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Loveland is celebrating the12 days leading up to Christmasin Loveland.

Loveland Area Chamber ofCommerce President CeeCeeCollins said the chamber wastrying to think of a way to getmore people downtown nowthat temperatures havedropped.

“Julian’s Deli threw this ideaout there and then we ran withit,” Collins said.

Collins said downtown busi-nesses started to take one of the12 days of Christmas to havespecial sales and discounts.They then started addingevents, and businesses on Love-land-Madeira Road started get-ting involved. Events start Dec.1andwill run until Christmas inLoveland Dec. 13.

On the fifth day, Dec. 5, Ju-lian’s Deli, 200 W. LovelandAve., will be hosting Paws andPresents from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.for people to bring in pets inholiday costumes. Cocoa Bites,305 W. Loveland Ave., will be

giving away free dog bones andPizazz Studio, 122 W. LovelandAve., will be holding a pet toymaking workshop.

The 10th day of Christmaswill be ladies night. All down-townbusinesseswillbeofferingladies specials from 5 p.m. to 9p.m. Collins said some shopsand restaurants will be havingladies only sales or discounteddrink prices for happy hours.

Throughout the 12 Days ofChristmas, the chamber is alsoconducting an ugly Christmassweater contest. Participantsare to take a photo of them-selves in front of the clock tow-er in their ugliest Christmassweater and post it to the Love-land Area Chamber of Com-merce’s Facebook Page for achance to win a gift card to adowntown business.

Collins said many of the

THANKS TO CEECEE COLLINS

The Christmas train drives downWest Loveland Avenue at a previous Christmas in Loveland. This year theevent will be Dec. 13 after downtown Loveland businesses celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas.

Loveland businesses celebrating

13 days of Christmas

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The "Christmas Crossing" sign wasone of many decorations dressingup the streets of Loveland duringChristmas in Loveland. This yearLoveland will be celebrating 12Days of Christmas leading up toChristmas in Loveland on Dec. 13.

ByMarika [email protected]

12 Days of ChristmasA full list of Loveland’s 12 Days of

Christmas events can be found onthe chamber’s website:http://www.lovelandchamber.org/

SYCAMORE TWP — CincinnatiHills Christian Academy foot-ball head coach Eric Taylor andColdwater defensive coordina-tor Mark Bruns have becomefast friends since coaching anall-star team together as manyas seven years ago.

Since that time, they fre-quently talkon thephoneandof-ten about what it would be likefor their teams to play one an-other. Those thoughts becamereality Saturday at Piqua HighSchool’s Alexander Stadium asthe Eagles (13-0) and Cavaliers(12-1) when they battled for thechance to advance toOhio Stadi-um and the Division V statechampionship game.

Coldwater won, 34-3.“It’s going to be wild,” Bruns

said before the matchup. “It’sgoing to be a different experi-ence, but a good one.He is goingto getme a few times and I hopeI get him a few times. It’s goingto be a chess match.”

The Eagles’ spread offensewith its four-and-five receiversets hasputup40points ormorein eight games this season. Ju-nior quarterback JohnnyNoyenhasavarietyof targetshecangoto, including Cam Murray andAdam Baker.

Murray caught nine passesfor 201 yards and three touch-downs including an 87-yardcatch and run in the 31-23 play-off victory against West Jeffer-

Coaches, friends fall ondifferent sides in playoff

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CHCA head coach Eric Taylor, shown in the Nov. 9, 2013, game againstMadeira, has become friends with Coldwater defensive coordinator MarkBruns. They fall on opposite sides for the right to play in the statechampionship game at Ohio Stadium.

By Nick [email protected]

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Just as your family has itsholiday traditions, the Love-land Herald has a tradition ofwhich we want you to be apart.

Every year, in our editionbetween Christmas and NewYear’s, we salute local peoplewho show us every day whatits means to be a good neigh-bor.

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

If you know someone whoregularly embodies the spiritofNeighborsWhoCare –may-be they brought you food dur-ing an illness, or looked after

your house while you weregone, or cleared your drive-way during snow, or helpedpick up debris after a storm –or maybe they just provide afriendly face, or listen whenyou need to talk to someone.

Nomatter how theydisplayit, we want to recognize them.

Email nominations to [email protected],with “NeighborsWhoCare” inthe subject line. Tell us a littleabout them, and include yourname, community and contactinformation, as well as theirs.

Deadline fornominations isFriday, Dec. 5.

It’s time to nominate for‘Neighbors Who Care’

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Union SavingsBank robbed

At approximately10:56 a.m. Nov. 20, Love-land police units respon-ded to the Union SavingsBank at 510 W. LovelandAve. for an armed rob-bery.

Law enforcementunits from Loveland andthe Hamilton CountySheriff’s Office searchedthe immediate area, butdidnot locate thesuspect.The suspect is anAfricanAmericanmalewearingablack coat, light denimjeans with tears, tanshoes and a red shirt.

An unknown amountof currency was taken.No onewas injured.

Anyonewithanyinfor-mation about the robberyshould contact the Love-land Police Departmentby calling 513-583-3000.

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son. He has 49 catches for877 yards and 14 touch-downs this season.

Baker has 31catches for621 yards with eight touch-downs.

“We’re a big-play of-fense,”Taylorsaidafter the

West Jefferson win. “Allyear long we’ve had a lot ofbig-yardage plays and wecapitalize on them.”

The most interestingstoryline of this contestwas how Noyen and his ca-dre of receivers handled adefense, particularly safe-ty Brody Hoying, thathadn’t allowed anywherenear the amount of pointsthe Eagles are used to scor-

ing.Hoying, who also serves

as the team’s quarterback,is committed to EasternMichigan.

Before the state final,the Cavaliers allowed sev-en points or fewer in sevengames including five shut-outs. Theothergameswerethe first gameof theyear inwhich Kenton scored on asafety and the prior weekwhen Liberty-Bentonscored a touchdown.

Bruns saidhe thinks thisdefensive unit is betterthanlastyear’seventhoughthe team is coming offback-to-back to state cham-pionships.

“We constantly mix de-fenses andwill showfive orsix defensive fronts,”Bruns said before the statesemifinal. “Our scheme isall aboutputtingguys in thebest positions to take awaytheir strengths and it canchange from down todown.”

There’s no doubt thatTaylor and Bruns have amutual respect for whateach has done for their re-spective programs andcommunities at-large. But,neither expected theirphones to ringas thematch-up neared.

“Idon’twant togiveany-thing away,” Bruns said be-fore the game.

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Calling all artists!It’s time for the annual

WinterArt Showpresent-ed by the Loveland ArtsCouncil with the Love-land Artists onMain. Theshow will run Dec. 5throughDec. 20.Anopen-ing reception featuringrefreshmentsandliveen-tertainment will launchthe Studio’s annual holi-day celebration show andsale from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.Friday, Dec. 5.

The show will featuretheartworkofartists age18 and older from allaround the area. Duringthe Winter Art Show, theLoveland Arts Councilwill hold its annual silentauction of artist-decorat-ed Christmas trees. Art-ists are invited to usetheir artistic creativity todecorate ChristmasTrees for the silent auc-tion. Decorated treesmust be dropped off bythe artists by Dec. 1.Trees will be on displayfor bidding at the Studioson Main throughout theshow. Proceeds from theauction will benefit Mi-ami-Milford Ministries.

Artists from allaround the area are invit-ed to submit up to fouroriginal design works toexhibit and sell during

the show. The LovelandArts Council welcomesart inallmedia forms.Pa-trons will be treated toexhibits of awide varietyof art for their viewingpleasure, or for pur-chase. Refreshments andlive entertainment willalso be available duringthe Saturday, Dec. 13,“Christmas in Loveland”open house. The artistswill have the opportunityto exhibit their artisticskills. Ribbons will beawarded for first place,second place and honor-able mention.

A call to artists, patrons forLovelandWinter Art ShowBy Chuck [email protected]

PHOTOS BY CHUCK GIBSON FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

An opening reception for the Loveland Arts Council Winter Art Show at Studios on Main will be held Friday and will includerefreshments.

A silent auction of artist-decorated Christmas trees held during the Loveland Art Club'sWinter Art Showwill benefit the Miami-Milford Ministries.

events, suchascreateyourown pizza at The Works onthe sixth day and candymaking at LovelandSweets on the eighth day,are free.

“This is the businesses’way of giving back to the

people who have patron-ized them through theyear,” Collins said.

The 12 days of Christ-mas is the lead up to thechamber’s main holidayevent, Christmas in Love-land, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 13.

Christmas in Lovelandwill have horse drawn car-riage rides, a live nativityscene by New Hope Bap-

tist Church, a snowballfightwith Scrooge at Love-land Hardware and moreactivities, Collins said.

Christmas in Lovelandalsowill have a parade thisyear. The parade will starton Loveland-Madeira at4:30 p.m. and will go downWest Loveland Avenue.WestLovelandAvenuewillbeclosedfromKarlBrownWay to Second Street for

the event.There will also be the

Loveland Holiday 5K FunRun/Walk at 9 a.m. spon-sored by Bob Roncker’sRunning Spot, with pro-ceeds going to the Love-land Initiative.

Want to knowmore aboutwhat is happening in Love-land? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

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MILFORD — As MilfordMiami Ministry starts itsannual Christmas drive, arepresentative of the non-profit that operates ayear-round food pantrysays more families areturning to the ministry tostretch their food budget.

“We had about a10 per-cent increase in Thanks-giving signups,” saidSteve Reis, the ministry’soperations manager.“Compared to this time

last year, we’re up about18 percent in terms ofnumbers served year todate.”

Founded in 1996, Mil-ford Miami Ministry is acollaboration of 17churches. The 501(c) 3 or-ganization serving Mil-ford,MiamiTownshipandthe Milford ExemptedVillage School District issupported by local busi-nesses, schools and thecommunity. Since theministry started 18 yearsago, it’s helped thousandsof families by providing

food and emergency fi-nancial help when clientsare threatened with evic-tion or shutoff of utilities.

For Thanksgiving, theministryofferedfoodbas-kets to 250 families, upfrom last year’s 230 holi-day meals.

“We can only guesswhy the numbers are up,”Reis said of thosewho areturning to Milford MiamiMinistry for help. “I don’tthink the economy is re-bounding as much assome folks think.We see alot of younger peoplewhose hours have beencut and elderly people onfixed incomes. A lot ofpeople also haven’t gottenmuch in the way of raisesin the last few years.”

Between now and Dec.15, Milford Miami Minis-try is coordinating a spe-cial Christmas collectionof non-perishable foodsthrough its memberchurches. Besides cannedgoods, baskets will in-clude a turkey or ham.

Hats, gloves and mittensalso are offered to clients.

This holiday season,the Milford Miami Minis-try is partnering with theMeijer store in Milford tohelp struggling families.For each $10 donation tohelp neighbors in need,the store will donatematching funds. Meijer’sSimply Give program be-gan Nov. 2 and continuesthrough Jan. 3.

“Although for manypeople the recession hasended,we are finding thatother families are stillstruggling to get enoughincome and enough foodto feed their families,”Randy Lewis, director ofthe Meijer store at 1082Ohio 28 inMilford, said ina press release.

Others who want to do-nate non-perishable foodsfor Christmas meals candrop off items at MilfordMiami Ministry food pan-try in the lower level ofMilford Christian Churchat 844 Ohio 131.

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Milford Miami Ministry volunteers JimWilliams, Nancy Carterand Nancy Seng gather items for holiday meals.

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A robbery at UnionSavings Bank is still un-der investigation by theLoveland Police Depart-ment.

Police responded to re-portsofanarmedrobberyat Union Savings Bank,510 W. Loveland Ave., atabout 10:56 a.m. Thurs-day, Nov. 20.

The suspect is an Afri-can-American man, whowas wearing a black coat,red shirt, light denimjeans with tears and tanshoes.Hewas armedwitha blue revolver. No one

was hurt during the rob-bery and an unknownamount ofmoneywas tak-en.

Members of LovelandPolice and HamiltonCounty Sheriff’s Officesearched the area, but didnot locate the suspect.

A security camera cap-tured an image of the sus-pect, which was posted tothe Loveland Police De-partment’s Facebookpage.

Loveland Police Capt.DennisSeanRahesaid thedepartment is still devel-oping its investigation.

“(Bank robberies) arepretty rare. I’d saywe getless than one a year,” hesaid, adding the UnionSavings robbery was thefirst in 2014.

Anyone with informa-tion about the robberyshould contact the Love-landPoliceDepartmentat513-583-3000.

Want to knowmore aboutwhat is happening in Love-land? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

Union Savings robberyunder investigationByMarika [email protected]

THANKS TO LOVELAND POLICE

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A security camera capturedan image of the suspect, whorobbed Union Savings Bankin Loveland on Nov. 20.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Kahle, Michaela Kenney, OliviaLusby, Marissa Martis, Mada-lyn McConnell, Rachel Muccio,Elizabeth O’Connell, RebekahRadloff, Cierra Reed, MarthaReifenberg, Ashley Rinner,Alex Sacay, Sarah Schuman,Ashley Shaffer, Molly Wheeler,EmilyWilliams andNatalieWil-liams.

JuniorsFirst Honors - Olivia Callis,

Claire Cummings, Molly Dris-coll, Anna Eyre, Emma Hall,

URSULINE ACADEMYThe following students have

earnedhonorsforthefirstquar-ter of 2014-2015.

FreshmenHonor Roll - Paige Angne,

FaithBeke,MadisonDiBattista,Abigail Elliott, Anna Farns-worth, Bridget Foos, ElisaFricke, Korissa Frooman, Oli-via Griffiths, Anne-MarieGroeschen, Caroline Homer,Maria Infantino, MakenzieMeyer, McKenna Moeke,

Megan Peters, Amanda Rob-ben, Sydney Robinson, KerryRoncallo,Nicole Sammons,Em-ma Savarese, Rachael Schulte,Bailey Smith, Courtney SmithandMalloreyWhitehead.

SophomoresHonor Roll - Claire Abele,

Kristyn Aiello, Rachel Basalla,Lydia Bettinger, Hannah Codn-er, Margaret Edmondson, EvaFrance, Rebecca Graves, Syd-ney Hanna, Anna Herriott, Do-rothy Jenkins, Emily Judd, Erin

Lindsey Handorf, Clara Hendy,Abigail Klein, Lauren Mansour,Megan Mansour, AnneMarieMorman,AbigailMorton,OliviaSchappacher, Grace VonderBrink and AmyWilkerson.

Second Honors - Leah Klos-terman and Emma Kowaleski.

SeniorsFirst Honors - Carmen Cari-

gan, Allison Carter, Mary Cun-diff, Katherine Edmondson,Lauren Fleming, Kelly Fuller,MirandaGrigas,ChristinaHall-

mann, Sara Huber, ColleenJohnston, Andrea Kennard,Karly Krammes, Mailey Lorio,Brianna Lyons, Madison Man-ger, Margaret Moeller, Jose-phine Nunner, Audrey Phipps,Julia Proctor, Sara Robertson,Meaghan Wheeler, Irene Whit-aker and Abigail Williams.

Second Honors - Aysha Ah-mad,TessBellamy,LisaCampo-longo, ShaynaFlannery,KylandFrooman, Jessica Geraci, AnaGonzalezdelRey,MadilynKim-mel andMegan Ogilbee.

URSULINE HONOR ROLLS

Loveland High School

» The Loveland City SchoolDistrictcongratulates theLove-land High School MarchingBand for earning the highestrating that can be achieved attheOhioMusicEducatorsAsso-ciation competition Sunday,Nov. 9. In the Class AA perfor-mance student musiciansearnedaFirstDivisionSuperiorRatingat theUniversity ofDay-ton Arena.

“The band’s success is due tothe hours of practice by the stu-dents, the direction of Mr. Mil-ler andhismarchingband staff,and the volunteers who workedto help them at their perfor-mances,” Loveland Superinten-dent Chad Hilliker said. “Wecongratulate our students, theirfamilies and their teachers onthis outstanding accomplish-ment; we could not be prouder.”

This is the Marching Band’sfirst Superior Rating since2005.

» Loveland High School sen-ior Casey Smith was namedHamiltonCountyRecyclingandSolid Waste District’s StudentRecycler of the Year at a cere-mony Thursday, Nov. 13.

“Casey has been an integralpart of Loveland's recycling ini-tiative for three years,” envi-ronmental science teacher Tra-cy Burge said. “He has been au-dacious, dauntless and intrepidin his approach to leadingchange. He has proven his lead-ership, initiative, and ambitionin his moxie. He has educatedhundreds of students who havein turn educated their parents,scout groups, church groupsand athletic teams. His impacton the Loveland community hasbeen extraordinary.

“His passion and dedicationto recycling and sustainabilityledhimtodevelopaclassthatal-lowed him to implement recy-cling and composting in the in-termediate and middle schoolcafeterias. Because of his ex-tensive knowledge and experi-ence in recycling, his manage-ment and education of studentparticipants, and, his coopera-tion with staff and custodians,the intermediate and middleschool cafeterias are now zerowaste facilities.”

Mount Notre DameHighSchool

»Mount Notre Dame Thea-ter Department produced “LesMiserables“ Nov. 14-Nov. 22.

Forty-three schools are al-ready represented in MNDT’sproductions this year.

“We are a true educationaltheater department, with themaingoalofhavingthestudentslove theater,” director NatePucke said.

“We encourage anyone whohas interest to tryout and chal-lenge yourself. If a studentdoesn’twant tobeon stage, theycan join the tech crewand learnhow to build, paint, or work onrunning the crew, or join on theproduction side. Whateversparks a student’s interest,MND Theater has a spot forthem.”

In February, they will per-form “Clue,” a sarcastic com-

edy based on the 1950s boardgame. In April they will per-form “Grease.”

St. Columban School» Ellie Worpenberg (eighth-

grade), Maria Zierolf (sixth-grade), Riley Hess (sixth-grade) and Ella Skolnicki(fourth-grade) are all alumni ofthe St. Columban Girls on theRun program.

On Saturday, Nov. 15, a verycold, but sunny morning, theyall cametogether togivebacktothe program they enjoyed somuch. The girls were selectedto sing the National Anthem atthe GOTR end of season 5K atSawyerPoint in frontofacrowdof approximately 4,500 people.And they nailed it!

“Theirvoiceswere sobeauti-ful,” one parent at the eventsaid. “And I love that they arerole models for my own third-grade daughter. She can nowvi-

sualize herself on that stage oneday.”

The young singers had toconquer their anxieties of beingonstage,butwatchingandhear-ing them sing that morning,they did not appear nervous atall. In fact, they sangwith confi-denceandpoise…despite the18-degree weather.

Skolnicki stated participat-ing in the GOTR program hashelped her become a strongergirl.

“GOTR has helped me likemyself more,” she gushed. “Ithas taughtme tobenice tootherpeople and to think positivelyabout myself. It has also taughtme how to turn a bad vibe into agood one.”

Maria echoed her sentiment.“GOTRmademe stronger in

mind and body. It has taughtmehow to be myself, not let wordshurt me, and how to run at myown pace.”

TheGOTRprogram inspirespre-teen girls to be healthy andconfident using a fun curricu-lum that creatively integratesrunning. The program uses ex-ercise, positive reinforcement,and encouraging role models toprovide girls with the confi-dence theyneed in thosecriticalpre-teen years. Each 75-minutelesson combines running andwalkinggameswithvarious lifeskills, including lessons onhealthy eating, body image, set-ting goals, cooperation and oth-er age-appropriate topics.Teams meet in the fall andspring at various locationsthroughout Greater Cincinnatiand each season ends with a 5Kevent d in downtown Cincinnatiwhere all the GOTR sites gath-er. This fall, the group included1,200 girls from 89 differentteams.

Skolnicki talked about herfirst 5k experience with GOTR

in 2009, a practice 5K at St. Co-lumban a couple weeks prior tothe end of season race.

“I was really nervous aboutrunning 3.1 miles for the firsttime, but during the race I feltsomething that I hadn’t felt be-fore…confidence. Confidencetodo things that I once feltwereimpossible todoandconfidenceto go above and beyond mygoals in life. Even though I fin-ished last in thepractice5Kthatday, I felt like Iwas first. This ismy favorite GOTR memory,”she said with a proud smile.

When asked if shewould rec-ommend the GOTR program tosomeone else, Hess responded,“Yes.Theprogramisfun,noonejudges you and everyone be-lieves in you nomatter what!”

If you’d like to learn moreaboutGirls on theRun ofGreat-er Cincinnati you can call theiroffice at 513-321-1056 or visitwww.gotrcincinnati.org.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

Loveland High School's Marching Band at Homecoming.

THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

Loveland High School teacher Tracy Burge and Casey Smith at the Nov. 13ceremony when Smith was named Hamilton County Recycling and SolidWaste District's Student Recycler of the Year.

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St. Columban students Ellie Worpenberg, Ella Skolnicki, Riley Hess andMaria Zierolf sing the national anthem before a Girls on the Run 5K race.

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Mount Notre Dame Theatre students perform "Les Miserables."

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THURSDAY, DEC. 4Cooking ClassesTraditional Italian Christmas:Feast of the 7 Fishes withMarilyn Harris, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $70. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Music fromvariety of genres. $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, 8999 Applewood Drive,$5. Presented by Zumba withAshley. 513-917-7475. Blue Ash.

Holiday - Christmas12 Days of Christmas, 5-9 p.m.,Downtown Loveland, WestLoveland Avenue, Special eventseach night including City HallTree Lighting, Ladies Night,Breakfast with Santa, Paws andPresents, Cookie and Quilts,Cookie Decorating, CandyDemonstrations, Make yourown Pizza. Free. Presented byLoveland Area Chamber ofCommerce. 683-1544; www.lo-velandchamber.org. Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesKid’s Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Arts and crafts,presenters, board games andmore. Ages 5-12. Free. 369-4450.Deer Park.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King, 7-8:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, 8999 Applewood Drive,$10. 891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyTom Simmons, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

Senior CitizensLet Your Yoga Dance, noon to 1p.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, Powerdance combining yoga,Â breathand user-friendly dance withmusic from all around theworld. $5. 984-1234. Blue Ash.Silver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, $6.984-1234; sycamoreseniorcente-r.org. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, DEC. 5Dining EventsA Sinatra Holiday Luncheon,11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., RSVPEvent Center, 453 Wards CornerRoad, Music by Matt Snow, theCincinnati Sinatra. Holiday lunchwith all the trimmings. $20.Reservations required. Present-ed by RSVP Banquet Center.965-0511, ext. 209. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Session coverschallenges in strength, stability,balance, core and metabolictraining. Ages 18 and up. $115per month. Registration re-quired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, One FinancialWay, Greater Cincinnati tradi-tion features variety of holidayactivities. Houses decorated withholiday scenes, thousands oflights and free family entertain-ment. Through Dec. 12. Free.794-6100; www.ohionation-al.com.Montgomery.12 Days of Christmas, 5-9 p.m.,Downtown Loveland, Free.683-1544; www.lovelandcham-ber.org. Loveland.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King, 8-9:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, $10. 891-8527, ext. 1.Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyTom Simmons, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Senior CitizensSilver Sneakers Class, 8-11

a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$6. 984-1234; sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

SATURDAY, DEC. 6Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden discusses nutri-tion and health while preparingtwo delicious, simple and easymeals. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.Shun Cutlery Demowith BobHess, noon to 4 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Free. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Historic SitesHistoric Hunt House OpenHouse, 1-4 p.m., Historical HuntHouse, 4364 Hunt Road, One ofBlue Ash’s oldest residentialstructures once owned bydescendants of one of Blue Ash’sfounding families: the HuntFamily. Free. Presented by BlueAsh Historical Society. 745-8550;blueashhistoricalsociety.org.Blue Ash.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,5-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; www.ohionational.com.Montgomery.12 Days of Christmas, 9-11 a.m.,2-4 p.m., Downtown Loveland,Free. 683-1544; www.loveland-chamber.org. Loveland.

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

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King, 3 -4:30 p.m.,7-8:30 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, $10. 891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyTom Simmons, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

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

SUNDAY, DEC. 7Holiday - Christmas12 Days of Christmas, 12:30-4:30 p.m., Downtown Loveland,Free. 683-1544; www.loveland-chamber.org. Loveland.

Music - ChoralA Classical Holiday, 3-5 p.m.,Montgomery PresbyterianChurch, 9994 Zig Zag Road,Jubilant Singers, communitychorus, performs variety ofseasonal pieces including in-terpretations of classical holidaymusic, as well as song-filledreader’s theater rendition of AChristmas Carol. Refreshmentsfollow. Free, donations accept-ed. Presented by Jubilant Sing-ers. 739-9768; www.jubilant-singers.com.Montgomery.

Music - ClassicalBlue AshMontgomery Sym-phony Holiday Concert, 7-9p.m., Montgomery Assembly ofGod, 7950 Pfeiffer Road, Theme:A Celtic Christmas. Free. Present-ed by Blue Ash/MontgomerySymphony Orchestra. 549-2197;www.bamso.org.Montgomery.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King, 3-4:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, $10. 891-8527, ext. 1.Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyTom Simmons, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, DEC. 8Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9

a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.585-8266.Montgomery.

Holiday - Christmas12 Days of Christmas, 4-9 p.m.,Downtown Loveland, Free.683-1544; www.lovelandcham-ber.org. Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

Senior CitizensSilver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$6. 984-1234; sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

TUESDAY, DEC. 9Exercise ClassesZumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, $15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Zumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.


Literary - Story TimesPreschool Storytime, 10:30-11a.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Books,songs, activities and more, whilebuilding early literacy skills. Forpreschoolers and their care-givers. Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4450.Deer Park.Book Break, 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Children’slibrarian reads aloud from somefavorite books. Make craft totake home. Ages 3-6. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.


WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.


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


THURSDAY, DEC. 11Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G,$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

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

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; www.ohionational.com.Montgomery.12 Days of Christmas, 4-9 p.m.,

Downtown Loveland, Free.683-1544; www.lovelandcham-ber.org. Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesLego Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Design andbuild creations with providedLegos. Ages 5-12. Free. 369-4450.Deer Park.Kid’s Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.TeenWriting Club, 6-7 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forthose interested in meetingother teen writers or looking forfeedback from other teens wholove writing. For teens. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

Music - ClassicalViolinist Ilya Kaler and PianistAlon Goldstein, 11 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Matinee Musicale.Performance combines technicalmastery and expressive depth.$50 season ticket. $15, $3 stu-dents. Presented by MatineeMusicale. 469-9819; www.mati-nee-musicale-cincinnati.org.Amberley Village.

Senior CitizensLet Your Yoga Dance, noon to 1p.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$5. 984-1234. Blue Ash.Silver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$6. 984-1234; sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, DEC. 12Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; www.ohionational.com.Montgomery.12 Days of Christmas, 4-9 p.m.,Downtown Loveland, Free.683-1544; www.lovelandcham-ber.org. Loveland.


ShoppingFair Trade Christmas Bou-tique, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ursu-line Academy, 5535 PfeifferRoad, Unique and sociallyresponsible gifts for holidayseason. Free admission. 791-5791; www.ursulineacade-my.org. Blue Ash.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13Art EventsHoliday Raku Firing, 4-8 p.m.,Whistle Stop Clay Works, 119Harrison St., Paint compli-mentary train ornament andwatch as it comes out of theraku kiln. Learn about rakuglazes and raku process, talkwith local potters and sit bybonfire to warm up. Free.683-2529; www.whistlestop-clayworks.com. Loveland.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30

a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, $30. Registration re-quired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.Parent/Child GingerbreadHouse Decorating with KarenHarmon, 1-4 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $60 per pair. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasChristmas in Loveland, 4-9p.m., Downtown Loveland, WestLoveland Avenue, Holidayparade, carriages, polar expresstrain, nativity scene, choirs,street fair, chestnuts roasting,Santa, Frosty and more. Free.Presented by City of Loveland.683-1544; www.historicloveland-.com. Loveland.Santa Paws, 9 a.m. to noon,Kyle Veterinary Hospital, 11734Conrey Road, Bring dog forphotos with Santa Paws. Bene-fits Kyle’s New Hope AnimalRescue. $10 donation for each5-by-7 photo with Santa. Pre-sented by Kyle’s New HopeAnimal Rescue. 469-6427;www.newhopeanimalrescue-.org. Sycamore Township.

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

PetsOpen Adoption Hours, 1-4p.m., Ohio Alleycat Resource,Free admission. Adoption fee:$75. 871-7297; www.ohioalley-cat.org.Madisonville.Cat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 984-6369; www.thescratchingpost-.org. Silverton.

ShoppingFair Trade Christmas Bou-tique, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ursu-line Academy, Free admission.791-5791; www.ursulineacade-my.org. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, DEC. 14Music - ReligiousChildren’s Christmas Program,10:30-11:30 a.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Sanctuary. Hartzellyouth perform drama withmusic celebrating birth of Christand Christmas season. Free.891-8527, ext. 1; hartzellumc-.com. Blue Ash.Christmas Cantata: LoveCame Down at Christmas, 9a.m., 10:30 a.m., LovelandUnited Methodist Church, 10975S. Lebanon Road, Presented bythe Chancel Choir and OrchestraEnsemble. Rich tapestry of newmelodies and familiar carolscombine to ensure meaningfulexperience. Free. 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org. Love-land.

MONDAY, DEC. 15Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-

ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

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

Music - ClassicalMichael Chertock, 7 p.m.,Sycamore Presbyterian Church,11800 Mason Road, CincinnatiSymphony Pianist and Telarcrecording artist. Daughter,Maria Bobbitt Chertock, guestsoloist. Evening of festive musicand Christmas cheer. BenefitsCenter for Respite Care. Dona-tions accepted. 683-0254.Symmes Township.

Senior CitizensSilver Sneakers Class, 8 a.m. to11 a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$6. 984-1234; sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

TUESDAY, DEC. 16Art & Craft ClassesBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m. Fresh Holiday Design.,Botanica, 9581 Fields Ertel Road,Design class. Stay after to createyour own arrangement withhelp of instructor 7-8 p.m. Free.Registration required. 697-9484;www.botanicacincinnati.com.Loveland.

Art ExhibitsConnection - Inside/Outside:Carol Shikany Exhibit, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700.Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $15. Regis-tration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.Zumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Literary - Story TimesPreschool Storytime, 10:30-11a.m., Deer Park Branch Library,Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.Book Break, 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, Free.369-4450. Deer Park.

Music - StudentPerformancesChristmas Concert, 7-9 p.m.,Ursuline Academy, 5535 PfeifferRoad, Performance by Perform-ing Arts Department. Free.791-5791. Blue Ash.


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CopperMug

Moscow Mule Original RecipeYield: 1 Mouthwatering Moscow Mule Cocktail

2 ounces vodka 1 ginger beer1 ounce lime juice Lime wedgeIce cubes

1. Pour vodka and lime juice into Moscow Mule copper mug.2. Add ice cubes and ginger beer.3. Stir to combine.4. Add a lime wedge for a finishing touch that is full of flavor!

OK so Thanksgivingis over and now thereal

hectic rushbegins. Wefinishedstringinglights onthe outdoorpines andare puttingup thewreaths onthe win-dows latertoday. There will be a lotof activity in my kitchen,as well. My somewhatlofty goal this year is tohave all the food giftsfinished a week ahead ofChristmas. Stay tuned…

Baked acorn squashwith nutmeg,cinnamon andbrown sugar

I saw this on TV andliked the fact that itwasn’t overly loaded withsugar, butter, cream, etc.You canmake as many asyou like. I showed theseon Fox 19 when I did theweekend showwith DanWells and Jessica Brown.They wanted side dishesfor the holidays for asmall family. This fills thebill and would be a niceaccompaniment for thatholiday ham or pork.

Here’s my adaptation:2 acorn squashes, cut

in half and seededOlive oil3 tablespoons unsalted

butter1/4 cup dark or light

brown sugar1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon each,

freshly grated nutmegand cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400°F.Rub the inside of the

squashes with olive oil.Place on sprayed pancut-side down. Bake for30-40 minutes or untilsoft.

While the squash bake,prepare the brown sugarmixture. In a small pot,combine the butter,brown sugar, salt andspices over low heat.Heat until butter meltsand sugar dissolves.When the squash halvesare ready, flip them overand drizzle the brownsugar mixture on theinside cavity. Place thepan in the oven for anadditional 5-10 minutes oruntil brown and bubbling.

Slow cookerbreakfast egg andsausage casserole

A perennial favorite. Ilike to thaw the hash

browns a bit, but some ofmy readers like to pourthe frozen hash brownsstraight from the bag.Now remember your slowcooker may take a littleless, or a little more, time.Last time I made this Iused 1-1/2 pounds sau-sage, and it was good.

2 pounds frozen shred-ded hash browns - eithershredded or diced

1 to 1-1/2 pounds sau-sage, cooked and crum-bled

1bunch green onions,finely sliced, both whiteand green parts

1 pound shreddedcheese

12 eggs1/3 cupmilk1/2 teaspoon garlic

powder1/2 teaspoon drymus-

tardSalt and pepperSpray 6-quart slow

cooker/crockpot. Layer1/3 potatoes on bottom,sprinkle with salt andpepper and top with 1/3sausage, sprinkle withsalt and pepper, add 1/3onions and cheese, sprin-kle with salt and pepper.Repeat layers 2 moretimes, ending withcheese. Whisk eggs, milk,garlic powder andmus-tard. Cook on low 6-8hours or high 4-5.

Tip from reader’skitchen:

“Try a combo of hamand bacon instead ofsausage,” one readersuggested.

Kids in the kitchen:milk chocolatepeanut butter bark

My granddaughter,Emerson, loves milkchocolate and peanutbutter. She’ll be makingthis with me as a giftfrom the kitchen. I putthe peanuts in a heavy ziplock and let her poundthemwith aminiatureLebanese “indua” - anolive wood pestle.

1 bag each, about 12

oz., milk chocolate andpeanut butter chips

1 very generous cup orso chopped salted peanuts

Line cookie sheet withfoil. Melt chips and stir in

peanuts. Pour onto cookiesheet about 1/4” thick.Break into pieces after itis set.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an

herbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author.Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Time spent in kitchen during holidays a treat

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Rita Heikenfeld's baked acorn squash isn't loaded with sugar or fats.

Clermont County needs more treatment centersI know that drug addiction

is scary to talk about in Cler-mont County,because peo-ple cannotunderstandhow othersbecome ad-dicted todrugs.

I once be-lieved that weshould justlock everydrug addict upwho commit-ted a crimebecause theychose to act and live that way:after all, they could stop if theywanted to, right? Should I feelsorry for them, they don’t care

about themselves so whyshould I?

Addiction is a complex dis-ease that changes the brain,which can lead good, healthypeople to do things out of char-acter that they would not do,unless under the influence ofdrugs. This is why we need tofocus on treating these individ-uals, instead of just lockingthem away in jail. When theydo not receive treatment uponrelease, the recidivism ratebecomes higher.

The county is strugglingwith residents having a hugeopiate abuse problem. In 2011heroin use spiked after the“pill mill bill” passed shuttingdown heavy opiate prescrib-ers. This causing addicts to be

forced into a cheaper alterna-tive: heroin. Crime rate in-creased because users becamedesperate.

In 2013, 46 percent of chil-dren were removed fromhomes in our county; 147 ar-rests were made all related toheroin/opiate use. It costs $72 aday to house an inmate, as itwould only cost $48 a day forthem to be in treatment. This isnot only to better the addict’slife, but also the quality of ourcommunity as a whole.

The jail is over populated,with 70 percent of the pop-ulation in for drug relatedcharges, with repeat offenderswho are going to continue tokeep cycling through our jailswithout treatment. Treatment

will help addict’s change be-haviors, to live a productivelife, benefiting our communityin so many aspects. Theseindividuals are not dirty crimi-nals they are sick mentally andneed treatment.

This issue is not just cost ofthe jail; taxes are being raised,crime is at an all time high. Weneed to address this issue, wecould save our county a lot oftime and money. If we offertreatment it would free timefor law enforcement to ad-dress other needed issues.

I am asking you to take yourtime and get some educationabout addiction an recovery. Ifyou really just look into thisissue you will realize that weneed a solution to this problem.

It might open your mind to seehow our county needs moretreatment centers and howthey will be beneficial to ev-eryone.

I am saying this to you be-cause I am living proof thattreatment does work. If I hadnot been offered treatment Iwould have been yet anotherstatistic on this paper.

My husband was not giventhe opportunity to have thisoption, and as the result hebecame one of the manydeaths in our county. Addictscan recover and rebuild theirlives if given the chance.

Danielle Flack is from Amelia, is inlong-term recovery from drugs and amember of SOLACE Clermont.

DanielleFlackCOMMUNITYPRESSGUESTCOLUMNIST

We have all read historybooks about ancient people andthe wars theyhad with othersocieties oververy minor dif-ferences.

Those differ-ences could bealmost anythingfrom, bordersreligion, lan-guage, wealth,you name it.What haschanged is notall that differ-ent. The mainchange has been that pop-ulations are nowmostly madeup of a variety of people.

Everything seems to runfairly smooth until a problemarises. Then, the prejudice orhatred may arise. But, fortu-nately, not always.

As a youngster, I was veryaware of religious intolerance.At least in our society, thatseems to have faded. Inter-marriage is almost the norm.With it comes a serenity andunderstanding that makes fora very interesting life.

There is an interesting storyI value frommy studies. ACatholic priest was teaching ata school in India. As he cameon the grounds one day, thechildren gathered around him.He asked, where is God? TheChristian children pointed to

the sky and the Hindus claspedtheir hearts.

As time has passed, I re-member the good deeds I havedone and seem to recall vividlythe warm feeling that per-meates me starting frommyheart. What does that tell us?As my service in Europe al-lowed me to see several differ-ent societies and mix withvaried people it became clearthat the differences becomeless important than the humansimilarities. Further travel tosome exotic places only in-creased this reality. Dinnerwith strangers or visits to theirhomes makes appreciationeasier and more vital.

Getting to the main point of

this essay is the fact that we allhave much more in commonthan what our petty and self-centered dislikes allow us toenjoy. Our commonality startswith our humanity. Our differ-ences are basically our ethnic-ity. Much of these are exagger-ated by self-serving individ-uals who feel they have muchto gain by creating hatred fortheir personal power.

Our personal actions causeothers to judge us according totheir prejudices. If we aregood, many excuse that as anexception because we don’t fitinto their concepts. If we arebad, it only serves to provetheir ideas. My intent is tostrongly suggest that whatever

is your ethnicity, good actionsstrengthen all within yourgroup, especially your per-sonal acceptance. I found thisto be true throughout my life.Former antagonists becamelife-long friends.

A good starting point is toconsider that you are not a fillin the blank American. You area Human- American. It issomething to be both proudand thankful for. We shouldhonor it by our actions andcourtesy to all people. A con-genial society becomes a pros-perous society and strengthensall members socially and fi-nancially.

Edward Levy lives in Montgomery.

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Nov. 26 question

If the Republican-controlledSenate which takes office inJanuary passes a bill green-lighting the Keystone XLpipeline, should the presi-dent sign the bill or veto it?Why?

“Sign it! It’s time he triedsomethingnew likegoingalongwithwhat the American peoplewant, not just what EmperorObamadreamsupinhisownlit-tle head.”

M.J.F.“Heshouldhaveencouraged

it a long time ago from theDemocratic Senate. The oilwillflow to U.S. refineries for saleabroad and in the U.S., it willhelp establish the U.S. as themajor petroleum producer inthe world, it will provide thou-sands of jobs, and it will bringdown theprice ofprocessedpe-troleum products.”

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Much like the immigration is-sue the president no longer haselections to restrain him andwill do as he wants. The presi-dent has often stated the only

way to curve America’s use ofoil is to drive the cost up sohighthat they are forced to.”

Terry Smith“I thinkhe’ll veto. I read that

Warren Buffet is the chairmanof the company that owns theBSFN railroad, which owns allthe tracks between the US andWestern Canada. They haulabout80percentof theoil to theUS and make about 2 billion ayear doing so. The keystonecouldpotentially cost themthatincome (and thus the very gen-erous contributions and fund-raisers for theDemocraticPar-

ty). This issue has little to dowith environmental concerns.Like everything inWashington,it’s all about the money.”

Bobbi Layne Kayser“Yes!He should sign it!! The

reasons are many....jobs, oil in-dependence from the MiddleEast, monies coming to our USeconomyfromoilexporting...toname a few!”

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doesn’t mean he will. We needmore independence from for-eign oil and the extra jobs.”

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CINCINNATI — In mid-July, agroup of Cincinnati Marlins puta hurting on the swimming rec-ord books before returninghome from the 2014 LongCourseJuniorOlympicChampi-onships atMiami University.

As they returned on Ohio 27,coach Chris Wolford’s crew of92 had 37 state titles, 22 meetrecords and four national rec-ords.

The national records wereset by the 13-14 boys in the 800free relay (Justin Grender,

Nicholas Perera, Jake Fosterand Josh McDonald in 7:58.64 -firsteverundereightminutesinthe United States); the 200med-ley relay (Justin Grender, JakeFoster, Nick Perera and JoshMcDonald - 1:52.17); and the 400medley relay (Justin Grender,Jake Foster, Nicholas Perera,JoshMcDonald - 4:04.42).

Not to be outdone, the 11-12boys were the first sub-fourminute 400 free relay team inthe United States posting a3:58.04 (Carson Foster, JacobMcDonald, Ansel Fross andKevin Thibodeaux).

For the 13-14 group, Grender

and Perera are St. Xavier Aqua-bombersandJoshMcDonaldat-tends Lakota East.

“We really lowered somestatemarks by quite a bit,”Wol-ford said. “It’s kind of a tributetoourdepth thatwewereable toput together some national rec-ord-setting relayswith reallynonational record-setting individ-uals. Theywere able to come to-gether at the same time and setthose records.”

Wolford had little time to cel-ebrate the accomplishments ofhis youngerMarlins as the15-18

Cincinnati Marlins make a record splash

THANKS TO ROBERT PRANGLEY

The 13-14 relay team of Justin Grender, Nicholas Perera, Josh McDonald andJake Foster set three national records at the 2014 Long Course JuniorOlympic Championships at Miami University.

By Scott [email protected]

SeeMARLINS , Page B3

MONTGOMERY The Love-land Tigers only return onestarter from last season’s team,butareexcitedabout thevarsitynewcomers. The junior varsityteam posted a 16-6 record lastyear and now we get to see ifthey can translate that successto the varsity level.

“We have good depth, but weare inexperienced,” said headcoachTimPartin. “Howquicklyour players from last season’sJV squad can adjust to varsitycompetition will determine howsuccessful we can be.”

Junior forward Drew Plitt isthe lone returning starter. Heaveraged 6.4 points and 2.8 re-bounds per game last year. Sen-iors Jack Garry, Jordan Romes,and Michael Ralph will look totakealeapfromjuniorvarsitytovarsity this season. Only Garrysaw limited varsity action as ajunior. 6’6” senior David Querywill provide depth in the post.Junior guard Drew Steinbrun-ner will also contribute.

TheTigersareeagertobreaka streak of five straight losingseasons and claim their firstconference championship since2009. While they may struggleout of thegate as themajority ofthe roster adjusts to varsityplay, by the end of the seasontheyshouldbeplayingtheirbestbasketball.

Lovelandopens theseasononSaturday, Dec. 6 against Harri-son.

Because of the prolongedfootball state tournament run,CincinnatiHillsChristianAcad-emy might be without a coupleof its better players.

Players such asAdamBaker,Ben Collado, Johnny Noyen andPrince Sammons, all of whomwere members of the team lastyear, haven’t been able to prac-tice with the team due to foot-ball.

No current information orstats were provided beforedeadline.

The Eagles open the seasonagainst Clinton-MassieDec. 7 atWilmington College.

Moeller returns just onestarter from last season’s 24-2squad that advanced to the re-gional final. The Crusaders willbuildaround6’9”seniorforwardNate Fowler, a Butler Univer-sitycommit.Heaveragedadou-ble-doubleasajuniorandisclos-ing in on Bobby Brannen’s ca-reer rebounding record, whichhas stood for 20 years.

Last season ended on a disap-pointing note for the top-rankedsquad, as it let Trotwood-Madi-son rally for a fourth quartercomeback in the regional cham-pionship. After graduating themajority of varsity contrib-utors, Moeller will need formerrole players and junior varsitystarterstostepupintomuchbig-ger roles this season.

“Weareaveryinexperiencedteam who will be challengedearly in the season,” said head

coach Carl Kremer. “If we de-velop chemistry, we will have achance to be very competitive.”

At least the Crusaders haveupperclassmen who have beenaround the program and knowthe expectations are high. Sen-iors Grant Pitman, Kevin Ker-ley, Brad Munz, and KurtisHoffman, the program’s otherfour seniors, will join classmateFowler in the starting lineup tobegin the year.

Moeller will be tested overwinter break at the Battle at theVillages tournament in centralFlorida. If they can enter 2015with a settled starting five, theCrusaders can again make adeep run in the postseason. Thekey will be finding enough sup-port to prevent teams from fo-cusingonshuttingdownFowler.

See LOVELAND, Page B3

FIRST PASS AT 2014 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

Loveland returns 1 starter,welcomes good newcomers

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Moeller’s Nate Fowler grabs a rebound against Trotwood-Madison'sPatwaun Hudson, left during their OHSAA Division I Boys RegionalChampionship game March 14.

By Nick Robbeand Adam [email protected]@enquirer.com

SYMMES TWP. — Footballcoach Eric Taylor remembersthe day word got out about

Prince Sam-mons, a highlyrecruited 6-foot-8 juniortwo-way line-man playingfor unbeatenCincinnatiHills ChristianAcademy. It

happenedwhen Sammonswasafreshman,beforeheplayedasingle down on the field.

“A football scout that Iknow was interested in someof our guys. Prince kind ofstands out, and he caught theattention of the scout,” Taylorsaid. “He asked me who hewas. I said it was our waterboy; he wasn’t eligible to playyet. And we laughed about it.So he starts texting that youneed to watch out for CHCA’swater boy.”

Sammons’ improbable risefrom water boy to one of themost sought-after collegefootball recruits in the coun-try ismerely the latest twist in

a tale that began in Nigeria,whereSammonswasknownasthe tall one named Prince Mi-cheal, a manchild in the Lagosregion whose heart was as bigas his frame.

Sammons, a natural athleteand nimble for his size, has a7-foot wing span and weighs268 pounds, according to Tay-lor.Hehasmore than100 tack-les and nearly 10 sacks in twoseasons for the 10-0 Eagles. Asecond-team all-Miami ValleyConference selection as asophomore, he is a nationaltop-50 prospect in the 2016class with scholarship offersfrom Alabama, Auburn, Geor-gia, Ohio State, Penn State,Tennessee andothers,17 in all.

“Football is fun,” Sammonssaid. “It’s great to be aroundother kids like me and be partof the team.”

He’s been playing footballtwo years for the two-timeMVC co-champions. Prior tothat, he had never heard of thesport, thinkingthesubjectwassoccer when it was first intro-duced in conversation.

In Nigeria, he was very fa-miliar with soccer, a first

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New Richmond High School sophomore quarterback Gage Kramer triesto escape the rush of Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy junior PrinceSammons on Sept. 12.

From water boy to atop recruit, CHCA’sSammons is on riseByMarc [email protected]

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PIQUA — Earlier thisweek, Coldwater defen-sive coordinator MarkBruns said the matchupof the Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy of-fenseagainstastoutCold-water defensive unit an-chored by defensiveback/quarterback BrodyHoyingmight be themostinteresting storyline ofthe game.

Hoyingmade his playson the defensive end, butit was his offensive prow-ess that led the Cavalierstoa34-3victory.TheEast-ernMichigan commit hada hand in four of theteam’s five touchdowns.

CHCA struggled tocomplete drives withtouchdowns and strug-gled with turnovers.

“They are where theyare as a program for a lotof reasons,” CHCA headcoach Eric Taylor said.“We knew we were goingto have our hands full.”

Designed quarterbackruns gashed the CHCAdefense and set Coldwa-ter up in the red zone.Running back Chris Postscampered in from sixyards out to finish off theCavaliers’ first drive ofthe game and help grab a7-0 lead.

The Eagles’ normallyhigh-powered offensedinked and dunked itsway into Cavs’ territory.Needing to come awaywith points, Taylor keptkicker Josh Eckert out onthe fieldevenaftera falsestart penalty set up a 52-yarder.

Eckert’s kick was true

and cut the lead to 7-3.The Cavs came right

back and scored to openthe second quarter. Hoy-ing, who had been draw-ing the bulk of the defen-sive attention drifted tohis left, threw across hisbody and found his targetAaron Harlamert wide-open.

Harlamert won thefoot race to the end zonefor the 37-yard touch-down to help put the Cavsup 14-3 with 11:14 left inthe second quarter.

After CHCA juniorquarterback JohnnyNoyen fumbled on fourthdown in Coldwater’s sideof the field, the Cavs tookover with just over fiveminutes left in the half.

They would only need

about threeminutes toex-tend their lead to 21-3.Hoying danced his waythrough tacklers andscored from15 yards out.KyleMcKibbentackedonthe PAT.

Things didn’t get bet-ter for CHCA in the sec-ond half.

To open the third quar-ter, Noyen’s pass intend-ed for Adam Baker wasintercepted by Post. For-tunately for the Eagles,their defense forced apunt on the Cavs’ openingdrive of the second half.

After both teams trad-edpossessionsformostofthe third quarter, Hoyingdisplayed his athleticability once again.

Against heavy CHCApressure,hesteppedupin

the pocket and thenscrambled to his right be-fore finding receiver De-rek Thobe for the 33-yardscore. The PAT wasmissed en route to the27-3 lead with 5:41 left inthe third quarter.

On the Eagles’ nextdrive, Hoying intercept-edNoyen to give his teamgreat field postion. It wasNoyen’s second pick ofthe half.

Late in thefourthquar-ter, Hoying chipped in hisfinal score. After a PAT,Coldwater led 34-3 andput the game into the run-ning clock situation.

Coldwater will play inthe Division V statechampionship later thisweek.

“They do all the littlethings right,” Taylor said.“They play the game theright way and probablywill go out and win anoth-er state championship.”

Despite the loss,CHCA has plenty it canbuild upon for next sea-son and find solace in thefact that only one otherteam in program historyhas made it this far in thestate tournament.

“We played hard forfour quarters and it’sbeen an unbelievableyear for them. I amproudof our team and proud ofour seniors,” Taylor said.“They left a tremendouslegacy of leadership, alegacy of work ethic andhelped raised the bar forour program.”

CHCA hits a buzzsaw

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CHCA’s Johnny Noyen (15) escapes the grasp of Coldwater’sJacob Gillum during Saturday night’s game.

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sporting passion that henever outgrew. He alsoloved basketball. Athome, he had his favor-ite foods, including cur-ry chicken. He had twoparents, who loved him.He had a way of lifewhichwas the only thingthat he knew. He had away out of Nigeria, if hewanted it, through anAmerican basketballscout who connectedhimwith a high school inthe United States wherehe could further his edu-cation, learn skills andplay basketball. Theyoung Prince wanted it.

But he lost all of it, in-cluding both parents.

Coach Taylor saidSammons’ mother andfather died in separateevents as he was in theprocess ofmoving to theUnited States in searchof abetterwayof life forhisfamily includingninesiblings. All the originalplans fell through withthe high school in Mary-land where he was plan-ning to attend classesand play basketball.

“He’s apparentlybeen through a lot,”coach Taylor. “And hewound up with us.”

The journey startedin Wisconsin, where helived temporarily whileexperiencing difficultywith the enrollmentprocess. It ended atCHCA after arriving inCincinnati by bus. Hewas dropped off at astreet corner and pickedup by people he did notknowwhowere connect-ed to the private Chris-tian academy.

At that point, he had a

school willing to takehim but no home tohouse him, until the cou-ple that picked him upeventually decided totakehimintotheirhome,even though they al-ready had three biologi-cal children, two daugh-ters anda son.Hewoundup, finally, at a newschool, with a new fam-ily, new siblings and anew name.

CHCA instructor andcoach Brandon Sam-mons and his wife, Be-tsy, legally adoptedPrince Micheal in 2013.

“We definitely feltlike God was calling usinto the situation, thatthis is what we’re sup-posed to do,” said coachSammons, 32, who over-sees CHCA wide receiv-ers and the junior varsi-ty. “There’sbeenupsanddowns like you’d expectwith teenagers, butwe’re in a good spot now.Anything we do for theother three, we do forhim. He’s ours.”

His new name isPrince Micheal Sam-mons. His new game isfootball.

“I like it,” the young-er Sammons said. “Itkeeps me in goodshape.”

Coach Taylor saidhe’s the best ex-waterboy he’s ever had. Sam-mons plays strong-sidedefensive endandoffen-sive tackle, with a pas-sion.

“I remember seeinghim the first time in thehall.Hewashuge,andhewasanicekid,” saidTay-lor. “They said he wasgoing to play basketball,but I started recruitinghimfor the football teamthe moment I saw him.He’d never heard of it.”

He loved it.

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Moeller opens the sea-son onDec. 5 againstRyle.

Coming off a 9-13 sea-son and going winless inthe GCL South, St. XavierHighSchoolwillhavea lotto play for this season. Ofcourse, the Bombers playin oneof themoredifficultconferences in the state,which means there’s not awhole lotofroomforerror.

St. X returns just onestarter, senior guard Jack

Westerfield, who aver-aged 4.2 points per gameand led the team in freethrow shooting (87.5 per-cent) and 3-point shooting(40 percent).

The Bombers will haveto find a way to replaceRoderick Mills, who ledthe GCL in scoring lastseason (18.9).

Look for James Hes-kett, Sam Martin, HenryKeuchly and Hunter Lam-pley to step into integralroles this season.

The Bombers open athome against Turpin Dec.5.

LovelandContinued from Page B1

group was back in thepool the following weekin Oxford for their com-petition. TheMarlins, forthe most part, are a yearround commitment.

“We take the highschool kids and trainthem in the offseason,”Wolford said. “Almost allof the high school swim-mers swim with theirclubs through spring andsummer. We take a breakin August, then theycome back in the fall andtrain until the high schoolseason starts.”

The program includesmore than 500 swimmersnow and more than 100have become high schoolAll-Americans in the lastdozen years. Wolford hascoached swimmers to the

NationalJuniorTeamandcoached Dan Ketchum inthe Pan AmericanGames. Ketchum, fromSycamore, went on to be-come an Olympic goldmedalist in 2004.

The veteran coachthinks this summer’s rec-ord-setting relay swim-mers are destined for ac-colades beyond the statetournament in Canton.

“These guyswere ableto win by enough that ifthey stay on track, theyshould be contending forstate titles,” Wolfordsaid. “They have the po-tential to swim on the na-tional stage and score.”

Achieving high pointawards for theMarlins intheir age groups wereCarson Foster, HannahFoster and Josh McDon-ald. McDonald also tookOutstanding Male Swim-mer honors. The upsidefor Wolford was being

able to coach his son anddaughter on the squad.

As for August, thefamily will take a breakfrom the chlorine forsome vacation.

MarlinsContinued from Page B1

The Moeller footballteam left everything ithad on the field Saturdaynight.

Unfortunately for theCrusaders, HuberHeights Wayne made onemore scoring play late inthe fourth quarter.

The Warriors defeatedMoeller 29-22 in the Divi-sion I regional final/statesemifinal Saturday nightat Atrium Stadium in Ma-son.

Moeller finished theseason with a 10-4 record.

“I just told them Ithought they should keeptheir heads up – it’s goingto be tough to - it’s a bitterloss – but I thought theyleft it on the field,” Moell-er coach John Rodenbergsaid. “I thought theyplayed as hard as theycould and I thought theygave Wayne everythingthey could handle.”

ApackedAtriumStadi-uminMasonsawanenter-taining game throughouttheDivision I, Region 2 fi-nal/state semifinal.

Moeller was able tomove the ball on offensebut often had trouble inthe red zone.

Wayne led Moeller 14-12 at halftime. Moeller ju-nior kicker Matt Coghlinmade four field goals inthe first half for all theCrusaders’ points.

Coghlin had five goalsfor the game, including acareer-high and school-record 54-yarder with 30seconds left in the thirdquarter.

“Cogs is going to bespecial,” Rodenberg said.“He’s only a junior so itwill be great to have himback.”

The Crusaders led 6-0after the 54-yarder with30 seconds left in the firstquarter. That was his sec-ond field goal of the nightafter hemade a 45-yarderat the 5:27 mark.

Wayne senior Tyree

Kinnel scored on a 2-yardtouchdown run and NateStrong made the extrapoint to give the Warriorsa7-6 leadat the10:36markof the second quarter.

Moeller took the leadagain when Coghlin madea 25-yarder tomake it 9-7.That completed a 14-play,88-yard drive that took4:58.

On the next drive,Wayne went ahead 14-10when sophomore MattWilcox scored on a 54-yard touchdown recep-tion from senior quarter-backD’Mitrik Trice at the2:37 mark of the secondquarter.

Moellermoved the ballquickly down the field onthe next series as seniorquarterback Matt Crablemade a nice throw downthe sideline to juniorKyleButz for a 43-yard passconnection. Six plays lat-er, Coghlin made a 29-yard field goal with 53seconds left in the secondto close the gap to 14-12.

Butzhadsixreceptionsfor 126 yards. Crablethrew for 311 yards.

Wayne started its nextdrive at the 50 and wentfor it on fourth down butfumbled the handoff.Moeller senior defensive

lineman Wolfgang Scholzrecovered the fumble tostop the Wayne momen-tum at the end of the firsthalf.

Moeller won the tossand deferred to the sec-ond half and the Crusad-ers capitalized. The Cru-saders started quickly inthe third quarter includ-ing a 33-yard run by soph-omore Hunter Hugheswhich put Moeller at theWayne 34.

That helped to set upCoghlin’s fifth field goalof thenight.Coghlinmadea 34-yarder to give theCrusaders a 15-14 lead atthe 8:26 mark of the thirdquarter.

Hughes scored on a 3-yard touchdownrunat the3:21 mark of the thirdquarter. Coghlin addedthe extra point andMoell-er led 22-14.

Hughes rushed for 118yards for the game.

Wayne tied the gameatthe 1:12 mark of the thirdwhen Trice found Wilcoxfor a 12-yard touchdownpass connection. Tricefound senior AhmadWag-ner in the back of the endzone for the two-pointconversion.

The teams tradedsomepunts early in the fourth

quarter.Wayne had a 62-yard

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But, the Warriorsscored with 1:12 left whenTrice found Wagner tohelp make it 29-22.

Moeller had a longdriveafter thatbutWaynemade an interception inthe closing seconds.

The Crusaders madetheir 16th state semifinalappearance on Saturdaynight.

Saturday night was thesixth meeting overall be-tween Moeller andWayne. The series is tiedat 3-3.

Moeller had 49 playoffwins as a program enter-ing Saturday.

Rodenberg said theseniors left a significantlegacy especiallywith thepressure this season of apossible third consecu-tive state title.

“I think they have ev-erything to be proud of,”Rodenberg said. “I thinkthey represented theschool and their class sowell. After a couple ofdays they are going torealize this was a greatseason for them.”

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Moeller senior wide receiver Jack Toomb makes a catch duringthe Crusaders’ 29-22 loss to Huber Heights Wayne in theDivision I state semifinals Saturday night.

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» Last year, the Com-munity Toy Chest made adifference in the lives of350children in fostercarein Clermont County dur-ing the holidays.

This year, ClermontCounty Protective Ser-vices hopes that generoussponsors will come for-ward again to makeChristmasa littlebrighterfor these kids, who havebeen removed from theirhomes due to abuse andneglect.

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» Clermont Senior Ser-vices’Adopt-a-Senior pro-gram aims to match sen-iors with generous mem-bers of the communitywho agree to purchaseitems from a wish list tobe delivered just in timefor Christmas. The seniorturns in their wish listconsisting of basic items

they may not otherwisereceive. The programalso accepts gift cardsand monetary donationsfor items of higher valuethat some seniors mayneed such as amicrowaveor vacuum cleaner.

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Kathy Angel, manager ofVolunteer Resources at513-536-4021 or email [email protected].

» The Society of St.Vincent de Paul 5 CaresCoat Drive is collectingcoats for neighbors inneed, through Dec. 6.

For a full list of dona-tion locations and addi-tional contest details,

sponsor a child, either bydonatingmoney to CPS orby buying gifts for a par-ticular child or family

If you are interested insponsoring a child, emailGast at [email protected], orcall her at 513-732-7264.

» This is the 10th yearfor Matthew 25: Minis-tries’ Fighting HungerFood Drive, which col-lects canned and nonper-ishable food for distribu-tion to local food pantriesand shelters during theholiday season.

Non-perishable fooditemsmay be dropped offatMatthew25:Ministries,11060 Kenwood Road,from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Mon-day-Friday and 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Saturdays throughDec. 6.

Since 2005, the Fight-ing Hunger Food Drivehas raised approximately400,000poundsof food forGreater Cincinnati’s poor.

Matthew 25: Ministriesaccepts food donationsfrom local individuals,groups and organizationsfor the food drive, as wellas bulk donations of foodfrom corporate donors.Matthew 25 also wel-comes financial gifts forthe purchase of additionalfood staples.

» If you purchase aChristmas wreath fromlocally operated DirrNurseries in GoshenTownship before Dec. 23and mention CASA forClermont Kids (Court Ap-pointed Special Advo-cates for Children), $5 ofyour purchase will go tothat organization.

The nonprofit CASAfor Clermont Kids advo-cates for the best inter-ests of abused, neglectedand dependent childrenwhohavebeen introducedinto Clermont County Ju-venile Court. CASArecruits and trains citi-zens from the communityto serve as advocates andcourt representatives forchildren to make surethey don’t get lost in thelegal and social servicesystem or languish in in-appropriate group or fos-ter homes.

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MIAMI TOWNSHIP —Unseasonably cold tem-peratures couldn’t keepspectators away fromMi-ami Township’s officialkickoff of the holiday sea-son.

On Nov. 13, the town-ship’s11th annual holiday-themed parade throughits business district fea-tured about 50 entries, alldecorated in Christmaslights. Robert Farrell, su-perintendent of the Mil-ford Exempted VillageSchool District, served asgrand marshal.

Future holiday eventsin Clermont County’s Mi-ami Township include thetownship’s tree lightingceremony at 5:15 p.m.Dec. 6 at theMiami Town-ship Civic Center; ginger-

bread house decorating atthe same location on Dec.11 (preregistration is re-quired); and Winter BlastFamily Fest, an end ofwinter celebration 6:30p.m.-8:30 p.m. March 6 attheMiamiTownshipCivicCenter.

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tock, will appear as guestsoloist in this memorableevening of festive musicand Christmas cheer.

Theconcert is free.Do-nationswillbeacceptedtobenefitTheCenterforRe-spite Care who providesquality medical care tohomeless people who

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Friends, families andchurch groups are urgedto express their joy to theworld Dec. 12-14 byChristmas-carolingacross Greater Cincin-nati.

People of all faith de-nominations are encour-aged togather friendsandfamily, choose a nightwhichworksbest, and“letheaven and nature sing”from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. asthey walk around their lo-cal neighborhoods or oth-er locations.

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cinnati. Song books arealso available at Christianbookstores and variouschurches.

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Church hosts LivingNativity, cantata

LovelandUnitedMeth-odist Church presents its13thannualLivingNativityDec. 5-7, from 6 p.m. to 9p.m., at the church, 10975

S. Lebanon Road. This isthe largest, outdoor, walk-ing Live Nativity in theTristate area and admis-sion is freeandopen to thepublic.

From Caesar’s Palaceto the manger scene, theNativity is an 18-stationguided tour, led by a“Luke” Guides, throughthe streets of Nazarethand on into Bethlehem.Thecampus iswheelchairaccessible. After yourtour is complete, comple-mentary coffee, hot choc-

olate, cookies and liveholiday music will beavailable in thechurchca-fé. (10975 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland)

The church’s Christ-mas Cantata, “Love CameDown at Christmas,” pre-sented by the ChancelChoir and Orchestra En-semble, has perfor-mances at 9 a.m. and10:30a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. Thecantata is free and open tothe public.

Community bandsteam up for freeDec. 7 concert

Two community bandswell-known across theGreater Cincinnati areawill team up for a Christ-mas-season joint concertat 2p.m. Sunday,Dec. 7, atSt. Barnabas EpiscopalChurch,10345Montgome-ry Road in Montgomery.

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» Saturday, Dec. 6: An-nual CCGS Holiday PartyandShowandTell.Bringatreat to share and plan onshowing and telling aboutan itemwhich belonged toone of your ancestors.

» Saturday, Jan. 3:Need some post-holidayhelp making 2014 genea-logical resolutions? Cometo join in a discussion onhowto set attainablegoalsfor the year and develop aplan for success.

Clermont County Ge-nealogical Society’s up-coming programs for De-cember and January.They are free and open tothe public unless other-wise noted. Additional in-formationcanbe foundat:www.rootsweb.ancestry-.com or 513-723-3423.

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Ladonna HopeEnyart

Ladonna Hope Enyart, 80, ofLoveland died Nov. 24.

Survived by husband, WilliamB. Enyart; children Andrew R.and Jeffrey M. (Julie) Enyart;grandchildren Alexander andJohn Avery Enyart; siblingsWanda Mae (nee Funnell) Fultzand G. Wayne (Mary) Funnell;and friends Fred and DarleneErvine and Nancy and Bill Miller

Preceded in death by parentsHarry Eugene Funnell andMiriam Viola Swick.

Services were Dec. 1 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome, Loveland.

RalphW. Heyne Sr.Ralph W. Heyne Sr., 82, of

Loveland died Nov. 17.Survived by children Ralph

(Valerie) Heyne Jr. and JudyWeinheimer; grandchildrenRalph W. Heyne III, ZacharyHeyne and Brian Weinheimer;great-grandchildren Nathan,Aiden and Gabriel; and sister,Viola Drahos.

Preceded in death by parentsEdward and Estelle (nee Hooks)Heyne; wife, Janine (nee Jans-sens) Heyne; and siblings MaryChambers, Beatrice Meadows,Rachel West, Leroy Heyne andRichard Heyne.

Services were Nov. 24 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome, Loveland.

Luther KennethMichael

Luther Kenneth Michael, 90,of Loveland died Nov. 24.

Survived by children Sandy

(Herman) Tolle, Greg (Sheila)Michael and Alesia (Brian)Roeth; grandchildren Jeffreyand Lindsey Michael and Ellenand Rachel Roeth; and siblingsMary Ann Davis, Margie Walker,Norma Jean Michael and Vernon“Sonny”Michael.

Preceded in death by parentsVernon H. and Meredith (neeTruckelman) Michael; wife, AnnaMarie (nee Hoff) Michael; andson, TimmyMichael.

Services were Nov. 24 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome, Loveland. Memorials to:the American Diabetes Associa-tion.

Gerald H. OsnerGerald H. “Jerry” Osner, 60, of

Symmes Township died Nov. 15.Survived by wife, Sandi (nee

Watts); children Heidi (Paul)Moreland, Jennifer (Adam)Harrison and Sarah Osner;grandchildren Nichole, Molly,Kemper and Kinzie; siblings

Elmer (Sonia)Osner Jr.,DarleneHamblin,Diane Wiles,KennethOsner, Jane(Sam) Ghan-tous andJames andDonald Osner.

Preceded in death by siblingsBarbara Ann and ClarenceOsner.

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LovelandPresbyterian ChurchWorship times are: Sundayschool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;worship 10:30-11:30 a.m.; fel-lowship 11:30 a.m.The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525;[email protected];loveland-presbyterianchurch.org.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchAt 5:30 p.m., Saturdays, thechurch offers a contemporaryservice with a coffee cafe style.“All Together Now” program-ming for children ages birth tosixth grade is also offered.Communion is offered weekly.Traditional worship is 9 a.m.,Sundays, with music featuringthe chancel choir, bell choirsand other musical ensembles.Child care is available forchildren birth to 5 years old.Communion is offered the firstSunday of each month.

Contemporary service is 10:30a.m., Sundays, with musicprovided by the Praise Band.Full Sunday School program-ming is offered for childrenbirth to 18 years old. AdultSunday School is also available.Communion is offered the firstSunday of each month.The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.

New Covenant LifeChurchWorship is 10:30 a.m. Sundays,followed by a noon meal and asecond service at 1 p.m.The church is at 10059 PleasantRenner Road, Goshen; 937-218-4309; www.newcovenant-lifechurch.info; [email protected].

Prince of PeaceLutheran ChurchMid-week Advent Soup Supperand Prayer Service are Dec. 3, 10and 17. Meal is at 6:15 p.m.

followed by Prayer Service at7:15 p.m.Supper Club invites the commu-nity to a meal and fellowshipon at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9.Zoe Missional Community hoststhe monthly drum circle in theatrium at 6:30 p.m. Sat. Dec. 27.Zumba continues at 6:30 p.m.every Monday and Thursdayevenings in the Parish LifeCenter.Wednesday morning Bible studyis at 10 a.m. in the Atrium. Amonthly women's Bible study isheld the first Tuesday of eachmonth. Next study is Dec. 2.The church is at 101 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; 683-4244;www.popluther.org.

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday morning worship ser-vices are at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45a.m. Child care is available inthe nursery during both servicesfor infants through age 2.Sunday school for pre-schoolthrough 12th-grade is at 10:45

a.m. Additional child care isavailable this fall for parents inAdult Education classes:Adult Sunday Bible study meets10:45 a.m. with a study of theGospel of Matthew in room120.The next NewMember Class willbe Saturday, Dec. 6, from 8:30a.m. to noon in the Chapel.Please call the church office toregister: 683-0254.Mother of a pre-schooler? Joinour newMOPS group (Mothersof Preschoolers). Free childcareprovided. Meets the secondWednesday of each month.9:30-11:30 a.m., Room 229.Advent Class: The Journey,Walking the Road to Bethle-hem by Adam Hamilton. MeetsSundays in Room120 at 9:15, orin the Manse at 10:45; Thurs-days 9:30 AM, Room120.Prime Timer’s Christmas Lun-cheon will be noon, Thursday,Dec. 4, in Fellowship Hall.Sound Effects, women’s acappella choir, will entertain.Cost: $10 per person.Deacons’ Christmas Basket

Program: Help spread Christmasjoy by providing gifts for chil-dren, donating money forKroger gift cards, or adopting afamily. Deadline is Sunday, Dec.7.Manger Build: StoneMason’sMen’s Team will host thisspecial event for Dads and kidsfrom 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.13. Come build a mangertogether! Sign up in Cafe.The fourth Sunday of eachmonth, the church family willconnect together at the 10:45a.m. service. No Sunday Schoolexcept for preschool - kin-dergarten.Student Ministries welcomesstudents to participate in itsactivities. Check the StudentMinistries Kiosk for a calendarof events.

There will be no Sunday Schoolon Dec. 28.The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;sycamorechurch.org.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be to ouroffice no later than 4 p.m.Wednesday, for possible consid-eration in the following edi-tion.E-mail announcements to [email protected],with “Religion” in the subjectline.Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

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attack in American his-tory, the program willfeature selected patriot-ic music as well as holi-day melodies.

The public is invitedto the rare joint concertfeaturing the 70-mem-berSycamoreCommuni-tyBand and the 45-mem-ber New Horizons Bandof Cincinnati at the St.Barnabas church , 10345Montgomery Road

Each band will playseveral numbers, rang-ing from marches toswing arrangements andshowstoppers fromBroadway musicals like“Aladdin.” Then theywill combine for holidayfavorites including“White Christmas,”“Sleigh Ride” and“Christmas Festival.”

Both bands are led byPete Metzger, whofounded the communityensemblesafter 30yearsdirecting the SycamoreHighSchoolBand.Previ-ously, Metzger servedwith the U.S. NavalAcademy Band. He be-gan organizing the Syca-moreCommunityBand –now widely known as“Pete’s Band” – in 1975.

Its musicians, men andwomen from every walkof life, perform regular-ly at community events,churchesandretirementcommunities.

Metzger helped formthe local New HorizonsBand in 1999 to give sen-iors anopportunity to en-joy the educational andsocialbenefitsofplayingwith a musical organiza-tion. It is the local com-ponent of about 200 NewHorizons bands in theU.S. and other countries.

St. Barnabas has host-ed New Horizons Bandsince its founding. For-mer rector George Hill,whose son and daughteronce played underMetzger’s baton at Syca-more High, stepped in tohelp when Metzger,trumpeter Jim Key andBill Harvey of BuddyRoger’s Music startedtheCincinnatiNewHori-zons Band.

Organizations seek-ing to schedule perfor-mancesby theSycamoreband can contact PaulWallaceat697-0868or [email protected] who woul d like toinvite the New HorizonsBand can contact DonRhoad at 793-0473 [email protected].

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BUDGETLAND2010DodgeCaliber................................................................$149/permo.Silver, Auto, A/C, Hatchback $93882007PontiacG6.....................................................................$189/permo.V6, Auto, A/C, PW, PL, CD $99882008ChryslerPTCruiser .......................................................$155/permo.Black, Auto, A/C, PW, PL $79882003MustangConvertible........................................... SalePrice$5995Red, V6, 5 Speed, A/C, OneOwner2003JeepGrandCherokeeLimited ............................ SalePrice$7488Green, Leather, Sunroof, 4x41994ChryslerLeBaronConvertible ............................ SalePrice$4488Green, V6, Leather, 56KMiles2000DodgeDurango.................................................... SalePrice$39884x4, Black, Leather, Go in theSnow!2001ToyotaRAV4......................................................... SalePrice$3988Silver, Auto, PW, PL1992FordTempoGL...................................................... SalePrice$4388Coupe, Auto, A/C, 60KMiles, Local Trade1997ToyotaTercelCE................................................... SalePrice$2295Coupe, 5 speed, Great School Car1995LexusLS400........................................................ SalePrice$5995Grey, Auto, A/C, Leather, Sunroof

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LOVELANDArrests/citationsPhilip J. Mack, 39, 1725 Wilming-ton Drive, domestic violence,Oct. 6.Zachary Harvey, 29, 3017 AbbeyWay re-cite other department,Oct. 8.Nicole Rae Popolin, 40, 184 GlenLake Drive, violating protectionorder, Oct. 8.Bryan Christopher Ellis, 28, 680Park Ave., U2 obstructingofficial business, criminal tres-

pass - fail to leave; recklessly,Oct. 9.Eric Payne, 42, 108 Beechwoodre-cite other department, Oct.9.

Incidents/investigationsAttempted burglaryReported at 100 block of BaresCreek Court, Oct. 10.Breaking and enteringReported at 500 block of Love-land Madeira Road, Oct. 8.Disorderly conductReported at 1800 block of Pheas-

ant Hills Drive, Oct. 11.Domestic violenceReported at 1700 block of Wil-mington Drive, Oct. 6.Resisting arrestReported at 1800 block of Pheas-ant Hills Drive, Oct. 11.Re-cite other departmentReported at 1400 block of W.Loveland Ave., Oct. 9.Reported at 1000 block of Sun-rise Drive, Oct. 8.TheftReported at 200 block of O,Ban-non Ave., Oct. 11.Reported at 400 block of Wake-field St., Oct. 9.Violate protection order or

consent agreementReported at 100 block of BaresRun Drive, Oct. 8.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsAdam T. Arnold, 35, 1122 Rain-bow Trail, drug possession,driving under influence, Nov. 1.Anthony D. Chisman, 39, 382Branch, domestic violence, Nov.2.Sara M. Chisman, 39, 382Branch, obstructing officialbusiness, Nov. 2.Matthew A. Kearns, 21, 1152Valley Forge, criminal trespass,Nov. 2.Juvenile, 17, disorderly conductin school zone, Nov. 3.Juvenile, 14, theft, Nov. 3.Sarah D. Marlatt, 24, 5979 KatyWay, domestic violence, Nov. 3.Douglas E. Neal, 43, 1996 MainSt., theft, Nov. 4.Walter P. Demmitt, 42, 6609Paxton Guinea, domestic vio-lence, Nov. 4.Juvenile, 17, drug possession,Nov. 5.John R. Kushner, 27, 1740 ParkerRoad, obstructing officialbusiness, Nov. 6.Juvenile, 14, disorderly conductin school zone, Nov. 6.

Juvenile, 15, disorderly conductin school zone, Nov. 6.Jeremy S. Gordley, 19, 2142O’Reilly, theft, Nov. 6.Two Juveniles, 16, underageconsumption, drug possession,paraphernalia, Nov. 7.Juvenile, 16, underage pos-session, Nov. 7.Juvenile, 16, underage consump-tion, Nov. 7.

Incidents/investigationsAggravatedmenacingThreats to burn house withfamily inside received at 900block of Ohio 28, Nov. 7.Breaking and enteringTools taken from home underconstruction; $3,190 at 5800block of Mount Vernon, Nov. 6.BurglaryTwo guns taken; $875 at 1200

block of Deblin Drive, Nov. 3.Entry made into garage at 6600block of Miami Trails, Nov. 5.Five guns taken; $4,500 at 900block of Ohio 131, Nov. 6.Entry made into residence at5800 block of Wade Road, Nov.8.Criminal trespassTrespassing on property at 1100block of Valley Forge, Nov. 2.Disorderly conductFemale juvenile punched anoth-er at Success Academy at EaglesWay, Nov. 3.Domestic violenceAt 300 block of Branch St., Nov.2.At 900 block of Apple BlossomLane, Nov. 3.At 6600 block of Paxton Guinea,Nov. 4.

POLICE REPORTS ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

charged with offenses. The information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.To contact your local police department:

» Loveland, Chief Tim Sabransky, 583-3000»Miami Township, Chief Sue Madsen, 248-3721» Symmes Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444

LOVELAND904 Bellwood Drive: Heyne,Ralph W. Jr. to Cable, Jeremy;$74,500.410 Carrington Lane: Miles, ErinN. to Casebolt, Larissa; $67,000.1872 Heidelberg Drive: Schamel,Jeffrey M. & Tara R. to Chung,Steve J. & Jennifer Robertson;$192,500.1949 Rollins Drive: Schroeder,Eric J. & Jenna A. to Lahmers,Tanner J. & Sarah E. Harrelson;$157,325.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP9987 Adams Ave.: Build for OhioLLC to Kirielius, Audrey;$47,000.8973 Arabian Court: Niehaus,Carol A. to Huwel, Brian T. &Courtney D.; $232,000.9504 Bainbrook Court: Pinckert,David R. to Avey, Ryan J. &Emily Avey; $322,000.12071 Carrington Lane: Tys-

bulskiy, Igor to Rack, Betty L.;$78,900.Elmfield Drive: Fischer SingleFamily Homes III Ltd. to Oerth-er, Bradley J.; $429,077.10596 Fallis Road: Haire, David B.& M. Anne to Austin, Carolyn B.& Brad K.; $535,250.11836 Hawthorn Woods Court:Linger, David R. & Sumer D. toChast, Jennifer L. & Mark E.;$289,900.9530 Humphrey Road: Jones,Kevin M. to Schubeler, Carol J.;$225,000.9507 Main St.: Moksin HoldingsPlus Inc. to Hellenthal, Jared &Jennafer Stricker; $178,000.

11850 Shenandoah Tr.: Castillo,Daniel E. to Pinckert, David &Katherine; $550,000.10224 Sleepy Ridge Drive: Bow-den, Donald E. & Leslie H. toRogers, Regis & Terra; $470,000.9740 Stonemasters Drive: Am-burgey, Timothy & Deborah L.to Watkins, Ellen J. & MatthewD.; $360,000.9767 Union Cemetery Road:Downs, Matthew L. to Jones,Jason M. & Stephanie L.;$676,000.9980 Unioncreek Lane: Kurtz,Steven A. & Robyn J. to Caswell,Rodney E. & Colleen A.;$355,000.

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of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

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