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A new parking lot, pickleballcourts and a playground are afew of the big projects the An-derson Township Park Districtis planning next year.

Park commissioners recent-ly approved the2014budget andcapital projects/park develop-

ment spending is expected tojump from this year to next.

By the end of 2013, the ParkDistrict is expected to spend$35,310 on capital projects.Next year, they estimate spend-ing $466,329 in that same cate-gory, budget documents show.

Even though the Park Dis-trict replaced theplaygroundatJuilfs Park this summer, the

money was set aside in 2012,with additional funding comingfrom the Anderson Foundationfor Parks and Recreation.

Clear Creek Park, on stateRoute 32 between the Beech-mont Levee and the village ofNewtown, will see the most im-provements next year, said

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MT. WASHINGTON — Christ-mas came early for a belovedteacher at McNicholas HighSchool.

Students in the school’s jour-nalism class raised money tohelp pay for amotorized wheel-chair for history and socialstudies teacher John “Mr.Kirch” Kirchgassner.

The students raised $800 intwo days going to each of theclassrooms.Themoneywent to-ward costs not covered by in-surance.

“I was surprised by theamount of generosity,” said sen-ior Hayley Coldiron, of Ander-son Township.

The journalism students be-came aware of how well-likedKirchgassner was based on theresults a recent survey.

Senior Sarah Ruwe, of Mil-ford, said she and her peerswanted to write a Thanksgivingstory on what their classmatesappreciated most at the school.

“Mr. Kirch was third on thelist,” said Ruwe.

Soon after junior NicholasKeri, of Union Township, Cler-mont County, discovered thatKirchgassner’s motorizedwheelchair had broken down.

“(Kirchgassner) is such abigpart of the McNick communi-ty,” said Keri, adding that theidea to raise money for a newwheelchair was embraced bythe journalism class.

“Itwasnice toknowwecouldgive something back to himsince he has given 42 years toMcNick,” said junior GabrielleQuesnell, of Union Township.

The students kept their ef-forts a secret until the day theypresented Kirchgassner with a

check for $800.“He was absolutely

stunned,” said junior LaurenFisher, of Milford. So much so,that Kirchgassner, who the stu-

dents sayneveruses email, sentan electronic “thank you” to allof the students.

“It shows the type of stu-dents we have here,” said

Kirchgassner.“It’s a big reason I have been

here 42 years.”Kirchgassner said thegener-

osity hasmadehis holiday espe-

cially memorable.“(It’s) definitely one of my

best Christmas gifts,” he said.“I can now keep up with my

grandson.”

Kids make teacher’s holiday specialBy Forrest [email protected]

Students in the McNicholas High School journalism class raised money to help pay for a motorized wheelchair for history and social studiesteacher John "Mr. Kirch" Kirchgassner, shown in front. The students are from left: Hayley Coldiron, Nicholas Keri, Jordan Lau, Hannah Van Zant,Sarah Ruwe, Madelyn Sorensen, Lauren Fisher and Gabrielle Quesnell. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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The first is improvingthe main parking lot andadding 100 spaces.

Kushner said earlierthis year it would have ahuge impact on the parkand help with the oftencrowded parking condi-tions during sports sea-sons.

A $172,000 grant fromthe Ohio EnvironmentalProtection Agency willhelppay for the estimated$286,000 project.

The new parking lotwould be built from per-meablepavers– similar towhat is installed near theall-weather fields at Riv-ersideParkonRoundBot-

tom Road – that wouldhold water and release itinstead of creating morerun-off.

ClearCreekPark’s sec-ond project will be sixnew pickleball courts.The sport – a combinationof badminton, Ping-Pongand tennis – has beengrowing in popularity,and Anderson Townshiphas its own group of ded-icated players.

The Park District re-cently learned it receiveda $66,816 NatureWorksgrant from the Ohio De-partment of Natural Re-sources.

The grant is still pend-ing approval from thestate’s Controlling Board.

Kushner said the ParkDistrict will provide theland, labor and construc-tion equipment as a fund-ing match.

The Anderson Pickle-ball Club also has beenraising money to helpbuild the courts.

“Theplan is tomakeitafirst-class facility thatwill be there for a longtime,” Mike McCalmont,who helps run the Ander-son Pickleball Club, saidearlier this year.

There are public pick-leball courts in Middle-town, about an hour northof Clear Creek Park, butthose are converted ten-niscourts.Thesewouldbethe first new courts dedi-cated solely to pickleball,Kushner said.

Finally, the Park Dis-trict is also seeking agrant to install a play-ground at Kellogg Park,near the Ohio River onKellogg Avenue, which itcurrently does not have.

ParksContinued from Page A1

Anderson Township’sspecialty seafood marketis opening a new locationearly next year.

Keegan’s, which hasbeen open on Salem Roadfor nine years, is expand-ing to Erie Avenue onHyde Park Square.

Owner Tom Keegansaid the new store will bevery similar to the cur-rent one with fresh sea-foodshipped indaily, localand specialty food items,and ready-to-eat dishes.

“I likewhat I do sowhynot bring it to more peo-ple,” he said of the deci-sion to open anotherlocation. “Many of my

customers come fromHyde Park and they’vebeenaskingme to openupthere.”

In addition to the freshfish, lobsters and otherseafood, Keegan’s hashomemade salads, soups,sauces and other special-tyfoods.Thosewill stillbemade at the AndersonTownship shop andbrought to the Hyde Parklocation, which also willhave a selection of grass-fed beef, lamb and pork.

They’ll alsohave tablesandchairsat theErieAve-nue store and everythingwill be served to-go, and,like the Salem Road shop,Keegan said they’ll beable to heat up the food ifcustomers choose to eat

there.His new location, 2724

Erie Ave., also will havebreakfast options like ba-gels and lox, smoothies,fresh juices and oatmeal.Lunch options include sal-ads, soups, quiche andother daily specials, withrotating menus.

Keegan emphasized hehas no intentions to closethe Anderson Townshipstore, 6675 Salem Road,and is in the process of re-modeling the kitchen.“It’sgoingtobevital in theexpansion,” he said.

“It’s my commissaryand kitchen and this iswhere I’m making every-thing happen.”

The kitchen plays a bigrole at the Anderson loca-

tion and Keegan oftentakes customers backthere.

“We teach people howto cook fish or whatever

they want to learn how tocook like scallops orshrimp,” he said.

“People are intimidat-ed by seafood because it’s

costlyand it’snot familiar.I try to break that barrierdown so people are able tocook a very good, healthymeal.”

Even with the secondlocation,Keegansaidhe’llcontinue to host “ThirstyThursdays” at the Ander-son store, where custom-ers can come in and tastefour different beers orwines for $12. After thetasting, they can pick outanything in the store andhe’ll cook it for them.

The Anderson Town-ship store is open 10 a.m.to 6 p.m. Monday throughSaturday.

Visit the website, kee-gansseafood.com, for spe-cials, events and updateson the new location.

Keegan’s seafood to open a 2nd storeBy Lisa [email protected]

Tom Keeganshows offone of thefreshcatches athis seafoodstore inAndersonTownship.He plans toopen asecondKeegan’sSpecialtySeafoodMarket inHyde Parknext year.

“Make a joyful noiseunto the Lord”

Psalm100:1NEWTOWN—Sometime

early next year, the con-gregation at NewtownUnited Methodist Churchwill be making a joyfulnoise unto the Lord with

the help of a pipe organwith 100-year-old Kimballpipes – a gift from a for-mer church in Kentucky.

It’s all part of the New-town church’s celebrationof 200 years at 3546Church St. and 215 yearsof existence.

Newtown UnitedMethodistChurch ismoreaccustomed to givingthan receiving gifts.

For example, thechurch’s 105 membersraised more than $15,000the last Lenten season forthe Inter Parish Ministry,theirneighbor just streetsawayat 3509DeboltRoad.

But Newtown UnitedMethodist Church is hap-pily accepting the formerKentucky church’s pipes,which organ guru Mi-chael Rathke of New Cas-tle, Ind., is using tomakeanew organ for the church.

Newtown UnitedMethodist Church PastorHoward Preston of Mt.Carmel says the organ is,“a perfect example of re-purposingandrecycling.”

“This instrument wasmade possible by the giftof 100-year-old Kimballpipes, an Ohio River Val-ley grant and benevolentgifts from many mem-bers and friends of New-town United MethodistChurch,” Preston said.

“We will dedicate ournew instrument with aconcert of organ and cho-ral music in 2014.”

Rathke also is respon-sible for bringing theKimball pipes to New-town United MethodistChurch.

He’dbeencontactedbyan organist at the PlumStreet Temple in down-town Cincinnati who wastrying to help the New-

town church find a smallpipe organ with some old-time parts.

About the same time, aretired Miami Universityprofessor contactedRathke to ask whether heknew of anyone interest-ed in 1910 Kimball organpipes that owners of a for-mer church in Kentuckyno longer wanted.

Rathke sure did.And while the Kimball

pipework was the jump-ing off point for the new

organ, Rathke eventuallylanded in a mindset thatthe instrument should ul-timately be “suitable forMethodist worship in thefirstpartof the21stcentu-ry.”

“This is essentially anew instrument that in-corporates three or foursets of antique pipeworkthatwas a very good qual-ity thatwewereable to re-use and revocie and re-purpose,” Rathke said.

Church gets organ for its birthdayBy Jeanne [email protected]

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UNION TWP. — Ander-son Township lawyerChris Finney – a notedconservative and anti-taxadvocate who has previ-ously opposed other taxincentive deals – receiveda tax-incentive rebateThursday to open a law

firm office in UnionTownship.

It happened at a UnionTownshipCommunity Im-provement Corporation(CIC) Board of Trusteesmeeting,whereCIC trust-ees Tim Donnellon andBob McGee, who are alsoUnion Township trustees,did not look kindly on theprospect of a rebate for

Finney, an activist withCOAST(CitizensOpposedto Additional Spendingand Taxes).

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of the CIC, which is theeconomic-developmentarm of the Union Town-ship Board of Trustees,show Donnellon andMcGee “expressed con-cern” about Finney’s pro-posed tax-incentive re-bate while CIC memberRonald Campbell, who isUnion Township’s fiscalofficer, “expressed con-cern” about preventingeconomic development inUnion Township.

Donnellon made whatturned out to be a failedmotion to table the issue.He was joined in a yesvote by McGee, but CICmembers Campbell and

Matt Beamer, who is alsoa Union Township trusteewhose term runs throughDecember 2015, voted no.

CIC Executive Direc-tor Cory Wright, who isassistant Union Townshipadministrator, abstained.

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Initially,Finneysaidhehad not actively soughtthe incentivesandwasun-decided about takingthem. But two days later,he apologized for thosecomments, and said thatwhile he understood theincentives to be “in thenormal course of busi-ness,” he said he hadasked for them andwouldaccept them if they wereapproved.

FinneyandCOASThadpreviously condemnedother tax incentive dealsin theregion,most recent-ly denouncing the$853,650 deal given towomen’s product compa-ny Pure Romance by thecity of Cincinnati.

Finney is opening hislaw firm in a building lo-cated in the Ivy PointeJoint Economic Develop-ment District created byUnion Township and Mil-ford, which allows for thecollection of a 1-percentearnings tax for infra-structure improvements.

The tax-incentive re-bate from the UnionTownship CIC means thatFinney will get back 10percent of the taxes paidduring the 42 months of alease he will begin payingJan. 1.

Finneywillgeta15per-cent rebate if taxes paidexceed $5 million.

Union Township haspreviously granted ten-ants rebates on those tax-es.

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Light up the NightAnderson High School

is selling luminaries tohelpVictor Petychev,whois recovering from burnsafter a Thanksgiving fireat his home.

His mother, Elena Ni-kolova,alsowas injured inthe fire, and their home isseriously damaged.

Kitsare$15 for10 lumi-naries and can be pickedup on Dec. 19 from 4-7p.m. at theAndersonHillsUnitedMethodistChurch,off Forest Road. Theyshould be lit Sunday, Dec.22, to show thoughts andprayers for Victor.

Email [email protected] [email protected]

toorderorwithquestions.All proceeds will go to

theElena andVictor Fundset up at US Bank.

Design guidelineshearing

Anderson Townshiptrustees will conduct apublic hearing at 6 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 19, for thenew design guidelines forthe appearance, designand layout of new com-mercial development.

These guidelines con-tain standards and recom-mendations for archi-tects, engineers and busi-ness owners, as well asstaff and committeemembers, to considerwith new development.

The meeting is at theAnderson Center, 7850Five Mile Road.

Holiday concertTheAndersonCommu-

nityBandwill “Ring in theHolidays”with a free con-cert at 7 pm. Sunday, Dec.22, at the Anderson Cen-ter, 7850 Five Mile Road.

Soloists are BethanyHamann on the Englishhorn and Brad Benick ontrumpet, with guest art-ists The Cincinnati Col-laborative Ringing Pro-ject.

House fireAnderson Township

fire crews spent hoursbattling a blaze at an An-chor Road home Dec. 6.

Although initial re-ports indicated someonewas trapped inside, ev-eryone had gotten out bythe time fire crews ar-rived.Noonewas injured.

The fire broke out justafter 3 p.m. at 7876B An-chor Road.

The person who livedthere initially tried to ex-tinguish it with a gardenhose, but was unsuccess-ful.

Crews spent severalhours getting the fire un-der control.

Damagewasestimatedto be at least $35,000.

The cause is still underinvestigation.

Meetings movedagain

The Anderson Town-ship Park District willkeep its Board of ParkCommissioners meetingsat 6:30 p.m. the secondTuesday of each month.

Meetings are at JuilfsPark, 8249 Clough Pike.

BRIEFLY

DECEMBER 18, 2013 • FOREST HILLS JOURNAL • A7

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

FORESTHILLSJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

Anderson High School Thea-tre students recently per-formed the play “Urinetown,”

where, in a gritty near-futurecity, a 20-year drought has re-sulted in laws forcing everyone

tousepay-per-usepublic toilets,which are controlled by theUrine Good Company.

Joey Loebker as Bobby Strong leads the Anderson Theatre cast in the rousing Gospel number, "Run Freedom Run," during the production of "Urinetown." From left are Nick Palazzolo,Josh Bernstein, Gretchen Baxter, Annie Kelty, Joey Loebker, Hannah Moon, Marisa LaRuffa, Malerie Jump, Bree Seeley, Katelyn Nevin, and Gabrielle Giglio.

URINE GOODCOMPANY

Mr. Caldwell (played by Anderson High School student Justin Morrow)basks in the adoration of his daughter Hope (Hannah Moon) and hisstaff (Josh Brooks, Katelyn Peters, and Kate Aylward).

Anderson Theatre "Urinetown" cast members Marisa LaRuffa (Josephine Strong), Sally Modzelewski(Penelope Pennywise), Nate Bissinger (Senator Fipp), and Allie Dalton (Soupy Sue) sing about Urinetown.

Anderson High School student Joey Loebker as Bobby Strong inspiresthe poor of Urinetown to revolt against the Urine Good Companyduring Anderson Theatre's performance of the musical.

In a scene that affectionately mocks the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,”dancers Katelyn Peters, Gretchen Baxter, and Rachel Adams prepare fortheir "bottle dance" during Anderson Theatre's production of"Urinetown."

Overly enthusiastic rebels, played by Nick Palazzolo, Claire Button, and Marisa LaRuffa, attack the innocentHope Cladwell, played by Hannah Moon, in Anderson Theatre's production of "Urinetown."

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Boys basketball» Anderson opened its sea-

son with a 49-45 win over Fin-neytownDec.7beforedroppinga 64-52 decision at homeagainstMilford Dec. 10.

»McNicholas opened theseasonwith a pair of wins, beat-ingMadeira 67-47 at home Dec.7 and notching a 49-47 overtimewin on the road at Kettering Al-ter Dec. 10.

» Turpin opened the seasonat home Dec. 7, falling 72-63againstSt.Xavier.TheSpartansbouncedbackwitha63-58homewin against Glen Este Dec. 10.Zach McCormick scored 31 inthe victory.

Girls basketball» Anderson beat Lebanon 54-

48 on the road Dec. 9. MaggieHarris and Madison Templeeach scored 16 to lead the Red-skins, who improved to 2-2.

»McNicholas posted a 72-57home win against Conner(NKy.) Dec. 9. The Rockets alsobeatMiddletownFenwick 65-45at home Dec. 11, exploding for33 points in the second quarterto erase a17-10 deficit after oneperiod. The Rockets improvedto 4-2.

» Turpin beat Milford 41-35Dec. 7 to level its record at 2-2.

Mackenzie Campbell was a per-fect 8-for-8 from the free throwlineonherwaytoa team-high12points.

Boys bowling» Anderson beat Loveland

back to back Dec. 10 and 12, re-cording victories of 2718-2523and 2784-2372, respectively.

»McNicholas beat PurcellMarian 2218-1768 Dec. 10 atCherryGroveLanes to improveto 2-1 on the season.

»Walnut Hills defeated Tur-pin Dec. 9. Junior Noah Drouthad a 412 series. The Eaglescame backwith a 2362-2045winover the Spartans Dec. 11.

Girls bowling» Turpin swept Walnut Hills,

posting a1927-1562 victoryDec.9 as Madison Gillespie rolled a181 game and 328 series. TheSpartans won 2041-1903 Dec. 11as Krista Heggem rolled herfirst-ever 200 game and a 349series. Turpin improved to 7-1(3-1 Eastern Cincinnati Confer-ence).

Boys swimming»Walnut Hills beat Kings

Dec.9.JuniorJuanMouganwonthe 200 individual medley and100 backstroke for the Eagles.

Girls swimming»Walnut Hills beat Kings

Dec. 9. Junior Brookley Garrywon the 200 individual medleyand 100 breaststroke.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Mark D. Motz and [email protected]@communitypress.com

The Withrow High SchoolHall ofFamecommittee recent-ly announced the 2014 class.

Inductees includeJoanHem-pel (Comisar), class of 1948, forgolf; Dick LeMay, class of 1956,for baseball, football and bas-ketball; Joey Jackson, class of

1968, for football and track;Dashia Grigsby, class of 1989,forbasketball andtrack;andTa-nea Green, class of 1999, fortrack.

The five athletes join the 16previous inductees. An induc-tion ceremony is scheduled forhalftime of the Withrow-vs.-Ai-ken varsity boys basketball

game, Feb.1, 2014.Game time is7:30 p.m.

To ensure the Hall of Famecontinues to honor Withrow’sathletic tradition, donations canbe made payable to WAI withthe designation to the WAHOF.

For more information emailVince Stitzel at [email protected].

Withrow athletic hall to induct 5Community Press

TheForestHillsJournalaskedreaders tosend inpicturesof their seniorclassathletesaspartof theFall SeniorMoments project. All photos from across the Community Press newspaper family will bepart of an online photo gallery on cincinnati.com.

Saint Ursula Academy field hockey seniors, former 2010 state champions, celebrated senior night with coachSarah Catlin and assistant coach Erin Dunigan. The girls, from left, with their parents include: Katie Abrahamof Kenwood, Catherine “Kenzie” Corbin of Anderson, Sophia Dansereau of Hyde Park, Monica Glaescher ofKenwood, Hannah Hollmeyer of Anderson, Meredith Stautberg of Anderson, Catherine “Tassy” Taylor ofAnderson and Morgan Voytek of Milford.THANKS TO THE CORBIN FAMILY

Fall senior moments

Somewhere Keith Jacksonweeps, for there is no rumblin’or stumblin’, but there is plentyof tumbling as gymnastics sea-son is under way for area girls.

AndersonHead coach Stacy Bailey en-

ters her 20th season at the helmwith a blend of youth and expe-rience she hopes will lead to asuccessful season.

“I look for a really strong fin-ish,”Bailey said. “It’s a relative-ly young teamstill, so they havea lot of room for improvement.”

Among the 11 gymnasts arefive returnees, including juniorEmily Caggiano, whomade it tostate on the balance beam lastseason. Also back are seniorsBre Willenbrink and Emily Al-sip, junior Tara Crosley andsophomores Megan Shearerand Taylor Caruso.

The youthful portion of theroaster features what Baileycalled “probably the strongestfreshman class I’ve ever had.”It’s headed byLevel 9 club com-petitor Casey Gittelman, whowill join the team at the first ofthe year after her club season.

Other freshmen include El-len Tanner, Teagan Gerkey andZona Herrick. Sophomore Lau-ren Coons is a first-year gym-nast rounding out the roster.

Bailey also has a pair of tum-blers from Blanchester and Be-thel-Tate High School seniorDakota Sicurella training withher squad.

Sicurella – whowas a region-al qualifier in the hurdles in thespring – was an all-district per-former in gymnastics as a ju-

nior, narrowly missing a trip tostate.

TurpinTheSpartanshaveabig team

with 18 tumblers; nine are first-year gymnasts.

Which means head coachGail Maundrell has to developsome leaders among the return-ees, as well as impart the self-motivation required of an indi-vidual sport on the newbies.

“It’s exciting tohavesomanynew girls to high school gym-nastics,”Maundrell said. “Theyhave the potential I thoughtthey did and now it’s amatter ofgetting them to live up to it. Wehave some depth and some ex-perience and that means if theywant to be one of those top sixgirls (in a given event), they’regoing to have to step up andearn it.”

A pair of freshmen in Britta-ny Gardner and Katie Lambertare well on their way; Lambertcracked the 30-point barrier inthe all-around and Lambertedrecordedan8.5 inthefloorexer-cises in Turpin’s first meet.

Senior Bree Stocker is beston the floor exercises. JuniorLauren Hoyt and Angel Spanosbring experience, as do return-ing sophomores Nicki Schucterand Emilie Swertseger. Sopho-mores Katherine Bryant andSami Vogel are part of the newcontingent.

Senior Becca Swertsger –Emilie’s older sister - made it tostate on the uneven bars lastseason, but will miss the earlypart of the season after under-going Tommy John surgery.Sophomores Madi Wessels andHaley Witherell also shouldcontribute when they returnfrom injury.

“We will work hard,” Mau-drell said.

Gymnastsspring intowinter seasonByMark D. Motz, Tom Skeenand Scott [email protected]@[email protected]

Turpin High School sophomore gymnast Nicki Schuchter performs in the floor exercises during a Dec. 10 meetat Cincinnati Country Day. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Thunder’s knocking onthe floor of local alleys ashigh school bowlers are infull swing for the winterseason. Teams in the For-estHillsJournalcoveragearea look to strike theirway to success.

AndersonThe Redskins finished

third in the Eastern Cin-cinnati Conference boysrace last season. Headcoach Jeff Miracle has adeep squad in place look-ing to challenge leaguefront-runner Glen Este.

Sophomore Joey Ste-vens and junior MitchellHehn are the top return-ees, eachmovingupaspotafter being the numbertwo and three bowlers, re-spectively, last season.

Also back are juniorsClark Annabelle, KyleGreulach and TravisHawks, along with sopho-moreWill Johnson. SeniorCarl Berlund is a first-year bowler making con-tributions.

“I used to have threesolid scores and maybetwo wild cards,” Miraclesaid. “Now we’ve got thedepth and some competi-tion for every spot.They’re probablymy bestspare-shooting teamever;they don’t leave a lot ofopen frames.”

On the girls, side Mir-acle hopes to lift his teamfrom the ECC cellarwhere it finished last sea-son.

He’ll rely on returningsenior Rockelle Ober andveteran junior AshleyBasler to lead the way.Carly Anderson, LaurenBrogan , Sedona Isch, Ka-tie Albert, Morgan Bond-haver and Jessica Harmround out the roster andwill compete for startingroles.

“I’m looking for thegirls to finish about .500,which would be a big im-provement over lastyear,”Miracle said. “Theywere 1-3 to start the sea-son, but they’re getting tothe point where we’ll becompetitive with every-body left on the sched-ule.”

McNicholas

The Rockets finishedsecond in the GreaterCatholic League tourna-ment competing againstall divisions last season.They took second in theGCL Central race, too.However, four four-yearbowlers graduated fromthat team, leaving headcoach Bryan Combs onlytwo bowlers with varsityexperience on his 10-manroster.

Senior captain Camer-on Roesel rolled a 400 se-ries in his first match ofthe season and is the es-tablished leader. Sopho-more two-hand bowlerMatthew Massie returnsfor his second season.

“From there the otherthree spots are prettywide open,” Combs said.

“We’ll have a lot of guyswho get a chance to con-tribute.”

“We’ve got a lot of per-sonal bests that have al-ready been beaten,”Combs said. “I think we’llkeep improving.”

McNick is not fieldingagirls teamfor thesecondconsecutive season.

TurpinThe Spartan boys fin-

ished 4-18 last season, lastin the ECC after earningno league wins. Headcoach Eric Kenter has 11bowlers on the rosterlooking to improve thatrecord.

Sophomore top scorerGreg Wheaton and sen-iors Tommy Hall andAdamWoltermann returnwith varsity experience.Junior Alex Brail is the

second-leading scorer inhis first year of bowling.Junior Mediel Rivera adssome depth.

“Everyone has had achance to get in a varsitymatch,” Kenter said. “It’sbeen a go-with-the-hot-hand rotation. Differentguys are stepping up ev-ery day, every week.

“Our goal in generalthis year is to get better,getmore consistent. If weperform to a level wherewe’re improving ourskills and our scores,we’re happy. (Getting anECC victory) would behuge for our guys and setthe tone for the future ofTurpin bowling.”

The Turpin girls fin-ished10-10 lastseason,butwent 8-2 over their last 10matches. Head coach Ga-ry Fisher has a veteran

team returning to con-tinue the upswing.

Seniors Krista Heg-gem, Monica Bosse andKamila Samadi lead theteam in experience, whilejuniors Alise Dumfordand Madison Gillespiejoin Heggem at the top ofthe scoreboard.

Sophomores Amy Bal-litch and LisaMerman re-turn for their second sea-sons, while classmate Isa-belle Reynolds is out forthe first time.

The Spartan girls wereoff to a 7-1 start after de-feating league rival Wal-nut Hills on successivedays Dec. 10 and 11.

Walnut HillsJamesFicklin leads the

rollers off of VictoryParkway. Last year, theWalnut Hills boys werethird in the Eastern Cin-cinnati Conference at17-4overall; the girls werefourth at 14-9.

The Eagles are alreadyout to a quick start thisseason with ECC secondteam selection seniorKarl Schottelkotte back.In early competition,Schottelkottewas averag-ing 195 with juniors Aus-tin Brown and Christo-pher Franz around 170.Sophomore Ben Black-lidge was also closing inon the170markandjuniorNoah Drout recently hasstrung together somegood games.

Senior Claire Schottel-kotte returns to the LadyEagles team aftermakingECC first team last sea-son. Ashley Robinson andMadeline Kirschner, arealso returning starters.

High school bowlers in full swingAnderson,Turpin appeardeep in talentByMark D. Motz andScott [email protected]@communitypress.com

McNicholas High School senior bowling captain Cameron Roesel rolls against PurcellMarian in a Dec. 10 match at Cherry Grove Lanes. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Anderson lefty JoeyStevens shows his form ashe lets fly at Cherry GroveLanes Dec. 10. SCOTT

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TheNagel BlueMiddleSchool eighth grade foot-ball team celebrated its8-0unbeatenseasonatNa-gel Recognition Night,held at the school Oct. 29.

With a powerful run-ning attack, Nagel scoredat least 30points in four ofits first sixgames, theoth-er two a 28-12 win at Win-ton Woods and a 22-8 vic-tory at Kings.

In the final two gamesthe defense carried the

day, 14-8 at Milford and16-8 over Loveland in agame at Anderson HighSchool.

Coach Scott Peters,who has coached verysuccessful teams at alllevels frommiddle schoolthrough college, comple-mented the squad on itshard work and teamchemistry, and said thatfor several team mem-bers this representedtheir fifth consecutiveun-

beaten season.Herepeatedlystressed

the importance of aca-demics, closingbysaying,“I absolutely guaranteeyou, no matter what col-lege you may wish to at-tend, whether or not youwant toplaya sport at thatlevel, there will be farmore, many times more,scholarships available atany school youchoose, foracademic excellence thanfor athletics.”

The Nagle Middle School eighth grade Blue football team, led by head coach Scott Peters,caps an undefeated season with an Eastern Cincinnati Conference title. Playing under thelights at Anderson High School, the Nighthawks defeated a tough Loveland squad, 16-8,to finish the season without a loss. Employing an opportunistic offense and ruggeddefense, the Nagel team dominated every opponent on the eight-game schedule. In frontare Elijah Price, Thomas Volz, Zach Fickenworth, Hunter Lafkas, Jensen Forbes, BradyShelton, Beau Arlinghaus, Daylan Sparks, Tracy Ritze, Kevin Shearer, Ben Clough and HeadCoach Scott Peters. In second row are AJ Griffin, Jordan Burnam, Carter Donnells, JakeThompson, Tim Friedrich, Ryan Faherty, Jarrett Nagy, Max Kight, Logan Caruso, ZaneVaughn, Gatlin Temple and Nate Baumgartner. In third row are Jonah Maifeld, SeanSchaeffer, Alexander Smith, Kylen Sunday, Russell Vogel, Max Kosman, Kyle Riley, TreyKincaid, Jake Campbell, Evan Schlosser, Jordan Jones, Alex Rodriguez and Coach DanHornschmeier. In fourth row are Coach Jim Schaefer, Coach Jim Byrnes, Nick Huston,Jackson Mcgonegle, Jacob Hughes, Trent Rogers, Nate Wilkins, Stanley Howard, AmadazJones, Duncan Hoffman, MatthewMartin, Austin Watt, Jackson Polivka and Coach MarcNagy. Not pictured are Coach Bob Mullenax and Coach Steve Kosky. THANKS TO STEVEN

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Nagel’s Blue football teamrecognized for perfect season

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VIEWPOINTSVIEWPOINTSEDITORIALS | LETTERS | COLUMNS | CH@TROOM CommunityPress.com

FORESTHILLSJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

FORESTHILLSJOURNAL

Forest Hills Journal EditorEric [email protected], 576-8251Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: [email protected] site:www.communitypress.com

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The holidays are a time offamily, friends, traditions andgratitude.

When a loved one has a ter-minal illness, the season canalsomeanadded stress, fatigue,and financial burdens. Mostfamilies would not want tospend the holiday season in andout of an emergency room, yetnearly one in five Medicarebeneficiaries is readmitted tothehospitalwithin30daysofre-lease.

According to the New Eng-land Journal of Medicine, thistranslates to $17.4 billion inMedicare spending on patientswhose return trips could havebeen avoided.

Avoidable hospital re-admis-sions among Medicare benefi-ciaries has become a top priori-

ty for both poli-cymakers andthe Centers forMedicare andMedicaid Ser-vices as hospi-tals feel addedpressure tohelp patientsremain athome.

The CMShas taken on

several initiatives to reduce re-admissions from penalizinghospitals with high re-admis-sion rates to implementingshared savings programs in aneffort to increase care coordi-nation among providers.

There are some return tripsto the hospital that are unavoid-able due to complications, new

and unrelated problems, or an-ticipated steps of certain treat-ment plans.

Some patients are also re-ad-mitted because they live in a re-gion where hospitals are usedmore frequently as a place ofcare for illnesses.

Regardless of where pa-tients reside, education andsupport are key factors in pre-venting re-admissions. Too of-ten, a rushed discharged proc-ess and a lack of necessary fol-low up care leaves dischargedpatients unable to follow in-structions about a new diagnos-es or newmedication.

The Agency for HealthcareResearch and Quality reportedthat while patients with one ormore chronic conditions repre-sent just 5percentof thepatient

population, they account formore than 50 percent of thehealth care costs.

Increasingly, hospitals areforming collaborative partner-ships with palliative care andhospice providers to combatavoidable re-admissions. Forterminally ill patients, hospiceis one resourceavailable tohelppatients remain home for theholidays.

Hospice and palliative careproviders work closely with pa-tients and families to identifycare preferences, managesymptoms,andaddressclinical,emotional and spiritual needsthrough a team approach. Thisallows patients to pick up thephone in a time of crisis and re-ceive medications at home.

During theholidays, families

can spend more time creatingmemories and sharing tradi-tions instead of making emer-gency room trips.

Integrating palliative careservices early, and makingtimely and appropriate hospicereferrals can not only improvepatient experiences, but ad-dress some of the most impor-tant issuesfacedbyhospitals to-day: quality improvement, in-creasing coordination, prevent-ing complications, reducingcosts – and ultimately, returntrips to thehospital inapatient’sfinal stages of life when thecomforts of home and qualitytime with family are most im-portant.

Cindee Tresslar is the executivedirector of Crossroads Hospice.

Home for holiday goal for terminally ill

CindeeTresslarCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

As the original mother of anadopted adultwithwhomIhavebeen reunited for17 years, I amwriting to encourage your read-ership to support Ohio SenateBill 23 and Ohio House Bill 61.These two important pieces oflegislation will provide adoptedOhioans access to their originalbirth certificates (OBC).

It is unbelievable that, unlikemany other states, our govern-ment actively prevents a groupof its citizens from accessingbasic information about them-selves. But by denying Ohioansadopted between 1964 and 1996access to their OBC, our stategovernment denies these peo-ple the right to fundamentalfacts, such as the date andplaceof their birth and the identity oftheir original (birth) parents.

Besides the basic right of Allcitizens to know such informa-tion about themselves, there isanother compelling reason tosupport these bills.

Today, physicians and medi-cal specialists increasingly rely

on genetic in-formation andmedical histo-ry to diagnoseand treat manydiseases.Adoptees whoare denied ac-cess to theirOBC are pre-vented fromobtaining themedical histo-ry that may

save their lives and the lives oftheir children.

SB 23 and HB 61 will rectifythis grievous wrong and mustbe signed into law. Last spring,the bills received overwhelm-ing support from both theHouse and Senate.

HB 61 passed the House 96-1andSB23passedtheSenateMe-dicaid, Health and Human Ser-vices Committee 9-0. However,Ohio Senate leadership stalledon bringing the legislation be-fore the full senate for a vote.

Speaking for the vast major-

ity of birth parents, I ask foryour help to pass this legisla-tion. We never asked to beshielded from our children.

Archaic laws that sealedadoption records were imposedon our children and on us. Ouradult children deserve theiroriginal birth certificates andaccess to vital, personal infor-mation only we can give them.

Readers should contact theirstate senators (http://www.ohiosenate.gov/senate/in-dex) and encourage them to ac-tively support these bills thatwill restore the rights of full cit-izenship to all of Ohio’s adoptedadults.

Askyoursenators tourge theSenate president to bring it upfor a vote. If they are allowed tovote, there is no doubt that theSenate will pass the legislationand end this obvious discrimi-nation against our fellow citi-zens.

Susan Anthony is a resident of Ma-deira.

Stop the stalling onadoptee access legislation

SusanAnthonyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Last week’s questionDo you think Ohio legislators

should approve a bill to allowback-to-school shoppers to buycertain items free of state and lo-cal sales taxes? Why or why not?

“This is essentially a salestax reduction. If we really donotneedtocollectsomuchmon-ey from the sales tax why notjust reduce the tax?

“This is political smoke andmirrors designed to make thepeople sponsoring the bill lookgood at very little cost. It is asham that will create a lot ofgame playing and fraud on thedays when there is no tax, poli-tics at its worst.”

F.S.D.

“No - why single out this par-ticular group for tax-free sta-tus? And how would you evendetermine what is a school-re-lated expense?

“What I would support: sea-sonal tax-free shopping weeks,such as New York City offers -either a total moratorium on allsales tax for that period or notax on a specific item such as

clothing, cars, furniture, etc.This couldbeahugeboost to theeconomy.”

J.S.B.

“Now that is not a bad idea.Teachers alreadyhave sales taxexempt status for supplies,whynot students and families fortheir learning materials?”

O.H.R.

“Since 1965, the Departmentof Education has proven thatthe federal government needsto get out of the state’swaywithregard to the education of chil-dren. Ohio legislators are alsoguilty, and need to stand down.

“Legislators need to fix theroads and balance the budgetand quit wasting time on abor-tion and pandering to parents.”

K.P.

“Talk about complexity!Howdowe ID someonewho fitsthis description online or in thestore?

“Then, consider the admini-strationof thisat thestore level;another thing for the minimumhourly wage clerk to handle.

“Then, what interest groupwould be next in line for specialconsideration?

“We should be looking forways to simplify our tax sys-temsandthisproposal failsmis-erably.We have awide range ofprices available to shoppers,some of which will meet theirbudget limitations.Abigding tothis idea.”

T.J.

“I would always think it is agood idea to get something taxfree. I am also sure that therewill be a bit of scamming goingon ... oh well.”

D.D.

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NEXT QUESTIONTime Magazine has named PopeFrancis as its Person of the Year.What do you think of thechoice? Whomwould youchoose as Person of the Year?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via e-mail. Send youranswers [email protected] withChatroom in the subject line.

As we grow older we arereminded of the importanceof planning ahead – have a fi-nancial plan, awill, powers ofattorney,etc.Weareoftennot

an informedconsumerwhen a crisisof a fall or ill-ness hap-pens. Theconse-quences canbe great.

We babyboomerslove to de-velop plansfor the sen-

iors inour liveswhendramat-ic changes occur. Yet, we arein denial about those samechanges to be considered forourselves. The greatest gen-eration, our parents, couldalso be called the “make do”generation because they ad-just to their circumstancesasbest they can without anychanges.

But then a crisis occurs,maybeafall,diseaseorhospi-talization, we often do notknow what we need but doknowwe need it now becausesomeone is coming homefrom the hospital tomorrowor in a few days. The itemsneeded to modify the home

environment can be signifi-cant and may not be coveredby insurance. These are notitems we shop for everyday.Wearenot familiarwithwhatoptions are available or whatthey should cost. Our need isimmediate for the loved oneand there aremany decisionstobemade inashortperiodoftime.

Where do we turn? TheNational Association of Ho-mebuilders with assistancefromseniorgroupshascreat-ed special training and a des-ignation called a certified ag-ing in place specialist. Theseprofessionals are trained toassess the home and recom-mend alternatives (yes, youdo have choices!) to you andyour family about ways yourhome can be modified to be asafer place based on yourspecific need, the duration ofyour situation and budget.Most will provide free or lowcostassessmentvisits toyourhome to help you understandthe risks and short and longterm options. Many will alsobe aware of assistance pro-grams to help share the cost.

Jere McIntyre is a certified agingin place specialist and director ofWhole HomeModifications inDent. He lives in Ft. Mitchell.

Plan ahead – be aninformed consumer

JereMcIntyreCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

ANDERSON TOWNSHIPMeets at 6 p.m., the third Thursday ofthe month, 7850 Five Mile Road.Phone: 688-8400. Web site: www.an-dersontownship.org.Trustees Peggy Reis, Russell Jackson Jr.and Kevin O’Brien; Fiscal OfficerKenneth Dietz.Township Administrator Vicky Earhart;Assistant Administrator for OperationsSteve Sievers; Planning and ZoningDirector Paul Drury; Public WorksDirector Richard Shelley; FacilitiesManager Mark Magna; Police District5 Commander Lt. Matt Guy, 474-5770;Fire Chief Mark Ober, 688-8400; EventCoordinator Amy Meyer.

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITYCOUNCILMeets at 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesdayof every month, except July andAugust, at Ebersole CommunityCenter, 5701 Kellogg Ave.Council President Krystal Alsept; VicePresident Diana Weir; Secretary, DavidRoss; Treasurer Kathleen Chandler.

FOREST HILLS LOCALSCHOOL DISTRICTMeets at 7 p.m. the third Monday ofeach month, at the administrationbuilding, 7550 Forest Road. Phone:231-3600. Website:www.foresthills.e-du.Board members Julie Bissinger, ForestHeis, Tracy Huebner, Jim Frooman andRandy Smith.Superintendent Dallas Jackson, ext.2945; Treasurer Richard Toepfer II, ext.2963; Director of Curriculum andInstructional Services Natasha Adams;Director of Student Services BetsyRyan, ext. 2948; Director of BusinessOperations Ray Johnson, Transporta-tion Supervisor Richard Porter, ext.2980; Communications CoordinatorSheila Vilvens, ext. 2966.

MT. WASHINGTONCOMMUNITY COUNCILMeets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesdayof the month except June, July andAugust when it meets at 6 p.m. at theMt. Washington Rec Center 1715Beacon St.

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Celebrate and share in thejoy of the holiday season withfamily and friends at Cincin-nati Nature Center’s WinterSolstice Celebration fromnoon to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec.21, at theRoweWoods locationto discover the history andsignificance of the winter sol-stice.

Visitors will have the op-portunity to attend an enter-taining presentation to learnmore about the winter sol-stice which marks the sun’sfurthest point from the earth,making it the shortest day andlongest night of the year.

“Thewinter solstice is seenworldwide as a timeof rebirthand celebration. Here at Cin-cinnati Nature Center wewant to celebrate with thecommunity and provideunique activities where fam-ily and friends can enjoy theholidays together,” says Kris-tiMasterson,DirectorofMar-keting and Membership atCNC.

Come and participate in ahorse-drawn wagon ridethrough RoweWoods and joina drumming circle to feel theenergy and excitement of thesolstice.

Participants can enjoyCelticmusic anddancingwith

Dark Moll and feel thewarmthandcheer at theKrip-pendorf Lodge with home-made cookies and cocoa.

Visitors are invited tomake their way to the NaturePlayScape to meet costumedcritters, toast marshmallows

andparticipate ina scavengerhunt.

Everyone is welcome tomake all natural birdfeedersand try homemade roastedchestnuts.

Registration is not re-quired. Cincinnati Nature

Center member adults andchildren are $6 each with afamilymaximumprice of $30.Nonmember adults and chil-dren are $14 each with a fam-ily maximum price of $50. Allabove activities are includedwith admission.

For more informationabout CNC’s winter solsticecelebration, visitwww.CincyNature.org or call831-1711.

Cincinnati Nature Center’sRoweWoods is located at 4949Tealtown Road, Milford.

Celebrate winter solstice at RoweWoods

Horse-drawn wagon rides through RoweWoods are part of the celebration of winter solstice from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at RoweWoods, 4949 Tealtown Road, Milford.

HeartpartyThe Cincinnati Heart Ball

officially kicked off at apre-party at the Indian

Hill home of 2014 chair, JBBuse. More than 100 guests en-joyed cocktails, light bites anda message from speakers Dr.Donald Harrison (Open YourHeart Chair) and Pam and RobSibcy.

The Heart Ball, presentedby TriHealth Heart Institute,will be Feb. 22 at the Duke En-ergy Convention Center.

The annual black tie galawill honor Rhonda and LarrySheakley with the Heart of theCity Award for their philan-

thropic contributions to theGreater Cincinnati communi-ty. The Sheakleys’ passion forthe arts inspired theHeartBalltheme, “The Art of SavingHearts.”

In addition to live and silentauctions, cocktail receptionand dinner, the Heart Ball willfeature a Young ProfessionalAfter Party with dancing toJohnny Clueless.

For tickets and more infor-mation about the Heart Ball,contact Sia Ruppert, HeartBall director at 842-8863,[email protected] or visitcincinnatiheartball.heart.org.

Rhonda and Larry Sheakley attend the Heart BallKick-Off Party. The Sheakleys will be honored withthe Heart of the City Award at the annual black-tieHeart Ball, set for Feb. 11. THANKS TO LORI FOVEL

Laura and Dr. Don Harrison attend the Heart BallKick-Off Party. THANKS TO LORI FOVEL

Heart Ball Chairman J.B. Buse and Leigh Juddattend the Heart Ball Kick-Off Party. THANKS TO LORI

FOVEL

Rob and Pam Sibcy attend the Heart Ball Kick-OffParty. THANKS TO LORI FOVEL

Highlighting civic duties topreserve the past and honor ourmilitary veterans, The Cincin-natiWoman’s Club hosted a pro-gram featuring Paul Redlichand Jean Springer.

Membersandguestsenjoyedthe historical knowledge andperspectives presented bythese two speakers.

Redlich, president of the Tri-State Warbird Museum in Bata-via, described the historical avi-ation collection on museum dis-play, which includes fully-re-stored, air worthy aircraft.

Formed in 2003, the museumpreserves the aircraft of WorldWar II, educates visitors onAmerica’s role in WW II, andhonors veteranswho fought and

those who made the ultimatesacrifice.

Springer, who at age 22 be-came a Woman’s Air Force Ser-vicePilot (WASP)duringWWII,shared personal recollectionsabout her various flight experi-ences.

Although the WASP’s werenot considered part of the U.S.Army and were not allowed tofly incombat, theyprovidedser-vices essential tomilitary victo-ries. In recognition of her con-tributions, Springer was award-ed a Congressional GoldMedal.

Since 1894, The CincinnatiWoman’s Club has focused oneducating its members andworking to make Cincinnati abetter place.

Club learns aboutWASPs, museum

Cincinnati Woman's Club members and Civic Department Co-Chairs Jan Bartel and Milly Huffman (bothWyoming residents) flank the guest speakers Paul Redlich (Batavia resident) President of the Tri-StateWarbird Museum; and Jean Springer (Hyde Park resident) during the program the Cincinnati Woman's Clubhosted in honor of all veterans. PROVIDED

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013

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THURSDAY, DEC. 19Art & Craft ClassesInbetween Club, 4 p.m., Marie-mont Branch Library, 3810Pocahontas Ave., Make gift andwrap it. Includes holiday treats.Ages 12-18. Free. 369-4467.Mariemont.Holiday Ornament Deco-ration, 6:30 p.m., Hyde ParkBranch Library, 2747 Erie Ave.,Decorate a new shiny glassornament. Ages 12-18. Free.Registration recommended.369-4456. Hyde Park.

Art EventsWassail Walk: Meet KarenTrimble Shell, 2-8 p.m., Indige-nous, 2010 Madison Road,Holiday shopping gala withKaren Trimble-Shell presentingtrunk show of jewelry. BenefitsProSeniors. Free. 321-3750;indigenouscraft.com. O’Bryon-ville.

Art ExhibitsJohn A. Ruthven, John Stobartand Robert Off, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,5729 DragonWay, Exhibitionand sale of original paintingsand prints by wildlife artistRuthven, maritime artist Stobartand miniature room box artistOff. Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.Multiplicity/Hang It Up,Noon-8 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, 4426 Brazee St., galleryOne One. Multiplicity is groupshow based on idea of creatingart in multiples or as part ofseries. Hang It Up specificallyfeatures and sells ornaments inseparate room. Free. ThroughJan. 3. 321-0206; www.bra-zeestreetstudios.com. Oakley.Small Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Show and sale ofsmall artwork, no larger than8-by-10 inches. Original works inoil and watercolor by activemembers of the Woman’s ArtClub of Cincinnati. Free.Through Dec. 22. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.repARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, 2005 1/2 Madi-son Road, Classical/modern/contemporary visual conversa-tion. Works by Jeff Chapman-Crane, Diane and Frank McEl-wain, Michael Scott and more.Free. Through Feb. 1. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Tyler Shields: Shot in Cincin-nati, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, 2715 Erie Ave., Worlddebut of 15 never-before-seenimages artist shot locally 2012-2013. Free. Through Jan. 2.871-4420; www.millergallery-.com. Hyde Park.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, 5729 DragonWay,New works by living artists,paintings that make perfectholiday gifts. Included are worksby Beverly Erschell, Val Gottes-man, Chris Griffin-Woods, RayHassard, MaryBeth Karaus, KeithKlein, Kate lackman, Jeff Mor-row, Cindy Nixon and SallySchrohenloher. Free. ThroughFeb. 1. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Drink TastingsPairedWine Tasting, 6-9 p.m.,Winedog Fine Wines & Fine Art,451A Ohio Pike, Six wines servedwith gourmet appetizers thatpair well with each. Music andartwork on display in gallery.$19.75. Reservations required.888-288-0668; www.winedog-.com. Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., Summerside Woods, 5484Summerside Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. Call for pricing. Presentedby SilverSneakers Flex. 478-6783.Summerside.Zumba Fitness with Sue, 6-7p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,Burn calories, sculpt your bodyand have a blast. $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasNativity Experience, 6-9 p.m.,Comboni Mission Center, 1318Nagel Road, Room-sized displayfeatures moving figures intrue-to-life activities, soft light-ing and narration. IncludesMission Market. Narration also

available in Spanish. Benefits St.Vincent de Paul. Free, cannedgood donations accepted.Presented by Comboni Mis-sionaries. 474-4997; www.com-bonimissionaries.org. AndersonTownship.Santa’s Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santa’s Workshop, 6940 Madi-sonville Road, Historic Shillito’sElves have moved to Mariemontand are opening workshop forpublic tours. Bring letters to mailto Santa. Pictures with Santaavailable on Saturdays andSundays. Benefits Ronald Mc-Donald House. $4, free ages 3and under. Presented by Marie-mont Inn. 620-4353; www.the-santaworkshop.com.Marie-mont.Holiday Open House, 5-8 p.m.,Hyde Park Health Center, 4001Rosslyn Drive, Holiday treats,door prizes and voting forresident “Door War” for bestholiday decorations. Free.272-5573; www.hydepark-healthcenter.com. Hyde Park.

NatureAnimal Tales, 11 a.m., Wood-land Mound, 8250 Old KelloggRoad, Seasongood NatureCenter. Nature-themed storieswith the naturalist. Free, vehiclepermit required. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. AndersonTownship.

Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,4-5:30 p.m., Immaculate Heartof Mary Church, 7820 Beech-mont Ave., Guadelupe Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. 929-4483;www.ccswoh.org/caregivers.Anderson Township.Caregiver Support Group,5:30-7 p.m., Hyde Park HealthCenter Terrace, 3983 RosslynDrive, To support caregivers ofelderly or disabled parents(relatives). Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration required. 929-4483.Hyde Park.

Youth SportsPre-School Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Playground atmosphere indoors.Unstructured playtime forparents and pre-schoolers. Ages4 and under. $2. Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. 388-4515. Anderson Town-ship.

FRIDAY, DEC. 20Art ExhibitsJohn A. Ruthven, John Stobartand Robert Off, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717, ext. 109; www.ei-selefineart.com. Fairfax.Multiplicity/Hang It Up, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, Free. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.Small Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.repARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Tyler Shields: Shot in Cincin-nati, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery of

Fine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Drink TastingsFriday Evening Tasting, 6-8p.m., Remke Market Oakley,3872 Paxton Ave., Wines of theBiltmore Estate with Michele K.$5 for five samples and snacksfrom deli and bakery. 619-5454.Oakley.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasNativity Experience, 6-9 p.m.,Comboni Mission Center, Free,canned good donations accept-ed. 474-4997; www.combonimis-sionaries.org. Anderson Town-ship.Santa’s Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santa’s Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

Youth SportsVolleyball Clinic, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,Beech Acres Park RecPlex, 6915Beechmont Ave., Grades 6-8.Drills designed to help experi-enced players learn new skillsand energize game beforeupcoming season. $35, $25residents. Registration required.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Park District. 388-4514.Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, DEC. 21Art & Craft ClassesMake+Bake: Hot Glass - Orna-ment, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, 4426 Brazee St.,Design and create your ownblown glass ornament in thisholiday class. $35. Registrationrequired. 321-0206. Oakley.November + December FamilyOpen House: Ornaments, 10a.m.-1 p.m., Brazee Street Stu-dios, 4426 Brazee St., Celebrateholidays by making ornamentswith your family. $15. 321-0206.Oakley.

Art ExhibitsJohn A. Ruthven, John Stobartand Robert Off, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Free.791-7717, ext. 109; www.eiselefi-neart.com. Fairfax.Multiplicity/Hang It Up, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, Free. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.Small Treasures, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.repARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Tyler Shields: Shot in Cincin-nati, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 10

a.m.-3 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Dining EventsVegan Dinner: Singing BowlsSolstice Celebration, 5:30-8p.m., Essencha Tea House, 3212aMadison Road., Vegan meal andmeditative Tibetan singing bowland native flute performance.$27: $17 for dinner and $10 forperformance. Reservationsrequired. 533-4832; www.es-sencha.com. Oakley.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 9-10a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasNativity Experience, 6-9 p.m.,Comboni Mission Center, Free,canned good donations accept-ed. 474-4997; www.combonimis-sionaries.org. Anderson Town-ship.Santa’s Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santa’s Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

LecturesPeace Is Possible, 4-5 p.m.,Oakley Branch Library, 4033Gilmore Ave., Video presenta-tion of International Ambassa-dor of Peace Prem Rawat ad-dressing fundamental humanneed for peace and fulfillment.Ages 18 and up. Presented byCincinnati Peace Initiative.981-0111. Oakley.

Music - BenefitsBig Easy’s Christmas Extrava-ganza, 2 p.m. ($10 matinee) and7:30 p.m. ($20 evening), An-derson Center, 7850 Five MileRoad, Holiday show, completewith Santa, for all ages to bene-fit children of fallen soldiers.Benefits A Soldier’s Child Foun-dation. 937-515-6629. AndersonTownship.

Music - CabaretAn Old-Fashioned Christmas,7:30-9:30 p.m., American LegionPost 318, 6660 Clough Pike, TheBanquet Hall of the PatriotCenter. Matt Snow: The Cincin-nati Sinatra. Stuart Snow: Re-flections of Elvis. Doors open6:30 p.m. Ages 21 and up. Bene-fits American Legion Post 318.$20-$30. 576-9766; www.the-cincinnatisinatra.com. AndersonTownship.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,9:30-10:45 a.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, 1345 Grace Ave., Bookdiscussion group. Room 206.

Donations accepted. 583-1248.Hyde Park.

SUNDAY, DEC. 22Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Holiday - ChristmasNativity Experience, 6-9 p.m.,Comboni Mission Center, Free,canned good donations accept-ed. 474-4997; www.combonimis-sionaries.org. Anderson Town-ship.Santa’s Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santa’s Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m., MaryM. Emery Carillon, PleasantStreet, Open air concert. Caril-lonneur plays bells using key-board in upper tower. Tours oftower available; playground,restroom and shelter house onsite. Free. Presented by Villageof Mariemont. 271-8519;www.mariemont.org.Marie-mont.Anderson Community Band:Ring In the Holidays, 7 p.m.,Anderson Center, 7850 Five MileRoad, With soloists: BethanyHamann, English horn, and BradBenick, trumpet. Guest artists:Cincinnati Collaborative RingingProject. Free, $5 suggesteddonation. Presented by An-derson Community Band. 688-8400; andersoncommunityban-d.org. Anderson Township.

Support GroupsCodependents AnonymousMeeting, 7-8 p.m., Hyde ParkBethlehem United MethodistChurch, 3799 Hyde Park Ave,Twelve-step fellowship open toeveryone who desires healthyand loving relationships. Free.290-9105. Hyde Park.

MONDAY, DEC. 23Art ExhibitsJohn A. Ruthven, John Stobartand Robert Off, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717, ext. 109; www.ei-selefineart.com. Fairfax.Multiplicity/Hang It Up, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, Free. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasNativity Experience, 6-9 p.m.,Comboni Mission Center, Free,canned good donations accept-ed. 474-4997; www.combonimis-sionaries.org. Anderson Town-ship.

Literary - Story TimesMake aMess at theManatee,10-10:30 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, 3054Madison Road, With Ms. Kelli.Listen to book and participate inan art-making activity with yourchild. $7. Reservations required.731-2665. Oakley.

Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,10-11:30 a.m., Marielders Inc.,6923 Madisonville Road, Library.For those responsible for care ofelderly or disabled loved one.Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483;www.ccswoh.org/caregivers.Mariemont.

TUESDAY, DEC. 24Art ExhibitsJohn A. Ruthven, John Stobartand Robert Off, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717, ext. 109; www.ei-selefineart.com. Fairfax.Multiplicity/Hang It Up, 9a.m.-7 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, Free. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.Tyler Shields: Shot in Cincin-nati, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9

a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25Dining EventsMadisonville CommunityChristmas Day Dinner, Noon,St. Paul Lutheran Church, 5433Madison Road, For any and allwho would like to attend,especially anyone or any familyalone or in need. Hot meal,Christmas caroling, activities forchildren and gifts for everyone.Free. 271-4147.Madisonville.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7:30-8:30 p.m., Hyde Park Beth-lehem United Methodist Church,3799 Hyde Park Ave, Twelve-step fellowship open to every-one who desires healthy andloving relationships. Free. 235-3062. Hyde Park.

THURSDAY, DEC. 26Art ExhibitsJohn A. Ruthven, John Stobartand Robert Off, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717, ext. 109; www.ei-selefineart.com. Fairfax.Multiplicity/Hang It Up,Noon-8 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, Free. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.repARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Tyler Shields: Shot in Cincin-nati, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 6-7p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasNativity Experience, 6-9 p.m.,Comboni Mission Center, Free,canned good donations accept-ed. 474-4997; www.combonimis-sionaries.org. Anderson Town-ship.Santa’s Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santa’s Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

FRIDAY, DEC. 27Art ExhibitsJohn A. Ruthven, John Stobartand Robert Off, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717, ext. 109; www.ei-selefineart.com. Fairfax.Multiplicity/Hang It Up, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, Free. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.repARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Tyler Shields: Shot in Cincin-nati, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasNativity Experience, 6-9 p.m.,Comboni Mission Center, Free,canned good donations accept-ed. 474-4997; www.combonimis-sionaries.org. Anderson Town-ship.

Music - CabaretAn Old-Fashioned Christmas,7:30-9:30 p.m., American LegionPost 318, $20-$30. 576-9766;www.thecincinnatisinatra.com.Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, DEC. 28Holiday - ChristmasNativity Experience, 6-9 p.m.,Comboni Mission Center, Free,canned good donations accept-ed. 474-4997; www.combonimis-sionaries.org. Anderson Town-ship.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Comboni Missionaries' 66th annual animated Nativity display is open now throughDec. 30. The display will be open 6-9 p.m. Dec. 16-30. In addition to the Nativity Display,visitors can enjoy the Comboni Mission Museumwith artifacts from countries where theComboni Missionaries are in service.

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I wrestled with myselfabout sharing, once again,my latest clone of Wil-liams-Sonoma pepper-mint bark. After all, myrecipe last year was ex-

cellent, andthe differ-ence thisyear is thatI used pre-mium barchocolatesonly andtweakedtherecipeatiny bit.Well, I’vebeen get-

ting lots of requests forthis special bark already,so I’m taking creative li-cense and sharing what Inow call my latest andgreatest. And, I mightadd, my very last recipefor this treat!

However you cele-brate, I hope each of youhas the best holiday sea-son. Remember, the bestthings in life aren’t“things.”

Rita’s ultimate cloneof Williams-Sonomapeppermint bark2013

Use the best qualitychocolates and candy (noimitation peppermint inextract or candy) to makeit as close to Williams-So-nomaas possible. Asmen-tioned, I used the highestquality bar chocolates,whichIchopped.Whetheryou use bars or morsels,read labels. The semi-sweet chocolate should bereal chocolate, not choco-late-flavored.

The first two ingredi-ents in white chocolateshould be sugar and cocoabutter.Nopalm,palmker-nel or coconut oil if youwant it tobe likeWilliams-Sonoma. These oils maybe a culprit for layerssometimes not bonding,resulting in separation.

That doesn’t mean youcan’t make wonderfulbark with whatever choc-olate fits your budget. Ialso have more bark reci-pes on my blog, a single-layer one for kids and athree-layer one.

Prep pan:Line a cookie sheet

with one piece of foil,about10 inchesby12 inch-es. Or do the same in a 9-inch by 13-inch pan.

First layer:

2 cups (12 oz.) semi-sweetchocolate, divided into 11⁄4and 3⁄4 cupmeasures

1 teaspoon peppermintextract

Use a double boiler ifyou have one, or put 11⁄4cups chocolate in heat-proof bowl. Set oversaucepanthathas1inchofsteaming water, makingsure bowl does not touchwater. (This isamakeshiftdouble boiler). Heatshould be turned to low sono steam/water escapesinto chocolate, which canturn it grainy. Stir untilchocolate is almost melt-ed but still has a few

lumps, then remove bowland stir in remainingchocolate until smooth.Stir in extract and pouronto foil, spreading even-ly. Let set at room temper-ature or in refrigeratoruntil hard.

Second layer:

23⁄4 cups white chocolate,divided into 21⁄4 and 1⁄2 cupmeasures

1⁄2 teaspoon peppermintextract

1⁄4 to 1⁄3 cup crushedpeppermint candy, sievedto remove tiny particles

Put21⁄4cupswhitechoc-olate in clean bowl and re-peat process for melting,stirring in remainingchocolate after removingbowl. Stir in extract. Letcool a bit. Pour over choc-olate layer and spread.

Finishing with candy:Sprinkle candy and

gently press into choco-late. Let set at room tem-perature or in refrigera-tor until hard. Peel barkoff foil and break or cutinto pieces. If it’s been inthe refrigerator, let it sitout a bit so it’s easy tobreak or cut. Store in re-frigerator.

Note: If you melt choc-olates in microwave,check frequently as theycan turn grainy and burneasily.

Classic macaronisalad

For Celia, a DelhiTownship reader, whowants to make this along-side her holiday ham. “Ihad the recipe for yearsand misplaced it. Some-times we added shrimp toit,” too, she said. Go totaste on ingredients.

Salad:Mix together:

8 oz Mueller’s Small ElbowMacaroni, cooked andcooled

1⁄4 to 1⁄3 cup onion, diced2 ribs celery, diced1 small bell pepper, diced

Dressing:Combineandpourover

cooled pasta. Youmay notneed all of it, so add half,taste, and addmore if youlike.

2 tablespoons preparedmustard

2 teaspoons sugar1⁄4 cup cider vinegar or moreto taste

11⁄2 cups mayonnaise

Chill before serving.To add shrimp: Add 1⁄2

pound cooked smallshrimp to salad.

Can you help?Chick-fil-A’s apple ci-

der dressing for Amy M.who loves the dressingand hopes someone canclone it or share some-thing similar. “Marzettiused to carry a similarone, but discontinued it”,she said.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’s

kitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Rita shareslatest clone

of peppermintbark

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Rita’s latest clone of Williams-Sonoma peppermint bark uses high quality chocolate.THANKSTO RITA HEIKENFELD.

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A lot of us have lifeinsurance policies, butmay not be aware of allthe provisions in thepolicy. One area womansaid not knowing about aprovision in her hus-band’s policy has cost hera lot of money.

Kathy Thompson ofBridgetown said she’supset with the life insur-ance company and her-self for not realizing akey money-saving provi-sion was in the policy.Thompson said of herhusband, “He becamedisabled about two and ahalf years ago and whothinks of looking at yourinsurance policy. Recent-ly, the insurance compa-ny called and they want-ed to sell us more insur-ance.”

The life insurancepolicy is a small one, just$9,000, and is one of sev-eral her husband bought.What she didn’t remem-

ber, untilthe agentremindedher, wasthe policycontains adisabilitywaiver. shesaid theagent toldher, “Youhave a

disclaimer on your policywhere if he’s disabledwe’ll pay his premiums. Isaid, ‘Really?’”

Thompson said theproblem was, even afterexamining that policy,the waiver wasn’t veryclear. “There’s differentcolumns and they’ve gotsuicide exclusions.They’ve got all thesetitles over here butthere’s nothing aboutdisability. You have toreally, really look for it,”she said.

The Thompsons paymore than $14 each year

for the disability waiver.But, I noticed even on thepolicy itself it just saiddisability waiver. As aresult, Thompson haspaid the yearly premiumfor more than two yearssince her husband be-came disabled. The insur-ance agent told her, un-fortunately, she can onlyget back the premium forone of those years.

Thompson then calledthe insurance companyitself and spoke with amanager who told hercompany policy is toreimburse for only oneyear. “She said, ‘Thereare people that have hada policy with us for 30years and have beendisabled and they havethat waiver and theydon’t know about it. Westill only give them backone year.’” Thompsonsaid she thinks that’s aterrible policy and wantsto alert others.

The disability waiveris not automatic in mostlife insurance policies,it’s a separate provisionyou can buy. So, you maywant to check to see ifyou have that waiver inyour policy.

Thompson said shelearned a valuable lessonto get a copy of that pro-vision in writing. Notonly will it help you re-member you have thatprotection, but it will alsoexplain exactly what’srequired before the in-surance company consid-ers someone to be dis-abled so the disabilitywaiver will apply.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

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Mona G. CosgroveMona G. Cosgrove, 92, of

Anderson Township died Dec. 2.Survived by husband of 65

years, John Cosgrove; childrenAnne Clarke, Mary Buelow,Nancy Cody, Jack Cosgrove,Joseph Cosgrove and Julie(Douglas) Kammerer; sisters-in-law, Marion Greenwood, Sheila(Barry) Kautz and Phyllis Sal-zarulo; grandchildren Thomas(Julie) Clarke, Amy (Tyler) Stieg,Jeffrey, Matthew (Charlotte),Brian, Benjamin Buelow, PhillipCody, William, Joseph and Ellen

Kammerer; and great-grand-children Sean, Natalie, AidenClark and Riley Stieg.

Preceded in death by parentsWilliam Greenwood and AnnieV. Horsfield; and siblings LoisDoyle, Helen Toohey, Glen,Loras, Eldon and Thomas Green-wood.

Services were Dec. 6 at Guard-ian Angels Church, MountWashington.

EileenM. HurstEileen M. Hurst, 68, of An-

derson Township died Dec. 2.

Survived by husband, David C.Hurst; daughter, Shannon E.(Ben) Harwood; siblings Lynn(Charles) Sollberger and Diane(Peter) Yancey-Lassmann; grand-daughter, Ashley; and bestfriend, Shadow.

Preceded in death by parentsKenneth Yancey and MarjorieKrumer.

Servies were Dec. 6 at An-derson Hills Christian Church.

Edna I. SmithEdna I. Smith, 87, of Anderson

Township died Dec. 4.

Survived by children Sis,Ronald (JoAnn), Gary (Barb),Artie (Debbie), Terry, Michael(Kim) and Troy (Sally) Smith; 16grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Joseph E. Smith; parentsIra Grant and Edna Newcomb;and three brothers and threesisters.

Services were Dec. 9 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

DEATHS

Anderson HillsUnitedMethodistChurchThe church has two contempo-rary services on Sundays at 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m., and twotraditional services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. A contemporaryservice is also offered at 6 p.m.on the first Saturday of eachmonth in the fellowship hall.The church is at 7515 ForestRoad, Anderson Township;231-4172;www.andersonhillsumc.org.

Clough UnitedMethodist ChurchClough United MethodistChurch is offering a special

service at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec.22, for all who are hurting thisChristmas season. Whatever thereason may be, all who are inneed of comfort are invited tocome and experience thehealing power of God’s love.The church recently made sever-al changes to its Sunday sched-ule. The 9 a.m. service willbecome a chapel service, mov-ing from the sanctuary to amore intimate room. The mainservice will move from11-10:15a.m. The Sunday morning AdultBible Study will be 9:15-10 a.m.The church is at 2010 WolfangelRoad, Anderson Township;231-4301; www.cloughchur-ch.org.

Faith United Churchof ChristThe church offers a Spanish-language worship service inaddition to their regular ser-vice. This service is at noonevery Sunday.Faith UCC’s more traditionalservice is Sundays at 10:15 a.m.The two congregations willhave the opportunity to gatheras one for refreshments andfellowship in between the twoservices.The church is at 6886 SalemRoad, Anderson Township;231-8285;www.faithucc.org.

Lutheran Church ofthe Resurrection

A contemplative prayer service isoffered at 7 p.m. on the secondTuesday of each month. All areinvited to “Enter the Silence;Awaken the Spirit.” The serviceis a quieting time in a busyworld – a chance to pray, restand restore the soul.Services are Saturday at 5:30p.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m., 9:15a.m. and 11:15 a.m.The church is at 1950 NagelRoad, Anderson Township;www.lcresurrection.org or callthe church at 474-4938.

Mount WashingtonPresbyterian ChurchMorning Glory (blended) is at9:30 Sunday morning andTraditional is Sunday at 11 a.m.Come Sunday mornings forcoffee and informal fellowshiptime form 9-9:30 and/or 10:30-11 in the gathering area.The church continues to focuson efforts to feed the hungry,with continuing contributionsof cans/packages of food plusfresh produce for the SEM FoodPantry’s use in the community.The church is at 6474 BeechmontAve., Mount Washington;231-2650;www.mwpc-church.org.

Mount WashingtonUnitedMethodistChurchThe community is invited to afree dinner from 5:30 p.m. to6:30 p.m. the second Saturdayof every month. The dinner isprovided and prepared by themembers of the church andserved in the church’s fellow-ship hall. It is free to the public.The church is at 6365 CorblyRoad; 231-3946;www.mtwashumc.org.

Newtown UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church is at 3546 ChurchStreet, Newtown; 528-4865.

Sonrise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group. Cele-brate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery programbased on the Beatitudes ad-dressing many of life’s hurts,hang-ups and habits.The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000; www.sonrise-church.com.

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ANDERSON TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsKenneth Clements, 39, 1594 DryRun, assault, Nov. 22.Steven S. Williams, 40, 2710Spring St., theft, Nov. 24.Joseph A. Glisson, 19, 1041Lanette Drive, disorderly con-duct, Nov. 27.Juvenile, 17, disorderly conduct,Nov. 27.Juvenile, 17, disorderly conduct,Nov. 27.Juvenile, 17, disorderly conduct,criminal damage, Nov. 30.Paul R. Davis, 55, 217 W. 12th St.,criminal trespass, criminal,damage, obstructing officialbusiness, Nov. 27.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultTwo subjects were assaulted at8585 Prilla, Nov. 30.

BurglaryTVs, fishing poles, etc. taken at23 Cottage Park, Nov. 26.Criminal damageWindow broken in vehicle at7730 ColdstreamWoods, Nov.22.Window broken in vehicle at8063 Hopper Road, Nov. 22.Glass broken in door at Al-tercrest at Sutton Road, Nov.30.Gas pump, etc. damaged atMarathon at Kellogg Avenue,Nov. 27.Criminal trespassTrespassing on property ofTurpin High at Bartels Road,Nov. 29.Disorderly conductDetonation of explosives report-ed at 7994 Meadow Creek, Nov.27.FraudFemale stated credit card usedwith no authorization at 7621Hillridge Court, Nov. 22.Female stated ID used with noauthorization at 1119 Wittshire,Nov. 27.

TheftLandscape stones taken at 995Anderson Hills, Nov. 24.Concrete planter taken offporch at 1160 Kings Cove Way,Nov. 24.Laptop taken at Tide Dry Clean-ers; $1,495 at BeechmontAvenue, Nov. 16.Clothing taken from Target;$127 at Beechmont Avenue,Nov. 24.Bike taken at 7770 HopperRoad, Nov. 27.Handgun taken from vehicle;$600 at 7760 Hopper Road,Nov. 26.Money taken from vehicle; $96at 7741 Beechmont, Nov. 26.Money taken; $50 at 920 Mead-owland, Nov. 26.GPS unit, camera, etc. takenfrom vehicles; $800 at 1965Wittmeyer, Dec. 1.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citationsDyrell Lipscomb, born 1995,aggravated armed robbery,

Dec. 3.Ira Ulmer, born 1995, aggravatedarmed robbery, Dec. 3.Tiffany D. Brown, born 1971,felonious assault, Dec. 4.Mike Suter, born 1959, drugabuse, trafficking, Dec. 6.Chris Morgan, born 1978, crimdamaging or endangering, Dec.7.Demelash B. Hailemariam, born1980, domestic violence, Dec. 7.Moses Daugherty, born 1983,misdemeanor drug possession,

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Incidents/investigationsAggravated burglary1732 Sutton Ave., Dec. 3.Assault4323 Eastern Ave., Dec. 2.Burglary1802 Mears Ave., Dec. 4.Criminaldamaging/endangering414 Hoge St., Dec. 2.Domestic violenceReported on Beechmont Ave-

nue, Dec. 7.Felonious assault6120 Plymouth Ave., Dec. 2.Robbery2226 Salvador St., Nov. 27.Theft2528 Ranchvale Drive, Dec. 3.6347 Beechmont Ave., Dec. 4.6242 Beechmont Ave., Dec. 6.

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“An Old Fashioned Christmas”

The Fabulous Snow Brothers Matt Snow,The Fabulous Snow Brothers Matt Snow,“The Cincinnati Sinatra” & Stuart Snow,“The Cincinnati Sinatra” & Stuart Snow,

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MCCULLOUGH-CROSSETT

Mr. & Mrs. JayMcCullough are pleasedto announce the engage-ment of their DaughterMary Katherine to Mat-thew Adam Crossett, sonof John and GretchenCrossett of Liberty, Mis-souri. Mary is a 2011graduate of Ohio Univer-sity and is a third year lawstudent at Moritz Collegeof Law in Columbus, OH.Adam received his BS andMBA from the Universityof Missouri and is em-ployed by AT&T in Dallas.The couple plan to be wedin August.

The Ohio DepartmentofTransportation (ODOT)is using an Internet-basedfeedback program to givethe public more opportu-nity to engage in the plan-ning and development ofOasis – Greater Cincin-nati’s first commuter railline.

Available at www.Eas-ternCorridor.org, this on-line tool gives the public achance to weigh in on top-ics ranging from priori-ties for travel to desiredamenities at rail stations –all from the comfort oftheir own homes.

“Public meetings arean essential part of theproject planning process.However, they are alsolimited in their reach andwe want to go further,”said Steve Mary, DeputyDirector of ODOT, Dis-trict 8.

“This software allowsus to go where the peopleare – online. People canview the information weshared at the Oasis railmeetings, then tell uswhat’s important to themusing this interactiveplatform. The more inputwe have from the public,the better we can developa project that best meetsthe needs and desires oflocal communities.”

A core element of theEastern Corridor Pro-gram, Oasis Rail Transitintroduces a new publictransportation option tothe region and wouldserve communities ex-tending east from down-town Cincinnati, throughHamiltonCounty, and intowestern Clermont Coun-ty.

The interactive feed-back tool, known as Met-roQuest, will remainavailable to the publicthrough Jan. 10.

“TheOasis rail linewillprovide significant, tangi-ble benefits to our region,from reducing pollutingemissions to growing oureconomy,” said Hamilton

County CommissionerTodd Portune.“This on-line tool is an excellentway to go beyond the con-fines of a single meetingspace and give voice tothe broader public aboutwhat matters most tothem.”

The public can accessMetroQuest directly atwww.EasternCorrido-r.org. Results and re-sponses to comments re-ceived will be provided intheOasisRailTransitpub-lic meeting report, ex-pected out in mid-Febru-ary. More information isavailable at www.Eas-ternCorridor.org or bycalling the Eastern Corri-dor hotline at 513-888-7625.

A core element of theEastern Corridor Pro-gram, the 17-mile OasisRailTransit linewill intro-duce anew transportationchoice to the Eastern Cor-ridor region, moving resi-dents, workers and visi-

tors between downtownCincinnati, the city ofMil-ford and the communitiesin between.

For planning purposes,the Oasis corridor is di-vided into four segmentswhich will be constructedin phases:

Segment 1: RiverfrontTransit Center to theBoathouse (1mile)

Segment 2: Boathouseto U.S. 50 in Fairfax (7miles)

Segment 3: U.S. 50 inFairfax to Ancor area,slightly northeast ofNew-town (4 miles)

Segment 4: Ancor areato Milford (5 miles)

Commuter rail linecomments will becollected online

Mount WashingtonresidentTadEhlers isap-pearingasPeterCratchitin this year’s CincinnatiPlayhouse in the Parkproduction of “A Christ-mas Carol.”

Ehlers is 12 years oldand in the seventh gradeat the School for Cre-ative and PerformingArts. He is making hisPlayhouse debut.

Regionally, he has ap-peared in leadingrolesatthe School for CreativeandPerformingArts andat the University of Cin-cinnati College-Conser-vatory of Music.

On television, he hasappeared in commer-cials for First FinancialBankandLazerCraze, aswell as a voice over forBurger King.

Now celebrating its23rd year, “A ChristmasCarol” remains one ofthe Tristate’s most popu-lar holiday events.

“A Christmas Carol”runs in the Playhouse’sRobert S. Marx Theatrethrough Dec. 29.

For tickets ormore in-formation, contact thePlayhouse Box Office at421-3888 or visitwww.cincyplay.com.

Mt. Washington boy is in‘A Christmas Carol’ play

Tad Ehlers of MountWashington performs inthe Cincinnati Playhousein the Park production of"A Christmas Carol" asPeter Cratchit.


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TheMunich CincinnatiSister Cities organizationisseekingparticipants forits18th annual student ex-change.

Thisyear’s exchange isable to offer participationassistance to qualifyingstudents who attend highschool in Cincinnatithrough a grant from theWilliam Mallory Interna-tional Student ExchangeFund.

The Sister Cities’ Stu-dent Exchange with Mu-nich pairs a student fromMunich with a studentfromCincinnati aged15 to18. The student from Mu-nich stays with his/herpartner in the spring fortwo weeks and then theCincinnati student stays

with his partner’s familythat summer.

Students spend theirtime sight-seeing, visitingtheir partner’s school, andbuilding both friendshipsand understanding of aone another’s culture.Last year’s trip toMunichincluded a weekend at ayouth camp in the Bavar-ian Alps, a visit to a saltmine and the Koenigsee,as well as the HolocaustMemorial at Dachau.

Last year’s partici-pants came from Marie-mont, Lakota, CovingtonLatin, and Elder HighSchools.

The exchange is opento all students theGreaterCincinnati and NorthernKentucky area. Students

from any Cincinnati areahigh school, public or pri-vate, are invited to applyfor both the exchange andthe scholarships offeredthrough the Mallory Ex-change Fund.

Students from Munichwill visit Cincinnati thisyear during the weeks ofApril 12 to April 27. Stu-dents fromCincinnatiwillvisit Munich June 15 toJuly 1.

Students do not need tospeak German in order toparticipate in the ex-change, they just have towant to learn more aboutthemselvesand theworld.

More informationabout the exchange andapplications are availableat munichcincinnati.org.

Kieran Phelan and Sander Henning of Mariemont Schools participate in a tour of Munichas part of the Munich Cincinnati Sister's Cities student exchange.

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SWEATSHIRT BLESSING

At the beginning of each school year Immaculate Heart of Mary eighth-graders havea contest to design a sweatshirt they will wear in place of the traditional IHM uniformsweatshirt. Eighth-grade students are considered the leaders of the school and arevery noticeable in these unique sweatshirts. The illustration chosen for the Class of2014 sweatshirt was designed by James Sherlock. Sweatshirts were distributed to 84students at the annual Sweatshirt Blessing given by Principal Krista Devine.

Diana Doll, instruc-tional assistant at SandsMontessori, recently at-tended the InternationalDyslexia Association’s(IDA) 64th Annual Con-ference in New Orleansthis week as a recipient ofthe 2013 Robert G. andEleanor T. Hall MemorialScholarships, sponsoredby EPS Literacy and In-tervention, a division ofSchool Specialty.

Ten passionate educa-tors who teach dyslexicstudents are attended theIDA's64thAnnualConfer-ence in New Orleans thisweek as recipients of the2013 Robert G. and Elea-

nor T. Hall MemorialScholarships

Created to honor thefounder of EPS and hiswife, Eleanor T. Hall,these scholarships re-ward exemplary educa-tors for the innovative in-structional strategiesthey use to help their stu-dents with dyslexicachieve at the highest lev-els.

“This year’s applicantpool was very competi-tive, and so many of theessays aligned with IDA’score mission that all indi-viduals have the right toachieve their full poten-tial,” said Lauren Ritchie,

Conference Coordinatorat IDA.

“It is heartwarming tohear the dedication andpassion these educatorshave toward learningmore about dyslexia sothat theymay educate notonly themselves, but alsotheir students, fellowteachers, and families.”

According to the Inter-national Dyslexia Associ-ation (IDA), dyslexia af-fects one in10 individuals.With appropriate teach-ing methods, studentswith dyslexia can achievetheir full academic poten-tial.

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EDUCATIONChange a life – Volun-

teer to tutor an adult withlow-level literacy skills orGED preparation needs.Call 621-READ.

Cincinnati Reads – a vol-unteer tutoring programworking with K-4 stu-dents in Cincinnati PublicSchools. Volunteers re-ceive free training towork one-on-one withchildren who are strug-gling to read. Call 621-7323 or email Jayne Mar-tin Dressing,[email protected].

Girl Scouts of WesternOhio – is looking for vol-unteers to help withschool recruitments.There aremore than1,500elementary schools in theGirl Scouts of WesternOhio region and we wantto recruit at all of them.Toensure we are able to ex-tend membership at eachschool,weneedyourhelp.If youarewilling to talk togirls and parents aboutGirl Scouts and help formnew troops, considerserving as a fall member-ship campaign volunteer.Fall membership cam-paign volunteers work inpartnership with GirlScout staff members tohost recruitment andsign-up events at localarea schools and tell girlsand adults the benefits ofGirls Scouts. This is ashort-term volunteercommitment that wouldtake place fromAugust toOctober. In addition to fallmembership campaignvolunteers, Girl Scouts ofWestern Ohio is alwaysseeking troop leaders tohelp build girls of cour-age, confidence, andchar-acter,whomake theworldabetterplace.Todiscover

who they can be, girlsneed access towise adultswho both inspire and re-spect them. Through GirlScouts, girls learn valu-able skills, equippingthem to better navigatelifebymakingsounddeci-sions, facing challengesand working toward fu-ture goals. On this amaz-ing journey, girls also dis-cover the fun, friendshipand power of girls togeth-er. To find out more infor-mation about becoming afall membership cam-paign volunteer or a troopleaderforGirlScouts,vis-it our websiteathttp://bit.ly/rtLHSuorcall 489-1025 or 800-537-6241. Interested individ-ualsmust complete an ap-plication, backgroundcheck and references.

Granny’s Garden School– Volunteers needed from1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednes-days to work on behind-the-scenes projects. Vol-unteers also needed tohelp with developingWebpages. Call 489-7099;Granny’s Hands-on Gar-dening Club is looking fornew gardeners, to workwith garden managerSuellyn Shupe. Experi-enced gardeners, come toshare your expertise andenjoy the company of oth-er gardeners while sup-porting the Granny’s Gar-den School programtimes: 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.Mondays; 10 a.m. to 12:30p.m. The school is at theLoveland Primary and El-ementary, 550 Loveland-Madeira Road. email-schoolgarden @fuse.netor visitwww.grannysgardenschool.com.

Inktank – Group look-ing for volunteers to helpchildren and adults im-

prove their skills in writ-ing-based initiativesacross the city. Call 542-0195.

Stepping Stones – hasongoing volunteer oppor-tunities for people ages13-adult. Stepping Stones,a non-profit United Waypartner, helps children,teens and adults with de-velopmental disabilitiesfind pathways to inde-pendence that improvetheir lives and enablethem tomore fully partic-ipate in their communi-ties. The organization of-fersyear-roundprogramsat two sites. For more in-formation, visitwww.steppingstoneso-hio.org.

ENTERTAINMENTBusiness Volunteers for

the Arts – BVA is accept-ing applications frombusiness professionalswith at least three yearsexperience, interested involunteering their skillswithin the arts communi-ty. Projects average six toeight months in lengthand can range from mar-keting or accounting toWeb design or planningspecial events. A one-daytraining program is pro-vided. Call 871-2787.

Center for IndependentLiving Options – Seekingvolunteers to staffArtBe-yond Boundaries, galleryfor artists with disabili-ties. Volunteers needednoon to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Friday, and noonto 5 p.m. Saturday. Call241-2600.

CincinnatiMuseumCen-ter – Needs volunteers towork in all three museumand special exhibits. Call287-7025.

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