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KEEP IN TOUCH Want to stay updated on the Hoffmans and their Mensch on a Bench? You can follow along here: » Website: www.themenschonabench.com » Facebook: www.facebook.com/ TheMenschOnABench Neal Hoffman and his wife, Erin, hold their Jewish response to the Christian Elf on a Shelf — the Mensch on a Bench. The toy and children's book were created when their sons Jake (pictured) and Alex wanted an elf last winter. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS The Elf on a Shelf better make some room – Moshe the Mensch is joining. What started out as a holiday joke to his kids turned into what’s proving to be a successful creation for Madeira resi- dent Neal Hoffman. He was walking through a store last year with his kids and wife, Erin, when they pointed out the Elf on a Shelf. Erin, who was raised Catholic, and Neal, who is Jewish, are raising their kids Jake and Alex Jewish. They were faced with that they call the “December dilemma,” when the boys asked for an Elf on a Shelf, and Neal said they can’t because Jewish kids “get mensches on benches.” Although they laughed it off last Christmas and Hanukkah season, Neal, who worked with toys for Hasbro for five years, decided to sit down and actu- ally write down the story of Moshe the Mensch, while trying to maintain all the major tenets of Hanukkah. According to Hoffman’s story, Judah Maccabee returns from battle very tired and notices that oil for light is low. So Moshe offers to sit on the bench and watch the oil for him. To their surprise, it lasts much long- er, like the miracle story that Jewish people tell each Hanukkah. Hoffman said that while the Elf on a Shelf is more of a secular toy that is tied to Christmas, the idea behind the its Jewish counterpart is to give Jewish families a new, creative way to teach kids about Hanukkah and celebrate. “We wanted it as a centerpiece to al- low more ‘funukkah’ in Hanukkah,” he said. Each toy mensch comes with a chil- dren’s book that tells Moshe’s story, as well as eight rules for owning the toy. Those vary from giving the mensch a name to giving a present to someone who needs it. He also holds the Sha- mash, which is the middle candle in a menorah. Hoffman said the idea is to tell chil- dren that when they’ve been good, tak- ing the Shamash from Moshe’s hands is easier, but if children misbehaved, Moshe doesn’t let go of the candle as Scoot over elf, here comes the mensch By Leah Fightmaster [email protected] See MENSCH, Page A2 Hey, isn't that the guy who gave me a ticket? Indian Hill Ranger Mike Dressell morphs into Santa Claus at last year's Village Christmas Party. PROVIDED If all you’re expecting from Santa this year is a bag of coal, don’t despair. The Indian Hill Historical Society has a gift for you. It’s the group’s annual Village Christ- mas Party, and it will be conducted 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at The Little Red Schoolhouse at 8100 Given Road in Indi- an Hill. You don’t have to be a member of the historical society or pass a quiz on vil- lage history to attend the free event. Just show up. “We’re going to have everything,” said Kingston Fletcher of Indian Hill, who is chairman of the party. “We’ve got music. We’ve got jugglers. We’ve got face painters. “We’ve got magicians. We’ve got clowns making balloons,” Fletcher said. “And, of course, tasty food. “We’re going to go all out to make this one of the best Christmas parties we’ve ever had,” Fletcher said. And what would a Christmas party be without Santa Claus? He’ll be arriving at 4 p.m. For years, the big man in red has ar- rived in a horse-drawn carriage, courte- sy of Turner Farm at 7400 Given Road in Indian Hill, said Barbara Hauck, presi- dent of the Indian Hill Historical Soci- ety’s board of trustees. This year will be no exception, even though Bonnie Mitsui, who owned Tur- ner Farm, died earlier this year. “When we have our Christmas par- ties at the schoolhouse every December and Santa arrives in a horse-drawn vehi- cle, it’s always compliments of Bonnie’s farm, “ Hauck said. “(Continuing the tradition) gives us a really special opportunity to honor her memory and all the things she’s done for her community.” The annual Village Christmas Party is geared to families, especially those with small children, said Diana Jones, administrator of the Indian Hill Histori- cal Society. Attendees will be able to join a Christ- mas carol sing-along and wash down homemade goodies with eggnog. For information call 527-4558. Historical society has a present By Jeanne Houck [email protected] News ................... 248-8600 Retail advertising ...... 768-8404 Classified advertising .. 242-4000 Delivery ................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact us I NDIAN H ILL I NDIAN H ILL JOURNAL 75¢ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Indian Hill Vol. 15 No. 25 © 2013 The Community Recorder ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Indian Hill Journal 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170 Loveland, Ohio 45140 For the Postmaster Published weekly every Thursday Periodicals postage paid at Loveland, OH 45140 and at additional mailing offices. ISSN 15423174 USPS 020-826 Postmaster: Send address change to Indian Hill Journal 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170 Loveland, Ohio 45140 FOOD Rita’s golden raisins soaked in chardonnay makes a great gift from the kitchen. Full story, B3 HEY HOWARD! The website Craigslist is a place you can very easily get scammed. 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  • KEEP IN TOUCHWant to stay updated on the Hoffmans

    and their Mensch on a Bench? You canfollow along here:Website:

    www.themenschonabench.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/

    TheMenschOnABench

    Neal Hoffman and his wife, Erin, hold theirJewish response to the Christian Elf on aShelf the Mensch on a Bench. The toyand children's book were created whentheir sons Jake (pictured) and Alex wantedan elf last winter. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THECOMMUNITY PRESS

    The Elf on a Shelf better make someroom Moshe the Mensch is joining.

    What started out as a holiday joke tohis kids turned intowhats proving to bea successful creation for Madeira resi-dent Neal Hoffman.

    He was walking through a store lastyear with his kids and wife, Erin, whenthey pointed out the Elf on a Shelf.

    Erin, who was raised Catholic, andNeal, who is Jewish, are raising theirkids Jake and Alex Jewish.

    They were faced with that they callthe December dilemma, when theboys asked for an Elf on a Shelf, andNeal said they cant because Jewishkids get mensches on benches.

    Although they laughed it off lastChristmas and Hanukkah season, Neal,who worked with toys for Hasbro forfiveyears, decided to sit downandactu-ally write down the story of Moshe theMensch,while trying tomaintain all themajor tenets of Hanukkah.

    According toHoffmans story, JudahMaccabee returns from battle verytired and notices that oil for light is low.So Moshe offers to sit on the bench andwatch the oil for him.

    To their surprise, it lasts much long-er, like the miracle story that Jewishpeople tell each Hanukkah.

    Hoffman said that while the Elf on aShelf ismore of a secular toy that is tiedto Christmas, the idea behind the itsJewish counterpart is to give Jewishfamilies a new, creative way to teachkids about Hanukkah and celebrate.

    We wanted it as a centerpiece to al-low more funukkah in Hanukkah, hesaid.

    Each toy mensch comes with a chil-drens book that tells Moshes story, aswell as eight rules for owning the toy.

    Thosevary fromgiving themenschaname to giving a present to someone

    who needs it. He also holds the Sha-mash, which is the middle candle in amenorah.

    Hoffman said the idea is to tell chil-dren that when theyve been good, tak-ing the Shamash fromMoshes hands iseasier, but if children misbehaved,Moshe doesnt let go of the candle as

    Scoot over elf, herecomes the menschBy Leah [email protected]

    SeeMENSCH, Page A2

    Hey, isn't that the guy who gave me aticket? Indian Hill Ranger Mike Dressellmorphs into Santa Claus at last year'sVillage Christmas Party. PROVIDED

    If all youre expecting from Santathis year is a bag of coal, dont despair.

    The Indian Hill Historical Societyhas a gift for you.

    Its the groups annual Village Christ-mas Party, and it will be conducted 3-5p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at The Little RedSchoolhouse at 8100 Given Road in Indi-an Hill.

    You dont have to be amember of thehistorical society or pass a quiz on vil-lage history to attend the free event.

    Just show up.Were going to have everything,

    said Kingston Fletcher of Indian Hill,who is chairman of the party.

    Wevegotmusic.Wevegot jugglers.Weve got face painters.

    Weve got magicians. Weve gotclownsmaking balloons, Fletcher said.

    And, of course, tasty food.Were going to go all out tomake this

    one of the best Christmas parties weveever had, Fletcher said.

    Andwhatwould aChristmaspartybewithout Santa Claus?

    Hell be arriving at 4 p.m.For years, the big man in red has ar-

    rived in a horse-drawn carriage, courte-sy ofTurnerFarmat 7400GivenRoad inIndian Hill, said Barbara Hauck, presi-dent of the Indian Hill Historical Soci-etys board of trustees.

    This year will be no exception, eventhough Bonnie Mitsui, who owned Tur-

    ner Farm, died earlier this year.When we have our Christmas par-

    ties at the schoolhouse everyDecemberandSanta arrives in ahorse-drawnvehi-cle, its always compliments of Bonniesfarm, Hauck said.

    (Continuing the tradition) gives us areally special opportunity to honor hermemory andall the things shes done forher community.

    The annual Village Christmas Partyis geared to families, especially thosewith small children, said Diana Jones,administrator of the IndianHill Histori-cal Society.

    Attendeeswill beable to joinaChrist-mas carol sing-along and wash downhomemade goodies with eggnog.

    For information call 527-4558.

    Historical society has a presentBy Jeanne [email protected]

    News ...................248-8600Retail advertising ......768-8404Classified advertising ..242-4000Delivery ................576-8240See page A2 for additional information

    Contact us

    INDIANHILLINDIANHILLJOURNAL 75THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

    Your Community Pressnewspaper servingIndian Hill

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    Periodicals postage paid at Loveland, OH 45140and at additional mailing offices.ISSN 15423174 USPS 020-826

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    394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170Loveland, Ohio 45140

    FOODRitas golden raisinssoaked in chardonnaymakes a great giftfrom the kitchen.Full story, B3

    HEY HOWARD!The website Craigslist isa place you can veryeasily get scammed.Full story, B4

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    Parent volunteer Beverley Bansil, left, of Indian Hill, demonstrates how to swing acricket bat to kindergartner Amar Hussain, of Kenwood. Bansil, who operated theUnited Kingdom booth, was one of the participants in the school's International Fair.For more photos from the event, please see page A5. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

  • NEWSA2 INDIAN HILL JOURNAL DECEMBER 5, 2013

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    NewsEric Spangler Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .576-8251, [email protected] Houck Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7129, [email protected] Sellers Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7680, [email protected] Laughman Sports Editor . . . . . . .248-7573, [email protected] Dudukovich Sports Reporter . . . . . . .248-7570, [email protected] Springer Sports Reporter . . . . . . . . . .576-8255, [email protected]

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    Circulation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7110, [email protected] Bruzina District Manager . . . . . . . . .248-7113, [email protected]

    ClassifiedTo place a Classified ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242-4000, www.communityclassified.com

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    Things are gettinghairy at Indian MiddleSchool.

    During the month ofNovember teachers atthe school are growingbeards to help raisemoney for a staff mem-bers grandson.

    Principal Josh Kauff-man said the event,which is calledNoShaveNovember, is tradition-ally geared toward rais-ing awareness of menshealth issues.

    However, Kauffmansaid theschoolwanted tohelp one of its own.

    The 3-month-oldgrandsonofKathyYeag-er, who is a guidancecounselor at the school,has been diagnosed withan aggressive form ofleukemia.

    Proceeds raised aspart of the event will goto Cincinnati Childrens

    HospitalMedical Centerand leukemia research.

    Kauffman said morethan $500 has beenraised.

    The middle schoolfamily gives mestrength and hope, andthat carries through tomygrandson anddaugh-ter, said Yeager.

    Its the best medi-cine.

    Staff members willbe judged on theirbeards Nov. 26. Fakebeards will be worn bythe women.

    Donations can bemade by going online tohttp://bit.ly/16v2f1N.Please indicate the giftis in honor of Yeagersgrandson.

    Kauffman said grow-ing a beard has been aunique experience butwell worth it.

    Every time I reachfor a razor or feel anitch, it reminds me ofwhy we are doing this.

    Teachers abandonrazors for charityBy Forrest [email protected]

    easily.He added that he hopes

    families will use theirMensch on a Bench as aneducational tool, but also

    include it in their Hanuk-kah celebrations.

    With social media theelf is hilarious, he said.

    But we felt left outand wanted a Jewish ver-sion. We created a solu-tion for our family, andthought, Lets see if any-one else thinks its a good

    idea.Other people did think

    it was a good idea. He andErin put the idea on Kick-starter, a website thatuses crowdfundingas a fi-nancial source for start-up projects, and within afew months, more than300 people donated morethan $20,000 to their cre-ation.

    Social media is aidingtheirmarketing as wellMensch on a BenchsFacebook page has about4,000 likes, and Hoffmansaid he sees people talk-ing about the toy on Twit-ter as well.

    He also said that theyplanned to start small, byselling the toy online andthen talking to small re-tailers about selling in

    their stores.Hoffman added that

    theyve skipped straightpast that, and theyre be-ing calledby larger storesalready. Erin said theyvesold more than 1,000, andtheyre sold out untilspring.

    Moshes tale doesntstop there. For Jewishpeople, the wordmensch means a goodperson, andHoffman saidthey want to keep thatidea alive with their toy.

    He said theyre consid-ering an auction, wherepeople vote on whichcharity they want to sup-port, then put one on eBayand donate the proceedsto the chosen charity.

    A mensch is the Jew-ish concept of a goodfella,to be a good person, hesaid. Were trying to actthat part and go the extramile.

    Butuntil thenHoffmansaid theyre just enjoyingthe ride.

    Were having funwithit, he said.

    It really is me, mywife and a couple of highschool kids in our base-ment packing boxes.

    MenschContinued from Page A1

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    Holiday in the Village ismyfavorite event, and we do a lotthroughout the whole year,Machon said. It is so cozy in-side thechurchandyourun intopeople you know. Its a truesense of community.

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    INDIANHILLJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

    Youngsters at Indian HillPrimary School had achance to travel the worldwithout leaving the gym.

    The school had its Interna-tional Fair, which is offered ev-ery other year.

    Parent volunteers providethe students with backgrounds

    on various cultures using toys,clothing, games and otheritems.

    Countries represented in-cluded Mexico, Japan, Russia,Egypt and the United Kingdomamong others.

    Photos by Forrest Sellers/TheCommunity Press

    Internationalexperience

    Parent volunteer Mohamed Motawi, left, of Kenwood, explains how to decipher hieroglyphics tofirst-grader Louise Schoeny, of Indian Hill. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    Parent volunteer Niharika Singh, left, of Indian Hill,shows second-grader Tre Dean, of Kenwood, what he'dlook like in an Indian pajama. FORREST SELLERS/THECOMMUNITY PRESS

    Substitute teacher Tracy Digennaro, left, gets a laugh watchingkindergartner Luke Egnaczyk put his head in a Sumo wrestler cutout.Both are residents of Indian Hill. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    Oren Enwaig, left, a student volunteer with the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and a resident of Israel,shares how cherry tomatoes are grown in his country. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    Second-grader Caroline Josche, left, enjoys wearing an Indian skirt. Sheis assisted by parent volunteer Sumita Govil. Both are residents ofKenwood. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    Indian Hill Primary School second-grader Maggie Petrie, of Kenwood,reels in an origami fish at the Japan booth. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITYPRESS

    Sister and brother Natalia Byer, left, who is athird-grader at Indian Hill Elementary School, andCallum, 3, play a children's game popular inMalaysia. They are residents of Indian Hill. FORRESTSELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    Kindergartners Audrey Schaefer, left, of IndianHill, and Gabby Henz, of Kenwood, view a worldmap. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    Parent volunteer Araceli Ortiz, right, of Kenwood,demonstrates how to play with a Mexican cup and ball.FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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

    Wrestlers in the Indian HillJournal coverage area hit themats for a new seasonwith highhopes for growth individuallyand postseason success.

    Cincinnati Country DayThe Indians doubled their

    team size from three wrestlers two freshmenand a junior lastseason - to six this year.

    Its theblessingandcurseofa small school, said head coachDan Wood. The blessing, ofcourse, is that you can be varsi-ty right away. The curse is thatyour freshmen arent going tohave their hands raised a lot go-ing up against experienced var-sity wrestlers.

    SoWoodsets individualgoalsbased on scoring opportunitiesmore than wins and losses.

    You always hear defensewins championships, but inwrestling youre on offense anddefense at the same time, hesaid. Sometimes in wrestlingits being aggressive thats go-ing to get you the points youneed to win, so we try to teachthat and track those kinds ofnumbers.

    Returning for CCD is fourth-year senior Omar Mustafa at182 pounds. Also back is sopho-more Eric Christine at 126 or132. Kit Morgan (136), whowrestled as a freshman andsophomore, comes back for hissenior season.

    Junior Will Abbottsmith(145) is out for his first experi-ence on the mats. Joining himareapair of sophomores inMaxLuebbers (152) and Ian Hayes(152-160). Hayes and Abbot-smith each have a martial artsbackground.

    With how quickly theyrepicking up technique and howhard theyreworking, Imexcit-ed for the season, Wood said.Theyve put their all into it sofar and its going well.

    CCD opens the season Dec. 7at Deer Park and competes inthe North College Hill Invita-tional Dec. 14. The Indians hosttheir own invitational Jan 18.

    Indian HillSenior leadership will be the

    key to the Braves success thisseason. Five seniors JakeBecker, Dominic Travis, CalebKaminsky, Kirby Fortney, andNick Price will be counted onto carry this experiencedsquad. TheBraveswill go as faras their seniors take them.

    Iamlookingfora lotof lead-ership from my five seniors,head coach Nate Eigher said.

    Junior George Schneiderleads the underclassmen. He isone of eight returning startersfrom last years squad.

    I am really looking forwardto this season. I have eight re-turning wrestlers and a coupleof new wrestlers that have thepotential to have a very goodyear, Eigher said. There arelot of great things that are hap-pening with Indian Hill wres-tling.

    The Braves open the seasonat Walnut Hills on Dec. 5.

    Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy

    TheEagleswill strugglewithnumbers this season so faronly five people are out for theteambut shouldcontinue theirthree-year streak of sendingcompetitors to the state tourna-ment.

    The guys we have out, theywin matches, head coachAdam Meyer said. I joke withthe kids that theyre getting

    some very individual attentionand thats what makes themgood.

    Senior Zach Alvarado leadsthe way. Hes a two-time statequalifier, earning the trip to Co-lumbus as a freshman and ju-nior. Hell wrestle at 126 or 132pounds.

    Senior Kaelii Cummings

    (145-152) has wins against statequalifiers under his belt andMeyer hopes this is the year heputs together a good tourna-ment run and makes it upstatehimself.

    Freshman Steve Almondwrestled as an eighth-graderand will compete at 138 pounds.Classmate Carson Brooks (113)

    has some international experi-ence having lived abroad in Sin-gapore and Switzerland.

    Guillermo Farfan is a for-eign exchange student at 152pounds; though ineligible for of-ficial competition, he can wres-tle in scrimmages and providessome experience in practice.

    Meyer said six-time defend-ing champion North CollegeHill remains the team to beat inthe Miami Valley Conference.The Eagles have prepared fortheir Dec. 5 season opener atLockland with scrimmagesagainstBlanchesterandMason.

    MoellerOnce the Crusaders football

    season wraps up (possibly witha second straight state title),two defending state wrestlingchampions will return to themats.

    The 220-pound championChalmer Frueauf and 160-pound champion Dakota Size-more aim to defend their titles,while182-poundstaterunner-upQuinton Rosser will try to cap-ture the title this year. The trioof seniors lead the way forMoeller, which advanced to thestate semifinals of last seasonsteam tournament.

    We have senior leadershipand a great deal of wrestlerswith state tournament experi-ence, said head coach JeffGaier.

    Seniors Jerry Thornberryand DeanMeyer, junior ConnorZiegler, and sophomore JacobyWard also placed at state lastyear. Junior Connor Borton isanother returning state qualifi-er for the Crusaders.

    Meyer, Thornberry, andRossershouldreach the100-winmilestone this season, whileFrueauf and Sizemore have theschool record for careerwins intheir sights. The Crusaders areclear favorites to win their 21stGLC title in the last 22 years.

    Moeller opens the season onDec. 7 at home.

    FIRST GLANCE AT 2013-14 WRESTLING

    Country Day doubles its wrestling numbersIndians have 2new mat menwith martial artsbackgroundsByMark D. Motzand Adam [email protected]

    Moellers Dakota Sizemore wrestled Massillon Perrys Bruno Millin in the 160-pound weight class at the statewrestling tournament at Value City Arena, Columbus , March. 1.FILE PHOTO

    Chalmer Frueauf of Moeller was astate champion earlier in 2013FILEPHOTO

    Jake Becker of Indian Hill (top) and Madeira's Danny Constantinibattled for points at the 2012 Madeira Wrestling Invitational. FILE PHOTO

    Girls basketball Cincinnati Country Day

    opened the season with a pairof wins, knocking off Finney-town 48-31 Nov. 25 and notch-ing its first Miami Valley Con-ference victory 48-18 overNewMiami Nov. 27.

    Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy split its first twogames of the season, losing 60-33 to Little Miami Nov. 22 andbeating Monroe 48-25 Nov. 26.

    Boys basketball Cincinnati Country Days

    boys basketball team will playRyle at 4:45 p.m., Saturday,Dec. 7, at Holmes High Schoolas part of the 2013 Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Classic.

    Proceeds will benefit theRuth LyonChildrens Fund andNeediest Kids of All. Ticketsare $7 adults, $4 students.

    Hall of Fame The Indian Hill boosters

    and the Indian Hill Hall ofFame committee announcedthe 2014 inductees to the Indi-an Hill Hall of Fame Dec. 1.

    New members include

    swimmer and diver BrittanyHill (class of 2005), three-sportstar Steve Innis (89) and ten-nis coach Cindy BridgelandCrilley (70).

    The Hall of Fame inductionceremony is Jan. 31, 2014, athalftime of the varsity boysbasketball homecoming game.A reception to honor and meetthe newest hall of famers fol-lows the game.

    Correction Part of the Cincinnati

    Country Day boys basketballpreview was accidentally list-ed under Indian Hill. CCD ac-tually played Bethel Nov. 29.The CCD Indians will play

    Ryle High School in the Ohio-Kentucky Showdown Dec. 7and will travel to Orlando for aholiday tournament betweenChristmas and New YearsDay.

    Catching upwith College Athletes

    The Community Press &Recorder, along with cincin-nati.com, would like to givereaders over the holidays theability to catch up with localhigh school stars doing well incollege athletics.

    In what has become an an-nual readership project, par-ents/friendsof collegeathletes

    are welcome to send a photoand brief description of theircollege athletes accomplish-ments over the last calendaryear [email protected]. In-clude the names of the peoplein the photo as they are shown,the college name and sport,parents names, where the ath-lete lives, what weekly news-paper they get at home andtheir accomplishments by Fri-day, Dec. 13.

    Photos will run in print Jan.1 and be used in a cincinnati-.com photo gallery.

    Questions canbedirected [email protected].

    PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

    ByMark D. Motzand Scott [email protected]@communitypress.com

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    Dear Mrs. Holzapfel,It was with interest that I

    read your missive of 21No-vember in this paper. We are in

    agreement onalmost everyphilosophicalpoint that youmade. It is theperfectrecruitmentletter for thetea party.

    This is why,some threeyears ago, Ibriefly joinedthe tea party

    movement. Suddenly, my in-box was filled with ratherrabid rhetoric from a numberof members outside of thisarea, and some who were na-

    tional leaders. Only one, muchless offensive email, was local.

    These messages were quitedefamatory of officials, andcalled for the elimination ofSocial Security, Medicare, anda number of government agen-cies. They called for the re-moval of any Republican whowas not in complete agree-ment with every detail of theirlegislative agenda. I immedi-ately withdrewmymember-ship.

    As an old man, my perspec-tive is somewhat different!The next big birthday willinclude an 8.

    The Great Depression,WWII, The Cold War, Korea,The Cuban Missile Crisis, TheKennedy Assassination, Viet-nam, the turmoil of the 60s, the

    inflation of the 70s, the (brief)24 percent prime interest rateof the early 80s, the vast tech-nological changes from the 90sthrough today, are all quitevivid in mymemory.

    This businessman was inthe center of most of these,and affected by them all; and,our businesses paid into thissystem of government formany decades. We should notcasually toss these govern-ment programs away.

    The people you and I havevoted for have not representedus well. This includes bothparties.

    The slaughterhouse inWashington and the adjacentsausage factory have pro-duced the legislation that thevoters have requested, or have

    they?Is it just possible that K

    Street lobbyists have pur-chased this legislation, some-times writing almost all of it?Is it possible that our majorproblem is with the process ofbuying votes?

    You mentioned the debt.This is our major problem. Wecannot remain strong if we arefiscally weak (Detroit wouldbe an excellent example).

    The tea party does not seemto know what the debt reallyis. Instead of using numbersperhaps we could define thedebt as everything you havepromised to pay, minus theincome you expect to receive,during the period any debt isowed (such as a mortgage,bonds, etc.).

    To resolve our debt we musttake the very long view of ourbudget prospects, makingbudget decisions that do notdestroy the safety nets of oursociety, the dollar, the infra-structure, and prospects forbusiness growth.

    This requires talent andrhetoric, as this will requirequite a marketing effort to winall sides.

    If we have a law on thebooks with which we do notagree, but we havent the votesto remove it, then it is our dutyto fix it. It is against our na-tional interests to shut downthe government.

    Anything can be fixed!

    James Baker is a 36-year resident ofIndian Hill.

    Debt is our countrys biggest problem

    JamesBakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

    Last weeks questionThe Ohio House has passed a

    bill which would redefine self-defense and circumstanceswhere the use of force trumpstheduty to retreat topublic set-tings, such as stores andstreets. Under current law, resi-dents need not retreat beforeusing force if they are lawfullyin their homes, vehicles or thevehicle of an immediate familymember. Is this good legisla-tion? Why or why not?

    No, its not a good idea.This lawwould not be close tonecessary if white peoplewerent so prejudiced andparanoid that non-white indi-viduals (anyone with brownor darker skin) were crimi-nals. Look what stand yourground inFloridadid toTray-von Martin.

    TRog

    OH Boy...this is a goodtopic. The duty to retreat inpublic areas when imminentthreats are posed is by natureis to duct and retreat of a hu-man being.

    But some circumstances,standing the ground no mat-ter where you are as a con-cealed carrying citizen is notgoing to be an option to re-treat. You have to act quicklyas any trained police officerwill have to act.

    Yes, Ohio legislation tochange this is right on. Crimi-nals wont think twice abouttaking deadly actions to any-one, and every citizen has theright to defend.

    O.H.R.

    Already these bills havecaused deaths. Since the guywho murdered Treyvon Mar-tin in Florida pulled his gun

    on his own girlfriend, somefolks have been able to putthis issue in slightly better fo-cus. And a Michigan case re-cently decided against a per-son who shot a stranger in theface, apparently for comingto his door and asking forsome sort of help. We will ap-parently never know.

    Ninety-eight out of every100 gun deaths is accom-plished with a gun which waspurchased by the deceased, afamily member or a friend.The gun lobby has utterlyfailed to make good on theirpromise to use education torein in this carnage.

    Controlling guns doesntmeanmaking them inaccessi-ble. Laws like this just makeignorant people think it is OKto blast first and ask ques-tions later. (We already havealso had a shooting in aschool, resulting from a childbeing silly with a securityguards gun. Wasnt that abright idea - put guns in theschools!)

    N.F.

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    NEXT QUESTIONWhat is your favorite Christ-mas/holiday song, TV show,movie or performance? Whydo you like it?

    Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via e-mail. Send youranswers [email protected] withChatroom in the subject line.

    President Obama did not lie.He did not need to apolo-

    gize.President Obama said, The

    government is not going tomake you change plans. Thatwas truthful. Insurance com-panies are to blame for healthplan cancellations.

    Health insurance companieshave never lived with thethreat of defection from dissat-isfied customers the way other

    businesses inthe privatesector do.They dontknow how tofinesse indi-viduals;theyve neverneeded to. Inother words,their customerservice skillsare non exis-tent.

    The Patient Protection andAffordable Care Acts (PPACA,popularly known as Obama-care) competitive marketplacewill make the private healthindustry pay attention to cus-tomer service, satisfaction andloyalty.

    At a press conference onJune 23, 2009, President Oba-mamade a promise about whatwould become the PPACA thefollowingMarch. If you haveyour plan and you like it... thegovernment is not going tomake you change plans.

    So then why are some Amer-icans with individual coveragereceiving cancellation noticesfrom their insurance compa-nies?

    The cancellations are aresult of grandfather rulesset in place by President Oba-mas Health and Human Ser-vices Department. The rulesexempt individual health insur-ance plans in existence beforeMarch 23, 2010 (the day thePPACA became law) frommany of the new regulations,benefits, standards and con-sumer protections created bythe PPACA. Only 4 percent ofAmericans with health insur-ance purchase it on the individ-ual market.

    This grandfathering wasdone so individuals with oldernon-compliant plans wouldntautomatically be forced tochange insurance coverage

    due to the enactment of thePPACA.

    But, the rules state thatpolicies would lose theirgrandfathered status if in-surers made changes that sig-nificantly burdened enrolleeswith lower benefits and in-creased costs. At that point,the insurance policy mustcome into compliance with allthe consumer protections ofthe PPACA.

    So, not liking the restric-tions and the inability to in-crease costs without increas-ing benefits, insurance compa-nies decided to dump thesenon-compliant plans.

    In reality, the plans beingcancelled are junk insur-ance.

    Junk insurance looks likethis:

    extremely lowmonthlypremiums;

    extremely high deduct-ibles;

    insurers can cancel cov-erage when a person becomesill;

    lifetime limits on benefits.Americans who were un-

    scrupulously sold junk insur-ance will realize the advantageof more extensive coveragewhich adheres to the consumerprotection benefits of the PPA-CA. They will further realizethat while they save on junkplan premiums, were they tobecome seriously sick or in-jured, they wouldnt be able topay the deductibles. One seri-ous illness for a junk policyholder could cause financialruin.

    The PPACA addresses thefact that the individual healthinsurance market has been anightmare for consumers:more costly than the equiv-alent job-based coverage, andfor those in less-than-perfecthealth, unaffordable at bestand unavailable at worst.

    Insurance companies rippedoff Americans for years withlousy individual junk healthplans. The PPACA is designedto fix that.

    Richard O. Schwab was associatehead of school, and middle schoolhead, Cincinnati Country DaySchool. He is founder of GlendaleOrganizing For America CommunityTeam.

    Accusations of lyingare so much junk

    RichardSchwabCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

    LOCALIndian Hill Village Council

    Village of Indian Hill: 6525Drake Road. Phone: 561-6500.Web site: www.ihill.org.

    Mayor Mark Tullis; ViceMayor Keith Rabenold; coun-cil members Molly Barber,Daniel J. Feigelson, MarkKuenning, Lindsay McLean,and Laura Raines.

    City Manager Dina Minne-ci; Assistant CityManager Da-vid M. Couch; Chief of PoliceChuck Schlie; City SolicitorDonald L. Crain; Clerk-Comp-troller Paul C. Riordan; FireChief Steven Ashbrock; PublicWorks/Water Works Superin-tendent Jason Adkins; TaxCommissioner ConstanceEberhart.

    Indian Hill Exempted VillageSchools

    Indian Hill Exempted Vil-lage Schools Board of Educa-tion: 6855 Drake Road. Phone:272-4500. Web site:www.ih.k12.oh.us.

    Indian Hill school boardmeets at 7:30 p.m. the secondTuesday of themonth at Indian

    Hill High School, 6845 DrakeRoad.

    Board President KarlGrafe; board members Eliza-beth Johnston, Kim MartinLewis, Erik Lutz and TimSharp.

    Superintendent MarkMiles; Assistant Superinten-dentMark Ault; Treasurer andBusiness Manager Julia J.Toth, 272-4513; Director of Pu-pil Services Tracy Quattrone;Transportation SupervisorBarbara Leonard; FacilitiesDirector Ken Stegman and Di-rector of CommunicationsMartha Stephen.

    FEDERALU.S. Rep. SteveChabot (1st

    District)2371 Rayburn House Office

    Building, Washington, DC20515

    Phone: (202) 225-2216Fax: (202) 225-3012Website: chabot.house.govHours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Cincinnati office: 441 Vine

    St., Suite 3003, Cincinnati, OH45202

    Phone: (513) 684-2723Fax: (513) 421-8722

    U.S. Sen. Sherrod BrownCincinnati 425 Walnut St.,

    room 2310, Cincinnati, Ohio45202-3915;phone684-1021, fax684-1029.

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Web site: www.brown.sena-te.gov

    U.S. Sen. Rob PortmanPhone: 202-224-3353 Fax:

    202-224-9558Cincinnati office: 36 E. Sev-

    enth St. Room2615, Cincinnati,OH 45202

    Phone: 513-684-3265

    STATEState Rep. Connie PillichIn Columbus:House ofRep-

    resentatives, 77 S. High St.,11th Floor, Columbus, Ohio,43266-0603; phone 614-466-8120; fax 614-644-9494.

    E-mail: [email protected]

    State Rep. RonMaagIn Columbus:House ofRep-

    resentatives, 77 S. High St.,10th Floor, Columbus, Ohio,43215-6111;phone614-644-6023;fax 614-719-3589.

    E-mail: [email protected]

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  • COLUMBUS (Ohio) - Taketwo.

    SummitCountryDaywon itssecondconsecutiveDivision IIIstate soccer championshipNov.9, beating Mansfield Christian2-1 at Columbus Crew Stadiumfor the title.

    Its just as sweet, said Sil-ver Knights head coach Bar-nard Baker of the second statevictory. Because this one wasso unexpected and because itsmy last game, this one is very,very special to me.

    Unexpected in that Summitgraduated so many playersfrom its 2012 title team, leavingtheSilverKnightswith talented- albeit largelyvarsity-untested- players to begin the season.

    So fitting, perhaps, that apairofsophomoresdidthescor-ing honors in the state final;CharlieMaciejewskinettedonein the first half and BrendanJones scored in the second.

    Mansfield Christian got itsgoal in the final twominutes offa corner kick Baker still wasntsure about more than an hourafter the game.

    Im going to have to see thetape, he said. Therewas somestrange call that got thema cor-ner and I dont know exactlyhow it happened. But we wereable to survive that.

    More than survive. Summittook advantage of Crew Stadi-ums immense 77-yard widthand Mansfields three-manback row.

    We played everything wideand attacked the corners,Bak-er said. We knew they hadplayed on a smaller field andhad never been there before, sowe tried to take advantage ofthat.

    You think of playing ongrass and it might slow youdown, but its so, so super-fast.Butwith thatwidth, everythingis inplay.Wesaid, Letskeepat-tacking the corners, and even-tually they had to start protect-ing them and that left somegaps for us.

    Summit reached thechampi-onship game by beating Wor-thington Christian 2-0 in thestate semifinals Nov. 6.

    Its so big, said junior for-ward Austin Smythe. Lastyearwewere full of seniors andthey said we couldnt get back.We really wanted this to showthem we could.

    Baker may have sided with

    the recent graduates at thestart of the season, but hesmore than a believer now.

    The word for us all seasonwas survival, not repeat, hesaid. After losing as manyplayers aswedid and as tough aschedule as we had to play, wethought wed have five or sixlosses and have to battle.

    We did battle and we didsurvive, and here we areagain.

    Midway through the firsthalf Maciejewski foundSmythe streaking down theright side for the first goal.

    I got a chance and I got astep on the the defense, saidSmythe, a Mariemont resident.I just got a foot on it and put itin the back of the net

    The second goal came at the15:04 mark of the second halfwhen senior Matt Meistersubbed in for a crampingSmythe on the second of twoconsecutive corner kicks.

    Meister - a Hyde Park resi-dent - found himself open from15 yards out on a deflection.

    I faked it, crossed it over tomyright footandtook theshot,he said. I was surprised I hadroom tomove the ball like I did,let alone take the shot.

    Itwas unbelievable to comeinoff thebenchandscoreagoallate in the game, this late in the

    season, my senior year. We didlose a lot of seniors from lastyear, but I think the seniors thisyear really steppedup.We real-ly want this.

    Wewant this because its sofun, just the journey of makingit to state.

    Members of the boys soccer team walk through a cheer tunnel during a pep rally in their honor at The Summit Country Day School in Hyde Park Nov. 8.LEIGH TAYLOR/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    SILVER KNIGHTS REACHSTATE SUMMIT ONCE AGAINByMark D. Motzmmotz@communitypress ADDITIONAL HONORS

    Summit Country Day not only hoisted the team trophy for the statetitle, but also some individual hardware.Just hours before the state finals, the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches

    Association named Silver Knights senior Christian Hay Ohio Division IIIplayer of the year.Christian was a beast tonight, said head coach Barnard Baker. Of

    course, he was a beast every night. He completely deserves that award.There is nobody better, nobody who meant more to their team.Classmate Bryce Hueber was Ohio Division III girls player of the year

    for Summit.Baker - who announced his retirement as head coach earlier this sea-

    son - picked up OSSCA private school coach of the year honors.

    RosterPlayers: Nate Logan, GK, freshman; Josh Campbell, GK, freshman;

    Taylor Jones, midfielder, senior; David Judd, defense, senior; BenSchloss, forward, senior; Christian Hay, defense, senior; Isaiah Chap-man, forward, senior; Jacob Beardslee, midfielder, sophomore; Cam-eron Belle, midfielder, freshman; Brendan Jones, midfielder, sopho-more; Charlie Maciejewski, midfielder, sophomore;Matt DeJesus,defense/midfield, junior; Carlos Garciamendez, defense, senior; PhilipMcHugh, defense, junior; Austin Smythe, forward, junior;Matt Eus-tace, defense, senior; Chris Hudson, midfield, senior;Matt Meister,defense, senior; Ethan Hay, defense/midfielder, freshman; Craig Bond,midfielder, freshman; Rupert Domville, forward, junior; Reilly Dow-ling, defense, freshman.Coaches: Head coach, Barnard Baker; assistant coaches, Ryan John-

    son, Dan Cosgrove and Terry Malone.

    ScheduleMiami Valley School ................................................................................. W, 9-0Worthington Christian .............................................................................. T, 2-2Monroe ......................................................................................................... W, 5-0Seven Hills ..................................................................................................... T, 0-0Clark Montessori ........................................................................................ W, 2-0Springfield Catholic Central ..................................................................... L, 2-1North College Hill ..................................................................................... W, 9-0William Penn Charter ................................................................................ W, 4-1St. Benedict Prep .......................................................................................... L, 6-0Cincinnati Country Day............................................................................. W, 4-0Covington Catholic ...................................................................................... T, 2-2Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy........................................................ W, 4-0Ottawa Hills ................................................................................................. W, 3-0St. Bernard ................................................................................................... W, 9-0Louisville Collegiate..................................................................................... T, 0-0Playoffs:Finneytown.................................................................................................. W, 2-0CHCA .............................................................................................................W, 4-0Jamestown Greeneview ........................................................................... W, 3-0Seven Hills .................................................................................................... W, 3-2Springfield Catholic Central .................................................................... W, 1-0Worthington Christian............................................................................ W - 2-0Mansfield Christian....................................................................................W, 2--1

    Summit Country Day senior forward Isaiah Chapman (5) leaps to trapthe ball in front of Worthington Christian forward Sam Condon (8)during the Division III regional soccer semifinals Nov. 6. MARK D. MOTZ/THECOMMUNITY PRESS

    Summit Country Days BrendanJones celebrates his goal, thesecond for the Silver Knights intheir 2-1 state championshipvictory over Mansfeld ChristianNov. 9.JAY LAPRETE/FOR THE COMMUNITYPRESS

    LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPESINDIANHILLJOURNALTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013

  • B2 INDIAN HILL JOURNAL DECEMBER 5, 2013

    THURSDAY, DEC. 5Art & Craft ClassesToys for Tots Fundraiser, 7-9p.m., Cheers to Art!, 7700Camargo Road, Bring toy todonate and receive coupon for$5 off your next painting ses-sion. For ages 16 and up. $35.Reservations required. 271-2793;www.cheerstoart.com.Madeira.

    Cooking ClassesIts Getting Cold Outside withCourtney Rathweg, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Menu fullof tempting comfort food. $45.Reservations required. 489-6400. Symmes Township.

    EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, 11450Grooms Road, ConferenceRoom No. 2. Practice skills byspeaking, organizing andconducting meetings andmotivating others. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations required.387-7030; btc.toastmastersclub-s.org. Blue Ash.Changemakers: Hate andReligion in the Public Sphere,7-9 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Ronna GreffSchneider, professor of law atthe University of Cincinnati andexpert on issues involvingconstitutional law, examineshot topics of separation ofchurch and state and hatespeech. Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration required. 761-7500;www.jointhej.org. AmberleyVillage.

    Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. 917-7475.Blue Ash. The Deadly Effectsof Stress, 6-7 p.m., Madi-sonville Recreation Center, 5320Stewart Road, Learn aboutdevastating health effects thatlong-term stress can have on thebody and simple ways to com-bat them. Free. Reservationsrequired. 271-2500; wellness-speakers.org.Madisonville.

    Holiday - ChristmasSantas Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santas Workshop, 6940 Madi-sonville Road, Historic ShillitosElves have moved to Mariemontand are opening workshop forpublic tours. Bring letters tomail to Santa. Pictures withSanta available on Saturdaysand Sundays. Benefits RonaldMcDonald House. $4, free ages3 and under. Presented byMariemont Inn. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

    Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A SoldiersStory, 7 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Sanctuary. Tellingof Christmas story through eyesof a soldier. In honor of currentserving military and veterans.$9, $4 ages 5-16, free ages 4 andunder. 891-8527. Blue Ash.

    On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 MarketPlace Lane, $8-$14. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.

    Parenting ClassesProven Parenting: Founda-tions for a Strong Family,9-11:30 a.m., The ChildrensHome of Cincinnati, 5050 Madi-son Road, Emery Building,Room101. Featuring CommonSense Parenting research basedand proven techniques. Learnevidence based techniques toaddress common parentingproblems, create a personalizedparenting plan and receiveCommon Sense Parentingresource book. Family friendly.$100 per family; child careavailable: $10 per child. Regis-tration required. 272-2800;www.thechildrenshomecin-ti.org.Madisonville.

    Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. 800-0164.Mont-gomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Youth room. Big book/discussion meeting. Brown bag

    lunch optional. Open to every-one who desires healthy lovingrelationships. Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.

    FRIDAY, DEC. 6Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, One FinancialWay, Greater Cincinnati tradi-tion features variety of holidayactivities. New houses deco-rated with holiday scenes,thousands of lights and freefamily entertainment. Free.794-6100; facebook.com/ohion-ational.Montgomery.Santas Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santas Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

    Literary - LibrariesAnime Club, 6-8 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. Gal-braith Road, Watch anime,draw manga, play Yu-Gi-Oh andinteract around these favoritepastimes. Ages 13-18. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.

    Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A SoldiersStory, 8 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, $9, $4 ages5-16, free ages 4 and under.891-8527. Blue Ash.

    On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

    SATURDAY, DEC. 7BenefitsLeague for Animal WelfareHoliday Party, 5-9 p.m., OasisGolf Club and ConferenceCenter, 902 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, Guest speaker: W. BruceCameron, American humorcolumnist, screenwriter andauthor. Buffet, silent auctionand raffle. Benefits The Leaguefor Animal Welfare. $30, $12children. Presented by Leaguefor Animal Welfare. 735-2299.Loveland.

    Business SeminarsBusiness Feasibility andBusiness Planning, 8:30a.m.-noon, CMC Office CenterBlue Ash, 10945 Reed HartmanHighway, Room105. Determinethe financial feasibility of yourbusiness concept, how to reviewfunding options, the use of thebusiness plan in obtaining loansand partners, factors involved indebt and equity financing andhow to get to a go/no go deci-sion. Ages 18 and up. $40 or$120 for four seminars. 684-2812. Blue Ash.

    Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Ornaments, jewelry,soaps, ceramics, paper creations,paintings, stained glass andmore. Treats, holiday music andshopping. Food truck on site.Benefits The WACC Foundation.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.Blue AshWomens Club Holi-day Craft Show, 10 a.m.-3p.m., Blue Ash RecreationCenter, 4433 Cooper Road,Unique, handmade crafts foryour friends and family. BenefitsBlue Ash Womens Club. Freeadmission. 891-4043. Blue Ash.

    Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,5-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.Santas Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santas Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

    Home & GardenHoliday Wreath Making, 10a.m.-noon, Turner Farm, 7400Given Road, Use balsam, cedarand juniper boughs and adorn-

    ments such as handmade bowsand pine cones to make uniquenatural wreath. $35. 561-7400;www.turnerfarm.org. IndianHill.

    Music - ClassicalCincinnati Community Or-chestra, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Churchof the Saviour United MethodistChurch, 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Freeparking. Free. Presented byCincinnati Community Orches-tra. 791-7815; www.cincinnat-icommunityorchestra.org.Montgomery.

    Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight,Tonys Steaks and Seafood,12110 Montgomery Road, Free.677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.

    Music - PopSaffire Express, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,MVP Sports Bar & Grille, 6923Plainfield Road, Free. 794-1400.Silverton.

    Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A SoldiersStory, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Hart-zell United Methodist Church,$9, $4 ages 5-16, free ages 4 andunder. 891-8527. Blue Ash.

    On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

    On Stage - StudentTheaterDead Serious ... About Life, 6p.m., Deer Park High School,8351 Plainfield Road, Musicalwritten to appeal to teenagers.Issues of abortion, alcohol,drugs, religion, sex and suicide.$9, $8 advance. Through Dec. 8.459-7268; www.mish-inc.com.Deer Park.

    On Stage - TheaterBroadways Next Hit Musical,8-10 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Fully improvisedmusical comedy show, everylyric, melody and jazz hand ismade up on the spot. $35, $25members. VIP: $75. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.

    SUNDAY, DEC. 8Clubs & OrganizationsWomans City Clubs Feist-Tea,1:30-5 p.m., Barrington ofOakley, 4855 Babson Place,Program begins at 2 p.m. Recep-tion follows. Honoring SarahGideonse, Harriet Kaufman,Helen ONeal and Mary Wells,four Womans City Club long-time members who modelfeistiness in carrying out itsmission to secure a just andlivable city. Free, donationsaccepted. Reservations required.Presented by Womans City Clubof Greater Cincinnati. 751-0100;womanscityclub.org. Oakley.

    Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, Noon-4p.m., Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

    EducationEat. Tour. Explore: FromEurope to America: CulturalJourneys in the NewWorld,11:15 a.m.-2 p.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Join artscholar and museum docent,Amy Perlman, for behind-the-scenes tour of Taft Museumslatest exhibition, Telling Tales:Stories and Legends in 19thcentury American Art. Followedby lunch. Ages 18 and up. $40,$35 members. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.

    Holiday - ChristmasSantas Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santas Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

    LecturesAnnual Hornstein Lecture:70th Anniversary of theWhite Rose, 10-11 a.m., Isaac M.Wise Temple, 8329 Ridge Road,

    Dr. Newborn discusses the bookhe co-authored, Sophie Scholland the White Rose: The Re-markable German ChristianStudents Who Defied Hitler.487-3055. Amberley Village.

    Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m.,Mary M. Emery Carillon, Pleas-ant Street, Open air concert.Carillonneur plays bells usingkeyboard in upper tower. Toursof tower available; playground,restroom and shelter house onsite. Free. Presented by Villageof Mariemont. 271-8519;www.mariemont.org.Marie-mont.

    Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A SoldiersStory, 3 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, $9, $4 ages5-16, free ages 4 and under.891-8527. Blue Ash.

    On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. Reserva-tions required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

    On Stage - StudentTheaterDead Serious About Life, 3p.m., Deer Park High School, $9,$8 advance. 459-7268;www.mish-inc.com. Deer Park.

    Religious - CommunityPrincess Ballet, 9:45-10:45 a.m.and 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., RiverHills Christian Church, 6300 PriceRoad, Auditorium. Part of CityGospel Missions outreach com-munity that allows childrenfrom inner city to take balletlessons and perform all overCincinnati. Free. 677-7600;riverhillscc.com. Loveland.

    MONDAY, DEC. 9AuditionsThe Last Romance - Auditions,7 p.m., Walton Creek Theater,4101Walton Creek Road, Audi-tions will consist of cold read-ings from the script. Free.Presented by Mariemont PlayersInc. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.

    Cooking ClassesDeweys Pizza with ChuckLipp, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, Chuckdemonstrates the basics andgets a little hands-on help fromyou, but hell also spring somenew pizzas that they are work-ing on at Deweys. $45. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

    Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of PeaceLutheran Church, 101 S. Leba-non Road, Parish Life Center.Free will donation at door. Forages 12 and up. 683-4244.Loveland.

    Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,10 a.m.-3 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. 585-8266.Montgo-mery.

    Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,6:30-8 p.m., Barrington ofOakley, 4855 Babson Place, Forthose responsible for the care ofan elderly or disabled lovedone. Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration required. 929-4483;www.ccswoh.org/caregivers.Oakley.

    TUESDAY, DEC. 10Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Show and sale ofsmall artwork, no larger than8-by-10 inches. Original works inoil and watercolor by activemembers of the Womans ArtClub of Cincinnati. Free. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

    Art OpeningsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Show and sale ofsmall artwork, no larger than8-by-10 inches. Original works inoil and watercolor by activemembers of the Womans ArtClub of Cincinnati. Exhibit

    continues through Dec. 22. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.

    AuditionsThe Last Romance, 7 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, Free.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

    Business ClassesBlast Toastmasters Club,Noon-1 p.m., Kroger KP-1 Build-ing, 11300 Cornell Park Drive,Fifth Floor. Develop and practicespeaking, organizing andconducting meetings. Ages 18and up. Free. Reservationsrequired. 387-1324. Blue Ash.

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

    Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 OBannon-ville Road, Presented by Love-land Farmers Market. 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.

    Home & GardenHoliday Wreath Making, 6-8p.m., Turner Farm, $35. 561-7400; www.turnerfarm.org.Indian Hill.

    WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

    Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

    Holiday - ChristmasSantas Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santas Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

    Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,2-3:30 p.m., Sycamore SeniorCenter, 4455 Carver WoodsDrive, Conference Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483. BlueAsh.

    THURSDAY, DEC. 12Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

    EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, Free.Reservations required. 387-7030; btc.toastmastersclubs.org.Blue Ash.

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

    Health / WellnessWellness Myths andMisun-derstandings, 7-8 p.m., FITMontgomery, 9030 Montgo-mery Road, Suite 18, Topic:Guilt-Free Holiday Treats. Coor-dinated discussion group toexplore health and wellnessdiscoveries found in latestpeer-reviewed medical journals.Ages 18 and up. $5. 823-2025;wellnessmyths2013.event-brite.com. Sycamore Township.

    Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.Santas Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santas Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

    On Stage - ComedyDrew Hastings, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $12-$18.Reservations required. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy-.com.Montgomery.

    Support Groups

    Codependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, Free, donationsaccepted. 800-0164.Montgo-mery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, Donations ac-cepted. 673-0174; www.co-da.org. Blue Ash.

    FRIDAY, DEC. 13Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

    Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.Santas Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santas Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

    Music - ReligiousDelta Kings Holiday Concert,7:30-8:30 p.m., St. Paul Commu-nity United Methodist Church,8221Miami Road, Sanctuary.Cincinnatis original barbershopchorus. Christmas melodies.With Rusty Pipes quartet. Bene-fits WCET Action Auction. Free.891-8181; www.stpaulcumc.org.Madeira.

    On Stage - ComedyDrew Hastings, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas ComedyClub, $12-$18. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.

    SATURDAY, DEC. 14Business SeminarsSo YouWant To Start YourOwn Business, 8:30 a.m.-noon,CMC Office Center Blue Ash,10945 Reed Hartman Highway,Seminar to provide you withbasics to start your own busi-ness, including how to findresources to evaluate yourbusiness idea and bring it toreality. Ages 21 and up. $10, $5advance. 684-2812; scorework-s.org. Blue Ash.

    Craft ShowsMarielders Senior CenterCraft Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,Mariemont Elementary School,6750 Wooster Pike, Free admis-sion. Presented by Marielders.271-5588; [email protected].

    Drink TastingsWinter WINEderland, 3-7 p.m.,Meiers Wine Cellars, 6955Plainfield Road, Includes fivetasting tickets to be used onchoice of 1-1.5 ounce samples ofwine. Non-alcoholic juices alsoavailable. Ages 21 and up. $10.891-2900. Silverton.

    Holiday - ChristmasChristmas in Loveland, 4-9p.m., Downtown Loveland,West Loveland Avenue, Car-riage rides crafts, Santa atLoveland Canoe and Kayak,caroling, shopping, bonfire,children and adult choirs, andmore. Free. Presented by City ofLoveland. 293-8254; www.his-toricloveland.com. Loveland.Santas Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santas Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

    Literary - LibrariesTeen Advisory Board, 2-3 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Motivatedteens discuss means for makinglibrarys programs and materialsto be most in tune with theirneeds. Ages 13-19. Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.

    Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight,Tonys Steaks and Seafood, Free.677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.

    On Stage - ComedyDrew Hastings, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas ComedyClub, $12-$18. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.

    On Stage - Student DanceThe Nutcracker, 2 p.m. and 7:30p.m., Cincinnati Country DaySchool, 6905 Given Road, $10,$5 children and students. 238-5240. Indian Hill.

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    During the holidayseason, I stock up onbags of walnuts and jarsof honey to make ourtraditional baklava forChristmas giving. Ourwhole family gets in-volved, from the adultsto the toddlers. Todayand for the next fewweeks Ill be sharingsome favorites for youto try. Take advantageof the good prices onraw nuts, too. Theyfreeze well for severalmonths.

    Chardonnay-soakedgolden raisins

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    112 cups water1 cup chardonnay or Chabliswine

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    Gin-soaked goldenraisins for arthritis

    No, not a gift fromthe kitchen, but a time-honored home remedywith anti-inflammatoryqualities. I had someraisins left over so Imade a batch. I hadforgotten about makingthese until I saw Dr. Oztalking about them.Check out my blog forthe recipe.

    Barbie Hahns chililime peanuts

    Barbie and I bothhave been regularguests on Fox 19 morn-ing show. She is knownas the Suburban Chef.

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    6 cups cocktail peanuts,unsalted

    6 tablespoons lime juice6 tablespoons chili powder12 to 1 teaspoon cayennepepper

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    Berts thumbprintcookies

    Bert Villing and I arelongtime friends. Wehad a catering businesstogether and thesecookies were popularwith our customers. Forthe reader who request-ed a butter cookie likeBusken Ba

    2 sticks unsalted butter,room temperature

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    CHURCH OF GODOF PROPHECY

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    the sweepstakes office.Again, you dont learnuntil its too late that thecheck sent you is bogusand youre now liable torepay the bank.

    Bottom line, beware ofchecks and money orderssent from strangers,often sent by FedEx andUPS to avoid the postoffice and its postal in-spectors. And never wiremoney to someone youdont know.

    Howard Ains column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

    thief will claim to havehired you to be a MysteryShopper and send you acheck to shop at variousstores. One of thoseplaces will be WesternUnion when youre towire money to them. Ofcourse, if you follow thethiefs instructions youwill have deposited hisbogus check into yourbank account. You wontknow his check is baduntil after youve wiredhim your good money.

    Other scams involvesending you a boguscheck for several thou-sand dollars allegedly soyou can pay for the taxeson the sweepstakes prizeyou just won. Youre toldto deposit the check andthen wire the money to

    The website Craigslistis a great place for find-ing lots of things fromjobs to cars.

    It is also a placewhere, if youre not care-

    ful, youcan veryeasily getscammed.Thatswhat alocal wom-an saysalmosthappenedto her.

    Kath-ryne

    Oakes, of St. Bernard,advertised a hat for saleon Craigslist and saysshe received severale-mails requesting moreinformation. But one

    e-mail was from a personwho said she lived inTexas and wanted to buythe hat.

    Oakes says she e-mailed her name andaddress so she couldreceive payment for thehat. She then received aFedEx package with acheck for $2,150 eventhough she was onlyasking $400 for the hat.

    A letter with the checkadvised Oakes to sendthe rest of the money to ashipper who wouldthen deliver the hat.Oakes attempted to fol-low the directions but,because she doesnt havea bank account to depositthe check as instructed,she took the check to acheck cashing store.

    Oakes says the checkcashing store noted thecheck did not come fromthe woman allegedlybuying the hat, but fromsomeone else entirelyand so would not cash thecheck. In fact, she saysthe store wouldnt giveback the check so shecould take it to the policedepartment. Now Oakessays shes embarrassedand angry believing shemay be associated withtrying to pass a badcheck.

    The check cashingstore advised Oakes theonly form of paymentshe should accept for herhat is fromWesternUnion. Of course, thatsthe samemethod of pay-ment that so-called Texas

    woman wanted Oakes touse to send the remain-der of the check.

    Oakes says she wantsto get the word out aboutthis scam so others dontgo through what she didand, she says, worse yetthey may get taken forthe money. Oakes saysshe researched the bankand the company thecheck was issued fromand both seemed legit tome. But, while the com-pany is legitimate, thecheck wasnt sent by thatfirm it was sent by athief who stole thatchecking account in-formation.

    This is a scam thatbeen going on for quite awhile and it takes variousforms. Sometimes, a

    Beware of Craigslist scams with bad checks

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    The Womens Bible Study meetsFriday mornings at 9:30 a.m. to10:30 a.m. They are usingNamesake: When God Re-writes Your Story for theirdiscussion. The womensWheel of Friendship shipped100 health kits and 30 poundsof soap to Lutheran WorldRelief. The group meetsmonthly Wednesdays at 10a.m. Their Bible study is calledIn Good Company: Stories ofBiblical Women.Women ofthe community are invited toboth groups.Healing Touch Ministry is of-fered on the fourth Tuesday ofeach month at 7 p.m. Pleasecall the church office at 793-3288 for more information onthis outreach opportunity.Rejoice! worship service is at 11a.m. Rejoice! is a more con-temporary, upbeat style wor-ship with music and Biblereadings reflecting the prefer-ence of many people today.Heritage (traditional) worshipservice is at 9 a.m. SundaySchool, Confirmation andAdult Forum are at 9:45 a.m.Ascension is a congregation ofdiverse ages and backgrounds.Some are new to the faith;others are lifelong Lutherans.Ascension is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery, Ohio45242; ascensionlutheran-church.com; 793-3288.

    Bethel BaptistTempleThe annual live drive-throughnativity will be performed atthe church during the Syca-more Township luminariaevent on the evening of Sat-urday, Dec. 7.The childrens Christmas pro-gram is 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15.AWANA childrens Bible clubsare offered for children ages 2through high school from 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdaysduring the school year. Theclub will resume Jan. 8. Eachclub meeting features counciltime, which includes flagceremony, music and Bible

    lesson; handbook time, inwhich clubbers earn awardsthrough memorization andhandbook completion; andgame time. Contact the churchfor information, or visit theAWANA page on Facebook:search for Bethel BaptistAWANA.The adult, teen and childrensSunday School classes cometogether for an hour of skitsfrom the drama team, chil-drens songs, games, pennywars and more during RoundUp Sunday, offered duringSunday School hour on thefirst Sunday of each month.Several father/son activities, aswell as family activities, arebeing planned for the fall andupcoming months. Visit thechurch website for details.The church offers a low-key,come-as-you-are womensfellowship about once amonth.Small group Bible studies areoffered Wednesday eveningsat the church at 7:30 p.m.Sunday School classes for allages are 10 a.m.; Sundayworship is 11 a.m. Kings Kids, achildrens worship service, isoffered during the 11 a.m.service.The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple-.org.

    Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchThe annual Mitten Tree of-fering will be Dec. 8. Pleasebring donations of mittens,scarves, or caps to donate to

    those less fortunate.The Middlers Holiday gather-ing will be 6 p.m. Dec. 7. Threefamilies will be hosting theevent for appetizers, soup/salad, dessert, and a gift ex-change.T.W.O Annual Holiday Lun-cheon will be 11 a.m. Dec. 14 atParkers Grill.Jacobs Ladder is the theme forSunday School (pre-K through12th-grade); these classes aretaught after the childrenssermon in the worship service.Bible 101 and ThoughtfulChristian classes are offeredfor adults each Sunday morn-ing. These meet at 9 a.m. inthe fellowship hall.The BAPC Bowling Group willbe meeting at 10 a.m. Thurs-days each week at CrossgateLanes.Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.Sunday sermons are recordedand available at www.bapc-.net.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; www.bapc-.net.

    Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers worshipservices on Sundays at 8:30a.m. and 10:45 a.m. SundaySchool is at 9:30 a.m. Sundays.Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing and foodto people with demonstratedneeds. Bread from Panera isavailable on Thursdays andSaturdays.The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;489-7021.

    Christ ChurchCathedralFive years ago, Christ ChurchCathedral began a uniquechildrens choir to foster thedevelopment of a life-longenjoyment of music throughthe singing of sacred choralcompositions. Last year, 18young people sang for thecathedral and also at specialpublic events, such as a holidayconcert at Cincinnatis Christ-mas Saengerfest in Over-the-Rhine. The Cathedral Choir ofChildren and Youth is begin-ning its new program year andis open to new members. Thiscity-wide program acceptschildren as young as 7-years-old (second-grade). No priormusic experience is required.The Cathedral Choir of Childrenand Youth has a busy seasonahead. They will sing fourtimes during worship at thecathedral, as well as duringseveral away performances.For more information, callChrist Church Cathedral.The church is at 318 E. FourthSt., Cincinnati; 621-1817; christ-churchcincinnati.org.

    Ascension LutheranChurchThe congregation is collecting

    welcome kit items for Bhuta-nese refugees arriving inCincinnati for the first time.Ascension is partnering with

    Christ Lutheran Church inColerain to support the workof the Bhutanese Refugee andResettlement Program.

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