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Loveland officials have decided to hold off on building a stormwater system and parking to support its downtown revitalization plans. City officials had planned to seek bids by July 1 for $450,000 worth of infrastructure. City Manager Tom Carroll said, “I believe greater public input and consensus needs to be reached on the concept plan for this development before the city invests in bricks and mortar infrastructure.” Also, “The city and Loveland Redevelopment Group are very early in the marketing phase of this project,” Carroll said. “Waiting to see how well this process goes is prudent, so that the city and our private sector partners can react to changing market demands.” The Loveland Redevelopment Group is a consortium of builders and investors helping the city develop an office-commercial-residential project on a three-acre site bordered by Second Street, Broadway Street, the Little Miami bike path and West Loveland Avenue. Loveland Redevelopment hopes to negotiate a development contract for the entire project with the city. For now, the city has designated it the sole marketing agent for the first of four buildings planned for the redevelopment site. Loveland Redevelopment has posted a large sign at the site – the southwest corner of West Loveland Avenue and Second Street. The property is in the heart of
where businessman Dale Eads has launched a mini commercial renaissance. The Loveland Redevelopment Group’s building site is across the street from the Eads Fence Co. at 131 Broadway St., where Eads recently added a new business: Loveland Hardware. The Loveland Redevelopment Group’s building site also is down the street from the former Loveland Hotel at 128 Broadway St., which Eads has bought with the
idea of converting the vacant building into space for retail on the first floor and apartments above. Loveland secured a $250,000 Appalachian Regional Council grant and a $200,000 federal Community Development Block Grant for the public improvements. Carroll said the city could wait almost a year before it would run the risk of having to bid the project or request extensions of time so as not to lose any of the grant
funds. He also said that the city this summer will complete the engineering design for the infrastructure and secure all necessary permits so the project could proceed on a moment’s notice. “The city will be able to respond rapidly to any opportunity that presents itself, but will avoid the risk of building infrastructure that cements a plan that still may need to adapt in the future,” Carroll said.
Garden tour grows by getting smaller Fewer homes so guests can linger By Chuck Gibson loveland@communitypress.com
Spring showers and summer sun helped create more beautiful blooms for this year’s Loveland Garden Tour set for Saturday, June 27. Brilliant colors, dazzling designs and the sweet smell of serenity promise to awaken your senses during this tour of selected area gardens. The tour includes the award winning garden of Dale Eads and will give you access to the art and music of the community at the same time. “We’ll have local artists painting garden scenes on site,” said Donna Lajcak, volunteer organizer. “Musicians from the Loveland Music Academy will also be performing in the gardens.” The third annual self-guided tour begins at the Walgreen’s store at the corner of Branch HillGuinea and Loveland-Miamiville roads and finishes at the Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum, where cold refreshments will be served. In between tourists weave their
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way all across the community to visit five gorgeous gardens. A sneak peak at the end of May gave only a hint of the beauty to behold during the tour. Ponds, waterfalls, stones, rocks and wind-chimes highlight the garden landscape of Steve Beckman. He was counting on a good month to be ready. With wind-chimes ringing in a soft breeze and Beckman busy flushing the hard winters sludge from a water garden, he said: “Thankfully I still have a month to get ready.” Marty Hoffman’s garden is truly a doorway to peace and serenity. Featuring a wide array of colors, and pathways leading to breathtaking vistas, her “slice of heaven” will challenge you to spot all the creative designs. “There are the chickens,’ she said pointing to a flower display shaped like chickens not far from a gateway to her garden. “This is my blue heaven.” You’ll want to stay – that’s the very reason Donna Lajcak gave for reducing the tour to just five gardens this year after featuring
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2009 Loveland Garden Tour When: Saturday, June 27 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets/tour guide: $10 per person or $20 per carload. Buy tix day of show at tour start: Walgreen’s located at the corner of Branch Hill-Guinea and LovelandMiamiville Roads. Proceeds benefit local charities: Vote for “Best of Show” Enjoy: Local artists painting on site and the music of musicians from Loveland Music Academy.
The Loveland Music Academy will provide keyboard music 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 27, in the gazebo and on the porch veranda at the Loveland Historical Society Museum. The LIFE Food Pantry and The Loveland Historical Society Museum have been chosen as the charities to benefit from proceeds of the Garden Tour this year. Web: www.lovelandgardentour.com Information: Contact Donna Lajcak at 677-5267.
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Steve Barraco. “Receiving the newspaper from a junior carrier who is a friend and neighbor helps to make the process a more enjoyable one for everyone.” Each week, the carriers receive stacks of papers that they’re responsible for stuffing into bags. They then hit the streets in their communities to deliver the bundles. Once a month, carriers ask their customers for $2.50 for the service they’ve received. Carriers earn 50 percent of the collections, as well as tips, and are eligible for bonus points
The Community Press/Recorder has had children as young as 6 and as old as college students in the program. A young child must have a parent doing the route with them, though. based on how many collections they achieve over their goal. The bonus points are redeemed for gift certificates to local stores and attractions like Kings Island and The Beach. “This is a great way to earn money,” said Smith. “It’s easy, fast and it’s really fun to do.” It also gives him a break from the Wii he purchased with his earnings. “If I’m bored and I’m at home and I’ve been playing video games too much it gives me something to do,” he said. “And it’s kind of fun to do.” For more information on the junior carrier program, call 576-8240.
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A new theft charge in Florida could put Jill Manville’s probationary status in jeopardy. The former Loveland City Schools treasurer pleaded guilty last December in Hamilton County to a charge of theft in office and now faces a petty theft charge in Hillsborough County, Fla. Manville was arrested June 8 by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, according to the Hillsborough County Circuit Court Clerk Web site. A spokesperson from the sheriff’s office could not be reached for comment on the allegations against her. The charge against Manville is a misdemeanor. Because she is on probation, she is being held without bond in the Hillsborough County Jail. Manville was in court
June 9 and assigned a public defender after signing paper work claiming she is indigent, according to the Hillsborough County Circuit Court Clerk Web site. Her next court date is Monday, June 22. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Dennis Helmick sentenced Manville in January to five years probation on the theft-in-office charge. The judge also approved Manville’s request to allow her to move to Florida and report to Florida probation officers. Manville, 43, now lives in Venice, Fla., and is unemployed, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Web site. Conditions of Manville’s probation in Hamilton County include making $46,106 restitution to the Loveland City School District, paying a $10,000 fine and performing 500 hours
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of community service. Manville has paid in full the restitution ordered by Helmick, according to Meg Krsacok, communications coordinator for the Loveland City Schools. Asked if the theft charge in Florida could impact Manville’s probation, Mike Walton, Hamilton County Common Pleas Court administrator and chief probation officer, said “it could” if she is convicted. Ohio auditors determined in a special probe that Manville skimmed $58,785 from school coffers between March 1, 1999, and Aug. 31, 2007. School officials collected some of the money before Helmick issued his restitution order. The school district got thumbs up in routine, annual audits during Manville’s tenure. Since then, it has toughened up administrative provisions designed to help prevent embezzlement.
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The city of Loveland has scheduled a public forum Wednesday, June 24, to get input from the community on plans to upgrade Lever Park on Heidelberg Drive. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at city hall. Preliminary plans include replacing the existing tennis and basketball courts, the fence around the tennis courts and baseball fields and the worn swing sets and playground equipment. The playground is to be equipped with handicapaccessible features. For more information, contact City Manager Tom Carroll at 683-0150 or visit the city’s Web site at www.Lovelandoh.com.
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City, school officials to discuss issues By Jeanne Houck jhouck@communitypress.com
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Loveland City Schools plan to meet sometime during the week of June 22 to discuss the school district’s service expectations now
What they say “We will not be responsible for – unless directed otherwise by council – payment in full of that position. We’re looking for the school board to make arrangements, whether it be out of school-district monies or from other government entities that they bring to the table and convince to support payment for that position.”
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“We would appreciate any effort that the political subdivisions would make to solve this important community issue. We welcome the opportunity to sit down and meet with all these entities to secure funding of the resource officer.”
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that Loveland High School has b e e n annexed to the city. City Manager Tom Carroll Carroll, Loveland Police Chief Tim Sabransky, schools Superintendent Kevin Boys and high school Boys Principal Molly Moorhead are to attend. It’s unlikely that the issue of a school resource officer at the high school will be resolved at the meeting. Symmes Township, from which the high school off Rich Road was annexed, formerly paid for a school resource officer at the high school.
Township officials said they would not continue this practice once the high school was annexed and they pulled the plug May 26, the effective date of the annexation. Nevertheless, it was suggested by some at a recent Loveland City Council meeting that it would behoove school officials to convene a meeting of stakeholders – including all governmental entities in the school district – to discuss funding the school resource officer. Loveland has applied for a federal grant to help fund a school resource officer at the high school. “If we’re successful in that, then we’ll be approaching the school district about how that grant can be leveraged with local dollars,” Carroll said. “It’s going to be my position with Boys that if the school district feels that a school resource officer is
School district by the numbers
Loveland comprised about 40 percent of the Loveland City School District’s population in an analysis made by the city in 2002, according to City Manager Tom Carroll. He said Miami Township made up about 40 percent, Symmes Township about 19 percent and Hamilton Township and Goshen Township very small percentages of the school district's population. Carroll said the analysis also showed: • Loveland residents generally have a lower income level than residents of Miami and Symmes townships, so a higher percentage of schoolage Loveland residents attend the public schools. • Not every child in Loveland can attend the Loveland City Schools. A small number of city residents are within Sycamore Community Schools’ boundaries and a growing number of city residents in Warren County are part of the Little Miami Local School District. Reported by Jeanne Houck
important, that the city of Loveland has and will continue to offer to staff that position and administer and oversee that position. “We will not be responsible for – unless directed otherwise by council – payment in full of that position,” Carroll said. “We’re looking for the school board to make arrangements, whether it be out of school-district monies or from other government entities that they bring to the table and convince to support payment for that position.” Boys responded June 12 that, “We would appreciate any effort that the political subdivisions would make to solve this important community issue. “We welcome the opportunity to sit down and meet with all these entities to secure funding of the resource officer,” he said.
Man charged with injuring 4-month-old relative By Jeanne Houck jhouck@communitypress.com
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on charges that he caused injury to a 4-month-old relative of his in Loveland. Loveland police would not disclose the child’s name, the child’s relationship with the accused, Gregory Henderson Jr., or the kind of injuries the child suffered. “I can’t say how the injuries occurred, but they are very, very serious,” Deputy Police Chief Hugh Bomske said. A Hamilton County grand jury indicted Henderson, 24, on one count of felonious assault and two counts of felony endangering children. He remains in jail at the
Hamilton County Detention Center in Cincinnati. Loveland police say the indictment, issued June 9, is the result of an extensive investigation by Loveland Police Det. Kevin Corbett. Authorities began investigating in March, when members of the Loveland Police Department and the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department were dispatched to a home on Park Avenue on a report of an injured child. The child was taken to Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery with lifethreatening injuries, police said, then transferred to Cincinnati Children’s Hospi-
tal Medical Center. Henderson was arrested by Cincinnati police at Children’s Hospital June 17 on a warrant issued with the indictment June 9. Police say Loveland Det. Corbett worked with Cincinnati detectives in the personal crimes, homicide and criminalistics units to gather evidence and conduct interviews. “This was a very comprehensive and time-consuming investigation that included volumes of medical information,” Loveland Police Chief Tim Sabransky said. The child remains hospitalized.
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A bold thief or thieves stole a variety of items from seven automobiles in the Brandywine community overnight Wednesday, June 17. The cars were parked in driveways or along the street in the area of Silver Fox and Highcliff Court. The cars were not damaged, but items taken included a cell phone, iPod, woman’s purse, Garmin GPS and assorted other items. The cars were not locked according to the owners. (Photo courtesy Chuck Gibson.)
Loveland High School graduate Jenny Klein of Miami Township has been awarded a scholarship to the University of Vermont in Burlington through the National Merit Scholarship Program. Klein is among some 2,800 young people nationwide to win scholarships financed by college and universities providing between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution funding the scholarship. Additional college-sponsored scholarships will be announced July 13.
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Cincinnati News Service As the housing market continued to collapse in 2008, so did revenues and the payroll at Cincinnati Stair, a Loveland-area company that specializes in custom, high-end residential stair manufacturing and installation. For the first time in the company’s 22-year history, owner Marc Tirey, 55, Terrace Park, had to lay off employees. And for the first time in a long time, he found himself back in the wood shop where he started out. When housing went into the tank that had to be sobering for you and your company. How did it all start? “I remember it was in
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Klein is the daughter of Walter and Catherine Klein and plans to study biology. Klein She is in the third group of National Merit finalists to be awarded scholarships this year. Just 15,000 high-school students out of some 1.5 million entrants qualify each year as finalists.
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Several Mount Notre Dame students were recently inducted into the school’s National Honor Society. They are, from left: Seated, Julia Hider of Madeira, Elizabeth Fogarty of Blue Ash, Madeline Duckworth of Deerfield Township, Beth Warning of Sycamore Township, Jen Vonderbrink of Indian Hill; standing, Anna Hider of Madeira, Akshita Sharma of Kenwood, Holly Laub of Montgomery, Lisa Renner of Blue Ash, Kathryn Reynolds of Symmes Township, Lauren DiNardo of Sycamore Township and Becky Bradley of Loveland.
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Several students were recently inducted into the Mount Notre Dame National Honor Society. They are, from left: seated, Theresa Schmidt of Symmes Township, Katie Roundtree of Milford, Allyson Lucas of Miami Township, Chelsi Creech of Loveland, Becky Bradley of Loveland, Susan Conroy of Symmes Township; standing, Allison Weaver of Symmes Township, Casey Towle of Loveland, Meghan Grinsted of Miami Township, Kayla Grome of Loveland, Julie Altimier of Milford, Madeline Duckworth of Deerfield Township, Emma Stiver of Loveland and Lauren Hanzel of Loveland.
MND history teacher selected for study abroad seminar Symmes Township resident Catherine Koch Schildknecht, a teacher and member of the History Department at Mount Notre Dame High School, was selected from a national applicant pool to participate in a five-week summer study abroad seminar supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The Endowment is a federal agency that each summer supports seminars and institutes at colleges and universities so that teachers can study with experts in humanities disciplines. Schildknecht will soon depart for the “Dutch Republic and Great Britain: The Making of Modern Society and a European World Economy” seminar and spend 5 1/2 weeks at the Historical Institute, London, and The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies in Wassenaar. In addition, she will add two weeks onto her trip, traveling to London, Namur, Amiens, and historic sites in France and a few days along the Moselle River in Germany. Schildknecht will spend some
time with family and do work for her Victorian England class, learn about St. Julie Billiart’s life and continue to advance her appreciation of Schildknecht World War I. The purpose of the NEH Seminar for School Teachers is to investigate how a region of northwest Europe, centered on the North Seas, acquired the characteristics that historians have labeled “modern.” Fourteen teachers the U.S. will accompany Schildknecht at the seminar. “I consider myself very fortunate to have been chosen for such a prestigious award,” said Schildknecht. “…The opportunity to read, discuss, reflect and write in an academic environment will be stimulating. I am excited to live the life of a scholar and bring back what I learn to my classroom.” Schildknecht, the only teacher selected from Ohio, has taught in the social studies discipline since 1977 and has taught at MND for the last six years.
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Muhammad Taha Sheikh, son of Sheikh and Najma Rizwan of Loveland, has accepted an Honor Award from Xavier University. A recent graduate of Loveland High School, Sheikh plans to major in natural sciences at Xavier.
Seventh-grade – Sophie Adams, Nuria Alsonso, Emilia Anderson, Allison Baas, Madison Banbury, Casey Baumgarth, Hannah Bellamah, Jessica Berchtold, Ashley Boggs, Elizabeth Boswell, Michelle Bowling, Seth Brennock, Michele Brizzolara, Michelle Brown, Daniel Bruns, Nathan Bryant, Sarah Byrde, Emily Carrello, Tavea Chung, Joshua Cloud, Ethan Conte, Katie Crum, Katrina Culbertson, Abby Docherty, Sydney Dudley, William Edison, Jacob Elfers, Melissa Eng, Kelly Farrell, Bradley Faust, Sydney Folzenlogen, Jordan Fuller, Spencer Fuller, Austen Funke, Sarah Geiger, Rachel Griswold, Brayden Gruber, Jennifer Hadley, Kayla Herrmann, Emily Hoff, Dylan Howes, Elizabeth Jacobs, Natalia Jerdack, Audrey Jewell, Mackenzie Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Molly Kessler, Allison Kluge, Mollie Kowalchik, Ailea Lee-Wislon, Anne Lehmann, Emily Martin, Lauren Mary, Ben McCormack, Ryan Mellett, Camille Mennen, Lauren Meyer, Lindsey Miller, Shayla Miller, Alexander Misyukovets, Joseph Mosby, Richard Mulvey, Connor Murray, Kaitlyn Payne, Levi Ping, Britney Prigmore, Katherine Randall, Elizabeth Rawson, Martin Robbins, Emily Robinson, Kelli Scarpa, Caitlin Schauer, Cavan Scheetz, Lauren Schneider, Emily Schumacher, Cierra Sizemore, Alana Smith, Kathleen Sova, Eric Sparks, Olivia Stanton, Christopher Stecki, Thomas Storer, Annalise Tereck, Lauren Thomas, Sidney Thomas, Matthew Vogt, Nicholas Voss, Reid Waddell, Nicholas Weiss, Jeremy Wells, Erin Werking, Austin Wesley, Rachel Westcott, Davis White, John Wilson, Brian Wintz and Jade Worley. Eighth-grade – Nicholas Aiello, Matthew Becker, Hunter Behne, Jennifer Benesh, Erinn Berger, Mitchell Bilotta, Kristen Bisig, Lauren Blumberg, Juliana Booth, Sara Boyle, Jordan Breitholle, Kathryn Breyer, Melissa Brown, Jacob Carlsen, Mitchell Casperson, Ben Clawson, Samantha Cook, Zachary Cotsonas, Marc Czulewicz, Natalie Dall, Graham David, Olivia Denzy, Johns Despotakis, Grace Dolan, Laura Doppler, Mackenzie Earls, Ayah El-Khatib, Christy Flaherty, Lindsay Flaherty, Courtney Floegel, Elizabeth Foster, Alexander Genbauffe, Leesa Gilgen, Christopher Grissom, Tanner Hawk, Kyle Henderson, Katie Hoderlein, Taylor Hoffman, Katrina James, Austin Jarvis, Lyndsey Jenkins, Kathryn Johnson, Devin Knutson, Renee Koth, Bridget Landis, Samuel Lehmann, Katie Loomis, John Lundeen, Evan Lynch, Karl Mattes, Kyle Mattes, Daniel Miller, Nickolas Miller, Kelly Molloy, Michael Montalbano, Hannah Morgan, Ryan Moss, Jenna Myklebust, Cassandra Nedeljko, Katharine Nelson, Paul Newbold, Sean Noble, Gabrielle Nosewicz, Allen Osgood, Ciara O’Somachain, Rune Percy, Grant Portune, Mahbod Pourriahi, Traci Powers, James Pun, Matthew Reindl, Alexander Reineck, Matthew Rieger, Maria Rockett, Martynas Rubikas, David Salay, Ryan Schroer, Christina Sechang, Erik Seroogy, Sara Sexton, Allison Shaw, Nicholas Shoemaker, Christopher Sloane, Jacob Stuhlfire, Allison Suder, Carley Taggart, Meghan Tegtmeier, Sarah Tribby, Macy Turley, Nicole Utterbeck, Mackenzie Veith, Kelsey Wagner, Michael Wagner, Abigail Walther, Anne Weaver, Lena Wilson, Sierra Wood and Nicole Worley.
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Seventh-grade – Ellie Adams, Matthew Albert, Henry Allen, Andrew Alten, Logan Amon, Alexandra Anderson, Madison Arseneau, Christopher Asgian, April Ashley, Colette Audax, Stephanie Bachtell, Macey Banbury, Camden Baucke, Jacob Belcik, Jacob Bellville, Joseph Benzinger, Griffon Bernth, Elizabeth Bowser, Zachariah Brooksbank, Brooke Buchanan, Gabrielle Bugge, Everly Burke, Gordon Burns, Olivia Cade, Brian Cadwallader, James Caniglia, Lucas Carle, James Childers, Taylor Cindric, Brian Conner, Corey Cotsonas, Jessica Cottrell, Nicholas Cullen, Kerianne Cummings, Andrew Davis, Megan Day, Bryce Demoret, Sally Denoma, Nathan Dickerson, Allison Dierling, Katherine DiGiandomenico,
Nathaniel Dolbier, Benjamin Dolezal, Caitlin Dombrowski, John Donnell, Erin Ellis, Allison Elsnau, Katherine Ethridge, William Evans, Katheleen Ferris, Kennadee Fischer, Emily Fisher, Sarah Goldenberg, Andrew Gonzalez, Andrew Gordon, Tanner Griffin, Zachary Hadden, Samuel Hallock, Austin Hastings, Carla Heath, Rachel Heath, Chelsea Heimbrock, Alexander Hesse, David Hooker, Whitney Housley, Mitchell Jackson, Serena Jacobs, Kyle Jarc, Ian Jeffery, Rebecca Jewell, Benjamin Jones, Benjamin Jones, Lily Jones, Madelyne Jones, Chelsea Joy, William Kern, Allison Kluge, Allison Koenig, Jason Koontz, James Kraml, Tessa Krauss, Julia LaMacchia, James Lawler, Anna Lawrence, Terah Lay, Olivia Lee, Christina Locasto, Dimitrios Loukomidis, Ryan Lukemire, Emily Luti, Austin Lutz, Kelsey Lykins, Angela Lynch, Mackenzie Mahon, Sarah Mangus, Morgan Mansfield, Morgan Martin, Maxwell Mather, Alexander McCluskey, Brian McElveen, Eric McFarland, Mitchell McFarland, Dean Meyer, Zachary Mickowski, Scott Miller, Darby Moloney, Kathleen Moreland, Benjamin Morey, Grace Murphy, Timothy Newbanks, Olisa Okafor, David Osborne, Morgan Ovens, Bailey Paschal, Jenna Pauly, Justine Perl, Olivia Pifer, Ian Pontsler, Brian Popp, Michelle Rasch, Anna Reich, Megan Riehle, Megan Ries, Lilyana Rodriquez, Zachary Royer, Guste Rubikaite, Hollie Saatkamp, Darren Sackett, Catherine Schebor, Charles Schefft, Chloe Schwartz, Abigail Semler, Michael Shaver, Jonathan Simms, Benjamin Smith, Cameron Spicer, Spencer Stahl, Maria Staley, Emilie Stalnaker, Kelsey Street, Perry Strong, John Sturgis, Megan Suder, Carson Susich, Alina Syed, Jade Tailor, Catharine Tate, Ethan tenBrink, Kevin Visco, Geoffrey Walchle, Brooke Wallace, Carley Wallace, Brian Watson, Griffin Weinberg, Zach Werner, Ashley Wheeler, Davis Wick and Thomas Worsham. Eighth-grade – Ashley Andrews, Natalie Baker, Tyler Berger, Jonathan Bauer, Katherine Bedenbaugh, Craig Bennett, Lauren Bennett, Cassidy Berning, Jordan Bernius, Gloria Bertke, Andrew Bessey, Martin Bixler, Laura Blust, David Bolerjack, Spencer Boswell, Lauren Brodof, Neil Brophy, Alacea Bullock, Jacob Burleson, Eric Buse, Justin Byrd, Kayla Cavano, Daniel Clepper, Stephan Cotter, Austin Coulson, Daniel Cox, Lauren Crall, Phoenix Crane, Taylor Deemer, Andrew DeMellia, Samuel Distler, Taylor Dschaak, Joshua Farnham, Blake Freeman, Joseph Frees, Katelyn Frozina, Bryan Gilligan, James Gilliland, James Goetz, Joseph Goit, Lucas Graff, Benjamin Grethel, Sarah Harr, Brianna Harris, Devin Harvey, Samuel Hoffman, Emily Hole, Jacob Holle, Adriana Holmes, Austin Hornsby, Chelsea Hothem, Adam Hughes, Kaitlin Hughes, Benjamin Iaciofano, Rachel Ingram, Kyle Jacobson, Isabelle Jones, Roger Kallis, Sarah Kanitz, Kathleen Kauffman, Megan Kiley, Caitlin Kling, Andrew Kovacs, Samantha Kuhn, Nick Lang, Rachel Leever, Nicole Light, Eric Linnevers, Alisha Lowenstein, Kelly Lowry, Sarah Luti, Jose Macario, Brittany MacLean, Collin Maher, Aaron Malloy, Jacob McConney, Julie McCoy, Bryson McGillis, Timothy McKinney, Daniel McManus, Mary Meyer, Kyle Michelfelder, Austin Miller, Karen Moss, Alma Muller, Bryant Nichols, Anthony Nightingale, Jackson Norris, Tyler Oblong, Mollie O’Brien, Michael Ogden, Kyle Oshima, Shannon Palmer, Daniel Peabody, Zachary Perry, Chelsie Pippa, Michael Plitt, Erin Pogue, Christian Przezdziecki, Arianna Ranieri, Nicolas Ranieri, Danielle Reichman, Sean Rice, Ashley Rivera, Nicholas Rodier, Marjorie Rust, Garrett Said, Michael Scherpenberg, Danielle Schrader, Kyle Schweer, Carlie Sherlock, Katherine Shoals, James Short, Casey Shumaker, Angela Snyder, Nolan Snyder, Constance Sporing, Skyler Stease, Allison Stewart, Andrew Stone, Hannah Sublett, Alicia Sullivan, Catherine Swaine, Paige Switzer, Ryne Terry, Alyssa Thiel, Kayla Timon, Kristopher Timpe, David Trate, Kyle Van de Bovenkamp, Lydia Vance, Jonathan Vincent, William Viox, Victoria Vormwald, Josie Wagoner, Luke Walker, Caitlin Walter, William Ward, Adam Warden, Melissa Watson, Carla Weismantel, Miranda Wernke, Carley Whitton, Alexandra Williams, Jonathan Williams, Matthew Williams and Lindsey Wittwer.
Openings still available in Great Oaks high school programs Great Oaks instructors are starting to prepare their labs for the fall, and are getting ready for the fall semester. Openings are still available in a number of programs at Great Oaks’ four campuses, including many of the programs which lead to indemand, high-paying careers. For example, openings are available in construction programs at Diamond Oaks, Laurel Oaks, Live Oaks, and Scarlet Oaks. “The future of the construction industry is one of the brighter spots in the declining economy,” said Jim Landon, project superin-
tendent with Kokosing Construction. “The Ohio Department of Transportation has been allotted $774 million in stimulus money on top of its regular budget this year. This will retain or create over 21,000 jobs in Ohio.” Joe Travis, Union Carpenters Apprentice director, agreed. “A graduate from a Great Oaks program can start out making $14.31 per hour plus benefits,” he said. Students who will be juniors in the fall at one of Great Oaks’ 36 affiliated high schools can still apply.
Openings are available in many programs, including: auto collision, automotive Technology, Aviation technology, biotechnology/forensics, commercial/residential electricity, computer service technician and networking, construction, digital television production, e-marketing, equine science, HVAC, interactive media, masonry, plumbing, pre-engineering, robotics and sports rehabilitation therapy. Great Oaks students can earn at least 28 hours of college credit while still in high school. For more, visit www.greatoaks.com.
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Wozniak grabs award and scholarship By Adam Kiefaber
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Last year at this time, like many high school juniors, Brian Wozniak was pondering where he would like to go to college. However, unlike many of his Loveland High School classmates, Wozniak had to decide from 16 different Division I football scholarships. Schools like Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Maryland and Colorado knew they weren’t just recruiting a great football player, but an accomplished student and person as well. “He led Loveland football on and off the field. He is a truly a great role model and had a big effect on our program,” Loveland head coach Andrew Marlatt said. Wozniak’s leadership in the classroom, in athletics and in the community makes him a deserv-
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In a recent 15-day survey, Loveland senior Brian Wozniak was voted as the first Loveland Herald Sportsman of the Year award winner. Wozniak was exceptional athlete on the football field and on the basketball court. He also was active in the community and performed well in school.
ing winner of The Loveland Herald Sportsman of the Year award. Wozniak beat out four qualified male candidates in the 15-day long survey that included Loveland resident and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy football and basketball player Drake Browne, Loveland basketball star and Indiana University signee Bobby Capobianco, Loveland three-sport athlete Andy Jarc and Loveland three-sport athlete Chris Stahl. The Community Press/Recorder received about 89,000 votes for local athletes. Wozniak’s involvement in the communiy may have set him apart. According to his coach, it wouldn’t be uncommon for Wozniak to lead his team in community projects, whether it was cleaning yards for the elderly, speaking at youth football camps, reading at elementary schools or signing football jerseys for kids. This May, Wozniak participated along with 100 other seniors in a walk-a-thon in May 2009 that benefited an organization called Operation Thank You, which supports local soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Wozniak and his class helped raise more than $1,000 for the organization. “He is just a great kid,” Marlatt said. “In school, he acted like a gentleman.” On the football field, Wozniak was not quite so gentlemanly. With his 6-foot-6 235-pound frame, Wozniak would physically dominate his opposition on both sides of the ball.
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First-team All-Fort Ancient Valley Conference in two sports for second consecutive year • Honorable All-Southwest District in both football and basketball • Seven varsity letters • MVP of both football and basketball teams • All-FAVC Academic winner • LaRosa's Most Valuable Player of the Week in December • Signed to play football for the University of Wisconsin
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Loveland senior tight end Brian Wozniak reaches for the football in a game against Turpin this fall. Wozniak skills on the football field earned him a scholarship to play at the University of Wisconsin. He choose to play for the Badgers after mulling over 16 Division I offers.
Brian Wozniak’s favorites
Food: Chicken parmigiana Book: “Harry Potter” series Sports figure: Peyton Manning Hero: Cole Schlesner Movie: “300” Musical artist: Either Lil Wayne or Kenny Chesney Pre-game routine: Listens to iPod Way to relax: Hanging out listening to music Sport to play: Football Sport to watch: Football Last season, Wozniak caught 26 passes for 379 yards and had four touchdowns from the tight end position. On defense, he was one of the team’s leading tacklers from the linebacker spot. “On the football field he was the total package; big, strong, fast, agile and mean,” Marlatt said.
Colleges all over the country saw that total package and recruited him hard. Some schools wanted to use him on defense, but Wozniak wanted to be a tight end. It wasn’t long before he would find the perfect school. “Wisconsin was always No. 1 on my list, so as soon as they offered it was a pretty easy choice because of the coaches and the way the utilize the tight ends,” he said. The University of Wisconsin Badgers run many formations that feature multiple tight ends on the field at the same time. The school’s latest star tight end, Travis Beckum, was drafted this April in the third round of 2009 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Wanting to experience similar success, Wozniak immediately got himself on Wisconsin’s campus after his high school graduation.
Drake Browne, CHCA, (Loveland resident) baseball and football Bobby Capobianco , Loveland, basketball Andy Jarc , Loveland, tennis, soccer, basketball Chris Stahl, Loveland, football, basketball and tennis He is adjusting to life as a freshman. “It is working out really well, but it is hard going from being the big man on campus to the little freshman,” Wozniak said. “I have been going through some of the hardest workouts that I have ever been through. It has been a lot of fun though, all the guys in my recruiting class are very cool.” Wozniak has been on the Madison campus since June 9 and doesn’t know if he will is going to be redshirted. Whatever decision is made, he said, “that he wants to do whatever is best for the team.” At Loveland Wozniak also starred on the basketball team this winter. He finished second on the team in scoring, rebounding and blocks. He also led the team in steals and assists.
Wheeler battles asthma and helps others By Adam Kiefaber
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Dealing with her own asthma and allergy problems, Loveland junior swimmer Samantha Wheeler is required to take medication daily and have allergy shots given to her every week. As a result, Wheeler is exhausted and sometimes has trouble just getting out of the pool
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Loveland junior swimmer Samantha Wheeler has always loved the water. According to her mother, Marci, “Sammie was going off the diving board and swimming in the deep end of the pool since she was 2 years old.”
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• 4.0 grade point average • Member of the National Honor Society • Fort Anicent Valley Coneference Girls Swimmer of the Year • FAVC champion in the 200-yard individual medley, 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay • Seven-time first team All-FAVC recipient • Finished fifth in the state in the 100-yard breaststroke in 2009 • Three-year All-Academic winner • Winner of the Loveland High School Edward Jones student-athlete award
after competing in swim meets. “She has terrible asthma and there are quite a few times at the end of the race, she can barely climb out of the pool,” Samantha’s mom, Marci Wheeler said. “She also has horrendous allergies and that all affects her breathing. “It is a tough thing to do, give it your all and know that at the end of it you may not be breathing. She has a lot of courage.” Samantha, who goes by Sammie, sometimes wishes that she didn’t have these problems. She finds it “discouraging” to know that her competitors may have that advantage over her. However, Sammie sees many other local youngsters that have much larger problems. Every Friday, she volunteers hours of her time to play with many of patients at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. There she gets to know the kids personally and walks around the waiting room with a basket full of toys. “It is really fun and you get the chance to know some of the kids personally because you see them there every week,” Wheeler said. “It is really neat to get to know them and their different personalities, but sometimes is it is kind of sad because some of them have some serious disabilities.” Wheeler’s perseverance through her own problems and her caring nature for others has made a deserving winning of The Loveland Herald Sportswoman of the Year award. Wheeler beat out five other
qualified female candidates in the 15-day long survey that included Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy basketball player Courtney Kust, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy volleyball and track athlete Lauren Luessen, Loveland basketball and volleyball player Alex Pohl, Ursuline Academy track and cross country athlete Pam Showman and Loveland basketball player Rachel Voss. The Community Press/Recorder received about 89,000 votes for local athletes. Setting Wheeler apart from the others could be all that she does outside of the pool. In addition to her volunteer work at Children’s Hospital, Wheeler babysat free of charge for a widowed neighbor and helps out her own mother by taking care of her three younger sisters. Once, Wheeler recalls a time where she drove one of her sisters, Kendall, who is 9, around for hours looking for the right kind of poster board for a school project. In the classroom, Wheeler boasts a 4.0 grade point average and is a member of the National Honor Society. In the pool, Wheeler is just as impressive and was named the Fort Ancient Valley Conference Girls Swimmer of the Year. She won the conference titles this year in the 200-yard individual medley, 100-yard breaststroke, 200yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle. She also finished fifth in the state in the 100-yard breast-
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Samantha Wheeler has won The Loveland Herald Sportwoman of the Year award. Wheeler is not only an exceptional athlete, she also helps out in her community and has a 4.0 grade point average. stroke. The breaststroke is Wheeler’s strongest style. Ironically, her dad, Phil, swam the breaststroke at the University of Cincinnati. Currently, her sisters, Danielle (goes by Dani) and Kendall also swim the breaststroke competitively. “They (coaches) say that breast stroking is hereditary, at least to an extent,” Marci Wheeler said. “The way you have to kick, you can either do it or you can’t. It sounds weird, but it is hereditary to a degree.” According, to her mom, “Sammie has loved the water from the day she was born.” Marci recalls her daughter swimming to the bottom of the deep end and going off the diving board when she was 2-years-old. That early love for the water has helped Wheeler become “one of the top three or four swimmers” that Loveland swimming coach Randy Simons has ever coached in his 12 years. Simons also expects Wheeler to be, “in the top two” in the state as a senior next year. Wheeler also has one other sister, Andrea (who is called Andi), who was born in January 2008. “Sammie holds a couple of
records at Loveland High School and the joke is, in fact she is the one that says it, that she will hold them until one of her sisters breaks them,” Marci said.
Samantha Wheeler’s favorites
Food: Ice cream Book: “The Host” Sports figure: UC wide receiver Mardy Gilyard Movie: “Forrest Gump” Pre-game routine: Has a strawberry kiwi Propel and a cookies and cream power bar Way to relax: Reading Place to shop: Target Sport to play: Swimming Sport to watch: College football
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Courtney Kust, CHCA, basketball Lauren Luessen, CHCA, volleyball and track Alex Pohl, Loveland, basketball and volleyball Pam Showman, Ursuline Academy, track and cross country Rachel Voss, Loveland, basketball Samantha Wheeler, Loveland, swimming
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Von Worster at home on second base
Maverick Von Worster
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The Loveland Herald honors the Youth Athlete of the Week, as chosen by the Loveland Youth Baseball Organization. This week, Maverick Von Worster is featured. What team and coach do you play for? “The Mets, coach Stephen Hickey” What grade will you enter next year and at what
school? “Fifth-grade, The Cincinnati Waldorf School” Parents/siblings? “Mom Kim, dad Dana, brother Kelly” Other sports you play? “Downhill skiing, golf, tennis, lacrosse, swimming” Best part about partici pating in this sport? “Hitting, playing second base” Toughest part? “Losing,
rainouts” What are your goals for the season? “To get better at baseball.” Favorite athlete? “Tiger Woods” Favorite music? “Alternative (R.E.M., All American Rejects)” Favorite movie? “ Star Wars” and “Gremlins” Favorite TV show? “Star
Wars: The Clone Wars” Favorite book? “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Favorite food? “My mom’s chicken noodle soup” Favorite professional team? “Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bandits (lacrosse)” Favorite school subjects? “Gym” Favorite vacation loca tion? “St. Augustine, Fla.”
Favorite game moment so far this season? “First game: double play from my knees.” Position you wish you could try if the coach would let you? “I like where I am, second base.” Who has been your biggest influence? “My former coach in Buffalo, N.Y., Bruce Ingraham.”
Many Queen City Gymnasts medal at state Several boys from the Queen City Gymnastics team took home medals at the state championships in Youngstown. Queen City is lat Kids First in Montgomery.
State Champions, gold medalists:
• Kevin Baker of Union, Ky. (Level 10) – all around, vault. • Peter TenEyck of Hyde Park (Level 10) – highbar. • Noah Beeman (Level 9) – all around, floor, pommels, pbars, highbar. • Jesse Himmelsbach of Butler, Ky., (Level 9) – vault, pbars, highbar. • John Schroeder (Level 9) – pommels. • Mark Liston (Level 8) – rings. • Phillip Lunt (Level 7) –
rings, pbars. • Dylan Hughes of Loveland (Level 6) – all around, pommels, pbars, highbar. • Chris Iram of Milford (Level 6) – all around, rings, pbars. • Corky Wilson of Springdale (Level 6) – highbar. • Adam Leyendecker (Level 6) – pommels. • Trevor Allsup (Level 6) – pommels. • Dalton Shevlin of Loveland (Level 5) – rings. • Austin Shevlin of Loveland (Level 5) – all around, pommels, rings, pbars. • Joel Adams of Loveland (Level 5) – floor. • Bob Zavon (Level 5) – floor, rings.
Silver medalists are:
• Kevin Baker (level 10) – pommels, rings, highbar. • Noah Beeman (Level 9) – rings. • Jesse Himmelsbach (Level 9) – all around, rings. • Jon Liston (Level 8) – pommels. • Ben Phillips (Level 7) – highba%r. • Phillip Lunt (Level 7) – all around, vault, highbar. • Dylan Hughes (Level 6) – vault. • Chris Iram (Level 6) – highbar. • Corky Wilson (Level 6) – all around, pommels, rings. • Adam Leyendecker (Level 6) - vault, pbars. • Tulles Dean (Level 6) – floor.
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• James Grace (Level 6) – vault. • Brighton Kahrs of Loveland (Level 6) – highbar. • Trevor Allsup (Level 6) – pbars. • Austin Shevlin (Level 5) – floor, highbar. • Joel Adams (Level 5) – rings. • Bob Zavon (Level 5) – pbars.
Bronze medalists are:
• JD Allsup (level 9) – pommels. • Jeremy Siegel (level 9) – all around, floor, rings, pbars. • Noah Beeman (level 9) – vault. • Ben Phillips (Level 7) – pbars. • Phillip Lunt (Level 7) – pommels. • Dylan Hughes (Level 6) – floor, rings. • Chris Iram (Level 6) – floor. • Adam Leyendecker (Level 6) – all around, rings, highbar. • Zachary Siegel (Level 6) – floor, highbar. • Joel Adams (Level 5) – all around, pommels, pbars, highbar.
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County’s biggest need: Common sense I read with great interest the guest column by our county auditor, Dusty Rhodes, regarding, “It’s time to get back to common sense.” I would have to agree with Auditor Rhodes’ assessment that our county needs to get back to common sense governance. Sure our county commissioners inherited some of the bad decisions of their predecessors and now the country is in a lengthy national recession; revenue is
down and investment revenue is virtually nonexistent. However, the commissioners have a higher statutory obligation and responsibility than just rubber-stamping the county administrator’s budget recommendations. Due to the commissioners’ 2009 funding budget, this year the county recorder’s office has reduced its expenditures approximately 23 percent, terminating 33 percent of positions and reducing supplies by 50 percent.
As a fiscal conservative I have always worked to have government live within its means just like we all must do in our own homes. However, as your elected representative, I must warn you that the suggested 2010 reductions of 15 percent to 20 percent will have a devastating effect on the recorder’s meeting its statutory obligations, operation and public access. This year, the recorder’s office
has already taken in over $3.2 million in receipts for the county general fund, with about half going to the state’s Ohio Housing Trust Fund. So why is the county administration recommending further cuts to an office that actually raises money for the county coffers? The commissioners should fund their statutory offices with statutory obligations before creating additional debts that have nothing to do with their statutory
obligations. Yes, I agree with county Auditor Dusty Rhodes, it’s time to get back to “common sense” governance. Wayne Coates is the Hamilton County recorder and a resident of Forest Park.
Wayne Coates Community Press guest columnist
Transparency important to commissioners It’s hard not to be discouraged with the current state of government, when high profile scandals and reports of wasteful spending continue to grab headlines, at all levels of government. Too often, it seems the elected officials forget that it is your taxpayer dollars paying for it all. That is why Hamilton County recently implemented two critical reforms aimed at increasing government accountability and provided clear bright lines for ethical conduct. Transparency in Spending. We recently went “live” with a Web site program that lists all County spending, across all departments.
Any citizens can go on-line, and search to see how each department is spending tax dollars. Whether it’s purchasing furniture, office supplies, or automobiles, you can now see how your tax dollars are spent, and hold your elected officials accountable if something seems amiss. We have also taken steps to ensure that there are no privacy risks in this effort at transparency and that the program can be implemented in real-time, and at minimal cost. Visit www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov to search the site and see how your tax dollars are being
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Do you think governments should be able to regulate things such as whether you can build a fence on your property, or park a boat or recreational vehicle in your driveway? Why or why not? “For anyone to fully understand the problem faced by the local governments, you have to realize ownership of property has all the failings everything else has. Property owners are not always responsible and making decisions that lead to protect the property. “Mental facilities such as Longview have been closed and the local governments are faced with dealing with people incapable of ownership. “This can be compared to enforcing the motor vehicle or other laws. Holding the title or license does not guarantee activity that does not threaten then selves others in the community. “Actually the benefactor is the person involved. In attempting to bring the owner back on course, everyone benefits. “We need to thank the fire chief and trustees for their effort in attempting to find a final solution after many years in process. “We should support the efforts of our local governments to maintain community values.” F.J.B.
“No. This allows them to employ non-residents to enforce trumped up violations that were fine until a citizen allows a political yard sign to be displayed of a non-incumbent candidate for political office, resulting in multiple charges that slog through the court system for months. “Or if one has an older residence proximate a property that a developer desires to construct a much more expensive residence, that longtime resident is subjected to up to 19 zoning code violations. In both cases amazingly both properties were fine for over a
Next questions What is your favorite Fourth of July event? Why do you like it? What do you think of Duke Energy’s plans to build a nuclear power plant in Piketon? What concerns do you have, if any? Every week The Loveland Herald asks readers a question they can reply to via e-mail. Send your answer to loveland@communitypress.com with Chatroom in the subject line. score of years.”
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What features would you like to see included in a health care reform plan? “My answer is none. The federal government has exceeded the authority under our Constitution. “My greatest disappointment is the fact our local officials have not challenged this, and taken the funds the U.S. does not have, leading to further control. “I would like to see our local officials in full control of our activities including the schools and rejecting the federal funds and the control that comes with it.” F.J.B. “Rather than talking about it for decades, finally do something about it. “A no-brainer would be to allow all U.S.A. citizenry to have the same type of coverage as our U.S.A. senators and congressional representatives which offers a multitude of quality coverage. “Since we can afford to ‘give’ millions of our taxpayer dollars to foreign nations that are full of dictators, graft and corruption, why not instead give it to our very own. “What we spend annually in donations to other nations would surely cover a major portion of this type of excellent coverage.” Help For Us All
spent. And if you find questionable spending, etc., contact my office to let me know. This is all about transparency, and empowering citizens to hold government accountable. Ethics. The board of commissioners also recently finalized and distributed a county government ethics manual. It clarifies for everyone the numerous laws, rules and/or policies curtailing 1) impermissible political involvement of employees, 2) the hiring of family members, 3) double-dipping, 4) not using one’s public position for personal gain, and 5) all sorts of
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Why Guantanamo matters There has been some criticism of President Obama’s decision to close the Guantanamo Bay “Detention Center” (let’s call it like it is: prison). Many Americans are bewildered by the international attention that Guantanamo receives, but to many of those outside of this country, it is a running sore on the face of Democracy itself. Here are some of the reasons why: First, there is the irony. Here we have a prison, full of alleged terrorists, which range from the truly evil, to the truly innocent. Guantanamo sits on the island of Cuba, whose government we regularly accuse of human rights abuses – like say, holding prisoners without trial – and berate for not allowing Democratic reforms. This irony plays particularly badly in Latin America, where the embargo on Cuba has not been supported or understood for decades. Secondly, there is the shameful “NIMBY” (Not in My Back Yard) attitude of Congress, when asked to approve funds for the closing of the Guantanamo Prison. They allege that they don’t want terrorists on American soil.
This is shameful for two reasons: 1, there are already some terrorists imprisoned on American soil, who received fair trial and will never Bruce Healey see the light of Community day again. After a fair Press guest trial, why can’t columnist we add to their numbers? It won’t do, apparently, for our lawmakers to encourage the rule of law when it comes to terrorists. 2, We are showing the world that we are afraid to have this vermin here, instead of showcasing their trials and condemnation to all nations, thus illustrating the very Democracy and rule of law we supposedly seek to spread to other lands. Finally, and most crucially, other nations wonder what we will do with those prisoners who will be found innocent, or those we lack adequate proof to convict? Some are not able to return to their countries of origin for fear of reprisals. Evidence is there to sug-
gest that some return home and become terrorists. As an American, if you were imprisoned by a foreign country for seven or eight years, without trial, and returned home, dumped with no explanation, compensation or apology, would you not feel a compulsion to retaliate against those that took away years of your life? This is an extremely difficult question that will take sharper minds than mine to resolve. It is however, a problem of our making, and therefore, we are required to fix it. President Obama is right to want to close Guantanamo, which is doing much to ridicule our calls for freedom and justice in other parts of the world and a travesty of the values we hold close to our hearts. The call to close the prison before we have resolved the issue of individual innocence and guilt, and what to do with both types of prisoners, was too hasty. His decision will, however, serve as a catalyst for resolving this issue which Congress seems intent on shoving under the carpet for someone else to clean up in the future. Bruce Healey is a resident of Blue Ash.
VOICES FROM THE WEB Resourceful thinking Visitors to Cincinnati.com/ loveland posted these comments to the story about a scheduled meeting between Loveland city officials and Loveland City School District officials to discuss issues related to Loveland High School’s annexation into Loveland – including who will pay for a resource officer at the high school: “I think Loveland, Symmes and Miami townships should all pitch in and pay for a full time officer at the high school. Let Little Fred continue at the junior high and elementary schools where he is taller than some of the students. But I think they
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should rotate from the three entities with officers at the high school. And lets get big guys, not women, and not midgets. It’s only fair that Loveland, Symmes, and Miami all chip in. Maybe break it down by percentages of students at the high school from those three areas. And Tommy-Boy just comes off as a mean SOB where it’s his way or no way. He needs to chill. And he really needs to move on in the next year or so. Maybe the disaster of downtown that is waiting to happen will force him out. Or maybe that dream will be realized. We’ll have eight new restaurants, 25 new businesses, and 200 more jobs. Then Tommy can add that to his resume and leave.” Lovescoop1 “Re. ‘It’s only fair that Loveland, Symmes, and Miami all chip in.’ Loveland
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and Miami didn’t chip in prior to the annexation. Miami and Symmes aren’t going to benefit from the additional tax revenue to the city of Loveland. Let Loveland and/or the LCSD pay for the officer. Symmes residents paid for the officer from its inception. Since the school is no longer in the township, township residents should no longer be expected to pay for the service.” scurvejim
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Mike Robertson of Montgomery and his daughter Crystal lavish love on their Cairn Terrier named Frazier, who loves them right back.
Terrier ‘equal member of family’ Frazier Robertson is blind because of cataracts, but the 141⁄2-year-old Cairn Terrier can sense when a member of his adoptive family has had a bad day. “He shows his love by kisses when each of us comes home and staying next to you if he senses you had a bad day or if you are sick,” said Mike Robertson of Montgomery. “He has remarkable senses about our feelings.” Robertson describes Frazier as “an equal member of our family,” which includes Robertson's wife, Linda, and daughter Crystal. The terrier has had a tough life. Frazier has had surgery for an injured ligament in his leg, a prolapsed disc and to remove a rubber toy from his stomach. Twice a day Frazier gets insulin shots for his diabetes and prescription eye drops. “Yet he is a happy, lov-
ing member of the family,” Robertson said. “Vets, his groomer and other dog lovers all say his life span and wonderful disposition through it all is due to the unconditional love he has from his family. “We show our love by touch, carrying him and giving him his own pillow in bed,” Robertson said. “He sleeps like a person with his head on a pillow. “In my years with pets, Frazier is the most remarkable dog I have ever been privileged to know.” Meanwhile Frazier – whose favorite snack is cold green beans – is getting along fine with his physical problems. “Fraz knows his yard and house and can get around and even run in the yard,” Robertson said. “But at 141⁄2 years he mostly sleeps.” By Jeanne Houck
THINGS TO DO Local concerts
• The City of Blue Ash is hosting the Blue Ash Concert Series from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, June 26, at Blue Ash Towne Square, Cooper and Hunt roads, Blue Ash. The concert features Cajun rock music by Robin Lacy & DeZydeco. Bring seating. The event is free. Call 745-6259. • The city of Madeira is hosting the Concert in the Park from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at McDonald Commons, 7455 Dawson Road, Madeira. Music will be by the 60-piece Sycamore Community Band. Bring seating. The event is free. Call 561-7228. • The Cincinnati Civic Orchestra is hosting the Civic Pops American Fantasy from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Glendale Village Square, Greenville Avenue and Village Square, Glendale. The event features music from “The Wizard of Oz,” “West Side Story,” “Oklahoma,” “1812 Overture,” and more. With Cincinnati Civic Orchestra. Bring seating. The event is open to all ages and is free. Call 861-9978.
Tour the gardens
The Loveland Garden Tour Committee is hosting the Loveland Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 27, starting at Walgreens Loveland, 6385
Branch Hill Guinea Pike, Loveland. It is a self-guided tour of five area gardens. Local artists will be painting on site. Proceeds to benefit three local nonprofit organizations. The cost is $20 a carload, or $10. Call 677-5267.
Anniversary party
Cincinnati Area Paranormal Existence Research is hosting the Cincinnati Area Paranormal Existence Research Anniversary Party from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Sharonville Branch Library, 10980 Thornview Drive, Sharonville. The event is celebrating CAPER’s five-year anniversary. The event includes refreshments and door prizes. Bring any EVPs or pictures to share. Reservations are required. Call 407-4242.
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After participating in theater and taking piano lessons, 16-year-old Tom Schickel, a rising Loveland High School sophomore, has taken his musical route a step further, releasing his own album. Schickel said the album was originally supposed to be released Dec. 1. “With that sort of thing it always runs slow,” Schickel said. “We decided we would rather go with good quality than just put it out then.” Schickel recorded the album, titled “Living On,” at Fox Chapel Studios, a home studio owned by Jim Lawson. Schickel said Lawson was one of his teachers at Leaves of Learning, where he was homeschooled for nine years. Schickel said recording an album was a little frustrating at times, but it was also fun. “It was a lot of fun just to be able to go in and listen to your own music,” Schickel said. “You really learn a lot.” Schickel performed at his album release party June 9 at The Works in downtown Loveland. Schickel said he had his first paid gig at The Works and has been playing there about once a month since January. “Since I’m not over 18 or 21, I can’t go around and play at regular bars,” Schickel said. Schickel said his music is kind of an alternative rock. “It’s sort of a mix between a lot of different styles,” Schickel said. He said Billy Joel has been his biggest influence. When Schickel named his album he titled it after one of his songs, which is what artists like Joel and Elton John often do for album titles. Schickel sings and plays the piano on his album, but he has only been playing piano for a few years. On a family vacation to New York City, Schickel saw “Phantom of the Opera.” Instead of hating it like his father, Joe, thought he would, Schickel loved the show. He said he started playing the song on the piano when they got home. His father heard and had him signed up for piano lessons within 24 hours. When Schickel’s piano teacher told
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Loveland 16-year-old Tom Schickel sings and plays piano on his new album, called “Living On.” him to prepare “When the Saints Go Marching In” for the next lesson, he came in with Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” instead. “After that I started experimenting, writing a few little songs that no one really liked,” Schickel said. Schickel said when he wrote “Living On,” he decided to make an album. Schickel plays piano anywhere from one to eight hours each day. His first instrument was the drums, but he didn’t really continue with them. “Piano is my main instrument as of now, but I can also do some drums (and) basic guitar,” Schickel said. Schickel said he wrote all of the songs on the album, with the exception of one that was co-written with his friend Pete Stone, who lives in Australia. One of the songs on the album, called “Shadows of Time,” is dedicated to Ellie Sand. Joe Schickel said Tom wrote the song about Sand, a former classmate of Tom’s who was killed in
an accident in 2007. Joe Schickel said the song will also be used in a documentary about aging called “Partnerships in Motion: A Renaissance in Aging.” Schickel said his parents are very supportive of his music. His mother, Susan, was a music major and now teaches at Leaves of Learning. Susan Schickel said she is very proud of Tom, but she takes a more “hands-off” approach. “I think it’s hard to try to teach your own children music,” she said. “I’ve really enjoyed watching him.” Schickel also participates in musical theater. He is in the Mason Community Players’ production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” “Anything that has to do with performing, I’m a fan of,” Schickel said. Schickel said he would love to eventually become a professional songwriter, calling it a “long shot.” He plans on going to college and majoring in music or acting.
Join us Friday for ‘chat party’ The chat this Friday, June Hey moms, you’re invit26, will be from 9 p.m. to mided to a party Friday night. night. At the end, we’ll draw There’ll be lively conversation, laughs and even Karen for 10 winners of tickets each to cocktails if you’re in the Gutiérrez two see “Mamma Mia!” mood. The best part: You don’t managing at the Aronoff Cenneed a baby sitter or a new editor ter for the Performing Arts opening outfit. The festivities all take cincinnati.momslikeme.com night, July 14. place online, at CincyMomsTickets to this LikeMe.com. fun musical, featurEvery few weeks or so ing the greatest hits on Friday nights, we start a of ABBA, are $70, discussion on the site that so this giveaway is a great opportuniwe call our Friday Night Chat Party. Everyone jumps in to chat about ty to see a top-rated show. We’ll be having another chat party anything and everything in a faston the following Friday, July 3, for paced, often silly way. On a recent Friday, for instance, another 10 “Mamma Mia!” winners. We hope you’ll join us, as we love chat-party topics ranged from bra shopping to Zac Efron to babies fight- new people. To find instructions for the chat party, please go to Momsing bedtimes. In total, there were 759 posts made LikeMe.com/cincycontests. About 7,000 women in Cincinnati in our chat party that night. To add some excitement, we give and Northern Kentucky visit our site away movie or show tickets after the each day. The great thing about our chats is chat is over. Everyone who participated in the that you get to “meet” other moms chat is automatically entered in the and discover what you have in comticket drawing, and the more you post mon, before trying to meet anyone in in the chat, the greater your chances person. We often see moms joining our site to win.
And the Hot Dads are … Winner of the Hot Dads voting was Joe Yunger of Taylor Mill. Winner of the random drawing was Mike Templin of Colerain Township. They will be throwing the first pitch at baseball games downtown July 27 and 28. To see all 180 Hot Dad submissions, go to www. MomsLikeMe.com/cincyphotos and immediately trying to set up playdates in real-life. This doesn’t work all that well, because our members like to get to know people first through conversation on the site – it helps everyone feel more comfortable. For more on how to get started on CincyMomsLikeMe.com, please visit our basic instructions and welcome message at MomsLikeMe.com/cincywelcome. We look forward to “seeing” you on Friday! Karen Gutiérrez is managing editor of CincyMomsLikeMe.com. Reach her at Cincinnati@momslikeme.com, and follow local mom topics on Twitter.com/1cincymom.
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BUSINESS CLASSES
You Might Be an Entrepreneur If … 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. HQ Blue Ash, 4555 Lake Forest Drive. Explore entrepreneurial opportunities, assess your aptitude as business owner and learn opportunity-seeking skills. $99-$199. Registration recommended. Presented by Center for Entrepreneurial Opportunity and ACTion. 588-2779. Blue Ash.
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MUSIC - CONCERTS
Blue Ash Concert Series, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. Cajun rock music by Robin Lacy & DeZydeco. Blue Ash Towne Square, Cooper and Hunt roads. Bring seating. Free. Presented by City of Blue Ash. 745-6259. Blue Ash.
ON STAGE - COMEDY CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Normandy Open House Days, noon-8 p.m. Normandy Swim and Tennis Club, 9585 Union Cemetery Road. Potential members invited to preview facility. Guests required to sign in at front desk. $1 with canned good donation. 683-0232. Loveland.
LITERARY - STORY TIMES
Story Time, 11 a.m. Swimming theme. Barnes & Noble, 7800 Montgomery Road. Free. 794-9440. Kenwood.
ON STAGE - COMEDY
Mike Birbiglia, 8 p.m. $22 ages 18 and up. Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place. $17. Through June 27. 984-9288. Montgomery.
YOUTH SPORTS
Free Tae Kwon Do Classes, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Excel Mixed Martial Arts Academy, 1451 Ohio 28. Two weeks of classes with uniform. Free. 575-5425. Loveland. F R I D A Y, J U N E 2 6
CIVIC
Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 946-7766. Blue Ash.
Mike Birbiglia, 8 p.m. $22 ages 18 and up. and 10:30 p.m. $22 ages 18 and up. Go Bananas, 984-9288. Montgomery.
RECREATION
All-Night Fishing, 8 p.m. Lake Isabella, 10174 Loveland-Madeira Road. Rent a rowboat or bring your own. Four horesepower or less electric and gas motors permitted. Fishing ticket good for 12 hours. Light visible 360 degrees required on boats after dark. All ages. $9.50 for 12-hour permit, free ages 12 and under and ages 60 and up; rowboat rental $9.39 six hours, $11.27 12 hours; vehicle permit required. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 791-1663. Symmes Township.
SHOPPING SPECIAL EVENTS
Sidewalk Sale, noon-5 p.m. Montgomery Square. 9900 Montgomery Road. Montgomery. S A T U R D A Y, J U N E 2 7
ART & CRAFT CLASSES
Entrelac/Bi-Directional Knitting, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Fibergé, 9901 Montgomery Road. Create scarf from hand-painted or self-striping yarns. Beginning knit skills required. $35, plus supplies. Registration required. 8319276. Montgomery.
FARMERS MARKET
Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill. Turner Farm, 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.
FESTIVALS
St. Columban Parish Festival, 5:30 p.m.11:30 p.m. St. Columban Church, 894 Oakland Road. Music, food, games, raffle, bidand-buy and children’s rides. All ages. Free. Through June 28. 683-0105. Loveland. St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Festival, 6 p.m.midnight, St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 7754 Montgomery Road. Rides, raffle, games for all ages, food. Free. Through June 28. 7919030. Kenwood.
FOOD & DRINK
Friday Night Grillouts, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Music by Kevin Fox. Lake Isabella, 10174 Loveland-Madeira Road. Outdoor covered patio or air-conditioned dining area. Includes specialty, à la carte and children’s dinners. Music, fishing demonstrations and naturalist’s wildlife programs. $3.75-$8.85; parking permit required. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 791-1663. Symmes Township. Wine Bar Tasting, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. The Wine Store, 9905 Montgomery Road. 50 cents per taste. 984-9463. Montgomery. Casual Wine Tasting, 4 p.m.-11 p.m. Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch Hill Guinea Pike. Pub. Includes music. $5. 697-9705. Loveland.
FESTIVALS
St. Columban Parish Festival, 3 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Chicken dinner available. St. Columban Church, 683-0105. Loveland. St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Festival, 5 p.m.midnight, St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 7919030. Kenwood.
MUSIC - BLUES
Sonny Moorman Group, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Guitar Lovers, 7342 Kenwood Road. 793-1456. Sycamore Township. Jason Ricci and New Blood, 8 p.m. Play by Play Cafe, 6923 Plainfield Road. With Ricky Nye. $15, $10 Blues Society members. 7933360. Silverton. Sonny’s Solo Blues, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Camargo Racquet Club, 8215 Camargo Road. 7939200. Madeira.
ON STAGE - COMEDY
Mike Birbiglia, 8 p.m. $22 ages 21 and up. and 10:30 p.m. $22 ages 21 and up. Go Bananas, 984-9288. Montgomery.
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
Creating a Practice Community, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Grailville Education and Retreat Center, 932 O’Bannonville Road. Optional follow-up for Living an Integrally Transformative Life retreat. $150. Registration required. 6832340. Loveland.
SHOPPING SPECIAL EVENTS
Sidewalk Sale, noon-5 p.m. Montgomery Square. Montgomery. Surplus Perennial Sale, 8 a.m.-11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Loveland Primary/Elementary School, 550 Loveland-Madeira Road. Bring plastic bags, markers and labels. $30 five shovelfuls; $7 donation per shovelful Presented by Granny’s Garden School. 324-2873. Loveland.
TOURS Make Your Own Walking Stick, 8:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Turner Farm, 7400 Given Road. Fashion a custom-crafted walking stick from wood growing on the farm. With Larry Oestreich. Ages 6 and up. $35 parent and child, $20. 574-1849. Indian Hill. Colored Rain, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Stamp Your Art Out, 9685 Kenwood Road. Create backgrounds using inks and art rubber stamps on paper, ideal for card making and craft projects. $26, includes supplies. Registration required. 793-4558. Blue Ash.
COOKING CLASSES
Healthy Cooking Class, noon-1:30 p.m. Peachy’s Health Smart, 7400 Montgomery Road. Learn to cook two healthy dishes and discuss nutrition with dietitian. $22. Reservations required. Presented by Peachy’s Health Smart. 315-3943. Silverton. A Summer Saturday at Camp Crazyfood, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road. Cooking, crafts, games and more. Ages 6-9. $90. Registration required. 985-6732. Montgomery.
FARMERS MARKET
Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill.
Loveland Garden Tour, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Walgreens Loveland, 6385 Branch Hill Guinea Pike. Self-guided tour of five area gardens. Local artists painting on site. Benefits three local nonprofit organizations. $20 per carload, $10. Presented by Loveland Garden Tour Committee. 677-5267. Loveland.
VOLUNTEER EVENTS
Grailville Garden Volunteer Day, 9 a.m.noon Focusing on Garlic. Harvest and dry garlic; plant winter squash and mulch perennials with gardener, Mary Lu Lageman. Grailville Education and Retreat Center, 932 O’Bannonville Road. Work in organic garden and kitchen. Lunch and tour follows. Wear clothes and footwear that can get dirty. Bring gloves, water, sunscreen, hat and snacks. No experience required. Volunteers welcome other hours and days-call to schedule. Free; $15 tour and lunch. Reservation required for lunch. 683-2340. Loveland.
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The Loveland Garden Tour Committee is hosting the Loveland Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 27, starting at Walgreens Loveland, 6385 Branch Hill Guinea Pike, Loveland. It is a self-guided tour of five area gardens. Local artists will be painting on site. Proceeds to benefit three local non-profit organizations. The cost is $20 per carload, or $10. Call 6775267.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Eating Disorder Support, 5 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Body Truth Center for Wellness, 260-7551. Blue Ash. M O N D A Y, J U N E 2 9
ART & CRAFT CLASSES
Beginning Crochet, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Fibergé, 9901 Montgomery Road. Learn to chain, single, double, triple crochet. No experience needed. $25, plus supplies. Registration required. 831-9276. Montgomery.
FARMERS MARKET
Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill. Turner Farm, 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.
Cardio Kickboxing Class, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Excel Mixed Martial Arts Academy, 1451 Ohio 28. $20 for four classes. 575-5425. Loveland.
FARMERS MARKET
Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill.
HAPPY HOURS
Happy Hour, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Through The Garden Restaurant, 791-2199. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Shooters Sports Grill, 774-7007. Loveland.
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SINGLES
Candlelight Singles, 6:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Trio Bistro, 761-6201. Madeira.
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Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill. Turner Farm, 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.
HAPPY HOURS
Happy Hour, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Through The Garden Restaurant, 791-2199. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Shooters Sports Grill, 774-7007. Loveland.
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EXERCISE CLASSES
FARMERS MARKET
Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill.
Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 946-7766. Blue Ash.
Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 946-7766. Blue Ash.
Floral Watercolor Effects, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Stamp Your Art Out, 9685 Kenwood Road. $25; supplies additional. Registration required. 793-4558. Blue Ash.
ART & CRAFT CLASSES
CIVIC
CIVIC
Gattle’s, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Gattle’s, 8714050. Montgomery. Lake Isabella Fishing Boathouse, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Lake Isabella, 521-7275. Symmes Township. Loveland Castle, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Loveland Castle, 683-4686. Symmes Township. Kenwood Towne Centre, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Kenwood Towne Centre, 745-9100. Kenwood.
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HAPPY HOURS
Happy Hour, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Through The Garden Restaurant, 791-2199. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Shooters Sports Grill, 774-7007. Loveland.
MUSIC - CONCERTS
Blue Ash Concert Series, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Country music by Six Pack. Blue Ash Towne Square. 745-6259. Blue Ash.
PUBLIC HOURS
Loveland Castle, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Loveland Castle, 683-4686. Symmes Township.
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
Praise and Worship Practice, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Living Word Fellowship, 9781 Fields Ertel Road. Dave and Beth Kenniv, worship ministry. Presented by Equipping Ministries International. 742-1100. Loveland.
SEMINARS
Uterine Fibroid Embolization 101, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Jewish Hospital, 4777 E. Galbraith Road, conference rooms A and B. Dr. James Traiforos and Dr. Joseph Bernstein discuss alternatives that may help decrease the fibroids and save the uterus. Free. Registration required. 686-4040. Kenwood.
Gary Conrad: Master Hypnotist, 8 p.m. Erotic show. $8 ages 18 and up. Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place. Reservations required. Through July 5. 984-9288. Montgomery.
PUBLIC HOURS
Gattle’s, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Gattle’s, 8714050. Montgomery. Lake Isabella Fishing Boathouse, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Lake Isabella, 521-7275. Symmes Township. Loveland Castle, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Loveland Castle, 683-4686. Symmes Township. Kenwood Towne Centre, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Kenwood Towne Centre, 745-9100. Kenwood.
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
Teaching Classes, 7 p.m.-midnight, Living Word Fellowship, 9781 Fields Ertel Road. A Bible-based, family focused church. Presented by Equipping Ministries International. 742-1100. Loveland.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Divorce Care for Kids, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Montgomery Community Church, 11251 Montgomery Road. Ages 5-12. Free. 5872437. Montgomery. Grief Share Support, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Montgomery Community Church, 11251 Montgomery Road. Free. 587-2437. Montgomery.
FESTIVALS
St. Columban Parish Festival, 1 p.m.-9 p.m. St. Columban Church, 683-0105. Loveland. St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Festival, 4 p.m.10 p.m. St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 7919030. Kenwood.
MUSIC - CONCERTS
Concert in the Park, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Music by 60 piece Sycamore Community Band. McDonald Commons, 7455 Dawson Road. Bring seating. Free. Presented by City of Madeira. 561-7228. Madeira.
ON STAGE - COMEDY
Drew Hastings, 8 p.m. $12. Ages 18 and up. Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place. Reservations required. 984-9288. Montgomery.
RECREATION PROVIDED “Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of Lost Toys” comes to the Aronoff Center Friday-Sunday, June 26-28. It is based on the Nickelodeon cartoon. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15-$35. Call 800-982-2787 or visit www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/cincinnati.
Canoe With Circle Tail, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Trips depart on the hour. Loveland Canoe and Kayak, 200 Crutchfield Place. Canoe with well-mannered dog along Little Miami River. Benefits Circle Tail. Varying trip lengths available. Coolers accepted; no Styrofoam or glass. Reservations recommended. 6773586. Loveland.
PROVIDED New Kids on the Block perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave. Performing with them are Jesse McCartney and Jabbawockeez. Tickets are $87, $67. Call 800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
Life
June 24, 2009
A summertime reflection on human sexuality A perusal of Greek and Roman philosophy shows otherwise. In the “Phaedo,” Plato declared, “It seems that so long as we are alive, we shall continue closest to knowledge if we avoid as much as we can all contact and association with the body unless absolutely necessary.” Aristotle was particularly critical of the pleasures of touch and taste. Western beliefs and church attitudes about sex were especially influenced by Stoicism. Stoics took a stern view of sexual pleasure. Mastery of the mind should be maintained even in marriage. It is wrong to lust after another man’s wife, and equally wrong to lust after one’s own wife. Augustine thought “for a couple to copulate for any purpose other than procreation was debauchery.” St. Paul, influenced by Hellenism, saw marriage as a concession to human weakness. Since the 1960s, we have been blundering and stumbling toward a more mature and wholesome attitude toward human sexual-
Summertime offers a visual smorgasbord of the human body. Warm air, less clothing, swimming, jogging and sunbathing draw attention and create sexual interest. Regardless of season, our culture celebrates the human body on stage, screen, TV and fashion. Immature and exaggerated as it may be, our focus on the body is a moving away from a centuries-long appraisal of negativity. The body for so long was seen as a prison for the spirit. Some earlier religions and philosophies believed that the best thing that could happen is when we die and are released from our bodies. Now we hold that there is a wholesome unity between body and soul. Our bodies are honorable and essential components of being human. A healthy and spiritual understanding of human sexuality has not had good allies. Many moderns think that sexual restrictiveness is the result of Christianity and that the ancients were free of them. Quite the contrary.
ity. We’re certainly not there yet. A misuse of sex still lies at the heart of many social and psychological problems: rape, incest, pornography, abortion, pedophilia, even casual hooking-up and friends with benefits are all Exhibit A in evidence against a wholesome integration of sexuality into our lives. It’s as though since the 1960s we have made progress from a negative childish attitude toward sex, and have now arrived at a collective adolescent stage where narcissism and indulgence reign – but still not a responsible appreciation and use. Years ago Fulton Sheen wrote, “Sex is the most psychosomatic of human functions. There is nothing else in which body and soul, finite and infinite, flesh and spirit are so closely intertwined. When sex and love are allowed to link the two, peace and joy result. When flesh and spirit are divorced, and sex is sought alone, boredom and ennui result.” Where are the men who will help in sexuality’s inte-
gration? I n “ A d a m ’s Return,” Father Father Lou Richard R o h r , Guntzelman O . F. M . , Perspectives writes, “The most loving men I have met, the most generous to society and to life, are usually men who also have a lusty sense of life, beauty, pleasure, and sex – but they have very realistic expectations of them. Smaller pleasures become a stairway and an invitation to higher ones … They offer a first taste but then create a taste for something more and something higher. This is the necessary training of the lover archetype.” Such men respect sex, women and God’s gifts. 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.
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Learn about women in Iraq The Cincinnati Region of the U.S. National Grail is hosting “Face to Face with the Women of Iraq” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, at Grailville Retreat & Program Center, 932 O’Bannonville Road, Loveland. Kelly Hayes-Raitt will present a dynamic talk, illustrated by portrait photos of Iraqis she met in pre- and post-invasion Iraq and in Syria last summer volunteering with Iraqi refugees. Her talk is quite personal, rather than political or academic, and often stimulates interesting conversations. Appointed to the Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women, HayesRaitt joined a women’s delegation to Iraq just five weeks before the US-led invasion. The Iraqis touched her so deeply that she returned a few months later and provided on-air commentaries from Baghdad, Basra and Fallouja on National Public Radio.
Kelly Hayes-Raitt will present a dynamic talk, illustrated by portrait photos of Iraqis she met in pre- and post-invasion Iraq and in Syria last summer volunteering with Iraqi refugees. In 2004, she was named “Woman of the Year” for her humanitarian work. In her upcoming book, “Violating Sanctions: An American Woman’s Listening Tour through the Axis of Evil,” Hayes-Raitt puts a human face on U.S. foreign policies. She blogs at www.PeacePATHFoundation.org. Hayes-Raitt is a Carson McCullers 2008 Writing Fellow. This program is free, but donations are appreciated. No reservations are required. For more information, call 683-2340 or visit www.grailville.org.
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Life
June 24, 2009
‘Orange’ you glad Rita tried again? As I write this column, I’m waiting on clone No. 4 of the Orange Dreamsicle Cake like Fireside Restaurant in Georgetown, and a number of other restaurants’ versions, to cool so I can frost it. I’m taking it to Channel 19 for a live cooking demo tomorrow morning. I know Rob Williams and Sheila Gray, along with Frank Marzullo, Dan Romito and the rest of the crew will have the same reaction as everyone else I’ve tested it Rita on – DeliHeikenfeld cious! After Rita’s kitchen trying various ways to make it taste “right,” all I can tell you is this is as close as I’m ever going to get to this restaurant favorite. Even after eating all my mistakes, I still love the cake, and the topping even more. Now the restaurants usually make a two or three layer cake. I’m sure you can do that by adjusting the baking time downwards. I made mine in a 9-by-13
pan because it was easier, especially since my husband kept chiding me with “are you still fooling with that – isn’t it time to move on?” Easy for him to say.
Rita’s orange dreamsicle/ creamsicle cake clone
1 package (18.25 ounces) lemon supreme cake mix 1 small package orange Jell-O (3 ounces) 1 ⁄3 cup vegetable oil 3 large eggs 1 teaspoon orange extract 1 1 ⁄4 cups orange juice 1 ⁄4 teaspoon unsweetened orange Kool-Aid
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9-by13 pan with cooking spray. Place cake mix, Jell-O, oil, eggs, and orange extract in mixing bowl. Add orange juice and Kool-Aid and beat on low until moistened. Increase to medium and beat a few minutes longer. The batter will be smooth. Pour into pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Don’t overbake. If cake humps up in the center, when you take it out of the oven, put a folded
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Rita’s version of Dreamsicle cake that she took to the Fox 19 crew. towel over it and press Then fold in: down with your hands. 8 ounces or so thawed Voilà – a perfectly even cake (what you are doing is whipped topping Spread on cooled cake pressing the air out). Let it cool while making the top- and garnish as desired. ping.
Tip from Rita’s kitchen
Pineapple cream cheese topping Beat together:
1 can, about 20 ounces, crushed pineapple, drained or not, whatever you like (undrained your frosting will be a little softer – I like that version since it has more flavor) 3 ounces cream cheese, softened Package (3.5 ounces ) instant vanilla pudding
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Make a double batch of topping. Use half for a wonderful dip for fresh fruit or to make tiny tarts. Use mandarin oranges instead of pineapple.
Chipotle mayonnaise
For Jerry, who wanted an extra special spicy sauce for his burgers. Mix 1 cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons each olive oil and lemon juice. Add a scant 2 teaspoons puréed canned chipotle chiles in adobo, a teaspoon or so of garlic and a handful of chopped cilantro. Taste, add salt and add more garlic, lemon, etc. if needed.
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Can you help? Newport’s Manyet’s bakery icing: Cindy Fessler said she hasn’t found an icing they like as well. Does anyone have a similar recipe? “My family was so disappointed when it closed,” she said. Like Skyline’s black bean and rice soup for BG: “I can’t seem to find anything even close to it. Can’t get enough of it.” Pelican Reef’s coleslaw: Shari Weber, an Anderson Township reader, loves this and wants to make it for her husband. “Something’s different in there and it’s so good,” she told me. Loveland’s Hitch’s, now closed, chicken salad: Reader Phil Jones says this can be purchased through Zapps Bar next to the old deli, but would like to make it at home. Like Ruby’s white macaroni: For Marella Holmes. Bugogi and spinach like Korean Riverside Restaurant, Covington: Sue Dreibelbis and her family love the bulgogi served there and her kids are crazy about the spinach. “My kids don’t eat many vegetables so I’m desperate to find the spinach recipe,” she said. for good pea recipes. If you’d like to see the ones fellow readers sent in, go to the Web version of my column at www.communitypress.com or call 513591-6163 and leave your name and address if you’d like one mailed to you. 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.
Help rebuild, play on Just in time for the large gathering in town for the Amazing Race, Deidre Dyson created a very visual display salvaged from the remains of the Loveland Stage Company Theater, in the front display window at Pizazz Studio. One can almost hear the music, and the directors voice “Lights camera action,” drowned out by sirens and water gushing from fire hoses and tears shed as you look upon what remains of the drum set, the lights, the sound system. The display is a chilling image that will stay in your mind long after the curtain opens. The “Rebuild and Play On” campaign has raised about half of the money needed, and the goal can be seen by onlookers as well. A raffle basket and Trollbead bracelet are being auctioned off as well as a percentage of sales at Pizazz for race day. The show must go on, and that is the plan with the opener of “Miss Saigon” in November. Pizazz will continue to take donations for the Stage Company. A fund raiser event has been planned for July 11 with silent auctions and great fun. Donations for the auction, and for the campaign are graciously accepted. Contact Pat Furterer, or Deidre Dyson for more information. Pizazz Studio is at 122 W. Loveland Ave., Loveland. Call 683-3333.
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Tropical plants perfect for dressing up deck, patio and they love the sun and the heat. And yes, these will definitely give you tropRon Wilson aicalgreat look. In the If you’re garden looking for foliage and flowers, take a look at these plants, which I think also
happen to be one of your best bangs for the buck for all summer flowers. In the vining category, for growing on a fence, trellis or arbor, look at confederate star or Madison star jasmine. Now these aren’t true jasmine, but produce jasmine-like fragrant flowers all summer long. They have dark green glossy foliage, can be an aggressive vine,
anxd truly add color and fragrance wherever it’s grown. Also in the vining category, consider the mandevillas. Mostly available in pinks and reds, these aggressive vining tropicals will quickly cover any trellis, fence or arbor with beautiful foliage, and produce wonderful tubular pink and or red flowers all summer long.
Looking for a bush or tree look on the patio? Well, keep in mind those wonderful tropical hibiscus. Again, easy to grow, they love the sun, have wonderful dark glossy foliage, and you just can’t beat those huge colorful flowers that tropical hibiscus will give to your patio, all summer long. They come in a wide range of colors, singles and
doubles, and guess what? Their flowers are highly edible. So if you have a sunny, hot patio or deck, think “tropicals” for great summer colors. Talk to you next time, in the garden! Ron Wilson is marketing manager for Natorp’s Inc. Garden Stores and is the garden expert for 55KRC-AM and Local 12. Reach him at columns@communitypress.com.
REUNIONS
Anderson High School Class of 1979 – is celebrating its 30th reunion. The weekend will begin with a golf outing and later a social gathering at a local pub on Friday, July 17. The reunion will be July 18 at Coldstream Country Club where the class will gather for food, drinks, fun and shared memories. Sunday, enjoy a picnic at Woodland Mound Park. Turpin’s class of 1979 is invited to the picnic. For information, contact Debbie Ahlrichs Newsome at 513231-9363 or Deborah.Newsome@fmr.com. Visit www.Anderson1979.com.
and telephone number. Princeton High School Class of 1974 – Is planning a 35th-class reunion for Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Fairfield Banquet and Convention Center. Pricing is $85 per couple or $45 for a single if the tickets are bought before July 1. After that date, a couple is $95 and singles are $50. E-mail Debbie (Owens) Fuson at princetonhs1974@yahoo.com. Taylor High School Class of 1989 – The 1989 graduating class of Taylor High School is conducting its 20-year reunion at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, at The Madison, 740 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. Cost is $45 per person, and dinner will be served. Come out for an evening of catching up with old friends, dancing, eating, drinking and having fun. Amelia High School Class of 1989 – The 1989 senior class of Amelia High School is conducting its 20th class reunion Aug. 9 at Coney Island’s Moonlight Pavilion. If you are a member of the class or
know of anyone who is, contact Connie Weisenborn-Heilman at Connie heilman@hotmail.com or at 513-752-7390.
door prizes. To sponsor the event, contact Jennifer Lewis at jllawrence@lawrencefirm.com. Visit www.milfordclassof1989.com.
Milford High School Class of 1989 – is having its 20-year reunion Friday, Aug. 14- Saturday, Aug. 15. A pre-reunion gathering is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, at Greenies in Milford at 1148 Ohio 28, Milford. On Saturday, the reunion will be from 7 to midnight, at the Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront Bluegrass Ballroom. Dress is summer dressy/semi formal. Tickets must be purchased before the event, and will not be available at the door. Mention the Milford High School 1989 Class Reunion when making reservation to get a discounted rate. Everyone that reserves a hotel room at the Radisson will receive a welcome bag. The reunion committee is putting a slide show together for viewing during the reunion. Old and new photos can be e-mailed to Jeff Jounson at 89milfordeagles@gmail.com. Reunion dinner is $45. Cost includes dinner, beer, wine, soft drinks, dancing and
Clermont Northeastern High School Alumni – is planning a second alumni weekend for Aug. 14-16. Weekend activities include a Friday evening social hour, a Saturday evening dinner/dance at the Fastiques and Sunday picnics and gatherings for various classes. Cost for the dinner and dance, which starts at 6:30 p.m. is $25 per guest. The Class of 1959 is gathering at Lake Lorelei on Sunday, Aug. 16. Alumni are also asked to contact friends and family who are also alumni about the weekend. To sign up, e-mail cnegrads@aol.com, or Shirley Shipley at skship66@yahoo.com. Norwood High School Class of 1979 – Is conducting its 30-year reunion from 7:30-11:30 p.m. Aug. 15, at the Blue Ash Banquet Center. For information, contact Karen (Faulkner) Parker at 513351-6616 or e-mail her at kparker@fuse.net.
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St. Dominic Class of 1984 – is having a reunion from 8 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, July 25, at St. Dominic. E-mail Jen (Jones) Bethel at jbethel31@yahoo.com for information or to register.
During a recent resident council meeting a resident exclaimed she had a craving for peppermint ice cream! Sandy, the Activity Assistant, searched numerous grocery stores to no avail. After several attempts, Sandy finally struck gold. Not only did one of our valued residents enjoy this seasonal treat, Sandy purchased enough for the entire resident population. At Mercy communities we take care of the "little things". Including peppermint ice cream runs.
Lloyd Memorial High School Class of 1974 – is having its 35th class reunion Friday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 2. The class will meet at 5:15 p.m., in front of the high school for a tour of the school at 5:30 p.m. A party at Florence Nature Park will follow from 6-11:30 p.m., rain or shine. Cost is $4 per person. Classmates and guests are welcome, and should bring their own drinks, coolers and a snack to share. From 7-11 p.m., Aug. 1, will be the reunion with dancing at Brodnick Hall at St. Timothy Church in Union. Cost is $25 per person. Beer is $1, but soft drinks are included. Live music by Power House and a hot meal. At 10:30 a.m., Aug. 2, will be Christian Fellowship at the Railroad Park in Erlanger, led be classmates Scott Denham and Larry Bubb. Contact Debbie Schneider at 977-3035 or e-mail debbie.schneider@scripps.com.
Glen Este High School Class of 1979 – The Glen Este High School Class of 1979 reunion committee is planning its 30-year reunion for Aug. 8 at the Eastgate Holiday Inn. Any classmates interested in attending the reunion should contact Kelly Clements Blom at kkb7761@aol.com or 513-9320164 with your name, e-mail address (please put “Reunion” in as your subject), mailing address
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The Anderson High School graduating class of 1984 – will be having its 25-year reunion this summer. The weekend will be kicked off with fun with friends starting Friday, July 17, at a local pub and then Saturday, July 18, at the Anderson Center for food, drinks, fun and friends. Help is needed to find lost classmates. Send contact info to: AndersonClassof84@ gmail.com. Check http://anderson1984reunion.blogspot.com.
Princeton Class of 1999– will be having its 10-year reunion. Classmates will meet 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at Sharon Woods. Contact info for the committee is as follows: Kelli Martin, 678-516-6460; Will Munn, 513227-4481; Anna Dickson, 917605-4579; Rhonda Bristol, 513602-2891.
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If you’re looking for those perfect plants to grow on the patio or deck that will take the hot heat from a full sunny area, then I think I’ve got a great suggestion for you. Think tropical! Now if you’re just looking for great foliage, consider tropical plants like crotons, ensete, and banana trees. Great foliage, they love to grow in containers,
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Madden commissioned
Ben Madden a 2005 graduate of Moeller High School and a Loveland resident graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May and was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps. Madden majored in mechanical engineering, ranked 112 (top 10.5 percent) in a class of 1,057, and graduated with merit. He received a Burke Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree after one tour of duty. Madden will report to Quantico, Va., in June for six months of Marine officer training and then be deployed.
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From left: Kay Bolin O’Grady, president, Loveland Arts Council, logo designer Peter Sexton and Tim O’Grady, arts council co-treasurer. nity; with the offset block symbolizing bringing together art events with the community. To help support the communication of the visual metaphor, the tagline “Com-
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Community Ascension’s Sunday worship service is at 10 a.m. Sunday school and adult forum begin at 9 a.m. A nursery is provided during the worship service. An Adult Forum Discussion Series is on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. Led by Pastor Josh Miller, the “Nooma” series is a short film followed by discussion which speaks directly to questions of faith and life. Each session is self contained. The community is invited to participate in this adult discussion series as well as Sunday School for children which also begins at 9 a.m. The church is at 7333 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery; 793-3288; www.ascensionlutheranchurch.com.
Church of the Saviour United Methodist
Evening Vacation Bible School “Crocodile Dock” is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 13-17. Register online at www.cos-umc.org. It is free. Vendors are needed for the Fall Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Crafters and vendors are invited to call the church for details. Summer Day Camps are scheduled Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for most weeks for the summer. Call for details and to register. A fee is requested. The Summer Reading Group will discuss “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 29. Call the church for details. A Disciple Bible Study begins registration for the fall in late May. Disciple Bible Study is an intensive 32-34 week study of the Bible that includes elements of fellowship, prayer, video, Bible study and discussion. Participants complete daily reading and reflection assignments during the week and meet together weekly to discuss what they have read, learning more about its meaning and context for their daily lives. Give Moms a Break is from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. It is open to children 6 months-kindergarten. The cost is $10 for one child and $15 for families of two or more. Reservations can be made by calling the church office. The church is at 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery; 791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.
Epiphany United Methodist Church
Worship times are: Contemporary worship at 5 p.m. Saturdays, contemporary worship at 9 a.m. Sundays and traditional worship at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Epiphany has an informal support/care group for those who have family members suffering
Join the United Methodist Women from 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. the first Thursday morning of each month for UMW, a time of fellowship, devotion and ministry at LUMC. The purpose of the UMW is “to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.” The church is at 10975 S. Lebanon Road, Loveland; 683-1738.
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Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
The new service times are 8:30 to 9:20 a.m. for the Traditional Service, 9:40 to 10:40 a.m. for the Contemporary Service and Sunday School and 11 a.m. to noon for the Blended Service and Sunday School. Membership At Loveland UMC – The first step is to attend an “Explore LUMC Breakfast,” where you’ll have an opportunity to learn more about Loveland UMC. Childcare is provided. Breakfast is held 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19; and Saturday, Nov. 14.
New Church of Montgomery
The church conducts worship at 10:30 a.m., Sundays and Divine Providence Study Group the first four Sundays of the month from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The church is located at 9035 E. Kemper Road, Montgomery; 4899572. Summer worship hours are 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday worship times are 9 and 10:30 a.m. Pieces For Peace meets at 7 p.m. every Monday. Work on quilts for those in need, no experience needed. All are welcome. The church will host Lifeshapes, which are discipleship classes, at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Lifeshapes are a series of eight lessons that teach tools to grow discipleship. The church is at 101 South Lebanon Road, Loveland; 683-4244.
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Get ready to rock, roll at JCC Adults of all ages (singles and couples) will gather at the Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road in Amberley Village, for Dancin’ at the J, a fun evening with food, friends and live music, Sunday, June 28. The 4 Hubcaps rock and roll band will perform hits from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in the Amberley Room at the J. This party is open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend. Paid reservations (by phone or mail) are due to the JCC by Friday, June 26. For reservations or more information, contact Courtney, 722-7226 or ccummings@mayersonjcc.org. The 4 Hubcaps have been playing together for more than 25 years, and are well-known in the community. They were the backup band for Bowser of Sha-NaNa when he toured the Midwest a few years ago, and they’ve entertained at lots of parties and special
events. Members of the band include: John Fox, lead vocals and guitar/harmonica; Dave Goodman, sax/rhythm guitar; David Stonehill, bass guitar/keyboards; Rod Kaplan, drums, and Oscar Jarnicki, dance leader/rhythm instruments. “We’re looking forward to playing live rock and roll and taking requests from all the baby boomers who listened to us play this music at the JCC in the 1960s,” said John Fox. JCC members and nonmembers alike are already buzzing about the upcoming Dancin’ at the J party. “What could be more fun than dancing at the J?!” said Len Eppel, one of the party
hosts. “My friends and I are really excited about partying with The 4 Hubcaps,” added Betsy Goldfarb, another of the event hosts. Other hosts: Iris Eppel, Josh Harkavy, Diane and Howard Yasgur, and Marilyn and Tom Zemboch. The Dancin’ at the J party starts at 6:30 p.m. A cash bar with happy hour prices will be available throughout the night. Light snacks, drinks and dessert will also be served. Parents with young children can utilize JCC childcare services. These services will be available for a nominal charge with advance reservations. Contact the Mayerson JCC or visit www.jointhej.org.
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with dementia and Alzheimer’s. The group meets Thursday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Please call Pastor Lisa to make your reservation. Epiphany is offering Career Transitioning Ministry. It offers practical, personal and spiritual support for those who have lost their jobs or are concerned about losing their job, and for those who are able and willing to help those people. The group meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays at Epiphany United Methodist; and the second and fourth Tuesdays at River Hills Christian Church. The event is open to all. Contact Arlene Johnston at ajohnston@ buckhorninc.com; Larry Poole at ltsofc@aol.com; or Matt Baker at mbaker78@cinci.rr.com. The church is at 6635 LovelandMiamiville Road, Loveland; 6779866.
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7950 Pfeiffer Rd.
793-6169
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232 E. Main St (corner of East & Main) Rev. Jacqueline E. Matisse, Pastor
EVANGELICAL FREE 5910 Price Road, Milford 831-3770 www.faithchurch.net
Sunday Morning 9:30am & 11:00am
Worship and Small Group Classes for all ages.
Wednesday Evening 6:00pm - Buffet Dinner 6:45pm - Programs and Classes for all ages.
Services 8:00 am, 9:15 am & 11:00am Steve Lovellette, Senior Pastor Nursery proivided at all services
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6461 Tylersville Rd. (1/2 mile W. of Cin-Day)
513-779-1139
Sun 8:00 & 9:30 a.m. Nursery Sun 9:15 -10:45 www.saintanne-wc.org
7333 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery (East of I-71 on Pfeiffer Rd) Worship Schedule 10:00 a.m. Worship and Holy Communion Baby sitter provided Pastor: Josh Miller ascensionlutheranchurch.com
Good Shepherd (E LCA) www.goodshepherd.com
7701 Kenwood Rd.
513.891.1700
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UNITED METHODIST
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH 8130 East Kemper Rd.
561-4220
www.armstrongchapel.org
Greg Stover, Senior Pastor
(1 mile west of Montgomery Rd) Services & Sunday School: 9:00am & 10:45am Nursery Available
Nathan Custer, Stanley Lawrence, Assoc. Pastors Lee Tyson, Pastor to Students Traditional Worship in the Old Chapel worship 8:20am Traditonal Worship in the Sanctuary 9:40am Contemporary Worship in the Sanctuary 11:11am Christian Education at 8:20, 8:45, 9:40 & 11:00am Youth Christian Education at 9:40am Nursery Care at 9:40 and 11:11am Youth Ministeries Wednesday Nights at 7:00pm
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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR 8005 Pfeiffer Rd Montgmry 791-3142 www.cos-umc.org
"24/7 Joy: Facing Stress" Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00am Contemporary Worship 9:40am Sunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11am Nursery Care Provided
Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior Pastor Rev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor
Mason United Methodist Church 6315 S. Mason-Montgomery Rd. (near Tylersville Rd. intersection) 513-398-4741 8:30 & 11:00 AM Traditional Worship 9:45 AM Contemporary Worship 1:30 PM Esperanza Viva, Hispanic Worship 9:40 & 11:00 AM Sunday School Childcare available www.masonumc.org
Enjoying the presence of God, while building each individual into a community.
KENWOOD FELLOWSHIP 7205 Kenwood Rd., Cinti, OH 45236
513-891-9768 Ken Bashford, Pastor
Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am
6635 Loveland-Miamiville Rd. (across from Oasis Golf Course) Ph. 513-677-9866 www.epiphanyumc.org Contemporar y Ser vices: Saturdays 5pm & Sundays 9:00am Traditional Ser vice: Sunday - 10:30 am
Fellowship & Lunch Follows Worship
Sharonville United Methodist
8:15 & 11am Traditional Service & Kingdom Kids 9:30am Contemporary Worship & Sunday School 7:00pm Wednesday, Small Groups for all ages Infant care available for all services
3751 Creek Rd.
513-563-0117
www.sharonville-umc.org
8221 Miami Rd. (corner of Galbraith)
513-891-8181
NEW 9:30am Service -Innovative & High energy
Traditonal Services 8:45 & 11:00am Sunday School 9:30 & 11:00am www.stpaulcommunityumc.org
PRESBYTERIAN (USA) LOVELAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A Loving, Praying, Caring Church Join us for Sunday Services Worship Service........................10:00am Church School............................11:15am CONNECT Youth Service.............6-8pm Fellowship/Coffee Hour after Worship Nursery Provided/Youth Group Activities 360 Robin Ave. (off Oak St.), Loveland OH
683-2525
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PRESBYTERIAN BLUE ASH PRESBYTERIAN
4309 Cooper Rd. At Reed Hartman Hwy 791-1153 • www.bapcweb.net Rev. Michael Brewer, Pastor • 9:00 AM Sunday School for all ages • 10:30 AM Worship Nursery Care Provided Fellowship Hour following Worship Service
Children’s Church...10:30-11:30am Sunday School For All Ages 9:30am Our mission is to worship God & share Jesus’ transforming love and salvation.
NorthStar Vineyard Community Church
Sunday 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Loveland High School, off of Rich Rd. 683-1556 www.northstarvineyard.org
PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)
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7205 Kenwood Road, Cinti, OH 45236 513-891-9768 Ken Bashford, Pastor www.kenwoodfellowship.org Sunday Morning Worship ...10:30am Lunch follows Worship Service Children’s Church...10:30am-11:30am
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(across from Kenwood Towne Centre) Saturday night at 5:00 and Sunday morning at 8:00, 9:00, 9:30 & 11:00am Pastors: Larry Donner, Pat Badkey, Jesse Abbott
101 South Lebanon Rd. Loveland, OH 45140 683-4244 Lead Pastor Jonathan Eilert Pastor Grant Eckhart Saturday Service 5:00pm Sunday Services 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00am Sunday School 9:30am http://www.princeofpeaceelca.org
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MADEIRA-SILVERWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH www.MSPConline.org
8000 Miami Ave. 791-4470 Pastor Rev. Thomas P. Sweets Contemporary Worship......9:30AM Traditional Worship...........11:00AM Children’s Church School during worship Childcare Available
Montgomery Presbyterian Church 9994 Zig Zag Road Mongtomery, Ohio 45242
Worship Service 10:30am Nursery Care Available website: www.MPChurch.net
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June 24, 2009
Red Cross accepting applications for AmeriCorps positions The Cincinnati Area Chapter of the American is accepting applications for up to 31 full-time and parttime positions for the next AmeriCorps service year beginning in September. Applicants must be at least 18-years-old; a U.S. citizen or legal resident; have a high school diploma; a valid driver’s license and
be available to complete a 10 to 12 month assignment. Compensation includes a stipend up to $11,400 for full-time service and $6,035 for part-time assignments and an education award of $4,725 for full-time service and $2,362.50 for a part-time assignment to pay for college, graduate school, or to
pay back qualified student loans. Additional benefits may include health care coverage through an AmeriCorps provider and child care assistance. Additionally, the Corporation for National and Community Service will pay any interest accrued on qualified student loans during term of service. At the American Red Cross, AmeriCorps members develop and teach community disaster education; first aid and CPR; help prepare for and respond to local disasters, and work with the shelter program. Applications for the 2009 AmeriCorps service year must be received no later than July 15. Position descriptions and application instructions are at www.cincinnatiredcross.org .
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Arrests/citations
Juvenile, 15, , theft-without consent, June 9. Tarri Victoria Sawyer, 29, 1000 Marbea Dr., animals-dog physical control, June 11. Zachary S. Geiger, 21, 681 Park Ave. W1, domestic violence, June 11. Daryl R. Stemmerding, 22, 278 E. Kemper Rd., disorderly conductintoxicated annoy or alarm, June 11. Jolene S. Gallenstein, 52, 703 Park Ave., disorderly conduct-offensive gesture-noise, June 13. Dulcie Crawford, 73, 720 Carrington, disorderly conduct-intoxicated annoy or alarm, June 14. William Mike Clark, 52, 1967 Stockton, domestic violence-knowingly, June 15.
Incidents/investigations Animals-dog physical control
At 1000 Marbea Dr., June 11.
Burglary
At 212 Lowell St., June 13.
Disorderly conduct-intoxicated annoy or alarm At 715 Riverside Dr., June 11. At 720 Carrington Pl., June 14.
Disorderly conduct-offensive gesture/noise At 703 Park Ave., June 12.
Domestic violence
At 681 Park Ave., June 10.
Domestic violence-knowingly At 1967 Stockton Dr., June 15.
Forgery
At 150 E. Broadway St., June 12.
Theft
At 890 W. Loveland Ave., June 10. At 320 E. Loveland Ave., June 12.
Theft-without consent
At 405 Broadway St., June 10.
MIAMI TOWNSHIP Arrests/citations
Taylor Hoffman, 18, 7434 Turtle Ln., underage consumption, June 3. Bryan Schweinefus, 20, 6210 Tanglewood, underage consumption, June 3. Paul A. Loveless, 20, 1425 Athens, keg law, underage consumption, drug paraphernalia, drug abuse, June 3. Jeffrey Eickelberger, 23, 1425 Athens, keg law, June 3. Peter Greene, 23, 6013 Bridgehaven, attempted theft, June 3. Two juveniles, 17, underage consumption, June 3. Robert Mathaus, 20, 6320 Strathaven, underage consumption, June 3. Shannon L. Meirs, 18, 9405 Morrow Woodville, underage consumption, June 3. Jerry L. Gisewite, 18, 1877 Bainum
The Community Press the names of all adults charged with offenses. The information is a matter of public record and does not imply guilt or innocence. To contact your local police department: Loveland, Chief Tim Sabransky, 583-3000. Miami Township, Chief Stephen Bailey, 248-3721. Symmes Township, Lt. Dan Reid, 683-3444. Rd., marijuana possession, June 2. Oliver J. Owens, 28, 5081 Ohio 133, drug possession, June 3. Carl Sowers, 53, 790 Carpenter Rd., persistent disorderly conduct, domestic violence, June 4. Jeffrey Corcoran, 61, 6177 Ohio 132, open container, June 4. Daniel H. Seymour, 18, 8130 Margaret Ln., drug abuse, June 5. Nathan B. Vanderhorst, 18, 7840 Pfeiffer, drug paraphernalia, June 5. John Graham, 49, 27 Oakview, disorderly conduct, June 4. Anthony D. Allegra II, 54, 5647 Colonial, drug paraphernalia, drug possession, disorderly conduct, June 4. Jesse Reed, 23, 5765 Shirl Bar Ci., marijuana possession, June 6. Layne Richardson, 37, 5735 Linden Dr., domestic violence, unlawful restraint, June 6. Juvenile, 17, theft, June 6. Tammy L. Shepherd, 38, 5811 Belfast Owensville, open container, June 6. Dallas D. Neidich, 18, 1235 Quail Ridge, improper handling of firearm in vehicle, June 7. Nick Ryberg, 18, 317 Whispering Pines, underage consumption, keg law, paraphernalia, June 7. Samantha Mcwhorter, 18, 5706 Trenton Ct., underage consumption, June 7. James Blankenship, 20, 1112 S. Timbercreek, underage consumption, June 7. Two juveniles, 15, underage consumption, June 7. Juvenile, 17, underage consumption, June 7. Juvenile, 16, underage consumption, June 7. Kevin M. Court, 25, 705 Commons, theft, drug paraphernalia, marijuana possession, June 7. Aaron Muhr, 25, 705 Commons, theft, drug paraphernalia, June 7. David T. Barker, 20, 1189 Brightwater Ci., drug paraphernalia, marijuana
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Incidents/investigations Burglary
Clothing taken at 6200 Melody Ln., June 5.
Criminal damage
Hole cut into pool side at 5400 N. Timber Creek, June 1. Window shot out of vehicle at area of Wolfpen Pleasant Hill at Timber Creek, June 4. Window broken in vehicle at 544 Branch Hill Loveland Rd., June 5. Interior of vehicle damaged at 1087 Ohio 28, June 6.
Domestic violence
At Linden Dr., June 6. At Creekside Dr., June 7.
Fraud
Male stated ID used with no authorization; $3,144 at 5625 Day Dr., June 6.
Menacing by stalking
Merchandise taken from Kroger; $41 at Ohio 28, June 3. Gasoline not paid for at Thornton’s; $43.22 at Ohio 28, June 2. Change taken from vehicles at 6768 Little River Ln., June 2. Furniture and computer equipment taken; $1,500 at 200 Technecenter No. 105, June 4. Gasoline not paid for at United Dairy Farmers; $25.62 at Ohio 50, June 4. Canoe taken at 235 Center St., June 2. Money taken from register at Kmart; $1,721 at Ohio 28, June 2. Money taken; $500 at 1187 Brightwater, June 6. Gasoline not paid for at United Dairy Farmers; $30.51 at Ohio 50, June 6. Pairs of sunglasses taken from Meijer; $62.15 at Ohio 28, June 7.
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Incidents/investigations Criminal child enticement
Reported at 11610 Carrier Ln., May 26.
Theft
Glasses valued at $2,000 removed at 7875 U.S. 22, May 22.
Cell phone valued at $250 removed at 7875 Montgomery Rd., May 22.
Unauthorized use of motor vehicle
Vehicle used without permission at 8076 Hetz Dr., May 22. Vehicle used without permission at 8076 Hetz Dr., May 23.
Voyeurism
Subject taped people using restroom at 1285 Woodville Pi., June 1.
Female reported this offense at 5646 Harvest Ridge, June 2.
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Two cash registers taken from Cazadore’s; $1,100 at Ohio 28, June 2. Subject used account number of Odom Industries with no authorization; $1,758.44 at 919 Ohio 28, June 3.
Ashley Pollitt, 29, 201 Laurel Ave., disorderly conduct at Ohio 126 and Ulrich, May 27. Bonyero Bonole, 32, 12011 Carrington Ln., receiving stolen property at 12011 Carrington Ln., May 20. Francis Gerace, 56, 4877 Waterstone
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513.793.2422 PUBLIC HEARING SYMMES TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Symmes Township Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing an Appeal (#2009-05) filed by Cynthia and Mark Pharo, 9052 Foxhunter Lane (45242), appellant, from Notice of Refusal for a zoning certificate for the extension of a six (6) foot privacy fence into the side yards for the property located at 9052 Foxhunter Lane. This hearing will be held at Township Admin. Bldg., 9323 Union Cemetery Road. Plans are on file and open for public inspection. Gerald L. Beckman Township Zoning Inspector 5631 PUBLIC HEARING SYMMES TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Symmes Township Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing Case (#2009-07) filed by Jack Stauffer, 4135 Socialville-Foster Road, Mason, OH 45040, appellant, for a modification to an approved transient vendor use to permit the sale of seasonal produce and additional structures. The subject property located at 10910 Loveland Madeira Road, is presently zoned "F" Light Industry. Transient vendor sales are permitted in this District as a "Conditional Use". This hearing will be held at Township Admin. Bldg., 9323 Union Cemetery Road. Plans are on file and open for public inspection. Gerald L. Beckman Township Zoning Inspector 5452
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PUBLIC HEARING SYMMES TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Symmes Township Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing an Appeal (#2009-04) filed by appellant, Dennis Richter, 9600 Allegro Court (45140) from Notice of Refusal for a zoning certificate for the construction of a detached, uncovered deck to be located within the side yard on a corner lot for the property located at 9600 Allegro Court . This hearing will be held at Township Admin. Bldg., 9323 Union Cemetery Road. Plans are on file and open for public inspection. Gerald L. Beckman Township Zoning Inspector. 772715/1001475124
The following individuals are delinquent on their rental payments and their personal property will be sold at public sale on Friday, June 29, 2 0 0 9 at Landen Store & Lock, 2575 W. U.S. Route 22/3, Maineville, Ohio 45039 at 10:00 a.m. Fields Jennifer (Unit 76)-310 Shadowlake Village, Mason, OH 45040 Donald Vickers(Unit 335)-8810 St. Rt.48 South, Loveland, OH 45140 John Berchtold(unit47)2 0 8 3 Cosmos dr. #A6, Loveland, OH 45140 Craig Couch(unit 355)8 7 6 0 Landen dr., Maineville, OH 45039 These units contain general merchandise and furniture. The last day to pay delinquent rent and charges is FRIDAY, June 19, 2009 at 1:00p.m. 1001474843
NOTICE OF MEETING OF SYMMES TOWNSHIP Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of Symmes Township of Hamilton County, Ohio, will meet with the Finance and Audit Committee on June 29, 2009, 7:00 p.m. for purpose of discussing the proposed 2010 Budget. The meeting will be held at the Township Admin. Bldg, 9323 Union Cemetery Road. John C. Borchers Fiscal Officer, Symmes Township 1001476525
PUBLIC HEARING SYMMES TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Symmes Township Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing an Appeal (#2009-06) filed by Mitzi M. Chapman, 8435 Preakness Lane (45249), appellant, from Notice of Refusal for a zoning certificate for the construction of a 7 foot mesh deer fence to be located in the rear yard and extending into the side yards for the property located at 8435 Preakness Lane. This hearing will be held at Township Admin. Bldg., 9323 Union Cemetery Road. Plans are on file and open for public inspection. Gerald L. Beckman Township Zoning Inspector 1001476214
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2010 SYMMES TOWNSHIP BUDGET Notice is hereby given that on July 7, 2009 at 7:00 p.m., a Public Hearing will be held on the Budget prepared by the Township Trustees of Symmes Township of Hamilton County Ohio, for the next succeeding fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. Such hearing will be held at the office of the Township Administration Building, 9323 Union Cemetery Road. John C. Borchers Fiscal Officer, Symmes Township 1001476514
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Hamilton County public health urges healthy swimming habits As people jump into the pool to cool off this summer, Hamilton County Public Health wants everyone to understand the healthy swimming habits that can prevent the spread of recreational water illnesses. “There are several simple steps I urge swimmers to take to ensure that everyone has a safe swimming
pools. Swimmers who are ill may contaminate the water, posing a health risk for the healthy swimmers in the pool. Chlorine kills most germs over time, but some germs – like Crypto – can survive in chlorinated water up to several days. That is why it is important for pool users to practice healthy swimming
experience this summer,” Hamilton County Health Commissioner Tim Ingram said. “If you visit a pool, please do your part to keep it germ free.” Swimmers can become infected with recreation water illnesses by swallowing, breathing or having contact with contaminated water from swimming
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habits, including: 1. Do not swim and don’t allow children to swim when experiencing diarrhea. You can spread germs in the water and make other people sick. 2. Don’t swallow the pool water and try to avoid getting any in your mouth. 3. Practice good hygiene. Shower before swimming
Stuart W. Pond Sr., 83, of Symmes Township died June 14. Survived by son, Stuart Pond Jr.; daughters, Sheila Radtke and Cindy Wasmund; grandchildren, Jeff, Katie, Chris, Stuart, Connor, Trey and Will; and two greatgrandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Cecil and Lila (nee Wigle) Pond; and wife, Pond Joyce (nee Jennings) Pond. Services were June 17 at Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home, Loveland.
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6312 Blackhawk Ct., Walter & Caren Wiegand to Robert Tracy, 5.77 acre, $184,800. 458 Boots Ln., Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Richard & Theresa Webb, 0.794 acre, $184,000. 6137 Branch Hill Guines Pk.,
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., as trustee to Lydo Property Management LLC., 0.459 acre, $45,000. 6057 Bridgehaven Dr., Carolyn Crawfis to David & Nancy Bertrand, $200,250. 5985 Meadowcreek Dr. No. 8, Jeffrey Nagelhout to Martha Vice, 0.5 acre, $74,500. 6454 Park Wood Ct., Ken Hinners to Elizabeth Hetzler, 0.376 acre, $198,000. 1538 Pointe Dr., Dixon Builders I LLC. to Dean & Kimberly DeRosa, 0.78 acre, $188,500. 5978 Stonebridge Ci., Ruth Marie Erb to Delores Madewell, $110,000. 6211 Watchcreek Way No. 103, Phyllis Hansen to Gregory Flaherty,
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The rooms are only half of the reason to come to The Doolin House. Owners Charles and Allison just happen to both be chefs. Some of the breakfast specialties include Caramel Banana French Toast and Southern Eggs Benedict (2 fried green tomatoes topped with 2 slices of smoked bacon, 2 eggs over easy and Hollandaise). Chuck is usually in charge of breakfast and tries to do new and different things every day. Chef Chuck pointed out, “It’s fun to experiment with breakfast. It’s the one meal that encompasses all foods. It’s perfectly acceptable to see smoked salmon or a pork cutlet at the breakfast table. ”For those in no rush to rise and shine, breakfast in bed is served at no additional charge. When you need a weekend get away that’s not too far from home or you are planning your summer vacation to beautiful Lake Cumberland, remember that The Doolin House Bed and Breakfast is only a phone call away.
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11261 Terwilligers Valley Ln.: Balseca Jesus & Ericka Mondragon to Hendriksen Christopher & Suzanne; $405,000. 11300 Enyart Rd.: Sandusky Garnett J. to Blust Adam L.; $82,000 . 11358 Donwiddle Dr.: Clepper Bruce & Shana to Pfaltzgraff Andrew J. & Mary A.; $207,000. 12091 Carrington Ln.: Fannie Mae to Dobrin Neil A. & Lauren; $63,000. 9671 Loveland Madeira Rd.: Bible Baptist Church to Little Miami Primitive Baptist Church; $85,300. 9671 Loveland Madeira Rd.: Bible Baptist Church to Little Miami Primitive Baptist Church; $85,300.
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There is a joke among friends here, “It’s a Phoenix that has risen from the ashes. ”When Charles and Allison Hahn Sobieck purchased the property at 502 North Main Street (in Somerset, Kentucky), there was a lot of work to be done, to say the least. With the vision of a B & B and a home in ruins, there were little choices. The dilapidated structure was removed, then reconstructed as it had been in the 1850’s. It’s a brand new home. A bit of an unusual concept for a bed and breakfast. “We reconstructed the home from scratch. This gave us the benefit of designing every amenity possible along the way, ”said Allison Sobieck, owner. Every room is equipped with many amenities you don’t often find in a traditional bed and breakfast, but rather a fine hotel. Every room has a full sized closet with a pair of micro-fiber robes hanging in them, 400- count Egyptian cotton sheets, cable TV with DVD players, queen sized beds, and a host of other things. For instance, 2 rooms have gas fireplaces and 3 rooms have whirlpool tubs. We even offer many add on amenities such as massage, dinner, flowers, etc…
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and wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers. Germs on your body end up in the water. 4. Take children on bathroom breaks or change diapers often. 5. Change diapers in a bathroom, not poolside. Germs can spread to surfaces and objects in and around the pool and spread
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NAPLES. Available now! Deluxe 3 BR, 2½ BA villa home in upscale Mediterra. Private pool & spa. Close to beach, golf & shops. Call owner 513-271-3385, 513-769-4747 x 108
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
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
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
GATLINBURG. Affordable rates. Fully furnished. 1-8 bdrms. Chalets, Cabins, Privacy, Views, Hot Tubs, Jacuzzis, Fireplaces. 1-800-235-2661 www.alpinechaletrentals.com
N. MYRTLE BEACH Coastal Condos, Inc. 1-4 bdrm oceanfront & ocean view units. Call 1-800-951-4880 or visit www.coastalcondos.com
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EMERALD ISLE. Ocean Front luxury vacation homes with community pool. Call for free brochure. 800-245-7746 Spinnaker’s Reach Realty www.SpinnakersReach.com
SEABROOK EXCLUSIVES Villas & Private Homes. Ocean, golf, tennis, equestrian. Pet friendly rentals. Free brochure. Book online! 888-718-7949. www.seabrookexclusives.com
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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. 513-305-5099 Hilton Head Island, SC
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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’S Best Family Vacation Destination . Oceanfront 1, 2 & 3 bdrm villas. Discounted golf, complimentary tennis & health club. 800-845-9500 www.vthhi.com
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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 1-7 Bedroom Vacation Homes & Villas. Free color brochure. Call 1-866-386-6644 or visit www.seaturtlegetaways.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
GATLINBURG. Choose a 2 or 3 BR chalet, conveniently located, richly appointed and meticulously main tained. Pet friendly. 877-215-3335 or visit www.marysescape.com
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