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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
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LOVELAND — If you want tosell your property to Lovelandfor a downtown redevelopmentproject, you’re going to have todeal with Tom Carroll.
That’s the upshot of an emailmessage the Loveland cityman-ager sent Aug. 20 to MartinSchickel,who owns abuilding at126 S. Second St. that is the lastpiece of property needed for theproject, called Loveland Sta-tion.
Carroll sent the email in re-sponse to emails Schickel sent
orcopied toLovelandCityCoun-cil between July 12 and Aug. 18about Schickel’s negotiationswith city administrators overthe property.
Schickel also sent the emailstoCarrolland/orAssistantLove-land City Manager Gary Vid-mar, either directly or throughcopies.
Vidmar asked Schickel July23 to direct emails about Love-land Station to Carroll or Vid-mar.
“Whether you realize it ornot, you are placing city councilmembers in an untenable posi-tion and you really need to dis-
continue doing so,” Carrollwrote in his Aug. 20 email toSchickel.
“Responsibility for negotiat-ing contracts on behalf of thecity restswith the citymanager.
“It may be an understate-ment to say thatourrelationshipis very strained at the moment,but nevertheless I am in the roleof city manager and thus I amthe appropriate person to sendquestions such as this to,” Car-roll said.
“By trying to go directly tocity councilmembers, youplaceall of them in the position of ei-ther not responding to you or
forcing them to circumvent thecharter and code of ordinanc-es.”
Schickel could not immedi-ately be reached for comment.
Carroll’s reference to astrained relationship withSchickel stems from the falloutofanemailCarroll sentSchickelJune 6 about Loveland’s Amaz-ing Race, held June 16.
Carroll told Schickel, a raceorganizer, that Amazing Raceorganizerswould have to for thefirst time pay a $5,000 fee toLoveland for indirect costs thatthe city could no longer afford –primarily because of state bud-
get cuts but also because ofSchickel’s “killing of the Love-land Station deal.”
Loveland and Schickel havebeen unable to agree on a saleprice for the building Schickelowns on South Second Street,which the city wants for Love-land Station, a retail-office-resi-dential project planned forSouth Second Street and WestLoveland Avenue.
Carroll said later that hisJune 6 email contained hard fi-nancial truths, but could havebeen better worded. He re-
Carroll to Schickel: Talk to meBy Jeanne [email protected]
Manager says sale of South Second Street property must go through him
See CARROLL, Page A2
SUMMER SLIDIN’
Five-year-old Ava Marketos of Maineville cozies up to her sister Lucy, 4, at the bottom of a slide at the NisbetPark playground in Loveland. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
LOVELAND — Loveland CitySchools Superintendent JohnMarschhausen hopes a state in-vestigation into possible irreg-ularities in reporting studentattendance will result in an im-proved system for ratingschools and school districts.
The Ohio Board of Educa-tion agreed Aug. 20 to postponerelease of 2011-2012 Local Re-port Cards due to an ongoing in-vestigation by Ohio AuditorDave Yost into the accuracy ofattendance data reported by lo-cal school districts.
“I believe that this unfortu-
nate situationdraws attentionto the need for amore compre-hensive reportcard systemthat includesgreater ac-countabilityto our localcommunity,”
Marschhausen said Aug. 21.“Loveland students perform
at high levels on the state as-sessments.Webelieveourover-all educational value is muchgreater than this reportingmeasure.
“We desire accountabilityand pride ourselves in provid-ing a complete, progressiveeducation that prepares ourstudents for success in tomor-row’s workforce,” Marschhau-
District hopesratings improveMarschhausen:More accountabilityneeded in systemBy Jeanne [email protected]
Marschhausen
See RATINGS, Page A2
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turned the $5,000 feeLoveland’s Amazing Raceorganizers paid after theyagreed to pay liability in-surance for their event.
Aminority of LovelandCityCouncil subsequentlymade an unsuccessful bidto reprimand Carroll;Loveland’s Amazing Raceorganizers announcedthey would hold nextyear’s event in MiamiTownship and Milford.
Schickel has offered tosell his property for$305,000 – or for $299,000
if Loveland throws in astrip of city property ad-joining another propertySchickel owns on WestLoveland Avenue.
Carroll has said Love-land is not interested inmaking the strip of cityproperty part of the dealand that Loveland couldpay Schickel nomore than$300,000.
Indian Hill business-man Richard Greiwe ofthe Greiwe DevelopmentGroup and RookwoodHomes of Mariemont areinterested in helpingLoveland develop Love-land Station.
Carroll told Schickel inhis Aug. 20 email that he
would like to talk to himface-to-face when Love-land chooses a developerto work with on LovelandStation.
“I will reach out to you,hopefully in the comingweeks, when such a meet-ing is appropriate and Iwould hope that you re-spond favorably to my in-vitation,” Carroll said.
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CarrollContinued from Page A1
sen said.The Ohio Department
of Education annually is-sues local report cards de-tailing students’ perfor-mance on statewide stan-dardized tests, rates of im-provement on the tests,graduation rates and stu-dent attendance.
“The Loveland CitySchoolDistrict recognizesthat an accurate picture ofhowwell schools aredoingtakes more than a single-day assessment of stu-
dents in grades threethrough eight,” Marsch-hausen said, referring toan element of the state’sassessment.
“The most recent in-vestigation into accuracyof attendance data onlymagnifies the need for amore complete account-ability system forschools.”
Yost is expected to re-lease his findings this fall,according to a news re-lease issued by the OhioDepartment of Education.
“The report cards areintended to give an accu-rate picture of how wellschools are doing and they
shouldn’t be released witha cloud hanging over theirreliability,” Michael Saw-yers, acting state superin-tendent of schools, said inthe release.
“Until those findingsare out and any problemscorrected, it would be ir-responsible to issuereportcards.”
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LOVELAND — LovelandMiddle School Frenchteacher Hillary Pecsoksaid she had tears runningdown her cheeks as shewatched a music video de-signed to focus attention onchild slavery in Haiti andfor which her studentshelped raise funds.
“Tears of joy for the vic-tory of Jean-Robert (Ca-det) in this fight for theyouth of Haiti, tears ofpride for theLovelandMid-dle School students who
worked so hard at theircommunity-service pro-jects to raise the moneyand tears ofhope for the fu-ture of Haiti’s children,”Pecsok said.
Cadet is a Madeira resi-dent and a former childslave in Haiti who askedthe Loveland students topool their pennies for hiscrusade toend therestavek(Creole for child slavery)system in Haiti and makeeducation mandatory forchildren there.
French students atLoveland Middle Schoolraised about $1,000 this
past schoolyear forCadet’smusic video, which is air-ing on television stations inHaiti.
After the January 2010earthquake in Haiti, Pec-sok’s students raised morethan $18,000 to help Cadet’sorganization provide Hai-tian children with theirmedical needs and withnew schools.
“I can only hope that theact of ‘paying it forward’has resonated in my stu-dents’ hearts to serve as areminder to themtoalwaysgive of their resources tohelp others and also toknow that no gift is toosmall,” Pecsok said.
“When they dream to-gether, they truly canachieve greatness thatmakes this world a betterplace.”
Video thrills teacherBy Jeanne [email protected]
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MILFORD — The non-profit organizationFriends of the Little Mi-ami State Park will soonbe undergoing somebranding.
Since forming in 2008,the organizationhasmain-tained the Little MiamiScenic Trail. The groupformed after three acci-dents occurred that led toparalysis, a broken pelvisand a broken tibia, respec-tively.
The organization needs$50,000 a year for mainte-nance and to ensure usersafety, said SteveMurphy,Friends president.
As part the effort toraise money, Friends hascreated a brand, whichMurphy identified as the“Little Miami Trail Alli-ance.”
“To raise money, peo-ple have to have a clearidea ofwho you are,”Mur-phy said.
The alliance includesthe cities, townships, vil-lages, counties and thebusinessesalong theLittleMiami Scenic Trail.
Murphy presented thebrand and an accompany-ing logo to Milford CityCouncil members Aug. 7.
The logo features thewords “Little Miami TrailAlliance” in white type ona background of blue andgreen.
“The trail system isreally a gem,” said KellySullivan, owner of Bish-op’s Bicycles in Milford.
Bishop’s Bicyclesadopted 2.5 miles of thetrail from the MilfordTrailHead toCunninghamRoad.
“We coordinate volun-teer activity to keep thetrail free of litter, debrisand overgrowth,” Sullivansaid.
The top priority for theFriends group this year isroot encroachment, whichoccurs when tree rootsgrowunder the trail, caus-ing pavement bumps andcracks. The Friends vol-unteers are cutting theroots at the edge of thetrail and filling thecracks.
Members also are look-ing into repaving sectionsbetweenMilford andMor-row, Murphy said. Repav-ing the trail will cost$35,000 per mile, or $1.7
million for the entirelength.
The organization willbe repaving as needed andas funds are available, hesaid.
Most of the organiza-tion’s funding comes fromgrants and donations.
Trail friends groupcreating brandBy Roxanna [email protected]
Bishop's Bicycles adopted part of the Little Miami ScenicTrail in Milford. Bishop's Bicycles owner Kelly Sullivanand others help maintain the trail, keeping it free oflitter, debris and overgrowth. PROVIDED
Sycamore Townshipresident Jim Weeks wantsto help World War II veter-ans.
Amember of Sons of theAmerican Revolution, hewent to the organization af-ter reading an articlewhileon vacation that theFrenchgovernment is offeringrecognition with theFrench Legion of Honormedal to eligible veterans.
Established in 1802 byNapoleon Bonaparte, theLegionofHonor isFrance’shighestorderordecorationgiven to both military andcivilians. Although non-French men and womencannot be part of the actualorder, theyhavebeendeco-rated with its insignia.
A veteran of Vietnam,Weeks decided to searchfor veterans who qualifiedfor the medal. One of hisbiggest problems, he said,was the declining numberof living WWII veterans.Many of the remaining vet-erans are resistant to ap-plying for the medal, be-lieving it is a rip-off.
“Many of their kidsthink it’s a good idea, but
they are hesitant,” he said.“It is very difficult to getthem to move on this.”
Weeks began spendinghis ownmoney, sending ap-plications to about 26 to 28veterans he believed ful-filled the requirements toreceive the medal. Whilehe has been searching forabout threemonths, he saidhe has not received anycompleted applications tosend to the French consul-ate in Chicago.
To qualify for the recog-nition, a WWII veteran hasto have fought on Frenchsoil in one or more of themain campaigns of the warto liberate France, includ-ing Normandy, SouthernFrance, Northern Franceand theArdennes. The con-sulate requests proof ofmilitary service and sta-tioning in France, verify-ing location and a descrip-tion of combat fought inFrance, he said.
The application also re-quests copies of anyawards, such as a SilverStar, Bronze Star or Purple
Heart Medal, to be submit-ted with the description ofcombat. No charge is lev-ied on veterans who apply,he added.
Weeks said a repre-sentative from the consul-ate told him that only about100 medals can be given ina year. He has not foundanyone himself, but veter-ans across the countryhave already received theaward. While “frustrat-ing,” he said he “feels goodwhen someone says yes” toconsider applying for themedal.
“Acceptance is thecrème de la crème, thebest,” he said. “What an op-portunity to say ‘thankyou’to a vet.”
World War II veteranswho fought in France andbelieve theymight be eligi-ble for the award can con-tact Weeks by e-mail [email protected].
Veterans sought for awardBy Leah [email protected]
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MIAMI TWP. — A MiamiTownshipBoy Scout for hisEagle Scout project willcreate a landscaped areaaround a Liberty Tree thatwill be planted at the Kore-an War Memorial at MiamiMeadows Park.
Joseph Francis, 16, aScout with Troop 502, toldtownship trustees Aug. 21he and other volunteerswill build a circular patharound the tree with twobenches.
AplaquefromtheLiber-
ty Tree Society will be per-manently attached to aboulder next to the tree, hesaid.
Nancy Sunnenberg ofCincinnati, the local repre-sentative of the LibertyTree Society, said the elmtree donated to the parkcommemorates the origi-nal Liberty Tree in Bostonwhere the Sons of Libertywouldmeet duringRevolu-tionary War times.
She said other treesfrom the society have beenplanted in Amberley Vil-lage and Mason.
The dedication of the
Liberty Tree at the KoreanWar Memorial will be 3p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, atMiamiMeadowsPark,1546Ohio 131.
“Thank you for yourhard work. It’s quite an ac-complishment,” TrusteeMary Makley Wolff toldFrancis. “It will be a niceaddition to the park.”
BillKnepp, amemberofthecommitteeplanning theKorean War Memorial,said the main monumentfor the memorial has beenpurchased with moneyraised through a fund-rais-ing effort.
Liberty Tree to be partof war MemorialBy John [email protected]
Boy Scout Joseph Francis of Miami Township tells township trustees Aug. 21 about hisEagle Scout project involving planting a Liberty Tree at the Korean War Memorial inMiami Meadows Park. He is holding the plaque that will be placed near the tree. Next tohim are Bill Knepp, one of the organizers of the memorial, and Nancy Sunnenberg of thethe Liberty Tree Society. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
The Hamilton CountyRecycling and Solid WasteDistrict’s (District) freehouseholdhazardouswastecollection programhas col-
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The Household Hazard-ous Waste Drop-Off pro-gram is available free ofcharge for Hamilton Coun-tyresidents throughNov.3.Proper disposal of house-hold hazardous waste is animportant step to help pro-tect both our environmentand waste hauler workers.
Household hazardouswaste, such as pesticides,batteries andmotor oil, arecollected free of charge.The program is only opento Hamilton County resi-dents; proof of residency,suchas adriver’s license orutility bill when droppingoff household hazardouswaste is required.This pro-gram prohibits the accep-tance of hazardous waste
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CLERMONT COUNTY —Clermont Senior Serviceswill name the winners of abasket contest at theTouching Hearts Gala &Auction Sept. 7 at Peter-loon Estate in Indian Hill.
The “baskets” createdby teams fromarea organi-zations and businesses willbe auctioned off to benefitClermont Senior Services.
“It’s away to involve thecommunity,” said FrankieHughart, Clermont SeniorServices development andstrategic relations man-ager.
The proceeds from theauction will help supportservices including Mealson Wheels and transporta-tion for home-bound sen-iors.
The containers holdinggift itemsdidnothave tobe
actual baskets, said Hugh-art.
One “basket” is a Coachpurse, filled with women’saccessories, such as sun-glasses and perfume.
Another “basket” willbe a motorized children’scar filled with Vera Wangluggage.
“They’re being verycreative,” Hughart said.
The containers can beup to 40 inches wide, 27inches deep and six feettall, according to the webpage for the event. Someorganizations and busi-nesses also will be decorat-ing adopted tables as partof theevent.Eachbasketortable will have a theme andtitle.
Some of the themes in-clude A Day at the Beach,Food Rocks and A Day atthe Polo Field, said Hugh-art. Five baskets and 10 ta-bles will be featured in the
silent auction.The baskets will be
judged based on creativityand highest bid. The win-ning teams will receive anaward and a catered lunchfor 10 people. The winnersalso will be featured onClermont Senior Services’website, Facebook pageand in the organization’semail newsletter.
Basket contest benefits community, seniorsBy Roxanna [email protected]
The Touching Hearts Galaand Auction will feature a
basket contest andauction. One basket
entered in the contest,themed “Dinnner atMidnight,” includes
glassware and candles.The basket was preparedby Touching Hearts Gala
and Auction planningcommittee members June
Cole, Helmi Saidleman,Marianna Coppersmithand Patricia Donnelly.
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Hamilton County Audi-tor Dusty Rhodes will re-turn $16.5 million this yearto local governments,school districts and otherentities levying propertytaxes in the county.
The money will comefrom the Real Estate As-sessment Fund, generatedannually from a small per-centage of the county’s to-tal real estate tax collec-tions. It is specifically des-ignated by state law to beused for the auditor’s realestate and reappraisalwork.
The return is pro-ratedto each community, schooldistrict and taxing entityon the basis of their totalannual property taxes andoccurs following the con-clusion of the sexennialproperty reappraisal.
We asked local officialswhat they think their com-munity should do with themoney:
Loveland ($26,974.42)» “If the city of Love-
land receives the $27,974from Dusty Rhodes, thecity manager may decideto apply it to the $106,000 ofunanticipated debt servicein next year’s budget giventhe likelihood that theLoveland Station develop-ment does not breakground this year.” - Pau-lette Leeper, council mem-ber
» “Unfortunately, it issuch a small amount com-pared the the huge amountwe have lost due to statecuts or property devalua-tions that the best we couldhope for is that it may helpdelay laying off an employ-ee or allow us to pave a lit-tle bit of road that has beenput off.” - Brent Zuch,council member
Loveland Schools($191,776.25)
» “As I am sure your areaware, the Loveland CitySchool District has beenworking hard to stretchwhat funding it has by re-ducing or not incurring ex-
penses, rather than spend-ing. Funds saved, or in thiscase funds returned,wouldpossibly help to extend thecurrent tax levy dollars tobeyond the expected timeperiod.” – Christine Olsen,school board president.
» “My response wouldbe that I would not be look-ing to immediately ‘spend’the money on something,but rather how to best useany funds tomake sure ourcurrent tax levy lasts aslong as possible and per-haps longer than we had
predicted when the levywas passed by our Love-land taxpayers.” – KathrynLorenz, school boardmem-ber
Symmes Township($81,228.85)
» “(The return) doesn’tchange anything, becausewe already have our bud-get completed for 2013. Itwill help strengthen ourfunds, but it won’t be ear-marked for any projectright now.” – Brian Elliff,administrator
Most will hold on to rebate funds
BATAVIA — ClermontCounty received a $500,000state grant to pay for thecost of demolishingvacant,blighted or abandonedhomes.
The county commis-sioners July 24 voted to ac-cept the grant from theMoving Ohio ForwardDemolition Program.
Annette Decatur, grantcoordinator for theDepart-ment of Community andEconomic Development,said the grant money willbe available to townshipsand villages.
No matching fundsfrom the communities willbe required for the initial$500,000 grant, she said.
If all the $500,000 isused, the county can seekan additional $673,073from the state that can beused to reimburse the com-munities for 50 percent ofdemolition costs, Decatursaid.
Decatur said she con-tacted townships and vil-lages in May to get an ideaof howmanymight want toparticipate.
The communities thatwould like to participateare: Batavia and Moscowvillagesaswell as the town-ships of Batavia, Jackson,Monroe, Franklin, Union,
Washington, Ohio andWayne.
Miami Township Ad-ministrator Larry Fronksaid townshipofficials tooka look at the program, butdecided not to participate.
“It’s not something weneed now,” he said.
County gets grantto demolish housesBy John [email protected]
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MILFORD — State Rep.Joe Uecker knelt down be-side the wheelchair of 103-year-old Nan McMannon,chatting with her and ask-ing how she was doing.
Uecker talked with oth-er residents and staffmembers during a visitJune 4 to SEMHaven nurs-ing home.
“You have a beautifulplace here,” Uecker toldSEMHaven AdministratorBarbara Wolf
SEM Haven is dividedup into different sectionsbased on the level of care
needed, Wolf said.Some residents need
full-time supervision whileothers are just there tem-porarily for rehabilitation,she said.
WolfsaidUeckerwas in-vited to tour the facility “tolet our legislators knowthat nursing homes arenecessary and to thankhimfor supporting nursinghomes.”
Uecker said he wantedto show his support.
“They are taking care ofthose who took care of us,”he said.
He said itwas importantthe elderly populationhavea good level of care and are
being taken care of.Uecker, who represents
the 66th House district,said he has voted to in-crease funding for nursinghomes.
Wolf said even thoughSEM Haven is a privatenon-profit facility, many ofthe residents depend ongovernment aid.
“It is important for us toeducate our politiciansabout the important workwedo innursinghomesandassisted living communi-ties to take care of the frailelderly and rehabilitatethose who are able to re-turn home,” Wolf said.
Uecker supports nursing homesBy John [email protected]
State Rep. Joe Uecker chats with Irene Flynn during a visit to SEM Haven inMilford. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
State Rep. Joe Uecker talks with 103-year-old Nan McMannon during a visit to SEM Haven in Milford.JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
State Rep. Joe Uecker talks with Jaenne Burns, left, and Pat Kelly during a visit to SEMHaven in Milford. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Nearly 1,000 spectators attended a polo tournament in 2010 at Miami Meadows Park.PROVIDED
MIAMI TWP. — A cham-pionship polo match at Mi-ami Meadows Park willbenefit Clermont County’ssenior services agency.
The Congressional PoloCup finals will be 1:30 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 8, at thepark, 1546 Ohio 131.
“It will be a phenomenalpolo game at a beautifulfield,” said Mark Sedaccaof Union Township, one of
the organizers of the event.Sedacca is a polo player
and mid-states circuit gov-ernor for the United StatesPolo Association.
The match at MiamiMeadows will be for thechampionship of the poloassociation’s Midwest re-gion, he said.
Teams competing forthe championship cup willbe from Michigan, Penn-sylvania, Cleveland, Louis-ville and Lexington, Ky.
There will be profes-
sional polo players fromArgentina on the teams,said Sedacca, who will beplaying for the team out ofLexington.
Sedacca said 100 per-cent of the profits from thechampionship will benefitClermont Senior Services.
General admission tothe event is free, but thesenior services agencywillbehostingaVIPhospitalitytent, where spectators canwatch thegameandenjoyachampagne brunch and
live music, said FrankieHughart, development andstrategic relations man-ager for the senior ser-vices.
The featuredbandat theevent is the LadyT of CinciBand, she said.
Tickets for the VIP tentare $100 a person.
Food and drinks alsowill be available to pur-chase by the general pub-lic.
Sedacca said there willbe preliminary games at 2p.m. and 4 p.m. Friday,Sept. 8, and a consolationgame at 11 a.m. Saturdaybetween the third- andfourth-place teams.
The games are playedon a field about 300 yardsby 150 yards, he said.
There are four playerson each team, usually twoor three professionals andamateurs who sponsor thepros.
Each team has about 40horses, which allows play-ers to change to fresh hors-es during the game.
“Each player will useabout eight orninehorses,”Sedacca said.
All the horses are thor-oughbreds, he said.
A game lasts about anhour and consists of fourperiods,withahalf-timeaf-ter two periods.
“The public is welcometomeet the players and seethe horses before thematch,” Sedacca said.
Sedacca said he decidedto partner with senior ser-vices for the event because“it is a great organizationthat touches everybody inthe county.”
Hughart said the agen-cy usually does a golf out-
ing each year in addition toan auction to raise funds,but decided to do some-thing different this year.
“Wewere trying to thinkoutside the box,” she said.“Polo was somethingunique and somethingwherewe can reach out be-yond Clermont County andbring in more dollars.”
“We hope to do it annu-ally,” Hughart said.
Thegroundswill openat10 a.m. Saturday, with thechampagne brunch atnoon.
Dress will be casual,Hughart said, althoughthere will be a fancy hatcontest open to everyone.
“It will be something
fun to do,” she said.During half-time, spec-
tators arewelcome tocomeon the field and stomp onthe divots, Hughart said.
Sedacca expects about2,500 spectators to comeout for the championshipgame.
An exhibition polomatch at the park in 2010drew about 1,000 specta-tors.
The rain date for thechampionship game is Sun-day, Sept. 9.
For more informationvisit www.clermontsen-iors.com/polo.html or call724-1255.
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Foreign language class-es at Indian Hill MiddleSchool are about to getphysical.
Applying what waslearned at a recent foreignlanguage forum, Spanishteachers Lisa Schauer, Hil-ary Smith and JenniferStidham will incorporatesome new techniques inforeign language instruc-tion at the school.
This approach will in-volve more than just mem-orizing facts from a text-book. It’s engaging the stu-dents in away that involvesall of the senses, saidSmith, who is a resident ofMilford.
To illustrate her point,Smith explained how sheand the others will usemaps inwhich the studentswill jump to Mexico ortouchGuatemalawith theirright hand.
Smith, Schauer andStidham spent a recent
Wednesday drawing 15maps that will be used intheir classes.
This style of learningencompasses more thanjust geography, though.
Other sessions at the In-ternational Forum on Lan-guage Teaching includedhowyogaanddramacanbeincorporated into a foreignlanguage lesson.
“(It’s) making languagecomprehensible to all stu-dents, said Stidham, who isa resident of Loveland.
Participants at the fo-rum had an opportunity toattend a variety of work-shops led by experts in thefield, according toSchauer,who is a resident of Ander-son Township.
These sessionswere tai-lored to specific learningstrategies, she said.
All three teachersagreedahighlightof the fo-rumwas attending an actu-al morning camp in whichthey could observe stu-dentsbeing taughtby theseexperts.
Language toget physicalBy Forrest [email protected]
Indian Hill Middle School Spanish teachers Hilary Smith,left, Jennifer Stidham and Lisa Schauer stand next to amap they drew for an upcoming study of geography. Allthree attended a recent International Forum on LanguageTeaching. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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LOVELAND — The high schoolvolleyball season is underwayand Loveland girls are beginningto master their strategies on thecourts.
Seventh-year Loveland coachMary Luning is back to improveon last year’s third-place finish inthe Fort Ancient Valley Confer-ence.
TheLadyTigerswere15-8 (9-7FAVC-East). Loveland’s lastleague title in volleyball was in2000. This fall, they compete inthe new Eastern Cincinnati Con-ference.
Among Luning’s top returnersare senior Lindsay Flaherty(FAVC first team and a Towson
University commit), juniors Lau-ren Blumberg and Kayla Senters(FAVC second team) and seniorErin Mautino (FAVC honorablemention).
Flaherty, along with sopho-more Sarah Marlatt, attack fromanywhere on the floor, accordingto Luning. Blumberg and Mauti-no are setters and Senters is a de-fensive specialist.
Junior middle blocker AllisonKluge and junior outside hitterSydney Thomas are also key con-tributors and returning starters.
“They have worked reallyhardonandoff thecourt,”Luningsaid of her squad. “They have areal drive in their gut to do wellandwin.Theyconstantlyworkontheir mental game to be moreconfident in their talents.”
Loveland’s nextmatch is Sept.4 at Kings.
Leading the pack elsewhere isMount Notre Dame, which wonits sixth Division I state title lastseason with a successful tourneyrun through Wright State’s Nut-ter Center.
The Cougars lost three play-ers to Division I colleges (KelseyWolf-Kentucky, Aubree Hord-DePaul, Mary Crema-UC) alongwith eight other talented seniors.
However, coachJoeBurkehasseveral key returners from the2011 24-5 squad, including lastseason’sGirlsGreaterCincinnatiLeague-Scarlet division player ofthe year Michelle Strizak. Burkewas coach of the year.
FIRST SERVE AT VOLLEYBALL
Loveland setters,spikers returnBy Scott [email protected]
Mount Notre Dame's Michelle Strizak and Aubree Hord react after apoint during their Division I State Volleyball championship game lastNovember. Strizak returns to MND after winning GGCL player of theyear . TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS See VOLLEY, Page A9
Area football kicked off last week. Here are re-sults from area teams. Moeller’s Sunday night gameas part of the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown didnot finish before deadline.
Loveland 35, Vandalia Butler 19The Tigers scored 21 points in the second quarter
to win their opener Aug. 24 against Vandalia Butler.Senior quarterback Ryne Terry was 15-21 for 191
yards and two touchdowns. He also had a touchdownrun.
Terry’s scoring tosses went to Luke Walker andTanner Hawk. Running back Graham Peters rushedfor 63 yards and two scores.
Next game: The Tigers play at Lebanon Aug. 31.
CHCA 36, Madeira 20Eagles’ quarterback Conner Osborne lit up the
Mustangs’ secondary for four touchdown passes asCHCA defeated the team they ousted from the play-offs last season.
Osborne completed 24 of 35 passes for 396 yardsand four touchdowns, including scores of 40 and 49yards to senior Nick Weaver at the Skyline ChilliCrosstown Showdown, which was played at Syca-more Stadium, Aug. 23.
Weaverwas named theEagles’MVPafter caching14 passes for 210 yards and adding an interception ondefense.
Next game: CHCAplays atReading,Aug. 31.Kick-off is at 7:30 p.m.
Loveland quarterback Ryne Terry attempts a pass during the Tigers’ win at Vandalia Butler Aug. 24. NICK DUDUKOVICH/THE
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Loveland halfback Graham Peters (1) attempts a cutback during the Tigers’ win over Vandalia Butler Aug. 24. NICKDUDUKOVICH/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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for week 2 gameBy Scott Springer and Gannett News [email protected]
UPGRADELoveland High School varsitysoftball seniors Ashley Frees
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“Michelle has devel-oped into one of the bestoutsidehitters in thenationand provides a lot of expe-rience for the 2012 Cou-gars,” Burke said.
Also back from thechampionship startinglineup is junior right sidehitter Christine Chandler(GGCL second team).
Stepping in to start thisyear are senior middleblocker Sarah Hill, seniorlibero Brittany Inks andsenior middle blockerMcKenzie Jones. Chandler,Hill and Jones are expect-ed to lead the MND of-fense.
“Defensively, I thinkwewill be able to improve dai-ly into a very good defen-sive team,” Burke said.“Wehave a lot of defendersincluding Brittany Inks,Margo Wolf and MirandPuthoff. The offseason hasgone very well.”
Puthoff has verballycommitted toWright State,with Michelle Strizak com-mitting to Illinois prior tolast season’s title run.
The Cougars are on theroad against Lakota WestAug. 30 and back home
with Sycamore Sept. 4.Ursuline Academy is
going for its seventh-con-secutive winning season.By looking at the Lions’ re-turning talent, the squadshould meet that goal.
In the front of the net,Ursuline should be strongwith University of NotreDame commit Sam Fryroaming the middle.
Fry posted 100 blocksand 275 kills in 2011, ac-cording to GGCLsport-s.com.
Fry is one of three re-turning starters comingback from last season’steam.Right-sideplayerRa-chel Garnett and outsidehitter Lauren Wilkins willjoinFry in the starting line-up.
Libero Courtney Graf-ton and middle blockerPaige Kebe should also bekey contributors.
The new season also of-fers an interesting story onthe sideline. Head coachJeniCase is twowins shyof300 career victories.
CHCA and head coachMariah Warburton willlook to build off last sea-son’s 13-9 record. In leagueplay, the Eagles went 9-4and finished third in thestandings behind SevenHills and Cincinnati Chris-tian.
VolleyContinued from Page A8
The following are sub-mitted summaries of theLovelandHigh School boysvarsity soccer action.
St. Xavier 1, Loveland 0Loveland men’s varsity
soccerhit the road for theirseason opener against the
St. Xavier Bombers Tues-day, Aug. 21.
The Tigers got down byone in the early seconds ofthe match – unable to stopthe single successful Bom-ber run of the game.
The Tigers were fo-cused and intense for the
remaining 79 minutes ofmatch play and despite alate-game adrenalinesurge, the one defensivelapse by the Tigers com-bined with an offensive in-ability to penetrate X’sback line, meant timewouldrunout leavinga loss
for the Tigers.
Loveland 2, McNicholas 0On Thursday, Aug. 23,
the Tiger men traveled totake on McNicholas.
Loveland’s offense keptthe Rockets’ keeper on histoes throughout the match
with a multitude of shots-on-goal. Jonny Williamsput the Tigers on the score-board twice – once withthree minutes to go in thefirst half and once with 54seconds remaining in thegame.
Credit for assists go one
each for Nick Ranieri andMarty Bixler. The finalscore was 2-0 Loveland.
Catch the Tigers at 7p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, athome against Kings.
Loveland beats McNick, bows to X
The following are sub-mitted summaries for thisweek’s Loveland girls var-sity soccer team action.
Loveland 3,McNicholas 1
Loveland won a homematch against McNicho-las 3-1Monday, Aug. 20. Abeautiful long ball fromHaleigh Goedde that Syd-ney Dudley received,turned and shot into thenear post provided theseason's first score with18:33 remaining in thefirst half puttingLovelandup 1-0.
There was a nice com-bination from Beth Raw-son to Carley Wallace to
Terah Lay, whose shotwent wide with 9:18 left inthe first. Shortly after,with 8:02 remaining, an-other Dudley goal made it2-0 (the halftime score).Gaelen Stejbach and Co-rynne Swift playedwell inmidfield throughout. Jen-na Myklebust, Anne Leh-man, Jesse Comorosky,Haleigh Goedde and goalkeeper Justine Perl gave astrong defensive perfor-mance. Taylor Hoffmanfinished on a through ballto the back post to make it3-0 with 24:40 left in thesecond half. McNicholasscored 13 minutes later toprovide the final tally.Overall it was nice team
effort by the Loveland La-dy Tigers, fueled by theraging crowd.
Lakota West 1,Loveland 0
Loveland lost to LakotaWest 1-0 Thursday, Aug.23. An early long ball inthe first half to an oncom-ing Lakota West forwardwent over the heads of theLoveland defense, provid-ing the only goal of thegame. Itwas ahard foughtmatch on both sides withLoveland dominating thesecond half, while creat-ing combinations, posses-sion, many opportunitiesand cleaner soccer ac-cording to Coach Kelly.
Outstanding efforts byStejbach, Dudley, Swaine,Myklebust, and Swift, butthe team was unable toconverton theirmanycor-ner and throw-in opportu-nities. Some crazy cos-tumed characters fromWest and a chantingcrowdwith a hearty vuvu-zela blower in the Love-land student section alsoprovided for an excitinggame.
Loveland's next matchis 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4,atLovelandagainstKings.They played at MasonAug. 25 and at homeagainst Glen Este Aug. 28,after print deadline.
Loveland senior defender Jesse Comorosky, center, battles McNicholas players Meghan Sweeney, No. 4, andSavannah Carmosino, No. 17, during their game Aug. 20. McNick lost 3-1, with the lone goal coming from Sweeney.PROVIDED
Loveland brings home win
Boys golf» Loveland won the
Fairfield Invitational atSouth Trace at FairfieldGreens by eight strokesover Springboro and St.Xavier. The Tigers won adual match with Glen EsteAug. 20 as Brian Bullockwas medalist with a 34.Zach Flege finished at 38,with Reid Waddell andIsaac Vock at 39. The Ti-gersbeatWalnutHillsdeci-sively on Aug. 22. ReidWaddell ledwitha38.Vock,Flege and Bullock were allat 42 at Losantiville.
Girls golf» Loveland defeated
Turpin by a stroke Aug. 23at Hickory Woods, 216-217.JuniorOlivia Lee and soph-omore Anna Vuyk eachshot 51 to lead the Lady Ti-gers.
Boys soccer» Loveland shutout
McNicholas 2-0 behindJohn Lundeen. Jonny Wil-
liams scored both goals.The boys also beat top-rankedMason2-1Aug. 25, agame in which Williamsalso scored both goals.
Girls soccer» Loveland beat McNi-
cholas 3-1 on Aug. 20. Syd-ney Dudley knocked in apair for the Lady Tigers.The girlswent on to lose1-0to Lakota West Aug. 23 and3-0 to Mason Aug. 25.
Tennis» Loveland beat Hamil-
ton4-1onAug.20.KatieHo-derlein and Sophie Green-berg recorded singleswins. Loveland defeatedKings 4-1 on Aug. 22. SarahHoderlein/LaurenSchneid-er and Paige Smith/SophieGreenberg swept the dou-bles matches. Theyblanked Northwest 5-0 onAug. 23. Devin Lally, Mi-kayla Pitman and Green-berg swept singles. In thestate team tournamentAug. 24, Loveland beat Tur-pin 4-1 with Lally andGreenberg notching sin-gles wins.
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Select fastpitch tryoutsCincy Slammers Fastpitch, a
select travel softball organiza-tion based in the Loveland,Goshen and Mason areas, has afew positions available on teamsin the 10U (local), 14U, and 16Udivisions.
The club fields teams at the10U, 12U, 14U, and 16U agedivisions, which each compete ineight to 10 tournaments, mostbeing in the Tristate area.
The 10U (local) team will be adevelopmental team dedicatedto teaching girls (with birthdays2002 or younger) the funda-mentals of fastpitch softball,helping them achieve a higher
skill level. The team will com-pete in a number of local tour-naments over the summer.Please contact Michelle Ripperg-er, [email protected] formore information on joining the10U team. For the older teams,to arrange for a private tryout,contact Shane Meenach,[email protected] for a 14Uteam, or Rob Bateman,[email protected] for a 16Uteam.
Loveland booster driveBecome a Loveland Athletic
Booster member online orthrough their drive on Saturday,Sept. 8. Visit www.lovelandath-leticboosters.com .
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On June 28, the SupremeCourt rendered a decision onlegal challenges to the individ-ual mandate requirement writ-ten into Affordable Care Act of2010. The majority decision,penned by Chief Justice JohnRoberts, affirmed one veryimportant principle and con-firmed several obvious facts.
Facts. Roberts and the ma-jority justices confirmed thatour President, the communityorganizer, the Harvard educat-ed guy - actually understandslaw and the constitution. Like-wise, the Supremes branded asfools an army of self-appointedconstitutional experts alignedwith America’s conservativemovement. Prior to the ruling,conservative op-ed commenta-tors created a successfulmedia campaign on the suppos-edly un-constitutional individ-ual mandate. Political opera-tives in the Republican Partyhoped that public opinionagainst the Affordable CareAct might influence the court.Thankfully, the justices did notbuckle and in the end, theright’s political tactics wererevealed as bogus. Our justicesremain independent.
Also, the court’s ruling af-firmed as true that individualswho choose not to purchasehealth insurance are placing anundue burden on taxpayers andthe insured by not paying until
they are sick.These freeriders, indi-viduals whorefuse tosupport thesystem, bene-fit from lawsthat guaranteehealthcare toall as theyshift the cost
of their coverage upon partici-pating citizens. Starting in2014, the ACA will likely endthe practice of declaring bank-ruptcy from your hospital bed.When fully implemented, thelaw will not require anyone topurchase insurance, however ifyou choose to shift your burdenof cost to others, you’ll pay atax penalty. Seems like a rea-sonable measure to me. It isimportant to note that the taxprovisions of the ACA wereupheld. In this regard, thecourt recognized that the coun-try is having a political argu-ment about the ACA and thatthe law’s fate is best left tovoters. Friends, the endlessfight we’ve been having about“Obamacare” is nothing morethan the same old right versusleft war over taxes. The courthas affirmed that governmenthas the power to tax and hasinstructed the nation to battlethis out on Election Day.
Politics is about fighting for
your own economic interests.As a Democratic Party activist,I’m prepared to continue thefight for a healthcare systemwhere voters make the rules.Because of the AffordableCare Act insurance companiesno longer decide who has cov-erage. Pre-existing conditionsare no longer a barrier to cov-erage. Since enactment, 2.5million young adults up to age26 have been insured throughtheir parent’s health plans.Senior citizens covered byMedicare Part D are now eligi-ble to receive discounts onbrand name drugs. Over timediscounts will continue to in-crease until the infamous drugdonut hole is closed in 2020.Changes implemented thisyear will require insuranceplans to offer women addition-al preventive services with noextra out-of-pocket costs.These services include gesta-tional diabetes screening, con-traception, HPV-DNA testingand HIV screening and coun-seling.
Legal experts, insuranceexecutives and free riders, Iawait you response. Full dis-closure requested.
Rich Jordan is a member of theClermont County Democratic Party
executive committee. He lives inMiami Township.
Ruling leaveshealthcare to voters
Rich JordanCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
While I stood amidst a nicegathering of a few thousandpatiently waiting for the start ofthe World Choir Games “Paradeof Nations,” I sensed great prideand anticipation from Tristateresidents and visitors who ea-gerly wanted to welcome chil-dren from China, young adultsfrom Nigeria, and seniors fromPoland who were among thethrongs ready to head downFifth Street to Fountain Square.
There were volunteers fromNorthern Kentucky, womenfrom the former Soviet Unionand curious children holdingtheir parents hands just to haveglimpse of the world’s visitorswho chose to make CincinnatiUSA their home away fromhome for a few weeks.
Fortunate are we, as a region,to have secured this Olympic-styled competition that hascaptured the hearts of many.Seats at most of the perfor-mance venues are sold out, im-promptu singing is occurring inrestaurants, hotel lobbies and onthe streets, and a great willing-ness to help in any we can isshowcasing the best of who weare.
Given that BRIDGES for aJust Community recently re-leased its third edition of theRegion’s Progress Report onHuman Relations and the resultsare pointing toward the need tobecome more welcoming ofpeople who represent the vi-brancy of diverse experiences,cultures, and backgrounds, webelieve that now is the time tosustain this momentum of in-clusion by design.
What will we do with thosegood feelings or receptiveness,welcoming and inclusion? Howdo we freeze those moments intime so that they can be used toopen minds in the work place,
schools andplaces of wor-ship?
No longercan we say thatCincinnati doesnot have thecapacity orability to wel-come and hostnationalities.Thousands ofpeople from
countless nationalities were inthe midst of us. Our lives arefuller, richer as a result. We willnever be the same if we pre-serve and guard the essence ofthe experience for the treasureswe have received. After theparades, friendship concerts,impromptu street-corner sing-ing, long lines of children, menand women streaming throughthe streets become memories,will we put away our podiums,go back to work, and pretendthat the World Choir Games wasjust “another great event” inCincinnati? We hope not.
How about just saying “Hel-lo” when approaching someonewalking down the street, espe-cially someone of a differentbackground than yours? Or, whynot research different national-ities with your children orgrandchildren. No children? Doit for yourself or with a group ofchildren from your neighbor-hood or place of worship? Writeabout your experiences on Face-book. Tell your family andfriends who don’t live hereabout your experiences.
The world is watching Cincin-nati as our future calls us to “bethe change we wish to see in theworld.”
Lynnette M. Heard is president &CEO, BRIDGES for a Just Communi-ty.
Keep hearts,minds, arms open
LynnetteHeardCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
If you read The LovelandHerald every week as I do, youwould think that the city ofLoveland is simply mired in acontroversy. In fact, sinceJune, the city of Loveland hasbeen accomplishing a greatdeal of very important tasksfor you, our taxpayers. Here isa partial list of what the cityhas accomplished in the last 10weeks:
1. The city refinanced muni-cipal bonds in June, saving$291,000 in taxpayer money. Intoday’s dollars, this has a valueof almost $142,000, a sizablesavings in today’s tough econo-my.
2. City council has placedtwo energy aggregation issueson the ballot - one for electric-ity and the other for naturalgas - which if approved by thevoters could save every resi-dent up to $120 per year inlower energy costs. This actionwill cost the residents nothingto join or be a part of. They willstill have their choice to bepart of the aggregation orselect a supplier of their choos-ing separate from the supplierthe city has negotiated anagreement with. These savingswill be a help to all of us if thevoters approve these mea-sures.
3. City council hired a newfinance director, filling a posi-tion which has been vacant foralmost a year.
4. The city received thehighest level of recognitionfrom the International City/
County Man-agement Asso-ciation for ourperformancemeasurementprogram.Benchmark-ing is how wemeasure theresults youget as taxpay-ers, and Love-
land is the only city in Ohio toget this cutting-edge recog-nition.
5. The Loveland-SymmesFire Department had its ratingof “2” confirmed by ISO. Thisrating places our fire servicein the 99 percentile, they areone of only six communities inOhio to have this distinction,and LSFD achieves these re-sults while spending less percapita on EMS and fire protec-tion than the national average.
6. The city reorganized thefront office, reducing costs byas much as $30,000 per year.
7. City council awarded$802,000 of water line replace-ment projects, and shouldcomplete the project on FallisRoad before school starts tominimize the safety risks toour community’s newest driv-ers at the high school.
8. The city finalized a wateragreement with HamiltonCounty, an agreement whichresolves litigation between thecity and county and will pro-tect 20 percent of the city’swater revenue for the next 30or more years. This is a huge
accomplishment which willbenefit the community fordecades.
9. Loveland resolved, atleast for now, a complex sewerdisagreement with HamiltonCounty which allows the But-terworth Glen subdivision torestart its development pro-gram.
10. The city has found twointerested developers to pickup the Loveland Station pro-ject.
11. The city is promotingJose Alejandro to sergeant thismonth.
12. The city has found twosuitable locations for a much-needed second water tower atthe Commerce Park, and is innegotiations with the two prop-erty owners.
As one can see from this list,the city has accomplished agreat deal this summer. Whilesome would focus only on aperceived problem, the councilmajority - Weisgerber, Bednar,Leeper and Zuch - continue tomove the city forward. Theminority instead seeks to rein-carnate the contentious anddisrespectful politics of the1990s, and slow all progressdown to a snail’s pace. I amsure you will agree that weshould continue to make thecity of Loveland leaders in theway we govern and operate thecity Hometown Proud, thereason we all live in the“Sweetheart of Ohio.”
Dave Bednar is the vice mayorof Loveland.
Loveland’s progress insummer of 2012
David BednarCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Ohio’s 65th House Districtincludes the cities of Milfordand Loveland (inside ClermontCounty) and the townships ofUnion, Miami, Goshen, Stonelickand Wayne.
I’m running for the office ofstate representative so that Ican continue to support andpromote the conservative valuesof Clermont County in Colum-bus. My platform is very simple:Pro-life, pro-gun, limited gov-ernment and lower taxes.
My 30-year career in theprivate sector includes: manu-facturing - GE (Evendale) andFord (Batavia).; health careinsurance - MetLife and Pruden-tial; Banking/financial - Provi-dent Bank, Fifth Third Bank,and Access Financial; chartereducation - treasurer at Hill-crest Training School
From 2004 until 2012, I heldan elected political office calledRepublican State Committee-man. I was a member of thegoverning body of the OhioRepublican Party. I’ve alsoserved as a precinct committee-man for the Clermont CountyRepublican Party since 1993. Iwrite “The Becker Report.”Most of my readers would agreethat we need fiscal and socialpro-family Christian conserva-tives in government who arewilling to support and promotethe conservative values of Cler-mont County.
My growing list of endorse-ments includes many pro-life
and pro-familygroups: Cincin-nati Right toLife PAC; OhioRight to LifePAC; OhioProLife Action;Ohio Pro-LifePAC; Citizensfor CommunityValues ActionPAC; Family
First PACTwo pro-gun groups have
endorsed me: Buckeye Firearms(”A” rating) and Ohio Gun PAC
Multiple business and indus-try groups have also endorsedmy candidacy: Ohio Chamber ofCommerce PAC; National Feder-ation of Independent Business -NFIB/Ohio; Ohio Farm Bureau“Friend of Agriculture”; TheOhio Society of CPAs; Ohio Val-ley Associated Builders andContractors PAC; Ohio StateMedical Association PAC; OhioRestaurant Association PAC
Other organizations that haveendorsed and/or support mycandidacy include: Ohioans forEducational Freedom and OhioVeterans United (They awardedme the “Highly Recommended”rating.)
To learn more, visit my web-site at www.BeckerGOP.com.I’m a conservative Republicanand the candidate who is vetted,tested and proven.
John Becker of Union Township isa candidate for the Ohio House of
Representatives 65th District.
Becker seeks 65th seat
John BeckerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
LOVELAND—Every Tuesday from now through Octo-ber you can find vegetables, bakery goods, honey,flowers, artwork, music and food booths at the Love-land Farmers’ Market.
The market operates from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in theparking lot of the Loveland Station site at West Love-land Avenue and South Second Street.
It contracts with people and businesses whosewaresaregrownormadewithin100milesofLoveland.
For more about your community, visit www.Cincinnati.com/Loveland.
Get regular Loveland updates by signing up for our email newsletter. VisitCincinnati.com/Loveland.
Sunflowers emote at the Loveland Farmers' Market. JEANNEHIOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRES
Tomatoes of yellow and orange fill baskets at theLoveland Farmers' Market. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Blueberries all in a row at the Loveland Farmers' Market.JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
From flowers to food,you can find it at the Loveland Farmers’ Market
Ian Richards and Sarah Britton of Good Life Farm of Waynesville sell vegetables at the Loveland Farmers' Market. JEANNE HOUCK/THE
COMMUNITY PRESS
John Ford of Anderson Township sings a soulfulrendition of "Tobacco Road" at the LovelandFarmers’ Market. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY
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Jan Ruxton ofLoveland sellspies, Danishesand European
breads from herbusiness, Jean
Paul's Paradiso ofAnderson
Township, at theLoveland
Farmers' Market.JEANNE HOUCK/THE
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Josie Smith (left), 5, and Xander Smith, 4, bothof Miami Township, enjoy a honey-blackberrypopsicle and a pineapple-coconut-bananapopsicle, respectively, at the Loveland Farmers'Market. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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THURSDAY, AUG. 30Farmers MarketFarmers Market, 3-6 p.m., UCBlue Ash College, 9555 PlainfieldRoad, College campus parkinglot. Locally grown produceavailable to enhance healthyeating and healthy lifestyle.Local growers/producers: Loben-stein Farm, Kartal Honey, TheOlde Garden Shack, BreezyAcres and Backyard Orchards.Free admission. 745-5685;www.ucblueash.edu. Blue Ash.
Health / WellnessTaking Back Your Vitality:Toxicity Awareness Seminar,6-7:30 p.m., Robert L. SchulerSports Complex, 11532 DeerfieldRoad, First 10 people to pur-chase detox program receivecomplimentary Bio-electricalImpedance Analysis. Includesfollow-up consultation. With Dr.David Bradford of Everybody’sHealth and Vince Pitstick, specialguest speaker. Ages 18 and up.Free. Presented by Everybody’sHealth. 469-0016; www.everybo-dyshealth.net. Sycamore Town-ship.
Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,8740 Montgomery Road, 891-8277. Sycamore Township.
Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch HillGuinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.
On Stage - TheaterMike Lukas, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,8410 Market Place. $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. Presented byCodependents Anonymous Inc.Through Sept. 27. 800-0164.Montgomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Book discussion group.Open to everyone who desireshealthy loving relationships.Family friendly. Donationsaccepted. Presented by Code-pendents Anonymous Inc.673-0174. Blue Ash.
FRIDAY, AUG. 31Dining EventsFriday Night Family Grillouts,
5-8 p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174Loveland-Madeira Road, Musicby Ben Alexander. Freshly grilledmeals and music on dock. Meals:$7.75-$9.25. Parking permitrequired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 791-1663;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.
Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Bloodpressure screenings, stressscreenings and consultationabout your wellness needs. Free.784-0084. Silverton.Mobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., First AmericanLoans, 6835 Montgomery Road,Fifteen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byJewish Hospital. 686-3300;www.jewishhospitalcincinnat-i.com. Silverton.
Music - AcousticAcoustik Buca, 7:30 p.m.,deSha’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, 247-9933.Montgomery.
On Stage - TheaterMike Lukas, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
Senior CitizensVeterans Luncheon, 12:30 p.m.,Sycamore Senior Center, 4455Carver Woods Drive, Music bythe Fresh Spirit Trio. Luncheonto honor veterans of any Amer-ican war. Box lunches anddesserts from Kroger provided.$4. Reservations required.745-0617; www.sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.
ToursKool Down Fridays, 2-4 p.m.,The Kenwood by Senior Star,5435 Kenwood Road, Compli-mentary Graeter’s ice cream barwhile touring community andmingling with staff and resi-dents. Free. 561-9300; www.ken-woodbyseniorstar.com. Ken-wood.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 1Clubs & OrganizationsAlabama GameWatch Party,8-10:30 p.m., Firehouse Grill,4785 Lake Forest Drive, Joinother Alabama alumni, fans andparents to cheer on the Tide for2012 football season. Bringnon-perishable food items tobenefit the Freestore Foodbank.
Free. Presented by GreaterCincinnati Chapter of The Uni-versity of Alabama AlumniAssociation. 733-3473; www.ba-macincinnati.com. Blue Ash.
Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,Noon-1:30 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden discusses nutri-tion and health while preparingtwo delicious, simple and easymeals. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.
On Stage - TheaterMike Lukas, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 5619 OrlandoPlace, Volunteers answer ques-tions about the cats. Presentedby Ohio Alleycat Resource &Spay/Neuter Clinic. Through Dec.30. 871-7297; www.ohioalleyca-t.org.Madisonville.
ReunionsSycamore High School Classof 1982 Reunion, 7-11 p.m.,Firehouse Grill, 4785 Lake ForestDrive, Other events: Friday nighthome football game and VillageTavern, golf outing Sunday. $75at door, $65 advance. Reserva-tions required. Presented bySycamore Class of 1982. 602-1501; Sycamore1982Re-union.com. Blue Ash.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 2Holiday - Labor DayFireworks Dinner Train, 6 p.m.,Cincinnati Dinner Train, 4725Madison Road, Boarding begins4:30 p.m. Train departs BBQRevue at 6 p.m. Arrives at Mont-gomery Inn Boathouse at 8 p.m.Train departs boathouse at 10:25p.m. after fireworks. Arrive backat restaurant at 11:25 p.m.Luxury private car: $250 perperson. Dining cars: $110. Air-conditioned long distancecoach: $50. Reservations re-quired. 791-7245; www.cincinna-tirailway.com.Madisonville.
On Stage - TheaterMike Lukas, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.
PetsCat Adoptions, Noon-2 p.m.,Ohio Alleycat Resource, 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.
MONDAY, SEPT. 3Karaoke and OpenMicAcoustic OpenMic, 7-10 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 9443Loveland-Madeira Road, Hostedby Bob Cushing. 791-2753.Symmes Township.
Music - ClassicalSummer Carillon Concerts, 2p.m., Mary M. Emery Carillon,Pleasant Street, Listen in park asthe carillonneur performs on akeyboard connected to 49 bellsinside the tower. Tours of key-board room and bells may bearranged through the caril-lonneurs. Free. Presented byVillage of Mariemont. 271-8519;www.mariemont.org.Marie-mont.Blue Ash/Montgomery Sym-phony Orchestra Labor DayConcert, 6-8 p.m., SycamoreJunior High School, 5757 CooperRoad, Auditorium. Special25-year anniversary concertdisplaying talents of boardmembers Manisha Patel, piano,and Dirk Wonnell, flute. Pro-gram includes Mozart’s Sympho-ny No. 25 in G minor, Grieg’sPiano Concerto in A minor,Western (An Overture) byRobert O. Johnson and Shosta-kovich’s Festive Overture. Free.Presented by Blue Ash/Montgo-mery Symphony Orchestra.549-2197; www.bamso.org.Montgomery.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 4EducationPractice of Poetry: Fall Series,7-9 p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, House of Joy. Weeklyor bi-weekly through Nov. 13.For women interested in writingas a spiritual and creative prac-tice. $125 bi-weekly; $190 week-
ly. Reservations required. 683-2340. Loveland.
Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Located atLoveland Station parking area:Route 48 andW. Loveland Ave.Presented by Loveland Farmers’Market. 683-0491; www.love-landfm.com. Loveland.
Health / WellnessHealth Talk, 6-7 p.m., BakerChiropractic Madeira, 7907Euclid Ave., Weekly meetings toanswer questions and giveinformation to help makedecisions about your health andyour life. Free. Registrationrequired. 272-9200; www.ba-kerchiropractic.org.Madeira.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5Cooking ClassesKid’s Healthy Cooking Classes,4-6 p.m., Peachy’s Health Smart,7400 Montgomery Road, PeachySeiden, registered dietitian andnutrition science instructor,teaches children to be morehealth conscious by encouragingthem to make healthy foodchoices and teaching them howto prepare and cook nutrient-dense meals. Ages 11-14. $40.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.
Health / WellnessHealth Talk, 7:15-8 p.m., BakerChiropractic Cincinnati, 4781 RedBank Road, Weekly meetings toanswer questions and giveinformation to help makedecisions about your health andyour life. Free. Registrationrequired. 561-2273; www.ba-kerchiropractic.org.Madi-sonville.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 6Farmers MarketFarmers Market, 3-6 p.m., UCBlue Ash College, Free admis-sion. 745-5685; www.ucblueash-.edu. Blue Ash.
Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,891-8277. Sycamore Township.
Music - Benefits101Year Celebration Concert,7:30 p.m., Greenacres ArtsCenter, 8400 Blome Road,Performances by the CincinnatiPops, Cincinnati Opera, Cincin-nati Ballet and May FestivalChorus with John Morris Russellconducting. Gates open 6 p.m.Celebrating official grand
opening of indoor arena. Food,entertainment, art display andraffle. Dress code: Boots andblue jeans. Seating on firstcome, first choice basis. Ticketsare non-refundable. BenefitsHorsing Around’s Stablematesprogram. $25. 891-4227;www.green-acres.org. IndianHill.
Music - ConcertsBlue Ash Thursday AfternoonConcerts, Noon-1:30 p.m., BlueAsh Towne Square, Cooper andHunt roads, Ricky Nye. Free.Presented by City of Blue Ash.745-6259; www.blueash.com.Blue Ash.
On Stage - TheaterAndyWoodhull, 8 p.m., GoBananas, 8410 Market Place.$8-$12. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.
Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, Free, donationsaccepted. 800-0164.Montgo-mery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, Donations accept-ed. 673-0174. Blue Ash.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 7Dining EventsDinner with Salsa Friends, 8-10p.m., Cactus Pear SouthwestBistro, 9500 Kenwood Road,Private Room. Group dinnerheld on the first Friday of themonth. $10. Presented by Mid-westLatino. 791-4424; www.mid-westlatino.com. Blue Ash.
Drink TastingsSips, Shepherds and Semi-narians: Taste and Share forthe Good of the Athenaeum,7-9 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Community Room. Socialevening of wine and beertasting. Ages 21 and up. BenefitsThe Athenaeum of Ohio. $25.Reservations required. Present-ed by Good Shepherd CatholicChurch. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org.Montgomery.
EducationJournaling Jump-Start, 10a.m.-noon, WomenWriting fora Change, 6906 Plainfield Road,Concludes Sept. 14. Receive helpto guide you through beginningor sustaining a transformativejournaling practice. Learn tech-niques that will inspire you towrite, help you break throughyour blocks and ignite yourpassion for writi $50. 272-1171;Silverton.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra is performing a free Labor Day Concert from 6-8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 3, in the auditorium of Sycamore Junior High School, 5757Cooper Road. This special 25-year anniversary concert will display the talents of board members Manisha Patel on piano and Dirk Wonnell on flute. The program includes Mozart'sSymphony No. 25 in G minor, Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, Western (An Overture) by Robert O. Johnson and Shostakovich's Festive Overture. For more information, call549-2197, or visit www.bamso.org. PROVIDED
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There’sone kind ofrecipe I cannever getenough of:appetizers.I’ll betyou’re inthat predic-ament some-times too, sotoday I’m
sharing some favoriteappetizer recipes.
And remember, we eatwith our eyes as well asour tummies, so garnish-ing a dish, even simply, isworth the trouble.
Try edible flowers,herbs or just a few parsleysprigs. Your food will lookas good as it tastes. (Checkout my website, aboutea-ting.com, or my blog,Cooking with Rita, forvideos and photos of ed-ible flowers and herbs andhow to use them).
And here’s a tip forthose zucchini that seemto know no bounds. Everyyear there’s a couple thatgrow to the size of ballbats seemingly overnight.I’ll cut them, scoop outseeds if necessary andgrate them. Nice to havein winter for soups, breads
and muffins.
Rita’s Hall of Famehoney-roastedalmonds
Almonds, like all nuts,contain fiber and protein,plus a good amount ofcalcium. This is my mostpopular roasted nut reci-pe. Don’t forget to toastthe nuts first; otherwisethe coating won’t adherewell. These make a greatgift from the kitchen and anice snack to tote on trips.
2 cups whole almonds withskin, toasted
¼ cup sugar½ teaspoon salt2 tablespoons each: honeyand water
2 teaspoons canola oil
Mix sugar and salt inlarge bowl and set aside.Stir together honey, waterand oil in pan and bring toa boil. Immediately stir innuts and continue to cookand stir until liquid isabsorbed, about 5 minutes.Immediately transfer nutsto bowl with sugar/saltmixture and toss untilevenly coated. Pour outonto sprayed cookie sheet.When cool, break up and
store airtight at roomtemperature up to amonth.
To toast nuts: Pour insingle layer on cookiesheet. Roast at 350 de-grees until fragrant, about10-15 minutes. Stir fromoutside edge into center acouple of times.
Healthier goatcheese dip withherbs
6 oz. goat cheese, low fat ifpossible
1 tablespoon plain Greekyogurt
Up to 1 tablespoon olive oil1⁄3 cup parsley2 teaspoons each: choppedmint and thyme
Salt and freshly groundpepper to taste
Celery stalks or other rawveggies for dipping
Put cheese, yogurt andolive oil in food processoruntil smooth. Stir in herbsand seasonings. Chill atleast 1 hour before serv-ing.
Health tip from Rita:Stalks of health
Celery contains vita-min C, calcium and potas-sium, which means it’sgood for the heart. Celeryhelps prevent cancer andhigh blood pressure. Theleaves have even morenutrients than the ribs, soleave them on!
Chile con quesoAwesome with multi-
colored tortilla chips.
1 cup grated extra sharpcheddar
½ cup Velveeta, cut intopieces
½ cup whipping cream2 tablespoons choppedyellow onion
2 tablespoons diced tomato1 jalapeño, stemmed,seeded and diced
Tortilla chips
Put cheddar and Vel-veeta into a non-stick potor double boiler over lowheat and heat until cheesemixture is nearly melted.Add cream and whiskconstantly until hot andsmooth. Pour into servingdish and sprinkle withonions, tomatoes and jal-apenos.
Bacon-wrappeddates stuffed withblue cheese
I made these for a dia-betic cooking class. Thestudents wanted a sophis-ticated yet easy appetizerand these were a winner.Even if you aren’t watch-ing carbs you’ll like these.You can use turkey bacon,as well.
12 pieces of bacon36 pitted dates1 cup crumbled blue cheese
Cut bacon into thirdsand fry until partiallycooked but not crisp. Youwant to be able to wrapthem around the dates.Drain and keep warm. Cuta slit in center of date andfill with cheese. Wrapbacon around and securewith toothpick. Bake at375 degrees until bacon iscrisp, about 10-12 minutes.
Diabetic exchanges:1/2 starch, 1/2 fat for oneappetizer
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
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These honey-roasted almonds are Rita's most popularroasted nut recipe. THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.
Golfing to Fight Cancer,the 2012 charitable ladiesgolf outing at O’BannonCreekGolf Club, Loveland,on June 19, was dedicatedto thememoryofStephanieAugspurger, who died inJanuary after a long battlewith breast cancer.
Both the nine-hole and18-hole ladies’ leaguesjoined together for theevent, with the goal of rais-ing funds to provide sup-port for local people withcancer and their families.
Following the success-ful event, a total of $1,284wasdonated toCancerSup-port Community (CSC, for-merly The Wellness Com-munity), an organizationthat was dear to Stephanieand her family. Because ofthe involvement of theAugspurger family withCancer Support Communi-ty and the fact that the or-ganization provides free
programs of support, edu-cation and hope for peoplewith cancer, their familiesand friends, and cancersurvivors, the non-profitwas an ideal choice for the2012 event.
Cancer Support Com-munity Cincinnati-North-ern Kentucky is dedicatedto the mission of ensuringthat all people impacted bycancer are empowered byknowledge, strengthenedby action, and sustained bycommunity.
Since1990, CSC has pro-vided people with cancer,their families and friends,and cancer survivors withprofessionally-led supportgroups, educational work-shops and presentations,healthy lifestyle programsincludingCooking forWell-ness, yoga, tai chi, creativeexpression and otherstress reduction classes, aswell as social opportunities
– all designed to comple-ment conventionalmedicalcare, enhance quality oflife and improve the recov-ery process.
All programs are avail-ableatnocharge,witheachindividual participantchoosing which activitiesto attend. About 220 pro-grams are offered eachmonth at CSC’s Lynn SternCenter in Blue Ash and aNorthern Kentucky facili-
ty in FortWright, aswell aspartner locations in Ander-son, Avondale, Clifton,downtown, and WesternHills.
For more information,
call 513-791-4060 or 859-331-5568, or visitwww.Can-cerSupportCincinnati.orgwhere there is a full sched-ule of programs and a “vir-tual visit” video.
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New legislation signedinto law gives the govern-ment more authority overinterstate moving compa-nies. This comes as thegovernment shut down 75moving companies lastyear. But problems withmoving companies con-tinue, so you need tobeware.
Vicki Quinn needed tomove her mother fromFlorida to Colerain Town-ship and searched theInternet for moving com-panies. She and her sistercalled several companies.They picked one thatwasn’t exactly the cheap-est, or the most expen-sive. “They seemed to bevery professional, andthat’s kind of how wedecided on them,” Quinnsaid.
They picked GreatAmerican Van Lines outof Fort Lauderdale, Fla.“They were very helpful.The mover was incred-ible. He came, wrappedmom’s things. He tapedthem and seemed to takegreat pride in how heloaded the truck,” Quinnsaid.
The cost of the movewas estimated to be$1,615, but after the mov-ing truck arrived at thenew home the bill jumpedto $2,370. Although pack-ing costs had now beenadded, Quinn says shedidn’t fully understand
how thebill got thathigh. Shesays themoversdidn’texplain itandwouldn’tunload thetruck untilthey were
paid in cash upfront.“They absolutely refused.They said, ‘We’re drivingout of here. We’ll go instorage and you’ll payagain for us to re-deliv-er’,” she said.
Quinn ended up payingin full and says she wasshocked at what shefound when they un-loaded the truck. Therewere more than 20 itemsmissing. “Pots and pans,some of her dishes andchairs were missing. Theironic thing is we paidlike $76 a piece to havethe glass wrapped for thetop of her furniture and itdidn’t arrive. So, we paidextra over and above forthat and three of the fivepieces aren’t here … it’slost. They don’t knowwhere it is,” Quinn said.
A spokesman forGreat American VanLines says they’re stilllooking for all the items,adding this has neverhappened before. Quinnvalues the lost items atabout $5,000, but Great
American Van Lines saysit’s only prepared to payher 60 cents per pound.
The company spokes-man says Quinn didn’twant full replacementvalue insurance andsigned papers to thateffect. Quinn says shenever was given thatoption and never turneddown full coverage. So Iasked the company forthe paperwork showingshe declined coverage,but have yet to receive it.
As a result, Quinn isfiling a complaint withfederal regulators fromthe United States Depart-ment of Transportation’sFederal Motor CarrierSafety Administration.
Under the law, “Unlessa shipper waives fullvalue insurance in writ-ing, a carrier’s maximumliability for householdgoods that are lost, dam-aged, destroyed or other-wise not delivered to thefinal destination is equalto the replacement valueof such goods.” That’ssubject to the declaredvalue of the goods.
For more information,log on to https://www.pro-tectyourmove.gov/.
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CINCINNATI —Officialsof Cincinnati’s longest-run-ningvisualdesigncompeti-tions, Summerfair, are ac-cepting entries for the an-nual poster.
Poster applications willbe available at Summerfai-r.org beginning throughthe deadline for entries at 5p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Thewinning designer will benotifiedNov. 19 andwill re-ceive a $2,000 prize and a
tremendous amount of ex-posure.
Launching its 46th yearin 2013, Summerfair is oneof the nation’s oldest con-tinuing art fairs. Duringthe last several years theevent has consistentlybeen identified as a Sun-shine Artist TM magazine“Top 200” art show, mostrecently ranking in the top25 of the list. Summerfairalso has received threeArtists’ Choice Awardsfrom the National Associa-tion of Independent Art-ists.
The design itself mustinclude specific informa-
tion about Summerfair2013 and convey Summer-fair’s position as Cincin-nati’s premier annual finearts and crafts fair.
The winner will be se-lectedbyapanel ofpractic-ing artists and designersfrom Greater Cincinnati incollaboration with Sum-merfair Cincinnati mem-bership.
For more informationand for a downloadable ap-plication, visitwww.summerfair.org orcall the Summerfair Cin-cinnati office at (513) 531-0050.
Entries open forSummerfair posterCompetitionopen throughNov. 16
Montgomery-basedHomes Around the Corner,Quality Solutions Groupand TMS Inspections an-nounce the formation ofTheMidwestNoteGroup, acollaboration of servicecompanies focused on realestatenoteandproperty in-vesting in and aroundOhio.
The Midwest NoteGroup now provides a sin-gle point of service for in-
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City Schools’ students willbe off Tuesday, Nov. 6, andFriday, Feb. 15, so teacherscan attend professional-de-velopment programs.
LIFE accepting extraproduce
TheLoveland InterFaithEffort (LIFE) Food Pantrywould like to remind allthose backyard gardeners,that the foodpantry, at101S.Lebanon Road (Prince of
Peace Lutheran Church) isaccepting extra produce.
Produce can be droppedoff during pantry hours –Wednesdays 10 a.m. until 1p.m.; Thursdays 4 p.m. until7 p.m.; Saturdays10 a.m. un-til 1 p.m.
Call 513-583-8222 oremail [email protected].
The LIFE food pantry isin Prince of Peace LutheranChurch,101S.LebanonRoadin Loveland. enter the dou-ble glass doors of the ParishLife Center.
Senior ClubLOVELAND – Like to
meet people? The HappyHearts Senior Club withmembers from Loveland,Goshen and Milford meetsthe third Thursday of eachmonth at the VFW Hall inEpworth Heights. Everyother month, the group haslunchatadifferentareares-taurant.
For more information,call D.Gredig at 683-1423 orB. White at 683-2738.
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Loveland High Schoolstudent Ashley Andrews,17, was honored by JewishFamily Service Bigs & Lit-tles as the recipient of theBettyR.GoldbergCommu-nity Service Award.
This award, which in-cluded a $1,000 check, wasestablished in honor of themany years of service thatBetty gave to the organiza-tion and recognizes a Littlewho helps others by per-forming good deeds andactsofkindness. SteveHal-per, a Friend of Bigs & Lit-tles, presented the awardat the Jewish Family Ser-vice annual meeting, July19.
The Jewish Family Ser-vice Bigs & Littles pro-gram promotes the devel-opment ofyouth in theJew-ish and general communitythrough quality mentoringrelationships. Matches arecreated and supported thatare positive, safe, lasting,andwell suited to help chil-dren reach their potential.
Andrews, who is enter-ingher senior year at Love-land High School, has beena Little in the Jewish Fam-ily Service Bigs & Littlesprogram since she was
matched 10 years ago withher big, Amy Coppel.
“Ashley is a philan-thropic, considerate andcompassionate youngadultwho personifies what theaward stands for,” Coppelsaid. “She listens,cares, en-courages and offers guid-ance. She has used her ownexperiences and past chal-lenges to do whatever shecan to support others.”
As a Girl Scout, An-drews volunteers in Love-land and the Greater Cin-cinnati community. She ishoning her leadershipskills by creating, imple-menting and finding fund-ing to pay for a large ser-vice project. The projectwill invite children, likeher, who have experienceda lossofa lovedone toakid-friendly counseling pro-gram with professionals.
In 2010, Andrews creat-ed anAnimeClubwhen sherealized no organizationexisted locally for teensages 13-18 who have an in-terest in Japanese anima-tion and culture. She stillserves as president and istraining others to take herplace once she graduates.
“Ashley has blossomedfrom the little 7-year-old Imet 10 years ago into anamazing young woman,”Coppel said. “She has over-come both personal andfamily challenges to be-
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Andrews lauded for serviceLoveland studentwins GoldbergAward
Loveland High School student Ashley Andrews, center,receives Jewish Family Services Betty R. GoldbergCommunity Service Award from Amy Coppel, left, andSteve Halper, right. PROVIDED
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The Community of theGood Shepherd CatholicParish, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Montgomery, ishosting its third annual so-cial evening of wine andbeer tasting to benefit TheAthenaeum of Ohio(Mount St. Mary Semi-nary), 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fri-day, Sept. 7, in theCommu-nity Room.
Therewill be awide va-riety of wines and beersalong with a delectable ar-ray of hors d’oeuvres.Each person attendingwillreceive a souvenir glassforuseduring theevening.Start your collection thisyear or add to your collec-tion if you’ve come in thepast two years.
Reservations for Sips,Shepherds & Seminarians:Taste and Share for theGood of the Athenaeumare $25 per person. Spon-sorship levels are avail-able at the Silver level for
$50,Gold level for $75, andplatinumlevel for$100andabove.
There will be specialrecognition for thoseat thesponsorship levels in ourprogram. Those unable toattendcanstillmakeacon-tribution or be a sponsor.
Checks are to be madepayable to Good Shepherdwith “Athenaeum”writtenon the memo line. All pro-ceeds from the fundraiserwill go to the Athenaeum.
A significant part ofthis event will be a silentauction and raffle includ-ing restaurant gift cards,sport memorabilia andmanyotherexciting items.Therewill adiversecollec-tion of items to interest pa-rishioners and guests.
Guests for the eveningincludeTheRev. JosephR.Binzer, auxiliary bishop ofCincinnati, and The Rev.Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh,president and rector of
TheAthenaeum, as well assomemembersofTheAth-enaeum faculty and staff,current transitional dea-cons and seminarians.
For 183 years, The Ath-enaeum of Ohio has pro-vided education, training,and formation for priests,deacons, and layministersin the Archdiocese of Cin-cinnati. Themenandwom-en graduates of The Athe-naeum of Ohio can befound serving God’s peo-ple in communitiesthroughout the U.S. andoverseas.
Attire for the eveningwill be dressy casual.There will be live musicthroughout the evening.Reservation forms areavailable on our website(www.good-shepherd.org).
Questions? Please con-tact Jane Anderson, 755-1175.
Taste and sharefor the good ofThe Athenaeum
Berklee College ofMusic,Cornell University, DukeUniversity, the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania, theMassachusetts Instituteof Technology, and the Lo-tus World Music Festivalat Indiana University inBloomington.
To date, GlobalRhythms has performedmusic from Africa, Aus-tralia, the Caribbean,Eastern Europe, Northand South America, andthe Middle East, with aparticular emphasis onboth theclassical andpop-
SymmesTownship res-ident Sarah Blumberg, a2010 Loveland HighSchool graduate and cur-rent Miami music stu-dent, returned from astudy abroad program inChennai, India.
Sarahandsixotherstu-dents spent weeks in anIndian Montessori schoolteaching grade schoolchildren the basics ofAmerican music. This ex-citing endeavor is part ofMiami University’s Glob-al Rhythms project.
Global Rhythms wasconceived in 1996 by Mi-ami alumnus SrinivasKrishnan. Itsmission is toperform ethnic musicfrom non-western cul-tures using Western in-struments. The group isopen to all students at Mi-amiUniversitywith an in-terest in world music andhas grown from just fivemembers in its first yearto includemore than30 in-strumentalists and Mi-ami’s Collegiate Chorale.
In 1998, GlobalRhythms began perform-ing outside of Ohio, andsince then has givenmorethan 40 tour perfor-mances at venues such as
ular music of India."I have been so thank-
ful to have this opportuni-ty and be able to contrib-ute to these kids’ lives,”Blumberg said.
“This is more experi-ence than I have ever hadin a class setting so far,and I feel like this hashelped me grow so muchas a future teacher andalso as aperson. I feel thatI have really connectedwithmany of the studentsand have touchedmany ofthem.”
Blumberg studies in India
Symmes Township resident Sarah Blumberg, a 2010Loveland High School graduate and current Miami musicstudent, works with a student in Chennai, India. PROVIDED
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Symmes Township residents gatheredat Symmes Township Park to cele-brate its annual summer festival.
Symmesfest-goers enjoyed rides,fireworks, food, live music and vari-ous boothswith games. Proceeds ben-
efited the Loveland-Symmes Firefighter’s Asso-ciation, and was sponsored by the SymmesTownship Board of Trustees.
This year, festival attendants on Saturdayparticipated in thepeanutdrop, inwhichpaintedpeanut shells corresponded with a price. Morethan 300 prizes were given away as about 150pounds of peanuts were blasted into the air bythe township’s “peanut blaster” from the bucketof a fire truck.
For more about your community, visitwww.Cincinnati.com/SymmesTownship.
Symmes Township service worker Willie Burns wields the township’s newest device, the peanut blaster, to send painted peanuts raining down on Symmesfest attendees. Burns and afirefighter test the peanut blaster before its festival debut. THANKS TO CAROL SIMS
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Symmes Township Historical Society member Larry Richdressed up as “Snappy Peanut” to tell Symmesfest-goersabout the first peanut drop June 16. THANKS TO CAROL SIMS
Symmes Township service department employee Willie Burnsholds the "Peanut Blaster" in the bucket of theLoveland-Symmes Fire Department's fire truck. FirefighterJohn Myers assisted Burns with shooting about 150 pounds ofpeanuts to the ground below. THANKS TO CAROL SIMS
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“Things are going ex-tremely well at JewishFamily Service. We con-tinue to touch lives in waysthat other Jewish agenciescannot. And we continue toimprove every month andevery day,” said MichaelSchwartz, president of theboard at the Jewish FamilyService 68th annual meet-ing July 19 at RockdaleTemple Chapel in Amber-ley Village.
“My life philosophy isall about improvement. Nomatter howbig or small theimprovement, just keepgetting better,” he said.Schwartz then pointed toseveral ways Jewish Fam-ily Service has improvedover the past year. Theseincluded revenues beingup 19 percent, the expan-sion of programs to helpmorepeople in our commu-nity, the increased involve-ment of board membersand management not ac-cepting the status quo topush the agency to im-prove.
Executive DirectorBeth Schwartz focused onJewish Family Service be-ing the “doing” organiza-tion in the community, andhaving an approachable,serious and caring staff to
do the necessary work.She said, “We are ap-
proachable. We can dowhatwedo because our cli-ents know we are tolerantof all situations. By beingapproachable, anyone canfeel comfortableaskingforour personal and profes-sional guidance throughlife’s challenges.
“We are serious. We areserious about what we do.Andwedealwithserious is-sues including homeless-ness, infertility, domesticviolence, unplanned preg-
nancy, hunger, elder vic-timization, successful par-enting, mentoring, bully-ing, chronic illness, care-giving and mental illness.
“We are caring. We careabout what we do. We careabout the forgotten, thechallenged, thedisconnect-ed, thealone.Wecareaboutresults and using measur-able or trackable metricsto prove how we exceededour targets to strengthenour community.
“Our staff is not afraidto roll upoursleevesanddo
whatever it takes to makesure one day our communi-ty will benefit from theJewish Family Service vi-sion of leading the way to aJewish community whereeveryone lives with digni-ty, security and hope.”
She also praised the su-perb leadership of theboard of directors andthanked them for beingpart of the “doing.”
Following a nominatingreport by Andrea LernerLevenson, the newboard ofdirectors was installed.
The 2012-2013 officers ofthe board are MichaelSchwartz, president; An-dreaLernerLevenson,vicepresident; Mark Miller,vice president; Larry Ju-ran, treasurer; SusanShorr, secretary, andBruce Baker, immediatepast president.
Daniel Kerbel, DanielPhillips and Stephen Gold-berg were installed as newboard members to serve athree-year term. GailFriedman retired from theboard.
Board members con-tinuing their term on theboard are Suzy MarcusGoldberg, Steve Holman,Elaine Kaplan, Danny Lip-son, Leslie Miller, Pam Sa-cherman, Lauren Scharf,
Scott Slovin, Gary Smith,Max Yamson, John Youki-lis and Sarita Zilch.
Bruce Baker receivedthe Miriam DettlebachAward. This award is givenin honor of the first execu-tive director of JewishFamily Service as recogni-tion of exceptional volun-teer service to the agency.Bruce, who served aspresident of the boardfrom 2008-2010, thankedthevibrantboardmembersand professional staff that“makes you want to rise toanother level to become abetter volunteer and layleader.”
Steve Halper, repre-senting Friends of Bigs &Littles, presented AshleyAndrews with a $1,000check as the recipient ofthe Betty R. GoldbergCommunity ServiceAward. This award was es-tablished in honor of themany years of service thatBetty gave to the organiza-tion and recognizes a Littlewho helps others by per-forming good deeds andacts of kindness.
Andrews, 17, is a Littlein the Jewish Family Ser-vice Bigs & Littles pro-gram, and was nominatedby her Big for the past 10years, Amy Coppel.
Two staff members re-ceived Longevity Awards:Luda Gikhman for15 yearsand Paula Tompkins for 10years.
JFS annual meeting reports growth
Jewish Family Service Board president Michael Schwartz ofAmberley Village and Executive Director Beth Schwartz ofKenwood at the annual meeting. PROVIDED
Mark Miller of Forest Park and Andrea Lerner Levenson ofAmberley Village were installed as vice presidents ofJewish Family Services. PROVIDED
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Irene May SinniskiIrene May Sinniski, 91, of
Loveland died Aug. 16.Survived by son, John Roth;
daughter, Judy Lambert; sister,Vera Houser; grandchildrenRhonda Neely and Michael Roth;great-grandchildren Bianca,Michael and Jonathan; andgreat-grandchild, Makayla.
Preceded in death by parentsAugust and Marie (nee Stad-
tlander) Heisler; grandchildrenJohn Roth Jr. and Jeanne Adams;and sister, Mary Jean Dodd.
No services were conducted.
George G.WeigandGeorge G. “Jerry”Weigand,
70, died Aug. 19.Survived by sister, Marilyn (the
late James) Curliss; nieces andnephews Philip (Annette)Schnur, Debbie (Frank) D’Alesio,Heather Momchilov and J.
Andrew (Nikki) Curliss; andseven great-nieces and nephews.
Services were Aug. 25 atMeyer Funeral Home, Cincinnati.Memorials to: American CancerSociety, 2808 Reading Road,Cincinnati, OH 45206 or Hospiceof Cincinnati Inc., c/o BethesdaFoundation Inc., P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597.
DEATHS
SYMMES TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJuvenile, 16, theft at 10630Loveland Madeira Road, Aug.10.Zachary Burdine, 22, 924 SunriseDrive, theft at 11390 Montgo-mery Road, Aug. 8.
Incidents/investigationsBurglaryResidence entered and medica-tion of unknown value re-
moved at 12183 SycamoreTerrace, Aug. 11.Domestic violenceFemale reported at WoosterPike, Aug. 11.TheftWallet and contents of un-known value removed at 11390Montgomery Road, July 27.Counterfeit $20 removed at10440 Loveland Madeira Road,Aug. 14.Wallet and contents of un-known value removed at 11359
Montgomery Road, Aug. 2.Vehicle entered and GPS, golfbag, clubs valued at $1,220removed at 8848 AppleseedDrive, Aug. 10.VandalismVictim reported at 9392 Love-land Madeira, July 28.Criminal damagingRice dumped on front porch at11745 Sugarwood Court, Aug.13.Vehicle spray painted at 10250Meadow Knoll, Aug. 13.
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LOVELAND (HAMILTONCO.)1642 Fairway Crest, Todd Mackto Michael & Tamela Verdier,0.4060 ,$465,000.1095 Fox Run Road, PatriciaStiles, et al. to Wells Fargo BankNA, ,$90,000.1312 Gatch Court Lot 4, Bee LaneLLC to Fischer Single FamilyHomes II LLC, ,$75,000.5703 Griemann Lane, U.S. BankNA to Connie & Timothy Sipes,,$72,000.5911Hanley Close, Unit 42,CitiBank N.A., as trustee toVictoria Hood, ,$51,000.6567 Hollow Lane, FederalHome Loan Mortgage Corp. toMarie Sydnor, 0.2640 ,$34,000.1240 Neale Lane, Joseph &Ammie Lay to U.S. Bank NA, astrustee, 0.7670 ,$162,509.903 Stone Court, Stephen & AnnBastian to Sy & Melissa Miller,
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MIAMI TWP. — PamelaLittle-Hayes is a children’sbook author, and it onlytook eight years to make ithappen.
The Miami Townshipresident recently self-pub-lished “When Dragons GetMad,” a book that aims toteach children ways tocalm down when they’reupset. The book also in-cludes flash cardswith tipsfor relaxing.
The book, centeredaroundafamilyofdragons,features a rhyming stylethat offers sensory tech-niques for calming downand staying calm.
Little-Hayes said in herwork as a pediatric occupa-tional therapist, one of herjobs is tohelp themmanagetheir anger. She said manychildren between the agesof 2 and 6 enjoy colorfulbooks.
She decided to write thebook after an inspirationalspeaker at Cincinnati Chil-dren’s Hospital MedicalCenter, where she works,spoke to the staff about fol-lowing their dreams.
Little-Hayes said thespeaker “inspiredme,” andshe soon began writing thebook that would take near-ly a decade to complete.
Thebookactually beganasapoemand“grewinto itsown story” over the lastseveral years. She said shereceived help with the artfrom a local artist
Little-Hayes said since
working on “When Drag-ons Get Mad” over the lasteight years, which includ-ed 12 edits of the book be-fore publication, she’spleased to finally make itavailable for the public.
“It’s been exciting tohave other people say theylove it,” she said.
While turningher visioninto a finished product hasbeen difficult, it’s been atleast as challenging to get
the book out in the publiceye, Little-Hayes said.
“When Dragons GetMad” has been availablesince June 7, and Little-Hayes said she’s looking ata potential sequel, thoughno timetable has been set.
“When Dragons GetMad” can be purchased atwww.amazon.com or atwww.createspace.com, aself-publishing website.
Miami author brings‘Dragons’ to lifeBy Rob [email protected]
Little-Hayes
Loveland resident Ga-ry Huber, doctor of oste-opathy, has been namedpresident and director ofthe LaValle Metabolic In-stitute in KennedyHeights.
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Huber spent 20 yearsas an emergency medi-cine physician beforejoining LMI in 2007. He isan adjunct professorteaching integrativemedicine practice at theUniversity Of Cincinnati
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An avid bicyclist, Hub-er has a long interest innutrition and humanphysiology as it relates towellness and longevity.He served as medical di-
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“Some physicians see30 to 40 patients a day,”Huber said. “Our appoint-ments are typically 30 to45minutesperpatient.Weare unique in thatwewantto uncover the true sourceof patient symptoms ordisease and address opti-mizing how our patientsfeel. So far, we have builtourbusiness onpatient re-ferrals.”
For more informationabout LaValle MetabolicInstitute, go towww.lmihealth.com,www.jimlavalle.com orcall (513) 924-5300.
Huber LMI president
