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Klenks are greatneighbors

Who’s your neighbor? Jayand Diana Klenk’s good neigh-borliness is not defined simplyby geography.

Mary Reeb, who attendschurch with the couple, saysthe Klenks are not just goodneighbors, but great neigh-bors.

“This couple is generouswith their time, love, cards,calls, flowers as well as deli-cious meals whenever there isa need,” Mary said. “When Iwas going through radiationthere would appear meals forus every week. The same nowas my husband is in the hospi-tal. We are not alone as thereare so many others who re-ceived their deeds of theirkindness.”

Diana and Jay live in Col-lege Hill. Their geographicneighbors on Pawnee knowthey have great neighbors aswell.

When the snow flies, theKlenks fly into action as well.For years, they cleared steepdriveways for neighbors theold-fashioned way: with snowshovels and muscle power. Asnow blower now makes thatact of kindness a little easier,but no less welcome.

Steve Dempster is aneighbor for life

Linda Thinnes Braunwartsays her mom’s neighbormakes life easier for lots ofpeople.

Her mom, 87-year-old Ma-rie Thinnes, has lived acrossthe street on Southridge Drivefrom Steve Dempster twice.

“We moved into the ‘newsubdivision’ in North CollegeHill in 1955 and my mom is theonly original owner on thestreet,” Linda said.

“Steve’s family was an orig-inal owner also and now sincehis parents have passed away,he lives there again. His mom,

Norma, and my mom werebest friends.”

Linda says Dempster hasbeen wonderful helping hermom with small repairs, andemergencies.

This year, as Linda’s mombattled ovarian cancer, shesaid Steve put in a railing onher steps and anything to helpher recuperate faster.

“Steve always tells her“Marie, don’t call anyone, I amjust across the street, I amhappy to help you out,” Braun-wert said. “Steve is alwaysthere for her – it really meansa lot to us kids! Everyoneshould have such a wonderfulneighbor as our friend andneighbor, Steve Dempster.”

Art Lynch has foundwork in retirement:being a great neighbor

Three women on BelsageCourt in Springfield Townshipsay Art Lynch deserves a GoodNeighbor Award.

Sue Caudill says the trio –Sue, her sister Dottie and sis-ter-in-law Dorothy, are all over65 and live alone in the housenext to Art.

“My sister-in-law needs awheel chair to get around andmy sister has difficulty walk-ing any distance,” Caudill said.“For the past four years sinceArt retired, he has been takingme to Kroger’s to grocery shopevery week.

“He also takes all of us toget our hair cut at Great Clips.He takes us to doctors appoint-ments and sometimes to res-taurants so we can eat out andto the Mall for shopping” Cau-dill said. “We can call him tocome over to repair items andhe shovels snow for us. We ap-preciate all he does for us andwe do not know what we woulddo without him.”

More caring neighbors honored

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Who’s your neighbor? Jay and Diana Klenk’s good neighborliness is not defined simply by geography.

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North College resident Steve Dempster helps an 87-year-old neighbor withsmall repairs and emergencies.See NEIGHBOR, Page A2

THE CARING NEVER STOPSWe asked, and you respon-

ded. In a big way.We asked if you knew some-

one who regularly embodies thespirit of Neighbors Who Care –maybe they brought you foodduring an illness, or looked afteryour house while you weregone, or cleared your drivewayduring snow, or helped pick updebris after a storm – or maybethey just provide a friendly face,or listen when you need to talkto someone.

We received almost 200 nomi-nations from readers of our 16Ohio papers.

Thanks to you, and to them,for making our holiday editionsmemorable.

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Businessman RyanMurphy and math teach-er Mike Lienhart havebeen honored with twotop awards from La SalleHigh School.

The two received thehonors at an all-schoolMass Dec. 8.

Murphy is this year’snominee to the La SalleHigh School Hall ofAchievement.

The Hall of Achieve-ment recognizes alumniwho exhibit the charac-teristics of pride, honor,integrity, service andgiving.

Murphy and his wifeSandra have two chil-dren. He is a 1994 gradu-ate who went on to playcollege football at theUniversity of Illinois.Upon graduation, hejoined the family insur-ance firm, Murphy In-surance, with offices onHarrison Avenue.

He is member of theCheviot Westwood Ki-wanis, the Western Eco-nomic Council, and theGreen Township Busi-ness Group. Murphy alsois a hole sponsor chair-man for the WesternEconomic Council GolfOuting, chairman of en-tertainment for the Har-vest Home Festival, andan active member in St.Ignatius Parish.

In addition, he hassupported La Salle HighSchool as the co-chair-man of the La SalleSports Stag, a committee

member of the BobKrueger InvitationalGolf Outing, class cap-tain for Class of 1994, anda continual contributorto the La Salle AnnualFund.

La Salle math teacherMike Lienhart is thisyear’s winner of the La-sallian Pillar Award forScholarship.

The award is given toan educator (elemen-tary, secondary or colle-giate) who has shownoutstanding dedicationand commitment to hisor her students and fieldof study or research.

Lienhart is a 1986 LaSalle graduate. He andhis wife, Katie, have twochildren and belong toSt. Ann parish.

He has won severalawards and attainedmany accomplishmentsthroughout his 24 yearsof teaching at La Salle.He received the MickOwens OutstandingTeacher Award, acts asthe Archdiocese of Cin-cinnati MathematicsCurriculum Develop-ment Liaison, has earnedhis Mentor Teacher cer-tification, and has a spe-cial certificate offeredby the state of Ohio des-ignating him as a MasterTeacher in Math.

Lienhart has been acoach at St. Ann/Our La-dy of Grace GradeSchool and at La Salle inswimming, cross coun-try and track.

Two La Salle gradsreceive top honors

THANKS TO MARC EMRAL

La Salle High School Hall ofAchievement inductee MikeLienhart.

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Ryan Murphy is one of twoLa Salle High Schoolgraduates inducted into theschool's Hall ofAchievement.

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The Winton WoodsBoard of Educationvoted at its Dec. 15meeting to put an 8.79-mill bond issue for newbuildings on the Mayballot.

If passed, the dis-trict will begin con-struction of two newcampuses – a pre-Kthrough sixth-grade el-ementary school on thecurrent Winton WoodsMiddle School campusin Greenhills and a newseventh- through 12th-grade secondaryschool on the currentWinton Woods HighSchool campus in For-est Park. The 8.79-millbond issue would costthe owner of a $100,000house $25.63 permonth.

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Yergers arewonderfulneighbors

Mary Meiser says Ronand Peggy Yerger have alogged a lot of years asneighbors who care.

The couple lives in theCovered Bridge area ofSpringfield Township.

“Whether it’s bring-ing mail or garbage cansback our shared longdrive or walking doggiesduring a work day, Ronand Peggy regularlyhelp when they see aneed and expect nothingin return,” she said.

Meiser says Peggy isthe best pie baker intown and shares pies andother baked items. Ronhelps trouble shoot lawn-mowers or anything elseneeded.

“The list is long andthese are only a few ofthe things they do,”Meiser said. “Both Ronand Peggy are active inthe community and atchurch. Their grownchildren have followedin their footsteps. Ronand Peggy are deservingof recognition for allthey do for others.”

Finneytown mansays he is doublyblessed with goodneighbors

Roger Zimmerer sayshe has two awesomeneighbors he would liketo recognize.

“Larry Heath hascleaned leaves out of theyard on numerous occa-sions. He also has pickedup fallen branches fromthe lawn,” Zimmerersaid.

When snow falls, Zim-merer says Ron Fettighas been plowing thesnow off of his drivewayfor years.

“These are very kindand helpful acts.Theyare much appreciated.”

Caring of neighborsis remembered evenafter they are gone

North College Hillresidents Susan and Ray-mond Zapf say it’s been28 years since they mettheir Neighbors whoCare: Ken and GretaMeiners.

“As newlyweds, wemoved into our firsthouse in North CollegeHill and met the mostwonderful neighborsanyone could have.

“Of course these arethe neighbors you bor-

row a cup of sugar from,take care of things whenyou are out of town andwho are ready to lend ahelping hand,” said Su-san Zapf. “But theseneighbors were muchmore, helping with re-modeling, roofing ...anytime a hammer wouldsound in our house Kenwould come over eagerto help.”

Susan said Ken diedseven years ago and hasbeen greatly missed, butGreta was still alwaysthere when you neededher, bringing over home-cooked meals, and sinceshe was a 38-year em-ployee of the NCH Bak-ery, a would come hometo a bag of bakery treatsfound its way to the Zapfporch quite often.

“Sadly, we lost ourwonderful neighbor onNovember 5, when shepassed away suddenly”Susan said. “We knowthat we will never haveas wonderful neighborsas we have had for thepast 28 years but my hus-band, daughters, and Iwill never forget themand what great neigh-bors we were blessedwith and the good timeswe shared. They weretruly Neighbors WhoCared.”

NeighborContinued from Page A1

When Mike Valdrini re-tired after 35 years as aspecial education teacher,family and friends sur-prised him with stacks ofretirement gifts – butnone of them were forhim.

Valdrini’s retirementparty turned into a wind-fall of garden equipment,sheets and blankets, cos-metics and games forStepping Stones’ pro-grams for children andadults with disabilities.

Valdrini, of SpringfieldTownship, said the gifts al-low him to continue to im-pact lot of his former stu-

dents. “I taught multi-handi-

capped students for 25years in the Lakota SchoolDistrict. My studentshave gone to SteppingStones for summer campand students and parentshave volunteered at Step-ping Stones. I’ve neverheard of anyone having abad experience at Step-ping Stones,” Valdrinisaid.

“Stepping Stones is thecomplete package, fromcamps to the Step-Up (au-tism education) program.The people are trained.The volunteers aretrained. Stepping Stonesjust does it right,” he said.

Valdrini’s wife anddaughter surprised himwith the Stepping Stonesretirement party.

“But if they’d haveasked me where I wantedmy presents to go, I wouldhave picked SteppingStones,” he said.

Marking celebrationswith gifts for others hasbecome a family tradition.Valdrini’s daughter’s sonwas born three monthsearly and spent his earlydays in the Neonatal In-tensive Care unit at Cin-cinnati Children’s Hospi-tal Medical Center.

“He’ll be 3 in Decem-ber and he’d doing well,”

Valdrini said. “Everybirthday we collect pre-sents for the NeonatalUnit.”

The Valdrini familyspent an afternoon atStepping Stones’ GivenRoad campus in IndianHill, visiting some of thechildren who will be usinghis retirement gifts.

“It’s easy to see whythey love it,” he said.“When you step out of theworld and step onto theStepping Stones grounds,all your troubles meltaway.”

Stepping Stones is aUnited Way partner agen-cy serving more than1,000 children, teens andadults with disabilitiesthrough summer day andovernight camps. Satur-day Clubs for children andyoung adults, adult dayprograms, overnight re-spites and autism educa-tion. The Valdrinis chosegifts from the agency’sWish List on the web sitewww.steppingstoneso-hio.org

THANKS TO PEGGY KREIMER

The Valdrini family, from left, Jaylen Valdrini and his mom, Kelly Valdrini of Colerain Township;Chrissie Valdrini of Walnut Hills; Jenny and Mike Valdrini of Springfield Township; daughterKatelyn Tighe and Kevin Tighe, of Norwood.

Teacher gives away retirement giftsto help Stepping Stones participants

THANKS TO PEGGY KREIMER

Mike Valdrini works on acraft project with HenryMussari of West ChesterTownship at Stepping Stones’Saturday Kids Club.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

HILLTOPPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Winton Woods Schools» After just one quarter, the

new ACT Class at Winton WoodsHigh School has raised testscores for this college entrancetest for many students.

“We had 25 out of 34 studentswho took the test, or 74 percentof them, raise their compositescore,” said Jennifer Henson,ACT and English teacher at thehigh school. “One studentscored a 30 from an originalscore of 28.”

In addition to her job at thehigh school, Henson has spentthe last five years as an ACT tu-tor for students at many areahigh schools. It was that tutor-ing experience that led her toapproach Superintendent An-thony G. Smith and then WintonWoods High School PrincipalTerri Holden with the idea of theelective ACT class.

After nine weeks of test prep,a number of students in herclass raised their total ACTscore by three points. Other sawgains of six to eight points in in-dividual areas like reading andscience.

“Mrs. Henson is really goodat showing you how to analyzethe test,” senior DeVaughn Wil-liams said. “She teaches youstrategies, not just information”which will help with other class-es.

Henson said her students“worked harder than I imaginedthey would when I was creatingthis course. They have em-braced this class and are appre-ciative of how valuable this canbe to them.”

Jazmin Lawson is one of thestudents whose confidence lev-el increased since taking theACT class. Lawson gave up herlunch bell for nine weeks towork with Henson, and her hardwork paid off. She raised hercomposite score by threepoints.

“Jazmin had the biggestsmile of anyone on results day,”Henson said. As she lookedaround her classroom at the col-lege pennants and flags on thewalls, she pointed out one fromher alma mater, Xavier Univer-sity. “I scored a 32 on the ACTand had half of my college paidfor because of that score,” shesaid. “This class can be that kindof gift to my students. If theywork hard, they’ll reap the bene-fits. They will open up doors forthemselves.”

» A summer partnership be-tween Winton Woods CitySchools and Envision Childrenincreased reading and mathscores for pre-kindergarten stu-dents in Envision’s AcademicSummer Enrichment Program.

“We had a great time with thestudents this summer, and theyshowed great improvements,”said Kim Lampl of EnvisionChildren, adding that an aver-age of all the pre-K students in-creased their reading score by35 percent and their math scoreby 90 percent.

Patty D’Arcy, director of stu-dent services for Winton WoodsCity Schools, said the summerprogram was funded with a$10,000 grant given by UnitedWay Success by 6, a nationalstrategy focused on improvingschool readiness through localcommunity change.

Envision Children’s Academ-ic Summer Enrichment Pro-gram ran from June 4-July 25and was eight weeks of inten-sive academic engagement pro-gram for children ages 4-10.

“These students showedsuch a great improvement, itwould be exciting to see whatthey could accomplish if wewere given a longer time frameto work with them,” Lampl said.

» Staying up-to-date as a par-ent or community member inthe Winton Woods School Dis-trict just got easier with the

launch of a new app that can beused on smart-phones and tab-lets.

“This free app will enable ourfamilies to access everythingfrom lunch menus to schoolclosing information,” said Cori-na Denny, the district’s commu-nity and public engagement co-ordinator. The app is availableon any device including iPhone,iPad, Android, Blackberry, andWindows phones and tablets andis available at iTunes.

Features on the new app in-clude: weather notifications;alerts for school news and an-nouncements; interactive cal-endars and maps to keep trackof upcoming events; easy ac-cess to faculty/staff contacts,links, documents, forms andpictures; an anonymous tip lineto keep school campuses safe;social media posts, and an or-ganizational tool called My As-signments.

“The district is always look-ing for new ways to use technol-ogy to connect with our familiesand stakeholders, and this apphelps us do that,” said RhondaHobbs, the district director oftechnology.“People can connectto us in real time, on their ownschedule and at their own con-venience.”

“Our new app is another stepin the district’s efforts to betransparent in our communica-tions and to increase parent in-teraction and involvement,”Denny said.

» The Winton Woods High

School band wants to go globalwith their performances nextyear and travel to China inMarch 2015 for a music ex-change with their sister schoolin Shanghai.

“We have already built somany bridges in the last fewyears through cultural ex-changes with Jianping HighSchool that this seemed like alogical next step in creating aglobal connection for our musicstudents,” band director DaniAshbrook said.

The band is trying to raise$100,000, about two thirds of

what’s needed, to make the tripaffordable to students. That’sthe cost of transporting andlodging the thirty band mem-bers in China, where they’ll per-form in Beijing, Xi’an andShanghai. Without the addition-al funds, the cost per students is$3,575, an amount that is impos-sible for most of the band stu-dents and their families to raise.

Ashbrook has already mailedletters to local companies andfoundations, asking for dona-tions for the trip and emphasiz-ing that her students will beglobal ambassadors for the Win-

ton Woods District and theGreater Cincinnati area. “We’vealso been selling spirit wear andKona Ice at sporting events andhave plans for additional fund-raisers in the upcomingmonths,” said Ashbrook. “Therewill be some restaurant fund-raisers and a Christmas concertat Dayspring Church in ForestPark on Sunday, December 14.”

The trip will include a visit tothe Great Wall of China, Tianan-men Square, the Forbidden City,the Beijing Zoo, the OlympicStadium and the Terra CottaWarriors. Sophomore JackieMartinez said she loves to traveland learn about different cul-tures and is looking forward tothis travel opportunity. SeniorTyJaye Capell agreed, addingthat he wants to see how Chi-nese schools and bands operate.“We’re looking forward to com-plete cultural immersion,” saidMichael Schultz, assistant banddirector at Winton Woods HighSchool. “Sharing music andsharing culture is a great oppor-tunity.”

Anyone interested in contrib-uting to the band’s China tripshould send a check, payable toWinton Woods City Schools, toDani Ashbrook, Winton WoodsHigh School, 1231 W. KemperRoad, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240.Donations are tax deductibleand should be marked “ChinaTrip.” Ashbrook said she’s hop-ing to get most donations in bythe end of November so thatthere’s a clear picture of themoney raised and what’s stillneeded.

» Winton Woods PrimarySouth held its annual VIP lunchSept. 12, and had more than 230parents, grandparents and oth-er relatives stop by to visit andshare a meal with students.From the cafeteria to the play-ground, families enjoyed theirlunches and their time together.

“Research has shown thatwhen there is on-going parentalinvolvement, student achieve-ment increases,” Principal To-nya Bray, said. “We’re gratefulthat so many family membersshowed up to support our stu-dents.”

» John Pennycuff was hon-ored at the Ohio School Boards

Association’sCapital Confer-ence for 25 yearsof service as aboard of educa-tion member forWinton WoodsCity Schools.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY

Winton Woods band members who are hoping to travel to China are, from left: front, Jackie Martinez, Grace Kent, Shayla Whittie, Paige Woody, ConnerMuddiman, Justin Keroboand TyJaye Capell; middle, Betty Miller, Kendra Jackson, Tiffany Doucette, Jordanne Sims, Joey Mayer, William Simpson, SilasBaur, Jillian Harris, Dayshana Bradley, Alyya Scott and Jillian Lloyd; top, Sarai Dean, Jorden Denny, Tiana Bane, Dana Dawson, Makala Pitts, DarionHassertt, Jordan Clark, Kiara Ramsey, Jasmine Smith, Jazmine Edwards and Jaeydah Edwards.

THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY

Winton Woods High School ACT and English teacher Jennifer Henson works with students Amberly Boyd, left, andNaiyla Bomer.

THANKS TO CINDY

BOEHM

Enjoying a picniclunch togetheron the groundsof WintonWoods PrimarySouth inSpringfieldTownship arekindergartnerAlex Adams,mom SharleeAdams andsecond-graderAndre Adams.Sharlee Adamsserves as thevice presidentandmembershipcommittee chairof the WintonWoodsCommunity PTA.

Pennycuff

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RecreationPickelball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learngame of Pickleball, simplepaddle game played usingspecial perforated, slow-movingball over tennis-type net onbadminton-sized court. Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 sen-iors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3BenefitsFundraiser for Madison Hoch-man, 4-7 p.m., Grace LutheranChurch, 3628 Boudinot Ave.,Fellowship Hall. Spaghettidinner to help with medicalcosts for Girl Scout MadisonHochman. $5-$8. 661-5166.Westwood.

SUNDAY, JAN. 4Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, 1150 W.Galbraith Road, Lower level.Chair exercise and Leslie San-sone’s low-impact, indoor,aerobic workout. Free. 324-6173.Springfield Township.

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., Week-ly venue of live acoustic folk,Americana, bluegrass, and rootsmusic. Scheduled performancesbegin at 7 p.m. Informal songcircle jam starts at 5:30 p.m.Open mic every first and thirdSunday. Free to members.Donations welcome from non-members. Presented by QueenCity Balladeers. 399-7227;www.qcballadeers.org. MountHealthy.

MONDAY, JAN. 5Exercise ClassesZumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, 7778 Colerain Ave.,High-energy dance fitness classfor all ages and all levels offitness. Ages 18 and up. $5.923-4226. Colerain Township.

Zumba with KimNTim, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Grace EpiscopalChurch, 5501 Hamilton Ave., $7.Presented by Zumba with KimN-Tim. 520-0165; kstegmaier-.zumba.com. College Hill.

Introduction to Vinyasa FlowYoga, 7-8 p.m., EarthConnec-tion, 370 Neeb Road, $45 forfive classes. Presented by Yogaby Marietta. 675-2725; www.yo-gabymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.

Zumba Gold Fitness Party,10-11 a.m., Westwood Town HallRecreation Center, 3017 HarrisonAve., $5. Presented by ZumbaFitness with Robin. 288-7844.Westwood.

RecreationBingo, 1-3 p.m., Green TownshipSenior Center, 3620 Epley Road,All money collected distributedas prize money. For seniors. 25cents per card. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

Pickelball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,Membership needed. $25, $10seniors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

TUESDAY, JAN. 6Exercise ClassesIntroduction to Vinyasa FlowYoga, 7-8 p.m., EarthConnec-tion, $45 for five classes. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

Farmers MarketSayler Park Farmer’s Market,4-7 p.m., Sayler Park CommunityCenter, 6720 Home City Ave.,Purchase fresh eggs, handmadebaked goods, homemade pre-serves, handmade soaps. Free.Presented by Sayler Park VillageCouncil. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

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Exercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, $1. 385-3780.Green Township.

Euchre, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Open game.For seniors. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7Dance ClassesDouce Dance Studio Class,4:30-7:30 p.m., Miami TownshipCommunity Center, 3780 ShadyLane, Tap, ballet, jazz/hip-hop,tumbling and baton twirling.$25. Registration required.Presented by Douce DanceStudio. 941-0202; doucedances-tudios.com. Miami Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, $5. 923-4226. Col-erain Township.

Introduction to Vinyasa FlowYoga, 7-8 p.m., EarthConnec-tion, $45 for five classes. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

RecreationPickelball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,Membership needed. $25, $10seniors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

Senior CitizensWood Carving, 12:30-3 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Carve withGreenwood Chippers. Manydifferent techniques used: reliefcarvings, scroll saw, figurines.Bring own tools. For seniors.Free. 385-3780. Green Township.

Youth SportsInstructional Basketball, 4-5p.m., Sayler Park CommunityCenter, 6720 Home City Ave.,

Classes are introduction tobasketball skills presented ininformative, fun and healthyway. Ages 0-2. $25, plus $2membership. 941-0102;www.cincyrec.org. Sayler Park.

THURSDAY, JAN. 8Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 385-3780. Green Township.

Exercise ClassesIntroduction to Vinyasa FlowYoga, 7-8 p.m., EarthConnec-tion, $45 for five classes. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 8a.m. to noon, Price Hill HealthCenter, 2136 W. Eighth St., Costvaries by insurance. Financialassistance available to thosewho qualify. Registration re-quired. Presented by UC HealthMobile Diagnostics. 585-8266.Price Hill.

Living Life In The Flow Chi-Kung/TaiChi, 9:30-11 a.m.,Grace Episcopal Church, 5501Hamilton Ave., Create your ownpersonal plan for health en-hancement and energeticempowerment. $50. Presentedby Harmonic Pulse Wellness.405-1514; www.harmonic-pulsewellness.com. College Hill.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collectionof karaoke music from everyera. Free. 385-9309; www.vinok-letwines.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Laugh Out Lounge Open MicComedy, 8-10 p.m., The PublicHouse, Free. 481-6300; www.pu-blichousecheviot.com. Cheviot.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.

Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.

Green Township.

FRIDAY, JAN. 9Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,Nature Nook Florist and WineShop, 10 S. Miami Ave., Casualwine tasting with light snacksand conversation. Includes fivewines from boutique wineriesaround the world. Ages 21 andup. $6. 467-1988; www.nature-nookonline.com. Cleves.

Exercise ClassesIntroduction to Vinyasa FlowYoga, 7-8 p.m., EarthConnec-tion, $45 for five classes. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

Health / WellnessEngage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, $50. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.


SATURDAY, JAN. 10BenefitsSaints for Life Paddle Party,12:30 p.m., St. William Church,4108 W. Eighth St., FatherReardon Hall. Vendors includeThirty One, Tastefully Simple,Avon, Premiere Designs Jewelry,Tupperware and others. Split-the-pot and basket raffles. Bringbaby item and receive free raffleticket. Snacks and drinks avail-able for purchase. BenefitsSeton Saints for Life. $1 and up.Presented by Mother SetonCouncil Knights of Columbus.482-0963. West Price Hill.

EducationConcealed Carry Class, 8 a.m.to 9 p.m., Tactical IntelligenceGroup, 6111 Morgan Road, Ledby certified instructors, classmeets State of Ohio ConcealedHandgun Permit pre-applicationeducational requirements inconvenient single-day format.Ages 21 and up. $150. Regis-tration required. 579-1405;

tacticalintelligencegroup.com.Cleves.

SUNDAY, JAN. 11Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, Free. 324-6173. Springfield Township.

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 399-7227;www.qcballadeers.org. MountHealthy.

MONDAY, JAN. 12Exercise ClassesZumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, $5. 923-4226. Col-erain Township.

Zumba Gold Fitness Party,10-11 a.m., Westwood Town HallRecreation Center, $5. 288-7844.Westwood.

Health / WellnessWeight Loss and PurificationLecture, 7-8:30 p.m., MiamiHeights Chiropractic Center,6379 Bridgetown Road, Free.Reservations required. Present-ed by Foundation for WellnessProfessionals. 941-0378. GreenTownship.

RecreationBingo, 1-3 p.m., Green TownshipSenior Center, 25 cents per card.385-3780. Green Township.

Pickelball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,Membership needed. $25, $10seniors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

TUESDAY, JAN. 13Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,

$1. 385-3780. Green Township.Euchre, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,385-3780. Green Township.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14Clubs & OrganizationsMonfort Heights-White OakCommunity AssociationMeeting, 7:30-8:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Cover topics fromroad repairs and traffic prob-lems to community beautifica-tion. Free. Presented by MonfortHeights/White Oak CommunityAssociation. 661-8446; mhwoca-.weebly.com. Green Township.

Dance ClassesDouce Dance Studio Class,4:30-7:30 p.m., Miami TownshipCommunity Center, $25. Regis-tration required. 941-0202;doucedancestudios.com. MiamiTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, $5. 923-4226. Col-erain Township.


Senior CitizensWood Carving, 12:30-3 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,Free. 385-3780. Green Township.

Youth SportsInstructional Basketball, 4-5p.m., Sayler Park CommunityCenter, $25, plus $2 member-ship. 941-0102; www.cincyre-c.org. Sayler Park.

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DAVID SORCHER FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Taste five wines from boutique wineries around the world from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Nature Nook Florist and Wine Shop Nature Nook Florist and WineShop, 10 S. Miami Ave., Cleves. The event features casual wine tasting with light snacks and conversation. Cost is $6. Ages 21 and up. For more information, call467-1988, or visit www.naturenookonline.com.

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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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Gift cards easy targetsfor thieves

I know I’m not alone inthis which is why I want toalert the community.

When you don’t knowwhat to buy for someone onyour holiday gift list manytimes you buy a gift card.Buyers beware! Gift cardsare a way for scammers tosteal your hard-earned mon-ey and leave your loved onewith a stocking full of coal.

Recently while in the gro-cery store I went to pick up agift card when I noticed thatthe packaging that con-cealed the PIN number wastorn. A month ago I might nothave given that a secondthought. Through my volun-teer work with AARP Ilearned about the gift cardand other scams through theAARP Fraud Watch Net-work, a free service that pro-vides information to peopleof all ages to help protect youand your loved ones fromscams.

Here’s how the scamworks. Thieves will scan astore gift-card rack and ac-cess the numbers off thecards. Once the card hasbeen activated, they willdrain the funds on the cardbefore it’s been used by therecipient.

When it comes to buyinggift cards, the Fraud WatchNetwork recommends:

» Buying gift cards di-rectly from the retailer orfrom a store cashier.

» Ask at the point of pur-chase to scan the card to en-sure it has the correct bal-ance.

» Carefully examine bothsides of the card and look forsigns of tampering such asan exposed PIN. If you findanything questionable, askfor another card.

» Keep your receipt asproof of purchase until thecards value has been ex-hausted.

I encourage everyone tolearn more ways to be savvyabout scams in Ohio by visit-ing aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork.

Donna Gering Mount Healthy

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

Dec. 24 questionWhat do you consider the

most significant event of 2014— either internationally, na-tionally, 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

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONSWhat are you most lookingforward to, or what do youexpect or hope to see hap-pen, in 2015?

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

The times are such that weneed to look at both of thesehuman virtues.

There is a relationship toexamine. In spite of all theethnic tensions that seem tobe causing trouble every-where, each of us can have animportant impact on improv-ing the situation before it getsfurther out of control. Consid-er that as you appear in agroup of strangers many ofthem are likely to evaluateyou. This includes ethnicity,appearance, manners, behav-ior or any other personal as-pect. How do you want to bejudged? Sadly, some peoplewill try to find a way to dislikeyou. Certainly you have no-ticed this very human fault.My purpose in this essay is tohelp us try to restore human-ity to a suitable level.

Let me give you an instanceI had in a very trying situa-tion. It was five days after 9-112001 and I was rushing to a

hospital inColumbuswhere myterminally illdaughter wasto give birth.As I rushed tothe door, Inoticed awoman behindme. She waswearing Mus-lim dress.

What was I to do? After quick,but intensive thought, I heldthe door for her and smiled. Itmay not have changed any ofher attitudes, but I felt like Ihad done the right thing. Thatwas just a simple courtesy,hopefully it may have madesome change for the better.

The important point is thatsimple courtesy is a positiveaction toward a better society.It costs you nothing, yet, itwill improve human relation-ships. Think of how manytimes you performed a simple

kind gesture to a stranger.Most often you are rewardedby a smile. That is more im-portant than you think. It re-flects on you and most likelyyour ethnicity if the strangeris of another ethnicity. In asmall way you have improvedon all of humanity. Think ofhow much better this is thanthe recent senseless riots thathave only increased tensionsand solved nothing. Tensionsexist. The only way to reducethem is respect for all people.

This respect begins withevery person considering thatthey are representatives oftheir ethnicity. Quite simplyyour respect begins with you.You will gain or lose it by youractions. It is not the easychoice, but I can assure youthat progress begins withcourtesy. Once you have madethat choice you will find thatyour own self respect willgrow. It won’t be long beforeothers notice and honor it.

Respect is more easily lostthan gained. This is due tohuman nature and in somepart, jealousy. It is up to all ofus to do the simple things thatare noticed and create goodfeeling among those we con-tact.

Police officers have a verydifficult task. They representall of us and may feel threat-ened is some cases. Part oftheir mental make up is toprotect themselves for obvi-ous reasons. This makes themno different than any of us.This is evident in the greatincrease in gun sales.

If we want to stop the vio-lence, it is up to all of us to actcourteously in every situation.The antagonism toward any-one and the looting and dam-age to innocent businessesonly produces more bad reac-tions.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

Courtesy and respectpart of the solution

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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 that

can potentiallyharm ground-water whilesitting fordecades inlandfills. Incin-eration is not agood optioneither, as burn-ing plasticsand metalsproduces toxic

air pollutants.Here are a few suggestions

for environmentally-friendlyways to dispose of your usedelectronics.

» Consider donating to yourlocal school, church, CrayonsFor Computers or Goodwill.

» Take your electronics toan electronics outlet: Cleanlitesin Cincinnati and Forest Park;Cohen Metals in Norwood andCincinnati (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-recyclers, visit HamiltonCoun-tyRecycles.org.

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

Where does technologygo when it’s obsolete?

Michelle BalzCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Colerain TownshipBoard of Trustees meets on second andfourth Tuesday of each month atColerain Township Government Com-plex, 4200 Springdale Road. Executivesession starts at 5:30 p.m., meetingstarts at 6 p.m. First meeting of themonth is regular business meeting,second meeting of the month is worksession. Work sessions are canceled inJune, July and August unless needed.Call 385-7500 for information.

Land Use Advisory Board meets on thefirst Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.at the Colerain Township GovernmentComplex, 4200 Springdale Road. Call385-7505 for information.

Zoning Commission meets on the thirdTuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at theColerain Township Government Com-plex, 4200 Springdale Road. Call 385-7505 for information.

Board of Zoning Appeals meets on thefourth Wednesday of each month at 7p.m. at the Colerain Township Govern-ment Complex, 4200 Springdale Road.Call 385-7505 for information.

Forest ParkForest Park Council meets at 8 p.m. thefirst and third Monday of the month,and has work sessions at 7:30 p.m. onthe second and fourth Monday of themonth, in council chambers, 1201 W.Kemper Road. Call 595-5200. forinformation.

Green TownshipBoard of Trustees meets at 5:30 p.m. onthe second and fourth Monday of eachmonth at the Green Township Admini-stration Building, 6303 Harrison Ave.Call 574-4848 for information.

GreenhillsGreenhills Village Council meets at 7p.m. the fourth Tuesday of month; andfor a work session at 7 p.m. the secondTuesday of the month, at the Munici-pal Building, 11000 Winton Road. Call513-825-2100 for information.

Hamilton CountyCommissioners – meet at 11 a.m. everyWednesday in Room 605 of the CountyAdministration Building, 138 E. CourtSt., downtown. Call 946-4400.

Educational service center governingboard – meets on the third Wednesdayof the month at 11083 Hamilton Ave.Call 742-2200.

Regional planning commission – meetsat 12:30 p.m. the first Thursday of themonth at the County AdministrationBuilding, eighth floor, 138 E. Court St.,downtown. Call 946-4500.

Mount HealthyMount Healthy Council meets at 7 p.m.the first and third Tuesday of themonth at City Hall, 7700 Perry St. Call931-8840 for information.

North College HillNorth College Hill Council meets at 7:30p.m. the first and third Monday of themonth at City Hall, 1500 West Gal-braith Road. A mini town hall meetingfor residents with the mayor, counciland administration will begin at 6:45p.m. Call 521-7413 for information.

Springfield TownshipSpringfield Township Board of Trusteesmeets at 5:30 p.m. on the secondTuesday of each month for its businessmeeting and at 4:30 p.m. on the fourthTuesday of each month for a worksession in the Allen Paul CommunityRoom of the Springfield TownshipAdministration Building, 9150 WintonRoad. There is no public participationat the work session. Call 513-522-1410for information.

Finneytown schoolsFinneytown Local School District Boardof Education meets at 7:30 p.m. thethird Monday of the month at theFinneytown High School library, 8916Fontainebleau Terrace. Call 728-3700for information.

Mount Healthy schoolsMount Healthy Local School DistrictBoard of Education meets at 7 p.m. onthe third Monday of the month at theMount Healthy Board of Educationoffices, 7615 Harrison Ave. Call 729-0077 for information.

North College HillschoolsNorth College Hill City School DistrictBoard of Education meets at 7 p.m. thesecond Monday of the month atGoodman Elementary School, 1731Goodman Ave. Call 931-8181 for in-formation.

Northwest schoolsNorthwest Local School District Board ofEducation has a regular meeting at 7p.m. the second Monday of the monthand a work session at 7 p.m. on thefourth Monday of the month at theNorthwest Administrative offices, 3240Banning Road. Call 923-3111 for in-formation.

Winton Woods schoolsWinton Woods City School DistrictBoard of Education meets at 6:30 pmthe second and fourth Mondays of themonth in board offices, 1215 W. Kem-per Road. Call 619-2300 for informa-tion. The board has a work sesson at6:30 p.m. the second Monday of themonth.

Regular meetings are July 28, Aug. 25,Sept. 22, Oct. 27, Nov. 24 and Dec. 15.Remaining work sessions are Aug. 11,Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10 and Dec. 1.If you would like your meeting to be

considered for this, send theinformation to

[email protected].

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COMMUNITY PRESS

St. Xavier seniorrunning back BenGlines converts afirst down againstMoeller in aDivision I regionalsemifinal game onNov. 22 at Mason.Moeller won, 21-0.

Another memorable fall season is in the books for theteams in the Hilltop Press. Here’s a look back at some ofthose teams, athletes and their accomplishments.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Mount Healthy quarterback David Montgomery hands off to Hjavier Pitts ina first round playoff win over Tecumseh, 39-0. Mount Healthy went on toreach the regional final for the second straight season.

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Roger Bacon prepares for Sparta Highland on Oct. 30 in a Division III regional semifinal. The Spartans lost in fourgames, but finished the season 20-6 overall.

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

La Salle celebrates a Division II state championship win over Nordonia on Dec. 5. La Salle won 55-20.

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PRESS

Kirran Magowan helped St. Xavierwin a Division I districtchampionship Oct. 9 atWeatherwax in a sudden death winover Moeller. Magowan shot a lowround of 73 at districts. St. Xfinished eighth overall at the statetournament.

TOM SKEEN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

McAuley senior Lauren Roll dribbles down the pitch against Oak Hills on Sept.8. Roll helped McAuley to a share of the Girls Greater Catholic League title.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

McAuley senior Kenzie Pfiefer atthe Division I district meet Oct. 18 atVoice of America. Pfiefer finishedsixth overall to lead the Mohawks.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Finneytown prepares torun at the St. XInvitational. TheWildcats went on tohave a successfulpostseason, qualifyingas a team for theDivision III regionalmeet, where they tookseventh place.

TOM SKEEN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Finneytown senior goalkeeper LukeSteimle during practice Aug. 14.Steimle made first team in theCincinnati Hills League.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

St. Xavier captain Alex Besl sprints downfield on a fast break againstLakota East in a Division I regional semifinal on Oct. 29. Lakota East won 1-0in overtime.

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Winton Woods’ Marcus Davis worksto get away from La Salle’s KevinFerguson in a game Oct. 24. La Sallewon, 29-6.

Hilltop’s fallsports season

in photos

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Girls basketball» Mount Healthy

moved to 6-3 after de-feating Aiken 60-8 onDec. 22. Netra Owensbyled all scorers with 20points. Keyana Evansand Nia McCormickadded 14 and 10 points,respectively.

» McAuley went to6-1 after the Mohawksdismantled Colerain, 68-35, on Dec. 23. McAuleysenior Emily Vogelpohlhad a game-high 26points and seven steals.Sydney Lambert added21 points, seven re-bounds, five assists andfive steals.

» Finneytown’s off toan 0-5 start; the Wildcatslost 54-21 to Mariemonton Dec. 20.

» North College Hillbeat Cincinnati Chris-tian 61-46 on Dec. 20 toimprove to 6-3 overall.

Boys basketball» Moeller handed

Mount Healthy its firstloss of the season 37-28on Dec. 20. Adrian Mil-ler led the Owls withseven points.

» La Salle defeatedAiken 48-37 on Dec. 19improving to 4-0. SeniorDonte Buycks led theLancers with 23 points.

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

» Finneytown’s latepush wasn’t enough toovercome Clark Mon-tessori, 78-67, onDec. 23. The Wildcatsfell to 1-6.

» Winton Woods lost55-40 to Summit Coun-try Day on Dec. 23.

» North College Hillimproved to 2-2 overallwith a 56-51 win overCCD on Dec. 19. The Tro-jans outscored CCD 24-18 in the fourth quarter.

» Northwest beatRoger Bacon 52-47 onDec. 23. Justin Johnsonhad 16 points and sevenrebounds for the Spar-tans.

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By Nick Robbe andAdam [email protected]@communitypress.com

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Rev. Richard Davenport, PastorWorship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m,

Bible Study 9:15 a.m. SundaysClassic Service and Hymnbook

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

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691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney

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1 . Traditional Sunday Worship at10:00 AM. Language: EnglishMulti-cultural, multi-generational, andmulti-ethnic.2 . Contemporary Sunday Worshipwith Freedom Church at 10:30 AM.Language: English

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Colerain TownshipThree Weekend Services

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Sometimes the talentsof our youth come tofruition much later inlife. Maybe it’s becauseGod has something elsefor us to do first.

When Mount Healthy’sArletteMerrittwas a teen-ager atWalnutHills HighSchool, sheproducedlovelypotteryand copperenamelingunder thetutelage ofartist and

educator Donald Sowell.She had no artistic aspi-rations, because scienceinterested her. Perhapsshe would become anurse. Fate stepped inand propelled her on acareer that enabled herto rear her three childrenafter the death of herhusband, and to assist inthe care of her grand-daughter, Brie, frombirth until kindergarten.

Arlette was born inWalnut Hills and hermaternal grandparentsand uncles lived in MountHealthy. When she mar-ried Joe Merritt, theylived in Falmouth, Ken-tucky, where he wasfrom. When Joe beganworking at Railway Ex-press, they moved toCollege Hill and then towhere Mount Healthymeets Springfield Town-ship.

Arlette attended UC’sevening college, studyingmath, German and anato-my which led to a radio-isotope job at UC as aresearch technician. Thiswas when nuclear medi-cine was being explored.The government to fi-nanced education in thisfield, so Arlette attendedschool full time for twoyears, graduating in 1972with a degree in nuclearmedicine technology.Before she graduated,Deaconess Hospitalrecruited her to run itsnuclear medicine lab.

When P&G was look-ing for someone with anuclear medicine back-ground, her sister, whoworked there, arranged atour for her. Arlette wascurious as to what P&Gwas doing in the field,because she had donestudies for them when atUC. Not interested inchanging jobs, she wasfinally persuaded to ac-cept a position there inresearch and develop-ment where she re-mained for 22 years. Sheretired in 1995 as a clin-ical research monitor.

Arlette had consideredgoing to art school tostudy watercolor paint-ing since the childrenwere young. Her son is inthe floral business, and athis urging she took floral

design classes. However,because she was retiredand available, it fell toher to look after all thefamily crises. In 2008Brie was in school all day,so Arlette was finallyfree to do whatever. Atthat year’s presidentialinaugural dinner, she metwatercolor instructor JoHogan. Arlette begantaking classes at theSpringfield TownshipSenior Center, whichexposed her to otherartists.

Watercolor is not aneasy medium, but Arletteprogressed nicely. Shegot to know local artistsby attending shows of theHilltop Artists Group,Colerain Artists and theGreater Cincinnati Wa-tercolor Society whenthey exhibited in theHamilton County Parks.When she exhibited withthe Council on Aging, shewas urged to join theHilltop Artists Groupwhich she did.

Now her artistic sidehas emerged since somuch “life” is out of theway. Arlette won the blueribbon at the 2014 Hamil-ton County Fair and Briewon best of show in herage group. Arlette exhib-ited at the Mill Creek ArtConnection at DiStasi’sRestaurant in Wyomingin October, the Art Localat the Springfield Town-ship Community Center,Maple Knoll Village, theFairfield CommunityCenter and the HarvestHome Fair in Cheviot.

She remarks, “I thinkall have artistic abilitydeep down someplace. Itjust takes a spark ofinspiration to bring itout.”

Evelyn Perkins writes a

regular column about peopleand events in the Tri-CountyPress area. Send items for her

column to 10127 ChesterRoad, Woodlawn, 45215, orcall her directly at 772-7379.

Talent flows like water from her brush

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Artist Arlette Merritt stops to straighten her prize-winning watercolor painting exhibited bythe Hilltop Artists Group at the Maple Knoll Village Main Street Gallery.


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DECEMBER 31, 2014 • HILLTOP PRESS • B5LIFE

William BlazerWilliam J. Blazer, 75, died

Oct. 25.Survived by wife Diane (nee

Hofmann); children Rita (Jim)Gattermeyer, Bill, Donna (Jim)

Groene,Richard(Monette),Craig (Clau-dia), Barbara(Todd) Logan,Eric (Tammy),Matthew(Beth AnnSchenz), andBrenda(Matt) Wit-

ten; grandchildren Joseph andRachel Gattermeyer, Eryn andSam Blazer, Luke Groene,Ambrose Blazer, Oscar, Julian,Stella and Sophia Blazer, Nate,Bridget, and Gabe Logan,Owen and Gavin Blazer, MayaBlazer and Liam and LachlanWitten; siblings Mary AnnBrockman, Bonnie (Jack) Mos-ley, Robert (Diann) Blazer.

Memorials may be made toLa Salle High School, c/o TheBlazer Memorial Fund, 3091North Bend Road, Cincinnati,Ohio 45239.

Jesse BenightJesse Reuben Benight Jr., 91,

died Nov. 13.Survived by children Gary

Benight, Jesse (late Sherry)Benight andDianne(Terry)McMullen;eight grand-children; 10great-grand-children;three great-great-grand-children; twogreat-great-great-grand-

children.Preceded in death by wife

Jacqueline Schwab Benight;siblings William Benight andLouise Frost. Visitation andfuneral services were at Rebold,Rosenacker and Sexton FuneralHome. Burial, with militaryhonors in Arlington MemorialGardens.

Memorials may be made toStein Hospice, 100 Liming FarmRoad, Mount Orab, Ohio 45154.

Pearl DollPearl V. Doll, 90, died Nov. 24.Survived by nieces and neph-

ews Terrie(Wayne)McKin, Carol(Stan) Jen-nings; niecesand great-nephewsKarin (Rich-ard) Drake,David (Casey)Metzger,Doug (Kim),Steward

Jennifer Lucas. Preceded indeath by parents Joseph R. andEmma (nee Schlelein) Doll;brother Robert L. (Georgetta)Doll, niece Diana (John) Metzg-er; great-nephew John MetzgerJr.

Visitation and funeral ser-vices were Nov. 26 at GraceLutheran Church.

Memorials may be made toGrace Lutheran Church.

Robert DukeRobert B. Duke, 77, died Nov.

30. He was a retired Cincinnati

Firefighterand USAFveteran.

Survived bywife MyraGoehr Duke;childrenRobert (Mary)Duke, Susan(Denny) Ferrisand Linda

Sheehan; grandchildren Ange-la, Abby, Ryan, Scott, Sam,Spencer, Evelyn; brothers Don(Marge) Duke and Tom (Nancy)Duke.

Preceded in death by grand-son Richie.

Visitation and Funeral Masswere at St. Ignatius Church.Burial at New St. Joseph Ceme-tery.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, 4310Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45242.

Donald FeeleyDonald B. Feeley, 81, died

Nov. 24.Survived by wife Carol Ann

(nee Erras)Feeley; chil-dren Pam(John) Kaeserand PatrickFeeley;grandchil-dren Nicho-las, Tiffanyand TimothyKaeser;siblings

Margaret (late Bob) Scheidt,Bobby (Janet) Feeley, Elizabethand Joseph (Gloria) Feeley andKathleen (Gene) Schwab.

Preceded in death by sisterMary Teresa.

Visitation at the Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home. FuneralMass at St. Ignatius Church.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.

James GemmellJames J. Gemmell, 63, of

Green Township died Nov. 7.Survived by wife Mary Ann

(nee Doerger); son Michael J.(Nikki) Gemmell; grandchildrenEthan and Avery Marie; motherMarie (nee Lasita) Gemmell;sister Janice Burns; nephewShawn Burns. Visitation andMemorial Mass was held at St.William Church.

Memorials may be made toSisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg,P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, Indi-ana 47036, or to Sisters of NotreDame de Namur, 701 E. Colum-bia, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215.

Richard GerreinRichard J. Gerrein, 87, died

Nov. 20. He was a U.S. Navyveteran of WWII.

Survived by children CherylJones and Greg Gerrein; grand-children Rich, Dave and DougJones, Jenny and Chris Gerrein;great-grandchildren Ken,Alisha, Molly, Kirsten, Kyle,Kayla, Will, Brett, Charli andCarson.

Preceded in death by wifeRuth A. (nee Armstead) Ger-rein.

Visitation was Nov. 25 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome. Mass of Christian Burialat St. John the Baptist Church.

Roger W. HeatherRoger W. Heather, 89, died

Nov. 17. He was a WWII veteran.Survived by wife Gloria P.

(nee Symmonds) Heather;

children Tim (Paula) Heather,Chris (fiancé, Anna) Heatherand Lynne (Tom) Toensmeyer;five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by sisterLoren Heather and JuanitaBrown.

Visitation and funeral ser-vices were at Nov. 22 at theSanctuary of the Twin TowersRetirement Community.

Memorials may be made tothe Twin Towers Music Depart-ment, 5343 Hamilton Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45224.

Gilbert E. HutchinsonGilbert E. Hutchinson, 90,

died Nov. 19. He was a Armyveteran of WWII.

Survived bywife Marga-ret M. (neeHerrmann)Hutchinson;childrenDonald C.(Jamie)Hutchinsonand ThomasS. (Bonnie)Hutchinson;

grandchildren Stefanie (Patrick)Snider, Tommy, Scott, Katie andHannah Hutchinson; great-grandchildren Lily Snider andBrayden Hutchinson; siblingsGwynedd Jansen, Sylvia Busken,Jeanne Masur; many lovingnieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by siblingsHarry and Audrey Hutchinson.

Graveside services were atCrown Hill Memorial Park.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati Inc., c/oBethesda Foundation Inc. POBox 633597, Cincinnati, Ohio45263.

Virginia KaylorVirginia J. Kaylor, 91, died

Nov. 25.Survived by children Donald

(Sandy) Kaylor and PamelaWethington; grandchildrenRonald Kaylor, Reggie Wething-ton, Rodney Kaylor, ChristyGosser and Ginger Kaylor;great-grandchildren Alexis,Joshuah, Joseph and SavannahKaylor, Brett and Brenna Goss-er, Venessa and Chelsey Kaylor.Preceded in death by husbandEdward Kaylor.

Visitation and services wereNov. 29 at Mihovk-RosenackerFuneral Home.

Julia MakrancyJulia (nee Firment) Makrancy,

91, died Nov. 25.Survived by

childrenDaniel (Sha-ryn) Mak-rancy, Freder-ick (Karon)Makrancyand Stephen(Angela)Makrancy;

grandchildren Matthew, Mi-chael, Michelle, Christopher,Fredrick; nine great-grand-children.

Preceded in death by hus-band Stephen L. Makrancy;parents Stephen and Margaret(nee Swansager) Firment.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were at Our Lady ofthe Rosary Church.

Memorials may be made tothe American Lung Associationof Ohio SW, 4050 ExecutivePark Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio45241.

Joseph MazzeiJoseph A. Mazzei Sr., 83, of

Cheviot died Nov. 17.Survived by children Stephen

(Debra), Mary (Craig) Walker,Ruth (Charlie) Deye, Joseph Jr.(Mary) Mazzei; grandchildrenJennifer (Pete), Elizabeth,Charlie, Janie, Michael, Stephen(Jessica), Allison, David, JosephIII and Carolyn; great-grand-child Alexandra; sister DorothyMcBride; nephews and niecesMichael, Mark, Matthew andMaria; dear friend Gerda Les.

Preceded in death by wifeAlice E. (nee Marcum).

Visitation and service wereNov. 19 at the Dalbert, Wood-ruff and Isenogle FuneralHome.

Memorials may be made tothe Alice E. Mazzei Inner CityEducation Fund, 200 W. FourthSt., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

Eddie OwensEddie M. Owens, 58, of Green

Township died Nov. 24.Survived by wife Robin

Owens (nee McKinney); chil-dren Michael (Molli) Owens and

Jessica Ow-ens; grandsonRyan Owens.

Preceded indeath bysister KayRunion.

Visitationand serviceswere Nov. 28at the Dal-bert, Wood-

ruff and Isenogle Funeral.Memorials may be made to

Hospice of Cincinnati.

Robert RabyRobert H. Raby, 79, died Nov.

14. He was A U.S. Army veteran.Survived by children Robert

Raby Jr., Michael (Charlotte)Raby, Ricky (Karen) Raby;grandchildren Katielyn Raby,Chris Applegate and Bradley,Adam, Jeremy, Clayton, Evan,and Stephanie Raby; great-grandchildren Jazmine, Jack-son, Addyson and Lily; siblingsBarb Brown.

Preceded in death by sonJerry (Mary Lou) Raby.

Visitation and services wereNov. 29 at Mihovk-RosenackerFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made to

The ALS Association Centraland Southern Ohio Chapter,1170 Old Henderson Road, Suite221, Columbus, Ohio 43220.

Charles RoedersheimerCharles Roedersheimer, 85,

died Dec. 1. He was a veteran ofthe U.S. Army.

Survived by wife Marian (neeLauch) Roe-dersheimer;childrenMichael(Rebecca)Roedersheim-er, Martha(Greg) Krog-er, MaryReddingtonand Mark(Helen)

Roedersheimer; grandchildrenJennifer Kroger (Mike Rad-zimofki), Chad Roedersheimer,Beth Annette Roedersheimer,Greg Kroger, Deborah (Robert)Schoenfeld, Shannon (Nate)Roedersheimer, Melissa (Ryan)Braun and Blake Roedersheim-er; great-grandchildren Riley,Aralynn and Kennedy.

Visitation and funeral ser-vices with military honors washeld at the Neidhard-MingesFuneral Home. Interment at St.Joseph Old Cemetery.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati.

Stanley SchneiderStanley Charles Schneider, 60,

died Nov. 23.Survived by wife Karen K.

Schneider;children Kelly(Corey)Herper andJulie (Grant)Leckie;grandchil-dren Mat-thew, Maken-na, Brady andBaby Leckie;siblingsBarbara (Joe)

Starkey and Susan Schneider.Memorial service and visita-

tion were Nov. 28 at Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home.

Ferdinand SchrootFerdinand J. Schroot, 85, died

Nov. 23.Survived by children Vicki

Schroot, Dawn Seiler, Janet(Mike) Dreyer, Cynthia (Bob)Unger and Kenneth (Lisa)Schroot; grandchildren Saman-tha, Peter, Monica, Michael,Michelle, Tony, Jacob, Angela,Joseph; five great-grandchil-dren; siblings Marilyn Humbert,Arthur Schroot and Jo AnnWest.

Preceded in death by wifePauline (nee Albrecht) Schroot;grandson James Patrick.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were Nov. 28 at St.Ann Church

Memorials may be made toany veterans organization of

donor’s choice.

Candace SteioffCandace C. “Candy” (nee

Lumpkin) Steioff, died Nov. 13.Survived by husband Jeff

Steioff; stepdaughter Trisha(Don) Waddell, grandchildrenLena Waddell and Sydney

Waddell;siblings David(Janet) Lump-kin, Pamela(John) David,Patricia(Doug) Buf-kin and RaeJean (Chris-tian) Gillum;15 nephewsand nieces.

Preceded in death by parentsRaymond and Ethel Lumpkin;sister Kay Moore; niece NinaHolland.

Visitation and services wereat Bolton and Lunsford FuneralHome.

Memorials may be made tothe Charcot-Marie-Tooth Asso-ciation (CMTAUSA.org).

Joseph SterblingJoseph J. Sterbling, 75, died

Nov. 25.Survived by children Kevin

Sterbling and Lori (Chris) Rump;grandchildren Kelsey (Matt),Kory, Kyle and Julia; siblingsJeanice Graton and JeanetteVanKirk.

Preceded in death by wifeSusan A. (nee Armbruster)Sterbling.

Visitation and service wereNov. 29. at Frederick FuneralHome.

Memorials may be made toAmerican Cancer Society EastCentral Division, P.O. Box 897Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 orUnited Service Organizations(USO), P.O. Box 96860 Washing-ton, D.C., 20077-7677.

Alma SternAlma Amelia Hirsch (nee

Bock) Stern, 89, died Nov. 28.Survived by children Dr. Paula

K. Lundberg-Love, Pamela K.Allendorf and Christian M.Hirsch; grandchildren GregoryR. and Alexander M. Allendorf,Victoria H. and Erika L. Bertocci,Christian A. Hirsch, Jill R.Wright; great-grandchildrenAlexis M. and Lily R.Wright;brother Robert Bock.

Preceded in death by hus-band Albert J. Stern; brotherCarl Hirsch.

Visitation and funeral ser-vices were at B.J. Meyer SonsMemorial Center.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, Inc., c/oBethesda Foundation Inc., P.O.Box 633597, Cincinnati, Ohio5263-3597, or American Cancer,2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati,Ohio 45206.

DEATHS

Duke

Blazer

Benight

Doll

Feeley

Hutchinson

Makrancy

Owens

Roedersheimer

Schneider

Steioff

See DEATHS, Page B6

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Patricia TaylorPatricia Ann Taylor (nee

O’Leary), 84, died Nov. 10.Survived by children Kim

(Diane) Taylor; grandchildrenMegan and Gabrielle; great-grandchildren Natalie, Nicolasand Samantha; brother Timothy(Pamela) O’Leary; several niecesand nephews.

Preceded in death by hus-band Robert K. Taylor; sisterElaine Petri.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial at Church of the

Assumption.Memorials may be made to

Hospice of Hamilton.

Donna TerrellDonna Jean (nee Hayden)

Terrell died Nov. 26.Survived by husband Bill N.

Terrell; children Tina, William(Tasha) and Tommy Terrell;grandchildren Scott, Amanda,Brittany, Haily, Blake, Austin,Mariah, Heidi and Tommy Jr.;great-grandchildren Elijah andZoie.

Visitation was Dec. 1 at theDennis George Funeral Home.

Gerri WillhamGerri Lyn (nee Chambers)

Willham, 53, died Dec. 1.Survived by

husbandPhillip T.Willham;childrenCandice(Gary) Brock-man andAngela ReneeWillham;father AugustJ. Chambers;

siblings Vicki (Charles) Osborn,Teri (Tom) Rizzo, Dorothy(Terry) Robertson, Donnie

Chambers, Pam (Mike) Cmehil,Jeff (Elizabeth) Chambers,Karen (Chuck) Gardner, Law-rence Jr. Hafley, Elizabeth (Rob)Rawdon, Emily (Jim) Stewartand Shawn Hafley; many niecesand nephews.

Preceded in death by motherEdith J Hafley; brother Christo-pher.

Visitation was Dec. 5 at RadelFuneral Home. Memorial ser-vices were Dec 6.

Gloria WrightGloria Mae (nee Stott)

Wright, 79, died Nov. 29.Survived by husband Perry

Gene Wright; children JeffryLynn (Diane) Wright and PerriJean Wright; grandchildrenJoshua, Madison and CassidyWright and Paige Jackson;siblings Esther “Poogie” Good-paster Love, Joseph, DouglasStott, Hedwig GoodpasterSeymour and Mary GoodpasterCoburn.

Preceded in death by brotherGeorge “Michael” Goodpaster.

Visitation and services wereDec. 3 at the Dennis GeorgeFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263-

3597.

Virginia WullenweberVirginia E. Wullenweber, 92,

died Nov. 23.Survived by daughters Denise

(Blaine) Casali and Debra (Billy)Hidalgo; siblings Paul LaMott,Alice Blum; grandchildrenNicole, Heather and Ashle; fivegreat-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by brotherDonald LaMott.

Visitation was Nov. 30 atNeidhard- Young FuneralHome. Graveside service andinterment was at ArlingtonMemorial Gardens Dec. 1.

DEATHS

Willham

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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Arrests/citationsAnthony Easton, born 1968,domestic violence-knowingly,1441 Marlowe Ave., Oct. 17.

Antonio Stevens, born 1982, nocriminal record - mm drugpossess, 5016 Colerain Ave., Oct.8.

Bernard Thomas Irving, born1990, domestic violence-know-ingly, 5135 Hawaiian Terrace.Oct. 14.

Dantre Willis, born 1993, dis-orderly conduct noc, 5469 KirbyAve., Oct. 11.

Derron Harden, born 1996,breaking and entering, obstructofficial business, 1424 AmbroseAve., Oct. 14.

Ebony Marshall, born 1988, nocriminal record - mm drugpossess, 5017 Colerain Ave., Oct.8.

Joshua Hawkins, born 1993,breaking and entering, 5564Colerain Ave., Oct. 17.

Sean Gilliam, born 1970, possessopen flask, 2638 W. North BendRoad, Oct. 12.

Teanna Carpenter, born 1984,disorderly conduct-intox/annoy/alarm, 951 W. North BendRoad, Oct. 16.

Terrance Dale Buchanan, born1970, domestic violence-know-ingly, 5108 Hawaiian Terrace.Oct. 18.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robbery1100 block of Groesbeck Road,Oct. 15.

1500 block of Cedar Ave., Oct.13.

Assault2600 block of W. North BendRoad, Oct. 14.

5300 block of Bahama Terrace.Oct. 11.

Breaking and entering1400 block of Ambrose Ave., Oct.14.

5700 block of Kenneth Ave., Oct.15.

Burglary1300 block of Hillcrest Road, Oct.13.

1500 block of Oak Knoll Drive,Oct. 14.

4900 block of Hawaiian Terrace.Oct. 14.

6300 block of Meis Ave., Oct. 16.Criminaldamaging/endangering1600 block of Cedar Ave., Oct.15.

Domestic violence5100 block of Hawaiian Terrace.Oct. 14.

Endangering children5500 block of Colerain Ave., Oct.10.

Theft1200 block of Palmwood Court,Oct. 14.

1300 block of Hillcrest Road, Oct.13.

1500 block of Teakwood Ave.,Oct. 15.

1500 block of Wittekind Terrace.Oct. 10.

1700 block of Cedar Ave., Oct.15.

2100 block of W. North BendRoad, Oct. 13.

5200 block of Eastknoll Court,Oct. 16.

5800 block of Renee Court, Oct.15.

FOREST PARKArrests/citationsJuvenile, 14, rape, Sept. 22.Alexis Roberts, 23, 9445 TriangleDrive, theft, Sept. 22.

Tisha Roberts, 44, 9445 TriangleDrive, theft, Sept. 22.

Juvenile, 16, obstructing officialbusiness, carrying concealedweapon, Sept. 22.

Juvenile, 16, receiving stolenproperty, obstructing officialbusiness, Sept. 22.

David Hardin, 47, 1030 HarkinDrive, disorderly conduct, Sept.22.

Christopher Talley, 31, 10570Wellingwood Court, traffickingin drugs, Sept. 22.

Victor Williams, 39, 612 CascadeRoad, domestic violence, Sept.23.

Angelo Walton Jr., 23, 1451Longacre drive, disorderly

conduct, Sept. 23.Christian Zinck, 32, 2604 Wilbra-ham Road, theft, Sept. 24.

Antonio Craddock, 19, 11657Elkwood Drive, criminal mis-chief, Sept. 24.

Juvenile, 17, criminal mischief,Sept. 24.

Jack Childress, 50, 11920 Ce-darcreek, operating vehicleimpaired, Sept. 24.

Vanessa Edwards, 39, 122 Beck-ham, drug abuse, Sept. 26.

Juvenile, 15, receiving stolenproperty, Sept. 26.

Darius Loveless, 22, 2943 Jack-frost, resisting arrest, opencontainer, Sept. 26.

Juvenile, 13, domestic violence,Sept. 27.

Earvin Ware, 35, 11048 Quail-ridge Court, domestic violence,Sept. 27.

Laron Stanford, 45, 691 North-land Blvd., drug possession,domestic violence, Sept. 28.

MOUNT HEALTHYIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported at 8000 block ofHamilton Ave., Oct. 5.

Theft$28 in gas not paid for at 7900block of Hamilton Ave., Oct. 2.

SPRINGFIELDTOWNSHIP

Arrests/citationsJason Drummond, 44, 10847Birchridge Drive, assault, Sept.12.

Juvenile, 15, burglary, Sept. 12.Juvenile, 14, burglary, Sept. 12.Juvenile 16, burglary, Sept. 12.Obed Hernandez-Jimenez, 25,306 Vanderveer, falsification,Sept. 13.

Juvenile, 14, theft, Sept. 14.Karon Griffin, 22, 5852 ReneeCourt, obstruction, Sept. 13.

Michael Whitehead, 29, 1586Waycross Road, Sept. 14.

Taureen Rice, 33, 6222 CheviotRoad, Sept. 15.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 8800 block ofDesoto, Sept. 12.

Breaking and enteringReported 10000 block of Burling-ton Road, Sept. 14.

BurglaryReported at 10000 block ofRidgevale Drive, Sept. 12.

Reported at 1900 block of Blue-hill Drive, Sept. 13.

Reported and cash removedfrom 8200 block of KingsmereCourt, Sept. 15.

Criminal damagingVehicle damaged 12000 block of

Freestone Court, Sept. 12.Disorderly conductReported on 8900 block ofFontainebleau Terrace, Sept. 15.

DomesticReported Betts Ave., Sept. 12.Reported on Sprucehill, Sept. 14.Identity theftReported on 7000 block ofMullberry Street, Sept. 12.

Sex crimesReported on Cottonwood Drive,Sept. 14.

TheftCash and ring removed fromvehicle while at 2000 block ofFourth Ave., Sept. 15.

Vehicle entered and parts re-moved from 6600 block ofCharann Lane, Sept. 15.

Jacket and cell phone removedfrom 1200 block of MeredithDrive, Sept. 11.

Debit card removed from 1600block of Miles Road, Sept. 12.

Purse and contents removedfrom 1200 block of BelluneDrive, Sept. 11.

Currency removed from 10000block of Wellspring Drive, Sept.13.

License plate removed fromvehicle while at 2000 block ofFirst Ave., Sept. 13.

Playstation removed from 8500block of Daly Road, Sept. 13.

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