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More than 100 friends andsupporters of The Cancer Sup-port Community, a local non-profit cancer support agency,enjoyed a fun evening of food,entertainment, and of courseshopping, at Saks Fifth Avenueduring a stylish in-store previewparty that celebrated Saks’ 13thannual Key to the Cure charita-ble shopping initiative to fightwomen’s cancers.

How will youremember 2011?

From a wet and cold begin-ning to a ... wet and cold ending,2011 looks much the same goingout as it did coming in.

In between, however, we hadour share of laughs and cries,joys and heartbreaks.

What will you most remem-ber about 2011? And to what areyou looking forward in 2012?

E-mail your thoughts totricountypress@communitypress.com, with“2011 memories” in the subjectline. Please include your name,community and a way to contactyou.

Happy New Year.

Holiday Encore!Dec. 21 at The Manor House

in Springdale at Maple Knoll wasa pleasurable evening of dinner,theatre and entertainment fromThe Encore! singing group.Formed about 10 years ago,there is a special rapport be-tween themselves and the audi-ence including, good-naturedbanter as to whether they sangbetter on an empty or a fullstomach.

See Evelyn Perkinscolumn, A3

An exercise inkindness

Athletic training has beenexpanding at Princeton HighSchool, with team membersexercising their communityspirit. About 20 members of thebasketball team and cheerlead-ing squad visited the St. Vincentde Paul outreach center at Win-ton Terrace, unloading andsorting donated gifts as part ofthe charity's Christmas program.

See full story, A4

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Amanda Baker, of Wyoming,left, Lucy Ward, of Hyde Park,and Executive Director RickBryan, of Blue Ash, attend theSaks Fifth Avenue Key to theCure shopping event. THANKS TO

JAMIE EIFERT

WYOMING — As seats shiftedand a new face joined the dais,Wyoming City Council has hon-ored its outgoing member with aresolution noting his sense of civ-ic duty.

Walter Cordes served on CityCouncil for four years, and was amember of various committees,including Urban Forestry Board,Historic Preservation Commis-sion and the Environmental Stew-ardship Commission.

"Wally was willing to listen in-tently to others and provideheartfelt and thoughtful input,

and would ultimately vote whathe truly believed to be in the bestinterests of the community," theresolution read.

"Wally has served with integri-

ty, diligence, sensitivity, passion,steadfast conviction and with thebest intentions for the people ofthe City of Wyoming.

"He has contributed willingly

and unstintingly of his time, tal-ent, energy and expertise to thebenefit of the present and futuregenerations of citizens."

Returning to City Council isVicky Zwissler, who had previ-ously served as an elected offi-cial..

Barry Porter was re-electedby his peers as mayor, and LynnCrider was chosen as vice may-or..

During the Dec. 19 meeting,city council unanimously passedresolutions honoring two otherresidents, in their absence, forservice to the community.

New council settles in as Wyoming says thanksBy Kelly McBridekmcbride@communitypress.com

WyomingMayor BarryPorter, left,congratulatesformerCouncilmanWalter Cordesafter CityCouncil passeda resolution inhis honor.PROVIDED

See WYOMING, Page A2

After six years away fromEvendale Village Council, Cath-erine Hartman is back for anoth-er term.

Since she began her first termon village council in 1993, theresidential side of Evendale hasremained fairly unchanged, butthe business aspect has grownconsiderably, expanding exist-ing businesses and bringing innew ones, she said.

Business expansion pairswell with Hartman's back-ground. After earning a mastersof science in civil and environ-mental engineering from the

University of Cincinnati, shestarted her own award-winningconsulting business of 55 em-ployees. She sold her business in1994, and has amassed about 30years of consulting experience.If her business backgroundcould help her in elections, shehasn't tried to use it.

"I didn't promote (my busi-ness background) in my cam-paign," Hartman said. "I proba-bly should have."

Her professional backgroundcan help her, because Evendalehas acquired more businessessince her last time in council.More local businesses are open-ing, and larger companies, suchas General Electric, have ex-

panded in the area."It's great for existing compa-

nies to expand," she said. "The(companies) here have been add-ing jobs, and industrial business-es have made a lot of progress."

Since her last term ended sixyears ago, Hartman said councilhas gotten more formal, andthere is more of a concern aboutrunning Evendale like a busi-ness.

She added that it wants towork with companies more like a"partnership" and want to get toknow businesses better, so theyunderstand what the intentionsof companies are and will knowwhat the effects will be on the lo-cal economy and residents of the

village."We're more active in the

Chamber (of Commerce)," shesaid. "We want to know business-es better."

With her return, Hartmansaid she has not encountered anyreal problems yet, with the bud-get being the main topic of dis-cussion. The councilwoman andconsultant said she "loves Even-dale, and has gotten so much thatI want to give back."

"I've lived in a lot of places,and people don't always knoweach other," she said. "Many peo-ple (in Evendale) know each oth-er and participate in the village. Ilove that. It's nice to have yourneighbors know who you are."

Returning councilwomanfeels ‘Hart’ of EvendaleBy Leah Fightmasterlfightmaster@communitypress.com

Evendale Village Councilwoman Catherine Hartman returns to council after a six-year hiatus following her 12-year term limit. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE

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Tom Gardner wasthanked for his contribu-tions to the Senior Commis-sion.

"Tom has shown that hecares for and appreciatesthe value of Wyoming'ssenior citizens and the leg-acy passed on to us by ourpredecessors and the im-portance of finding andcreating related program-ming, policies and servicesrelating to senior citizens,"the resolution said.

"Tom has shown himselfto be a person of conviction

and a committed advocateof his beliefs."

Jeff Walton was hon-ored for his work on the En-vironmental StewardshipCommission, where heserved for three years.

"Jeff has worked to en-able the people of this com-munity to have a highawareness of the impor-tance of preserving theearth's resources to thebenefit of future genera-tions," the resolution said.

"The three Rs of re-use,reduce and recycle havebecome a vital part of thelives of all the residents ofour city, due to the diligentand ongoing efforts of Jeffand his colleagues on theWyoming EnvironmentalStewardship Commission.

"In all things pertainingto environmental steward-ship," the resolution said,"Jeff has worked openlyand with great care to re-search the options, engagethe community and to pro-vide Council with the re-sults and his insights andknowledge."

WyomingContinued from Page A1

Pavement work will re-quire a two-lane rollingroad block on northboundInterstate 275 at the Hamil-ton/Clermont county line(Loveland-Madeira Roadbetween approximatelymile marker 52 and 54),from12:01a.m. to1a.m. Fri-day, Jan. 13.

Arrow boards and/orsigns will be in place prior

to the work zone to alertmotorists of the upcominglane closures.

To help ensure the safe-ty of the constructionworkers as well as the trav-eling public, motoristsshould remain alert, re-duce their speed and watchfor stopped traffic whilepassing through the workzone.

Expect overnight delays onInterstate 275 next Friday

SPRINGDALE — Carol-ers walked the halls of Ma-ple Knoll Village on Thurs-day, bringing holiday cheerto the residents of theSpringdale facility.

The Daisy Scout Troopfrom St. Elizabeth Ann Se-ton in Milford joined the St.Xavier Youth City Counciland family members of Ma-ple Knoll employees in anarray of holiday tunes toentertain residents there.

For Kyle Denman, it wasan extension of the St. Xmantra of "Men for others."

"We want to do this be-cause it makes a positivedifference on the lives ofothers," Denman said. "Itmakes their holiday bright-er, and inspires others."

Stephanie Harris,whose daughter Megan is amember of the Daisy

Troop, said the visit wastouching.

"There is a big genera-tion gap here," she said ofthe first-graders' visit tothe senior home. "It's good

for them to see that reach-ing out to the residentsmakes the seniors happy."

As the kids sang, resi-dents joined in, clappedand sat with smiles.

First-grader Lilly Her-riott said the visit was fun.

"I liked singing," shesaid, "because they weresmiling."

The group toured allfloors in the skilled nurs-ing, independent living andassisted living areas of Ma-ple Knoll.

Communication Direc-tor Becky Schulte, whosedaughter Rachel is a mem-ber of the Daisy troop, or-ganized the event with Ma-ple Knoll Chaplan Nancy

Vilaboy."Each year when we

Christmas carol through-out the Maple Knoll

Campus,I am remindedof the quote from Ruby LeeMitchell," Vilaboy said."'Carol singing, churchbells ringing, once moreChristmastime is here.

"'Children laughing,grownups beaming, heartsare warm with Christmascheer.'

"We gather as a group tobring music and memoriesinto the

hearts of our residentsand the joy on their facessays it all," Vilaboy said."That is one of the bestChristmas gifts."

Carolers bridge generationsBy Kelly McBridekmcbride@communitypress.com

Maple Knoll resident Simon Strong enjoys holiday carols sung by members of the St.Elizabeth Ann Seton Daisy Troop. KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Organ and celloconcert

First PresbyterianChurch in Glendale ishaving a cello and organholiday concert at 3 p.m.Sunday, Jan. 8.

The concert will fea-ture Maggie Murphy oncello and Amy Duke on or-gan.

Music selecitons fea-tured will be from theworks of Bach, Drischn-er, Reger and Saint-Seans.

For more information,call 771-6195.

The church is at 155 E.Fountain Ave., Glendale.

How to borroweBooks

Learn how to use thePublic Library of Cincin-nati and Hamilton Coun-ty’s downloadable collec-tion to borrow eBooks forfree at the following pres-entation times and places:

» Sharonville BranchLibrary at 7 p.m. Tuesday,

Jan. 3, and 7 p.m. Tuesday,Feb. 7; 10980 ThornviewDrive, Sharonville.

» Wyoming Branch Li-brary at 6:30 p.m. Thurs-day, Feb. 16, 500 Spring-field Pike, Wyoming.

Several locations willhave presentations onhow to use a home com-puter to search, borrowand download eBooksfrom the library’s web-site at www.cincinnatili-brary.org.

The library has estab-lished its own contractwith Overdrive, the com-pany that supports theOhio eBook Project.

The new site is at cin-cinnatilibrary/lib/over-drive.com.

Features of the newsite include 21 day loanperiods, rotating slidesh-ows that spotlight new ad-ditions to the collection, acollection of browser-based Disney books, moreuser-friendly browsingoption and easily-accessi-ble help pages.

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As the invitation stated,Dec. 21 at The ManorHouse in Springdale atMaple Knoll was a plea-surable evening of dinner,theatre and entertainmentfrom The Encore! singinggroup.

Formed about 10 yearsago, there is a specialrapport between them-selves and the audienceincluding, good-naturedbanter as to whether theysang better on an empty ora full stomach. However,since it was time to eat,they waited until we wereserved. Retired musicteacher Jacqueline Carrexpertly played the key-board as we filled ourplates. Vocalist, Joy Gaza-way, says, “Jackie keepsus going.”

Wyoming’s JamesClark is the longest stand-ing member and Encore!’seloquent MC. James previ-ously sang in the Sunriseand Celestial Choirs atQuinn Chapel AMEChurch. He opened with“The Christmas Song,”reminiscent of Nat KingCole and better known as“Chestnuts Roasting on anOpen Fire.”

During Robert Sulli-van’s fun rendition of

LouisArm-strong’s"’Zat YouSantaClaus?”FranceneCunning-hamdancedthroughthe audi-

ence as a mysterious San-ta carrying her MerryChristmas bag, humor-ously helping to conveythe lyrical fears about whowas really knocking on thedoor.

As Joy sang EarthaKitt’s “Santa Baby,” shekibitzed with James ask-ing for a sable coat, duplexapartment and Tiffanyjewels. James retortedthat he was Scrooge andwould neither hurry downthe chimney nor mailanything she requested.

James crooned DonnyHathaway’s mellow “ThisChristmas,” and KarlGibson, accompanied byThe Rev. John Wright onsaxophone vocalized asmooth arrangement of“Have Yourself a MerryLittle Christmas.”

Some of you may re-member that Ruth Lyons

wrote “Christmas Lulla-by.” Before singing it, Joysaid, “In quiet moments,after all the celebration,we reflect on the kind ofworld we will leave ourchildren and on the truemeaning of Christmas”.She and Karl duetted on“What Are You Doing NewYear’s Eve?”

Have you ever heard“Issay, Issay?” It is a quitelively song of Jesus’ com-ing, based on a traditionalEthiopian Christmas tune.Rev. Wright performed a

beautiful saxophone soloof “O Holy Night,” asFrancene praise danced amoving interpretation.The song was presentedagain with the melding ofEncore!’s voices in a dif-ferent arrangement.

Rev. Wright spoke on“The Real Meaning:” “Sooften retailers make youthink Christmas is aboutbuying, buying, buying.Keep in mind that Jesus isthe reason for the season.Think of the love Godgifted us with over the

years. Just as the WiseMen sought Jesus, wecontinue to do the same.Be thankful. Give Him allthe praise and glory. It isnot about us, it is aboutJesus. Glory, Glory, Gloryto the newborn King!”

Rev. Wright is an asso-ciate minister at AllenTemple AME Church (org.1824), where his fatherpastored years ago.

Encore! entertained uswith other Christmassongs that night. The audi-ence also sang along to“It’s Beginning to LookLike Christmas,” “Let itSnow!" and” Rudolph theRed-Nosed Reindeer.”

They perform at nurs-ing homes, and will beback at Manor House tosing love songs for Valen-tine’s Day. Mark yourcalendar for a feast for theeye, the ear and the soul.

Don’t take my word forit. Joel McCray encour-aged Jackie to expandtheir repertoire. He says,“They’re exciting andinvigorating. What aninspirational group. Youmust see them to believeit!”

Contact Robert Sulli-van at 513-821-2086 to bookEncore! for a perfor-mance.

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

Holiday performance worthy of an Encore!

Evelyn PerkinsCOMMUNITY PRESSCOLUMNIST

Encore! members Francene Cunningham, The Rev. John Wright, Beatrice Jenkins (musicianand mother of Jacqueline Carr), Ida Nixon; Joy Gazaway, Jacqueline Carr, James Clark, KarlGibson and Robert Sullivan. Members Joyce Mobley and Wendell Young not present.EVELYN PERKINS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

FOREST PARK — Steel-Summit is giving its ForestPark location a makeoverand renovation that will becompleted in the next sixmonths.

The company, at 11150Southland Road, recentlybrokegroundontheprojectthat will add 7,500 squarefeet of office space and23,000 square feet of plantspace.

SteelSummit,whichcur-rently employs 42 at theForest Park location, proc-esses flat-rolled steel formany industries, specializ-ing in the appliance andautomotive industries, in-cluding Honda and Toyota.

Forest Park Communityand Economic Develop-mentDirectorChrisAnder-son said the renovation pro-ject is “good news all

around” for the city and thecompany,astheprojectwillimprove the look of thebuilding facing SouthlandRoad and the project meansthe business is doing well intough economic times.

“It’s going to be quite abig change,” Andersonsaid.

Randy Stebelton, direc-tor of quality and opera-tions for SteelSummit, said

the company is “fortunateenough to be busy,” andhopes the new look of thebuilding will be more ap-pealingtopotentialcustom-ers.

Along with the cosmeticchanges to SteelSummit,Stebelton said the in-creased plant space will al-low for more product stor-age and new equipmentthat will give the company

room to grow further.“It’s going to increase

our capacity a great deal,”he said.

Stebelton said the pro-ject is expected to be com-pleted by June, and the newequipment should be inplace by August. With theadded space, SteelSummitcould add three to four newemployees in the comingyear.

SteelSummit begins renovationBy Rob Dowdyrdowdy@communitypress.com

SteelSummit in Forest Park is beginning work on arenovation and expansion project that is expected to becompleted by June. ROB DOWDY/ THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The filing deadline forcandidates in the March 6primary came and went,with Hamilton County Re-publicans still looking for areal candidate to take onDemocratic county com-missioner Todd Portune;and a former Cincinnaticity councilman ready totake on Republican countycommissioner Greg Hart-mann.

The candidate filingsalso produced some poten-tially explosive GOPMarch primary battles forcounty commission seats inButler and Clermont coun-ties; and primary battles inHamilton County for statelegislative seats for boththe Republican and Demo-cratic parties.

In the 2nd Congression-al District, David Krikor-ian of Madeira - who hasbattled Rep. Jean Schmidt,R-Miami Township, incourt and on the ballot,filed as a Democratic can-didate.

For Hamilton CountyCommissioner, the Demo-crats have recruited for-mer Cincinnati councilmember Greg Harris, a 40-year-old West Price Hill

resident. GOP leaders havebeen trying to convinceChris Bortz, who lost hisbid for re-election to Cin-cinnati City Council lastmonth, into runningagainst Portune, but Bortzhas yet to commit to therace.

The Hamilton CountyGOP is hoping that replace-ment candidate will beBortz, a developer whoserved three two-yearterms on council.

In a surprise move, for-mer State Rep. Tom Brink-man Jr., of Mt. Lookout,filed petitions to take onState Rep. Peter Stautberg,R-Anderson Township, in aGOP primary in the 27thOhio House District, whichincludes much of south-eastern Hamilton County.

Brinkman was term-limited out of the OhioHouse four years ago, andStautberg replaced him.

Other interesting racesto follow include:

» Republican John Wil-liams and Democrat TracieHunter - who are stilllocked in a legal battle infederal court over lastyear’s juvenile court elec-tion - will apparently faceeach other this fall in a sec-ond juvenile court judge-

ship, one to which Williamswas appointed by Gov. JohnKasich last month.

Hunter filed petitions torun for the remainder ofthe term to which Williamswas appointed. The twowere separated by only 23votes in last year’s election,which is still in legal limboover the counting of provi-sional ballots.

In other filings Wednes-day:

» State Rep. LouisBlessing Jr. is preventedby term limits from run-ning for the Ohio House.His son, Louis Blessing III,entered the race and willface two Republicans,Heather Harlow and Pakki-ri Rajagopal.

» Republicans in thelegislature created a newmajority Democratic dis-trict in central HamiltonCounty called the 31st; andthere will be a four-wayDemocratic primary there.State Rep. Denise Drie-haus’ West Side districtwas blown apart by GOPredistricting, so she movedto the 31st, where she willface former Democraticstate Rep. Terry Tranter,Louis Brockmeier and San-dra Queen Noble in theDemocratic primary.

Filings create surprise primariesGannett News Service

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

TRI-COUNTYPRESSEditor: Dick Maloney, rmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134

Athletic training has been expanding atPrinceton High School, with teammembers exercising their communityspirit.

About 20 members of the basket-ball team and cheerleading squad recently visitedthe St. Vincent de Paul outreach center at WintonTerrace, unloading and sorting donated gifts aspart of the charity's Christmas program.

Then, they packed and loaded the gifts fordelivery, and helped stock the pantry.

That's one way Princeton Athletic DirectorGary Croley is enhancing the athletic experience

at Princeton."We at Princeton believe in building well-

rounded people," Croley said. "We want students tonot only excel in their sport and academics, butalso in how they give back to others.

"In order for that to be part of them as adults,we have to start instilling it now."

Football players recently volunteered at a St.Vincent de Paul center, and Croley plans to in-clude as many athletes as possible as the schoolyear progresses.

Michael Wilson, director of the PrincetonEducation Foundation, said it's part of Croley'sphilosophy on education.

"Gary has always had a strong sense of doingthings the right way," he said. "I see him talking to

his players as a group and individually, deliveringthe same message, 'We do things the right way.'"

"He has devoted himself to the development ofyoung people."

The volunteer efforts are part of that devel-opment.

"There will come a day when we all hang up ourcleats," Wilson said.

"If athletes are going to be contributing mem-bers of society when they retire, they must learnto contribute throughout their lives.

"Volunteerism by our athletes is an importantpart of their development," Wilson said. "It buildscapacity in their class and character, and it givesthem an opportunity to realize how much theyhave to share with our community."

Princeton athletes trainthrough volunteerism

By Kelly McBridekmcbride@communitypress.com

Christian Lohmeier helps a gift recipient at St. Vincent de Paul. PROVIDED

Darius Hilson, left, and DeJuan Scott help tostock the pantry. PROVIDED

Logan McAvinchey,left, and Nate McGill,

right, deliverpresents to a gift

recipient. PROVIDED

Deion Isham, from left, Dorian Jordan, K-Ana Powell and Mariesha Gibson sort presents at the Winton Terrace facility. PROVIDED

From left: Quenton Pointer, Mack Bozel, Darius Pritchett, Malcolm Smith and NateMcGill organize bags of gifts. PROVIDED

Eric Tivis, De'Arius Young and Trey Watkinsgather bicycles to distribute to giftrecipients. PROVIDED

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

TRI- COUNTYPRESSEditor: Melanie Laughman, mlaughman@communitypress.com, 513-248-7573

KENWOOD — You may notthink a person who has playedfour games, grabbed just one re-bound and dished out one assistthis season is having an impact onhis basketball team. If that isyour conclusion then you havenot met University of Daytonwalk-on and former Moeller starBrian Vonderhaar.

The point guard is in his junioryear with the Flyers and is havingthe time of his life on and off thebasketball court.

“My time here has been awe-some,” Vonderhaar said. “Travel-ing around the country andworld, especially last year inEurope, has been great. I’ve ex-perienced some great things andplayed against some great com-petition.”

The role of a walk-on playerentails learning the offensive anddefensive sets of the opposingteam, something most peopledon’t realize. The reason for thisis so Brian and the scout team -the team that acts as the opponentin practice - can emulate exactlywhat the Flyers’ opponents aretrying to do in the game.

“Being on the scout team andgoing against scholarship guys inpractice is great,” he said. “Thereis a lot of pride on the line be-tween us. It’s pretty fun at prac-tice.”

Without the scout team therewould be no battling in practicethat lets the Flyers and coach Ar-chie Miller figure out what theiropponents want to do.

In 2010-11, Vonderhaar record-ed just seven minutes of playingtime on the season but recordedhis first career field-goal on Jan.

22, 2011, against Fordham whilepulling down two rebounds. Onthe season he finished with twopoints, two rebounds, one assist

and one steal.This season the Flyers are off

to a 9-4 start through Dec. 23 andVonderhaar has appeared in fourgames and recorded one reboundand one assist.

“We come to work every dayand practice, I don’t know if it willlead to more playing time or not,but this year has been fun,” Von-derhaar said.

The point guard enjoys every-thing about college, but his favor-ite aspect about Dayton is thebasketball atmosphere thatcomes with playing at UD Arena.

“It’s basketball city up heresince it’s pretty much the onlything in town and we get a ton offan support. We have very loyalfans and it’s great to play in frontof 10-11,000 fans every singlenight.”

While Vonderhaar has not hada chance to see his Crusaders

play in person this season, he didsee them over the summer atDayton’s basketball camp and ishoping to catch a game at somepoint this season.

Even though he has not seenthe court all that much duringlive game action, his basketballskills have not diminished.

“My defense has improved themost by far,” the former Moellerstar said. “Playing against moreathletic guys that are quicker,bigger and taller than in highschool has really helped my de-fensive skills.”

While the stigma of a walk-oncan be they just take up space onthe end of the bench and get in thegame only when the score is outof reach, what they do behind thescenes is just as important, if notmore important than what somescholarship players provide to aDivision I basketball program.

By Tom Skeentskeen@communitypress.com

Moeller graduate BrianVonderhaar is putting the timeand work in behind the scenes asa walk-on for the Dayton Flyers.THANKS TO ERIK SCHELKUN, ELSESTAR

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Kuechly was presented theaward for the nation's top line-backer by Dick Butkus himself ina surprise presentation at theBoston College football banqueton Dec. 4.

The 6'3”, 237 pound linebackerremains humbled by all of theawards.

“Maybe I'll reflect on it some-time down the road, but right nowI just want to win games,” saidKuechly. “They're a representa-tion of the guys on the team andthe people who helped me get

there. Footballis the ultimateteam sport andeverything Iachieve is a re-flection of theteam.”

He achieveda record-break-ing season in2011, leadingthe nation with191 tackles andsetting the At-lantic Coast

Conference career record with532 tackles. His 191 tackles brokehis previous single season ACCrecord of 183, set last season. Hiscommitment to getting better ev-ery day since stepping foot on theBoston College campus has paiddividends.

Specht compared Kuechly toRocky Boiman, another St. Xproduct who achieved NFL suc-cess.

“We always knew he was agreat kid,” said Specht. “We knewhe'd be a special player when wemoved him from linebacker tofree safety his senior year. Ourscheme required us to put ourmost complete player in that po-sition.”

The two-time first-team All-American has stayed in touchwith Specht and the Bombersprogram.

“Whenever I get home, I makeit a point to check in on St. X andsee how the program's doing,” hesaid.

He took the tools he learnedfrom Specht and the Bomberscoaches to BC and continues tohone his skills under Frank Spa-ziani's staff. The lessons helearned from Specht transcendthe field of play.

Luke Kuechly has a big deci-sion to make while he is home vis-iting family in Cincinnati thisweek. The 2009 St. Xavier HighSchool graduate and Boston Col-lege junior linebacker will likelydecide whether to turn pro or re-turn for another year of collegebefore he heads back to Bostonafter winter break.

Kuechly has exceeded expec-tations, set records, and rackedup individualhonors in hisfirst threeyears at BC.Now, the pro-jected first-round pick inApril's NFLdraft must de-cide if he willtake his talentsto the next levelor stick with theGolden Eagles.

“I'll talk tomy family and sit down with peo-ple I trust,” he said.

One of those people is St. Xhead coach Steve Specht. Kuech-ly's high school coach will be asounding board for the lineback-er when the two meet this week.Specht believes that Kuechly'swell-roundedness embodies thestudent-athlete ideal.

“Education is very importantto him,” said Specht. “He'll dowhat's best for him and his fam-ily.”

The son of Tom and EileenKuechly of Sharonville hasstayed true to himself since grad-uating from St. X and is an excel-lent role model for current andfuture Bombers.

“He's a very grounded individ-ual,” said Specht. “He has a tre-mendous foundation, he's veryfaith-focused, he's principled,and he's focused on the rightthings.”

Kuechly was honored as thenation's top lineman, linebackerand defensive player this season,winning the Lombardi Award,Butkus Award, Bronco NagurskiAward and the Lott IMPACT Tro-phy. The Lott Trophy is presentedbased on both on-field and off-field performance and character.

By Adam Turerpresspreps@gmail.com

X grad Kuechly facedwith a tough decision

St. XaviergraduateLuke Kuechlyof BostonCollege willlikely be afirst-roundNFL draft pickif he choosesto go thatroute. FILE

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WAIT, THERE’SMORE!

The Princeton faithful cameout in full force for our Catchingup with College Athletes project– so much that we had to getanother page for it. Look for thefamily and friend submissions onB6 of this week’s issue.

COLUMBUS — In the game ofbasketball, one moment canmake for a memorable poster.

For Ohio State Universitysophomore and former Prince-ton High School standout JordanSibert, that moment came on na-tional television against power-house, Duke University, Nov. 29.

Sibert noticed that Duke’splayers weren’t crashing theboards with much tenacity, so,like he’d done against manyteams before, Sibert leaped over6-foot-10 Duke forward MilesPlumlee to make a spectaculartip-in as part of the Buckeyes’85-63 victory.

“It was amazing. Growing up,that’s what you dream about do-ing, especially playing Duke,”Sibert said. “You want to be onthat big stage and be able tomake a play…It was a confi-dence booster for me.”

Sibert committed to OhioState as a highly regarded offen-sive threat coming out of Prince-ton. During his senior seasonwith the Vikings, Sibert led theGreater Miami conference with18.2 points per game. As a junior,he helped lead Princeton to astate runner-up finish.

The 6-foot-4 guard got his feetwet during his freshman season,averaging just over eight min-utes per game.

When he took to the hardwoodfor the Buckeyes, Sibert said ittook some time to adjust to thephysicality of college basket-ball, in addition to adjusting forthe shot clock.

“It’s way different than highschool,” he said. “…The speed ofthe game is much faster…(atPrinceton) being able to jumpand dunk on people was so easy.But here, a lot of people canjump and getting blocked hereand there was kind of shocking,but I can still catch people nowand then.”

As a sophomore, Sibert is see-ing an increased role with theteam and is averaging around 15minutes per game. He was evena runner-up for the Big 10 sixthman of the week, Dec. 5. Sibertbelieves he’s starting to get bet-ter as he gains more experience.

“I’m slowing down and com-ing into my own,” he said. “Lastyear, I felt I had to prove stuff,but now I know what I can do,and I just need to relax and slowdown and do it.”

Now that he’s playing a big-time college program, Sibert’sstaying hungry because heknows playing professional bas-

ketball is an attainable goal.“It would mean everything

(to go pro). You dream about itwhen you are a little kid, and thisis the step right below it. To seeyour dreams within reach and toknow you can get it, you justhave to work a lot harder and it’sthe driving force…to know I’malmost there.”

For now, the 2010 GMC Ath-lete of the Year will try and help

the No. 2-ranked Buckeyes navi-gate through the rigors of a Big10 schedule. He also believesthis year’s version of the Buck-eyes can end the season with anational championship.

“I believe we can be nationalchampions. We’ll continue togrow and we can continue towork and we can give the NCAAtournament a great run for itsmoney,” he said.

Sibert comes intoown at Ohio StateBy Nick Dudukovichndudukovich@communitypress.com

Ohio State sophomore Jordan Sibert (right) tips in a rebound duringthe Buckeyes' win over Duke, Nov. 29. THANKS TO JORDAN SIBERT

THE SIBERT FILEOn academics: The communications major said it’s tough balancing

basketball, friends and school, but he makes it work by prioritizing.“School comes first…and you make sure you incorporate basketballand friends after,” he said.

Family ties: Sibert won’t get a lot of free time during the holidaysbecause of basketball, and he wanted to let his parents, Scott andSheila Sibert, brothers, Logan and Scottie, and sister, Gennise, knowthat he loves them and appreciates their support.

Teammates: Played AAU ball with current teammates Jared Sull-inger and J.D. Weatherspoon, who played for the Northland team thatdefeated Princeton in the 2009 state final.

Favorite movie: “Bad Boys II”When home: Enjoys catching a movie and spending time with

friends.Favorite Princeton basketball moment: Slamming four dunks in

the 2008-2009 GMC finale to beat Middletown for the league title infront of a sold-out crowd.

Motto: “There’s no place like home.”

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A publication of

New property values from thejust completed county-wide re-appraisal will take effect with thefirst tax bills in January. With agreat number of values changingwe expect a number of questions,with one of the most often askedbeing: “If my value went downand taxes are calculated basedupon value, how can my taxes goup”?

The first reason for highertaxes is any new or increased taxlevies approved by voters in yourcommunity or school district.The list of levies approved in 2011can be found on our website un-der Departments / Real EstateTaxes / 2011Levy Summary.

The second reason is that taxrates for emergency levies forschool districts and bond retire-ment rates are adjusted each

year to gener-ate a set level ofrevenue. As val-ues increase,these levies areoften adjusteddownward. Thereverse is truealso. As valuesdecline in a dis-trict, these taxrates are ad-justed upward

in order to generate a specificamount of revenue.

The third reason is, followingeach reappraisal, the State TaxCommissioner recalculates whatare called “reduction factors” forthe voted tax levies. Legislationproviding this was passed in the1970s to prevent taxing entitiesfrom receiving windfalls fromrapidly rising property values.On most voted levies, if propertyvalues go up, the effective taxingrate goes down to keep revenueconstant.

Now, with values declining inmany areas, that same provisioncan increase the effective mill-age rates so that the taxing entitydoes not incur a shortfall. Asproperties decline, the effective

tax rates will increase in order tokeep revenue constant.

There is a limit. Effective mill-age can not be increased to morethan the original millage set byvoters. So a taxing entity can’tcompensate for lost revenuewithout enacting new taxes orbudget cuts.

If a property owner believesthe value to be too high, the Boardof Revision (BOR) exists to pro-vide property owners with an av-enue for a formal appeal of theirvalue. BOR complaints can befiled through our office from Jan-uary 1 to March 31 (April 2 thisyear because March 31is on a Sat-urday).

If you file a complaint it is upto you to present evidence sup-porting your opinion of value. Re-member that we work in terms ofvalues, not “taxes.” It is not suffi-cient to tell the BOR “my taxesare too high”.

Information on the BOR proc-ess is available on our website:www.hcauditor.org, along withstate proscribed forms and in-structions. Or we can mail themto you if you call our office at 513-946-4000.

Dusty Rhodes is the Hamilton Coun-ty auditor. For more information, goto www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org.

The effect new property values have on your taxes

Dusty RhodesCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Senate Republicans haveblocked President Barack Oba-ma's nomination of Richard Cor-dray to head the Consumer Finan-cial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

The vote was 53-45 - with onesenator voting "present" - fallingshort of the 60 votes needed tobreak a Republican filibuster.

Richard Cordray was attorneygeneral of Ohio, Treasurer ofOhio and solicitor general ofOhio. From all accounts, he is anoutstandingly competent candi-date to head the CFPB. And, talkabout bright, he was a five-time"Jeopardy!" champion.

A year ago, the presidentfought fierce lobbying from thefinancial industry and signed intolaw the Dodd-Frank Wall StreetReform and Consumer Protec-tion Act.

The new law put in place re-forms that reduce excessive risktaking on Wall Street.

The law establishes thestrongest consumer protection-sin our history, and creates theConsumer Financial Protection

Bureau. The CFPB is chargedwith ensuring that financial ser-vice providers compete on the ba-sis of the services they provideand not on unfair, deceptive, and

hidden fees and harmful prac-tices.

The CFPB cannot exercise itsfull authorities or make good onthe consumer protection goals inthe law unless a director is inplace.

Brian Deese,deputy directorof the NationalEconomicCouncil, indi-cated, "Non-bank financialcompanies likepayday lenders,mortgage lend-ers, mortgageservicers, debtcollectors, andcredit reporting

agencies play an incredibly im-portant part in the lives of Amer-ican families...The non-bank sec-tor is one where we have seen, inthe past, some of the most...pred-atory lending practices in our fi-nancial system."

These destructive and non-transparent practices led to thefinancial melt-down of 2008.

Without a CFPB director,Americans will not be protectedfrom falling prey to many of thedamaging practices that

contributed to the worst finan-cial crisis since the Great De-pression.

The CFPB’s inability to exer-cise its full authority while itawaits a director negatively af-fects our economy and the securi-ty of our financial system.

Without a director, the agencydesigned to shield consumersfrom the excesses behind the2008 financial crisis cannot oper-ate at full throttle.

President Obama has respon-ded, "We are not giving up onthis...We are not going to allowpolitics as usual on Capital Hill tostand in the way of American con-sumers being protected from un-scrupulous financial operators."

A question to the Republicanswho are blocking Richard Cor-dray and consumer protections:Whom are you protecting?

Looks to me as if you are in thewrong place and on the wrongside.

Richard O. Schwab was formerlyassociate head of school, and middleschool head, Cincinnati Country DaySchool. He is currently neighborhoodteam leader, Glendale OrganizingFor America Community Team(www.gofact.blogspot.com)

Senate Republicans againobstruct improvements toAmericans' financial security

RichardSchwabCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

A festive year“My biggest memory of 2011

regarding community was the2011Deer Park Days Festival. Myhusband and I go to it every yearand love that we can walk fromour house. Even though DeerPark is only 1 square mile atten-dance was in the thousands. Andit was memorable because my fa-vorite local band was playing:The Rusty Griswolds. It was a

glorious, cool evening in Augustand a great feeling of community.

“I'm looking forward to 2012’sfestival season. Cincinnati is sounique with all our festivals,whether its Deer Park, Coving-ton, Downtown or Cheviot. Wehave a sense of community that ispriceless!”

Maureen HollmeyerDeer Park

2011 memories

HOW WILL YOU REMEMBER 2011?What will you most remember about 2011? And to what are you

looking forward in 2012?E-mail your thoughts to tricountypress@communitypress.com, with

“2011 memories” in the subject line. Please include your name, commu-nity and a way to contact you.

Happy New Year.

Dec. 28 questionsDo you “celebrate” New

Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, or iseach “just another day?” What isyour favorite New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day memory?

“My wife is almost 70 and I am75, and we haven't done any cele-brating of the event for a fewyears, though we used to reallyhave a good time gathering withour neighbors on New Years Eve.

“Things change when you getolder. One of my best memorieswas the year when I decided Iwould use a men's hair coloringliquid on my hair to surprise peo-ple at the party. I have been total-ly white-haired for many yearsnow.

“So I bought a bottle of Clairoland used it according to direc-tions (the label said it would washout in 4 or 5 shampoos.) Well, itdidn't wash out. It turned my hairpurple, and I found out throughresearch that this is what hap-pens when your hair has no pig-mentation left.

“I ended up having to get myhead shaved. On the positive side,Clairol finally caved in to mycomplaint letters and gave me a$200 settlement!”

Bill B.

“For Y2K New Years we werein Vegas. Following a fireworksdisplay we were in a huge crowdgoing back into The Mirage casi-no and somehow my wife lost anexpensive sapphire & diamondring.

“She called ‘lost and found’ thenext morning and, believe it ornot, someone had found it andturned it in! That renewed by be-lief in humanity ... at least for ashort while.”

J.G.

“I used to celebrate NewYear’s Eve just a little too much,

but not anymore. My wife and Iwill go out for an early supperand hopefully be asleep by mid-night. Boy how things changewhen you get older.”

D.D.

“New Year’s Eve is a specialtime for me and my wife. NewYear’s Eve we share with a few ofour close friends who we haveknown for at least 50 years. NewYear’s day we have the familyover to have their sauerkraut forgood luck in the coming year. Wesure do need it.”

E.S.

“We always celebrated NewYear’s Eve when I was younger,New Year’s day was for recovery.My favorite memory is of themassive parties my brother and Ithrew when mom and dad weregone for the night! We had a liveband in the living room!”

J.S.K.

“I don't celebrate New Year'sEve or New Year's day. To methere is nothing to celebrate. Anew year has dawned regularlysince time began so I see nothingspecial to mark it as a celebratoryoccasion.

“New Year's is right up therewith ‘Drink-o de Mayo’ and otherman-made reasons for people tobehave badly.”

R.V.

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NEXT QUESTIONDo you think Iraq will deterio-rate into sectarian violence afterthe U.S. pulled its troops out ofthe country? Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers totricountypress@communitypress.comwith Chatroom in the subject line.

As Ohioans, we should all con-gratulate Sen. Rob Portman onhis appointment to the Congres-sional Supercommittee whichwas formed to recommend long-term solutions to America’s bud-getary problems. For a freshmansenator, this honor is well-recog-nized.

However with the partisandeadlock killing an agreementand further endangering any po-tential economic revitalization itis all the more important that wemake our opinion on the issues athand known to Sen. Portman.

The Supercommittee hadbeen created as a compromisemeasure to bridge a gap betweenthe debt ceiling and the financialrequirements of the federal gov-ernment. The purpose of the Su-percommittee was to recom-mend sustainable financial strat-egies so that these types of ad hocarrangements are not necessaryin the future.

While there had been many op-tions on the table – increased rev-enues, entitlement reform, andspending cuts, I feel that themembers of this committeemissed a unique opportunity tostart the process by eliminating

those programs that representthe most glaring examples ofwaste and abuse within the sys-tem. With across the board cutscoming for many departments itmakes especially good sense nowfor the Supercommittee mem-bers to lead on these issues in

their respectivelegislative bod-ies. One recom-mendationwould be theelimination ofall energy sub-sidies from thefederal budget.

Energy sub-sidies are notlimited to directcash pay-outs tocompanies. The

most recent example is the caseof Solyndra, an alternative ener-gy company that filed for bank-ruptcy shortly after receiving ahefty some of our tax dollars –more than half a billion – in directsupport from the government.

These subsidies also appear inthe tax code by way of special de-ductions for certain corpora-tions, our national trade policy inthe way of tariffs and other barri-

ers to foreign competitors, andby the federal government as-suming the liability of operationfor some energy companies (seenuclear power).

In just four years, the federalgovernment has increased ener-gy subsidies from $15 billion tomore than $30 billion.

Assuming a steady amount ofenergy subsidy dollars (an as-sumption that one would be ill-ad-vised to make under the currentrecord), the elimination of theseprograms would accumulate to a$320 billion savings for taxpay-ers over the next decade.

The message to Sen. Portmanis clear: abolish energy subsidyprograms, save “we the taxpay-ers” a third of a trillion dollars,and let the free market work. Ourlong-term budget solution de-pends on the government gettingout of the business of pickingwinners and losers, and allowingbusiness to get back in to the busi-ness of innovation of competi-tion.

Tom Brinkman Jr. (R) representedthe 34th Ohio House District from2001 to 2008.

Abolish energy subsidy programs

TomBrinkmanCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

TRI-COUNTYPRESS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

More than100 friends and sup-porters of Cancer Support Com-munity, a local non-profit cancersupport agency, enjoyed a funevening of food, entertainment,and of course shopping, at SaksFifth Avenue on recently duringa stylish in-store preview partythat celebrated Saks’ 13th annualKey to the Cure charitable shop-ping initiative to fight women’scancers.

Internationally known jewel-ry designer Marco Bicego made areturn visit for his second Key tothe Cure appearance, greetingguests and discussing his de-signs.

Bicego’s popular jewelryblends old world Italian crafts-manship with tradition, passionand imagination, bringing newmeaning to “everyday luxury.”

Key to the Cure is a nationalshopping event sponsored by

Saks Fifth Avenue and the Enter-tainment Industry Foundation'sWomen's Cancer Research Fundbenefiting local cancer-relatedprograms and non-profits acrossthe country.

Since its inception in 1999, theevent has raised more than $34million nationwide. Two percentof local sales from Oct. 19-23were directed to Cancer SupprtCommunity to help fund the non-profit organization’s free pro-grams of support, education andhope for people with cancer andtheir loved ones offered locally inBlue Ash, Ft. Wright, Clifton,downtown and Western Hills.

Cancer Support Communitytrustee emeritus and event chair-woman April Davidow workedwith Saks Fifth Avenue GeneralManager Kevin Shibley and Mar-keting Director Lindsey Hutten-bauer to plan the party.

Harry Davidow, Marco Bicego and Rick Bryan of Blue Ash chat at theKey to the Cure event at Saks Fifth Avenue. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Theresa Moran and Marco Bicegoenjoy a moment at the Key to theCure shopping event at Saks FifthAvenue. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

BettyCookendorfer,Marco Bicegoand AnnaBianco chat atthe Key to theCure shoppingevent at SaksFifth Avenue.THANKS TO JAMIE

EIFERT

Rich Moore of Pleasant Ridge, Jim Barton of Oakley and Tom Young ofSymmes Township, attend the Key to the Cure charitable shoppingevent at Saks Fifth Avenue. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Amanda Baker of Wyoming, left, Lucy Ward of Hyde Park, and Executive Director Rick Bryan of Blue Ashattend the Saks Fifth Avenue Key to the Cure shopping event. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Elke Hartman and Donna Vittof Western Hills enjoy a drinkat the Saks Fifth Avenue andWellness Community Key tothe Cure charitable shoppingevent. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Karen Martin of Loveland, Sally Kurz of Loveland, Tom Young ofSymmes Township, Stephanie Quehl of Loveland and JenniferHomer of Loveland enjoy some shopping at Saks to raise money forThe Wellness Community. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Shoppersaid cancerresearch

Debbie Waller and Sandy Rubinof Madeira shop and sip drinksfor a good cause at Saks FifthAvenue's Key to the Cure. THANKS

TO JAMIE EIFERT

Pam McDonald of Mount Washington, left, Linda Green of IndianHill, Mo Dunne of Oakley and Harry Davidow of downtown attendthe Saks Fifth Avenue Key to the Cure event. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Eve Tedeschi, left, Saks fashion jewelry buyer, Kevin Shibley, Saksgeneral manager, and Heather Blevins, Saks jewelry manager enjoythe Key to the Cure event at Saks. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Francie Condon of Montgomery, left, and Emily Woodruff of AndersonTownship, have some fun for a good cause at the Saks Fifth Avenue Keyto the Cure event. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

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THURSDAY, JAN. 5On Stage - ComedyTyrone Hawkins, 8 p.m., GoBananas, 8410 Market Place,College and military night. Ages18 and up. $8, $4 with college ormilitary ID. 984-9288; www.go-bananascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

FRIDAY, JAN. 6Dining EventsFriday Night’s Dinner Out,5:30-7 p.m., Halker-Flege Amer-ican Legion Post 69, 9000 Read-ing Road, Downstairs. Hamburg-ers, cheeseburgers, fish, sideitems, soup and chili available.Specialty sandwich each week.Through Feb. 24. 733-9926.Reading.

On Stage - ComedyTyrone Hawkins, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, Ages 18and up. $12. 984-9288; www.go-bananascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

SATURDAY, JAN. 7Dance ClassesBallroom Dance: Dare toDance, 5:30-6:30 p.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, 6200Pfeiffer Road, Weekly throughFeb. 25. Cardiovascular workoutwhile exploring new dancesteps. Learn the waltz, cha cha,tango, hustle and many more.Taught by professional dancersfrom Dare to Dance studio.Family friendly. $175-$190couples, $100-$120 single. Reser-vations required. 985-6742.Montgomery.

Exercise ClassesBig John’s Zumba Hour, 11a.m.-noon, Holiday Inn Cincin-nati I-275 North, 3855 HauckRoad, $5. 907-3512. Sharonville.

Music - RockThe Gamut, 7:30-11 p.m., DeSh-a’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, 247-2380;www.deshas.com. Montgomery.

NatureRadical Raptors, 2 p.m., SharonWoods, 11450 Lebanon Road,Sharon Centre. Get up close andpersonal with local birds of prey.Free, vehicle permit required.Presented by Hamilton CountyPark District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Shar-onville.

Moonlight Walk, 7 p.m., Glen-wood Gardens, 10623 Spring-field Pike, Meet at the Gate-house to walk along the pavedloop and enjoy the bright wintermoon. Free, vehicle. Presentedby Hamilton County Park Dis-trict. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Woodlawn.

On Stage - ComedyTyrone Hawkins, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, Ages 21and up. $12. 984-9288; www.go-bananascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

SUNDAY, JAN. 8Music - RockWatership Down, 7 p.m.,Arcade Legacy, 322 W. Crescent-ville Road, Doors open 2 p.m. forfree gaming. With DecapitatedMaunder, the Colour of Amber,the Fetus Between Us, Take It Tothe Street and Arson Our Savior.Includes access to 40-plus arcadegames set on free play. $10.874-8766; on.fb.me/w5amS1.Springdale.

NatureAnimal Adventures, Noon-4p.m., Glenwood Gardens, 10623Springfield Pike, CotswoldVisitor Centre. Learn aboutcritters that have slime, scales,

fur and feathers. Free, vehiclepermit required. Presented byHamilton County Park District.521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Woodlawn.

Winter Gorge Trail Hike, 2 p.m.,Sharon Woods, 11450 LebanonRoad, Hike begins at SharonCentre. Free, vehicle permitrequired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Shar-onville.

On Stage - ComedyTyrone Hawkins, 8 p.m., GoBananas, Bar and restaurantemployee appreciation night.Ages 18 and up. $8, $4. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy-.com. Montgomery.

SchoolsIsrael Travel and Jewish Over-night Camping Fair, 5:30-7:30p.m., Adath Israel Congregation,3201 E. Galbraith Road, Choosefrom more than 15 Israel tripproviders and regional over-night camps, apply for Israeltravel and camping grants,experience a taste of Israelifood, music and culture. JewishFoundation of Cincinnati offersIsrael travel grants to Jewishstudents ages 16-26 in Cincin-nati. Free. Presented by JewishFederation of Cincinnati. 985-1500; jewishcincinnati.org/travel.Amberley Village.

MONDAY, JAN. 9Clubs & OrganizationsCincinnati Toastmasters ClubNo. 472 Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m.,St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221 MiamiRoad, Public speaking andleadership skills meeting. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented byCincinnati Toastmasters Club No.472. 351-5005; cincinnati.toast-mastersclubs.org. Madeira.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Shops at Harper’sPoint, 11340 Montgomery Road,Fifteen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byJewish Hospital. 686-3300;www.jewishhospitalcincinnat-i.com. Symmes Township.

Music - ChoralCincinnati Sound ChorusOpen House, 7-9:30 p.m., ValleyTemple, 145 Springfield Pike,Renee Porzel, internationalpresident-elect of Sweet Ade-lines International, special guest.Porzel teaches planned choreog-raphy and physical expression.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby Cincinnati Sound Chorus.554-2648; www.cincinnatisoun-d.org. Wyoming.

TUESDAY, JAN. 10Parenting ClassesMore Signing, Less Whining,6:45 p.m., Bethesda NorthHospital, 10500 MontgomeryRoad, Includes pre-verbal com-munication, earlier speechdevelopment, enhanced intellec-tual development, pictorialdictionary and Signing Safari CD.$45 per couple. Registrationrequired. Presented by SigningSafari, LLC. 475-4500; www.sig-ningsafari.com. Montgomery.

Wednesday, Jan. 11

NatureNature Stories, 11 a.m. and 1p.m., Sharon Woods, 11450Lebanon Road, Sharon Centre.Skunks. Naturalist reads themedstory. Free, vehicle permit re-quired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Shar-onville.

On Stage - ComedyPro-Am Night, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, 8410 Market Place,Aspiring comics, amateurs andprofessionals take the stage.Ages 18 and up. $5. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

THURSDAY, JAN. 12CivicRepublican Candidates Night,6:30-8:30 p.m., Robert L. SchulerSports Complex, 11532 DeerfieldRoad, Meet Hamilton CountyRepublican candidates for 2012.Light refreshments served. Free.Presented by Greater CincinnatiWomen’s Republican Club.965-0230. Sycamore Township.

Health / WellnessBaby’s Amazing Journey, 6:45p.m., Bethesda North Hospital,10500 Montgomery Road, Firstof 10-week series. Workshophelps parents navigate thewaters of infancy by offeringstrategies for dealing withtypical eating, sleeping andfussiness issues, as well as tips toguide you through develop-mental milestones. $200 perbirthing team for 10-weekpackage. Registration required.475-4500; www.trihealth.com.Montgomery.

LecturesWhat’s Holding You Back?,9:30-10:45 a.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Seminar forwomen returning to work afterraising children. Learn to identi-fy specific fears that stop you inyour tracks and six things youcan do right now to weakentheir hold on you. $15. Regis-tration required. Presented byAct Three. 351-1800; www.act-three.com. Amberley Village.

On Stage - ComedyChad Daniels, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, 8410 Market Place, $8, $4college students and military.Ages 18 and up. 984-9288.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, JAN. 13Dining EventsFriday Night’s Dinner Out,5:30-7 p.m., Halker-Flege Amer-ican Legion Post 69, 733-9926.Reading.

On Stage - ComedyChad Daniels, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $12. Ages 18and up. 984-9288. Montgomery.

SchoolsLittle Sprouts Preschool andKindergarten Open HouseTours, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Leaves ofLearning, 7131 Plainfield Road,Learn about newest Montessoripreschool and kindergarten.Tour facility and meet teachers.See how children get exposureto wide range of materials andactivities in science, geography,math, language, art, music andpractical life. Free. Reservationsrequired. Through Feb. 17.697-9021; www.little-sprouts.org. Deer Park.

SATURDAY, JAN. 14Exercise ClassesBig John’s Zumba Hour, 11a.m.-noon, Holiday Inn Cincin-nati I-275 North, $5. 907-3512.Sharonville.

Music - ClassicalLinton Peanut Butter & JamSession, 10-10:30 a.m. and 11:30a.m.-noon, The Center for theArts - Wyoming, 322 WyomingAve., Theme: Bim Bam Boom!What’s that sound? A percussionensemble is in town! Children’shands-on chamber music seriesfor ages 2-6 and their families.Free Graeter’s cookies. Familyfriendly. $15 flexbook of four,$5; free under age 2. Presentedby Linton Peanut Butter & JamSessions. 381-6868; www.linton-music.org. Wyoming.

Music - R&BBasic Truth, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,McLevy’s Pub, 8512 Market PlaceLane, Ages 21 and up. $3. 793-1980; basictruth.webs.com.Montgomery.

Music - RockThe Gamut, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,Win Place or Show, 9933 Cincin-nati-Columbus Road, 777-2920.West Chester Township.

NatureOhio’s Endangered Creatures,2 p.m., Sharon Woods, 11450Lebanon Road, Free, vehicle

permit required. Presented byHamilton County Park District.521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Sharonville.

On Stage - ComedyChad Daniels, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $12. Ages 21and up. 984-9288. Montgomery.

Special EventsCincinnati Wedding Show-case, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., SharonvilleConvention Center, 11355 Ches-ter Road, Receive free copy ofthe Knot magazine. More than100 vendors of wedding prod-ucts and services. Fashion shows1 and 3 p.m. Includes giveaways.Free parking. $10, $8 withcoupon. Presented by FOX19.Through Jan. 15. 891-4701;www.cincinnatiweddingshow-case.com. Sharonville.

SUNDAY, JAN. 15On Stage - ComedyChad Daniels, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, $8, $4 college studentsand military. Ages 18 and up.984-9288. Montgomery.

RecreationEgg Drop, 2 p.m., SharonWoods, 11450 Lebanon Road,Sharon Centre. Take a look atlive animals that come fromeggs, then create a capsule toprotect an egg from a 10-footdrop. Free, vehicle permit re-quired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Shar-onville.

Special EventsCincinnati Wedding Show-case, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., SharonvilleConvention Center, Receive freecopy of the Knot magazine. $10,$8 with coupon. 891-4701;www.cincinnatiweddingshow-case.com. Sharonville.

MONDAY, JAN. 16Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Jewish HospitalMedical Office Building, 4750 E.Galbraith Road, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assis-

tance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. Presented by JewishHospital. 686-3300. Kenwood.

Music - ChoralI’d Like to Teach the World toSing.. In Four-Part Harmony,7-9:30 p.m., Valley Temple, 145Springfield Pike, Area womensing and perform in open housesetting. Family friendly. Free.Presented by Cincinnati SoundChorus. 554-2648. Wyoming.

TUESDAY, JAN. 17Health / WellnessLifeSteps Weight Manage-ment Program, 6:30-8 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Weekly through April 3. In-corporates current medicalresearch with physical activityand group support. With regis-tered dietitian. $350, $295members. Registration required.985-0900; www.trihealthpavil-ion.com. Montgomery.

Meditation for Everyone,7:15-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Ed-wards, PhD, BCN - OptimalMind, 9380 Main St., Suite 4,Meditation instruction andongoing practice support pro-vided by Dr. Lawrence Edwards.Benefits Anam Cara Foundation.Free, donations accepted. Pre-sented by Anam Cara Founda-tion. 439-9668; www.anam-carafoundation.org. Montgo-mery.

NatureDon’t Forget Your Mittens, 10a.m., Sharon Woods, 11450Lebanon Road, Mitten ad-venture includes story, craft andindoor walk. Ages 3-5. $5,vehicle permit required. Present-ed by Hamilton County Park

District. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Sharonville.

Religious - CommunityAfter the Boxes are Unpacked,9:30-11:30 a.m., MontgomeryCommunity Church, 11251Montgomery Road, Seven-weekclass for women who are new toCincinnati area or looking toconnect with their community.Ages 21 and up. Free. 489-0892;www.facebook.com/afterthe-boxes. Montgomery.

SchoolsLittle Sprouts Preschool andKindergarten Open HouseTours, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Leaves ofLearning, Free. Reservationsrequired. 697-9021; www.little-sprouts.org. Deer Park.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18Health / WellnessA Matter of Balance, 1-3 p.m.,Twin Lakes at Montgomery,9840 Montgomery Road, Week-ly through March 7. Award-winning program designed tomanage falls and increaseactivity levels for ages 50 andup. Emphasizes practical strate-gies to manage falls. $48. 247-1330; www.lec.org/twinLakes/lifestyle/livingIsLearning.htm.Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyPro-Am Night, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, $5. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

SchoolsLittle Sprouts Preschool andKindergarten Open HouseTours, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Leaves ofLearning, Free. Reservationsrequired. 697-9021; www.little-sprouts.org. Deer Park.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Winton Woods Riding Center is taking registrations for the 2012 Winter Session,which runs Jan. 9 through Feb. 26. Both Western- and English-style lessons are available.The cost for one-hour group lessons is $175. Registration is available online atwww.greatparks.org or at 931-3057 until the session begins. Space will be limited so thatall riders can be accommodated in the indoor riding arena during inclement weather.PROVIDED.

The Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati and HamiltonCounty will kick off its first used book sale with the 15thannual Winter Warehouse Used Book Sale Jan. 11-15.

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I can’t claim myself asa trendsetter when itcomes to fashion (I’m stillnot brave enough to weara short sweater dress overtights with boots), but Ican say that I’m prettymuch at the top of mygame when it comes tofood and trends. Here’ssome of the “hot” trendsfor 2012, and which havebeen part of my repertoirebefore becoming trendy.

Agave syrup/nectar:From a cactus with a low-er glycemic index thansugar, and about 1½ timessweeter than sugar.Daughter-in-law Jesssubstitutes agave forsugar in some of her reci-pes. I’ve been using it indressings and marinades.

Pickling/jellies: Pick-ling is the No. 1 prep-aration trend. We ate atthe Senate restaurantrecently and house madepickles (and jams) were onthe menu. I’m hungryagain just thinking of thatflavor popping meal. Ilearned from mom tomake everything fromfermented dills to relishesto wild berry jams.Though I am intrigued,now, with the Senate’ssalsify/cranberry jam …Bible herbs, flavoringsand spices: Cinnamon,fennel pollen (dried flowerheads – try rubbing onpork), cardamom andcumin are a few of the hotbutton spices for 2012which are staples in mycooking. And garlic andonions are in every goodcook’s pantry. Rose wateris the new vanilla. Thereason? Well, first of all,the flavors add a realpunch to foods, and their

healthqualitiesare legend-ary. (Checkout my blogat Cincin-nati.com,Cookingwith Rita,for moreabout Biblefoods and

herbs).Whole grains: Whole

grains are absorbed moreslowly and make you feelfull longer. My favoritebrown rice is Uncle Ben’sconverted

Composting/root cel-lars/organic: Ever hear ofbokashi composting ortrash can root cellars?Check out the latest meth-ods at the website of Ken-tucky reader Dan Adams:Earthineer.com. He’s allabout sustainable andorganic, too – how thisindustry has grown!

Gluten-free ingredi-ents: So many peoplerequire gluten-free foods,and you’ll see more avail-able.

Artisan-cheese mak-ing at home: Log onto Dr.Fankhauser’s cheese pagefor everything you need toknow about cheese mak-ing and my blog at Cincin-nati.com for homemadericotta. He’s a Universityof Cincinnati professorand is a respected hereand around the nation.

My adaptation of Dr.Oz’s salt-free blend

Savory is a great sub-stitute for salt and iscalled the bean herb inGermany since it helpsdigest beans.

Combine:

1⁄3 cup garlic powder1⁄3 cup onion powder1⁄3 cup oregano2 tablespoons thyme3 tablespoons parsley flakes2 teaspoons savory1 teaspoon freshly ground

black pepper

Rita’s vegetarianwhole-wheat pastafagioli withfire-roastedtomatoes

A favorite with mystudents and a great wayto start out the new year ina healthy way.

12 oz. to 1 lb. any shortwhole-wheat pasta, boiled

8 tablespoons (½ cup) cupextra virgin olive oil

1 generous tablespoonminced garlic

1 tablespoon dried oregano2 14.5 oz. cans fire-roasted

diced tomatoes2-3 cans beans of your

choice, drained:Cannellini, kidney, chickpeas, etc.

Several handfuls any freshgreens, like spinach, Swisschard, etc.

Romano or Parmesancheese for sprinkling ontop

While pasta is boiling,heat oil and add garlic andoregano. Cook for a min-ute over low heat. Don’t let

garlic brown. Add every-thing but greens andcheese. Bring to a boil.Lower to a simmer andtake a potato masher andmash the beans a bit. Thismakes a creamier sauce.Cook until pasta is done,about 15 minutes. Checkfor salt and pepper. Addfresh greens. Stir untiljust wilted. Pour overpasta. Sprinkle withcheese.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. E-mail columns@com-munitypress.com with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

These will be trendy food items in 2012

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Pasta fagioli made with whole-wheat is a great way to start off the new year healthy.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.

Jewish students will beabletomeetwithmanyIsra-el trip providers and Jewishovernight camps at the Isra-el Travel and Jewish Over-night Camping Fair, from5:30p.m.to7:30p.m.Sunday,Jan. 8, at Adath Israel Con-gregation, 3201E. GalbraithRoad, in Amberley Village.

The fair is sponsored bythe Jewish Federation ofCincinnati.

Available trips run thegamut from recreational toeducational, with many op-tions in between.

Trip providers repre-sented include Young Ju-daea, BBYO, Oranim andMASA, as well as the JewishFederation of Cincinnati’sJQuest trip, which enablesteens from Cincinnati andNetanya to travel togetherin Israel, Berlin and Prague.

Students can also applyfor grants from The JewishFoundation of Cincinnati.All Cincinnati Jewish high-school students, ages 16 to18, are eligible for Israeltravel grants of up to $6,500.Jewish overnight campinggrants of up to $1,000 forfour weeks or $500 for twoweeks are also available.

These grants can be ap-plied to any of the trips andcamps represented at thefair.

For more information onthe Israel Travel and JewishOvernight Camping Fair orthe Jewish Foundationgrants, call 985-1500 or visitjewishcincinnati.org/trav-el.

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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 of theSaviour UnitedMethodistChildren’s weekday program isTuesdays, Wednesdays andThursdays. Call the church fordetails.

A six-week study of “ Christian-ity and World Religions: Wres-tling with Questions PeopleAsk” starts from 10 a.m. to 11:30

a.m. Wednesday, Jan 11. Callthe church to register.

New small groups starting inJanuary are “Beat the WinterBlues Workshop” from 7 p.m.to 8 p.m., Jan. 24; “ExploringWorld Religions from 7 p.m. to8 p.m., Jan. 12-Feb. 16, andLenten Study “Examining ourStuff” at various times anddates. Call the church to regis-ter.

The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45242(791-3142 and www.cos-umc.org).

Good ShepherdCatholic ChurchThe church has Roman CatholicMass with contemporary musicSundays at 4 p.m. The Massdraws worshipers of all ages.Come early to get acquaintedwith the new songs whichbegin at 3:45 p.m. Stay afterMass on the first Sunday ofeach month for food, fun, andfellowship.

The church is at 8815 E. KemperRoad, Montgomery; 503-4262.

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchThe church is hosting Scrap-booking and More Crafts, 5:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every thirdMonday. Free child care isprovided. Those interested inattending must register by 5p.m. Friday before the Mondayevent. All paper projects arewelcomed including, but notlimited to, scrapbooking,stamping, card-making andphoto-frame keepsakes. Craf-ters should bring their ownphotos, albums and specialtyitems. Most other tools andsupplies will be provided. There

is no charge for use of supplies.

KenwoodFellowship ChurchWeekly watercolor classes forbeginners are being offeredstarting from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 12. Cost is $8 persession at the church. Call MaryLou DeMar for information at891-5946.

The church offers adult biblestudy at 9 a.m. on Sunday, ateen Sunday school class and aper-kindergarten programduring worship service from10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sun-days. A buffet luncheon fol-

lows. Join us for an inspiration-al time of worship and fellow-ship.

The church is at 7205 KenwoodRoad; 891-9768.

MontgomeryCommunity ChurchThe church is offering a seven-week class entitled “After theBoxes are Unpacked” forwomen who are new to theCincinnati area or are lookingto connect with their communi-ty. Classes begin 9:30 a.m to11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17.Child care is provided. Call thechurch or e-mail sgleen97@cin-ci.rr.com for more information.

The church is at 11251 Montgo-mery Road; 489-0892;www.mcc.us; www.face-book.com/aftertheboxes.

MontgomeryPresbyterian ChurchCome sing with the church’schancel choir and orchestra asthe offer the “Faure Requiem”during the Good Friday serviceon Friday, April 6. Rehearsalswill begin from 7:45 p.m. to8:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, atthe church. Scores will be

provided. Contact director ofmusic Raymund Ocampo at231-2650, or visit the church formore details.

The church is at 9994 Zig ZagRoad, Montgomery;www.mwpc-church.net.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchAn Intercessory Healing PrayerService is conducted the firstMonday of each month at 7p.m.

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

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

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

A Bereavement Support Groupfor widow and widowers meetsfrom 10-11 a.m. the second andfourth Saturdays.

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

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

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchThe church will begin the series,“We Believe in and Value...”with Reb. Dick Coldwell preach-ing, “That All People Matter toGod.”

St. Paul Church services are 8:30a.m. and 11 a.m. for traditionalworship and 9:30 a.m. forcontemporary worship withPraise Band. Sunday School is9:30 a.m. for all ages and 11a.m. is children’s mission hour.Nursery care is provided for allservices.

The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcommunityum-c.org.

Sharonville UnitedMethodist ChurchThe Bereavement SupportGroup meets for lunch everyfirst Thursday.

A new bereavement group isstudying Ranby Alcorn’s bookon Heaven at 7 p.m. on thesecond and fourth Mondays ofeach month. This is in additionot the bereavement groupwhich meets on Thursdays.

The Serendipity Seniors meet forlunch every fourth Thursday.

The church has three Sundayservices: 8:15 a.m. and 11 a.m.are traditional worship format;and the 9:30 service is contem-porary. Services are broadcastwith a two-week delay at 10a.m. Sundays, on Channel 24;and at 9 p.m. Thursdays, onChannel 18. The church wel-comes all visitors and guests toattend any of its services orspecial events.

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

Sycamore ChristianChurchSunday Worship Service is at10:30 a.m. Bible Study is at 9a.m. every Sunday.

The church is hosting LadiesWOW Study Group (Women onWednesdays) at 7 p.m. thesecond Wednesday of everymonth.

The church is at 6555 CooperRoad, Sycamore Township;891-7891, www.sycamorechris-tianchurch.

Trinity CommunityChurchTrinity has launched a newContemporary Service calledThe Source at 6 p.m. the thirdSaturday of every month.Pastor Randy Wade Murphyand guest speakers will give themessage as well as a live bandleading worship music. Pizzaand drinks will follow eachservice.

Trinity Together Time is anoutreach program that givesfamilies the opportunity tospend quality time together instructured activities that pro-mote healthy relationships andpositive interactions. It is free tothe public, geared toward theages of birth-5 years old, andguaranteed to be fun andinteractive.

The church is at 3850 E. Gal-braith Road, Deer Park; 791-7631; www.trinitycincinna-

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8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II

Child Care 9-12

EPISCOPAL

Mt. Healthy Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

7717 Harrison Ave Mt. Healthy, OH 45231Rev. Michael Doerr, Pastor 513-521-6029Sunday 9:00 a.m...... Contemporary Service

9:45a.m...... Sunday School10:45 a.m........ Traditional Worship

Nursery Staff Provided“A Caring Community of Faith”

Welcomes You

CHRISTIAN CHURCH DISCIPLES

Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)

Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

821.8430

Steve Cummins, Senior PastorSunday School..............................9:00 amCoffee & Fellowship...................10:00 amPraise & Worship........................10:30 amwww.wyomingbc.homestead.com

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Creek Road Baptist Church3906 Creek Rd., Sharonville, Cincinnati, OH513-563-2410 elder@creekroad.org

Sunday School 9:30amSunday Worship 10:45am, 6:00pm

Wednesday Worship 7:00pmPastor, Rev. David B Smith

BAPTIST

Friendship Baptist Church8580 Cheviot Rd 741-7017Gary Jackson, Senior Pastor

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Morning Services 8:45 & 11:00amSunday Evening Services 6:30pmWednesday Service 7:00pmAWANA (Wed) 7:00 - 8:45pmWell staffed Nursery, Active Youth & College Groups,Exciting Music Dept, Seniors Group, Deaf Ministry

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HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)

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(Office) 946 Hempstead Dr.(513) 807-7200

Jody Burgin, Pastorwww.bretwoodcommunitychurch.com

We meet Sundays at 10:30 am8916 Fontainebleau Ter.

Performing Arts Ctr. - Finneytown High SchoolChildcare provided

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

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am

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Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

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United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

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Rev. Milton Berner, PastorWorship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m,

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FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ691 Fleming Rd 522-2780

Rev Pat McKinneySunday School - All Ages - 9:15am

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Northwest CommunityChurch

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Salem White Oak Presbyterian

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Services were Dec. 26 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale. Memorials to:United Cerebral Palsy 3601Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH45229-2298, or throughwww.ucp-cincinnat.org.; orAmerican Cancer Society, 2808Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH45206.

Phyliss RiesenbeckPhyliss (nee Milofsky) Riesen-

beck, 57, of Sharonville diedDec. 21.

Survived by husband, Philip H.Riesenbeck; son, Michael D.Riesenbeck; brother, Neil A.Milofsky; and pets Abby andGinger.

DEATHS

EVENDALE3651 Moorhill Drive: Bauer Chadto Backscheider A.J.; $191,000.

SHARONVILLE4011 Haverstraw Drive: FederalNational Mortgage Associationto Sauer Bryan S.; $75,000.

SPRINGDALEForest Ave.: Liberty FairfieldProperties LLC to Bui Lien ThiKim & Thanh N. Huynh;$112,000.

Forest Ave.: Liberty FairfieldProperties LLC to Bui Lien ThiKim & Thanh N. Huynh;$112,000.

33 Woodview Court: GundrumMary F. to Kogan Alexander &Guinevere M.; $59,000.

488 Dimmick Ave.: LibertyFairfield Properties LLC to BuiLien Thi Kim & Thanh N Huynh;$112,000.

488 Dimmick Ave.: Liberty

Fairfield Properties LLC to BuiLien Thi Kim & Thanh N Huynh;$112,000.

675 Cedarhill Drive: RogersShawana P. to Colbert Lisa M. &Robert M.; $120,000.

823 Tivoli Lane: Bauer Ronald C.III & Amanda to Wells FargoBank N.A.; $48,000.

WOODLAWN1050 Timberland Drive: Lisk

James B. to Johnson Tiffany;$155,000.

30 Mclean St.: Croxton Alice E.to Us Bank National AssociationTr; $18,000.

WYOMING217 Hillcrest Drive: Harvey ClaireM. & Scott T. to Vishnauski ToddJ. & Caitlin S.; $375,000.

365 Brocdorf Drive: MurphyCornelius & Julie to Jain Kru-tarth H. & Radhika; $310,000.

39 Mt. Pleasant Ave: Frankel G.Allan & Sara E. to Dulin Alan D.& Kimberly J.; $216,000.

346 Hilltop Lane: Kramer Mi-chelle K. to Stirling Cori R.;$230,000 .

355 Springfield Pike: GreaterCincinnati Home Solutions LLCto Card 1926 LLC; $352,600.

9396 Flemington Drive: Mar-cotte Barbara S. to KripalHeather G.; $240,000.

REAL ESTATE

ABOUT REALESTATETRANSFERS

Information is providedas a public service by theoffice of Hamilton CountyAuditor Dusty Rhodes.Neighborhood desig-nations are approximate.

Are you wanting to singfor fun?

Then join the JubilantSingers Adult CommunityChorus.

The chorus is searchingfor new members of allvoice parts soprano, altoand especially tenor andbass. No audition is re-quired; just attend the firstrehearsal at 7:15 p.m. Tues-day, Jan. 10, at the Churchof Saviour, 8005 PfeifferRoad in Montgomery.

There will be two per-formances at the end ofApril/beginning of Maytimes and places TBA.

Questions or interestedin joining contact ShannonAlter, artistic director, atsla06ou@yahoo.com.

JubilantSingers seekmembers

EVENDALEArrests/citationsGregory Martin, 63, 402 TerraPlace, failure to comply atGlendale Milford Road and I275, Dec. 8.

Orlando Varela, 56, 5536 Gal-braith Road, theft at 2801Cunningham, Dec. 11.

Incidents/investigationsTampering with coin machineReported at 9684 Reading Road,Dec. 6.

TheftCatalytic converter of unknownvalue removed at 10557 Medal-lion Drive, Dec. 7.

Catalytic converter of unknownvalue removed at 10700 Medal-lion Drive, Dec. 7.

GLENDALEArrests/citationsDonald Johnson, 25, 308 OrchessDrive, Florence, KY; warrant forfailing to pay fines and costsowed to Mayor's Court, 26 Dec.11.

Lauren Moorer, 21, 419 Dorches-ter Avenue, Cincinnati, OH;warrant for failing to appear inMayor's Court, 27 Dec. 11.

Richard Howard, 26, 1312 ByrdAvenue, Cincinnati, OH; war-rant for failing to appear inMayor's Court, 28 Dec. 11.

SHARONVILLEArrests/citationsKeith Sanders, 49, 9225 Hope-well Road, theft at 2265 SharonRoad, Dec. 6.

Leonard Levy, 28, 1299 Wood-ville Park, drug abuse instru-ments at 10900 Reading Road,Dec. 6.

Gary Tucker, 52, 11066 Wood-ward Lane, domestic violenceat Baymont, Dec. 6.

Raymond Durhamm, 24, 4247Virginia Ave., drug possessionat 11440 Chester Road, Dec. 7.

James Coby, 57, 35 Acorn Court,drug abuse at 11424 LebanonRoad, Dec. 11.

Tyler Bueter, 18, 3537 CenturionDrive, drug abuse at 100936Reading Road, Dec. 10.

Tyler Bueter, 18, 3537 CenturionDrive, drug paraphernalia at10936 Reading Road, Dec. 10.

Samantha Conley, 20, 5385Redskin Drive, drug parapher-

nalia, drug possession at 10936Reading Road, Dec. 10.

Deandre Haggard, 34, 11647Timber Ridge, trafficking indrugs at 11647 Timber RidgeLane, Dec. 8.

Daniella Parnell, 19, 2578McMicken, assault, drug para-phernalia at 11647 TimberRidge Lane, Dec. 8.

Shaquille Edwards, 19, 6222Coveridge, drug abuse at 2301Sharon Road, Dec. 10.

Natasha Rush, 23, 7430 Fair ParkAve., possession of drugs at2301 Sharon Road, Dec. 10.

Azariah Heard, 18, 5352 CrestHill Drive, receiving stolenproperty at 11080 Chester Road,Dec. 12.

James Barker, 21, 2429 BenderDrive, drug abuse at 10900Crowne Point, Dec. 12.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringReported at 3927 Sharonview,Dec. 8.

BurglaryWatch and TV valued at $1,200removed at 5885 SovereignDrive, Dec. 7.

Criminal damagingVehicle window damaged at9954 McCauley Woods, Dec. 11.

Window damaged at 10900Crowne Pointe Drive, Dec. 12.

Radio damaged at 12035 Leba-non Road, Dec. 16.

Domestic violenceReported at Crowne Point, Dec.6.

Reported at Sarazen Court, Dec.14.

Reported at Lebanon Road, Dec.17.

Grand theft autoVehicle removed at 11585 Ches-ter Road, Dec. 14.

Theft

Vehicle removed at 10664 Rob-indale Drive, Dec. 4.

Reported at 2631 Crescentville,Dec. 2.

$100 removed at 11790 U.S. 42,Dec. 8.

License plate at 5732 Fields ErtelRoad, Dec. 9.

Catalytic converter removedfrom vehicle at 11330 MostellerRoad, Dec. 9.

Ring valued at $3,000 removedat 9942 Jane Court, Dec. 5.

Gloves valued at $12 removed at12035 Lebanon Road, Dec. 10.

$360 removed at 4045 SharonPark Lane, Dec. 9.

Laptop valued at $500 removedat 416 Cambridge, Dec. 13.

TV, DVDs of unknown valueremoved at 11029 Dowlin Drive,Dec. 9.

Handgun valued at $600 re-moved at 2300 E. Kemper Road,Dec. 13.

Jewelry valued at $3,000 re-moved at 10772 Willfleet Drive,Dec. 9.

Medication valued at $200removed at 3254 E. KemperRoad, Dec. 14.

Theft, criminal damagingLaptop valued at $300 removedat 11755 Mosteller Road, Dec. 6.

Catalytic converter removedfrom vehicle at 11755 MostellerRoad, Dec. 7.

Various tools, GPS valued at$800 removed at 12101 Mid-pines, Dec. 10.

Catalytic converter removedfrom vehicle at 4055 ExecutivePark Drive, Dec. 14.

Car stereo removed from vehicleat 12101 Midpines, Dec. 15.

SPRINGDALEArrests/citationsKimberly Wagner, 25, 1611

Wekewa Nene, possessing drugabuse instruments at 11751Princeton Pike, Dec. 13.

Andre Gamble, 26, 3814 Wash-ington, disorderly conduct at11700 Princeton Pike, Dec. 10.

Deaudra Manley, 31, 1345 Kem-per Road, resisting arrest, pettytheft at 11700 Princeton Pike,Dec. 10.

Morgan Cummings, 19, 8517Breezewood Court, theft at 300Kemper Road, Dec. 6.

Philip Boone, 18, 464 SmileyAve., drug abuse at 464 SmileyAve., Dec. 6.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultVictim struck at Tivoli and Cas-tro, Dec. 14.

BurglaryResidence entered and jewelryvalued at $2,300 removed at230 Northland Blvd., Dec. 14.

Criminal damagingPark damaged at 1 MarwoodLane, Dec. 6.

DomesticFemale reported at Greencastle,Dec. 12.

Female reported at HarterAvenue, Dec. 11.

Reported at Greencastle, Dec. 7.ForgeryReported credit card used with-out consent at 12105 LawnviewAve., Dec. 15.

Identity theftReported at 11700 PrincetonPike, Dec. 14.

Reported at 12105 LawnviewAve., Dec. 8.

MenacingVictim threatened at 450Glensprings, Dec. 7.

Victim threatened at 175 Pro-gress Place, Dec. 6.

TheftLicense plate removed at 155Northland Blvd., Dec. 15.

Catalytic converter of unknownvalue removed at 155 KemperRoad, Dec. 13.

Reported at 12105 LawnviewAve., Dec. 12.

Purse and contents of unknownvalue removed at 11700 Prince-ton Pike, Dec. 10.

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

charged with offenses. This information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.

To contact your local police department:» Evendale, Chief Niel Korte, 563-2249.» Glendale, Chief Dave Warman, 771-7645 or 771-7882.» Sharonville, Chief Mike Schappa, 563-1147.» Springdale, Chief Mike Mathis, 346-5790.» Wyoming, Chief Gary J. Baldauf, 821-0141.

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Catching up with college athletesThese area students are

leaving their mark on thecollegiate sports land-scape, based on news fromfriends and family.

Jacob Adams,football, CaseWestern ReserveUniversity

While playing his junioryear for Case, Adams start-ed all 10 games at insidelinebacker. He finishedsecond in the UAA with 91tackles, he was namedUAA Defensive Player ofthe Week after recording

12 tackles,two forcedfumbles,and blockedthe poten-tial gametying extrapoint inovertime inhomecom-ing winagainst Al-legheny.During Ja-

cob’s senior year he had an-other stellar campaignwith 94 tackles, 8.5 tacklesfor a loss, two sacks, two in-terceptions, five passbreak-ups, three forcedfumble, a fumble recoveryand a blocked kick. He alsoscored a pair of touch-downs with an interceptionreturn for score and a re-ception on a fake field goal.

For his career, Adamsplayed in 32 games with 20starts and totaled 201 tack-les, six forced fumbles,three fumble recoveries,two blocked kicks and foursacks. In his two years ofstarting Adams was select-

ed to the UAA First Teamand OCF.com All-OhioTeam both years. The Spar-tans had a 37 - 3 record dur-ing Adams’ career and won3 conference champion-ships.

Adams had a summerinternship at Sherwin Wil-liams Research Lab lastyear and will be graduatingfrom Case this May with adegree in chemical engi-neering. He is the son ofLinda and Mike Adams,and the brother of Carleyand Max.

David Roper,baseball, WalshUniversity

David Roper, a Prince-ton High School graduate,is a junior at Walsh Univer-sity majoring in govern-ment and foreign affairs.His GPA is 3.85. He is look-ing forward to going to lawschool in the next twoyears. As the staff leader atWalsh, he had a 3.68 ERA,58 strikeouts and 34 walksin 59 innings pitched. Addi-tionally, David pitchedwith the Cincinnati Steamduring the summer. He isexpected to be the ace ofthe Walsh staff as theytransition into a new leaguethis year. He also mentorshis younger brother, Dan-ny, who also plays on thebaseball team at Walsh.

Daniel Roper,baseball, WalshUniversity

Daniel Roper, a Prince-ton High School graduate,is a freshman at Walsh Uni-versity and after his firstsemester, he has a 3.6 GPA.

He plans to pursue a de-gree in chemistry with de-signs of going to medicalschool. He is a pitcher withan opportunity to make thestarting rotation. The teamdeparts for their springtrip on March 1, travelingto Florida. He is mentoredby his brother, David, whois a junior at Walsh.

Dane Wilson, soccer,Radford University

Dane Wilson, a 2009Princeton High Schoolgraduate, is a red-shirtsophomore goalkeeper atRadford University. Wil-son began his career atMarshall University be-fore transferring to Rad-ford in January 2011. Daneis a dean’s list student ma-joring in sports medicineand plans to graduate as adoctor of physical therapy.Wilson is a member of Kap-pa Sigma at Radford wherehe is the philanthropychairman. Dane is the sonof Laurie and Michael Wil-son and the brother of Skyl-er Wilson, who is followingin her brothers footsteps asa sophomore soccer playerat Princeton.

Thanks to Mike Wilson

Justinian Mason,football, StateUniversity of NewYork

Justinian Mason, a St.Xavier graduate, is a red-shirt sophomore at theState University of NewYork where he plays safetyand special teams. Masonaverages five tackles pergame and has two defen-sive touchdowns. He is ma-joring in communicationsand was named NortheastConference Special TeamsPlayer of the Week when hescored a touchdown on aseven-yard run back aftera blocked punt againstYale. He also earned a 2011NEC championship ring af-ter his team won the NEC.

Thanks to EverdeenMason

DaVon Pitts,football,GeorgetownCollege

DaVon Pitts, a 2009graduate of Princeton HighSchool, is a junior atGeorgetown College inKentucky. He is a three-year varsity letterman andhas started all three yearsas a Tiger. Pitts was an All-Conference First Team re-cipient and earned theHockensmith Student-Ath-lete of the Week Award.The past two seasons theTigers were conferencechampions and made it tothe natonal semifinals andfinished ranked fourth inthe nation. Pitts is majoringis biomechanical engineer-ing.

DeAndre Pitts,football,GeorgetownCollege

DeAndre Pitts, a 2008Princeton High Schoolgraduate, is a senior aGeorgetown College inKentucky. Pitts began hiscareer at Valparaiso andtransferred to Georgetownhis sophomore year. Heplays cornerback where hehas lettered all four yearsof his college career.DeAndre is a exercise sci-ence major and plans tocoach in the future. DaVonand DeAndre Pitts are thesons of Kimberly Malachi(David) and the late Ray-mond R. Pitts.

Kyle Budde,football, Universityof Kentucky

Kyle Budde is a sopho-more at the University ofKentucky where he is awalk-on for the footballteam. The 2010 PrincetonHigh School graduatedidn’t play football hisfreshman year as a Wild-cat, but decided to tryout asthe long snapper in Janu-ary 2011 and made the cut.Budde practiced with theteam for the remainder ofspring 2011 and got somesnaps in the Spring Game.He also was running backon the scout team for thestarting unit. Being that hewas third on the depthchart, Kyle dressed for justtwo games in 2011 but hehopes to dress for moregames and be a part of thetraveling team in 2012.

Thanks to Colleen Budde

Dwayne Woods Jr.,football, BowlingGreen StateUniversity

Dwayne Woods Jr., a2009 graduate of PrincetonHigh School, is the middlelinebacker for the BowlingGreen State Falcons. In

Woods’sophomoreyear he wasnamed Sec-ond TeamAll-Mid-AmericanConferenceas well asMAC EastDefensivePlayer ofthe Weektwice. As a

junior, Woods was named tothe The Butkus AwardWatch List for the nations’top linebacker as well asbeing named First TeamAll-MAC and appeared onthe cover of the team pro-gram for a rivalry gameagainst Toledo. Woods ismajoring in biology and isthe son of Dwayne WoodsSr. and Connie Riley.

Thanks to KimayaHudgins

Hope Fletcher,softball, NorthCarolina A&T

Hope Fletcher is enter-ing her junior year on thesoftball team at North Car-olina A&T where she is apitcher and plays infield.The Princeton High Schoolgraduate was recently hon-

ored as aNationalFast-PitchCoaches As-sociation2011 Schol-ar Athlete.To makethis list youmust have agrade pointaverage ofat least 3.50.Last season,Fletcher’s

GPA of 3.57 was the higheston her team. Fletcher wasalso named Second-TeamAll-Mid-Eastern AthleticConference and had a .360batting average with nineruns batted in. Hope is ma-joring in fashion merchan-dise and marketing.

Thanks to Kim Johnson

Neschelle Williams,basketball, BallState University

Neschelle Williams, a2011 graduate of PrincetonHigh School, is a freshmanat Ball State University inMuncie, Ind.

Williamshas ap-peared infive gamesthis seasonand hasscored sev-en pointswhile grab-bing ninerebounds inher fresh-man cam-paign. Her

major is athletic trainingand she made Dean’s Listafter her summer sessionand completed her fall se-mester with a 3.4 GPA.

Thanks to MonicaWilliams

Nicole Donnelly,soccer, EasternKentucky University

Nicole Donnelly is cur-rently a sophomore andteam captain for the East-

ern Ken-tucky Uni-versity soc-cer team.As a fresh-man Don-nelly brokeEKU’s sea-son recordsfor goals(6), points(12) andshots (40)

and was named to the OhioValley Conference All-Newcomer Team and First-Team All-OVC. She alsotook home OVC Player ofthe Week honors and wasthe first Colonel to be rec-ognized nationally afterthe website collegesocc-er360.com named her Na-tional Primetime Perform-er of the Week.

Kevin Donnelly,soccer, NorthernKentucky University

Kevin Donnelly, aPrinceton High Schoolgraduate, is a senior de-fender and team captainfor the Northern Kentucky

Norse soc-cer team.Kevin waspart of theteam thatwon thefirst-everNationalChampion-ship in 2010and theteam thatmade it tothe 2008 Fi-

nal Four. Donnelly earnedAll-Great Lakes ValleyConference honors andFirst-Team All-Region hon-ors. He was twice named tothe Regional All-AcademicTeam and this season hemade the All-AmericanScholar Team.

Thanks to Connie Donnelly

Brianna Sanders,basketball, The OhioState University

Brianna Sanders, amember of the class of2009 at Princeton HighSchool, is attending TheOhio State University on afull athletic scholarship forbasketball. After red-shirt-ing her freshman year toheal from injury, she gotback on the court for the2010-11 season. But aftersuffering a third ACL tearin the NCAA Tournament,Sanders has taken on theresponsibilities at a stu-dent assistant coach thisseason. Sanders is a com-munications major and islooking to use that as wellas her coaching experiencefrom this season to land acoaching job after gradua-tion. Brianna is the daugh-ter of Steven and CarmenSanders.

Thanks to CarmenSanders

Ashton (A.J) Hood,football, LehighUniversity

A.J. Hood is a sopho-more right tackle for Le-high University in Bethle-hem, Penn. The formerPrinceton Viking was apart of back-to-back Patri-ot League Championships.Lehigh advanced to thequarterfinals of the Foot-ball Championship Subdi-vision playoffs. Hood ismajoring in arts and sci-ences and was an honor rollstudent his freshman yearat Lehigh. Hood grew up inGlendale and is the son ofRobert and Regina Hoodand the older brother ofAlicia Hood, who is a juniorat Princeton.

Thanks to Robert andRegina Hood

PrincetonHigh SchoolgraduateJacob Adams

Ashton (A.J.) Hood is asophomore at LehighUniversity.

HopeFletcher wasnamedSecond TeamAll-MEAC.

NeschelleWilliams is afreshman atBall State.

Dane Wilson is a red-shirtsophomore at RadfordUniversity.

BowlingGreen juniorDwayneWoods Jr.

KevinDonnelly is acaptain atNKU

NicoleDonnelly is acaptain atEKU.