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F OREST H ILLS F OREST H ILLS JOURNAL 75¢ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Anderson Township, California, Mount Washington, Newtown Vol. 53 No. 40 © 2014 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News .......................... 248-8600 Retail advertising .............. 768-8404 Classified advertising ......... 242-4000 Delivery ........................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact us FOOD Rita’s pizza recipe features healthy greens plus two kinds of cheese. Full story, B3 FESTIVAL Anderson Hills United Methodist Church recently conducted its annual Fall Festival. See photos, B1 Anderson Township has new de- sign guidelines for new businesses or for commercial properties being redeveloped. The guidelines address items such as site layout, architectural materials, landscaping, lighting and signs. “It’s not a one-size-fits-all ap- proach,” Assistant Township Ad- ministrator Steve Sievers said. “It’s more of a handbook for deci- sion-makers and for developers coming into the community.” The guidelines would apply only to non-residential properties, Sie- vers said, and the primary focus is on Beechmont Avenue, the commer- cial areas near the Little Miami and Ohio rivers, and the Ancor area near Round Bottom and Broadwell roads. Kim Curtis, manager of Cappel’s on Beechmont Avenue, said the de- sign guidelines are a good idea, es- pecially the smaller signs, but hopes these guidelines don’t create a mo- notonous look in the business corri- dors. “I don’t like when the buildings all look the same, and I like the va- riety (in materials),” she said. Sievers said the guidelines, al- though somewhat general in nature, would encourage architecture and materials used in new or redevel- oped properties to align with the character of the business district. Township trustees adopted the guidelines Dec. 19, but the final ap- proval lies with the Hamilton Coun- ty Regional Planning Commission, which is meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, to discuss the design guide- lines. The meeting is in room 805 of the Hamilton County administration building, 138 E. Court St. “It’s important for people to un- derstand that you do not have to fol- low these guidelines, and we do not have zoning in place that requires it,” Trustee Russ Jackson said. Jackson said these guidelines help establish an aesthetic effect many businesses want, and develop- ers have been voluntarily applying these guidelines as properties are redeveloped. Anderson Township’s design guidelines have a handful of objec- tives, including: » Assist the planning and design of quality developments and pro- vide for increased opportunities and land use efficiency for redevelop- ment. » Protect property and private investment. » Encourage a viable and com- patible mix of uses. » Encourage the integration of mixed uses in designated areas. » Encourage creative planning and design in the arrangement and siting of buildings, parking areas, circulation and access, shared park- ing facilities and ingress/egress ar- rangements, and elimination of mul- tiple curb cuts. » Make the policy of efficient traffic flow subordinate to the poli- cy of promoting an attractive and vi- able, pedestrian-friendly environ- ment. » Allow the application of perfor- mance standards to development and redevelopment so as to mitigate any adverse impacts on adjacent areas and the business corridors. » Avoid piecemeal and fragment- ed development that detracts from the establishment of a viable busi- ness environment. » Promote public health, safety and welfare. Anderson Township recently adopted design guidelines for new or redeveloped commercial property that encourages smaller signs and different landscaping elements. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESZ Anderson Twp. adopts design guidelines for businesses By Lisa Wakeland [email protected] Anderson Township's newly adopted design guidelines address everything from site layout and landscaping to architectural materials and signs. Many businesses redeveloping commercial properties, like this one, have voluntarily complied with the guidelines. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESS GUIDELINES Anderson Township’s design guide- lines consist of five sections on site planning, architecture, landscaping, lighting and signage. Read the entire document, including the cover and introduction, online at http://bit.ly/ atdesign. NEWTOWN — Just a little more time. That’s what Newtown Village Councilmen Joe Harten and Chuck Short say council needs to study Miami Valley Christian Acad- emy’s proposal to build a football stadium and other sports amenities at Short Park, which the village owns. Village council members told academy officials in November that if council wanted to explore the possibility of embracing the school’s proposed improvements, Newtown would by Dec. 31 hammer out a position pa- per outlining what terms the academy must meet. Newtown Village Council discussed the proposal at meetings Dec. 2 and Dec. 10. Now, “We are having another work ses- sion on Jan. 14 – prior to the next council meeting – to discuss a final few items,” Har- ten said. “If that goes well, I hope that council will vote to direct the solicitor to begin discus- sions with (Miami Valley Christian Acad- emy).” Newtown Village Council’s Tuesday, Jan. 14, meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the New- town Municipal Center and American Indian Education Center at 3537 Church St. Issues that concern Village Council in- clude who would be responsible for mainte- nance and insurance costs for any improve- ments at the 16-acre Short Park at 3623 Church St., whether additional lights and noises would hurt surrounding neighbor- hoods, how revenue from leasing the sports amenities would be divided and the composi- tion of a joint governing board. Tom Rhodenbaugh, president of Miami Valley Christian Academy’s board of direc- tors, has said the academy wants to increase its enrollment from about 350 students to 500, and that having a strong sports program will help reach that goal. The school at 6830 School St. in Newtown wants to build a football stadium because it doesn’t have one and has to play its “home” games at Turpin High School and Anderson High School. Miami Valley Christian Academy offi- cials have said they’d also like to build foot- ball and baseball fields, basketball courts, a new track and possibly a playground, skate park and tennis courts at Short Park. Stadium plan on Newtown agenda Miami Valley Christian Academy wants to build a football stadium and other sports amenities at Newtown’s Short Park, which the village owns, to help increase its enrollment from about 350 students to 500.FILE PHOTO School wants to build sports facility on a village park By Jeanne Houck [email protected] See STADIUM, Page A2

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FORESTHILLSFORESTHILLSJOURNAL 75¢

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Your Community Press newspaperserving Anderson Township, California,Mount Washington, Newtown

Vol. 53 No. 40© 2014 The Community Press

ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNews ..........................248-8600Retail advertising ..............768-8404Classified advertising .........242-4000Delivery ........................576-8240

See page A2 for additional information

Contact usFOODRita’s pizza recipefeatures healthygreens plus twokinds of cheese.Full story, B3

FESTIVALAnderson Hills UnitedMethodist Churchrecently conducted itsannual Fall Festival.See photos, B1

Anderson Township has new de-sign guidelines for new businessesor for commercial properties beingredeveloped.

The guidelines address itemssuch as site layout, architecturalmaterials, landscaping, lighting andsigns.

“It’s not a one-size-fits-all ap-proach,” Assistant Township Ad-ministrator Steve Sievers said.

“It’smore of a handbook for deci-sion-makers and for developerscoming into the community.”

The guidelines would apply onlyto non-residential properties, Sie-vers said, and the primary focus isonBeechmontAvenue, thecommer-cial areas near the Little Miami andOhio rivers, and theAncorareanearRoundBottomandBroadwell roads.

Kim Curtis, manager of Cappel’son Beechmont Avenue, said the de-sign guidelines are a good idea, es-pecially the smaller signs, but hopesthese guidelines don’t create a mo-notonous look in the business corri-dors.

“I don’t like when the buildingsall look the same, and I like the va-riety (in materials),” she said.

Sievers said the guidelines, al-though somewhat general in nature,would encourage architecture andmaterials used in new or redevel-oped properties to align with thecharacter of the business district.

Township trustees adopted theguidelines Dec. 19, but the final ap-proval lies with the Hamilton Coun-ty Regional Planning Commission,

which ismeeting at1p.m.Thursday,Jan. 9, to discuss the design guide-lines. The meeting is in room 805 oftheHamiltonCountyadministrationbuilding, 138 E. Court St.

“It’s important for people to un-derstand that you do not have to fol-low these guidelines, and we do nothave zoning in place that requiresit,” Trustee Russ Jackson said.

Jackson said these guidelineshelp establish an aesthetic effectmanybusinesseswant, anddevelop-ers have been voluntarily applyingthese guidelines as properties areredeveloped.

Anderson Township’s designguidelines have a handful of objec-tives, including:

» Assist the planning and designof quality developments and pro-videfor increasedopportunitiesandland use efficiency for redevelop-ment.

» Protect property and privateinvestment.

» Encourage a viable and com-patible mix of uses.

» Encourage the integration ofmixed uses in designated areas.

» Encourage creative planningand design in the arrangement andsiting of buildings, parking areas,circulation and access, shared park-ing facilities and ingress/egress ar-rangements, andeliminationofmul-tiple curb cuts.

»Make the policy of efficienttraffic flow subordinate to the poli-cyofpromotinganattractiveandvi-able, pedestrian-friendly environ-ment.

» Allow the application of perfor-mance standards to developmentand redevelopment so as tomitigateany adverse impacts on adjacentareas and the business corridors.

» Avoidpiecemealandfragment-ed development that detracts fromthe establishment of a viable busi-ness environment.

» Promote public health, safetyand welfare.

Anderson Township recently adopted design guidelines for new or redeveloped commercial property that encouragessmaller signs and different landscaping elements. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESZ

Anderson Twp. adopts designguidelines for businessesBy Lisa [email protected]

Anderson Township's newly adopteddesign guidelines address everythingfrom site layout and landscaping toarchitectural materials and signs.Many businesses redevelopingcommercial properties, like this one,have voluntarily complied with theguidelines. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

GUIDELINESAnderson Township’s design guide-

lines consist of five sections on siteplanning, architecture, landscaping,lighting and signage. Read the entiredocument, including the cover andintroduction, online at http://bit.ly/atdesign.

NEWTOWN— Just a little more time.That’swhatNewtownVillageCouncilmen

Joe Harten and Chuck Short say councilneeds to studyMiamiValleyChristianAcad-emy’s proposal to build a football stadiumand other sports amenities at Short Park,which the village owns.

Village council members told academyofficials in November that if council wantedto explore the possibility of embracing theschool’s proposed improvements, Newtownwould by Dec. 31 hammer out a position pa-per outlining what terms the academymustmeet.

Newtown Village Council discussed theproposal at meetings Dec. 2 and Dec. 10.

Now, “We are having another work ses-sion on Jan. 14 – prior to the next councilmeeting – to discuss a final few items,”Har-ten said.

“If that goes well, I hope that council willvote to direct the solicitor to begin discus-sions with (Miami Valley Christian Acad-emy).”

Newtown Village Council’s Tuesday, Jan.14, meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the New-townMunicipalCenterandAmericanIndianEducation Center at 3537 Church St.

Issues that concern Village Council in-clude who would be responsible for mainte-nance and insurance costs for any improve-ments at the 16-acre Short Park at 3623Church St., whether additional lights andnoises would hurt surrounding neighbor-hoods, how revenue from leasing the sportsamenitieswouldbedividedand thecomposi-tion of a joint governing board.

Tom Rhodenbaugh, president of MiamiValley Christian Academy’s board of direc-tors, has said the academywants to increaseits enrollment from about 350 students to500, and thathavingastrongsportsprogramwill help reach that goal.

The school at 6830 School St. in Newtownwants to build a football stadium because itdoesn’t have one and has to play its “home”games at Turpin High School and AndersonHigh School.

Miami Valley Christian Academy offi-cials have said they’d also like to build foot-ball and baseball fields, basketball courts, anew track and possibly a playground, skatepark and tennis courts at Short Park.

Stadiumplan onNewtownagenda

Miami Valley Christian Academy wants tobuild a football stadium and other sportsamenities at Newtown’s Short Park, which thevillage owns, to help increase its enrollmentfrom about 350 students to 500.FILE PHOTO

School wants to build sportsfacility on a village parkBy Jeanne [email protected]

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BZA canceledAnderson Township’s

Board of Zoning Appealswill not have a meetingon Jan. 9 because therewere no new applica-tions.

The Board typicallymeets at 5:30 p.m. thefirst Thursday of everymonth at the AndersonCenter, 7850 Five MileRoad.

Meeting changesThe Anderson Town-

ship Board of Trusteeswill conduct its interimworkshop meeting at 1p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9.

Interimmeetings areprimarily for discussionswith staff, but the boardmaymake some deci-sions. They are typicallyat 1 p.m. on the firstThursday of the month.

The regular meetinghas been moved toThursday, Jan. 23, andthe public portion beginsat 6 p.m.

Regular meetings aretypically on the thirdThursday of each month.

Both the interim andregular meetings are atthe Anderson Center,7850 Five Mile Road.

Christmas treerecycling

Bzak Landscaping is

accepting Christmastrees for recycling at itsAnderson Township loca-tion, 3295 Turpin Lane,off state Route 32.

It’s open 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Monday throughFriday, and noon to 3 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 11.

Remove ornaments,tinsel and other itemsfrom the tree. Containersand bags will be re-turned.

This recycling is forHamilton County resi-dents only.

Donations neededThe pet pantry at the

Anderson Senior Centerneeds small bags of drycat food.

Started in 2011, theprogram provides petfood to seniors receivinghome-delivered meals.

There is no need forcanned cat food or dogfood at this time.

Donations can bedropped at the AndersonSenior Center, 7970Beechmont Ave., andcash donations are alsowelcome. Call 474-3100with questions.

Racino hiring 700Belterra Park Gaming

& Entertainment Center,6301Kellogg Ave., islooking to hire 700 work-ers at the new racino that

opens in May in Ander-son Township.

A hiring center is nowopen 9 a.m.-6 p.m. week-days and 10 a.m.-2 p.m.on Saturdays.

Jobs include food,beverage and gamingpositions, and a full list ofopenings is availableonline, www.belterra-park.com.

Belterra Park Gaming& Entertainment Centerwill feature a 1-mile dirtracetrack and the onlyturf track in Ohio, pari-mutuel betting, 1,500games, six restaurantsand a new clubhousecalled the River DownsClub.

Singers invitedWomen interested in

joining the Forest-Aireswomen’s chorus groupare invited to a welcometea and refreshments fornewmembers at 10:30a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8,at Zion Lutheran Church,1175 Burney Lane, An-derson Township.

Rehearsals areWednesday mornings atZion Lutheran Church.Proceeds fund voicescholarships for highschool students. Formore information, callAngie Bridges at 843-4942.

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“Makeajoyfulnoiseun-to the Lord”

Psalm100:1NEWTOWN— Sometime

early next year, the con-gregation at NewtownUnited Methodist Churchwill be making a joyfulnoise unto the Lord withthe help of a pipe organwith 100-year-old Kimballpipes – a gift from a for-mer church inKentucky.

It’s all part of the New-town church’s celebrationof 200 years at 3546Church St. and 215 yearsof existence.

NewtownUnitedMeth-odist Church is more ac-customed to giving thanreceiving gifts.

For example, the

church’s 105 membersraised more than $15,000the last Lenten season forthe Inter Parish Ministry,their neighbor just streets

away at 3509Debolt Road.But Newtown United

Methodist Church is hap-pily accepting the formerKentucky church’s pipes,whichorganguruMichaelRathke of New Castle,Ind., is using to make anew organ for the church.

NewtownUnitedMeth-odist Church Pastor How-ard Preston ofMt. Carmelsays the organ is, “a per-fect example of repurpos-ing and recycling.”

“This instrument wasmade possible by the giftof 100-year-old Kimballpipes, an Ohio River Val-ley grant and benevolentgifts frommanymembersand friends of NewtownUnited MethodistChurch,” Preston said.

“We will dedicate ournew instrument with aconcert of organ and cho-ralmusic in 2014.”

Rathkealso isresponsi-ble for bringing the Kim-ball pipes to NewtownUnitedMethodist Church.

He’dbeencontactedbyan organist at the Plum

Street Temple in down-town Cincinnati who wastrying to help the New-town church find a smallpipe organ with some old-time parts.

About the same time, aretired Miami Universityprofessor contactedRathke to ask whether heknewofanyone interestedin 1910 Kimball organpipes that owners of a for-mer church in Kentuckyno longerwanted.

Rathke sure did.And while the Kimball

pipeworkwasthejumpingoff point for the new or-gan, Rathke eventuallylanded in a mindset thattheinstrumentshouldulti-mately be “suitable forMethodist worship in thefirst part of the21st centu-ry.”

“This is essentially anewinstrumentthatincor-porates three or four setsof antique pipework thatwas a very good qualitythat wewere able to reuseand revocie and repur-pose,” Rathke said.

Michael Rathke (right), owner of M.P. Rathke of Spiceland, Ind., is building an organ for the 215th anniversary of theNewtown United Methodist Church using 100-year-old Kimball pipes from a former Covington, Ky., church. At left isRathke's assistant, Luke Redder of Maineville.JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Church gets organ for its birthdayBy Jeanne [email protected]

Here's what the new organat Newtown UnitedMethodist Church will looklike whenassembled.PROVIDED

The academy is pro-posing to build and payfor the improvementsthe first 25 years in lieuof paying Newtown rent.

After that, the schoolwould pay the villagerent to use the improve-

ments.The sports improve-

mentswouldbeavailablefor public use or rentalfor things such as con-certs, tournaments,sporting events and fairs– so long asMiamiValleyChristian Academy wasnot using them.

StadiumContinued from Page A1

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The Forest Hills LocalSchool District recently re-ceived grants designed to im-provesecurityatpublicschooldistricts.

The grant dollars receivedby the district will be used toenhance security in twoways -communications and entry-way security.

Up to $18,000 was awardedfor the purchase of publicsafety radio systems for eachof Forest Hills nine schoolbuildings. The radios will pro-vide to building administra-tors and staff easy, immediateand direct access to local lawenforcement first responders.

Additionally, up to $10,000was awarded for entry-waysecurity modifications at Na-gel Middle School and TurpinHighSchool. Toqualify for theentrance security grant dol-lars, work on such a projecthad to be completed after Jan.1, 2013.

In Forest Hills, similarwork had been completed ateach of the other seven school

buildings prior to Jan. 1of thisyear. These funds will be di-rectly reinvested into addi-tional security measures inour schools.

Business Director RayJohnson successfully appliedfor the grants providing up toa total of $28,000 for the abovementioned security enhance-ments.

Johnson was pleased andimpressed at the speed atwhich all of the grant applica-tions were approved.

The grant dollars are pro-videdby theOhioSchoolFacil-ities Commission as the resultof legislation passed by thestate this past summer.

“I think that the state, inlight of all the unfortunatetragedies at school districtsthroughout the nation, real-ized that there is aneed for im-proved ways for school staffand administrators to commu-nicate with first responders,”Johnson said.

Forest Hills usesgrants for security

For Anderson High SchoolPhysicsTeacherJeffRodriguezandTurpinHigh School PhysicsTeacher CarmenVenditto, sum-merbreakprovidedanopportu-nity to spend several days con-ducting altitude studies usingcosmic ray detectors.

Their enrichment opportuni-ty began the University of Cin-cinnati QuarkNet Center wherephysics teachers conducted ex-plorations in particle physics,cosmology, and dark matter.During the first two days, theparticipating teachers enjoyeda workshop where they per-formed investigations and

analysis of data from the LargeHadron Collider in Europe.

Highlights included com-pleting the CMS masterclassexercise and a “virtual fieldtrip” to talk with Femilab Na-tional Laboratory physicists.

The next few days involvedan exploration of dark matterrun by UC professor and theo-retical physicists Jure Zupan.

Teachers analyzed data setssuggesting the possibility ofdark matter and investigatedcurrent dark matter experi-ments around the world.

The workshop concludedwith a field trip to the Great

Smokey Mountains in Tenn., tostudy cosmic rays at high alti-tudes.

Rodriguez,Vendittoandwiththree other teachers recentlymade the trip to the Smokey’s todo experiments using special-ized cosmic ray detectors.

“We found a definite correla-tion between cosmic rays andaltitude,” Rodriguez said. “Thehigher the altitude the morecosmic rays hit you. Luckilymost all of them go rightthrough you like you are Swisscheese.”

He explained that cosmicrays are very energetic

charged particles that contin-ually bombard the earth. Thestudy was to reproduce experi-ments conducted by other insti-tutions around the UnitedStates.

Oneof thecommonscientifictests is to reproduce experi-ments to see if the results aresimilar or different. The studyconducted by Rodriguez, Ven-ditto and colleagues is one thatcan be used to give teacherspractice and professional de-velopment in using the equip-ment along with trying to an-swer a real science question -“Does the rate of cosmic rays

vary with altitude?”“We have measured local

variations and there is not a sig-nificant difference,” Mr. Rodri-guez said. However, the rate ofcosmic rays in the mountainsweredouble the rate foundherein Cincinnati. This begs otherquestions, what about the rateof cosmic rays in an airplane, orin thedepthsofMammothCave,and so forth. Questionswe can’tanswer are the long termhealtheffects associated by cosmicray exposure. But other scien-tists are studying the effects ofthese cosmic bullets on humansand electrical systems.

Turpin, Anderson H.S. science teachers use cosmic ray detectors

OVER THE HILL

Ayer Elementary School students and staff celebrate their school's 40th anniversary. Principal ChrisFlanagan spent the summer and early fall accepting donations to buy each child at his building a spiritwear T-shirt. The students modeled their shirts as they celebrated the anniversary with a group photo.

“Mike Woodruff, please report to themain office.”

“Mike Woodruff, please report to thecafé immediately.”

“Mike Woodruff, please report to thegym lobby.”

“Mike Woodruff, please report toroom 8 immediately.”

How can any one person be every-where for everyone?

Just ask MikeWoodruff. He knows.Woodruff has served McNicholas

High School for more than 20 years, andhe is the consummate professional –

hard-working, resourceful, and kind.He is always available to lend a hand

to others, no matter howmuch he has onhis own to-do list, and it is always with asmile and a “GoodMorning, Sunshine.”

Woodruffwas recently nominated forthe2013Janitorof theYearaward.Here-cently made the top 10 finalists list.

If he wins, he will receive a $2,500cash prize along with $2,500 in Cintasproducts and services for the school.

He is the one person in the buildingwho knows how everything works andwhat key goes to which lock.

McNick maintenance man up for awardFLAG HISTORY

Veteran Bob Calder from American Legion Post 318 visits second-graders at MercerElementary School to teach them about the history and importance of the Americanflag. It's a lesson that Calder has presented throughout the district's six elementaryschools. Students also learned about Calder's service to the military and continuedactivity today as a member of the American Legion.

URSULINE ACADEMYThe following students have earned honors forthe first quarter of 2013-2014.

FreshmenHonor Roll - Elizabeth Foster, Abigail Klare andRashmi Rege.

SophomoresHonor Roll - Alyssa Plaut and Grace Varley.

JuniorsFirst Honors - Erica Behrens, Clair Hopper, Mau-reen Kimutis, Mary Lithen and Nicole Weaver.

SeniorsFirst Honors - Zoe Altenau, Lauren Brinker, CaseyHelmicki and Temarie Tomley,

HONOR ROLLS

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Anderson High School traveled across the township to face Turpin High School in girls basketballJan. 4. SophomoreMaggieHarris scored16 points to lead theRedskins to a 62-33 victory and improvetheir record to8-4 (4-2EasternCincinnatiConference).TheSpartans fell to 5-4 (3-2ECC)with the loss.Photos by Mark D. Motz

Anderson High School junior center Kelsey Herbert (25) lays the ball in over Kristin Mills (1) of Turpin duringa 62-33 Redskins win Jan. 4. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Queen of the Hill hoops

Turpin High School junior forward Mackenzie Campbell (24)drives lane against Anderson in a 62-33 home loss Jan. 4.MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The Turpin High School defense crasheddown on Anderson’s Maggie Harris on adrive to the goal. Harris made the basketand the ensuing free throw to help theRedskins to a 62-33 win over the Spartans.MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

MT. WASHINGTON — Asknicely and she may do thetongue twister similar to hername for you.

“She sells sea shells downby the sea shore,” said a some-what sheepish Corrie Shesh-ull. The McNicholas HighSchool senior glided throughthewords like somany idle de-fenders on the basketballcourt. Sheshull makes a habitof getting around tough situa-tions, serving as point guardfor the Rockets and landingamong the Girls GreaterCatholic League Coed leadersin assists.

“Theword IuseonCarrie is‘warrior,’”McNickheadcoachGreg Flammer said. “We de-pend on her for so much. Sheknows how to get up and downthe floor, how to distribute,how to defend. She reallymakes a lot of good decisionsfor us out there.

“I don’t think you can teachit. She is the same hard-nosed,tough kid who came in here asa freshman, only with all theexperience to go with it now.She’s that player I know canget the ballwhere it has to go.”

Sheshull lives in the East-gate area and played hergrade-school ball St. Veronicain Mt. Carmel. However, shedidn’t become a point guarduntil she got to McNick.

“Coach just likes how I rundown the floor all the time,”she said. “I like to run it. I justtry to get everybody pumpedup. If it’s getting an easy bas-

ket off agoodpass ormakingastealandgettinga layup, that’sa good way to do it.”

At 5-foot-9 she is big for apoint guard, giving her aheight edge over many play-ers trying to guard her. Shesh-ull readily admits havingHan-nahTaylor - her cousin and de-fending GGCL player of theyear - running alongside her isanother advantage she likes toexploit. “I get a lot of easy as-sists because of her,” she said.

Flammer said, “She andHannah have played togetherso long they are always insynch,which isabighelp tous.Corrie missed a couple gamesfor us and you could see howwe struggled without her, allacross the board. Our num-bers just aren’t the samewith-out her running the show.”

Sheshull also played soccerfor the Rockets in the fall. Shehopes to attend theUniversityof Dayton next year, whereshe may study education.Looking back, her favoritebasketball memory to datewas breaking the AndersonHigh School press and scoringthe game game-winning bas-ket on a fast break with lessthan two seconds to play lastseason. But she’s looking tocreate even better memoriesto close her career.

“It’s been really fun so far,but we’ve got more to do,” shesaid. “I want to go far in thetournament. (Our seniors)havebasicallyall beenplayingvarsity together since wewere sophomores.We feel likethis is our chance to make agood run.”

McNicholas High School senior Corrie Sheshull (14) is among theleague leaders in assists for the Rockets. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

McNick guard is‘warrior’ on courtByMark D. [email protected]

ANDERSONTWP.—AglanceatAlex Meacham might not in-spire one to think basketball.

Face it, he’s not a 7-footer.Hedoesn’twearasize17sneakerorhave giant hands. He’s barely 6feet, just another 30-somethingguy with a shaved head in asweat suit you might see hoist-ing jumpers in a local park.

Meacham - a 1995 Roger Ba-con High School graduate andformer walk-on player for theUniversity of Cincinnati underBob Huggins - resembles noth-ing so much as a pumped-upversion of celebrity chef Mi-chael Symon.

The only real similarity,though, is that like Symon,Mea-cham always has somethingcooking.Especially in theworldof local basketball.

He wrote a book in 2000about his walk-on experience.He teaches private lessons atthe Mercy HealthPlex. Hemaintains a collection of more

than 350 pairs of Air Jordansneakers. He runs the ShiningStar AAU basketball programwith 25 teams for boys and girlsages 11 to 17.

“Thegoal is to teach themthegame of life through basket-ball,” he said. “The game is sec-ondary. Very few of these kidswill even play in college, letalone make a living at it. Wewant them to understand theycan learn about life - hardwork,sacrifice, teamwork, discipline,competition, setting goals - andstill have fun playing a game.”

The latest dish Meacham isserving? Literally dishing onhighschoolbasketball ashost of

Former Bearcat teaches, talks preps hoopsByMark D. [email protected]

Former UC basketball player Alex Meacham hangs out on the set of histelevision show Center Court. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESSSee SHOW, Page A5

ON THE AIRCenter Court airs on Time-

Warner Cable on AndersonCommunity Television. Visitac-tv.org for scheduling andchannel listings or follow theshow on Twitter @Center-CourtTV.

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• Anderson Township Little League is in its 16th year• ATLL is the largest Little League in Southwest Ohio• ATLL had more than 1,110 players on 95 teams in 2013

Register on-line at www.atll.org orRegister at our ATLL Open HouseJanuary 11, 2014 • 10 am to 1 pmJanuary 18, 2014 • 1 pm to 4 pmAnderson Government Center

7850 Five Mile Road

Why ATLL? Kids from 4 - 18* have a great timeplaying ATLL baseball!

Our mission is to develop the skills for each player whilecreating a challenging and positive environment in which to

play baseball and enjoy America’s favorite pastime.

*Players must be 4 years old as of April 30th, 2014

Anderson Township Little League, (ATLL) is anall-volunteer official Little League Baseball program and ispart of the Ohio District 9 National Little League Charterserving Anderson Township, Mt. Washington, Newtown

and Pierce Township.

Visit us at www.atll.orge-mail at [email protected]

mail us at PO Box 541161, Cincinnati, Ohio 45254-1161Needs based scholarships are available.

Boys basketball» Anderson fell 59-42

at home against CHCADec. 27 before picking upa50-49roadwinatSt.Ber-nard Dec. 28. DeAnthonyMcCallum led the waywith 19 points. The Red-

skins lost 50-37 at KingsJan. 3 to fall to 2-6.

»McNicholas won 63-37 at Ripley Dec. 28, run-ning its record to 5-1, be-hind16points fromDannyByrne. The Rockets lost62-43 at La Salle Jan. 3 asByrne scored another 16to lead McNick.

» Turpin lost 59-53 atAmelia Dec. 28 droppingto 3-4 on the season.

»Walnut Hills beat

Glen Este 67-49 on Dec.27. Junior MaCio Teagueled the Eagles with 21points. The Eagles beatAiken 59-49 on Dec. 28 asTeague had 36 points.Teague hit for 23 on Jan. 3as Walnut Hills defeatedLoveland 55-49.

Girls basketball» Anderson had four

players in double figuresas the Redskins knocked

offMother ofMercy 60-51Jan. 2, improving to 7-4.The Redskins upped theirrecord to 8-4 with a 62-33win over neighborhood ri-val Turpin Jan. 4.

»McNicholas beatMa-riemont 59-48 at homeJan. 2, running its recordto 7-4.

» Turpin beat Amelia49-32 Dec. 28; MackenzieCampbell had 14 pointsand 15 rebounds to pace

the Spartans.»Walnut Hills beat

McKinley 54-49 on Dec.28 as sophomore ArielleVarner had 16 points. Inthe Braggin’ Rights tour-nament Dec. 29, the LadyEagles defeated Thur-good Marshall 55-53 withjunior Taylor Darks scor-ing 23 points.

Boys swimming»WalnutHillswas sec-

ond at the Milford Invita-tional Jan. 4. Senior An-drew Tengen won the 100butterfly.

Girls swimming»Walnut Hills was

third at the Milford Invi-tational Jan. 4. JuniorKei-raHassel won the100 but-terfly and sophomore Ca-sey Becker took the 500freestyle.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

ByMark D. Motz andScott [email protected]@communitypress.com

LOCAL BEARCATSWRAP UP SEASON

Sophomore Rob Rice of McNicholas scored a touchdown for the Bearcats this year.

his owncable access showCenter Court produced atAnderson CommunityTelevision.Earlyepisodesthat will run Novemberthrough March featuredboth studio sit downs andon-the-scene subjectsranging from player andcoach interviews to train-ing basketball playerslike boxers.

“Giving high schoolsports - specifically highschool basketball - a big-

gerstage inourarea is im-portant to me,” Meachamsaid. “Let’s face it, foot-ball is king around here,but there are a lot of greatkids doing amazing stuffin basketball and they de-serve some recognition.

Taking up televisionhas been a challenge, butone Meacham welcomes.Winter weather forced aguestonarecentprogramtocancelanappearance inthe ACT studios, so Mea-cham and his team of in-ternshad toput together alast-minute remote shoot.

“We’re really learningon thefly,”Meachamsaid.

“It’s like being a basket-ball player again. Youthink you know how to dosomething, then you go doit and it’s very different,so you go back and workon it somemore.”

Show editor Sam Dunn- a former UC classmateof Meacham’s - said hespends up to 12 hours cut-tingtogethereach30-min-ute program. “It has to bevisually appealing, whichisonme,and ithas tobebecontent appealing, whichis where Alex comes in,”Dunn said. “He knows thegame and how to talkwiththese kids.”

ShowContinued from Page A4

St. Ursula Academysenior Kristen Massa ofAnderson Township wasrecently selected for theUnderArmourGirlsHighSchool All-America Sec-ond Team by the Ameri-can Volleyball CoachesAssociation. She was theonly player from Ohio se-lected for the first or sec-ond team.

Massa was also namedGirls Greater CatholicLeague player of the yearfor 2013 and was named atop recruit byPrepVolley-ball.com earlier in the

season.During herfinal sea-son at St.Ursula,Massa sur-passed theschool’spreviousrecord of

893 career kills and fin-ished the season with1,223 career kills.

Massa credits hercoaches and family forher success. She plans toplay volleyball for XavierUniversity next fall.

Massa: A VB All-American

Massa

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FORESTHILLSJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

FORESTHILLSJOURNAL

Forest Hills Journal EditorEric [email protected], 576-8251Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

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

A publication of

Last week’s questionShould Ohio allow online

voter registration, whichwould allow for an immediatecross check of license recordsand help prevent illegal vot-ing?Why orwhy not?

“Of course, Ohio shouldadopt online voter regis-tration. The greater numberof people who can legallyvote, themore our republic isactually democratic!”

TRog

“Ohio and all the other 49states need to introduce vot-er registration systems thatensure that every persondomiciled in the state overthe age of 18 years is regis-tered to vote.

“I know of no other socalled democracy in the de-veloped world that works sohard to make it difficult forthe less fortunate membersof society to register to vote.

“This is clearly unconsti-tutional since ‘All men (andwomen) are created equal’except in the eyes of theRepublican party which isbound and determined todisenfranchise as many ofthe potential opposition aspossible. Apparently theyconcede that they can’t winthe policy argument, so theyjust want to stack the deckby rigging the electoral role.

“Given themillions ofvotes cast, electoral fraud,while it exists, is so minisculethat it does not affect theoutcome of elections, but isused as an excuse for allsorts of laws aimed at lim-iting voter registration.”

D.R.

“I think so, and why not.Everything else has goneelectronic and states shouldhavemore control over theancient method of regis-tration.”

O.H.R.

“The entire fuss overvoter registration is so stupidI just wish someone would doit right and we could all fol-low the leader.

“The problemwith voterregistration requirements isthat the political motivationdrives the efforts to make itharder to register and vote ifyou are poor, which appar-ently the Republicans havedecidedmeans you are Dem-ocratic.

“Many poor people, partic-ularly in the South, don’t

have Social Security num-bers because they were bornin remote areas which didn’thave adequate public rec-ords. Others have been dis-placed, don’t have the trans-portation necessary to getthe records they need, and soon and so forth.

“This question is aboutonline registration and imme-diate cross-checks. Thatwould be an improvement,although Ohio’s registrationprocess is pretty easy com-pared to many other states,and themanipulation that I’maware of happens at the vote-counting stage, not the regis-tration or voting stage.

“We should have astraightforward registrationprocess that CONSTITUTESa form of identificationwhich is interconnected tothe license and Social Securi-ty system. If you are able toregister to vote you are givena form of identificationwhich is replaceable, andidentifies you to the pollworker.

“It might evenmake iden-tify theft harder, if doneright, since there would beonemore level of confirma-tion available when a per-son’s true identity is in ques-tion.”

N.F.

“No, it’s too dangerouswith all of the hackers outthere. Going in person andpresenting a valid picture IDis much safer. There’s al-ready toomuch voter fraudout there, as we discoveredafter the last presidentialelection.”

C.H.

“I would be in favor ofanything that would cut downon illegal voting. When I go tovote I know some of the peo-ple at the polls but I still haveto showmy identification.How can people vote thatdon’t even have any identifi-cation?”

Dave D.

CH@TROOM

NEXT QUESTIONWhat do you think of Cincin-nati City Council giving thego ahead to resume thestreetcar construction?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viae-mail. Send your answers [email protected] Chatroom in the subject lineby 5 p.m. on Thursday.

Home fire safety tips in-clude more than installing firealarms and developing a fireescape plan. While less obvi-ous, fire places and woodstoves can produce pollutantsthat can harm your health, ifnot addressed.

If you smell smoke insideyour home, that’s a sign thatharmful air pollutants are inyour home. Wood smoke con-tains a mixture of air pollut-ants including microscopicparticles. Studies show particlepollution can harm the lungsand heart and even cause earlydeath.

According to the U.S. EPA,particle pollution can triggerasthma attacks, impair lung

developmentin children,increase symp-toms of COPDand causecoughing,wheezing andchest tight-ness. For peo-ple with heartdisease, parti-cle pollution islinked to heart

attacks, irregular heartbeat,heart failure and stroke.

People at greater risk fromparticle pollution, includingwood smoke, are older adults,children and teens, and peoplewith certain health conditionssuch as heart or lung disease

and asthma. New or expectantmothers may also want to takeprecautions to protect thehealth of their babies. Burningthe right wood, the right way,in the right wood-burning ap-pliance can reduce harmful airpollution.

Burn the right woodNot all wood is the same.

Always burn dry, seasonedwood to reduce particle pollu-tion. Softwoods such as Doug-las fir need six months to dryand hardwoods such as oakneed at least 12 months. Gar-bage, plastic, treated lumberand driftwood should never beburned.

Burn the right way

Wet wood is a problem foryour health and your pocket-book. It creates a lot of smokeand burns inefficiently, mean-ing the heat literally goes up insmoke. Moisture meters areinexpensive and available athardware stores to test thewetness of wood before burn-ing. Wood should only be usedif the moisture content is 20percent or less.

Burn in the rightappliance

Like an old car that belchessmoke out of the tailpipe, oldwood stoves are bad pollutersand less efficient. Newer, EPA-

certified wood stoves and fire-place inserts (wood stovesdesigned to fit into a fireplace),reduce air pollutants by 70percent compared to oldermodels.

Remember, there are alsosome important regulations foropen (outdoor) burning. Whereyou live may determine wheth-er you can burn. To learn moreabout air pollution or openburning please visitwww.SouthwestOhioAir.org.

Megan Hummel is the public rela-tions coordinator for the SouthwestOhio Air Quality Agency.

Fireplace, wood stove safety tips to protect health

MeganHummelCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

As the Bengals continuetheir 45th season, somemightrecall their first in 1968, whenveteran coach Paul Brownstruggled with an expansionteam in the old American Foot-ball League.

Brown’s stellar record inClevelandabruptly endedwhen ownerArtModell lethim go. After afrustratinghiatus on thebench, Brownreturned to thegame, this timein Cincinnati.The new fran-chise’s namecame from a

short-lived Cincinnati Bengalsteam from the late 1930s.

This expansion team drafteda few veteran free agents andseveral rising stars from thecollege ranks. Brownwantedmore pliable rookies for loyaltyand to build a future rather thantalented prima donnas for shortterm gain.

Early recruits included run-ning back Paul Robinson fromArizona State, All-Americancenter Bob Johnson from Ten-nessee, and Utah receiver BobTrumpy. They also took experi-encedMiami Dolphin quarter-back John Stofa.

Coach Bill Walsh joinedBrown’s staff a decade beforere-shaping the game at SanFrancisco.

Brown set up training campatWilmington College, wherehe whittled down the original125 recruits to 75 players. Bytheir first exhibition gameagainst Kansas City, SportsIllustrated called the squad“ragged and outmanned.” Theylost 38-14. The teamwent 2-3 inthe preseason.

They gave Cincinnatianshope in the opening drive oftheir first regular season gameat San Diego. QuarterbackDeweyWarren replaced theinjured Stofa and took the team72 yards. But the Chargerswent on to win 29-13.

The first regular seasonhome game against the DenverBroncos followed in Clifton (theBengals played its first twoseasons at Nippert Stadium). Onan unseasonably coldmid-Sep-tember afternoon hot chocolaterivaled beer sales. Just over25,000 fans attended. The UCcheerleaders led the cheers.

“I coachedmyself before Icame,” a realistic Brown told anAP sportswriter. “We’re anexpansion team…we have atough nut to crack.”

The Cincinnati Enquirer’sDick Forbes wrote his players“are as nervous as a June

bride.” The band fromBrown’soldMassillon school performedat halftime of a scoreless game.

In the second half, BengalDale Livingston kicked a 49-yard field goal, and then ahealed Stofa hit Trumpy for a58-yard TD. Denver thenmatched themwith a field goaland a TD pass.

The turning point camewhen they went for a first downfrom their own 46 yard line.“We felt we had to take thechance,” Brown told the Enquir-er. “It was a big turning point,and of course the fans wantedit.” They finished the Broncos24-10. In the locker roomBrowntoasted the teamwith a Coke,“To one in a row, men.”

The Bengals finished with atypical expansion-team record,3-11, and last in their division.

Running back Paul Robinsonrushed for over 1,000 yards andearned AFL rookie of the year.Trumpy led the team in recep-tions.

And future Bengals coachSamWyche served as anotherbackup quarterback in with 63percent completions and nearly500 total passing yards.

David Wolfford teaches governmentand politics at Mariemont HighSchool.

Bengals first seasonstarted in 1968

DavidWolffordCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

ANDERSON TOWNSHIPMeets at 6 p.m., the third Thursday of

the month, 7850 Five Mile Road. Phone:688-8400. Web site: www.anderson-township.org.

Trustees Peggy Reis, Russell JacksonJr. and Kevin O’Brien; Fiscal OfficerKenneth Dietz.

Township Administrator Vicky Ear-hart; Assistant Administrator for Opera-tions Steve Sievers; Planning and ZoningDirector Paul Drury; Public WorksDirector Richard Shelley; FacilitiesManager Mark Magna; Police District 5Commander Lt. Matt Guy, 474-5770;Fire Chief Mark Ober, 688-8400; EventCoordinator Amy Meyer.

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITYCOUNCIL

Meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Tues-day of every month, except July andAugust, at Ebersole Community Center,5701 Kellogg Ave.

Council President Krystal Alsept; Vice

President Diana Weir; Secretary, DavidRoss; Treasurer Kathleen Chandler.

FOREST HILLS LOCALSCHOOL DISTRICT

Meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday ofeach month, at the administrationbuilding, 7550 Forest Road. Phone:231-3600. Website:www.foresthills.edu.

Board members Julie Bissinger, ForestHeis, Tracy Huebner, Jim Frooman andRandy Smith.

Superintendent Dallas Jackson, ext.2945; Treasurer Richard Toepfer II, ext.2963; Director of Curriculum and In-structional Services Natasha Adams;Director of Student Services Betsy Ryan,ext. 2948; Director of Business Opera-tions Ray Johnson, TransportationSupervisor Richard Porter, ext. 2980;Communications Coordinator SheilaVilvens, ext. 2966.

MT. WASHINGTONCOMMUNITY COUNCIL

Meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesdayof the month except June, July andAugust when it meets at 6 p.m. at theMt. Washington Rec Center 1715 Bea-con St.

Board President Courtney Vonder-haar, Vice President Robert Hayes,Treasurer Ryan Doan, Secretary DanielleNecessary; directors Jared M. Calhoun,Holly Christmann, Jim Fleming, RebeccaKaminski, and Kirk J. Kavanaugh;membership chairman George Lehocky.Website: www.mwcc.org.

NEWTOWNMeets at 7 p.m. the second and

fourth Tuesdays of each month, 3536Church St. Phone: 561-7697. Web site:www.villageofnewtown.com.

Mayor Curt Cosby; council membersBrian Burns, Chuck Short, Joe Harten,Mark Kobasuk, Curt Tiettmeyer andDaryl Zornes; Fiscal Officer Keri Everett,ext. 12.

WHEN THEYMEET

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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

FORESTHILLSJOURNAL

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014

AndersonHills UnitedMethodist Church recently conducted its annual Fall Festival. It was called“Family Fall Fest: Heroes Unmasked.” The kids got trading cards of Bible heroes. There were ponyrides, hay rides, trunk or treat, puppet theater.More than 500people turned out for the eventwhich isdesigned as a community outreach.

Pony rides were popular at the Family Fall Fest.THANKS TO SUSANMAHANEY

FALL FESTIVAL

Executive Pastor Mark Putman and his wifeMarge treated the kids like royalty at theirdecorated car. THANKS TO SUSANMAHANEY

Student Ministry Director Matt Howedressed as Captain Underpants for thepreschool puppet show. THANKS TO SUSAN

MAHANEY

More pumpkin decorating at the Anderson Hills Fall Festival. THANKS TO SUSANMAHANEY

Pumpkin decorated like Abe Lincoln at the Anderson Hills Fall Festival. THANKS TO SUSANMAHANEY

Contemporary Worship Director JasonCollins hands out candy at the AndersonHills Fall Festival. THANKS TO SUSANMAHANEY

More than 500 people lined up for trunk ortreat at the Anderson Hills Fall Festival.THANKS TO SUSANMAHANEY

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THURSDAY, JAN. 9Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, 2005 1/2 Madi-son Road, Classical/modern/contemporary visual conversa-tion. Works by Jeff Chapman-Crane, Diane and Frank McEl-wain, Michael Scott and more.Free. 321-5200; phylliswes-ton.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, 5729 DragonWay,New works by living artists,paintings that make perfectholiday gifts. Included are worksby Beverly Erschell, Val Gottes-man, Chris Griffin-Woods, RayHassard, MaryBeth Karaus, KeithKlein, Kate lackman, Jeff Mor-row, Cindy Nixon and SallySchrohenloher. Free. ThroughFeb. 1. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Drink TastingsWinter Wonders PairedWineTasting, 6-9 p.m., Winedog FineWines & Fine Art, 451A OhioPike, Featuring wine specialistAlvin Feldman of Vintner Select,appetizers by Two Chicks WhoCater and music by WayneLeussen, Rich Marksberry andRandy Marksberry. Ages 21 andup. $19.75. Reservations re-quired. 888-288-0668; www.wi-nedog.com. Union Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 6-7p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,Burn calories, sculpt your bodyand have a blast. $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Youth SportsPre-School Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Playground atmosphere indoors.Unstructured playtime forparents and pre-schoolers. Ages4 and under. $2. Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. 388-4515. Anderson Town-ship.

FRIDAY, JAN. 10Art EventsGlass for Greater Good, 6-9p.m., Brazee Street Studios, 4426Brazee St., Artists create sculp-tures and/or functional works ofart to be auctioned during theArt of Making Memories springbenefit. Benefits CincinnatiAlzheimer’s Association’s Memo-ries in the Making program.Free, guests encouraged tobring art supplies to donate.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.

Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Art OpeningsUrban Art Show, 6-9 p.m.,Redtree Art Gallery and CoffeeShop, 3210 Madison Road, Livemusic and wine while viewinglocal artwork portraying varieddepictions of urban environ-ment. Exhibit continues throughFeb. 2. Free. 321-8733; www.red-treegallery.net. Oakley.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Present-ed by Christ Hospital PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

On Stage - TheaterA Little Night Music, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, This capti-vating tale of romance in turn ofthe century Sweden follows the

amorous adventures of Desiree,a touring actress. When her pastand present lovers, and theirwives, show up for a weekend inthe country; surprising liaisons,passions and a taste of love’sendless possibilities are allbrought to light. $18. Presentedby Mariemont Players Inc.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

SATURDAY, JAN. 11Art & Craft ClassesLook See Do: Down on theFarm, 10-11 a.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Artworkshop for children. SeeChagall’s painting, listen to anEric Carle story and make yourown feathered friend to takehome. Ages -1-1. $5. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 9-10a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D.,4460 Red Bank Expressway,Healthy Eating. Small groupdiscussions of Type 2 diabetesled by Jan Kellogg, certifieddiabetes educator. $30 all foursessions; or $10 per session.791-0626.Madisonville.

Music - ConcertsAja, 8 p.m., 20th Century Thea-ter, 3021Madison Road, SteelyDan tribute band. $18, $15advance. 731-8000;www.the20thcenturythea-ter.com. Oakley.

Nature

Jupiter Night, 7-9 p.m., Cincin-nati Observatory Center, 3489Observatory Place, View cloudtops of Jupiter and the fourlargest moons through historic1843 and 1904 telescopes(weather permitting). Also takecloser look at craters of theMoon. $7. 321-5186, ext. 3;www.cincinnatiobservatory.org.Mount Lookout.

On Stage - TheaterA Little Night Music, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

PetsMe andMy Best Friend, 10a.m.-noon, Ault Park, 3600Observatory Ave., Pavilion.Aimed at preventing bites andstrengthening children’s rela-tionships with their dog. Chil-dren learn basics of how dogscommunicate, how to be a dog’steacher, how to play appropri-ately with their pet and how toapproach an unknown dog.Ages 6-9. $8. Reservationsrequired. Presented by Cincin-nati Parks Explore Nature.321-6070, ext. 10; www.somuch-petential.com.Mount Lookout.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,9:30-10:45 a.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, 1345 Grace Ave., Bookdiscussion group. Room 206.Donations accepted. 583-1248.Hyde Park.

SUNDAY, JAN. 12Art EventsArt Exhibit: Remember Me,2-4 p.m., Hyde Park HealthCenter Terrace, 3983 RosslynDrive, Terrace Auditorium.Photographs, video and writingfrom shared experiences be-tween Mariemont High Schoolstudents and residents of theFountains Assisted Living atHyde Park Health Center. Appe-tizers and light refreshments.Free. Presented by Hyde ParkHealth Center. 272-5573;www.hydeparkhealthcenter-.com. Hyde Park.

Drink TastingsMatchaMystique, 4-5:30 p.m.,Essencha Tea House, 3212aMadison Road., Taste matchavarieties. History, culture, prep-aration, health benefits andusing matcha in your favoriterecipes covered. Light matcha-inspired foods served as. $17.Reservations required. 533-4832;www.essencha.com. Oakley.

Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m, MaryM. Emery Carillon, PleasantStreet, Open air concert. Caril-lonneur plays bells using key-board in upper tower. Tours oftower available; playground,restroom and shelter house onsite. Free. Presented by Villageof Mariemont. 271-8519;www.mariemont.org.Marie-mont.

On Stage - TheaterA Little Night Music, 2 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

Support GroupsCodependents AnonymousMeeting, 7-8 p.m., Hyde ParkBethlehem United MethodistChurch, 3799 Hyde Park Ave,Twelve-step fellowship open toeveryone who desires healthyand loving relationships. Free.Through Jan. 26. 290-9105. Hyde

Park.

MONDAY, JAN. 13Art ExhibitsWarm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessMercy Health Mobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Kroger Anderson TowneCenter, 7580 Beechmont Ave.,Fifteen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. 686-3300;www.e-mercy.com. AndersonTownship.

TUESDAY, JAN. 14Art ExhibitsWarm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Kroger MountWashington, 2120 BeechmontAve., Several screening packagesavailable to test risk of heartattack, stroke, aneurysm andother major diseases. Appoint-ment required. 866-819-0127;www.mercyhealthfair.com.Mount Washington.

Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,7-8:30 p.m., Mount WashingtonPresbyterian Church, 6474Beechmont Ave., Lower levelmedia room. To support care-givers of elderly or disabledparents (relatives). Ages 18 andup. Free. Registration required.929-4483; www.ccswoh.org.Mount Washington.

Youth SportsPre-school Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2. 388-4515. AndersonTownship.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessPre-Diabetes Class, 4-6 p.m.,Mercy HealthPlex Anderson,

7495 State Road, Information onmaking healthy food choices,exercise and blood sugar controland monitoring blood sugarlevels. $20. 956-3729; www.e-mercy.com. Anderson Township.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7:30-8:30 p.m., Hyde Park Beth-lehem United Methodist Church,3799 Hyde Park Ave, Twelve-step fellowship open to every-one who desires healthy andloving relationships. Free. 235-3062. Hyde Park.Caregiver Support Group,3-4:30 p.m., Marjorie P. LeeRetirement Community, 3550Shaw Ave., Lee Library. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483. HydePark.

THURSDAY, JAN. 16Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

AuditionsAmerican Girl Fashion ShowAuditions, 5-7:30 p.m., Beech-mont Toyota, 8667 BeechmontAve., More than 350 local girlsneeded to present historical andcontemporary fashions tocelebrate being an AmericanGirl as part of American GirlFashion Show. Ages 4-12. Free.Registration required. 205-9957;www.aubreyrose.com. An-derson Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 6-7p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

On Stage - TheaterA Little Night Music, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,4-5:30 p.m., Immaculate Heartof Mary Church, 7820 Beech-mont Ave., Guadelupe Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. Through Nov. 20.929-4483; www.ccswoh.org/caregivers. Anderson Township.

Youth SportsPre-school Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2. 388-4515. AndersonTownship.

FRIDAY, JAN. 17Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Mercy Health will offer women screening mammograms in 15 minutes in its MobileMammography Unit 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at the Kroger store in theAnderson Towne Center, 7580 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Township. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assistance available for qualified applicants. Appointmentrequired. Call 686-3300 or go online to e-mercy.com.THANKS TO NANETTE BENTLEY

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I was flipping throughmy gourmet food maga-zines and two items kept

popping upas “new-bies” for2014. Oneis the herbfennel, inparticularbronzefennel. Ihad tochucklesince I’vegrown both

green fennel, which pro-duces a delicious bulb,and also bronze, which isgrown for its leaves andseeds, for years.

Fennel contains vita-min C and potassium,good for immune andnervous systems, and theheart. In fact, I just fea-tured a fennel/garliccrust on pork roast on mycable show “Love Startsin the Kitchen.” Watch iton TimeWarner localaccess.

The other trend iskale, but not the old-fashioned curly kale likeGrandma grew. Kalevarieties are almost end-less. You’ll find lots ofrecipes, including thetwo I mention in my pizzarecipe. Kale is an easycool crop, so grow somecome spring.

I’d also like to issue aformal invitation for youto share your favoriterecipes and tips alongwith the story that goeswith them. I’m not partic-ular, so whatever you liketo cook, whether it’sfancy, plain or in be-tween is fine by me. Ifyou send along a photo,so much the better!

Whole wheat pizzawith garlic, greensand two cheeses

We grow kale, includ-ing Locinato/Tuscan/Dinoand Russian kale. Bothare milder tasting thancurly kale. Mixing kalewith Swiss chard or spin-ach tones down the tasteof kale. Greens like thesecontain nutrients essen-tial for tissue growth andrepair, and even yourpicky eaters will likethis. You can use justchard or spinach if youlike.

1pre-baked 12 oz. Boboliwhole wheat pizza shell

2-3 teaspoons finely mincedgarlic

3-4 tablespoons extra virginolive oil

Pizza sauce to coverEnough small Swiss chard orspinach and kale leaves tocover (or large leaves,chopped)

6-8 oz. Fontina cheese,shredded

3-4 oz. crumbled goatcheese

Optional: Sliced tomatoes,chives

Preheat oven to 450degrees. Stir garlic intoolive oil. Brush overcrust. Top with pizzasauce and greens, over-lapping leaves so entiresurface is covered.Sprinkle with cheeses.Slice cherry or regulartomatoes and lay on top ifyou like. Bake 10 minutesor until cheese melts.

Tips from Rita’skitchen

Substitute Gorgonzolafor goat cheese.

Priscilla Pancoast’sheirloom cornpudding

Wow – talk about lotsof requests for this! Theoriginal recipe camefrom Priscilla’s mother’scousin, who was fromNiles, Ohio. “This almosthas a cult following,” saidPriscilla. Check out myblog for more corn pud-ding recipes, includingthe famous BeaumontInn’s corn pudding, alongwith an old-fashionedversion of this treasuredside dish.

2 eggs1 stick of butter1 packageJiffy corn muffin mix

8 oz. grated cheddar8 oz. sour cream1 can yellow corn with juice,approximately 15 oz.

1 can cream-style corn,approximately 15 oz.

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Melt butter,beat eggs slightly, thenmix everything togetherand put in greased 21/2quart casserole and bakefor about 45 minutes.

Tips from readers’kitchens

Add extra flavor tobox cakes. NancyMauch, a Clermont Coun-ty reader and mom of myformer editor, LisaMauch, shares this tip:

For box cakes, substitutemilk or juice for liquidcalled for. “Adds anotherelement of flavor,” Nan-cy said.

Buying blue cheesein bulk. Dave, a loyalreader, said he found afive-pound bag of bluecheese crumbles at GFS(Gordon Food Service)for $19. He made batchesof Nell Wilson’s bluecheese dressing and waslooking for an affordableway to do it.

Tomato preserverecipe a big hit. LanaKay, a Northern Ken-tucky reader, made myaunt Margaret’s recipelast summer. “I was sur-prised howmany people

had never tasted them,”she said. Lana shared itwith an Amish vendor ata farmer’s market and Ihave no doubt it willbecome a big seller. To-mato preserves are an-other trendy, but reallyold-fashioned, condimentthat chefs will be featur-ing this year.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s culinary professionaland author. Find her blogonline at Cincinnati.Com/blogs. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Incorporate healthy greens into your diet with pizza

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Rita’s pizza recipe features healthy greens plus two kinds of cheese.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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Women interested in joining the Forest-Aires women's chorus group are invited to a welcome tea and refreshmentsfor new members at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Zion Lutheran Church, 1175 Burney Lane, Anderson Township.This event kicks off the 2014 Encore season. The chorus members will rehearse and demonstrate the group's diversityand singing style. Rehearsals are Wednesday mornings at Zion Lutheran. Proceeds fund voice scholarships for highschool students. For more information, call Angie Bridges at 843-4942. THANKS TO JEANIE PETER

Each year, The Cincin-nati Horticultural Society(CHS) recognizes localresidents and businesseswhose personal dedica-tion and love of gardeningcultivates amazing out-door spaces.

The annual GardenerRecognition Awards pro-gram,sponsoredbyRoy&Jackie Sweeney, was re-cently conducted at TheKenwood on KenwoodRoad.

The following Ander-son Township residentsreceived awards:

George KnoskeThe house sits at the

endof acul-de-sacand thedrive is downhill but theytook care of a possibledrainage problem with aFrench drain.

A wonderful collectionof lushly planted contain-ers leads to a covereddeck.

The slopinggardenhasbeen terraced down to thewoods and planted withvines, shrubs and a widevariety of trees.

Kim and Dave VolkerSet on several acres,

the approach has a largevariety of beautiful trees.The backyard has an awe-some display of perenni-als and shrubs set be-tween walled terracesand pathways.

There are two waterfeatures andmanyshrubsand vines that attract but-terflies and birds. Con-tainers add color andthere are several unusualplant varieties.

Several tranquil seat-ing areas provide greatplaces to sit and enjoy na-ture.Winnersof theRoy&Jackie Sweeney Inspira-tional Award, which is anengraved crystal vase,one of our major awards.

Stu and Cathy Schell-er

A 150 year old houseserves as the setting forweddings and reunions ina garden with masses ofcolor from Hollyhocks,Iris, Peonies, Cone Flow-ers, Hydrangea and but-terfly bushes.

A boxwood promenadeleads upward to an openarea where ceremoniesare held.

The owners have beendeveloping this gardenfor eighteen years and itis still growing with morevegetables, a hosta gar-den and a Zen garden onthe way.

AndersonTownshipgardenersawardedHorticulturalsociety honorsthose who have agreen thumb

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP1153 Eight Mile Road:White, Carl W. to Sullivan,William F.; $120,000.English Garden Lane: Home-wood Finance LLC to Dean,Edward R. & Deborah A.;$461,661.2134 Flaxen Court: 2134Flaxen Court Tr. to Beaver,David H. & Janice A.;$180,000.1474 Hilltree Drive: Wiest,Gary to Huntington, Denise& Brian; $155,450.3486 Mount Carmel Road:

TJJ Properties LLC to Smart,Jesse & Nicole; $110,000.6171 Ramundo Court: Henry,Oren J. & Lisa J. Haynes-Henry to Semertzides,Manos & Elizabeth;$264,000.1104 Sutton Road: Pohl,Tracy & Andrew Osterwischto Pohl, Tracy; $77,500.6241 Thole Road: Rinner,John E. & Audrey M. toBridges, Adam T. & RachelM.; $124,000.8107 Witts Meadow Lane:Rivard, John E. Tr. & Joan

M. Tr. to Hern-Janovic,Cheryl D.; $132,500.

MOUNTWASHINGTON6570 Knottypine Drive:Semertzides, Manos &Elizabeth to Zhihao, Zheng;$139,000.

1312 Meadowbright Lane:Goins, Donald R. to Guy,Michael Scott; $55,000.2249 Suffolk St.: Schneider,Megan A. to Huntting,Ames K.; $118,000.

REAL ESTATE

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

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

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ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

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

» Anderson Township, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office,Lt. Matthew Guy, District 5 commander, 825-2280» Cincinnati District 2, California and Mount Washington,Capt. Jeff Butler, District 2 commander, police officer Ger-maine Love, neighborhood officer, 979-4400» Newtown, Tom Synan, chief, 561-7697 or 825-2280

ANDERSON TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsAmanda N. Braden, 27, 705Walnut No. 1, theft, Dec. 12.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringLaptop, adapter, money, etc.taken at Nagel Middle School;$908 loss at Nagel Road, Dec.16.FraudFemale stated credit card usedwith no authorization;$1,825.69 loss at 1878 RusticWood, Dec. 15.Receiving stolen propertyReported at Marcus Jewelers atEight Mile Road, Dec. 14.TheftClothing taken from Target; $113at Beechmont Avenue, Dec. 12.VandalismIrrigation lines damaged causingwater to run at entrance way toIvy Trails Community; $9,615.38loss at Eight Mile Road, Dec. 11.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citationsAngela M. Hawk, born 1975,assaulting a law officer, dis-

orderly conduct, resistingarrest, Dec. 25.James L. Wilson, born 1977,disorderly conduct, Dec. 25.Leconte Mitchell, born 1973,criminal trespassing, Dec. 28.Michael Ross, born 1989, crimi-nal trespassing, Dec. 28.Raymond S. Garth, born 1982,criminal trespassing, Dec. 29.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robbery2244 Beechmont Ave., Dec. 28.Assault1825 Sutton Ave., Dec. 23.2109 Beechmont Ave., Dec. 25.

1925 Lehigh Ave., Dec. 29.Breaking and entering503 Stanley Ave., Dec. 23.4757 Playfield Lane, Dec. 29.Burglary4823 Winter St., Dec. 29.Criminaldamaging/endangering150 Penn Ave., Dec. 24.Theft1040 Catawba Valley, Dec. 23.4142 Airport Road, Dec. 23.3910 Feemster St., Dec. 28.

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POLICE REPORTS

GreatAmericanClean-up events, which recentlytook place across theGreater Cincinnati re-gion, saw a 20 percentjump in volunteers and a360 percent increase inlitter collection this year.

These increases arethe result of allowingcommunities more flexi-bility in scheduling.

Volunteers cleaned upvacant lots, streets,parks,playgrounds, and alleys.Many groups plantedflowers along their busi-ness districts and beauti-fied their communitygateways too.

Historically a three-

month program that cen-tered on a single weekendcleanup in April, thisyear’s Great AmericanCleanup was expanded toa full season that ranMarch through Novem-ber.

For thefirst time,KeepCincinnati Beautiful alsoallowed any neighbor-hood group, organization,or business that regis-tered a cleanup or beauti-fication event to receivecleanup supplies liketrash bags, gloves, T-shirts, and water bottles.(In previous years, theGreat American Cleanupwas only open to commu-

nity councils.)This new cleanup sea-

son allowed Keep Cincin-nati Beautiful to give or-ganizers more strategicsupport and greater ac-cess to shared tools, re-sources, and volunteergroups.

The results:» 182 cleanup events

across more than 60 dis-tinct communities

» 9,098 total volunteers(a 20 percent increase)

» 21,671 volunteerhours (the equivalent ofmore than10 full time em-ployees)

» 243.51 tons of littercollected

Great American Cleanup gets more done

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3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr

www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631

Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AMPastor John Robinson,

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EVANGELICAL COVENANT

Experiencethe Light andSound of God

You are invited to theCommunity HU Song

4th Sunday, 11:00-11:30amECKWorship Service

11:00 am - NoonSecond Sunday of Each MonthAnderson Center Station

7832 Five Mile RoadCincinnati, OH 452301-800-LOVE GODwww.Eckankar.org

Local(513) 674-7001www.eck-ohio.org

ECKANKAR

CHURCH OF GODOF PROPHECY

Sunday School 10:00 amSunday Worship 11:00 am

Wed Night Bible Study 7:00 pmPastor Ed Wilson

8105 Beech Avenue - Deer Park(Just off Galbraith

across from Amity School)513-793-7422

CHURCH OF GOD

CE-1001764504-01

First Church of Christ, Scientist3035 Erie Ave 871-0245Sunday Service and Sunday

School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30pmReading Room 3035 Erie Ave

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm

Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study: 7:00pmwww.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org

BAPTIST

681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333

mtmoriahumc.org

Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 a.m.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

2010 Wolfangel Rd., Anderson Twp.513-231-4301

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

www.cloughchurch.org

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.org"Changed from the Inside Out:

A New Mind"Traditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior Pastor

7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

Children’s programs and nursery & toddlercare available at 9:30 and 11:00 services.

Plenty of Parking behind church.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

&1st Saturday of the Month

6 pm

UNITED METHODIST

Sunday Services 8 &10:30 amSunday School 10:30 am

Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road

561-6805

Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church

Equipping Service:4:30 p.m. Sat. & 8:50 a.m. Sun.

Exploring Service:10:00 a.m. & 11:10 a.m. Sun.Birth thru high school programs

3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244

513 272-5800www.horizoncc.com

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

8000 Miami Ave. 513-791-4470www.madeirachurch.org

Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service10:00am Educational Hour

11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.11020 S. Lebanon Road.

683-1556www.golovelive.com

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

Phone: 271-8442Web: www.fcfc.us

Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Senior PastorPastor Justin Wilson, Youth Minister

Vibrant Teen and Children’s MinistriesSunday Worship 10:30 am

All ages Sunday School 9:30 amWed. Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm

Wed. Worship/Bible Study 6:45 pmAll are Welcome!

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

Phone: 513-791-8348 • Fax: 513-791-5648

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

www.stpaulcumc.org

Sundays9:15am &10:45am

Building HomesRelationships& Families

UNITED METHODIST

Zion Lutheran Churchmembers will have tocome up with a hugememory book and photoalbum as they celebratethe 36 years that PastorHarold Oliver has servedthem.

Oliver has been in theministry since graduat-ing from Concordia-St.Louis in 1969. After serv-ing in Silver Spring, Md.,and Hickory, N.C., Oliverarrived at the 200-mem-ber congregation locatedat 1175 Burney Lane inAnderson Township inMay 1977.

In the Lutheranchurch, pastors have theoption of putting theirnames in for a “call” so

another church can hirethem. Oliver never did.He felt the Lord wantedhim to stay at Zion andfelt privileged to be thepastor of “this faith-filled, loving family.”

His favorite memoriesare times he saw Zionmembers spontaneouslyreach out to each other intimes of trouble.

“It warmsmy heart tosee such care from achurch family.

“When I would go visitsomeone in the hospital,it was very common tosee a couple of Zionmembers already there.”

Oliver also cites funer-als as a highlight becauseit is wonderful when you

“know somebodymade itall the way.”

His prayer for Zionafter he retires is thatZion continues to be aloving, caring, conflict-free congregation andestablish a greater evan-gelistic outreach.

Oliver says churcheshave becomemore com-plicated because thereare more strands ofideas, variety of churchbackgrounds and prefer-ences.

He said only 30 per-cent of current Zionmembers have aMis-souri Synod Lutheranbackground comparedwith much higher num-bers when he started.

Pastor retires after 36 years at the pulpitLorraine K. Bell

Lorraine K. Bell, 97, of An-derson Township died Dec. 23.

Survived by children Jane(Kevin) Smullen and James J.Bell; grandchildren Michael(Dana) and Timothy (Emily)Smullen; and great-grand-children Caroline, Andrew andCatherine.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Thomas Bell; parentsJoseph Kearsey and PhoebeHauck.

Services were Dec. 27 at St.Rose Church, Cincinnati.

Gerard BlainGerard Blain, 73, of Anderson

Township died Dec. 23.Survived by wife, Mary Jane

Blain; sons Todd (Jocelyn), Bradand Trent (Heidi) Blain; sister,Beverly (Mark) Winder; sister-in-law, Carol Ann Blain; grandchild,Taylor Blaine; and nieces andnephews Jeff (Kathy) Blain, PamBishop, Jenny (Chad) Hilyard,Valerie (Guy) Fried and JeriCrowell.

Preceded in death by parentsJames Kilgord Blain and MarieKoski.

Services were Jan. 3 at An-derson Hills United MethodistChurch.

Susan J. CookSusan J. Cook, 63, of Anderson

Township died Dec. 22.Survived by son, Ray (Lori)

Winialski; daughter Sara (Jason)Willis; parents Harold and EstherCook; brothers Wayne, Dave andJeff; sisters Kathy and Janet; andgrandchildren Alex Jackson,

Jordan and Jameson.Services were Dec. 28 at Hay

Funeral Home.

Kenneth L. LomboyKenneth L. Lomboy, 53, of

Cherry Grove died Dec. 9.Survived by

children Lind-say N. andKenneth A.Lomboy; fourgrandchildren;siblings Scottand VinceLomboy, RobinGodfrey and

Lisa Rich; mother, Nelda Lomboy;former wife, Susan Lomboy; andgirlfriend, Kelly New.

Preceded in death by father,Kenneth Lomboy.

Services were Dec. 13 at RalphMeyer and Deters Funeral Home,Cincinnati.

Donald E. MuchmoreDonald E. Muchmore, 82, of

Mount Washington died Dec. 16.Survived by wife of 60 years,

Joan Muchmore; children Mary(Mike) Hedrick, Betty (Chris)Ford, Don, John (Tracy), Michael(Trish) and Matt (Abigail); broth-ers Clarence and Jerry Much-more; grandchildren Tim, Lars,Megan, Jasmine, Michael, Dan-

iel, Molly, Brian and Madeline;and great-grandchild, Brie.

Preceded in death by daugh-ter, Cathy Muchmore; parentsClarence Muchore and HelenPfister; brother, Bobby Much-more; and granddaughter,Isabella.

Services were Dec. 20 atGuardian Angels Church, MountWashington.

Mildred L.Moore-Rammel

Mildred L. (nee Hayes) Moore-Rammel, 86, of Cherry Grovedied Dec. 18.

Survived by children Patricia(Gary) Switzer, Judy (Wayne)Miracle and Jane (Carl) Mueller;step-daughter, Debi (George)Stevens; grandchildren Chris(Noel) Smith, Mike Miracle, Barb(Don) Tindle, and Melissa (Chris)Speakman; great-grandchildrenand a great-great-grandson.

Preceded in death by hus-bands Earl A. Moore and MikeRammel; step-son, Denny (Mick-ey) Rammel; and granddaughter,Erin Switzer.

Services were Dec. 21 at Mt.Moriah United MethodistChurch. Memorials to: Mt.Moriah United MethodistChurch, 681Mt. Moriah Drive,Cincinnati, OH 45245.

DEATHS

Lomboy

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This year, a new tradi-tion was started at Beech-mont Racquet and Fit-ness.

The first Thanksgiv-ing food drive was con-ceived by personal train-er and fitness instructorBlanche Stober.

After many conversa-tions last year about whatthey could do to pay itforward, Stober and herclients were determinedto make this happen.

“Many of us at thegym are like family. Wewanted to do something

where individuals of allages could come togetherto pay it forward.” Stoberchose to hold the fooddrive in conjunction withInter Parrish Ministries.

Inter Parrish Minis-tries serves approximate-ly 400 families a month.

Business starts a new food drive tradition