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Wyoming’s income tax willnudge to 1 percent in January.

City Council onNov.17 unan-imously passed an ordinancethat raises the current 0.8 per-cent rate by 0.2 percent, toreach the 1 percent limit al-lowed without a public vote.

The tax rate had been a sub-ject of discussion for severalyears, Finance Director Jere-miah Caudill said at an earliermeeting, citing a reduction inrevenue due to factors includ-ing a reduced local governmentfund share, elimination of theestate tax, and lower propertyvalues.

MayorBarryPortercreditedCity Manager Lynn Tetley andher staff for maintaining ser-vices at the current level, while

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Wyoming is raising its income taxto one percent.

Wyomingnudgesincome taxto 1 percentBy Kelly [email protected]

SeeWYOMING, Page A2

A project that started fouryears ago, to provide wintercoats for ahandful ofPrincetonstudents, has grown into a vol-unteer organization that col-lects clothing of all kinds, andhasincludedlocalgroupsinthisyear-round effort.

Princeton City School Dis-trict School BoardMember Su-san Wyder, a Sharonville Ele-mentary teacher at the time,put out a call for a several coatsthat winter. That response in2011 brought donations thatwould quickly outgrowanactu-al closet.

Today,Wyder collects, sorts,washes, organizes, hangs, foldsand distributes coats, clothing,shoes and even school supplieswithbackpacksforanyonewhoasks.

They don’t have to go toPrinceton City Schools.

They don’t have to live inSharonville, Glendale, Spring-dale, Evendale, LincolnHeights orWoodlawn.

If there’s a need, she doesn’taskwho orwhere.

“We always help,” Wydersaid.

The response has been over-whelming, she said one day re-cently as she, with several vol-unteers, sorted through dona-tions in the basement of thePrinceton Administration Cen-ter, 3900 Cottingham Drive inSharonville.

A dozen large plastic bagswere piled outside the door,waiting to be unpacked.

Insidethestorageroom,sev-eral cafeteria tables held pilesof shirts, pants, socks, under-wear, sweaters, with bins con-taining school supplies filled to

the top. Backpacks were pilednearby.

Wyder pointed to studentswhosefamiliesare transient, asthey change schools through-out the year and need new ordifferent supplies.

Six retail-sized double-highracks were filled with coats.Separated into boy and girlstyles, sizes ranged from tod-dler to adult, lightweight to arc-tic heavy.

“I gave out 100 coats lastweek,”shesaid,referringtotheNovember snowfall thatknocked autumn into winter.

Wyder is typicallycontactedby school nurses from amongPrinceton’s 10 schools when achild is identified in need.

The school board member,who retired from Princetonschools in 2011, is spending herretirement hard at work, andwith the rise in supply and de-

mand came volunteers.Somearestudents.Someare

residents of the Princetonschooldistrict.Somearefromaparochial school in Sharonville.

St.Michael School’s directorof religious education was toldabout the Princeton Closet lastyear, andhas organizedagroupof volunteers who visit the ad-ministration center a coupletimes a year to help sortthrough donations withWyder.

St. Michael families also do-nate to the Princeton Closet,and Wyder is ready to provideany of those students withclothing or supplies as they areneeded.

Anna Geoppinger, St. Mi-chael’s director of religiouseducation, said the PrincetonCloset fits the school’s missionof community outreach.

“Thepurpose of ourgroup istolookatdifferentwaysthatwe

can help others within our owncommunity and reaching fur-therout,”shesaidof thePrince-toneffort,aswellasoutreachinNorthside and Northern Ken-tucky.

Geoppinger said the schoolwill collect items as part of itsholidayGivingTree, in additionto the parish-wide service daysinMarch andNovember, calledSt.Michael Serves.

St. Michael will continue toparticipate, through donationsof goods and time, she said.

“It’s ecumenical. You helppeople, you don’t help a reli-gion,” Geoppinger said. “Thereare people in need. We serve acommunity.”

ThePrincetonClosetalsore-ceiveshelpfromresidents.Car-ol Muntz of Glendale, and PatMerz of Sharonville, spent a re-centmorning helpingWyder.

Merz doesn’t have childrenat Princeton schools, butlearned about the closet andwanted to help.

“You’re helping the childrenwho have need,” she said.

Wyder strives to meet thoseneeds, and if she doesn’t havethe right size or appropriate ii-tem, she buys it. Shoes are thebiggest expense.

Monetary donations are ap-preciated, Wyder said. Contri-butionscanbemadebychecktothe Princeton Closet, c/o theTreasurer’s office, and hand-delivered or mailed to thePrinceton Administration Cen-ter, 3900 Cottingham Drive,Sharonville 45241.

It’s money well-spent, ac-cording toMuntz.

“If someone is walkingaround with $1 they want tospend inagoodplace,” shesaid,“they should contact thePrinceton Closet.”

Closet is seeing donations, needBy Kelly [email protected]

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Volunteers Carol Muntz, left, and Pat Merz, right, help Susan Wyder sortthrough donations at the Princeton Closet.

The bell rang on Wednesdaymorning at Princeton’s upperschool campus, but instead ofstarting class, students fol-lowed lockdown procedures.

There was no emergency atthe middle school and highschoolcampusonChesterRoad,but the semi-annual practicedrill helped prepare the schoolsand localpolice incaseanactualevent would take place.

As part of the ongoing safetytraining program, Sharonvillepolice led the security exercise

thatbroughtK-9units fromsev-eral Ohio police departments.

The exercise also allowedthe schools to practice theirlockdown procedures. Studentscleared the hallways while thepolice dogs patrolled. While Su-perintendent Ed Theroux couldnot disclose details due to secu-rity reasons, he declared theevent to be a success.

Theroux said parents werenotified that the Wednesdaydrill would take place, but up-coming drills won’t be an-nounced.

“We need to ensure that weare prepared without being no-

tified,” he said.Some staff members escort-

ed police officers through thebuildings while others moni-tored students.

They were in and out of thebuilding in less thananhour,butthedrill allowspolice tobecomefamiliar with the buildings andstudents and staff practicelockdown procedures withoutthe stress of an actual emergen-cy.

“Pending the debriefing, ad-ditionalmeasuresmay bemadeoneithersideorbothsides inor-der to increase our collabora-tion, efficiency, and effective-

ness in our safety and securityprotocols,” Theroux said.

The practice drill also al-lowed school officials and po-lice officers to become familiarwith each other.

“Our people have to knowhow to collaborate with them,”William Sprankles, director ofsecondary schools, said. “Theadministrators have to knowhow to tell the police officerswhat’s in the classrooms.”

“It is important thatweprac-tice, collaborate, and work to-gether to be proactively pre-

Princeton preps for emergency with drillBy Kelly [email protected]

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When I left Sugi Stew-art’s Glendale home, Ru-dyardKipling’s poem “If”popped into mymind.

Excusing the gender,three stanzas especiallymade me think of her:

“If you can meet withTriumph and Disaster

And treat those two im-postors just the same;

If you can force yourheartandnerveandsinew

Toserveyour turn longafter they are gone,

And so hold on whenthere is nothing in you

Except the Will whichsays to them: ‘Hold on!’

Yours is the Earth andeverything that’s in it,

And – which is more –

you’ll bea Man,my son!”

OnDec. 26,Sugi willbe 87yearsold,but you’dneverknow it.Stayingabreast

of many technological in-novations, shemaintainsahome office, cultivatesnew friends and has mettriumph and tragedy withequanimity. Her sage ad-vice is to keep going aslong as you can. Sugi’slong retail career still

brings her rewards. Thefriendships she nurturedwhile in business remainpart of her life. Thoughshe no longer drives andknee surgery has her on acane, shemaintains an en-thusiastic attitude andcultivates youngerfriends who replace oth-ers her age who havepassed away.

Sugi opened the S.Stewart ShoponCongressAvenue in Glendale withone of her daughters. Theidea was that Sugi wouldretire after fiveyears, butthree years later, herdaughter married a gen-tleman from Tupelo, Mis-sissippi, andmoved there.Sugi kept the shop for 18years, thenmoved toWoo-dlawn next to CenturyInn. There she did trunkshows from a small roomfor four years until thebuilding was sold.

Next she rented spacefrom Peter Guggenheimon Springfield Pike inWyoming, then on Wyo-ming Avenue for threeyears, and lastly it wasback to Springfield Pikewhere Sugi helped theowner for almost twoyears. Cincinnati Zoo’s

Thayne Maynard is herson-in-law so she has fam-ily in Wyoming, attendedschool functions, and gotto know her neighbors bypurchasing from them.

She remainsgreatly in-terested in the communi-ty. Beauty may be in theeye of the beholder, but italso resides in theheart ofthe one you behold. Sugi'sbeautiful heart inspiredher to share ideas abouthow to increase trade inWyoming’s business dis-trict:

“Wyoming is a well-known community due toits highly regarded schoolsystem coupled with thecharm of its tree-shadedstreets. Unfortunately,not so well-known are theretail shops on WyomingAvenue which are off thebeaten path. Patina, Sight,ART, Uniquely Yours,Williams Jewelers, Wyo-ming Florist and the oth-ers are small, local busi-nesses that need commu-nity support to survive.Having owned retailshops in Glendale and atlocations in Wyoming, Iunderstand that thedream of success is real-ized only with the help of

shoppers who are local.“To assist these de-

lightful shops become adestination place formore clientele, perhapsmore eye-catching signson Springfield Pike willhelp guide traffic to them.The building on the northside of Wyoming Avenueis owned by the city. Ihope the city fathers andmothers will considerbrightly painted doors asan attention getter, or bet-ter still, paint the entire

building with a lovely col-or that will add some piz-zazz. Better holiday light-ing might also help. Bestof all,word ofmouth fromthe community as awholewould really help bring inclientele.”

Evelyn Perkins writes aregular column about peopleand events in the Tri-CountyPress area. Send items for hercolumn to 10127 ChesterRoad, Woodlawn, 45215, orcall her directly at 772-7379.

Sweet advice from Glendale’s ‘Sugi’

EVELYN PERKINS FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

As a child, Sugi Stewart was called "Sugar" by the womanwho cared for her. The nickname became "Sugi," and hersweet personality still shines through.

EvelynPerkinsCOMMUNITY PRESSCOLUMNIST

reducing expenses sothe city didn’t have to in-crease the income taxfor nearly a decade.

“We have gotten tothe placewherewe can’tcut anymorewithout im-pacting services,’ Portersaid. “This was the onlyway that we could main-tain services and keepthe quality of life wehave in Wyoming.”

The city had lost rev-enue in several areasover the past severalyears:

» Reduction of localgovernment fund share:In 2011, a state fund thatshared general tax reve-nue with municipalitiesand public libraries wasreduced. Wyoming typi-cally received $230,000annually from that fundin the past. City officialsexpect less than half of

that amount, at $100,221in 2014.

» Elimination of es-tate tax: Effective Jan.1,2013, Ohio’s estate taxwas eliminated, takingaway an average annualrevenue of $808,000.This year, Wyoming willreceive nothing, unlessany predated estate set-tlements are received.

» Reduction in prop-ertyvalues:Realproper-ty was reassessed in2011, with an average re-duction of 11 percentamong properties inWyoming. This cost thecity more than $345,000.

The city listed sever-al ways attempts havebeenmade over the pastfour years, to soften theblow of the lost revenue.

While those mea-sures have helped, itwasn’t enough to createfunding for capital pro-jects, Caudill said.

The tax will take ef-fect Jan. 1.

WyomingContinued from Page A1

paredforany typeof safe-ty event,” Theroux said.

Officers and their po-lice dog partners from sixother departments joinedSharonville Officer Dar-ian Bookman and K-9Cjeena in the practicedrill:

» Officer Patrick Hol-land of Franklin with K-9Colt;

» Officer Adam Ben-nett of Centerville withK-9 Bobo;

»Deputy Jeff Duke ofButler County with K-9Jackson;

» Officer John Cresapof Fairfield, with K-9 Ca-naan;

» Sgt. Greg Adkins ofTipp City with K-9 Gitta;and

» OfficerPaulLovellofWest Chester Townshipwith K-9 Canto.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

TRI-COUNTYPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Bethany School» Bethany School kindergar-

ten students completed a studyof the Pilgrims and AmericanIndians with a Thanksgivinglunch. Students made hats,headdresses and placemats.Parents helped teachers Caro-lyn Lanenga and Kathy Potowith aides Sharon Brooks andJoyMiller serve a simple meal.

Evendale Elementary» Evendale Elementary

celebrated the fall as well asHalloween with a parade, andthen parents brought inhealthy treats and crafts for abrief party in the classroom.

Sharonville Elementary» Fifth-grade students at

Sharonville Elementary Schoolexplored the wonders of pop-up books, or three-dimension-al, movable books from thecollection in the school’s MediaCenter.

Reading the stories, whileinteracting with flaps, pull-tabs, transformations and pop-outs gave the students achance for a hands-on learningexperience.

“My favorite was “StarWars: A Pop-Up Guide to theGalaxy,” Juan Diego MarceloGarcia said. That book wascreated byMatthew Reinhart.

Adam Bah enjoyed the pulltabs in “Secrets of Nature:Keeping Safe” by Bob Bamp-ton, because “I could see howanimals escape danger byplaying tricks and changinghow they look.”

Victoria Kippenberg founda puppet in the book “BarnardBoogie” to be very amusing.

“You insert your hand rightinto the book and become partof the puppets,” she added.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO SCOTT BRUCE

Bethany School students Alex Walker, left, and John Haney are ready to give thanks for their blessings.

THANKS TOMARJORIE MILLENNOR

Evendale Elementary School fifth-grade students from JeffMartin's classroom show off their Halloween costumes.


A group of Evendale Elementary fifth-graders take time out ofthe harvest parade to pose for the camera and show off theiroutfits.


Evendale Elementary School students Nylah Coffey,Rylee Meyer, Jmya Mackey, Myelle Jones, Jack Betz andNicky Caracci pose for a photo.

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THANKS TOMARGIE KESSLER

Bethany School students are blessed with a beautiful campus that serves to enhancetheir schoolwork. From left, second-graders Elliana Maddock, Gabriella Medina andKhrya Barron work on a nature art project from a bench outside the chapel. Art istaught by Shirley Ross.

St. Ursula Academy hasannounced theco-chairs forthe 2015 SUA Ball.

Shari and Dan Torbeckof Evendale and Beth andDave Zilch of SymmesTownship will work togeth-er to plan St. Ursula’s larg-est annual fundraisingevent. The theme for the2015 SUA Ball is “An Eve-ning Under the Stars.”

The SUA Ball will takeplace from 5:30 p.m. tomid-nightSaturday,Feb.7, in theSUA Gymnasium and Con-vocation Center on the St.Ursula campus at 1339 EastMcMillan Street in EastWalnut Hills.

The evening includescocktails, a silent auction,gourmet dinner, and liveauction. All proceeds fromtheSUABall go to theAcad-emy’sgeneral fundandhelpto support St. Ursula’s edu-cational programming andprovide aid for deserving

young women from theTristate area to attend St.Ursula Academy.

To learn more about St.

Ursula Academy and theSUA Ball, please visitwww.saintursula.org.

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Dan and Shari Torbeck of Evendale and Beth and Dave Zilch ofSymmes Township, co-chairs of the 2015 SUA Ball.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 11Clubs & OrganizationsGeneral Federation of Wom-en’s Club Southwest OhioValley, 5-8:30 p.m., SharonvilleCommunity Center, 10990Thornview Drive, Club lookingto increase membership. Pur-pose: To provide programs,services and activities throughwhich active women can utilizetalents for betterment of com-munity and themselves. Forwomen. Free. Presented byGFWC Southwest Ohio ValleyWomen’s Club. 755-8519; hea-ney.wix.com/gfwcswohio.Sharonville.

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

EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, 11165Reading Road, Actors build andexpand their skills. Prepare forauditions, improv, cold reads,monologues, character devel-opment and agency repre-sentation. Ages 18 and up. $20.Presented by Cincinnati ActorsStudio. 615-2827; cincinnatiac-torsstudio.com. Sharonville.

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

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, One FinancialWay, Greater Cincinnati tradi-tion features variety of holidayactivities. Houses decorated withholiday scenes, thousands oflights and free family entertain-ment. Through Dec. 12. Free.794-6100; www.ohionation-al.com.Montgomery.Holiday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, 11450 Lebanon

Road, Drive-through outdoorlights and themed figuresdisplay. Through Dec. 31. $13 percar. Presented by Great Parks ofHamilton County. 769-0393;www.holidayinlights.com.Sharonville.

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

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

Music - StudentPerformancesMadeira High School Band &Choir Holiday Concert, 7 p.m.,Madeira High School, 7465Loannes Drive, Free. Presentedby Madeira High School Band &Choir. 891-8222; madeirac-ityschools.org.Madeira.

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

FRIDAY, DEC. 12Community DanceVillage Squares, 8-10:30 p.m.,St. Gabriel Consolidated School,

18 W. Sharon Ave., Club forexperienced square dancers andround dancers. $5. Presented bySouthwestern Ohio/NorthernKentucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 929-2427. Glendale.

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

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; www.ohionational.com.Montgomery.Holiday in Lights, 6-10 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraokeWithWendell, 8 p.m.,DJ’s Sports Tavern, 380 Glenspr-ings Drive, Karaoke and danc-ing. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Wendell’s Karaoke.771-0888; www.payneentertain-ment.com. Springdale.

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

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

SATURDAY, DEC. 13Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden discusses nutri-tion and health while preparingtwo delicious, simple and easy

meals. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.Parent/Child GingerbreadHouse Decorating with KarenHarmon, 1-4 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $60 per pair. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Cooking EventsGingerbread HouseMaking,1-3:30 p.m., Gorman HeritageFarm, 10052 Reading Road,Learn how to make gingerbreadfrom scratch, create ediblearchitectural masterpiece anddecorate. $50-$60. Registrationrequired. 563-6663; www.gor-manfarm.org. Evendale.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-10 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.Live Nativity, 2-4 p.m., St. PaulLutheran Church ELCA, 106Maple St., Live animals and

actors, hot chocolate, cookiesand singing. Free. 335-8665.Reading.Santa Paws, 9 a.m. to noon,Kyle Veterinary Hospital, 11734Conrey Road, Bring dog forphotos with Santa Paws. Bene-fits Kyle’s New Hope AnimalRescue. $10 donation for each5-by-7 photo with Santa. Pre-sented by Kyle’s New HopeAnimal Rescue. 469-6427;www.newhopeanimalrescue-.org. Sycamore Township.Holly Days, noon to 4 p.m.,Heritage Village Museum, 11450Lebanon Road, Experiencesights and sounds of 19th centu-ry holiday season. $8, $5 ages

5-11, free ages 4 and under.563-9484; www.heritagevillage-cincinnati.org. Sharonville.

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

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 6948Plainfield Road, Visit adoptioncenter or take one home (adop-tion fee). Through Jan. 3. 984-6369; www.thescratchingpost-.org. Silverton.

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Todaymy kitchen hasthe haunting fragrance ofvanilla. I’mmaking vanil-la extracts for gift giving.

I think oneof the nic-est, andreallyeasiest,gifts fromthe kitchenis home-made va-nilla ex-tract.When Imentionedthis in a

recent column, so manyof you asked about it thatI wanted to share a de-tailed recipe early in theseason.

Kind of beansUse high quality vanil-

la beans/pods that bendeasily. The beans areactually the seed pod of amember of the orchidfamily and are harvestedby hand; thus the reasonfor the cost. If they’rehard, don’t use them tomake vanilla extract, butchop them up and sub-merge in some granulat-ed sugar or salt to flavorthose. Vanilla made withBourbon/Madagascarbeans has the classic,robust flavor that is typi-cally associated withvanilla. Tahitian beansare not as strong, morefruity and floral, whileMexican beans tend to besmooth flavored with ahint of spiciness.

Preparing beansI pound them flat and

then split them length-wise in half or shorter tofit the jar. You’ll see tinyblack vanilla seeds.

Alcohol variations

Vodka has the mostneutral flavor, but youcan use bourbon, brandy,or rum. I like to give atrio for gifts. A good 40%(80 proof) alcohol forvodka will work fine.Vanilla extracts that youbuy usually contain 35percent or 70 proof alco-hol.

InfusingDepending upon the

method, infusing flavorcan take anywhere froma week to a fewmonths.I’m giving two recipeshere - one that is a quickinfuse that’s ready in aweek or so and one thattakes at least a month orup to several months. Ifgiving this as a gift be-fore infusion is done, letrecipient know. It’s fun towatch flavor develop.You’ll know infusion iscomplete by color (any-where from goldenbrown to dark) and espe-cially, aroma. The flavorwill becomemore com-plex over time.

Storing vanillaCool, dry place (not

the frig) where it shouldlast indefinitely. Storeunused beans in freezer.

Hot infuse methodfor vanilla extract

Adapted from Cook’sIllustrated DIY book.

3/4 cup vodka2 vanilla beans,

pounded flat and splitas mentioned above.Place in a one cup con-tainer. I like glass.

Carefully and slowly,heat vodka in largesaucepan on low just

until hot. Be careful,don’t cover or use highheat as fumes could catchfire. Pour over beans,submerging them. Cool toroom temperature, un-covered. Seal and store atroom temperature for aweek, shaking every day.Strain or not.

Rita’s roomtemperature infusemethod

Takes more beans anda longer time, and theflavor is amazing.

4 vanilla beans,pounded flat and splitas mentioned above.

8 oz. vodka or otheralcohol

Place beans in jar.Pour alcohol of choiceover. Beans must be sub-merged. Cover, shake andlet infuse at room tem-perature a month at leastor longer, shaking everyfew days or so. Strain ifdesired.

Tip from Rita’skitchen: don’t tossout the beans

Vanilla salt or sugar. Ifyou strain vanilla, beansare still flavorful enoughto use in salt or sugar.Dry and submerge in

about a cup of salt orsugar. Cover until flavordevelops.

Vanilla, orange andmint extracts:

Check out my webpage Abouteating.comfor these recipes.

Readers want toknow: What is acomal?

A reader was passinga gourmet kitchen storeand saw what looked likea heavy crepe pan in thewindow. The sign said“comal.” “What is it usedfor?” he asked. It’s pro-nounced koh-MAHL and

is a very shallow round oroblong flat griddle withlow curved sides, madeof cast iron or steel. UsedinMexican and LatinAmerican cooking fortortillas and toastingchilies, spices and veg-gies. I like the cast ironversion since it’s one thatcan be passed down andgets better the more youuse it.

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

Homemade vanilla extract makes nice gift

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Homemade vanilla extract can be made with just two ingredients. The harder pods can be used to flavor sugar.

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TheOhioState Board ofEducation willvote inMarchto remove anoperating stan-dard that re-quires allschool districtsto staff five ofeight servicepositions foreach increment of 1,000 stu-dents.

The positions involve thearts, physical education, healthservices, library services coun-seling, social workers. If therule is eliminated, state stan-dards will no longer requirepublic school districts to em-ploymusic, art,and physicaleducation teachers at the ele-mentary levels.

If the state board of educa-

tion erases the rule, only thesecondary schools would haveto provide certified staffmem-bers in the areas now coveredby the five of eight rule. Aprimary factor underlying thisproposed change is to givelocal boards of education theflexibility to determine thestaff positions they deem nec-essary for their school dis-tricts.

Given this new power,boards could reduce their bud-gets by simply eliminating thepositions or redirecting theexpenditures to other areas ofthe the district's budget. Forexample, a school district has5,000 students enrolled in itselementary schools with a costof $60,000 per position for eachof theminimum required posi-tions, the boardwould have $1.5million per year at its disposal

to use for whatever local needit determines.

Boards of Education thathave awell established historyof supporting the arts and oth-er educational services forelementary schools will con-tinue to do so. Sadly, boardsthat face declining tax reve-nues or low achievement scoreissuesmay choose to use thosemonies for other purposes.Ironically, once the standard isremoved, charter school opera-torsmight elect to simply ap-ply these funds for profit to thethe school's management com-pany.

At least 60 percent of taxrevenue available for Ohio'spublic schools is provided byfunds generated by renewableoperating levies.When localcommunities choose to denythese levies, history has shown

that budget reductions alwaysinitially occur in those pro-grams impacted by the five ofeight rule.

Surely, most residents real-ize the ultimate negative im-pact such a decision wouldhave on the education of ele-mentary students. Of coursethe students whose families donot have the financial means toavail themselves of such pro-grams and services will sufferthe greatest consequences byremaining in their district ofresidence. Families of the otherstudents will selectively payfor the programs that interesttheir children, move to amoreaffluent school district, orenroll them in private schoolthat has a comprehensive artsand physical education pro-gram.

The Ohio Constitution re-

quires the state to provide athorough and efficient educa-tion for all children. The state'sSupreme Court has confirmedthis on at least two separateoccasions.

Unfortunately, this proposedchange to the state's minimumoperating standards for educa-tion will just be onemore ex-ample of the state and somelocal boards of education ignor-ing the court's directives.

In themeantime, the famil-iar elementary school soundsof tennis shoes squeaking onthe gymnasium floor or themelodious sounds wafting fromamusic roomwill become theeerie sounds of silence in someof Ohio's elementary schools.

Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.

Will state cut minimum art, PE requirements?

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ate focusonhaving theDMVre-quire proof of auto insurancewhenone is getting tags or driv-ers license. How often is therean accident where the guiltyparty does not have insurance?Currently theDMVasks, but donot require one to show thatproof. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

Nov. 26 questionIf the Republican-controlled

Senatewhich takesoffice in Janu-ary passes a bill green-lightingthe Keystone XL pipeline, shouldthe president sign the bill or vetoit? Why?

“With the Republican major-ity finally inbothhouses ofCon-gress I amhoping a lot of actionstarts taking place. One actionshould be the Keystone Pipe-line. This pipeline will bring oilfrom Canada to refineries in Il-linois and Texas. There are en-vironmental impacts as there

Dec. 3 questionThe Ohio Senate has passed a

bill which would mandate that apoliceofficerbepresentatany in-tersection or place where redlight cameras and traffic controlcamerasareused. Is thisgood leg-islation?Why or why not?

“Mandating a police officerbe present where red light orspeedingcamerasareusedsurefeels likegood legislation tome.I don’t want to come across asanti-police, I amnot, however, iflaw enforcement is wanting toaccuse me of a traffic crime,charge me a large fine pluscourt costs and negatively im-pact my insurance classifica-tion, then I fully expect them todo the actual work in person.Most people obey traffic lawsmost of the time, but if one ifhalf a second too late gettingthroughayellow lightorgoing5mph over the posted speed lim-it, is it right to have a machineauto-arrest that person? I think

not. Good job Ohio legislature.”M.J.F.

“Wow! Here I thought thecameras were to eliminateneeding a salaried police offi-cer sitting, doing almost noth-ing, for hours on end, to catchthe one or two scofflaws thatwere oblivious to the policepresence. Ireally liked itwhenapatrol car used to sit in front ofmyhouse tocatch thenumerousstop sign ignoring motorists inour neighborhood. The numberofchildren in theareamade thisan understandable situation.However, I recognized thatthere were far more importantareas that could use the eyesand ears of someone trained inlaw enforcement. The drug andvandalism problems presentenough work for many moreuniforms than we can afford.We have had somedaytime bur-glaries that have shocked us.They didn’t occur near a sto-plight. If we really believe that

the cameras are an invasion ofprivacy or inaccurate in court,then, they should be eliminated,but if we want an economicalmeans of surveillance, a patrolsitting in a car is not the an-swer.”

D.B.

“I havemixed feeling on thissubject. One of the reasons toput these cameras in place wasto saveonpolicepresenceusingthe police instead for neededpatrols and responding to emer-gencies. This law defeats that.However toomanytownships inOhio have become predatorywith these cameras chargingexorbitant fees forminor trans-gressions. Leave thecameras inplace, but stop any automaticticketing. Use the computers tofind repeat offenders. Then no-tify them that next time theyare being summoned into court.They can then defend them-selves if theywere not the driv-er. I would rather the Ohio Sen-

were for the Trans AlaskanPipeline. Just like the AlaskanPipeline the benefits outweighthe impacts. I suspect that ifObama vetoes it Congress canoverride his incompetencewitha two-thirdsmajority vote. Con-gress can then move on todumping theObamacare fiasco.Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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LaRosa’sFamily Pizzeriais dedicated tosupporting thecommunity-at-large by help-ing our neigh-bors in need.The holidayseason remindsus to reflect onour blessings,while also rec-ognizing and assisting friendsand members of our communi-ty facing challenging times.

We are particularly drawnto improve the harsh realitiesof hunger and food insecurityfacing members of our com-munity. This is a major issue inthe Greater Cincinnati area,and the demands are growingas hundreds of thousands ofindividuals and families won-der where their next meal iscoming from. In Greater Cin-cinnati, the Feed America’sMap the Meal Gap found thatthis uncertainty affects289,940 people, including100,000 children.

The unemployment rate hasdropped over the past year,which is good news, but theimprovement fails to generatethe necessary awareness of the

grim reality affecting millionsof individuals in our country –hunger. Over 2 million individ-uals in Ohio, almost 20 percentof the population, are classi-fied as food insecure. Howev-er, one-third of the hungrypopulation does not qualify forfederal nutrition programs,instead having to rely on foodassistance, from social serviceagencies.

Financial stress is cripplingfamilies locally, and not justthe unemployed. There aremany individuals working thatare still struggling to makeends meet. The strains havecaused people to change theirlifestyles, borrowmoney fromfriends and family, and evenmove in with others to get backon their feet.

For those individuals strug-gling to make it day-by-day,social service agencies like theFreestore Foodbank are bea-cons of hope. These organiza-tions are hands-on communityadvocates, spending time withtheir visitors and neighbors,getting to know them, anddetermining the best way tohelp. Whether providing food,clothing, job training, healthcare, housing, money manage-ment classes, or transporta-

tion, these agencies tirelesslywork for those in need.

This holiday season, LaRo-sa’s is proud to once againsupport the Freestore Food-bank of Cincinnati to fighthunger in our community.Beginning the day afterThanksgiving, each of ourpizzerias began selling BuddyCards (our 2 for 1 pizza dis-count card) for the benefit ofthe Freestore Foodbank.

Here’s how you can help:» Purchase a LaRosa’s Bud-

dy Card at any LaRosa’s pizze-ria from Nov. 28 through Dec.31. For a full list of locations,visit www.larosas.com/find

» Donate to the FreestoreFoodbank of Cincinnati. Formore information visitwww.freestorefoodbank.org/

Please join me and the La-Rosa’s family to help ourneighbors in need. Your helpdoes make a difference.

Michael T. LaRosa is chief executiveofficer of LaRosa’s Inc. Headquar-tered in Cincinnati, LaRosa’s Pizze-ria was founded in 1954 and is now a$138 million restaurant companywith 64 pizzerias serving neigh-borhoods throughout Greater Cincin-nati, Northern Kentucky, Southeast-ern Indiana and the Miami Valley.

LaRosa’s challenging communityto assist our neighbors in need

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Familygatheringsare one ofthe greatjoys of theholidays.When peo-ple withsmall cometo visit, besure thatyour houseis ready andsafe for them! For instance:

» Avoid using tableclothsor runners that hang over theedge of the table. For a tod-dler, this can be a handholdwhen standing up, and couldresult in dishes, hot food, andcenterpieces crashing down.

»Don’t put nuts, candy, orother small items on lowtables. Even small knick-knacks can be a choking haz-ard. The rule of thumb is thatanything smaller than a golfball should be kept out ofreach of small children.

»Keep bathroom doorsclosed at all times.

» Purses and handbagsshould be hung on hooks,placed in closets, or set out ofreach. Small children quicklylearn that there may be good-ies in a purse, and are likelyto explore and taste whateverthe purse holds.

» If you use candles, keepthem safely out of reach ofsmall children.

» Immediately dispose ofplastic wrap and any smallpacking parts that may comewith toys and other gifts.

» Breakable ornamentsshould be placed higher onthe Christmas tree.

» If moving the child’s carseat into a different car,make sure that it’s properlyinstalled.

Homes that regularly wel-come small children shouldbe babyproofed, but for abrief visit adults can use the“tag-team” method—ensuringthat one adult is always keep-ing an eye on small children.In particular, watch for sharpcorners on furniture anddecorations that may havesmall parts.

This time of year is a spe-cial one for children – and forfamilies with children. Com-mon sense and a little plan-ning can make sure that all ofyour child’s holiday memo-ries are good ones.

Dylan Weidlich is co-owner of BabyBodyguards, offering infant andchild CPR classes, professional carseat installation, and home ba-byproofing in southwest Ohio.www.babybodyguards.com.

Keeping small children safeduring holiday family gatherings

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Girls basketball

»MountNotreDamedefeated LakotaWestDec.1, 54-50. SeniorNaomi Davenport led the Cougars with 21 points.

MNDbeat Seton 62-37 onDec. 4. SophomoreMaria Pisciotta ledthe Cougars with 15 points.

» TheUrsulineAcademyLionsmoved to3-0with their47-32winagainst Mercy, Dec. 4. Megan Ogilbee led the team with 12 points.Jillian Fletcher chipped in 11 for UA.

» CincinnatiHillsChristianAcademydefeatedCincinnatiCoun-try Day 61-23, Dec. 3. The Eagles are now 1-2 and had two roadgames at Glenn Este and Summit Country Day to open this week.

SHORT HOPS

The current crop ofwater-crawlingCowboys at Wyo-ming High Schoolwere midwaythrough gradeschool the last time

anotherCincinnatiHillsLeagueswim team won the boys cham-pionship.

Mariemont won in 2006 andevery year since has belongedtoWyoming and coachDave El-liott. In that span, Ellliott hastaken Coach of the Year honorsfive times, including the lasttwo back-to-back.

Gone is the league Swimmerof the Year, Jonathan Rutter, tograduation.

However, his young brotherChristopher is back along withMax Chou, Stephen Barrett,Carson Burt and Ian Nyberg. Apromising freshman is PhilBrocker.

All except newcomer Brock-er made first team CHL. Chouwas tops in the 100 butterflywith Burt leading the 100 free-style.Therestwereeither inthe200medley relay, 200 free relayor 400 free relay.

“I like our depth and experi-ence in big meets,” Elliott said.“We also have a good freshmangroup.”

Along with Rutter keeping itin the family, CarsonBurt is thethird in his family to swim forthe Cowboys joining olderbrothers A.J. and Brennan.

Elliott’s squad will get a pre-liminary look at the postseasonpool on Dec. 20 when they par-ticipate in the Canton Christ-masClassic atC.T.BraninNata-torium.

TheWyomingdiveteampar-ticipates in the Battle of StatesDec.13 at theUniversity of Cin-cinnati.

TheWyoming girls are chas-ing their first league champion-ship since 2011. Last season, theCowboyswere third in theCHL.

The girls squad returns ju-nior SaraWashienko and sopho-moreLiaThomasfromtheir200freestyle relay team that wasCHL honorable mention. AlliGolden, Anne Criddle and Re-becca Prangley are also expect-ed to contribute.

“Our freshman class is largeandwehave senior leadership,”Elliott said. “Team unity andchemistry will be an advantagefor us.”

Now in his second year atPrinceton, head coach Gary Ta-meris said the Vikings are stillbattling low numbers. With justseven on the boys’ team, Tame-ris said their focus has been onindividual improvement.

On theboys’ side, theVikingsdo return two district qualifiersfrom a year ago in junior RileyHinkley and senior Trent Walk-er. Senior Thomas Goines willalsobeakeypart of theVikings’plans this season.

The girls’ team has 14 totalwhich is up from last season,but they’re all underclassmen,Tameris said. Juniors HannahRust, Lydia Sharpshair,Morgan

Smith and Samathan Ziegler allreturn with experience. Alsolook for sophomores Dana Col-lopy, Kiera Jackson and AllisonWilliams to fill out a youngteam.

The longest-tenured swimcoach in Moeller history is BillWhatley, who is now in his 15thyear. The Crusaders’ squad fin-ished second at the districtmeetand thirdat thestatemeet.Moeller has now had five con-secutive top eight finishes inCanton.

The top chlorinated Crusad-ers are seniors Noah Worobetzand Kevin George and juniorsCooper Hodge and Jacob Pelo-quin.

Ohio State signee Worobetzwas seventh in the 100 back-strokeat thestatemeet lastwin-ter; George was third in the 500free and seventh in the 200;Hodge took second in the 200 in-dividualmedley and third in the100 breaststroke and Peloquinscored in the 100 butterfly and100 backstroke.

“We’re very excited for thisseason,” Moeller assistant Mat-thew Harrison said. “We’recoming off a third-place finishat the state meet, equaling ourbest finish in school history. Wehope to improve on that thisyear. We’ve never been top two,

so that’s what we have oursights set on this year.”

Whatley and Harrison arelooking for Dan Nymberg, Aus-tin Theobald, Sebastian Fabikand Will McCullough to step upand fill roles now open fromgraduation last year. They alsowelcome a freshman class witha lot of potential.

Winning in the water has al-waysbeen thenormforSt.Xavi-er. The Bombers have won 35state team titles and this seasonthey’ll be looking for their sev-enth consecutive Division Istate title.

St. X returns nine state-qual-ifying swimmers and one diverfrom last year’s championshipteam.The returning state quali-fiers are seniors Joe Berno,Grant Carr, Mitchell Frey, Gra-ham Lindquist, Liam Moran,JamesWray; juniorsMatt Slabeand Nathan Jonas, and sopho-moreGrantHouse,aswellas ju-nior diver Drew Fitzgerald.

“We’re optimistic thatthrough the course of the sea-son we can get better,” said St.Xavier coach JimBrower. “Youalways like to have a good,strong senior class with somegreat leadership.Wehave thosetwo things going for us.”

House is the defending statechampion in the100and200-me-

ter freestyle. Slabe, House andFreywere three of the four legsin St. X’s 400-meter free relayteam that took the title last sea-son.

TheBombers don’t shy awayfrom competition, they realizehowimportant that is inorder toget better.

“It’s fun to know that you’vegot some good competition tohelp motivate the day-to-day,”Brower said. “This is always areally strong district for swim-ming. We’ve had a nice little ri-valry with Moeller, who again,has a very good team.”

Brower said the Bombershave 94 swimmers in the pro-gram this year. St. X started itstrekforanother titleonDec.4athome against Elder.

Another team hoping tomake waves at the state meetthis season is Ursuline Acad-emy. The Lions will seek thethird-straight Division I girls’state title this season and theireighth overall.

“We’re looking for a goodseason,”Lions’headcoachBradIsham said. “We lost a lot ofstrong seniors from last year’ssquad, but we do have a strongfreshmen class that couldmakean impact in the relays.”

Senior Sydney Lofquist,sophomores Julia Moran andRollie Grinder, and junior AllieWade return after making asplash in the state meet lastyear. Lofquist won state cham-pionships in two events. Moran,GrinderandWadeallwerestatequalifiers.

Isham also highlighted ju-niorChristineVankirkasanoth-er swimmer who could step inand contribute.

Roger Bacon will have togrowup through its underclass-men this seasonwith one senioron the girls’ team and just twoon the boys.

Even though they’re young,the Spartans are aiming highthis season with their sights seton the GCL Coed championshipmeet at the end of the regularseason. Coach Ben Stone is alsohoping for some repeat successat the district meet. Roger Ba-con lost last season’s districtqualifiers to graduation.

On the boys’ team, look forsenior Tony DiMario and juniorDrew Suffoletta to providesome experience and leader-ship. The girls’ team will be ledby the lone senior Kelsey Hea-ton, who’s looking for her firsttrip to districts this season.Stone has also been impressedwith sophomore Renee Finan,who should do well in the sprintevents, and freshman SophieHunter.Hunter’s talented,espe-cially in the breaststroke, andStone thinks she could have ashot at state.

Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy will have 38 swim-mers split evenly across itsboys’ and girls’ teams this year.Head coach Gary Toner said heis excited about the mix of hisseniors and the younger groupthat has impressed so far thisseason.

CHCA’s next meet is 9 a.m.Saturday in the SouthDearbornInvitational at South DearbornHigh School.

Helping the Eagles reachtheir goals will be brothers Joeand J.P. Pancioli, and freshmanRyan Hunt.

Other freshmen that couldcontribute right away are AnnaVan Jura and Sydney Day.

Wyoming the favorite in winter waters

THANKS TO JASONMILLER

Wyoming's Max Chou was the league-leader in the 100 butterfly.

By Scott Springer, Nick Robbeand Adam [email protected]@[email protected]

THANKS TO JASONMILLER

Christopher Rutter raises his head inthe breaststroke for the Cowboys.Rutter was on Wyoming’s first-teamCHL 200 medley and 200 freestylerelays. He was second team in the200 individual medley.

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Moeller’s Cooper Hodge competesin the 100 breaststroke at the statechampionships in Canton lastFebruary.

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St. Xavier’s Grant House reactsafter winning the men’s 200freestyle at the state meet inCanton Ohio, Feb. 22.

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government, Carfax.comestimates there may bemore than 1million usedcars for sale that havebeen recalled, but neverrepaired.

Many of these vehiclescan pose an extreme safe-ty hazard, but the buyermay never find out aboutthe problem until it’s toolate. A used car can lookgood, even drive great,but have hidden defectsthat can put a person’s orfamily’s life at risk.

That’s what happenedto Adam Buddenberg, ofLawrenceburg, after hebought a 2001 Isuzu RodeoSUV. Buddenberg says,“It looked good, it drove

good andthat’s all Ithought atthe time.”He paid$6,000 forthe vehicleandthoughteverythingwas fineuntil three

months later when, whileriding with his mother,they heard a big bang andmanaged to pull safely tothe side of the road.

Adam’s mother, Kathy,said, “It was actuallybroken, the bracket un-derneath the frame wasbroken.” They checkedthe internet and learnedmore than 11,000 IsuzuSUVs had been recalledtwo years before – in-cluding his. But Adam’svehicle had never beenrepaired.

The Buddenbergslearned corrosion hadcaused the suspensionbracket to break from theframe thus affectinghandling and increasingthe risk of a crash. Ad-am’s father, Bobby, says,“To think my son, mywife, my grandson could

have been hurt and pos-sibly killed in this andnobody wants to be re-sponsible for it. It’s justupsetting to me.”

Unfortunately, no oneis responsible becauseAdam bought the SUV“AS IS” so the dealer whosold it stated in writing heassumes no responsibilityfor any defects.

I’ve always advised toget a used vehiclechecked out first by anASE Certified Mechanicbefore any purchase soyou know exactly what’swrong. Bobby says,“When we did take it offthe lot to test drive it, thedealer wanted it back in15 minutes—that was allhe was going to give us-…So, evidently, he didn’twant us to have anybodycheck it out.”

The dealer wrote me tosay the Buddenbergsnever asked if they couldget it checked out by amechanic prior to pur-chase and said he wouldhave permitted it asked.Of course, if a dealerwon’t let you get a vehiclechecked out prior to pur-chase, that’s a red flag andyou should look else-

where.Under the law, because

Buddenberg’s vehicle ismore than 10 years oldIsuzu doesn’t have to fixit, but it offered to buy itback.

I checked with a lot ofused car dealers andwhile some say they docheck for unrepairedrecalls, clearly not every-one does. But a new feder-al lawmakes it mucheasier for everybody tocheck out a particularvehicle prior to purchase.

You can now type inthe VIN or Vehicle Identi-fication Number online atthe National HighwayTraffic Safety Admini-stration website. Here’sthe link: www.nhtsa.gov/Vehicle+Safety/Recalls+&+Defects. It will tell you ifthat type of vehicle hasbeen recalled and wheth-er that particular vehiclehas been repaired.

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

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Snow and ice and frig-id temperatures oftenlead to frozen pipes.

“When temperatureshover in the teens ordrop to single digits foran extended period oftime it puts a strain onyour plumbing system,which can weaken pipesand cause breaks,” saidDave Bennett, GreaterCincinnati Water Worksfield services manager.

To help protect resi-dents and business own-ers from the expense andheadache of dealing withfrozen pipes, GCWW hasa few tips to help keepthe bursts at bay:

» Seal cracks: caulkaround door frames andwindows to reduce in-coming cold air. Winter

winds whistling throughoverlooked openings canquickly freeze exposedwater pipes.

» Open cupboarddoors in the kitchen andbathrooms: Water linessupplying these roomsare frequently on outsidewalls. Leaving the doorsopen when the temper-ature is below freezingallows them to get moreheat.

» Let faucets drip inbelow-freezing weather:This will help keep aneven flow of water mov-ing through your internalplumbing system andprevent freezing.

» Protect outdoorpipes and faucets: Insome homes, the outsidefaucet has its own shut-off in the basement inaddition to the shut-offvalve for the entirehouse. If you have a sep-arate valve for outsidefaucets, close the valve,remove hoses and drainthe faucet. If you don’thave a separate valve,wrap the outside faucets(hose bibs) in newspa-pers or rags coveredwith plastic.

» Insulate indoor pipesor faucets in unheated

areas: pipes in internalunheated areas such asthe garage or crawlspace under the houseshould be wrapped withinsulated foam. Wrap theentire length of the ex-posed pipe and cover allvalves and pipe fittings.

“Insulated foam iseasy to use and can befound at your local hard-ware or building supplystore,” Bennett said. Buthe warns against usingelectrical heat tape.“Heat tape can be prob-lematic because if it’sused improperly it canpotentially cause a fire.”

If your pipes do freezeand you can pinpoint thelocation of the freeze,Bennett suggests wavinga hairdryer back andforth to apply slowsteady heat to returnwater flow. “Applyingheat to the general areainstead of one spot willallow the pipe to slowlyheat up and prevent itfrom bursting. Never usean open flame, whichcould cause a fire,” hesays.

For more information,contact GCWW’s Custom-er Contact Center at513-591-7700.

Tips to keep your pipes from freezing

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Sharonville UnitedMethodist ChurchThere are three services: tradi-tional services at 8:15 a.m. and11a.m.; a contemporary service at9:30. Sunday School classes andstudy groups are offered at 9:30a.m. and11a.m.A special combined service will beoffered at 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec.14, in which the combined adultand children choirs will sing“Signs of Christmas.”There will be an effort to reach

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About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Itemsmust be to our officeno later than 4 p.m.Wednesday,for possible consideration in thefollowing edition.E-mail announcements to [email protected],with “Religion” in the subjectline.Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

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Tae L. & Elizabeth A. to Shep-herd, Daniel W.; $105,000.12184 Peak Drive: Foertmeyer,Charles Evans Tr. to Royse,Gracie L.; $143,000.105 Rosetta Court: Liberty TrustCo. Ltd. to Godbey, Logan &Kathryn; $117,500.635 Smiley Ave.: Czerwonka,Diane M. to Jastrab, Jamie M.;$87,000.11311 Springfield Pike: Glogow-ski Office LLC to Slonaker,William D. & Lynn Co-Tr.;$75,000.

11Woodside Court: Roark,Shawn D. to Igel, Adam R.;$71,200.815 Yorkhaven Road: Brown,Kenneth L. to Reid, Michael R.& Rea K.; $120,000.

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Llanfair, a premiercontinuing care retire-ment community servingsouthwest Ohio, recentlyconducted an on-campussurveywith our residentsasking, “What are thebest andworst gift ideasfor the holidays for sen-iors?”

Sometimes it can bedifficult to decidewhat tobuy the older adults on

your holiday list. Thisyear the team at Llanfairwanted to help with greatideas. Below is the list ofthe best holiday giftideas, in no particularorder as suggested by ourresidents:

» Family compan-ionship.

» Small photos albumswith family pictures.

» Framed photo ofchildren/grandchildren/great-grandchildren.

» Setup and take downholiday décor.

»Ride around town tosee holiday displays/lights.

» Trips out with you/dinner out with you.

» Lunch dates out.

»Donation inmy nametomy favorite charity.

»A trip to localmu-seumwith a docent guide.

»Be an observantvisitor...personal visitsshow caringmore thangifts.

»Newpretty towels.» Seasonal flowers

like narcissus or a poin-settia.

» Letter opener.» Candy to share, choc-

olate,Werthers.» Instant oatmeal

packs.» Small nested food

storage containers.» Subscriptions tomy

favoritemagazine (largeprint).

» Stamps different orunusual not flags.

»One cup coffeemak-er and variety of coffee,hot chocolate.

»Blanket or comfort-er, lap throw.

»Different or unusualstamps

Helpful to know aretheworst holiday gifts tobuy, again in no partic-

ular order:» Fancy soaps and

lotions.»Bubble bath - fall

hazard.» Peanut brittle, cara-

mels, gummies.»Note paper.» Perfume.»Knickknacks.»Books ormagazines

with small print.» Clothes.» Cookbooks.» Fruit baskets.» Jewelry.» Stuffed animals.» Plants that require a

lot of care.» Pets.»Alarm clocks.» Pill reminder con-

tainers.» Christmas or holiday

dishes.» Large packages of

candies or snacks.»Money.»Gadgets for old peo-

ple.»Batteries.» Spicy nuts.» Potted plants.» Fast food coupons.

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Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd

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

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

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd.,

Finneytownwww.faithcinci.org

Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am

CHRIST LUTHERAN(LCMS)

3301 Compton Rd.(1 block east of Colerain)

www.christ-lcms.orgPh: 513-385-8342

Dec. 24, 3:00pm German Service7:00pm Candlelight Lessons & CarolsDec. 25, 10:00am - Holy CommunionCelebrate the Birth of Jesus with us!

LUTHERAN

Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544

[email protected] Reverend Roger L Foote

8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II

Child Care 9-12

EPISCOPAL

Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)

Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

821.8430Steve Cummins, Senior PastorSunday School..............................9:00 amCoffee & Fellowship...................10:00 amPraise & Worship........................10:30 amwww.wyomingbc.homestead.com

Visitors Welcome!

SHARON BAPTISTCHURCH

4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241

(513) [email protected]

ServicesSunday School - 10:00 amSunday Morning - 11:00 amSunday Evening - 6:00 pmWednesday - 7:00 pm EveningPrayer and Bible Study

BAPTIST

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH8580 Cheviot Rd., ColerainTwp741-7017 www.ourfbc.comGary Jackson, Senior Pastor

Sunday School (all ages) 9:30amSunday Morning Service 10:30amSunday Evening Service 6:30pmWedn. Service/Awana 7:00pmRUI Addiction Recovery (Fri.) 7:00pm

Active Youth, College, Senior GroupsExciting Music Dept, Deaf Ministry, Nursery

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

VINEYARD CHURCHNORTHWEST

Colerain TownshipThree Weekend Services

Saturday - 5:30 pmSunday - 9:30 & 11:15 am

9165 Round Top Road1/4 mile south of Northgate Mall513-385-4888 µ www.vcnw.org

HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

www.highviewchristianchurch.com

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

513-931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amNursery Available Handicap Access

"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend."

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendTraditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am

Contemporary Worhip 9:45amNursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org

Spiritual Checkpoint ...Bearing the Love of Christ...for you!

United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter

Christ, the Prince of Peace

Sunday School 9:15amWorship 10:30am - Nursery Available

www.cpopumc.org“Small enough to know you, Big enough to care”

UNITED METHODIST

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Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

Sunday Worship: 10:30amSunday School: 9:15am

Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org

www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC

FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ691 Fleming Rd 522-2780

Rev Pat McKinneySunday School - All Ages - 9:15am

Sunday Worship - 10:30amNursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HSRev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AMHandicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing Love

Sunday Worship ScheduleTraditional Services - 8:00 & 10:45amContemporary Services - 9:00am

Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer &Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

Sunday School Hour (for all ages)9:15 - 10:15am

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542-9025Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

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

It’s not about Religion; it’s aboutrelationships!

www.freedomchurchcincinnati.com3. Taiwanese Traditional SundayWorship st 2:00 PM. Language:Taiwanese, UC Campus Fellowship onSaturdays,

www.cincinnatitaiwanese.org4 . Seventh Day Adventist SaturdayWorship at 10:00 AM.Language: Spanish

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

English as a Second Language (ESL) istaught on Saturday 10-12 AM.

Various Bible Studies are available.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

DECEMBER 10, 2014 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • B5LIFE

Michael Chertock toperform atSycamorePresbyterian ChurchIn the second of this year’sconcert series at SycamorePresbyterian Church, MichaelChertock, a Cincinnati Sympho-ny pianist and Telarc recordingartist,will perform at 7 p.m.Monday, Dec. 15.His daughter, Maria BobbittChertock, will appear as guestsoloist in this memorableevening of festive music andChristmas cheer.The concert is free. Donationswill be accepted to benefit TheCenter for Respite Care whoprovides quality medical care tohomeless people who need asafe place to heal.The church is at 11800 MasonRoad, Symmes Township.683-0254.

Carol Cincinnatiback for fifth yearFriends, families and churchgroups are urged to expresstheir joy to the world Dec. 12-14by Christmas-caroling acrossGreater Cincinnati.

People of all faith denom-inations are encouraged togather friends and family,choose a night which worksbest, and “let heaven andnature sing” from 7 p.m. to 9p.m. as they walk around theirlocal neighborhoods or otherlocations.Lyrics to traditional Christmascarols can be downloaded atthe carolcincinnati.com websiteor printed song books can bepicked up after Nov. 21 at allgreater Busken Bakery storesand donut displays inside 116United Dairy Farmer storesthroughout Greater Cincinnati.Song books are also available atChristian bookstores and vari-ous churches.To register a caroling group,receive caroling guidelines ordownload a songbook, go towww.carolcincinnati.com.

Annual holidaytradition returns toSharonWoodsEnjoy more than a mile offantastic seasonal lights allfrom the warmth of your car atHoliday in Lights in SharonWoods through Dec. 31. Give

Santa your wish list insideSantaland, through Dec. 23.Both events run nightly Sun-day–Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 6p.m. to 10 p.m.Holiday in Lights features thou-sands of twinkling lights andmore than 120 holiday-themedfigures depicting everythingfrom Santa Claus to the 12 Daysof Christmas. Admission is $13per vehicle (or $45 for busesand 15-passenger vans).After your tour of Holiday inLights, enjoy live family-friendlyentertainment, have yourphoto taken with Santa, checkout the train display and moreinside Santaland. Admission isfree and open to the public,with activities and treats avail-able for an additional fee.For more information, visitgreatparks.org/events/holiday-in-lights.SharonWoods is at 11450 Leba-non Road, Sharonville. A validGreat Parks of Hamilton Countymotor vehicle permit ($10annual; $3 daily) is required toenter the park. For couponsand a full list of hours, visitholidayinlights.com.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

A rundown of localholiday giving pro-grams:

» Residents are beingasked to participate inthe annual “Food FromThe Heart” holiday fooddrive in partnershipwith the Society of St.Vincent de Paul, Krogerand FOX19 NOW, whichwill run through Dec.31. Donations of non-perishable items will becollected at all GreaterCincinnati and North-ern Kentucky Krogerlocations. To kick-offthe drive, Kroger donat-ed 17,116 meals towardthis year’s goal of col-lecting 50,000 meals.

The items collectedwill be distributed tofamilies in need by St.Vincent de Paul volun-teers in neighborhoodsacross the Tristatethroughout the holidayseason. Cash donationsto support St. Vincentde Paul can also bemade at checkout coinboxes at all participat-ing Kroger stores forthe duration of the cam-paign.

Collection barrelswith “Food From The

Heart” signage will belocated at all GreaterCincinnati and North-ern Kentucky Krogerlocations. There arefour simple ways youcan donate to a neigh-bor in need:

Buy non-perishablefood items and dropthem in the food col-lection barrels locatedat the Kroger storeentrances.

New this year atmost Kroger locations,look for special pre-

packaged Food Fromthe Heart bags whichcontain enough food toprovide four meals at alow cost of $6 per bag.

Give a financial giftin the donation boxes atthe check-out countersat all Kroger stores –look for the clear plasticboxes with St. Vincentde Paul’s blue logo.

Call 513-421-HOPE orvisit www.svdpcincin-nati.org to make a dona-tion.

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Visit Santa inside Macy’s Fountain Placestarting November 28.

November 29, December 6 & 136:30 p.m. Fountain Square

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