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Janet and Carl Bostrom aremaking their neighborhoodand area a better place throughtheir endless volunteer efforts.

“They are just so welcomingand always willing to help.They are great role models,”said their neighbor LouiseHoelker.

Hoelker said she has beenneighbors with the Bostromssince 1998 and she is stillamazed by their level of in-volvement.

The Bostroms are heavilyinvolved in the MontgomeryCommunity Church, wherethey volunteer for multipleinitiatives and have gone onmission trips. They are alsoboth involved with City GospelMission and the Exodus Pro-gram, which provides supportand mentoring for recoveringdrug addicts.

“Beyond their personallevel of giving and support toorganizations and those less-fortunate, Carl and Janet areoutgoing and welcoming toeveryone they meet,” Hoelkersaid.

Hoelker they are always thefirst to welcome new neigh-bors, with bake goods fromJanet and offers of yard workassistance from Carl.

“All I know is that if we hadmore Janet and Carl’s in theworld our community would bea brighter place,” Hoelkersaid.

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THANKS TO LISA BOSTROM

Carl and Janet Bostrom are heavily involved in volunteer efforts in the Blue Ash area.

NEIGHBORS WHO CARE

By Marika Leemlee1@communitypress.com

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MIKE LYNCH, JIM MORGAN AND RONLAUGHMAN, MADEIRANominated by Betty Morgan and DebbieMorgan Tensing“Mr. Lynch lives across from my mom andwhen ever there is any kind of snow or ice heis there to plow, shovel or whatever it takes tomake sure my mom has access to her sidewalkand driveway. After the plowing is done hernewspaper is sitting on the ledge right out-side of her door. This is usually done beforeshe even wakes up and looks out her windowto realize what has happened. She doesn’t ask- he or someone in his family just takes care ofit. This is such a wonderful relief for my mom.Not that she would go anywhere in badweather, but if she really needed to she could.Jim Morgan is my mom’s next door neighbor.He is the neighborhood handyman and isalways there to help my mom out. He blowsleaves, cuts grass, fixes sinks, toilets, leaks,installs lights, ...the list goes on and on. He isso caring and concerned for anything mymom might need done. My father has beendeceased since 1988. Ironically, in a mostwonderful kind of way, Jim Morgan moved innext door to my mom on the day of my dad’sfuneral. He even has the same last name. Hisfirst kind gesture was sending a sympathy

note and food over...it has not stopped since.He even brings my mom a red rose everyMother’s Day! I really think my dad had some-thing to do with that one.“The last neighbor angel for my mom is RonLaughman. He is also quick to cut up a tree,saw off a large branch, rake leaves or any-thing he might see that my mom needs done.All of these fine gentlemen never want any-thing in return and my mom can not sayenough about the wonderful security shefeels because of them. I am focusing on mymom but these neighbors help out all of theneighbors on the end of Cherokee Drive. Theyare very caring men and deserving of praise.”

D.J. HAMMOND, MADEIRANominated by Janet Donaldson“DJ is always sensitive to the needs of othersand looks for ways to make others happy.When I was going through chemo and radia-tion this year she was a friend who truly ‘liftedme up’ with her phone calls, cards, little gifts,prayers and positive thoughts. “She motivated me to walk and stay positive.Her sense of humor helped me stay happy.Even though DJ has challenges in her own lifeshe reaches out to everyone. She and herhusband, Doug, are very active in their churchand the community of Madeira and are al-ways looking for ways to help.”

MELISSA O’CULL, MADEIRANominated by Laney Bender-Slack“She helps to make our street, Madeira PinesDrive, feel like a community. Any time there isa new baby born on the street, somebody hassurgery or another life-changing event, Melis-sa begins the “meal train,” sending out in-formation to her neighbors on the street andthe opportunity to sign up to provide mealsfor the family. Morevoer, Melissa organizesmany of our street events, such as the summerblock party and the Halloween chili-fest.“Concerned about the safety of the manychildren who live on Madeira Pines, she wentto the city of Madeira and requested a speedbump to slow drivers before reaching thecul-de-sac where many children play.“Melissa is also an integral member of theMadeira Pines book club, sending out remind-ers regarding dates and book titles to all ofthe members, and always encouraging othersto join.“She is kind, thoughtful and caring. We areblessed to have Melissa on our street.”

MADEIRA MOMS AND FRIENDSFACEBOOK PAGENominated by Jennifer Eberly“I am a member of the Madeira Moms andFriends Facebook Page. I have watched thewomen on this page pitch in to help many

people over the last few years. When thewoman and her children were in a car acci-dent at Camargo and Burnam Woods, thepeople on the page pitched in and andbought toys, food and gift cards for the fam-ily. When the Oyler School needed warmclothing and food for the kids at their school,these ladies pitched in. When a person knowssomeone in need, they post and people help“Recently, there was an older neighbor whobroke her hip and someone posted that shedidn’t have any visitors at her rehab facility.People stepped up to go visit her. I am sothankful to live in such a caring community.”

ANN KAPPES, MADEIRANominated by Cathy Swami“Ann gives endlessly of her time to anyone inneed. For the past several years Ann has beena constant support to me as I have faced manylife changes. She provided emotional supportto me through phone calls and notes when Iretired after 35 years of working. She madedinners and helped with tasks when I hadsurgery. She helped me plan and execute theweddings of my two daughters that occurredwithin two months of each other. She hasincluded me in many of her family plans to

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zoning violations.The nativity is placed

inside a structure that isabout 10- to 12-feet wideand about five-feet deep,which is a violation of thezoning code, TownshipAdministrator Greg Bick-ford said. “This is no dif-ferent than having a gar-den shed in your frontyard,” he said. Additional-ly, there are window sash-es and door frames on theproperty that need to beremoved.

Jasen Dixon, creator ofthe exhibit, could not bereached for comment.Danny Fluker Jr. of Dan’s

Sycamore Township ispulling the plug on a zom-bie nativity exhibit at8555 Vorhees Lane, citing

Auto Repair, a neighbor,said he thinks that thetownship might be pick-ing on Dixon a little bit.

“He’s got the same fix-ture up that he had forHalloween,” he said. Theonly difference now is it’sa manger scene.

“I don’t see anythingwrong with it,” he said.“I’m a Christian man, butI’m not offended by it. It’sall in good fun.”

Bickford said that thisis purely a zoning issue.The “township is not anti-zombie or anti-nativity,”he said. Complaints aboutthe display prompted aninvestigation which foundzoning violations. As a re-sult, the township has ad-vised Dixon to remove theaccessory structure fromthe front yard and to cleanthe property of debris.Two notices were servedto Dixon.

The first regarding thedebris was dated Dec. 9.The second regarding thestructure was dated Dec.18.

Failure to address theviolations within sevendays of each notice couldresult in legal action.

According to the Zom-bie Nativity Scene Face-book page, the exhibit is afirst of its kind piece ofartwork. To learn moreabout the exhibit, you canvisit its Facebook page atFacebook.com/Zombie-NativityScene

Sycamore zombie nativity violates zoning codeBy Sheila Vilvenssvilvens@communitypress.com

COURTESY OF SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP

The zombie nativity scene structure at 8555 Vorhees Lane in Sycamore Township that is inviolation of zoning code.

COURTESY OF SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP

The debris at 8555 Vorhees Lane violates zoning code.

The Madeira train de-pot has a new tenant, atleast until the end of Janu-ary.

La Soupe, a Frenchsoup restaurant in New-town, will be using thetrain depot as a carry-outlocation. Madeira CityManager Tom Moellersaid city council approvedLa Soupe owner SuzyDeYoung subleasing thedepot from radio person-ality Bill Cunningham,who is leasing the build-ing from the city.

Cunningham’s restau-

rant, Root Beer Junction,was in the depot for eightmonths until closing onNov. 17 for lack ofbusiness.

Moeller said thesublease runs until Jan.31. Cunningham’s lease isnot up for four more yearsand the city is unsure of

his plans. DeYoung said she is

unsure if she will continuethe lease or not.

“People are liking it.We’ve been making souplike crazy,” she said, add-ing it would be nice to usethe depot during the sum-mer because customerscould eat outdoors.

No food will be pre-pared at the depot. Orderscan be placed with themain kitchen in Newtownand will be delivered toMadeira for pick up. Thelocation will be open Tues-day through Saturdayfrom 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For every bowl of soupthat is sold, another is do-nated to an organizationserving those in need.

Moeller said city coun-cil will discuss the searchfor a tenant Jan. 12.

Madeira train depot gets new tenant By Marika Leemlee1@communitypress.com

MARIKA LEE/ THE COMMUNITY PRESS

La Soupe, of Newtown, will be using the Madeira train depotas a carry-out location. Owner Suzy DeYoung has a short-termlease for the property ending on Jan 31.

NeighborsContinued from Page A1

help me fill the void as myhusband has been overseasfrequently for extendedperiods of time starting acollege in India. Most recent-ly Ann has helped my familyby taking time to assist us incaring for my daughter'snewborn twins and theirtoddler brother.“Ann is there to give a help-ing hand, to encouragethrough notes and calls, toprovide meals to those inneed. For the past three yearsAnn has gone weekly to thehome of one of her col-leagues to assist them andprovide respite as they carefor their two children whoare struggling with healthand learning issues.“Ann also watches the homesand pets of families who aretraveling to see their childrenin college or to take a vaca-tion. She has even driven acollege bound freshman toMichigan for her orientationout of loyalty to her friendwho was unable to make the

trip. She tutors children onher own time in the summermonths and reaches out toothers to see what she can do

to help. “Ann never asks for anythingin return. She is truly altruisticand a dear person. Life ismuch better and our commu-nity is much stronger becauseAnn Kappes is in it.”

SUSAN SILVER, DEERPARKNominated by Marilyn andRichard Naber“We live next door to SusanSilver on Duneden Avenue.We are retired and in our mid‘80s which makes gettingbasic daily activities donechallenging every day. Susanputs out our garbage everyweek. She cuts and trims ourgrass, waters our flowers, andrakes our leaves every fall.When winter shows up sheshovels our driveway beforewe even wake up so we canget out of our house safely.Every morning when wewake up, the paper is at ourdoor. When holidays rollaround, Susan helps clean ourhouse and checks on it whilewe are away. This is on top ofthe 40-plus hour a week jobshe works to help support herand her family.”“Thank you Susan!”

THE CARINGNEVER STOPS

We asked, and youresponded. In a big way.

We asked if you knewsomeone who regularlyembodies the spirit ofNeighbors Who Care –maybe they brought youfood during an illness, orlooked after your housewhile you were gone, orcleared your drivewayduring snow, or helpedpick up debris after astorm – or maybe theyjust provide a friendlyface, or listen when youneed to talk to someone.

We received almost 200nominations from readersof our 16 Ohio papers.We have picked some ofthe best .

Thanks to you, and tothem, for making ourholiday editions memora-ble.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

SUBURBANLIFEEditor: Richard Maloney, rmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134

Cincinnati Country DayMiddle School’s facultyand 240 studentsfanned out to volunteer

at 10 sites around GreaterCincinnati during Make a Dif-ference Day Oct.. 26.

At Granny’s Garden Schoolin Loveland, the 54 fifth-grad-ers shoveled mulch into buck-ets and carried them to spreadthe mulch on nearby naturetrails that are open to the pub-lic.

Sixty-two sixth-gradersparticipated in a walk-a-thonto raise money to fight diabe-tes. They boarded a bus to theLittle Miami bike trail, wherethey walked from Miamivilleto Loveland’s Nisbet Park.

The 63 seventh-graderswere divided among four sites:

They worked at the AnimalRescue Fund in Amelia, wherethey donated items, cleanedcages and grounds, walkeddogs and socialized puppies,cats and kittens to give them abetter chance at adoption.

Students collected schoolsupplies and delivered them toRiverview East Academy, apreschool-12 Cincinnati PublicSchool in the East End.

They presented a shortprogram with singing anddancing, and tutored a third-grade class in reading, mathand vocabulary.

First Step Home is a treat-ment program in Walnut Hillsfor drug-and alcohol-addictedwomen who can take theirchildren there while in treat-ment.

Students helped clean playareas, played with the childrenand worked in the garden.

The volunteers at Cincin-nati Nature Center near Mil-ford helped eradicate invasiveplants that cause damage.

Sixty-one eighth-gradersvisited four sites:

They cooked a meal at Ron-ald McDonald House in Avon-dale, where guest familiesstay while their children re-ceive medical treatment atCincinnati Children’s HospitalMedical Center.

At Matthew 25: Ministriesin Blue Ash, students helpedthe humanitarian aid organiza-tion by sorting and packingdisaster and poverty reliefmaterials.

Bobbie Fairfax School inMadisonville is one of two ofHamilton County Develop-ment Disabilities Services’schools that educates severely

disabled students in functionalacademics, as well as skills tolive and work in the communi-ty. Country Day studentshelped these students withtheir daily routine, such ashomework, in class activitiesand lunch.

Volunteers also visitedMarvin’s Organic Gardens inLebanon, where they workedin The Giving Garden at thenursery, which grows food allspring and summer for localfood banks.

Students helped get plant-ing areas cleaned and readyfor spring.

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Liz Brock, left, of Union Township, and Lily Reisenfeld of Miami Township, clean playground equipment at FirstStep Home in Walnut Hills as part of Make a Difference Day. They are both seventh graders.

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

A group of eighth graders help prepare items for shipping at Matthew 25:Ministries, a humanitarian aid organization based in Blue Ash. Amongthem, from left: Garrett Dickerson of Miami Township, Nathan Riemann ofIndian Hill, Henry Fossett of Montgomery and Hunter Taylor of Hyde Park.

CCDS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTSVOLUNTEER IN COMMUNITY

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Fifth graders from Cincinnati Country Day fill buckets with mulch to be spread on nearby trails at Granny’sGarden in Loveland. Their work was part of the Middle School Make a Difference Day.

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Country Day’s 62 sixth graders participate in a walk-a-thon to raise moneyto fight diabetes. They walked from Miamiville to Loveland’s Nisbet Park.Among them were, from left, Brian Foster of Miami Township, GriffinMcAndrew of Mt. Lookout, Carson Smith of Loveland, Jack Roy of MiamiTownship, Christian Page of Sycamore Township, Max Boaz of West ChesterTownship and Jack Wright of Indian Hill. Maggie Gardner of Indian Hill is inback.

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Katie Carey, a seventh grader from Mt. Washington, helps tutor thirdgraders from Riverview East Academy, a Cincinnati Public school in the EastEnd, during Make a Difference Day.

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Seventh graders Duncan Laird, left, of Mariemont, and Cameron Kuhlman ofIndian Hill, wash food bowls at the Animal Rescue Fund in Amelia.

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Carrying buckets of mulch atGranny’s Garden are, from left:Bella Belperio of Miami Township,Margaret Sprigg-Dudley ofLoveland, Amaiya Sims of HydePark and Addy Alper of UnionTownship.

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Keane Warner of AndersonTownship, a seventh grader atCountry Day, helps eradicateinvasive plants at Cincinnati NatureCenter near Milford.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 1Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Present-ed by Zumba with Ashley.917-7475. Blue Ash.

SportsAlabama vs. Ohio State:Sugar Bowl GameDay WatchParty, 8:30 p.m., FirehouseGrill, 4785 Lake Forest Drive,Join other Alabama fans forfood, drink, door prizes and50/50 drawing. Free. Presentedby CrimsonAti. 937-205-7916.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, JAN. 2Literary - LibrariesCelebrate Winter Break, noonto 4 p.m., Loveland BranchLibrary, 649 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, Various activities. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas ComedyClub, 8410 Market Place Lane,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’sHealth Smart, 7400 Montgo-mery Road, Peachy Seidendiscusses nutrition and healthwhile preparing two delicious,simple and easy meals. Ages 18and up. $30. Registrationrequired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silver-ton.

Literary - LibrariesCelebrate Winter Break, noonto 4 p.m., Loveland BranchLibrary, Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m.,10:30p.m., Go Bananas ComedyClub, $8-$14. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.go-bananascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

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

SUNDAY, JAN. 4On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy-.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterUnbridled Musical on Horse-back Extravaganza, 6:30-9:30p.m., Unbridled Eventing andDressage, 559 Lakewood FarmsDrive, Musical on horseback.

Benefits Crossroads. Free.240-5867. Loveland.

MONDAY, JAN. 5Cooking ClassesFundamentals of Cookingwith Steve Hellmich, 6-9 p.m.Weekly through Jan. 26.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $300. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes,crafts, music and fun. For ages18-36 months. Free. 369-4476.Loveland.

TUESDAY, JAN. 6Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Forbeginning and intermediatepainters. Instruction coversbasic painting techniques,good drawing and creative useof color. Ages 18 and up. $120.Registration required. 791-7044; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

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

Music - ChoralJubilant Singers SpringSeason Meet and Greet,7-8:30 p.m., Seasons Retire-ment Community, 7300 Dear-wester Drive, Seeking newmembers. Ages 21 and up. Free.Presented by Jubilant Singers.739-9768. Kenwood.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7Literary - LibrariesMulticultural Families Play-date, 11 a.m. to noon, Love-land Branch Library, 649 Love-land-Madeira Road, Share joys,customs and traditions ofraising children in multiculturalhome. Socialize with otherparents while children play.Educational materials and toysprovided. For ages 18 months-6years. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

THURSDAY, JAN. 8Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Weekly throughFeb. 26., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 Cam-bridge Ave., The Barn. Learnline drawing techniques, basiceye/hand coordination and

how to identify positive andnegative shapes. Ages 18 andup. $220. 226-3833; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.

Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber,Lunch Learn & Leads: “Goo-gle for Small Business” withJoe Danzer, Joseph DanzerPhotography, 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m., Wright Brothers Inc.,7825 Cooper Road, Free. Reser-vations recommended. Present-ed by Montgomery Ohio Cham-ber of Commerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiocham-berofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Cooking ClassesSumptuous Soups - Elegantto Hearty with MarilynHarris, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $45. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. Symmes

Township.

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

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., CincinnatiSports Club, 3950 Red BankRoad, Brief history and examdesigned to troubleshoot andmodify activities and exerciseprograms covered. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations re-quired. Presented by ChristHospital Physical Therapy.527-4000. Fairfax.

On Stage - ComedyGeoff Tate, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 MarketPlace Lane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, JAN. 10Cooking ClassesKid’s Chopped Competition,noon to 2:30 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $15. Reservations re-quired. Through Jan. 24. 489-6400. Symmes Township.

On Stage - ComedyGeoff Tate, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

MONDAY, JAN. 12Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile Diagnos-tics Mammography Screen-ings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., UCHealth Primary Care, 9275Montgomery Road, Cost variesby insurance. Financial assis-tance available to those whoqualify. Registration required.Presented by UC Health MobileDiagnostics. Through Dec. 14.585-8266. Montgomery.

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

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,

Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

TUESDAY, JAN. 13Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, $120.Registration required. 791-7044; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesSuperfoods from Nectar withJulie Francis, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $55. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

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

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Meet new friends and socializethrough unstructured play.Toys provided. For ages 18months-4 years. Free. 369-4476.Loveland.

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Adopt a new furry family member during Cat Adoption Day, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 at The Scratching Post, 6948Plainfield Road, Silverton. Visit the adoption center and volunteer with the cats or take them home for an adoption fee. Formore information, call 984-6369, or visit www.thescratchingpost.org.

Several professors atUC Blue Ash College areoffering their time andtalents to area schools forfree through the “Poets inthe Schools” program.

The program offerscreative writing work-shops that can be sched-uled at a participatingschool during regularclass time or as part of anafter-school club. Topicsinclude poetry, fiction,dramatic writing, creativenon-fiction, song writing,and publishing.

All of the participatingprofessors from UC BlueAsh are published writersand experienced teacherswho want to share theirlove for creative writing.

“Thinking and writing

creatively expands a stu-dent’s experience withlanguage,” said RhondaPettit, professor of Eng-lish at UC Blue Ash. “This,in turn, can increase astudent’s long-term capac-ity for critical thinkingand problem-solving.”

The UC Blue Ash ‘Po-ets in the Schools’ pro-gram is available at nocost to all area highschools, as well as juniorhigh schools, non-schoolclubs, community centers,and other similar organi-zations.

To arrange for a visitfrom “Poets in theSchools” or for more in-formation, contact Pettitat rhonda.pettit@uc.edu orcall 513-745-5655.

UC Blue Ashwants to bringpoetry to schools

THANKS TO PETE GEMMER

Mike Roos, professor of English, is among the UC Blue Ash professors participating in the 'Poets in the Schools' program.

DECEMBER 31, 2014 • SUBURBAN LIFE • A5NEWS

Waste not. Want not. Ithink of that old adageevery time I go to feedmy girls/chickens andsee the field of left overpumpkins from the fallharvest.

Some days I’ll pick upone or two and scrape outthe seeds to give them as

a treat.Most of thetime, how-ever, I justpass thefield up,but I don’tfeel guilty,as I knowby springthe fieldwill becleaned up,

having provided food forMother Nature’s crea-tures.

The New Year is justdays away and I don’twant 2014 to close with-out saying I hope to sharemany more recipes andreminiscences (bothmine and yours) in 2015.Thanks for making thiscolumn a true “communi-ty” endeavor. There’sstill a lot of celebrating todo. Try my latest favoritesalad from Amy Tobin.

Amy’s Greens,Sweet Potato, Baconand Brie Salad withMaple Vinaigretteand Corn BreadCroutons

Amy Tobin is the cre-ative and culinary direc-tor of the Event Center atthe New Riff Distillery inNorthern Kentucky andhost of the weekly radioshow “Amy’s Table” onCincinnati’s Q102. I knowAmy as an accomplished

cook, but in a real worldtype of way. What I meanby that is Amy will takeculinary shortcuts whenconvenient.

I saw Amy recently ata cooking class on holi-day sides. One of therecipes was this awe-some salad. Amy uses abox of Jiffy corn breadmix for the crouton top-ping. Delicious. Amy andI have the same philoso-phy when it comes tofood: make it easy onyourself. With Amy’sguidance, you not onlylearn how to cook a fab-ulous meal easily, butalso will learn valuabletips as she goes. VisitAmy at http://www.amy-tobin.com.

Serves 6Salad:1 medium sweet potatoOlive oilSalt and ground black

pepper9 cups mixed salad

greens 1 cup pecan halves,

toasted 1/2 cup dried cranber-

ries3 ounces Brie cheese,

diced4 slices bacon, crisply

cooked and crumbledPeel and cube sweet

potato; toss with olive oil,salt and pepper, to taste.Roast in 375oF oven untiljust fork tender, about 25minutes.

Combine salad greens,pecans and cranberriesin large bowl.

Arrange on servingplatter or plates. Topwith sweet potato, Brie,bacon and corn breadcroutons; season withpepper. Drizzle withMaple Vinaigrette.

Maple Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons balsam-ic vinegar

1/4 cup maple syrup1/4 cup canola oil1 shallot, finely

chopped1/2 teaspoon Dijon

mustard1/4 teaspoon ground

gingerPinch of crushed red

pepperPinch of saltWhisk together all

dressing ingredients.

Corn BreadCroutons

2 cups cornbreadcubes

4 tablespoons butter,

meltedPreheat oven to 450o.

Place cornbread cubes inlarge bowl and drizzlemelted butter over all.Stir lightly but thorough-ly so that all cubes arebuttered. Spread evenlyon a baking sheet. Toastin the oven for 7-10 min-utes, turning once, oruntil cubes are lightlybrowned and crisp. Coolcompletely and store inan airtight container forup to 2 days.

Whoops! Correctionfor Paula Deen’sHouse seasoning forrib roast

Thanks to the several

readers who pointed outthat although I gave thecorrect recipe for thehouse seasoning for a ribroast, I neglected to sayhow much of the houseseasoning to put on theroast. Just sprinkle withsome of the house sea-soning and go to taste.You won’t need much.

Readers want to know aboutrecently publishedrecipes

Baked acorn squash:Charlene, a Fort Thomasreader and avid cook,wanted to know how oneeats the baked acornsquash - “Do you scoop it

out before serving?” No,just serve the squashhalves and let folks scoopout the flesh with theirforks.

Slow cooker breakfastegg and sausage casse-role: Carol wanted toknow when to add theegg mixture. You pourthat on top after all lay-ers are in the crockpot.As it cooks, egg mixtureworks its way downthrough the layers.

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

Cornbread croutons top off this tasty salad

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

This salad is topped with sweet potato, Brie, bacon, maple vinaigrette and cornbread croutons.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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

Superficially, every Amer-ican – or person of any nation-ality really – can identify withthe sentiment on a superficiallevel. However, let’s dig a bitdeeper and ask ourselves, isunconditional love for ournation really patriotic?

Sure we should love ourcountry. Does that mean it isperfect? Absolutely not. Doesit mean it is wrong to criticizethe government? Absolutelynot. Does it mean we shouldagree with all things that hap-pen in our society, or that thegovernment does, just because

we feel that toquestion isunpatriotic? Ihope not!

When I wasgrowing up inBrazil, themilitary dicta-torship used toencouragepeople to putjingoistic win-dow stickers

on their cars. One of them was“Brazil: Love it or Leave It”.My Aunt, who lived in Englandand was no fan of the regime,once went to a Brazilian TradeFair near Oxford and, chilling-ly, found that sticker pasted tothe inside of the window of her

car. She joked that the SecretPolice were not so smart, be-cause she had in fact left Bra-zil some time before!

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

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

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

My point, then, is this: neverconfuse dissent with lack oflove for our nation, nor dis-agreement with governmentpolicy with unpatriotic behav-ior. Blind belief in governmentand blind acceptance of policyis what lead to Hitler’s Germa-ny. I

f you live in a Democracy,and you love your country,participation, discussion, dis-sent and agreement all form

the fabric of our society.As long as we share the

common goal of making thingsbetter – for as many of us aspossible – then we share thelove of our nation. It is tooeasy, and the tactic of tyrants,to label those with whom wedisagree as lesser patriots thanus. We are a society with greatintentions and a great future.

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

Bruce Healey is a resident of IndianHill.

Patriotism, freedom need each other

BruceHealey COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

It was 501 years ago that avery thoughtful, but auda-cious writer was born.

Later, a member of theprestigious Medici family wasabout to become the ruler ofFlorence in Italy. NiccoloMachiavelli presented himwith a book, “The Prince,”that has been greatly misun-derstood. The object of thecriticism was the statement,“It is better for the ruler to befeared than loved.”

To put this in the properperspective we have to con-sider that human nature hasnot changed, but the condi-tions of leadership have. Itwas accepted that those citi-zens who opposed the rulerwere subject to death ortorture. A society such asours has more insidious waysthan death to deal with dis-sent.

A person in a leadershiprole has to demand respectuntil it is earned. In a freesociety this is a given at thebeginning. After the publichas time to evaluate the lead-er, the respect has to be de-served in order to be retained.

What we need to examineis the use and understandingof the word fear. It is prob-ably safe to assume that manyof us will have had very posi-

tive influ-ences in ourlives where acertainamount offear causedbetter behav-ior and/orperformance.

Fear can beunderstood inmany ways. Itmight be the

loss of a trip to the movies fornot cleaning your room as achild. In school, a poor perfor-mance might lead to a badgrade and the failure or pun-ishment that it brought on. Inathletics, making the coachhappy leads to many rewards.

Take some time to lookback over your life. Howmany times have the fears Ihave just mentioned changedyour life for the better? All ofthe above influenced me. Thisalso includes the fear of someof my older playmates. Whatwe also learned was that theimprovements in our livesand activities that were fos-tered by these fears created alove and respect for thosewho influenced us.

My main point is that fearand the resulting improve-ment leads to love. As westruggle to improve our-

selves, we come to the real-ization that without that char-itable fear we would not haveimproved our personal situa-tions.

The preceding examplesare merely the precursor tothe situation involving a lead-er with great responsibilities.As Machiavelli makes clear inhis book, fear leads to re-spect. A leader who is notrespected is in danger, notonly to himself, but to thepeople who are dependent onhis or her leadership.

Our great nation had beenthe leader of the world increating and supporting free-dom. We are now threatenedby forces that do not fear usor our president.

A leader has to be in theforefront and be respected ifnot feared by any potentialenemy. History tells us thatdisaster will surely follow ifno one assumes that role. Thedaily news clearly affirmsthat statement.

Everything we stand for,especially our families are atgreat risk. Our fall will be thesubject of the history books ofthe future. We should not letthis happen.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

Leading from behindis not leading

EdwardLevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Dec. 24 questionWhat do you consider the

most significant event of 2014 -either internationally, nation-ally, locally or personally?

“Ferguson.”Doug Heilbrun

“Nationally - Ferguson.Personally, and most impor-tantly, a serious health (C-word) scare, surgery and agreat healthy recovery formy wife. Amen.”

Chuck Gibson

“It was when Pope Francisstated, ‘If we destroy Cre-ation, it will destroy us.’ Thismeans that 2014 is the yearwhen protecting the environ-

ment is no longer merely aneconomic issue. It is now amoral issue about whether ornot we follow God's plan forus and respect his creation.”

Doug Bell

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat are you most lookingforward to, or what do youexpect or hope to see happen,in 2015?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to via email.Send your answers tormaloney@community press.comwith Ch@troom in the subject line.

Smartphones, iPods andiPads make for popular holidaygifts. What should you do withthe outdated cellphone, MP3player or desktop computeryou’ll no longer use?

The Environmental Protec-tion Agency estimates that only25 percent of electronics arerecycled; the rest end up inlandfills or incinerators. Elec-tronics, which also includesperipherals, cables and cellphones, contain chemicals thatcan potentially harm ground-water while sitting for decadesin landfills. Incineration is not agood option either, as burningplastics and metals produces

toxic air pollut-ants.

Here are afew sugges-tions for envi-ronmentally-friendly waysto dispose ofyour used elec-tronics.

» Considerdonating toyour local

school, church, Crayons ForComputers or Goodwill.

» Take your electronics to anelectronics outlet: Cleanlites inCincinnati and Forest Park;Cohen Metals in Norwood and

Cincinnati (4538 Kellogg Ave.);Compton Recycling (ColerainTownship) and Global Environ-mental Services (Springdale).

» In addition, several nation-al electronic retailers offer“take back” programs, includ-ing Staples and Best Buy; bothretailers have multiple loca-tions in Hamilton County.

For a complete list of e-recy-clers, visit HamiltonCountyRe-cycles.org.

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

Where does technology gowhen it’s obsolete?

Michelle BalzCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Intransigent political pun-dits parroting the musings ofancient politicians are anunpatriotic lot who are not

debating andresolving ourcountry’smost press-ing prob-lems.

You wouldthink thatrepairing theinfrastruc-ture wouldbe a very“conserva-

tive” thing to do. The leftdoesn’t want petroleum prod-ucts used in paving materi-als, and the right does notwant to pay for it.

How are the one percent’scorporations going to movetheir goods without a properinfrastructure? How willtheir factories and officesobtain their water, electric-ity, gas and sewage?

A 1950s service stationattendant, with a family offour, could barely scrape by,working seven days perweek, with no benefits, atminimum wage. This tells methat one component of im-proving our economy is high-er pay for the lowest level ofwork. Today’s minimum wa-gers cannot support them-selves, let alone a family, and

they probably live with par-ents, grandparents, or shareapartments with others.

A typical office worker ofthe 1950s owned a relativelynew home and purchased anew Ford, Chevy or Ply-mouth every two or threeyears. Women did not work.They managed the home, thefamily finances, and theyhelped to educate children.

Taxes were much higherin the 1950s. High taxes didnot seem to thwart economicgrowth, investment, nor didthey dampen the demand forproducts and services. Muchof today’s infrastructure wasbuilt during the late ’40s, the’50s and ’60s.

Some polls claim that a“lack of jobs” is the mostimportant problem. Actually,it would be the “lack of de-mand for goods and ser-vices” that is the underlyingbasis for fewer jobs.

Implementing the PickensPlan, part of which advocatesthe use of LNG and CNG forall large vehicles, wouldreduce our imports of oil byabout 35 percent. It wouldclean up our air by about 50percent, compared to theburning of diesel.

What about the debt?

James Baker is a 37-year residentof Indian Hill.

Solving problemsvs. politicalphilosophizing

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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SUBURBANLIFEEditor: Melanie Laughman, mlaughman@communitypress.com, 513-248-7573

Another memora-ble fall season is inthe books for the

teams in the Subur-ban Life Press.

Here’s a look back atsome of those teams,

athletes and theiraccomplishments.

JIM OWENS FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The Mount Notre Dame volleyball team celebrates winning the Division I state championship on Nov. 8 atWright State.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Madeira’s Michael Christman avoids some hay bales on Sept. 6 at theMason Invitational. Christman was a first team selection in theCincinnati Hills League.

THANKS TO BOB WESTERMEYER

Madeira junior linebacker Jake Megois makes a tackle in a win overReading on Sept. 26. Megois was the leading tackler in the Cincinnati HillsLeague with 130.

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller tight ends Jake Hausmann,No. 87, and Doug Bates, No. 80,surround quarterback Matt Crable,No. 12, on Nov. 15 in the Crusaders’game against Pickerington Central.

JIM OWENS FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Country Day’s NathanGibson, No. 25, looks for apenalty call against Seven Hills’Max Pochobradsky, right, in agame on Oct. 8.

THANKS TO ELIZABETH BEADLE

Deer Park senior Adam Petry ranin the state Division III crosscountry meet for the secondyear in a row on Nov. 1.

MARK D. MOTZ FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ursuline Academy junior Mallory Bechtold returns a Mount Notre Dameserve in the Division I regional volleyball final Nov. 2.

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

Madeira senior Colin Voisardthrows a pass against Indian HillOct. 2. Voisard led the CHL inrushing (1,259 yards).

GOEFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

Cincinnati Hills Christian Academyquarterback Johnny Noyen, left,makes an inside handoff to JamesDeaton on Nov. 29 in a 34-3 lossagainst Coldwater in the statesemifinals.

FILE PHOTO

Six Ursuline seniorathletes signed letters ofintent to play at thecollege level Nov. 12. Toprow left: Sydney Lofquist(swimming, USC), LaurenWilkins (volleyball,Columbia) MadisonManger (volleyball,Wittenberg). Front rowleft: Catherine Finke (crosscountry, NKU), MalloryBechtold (volleyball,Fairfield University), AbbyWilliams (volleyball,Cincinnati).

FILE PHOTO

Moeller won their first state golf championship Oct. 18 on the Scarlet Course at Ohio State. It was the 30th statechampionship in Moeller history.

Fall prep seasonin photos

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its first game of the sea-son on Dec. 20 at Center-ville. The Bombers lost45-30; Sam Martin led St.X with eight points.

Boys bowling» Deer Park beat Read-

ing by 35 pins on Dec. 18.Justin Nuhn led the Wild-cats with a 369 series.

Girls bowling» Deer Park defeated

Reading Dec. 18. LoganTroxell led with a 269 se-ries.

Wrestling» Moeller won the

Glenn Sample CoachesClassic Dec. 20-21. SeniorConner Ziegler waschampion at 120 pounds

Girls basketball» Madeira downed

Shroder 74-24 on Dec. 18.Celia Kline led the Ama-zons with 22 points.

On Dec. 20, Madeiradefeated Reading 65-21.Kline scored 19 points.

» Mount Notre Damedefeated Winton Woods70-37 on Dec. 18 as seniorNaomi Davenport had 20points.

Davenport had 16points Dec. 22 as MNDbeat Lebanon 59-38.

» Cincinnati Hills

Christian Academypicked up its second winof the season after defeat-ing St. Bernard 49-32 onDec. 20. Naomi Grandi-son led the Eagles with 18points.

» Ursuline Academypushed its record to 8-1af-ter defeating BooneCounty 48-27 on Dec. 20.Ali Schirmer led the Lionswith 11 points.

» Seven Hills fell to 2-3after losing to Clark Mon-tessori 61-29 on Dec. 20

Boys basketball» Madeira beat Deer

Park 63-33. FreshmanJack Cravaack led theMustangs with 25 points.

Madeira fell to Badin49-46 on Dec. 23. Travis

Freytag and CameronMcCullough each had 13points.

» Indian Hill beat Tay-lor 64-49 on Dec. 19. Ju-nior Nick Heidel led theBraves with 13 points.

» Seven Hills pickedup a 61-26 win againstLockland on Dec. 19.

» Cincinnati CountryDay fell to 2-2 after losingto North College Hill 56-51on Dec. 19.

» Cincinnati HillsChristian Academymoved to 3-2 after beatingCincinnati Christian 58-44on Dec. 19. Erik Kohlan,Adam Baker and BlakeSoutherland all scored indouble figures for the Ea-gles. C

» St. Xavier dropped

and junior Joe Hensleywon at 285. Junior JacobyWard was runner-up at138 and junior Jack Mey-er was runner-up at 220

pounds.Deer Park senior Aus-

tin Siemon was runner-upat 160 pounds at theCoaches Classic.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer, AdamBaum and Nick Robbesspringer@communitypress.comabaum@communitypress.comnrobbe@communitypress.com

FILE PHOTO

Deer Park senior Austin Siemon was the runner-up at 160pounds at the Glenn Sample Coaches Classic held Dec. 20-21.

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Ali Schirmer led Ursuline with 11 points in a 48-27 win overBoone County Dec. 20.

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B4 • SUBURBAN LIFE • DECEMBER 31, 2014 LIFE

Experiencethe Light andSound of God

You are invited to theCommunity HU Song

2nd Sunday, 10:00 - 10:30 amECK Worship Service

11:00 am - NoonSecond Sunday of Each MonthAnderson Center Station

7832 Five Mile RoadCincinnati, OH 45230

1-800-LOVE GODwww.Eckankar.org

Local(513) 674-7001

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First Church of Christ,Scientist,

Anderson Township7341 Beechmont Avenue

(near Five Mile Road)email:

csandersontownship@gmail.com231-1020

christiansciencecincinnati.comSunday Service & Sunday School

10:30 a.m.Wednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30 p.m.In Church Reading Rm/Bookstore

open after all services.Downtown Reading Rm/Bookstore

412 Vine Street, CincinnatiOpen M-F 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

First Church of Christ, Scientist3035 Erie Ave 871-0245Sunday Service and Sunday

School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30pmReading Room 3035 Erie Ave

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm

Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study: 7:00pmwww.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org

BAPTIST

7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

Sunday Services 8 &10:30 amSunday School 10:30 am

Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road

561-6805

Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church

Equipping Service:4:30 p.m. Sat. & 8:50 a.m. Sun.

Exploring Service:10:00 a.m. & 11:10 a.m. Sun.Birth thru high school programs

3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244

513 272-5800www.horizoncc.com

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr

www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631

Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AM

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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.orgTraditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Reverend Jennifer Lucas,Senior Pastor

UNITED METHODIST

6474 Beechmont Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45230

513-231-2650www.mwpc.church

MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service

SundaySchool9:30 a.m.

Infant through12th grade

Childcare11:00 a.m.

Infant throughKindergarten

MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

8000 Miami Ave. 513-791-4470www.madeirachurch.org

Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service

10:00am Educational Hour11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.11020 S. Lebanon Road.

683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

Phone: 271-8442Web: www.fcfc.us

Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Senior PastorPastor Justin Wilson, Youth Minister

Vibrant Teen and Children’s MinistriesSunday Worship 10:30 am

All ages Sunday School 9:30 amWed. Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm

Wed. Worship/Bible Study 6:45 pmAll are Welcome!

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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

ABOUT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERSInformation is provided as a public service by the office

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs forages 4 through ninth-gradewill return 7-8:30 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 7, and willrun each Wednesday throughthe school year. Children enjoygames, Bible stories, competi-tions, an AWANA store, Biblememorization, awards and funthemed nights. All are wel-come.

Sunday School classes for allages are 10 a.m.; Sundayworship is 11 a.m. Kings Kids, achildren’s worship service, isoffered during the 11 a.m.service. Nursery care is avail-able during worship service.

The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptist-temple.org.

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerCincinnati Friends will welcomethe new year with a series ofplanned events in celebrationof its 200th anniversary as aQuaker meeting, which hasincluded such notable mem-bers as Cincinnati and nationalleaders Levi Coffin, AchillesPugh, Morris White, MurrayShipley and Wallace Collett.

Regular meeting for worship is11 a.m. Sundays followed byfellowship in the Firesideroom at noon. First Day/Nursery School is availableduring worship.

The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.

CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodNew Year’s Eve service is 8 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 31. Food andfellowship are planned afterthe service in the fellowshiphall.

Services are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Cincinnati; 984-5044; onFacebook under CommunityLighthouse Church of God.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchFinancial Peace University classstarts on Jan. 11 and runs fornine weeks with meetingslasting 90 minutes; time to bedetermined. Cost is $93 perfamily. Preview class open toanyone at no cost at 6 p.m.,Jan. 4. For more information,

call 891-8527.Sunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11a.m.; active youth, outreach,fellowship, music ministries,Bible studies. Pastor is WillLeasure.

Please join us on Sunday morn-ings from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. forAdult Sunday School (Fellow-ship Hall). Two adult classesare offered: Book of Daniel isbeing studied with a group asthey continue reading theirway through God’s Word,from cover to cover. MaryShumard begain an Adventseries called “Not a SilentNight by Adam Hamilton onNov. 30, which will run for fiveweeks. After that is “Revival,which runs for six weeks. Allare welcome.

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

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchWorship times are 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. (traditional) and9:30 a.m. (contemporary).

The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.

Sonrise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group.Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based onthe Beatitudes addressingmany of life’s hurts, hang-upsand habits.

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalchurch service at 10 a.m.Sundays, accompanied bySunday school for nurserythrough youth. All are wel-come.

The church is at the corner ofOak and Maple streets, Marie-mont;villagechurchofmariemont.org.

About religionReligion news is published atno charge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4p.m. Wednesday for consider-ation in the following edition.E-mail announcements toloveland@community-press.com.

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

A Lakeside Park mannamed Michael says hedoesn’t understand whythe prepaid debit cardhe bought won’t let himactivate it without get-ting his Social Securitynumber.

He writes, “I added$50 to the card, camehome, and got online toactivate it. When I got onthe website it asked formy Social Security num-ber. I thought about itfor a second andthought, ‘Why do theyneed that?’”

Michael says he putin his number so hecould then order giftsonline. Then he was toldhe needed to send thedebit card company acopy of his Social Secu-rity card before it wouldactivate the card.

Michael says, “I thenwent and bought a Visacard, prepaid $40 on thecard, and used it rightaway. My concern iswhy do they need mySocial Security card?”

Theanswerhas to dowith thetypes ofprepaidcardsMichaelbought.The firsttype ofcard wasreload-

able while the secondcard was not reloadableand it allowed him to beanonymous when mak-ing cash-like payments.

Reloadable cardsinvolve actual credit, sothey require you to pro-vide your Social Securi-ty number before theycan be activated. Non-reloadable cards, alsocalled gift cards, onlyrequire a name and ad-dress – and that infor-mation is not verified.As long as the name andaddress you provide anonline merchant is thesame as that used for thedebit card, the card will

be accepted.Reloadable debit

cards require your So-cial Security numberbecause they are oftenused for money launder-ing. As a result, the fed-eral governmentchanged the law andrequires cardholderidentification so theycan stop the cards frombeing used in moneylaundering. That identi-fication requires yourSocial Security number.

More and more peo-ple are using prepaiddebit cards as an al-ternative to a bank ac-count. Some like to use itas a way to budget theirmoney and they don’tlike to carry cash. Stillothers like prepaid debitcards because they don’twant to pay overdraftfees to a bank.

Interestingly, an in-creasing number ofcompanies and govern-ment agencies are usingprepaid reloadable debitcards to pay employees

and beneficiaries. Forinstance, Ohio ChildSupport money is sent torecipients by loading thefunds onto prepaid re-loadable debit cards.

Unlike credit cards, ifyou lose a prepaid debitcard or it’s stolen yougenerally won’t be ableto recover the moneyyou loaded onto thecard. Remember,thieves love these pre-paid debit cards becausethey are much easier toturn into cash than cred-it or debit cards.

Finally, be aware ofall the fees associatedwith prepaid debitcards. There are feeswhen you buy the cardand there are often feeseach time you use thecard. All those fees addup so check carefullybefore you buy.

Howard Ain appears regular-ly as the Troubleshooter onWKRC-TV Local 12 News.Email him atheyhoward@local12.com.

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Thousands of runnersand walkers flooded thestreets of Blue Ash Nov. 8for the ninth annual“Fighting Hunger” 5Kpresented by Matthew25: Ministries.

Those racers also con-tributed more than$55,000 in donations tohelp feed the hungry.

Thirty members of“Team Tape” raised morethan $2,300 in donationswhile Sangeeta Nayakraised the most individ-ually with $600 in dona-tions. Incentive prizeswere awarded to topfundraisers for their ef-forts to help fight hunger.Proceeds from the racebenefit the local humani-tarian and disaster relieforganization in their ef-fort to feed the hungry.

Near freezing temper-atures did not stop morethan 3,400 racers fromcompleting the 3.2-milecourse. They started onKenwood Road after PamLeonard sang the Nation-al Anthem, then went upCornell Road to ReedHartman Highway,through a loop on Os-borne Boulevard, backup Reed Hartmann toGlendale-Milford, backto Kenwood Road, andthrough the finish lineunder sunny skies at Mat-thew 25: Ministries

Katie Lenahan wasfirst among more than2,100 females. Shecrossed the finish lineless than 19 minutes afterthe start at 18 minutes, 23seconds – good enoughfor 10th best overall. JeffSchrock led all racers, in-cluding the 1,250 othermales, across the finishline. He finished under 17minutes with a time of16:38.

Everyone was treatedto music, drinks, food,and fun during the after-race party and prizepresentation in theM25M facilities. Femaleand male winners in a va-riety of age categorieswere presented theirawards.

The race also kickedoff the 10th annual local“Fighting Hunger” food

drive which benefits foodpantries and shelters inthe Greater Cincinnatiarea. M25M will distrib-ute donated canned andnon-perishable fooditems to support thosepantries and sheltersthroughout the holidayseason. Donated non-per-ishable food items maybe dropped off at Mat-thew 25: Ministries, 11060Kenwood Road in BlueAsh, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday-Friday, and 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdaysthrough Dec. 6.

Race results and moreat: www.hunger5k.org

More about Matthew25: Ministries at:www.m25m.org

Note: Since 2005, theFighting Hunger FoodDrive has raised approxi-mately 400,000 pounds offood for Greater Cincin-nati’s poor. Matthew 25:Ministries accepts fooddonations from local indi-viduals, groups and or-ganizations for the FoodDrive, as well as bulk do-nations of food from cor-porate donors. Matthew25 also welcomes finan-cial gifts for the pur-chase of additional foodstaples. The FightingHunger Food Drive hasdistributed approximate-ly 360,000 pounds of foodfor Greater Cincinnati’spoor since 2005.

5K race raises more than $55K for the hungry

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A crowd of more than 3,000 runners and walkers gathered on Kenwood Road for the start ofthe M25M Fighting Hunger 5K race Nov. 8.

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Martin Rechtin, (1301) Cyndi Bergevin, (159) and LarrySherwood (4171) can all be seen crossing the finish line as theycomplete the M25M Fighting Hunger 5K.

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Toddlers in strollers to seniors with walkers, more than 3,400people ran or walked to complete the M25M Fighting Hunger5K Nov. 8.

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COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsMelissa Cordell, 29, 2681 Plain-field, theft, Nov. 23.

Incidents/investigationsGross sexual impositionReported on 6800 block of Hurd,Nov. 24.

DEER PARKArrests/citations

Robert Lee Eubanks. 23, 4255Orchard Lane, falsification, Dec.3.

Incidents/investigationsFalsificationReported at 7700 block of BlueAsh Road, Dec. 3.

Passing bad checksReported at 7900 block ofPlainfield Road, Oct. 14.

TheftReported at 4200 block ofOrchard Lane, Dec. 2.

MADEIRAArrests/citationsJuvenile, 15, drug abuse, ob-structing official business,attempted burglary, Dec. 4.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal damageLamp post and light damaged at6300 block of Vista Ridge Lane,Dec. 5.

TheftAt 7300 block of Osceola Drive,

Dec. 4.Gift cards taken from Kroger at6900 block of Miami Ave., Dec.9.

Car key taken at 7400 block ofShewango, Dec. 9.

Reported at Half Price Books;$171 at 8100 block of Montgo-mery Road, Dec. 5.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsDon Robinette, 42, 439 Rockford

Drive, receiving stolen property,Nov. 19.

Todd Martin, 43, 10064 FrontStreet, theft, Nov. 19.

Cody Champion, 23, 5397 South-gate Blvd., drug abuse in-struments, Nov. 23.

Devin Barker, 18, 3420 PeleskeDrive, Louisville Kentucky,theft, Nov. 23.

Rashaad Myrick, no age given,10 Campbell Highland HeightsKentucky, theft, Nov. 23.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultVictim struck at 7300 block ofNodding Way, Nov. 24.

BurglaryResidence entered and gamesystem and tablet, bike re-moved from 4500 block ofElizabeth Place, Nov. 19.

XBox removed from 4100 blockof Estermarie Drive, Nov. 20.

Residence entered and furnitureand tools removed from 12000block of Snider Road, Nov. 24.

Criminal damagingReported at 8300 block of YorkStreet, Nov. 17.

TheftWatch removed from 7800 blockof Montgomery Road, Nov. 23.

Cell phone removed from 7800block of Montgomery Road,Nov. 15.

Cell phone removed from 7200block of Kenwood Road, Nov.20.

Vehicle removed from 8700block of Montgomery Road,Nov. 22.

iPhone valued at $300 removedfrom 8100 block of Montgo-mery Road, Nov. 23.

POLICE REPORTS

John BroughtonJohn Broughton, 78, of Deer

Park died Dec. 15.Survived by wife of 52 years,

Anna (nee Jordan) Broughton;son, Ron Broughton; daughter-in-law, Angie (nee Behrens)Broughton; grandson, ChanceBroughton; siblings Chris and EliBroughton, Lela Ballard, VersiaHInkle and Alice Mills; and niece,Julie Rollins.

Preceded in death by parentsFrank and Lula (nee Smith)

Broughton;three broth-ers and twosisters.

Serviceswere Dec. 20at Mihovk-RosenackerFuneralHome, Even-

dale. Memorials to: Living WordMissionary Baptist Church, 8369Princeton Road, Middletown,Ohio 45044.

DEATHS

Broughton