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Symmes Township residentsare voicing their opinions aboutsidewalks on certain streets.

Residents attended a publicmeeting Dec. 4 to share theirviews on the project for nextyear. The township also gatheredinput from residents submittingsuggestions for possible loca-tions that sidewalks might bebeneficial during a virtual meet-ing on its website.

A section of sidewalk whichgarnered the most comment isproposed for Humphrey Road,from the existing sidewalks atMistymorn Court to either Aly-dar Court, Pinto Court or Love-land-Madeira Road. Both citi-

zens and staffmembers suggest-ed extending the existing side-walk to Alydar, saying that notonly has it already been engi-

neered, but it would also connectother streets that run off Hum-phrey.

Another popular suggestioninvolved extending the existingsidewalk on Humphrey to Pinto,citing the same reasons as theprevious one. The first sectionreceived 26 positive votes fromresidents in the virtual meeting,while the second received 24. Apoll of the residents’ opinionswasn’t taken at the public meet-ing.

A third extended the sidewalkto Loveland-Madeira, citingsafety concerns, and connectingall of Humphrey to HopewellPark down the street. Staff com-ments, however, noted that the

Residents weigh in on sidewalksBy Leah [email protected] PUBLIC AND STAFF SUGGESTIONS

» Cypresswood Drive» Enyart Road— FromMontgomery Road to Symmes Elementary

School» Fields Ertel Road— From Snider Road to Montgomery Road, from

Stonebridge Way to Rich Road» Home of the Brave Park— Park entrance off Woodwind Drive» Hopewell Road— From Humphrey to Little Miami River/Bike Trail» Humphrey Road— FromMistymorn Lane to Alydar Court, Pinto

Court or Loveland-Madeira Road» Kemper Road— From Snider Road to Montgomery Road, from

McKinney Road to Loveland-Madeira Road»McKinney Road— From Loveland Trace to edge of the township»Mason Road— From Chapel Square Drive to Montgomery Road»Montgomery Road— Enyart Road to Union Cemetery Road» Paulmeadows Drive— From Snider Road to Cypresswood Drive» Snider Road— From Kemper Road to Fields Ertel Road» Union Cemetery Road— From Home of the Brave Park entrance to

Meade Park south entrance, from Fields Ertel Road to MontgomeryRoad, Lebanon Road to Montgomery Road

CRITERIA FORPRIORITIZINGSIDEWALKS» Safety of the pedestrian» Connecting residential areas topoints of interest» ”Bang for the buck” — achievingthe most connectivity at the leastcost» Greatest number of residentsserved by the connection» Availability of grants and fundingbeyond local resources» Availability of engineered plans

See SIDEWALKS, Page A2

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Tis the season to put Christmasy deer in your front yard, like this display in front of a home on CooperRoad in Blue Ash. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

BLUE ASH — Keep a closewatch on your babies and pets –coyotes have once again beenspotted in Blue Ash.

The swift canine carnivoresmight be wise to keep their eyespeeled for humans.

Two of the at least threecoyotes reported being seen inBlueAshthisyearwerestruckbyvehicles.

“Blue Ash has been aware ofandhasbeendealingwith coyote-related problems for severalyears,” Blue Ash Police ChiefChris Wallace said.

“Occasional attacks of familypets have occurred involvingboth single and multiple coyotes,tragically, with some attacks re-sulting in the loss of those pets.

“Cooperation from residentshas helped us try to manage theproblem by supplying informa-tion on the patterns of coyote in-dividuals and packs so control ef-forts can be properly focused,”Wallace said.

Blue Ash Lt. Steve Schuelersaid two people reported seeingwhat police believe to be thesame coyote about 2 p.m. Oct. 21on Ryans Way.

Onecoyotewas struckbyave-hicle about 3 p.m. July11on ReedHartman Highway at Malsbary

Road and a second about 9 p.m.April 23 on Plainfield Road nearCarpenter’s Run Drive, Schuelersaid.

Wallace said coyotes can roamfrom five to 25 miles.

“Ones you see on a given daymay be quite a distance away thenext day,” Wallace said.

“However, they often will beseen returning to the same areas,frustrating efforts to controlproblematic coyotes.”

Wallace recommends thatyou:

»Don’t leave pet food outside.» Tightly secure garbage can

and dumpster lids.» Pick up any fallen fruit in

your yard. Coyotes eat bothplants and animals.

»Don’t leave pets unattendedoutside for long periods of time.

Coyotes returnto Blue AshPolice remindresidents to bewareBy Jeanne [email protected]

Coyotes (not necessarily this one)have been spotted in the BlueAsh area. PROVIDED

See COYOTES, Page A2

MONTGOMERY — An artifi-cial turf field at the SycamoreHigh School soccer stadiumshould be installed next sum-mer, thanks in part to the Syca-more Athletic Boosters.

The SycamoreBoard ofEdu-cation onNov. 28 approved anagreement with the boosters inwhich the group will donate upto $225,000 over the next 10

years for the turf at the highschool in Montgomery.

“We appreciate all the (Syca-more) Athletic Boosters havedone for Sycamore,” said ErikaDaggett, chief information offi-cer for the Sycamore Commu-nity Schools.

“Theywork tirelessly to sup-port our student athletesthrough fundraising and byshowing the Aviator schoolspirit.

“In the past decade, they

have given nearly $1 million tofurther athletics for students inour district,” Daggett said.

The Sycamore CommunitySchools will need another$455,000 to pay for an artificialturf field at the Sycamore HighSchool soccer stadium, whichwill replace a grass field.

“In July, the district enteredinto an agreement with Tri-Health,” Daggett said.

Boosters to donate $225Kfor Sycamore High turf fieldBy Jeanne [email protected]

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“Coyotes are here tostay, and cooperation isessential to minimizeconflicts,” Wallace said.

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section presents some to-pographical and drain-age issues. That sugges-tion received three votesfrom residents.

Overall, many resi-dents who spoke aboutsidewalks on Humphreysupported the concept,because they felt theyand their families wouldbe safer, as well as feel-ing more like a communi-ty, as opposed to a collec-tion of cul-de-sacs.

“I have a lot of friendswho live on other (near-

by) streets,” said AJKing, a 13-year-old resi-dent of Humphrey. “Ihave to cut through yardsand climb fences to get totheir houses.”

Many other neighborssaid they have to avoidwalking on Humphreybecause it’s dangerous,but some said they’vetaken the chance andhave almost been hit bypassing cars.

“You have to look andbolt to cross the street toget to the sidewalks thatare already there,” saidRich Cech, a HuntersrunLane resident.

Two residents, a moth-er and daughter, said

they oppose sidewalks onthe street because theywould be “adversely im-pacted” by them. Theirhome onHumphrey is147years old, and JenniferWolski said that side-walks could compromisethe historical signifi-cance and character ofthe property.

Her mother, Bibiane,agreed, saying that shedidn’t want part of theiryard taken to put thesidewalks in, and hopedthat an alternative plancould be worked out ifHumphrey is chosen forthis year’s project.

The Board of Trusteesapproved the 2013 side-

walk plan, meaning thatit will prioritize whichstreets will have side-walks installed nextyear, based on theamount of money thetownship has for themand other criteria. No de-cision of which streetswill get them was madeyet, but two favored forthe project were Hum-phrey Road and onEnyart Road, fromSymmes ElementarySchool to MontgomeryRoad.

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SidewalksContinued from Page A1

“TriHealth will pro-vide trainers for the dis-trict’s athletic programsalong with $45,500 peryear for the next 10 yearsin return for certain ad-vertising opportunities inthe district.

“Since this partner-ship is tied to the dis-trict’s athletic programs,the superintendent re-ceived direction from theboard to utilize the fundsfrom this agreement forinstallation of a turf fieldat the high school,” Dag-gett said.

“The combination ofthese funds and the dona-tion from the (Sycamore)Athletic Boosters willcover the estimated costof $680,000 for the instal-lation of the field with nouse of taxpayer dollars.”

Daggett said installa-tion of an artificial turffield at the SycamoreHigh School soccer stadi-um should allow more op-portunity for communityuse and generate rentalrevenue.

Operating costsshould decrease becausea turf field needs lessmaintenance than a grassfield, Daggett said.

Daggett cited this listof past donations fromthe Sycamore AthleticBoosters:

» equipment for sport-ing facilities, includingthe Gregory Center ath-letic facility at SycamoreHigh School in Montgo-mery, gyms, wrestlingrooms and tracks;

» The Sycamore HighSchool football stadiumscoreboard and score-boards in the high schoolgym;

» hockey goalie equip-ment;

» benches for tennis

teams;» video cameras for

coaches to film and cri-tique their players’ per-formances;

» a jumping machinefor basketball and volley-ball teams;

» tables for scorersand courtside chairs forplayers;

» Flyerette danceteam uniforms;

» chess team matchclocks.

The Sycamore Athlet-ic Boosters “also supportbuilding school spirit andpride,” Daggett said.

“For example, theyfunded creating the mu-ral outside the (SycamoreJunior High School inBlue Ash) gym, refur-bishing sports trophycases, planting the treegrove near the SycamoreHigh School practicefields and organizingsports fields clean-updays.”

Daggett said member-ship dues provide muchof the donations made bythe Sycamore AthleticBoosters.

“Last year, approxi-mately 400 families paidmembership dues to theSycamore Athletic Boost-ers,” Daggett said.

“They also have fund-raisers such as an annualsocial (scheduled for Feb23 at the Cooper CreekEvent Center at the BlueAsh Golf Course), golftournament (scheduledfor May 10 at the golfcourse) and proceedsfrom working conces-sions stands.”

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surprise, Miles said.He said a number of

factors could have con-tributed to the decline inenrollment ranging fromthe economy to housingavailability in the area.

“I’m interested to seefuture enrollment pro-jections,” BoardMemberTim Sharp said.

The school board alsodiscussed “Student Mo-bility Data.” This data fo-cuses on students leavingIndian Hill schools to at-tend private or parochialschools in the area.

According to informa-tion provided by the dis-trict, a total of 37 stu-dents have left IndianHill schools to attend oth-er schools in the Tristateduring the 2012/2013school year.

The data also showsthe number of studentswho have left Tristateschools to attend IndianHill schools. Accordingto this data, 40 studentshave left other Trisateschools to attend schools

Enrollment is down inthe Indian Hill ExemptedVillage School Districtfor 2012.

Superintendent MarkMiles discussed statis-tics gathered from previ-ous years.

Enrollment at the pri-mary school has heldsteady, but overall en-rollment has dropped,Miles said.

The statistics arebased on enrollment fig-ures going back to 2008.

» Enrollment at thePrimary School de-creased from 390 in 2008to 368 in 2012.

» Enrollment at the El-ementary School de-creased from 468 in 2008to 401 in 2012.

» Enrollment at theMiddle School decreasedfrom 559 in 2008 to 490 in2012.

» Enrollment at theHigh School decreasedfrom 710 in 2008 to 685 in2012.

» Total enrollment inthe district decreasedfrom 2,127 in 2008 to1,944in 2012.

The decline is not a

in Indian Hill.Miles said the decision

to attend other schoolscould be faith-based orrelated to “long-stand-ing” traditions of a fam-ily in which a parent mayhave attended anotherschool in the area.

The most significantloss is when studentstransition from the mid-dle school to the highschool, according toMiles.

The district had 33students entering theninth-grade go to otherschools.

The district needs tolook at “themes” and ad-dress opportunities forimprovement, saidMiles. “We want IndianHill to be the first choicefor educational opportu-nities,” he said.

Although a survey issubmitted to families ofstudents who choose toattend another school,Miles said a personaltelephone call to a familycould be beneficial.

Indian Hill enrollment downDistrict lookingat reasonsBy Forrest [email protected]

Sharp Miles

TwoSymmesTownshipboards could be addingnew members, at least inan alternate fashion.

The Board of Trusteesapproved a text amend-ment to the township’szoning code which allowsthe board to appoint alter-nates to the zoning com-mission and board of zon-ing appeals. If a regularmember is sick, recuseshis or herself from a caseor is absent for anotherreason, analternatewouldbe contacted and asked tostand in on their respec-tive board for that case.

Bryan Snyder from the

Hamilton County Plan-ning and DevelopmentDepartment said the re-gional planning commis-sion approved the amend-ment, but said the trusteesalso had to pass it for it totake legal effect.

The amendment allow-ing alternates could pre-vent a delay in one of theboards hearing a case be-cause a board member isabsent, or eliminate thepossibility of someonebringinga case forward toobject to the decision be-cause a board memberwasn’t present.

The Board of Trusteescan begin to interviewcandidates for any alter-nate positions.

Symmes to appointzoning alternatesBy Leah [email protected]

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Sycamore Presbyterian Church, 11800 MasonMontgomery Road, will open its new $6 millionworship space Dec. 16. A sanctuary featuring a cafearea, media center, gathering space and studentministries center, the project began in 2005 andconstruction started last year. Most of the building'sfunding came from the congregation's pledges,Senior Pastor Larry Kent said. The building willofficially be dedicated at 10:45 a.m. Jan. 6. LEAHFIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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A Kenwood street cor-ner that has been sittingvacant after a plan for itsdevelopment fell throughmight finally see someconstruction.

The land at 8080Mont-gomery Road, on the cor-ner of Hosbrook, calledKenwood City Place wasonce going to be the homeof a large structure withseveral tenants, includ-ing small restaurants anda Golds Gym. After thoseplans fell through, plansfor a restaurant and re-tail building are takingshape and will likely be-

gin soon, if the Board ofTrustees approves.

The restaurant spacewill be occupied by Coop-er’s Hawk, a winery andrestaurant which in-cludes a wine club, whilethe retail spaces are be-ing discussed. J.R. An-derson, vice president ofdevelopment for JeffreyR. Anderson Real Estate,said he thinks this pro-ject can be built more im-mediately, as opposed tothe previous, larger pro-ject, because of the econ-omy.

He added that it wasthe company’s goal tostart construction assoon as it can get permits,

and expects that timecould be April. He said hehopes to open it beforethe end of 2013.

Jack Pflum, who wasrepresenting the Ken-wood Meadows Civic As-sociation, raised a fewquestions, one of whichwas to determine wheth-er the site’s plan includedHosbrook Road’s futurewidening. Planning andZoning Director/Assis-tant Township Adminis-trator Greg Bickfordsaid that although thetownship’s websitedoesn’t have a sketch ofthe road widening plan,the overall concept forthe property accounts for

the project, which willlikely be put in motion inthe near future.

The township’s zoningcommission approvedthe plan unanimously,with conditions that theplan follows as accepted,access to the site fromMontgomery from boththe left and right, butonly right onto Montgo-mery and all other as-pects of the zoning reso-lution must be followed.

The Board of Trusteesinstructed Law DirectorDoug Miller to make aresolution approving theproposal, but the trusteeswon’t vote on it until theDec. 20 meeting.

Retail, restaurant likelyfor Kenwood City PlaceBy Leah [email protected]

Inanattempt toencour-age economic growthwithin Sycamore Town-ship, theBoard ofTrusteeshas established a commu-nity improvement corpo-ration.

As a non-profit town-

ship organization, the CICcan take certain actions,such as apply for somegrants, that the townshipas a governing body can’t,board President TomWeidman said.

The purpose of the CICis to focus on economic de-velopment within thetownship, and the group

can buy or sell property,make or take out loans,spend or save money forthe corporation’s purpos-es, file grant applicationsand other powers non-profits are afforded, ac-cording to the Ohio Re-vised Code.

The corporation re-quires at least five offi-

cers, which are trusteesWeidman as president,Cliff Bishop as vice presi-dent and Dennis Connor,Administrator BruceRaabe as secretary andFiscal Officer Rob Porteras treasurer. Planning andZoning Director GregBickfordwas named exec-utive director.

Trustees set up non-profit for developmentBy Leah [email protected]

BLUE ASH — UrsulineAcademy recently induct-ed151 students into the Na-tional Honor Society – thelargest number in the his-toryof theCatholiccollege-preparatory school in BlueAsh.

“We’re exceptionallyproud to recognize 151 stu-dents, a record number, forinduction to National Hon-or Society,” said Tom Bar-horst of Mason, principalof the school for youngwomen in grades ninethrough 12.

“We believe that it isparticularly significant be-cause it representsnotonlytheir academic achieve-ment, but their commit-ment to leadership, serviceand character as well.”

Some 46 seniors and 105juniors at Ursuline Acad-emywere inducted into theNational Honor Society,which has been recogniz-ing students who excel inacademics, leadership, ser-vice and character since1921.

A ceremony at theschool’s Besl Theatre be-ganwith awelcome by sen-iors Kelly Lutmer of Mont-gomery and Sydney Ruehl-

mann of Indian Hill, co-presidents of the NationalHonor Society chapter atUrsuline Academy.

Lutmer and Ruehlmannconducted a candle-light-ing service with the help ofchapter secretary EllenHinkley of Indian Hill andtreasurer Catherine Brink-er of Anderson Township –both seniors, too.

Ursuline AcademyPresident Sharon Red-mond of Cold Spring, Ky.,and Barhorst spoke at theceremony, also hosted bySarah Downs of Blue AshandBettyMcManus of Lib-erty Township – co-moder-atorsof theschool’sNation-al Honor Society chapterand math teachers there.

Assistant Principal Ma-ry Bender of Blue Ash de-livered the benediction.

Ursuline Academy wasfounded in 1896 and hasbeen on Pfeiffer Road inBlue Ash since 1970.

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Ursuline Academy junior Aleeya Shareef of Blue Ash (left)receives a National Honor Society certificate from SarahDowns of Blue Ash, a co-moderator of the school'sNational Honor Society chapter and a math teacher there.PROVIDED

Record numberof NHS membersBy Jeanne [email protected]

BLUEASH—TheHamil-ton County OVI Task Forcehas been awarded nearly$236,000 in National High-wayTraffic SafetyAdmini-stration funds.

“These funds are criti-cal in ensuring that we aredoing everything we possi-bly can to keep our localcommunity safe,” saidBlue Ash police Lt. SteveSchueler, the OVI (operat-ing a vehicle impaired)task force coordinator.

“Based on crash data,impaired driving is a prior-ity for Hamilton Countyand we are committed toworking with our partnersat the state level to addressthis safety issue.”

Crash data shows that50 crashes related to im-paired driving caused 54fatalities and 1,245 injuriesin Hamilton County from2009 through 2011, Schuel-er said.

To reduce these num-bers, he said, the HamiltonCountyOVITaskForcewillbe conducting high visibil-ity enforcement, workingovertime hours and hold-ing educational and aware-ness events with the grantfunds.

Last year, the task forceconducted 18 OVI check-points, manned 15 satura-

tion patrols, sponsoredtraining for officers andparticipated in severaleducational events aroundthe county.

These police depart-ments are members of theHamilton County OVI TaskForce: Amberley Village,Blue Ash, Cheviot, Cincin-nati, Colerain Township,Delhi Township, DeerPark, Fairfax, Glendale,Golf Manor, Greenhills,Lockland, Loveland, Ma-deira, Mariemont, Milford,Montgomery, MountHealthy, Newtown, NorthCollege Hill, Reading,Sharonville, Springdale,Terrace Park, and Wyo-ming; as well as the Hamil-ton County Sheriff’s Officeand the Ohio State High-way Patrol’s Cincinnatipost.

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NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Peter Panmay inspire an Indi-anHillHighSchool theaterdirec-tor to go green.

Lisa Harris, who is a residentof Kenwood, attended a Broad-wayTeachersWorkshop inTimesSquare.

“I come back with pages andpages of ideas and resources toimprove our program,” she said.

This is the fourth year Harris,whohasservedasa theaterdirec-tor at both the middle school andhigh school, has attended the pro-gram.

In addition to the workshops,Harris said the participants alsoattend several Broadway plays.

She said a common theme thisyear was going green. One of theproductions, “Peter and the Star-catcher,” which featured thecharacter of Peter Pan, used re-cycled props, costumes and setpieces.

It was less about elaboratesets andmore about about actorstelling a story, she said.

“It openedmy eyes as a direc-tor that the truemeaning of thea-ter was the kids and acting,” shesaid.

Harris said some of green-friendly ideasmaybe incorporat-ed into her own style of directing.

This approach encourages thestudents to be creative using

available materials, she said.Harris, who also teaches pub-

lic speaking and speech commu-nication, coordinates numerousschool productions throughoutthe year.

She said she became involvedin theater as a way to improveself-esteem.Shesaidthathascar-ried over into her own style of di-recting.

“Theater helps bring peopleout of their shell,” she said. “I doit to help build confidence in thestudents.”

Theater directormay go ‘green’By Forrest [email protected]

Indian Hill High School theaterdirector Lisa Harris attended aBroadway Teachers Workshop.She said some of thegreen-friendly ideas presented atthis year's workshop may beincorporated into her own styleof directing. FORREST SELLERS/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Ursuline Academy in BlueAsh hosted the UES (UrsulineEducational Services) STEM(science, technology, engineer-ing, math) Conference Oct. 22-Oct. 23.

The keynote speaker, DianaStano, president of Ursuline Col-lege in Cleveland, spoke aboutwhatanUrsulineeducation isandthe significance of STEM in thecurriculum today.

Presenters at the conferencecame from Ursuline schools andother educational institutionsaround the country on the col-lege, high school and gradeschool levels. They spoke on anumber of topics relating toSTEM as it pertains to their indi-vidual disciplines, as well as thesignificance of STEM in today’seducation across the curriculum.

“The UES conferences pro-vide Ursuline educators fromacross the country the opportuni-ty to collaborate efforts preserv-ing the Ursuline charism, aca-demic excellence, and foster in-novative and global connected-ness in our schools. The STEMtheme allowed educators and ad-ministrators the opportunity toexplore how to best prepare ourstudents for their future and notourpast in termsof science, tech-nology, engineering and mathe-matics in the 21st century.

“It is refreshing to share bestpractices with our Ursulinecounterparts that encourage ouryoung women to make educateddecisions regarding pursuing ca-reers in STEM related fields,”

said Ursuline Academy assistantprincipal and math teacher JillHallahan, who conducted a ses-sion entitled “Get nSpired: Usingthe TI-nSpire Handhelds andWirelessNavigatorSystem in theHigh School Math Classroom.”

UA physics and engineeringteacher Monika Nunez, who wason the conference planning com-mittee, presented three sessionsentitled, “The Good and Bad ofMobile Devices in the Class-room,” “The How and Why ofFlipped Classrooms” and “Au-thentic Inquiry.”

“As a planning committee wedecided to focus this conferenceon STEM since traditionallytheseare fieldswherewomenarevery underrepresented. The con-ference focusedonvariousmeth-ods of teaching these subjects –not only in science, technology,engineering and math classes,but also incorporating these top-ics into all curriculum. I person-ally learned a great deal from in-teracting with Ursuline teachersfromacross thecountry–sharingideas about encouraging youngwomen to pursue careers inSTEM and how to improve myteaching using new technol-ogies,” Nunez said.

Hallahan and Nunez were apart of the Ursuline (Blue Ash)panel of presenters, which alsoincluded technical communica-tion students who conducted asessioncalled“UsingWeb2.0andTechnology Tools to EnhanceLearning in the ElementaryClassroom.”

Ursuline Academy hostsUES STEM Conference

Ursuline students conduct technology session from left Sarah Locaputoof Liberty Township, Kavya Hiryur of West Chester Township and KellyFuller of Miami Township. THANKS TOMARIANNE LANG

St. Ursula Academy recentlyhad 23 students recognized bythe National Merit ScholarshipCorporation for 2012-2013. NineSt. Ursula seniors earned honorsas National Merit Semifinalistsand14SUAstudentsareNationalMerit Commended Students.

The nine seminfinalists fin-ished in the top 1 percent of stu-dents nationwide who took thatPSAT examas juniors. These ac-ademically talented high schoolseniors will continue in the com-petition for more than $36-mil-lion in National Merit Scholar-ships.

They are among 16,000 semi-finalists who will have an oppor-tunity tocompetenext spring for8,300 Merit Scholarship awardsworth more than $32-million. Fi-nalists will be notified in Febru-ary 2013 and National MeritScholarships will be offered inMarch 2013.

The Semifinalists are:» Sarah E. Braley of Spring-

field Township»KathleenM.CoughlinofAn-

derson Township» Elizabeth L. Kelly of Delhi

Township»Marissa J. Luft of Liberty

Township» Jordan M. Maier of Glen-

dale» Abigail C. Morgan of Pleas-

ant Ridge» Libby A. Nawalaniec of

Kenwood»Kristen A. Ochs of Union

Township»Kristen M. Smith of Ft.

Mitchell, Ky.14 SUA students are National

Merit Commended Students,meaning they finished in the top5percentofstudentsnationwide.

The Commended Studentsare:

» Brigid Connelly of Ft.Mitchell, Ky.

» Claire Goertemiller ofHyde Park

»KathleenGuilfoyle ofEdge-wood, Ky.

» Abigail Heyd of AndersonTownship

» Camilla MacKenzie ofSymmes Township

»Kathryn Marcellus of An-derson Township

»Katherine Paeltz ofMilford»Madeline Reilly of Sharon-

ville»NatalieShoemakerofWhite

Oak» Emily Sullivan of Anderson

Township»Kathryn Wernke of Mt.

Lookout» CaraAnderson ofAnderson

Township

» Lauren Boeckermann ofMonfort Heights

» Samantha Anderson ofNorth CollegeHill

“Our students choose St. Ur-sula for its consistent high stan-dard of academic excellenceknowing that thecurriculumandco-curricular activities are de-signed to unlock the potential ofeach student and help themachieve their goals,” said St. Ur-sula Principal CraigMaliborski.

St. Ursula Academy teachersand students work together toparticipate in an educationalprocess that promotes criticalthinking, problem solving tech-niques, and higher level think-ing. All are necessary elementsfor success on the PSAT test,which determines those chosenfor the National Merit Programas either Semifinalists or Com-mended Students.

23 at St. Ursula are National Merit semifinalists

The St Ursula Academy students recognized by the National MeritScholarship Corp. are, in front, from left, Camilla MacKenzie, MarissaLuft, Libby Nawalaniec, Claire Goertemiller, Sarah Braley, KathleenGuilfoyle and Abigail Morgan; in middle, Jordan Maier, NatalieShoemaker, Kristen Ochs, Lauren Boeckermann, Kathleen Coughlin,Kathryn Marcellus, Cara Anderson and Emily Sullivan; and in back,Kristen Smith, Abigail Heyd, Katherine Paeltz, Samantha Anderson,Madeline Reilly, Brigid Connelly, Kathryn Wernke and Elizabeth Kelly.THANKS TO JILL GREVER CAHILL

The Cincinnati Horticultural Society planned afun-filled and educational day for the studentswhere they learned how agriculture provides al-most everything we eat, use and even wear.

There were discussions on everything fromgrowingplants tosheeringsheepforwool.Thestu-dents even topped off the daybymaking their ownhomemade apple pies.

All Saints students Anna Currin, Wesleigh Wilkinson, Ben Forbes, Gabby Lemmerman and Mateo Burchellreceive hands on experience learning proper planting techniques. THANKS TO KARAMANGAN

All Saints studentsenjoy agricultural

All Saintsfourth-gradersConnor Bohrer,JosephSidenstick,Dougie Zang,Amanda Paxsonand Erin Platzfinishing theirapple pies withteacher MaryMiller. THANKS TOKARAMANGAN

A6 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • DECEMBER 12, 2012

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

SYCAMORE TWP. — Prepswimmers have been enteringthe chlorinated water in thewee hours of the morning forweeks now in preparation forthe winter swim season. Thefollowing is a rundown of thevarious teams in theNortheastSuburban Life coverage area.

UrsulineThe Lions swim into a new

season ranked No. 1 in the En-quirer’s city coaches’ poll.

And why not?With a treasure trove of tal-

ent set to return, the Lions willundoubtedly be one of the topteams in the region and have ashot tomakewaves at the statemeet after consecutive runner-up finishes the past two years.

Senior Bridget Blood – lastseason’s Enquirer Division Iswimmer of the year – shouldlead the way, along junior Emi-ly Slabe.

Blood enters the wintercoming off a stellar summer inwhich she was one of the rarehigh schoolers to swim the 100breaststroke at the OlympicTrials.

“Our top-end talent will bevery strong, andour relayswillbe very strong,” Lions’ headcoachBrad Isham toldGannettNews Service.

Blood, Slabe and junior Te-marie Toley have helped Ursu-line win back-to-back 200-yardmedley relay state titles. Bloodadded individual champion-ships in the200 individualmed-ley and 100 breaststroke lastseason, while Slabe has wonconsecutive100 backstrokes ti-tles.

Alisabeth Marsteller andGabby Young should also bevaluable contributors.

The swim season startedNov. 26. The annual SouthwestOhio High School Swimmingand Diving Classic is sched-uledforJan.19-20ateightsites,including a new location atWright State University.

MoellerThe Crusaders return sev-

eral swimmerswith stateexpe-rience including KevinGeorge, Fritz Josephson, GregNymberg and Eric Scott.

George was one of the high-

est-placing freshman at thestatemeet, finishing13th in the500 freestyle and 16th in the200 free. He also was on theGreaterCatholicLeague-Southsecond team 400 freestyle re-lay.

Junior Fritz Josephson was21st in the 500 freestyle lastseason and junior Nymbergwas on the sixth-place 200 free-style relay, along with seniorEric Scott. The Moeller 200freestyle relay team wasnamed GCL-South first teamlast winter.

“With incoming swimmersCooper Hodge, T.J. Peloquinand other freshmen, Moellerlooks to retain their team scor-ing spot at this coming year’sOhioHighSchool statechampi-onship meet in February,”coach Bill Whatley said byemail.

Hodge is a junior nationallevel swimmer and and Pelo-quin a YMCA national level

swimmer.The rest of Moeller’s team

are seniors Andrew Bergmanand Bryan Kimutis; juniorsChristopher Asgian, CharlieBraun, Kyle Johnson, AidanMurray, Sean Schwab, KyleSmith and Tory Worobetz;sophomores Aidan Dalton,Chris Glaser, Josh Jones, BenLove, Jessie Powers, Riley Ru-fo, Peter Sharpahair and NoahWorobetz; and freshmen DanNymberg and Ben Sence.

The Crusaders begin withtheBigEightmeetand theCan-tonCitymeet inCantonDec.14-15.

SycamoreIn his 10th season coaching

Sycamore,Dr.DanCarlwill de-fend a Greater Miami Confer-encewith his boys squad,whiletrying to push the girls fromsecond to first.

Sycamore’s Mark Hancher competes in the 100-yard butterfly during the Greater Miami ConferenceChampionships at Mason High School last season. The Sycamore boys team won a third-straight GMCtitle. LIZ DUFOUR/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

FIRST SPLASH INTHE PREP POOLS

Ursuline rankedNo. 1 in city pollBy Scott Springerand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

Sycamore High School’s Cara Norris was pleased with herthird-place finish in the girls 200 freestyle during the Division I2012 Ohio State High School Swimming and DivingChampionshipsUru at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton lastFebruary. GARY LANDERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Fry

See SWIM, Page A7

College parents: Time tobrag

Are you a parent of a collegeathlete? It’s time to brag.

Thanks to such an over-whelming response to the holi-day feature last year, NortheastSuburbanLifeagainwill present“Home for the holidays: Catch-ing up with college athletes.”

Parents of athletes whoplayed in the college ranks dur-ing the 2012 calendar year cansubmit by email a few para-graphs and, if interested, a pho-to to share where they are, whatthey’re playing and how theydid. Be sure to include the ath-lete’s name, parents’ names andthe community newspaper theyget at home. The submitted in-formation will be compiled bynewspaper and run the issue ofDec. 26-27 – just in time for peo-ple home from the holidays tocatch up on their high schoolclassmates, neighbors andfriends.

Basic guidelines: You cansend links to college websites asbackground but not as the sub-mission. Write the informationas you’d want to see it in print.Sendphotos as a .jpg attachmentto the email, not embedded in aWord document.

Send the email to [email protected] by Monday,Dec.17. Questions can be direct-ed to mlaughman@ community-press.com or 248-7573.

Boys basketball» Sycamore beat Wyoming

48-40 on Dec. 4. Senior centerMason Morgan had 14 points.

On Dec. 7, the Aviators beatMason 47-41. Senior Joey Gru-den and junior Mitch Hill had 11points each.

» Moeller defeated PurcellMarian 82-60 on Dec. 4. SeniorJosh Davenport led with 19points.

OnDec. 7, the Crusaders beatBadin 61-22. Junior Grant Benz-inger led with 11 points.

Girls basketball» Sycamore beat Hamilton

41-38 on Dec. 1. Hannah Locke

led the LadyAveswith15 points.

Wrestling» Sycamore was third in the

ElderDualsDec.1. TheAves de-feated La Salle in round one,Moore Traditional in round two,lost to Fairmont in round three,lost to Elder in round four andbeat Beavercreek in round five.

Boys bowling» Moeller beat Wyoming

Dec. 3. Junior Steven Snyderhad the high series with a 360.

On Dec. 4 the Crusaders beatElder as Snyder rolled a 434 se-ries.

Girls bowling» Ursuline beat St. Ursula,

1,853-1,442 Dec. 4. SophomoreEmma Darlington rolled a 317high series.

Swimming» TheUrsuline “Green” team

was victorious over Ursuline“Gold,” Lakota East and LakotaWestDec. 5.Ursuline swimmersthat earned individual wins in-clude: Alex George (200 free,500 free); Emily Slabe (200 IM,100 fly),BeccaNissen (100 free);Abby Pitner (100 back).

Hockey» Moeller beat Dublin Coff-

man 3-2 on Dec. 2.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott Springerand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

Sycamore’s Hannah Locke puts upa shot against McAuley duringtheir basketball game Dec. 4. TheMohawks defeated the Lady Aves54-47. In the loss, Locke ledSycamore with 19 points and 12rebounds. JEFF SWINGER/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

SYCAMORE TWP. — The Syca-more High School hockey teamcompetes in the Southwest OhioHigh School League-South Divi-sion. The North Division fea-tures teams centered aroundDayton, while the South is madeup of Elder, Talawanda, St. Xavi-er and the Aviators.

Under coach Nate Price, theAves were 13-17-1 overall and 2-6-3 in their league. Eight start-ers return from that squad in-cluding Corey Kandil, Jamie

Cronin, Michael DeMaio, BrianWise and Brian Beaudry. All areseniors.

“We have strong returningplayers and very good leader-ship,” Price said.

Also on the Aves roster areseniors Chase Penman, ConnorO’Leary, Clay Hart, Casey For-mal and Sam Cogen, juniorsZach Samuelson, Noah Loftspr-ing, Jake Wocks and Kal Heyn,sophomores Brandon DeMaioand Reese Allison and freshmanJake Beaudry.

Sycamore takes onMoeller atCincinnati Gardens Dec. 14.

Sycamore goalie Jake Wocks mans the net in an Aves practice lastseason. SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sycamore skates inthe Southwest leagueBy Scott [email protected]

DECEMBER 12, 2012 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • A7SPORTS & RECREATION

Join us forGrandparents’WeekendDecember 8&9Pancakes with SantaGrandparents, bring your grandkids!Enjoy a decorate-your-own pancake buffet, familyactivities and photo opportunities with Santa!

Tickets are $30 for adults, $15 for children,children younger than 2 are free

December 8, 10 a.m. to Noon

HoliDate!Celebrate the holidays with the special young person in yourlife at HoliDate! Enjoy baked treats from Mrs. Claus’ kitchen,hot cocoa and a performance of excerpts from the Nutcrackerby Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy.

Tickets are $12 for Members,$15 for Non-Members

December 9, 6 p.m.

Call (513) 287-7021for reservations.

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The Sycamore boysreturn four strong seniorsin Charlie Fry, PatrickAguilar, Xavier Jiminezand Venkaat Naresh.

Fry is a returning topeight finalist in twoeventsand was top 16 in two oth-ers. He was a junior na-tional qualifier and hassigned to swim at OhioState. Aguilar is a return-ing state meet scorer,while Jiminez and Nareshwere state qualifiers.

In addition to the sen-iors, Carl has sophomoreMark Hancher who alsoscored in the state meet.

“We return nine sen-iors and look to have 15-plus district meet qualifi-ers,” Carl said. CharlieFry has the experienceand confidence to com-pete for a state champion-ship in freestyle events.”

The Aves currentlyhave four swimmers outor slowed by injury.Whenhealthy, Carl hopes for an-other top 10 state finish.

The Lady Aves featuresophomore Cara Norris, atop-eight state finalist intwo events, plus two re-lays. She is also a juniornational qualifier.

“If Norris is healthy,she’s as good as any swim-mer in the state,” Carlsaid.

As for seniors, SarahMay and Samantha Wol-koff are returning statescorers.May,Wolkoff andNorris are all collegeprospects.

“Our freshman depthis the best it’s been in along time,”Carl said. “Thetalent is spread out amongthe classes. This will be afun team to work with inregard to getting back to

being a GMC contender.”In diving, junior Andi

DiMasso was a state meetqualifier in diving.

Sycamore takes on St.Charles Dec. 14 and is atthe Canton InvitationalDec. 15.

Indian HillIndianHill’s newcoach

is Tom McGowan, whotakes over for GretchenBloomstrom.Bloomstromleft as the Cincinnati HillsLeague girls coach of theyear when the LadyBraves finished second atthe CHLmeet last winter.

“I know IndianHill hasa strong swimming tradi-tion,” McGowan told Gan-nett News Service. “I metwith (athletic director)JillBruderwhentheopen-ing came up. I’ve alwaysbeen interested in stayinginvolved in swimmingandI feel like I’ve got quite abit of knowledge. Givenall of the different typesof experience I have, wedecided it would be a goodfit.”

IndianHill’sboyswerefourth last season andswimmer of the yearMack Rice has moved onto the college pool at Pitt.

McGowan lists juniorBen Feitlinger and sopho-more Cooper Winans asswimmers to watch forthe Braves.

Also back for IndianHill is junior Noah Brack-enbury,whowasCHLsec-ond teamin the100breast-stroke last season; sopho-more SamVester in the 50free; junior Will Dowlingin the 100 free and 100backstroke; sophomoreJack Dowling in the 200freeand100butterfly; andjunior Drew Rice whoteams with Vester andBrackenbury in the 400free relay and 200medleyrelay.

Indian Hill’s girls re-turn reigning CincinnatiEnquirer Division IIswimmer of the year Al-exandra Tracy, who justsignedwithGeorgia Tech.Tracy finished second atstate in the 100 back-stroke, third in the 50 freeand was on the LadyBraves’ 200 medley relaythat finished fifth.

McGowan will alsobenefit from the return ofCHL first-teamersRachelMcGoff, Delaney Smithand diver Katherine Ar-nold. Second-team selec-tions returning are SarahVester,GraceStimsonanddiver Cassie Wegryn.

Kara Korengal is backon the one-meter divingboard along with DanielleFaulkner.

Indian Hill reconvenesafter the holidays againstMadeira and CincinnatiCountry Day at CCD onJan. 5.

CCDBenson Spurling takes

over the coaching reignsat Cincinnati CountryDaywith a youthful squad fo-cused on developing.

So far, Spurling likesthe work ethic he’s seenexhibited from his youngteam.

Both the boys and girlssquad captured SouthernOhio Swim League cham-pionships, while the boysalso added aMiami ValleyConference title.

Key swimmers for thegirls includeAllieWooden(back, free), Celia Sprint(free), Isabelle Hudson(back, free), Kira Hughes(back, free), and HannahGottschalk (back, free).

The boys will look forAlexander Cabello (free),Jacob Stafford (free) andMalcom Doepke (free) toadd points to the score-board.

SwimContinued from Page A6

SYCAMORE TWP. —Withthe loss of Sara Wessel-kamper to graduation, Syc-amore will again be a one-girl team as Molly Gearinwill represent the LadyAves in gymnastics.

She will be coached outof Cincinnati Country Dayby Steve Conner, who also

coached Wesselkamper.“Molly spent her fresh-

man year making the tran-sition from club (QueenCity) to high school, espe-cially working on the re-quirements,” Conner said.“As an all-arounder, she isstrong on the floor and add-ing difficulty to vault, barsandbeam.Shehas thediffi-cultyand technique to fightfor a spot at state, especial-

ly on the floor.”Gearin competed for

Sycamore at the ForestHills Flip at AndersonDec.8. Ahead is the Indian Cupon Jan. 5 featuring CCD,Anderson, Beavercreek,Centerville, HamiltonEast, Mason, Miamisburg,Northmont, Thomas Wor-thington, Turpin and indi-viduals from variousschools.

Aves compete withsingle gymnastBy Scott [email protected]

KENWOOD — MikeReeder is in his ninth sea-son coaching hockey atMoeller where the Crusad-ers finished third in theirleague with a record of 20-13-2.

Unlike the other areaschools that play in theOhio High School HockeyLeague South, Moellerplays in theCapitalHockeyConference-Red Divisionwith several Columbus-based schools.

Moeller last won aleague title in 2006 and hashad eight-straight winningseasons.

Reeder lists Tyler Ru-ter, Alex Meloy, Zach Bay-liff, Jack Brault and EddieGeiser as players to watchthis season. Ruter wasMoeller’s top scorer lastseason and defenderBrault notched 21 assists.Geiser was named all-leaguefirst teamin theRed

Division.“We have seven sen-

iors,” Reeder recently toldGannett News Service.“We’re a little older and I’mseeing a good cohesivenessamong the team.”

The rest of Moeller’sroster includes Brian Tem-pel, ThomasO’Donnell,An-

drew Carmichael, JakeFessel, Mark DiGiando-minico, BillyRinderle, BenSattler and Alex Armour.

Moeller’s home gamesare at the historic Cincin-nati Gardens in Roselawn.Next up for the Crusadersis Olentangy Liberty onDec. 16.

Checking in with theCrusaders’ skaters

By Scott [email protected]

Alex Meloy has the puck as Moeller head coach MikeReeder watches in practice at Cincinnati Gardens lastseason. SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

INDIAN HILL — A num-ber of schools have highschool gymnasts practic-ing out of Cincinnati Coun-tryDayHighSchool, underthe direction of coachSteve Conner.

Indian Hill gymnasticsis represented by sopho-more Keely Gardner. LikeMolly Gearin of Sycamore,she practices with the CCDgirls and receives the sameinstruction.

Gardner was out ofgymnastics for a couple ofyears but came back outlast season.

“She spent most of herfreshman year getting herdifficulty back,” Connersaid. “Now she is in theprocess of putting thediffi-culty into her routines.Herstrongeventsarebeamandfloor. The biggest aspectwe are working on is the

flow of her routines. Shehas as much difficulty asmost gymnasts, but theform and execution is thedeciding factor.”

Conner expects a com-petitive season from Gard-ner. After the CCD homequadmeet, the Indians andGardnerwere at the ForestHills Flip at AndersonDec.8. Ahead is the Indian Cupon Jan. 5 featuring CCD,Anderson, Beavercreek,Centerville, HamiltonEast, Mason, Miamisburg,Northmont, Thomas Wor-thington, Turpin and indi-viduals from variousschools.

As for Cincinnati Coun-try Day, Conner believestheIndianshavesomegoodyounger talent that ismixed with strong upper-classmen leadership.

The squad, which ismade up of 13 girls, fea-tures just two juniors andtwo seniors.

But Conner added theteamwill grow and get bet-

ter as the year goes on.And the present isn’t so

bad, either.At the squad’s first

meet, CCD put up a 111.4team score, which washigher than the teamscored at districts last sea-son.

“This is going to be a funteam to watch improve,”Conner said. “Their workethic is one of the best wehave had in quite a fewyears.”

Returning gymnasts in-clude juniors Amy Acklen(bars) and Kelsey Bardach(bars, vault), while AmberHardin (beam, floor) andAmelia Drew (bars, vault)will represent the seniorclass.

Some younger student-athletes to watch includesophomoresKaitlinHardin(all-around), Jennifer Gon-zales (all-around) GustyPohlman (all-around), andfreshmen Kendall Smith(all-around) and MargaretHodson (all-around).

CCD a hub for localhigh school gymnastsBy Scott Springerand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

Juenger laudedUrsuline Academy

graduate Annie Juengerrecently earned honor-able mention status in theAll-Ohio Athletic Confer-ence team in her first All-OAC recognition, after

ranking in the top 12 inkills and kills per set forOtterbein.

In addition, she fin-ished third for service ac-es and just slipped into thetop-20 for most digs.

Otterbein finished sec-ond in the OAC regular-

season standings at 8-1 be-fore winning its first-everOAC Tournament champi-onship.

To submit news on your col-lege athlete, email [email protected].

CATCHING UPWITH COLLEGE ATHLETES

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A publication of

The numbers released thisfall were almost unimaginable:one in five children in our re-gion is growing up in poverty.That is 167,000 children in pov-erty – enough to fill Paul Brownstadium two and half times.

That disturbing statistic isnot a bit surprising to St. Vin-cent de Paul volunteers. Lastyear, we visited the homes ofneighbors in need more than9,000 times in Hamilton Countyalone. We visit tiny apartmentsin inner city neighborhoods,humble homes in working classcommunities, trailer parks inrural areas, and, increasingly,homes in neighborhoods thatmight surprise you.

Inside those homes we seehuman suffering at its mostheart wrenching. When a fam-ily slips into poverty, the painis almost palpable. Our volun-teers see adult men in tears,ashamed because they cannotfeed their families. We seemothers worn down by worry

over bills theycannot pay,middle-agedcouples whocan’t affordtheir insulin,and elderlypeople whokeep the ther-mostat set at62 degrees tolower their

utility bill.Increasingly, though, the

invisible and silent victims ofthese uncertain economictimes are children. Insidehomes all across our communi-ty, St. Vincent de Paul volun-teers see children who neverknow if there will be food fordinner on any given day. We seechildren who sleep on linoleumfloors with only a thin blanketto keep them warm. We findchildren who move from schoolto school as their families seekstable housing – and there arefew things as hard as being the

new kid at school who alsowears the same two outfits dayafter day.

And yet, these very samechildren show remarkablecourage and grace. There is theboy who goes to school hungryso that his little brothers andsister can eat. Or the big broth-er who gave his bed to his littlebrother. Or the little girl whoasked for diapers for her babybrother instead of a Christmasgift. Our volunteers are blessedeach day to witness powerfullessons of love among the chil-dren that we, as a community,should be protecting and caringfor.

They are lessons that meanall the more during the Christ-mas season. For a child – anychild – Christmas is truly aseason of hope. There is some-thing profoundly moving aboutproviding a special gift to achild who still believes inChristmas miracles or food fora family that is struggling.Those are kind acts that liveand grow in the heart of a child.It is a gift each of us can give.

You can make this Christ-mas special for a family inneed by:

» Supporting “Food Fromthe Heart” the next time youvisit your local Kroger. Askyour child to pick out theirfavorite non-perishable foodand place it in the barrel at thedoor. Our neighborhood volun-teers will gather the food andtake it to a local family in need.

» Making a donation in hon-or of a loved one to provideChristmas gifts to a child inneed. A donation of just $50will allow us to purchase newgifts to make a child’s Christ-mas brighter this year.

» Visit our website,www.SVDPcincinnati.org, orcall 513-421-HOPE to find outmore about ways you can givethe gift of hope this Christmasseason.

Liz Carter is the executive director ofthe Society of St. Vincent de Paul –Cincinnati.

You can help make Christmas special

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Dec. 5 questionWhat is your favorite Cincin-

nati-area holiday event or tradi-tion? What makes it special?

“Cincinnati area Christmastradition is Downtown Cincin-nati Friday after Thanksgiving– the trains at the old CG&E(now Duke), carriage rides,Fountain Square Christmasdecor, ice rink and tree lighting.All those things especially ifthere is snow flurries falling.

“In Loveland: It is hands-down Christmas in Loveland.That has all the Christmas tra-ditions anybody could ask for.Live Nativity, elves, Santa,shows, Christmas carolers,carriage rides and just the truespirit of Christmas exudes fromfaces of children and parentsalike – everywhere you look!”

C.G.

“I plan on spending time thisholiday season in DowntownCincinnati with my entire fam-ily on a weekend afternoon orevening. For those bah-hum-buggers who say that Down-town is unworthy and unsafe,check it out this holiday season.It’s a great place to grab a biteto eat at one of the many new oralready established restau-rants, take the family ice skat-ing on Fountain Square, grab acarriage ride, and enjoy a livelyand festive environment. Parkfor free on the streets or at theSquare for a couple of bucks!”

Mike M.

“Well, both of us are in oursenior years now and the kidsare all grown up and gone, soour celebration of the Christ-mas holiday is rather subdued.

“When we were younger, wewould go to the display at KingsIsland, or Fountain Square, orthe Cincinnati Zoo, and reallyenjoy our experience. A coupleof years ago I went to the traindisplay down at Duke, and itwas fun, too.

“Our most fun tradition,though, involved just the familyand it was done as a prank, butwe kept it up for quite a fewyears. (I think it was in humor-ous rebellion to the notion thatyou aren’t ‘normal’ if you don’thave a tradition.) So my wifeand I would hold opposite ends

of a broomstick and one of ourkids would hang upside downfrom the knees until all of themdid it. And we called that our‘tradition.’ Yes, I know – wewere screwballs (and still are).”

Bill B.

“My favorite holiday eventis in Lebanon – it’s the annualChristmas Horse and CarriageParade. It was last weekend.My husband and I shared itwith friends from out-of-state.We love this parade and thewonderful people in Lebanon.

“We always begin the daywith a delicious lunch at theGolden Lamb cooked andserved by the finest people,shop at the wonderful shopsfilled with unique Christmasgifts and then marvel at thebeautiful carriages, horses andpeople that make it all happen. Ican’t think of a better way tostart the month of December.We plan to go again next year.”

E.E.C.

“Christmas is my favoriteholiday because of the feelingsof good will and sharing ex-pressed by so many people. Ihave never thought the tradi-tion of Santa Claus was out ofplace because it helps make methink of a loving God who lovesus just as we love the children.I say keep’em both in Christ-mas.

“My favorite tradition arethe nativity scenes with liveanimals, especially at KrohnConservatory and Paul YoungFuneral home in Mt. Healthy.Our four children could inter-act with the animals therebymaking the experience moremeaningful. Plus, the birth of alamb at Krohn was an extrajoy.”

T.J.

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The two case workers inmy office estimate that theyhave received a total of about6,300 requests for constituentservices since I came to Con-gress in 2005.

That’s not counting thehundreds of questions thatthe case workers have an-swered each year for constit-uents without having to opencase files.

Responding to the needs ofthe people who live in theseven counties that make upOhio’s Second CongressionalDistrict has been one of mytop priorities as your repre-sentative in Washington overthe last 7½ years.

My current term will con-clude Jan. 3. My HamiltonCounty and Adams Countyoffices are wrapping up sev-eral cases involving constitu-ent services, but future re-quests for such help will bereferred to the offices ofOhio’s two senators, Rob Port-man and Sherrod Brown.

My staff has done an ex-traordinary job of navigatingthe federal bureaucracy onbehalf of the thousands ofpeople who have telephonedor written to request helpover the years.

Some cases, such as re-quests to expedite passportsor visas, can be handled in afew days or weeks. Morecomplex matters, such asthose involving immigration,can take six months to threeyears to resolve.

“It can be frustrating attimes, but it’s always reward-ing,” one of my case workerssaid.

Many times, my office hasbeen the last hope for peoplefacing financial difficulties.Common issues have includeddelays by the Internal Reve-nue Service in processing taxrefunds, or demands for addi-tional paperwork to processthe payment of Medicarebills. In one case, we helped aconstituent get long-overdueSocial Security benefits thattotaled $68,000.

Othertimes, myoffice hashelped veter-ans or theirfamilies ob-tain the med-als earnedyears ago formilitary ser-vice. My of-fice has also

cut through red tape to helpveterans or their widowsobtain tens of thousands ofdollars in overdue VA bene-fits. Other times, my officeintervened to help resolvepay or retirement issues foractive-duty members of themilitary.

My case workers also havehelped constituents withclaims involving thousands ofdollars in compensation andmedical benefits related tothe Energy Employees Occu-pational Illness CompensationProgram Act.

People who have waited onclaims for months or evenyears have been amazed thatsomething could be done tospeed things up once a con-gressional office made aphone call or sent an email.

I’ve also worked closelywith local and state officialsto obtain federal funding forpublic works projects thathave benefited residentsthroughout Ohio’s SecondCongressional District, whichencompasses Adams County,Brown County, ClermontCounty, Pike County, andparts of Hamilton County,Warren County, and SciotoCounty. These include theInterstate 275 interchangeimprovements in Eastgateand Cincinnati’s central river-front street grid project.

I’m particularly proud thatI was able to help line up fed-eral funding for The Banksproject along the Ohio River,which is a vital part of theredevelopment of downtownCincinnati.

Other beneficiaries in-clude Shawnee State Univer-

sity, the Parker House inBrown County, the Ports-mouth Industrial Park rede-velopment, Talbert Housedrug treatment programs inWarren County and HamiltonCounty, and the CincinnatiPolice Department.

I’ve gone to battle forfarmers in Southern Ohio,opposing undue regulationsand pushing for programsthat ensure that our nationhas the safest and most stablefood supply in the world.

I’ve pushed for reformsfor the food stamp program,but argued against drasticcuts that would force manyAmericans to go hungry.Child-nutrition issues havebeen a major concern of mine.

I also have championedmany projects related to jobsand getting our economy backon track, including thelengthy fight to prod the ad-ministration of PresidentObama to support the USECuranium-enrichment plant inPike County.

The importance of constit-uent services is something Irecognized long before be-coming the first woman torepresent Southern Ohio inCongress. Previously, I spentfour years as a state repre-sentative in the Ohio House,and I was a Miami Townshiptrustee in my native ClermontCounty for 11 years.

For each of those 22 years,it has been an honor and aprivilege to serve you.

Jean Schmidt is the U.S. Repre-sentative in Ohio’s 2nd Congres-sional District.

It has been an honor anda privilege to serve you

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“Responding to theneeds of the peoplewho live in thedistrict has been oneof my toppriorities.”

TheMoeller Crusaders defeatedToledo Whitmer 20-12 on Dec. 1 towin their first Ohio Division I statefootball title in 27 years and theireighth in football overall. Theyfinished the season with a 12-3record. The Crusaders, coached byJohn Rodenberg, celebrated in aceremony Dec. 3.

CRUSADERNATIONCELEBRATESSTATE TITLE

Moeller QB Spencer Iacovone (7) leadshis team onto the field to warm upagainst Toledo Whitmer before the firstquarter of the Division I statechampionship football game atFawcett Stadium Dec. 1. JOSEPH FUQUA

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Moeller head coach John Rondenberg reacts to gettingthe Powerade tossed onto him as his team celebratesbeating Toledo Whitmer in the Division I statechampionship football game at Fawcett Stadium Dec. 1 inCanton. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller fans cheer as Moeller takes the field to warm up against Toledo Whitmer in the Division I statechampionship football game Dec. 1. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller RB Keith Watkins (3) caught the ball and ran fora touchdown against Toledo Whitmer DL Joe NathanMays (75) in the second quarter Dec. 1. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE

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The Moeller High School student body cheers their football teamduring a rally to honor the Ohio High School Athletic Association'sDivision I state football champions. GARY LANDERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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THURSDAY, DEC. 13Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn Gallery. Coloredpencil art. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varietyof dance styles, including jazz,hip-hop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.Through Sept. 7. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

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.

Religious - CommunityA Short Course in Quakerism,7-8:30 p.m., Cincinnati FriendsMeeting, 8075 Keller Road, PaulBuckley, Quaker author present-ing. Ages 16 and up. $5 persession or $45 for all 10 sessions.207-5353; www.cincinnatifriend-s.org.Madeira.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. 800-0164.Mont-gomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Book discussion group.Open to everyone who desireshealthy loving relationships.Donations accepted. 673-0174.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, DEC. 14Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Bloodpressure screenings, stressscreenings and consultationabout your wellness needs. Free.Through May 3. 784-0084.Silverton.

Literary - Signings

Holiday Book Fair, 11:30a.m.-1:30 p.m., KeyBank-Mont-gomery, 9861MontgomeryRoad, Ayat Jamilah, author of“Beautiful Signs,” a collection ofstories based in Islamic principlesand the importance of educa-tion. Free. 791-7200.Montgo-mery.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 2-4 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeif-fer Road, Full-court basketballgames for men. $15. 985-0900.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, DEC. 15Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 1-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

Literary - SigningsHoliday Book Fair, 10:30 a.m.-noon, KeyBank-Montgomery,Ayat Jamilah, author of “Beauti-ful Signs,” a collection of storiesbased in Islamic principles andthe importance of education.Free. 791-7200.Montgomery.

Music - AcousticBob Cushing, 8 p.m., ShadyO’Grady’s Pub, 9443 Loveland-Madeira Road, 791-2753.Symmes Township.

Music - BluesDiamond Jim Dews Band, 7-11p.m., Mama Vita’s, 6405 BranchHill Guinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 5619 OrlandoPlace, Volunteers answer ques-tions about the cats. 871-7297;www.ohioalleycat.org.Madi-sonville.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 2-4 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, $15. 985-0900.Montgomery.

SUNDAY, DEC. 16Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society of

America Dist. 119 Exhibit, 1-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesYoga Class, 2-3:30 p.m., Tri-Health Fitness and Health Pavil-ion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road, Move,meditate and deepen your innerholiday sparkle. With BeckyMorrissey. Bring yoga mat.Family friendly. Free. Reserva-tions required. 985-0900.Mont-gomery.

Holiday - ChristmasLive Nativity, 5 p.m., TrinityCommunity Church, 3850 E.Galbraith Road, Presentations at5 and 6:30 p.m. Petting zoo withlive barnyard animals. Free.791-7631; www.trinitycincinna-ti.org. Deer Park.Night for Rejoicing Cantata,7-9 p.m., St. Paul CommunityUnited Methodist Church, 8221Miami Road, Sanctuary. St.Paul’s Chancel Choir, with solo-ists and small chamber orches-tra. Cantata of nativity throughmusic, narration and scripture.Free. 891-8181; www.stpaulcom-munityumc.org.Madeira.

PetsCat Adoptions, Noon-2 p.m.,Ohio Alleycat Resource, 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.

MONDAY, DEC. 17Karaoke and OpenMicAcoustic OpenMic, 7-10 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 9443Loveland-Madeira Road, Hostedby Bob Cushing. 791-2753.Symmes Township.

TUESDAY, DEC. 18Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Daytime Party, 11a.m.-1:30 p.m., Sycamore SeniorCenter, 4455 Carver WoodsDrive, Russ and Barb Childerswill present “A Bear Foot Christ/Appalachian Memories” at 1p.m. Lunch specials served in thecafe. Whiskey sours and eggnogdrinks at cash bar in the lobby.Sycamore Senior Center Choirrequests attendees to sing alongwith popular carols. Ticket

pricing TBA. Registration re-quired. 984-1234; www.sycamo-reseniorcenter.org. Blue Ash.

Music - BenefitsMichael Stephen Chertock, 7p.m., Sycamore PresbyterianChurch, 11800 Mason Road, NewSanctuary. Cincinnati SymphonyOrchestra pianist with MariaBobbitt Chertock, guest soloist,performing Christmas favorites.Benefits The Center for RespiteCare. Free; donations accepted.683-0254; www.cincinnati-symphony.org. Symmes Town-ship.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Deborahdiscusses, with weekly demon-strations and one-on-one in-struction, how to achieve spon-taneity, character and life inyour figure painting. $80 permonth. Reservations required.259-9302; deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. Through Nov. 20.324-7643. Loveland.

RecreationScuba Doobie Doo, 5:30-8:30p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 RidgeRoad, Scuba diving in indoorpool, in small groups withcertified instructors. No experi-ence necessary. Wet suits andother equipment provided. Ages21 and up. Free. Registrationrequired. 761-7500, ext. 1237.Amberley Village.

Youth SportsTeenWinter Break Open Gym,12:30-3:30 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeif-fer Road, Basketball package tohave full access to sports arena.For teens ages 11 and up. $10.985-0900; www.trihealthpavil-ion.com.Montgomery.

THURSDAY, DEC. 20Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.

Madisonville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,891-8277. Sycamore Township.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

Music - ChoralForest-Aires Women’s Chorus,7 p.m., Lodge Retirement Com-munity, 12050 MontgomeryRoad, Presented by Forest-AiresWomen’s Chorus. 490-1141.Loveland.

Support GroupsMotherless Daughters Sup-port Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Mont-gomery Community Church,11251Montgomery Road, Foradult women who have lost ormiss nurturing care of theirmother. Free. 489-0892.Mont-gomery.Codependents 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, DEC. 21Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, Free.784-0084. Silverton.

Literary - SigningsHoliday Book Fair, 11:30a.m.-1:30 p.m., KeyBank-Mont-gomery, Free. Lindsey Johnson,author of “AWoman’s Place isEverywhere!” a celebration ofcontemporary working women.791-7200.Montgomery.


SATURDAY, DEC. 22Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, 8400 BlomeRoad, Features 50 Peanuts dailyand Sunday comic strips andmore than 50 vintage Peanuts-

themed seasonal novelties. Free.Presented by Greenacres Foun-dation. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org. Indian Hill.

Literary - SigningsHoliday Book Fair, 10:30 a.m.-noon, KeyBank-Montgomery,Lindsey Johnson, author of “AWoman’s Place is Everywhere!”a celebration of contemporaryworking women. Free. 791-7200.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 871-7297;www.ohioalleycat.org.Madi-sonville.


SUNDAY, DEC. 23ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

PetsCat Adoptions, Noon-2 p.m.,Ohio Alleycat Resource, 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.

MONDAY, DEC. 24RecreationWinter Break Camp: AroundtheWorld in 8 Days, 9:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Monday,Wednesday, Thursday andFriday through Jan. 4. Sports,foods and crafts. Ages 0-6. $58,$48 members. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.

TUESDAY, DEC. 25Holiday - ChristmasMadisonville CommunityChristmas Day Dinner, Noon,St. Paul Lutheran Church, 5433Madison Road, For any and allwishing to be in company ofothers for holiday, especially foranyone alone or in need. In-cludes hot meals, Christmascaroling and activities for chil-dren, even a visit from St. Nick.Free. 271-4147.Madisonville.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, $80 permonth. Reservations required.259-9302; deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

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St. Paul Community United Methodist Church of Madeira's chancel choir, with soloists and a small chamber orchestra, will stage its Christmas cantata, “A Night for Rejoicing," at 7 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 16. The performance will be a cantata of nativity through music, anrration and scripture. This free program will be in the sanctuary of the church at 8221Miami Road. Call891-8181 or visit www.stpaulcommunityumc.org for information. THANKS TO DON BEDWELL

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It’s interesting howyour requests coincidewith current events. TheRuth Lyons Children’sFund is in full swing andI’ve had several requestsfor her famous coffee-cake. It’s a special way tohonor this woman who hashad such a positive impacton us.

Ruth Lyons’coffeecake

I have a few versions ofthis recipe, but this is theone that’s supposed to beRuth’s original. I’ve madethis twice now, once fol-

lowing therecipebelow andonce mak-ing it with21⁄4 cupsflour, 11⁄2teaspoonscinnamon,1⁄4 teaspoonsalt, 1⁄2 cupoil, 2 tea-spoons

vanilla and no vinegar.(The vinegar is used to“sour” the milk, making itmore like buttermilk). Imade a thin icing to glazeit, as well. The differencebetween the two wasslight. This is a straight-forward, simple coffee-cake. If you want a richertasting one with a thickercinnamon topping, I havemy holiday overnightcoffeecake on my blog.

1 cup sugar1 cup brown sugar, darkpreferred

21⁄2 cups flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon nutmeg1 teaspoon salt3⁄4 cup oil1 teaspoon vinegar1 cupmilk1 egg, lightly beaten1 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Mix the first sixingredients. Add oil andstir until crumbly. Re-serve and set aside 3⁄4 cupfor topping. Add vinegarto milk, then add to sugarmixture. Add egg andsoda; mix well. Pour into asprayed 13-inch by 9-inchpan. Sprinkle with top-ping. Bake 30 minutes.

Amish friendshipbread/cake

Check out my blog forthe starter and a goodrecipe.

My best clone ofWilliams-Sonomapeppermint bark

You didn’t think I couldlet the holidays go bywithout sharing yet anoth-er version, did you? Someof you have had trouble inthe past with the barkshattering/separating.That happens somewhateven with the purchasedbark, but this recipe keepsthat to a minimum, if atall. Out of all the recipesI’ve made for barkthroughout the years,using different meltingmethods and chocolates,I’ve come back to myclassic way of teachingstudents. By the way,

check out the photo. Canyou tell which is mine andwhich is Williams-Sono-ma’s? I used Kroger realsemi-sweet and whitechocolate morsels.

2 cups semi sweet chocolatechips, divided into 11⁄4 cupand 3⁄4 cupmeasures

11⁄2 teaspoons peppermintextract, divided into 1teaspoon and 1⁄2 teaspoonmeasures

23⁄4 cups white chocolatechips, divided into 21⁄4 cupand 1⁄2 cupmeasures

1⁄4 cup crushed peppermintcandy

Line a cookie sheetwith one piece of foil,about 10 inches by 12 inch-es. Or do the same in a13-inch by 9-inch pan.

Put 11⁄4 cups semi-sweetchocolate in heat proofbowl. Set over a saucepanthat has 1 inch of steamingwater, making sure bowldoes not touch water. (Thisis a makeshift doubleboiler). Heat should be

turned to low. Stir untilchocolate is just aboutmelted, then remove bowlfrom pan and stir 3⁄4cupmore in rest of semisweetchocolate, a bit at a time,until all is melted. If nec-essary, put the bowl backon the pan to help melt. Ifthere’s any moisture onthe bottom of the bowl,wipe it dry. Stir in 1 tea-spoon of the extract andpour onto foil, spreadingin even layer. Tap pan oncounter to remove any airbubbles. Let sit at roomtemperature until justabout set, anywhere from15-20 minutes. When youpress your finger into thechocolate a very slightindentation will remain.

Put 21⁄4 cups white choc-olate in clean bowl andrepeat process for melt-ing, stirring in remaining1⁄2 cup chips after remov-ing bowl from pan. Stir in1⁄2 teaspoon extract. Pourover chocolate layer andspread.

Sprinkle with candy. Ifnecessary, gently pressinto chocolate. Let set atroom temperature untilcompletely firm.

Peel bark off foil andbreak into pieces. Store,covered, at room temper-ature up to a month or so.If it’s extremely warm inthe house, store, covered,in refrigerator and bringto room temperature be-fore eating.

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The initial browning ofthe beef should be on topof the stove.

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.

More holiday recipes: Ruth Lyons’coffecake, peppermint bark

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Ascension LutheranChurchBlue Christmas Worship, aservice of comfort and rest, willbe offered at 7:30 p.m. Friday,Dec. 21. This is an opportunityto acknowledge grief and lossin the presence of God andlook toward hope. All arewelcome.“Christmas Letters,” the chil-dren’s festive pageant, will bepresented at the 11 a.m. wor-ship service Sunday, Dec. 16.“The Mitten Tree” is gettingdecorated with children’s hats,scarves, mittens, gloves andsocks. The items will be given tothe ministry of The Lord’s RoseGarden in Sharonville.The ladies Wheel of Friendshipwill meet Thursday, Dec. 12.Shake it Up Bible Study will befollowed by a salad luncheon.The Wheel of Friendship andthe congregation are collectingfood and gifts for two areaneedy families through theNortheast Emergency Dis-tribution Services program. Theannual Thankoffering collected$850 to support ELCA local andworldwide ministries.Christmas Eve worship serviceswill be held at 7:30 p.m. and 11p.m.Worship services are at 8:30 and11 a.m. Sunday School for all

ages is at 9:45 a.m. The commu-nity is invited to participate inthe activities and worshipservices.Ascension is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288.

Bethel BaptistTempleEnjoy a warm bowl of chili andindulge in dessert at a Christ-mas dinner in the fellowshiphall following the 11 a.m.worship Sunday, Dec. 16. Afterthe dinner, at 2 p.m., stay for acarol sing-a-long and children’sChristmas play.The church choirs and musicianswill perform in a ChristmasCantata at the 11 a.m. service,Sunday, Dec. 23.Sunday School is 10 a.m.; Sundayworship is 11 a.m. The churchoffers AWANA children’s Bibleclubs during the school year at7 p.m. Wednesdays for childrenages 2 through sixth-grade. Theprogram is on Christmas break,but returns Wednesday, Jan. 9with “Snowball Night.” Call thechurch for information.The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;bethelbaptisttemple.org.

Blue AshPresbyterian Church

The church is collecting personalhygiene products (toothpaste,soap, shampoo, etc.) during themonth of December for North-east emergency DistributionServices (NEEDS).God Squad, the youth group, ismeeting regularly now andplanning new events. Youth ingrades seven to 12 are invitedto attend.Sunday School classes (Bible 101and the Thoughtful Christian)meet at 9 a.m. in the FellowshipHall. Jacob’s Ladder is thetheme for Sunday School (pre-Kthrough 12th-grade); theseclasses are held after the chil-dren’s sermon in the worshipservice.Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.Sunday sermons are recordedand available on the churchwebsite.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153.

Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe 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 Samaritan Closetis next to the church.The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;

489-7021.

Church by theWoodsThe church building is the homeof four different ministries.Church By the Woods is amulticultural and multiethnicchurch whose mission is to loveand serve God, each other andour neighbors. Sunday worshipservice is traditional in Englishand begins at 10 a.m. From10a.m. to noon on Saturdays,classes in English as a SecondLanguage are offered for ages14 to 94.Taiwanese Presbyterian Ministryhas Sunday traditional worshipat 2 p.m. in their language ofTaiwanese. On Saturdays theyoffer a ministry on the UCcampus.Freedom Church has its contem-porary worship service at 10:30a.m. in English. “It’s not aboutReligion; it’s about relation-ships;” tinyurl.com/a7yroqe.Seventh Day Adventist Church,has worship on Saturdays at 10a.m. in Spanish. “Loving, Car-ing, Sharing God’s Word”The church is at 3755 CornellRoad, Sharonville.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodistA drive-through Nativity is 5:30p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 16. Theevent is free. Call the church formore information.Weekday Children’s Activities –Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thurs-days (9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.).

Afternoon session is availableon Tuesday. Register on-line atwww.cos-umc.org.The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45242;791-3142.

CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodNew Years Eve Service is at 8:30p.m. Dec. 31.Sunday services are 10 a.m. and 6p.m.; Wednesday service is 7p.m.The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Sycamore Township;984-5044.

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. Master Clubs are 7 p.m.Wednesdays. The church usesthe King James Bible, singstraditional hymns and conser-vative music. Sunday Schoolclasses are available for all ages.The church is meeting at Raffel’sBlue Ash Banquet Center, 11330Williamson Road, Blue Ash;709-3344.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchThe youth will perform theirtraditional Christmas pageantDec. 23 during worship at 10:30a.m. Practices will be conductedeach Sunday during morningSunday school time 9:15 a.m. to10 a.m. Dec. 16 and 23. Youthactivities for December are:9 a.m. to noon Dec. 15, withcookie/candy making to sellfollowing worship Sunday, Dec.16 as a fundraiser for the sum-mer 2013 mission trip.On Sunday, Dec. 16, the 9:15a.m. adult Sunday School classwill have financial planner BobLynch, president and founderof Strategic Financial Leader-ship, as guest speaker.The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchTheWorship team recentlybegan offering two services:“Classic Tradition” at 9 a.m.;“Engage!” – a contemporaryworship offering at 10:30 a.m.The Children’s team will beoffering nursery care all morn-ing, and Sunday school for allages up through grade sixduring both worship services.In addition, the Sunday morningexperience will provide life-changing teenage studies,including confirmation class, aswell as adult learning opportu-nities. The ministry leaders areworking on finalizing plans forthese offerings. Visit tiny-url.com/bed7fg for Sunday classtimes for teenagers and adult .The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchChristmas Eve services will be 5p.m.(Holy Eucharist) and 10:30p.m. (Festival Choral Eucharist),Dec 24.The Lessons and Carols AdventService will be 4 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 16. This traditional Angli-can service celebrates the birthof Jesus using special music andreadings.The church has adopted 24Findlay Street families andneeds help to match food andgifts. Donations will be accept-ed until Dec. 16.Permanent change in servicehours: 8 a.m. – spoken HolyEucharist; 10 a.m. – Eucharistwith music.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 on 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.

Sharonville UnitedMethodist ChurchAt 8:15 a.m., there is a tradition-al service; at 11 a.m. there is ablended service, combiningtraditional and contemporarystyles of worship. At 9:30 a.m.,there are various Sunday Schoolclasses and study groups.Parents Night Out will be 6 p.m.to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15.Drop off the kids at church fora few hours. The Youth Groupis in charge.The Bereavement Group meetsthe first Thursday of the month.Serendipity Seniors meet forlunch the fourth Thursday ofthe month.The church is at 1751 CreekRoad, Sharonville; 563-0117.

Sycamore ChristianChurchSunday worship and juniorworship services at 10:30 a.m.Sunday Bible study for all agesat 9 a.m.Adult and Youth Bible studieseach Wednesday at 7 p.m.Women’s Study Group at 6:30p.m. every secondWednesdayof the month.The church is at 6555 CooperRoad, Cincinnati; 891-7891.

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On Saturday, Dec. 15,members of the Sharon-ville VFW and LadiesAuxiliary will gather tohonor veterans duringthe holiday season as partof the annual WreathsAcross America Day.

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BLUE ASHArrests/citationsCasmen McNeil, 36, 4324 VillaDrive, misdemeanor warrant at4324 Villa Drive apartment 12,Dec. 2.Juvenile, 11, petty theft at 4150Hunt Road, Nov. 28.Juvenile, 10, petty theft at 4150Hunt Road, Nov. 28.Lev Mitrofanov, 21, 8632 S. CoveDrive Apartment 1222, grandtheft of motor vehicle at 9702Kenwood Road, Dec. 1.Michael G. Murray, 44, 7867Beechmont Ave. Apartment 1,possession or use of a con-trolled substance, traffic war-rant at 9555 Plainfield Road,Dec. 3.Robert W. Wolfe, 24, 8978Fontainebleau Terrace, pos-session or use of a controlledsubstance at 8514 KenwoodRoad, Dec. 3.Jennifer L. Shivener, 36, 4119Forest Ave., possessing drugabuse instruments at 10500Reed Hartman Highway, Nov.30.Gerald Stephen Hawkins, 57,7600 Loda Drive, possessingdrug abuse instruments at10500 Reed Hartman Highway,Nov. 30.Christopher C. Gerwe, 31, 4353Victor Ave., misdemeanorwarrant, drug paraphernalia at4100 Hunt Road, Dec. 3.William R. Cox, 54, 3645 Vine-yard Ridge, resisting arrest at3645 Vineyard Ridge, Dec. 2.William Randall Cox, 54, 3645Vineyard Ridge, violatingprotection order at 10415Kenwood Road, Dec. 2.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal mischiefSomeone broke a bus shelterglass panel, $200 damage at4343 Cooper Road, Nov. 27.Passing bad checkAt 9190 Plainfield Road, Nov. 29.Petty theftSomeone took $356 from Thera-py Support Inc. at 4351 CreekRoad, Nov. 27.A man said someone took anApple iPhone 4S, value $500,from Kroger at 4100 HuntRoad, Dec. 1.Petty theft, criminal mischiefSomeone broke into threevehicles at Blue Ash YMCA at5000 YMCA Drive, Dec. 3.TheftA woman said someone brokethe front right passenger

window of a vehicle and took awallet at 5000 YMCA Drive,Dec. 1.

MONTGOMERYArrests/citationsJeffrey C. Beebe, 36, 7392 Hamil-ton Ave., assault at 10500Montgomery Road, Dec. 4.Timothy P. Klonne, 51, 9997Windzag Lane, public inde-cency at 9997 Windzag Lane,Dec. 5.AndrewM. Johnson, 32, 2903Vale Drive, driving while underthe influence at 10627 WeilRoad, Dec. 4.Juvenile, 15, obstruction ofofficial business, in park afterhours at 10530 Deerfield Road,Dec. 1.Juvenile, 15, obstruction ofofficial business, in park afterhours at 10500 MontgomeryRoad, Dec. 1.Juvenile, 16, obstruction ofofficial business, in park afterhours at 10500 MontgomeryRoad, Dec. 12.Juvenile, 4601 Kugler Mill Road,possession of drugs at West-bound Ronald Reagan High-way, Dec. 2.Rosetta N. Holder, 38, 1934 DaleRoad, possession of drugs atWestbound Ronald ReaganHighway, Dec. 2.Connie A. Manzi, 42, 7775Hartfield Place, barking dogs at7775 Hartfield Place, Nov. 30.Daniel J. Topping, 40, 7120Mayfield Ave., driving whileunder the influence at 7966Cooper Road, Nov. 29.Juvenile, 16, disorderly conductat 7400 Cornell Road, Nov. 21.

Incidents/investigationsBurglarySomeone damaged a rear doorat Chase Bank at 8972 Terwillig-er's Trail Drive, Nov. 24.MenacingAt 1 Financial Way, Nov. 30.TelecommunicationsharassmentAt 10555 Montgomery Road No.79, Nov. 26.TheftA woman said someone took apurse, value $65, and its con-tents, including a wallet, value$40, an Ohio driver's license,value $25.75; a Kohl's card; acheck book; a Cintel CreditUnion card; a U.S. Bank creditcard; a CBW cell phone, value$300; a CitiBank Visa card; a paycheck; a car key for a 2012 Ford

Focus, value $100; a Credit OneVisa card, and $100 cash, fromBethesda North Hospital at10500 Montgomery Road, Nov.26.A woman said someone took anApple iPhone, value $500 at10500 Montgomery Road, Nov.26.A man said someone used hisKemba account without per-mission at 10150 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 26.A woman said someone took aSig Sauer model P229 blued9-millimeter handgun, value$400 at 7775 Hartfield Place,Nov. 19.A woman said someone took aSig Sauer model P229 blued9-millimeter handgun, value$400 at 7775 Hartfield Place,Nov. 19.A woman said someone took$78 cash, a Discover card and aCinFed Credit Union Mastercard at 10500 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 28.A woman said someone tok aCoach purse, value $320; awallet, value $50, and thecontents, including $20 cash,

from Bethesda North Hospitalat 10500 Montgomery Road,Nov. 29.Theft-deceptionAman said someone took$70,000 from a financial advisorwith whom he had been deal-ing at 7800 Cooper Road, Dec.21.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsMicheal Matthews, 21, 6834Sampson Lane, theft at 7875Montgomery Road, Nov. 11.JeremyWindfree, 27, 7752 U.S.22, domestic violence at 7752Montgomery Road, Nov. 14.Molly True, 33, 7801Montgo-

mery Road, theft at 7801Mont-gomery Road, Nov. 15.Steven McGipsey, 34, 7213Fowler Ave., receiving stolenproperty at 5667 Kugler MillRoad, Nov. 17.Brittany Jones, 25, theft, com-plicity at 7875 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 18.Myya McDonald, 22, 130 E. 14thSt., theft, complicity at 7875Montgomery Road, Nov. 18.Chevalier Johnson, 19, 1642 VineSt., theft, complicity at 7875Montgomery Road, Nov. 18.Christopher Garner, 25, 6563Coffey St., theft at 7913 Mont-gomery Road, Nov. 19.Lisa Mistrali, 20, 8 Villette St.,theft at 7875 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 23.Phillip Wyly, 54, 6146 Montgo-mery Road, theft at 7875Montgomery Road, Nov. 26.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultVictim reported at 4121 Esterma-rie Drive, Nov. 17.Criminal damagingVehicle damaged at 7875 Mont-gomery Road, Nov. 14.Tampering with coinmachineVictim reported at 8303 Ken-

wood, Nov. 16.TheftChain saw of unknown valueremoved at 3918 E. GalbraithRoad, Nov. 15.Purse and contents of unknownvalue removed at 10765 Mont-gomery Road, Nov. 17.Cell phone valued at $700removed at 7896 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 15.Phone valued at $550 removedat 7875 Montgomery Road,Nov. 16.Revolver of unknonw valueremoved at 3928 E. GalbraithRoad, Nov. 17.Wallet and contents of un-known value removed at 8133Montgomery Road, Nov. 17.Cell phone and wallet valued at$300 removed at 8129 Montgo-mery Road, Nov. 17.Merchanidise valued at $30.29removed at 8020 MontgomeryRoad, Nov. 18.Screen and window of unknownvalue removed at 7875 Mont-gomery Road, Nov. 19.Wallet and contents of un-known value removed at 7875Montgomery Road, Nov. 24.

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

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

» Blue Ash, Chief Chris Wallace, 745-8573»Montgomery, Chief Don Simpson, 985-1600» Sycamore Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444» Symmes Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444

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RuthM. MatreRuth M. Matre, 94, of

Reading died Dec. 3.Survived by children James

A. (Kerrie) Matre, Lorraine(Wayne) Maynard, Martha(Joe) Stickney, Janet (Tom)Ledonne and Carol (Miles)Mayhall; 11 grandchildren;and four great-grandchil-dren.

Preceded in death byhusband, James H. Matre;and son, Kenneth A. Matre.

Services were Dec. 7 at Sts.Peter and Paul CatholicChurch, Reading. Memorialsto: Shriners Hospital forChildren, 3229, Burnet Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45229.

DEATHS

SkillSource addsstrategic branddivision

Michael Taylor of HydePark has joined Skill-Source Business Builders,a Cincinnati-based busi-ness consultancy, as strate-gy and brand innovationconsultant.

A graduate of NotreDame University with abachelor’s degree in chem-istry and biology and anMBA in finance and mar-keting, Taylor has morethan20yearsofexperiencein branding, finance, strat-egy andmarketing at someof the nation’s best brand-ing companies. They in-clude: Procter andGamble,Johnson & Johnson, Kim-berly-Clark Corp. and In-terbrand.

Taylor is a trained chefand volunteers as chiefmarketing officer for Pro-ject Blue Collar, which cel-ebrates rescue dogs. Pro-ject Blue Collar was a re-cent winner of CincinnatiStartup Weekend, a grass-roots movement of entre-

preneurswho foundand launchsuccessfulventures.He also lec-tures andpublishesextensivelyon brands

and how they can make adifference inpeople’s lives.He is amember of St. Xavi-er Catholic Church.

SkillSource, with of-fices in Blue Ash and Ma-son, has added three newdivisions over the pastyear, expanding the depthof services it offers to allaspects of large and smallorganizations

For more informationabout SkillSource, call(800) 513-9580.

Pinger promoted atFifth Third

The Fifth Third Ban-corp Board of DirectorshaspromotedMontogmeryresident Erin Pinger to of-ficer.

Pinger is a credit ana-lyst. She joined the bank in2010 and earned her bache-lor’s degree in real estateand urban analysis fromThe Ohio State University.

Sypniewskipromoted atComStock Advisors

Blue Ash resident Nick-olas “Nick” Sypniewski, asenior member of theAmerican Society of Ap-praisers, has been promot-ed to managing director ofthe ComStock Advisors'Newport office.

A veteran professionalworking in valuation, fi-nance and banking, Syp-niewski has completed val-uations for ESOPs, estatetaxes, estate planning, gift-

ing, merg-ers, acquisi-tions, sales,lending, liti-gation sup-port, andmarital dis-solution. Inaddition toappraising

businesses, he has ap-praised intellectual prop-erty including patents andtrademarks.

His consulting experi-ence on behalf of ESOPs in-cludes feasibility studies,implementation of ESOPs,purchases of large blocksof stock, annual updates,sales of ESOP companies,and acquisitions of compa-nies by ESOP companies.

He earned a bachelor ofbusiness administration infinance and real estatefrom theUniversity of Cin-cinnati and an MBA fromXavier University.

Sypniewski serves onthe Valuation AdvisoryCommittee of The ESOPAssociation, and has been apresenter on ESOP valua-tion topics for The ESOPAssociation, National Cen-ter for Employee Owner-ship (NCEO),OhioEmploy-ee Ownership Center (OE-OC), Southwest Ohio TaxInstitute and Lorman Edu-cation Services.

Chapman a VP atFifth Third

The Fifth Third Ban-corp Board of DirectorshaspromotedMontgomeryresident Sara Chapman tovice president.

Chapman is a fraud pre-vention manager. Shejoined theBank in 2003 andearned her bachelor’s de-gree in criminal justicefrom Eastern KentuckyUniversity.

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Taylor Sypniewski

Merchandise valued at $695removed at 4020 E GalbraithRoad, Nov. 20.Purse and contents of un-known value removed at 8240Montgomery Road, Nov. 24.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJindi Jiang, 44, 9134 UnionCemetery Road, theft at 11390Montgomery Road, Nov. 10.Siang Zhenfehl, 40, 708 Dog-wood Ave., theft at 9201Fields Ertel Road, Nov. 29.Zhenguaring Jianung, 37, 3395Grand Falls Blvd., theft at 9201

Fields Ertel Road, Nov. 23.Guanyun Jiang, 39, 708 Dog-wood Ave., theft at 9201Fields Ertel Road, Nov. 23.

Incidents/investigationsTheftAudio equipment valued at$20,000 removed at 9382Loveland-Madeira Road, Nov.15.House keys removed at 2881Royal Glen, Nov. 17.Leaf blower valued at $650removed at 11377 TerwilligersCreek, Nov. 17.Tools valued at $237 removedat 9641Waterford Place, Nov.20.$640 removed at 10498 Brent-moor, Nov. 20.Purse and contents valued at$350 removed at 8731HarpersPoint, Nov. 22.

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BLUE ASHCornell Road: Stock LoanServices LLC to RainmakerRealty LLC; $110,000.11363 Deerfield Road: MuellerProperty Holdings LLC to R.E.FHoldings LLC; $600,000.11365 Deerfield Road: MuellerProperty Holdings LLC to R.E.FHoldings LLC; $600,000.4815 Cooper Road: WesbancoBank Inc. to Detmer FamilyProperties LLC; $800,000.

MONTGOMERY10614 Thistlewood Court:Heape Andrea K. to DehavenBrian K. & Rhonda V.;$207,000.7813 Remington Road: JacksonDonna Lee to Hines Eric C.;$150,000.7855 Pfeiffer Road: RobertsReba to Kearney David W. &Sian Bitner-Kearney; $172,500.9620 Ross Ave.: DonovanRichard & Gail to HurterBrandon M. & Kelly L.;$450,000.9962 Zig Zag Road: ReinertThomas H. & Dorothy toBartsch John E. & Jennifer L.;$190,000.

SYCAMORETOWNSHIP5850 Bayberry Drive: JpmorganChase Bank National Associa-

tion to Sicking Robert L. Jr. Tr;$222,800.6783 Miami Hills Drive: Sendel-beck Robert H. & DelphineLois to Moening Kelly A. &Nicholas A. Enderle; $215,000.7181NoddingWay: GoldmanJanet A. to Kotarski Robert D.& Angela; $183,000.7300 NoddingWay: FrohlichMartin C. & Lisa K. to West-brook Robert L. III; $344,000.7808 Kugler Mill Road: Sylves-ter Steve to Fox Brian;$260,000.8587 Concord Hills Circle:Albrinck Jill & Nathan Martellto Wilson Robert Allen & FloraLee Wilson; $1,015,000.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP9905 Huntersrun Lane: HansonDavid Scott & Constance Y. toAllen William J.; $625,000.11347 Enyart Road: Pater AmyE. & Luke E. to ShermanBradley A.; $221,500.Geromes Way: Cactus LakesLLC to Tenhundfeld James R.& Karen F.; $132,500.11937 Harbortown Drive:Bishton Ian Peter & AnnetteHayes to Han Xiaonan &Xiaomeng Ren; $277,000.11949 Foxgate Way: PeirsonRyan P. & Hilary L. to BegleyRandy L. & Jennifer S.;$228,000.

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