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COLLECTION TIME

Council approves 66-house development

One of the last open parcelsof landinBlueAshwillbedevel-oped into a new neighborhood.

Blue Ash city council ap-proved two ordinances at itsSept.11meeting thatwill allowa66-house development to bebuilt off Plainfield Road nearFox Hollow Drive.

“What is really excitingabout this is it is going to be atop-notch development,” Coun-cilman James Sumner said.

Council had its second read-ing on the ordinance to zone the21.7-acre property for a resi-dential development. Council

had the first andwaived thesec-ondreadingof theordinanceforthedevelopmentplan. Itwill be-come law in 40 days, withoutcouncil having to vote on itagain.Bothordinanceswereap-proved by a 7-0 vote.

Great Traditions Land & De-velopment Co. is building thedevelopment, which is still un-named.

The homes will range be-tween $400,000 and $600,000.Residents will also have to be amonthly fee for common area,lawn and snow maintenance,said Doug Hinger, president ofthe home building company.

The development will have66 buildings lots that will be 65feet wide by 120 feet long. One-story homes will range in sizefrom 1,500 to 2,300 square feetand two-story homes will be

2,400 to 3,200 square feet.The development will have

multiple privacy features, suchas a 30-foot privacy landscapebuffer around the developmentand an 11-foot landscape struc-ture between houses. All thehouses will have ground levelentrances without steps.

“It’s nice to know that ifGrandma comes over forChristmas, Grandma can get inwithawheelchair,”Hingersaid.

The development will havesidewalks throughout that willconnect to the existing side-walks and includes multiple“pocket parks” or common out-door areas. Hinger said 25 per-cent, or about five acres, of theproperty will be left as openspace.

Hinger said thedevelopmentwill not have amenities, such as

a clubhouse, like some of thecompany’s other developments.Great Traditions also designedand built Village of ChimneyHill in Blue Ash and The Re-

serves and Vintage Club inMontgomery.

“Blue Ash has done so much

MARIKA LEE/

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Members ofGreatTraditionsLand &DevelopmentCompanyawait the voteon theirplanned66-housedevelopmentin Blue Ash.City councilapproved theplan 7-0.

See COUNCIL, Page A2

7-0 vote bringingnew neighborhoodByMarika [email protected]

Indian Hill High School ju-nior Megan Sneider saideveryone can find a few

pairs of shoes they don’t need.Students can look in a clos-

et and find at least three pairsof shoes they don’t use, shesaid.

SneiderandclassmateSara

Al-Zubi,who is a senior, figurerather thancollectingdust theshoes can be given to a goodcause.

Sneider and Al Zubi areamong students at severalarea high schools spearhead-ing a donation drive of new orgently-used shoes for an or-ganization called Soles4Souls.

Soles4Souls is a nonprofitorganization geared toward

fighting poverty interna-tionally by providing shoesand clothing to those in need.

Madeira-based RSW/USstarted working withSoles4Souls in 2010, businessdirector Rita Baker said. Thecompany collected about 500pairsof shoes for the first cou-ple of years. Last year, it part-

FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Indian Hill High School students Sara Al-Zubi, left, and Megan Sneider are spearheading an initiative tocollect new and gently-used shoes for a nonprofit organization called Soles4Souls.

Area students collectshoes for charity

By Forrest [email protected]

See CHARITY, Page A2

Two long-time public ser-vants will be leavingMontgo-mery for retirement.

Community DevelopmentDirector Frank Davis has

been with thecity almost 15years and hislast day will beDec. 31. Fi-nance DirectorJim Hansonhas been withthe six yearsand his last day

will be Jan. 31.“To attempt to cover the

work and leadership contrib-uted by both Frank and Jimwould require volumes ofdocumentation. Suffice it to

say that Frankand Jim areoutstanding interms of theirtechnical skillsets. But asmanagers,they representthe true defini-tion of dedicat-

ed public servants,” CityManager Wayne Davis said.

Both listed the VintageClub development as one ofthe highlights of their timewith the city.

“And we finally acquiredthe car dealership lots. Thoseare two big project I had a

part in moving forward andtheywillbeagreatbenefit forMontgomery,” Hanson said.

Frank Davis said helpingwith expand and build newschools for the SycamoreCommunity Schools and his-toric preservation in down-town were among his high-lights.

“With15 years, there’s a lotof things,” he said.

Frank Davis said he mightstill be involvedwithMontgo-mery after his retirement,but he also plans to get in-volvedwith his homecommu-nity, Amberley Village, vol-unteer and try creative writ-ing.

Hanson said he plans tospend with his wife, threechildren and four grandchil-dren.

“After 40 years of work,it’s time for something differ-ent,” Hanson said.

“It is bittersweet to knowthat they are retiring, but weroll out the red carpet forthem knowing that they willstay involved with the city ofMontgomery insomewayandwithin the Cincinnati regionas well,” Wayne Davis said.

He added the city has suc-cession and hiring plans inplace for both positions.

Want to knowmore about what ishappening in Montgomery? FollowMarika Lee on Twitter:@ReporterMarika

Two Montgomeryofficials retiringByMarika [email protected]

Frank Davis

Hanson

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mation Management Sys-tems, an enrollmentprojections firmprovidedby the state of Ohio.

Information Manage-ment Systems projectedan enrollment of 1,823 to1,830 for the 2014-2015school year.

Based on models pro-jected by InformationManagement Systems,enrollment should havedropped even further;however, the enrollmentdecline is nearly flat,school board member Ed-die Hooker said.

Hooker attributes thedistrict investing in capi-tal improvements such asthe fields and high schoolauditorium as helping tocurtail a more significantdecline in enrollment.

Superintendent MarkMiles, who presented theinformation to the schoolboard during its Septem-ber meeting, said a num-ber of factors are in playwhen considering enroll-ment figures rangingfrom the economy tohousing availability andthe quality of educationalservices.

According toMiles, en-rollment projections byInformationManagementSystems for the 2018-2019school year indicate a big-ger decline. An enroll-ment from1,664 to1,689 isprojected.

Miles said typically thedistrict has larger gradu-ating classes and smallernumbers of students en-

Enrollment in the Indi-an Hill Exempted VillageSchoolDistrict sawaveryslight decline this schoolyear.

Enrollment for the2014-2015 school year is1,884, a drop of five stu-

dents fromthe 2013-2014 schoolyear,which was1,889 stu-dents.

This fig-ure is actu-

ally less than the enroll-ment projected by Infor-

tering kindergarten,hence the enrollment de-cline projected by Infor-mation Management Sys-tems.

However, he said thisestimate will likelychange with the districtanticipating enrollmentgrowthamongthevariousclasses in the comingyears.

Although state fundingtypically decreases withlower enrollment, Milessaid since enrollment inIndian Hill has remainedsteady, he does not expecta change in state funding.

“Overall,weexpect the

funding from the state tobe stable,” he said.

Miles also providedstatistics related to the“inand out migration” of stu-dents to area privateschool competitors fromJune 6 to August 31.

Miles said 28 studentsmoved fromIndianHill tooneof theprivate compet-itors, while 37 studentsmoved from a competitorto IndianHill, resulting ina net gain of nine studentsat Indian Hill.

According to Miles,last year IndianHill expe-rienced a net loss of fourstudents to a private com-

petitor, while two yearsago the district experi-enced a net gain of threestudents.

Miles said faith-baseddecisions are often a rea-son for students leavingthe district for a privateschool.

However, he said ef-forts to retain middleschool students transi-tioningtoIndianHillHighSchool as opposed totransferring to a privateschool haves shown suc-cess

“This has been the bestyear yet in retainingeighth-graders,” he said.

Indian Hill schools sees slight enrollment declineBy Forrest [email protected]

Miles

FILE PHOTO

Students begin filling the halls on the first day of school at Indian Hill Primary School. The IndianHill Exempted Village School District saw a slight decline in enrollment for this school year.

with the amenities here,like Summit Park. We areexcited to be able to pro-vide the housing,” Hingersaid,

A group of Sharonvilleresidents voiced theirconcerns about the densi-ty of the development andflooding caused by waterrunoff. The north end ofthe development will bor-der Stonecreek Way inSharonville.

Hinger said the devel-opment includes its own

storm water system andwill have a detention ba-sin to hold excess water.

“There are standardsthey have tomeet for rainevents. Some of thesehave been pretty heavy.We try to accommodatemost, but there are othervariables,” Public WorksDirector Gordon Perrysaid.

He added the city’s en-gineer, John Eisenmann,from CDS Associates,who is also Sharonville’sengineer, will look overthe plans before they arefinalized.

Great Traditions heldan informational meeting

for Blue Ash and Sharon-ville residents near theproperty to tell themabout the developmentand answer questions.

“This is a textbook ex-ample of how a projectshould move forward. Allthe things that were doneright. (Great Traditions)seriously listened to theconcerns thatwere put upand worked to addressthem in the right kind ofway,” Councilman RickBryan said.

Want to knowmore aboutwhat is happening in BlueAsh? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

CouncilContinued from Page A1

Hill as well as Mariemontto join with Madeira inmaking an even biggerand better event,” Bakersaid.

“We believe in thecause behind this,” saidAl-Zubi, who is a co-presi-dent of the school’s KeyClub along with Sneider.“We hope tomotivate peo-ple to participate.”

Sneider‘s father, Mark,and hismarketing compa-ny RSW/US have partici-patedinpreviousdonationdrives for Soles4Souls.

Last year, Markworked with students atMadeira Middle School to

nered with Madeira Mid-dle School and local busi-nesses to collect about2,000 pairs.

“Thisyearwethoughtabit of competition mightbe fun. We asked Indian

help collect 2,000 pairs ofshoes.

This year Indian Hill,Madeira and Mariemonthigh schools will be col-lecting shoes.

“We’re trying to makeit community-wide so ev-eryone is donating,”Megan said.

She said this year thegoal is to collect 4,000shoes.

The donation drive atIndian Hill High Schoolwill continue through theend of the month.

A bin is set up in themain lobby at Indian HillHigh School, 6865 Drake

Road.Aprizewill beawarded

to the high school collect-ing the most shoes.

Winners will be an-nounced during a specialeventatRSW/US,6725Mi-ami Ave., from 3 p.m. to 5p.m. Friday, Oct. 3. Theeventwill include livemu-sic, and refreshments willbe available.

Megan said shoes thatare collected will be do-nated to those in need inTanzania,AfricaandLatinAmerica.

For information, sendan email to [email protected].

CharityContinued from Page A1

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The plans for Great Tradition Land & Development Company's 66-house development were ondisplay at the Blue Ash City Council meeting. Council approved the plans 7-0 on Sept. 11.

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Football, varietyshow swap dates

Sycamore HighSchool’s varsity footballgame against Oak Hills,originally scheduled forFriday, Sept. 26, has beenchanged so that the gamecan be shown live onWSTR Channel 64. Thegamewillnowbeplayedat7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept.27, at Sycamore Stadium.

Because of the gamechange, the Sycamore

High School Variety Showwill be rescheduled to 7p.m.Friday,Sept. 26, at thehigh school.

Tickets are available atwww.aveschoir.org.

Blue Ash plant swapSept. 27

The city of Blue Ashwill host a fall plant swapfrom 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sat-urday, Sept. 27, in theparking lot of theBlueAshRecreation Center (adja-cent to the tennis courts).

The event encouragesattendees to bring a plantfromtheirowngardenandexchange it for another

brought by a fellow BlueAsh resident, businessmember, or visitor. TheBlueAshParks&GroundsMaintenance Departmentwill also have various pe-rennials available for at-tendees to take home.

On the same day begin-ning at 8 a.m.and lastingthrough the early after-noon, Toyota will bring 80to 100 volunteers to BlueAsh to plant trees and pe-rennials along AllianceRoad in honor of NationalPublic Lands Day.

For more informationregarding the plant swap,contact Mandi Brock [email protected] or

513-686-1270.

Drug dropoff Sept.27

The Blue Ash PoliceDepartment and the DEAwill provide the public anopportunity to prevent pillabuse and theft by riddingtheir homes of potentiallydangerous expired, un-used, and unwanted pre-scription drugs.

Between 10 a.m. and 2p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27,Blue Ash police invite in-dividuals to bringmedica-tion for disposal to theBlue AshMunicipal build-ingparking lot (4343Coop-

er Road) as a part of Na-tional Take-Back Day.

This free service iscompletely anonymous,no questions asked.No liq-uid medications, lancets,or syringeswill be accept-ed, and personal informa-tion should be removedfrom all materials prior tothis event.

Medication oftenthrown out in the trash orflusheddownthetoiletcanfind its way into the watertable, creating a hazardfor many. Additionally,medication that is improp-erly disposed of or left inmedicine cabinets unusedcan fall into the wronghands and be abused, soldor traded. In Ohio, morepeople die from uninten-tional medication poison-ing than from motor vehi-cle crashes and suicides.

UC Blue Ash 5K Oct.11

The University of Cin-cinnatiBlueAshCollege isplanning to build on themomentum from its first5K fundraiser to supportscholarships for students.Last year’s inauguralevent had 425 participantsand raised more than$28,000.

The second annual UCBlue Ash Dash 5K Run/Walk for Scholarships willbe at 8:30 a.m. Saturday,Oct. 11, on the college’s135-acre campus (9555Plainfield Road in BlueAsh). Proceeds from theeventwillgotowardestab-lishingevenmore scholar-ships that will help sup-port current or future UCBlue Ash students whoshow a real commitmentto their academics and toearning a college degree.

“Because financial bar-riers are the No. 1 reasonwhy our students areforced to stop-out or drop-out of college, we hope tosee a large turnout of localresidents and communitypartners joining our stu-dents, alumni, faculty andstaff in supporting this im-portant cause,” said CadyShort-Thompson, dean ofUC Blue Ash College.

The chip-timed 5K willbegin in the center of theUC Blue Ash campus,travel north on PlainfieldRoad just south of theCar-penter’s Run intersectionand loop back to the cam-pus for the finish. Partici-pants can run or walk –there will be individual

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If you’re not a runneror walker, you can still doyour part to support stu-dents.

“We are again offeringthe fun option of sleepingin for scholarships,” saidMeredith Delaney, direc-

tor of development andalumni relations at UCBlue Ash. “You don’t needto actually participate inthe 5K, but with your en-try fee you will still re-ceive a free UC Blue AshDash T-shirt and gift bagwhile supplies last, alongwith the satisfaction ofhelping a deserving stu-dent advance their educa-

tion and pursue theirdream.”

To register for the UCBlue Ash 5K Dash forScholarships, go towww.runningtime.net, orfor more informationabout the event contactMeredith Delaney at [email protected] or513-936-1734.

Eat to the Beat inBlue Ash

The city of Blue Ashwillhost thesecondannual“Beats, Arts and Eats,” aproduction by the Parks &Recreation Department,from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sat-urday, Sept. 27, at BlueAsh Towne Square.

The event will featurefree entertainment, alongwith an opportunity to cel-ebrate the arts throughthe sounds of music, localwine and craft beer tast-ing, culinary experiencesand on-site art displays.

The Bacchanal SteelBand will perform at 5:30p.m., followed by Ooh, La,La Unplugged at 7:30 p.m.Local food trucks, such asBlueAshChili,BonesBur-gers, Roll with it Café, andCuban Pete will also be onsite. Local beer options in-clude seasonal crafts,IPAs and other brewsfrom Rivertown, Lister-man,andBlankSlate.Visit

blueash.com/bae or callthe Recreation Centerfront desk at 513-745-8550.

Montgomery tohold hearing onblock grant program

The City of Montgome-ry will hold a public hear-ing Thursday, Sept. 25, todiscuss whether to seekCommunity Development

Block Grant funds in theupcoming three-yearfunding cycle.

The funds come fromthe U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban De-velopment and are admin-isteredbyHamiltonCoun-ty.

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

SYCAMORE TWP. — As theCoaches Classic girls tennistournament inMason ended inthe middle of the month, theusual suspects were at the topof the Greater Miami Confer-ence standings: Sycamore,Mason and Lakota East.

Mason won last year, withSycamorewinning in 2013 andLakota East the two years pri-or.

Entering the postseason,Sycamore High School coachMike Teets figures to be in thehunt with his Lady Aves in theOhio Division I tournamentand the Ohio Tennis CoachesAssociation team tournament.

Leading the way for Syca-more is junior Alexa Abele,who has had the No. 1 singlesposition since her freshmanyear. She often prevails play-ing thebestof thebestandwasthe Flight A Coaches Classicchampion.

“She’s doing a great job,”Teets said. “She lost up inClevelandand lost to thegirlatPrinceton. Both were greatplayers. She’s improved andtried to be a more aggressiveplayer and it’s paid off.”

Inaddition toher individualaccomplishments, Abele hasalso teamed successfully withSycamore’s No. 2 singles play-er, junior Maggie Swara, indoubles. As sophomores,Abele/Skwara finished as Di-vision I state runners-up to apair from Lewis Center Olen-tangyOrange.Skwarahasalsobeendominant inGMCsecondsingles.

“We’re fortunate to havesomegoodplayers,”Teets saidmodestly.

Given his talent pool, Teetshas the luxury of mixing andmatching players dependingon the opponent. Senior JamiePescovitz, juniors BriannaDooley, Amanda Peck and Ra-quelLevitt andfreshmanLeahWallihan have all made utilityefforts in singles for the LadyAves.

Senior Sneha Rajagopaland junior Caroline Gao arereliable doubles partners andoutside of Abele (this season)all of the Lady Aves haveplayed regular season dou-bles.

Sycamore also has a “B”varsity team that finishedfourth at the Coaches Classic.Beverly Liu and MelissaGoodman won the Flight Bdoubles championship Sept.13.

Sycamore girls’tennis featuresyoung veteransBy Scott [email protected]

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Sycamore junior Alexa Abele is inher third year of playing No. 1singles for the Lady Aves.


Sycamore junior Maggie Skwara goes wide for a return Sept. 11 at theCoaches Classic in Mason.

See SYCAMORE, Page A7

Girls’ tennis» Sycamore was second at

Flight A of the Coaches Classicin Mason Sept. 13. Sycamore“B” was fourth at Flight B withthe first doubles team of Liu/Goodman winning the champi-onship.

The Lady Aves blanked La-kota East on Sept.16with juniorAlexa Abele, junior MaggieSkwara and freshman LeahWallihan sweeping singles.

Sycamore shut out Middle-town 5-0 on Sept. 18. Abele,Skwara and junior AmandaPeck swept swingles.

»Mount Notre Dame wassecond at Flight C of the Coach-es Classic Sept. 13. Juniors AliStaun/Alex Burt won the firstdoubles championship withteam of Bowling/Sypnewelskifinishing runner-up in seconddoubles.

MND shut out Mercy 5-0 on

Sept. 16 as Worthoff, Munn andKlug swept singles.

» Indian Hill won Flight A ofthe Coaches Classic at MasonSept. 13.

The Lady Braves blankedDeerPark5-0Sept.16asseniorsAlex Skidmore/Abigail SingerandfreshmanSarahPrice/soph-omore Hannah Mendelsohnswept doubles.

Indian Hill beat Lakota East4-1 on Sept. 17 with Breda andjunior Caroline Andersen win-ning singles.

Indian Hill blanked Wyo-ming 5-0 on Sept. 18. Skidmore/Singer and seniors Jessie Osh-er/Morgan Koerting swept dou-bles.

»Ursuline’s “B” team wonFlight B of the Coaches ClassicSept. 13.Senior Lauren Haneywas third singles champion andtheClancy/Johnsonpairingwonsecond doubles.

Ursuline “B” beat Springbo-ro “B” 4-1 on Sept. 18.

Ursuline “A” beat St. Ursulaon Sept. 18. Sophomore Olivia

Sabo, senior Morgan Flemingand senior Mary McGrath wonsingles. The Lions also beatMND 5-0 as Fleming, McGrathand junior Ellen Rust won sin-gles.

Ursuline defeated WalnutHills 4-1 on Sept. 19 as Flemingtook second singles.

» Cincinnati Country Daywas second at Flight D of theCoachesClassicatCCDSept.13.Senior Mackenzie Pattersonwas first singles champion.

CCD beat Wyoming 3-2 onSept. 17 with Patterson winningfirst singles.

Boys’ soccer» CincinnatiCountryDayde-

feated Badin 7-2 on Sept. 13.Senior Nathan Gibson had thehat trick.

Gibson added five more asCCD blanked Clark MontessoriSept. 18.

Girls’ soccer» Cincinnati Country Day

got by Wyoming 2-1 on goals by

sophomore Olivia Brown andsenior Grace Krammer.

On Sept. 18, CCD beat ClarkMontessori 7-2. Junior LaurenBuczek had four goals.

» Cincinnati Hills Christian

Academy blanked Finneytown3-0 as junior Keziah Barkerscored twice.

CHCA beat Seven Hills 1-0Sept. 18. Sophomore Maria Ra-nieri scored.

»Mount Notre Dameblanked Seton 2-0 on Sept. 17.Sophomore Jenna Prathapascored both goals.

Girls’ golf» At the Greater Miami Con-

ferencetournamentatWeather-waxSept.17,Sycamorewassec-ond after day one as junior Kel-len Alsip had the best score of75. On day two, Sept. 19, Alsipcame back with a 76 to post thebest score of the tournament.Sycamore’sHannahBrownwasfourth with rounds of 81 and 77and the LadyAves finished sec-ond to Mason.

» IndianHill beat CCDat Ca-margo Sept. 15. CCD’s KacieBradfish was medalist with a35.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott [email protected]


Sycamore junior Maya Outlaw aimsfor the green Sept. 17 during theGMC tournament.

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Mount Notre Dame beat Ur-suline in three sets Sept. 18 - 25-20, 25-22, 25-16. After next beat-ing McAuley, MND’s recordmoved to 14-1. After the MNDloss, Ursuline beat St. Ursula toimprove to 9-2.

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Mount Notre Dame’s Dani Szczepanski, No. 10, tries to get the ball past Ursuline’s Malllory Bechtold and MaggieShannon during the their volleyball game, Tuesday, Sept. 16.

MNDgetspast Ursuline


Ursuline’s Anne Debbane sets up ateammate during the Lions’volleyball game against MountNotre Dame, Tuesday, Sept. 16.


Mount Notre Dame’s Jessica Towle, No. 15, and Christine Carroll celebrateduring the Cougars’ volleyball game against Ursuline, Tuesday, Sept. 16.

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The door is open forCincinnati Country Dayto break through and wina Miami Valley Confer-ence championship andadvance beyond the finaleight in the state tourna-ment. Rebuilding ahealthy varsity rosterwillbethekeytoCCDtak-ing the next step.

The Indians only grad-uated two contributingseniors from last year’sstate quarterfinal squad.With so much experiencereturning, this appearedtobe apromisingyear forthe Indians. Before theseason even started, theinjury bug bit. It hasn’tstopped gnawing at theCCD roster yet.

Four projected start-ersarecurrentlyshelved.All-statecentraldefenderand team captainWill Co-hen is expected to returnthis month from an ankleinjury. Soham Basu willbe back next month afterhis broken leg heals.Quinn Petrie injured hisshoulder playing basket-ball over thesummer, andmay be back in time forpostseason tournamentplay. Justin Ramey isworking his way backfrom a foot injury.

“Injuries are our big-gest obstacle right now,”saidheadcoachGregHir-schauer.

Yet, despite all of theinjuries, the Indians areoff to a 8-1 start, reelingoff eight straight victo-ries after dropping theseason opener. They aretied atop the Miami Val-ley Conference standingswith SevenHills. The twoteamsmeet in the regularseason’s penultimatematch, on October 8. TheIndians hope to have ahealthy squad by thatpoint, but will also haveexperienced young play-ers who have proventhemselves at the varsitylevel.

“InDivision III soccer,you usually don’t havemuch depth. That’s usual-

ly the difference betweenDivisionIandDivisionIIIschools,” said Hir-schauer. “This year isprobably unusual in thesense that we do have alittle bit of depth.”

Freshmen Daniel Nes-bitt and John Blang havestepped up, as have soph-omore Nick Krammerand juniors A.J. Rowe,Sean O’Brien, and EricChristine. Rowe is finallyhealthy after missingmost of the last two sea-sons. O’Brien has thrivedat his new position at thetop of the Indians’ forma-tion. Blang continues toimprove and is providing

qualityminutes at strikerandoutsidemidfielderaf-ter being called up fromthe junior varsity squad.

“We’ve had some kidsstepup,” saidHirschauer.“We’ve been fortunatethatwe’ve had these guysstep up, but we’re not go-ing to thrive until we getsome of those other guysback.”

The Indians have dom-inatedopponents this sea-son, scoring 50 goals andallowing just eight intheir eight victories afterlosing to McNicholas, 2-1,to open the season.Matches with perennialMVC powers Summit

Country Day (Sept. 23)and Seven Hills (Oct. 8)loom.

The Indians will haveto go on the road for bothmatches in their quest forthe program’s first out-right MVC title since2000.Will a full squad, theIndianshave thepieces inplace to make that histo-ry. Right now, all of theteam’s focus is on gettingits best players onto thepitch to give squad itsbest chance to win a statetitle.

“We have almost ev-erybodybackfromafinaleight team,” said Hir-schauer. “Honestly, wedon’t concern ourselveswith what’s going on withother teams.”

Despite injuries, CCD soccershares spot atop MVCBy Adam [email protected]

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Nick Krammer of Cincinnati Country Day attacks the ball to maintain control againstClark Montessori Sept. 18.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

A.J. Rowe takes thethrow-in for CincinnatiCountry Day against ClarkMontessori Thursdaynight.

The Lady Bravesdowned Turpin Sept. 17 atTerrace Park. GabbyGoeke was medalist witha one-over 37.

» CCD beat SummitSept. 16 at Deer Track asKacie Bradfish was med-alist with a four-over 40.

»MNDbeatMilfordby11 strokes at The MillSept. 16. CassidyCarstenshad the Cougars bestscore at 40.

The Cougars beat Se-ton by 12 strokes Sept. 17asErinDurstockshotone-over 36 at Neumann.

Boys’ golf» CHCA beat CCD by

15 strokes Sept. 15 at Ca-margo. Sean Eslick wasmedalist with a two-over37.

CHCA beat Madeiraand Mariemont on Sept.

16. Fresh-man Mat-thew Kad-nar had theEaglesbest scorewith a 37.

»Moell-er won aquad meetat Ken-

wood Sept. 16 over St. Xa-vier, Elder and La Salle.Five strokes separatedfirst fromlast.NickGrub-er had Moeller’s bestscore at 37.

» Indian Hill beatReading Sept. 18 as MikeThorsen shot even par 35at TheMill.

Boys’ soccer» Cincinnati Country

DaydefeatedBadin7-2 onSept. 13. Senior NathanGibson had the hat trick.

Girls’ volleyball» Sycamore defeated

Glen Este Sept. 13, 25-19,25-23, 21-25, 15-25, 15-11.

»MND beat Magnifi-cat 26-24, 25-22, 25-7 onSept. 13. The Cougars alsodefeatedWalsh Jesuit, 25-14, 25-13, 25-12.

The Cougars defeatedUrsuline Sept. 16, 25-20,25-22, 25-16.

MND beat McAuley25-12, 25-14, 25-16.

» Indian Hill beat Fin-neytown Sept. 15, 25-16,25-11, 25-15.

» Cincinnati CountryDay beat St. BernardSept. 15, 25-16, 25-6, 20-25,25-18.

CCD beat Clark Mon-tessori Sept. 18, 25-14, 23-25, 25-8, 26-24.

» CHCA swept NorthCollege Hill Sept. 15, 25-4,25-8, 25-6.

CHCA beat LocklandSept. 18, 25-9, 25-4, 25-11.

»Ursuline defeated St.Ursula Sept. 18, 25-23, 17-25, 25-20, 25-22.

Boys’ water polo» Sycamore defeated

Milford 16-7 on Sept. 16.Adam Iaos had six goalsfor the Aves.

Football» Sycamore lost to

Princeton 34-21 on Sept.19. Ra’Von Bonner had apair of first quartertouchdown runs for theAvesandJakeBormanhitNick Gehrlich from 30yards out in the fourthquarter. Bonner finishedwith 157 yards rushing onthe night. Sycamore hostsOak Hills Sept. 26.

» IndianHill lost toMa-riemont 28-17 on Sept. 19.Freshman quarterbackDanny Vanatsky hadtouchdown passes to ju-nior Nick Heidel andsophomore Reed Aich-holz. Heidel also added a34-yard field goal. TheBraves host Deer Park onSept. 26.

»Moeller beat Louis-ville St. Xavier 26-0 onSept. 19. Matt Crable was19-32 passing for 259yards and a touchdown toKyle Butz. Sterling Noeshad a 27-yard touchdownrun and Matt Coghlinkicked four field goals.The Crusaders are at St.Xavier Sept. 26.

» Cincinnati CountryDaybeatLockland34-6 onSept. 19. Senior CamAlldred was 10-12 for 165yards with two scoringpasses and one rushingtouchdown. The Indiansare at Cincinnati Chris-tian Sept. 26.

» CHCA beat New Mi-ami 43-0 on Sept. 19. Ju-nior Johnny Noyenpassed for two touch-downs and ran for a pairof scores. The Eagles areat Summit Country DaySept. 26.

Softball»Mount Notre Dame

junior Lexi Rippergerwas selected to attend aprestigious fastpitch soft-ball event at WinthropUniversity in South Caro-lina, the "Softball Queenof Diamonds Camp" Aug.31-Sept. 1.. Ripperger wasselected from over 1000applications of the topfastpitch athletes. This isthe second time she hasbeen selected by this pro-gram; once in January2014 for the Queen of Dia-monds North, and then inAugust for the Queen ofDiamonds South Event.While at the tournament,Lexi received the MVPaward given to the bestplayer ineachgameout ofthe 264 athletes invited tothe tournament. Ripperg-er has also been selectedfor The Cup InternationalFastpitch Championshipbeing held in the Nether-lands in January 2016.Ripperger has played forMND her freshman andsophomoreyearsatMND.She plans to join the teamagain this spring.

"We are so proud ofLexi inallheraccomplish-ments on the field and inthe classrooms of MND,"said Larry Mock, MND’sHead of School.

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Rippberger

What is “B” at Syca-more would likely be “A-Plus” at other schools orin other conferences.

“I want to keep them,”Teets said laughing. “Bothteamsdoagreat job. I justknow we’re fortunatewith a lot of kids that haveplayeda lotandworkhardin the offseason.”

While Teets has had tomake cuts with the boysteam at Sycamore in thespring, the girls numbersworked out just right thisseason.

“This year we didn’thave to,” Teets said. “Thisyear we had enough fortwo varsity teams and aJV.”

Up ahead for the LadyAves is intense prepara-tion for their familiartrips to Columbus. Afterpracticing off-campuslast season, the renovatedSycamore tennis courtshave been effective withthe Lady Aves finishingunblemished at home.

“We love it, they did agreat job,” Teets said ofthe updated digs. “Everyday I just grin to myself.It’s something we reallyenjoy. I couldn’t be happi-er.”

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Ian McInturf of Cincinnati Country Day hits the ground tomake a save during warm-ups against Clark MontessoriThursday night, Sept. 18.

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Readers respond to aNortheast Suburban Lifestory about updates toBlue Ash’s comprehensiveplan:

Residents want morerestaurantscin.ci/1wj73ph

“I run a business from awarehouse at 10001 Alli-ance Road in the vast of-fice/warehouse area bor-dered by Reed HartmanHighway, Glendale Mil-ford Road, Cooper Roadand Kenwood Road.

“Oneofmyhopes is thatsomeone will recognizethe lunchtime opportunitythat downtown Blue Ashmerchants are missingdue to the cumbersometravel requirements forgetting to Kenwood Roadfrom this warehouse dis-trict.

“For example, it takesme 15 minutes to get toBlueAshChili orSlatsdur-ing the lunch hour, yet I’msitting less than one milefrom their door.

“If one or two accessroadswerebuilt toconnectMalsbary Road and/orMcAuley Place to Ken-wood Road, I believe therewould be a significant in-crease in lunchtime cus-tomers who would make itto downtown Blue Ash.

“Greater sales. Moretax revenue. Win win.

“Without that, mostfolks here will continue tobring lunch from home.

“And that’s amissed op-portunity for Blue Ash.”

Dave Nichols, SimplyAustralian Inc.

“Here are my thoughtson the Blue Ash compre-hensive plan.

“1. Theproblem:Thear-chitecture of Old Blue AshCore is mostly dated andunappealing. It is centeredby predominantly stripmall style buildings con-taining multiple business-es. Not at all a welcomingstyle. A fix: Create attrac-tive colonial style facadesthat hide the uniformity,create interest, and aremore friendly.Designwid-er, curved sidewalks withattractive planting that al-lows food establishmentsto create outside diningareas and is pedestrianfriendly. Keep parkingareas a safe and comfort-able distance from the

shops and create pergolasand planting areas tobreak up the harshness ofthe parking areas and pre-sent a more attractiveparkingareaboth fromthestreet and the shops.

“2. The problem: TheOld Core is boring. A fix:The Old Core is in desper-ateneedofat least one, andpreferably two or three ormore, bars/restaurants.And please, no more pizza,Chinese orMexican.BringThrough The Garden intothecoreor attract other in-dependent (vs chain) es-tablishments (Flip Dad-dy’s for example). Insurethe availability of outsidedining and attractive,close by parking.

“3. The problem: Withthe new apartments goingin and a renewed interestin downtown living, evenin Blue Ash, amenities arelacking. A fix: A small (?)grocery store would beideal. Approach TraderJoe’s. They have a majorparking problem wherethey currently are. A storesimilar toTJ’s, oraspecial-ty grocer, would certainlybe fine too. Young profes-sionals and seniors alikedon’t need another giantKroger. It’s a nightmareshopping experience.

4. Do not stop events,musical and otherwise,from occurring within thecore - summer concerts onthe square, etc. They willattract businesses, espe-cially restaurants and re-tain the small town appealof Blue Ash. The new parkisgreat,butpleasedon’t al-low it to take away fromthe downtown Core.

Thanks for listening. Ican walk to downtown andwould more often if therewas more to do.

PS. Kenwood Roadfrom the mall throughBlue Ash is often a bypassfrom 71. No one seems toobey the speed limit, espe-cially at rush hour. At leastone more traffic light isneeded to eliminate, or atleast slow down, the cutthrough traffic along thisstretch. It would also pro-vide a safer,more friendly,route for walkers/ bikersto visit the new, improvedBlue Ash Core. I wouldsuggest the intersection ofBelleview and Kenwoodfor the light.

Michael Robinson

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Better accessneeded to BlueAsh restaurants

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What’s it like to be married 57years?

It’s more comfortable thanmost people would expect. Doyou remember the pressure afterfive years of marriage? Therewas pressure to succeed at yourwork, or to improve your positionbymoving to another firm. Youmay also have been under pres-sure to succeed at being a goodparent.

What was your car like? Didyou buy a house? Howwere thenew neighbors? Do you remem-ber when health insurance wasnot that important?

Have you noticed that theydon’t teach these subjects inschool? One of the most impor-tant of life’s decisions, how toselect a spouse, is not taught inschool. They also do not teach youhow to buy a house, a car, select adoctor or invest your money. Isn’tthat a little crazy? Hopefully, bynow, there is an app for that?

At five years of marriage, youhave some very pleasant memo-ries; however, at 57 years, youhave a whole bucket of experi-ences andmemories, some verygood, and some which are quite

sad. The loss ofrelatives, friendsand neighbors isalways one oflife’s pause but-tons. You are puton hold to reflectfor the momenton your relation-ships, yourhealth and yourfamily plan

should it be you that is no longeraround; and then you are forcedback into the mad rush of life tostay ahead of whatever eventsyoumay encounter.

Do you have a “bucket list?”Are there places to visit, eventsto attend, something special toacquire or an activity you wouldenjoy? If you wish to do thesetogether, it is better done earlierthan later. There are no guaran-tees of good health, sufficient totravel or engage in more stren-uous activities. Sometimes, laterin life, just walking is an impossi-bility.

What are your memories? Wewill always have Paris! Youmustput Paris in your bucket list; butdon’t go alone; Paris must be

shared. The food, fashion, art,architecture and the ambiancewill last your lifetime. You willwant to return, just for thequiche.

As a pilot, it was unforgettablethe eveningmywife, a bankbranchmanager, came homefromwork and announced that arepossessed Cessna Cardinal wasavailable for $8,000. “You shouldget it,” she suggested. It had 300hours on the tachometer; that’slike 3,000 miles on a new S-Class,and it was solid as a rock as welifted off the runway on the ferryflight from Cleveland Hopkins.

We did crazy things, like a daytrip to Chicago’s Meigs Field for adeep-dish pizza lunch, followedby the Sunday architectural boattour up the Chicago River, thenthe flight home.

We traveled lots for business.Almost every trip was coupledwith a small vacation, such as theBahamas, England and Europe.

To fill your bucket of memo-ries, you cannot travel too much,or visit friends too often.

James Baker is a 37-year resident ofIndian Hill.

What’s it like to be married 57 years?

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Youmay not realize this, butfalling is a serious health riskamong older adults.

Each year, roughly one out ofthree Americans over the age of65 experiences a fall. For adultsover the age of 65, falls are theleading cause of emergencydepartment visits and hospital-izations. These emergency roomvisits and hospitalizations resultin $30 billion a year being spentin the U.S. treating older adultsfor the effects of falls.

Not only are falls expensive totreat, but the pain and injurythey cause can have negativeeffects on a person's quality oflife and drastically reduce anolder adult's independence. Oncea first fall has occurred the ap-prehension level rises becausewe are afraid it will happenagain. We also become concernedwith the actions others mighttake to help us. All of this canlead to further physical decline,depression, isolation and feelingsof helplessness.

Fall Prevention AwarenessMonth is important because wewant to send the message tofamilies that falling is not a natu-ral part of aging, and in manyinstances, falls can be prevented.

So what can be done to pre-vent falls? Plan Ahead. Beginwith a conversation between thesenior and caregivers. Listen toone another. Do not assume youknow the answers. Be open withone another. Ask what challengesthe person is facing each daywith the daily activities. Askthem to show you how they docertain routine activities. Includeany nurse or therapists involved

in the dailyhealth care plan.This may take afew conversa-tions to build orrebuild trust. Itis important tobe open-mindedto options andpossibilities.

Families canalso take steps to

make their home safer. Some ofthe most common locations forfalls are doorways, clutteredhallways, areas with heavy traf-fic, bathrooms and stairs. Simplesteps to prevent in-home fallsinclude removing throw rugs orensuring floor coverings aresecured with a non-skid backingand installing lighting at the topand bottom of staircases. It’s alsoimportant to secure electricaland phone cords out of walk-ways, and to remove trippinghazards like paper, boxes, toysand clothes from stairs and walk-ways.

For additional support and toincrease safety for seniors whomay have already experienced afall or have been injured, homemodifications may become bene-ficial. For example, grab barscan be installed in kitchens andbathrooms, doorways can bewidened, and step-free entrancescan be constructed.

The important thing to re-member is that falling does nothave to be a part of getting older.There are easy steps that can betaken to prevent falls, and tomake your home a safe place.

If you’re not sure where tostart, consider calling a Certified

Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS).Whole HomeModifications’CAPS offer free in-home consul-tations. We come prepared with aFall Prevention Checklist, andcan guide you in the best direc-tion to ensure safety and preventfalls.

Jere McIntyre serves as director ofmodifications for mobility for PeopleWorking Cooperatively and WholeHomeModifications. A certified agingin place specialist, McIntyre overseesthe daily operations of Whole Home,PWC’s new service that provides qual-ity home modification services for allpeople above PWC’s current incomeguidelines.

September is Fall Prevention Awareness Month

Jere McIntyreCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Sept. 17 questionHas the National Football

League fairly and properly han-dled the Ray Rice domesticabuse/violencecase?Whatcouldor should the league do differ-ently?

“Fairly, yes. Properly, no. Iam sick and tired of readingabout these prima donna ath-letes acting like the thugs andcriminals a lot of themare...and getting away with it

most of the time. All of thesebig-time sports athletes,whether theywant to be or not,are role models for millions ofyouth. On that fact alone, theyneedtobeheld toahigherstan-dard of morality than the restof us. It is a rareprivilege to begood enough to play in the bigleaguesand ifyouhappen tobethat talented or lucky, youneed to be held to a one-and-donemorality clause.Muckuponce and your are out for life.

Seems harsh, but how manyyouth see these guys do thesekinds of stupid and wrongbeatings/murders/rapes/gunviolations/drug violations etc.

and then the guy is back play-ing later this year or next, so itmust be OK for our youth?”

M.J.F.

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Montgomery’s 3-D art, photo contestcelebrates sister city twinning

To commemoratethe 25th anniver-sary of the SisterCities twinning ofNeuilly-Plai-sance, France and

Montgomery, Ohio, a 3-D Bas-tille Day street mural waspainted on Ted Gregory Laneduring the Bastille Day cele-bration.

The mural was created byAgar, in partnership withHigher Level Art, a collectiveof artists that specializes inmurals, signs, exhibitions andexclusive custom projects.

“Bastille Day this year was

a celebration of the 25th anni-versary of the twinning withour sister city, Neuilly-Plai-sance, France,” MontgomerySister Cities CommissionChair Marcallene Shockeysaid. “We thought a great rep-resentation of this long-stand-ing relationship was a muralthat depicted that strong bondbetween our two cities. TheSister Cities Commission andthe City of Montgomery wereso pleased with the art createdto observe this silver anniver-sary that we wish to invite thepublic to stop by and take aphoto with the mural and visit

a shop or two while in Montgo-mery.”

“The City of Montgomeryseeks many different opportu-nities to support our local busi-nesses and our historic down-town,” City Manager WayneDavis said. “Supporting thecreation of this extraordinary3-D artwork provides an op-portunity to draw visitors tosee something new in Montgo-mery.Weencourage visitors tostop by one of our many localshops or restaurants whencoming to experience this art-work and tribute to our SisterCity relationship with Neuilly-

Plaisance, France.”Upon the completion of the

mural, residents and visitorsto downtown Montgomery areinvited to pose with the muralfor a photo and submit theseimages by August 20 to mont-gomeryohio.org/mural. En-tries will be submitted into araffle drawing. Three winnerswill be randomly chosen toeach receive a 20-visit pass tothe Montgomery CommunityPool in 2015 and a special 3-Dart prize.

Winnerswill be notified andannounced at the annual Dog-fest andK-9Kerplunkevent on

LaborDay, Sept. 1, at theMont-gomery Community Pool. En-tries will also be posted on thecity’s social media sites andthe city’s website under 3-DStreet Mural Photo Album.

For more information,please call 891-2424 or visitmontgomeryohio.org/mural.

The Bastille Day Celebra-tion is an annual street festivalto raise funds to support theexchange activities betweenMontgomery and Neuilly-Plai-sance France. This year,Mont-gomery will host 15 guestsfrom Neuilly-Plaisance Oct.12-18.

THANKS TO FAITH LYNCH

Artist Robbie Burgess poses with the 3-D Bastille Day street mural in Montgomery.

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Eagle Scout candidate Col-lin Frondorf of Milford recent-ly assembled 25 or so fellowscouts, friends and parents tohelp him complete his EagleScout project.

In order for a scout toachieve the top rating of EagleScout, theymust first progressthrough the initial six levels ofscouting plus mastering manyadditional scouting skillswhicharerewardedbyearningmerit badgesandall this culmi-nates in the Eagle project.Many of these scouts, includ-ing Frondorf and his threebrothers, Jared, Mason andOwen, have also spent severalyears in the Cub Scout and Cub

Weblo programs.Frondorf is a member of

Milford Troop 128, Dan BeardCouncil, Blue Jacket District,led by Scout Master Peter Jo-friet and sponsored by theMil-ford First United MethodistChurch. His younger brother,Jared, is in the same Troop.Their father, Stanly Frondorf ,and uncle Todd Daum, of Sil-verton, were both EagleScouts.

The Eagle Project must besome formofpublic, communi-tyorhumanitarianservicepro-ject, planned and carried outby the Eagle candidate and forwhichhe is allowed toenlist thehelp of others to complete the

task.Frondorf’s project was at

the Christian WaldschmidtHomestead, 7567 GlendaleMilford Road in Camp Denni-son. The project’s sponsor wasKarenWiggins for The Daugh-ters of the American Revolu-tion who maintain the historicWaldschmidt Homestead.Frondorf’s mother, KimberlyFrondorf, and his grandmoth-er,CarolDaumofWestChesterTownship, are both candidatesformembership in TheDaugh-ters of the American Revolu-tion.

The project’s work scope in-cluded restoration of the herbgarden, clearing out weeds/old

plantings, tilling/filling/level-ing the ground, restoring brickpavers, planting new herbplants and mulching the herbgarden and other landscapefeatures aroundandbehind the

mainWaldschmidthouse.Theyalso created brick paver walk-ways from the main house tothe spring house. Utilizing thevolunteers all work was com-pleted in one day this summer.

Milford youth’s Eagle Scoutproject beautifies historicWaldschmidt Homestead

PROVIDED

Collin Frondorf stands in the completed herb garden at rear of WaldschmidtHouse.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 25Business SeminarsLinkedIn: Yes, You Can GetBusiness Using LinkedIn,10-11:30 a.m., Dimalanta DesignGroup, 4555 Lake Forest Drive,Suite 650, Learn best practicesfor setting up and using Linke-dIn accounts for businesses. $20.Presented by Ernie Dimalanta.588-2802; www.dimalantade-signgroup.com. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesHaute Chocolate in 3D: Dip-ping, Diving and Dunkingwith Lisa Cooper-Holmes,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475. Blue Ash.

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.

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

On Stage - TheaterTakingMy Turn, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, The spokenwords book by Robert H. Living-ston represent stories, poems,remembrances, reflections andeven complaints collected frominterviews with everyday seniorcitizens. The result is fresh, alittle feisty, full of poignancyand of humor. Taking My Turnwas the winner of the 1984Outer Critic’s Circle Award forBest Musical. $20. Presented byMariemont Players Inc.. ThroughSept. 28. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

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.

Support GroupsMotherless Daughters Sup-port Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Mont-gomery Community Church,11251Montgomery Road, Foradult women who have lost ormiss nurturing care of theirmother. Free. Presented byMotherless Daughters Ministry.489-0892.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26Dining EventsEnd of Summer Pig Roast, 6:30-11 p.m., Parkers Blue Ash Tav-ern, 4200 Cooper Road, Exec-utive Chef Josh House usingcustom-made roaster to cooktwo pigs. Served with collardgreens, macaroni and cheese,coleslaw, fruit salad and cheesegrits. $15. 891-8300; parkers-blueash.com. Blue Ash.

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.

Music - StudentPerformancesSycamore High School VarietyShow, 7-9 p.m., Sycamore HighSchool, 7400 Cornell Road,Auditorium. Music, dance andtheater. Benefits Sycamore HighSchool Choral Program. $10.

686-1770; www.aveschoir.org.Montgomery.

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

On Stage - TheaterTakingMy Turn, 8 p.m., WaltonCreek Theater, $20. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

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

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27Clubs & OrganizationsKairali Onam Celebrations,11:30 a.m., Loveland MiddleSchool, 801 S. Lebanon Road,Non-profit, non-political, secularcultural organization celebratesOnam, major South Indianfestival, with food and culturalprograms. Price TBD. Reserva-tions required. Presented byKairali. 400-4070; www.kairali-kats.org. Loveland.

Cooking 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.

Farmers MarketMontgomery Farmers Market,9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Montgo-mery Elementary School, 9609Montgomery Road, Parking lot.Roughly 30 vendors with freshproduce, artisan foods, locally-roasted coffee, handmade freshbread and baked goods, localbison meat, chicken, beef,sausage, olive oil, music andmore. Free. Presented by Mont-gomery Farmers Market. 560-5064; montgomeryfarmers-market.org.Montgomery.

FestivalsBeats, Arts and Eats, 5-10 p.m.,Blue Ash Towne Square, Cooperand Hunt roads, Taste local finewines and craft brews. Uniquepresentation of artists, musiciansand food from area. Free admis-sion. Presented by Blue AshRecreation Department. 745-8550; www.blueash.com. BlueAsh.

Music - ChoralA Night with the SouthernGateway Chorus, 7 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 8400Blome Road, Not-for-profitorganization of male a cappellaharmony singers. $15. Reserva-tions required. 891-4227;www.green-acres.org. IndianHill.

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

On Stage - ComedyDan Davidson, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-

nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTakingMy Turn, 3 p.m., 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

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, SEPT. 28On Stage - ComedyDan Davidson, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTakingMy Turn, 2 p.m., WaltonCreek Theater, $20. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

MONDAY, SEPT. 29Cooking ClassesBest of the Taste of Cincinnatifrom Alfios with Alfio Gul-isano, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $50. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

EducationSocial and Business DiningEtiquette, 6:45-8:45 p.m.,deSha’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, Learn tonavigate the table, the silentservice code and the five mostcommon dining mistakes. $39,plus $32 for dinner. Registrationrequired. Presented by Commu-niversity at UC. 556-6932.Mont-gomery.

Exercise 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 Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes music,craft and more. For ages 18-36months and their caregivers.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.Preschool Story Time, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Books, songs, activities includingcraft and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Music - Concert SeriesLive at the Uni, 7-8 p.m. Jazzvibraphonist Rusty Burge and hisgroup perform jazz standardsand contemporary tunes.,Universalist Church-Montgo-mery, Montgomery and Reming-ton roads, Post-concert recep-tion featuring complimentaryhors d’oeuvres and cash bar.Ages 18 and up. Free, $5 sug-gested donation. Presented byMontgomery Arts Commission.891-2424; www.montgomeryo-hio.org.Montgomery.


TUESDAY, SEPT. 30Cooking ClassesNYC Street Foodwith Liz andDavid Cook, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $50. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Exercise 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, 3-3:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Children’slibrarian reads aloud from somefavorite books. Make craft totake home. Ages 3-6. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1Art ExhibitsOil Painters of America East-ern Regional Exhibition, 9a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eisele Galleryof Fine Art, Free. 791-7717.Fairfax.

Cooking ClassesVegetarian with Flavor withIlene Ross, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $45. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.


SchoolsUrsuline Information Night,6:30-8 p.m., Ursuline Academy,5535 Pfeiffer Road, Free. Reser-vations required. Presented bySt. Ursula Academy. 791-5791;www.ursulineacademy.org. BlueAsh.

Senior CitizensSilver Sneakers Class, 8-11

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

THURSDAY, OCT. 2Cooking ClassesOktoberfest Zinzinnati StylewithMarilyn Harris, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $65. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Dance 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.

Literary - LibrariesKid’s Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.

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, OCT. 3Exercise 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.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.,Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-time snack.$30, $20 each additional child.Reservations required. 489-7575.Sycamore Township.


SATURDAY, OCT. 4Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, $30. Registration re-quired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

Farmers MarketMontgomery Farmers Market,9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Montgo-mery Elementary School, Free.560-5064; montgomeryfarmers-market.org.Montgomery.

Health / WellnessSimple Health-Smart CookingClass, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Weekly through Nov. 8., Cincin-nati Nutrition Counseling Cen-

ter, 7400 Montgomery Road,Informal and interactive classseries to discover how healthyand tasty meals can be preparedquickly and simply. $139. Regis-tration required. Presented byCommuniversity at UC. 556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu.Silverton.

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

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 984-6369; www.thescratchingpost-.org. Silverton.

Runs / WalksMcCormickfest 5K Fundraiserand Festival, 3-6:30 p.m., CampFriedlander, 581 Ibold Road,Food, games, prizes, raffle, silentauction. Benefits McCormickElementary PTO. $20, $10 ad-vance by Sept. 19. Registrationrequired. Presented by McCor-mick Elementary PTO. Nophone. .

SUNDAY, OCT. 5

MONDAY, OCT. 6Exercise 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.


TUESDAY, OCT. 7Exercise 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.


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8Art ExhibitsOil Painters of America East-ern Regional Exhibition, 9a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eisele Galleryof Fine Art, Free. 791-7717.Fairfax.


LecturesTown Hall Lecture Series, 11a.m. to noon Sean Casey., Mont-gomery Assembly of God, 7950Pfeiffer Road, $125 series of fourlectures; $45 single lecture.Reservations recommended.Presented by MontgomeryWoman’s Club. 684-1632;www.montgomerywomansclu-b.org.Montgomery.

SchoolsUrsuline Information Night,6:30-8 p.m., Ursuline Academy,Free. Reservations required.791-5791; www.ursulineacade-my.org. Blue Ash.


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. Presented byCatholic Charities SouthWesternOhio. 929-4483. Blue Ash.

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The Sycamore High School Variety Show, featuring performances in music, dance and theater, is 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, Sept.26, at the school, 7400 Cornell Road, Montgomery. The Bella Voce Women's Choir performs at a past Sycamore High Schoolvariety show. Admission is $10 and benefits the Sycamore High School Choral Program. Call 686-1770 or visit www.aveschoir.org.

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Disease preventionisat the topof the list ofmost important jobs inpublic health. Some ofthe most common dis-eases are of the food-borne variety.

That is why Hamil-ton County PublicHealth and its “CleanKitchenAward” recog-nizes the best-of-the-best in maintainingsafe food service oper-ations.

The requirementsfor receiving a CleanKitchen Award arestringent. Tobeconsid-ered, facilities must:

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» submit applica-tions along with corre-sponding documenta-tion;

» have a minimumof two years of inspec-tion data on file withHamilton County Pub-lic Health.

Inspection data forall food service facili-ties and listings for allClean Kitchen Awardwinners are availableon the Hamilton Coun-ty Public Health web-siteatwww.HCPH.org.The Clean KitchenAward reflects inspec-tion data from the pre-vious two years and isnot necessarily indica-tive of current condi-tions.

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This has been a busyweek. I was a featuredpresenter at MotherEarth News Fair in Penn-sylvania and my talk wason Bible herbs and foodswith anti-aging qualities.

One of my topics wasbread since wheat was

one of thefirst, if notthe first,crop plant-ed backthen. Ayoungwomancame up tome after-ward andasked if Iever made

challah, the honey eggbread. Yes, I told her, Ihave. “Would you sendme your recipe?” sheasked. Yes, I told her, Iwould.

As I write this, we’re aweek away from RoshHashanah, the JewishNew Year, of which chal-lah is an important food.We just got a quart ofhoney from our beekeep-er, so today I’m sharing areally good recipe forchallah. It’s adapted fromJoan Nathan’s, an experton Jewish cuisine.

ChallahGrandson, Jack, loves

this sweeter type eggbread. A wonderful giftfrom the kitchen, as well.

This makes 2 loaves.Some people like tosprinkle it with poppy orsesame seeds beforebaking.

2-1/2 cups warmwater,110-115 degrees

1 tablespoon activedry yeast (not rapid rise)

1/2 cup honey1/4 cup Canola oil3 large eggs, room

temperature1 tablespoon salt8 cups unbleached all

purpose flour - I usedKing Arthur brand

Egg wash - 1 or 2whole eggs, beaten untilblended

Sprinkle yeast overwarmwater. On lowspeed, stir in honey, oil,eggs and salt until verywell blended.

Add flour, one cup at atime, beating after eachaddition. You may wind

up having to beat byhand, depending upon thesize of the bowl, if you’reusing a hand or standmixer, etc.

Remove dough tolightly floured surface.Dough will be sticky.Knead until smooth andelastic (like a baby’sbottom, my friend Carolsays) and no longersticky, adding flour a bitat a time as needed. Becareful here - don’t addtoo much or bread will bedry. Cover with dampclean cloth and let riseuntil doubled in bulk - upto 1-1/2 hours or so.

Punch dough downand again place on lightlyfloured surface. Dividein half and knead eachhalf for a fewmore min-utes, adding more flour ifneeded. Again, be carefulhere - add just enoughflour to keep it frombeing sticky.

Divide each half intothirds and roll into ropesabout 1-1/2” wide. Pinchtop ends of each 3 ropestogether. Then, startingfrom the middle, startbraiding, again pinchingends after braiding.Leave as is or curvebraid into a circle andpinch ends together verywell. I pinch and tuckends under.

Spray 2 baking sheetsor use parchment paper.Put braids on. Brush withegg wash. Cover withtowel and let rise untildoubled, about an hour.Preheat oven to 375.

If you want a lac-quered finish, brushgently again with eggwash. Bake for 30-40

minutes. If you insertthermometer into centeron bottom, bread willregister 190 degreeswhen done. Or tap it onbottom - it should soundhollow.

Even easier: Thawfrozen bread dough, thendivide in thirds, make 3ropes and follow instruc-tions on label for rising,etc. This bread won’t beas sweet as homemadechallah, but it’s still good.

Hot mulled ciderI can’t believe the

weather has turned cool

enough to enjoy a mug ofhot mulled cider. Whenthe kids were little, wemade cider from ourorchard apples. Wonder-ful memories of chillyautumn evenings, sittingby the woodstove, sip-ping mulled cider. Ahealthy splash of applebrandy or spiced rumadded brings back prettygood memories, too!

Bring ingredients to agentle boil, then lower toa simmer and cook, cov-ered, about 10 minutes orso. Strain, add brandy,and enjoy.

1 qt. apple ciderBrown sugar to taste -

start with 3 tablespoons4 whole ea. cloves and

allspice berriesSeveral pinches fresh-

ly ground nutmeg6” cinnamon stick,

broken up

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

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This is the time ofyear when many consum-ers hire home improve-ment contractors to fixup items around theirhouse. Before you hire acontractor, you shouldknow there are some whojust take your money andrun.

I received a letterfrom a woman who hireda company to clean herroof and install new win-dows. She paid a $2,000deposit before any workwas done and, unfortu-nately, no work was everdone. Now the firm,

which she says, neverordered the windows,wants to charge her arestocking fee after shecomplained and said shewants her money back.

Ohio Attorney GeneralMike DeWine says hisoffice has received morethan 60 complaints abouthome improvement con-tractors since June. Mostof his complaints involveasphalt, concrete or pav-ing work. The averageamount of money dis-puted is more than$3,000.

Most of those com-

plaintsinvolvedshoddyresurfac-ing of thedriveway,roughspots orcracks inthe con-crete, im-proper

drainage, driveways notlevel, and ineffective andincomplete sealing.

To protect yourselfalways check out a con-tractor with the BetterBusiness Bureau to make

sure they have a goodrecord and have been inbusiness for a while. Ifthey’re a member of theBBB so much the betterbecause then the bureaucan mediate any prob-lems you may encounterwith the company.

Make sure you get acopy of the company’sworkers compensationand liability insurancepolicies. If the firmdoesn’t have both policiesto give you, go to anotherfirm.

Avoid paying a lot ofmoney upfront so the

contractor has an in-centive to return and dothe work. I suggest fol-lowing the CincinnatiHome Remodeling Ordi-nance and limiting yourdown payment to nomore than 10 percent ofthe cost of the job, exceptfor special order items.Never pay more than theamount of work that’sbeen satisfactorily com-pleted.

Make sure the con-tract you receive con-tains the company’sname, address and phonenumber. It should alsostate the start and com-pletion dates of the job.

Under the law you

have three days to cancela door-to-door sale. InOhio, the company mustalso give you a writtenright-to-cancel form tomail back. If you don’treceive such a cancella-tion form don’t do busi-ness with the company.Finally, don’t let the com-pany begin any workuntil three days havepassed.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbiweekly in the CommunityPress. He appears regularlyas the Troubleshooter onWKRC-TV Local 12 News.Email him [email protected].

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MercyHealth - Cincin-nati announces its nextseries of pre-diabeteseducation classes .

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The fifth season ofMontgomery’s “Liveat theUni” performance seriesstarts Monday, Sept. 29,with Montgomery resi-dent Rusty Burge, whowill perform jazz vibra-phone with his band: KimPensyl on piano, Aaron Ja-cobs onbass andJohnTay-lor on drums.

Burge joined the Cin-cinnati College-Conserva-tory of Music faculty in1992 as a member of Per-cussion Group Cincinnati,with whom he has per-formed extensivelythroughout North Ameri-ca, Europe and Asia.Burge teaches percussionand jazz vibraphone, anddirects the CCM SteelBand. Burge performsfrequently with the Cin-cinnati Symphony andOp-era.

He received his under-graduate degree from theEastman School of Musicand his masters degreefromCCM.He is an activejazz vibraphonist who hasrecorded for Summit, JCurve Records, HumanRecords and Telarc. Hislatest recording, “Transi-

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“Live at the Uni” isMontgomery’s favoritemusicseries,heldeachfallat thehistoricUniversalistChurch at the corner ofMontgomery andReming-ton roads in downtownMontgomery. The con-certs, all on Monday eve-nings this year, begin at 7p.m.andlastaboutanhour.Following each concert, areception featuring com-plimentary hors d’oeuvresand a cash bar will be heldat Montgomery Inn.

The remaining twocon-certs in the Live at theUniseries are:

Monday, Oct. 13: theFaux Frenchmen.

Monday, Oct. 27: TheKennedy String Quartet.

There is no charge foradmission to these pro-grams,althoughafreewilldonation of $5 per adult issuggested to help defraycosts. Due to limited seat-ing, reservations are rec-ommended, and can be ob-tained by calling 891-2424,or online atmontgomeryo-hio.org.

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Ascension LutheranChurchAscension members volunteer atthe Sunday evening sessionswith Bhutanese refugee comingout of refugee camps in Nepal.Volunteers help the refugeeswith their citizenship and Eng-lish studies. Ascension membersare also knitting and crochetingscarves and hats for the refugeesfor their use when they arrive inCincinnati. For more informationcall 793-3288.

The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; ascension-lutheranchurch.com; 793-3288.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchJacob’s Ladder is the theme forSunday School (pre-K through12th-grade); these classes areheld after the children’s sermonin the worship service. TheChristianity 101 class is held foradults each Sunday morning andmeets at 9 a.m. in the FellowshipHall. Blue Ash Presbyterian

Church T-shirts and mugs areavailable to order. Forms areavailable at the church Trivianight and silent auction is Sept.28. The youth group, GodSquad, is coordinating the event.Order a BAPC T-shirt and mug.Order forms are available at thechurch. Sunday worship servicesare at 10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable. Sunday sermons arerecorded and available on thechurch website. The church is at4309 Cooper Road; 791-1153;www.bapc.net.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodistChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge for each session and youmust bring your child’s lunch.Register on the church websiteunder “Registration forms.”Fall Craft Show is looking forvendors us craft show from10

a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 8. Registeron the church website under“Registration forms.”SundayWorship Services are 8:20a.m. and11 a.m. (traditionalworship), and 9:40 a.m. (contem-porary worship). The church is at8005 Pfeiffer Road, Cincinnati;791-3142; cos-umc.org.

CommunityLighthouseChurch of GodAmen’s conference will featureRev. Jim Brock at 7 p.m. Friday,Sept. 26; and Rob Strickland at10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.Homecoming service is 12:30p.m., Sunday, Oct. 5.Revival with Bro. Tommy andSister Hogue is planned for 7p.m. Monday-Friday, Oct. 6-10.Services are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.Pastor is Keith Mapes.The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Cincinnati.

Congregation BethAdamThis year’s Rosh Hashanah cele-bration Sept. 25 relates tonatuer and appreciating thegifts of the earth. During asundown ceremony onWednes-day, Sept. 24, Beth Adam’seternal light will be reignitedusing solar power, the first of itskind in the region. Then, ThaneMaynard of the Cincinnati Zoowill give a presentation Sept. 25titled “The Nature of Hope,”and will bring animals to inter-act with attendees.The congregation is at 10001Loveland-Madeira Road, Love-

land; 985-0400; bethadam.org.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSeekers (TheWay, the Truth andthe Life) small groupmeetsSundays, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,with new study by CharlesStanley, “Ministering throughSpiritual Gifts: Recognizing YourPersonal Gifts and Use them toFurther the Kingdom.” Comejoin the group, dessert andbeverages are provided. Formore information, contact DaveandMelissa at 891-8527 ext. 1.Sunday school is at 9 a.m. Sundayworship service is at 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids is at 11 a.m., Nurserycare is available. There are activeyouth, outreach, fellowship andmusic ministries and Biblestudies. Pastor is Will Leasure.The church is at 8999 ApplewoodDrive, Blue Ash; 891-8527.

Rockdale TempleMembers of the temple inviteunaffiliated Jews andmembersof all other faiths to join thecongregation in the celebrationof the Jewish High Holy Days.The Days of Awe start with RoshHashanah, New Year’s Day andend with Yom Kippur, a time ofreflection and repentance.Services will commence on RoshHashanah eve, Wednesday,Sept. 24, and continue throughYom Kippur Saturday, Oct. 4.Visit the temple’s website or callfor service times. Services will beat theMayerson Jewish Commu-nity Center, 8485 Ridge Road inAmberley Village. The temple isat 8501Ridge Road, Cincinnati;891-9900; rockdaletemple.org

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» Blue Ash, Paul Hartinger, 745-8573»Montgomery, Chief Don Simpson, 985-1600» Sycamore Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444» Symmes Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444

MONTGOMERYArrests/citationsRobert A. Mains Jr., 36, 6691Oakland Road, Loveland, drugpossession, possessing drugabuse instruments, Aug. 18.Randall Anthony Rogers, 36, 2191Ohio 125, apartment 15, Amelia,drug possession, possessing drugparaphernalia, Aug. 21.

Incidents/investigationsAnimal callAman said he was bitten by adog, Aug. 24 in the 9600 blockof Montgomery Road.HarassmentReported in the 7800 block ofRemington Road Aug. 18.TheftSomeone took wood from the7800 block of Remington Road

Aug. 22.Someone did not pay a $64 cabfare, Aug. 15 in the 8800 blockof Monte Drive.A woman said someone took$5,000 in $100 bills, Aug. 27 inthe 7700 block of Cooper Road.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsLamar Johnson, 19, 3812 S.Michigan Ave., theft, obstruct-ing official business, Aug. 1.Juvenile female, 15, theft, July28.Juvenile female, 15, theft, July28.Aishah Yancy, 18, 8265 Killarmey,domestic violence, Aug. 1.

Incidents/investigationsTheft

Purses removed at 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, July 30.$800 removed at 8700 block ofTudor Court, Aug. 11.Shoes valued at $160 removed at7800 block of MontgomeryRoad, Aug. 2.Attempt made at 7600 FieldsErtel, Aug. 1.Iphone valued at $400 removedat 8200 block of Northcreek,July 30.Vehicular vandalismReported at 11500 block ofDeerfield, July 30.Violation of wildlife rulesReported at 10800 block ofMontgomery Road, Aug. 2.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJeffrey Ward, 44, 712 Miamiview

Court, operating vehicle im-paired, July 26.Ryan Putz, 34, 11727 RetviewLane, domestic violence, July 30.Hailey Macheledt, 18, 6777 PinOak Court, theft, July 25.George Bourrage, 24, 2854Willow Ridge, possession ofdrugs, July 24.Curnasia Harris, 22, 3107 RegalLane, theft, July 23.KristenWilliams, 18, 1915 Rock-ingham Street, theft, July 31.Douae Thomas, 19, 5431WhetselAve., theft, July 31.Martin Henry, 38, 619 CascadeRoad, theft, Aug. 2.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryReported and sports equipmentremoved at 10300 block ofRiverwalk, Aug. 3.

Criminal damagingYard damaged at 1000 block ofUlrich Street, July 29.Endangering childrenReported at 11000 block ofMontgomery Road, July 23.Identity theftReported at 11000 block ofHarbortown Drive, July 29.TheftReported at 9200 block of FieldsErtel, July 10.Reported at 9200 block of FieldsErtel, July 29.

Toolbag and tools removed at9200 block of Fields Ertel, July31.Wallet removed at 9100 block ofFields Ertel, Aug. 1.Medication removed at 8600block of E. Kemper Road, Aug.4.Tickets removed at 12000 blockof Sycamore Terrace, July 30.Theft, forgeryChecks removed and forged at10700 block of WeatherstoneCourt, July 28.

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of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

BLUE ASH36 Carpenters Ridge: Hebborn,Elaine Sheila to Lottman,William Arthur; $317,500.4474 Chesswick Drive: Buet-tinger, Robert I. to Wynkoop,Brian Haviland & Kathy Queen;$255,000.9574 Heather Court: Wiman,Joseph L. & Carolyn McCabe toWagner, Michael; $460,000.24 Heritage Court: Lucas, An-drew S. & Patricia L. Levine toHagen, James A. & Jill E.;$510,000.Labelle Ave.: Storehouse Proper-ties LLC to Zafar, Farhan &Jaweriah S. Siddiqui; $182,000.11146 Lebanon Ave.: Smith,Regina A. to Privett, Boyce D.Sr. & Audrey; $68,000.4471 Leslie Ave.: Moon, Bonnieto Hinkle, Mark & Linda;$112,500.9886 Timbers Drive: Keller, CraigA. & Michael M. to Pasha,Zeeshan & Romana Saeed;$108,000.9814 Villageview Court: StevensD. Gregory to Campbell, BarryA. & Lilliam V. Ambroggio;$426,000.11185 Woodlands Way: Folk,

Joseph & Sheila to White, Peter& Lori S.; $584,000.

MONTGOMERY10305 Crestwind Circle: Fugazzi,Patricia K. to Smith, Shaun P. &Christine A.; $240,000.9200 Montgomery Road: L&MProperties to Fcr Station LLC;$195,000.10712 Shadowcrest Court: Ham-mer, Eric J. & Mindy Sue toArmentrout, Judson M. & KatieM.; $375,000.Village Gate Lane: Vintage ClubAssociates Ltd. to Great Tradi-tions Homes Lt; $138,000.7936 Wild Orchard Lane: Chris-tophers Financial Inc. to Gibson,Brian & Darci; $812,864.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP5448 Autumnwood Drive: Kim,Eunice & Taikhee to Riggs,Jeffrey M. & Erika A.; $300,000.

8405 Beech Ave.: Ahrens, Rich-ard & Annette Howell to Rob-erts, Douglas; $115,750.1911 Chaucer Drive: Meyer, EricD. & Kristen D. to HuntingtonNational Bank The; $32,000.7752 Montgomery Road: Resi-dential Recovery Capital Hold-ings No. 2 LLC to Chaubey,Kushmakar; $75,000.7300 Quailhollow Road: Bathal-ter, Timothy J. & Jennifer Clux-ton to Keis, Abdallah; $289,900.8325 Wetherfield Lane: Johnson,Keith A. & Merri C. Boyd-Johnson to Jenkins, AndrewM.& Audra L.; $455,000.11774 Winthrop Lane: Dorr, JohnH. & Susan A. to Sandler, Ran-dall S&B Michele; $645,000.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPAddress not available: Planta-tion Pointe LLC to Fischer SingleFamily Homes III Ltd.; $88,000.

11676 Enyart Road: Stewart, JayT. & Marisa to Westberry, PaulM. & Myra; $572,500.9435 Farmcourt Lane: Auyang,Grace to Morgan, Joshua R. &Candy L.; $281,700.Geromes Way: HeartwoodBuilders LLC to Walker BuildersLtd.; $270,000.7941 Kilgour St.: East CliftonProperties LLC to Ebner, Luke S.& Angela L.; $129,000.11885 Rich Road: Nichwits,Marianne E. to Hill, John M.;$71,000.10201 Sleepy Ridge Drive:Goines, Lisa C. to Karle, GregoryE. & Mary Lee; $360,000.

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Kent Randolph ClarkKent Randolph Clark, 77, of

Montgomery died Sept. 11. Hewas a US Navy veteran of Viet-nam.

Survived bywife, MarySusan (Mun-ger) Clark;childrenElizabeth(Eric) Sandb-erg and Anne(Thomas)Pugh; grand-children Sara

and Benjamin Sandberg andGrayson and Reese Pugh; broth-er, Thomas C. Clark; nieces andnephew; and many cousins.

Preceded in death by parentsBuford T. and Eleanor (neeOwens) Clark; and sister, LynneLogan.

Services were noon, Sept. 15at Church of the Saviour UnitedMethodist Church, Montgomery.Memorials to: American CancerSociety or Hospice of Cincinnati.

DEATHS

Clark

their uncle’s mysteri-ous clock shop. Eachtime they climbthrough his magicalgrandfather clock,they are swept away toa land of exciting sto-ries - each more heartpounding than the last.

Chip and theMunksFeb. 28

Touring nationallywith his band “TheMunks,”ChipRichter’sperformances arefilled with his gentlespirit, pleasant andwinsome style, and anunmistakable connec-tion with family audi-

ences. Chip’s solo mu-sic has been comparedto James Taylor. Butthere’s also a whole“rockin” side to hismu-sic when his band TheMunks joins Chip.

Gizmo GuysMarch 28

Performing as theGizmo Guys, Allan Ja-cobs and Barrett Felk-er have amazed andamused audiencesaround the world.They’ve made numer-ous television appear-ances, won interna-tional juggling compe-titions and taught attop circus schools.What makes their actso appealing is theiruniquely winning com-bination of dazzlingtechnique and infec-tious humor.

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