northeast-suburban-life-122612

SUBURBAN LIFESUBURBAN LIFENORTHEAST

75¢

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Your Community Press newspaper serving Blue Ash, Montgomery, Sycamore Township, Symmes Township

Vol. 49 No. 42© 2012 The Community Press

ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNews ..........................248-8600Retail advertising ..............768-8357Classified advertising .........242-4000Delivery ........................576-8240

See page A2 for additional information

Contact usANIMALTALKZoo takes overlecture series.See page B1

RITA’SKITCHENA friendly recipe youcan shareSee page B3

COLUMBIAC H E V R O L E TAT

SALES HOURS:MON-FRI 9-8, SAT 9-6

SUN 12-5

YOU HAVE A FRIEND INTHE CAR BUSINESS!9750 MONTGOMERY RD.

513-891-7200

JOSEPHMember of

AUTO GROUP

WWW.COLUMBIACHEV.COM

WWW.COLUMBIACHEV.COM

INCLUDES ALL AVAILABLE INCENTIVES AND REBATES. 0% APR TO QUALIFIED BUYERS WITH AN 800 BEACON SCORE OR HIGHER, NOT EVERYONE WILL QUALIFY. SEE DEALER FOR DETAILS.

OR

MSRP $30,485STK# T90956$199 39 MO. LEASE,

1OK PER YEAR$1995 DOWN + TAX

2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE

SALE PRICE$25,9880% FINANCING

AVAILABLE FOR UPTO 72 MONTHS!

Neighbor helpscouple stay at home

By Shelly [email protected]

Living in two different citiesmightmake it harder tohelpout afriend, but for one Montgomeryresident it’s as simple as crossingthe street.

BernieandGeorgiaBowman’sBlue Ash home sits directlyacross the street from Dave andPat Buschmann. Their housesstraddle the line separating thetwo neighboring cities and thatline gets crossed plenty, in a goodway, according to Georgia.

She nominated Dave, 62, as aNeighbor Who Cares to show ap-preciation for all he has done tohelp the couple stay in theirranch home, following a strokeBerniehad in2010.But accordingtoDave, it’s simply away to showBernie, 78, kindness for all he hasdone to help others in the morethan 2 decades they’ve beenneighbors.

“Actually, Bernie is the guyknown around the neighborhoodfor helping out a lot of people,”Dave said. “They’re really greatpeople and they’ll do anything foryou and quite frankly, he has.When we first moved here, theneighborhood had many olderpeople and Bernie had a lawncut-tingbusiness andwould cut grassand snowblow people’s drive-ways.”

Helping others is a lessonlearned from his father and hesummed it up as “the right thingto do.”

And he helps plenty, Georgia,69, wrote. She recounted yardwork, emergencydoctor appoint-ments, installing gutter coversand simply visiting to check onBernie while she steps out. Shealsopointedout homemadesoupsfrom Dave’s wife.

“Along with our daughter andher family, they are helping us

stay in our own home. We cannotthank them enough. I nominateDave Buschmann as the volun-teer of the year!”

Bernie spent fiveweeks in thehospital and came home in awheelchair. Today he has no useof his left arm, but is able to walkwith the help of a leg brace andmobility cane.

The Bowmans have twogrown daughters, but one livesout of state and the closest, PaulaWaggoner, is still a 30-minutedrive away.

“They love their house andwould have a hard time stayingthere if it weren’t for Dave,” shesaid.

The Bowmans raised theirdaughters in Deer Park beforemoving to Blue Ash 21 years ago,where Bernie retired from his

weldingpositionatWestinghouseElectric.GeorgiawasasecretaryforDeerParkschools.Their fam-ily celebrated the pair’s 50 yearsof marriage this summer.

Dave retired after 32 years inlaw enforcement and spendstime watching his two grandchil-dren, bringing them for visitswith Bernie. Two different cities,but very close neighbors.

Showing simpleacts of kindnessBy Shelly [email protected]

Simple acts of kindness arethe reasons Bill and Jean BaumofBlueAsh agree their next-doorneighbor Rich Conner is a Neigh-bor Who Cares.

Just as your family has its holiday traditions, the Northeast Suburban Life has a tradition.Every year we salute local people who show us every day what its means to be a good neighbor.

We call it “Neighbors Who Care,” and we want you to meet them.

Who cares? They do

Georgia and Bernie Bowman’s Blue Ash home sits directly across the street from Dave Buschmann, center.SHELLY SACK/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Northeast Suburban Lifewasoverwhelmed by the responseto our request for nominationsfor “Neighbors Who Care.”Overwhelmed, but not sur-prised, as it validates the kind ofcommunity in which we live.We profiled as many as we

could, but if we missed anyone,we will give them their deservedrecognition at a later date.And if this feature has caused

you to reflect on a caring neigh-bor in your life, let us knowabout them. Send an e-mail [email protected] can read about all of our

Neighbors Who Care at Cincin-nati.com.

Bill and Jean Baum of Blue Ash, left, share a driveway with Rich Connerand his fiance Diane. SHELLY SACK/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

See NEIGHBORS, Page A2

In the next few days yourCommunity Press carrier willbe stopping by to collect $3.50for delivery of this month’sNortheast Suburban Life. Your

carrier retains half of thisamount along with any tip yougive to reward good service.

This month we’re featuringEmily Spry.

For information about ourcarrier program, call circula-tion manager Steve Barraco at248-7110, or e-mail him at [email protected].

COLLECTION TIME

A2 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • DECEMBER 26, 2012 NEWS

NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFE

NewsDick Maloney Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7134, [email protected] Fightmaster Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7577, [email protected] Houck Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7129, [email protected] Laughman Sports Editor . . . . . . .248-7573, [email protected] Dudukovich Sports Reporter . . . . . . .248-7570, [email protected] Springer Sports Reporter . . . . . . . . . .576-8255, [email protected]

AdvertisingMelissa MartinTerritory Sales Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .768-8117, [email protected]

Lisa LawrenceSales Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513-768-8338, [email protected]

DeliveryFor customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .576-8240Stephen BarracoCirculation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7110, [email protected]

Ann Leonard District Manager. . . . . . . . . . .248-7131, [email protected]

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

To place an ad in Community Classified, call 242-4000.

Find news and information from your community on the WebBlue Ash • cincinnati.com/blueash

Hamilton County • cincinnati.com/hamiltoncountyMontgomery • cincinnati.com/montgomery

Sycamore Township • cincinnati.com/sycamoretownshipSymmes Township • cincinnati.com/symmestownship

Calendar .................B2Classifieds ................CFood ......................B3Life ........................B1Schools ..................A5Sports ....................A6Viewpoints .............A8

Index

CE-0000533883

John A. Eckman, MD

Drs. Lawrence J. Newman and Steven A. Suttonare pleased to announce the addition

to our practice of:

Dr. Eckman is board certified in Allergy &Immunology and is currently accepting

new patients.Learn more about our providers and practice

at: www.allergic1.com

10597 Montgomery Road, Suite 200, Cincinnati, OH 452427144 Office Park Drive, West Chester, OH 45069

513-793-6861

CE-0000534814

Need S’more Firewood?100% NATURALRenewable Energy

Premium Turf & Firewood Since 1969Premium Turf & Firewood Since 1969

513.231.4844513.231.4844

SEASONED FIREWOODSEASONED FIREWOODnow in stock

Holiday Special

8110Montgomery Rd.Maderia, OH 45236513.490.6243

Inside Salon Lofts. NewClients Only. ValidOnlyWith Pam Fricke.Must ShowCoupon Before Service. Coupons Expire Jan. 12, 2013.

$4500 MANICURE & PEDICURE$2500 FILL IN OR SHELLAC$5000 FULL SET

plustax

plustax

plustax

CE-0000536370

PAM FRICKE Nail TechnicianLoft #17

Home of Lifetime FREE Oil Changes

352-5800www.FullerisFord.com

900 West Eighth StreetDowntown CincinnatiFree Service Shuttle

Home ofHome of Lifetime FREE Oil ChangesOil Changes

BIG CHANGE IN TAX CODE 179

WE HAVE THE RIGHT VEHICLE FOR YOUR BUSINESSSO YOU CAN DO YOUR BUSINESS RIGHT!

ATTENTIONATTENTION

ENJOY THE TAX BENEFITS ON OUR ENTIRE FORD LINEUP.

*See tax advisor for questions.

TAXTREATMENT

APPLIES TO

IS THERE A CATCH?The qualifying vehicle must be purchased and placed into service between January 1, 2012 andDecember 31, 2012. It must be used at least 50% for business, based on mileage, in the first year itis placed in service. So if you choose to use it for both personal and business use, the cost eligible fordeduction would be the percentage used for business.

WHAT’S THE URGENCY?For 2013, all indications are that the Section 179 deduction limitation will be reduced to only $25,000and any bonus depreciation deduction will be eliminated. So the December 31, 2012, deadline isapproaching quickly.

ELIGIBLENEW FORDVEHICLE

Expense up to 100%of the purchase costin the first year.

Trucks and Cargo Vansover 6,000 lbs. GVWR

F-150 (6-ft. or 8-ft. bed)F-250/F-350 Super DutyE-Series Cargo Van

ExpeditionE-Series WagonF-150 SuperCrew (5.5-ft. bed)

Transit Connect Fiesta Taurus EdgeFocus Explorer FlexFusion Escape

Passenger Trucks/Vans andSUVs over 6,000 lbs. GVWR

Trucks and Vans under6,000 lbs. GVWR

Passenger automobilesunder 6,000 lbs. GVWR

Expense up to $25,000(plus up to 60% depreciation)in the first year.

Expense up to$11,360 in thefirst year.

Expense up to$11,160 in thefirst year.

(up to $139,000aggregate limit)

(50% Bonus, plus 20% MACRS onvehicle’s remaining basis, if any)

(plus any remaining basisusing MACRS method)

(plus any remaining basisusing MACRS method)

BUSINESS OWNERSBUSINESS OWNERS

CE-0000538575

Bath Tub & TileReglazing

Tile Regrouting &Sealing

LIFE TIME WARRANTY

How’s YourBath Tub?BEFORE

...BEFORE

...

& AFTER!& AFTER!

513-507-1951859-341-6754

$250.00LifetimeWarrantyAvailable

Expires 1/31/13

The Baums have livedin their home, the only onethey’ve ever purchased,for 40 years and Jean, 69,says theyhavealwaysbeenblessed with good neigh-

bors, which is lucky sincethey share a drivewaywithRich, 46, who lives with hisfiancé Diane, 58. Out of ne-cessity, they have devel-oped an efficient methodfor moving cars in and outand arranging for deliver-ies.

While that might beneeded, Jean says it’s allthe acts of kindness Richshows them that is appreci-ated. From shoveling snowand clearing walks, to carrepairs andofferingnameswhen a house service isneeded, Rich has beenthere. He has even weldedthe metal handrailings onthe Baum’s back porch,which is the door everyoneuses when they visit witheach other.

“He cleared our driveand I wanted to repay himwith a restaurant certifi-cate. He was shocked andsaid he was just beingneighborly. I think I of-fended him by taking awayhis neighborly deed,” Jeansaid. “He’s just really aneat guy and an all-aroundgood person. We think theworld of Rich.”

While age differencemightplay intonot beingassocial with each other, theyshare a friendly relation-ship and the Baums oftensneak over to check on theremodeling projects Richdoes at home,whenhe’s notworking more than 50hours a week on the night-shift as a packaging linemechanic.

For his part, Rich sayshe wasn’t raised to ignorepeople.

“A lot of people livenextdoor to somebody, walkright past and don’t sayanything.”

The Baums have two

grown daughters and Bill,71, is a retired inspector forFordMotor Co., while Jeanstayed home with the chil-dren.

Count on theHaugomsBy Amanda [email protected]

Mary Lynn King hasspent 30 years next toneighbors she can counton.

King and her husbandBill live next door to Boband Dawn Haugom in BlueAsh. The Haugoms havebeen helpful throughouttheir years together in theneighborhood, especiallywhen their neighbors needhelp the most.

“When I needed to beout of town for medicalneeds, they had Bill in forhome-cooked meals. WhenI had surgery, the home-made meals were broughtin continuously. They arealways willing to help out,”King said.

Mary Lynn said whenBill also had surgery overthe summer, Bob Haugomwould cut their grass. Evenwhen the Kings are not inneed, Mary Lynn said theirneighbors will help themcut down trees and water

plants. Dawn Haugom alsomakes homemade jam andhas made drapes for theKings’ house.

The Haugoms haveeven become a part of theKings’ extended family.Mary Lynn said her grand-children love to visit theHaugoms.

“Bill is willing to givethem rides on his JohnDeere tractor. Dawn al-ways makes them feel sospecial. On Halloween,they can’t wait to go overthere and get specialtreats,” Mary Lynn said.

The Kings feel lucky tolive by good neighborswhoare always there in a timeof need.

“We are blessed to haveneighbors that are suchfine and caring people,”Mary Lynn said.

Gems on Opal CourtBy Jeanne [email protected]

Opal Court in Blue Ashis a ring of seven homes -onehousing, neighbors say,a gem of a couple namedRalph and Elaine Holtman.

“Throughout the years,Ralph and Elaine havemade our little court agreat place to raise a fam-ily,” said Linda Stigler,

who, along with her hus-band Rob, nominated theHoltmans for recognitionas Neighbors Who Care.

“Their love and caringconcern for each one of usis displayed every day -bringing food if you are illor making a visit just tocheer you up.

“All the children on thecourt remember the spe-cial treats at Easter, Hal-loween, etc. Elaine alwaysmade it special for ourkids,” Stigler said.

“Elaine puts the paperon the doorstep in themorning - even in the rainand snow.

“Each week Ralphbrings back the garbagecan,” Stigler said.

“Ralph plows snow offall our sidewalks, remem-bering your birthday witha card, helping out a home-bound neighbor.

“Our grandchildrenlove to see ‘Mr. Ralph’ andfeed his fish in the pond,”Stigler said.

“I could go on and on,but the real gift we have onour court is Ralph andElaine and all of us are tru-ly blessed to have them asneighbors.”

All but one of the fam-ilies on Opal Court havelived there for more than40 years, and theHoltmanssaid everyone stays inclose contact.

EveryChristmas, one ofthe neighbors hosts a holi-day open house and theneighborhood throws an-other party to exchangeChristmas cookies.

Thecourt alsohas anan-nual block party.

“It’s a wonderful neigh-borhood,” said Ralph Holt-man, 76, a retired printingcompany supervisor.

“We’ve become a fam-ily.

NeighborsContinued from Page A1

Ralph and Elaine Holtman of Blue Ash are neighbors whocare. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

See NEIGHBORS, Page A3

DECEMBER 26, 2012 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • A3NEWS

AUTO DETAILINGAUTO DETAILINGAUTOMOTIVE DETAILPROFESSIONALS

• Interior Detailing• Exterior Detailing• Hand Wash and Wax• Bumper Repair andPainting

• Ding Removal

If your car isn’t all it autobe, bring it to us for asuperior detail service.

AUTO SALON9305 Montgomery Road

(Behind AVIS)

513.791.0477

HolidayGift Certificates

CE-0000517918

ReliefNeurologicRelief CentersHealing Touch

DoYouSufferFrom?q Fibromyalgiaq IBS

q RSDq Chronic Painq Migraines

Now thereIS hope for you!An Innovative New ApproachTo Chronic Pain Relief

NRCTTM Pain ReliefTest &Healing

Massage

Call Today to Schedule

513-683-0750

$5900~Limited Time Only~

Visit www.livewithnopain.comto learnmore about NRCTTM Pain Relief

CP

CE-0000536482

“You can become closerto your neighbors thansome of your relativessometimes,” he said.

The Holtmans said theydo not do anything theirOpal Court neighbors donot.

“All of our neighborsare caring,” said ElaineHoltman, 74, who was asecretary for a health in-surance firm and then ahomemaker. The Holt-mans, married 55 years,have four children and sev-en grandchildren.

“It isn’t just us,” ElaineHoltman said.

“If we need help, they’dbe right here.”

That may be so, but an-other couple that lives onOpal Court, Sandy and PhilGigliotti, says the Holt-mans should be singled outfor special praise.

“We have been blessedto be their next door neigh-bors for 43 years, and canhonestly say they are ahuge reason we have notmoved on,” Sandy Gigliottisaid.

“Ralph and Elaine arethemost incredible people,friends and neighbors any-one could ever wish for.

“They have been ourguardian angels to eachand everyone here on OpalCourt - and then some,” Gi-gliotti said.

The Gigliottis said theHoltmans regularly dropoff baked goods and takecare of their dog.

“Ralph, being thehandymanthathe is,hasof-ten rescued us from Phil’s‘mistakes’ - even savedPhilfrom electrocution,” saidSandy Gigliotti.

“I kid you not!“The list for these ex-

ceptional people goes onand on,” she said.

“They so deserve thisrecognition.”

Counting on yourneighborBy Shelly [email protected]

When most people goout of town, it is common toask a neighbor to look afterthe mail or collect thenewspaper.

It’s another thingentire-ly to be able to count onyour neighbor to watchyour chickens.

That’soneof thereasonsBrian Frederiksen ofMontgomery nominatedhis neighbor Don Rehse,65, as a Neighbor WhoCares.

Another is that Rehseoffered to take care of hislawnall summerwhile Fre-deriksen recuperated fromtwo knee surgeries.

Frederiksen, 42, re-members meeting Rehsefirst when he moved intohis 1910 home that wouldsoon undergo renovationsand an addition. He pur-chased it with wife Melis-sa, 42, who homeschoolsthe couple’s three children.

“He had moved into hishome shortly before us.He’s been extremelywatchful and looks out forus when we go on vaca-tion,” he said. “When Iworked for four years inBrussels, he picked upbranches in the yard andstayed in touch with notesand voicemail. He’ll dothings like bring in thetrash cans if we’re nothome yet.

“We share tools, thewheelbarrow migrates be-tween the homes and weeven have a system formowing the lawn and who-ever cuts first, cuts the oth-er’s.”

Frederiksen said hehopes his children willlearn from Rehse’s exam-ple.

Rehse said he appreci-

ates Frederiksen’s senti-ments but “I just do it andam not looking for the glo-ry. I’m a good friend of Bri-an’s.”

He is retired from thefield of chemistry and ispart owner of the GreaterCincinnati Gold Academyin Tri-County.

‘Easy to be kind’By Jeanne [email protected]

Judy Schmitz of Mont-gomery couldn’t help butsmile when she read theCommunity Press noticeseeking nominations forNeighbors Who Care.

“When I read the list ofexamples of how a ‘caringneighbor’ might help, Ichuckled to myself be-cause my dear neighbors,Don and Carol Tabb ofMitchell Farm Lane, havedoneeverythingon that listfor me and much, muchmore,” Schmitz said.

“When I am ill, Carolsends over delicious din-ners.

“They watch my housewhen I am gone and giveaccess to repair men whenI am not home,” Schmitzsaid.

“Don has shoveled snowand mulch, taken trashcans to the curb and backand arranged for the annu-al pick up of the lawnmow-ers to go to the repair shop.

“In August, I asked himif Icouldwork inhisshopto

build a (small replica of a)bridge for the guests tosign at my stepson’s wed-ding becausemy stepson isa bridge engineer,”Schmitz said.

“Don quickly agreed,and then built it for me.”

Schmitz said that whenSharon Stengel, anotherneighbor on Mitchell FarmLane, learned Schmitz wasnominating the Tabbs forrecognition, Stengel“asked me to include herlist of the wonderful thingstheTabbshavedoneforheras well.”

“Her list includes deli-vering food during ill-nesses, walking the dogswhen shewas home-bound,doing light housework,checking in on her severaltimes a day, and generallymaking her feel safer justknowing they were acrossthe street,” Schmitz said.

“There is little thatSharon or I could ever do tothank thesewonderful peo-ple for their kindness, sohopefully this will be just asmall token of our appreci-ation.”

DonTabb,68, isaretiredmanufacturing plant engi-neer. Carol, 65,was ahome-maker.

The couple has threechildren – one who diedsuddenly in 2010 at the ageof 44 – and six grandchil-dren

“It’s easy to be kind tothe people who have beenkindtous,”CarolTabbsaid,saying neighbors onMitch-ell Farm Lane rallied tosupport her family whenthe Tabbs’ son died andwhen she suffered healthproblems.

Tabb said she aspires tofollow the example of an-other couple on her street,who are 91 and regularlyhelp out the community.

“On this street, every-one helps out,” Tabb said.

NeighborsContinued from Page A2

Don and Carol Tabb of Montgomery are neighbors who care. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

BLUE ASH — The Syca-more Board of Educationhas approved an agree-ment with a private inves-tor for the sale of theschool district’s central of-fice building on CooperRoad in Blue Ash.

That’s according to Eri-ka Daggett, chief informa-tion officer for the Syca-more Community Schools,who identified the investoras Hari Pisati. No informa-tion about him was imme-diately available.

Daggett would not yetdisclose the sale price ofthe central office building,which was listed for$550,000. The sale is ex-pected to close sometimein January.

“We have been advisedto keep the terms of theagreement and details ofthe offer confidential untilclosing is complete so asnot to impact any futureprocesses or negotiationsthat may need to occur,”Daggett said.

Pisati could not bereached for comment onhis plans for the SycamoreCommunity Schools’ 6,115-square-foot central officebuilding on Cooper Road.

“Future plans for thebuilding have not beenshared with us,” Daggettsaid.

Daggett said staff atSycamore’s central officewill move to a new officebuilding under construc-tion at the Maple Dale Ele-mentary School campusoff Hagewa Drive in BlueAsh next summer.

“The new building willalso house other central of-fice personnel located invarious locations through-out the district to increasestaff efficiency,” Daggettsaid.

“Child Nutrition Ser-viceswillmove fromSyca-more High School (on Cor-nell Road inMontgomery),the technology depart-ment will move from a lo-cation on Aldine Drive (inBlueAsh) and theOffice ofStudent Services willmove from Edwin H.

Greene IntermediateSchool (onAldineDrive) inBlue Ash.”

Maple Dale ElementarySchool also is being rebuiltaround its original gymna-sium – a project expectedto be completed by nextfall.

The Sycamore Commu-nity Schools will pay forthe $17.5 million MapleDale Elementary Schoolupgrade with proceedsfrom a bond issue ap-proved by voters in 2010.

Sycamore will pay forthe new $2.26 million dis-trict office building on theMaple Dale campus withproceeds from the sale ofthe current central officebuilding on Cooper Roadand by the school district’scash reserve.

For more about your commu-nity, visitwww.Cincinnati.com/BlueAsh.

Get regular Blue Ash updatesby signing up for our emailnewsletter. Visit Cincin-nati.com/BlueAsh.

Sycamore finds buyerfor central officesBy Jeanne [email protected]

A4 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • DECEMBER 26, 2012 NEWS

5815 DIXIE HWY(RT 4), FAIRFIELD JeffWylerFairfieldCadillac.com

New 2012CadillacSRX

ATS

SPORT SEDAN

2.5L STANDARD

CTSINTRODUCING THE NEWSTANDARDOF LUXURY OWNERSHIP.Premium Care MaintenanceStandard on all 2011 and newer Cadillac vehicles, Premium CareMaintenance is a fully transferable maintenance program thatcovers select required maintenance services during the first 4years or 50,000 miles.[1]

Warranty ProtectionCadillac Powertrain Warranty[2] is 30K miles more than Lexus and50K more than BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The 4-year/50,000-mile[1] Bumper-To-Bumper Limited Warranty covers repairs on yourentire vehicle, including parts and labor, to correct problems inmaterials or workmanship.

Diagnostics by OnStarWith best-in-class diagnostics from OnStar[3], maintaining yourCadillac can be as simple as checking your email or your OnStarMyLink mobile app. Every month you can receive an email with thestatus of key operating systems. All Cadillac models come with 1year of OnStar service.

Connections by OnStarHands Free Calling capability from OnStar[3] allows you to safelymake and receive calls from your Cadillac.With MyCadillac andOnStar MyLink[4] mobile apps, you can access and control yourCadillac from anywhere you have cell phone service. All Cadillacmodels come with 1 year of OnStar service.

Emergency by OnStarIn a crash, built-in sensors can automatically alert an OnStar[3]

Advisor who is immediately connected into your Cadillac to see ifyou need help sent to your exact location. Other OnStar emergencyservices include Injury Severity Predictor and First Assist. All Cadillacmodels come with 1 year of OnStar service.

Security by OnStarIf you’ve reported your Cadillac stolen, OnStar[3] can use GPStechnology to help authorities quickly locate and recover it. On mostCadillac models, an Advisor can send a Stolen Vehicle Slowdown®

or Remote Ignition Block signal to help authorities safely recover it.All Cadillac models come with 1 year of OnStar service.

Navigation by OnStarJust push the OnStar[3] button and ask the Advisor to downloaddirections to your Cadillac, and a voice will call out every turn. You canalso plan routes from Google Maps™ or MapQuest.com® to yourCadillac. All Cadillac models come with 1 year of OnStar service.

Roadside AssistanceAmong leading automotive luxury brands, Cadillac is the only brandto offer standard 5-year Roadside Assistance that provides lock-outservice, a tow, fuel, Dealer Technician Roadside Service and more.

Courtesy TransportationDuring the warranty coverage period, this Cadillac programprovides alternate transportation and/or reimbursement of certaintransportation expenses if your Cadillac requires warranty repairs.

New 2013Cadillac

New 2012Cadillac

AVAILABLE0% APR

ON ALL REMAINING 2012SRX IN STOCK

COME SEE THE ALL NEW 2013

CADILLAC XTS & ATS(1) model 6AB69 2013 ATS closed end lease 24 months/10k per yearlease $329 mo. $3549 due at signing, including $350 refundable securitydeposit required with highly qualified approved credit. Total of payments$7896. $.25 cents per mile penalty for excess miles. Purchase optionat termination. All offers are plus tax license and fees. Not available withsome other offers. See dealer for details. Vehicle / equipment may varyfrom photo. In stock units only, while supplies last. Expires 12/31/2012

TOLLFREE1-855-295-3642

MSRP $38,180WYLER DISCOUNT $6,181

MSRP $36,545WYLER DISCOUNT $6,546 $31,999

$29,9991 ATTHISPRICE

7 ATTHISPRICE

STK #M42602 MODEL# 6DM69

LEASE FOR36 MO LEASE$2159 DUE AT SIGNINGINCL. $350 REF. SEC. DEPOSIT

$299MO

STK# M42595 MODEL# 6AB69

STK# M42516 MODEL#6NG26

Jubilant Singersseek members

Do you enjoy singingand miss it? Then comecheck out the JubilantSingers chorus at theirupcoming events:

» Prospective mem-bers event, 7:30 p.m. Tues-day, Jan. 8, at the SeasonsRetirement Home, 7300Dearcester Road in Ken-wood.

Samples of music inbackground, past pro-grams done, current mu-sic that will be sung avail-able for browsing as wellas questions answered bydirector or current mem-bers. Appetizers and des-serts will be served.

» First rehearsal, 7p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday,Jan.15, at the Seasons Re-tirement Home.

No audition necessaryjust show up all voiceparts are needed. Formore information contactShannon Alter-Freden-burg [email protected].

Meal driversneeded

BLUE ASH — The Syca-more Senior Center inBlue Ash needs volunteerdrivers todelivermeals tothe homes of the elderlyMonday through Friday.

If you can spare anytime, call Cynthia Hollo-way at 686-1013.

Schools surveyonline

Sycamore CommunitySchools invites parents,students, staff and com-munity members to sharetheir thoughts on whatcriteria indicates a highquality education by tak-

ing an online survey.The survey can be ac-

cessed via the districtwebsite, www.sycamores-chools.org, under “news.”

The survey, which willhelp guide future districtplanning, can be taken un-til Dec. 31.

Blue Ash releasesfitness videos

BLUE ASH — Want toget into shape?

Blue Ash has launchedthe Blue Ash Fitness Min-ute, a new video seriesfeaturingBlueAshRecre-ation Center trainers dis-cussing fitness topics andother health-related is-sues on the Blue Ash Rec-reation YouTube channel.

The videos also can befound on both the BlueAsh Recreation and thecity of Blue Ash’s officialFacebook pages.

Email your fitnessquestions to [email protected].

Drivers need todeliver meals

Sycamore Senior Cen-ter’s home deliveredmeals program is in des-perate need of volunteersto deliver meals to thehomebound elderly innorthern Hamilton Coun-ty.

Volunteers deliverfood to the elderly onedaya week, and day Mondaythrough Friday. Pick-up isbetween 10:30 a.m. and 11a.m. Most drivers com-plete their deliveries bynoon depending upon theamount of time a volun-teer spends at each homewhile delivering. Familiesand groups sharing aroute are welcome.

The need for volun-

teers is immediate.If you have any ques-

tions, please call (513) 686-1013 (513) 984-1234 oremail [email protected].

Sycamore financialreport available

Copies of SycamoreCommunity Schools’Comprehensive AnnualFinancial Report for fis-cal year 2011are availableto community membersthrough the SycamoreBoard of Education of-fice, 4881 Cooper Road.The Board of Educationoffices are open Mondaythrough Friday from 8a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Community memberscan also view the reportonline by visiting the dis-trict’swebsite,www.syca-moreschools.org, andclicking on the “Finan-cial” tab at the top of thepage.

Senior citizens gainfree access todistrict events

Sycamore CommunitySchools invites senior citi-zens to attend schoolevents for free as a guestof the district.

Residents of the Syca-more district who are 62-years of age or older mayobtain a Gold Card in rec-ognition of their manyyears of support towardSycamore schools.

Senior citizens can ob-tain their Gold Card,which is good for manydistrict-sponsored eventsincluding concerts, playsand athletic events, at theSycamore Board of Edu-cation, 4881 Cooper Road.

BRIEFLY

MONTGOMERY — Vero-nika Smith thinks she’scome upwith a nearly fool-proof way to ensure hernew restaurant in Montgo-mery succeeds.

“When building thisme-nu, I was thinking aboutmyself when I am hungryfor lunch,” said Smith, whorecently helped open OldTown Bistro in Montgome-ry Commons at the cornerof Cooper and Montgome-ry roads.

“I don’t want to spendtoomuchmoney, but Iwantsomething sufficient anddelicious.

“The lunch crowd is avery tough crowd for smallbusinesses,” Smith said.

“Wehave toomuchcom-petition from fast-foodchains.

“I decided that for $8 inour place a customer canget a big sandwich and bigside with that – like maca-roni and cheese, for exam-ple, or a cup of soup,”Smith said.

Old Town Bistro, oper-ating where Neon Litesused to be, serves whatSmith describes as “tradi-tional American food witha European twist” forbreakfast and lunch Mon-day through Saturday.

The menu includeschicken salad croissants,ham and turkey paninis,gyro sandwiches and extracreamy macaroni andcheese.

“We bake our desertsand pies,” Smith said.

“We have homemadebaklava, brownies and pea-

nut butter cakes.”Smith came to the Unit-

ed States from Russia 10years ago.

“Twice amonthwe haveRussian Fridays (at OldTown Bistro), and cookborscht – which is our bestseller – and other Russianspecialties,” Smith said.

Customers can eat inthe restaurant, place car-ryout orders, arrange forcatering – even have din-ner delivered to theirhomes.

“Food is big passion ofmine and I always wantedto pursue this career,” saidSmith, who lives in HydePark.

“Old Town Bistro is myfirst restaurant gig.”

Smith has partners withexperience; they own theOasis Mediterranean Grillon Fields Ertel Road inSymmes Township.

“Our mission is treatour customers likewe treatour family and friends,”Smith said.

“Great food and goodcompany can make every-one’s day better.”

Montgomery City Coun-cilwoman Gerri Harbisonsaid, “The city is verypleased at the addition ofOld Town Bistro to ourdowntown businesses.

“Veronika has said shetruly wants to be a commu-nity partner and we are al-ways excited to see thatkind of dedication in a busi-ness owner.”

For more about your commu-nity, visitCincinnati.com/Montgomery

Get regular Montgomeryupdates by signing up for ouremail newsletter. VisitCincinnati.com/Montgomery.

NewMontgomery restaurantserving breakfast, lunchBy Jeanne [email protected]

You can buy peanut butter-chocolate cakes like the onesVeronika Smith is holding at a new restaurant inMontgomery called Old Town Bistro. JEANNE HOUCK/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

DECEMBER 26, 2012 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • A5

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Foreign language classes atIndianHillMiddleSchoolareget-ting physical.

Applying what was learned ata recent foreign language forum,Spanish teachers Lisa Schauer,Hilary Smith and Jennifer Stid-ham are incorporating some newtechniques in foreign languageinstruction at the school.

This approach involves morethan just memorizing facts froma textbook. It’s engaging the stu-dents in a way that involves all ofthe senses, said Smith, who is aresident of Milford.

To illustrate her point, Smithexplained how she and the othersuse maps in which the studentswill jumptoMexicoor touchGua-temala with their right hand.

Smith, Schauer and Stidhamspent a day drawing15maps thatwill be used in their classes.

This style of learning encom-passesmore than just geography,though.

Other sessions at the Interna-

tional ForumonLanguageTeach-ing includedhowyoga anddramacan be incorporated into a for-eign language lesson.

“(It’s) making language com-prehensible to all students, saidStidham, who is a resident ofLoveland.

Participants at the forum hadanopportunity to attendavarietyof workshops led by experts inthe field, according to Schauer,who is a resident of AndersonTownship.

These sessions were tailoredto specific learning strategies,she said.

All three teachers agreed ahighlight of the forum was at-tending an actual morning campin which they could observe stu-dents being taught by these ex-perts.

It was a very hands-on type ofexperience, said Smith.

Stidham said the forum wasalso an opportunity to interactwith peers in her field.

“It was a way to connect withteachers fromvarious (locations)and share ideas,” she said.

Foreign languageto get physicalForrest [email protected]

Indian Hill Middle School Spanish teachers Hilary Smith, left, JenniferStidham and Lisa Schauer stand next to a map they drew for anupcoming study of geography. All three attended a recentInternational Forum on Language Teaching. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

All Saints kindergartnershad a great time at Iron’sFruit Farm.

They spent the morninglearning how apple treesgrow and apples are harvest-ed.

Everyone picked a specialpumpkin for an art projectand finished the day with ahay ride.

Getting ready for the hayride are All Saints students Hayden Shamsi, Vincent Guye, Olivia Campbelland Sierra Smith. THANKS TO KARAMANGAN

Who has the biggest pumpkin? Having fun together are All Saintsstudents Vincent Guye, Hayden Shamsi, Will Mangan and AlexHolman. THANKS TO KARAMANGAN

Fruitfultrip

Ursuline students in the tele-vision production I and II class-es of Ann Brinkmann collabo-rated with UA’s Stage Companyto produce “The Wizard of Oz”commercial, promoting theschool’s musical which ran Nov.8-Nov. 11.

The commercial’s stars in-clude members of the “Wiz-ard’s” publicity crew – LaurenGrafton of Montgomery as Do-rothy, Danielle Brinkmann ofLiberty Township as the Scare-crow, Emily Kronenberger ofKenwood as the Cowardly Lion

and Mary Sang of Hyde Park asthe Tin Man.

Other cast members includ-ed Elysia Ruiz of Mason, Isabel-la Proietti of Hyde Park, GraceSchlaack of Sharonville, Aman-da Ellis of Mason and MorganHyland of Mason as the voice oftheMunchkins, assistant Princi-pal Mary Bender of Blue Ash asthe voice of Glinda the GoodWitch, and Minnie Brinkmannas Toto the dog.

“Wizard” publicity crewmember Emma Holland of Mai-neville wrote and casted the

commercial, which was filmedduring the combined Mondayevening television production Iand II classes. The video wasshot throughout the hallways ofUrsuline using multiple cam-eras, lights, a portable greenscreen and the film studio.

TV production students whotook part in the film shoot wereSanjana Iyer of Mason, GraceRies of Liberty Township, MollyErnstes of Reading, EmilyAbel-Rutter of Loveland, ElizabethMechley of Mason and GraceHackett of Indian Hill.

Ursuline students produce‘Wizard’ commercial

The commercial promoting Ursuline Academy'sproduction of "TheWizard of Oz" included, from left: Emily Kronenberger as the Lion,Lauren Grafton as Dorothy, Mary Sang as the Tin Man, DanielleBrinkmann as the Scarecrow (and Minnie Brinkmann as Toto andCaroline Blandford. The final video was produced and edited bystudents Grace Ries and Molly Ernstes. THANKS TOMARIANNE LANG

IndianHillHighSchool announces that17 stu-dents from the class of 2013 have been recog-nizedbythe2013NationalMeritScholarshippro-gram as semifinalists or commended students.

Eight seniors were named National Meritsemifinalists and nine seniors were named com-mendedstudents.These17 students represent10percent of IndianHillHighSchool's senior class.

The eight semifinalists are Casey Brewer,Catherine Fei, Aaron Hall, Laura Martz, BrynnMcKenna, Laurin Schwab, Hugh Strike and Al-exandra Tracy.

The nine commended students are SydneyBallish, Zejun Bao, Jennifer Blazic, BenjaminBurdette,Will Jaroszewicz, JoyKim,AjayLingi-reddy, Reagan Wilkins and Adina Zucker.

Each year, more than1.5 million juniors from21,000 high schools enter theNationalMerit Pro-gram by taking the Preliminary SAT/NationalMerit Qualifying Test in October. The followingSeptember, approximately 16,000 Semifinalistsare announced by officials of National MeritScholarship Corporation.

National Merit Semifinalists represent lessthan1percent ofU.S. high school seniorswhoen-ter the National Merit Program each year andcommendedstudents represent 2percent ofU.S.high school seniors who enter the program.Semifinalists have an opportunity to continue inthe competition for 8,400 Merit Scholarshipawards, worth more than $36 million.

National Merit recognizes17 Indian Hill seniors

Indian Hill High School National Merit Scholar semifinalist and commendedstudents include, from left: Seated, Reagan Wilkins, Sydney Ballish, JenniferBlazic,and Laurin Schwab; middle row, Joy Kim, Laura Martz, BrynnMcKenna, Catherine Fei, Adina Zucker and Principal Antonio Shelton; backrow, assistant Principal Jennifer Ulland, Casey Brewer, Aaron Hall, HughStrike, Will Jaroszewicz and Benjamin Burdette. THANKS TOMARTHA STEPHEN

A6 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • DECEMBER 26, 2012

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

The following are submissions on student-athletes in theNortheast SuburbanLife coverage areawhohave recently participated in a college sport.

Adam KapuscinskiAdam is on the Wittenberg

cross country team.At SycamoreHigh School, he was named themost improved runner underhead coach Mike Gutekunst. Intrack, he was the most valuablesprinter/hurdler, most valuablemiddle distance runner andmostvaluable relayrunnerunderheadcoach Hank Ray. He is alsoplayed soccer for the Aviatorsunder coach Scott Sievering.

Adam is the son of Deborahand Steven Kapuscinski. Heplans to attend medical school tobecome a surgeon.

Submitted by Steven Kapus-cinski/bio by Wittenberg Univer-sity.

Max Riehemann

MaxRiehemann, son ofMarty andRobin Riehemann of BlueAsh and graduate of Sycamore High School’s class of 2011, isplaying Division I soccer at Davidson College near Charlotte,N.C. As a freshman, he was a defensive midfielder and startednine of 19 games. He scored three goals during the regular sea-son. As a sophomore, he was starting center defensive back andenjoyed playing against top-ranked opponents such as the Uni-versity of North Carolina, Wake Forest, and Duke.

Max played with the Columbus Crew’s U-19 and U-20 squadsduring the summer of 2012. The U-20 Crew team finished as na-tional runner-up and the U-19 team won the USYSA NationalChampionship in Rock Hill, S.C. Max maintains a high GPA atDavidson, plans to double major in history and French, and is amember of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He looks forward to spend-ing the holidays in Cincinnati with his family and friends.

Submitted by Marty and Robin Riehemann

Alix Hildal

Alix just finished her fourthand final year of soccer at theUniversity of Mississippi (OleMiss). Alix graduated from Syc-amore High School in 2009where she played varsity soccerfor four years. In that time, theLady Aves won two GMC con-ference titles and a districtchampionship. In her senioryear, Alix set the school recordforgoals inaseason (19)andgar-nered First-Team All-State,GMC Athlete of the Year, All-City and All-District honors.

Alix also played club soccerlocally with Ohio Elite and theteam enjoyed incredible suc-cess. The girls won seven statechampionships and reached the2009 USYSA National Champi-onship game, where they fin-ished as runner-up.

At Ole Miss, Alix started ev-ery game all four years. As a

sophomore, she was selectedSEC Offensive Player of theWeek (as a defender) after scor-ing a hat trick against Vander-bilt. Alix earned Second-TeamAll-SEC honors both sophomoreand junior years. This past fall,Alix served as a team captainand ledOleMiss to theSEC tour-nament for the second time dur-

ing her four years.Submitted by Rick and Ro-

byn Hildal

Ashley LockeAshley Locke, Sycamore

High School Class of 2011,earned her second-straightNCAADivision IIINational Soc-cer ChampionshipwithMessiahCollege (Harrisburg, Pa.). As asophomore, Locke was a start-ingmiddle defender for the Fal-cons, who finishedwith a recordof 24-1-1. Shehelpedanchorade-fense that allowed just six goalsthe entire season and earnedshutouts in 11 of their final 12games, including a 1-0 victoryover Emory University in theNational Championship game.

Locke also contributed to theFalcons’ success last year, whenthey finished as National Cham-pions with a 23-0-1 record.

Ashley carries a 3.75 GPA, isa member of the Honors Col-

lege, and is pursuing a degree innursing. During the summer,she is a lifeguard for the City ofBlueAsh and a summer employ-ee/intern for Prasco LLC.

Submitted by Lisa Locke

SYCAMORETWP.— In two sea-sons on SycamoreHigh School’svarsity baseball team, KyleHart went 10-3 with a 1.90earned run average and 120strikeouts. Such numbers in thecompetitive Greater MiamiConference that has producedstate champions will get you no-ticed.

The added luxury of being a6-foot-5, left-handed pitcherwith a pick-off move doesn’thurt either.Asaresult,Hartwasrecruited to Indiana University,where he’ll be starting his soph-omore season soon.

His initial year in crimsonsaw him get named to the BigTen All-Freshman team.

“I started every weekend,”Hart said. “I started 15 gamesand went 5-5 over 84 innings.”

The former Aviator had 53strikeouts, a 3.21 ERA and wasthird on the team in wins. Of his53 K’s, 26 of them were batterslooking, the third-best total inthe league.

“Once I got here and startedintegrating with the team, I fig-ured I’d have a chance to pitchsome weekday games, but I

didn’t expect to pitch everyweekend,” Hart said.

The team struggled earlyscoring and defensively, butturned things up toward the endof the season to finish 32-28.

The biggest thing Hartlearned was entire lineups arestrong and the speed of the col-lege game was faster than highschool. Fortunately, his fall ballexperience with the Hoosiersgave him a preview of things tocome.

“Every single batter in thecollege lineup has some kind oftool,” Hart said. “In high school,the first three or four guys youhave to worry about. Once youget to seven, eight, nine (in col-lege) thereare still guys that arereally good at getting on base.”

The environmental sciencemajor said his best pitch is hischange-up, which he will throwat any time in the count. He alsohas been working on a split-fin-ger and a better breaking ball.

Beyond that, he’s hoping toincrease his velocity, which isoften emphasized when scout-ing pitchers.

“I have to get stronger andput some weight on,” Hart said.“(I’m) just trying to get armstrength. What’s going to even-

tually separate me is if I’m ableto throw the ball a little bit hard-er. I feel like I have pretty goodcommand of the game andstrike zone.”

Like many of his teammates,Hart is anxious to be home forthe holiday break. Even in col-lege, baseball can be a grind.

“We didn’t get to go homeover Thanksgiving,” Hart said.“We went down to the Domin-ican Republic to play. Nobody’sbeen home since August.”

Though the competition inthe Dominican was good andshould serve as a good tuneupfor Indiana, Hart hopes to gofrom getting in a batter’s kitch-en to his mother’s kitchen.

“I’m going to ask my mom(Lauri) to cook,” Hart said. “Shemakes some really good pastaand some really good meatloaf.”

The IU baseball staff hopesmom’s secret ingredients fillthe 6-foot-5 lanky (175-pound)lefty out before his 2013 returnto Bloomington.

Hart and the Hoosiers startthe seasonFeb.15 against Louis-ville in Dunedin, Fla. On March19, he’ll be close to home as Indi-ana visits Miami University inOxford.

Hart on the hillfor the Hoosiers

Kyle Hart pitches for Indiana against Ohio State last May. THANKS TOMIKE

DICKBERND/INDIANA

Former Ave named to Big Ten All-Freshman teamBy Scott [email protected]

CATCHING UPWITH COLLEGE ATHLETES

Adam Kapuscinski is on theWittenberg cross country teamand is slated to graduate in 2015.THANKS TO STEVEN KAPUSCINSKI

Max Riehemann, No. 22 of Davidson, defends Ben Speas, No. 17,North Carolina, during the game in which Davidson defeated theeventual national champions, UNC, 1-0. THANKS TOMARTY AND ROBIN

RIEHEMANN

Sycamore’s Alix Hildal preparesfor action with the Ole Misswomen’s soccer team. THANKS TOROBYN HILDAL

Locke

See CATCH UP, Page A7

DECEMBER 26, 2012 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • A7SPORTS & RECREATION

FOLLOW THE BENGALSWITH THE CINCINNATI.COM

BENGALS FOOTBALL APP!

Get the latest Bengals news, scores,stats, rosters and more. All in one place.Brought to you by Cincinnati.com andFifth Third Bank Bengals Checking.

24/7, across multiple devices. Subscribe now.All things Tri-State.

Cincinnati.com/Subscribe

Visit 53.com/bengals to enter Fifth ThirdBank’s It’s A Bengals Thing contest!

CE-0000536059

Foundation.Submitted by John Rush

Mary AllenThe 2010 Ursuline Academy

graduate just completed her ju-nior seasonwith the Butler Uni-versity women’s soccer teamthat was in its first season com-peting in the Atlantic 10 confer-ence.

Allen was part of a historicBulldog team that went 12-5-4and set a school record for thefewest losses in a season. TheBulldogs went to the semifinalsof the A-10 tournament wherethey lost1-0 to eventual champi-on La Salle.

In the classroom Allenachieved a 4.0 GPA in biology

and science, continuing herfive-semester streak on theDean’s List as well as the Na-tional Soccer Coaches Associa-tion of America.

Submitted by John Allen

Sydney BellBell, a freshman at St. Law-

rence University, scored thefirst goal of her collegiate hock-ey career on Nov. 9 in a 4-1 vic-tory over Brown University inNCAAWomen’sDivision Ihock-ey.

Bell is the daughter of JimandMaryBell, anda2012gradu-ate of Ursuline Academy.

Submitted by Jim Bell

Marcus Rush

Marcus Rush started all 14games at defensive end forMichigan State in 2011 as afreshman and was named BigTen Defensive Freshman of theYear, First-Team Freshman All-Big Ten, and SportingNews andFWAA First-Team DefenseFreshman All-America. In his2012 sophomore season,Marcusstarted in all 12 games at defen-sive end for the Spartans andwas named All-Big Ten Honor-able Mention. He has recorded93 tackles, 20 tackles for loss,six sacks, and has been rankedamong the top10 defensive line-men in the Big Ten by ESPN-.com.

Hewill start for the Spartansfor the 27th timeDec. 29 inTem-pe, Ariz., when Michigan Stateplays TCU in the Buffalo WildWings Bowl.

Marcus graduated fromMoeller in2010andwas theGCLDefensive Player of the Year,Tri-State Defensive Player ofthe Year, First-Team All-Ohio,and Defensive Lineman of theYear by the Anthony Munoz

Marcus Rush of Moeller now plays for Michigan State (No. 44).THANKS TO JOHN RUSH

Mary Allen of Ursuline justcompleted her junior season insoccer for Butler University.THANKS TO JOHN ALLEN

UrsulinegradSydney Bellhas beenpatrollingthe ice atSt.LawrenceUniversity.THANKS TO

JIM BELL

Catch upContinued from Page A6

Girls basketball

» Sycamore beat OakHills 44-27 on Dec. 15. Hannah Locke ledthe Lady Aves with 19 points.

Boys basketball» Sycamore won at Lakota

West61-46onDec.18.MasonMor-gan had the double-double of 21points and 10 rebounds for theAviators.

» CHCA beat Lockland, 49-44Dec. 14. Sophomore Will Drososscored 13 points. On Dec. 15, theEagles followedup the victory bybeating Dayton Christian 56-50.AdamChappelle scored15points.

Girls diving» Sycamore’s Andi DiMasso

was fourth at the Comet ClassicDiving meet on Dec. 15.

Wrestling» Sycamore was ninth at the

SouthwestOhioWrestlingCoach-es Association Glenn SampleClassic at Harrison Dec. 15-16.Taking third place for the Avia-tors was Brad Huber at 145pounds and Tinashe Bere at 220.

»Moeller won the SouthwestOhioWrestling Coaches Associa-tionGlennSampleClassicatHar-

rison Dec. 15-16. ChalmerFrueauf was the champion at 220pounds. Finishing runner-up forMoeller were Conner Ziegler at113 pounds, Andrew Mendel at132, Dakota Sizemore at 170 andQuinton Rosser at 182. Finishingfourth were Wyatt Wilson at 152pounds, Dean Meyer at 160 andJerry Thornberry at 195.

Girls bowling»Ursuline defeated Wyo-

ming,1,974-1,755Dec.18.MalloryBucherrolledahighseriesof314.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott Springerand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

Sycamore senior Joey Grudenwatches as his three-pointerdrops in the second quarteragainst Lakota West’s AlexCapossela during their game Dec.18. The Aviators won 61-46. JEFFSWINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Colerain'sDetuan Smith(top) wrestlesSycamore'sRonnieWilliamsduring theSWOWCAtournament atHarrison HighSchool, Dec.16. AMANDA

DAVIDSON/THE

COMMUNITY

PRESS

A8 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • DECEMBER 26, 2012

VIEWPOINTSVIEWPOINTSEDITORIALS | LETTERS | COLUMNS | CH@TROOM CommunityPress.com

NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134


Loveland Herald EditorDick [email protected], 248-7134Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: [email protected] site:www.communitypress.com

A publication of

You trimmed it with decorationsof red, hung a shining star upon thehighest bough, had presents under itand maybe even rocked around it,but now what do you do with yourChristmas tree?

Why not bring it to the freeChristmas tree recycling collectionprovided by the Hamilton CountyRecycling and Solid Waste District.

On Saturdays Jan 5 and 12, fromnoon to 3 p.m., Hamilton Countyresidents can drop off their Christ-mas tree, holiday greenery and

other yard trimmings at one of thefollowing locations for free withproof of county residency (such as autility bill or driver’s license)

Locations:» Bzak Landscaping, 3295 Turpin

Lane (off State Route 32), AndersonTownship

» Kuliga Park, 6717 BridgetownRoad, Green Township

» Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, 3800Struble Road, Colerain Township

Please keep the following guide-lines in mind when dropping off

your Christmas tree:» Remove all ornaments, tinsel,

tree bags, etc.» Landscapers and commercial

establishments are not eligible toparticipate in this program.

» Containers and plastic bags willbe returned.

» All children must stay insidevehicles.

»Hamilton County residentsonly.

The Hamilton County Recyclingand Solid Waste District is a division

of the Hamilton County Departmentof Environmental Services whichalso encompasses the SouthwestOhio Air Quality Agency. For moreinformation, visit the HamiltonCounty Recycling and Solid WasteDistrict online atwww.HamiltonCountyRecycles.org,call 946-7766, or interact on Face-book and Twitter.

Holly Christmann is the programman-ager for the Hamilton County Recyclingand Solid Waste District.

Let your Christmas tree live on

HollyChristmannCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

when it meets three basic require-ments:

»One zero-step entrance.»Doors with 32 inches of clear

passage space.»One bathroom on the main floor

that is wide enough for a wheelchair.Obviously you aren’t going to be

able to makemajor constructionchanges to your home before theholidays. But, as you add the fin-ishing touches to your holiday decor,take a moment to consider howvisitable your home is to someonewith a disability. There are thingsyou can do to help guests with mobil-ity challenges easily and safely getin and out of your house. Theseinclude:

1. Make sure the entrance is welllit.

2. Identify a safe, flat outsideplace where the guest can bedropped off to allow for easy accessto the home.

3. Remove obstacles to clearpaths of travel through doors andhallways.

4. Consider renting a portableramp to allow safe access to thehome.

5. Make sure there are at least32-inch aisles for essential wheel-chair maneuverability for comfortand freedom. During the party, youmay need to omit some furnishings

The holidays are a wonderfultime for festive gatherings to cele-brate the joys of the season. But forsomeone with a disability or mobil-ity issues, it can become challengingand stressful time as they considerwhether or not they will be able to

safely and comfort-ably attend theparty.

For example,they may need toconsider the num-ber of steps theywill they have toclimb, if the homecan accommodatea wheel chair orwalker, and findout if there’s a

restroom on the first floor.According to the U.S. Census

Bureau, more than 36 million Amer-icans are classified as disabled. InHamilton County alone, it’s estimat-ed that 12 percent of the residents(not in a nursing home or otherinstitution) have a disability.

There’s a growing trend nation-wide called “Visitability,” whichessentially refers to housing de-signed in a way that it can be lived inor visited by people who have trou-ble with steps or who use wheel-chairs or walkers.

A house is considered “visitable”

to prevent congestion.6. Make sure your table heights

aren’t too low. It is important that aperson’s knees and thighs fit com-fortably under a dining table.

7. Rugs and area carpets cancause extreme hardship for a wheel-chair user. Chair tires sink into rugswith thick padding, making pushingand turning the chair difficult. Ifpossible, pull up scatter or area rugs— they become tangled in the small-er front chair wheels.

8. Install grab bars for support –consider for your older relative whovisits not during the holidays, butthroughout the year. This is easierthan it sounds.

Some of the changes you considernow can also give seniors and theircaregivers a head start on homemodifications theymay need later intheir lives. After all, the aging pop-ulation in Hamilton County is in-creasing. In less than eight years,Hamilton County will have nearly 25percent of its population over 60.

Jere McIntyre is a certified aging inplace specialist and the director ofmodifications for Whole Home. To learnmore, call 513-482-5100, visit www.who-lehome.org, visit the showroom at 6543Harrison Ave. in Dent, or visit a newinformation center near the Food Courtat Northgate Mall.

How accessible is yourhome this holiday season?

Jere McIntyreCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Last week’s question

NowthatMichiganhasapprovedlegislationtobanmandatory collection of union dues as a condition ofemployment, becoming the 24th state in the nationto pass a right-to-work law, do you think Ohio law-makers should attempt to pass similar legislation?Why or why not?

“Yes. There was a time in this country when peoplehad to work in sweat-shop conditions and accept what-ever compensation and terms their employers offeredthem. Those days are long gone.

“For one thing, there have been a myriad of regula-tions imposed on employers with respect to how theytreat theiremployees.Theneedfor thekindofprotectionby unions that existed in the late19th and early 20th cen-turyhasdiminishedgreatly.Unions still serveapurpose,but not the same as they originally did.

“Another consideration is the corruption that hasflourished in somecases, andmob ties tounions.Restric-tion of individual freedom has always been of immenseimportance to me, and that kind of coercion is definitelyin play when people are told they must join a union andpay dues in order to work.

“Yes, there is a negative element in the right-to-workenvironment which enables non-union workers to bene-fit from the privileges won by union representation. Butforcing people to join unions is not the answer. As in ev-erything else, there needs to be a sense of balance.”

Bill B.“Ohioneeds topass right-to-work legislation for three

reasons. First, it is the right thing to do. No one should beforced to pay union dues or fees in order to get or keep ajob.

“Second, it will give a much-needed boost to Ohio'seconomy. Our labor laws will be more friendly to busi-ness, whichwillmotivate employers to keep jobs inOhioor to bring new ones here.

“Third, it is a lot easier to do this bypassing a law thanto have to put a referendumon the ballot. The legislatureneeds to do this soon so that we don't lose ground to Indi-ana, Michigan, and many other right-to-work states.”

T.H.“Yes. Ohio's current legislature couldn't care less

about thecitizens, trying to force-feedabortion, isolatingand offending simply every minority, and making surethat guns are allowed in bars. The only way to reign inpublic union leaders, who throw their members underthe bus at every turn, is to take the state back throughtough legislation similar to the state of Michigan.”

K.P.“Absolutely! Ohio cannot compete with neighboring

states on this unless they pass equal legislation.“Unions will survive, but it should not be mandatory,

andcertainlynotmandatory topaydues towork. Ifwork-ing conditions become bad, unions will arise, but to saythat an individual cannotwork unless they join the unionis absolutely wrong.

“South Carolina recently secured Boeing in Charles-ton, and believe me, every one of those employees arehappy to have their high paying jobs. What's sad is thattheunions took it to court to stop thosepeople fromwork-ing. It seems to me that their object is not to make jobs,but to give power to political bosses and union officials.Most recently Hostess was forced to close its doors be-cause the union insisted on things that were impossiblefor a company in trouble to provide. Now, thousands areunemployed. Where is the sense it that?”

J.K.

CH@TROOM

NEXT QUESTIONFollowing the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elemen-

tary School in Newtown, Conn., should Congress enacttougher gun-control laws, such as reinstating the nation’sassault-weapons ban, closing the so-called gun-showloophole permitting the sale of guns without a back-ground check, or prohibiting the manufacture of high-capacity magazines? Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a question they can reply to via e-mail.Send your answers to [email protected] with Chatroomin the subject line.

Toomany voters waited far toolong in line to cast their ballots in the2012 election.

The 2012 election was a wake-upcall for the American electorate,with tens of thousands of Americansfinding it far too difficult to exercisetheir fundamental right as U.S. citi-zens to cast a ballot.

Unusually longlines (with voterswaiting for hours)were reported inwell over a dozenstates, includingFlorida, Pennsylva-nia, Colorado, Ohio,NewYork, Mas-sachusetts, Wiscon-sin, Virginia, SouthCarolina, Montana,Rhode Island andmore.

Long lines disenfranchise voters.A polling place running out of ballotsis voter suppression. Making it hard-er for citizens to vote is a violation ofvoters’ civil rights.

President Barack Obama said, “Iwant to thank every American whoparticipated in this election, whetheryou voted for the very first time or

waited in line for a very long time.By the way, we have to fix that.”

U.S. Sens. Chris. Coons (D – Del)andMarkWarner (D – VA) haveproposed a fix.

On Nov. 15, as co-sponsors, theyintroduced The Fair, Accurate, Se-cure and Timely Voting Act (FAST) –legislation that confronts electionproblems by challenging states toturn around their poorest perform-ing polling places.

The FAST Voting Act is a creativeway to jump-start states’ electionreform.

The bill authorizes a federal pro-gram that would award grants basedon howwell applicant states are ableto improve or develop access to thepolls in specific ways including:

» providing flexible registration;» providing early voting;» providing absentee voting –

including no- excuse absentee voting;» providing assistance to voters

who do not speak English as a pri-mary language;

» providing assistance to voterswith disabilities - including visualimpairment;

» providing effective access tovoting for members of armed ser-

vices;» providing formal training of

election officials;» reducing waiting times at poll-

ing stations;» creating disaster preparedness

plans;» establishing steps to eliminate

statutory, regulatory, procedural andother barriers to expedite voting andaccessible voter registration.

Now it’s up to the states to step upwith common sense reform tomakevoting faster and accessible for allAmericans.

The FAST Voting Act is named inhonor of Louis L. Redding, a promi-nent civil rights advocate, who be-came the first African American tobe admitted to the Delaware bar in1929. He challenged school segre-gation in court and was part of thelegal team that challenged Brown v.Board of Education before the U.S.Supreme Court.

Richard O. Schwab was formerly asso-ciate head of school, and middle schoolhead, Cincinnati Country Day School.He is founder of Glendale Organizing ForAmerica Community Team www.gofac-tessays.wordpress.com.

Voting obstaclesunacceptable in America

RichardSchwabCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012

Our Promise, Your Future.You will never be asked to leave for financialreasons, and there is no up-front deposit or

entrance fee required. To find out how this works,call Paul Scheper (513) 272-5555 ext. 4221.

CE-0000534806

“Have Animals, WillTravel” seemed to be thetheme at the second of the2012-2013 MontgomeryWoman’s Club Town Halllectures.

Thane Maynard, theCincinnati Zoo director,presented “Hope for Ani-mals and Their World” tolarge audiences at theSycamore Junior HighSchool and Montgomery

Assembly of God, Nov. 14-15.

Expert zoo staff accom-paniedMaynardwith suchanimals as a penguin, ar-madillo, cheetah, reptilesand an eagle owl.

The final two lecturesare scheduled for Marchand April. Those interest-ed may inquire at (513)684-1632 or www.montgo-mery womansclub.org.

Can you tell an alligator from a crocodile? Did you know that in theU.S. alligators flourish while crocodiles are endangered? Cincinnati Zoodirector Thane Maynard can answer those questions. THANKS TO TERRENCE

HUGE

Wisewords

So cute is this screaming hairy armadillo named Cooper. He's in the protective hands of nocturnaladventures coordinator Kate Olukalns. THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

Renee Diaz, asixth-graderat Little MiamiIntermediateSchool, seemspleased tohave gotten aclose-upencounterwith theCincinnatiZoo's babycheetah,Savanna.THANKS TO

TERRENCE HUGE

Welcoming fall in with style,Symmes Township kicked theseason off with some autumn ac-tivities for families.

Hosted on Oct. 5 at SymmesPark, 11600 Lebanon Road, kidsand parents alike enjoyed activ-ities such as crafts, hayrides, apetting zoo, pony rides and apumpkin patch at its “Fall forSymmes” event. Children alsogot a jump start on their trick-or-treating on the “haunted trail,”which made its scary comebackthis year.

Despite some rain, the town-ship is hailing the event as a“huge success” on its website.

For more about your community,visitCincinnati.com/SymmesTownship.

Families ‘fall’ for Symmes at autumn eventBy Leah [email protected]

Ashley Grant shows off her newly made wax hand at one of the event's craftbooths. THANKS TO LUANNE FELTER

Doug Gehner tells kids and parents about his cockatoo at thepetting zoo, which children could go through at the "Fall forSymmes" event Oct. 5. THANKS TO LUANNE FELTER

B2 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • DECEMBER 26, 2012

THURSDAY, DEC. 27Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varietyof dance styles, including jazz,hip-hop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.617-9498; www.cardiodancepar-ty.com.Madisonville.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch HillGuinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyMike Vecchione, 8 p.m., GoBananas, 8410 Market Place,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Religious - CommunityA Short Course in Quakerism,7-8:30 p.m., Cincinnati FriendsMeeting, 8075 Keller Road, PaulBuckley, Quaker author present-ing. Ages 16 and up. $5 persession or $45 for all 10 sessions.Through Feb. 21. 207-5353;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Madeira.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. 800-0164.Mont-gomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Book discussion group.Open to everyone who desireshealthy loving relationships.Donations accepted. 673-0174.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, DEC. 28Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Bloodpressure screenings, stressscreenings and consultationabout your wellness needs. Free.784-0084. Silverton.

On Stage - ComedyMike Vecchione, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 2-4 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeif-fer Road, Full-court basketballgames for men. $15. ThroughFeb. 23. 985-0900.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, DEC. 29Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, 8400 BlomeRoad, Features 50 Peanuts dailyand Sunday comic strips andmore than 50 vintage Peanuts-themed seasonal novelties. Free.891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Music - BluesSonnyMoorman Group, 10p.m.-2 a.m., Shady O’Grady’sPub, 9443 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, 791-2753. Symmes Town-ship.

On Stage - ComedyMike Vecchione, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 5619 OrlandoPlace, Volunteers answer ques-tions about the cats. ThroughDec. 30. 871-7297; www.ohioal-leycat.org.Madisonville.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 2-4 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, $15. 985-0900.Montgomery.

SUNDAY, DEC. 30ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.

Indian Hill.

On Stage - ComedyMike Vecchione, 8 p.m., GoBananas, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoptions, Noon-2 p.m.,Ohio Alleycat Resource, 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.

MONDAY, DEC. 31Dining EventsNew Year’s Eve Dinner, 5 p.m.,Brown Dog Cafe, 5893 PfeifferRoad, Four-course meal fromspecial menu. $49.99; $40.99seated before 5:30 p.m.; plus taxand gratuity. 794-1610. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Braxton F. CannMemorial Medical Center, 5818Madison Road, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assis-tance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-

quired. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Madisonville.Mobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., WalgreensLoveland, 10529 LovelandMadeira Road, Fifteen-minutescreening. Cost varies per insur-ance plan. Financial assistanceavailable for qualified appli-cants. Appointment required.686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Loveland.

Holiday - New Year’sNew Years Eve Extravaganza,9 p.m., Sneaky Pete’s, 8512Market Place Lane, Music by DJNikki B. Party favors and freeChampagne toast at midnight.Ages 21 and up. $5 advance.793-1980; www.cincyticket.com.

Montgomery.New Years Eve withMikeVecchione, 7:30 p.m. ($20) and10 p.m. ($40), Go Bananas, 8410Market Place, After second showparty favors, snack plates, andbottles of champagne will behanded out. Comics will retakestage and begin the countdownwith prizes and jokes. Then joincomedians with guests andlaugh in the new year. Ages 21and up. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.New Year’s Eve, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.,deSha’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, In additionto regular dinner menu, somespecials from the chef will beoffered. Reservations required.

247-9933; www.deshas.com/cincinnati.Montgomery.New Year’s Eve Party, 9 p.m.-1a.m., HD Beans and Bottles Cafe,6721Montgomery Road, Classicrock music by Diamond JimDews Band. 793-6036;www.hdbeans.com. Silverton.

Music - RockNoah Hunt and the 420 All-stars, 9:30 p.m., MVP Sports Bar& Grille, 6923 Plainfield Road,With Grooveshire. Doors openat 4 p.m. Ages 21 and up. $15,$10 advance. 794-1400. Silver-ton.

RecreationKids New Year’s Eve Over-night, 7 p.m.-8 a.m., MayersonJCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Childrenring in new year with ball drop,noisemakers and special “bub-bly toast” at midnight. Ages 0-6.$45, $35 members. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.mayer-sonjcc.org/nye. Amberley Vil-lage.

TUESDAY, JAN. 1Holiday - New Year’sNew Year at the J, 7 p.m.-8a.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 RidgeRoad, Noisemakers, ball dropand special bubbly toast atmidnight. Includes activities atwaterpark, gym, bounce house,a movie and breakfast. Bring aswim suit, towel, sleeping bag,pillow, pajamas, toothbrush andtoothpaste. Grades K-6. $45, $40for siblings; member advantage:$35, $30 siblings. Reservationsrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Deborahdiscusses, with weekly demon-strations and one-on-one in-struction, how to achieve spon-taneity, character and life inyour figure painting. $80 permonth. Reservations required.259-9302; deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

Parenting ClassesHypnoBirthing, 5:45 p.m. and 8p.m., Bethesda North Hospital,10500 Montgomery Road,Weekly through Jan. 30. Child-birth series rejects myth thatsuffering must accompany labor.$200 per birthing team for10-week package. Registrationrequired. 475-4500; www.tri-health.com.Montgomery.

THURSDAY, JAN. 3Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

On Stage - ComedyJeremy Essig, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, 8410 Market Place, Act isladen with musical references,and his views on current state ofChristian music. Ages 18 and up.$8-$12. 984-9288; www.jere-myessig.com or www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, JAN. 4Fashion ShowsFashion Angels Charity Fash-ion Event, 6-10 p.m., Recep-tions Banquet and ConferenceCenter Loveland, 10681 LovelandMadeira Road, Showcasing localdesigners and artists. BenefitsAmerican Cancer Society, Fre-estore Foodbank and the Beau-tiful Minds. $50, $35. Presentedby Rob Deaton Photography.646-249-3830; fashionangel-s.org. Loveland.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, Free.784-0084. Silverton.

On Stage - ComedyJeremy Essig, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$12.984-9288; www.jeremyessig.comor http://www.gobananascome-dy.com.Montgomery.


SATURDAY, JAN. 5Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates, 4460 Red BankExpressway, Suite 100, Topic:What is type 2 Diabetes? Smallgroup discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. $30all four sessions; or $10 persession. Presented by Lisa Larkin,M.D. & Associates. 271-5111;www.lisalarkinmd.com.Madi-sonville.

On Stage - ComedyJeremy Essig, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$12.984-9288; www.jeremyessig.comor www.gobananascomedy-.com.Montgomery.


SUNDAY, JAN. 6ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

On Stage - ComedyJeremy Essig, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, $8-$12. 984-9288;www.jeremyessig.com orwww.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, JAN. 7Cooking ClassesBasics - Series of 3 CookingClasses – Class 1, 6-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, Covers funda-mentals of cooking includingbasic techniques, vocabulary,ingredients and food safety.Ages 18 and up. $185 series of 3.Reservations required. Present-ed by Cooks’ Wares - SymmesTownship. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

SportsBCS National ChampionshipGameWatch Party: Alabamavs. Notre Dame, 8 p.m., Fire-house Grill, 4785 Lake ForestDrive, With local Alabama fans,friends and alumni. All ageswelcome. Free. Presented byGreater Cincinnati Chapter ofThe University of AlabamaAlumni Association. 733-3473;www.facebook.com/bama-cincinnati. Blue Ash.

TUESDAY, JAN. 8EducationIntroduction to eBooks forKindle, 6 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Learn how to use theLibrary’s downloadable col-lection to borrow eBooks. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.

On Stage - ComedyOrganic Comedy Tour, 8 p.m.,Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place,Tour and documentary featur-ing comedians Jarrod Harris andRyan Singer traveling aroundthe country in Jarrod’s RV. Ages18 and up. $7. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Parenting ClassesMore Signing, Less Whining,6:45 p.m., Bethesda NorthHospital, 10500 MontgomeryRoad, Includes pre-verbal com-munication, earlier speechdevelopment, enhanced intel-lectual development, pictorialdictionary and Signing SafariCD. $45 per couple. Registrationrequired. Presented by SigningSafari, LLC. 475-4500; www.sig-ningsafari.com.Montgomery.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center. 259-9302.Mariemont.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Celebrate New Year's Eve from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at the Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Amberley Village. In addition to a ball drop and special bubbly toast atmidnight, enjoy activities at the waterpark, gym, bounce house, a movie and breakfast.Bring a swim suit, towel, sleeping bag, pillow, pajamas, toothbrush and toothpaste. Thecelebration is for kindergarteners through sixth-grade. Cost is $45, and $40 for siblings.Member advantage is $35, $30 for siblings. Reservations are required. Call 761-7500, orvisit www.jointhej.org. AMANDA DAVIDSON/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to www.cincinnati.com and click

on “Share!” Send digital photos to [email protected] with event information. Items are printed on a space-available basis with local events taking precedence.Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find more

calendar events, go to www.cincinnati.com and choose from amenu of items in the Entertainment section on the main page.

DECEMBER 26, 2012 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • B3LIFE

Our promise, your future.Our residents find real security and peace-of-mind in a very simple promise in their contract:

you will never be asked to leave for financial reasons. It’s an important benefit of Episcopal Retirement

Homes’ not-for-profit difference – a promise made possible by generous donors, our substantial

endowment, and 60 years of financial stability. There is no up-front deposit or entrance fee required.

To learn more, call Michelle LaPresto at 513.533.5000. episcopalretirement.com

We provide the options, you make the choices.

Mary Fayresident since 2005

Sierra Shermanstaff member since 2003

It’s all right here if you need it.

Deupree House and Marjorie P. Lee in Hyde Park are communities of Episcopal Retirement Homes, where all faiths are welcome.CE-0000529834

Integrity ExpressLogistics, whichwas re-cently recognizedas the2012 Small Business ofthe Year by the GreaterCincinnati Chamber ofCommerce, opened anewoffice space inBlueAsh last month withplans to hire up to 200full-time employees inthe next two years.

The new office, at4370 Malsbary Road, ispart of growth plan out-lined in February 2012by The Ohio Tax CreditAuthority. The plan ap-proved incentives forIEL to create at least 38newfull-time jobsbyre-locating to a larger fa-cility within the nextyear. IEL,oneof theCin-cinnati’s 55 fastestgrowing companies,will be hiring accountexecutives to managethe movement offreight across NorthAmerica and beyond.The company increasedits revenue from 9 mil-lion in 2010 to 24 millionin 2011.

“We are pleased bytheconsistent growthofour company and sup-port we have receivedfrom the Cincinnaticommunity,” said PeteVentura, partner, Integ-rity Express Logistics,“We are continuing toexpand operations andlooking to hire motivat-ed sales individuals.”

IntegrityExpressLogisticsopens inBlue AshLast week I mentioned

a friendship bread recipeon my blog. But I had arequest from a readerwho doesn’t blog andwanted to “send a hugebatch to my grandson and

his unit inAfghani-stan.”

Well,that did it.Some of ushave fam-ily in thearmedforces orknow ofthose whoare keeping

our nation safe, so I’vedecided if it’s that specialto our troops, it deservesspace here. It’s a fun pro-ject in food chemistry tomake with the kids duringholiday break.

Friendship bread isso-called because thestarter is meant to beshared. Since vintagerecipes are “hot” rightnow, you’ll be oh so tren-dy! These particularfriendship “breads” aresweet and taste like aquick bread. If you wantthem even more cake-like,sprinkle top of batter withmixture of sugar andcinnamon. One readeruses butterscotch puddinginstead of vanilla in thesecond recipe.

Friendship breadyeast starter

Leave on counter, don’trefrigerate. Put in largebowl or container, cov-

ered lightly with wrap.You can use plastic, stain-less steel or glass. Or putin large sealed baggie, inwhich case you’d squeezebaggie instead of stirringwith a spoon as indicatedbelow. You may have toopen baggie occasionallyto let the gasses, whichform from the yeast, es-cape. You’ll know if youhave to do this if the bagpuffs up a lot. Regardingyeast, use regular dryyeast, not rapid or fastrise.

I will tell you that Ihave forgotten about the10-day timing and thebread still turned outnicely anywhere from 9 to11 days. If you go over thetime limit, just give it astir each day.

Freeze the starter? Oneof my readers freezes thestarter for up to a monthif she has extra. Now Ihaven’t done this myself,but she says it works justfine.

Day 1: Stir together 1cup flour, 1 cup sugar and1 cup milk plus 1 envelope(0.25 oz. or 21⁄4 teaspoons)dry yeast.

Days 2 through 5: Stirwith spoon.

Day 6: Add 1 cup flour,1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk.

Days 7 through 9: Stirwith spoon.

Day 10: Add 1 cup

flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cupmilk.

Stir and put 1 cup mix-ture into three separatecontainers. Give twoaway, use the last cup asyour new starter and usewhat’s left in the bowl tomake bread. Mark date onstarters.

Between the two cakesgiven below, it seems likethe one with the puddingmix is the most popular. Ican’t decide which I likebetter!

Friendship breadNo. 1, withoutpudding

With what’s left in thebowl, beat in the follow-ing:

2⁄3 cup oil3 eggs1 cup sugar2 teaspoons cinnamon,apple pie or pumpkin piespice

11⁄4 teaspoon baking powder1⁄2 teaspoon salt1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda2 cups all-purpose flour

If you want, you canthrow in a handful ofraisins, chopped fresh ordried fruit, nuts, choco-late chips, etc.

Pour into two sprayedand sugared loaf pans(before pouring batter in,sprinkle some sugar inthe pans on the bottomsand sides, and dump outexcess if you like). Or mixin a bit of cinnamon with

the sugar. Bake at 350degrees for 50-55 minutes.Cool 10 minutes beforeremoving from pan.

Friendship breadNo. 2, with pudding

Because of the puddingin the batter, this is sweet-er.

With what’s left in thebowl, beat in the follow-ing:

3 eggs1 cup oil1⁄2 cup milk1 teaspoon vanilla

In a separate bowl, stirtogether and then beatwith egg mixture:

2 cups all-purpose flour11⁄2 teaspoons bakingpowder

1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda1⁄2 teaspoon salt1 cup chopped nuts(optional)

1 large box instant vanillapudding (5 oz.approximately)

1 cup sugar2 teaspoons cinnamon,apple pie or pumpkin piespice or more to taste(optional, but very good)

Follow directionsabove for preparing pans.Bake at 325 degrees for50-60 minutes.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356. Go to her blogat cincinnati.com/blogs.

Begin a batch of friendshipbread starter, then share

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

MOM’S FAVEPretzel “turtles” on my

blog.

These friendship breads are sweet and cake-like. THANKS TORITA HEIKENFELD.

B4 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • DECEMBER 26, 2012 LIFE

& RYAN

FUNERAL HOMESFamily Owned Since 1876

Serving Greater Cincinnati

CE-0000519734

LOCKLAND310 Dunn Street513-821-0062

NORWOOD5501 Montgomery Rd.513-631-4884

SPRINGDALE11365 Springfield Pike513-771-2594

CE-0000534275

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.orgGuest Speaker

Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00amContemporary Worship 9:40am

Sunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior PastorRev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor

UNITED METHODIST

)))-1214+,%*/-2/' !3&-$($$

5*57,1>34%#% 9",) 1#8>64%"

"044 )2/.%#1 %2+/.74;:="4&+ 0+**!'

7:%"4&+ .4'/ -+2*4' (554'7:%"4& 7$<##6+ -+2*4'

LUTHERAN

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

Services 9:15 am & 10:45 amNursery provided at all servicesTake I-275 to exit 57 toward Milford, Right on

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

*%$#(*),' !,"&$('(+

@>( /1A.1/1@BD<@-GD14 -?;A-?

='752 0"#CF"%IH$ A!( 0"#CF"%IH$, G? 52959

62=73 )+5*+5'=&&&(EC*8:H#:8:E("HF

!

Sunday Worship:8:00 and 10 a.m.*

EPISCOPAL

AMERICAN BAPTIST

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

Sunday School .........9:15 - 10:00amFellowship...............10:00 - 10:30amWorship Service .....10:30 - 11:30am

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

683-2525www.LPCUSA.org • [email protected]

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

Sunday 9:30 &11:00 a.m.Loveland High School, off of Rich Rd.

683-1556www.golovelive.com

FAITH BIBLECHURCH8130 East Kemper Rd.

(1 mile west of Montgomery Rd)Services & Sunday School:

9:00am & 10:45amNursery Available

www.fbccincy.or 513-489-1114

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

www.stpaulcumc.org

Sharonville United Methodist8:15 & 11amTraditional Service & Kingdom Kids

9:30am Adult & Children’s Sunday School7:00pmWednesday, Small Groups for all agesInfant care available for all services3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

www.epiphanyumc.orgSat. Contemporary: 5:00 p.m.Sun. Contemporary: 9:00 a.m.Sun. Traditional: 10:30 a.m.

Child care/Sunday School at all services.6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road

513-677-9866

UNITED METHODIST

The Bradley family’screativity and themechoices caught the eye ofthe hundreds of people whoattended Montgomery’sHoliday in theVillage eventDec. 1.

Staci Bradley, her son,James, and daughter, Mag-gie, entered several festiveholiday trees in the annualMontgomery Festival ofTress contest and each won“Favorite Tree” at their re-spective location.

The highest votes fromeach of the four locationswere:

»Universalist Church,"Buckeye Tree” created byJames Bradley;

»Bethesda North, “Cir-cus Christmas" created byBarrie Marten;

» Twin Lakes, "Sponge-bob Squarepants" created

byMaggie Bradley;»Ohio National Finan-

cial Services, "Give a Hoot"created by Staci Bradley.

Winners were selectedby attendees who placedvotes for their favorite treeat each stop along the routein the annual Holiday in theVillage event. The treewiththe highest total number ofvotes from each of the fourlocationswas entered into araffle grand prize drawing.

Before we randomlydrew the winning grandprize tree, we contactedStaci Bradley and asked ifthey would like to be put inthe drawing as a familywhich she indicated shewould. Then the Bradleyfamily was randomlydrawn as thewinning “fam-ily tree” in the Festival ofTrees contest.

Four locations includingOhio National FinancialServices, Historic Univer-salist Church, Twin Lakesand Bethesda North Hospi-tal displayed a total of 17trees submitted by differ-ent businesses, communitymembers,volunteergroupsand others. The trees addedto the festive enjoyment ofthe annual Holiday in theVillage event.

Many of the trees ex-ploded with creative twistson this traditional holidayicon. The entries:

» “It’s a Small World,"“Let it Snow," “CandyCanes," “CircusChristmas,"“Old Fashion Christmas” –Barrie Marten

» “Spring Promise” –Becky Cole

» “Angry Birds” and“Buckeye Tree” – JamesBradley

» “Peppermint De-Lights” – Jann Doering-

Woodson of TriHealth» “Bethesda Auxiliary –

Celebrating 50 Years ofServing the Community” –Jerri Spurlock

» “A Tree City USA” –JudyFeltner&Martha Sea-man of the MontgomeryBeautification & Tree Com-mission

» “Your CommunityHospital” – Lea Peacock

» “Spongebob Square-pants” – Maggie Bradley

» “Vintage Christmas” –Mary Cole

» “A Cincinnati Christ-mas” –Melissa Slay of TwinLakes

» “Winter Wonderland”– Sandra Bowen of theMontgomery PresbyterianChurch

» “Give a Hoot!” – StaciBradley

For pictures of all of theentries, visit www.montgo-meryohio.org or the City’sFacebook page.

Tree house: Bradley familyshows decorative skills

Maggie Bradley shows pride in her winning entry,"Spongebob Squarepants," in the Montgomery Festival ofTrees contest. FROM SHARE

There are nearly 60 newtrees on the campus of theUniversity of CincinnatiBlue Ash College thanks toa project that involved thehelp of students and theUCDepartment of Planning,Design and Construction.

UC Blue Ash Collegeneeded to replace severalgreen ash trees that wereplanted on the campus adozenyears ago as part of alandscaping plan. Recent-ly, it was discovered thatemerald ash borer, an inva-sive insect, had infestedthose trees causing dam-age that made it necessaryto remove them. Ohio isjust oneof18 states and twoCanadian provinces affect-ed by the emerald ash bor-er.

A team of students andlandscapers from UC BlueAsh College and the Uni-versity of Cincinnati, ledby Len Thomas, a seniorplanner from theUC officeof Planning, Design andConstruction, recentlytook on the challenge of re-planting 59 trees on cam-pus.

“This project was agreat example of usingplanning and design to ad-dress an issue and, in thiscase, replenish some of thenatural beauty the treesprovide to this campus,”Thomas said. “The stu-dents were great andhelped make the tree-planting project fun andeducational.”

The ash trees were re-placedwith three differentspecies of trees, 29 bald cy-press, 15 seedless sweetgum and 15 saw tooth oak.They are all trees that canthrive in this climate andare not susceptible to theemerald ash. They are alsoanattractiveaddition to theapproximately 900 treesthat already spread acrossthe 135-acre campus locat-ed on Plainfield Road inBlue Ash.

The new trees are sym-bolic of the growth thatcontinues at UC Blue AshCollege, one of the fastestgrowing colleges withinthe University of Cincin-nati. The college servesmore than 6,000 studentsand recently added a bach-elors degree in applied ad-ministration as part of on-going enhancements to theacademic curriculum.

You can learn moreabout UC Blue Ash Collegeat www.ucblueash.edu.

Students help ‘grow’ the college

Students at UC Blue Ash College help plant nearly 60 new trees to replace the green ashtrees that had to be removed. They add to the 900 trees that are spread across the sceniccollege campus. THANKS TO PETE BENDER


When the weather outside is frightful.Evergreen is so delightful.

Let It Snow.Let It Snow. let It Snow.Trade in the uncertainties

of living alone or maintaininga home for the qualityservices that simplify life.Pinch you pennies

and wrap yourself in thewarmth of smiling faces and

an affordable, active lifestyle thatleavesWinter worries behind.

Call 513-457-4401Lease by 12/31/12 & saveup to $2500 in addition toour holiday specials.Thirty-two future new

boardandcommitteemem-bers recently graduatedfrom United Way of Great-er Cincinnati’s BOLD(Board Orientation andLeadership Development)class.

On hand to present cer-tificates and congratulateeach graduate was UnitedWay’s Rob Reifsnyder,president and CEO.

Participants in BOLD, aprogram for people withlimited or no board experi-ence, complete six half-daysessions to learn the latestin leadership and businessmanagement techniques aswellas thecoreresponsibil-ities of board members.They then select an agencyin the community wherethey can put to use theirnewly acquired skills.

More than 500 BOLD

graduates have served onGreater Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky’s non-profit boards and commit-tees. By participating inBOLD and preparing toserveonaboardorcommit-tee of a local non-profit,community members arehelping United Way ad-vance the common good bycreatingopportunities forabetter life for all. Local res-idents in the class included:

» Justin Haines of Ernst& Young, LLP, an Oakleyresident.

» Timothy Holiday of AlNeyer, Inc., a Mount Wash-ington resident.

» Jonathan Evans ofErnst&Young, LLP, a Shar-onville resident.

»M. Richter of River-Point Capital Management,a Symmes Township resi-dent.

Thirty-two future new board and committee membersgraduate from United Way of Greater Cincinnati's BOLD(Board Orientation and Leadership Development) class.THANKS TO PATTI CRUSE

BOLD classmembers graduate

Cincinnati Country DaySchool students are explor-ing a new type of art: glass.

Carol Lichty-Smith, finearts department chair-woman and art teacher, in-troduced a Glass Clubshortly after the newschool year began. She hasalso started to include astudy of glass in the ad-vanced placement photog-raphy courses.

“Itwasadifferentmedi-um,” she said.

Lichty-Smith said herinterest in glass began af-ter she started taking glassclasses at theBrazeeStreetStudios.

She said she wanted tointroduce theartisticpossi-bilities of glass to the stu-dents. In addition to sever-al field trips to the BrazeeStreet Studios, the studentscompleted a project inwhich they used glass tocreate a collage of faces.

A Glass Club was alsostarted in which the stu-dentshavecreatedjewelry,ornaments andother items.

“I got involved (in theclub) because it soundedunique and different,” saidfreshman Donovan Salter,of Fairfield.

Salter said he has al-ready made several giftsfor friendsaswell as sever-

al ornaments for the holi-days.

“I like being able tomake stuff that will beused,” he said.

Junior SarahMueller, ofMt. Adams, said she alsoappreciated the unique-ness of the Glass Club.

“I thought it would be agood experience,” she said.

Lichty-Smith said the

club and study of glass inthe classroom are still inthe early stages, but she islooking forward to the pos-sibilities both provide.

“Glass allows for (a) 3Dapproach to art,” she said.

For sophomore LindseyJarrell, head of the GlassClub, it’s more than just adifferent artistic medium.

“Everything you makewith glass is so beautifuland elegant,” she said.

School adds touch of glassBy Forrest [email protected]

Cincinnati Country Day School freshmen Katie Jamison, left, of Milford, and DonovanSalter, of Fairfield, work on glass jewelry. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Country Day School sophomore Lindsey Jarrell,who is also head of the school's Glass Club, uses clippers tocut a strand of glass. Jarrell is a resident of Loveland.FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

CincinnatiCountry DaySchoolsophomore AllieWooden, ofIndian Hill,shapes a strandof glass into theshape of a letter"S." Wooden wasmaking aChristmas gift fora friend. FORREST

SELLERS/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS


The Enquirer has been telling the stories of our area for over 170 years. RetroCincinnati.com brings back thosestories to highlight the people, places and events that shaped our area, and links our history to topics of today to

help you better understand our community.

• Beautiful photo galleries • Compelling stories • Interesting facts and quizzes

Feeling nostalgic? Visit now.

Relive Tri-State history at the new

Cincinnati subway under Central Parkway

Beverly Hills Supper Club, 1977

The Cool Ghoul, 1970

Peanut Jim Shelton, 1976

Carolyn J. JonesCarolyn J. Jones, 66, of

Symmes Township died Dec.15.

Survived by husband, Tim;children Jason (Jennifer) andJennifer (Brad) Burgel; grand-children Nathan and AndrewJones and Landen and BriannaBurgel; sister, Joan (Gordon)Lance.

Preceded in death by par-ents Lester and Lillian Kerns.

Services were Dec. 19 atCraver-Riggs Funeral Homeand Crematory, Milford. Me-morials to: Lupus Foundationof America, 12930 ChippewaRoad, Brecksville, OH 44141.

Joseph A. MeyerJoseph A. Meyer, 55, of

Montgomery died Dec. 14.Survived by wife, Clara (nee

Gumm); stepson, Jim Spivey;siblings Judy (Rick) Russell,James Meyer, John (Jill) Meyerand Jeff (Toni McHugh) Meyer;nieces and nephews Steve(Lauren) Russell, Jennifer (Zac)Niehause and Andy Meyer.

Services are 10 a.m., Sat-urday, Dec. 29 at St. SaviourCatholic Church Rossmoyne.Memorials to: American Can-cer Society, 2808 ReadingRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45206.

DEATHS

ABOUT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERSInformation is provided as a public service by the office

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

Bythewood R. Courtenay Jr. &Patricia G. Tr; $90,000.10081 Lincoln Road: GrantFrederick & Sheila R. to HensleyDanielle; $52,000.10422 Gateway Drive: JentesFred G. & Toni E. to Reis Bradley& Elizabeth; $270,000.11890 Shenandoah Trail: SinghPiyush K. & Sangeeta to Bhage-ria Rajesh Kumar & Mudita;$600,000.

BLUE ASHKenridge Drive: Rri Nc I LLC toPranm Hospitality LLC;$1,850,000.11041 Labelle Ave.: Riggs Suhasi-ni A. & Christopher A. to Kovi-lam Oormila P. & Gopi V. Nayar;$140,000.17 Carpenters Run: AnnenbergBernard & Gloria to BrettMichael C. & Roxanne E.;$420,000.4517 Cooper Road: Pursley JackD. to Lennon Michael J.;$151,500.4930 Prospect Ave.: Mills Ken-neth & Patricia A. to GaultEdward L. Tr; $40,000.4930 Prospect Ave.: Mills Ken-neth & Patricia A. to Gault

Edward L. Tr; $40,000.5900 Pfeiffer Road: Rri Nc I LLCto Pranm Hospitality LLC;$1,850,000.9606 Park Manor: Park ManorLLC to Hill Dennis I. & CaroleeK.; $495,000.9606 Park Manor: Park ManorLLC to Vitale Michael P. & RoseM.; $395,000.9666 Waxwing Drive: MyersJennifer R. & Lynne E. Palazzoloto Myers Jennifer R.; $94,360.

MONTGOMERYTraditions Turn: Cha Peter toKohlan Richard & Karen;$1,675,000.Traditions Turn: Cha Peter toKohlan Richard & Karen;$1,675,000.

10723 Deerfield Road: Reace LLCto Russell Charles David;$229,000.11510 Brattle Lane: Ashby ToddP. Tr to Chidambaram Pratheep& Aruna; $355,000.25 Vintage Walk: Cha Peter toKohlan Richard & Karen;$1,675,000.9424 Shelly Road: Dupriest PaulMichael@4 to Dupriest PaulMichael@3; $50,480.9426 Shelly Road: Dupriest PaulMichael@4 to Dupriest PaulMichael@3; $50,480.9933 Forestglen Drive: MrsellfastLLC to Wilp Timothy M.;$230,000.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP3939 Trebor Drive: Bell Angela

to Sheehan Joseph G.;$105,000.4606 Sycamore Road: CmbProperty Group LLC to GerstnerJoshua J. & Jennifer A.;$238,000.4711 Sycamore Road: BaughNancy A. to Huwel Brian &Courtney; $96,000.7207 Hosbrook Road: HallAaron to Compton Brian W. &Jillian K.; $159,500.8561 Plainfield Lane: BethelBaptist Temple to SiemonBryan T.; $130,000.8655 Tralee Court: Prater WadeE. to Vaughan Allison S. &Richard P.; $81,500.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPEnyart Road: Tres Anos LLC to

11890 Shenandoah Trail: SinghPiyush K. & Sangeeta to Bhage-ria Rajesh Kumar & Mudita;$600,000.7805 Glendale Milford Road:Grant Frederick & Sheila R. toGrant Frederick & Sheila R.;$52,000.9263 Geromes Way: HeartwoodBuilders LLC to Oeters Sue A.Tr; $625,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

For the sixth year in arow, Cancer Support Com-munity received a dona-tion from The KrogerCo.’s Giving Hope AHandannual campaign forbreast cancer support.

With the latest gift of$10,000, CSC has receiveda total of $66,500 from theGiving Hope A Hand pro-gramtohelp fund the free,professionally-facilitatedcancer support programsfor people affected bycancer, including womenwith breast cancer, theirloved ones, and breastcancer survivors.

Among the programsoffered by CSC are week-ly support groups, educa-tional programs, healthycooking classes andhealthy lifestyle/stressreduction classes such asTai Chi, yoga, Healthy-Steps: Lebed Method,guided imagery and arttherapy. The 2012 dona-tion was presented inearly October in conjunc-tion with the grand re-

opening of the newly re-modeled Kroger store inBellevue, KY.

With the help of keyvendor partners, Krogerhasmade an ongoing com-mitment to the cause offinding a cure for breastcancer and providing sup-port to those who face it.

Each October, in conjunc-tion with National BreastCancerAwarenessmonth,Kroger coordinates a two-week nationwide promo-tion to raise money for lo-cal organizations and pro-grams that provide breastcancer awareness, treat-ment, research or sup-

port. Since 2006, a total ofmore than $21 million hasbeen donated to variousprojects and local non-profit agencies.

The 2012 campaign be-gan Sept. 23 and featureda store-wide sales promo-tion of popular items,many of which featured

exclusive, speciallymarked pink packagingand the personal survivorstory of 48 Kroger asso-ciates who have battledbreast cancer. Among the1,600 participating itemswere many of Kroger'sown products, as well aspopular items from pro-gram partners GeneralMills, Kellogg's, Kimber-ly Clark, Kraft, Pepsi, Pu-rina and SC Johnson.

“We appreciate beingincluded in Kroger’saward-winning GivingHope a Hand programagain this year,” said RickBryan, executive directorat CSC. “Their generositywill literally give hope ahand here at Cancer Sup-port Community where itwill help fund the freepro-grams of support, educa-tion and hope that we pro-vide local women fightingbreast cancer, along withpeoplewithanyotherkindof cancer, cancer survi-vors, and families andloved ones.”

Kroger donates $10K for cancer support

Celebrating Kroger's $10,000 donation to the Cancer Support Community are Krogerpublic relations manager rachael Betzler, Kroger Bellevue store manager Chris Baker,Cancer Support Community Director of Development Betty Cookendorfer and CSCExecutive Director Rick Bryan. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT


Buy One Membership,Get One

HalfOff

Only through January 6Join today at

cincymuseum.org/join

Holiday Traditionsat Cincinnati Museum Center

Final Days!Don’t miss the Duke EnergyHoliday Trains at Holiday JunctionandRocky Mountain Express inour OMNIMAX® Theater.

LEGAL NOTICESYMMES

TOWNSHIP,HAMILTON

COUNTYThe regular January1, 2013 meeting ofthe Board of Trusteesof Symmes Town-ship, Hamilton Coun-ty, Ohio has beencanceled and re-scheduled for Tues-day, January 8, 2013at 7:00 p.m. Thismeeting will be heldat the Township Ad-min. Bldg., 9323 Un-ion Cemetery Road.John C. BorchersFiscal Officer 0208

LEGAL NOTICESYMMES

TOWNSHIP,HAMILTONCOUNTYNotice is hereby giv-en that pursuant toORC 505.17, theBoard of Trustees ofSymmes Township,Hamilton County,Ohio, on December4, 2012 enacted Res-olution T2012-01 es-tablishing fire laneson Township roads(Liberty Hill Drive).This resolution willbecome effectiveJanuary 1, 2013.Copy of ResolutionT2012-01 is availablefor review at theTownship Admin.Bldg., 9323 UnionCemetery Road andwill be posted in fourother public placesfor thirty days. As re-quired, this noticeshall be published ina newspaper of gen-eral circulation in theTownship for threeconsecutive weeks.John C. BorchersFiscal Officer 0194

CITY OF BLUE ASH, OHIONOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ON APPEALNotice is hereby given that at 7:05 PM onThursday, January 10, 2013, the City ofBlue Ash will hold a public hearing in theCouncil Chambers of the Blue Ash Munici-pal & Safety Center, 4343 Cooper Road,Blue Ash, Ohio 45242, before a regularmeeting of the Council of the City of BlueAsh. City Council will consider an appealto the Board of Zoning Appeals decision re-garding 4900 Hunt Road developmentplans proposed by Hills Land & Develop-ment Company: 1) an appeal by Hills Land& Development Company to a decision todeny a development plan that was ap-proved by the Downtown Design ReviewCommittee; 2) an appeal by CharlestonApartments, LLC to a decision upholding adevelopment plan that was approved bythe Downtown Design Review Committee;and 3) an appeal by Timothy Lomison to adecision upholding a development planthat was approved by the Downtown De-sign Review Committee.David M. Waltz, City Manager

Rinks Flea Market BingoFollow us on...

www.facebook.com/RinksBingowtwitter.com/RinksBingo

$4,000 GuaranteedPayout Each Night!$5 - 6-36 Faces

$10 - 90 Faces ComputerFri, Sat Nights/www.RinksBingo.com513-931-4441 • 513-931-0259

Through nonprofit Mag-nified Giving, students ofCincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy, Loveland HighSchool and Ursuline Acad-emyare learning importantlessons that are equippingthem to be the next genera-tion of philanthropists.

They are being chal-lenged to research areanonprofits, distribute grantapplications and ultimatelywill present a check to thecause of their choice at aMay 16 Magnified GivingAward ceremony at McAu-ley High School.

Giving back is a conceptthat Roger Grein, the or-ganization’s founder andpresident, was taught fromhis parents and one that heis committed to passing onto today’s youth. For hiswork, Grein was selectedfrom19,000 full time volun-teers as theNational FatherGeorge Mader Award bythe Catholic Volunteer Net-work.

Named after the Net-work’s founder, the annualaward is given to an organi-zation or individual that en-courages laymenandwom-en to serve others locally,nationally, or international-ly.

Grein was also named2012 Philanthropist of theYear from the Associationof Fundraising Profession-als Greater CincinnatiChapter.

The vision of MagnifiedGiving is for every highschool student inAmerican,beginning with GreaterCincinnati and NorthernKentucky, to someday havean opportunity to learn

firsthand how to be gener-ous and wise philanthro-pists through hands-on ex-perience. The organiza-tion’s fourthyear is seeingarecord number of schoolsand students involved.

To learn more, pleasevisitwww.magnifiedgiving.org.

Grein honored forphilanthropy

Roger Grein with Heidi Jark,Fifth Third Bank Foundationmanager and honorarychair for the NationalPhilanthropy Day Awardsluncheon by theAssociation of FundraisingProfessionals GreaterCincinnati Chapter. THANKSTO LOWRY PHOTO GROUP

The Community of theGood Shepherd has longbeen known for outreachprograms that extendfrom their own neighbor-hood near Kemper andMontgomery, to Tanzaniaandmore recentlyHondu-ras.

At the recent Sips, She-perds and Seminarians,the focus was on a wineand beer tasting gala toraise awareness and fundsfor The Athenaeum ofOhio, the graduate schoolof theology sponsored bythe Roman Catholic Arch-diocese of Cincinnati toprepare priests and laityto serve the Church.

More than 150 attend-ees took home the souve-nir glass used to samplethe six varieties of wineand six autumn themedbeers served throughoutthe evening.Wines includ-ed a Zolo 2011 Torrontes,Zolo 2011 Malbec, SaintGregory 2009 Pinot NoirRose, McNab Ridge 2011Rose of Syrah, LongBoard2011 Russian River Sau-vignon Blanc, and Do-maineSonoma2008Caber-net Sauvignon.

The sampled beers in-cluded Samuel Smith PaleAle, C. Wells Banana Nut-bread Beer, and Moerlein5th and Vine, and hard ci-der Angry Orchard Crisp,all supplemented with alarge selection of softdrinks, and hot and coldappetizers and sweets.

Coined Sips, Shep-herds, and Seminarians,Taste and Share for theGood of the Athenaeum,theevent raisedmore than$6,000 to invest in thetraining and formation ofmen and women gradu-ates of The Athenaeum ofOhio who can be foundserving God's people incommunities throughoutthe U.S. and overseas.There are more than 50

seminarians attendingMt.St.Mary's Seminary of theWest, 18 ofwhomattendedSips, Shepherds, and Sem-inarians.

DeaconMaxSchellmanopened the festivities byintroducing The Rev. Rob-ert E. Schmitz, pastor ofGood Shepherd, whospoke of the need for addi-tional priests, deacons andlayministers in the Catho-

lic Church. TheRev.Bene-dict O'Cinnsealaigh, presi-dent and rector of TheAthenaeum, addressedthegrouponhow theAthe-naeum is transforminginto a more open andfriendly resource for theArchdiocese, providingprograms for clergy, laity,youth, families, and thoseinterested in deepeningtheir faith and spiritual

life. Auxiliary Bishop Jo-seph R. Binzer spoke onthe abundant blessingsavailable for those whoare able to share thegift offaith thatGod had given toall of us.

Music was provided byRick Hagee, keyboard,and Pat McGill, saxo-phone, and CincinnatiMetropolitan Orchestravocalist Larry Reiring.

In addition to the socialaspects of the eveningmany people demonstrat-ed an interest in numeroussilent auction and raffleitems including restau-rant gift cards, sportsmemorabilia, pamperyourself gift baskets,landscaping gift cards,bakery items, jewelry,wine baskets, and funnightsout to thePlayhousein the Park and to a Redsgame–all donatedby localbusinesses and individ-uals.

Good Shepherd raises morethan $6K for theology school

More than 150 attendees enjoy the festivities at the recent Sips, Shepherds andSeminarians fundraiser event for The Athenaeum of Ohio. THANKS TO PATTY LINDNER

Supporters of The Athenaeum of Ohio enjoy dinner atSips, Shepherds and Seminarians THANKS TO PATTY LINDNER

Wine and beer tasting is a part of the Sips, Shepherds,and Seminarians event to benefit The Athenaeum ofOhio. THANKS TO PATTY LINDNER


9620 Montgomery Rd. • Cincinnati, OH 45242WWW.MONTGOMERYLINCOLN.COM

513-683-3800SERVICE HOURS: MON-FRI 7:30AM-6PM, SAT 8AM-4PM

MONTGOMERYLINCOLN

ATTENTIONFORD OWNERS

COUPON EXPIRES 12/31/2012

$1995• OIL AND FILTER CHANGE• MULTI-POINT INSPECTION• FREE ALIGNMENT CHECK

(Excludes Diesel Engines)

DID YOU KNOW WE CAN SERVICE ALLFORD VEHICLES INCLUDING WARRANTY

AND RECALLS?Try our convenient and friendly award winning service.

Why fight the traffic when you can stay in our neighborhood?

• Customer Work Area with Free WiFi, Phone & Fax Service• Shuttle Service• Complimentary Coffee, Espresso, Tea & Filtered Water

The 2013HeartBall gotofficially rolling at aGrand Slam Party at TheGreenDiamondGallery, aprivate baseball museumin Montgomery.

The Grand Slam Partywas sponsored by Cardi-ac, Vascular, & ThoracicSurgeons Inc. Honoraryhosts for the eveningwere Eppa and BuffieRixey.

Guests enjoyed lightbites and cocktails whileexploring rare memora-bilia from baseball’s mostbeloved personalities.Eppa Rixey shared hispersonal story of losinghis grandfather, a formerReds and National Base-ball Hall of Famer, todeath from heart disease.Rixey’s heart felt mes-sage highlighted the im-portance of the life-sav-ing work of the American

Heart Association.Throughout the eve-

ning, past Heart Ballchairs, honorees, andaward recipients were in-vited to share their favor-ite memories on a specialvideo that will be aired attheBall Feb. 23. The videocelebrates 20 years ofHeart Ball history and theimpact the event hasmade in our community.

The Cincinnati HeartBall is sponsored by Tri-Health and will be held atthe Duke Energy Conven-tion Center Feb. 23. Theblack-tie gala will be co-chaired by Jerry andKathy Oliphant and willhonor Lee and ShannonCarter with the Heart ofthe City Award, a distin-guished award for theirphilanthropic work in thecity of Cincinnati. Theevening also includes an

elegant gourmet dinnerand auction followed bydancing at a Young Pro-fessionals’ After Party.

Last year’s Heart Ballraisedmore than $550,000and drew a record crowdof 800 attendees. Fundsraised from the event willbe used to fund the Amer-ican Heart Association’slifesaving research andeducational programs.Heart disease and strokeare the No. 1 and four kill-ers in America and theleading causes of death inCincinnati.

Tickets for the HeartBall are $300 per person.

For more informationabout the Heart Ball, con-tact Sia Ruppert, HeartBall director at the Amer-ican Heart Association,(513) 842-8863,[email protected], orvisit www.heart.org.

At the Grand Slam Party at the Green Diamond Gallery in Montgomery are, from left:Kathy Oliphant (Heart Ball co-chair), Jennifer Hauck, Haley Kornman, Debbie Hiratzka,Adair Kornman, Missy Ford, Sia Ruppert, Eppa & Buffie Rixey (Grand Slam honoraryhosts), Jenni Grammer, Lori Fovel and Rita Chin. THANKS TO LORI FOVEL

Heart Ball hits a homerun

Santa, Mrs. Claus andhiselvesmade their roundsthroughout Symmes Town-ship Dec. 5, handing outgoodies to kids and collect-ing for a cause.

On Santa’s three routesthrough the township, 650goodie bags were givenout. In turn, residents do-nated more than 100 toysand $381 in cash donationsto theMarineToysForTotsprogram, which donates atoy to a small child whomight not get anything thatyear, said Luanne Felter,special events coordinatorfor Symmes.

For more about your commu-nity, visit www.Cincin-nati.com/

SymmesTownship.

Santas, Mrs. Clauses and their elves stop in front of one of their fire truck sleighs for a photo before Operation Santa. THANKS TO LUANNE FELTER

Early Christmas cheer in Symmes

As part of Operation Santa's tradition, residents refilledSanta's bag for the Marines Toys for Tots collection. Morethan 100 toys were donated, as well as $381 in cashdonations. THANKS TO LUANNE FELTER

Marines for the Toys for Tots collection packed more than 100 toys into the back of theirvan to distribute to young kids who might not get anything this year. THANKS TO BRIAN ELLIFF

northeast-suburban-life-122612

Documents

theirranch home

dave andpat buschmann

page a2

crossingthe street

house andwould

crossed plenty

nominatedave buschmann

retail advertising