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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Your Community Press newspaper servingColumbia Township, Deer Park, Dillonvale,Kenwood, Madeira, Rossmoyne, Sycamore Township
Vol. 50 No. 36© 2013 The Community Press
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LEASE SIGNEDThe lease for Madeira’sformer railroad depotbuilding is signed andready to go.Full story, A2
The Elf on a Shelf bettermake some room – Moshe theMensch is joining.
What started out as a holidayjoke to his kids turned intowhat’sprovingtobeasuccessfulcreation for Madeira residentNeal Hoffman.
He was walking through astore last year with his kids andwife, Erin, when they pointedout the Elf on a Shelf.
Erin, who was raised Catho-lic, and Neal, who is Jewish, areraising their kids Jake and AlexJewish.
They were faced with that
they call the “December dilem-ma,”when the boys asked for anElf onaShelf, andNeal said theycan’t because Jewish kids “getmensches on benches.”
Although they laughed it offlast Christmas and Hanukkahseason, Neal, who worked withtoys for Hasbro for five years,decided to sit down and actuallywrite down the story of Moshethe Mensch, while trying tomaintain all the major tenets ofHanukkah.
According to Hoffman’s sto-ry, Judah Maccabee returnsfrom battle very tired and no-tices that oil for light is low. So
Scoot over elf, here comesTHE MENSCH
Neal Hoffman and his wife, Erin, hold their Jewish response to the Christian Elf on a Shelf— the Mensch on aBench. The toy and children's book were created when their sons Jake (pictured) and Alex wanted an elf lastwinter. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Madeira man creates new toy
By Leah [email protected]
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It’scollectiontime
Sycamore Township trusteeslastweek terminated the contractof the township’s fire chief.
Fire Chief Perry Gerome sub-mitted his letter of resignationduring theNov. 21Board of Trust-ees meeting. Gerome’s resigna-tion letter was dated Nov. 21, butthe letter says that as of Dec. 8 hewould resign his position as firechief.
Trustees, however, voted dur-ing theirmeeting to terminate hiscontract immediately.
In his place, Assistant ChiefRob Penny was appointed actingand interim chief beginning im-mediately.
Board of Trustees PresidentTom Weidman said that he didn’tknow why Gerome’s letter gavethe Dec. 8 date as the end of hisemployment with the township,
but because he was still on proba-tionafterbeinghired lastyear theboardmadehisresignation imme-diate.
Weidman added that he didn’tspeak to Gerome about his resig-nation before submitting his let-ter. He also said that the boardhasn’t decided whether Pennywill be the permanent chief, butwanted him to take over the posi-tion’s responsibilities immediate-ly.
“It made sense to have himtake over the chief’s duties,” hesaid.
“We need to keep continuity inthe department.”
Gerome’s letter didn’t give areason for resigning, but said thathewas “saddened to have to leaveafter such a short time in Syca-more Township.”
The letter continues to say thathe feels he has “accomplished alot with transitioning the fire de-
partment.”Hewillreceiveabout$1,675for
unused vacation time, Weidmansaid.
Gerome was hired in Decem-ber 2012 after former Fire ChiefWilliamJetterretired.Hewasoneof 34 initial candidates before be-ing hired as the next chief.
Before coming to SycamoreTownship he was a captain forUnion Township’s fire depart-ment and a lieutenant for Ander-son Township’s fire department.
A Symmes Township resident,Gerome has 24 years of experi-ence in the fire service, and has abachelor of science in fire safetymanagement from theUniversityof Cincinnati, aswell as amastersof science in public administra-tion from Northern KentuckyUniversity.
Follow Leah Fightmaster on Twitter:@LCFightmaster.
Sycamore Twp. terminates fire chiefBy Leah [email protected]
Sycamore Township Fire Chief PerryGerome’s contract was terminatedNov. 21 by Sycamore Townshiptrustees after Gerome submittedhis letter of resignation stating thathe would resign his position as ofDec. 8.
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Moshe offers to sit on thebench and watch the oilfor him.
To their surprise, itlastsmuch longer, like themiracle story that Jewishpeople tell each Hanuk-kah.
Hoffman said thatwhile the Elf on a Shelf ismore of a secular toy thatis tied to Christmas, theidea behind the its Jewishcounterpart is to giveJewish families a new,creativeway to teach kidsaboutHanukkah and cele-brate.
“Wewanted it as a cen-terpiece toallowmore ‘fu-nukkah’ inHanukkah,” hesaid.
Each toy menschcomes with a children’sbook that tells Moshe’sstory, as well as eightrules for owning the toy.
Those vary from giv-ing the mensch a name togiving a present to some-one who needs it. He alsoholds the Shamash, whichis the middle candle in amenorah.
Hoffman said the ideais to tell children thatwhen they’ve been good,taking the Shamash fromMoshe’s hands is easier,but if children misbe-haved, Moshe doesn’t letgo of the candle as easily.
He added that he hopesfamilies will use theirMensch on a Bench as aneducational tool, but alsoinclude it in their Hanuk-kah celebrations.
“With social media theelf is hilarious,” he said.
“But we felt left outand wanted a Jewish ver-sion. We created a solu-tion for our family, andthought, ‘Let’s see if any-one else thinks it’s a goodidea.’”
Other people did thinkit was a good idea. He andErin put the idea on Kick-starter, a website thatuses crowdfundingas a fi-nancial source for start-up projects, and within afew months, more than300 people donated morethan $20,000 to their cre-ation.
Social media is aidingtheirmarketing as well—Mensch on a Bench’sFacebook page has about4,000 likes, and Hoffmansaid he sees people talk-ing about the toy on Twit-ter as well.
He also said that theyplanned to start small, byselling the toy online andthen talking to small re-tailers about selling intheir stores.
Hoffman added thatthey’ve skipped straightpast that, and they’re be-ing calledby larger storesalready. Erin said they’vesold more than 1,000, andthey’re sold out untilspring.
Moshe’s tale doesn’tstop there. For Jewishpeople, the word“mensch” means a goodperson, andHoffman saidthey want to keep thatidea alive with their toy.
He said they’re consid-ering an auction, wherepeople vote on whichcharity they want to sup-port, then put one on eBayand donate the proceedsto the chosen charity.
“A mensch is the Jew-ish concept of a goodfella,to be a good person,” hesaid. “We’re trying to actthat part and go the extramile.”
Butuntil thenHoffmansaid they’re just enjoyingthe ride.
“We’re having funwithit,” he said.
“It really is me, mywife and a couple of highschool kids in our base-ment packing boxes.”
MenschContinued from Page A1
The lease forMadeira’sformer railroad depotbuilding is signed andready to go.
City Manager TomMoeller said the lease wasrecently signed by bothcity officials and radio/TVpersonality Bill Cunning-
ham, who will be leasingthe space.
Cunningham plans toopen his restaurant RootBeer Junction in the for-mer railroad depot build-ing, 7701 Railroad Ave.,where Choo Choo’s restau-rant was located before itburned earlier this year.
Moeller said that thelease is for five years be-ginning Jan.1, with the op-tion to renew it for twoyears after.
Cunningham will pay$1,500 a month in rent tothe city, with an $1,800 se-curity deposit.
Over the term of thelease the city will collectabout $18,000 in rent forthe restaurant, Moelleradded.
Moeller also said that
rent is a little more thanwhat Choo Choo’s paidwhen it occupied the for-mer depot building, be-causeCunninghamagreedto pay the property taxesthat are about $300 amonth.
The lease states thatRoot Beer Junction willoperate sevendays aweekfrom11 a.m. to 11 p.m., un-less otherwise agreed to inwriting by the city man-ager.
Cunningham has to payall utilities, must maintainthe appropriate insurancecoverage,makenecessaryrepairs or improvements,can’t sublet the propertywithout consent from thecity and can’t make alter-ations or additionswithoutthe city’s approval, thelease also states.
No beer, wine or liquorunless used for cooking ispermitted at the restau-rant as well, according tothe lease.
Law Director RobertMolloy said that the leasecanbeamended ifboth thecity and Cunningham givewritten consent, includingadding outdoor storage orrefrigeration, which cameup during the decision-making process.
Councilwoman MelisaAdrien added that if thecity manager approvedany changes those deci-sions would also comeback to council.
Cunningham can moveequipment into the build-ing as the city makes anyremaining changes or im-provements to the build-ing, Moeller said.
Lease signed for former railroad depotBy Leah [email protected]
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Deer Park treelighting planned
The Deer Park ParkBoard will conduct itsthird annual ChristmasFestival and Tree LightingCeremony 7-9 p.m. Friday,Nov. 29 .One luckykidwillbe picked to light DeerPark’s community Christ-mas tree at 7:30 p.m.
The Deer Park HighSchool chorus will per-form from7:30-8 p.m., andSanta Claus will be makean appearance with good-ies for the kids at 8 p.m.
There will be free hotchocolate and Christmascookies. The event willtake place in the front ofthe park near Blue AshRoad.
Santa’s coming toDeer Park
Santa Claus will be rid-ing through the streets of
Deer Park with the DeerPark/Silverton Joint FireDistrict on Saturday, Dec.7.He’ll rideona fire truck,handing out goodie bags tochildren, for the annualSanta Saturday.
Children and parentscan meet Santa at thesestops along his route:
»Oakwood and Lake -11:35 to 11:45 a.m.
»Amber Park - 11:55a.m. to 12:25 p.m.
»Quartermaine andMatson -12:30 to12:40p.m.
» Landsdowne andOhio - 12:45 to 12:55 p.m.
»Webster and Mary-land - 1 to 1:10 p.m.
»Webster and Brook-line - 1:15 to 1:25 p.m.
»Orchard and Summit- 1:30 to 1:40 p.m.
» Irwin and Duneden -1:45 to 1:55 p.m.
»Municipal building -2:05 p.m.
Club to lunch, learnabout Christmastrees
The Madeira Woman’sClubwillmeet at11:30a.m.Tuesday, Dec. 3, for its an-nual Christmas luncheonat theSt.Gertrude’sparishcenter onMiami Avenue.
Following the lun-cheon, Mary Gardner ofthe Federation of GardenClubs will speak about theChristmas tree that herclub sponsors each year atthe downtown Cincinnatipublic library. Gardnerwill discuss the tree andthe various ornamentsthat have been displayedon it throughout the years.
Anyoneinterestedinat-tending the luncheon and/or the presentation cancall 561-2117orgoonline totheMadeiraWoman’sClubwebsite at www.madeira-womansclub.com.
BRIEFLY
Madeira schools aretaking a look at the ser-vices the district offers toits students, especially inthe special needs area.
In the Madeira schooldistrict about 10 percentof students have a disabil-ity that needs somesort ofattention from the school,whether it’s one-on-oneassistance or extra test-taking time.
While the district of-fers most of the servicesstudents in the districtwould need, some parentsopt to send their childrento private or parochialschools, said Kevin
Wright, directorof student ser-vices.
Parents of stu-dents with dis-abilities can ap-ply for scholar-ships, includingthe Jon PetersonSpecial NeedsScholarship, which allowskindergarten through12th grade-eligible chil-dren to have an individ-ualized education pro-gram, Wright said.
How itworks is if a stu-dent in Madeira receivesa Jon Peterson programscholarship and attends aprivate or parochialschool within the city,such as St. Gertrude, Ma-
deira would have toevaluate the studentand create the indi-vidualized educa-tion program.
However, if theyattend a school out-side of Madeira,that public schooldistrict would eval-
uate the child, but Madei-ra still creates the pro-gram, Wright said.
This school year, 13Madeira residents are at-tending other schoolsthrough the program,whose scholarship valuesrange from about $7,200to $20,000. Out of those13,six have never attendedMadeira schools. Wrightsaid that costs the district
about $165,558 a year infunding.
For the 2012-2013school year, 12 Madeirastudents attended otherschools through the schol-arship program. Again,six have never attendedthe district’s schools,Wright added.
He also said that al-though it’s up to the stu-dent’s parents if theywant to send those stu-dents toMadeira to deter-mine whether they couldreceive adequate assis-tance, to him that’s whatthe program is about, butsome parents have optedout of it.
“I think it goes againstthe flavor of the law,” he
said. “Those studentshaven’t tried our schoolsto know if the districtmeets their needs.”
Wright added that inthe case of those students,Madeira offers all the ser-vices they would need.
School board memberTarek Kamil said that thedistrict, although it cre-ates the student’s individ-ualized education pro-gram, can’t require that astudent spend any timewith the district when de-termining if and how se-verely a student has a dis-ability.
Wright said Madeirahas about 75 studentswhoreceive other services,such as those part of sec-
tion 504 of the FederalCivil Rights Law, which isunder the RehabilitationAct of 1973, that requireaccommodations withintheir classroom.
Students with thosedisabilities have condi-tions such as attentiondeficit hyperactivity dis-order, certain allergies,anxiety and others, some-times require small grouptesting, extended testingtime and other help, headded.
Wright said there are17 students who are con-sidered English languagelearners in Madeira,which is down during thepast several years
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The Indian Hill HighSchool guidance depart-ment continues to pre-pare students for life af-ter graduation.
Guidance counselorKyle Crowley providedan update on the depart-ment during the OctoberIndian HillBoard ofEducationmeeting.
Crowleysaid a col-lege andcareerwebsite be-ing used bythe depart-ment has been especiallyeffective. “It’s been a tre-mendous program,” hesaid.
Both students andtheir parents have accessto the site,whichprovides
them with an opportunityto organize their courserecords, find collegeswhich are a good matchand explore various ca-reers.
Crowley said goals forthe department include:
» Helping studentsidentify and explore in-terests.
» Assisting the stu-dents in developing per-sonal relationships withcolleges they wish to at-tend.
» Scheduling collegeconferences.
» Organizing collegeplanning programs suchas “college informationnight” and “applicationfests.”
“Developing relation-ships is key,” said Crow-ley regarding the ap-proach to college plan-ning.
College and careercounselor Esther Hallsaid 96.6 percent of theseniorswill continue theireducation in some form.
Hall said the accep-tance rate of students atcolleges theyhave chosenhas gone up. Hall said 72percent of the applica-tions submitted by IndianHill students are accept-ed.
“We are having stu-dents apply to prestigiousschools and getting in,”said Hall.
Crowley said some ofthe future goals of the de-partment are to continueto enhance and expandcollege and career plan-ning programs and pro-mote services providedby the department via so-cialmedia and to continueto focus on the college ap-plication process.
High school builds oncollege planningBy Forrest [email protected]
Indian Hill High School guidance counselor Kyle Crowleylooks through a college brochure with a student.FILE PHOTO
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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com
SUBURBANLIFEEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251
A new apartment will im-prove the lives of some IndianHill students.
An apartment area used bystudents in the transition pro-gramat IndianHillHigh Schoolhas been expanded.
“I think it will make a hugedifference,” said Jami Wall-bank, an intervention specialistat the high school.
Although a small apartmenthad previously used by the stu-dents, the new one includes afull kitchen and laundry area.
The students can now pre-pare their meals and learnabout nutrition, said Wallbank.
The students have made apasta salad and vegetable pizza.
They are learning vocationaland life skills that will benefitthem after high school, saidWallbank.
Thestudentscantakeowner-shipandpride in theirwork, shesaid.
“I like to bake,” said juniorEmily Hellman, adding that inthe past she often prepareditems with her mother. “We (re-cently) made Rice Krispiestreats.”
Junior David Tripathy ap-preciated the new addition aswell.
“We can (now) make some-thing delicious,” he said. “Thenew kitchen was a good idea.”
Apartment expands skills
Indian Hill High School juniors Emily Hellman, left, and David Tripathy clean dishes in an expandedapartment that now includes a kitchen and laundry area. The apartment is for students in the school'stransition program. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Indian Hill High School intervention specialist Jami Wallbank stands ina new laundry area added to an apartment at the school used bystudents in the transition program. She said the apartment provides anopportunity for the students to enhance their vocational and life skills.FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
By Forrest [email protected]
Sixth- through eighth-grad-ers and from Linden GroveSchool recently tookpart in thesecond annual Junior HighHalloween Party.
Linden Grove School is aprivate, state-accredited, not-for-profit school that offers analternative learning programfor students primarily diag-nosedwithanautismspectrumdisorder and who struggle in amore traditional school set-ting. Linden Grove School cur-rently serves 57 students ingrades K through 8.
“OurHalloweeneventgivesstudents thechance topractice
their social skills, play games,dance, and just have fun withtheir friends,“ saidLindaHart,principal of administration forLinden Grove.
On the campus of the for-mer St. Savior School in DeerPark, Linden Grove attractsstudents from all over the city.“Wemeet students where theyare–academicallyandsocially– and work to further theirskills so that they can reachtheir full potential.”
Costumed students enjoyedeating donuts without usingtheir hands, apple bobbing,costume parade, Halloween
treats, dancing and more.Parent organizer Dawn
Craft, of Batavia, says shetakes the time to organize theparty “so that my son and thekids at Linden Grove know theexcitement of having some-thing really fun to look for-ward to.”Theevent is thehigh-light of the fall for the upperclassmen.
For more information onLinden Grove School and howto get involved, visit its web-site atwww.lindengroveschool.orgor call the school at 984-2215.
Linden Grove School partyhelps students with social skills
SAINT URSULA ACADEMYThe following students
have earned honors for thefirst quarter of 2013-2014.
FreshmenFirst Honors - Bailey Mad-
eline Cordill, Catherine GraceDieckman, Katherine AnnaOverberg and Elizabeth ClarePritchard.
Second Honors - Casey Ma-rie Brenning, Lilly ElizabethJurgensen and Grace Char-lotte Widmeyer.
SophomoresFirst Honors - Elinor Rose
Floyd, Maria Nena Racadio,Hannah Elizabeth Redden andCaroline Anne Spurr.
SecondHonors -KaitlynRe-neeGrayandMadelineMaggi-
ni Hopple.
JuniorsFirst Honors - Catherine
Elizabeth Hidy, Anna Cather-ineLeibelandFlorenceVaugh-an Shanley.
Second Honors - KatherineClaire Barker
SeniorsFirstHonors -MonicaEliza-
beth Glaescher, Madeline Ma-rie Huster, Margaret MarieMcIlvenna, Madeleine MahanPescovitz, Catherine JuliaRedden, Lindsay Grace Tat-man and Madeline ClareUpham.
Second Honors - Mia Cath-erine Poston, Katherine Cram-er Richey and Regan KathrynStacey.
HONOR ROLLS
Mount Notre Dame studentswent toLiberty,KY,onaservicetrip and to get a taste of a moresimple way of life – to slowdown, breathe and get closer toGod.
Liberty is a small towntucked into the hills of centralKentucky, and home to manywonderful people and a slowerpace of life. For seven years,studentsandadultshavevisitedLiberty to work with the resi-dents who live lives focused onsimplicity and faith. The week-end of Oct. 24-27, 56 studentsand 12 adults went to experi-ence the way of life in Liberty.
While in Liberty, the groupworked on several organicfarms (picking, planting, sort-ing, watering, preparing theground, cleaning plants, trim-ming), helped elderly and dis-abled, spent timewith residentsat the non-profit Galilean Chil-dren’s Home, helped installelectrical wire in a community
church, shoveled manure,helped with construction pro-jects, spent time with the chil-
dren of the community whohave been through some majortragedies the past two years,
and much more.The MND team also devel-
oped a sense of community
among participants and friendsin Liberty: together they playedvolleyball, enjoyed folk music,have bonfires, lay under thestars and reflect about life.
“I believe that no one canreally understand what Libertyis until they experience it them-selves. To say that Liberty iseducational is an understate-ment and I look forward to thenew stories, the new lessonsthat I will encounter on futuretrips,” said MND student fromthe class of 2016, Maria Beck-man of Loveland, who partici-pated in the trip.
MNDmakesthetriptoLiber-ty three times a year, and theyoften do aChristmas visit to seethe local play. The organizer ofthe trip, Todd Forman, MNDfaculty member, has been tak-ing students and adult chaper-ones to Liberty since 1988. Thisis Forman’s seventh year atMND and this was MND’s 23rdtrip.
MND students experience the simple life in Ky. town
Mount Notre Dame students experience the Simple Life in Liberty, Ky. THANKS TO CHARISSA BRINKMAN
NOVEMBER 27, 2013 • SUBURBAN LIFE • A7
SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com
SUBURBANLIFEEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
Fall senior momentsSenior Night is an important
time in an athlete’s high schoolcareer and the CommunityPress & Recorder, along withcincinnati.com, would like tohighlight those moments.
Please send a photo fromyour Senior Night [email protected]. In-clude the names of the people inthe photo as they are shown, theschool and the sport by Friday,Nov. 29. The photo can be of allthe team’s seniors or a photo ofathleteswith theirparents. Pho-tos will run in print Dec. 18-19and will be used in a cincinnati-.com photo gallery.
Questions can be directed to
Catching up with CollegeAthletes
The Community Press & Re-corder, along with cincinnati-.com,would like to give readersover the holidays the ability tocatch up with local high schoolstars doing well in college ath-letics.
In what has become an annu-al readership project, parents/friends of college athletes arewelcome to send a photo andbrief description of their col-lege athletes’ accomplishmentsover the last calendar year [email protected]. In-clude the names of the people inthe photo as they are shown, thecollege name and sport, par-ents’ names, where the athletelives, what weekly newspaper
they get at home and their ac-complishments by Friday, Dec.13.
Photoswill run in print Jan.1and be used in a cincinnati.comphoto gallery.
Questions can be directed [email protected].
Boys bowling»Moeller beat Elder by 13
pins Nov. 21.
PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS
By Scott SpringerandMark [email protected]@communitypress.com
The basketballs were offi-cially rolledoutNov.1, butprep-aration began way before thatfor boys high school basketballteams in the Suburban Life cov-erage area. The following is arundown of the local squads.
Cincinnati Country DayThe Indians won the Miami
Valley Conference last yearwhile putting together an 18-6season (9-4 MVC).
Only one player graduatedfrom the team, but head coachHoward Brownstein lost oneplayer to transfer and another –star guard J.R. Menifee – suf-fered a kidney injury in the lastfootball game of the season thatkept him in the hospital for 10days and put his basketball sea-son in jeopardy; Brownsteindoesn’t know when or if he willbe cleared to play.
“We’re kind of back to thedrawing board,” Brownsteinsaid. “We were an up-and-down(the floor) team, but now we’regoing to have to reevaluate a lit-tle. It’s going to be a slow startwhile we get this figured out.”
CCD has only one senior, 6-foot-5 forward Matt Walton.Also back is 6-foot wing/shoot-ing guardWyatt Fletcher.
“After that, it’s anybody’sguess who is going to start,”Brownstein said. “We’ll take itday by day. We’re still experi-menting and we’re going to seewhat works. Most likely we’regoing to have tomix it up anddoa lot of different things.”
Deer ParkThe Wildcats have a pair of
starters back from last year’s 8-15 squad (4-10 Cincinnati HillsLeague) in senior DominiqueBallard and sophomore JoshNewman. Ballard was DeerPark’s third-leading scorer at8.0 points per game behind thegraduatedMarkus Johnson andJimmy Hayes. He made CHLhonorable mention last winter.
Tyvon Yelling, Elijah Lucasand Zach Blackburn will alsoplay significant minutes.
“We lost six seniors but re-turn some core guys for the up-coming season,” coach SteveBock said. “Josh Newman andDominiqueBallardplayedqual-ityminutes and look to increasetheir workload this year.”
Anemphasis thisyearwill beon better rebounding as Bockhopes to get more productionfromseniorYelling and thepostplayers.
“‘The Park’ will be veryyoung, fast and explosive asthey look to get ‘BockBall’ backon track for another winningseason,” Bock said.
The Wildcats went 12-10 inBock’s initial season in 2011-12.The 2013 opener is at homeagainst Bethel-Tate featuring
former Deer Park assistantReggie Hall.
Indian HillThe Braves finished in the
middle of the pack in the CHLlast season with a 14-10 recordoverall and an 8-6 league mark.Like Wyoming who finishedjust below them, they are ex-pected to contend this year be-cause of their returning experi-ence.
Coach Tim Burch returnssenior guard Zach Schneiderand senior center Lucas Gouldfrom last year’s lineup.Schneider made CHL secondteamasa junior,withGould tak-ing honorable mention.
The 6-foot-8 Gould was sec-ond on the team in scoring andrebounding averaging 10.2 and6.7, respectively. Schneider av-eraged 8.5 points per game and4.0 assists.
Assisting Schneider is his ju-nior brother, Austin.
“Sometimes they’ll be on thecourt at the same time,” Burchsaid. “It’s hard to take the ballaway from those two guys.”
The Braves have added sizein 6-foot-8 senior Karl Koster,seniors Shay Bahner and MattThompson at 6-foot-4 and fresh-man Reed Aicholtz at 6-foot-4and half and still growing. At 6-foot-1, NickHeidl also is on var-sity as a sophomore.
“I think we’re going to getsome big things out of him,”Burch said ofHeidl. “Heplayedreally well on the freshmanteam and has had two real goodscrimmages already.He’s prob-ably the best shooter in the pro-gram. He’ll come off the bench,but he’s playing really well.”
Indian Hill starts the seasonat home with Norwood Dec. 3.
“If we can learn how to playwith our height, we’re going togive a lot of teams a lot of prob-lems,”Burch said. “Ifwe canbereal physical and control theboards, we can be an awfullytough team to beat. We almostlook like a college team some-times.”
Madeira
»With 413 wins under hisbelt, 353 at Madeira, coach JimReynolds is back for anotherrun with the Mustangs.
The defending league cham-pions for the first time in fouryears will be without AndrewBenintendi, the two-time Cin-cinnati Hills League Player ofthe Year. His scoring anticshelpedReynolds toCoachof theYear honors the last two sea-sons.
Senior Matt Ballweg is thelone returning starter and he’llbe sidelined for a few weeksstill froma lingering football in-jury. The senior 6-foot-1 guardaveraged 9.4 points and 4.4 re-bounds last season on a teamthat was 19-6 (13-1 CHL).
Five other seniors will carrythe load, four of whom playedjunior varsity last season. SamFrayerat 6-foot-6 is theonlyoneoutside of Ballweg with consid-erable varsity experience.
Forwards Jake Schweppeand Jake Edmerson and guardsAaron Blackwelder and GrantHopewell all played JVbecauseof the talent level of last year’ssquad. Edmerson is also recov-ering from a football injury.
“All six seniors will see plen-ty of playing time,” Reynoldssaid. “We’ll have a solid seven-to nine-player rotation.Wehavean outstanding mix of seniorsand juniors and the potential toplay good team defense.”
The remainder of the Mus-tangs’ roster consists of juniorsKyle Rizzuto, Andrew Hicks,Will Thaw, Colin Voisard, SamNoung, Ryan Welt, Marc Pumaand Travis Freytag.
Madeira begins the season atClark Montessori Nov. 29. Thehome opener is with Badin onNov. 30.
MoellerThe Crusaders lived up to
their typical standards last sea-
FIRST SHOT AT 2013 BOYS BASKETBALL
Moeller hoops battle-tested;Madeira look for a new scorerBy Scott [email protected]
Dominique Ballard of Deer Park puts up a jumper from three-point landagainst Finneytown last season. Ballard is the Wildcats’ top returningscorer.BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Madeira’s Matt Ballweg (12)shoots against Mariemont’s ReidMahorney (21) last season. Uponreturning from his football injury,Ballweg will be the lone Mustangwith considerable experience onvarsity.JOSEPH FUQUA II/COMMUNITY
PRESS
Indian Hill center Lucas Gould shoots a free throw for the Bravesagainst Anderson last January.SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS
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MASON—MoellerHighSchool’s football teamnever trailed in its 35-26victory over ColerainNov. 23 in the Division I,Region 2 semifinals atMasonHighSchool’sAtri-um Stadium.
Crusader quarterbackGus Ragland had anotherphenomenal day, rushingfor 205 yards and fourtouchdowns on 29 carries.
“To beat a team likeColerain takes a lot ofwork during the week be-cause the option (offense)gives you a lot of prob-lems,” Moeller coachJohn Rodenberg said.“They’re fast; they’rephysical; they’re well-coached; and it’s agrind toplaya teamlikeColerain.”
The option did giveRo-denberg’s squad fitsthroughout the game, asthe Moeller defense al-lowed 440 total yards (306rushing), but the Crusad-ers held the Cardinals tojust135yardsononly fourpossessions in the secondhalf.
“Minor tweaks on (de-fense),” Rodenberg saidof the halftime adjust-ments. “Just enough tostop them in the (shotgun)that was giving us someproblems. We did a goodjob of that.”
Moeller moves on toface Hilliard DavidsonHigh School with a trip to
the state finals on the linewhere theCrusadershopeto defend their title.
Thismarks the second-consecutive season theCrusaders knocked Cole-rain out of the playoffs.Last season they defeatedthe Cards 24-21 in the re-gional final. It’s a rivalrythat is slowly starting toblossomwhenboth team’sreach November.
“We have so much re-spect for their program,”Rodenberg said. “Theyplay such great footballand they’re so physical. Ithink Tom Bolden is agreat coach and you likeplaying a team like Cole-rain because it’s going tobeaheckofagamefor thefans and you know you’rein for a dogfight.”
Moellergot the scoringunderway at the 4:20mark of the first quarteron a 29-yard touchdownrun by Ragland.
After theCards tied it aseven just 19 seconds lat-er, Ragland answeredwith a two-yard scoringrun to make it 14-7 at theend of the first quarter.
After a Colerain turn-over, JackGrubermade it21-7 with 7:46 left in thefirst half.
Before the Crusaderscould blink, Colerain run-ning back DeTuan Smith-Moore added his secondand third rushing touch-downs of the first halfmaking it 21-20 at half-time. Two more Ragland
touchdowns, one in thethird quarter and a one-yard rushing score late inthefourthquarter to ice it,rounded out the Moellerscoring.
“… I feel really goodfor our kids,” the coachsaid of making a returntrip to state. “… It’s aboutthe Class of ’14 and I feelgood for these guys.”
Moeller’s off to state afterhanding Colerain its 1st loss
Moeller celebrates after beating Colerain 35-26, Nov. 23 in the Division I, Region 6 semifinals at Mason High School.JOSEPH
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Moeller running backJack Gruber (2) runs fora touchdown. Gruberfinished with 73 yardson 11 carries inMoeller’s 35-26 winover Colerain Nov. 23in the Division I,Region 6 semifinals atMason HighSchool.JOSEPH FUQUA
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Cancer cure gameMadeira High School will host
a Cancer Cure Game at the girlsvarsity game on Saturday, Dec 7.The JV play at noon and thevarsity at 2 p.m..
Cancer survivors that live inMadeira will be honored at thehalf time of the varsity game.
Cancer survivors who plan toattend should contact KarolWarden at [email protected] or 677-3923
Haley Warden is the varsitycoach. Her college coach, PamEvans Smith, died at a youngage from cancer. Haley also losther grandfather Karl Brown andgrandmother Jane Warden tocancer. Her other grandmotherLois Haley Brown is a five-timecancer survivor.
The American Cancer Societywill be in attendance to pass outinformation. Gift baskets andother treasure’s will be bid onwith the money going for theCancer Society and the PamEvans Smith Fund at WittenbergUniversity.
The Madeira girls play DeerPark.
SIDELINES
ChrisDeBowofMadei-ra and his fishing partner,Rob Benningfield, wonthe two-day Annual Cabe-la’s King Kat Classic Na-tional Fishing Tourna-mentrecently, theircatch-es weighing in at a total167.05 pounds.
The 2013Classic had 75boats. After day oneweigh-in, the team of De-Bow and Benningfieldwere in first place with atotal weight of 104.70 lbs.DeBow and Benning-field’s largest fish of dayone was a 41.60 lbs. bluecatfish. Second place af-ter day one was the Teamof Webb and Webb fromNorris City, Ill., with 81.60lbs.
After a long and rest-less night, day two of thetournament began. Withlines into thewater at 6:30a.m., it was not until near-ly 10 a.m. that DeBow andBenningfield boated theirfirst fish of the day.
The first fish of thedaywas a flathead catfish,which topped the scales atnearly 44 pounds.
The second day of thetournamentproved tobe avery difficult bite. Manyteams did not catch anyfish.
DeBow and Benning-field ended up catchingtwo more catfish. After anervous weigh-in, theteam’s two-day total was167.05.
For their first-placefinish, DeBow and Ben-ningfieldreceivedabrandnew Oquakwa boat pack-age valued at $32,000.
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Chris DeBow of Madeira,left, and fishing partnerRob Benningfield show offone of their catches duringthe Annual Cabela’s KingKat Classic National FishingTournament, in which theduo took first place. THANKSTO CABELA'S KING KAT CLASSIC
Standing on the side-lines for the last 11 sea-sons, Cincinnati Statemen’s head soccer coachMike Combs has helpedcreate oneof themost suc-
cessful col-lege soccerprogramsin the coun-try.
Makingits secondconsecu-tive ap-pearance inthe Nation-
al Junior College AthleticAssociation national tour-nament – and third in thelast four seasons – Cincin-nati State won its first-round game before fallingWednesday to the No. 3seed, San Jacinto – South,3-0.
“Earning back to backappearances in the nation-al tournament is some-thing that no previousteam at Cincinnati Statehas ever done,” said Cin-cinnati State head coachMike Combs.
“I am so proud of thisgroup of players. For oursophomore class, eachplayer can say that they
left with the legacy of twoconference titles, two re-gional titles and two tripsto the national tourna-ment.”
A big reason for theprogram’s success overthe past decade can be at-tributedtoCombs’off-sea-son efforts to attract localhigh school talent to Cin-cinnati State. Graduatingfrom Mariemont HighSchool in1991,Combskeptclose ties with his homeAlma Mater runningyouth development campsat the school.
Currently residing inMadeira, Combs serves aspresident of the MadeiraYouth Soccer Organiza-tion which fosters in thedevelopment ofmore than450youthplayersfromthearea.
Through building rela-tionships with players andfamilies, Combs has beenable to convince many lo-cal players to join in thesuccess of his programonce they graduate highschool. On this year’steam, Kyle Grothaus (Mil-ford High School), KevinWalker (Colerain HighSchool), Austin Klueh(Loveland High School)and Ryan Hall (SummitCountry Day) have allmadesignificantcontribu-tions to the success of theteam.
“Coach builds greattrust and rapport with hisplayers. When talkingwith coach duringmyownrecruiting process, I got asense that he truly caredabout me and my future,”sophomore captain Klueh
said. “He makes playersfeel like they are going tobeapartofsomethingspe-cial at Cincinnati State. Itruly believe playing forCoach Combs was one ofthe best decisions I havemade.”
Madeira resident builds Surge soccer
Combs
sonbywinningtheGreat-erCatholic League-Southat 10-0 and finishing 23-3after a tough loss at theUniversity of DaytonArena last March toSpringboro in the tourna-ment.
Carl Kremer took an-other GCL-South Coachof the Year award andcould be in line for anoth-er as first-teamer GrantBenzingerreturns forhissenior season.
TheWright State com-mit will be joined by sen-ior Trey Hawkins and ju-nior Nate Fowler, whomade GCL-South secondteam last winter.
Benzingerwasthird inthe league in scoring lastseason at 12.9 points pergame; Hawkins was theleague assist leader at 4.8per game; and the 6-foot-9 Fowlerwas secondin the league in shootingpercentage and rebound-ing.
Seniors Jack Antonand Adam Gigax at 6-foot-8 and 6-foot-6 willprovide added length onthe Crusader frontcourt.Anton has committed toElonCollege.JuniorFow-ler has a variety of offersincluding some from theSEC and Big 10.
“He’s really playing
well,” Kremer said ofFowler. “He’s a high-character kid. I thinkschools arewaiting to seehow his athleticism de-velops. Big guys reallydevelop late.”
Kremer also hassome “new names” tovarsity that shouldcontribute in formerjunior varsity pointguard Kevin Kerley.From the footballteam, Gus RaglandandNoahAblewill seeminutes once theyhang up the pads forthe year.
Moeller recentlytested their skillsagainst a number ofgood teams in Canton.They also will partici-pate in a holiday tour-nament once again by
attending the Beach BallClassic in Myrtle Beach,South Carolina Dec. 27-31.
“If we can get by thebest team out of Toronto,
then we likely play thisteam out of Florida thathas a Duke commit,”Kremer said. “They haveanother kid who won the‘dunk of the year’ thissummer and it went viralon ESPN. I think we’llcompete. We have thekind of size that we canplay with anybody.”
Even outside of thepreseason and holidaytrips, Moeller’s scheduleis frightening.
“It’s the best schedulewe’ve ever had,” Kremersaid. “We’ve got schoolslike Centerville and Taftand Aiken. We think it’sgoing to help us throughthe tournament.”
TheCrusaders openatChaminade-JulienneNov.30.Thehomeopenerfeatures CovingtonCatholic Dec. 6.
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Last week’s questionDo you think President Obama
will be able to keep his promisethat Americans will be able tokeep canceled health insurancepolicies for a year as companiesand consumers adjust to the newdemands of the health care law?Why orwhy not?
“Can we all stop and take abreath right now? There hasbeen so much bashing of thepresident that I don’t want tohear it anymore.
“I recognize that the new sys-tem is not working. Many timesin my life I have experienced acomputerprogramneedingtimeto actually work.
I also recognize that manypeople are waiting to enroll inhealth care and that many peo-ple cannot afford to lose thehealthcare theycurrentlyenjoy.Idobelievethissituationwill im-prove, the president’s promisewill be kept and we will all getwhat we need. Cooler headsmust prevail.”
E.E.C.
“No he won’t be able to keepthatpromise!Henever intendedtokeep it! Itwasa total lieandheknew it.
“The purpose of Obamacareis a mass redistribution ofwealth. It has nothing to do withhealth care reform. It has every-thingtodowithgovernmentcon-trol and socialist policy.
“Sadly, it must be concededthat the president of the UnitedStatesofAmerica isanarrogant,narcissistic, bold-faced liar.”
R.W.J.
“‘Keep his promise???’ Thislying cypher is incapable oftruth!!!”
J.G.
“I heard Speaker Boehnersay the other day that “Americahas thebesthealth-caredeliverysystemintheworld.” Ifhe is thatbadlyoutof touchwithrealityheshouldn’t be allowed to win an-other election.
My personal wealth waswiped out by this system. I wasforced to pay endlessly risingpremiums (which ended at$20,000peryear,whenIcouldnolongeraffordthem)andmassivedeductibles on top of that.
“I have liens on my housefrom debt collectors who weretoo lazy to try to contact my in-surance company to find out
why they weren’t getting paidand who wouldn’t tell me whatthe charges were for so I couldtackle the insurance companyonmy own.
“I have never been sickenough to be hospitalized and Ihavepaidfullratesfortheminorproblems I have due to the de-ductibles. And because I wasn’table to qualify for a group planthe hospitals and doctorscharged me much more thanother people pay for the sametreatment.
The reason is that I have onechild with a spontaneous muta-tion genetic disease and two oth-er family members who had'pre-existing conditions' duringthe time I was insured. My ownfamily thinks I could have“shoppedaround”for insurance,but they never actually tried todo it.
“ThebestIcoulddowastogeta policy like the one I alreadyhad, which wouldn’t cover myfamily for a year duringwhich Iwould have had to pay doublepremiums to make sure wedidn’t have a crisis that wasn’tcovered by the old policy.
“How many people who votefor Republicans can afford$40,000 per year for medical in-surance?
“The Affordable Care Acttakes care ofmost of the issues Iface, but it’s too late. I still haveto go to court to get the liens lift-ed because judges imposedthem on the word of the insur-ance companies without givingmeachance topresent the facts.And I can’t be sure I will get ridof them all.
“Noonedeservesour supportif they have criticism, but aren’twilling topropose solutions.Andthese problems don’t just affecta handful of unfortunate citi-zens.
“The insurance companiesare out of control and the hospi-tal corporations are out of con-trol. Doctors are part of theproblem, because they don’t seeearning 10 times as much as
their patients to be a problem.“And all of the Republicans
deserve to be shaken out of thestupor they have fallen intowiththeir false numbers on welfareand uninsured.”
N.F.
“Yes, despite all the anti-fed-eral government propagandaand(consciousandunconscious)racism to the contrary, I do be-lieve President Obama will beable to keep this promise for theyear-long coverage extension.Hewantstohelpthepoorandun-insured get affordable health-care. After all this time, thatshould not be so difficult to un-derstand."
TRog
“The insurance industry willfigure it out. They have a win-win situation no matter whatwith all that cash available andthey'll get plenty of ours.
“I feelsorryforprogressives,having carried their experimentarrogantly, making promises.Balance is the key, voters.”
K.P.
“President Obama's firstpromise was 'Any Americanswho want to keep their currentplans will keep them - period!' Itis implied by the Journal's ques-tion that Obama has failed tokeep that promise. Now you areasking, basically, will Obama beable to keep his new promisethat anyAmericanswhowant tokeep their current plans willkeep themuntil nextyear– if theinsurance company allows it.Don't makeme laugh.”
R.V.
“First, let's be clear, that wasNOT a promise. It was just an-other one of his campaign lies.He knew from the start thatmost Americans could not keeptheir current plans since theycould not possibly conform toObamacare (eg. seniors withmaternity coverage?).
“Secondly, this scheme de-
pends on overcharging the cur-rently insured and young whowill not participate. Thirdly,when the employer mandatekicks-in 70 percent of those whoget insurance through work willbe canceled.Medicaide sign-upsare growing rapidly through theexchanges. This is all by designon the way to Obama's goal of asingle payer socialized medi-cine!!”
D.J.H.
“Idon't thinkObamawilleverkeep his promises on anything,but then I think of another presi-dent who told us to read his lips.
“Another thing,who is sayingthat the insurance companieswill automatically take thesecanceled people back. My ad-vice is to scrap the whole plan,get these people their coverageback and go from there. Thisplan is horrible."
Dave D.
“I trulybelievethatPresidentObama cares deeply for allAmericans, is doingwhat he canto alleviate the canceled healthcare policies and to help theAmerican people get throughthis. No matter what your opi-nion is of the Affordable CareAct it is doing good, insuringthose who could not get cover-age due to pre-existing condi-tions.
“Have cancer (very scaryword) or any other life alteringdisease? It's covered now. It is ablessing to be able to have adultchildrenage26orunder tobe in-cluded in their parents' plan.Toomany spout criticism withoutfully knowing all of the facts,just their opinions and others'rumors.
“Let timecorrect thediscrep-ancies, let the health care takeeffect, let it work into the nextyear, and then seewhere thema-jority of Americans stand.”
J.B.
“No, because Obama is apathological liar.”
John Joseph
“This now depends on the in-surance companies themselves.Under the ACA all plans mustprovide a certain level of cover-age. This was intended to elimi-nate the threat of financial ruinthrough healthcare costs in theevent of catastrophic illness.Isn’t that what we expect frominsurance?
“Why didn’t the insurancecompanies simply upgrade poli-cies to comply? In some casesthese companies are using thelaw as an excuse to eliminatelessprofitableplansandmisleadpanicked customers into buyingtheir more expensive replace-ment plans.
“Inmost cases cancellation isdue to the fact that these 'junkplans' are recipes for disaster iftheholderhastheaudacitytogetsick. They may not offer hospi-talization or prescription cover-age. Insurance companies arenow required to disclose this.Manymaynotwanttoadmithowinadequate their products reallywere.
“If you hold one of these non-compliant plans do you reallywant to keep it? This could be alifesavingchange.Butapromiseis a promise, right?”
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“I do not think that this newpromise is any more genuinethan the previous ones. It tookthe insurance companies threeand a half years to prepare formeeting the guidelines thatKathleenSebeliusadded inafterthe ACA had been passed by theDemocratic-controlled Houseand Senate and had been signedinto law, justoneofmanyregula-tions added in later.
“First, it isn't even clearwhether it is legal for the presi-dent to stipulate this new prom-ise, but I will readily acknowl-edge that this has not stoppedhim previously. In any case, thepresident does not really wantthe insurance companies to pullback on the cancellation letters,nor does he expect them to beable to do so. He obviously rec-ognizes that the very most theycould possibly do is to createnew plans to offer up to the endof2014,but thesecouldnotbeex-actly the plans originally held;andtheywouldcostmore, justasthe exchange plans will.
“This latest 'promise'wasjustan attempt to quiet the discon-tent over the cancellation let-ters, those cancellations beingthe original intended result, andanecessity, inorder toforcepeo-ple into signing on with an ACAexchange plan.
“The president knew that hispromises of 'You can keep yourhealth insurance plan if you likeit, you can keep your doctor'were rubbish.”
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COLUMBUS (Ohio) — - Taketwo.
SummitCountryDaywon itssecondconsecutiveDivision IIIstate soccer championshipNov.9, beating Mansfield Christian2-1 at Columbus Crew Stadiumfor the title.
“It’s just as sweet,” said Sil-ver Knights head coach Bar-nard Baker of the second statevictory. “Because this one wasso unexpected and because it’smy last game, this one is very,very special to me.”
Unexpected in that Summitgraduated so many playersfrom its 2012 title team, leavingtheSilverKnightswith talented- albeit largelyvarsity-untested- players to begin the season.
So fitting, perhaps, that apairofsophomoresdidthescor-ing honors in the state final;CharlieMaciejewskinettedonein the first half and BrendanJones scored in the second.
Mansfield Christian got itsgoal in the final twominutes offa corner kick Baker still wasn’tsure about more than an hourafter the game.
“I’m going to have to see thetape,” he said. “Therewas somestrange call that got thema cor-ner and I don’t know exactlyhow it happened. But we wereable to survive that.”
More than survive. Summittook advantage of Crew Stadi-um’s immense 77-yard widthand Mansfield’s three-manback row.
“We played everything wideand attacked the corners,”Bak-er said. “We knew they hadplayed on a smaller field andhad never been there before, sowe tried to take advantage ofthat.
“You think of playing ongrass and it might slow youdown, but it’s so, so super-fast.Butwith thatwidth, everythingis inplay.Wesaid, ‘Let’skeepat-tacking the corners,’ and even-tually they had to start protect-ing them and that left somegaps for us.”
Summit reached thechampi-onship game by beating Wor-thington Christian 2-0 in thestate semifinals Nov. 6.
“It’s so big,” said junior for-ward Austin Smythe. “Lastyearwewere full of seniors andthey said we couldn’t get back.We really wanted this to showthem we could.”
Baker may have sided with
the recent graduates at thestart of the season, but he’smore than a believer now.
“The word for us all seasonwas survival, not repeat,” hesaid. “After losing as manyplayers aswedid and as tough aschedule as we had to play, wethought we’d have five or sixlosses and have to battle.
“We did battle and we didsurvive, and here we areagain.”
Midway through the firsthalf Maciejewski foundSmythe streaking down theright side for the first goal.
“I got a chance and I got astep on the the defense,” saidSmythe, a Mariemont resident.“I just got a foot on it and put itin the back of the net
The second goal came at the15:04 mark of the second halfwhen senior Matt Meistersubbed in for a crampingSmythe on the second of twoconsecutive corner kicks.
Meister - a Hyde Park resi-dent - found himself open from15 yards out on a deflection.
“I faked it, crossed it over tomyright footandtook theshot,”he said. “I was surprised I hadroom tomove the ball like I did,let alone take the shot.
“Itwas unbelievable to comeinoff thebenchandscoreagoallate in the game, this late in the
season, my senior year. We didlose a lot of seniors from lastyear, but I think the seniors thisyear really steppedup.We real-ly want this.
“Wewant this because it’s sofun, just the journey of makingit to state.”
Members of the boys soccer team walk through a cheer tunnel during a pep rally in their honor at The Summit Country Day School in Hyde Park Nov. 8.LEIGH TAYLOR/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
SILVER KNIGHTS REACHSTATE ‘SUMMIT’ ONCE AGAINByMark D. Motzmmotz@communitypress ADDITIONAL HONORS
Summit Country Day not only hoisted the team trophy for the statetitle, but also some individual hardware.Just hours before the state finals, the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches
Association named Silver Knights senior Christian Hay Ohio Division IIIplayer of the year.“Christian was a beast tonight,” said head coach Barnard Baker. “Of
course, he was a beast every night. He completely deserves that award.There is nobody better, nobody who meant more to their team.”Classmate Bryce Hueber was Ohio Division III girls player of the year
for Summit.Baker - who announced his retirement as head coach earlier this sea-
son - picked up OSSCA private school coach of the year honors.
RosterPlayers: Nate Logan, GK, freshman; Josh Campbell, GK, freshman;
Taylor Jones, midfielder, senior; David Judd, defense, senior; BenSchloss, forward, senior; Christian Hay, defense, senior; Isaiah Chap-man, forward, senior; Jacob Beardslee, midfielder, sophomore; Cam-eron Belle, midfielder, freshman; Brendan Jones, midfielder, sopho-more; Charlie Maciejewski, midfielder, sophomore;Matt DeJesus,defense/midfield, junior; Carlos Garciamendez, defense, senior; PhilipMcHugh, defense, junior; Austin Smythe, forward, junior;Matt Eus-tace, defense, senior; Chris Hudson, midfield, senior;Matt Meister,defense, senior; Ethan Hay, defense/midfielder, freshman; Craig Bond,midfielder, freshman; Rupert Domville, forward, junior; Reilly Dow-ling, defense, freshman.Coaches: Head coach, Barnard Baker; assistant coaches, Ryan John-
son, Dan Cosgrove and Terry Malone.
ScheduleMiami Valley School ................................................................................. W, 9-0Worthington Christian .............................................................................. T, 2-2Monroe ......................................................................................................... W, 5-0Seven Hills ..................................................................................................... T, 0-0Clark Montessori ........................................................................................ W, 2-0Springfield Catholic Central ..................................................................... L, 2-1North College Hill ..................................................................................... W, 9-0William Penn Charter ................................................................................ W, 4-1St. Benedict Prep .......................................................................................... L, 6-0Cincinnati Country Day............................................................................. W, 4-0Covington Catholic ...................................................................................... T, 2-2Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy........................................................ W, 4-0Ottawa Hills ................................................................................................. W, 3-0St. Bernard ................................................................................................... W, 9-0Louisville Collegiate..................................................................................... T, 0-0Playoffs:Finneytown.................................................................................................. W, 2-0CHCA .............................................................................................................W, 4-0Jamestown Greeneview ........................................................................... W, 3-0Seven Hills .................................................................................................... W, 3-2Springfield Catholic Central .................................................................... W, 1-0Worthington Christian............................................................................ W - 2-0Mansfield Christian....................................................................................W, 2--1
Summit Country Day senior forward Isaiah Chapman (5) leaps to trapthe ball in front of Worthington Christian forward Sam Condon (8)during the Division III regional soccer semifinals Nov. 6. MARK D. MOTZ/THE
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Summit Country Day’s BrendanJones celebrates his goal, thesecond for the Silver Knights intheir 2-1 state championshipvictory over Mansfeld ChristianNov. 9.JAY LAPRETE/FOR THE COMMUNITY
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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES
SUBURBANPRESS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
B2 • SUBURBAN LIFE • NOVEMBER 27, 2013
THURSDAY, NOV. 28Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. 917-7475.Blue Ash.
Health / WellnessWellness Myths andMisun-derstandings, 7-8 p.m., FITMontgomery, 9030 Montgo-mery Road, Suite 18, Topic:Nutrition: Good, Better BestChoices. Coordinated discussiongroup to explore health andwellness discoveries found inlatest peer-reviewed medicaljournals. Ages 18 and up. $5.823-2025; wellness-myths2013.eventbrite.com.Sycamore Township.
FRIDAY, NOV. 29Mercy Health Mobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Braxton F. Cann MemorialMedical Center, 5818 MadisonRoad, Fifteen-minute screenings.Cost varies per insurance plan.Financial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byMercy Health. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Madisonville.
On Stage - ComedyMike Lukas, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,8410 Market Place Lane, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
RecreationTGI Black Friday, 8 a.m.-noon,Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Parents drop offchildren so they can holidayshop. $30 first child, $20 secondchild. Registration required.489-7575. Sycamore Township.
Religious - CommunityChanukah Party, 5:30-6:15 p.m.,Isaac M. Wise Temple, 8329Ridge Road, Tiny Chanukahbites with little latkes. Chanu-kah song session. Take-homegift. For ages 6 and under andtheir parents. Free. Reservationsrequired. 793-2556. AmberleyVillage.
SATURDAY, NOV. 30Art & Craft ClassesWinter Afternoon PaintingSession, 3-5 p.m., Cheers toArt!, 7700 Camargo Road, $30.Reservations required. 271-2793;www.cheerstoart.com.Madeira.
Business SeminarsUnderstanding BusinessFinances and Financial Pro-jections, 8:30 a.m.-noon, CMCOffice Center Blue Ash, 10945Reed Hartman Highway, Room105. Introduction to basic fi-nancial reports needed tomanage your business. Ages 18and up. $40 or $120 for fourseminars. 684-2812. Blue Ash.
Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 9 p.m.-1a.m., Traci’s Sports Lounge andGrill, 784 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, 697-8111. Loveland.
Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, 12110Montgomery Road, Free. 677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.
On Stage - ComedyMike Lukas, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.
SUNDAY, DEC. 1EducationEat. Tour. Explore: FromEurope to America: CulturalJourneys in the NewWorld,1-3 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Dr. Gary Zola,executive director of the JacobRader Marcus Center of theAmerican Jewish Archives,discusses formation of JewishAmerican culture. Ages 18 andup. $40, $35 members. Regis-tration required. 761-7500;www.jointhej.org. AmberleyVillage.
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.
Kindel Memorial HolidayConcert, 7-9 p.m., MontgomeryAssembly of God, 7950 PfeifferRoad, Blue Ash/MontgomerySymphony Orchestra. Theme:Christmas through the Ages -from Baroque through Pops.Free. 549-2197; www.bamso.org.Montgomery.
On Stage - Children’sTheaterA Christmas Carol, 2-3 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Join Ebenezer Scroogeon his harrowing Christmas Eveadventure. For grades K-8.Sponsored by Mariemont Preser-vation Foundation. Presented byThe Children’s Theatre of Cincin-nati. $5. Presented by TheChildren’s Theatre of Cincinnati.272-3700; www.thechildrens-theatre.com.Mariemont.
On Stage - ComedyMike Lukas, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
MONDAY, DEC. 2Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 101 S. LebanonRoad, Parish Life Center. Freewill donation at door. For ages12 and up. Through Dec. 16.683-4244. Loveland.
TUESDAY, DEC. 3Business ClassesBlast Toastmasters Club,Noon-1 p.m., Kroger KP-1 Build-ing, 11300 Cornell Park Drive,Fifth Floor. Develop and practicespeaking, organizing and con-ducting meetings. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations required.Presented by Blast ToastmastersClub. 387-1324. Blue Ash.
Cooking ClassesHoliday Entertaining withFlair andMarilyn Harris,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Come upwith the perfect menu andentertaining tips. $65. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, Presented by Love-land Farmers’ Market. 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.
Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,7-8:30 p.m., St. Andrew Church,552 Main St., Undercroft. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).
Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483.Milford.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.
Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewChurch, 552 Main St., Discoverhowmembership in Toastmas-ters will improve your speakingskills, increase your thinkingpower and build your self-confidence. Meets first and thirdWednesdays of every month.Free. Presented by MilfordT.A.L.K. Toastmasters. 831-3833;2289.toastmastersclubs.org.Milford.
Cooking ClassesTheMelting Pot with JarenHartman, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Jared shows all the won-derful sauces and dishes thatmake The Melting Pot morethan just a special occasiondestination. $55. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
THURSDAY, DEC. 5Art & Craft ClassesToys for Tots Fundraiser, 7-9p.m., Cheers to Art!, 7700 Ca-margo Road, Bring toy to do-nate and receive coupon for $5off your next painting session.For ages 16 and up. $35. Reser-vations required. 271-2793;www.cheerstoart.com.Madeira.
Cooking ClassesIt’s Getting Cold Outside withCourtney Rathweg, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Menu full oftempting comfort food. $45.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, 11450Grooms Road, Conference RoomNo. 2. Practice skills by speaking,organizing and conductingmeetings and motivating others.Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. 387-7030;btc.toastmastersclubs.org. BlueAsh.Changemakers: Hate andReligion in the Public Sphere,7-9 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Ronna GreffSchneider, professor of law atthe University of Cincinnati andexpert on issues involving consti-tutional law, examines hot
topics of separation of churchand state and hate speech. Ages18 and up. Free. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
Health / WellnessHoliday Open House, 6-8 p.m.,Face & Eye Aesthetic Center,1945 CEI Drive, Special holidaypackages, gifts with purchase,prizes and appetizers. Meetsurgeons Dr. Jeff Nerad and Dr.Ginger Rattan, plus medicalestheticians. Reservations rec-ommended. 569-3223. Blue Ash.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.
Parenting ClassesProven Parenting: Founda-tions for a Strong Family,9-11:30 a.m., The Children’sHome of Cincinnati, 5050 Madi-son Road, Emery Building, Room101. Featuring Common SenseParenting research based andproven techniques. Learn evi-dence based techniques toaddress common parentingproblems, create a personalizedparenting plan and receiveCommon Sense Parentingresource book. Family friendly.$100 per family; child careavailable: $10 per child. Regis-tration required. 272-2800;www.thechildrenshomecin-ti.org.Madisonville.
Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Youth room. Big book/discussion meeting. Brown baglunch optional. Open to every-one who desires healthy lovingrelationships. Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.
FRIDAY, DEC. 6Literary - LibrariesAnime Club, 6-8 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Watch anime, drawmanga, play Yu-Gi-Oh andinteract around these favoritepastimes. Ages 13-18. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
SATURDAY, DEC. 7Business SeminarsBusiness Feasibility and Busi-ness Planning, 8:30 a.m.-noon,
CMC Office Center Blue Ash,10945 Reed Hartman Highway,Room105. Determine the fi-nancial feasibility of your busi-ness concept, how to reviewfunding options, the use of thebusiness plan in obtaining loansand partners, factors involved indebt and equity financing andhow to get to a go/no go deci-sion. Ages 18 and up. $40 or$120 for four seminars. 684-2812. Blue Ash.
Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Ornaments, jewelry,soaps, ceramics, paper creations,paintings, stained glass andmore. Treats, holiday music andshopping. Food truck on site.Benefits The WACC Foundation.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.Blue AshWomen’s Club Holi-day Craft Show, 10 p.m.-3p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Unique,handmade crafts for yourfriends and family. Benefits BlueAsh Women’s Club. Free admis-sion. 891-4043. Blue Ash.
Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, Free.677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.
Music - PopSaffire Express, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,MVP Sports Bar & Grille, 6923Plainfield Road, Free. 794-1400.Silverton.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - StudentTheaterDead Serious ... About Life, 6p.m., Deer Park High School,8351 Plainfield Road, Musicalwritten to appeal to teenagers.Issues of abortion, alcohol,drugs, religion, sex and suicide.$9, $8 advance. Through Dec. 8.459-7268; www.mish-inc.com.Deer Park.
On Stage - TheaterBroadway’s Next Hit Musical,8-10 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Fully improvisedmusical comedy show, everylyric, melody and jazz hand ismade up on the spot. $35, $25members. VIP: $75. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.
SUNDAY, DEC. 8Clubs & OrganizationsWoman’s City Club’s Feist-Tea,1:30-5 p.m., Barrington of Oak-ley, 4855 Babson Place, Programbegins at 2 p.m. Receptionfollows. Honoring Sarah Gide-onse, Harriet Kaufman, HelenO’Neal and Mary Wells; fourWoman’s City Club longtimemembers who model feistinessin carrying out its mission tosecure a just and livable city.Free, donations accepted.Reservations required. Present-ed by Woman’s City Club ofGreater Cincinnati. 751-0100;womanscityclub.org. Oakley.
Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, Noon-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
EducationEat. Tour. Explore: FromEurope to America: CulturalJourneys in the NewWorld,11:15 a.m.-2 p.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Join art schol-ar and museum docent, AmyPerlman, for behind-the-scenestour of Taft Museum’s latestexhibition, Telling Tales: Storiesand Legends in 19th-CenturyAmerican Art. Followed bylunch. Ages 18 and up. $40, $35members. Registration required.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.
LecturesAnnual Hornstein Lecture:
70th Anniversary of theWhite Rose, 10-11 a.m., Isaac M.Wise Temple, 8329 Ridge Road,Dr. Newborn discusses the bookhe co-authored, “Sophie Scholland the White Rose: The Re-markable German ChristianStudents Who Defied Hitler.”487-3055. Amberley Village.
Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m., MaryM. Emery Carillon, Free. 271-8519; www.mariemont.org.Mariemont.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. Reserva-tions required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - StudentTheaterDead Serious ... About Life, 3p.m., Deer Park High School, $9,$8 advance. 459-7268;www.mish-inc.com. Deer Park.
MONDAY, DEC. 9Cooking ClassesDewey’s Pizza with ChuckLipp, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, Chuckdemonstrates the basics andgets a little hands-on help fromyou, but he’ll also spring somenew pizzas that they are work-ing on at Dewey’s. $45. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 683-4244. Love-land.
Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,10 a.m.-3 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. 585-8266.Montgo-mery.
TUESDAY, DEC. 10Art OpeningsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Show and sale ofsmall artwork, no larger than8-by-10 inches. Original works inoil and watercolor by activemembers of the Woman’s ArtClub of Cincinnati. Exhibitcontinues through Dec. 22. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.
Business ClassesBlast Toastmasters Club,Noon-1 p.m., Kroger KP-1 Build-ing, Free. Reservations required.387-1324. Blue Ash.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, Free.575-1874.Milford.
Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,2-3:30 p.m., Sycamore SeniorCenter, 4455 Carver WoodsDrive, Conference Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. Through Nov.12. 929-4483. Blue Ash.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The Kindel Memorial Holiday Concert with the Blue Ash/Montgomery SymphonyOrchestra will be performed 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at Montgomery Assembly of God,7950 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery. The theme is Christmas through the ages, from baroquethrough pops. The concert is free. Call 549-2197. Pictured, Michael Chertock, music director,conducts the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra.
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I got some unexpected exer-cise today. The wind was blow-ing so hard when I hung up theclothes that it literally blewmost of them off theline right after I putthe clothespins on thelast of the socks. NowI didn’t mind chasingthe dish towels acrossthe field, but it was alittle embarrassing tosee my “unmention-ables” flying freelytoward the road. Mygirlfriend called melater and said she wasdriving by when all this hap-pened. “Made me chuckle,” shesaid. I guess it’s what we call acloud with a silver lining.
Giovanna’s gluten-freemeatballs and spaghetti
You know her as JoanneTrimpe, author of two HolyChow cookbooks, the first ofwhich is “Holy Chow” and thesecond, new one is “Holy ChowGluten Free.” You may recog-nize her as a television person-ality and personal chef toArchbishop Dennis Schnurr. Iknow her as Giovanna, and wehave become friends and col-leagues. Giovanna decided towrite another cookbook withgluten-free recipes becauseArchbishop Schnurr is glutenintolerant, yet enjoys goodfood.
“I was nervous at first. I
didn’t knowmuch about glutenintolerance so I knew I neededto learn how to cook glutenfree, but with all the flavor of
my original recipes,” shesaid. Well, Giovanna hasnailed it. Her book hasreally good, doable gluten-free recipes, from appetiz-ers like crab cakes thatstart your meal with flairto dinners that are enter-tainment worthy. Hereggplant Parmesan isunbelievably good. There’sa special section fromfriends and family. I con-
tributed recipes for the dessertsection. Every recipe has aphoto along with a Bible quoterelating to it, so you are feed-ing both body and soul.
I chose Giovanna’s meatballand spaghetti recipe sincethat’s a universal favorite anda nice change from all theturkey we eat this time of year.Check out her website http://holychowbook.com/ for in-formation to purchase thebook. Also available at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Rookwoodand sells for $16.95.
Preparemeatballs
11⁄2 pounds of ground chuck1 teaspoon kosher salt1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper1 egg white11⁄2 tablespoons chopped freshparsley or 1 teaspoon dry
1⁄2 cup soymilk or any type
lactose-free milk11⁄2 cups bread crumbs
Now, this is where it is im-portant to use gluten-freebread crumbs. You can buyfrozen gluten-free bread and,using your food processor,make 11⁄2 cups.
Work the meatball mixturewith your hands. Keep handswet while rolling meat intoabout two-inch meatballs.Place meatballs on a largeplate while you finish. Thisshould yield about 18-20 meat-balls.
Prepare simple tomatosauce
Put 1⁄4 cup extra virgin oliveoil in large sauce pan on medi-um heat. Stir in 1⁄2 cup choppedonions and cook for 3 minutes.
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Bethel BaptistTempleThe annual live drive-throughnativity will be performed atthe church during the SycamoreTownship luminaria event onthe evening of Saturday, Dec. 7.AWANA children’s Bible clubsare offered for children ages 2through high school from 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdaysduring the school year. Eachclub meeting features counciltime, which includes flag cere-mony, music and Bible lesson;handbook time, in whichclubbers earn awards throughmemorization and handbookcompletion; and game time.Contact the church for in-formation, or visit the AWANApage on Facebook: search for“Bethel Baptist AWANA.”The adult, teen and children’sSunday School classes cometogether for an hour of skits
from the drama team, chil-dren’s songs, games, pennywars and more during RoundUp Sunday, offered duringSunday School hour on the firstSunday of each month.Several father/son activities, aswell as family activities, arebeing planned for the fall andupcoming months. Visit thechurch website for details.The church offers a low-key,come-as-you-are women’sfellowship about once a month.Small group Bible studies areoffered Wednesday evenings atthe church at 7:30 p.m.Sunday School is 10 a.m.; Sundayworship is 11 a.m.The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple-.org.
Brecon UnitedMethodist Church
The church offers worshipservices on Sundays at 8:30 a.m.and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School isat 9:30 a.m. Sundays.Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing and foodto people with demonstratedneeds. Bread from Panera isavailable on Thursdays andSaturdays.The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;489-7021.
Community of theGood ShepherdCatholic ChurchThe church is at 8815 E. KemperRoad, Montgomery; www.good-shepherd.org.
CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodSunday Services are at 10 a.m.and 6 p.m.; Wednesday serviceat 7 p.m.The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Sycamore Township;984-5044.
Epiphany UnitedMethodist ChurchSanta will make an appearanceat Breakfast with Santa, from8:30-10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec.7. Pancakes, sausage and juicewill be served in the Social Hall.After a visit with Santa, enjoysome goodies from Santa’selves. Call the church office formore information.Wee Three Kings Preschool, aministry of Epiphany UnitedMethodist Church, has a fewopenings for the upcomingschool year. There are openingsin the 18-24 months class.Parent’s Day Out class as well asthe 4-year-old and PreK after-noon classes. The purpose is toprovide a place where childrencan learn in a loving Christianatmosphere. For more in-formation, call the Wee ThreeKings office at 683-4256.A new grief support group ismeeting at 7 p.m. Mondays inMeeting Room1. To be a partof this group, call the churchoffice.The church offers three worshipservices – two contemporaryand one traditional. Saturday at5 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. arecontemporary services andSunday at 10:30 a.m. is a tradi-tional service. All services haveSunday school and a profes-sionally staffed nursery avail-able for infants through 3-year-olds. For more information, callthe church office.The church is at 6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Loveland;677-9866;www.epiphanyumc.org.
Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchThe annual Thanksgiving dayworship service will be at 10a.m. where the church will'Give Thanks with a GratefulHeart' through poetry, Scrip-ture, hymns and short med-itations.The Christmas Concert will be 4p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.GSLC is a large church that offersa variety of styles of worshipand service times. Saturdays, 5p.m. - Woven worship (mix oftraditional and contemporary).Sundays, 8 a.m. & 11 a.m. -Tradi-tional worship. Sundays, 9:30a.m. - Contemporary worship.Sundays, 5:45 p.m. - 'NOSH'dinner & worship offsite at UCCampus Ministry Edge House.GSLC offers preschool andstudent Sunday School at 9:30a.m., September through May;'Worship Without Worry'Sunday School is also offered at11 a.m. for families of childrenwith special needs and kids ofall ages. Faith-building classes,fellowship & outreach opportu-
nities, and small groups areoffered each weekend andthroughout the week for adultsto connect.The church is located across fromthe Kenwood Towne Center at7701 Kenwood Rd., Kenwood;891-1700; goodshepherd.com.
Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchYoung at Hartz is a group forthe over-55 crowd, and is opento anyone who would like tojoin. The group has monthlyoutings or lunch and a movie atthe church. For more informa-tion, contact Sue Watts at891-8527.Singers, extras and crewmem-bers are needed to participatein “Glory of the King 2013: ASoldier’s Story, to be performedin five performances Dec. 5-8.Choir practices have begun andare conducted at 8:15 p.m.Wednesdays. For more in-formation, contact Zach Rigginsat [email protected] production has a Facebookpage under “Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church presentsGlory of the King!”Worship Sundays in Septemberis as follows: adult Bible study9, Coffee and Chat and firstservice is 9 a.m.; second serviceand Camp service is 10:30 a.m.The church is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527.
Lighthouse BaptistChurchSunday school is at 10 a.m.Sunday morning service is 11a.m. Sunday evening service is 6p.m. Wednesday service is 7p.m.The church is meeting at Raffel’sBlue Ash Banquet Center, 11330Williamson Road, Blue Ash;709-3344.
MontgomeryPresbyterian ChurchAll are welcome for worshipservice at 10:30 a.m., Sundaymornings. Sunday schools forboth adults and children beginat 9 a.m., followed by Coffeeand Conversation at 10 a.m. – achance to get to know fellowattendees.The church is 9994 Zig Zag Road,Montgomery; 891-8670;www.mpchurch.net.
St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchService times are 8 a.m. and 10a.m.St. Barnabas serves a large scaledinner on the fourth Friday ofeach month at Churches Activein Northside. Call the churchoffice for details or to offer toprovide a dish, help service ordo both.St. Barnabas Choir rehearsals are7:30 p.m. Thursdays. There is norequirement other than awilling heart and a desire toserve.The St. Barnabas Youth Choirrehearses after the 10 a.m.
service Sunday. Children insecond-grade and older areinvited to come and sing.Calling all acolytes. If you arefourth-grade or older, pleasecall or email the church officeto help serve during the ser-vices.An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is held the first Mondayof each month at 7 p.m.The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets the secondWednesday of each month at7:15 p.m. in the library.A Men’s Breakfast group meetsonWednesday mornings at8:30 a.m. at Steak N Shake inMontgomery.Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets on Tuesdaymornings at 10 a.m. at thechurch. The group is discussing“Desire of the Everlasting Hills”by Thomas Cahill.Friends in Fellowship meets thesecond Tuesday of each monthat 6:15 p.m. for a potluckdinner at the church.Ladies Bridge meets the first andthird Thursdays of the month.Contact the church office forfurther information.A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowersmeets the second and fourthSaturdays from10 a.m. to 11a.m.The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401.
St. Paul CommunityUnitedMethodistChurchAt this church, the members are“Reaching Up, Reaching Outand Reaching In.” That meansguests are always welcome toparticipate in worship services,mission and ministry projectsand fellowship opportunities.Worship times are 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. (traditional) and9:30 a.m. (contemporary).The church is at 8221MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;stpaulumc.org.
Sonrise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group. Cele-brate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery programbased on the Beatitudes ad-dressing many of life’s hurts,hang-ups and habits.The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000;www.sonrise-church.com.
Sycamore ChristianChurchSunday worship and juniorworship services at 10:30 a.m.Sunday Bible study for all agesat 9 a.m.Women’s Study Group at 6:30p.m. every secondWednesday.The church is at 6555 CooperRoad, Cincinnati; 891-7891.
SycamorePresbyterian ChurchCome visit the church Sundaymornings in its new sanctuaryat 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.Childcare is available in thenursery during both services forinfants through age 2.Sunday School classes for pre-schoolers through grade 12 areoffered at 10:45 a.m. service.Thanksgiving Eve service is 7p.m. Nov. 27, in the chapel. Apumpkin pie fellowship willfollow the service.The next newmember class is8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 7. Newmemberclasses are conducted peri-odically throughout the year.Folks looking for a churchhome can call the church officeto register for the next class.Sycamore's Chancel Choir willperform Pergolesi's “Magnif-icat,” along with traditionalcarols, on Dec. 8 in the Sanctu-ary at both services.The next FX! (Family Experi-ence!), will be 7 p.m. Dec. 15, inthe Chapel. Come enjoy anevening of music, worship, andpraise.Michael Chertock, Symphonypianist, along with MariaBobbitt Chertock, soloist, willperform at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec.16, in the Sanctuary.Prime Timers' Christmas Lunchwill feature a BarbershopQuartet. Event will be noon to1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, inFellowship Hall. Please reserve aspace by Dec. 15. Cost is $10 perperson for lunch and show.The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;www.sycamorechurch.org.
Trinity CommunityChurchThe church is at 3850 E. Gal-braith Road, Deer Park; 791-7631.
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Incidents/investigationsCriminal damageVehicle damaged at 5547 MapleRidge, Nov. 8.Criminal trespass
Trespassing on property at 5869Cherokee, Nov. 5.TheftProperty taken from vehicle;$308 at 7465 Loannes Drive,Nov. 2.
SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJuvenile Male, 17, theft, Nov. 4.JeromeWilliams, 23, 62 Woods-dale Ave., theft, Nov. 9.Elijah Ervin, 20, 6767 Stoll Lane,drug possession, Oct. 31.Juvenile Female, 16, criminaltrespassing, Nov. 3.Robin Rankin, 59, 1581 SummitRoad, criminal trespassing, Nov.2.Chelsea Morinee, 18, 5058 W.5th Street, theft, Oct. 29.
Incidents/investigationsBurglaryResidence entered at 4186
Kugler Mill, Nov. 3.Misuse of credit cardReported at 7236 Garden Road,Nov. 1.Passing bad checksReported at 3932 E. Galbraith,Oct. 29.Theft$7,863 removed at 8969 Apple-wood Drive, Oct. 29.Perfume valued at $50 removedat 7800 Montgomery Road,Oct. 31.Credit card of unknown valueremoved at 3974 Trowbridge,Nov. 3.Reported at 8057 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 1.Reported at 7875 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 3.Unauthorized use of motorvehicleReported at 8827 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 5.
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The Sycamore SeniorCenter is at 4455 CarverWoods Drive in BlueAsh. Please call the Wel-comeDeskat 984-1234 tosign up or stop by to tourfacilities and join thecenter.
Memberships as agift
Buyalovedone,apar-ent, neighbor or seniorcitizen a gift certificateone-yearmembership atthe Sycamore SeniorCenter.
Gift certificates forcomputer classes arealso available.
Basic and Internetclasses have up to fourinstructors so individ-ualizedattention isavail-able. These classesmeeton Tuesdays, beginningDec. 3, for four weeks,however the last classesare on Monday, Dec. 23,to substitute from hav-ing classes onChristmasEve. For other informa-tion on any of theseclasses, please contactKathy Timm at 686-1010or the Sycamore SeniorCenterWelcomeDesk at984-1234.
Daytime HolidayParty Dec. 16
Festivities begin at 11a.m. with holiday lunchspecials in theSycamoreSenior Center Café, fol-lowed by a Holiday Barand Gift Exchange.Thosewishing topartici-pate in the gift exchangeshould prepare awrapped (no bags) giftnot to exceed$5 invalue.The SSC Choir will per-form holiday songs fol-lowed by a uniqueChristmas Bingo withDJ Dale Bley.
Instead of callingnumbers, Bley playssongs by various popu-lar artists thatwewill allrecognize and enjoy.Special cards with iconsfor fulfillment to winwill be provided. Withthousands of songs in hisrepertoire, Dale will
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Holiday DinnerDec. 18 featuresDiana Lynn Dancers
The evening’s festivi-ties begin with a happyhour at 4 p.m., a mealserved at 5 p.m. and theCincinnati Children’sBlue Ash Satellite Choirwill introduce the eve-ning’s entertainment,followed by the DianaLynn Dancers, perform-ing “Broadway forChristmas” and dancingto favorite classic holi-day music.
Tickets for Centermembers at $19 and $24for guests are availableby calling 984-1234.Ticket orders will not betaken or sold after Fri-day,Dec.12, andmust bepaid for to reserve yourseat. Please stop by theWelcome Desk for moreinformation or to pur-chase tickets.
Grief program byVitas Hospice Dec.4
This programfrom10a.m. to 11 a.m. will ex-plain the physical, emo-tional, cognitive andspiritual dimensions ofgrief. It will also de-scribe the grief process,dispel myths aboutgrief, provide copingstrategies and offer sug-gestions on how to sup-port people who aregrieving.
Arthur MurrayDance Studio Dec.15
A five-hour dance
party from 2 p.m. to 7p.m. Every one is wel-come and instruction isavailable if needed.Sharpen your danceskills forholidayparties,cruises or just come andhaveanafternoonof fun.Bring a partner or dancewith the Arthur Murrayinstructors and you’ll beon your way to Dancingwith the Stars.
Travel Kickoff PartyJan. 27
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A bustling North Polemeans Santa’s elves aresetting up a new work-shop right in the heart ofMariemont, at 6940 Madi-sonville Road.
Visitors are welcomebeginning Nov. 29through Dec. 29. Hoursare Wednesday throughFriday from 2 p.m. to 8p.m., Saturday and Sun-
day 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,ChristmasEve10 a.m. to 4p.m.andclosedChristmasday. Admission is $4, witha portion of the proceedbenefitting the RonaldMcDonald House in Cin-cinnati.Children3andun-der are admitted at nocharge.
Toys and candy canesare coming alive in the 12
animated scenes in San-ta’s Workshop, which ispresented by neighboringbusiness The MariemontInn.
Exhibit owner BillSpinnenweber purchasedthe display at an auctionseveral years ago and hassince searched for theperfect venue to allow forthe public’s enjoyment.
He believes the experi-ence adds to the specialholiday atmosphere in theVillage ofMariemont thatis annually filled withshimmering tree-linedstreets and houses aglowwith holiday magic.
“Growing up with theMariemont Inn as I haveand now the owner, I getveryexcitedeachyearan-ticipating the Village tra-ditions during the Christ-mas season, Spinnenweb-er said. “Santa’s Work-shop in Mariemont is aspecial addition to theseactivities. I especially amhappyweareable tobene-fit a local charity thatserves children and theirfamilies.
“This signature year inMariemont theelves and Iare planning a few specialsurprises, including amailbox todropoff lettersto Santa, and professionalphotograhywithSantaev-ery Saturday and Sundayfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. andother days by appoint-ment,” Spinnenweberadded. “Santa also will bestopping inperiodically tocheck on the elves’work.”
Native Cincinnatiansmay recognize the newexhibit from years ago,and for good reason. Itsorigin dates to the Shilli-to’sDepartmentStoredis-play from 1979 and yearsfollowing. At that timemore than 130 animatedfigures were createdfrom scratch by local tal-ent to fill 10 interior vi-gnettes, seven storefrontwindows, and more than20 other merchandisingwindows throughout thestore.
Each vignette featureda scene of elves in their
North Pole workshophelpingSantabuild toys todeliver onChristmasEve.
Over time and afterShillito’s merged withFederated DepartmentStores and was renamedLazarus, the elves wereall but forgotten. The dis-play was sold to local BoyScout Troops , and then fi-nally put on auction in2005,whenSpinnenweber
purchased the display.“I amveryhappyabout
being able to preservethis Cincinnati traditionandbring it here toMarie-mont,” Spinnenwebersaid. “For me it holds theessence of the magic ofthe season and brings outthe child in all of us.”
For more informationabout Santa’s Workshop,call: 620-4ELF.
Shillito’s elves coming to Mariemont again
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