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A townhouse developmentwill be four times larger thanoriginallyplannedreceivingap-proval from Blue Ash CityCouncil.

Michael Heines, of JAE Cap-ital LLC, said the original phaseof the Creekside Pointe devel-opment, which includes eighttownhouses, on Plainfield Roadhasalmost soldout and thecom-pany is receiving about fivecalls a day about the develop-ment.

“It is an exciting addition toan already exciting program.This is a huge win-win,” Coun-

cilman James Sunmer said.InfrastructureDevelopment

Engineers and Cedar Hill Cus-tomHomes LLC are also part ofthe project.

Council approved the firstphase of development in April.That phase includedeight town-houses on 5.9 acres of land at9415 and 9409 Plainfield Road.

The ordinance council ap-proved on Oct. 23 will increasethe number of townhouses onthe 5.9 acres from eight to 17andadd17multiple-familyunitson an additional three acres at9395 and 4030 Plainfield Roadfor a total of 34 units.

The townhouses will rangefrom $350,000 to $450,000, Hei-

nes said.In April, Heines was unsure

if he would be able to buildphase two because of a creekrunning through the property.

Heines said he was able tobuy a piece of landlocked prop-erty that border a landlockedpiece of his property. Three ofthe additional 17 townhouseswill go on that land.

Heines said is also in contactwith Walnut Creek, and in ex-changeforHeineshelping themwith outdoor renovations, theclub is allowing an entrance tothe development through itsproperty and sold them unused

Blue Ash townhouse development expandingByMarika [email protected]

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Townhouse development Creekside Pointe on Plainfield will increase fromeight to 34 units with the approval of Blue Ash City Council.See BLUE ASH , Page A2

A recent accident that killeda mom and her daughter, out onan evening walk in ColerainTownship, serves as a reminderof the importance of pedestriansafety.

Jessica Lutz, 29, and hermother, Patricia Lutz, 65, diedafter being struck by a carwhile they were out walkingnear their home Oct. 12. An in-vestigation is pending.

According to an April 2014report by the U.S. Departmentof Transportation’s NationalHighway Traffic Safety Ad-ministration, 4,743 pedestrianswere killed and about 76,000were injured in traffic crashesin the United States in 2012.

One hundred fifteen of thosedeaths occurred in Ohio.

That’s one pedestrian killedevery two hours, and one in-jured every seven minutes.

TheNHTSA reported that 70percent of the fatalities did nottake place at intersections, andthe vast majority, 89 percent,happened when the weatherwas clear, not raining, snowingor foggy.

The majority, 70 percent,also took place at night.

Municipal law typically re-flects Ohio Revised Code4511.50, which requires pedes-trians to walk on the left side ofthe road, facing traffic, if nosidewalk is available.

If there is a sidewalk, howev-er, pedestrians are supposed towalk on it and not the street, ac-cording to ORC 4511.50.

Pedestrians, which includewalkers and runners, must

cross the street at a crosswalk,and if none is available, mustyield to traffic.

Sycamore CommunitySchools has a small number ofstudents who walk to and fromschool, Sycamore CommunitySchool Chief Information Offi-cerMelindaBriggs, in an email.

“The neighborhood locationsofMontgomery andMapleDaleElementary Schools and EdwinH. Greene Intermediate Schoolmake it easy for students andparents to walk to our schoolson a great network of side-walks,” Briggs said.

Sycamore does not have

crossing guards, but staff mon-itors students who walk to andfromschool, thoughBriggs saidthe number is very few.

The Indian Hill ExemptedVillage School District does nothave a problem with studentswalking to and from schoolsince it is largely discouraged.

“Because Indian Hill doesnothavesidewalks leadinguptothe schools, we encourage all ofour students to take the bus be-cause we want to keep them assafe as possible,” said AndreaBrady, director of communica-tions for the district.

“Almost all of our students

Pedestrians, how safe are you?By Kelly [email protected]

STEPS FOR SAFETY» The U.S. Department of Trans-portation’s National Highway TrafficSafety Administration offers thesesreminders for pedestrians:»Walk on a sidewalk or path when-ever one is available.» If there is no sidewalk or pathavailable, walk facing traffic, on theleft side of the road, on the shoul-der, as far away from traffic aspossible.» Keep alert at all times; don’t bedistracted by electronic devices,including radios, smart phones andother devices that take your eyesand ears off the road environment.» Be cautious night and day whensharing the road with vehicles.Never assume a driver sees you.» Cross streets at crosswalks orintersections whenever possible.» If a crosswalk or intersection is notavailable, locate a well-lit area, waitfor a gap in traffic that allows youenough time to cross safely, andcontinue to watch for traffic as youcross.» Stay off freeways, restricted-accesshighways and other pedestrian-prohibited roadways.» Be visible at all times. Wear brightclothing during the day, and wearreflective materials or use a flash-light at night.

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Students at Indian Hill Primary School board buses at the end of the day. The Indian Hill Exempted Village SchoolDistrict encourages most of its students to ride the bus or ride with their parents as opposed to walking to schoolor home. This is primarily because of the lack of sidewalks near the schools.

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of the expanded develop-ment will be throughGeorgetown Road, Hei-nes said, adding he plansto landscape and help im-prove the road where hecan.

“I applaud your cre-ativity. That was a toughjob getting all those par-cels together,” Mayor LeeCzerwonka said.

The ordinance was ap-proved by a 7-0 vote ofcouncil.

Want to knowmore aboutwhat is happening in BlueAsh? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

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take the bus or aredriven.”

However, when stu-dents do find it necessaryto potentially face traffic,forexamplethosewhoareinathletics, theyaresuffi-ciently prepared.

Susan Savage, crosscountry coach at IndianHill High School, said shefrequently reminds herstudents about road safe-ty.

“(While running) weface traffic wheneverpossible, and there arecertain roads where werun single file,” she saidvia email. “We try to runasmuchaspossible on thebike trail and side roadswhere there is less traf-fic.”

Marika Lee contributed tothis report

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The Loveland-SymmesFire Department willhave two new vehiclesthanks to a resolutionpassed by Loveland CityCouncil.

Thedepartmentwill bereplacing two enginesthat are 18- and 21-years-old with an aerial ladder

truckandapumper truck.The two vehicles will costthe department $1.06 mil-lion. The aerial costs$655,411 and the pumpercosts $411,120. The truckswill be delivered in 2015.

The department has alease-purchase agree-ment with Smeal Fire Ap-paratus Co. The depart-ment will be paying forthe trucks in installmentsbut an additional $30,000willbeneededtoequip thetrucks with communica-tions and mobile datacomputers. The funds areexpected to be part of theFire and EMS fund for2015. Because the twotrucks serve Loveland,the city will be paying thefull cost of the trucks.

The two engines thatare being replaced arevalued at $75,000. FireChief Otto Huber is con-tacting departments tosee if any want to buythem.

One way the depart-ment will be making upthe rest of the funds is byentering into the FireChiefs’ Alliance of Cler-mont County Mutual AidAgreement.

Huber said in thisagreement, compared tothe one the departmenthas been in for severalyears,departmentcanbillother communities foruse of services.

“Wearenowable tobillother communities and inturn they are able to bill

us. This keeps us from theissue of subsidizing othercommunities. It is to en-sure our neighborhoodsare not using and abusingour services to subsidizetheir services,” Hubersaid.

Huber said the depart-ment agreed to a similar

agreement for WarrenCounty earlier this yearand the agreement forHamilton County is beingrewritten.

“I’m glad this billinghas been inserted into themutual aide agreement,however it is unfortunatethat it has to be that way. I

know that it is becauseother communities havenot be able to raise theirown taxes as we havehere. We sympathize withthem, but to (Huber’s)point we can’t subsidizethem,” Vice Mayor MarkFitzgerald said.

Loveland passed a 1.75mill fire and EMS levywith 70percent in supportin the May election.

The resolutions for thenew trucks and the mutu-al aid agreement passedby a vote of 6-0. Council-woman Pam Gross wasnot at the meeting.

Want to knowmore aboutwhat is happening in Love-land? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

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Engine 13 is one of the two trucks the Loveland-Symmes FireDepartment is having replaced. The department is purchasingtwo new trucks for $1.06 million.

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» Blue Ash will cele-brate our nation’s heroeswith a ceremony at theBlue Ash BicentennialVeterans Memorial Parkbeginning at 10:30 a.m.Veterans Day, Tuesday,Nov. 11.

This will be the 22ndyear that veterans groupsfrom the entire Tristateregion will celebrate Vet-erans Day in Blue Ash.

The keynote speakerwill be James Meyers, aBlue Ash resident andVietnam veteran wholaunched his military ser-vice with the U.S. MarineCorps in 1964. He re-ceived several combatpersonal and unit awardssuchas theNavyAchieve-ment Medal with Combat“V,” two Presidential UnitCitations, the Combat Ac-tion Ribbon, and the Viet-namese Cross of Gallant-ry with Palm. Followinghis release from activeduty in 1969, he served asa special agent with theU.S. Secret Service inWashington, D.C., duringthe Nixon and Ford presi-dencies.

The Ohio MilitaryBand will perform at theceremony. Students fromthe Edwin H. Greene In-termediate School Accel-erated Language Lab willcreate wreaths to beplaced during the cere-mony and will presenttheir writings in honor ofVeterans Day.

The ceremony will befollowed by a luncheon atthe Recreation Center(4433 Cooper Road). Aspecial World War II Vet-eran and city employee,William Hargis, will re-ceive the “TopVet” awardduring the luncheon. Har-gis is a 91 year-old BlueAsh resident who joinedthe Navy in 1941. He wasassigned to theUSSCalla-ghan in 1944, which wasstuck and sunk by a kami-kaze on July 29,1945.Har-gis abandoned ship byjumping into the sea andfloating in the water fornearly 10 hours.

The Blue Ash VeteransMemorial is in downtownBlue Ash at Cooper andHunt roads.

For more informationabout the Veterans Dayactivities, call 513-745-6240.

» The Village of IndianHill Veterans Committeeis planning a VeteransDay observance Tuesday,Nov. 11, at 11 a.m., at theVeterans Memorial locat-ed at the corner of Shaw-

nee Run andDrake roads.The committee membersinvite veterans and thecommunity to join theminhonoring and remember-ing the service and sacri-fices our veterans havemade throughout historyto preserve and protectour country.

The program will be-ginwithpatrioticmusicat10:45 a.m followed bymil-itary tributes. Guestspeaker will be StephenLee, who has been dedi-cated to veterans’ causesfor many years, but most

notably as the chairmanof the United Service Or-ganization Tribute in Cin-cinnati. Over the past 11years, Lee and the Cincin-nati fundraiser haveraised more than $5 mil-lion for USO of Metropol-itan Washington (USO-Metro). This make it thelargest contributor toUSO-Metro outside ofWashington, D.C.

The ceremony will in-clude the placement of awreathat thememorialbythe Indian Hill Rangersand Boy Scouts.

Blue Ash to celebrate Veterans Daywith its 22nd annual program

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Local veterans will behonored at parades andceremonies across thecommunity on Veterans Day.

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The ninth annual“Fighting Hunger” 5KRun and Walk Nov. 8benefits locally basedhumanitarian aid and di-saster relief organiza-tion Matthew 25: Minis-tries, and also kicks offMatthew 25’s annual“Fighting Hunger” FoodDrive which benefitsfood pantries and shel-ters in the Greater Cin-cinnati area.

Details of the USATFcertified course for the2014 event are availableat hunger5k.org. Chiptiming will be provided

by End Result. TheFighting Hunger 5K hasreceived the official“Squeal of Approval”fromtheFlyingPigMar-athon.

Local12 Morning An-chor John Lomax willkick off the race at 8:30a.m. and local vocalistPam Noah Leonard willsing the National An-them. This year, TheFightingHunger5K’sof-ficial pace car is the spe-cial events vehicle pro-vided by the City of BlueAsh.

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NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Moeller High School

MoellerHighSchoolPrincipalBlaneColli-son received the 2014 Christian ServiceAward from the University of Dayton, his al-ma mater.

Collison is a1984 UD alum-nus (bachelor ofscience, healtheducation) whohas served asMoeller’s princi-pal since 2003.According toUD’s website an-nouncing the re-cipients of their2014 alumniawards, “His en-

ergy and commit-ment to educationare fueled by his

deepspiritualityandhisdedication toserviceand justice.Blaneserves theCatholicChurchandMoeller through faithfulness to theChar-acteristics of Marianist Education. He hasimplementeda ‘house’ systematMoeller thatensures community and family spirit are atthe forefront of success through upperclass-men mentoring underclassmen. His tirelessefforts have set a high standard to the youngmen at Moeller as Blane continues to be aleader rooted in service to others.”

Collison began his teaching career in theNorthwest Local School District in 1984. Hetaught onboth the juniorhighandhighschoollevel for 10 years. During this time, he alsocoachedavariety of sports on thevarsity lev-el.He later servedas anassistant principal inthe district.

In 1992, Collison earned amaster’s degreein educational administration at Xavier Uni-versity,andhebeganhis tenure intheArchdi-ocese of Cincinnati three years laterwhen hewas appointed principal of St. Vincent FerrerSchool. He led St. Vincent Ferrer in severalnew plans aimed at enhancing the school’stechnology program, as well as the renova-tion of existing buildings and new facilitiesfor the educational programs.

In his11years atMoeller, Collison has suc-cessfully implemented the school’s innova-tive “House System” of student governance,increased college standardized test scoresand the number of AP course offerings, andexpanded the Guidance Department, align-ing this critical student resourcewith nation-al standards and data-driven goals and mea-surements. Most recently, he introduced anewpre-engineering program for the school.

In 2011, Collison was honored with theFounder’s Day Award for his leadership inimplementing the Marianist Characteristicsof Education. This June, the Cincinnati Arch-diocese awarded him their 2014 St. John theBaptist Award, which recognizes principalswho aren’t afraid of new ideas - who “sticktheir neck out” to introduce new or innova-tive programs.

Collison and his wife, Kelly, live in Syca-moreTownshipwith their sonQuinn (MoellerClass of 2013) andaremembers of St.VincentFerrer Parish.

Mount Notre Dame High School»Mount Notre Dame students who are

partof theMNDModelUNTeamhosted theirninth annual Model U.N. Conference for ju-nior high students.

Theeventwas ledbyMNDseniorsStepha-nie Faller (of Liberty Township) and LindseyScott (ofSharonville).More than155studentsfrom seven different grade schools attendedthe conference to debate and resolve the is-sue of refugees.

MND’s Model UN organization hosted itssecond annual World Cities Summit in Sep-tember. Students from St. Ursula, Moeller,Sycamore and St. Xavier joined MND in re-solving the refugee crisis in urban areasaround theworld. InNovember, studentswillrepresent MND at Wyoming High School’s

first conference on the topic of “HumanRights Council is Honor Killings.”

The seniors of the MND Model UN groupwill leave for IMUN (Iberian Model UN) inLisbon, Portugal. IMUN will host studentsfrom11countries.While inPortugal, studentswill be able to visit the historic sights of Lis-bon, Porto and Sintra.

“MND is very proud of the commitmentthese students have made to the success ofthe MND Model UN program,” said SusanMagnus, coordinator of the MND Model UNOrganization.

MND has a long tradition of participationModel UN conferences and World Affairsevents dating back to the 1960s, under theguidanceofJeanneMuellerRekersandMaryMehmert. The MNDModel UN program has40 members.

»Mount Notre Dame’s varsity, junior var-sity and juniorhighdance teamsparticipatedin the Greater Midwest Cheer Expo andDance Competition. All three teams cameawaywithfirstplace in thepomcategory,andthe varsity and junior high teams also tookfirst place in the jazz category.

The juniors received the award for mostentertaining routine during session one fortheir pom routine. Varsity received the highpoint award during session one for their pomroutine, and earned the most entertainingaward during session two for their jazz rou-tine.

Junior High team dancers Leah Piller(Sharonville)andMaddieCecil (Loveland),aswell as varsity team dancer senior AmandaBurke (ColerainTownship)won the toe touchcompetitions.

“All of the coaches were very impressedwithourfirstcompetitionperformances.Thegirls have been working so hard and we can-not wait to see where this season takes us,”Molly McGaffin, MND dance team directorand varsity coach, said.

Sycamore High School» It isn’t often one gets to witness a star in

the making, but students at Sycamore HighSchool got to do just that this week when a

soon-to-be-published au-thor (and SHS alumna) vis-ited their classes.

JasmineNazekWarga,a2006 Sycamore grad, visit-ed the high school to talkwith students and mem-bers of the English depart-ment about her buddingwriting career. Warga’sbook “MyHeart and OtherBlack Holes,” is scheduledfor release in Februarythrough Balzer Bray/Har-

perCollins.The book has been picked up on the inter-

national market and will be released in atleast six different languages. It has beenwellreceivedby reviewers, including 4.25 out of 5stars from GoodReads.com

Warga spoke to several groups of studentsincludingSHS’s creativewritingandacceler-ated American literature classes.

Read more about Warga at www.jasmine-warga.com.

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Mount Notre Dame High School's dance teams performed well at the Greater Midwest Cheer Expo andDance Competition.

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Mount Notre Dame High School hosted a ModelUnited Nations from local junior high schoolstudents.

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Principal Blane Collison inMoeller's courtyard.

A Sycamore stu-dent’s desire for aquick and healthybreakfast at schoolhas earned her state-wide recognition.

Sycamore JuniorHigh student ClaireJanssenknewthat shewas always hungry onthe days she missedbreakfast athomeandshebelieved sheprob-ably wasn’t the onlyone who felt that way.

Through Janssen’sefforts and Syca-more’s Child Nutri-tion Services depart-ment’s focus on pro-viding a mid-morningbrain boost for stu-dents, Edwin H.Greene IntermediateSchool nowhas a “sec-ond chance break-fast” program. CNSdirector Jessica John-son used a $2,700grant from the NFL’sFuelUptoPlay60pro-gram to purchase aself-serve cart featur-ing grab-and-gobreakfasts andsmoothies.

The program hasbeen a great success,Johnson said. Prior tothe second chancebreakfast program,CNS was serving anaverage of 35 break-fasts per day; now,that number has nowincreased to 90.

Janssen also ap-plied for a $30,000 stu-dent grant from theFuelUptoPlay60pro-gram. She made itthrough three roundsof interviews, but did

not receive the grantthis time. Her effortsdid not go unnoticed,however. Claire wasrecently recognizedby the Ohio SchoolBoards Associationfor her role in the sec-ond chance breakfastprogram, and will berepresenting Syca-more in the StudentAchievement Fair atCapital Conference inNovember.

Janssen also hasbeen asked to be a

FuelUp toPlay 60 stu-dent ambassador, andwas recently invitedto visit Paul BrownStadiumandberecog-nized for the success-ful breakfast pro-gram.

Now, when GreeneIntermediate stu-dents pick up a fruitsmoothie for break-fast, theywillbedoingso at “Claire’s CornerCafe,” as the servingcart has been named.

Sycamore schoolsseventh-grader earnsstate recognition forher breakfast idea

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Bengals mascot Who Dey poses with Sycamore JuniorHigh School student Claire Janssen at Edwin H.Greene Elementary School, where the district'ssecond-chance breakfast program provides quick andnutritious breakfast options for students.

St. Ursula Academy has an-nounced the co-chairs for the 2015SUA Ball.

Shari andDanTorbeck of Even-dale and Beth and Dave Zilch ofSymmes Township will work to-gether to plan St. Ursula’s largestannual fundraising event. Thetheme for the 2015 SUABall is “AnEvening Under the Stars.”

The SUA Ball will take placefrom 5:30 p.m. to midnight Satur-day,Feb. 7, in theSUAGymnasiumand Convocation Center on the St.Ursula campus at 1339 East Mc-

Millan Street in East Walnut Hills.The evening includes cocktails,

a silent auction, gourmet dinner,and liveauction.Allproceeds fromthe SUA Ball go to the Academy’sgeneral fund and help to supportSt. Ursula’s educational program-ming and provide aid for deserv-ing young women from the Tris-tate area to attendSt.UrsulaAcad-emy.

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Dan and Shari Torbeck of Evendale and Beth and Dave Zilch of Symmes Township,co-chairs of the 2015 SUA Ball.

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Mount Notre Dame isheadingbackto theDivisionIstate volleyball final four fora second straight year after astraight-set win over rivalUrsulineonSaturdaynight inthe regional final at LakotaWest.

The Cougars won 25-21,25-17, 25-23, and it was theirthird win over the Lions thisyear after a regular-seasonsweep of their Girls’ GreaterCatholic League foe.

Mount Notre Dame (25-2)will play unbeaten state No. 1Toledo St. Ursula Academy(28-0) Friday at 6 p.m. atWright State in a Division Istate semifinal and the statefinal will be Saturday, Nov. 8,at5p.m.atWrightState.Tole-do St. Ursula beat Mount No-tre Dame Aug. 30.

The Cougars, rankedNo. 1in the Enquirer Division Iareacoaches’poll andNo.2 inthe state poll, have a chanceto win a second straight statetitle and the school’s eighthoverall.

Ursuline was No. 2 in thearea and No. 3 in the state.

“I’m really proud of ourgirls,” Mount Notre Damecoach Joe Burke said. “Thelast time we played them, weplayed very well and Ursu-line didn’t play aswell. Thosegirls and thosecoaches atUr-suline, they’re a toughbunch.We knew this wasn’t going tobe as easy as last time.”

EachMNDwin overUrsu-line this season came instraight sets and the Cougarshave won 11 straight setsfrom Ursuline dating to lastseason’s regional final.

“That may be one of thebetter MND teams that I’ve

seen, just because they’re sowell-rounded,” Ursulinecoach Jeni Case said. “Theyusually have one or two to goto. But their libero is strong.Their setter is strong. Theiroutside, their middle.They’re really balanced, so I

think they have an awesometeam.

“Honestly, they’re theonly team that made us lookas bad as we did when weplayed them during the sea-son. We played them twiceand we did not play well. We

havefour losses thisyearandthree of them are to them.”

Thingsstarted togetdiceyfor Mount Notre Dame mid-way through the third setwhen Ursuline surged to afour-point lead at 20-16.

That’swhensenioroutsidehitter Sydney Mukes sand-wiched two of her 14 killsaround an ace by senior set-ter Jessica Towle to trim thedeficit to 20-19.

“Just confidence,” Mukessaid. “That’s been my mottoall year andour team’smotto.Confidence anddon’t stopbe-lieving. All the time. Believ-ing that we’re in it.”

The Cougars finally tiedthe game at 23-23 and junioroutside hitter ErinMcCarthyputMNDaheadforgoodwithanace. JuniormiddleblockerDani Szczepanski then endedthe match with her fifth kill.

“This team has a lot ofheart,” Towle said. “We’vecome back from a lot ofteams having us down andwe’ve managed to fight ourway back. That had a lot to dowith it.”

Mount Notre Dame con-trolled most of the first twogames after Ursuline racedto a 4-1 lead in Game 1.

“Our coaches prepared usso well for this game,” Towlesaid. “They’re always givingus the best criticism they canthis whole week and they’vereally been on us about doingthe little things right and Ireally think we managed todo that this game.”

Players of the Match:Mukes was a force down thestretch.

“She is a heck of a player,”Burkesaid. “Wemovedher tooutside three years ago now

MND sweeps UA onroad to state semis

By Tom [email protected]

JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

MND outside hitter Sydney Mukes, No. 19, and Christine Carrollcelebrate a point in the Division I regional volleyball tournament atLakota West High School Oct. 30. MND defeated SUA 25-14,25-8,25-22.

See SWEEPS , Page A7

SYMMES TWP. — Football coach EricTaylor remembers the day word got outabout Prince Sammons, a highly recruit-ed 6-foot-8 junior two-way lineman play-ing for unbeaten Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy. It happened when Sam-monswasa freshman,beforeheplayeda

single down on the field.“A football scout that I

know was interested insome of our guys. Princekind of stands out, and hecaught theattentionof thescout,” Taylor said. “Heasked me who he was. Isaid it was our water boy;he wasn’t eligible to play

yet. Andwe laughed about it. So he startstexting that you need to watch out forCHCA’s water boy.”

Sammons’ improbable rise from wa-ter boy to one of the most sought-aftercollege football recruits in the country ismerely the latest twist in a tale that be-gan in Nigeria, where Sammons wasknown as the tall one named Prince Mi-cheal, a manchild in the Lagos regionwhose heart was as big as his frame.

Sammons, a natural athlete and nim-ble forhissize,hasa7-footwingspanandweighs 268 pounds, according to Taylor.He hasmore than100 tackles and nearly10 sacks in two seasons for the 10-0 Ea-gles. A second-team all-Miami ValleyConference selection as a sophomore, heis a national top-50 prospect in the 2016class with scholarship offers from Ala-bama,Auburn,Georgia,OhioState,PennState, Tennessee and others, 17 in all.

“Football is fun,” Sammons said. “It’sgreat to be around other kids likemeandbe part of the team.”

He’s been playing football two yearsfor the two-timeMVCco-champions.Pri-or to that, he had never heard of thesport, thinking the subject was soccerwhen itwas first introduced in conversa-tion.

In Nigeria, he was very familiar withsoccer, a first sporting passion that henever outgrew.He also loved basketball.At home, he had his favorite foods, in-cluding curry chicken. He had two par-ents, who loved him.He had away of lifewhich was the only thing that he knew.Hehadawayout ofNigeria, if hewanted

MARK D. MOTZ FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

New Richmond High School sophomorequarterback Gage Kramer tries to escape therush of Cincinnati Hills Christian Academyjunior Prince Sammons Sept. 12.

From water boyto a top recruit,CHCA’s PrinceSammons ison the riseByMarc [email protected]

See SAMMONS , Page A7

Sammons

SYCAMORE TWP. — ScottDattilo doesn’t care for theword “young” when talkingabout his 2014 football teamat Sycamore High School.

He prefers to say theywere inexperienced.

“Young only lasts thefirst couple of games in myopinion,” Dattilo said.“Some of our young playershaveplayedasmuchvarsityfootball as our seniors.”

Led offensively by soph-omore quarterback JakeBorman and sophomorerunning back Ra’Von Bon-ner, the Aves got out to a 2-0non-conference start withopening wins against Wal-nut Hills and Ryle.

Once in the Greater Mi-ami Conference, Sycamoresputtered at Princeton 34-

21, then blew out Oak Hills31-0.Withyouthcomessomeinconsistency.As the seasonadvanced, Dattilo saw smallimprovements.

“I didn’t know what tothink, to be honest withyou,”Dattilo said. “Wehad agood talent base to workwith. We lost some gameswe should’ve won.”

At quarterback, Bormanwasn’t the stat machine thathis predecessors Kyle SessandGregSimpsonwere, buthe finished among theleague passing leaders andhad Bonner and junior Clar-ence Dawson behind himchewing up yards on theground.

“Jake’s going to be agreat player,” Dattilo said.“He practiced with the var-sity as a freshman and was

Sycamore football returns several startersBy Scott [email protected]

BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sycamore sophomore quarterback Jake Borman hands the ball off tosophomore running back Ra’Von Bonner. Both were among GreaterMiami Conference leaders at their positions.See SYCAMORE , Page A7

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The two-time all-stateplayer, who will play forNortheastern University,setup thegame-tyinggoallate in the second half andscored the game-winnerwith 3 minutes, 5 secondsto go in the first overtimeas Shaker Heights beatthe Cougars 2-1.

The Cougars, who alsowere state semifinalists ayear ago, finish 14-6.

“(Anderson) made agreat play at the end,”coach Beth Vonderbrinksaid. “Overtime it’s any-one’s game. Our biggestadjustment was in tryingto be able to stop (Ander-

son). At the same time, it’shard to mark her up.”

Mount Notre Dametooka1-0 leadwith20min-utes, 15 seconds left in thefirst half. Sophie Sikorapassed it in on a penaltycorner to Caroline Warn-ing, who got it back to Sik-ora. Sikora then knockedit past goalkeeperAudreyAnderle for the goal.

The Cougars had fewopportunities throughoutthe remainder of regula-tion, but a defense led bysenior goalkeeper AllyBenz, senior defendersTess Meyer, Abby

Schwarz and Sarah Pis-ciotta and juniordefenderMadison Titus helpedthem keep the lead untilthe 57th minute.

Benz,whowas all-statea year ago, finished with13 saves.

Shaker Heights had 15penalty corners com-pared to just one forMount Notre Dame.

“It’s not the first timethe other team has had itdown in our end a lot,”Benz said. “We’ve beendown the overtime roadbefore, too, but we defi-nitely all workedwell as aunit to get this far.”

Mount Notre Dame,which lost to Gahanna Co-lumbus Academy 1-0 inovertime in a state semifi-nal a year ago, seemed onthe verge of hanging onbefore Shaker Heights fi-nally broke through.

With 3:50 to go in thesecond half, Andersontook a pass from MarciaBrown off a penalty cor-ner and passed it to Jessi-caMorford, who smashedone past Benz to tie it at 1.

MND field hockey wraps up season

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MND’s Sophie Sikora, left,moves the ball past Ursulineforward Jessica Lipic.

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Football

» Sycamore beat Ma-son 36-0. Clarence Daw-son ran for 171 yards andeclipsed the 1,000-yardmark to help lead Syca-more. Ra’Von Bonneradded 169 yards andscored the first fourtouchdowns.

» CHCA beat NorthCollege Hill 42-7. Juniorquarterback JohnnyNoyen went 10-for-17 for140yardsand three touch-downs to lead the Eagles.

With Friday’s win,CHCA clinched a share ofthe Miami Valley Confer-ence title with CincinnatiCountryDay (10-0) for thesecond-consecutive sea-son.

» »Moeller beat Louis-ville Trinity 17-14 Oct. 31.Senior quarterback MattCrable went 15-for-26 for233 yards and two touch-downs to senior wide re-ceiver JackToomb to leadthe Crusaders.

Crable also led theteamwith 85 yards on theground and Toomb endedthe night with six catchesfor 78 yards and the twotouchdowns.

Trinity had a chance totie and possibly take thelead over Moeller, butmissed two field goals inthe fourth quarter.

The Crusaders heldTrinity to only 56 yards onthe ground.

» St. Xavier, rankedNo. 1 in The Enquirer Di-vision I coaches’ poll, de-feated visiting LouisvilleSt. Xavier 24-6 in theBombers’ regular-seasonfinale. It was the Bomb-ers’ fifth win in a row andcoach Steve Specht’s100th career win. St. Xsenior running back BenGlineshad142yardsandatouchdown. Sophomorequarterback Sean Clif-ford was 8 of 11 passingfor 84 yards and a touch-down.

» Cincinnati CountryDaybeatNewMiami 41-0.Junior running back Dar-ryn Jordan ran CCD into

at least a share of the Mi-ami Valley Conferencewith 185 yards on 15 car-ries. Jordan also had fourrushing touchdowns andone receiving.

» Taylor beat IndianHill 18-7 on Oct. 31. TheBraves finished 5-3 (4-3Cincinnati Hills League).

Tournament girlssoccer

» Cincinnati CountryDay shut out Madeira 2-0in the Division III region-al tournament at Marie-mont Oct. 29.

» On Nov. 1, SummitCountry Day defeatedCincinnati Country Day4-2 in the DIII regional fi-nal.

Tournament boyssoccer

» Summit CountryDaywon their Division III re-gional semifinal againstCincinnati Country Day3-2 on Oct. 29 at Madeira.

Tournament girlsvolleyball

»Ursuline defeatedMason 25-18, 25-10, 25-19in the Division I regionalsemifinals at Lakota WestOct. 30.

» The Mount NotreDame Cougars defeatedSaint Ursula in the DI re-gional semifinals at Lako-taWestOct. 30, 25-14, 25-8,25-22.

Tournament fieldhockey

»Mount Notre Damelost in the Division I statesemifinal Oct. 31, 2-1 inovertime. Sophie Sikorahad the lone goal for theCougars.

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14 Gahanna Lincoln(7-3) at 3 PickeringtonCentral (10-0)

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12 Elder (6-4) at 5Huber Heights Wayne(9-1)

11 Miamisburg (8-2)at 6 Moeller (7-3)

10 Colerain (7-3) at 7Hilliard Darby (9-1)

9 Lakota East (8-2) at8 Springboro (9-1)

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7 New Carlisle Te-cumseh (5-5) at 2 MountHealthy (10-0)

6 Northwest (6-4) at 3Kings (10-0)

5 Harrison (7-3) at 4Lima Senior (8-2)

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5 Tippecanoe (8-2) at4 Kenton Ridge (9-1)

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Clinton-Massie (10-0)6 Norwood (7-3) at 3

McNicholas (9-1)5 Taylor (9-1) at 4

Wyoming (9-1)

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5Mariemont (7-3)at4Jamestown Greeneview(9-1)

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7 Versailles (6-4) at 2Miami East (9-1)

6 Mechanicsburg(8-2) at 3 Minster (7-3)

5 Cincinnati CountryDay (10-0) at 4 West Lib-erty-Salem (9-1)

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7 Covington (6-4) at 2SidneyLehmanCatholic(8-2)

6 Troy Christian (7-3)at 3Miami Valley Chris-tian (7-2)

5 Fort Recovery (6-4)at 4 Fort Loramie (7-3)

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andtoseewhereshestart-ed at as an outside towhere she’s at now, I real-ly believe she is just adominant player.Weweretelling them at the end,get Sydney the ball. GetSydney the ball.”

Szczepanski had fivekills and senior right-sidehitter Lyndsey Degaroadded four.

Towle finished with 23assists and three killswhile senior liberoMargoWolf added 23 digs.

“Since Ursuline is agreat rival, we always getpumpedupagainst them,”Mukessaid. “Butweknowwe have to lay our bestgame because they’re agood team.”

Senior middle blockerKat Edmondson led Ursu-line with eight blocks.Senior outside hitter Ab-

byWilliamsandfreshmanmiddle blocker AliThompson each had eightkills. Williams added 16digs and junior setterKel-ly Cameron made 16 as-sists for the Lions.

View from the Side-line: “Someone has tolose,” Case said. “There’sonly one team that’s going

toendonawin.Theyweretough. We had nothing tolose. I just wanted to playthembetter thanwedid inthe season and we abso-lutely did.”

Case said everythingwas better in the thirdmatch of the seasonagainst MND, despite thesimilar result.

SweepsContinued from Page A5

JIM OWENS FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ursuline middle hitter Kat Edmondson, No. 15, reacts aftergetting a kill against St. Ursula volleyball in the Division Iregional volleyball tournament at Lakota West High SchoolOct. 30.

it, through an Americanbasketball scout who con-nected him with a highschool in the UnitedStateswherehecould fur-ther his education, learnskills and play basketball.The young Prince wantedit.

But he lost all of it, in-cluding both parents.

CoachTaylor saidSam-mons’ mother and fatherdied in separate events ashe was in the process ofmoving to the UnitedStates in search of a bet-terway of life for his fam-ily including nine sib-lings. All the originalplansfell throughwith thehigh school in Marylandwhere he was planning toattend classes and playbasketball.

“He’s apparently beenthrough a lot,” coach Tay-lor. “And he wound upwith us.”

The journey started inWisconsin,where he livedtemporarily while experi-encing difficulty with theenrollment process. Itended at CHCA after ar-riving in Cincinnati bybus. He was dropped offat a street corner andpickedupbypeoplehedidnot know who were con-nected to the privateChristian academy.

At that point, he had aschool willing to take himbut no home to house him,until the couple that

picked him up eventuallydecided to take him intotheir home, even thoughthey already had threebiological children, twodaughters and a son. Hewoundup, finally, at anewschool, with a new family,new siblings and a newname.

CHCA instructor andcoach Brandon Sammonsand his wife, Betsy, legal-lyadoptedPrinceMichealin 2013.

“We definitely felt likeGod was calling us intothe situation, that this iswhat we’re supposed todo,” said coach Sammons,32, who oversees CHCAwide receivers and the ju-nior varsity. “There’sbeen ups and downs likeyou’d expect with teen-agers, but we’re in a goodspot now. Anything we dofor the other three, we dofor him. He’s ours.”

Hisnewname isPrinceMicheal Sammons. Hisnew game is football.

“I like it,” the youngerSammons said. “It keepsme in good shape.”

Coach Taylor said he’sthe best ex-water boy he’sever had. Sammons playsstrong-side defensive endand offensive tackle, witha passion.

“I remember seeinghim the first time in thehall. He was huge, and hewas a nice kid,” said Tay-lor. “They said he was go-ing to play basketball, butI started recruiting himfor the football team themoment I saw him. He’dnever heard of it. We had

to explain it to him. Hewas kind of interested,but he couldn’t play hisfreshmanyear because ofeligibility issues. Wemade him the water boyso he could be around theteam and see if he likedit.”

He loved it.Quarterbacks? Not so

much. Sammons is so bigand effective at such a na-scent state in his develop-ment that he had a verbalcollege offer after hisfourth CHCA game hissophomore season.

“He’s raw with histechnique, but he’s al-ready very difficult toblock on defense with hisstrength and explosion,and he can bat the balldown,” Taylor said. “Hisarms are so long and hishands are so big andstrong thatwhenheputs ahand on you, you know it.Oneof thecollegecoachesI talked to said he has thelongest wing-span of anyhigh school kid he’s seenthis year.”

CHCA completed theregular season Fridaywith a 42-7 win againstNorth College Hill. Theteam begins the Ohio Di-vision V playoff hunt thisweek. The Eagles areranked No. 5 in the statepoll.

SammonsContinued from Page A5

our varsity quarterbackat the end of that year. Hehasa tonofqualityexperi-ence with the varsity.Now he’s had an entireyear. He looks like an all-league quarterback attimes.”

One of his skills wascreatingplaysandfindingtop receiver, senior RyanWahler several times dur-ing the season.

By next season, hecouldbehitting teammateBonner out of the back-field. By then, the 5-foot-11 185-pound backcould be bigger andarmed with several col-lege offers. Prior to thisseason, the University ofCincinnati was the first toextend an invitation.

“I think that’s going tocompound this offsea-son,” Dattilo said. “Hisgrowth potential is enor-mous. I can see him put-ting on 20-25 pounds andnobody would hardly no-

tice.”While the offense ap-

pears somewhat set, Syc-amore’s defense loseslinebackers Jay Cobbsand Philip Silverman anddefensive backs AaronBrown, Eric Stepp andHunter Tumulty to gradu-ation. As some playersgrow, there could be posi-tion changes.

The Aviators came intheir Halloween finalewith Mason on SeniorNight a decided underdogafter a 55-28 thumping byColerain the week before.For the thirdyear inarow,they beat the Comets.

This time it was a 36-0rout to finish the year 6-4as they did 2013. Runningbacks Dawson and Bon-ner shredded Mason’s de-fense for a combined 340yards on the ground.

“We cared a bunchabout this game,” Dattilosaid. “Playoffs were noton the line, butwe’replay-ing a rival.”

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Flag needs to bereplaced

As Veterans Day,Nov. 11, approaches Iam compelled to writeabout the condition oftheAmericanFlag thatis being flown at thebuilding that used tohouse the SycamoreSchools Offices. Notethat the school districtdoes not own the build-ing now.

This building is onCooper Road acrossfrom the Blue Ash Vet-erans Memorial.

Theflag is indeplor-able shape. It is tat-tered and torn andshould not be flying.OnSept. 23, Icontactedthe owner of the build-ing, as listed by theHamiltonCountyAudi-tor, Pisati EnterpriseLtd and told themabout the situation. Todate I have not heardfromthemand the tornflag still flies.

So, I am writing tothe paper to publiclyask the owner to, at thevery least, take downthe flag.And, please doit beforeVeteransDay.As a veteran, I ask thatyou showsomerespectto this symbol of theUnited States.

Pat BuschmannMontgomery

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

Oct. 29 questionDid you or will you vote early

this year, or will you wait untilElection Day?Why?

“I have voted via the mail onabsentee ballots for the past 8years or so. The ballot is avail-able ahead of time fromHamil-ton County via phone orwww.votehamiltoncounty.org.

“There aremanyadvantagesto this mail-in method such asno lines, weather concerns ordriving and parking concerns.

“The best part is I can sit athomewithall the information infront ofmeand takemy time in-telligently filling out the ballotand mail it in early.

“Every year I see that hun-dreds of people stand in linedowntown for early voting atthe board of elections.

“They are in line andmy bal-

lot has already been counted.Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

“I have never understoodearly voting. I worked as a pilotfor 46 years, and never had aproblem with getting an absen-tee ballot. Early voting made itpossible for me to go down tothe Board of Elections ratherthan mail in the ballot, andwatch the lines of people beingbrought in with people to ‘help’them get registered and vote.Manywere quite open about be-ing students not from the area,and quite possibly registered tovote elsewhere. Made me wishfor a purple inkwell, where peo-ple could receive a mark thatsaid they had already voted, butcould only be used once. I be-lieve voter fraud is one of thelargest issues facing our Re-

public this election cycle.”D. B.

“I did already vote throughan absentee ballot. I started thisone year when I knew I was go-ing tobeout of town. butwhen itbecame available as a means ofearly voting I opted for thismethod in almost every elec-tion. It givesme time to sit withthe ballot and then take time todo some research on the candi-dates and issues so I can makeas informed a decision as possi-ble.

“Also, I can then ignore allthe negative ads, mailers andsuch that seem to inundate theelection as the actual in personelection grows closer.”

C.S.

“Idonotbelieve there shouldbe the option of voting early. If

you trulycareabout theelector-al process and value the resultsof your choices then you willmake this day and your vote apriority, not an inconvenienceso easily replaced.

“We’ve created an entiregeneration of people (yes vot-ers)whoreallydon’t carewho iselected unless they (the voter)

can somehow get more publicassistance. But they’ll vote to-day because they saw a bill-boardorgot apostcardorheardany one of a dozen TV or radioadds every half hour, on thesame day they decide to casttheir early ballot.

“Election day is always thefirst Tuesday in November, andwe have from 6:30 a.m. until7:30 p.m. (13 hours) to get to ourpolling places to cast our votes.Is this really so hard that wedon’t evenneed adecent excuseany more (i.e. military duty)?And by the way, check my IDand everyone else’s too. As a le-gal citizen of these UnitedStates I have a right to votehere, a right to choose my rep-resentation, anda right to shapemy future.”

Doug Simmons

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I was recently listening to aradio show that featured one ofthose “If you don’t love Amer-ica, then leave” types.

Superficial-ly, everyAmerican – orperson of anynationalityreally – canidentify withthe sentimenton a superfi-cial level.However, let’sdig a bit deep-er and askourselves, is

unconditional love for ournation really patriotic?

Sure we should love our

country. Does that mean it isperfect? Absolutely not. Doesit mean it is wrong to criticizethe government? Absolutelynot. Does it mean we shouldagree with all things that hap-pen in our society, or that thegovernment does, just becausewe feel that to question is un-patriotic? I hope not!

When I was growing up inBrazil, the military dictator-ship used to encourage peopleto put jingoistic window stick-ers on their cars. One of themwas “Brazil: Love it or LeaveIt”. My Aunt, who lived in Eng-land and was no fan of theregime, once went to a Brazil-ian Trade Fair near Oxfordand, chillingly, found that

sticker pasted to the inside ofthe window of her car. Shejoked that the Secret Policewere not so smart, because shehad in fact left Brazil sometime before!

Of course, it was an inter-esting message: Dissent is notallowed, so if you disagree, welabel you as someone whohates the country – more thanunpatriotic –– and you shouldleave.

In the United States, wewere given freedoms by theConstitution, which allow us tospeak our minds, and disagreewith the status quo. I might notagree with your point of view,but I will fight for you to beable to present your ideas in

public. In fact, I know thatmany of our active militaryand veterans feel the sameway, because they are, in fact,spilling blood to defend thatvery freedom of speech andthe freedom to think and ex-press our ideas, as well asfreedom of religion and otherAmerican ideals.

My point, then, is this: neverconfuse dissent with lack oflove for our nation, nor dis-agreement with governmentpolicy with unpatriotic behav-ior. Blind belief in governmentand blind acceptance of policyis what lead to Hitler’s Germa-ny. If you live in a Democracy,and you love your country,participation, discussion, dis-

sent and agreement all formthe fabric of our society.

As long as we share thecommon goal of making thingsbetter – for as many of us aspossible – then we share thelove of our nation. It is tooeasy, and the tactic of tyrants,to label those with whomwedisagree as lesser patriots thanus.

As soon as we legislate forthe benefit of narrow interests,and tell people who disagreewith us that they are unpatri-otic, we have are less than wecould be. And we are weakeras a result.

Bruce Healey is a resident of IndianHill.

Patriotism, freedom need each other

BruceHealeyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Cincinnati’s Union Terminal,which houses the Museum Cen-ter, has been mentioned a greatdeal lately.

Although it isan architecturallandmark full ofinteresting ex-hibitsandamustsee sight for out-of-town visitors,for families it isalso a place toshare memoriesof earlier daysand make plansfor future out-ings.

The Cincinnati History Mu-seum has Cincinnati in Motion,sometimes called the train dis-play. However it is Cincinnati inminiaturewhichfeaturesmodelsof Crosley Field, Union Terminalandmany neighborhoods as theylooked in the early 20th century.

On a family visit, tell aboutvisits made to the Cincinnati Zooin its earlier days and, if oldenough, trips to Crosley Field,Coney Island or Lunken Airportwhen it was the main airport forCincinnati. Near the end of themuseum, there is Public Land-ing, a reproduced river town in-cluding the Queen of the Westriverboat. Costumed interpret-ers may be there to add informa-tion.

In theMuseum of Science andNatural History are opportuni-ties to plan for future outings.Themound builder exhibit couldlead to a visit to the intriguingSerpent Mound or to Fort An-cient to see Native Americanearthworks about 2,000 yearsold. A good opportunity to sharethoughts and memories is at thespace age display.

It is small and an excellent op-portunity to expand on it since it

occurred during our life time.Thatcould lead toa futurevisit tothe Neil ArmstrongMuseum.

Next, there is the popularCave and Ice Age that could leadto a visit to Mammoth Cave. Thecave has awheelchair accessiblepath. Of course, DinoHall is pop-ular and it is near the exit to themuseum.

Duke Energy Children’s Mu-seum, in the lower level, ismeantfor those 10 and under. EnergyZone andWater Works are popu-larareasaswell asTheWoods, anarea for children 8 and abovewhich features a new aquarium.Itmaya lead toa tripover toKen-tucky’s Newport Aquarium.

In addition to its three mu-seums, it contains the five-storyRobert D. Lindner Family Omni-max Theater, special exhibitsand Tower A, the original maincontrol tower. For the train fanofall ages, Tower A is like a train

museum where they can get aview of the tracks still in use to-day, and explore the artifactsshowing Union Terminal’s richhistory.

On Nov. 7, the annual HolidayJunction will open. It will havethe large, popular, model traindisplay, part of which was theDuke Energy display formerlylocateddowntown.HolidayJunc-tion also has a kids' train ride andSanta Claus.

If there are visiting Reds orbaseball fans, as you leave theUnion Terminal, you can pointout that the 1869 Red Stockings,the first, openly, all professionaland best team of its time, playednear the bottom of the fountain.There is a marker at the bottomof the fountain.

Gary Crouch is a resident of UnionTownship.

Union Terminal offers more than you think

Gary CrouchCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Autumn is upon us and crispness isin the air.

As the leaves pile up, it may betempting to dispose of themquickly byburning. Although leaves, smallbranchesandotheryard trimmingsarenatural, they produce a variety ofharmful pollutants uponburning.Openburning is especially harmful to thosewith asthma or other respiratory ill-nesses.

There are several options to disposeof yard trimmings that won’t pollute

the air.Take advantage of curbside yard

trimmings collection or free yard trim-mings drop-off sites, especially forlarger materials such as fallen treelimbs and branches. Hamilton CountyRecyclingandSolidWasteDistrict pro-vides three yard trimming drop-offsites open each weekend through Nov.23.

Additionally, you could start yourown backyard compost pile. Fall is theperfect time to start composting be-

cause of the abundant leaves and grassclippings.

If you plan to enjoy a backyard firepit, remembertokeepthesizeno largerthan three feet wide by two feet highand always use dry, seasoned wood.

To learn more about air pollution oropen burning please visit www.south-westohioair.org.

Megan Hummel is the public relations coor-dinator for the Southwest Ohio Air QualityAgency.

There are better ways to dispose of leaves

MeganHummelCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

OPENHOUSE NOV 8 www.chca-oh.org

Inspire and challenge your student to develop his or her one-of-a-kind gifts

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The Midsummer Harvestfundraiser at the Peterloon es-tate in IndianHill raised$15,000for the work Bluegrass for Ba-bies does with Cincinnati Chil-dren’s HospitalMedical Center.

The annual event at Peter-loon at 8605 Hopewell Road of-fers music, games, crafts – anda feast prepared byCincinnati'stop sustainably focused chefs.Those are chefs who try to begood stewards of both naturaland human resources.

Visitwww.bluegrassforbabies.comfor more information.

PROVIDED

Chef Jose Salazar (left) and Francisco Alfaro of Salazar restaurant.

PROVIDED

From left: Andrew Vogel, adjunct chef Instructor at the Midwest CulinaryInstitute at Cincinnati State and of Jean-Robert's Table restaurant; KyleRoberts, chef de cuisine at Bouquet Restaurant and Wine Bar; BrandonLomax, sous chef at Bouquet and Chef Stephen Williams of Bouquet at theMidsummer Harvest fundraiser.

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Bhumin Desai ( left) and Chef Jean-Robert de Cavelof Jean-Robert's Table restaurant.

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The Tillers perform at Midsummer Harvest.

Fundraiser forChildren’s Hospital

raises $15,000

PROVIDED

Louis J Muglia, a doctor at the Center for the Prevention of Preterm Birth atCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

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Midsummer Harvest guests MollyJohnson (left) and Catherine Basil.

B2 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • NOVEMBER 5, 2014

THURSDAY, NOV. 6Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,6-10 p.m., Loveland Art Studioson Main, 529 Main Ave., Uniquewearable pieces by regionalartists specializing in glass,metal, polymer clay and fiber.Entertainment, cocktails andappetizers. Benefits LovelandArts Council Scholarship Fund.Free admission. Presented byLoveland Arts Council. 683-7283;www.lovelandartscouncil.org.Loveland.

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.

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

Literary - LibrariesLego Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Design andbuild creations with providedLegos. Ages 5-12. Free. 369-4450.Deer Park.Kid’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 - StudentTheaterOne Upon aMattress, 7 p.m.,Ursuline Academy, 5535 PfeifferRoad, Beloved musical comedy.$10, $8 students. 791-5791;www.ursulineacademy.org. BlueAsh.

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. 984-1234. Blue Ash.Silver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, $6.984-1234; sycamoreseniorcente-r.org. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, NOV. 7Business SeminarsTwitter: Your Small BusinessPR Platform, 10-11:30 a.m.,Dimalanta Design Group, 4555Lake Forest Drive, Suite 650,Learn basics for setting up andmanaging your Twitter account.$20. Presented by Ernie Dima-lanta. 588-2802; www.dimalan-tadesigngroup.com. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesBagels, Bialys and PretzelBreadwith Kathy Lehr, 6-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $65. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise 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. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

On Stage - StudentTheaterOne Upon aMattress, 7:30p.m., Ursuline Academy, $10, $8students. 791-5791; www.ursuli-neacademy.org. Blue Ash.

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

SATURDAY, NOV. 8Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,6-10 p.m., Loveland Art Studioson Main, Free admission. 683-7283; www.lovelandartscounci-l.org. Loveland.

BenefitsBeat Auburn Beat Hunger, 7-10p.m., Firehouse Grill, 4785 LakeForest Drive, Bring canned foodto GameDay Watch Parties.Benefits Freestore Foodbank.Free. Presented by CrimsonAti.937-205-7916; beatauburn-

beathunger.ua.edu. Blue Ash.

Cooking 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.Biscuits, Biscotti and Sconeswith Kathy Lehr, 10 a.m. to 1p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $65. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.Classic French BreadwithKathy Lehr, 2:30-5 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $65. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Health / WellnessFriends and Family Day, 7 a.m.to 7 p.m., TriHealth Fitness andHealth Pavilion, 6200 PfeifferRoad, Chair massage, nail polishchanges, kids’ swimming lessonsand healthy food samples.Access to fitness floor, groupclasses, Kids’ Life Center andclub amenities. Free. 985-0900;www.trihealthpavilion.com.Montgomery.

Holiday - ThanksgivingTurkey Dinner, 4-7 p.m., Love-land United Methodist Church,10975 S. Lebanon Road, Carry-out available. Benefits Habitatfor Humanity. $7, $6 seniors $4ages 4-11, free ages 3 and under.683-1738; www.lovelandum-c.org. Loveland.

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

Music - ReligiousThe Hoppers, 7 p.m., New HopeBaptist Church, 1401 LovelandMadeira Road, Auditorium.Southern gospel group. $20.Reservations required. 677-5377;www.newhopeloveland.com.Loveland.

On Stage - StudentTheaterOne Upon aMattress, 7:30p.m., Ursuline Academy, $10, $8students. 791-5791; www.ursuli-neacademy.org. Blue Ash.

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 6948Plainfield Road, Visit adoptioncenter and volunteer with catsor take one home (adoptionfee). 984-6369; www.thescratch-ingpost.org. Silverton.

SUNDAY, NOV. 9On Stage - StudentTheaterOne Upon aMattress, 2:30p.m., Ursuline Academy, $10, $8students. 791-5791; www.ursuli-neacademy.org. Blue Ash.

MONDAY, NOV. 10Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,noon to 5 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, Free admission.683-7283; www.lovelandart-scouncil.org. Loveland.

BenefitsKindervelt No. 50 Fashion’sNight Out, 6-11 p.m., KenwoodCountry Club, 6501 KenwoodRoad, Fall Fashion Show withSaks Fifth Avenue. Beauty Barand pop-up shop with accesso-ries, clothing and shoes for sale.Includes sit down dinner, afterparty, silent auction and raffle.Ages 21 and up. Benefits HeartInstitute: Kindervelt Neurodeve-lopmental, Educational andLearning Center. $75. Reserva-tions required. Presented byKindervelt No. 50. 226-8668.Madeira.

Cooking ClassesMediterranean Dinner on theHarbor with Yen Hsieh, 6-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344

Montgomery Road, $50. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.


TUESDAY, NOV. 11Art & Craft ClassesDIY Decorative Tiles, 6:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Free. Regis-tration required. 369-4450. DeerPark.

Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,noon to 5 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, Free admission.683-7283; www.lovelandart-scouncil.org. Loveland.

Cooking ClassesThe Do-Ahead ThanksgivingDinner with Diane Phillips,6:30-8:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, $75.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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, 3-3:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Children’slibrarian reads aloud from somefavorite books. Make craft totake home. Ages 3-6. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.


WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12Art & Craft ClassesDIY Decorative Tiles, 6:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, Free.Registration required. 369-4450.Deer Park.

Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,noon to 5 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, Free admission.683-7283; www.lovelandart-scouncil.org. Loveland.


Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Activities to build cognitive andliteracy skills. For ages 18months-4 years. Free.369-4476.Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyPro-AmNight, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 Mar-ket Place Lane, Aspiring comics,amateurs and professionals takethe stage. Ages 18 and up. $5.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.


Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,2-3:30 p.m., Sycamore SeniorCenter, 4455 Carver WoodsDrive, Conference Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byCatholic Charities SouthWesternOhio. 929-4483. Blue Ash.

THURSDAY, NOV. 13Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,noon to 5 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, Free admission.683-7283; www.lovelandart-scouncil.org. Loveland.

Business SeminarsHootSuite: Tying It All Togeth-er To Execute Your SocialMedia Campaigns, 10-11:30a.m., Dimalanta Design Group,4555 Lake Forest Drive, Suite650, Learn how to set up andmanage your social media. $20.Presented by Ernie Dimalanta.588-2802; www.dimalantade-signgroup.com. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesMake Ahead Appetizers andDesserts with Diane Phillips,6:30-8:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, $75.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G,$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

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

Literary - Libraries

Kid’s Club, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, Free.513-369-4450. Deer Park.TeenWriting Club, 6-7 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forthose interested in meetingother teen writers or looking forfeedback from other teens wholove writing. For teens. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

Senior CitizensLet Your Yoga Dance, noon to 1p.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$5. 984-1234. Blue Ash.Silver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$6. 984-1234; sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, NOV. 14Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,noon to 5 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, Free admission.683-7283; www.lovelandart-scouncil.org. Loveland.

Craft ShowsHoliday Art Sale, 9 a.m. to 7p.m., Mud Slinger Studio, 6888Clubside Drive, Handmadepottery, original jewelry, wovenitems, earrings, handmadescarves, original paintings andprints, quilted handbags and somany more unique, locally madeitems. Free parking and refresh-ments. 697-7070; www.holi-dayartsale.com. Loveland.Holiday Bazaar and Luncheon,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hartzell Unit-ed Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, Holiday giftsand homemade baked goodsfor sale. Friday lunch available.Saturday lunch, served by youth.Benefits Hartzell women andyouth. Free. 891-8527, ext. 1;hartzellumc.com. Blue Ash.



SATURDAY, NOV. 15Art EventsArt 2Wear Exhibit and Sale,noon to 5 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, Free admission.683-7283; www.lovelandart-scouncil.org. Loveland.

BenefitsBeat Auburn Beat Hunger,3:30-7 p.m., Firehouse Grill, Free.937-205-7916; beatauburn-beathunger.ua.edu. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, $30. Registration re-

quired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.Le Creuset Favorite Recipeswith Trish Ranallo, 11 a.m. to1:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $25. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Craft ShowsHoliday Open House, 5-9 p.m.,Whistle Stop Clay Works, 119Harrison St., Locally madepottery, conversation, food andwine. Artists answer questionsand take special orders. Freeadmission. 683-2529; www.whis-tlestopclayworks.com. Loveland.Holiday Bazaar and Luncheon,11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, Free. 891-8527, ext. 1; hartzellumc.com.Blue Ash.

Dining EventsMarine Corp Birthday Ball,6-11 p.m., Montgomery Inn,9440 Montgomery Road, Ticketincludes meal and non-alcoholicbeverages. Cash bar and raffles.Benefits Marine Corps LeagueMontezuma-Cincinnati #270.$35. Presented by Marine CorpsLeague Montezuma Detach-ment No. 270. 382-9082.Mont-gomery.

Drink TastingsSaturday Splurge, 3-6 p.m., TheWine Store, 9905 MontgomeryRoad, 984-9463; www.theewin-estore.com.Montgomery.

Literary - LibrariesFiber Arts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Work on small project in compa-ny of other crafters. Open to anykind of needle (or hook) craf-ters. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.International Games Day, 2-4p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy games and fun fromaround the world. Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.Shh, Don’t Tell Them They’reLearning, 3-4 p.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Learn aboutgames that are as good for yourkids as they are fun. Ages 18 andup. Free. 369-4476; www.cincin-natilibrary.org. Loveland.

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

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 984-6369; www.thescratchingpost-.org. Silverton.

Support GroupsOhio Birthparent GroupMeet-ing, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Blue Ash Branch Library, 4911Cooper Road, Closed group forbirthparents only that providesa safe space for you to shareadoption experiences withothers who understand thislife-long journey. Free. Present-ed by Ohio Birthparent Group.312-0384; ohiobirthparents.org.Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, NOV. 16

MONDAY, NOV. 17Cooking ClassesFall Dishes from Ember’s withNat Blanford, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $50. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.


Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

TUESDAY, NOV. 18Art & Craft ClassesBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m. Decorating your Mantle forthe Holidays., Botanica, 9581Fields Ertel Road, Design class.Stay after to create your ownarrangement with help ofinstructor 7-8 p.m. Free. Regis-tration required. 697-9484;www.botanicacincinnati.com.Loveland.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to www.cincinnati.com and click

on “Share!” Send digital photos to [email protected] with event information. Items are printed on a space-available basis with local events taking precedence.Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find more

calendar events, go to www.cincinnati.com and choose from amenu of items in the Entertainment section on the main page.

TONY JONES/THE ENQUIRER

Deer Park Branch Library's Lego Club is 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 6, at the library, 3970 E. Galbrath Road..Design and build creations with provided Legos. The club isfor ages 5 to 12. Call 369-4450 for more information.

NOVEMBER 5, 2014 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • B3LIFE

Weight ManagementSolutions, a nationally ac-credited Bariatric Centerof Excellence, is hostingseminars on weight lossoptions at Mercy Healthlocations throughout

Greater Cincinnati.Drs. C. Joe Northup

and Mohamed Dahman,Cincinnati’s first two fel-lowship-trained,minimal-ly invasive bariatric sur-geons, will discuss the ad-

vancedmedicalandsurgi-cal weight loss optionsavailable through WeightManagement Solutions.

The seminars takeplace at 6:30 p.m. on at thefollowing locations on the

dates listed below.The seminars are free,

but space is limited.Remember, every

weight loss journey startswith one healthy decision.

Make yours today and

call 513-682-6980 or visite-mercy.com/calendar.aspx to reserve your spot.

The Jewish Hospital –Mercy Health, 4777 E.Galbraith Road, fourthfloor, conference room D,

Kenwood» Thursday, Nov. 6;

Thursday, Dec. 4

Weight loss seminars coming to Mercy

Yesterday my throatand head were stuffed upand the last thing I want-ed to do was work in the

herb gar-den. Moth-er Naturewas coop-eratingwith theweather, soI knew Ihad to startgetting thegardencleaned upfor winter.

I was grumbling sincemy task seemed to loomso large.

The weeds had sprungup just about every-where.

I was taking my gar-den plaque down when Istopped to really read itonce again. My attitudechanged immediately. Ithought you’d enjoy see-ing the verse I read thatput me in a positiveframe of mind.

Not only that, butwhen I cut back the euca-lyptus, thyme and hore-hound, those powerfulherbs that help with res-piratory ailments, myhead and throat clearedup nicely. Lessonlearned!

Helen Sarky’sLebanesevegetarian greenbean stew

I love this recipe fromLebanese friend, HelenSarky, an AndersonTownship reader. A ver-sion of these beans aregoing to be served at theupcoming “A taste ofLebanon” held at St. An-thony’s of Padua churchon Victory Parkway. Thefeast is on Sunday, Nov.23, from noon to 6 p.m.and the menu will alsocontain kibbee (the mainmeat dish of Lebanon),hummus, vegetarianfalafel, stuffed cabbageand grape leaf rolls,among other traditionalfavorites. These are gen-erations-old recipes,treasured heirlooms.They’ll also have dancingand music and carryout,as well. Check out thesite www.stanthonyofpaduachurch.com orgive them a call at (513)961-0120. I’m alreadyhungry…

1pound fresh or fro-zen green beans, cut into2” lengths

2 tablespoons olive oil1/2 cup sliced thinly

onions1 tablespoon minced

garlic (opt)1/4 teaspoon ground

cinnamon or to tasteSalt and pepper to

taste2 teaspoons chopped

fresh mint1-1/2 cups diced toma-

toes1 cup water or chicken

stock1 tablespoon lemon

juiceHeat oil over medium

heat until hot. Add onionsand sauté until cara-melized (3 minutes); addgarlic and sauté another2 minutes. Stir in cinna-mon, salt, pepper andmint and keep stirring.Add tomatoes, water andlemon juice and keepstirring. Add beans andbring to a boil. Reduce toa simmer, cover pan andcook until tender, about20 minutes. Serve over abed of cooked rice.

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like. Beat in lemon juice,butter and half & halfuntil it’s the consistencyyou want. Usually 1/2 cupof liquid is sufficient, butit depends upon the sizeof the cauliflower. Sprin-kle with parsley for col-or.

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Committee membersare hard at work on creat-ing a memorable eveningfor attendees at BethanyHouseServices11thannu-al wine and beer tastingfundraiser,” Ales to Zin-fandels,” 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 6, at Me-morial Hall.

Price for the evening is$55, and all proceeds willbenefit Bethany HouseServices, which collabo-rates with others to pro-vide services to homeless

families in Greater Cin-cinnati.

Committee chair forthe event is Julie Ross(Montgomery), and she isassisted by committeemembers Kelley Carrier(Montgomery), AmandaCawdrey (Madeira), Shar-ron DiMario (MountWashington), TraceyGriggs (West Side), ErikaMeyerJudd, Beth Kasson(Montgomery), Mary Al-ice Koch (Hyde Park),Megan McCuen (Montgo-mery), Michael McQue-ary, Chelsea Moeller (Mi-ami Township), Gail My-ers (Delhi Township),Hope Schmidt (HydePark) and Teddy Siegel(Hyde Park).

The event starts at 6p.m.with finewines, craftbeers, appetizers and des-serts.

This year’s event willalso feature a perfor-mance at 7:30 p.m., cour-tesy of the Ensemble

Theatre Co., followed bymorewine, beer and food.

Presenting sponsorsfor theeventareDaveandTracy Davis. MercyHealth is a Silver sponsor.Bronze sponsors includeBarnes Dennig, PNCBank, Mike and MeganMcCuen, Anneand DougMiller, and Ultimate Re-hab.

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The Study Abroad pro-gram at the University ofCincinnati Blue Ash Col-lege is sending a recordnumber of students on atrip to Europe.

A total of 29 studentsand two professors arespending time in Franceand England (May 11 toJune 3) as part of the larg-est contingentever topar-ticipate in a study abroadprogram at the college.

The program was cre-ated at UC Blue Ash in1997 to provide studentswith an opportunity to ex-perience learning whilealso immersing them-selves in a new culture.Since its founding, thecol-lege has led more than 15trips to countries that in-clude Costa Rica, Eng-land, France, and Germa-nywithcourses thatcovercreative writing, foreignlanguages, literature,

electronic media, andmore.

This year’s BritishSummer Study Abroadtrip to France and Eng-land offers two courses –American ExpatriateWriters and Media, Cul-ture and Communication.Along the way, studentswill visit the Louvre, Pal-ace of Versailles, West-minster Abbey and theBritishBroadcastingCor-poration.

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

GreaterCincinnati res-idents are being asked todonate new and gentlyused coats at convenientdrop-off locations acrossthe Tristate includingGold Star Chili restau-

rants, Kemba CreditUnion branches, local firestations, Youthland Acad-emy locations and otherlocations –with thegoal ofcollecting 7,000 totalcoats.

With the addition of anew social media incen-tive, Give Warmth. GetChili., organizers hope toencouragemoredonors toparticipate and spreadawareness for a chance to

win prizes fromGold StarChili, including a grandprize of free chili for ayear. To participate, do-nors must submit a photoof themselves donating tothe 5 Cares Coat Drivewith the hashtag#Coats4Cincy. Photos canbe submitted through In-stagram, Twitter, and St.Vincent de Paul’s Face-book page. Coat drivepartners include GoldStar Chili, City Dash,Kemba Credit Union,Starr Printing, YouthlandAcademy and local firedepartments.

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. For in-formation on how to re-ceive a coat, call 513-421-0602 in Cincinnati or 859-341-3219 inNorthernKen-tucky, or visit

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» The Salvation Armyannounced that it is mak-inganappeal for sponsorsto participate in its annualAdopt-a-Family program.This annual program pro-videsgifts for low-incomefamilies and seniors whoare sponsored by gener-ous individuals, groupsand companies. Eachyear, the program servesapproximately 500 fam-ilies and seniors, in total,ensuring they receivegifts for Christmas.

Sponsors for Adopt-a-Family can specify thesize of family for whomthey will provide gifts,and there are no require-ments as to how much isspent on the gifts – that isleft to thediscretionof thesponsors. Once agreeingto sponsor a family, spon-sors will be providedwithinformation that providesawish list of key itemsde-sired by the family, but it

is left to the sponsors todetermine what they’llpurchase and how muchthey’ll spend. Sponsorswill be asked to purchaseand wrap the gifts fortheir sponsored family,and drop them off onDec.8 or Dec. 9 at a location tobe provided to them.

The best way to getstarted is to complete theAdopt-a-Family SponsorApplication form, whichcanbefoundonlinebyvis-iting swo.salvationar-my.org.Or,formore infor-mation, contact The Sal-vation Army via [email protected].

» This is the 10th yearfor Matthew 25: Minis-tries’ Fighting HungerFood Drive, which col-lects canned and nonper-ishable food for distribu-tion to local food pantriesand shelters during theholiday season.

Non-perishable fooditemsmay be dropped off

atMatthew25:Ministries,11060 Kenwood Road,from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Mon-day-Friday and 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Saturdays throughDec. 6.

Since 2005, the Fight-ing Hunger Food Drivehas raised approximately400,000poundsof food forGreater Cincinnati’s poor.Matthew 25: Ministriesaccepts food donationsfrom local individuals,groups and organizationsfor the food drive, as wellas bulk donations of foodfrom corporate donors.Matthew 25 also wel-comes financial gifts forthe purchase of additionalfood staples.

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BLUE ASHArrests/citations17-year-old male, domesticviolence (physical harm), Sept.19.Stephen Mark Dorton, 28, 5300Kenridge Drive, possessingcriminal tools, petty theft, Sept.19.Eric S. Clayton, 41, 505 BrettonWoods apartment 208, Knox-ville, Tennessee, possession ofmarijuana, Sept. 20.Lisa LynnWolf, 33, 206 W. CrestDrive, operating vehicle im-paired (under the influence ofalcohol/drugs), rules for drivingin marked lanes, right of wayon public highway, aggravatedpossession of drugs (schedule Ior schedule II), Sept. 21.David W. Knisley, 28, 4510 VictorAve., felony warrant, marijuanadrug paraphernalia, Sept. 19.Jerry E. Ward, 45, 131W. 73rdSt., operating vehicle impaired(under the influence of alcohol/drugs), operating vehicleimpaired (breath. 08, to .169),rules for driving in markedlanes, Sept. 17.Joseph R. Fee, 18, 11722 Gable-glen Drive, Cincinnati, criminaltrespass, Sept. 19.Sandra E. Zavala, 29, 1199 Thurn-ridge Drive, Reading, obstruct-ing official busiiness, Sept. 18.

Incidents/investigationsFelonious assaultReported in 5900 block ofPfeiffer Road Sept. 20.

Petty theftA woman said someone took$263 from the 9100 block ofPlainfield Road Sept. 20.A man said someone took $800from the 10400 block of Ken-wood Road Sept. 22.TheftA woman said someone tookpurses/wallets/handbags, value$43, Sept. 19 in the 4100 blockof Hunt Road.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsHarold Chapman, 57, 2363Kemper, theft, Sept. 18.Supreese Frazier, 25, 2484 High-forest Lane, criminal trespass-ing, Sept. 17.Juvenile, 12, disorderly conduct,Sept. 16.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated burglaryReported and sunglasses, ciga-rettes, currency removed at8500 block of Vorhees Lane,Sept. 18.Theft$2,000 removed 7500 block ofSchool Road, Sept. 17.Necklace valued at $900 re-moved at 8100 block of KemperDrive, Sept. 16.Vehicle removed from 7600

block of Montgomery Road,Sept. 16.Lawnmower valued at $500removed from 8400 block ofDeerway Drive, Sept. 15.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsAshley Whitaker, 18, 414 ParkAve., theft, criminal tools, drugparaphernalia, Sept. 15.

Incidents/investigationsRapeReported on Harper’s Point,Sept. 11.TheftBill for $108 removed, 7700block of Montgomery Road,Sept. 5.Camera and printer, linens,clothing, gringer, frames re-moved 8700 block of WalesDrive, Aug. 30.$35 in gas not paid for at 12000block of Montgomery Road,Sept. 18.Reported at 8700 block of FieldsErtel Road, Sept. 15.Items valued at $10 removed at8400 block of Heritage Drive,Sept. 16.Unauthorized use of motorvehicleReported, 8900 ColendaleMilford Road, Sept. 8.

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BLUE ASH87 Carpenters Ridge: Payton,Eleanor to Wight, Robert &Margaret; $255,000.11074 Centennial Ave.: Post,John H. to Monarch Homes LLC;$27,000.11129 Kemper Ave.: KondarCapital Corp. Tr. to IntegrityHome Rentals Ll; $67,000.10541 Kenridge Drive: Ripple,Barbara A. to Buescher, Larry L.& Linda D.; $232,000.10634 Kenwood Road: Haight,Mark D. & Pamela J. to Elias,Monica L. & Christopher M.Wilhelm; $173,000.9371 Lark Court: Pritchard, Marieto Northrop Properties LLC;$91,000.4928 Laurel Ave.: Goldberg, Jodito Kirby Homes LLC; $95,000.4939 Laurel Ave.: Downs, SarahL. & Bradley D. to Argus, Mi-chael B. & Amy D. Beck Argus;$156,500.9951 Timbers Drive: Bhageria,Rajesh & Mudita to Briley,Pashawnda; $141,000.

MONTGOMERYAddress not available: Fels,Diane R. to Williams, Nina &GregW.; $232,000.11245 Acrewood Drive: Polites,John & Deborah to Heitzman,Shelby A. & Donald S.;$632,500.7714 Kennedy Lane: Fels, DianeR. to Williams, Nina & GregW.;$232,000.7440 Stonemeadow Lane: Star,AndrewM. & Lisa H. to Avila,Ruben E. & Somarly M. Lira;$770,000.10662 Weil Road: Dick, Ellen G.Tr. to Berigan, Brent & Shan-non; $125,000.8766 Weller Road: Robert LuckeHomes Inc. to Ballman, Jerry P.

& Bonnie K.; $707,257.10081 Zig Zag Road: Rosenfield,Karen R. & Benjamin P. toWilder, J. Samuel & Sara J.;$169,000.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP10942 Barrington Court: Lewis,Donald W. & Emily K. to Kapsal,Sean C.; $139,900.5354 Bayberry Drive: Reid,Christopher J. & ShannonW. toZhang, Zhonghua & Cuizia Tian;$390,000.11669 Chancery Lane: Birrell,Matthew R. to Opdycke, Chris-tine; $360,000.Gideon Lane: Carr, C. J. to Miller,Mark; $650.4693 Largo Drive: Home EquityCorp. to Bracken, Jennifer;$187,000.7616 Montgomery Road: Jan-ning, Nancy M. Tr. to L. & P. Co.Inc.; $187,500.8817 Tulipwood Court: Whaley,Stephen T. & Susan S. to Hoalst,Karl B. & Tracey A. Lanz;$438,500.8413 Wicklow Ave.: Corum,JonathanW. to Corum, Ward L.& Harriet M.; $75,000.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP9960 Carrousel Court: Slaby,Gary A. & Brenda C. to Etter,Todd A. & Dena M.; $283,060.11728 Gable Glen Lane: Park-hamovich, Anton to Stock-meister, Sara; $160,500.9963 Humphrey Road: NationalResidential Nominee ServicesInc. to Frost, Damon L. & KarynD.; $695,000.9963 Humphrey Road: West,Matthew E. & Cherilyn H. toNational Residential NomineeServices Inc.; $695,000.9542 Humphrey Road: Paul,Jennifer N. to Nguyen, Hien T.;$238,000.

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SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday morning worship ser-vices are at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45a.m. Child care is available inthe nursery during both servicesfor infants through age 2.Sunday school for pre-schoolthrough 12th-grade is at 10:45a.m. Additional child care isavailable this fall for parents inAdult Education classes:The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;sycamorechurch.org.

offered: Book of Daniel is beingstudied with a group as theycontinue reading their waythrough God’s Word, fromcover to cover; and Mary Shu-mard, CLM, leads anothergroup with a thorough study ofthe Book of Romans. All arewelcome.Pastor Will leads class “SimplyChristian, Why ChristianityMakes Sense” in FellowshipHall, Wednesdays at noon. Formore information contactPastor Will [email protected] or891-8527 ext. 2.The church is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527; www.hartzellumc.org.

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CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodA free turkey dinner will beserved to the community fromnoon to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov.22.Services are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Cincinnati.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchPlease join us on Sunday morn-ings from 9-10 a.m. for AdultSunday School (FellowshipHall). Two adult classes are

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Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodistChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge for each session. Parentsmust bring their child’s lunch.Register on the website under“registration forms.”Sunday Worship Services are8:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. (tradition-al worship), and 9:40 a.m.(contemporary worship).The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad; 791-3142; www.cos-

Sunday School classes for allages are 10 a.m.; Sunday wor-ship is 11 a.m. Kings Kids, achildren’s worship service, isoffered during the 11 a.m.service. Nursery care is availableduring worship service.The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple-.org.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchJacob’s Ladder is the theme forSunday School (pre-K through12th-grade); these classes areheld after the children’s sermonin the worship service.The Christianity 101 andThoughtful Christian classes areheld for adults each Sundaymorning and meet at 9 a.m. inthe Fellowship Hall.The church is collecting boxes ofmacaroni and cheese for NEEDSduring November.The church bowling leaguemeets at Crossgate Lanes at 10a.m., Thursdays.Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable. Sunday sermons arerecorded and available on thechurch website.

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Sycamore Junior High School Says Thank You for aSuccessful Aviator Flight Fest & 5K!

Sycamore Junior High School hosted its 4th Annual AviatorFlight Fest & 5K on Saturday, October 18. Over 500 walkers &runners from the Sycamore School district and the community

participated in the 5K—THANK YOU for showing up to the startingline! Our event has grown by leaps and bounds since the 1st

Annual Aviator Flight Fest & 5K in 2010 due to the overwhelmingsupport of the Sycamore Junior High Administration & Staff, PTO,Parents, & Volunteers who generously donated their time and

efforts to this great event.

We couldn’t have done it without our community of supportersand sponsors—a special thanks to the following for their

contributions to the 2014 Aviator Flight Fest & 5K:

A special thanks also to the businesses & families who donated tothe Bid ‘n Buy Auction, Student Prizes, Reverse Raffle, and Food.

Community PartnersFleet FeetTri HealthAthleta

Flight CaptainLewis Animal HospitalSchool OutfittersWhich Wich HarpersStation

AviatorEthicon Endo SurgeryHealth CareManagement Group

SP Agency Inc.

NavigatorHoranPure Barre MasonSchmerler FamilyDentistry

Suburban PediatricAssociates, Inc.

PlatinumApexEye KenwoodDean Lawn Care LLCDenny McKeown, Inc.The Good FamilyThe Manos FamilyRhinos / Blue Ash ShellSAC Basketball

GoldThe Berke FamilyThe BreckenridgeFamily

The Fales FamilyFurniture SolutionsThe Isenhart FamilyThe Kidd Familylighting (one) CincinnatiMason FamilyChiropractic

Kent MorrisOrthodontics

The Neat FamilyThe Roley Family

Gold—cont.Amy Schur/SteveAlbert

The Singh FamilyThe Suddharth FamilyVillage JunctionAlan R. Weber, DDS,Northeast OrthodonticSpecialists Inc.

The Wilson FamilyThe Zelvy Family

SilverThe Cronin FamilyThe Moreno FamilyThe Pereda Family

Other SponsorsFresh Healthy CaféGigi’s CupcakesStephanie Janssen,Realtor, ColdwellBanker West Shell

Minuteman Press BlueAsh

Paul Raymond ClarkPaul Raymond Clark, 90, of

Montgomery died Oct. 20. Hewas a US Army veteran of WorldWar II.

Survived by children David(Barbara) Clark and Diane(Thomas) Sweeney; grand-children Andrew (Emily) andBrian Sweeney and Megan(Michael) Hull; and great-grand-children Eleanor, Maura and

Peggy SearlesPeggy Searles, 75, of Montgo-

mery died Oct. 27.Survived by children Steven

(Amber) and Judy Searles; andgrandson, Hunter Searles.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Harry Searles.

Services were Oct. 30 at GoodShepherd Parish, Montgomery.Memorials to: Hospice of Cincin-nati; or the Muscular DystrophyAssociation.

Juliet Sweeney and Cora andCooper Hull.

Preceded in death by wife of64 years, Evelyn Mae (nee Blice);and siblings Donald S. Clark andMarjorie Parks.

Services were Oct. 23 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale. Memorials to:Twin Lakes Benevolent Fund,9840 Montgomery Road, Cincin-nati, OH 45242.

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