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The Oak Hills Board of Education has voted to hire Todd Yohey as the district’s new superintendent. Find out what his plans for the district are. SCHOOLS, A4
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Fundraisers to help stock food pantry By Heidi Fallon hfallon@communitypress.com
Ginny Murphy can see the writing on the wall and she’s not happy with what she’s reading. Murphy, who manages the Anderson Ferry Food Pantry, said the shelves are becoming more bare. “School’s out and families are needing food for their children who would normally be getting breakfast and lunch at school,” Murphy said. “We are seeing a hundred plus people a day and 40 of those are new to the pantry. “It’s bad. Real bad. I see the writing on the wall.” She said the pantry is in dire need of both money and food donations. To help, the Delhi Swim Club is having a food drive Saturday,
July 11. Any non-member or club guest can bring cereal or a toiletry item for free admission. The club, 202 Felecia Drive, is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, call the club at 471-1800. There also will be a vendors’ night and arts and craft fair Tuesday, Aug. 11. It will be from 710 p.m. at the Delhi Township Park Lodge, 5125 Foley Road. Vendors, such as Avon, are invited to rent space to sell their products. Individuals can also rent space for their arts and crafts. Proceeds from the rentals will go to the food pantry. For information, call Murphy at 451-3555 and leave a message. The pantry, 380 Greenwell Ave., is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
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Delhi Township Civic Association board members Pat Kenny, left, and Bob Schaefer man the grill for the association’s friends, family and, hopefully, new members at the Delhi Township Park Lodge.
Delhi Twp. auctioning property with Cincinnati By Heidi Fallon hfallon@communitypress.com
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Ginny Murphy is hoping upcoming events will help fill the shelves at the Anderson Ferry Food Pantry.
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Delhi Township trustees have approved legislation to participate with Cincinnati to sell old vehicles and other unwanted township property. Township Administrator Gary Schroeder said past township auctions have netted less money than it has garnered with the city. He said using a previous city auction as a test, the township
received $1,500 for an inoperable police cruiser. “When we sold a similar vehicle at a township auction, we got $550,” Schroeder said. At the most recent city surplus equipment auction, the township took home $7,000 for four old cruisers. The township will have to pay the same 15 percent fee it paid for an auctioneer. Auction proceeds are, by law, placed in the township’s general fund, Schroeder said.
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Students at St. Dominic School in Delhi made a promise to keep on collecting tabs for Shriners Hospital and collect they did. Students amassed more than 2 million pop tabs this past school year with their Happy Tabs for Shriners Hospital, in honor of Daniel Happy, a fifth-grader at St. Dominic’s and a patient at Cincinnati Shriners Hospital. He is pictured in the center surrounded by fellow students. To place an ad, call 242-4000. Go to Cars.com and become a more confident car shopper. Read up on consumer and expert reviews. Research incentives, rebates and find out what you should be paying. You can even find the dealer nearest you. Check out our many research tools all designed to put you in the driver’s seat.
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BRIEFLY Phone savings
Eliminating parts of its telephone service plan with Cincinnati Bell is expected to save Delhi Township $13,500 a year. Township Administrator Gary Schroeder said with a three-year service agreement with Cincinnati Bell expiring at the end of June, his staff reviewed its entire phone service. “The savings will amount to $40,000 over the next three years of our service contract with Cincinnati Bell,” he said. Like residential phone bills, Schroeder said the monthly township bill fluctuates based on usage.
Fun raiser
Elvis and a few of his pals will entertain at the Crimestoppers and The Shield fundraiser Sunday,
Aug. 23. The afternoon of classic entertainment at Jim and Jack’s, 3456 River Road, begins at 2 p.m. with a buffet dinner served from 3-5 p.m. Mike Davis takes to the stage at 5 p.m. with his show featuring the King, Neil Diamond, Dean Martin, George Burns and many other legendary entertainers. The cost is $20 and there will be a cash bar. No reservations will be taken for the first come, first seated event. Call 251-7977 for information.
Puppet parade
The Frisch Marionettes will perform “Variety Show” at Rapid Run Middle School at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18. The program is a lively, upbeat show featuring hand puppets and trick marionettes performing songs, dances
and comical routines. The show is for ages 4 and older. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for children 3 and older. Proceeds from the program benefit the Delhi Historical Society. For more information or to order tickets, call the historical society at 451-4313 or email delhi.history@fuse.net.
Free admission
The Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal is setting aside one Friday after-
noon each month for free admission. Thanks to private donations, the Free Fridays program will waive admission fees, normally $8 per museum, to all three museums from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Free Fridays will be July 24, Aug. 21, Sept. 11 and Oct. 23. For more information, call 287-7000 or visit www.cincymuseum.org.
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The Delhi Township Veterans Association will grill lunch Saturday, July 4, and Sunday, July 5, in the Kroger parking lot, 5080 Delhi Road. Proceeds from the cookout benefit the association and its programs.
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Drivers will have an ally on their way into work – new cameras and dynamic message signs along Interstate 74. The ARTIMIS traffic system began expanding coverage in July 2008. Nine new cameras are being installed along Interstate 74, between Montana Avenue and Rybolt/Harrison Avenue exits. Before this expansion, the ARTIMIS cameras did not monitor traffic west of Montana Avenue. “We have 125 cameras all over the city, and we did not have any coverage on I74, so we wanted to expand out to the west,” said Jon Milesky, ARTIMIS project program manager. With the cameras, three dynamic message signs also will be installed, which will be similar to the one at Montana Avenue on I-74, said Milesky. The signs provide messages about traffic updates and emergency notices. The messages, which are brief to avoid distraction, appear when drivers need to be informed of significant accidents, construction or heavy congestion. The cameras and dynamic message signs will help ARTIMIS monitor traf-
fic so they can divert drivers to alternate routes. Expanding the system will benefit drivers coming from Harrison and Lawrenceburg, Ind. For example, the system can notify those drivers and divert them elsewhere before they hit heavy traffic on Interstate 275 by Miamitown, said Milesky. “So we just felt like we were going to get a good bang for our buck because of so many different routes we can divert people around,” he said. Two additional ARTIMIS cameras will be installed on I-275 and I-74 near Lawrenceburg and Harrison. One will be near U.S. Route 50 in Indiana, a constant problem area because of the bridge closings over the Ohio River, said Milesky. Although the timeline is not definite, Milesky said they are hoping to have the project completed in November. This is a separate project than the ramp meters – traffic signals at the end of the North Bend Road, Montana Avenue and Colerain/Beekman Street entrances onto I-74. The meters hope to control traffic onto the interstate during rush hour. ODOT said those meters should be on soon.
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Metro buses will operate on a holiday schedule Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. July 3 is the designated federal holiday since July 4 falls on Saturday. Access specialized service for people with disabilities will also operate on a holiday schedule July 3. Both services will return to a regular Saturday schedule on July 4. Metro administrative offices, the Metro call center and the Metro sales office will be closed July 3 and July 4. For complete bus information, call Metro at 621-4455 weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon or visit www.gometro.com.
Outdoor women
A one-day event for women in the outdoors is sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Southwestern Ohio Conservation Club, 6084 Morgan Road, Cleves. Courses offered include: An Artist's Touch, archery, bass fishing, fishing basics, handgun, introduction to
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firearms, introduction to hiking, knife and hawk, leather/ beads, outdoor cooking, photography basics, self defense, shotgun and trap shooting, turkey hunting & calling, and Walk on the Wild side, all taught by qualified instructors. The $50 cost includes four courses, use of equipment and breakfast, lunch and snacks. To register, call 576-1095 or e-mail hcade@cinci.rr.com.
Mount graduate information
The College of Mount St. Joseph will host a graduate information session from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, in the Seton Center Lobby. Attendees can meet with representatives from the graduate admission office, financial aid office and the Mount’s graduate programs in education, nursing, organizational leadership, physical therapy and religious studies. Reservations can be made online at http://tinyurl.com/ 6zmznl, or by calling 2444723 or 244-4807. On-site registration for the session begins at 5:30 p.m. July 14 in the Seton Center Lobby. The college is located at Delhi and Neeb roads in Delhi Township.
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West High prepares for renovations By Kurt Backscheider kbackscheider@communitypress.com
Stephanie Morton said Western Hills High School alumni, parents and students can rest assured the school is not throwing out any of its artwork. Morton, principal of Western Hills University High School, said the school has received several phone calls in the past couple of weeks from concerned alumni and parents who saw crews removing the artwork from the school. She said many people who called were worried the school was getting rid of its art, and a few people even asked if the school was being torn down. Morton said none of that is happening. “We’re preparing for some building renovations, so the district removed the art from the building to protect it during construction,” she said. “We’re not going to lose any artwork.” She said that over the course of the next four years, the high school will receive upgrades to its plumbing and electrical sys-
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Michael Ruzga, owner of Fine Arts Conservation Inc., carefully separates one of the Frances Wiley Faig murals from a wall in the main foyer at Western Hills High School. The oil paintings are being removed and stored in safekeeping while the building undergoes renovations. tems, as well as new ceilings, floors and walls where needed. Plans also call for renovating the kitchen, installing central air conditioning and adding a second elevator. “It’s exciting,” Morton said. “I’ve been told the building will look like new when it’s finished.” Before the construction starts, Michael Ruzga, owner of Fine Arts Conservation Inc., is carefully removing the Frances Wiley Faig murals adorning the walls in the school’s main foyer. He said the seven murals
depicting the “spirit of transportation” are painted on canvas and glued to the lobby walls. The detailed oil paintings were completed in 1931 and show the evolution of transportation in southwest Ohio from horse-drawn carriages and early barges through air travel. “We wanted to make sure these murals are safe,” said Ruzga, who’s also restored Faig murals in the engineering library at the University of Cincinnati. “We’re removing them from the wall and storing them off site. We will return
them to their original locations when the construction is finished.” He said the murals in the cafeteria do not need to be removed, as crews will be able to work around those. Morton said the construction crews have assured her they will work hard to maintain the integrity of the school. “I always thought this was a pretty building,” she said. “The plan is to maintain the building and preserve as much of the building’s historical architecture as possible.”
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Grote retires from St. Dominic School By Heidi Fallon hfallon@communitypress.com
Al Grote is looking forward to his first summer vacation in 44 years. Grote started that vacation last week after retiring as principal at St. Dominic School. He’s spent the past six years there. His career in education includes five years as principal at St. James in White Oak, a total of 20 with the Fairfield district and a dozen with La Salle. Grote also logged one year, his first in education, as a sixthgrade math and science teacher. Coming to St. Dominic was coming home for Grote. “I was born and raised at Rapid Run and Ebenezer,” he said. “We had a farm there and I used to ride horses all around what is now Rapid Run Middle School.” Grote is being replaced by Bill Cavanaugh, who was at St. Tere-
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Bill Cavanaugh has taken his new seat behind the principal’s desk at St. Dominic School. sa in Price Hill for the past six years and served two years at St. Vivian School in Springfield Township. “I know I have big shoes to fill,” the Covedale resident said. “But Al has been so helpful and I’m excited about the new opportunity.” Grote, who lives in Colerain Township with his wife, Judy, said, “It’s just time to retire. “You just know when it’s time,” he said. “I’m looking for-
ward to my first summer off in 44 years.” With five children, Grote said he would work one and sometimes two jobs when he was supporting his family on a teacher’s salary. “When you become an administrator, you have very little vacation time.” Once he enjoys some time off, Grote said he’s going to start job hunting. “I’d like a part-time job,” he said. “Going from working 70 hours a week to zero isn’t a good thing.” He doesn’t rule out getting back to the classroom as a substitute teacher. Grote leaves with the personal satisfaction of seeing St. Dominic attain national Blue Ribbon School status last year. “It was a team effort,” he said. “But, I also have a lot of other wonderful memories of St. Dominic that I will treasure.”
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Al Grote spent his last day on the job as principal at St. Dominic helping his replacement learn the ropes.
Oak Hills names new superintendent By Kurt Backscheider kbackscheider@communitypress.com
Todd Yohey said he’s looking forward to getting to know the people in the Oak Hills Local School District. The Oak Hills Board of Education voted unanimously Monday, June 22, to hire Yohey as the district’s new superintendent. “I’ve been very impressed with the quality of people I’ve met so far,” he Yohey said. “I look forward to becoming a part of the Oak Hills community and working with the great staff of educators and support staff that share my Hunter goal of providing a high quality education for all students.” Yohey, the superintendent of Ross Local School District, replaces Patricia Brenneman, who retired in January after serving as Oak Hills’ chief for 15 years. “Todd brings with him 13 years of administrative experience and a proven track record of community collaboration. He is truly focused on student achievement,” board president Jan Hunter said. “He will be an effective and enthusiastic leader throughout our school community.” During his time with Ross, the district achieved an Excellence with Distinction rating on the state report card, the highest rating, while operating with the lowest per-pupil expenditures in Butler
The Oak Hills Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Todd Yohey as the district’s new superintendent. County. Before leading Ross schools, Yohey served as the assistant superintendent for St. Mary’s City Schools. He’s been an elementary school principal in St. Mary’s schools as well as Van Wert City Schools, and he’s served as an adjunct professor of chemistry at Wright State University, where he earned a bachelor’s of science degree in education. Yohey, who grew up in Celina, Ohio, and is married to his high school sweetheart, Catherine, received his master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Dayton. He will begin his new role Aug. 1. His salary will be $132,500 annually, and his contract runs through 2013. He said as an administrator he serves the students, staff and community, and views the role of superintendent as being a combination of effective management and strong leadership. “I prefer to work with and through people versus dictating decisions,” he said. “I hope that through positive practice, community involvement and strong leadership, I can exceed the expectations of all stakeholders in the Oak Hills district.” Yohey said his family gives him strength to face the many issues concerning educators, and with school-age children of his own it’s easy to play the role of the parent to better understand school issues and their impact on families.
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Family scholarships
St. Dominic Parish families recently presented three scholarships in memory of their loved ones. The Wittich family awarded the Sydney Wittich Scholarship to Analise Kandra and the Jacob Wittich Scholarship to Eric Berting. The Vonder Meulen family awarded the Emily Vonder Meulen Memorial Scholarship to Halie Sunderman. Pictured are Catrina and Paul Vonder Meulen with recipient Halie Sunderman; and Eric Berting and Analise Kandra with Scott, Katie and Lindsey Wittich.
Martella named Straight A student Seton High School graduate Alanna Martella was named one of 18 Straight A Student finalists by the Anthony Muñoz Foundation. The foundation recognizes students who pursue academic excellence, athletic achievement and take an active role in the community while possessing a strong ambition, a winning attitude and the ability to overcome adversity. Martella was honored at the foundation’s Straight A Luncheon at Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse. She received a certificate and $500 grant. She attended Seton on a four-
year academic scholarship and graduated in the top 10 of her class with a 4.0 grade-point average. Martella was a member of the Martella freshman soccer and basketball teams and ran varsity track until she suffered a lifethreatening illness. After missing half of her senior year, Martella returned to school and continued to work hard, maintaining her grades while continuing to battle health issues.
Dater valedictorian wants to help others By Kurt Backscheider kbackscheider@communitypress.com
Hannah Friskney said she knew if she wanted to attend an out-of-state college she would need to work hard in high school. The Covedale resident devoted herself to her studies, and as a result, was named valedictorian of Dater High School’s class of 2009. “It was a very rewarding feel-
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a good start.” She said she’s always been
ambitious, but the motivation to succeed in school and earn scholarship money for college also played a role in her earning the highest grade point average in her class. This fall she will attend the University of Evansville in Indiana, and she said she will major in international studies with a minor in social work. Friskney said she would like a
career as a foreign aide or a humanitarian. This summer she is traveling to South Africa to work with missionary groups there to help children in need, she said. She said she’ll never forget the friendships she forged at Dater. “It was a great opportunity to meet new people and try things I had not been open to before,” Friskney said.
SCHOOL NOTES Live Oaks
James Ginn, a student from Oak Hills High School in the e-marketing program, recently was honored by the Live Oaks Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Ginn received the American Legion Academic Excellence Award.
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Jill Fink recently participated in the University of Findlay’s Scholarship Competition Day. Fink was one of 181 students from around the country attending the competition for merit scholarships worth up to $5,000. High-ability students were selected based on high school grade-point average and ACT or SAT scores. Students completed a written essay and were interviewed by university representatives. She is the daughter of Patricia Fink of Delhi Township and Stephen Fink of Green Township.
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Seventh-grader Marcy Driehaus has advanced to the state contest in the Power of the Pen writing competition. Power of the Pen is a program in Ohio middle schools that coaches best writing from aspiring journalists and authors. More than 250 seventh- and eighthgraders from 43 schools in southwest Ohio participated in the regional competition.
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Elder High School senior Orlando Scales, second from right, commits to wrestle at Notre Dame College in Cleveland, May 12. Scales is a two-time state wrestling champion who finished his Elder varsity wrestling career with a record of 122-9 and set a school record of 91 career pins. He was the No. 1 recruit in his weight class in the country.
The Our Lady of Victory third- and fourth-grade boys’ volleyball team, “The Ligers,” celebrate winning th BWAC championship at Elder High School May 22. Team members are, in front, Ryan Smith, Ben Siefke and Ryan Schenkel. In back are Coach Michelle Siefke, Matthew Jacobs, Jake Freudiger, Nick Niehaus, Matthew Petersen, Anthony Meisberger and Coach Kylee Siefke.
Scales named LaRosa’s MVP By Tony Meale tmeale@communitypress.com
Orlando Scales remains unblemished. After turning in two straight undefeated seasons on the mats, the recent Elder High School graduate won the LaRosa’s High School Male MVP of the Year Award. “I’m very happy about (being named a finalist),” Scales said before receiving the honor. “This was one of my goals from the start.” LaRosa’s has given this award, which is based on outstanding athletic achievement, every year since 1986. It is one of the most prestigious honors presented to local athletes in the Greater Cincinnati area. Other finalists were Joe Albers (Moeller), Denicos Allen (Hamilton), Bo Cordell (Indian Hill), Luke Maile (Covington Catholic) and Orlando Williams (Princeton). Scales received his award at the Buddy LaRosa’s Sports Hall of Fame Banquet at WCET studios in Cincinnati on Sunday, June 28. Scales won 94 straight matches to end his high school career, posting two straight undefeated seasons in the process. The only two-time state champion in school history, he won state titles in the 215-pound division as a junior and senior. “If he’s not the best kid to ever come out of Elder, I don’t know who else it would be,” Elder head coach Dick McCoy said.
A three-time state placer, Scales finished third in the state tournament as a sophomore. As a junior, he went 48-0 and advanced to the Scales state finals, where he defeated Adam Cogar of Barberton, who entered the match 47-0 and had defeated Scales at state when the Panther was a sophomore. In his senior year, Scales went 39-0 and pinned Denicos Allen of Hamilton – another LaRosa’s finalist – in the state finals with a time of 3:26. “I’m hoping there will eventually be a three-time or four-time (state) champion from Elder,” Scales said. While Scales’ exploits on the mat are well-documented, McCoy has been even more impressed by the way Scales conducts himself in everyday life. “His athletic accomplishments speak for themselves,” McCoy said. “But he’s an outstanding kid. This is an award that he truly deserves. He’s not just a great athlete – he’s a great person. I think people tend to overlook that with a lot of high school kids and even college kids.” Scales, who was also the GCLSouth Defensive Lineman of the Year on the football team this past season, will wrestle next year for Notre Dame College, one of the nation’s top NAIA wrestling programs.
Ridder named LaRosa’s finalist
Brooklyne Ridder, a 2009 graduate of Oak Hills High School, was one of six finalists for LaRosa’s High School Female MVP of the Year Award. Mt. Notre Dame’s Kendall Hackney won the Female MVP of the Year Award during the annual Buddy LaRosa’s Sports Hall of Fame Banquet ceremony Sunday, June 28. The MVP awards have been awarded annually since 1986. Ridder won state championships running cross country as a freshman and senior. She finished as state runner-up as a sophomore and junior. Bound for Penn State University, Ridder was the Greater Miami Conference and Cincinnati Runner of the Year for cross country on two occasions. Ridder owns the Division I Regional Championship cross country record with a mark of 17:45 which she posted in 2007. In track, Ridder was the state runner-up in the 3,200-meter run four times. She also holds the Cincinnati record in the event. Ridder was a part of Student Council and played two years of varsity golf for Oak Hills. “I want to win a few national championships,” says Scales, who is ranked No. 1 in the country in his weight class by several reputable wrestling publications, including WIN Magazine. “I hate losing him on my team because he’s a great leader and a charm of a kid to coach,” McCoy said. “But he’ll be going on to bigger and better things.”
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A Swing at cancer
Jeanne Schroer of Park Hills, Marijane Klug of Delhi, Barbara Dundee of Newport, and Celina Gronau of Maineville enjoy the great weather at Kenwood Country Club while supporting people with cancer at the 10th Annual PNC Bank Lynn Stern Memorial Ladies' Golf and Tennis Classic on April 27. The event raised more than $70,000 for The Wellness Community’s free support programs for people affected by cancer.
SIDELINES Soccer camp
Bill Spraul, Cincinnati West Soccer director of coaching, will direct soccer camps for ages 7-14, from 9-11 a.m. July 20-23 at Western Sports Mall. Players will be appropriately grouped based on age and skill level. Cost is $60, which includes a camp Tshirt. Registration deadline July 13. Call 4514900 or e-mail cmitchell@fuse.net.
Elder summer sports camps
Elder High School is offering summer camps for baseball, basketball, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball and wrestling. For more information on each of the camps and for registration forms, visit www.elderhs.org and click “Summer Camps.”
Elder hockey camps
Elder High School is having its first annual Elder Hockey Camp directed by Elder hockey coaches and varsity players. The camp will focus on enhancing basic skating and shooting skills, positioning and game play. The camp is for beginners to advanced players in fourth through eighth grades. Camp dates are 6-8 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, July 6 and 7; and 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, at Northlands Ice Center, 10400 Reading Road, Evendale. Equipment is required. Some is available if needed. Cost is $70 and includes a T-shirt. Contact Bill Rieth at 237-4084, or Joe Del Prince at 766-1541, or visit www. elderhs.org.
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On fire
The Cincinnati West Fire celebrates a tournament championship in the Cincinnati West Soccer Fest, May 9-10, winning the game, 2-1. The Fire participated in the upper U9 Gold Division, and was undefeated in pool play. In front, from left are Timmy Rinear, Jared Schulze, Jonathan Miller, Natihan Meiners and Joshua Knapke. In back, from left, are assistant coach Jeff Miller, Jacob Gulley, Jordan Atherine, Alex Klas, Austin Blake, Jonathan Thiemann and head coach Mark Thiemann.
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Queen City champs
After having a very successful season, the Westside U9 boys win the Queen City tournament, which is hosted by Westside Soccer Club. They also won other tournaments. From left are Ryan Hilvert, Jackson Jalovec, Tommy Schuckman, Jarred Uran, Dominic Niederkorn, Michael Radcliffe, Keegan Green and Jared Shepherd and Coach Dan Perica. Not pictured is Kainen Jaspers. Most boys are within the Oak Hills school district.
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Explaining Ohio’s concealed carry law Under Ohio law, a person may carry a concealed handgun with a valid license. Before obtaining a license, you will need proof of completion of a firearms safety course from a qualified instructor. Twelve hours of instruction is required: Ten hours of general instruction, plus two hours of experience shooting a handgun. To begin the application process, you must apply to the sheriff in the county where you reside or an adjoining county. The license fee is $55. You must be at
least 21 years old. All applicants must submit their fingerprints for a criminal background check. If you have not lived in Ohio the previous five years, an FBI check is also required, costing an additional $24. Many criminal offenses bar you from obtaining a concealed carry license. These include felonies, most drug offenses and violent misdemeanor offenses. You must not be subject to a civil or temporary protection order. As long as you meet the legal requirements, the sheriff must
issue a concealed handgun license within 45 days of receiving your application. The license lasts for five years. The ability to carry a firearm includes certain restrictions and responsibilities. When carrying a handgun, you must also carry another valid government ID along with the handgun license. There are numerous forbidden carry zones including, but not limited to: Government buildings, airports, churches, bars, day care centers and school property. With a license, transporting a
loaded concealed handgun in a vehicle is permitted under certain restrictions. The handgun must be either in a holster secured on the person, in a closed container in plain sight, securely stored in a closed glove compartment or console or in a locked case. If you are pulled over and carrying a concealed handgun, you should roll down your window and place your hands on the steering wheel. Next, calmly tell the officer that you have a concealed carry license and a handgun.
Follow all directions and do not touch the handgun unless instructed by the Judge Brad officer. Greenberg This article is Community not a complete description of all Press guest the requirements columnist associated with concealed carry. If you have further questions, visit the Ohio Attorney General’s Web site at www.ag.state.oh.us. Judge Brad Greenberg is a judge in Hamilton County Municipal Court.
The Ritter family, friends mourn Tom Sr. Friends and family said goodbye to another Ritter on June 27 at a Mass of Christian burial at St. Aloysius-on-the-Ohio. Tom Ritter Sr. died suddenly on June 24. He is survived by his wife Barbara (Westrich) Ritter; three sons, Thomas Jr., Michael and Anthony, and one daughter, Shannon Homoelle. Among the mourners are several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and step-brothers and step-sisters. Tom grew up on the family farm, which has been in the family for four generations. His grandfather, Frank, came to America in 1854 and his grandmother Margaret came to America in 1859. They were living with Peter
Zinn as farmhands on his farm in 1860, and later bought the present farm. There was a log cabin on the property where Tom’s father was born in 1878. It was torn down by his grandparents to build the present house. After his grandparents’ death, Tom’s father owned the farm and his brothers helped do the farm work. When Sayler Park was annexed into the city in 1911, they raised pigs, cows and chickens, and had mules and horses to do farm work. His father took the produce grown on the farm to the market plot on Lincoln Park Drive and Central Parkway twice a week. That stopped after his father, George Weber, and two farmers
from Peach Grove started the Castellini Association, where they sold their produce to the produce house on river bank in Cincinnati. In the beginning all work was done by animals, but in 1931 his father bought a Model A truck. It had Frank Ritter Sayler Park painted on it. Tom rode on that truck many times when his brothers, Paul and David, drove it filled with produce for the markets. Farm life located in the middle of a city was never boring. Over the years many visitors came just to sit a spell and talk. On Saturday nights there was always a card game. Friends, uncles, aunts and grandparents came over and they played cards on Saturday nights.
They got quite rowdy eating cheese and crackers and throwing cards around. Eventually Tom grew up and went to work for Allen House as a produce buyer, but stayed close the farm. It passed from his father to his uncle and then to his uncle’s son, George. Tom worked the farm with George after he got off from work at the Allen House. When he retired he worked with George full-time. The farm provided produce for many customers over the years. George decided a few years ago that he didn’t like the long drives to market, so he decided that they would have the market come to them. Nuns from the Little Sisters
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“Nuclear energy has always been a great source for clean energy, but my concern is the safe disposal of nuclear waste. A site must be agreed on prior to the building of the plant and how safe is it. Also it must be cheaper than coal energy or it’s not worth it.” N.P. “This plant is well overdue. Gas and electric can be just as deadly. Anything is only just as safe as the person operating/managing it.” M.E.N. “I support the utilization of nuclear energy – provided the plant is built safely, on time, and without cost overruns that are passed onto the consumer. We don’t want another Zimmer.” D. “What a great thing, just think if all the naysayers had not protested about the plant built years ago at Moscow we would have been enjoying cheaper electric and the other benefits all these years. Just wait, those same naysayers will be back in force again. “I have a friend that has worked in nuclear electric plants for years and as he says there is no safer place to be.” L.S. “I think it’s a great idea and that it should reflect favorably on our rates. Security of a nuclear facility is always a concern but I think that has to be balanced against the cleanliness of the power.” B.N. “I say it is about time the U.S.
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The Oak Hills Kiwanis Club recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to Oak Hills High School seniors Ryan Frankenstein, Elizabeth Gibbemeyer and Michelle Papathanas. Frankenstein is a student at Diamond Oaks. Pictured from left are David Wereley, Kiwanis Club president, Michelle Papathanas, Elizabeth Gibbemeyer, Ryan Frankenstein and Jeff Brandt Oak Hills principal.
Three entertainment icons died last week. How will you remember Ed McMahan, Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson? Every week The Community Press asks readers a questions that they can reply to via e-mail. Send your answers to westnews@communitypress.com with “chatroom” in the subject line. built another nuclear reactor to generate energy for America. France generates about 80 percent of their energy from nuclear reactors. Duke will be working with a French company to build the Piketon reactor. Power generated by nuclear reactors is environmentally friendly. The nuclear fuel used in reactors does occur naturally and there are no GHG emissions from the reactor. Since Duke will be working with an experienced nuclear power company to build the plant, I have no concerns. To those who are afraid of nuclear power, I say they have watched too many Hollywood movies about nuclear accidents. For those who are concerned about nuclear energy, go to http://www.world-nuclear.org/ for answers on nuclear power questions.” M.S. “I absolutely love the idea of the nuclear plant. Nuclear energy is the most cost effective, efficient and safe energy we could go with. Brilliant idea!” J.R. “I think it is a great idea, it will create jobs and tax revenue from the very beginning of construction. The more resources we have for clean, carbon-free energy, the better. It was the site of the former U.S. nuclear weapons facility, so the area is already equipped and capable on the handling of uranium.” C.A.S.
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Covedale supports Westwood I read with interest the article suggesting that Westwood secede from the city. There have been similar discussions within Covedale. Ironically, when these communities were annexed into the city, it was against the will of many residents, but made possible because of a law, passed in 1893, that made it easier for cities to annex abutting communities. Westwood was a self-governing incorporated village prior to being annexed in 1896. The timing of the annexation caused much resentment as cement sidewalks had just been laid at the expense of the village. In 1930, when a portion of Covedale was being considered for annexation, Covedale residents rallied, to no avail, to incorporate the “Village of Covedale.” The following excerpt from the Western Hills Press, Jan. 24, 1930, quotes John D. Prout explaining how the administrative functions would have been managed – at a lower tax rate: “The matter of fire protection could be contracted for with the city of Cincinnati and the village of Cheviot as it is at present; the territory would require but 40 street lamps, which could be oper-
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of the Poor came a few times a year and filled their van with potatoes. Local Betty Kamuf merchants and restaurants Community came to buy proPress guest duce. Restaucolumnist rants even came to the farm and handpicked the best produce. The two became celebrities after the Delhi Press, The Enquirer and a local television station all did stories on the pair. Betty Kamuf is a winner of Griffin Yeatman Award for Historical Preservation. She lives in Sayler Park. You can reach her at sp.column@fuse.net.
ated for one year at about $50 apiece; the school situation will be taken care of adequately, inasmuch as the territory is all in the Jim Grawe C i n c i n n a t i Community school district; the collection of Press guest waste could be columnist contracted for at a reasonable cost and water would be available at the present cost.” Interestingly, the Price Hill Civic Club did not support this effort and instead publicly endorsed the city’s annexation plan, even though at the time the club was not authorized to represent Covedale residents. Why? And why was there so much spirited debate on how to best provide public services? Sometimes it’s good to observe history by understanding the context of the times in which events occurred. According to the Bicentennial Guide to Cincinnati, “Covedale was developed in the 1920s. Older areas to the east, however, began to decline as many middle-income
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people left them for newer suburban environments.” So, one has to wonder. Did the residents of Price Hill assume that if annexed, the Covedale area would adopt the Price Hill identity like previously annexed areas? Would this newly developed area then be a source of civic pride, an opportunity for Price Hill to regain some of it’s lost grandeur? Did Covedale residents fight for their independence in order to retain their Covedale identity? We can only speculate as it would have been awkward to have publicly discussed these feelings. It is said that history has a way of repeating itself. Today, as Covedale residents reflect on the incorporation effort and our current struggle for equal recognition, the words of John Greenleaf Whittier ring true: “For all the sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these ‘it might have been!’” I believe I speak for all Covedalians in addressing our Westwood neighbors. We admire and support your pursuit for independence. We share your frustrations. And, like you, we are also “survivors” who seek control over our future. Jim Grawe is co-founder of the Covedale Neighborhood Association.
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Bonkers has earned the nickname “Lord Oken” because he thinks he is a fancy and royal human.
With time and love, cat teaches lesson One day my parents took me and my brother to an animal shelter to look for a dog. While we looked at the dogs, I saw the cats. I wanted to see the little kittens, so we went to the cats. While we looked at the cats, there was a little cat stuck in a small cage with no room to move around. We asked a staff member if we could see him run around with the other cats. When she let the little cat out, he ran headfirst into a wall. The staff member told us that the cat was very sick and was going to be put down soon. We adopted him and took him home that day. That was in 2001. Now that little cat is the fat, happy and very healthy cat that we call Bonkers.
Bonkers is loved by everybody and loves them all right back. He likes sleeping in to sun and pawing at the widows when a bird is outside. Bonkers has earned the nickname “Lord Oken” because he thinks he is a fancy and royal human. His favorite food is the tuna juice he gets on special occasions. If you stay up late at night, you can see him try to catch his tail in the darkness. Bonkers has taught me and my family something. That little bud can burst into bloom, you just need to give it time and love. – Abigail Wilson If you have a special story about you and your pet you would like to share, e-mail a photo of your pet and a short story to jkey@communitypress.com.
Fifty-seven people embarked on Elder High School’s first alumni fundraising trip – a weeklong cruise of the Hawaiian islands. A portion of the proceeds from the cruise was donated to Elder’s tuition assistance program. Plans are in the works for an alumni cruise to Alaska in 2010.
Ronnie Larkin, 10, and Matt Larkin, 8, both students at Our Lady of Victory enjoy the balcony of their state In Montego Bay, Jamaica, with the Delhi Press are, in front, Steve Humphrey; second row, Christina Smith, Ron Ostertag, Laura Ostertag, Rob Rinear, Lynne Rinear, Jeff Rinear and Kelley Rinear. room on a recent Bahamian cruise.
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THINGS TO DO Bargains galore
The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts has a neighborhood yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 5, at the theater, 4990 Glenway Ave. Anyone who has items to sell is invited to take part in the second annual event. Those interested can buy a booth space, which is the size of two parking spaces, for $20. A limited amount of booth spaces are available and sellers are responsible for setting up their own displays. Proceeds from the sale of booth spaces benefit the theater’s annual summer teen program. To get a booth reservation form, call Jennifer Perrino at 241-6550, or e-mail jenniferperrino@covedalecenter.com.
Barbara and Warren Babcock are pictured on the Road to Hana during their vacation to Maui, Hawaii.
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The Delhi Township library, 5095 Foley Road, will celebrate the release of the new Harry Potter movie, starring Daniel Radcliffe, at an afterhours party Friday, July 10. The fun for sixth- through 12th-graders includes games, trivia challenges and prizes. Advance registration is required by calling 369-6019.
Al and Doris Zeiser took the Delhi Press along when they traveled to Cleveland to visit their grandchildren. Pictured from front left are Al Zeiser, Jake Koopman, Pat Koopman, Doris Zeiser and Sarah Koopman; second row, Rachel Hale, Katie Koopman, Chris Koopman, Andrew Zeiser, Tommy Koopman and Kacey Zeiser.
East Price Hill residents Lucy Gaynor and Dan Boller Jr. enjoyed the 2009 New Year’s Day Orange Bowl game in Miami, Fla.
Jennifer Machuga traveled to Rome on a College of Mount St. Joseph-sponsored trip. Machuga is pictured in Vatican City at the top of the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica, overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
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Alumni Excellence Exhibition, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m., Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery at the College of Mount St. Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Six to eight works of Mount alumni from each decade, 1960s through 2000s. Through July 31. 244-4314. Delhi Township.
AUDITIONS
2009-10 Season, 6:45-9:30 p.m., Westwood Town Hall Recreation Center, 3017 Harrison Ave., Cold readings from script. Bring three copies of headshot and resume if available. Bring rehearsal conflicts two months before each show opening. Production dates: “Lend Me a Tenor” Oct. 9-17; “Comic Potential” March 5-13; “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” April 30-May 8. Presented by Drama Workshop. 777-9962. Westwood.
BUSINESS MEETINGS
Business Network InternationalBridgetown, 8:30 a.m., Hillebrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4320 Bridgetown Road, Third-floor conference room. Meets every Thursday. 941-6464. Bridgetown.
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Alumni Excellence Exhibition, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m., Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery at the College of Mount St. Joseph, 2444314. Delhi Township.
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Women’s Monthly Meet-Ups, 10 a.m.-noon, The Women’s Connection Learning Center, 4022 Glenway Ave., Connecting with others in the community while participating in educational and enrichment activities. 4714673, ext. 17. West Price Hill.
FARMERS MARKET
Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 574-0663. Green Township.
Girls Night In, 5:30-8:30 p.m., The Women’s Connection Learning Center, 4022 Glenway Ave., Pamper Me Night. Assisting girls in a three-hour workshop to become strong and independent women. 471-4673, ext. 15. West Price Hill.
FARMERS MARKET
Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 3241 Fiddler’s Green Road, Apples, peaches, plums, pears and vegetables. 574-0663. Green Township.
FOOD & DRINK
Wine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Henke Winery, 3077 Harrison Ave., $5 seven wines; $1 per pour choose from 15. 662-9463. Westwood.
LITERARY - BOOK CLUBS
Book Club, 7 p.m., Monfort Heights Branch Library, 3825 West Fork Road, Adults. “Panther in the Sky” by James Alexander. Presented by Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. 369-6900. Monfort Heights.
LITERARY - LIBRARIES
Buckeye Search and Rescue Dogs, 2 p.m., Miami Township Branch Library, 8 N. Miami Ave., Learn how these dogs save lives. All ages. Free. Presented by Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. 369-6900. Miami Township.
MUSIC - KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC
Karaoke with Sean, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Main Entrance Restaurant and Lounge, 5132 Delhi Ave., 451-1414. Delhi Township.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Alzheimer’s Support Group, 7-8:15 p.m., Shiloh United Methodist Church, 580 Anderson Ferry Road, Open to any individual caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. Free. 451-3600. Delhi Township.
Campus Mob, 10 p.m., Drew’s on the River, 4333 River Road, Free. 451-1157. Riverside.
NATURE
Trail Scavenger Hunt, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Shawnee Lookout Park, 2008 Lawrenceburg Road, Meet the naturalist at the Miami Fort Trail to pick up directions. Free, parking permit required. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275. Miami Township.
RECREATION
Cruisin’ the Pike, 4 p.m., Kroger Enright, 960 Enright Ave., Parking lot. Free. Presented by Fast Eddie’s Grill. 979-4328. East Price Hill. S U N D A Y, J U L Y 5
FARMERS MARKET
FOOD & DRINK
EDUCATION
MUSIC - ROCK
Wine Tasting, 4-7 p.m., Bridgetown Finer Meats Wine Shop, 6139 Bridgetown Road, $10. 574-3900. Green Township. Wine Tasting, 5:30-7:30 p.m., bigg’s Delhi, 5025 Delhi Road, Three samples with snacks. $2. 354-1700. Delhi Township. Wine Tasting, 3-11 p.m., Henke Winery, 6629463. Westwood.
MUSIC - R&B
Basic Truth, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Black Sheep Bar & Grill, 3807 North Bend Road, Ages 21 and up. $2, free with password. Contact Basic Truth or The Black Sheep to obtain password. 481-6300. Cheviot.
Hollmeyer Orchards, 1-5 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 574-0663. Green Township.
FOOD & DRINK
Wine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Henke Winery, 6629463. Westwood.
HISTORIC SITES
German Heritage Museum, 1-5 p.m., German Heritage Museum, 4790 West Fork Road, Two-story 1830 log house furnished with German immigrant memorabilia. Free, donations accepted. Presented by GermanAmerican Citizens League of Greater Cincinnati. 574-1741. Monfort Heights.
SUMMER CAMP MISCELLANEOUS
MUSIC - ROCK
Cincy Rockers, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Jim & Jack’s on the River, 3456 River Road, 2517977. Riverside. After Midnight, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Drew’s on the River, 4333 River Road, $3. 4511157. Riverside.
RECREATION
Trail Scavenger Hunt, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Fernbank Park, 60 Thornton Ave., Meet the naturalist at the playground to pick up directions. Free, parking permit required. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-5275. Sayler Park. S A T U R D A Y, J U L Y 4
FARMERS MARKET
Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 574-0663. Green Township.
FOOD & DRINK
Wine Tasting, 2-5 p.m., Bridgetown Finer Meats Wine Shop, 574-3900. Green Township. Wine Tasting, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Henke Winery, 662-9463. Westwood.
LITERARY - LIBRARIES
Memoirs Club, 10 a.m., Monfort Heights Branch Library, 3825 West Fork Road, Share ideas and techniques. Adults. Presented by Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. 369-6900. Monfort Heights.
MUSIC - BLUES
Chuck Brisbin & the Tuna Project, 9:30 p.m., Luckey’s Irish Pub, 3722 Harrison Ave., 662-9222. Cheviot.
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The Sayler Park Farmers Market continues 4-7 p.m. Tuesdays at Parkland Avenue and Monitor Street. Local produce, plants and herbs, bread, ice cream, sweets and baked goods are available. For more information, call 675-0496. Debbie Hauck, left, is pictured helping Betty Mitchell pick out a pie.
MUSIC - OLDIES
Elvis Show, 7-9 p.m., Jim & Jack’s on the River, 3456 River Road, $10. 251-7977. Riverside.
SENIOR CITIZENS
Over 55 Dance, 2-5 p.m., Delhi Senior and Community Center, 647 Neeb Road, Nonmembers welcome. Music by Nelson. $5. Presented by Delhi Seniors. 451-3560. Delhi Township.
SHOPPING SPECIAL EVENTS
Neighborhood Yard Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave., Parking lot. Benefits Cincinnati’s Young People’s Theatre. 2416550. West Price Hill.
SINGLES
Parents Without Partners Orientation, 2 p.m., Bob Evans Restaurant-Green Township, 5245 North Bend Road, Single parent organization information session. Free, lunch not included. Presented by Parents Without Partners - Cincinnati. 241-4744. Green Township. M O N D A Y, J U L Y 6
ART EXHIBITS
Alumni Excellence Exhibition, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m., Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery at the College of Mount St. Joseph, 2444314. Delhi Township.
Laffalot Summer Camps, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Our Lady of the Visitation School, 3172 South Road, Daily through July 10. A variety of sports, games and activities for campers. An all boy and all girl format. Bring water bottle and lunch. Ages 6-12. $100. Registration required. Presented by Laffalot Summer Camps. 313-2076. Bridgetown.
SUMMER CAMP NATURE
Imago Summer Nature Camp: Nature Survival, 9-11:30 a.m. (Ages 3-5. $50, $45 members) and 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Ages 6-10. $85, $75 members), Imago Earth Center, 700 Enright Ave., Daily through July 10. Games, activities and outdoor learning. Registration required. 921-5124. East Price Hill.
SUMMER CAMP SPORTS
Junior Golf Camp, 9-10:30 a.m., Neumann Golf Course, 7215 Bridgetown Road, Daily through July 9. Daily skills instruction. Ages 7-13. Ages 4-6 with parental supervision. Shotgun scramble pizza party at Dunham Golf Course on Guerley Road. $45. Registration required. 574-1320. Bridgetown. Melvin Levitt Basketball Camp, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or 1-4 p.m., Gamble-Nippert YMCA, 3159 Montana Ave., Daily through July 10. Develop skills and learn sportsmanship. Half-day participants do not swim. Ages 612. $164, $124 members; half day: $75, $65 members. Registration required. 6611105. Westwood.
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COMMUNITY DANCE
BUSINESS MEETINGS
EXERCISE CLASSES
COMMUNITY DANCE
Bop Club, 7-11 p.m., Jim & Jack’s on the River, 3456 River Road, Oldies and swing music. Dance lessons except last Tuesday of month. $3, members free. 251-7977. Riverside. Pilates/Slim & Sculpt, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Westwood Town Hall Recreation Center, 3017 Harrison Ave., With Michele Reeves. $6, first class free. 238-8816. Westwood.
Delhi Business Association Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Delhi Park, 5125 Foley Road, Delhi Lodge. Public invited. 922-3111. Delhi Township. Line Dancing, 7-11 p.m., Jim & Jack’s on the River, 3456 River Road, 251-7977. Riverside.
FARMERS MARKET
Sayler Park Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Sayler Park, Parkland Avenue and Monitor Street, Local produce, plants and herbs, bread, ice cream, sweets and baked goods. Presented by Sayler Park Village Council. 675-0496. Sayler Park. Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 574-0663. Green Township.
HEALTH / WELLNESS
Humana Healthy Kids Zone, 2 p.m., Westwood Branch Library, 3345 Epworth Ave., Learn about health, nutrition and fitness. Includes visits with the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati’s Discover Health! mobile health program, yoga programs for kids, African dance lessons and more. Includes snacks. 369-6900. Westwood.
LITERARY - BOOK CLUBS Adult Book Club, 10 a.m., Miami Township Branch Library, 8 N. Miami Ave., Free. “Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil” by Deborah Rodriguez. Presented by Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. 369-6900. Miami Township.
EXERCISE CLASSES
Yoga, 7:10 p.m., Dunham Recreation Complex, 4356 Dunham Lane, Tender yoga plus meditation. $10. 471-7653. West Price Hill.
FARMERS MARKET
Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 574-0663. Green Township.
FOOD & DRINK
Wine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Henke Winery, 6629463. Westwood.
LITERARY - LIBRARIES
Storybook Puppeteers, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Price Hill Branch Library, 3215 Warsaw Ave., All ages. Free. 369-6900. East Price Hill.
DANCE CLASSES
Line Dance Class, 1-2 p.m., Dunham Recreation Complex, 4356 Dunham Lane, Line dancing with Jerry and Kathy Helt, instructors. Wear smooth soled shoes. No partner dances and no prior dance experience required. $4. 321-6776. West Price Hill.
FARMERS MARKET
Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 574-0663. Green Township.
HEALTH / WELLNESS
Humana Healthy Kids Zone, 3 p.m., Price Hill Branch Library, 3215 Warsaw Ave., Learn about health, nutrition and fitness. Includes visits with the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati’s Discover Health! mobile health program, yoga programs for kids, African dance lessons and more. Includes snacks. Presented by Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. 369-6900. East Price Hill.
HOME & GARDEN CLASSES PROVIDED
The PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center hosts the Counting Crows, pictured, with Augustana, at 8 p.m. Monday, July 6. Tickets are $39.50, $57.50 and $79.50. Visit www.PNCpavilion.com. The event includes a free pre-show cookout, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Year Round Gardening, 6:30 p.m., Monfort Heights Branch Library, 3825 West Fork Road, Ever Popular Evergreens. Learn new ideas for planning and maintaining garden throughout the year. Adults only. Presented by White Oak Garden Center. 385-3313. Monfort Heights.
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The Cincinnati Pops celebrates the Fourth of July with its concert, “Red, White and Boom,” at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at Riverbend Music Center. It highlights patriotic music and features the May Festival Summer Chorus. A Family Fun Zone, with face painting, cornhole and instrument making, begins at 6:30 p.m. The event ends with fireworks. For tickets, call 513-3813300 or visit www.cincinnatipops.org.
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July 1, 2009
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The difference between freedom and license
To understand and Hopefully we’re learning enjoy freedom requires what freedom means. reflective choices about The majority of people ourselves and the purconfuse freedom with pose of life. license. Recall the number of Our founders times you’ve heard somepenned the Declaration one state, “This is a free of Independence. In a country, I can do what I sense, it is want!” Father Lou certain actually a Declaration That assertion is incorGuntzelman of Dependence on rect. Freedom does not mean the ability to do anyPerspectives someone. For the Constitution thing we want. Freedom means the ability to of the United States makes its citchoose to do what we ought. izens independent of kings, dictaDoing anything we want or feel tors, parliaments, and even like doing is not freedom, but majorities as regards to our basic rights and liberties. license. But on what factor does the American Baptist minister and Harvard chaplain Peter Gomes Constitution base our independexplains, “Freedom’s only virtue ence from kings and dictators? It grounds it on a previous is that it enables us to pursue that which God desires for us and dependence on the One who gave which we, in our heart of hearts, us our rights and dignity in the first place. desires for ourselves.”
It says it is because …” the Creator has endowed man with certain inalienable rights among which are the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” If our freedom came from a king or government, then that king or government could take it away. It is only because our freedom comes from God that it is called “inalienable,” i.e. cannot be taken away. In scripture, St. Paul showed how God is interested in a real revolution, a revolution against injustice, mistreatment, violence against others and hatred. In other words, it is a revolution against license that permits the dark side of human nature to ooze forth against others. Explaining, Paul writes, “For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, but do not use
your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, rather to serve one another through love.” He enumerates some of the ways we freely choose to serve one another … through love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Freedom means to gain such a control over the dark part of our human nature that instead of choosing destructive actions, we choose goodness and all that is conductive to the growth and happiness of human nature. Freedom is far more difficult and demanding than license. In his book, “Man’s Search For Meaning,” Viktor Frankl tells of his own experience in a Nazi concentration camp. He reflects on the irony that he never felt so free as he did during that horrible experience. Even though all other obvious
freedoms and choices had been taken away from him, no matter how terrible the external conditions might be, he still had the freedom of his own thoughts and attitudes. He could choose to see and act with the eyes of a free spirit. “None can love freedom heartily but good men: the rest love not freedom, but license,” declared John Milton. Father Lou Guntzelman is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Reach him at columns@community press.com or contact him directly at P.O. Box 428541, Cincinnati, OH 45242. Please include a mailing address or fax number if you wish for him to respond.
Foreclosures may be affecting your home’s value The large number of foreclosures in the Tristate is having a dramatic effect on the value of homes in some areas. As a result, some people are finding it impossible to sell their house for anything close to what they imagined. Amanda Frank said she can’t sell her West Chester house for the $107,000 she wanted because the buyer’s appraisal of her home came in much lower. “The couple that was going to borrow it had an FHA loan. They came back
and did an appraisal and it came back appraised a t $80,000,” she said. “That Howard Ain is $8,000 Hey Howard! less than our current mortgage and $3,000 than our 2008 Butler County tax appraisal.” The appraiser said he gave such a low value based on recent home sales in the area.
“They said the comparative sales within the neighborhood do admit there’s a downward trend in the pricing,” Frank said. Two doors away from Frank’s home a house is listed for about $105,000. But, just a few homes away another house, roughly the same size, is listed for just $70,000, as that homeowner tries to do a short sale – selling for less than the amount owed on the mortgage. Yet another house, just three doors away from Frank’s home, is getting a
new roof from new owners. That house had been sorely neglected and the repairs will help increase the value of the home – but more is needed in that neighborhood to get home values to recover. “Who wants to hear that without a predatory lender, without an adjustable rate mortgage, without buying on the bubble, here you are upside down on your current mortgage,” Frank said. “I knew it was bad. We have a lot of family who are out of work. We have had some friends who are in
foreclosure situations and it’s unfortunate – but in our neighborhood I had no idea,” she said. The Franks have put nearly $100,000 into their house, which is now valued at just $80,000. They’re not alone. Friends nearby have a buyer for their home, willing to pay $126,000, but they too are finding comparable sales are less than $100,000. So, you may want to think twice about making improvements to your home.
And, before you put your house on the market, carefully check out the latest comparable sales in your area to make sure you too aren’t surprised by an appraisal you may receive. Troubleshooter Howard Ain answers consumer complaints and questions weekdays at 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts on WKRC-TV Local 12. You can write to him at Hey Howard, 12 WKRC-TV, 1906 Highland Ave., Cincinnati 45219.
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‘Turnover’ a new cherry dessert this summer Well, between the birds and the deer, the wildlife in my little world is fed well. The birds are eating my elderberries before they’re even ripe. The deer chomped down my sunflowers and I’m praying they don’t have a hankering for my heirloom squash like they did last year. In spite of this, though, I remember what my Mom always said: plant enough for yourself and God’s good creatures, as well. (I’m beginning to think, however, that the deer and birds are awfully greedy – I don’t mind sharing, but we have to eat, too!)
cherries from my tree. You can use f r e s h , canned if they’re drained and frozen Rita pie cherHeikenfeld ries for Rita’s kitchen this. Yo u ’ l l need 12 ounces or so. Don’t thaw the frozen cherries.
3 tablespoons flour, plus more for dusting 1 box puff pastry, thawed 12 oz. or so frozen, fresh or canned, drained cherries (leave frozen cherries undrained) 1 â „2 cup sugar or to taste
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and sprinkle with a bit of sugar. Bake until puffed and golden, about 35 minutes. Serve warm or room temperature.
Squeeze or two of lemon juice 1 egg yolk beaten with a tablespoon of water (egg wash) Sugar for sprinkling Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough (leave folded but check to see if there’s paper between the folds and remove) on floured surface into a rectangle about 10-by-14. Trim edges. Cut each into quarters to make 8 smaller rectangles. Mix cherries, flour, sugar and lemon juice. Place a nice mound on one side of each rectangle, leaving one-half inch border. Lightly brush border with water and fold other side of pastry over mixture and press to seal. Crimp edges with floured fork. Put on baking sheet and cut several slits on top of each. Brush with egg wash
Tip from Rita’s kitchen
Even easier: use slightly drained canned cherry pie filling and add one-fourth teaspoon almond extract to it if you have it and a bit of extra sugar stirred in. That will be your filling without anything else added.
Rita’s blender hollandaise sauce
For Freida, a Recorder reader. Melt one-third cup butter and keep it hot. Meanwhile, in a blender, put 2 room temperature egg yolks and 2 teaspoons lemon juice and blend. With motor running on low, slowly add hot butter in a thin, steady stream. You’ll see the mixture thicken as you go. If necessary, add a bit of hot water if it’s too thick. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Grilled pattypan or other squash
For Marsha, a Tri-County reader who wants to make this with all the squash she’s getting from her garden. No real recipe, but here’s how I do it: slice squash and brush both sides with olive oil. Grill over hot coals until marked, yet still crisp/tender. Season with salt and pepper or your favorite herb and/or Parmesan cheese.
Can you help?
If you have the recipe, or a similar one, please share. Ruby’s Mac & Cheese and Freddie Salad: I’ve got a call in to Chef Rich Harris of the Precinct about these for several interested readers. Pasta with kielbasa and tarragon: Reader Sylvia Wiliams is desperate for this. “So delicious. I thought it was in the local paper and can’t find it.� Birthday cake sans eggs: For Michelle Smith for her son’s July birthday.
From readers’ kitchens
Ricedream.com: This is a good Web site for dairyfree desserts, according to reader Annie Hoffman. Creamed potatoes and Batavia reader peas: Delores Bingamon sent in a wonderful recipe for this. I’ll post it on our Web version next week. Pasta with herbs, Alfredo sauce and beef: Reader Dan Brokamp called with this recipe but I didn’t get it all. Please call back.
Coming soon
Like Famous Recipe’s coleslaw for Mrs. Whitmer Microwave peanut butter fudge Rita Nader Heikenfeld is Macy’s certified culinary professional and family herbalist, an educator and author. E-mail her at columns@communitypress.com with “Rita’s kitchen� in the subject line. Or call 513-2487130, ext. 356. Visit Rita at www.Abouteating.com.
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Hats off to families
The Women’s Committee of Cincinnati Riverfront Park recently had the third annual Hats Off Luncheon, presented by PNC Bank and The Oliver Family Foundation at Ault Park. The event, Hats Off to Our Families, raised more than $100,000 to endow a full-time staff position to plan creative family programming in the new park. More than 500 women (and some men too) wore their favorite hats in celebration of the special day. At the luncheon were, from left, Willie F. Carden Jr., director of Cincinnati Parks; Marijane Klug, parks financial services manager who lives in Delhi Township; Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory; and Clyde Gray, news anchor at WCPO-TV and luncheon emcee.
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The Butlers did it
The Butler family earned Yard of the Week honors for the Simon Drive lawn. Pictured is Jane Butler with her son, Jake. The Delhi Civic Association is scouting the township for great yards to honor. To nominate a potential winner, call 922-3111. PROVIDED. SEND PHOTOS TO: MEMRAL@COMMUNITYPRESS.COM
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Teresa Bonomini’s Poinsettia Drive lawn won recent Yard of the Week honors from the Delhi Civic Association. The group will recognize a lawn a week through Labor Day. Honors include gift certificates from local growers. Call 922-3111 to nominate a township yard.
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We’re building a future with you in mind. June 2009
Dear Community Member,
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Ball field
The sign indicating the fields at Delhi Park was last week’s clue to the Scavenger Hunt. The readers who called in a correct guess were: Sandy Gerde, Jerry Conner, Dalyia Shalash, Luke Jett, Ryan Schenkel, Nolan Andriacco, Jake Flick, Brooke Flick, Susan Sizer, the Smith family, David Fink Jr., Brandon Myers, Jalee Connor, Brittany Oestreicher, Jillian Kallmeyer, the Niederkorn family, Christina Kallmeyer, Bill Zachritz, and Bob and Jenice Miller. Turn to A1 for this week’s clue.
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With the unanimous approval from the Green Township Trustees, we have taken another very important step in plans to enhance access to high-quality healthcare in Cincinnati, western Hamilton County and beyond. A new hospital located at I-74 and North Bend Road is an important component of these plans. As you may be aware, Mercy Health Partners has acquired the rights to purchase 60 acres of land on North Bend Road, between Kleeman and Boomer roads in Green Township. Additional steps are still required before the proposal receives final approval. As that work continues, we will continue to grow our services and provide high-quality care over the coming years at Mercy Hospital Western Hills and Mercy Hospital Mt. Airy. We plan to transition the inpatient services from these hospitals when the new hospital is complete. In giving its unanimous approval to the land use amendment, the trustees highlighted the positives the project will offer, while providing research and statistics that effectively addressed concerns related to traffic and noise. Below are the key aspects of the project. • Our overall plans will enhance access for residents in Cincinnati and western Hamilton County to acute care, primary care and a variety of outpatient services, including chronic care management. • The new hospital will be state-of-the-art and incorporate the latest advancements in patient care and comfort, offer leading physicians in a wide variety of specialties, and feature cutting-edge technology. Proposed services include full-service emergency care, cancer care, and a comprehensive heart program. • Planners envision a truly green hospital campus that will include buffers near homes and schools, and walking/biking trails that connect to the new trail system being planned for the township’s parks. We are excited about the progress we are making in developing plans for the proposed site. Your input is always welcome. You can submit your questions and comments, and stay updated on the project, by visiting us online at www.mercywest.com. Sincerely,
Paul C. Hiltz President & CEO Mercy Hospital Mt. Airy
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DEATHS The Rev. Donald A. Behler, 86, died June 17. He was ordained a priest in 1947. Behler’s first assignment was teaching at Elder High School, beginning in 1948. He served as pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary from 1971 to 1978 and St. Ignatius of Loyola from 1978 to 1988. He also was Behler associate pastor of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church in 1988. After his retirement in 1988, Behler lived at St. Dominic Church and Mercy Franciscan at West Park, actively ministering in those communities. Survived by siblings Adele Dolan, William Behler; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by siblings Robert, Sister Gabriel (Margaret), O.S.U., Behler, Mary Elizabeth Fischer. Services were June 29 at St. Dominic. Arrangements by MihovkRosenacker Funeral Home. Memorials to: St. Dominic Parish Building Fund or School Education Fund, 4551 Delhi Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45238.
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Jamie Hunt, daughter of Byron and Cathy Hunt, of Delhi, and Adam Clauss, son of Michael and Teresa Clauss, Carey, Ohio announce their engagement. The wedding will take place on August 1st, 2009.
Paul Brunner
Paul J. Brunner, 82, Delhi Township, died June 18. He was a contractor. Survived by wife Betty Anne Cullen; children Paulette Dean, Patty Jo Limle, Paul, Patrick, Perry, Peter Brunner; 25 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife Mary Tenkotte Brunner, daughter Peggy Brunner, siblings Helen Wilkens, Theresa Ege, Lester, William, Harry Brunner, Marcella Budde, Margaret Kaeser, Florence Peters. Services were June 24 at St. Teresa of Avila. Arrangements by Meyer & Geiser Funeral Home. Memorials to: St. William School, 4108 W. Eighth St., Cincinnati, OH 45205 or Elder High School, 3900 Vincent Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45205.
Rickey Courtney
Rickey James Courtney, 54, Price Hill, died June 16. Survived by son Don Bowers; sister Tona Cummins; partner Richard Foster; nieces. Preceded in death by parents James, Laura Courtney. Services were June 24 at Ralph Meyer & Deters Funeral Home.
August Caruso
August C. Caruso, 89, Delhi Township, died June 18. He was a postal carrier. Survived by siblings Ruth Smith, Jim, Don Caruso, Dorothy Schroder, Suzanne Messmer; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents Charles, Marie Caruso. Services were June 24 at St. Lawrence Church. Arrangements by Radel Funeral Home. Memorials to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospi-
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Joyce Martin Fox, 74, Price Hill, died June 24. She was a teacher’s aide at Oyler School. Survived by children Phyllis Pack, Kathy, Clyde, Scott Fox, Judy Kidd, Pam Hale, Donna Pendleton; 26 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; one greatgreat grandchild; four siblings. Fox Preceded in death by husband Jess Fox. Services were June 30 at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the funeral home.
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Gertrude Hoffman Horgan, 105, died June 22. Survived by daughters Mary Alice Prazynski, Jane Teller; grandchildren David, John Prazynski, Ann Robbers, Dona Arnold, Roger, Joe Teller, Jennifer Puente, Edward Horgan, Laurie Pomeraning; 20 greatgrandchildren; Horgan one great-greatgrandchild. Preceded in death by husband Edward Horgan, son Edward Horgan, siblings Marian Ryan, Robert, Albert, William Hoffman. Services were June 25 at St. William. Arrangements by B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home. Memorials to: Our Daily Bread, P.O. Box 14862, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0862 or Bayley Place, 990 Bayley Place Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45233-9967.
Each week this summer, children can visit 14 Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County locations to learn about health, nutrition, and fitness. The Humana Healthy Kids Zone, sponsored by the Humana Foundation, will include visits from the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati’s Discover Health mobile health program, yoga programs for children,
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Richard A. Lassandro, 68, Delhi Township, died June 20. He was a loading supervisor with Ashland Oil. Survived by wife Dixie Lassandro; daughter Judy Pecora; nephews Lucas, Logan Pecora; several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by daughter Vicki Lassandro. Arrangements by Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Church, 1191 Devils Backbone, Cincinnati, OH 45233.
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Barbara Lietz Niehauser, 71, died June 23. Survived by husband Ralph Niehauser; children Kim Cremering, Ken, Greg, Steven Niehauser; grandchildren Daniel, Allison Cremering, Eric, Ryan, Jared, Kelsey, Elaine, Brett, Alec, Carly Niehauser; Niehauser brother Donald Lietz. Preceded in death by parents Raymond, Frances Beyerle Lietz, brother Thomas Lietz. Services were June 29 at Our
African dance lessons, and much more. Healthy snacks will be provided at each of the programs to encourage good nutrition, and fitness-related prizes will also be given away while supplies last. For each program that children participate in they can register for a chance to win a Nintendo Wii, extra Wii-mote and Active Life Outdoor Challenge game.
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Ruth Rose Kroeger, 90, Delhi Township, died June 19. She was a homemaker. Survived by children Jane Fisher, Kathryn Holtman, Susan Rauf, Carla Benken, Margaret, Kristina, John, Gary, Andrew Kroeger; 29 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Preceded in death by husband Vincent Kroeger, sons Michael, Paul Kroeger. Services were June 29 at St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Arrangements by Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home. Memorials to: American Diabetes Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 304, Cincinnati, OH 45203.
Lady of Lourdes. Arrangements by Rebold, Rosenacker & Sexton Funeral Home. Memorials to the Mother Mercy High School Scholarship Fund or Elder High School Scholarship Fund.
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Kimberley Creutzinger Noble, 45, Miami Township, died June 18. She was a loan processor with Wells Fargo. Survived by daughter Lauren Noble; parents John, Barbara Creutzinger; sisters Michelle Creutzinger, Christina Castleman; nephews Joshua, Logan Castleman. Services were June 22 at Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home. Memorials to: American Cancer Society, 5555 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017.
Marie Paner
Marie Koch Paner, 104, died June 22. Survived by nieces and nephew Jeanne Hollmeyer, Walter "Bo" Strassell, Barbara Koch, Marita Junker, Judith Culman; many greatnieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband Elmer Paner. Services were June 27 at St. Antoninus. Arrangements by B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home. Memorials to: St. Antoninus Education Fund, 1500 Linneman Road, Cincinnati, OH 45238, or spiritual bouquets or Masses may be given.
Gerald Stanley Jr.
Gerald L. “Ger” Stanley Jr., 44, Riverside, died June 22. Survived by wife Kimberly Stanley; sons Gerald III, Joseph, Jeremy, Joshua Stanley; parents Shirley Currens, Gerald Stanley Sr.; siblings Robert, Jerry Stanley, Toni Barrett, Christina Stanley Jr. Johnson; many
nieces and nephews. Services were June 27. Arrangements by Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home.
Rosella Taylor
Rosella Krieg Taylor, 79, died June 20. Survived by children Milford Jr., Raymond, Gerald, Steven, Robert, Dean, Dennis Taylor, Linda Krailler, Rose Anne Scheadler, Darlene Young, Anne Young, Michele Sexton; 38 grandchildren, 40 greatgrandchildren. Taylor Preceded in death by husband Milford Taylor. Services were June 24 at Rebold, Rosenacker & Sexton Funeral Home. Memorials to: Vitas Hospice Charitable Fund, 11500 Northlake Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45249.
Doris Zeiser
Doris Fosnot Zeiser, 78, West Price Hill, died June 24. She was a long-time member of the Delhi Historical Society. Survived by husband Alfred Zeiser; children Steven, Daniel Zeiser, Mari Beth Koopman, Nancy Hale; grandchildren Thomas Jr., Andrew, Christopher, Kacey, Patrick, Steven, Zeiser Kathleen, Rachel, Jacob, Sarah; siblings Carol Ann McReynolds, Judith Ahrens, Robert Fosnot, Mary Lou Welling. Services were June 30 at St. Dominic. Arrangements by Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home. Memorials to: Delhi Historical Society, 468 Anderson Ferry Road, Cincinnati, OH 45238.
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LEGAL NOTICE DELHI TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CASE VA2009-2 The Delhi Township Board of Zoning Appeals will hear an appeal from a decision of the Delhi Township Zoning Inspector on Tuesday evening, July 14, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Delhi Township Administration Building, located at 934 Neeb Road, Delhi Township, Hamilton County, Ohio (Cincinnati, 45233). This appeal, filed by Charles Fehr, on behalf of the Archbishop of Cincinnati (owner), requests that a variance be granted so to permit construction of three (3) directional signs at 810 Neeb Road (Our Lady of Victory Church & School). The subject property is located in the “C” Residence District as shown on the maps of the Delhi Township Zoning Resolution. The Zoning Resolution prohibits directional signs in the “C” Residence District. Anyone may appear in person or be represented by an attorney if they so wish. This request is on file at the Delhi Township Department of Development Services, located at 697 Neeb Road (Fire Department Headquarters), Cincinnati, Ohio 45233, and can be reviewed during regular business hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm) for at least ten days prior to the public hearing on the application.
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3422 Price Ave.: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Indiana Luxury Homes Coaches Corner; $5,400. 930 Summit Ave.: Pramco CV6 Reo LLC to Mykovich, Dan; $46,500. 932 Summit Ave.: Pramco CV6 Reo LLC to Mykovich, Dan; $46,500.
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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 3 Arrests/citations
Amber Little, born 1975, taking identity of another, theft under $300, 3000 Mickey Ave., June 16. Brent S. Sims, born 1965, theft under $300, 900 Fairbanks Ave., June 15. Brian D. Wilson, born 1983, after hours in park, 800 Matson Place, June 17. Bryan Greer, born 1979, criminal trespassing, 3200 Warsaw Ave., June 18. Curtis Fox, born 1982, trafficking, receiving stolen property, 800 Elberon Ave., June 17. Darrel L. Hamilton, born 1960, drug abuse, 3400 W. Eighth St., June 19. Deron Partee, born 1989, trafficking, 900 McPherson Ave., June 19. Henry Black, born 1957, larcenytheft, 3200 Warsaw Ave., June 11. James Griffis, born 1982, burglary, 3200 Warsaw Ave., June 18. John Helmig, born 1972, disorderly conduct, 900 Fairbanks Ave., June 15. Michael Elliott, born 1980, city or local ordinance violation, 800 Matson Place, June 21. Misty Keeton, born 1988, aggravated menacing, 2800 Glenway Ave., June 19. Parnell Johnson, born 1990, aggravated burglary, 1000 Seton Ave., June 18. Rhonda M. Gibson, born 1977, possession of an open flask, 3700 Warsaw Ave., June 8. Robert Johnson, born 1988, receiving stolen property, 3300 Warsaw Ave., June 18. Robert Turner, born 1981, domestic violence, 700 Mount Hope Ave., June 19. Laureano Mendez-Reynoso, born 1981, juvenile enticement, 1000 Underwood Place, June 17. Alice Patracia Bell, born 1955, city income tax, 3200 Warsaw Ave., June 14. Angela R. Shack, born 1973, menacing, 3200 Warsaw Ave., June 9. Antonio Clark, born 1991, assault of a firefighter, 3200 Warsaw Ave., June 11. Antonio L. Glover, born 1983, excessive sound-motor vehicle, 3200 Warsaw Ave., June 15. Brandon Braley, born 1986, domestic violence, 1000 Fairbanks Ave., June 17.
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sive sound-motor vehicle, 2800 Price Ave., June 12. Sheila L. Sturgill, born 1967, possession of an open flask, 3000 Warsaw Ave., June 12. Timothy Amann, born 1978, possession of an open flask, 900 Hawthorne Ave., June 13. Timothy M. McKinnes, born 1982, possession of an open flask, excessive sound-motor vehicle, 3600 W. Eighth St., June 11. Teddy Dean Thompson, born 1960, theft under $300, 3600 Warsaw Ave., June 16. Tina Smith, born 1981, possession of drug abuse instruments, loitering to solicit, soliciting prostitution, 800 State Ave., June 15. William A. Winans, born 1971, robbery, 1300 Bowman Ave., June 19. Charles Dove, born 1972, robbery, 1300 Bowman Ave., June 17. Cartarra Hunter, born 1991, assault, 6300 Gracely Drive, June 20. Kenneth M. White, born 1987, domestic violence, 6300 Gracely Drive, June 20. Mike R. Golden, born 1973, carrying a concealed weapon-knife, criminal trespassing, felonious assault, Ivanhoe Ave., June 15. Robert E. Rabe, born 1970, domestic violence, 200 Monitor Ave., June 21. Robert Beamon, born 1984, possession of criminal tools, burglary, 1800 Sunset Ave., June 18. Teresa L. Thompson, born 1968, disorderly conduct, 4100 W. Eighth St., June 11. Kathy L. Yett, born 1955, aggravated menacing, felonious assault, 4400 Guerley Road, June 17. Michael Hale, born 1977, possession of drugs, 4400 Glenway Ave., June 16. Michael Jernigan, born 1981, telecommunication harassment, 5300 Glenway Ave., June 19. Thomas M. Feldkamp, born 1967, after hours in park, 4400 Rapid Run Pike, June 17. Clifton Woods, born 1966, aggravated robbery armed, 1000 Beech Ave., June 16.
Brian Singleton, born 1982, assault, 1200 Purcell Ave., June 15. Brian Weber, born 1990, loud noises, 2600 Price Ave., June 15. Christian Yeary, born 1978, after hours in park, 800 Matson Place, June 17. Christina Norton, born 1983, assault, 900 Fairbanks Ave., June 15. Cortez Reed, born 1990, aggravated menacing, assault, criminal damaging or endangering, 700 Mount Hope Ave., June 21. Craig Bryan, born 1987, possession of drugs, 3200 Warsaw Ave., June 16. Darin Armstrong, born 1962, telecommunication harassment, 3200 Warsaw Ave., June 19. Darius Waller, born 1989, excessive sound-motor vehicle, 3100 W. Eighth St., June 12. Dwayne Drake, born 1973, possession of an open flask, 3000 Warsaw Ave., June 8. Eryn Gariby, born 1989, assault, 900 Chateau Ave., June 21. Francisco Lopez, born 1969, possession of drugs, 2400 Glenway Ave., June 17. Harold Seymore, born 1971, menacing, 3100 Warsaw Ave., June 9. Jennifer Jacobs, born 1975, possession of an open flask, 3000 Warsaw Ave., June 12. Jennifer McMullen, born 1976, criminal damaging or endangering, 1200 Purcell Ave., June 15. Jeremy W. Dodd, born 1985, excessive sound-motor vehicle, 900 Woodlawn Ave., June 11. Jonas Godfrey, born 1978, receiving stolen motor vehicle, 500 Woodlawn Ave., June 21. Joseph Hendrickson, born 1972, criminal damaging or endangering, 900 Fairbanks Ave., June 15. Kimberley L. McMullen, born 1977, domestic violence, 1200 Purcell Ave., June 15. Mario Gordon, born 1990, carrying concealed weapons, having a weapon after conviction or while under indictment, resisting arrest, 3100 W. Eighth St., June 20. Melvin Edward Vicent, born 1956, disorderly conduct, 2800 Warsaw Ave., June 10. Michael Chandler, born 1988, drug abuse, trafficking, 900 Woodlawn Ave., June 19. Pamela N. Coker, born 1972, exces-
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1000 Seton Ave., June 18.
Aggravated robbery
1000 Grand Ave., June 18.
500 Elberon Ave., June 15. 1000 Beech Ave., June 16. 3700 Westmont Drive, June 15. 4100 Glenway Ave., June 15.
Breaking and entering
3200 W. Eighth St., June 15. 3400 Kensington Place, June 12. 1900 State Ave., June 15. 3400 W. Eighth St., June 18. 3700 Warsaw Ave., June 19. 5100 Sidney Road, June 15. 600 Trenton Ave., June 18.
Burglary
1900 State Ave., June 13. 1000 McPherson Ave., June 14. 1700 Grand Ave., June 18. 3100 Lehman Road, June 16. 3300 Lehman Road, June 18. 400 Crestline Ave., June 12. 900 Elberon Ave., June 12. 900 Elberon Ave., June 16. 900 Elberon Ave., June 17. 6300 Gracely Drive, June 12. 1800 Sunset Ave., June 18. 3900 W. Eighth St., June 13. 4000 St. William St., June 13. 4000 St. William St., June 13. 4300 W. Eighth St., June 16. 800 Rosemont Ave., June 13. 800 Rosemont Ave., June 16.
Felonious assault
Ivanhoe Ave., June 15. 4400 Guerley Road, June 16.
Grand theft
2100 W. Eighth St., June 15. 2400 Warsaw Ave., June 16. 2500 Glenway Ave., June 17. 1100 Overlook Ave., June 15. 1700 Gellenbeck St., June 15. 1800 Wyoming Ave., June 16. 4000 Flower Ave., June 18. 4300 Dunham Lane, June 13. 4700 Green Glen Lane, June 16. 700 Clanora Drive, June 14.
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Nevada St., June 12. 600 State Ave., June 14. 1200 Purcell Ave., June 16. 3400 Mount Echo Drive, June 17. 3600 Warsaw Ave., June 12. 3600 Warsaw Ave., June 12. 3600 Warsaw Ave., June 13. 3600 Warsaw Ave., June 14. 3600 Warsaw Ave., June 14. 3600 Warsaw Ave., June 16. 1200 Beech Ave., June 13. 3900 Glenway Ave., June 15. 4800 Cleves Warsaw Pike, June 15. 5100 Willnet Drive, June 12. 900 Seibel Lane, June 17.
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1200 Rutledge Ave., June 14. 4100 Jamestown St., June 15.
Unauthorized use of motor vehicle 1800 Wyoming Ave., June 12.
Vehicle theft
2700 W. Eighth St., June 18. 3000 Lehman Road, June 12. 700 Woodlawn Ave., June 13. 800 Elberon Ave., June 13. 1700 State Ave., June 13. 6100 River Road, June 14.
DELHI TOWNSHIP Arrests/citations
Noel Walker, 23, 4362 Delhi Road, open container at 500 block of Rosemont Ave., June 19. Darrell Potts, 43, no address given, drug possession at 4600 block of Foley Road, June 19. Amy Stevens, 24, 753 Mount Hope Road, driving under suspension at 500 block of Pedretti Avenue, June 20. Steven Coldiron, 27, 5400 Delhi Road, driving under suspension at 5200 block of Delhi Road, June 19. Scott Kohus, 27, 367 Glen Oaks Drive, driving under suspension at Anderson Ferry & Foley roads, June 20. Jacqueline Richardson, 47, 4293 Glenhaven Road, wrongful entrustment at 4400 block of Glenhaven Road, June 20. Brandon Midell, 21, 4293 Glenhaven Road, driving under suspension at 4400 block of Glenhaven Road, June 29. Justin Bancroft, 18, 6839 Home City Ave., driving under suspension at 400 block of Anderson Ferry Road, June 22. Lathel Taylor, 23, 4605 Foley Road, in park after hours at 5125 Foley Road, June 18. Robert Timerding, 28, 265 Jupiter Ave., driving under suspension at 200 block of Pedretti Avenue, June 18. Bonnie Smith, 40, 3664 Neiheisel Ave., operating vehicle under the influence at 5500 block of Delhi Road, June 18. Michael Taylor, 38, 196 Pedretti Ave., driving under suspension at 4200
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Incidents/investigations Assault
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Attempted burglary
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Criminal damaging
Man reported vehicle damaged at 467 Leath Ave., June 17. Man reported vehicle damaged at 701 Feist Drive, June 22.
Theft
United Dairy Farmers reported $21 in lighters, coffee stolen at 4900 Delhi Road, June 16. Man reported GPS, cell phone stolen from vehicle at 556 Morrvue Drive, June 18. Kroger reported beer stolen at 5080 Delhi Road, June 17. Woman reported stereo equipment stolen from vehicle at 841 Suncreek Court, June 17. Man reported guitar, amp stolen at 4245 Copperfield Lane, June 16.
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Festival Services reported equipment set on fire at 7163 Hillside Ave., June 12.
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Bed & Breakfast It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 1875 Homestead B&B, a charming Country Victorian home built in the late 1800’s. Located on State Road 46, 3 1/2 miles east of Nashville, Indiana, the home sits on five peaceful acres where you can relax and escape the “hustle-bustle” and crowds of the village. We invite you to step back in time with us as you enter our romantically restored home. After a day of hiking in our beautiful Brown County State Park, or shopping in the village, you may want to choose a book or movie from our library, or simply relax on the porch or in the hammock. On cool evenings, you can enjoy telling stories around the outdoor fire. Complementary soft drinks and homemade cookies are available each afternoon and evening. Each of our guest rooms are beautifully appointed King and Queen size rooms with luxury bedding, private in-room baths, cable TV/VCR, and sitting areas.
block of Delhi Road, June 15. Kenneth Smith, 39, 5507 Julmar Drive, driving under suspension at 6100 block of Cleves Warsaw Road, June 17. Debbie Maly, 51, 3299 Broadwell Ave., theft at 5080 Delhi Road, June 20. Ricky Sherman, 56, 4851 Foley Road, theft at 5080 Delhi Road, June 20. Ruth Burke, 35, 530 Hibernia Ave., theft, drug paraphernalia at 5080 Delhi Road, June 19. Stephanie Roberto, 54, 4640 Delhi Road, theft at 5080 Delhi Road, June 19. Two juveniles, criminal trespassing at Delhi Road, June 17. Charles Jones, 18, 3430 Orchard Court, driving under suspension at 800 block of Pontius Road, June 17. Juvenile, drug possession at Pontius Road, June 17.
DESTIN. New, nicely furnished 2 br, 2 ba condo. Gorgeous Gulf view. Pools, golf course. Discount Summer & Fall rates. Book now. 513-561-4683 Visit arieldunes.us or twcondo.us
EAST COAST, NEW SMYRNA BEACH Luxurious oceanfront condos & vacation homes. Closest & best beach to Dinsey. Ocean Properties Vacation Rentals 800-728-0513 www.oceanprops.com
FLORIDA
Bonita Springs. Weekly, monthly, seasonal rentals. Beautiful 1 BR @ Beach & Tennis. Pools, across from beach. 2 BR, Bonita Bay w/pool, shuttle to priv beach. 513-779-3936
DESTIN. Edgewater Beach Condos on the Gulf. 1-3 BR, beachfront, pvt balconies, FREE Wi-Fi, beach set-up (in season) & use of new fitness ctr. New massage/facial salon, 2 pools (1 heated), FREE $20 gift cert to pool grill (weekly rentals in season). Call or visit our website for lastminute specials. 800-822-4929 www.edgewaterbeach.com
PANAMA CITY BEACH Family Atmosphere! Your Best Vacation Value! 800-354-1112 www.Summerhouse.com
A Beautiful Cabin Getaway Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge.Hot tub, jacuzzi, fireplace, gas grill. $85/nt, 5 nt special $375. 800-793-8699. smokymtncrossrdrentals.com
SIESTA KEY. Gulf front condo, beach view.frrom balcony. Bright & airy, nicely appointed, all amenities. Cinci owner. 232-4854. Available weekly from July 4
Hilton Head Island Vacation Resort. Choose 1 or 2 bdrm condos. Oceanfront, ocean view or nr ocean. Great locations & rates. Golf pkgs, too. www.hhi-vr.com. 877-807-3828
BROWN COUNTY. Treat your family to a visit to Indiana’s family playground! Comfort Inn, in the ! of all of Nashville’s attractions. 812-988-6118 choicehotels.com
MICHIGAN
A Beautiful Log Cabin Resort w/heated indoor pool, minutes from Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mtns. Breathtaking mountain views, hot tubs, Jacuzzis, pool tables & pet friendly cabins are offered. Excellent rates, discounts available. Call 1-888-HSR-TENN (477-8366) hiddenspringsresort.com CHALET VILLAGE www.chaletvillage.com Cozy cabins to luxurious chalets Fully furnished, hot tubs, pool tables. Check SPECIALS, availability and book online 24/7, or call 1-800-722-9617
INDIANA
HILTON HEAD. Beautiful 1 BR, 1 BA condo on beach nr Coligny. Sleeps 6. Many amenities, discounted rates June-Aug $750/wk; Sept, Oct $550/wk. Also,Marriott’s Grande Ocean, wk of 7/26. 513-829-5099 HILTON HEAD ISLAND 1-7 Bedroom Vacation Homes & Villas. Free color brochure. Call 1-866-386-6644 or visit www.seaturtlegetaways.com
GATLINBURG. Affordable rates. Fully furnished. 1-8 bdrms. Chalets, Cabins, Privacy, Views, Hot Tubs, Jacuzzis, Fireplaces. 1-800-235-2661 www.alpinechaletrentals.com GATLINBURG Royal Townhouse Summer Special. $49.95 + tax SunThurs; $59.95 + tax Fri-Sat. Rooms limited & subject to availability. Restrictions & blackout dates apply. Advance reservations req’d. Present ad at check-in. 1-800-433-8792 CE
Hilton Head Island, SC
Visit www.hhisland.info and plan a getaway with Seashore Vacations. Our beach is free. Specials available for golf, tennis, dining, more. Visit our
site or call toll free: 800-845-0077.
LEELANAU VACATION RENTALS Over 120 condos, cottages and homes on Lake Michigan, Glen Lake and other inland lakes. Call 231-334-6100 or visit www.leelanau.com/vacation
NEW YORK MANHATTAN--NYC HOTEL $129/2 persons. Singles $124. Suites $139-$159. Lincoln Ctr area, Hudson River views, 18 flrs, kitchenette, 5 mins to midtown, safe, quiet, luxury area. RIVERSIDE TOWER, Riverside & 80th St. Call 1-800-724-3136 or visit: www.riversidetowerhotel.com
NORTH CAROLINA SIESTA KEY CONDOS 2 bedroom, directly on worldrenowned Crescent Beach. Free WiFi & phone. Super Summer Specials! 847-931-9113
TENNESSEE
EMERALD ISLE. Ocean Front luxury vacation homes with community pool. Call for free brochure. 800-245-7746 Spinnaker’s Reach Realty www.SpinnakersReach.com
HILTON HEAD’S Best Family Vacation Destination . Oceanfront 1, 2 & 3 bdrm villas. Discounted golf, complimentary tennis & health club. 800-845-9500 www.vthhi.com N. MYRTLE BEACH Coastal Condos, Inc. 1-4 bdrm oceanfront & ocean view units. Call 1-800-951-4880 or visit www.coastalcondos.com SEABROOK EXCLUSIVES Villas & Private Homes. Ocean, golf, tennis, equestrian. Pet friendly rentals. Free brochure. Book online! 888-718-7949. www.seabrookexclusives.com
TENNESSEE 1-7 Affordable, Deluxe Chalets & Cabin Rentals. Pigeon Forge in the Smokies. Vacation/Dollywood Specials. Free brochure. Call 1-800-833-9987. www.firesidechalets.com
Nr Powell NORRIS LAKE. Valley Marina. 2 BR/1BA, very nicely furnished home. Covered porch, deck. $95/nt. 423-562-8353 www.norrislakehse.com www.AUNTIEBELHAMS.com Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge. Vacation in a beautiful log cabin or chalet with hot tub, Jacuzzi, views & pool tables. Call about specials! 800-436-6618