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Take your pick as several localhigh school theater groupsperform Dr. Seuss’s “SeussicalThe Musical” this month.

Loveland High School, Syca-more High School and UrsulineAcademy are all presenting theplay.

STEM sellsThe need for STEM-related

(Science, Technology, Engineer-ing and Math) careers is expect-ed to grow exponentially in theupcoming years, especially in thefield of engineering. MountNotre Dame High School inReading is doing what it can topromote engineering as a careerchoice for its students.

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FOCASed onhelping

This year marked 25 years ofhumanitarian effort that beganwith FOCAS (Foundation ofCompassionate American Samar-itans) helping Haitian childrenattend school, receive food andobtain medical care. Founded byDick Taylor in 1986, FOCAS laterbegan serving the needs ofCincinnati.

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Pastor Al Mosley and NoreenMocsny pose with the Hoop ItUp Basketball Team anddancers from Lord's Gym.EVELYN PERKINS/FOR THE COMMUNITY

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Communities will pause on Nov. 11 tohonor those who have served, and con-tinue to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The national holiday includes a wreathlaying at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Ar-lington National Cemetery, as well as localcommemorations, to remember the peoplewho wear the uniforms.

"It is not our weapons or our technologythat make us the most advanced militaryin the world; it is the unparalleled spirit,skill and devotion of our troops," PresidentBarack Obama said in proclaiming Veter-an's Day in 2010.

Springdale will observe the holiday atits Veteran's Memorial, with presenta-tions by local dignitaries and a perfor-mance by Springdale Elementary stu-dents.

"Participating in the Springdale Veter-an's Day ceremony is an honor for ouryoung students," music director LegayadeLeon-Bauman said. "We feel privilegedto be able to sing for those who served ourcountry and have given the ultimate sacri-fice for our freedom.

"In singing, our students learn what itmeans to be patriotic and to be thankful forall the freedoms we have in our country."

The children will perform "The StarSpangled Banner," "Proud of Our Veterans"and "We Will Not Forget."

The ceremony begins at 1 p.m. at theVeteran's Memorial on Springfield Pike.

A shuttle service will be offered, andparking is available in the municipal lot.

William Butts, chaplain for the Dis-abled American Veterans Chapter, willlead the invocation.

Speakers will include Richard Hutchin-son, commander of DAV Auxiliary Ohio115 Northern Hills/Cincinnati; Joyce Le-neave, DAV Auxiliary Unit 115, GreaterCincinnati Women's American Legion Post644, and Mayor Doyle Webster.

The Springdale Police DepartmentHonor Guard will lead the ceremony, andit will conclude with "Taps”, played byMaster Sgt. Christopher Jeffery, USAF

Bugles Across America."Long after leaving the uniform behind,

many veterans continue to serve our coun-try as public servants and mentors, par-ents and community leaders," Obama saidin his proclamation. "They have addedproud chapters to the story of America."

Several members of the Princeton dis-

trict staff are examples of the benefits amilitary career can bring to civilian life.

Though they served in differentbranches of the military, under differentcircumstances and for different reasons,all share the belief that those experienceshave served them well, personally andprofessionally.

11/11/11: Solemn ceremonieswill salute service, sacrificeBy Kelly [email protected]

Brian Vasvary, who served in the Navy, now teaches at Princeton High School. KELLY

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These five veterans talked toTri-County Press about whattheir service to the country, andtheir life since:

Russell BrockwayThe decision Russell Brock-

way made to enter the militarywas a lifelong choice.

He served as a Naval Sur-face Warfare Officer and spentmore than nine years on sea du-ty, on three aircraft carriers,two guided missile frigates andone oiler.

He retired in 2005, as a lieu-tenant commander, after 21years with the Navy.

Today, he's in his sixth yearas the senior Naval Science in-

structor for Princeton HighSchool Naval Junior ReserveOfficer Training Corps.

"I would not change a thing inmy military career," Brockwaysaid. "It was the best decision I

ever made."He served as

both an enlistedsailor and a Na-val officer.

"During myenlisted years, Ihad to grow upquickly andsaved enoughmoney for col-

lege," Brockway said.He received an NROTC

scholarship and attended Mi-ami University.

"The Navy enabled me to seethe world, earn a bachelor and

master's degree, lead fine menand women, and serve my coun-try."

Brian VasvaryBrian Vasvary works as the

Naval Science instructor atPrinceton High School, teach-ing all first-year NJROTC ca-dets in the Naval Junior Re-serve Officer Training Corps.

But before that, the HospitalCorpsman First Class Petty Of-ficer was a medic in the Navyand Marines.

He served at the Naval Hos-pital in Portsmouth, Va., and forthree years on the USS DwightD. Eisenhower.

With the Marines, Vasvaryserved for six years with the4th Supply Battalion, 4th FSSGin Newport News, Va., and six

years at the Naples Naval Hos-pital in Naples, Italy as well asat the Naval Hospital inCharleston, S.C.

He's been teaching atPrinceton for the past five

years."I served the

Navy for 20years, fourmonths, 16 days,five hours," Vas-vary counted.

"But Prince-ton is where Ifound my home."

Tim DuganTim Dugan has worked for

Princeton City Schools sinceAugust 1979. He taught social

They served their country; it served them wellBy Kelly [email protected]

Brockway Vasvary

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studies for 28 years, andheaded the advancedstudies program.

In 2007, he took over asDirector of Technology,Assessment and SchoolImprovement for the dis-

trict.Before that, he was a

Marine.He enlisted in the U.S.

Marine Corps in March1974, spending two yearson active duty and fouryears on inactive reserve.

He was meritoriouslypromoted four times,leaving the service with afinal rank of Sergeant

E-5.While

serving asa Marine,he was de-ployed onone over-seas cruiseas part of amed float,

traveling in Paris, Romeand Madrid.

"I have often referredto the Marine Corps astwo years of anger man-agement therapy I didn'thave to pay for," Dugansaid.

"I was a product of a di-vorced family and hadwhat might be termed a'stormy' adolescence,"Dugan said. "I give theMarine Corps enormouscredit for allowing me tomature, and come to un-derstand that in life, youplay the cards you aredealt.

"That attitude has keptme strong in many situa-tions, both personally andprofessionally," he said. "Ibelieve the values the Ma-rine Corps stands for likeloyalty, honor, belief incountry as well as the be-haviors it instills, such asbeing on time, workinghard, working as a teammember, mission focus,are traits that otherswould still use to describeme and have served mewell both personally andprofessionally."

Jim RowanJim Rowan's career

path was long and wind-ing, but it started in theNavy, and it's paid off.

Rowan, now treasurerfor Princeton CitySchools, served in the Na-vy from 1982 to 1986.

"When I graduatedfrom high school, I wasn'tready for college," Rowansaid of his decision. "Themilitary provided disci-

pline andstructurefor me, andprovidedopportuni-ties for meto advanceand excelin myfield."

His divi-sion was responsible foraccounting and materialhandling functionsaboard the USS Inde-pendence aircraft carri-er, which served about5,000 sailors.

While in the military,he earned the NavyAchievement Medal andGood Conduct Medal.

Rowan was honorablydischarged in 1986, with aRate of SK2, for Store-keeper 2nd Class.

When he left the Navyin 1986, he continued hiseducation by attendingnight school for 10 years,earning a bachelor's de-gree in accounting.

Lance ArmbrusterOrganization, plan-

ning, leadership and re-sponsibility. Those arecharacteristics used todescribe soldiers. Andteachers.

Lance Armbruster,who teaches English atPrinceton High School,said lessons learned in the

Army, and they havehelped shape who he is.

“It was the first time inmy life I was on equalfooting with everyoneelse,” said Armbruster,who enlisted in 1982 andwas commissioned in1985.

He served in the Army,Army National Guard andArmy Reserve.

He was deployed threetimes, with two mobiliza-tions.

Armbruster, whoearned the rank of lieu-tenant colonel, is still inthe Army Reserve.

In theArmy, hewas forcedto becomeorganized,plan ahead,take re-sponsibili-ty, “and toconsiderimplica-

tions I didn’t before.”He said those lessons

have served him well as ateacher.

“Teachers are respon-sible for so many things,and organization is re-quired to try ot get themall accomplished, and ac-complished well,” Arm-bruster said. “There is somuch to plan for, and somany implications.

“Teaching, too, is ahuge responsibility,” hesaid. “Students are lessinterested in reading, yetreading and being able tothink critically are moreimportant than ever be-fore.

“It is a job that fewwant, and it requires agreat deal more workthan most people everknow.”

VeteransContinued from Page A1

Armbruster

Rowan

Dugan

Gaming DayThe Sharonville and

Wyoming branch librar-ies will join hundreds oflibraries across the coun-try to celebrate NationalGaming Day from 2 p.m.to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov.12.

Both libraries willhave board games, butSharonville will also haveMinute to Win It.

Sharonville library isat 10980 Thornview Drive.

Wyoming library is at500 Springfield Pike.

Youth scavengerhunt

Springdale Parks andRecreation and Club Recwill conduct a scavengerhunt from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 12, in thepicnic area at the Spring-dale Community Center.

The event is free forSpringdale Community

Center members in fifth-through eighth-grades,and each SCC membermay bring one guest forfree.

Members must bringtheir Community CenterID and guests must bringa photo ID.

Call 346-3910 for moreinformation.

Company honorsveterans

The Thompson Teamand hundreds of local vet-erans on Veterans Daywill honor veterans atThompson Plumbing,Heating and Cooling’s an-nual Veterans Day Cele-bration. The event is 7a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday, Nov.11, at the company, 6 N.Commerce Park Drive inEvendale. RSVP required.Call 672-3113 or [email protected]

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shared a vision that re-sulted in Lord’s Gym, aBible study and weight-lifting program to helpmen in Over-the-Rhine.

FOCAS still works inHaiti and, with Lord’sGym developed manyprograms to serve youth,and young adults here.Anne started Lord’s Pan-try to feed the poor andhomeless. FOCAS creat-ed FOODShare in cooper-ation with local churchesand business, and began amoving business to helppeople gain employment.

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Nicholas Hoyer Sport-sclub (named in honor oftheir late grandson) foryouth and children thatinvolves Bible study. Achild survival programhelped reduce child mor-tality and HIV rates. Jer-ry’s House is a live-in dis-cipleship program formen.

Springdale’s NoreenMocsny and husband,Dave, invited me to at-tend the celebration atSharonville ConventionCenter, where successstories and words of en-couragement made yourealize that none is lostwho truly wants to befound.

Jack Atherton of Chan-nel 5 News said that man’sextravagance is God’s op-portunity, and this wasour opportunity to do

God’s work in the organi-zation’s programs. Thechair of FOCAS, Court-nell Francois, offered aprayer of thanks for theopportunity to stir the giftof giving.

“There are souls to bedelivered. Burn in ourhearts the desire to reachout to others.” Visit [email protected] orwww.focas-us.org to seehow you can help.

Dick Taylor spoke ofhow God moved him andAnne to open Lord’s Gymto feed the poor andhomeless.

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in 1986 what 25 yearswould bring.” Their mis-sion statement vows, “Tosee transformed lives re-producing changedlives,” and that they havedone many times overthrough prayer, feedingand support.

Boys, men, girls, thehomeless and mentally ill,alcoholics and prostituteshave developed new life-styles. Expanded goalstouch those who want tobe like Jesus Christ. Un-der consideration are newplans to join City GospelMission in Queensgatewith room for counseling,showers and parking.

Bible study is held fourtimes a day to encouragethem to fulfill God’s wishfor them. A recoveringdrug addict related hisdream to start a home foraddicts in OTR. Anotherformer addict told howGod gripped him with acommission to begin a24/7 prayer meeting afterLord’s Gym became aplace of refuge for him.

Pastor Al Mosley, atLord’s Gym for 17 years,introduced Natasha Up-shaw who was going to diewithout open-heart sur-gery. Through Jesus, shewon a basketball champi-onship and now aspires tobe a professional model.

Five boys won theHoop It Up basketballworld’s championship.These youngsters andother like them live with-in 15 miles of us and arestruggling to rise fromcircumstances most of uscan’t even imagine. Out ofdespair comes hope.

The Rev. Damon LynchJr. of New JerusalemBaptist Church urged dis-cipleship to supportLord’s Gym. “Jesus wantsus to go out in joy to battleagainst the world, to knowthat we have victorywhen we resist the deviland he flees.”

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

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WYOMING — An in-crease in reports of prop-erty damage caused bydeer has prompted anopen house to give resi-dents an opportunity tooffer ideas and hear fromlocal experts.

Police Chief Gary Bal-dauf said that a drastic in-crease in reports over thepast couple of yearsshowed damage to prop-erty predominantlythroughout the westernportion of the city, thoughincidents were reportednorth and south of Wyo-ming Avenue, as well.

A meeting Oct. 15brought about 40 resi-dents, who offered feed-back and heard from JimMundy of Hamilton Coun-ty Park District and BrettBeatty of the Ohio De-partment of Natural Re-

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day, Nov.14, will run from6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Itwill take place in CityCouncil Chambers of thecity building, 800 OakAve.

The October meetingbrought several optionsfor discussion:

» Allow nature to takeits course. Advantageswere no added costs to thecity; and it satisfies "pro-deer" residents.

Among the disadvan-tages cited: deer popula-tion will stay the same, orincrease; property dam-age will persist; and deg-radation of local habitat islikely.

» Yard fencing and re-pellents. Advantages in-cluded site-specific fenc-ing and repellents can beeffective when deer den-sities and populations arelow or moderate. It would

bring little or no cost tothe city to provide resi-dents with informationabout fencing and repel-lents.

It's environmentallysafe.

Among the disadvan-tages were the cost to res-idents and the difficultywith code enforcement,since deer fencing is gen-erally taller than eightfeet.

» Trap and transfer.The cost is prohibitive, at

$400-$800 per deer andthe process is complex.

Deer are susceptible totraumatic injury duringhandling, with mortalityrates cited between 45percent and 8 percent.

» City-regulated feed-ing ban. Advantages in-cluded limited involve-ment for city employees,and the ban could help re-duce the deer populationlong-term.

Disadvantages includ-ed no immediate reduc-tion in population, andthat option would requirea city ordinance to bepassed.

The feeding ban wouldbe complaint-driven anddifficult to enforce.

» Contraceptives. Fer-tility control of deerherds are not FDA-ap-proved and the impact ondeer meat is unknown.

This option is consid-ered experimental and

expensive.» Sharpshooters. This

option would show an im-mediate reduction in thedeer population. The citywould donate the venisonto food banks.

The disadvantagewould be cost, at $30,000for the preliminary studyand annual expenses.

This option would re-quire a change in the localordinance that currentlybans the discharge offirearms in the city, andonly sites in a small por-tion of the city would beaccessible for this option.

» Regulated bow hunt-ing. This, too, would im-mediately reduce thedeer population.

It would require an or-dinance moratorium onhunting for a limited trialbasis, with further evalu-ation.

This option could in-crease the number of re-

ports of wounded or deaddeer, since a deer wound-ed by an arrow can travelgreat distances beforedying.

Concerns also includ-ed an increase in tres-passing and poaching.,and this option isn't prac-tical for large portions ofthe city.

The Ohio Departmentof Natural Resources hasprovided tips for home-owners:

» Smell and taste re-pellents are most effec-tive in low deer densityareas, and should be ap-plied often.

» Fences were recom-mended, with electricfences listed as most ef-fective.

» Dogs can scare offdeer.

ODNR cautioned thatlethal methods must firstbe approved by a wildlifeofficer.

City wants to trim deer populationBy Kelly [email protected]

(For results of yester-day’s vote, visit Cincin-nati.com.)

In his address to coun-cil, Moore cited successessuch as improved aca-demic ratings, as well aschallenges that includedlaying off 110 teachers atthe end of the 2010-2011school year.

"It's sad that we had tocut employees this year,"he said, "but we had tomake budget ends meet."

Moore reported that

the middle school/highschool construction pro-ject is on schedule, andcredited the leadership ofSuperintendent GaryPack.

"We're proud of howthat's going," Moore said."It's great that (Pack) ishere. He's a gift fromheaven."

He said the board hadrenewed Pack's contractthrough 2016, which willsee the district throughthe construction project.

"He's committed tostaying on board," Mooresaid.

The board presidentacknowledged that thedistrict would be askingvoters to pass an operat-ing levy in the near fu-ture.

"We've done all the costcutting we can," Mooresaid, reminding councilthat Princeton hasn'tasked for an operatinglevy since 1999.

SPRINGDALE — Prince-ton School Board candi-date Steve Moore visitedSpringdale City Councilduring its Oct. 19 meetingto ask for support at thepolls in November.

Moore, who is current-ly president of the Prince-ton Board of Education,was elected in 2007 andran for re-election yester-day.

Board candidate visits Springdale council

Springdale City Councilmembers, from right, Bob Diehl andSteve Galster listen as Princeton School Board candidateSteve Moore, left, outlines his goals, qualifications andhistory as a board member since 2007.

By Kelly [email protected]

Half atPrinceton on

honor rollBy Kelly [email protected]

SHARONVILLE — As clocksfall back for an earlier sun-rise, fire departments arereminding residents that it'salso time to change the bat-teries in their smoke detec-tors.

Sharonville Fire ChiefRalph Hammonds wantsresidents to remember thatit doesn't stop there.

The Northeast Fire Col-laborative, which includesdepartments in Blue Ash, Ma-son, Sharonville, SycamoreTownship and Loveland-Symmes, has offered tips to pro-tect homes and keep their occu-pants safe.

The leading cause of fires duringcold weather months is the electricspace heater.

"It's amongst the No. 1 cold-weatherkiller," according to the fire departments.

Early on Nov. 6, the weekend that residents"fall back" and roll the clock for an extra hour ofsleep, is traditionally the time that they replace thebatteries in smoke detectors.

"Whether you're awake or asleep," the collaborativeadvised, "a working smoke alarm is constantly on alertscanning the air for fire and smoke."

Other tips from the collaborative included:» Never connect space heaters to extension cords.

The heater can overload electrical circuits, sparking afire.

» Do not use space heaters for long periods of time.They are designed to provide temporary warmth, fireofficials said. When not in use, unplug them.

» Keep space heaters at least three feet from furni-ture, cleaning products and any other combustiblematerials.

» Never use the heaters in bathrooms or otherrooms where they might come in contact with water.

» Always open a window slightly when using spaceheaters, to improve ventilation.

» Make sure cords aren't frayed or damaged. If thecord is damaged, discard the heater.

» Never use space heaters to dry clothing. Clothing

can ignite and spark a blaze.Firefighters recommended that residents call 911if

the smoke detector sounds, or if they notice smoke athome, but urged them to never try to fight the firethemselves.

Then, get out of the house. Have an emergency exitplan, the collaborative advised.

Crawl close to the ground when leaving a burningbuilding, and if there's no way out, find a window andstay near the floor.

Yell for help and signal with a white towel or sheetat the window.

Don't take material possessions, and establish aplace in advance, where all members of the householdwill meet after getting out of the building.

For more tips, see page B7.

Space heatera dangerin coldweatherBy Kelly [email protected]

Students at Princeton HighSchool hit the ground runningin the first quarter, with halfof the student body earninga spot on the honor roll.

Of the 1,600 students en-rolled at the school, 800have achieved a 3.0 gradepoint average since schoolbegan in August.

Principal WilliamSprankles praised the hardwork and focus on the stu-dents at Princeton.

"A 3.0 GPA is the infor-mal, or in many cases, thecultural acceptance by a lotof colleges and universi-

ties," he said."This makes them more

marketable when applying tocollege and to get jobs during

and right out of high school."It's reflective of kids that are

performing well in a day and agewhere theere's a lot going on," he said,

citing after-school jobs, sports andhome life."In spite of it all, they're doing very well."

Sprankles praised teachers, too, as thesmaller staff instructs larger numbers of stu-

dents."In the grand scheme, it's also reflective of the hard

work of the teachers," Sprankles said. "We dealt with alot of staff cuts and increase in class sizes, and teach-ers are going above and beyond to work with kids."

Princeton laid off 110 staff members due to budgetcuts, and though some have been rehired, the schoolhas fewer teachers with a bigger work load.

"This is reflective of the different pieces in yoursystem working together," Sprankles said. "To have800 on the honor roll shows how good our teachersare."

Superintendent Gary Pack said student and teach-ers have risen to the challenges put before them.

"Even in a time of less resources and more demandson classroom teachers and students, evidence of theirwork ethic and performance shines through with theresults of our first quarter assessments," Pack said.

"We continued to be inspired and amazed by the stu-dents in the Princeton City Schools."

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

The need for STEM-related(Science, Technology, Engi-neering and Math) careers isexpected to grow exponential-ly in the upcoming years, espe-cially in the field of engineer-ing. Mount Notre Dame’s(MND) Science DepartmentChair and engineering teacherMichelle Shafer of Kenwood,in conjunction with the Uni-versity of Cincinnati, proc-tored a case study presentingengineering concepts to highschool students through a pro-gram called Engineering YourFuture.

Engineering Your Future isa project-based set of coursescreated to promote activelearning and development ofproblem-solving and team-

work skills. As the coursescontinue to expand and be-come more popular, the collab-orators felt that the implemen-tation of a case study wouldprovide student engagementand ultimately measure the ef-fectiveness of the course.

The courses have had astrong impact on the decisionsMND students have madeabout their academic and pro-fessional futures. In the firstyear alone, 13 out of the 23 stu-dents that took the class wenton to study engineering at thecollegiate level.

The case study was intro-duced as part of the electricalengineering unit, and the stu-dents went on a field trip to theUniversity of Cincinnati pow-

er plant. The students saw howthe plant operates day to dayand were then given the casestudy problem. The case studydivided students into fourgroups; two teams assumedthe roles of engineers, oneteam was the jury, while theother researched the futuretechnologies of electrical en-gineering.

Shafer hopes to increasethe number of women in thisfield of study. The results atMND are promising. Over thepast four years, nearly 50MND graduates have chosento major in engineering asthey move on to college. MNDis producing double the nation-al average of women engi-neers.

MND grows number of engineers

MND engineering students at a field trip to the University of Cincinnati.

Saints Peter and Paul Academy host-ed its Fun Run Saturday, Oct. 15, on abeautiful, sunny Saturday.

Many little costumed characterscame out to run in the sun thru theReading-Lockland Cemetery.

Clifford the Big Red Dog and DarthVader meet and cheered them along therace.

Upon returning to Haffey FieldHouse there were many snacks to enjoy,games to play, face painting and a spe-cial performance by the Saints Peterand Paul Academy Dance team. Therewas even a hayride for all to enjoy.

Runners lineup for the start of the Sts. Peter and Paul Academy Fun Run.

There was plenty to smile about the Sts. Peter and Paul Academy Fun Run Oct. 15.

Run drawscostumedcrowd

Ursuline Academy honoredthree of its outstanding sup-porters at the President's Din-ner on Oct. 6. Chuck (d. 2006)and Eileen Rodgers of HydePark received the 2011St. Ange-la Merici Leadership Award;and Dorothy "Puck" DonovanSchoettmer Stoeckle of HydePark, from the class of 1946, re-ceived the 2011 Woman of theYear award, at a ceremony

which followed Mass, a recep-tion, and dinner.

The Rodgers were fine ex-amples of a family's commit-ment to Catholic education.Their two daughters graduatedfrom Ursuline - Susan Rodgers(1972), and Sarah Rodgers Za-vitz (1975).

Mrs. Rodgers served on theBoard of the Friends of the Or-phans at St. Joseph's Orphan-

age; she helped start the Provi-dence Hospital Ladies Auxilia-ry; and she was an active mem-ber of Ursuline's Mothers' Club.Currently, she is a lay distribu-tor at Christ Hospital and shealso teaches catechism at St.Cecilia School.

Mr. Rodgers served on theBoard of the Friars Club; and hewas a Board member of the Ur-suline Dad's Club. Mr. Rodgers

started a scholarship at St. Xa-vier High School, and Mr. andMrs. Rodgers endowed theCharles E. and Eileen A. Rodg-ers Scholarship at Ursuline be-cause they wanted to provideopportunities for students whohad the ability, but not the fi-nancial means to go to schoolssuch as St. X and Ursuline.

Stoeckle was nominated forthe Woman of the Year award

for her generosity and loyaltyto Ursuline since graduation.She and her classmates havebeen getting together for lunchevery month since 1946. Of herfour children (two boys and twogirls), two are Ursuline alum-nae, Sara Schoettmer (1971) andKatie Schoettmer Winn (1974);and her granddaughter Laura(Sara's daughter) is a senior atUrsuline.

Ursuline awards 3 outstanding supporters

Dean’s listUniversity of Akron spring

semester – Brittany Baumer,Lincoln Clark and Diana Pe-rez.

Wright State Universityspring quarter – Afi E. Agbo,Amanda M. Auteri, Carly L.Corwin, Paul R. Downing,Philip W. Lafrance, Michael J.Robertson and Amy C. Wheel-er.

New ZTA memberMolly Holthus of Wyoming

has joined Zeta Tau Alpha atthe University of Evansville.

Holthus, who is studyingpre-physical therapy, official-ly became a new member ofZeta Tau Alpha Sept. 12 after aweeklong recruitment proc-ess that allowed potential newmembers to learn about Greeklife and discover what eachchapter has to offer. Holthusis one of 122 UE students whojoined sororities at the conclu-sion of fall 2011 recruitment.

Graeter among topstudents at Bowdoin

Bowdoin College held itsannual Sarah and James Bow-doin Day ceremony Oct. 28 tohonor those undergraduateswho distinguish themselvesby excellence in scholarship.

Karina Graeter from Cin-cinnati, a member of the Bow-doin College Class of 2014, wasnamed a Sarah and JamesBowdoin Scholar .

Students who are designat-ed Sarah and James BowdoinScholars are in the top (high-est GPA) 20 percent of eachclass for the previous academ-ic year.

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

WYOMING — Undefeated sea-sons rarely happen.

No one’s done it in NCAA bas-ketballsinceIndianain1976andinthe NFL since the Miami Dolphinsin 1972.

It happens every now and thenin high school and college athlet-ics, but it’s probably the toughestpositiontobeinasacoachbecauseof the “any given day” theory.

For Wyoming girls’ volleyball(25-1), that day came Nov. 3 whenKettering Alter out of the GirlsGreater Cincinnati League de-feated the Cowboys in Wilming-ton, 25-23, 28-30,17-25, 25-18,15-11.

Prior to the match, the Cow-boys had only lost one game allseason (to McNicholas Oct. 1). On

thisnight, they lost threetoateamthat is now 15-8.

“I think it’s just a matter thatwhen you get to this level and youhaven’t been here, it’s tough,”coachJuliePlittsaid.“I’vestillgotfour sophomores starting.”

Alter made the regional finalslast year and probably had theedge in strength of schedule. Thatsaid, the Cowboys battled backfrom being down 17-12 in the firstgame and had their chances. Theyrallied hard in the second game towin, won the third decisively andwere briefly in front in the fifth.

The taste of defeat was bitterfor seniors Clara Rodrigue, EmilyFraik, Lillian Krekeler and Kath-ryn Policastro, who fell short intheir final game for Plitt.

“We’ve had good senior leader-ship,” Plitt said.

The upside of the defeat isWyoming now has nine girls backwith tournament experience, in-cluding 6-1 sophomore Jessica

Leish and 6-1freshman Madi Mai-sel, who will be a year older andwiser.

“We’ll know what it’s like to behere,” Plitt said.

Turning in a notable perfor-mance in her final game as a Cow-boy was 6-2 Fraik with numerouskills and jump serves that kept Al-ter off balance.

“She had an awesome game,”Plitt said.

In the end, it was a difficult de-

parture for the players and for acoach who has spent so much timewith her seniors.

“I told them they should beproudofthemselves,”Plittsaid.“Itold them that if we played ourgame, we’d come out on top. I’mactually surprised that we didn’t.”

Had there been more than fivegames, they might have as theCowboys continually scrappedback as momentum would shift.Unfortunately, it’s a best three outof five and no more.

“My girls could’ve played allnight,” Plitt said. “They love play-ing volleyball.”

The Cowboys depart with anunblemished Cincinnati HillsLeague title, a district title and ahealthy future.

“I’m very proud of them on thecourt and off the court,” Plitt said.

A tough 1st loss for the CowboysBy Scott [email protected]

Junior Tatiyana Ali enjoys aWyoming point against Alter inthe Division II volleyball regionalsemifinals at Wilmington Nov. 3.However, the Cowboys came upshort and suffered their first lossthree games to two to finish theseason 25-1. SCOTT SPRINGER/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

WYOMING — After three postseason wins,the Wyoming High School boys soccer teambowed out against undefeated Carroll 1-0Nov. 1 in the Division II regional tournament.

The defending state champs got a goalfrom junior Trae’ Collins with just 3:32 to goto beat the Cowboys at Centerville.

Like Cincinnati Hills League membersFinneytown and Indian Hill, Wyoming chosea postseason bracket that kept them away

from the powerfulCarroll squad aslong as possible.

“I think we allwanted to avoidthem and at leastgive us a chance toget to districts,”coach Steve Thomassaid. “We didn’twant to face Carrollin the districts if wecould avoid it.”

The strategyworked for the Cow-boys as they beatFinneytown and In-dian Hill in rematch-es and got by Tippe-canoe to earn the

game against No. 1 Carroll.Wyoming keeper Harrison Glover came

into the game with 10 shutouts and kept thePatriots out of the goal until the rebound kickby Collins in the final minutes.

The Cowboys finish the season 13-4-3 (5-2CHL).

Senior Clifford Ngong and junior NathanMeisner finished 10th in the league in scor-ing.

It was Wyoming’s first regional appear-ance since 1996.

Cowboys fallon late goalby CarrollBy Scott [email protected]

Junior Nathan Richtand dribbles the ball againstDayton Carroll Nov.1 at Centerville. Wyominglost the regional semi-final 1-0. THANKS TO ROD

APFELBECK

Wyoming keeperHarrison Glover reactsto a shot during theCowboys' 1-0 regionalsemi-final loss toDayton Carroll onNov.1. Glover wascredited with eightsaves for the game.THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

HEBRON — Call it a clean sweep forClaudia Saunders.

The Princeton High School seniorended the 2011 cross country cam-paign with a Division I state champi-onship at the National Trail Racewayin Hebron, Nov. 5.

Saunders took first place with apersonal best time of 18 minutes, 4.5seconds.

The win comes on the heels of vic-tories at the Troy regional meet, Oct.28, and the district race at Voice ofAmerica Park, Oct. 22.

Saunders also captured first(18:13) in the Greater Miami Confer-ence meet, Oct. 15.

Despite also owning a 100-meterhurdle state championship, Saundersbelieves this win means more be-cause of the type of season she wasable to put together.

She said she was able to avoid in-jury and illness, which had hamperedher efforts in previous seasons.

“This is the first season where Icould actually train over the summerand I was not injured, and I actuallydid every meet, so everything justcame together really well,” Saunderssaid.

Saunders, who placed fifth at lastyear’s meet, was near the front of thepack the entire race.

When the runners came down thefinal 300 meters, Saunders knew itwas time to exhaust all of her energy.

“I was super tired, but I felt strongand I was like, all right, give it all yougot...,” she said. “Usually you wouldn’tthink you would have to sprint thatmuch in a cross country race, but youknow, you do what you’ve got to do.”

After the race, Saunders said run-ning is an important part of her life.

She likes how the sport forcescompetitors to stretch their limits tobe successful.

Such was the case in her first-placefinish.

“Running is important to me be-cause as a runner, it shows you whatyou can really do if you believe inyourself” she said.

Wyoming Cowboys

Regional champion Emily Stites ofWyoming finished sixth at the statemeet in 18:31.91, faster than her time aweek ago at Troy.

It also marked the second consec-utive week that Stites had held off In-dian Hill senior Elizabeth Heinbach,who finished just a half-second backin seventh at 18:32.41.

Prior to the Oct. 29 regional meet,Stites had never beaten Heinbach incross country or track.

Both made all-Ohio for their top 25finishes and the rivalry should con-tinue into the track season for the sen-ior distance runners.

Coach Travis Glendenning alsohad his entire Wyoming boys squad atthe state meet, thanks to their second-place regional finish at Troy.

At the Nov. 5 Division II champi-onships, the Cowboys finished 12th.

Senior Seth Gold was the top fin-isher for Wyoming at No. 48 in17:02.86; senior Andrew Tamanko was64th in 17:12.68; sophomore Ian Goert-zen was 79th in 17:25.58; junior NateJohnson was 94th in 17:39.75; fresh-man Ben Stites was 99th in 17:43.16;senior Alex Mangas was 123rd in18:06.49; and senior Josh Sagan was134th in 18:33.54.

Gold, Mangas and Sagan all im-proved on their regional times fromthe week before.

Princeton’s Saundersruns to state titleBy Nick [email protected]

Princeton's Claudia Saunders holds off the pack to win the Division I state cross country championships in Hebron with atime of 18:04.50, Nov. 5. NICK DUDUKOVICH/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming's Emily Stites competes inthe Division II state cross country meetin Hebron, Nov. 5. Stites, the loneWyoming girl in the meet, finishedsixth. NICK DUDUKOVICH/THE COMMUNITY

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Officials schoolThe Southwest Ohio

Basketball OfficialsSchool is offering classesat the following loca-tions:

» Sharonville PublicLibrary, 6-9 p.m., Mon-day, Nov. 14.

» Madeira Public Li-brary, 6-9 p.m., Tuesday,Nov. 15.

» Sharonville PublicLibrary, 6-9 p.m., Thurs-day, Nov. 17.

» Blue Ash Public Li-brary, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Saturday, Nov. 19.

» Sharonville PublicLibrary, 6-9 p.m., Mon-day, Nov. 21.

» Blue Ash Public Li-brary, 6-9 p.m., Tuesday,Nov. 22.

» Sharonville PublicLibrary, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

Saturday, Nov. 26.» St. Rita School for

the Deaf, noon to 5 p.m.,Sunday, Nov. 27.

Participants should at-tend as many sessions aspossile. This is an OH-SAA-approved 25-hourcourse. The only class ofits kind in the nation, theschool is an opportunityto obtain an officiatingpermit in time to start theseason - approved by theOhio High School Athlet-ic Association.

The school is spon-sored by the SouthwestDistrict Local Associa-tion Council and theSouthwest Ohio AthleticAcademic Confederationof the Hamilton CountyEducational ServicesCenter.

Volleyball tryouts

Cincinnati VolleyballAcademy is now register-ing for their 2012 Clubvolleyball season tryouts.

Positions are availableon all the teams 10U-18U.

Go towww.courts4sports.comor call Ginger at 770-0667, ext 10.

Girls basketballshootout

One of the top preprecruits in the countryand a legendary basket-ball coach will be high-lighted in this year’s Cin-cinnati Sports MedicineGirls’ Basketball Shoot-out, Saturday, Nov. 26, atthe gymnasium on thecampus of CincinnatiState.

Teams participating inthe fifth-annual shootout

include Oak Hills, Prince-ton, Hamilton, Sycamoreand Lakota East from theGreater Miami Confer-ence, and Alter, Mercy,Seton, Ursuline andMcAuley from the GirlsGreater Catholic League.

One of the top recruitsin the nation in the Classof 2014, Kelsey Mitchell,will be playing as herPrinceton Vikings teamfaces Mercy and Hall ofFame coach Mary Jo

Huismann, who won her600th game as head coachlast season.

“We are thrilled tohave top players, and topcoaches, as part of ourShootout this year,” saidShootout Chair MollieBusam from the GreaterCincinnati Northern Ken-tucky Women’s SportsAssociation. “It isn’t thatoften when basketballfans can see such a col-lection of talent in one

place like we will have atthe Shootout.”

Other matchups in-clude Oak Hills facing Al-ter; Seton against Hamil-ton; Ursuline versus Syc-amore then Lakota Eastagainst McAuley. Playstarts at noon at the Cin-cinnati State gym offCentral Parkway.

Tickets are $6 for theentire day sold at partici-pating schools and $8 theday of the event.

SIDELINES

ALL-AMERICAN BOY

Myron Brown, 13, of Springdale has been named to the third annual Offense-DefenseYouth All-American Bowl. Brown, a quaarterback and Defensive Back for PrincetonCommunity Middle School eighth grade team, will join dozens of peers in his agegroup nationwide in an East meets West clash that is part of a week long series ofevents leading up to the nationally-televised, sixth-annual Offense-DefenseAll-American Bowl, an All-Star football game of similar format showcasing 80 of thetop high school seniors in the country. Myron was selected from a group of youngathletes numbering in the thousands across the country to participate in thisone-of-a-kind All-Star game. This year's event will take place in Cowboys Stadium inArlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys.

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A publication of

Nov. 2 questionWhat do you think about President

Obama's plan to revise the student loanprogram, which would cap payments at10 percent of discretionary income andforgive any remaining debt after 20years?

“As far as college loan repaymentcapping and debt forgiveness, I think itsends the wrong message to college stu-dents. Currently most of them havelived through the bank and financial in-stitution’s 'too big to fail' bail out and nowit seems like advocating a 'too small tofail' system for the students.

"While it appears that many currentand future students will default on theirloans as education becomes more expen-sive and the economy continues to rightsize, it is a good wake up call.

"College in America is an economicprivilege, not an inalienable right. Withthat in mind, perhaps some student loanrelief can be applied to students whochoose careers that are lucrative, andrevenue generating. This could apply tosome of the current high revenue/highprofit generating industries of politics,political lobbying and bank/financialservices.

I.P.

“I don't like Obama's plans about any-thing!”

J.F.

“Just what we need – another entitle-ment program. What happened to at-tending a local affordable universityand being responsible for the debt?”

“President Obama just doesn't get it.Maybe that's because he grew up in asystem of living on government assis-tance and not having to work for a living.The only votes he'll get in the next elec-tion are from those who think every-thing should be free at the expense ofthose who work and save and repay theirdebts.”

J.K.

"Why don't we just give the world

away. Handouts, handouts, handouts -when does it stop? We had to bail outbanks, auto industry, etc., etc., etc.

“Isn't it a privilege to go to college?When I went to college in the ‘60s and‘70s I found a way to pay my way alongwith some help from my parents.

“When my kids went to college theyreceived private grants besides themhaving part-time jobs and our assistance(paid off student loans over severalyears and depleting savings for theireducation).

“I have no intention of raising otherskids and paying for their education, oth-er than property taxes for local schools,and that is getting to a point to be moreregulated. Maybe if you can't afford col-lege there is always community collegesor maybe find a low-grade job to startand maybe you might have some compa-ny financial assistance. Good luck, butdo not always have your hand out.”

D.J.

“Let me see if I understand this, we(U.S. taxpayers) would make loans tostudents and cap the payments notbased on what it takes to repay the loanbut on what they earn and then forgivethe unpaid balance after 20 years. Thiswould be true even if they majored in an-cient Greek literature or some otherpursuit where they are unlikely to everearn much money.

“Sounds like a great idea for the 48percent of people who pay no incometax. They have no skin in the game, but adisproportionate number of their chil-dren would likely benefit from theseloans.

“Would you make the same offer tomortgage holders, or people who buy

cars or small business owners?”F.S.D.

“The student loan program is none ofObama's business. He is the president,not the emperor. Issues like the studentloan program and the problems theypresent are primarily the concern of theprivate sector.”

Bill B.

“Helping needy people get a collegeeducation seems worthwhile, howeverthe net effect of the student loan pro-gram is only the rich and the poor can af-ford college. Middle-class children nei-ther qualify for loans nor can they af-ford college tuition. The irony is theyhave to join the workforce and then sub-sidize the poor students.

“As for the loan recipients having aget-out-of-debt-free card, that's baloney.If they cannot afford college and thencannot afford to repay their low-interestloans in 20 years they should join theworkforce and save the money theyneed the old-fashioned way.

“Washington wanted every Ameri-can to own their own homes and we gotthe banking/mortgage crisis; will wehave an education crisis next?”

R.V.

“Obama's student loan plan is part ofhis serious effort to lead this nation to aneconomic recovery. Unfortunately theRepublicans are doing exactly whatthey did in the years after the Great De-pression, and extending the economicdoldrums as they did then.

“The student loan program will helpsome folks, but it is small. A better ques-tion would be why the ‘educational’ insti-tutions don't seem to be able to controlcosts in these hard times. If Congressdoesn't support Obama's proposals forinfrastructure repair it will cost the nextgeneration 10’s of dollars per dollar notspent today. We should treat that as a lit-mus test for re-election. Say no to theNoPublicans.”

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Due to the lack of jail spacein Hamilton County, alterna-tive sentences such as home in-carceration and communityservice are being used morefrequently.

The Community ServiceProgram is operated by theHamilton County ProbationDepartment. The programplaces convicted offenders inunpaid positions with non-profit or governmental agen-cies to perform a specific num-ber of court ordered hours.

A judge can order commu-nity service as a specific sen-tence or as a condition of pro-bation. The individual is firstinterviewed to determine ap-propriate placement. Individ-uals are screened as to work

skills, educa-tion, health is-sues and ac-cess to trans-portation to as-sess theirability to work.Then the work-er is assignedeither to an in-dividual place-ment or a su-pervised work

crew.Individual placement is for

workers that do not need to beclosely supervised. The work-er goes directly to the commu-nity agency and does clericalor other work at the directionof the agency employees. Theagency is required to provide

written feedback to the proba-tion department about theworker’s performance.

Supervised work crews op-erate during the work weekand on weekends. Work crewsare designed for those individ-uals with limited work skills, aminimal work history and whorequire supervision on the job.Probation employees providetransportation to and from theworksite and supervise theworkers. Examples of this kindof work include painting, grasscutting, recycling and pickingup litter.

In 2010 there were 3,823 re-ferrals from Hamilton Countyjudges. 3,223 of those referralswere from Municipal Courtwhich handles misdemeanor

cases. The total number ofhours completed in 2010 was134,694. At a rate of $7.30 perhour this represents a value inservice hours of $983,266.26returned to Hamilton County.

More than 50 different or-ganizations and governmentagencies benefit from theCommunity Service Programincluding Anderson, Greenand Sycamore townships, theFree Store, the YWCA and theAmerican Red Cross.

Last year, the CommunityService Program partneredwith Cincinnati Habitat forHumanity to build two newhomes in Avondale. This pro-ject also helped train proba-tioners in hanging drywall,painting, plumbing and mason-

ry. Another partnership withPeople Working Cooperativelyhelped elderly citizens by rak-ing leaves and shoveling snow.

Most defendants are givenan option to work off theirfines and court costs by per-forming community service atthe pay rate of minimum wage.Restitution, however, can notbe worked off because thatwould be unfair to the victim.

Community service can bean effective sentence for non-violent offenders. It requiresoffenders to pay for theircrimes and returns a benefit toour community.

Judge Brad Greenberg presides inHamilton County Municipal Court.He is a Loveland resident.

Community service a jail alternative

BradGreenbergCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Reaction from local lawmakers toissues in the news:

IssueSeptember jobs report showed

unemployment reamingsteady at 9.1percent:

Reaction“American families continue to

suffer as our economy remains near-ly stagnant and the nation’s unem-ployment rate is stubbornly high at9.1 percent. I was pleased to seethere was some job creation lastmonth, but unfortunately there wasnot enough to keep up with new en-trants to the labor force. The ObamaAdministration’s approach of tem-porary Washington sweeteners,more spending and more govern-

ment is not working. Unfortunately,the president is calling for more ofthese same failed policies in his sec-ond stimulus plan.

“With millions of Americans outof work, Washington cannot simplypass more temporary solutions thatdo little to encourage investment orcertainty for job creators. We mustwork swiftly and aggressively torein in out of control spending and toenact pro-growth policies that willspur the economy.”

U.S. Sen. Rob PortmanIssueRepublican members of the

House note that the Senate has failedto act on bipartisan legislation thatwould benefit farmers and small

businesses, as well as local, state andfederal agencies. U.S. Rep Schmidt’scomments are in the following newsrelease, which was issued today bythe House Committee on Transpor-tation and Infrastructure.

Reaction“It is imperative that we act in a

timely manner to ensure that ourfarmers, small businesses, commu-nities, and county, state and federalagencies will not be burdened withcostly and duplicative permit re-quirements that provide no environ-mental or health benefits. It wasnever the intent of Congress to re-quire a redundant layer of bureauc-racy.”

U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt

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High unemployment and reduced homevalues have pushed mortgage foreclosurerates to unprecedented levels in Ohio with onein every 518 housing units in foreclosure, ac-cording to data from Realty Trac.

The “shadow inventory” of loans currentlyin foreclosure and properties now owned bylenders clouds the hope of recovery. With just100,980 home sales in 2010, the market hasshrunk almost 30 percent from its peak in 2005

according to the Ohio Associ-ation of Realtors (OAR).Nonetheless, there is a silverlining to the state’s housingwoes.

More than 2,900 homeown-ers have been assistedthrough Ohio’s statewideforeclosure prevention pro-gram, Restoring Stability: ASave the Dream Ohio Initia-tive. Launched on Sept. 27,2010, the program adminis-tered by the Ohio Housing Fi-

nance Agency (OHFA) and funded through theU.S. Department of Treasury’s Hardest HitFund (HHF) recently reached its one year an-niversary.

Restoring Stability helps homeowners withfinancial hardships such as unemployment,reduced wages or hours, death of a spouse, in-creased medical expenses or divorce to avoidforeclosure. Qualifying homeowners may gethelp bringing their mortgage current, payingtheir monthly mortgage payments during aperiod of unemployment, reducing their prin-cipal balance in connection with a loan mod-ification or transitioning out of homeowner-ship through a short sale.

OHFA has developed agreements withmore than 200 mortgage servicers and has dis-tributed more than $23 million in mortgagepayments, making Restoring Stability one ofthe largest programs in the nation. Homeown-ers may apply for the program through an on-line application and work with a trained hous-ing counselor to complete the process.

Programs like Restoring Stability are es-sential to stabilizing Ohio’s economy wherethe unemployment rate remains more thannine percent. As Restoring Stability movesinto its second year, OHFA expects to assist atleast 8,000 additional households who wouldotherwise be at risk of foreclosure.

For more information on the Restoring Sta-bility program, visit www.savethedream.ohio-.gov or call the toll-free hotline at 888-404-4674.

Douglas A. Garver is the executive director of theOhio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) and overseesthe lead Agency for affordable housing in Ohio.

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He’s here, he’s there, he’s every-where.

They are here, they are there, theyare everywhere.

Where’s here? Who’s here? Whoheard what?

Take your pick as several local highschool theater groups perform Dr.Seuss’s “Seussical The Musical” thismonth.

Loveland High School, SycamoreHigh School and Ursuline Academyare all presenting the play.

“Seussical the Musical" has beendelighting audiences around the worldsince its 2000 Broadway debut. Theshow, suited for all audiences, incorpo-rates more than15 of Dr. Seuss's books,and showcases some of the most be-loved characters.

Here is a look at each performance:

LovelandWhen: Thursday, Nov.10-Sunday,

Nov.13. Shows at 7 p.m. each day, with2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday.

Where: Loveland High School Audi-torium,1Tiger Trail

Tickets: $10 for adults; $8 for sen-iors and student. Tickets available atthe door; in advance by calling 697-3857,or at [email protected]

More information: lovelanddra-ma.org

What they say: “It really looks intothe mind of Dr. Seuss. He never let hisimagination stop. This show showsevery classic of his; The Cat in the Hat,Things, Horton…You don’t have toread Dr. Seuss to get it. It makes kidslaugh; it inspires people.” – SophomoreNick Huber (Gen. Genghis K. Schmitz)

Why you should go: “We’re reallyputting in some interesting twists. TheCat on stage the whole show. He’s real-ly animated, he’s very energetic.There’s never a dull moment with TheCat in the Hat. There’s some tap-danc-ing. This is a great show for youngkids.” – Drew Kovacs (The Cat in theHat)

Sycamore High SchoolWhen: Friday, Nov.11; Saturday,

Nov.12; Thursday-Nov.17-Saturday,Nov.19. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Sycamore High School, 7400Cornell Road, Montgomery

Tickets: Can be ordered online atwww.avestheatre.org for $8. Ticketscan also be purchased at the door for$10. The ticket box office opens at 6p.m. on show days.

Cast: Students appearing in theshow include Jay Brugin,11th-grade,as The Cat; Max Poff, eighth-grade, asJoJo; Elliot Handkins,11th-grade, asHorton; Emily Kissela,11th-grade, asGertrude, and Emily Fry,12th-grade,as Mayzie.

For more information, visitwww.avestheatre.org. Questions canbe emailed to [email protected].

Ursuline Academy

When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov.10; 7:30p.m. Friday, Nov.11; 7:30 p.m. Saturday,Nov.12; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov.13

Where: Besl Theater at Ursuline,5535 Pfeiffer Road, Blue Ash

Tickets: $10 for adults; $8 for stu-dents; $5 for children 6 and under.Order through Ursuline’s Web site,www.ursulineacademy.org

What they say: “Join the Cat in theHat, Horton the Elephant, JoJo theWho, Gertrude McFuzz, the Grinchwho Stole Christmas and many othersas they take you on a colorful, exciting,and musical adventure.” – Alecia Lew-kowich, "Seusiccal" director and per-forming arts teacher.

Why you should go: You might seesomeone you know. UA's productionwill feature students from the schooland several male students from LittleMiami, Moeller, Seven Hills, St. Xavi-er, Sycamore and Wyoming highschools.

"Seussical" cast members General Genghis K. Schmitz (Nick Huber), Mrs. Mayor (Becca Pearson), Horton (Brandon Huber), Gertrude (Abby Docherty) and Mayzie (Kate Altieri)strike a pose for the camera during rehearsal at Loveland High School.

Several cast members of Ursuline's "Seussical the Musical," from left: ShannonLindsay of Mount Lookout, Stuart Edwards (Seven Hills, of Hyde Park), BrendanO'Gorman (St. Xavier, of Mason), Sarah Fitzpatrick of Loveland, Corinne Havey ofWilmington, Melissa Carroll of Montgomery, and Lauren Salem of West ChesterTownship.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 10Art ExhibitsHilltop Artists Art Show, 8a.m.-8 p.m., Maple Knoll Vil-lage, 11100 Springfield Pike,Main Street Gallery. Fine worksin oil, acrylic, watercolor, penand ink, pencil, collage, enamel,mono-type and mono-print.782-2462. Springdale.

Home & GardenHot Kitchens and Cool BathsSeminar, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel Gallery, 7770 E.Kemper Road, Project consult-ants and designers discusstrends in kitchen and bathdesign. Light fare provided.Free. Presented by Neal’s DesignRemodel. 489-7700; www.neal-s.com. Sharonville.

Gorman Heritage Farm, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Gorman HeritageFarm, 10052 Reading Road,Explore and learn the history,methods and values of a work-ing family farm in a naturalsetting. Environmentally re-sponsible. Includes flower andvegetable gardens, children’sgarden, hiking trails, barns andbarnyards, sunflower and otherfields, seasonal farmers market,gift shop and visitors center.Guided tours, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.on second and fourth Saturdays.$5, $3 ages 3-17 and seniors,free for members. Through Dec.23. 563-6663; www.gormanfar-m.org. Evendale.

Friday, Nov. 11

Art ExhibitsHilltop Artists Art Show, 8a.m.-8 p.m., Maple Knoll Vil-lage, 782-2462. Springdale.

Business SeminarsHOPS Food for Thought Se-ries, 11 a.m., Crowne PlazaCincinnati North Hotel, 11320Chester Road, An Injection ofGratitude: Anecdote for Slug-gish Business. Events designedto inspire, optimize and revolu-tionize your company's perfor-mance. Includes theme-inspiredmeal by Chef Scott Neidhard, inthe company of some of theregion's top business leaders,followed by real food-for-thought keynote speakers. $75.Presented by HOPS Food forThought. 588-2808; hopsfood-forthought.com. Sharonville.

Community DanceVillage Squares, 8-10:30 p.m.,St. Gabriel Consolidated School,18 W. Sharon Ave., Club forexperienced square dancers andround dancers. Family friendly.$5. Presented by SouthwesternOhio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 929-2427.Glendale.

Dining EventsFriday Night’s Dinner Out,5:30-7 p.m., Halker-Flege Amer-ican Legion Post 69, 9000 Read-ing Road, Downstairs. Ham-burgers, cheeseburgers, fish,side items, soup and chili avail-able. Specialty sandwich eachweek. 733-9926. Reading.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 8-11:30 p.m., BuffaloWings & Rings Tri-County, 11305Princeton Pike, DJs Wild Bill andMadman Mike. Music from the’70s to today. Theme nights.Drink specials. 772-2111. Spring-dale.

On Stage - StudentTheater

Lend Me a Tenor, 7:30-9:45p.m., Wyoming High School, 106Pendery Ave., Pendry Audi-torium. Set in mid-1930s. Saun-ders, manager of ClevelandGrand Opera Company, wel-comes Tito Morelli, the greatesttenor, to appear for one nightas Otello. Ages 11 and up. $10,$5 seniors, students and staff.Presented by Wyoming HighTheater Arts Dept.. ThroughNov. 12. 206-7157. Wyoming.

Public HoursGorman Heritage Farm, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Gorman HeritageFarm, $5, $3 ages 3-17 andseniors, free for members.563-6663; www.gormanfar-m.org. Evendale.

RecreationWalk Club, 8:30 a.m., SharonWoods, 11450 Lebanon Road,Walks led by Park District volun-teers. Walkers may choose whatdays they want to walk. Ages 50and up. Free, vehicle permitrequired. Presented by Hamil-ton County Park District. 728-3551, ext. 406. Sharonville.

Special EventsHorrorHound Weekend, 5-10p.m., Crowne Plaza CincinnatiNorth Hotel, 11320 ChesterRoad, Horror movie conventionfeaturing more than 20 celebri-ty guests, nearly 200 vendors,film screenings and celebrityQ&A panels. After-hour eventsincluding Saturday eveningparty at Coco Keys Water Re-sort. With Anthony MichaelHall, Michael Rooker, ErnieHudson, Alex Winter and thecast of "The Walking Dead."Discount tickets available on-line. $45. Presented by Horror-Hound. 771-2080; www.horror-houndweekend.com. Shar-onville.

Saturday, Nov. 12


Holiday - Veterans DayVeteran’s Turkey Dinner, 5p.m.-7:30 p.m., Halker-FlegeAmerican Legion Post 69, 9000Reading Road, Turkey, dressing,potatoes, veggies, roll andbutter. Desserts available forpurchase. Benefits veterans andtheir families. Family friendly.$8, $4 ages 10 and under andveterans. Presented by Amer-ican Legion Auxiliary Unit 69.733-9926. Reading.


Special EventsHorrorHound Weekend, 11a.m.-7 p.m., Crowne PlazaCincinnati North Hotel, $45.771-2080; www.horrorhound-weekend.com. Sharonville.

Sunday, Nov. 13


Public HoursGorman Heritage Farm,Noon-5 p.m., Gorman HeritageFarm, $5, $3 ages 3-17 andseniors, free for members.563-6663; www.gormanfar-m.org. Evendale.

RecreationCincinnati BackgammonPlayers Club Monthly Tour-nament, Noon-5 p.m., Max andErma’s, 3855 Hauck Road,Double-elimination back-gammon tournament for Cin-cinnati area players. Chouettealso played. Family friendly. $21.Presented by Cincinnati Back-gammon Players Club. 807-6926.Sharonville.

ShoppingJump Start on Black Friday, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Holiday Inn Cincin-nati I-275 North, 3855 HauckRoad, Ballroom. Local busi-nesses on hand to showcasefirst-time-out and one-of-a-kinditems. Free. Presented by Func-tion Conjunction. 405-3085;www.jumpstartonblackfriday.e-ventbrite.com. Sharonville.

Special Events

Cerebral Palsy Inspires Expo,4-9 p.m., Elements Conferenceand Event Centre, 11974 Leba-non Road, Josh Blue, winner ofNBC’s "Last Comic Standing,"performs adult-oriented com-edy at 7:30 p.m., $40. Question-and-answer session follows.Vendors, booths and an inter-active parent session. SallyBauke, keynote speaker. Bene-fits Building Blocks for KidsTherapy Fund. Free; sponsor-ships available. Registrationrequired. 233-3889; bb4k.org/events/cp-inspires.html. Shar-onville.

HorrorHound Weekend, 11a.m.-5 p.m., Crowne PlazaCincinnati North Hotel, $45.771-2080; www.horrorhound-weekend.com. Sharonville.

Monday, Nov. 14


Dance ClassesLine Dance, 1-2 p.m., SpringdaleCommunity Center, 11999Lawnview Ave., Dancing withJerry and Kathy Helt, instruc-tors. Wear smooth-soled shoes.$4. Presented by SouthwesternOhio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 321-6776;www.so-nkysdf.com. Spring-dale.

Music - ChoralOpen Rehearsals with Cincin-nati Sound Chorus, 7-9:30p.m., Valley Temple, 145 Spring-field Pike, Award-winningchorus adds new voices as theysing in World Choir Games inCincinnati July 2012. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented byCincinnati Sound Chorus. 554-2648. Wyoming.

RecreationWalk Club, 8:30 a.m., SharonWoods, Free, vehicle permitrequired. 728-3551, ext. 406.Sharonville.

Tuesday, Nov. 15


Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Meritage Restaurant, 1140Congress Ave., Includes fourtastings with cheese and fruitplate. $15. 376-8134. Glendale.

FilmsTwilight Saga Tuesdays, 7:30p.m., Springdale 18: Cinema deLux, 12064 Springfield Pike,"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."See the movies before premiereof "The Twilight Saga: BreakingDawn - Part 1." View footagenever seen before of RobertPattinson, cast interviews andfootage of fan festivals over theyears. $13.50; plus fees. Present-ed by Fathom Events. 699-1500;www.fathomevents.com.Springdale.

Wednesday, Nov. 16


Drink TastingsWine Down Wednesdays, 6-8

p.m., Corwyn Apparel, 415Glensprings Drive, Suite 205,Free wine tasting. Free. Reserva-tions required. 252-8058;www.corwynapparel.com.Springdale.


SeminarsAdoption Information Semi-nar, 6:30-8 p.m., All God’sChildren International Cincin-nati Office, 4100 Executive ParkDrive, Suite 20, Discuss interna-tional adoption and currentavailable programs. Adoptionstaff on hand to answer specificquestions on adoption process.Free. Presented by All God’sChildren International. 886-7183; mim.io/b88b2. Shar-onville.

Thursday, Nov. 17


CivicHamilton County Park DistrictBoard of Park Commission-ers Meeting, 1 p.m., WintonWoods, 10245 Winton Road,Presented by Hamilton CountyPark District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Spring-field Township.

Community DanceVenus and Mars, 7:30-10 p.m.,Wyoming Civic Center, 1 Wor-thington Ave., Plus-level squareand round dance club for expe-rienced dancers. Family friendly.$5. Presented by SouthwesternOhio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 929-2427.Wyoming.


Friday, Nov. 18


Craft ShowsHoliday Bazaar, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,Maple Knoll Village, 11100Springfield Pike, Handicrafts,floral decor, gifts, collectibles,ceramics, jewelry, split-the-pot,hand-woven articles and raffle.Most items made or donated byresidents, volunteers andfriends of Maple Knoll. MainStreet Cafe specials. All ageswelcome. Benefits Maple LeafAuxiliary fundraiser for MapleKnoll Village residents. Present-ed by Maple Leaf Auxiliary.782-2420; www.mapleknoll.org.Springdale.

Dining EventsFriday Night’s Dinner Out,5:30-7 p.m., Halker-Flege Amer-ican Legion Post 69, 733-9926.Reading.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 8a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wyoming FamilyPractice, 305 Crescent Ave.,

Fifteen-minute screening. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byJewish Hospital. 686-3300.Wyoming.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6 p.m.,Sharon Woods, 11450 LebanonRoad, One-mile drive-throughoutdoor lights and themedfigures display. $45 for busesand 15-passenger vans, $12 percar, $2 off coupon availableonline. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 769-0393;www.holidayinlights.com.Sharonville.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 8-11:30 p.m., BuffaloWings & Rings Tri-County,772-2111. Springdale.



SATURDAY, NOV. 19Art ExhibitsHilltop Artists Art Show, 8a.m.-8 p.m., Maple Knoll Vil-lage, 782-2462. Springdale.

Craft ShowsHoliday Bazaar, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,Maple Knoll Village, 782-2420;www.mapleknoll.org. Spring-dale.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6 p.m.,Sharon Woods, $45 for busesand 15-passenger vans, $12 percar, $2 off coupon availableonline. 769-0393; www.holiday-inlights.com. Sharonville.

Music - JazzApril Aloisio, 7-11 p.m., TheIron Horse, 40 Village Square,772-3333; www.ironhorseinn-.com. Glendale.


Runs/WalksHoliday in Lights 5K Run/Walk, 5 p.m., Sharon Woods,11450 Lebanon Road, Regis-tration begins 3:30 p.m. 3.1-milerun/walk through Holiday inLights route. Includes awards.Post-race activities include foodin heated tent. Family friendly.$31, $26 advance; $26, $21advance ages 12 and under.Presented by Hamilton CountyPark District. 521-7275;www.holidayinlights.com/race.html. Sharonville.

Volunteer EventsKids Against Hunger Meal-Packing Event, 1-4 p.m., KidsAgainst Hunger Factory, 2430 E.Kemper Road, Volunteerspackage 50,000 nutrient-richmeals for starving childreninternationally and here in ourown communities. Free, dona-

tions accepted. Reservationsrequired. Presented by ThriventFinancial. 771-3991; www.achild-shopeintl.org/KidsAgains-tHunger.html. Sharonville.

SUNDAY, NOV. 20Art ExhibitsHilltop Artists Art Show, 8a.m.-8 p.m., Maple Knoll Vil-lage, 782-2462. Springdale.

Dining EventsAll-You-Can-Eat Buffet Break-fast, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Halker-Flege American Legion Post 69,9000 Reading Road, Includesomelets to order, ham, goetta,sausage, bacon, biscuits andgravy, pancakes, fruit cocktail,milk, juice and coffee. Bake salebenefits legion and auxiliaryprograms such as scholarshipsand helping veterans in thecommunity. Family friendly. $8,$4 children. 733-9926. Reading.


Public HoursGorman Heritage Farm,Noon-5 p.m., Gorman HeritageFarm, $5, $3 ages 3-17 andseniors, free for members.563-6663; www.gormanfar-m.org. Evendale.

Monday, Nov. 21

Dance ClassesLine Dance, 1-2 p.m., SpringdaleCommunity Center, $4. 321-6776; www.so-nkysdf.com.Springdale.



Tuesday, Nov. 22

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Meritage Restaurant, $15.376-8134. Glendale.


Wednesday, Nov. 23

Drink TastingsWine Down Wednesdays, 6-8p.m., Corwyn Apparel, Free.Reservations required. 252-8058; www.corwynapparel.com.Springdale.




THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Open Rehearsals with Cincinnati Sound Chorus are 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at Valley Temple, 145Springfield Pike, Wyoming. Call 554-2648. Members of Cincinnati Sound chorus performs during the sweet AdelinesInternational region 4 chorus competition at Northern Kentucky Convention Center this year. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE

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Mix sugar and salt inlarge bowl and set aside.Stir together honey, wa-ter and oil in pan andbring to a boil. Immedi-ately stir in nuts and con-tinue to cook and stir untilliquid is absorbed, about 5minutes. Immediatelytransfer nuts to bowl withsugar/salt mixture andtoss until evenly coated.Pour out onto sprayedcookie sheet. When cool,break up and store air-tight at room temper-ature up to a month.

Tip from Rita’skitchen:

To toast nuts: Pour insingle layer on cookiesheet. Roast at 350 untilfragrant, about 10-15 min-

utes. Stir from outsideedge into center a coupleof times.

Want a spicy nut? Mixin some chipotle pepperpowder with the sugar/salt mixture. Or add somecinnamon for cinnamonnuts.

Overnight blueberryFrench toast

Doesn’t this soundgood for those overnightholiday guests? It’s fromGracious Gifts cookbookput out by SycamorePresbyterian Church.The book is well done. Thechurch itself was foundedin 1798 and continues tobe a thriving congrega-tion. I have done severalpresentations for themand I always leave with asmile on my face. Thecookbook is over 500pages with a nice, hard

cover. The recipes gofrom appetizers to soups,to main dishes, veggies,breads, pastries, dessertsand a miscellaneous sec-tion that includes bever-ages and microwave reci-pes. I love the specialgifts section in the backfrom the staff at Syca-more.

This brunch recipewas submitted by JanetDimitt of the Tuesdaymorning bible studygroup, and I think it’s per-fect for overnight guests,or yourself! The book is asteal at $20, which in-cludes postage and han-dling. Order by phone bycalling Sycamore Presby-terian Church for details(513) 683-0254.1 loaf French or Italian bread,

10-12 oz, cut in cubes

16 oz cream cheese, cut into 1”cubes

1 ½ to 2 cups fresh blueberries

12 eggs, beaten

2 cups milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ teaspoon cinnamon1⁄3 cup maple syrup

1 bottle blueberry syrup

Lightly grease 9x13dish. Arrange half ofbread cubes in dish andtop with cream cheese.Sprinkle blueberries overand top with rest of bread.Mix beaten eggs, milk, va-nilla, cinnamon and syr-up. Pour over bread. Cov-er and refrigerate over-night. Remove from frig30 minutes before baking.Preheat oven to 350, cov-er and bake 30 minutes.Uncover and bake 25-30minutes, until center isfirm and lightly browned.Serves 10.

More awesome souprecipes.

Check out the web ver-sion for:

Mexicali corn chowderfrom Tom Heitkamp, anEastern Hills Journalreader.

More “like Olive Gar-

den’s” Zuppa Toscanasoup recipes.

One is from John Walk-er, who said: “I think myrecipe is dead on for OliveGarden.” (John got thewhole recipe from an em-ployee but it was a bigbatch recipe, and Johnpared it down).

Another Zuppa Tosca-na comes from JudyMoore, who is happy withher version, as well. (Judyasked the waiter aboutthe sausage used and hegave her the insidescoop).

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. E-mail [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

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In presenting theaward, Macrae spoke ofthe relationships thatSchwab had with thestudents, parents andfaculty that made him

Cincinnati CountryDay School honoredRichard O. Schwab ’67(Glendale), as the Coun-try Day DistinguishedAlumnus for 2011.

Schwab, a graduateof Country Day, servedas head of the MiddleSchool for 20 years un-til his retirement in2006.

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an effective leader.“They were drawn to

his positive energy, hisSolomon-like decision-making, and his boyishcharm. He cared deeplyabout each and everyone of them, and they,in turn, felt respected,valued, and loved. Theywere fiercely loyal andwould move mountainsfor him.”

Upon his retirement,Country Day estab-lished a student awardin Schwab’s name: theRichard O. Schwab ’67Middle School Award.The award, presentedat the end of each year,recognizes the boy andgirl in each grade whoexemplify a positive at-titude, dedication toschool work and schoolactivities, leadership,respect for others, andkindness to everyone.

The students arechosen by the MiddleSchool faculty, and it isone of the MiddleSchool’s highest hon-ors.

After the luncheon, aspecial reception washeld in Schwab’s honor,where many formercolleagues and fellowclassmates attended.

In addition, a videoof Schwab’s time atCountry Day wasshown. Joining Schwabfor the festivities werehis sons Oliver and For-rest.

Schwab CCD’s Distinguished Alumnus for 2011

Cincinnati Country Day School honored Richard O. (Dick)Schwab ’67 (Glendale) as its Distinguished Alumnus duringHomecoming 2011. Schwab was Country Day’s MiddleSchool Head for 20 years, retiring in 2006. Attending theceremony with Schwab (center) are Glendale friends andneighbors Allen and Lucinda Dohan, left, and sons Forrestand Oliver. THANKS TO RALPH JAVENS

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One of Cincinnati’smost celebrated holidayevents returns to SharonWoods.

Holiday in Lightsbrings together the mag-ic and wonder of the sea-son, with thousands oftwinkling lights and holi-day cheer. The familytradition runs Nov. 18through Dec. 31. Hoursare Sunday throughThursday from 6 p.m. to 9p.m. Friday and Saturdayfrom 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (in-cluding all holidays).

Visitors will enjoy amile of festive light dis-plays that wind throughwooded hills in SharonWoods…all from thewarmth of their car.While cruising throughthe lights, they can tuneto radio station Warm 98for great holiday music!

Admission is $12 percar or $45 for buses orvans with more than 15passengers. A $2 dis-count coupon can befound at holidayinlight-s.com, in Reach Maga-zine, in the Park DistrictEvergreen events guideand at all Hamilton Coun-ty Park District VisitorCenters.

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(Route 42) in Sharonville.A valid Hamilton CountyPark District motor vehi-cle permit ($10 annual; $3daily) is not required toenter Holiday in Lights.

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Although the Calendaryear is winding down, theSycamore Senior Centerin Blue Ash is bustlingwith activities and pro-grams to cap the holidayseason and continue intothe New Year.

A Thanksgiving dinneris planned for Wednes-day, Nov. 16, with enter-tainment by Chris Mur-phy & Reflektion.

The Center featureson-going educational, rec-reational and health sup-port programs of interestto senior citizens ages55+. Hamilton Countyresidents in surroundingcommunities are alwaysencouraged to becomemembers of the Centerand to partake in the out-standing opportunitiesand volunteer experienc-es afforded there.

The Sycamore SeniorCenter’s home deliveredmeals program for thehomebound and transpor-tation services for medi-cal appointments andshopping trips are majorfeatures of the outreachprogram available tomembers.

There are in-house fa-cilities for exercisingprograms such as yoga,striders, chair volleyballand several dance class-es.

Several qualified in-structors for computerclasses and mobile tech-nology solving programsare a part of the contin-ually updated educationalfacility at the Center.

Art classes, canastaand bridge card playing,mah-jongg, dominoes,bingo, darts, ping pongand billiards/pool andweekly movies round outthe recreational curricu-lum at the Sycamore Sen-ior Center.

A monthly veterans li-uncheon provides speak-ers and entertainment forveterans. Spouses, familymembers and widows arealways welcome at theseluncheons.

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Sharonville United Methodist8:15 & 11amTraditional Service & Kingdom Kids9:30am ContemporaryWorship & Sunday School7:00pmWednesday, Small Groups for all agesInfant care available for all services3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

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Ascension LutheranChurchThe youth and their leadersare planning lots of funactivities for their “lock-in” atthe church beginning at 7p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, andlasting through Saturdaymorning at 10 a.m.

Kool Kids will go to the KidsAgainst Hunger “factory” inSharonville on Saturday, Nov.19 to help pack meals forstarving children here andaround the world. The day’sgoal is 50,000 meals. For moreinformation call Ascension’s

office at 793-3288.In Gathering Sunday will becelebrated at Ascension onSunday, Nov. 20. At this annu-al event members bring bakedgoods, crafts and other giftsto share with people in thecommunity who are home-bound or who would benefitfrom being remembered.

Weavings, a spiritual forma-tion group focused on themesin our spiritual lives, will meetat 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22.

Women’s Bible Study gathersWednesdays from 9:45 a.m. to11:15 a.m. The topic is “LivingAbove Worry and Stress.”

The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288,www.ascensionlutheran-church.com.

Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers worshipservices on Sundays at 8:30a.m. and 10:45 a.m. SundaySchool is at 9:30 a.m. Sundays.

Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing andfood to people with demon-strated needs. Bread fromPanera is available on Thurs-days and Saturdays. TheSamaritan Closet is locatednext to the church.

The church is at 7388 E. Kem-per Road, Sycamore Township;489-7021.

Church by theWoodsThe church offers traditionalSunday worship at 10 a.m. Thechurch is handicapped-acces-sible.

The church conducts English-as-a-second-language classesSaturday mornings. If youneed to learn English, orknow someone who does, call563-6447.

The church is at 3755 CornellRoad, Sharonville; 563-6447;www.churchbythewoods.org.

Northern HillsSynagogueShep Englander, CEO of theJewish Federation of Cincin-nati, will discuss the Cincin-nati 2020 Project when North-ern Hills Synagogue - Congre-gation B'nai Avraham holdsits monthly HaZaK programfor seniors on Wednesday,Nov. 16. The program willtake place at the Synagogue,and begin at noon. Lunch willbe served.

nglander will speak about howCincinnati 2020 impacts thedirection of our Jewish com-munity.

"HaZaK" is an acronym, withthe letters standing for theHebrew words "Hakhma"(wisdom), "Ziknah" (maturi-ty), and "Kadima" (forward).The HaZaK programs are foradults 55 and older, and areopen to the entire communi-ty. In addition to members ofNorthern Hills, many attend-ees have come from theJewish Community Center,Cedar Village, BrookwoodRetirement Community, andthroughout Greater Cincin-nati.

There is no charge for theprogram and lunch, butdonations are appreciated.For reservations or moreinformation, please callNorthern Hills Synagogue at931-6038.

The synagogue is at 5714 FieldsErtel Road, Mason.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchUndies and socks are beingcollected for boys and girlsages 4 to 14 for some of theFindlay Street children. Please

leave donations at the churchin a designated basket.

The church is collecting non-perishable grocery items forthe Findlay Street food pantryand seeking volunteers todeliver bread daily fromKroger and Panera.

The church will have its tradi-tional Thanksgiving Dinner onSunday, Nov. 20. Save thedate. Call the church office tosign up.

An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is conducted the firstMonday of each month at 7p.m.

A Men’s Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at8:30 a.m. at Steak ‘n’ Shake inMontgomery.

Ladies Bible Study meets at 10a.m. on Tuesday mornings atthe church.

Friends in Fellowship meets at6:15 p.m. the second Tuesdayof each month for a potluckdinner at the church.

A Bereavement Support Groupfor widow and widowersmeets from 10-11 a.m. thesecond and fourth Saturdays.

Sunday worship services are 8a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

The church is at 10345 Mont-gomery Road, Montgomery;984-8401; www.st-barna-bas.org.

Sharonville UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church is having a tradi-tional Thanksgiving mealfrom noon to 1:30 p.m.,Thanksgiving Day, Thursday,Nov. 24. The meal, sponsoredby SUMC PromiseKeepers, isopen to members of thecommunity as well as churchmembers and will be in thechurch’s fellowship hall.Reservations are required. Callthe church office to make areservation by Friday, Nov. 18.There is no charge to attend;however, attendees may wishto bring a side dish or dessert.

The church has three Sundayservices: 8:15 a.m. and 11 a.m.are traditional worship for-mat; and the 9:30 service iscontemporary. The churchwelcomes all visitors andguests to attend any of itsservices or special events.

The church is at 3751 CreekRoad, Sharonville; 563-0117.

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The Northeast Fire Col-laborative (consisting oftheBlueAsh,Mason,Shar-onville, Sycamore Town-ship and LovelandSymmes fire depart-ments) remind all mem-bers of the communitythat electric space heatersare amongst the No. 1 coldweather killer,” as theyare the leading cause offires during cold weathermonths.

he NEFC firefightersremind residents:

» Never connect spaceheaters to extension cordsbecause the heater canoverload electrical cir-cuits, sparking a fire.

» Donotusespaceheat-ers for long periods oftime. When not in use, theheaters should be un-plugged.

» Keepspaceheatersatleastthreefeetfromfurni-ture, cleaning productsand any other combustiblematerials.

» Keep space heatersaway from water. Neveruse the heaters in bath-rooms or other roomswhere they might come incontact with water.

» Always open a win-dow slightly when using

space heaters, to improveventilation.

» Check heater cords todetermine if they arefrayed or damaged.

» Neverusespaceheat-ers to dry clothing. Cloth-ing can ignite and spark ablaze.

What should you do ifyour smoke detector goesoff, if you notice a fire athome or in a home orapartment in your neigh-borhood?

NEFC officials urgeyoutofollowthesesugges-tions – and never try tofight a fire on your own.

» Make sure you have afire exit plan-and all; themembers of your familyknowwhattodoandwhereto meet in the event of afire.

» Dial 9-1-1 as soon aspossible!

» If a smoke detector issounding, and you do notknow why, call 9-1-1 andadvise the dispatcher ofthat fact.

» If there is smoke orfire in your home, get outas quickly as you can - anddial 9-1-1 as soon as possi-ble from a remote site.GETTING out ASAP iscritical.

» If you live in an apart-ment or condo complex,and the fire is not in yourunit, stay in your apart-ment.

» Ifyoumustleave,feeldoors with the back ofyour hand before you tryto open them. If they arehot, find another way out.Keep as close to the flooras you can.

» If you are unable toget out, stay near a win-dow and near the floor.Close the door and stuff atowel in the bottom of thedoor to prevent smokefrom entering the room.Signal for help if you can –wave a cloth or sheet outthe window, and yell forhelp. Remember, dial 9-1-1

» When leaving a burn-ing home or apartment, donot stop to take any ma-terial possessions withyou.

» Always try to takeyourpet(s)withyou, ifyoumust leave a burningbuilding, but do it quicklyand as safely as possible.

» Never use the eleva-tor.

Northeast Fire Collabo-rative Fire officials sug-gest that you keep a homefire extinguisher, and

learn how to use it.A note for renters: con-

tact your insurance carri-er to discuss availablerenters insurance plans,which will provide cover-age for losses caused byfire.

The Northeast Fire Col-laborative Firefightersrecommend followingthese simple steps to pro-tect your life, your lovedones, and your home:

» Have chimneys andfireplaces cleaned and in-spected by a trained pro-fessional prior to using.

» Dust or vacuumsmoke alarms when youchange the batteries.

» Test alarms once amonth using the test but-ton.

» Replace the entirealarm if it's more than 10years old or doesn't workproperly when tested.

» Install smoke alarmson every level of yourhome, including the base-ment, and both inside andoutside of sleeping areas.

» For the best protec-tion, equip your home witha combination of ioniza-tion and photoelectricsmoke alarms or dual sen-sor alarms.

» Interconnect allsmoke alarms throughoutyour home so that whenone sounds, they all sound.

» Make sure everyonein your home understandsthe warning of the smokealarm and knows how torespond, and know to call9-1-1

»Prepare and practicean escape plan so that you

and your loved ones canget out of your home safe-ly should there be a fire.Plan to meet in a place asafe distance from the fireand where first respond-ers can easily see you.

For further informa-tion contact your local firedepartment or visit ourwebsite at www.nefcfire-.com

Fire group issues cold-weather tips

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EVENDALEArrests/citationsMichael Barnes, 20, 890 W.Loveland Ave., resisting toarrest, aggravated menacingat 2520 Cunningham Drive,Oct. 21.

Elliott Powell, 20, 40 Glen EstePlace, theft, criminal trespass-ing at 2801 Cunningham, Oct.21.

John Strohm, 32, 712 St. Jo-seph Lane, criminal damagingat Reading Road, Oct. 23.

Todd Clark, no age given, 4127Francis Ave., criminal damag-ing, theft at Reading Roadand Graves, Oct. 23.

Incidents/investigationsBurglary

Business entered at 10475Reading Road, Oct. 13.

Criminal damagingBrake lines damaged at 10300Evendale Drive, Oct. 14.

TheftWallet and contents of un-known value removed at9840 Reading Road, Oct. 12.

GLENDALEArrests/citationsBenyamin Crossty, 31, 1536Southridge Lane, operating amotor vehicle while intoxicat-ed, reasonable control, andleft of center; Oct. 28.

Aaron Black, 37, 830 Heather-stone Drive, being in physicalcontrol of a motor vehiclewhile intoxicated; Oct. 30.

Incidents/investigationsTheft of credit card number800 block of S. Troy Avenue;credit card number stolen andused to make two separatepurchase in Michigan; in-vestigation is ongoing; Nov.02.

SHARONVILLEArrests/citationsRicardo Roblero-Normes, 37,358 Hampshire Drive, oper-ating vehicle intoxicated at E.Kemper Road, Oct. 24.

Welber Seneres, 33, 7035Windsongs Lane, open con-tainer at 10135 Crossing Drive,Oct. 22.

Regs Reeds, no age given,7353 Elizabeth Street, assaultat 1116 Main Street, Oct. 22.

Tashara Jeitt, 18, 1310 AldrichStreet, theft at 12095 Leba-non Road, Oct. 22.

Brittany Smith, 21, 1317 AldrichStreet, theft at 12035 Leba-non Road, Jan. 0.

Laroon Irvin, 24, 5247 West-wind Court, operating vehicleintoxicated at 12000 Mostell-er Road, Oct. 22.

Gregory Merritt, 53, 6660 DalyRoad, drug abuse at E. SharonRoad and I75, Oct. 22.

Shannon Sanders, 35, 12089Lonrey, operating vehicleintoxicated at Hauck Road,Oct. 22.

Frank Sheldon, 34, 5205 Car-thage Ave., operating vehicleintoxicated at I75, Oct. 22.

Sharon Manocchro, 55, 2927Niagara, operating vehicleintoxicated at 2290 SharonRoad, Oct. 22.

Jessica Hummel, 21, 251 OakKnoll Court, operating vehicleintoxicated at I275, Oct. 21.

Shane Hall, 21, 2945 CrowfootDrive, possession of drugs atCracker Barrel, Oct. 19.

SPRINGDALEArrests/citationsJason Moore, 31, 2533 Ridge-land Place, drug abuse, driv-ing under the influence, Oct.24.

Kevin Aaron, 40, 930 Haven-sport, receiving stolen proper-ty at 400 Glensprings, Oct. 23.

Adam Payne, 55, 3635 FithinaStreet, public indecency, opencontainer at 600 KemperCommons Circle, Oct. 23.

Patrick Cutno, 21, 7404 TimberDrive, theft at 300 KemperRoad, Oct. 22.

Haneen Ismael-Jasim, 18, 6776Yoakum Court, theft at 12105Lawnview Ave., Oct. 22.

Martell Lowry, 22, 2214 CityView, driving under theinfluence, Oct. 22.

Amanda Saurber, 31, 279Fairview, drug abuse at 11741Princeton Pike, Oct. 21.

Chandler Kavanaugh, 18, 11426Owenton Court, theft at

11700 Princeton Pike, Oct. 20.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 11975 NorthwestBlvd., Oct. 17.

Reported at 11700 PrincetonPike, Oct. 13.

Reported at 11070 SpringfieldPike, Oct. 11.

Breaking and enteringReported at Chesterdale andKemper, Oct. 21.

BurglaryResidence entered and TV andpapers of unknown valueremoved at 1021 Dean Drive,Oct. 20.

Criminal damagingPhone and photos damaged atAudie Court, Oct. 23.

Vehicle damaged at 12064Springfield Pike, Oct. 22.

Door damaged at 501 Canvas-back Circle, Oct. 19.

Windshield damaged at 2902Oberlin Court, Oct. 17.

DomesticMale reported at Ledro, Oct.23.

Male reported at Lawnview,Oct. 22.

Female reported at NelsonAvenue, Oct. 22.

Reported at W. Kemper Road,Oct. 17.

Reported at Kemper Road,Oct. 15.

Reported at Kemper Road,Oct. 12.

Reported at PrincewoodCourt, Oct. 12.

Female reported at 1041 Ches-terdale Court, Oct. 11.

ForgeryReported at 11625 SpringfieldPike, Oct. 19.

Reported at 12105 LawnviewAve., Oct. 11.

Identity theftReported at 11709 Chesterdale,Oct. 18.

RobberyVictim threatened and $100removed at Ardwick andDrexel, Oct. 17.

Reported at 11700 PrincetonPike, Oct. 13.

TheftWallet and contents of un-known value removed at11546 Springfield Pike, Oct.24.

Garden tools valued at $490removed at 812 WeymouthCourt, Oct. 22.

Merchandise of unknownvalue removed at 485 KemperRoad, Oct. 20.

$306 removed at 370 North-land Blvd., Oct. 19.

Fake coyote valued at $100removed from office at 12021Sheraton Lane, Oct. 18.

Wallet and contents valued at$225 removed at 11747Princeton Pike, Oct. 17.

Phone valued at $550 removedat 11700 Princeton Pike, Oct.17.

$250 removed at 11040 Spring-field Pike, Oct. 17.

Wallet and contents of un-

known value removed at11755 Commons, Oct. 16.

Truck removed at 316 North-land Blvd., Oct. 13.

$10 not paid for at gas stationat 11620 Springfield Pike, Oct.13.

$945.45 taken through decep-tion at 332 Cameron Road,Oct. 12.

Reported at 12105 LawnviewAve., Oct. 12.

Catalytic converter removed at12075 Northwest Blvd., Oct.11.

Garmin GPS valued at $200removed at 11725 CommonsDrive, Oct. 11.

Coins valued at $50 and creditcards removed from vehicle at400 Glensprings Drive, Oct. 11.

WYOMINGArrests/citationsTwo juveniles arrested fordrug abuse, North Park Ave-nue, Oct. 11.

Kevin J. Cradler, 38, 3380Spurrier Lane, Cincinnati,operatng a vehicle impaired,operating a vehicle impairedover, turn signal violation,Crescent Avenue at CooperAvenue, Oct. 15.

Juvenile, criminal damaging,Oct. 21.

INCIDENTS/INVESTIGA-TIONS

Attempt burglaryResident advised a rear win-dow was pushed open, Fle-mington Drive, Oct. 23.

Resident advised that some-time overnight attempt wasmade to enter her residence,Fleming Road, Oct. 23.

Criminal damagingResident's vehicle had tires infront and back on driver'sside punctured causing flattires, Euclid Avenue, Oct. 20.

BurglaryNon-forced entry into resi-dence; jewelry and cash takenfrom the residence. WalnutAvenue, Oct. 14.

Non-forced entry into resi-dence; jewelry and firearmstaken from the residence.Crosley Ave., Oct. 17.

FraudMail carrier from Lockland

Post Office advised residentthat he was sorry he wasleaving for Fort Myers, Flor.,due to seeing address changefilled out at post office.Resident advised carrier thathe did not fill out an addresschange and that it needed tobe canceled, Oliver Road Oct.22.

Resident advised that hercredit card had been compro-mised in Virginia for a chargeof $105.44, under investiga-tion, Ridgecliff Road, Oct 24.

Resident advised that some-one attempted to us hisAmerican Express card at gasstation in

Virginia, Laurence Road, Oct24.

Resident advised that hiscredit card had been used inVirginia for 3-4 purchases inthe amount of $105.44, Lau-rence Road, Oct 25.

Resident advised that anattempt to use his credit hadtaken place at a retail store inVirginia, Forest Ave., Oct 25

Resident advised that his Visahad been used at a retailstore in Virginia and again ata gas station, Forest Ave., Oct25.

RobberyTwo victims walking on VanRoberts Place were ap-proached by a male-blackwearing a red plaid shirt,jeans, and timberland bootsand asked if they had aphone. When victims ac-knowledged, suspect bran-dished a gun and told themto give him everything. Cellphone, i-Pod touch, and cashwas taken. Subject fled onDiamondback bike into Lock-land. Oct. 14.

TheftFraudulent check issued toresident's bank account for$598, Oct. 19.

Resident advised her daugh-ters I-Phone GS4, value $850,was taken from her daugh-ter's Wyoming High Schoollocker. Pendery Ave., Oct 27.

Vehicle rummaged throughand $10.00 in change takenfrom vehicle, Flagstaff Drive,Oct 28.

Vehicle burglaryVehicle passenger windowbroken out and a walletcontaining cash and creditcards and personal paperswere taken, Linden Drive,Oct. 13.

Vehicle passenger windowbroken out and a work padfrom inside vehicle, LindenDrive Oct. 13.

Vehicle passenger windowbroken out and work apronwith work wallet taken.Linden Drive, Oct. 13.

Vehicle passenger windowbroken out and soft comput-er bag containing numerousitems taken. Linden Drive,Oct. 13.

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Gertrude ElizabethDetmer

Gertrude Elizabeth “Betty”Detmer, 88, of Sharonvilled diedOct. 26.

Survived by children Sam(Joan) Detmer; Debra (Joe)Williams and Jacquie (John)Ranz; grandchildren Nicholas(Jen) Detmer, Erika (Noah)Parker, Joseph E. and S. ClaytonWillams, John Ranz III andElizabeth Ranz; great-grand-child, Addison Parker; and many

nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by hus-

band, Delbert Owen Detmer;brother, Dr. John (Jean) Freed Jr.;and parents, Dr. John and Mar-

garet Freed.Services were Nov. 5 at Mi-

hovk Rosenacker Funeral Home,Evendale.

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Begley; $125,000.3811 Gatewood Lane: CombsDeborah D. to Crago Allison E.;$132,000.

3920 Elm Ave.: Lightning Fi-nancial Services to CollierJoseph & Christopher L. Schoo-nove; $64,000.

6715 Hampton Drive: PopeDavid L. to True Potential RealEstat LLC; $50,000.

SPRINGDALE12060 Chardon Lane: Ross Yvetteto Fannie Mae; $90,000 .

SHARONVILLE3831 Elljay Drive: Home Cpr LLCto Wilson Kimberly & Jason Lee

WYOMING117 Wentworth Ave.: EggersRichard E. & Michelle K. toUlmer Andrew B. & Bobbie J.Mcturner; $526,000.

117 Wentworth Ave.: EggersRichard E. & Michelle K. toUlmer Andrew B. & Bobbie J.Mcturner; $526,000.

292 Ashley Court: Sloan DouglasL. & Phyllis G. to Wells FargoBank Na; $290,000.

336 Ashley Lane: Shupe JosephA. & Margery J. to Hilton Cap-ital Group LLC; $226,000.

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