mix. Bake for about1 hour and 15 minutes,until toothpick insertedin center comes outclean. Let cool in pan for15 minutes. Invert ontowire rack, turn right sideup and let cool complete-ly.

Gilding the lily: After

cooling, drizzle on a glazemade with 1/2 cup con-fectioners sugar andeither 1 tablespoonbrewed espresso or milkor water with 1 teaspoonvanilla.

Tip from Rita’skitchen:

When freezing bakedgoods, cool completelybefore freezing.

Otherwise, moisturebuilds up in the freezer,causing stickiness.

Miriam’s spicedpecans

One of the nicestthings about what I do isthe people I meet. LikeDiane Blackburn. She

fixed a delicious saladfor Village gardeners ofGlendale’s meeting andtopped it with her mom’specans.

When she told me thestory of the pecans, Iknew I had to share itwith you. Here’s whatDiane said: “I especiallywant you to have mymom’s recipe for hereasy-but-delicious holi-day pecans. This is therecipe, written in herown hand, that I hadreproduced, and enclosedin the acknowledgementnotes sent after her fu-neral-- a personal littlegift from her-- to familyand friends. Many haveexpressed their delight

in receiving her recipe.Some have nowmade thepecans themselves forthe first time, after re-ceiving them in Christ-mas boxes frommymomin past years.”

1 cup sugar1/4 cupwater2 Tablespoons cinna-

mon2 cups pecan halvesHave a bowl with a

tight fitting lid ready (Iuse Tupperware) with ¾cup sugar and 1Table-spoon cinnamon inside.Cook the remaining sug-ar, water, and cinnamonand bring to a boil, stir-ring constantly. Cookuntil it forms a soft ballwhen dropped into aglass of cold water, just afew drops at a time. Thesecret here is to workvery fast.

When the syrup isready, dump in the pe-cans and toss with awooden spoon until allpecans are coated.

Then put them in thebowl, secure the lid, andshake. Dump them on acookie sheet lined withwax paper. Separatethose that are stuck to-gether. That’s it.

MiriamEnjoy!(Recipe of Miriam

Bartling Fischer)

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author.Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Swirl a cake with Nutella, gild a saladwith pecans

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

This Nutella swirl pound cake is made with Rita Heikenfeld's homemade Nutella.

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You find yourselfsuddenly in need of alocksmith and turn to theYellow Pages or callInformation on yourphone. When you do youcould be asking for trou-ble thanks to bait-and-switch tactics used byseveral companiesaround the nation.

The Ohio AttorneyGeneral last month sueda Portland-area lock-smith operation andcharged the owner withviolating consumer pro-tection laws.

Attorney GeneralMike DeWine says, “Con-sumers are lured in by alow initial price, but thenare charged much higherrates.”

I reported on thisscam seven years agowhen a Dayton, Ken-tucky, woman told meher fiancé called In-formation to find a lock-smith. He was given thename of a firm that quot-ed him $50 over thephone to come and opentheir front door. But, shesays, when the locksmithgot there the price quick-ly jumped to $149 be-cause of all the differentfees they tacked on.

It turned out that com-

pany wasoperatingout of NewYork andhired localpeople totake itsreferrals.The at-torneygeneralsays that’sexactly

what that Portland firmwas doing – even thoughconsumers thought theywere dealing with a localcompany.

DeWine says, “Thesekinds of operations takeadvantage of consumersand unfairly undercutlocal, honest locksmithbusinesses.”

Another problem withsuch companies is some-times they have to breakthe lock in order to get itopen.

That’s what happenedto that Dayton, Kentucky,woman even though mostskilled locksmiths canopen locks withoutbreaking them.

In fact, that’s one ofthe things to be alert forwhen hiring a locksmith.Be skeptical if a lock-smith says the only wayto open the lock is to

break it.Also, the attorney

general says, be carefulif a business operatesunder multiple names. Itcould be doing so to hideunsatisfactory reportsfrom the Better BusinessBureau.

That Portland firmused several differentcompany names andwebsites to make it ap-pear it was operatinglocally. Instead, all callswere routed to an out-of-state call center that tookcalls from throughout thecountry, according to thelawsuit.

So, the best advice isnot to wait until the lastminute to find a lock-smith.

Instead, when you’renot in a hurry, get refer-ences for locksmithsfrom friends and family.Be sure to look up thelocksmith’s address—andactually go there to makesure the company reallyis local.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbiweekly in the CommunityPress. He appears regularlyas the Troubleshooter onWKRC-TV Local 12 News.Email him [email protected].

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A rundown of localholiday giving programs:

»HealthSource ofOhio is taking part in thisyear’s Giving Tuesday,Dec. 2. Giving Tuesday isa global day dedicated togiving back and celebrat-ing generosity.

The HealthSourceFoundation considers allof its donors to be superheroes and this year’sGiving Tuesday theme is“The Force Behind theSource.

If youwould like to be-come a super hero, visitwww.healthsourceofohio.com/foundation tomake a gift. Youmay alsomail donations to Health-Source Foundation, 5400DuPont Circle, Suite A,Milford, Ohio 45150. Formore information, callKathryn Glover Greverat 513-576-7700 ext. 3618.

» The Society of St.Vincent de Paul 5 CaresCoat Drive is collectingcoats for neighbors inneed, through Dec. 6.

Greater Cincinnati

residentsarebeingaskedto donate new and gentlyused coats at convenientdrop-off locations acrossthe Tristate includingGold Star Chili restau-rants, Kemba CreditUnion branches, localfire stations, YouthlandAcademy locations andother locations – with thegoal of collecting 7,000total coats.

St. Vincent de Paul -Cincinnati and NorthernKentucky will distributethe coats to local neigh-bors in need during fourdistribution events:

Saturday, Dec. 6, 9a.m. to noon, St. Vincentde Paul West End Out-reach Center , 1125 BankSt.

Saturday, Dec. 13, 9

a.m. to noon, St. HenryElementary School, 3825DixieHighway,Erlanger.

For a full list of dona-tion locations and addi-tional contest details,please call 513-421-HOPEor visit www.svdpcincin-nati.org orwww.svdpnky.org. Forinformation on how to re-ceive a coat, call 513-421-0602 in Cincinnati or 859-341-3219 in NorthernKentucky, or visitwww.svdpcincinnati.orgor www.svdpnky.org.

» Last year, the Com-munity Toy Chest made adifference in the lives of350 children in fostercare in Clermont

» The Salvation Armyannounced that it is mak-ing an appeal for spon-sors to participate in itsannual Adopt-a-Familyprogram. This annualprogram provides giftsfor low-income familiesandseniorswhoare spon-sored by generous indi-viduals, groups and com-panies.

Each year, the pro-gram serves approxi-mately 500 families andseniors, in total, ensuringthey receive gifts forChristmas.

“We’re deeply grate-ful to thosewho can spon-sora family,”notedSarahWagner, director of so-cialministries at The Sal-vation Army.

HOLIDAY GIVING

To be included on thislist, email the informationto [email protected], with “Holi-day Giving” in the subjectline.


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Tickets arenowonsalefor the biennial GlendaleHoliday Home Tour fromnoon to 5 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 6.

Six private homes,built between 1869 and2007, will be featuredalong with the GlendaleLyceum and GlendaleCommunity Library. Ev-eryvenuewill be decorat-ed for the holiday season.Tickets for the GlendaleHoliday Home Tour are$20 in advance and avail-able at Bluebird Bakery,A Village Gift Shop, andthe Half Day Café carryout window in Wyoming.Day of event tickets are$25 and available at theHarry Whiting Brown(HWB) Community Cen-ter, 205E.SharonRoad, orat the Glendale Lyceum,865 Congress Ave.

Each ticket includes aprinted program, freeparking at the GlendaleLyceum and HWB Com-munity Center, shuttleservice to each locationand refreshments at theHWBCommunity Center.Proceeds from the Holi-day Home Tour benefittheHarryWhitingBrownCommunity Center andthe many public pro-grams they offerthroughout the year.

For more information,visit www.hwbcommuni-tycenter.org or call 513-771-3331.

The old train stationhouses the Glendale His-toric Preservation mu-seumandgift shop,whichis open to the public from11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thurs-days and Saturdays.

Established in 1855,the picturesque village isalso the birthplace andformer home of WilliamCooper Procter, thegrandson of Procter &Gamble co-founder Wil-liam Procter.

Thestopson thisyear’sGlendale Holiday HomeTour are:

The Harry WhitingBrown Community Li-brary (circa 1869)

The Douglas-GiaqueHouse reflects the Ital-ianate style in its verticalproportions and tall win-dows.

Although the housefirst belonged to F.M.Douglas, the house’smostnotable owner was Flor-ien Giaque, who was su-perintendent of the Glen-dale School (1869-75) andmayor of the village(1882-84). Upon his deathin1929, thehousewaspur-chased and donated to theVillage for communityuse as a memorial to the

late Harry WhitingBrown, a prominent citi-zen and founder of the lo-cal Boy Scout troop.

The McLaren House(1869)

Built by Daniel De-Camp for Mr. and Mrs.DanielMcLaren andcom-pleted in 1869, this two-and-a-half story brickstructure is a compositeof architectural styles.An original wrought ironbalcony surrounds thefront bay, with a linkedloop railing on the secondfloor balcony.

The front door has in-tricate moldings andcarvings. The interior,complete with elaborateplaster ceiling moldings,mahogany staircase and

ten fireplaces are like theexterior, inexcellentorig-inal condition.

Oak Avenue House(circa 1920)

This late Victorianfour square house wasbuilt for SusannaManley,who owned the propertyuntil 1951. A minor kitch-en fire in1934, led to ama-jorremodelingof thefirstfloor. The property hadeight subsequent ownersfrom1951-1990.

The current owner’sgreat grandfather ownedCrown Staffordshire pot-teries in England, whichwas later sold to Wedge-wood.

The William MercerAllen House (1928)

BuilderStanleyAllen’s

father in law owned theland along Van Nes Driveand divided it into lots foreach of his three daugh-ters.

This beautiful three-story red brick colonialhome sits on1.8 of that di-vided acreage.

The Lyford House (cir-ca 1880)

Only eight families

have owned this ColonialRevival house in its entire130-plus year history, andit retains many of theoriginal charming fea-tures, such as classic de-tailed window, door andbaseboard trim, originalwood stairs and floors(upstairs), cast iron fire-place surround, ceilingmedallions and slate roof.

The Glendale Lyceum(1891)

Built by RobertClarke, a publisher andbook collector, Glendalewas then considered acultural wasteland andClarke wanted a place formembers to gather, dis-cuss current events, readthe latest books and hostsocial functions.

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Carol Cincinnatiback for fifth year

Friends, families andchurch groups are urgedto express their joy to theworld Dec. 12-14 byChristmas-carolingacross Greater Cincin-nati.

Carol Cincinnati willbe held in neighbor-hoods, outside groceryand retail stores, at nurs-

ing homes – any placepeople gather – to listenand join in the singing oftraditional Christmascarols, said Darrel Geis,Carol Cincinnati founderand president of Chris-tian Blue Pages, a Shar-onville-based print, weband mobile app networkof Christian-owned andoperated businesses.

The fifth annual eventis heldwith thegoal of re-

storing the age-old tradi-tion of Christmas carol-ing and “to remind us allof the true meaning ofChristmas – the birth ofJesus Christ,” he said.

People of all faith de-nominations are encour-aged to gather friends

and family, choose anight which works best,and “let heaven and na-

ture sing” from 7 p.m. to9 p.m. as they walkaround their local neigh-

borhoods or other loca-tions.

Lyrics to traditionalChristmas carols can bedownloaded at the carol-cincinnati.com websiteor printed song bookscan be picked up afterNov. 21at all greaterBus-ken Bakery stores anddonut displays inside 116United Dairy Farmerstores throughout Great-erCincinnati. Songbooksare also available atChristian bookstores andvarious churches.

To register a carolinggroup, receive carolingguidelines or download asongbook, go to www.carolcincinnati.com.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

MAKING A LIST,CHECKING ITTWICEDo you have an event

you would like includedin this list? Email theinformation to [email protected], with “Holidayevents” in the subjectline.

Groups are urged to get out and sign during Carol Cincinnati,which returns Dec. 12-Dec. 14.

Sharonville UnitedMethodist Church

There are three ser-vices: traditional ser-vices at 8:30 a.m. and 11a.m.; a contemporaryser-vice at 9:30. SundaySchool classes and studygroupsareofferedat 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m.

The services arebroadcast with a two-weekdelayat10a.m.Sun-day Channel 24 at 9 p.m.

A nine-week study“Faith That Works” willuse the Lifeguide Scrip-ture Sunday Series.

The Ladies BibleStudy group will begin anew 10-week study“What’s so Amazingabout Grace” by PhilipYancey

The Service commit-tee will be providingThanksgiving food bas-kets for families in needaround Sharonville.

The church is at 3751Creek Road, Sharonville;563-0117;sharonville-umc.org.

RELIGION

EVENDALE10496 Sharondale Road:

Barrett, Fred O. Trs. & Annis R.Trs. to Bergan, Georgia Jane &Robert Stephen; $160,000.

GLENDALE25 Fountain Ave.: Unger,

Lawrence M. & Frances M. toWood, Kimberly R. & RaymondP.; $560,000.

SHARONVILLE4029 Haverstraw Drive: Foster,

James G. & Karen L. to Boggano,Evan M.; $105,750.

11090 Mulligan St.: Moy,Victor to Smith, Kathryn L.;$124,662.

10883 Reading Road: Lau,Elizabeth J. & David J. Michael toThai, Christina D. & ThomasNguyen; $69,900.

10580 Sarazen Court: Os-terbrock, Kathryn &Michael toCorbly, Michael S. & Brandy W.;$115,000.

SPRINGDALE886 Castro Lane: Weyler, John

J. to Short, Eric D. & JessicaChambers; $97,900.

12193 Peak Drive: Bank ofNew York Mellon Trust Co. Theto Long, Richard C.; $89,124.

12061 Sheraton Lane: Hum-phries, Dennis V. M. D. Inc. toNavam LLC; $130,000.

705 Smiley Ave.: Culley, JamesE. to Bucknut Properties LLC;$42,000.

WYOMING345 Fleming Road: Marcotte,

Kenneth to Hyland, Chad &Cara; $230,000.

360 Brocdorf Drive: Singleton,Angela Y. to Schottelkotte, Lou&Margaret T.; $304,300.

205 Grove Ave.: Cook, Dale R.& Nancy to Abrams, Robin M. &Amy A. Katz; $65,000.

1428 Springfield Pike: Mills,Ben R. & Phyllis K. to FreundInvestments LLC; $215,000.

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HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

www.highviewchristianchurch.com

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

513-931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amNursery Available Handicap Access

"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend."

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendTraditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am

Contemporary Worhip 9:45amNursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org

Spiritual Checkpoint ...Bearing the Love of Christ...for you!

United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter

Christ, the Prince of Peace

Sunday School 9:15amWorship 10:30am - Nursery Available

www.cpopumc.org“Small enough to know you, Big enough to care”

UNITED METHODIST

Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd

Rev. Richard Davenport, PastorWorship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m,

Bible Study 9:15 a.m. SundaysClassic Service and Hymnbook

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd.,

Finneytownwww.faithcinci.org

Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am

LUTHERAN

Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544

[email protected] Reverend Roger L Foote

8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II

Child Care 9-12

EPISCOPAL

Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)

Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

821.8430Steve Cummins, Senior PastorSunday School..............................9:00 amCoffee & Fellowship...................10:00 amPraise & Worship........................10:30 amwww.wyomingbc.homestead.com

Visitors Welcome!

SHARON BAPTISTCHURCH

4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241

(513) [email protected]

ServicesSunday School - 10:00 amSunday Morning - 11:00 amSunday Evening - 6:00 pmWednesday - 7:00 pm EveningPrayer and Bible Study

BAPTIST

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH8580 Cheviot Rd., ColerainTwp741-7017 www.ourfbc.comGary Jackson, Senior Pastor

Sunday School (all ages) 9:30amSunday Morning Service 10:30amSunday Evening Service 6:30pmWedn. Service/Awana 7:00pmRUI Addiction Recovery (Fri.) 7:00pm

Active Youth, College, Senior GroupsExciting Music Dept, Deaf Ministry, Nursery

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St. Paul United Church of Christ5312 Old Blue Rock Rd., off Springdale

Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

Sunday Worship: 10:30amSunday School: 9:15am

Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org

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FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ691 Fleming Rd 522-2780

Rev Pat McKinneySunday School - All Ages - 9:15am

Sunday Worship - 10:30amNursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HSRev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AMHandicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing Love

Sunday Worship ScheduleTraditional Services - 8:00 & 10:45amContemporary Services - 9:00am

Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer &Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

Sunday School Hour (for all ages)9:15 - 10:15am

Worship Service - 10:30 to 11:45am(Childcare provided for infants/ toddlers)

Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble RdOffice: 2192 Springdale Rd

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At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

1 . Traditional Sunday Worship at10:00 AM. Language: EnglishMulti-cultural, multi-generational, andmulti-ethnic.2 . Contemporary Sunday Worshipwith Freedom Church at 10:30 AM.Language: English

It’s not about Religion; it’s aboutrelationships!

www.freedomchurchcincinnati.com3. Taiwanese Traditional SundayWorship st 2:00 PM. Language:Taiwanese, UC Campus Fellowship onSaturdays,

www.cincinnatitaiwanese.org4 . Seventh Day Adventist SaturdayWorship at 10:00 AM.Language: Spanish

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

English as a Second Language (ESL) istaught on Saturday 10-12 AM.

Various Bible Studies are available.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

VINEYARD CHURCHNORTHWEST

Colerain TownshipThree Weekend Services

Saturday - 5:30 pmSunday - 9:30 & 11:15 am

9165 Round Top Road1/4 mile south of Northgate Mall513-385-4888 µ www.vcnw.org

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SHARONVILLEArrests/citationsBenjamin Robertson, 28, 7895W. Chester, drug paraphernalia,Oct. 16.Thomas Pyles, 20, 10989 Timber-wood Court, theft, Oct. 14.Luis Inca, 51, 5700 Winton Road,domestic violence, Oct. 14.Bradley Bennett, 18, 11727Honeywell Drive, drug para-phernalia, Oct. 14.Jacqueline Floyd, 46, 2926Banning Road, theft, Oct. 14.Barbara Frinin, 38, 1789 Ohio131, theft, Oct. 14.Ronald Bowen, 44, 441 Cam-bridge Drive, domestic violence,Oct. 13.

Incidents/investigationsDisorderly conductReported on Viking Way, Oct.14.Domestic violenceReported on Sharonville, Oct. 14.TheftGas removed from11000 blockof Lebanon Road, Oct. 15.Laptop valued at $600 removedat 3200 block of Kemper Road,Oct. 7.Checks removed from11000block of Timber Ridge, Sept. 16.Reported at 11000 block ofTennyson Drive, Oct. 8.Reported on 11000 block ofChester Road, Oct. 13.

GLENDALEArrests/citationsDeion Isham, 19, 2475 West-wood Northern Blvd., warrantfor failing to appear in Glen-dale Mayor's Court, Nov. 12.

Incidents/investigationsTheft100 block of West Sharon Ave-nue, cell charger removed fromunlocked vehicle during thenight, charger valued at ap-proximately $25, Nov. 7.Property damage100 block of Hetherington Lane,mailbox damaged, unknownhow the damaged occurred, noestimated value given forrepair/replacement of themailbox, Nov. 12.

SPRINGDALEArrests/citationsJohn Grace, drug abuse, Oct. 14.Myka Walker, theft, Oct. 15.Abigail Buchanan, theft, Oct. 15.Marco Hernandez, theft, Oct. 15.Jessica Traub, possession of drugabuse instruments. Oct. 17.Derrick Steele, drug abuse, Oct.17.Phillip Williams, theft, Oct. 17.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringProperty entered and metalremoved from 500 block ofCloverdale, Oct. 12.BurglaryAttempt reported on 300 blockof Glensprings, Oct. 13.Criminal damagingReported at 1100 block of Ches-terdale Drive, Oct. 15.DomesticReported on Springfield Pike,Oct. 12.Theft$590 in merchandise removedfrom11000 block of PrincetonPike, Oct. 13.

Copper removed from 600 blockof Kemper Commons, Oct. 13.Wallet removed from11000block of Princeton Pike, Oct. 13.Merchandise removed from 500block of Kemper, Oct. 14.Copper removed from 600 blockof Kemper Commons, Oct. 14.Reported by 11000 block ofCommons Drive, Oct. 15.

WYOMINGArrests/citationsAngelica Goodale 31, 2252Kipling Ave., filing a falsereport to obtain a prescription,Nov. 5.Timothy Frederick Miller 19, 206Elm St., Lockland, receivingstolen property, Nov. 6.Wiley L. Foster 55, 10121DouglasSt., theft.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringA snow blower and woodworking equipment were takenfrom the storage portion of thevictim’s detached carport,Laramie Trail, Nov. 7.

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