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COLLECTION TIME

A judge will decide nextmonth whether to approve acash settlement for taxpayersin the Indian Hill Exempted Vil-lage School District.

If approved, $4.6 million willbe available for refunds as partof a lawsuit filed by the Com-mittee for Responsible SchoolSpending. Additional moneywill also be paid to attorneys aspart of the settlement.

A hearing will be at 8:30 a.m.Friday, Jan. 8, at the HamiltonCounty Courthouse, 1000 MainSt., Room 340.

Taxpayers who paid taxes to

the district aspart of theirsemi-annual taxpayments in2011, 2012, 2013and 2014 will beentitled to a re-fund.

During its No-vember meet-

ing, the Indian Hill school boardapproved a $5.5 million pay-ment to taxpayers and attor-neys as part of a recent settle-ment of a property tax lawsuit.

The lawsuit stems from aninside millage decision made bythe board in 2009 which permit-ted the board to move 1.25 millsof inside millage to fund perma-

nent improvements. The stateallows for an inside millagemove without a public vote.

A group called the Commit-tee for Responsible SchoolSpending, which formed short-ly after the decision by theboard, contended the move wasunnecessary since the districthad an estimated $24 million incash reserves at the time.

The committee fought tohave the tax increase over-turned by filing appeals withboth the Ohio Board of Tax Ap-peals and the Ohio SupremeCourt, which eventually ruledthat the additional revenuefrom the outside mills was notrequired.

Earlier this year, the boardrequested the 1.25 mills not belevied in 2015 and said home-owners would be reimbursedfor additional money.

Shortly after, a lawsuit wasfiled by Committee for Respon-sible School Spending, seekingmore than $5 million.

The matter has been in litiga-tion for several months.

If the settlement is ap-proved, the specific amount tobe refunded to the taxpayerswill be determined, said Har-vey Rosen, settlement adminis-trator.

Rosen said notices will likelybe sent to taxpayers in March orApril.

The taxpayers will have anoption whether to accept the re-fund or donate it to the IndianHill Public Schools Foundation.

“This is one more step to-ward an ultimate resolution ofthis matter for the district andtaxpayers,” SuperintendentMark Miles said.

Rosen said if anyone wishesto air a grievance or objectionregarding the settlement, itmust be filed with the HamiltonCounty Common Pleas Court byTuesday, Jan. 5.

Anyone seeking additionalinformation on the settlement,can go online towww.indianhillsettlement.comor call 216-566-9917.

Judge to rule on Indian Hill schools lawsuit Jan. 8Forrest [email protected]

SuperintendentMark Miles

“Excellent neighbors in theusual sense.”

That’s how Carl Studerus, 89,describes his Kenwood neigh-bors of the last decade, Ed andMartha Capannari. As neigh-bors, they have long beenfriends.

Studerus has adult daugh-ters who no longer live in thearea. One lives in Atlanta andthe other Burbank. Yet he neverlacks for company or support.When he goes out of town, theCapannaris look after his house.When it snows, they help withsnow removal and so forth, hewrote in his letter of nominationfor Neighbors Who Care.

“Because we each have twobichon dogs and interests in ten-nis and other sports, we becamemuch more neighborly,” Stude-rus wrote. “They frequently askme to dinner or to participate intheir activities.”

This summer, however,things changed when Studerusfell from a ladder while trim-ming the hedge.

“Knowing that Martha was anurse, I called them for help,”he said. “They came over imme-diately, took me to the hospitaland stayed with me until I wasexamined and assigned to aroom. Fortunately, there wereno serious injuries. I spent three

days in the hospital and threeweeks in a rehab facility.”

Martha Capannari was veryhumbled by Studerus’ nomina-tion for Neighbors Who Care.

“I feel lucky he’s been in ourlife,” she said.

In June, when Studerus fell,Capannari was off on vacationand available to help and ac-company him to the emergen-cy room. The injury was veryserious, a fractured pelvis. De-spite the serious nature of theinjury, Capannari said that shealso knew that Studerus wouldwant to be recovered in timefor the Western & SouthernOpen in August where he’s anusher. Having a goal is helpful.

“And by God, he did it,” shesaid. He was able to once againserve as an usher at the open.

The friendship shared bythe Capannaris and Studerus isspecial and extends to theirchildren and Martha Capanna-ri’s mother as well.

“It’s just been lovely. A love-ly exchange,” Capannari said.“I don’t know how life has putus together, but it’s sure been ablessing.”

Clearly Studerus agrees.Before his accident, the fam-ilies were close. After the acci-dent, they have become evencloser.

“They have made every ef-fort to make me feel like a partof their family. They are two ofthe most exceptional and car-ing people that I have ever

known,” Studerus wrote.

Caring for neighbors ‘anatural thing’

At first, it was an elderlycouple across the street. Wan-da Owens, now 74, helped takecare of their needs, doing theirshopping, and taking them todoctor appointments.

When they died, she beganto help another elderly neigh-bor, who was confined to awheelchair. Owens looked af-ter her almost daily, until theneighbor died.

In the 52 years she has livedin her house, Owens has alwaystaken care of her Rossmoyneneighbors.

When a friend’s husbandwas diagnosed with Parkinsonsdisease, and they moved to anursing home, Owens visitedfrequently, and helped herfriend after her friend’s hus-band died.

When that friend also died,Owens made sure her wisheswere honored, and tended toher beloved dog until he, too,died, scattering his ashes be-side his owner’s grave.

Her own 90-year-old motherwas no longer able to live byherself, so Owens moved in

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Kenwood's Carl Studerus, middle, says his neighbors, Ed and Martha Capannari, are Neighbors Who Care.

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For years, Rossmoyne resident Wanda Owens has come to the aid of thosearound her in need.

Accident bringsKenwood neighborscloser than everSheila Vilvens & Andrea [email protected];[email protected]

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with her, and tended to herevery need until she diedat age 97.

When her mother-in-law moved into a nursinghome, she visited herweekly, brought her freshlaundry, and took homeher dirty clothes. She con-tinued this until her deathat 98.

“I feel very blessed in

my life, because I’ve had agood family and a lot ofgood friends and I’ve hadthe capability to help a lotof people.”

“It just seems like anatural thing for me todo,” Owens said quietly.

Owens suffered lossesof her own with the deathof her 35-year-old daugh-ter and the loss of her hus-band at age 55, both fromcancer.

After her husbanddied, she began volunteer-ing at Hospice.

On top of volunteering,and taking care of others,she raised two daughtersand was “daycare” and“kindergarten teacher”for her two grandchil-dren, and recently, hertwo great-grandchildren,while their parentsworked, according to BobMorrow, friend to Owensfor 57 years, and boy-friend of 20 years.

“I know of no one morethoughtful, caring andhelpful than her. Throughall of this, she has been arock and is always cheer-ful,” he said.

Biker goes extramile for Sharonvillegirl

Every year duringSharonFest, dozens of mo-torcycles gather at theBlue Goose before head-ing out of town for a rideto benefit charity.

It’s a sight to behold,but it’s the reason behindthe event that has impact-ed one of the bikers.

Jeff Boone, known forhis willingness to helpanyone in need, agreed tomeet with a Sharonvillefamily several years ago,to organize the annualride for the Spina BifidaCoalition of Cincinnati,which supports researchfor the congenital defectof the spinal cord.

“Once he met Baylee, itwas done,” Dan Meyer,whose daughter Bayleehas spina bifida, said.

“If he was the only rid-er, riding for Baylee, he’ddo it,” her mom, KellyMeyer, said.

“There’s a great con-nection,” she said of herdaughter. “He’s familynow.”

That commitment toBaylee is overwhelming,Kelly said. “I can’t beginto describe that some-body else, besides family,would be willing to put somuch tie and energy intosomething that wouldonly benefit them emo-tionally.”

That’s enough forBoone. He could seesomething in her eyes.

“When I first met Bay-lee, I knew I had to dosomething,” he said.

“Something for this kid tomake her life a little biteasier, because life is hardon that kid.

“She has a heart ofgold,” Boone said of Bay-lee. “I tell her, ‘if you needsomething, you call meand I’ll help.’”

He makes Baylee feelimportant, she said, point-ing to his willingness tohelp and the hugs he al-ways greets her with.

“The ride makes herlife just a little bit easier,”he said. “I would do any-thing in the whole, wideworld for that girl.”

At $20 to participate inthe ride, the SharonFestevent raises $500 to $900 ayear for the coalition.

As a leader of the fundraiser, Boone’s willing-ness to help is evident onthe 90-mile route.

“He’s a great guy,” Kel-ly said. “If someone’s mo-torcycle breaks down,he’s the first to help.

“He’s a genuinely won-derful person. We feelblessed to have him in ourlives.”

OTHER NOMINEESElaine Mills, LovelandNominated by Pam

Gray “Shortly after we

moved in, Elaine camedown with a homemadecoffee cake and intro-duced herself. She is veryartistic and from time totime has surprised mewith gifts that she hasmade. I always feel wel-come when I stop to chatwith her.

“During the holidaysand other times through-out the year she brings mehomemade goodies. Thenight I came home fromthe hospital after surgeryshe came down with a la-sagna dinner which reallyhit the spot! My husbandwas delighted as well.

“A few weeks ago Istarted to make cookiesand needed another egg. Icalled Elaine and she wasgetting ready to go out,but said come on down. In-stead of one egg, she gaveme three just in case.

“In addition to all that

she took me on a bus tripwith her church groupand refused to let me payfor it.

“In this busy world oftoday a neighbor like thisis a rare find. We feelblessed to have her as ourneighbor.”

Joan Cannon, Love-land

Nominated by DianaRichardson

“My lovely 73-year-oldneighbor helps everyone.Joan Cannon sincerelycares about everyone.

“It doesn't matter ifyour a stranger, friend,what sex you are, whatage, race, or the problem,she is there. If you need aride to the doctors, shetakes you. If you needhelp with your yard work,she is there. If you need ababysitter, she is the oneyou call.

“When she cooks herdinner, she cooks enoughto share with someoneelse in need. Joan has aheart of gold. She is so

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PHOTOS THANKS TO KELLY MEYER

Jeff Boone and Baylee Meyer have a bond that began as soon as the original fundraiser ridewas organized several years ago.

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The SharonFest ride raised $1,100 for the Spina Bifida Coalition of Cincinnati in 2014.

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Since 2009 Steve andDebbie Tranter, of CampDennison, have made ittheir goal to visit all 50states before their eldestdaughter, Stephanie,graduates in 2017.

They have only Alaska,Oregon and Washingtonremaining.

Steve said the familydidn’t initially set out to dothis as a specific goal. Itjust sort of developed be-cause of their love fortraveling, and it also pro-vided them with an oppor-tunity for their children tosee the country.

The Tranters, who trav-el primarily in June and

July, took a moment toshare highlights fromsome of their trips.

How did this start?Debbie: “The first offi-

cial site seeing (trip) wasthe St. Louis Arch. We vis-ited friends in Missouri.We traveled more than7,000 miles and visited 17states.”

Steve: “We make sureand see something in ev-ery state (whether it is) ahistoric site or tourist at-traction.”

Debbie: “Every statehas something unique and

beautiful about it.”Favorite travel desti-

nations?Steve: “My two favor-

ites are Bar Harbor,Maine (with the) $20 lob-ster meal and grillingsteaks on Waikiki Beach,Hawaii.”

Debbie: “My favoritewould be swimming withthe sea turtle in TurtleCanyon in Hawaii and Pa-gosa Springs, Colorado,with the natural sulfursprings you can sit in.”

Steve: “The family’smost favorite place is theBlack Dog Lodge in Mon-tana.”

Favorite landmarks?Debbie: “Snoopy Rock

in Sedona, Arizona. (It’s) arock formation shapedlike Snoopy on his dog-house.”

Steve: “Mt. Rushmoreand Hoover Dam.”

Favorite memory?Debbie: “The adven-

ture and just being togeth-er.”

Steve: “I feel trulyblessed (just being) ableto do this for the kids.”

After all 50 states,what’s next?

Steve: “When I retire,get a small RV and revisitsome of our favoriteplaces.”

Steve is a physical edu-cation teacher at IndianHill Middle School, whileDebbie is a reading teach-er at McCormick Elemen-tary School, which is partof Milford Schools.

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Among the landmarks the Tranter family have visited as partof their goal to visit all 50 states is Mount Rushmore.

They have onlyAlaska, Oregonand Washingtonremaining.

busy helping others shekeeps a calendar of peo-ples needs. Every day shewalks the neighborhoodto visit the elderly andhandicap. She visits Nurs-ing Homes. Everyoneloves her and lights upwhen they see her. Youtruly could not find amore lovely, caring, sin-cere person.”

Mary Sue Saal, Love-land

Nominated by MarkPaduk

“This spring, I had a to-tal knee replacement.While I was recuperat-ing, I heard a lawnmoweroperating on my half-acre lot. It was 60-year-

old Mary Sue pushing herwalk-behind mower tomow my grass. I didn'task her to do it. She justdid it. She mowed mygrass this way everyweek for five weeks!

“A couple of weeks lat-er, I went out to get themail and heard an enginestart up behind me. Iwheeled around and itwas 60-year-old Mary Sueon my roof with her leafblower. I said, ‘What areyou doing up there now?’and she responded, ‘SinceI was cleaning out mygutters, I decided to comeover and do yours.’

“In addition, Mary Suewill take my daughter,who does not drive, 14miles to work at RedBank when we are in apinch. She also feeds andtakes care of the neigh-

bor's dogs when they areout of town.

“These are just a fewof the things she does forus and our neighbor-hood.”

Wilbur Constable,Loveland

Nominated by KellyCollett (Constable)

“I would like to nomi-nate Wilbur Constable asa neighbor who cares. Hedoes so much for all of hisneighbors, including ev-erything. He mows theirlawns, clears their drive-ways and sideways con-stantly during snowtimes, he helps with fall-en debris after badstorms.

“He also watches theirhomes while away. Hechecks in on them tomake sure they are OK.And, they often pop over

to say thanks. “He is a great neigh-

bor who really caresabout them all. He is alsomy Dad. When I movedback home to Lovelandfrom being gone formany years, I stayed withmy parents until my fur-nishings arrived. So, Iwitnessed just how muchhe cared and did forthem.”

Jerry Bruman,Symmes Township

Nominated by ConnieJohnson

“My special neighboris Jerry Brusman. In thesummer he always mowsthe ditch in front of myhouse so I don't fall. In thewinter he uses his snowblower to clean off mydriveway wheneverneeded. I am so very ap-preciative of his efforts

Tom Hughes, BlueAsh

Nominated by S. Fox,the Haydens, the Fran-cois family, J. Office

“Calling Tom Hughes a‘Neighbor Who Cares’just begins to describehis caring and giving na-ture.

“Tom has been appre-ciated as our constant anddependable neighbor inthe Blue Ash Ravenwoodcommunity for 20-plusyears. During that timehe has helped with manyvaried activities includ-ing removing snow fromneighbors’ drivewaysand walkways, takingtrash cans in and out tothe curb, carrying heavyobjects, doing yard work,taking in mail and news-papers, checking ourhomes while we’re away,

and offering his assis-tance wherever needed.

“He goes above andbeyond to let his neigh-bors know of his willing-ness to help. Not onlydoes he care for others,Tom and his wife, Jill,work hard to maintain anattractive yard andhome, another way ofshowing thoughtfulnessto the neighborhood.

“Tom, Jill, and dogClifford befriend othersaround this area duringdaily walks. Tom alwayshas a genial smile andkind words when we seehim out. He truly exem-plifies and lives the Gold-en Rule with his caring,kindness, doing for oth-ers, and generosity as aneighbor and human be-ing. We thank you Tom forall you do!”

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The Blue Ash/Mont-gomery Sympho-ny Orchestra's

annual Kindel MemorialHoliday Concert attract-ed a standing room onlycrowd to the Montgo-mery Assembly of GodDec. 6. This year's themewas "The Bells of Christ-mas."

Featured were thetalented orchestral mu-sicians, singers of theCincinnati Choral Soci-ety, the Cincinnati Col-laborative Ringing Pro-ject (a hand bell ensem-ble), and special guestcellist Dr. Santa J. Ono,president of the Univer-sity of Cincinnati. Pop-ular and classical musicdelighted an audience ofall ages. Here are a fewscenes.

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The evening concluded with the orchestra and choir leading a Christmas Sing Along of "Joy to the World" and "Silent Night.”

Holiday concert rings true to season

A capacitycrowd at theMontgomeryAssembly of Godappreciatesthe annualholidayconcert Dec. 6.

Just a few of the many vocalists in the Cincinnati ChoralSociety here performing selections from Handel's "Messiah."

Here's a portion of the Cincinnati Collaborative Ringing Project, a unique hand bell ensemble,performing "Joy to the World."

Warming up is violinist David Smarelli, Sycamore High SchoolElectric Ensemble director.

Artistic director MichaelChertock, conducts theorchestra in LeroyAnderson's "A ChristmasFestival."

University of Cincinnati President Dr. Santa J. Ono performs as a guest cellist. This selection wasElgar's "Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85."

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

Moeller High School» Archbishop Dennis M.

Schnurr of the Archdiocese ofCincinnati approved the ap-pointment of J. Marshall Hyz-du, a 1996 graduate of Moeller,

as the new presi-dent of MoellerHigh School.Hyzdu assumeshis new positionJan. 4.

Hyzdu bringssignificant lead-ership, manage-ment and mar-keting experi-ence to Moeller.

His professional backgroundincludes more than 12 years ofbrand management experiencewhere he established a trackrecord of success in buildingwell-known brands, while alsodelivering strong business re-sults.

Hyzdu comes to Moellerfrom Bridgestone, where heserved as vice president ofcommercial marketing. In thisrole, he led the $4.5 billion port-folio and created strategicplans for product developmentand digital marketing. Prior toBridgestone, Hyzdu served asglobal marketing director atValvoline and senior brandmanager at Kraft Foods onwell-known brands, like KraftSingles, Philadelphia CreamCheese and Breakstone’s cul-tured products.

“It is an honor and privilegeto be named president at Moell-er High School. I look forwardto serving our students, facul-ty, staff, coaches, parents,alumni, and our community,”Hyzdu said. “As a Moellergraduate, the school laid thefoundation for me as a hus-band, father, brother, son andChristian man. I pray that I canplay a role in laying a similarfoundation for future men ofMoeller.”

Hyzdu started his career ininvestment banking at UBS. Heearned a B.A. in history andpsychology from DartmouthCollege and a master of busi-ness administration from theUniversity of Michigan RossBusiness School.

» For the 22th year, Moellerstudents invited students fromCorryville Catholic Elemen-tary School to Moeller to cele-brate Christmas on Campus.The day began with an all-school Mass, followed by lunch.

Moeller entertained 175 stu-dents from Corryville CatholicSchool during its Christmas onCampus program. The Corry-ville kids had their faces paint-ed, decorated cookies, ate pizzaand visited Santa Claus. Par-ents, alumni and other donorscontributed more than $5,600for the event.

Mount Notre Dame HighSchool

» Mount Notre Dame’sYouth Philanthropy Councilhosted “BeYOUtifulAbilities:An Awareness Dinner” Dec. 8.The event was created to bringawareness to the different dis-abilities people face in the com-munity. Students and guestswere assigned a disability forthe evening and had the oppor-tunity to experience the chal-lenges that those with disabili-ties face each day.

Jason Harris of Jason’s Con-nection served as the event’sguest speaker. Jason’s Connec-tion is a non-profit organizationdedicated to connecting peoplewith disabilities to resourcesthat serve their needs. Diag-nosed with autism as a child,Mr. Harris shared how his dis-ability has impacted both hispersonal and professional life.

The event was an eye-open-ing experience for many. MNDsenior and YPC Executive

Board member Elizabeth Cus-ick (Amberley Village) said,“The entire leadership teamand I are very happy with theway the evening turned out,and we know that many peoplelearned a lot. We hope that thisis something that will be con-tinued in the future.”

MND senior and YPC groupleader Alyssa Connett (WestChester Township) said, “Myexperience empowered me tostart to look at people’s abili-ties, not disabilities.”

Students weren’t the only in-dividuals affected by the expe-rience. Paul Nagel (Maine-ville), father of MND juniorMorgan Nagel, was afflictedwith impaired hearing duringthe event and shared,

“Silence is not golden, it isisolating. Communication is

very difficult, particularlywhen the other person talks‘over’ you,” Nagel said.

MND faculty member JenGlass shared, “It felt like no onegot to know me.”

MND YPC is a student-di-rected organization committedto learning about philanthropyand the role it plays in a healthyand vibrant community. YPChas adopted the theme“BeYOUtiful” this year, re-searching non-profit organiza-tions that serve people with dis-abilities. MND’s YPC will grant$5,000 to local organizationsthis year.

St. Vincent Ferrer School» Students in Kindergarten

through third-grade gatheredin the chapel and heard the sto-ry “The Sparkle Box” by Jill

Hardie. It is a story about a boynamed Sam who does smallacts of kindness in the weeksbefore Christmas.

On Christmas morning, hefinds that hisparents have beenwriting down these acts ofkindness, and placing the slipsof paper in a SparkleBox. Theyexplain that this Sparkle Box isa birthday gift for Jesus be-cause when we show kindnessto others, it is a gift to Jesus.

The students were giventheir own “sparkle boxes” andwere told to add their acts ofkindness during the Adventseason as a birthday gift to Je-sus.

» St. Vincent Ferrer eighth-grader Cassidy Cox was chosenas this year's Catholics Unitedfor the Poor essay contest win-ner. Cox’s essay on St. Jose-

phine Bakhita was selectedfrom more than 700 essays sub-mitted by Archdiocesean stu-dents. This year marks the fifthyear of the last six that a St. Vin-centFerrer student has won thecontest.

Summit Country Day» The Summit Country Day

School celebrated its annualImmaculate Conception andOur Lady of Guadalupe Span-ish Mass Dec. 8.

All four divisions attend.Families within the communitywith Latin American heritageare invited to attend and partic-ipate, music is performed by amariachi band, much of theMass is spoken in both Englishand Spanish and various im-ages and forms of Mary arepresented and celebrated.

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Corryville students along with their Moeller buddies process into Mass carrying candles and poinsettias.

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St. Vincent Ferrer eighth-graderCassidy Cox was chosen as thisyear's Catholics United for the Pooressay contest winner.

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St. Vincent Ferrer student JosilynBodart (Pleasant Ridge) holds thebook "The Sparkle Box."

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St. Vincent Ferrer students Aaron Muse (Sycamore Township), AdaRohrkemper (Deer Park) and Joshua O'Neale (Anderson Township) holdtheir "sparkle boxes."

THANKS TO LEAH FIGHTMASTER

Second-graders Aaron Fraley of Covington, Caroline Hagerman of Montgomery and Sabian Swan of Mount Adamsperform sign language during the song "What Color is God's Skin?" at The Summit Country Day School's annualImmaculate Conception Spanish Mass Dec. 8.

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Mount Notre Dame seniors GraceBadger of Maineville and KatieFasola of Loveland experience thechallenges of functioning with aphysical disability.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 31Dining EventsBright New Year Dinner andBeer Pairing, 6 p.m., Fifty WestBrewing Company, 7668 Woos-ter Pike, 4-course dinner withpaired beers. Ages 21 and up.$55. Reservations required.834-8789; fiftywestbrew.com.Columbia Township.

ShoppingHoliday Packages, 10 a.m.-9p.m., Kenwood Towne Centre,7875 Montgomery Road, OldGuest Services Kiosk, InsideCheesecake Factory Entrance.Special visits from Rosie, Gapper,Mr. Red, Mr. Redlegs, and yourfavorite radio personalities.Holiday packages and Kids Clubmemberships available. Present-ed by Cincinnati Reds. 745-9100.Kenwood.

FRIDAY, JAN. 1Dining EventsSt. Vincent Ferrer Dine-Out atMama Mimi’s, 2-8 p.m., MamaMimi’s Kenwood, 7714 Montgo-mery Road, Mention St. VincentFerrer while ordering at MamaMimi’s in Kenwood to help raisefunds for SVF students, 20percent of order goes to SVF.Benefits St. Vincent Ferrer. Freeadmission. Presented by St.Vincent Ferrer PTO. 793-6262.Kenwood.

SATURDAY, JAN. 2Art & Craft ClassesCreativities Open Studio, 10a.m.-2 p.m., Creativities, 7010Miami Ave., Check websitecalendar for details. $10 percreator. Add $5 for drop off ofages 7-11. 272-1500; www.art-sandcreativities.com. Madeira.

Dining EventsSt. Vincent Ferrer Dine-Out atMama Mimi’s, 2-8 p.m., MamaMimi’s Kenwood, Free admis-sion. 793-6262. Kenwood.

Drink TastingsCincy Wine Wagon WineryTour, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Maggia-no’s Little Italy, 7875 Montgo-mery Road, Meet at restaurantbar, then head to Valley Vine-yards, Vinoklet and HenkeWineries. Approximately 5 hourtour. Wine and snacks at eachlocation. Ages 21 and up. $75.Reservations required. Presentedby Cincy Wine Wagon. 258-7909.Sycamore Township.

Holiday - ChristmasGreater Loveland HistoricalSociety Museum HolidaySchedule, 1-4 p.m., GreaterLoveland Historical SocietyMuseum, 201 Riverside Drive,Christmas decorations includinginternational creche scenes onloan from Grailville and largecollection of antique dolls. Kidswill enjoy our holiday modeltrain exhibit. Call for weekdaytours. Free. 683-5692; love-landmuseum.org. Loveland.

SUNDAY, JAN. 3Youth SportsCincy Swish Basketall Train-ing, 5-8 p.m., Mariemont HighSchool, 1 Warrior Way, Maingym. Grades 2-4 boys and girls5-6 p.m., grades 5-6 boys andgirls 6-7 p.m., grades 7-8 boysand girls 7-8 p.m. Ages 2-8. $20.Registration recommended.Presented by Cincy Swish Basket-ball. 484-0526; cincyswish-basketball.com. Mariemont.

MONDAY, JAN. 4Art & Craft ClassesCreativities Open Studio,noon-3 p.m., Creativities, $10 percreator. Add $5 for drop off ofages 7-11. 272-1500; www.art-sandcreativities.com. Madeira.

Cooking ClassesBasic Cooking Skills Work-shop, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Peachy’sHealth Smart, 7400 Montgo-mery Road, Recommended forbeginner who is tired of diningout, ordering or heating frozennot so healthy dinners andeager to create own meals butunable to due to lack or trainingor experience. Ages 18 and up.$250 for 5-week class. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while building

early literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m.-noon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

TUESDAY, JAN. 5Art & Craft ClassesCreativities Open Studio, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Creativities, $10 percreator. Add $5 for drop off ofages 7-11. 272-1500; www.art-sandcreativities.com. Madeira.

Arts and Creativities Classes,5:20-6:50 p.m., Creativities, 7010Miami Ave., Signature classmixes fine arts with building,sculpting, thinking, recycling,stitching and any other creativemeans to envision and makereally cool things. Ages 8-12.$179. Registration required.272-1500; www.artsandcre-ativities.com. Madeira.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Club, 3:30-5 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Teens have funwith simple science experiments,play board games, participate in“make & take” activities, craftsand other engaging activities.Ages 10-18. Free. 369-4450;www.cincinnatilibrary.org/branches/deerpark. Deer Park.

Music - Big BandThe Thelma Yellin Big Band,7:30-9:30 p.m., Adath IsraelCongregation, 3201 E. GalbraithRoad, Israeli band’s repertoirevaries from swing, bebop, rockand Latin to funk, fusion andmore. $10. 793-1800;www.adath-israel.org.AmberleyVillage.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,7:30-8:30 p.m., MontgomeryAssembly of God, 7950 PfeifferRoad, Welcome to anyonewanting to stop eating com-pulsively. No dues or fees. Notaffiliated with any public orprivate organization, politicalmovement, ideology or religiousdoctrine. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Greater CincinnatiIntergroup Overeaters Anony-mous. 528-2275; cincin-natioa.org. Montgomery.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6Art & Craft ClassesCreativities Open Studio, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Creativities, $10 percreator. Add $5 for drop off ofages 7-11. 272-1500; www.art-sandcreativities.com. Madeira.

Designing for Your AmericanGirl Doll, 4:45-6:15 p.m., Cre-ativities, 7010 Miami Ave., Learnto design, build, sculpt, paintand stitch everything fromfurniture to food for doll. Ages7-10. $179. Registration re-quired. 272-1500; www.artsand-creativities.com. Madeira.

Literary - LibrariesMulticultural Families Play-date, 11 a.m.-noon, LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Share joys,customs and traditions of raisingchildren in multicultural home.Socialize with other parentswhile children play. Educationalmaterials and toys provided. Forages 18 months-6 years. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon-1 p.m.,Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Room 101. Fellow-ship of relatives and friends ofalcoholics who share theirexperience, strength and hopein order to solve common prob-lems. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Kenwood Al-AnonFamily Group. 947-3700. Ken-wood.

THURSDAY, JAN. 7Art & Craft ClassesCreativities Open Studio, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Creativities, $10 percreator. Add $5 for drop off ofages 7-11. 272-1500; www.art-sandcreativities.com. Madeira.

Draw and Sketch 101, 5:20-6:50p.m., Creativities, 7010 MiamiAve., Learn basics of sketchingand drawing. For 9 and up. $179.Registration required. 272-1500.Madeira.

Health / WellnessHealthOne 24 Week WeightLoss Program, 11 a.m. 5:30p.m., TriHealth Fitness andHealth Pavilion, 6200 PfeifferRoad, Information session onprogram providing low-caloriediet for people with BMI of 27or higher. Medically supervisedby registered dietitians andathletic trainers. Includes smallclasses, group support, andweekly weigh-in. Ages 18 andup. Free. 246-2606; www.tri-healthpavilion.com. Montgo-mery.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8Art & Craft ClassesCreativities Open Studio, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Creativities, $10 percreator. Add $5 for drop off ofages 7-11. 272-1500; www.art-sandcreativities.com. Madeira.


Exercise ClassesYoga Teacher Training andWellness School, RYT 200,5:30-8 p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique,10776 Montgomery Road,Well-rounded Yoga AllianceApproved course will teach youhistory and philosophy, anato-my, Thai Yoga, Ashtanga, Hatha,Rocket, Jaba, and Restorativeyoga so you are prepared toteach whichever style resonates.Ages 13-99. $2300. Registrationrequired. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.

On Stage - TheaterRadium Girls, 8 p.m., WaltonCreek Theater, 4101 WaltonCreek Road, True story of girlswho painted radium numeralson watches to make them glowin dark. Through Jan. 24. $20,$15 students. Presented byMariemont Players Inc.. 684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

The Lust Boat InteractiveComedy Dinner Show, 7-10p.m., Schoolhouse Restaurant,8031 Glendale-Milford Road,upstairs. Join Teresa Woods andher 2 best friends as they mingleamong guests in search of love.However, nothing is as it seems.Mystery lurks. $35. Reservationsrequired. Presented by P.L.O.T.T.Performers. Through Jan. 17.

201-7568; www.plottperformer-s.com. Camp Dennison.

SATURDAY, JAN. 9Art & Craft ClassesCreativities Open Studio, 10a.m.-2 p.m., Creativities, $10 percreator. Add $5 for drop off ofages 7-11. 272-1500; www.art-sandcreativities.com. Madeira.

Art ExhibitsPastel Point, 1-4 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Pastel works by artists studyingwith noted pastelist Ray Has-sard. Variety of subjects in-cluding portraits, landscapes,urban scenes and still life. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.


Drink TastingsCincy Wine Wagon WineryTour, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Maggia-no’s Little Italy, $75. Reserva-tions required. 258-7909. Syca-more Township.

Exercise ClassesYoga Teacher Training andWellness School, RYT 200, 9p.m.-4 p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique,$2300. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2go-fit.com.Sycamore Township.

Literary - LibrariesBlock Party, 11 a.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Construct andcreate with library’s LEGOs. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

On Stage - TheaterRadium Girls, 8 p.m., WaltonCreek Theater, $20, $15 students.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

The Lust Boat InteractiveComedy Dinner Show, 7-10

p.m., Schoolhouse Restaurant,$35. Reservations required.201-7568; www.plottperformer-s.com. Camp Dennison.

Support GroupsDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m.-noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type2 diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Classlimited to 10 participants toencourage conversation andquestions. Free. Presented byJan Kellogg, RN, MEd,CDE.Through Nov. 19. 791-0626. DuckCreek.

SUNDAY, JAN. 10Exercise ClassesYoga Teacher Training andWellness School, RYT 200, 9p.m.-4 p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique,$2300. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2go-fit.com.Sycamore Township.

On Stage - TheaterRadium Girls, 2 p.m., WaltonCreek Theater, $20, $15 students.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

The Lust Boat InteractiveComedy Dinner Show, 2-5p.m., Schoolhouse Restaurant,$35. Reservations required.201-7568; www.plottperformer-s.com. Camp Dennison.

MONDAY, JAN. 11Art & Craft ClassesCreativities Open Studio,noon-3 p.m., Creativities, $10 percreator. Add $5 for drop off ofages 7-11. 272-1500; www.art-sandcreativities.com. Madeira.

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

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m.-noon, Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

TUESDAY, JAN. 12Art & Craft ClassesCreativities Open Studio, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Creativities, $10 percreator. Add $5 for drop off ofages 7-11. 272-1500; www.art-sandcreativities.com. Madeira.

Health / WellnessHealthOne 24 Week WeightLoss Program, 6 p.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, Free.246-2606; www.trihealthpavil-ion.com. Montgomery.

Antioxidants and Health:Bring On The Dark Chocolate,6-8 p.m., Cocoa Bites, 305 W.Loveland Ave., Learn aboutdietary supplements, foods,herbs rich in antioxidant value.Food samples provided fortasting. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Dr. Cathy Rosenbaum. 677-2525; www.rxintegrativesolu-tions.com. Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Club, 3:30-5 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, Free. 369-4450; www.cincinnatilibrary.org/branches/deerpark. Deer Park.

Family Storytime, 6:30-7:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Families with young childrenenjoy stories, songs, rhymes andcraft. Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,7:30-8:30 p.m., MontgomeryAssembly of God, Free. 528-2275; cincinnatioa.org. Montgo-mery.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13Art & Craft ClassesCreativities Open Studio, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Creativities, $10 percreator. Add $5 for drop off ofages 7-11. 272-1500; www.art-sandcreativities.com. Madeira.

Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m.-noon,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Meetnew friends and socializethrough unstructured play. Toysprovided. For ages 18 months-4years. Free. 5133694476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Love-land.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon-1 p.m.,Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, Free. 947-3700. Kenwood.

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DECEMBER 30, 2015 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • 7ANEWS

We always have family and friendsover for New Year’s Day.

This year I’m serving beef tender-loin. I know, I know, it’s expensive forsure, but it’s an elegant and easy entreefor a party. And when I think about it, itdoesn’t cost any more than if I wouldserve two other kinds of meat, as Isometimes do. Plus I can get it ready toroast ahead of time. And there’s nowrong way to serve it: warm from theoven, room temperature or even chilled,sliced on a bed of greens.

Like many of you, I can’t believe 2016 is justdays away. As I’ve said before, I appreciatecoming into your lives each week through thiscolumn. It’s a special and unique way to keepin touch.

There aren’t many columns like this onenow-a-days where reader involvement is notonly welcomed but an important part of shar-ing. So continue to do that as we begin anotheryear of exploring the wonderful world of foodtogether.

And it doesn’t matter what level of cooking

you’ve achieved or care to do. Today’scolumn is a great example: from gour-met beef tenderloin with a homemadeFrench herb blend to refrigerated bis-cuits gussied up with butter and cheese!

Readers want to knowRib and loin pork chops - what’s the

diff?Rib: have a bone running along one

side and a layer of fat on the outside.Tender with a mild flavor.

Loin: cut toward the center of the loin theywill have a T-shaped bone that has loin on oneside and tenderloin on the other. Very leanwith mild flavor.

Cook quickly: Brown on both sides overfairly high heat, then cover, finish cookingover very low heat.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, edu-cator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary profes-sional and author. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.

Foolproof beef tenderloin with herbs

Leftovers make great beef sliders. I love to use the dried herbs Ihave from my herb garden.

Bring the meat out at least 30 minutes prior to roasting. It willroast more evenly.

Preheat oven to 400.

1 tenderloin, 2-1/2 to 3 pounds trimmedOlive oilFreshly ground black pepper and salt1 generous tablespoon garlic, mincedRub roast with olive oil, sprinkle & pat garlic all over and then

sprinkle black pepper and salt all around.Mix together:1/2 cup parsley, chopped1 tablespoon Herbes de Provence OR1 teaspoon dried tarragon1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon fresh or dried rosemary, minced1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Roll beef in herb mixture to coat all over. Roast until thermom-eter registers 130-145 for medium rare to medium. This will takeabout 30-40 minutes or so for medium rare. You can always leave it inlonger if you like.

Remove from oven, tent and let stand 10 minutes or so to redis-tribute juices. Temperature will rise a bit, too.

Rita’s herbes de Provence

Blend together and store in cool, dry place away from light:

1/4 cup dried thyme leaves2 tablespoons dried marjoram or 1 tablespoon oregano1 tablespoon dried rosemary, minced1 tablespoon dried savory leaves, not powdered savory2 teaspoons dried lavender flowers1 teaspoon fennel seeds1 dried bay leaf, crumbled

Easy Parmesan biscuits

A friend of mine takes refrigerated biscuits to a higher level bydipping in butter and cheese.

1 tube buttermilk biscuits (5 biscuits)Melted butterParmesan cheese, about 1 cup

Preheat oven to 400. Dip both sides of biscuits into butter, theninto cheese. Place 1 inch apart on sprayed baking pan. Bake until gold-en, about 8-10 minutes

Show your ‘tender’side for New Year’s

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Tenderloin is a tasty - albeit expensive - New Year’s dinner that you can make ahead.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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In a recent op-ed, “When dowe apply the title ‘terrorist?’”Bruce Healey implies that weare quick to call it “terror-ism” when the act is perpe-trated by a Muslim, but nototherwise. I think it’s just thereverse. Yes, the media mayuse the word “terrorism,” butthey avoid exploring the un-derlying ideology when itmight relate to radical Islam.

This is exactly what hap-pened after the recent massshooting in San Bernardino.The attack prompted the NewYork Times to publish theirfirst front-page editorial inalmost 100 years. Did theywant to explore a possibleconnection to an ideology –since the perpetrators al-ready had been identified?

No, the NYTgot that ideaout of the wayin the firstparagraph,and then usedthe rest of thepiece to beatthe drum forgun control.

Democratsin the U.S.Senate also

used the occasion to bring twogun-control measures to avote. Other explanations werecontrived. Juan Cole, a histo-ry professor who blogs on theMiddle East, said of the at-tack, “It seems clear that thiswas workplace violencelinked to some sort of griev-ance.” So, perhaps Farook

was bullied at work, and thatexplains why he and his wifekilled all his co-workers attheir Christmas party?

Mr. Healey also mentionedthe attacks in Charleston,South Carolina, in June, andon a Planned Parenthood clin-ic in Colorado two weeks ago.He points out that “both at-tacks were of extremist ideol-ogies that we must revile andrepudiate.” Maybe so, butthat’s not to say that any ide-ology taken to an extremeresults in violence or hatred –it depends on which partic-ular ideology is playing out.

As for the shooting in Colo-rado Springs, I’m not surewhat motivates a man toshoot-up a Planned Parent-hood clinic, but it certainly

wasn’t Christian faith or ide-ology.

In Charleston in June, theshooter killed nine peopleincluding the senior pastor.Did we see any ideology takento an extreme in that inci-dent? Yes, we did. The vic-tims’ families displayed theirChristian ideology to an ex-treme when they each for-gave the shooter at his bailhearing.

Think of how hard it wouldbe to forgive in that setting.This was not cultural, or so-ciological or political. It wasabout modeling the actions ofa very tolerant man who wasable to say, “Forgive them, forthey know not what they do,”as he was being put to deathin a very painful and humiliat-

ing way. This forgiveness ofthe families in Charlestoninspired South Carolina’sgovernor to remove the Con-federate flag from the statecapitol. This was the power offorgiveness, leading to recon-ciliation. Those nine familiesought to be candidates for theNobel Peace Prize.

So, ideologies are not allcreated equal, and it’s worthconsidering the differences.Different ideologies can leadto extremely different out-comes.

Kenneth Koster is a resi-dent of Indian Hill. He is aphysician who has practicedemergency medicine for thepast 30 years. He and his wifehave three children.

Is it ‘terrorism’ or different ideologies?

KennethKosterCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

This was the second suchphone call within a week. Thefirst was from a girl whostated, “Grandpa, this is youroldest granddaughter.”

Of course, she soundednothing like my oldest grand-daughter; and, when this waspointed out, she said that shehad been in an auto accidentand that her nose was broken.

“Are you in the hospital?” Iasked, “No”, she replied, “I’min the police station; I havebeen arrested; the accidentwas my fault; I need yourhelp; may I have my lawyerspeak with you?”

“I’ll have my lawyer callyour lawyer; I suggested,“What is your phone num-ber?” She immediately endedthe phone conversation.

The second phone callbegan, “Grandpa, this is youroldest grandson”! Feelingmuch better prepared, Icountered, “Well oldestgrandson, what is yourname”? There was dead si-lence at his end; so, I repeat-ed, “Oldest grandson, what isyour name”? There came aguttural bass voice in anunfamiliar foreign accent,and an unfamiliar language,most probably anointing mewith a weathering curse-of-death; then, the phone clickedoff.

We are expecting anothercall, advising us of where we

can send ourhard-earnedmoney tohave thecurse-of-death re-moved. Youcan’t make asale unlessyou have goodfollow-up.This is what I

would do if it were my congame. Removing a foul curseis worth far more than a baddriveway-sealing job; and,there is no equipment to buyor employees to hire; further,you can run this con long-distance, from the comfort ofyour home or hotel room.

The long-distance contestwith con artists can be ratherenjoyable; as, it is a contest ofwits. They want your money,and you want to crush theirgiant egos. Make no mistake;these are criminals with seri-ous intent on stealing yourmoney. They would stick agun in your ribs, stealingyour money, if they thoughtthey could get away with it.

If they can suck you intothe story, making you believethat a loved-one is in serioustrouble, they will then askyou to wire funds, using oneof several untraceable wireservices. Just don’t! Don’twire money to anyone youdon’t know. Use a lawyer as athird party, if you are unsureof the situation and you be-lieve a relative may be introuble. After all, you willprobably need one anyway.

The social media of today,Facebook, Twitter, etc., havemade it possible for con-artists to discover relation-ships and capitalize on themwith games such as these.The responsible thing to do isto eliminate all personal in-formation possible, that youallow to be seen. Removemost photos on these sites,and refrain from mentioningrelationships, vacation dates,any times that you may leaveyour home, and other similarincentives for thieves in yourconversations with friendsand relatives.

Always ask for their nameand phone number.

James Baker is a 38-yearresident of Indian Hill

‘Grandpa, this is youroldest grandson!’

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

This is painful to write.There are two sides to thisargument and both of themcause problems.

We can defer to our human-ity and allow immigrants toenter our country freely. Or,we can forbid them entrance toprotect ourselves from hiddenterrorists planted in their help-less masses.

Donald Trump offers aseemingly heartless answerwhich appears lacking due tothe failure of our governmentto track and capture terroristsalready here. Past terroristactivity highlights this prob-lem. As usual, it becomes aname calling contest betweenthe Dumbocrats and the Re-pugnicants.

We, as a nation, have be-come more interested in politi-cal affiliation than in our com-mon interests as citizens. Ascitizens it has become criticalto protect ourselves by choos-ing wisely in the coming elec-tion. This includes both oursafety and the growth of oureconomy.

It is time to bring our trou-bled nation back to the forwardthinking of our founders. It issad, but I believe that the ma-jority of politicians are bought

and becomeslaves to theinterests oftheir owners.We, as thegeneral pop-ulation aredeceived intosupporting oneor the otherpolitical partybased on ma-ligned stories

in the biased media. Perhapsthe only way to correct thesituation is to elect non-poli-ticians and to initiate termlimits based on positive bud-gets and actual gains for theworking people who have beenabused by false economics.

These limits would alsoinclude penalties to politicianswho create deficits in the bud-get. Since that is the way busi-ness operates, it should causemore financial care in govern-ment.

I think Mr. Trump has a lotto offer if he can overcome thedivisiveness that he has cre-ated. If not, he will insure thatthe bitterness that is exhibitedin the discussions about himwill cause the election of an-other of the type of politicianthat has brought us to the ex-

tremely troubled condition wenow face. Personally, I wouldlike to get back to the system Ifirst used in voting.

That was to select the per-son at the top of the ballotwhom I felt was the best selec-tion and then vote for the nexthighest position from the otherparty. I firmly believe that agovernment comprised ofpeople who put our nationabove politics is what wasintended in the Constitution.The competition between par-ties should be one of promotingthe interests of all of the peo-ple and not themselves.

As a person who is open topeaceful people of all religionsand races, it is very troublingfor me to see anyone sufferingdue to prejudice. This is partic-ularly worrisome when thatperson is extremely distressedand trying to save himself andfamily. Unfortunately, timesand conditions have changedand help has to come fromunusual sources.

More of this help couldcome from those who believe“Allah is beneficent and merci-ful” as it says in all but onechapter of the Qur’an.

Edward Levy is a resident ofMontgomery.

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Dec. 23 questionLooking to 2016, if you can

grant one wish for your commu-nity, what would it be?

No responses.

Dec. 16 questionChristmas is said to be a sea-

son of magic. Describe a momentof Christmas or holiday magic inyour life.

“My car broke down on ChristmasEve; that’s my miracle.

“It was 1994. At the time, I was anoutside salesman for a local industrialsupply distributor. We were open until 3p.m. Christmas Eve. Everyone was in theoffice for the Christmas luncheon, butno one wanted to be there, especiallyme. I was going to go straight from theoffice in Winton Place to my home inAnderson, loading up the Taurus wag-on with Christmas gifts, the wife, andtwo daughters, ages 4 and 1. We wouldfirst be going to my sister’s house for myfamily’s Christmas celebration, andthen leaving for Dayton, to spend thenight and Christmas day at my wife’sparents’ home for celebration Np. 2.

“At 2:45 p.m., a walk-in ‘will call’customer shows up: there’s alwayssomeone who has a holiday emergency.

Not my concern though, I’m getting outof there. I got a lot traveling to do in thenext eight hours. As I pull out on to Win-ton Road my car stops! The engine isrunning, but I can’t go forward or back.Upon inspection, the right front wheelis 90 degrees to the right while the leftwheel is pointed straight; a problem.Everyone from the office, including the‘will call’ customer comes out to help. Ikick the right wheel into alignment andwe push the car back into the parkinglot. We’re all standing there looking atthe broken car. A fellow salesman whoalso lives in Anderson, volunteers todrive me home, but my mind is racing:‘What am I going to do? There’s no time

to fix this situation!”I thank Joe for his offer, but tell him

that getting home is the least of myworries. At that, the ‘walk-in’ customersteps up and says, ‘I’m the service man-ager at Woody Sander Ford. I can get atow-truck to get your car, and I’ll set youup with a loaner car.’ You cannot imag-ine my joy and disbelief.

“Joe gave me a ride to Woody Sand-er Ford (1-1/2 miles). The service man-ager got me outfitted into a small sta-tion wagon, and I was on my way hometo load up the car with family and gifts.

“I thanked God for the service man-ager being at the exact right place atthe exact right time. Later, as we weretraveling, the whole picture of the mir-acle came into focus. If my car’s tie rodhad not broken in front of the office,but instead on the highway at 60mph...The vision of Christmas presentsstrewnvacross the highway, a mangledcar, and untold carnage on my youngfamily came into view in my mind’s eye.Our 1-year-old daughter at the time,has just graduated from UC. It mightnever have been.

“Someone was looking out for meand my family on that Christmas Eve.Thank you, Lord!

“Kudos to Woody Sander Ford andthe service manager!”

Jerry Powers

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Congratulations to the 2015-2016 fall sports All Stars. Eachseason we name All Stars foreach sport, many picked for sta-tistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc. The sports staffis proud to acknowledge thehard work and dedication ofthese athletes and coaches.

Many of these athletes couldbe invited to the Greater Cin-cinnati Sports Awards as partof Enquirer Preps media groupJune 23 at the Duke EnergyCenter. Pete Rose will be thekeynote speaker. Hashtag:#cincysportsawards. The linkfor details:http://cin.ci/1MuIkRv.

FootballJake Borman, junior, Syca-

more – Borman was third in theGreater Miami Conference inpassing yards throwing for1,321 yards and seven touch-downs. He also ran for 119 yardsand four scores and was firstteam GMC. Borman was first-team All-Greater Miami Con-ference and Division I specialmention All-State.

Ra’Von Bonner, junior, Syc-amore – Bonner led the GMC inrushing with 1,429 yards for 27touchdowns with a top game of332 yards against Princeton. Healso had 20 receptions for 267yards and a touchdown plus a79-yard kickoff return for atouchdown. Bonner was first-team All-GMC.

Clarence Dawson, senior,Sycamore – Dawson was fourthin the GMC in rushing with 971yards for six touchdowns. Healso had 28 receptions for 184yards and a touchdown. Daw-son was first-team All-GMC.

Ricky Nance, senior, Syca-more – The 265-pound offen-sive lineman was a key part ofSycamore’s running attack andmade first-team All-GMC.

Ben Schehr, senior, Syca-more – The 6-foot-6, 265-poundoffensive lineman was a keyblocker for the Sycamore rungame and made first-team All-GMC.

Prince Sammons, senior,CHCA – Sammons was namedthe Associated Press Division Vstate defensive player of theyear. He is considering multi-ple college programs and had30 offers during the recruitingprocess. He had 60 tackles, in-cluding four sacks in the regu-lar season and also started atright tackle.

Johnny Noyen, senior,CHCA – Noyen was tabbed first-team all-state in Division V. Hecompleted 107 of 178 passes for1,470 yards and 14 touchdownsin the regular season. He alsoset the CHCA rushing recordthis season with 110 carries for1213 yards and 17 TDs.

Volleyball

Abbie Hughes, sophomore,Sycamore – The setter had 71kills, 263 digs and 558 assistsfor the Lady Aves and was first-team All-GMC.

Megan Kissel, junior, CHCA– Kissel earned her spot on theAll-Miami Valley Conferencefirst team. The outside-hitterled the conference with 195kills. She also recorded 72 digs.

Avery Naylor, senior, Ursu-line Academy – Naylor earnedher spot on the All-GGCL firstteam. The defensive specialistled the conference in digs (501)and service aces (53).

Ali Thompson, sophomore,Ursuline Academy– Thompsonreceived an honorable mentionnod from the GGCL for her ef-forts this season. She led the Li-ons and was third in the confer-ence in kills with 280.

Boys soccerCameron Foy, senior, Syca-

more – Midfielder had threegoals and eight assists for theAviators and made first-teamAll-GMC.

Jake Melser, senior, Syca-more – Melser was eighth in theGMC in scoring with 14 goalsand two assists at forward andwas first-team All-GMC.

Woody Truncellito, senior,Sycamore – Defender had agoal and an assist while makingfirst-team All-GMC for a teamthat won seven of their last ninegames.

Erik Kohlan, senior, CHCA –Kohlan was among the MVCleaders in scoring with 40points (14 goals, 12 assists). Hewas second on the team in goalsbehind Ben Phillips and led theteam in assists. The upperclass-man was tabbed second-teamAll-MVC.

Girls soccerFarrah Brown, senior, Syca-

more – Defender made first-team All-GMC and had fourgoals and four assists for theLady Aves.

Grace Louis, senior, Syca-more – Louis made first-teamAll-GMC and was the league’s

top scorer with 11goals and nineassists for 31 points.

Sabrina Barber, senior, Ur-suline Academy – Barber wasproductive for the Lions, lead-ing the team with 16 points (sev-en goals, two assists). She wasan all-GGCL second-team se-lection.

Laney Huber, freshman,CHCA – Huber, in her freshmanseason, made an immediate im-pact by amassing 52 points (22goals, eight assists). She was anall-MVC first-team selectionalong with teammate TaraKoob.

Boys cross countryKyria Graves, senior, Syca-

more – Graves made GMC firstteam and tied Kevin Lawson forthe sixth-best time in the leaguewith a 15:51 at the GMC meet.Graves was part of Coach of theYear John Benham’s Division Istate squad. Sycamore finished14th and Graves finished in16:53.3.

Kevin Lawson, junior, Syca-more – Lawson made GMC firstteam. Lawson was part ofCoach of the Year John Ben-ham’s Division I state squad.Sycamore finished 14th andLawson was 39th overall andthe Aves top finisher at 16:06.

Alex O’Brien, junior, CHCA –O’Brien ran in the Division IIdistrict race at Voice of Amer-ica Park and finished 35th out of87 runners.

Girls cross countryOlivia Anaple, freshman,

Sycamore – Anaple made GMCsecond team for the Lady Avesand had a top time of 20:18 at theWilmington Invitational.

Rachel Haslem, junior,CHCA – Haslem led the team inits Cincinnati Country Day In-

vitational win and helped it winthe Norwood Indian Run. In theMason Invitational, Haslemtook 11th in the Division I race.She competes in Division II.She won the Miami Valley Con-ference, the district race andtook ninth in the regional race.Haslem finished in 77th in theDivision II girls state race. Shewas the MVC’s runner of theyear.

Jenna Murdock, freshman,Ursuline – Murdock, in herfreshman season, made an im-mediate impact by helping leadthe Lions to a Division I region-al appearance as a team. Shefinished 27th out of 125 runners,and was selected first-team all-GGCL.

Boys golfAlex Jones, junior, Syca-

more – Jones was GMC firstteam and had the Aves top aver-age at 40.50 for nine holes.

Sean Eslick, senior, CHCA –Eslick made second-team all-state in his first trip to the statetournament. He narrowlymissed out on state last year.Carded a 157 in the two-roundtournament. Was first-team all-Miami Valley Conference.

Girls golfKellen Alsip, senior, Syca-

more – Alsip was the GMCGolfer of the Year for theleague champion Lady Avesand represented them at thestate meet by becoming Divi-sion I state champion. Duringthe regular season she led theGMC with a 38.20 average.

Orchid Wang, junior, Syca-

more – Wang made GMC firstteam for the league championsand averaged 42.60 per nineholes for seventh-best in theleague.

Leyton Brumfield, sopho-more, Ursuline – Brumfieldqualified as an individual to theDivision I state tournament atOhio State. She was also second-team GGCL.

Olivia McCloy, senior, Ursu-line – McCloy qualified for theDivision I district tournamentat Weatherwax. Was GGCLplayer of the year for coach ofthe year Marianne Sahms.

Morgan Bowen, senior,CHCA – Bowen qualified for theDivision II district tournamentat PipeStone. Missed qualifyingfor the state tournament bythree strokes. Likely wouldhave been a first-team all-MVCselection if the conferencecompeted in league matchesfor girls golf.

Bree Wilson, freshman,CHCA – Wilson joined team-mate Morgan Bowen in qualify-ing for the Division II districttournament at PipeStone. Card-ed an 84 for the tournament.

Girls tennisAlexa Abele, senior, Syca-

more – Abele was the Division Istate runner-up falling to GMCrival Emily Thomas of Prince-ton in the final. She was third inthe Division I district tourna-ment. Able was GMC secondteam in first singles.

Maggie Skwara, senior,Sycamore – As doubles partner

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CHCA freshman Laney Huber has her run at the goal stopped by theMariemont keeper.

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GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

CHCA’s Erik Kohlan (10) works forposition on a goal kick.

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Ursuline senior Olivia McCloy wasthe GGCL player of the year forcoach of the year Marianne Sahms.

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Sycamore junior Ra’Von Bonner ledthe GMC in rushing.

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Ursuline sophomore Ali Thompsonprepares to blast the ball for theLions.


CHCA’s Sean Eslick tees off on No.10. The senior finished thetournament with a 158.

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Members of the General Assem-

bly clearly voiced their support for

a smoke-free Kentucky bill for the

2015 session last week that mirrors

previously failed legislation in 2014.

Denouncing the argument that a

smoke-free bill prohibiting smoking

in public places would kill business,

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SYCAMORE TWP. –Akron senior kicker Rob-ert Stein, a 2011Sycamoregraduate, won MVP hon-ors in the Famous IdahoPotato Bowl Dec. 22 inBoise.

Three other Aviatorsalso competed in their fi-nal college footballgames, including Dukelinebacker Tinashe Bere,University of Cincinnatioffensive tackle JustinMurray, Wisconsin defen-sive back Darius Hillaryand Michigan tight end AJWilliams.

“I am extremely proudof each of these guys,”Sycamore coach ScottDattilo said. “They aregood athletes, good stu-dents, but more impor-tantly they are tremen-dous individuals. Each ofthem have given back toour program by speakingto the high school teamsand speaking to our youth

players at our annual foot-ball camp.”

Dattilo said the playersoften stop by Sycamore tochat with former coachesand teachers when theyhave breaks from college.

“As a coach, thatmeans everything,” Datti-lo said. “It illustrates howmuch they appreciatedtheir high school days andare willing to give of theirtime to show it.

Murray, a 2011 Syca-more graduate, played forthe Bearcats against SanDiego State in the HawaiiBowl Dec. 24 on ESPN.

“Justin is one of themost athletic offensivelineman I have coached,”Dattilo said. “He wasblessed great quickness,explosiveness, and bal-ance. But what makes himso special to me was howhard he worked to developeverything else.”

Bere, who was namedto the Campus Insiders2015 Freshman All-Amer-ica Team, was on the Duke

squad that played Indianaat Yankee Stadium Dec.26.

“He is such a humble,team-oriented player,”Dattilo said. “He is goingto make a huge impact atDuke and be very suc-cessful in life. It is so en-joyable seeing him makesuch an impact so soon atDuke.”

Wisconsin defensiveback Darius Hillary, a

2011 Sycamore grad, willcompete in the HolidayBowl against USC Dec. 30at Qualcomm Stadium inSan Diego.

“Darius was a modelstudent-athlete while atSycamore,” Dattilo said.“He was a three-sport ath-lete (football, basketball,track) and an honor rollstudent. He had God givenability in athletics but heis way more than just an

athlete. What I remembermost about Darius is howrespected he was by bothhis peers and the faculty.”

Williams, a 2012 Syca-more graduate, plays forthe Wolverines whenMichigan plays Florida inthe Citrus Bowl Jan. 1 inOrlando at 1 p.m. on ABC.He will be a four-year let-terwinner for Michiganand Dattilo couldn’t bemore proud.

“AJ was by far themost unselfish player Ihave coached,” Dattilosaid. “After being a start-ing tight end as a sopho-more and junior he ac-cepted his scholarship toMichigan as a tight end.However, as a senior, weasked him to play offen-sive tackle because wefelt our team would bebetter if he made thatswitch. Without hesitationhe did. I still use his storyevery season as an exam-ple of what being a teamplayer and a leader is real-ly all about.”

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COURTESY THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Sycamore High School graduate A.J. Williams (84) celebrateshis first Michigan touchdown. Williams played tight end andtackle at Sycamore.

Boys basketball» Sycamore beat

Princeton 59-49 Dec.19. Senior Kevin Coch-ran had 23 points.

» Indian Hill beatTaylor 60-46 Dec. 18 asjunior Dawson Aich-holz and sophomoreColin Shaw had 16points each.

The Braves beatBoone County 46-32 onDec. 19 as Shaw had 20points.

On Dec. 21, IndianHill downed Norwoodas senior Nick Heidelhad 29 points.

» Moeller downedWinton Woods 58-36 assenior Trey McBridehad 17 points on Dec. 19.

The Crusaders beatOak Hills 42-39 on Dec.22 as junior KeeganMcDowell had 12points.

» CHCA lost to Mil-ford 63-56 Dec. 21.CHCA’s Southerlandhad 25 points.

» Cincinnati Coun-try Day beat GambleMontessori Dec. 19.Trey Smith had 14points.

Girls basketball» Sycamore defeat-

ed Colerain 49-43 onDec. 22 as senior JuliaCopfer had 16 points.

» Ursuline beat Wal-nut Hills 45-43 Dec. 22.Maddie Stuhlreyerscored 17.

Wrestling» At the Southwest

Ohio Wrestling Coach-es Association ClassicDec. 19-20, Sycamore’sGary Traub (195) andCole Sutton (220) fin-ished as runners-up intheir weight classes.Junior Jimmy Traubwas fourth at 152pounds.

» Moeller finishedsixth at the CoachesClassic Dec. 19-20.Freshman JordanWard was the champi-on at 113 pounds, seniorJack Meyer won at 220pounds and senior JoeHensley was first at285.

Boys lacrosse» A number of local

high school lacrosseplayers have been se-lected to representtheir country and playfor Team 2017 in theBrogden Cup Interna-tional Field Lacrossecompetition in Tampa,Florida, Jan. 1-3.

The Brogden Cup isan historical and mean-ingful lacrosse eventpromoting interna-tional fellowship be-tween the UnitedStates of America andCanada.

Among those on theU.S. team are juniorConnor Rice of BlueAsh (Moeller), seniorJack Richey of Cincin-nati (Moeller), juniorJack Hannah (Mil-ford), senior C.J.Hughes of Cincinnati(Walnut Hills), juniorReed Russell of Cincin-nati (Seven Hills), sen-ior Amon Marshal(Loveland), senior AlexDeters of Cincinnati(St. Xavier), senior An-thony LeBarge of Leba-non (Moeller), seniorTommy Barnhorst(Sycamore), junior Lu-cas Klever of Lebanon(Moeller), and juniorJack Streicher ofCleves (Elder).

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of Helen Sotropa, Skwaraqualified for the DivisionI state tournament forcoach Mike Teets. Thepair finished fourth at theDivision I district tourna-ment. Skwara made GMCsecond team in secondsingles for the Lady Aves.

Helen Sotropa, fresh-man, Sycamore – As dou-bles partner of MaggieSkwara, Sotropa quali-fied for the Division Istate tournament for the

Lady Aves. The pair fin-ished fourth at the Divi-sion I district tourna-ment. Sotropa was GMCsecond team in seconddoubles for Sycamore.

Caroline Gao, senior,Sarah Wittenbaum,freshman, Sycamore –GMC second team as firstdoubles team. Witten-baum was also 9-4 (4-1GMC) as a third singlesplayer.

Brianna Dooley, sen-ior, Sycamore – GMC sec-ond team as second dou-bles partner of Helen So-tropa during the regularseason. 9-4 (2-0 GMC)

with Sotropa.Jenny Duma, senior,

Ursuline – As doublespartner of GabriellaO’Conner, Duma quali-fied for the Division Istate tournament and fin-ished in fourth-place. Thepair were also Division Idistrict runners-up to Ma-son. Both girls played sin-gles and doubles duringthe season for the Lions.

Gabriella O’Connor,sophomore, Ursuline –As doubles partner ofJenny Duma, O’Connorqualified for the DivisionI state tournament andfinished in fourth place.

The pair were Division Idistrict runners-up to Ma-son. The duo played bothsingles and doubles dur-ing the season for the Li-ons.

Mady Shank, junior,CHCA – Shank made it tothe second round of theDivision II district tour-nament before losing toIndian Hill’s GraceyHirsch in a walkover.Hirsch went on to thestate tournament.

Boys water poloChris Seger, senior,

Sycamore – Field playerfor the Aviators namedbest offensive player.

Kevin Berghoff, ju-nior, Sycamore – Namedteam MVP for the Avia-tors.

Ryan Wick, junior,Sycamore – Named bestdefensive player for theAves. Wick broke the sin-gle season block recordwith 308 and earned the2015 Hardest Shot award.

Girls water poloHannah Kast, senior,

Sycamore – Field playerfor the Lady Aves madethe 2015 All-Ohio teamand was named All-Statewith 29 points.

Hannah Schweg-mann, senior, Sycamore– Field player for the La-

dy Aves made the 2015All-Ohio team.

Jory Gould, senior,Sycamore – Field playerwas named All-State with14 points for the LadyAves.

Field hockeyJillian Shive, Ursuline

– Shive was the SouthwestOhio Field HockeyLeague Offensive Playerof the Year for Coach ofthe Year Elli Workum.She also was selected All-Ohio for the 2015 statesemifinalist Lions.

Sam Ward, Ursuline –Ward was named All-Ohioand was second in theSouthwest Ohio FieldHockey League in shut-outs with five and in saveswith 154 for the 2015 statesemifinalist Lions.

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The Lady Aves are muscled up again this season for waterpolo coach Nick Hellwig. From left are senior captain HannahKast, junior Hannah May, senior captain HannahSchwegmann, senior captain Jory Gould and senior Paige Parr.


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

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

Phone: 513-791-8348 • Fax: 513-791-5648

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The Women HelpingWomen’s Sunday Salonsseries starts Jan. 17 andruns through March 20,presenting local speakers(like University of Cincin-nati President Santa Ono,Judge Heather Russelland national equal rightsactivist Jim Obergfell),who will address timelytopics (like the arts, law,social justice and entre-preneurship), in some ofthe most unique and beau-tiful private homes andother venues aroundtown.

Tickets can be boughtfor specific Sunday Sa-lons, and gift certificatesare also available, allow-ing the recipients tochoose the Salon speakerthat most intrigues them.Importantly, 100 percentof the ticket price sup-ports Women HelpingWomen, enabling the non-profit agency to servemore survivors and pro-vide additional preven-tion education in the com-munity in 2016. SundaySalons sell out every year

and will likely do so againthis year.

To buy tickets or giftcertificates for the 2016Sunday Salon series, callWomen Helping Women’sSunday Salon Reserva-tion Line at 513-977-5552or visitwomenhelpingwomen.org.Individual Salon ticketsare $65 each, and the num-ber of tickets is limiteddue to seating capacity,which varies for eachevent.

The schedule:

‘All That Glitters’Speaker: Kim Kloster-

man, Kimberly Kloster-man Jewelry; CEO ofKlosterman Bakery

Hosts: Jack and Dan-ielle Ondeck, GreenTownship

Jan. 17, 11 a.m.-1:30p.m., seating capacity: 30people.

‘Shark Tank: A Hit, AMiss, and a ‘NoThank You’’

Speakers: Entrepre-

neurs Neal Hoffman,Konrad Billetz, MichaelMarkesbery and modera-tor Scott Jacobs

Hosts: Cintrifuse,OTR, with Steve and SueBaggott

Jan. 24, 11 a.m.-1:30p.m., seating capacity: 40people

‘Saving the WorldOne Chocolate Barat a Time’

Speaker: Paul Picton,Chocolate Maker, Maver-ick Chocolate

Host: Jennie RosenthalBerliant, East WalnutHills

Jan. 24, 3 p.m.-5:30p.m., seating capacity: 40people

‘Spotlight on LocalHeroes!’

Speakers: Jim Oberge-fell, plaintiff in marriageequality Supreme CourtCase, joined by AlphonseGerhardstein, attorney

Hosts: Anne Mulderand Becky Gibbs, EdenPark

Jan. 31, 3 p.m.-5:30p.m., seating capacity: 35people

‘Stories He NeverTold (and Some HeDid)’

Speaker: John Kiese-wetter, keeper of Cincin-nati’s Broadcast Historyand Media Beat Bloggerfor WVXU.org

Hosts: Flo and Tom De-Witt, East End

Feb. 14, 3 p.m.-5:30p.m., seating capacity: 40people

‘Never on Sunday:High Tea at aCincinnati Treasure’

Speaker: John Faherty,director, Mercantile Li-brary and former Enquir-er Writer

Hosts: The MercantileLibrary, Downtown, withJan and David Lazarus,Water Tower Fine Wines,and Molly Wellmann

Saturday, Feb. 20, 3p.m.-5:30 p.m., seating ca-pacity: 35 people

‘Courting JusticeWith New Solutions’

Speaker: Heather Rus-sell, judge, HamiltonCounty Municipal Court

Host: Roberta Teran,Mount Adams

Feb. 21, 12:30 p.m.- 3p.m., seating capacity: 25people

‘How Does He DoIt?’

Speaker: Santa Ono,president, The Universityof Cincinnati

Host: High Street,Soulful Modern LifestyleStore, Pendleton

Feb. 21, 4 p.m.-6:30p.m., seating capacity: 50people

‘Xavier University’sUnlikely PointGuard’

Speaker: Sister RoseAnn Fleming, S.N.D. de N.

Hosts: Greg and TinaChristopher, Evanston

Feb. 28, 11 a.m.-1:30p.m., seating capacity: 40people

‘From Farm toEveryone’s Table’

Speakers: Julie Fran-cis, Nectar Restaurant,and Suzy DeYoung, LaSoupe

Hosts: Marcie and Mi-chael Vilardo, MadisonPlace

Feb. 28,4 p.m.-6:30p.m., seating capacity: 25people

‘Let It Go!’Speaker: Kathy Comi-

sar, Senior Sales VicePresident, Comey & Shep-herd Realtors

Hosts: Betsy and DavidMann, Clifton

March 6, 2 p.m.-4:30

p.m., seating capacity: 30

‘Bigger Than Life!’Speaker: Tom Tsuchi-

ya, SculptorHosts: Joeline and Paul

Lecture, Newport, EastRow Historic District

March 13, 2 p.m.-4:30p.m., seating capacity: 25people

‘Ensemble Theatre’sLeading Lady’

Speaker: D. Lynn Mey-ers, producing artistic di-rector, Ensemble TheatreCincinnati

Host: Dino DiStasi,Wyoming


‘Eyewitness toHistory’

Speaker: Joe Bride,Journalist, Public Rela-tions Executive, and Prob-lem Solver

Hosts: ChristopherBolling and Stephen Pe-terson, North Avondale


Salon schedule,information

To buy tickets for theSunday Salon series, call513-977-5552 or visitwww.womenhelping-women.org. Gift certifi-cates are also available.

Women Helping Women announces Sunday Salon schedule

Adath IsraelCongregationAdath Israel Congregation willhost the Thelma Yellin Big Bandat 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5.

Open to the community, theconcert is sponsored by AdathIsrael Congregation’s Hazak,Sisterhood and Brotherhoodalong with Rockwern Academy.Admission is $10 at the door. Allproceeds go toward band travelexpenses.

The Big Band is the leadingmusic group at the ThelmaYellin High School of the Arts’Jazz program in Givatayim,Israel near Tel Aviv and countsabout 20 students (includingNitzan Birnbaum - son of Daniand Batella Birnbaum). It isconducted by Mr. Eli Benacot, agraduate of the Berklee Collegeof Music, Boston, MA and aleading educator in Israel.

The band’s repertoire variesfrom Swing, Bebop, Rock andLatin through Funk, Fusion andothers. The arrangements weremade by some of the world'sleading arrangers.

Internationally acclaimed alumniinclude: Anat Cohen (clarinet),Avishai Cohen (trumpet), DannyZamir (saxophone), Ido Mesh-ulam (trombone) Gilad Heksel-man (guitar) Alon Yavnai(piano), Barak Mori (bass) andOfri Nehemia (drums).

Representing the State of Israeland Thelma Yellin High School,the band has been chosen toperform for JEN InternationalFestival (Jazz Education Net-work) every year since 2003.The 2016 festival is in LouisvilleJan. 6-Jan. 9.

Ascension LutheranChurchWorship is at 8 a.m. and 10:15a.m. The 8 a.m. worship is asmall, quiet and simple worshipservice in the Lutheran tradi-tion. The 10:15 a.m. worship is ina variety of styles, from contem-porary to traditional. Lyrics andportions of the service areprojected for all to follow alongeasily. A children’s message isoffered every Sunday.

The Confirmation Youth and thewomen’s Wheel of Friendshipare coordinating a HolidayGiving Tree for the BhutaneseRefugees.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered at 7 p.m. onthe fourth Tuesday of themonth. More information onthis ministry is available at793-3288.

The church is at 7333 Pfeiffer

Road, Montgomery; 793-3288;www.ascensionlutheranchurch-.com.

Bethel BaptistTempleThe AWANA children’s programfor preschool age throughninth-grade is offered at 7 p.m.every Wednesday beginningJan. 13.

Sunday School classes are 10a.m.; Sunday worship is 11 a.m.Kings Kids, a children’s worshipservice, is offered during the 11a.m. service.

Nursery care is available. The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple.org.

CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodSunday School is 10 a.m. Sundaynight service is 6 p.m. Wednes-day night service is 7 p.m.

The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad; 984-5044; on Facebookunder “Community LighthouseChurch of God.”

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchGSLC is a large church that offersa variety of styles of worshipand service times. Wovenworship (mix of traditional andcontemporary) is 5 p.m. Sat-urdays; Traditional worship is 8a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays.Contemporary worship is 9:30a.m. Sundays. A 30-minutefamily worship for wee ones is 9a.m. Sundays. “NOSH” dinnerand worship is 5:45 p.m. Sun-days, offsite at UC CampusMinistry Edge House. GSLCoffers preschool and studentSunday School at 9:30 a.m.,Sept-May. Faith-building class-es, fellowship and outreachopportunities, and small groupsare offered each weekend andthroughout the week for adultsto connect.

The church is at 7701 KenwoodRoad, Kenwood; 891-1700;goodshepherd.com.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchAdult Sunday School Class willfocus on “Hard Sayings ofJesus.” This 12-week class, ledby Mary Shumard, meets inFellowship Hall from 9 a.m. to9:50 a.m. through Jan. 31. Callthe church for more informa-tion.

Phone the church office tovolunteer for Habitat for Hu-manity and/or Interfaith Hospi-tality Network. Acceptingcanned goods for NEEDS.

Sunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids and Child Care: 11a.m., youth, outreach, fellow-ship, music ministries, Biblestudies.

The church is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527;www.hartzellumc.org.

Mission BaptistCincinnatiSunday school is 10 a.m. Sundaymorning service is 11 a.m.Sunday evening service is 6 p.m.Wednesday evening service is6:30 p.m.

This independent church offersministries for youth, teens andyoung adults. Master Club isoffered for children onWednesday evening.

The church is at 7595 Montgo-mery Road, Kenwood.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchThe Parish annual meeting isscheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday,Feb. 7, between services.

SMART Recovery Group meets at6 p.m. Mondays in the library.Visit www.smartcincy.com.

Tai Chi is offered from 6-8 p.m.Mondays and 4-6 p.m. Wednes-days.

Men’s breakfast group meets at8:30 a.m. Wednesday morningsat Steak N Shake in Montgo-mery.

A quilting group meets at 1 p.m.the third Tuesday of eachmonth. No experience is neces-sary. Bring your own projectsand ideas for group projects.

Ladies fellowship/religious studygroup meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdaysat the church.

Couples bridge meets the firstFriday of each month. Anyonewith a bridge partner is wel-come to attend. Bring an appe-tizer or snack to share.

Education Ministry is 10 a.m.(grades 3-6) and 11 a.m. (gradesseven to 12).

Regular service times are at 8a.m. with spoken Eucharist and10 a.m. with Sunday School andchild care.

The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401; www.st-barnabas.org

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Many people under-stand those who use theirpersonal vehicle to deliv-er pizzas need to buyspecial business insur-

ance toprotectthemshouldthey getinto anaccidentwhile onthe job.’

But,driversmay notrealize that

requirement applies to alot of others as well.

Don Hunt, of MountOrab, works for a lumbercompany that sends himto various job sites to doinspections. He uses hisown vehicle to get to thesites. Earlier this year heran off the road andwrecked his truck whilegoing to one of his in-spections.

Hunt’s wife Dee says,“He either hit a slickpatch or hydroplaned orsomething on I-275 and hebounced from wall to walland landed right in thecenter of I-275.”

Hunt filed a claim forthis one-vehicle accident,but his insurance compa-ny wouldn’t pay. It saidthe loss was not coveredbecause it involved, “Im-permissible business,commercial or employ-ment use.” A close look atthe policy says his vehiclecannot be used during thecourse of any business.

Hunt says he has touse his own vehicle be-cause his company won’tprovide one. Dee saysthis came as quite a sur-prise to them becausethere were no companysigns on the side of histruck indicating it wasbeing used as a commer-cial vehicle.

While she had theinsurance adjuster on thephone she says she decid-ed to ask about her ownsituation. Dee says sheasked, “If I was to

leave my Milford of-fice and go to an office inEastgate would I be cov-ered from office to of-fice? He said, ‘No.’”

Hunt’s insurance com-pany issued a statementto the Ohio Departmentof Insurance saying theclaim was denied forthree reasons: becausethe vehicle was usuallyused to visit three jobsites per day, because hetransported tools in histruck, and because hisemployer provided him agas card to use for fillingup the truck.

Bottom line, if youever use your vehicle –even if its just to go fromone office to another –you should talk with yourinsurance agent to see ifyou too need to add thatspecial business rider toyour policy.

Howard Ain appearsas the Troubleshooter onWKRC-TV Local 12 News.Email him [email protected].

Auto insurancemay not coverwork travel

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

Hamilton Countyresidents are invited tocompost their Christ-mas trees and holidaygreenery by bringingthese materials to one ofthe county’s three yardtrimmings drop offsites.

Hamilton County Re-cycling and Solid WasteDistrict’s free programwill accept these orga-nic materials from noonto 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan.2, and Saturday, Jan. 9.Trees and greenery willbe composted.

Locations for theyard trimmings dropoffsites are:

East: Bzak Landscap-ing, 3295 Turpin Lane(off state Route 32) inAnderson Township.Bzak Landscaping willalso open Jan. 4 throughJan. 8 from 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m.

West: Kuliga Park,6717 Bridgetown Roadin Green Township

North: Rumpke Sani-tary Landfill, 3800 Stru-ble Road (and ColerainAvenue) in ColerainTownship

To help facilitate theintake of materials, res-idents are asked to fol-low these guidelines:

» Whole Christmastrees are accepted; resi-dents should remove allornaments, tinsel, treebags, etc.

» Brush and treebranches from the yardshould be cut intolengths of four feet orless – branches must notexceed one foot in diam-eter.

» Bundle brush andtree branches withtwine – bundles mustnot be heavier than 50pounds or;

» Bring yard trim-mings to the location incontainers or bags –brown paper bags pre-ferred. Containers andplastic bags will be re-turned.

» Hamilton Countyresidents only. Bringproof of residency.

» No large trailers ortrucks larger than pick-ups.

» No pallets, boards,nails, fence, wire,bricks, stones, or soil ac-cepted.

» All children muststay inside vehicles.

» Landscapers andcommercial establish-ments are not eligible toparticipate in this pro-gram.

» Illegal dumping isprohibited.

For more informa-tion, call the RecyclingHotline at 946-7766, vis-it HamiltonCountyRe-cycles.org, or interacton Twitter and Face-book.

Give Christmastree new life as compost

Winning readers

PHOTOS THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Blue Ash resident Varshith Sai Ulisi is the grand prizewinner in the kids category for the 2015 Summer ReadingProgram at the Blue Ash Branch. He’s given his prize, aKindle Fire HD, by Library Services Assistant Carolyn Simon.

Blue Ash resident Luke Schultz receives a Nabi 2 as thepreschool grand prize winner for the 2015 Summer ReadingProgram at the Blue Ash Branch. Pictured with him are hissiblings Jack and Wren Schultz.


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Ohio Parks and Recre-ation Association has an-nounced its 2015 AnnualAwards of Excellence .

Great Parks of Hamil-ton County won a secondplace award in the Natu-ral Resources & Conser-vation category for ex-ceeding its Taking Root

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Great Parks participa-tion in the regional Tak-ing Root campaign toplant 2 million trees by2020 has been extremelypositive. The most no-ticeable impact wasGreat Parks exceeding

its goal of planting 60,000trees by 2016 and plant-ing 73,850 a year early.Another noticeable im-pact was the increasedproductivity it providedin reforestation effortsto combat invasive spe-cies such as the emeraldash borer. Also, by offer-

ing multiple volunteeropportunities, it hashelped grow the connec-tion of the community tothe importance of con-servation and parks.

The OPRA AnnualAwards of Excellencewill be presented at abanquet hosted by the as-

sociation Feb. 2 at theKalahari ConventionCenter in Sandusky. Theawards are judged by apanel of parks and recre-ation professionals fromaround Ohio.

“Parks and recreationprofessionals through-out Ohio work every day

to improve the quality oflife of the people theyserve,” OPRA ExecutiveDirector Woody Wood-ward said. “This effort isa shining example of thatkind of work, and we arepleased to be able to pre-sent this award.”

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1 Savor, as a drink6 Takes down a peg12 Je t’aime : French

:: ____ : Spanish17 Sell at a discount, say19 Female toon with a

“dollink” Boris21 Grackles and grebes23 PP25 Attic26 Horror franchise

beginning in 200427 Lasting for years and

years28 Dirt-road hazards30 Melee31 Street of film fame32 You might take it out

for a drive33 Court, for short35 Pile of stones used to

mark a trail36 DD39 First antibacterial

soap brand40 “Oh, please, that’s

enough”42 Derisive sounds43 Abbr. in many airport

names44 Jubilant45 Portrait on Chinese

renminbi bills46 AA48 Extra bed, maybe51 Bad thing on a record53 The Jedi and the Sith,

e.g.

54 “Thursday Night Football” airer

55 Alaska touristattraction

57 Director of 2015’s “Chi-Raq”

58 Capital with the NorskFolkemuseum

60 Travel info source, for short

61 London cathedral62 Volunteer’s response64 WW68 Historic German

admiral Maximilian von ____

69 Fizzy drink71 Michael of “Saturday

Night Live”72 Cry to a husky74 “When I was a ____

…”75 Riot opportunist76 Locale for

cranberries77 Very much79 Uniform81 See 114-Across82 OO85 Hodges who managed

the Mets to a World Series title

86 Little Rascals boy88 Tolkien tree

creatures89 Mars features,

mistakenly92 Befuddling94 Peeps heard by

Bo Peep95 ZZ97 When repeated, a

Yale fight song

98 Playwright Clifford100 “How ____!”101 Modern TV feature,

for short102 Hazy memory103 Grps. with the motto

“Every child. One voice”

104 Conquest of 1953107 Susan of “The

Partridge Family”108 Silas in “The Da

Vinci Code,” notably110 NN113 Dances at the

Tropicana Club114 Santa Claus

portrayer in 81-Across

115 Greet from behind the wheel

116 Witherspoon of “Legally Blonde”

117 Shot put and long jump

118 “Auld Lang Syne” and others

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1 Figured (out)2 Has an inspiration3 Agricultural figure in

“The Canterbury Tales”

4 Alley ____5 Pep Boys competitor6 Whites, informally7 Strips shortly after

getting up in the morning?

8 Rate ____ (be perfect)9 Spicy fruit beverage

often used as a tequila chaser

10 Cornerstone abbr.11 Singer Crow12 Identifies in a

Facebook photo13 A Perón14 Soaring cost?15 RR16 Like macho

push-ups18 Explore deeply20 Calla lily family22 “Gypsy” composer24 Techies,

stereotypically29 Gasless car34 Java order that packs

less of a punch35 What Brits call “red

sauce”37 Major-____38 Muse for D. H.

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VIOLATIONS BUREAU CLERK

The City of Springdale isaccepting applications for theposition of Violations Bureau

Clerk in the Police Department.The starting pay is $18.22/hr.Must be a U.S. citizen, have a

valid driver’s license, highschool graduate or equivalent,and be at least 18 years of age.A history of criminal conviction

may disqualify.

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Ohio.) Mon thru Fri 8:30 AM –4:30 PM. No applications will be

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Email:[email protected] Maint in the subject line.Compensation/salary is DOE.

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individuals. Willing to train.For more information call

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IT Senior Specialist - Business Planning & Strategy -HR/A&F. Work in Erlanger, KY. Help guide dsgn, dvlpmnt,implmntn, & supprt of info syss providing HR & Acctng &Finnce. Reqs: Bachelor’s I.T. or rel field & 5 yrs exp in joboff’d, as S/W Dvlpr/Analyst or rel. Deep wrkng knwldg coreinfrastrctr components; Strng knwldg Oracle’s ERP sys (OracleFinancials, HR, & Payroll apps). Solid wrkng knwldg &dmnstrtd intermed exp w/MS & other computer-based apps(Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes/Outlook,Internet, etc). Excllnt knwldg customztn Oracle ERP reqd. Expinterfacing timekeeping syss w/Oracle for payroll apps. DirectOracle exp w/HR Approval wrkflows. Must have ability totravel up to 20% int’l & nat’l (majrty travel U.S.). Must havelegal authority to work in the U.S. Ref: 24819.0203.

IT Senior Specialist - Purchasing/Sales Business Planning.Work in Erlanger, KY. Guide dsgn, dvlpmnt, implmntn, &supprt of info syss for Purchasing & Sales Reqs: Bachelor’s I.T.or rel field +5 yrs exp in job off’d, S/W Dvlpr/Analyst or rel.Deep wrkng knwldg core infrastrctr components. Strngknwldg Oracle’s ERP sys. Solid wrkng knwldg & dmnstrtdintermed exp w/MS & other computer-based apps (Word,Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes/Outlook, Internet,etc). Excllnt knwldg customztn Oracle ERP. Direct Oracle expw/HR Approval wrkflws. Must have ability to travel up to20% int’l & nat’l (majrty travel U.S.). Must have legalauthority to work in the U.S. Ref: 24819.0204.

For All Positions Mail resume: Miyako Usami, Toyota BoshokuAmerica, 1360 Dolwick Dr, #125, Erlanger, KY 41018. EEOE.

The Cincinnati Enquirer has carrierroutes available in the following areas:

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Monfort Heights @ NorthsideWestern Hills / Westwood @ Wyoming

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Must be 18 with a valid drivers license and proof ofinsurance. If interested please call: 513-768-8134

Union Savings Bank has immediate openings for a full time teller / universalbanker in the Loveland and Symmes Twp offices. You must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Goodinterpersonal communication, computer skills and the

ability to operate standard office equipment. Priorcustomer service experience required and cash handlingexperience preferred but not required. Hours may vary

and will include Saturday commitments. Email resume to Marla Simiele at

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NOW HIRINGGeograph Industries Inc is an

established and growing exhibit,museum, display and sign

manufacturing company seekingexperienced people for thefollowing positions: cabinetmaker / lead carpenter, signinstallers and sales person .

Qualified candidates should replywith a copy of their resume alongwith references and current work

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BUS DRIVERS NEEDEDSycamore Community School

District Transportation Dept. islooking for Substitute Bus Drivers.

Substitute Drivers earn $16 perhour, with potential for leadinginto full time employment. Thedistrict will provide training for

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Accounting Position atEnson Trading, LLC inLockland, Master’s Degree inAccounting required. Abilityto speak, read and write inEnglish and Mandarin re-quired. Mail resumes to 605N. Wayne Avenue, Lockland,Ohio 45215,

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Bernese Mountain Dog fe-male puppy - AKC, playful &adorable, 8 wks, 1st shot &wormed, $1200. 937-273-2731

BOXER-- Pups. AKC reg. Excbldline. White, Fawn,

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DOGS, AKC English WhiteLabradors, 6 Female / 1 Male,

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Jack Russell - 8 weeks old,cute & small, 1st shots &wormed, dew claws re-moved, tails docked, lots ofcolor. $250. 513-625-9774

Newfoundland AKC gor-geous puppies, black &

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BMW 550GT ’10 - 1 owner,adult owner, black ext &rims, tan intr, 26k mi.$34,900 OBO. 513-266-8563

BUYING TOYOTAAND MERCEDES

Most years & models;need service records,

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HEARINGNotice of Public hearing onthe Madeira City SchoolBudget, Ohio Revised Code,Section 5705.30 Notice ishereby given that on the11thday of January, 2016, at6:00 p.m., a public hearingwill be held on the tax budg-et prepared by the Board ofEducation of the MadeiraCity School District ofHamilton County, Ohio forthe next succeeding fiscalyear ending June 30, 2017.Such hearing will be held atthe Madeira Board Office lo-cated at 7465 Loannes Drive,Madeira, Ohio. A copy of thetax budget can be obtainedbeginning January 1, 2016 atthe Madeira Board of Edu-cation office, 7465 LoannesDr.Susan E. Crabill, TreasurerMadeira City School District905005

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