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St. XavierHigh Schoolsenior KyleDenman can add chil-dren’s book illustrator to his

resume. Drawing pictures for “MotherNurture, What Do You Say?” was anafter-school project for him in middleschool and the book was recently pub-lished.

He illustrated the book in sixth gradefor his gifted talented education teach-er Joyce Frericks at then LakesideElementary, nowWinton Woods Inter-mediate School.

Not knowing if his teacher was goingto publish the book, the 17-year-old saidhe was surprised when she approachedhim recently – six years later to tell himhe was a published illustrator.

“When I saw it for the first time, Icouldn’t believe it. I was so amazed atall the work and so surprised at whathad been accomplished,” he said.

Worked on bookin sixth grade

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Finneytown Local School Dis-trict superintendent Alan Rob-ertson will retire effective Jan.31.

“They levy has passed. The

district is in a good place. I’ve gotsome family commitments that Iwanted to fulfill,” he said. “Ithought this was the time to go.”

The 62-year-old has worked ineducation for 37 years, of which21 were spent in the Finneytowndistrict. His roles in the districthave included teacher, soccercoach, athletic director, directorof instructional services, assis-tant superintendent, interim su-

perintendent andfor the last threeyears superinten-dent.

“I’m going tomiss the kids, thestaff and the rela-tionships,” hesaid. “I know allthe faculty in the

district.”School board President Laura

Horn said the board is sorry tosee him go.

“He’s served more years thanmost,” she said. “He’s been astrong leader for the district.Alan has made the job easy forthe board.”

She said theboardwill finalizetheir plans to replace Robertsonat the next board meeting at 7:30p.m. Monday, Nov. 19.

“Our hope is that we will an-

nounce somebody before the endof the year,” she said. “We’re ex-ploring interim (superinten-dents).Wewouldn’t leave the dis-trict hanging.”

In the meantime, Robertsonsaidhewill continue theserve thedistrict.

“I don’t know if it’s really sunkin,” he said. “I’m going to keepmyself busy and I’ll be OK.”

Finneytown leader is retiringRobertson’s last dayexpect to be Jan. 31ByMonica [email protected]

Robertson

The aroma of Chinese cuisinefilled the Speelman house. RoseYang stirred the pot while ViolaJiyi and Julia Ding helped set thetable. On this particular Tuesdaynight, Yang was in charge of themeal.

“We each take turns makingdinner,” she said. “Some nightswe eat American food and othernights we make Chinese food.”

Yang, Jiyi and Ding are allguests in Bill andMarlene Speel-man’s home. The three teach Chi-nese in the Winton Woods CitySchools District. They were ableto come toAmerica throughacol-laboration with College Boardand the Hanban/Confucius Insti-tute Headquarters in Chinawhich helps pay for Chineseteachers to teach in America.

“Having family here has real-ly helped us out a lot,” Ding said,identifying the Speelmans asfamily. “They are very consider-

ate and thoughtful and make usfeel warm and comfortable.”

She said that the Speelmanshave exposed her and the otherChinese teachers to Americanculture. She said that she likedtrying American food and play-ing cards and ping-pong withthem.

Jiyi said she especially likedChipotle and was waiting to tryRed Lobster. She joked that she

WintonWoodsschool familyhosts teachersfrom ChinaChinese feeling‘warm, confortable’ByMonica [email protected]

The Speelmans are hostingChinese teachers for the WintonWoods school district. They are,from left, Julia Ding, Rose Yang,Marlene and Bill Speelman andViola Jiyi. MONICA BOYLSON/THE

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Just as your family has itsholiday traditions, theHilltopPress has a tradition of whichwe want you to be a part.

Every year, in one editionaournd Christmas and NewYear’s, we salute local peoplewho show us every day what itsmeans to be a good neighbor.

We call it Neighbors WhoCare, and we need your help.

If you know someone whoregularly embodies the spiritof Neighbors Who Care – may-be they brought you food duri-ing an illnes, or looked afteryour house while you weregone, or cleared your drivewayduring snow, or helped pick updebris afetr a storm – or maybethey just provide a friendly

face, or listen when you need totalk to someone.

Nomatter how they displayit, we want to recognize them.

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“When I saw it for thefirst time, I couldn’tbelieve it. I was soamazed ... and sosurprised at what hadbeen accomplished.”KYLE DENMANSt. Xavier senior

"Mother Nurture, What Do You Say?" wasillustrated by Kyle Denman when he was insixth grade. MONICA BOYLSON/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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didn’t have very goodhealth habits before stay-ing with the Speelmans.

“Now I live a morehealthy life,” she said.

“Except for theM&Ms,” Bill Speelman in-

terjected.Exclaiming her love of

the chocolate covered can-dies, Jiyi said, “This is thefirst time I’ve found theparty size,” and scurriedaway to fetch a large bagof peanut M&Ms.

“Most Chinese don’tlike sweets,” MarleneSpeelman said. “But sheloves them.”

Yang also agreed thatliving at the Speelman res-idencehasbeenacomfort-able transition.

“We haven’t felt likeweleft our family,” she said.“This is very much likehome and we’re enjoyingit.”

Ding teaches fourthgrade, Jiyi fifth and Yanggrades nine through 12.

Winton Woods Superin-tendent Camille Nasbewas instrumental in work-ing with College Boardand theHanban/ConfuciusInstitute Headquarters tobring the teachers toAmerica.

“It’s a really good op-portunity for kids to inter-act with people from an-other country,” she said.

Thegirls recently invit-ed her to the Speelmansfor a Chinese dinner.

“They are very nicepeople,” she said of thecouple. “I think it’s sowon-derful that they’re willingto take the teachers in andexpose them to our cul-ture.”

The district also recog-nized the couple with aCommunity Spirit Awardduring an August schoolboard meeting.

The Speelmans just seethe teachers as part of thefamily.

“They’re all so differ-ent. One is a comedian,”Bill Speelman said beforeJiyi interjected and said,“One is sleepy.”

He continued, “Rose’sEnglish is very good sowe’ve been able to have alot more conversationswith her.

“Julia’s married andhas a child. The other twoaresingle.Youneverknowwhat to expect and it’s al-ways surprising and inter-esting.”

“They just fit so wellwith our family,” MarleneSpeelman said. “They’rejust fun to have around.”

ChinaContinued from Page A1

Rose Yang checks ondinner on the stove. MONICA

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Reflections onAdvent

In her humble anddown-to-earth style,Jeanne Hunt, a local andnational speaker, will give20 simple ways to redirectthis sacred time of Advent.

She will be the featuredpresenter frm 9a .m.-noonSaturday,Dec. 8, atCenten-nial Barn, 110 ComptonRoad.

The days before Christ-mas are filled with unex-pected stress and obliga-tions. Come learn ways toreclaim the true meaningof Advent and move fromhectic nights to nights ofpeaceful rejoicing. Enter-ing into this holy season,this is a not-to-be-missed,personal timeout. The feefor themorning’s presenta-tion is $20.

More information isavailable at www.centen-nialbarn.org or by calling513-761-1697.

Winterfest at theGrove Dec. 1

Springfield Townshipwill host Winterfest from1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, atThe Grove Banquet Hall.

The free program willbegin with a Madcap Pup-pet presentation of “Rum-pelstiltskin.” After theshow there will be photoswith Santa, games and oth-er activities including ahay wagon ride.

Bring a new or gentlyusedbookfor thechildren’sbook exchange.

Country clubpartners with YMCA

Clovernook CountryClub and the YMCA ofGreater Cincinnati havepartnered to offer itsmem-bers an opportunity to pur-

chase guest membershipsat Clovernook and selectYMCA branches.

This collaboration willallow Clovernook mem-bers to have access to theYMCA’s fitness features,indoor swimming pools,childcare andmore.YMCAmembers will have accessto fine and casual dining atClovernook’s clubhouse,access to its golf practicefacility and artificial sur-face tennis courts, and re-ceive two rounds of golf onClovernook’s champion-ship course. Guest mem-berships are available for alimited time and offer cur-rent members additionalamenities to their existingmemberships. Participat-ing YMCA branches areClippard Family, Gamble-Nippert and Powel-Cros-ley.

For more informationabout membership at Clo-vernook Country Club, vis-it the club’s website atwww.clovernookcc.com,orcontact Betsy Ambrosiusat 513-521-0333 or via emailat [email protected].

Christmas Tree SaleThe Madonna Council

Knights of Columbus andBoy Scout Troop 27 arehosting a Christmas treesale starting from 9 a.m. to9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 atPerkins, 7108 HamiltonAve.

They are selling scotchpines, white pines and bal-sa fir trees for $28 each tobenefit their groups. Theyplan to sell the trees dailyuntil they run out of trees.

Hours are from6p.m. to9 p.m. Mondays throughFridays, from 9 a.m. to 9p.m. Saturdays and from10a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays.

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The Colerain Townshipresident said he never ex-pected that something hedid for fun would turn intoanything.

“Iwas stunned,” he said.His teachersaid thatshe

was impressedwithhis art-work and asked him to il-lustrate the book.

“I noticed his artisticabilityandwasdrawntohisdrawings. His art was ap-pealing,” she said.

The book’s story followschildren who go outside

and explore nature.“Kids don’t get outside

enough,” she said. “I want-ed to get the message outnot only about having funoutside in nature but alsothe inherent values that na-ture can teach.”

With the publication,Denman said he has gainedsome notoriety.

“Having this title, tobeachildren’s book illustratoris more than I could everwant,” he said. “Peoplekeep asking me to signtheir books. I feel like arock star.”

“Mother Nurture, WhatDo You Say?” can be foundon www.amazon.com.

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A glass of wine and apaintbrushareall youneedto produce a masterpieceat Springfield Township’sArt and Wine Wednesdaysprogram.

The painting classlaunched as part of an ini-tiative by the township inconjunction with the re-cently developed Spring-field Township Arts andEnrichment Council, a non-profit established to bringthe art programs to thetownship.

“We were looking forsomething that was fun foradults and a little more so-cial,” tonwship communi-cations coordinator KimFlamm said.

Flamm worked withEmily Neff, a former Fin-neytown school art teacherwho teaches the township’sKids Art Club program, tocome up with programideas.

“She knew I was inter-ested in teaching more artclasses,” Neff said. “Wethought an adult class

would be a fun idea. Wineand painting classes arekind of a trendy thing rightnow.”

Everything for thepaintingclass is included inthe price of the class, in-cludingaglass ofwine.Thefirst class was attended by15 participants and theypainted a sunflower.

Classes are $45 forSpringfield Township resi-

dents, $50 for non-resi-dents and include suppliesand a glass of wine. Addi-tional wine is $3 per glass.The classes are at 6:30 p.m.the first Wednesday ofeach month at the Spring-field Township Senior &Community Arts Center,9158 Winton Road. Peoplecan register online atwww.springfieldtwp.orgor call 522-1154.

Art, wine class a hit inSpringfield TownshipByMonica [email protected]

Springfield Township launched Art and Wine Wednesdays.Displaying paintings, from left, front row, at right, areMargaret Horne, Joan Klefas and Marilyn Archambeault;middle row, Ashley Ross, instructor Emily Neff, SarahKissell, Karen O'Connell, Deb Shelton, Mary AnneSchlewinsky and Linda Ruscher; back row, Lauren Dunn,Cindy Tomaszewski, Donna Saul, Richard Schafermeyer,Robin Simpson and Lillie Healy. THANKS TO KIM FLAMM.

Twp. supports 9-1-1dispatch cell charge

The Springfield Town-ship Board of Trusteesagreed to send a letter toHamilton County Commis-sionerGregHartmannsup-portingapossiblechange islegislation to charge cell-phone callers for 911 callsand help defer costs in-

curred by the township.Current law charges

governing bodies commu-nications fees of $18.30 perdispatched call. Last year,Springfield Township paid$339,000 in dispatch fees.

People with landlinesare already charged a feeeach month. New legisla-tion would target wirelessusers charging an average

of $1.50 to $2.50 per linepermonth.

Book signingAuthor and former

Community Press sportsreporter Tony Meale hastwo upcoming book sign-ings forhis book, “TheCho-sen Ones: The Team ThatBeat LeBron,” which tellsthe untold story of the 2002

Roger Bacon basketballteam that beat LeBronJames and Akron St. Vin-cent-St.Maryinthestatefi-nal. Roger Bacon was theonly team inOhiohistory toever beat James.

The first signing is 7p.m.Wednesday,Nov. 28, attheLaRosa’s inSt.Bernard,4601 Vine St. Several play-ers and coaches from the

2002 Roger Bacon teamwill be on hand to partici-pate in the signing and dis-cuss that season, Jamesand the book itself.

The second signing is 10a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec.1, at Clippard YMCA, 8920Cheviot Road.

If you would like to pur-chase the book but cannotattend either signing, con-

tact Meale at [email protected].

For more informationon the book, which is alsoavailable at Amazon,Barnes & Noble and Jo-seph-BethBooksellers, vis-it www.thechosenonesthe-book.com.

Meale, a 2003 St. Xaviergraduate, lives in WhiteOak.

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Karen Fritz, languagearts teacher and gifted in-tervention specialist atWinton Woods ElementarySchool, has received theJefferson Award for Lead-ership in Public Service.

The award was present-ed at the Celebration ofService ceremony spon-sored by Children’s Inc., anon-profit organization fo-cused on fostering servicelearning in Tristateschools.

“Karen has worked tospearhead several school-wide service learning pro-

jects for Winton Woods El-ementary,” said PrincipalKendell Dorsey, who nomi-nated Fritz for the award.“This includes our GiraffeHeroes project that hashelped students to goabove andbeyond thewallsof our school to stick theirnecks out for others andshow how big their heartsare, like giraffes.”

One of the local chari-ties that was a recipient ofthe project wasKeithMau-pin’s Yellow Ribbon Sup-port Center.

“Karen has truly creat-ed a spirit of service learn-ing in her classroom, creat-ing an environment wheregroups of her students can

develop independent pro-jects that help to serve oth-ers. I appreciate her lead-ership in helping studentsto realize a purpose great-er than themselves,” Dore-sey said.

“Service learning isn’tsomething extra,” saidFritz. “Itmakeswhatwedoas educatorsworthwhile. .”

Teacher received Jefferson awardFor leadership,public service

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North College Hill CitySchool District receivedLEED (Leadership inEner-gy and Environmental De-sign) Platinum certifica-tion from the U.S. GreenBuilding Council for itsmiddle and senior highschool.

It is thestate’s thirdedu-cation facility to achievesuch a designation, accord-ing to theOhioSchoolFacil-ities Commission.

The building was builtwith a combination of localand state funds. Facilitiescommission Executive Di-rector Richard Hickmansaid the district cleared ahigh bar to become a Plati-num school.

“This project was com-pleted within budget, with

the full complementofedu-cation components incor-porated into the building,and it was able to achievethis elite LEED rating,”Hickman said. “North Col-lege Hill Middle-HighSchool is a great exampleof what can happen when ateam embraces integratedproject delivery andworkstogether towards con-structing an energy-effi-cient, sustainable andhealthy environment forstudents, teachers andstaff.”

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tures solar panels produc-ing approximately five ofits energy needs, and wasconstructed with productsandmaterials thatareenvi-ronmentally friendly, re-gionally obtained and in-clusive of recycled con-tent. As a result, the con-struction team was able todivert 918 tons of wastefrom the area landfill.

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Music students at Winton Woods Elementary School learned to dance the hora while they visited Israel aspart of a trip around the “World of Music”with teacher Kathy Rodriguez. Here the girls form the outsidedance ring with the boys in the middle of the circle. THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY.

COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Show up at just about any event at Winton Woods High School and you’ll see Elise and Don Speeg ofSpringfield Township there. Elise will have her camera at the ready, and Don will be carrying her bag,tripod, additional cameras and lenses. In a pinch, he’ll even pick up a camera and start shooting photostoo. The couple was honored at the Winton Woods City Schools September Board of Education meetingwith the district’s Community Spirit award for their support of the district through the many photos theytake and give away. Don, left, and Elise Speeg are pictured with Winton Woods board of educationpresident Tim Cleary. PROVIDED.

McAuley High SchoolAllwomen, little girls,moth-

ers, grandmothers and auntsare invited to the McAuleyChristmas Tea Party from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, inthe school cafeteria.

Dress in your holiday fineryand enjoy theMcAuley versionof afternoonhigh tea, featuringfinger sandwiches, desserts,Christmas carols and chil-dren’s activities.

Thecost is $15 for adults, $10for little girls and dolls arefree. Tickets can be purchasedonline at www.mcauleyhs.net/tea2012. For questions, e-mailBrigitte Foley at [email protected].

WintonWoods HighSchool

Brad Lanier, a scienceteacher for the Academy ofGlobal Studies@WintonWoodsHigh School, has been selectedto present at the National Sci-ence Teachers Association na-tional convention in April ontest taking and review strate-gies.

“I’m presenting informa-tion from my Master’s thesisthat I currently use inmyclass-room,” said Lanier. “I’ll actual-ly be playing the games and do-ing the activities with the peo-ple who attend my session. Ithink it’s important to keep myaudience active likewe do hereat AGS. It’s when we learn.”

Lanier, who’s in his ninthyear with Winton Woods CitySchools and his first year withAGS, said his first-year biologystudents have quite a bit of newvocabulary to learn, so heshows them different strate-gies to help them retain theknowledge they’re reading. Hesaid he’s created a board gamebased on energy conversionsthat keeps students’ attentionas they learn the material.

Lanier said he’s excited forthe opportunity to present tohis fellow science teachers,who teach classes from kinder-garten through college. “Therewill be over 5,000 people there,with some coming from othercountries,” said Lanier.

■The Forest Park Wal-Mart

has awarded a $1,000 communi-ty grant to support the musicprogram.

“Given that tax dollars onlypay for about 35 cents on thedollar for the cost of the musicweperformat concerts, a dona-tion of support like this isgreatly appreciated,” saidDaveBell, chorusdirector. “Weare grateful to Forest ParkVice Mayor Sheila Cottle forcontacting storemanagerScottValentine, who approved thegrant.”

WintonWoods MiddleSchool

Humanities teacher Kath-leen Barger has earned a re-certification from the NationalBoard, an advanced teachingcredential achieved after suc-cessful completion of a volun-

tary assessmentprogram.

Barger origi-nally achievedNational Boardcertification inEnglish lan-guage arts/earlyadolescence in2002. Since then,she has helped

launch the new project-basedlearning humanities class,worked on district leadershipand curriculum teams, been aprofessional development re-source for the district and be-come an gifted interventionspecialist.

WintonWoods SchoolsVolunteers are needed for

this year’s First Lego LeagueRegional Tournament, hostedbyWinton Woods IntermediateSchool Friday, Dec. 7, and Sat-urday, Dec. 8.

“Winton Woods Intermedi-ate School will have one teamcompeting this year in theMighty Warriors Regional Ro-botics Qualifying Tourna-ment,” said tournament coordi-natorKatrinaHenderson, a sci-ence teacher at the school.

Volunteers are needed from4-8:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4p.m. Saturday for registration/information, pit guard, photog-rapher, judges assistant andteam queuer.

For information and ques-tions, e-mail Henderson at [email protected].

■Three Winton Woods teach-

ers have recently received thedesignation as gifted interven-tion specialists, joining KarenFritz, who teaches acceleratedand enriched language arts atWinton Woods ElementarySchool, andAnita Saylor,who isan intervention specialist atWinton Woods Primary South.

Patty New, gifted and tal-ented art teacher for seventh-and eighth-graders at WintonWoods Middle School; Kath-leen Barger, teacher foreighth-grade advanced Eng-lish, language arts and human-ities at Winton Woods MiddleSchool; and Molly Remer-Ad-ams, accelerated and enrichedlanguage arts teacher at Win-ton Woods IntermediateSchool, have earned the desig-nation of GIS after passingeight year-long courses rang-ing from strategies and advo-cacy to legal aspects and cul-tural diversity and then apply-ing to the state for licensure.

■Kristi Hooper, director of

transportation for WintonWoods City Schools, receivedspecial recognition at the Octo-ber board of educationmeetingfor her shared cost savings.

“She’s saving the districtabout $25,000 a year becauseshe’s doing the transportationservices not only for WintonWoods but for Finneytown Lo-cal Schools,” said CamilleNasbe, superintendent. Hoop-er was recently featured in theSeptember issue national mag-azine, “School Bus Fleet.”

■John Pennycuff, vice presi-

dent of the Winton Woods CitySchools Board of Education,has been appointed by the OhioSchools Boards Association toa two-year termas amember oftheFederalRelationsNetwork,a jointly-sponsored program

by OSBA and theNational SchoolBoards Associa-tion.

School boardmembers fromcongressionaldistricts acrossthe country arechosen for theprogram for

their commitment to grass-roots advocacy for public edu-cation.Members receive infor-mation concerning federaleducation legislation and na-tional issues: What is current,what is proposed and how ithelps or hinders public school-s—and then tell federal policymakers what works and whatdoesn’t in their district.

Pennycuff will coordinatelegislative activities in the 1stCongressional District. He willmonitor legislation that im-pacts public education, serveas a liaison between the boardof education and OSBA in fed-eral matters, and will assist incommunicating with legisla-tive liaisons in the 1st district.

SCHOOL NOTES

Pennycuff

Barger

SUMMER GRADS

Winton Woods City Schools recently held a graduation ceremony at the board of education offices forstudents who earned their diplomas over the summer. Superintendent Camille Nasbe and board memberswere in attendance to certify the students as graduates. Pictured with Nasbe are two of the summergraduates, Briana Thomason, left, and Louisa Marfo. PROVIDED.

La Salle High School announced it willfield a lacrosse team and begin a competi-tive schedule in spring 2013, and will offerits facilities for use by two competitiveyouth lacrosse teams.

“Adding lacrosse is a perfect comple-ment to our sports programs,” said La SalleAthleticDirectorDanFlynn. “Thegrowthofthe sport and the growth of our diverse stu-dent population from all across southwestOhio.”

La Salle currently competes in crosscountry, football, golf and soccer in fall; bas-ketball, bowling, ice hockey, swimming div-ing and wrestling in winter, and baseball,tennis, track and field and volleyball inspring.

La Salle 1986 graduate Jim Buttelwerthwill serve as president of the LacrosseBoosters.

JoshuaWellen, front runner to be namedhead lacrosse coach, founded the WestsideWildcats and the Cincinnati Outlaws com-petitive summer travel team.Most recently,he has been the defensive coordinator forthe lacrosse teamat theCollege ofMount St.Joseph.

“The ability to develop lacrosse in con-junction with La Salle for players in gradesK to 12 has always been a dream of mine,”Wellen said. “Access to the support at LaSalle will enable us to take lacrosse to aneven higher level. “We anticipate the begin-ning of Lancer Youth Lacrosse in the verynear future.”

Information about the Cincinnati Out-laws is available at the www.cincinnatiout-laws.comwebsite.

Wellen likes the fast pace and physicalplay lacrosse offers.

“It’s very competitive,” he said, adding,“there are different athletic assets you canhave on a team.”

Wellen has been a teacher at St. IgnatiusLoyola School in Monfort Heights for sixyears. He lives in White Oak.

La Salle is located at 3091 North BendRoad inGreenTownship andhas served stu-dents from Greater Cincinnati since 1960.Its website is www.cincinnatilasalle.net.

Lancersaddlacrosseto mixLa Salle team startsplay in spring of 2013

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

Melvin Levett takes over an Aikenteam that went 6-15 a season ago.

The Lady Falcons will take a hit inthe post after the graduation of KadyFall, who put up nine points andpulled down nearly 11 rebounds pergame.

The team’s top-returning scorer isAlectra Borgemenke who put up 2.9points and 3.2 rebounds a contest.

Aiken’s season gets under wayNov. 27 at home against Taft.

The Finneytown LadyWildcatsreturn three starters from last sea-son’s squad in Tamara Mayes, ShelbyMetz and Jade Woodson.

Mayes was the team’s second-leading scorer last season with 13.9point and 6.9 rebounds per game.

Metz and Woodson saw limitedtime a season ago and combined toaverage four points and four re-bounds a game.

“I like the fact that we play hardand never quit playing,” fifth-yearcoach Donald Crawford said. “We arehealthier than we were last season.The depth of our team has improved,and therefore will help our teamfinish stronger.”

The LadyWildcats begin theirseason Nov. 24 at home against North-west.

Gamble Montessoriwill ride thebacks of Daija Taylor and Ra’keiaJohnson, who averaged a combined36.8 points and 33.1 rebounds for theLady Gators last season.

Bionca Lane, Jamine Lovette,Jerica Jones and Brandy Campbellwill add key depth.

“I’m looking forward to hopefullywinning 15-17 games this year,” coachFred Mathis said. “We are going tohave growing pains because thesenew girls are first-year players. Oursenior class is going to lead us.”

The Lady Gators start their seasonNov. 24 at home against St. Bernard.

In what’s expected to be a toughGirls Greater Cincinnati League,McAuley High School head coachAndrew Schroer will count on astrong nucleus of returning seniors tolead the charge.

The Mohawks enter the 2012-2013campaign coming off a GGCL Scarletchampionship. Last year’s squad went9-1 in league play while posting anoverall record of 13-9.

Key senior starters returninginclude Taylor Pifher, Meg Egbersand Taylor Bove. Sophomores EmilyVogelpohl and Sydney Lambert arealso expected to contribute.

The Mohawks are ranked No. 3 inthe Enquirer’s Division I preseasoncoaches’ poll and tip off the seasonagainst Lakota East at CincinnatiState Nov. 24 at noon.

Mount Healthy returns two of its

top three scorers in Ericka Fitzpat-rick and Chelsey Borden.

The seniors averaged a combined20.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per gamelast season.

The Lady Owls are under the di-rection of Jim Pugh and start theirseason Nov. 27 at Colerain.

No other information was avail-able before press time.

The North College Hill Lady Tro-jans will look to build off last season’s9-12 record in the Miami Valley Con-ference’s Gray Division.

This year, the squad will competein what’s expected to be a tougherScarlet Division with co-championSummit Country Day expected to bethe favorite.

Last season, NCHwas led by KalinWilliams, who averaged 15.2 pointsper game.

The squad is coached by NathanielSnow and opens the season at Madei-ra Dec. 1.

Girls leap intoBASKETBALLLocal ladies prepare for runs to 2013 postseasonBy Tom [email protected]

Mt. Healthy guard Ericka Fitzpatrickbrings the ball up the court shootsthe ball during the Owls’ districtgame against Goshen last season.The senior is the Lady Owls’ topscoring returner after averaging 11.3points and 3.8 rebounds a game lastseason. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE COMMUNITY

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Winton Woods’ Imani Partlow (right) puts up a shot during sectional tournamentaction against Fairfield last season. Partlow is one of four returning starters forthe Lady Warriors and led the teamwith 15.5 points and 10.7 rebounds per gamea season ago. NICK DUDUKOVICH/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

See GIRLS, Page A7

SIGNING DAYSt. Xavier student athletes JoeyArcuri (Golf/Butler University), JoeGellenbeck (Baseball/XavierUniversity), Ian King(Lacrosse/Michigan), Parker Greiwe(Lacrosse/Holy Cross), Tyler Hadden(Basketball/Belmont University) andNick Paxson (Golf/University ofDayton) celebrate after signing theirNational Letters of Intent Nov. 14.THANKS TO ST. XAVIER ATHLETICS

Summit Country Day honored it’s boyssoccer team for winning the Division IIIstatechampionshipduringapeprallyat theschool Nov.12. The SilverKnights defeatedGates Mills Hawken, 2-0, at Crew Stadiumin Columbus to take the trophy Nov. 10.

The 2012 Ohio Division III Boys’ Soccer StateChampions, The Summit Silver Knights.From left are: Back,Matt Eustace, HydePark; Matt Meister, Hyde Park; ChristianHay, Mt. Carmel; Alex Vance, Hyde Park;Theo Austin, North College Hill; JoeyKunkel, Delhi Township; Jack Meininger,Mariemont; Jake Rawlings, Loveland; MosiClark-Cobbs, Greenhills; Ryan Hall, Cleves;Austin Smythe, Mariemont; Caelan Hueber,East Walnut Hills; Philip McHugh, Indian Hill;middle, Ben Emery, Hyde Park; CharlieMaciejewski, Dent; Isaiah Chapman, Mt.Airy; David Smith, Newtown; BrandonLorentz, Dent; Taylor Jones, Goshen; RobbyWellington, Hyde Park; Brendan Jones,Goshen; front, Matthew De Jesus, AndersonTownship; Carlos Garciamendez, SycamoreTownship.

Summit celebrates

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In St. Bernard, RogerBacon High School kicksoff a new season with headcoach Dave Henke enter-ing his first season at thehelm of the Lady Spartans.

Henke said his team hassenior leadership thatshould help lead the wayfor the squad’s youngerplayers.

Returning starters in-clude Zhane Broomfieldand Tyra Nichols. LaurenKrebs isalsoexpectedtobea key contributor.

The Lady Spartans openthe season playing at Cin-cinnati Country Day Nov.26.

Coming off a 23-2 sea-son and a Fort Ancient Val-ley Conference West Divi-sion championship, theWinton Woods Lady War-riors begin a new era as anindependent team this sea-son.

Coach Calvin Johnsonand the Lady Warriors re-turn four of their top fivescorers from a season ago,including top-scorer ImaniPartlow who averaged adouble double with 15.5points and 10.7 reboundspoint per game.

Joining Partlow is TyraJames (11.2 ppg), Domin-ique Harper (9.3 ppg) andTaylor Johnson (6.7 ppg).

Playing as an indepen-

dent, the schedule is toughthis season.

The Lady Warriors willtravel to Columbus for theClassic in theCountry tour-nament Jan. 20 and playteams from seven differ-ent conferences as well assome other independents.

“We have to play the topteams because nobody elsewants to play those topteams and they have roomto schedule us in,” Johnsonsaid to Gannett News Ser-vice. “When playoff timecomes we will have beentested by some of the topteams in the Cincinnatiarea and in the state ofOhio.”

GirlsContinued from Page A6

Emily Vogelpohl and theMcAuley Mohawks enterthe season ranked No. 3 inthe city’s preseasoncoaches’ poll. FILE PHOTO

Hall-of-famersMt. Healthy High

School recently inductedthree into its 2012 Hall ofFame.

Inductees are TimSchlosser (class of 1969),

John Schlosser (class of1972) and Darrick Betts(class of 1996).

They were inducted onSept. 28 at the Mt.Healthy varsity footballgame.

BRIEFLYNUCLEAR FUSION

The Kolping Lady Fusionwins first place in the FallBall Tournament in the U14Purple Division. From leftare: Back, coach BrandonHacker, Madison Wittekind,Jaycie Russell, Gabe Atkins,Noa Atkins, Jayla Costello,Keely Robinson, KailynnHeger and coach Alex Kelly;middle Alyssa Johnson,Ashley Caldwell, CourtneyMoore, Shelby Ridings,Kathryn Rost, Alison Dennisand Abby Wilson; front,Megan Taylor. THANKS TOKIMBERLY HACKER

TO THE VICTORS...

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

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HILLTOPPRESSEditor: Marc Emral, [email protected], 853-6264

Not opposed tobusiness

In the recent Hilltop Pressarticle “Citizenssayno torezon-ing,yes tocharter”aboutMountHealthy residents votingagainst rezoning of a local prop-erty to a developer for a FamilyDollar store, readers could getthe mistaken impression thatwe are opposed to new businessdevelopment inMount Healthy.

Frommy conversationswithother residents and neighbors,it is apparent thatwewould loveto see more retail stores in ourcity – but not at 7272 HamiltonAve. Medical offices occupiedthat site for many years, butsince the last doctor left, I havebeen told that thehighpurchaseprice for the property has dis-couraged other physicians ordentists from buying it.

Our new senior living apart-ments are nearly ready for oc-cupancy, and we also have anumber of day care businessesthat would benefit from an Ur-gent Care or dentist’s office inour community. Given theirneeds, the current buildingwould be an ideal location foranother medical or dental prac-tice.

The voters’ rejection of citycouncil’s rezoning of one partic-ular piece of property shouldnot be interpreted or represent-ed as a refusal to welcome newbusinesses inMountHealthy. IfFamilyDollar or other retailers

want to open stores in our com-munity, they should contact ourlocal business association, real-tors and city officials about va-cant properties in the businessdistrict. Purchasing one ofthose sites means rezoningwon’t be an issue, and many ofus would prefer to shop locallyif the opportunity were avail-able.

Nancy KersellMount Healthy

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Second-grade students in Nancy Bleisch’s artclass at Winton Woods Primary North recentlycelebrated the day 225 years ago when the UnitedStates Constitution was signed in Philadelphia.

The students learned about the “rules” of theUnited States and had the opportunity to use a

quill pen to sign their names to a shortened ver-sion of the Constitution that Bleisch had created.

Schools across the country, including WintonWoods, place special teaching emphasis on theConstitution on or around Sept. 17 to honor of thesigning of the Constitution in 1787.

Art teacher Nancy Bleisch shows Juan Madrigal and Janiece Lumpkin how to hold a quill pen so they can signthe Constitution that was part of their observance of Constitution Day. THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY.

CELEBRATING THECONSTITUTION

I am asking that you wouldplease advocate for HB108,Nitro’s Law. I learned that StateSen. TomNiehaus refuses tobring HB108 to the Senate floorfor a vote.

Keeping Ohio a backwaterstate is doing everyone a dis-service. Keeping an arcane lawthat will only prolong animals’suffering is inexcusable. Bydoing nothing Sen. Niehaus isadvocating animal abuse.

All animal abuse in Ohio is amisdemeanor with a 90-day jailsentence, but most get proba-tion no matter what the abuse,no matter how heinous or hor-rific or violent. Ohio is one ofonly four states left that haveanimal abuse as a misdemean-or. Youmight ask yourself whybother with a felony animalabuse law. Here’s why:

Violent acts toward animalshave long been recognized asindicators of a dangerous psy-chopathy that does not confineitself to animals. “Murderers ...very often start out by killingand torturing animals as kids,”according to Robert K. Ressler,who developed profiles of seri-al killers for the FBI. Studieshave now convinced sociolo-gists, lawmakers and the courtsthat acts of cruelty towardanimals deserve our attention.They can be the first sign of aviolent pathology that includeshuman victims.

Nitro was a 3-year-old rott-weiler owned by Liz Raab andTom Siesto who had Nitroboarded at High Caliber K9Kennel in Youngstown, Ohio. InOctober 2008, they learned thata total of 19 dogs suffered ex-treme starvation at the kennel.Eight of them lost their lives;one rottweiler (Nitro), threedoberman pinschers, oneAmerican pit bull terrier, oneborder collie and two German

shepherds.After theylearned of thetragedy theywere awak-ened to thenightmarethat therewas only thepossibility ofa misdemean-or provisionin Ohio laws.

Ohio continues to rank at thebottom of animal protectionlegislation. “Although we’vehad support since 2009,” LizRaab said, “thousands of Ohioresidents have contacted theirlegislators advocating for thepassage of Nitro’s LawHB108which would allow for the pos-sibility of a felony provision incases of abuse, neglect andkilling of companion animals ina kennel setting by its owners,operators and employees whoare responsible and account-able for caring for other peo-ple’s animals.”

Courtesy of Ohio’s outdatedand antiquated laws, a furthercrime and travesty of justiceoccurred after the originalcrime when the owner of thekennel, Steve Croley, was origi-nally charged on 19 counts ofanimal cruelty for starving 19dogs, eight of which died, withonly misdemeanor penaltiesregardless of the severity ofthis horrendous crime.

For more information:www.NitroFoundation.com orwww.facebook.com/nitroslaw.

Call or email Sen. Niehausand tell him to move HB108 tothe senate floor immediately.They are in session now.

Thomas E. Niehaus – call614-466-8082, email to [email protected].

Mary K. Johnson lives in Cleves.

Animal abuse lawsshould be tougher

Mary K.JohnsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

You can express your views to localofficials by attending their meetings.Here is a list of the times and locationsfor local governmental meetings. Allmeetings are open to the public.

GreenhillsVillage Council meets at 7 p.m. the

first Tuesday of month at the MunicipalBuilding, 11000 Winton Road. Call825-2100 for information.

Forest ParkCouncil meets the first and third

Monday of the month at 8 p.m. incouncil chambers, 1201W. KemperRoad. Call 595-5200 for information.

Mount HealthyCouncil meets at 7 p.m. the first and

third Tuesday of the month at City Hall,7700 Perry St. Call 931-8840 for in-formation.

North College HillCouncil meets at 7:30 p.m. the first

and third Monday of the month at CityHall, 1500 West Galbraith Road. A minitown hall meeting for residents withthe mayor, council and adminsitrationwill beging at 6:45 p.m. Call 521-7413for information.

Springfield TownshipBoard of Trustees meets at 6:30 p.m.

on the second Tuesday of each monthin the Allen Paul Community Room ofthe Springfield Township Administra-tion Building, 9150 Winton Road. Call522-1410 for information.

Finneytown Local School DistrictBoard of Education meets at 7:30

p.m. the third Monday of the month atthe Finneytown High School library,8916 Fontainebleau Terrace. Call 728-3700 for information

Nortwest Local School DistrictBoard of Education meets on the

second and fourth Monday of eachmonth at 7:30 p.m. at the NorthwestAdministrative offices, 3240 BanningRoad. Call 923-3111 for information.

Mount Healthy Local SchoolDistrict

Board of Education meets at 5 p.m.on the third Monday of each month atMt. Healthy Board of Education offices,7615 Harrison Ave. Call 729-0077 forinformation.

North College Hill City SchoolDistrict

Board of Education meets at 7 p.m.the second Monday of the month atGoodman Elementary School, 1731Goodman Ave. Call 931-8181 for in-

formation.Winton Woods City School Dis-

trictBoard of Education meets at 7 p.m.

the second and fourth Mondays of themonth in board offices, 1215 W. Kem-per Road. Call 619-2300 for informa-tion.

Hamilton County» Board of County Commissioners

meet at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday inRoom 603 of the County Administra-tion Building, 138 E. Court St., down-town. Call 946-4400 for information.

» General Health District meets at6:30 p.m. the second Monday of themonth at 250 William Howard TaftRoad, Clifton. Call 946-7800 for in-formation.

» Regional Planning Commissionmeets at 12:30 p.m. the first Thursdayof the month at the County Admini-stration Building, eighth floor, 138 E.Court St., downtown. Call 946-4500 forinformation.

If you would like your meeting tobe considered for this, send the

information [email protected].

WHEN THEYMEET

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

HILLTOPPRESS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The annual blessing of the ani-mals was Oct. 6 at the Centen-nial Barn in Wyoming/Hart-well on the campus of theFranciscan Sisters of the Poor

Convent.The feast of St. Francis of Assisi Oct.

4 is celebrated each year in remem-brance of his gentleness, kindness andcompassion for all living creatures. TheFranciscan Sisters of the Poor, who livein accordance with his qualities, invitedthe community to join them in the bless-ing lead by The Rev. Frank Geers.

Following the pet blessing, Geers,Centennial Barn staff members and theSisters joined with guests in the dedica-

tion and blessing of the St. Francis Me-morial Garden adjacent to the CentennialBarn. The Memorial Garden consists ofred brick pavers, engraved in remem-brance and celebration of the relation-ship people have with their animal com-panions. The brick pavers can be pur-chased with a donation to the CentennialBarn and installed as a permanent me-morial in the blessed garden on the cam-pus.

For more information about the Me-morial Pavers, or to gift one to a friend,call (513) 761-1697.

For more information about Centenni-al Barn, go to www.centennialbarn.org orlike us on Facebook.

Beverly and Brian Clipson reading the pet blessing prayers as their pet eyes something ofinterest. THANKS TO RUTHY TRUSLER

Blessing of theanimals brings

SMILESALL

AROUNDThe Rev. Frank Geersblesses the PetMemorial. THANKS TORUTHY TRUSLER

The Rev. Frank Geers blesses fourwell-behaved dalmatians with owner Dan

Fuerst. THANKS TO RUTHY TRUSLER

Frannie III, Sister Arlene McGowan's newaddition to the Franciscan Sisters of thePoor Campus. THANKS TO RUTHY TRUSLER

Greg Spitlerbrings his dogto the blessingof animals at

the CentennialBarn. THANKS TO

RUTHY TRUSLER

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FRIDAY, NOV. 23Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Kroger Finney-town, 8421Winton Road, Fif-teen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byMercy Health Partners. 686-3310; www.e-mercy.com. Fin-neytown.

Music - BluesRicky Nye, 6:30-9:30 p.m.,VanZandt, 1810 W. GalbraithRoad, Free. 407-6418. NorthCollege Hill.

NatureNatureMovies, Noon-2 p.m.,Farbach-Werner Nature Pre-serve, 3455 Poole Road, Ellen-wood Barn. Drop in program.Popcorn provided. Free, parkingpermit required. Presented byHamilton County Park District.521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Colerain Township.

Senior CitizensPinochle, Noon-4 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, 385-3780. GreenTownship.Arthritis Exercise, Noon-12:45p.m., Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road, Work-out to videos geared to helplessen arthritis symptoms. Forseniors. Free. 385-3780. GreenTownship.Taking Off Pounds Sensibly,10-11 a.m., Green TownshipSenior Center, 3620 Epley Road,Weight loss support and ac-countability. For seniors. $28annual fee. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

SATURDAY, NOV. 24CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Kuliga Park, 6717Bridgetown Road, HamiltonCounty residents may drop offyard trimmings. Free to allHamilton County Residents.Bring proof of residency. Land-scapers and commercial estab-lishments not eligible to partici-pate. Free. Presented by Hamil-ton County Recycling and SolidWaste District. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Green Township.Yard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Rumpke SanitaryLandfill, 3800 Struble Road,Hamilton County residents maydrop off yard trimmings. Free toall Hamilton County Residents.Bring proof of residency. Land-scapers and commercial estab-lishments not eligible to partici-pate. Free. Presented by Hamil-ton County Recycling and SolidWaste District. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Colerain Township.

Clubs & OrganizationsNorth College Hill HistoricalSociety Monthly Meeting, 2-4p.m. Open House. Light refresh-ments will be served., GoodmanElementary School, 1731Good-man Ave., Free. Presented byNorth College Hill HistoricalSociety. 772-2488. North CollegeHill.

Community DanceSkirts and Shirts SquareDance Club, 7:30-10 p.m., JohnWesley United MethodistChurch, 1927 W. Kemper Road,Western Style Square DanceClub for experienced square andround dancers. Plus level squaresand up to phase III round danc-ing. $5. Presented by Southwest-ern Ohio/Northern KentuckySquare Dancers Federation.929-2427; www.sonksdf.com.Springfield Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Kids Dance FitnessClass, 10:30-11:15 a.m., GreatCommission Bible Church, 10200Hamilton Ave., Family LifeCenter. Healthy program featur-ing explosion of music, danceand energy. Ages 4-12. $4.851-4946; www.debsfitnesspar-ty.com.Mount Healthy.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke with Uncle Don, 9:30p.m., Poor Michael’s, 11938Hamilton Ave., Free. 825-9958.Springfield Township.

NatureKids’ Craft Day, 2-4 p.m., Win-ton Woods, 10245 Winton Road,Winton Centre. Make-and-takecrafts for children. Pirce per craftvaries, vehicle permit required.

Presented by Hamilton CountyPark District. 521-7275. Spring-field Township.

SUNDAY, NOV. 25CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Kuliga Park, Free.946-7766; www.hamiltoncoun-tyrecycles.org. Green Township.Yard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Rumpke SanitaryLandfill, Free. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Colerain Township.

Exercise ClassesYoga, 4-5 p.m., GuenthnerPhysical Therapy, 5557 CheviotRoad, Strengthen, stretch andtone with gentle postures thatrelease tension rand support theintegrity of the spine. Familyfriendly. $7 walk-in; $120 for 10classes. 923-1700; www.guenth-nerpt.com.Monfort Heights.

NatureKids’ Craft Day, 2-4 p.m., Win-ton Woods, Price per craftvaries, vehicle permit required.521-7275. Springfield Township.Animal Tracks, 2 p.m., Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, 3455Poole Road, Ellenwood NatureBarn. Learn about what localanimals leave behind and makea craft to take home. Free,vehicle permit required. Present-ed by Hamilton County ParkDistrict. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Colerain Township.

ShoppingCoin Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,American Legion Post HughWatson Post 530 Greenhills,11100 Winton Road, Free admis-sion. Presented by Jim Huffman.937-376-2807. Greenhills.

MONDAY, NOV. 26Dance ClassesMovingwithMommy/Danc-ing with Daddy, 6:30-7 p.m.,Cincinnati Dance and MovementCenter, 880 Compton Road, Theclass focuses on basic movementand dance skills to developcoordination, balance, musical-ity, timing, and flexibility. Anadult must participate with thechild. Ages 2-4. $36 a month orpro-rated at time of registrationif needed. Registration required.521-8462. Springfield Township.

Exercise ClassesFitBodz, 6:30 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Instruct-ed by Gary Terry, West Pointgraduate, Army master fitnesstrainer and certified personaltrainer. Focusing on helpingindividuals improve theirstrength, stamina, flexibility andweight loss. Bring mat, 3- or5-pound dumbbells and water.$8. 741-8802; www.coleraintw-p.org. Colerain Township.Zumba, 5:30-6:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Wear comfortableworkout attire and gym shoes.Bring water. $5. Presented byDeb’s Fitness Party. 205-5064;www.debsfitnessparty.com.Green Township.Strengthening, Flexibility andCore Class, 1:30-2:30 p.m.,Guenthner Physical Therapy,5557 Cheviot Road, Enter at rearof building. Enhance flexibilityand strengthen all major musclegroups and core using bands,balls and weights. $7. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com.Mon-fort Heights.Cardio Dance Party, 7:45-8:45p.m., Cincinnati Dance andMovement Center, 880 ComptonRoad, Incorporates variety ofdance styles, including jazz, hiphop, latin, jive and more dancedto popular music. $10. Regis-tration required. Presented byCardio Dance Party. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Springfield Township.

Health / WellnessLunch and Learn Lecture:Health and Stress, Noon-1p.m., Clippard Family YMCA,8920 Cheviot Road, BoardRoom. Learn about symptoms ofstress, how stress affects thebody’s overall health and what aperson can do to relieve stress inorder to feel better both athome and at work. Ages 21 andup. Free. Reservations required.Presented by Foundation forWellness Professionals. 941-0378. Groesbeck.

Music - BluesBlues Jam, 8:30 p.m., PoorMichael’s, 11938 Hamilton Ave.,With Tristate blues artists. Free.825-9958. Springfield Township.

Senior CitizensChair Volleyball, 10 a.m.-noon,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, 385-3780.Green Township.Indoor Cornhole, 10 a.m.-noon,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, 385-3780.Green Township.Pinochle, Noon-4 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 385-3780. Green Township.

TUESDAY, NOV. 27Community DanceContinentals Round DanceClub, 2:30-4 p.m., Trinity Luther-an Church, 1553 Kinney Ave.,Phase III-V level round danceclub. $6. Presented by South-western Ohio/Northern Ken-tucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 929-2427.Mount Healthy.

Dance ClassesAdult Dance Fitness Class,9:15-10 a.m., Cincinnati Danceand Movement Center, 880Compton Road, Various dancestyles incorporated. Familyfriendly. $126 for 10 weeks.Registration required. 521-8462;www.cincinnatidance.com.Springfield Township.Tap Class, 7-7:30 p.m., CincinnatiDance and Movement Center,880 Compton Road, Tap Class Ifor ages 5-9. $36 a month; orwill be pro-rated at the time ofregistration if needed. Regis-tration required. 521-8462.Springfield Township.Ballet 1, 6:30-7 p.m., CincinnatiDance and Movement Center,880 Compton Road, $36 amonth or pro-rated at time ofregistration if needed. Regis-tration required. 521-8462.Springfield Township.MovingwithMommy/Danc-ing with Daddy, 10-10:30 a.m.,Cincinnati Dance and MovementCenter, 880 Compton Road,Class focuses on basic movementand dance skills to developcoordination, balance, musical-ity, timing and flexibility. Adultmust participate with child.Ages 2-4. $36 a month or pro-rated at time of registration ifneeded. Registration required.521-8462. Springfield Township.

Exercise ClassesPilates Mat Class, 11 a.m.,Guenthner Physical Therapy,5557 Cheviot Road, Taught byJudy Feazell. $15 drop-in; $120for 10 classes. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com.Mon-fort Heights.Tai Chi Fitness for Adults,6-6:45 p.m., Cincinnati Danceand Movement Center, 880Compton Road, Slow, fluidmovements build strength andstretch muscles while the mindfocuses on the movement. Thistype of meditation in motioncan reduce stress, improve moodand promote better sleep. Ages18 and up. $126 for 10-weeksession. Registration required.521-8462; www.cincinnatidance-.com. Springfield Township.Natural Facelift, 6:45-7:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Dance and MovementCenter, 880 Compton Road,Learn specific toning exercisesfor the facial muscles to helpdelay and reverse saggingcheeks, drooping eyes anddouble chins. Class will alsoinclude self-massage techniques.Ages 18 and up. $108 for 10-week session. Registrationrequired. 521-8462. SpringfieldTownship.Gentle Fitness, 7:15-8 p.m.,Cincinnati Dance and MovementCenter, 880 Compton Road,Gentle exercises to help you

tone and stretch your muscles,improve balance and becomemore aware of postural habits.All ability levels welcome. Bringyoga mat. Ages 18 and up. $126for 10-week session. Registrationrequired. 521-8462; www.cincin-natidance.com. SpringfieldTownship.

Senior CitizensQuilting, 9:30-11:30 a.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Make blankets todonate to Project Linus andChildren’s Hospital. For seniors.385-3780. Green Township.Exercise toMusic, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, $1. 385-3780.Green Township.Ceramics, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, 385-3780.Green Township.Stability Ball, 9:30-10 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Bring yourown stability ball and work onstrengthening your core. Forseniors. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.Euchre, 12:30-3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Open game. Forseniors. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.Pattern Dancing, 1-2:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Learn linedancing and have fun whileexercising. For seniors. Free.385-3780. Green Township.Billiards, 1:30-3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28Exercise ClassesFitBodz, 6:30 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,$8. 741-8802; www.coleraintw-p.org. Colerain Township.

Health / WellnessLunch and Learn, Noon-1 p.m.,Llanfair Retirement Community,1701 Llanfair Ave., Topic: Coura-geous Conversations: under-stand dialogue and learn how toactively listen and create anenvironment where all partiescan share thoughts and ideas.Speaker: Peg Smith, RN forsenior independence. Bringbrown bag lunch. Registrationrequired. 381-5700; dchristen-sen@ritter-randolph. CollegeHill.

Senior CitizensPinochle, Noon-4 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 385-3780. Green Township.Vintage Artist, 9 a.m.-12:30p.m., Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road, Placefor artists to paint together.Beginners welcome. Bring ownsupplies. For seniors. Free.385-3780. Green Township.Knitting and Crocheting,10-11:30 a.m., Green TownshipSenior Center, 3620 Epley Road,Knit or crochet blankets forProject Linus. Yarn provided. Forseniors. Free. 385-3780. GreenTownship.Wood Carving, 1-3 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620

Epley Road, Carve with Green-wood Chippers. Many differenttechniques used: relief carvings,scroll saw, figurines. Bring owntools. For seniors. Free. 385-3780. Green Township.Wii Bowling, 2-3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.Zumba Gold, 1-2 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Modified Zumba forseniors with standing and chairparticipation. For seniors. $3,$25 for 10 classes. Presented byDeb’s Fitness Party. 205-5064;www.debsfitnessparty.com.Green Township.

THURSDAY, NOV. 29Community DanceRoyal Rounds, 2-4 p.m., Green-hills Community Church Presby-terian, 21 Cromwell Road, PhaseIII-V round dance club for expe-rienced dancers. Ballroomfigures: waltz, two-step, chacha, rumba, tango and bolero.$6. Presented by SouthwesternOhio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 929-2427.Greenhills.

Dance ClassesSquare Dance Lessons, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Forest Park ActivityCenter, 651W. Sharon Road,Low-impact activity to improveyour mind, body and spirit. Ages9 and up. $5. Presented byHappy Time Squares. 232-1303.Forest Park.

EducationAARP Driver Safety Class, 10a.m., Triple Creek RetirementCommunity, 11230 Pippin Road,Villa Clubhouse. Tuition free tolocal veterans of all ages, theirfamilies and dependents. Reser-vations required. Presented byAARP Ohio. 851-4118;www.aarp.org/veterans. Col-erain Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 7:15p.m., Colerain Township Com-munity Center, 4300 SpringdaleRoad, Greg Insco, instructor. $5.741-8802; www.coleraintwp.org.Colerain Township.

Senior CitizensExercise toMusic, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.Open Bridge, 12:15-3:15 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.

FRIDAY, NOV. 30Farmers MarketLettuce Eat Well Winter Farm-ers Market, 3-7 p.m., CheviotUnited Methodist Church, Free.661-1792; www.lewfm.org.Cheviot.

Music - ClassicalXavier University SymphonicWinds, 7:30 p.m., MountHealthy Jr./Sr. High School, 8101Hamilton Ave., Performingworks by Williams, Delibes, Reedand Maslanka. Theme: Med-itations and Visions. Free. Pre-sented by Xavier University

Department of Music andTheatre. 745-3135; www.xavi-er.edu/music.Mount Healthy.

Music - ReligiousRonnie Freeman Christmas,7:30 p.m., The Underground,1140 Smiley Ave., Doors open 7p.m. Christian recording artists.$18, $15 advance. 825-8200;www.theug.com. Forest Park.

Senior CitizensPinochle, Noon-4 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 385-3780. Green Township.Arthritis Exercise, Noon-12:45p.m., Green Township SeniorCenter, Free. 385-3780. GreenTownship.Taking Off Pounds Sensibly,10-11 a.m., Green TownshipSenior Center, $28 annual fee.385-3780. Green Township.

SATURDAY, DEC. 1Exercise ClassesZumba Kids Dance FitnessClass, 10:30-11:15 a.m., GreatCommission Bible Church, $4.851-4946; www.debsfitnesspar-ty.com.Mount Healthy.

Holiday - ChristmasWinterfest, 1-4 p.m., The GroveBanquet Hall, 9158 WintonRoad, Madcap Puppets perform-ing “Rumpelstiltskin” at 1 p.m.Followed by professional photoswith Santa, train display, bookexchange, face painting, crafts,games, park animals and hayrides. All activities free, dona-tions accepted. Presented bySpringfield Township. 522-1410;springfieldtwp.org/winter-fest.cfm. Finneytown.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke with Uncle Don, 9:30p.m., Poor Michael’s, Free.825-9958. Springfield Township.

Religious - CommunityLive Nativity, Noon-4 p.m., JoyCommunity Church, 5000 NorthBend Road, Hot chocolate andcookies available indoors. In-cludes children’s activity. Free.662-4569; www.joycommun-itychurch.org.Monfort Heights.

SUNDAY, DEC. 2Community DanceDiamond Squares, 6:30-8:30p.m., Parky’s Farm Hayloft Barn,10073 Daly Road, Christmasdinner and dance. Plus levelWestern square and rounddance club for experienceddancers. Family friendly. $5.Presented by SouthwesternOhio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 929-2427.Springfield Township.

Dining EventsSons of the American LegionBreakfast, 8:30-11:30 a.m.,American Legion Post 513, 7947Hamilton Ave., Made-to-ordereggs, omelets, bacon, goetta,ham, pancakes, biscuits andgravy, fried potatoes, fruit andmuffins. $8, free for children 6and younger. 729-0061.MountHealthy.

Holiday - ChristmasSt. Nicholas Day Celebration,1-5 p.m., German HeritageMuseum, 4790 West Fork Road,St. Nicholas meet-and-greet 3-5p.m. Fairview German LanguageSchool members performance at3 p.m. Cincinnati Carvers Guilddisplays wood carvings. Refresh-ments available. Free, donationsaccepted. 574-1741;www.gacl.org/museum.html.Green Township.

Religious - CommunityLive Nativity, Noon-4 p.m., JoyCommunity Church, Free. 662-4569; www.joycommunitychur-ch.org.Monfort Heights.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5Clubs & OrganizationsMothers of PreschoolersMonthly Meeting, 9-11:30a.m., LifeSpring ChristianChurch, 1373 W. Galbraith Road,Room161. Mothers with chil-dren from newborns to kinder-gartners welcome. Morning ofbuilding relationships withother moms, eating breakfast,listening to speakers on varietyof topics, making crafts, playinggames, group discussion andmore. Free child care provided.Membership: $23.95 per year.Presented by Mothers of Pre-schoolers - LifeSpring. 271-5775;www.mops.org. North CollegeHill.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Local blues musician Ricky Nye will perform from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, atVanZandt, 1810 W. Galbraith Road, in North College Hill. For more information, call407-6418. FILE PHOTO.

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Hanukkah, Christmas,Boxing Day and Kwanzaaare all times to celebratefamily, friends and food. I’llbe sharingmy best recipes,along with yours, so sendyour faves to me along withthe story of why the recipeis special.

Stovetop turkey potpie

What to do with thatleftover turkey?Make apot pie. This works wellwith chicken, too. Depend-ing upon how your turkeywas seasoned to begin with,

youmay needmore garlic,thyme, etc.

3 cups cooked turkey orchicken, diced

1⁄2 pound hot sausage,cooked

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

2⁄3 cupmilkSalt and pepperPeas and carrots, as many asyou like

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

Melt butter and stir inflour. Cook to get the rawtaste of the flour out, butdon’t let brown. Add garlic,thyme, broth andmilk.Cook, whisking constantly,until slightly thickened. Itwill look a bit lumpy atfirst, but will smooth out.Add turkey, sausage andvegetables. Cook untilheated through, about 10-15minutes. Season to taste.Ladle over hot baked bis-cuits that you’ve split intotwo, or into puff pastryshells that you’ve bakedahead. You can also put thefilling in a pie plate orcasserole, cut out a puffpastry or pie dough top to

fit and pre-bake the top.Lay on top of casserole toserve.

To finish in oven:Pourmixture after it’s

cooked into a sprayed,shallow casserole. Top withpie crust and bake at 425degrees until goldenbrown. You can also bake itwith a biscuit topping.Follow directions for bak-ing biscuits and use thattemperature: Put the bis-cuits on top of the pie andbake.

Limoncello

This Italian lemon li-queur is an elegant additionto your party or dinnerdrink offerings, but isexpensive to buy. The greatthing about this is it keepsjust about forever in thefreezer. Sometimes I’ll mixlimes and lemons together.Make now for gift giving.Check out my blog forphotos.

2 generous pounds lemons,thick-skinned

4 cups good quality vodka

3 cups sugar3 cups water

Pour vodka in largeglass jar. Remove peelfrom lemons with a vegeta-ble peeler. Take off all ofthe pith – that’s the whitepart – from the peel as it isreally bitter. If you can’tget it all off, do the best youcan. Place peel in jar withvodka and cover. Let sit atroom temperature for atleast one week. Some reci-pes recommend a darkplace. I like to leave it outonmy counter just to see

the color change and smellthe lemon aromawhen Iopen the jar. The vodka willtake on the color and flavorof the lemon as it steeps.You can leave the lemonpeels in the vodka for a fewweeks. Now bring the sug-ar and water to a simmerand stir until sugar dis-solves and thickens a bit.Let cool and then add thatto vodkamixture and stir.Strain and put in prettybottles. Seal and chill amonth in refrigerator (or acouple weeks in freezer)before using. To use, servestraight over ice chips, mixwith sparkling wine ormineral water and a lemoncurl, toss with fresh fruit,serve over ice cream, fro-zen yogurt or simple cake.

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Fabulous Frames&ArtGallery, the largest Char-ley Harper dealer, willhost a holiday open house11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 1, at its 10817 Mont-gomery Road store.

“Four never-beforepublished prints from thenewly released AnimalKingdom collection willbe available for pur-chase,” said FabulousFrames owner Ken Carl.“The prints are being re-leased inconjunctionwitha lavish new coffee tablebook by Todd Oldham en-titled ‘Charley Harper’sAnimal Kingdom.’”

Everyone purchasing anew Animal Kingdomprint collection will alsoreceive copy of Oldham’scompanion coffee tablebook, which retails for$100. Additionally, any-one purchasing a printthat day will also receivea newly-released Harperlithograph “Headbang-er.”

“This is a big momentfor us and the Harper col-lector,” said Brett Har-per, studio director andson of the late CharleyHarper. “Over 45 yearsago a set of four printscame out when my fatherjoined the national pub-lisher Frame House Gal-lery. That portfolio, pack-aged in the olive greenwhich was very in voguethen, cost a pittance of theseveral thousand dollarsit commands today – ifyou can even locate an in-tact set.”

The giclées in the Ani-mal Kingdom portfoliohave been chosen fromthe hundreds in the newbook by the same title.Two of them, “PurrfectlyPerched,” which portraysa house cat poised to catcha bird, and “EveningGrosbeaks,” a tandem ofyellow-and-black birds ona fence post, are verticals

with a complementarycolor palette. The othertwoprints, “ThinkPink,” apaean to flamingos, and“Strollin’ and Patrollin,’”a summerybeach sceneofsanderlings, are horizon-tals suitable to be dis-played together. Two arefrom private collections.

All four prints are 18inches x 21 inches andprinted on bright whitearchival fine art paper.They are presented insidea custom-designed folderfeaturing a wraparoundelement from the coversof the Golden Press out-of-print textbook, “TheAnimal Kingdom,” itselffrom 1968. The folder is aluxurious duplex, whiteon the outside and deepblue on the interior. In ad-dition to the prints, eachfolder contains separatetext cards describing theindividual images, an art-ist biography, and a cer-tificate of authenticityfrom the studio. (See at-tached photos.)

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says now she can’t evenreach the company byphone. “That’s no longerin operation. Any emailthat I now send themcomes back undeliver-able,” she said.

Unfortunately, Coffeypaid this company withher debit card so themoney came right out ofher bank account. Shedidn’t use a credit cardbecause she didn’t haveone. But if you’re plan-ning on buying some-thing over the Internet,you need to have a creditcard so you can disputethe charge with the cred-it card company. In thiscase, since Coffey didn’tget the service claimed –and failed to get thepromised refund – shecould have received hermoney from a creditcard company.

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Nearly a month ago,Springfield Township an-nounced its first dinnertheater production featur-ing escape artist, MichaelGriffin.

Thatwas one of a seriesof dinner theaters. Each“Play With Your Dinner”production is atTheGroveBanquet Hall, and in-cludes dinner with a show,and is open to anyone overthe age of 21. Proceeds of

each show benefit futureevents for the community.

The schedule:» Friday, Jan. 11, at 6:30

p.m. “The Comedy ShortsOf Coward And Orton.” Inthe style of theold “Laugh-In” show, the best selec-tions from Noel Cowardplays will be played out inshort skits. Tickets on salenow for $32.

» Friday,April 5, at 6:30p.m. “It’s For You.” The

talented professional ac-tors of “Play With YourLunch” return for a sec-ond show . Tickets will besold by the SpringfieldTownship Arts and En-richment Council afterJan. 30.

» Friday, July12, at 6:30p.m. “Putt To Death.” En-joy dinner and amurder inthis interactive mysterydinner presented by Who-dunit Theater.

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Kling Anniversary

Frank & Romaine Klingcelebrated their 50th anni-versary this year withfamily & friends. TheHughes High Schoolsweethearts married onNovember 10, 1962 inCincinnati, OH.

Moeller-Tidd

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moel-ler of Colerain Townshipare pleased to announcethe engagement of theirdaughter Kristi Moeller, toKevin Tidd, son of Jerryand Joan Tidd of Cleve-land, Ohio. Ms. Moeller,a graduate of the Univer-sity of Cincinnati, is aService Manager for theCintas Corporation in Cin-cinnati, Ohio. Mr. KevinTidd, graduated fromCentre College in Danville,Kentucky and received hislaw degree from the Uni-versity of Cincinnati. He isthe staff attorney forJudge Norbert A. Nadel.The couple is getting mar-ried April 6th 2013.

Jo CantrellLinda “Jo” Kilgore Cantrell,

69, died Nov. 14.She was a member of Fairborn

Free Will Baptist Church.Survived by husband Darlie

Cantrell; daughters Jennifer(Steve) Hannaford, Leigh Anne(Stuart) Snow; grandchildrenMacy, Madison Musick, Jenna,Logan Snow, Kelli (Kevin) Trit-schler, Stefanie (Nick) Siemen,Laurie Hannaford; great-grand-children Kayla, Kara Tritschler;siblings Loverna (Doc) Cantrell,Norman (Joanie), Dexter (Con-nie), Sam (Diane) Kilgore, Mary

Keeton, Deloris (Mark) Rich-endollar; sisters-in-law DorothyHoward, Lillie Cantrell; niecesand nephews. Preceded in deathby parents Dillard, Teddy Kil-gore, brothers-in-law Paul, TedCantrell, Harold Keeton.

Services were Nov. 17 atVictory Temple Church. Arrange-ments by Neidhard-Snow Funer-al Home with Belton-StroupFuneral Home.

Betty McMillanBetty Dozier McMillan,

Springfield Township, died Nov.4.

Survived by husband BillMcMillan; sons Bob, Frank, Mike(Sue) McMillan; seven grand-children; three great-grand-children.

Services were Nov. 7 at JohnWesley United MethodistChurch. Arrangements by Paul R.Young Funeral Home. Memorialsto JohnWesley United Method-ist Church or a charity of thedonor's choice.

Chuck MinnichElwood L. “Chuck”Minnich,

84, Springfield Township, diedNov. 10.

He was a Marine Corps veter-an.

Survived by children Stephen(Marilyn), Paula Minnich, Mar-

sha Zartman; grandchildrenJason, Heather, Nicole, Saman-tha; great-grandchildren Savan-nah, Emily, Olivia, Zachary,Benjamin, Madeline. Precededin death by wife Helen HartMinnich, sister Marilyn MinnichConner.

Services were Nov. 13 at St.John Neumann. Arrangementsby Paul R. Young Funeral Home.Memorials to St. John NeumannChurch.

Roe SiegristRobert H. “Roe” Siegrist, 96,

Springfield Township, died Nov.11.

He was a member of theMasonic Carson Lodge 598F&AM and Scottish Rite.

Survived by daughter Dawn(the late Thomas) Davis; com-panion Carol Gaede; grand-children Debbie Burress, PatriciaMeinking, Robert A., JeffreySiegrist; eight great-grand-children; one great-great-grandson. Preceded in death bywife Edith Siegrist, son Robert D.(Denise) Siegrist, grandsonTommy Davis, parents Albert,Lizzie Siegrist, siblings Rudolph,Albert, Carl, William Siegrist,Ethel Wente.

Arrangements by Paul R.Young Funeral Home.

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FOREST PARKArrests/citationsJuvenile female, 14, receivingstolen property at 1231W.

Kemper, Oct. 25.Darious Dickey, 18, 6827 BettsAve., theft at 1143 Smiley, Oct.27.Karli Boone, 23, 464 Smiley Ave.,possession of drugs at 275, Oct.25.Antonio Jones, 33, 859 BuenaAve, criminal damaging atMandarin, Oct. 21.

Incidents/reportsAssaultVictim struck at 601Dewdrop,Oct. 23.BurglaryAttempt made at 11449 Fra-mingham Drive, Oct. 24.Residence entered at Framing-ham Drive, Oct. 27.Criminal damagingWindow damaged at 488 Dew-drop, Oct. 24.Vehicle damaged at 1665 Man-darin, Oct. 21.Criminal mischiefVehicle damaged at 11031Quail-ridge, Oct. 23.TheftLicense plate removed at, Oct.23.Gas powered blower valued at$1,000 removed at 1876 Way-cross, Oct. 22.Door removed at 1194 W. Kem-per, Oct. 20.

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NORTH COLLEGE HILLArrests/citationsJuvenile male, 16, obstructingofficial business at GalbraithRoad, Nov. 3.Juvenile male, 15, obstructingofficial business at GalbraithRoad, Nov. 3.Kevin James, 25, 4601 KuglerMill Road, drug abuse, Nov. 1.Juvenile male, 15, theft at 7132Hamilton Ave., Oct. 26.Kevin McKenzie, 42, 1482 Clo-vernoll, menacing at 1646 W.Galbraith Road, Oct. 26.Juvenile male, 16, obstructingofficial business, menacing atW. Galbraith Road, Oct. 26.Juvenile male, 16, disorderlyconduct, obstructing officialbusiness at Galbraith Road, Oct.26.

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The Covedale Centerfor the Performing Arts ishosting Wayne MartinPuppets’ “A ChristmasConcert For Hands AndStrings” at 1 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 1, at the center,4990 Glenway Ave.

It is part of the thea-ter’s Saturday MorningChildren’s Series.

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For Hands And Strings” isa fast-paced musical va-riety revue featuring two-dozen oversized hand pup-pets and trick mario-nettes. Seasonal favoritesincluding Frosty theSnowman, Rudolph andthe Jolly Old Elf himselfmake appearances alongwith numerous surpriseguests in a series of vi-

gnettes of comedy and pa-thos.

Wayne Martin’s inter-est in puppetry began as ahobby at the age of 3 afterseeing the Larry SmithPuppets on television. Byage 8, he had formed hisown company, The WayneMartin Puppets and be-came a full-time profes-sional thanks in part to the

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Other shows in the se-

ries are:» Mad Cap Puppets –

The Cinderella Files Jan.26;

» Bright Star TouringCompany – African Folk-tales March 16; and

» The Frisch Mario-nettes – RumpelstiltzkinApril 27.

Wayne Martin Puppets presens Christmas concertWayne Martin Puppets willpresent “A ChristmasConcert For Hands AndStrings” at The CovedaleCenter for the PerformingArts Dec. 1. PROVIDED

Springfield Townshiphas a partnership with TheWyoming Fine Arts Centeras a way to continue freePlayhouse in the Park pro-ductions for both commu-nities.

Two shows are sched-ueld next year – Friday,Feb. 8, with “The TravelingJekyll & Hyde Show” andFriday, April 19, with “GoDog, Go.” Each show willbe at The Grove BanquetHall, 9158 Winton Road,and are supported withfunding from ArtsWave,Target and a collaborationbetween Springfield Town-

ship and The WyomingFine Arts Center.

Both Springfield Town-ship and The WyomingFine Arts Center continueto find ways to cut ex-penses and keep qualityprogramming for theircommunities. The twocommunities have offeredidentical shows withinmiles from one another forthe past two years. Thisyear, the Wyoming FineArtsCenterDirectorMilanDukic and SpringfieldTownship staff will worktogether to build even larg-er audiences and share re-

sources for hosting, mar-keting and staffing theevent at The Grove Ban-quet Hall.

“Any engagement withour neighboring communi-ties serves to improve ouroverall value for all resi-dents,” said SpringfieldTownship Trustee TomBryan. “This opportunitywith the fine arts is a greatstarting point.

Each Playhouse produc-tion hosted at The Grovewill be accompanied by apre-show or with an intro-duction to a different artform.

Playhouse bringing plays to Springfield Twp.

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