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BLUE ASH — The Sycamoreboard of education has hired areal estatecompany to sell its dis-trict office building on CooperRoad in Blue Ash.

The Sycamore CommunitySchools is building new districtoffices on the Maple Dale Ele-mentary School campus off Ha-gewa Drive in Blue Ash, whereMaple Dale is being rebuiltaround its original gymnasium.

Everest Commercial Real Es-tate Services of Blue Ashwill listSycamore’s current district of-fice building on Cooper Road for$550,000, said Erika Daggett,chief informationofficer forSyc-amore Community Schools.

“The contract with them willend July 31, 2013, and theywill be

paid the standard realtor fee, 6percent of sale,” Daggett said.

The Sycamore CommunitySchools auctioned its district of-fice building on Cooper RoadAug. 16.

Red Carpet Studios of BlueAsh submitted a high bid of$305,000.

But Chad Lewis, businessmanager for the Sycamore Com-munity Schools, subsequentlyrecommended the school boardreject all bidsmadeat theauctionand pursue a listing through areal-estate broker.

The Hamilton County auditorsays Sycamore’s 6,115-square-foot district office building onCooperRoad has an assessed val-ue of $507,950.

TheSycamoreboardof educa-tionrejected theauctionbidsOct.17 andhiredEverestCommercialReal Estate Services Nov. 7.

Representativesof thecompa-nies that bid on Sycamore’s dis-trict office building on Cooper

Road at the Oct. 16 auction couldnot immediately be reached forcomment on whether they are in-terested in buying the building.

A spokesman for Red CarpetStudios, which designs decora-tive garden products and wom-en’s fashion accessories, saidOct.16 that the companywants to

move its headquarters from In-deco Court in Blue Ash to Syca-more’s district office building onCooperRoadto increasebothRedCarpet’s visibility and the size ofits 4,900-square-foot headquar-ters.

The only other bidder for thedistrict office building Oct. 16

was Ian Guttman, a principalwithHillsProperties ofBlueAsh.

HillsPropertieswants tobuildan apartment complex at the for-mer Thriftway/Kroger site onHuntRoad,whichabuts theSyca-more Community Schools’ dis-trict office building on CooperRoad.

Hills bid Oct. 16 because itsheadquarters is nearby on HuntRoad and because it is a real-es-tate investor with an interest indowntown Blue Ash - “not neces-sarily” because it wanted to ex-pand its proposed apartmentcomplex, Guttman said then.

Some residents from the ad-joining Barwyn Acres neighbor-hood oppose the proposed apart-ment complex.

Hills Properties has submit-ted one plan with 218 apartmentsand another plan with 235 apart-ments.

Blue Ash City Council will at a

By Jeanne [email protected]

The Sycamore Community Schools is selling its district offices onCooper Road in Blue Ash. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

$550K wanted for district officesSycamore schoolsbuilding new offices

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Symmes Township is follow-ing suit of many public entitiesand offering two gas aggregationplans to residents, one ofwhich isa new blend of the two.

Many residents in the town-ship have been participating inthe aggregation program provid-ed through Integrys Energy Ser-vices the last couple of years.While some have saved moneythrough them in some years,many in one program paid a littlemore in 2012.

Brenda Coffey, aggregationbusiness developer and managerfor Integrys, told the trusteesresidents in the locked-in pricewith a flex-down rate programended up paying a little morethan those in the monthly-vari-able-rate program. She said it’s aresult of natural gas prices drop-ping throughout 2012.

Most Symmes residents in anaggregation program with Inte-grys are enrolled in the locked-inwith flex-down-rate program,Coffey said. The board couldchoose to have both programsagain next year, or they can gowith a hybrid program that locksin a set rate for January throughApril,whencosts arehigher, thenavariable rate inwarmermonths

when people use less natural gas.She said this option provides

some cost protection, because itcaps the rate during the higherusagemonths andallows it followmarket prices as they potentiallydrop during the summer.

Several public entities in thearea offer both the hybrid flex-down option and the monthlyvariable, including Indian Hill,Norwood,ReadingandWyoming.Colerain Township and Evendalestill have to make their choices.

Residents can still opt out ofthe program if they don’t want toparticipate, but many will re-ceive a letter from Integrys ex-plaining their options andwhat todo if they decide not to partici-pate, Coffey said,

Board members attempted toavoid complicating the programand followed the lead of othercommunities by offering the hy-brid flex-down andmonthly vari-able programs. The trusteeswere happy with the two options,believing more residents wouldsavemoneywith thenewchoices.

“I like the fact that (Integrys)saw that our residents weren’tsaving, so you created the hybridprogram,” said Trustee JodieLeis.

For more, visitCincinnati.com/SymmesTownship.

Symmes offersnew gas plansBy Leah [email protected]

MOELLER ADVANCESMoeller QB Spencer Iacovone (7) hands the ball off to RB KeithWatkins (3) against Colerain in the third quarter. Moeller won24-21. For more from the game, see Sports, A6. JOSEPH FUQUA

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date to be set in the futuredecide whether to approveeither of Hills’ plans.

Meanwhile, the Syca-more Community Schoolswill pay for the new $17.5million Maple Dale Ele-mentary School with pro-ceeds of a bond issue ap-proved by voters in 2010.

Sycamore will pay forthe new $2.26 million dis-trict offices at the MapleDale campus with pro-ceeds from the sale of thecurrent district officebuilding on Cooper Roadand by the school district’scash reserve.

Both the new MapleDale Elementary Schooland the Sycamore Commu-nity School’s new districtoffices are to open in fall2013.

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BLUE ASH — Neil Hen-sley, Blue Ash’s new eco-nomic development direc-tor, is no stranger to eco-nomic development - or toBlue Ash.

Hensley worked 30years for the Cincinnati

USA Re-gionalChamber.He spentmore than20 of thoseyears mar-ketingGreaterCincinnati -including

Blue Ash - around theworld.

As the Blue Ash eco-nomic development direc-tor, Hensley succeeds Ju-dy Harris Clark, who re-signed in June to marryand move to Mississippi.

HereHensley,witha lit-tle less than two months athis new post in Blue Ash,discusses his backgroundand his vision for the city.

Please tell us a littleabout yourself.

“I am a Greater Cincin-nati native. I grew up inNorthern Kentucky, buthave also lived on the Ohioside of the region in Mt.Adams and downtown. I

currently reside in New-port.

“I am a graduate of theUniversity of Cincinnati,where I studied Germanand international busi-ness.While attendingU.C.,I completed my co-op ses-sions in the economic de-velopment department atthe Cincinnati USA Re-gional Chamber.

“Following graduation,I began working full-timeat the chamber, focusingon international businessdevelopment.”

What in your careermakes you a good choicefor Blue Ash economicdevelopment director?

“Over the course of thepast 30 years, I led morethan 100 internationalbusiness missions to morethan 20 countries.

“During that time, I hadthe pleasure of workingwith many foreign-basedfirms which decided toopen or expand their pres-ence in Greater Cincin-nati, including Sogeti(France), Itelligence (Ger-many) and Axiom Consult-ing (India), which have apresence in Blue Ash.

“After 30 years at thechamber, I decided to pur-sue the opportunity to be-come the economic devel-opment director for thecity of Blue Ash.”

New econ dev chiefhas 30-year recordBy Jeanne [email protected]

Hensley

MONTGOMERY—“Icanhear music,” the BeachBoys sang in 1969.

Now, if you find your-self in Montgomery, yourears too may catch somenotes wafting on thebreeze.

Two graduates of theUniversity of Cincinnati’sCollege-Conservatory ofMusic have opened a mu-sic school at 7800 CooperRoad.

Anna and Joe Backerare founders of the newCincinnati School of Mu-sic, which Anna Backerdescribes as “the realiza-tion of a longtime dream”for the couple.

“We’re thrilled to be inMontgomery due to itscentral locationandhistor-ic charm,” Backer said.

The Cincinnati Schoolof Music offers instruc-

tion to people of all agesand abilities in voice, pi-ano, guitar, violin, violaand ukulele.

“Music lessons are tai-lored toeachstudent’s spe-cific interests, with the ul-timate goal of inspiringstudents to become self-motivated learners andconfident musicians,”Backer said.

Backer said CincinnatiSchool of Music instruc-tors try to make learning

fun by incorporating stu-dents’ favorite music intolessons designed to devel-op a comprehensive musi-cal foundation.

“The city is excited towelcome the CincinnatiSchool of Music to down-town Montgomery,” saidTracy Roblero, Montgo-mery city planner.

“The Cincinnati Schoolof Music is an example ofthe diverse number ofsmall businesses that

thrive in downtown Mont-gomery and we wish themyears of success in theirnew location.”

Meanwhile, parents arewelcome to sit in on theirchildren’smusic lessonsatthe Cincinnati School ofMusic,whichalso featuresobservation windows ineach teaching studio and awaiting roomwith freeWi-Fi.

“In addition to musiclessons, the CincinnatiSchool ofMusic offers stu-dents performance oppor-tunities in recitals, heldtwice a year and free forfamily and friends to at-tend,” Backer said.

Visit www.cincinnatis-choolofmusic.com or call560-9175 for more infor-mation.

For more about your commu-nity, visitwww.Cincinnati.com/ Mont-gomery.

Hear that music in Montgomery?By Jeanne [email protected]

Anna and JoeBacker haveopened theCincinnatiSchool of Musicin Montgomery.Here, AnnaBacker gives9-year-old AbbySingstock ofBlue Ash a pianolesson. JEANNEHOUCK/THE

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Just in time for Thanks-giving, some students arelearning not only about eat-ing healthy, but also abouttaking care of others.

Kindergarteners andprekindergarteners atPrimrose School ofSymmes, 9175 GovernorsWay, have spent the lastfewweeks learning about alot of what Thanksgiving isabout: Putting together ahealthy meal, having re-spectandcaring forothers.

As part of an annual pro-ject, students do extrachores at home for amonthand raisemoney to bring into school, said Susan Mat-tick, owner.

Students then put to-gether a list of healthyfoods and personal careitems to buy on their fieldtrip to the Kroger at Har-per’s Point, 11390 Montgo-mery Road, Nov. 15. Push-ing carts around the store,kids chose food items suchas pasta, sauce, tuna, pota-toes, fruits and vegetables,cereal, diapers and toilet

paper, she said.“We make sure kids are

picking things for a nutri-tious meal instead of justbuying Fritos,” Mattickadded.

Students collectedabout $132 for its 14th yearof the project, which theschool matched to pay forthefood.All thefoodwillbedonated to the FreestoreFoodbank downtown, shesaid.

For more about your commu-nity, visitwww.Cincinnati.com.

Primrose studentsuse chore moneyto buy, donate foodBy Leah [email protected]

SammyMoore, left,and NatalieGorman,center, both ofLoveland,decide whichtypes ofmacaroni andcheese to buyso they candonate it tothe FreestoreFoodbank.THANKS TO SUSAN

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Abhinav Goel of Symmes Township considers his pasta options at the Kroger at Harper’sPoint. The food will be donated to the Freestore Foodbank. THANKS TO SUSANMATTICK

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

UNIFORM SUPPORT

Mount Notre Dame High School had spirit day, during which students were allowed to be out ofuniform if they wore Reds or Bengals attire. A group of students wear their Reds apparel and show theirbelief in the Reds being No. 1. THANKS TO NATASHA SHULL

Degrees awardedMatthew A. Lytle (45242)

earned a bachelor of fine arts intheatre arts fromBostonUniver-sity in September.

COLLEGE CORNER

Nine Seven Hills School sen-iors qualified as National MeritScholarship Program semifinal-ists.

Approximately1.5million stu-dents from 22,000 high schoolsacross the country enter the pro-gram each year.

Of those, 16,000 high scorers,representing less than 1 percentof the nation’s high school gradu-ating seniors, qualify as semifi-nalists.

The National Merit Scholar-

ship Program is an annual aca-demic competition that honorstalented U.S. high school stu-dents.

Seven Hills’ National Meritsemifinalists are Nicholas Au-Yeung of Loveland, Chris Bag-gott of Blue Ash, Katherine Kingof Wilder, Ky., Priyanka Para-meswaran of Kenwood, Kyle Pa-tel of Mason, Claire Romaine ofMaineville, Katie Shen of Ander-son Township, Peter Todorov ofBatavia and LeahYuan ofMason.

Nine Seven HillsSchool students areNational MeritSemifinalists. In frontare Kyle Patel,PriyankaParameswaran,Katherine King, ChrisBaggott. In back areNicholas Au-Yeung,Katie Shen, LeahYuan, ChaireRomaine, PeterTodorov. THANKS TOSUSANNAMAX

Nine Seven Hillsstudents are NationalMerit semifinalists

Ursuline Academy juniorscelebrated their Ring CeremonyOct.14 - a ritual thathasbeenare-ligious event and significant partof school life for decades.

The ceremony, which beganwith Mass, was attended by thejunior class, their families, facul-ty members and other studentswho provided music and singing.

The juniors then recited thering pledge wherein they de-clared their loyalty to the schooland to God, and acknowledgedthe symbolism in the ring’s de-sign of the school’s patroness, St.Angela Merici.

AtUrsuline, theRingCeremo-ny is more than a rite of passage.Redmond said about the ceremo-ny: “Thismorning, after Commu-nion, you will receive your classring and a certificate. In accept-ing those outward symbols, youdemonstrate your promise tocontinue the legacy of excellenceand strengthen the bonds thathold your class, our alumnae andmembersof our school communi-ty firmly together in sisterhood.You are the young women of Ur-suline Academy – women of in-telligence, women of integrity,

women of compassion, women ofspiritual conviction and womenwhowillmake a difference in ourworld.”

Juniorclassco-presidentsMa-ry Ann Gottschlich and AnnieMondi spoke about the meaningof the ring.

“The ring we are receiving to-day symbolizes a special bondwewill share, not only now, but forthe rest of our lives. It is a re-minder of the connection be-tweeneverywomanwhohaseverbeen an Ursuline Lion, or will bein the future. This ring is verydistinctive; no other school hasone like it. The same can be saidfor the relationships that arebuilt among the women at thisschool. Even though we’ve onlyknown each other for two years,we’ve builtmemories and friend-ships that will last a lifetime. Weknow that the relationship be-tween us is deeper than friend-ship; each of the students in theclass of 2014 have become sis-ters.”

A reception for the juniors,their families and the Ursulinecommunity followed the ceremo-ny.

Ursuline Academy Principal Tom Barhorst (Mason), junior classco-president Mary Ann Gottschlich (Evendale), Sister Lucia Castellini,OSU (Milford), co-president Annie Mondi (Hamilton), and PresidentSharon Redmond (Cold Spring, Ky) at the school's Ring Ceremony.THANKS TOMARIANNE LANG

Ursuline RingCeremony a ritefor decades

Stephanie Bruner and herhusband, Joe, are veterinarians.They also have a few conven-tional pets (dogs, cats, hermitcrabs) and a fewunconventionalpets (gecko) in theirhome.Theirson, Pierce, is a third-grade stu-dent at Symmes Elementarywho owns and loves box turtles.

So, when the family found abox turtle on the sideof thehigh-way a few years ago, Pierce,along with his brother Grant, asixth-grader at Edwin H.Greene Intermediate, and sisterAlexandra, a first-grader atSymmes, rescued the little guy,marked him with red nail polishfor tracking purposes and re-leased him on the Symmes Na-ture Trail, behind Symmes Ele-mentary.

“We are really fortunate tohave a beautiful extension of na-ture in the backyard of SymmesElementary. The nature trail of-fers tranquility, education andbeauty all in one,” saidAnneVanKirk, SymmesElementary prin-cipal. “It was originally createdin 1992 by Symmes staff mem-bersandparents, andfor the lastfive years Steve Reinke,Symmes science teacher, hasbeen committed to ongoing ex-pansion and improvements tothe trail.”

The Bruners have hiked thetrail on numerous occasionslooking for their friend, but sofar, there’s been no sighting.

That hasn’t diminishedPierce’s desire to find and res-cue other turtles.

Last summer, his wish cametruewhen a client at his parents’veterinary hospital brought in ayoung eastern box turtle with a

fractured carapace (shell) thatwas found on interstate 275. Theinjury, likely the result of beinghit by a car, is typically fatal.However, one of the emergencydoctors with expertise in exoticanimals repaired the carapacewith surgical tissue, glue andsurgical mesh, but his rehabili-tation would be long. So, the re-cuperating turtle went homewith theBruners to recover. In anod to the car accident thatbrought them together, Piercenamed the turtle Autto (pro-nounced “Otto”).

Pierce and Joe housed Auttooutdoors in a special framedhabitat and fed him a naturaldiet as they observed his woundfor infection or rejection of themesh. Autto thrived over thenext two months, but it becameclear thathewouldneed tobere-leased before fall.

“Our kids have a really clearunderstanding of wildlife ver-suspets.Wekeeppetsandwere-lease wildlife,” Stephanie Brun-er said. “Autto’s outcomeand re-lease were predetermined fromthe beginning. Wildlife releaseis a celebration of that animal's

accomplishment; we try not tofocus on our loss. The SymmesNatureTrail offeredusa terrificopportunity to provide Auttowith a new, safe environmentand toprovideSymmesstudentswith an outdoor science lesson.”

Joe Bruner contactedReinkeabout releasing Autto on the na-ture trail as a science project asReinke’s classes utilize the trailregularly, conducting studiesand collecting stream biotic in-dex data to report to the Envi-ronmental ProtectionAgency. Itwas the perfect place to providerefuge to Autto.

“We have many animals,small and large, on the naturetrail and I am grateful that theBruner family elected to haveAutto relocated to our proper-ty,” Reinke said.

Before Autto’s release backto nature, Reinke and Joe Brun-er investigated several types oftrackingmechanismsanddecid-ed to giveAutto his ownURL forstudent reports of his sighting.

Anyone who sees Autto isasked to contact his URL(www.snipr.com/syturtle) andreport his sighting.

Autto, a turtle rescued by a Symmes Elementary family, finds a new home on the nature trail behindSymmes Elementary. Autto’s repaired shell now includes a URL to help track Autto’s whereabouts.PROVIDED

Students seescience in action

Symmessecond-gradestudentsfind theperfectplace toreleaseAutto onthe naturetrailbehindSymmesElementaryPROVIDED

Autto turtle teacheslesson about nature

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

CORRYVILLE — Playing for the firsttime in four years, Moeller and Coleraindidn’t disappoint on Nov. 17 with the Cru-saders prevailing 24-21over the previous-ly undefeated Cardinals.

Evenwith a seemingly comfortable 24-14 leadwith 4:24 togo,Coleraindrove for atouchdown in3:01togetwithina fieldgoal.Known more for his running, AlfredRamsby completed a series of passes andeventually found Chris Davis from fiveyards out with 1:23 remaining.

TheCards thenexecutedanice-lookingonside kick that TreHudson nearly recov-ered, but was out of bounds.

Moeller then went to their steady dietof running back Keith Watkins to ice thegame and move on to the Division I statesemifinals.

“They’re No. 1 for a reason,” a Gato-rade-drenched Moeller coach John Ro-

denberg said. “We knew they’d keep com-ing. I’m just proud of our guys. We over-camea lot of adversity earlier in theyear.”

In the end, the load was handed toNorthwestern-bound Keith Watkins, whototed the loaf 32 times for 203 yards and atouchdown. He ran outside, he ran insideand ran with more power than your aver-age 180-pounder.

“I just want to thank our strength andconditioning coach for getting me in theweight room and getting me stronger,”Watkins said. “We just wanted to showthem (Colerain) that we could run toughtoo.”

The Crusaders led after one quarter ona Spencer Iacovone three-yard run; thenled at the half 10-7 on a Matt Reiniger 27-yardfieldgoal.Theywentup17-7onaMaxFoley 75-yard punt return, but Colerainanswered back with a Chris Davis touch-down to make it 17-14 at the end of three.

The Watkins touchdown wrapped upMoeller’s scoring at 24-14 before the Car-dinals made their late run that came upshort.Colerain led timeofpossesion, 26:25to 21:35.

Holding upMoeller’s 14th regional tro-

phy was Miami Hurricane-bound offen-sive lineman Alex Gall. He is coached byDoug Rosfeld and former Moeller headcoach Steve Klonne. Klonne returned totheMoeller fold as anassistant this seasonafter a recent stint as head coach atMcNi-cholas.

Moeller’s last regional title was underKlonne in 1997 when they made the statetitle game. Their last state championshipwas also on the Klonne watch in 1985.

Now,Rodenberghashis ownhardware,with an assist from the old coach.

When asked on the field by a fan if thiswas like the old days, Klonne replied,“You’d better believe it! This is more likeit!”

The Rosfeld/Klonne line managed tohelp Moeller out-rush the Cardinalsvaunted triple-option 247-238. Gall’sgroup of beefy boulderswere a big part ofthat, often breaking huge holes for Wat-kins.

“It’s just a great feeling,” he said after-ward. “Keith’s a great running back.That’swhatwewanted todo - comeoutand

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Moeller QB Spencer Iacovone ran the balland jumped into the endzone for atouchdown against Colerain in the firstquarter of the Division I regional finalfootball game at Nippert Stadium Nov. 17.JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Area student-ath-letes across the statesigned letters of intentto play their respectivesports at the collegelevel during signingday Nov. 14.

Ursuline seniors, from left, Gabbi Biedenharn (rowing, Louisville), BridgetBlood (swimming, Alabama), Lianna Brown (rowing, Ohio State), RachelGarnett (volleyball, Tusculum), Courtney Grafton (volleyball, GeorgetownCollege) and Abby Wu (swimming, Gannon) participated in a signing dayceremony at the school Nov. 15. THANKS TOMARIANNE LANG

Signed

Sycamore senior KathleenGasset has signed to playlacrosse at Limestone Collegein Gaffney, S.C. THANKS TO EDDIE

CLARK

CHCA pitcher Jacob Bankswill stay in southwest Ohioand take the mound forMiami University in 2013.THANKS TOMATT COLEMAN

HAMILTON COUNTY — As thelight decreases and the temper-ature drops, it’s time for wintersports to begin in the NortheastSuburban Life coverage area.Among those activities begin-ning at the end of the month isgirls basketball.

SycamorePaula Hayden has had five

straight winning seasons as girlsbasketball coach at SycamoreHigh School and will likely makeit six with this year’s Lady Aves.She also should reach the 300-winmarkatSycamoreasshecurrent-ly stands at 286.

Last year’s group was one ofher best with a 23-2 finish and a13-1 Greater Miami Conferencerecord to lead the league.Howev-er, she lost collegiate-level talentin departed seniors Alexis New-bolt, Keri Kleist, Chloe PavlechandLaurenHancher.Fortunatelyfor Hayden, five juniors are nowseniors expected to lead.

Lady Aves to watch are 5-foot-9 guard Imani Outlaw, 6-foot-1 forward Hannah Locke, 5-foot-6 guard Kelly McDonald, 5-foot-10 forward Adrian Burnsand 5-foot-1guardNancyHunter.All are seniors, except for sopho-more Hunter.

“They are coachable,” Hay-

den saidbyemail. “Wehavegreatguard play and potential in thepost for the first time in years.”

Of the group, Outlaw is theonly returning starter. She aver-aged 8.3 points per game and 3.4rebounds and has committed toplay in college at St. Bonaven-ture.

Locke led the team in re-bounds last season at 5.6 pergame and is the second-leadingreturning scorer at 5.4 per game.

The rest of the squad includesseniors Brianna Ruffin, QuamariClay and Brianna Brooks, and ju-niors Hannah Melvin, Anna Con-dron, Erin Glass, Rachel Wrightand Brie Brooks.

Sycamore begins the seasonNov. 24 at Cincinnati State in theCincinnati Women’s Shootoutagainst Ursuline Academy.

UrsulineIn Blue Ash, Ursuline Acad-

emy returns under head coachand former UC great KeithStarks.

The squad brings back astrong core of returning playerswho helped the Lions advance tothe district finals lastwinter. Thegirls are expected to be contend-ers in a tough Girls’ Greater Cin-cinnati League.

Ursuline enters the seasonrankedNo. 7 in theEnquirer’sDi-vision I coaches’ poll.

Key contributors should in-clude Sarah Reilly, Ali Schirmer,VioletGoodwin,MichelleChristyand Christy Miller.

As a sophomore, Reilly wasthe Lions’ leading scorer. She av-eraged 12.1 points, while alsograbbing 8.1 rebounds per game.

Starks likes his squad’s re-turning experience and believes

FIRST PASS AT 2012-13 GIRLS BASKETBALL

Sycamore senior Imani Outlaw has already committed to play in collegeat St. Bonaventure. THANKS TOMCDANIEL’S PHOTOGRAPHY

LADIES LACE UPFOR THE HARDWOODBy Scott Springer andNick [email protected]@communitypress.com

Hannah Locke, a 6-foot-1 seniorfor the Sycamore High SchoolLady Aves, prepares to loft herlefty shot in practice. LIZ DUFOUR/THE

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the Lions’ speed and quick-ness can lead to victoriesthis winter.

Ursuline tipsoff thesea-son against Sycamore atCincinnati State Nov. 24.

CHCAAt CHCA, head coach

Whitney Dubbs will bechargedwith the task of re-placing the team’s top twoleading scorers from lastseason.

Junior Marissa Koob isset to lace her sneakers upfor another season afteraveraging 9.0 points and4.0 rebounds last winter.

Senior Emily Taylor isalso back after averaging5.5 points.

CHCA opens the seasonat Summit Nov. 28.

CincinnatiCountry Day

The Indians return look-ing to defend their share ofthe Miami Valley Confer-ence Scarlet Divisionchampionship.

Head coach John Snellwill return senior CassieSachs, who was first-teamall-league last seasonwhenshe averaged 16.5 pointsand 9.0 rebounds per game.

CCDwillalsohaveexpe-rienceon the floorwithSid-ney and Shelly Menifee re-turning to the starting line-up.

Senior Caroline Gentileshould also be a key con-tributor as the Indiansfight to stay near the top ofthe standings.

CCD opens the seasonagainst Roger Bacon Nov.26.

GirlsContinued from Page A6

make a statement.”The win continues the

Greater Catholic League-South dominance in thearea. A GCL-South team

has played in the Region 4final for 17 straight sea-sons and Moeller now ad-vances to play Pickering-ton North on Nov. 24.

“I’m glad we’re playingPickerington North,” Ro-denberg said. “I’m tired ofplaying these daggone op-tion teams.”

Pickerington NorthbeatHilliardDavidson21-0Nov. 17. The Panthers are12-1 with one loss to 5-5Grove City on Oct. 26.

Moeller’s last loss wasOct. 20 to Lakewood St. Ed-ward. The Crusaders enterthe game at 10-3.

MoellerContinued from Page A6

TO THE VICTORS...

Ursuline Academy honored its Division I state volleyball champions during a pep rally at the school Nov. 13. The Lionsdefeated Massillon Jackson, 3-0, to secure the school’s fifth state title at Wright State University’s Nutter Center Nov.10. From left are: Front, Lilly Stein, Abby Weisenburger, Rachel Garnett, Courtney Grafton, Ali Hackman, SarahWandtke, Claire Tulisiak; middle, Emmi Abel-Rutter, manager, Alyssa Steller, Abby Williams, Brenna Barber, MalloryBechtold, Avery Naylor; Back, Brooke Maher (assistant coach), Kelly Wendling (assistant coach), Paige Kebe, LaurenWilkins, Rachel Kuprionis, Maggie Noschang, manager, Sam Fry, Katherine Edmondson and head coach Jeni Case.THANKS TOMARIANNE LANG

SYCAMORE TWP. — Thefuture is bright for Syca-more High School boyscross country coach JohnBenham and girls coachSteve Nester.

Though both had suc-cessful prep seasons andsenior Sam Siler of the La-dy Aves finished fifth inthe state; reliable replace-ments are on the way.

The Sycamore JuniorHigh eighth-grade boyshad an undefeated recordfor the seasonwith key vic-tories like the Greater Mi-ami Conference districtmeet.

Miles Menyhert pacedthe Aves with a winningtime of 11:09. He was fol-lowed by a Kevin Lawson,Noah Darwiche, and Max

Hill who finished 3-4-5.Also,AndrewSchrantzwas12th, A.J. Seymour was35th and Kyle Green 36th.

The boys also complet-ed their regular seasonwith avictoryat the all-citymeet and topped off theseasonwith a victory at themiddle school statemeet atGroveport Madison HighSchool.

At the state gathering,Miles Menyhert was sec-ond overall. Placing in top15 were: Kevin Lawson(7th), Max Hill (10th), An-drew Schrantz (17th) andNoah Darwiche (19th).

The Sycamore JuniorHigh girls placed 10th outof 22 teams.

(Becky Menyhertcontributed to this story)

Junior highAves arestate champs

Sycamore's boys junior high cross country team won theGreater Miami Conference and placed first in the statemiddle school meet at Groveport Madison recently. Left toright are: Coach Rick Shomo, R.J. Fredenbrugh, BrettMihlbachler, A.J Seymore, Nikhil Khatana, Peter HendersonNoah Darwiche (slightly behind), Andrew Schrantz, MilesMenyhert, Kevin Lawson, Max Hill, Noah Darwiche, KyleGreen (slightly back), Peter Dauenhauer, James Dobrosziand Nick Bell. THANKS TO BECKY MENYHERT

Students from theGirlsGreater Catholic Leagueand the Greater MiamiConference will competein a spirit contest at thisyear’s Cincinnati Sport-sMedicine Shootout onNov. 24 atCincinnati State.

Five games pitting theGirls Greater CincinnatiLeague against the Great-erMiamiConference start

at noon. Tickets are avail-able at the door, at partici-pating schools and dis-count group tickets areavailableatwww.cincywo-mensports.org.

Thecontestwill includetwo chances to win: Oneschool winner per gameand one overall winner.

This year’s spirit con-test will be judged on the

followingcriteria:Loudestand largest student sec-tion in their school’s spiritattire and the most cre-ative anti-bullying mes-sage via poster, public ser-vice announcement, videoor essay.

Each winning studentsection will be announcedthe day of the Shootout,while the overall winner

will be declared the fol-lowing Monday, Nov. 26.

The overall winner’sprize pack will includebragging rights as well asa complimentary anti-bul-lyingassemblyprogramattheir school.

The anti-bullying sub-missions must be sent [email protected].

GCL, GMC girls compete in shootout

SIGNING DAY

St. Xavier student athletes Joey Arcuri (Golf/Butler University), Joe Gellenbeck(Baseball/Xavier University), Ian King (Lacrosse/Michigan), Parker Greiwe(Lacrosse/Holy Cross), Tyler Hadden (Basketball/Belmont University) and Nick Paxson(Golf/University of Dayton) celebrate after signing their National Letters of IntentNov. 14. THANKS TO ST. XAVIER ATHLETICS


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Recently I read an editorial ina national paper by a professorof economics at a “designer”college.

It was perfectly clear that hisexperience and understanding ofthe workings of business werelacking. Please note that I referto prestigious colleges as “de-signer” colleges

After high school I mighthave been accepted at one if Ihad any interest. Instead I choseBowling Green. I got a superbeducation and am very proud ofthe letter I wrote to my parentsjust prior to graduation. It wentsomething like this.

“Four years ago I thought Iwas the smartest person here. Inmy sophomore year, I thoughtmaybe some of these professors

could teach mesomething. As ajunior, I wor-ried if I wouldbe able to grad-uate. Now as asenior, I wonderwhy they letsuch a dumb soand so into thisfine school.”

Now, after45 years of business and therewarding experience of teach-ing at the college level, I think Ican speak with authority on partof the problemwith college edu-cations.

First, I donated my salary. Iconsidered it a public service. Itaught 14 years at a small ruralcommunity college and concur-

rently two years at a small four-year college. What was of mostimportance was the quality ofthe students. They were motivat-ed to learn.

My job was not to impressthemwith how smart I thought Iwas. It was to develop theirthought processes to the pointthat they would be competitive inthe job market in whatever fieldthey chose.

It became very clear to methat with proper leadership itwas not what came into the col-lege that was important, it wasthe value of the final product.

This is part of the problemtoday. Too many substandardstudents are admitted to even the“designer” colleges. Some fieldsof study are often useless to any

potential employer. Grade in-flation is standard. Graduatesthen enter the job market withlittle usable knowledge and ahuge loan that may never be paidback. This is a disservice to thestudents and the entire pop-ulation.

Most of the blame goes to theeducation system. Our childrenare not educated to acceptablestandards. It does not help thatour government requires admis-sion of students from very sub-standard high schools. The fail-ures that follow these require-ments create more problemsthan they fix.

Perhaps some of these gradu-ates from the substandard highschools will awaken their nativeintelligence and become useful

graduates. If so, I hold them inutmost respect. They havegained the competitive edge thatwill assure their future.

Sadly, on the other hand, priv-ileged admission and later fail-ure of many will only breedhostility among those who wererejected. It is up to those whowere admitted to prove that theywere worthy.

To make affirmative actioneffective it is vitally necessary todemand that the prior schoolingactually educates their students.Random identification numbersshould be given to all applicants;admission should be granted toonly the most deserving.

Edward Levy is a retired collegeinstructor. He lives in Montgomery.

What is college worth to you?

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

In July, I joined the Cincin-nati Metropolitan HousingAgency with several goals inmind, including talking withlocal communities about ourprograms and continuingCMHA’s drive to be an asset to

the community.Combining

these two goalswill helpCMHA achieveits overarchingmission toprovide quality,affordablehousing.

To achievethe first goal,CMHA hostedseveral coffee

and conversation meetings withresidents in neighborhoodsthroughout Hamilton County,including a meeting last week inWyoming. These coffeehousemeetings provided an opportuni-ty to hear what communitymembers think about CMHA,and discuss what we can do towork together.

During CMHA’s most recentcoffeehouse visit at Bilog Cof-fee, Tea and Gelato, we touchedon several thought-provokingpoints that opened lines of com-munication.

One discussion during ourWyoming visit revolved aroundthe 90,000 Hamilton Countyresidents who live below thepoverty line. CMHA providesaffordable housing for nearly40,000 residents, but the gapbetween people who need assis-tance and people who have assis-tance is still very wide.

It is important for CMHA topartner with organizations that

address the root of the issue.Connecting our clients withcommunity services for educa-tion and employment empowerCMHA residents to transitionout of our programs.

A second discussion pointduring the Wyoming meetinginvolved CMHA’s voucher pro-gram. Throughout our coffee-house visits these past fewmonths, we’ve found that manycommunity members are con-cerned that CMHA concentrateshousing by telling people whereto live. That is not the case.Voucher holders choose the areaand home that best fits theirfamily needs; CMHA is not per-mitted to tell voucher holderswere they should live.

What we have found is thatmost residents don’t move farfrom where they grew up, forthe comfort and familiarity ofhome. We hope that dispellingthese misconceptions will helpcommunity members under-stand our programs so we canpartner as a good neighbor.

The agency has also devel-oped a gold performance stan-dard to hold ourselves account-able for providing quality, af-fordable housing throughoutHamilton County. Becomingmore effective in our communi-cation efforts will help guideCMHA in its mission to becomea community asset.

You can help us by calling ourCMHA Talk 2 Us hotline at (513)721-CMHA (2642) if you havecomments, questions or con-cerns.

Gregory Johnson is Cincinnati Met-ropolitan Housing Authority’s exec-utive director.

Quality, affordablehousing CMHA goal

GregoryJohnsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

If walking down the stairs,taking a shower or even enter-ing the house becomes difficultfor you or someone you love, itmay be time to create a plan tokeep your home a safe place tolive.

In HamiltonCounty alone,falls are thethird leadingcause of in-jury-relateddeaths amongsenior adultsover 65. Andthe chances offalling andbeing seriouslyinjured in a

fall increase with age.Seniors in our community

want to stay in the comfort oftheir home where they havelived for a long time, in neigh-borhoods they cherish. In orderto remain safely in the home, it’sessential to develop a solid plannow to allow a better chance tocontrol the quality of life andindependence, before circum-stances suddenly change.

A good first step is to consulta certified aging in place spe-cialist to help and offer connec-tion to other services and part-ners that may be needed. This isalso an opportunity to lessen theburden on family members byoutlining how needs will be met.

Some of the decisions toconsider include:

»How long you plan to re-main at home.

» If you need major homeremodeling or just a fewchanges, like ramps or grabbars.

» The quality and price of the

homemodifications you mayneed.

»What your wishes are formajor life events like suddenillness or disability.

» Personal support (balanc-ing work and family responsibil-ities of care giving).

Unsure of where to start?First, start at the curb and con-sider how you enter the home.Next, walk through your houseor the home of a loved one toassess risk factors and ways toprevent them. Here are somequick tips:

Make sure the entrance iswell lit. Review how easy it is toenter or exit the home, especial-ly for people with mobilityissues.

Consider adding a ramp tohelp with access but be sure tofollow your local building code.

Ensure proper lightingthroughout the house both in-side and outside. Add auto-onlighting in the hallways andbathrooms.

Clear unnecessary clutterfrom any walking areas insideand outside the home.

Add grab bars, tub matts,and non-skid matts in and nextto the tub and shower.

Install a flip-down grab baror floor-to-ceiling pole next tothe toilet.

Add a hand-held showerwand and holder, adjustableseat and safety rails.

Consider replacing existinghinges with off-set hinges tocreate wider doorways; replacedoor knobs with levers.

Use a step stool with a handleto reach in cabinets.

Keep frequently used itemsin a drawer or easy to reach

area.Remove loose carpet or rugs

that can cause trips.The statistics are startling.

Every 15 seconds, an older adultis seen in an emergency depart-ment for a fall-related injury.The good news is you can helpprevent falling and other safetyrisks by taking a few simplesteps to keep yourself or anolder adult in your life safe.

Jere McIntyre is a certified aging inplace specialist and the director ofmodifications for Whole Home. Ifyou need help building your planand want to discuss aging in placeoptions, call 482-5100 or visitwww.wholehome.org

Planning early is key tosuccessfully aging in place

Jere McIntyreCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Nov. 14 questionDo you think Congress will be

able to work out a deal to avoidthe upcoming ‘fiscal cliff,’ the ex-piration of almost every tax cutenacted since 2001 and the first$110 billion of $1.2 trillion inspending cuts set tooccurover10years. Why or why not?

“Yes, Congress and the presi-dent will work out a deal to avoidgoing over the fiscal cliff. It is inno one's interest to allow the in-discriminate cuts that sequestra-tion involves and to let us sinkinto another recession. Theymay

'punt' this into early next year,but theycanalwaysmake legisla-

tion retroactive back to the be-ginning of the year. So we reallydon't plunge off the cliff on Jan.1.

“Much more serious than theshort-termcliffare the long-termfinancial challenges that our na-tion faces. Massive annual defi-cits over the last four years haveled to a huge increase in the na-tionaldebt.Unprecedentedprint-ing of the dollar by the FederalReserve has facilitated thisspending and borrowing binge(some the of the printed moneywas used to buy the treasurydebt). The Social Security retire-ment, disability, and Medicare

programs are all unsustainableas more and more of us babyboomers get sick and retire.

“We need politicians with thecourage to start solving thesedif-ficult problems for the good ofthe nation. Unfortunately, to thispoint we have mostly had politi-cians who are more concernedwith their next election and withthe interests of their party. I praythat this will change.”

T.H.

“Doubtful. As the richest peo-ple in our land, why change?America re-elected them to keep

on doing whatever it is they do.”K.P.

“No, I don't. The Democratswant more money to spend with-out making cuts, and the Repub-licanswant thecuts, but fail tono-tice the huge debt the presidenthad incurred.

“Perhaps if President Obamatook time to notice what is goingon in Europe he might not feel sostrongly about entitlements andsocialized medicine. Unless hequits spending money he doesn'thave the U.S.A. is doomed.”

J.K.

CH@TROOM

NEXT QUESTIONSDo you think cutting entitle-ments, such as raising the Medi-care eligibility age in line withthat of Social Security, is thebest solution to control thenational debt? Why or why not?

Every week The Northeast SuburbanLife asks readers a question they canreply to via e-mail. Send your answersto neusburban@community press.comwith Chatroom in the subject line.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Cancer Support Communityreceived a grant of $36,280 fromthe Greater Cincinnati Affiliateof Susan G. Komen for the Cureto fund programming through-out 2012 for women with breastcancer and breast cancer survi-vors.

CancerSupportCommunity isanon-profit cancersupportagen-cy that provides free and profes-sionally led programsof support,education and hope to people af-fected by any type of cancer,

According to program direc-tor Kelly Schoen, the generousfunding provided by KomenGreater Cincinnati Affiliate al-lowsCSCtooffer targetededuca-tional, emotional and support re-sources to those affected bybreast cancer, including “pre-vi-

vors” at high genetic risk due toBRCA1 and 2, women who arenewly diagnosed, women whohave finished treatment, womenliving with advanced breast can-cer, breast cancer survivors, andfamily and friends supporting aloved one with breast cancer.

“Studies show that emotionalsupport and well-being is an im-portant part of high-quality can-cer care,” Schoen said. “Our pro-grams include educational pres-entations, support groups, andhealthy lifestyle classes thatcomplement traditional medicalcare inorder to improve thequal-ity of life and promote the recov-ery process for anyone affectedby cancer.”

Specifically, the 2012 Komengrant is funding the following

year-round programs at CancerSupport Community, all of whichare offered free of charge:

»Weekly support groups forwomen in treatment

»Monthly or bi-monthly net-working groups for women withadvanced breast cancer, breastcancer “grads” who have com-pleted treatment, and singlewomenfacingcancerwithout thesupport of a spouse or partner

» Research-based exerciseand gentle movement programssuch as “Healthy Steps: LebedMethod and Rebuilding Health”that increase strength, flexibili-ty, range-of-motion and mitigatethe effects of lymphedema

For more information , con-tact CSC at 513-791-4060 or visithttp://bit.ly/Qj5rsi. .

Cancer Support Community program director Kelly Schoen andExecutive Director Rick Bryan accept a grant from Susan G. Komenfor the Cure for breast cancer support programs. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Komen for the Cure grants CSC more than $36,000

The Montgomery Woman's Clubled off its 2012-2013 Town Hall Lec-ture Series with laughs galore Oct.10-11.

Comedian and actor Jamie Farrentertained large audiences at theMontgomery Assembly of God andthe Sycamore Junior High SchoolAuditorium.

Farr, of course, is best known forhis role as the cross-dressing Cpl.(and later Sgt.) Maxwell Klinger onthe hit television sitcom“M*A*S*H.”

Farr related dozens of storiesand jokes about his life and careeron stage and screen, and spoke ofthe important influence Red Skel-tonandDannyThomasplayed inhisearly decision to become an actor.

His breakthrough role was thatof a mentally challenged student,Santini, in the 1955 film, "Black-board Jungle.” Drawn to televisionby the late 1950s, he appeared on"The Red Skelton Show.” “The Dan-ny Kaye Show" and "The Dick VanDyke Show.”

His role as Klinger in the“M*A*S*H” series was classic. Inthe Korean War sitcom he woredresses inaneffort toearnaSection8 discharge as being crazy, but asthe years passed his character ma-tured frombeingavisual joke tobe-coming more sensitive and re-sourceful.

To conclude the evening's enter-tainment, Farr shared some hilari-ous film outtakes from several"M*A*S*H” episodes, followed by alively question-and-answer sessionwith the audience.

Thispresentationwasthefirstoffour for the 2012-13 season, whichjust happens to be the 50th year oftheMontgomeryWoman's Club cel-ebrated series. Town Hall LectureSeriesproceedsare typicallydonat-ed as scholarships for area studentsand other educational endeavors.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 22Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,8740 Montgomery Road, 891-8277. Sycamore Township.

FRIDAY, NOV. 23Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Bloodpressure screenings, stressscreenings and consultationabout your wellness needs. Free.784-0084. Silverton.

Music - RockThe Gamut, 7:30-11 p.m., deSh-a’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, 247-2380;www.deshas.com/cincinnati.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, NOV. 24Art ExhibitsArt for Artists Fiber Art Show,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Ban Gallery. Show-casing rich, tactile fiber artsincluding silk paper, embroidery,dyeing, felting, art quilts andwearables. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,Noon-1:30 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. ThroughDec. 8. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varietyof dance styles, including jazz,hip-hop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.Presented by Cardio DanceParty. 617-9498; www.cardio-danceparty.com.Madisonville.

PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 5619 OrlandoPlace, Volunteers answer ques-tions about the cats. Presentedby Ohio Alleycat Resource &Spay/Neuter Clinic. 871-7297;www.ohioalleycat.org.Madi-sonville.

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PetsCat Adoptions, Noon-2 p.m.,Ohio Alleycat Resource, 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.

MONDAY, NOV. 26Clubs & OrganizationsCincinnati Toastmasters ClubNo. 472Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m.,St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221MiamiRoad, Public speaking andleadership skills meeting. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented byCincinnati Toastmasters Club No.472. 351-5005; cincinnati.toast-mastersclubs.org.Madeira.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Braxton F. CannMemorial Medical Center, 5818Madison Road, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assis-tance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. Presented by JewishHospital. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Madisonville.Managing Holiday Stress, 6p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Expertadvice on managing stress ofdoing it all during the holidayseason. Create action plan foreating right, staying fit andcompleting your holiday to-dolist. Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byBackbone: The Science of Chi-ropractic. 369-4450; www.cincin-natilibrary.org/programs. DeerPark.

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Loveland-Madeira Road, Hostedby Bob Cushing. 791-2753.Symmes Township.

Music - AcousticBob Cushing, 8 p.m., ShadyO’Grady’s Pub, 9443 Loveland-Madeira Road, 791-2753.Symmes Township.

TUESDAY, NOV. 27Art ExhibitsArt for Artists Fiber Art Show,9 a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Business MeetingsImpact 100 Celebration, 6:30-8p.m., Neal’s Design RemodelGallery, 7770 E. Kemper Road,Members and prospectivemembers experience the magni-tude of the impact of grants inthe Greater Cincinnati region.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby Impact 100. 554-3065;www.impact100.org. Shar-onville.

CivicPost-Election Analysis, 7 p.m.,Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road,Political experts show local, stateand nationwide results, discusscontroversies and upsets andexplain impact of 2012 elections.Presented by Jewish CommunityRelations Council. 985-1500;www.jewishcincinnati.org/jcrc.Amberley Village.Let the Celebration Continue,6:30-8 p.m., Neal’s Design Re-model Gallery, 7770 E. KemperRoad, Open house, appetizersand beverages. Four grantrecipients will discuss the statusof projects they funded with the$100,000. Part of NationalGiving Tuesday observation.Free. Registration requiredonline. Presented by Impact 100.489-7700; www.impact100.org.Sharonville.

Cooking ClassesHoliday Appetizers and Start-ers with Dan Berger fromMaple Grove Farm, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares – SymmesTownship, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Five impressive recipes touse at your own party or easilytransport to share at a friend’sevent. $50. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400; cooksware-sonline.com. Symmes Township.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Deborahdiscusses, with weekly demon-strations and one-on-one in-struction, how to achieve spon-taneity, character and life inyour figure painting. $80 permonth. Reservations required.259-9302; deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArt for Artists Fiber Art Show,9 a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Cooking ClassesKid’s Healthy Cooking Classes,4-6 p.m., Peachy’s Health Smart,7400 Montgomery Road, PeachySeiden, registered dietitian andnutrition science instructor,teaches children to be morehealth conscious by encouragingthem to make healthy foodchoices and teaching them howto prepare and cook nutrient-dense meals. Ages 11-14. $40.Registration required. ThroughDec. 5. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Kenwood TowneCentre, 7875 Montgomery Road,Fifteen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byMercy Health Partners. 686-3310; www.e-mercy.com. Ken-wood.Relay for Life of MadeiraCommunity Open House,6-7:30 p.m., Starbucks MadeiraCrossing, 7011Miami Ave, Learmore about joining the fightagainst cancer by becominginvolved. Free. Presented byStarbuck’s Madeira Crossing.888-227-6446, ext. 4223;www.relayforlife.org/madeira.Madeira.

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MatineeMusicale ConcertSeries, 11 a.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Meet theartists. With Alexander Fiter-stein, clarinet. Refreshmentsfollow concert. $45 full season;$15, $3 students. Presented byMatinee Musicale. 469-9819;www.matinee-musicale-cincin-nati.org. Amberley Village.

THURSDAY, NOV. 29Art ExhibitsArt for Artists Fiber Art Show,9 a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Cooking ClassesSweet Treats for Gifting withKaren Harmon, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares – Symmes Town-ship, 11344 Montgomery Road,Make some sweet treats perfectfor creating a tin or basket as agift. $40. Reservations required.489-6400; cookswaresonline-.com. Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

Holiday - ChristmasMerry Christmas CharlieBrown: Open House, 6-9 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 8400Blome Road, Music, appetizersand cash bar. Exhibit features 50Peanuts daily and Sunday comicstrips and more than 50 vintagePeanuts-themed seasonal nov-elties. Free. Presented by Gree-nacres Foundation. 891-4227;www.green-acres.org. IndianHill.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,891-8277. Sycamore Township.

Religious - CommunityA Short Course in Quakerism,7-8:30 p.m., Cincinnati FriendsMeeting, 8075 Keller Road, PaulBuckley, Quaker author present-ing. Ages 16 and up. $5 persession or $45 for all 10 sessions.207-5353; www.cincinnatifriend-s.org.Madeira.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. Presented byCodependents Anonymous Inc.800-0164.Montgomery.Codependents Anonymous,

Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Book discussion group.Open to everyone who desireshealthy loving relationships.Donations accepted. Presentedby Codependents AnonymousInc. 673-0174. Blue Ash.Family Education and SupportGroup for Addiction andCodependency, 7-8:30 p.m., St.Barnabas Episcopal Church,10345 Montgomery Road, Forpeople who suffer from addic-tion, their families and friends,to come together in a suppor-tive, confidential support envi-ronment. Free. 432-4182;www.lifecoachnow4you.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, NOV. 30Art EventsLoveland Arts Council WinterShow, 6-9 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, 529 Main Ave.,Showcasing area artists, chil-dren’s arts show and silentauction for artist-decoratedChristmas trees benefitingCancerFree Kids. Free. Presentedby Loveland Arts Council. 683-7283; www.lovelandartscounci-l.org. Loveland.

Dance ClassesNovember Guest Party, 8-10p.m., Arthur Murray DanceStudio, 9729 Kenwood Road,Complimentary evening ofwine, hors-d’oeuvres, groupclass and dance demonstrations.Free. 791-9100; arthurmurray-cincinnati.com. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, Free.784-0084. Silverton.Mobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Red Bank FamilyMedicine, 4760 Red Bank Road,Fifteen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byJewish Hospital. 686-3300.Madisonville.American Red Cross LifeguardTraining Review, 5-9 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and Health

Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Concludes 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 1.To re-certify current ARC life-guards. $200. 985-0900.Mont-gomery.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, One FinancialWay, Thousands of lights andchild-sized houses decoratedwith holiday scenes. Free photowith Santa, cookies and hotcocoa. Bring food item (no glassjars) for Freestore Foodbank.Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionational.Montgomery.

Senior CitizensAARP Driving Course, 9 a.m.-1p.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, Driversafety program continues torevise and update their curricu-lum. It will address issues regard-ing age-related changes invision, hearing and reactiontime. Graduates of course mayqualify for a discount on auto-mobile insurance premiums. $14,$12 members. Registrationrequired. 984-1234; www.syca-moreseniorcenter.org. Blue Ash.

SATURDAY, DEC. 1Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,Noon-1:30 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, $30. Registration re-quired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Ornaments, jewelry,soaps, ceramics, paper creations,paintings, stained glass andmore. Treats, holiday music andshopping. Food truck on site.Benefits The WACC Foundation.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.Blue AshWomen’s Club Holi-day Craft Show, 10 a.m.-3p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Hand-made crafts from local vendorsalong with silent auction, raffleand bake sale. More than 55tables. Benefits Blue Ash Wom-

en’s Club. Free admission. Pre-sented by Blue Ash Women’sClub. 891-4043. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, 8400 BlomeRoad, Features 50 Peanuts dailyand Sunday comic strips andmore than 50 vintage Peanuts-themed seasonal novelties. Free.Presented by Greenacres Foun-dation. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org. Indian Hill.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,5-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 871-7297;www.ohioalleycat.org.Madi-sonville.

SUNDAY, DEC. 2Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, Noon-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesYoga Class, 2-3:30 p.m., Tri-Health Fitness and Health Pavil-ion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road, Move,meditate and deepen your innerholiday sparkle. With BeckyMorrissey. Bring yoga mat.Family friendly. Free. Reserva-tions required. 985-0900.Mont-gomery.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Music - ChoralHome For Christmas, 3 p.m., St.Paul Community United Meth-odist Church, 8221Miami Road,Concert of wide variety of songsand music styles celebratingChristmas and Readers’ Theaterplay with songs. Free; donationsaccepted. Presented by JubilantSingers. 732-0352; www.jubi-lantsingers.com.Madeira.

PetsCat Adoptions, Noon-2 p.m.,Ohio Alleycat Resource, 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.

MONDAY, DEC. 3Karaoke and OpenMicAcoustic OpenMic, 7-10 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 791-2753.Symmes Township.

TUESDAY, DEC. 4Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn Gallery. Coloredpencil art. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 101 S. Lebanon Road,Presented by Loveland Farmers’Market. Through April 16.683-0491; www.lovelandfm-.com. Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, $80 permonth. Reservations required.259-9302; deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Cooking ClassesKid’s Healthy Cooking Classes,4-6 p.m., Peachy’s Health Smart,$40. Registration required.315-3943; www.peachyshealth-smart.com. Silverton.

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Peachy Seiden discusses nutrition and health while preparing two delicious, simple andeasy meals during Healthy Cooking Classes , noon-1:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 24, at Peachy’sHealth Smart, 7400 Montgomery Road, in Silverton. Ages 18 and up. $30. Registrationrequired. Through Dec. 8. Call 315-3943 for more information.

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Yesterday I was sortingthrough the boxes of out-door lights for our treesand wondering if we’regoing to have to purchasemore lights. The treeshave grown quite a bitsince last year, including a

small pot-ted ever-green thatRonWilsonof Natorp’s,our gardenguru, gaveme. I mayput that oneon the side-board in thekitchen.

Theholidays really are fastapproaching, aren’t they?Hanukkah, Christmas,Boxing Day and Kwanzaaare all times to celebratefamily, friends and food.I’ll be sharing my bestrecipes, along with yours,so send your faves to mealong with the story ofwhy the recipe is special.

Stovetop turkey potpie

What to do with thatleftover turkey? Make apot pie. This works wellwith chicken, too. Depend-ing upon how your turkeywas seasoned to beginwith, you may need moregarlic, thyme, etc.

3 cups cooked turkey orchicken, diced

1⁄2 pound hot sausage,cooked

1⁄2 stick butter1⁄3 cup flour1 teaspoon garlic1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme14.5 oz. can chicken broth ormore, if needed

2⁄3 cupmilk

Salt and pepperPeas and carrots, as many asyou like

Good optional add-ins:sliced mushrooms,potatoes, etc.

Melt butter and stir inflour. Cook to get the rawtaste of the flour out, butdon’t let brown. Add gar-lic, thyme, broth and milk.Cook, whisking constantly,until slightly thickened. Itwill look a bit lumpy atfirst, but will smooth out.Add turkey, sausage andvegetables. Cook untilheated through, about

10-15 minutes. Season totaste. Ladle over hotbaked biscuits that you’vesplit into two, or into puffpastry shells that you’vebaked ahead. You can alsoput the filling in a pieplate or casserole, cut outa puff pastry or pie doughtop to fit and pre-bake thetop. Lay on top of casse-role to serve.

To finish in oven:Pour mixture after it’s

cooked into a sprayed,shallow casserole. Topwith pie crust and bake at425 degrees until goldenbrown. You can also bakeit with a biscuit topping.Follow directions for bak-ing biscuits and use thattemperature: Put the bis-cuits on top of the pie andbake.

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a dark place. I like to leaveit out on my counter justto see the color changeand smell the lemon aro-ma when I open the jar.The vodka will take on thecolor and flavor of thelemon as it steeps. You canleave the lemon peels inthe vodka for a few weeks.Now bring the sugar andwater to a simmer and stiruntil sugar dissolves andthickens a bit. Let cool and

then add that to vodkamixture and stir. Strainand put in pretty bottles.Seal and chill a month inrefrigerator (or a coupleweeks in freezer) beforeusing. To use, servestraight over ice chips,mix with sparkling wineor mineral water and alemon curl, toss with freshfruit, serve over icecream, frozen yogurt orsimple cake.

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The Society of St. Vin-cent de Paul in cooperationwithKroger andFOX19 an-nounces the kick off of theannual ‘Food From TheHeart" campaign.

Since the annual holidaydrive began 22 years ago,morr than 1million poundsof food or more than400,000 meals have beencollected and distributedto local families in need.

The holiday food drivewill run through Dec. 31,with donations of non-per-ishable itemsbeing collect-ed at all Greater Cincinnatiand Northern KentuckyKroger locations.

The items collected willbe distributed to familiesin need by St. Vincent dePaul volunteers in neigh-borhoods across the Tris-tate throughout the holidayseason.

Cash donations to sup-port St.Vincent dePaul canalso be made at checkoutcoin boxes at all participat-ing Kroger stores for theduration of the campaign.A $1 donation will provide

seven meals for these fam-ilies. This year’s goal is70,000 pounds or 219 bar-rels of food, which wouldprovide more than 56,000meals.

“Our volunteers con-tinue to hear from an in-creasing number of strug-gling families who have tomake some difficult sacri-fices in order to providethe most basic necessities,and nutritious food is sim-ply something theycan’t dowithout.” said Liz Carter,executive director of St.Vincent de Paul-Cincin-nati. “Our volunteers takethe donations from ‘FoodFrom the Heart’ to neigh-bors in need in the commu-nity where they were col-lected. By supporting‘Food From the Heart,’ yougive more than a simplemeal. You give hope tostruggling families in yourneighborhood and you letthem know that somebodycares.”

“Kroger is not just agrocery store operating inCincinnati,” said Sukanya

Madlinger, president of theCincinnati/Dayton Divi-sion of Kroger. “We’re amember of this communitywith a genuine concern forour neighbors who so des-perately need help. It’s im-portant to remember…hunger doesn’t end withthe holidays.”

Collection barrels with‘Food FromTheHeart’ sig-nage will be located at allGreater Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky Krog-er locations. There arethree simple ways you candonate to a neighbor inneed:

» Buy non-perishablefood items and drop themin the food collection bar-rels located at the store en-trances or at the checkout.

»Drop a cash donationin the donation boxes at thecheck out counters at allKroger stores – look for theclear plastic boxes with St.Vincent de Paul’s blue logo.

» Log onto St. Vincentde Paul’s website, tiny-url.com/ao2zlx2, click onthe Give the Gift of Hopelink andmake a donation tohelp feed a local family inneedwhile including “Foodfrom the Heart” in the spe-cial instructions box.

St. Vincent de Paulserves local families inneighborhoods across theTristate. As a result, thefood donated is quickly dis-tributed in the neighbor-hoods where it is collected.

A list of all participatingKroger storeswill be avail-able on the FOX19 web siteat www.FOX19.com and onthe St. Vincent de Paul website at tinyurl.com/ao2zlx2.

For additional informa-tion please contact St. Vin-cent de Paul at 513-562-8841, ext. 220.

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The dictionary defines“spirit” as a particularmood or an emotional statecharacterized by vigor andanimation, but after lastmonth’s Spirit Conventionat Camp Campbell Gard inHamilton, nearly 200 Jew-ish teenagers would saythat BBYO is their defini-tion of spirit and fun.

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cinnati, Columbus, Dayton,Indianapolis and Louisvillea chance to come togetherfor a weekend of competi-tion and camaraderie toshow their pride in theircities. Chapters faced-offin anOlympic-style contestwith the coveted “SpiritStick” being awarded asthe grand prize to the vic-tors.

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justoneofmanyopportuni-ties Jewish teens fromaround the region have toshare fun and meaningfulexperiences with one an-other throughout theschool year,” explains KIOBBYO regional directorJosh Rothstein.

“I was one of the coordi-nators of a BBYO regionalconvention back in the‘70s,” said Marsha Rob-bins. It taught me early onhow to manage people andgave me hands-on experi-ence running committeemeetings, planning bud-gets and creating pro-grams. Iwent on to becomethe president of Hillel atmy university and was ac-tive in student governmenton campus. I credit BBYOfor giving me the experi-ence and confidence Ineeded to be a leader,something that continuesto serve me well to this

day.”This year’s Spirit Con-

ventionwascoordinatedbyZach Samuelson from Cin-cinnati and Halle Hermanfrom Columbus, who alongwith their steering com-mitteeput lots of creativityand thought into every de-tail of the weekend, fromthe menus to the activitiesand everything in between.

“This year’s theme wasthe KIOlympics,” Samuel-son said. “Everyoneshowed their utmost dedi-cation and loyalty to theirchapters by competing andcheering their hearts out”

Spirit Convention is justone example of the numer-ous activities and pro-grams that BBYO puts onthroughout the year. Withmore than 30,000membersand 250,000 alumni, BBYOis the leading pluralisticJewish youth organizationin the world, giving teens

across theglobeachancetostrengthen their Jewishidentity and connections toJewish life through local,regional, national and in-ternational programs, con-ventions, leadership train-ing, summer camp, travelto other countries and Isra-el and more.

BBYO’s broad programmenu enables teens to ex-plore areas of leadership,service and civic engage-ment, Israel education, andJewish values with the ex-pectation that they will ex-hibit positive attitudes andbehaviors about beingJew-ish while maintaining thevalues and relationshipsthat strengthen the Jewishpeople.

InCincinnati, citydirec-tor Matt Steinberg helpsteens plan events like theReality TVMash Up.

“While BBYO puts onlots of fun social events,we

also stress the importanceof social action and socialjustice programs, such asCincinnati BBYO’s annualOccupy theJCCevent. Lastyear for example, about 80teens spent the night at theMayerson JCC to raiseawareness for anti-bully-ing and we anticipate evenmorewill ‘Occupy the JCC’when we host this eventagain this coming Janu-ary,” Steinberg said.

Next up forBBYO is theKIO Regional Conventionin Cincinnati in December,where the new 2013 Re-gional Board will be elect-ed. Hundreds of Jewishteens are expected to at-tend.

To learn more about theupcoming Regional Con-vention and BBYO in gen-eral, contact Steinberg at(513) 722-7244. BBYO isopen to those currently ineighth- through12th-grade.

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David Levy from Syca-more Township and theBuilding Tomorrows Com-municators Club wascrownedToastmastersDis-trict 40’s HumorousSpeech Contest championat their fall conference inCincinnati Nov. 3.

Levy’s speech“Recalcu-lating” regaled more than200 Toastmasters and theirguests with his insights,learnings and humorousantidoteswhile traveling inthe back seat of his parentscar as they argued withtheirGPStocelebrate theirwedding anniversary.

Levy surpassed sevenother contests represent-ing almost 3,500 Toastmas-ters from197clubs stretch-ing from Lexington, KY, inthe south to Columbus, inthe north, Oxford, in thewest to Charleston, WV, inthe east.

The district alsocrowned Gina RuffinMoore fromWoodlawn,OHand the MSD SewertalkToastmasters Club theirnew impromptu speakingchampion.

Ruffin Moore’s two- tothree-minute response to“What’s the Best Thingabout Getting Old?” dem-onstrated her ability tothink quickly without timeto prepare a response.

Toastmasters attendingthe district’s fall confer-ence were treated to keynote presentations byDwayne G. Smith, the 2002World Champion of PublicSpeaking; Paul Daugherty,columnist for the Cincin-nati Enquirer; LindaSwink, author of “Life on a$5 Bet,” Jim Simek ofNASA’s Glenn ResearchCenter, and Dietmar Wa-genknecht, ToastmastersRegion 5 advisor.

The district will con-vene again for its spring

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Visitwww.Toastmasters.org tofind a District Toastmas-ters Club meeting nearyou.

Cincinnati Statenames Ulrich VP

Cincinnati State hasnamed Sycamore Town-ship resident Dennis N. Ul-

rich as thenew vicepresidentfor work-force devel-opment.

“Thanksto Dr. Ul-rich’s stew-ardship of

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both state andnational gov-ernments recognize thecrucial role communitycolleges play in the futureof our country’s work-force,” Cincinnati StatePresident O’dell Owenssaid.

Ulrich joined the col-lege five years ago to lead

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Patsy H. CravensPatsy H. (nee King) Cravens,

79, died Nov. 11.Survived by children Cynthia

(Gregory) Doud and Nina (Ron-ald) Himmelhaver; grandchil-dren Beth Ann (Derek) Uhl,

Nicholas (Lauren) Doud, Ken-neth Doud and Rachel (Alex)Noffsinger; great-grandchildrenDaniel and Caleb Uhl; sister,Ruth Ann Hull; and numerousnieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Eugene R. Cravens; and

sister, Janet Marsh.Services were Nov. 15 at

Mihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale. Memorials to:Zion United Church of Christ,2301 Indian Mound Ave., Nor-wood, OH 45212.

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