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PERSON TO PERSON B1 Your Community Press newspaper serving Loveland, Miami Township, Symmes Township E-mail: loveland@communitypress.com We d n e s d a y, S e p t e m b e r

2, 2009

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Miami Township abolishes two positions, saves $109K By Mary Dannemiller mdannemiller@communitypress.com

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Miami Township trustees voted unanimously at their Aug. 18, meeting to abolish the community resource director and community relations director positions as part of a reorganization of the township’s management. Township Administrator Larry Fronk recommended the positions be abolished after the trustees asked him to look for ways the township could run more smoothly, not for budgetary reasons. “This isn’t a budget issue,” said Trustee Mary Makley Wolff. “It is really about being effective with the people we have.” Along with abolishing the two positions, the trustees voted to leave Fronk’s former position as community development director empty and create a new assistant township administrator job. “The trustees took the opportunity of hiring a new administrator as opportunity to take a look at our management structure and a look at our budget for redundan-

“It is very difficult when you have to make a decision that affects people’s lives and we don’t take it lightly. It’s the hardest part of the job, but it’s necessary for us to make changes that are in the best interest of the township.” Mary Makley Wolff Miami Township trustee

cy,” Fronk said. Community Resource Director Cindy Huxel, who made $54,000 annually, and Community Relations Director Tim Pennington, who made $55,000 annually, will be placed on administrative leave Aug. 26 through Oct. 2 to allow them to stay on the payroll in case they need to be consulted during the transition, Fronk said. “It is very difficult when you have to make a decision that affects people’s lives and we don’t take it lightly,” Wolff said. “It’s the hardest part of the job, but it’s necessary for us to make changes that are in the best interest of the township.” Rather than hiring someone as the community development

director, the township will now use a consulting firm on a caseby-case basis. “The firm will review our site plans and zoning changes,” Fronk said. “What we will do is adjust our zoning fee schedule so when someone applies for a review or zone change, that money will go to the firm instead of the township so it doesn’t cost us anything.” Fronk said he stood by his recommendation to abolish the positions, but it wasn’t easy. “This was probably the toughest recommendation I’ve made in my career and I can’t imagine any manager would enjoy doing something like this, but it was the right recommendation for moving the township forward,” he said.

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Loveland City Council Sept. 8 will consider issuing some $2.3 million in bonds for a range of projects that include refinancing old debt and paying for improvements to city hall and parks. At the Aug. 25 council meeting, City Manager Tom Carroll presented a proposal to save costs by issuing a single bond issue of no more than $2.31 million (including costs) to: • Refinance $1.39 million in debt issued in 1998 to pay for water-system improvements in order to save an estimated $40,000 over 10 years. • Replace two dump trucks for a total cost of $140,000. The trucks will cost $170,000, but $30,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds will be used to make up the difference because the dump trucks the city owns now were heavily used during the Hurricane Ike wind-storm clean-up last year. • Replace the heating, ventilating and air conditioning system at city hall for $260,000. Carroll said this would pay for a conventional system, but that staff continues to look for grants and other funding sources that would allow Loveland to buy a more expensive and environmentally progressive geothermal system. • Finance $500,000 in recreation improvements, including $50,000 for the White Pillars homestead, $100,000 for Lever Park and $350,000 that some council members would like to see at Nisbet Park. Councilman Todd Osborne said the Nisbet Park amphitheatre – site of Loveland’s Concert in the Park series and the Loveland Art Show – is aging. Carroll urged caution on the proposed Nisbet Park improvements, noting that borrowing funds before a consensus is reached on the desired improvements means the improvements must fit within the $350,000 budget or there will be a need for additional general-fund money – money he doubts will be available in 2010. “Of greater consequence,” Carroll said, “taking on this additional debt will in all likelihood preclude additional recreation projects for a number of years.”

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September 2, 2009

Two charged in murder-for-hire scheme Clermont County Sheriff A.J. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Timâ&#x20AC;? Rodenberg said deputies arrested two individuals involved in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;murder for hireâ&#x20AC;? scheme arranged to eliminate a witness and a 7-year-old victim of a sexual assault that took place in Clermont County in May 2008. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Investigators became aware of the alleged contract to kill the witness and victim two weeks before Michael Gray was slated to stand trial in early September for rape, attempted rape and

gross sexual imposition originating from an investigation by the Goshen Township Police Department,â&#x20AC;? Rodenberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gray developed a plan and solicited others in an attempt to kill the child and her mother to eliminate testimony needed by the state for a successful prosecution.â&#x20AC;? Chief Deputy Rick W. Combs said Thursday, Aug. 27, the case came into clear focus in the last 24 hours and left investigators little time to fully run down leads

and put the case together. Beginning Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 26) until midnight, all available resources were used to collect evidence to substantiate the filing of criminal charges against Gray and an associate, Mary Woodrey. Gray and Woodrey had been living together at 314 Carol Court in Goshen Township prior to Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest in April 2008. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel comfortable at this time that we have foiled any attempts or plans to

LIFE offering holiday programs The eighth annual signup for Loveland Interfaith Effort holiday programs will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Prince of Peace Church, 101 S. Lebanon Road. In order to be eligible for L.I.F.E.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs proof of residency in the Loveland school district must be shown, along with an ID for all family members, plus a photo ID for the head of the household. Acceptable proof of residency would be a utility bill or a current lease.

Acceptable IDs for other adults and children in the household would be a driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, a school ID card, Social Security card, birth certificate or shot record. In order for children to be included in the programs, the head of household or another adult in the family must have full legal custody. At the signup, residents of the Loveland school district can sign up for L.I.F.Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three holiday programs, all at no cost. The three programs:

eliminate the key witness and the victim in this tragic matter,â&#x20AC;? Combs said. Both subjects are confined in the Clermont County Jail. Clermont County Municipal Court Judge James Shriver Aug. 27 issued a $1 million bond for Mary Woodrey, 50. She is charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder. Shriver set the bond for Michael Gray, 33, at $2 million. He is charged with two

counts of conspiracy to commit murder. Rodenberg said the matter is still under investigation and it is possible additional individuals may be linked and charged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am sincerely thankful for the professional and cooperative efforts of our deputies and the Goshen Township Police Department which thwarted deadly consequences for a young victim and witness in a serious sexual assault case,â&#x20AC;? Rodenberg said.

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Musical memberships

The Loveland Music Boosters will hold their annual membership drive from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. Music students from the middle and high schools in Loveland will be going doorto-door asking residents to support the music program in the Loveland School District by becoming a Music Booster member. All money collected from the membership drive will go directly to funding the outstanding music programs provided from kindergarten through 12th grade at the six schools. Tax deductible contributions can also be mailed to:

Loveland Music Boosters, P.O.Box 453, Loveland, OH 45140. Contact Theresa Kovacs, tkus99@aol.com, for details

Your Community Press newspaper serving Loveland, Miami Township, Symmes Township

two special meetings for the purpose of providing the public with information regarding the November ballot issues dealing with the proposed governmental natural gas and electricity aggregation programs. The meetings will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, and 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. Both meetings will be at the township Safety Center at 8871 Weekly Lane.

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LOVELAND

(includes Clermont and Warren counties) Member Council at Large (four to be elected; four-year term) Dave Bednar Linda Cox Robert H. Weisgerber Brent Zuch

MIAMI TOWNSHIP

Trustee (two to be elected; four-year term) Michael Collins Mark Keitel Karl B. Schultz Mary Makley Wolff

SYMMES TOWNSHIP

Trustee (two to be elected; four-year term) Ken Bryant Jodie L. Leis Kathryn Wagner

(includes Clermont and Warren counties) Member of Board of Education (three to be elected; four-year term) Katie Bontrager Michael J. Lubes Christine M. Olsen Linda Pennington

HAMILTON COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER GOVERNING BOARD

(Comprised of the seven local school districts) Member of Board of Education (three to be elected; four-year term) William A. Brandenburgh Jr. Francis Fullam William K. Memke

ISSUES

State issues 1. Proposed Constitutional Amendment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Compensation to Veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts 2. Proposed Constitutional Amendment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Create Livestock Care Standards Board 3. Proposed Constitutional Amendment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Casino Gambling. County issues Public Library â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10-mill, five-year additional property tax levy for current operating expenses and capital improvements. Hamilton County .34-mill, five-year additonal property tax levy for Family Services & Treatment Programs Hamilton County 4.13-mill, five-year renewal and increase property tax levy for Developmental Disabilities Hamilton County â&#x20AC;&#x201C; .18-mill, five-year renewal and decrease property tax levy for Museum Center Village/township issues Symmes Township â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1-mill, threeyear replacement and decrease tax levy for parks and recreation Symmes Township â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Proposed electric aggregation Symmes Township â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Proposed natural gas aggregation

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A look at candidates and issues on the Nov. 3 ballot:

Gas aggregation meeting LOVELAND CITY The Symmes Township Board of Trustees will hold SCHOOL DISTRICT

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ON THE BALLOT

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September 2, 2009

Park, gas, electric levies on ballot By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com

Symmes Township voters will decide three ballot issues Nov. 3, but none of the, would increase current taxes. Residents will be voting for a park levy and for aggregation options.

The 1-mill park levy, if passed, would replace the 1.2-mill park levy that expires at the end of this year. The new levy would last for three years. Symmes Township fiscal officer John Borchers said in a Board of Trustees meeting earlier this year that once the current levy expires

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Camp Dennison Nature Trail A half mile crushed limestone base hiking trail corner of Munson and Campbell streets Harper’s Station Greenspace Five acres of undeveloped greenspace Seven Gables Park 11680 Seven Gables Road 8.3 acres featuring tennis and basketball courts, a picnic shelter, walking trail and playground area. Stonebridge Park 12150 Stonebridge Way Five-acre neighborhood park

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Symmes Township park levy Millage sought: 1.0 mills Term of levy: Three years Type of levy: Replacement and decrease Current millage:1.2 mills Current amount of money raised per year: $560,000 If passed, projected to raise $629,000 per year Current tax per $100,000 of home value: $30.11 If passed, tax per $100,000 of home value: $29.68 year. The electric and gas aggregation levies, if passed, will allow the Board of Trustees to negotiate lower rates for residents because they would act as one large buying group. The program would give

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A group of moms are led in group exercise using exercise bands and their strollers as workout equipment at Symmes Park Aug. 27. residents the option to opt out and continue using their current gas and electric providers. The aggregation levies

do not raise taxes, but give the trustees the option to pursue a natural gas and/or an electricity aggregation program for residents.

with playground and baseball/soccer field Symmes Township Park 11600 Lebanon Road 61-acre park with three picnic shelters, playgrounds, basketball and volleyball courts, soccer/softball field, scenic walking trails, seasonal dog run, exercise loop and bird sanctuary Hopewell Meadows Park 9131 Hopewell Road 14-acre neighborhood park with a playground, tennis court, walking trail and two shelters

Meade Property Lebanon Road 27-acre park with a 1900s Victorian style house on the property. Walking trails are being developed.A small portion of property has been leased to the Symmes Township Historical Society for the reconstruction of an 1830s log cabin. The Board of Trustees negotiated a long-term lease agreement with the Cincinnati Horticultural Society to turn seven acres of land into a horticultural center.

Blong Memorial Park Corner of East Kemper and Montgomery roads Entryway park that features a small memorial wall with the history of the township Rozzi Property Lebanon Road 50-acre park in development. Plans in the future for walking trails and soccer and lacrosse fields Information from the Symmes Township Web site www. symmestownship.org/

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there would be no income for any of the nine township parks. The Board of Trustees approved a resolution at the June regular meeting to put the levy on the ballot. Trustee Ken Bryant said at the meeting that the levy would generate more money because of a re-evaluation and new construction in the township. The money will be used for some of the Rozzi property maintenance and for developing the Meade House and Symmes Park. Money from the levy would not be used to support the Cincinnati Flower Show which is run by the Cincinnati Horticultural Society. It moved the flower show to Symmes Park this

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Before attending a town hall meeting at the Miami

Township Civic Center Wednesday, Aug. 12, Theresa Mell thought sexting was defined as sending nude pictures to another person. “I actually learned that it’s not just nude photos,” Mell said. “It’s anything you can construe as sexually permissive, whether you’re wearing clothes or not.” Mell was just one of several Miami Township and Milford residents who crowded the civic center to hear Miami Township Trustee Ken Tracy, Miami Township police officers and two state representatives talk about the dangers of sexting. According to Miami Township community relations director Tim Pennington, a recent study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and

Cosmogirl.com found one in five teen girls say they have electronically sent or posted online nude or semi-nude images of themselves. “I think its so important for parents to be aware of what’s going on out there and that teens understand the importance of representing themselves in a way they can be proud of,” said Tracy, who has two teenage daughters. “We have an obligation to teach our young people about these things.” During the town hall meeting, officials discussed everything from what to do if parents discover lewd photos on their children’s phones to the legal repercussions of sexting. “They told us to delete the photos, but if they keep being sent that teens should report them to friends, parents or someone else in the

community they can trust,” Mell said. Tracy said he thought the meeting was a success and that similar meetings could occur in the future. “My goal as a trustee is to identify from a social aspect the needs within our community,” he said. “I want to continue these on a quarterly basis.” The Loveland City School District and the Milford Exempted Village School District both expressed interest in having Tracy and the law enforcement officials visit their schools as further outreach to students about the dangers of sexting. “What we truly want to do now is take it and partner with the schools and educate students about what’s happening,” Tracy said.

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SCHOOL NOTES Locals join Teach for America

Two natives of Loveland have joined Teach For America, the national corps of top recent college graduates who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong advocates for educational equity. Erin Blake is a 2005 graduate of Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy and a 2009 grad of Vanderbilt University. Amanda Vargo is a 2005 graduate of Loveland High School and a 2009 grad of Marquette University. Blake will teach in New York. Vargo will teach in Louisiana.

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This week in golf

• Loveland High School golfers Thomas Rooney and Mitch Louis both shot 2 over par 37 on the front nine at Hickory Woods against Glen Este, whom they helped their team defeat, 151-199, Aug. 25. Loveland boys advance 10 with the win. • Loveland boys beat Indian Hill High School in a 4-0 shutout, Aug. 25. Loveland’s Austin and Demortt came through with two saves each. Kuramoto walked away with two goals, and Williams and McMullen each had one goal. Loveland advances to 1-0 with the win. • Loveland golfers Natalie Brosz and Hannah Macke both shot 13 over par 48 on the front nine at Hickory Woods, Aug. 26, helping their team score 197 to defeat Glen Este High School’s 257. Loveland girls advance to 3-1 with the win. • Loveland girls defeated Wilmington High School 203216, Aug. 27, at Hickory Woods. The win advances Loveland to 4-1.

This week in tennis

• Loveland High School girls shut out Glen Este 5-0, Aug. 25. The win advances Loveland 1-2. Schwarberg defeated Toler, 6-0, 6-0; Genbauss defeated Shepler 6-2, 6-0; Main defeated Parrish 6-2, 61. In doubles, Reaney and Wells defeated Riggs and Mulvaney 6-0, 6-0; Mayo and Kemmet defeated O’Donnell and Alger 6-0, 6-0. • Loveland High School girls defeated Wyoming 3-2, Aug. 27. In singles, Loveland’s Genbauffe defeated Bourbon 6-3, 7-6; Baker defeated Thoresen 7-6, 7-5. In doubles, Loveland’s Mayo and Smith defeated Gibbons and Gibbons, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3. Loveland advances to 2-2 with the win.

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The Holiday Kids’ Fishing Tournament at Lake Isabella gives kids 12 and under a chance to fish and compete for a Bass Pro Shops trophy prize. The tournament will take place from 10 a.m. to noon, on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. Registration for the event begins one hour prior to start time at the Lake Isabella Boathouse. Tournaments will be limited to 50 children in each category (ages 10-12, 6-9, under 6) and all children participating must be supervised by an adult. Kids will be fishing from the shore and will receive a fishing certificate for the day. Any child who catches a fish will receive a trophy and the one with the largest catch will be presented with a trophy and a prize from Bass Pro Shops. This event is free. A valid Hamilton County Park District Motor Vehicle Permit ($5 annual; $2 daily) is required to enter the parks. Arriving an hour prior to start time to register is strongly encouraged. Visit GreatParks.org or call 521-7275.

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Thirteen. That’s the number of passes dropped by Loveland High School in its game against Turpin. “You’re not going to win a lot of games with 13 dropped passes,” Loveland head coach Andrew Marlatt said. And the Tigers didn’t win this one, as they fell to Turpin 34-17 in their homeopener Aug. 28. “They had a lot of nice athletes that posed some issues for us,” Marlatt said. “And we made a lot of little mistakes that ended up costing us. We would take two steps forwards and one step back. We’d drive to midfield and fumble, or we’d drive to midfield and commit a penalty.” Loveland trailed 21-0 at halftime, but managed to put 17 points on the scoreboard in the second half. “We made some adjustments and reminded the kids that we’ve been down before and came back, and we can do it again,” Marlatt said. “We told them not to panic and said we were still going to run our offense. We would go up-tempo, but we weren’t going to get into a two-minute offense where you throw every down. That allowed us to keep the game respectable.” Senior quarterback Adam Engel was just 8-for-23 passing for 77 yards, but he also rushed for 89 more. “Adam is our best offensive weapon, and I thought he did a great job,” Marlatt said. “He had a few bad throws, but for the most part he put the ball where it needed to be. He also played defense and had a few (pass break-ups).” Marlatt was impressed with others Tigers as well.

CCD 21, CNE, 7

The Cincinnati Country Day (1-0) football team saw its season get off to a strong start with a 21-7 win over Clermont Northeastern. The Indians scored twice in the first quarter and once in the second to take a 21-0 halftime lead. CNE didn’t score until the fourth quarter. CCD faces Oyler next week at 7:30 p.m.

CHCA 3, Wyoming, 39

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A wall of Loveland defenders, led by Isaac Spence (9), take down Turpin’s Michael Millikin during the first half.

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Moeller’s Richie Dyer runs against Winton Woods linebacker Cornelius Roberts in their game at Nippert Stadium Saturday August 29, 2009. Moeller won 45-34.

“(Senior) Isaac Spence showed some flashes at running back, and (junior defensive end) David Moran played outstanding,” Marlatt said. Another bright spot for Loveland, meanwhile, was the unveiling of is new turf, which was installed this summer. “It’s incredible,” Marlatt said. “We’ve been able to practice on it for a few days and it is a top-notch product. Regardless of weather, we’ll have an even playing surface for years to come.” Loveland hosts Lebanon Sept. 4. “Half the teams in Ohio are 0-1, and unfortunately we’re one of them,” Marlatt said. “We feel bad for our fans and the people who

CHCA had a rough start to the season as the Eagles fell 39-3 against Wyoming. CHCA (0-1) struck first with a field goal but the offense struggled on the next four drives. The Cowboys constant pass rush and strong passing attack was too much for the Eagles. Wyoming threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns. CHCA will look to get back to its winning ways Friday at home against Madeira (1-0).

Moeller 45, Winton Woods, 34

The Moeller Crusaders (1-0) won in dramatic fashion against Winton Woods 45-34. Moeller was down 21-0 and 28-10 at halftime and outscored Winton Woods 35-6 in the second half. Moeller was led by running back Jeff Aubin, who had 106 rushing yards, and defensive end Marcus Rush, who had several big plays in the game including an interception returned for a touchdown. Moeller has a tough game 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, as the Crusaders hit the road to take on Hamilton.

Soccer season kicks off By Tony Meale tmeale@communitypress.com

The high school soccer season has arrived; here’s a look at several area boys’ teams as they head into 2009.

Loveland

The Loveland Tigers have reeled off five straight winning seasons, including a 10-7-1 campaign last year in which they finished second in the FAVC-Buckeye division. With six returning starters, the Tigers are aiming for a league championship, which they last won in 2007. Leading the way will be forward Chris Kuramoto, midfielders Brian Kuramoto and Tyler Beachy, and defenders Mike Sonnenberg and Austin Klueh. Other key contributors include Andrew Schuster and Greg McMullen. “(I like) the depth and experience of the team, as well as their commitment to create a program of excellence,” head coach Ron Quinn said. Loveland plays defending FAVC-Buckeye champion Milford on the road Oct. 8.

Cincinnati Country Day

A mix of returning starters and talented newcomers aim to improve upon Cincinnati Country Day’s 5-11-3 record from 2008. Returning starters for the 2009 campaign include senior captain Jessup Smith (forward), senior captain Fabrizio Aguirre (defense), senior captain Isaac Guttman (defense), senior captain JR Strubbe (keeper, midfielder), senior Nick Brown (midfielder), senior Brian Cofer (midfielder), junior Ryan Galloway (keeper), senior Fletcher Pease (midfielder), junior Balder Tangvald (midfielder) and sophomore Tyler Spaeth (midfielder). “CCD boys soccer should be improved from (the) 2008 season,” 18th-year head coach Greg Hirschauer said via e-mail. “Many young players have another year of experience and (we have) some good new additions to our program. “(This team has a) lot of potential but we have to work hard and play as a team to achieve (maximum) success,” Hirschauer added. A number of newcomers

will immediately contribute including senior Joey Fritz (midfielder), sophomore Brad Hammoor (defender) and junior Rob Pierce (forward). Fritz spent most of his high school athletic career focused on tennis but decided to play soccer for his senior season. Fritz won Ohio’s Division II state championship playing singles during the spring tennis season. Hammoor moved to Cincinnati from Kansas City.

CHCA

The CHCA Eagles enjoyed their eighth straight winning season last year, but it didn’t come easy. CHCA went 6-6-5 and finished third in the Miami Valley Conference. This year, however, the Eagles are focused on capturing a league title, which they last won in 2007. Leading the way offensively is forward Peter Riewald, who will wreak havoc on defenses this season. “He’s a very strong forward that will score and set up a lot of goals for us this year,” head coach George Stinson said.

Craig McGinlay and Andrew Amend, meanwhile, will command the midfield. “Craig has exceptional skill and puts himself in the right place,” Stinson said. “Andrew is a tough workhorse that never stops working and is tough to get around. Anchoring the defense will be Joe Riefenberg, an exceptional tackler with 4.7 speed, and Jack McIver, who excels in the counter attack. CHCA figures to be in the hunt for a league title with Summit and Seven Hills. “The team came into the preseason training at a higher level that last year and playing exceptionally well in our preseason tournaments,” Stinson said. “If we can maintain that high level of play, we should be one of the top teams in the state.”

Moeller

The Moeller Crusaders return 12 lettermen from a team that went 10-5-3 in 2008 and could be a team to watch for the next few seasons as Moeller has only seven seniors.

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St. Xavier’s Andrew Eckhoff (19) and Moeller’s Thomas DeVore make a play for a ball during a game in 2008. DeVore will be one of Moeller’s top players in the 2009 season. The team returns six starters, including tri-captains defender Joe Breitenbach, forward Thomas Devore and goalkeeper Ben Peterson. The team also returns junior defender Luke Guju and sophomores Jeffrey Fuller and Raymond Roberts. Junior Luke Agricola and sophomore C.J. Polack are the top newcomers on the varsity team. “We have a young team that will improve with experience,” said head coach Randy Hurley. “Our biggest strength is our depth and work ethic.”

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Girls teams take to the soccer pitch By Tony Meale

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Here is a look at several local girls’ soccer teams as they begin the season.

Loveland

The Loveland Tigers have finished with winning records nine of the last 11 seasons – but last year wasn’t one of them. Loveland fell just short, finishing 7-9-1. But with 12 returning players – including eight starters – the Tigers figure to get back to their winning ways. “The girls have worked hard in the preseason, and I feel about our progress and play up to this point,” head coach Todd Kelly said. Leading the Tigers is senior midfielder Mollie Kuramoto, who missed all of 2008 after suffering an ACL injury in the first game of the season. Still, she remains one of the top players in the city and has verbally committed to Purdue University. “She’s very quick and has outstanding foot skills and an excellent knowledge of the game,” Kelly said. Loveland also returns several midfielders, including captain Ellie Iaciofano, Autumn Oakes and Kelsey McGohan. “Ellie is a big, strong and powerful player that demands attention,” Kelly said. “She can cause problems for the defense of the opposing team.”

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CCD's Corey Tipton (Loveland) has been one of the key players for the Indians this year. Senior captain Abby Vargo, meanwhile, will lead the defense, as will sophomore Leah Wood. “Abby is a very solid defender who is both aggressive and smart,” Kelly said. “She plays well in space.” Other returning starters include junior forward Madeline Vance, junior midfielder Morgan Williams and senior goalie Emily Sellars. The Tigers, which advanced to the regional semi-finals in 2007, are hungry for another deep playoff run. “Our success will be dependent on how healthy we remain throughout the season,” Kelly said.

Cincinnati Country Day

Eight starters returning on the heels of a 14-3-3 season has generated quite a bit of optimism for 20thyear head coach Theresa

Hirschauer. In addition to winning 14 games, CCD also a Miami Valley Conference title and a sectional championship in 2008. CCD posted an undefeated record of 6-0 during MVC play last fall. Returning starters for CCD include senior Corey Tipton (midfielder), senior Xanni Brown (forward), senior Liza Cohen (defender), junior Alexandra McInturf (forward), junior Jamie Huelskamp and junior Alexis Victor. Sophomores Sirena Isadore (midfielder) and Ari Knue (defender) will also be key contributors. Tipton and McInturf were both named to the All City and All MVC teams in 2008. Brown, a senior captain, was named to the All MVC squad. “(We are) very excited to bring back eight starters

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Desirae Ball (13) of Ursuline is chased by Kim Love of Lakota West during a game in 2008. Ball is one of the standouts for Ursuline. from last year’s team,” Hirschauer said via e-mail. “(We have) a good mix of veteran players with younger players excited for some playing time.”

CHCA

Dave Sauve will field a particularly young team as he enters his 10th year as head coach of the Eagles. Sauve led CHCA to a 77-2 finish last season but returns just three starters – Michele Tobeson, Darcie Dixon and Anna Marie Vandenberg. Several newcomers, however, hope to make an impact; among them are midfielder Heather Morrison, striker Anna Love and sweeper Alison Lehky. “We are a very young team with half the program being freshmen,” Sauve said. “We will struggle early, but as the team learns to play together, we will get

stronger.”

Ursuline

A quintet of Ursuline Academy players already committed to collegiate programs can focus on playing soccer instead of worrying about life beyond high school this fall. After finishing at 13-1-4 in 2008, nine starters return to the pitch for 11th-year head coach Colleen Dehring. The seniors committed to collegiate programs are all returning starters and include Monica Melink (Indiana University, soccer), Ali Backscheider (Butler University, soccer), Mary Allen (Butler University, soccer) and Desirae Ball (St. Louis University, basketball). Junior Gabby Hausfeld, also a returning starter, is committed to the collegiate program at Ohio University. “This team is a very

Just one loss for Tigers soccer teams The following is a compilation of submitted wrapups of the last week’s soccer games.

Girls varsity soccer

Loveland 4, Walnut Hills 3. The Loveland girls’ soccer team traveled to Walnut Hills for its season opener to play a very athletic team on a bigger than normal turf field. Loveland raced to a quick start in the 10th minute when senior tri-captain Mollie Kuramoto cut a ball back to a perfectly situated tri-captain Ellie Iaciofano, whose one-time volley found the back of the net from seven yards right of center beating the keeper to the near post. While Loveland controlled play, Walnut Hills scored twice (the second with less than 12 seconds remaining in the half) on counter attacks as the half ended, 2-1, in favor of Walnut Hills. Walnut Hills scored again in the 62nd minute off a free kick deflection to lead, 3-1. The Tigers dug deep and rallied, scoring three times in the final nine minutes in an incredible finish. First, it was Kuramoto again to Iaciofano in the 71st minute on a breakaway. Then, in the 73rd minute, Autumn Oakes’ shot off the post found an opportunistic Allie Brizzi who volleyed the rebound to tie the score at three. Finally, in the 77th minute, Iaciofano delivered a perfectly weighted ball to streaking freshman Gaelen

Stejbach, whose shot from 18 yards out on the right side, sailed barely over the outstretched hands of the keeper and just under the crossbar to give Loveland the 4-3 victory. The defenders battled a very talented Walnut Hills offense: Leah Wood, senior tri-captain, Abby Vargo, Ariel Fischer, Morgan Williams and keeper, Emily Sellars. Shots: 20-13 (LovelandWalnut Hills); shots on goal: 11-9 (Loveland-Walnut Hills); corners: 4-2 (Loveland-Walnut Hills); fouls: 11-8 (Loveland-Walnut Hills). Lakota West 5, Loveland 0. The Loveland girls traveled to Lakota West on a stormy night, Aug. 27. West scored in the third, 18th, 29th and 39th minutes on a series of miscues and unlucky events for the Loveland girls. While being outplayed, Loveland still had two excellent chances on breakaways by Leah Wood and Mollie Kuramoto in the first half. In each case, the West keeper made nice saves. West scored again in the 41st minute on a good buildup and subsequent finish off a rebounded shot and the game was called moments later due to lightning. Shots: 12-3 (West – Loveland); shots on goal: 62 (West – Loveland) corners: 2-2 (West – Loveland) fouls: 4-4 (West – Loveland).

Boys varsity soccer

Loveland 4, Indian Hill 0.

The Loveland Tigers boys’ team started the season by dominating an out-manned Indian Hill squad. The scoring began in the 29th minute when co-captain Brian Kuramoto’s through ball found his streaking brother, Chris, who finished from 10 yards out, just right of center to the far post. In the 37th minute, Clark Crawford’s shot was split by the Indian Hill keeper and Chris Kuramoto volleyed in the rebound from 4 yards out, right of center. Indian Hill had one good opportunity but keeper Alex Austin easily handled a shot on a semi-breakaway. Defenders A.J. Combs, Austin Klueh, Michael Sonnenberg and Andrew Schuster kept Indian Hill at bay throughout both halves. Jake Nye’s play at midfield on the flank kept constant pressure on Indian Hill’s defenders throughout the half. The second half was much of the same as Loveland struck in the 46th minute when a long throwin from Greg McMullen bounded to a wide open John Williams whose rightfooted side volley found the back of the net from 6 yards out just left of center. Co-captain Tyler Beachy’s shot in the 58th minute was not handled cleanly and McMullen guided it home from 3 yards out near the right post. Rob Demoret stepped in as keeper in the second half to maintain the clean sheet. Shots: 20-5 (Loveland – Indian Hill); shots on goal: 14-3 (Loveland – Indian

Hill); corners: 5-4 (Loveland – Indian Hill); fouls: 87 (Indian Hill – Loveland).

Girls junior varsity soccer

Loveland 1, Walnut Hills 0. The first game of the year Aug. 24 was a hard-fought battle. Loveland dominated play in the first half but couldn’t find the net. Walnut Hills fought back hard in the second half and it became anyone’s game. With less than 10 minutes to play Tia Ariapad sent a perfect through ball to Jordyn Jackson on the front line. Jordyn made a move around her mark and placed the ball into the back of the net. Loveland seemed to come to life and took four more shots on goal but all were just a little wide. Defenders Natalie Baker, Lauren Dusold, Kathryn Johnson, Mary Lloyd and Sierra Wood along with goalkeepers Stephanie Sawyer and Brooke Weber can be credited with the shutout. Tia Ariapad, Jessica Comorosky, Jordyn Jackson, Katrina James, Jillian Kemmet, Jenna Myklebust, Cassie Nedeljko, Chelsie Pippa, Kate Swaine, Mackenzie Veith and Carla Weismantel worked tirelessly at moving the ball forward for a shot. The shot that found the back of the net happened with six minutes left in the game. Due to pre-season injuries Megan Hadley, Alyssa Thiel and Lydia Vance supported their team from the sidelines and

cheered them on to victory. Loveland 0, Lakota West 0. Both teams came out strong during this Aug. 27 game. Lakota struck at the 32-minute mark but Loveland goalie Brooke Weber handled it easily. Loveland countered back with a beautiful corner kick but finished high. At the 22:35 mark Kathryn Johnson sent a ball just over the front line and Jessica Comorosky found it at the same time as Lakota’s goalie. At 21:43 Alyssa Thiel passed to Jessica Comorosky, resulting in a just wide shot. Lakota finished the half with two shots in less than three minutes, but Weber was able to handle them. Within the first minute of the second half Lakota tripped Lauren Dusold on the 25. Loveland’s resulting shot was high and wide. During the next 20 minutes both teams fought hard back and forth resulting in no score. At the 10:18 mark, Chelsie Pippa found Carla Weismantel but the shot was just wide. At 5:47 Loveland’s Jenna Myklebust failed to convert a head ball. With 2:39 left in the game Kathryn Johnson took a shot from the 35 but it was high. Goalkeepers Stephanie Sawyer and Brooke Weber along with defensive players Baker, Johnson, Dusold, Lloyd and Wood are accredited with the shut-out. Shots – 7-6 (Loveland – Lakota); corners – 4-2 (Lakota – Loveland).

cohesive unit,” Dehring said via e-mail. “The work well together, have great chemistry and respond to critique and criticism well.” Additional returning starters for Ursuline include senior Molly Allen, senior Bea Hobson, junior Katie Ford and sophomore Erika Wolfer. Ursuline took second place in its Girls’ Greater Catholic League Scarlet Division last fall with a 2-03 conference record. Saint Ursula Academy (20-0-3, 3-0-2) won the GGCL Scarlet Division title before going on to win its second-consecutive Division I state championship in 2008. Ursuline took first place in the GGCL Scarlet Division before Saint Ursula made its run to the state championships in 2007. Ball has been Ursuline’s leading scorer since her freshman year. Last spring, Ball led Ursuline with 32 points including 14 goals and four assists. “If she can stay healthy, she will be a force up top,” Dehring said of Ball. Despite missing half of the 2008 season with multiple fractures in her arm, Melink went on to score 19 points for Ursuline with nine goals and one assist. Backscheider controls Ursuline’s defense as the Lions’ “strongest, most vocal player on the team,” Dehring said. Hausfeld and Allen are midfielders.

SIDELINES Baseball tryouts

The Cincinnati Stix Baseball Club will be conducting tryouts for their 15U American Division team at 4 p.m., on Sept. 6, at Phillips Park (Field 2) in Loveland. The tryouts are for all positions, with a particular focus on pitchers.

Youth development academy

Classics Hammer FC soccer will conduct the fall edition of the Youth Development Academy from 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Sept. 16, 23, 40, Oct. 7 and 14, at Classics Hammer FC Training Facility on Kellogg Avenue in front of Four Season’s Marina. Registration begins 30 minutes prior to session start, and is available at www.classicshammerfc.com. Cost is $60. Make checks payable to Classics Hammer FC. Mail checks to Classics Hammer Fall YDA, 7314 Woodcroft Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45230. Each soccer player will be trained by professional staff through the use of a circuit curriculum, enabling players the chance to improve their technique with different coaches each session. The play portion of the session will allow each player to showcase their skills and practice what is learned that day.

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Loveland student collects clothes for Belizeans As summer reaches an end and school begins again, many students are asked how they spent their summer vacation. Loveland resident and Mount Notre Dame High School freshman Katie Dickert spent part of her summer collecting clothing donations for the people of Belize. After learning about her dentist, Dr. Christopher Leary’s, mission trip to Belize earlier in the year and that he was returning next year, she was inspired. As a part of the mission group formed by River Hills Christian Church in Loveland, Leary went to Belize to serve as a dentist and saw more than 150 people in one week. He was so moved by his experiences there that he has encouraged many people to do what they can to help out the unfortunate people there. Belize is an impoverished country and Leary told Dickert

that many Belizeans are in need of clothing. A recent graduate of St. Columban in Loveland, Dickert has been particularly interestJill Dickert ed in community Community service projects throughout her Press guest time at the columnist school. She was even honored with the Knights of Columbus Scholarship of 2009 which goes to a student who excels in religion and demonstrates active involvement in the community. This summer, she decided to take action and hold a clothing drive for the people of Belize. Leary thought this was a great idea and decided to join in efforts

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Miami Township recently conducted a seminar to teach parents and teenagers the dangers of “sexting.” What steps should parents take to prevent “sexting?” No responses. Do you think legalizing casino gambling will hurt charitable events and fundraisers such as Monte Carlo nights and church festivals? “Nobody knows if casinos will hurt chairitable events because nobody knows who to believe. Casino opponents say because the proposed constitutional amendment expressly allows bingo, lottery games and horse-race betting, any other form of gambling in Ohio would automatically be banned if Ohio voters approve Issue 3. On the other side you have former Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken (the new poster boy for allowing casinos) saying that casinos in Ohio will not restrict charitable gambling, including church festivals. So how do we answer this question without knowing what is true and what is false? “Let’s say that church festivals and Las Vegas nights can still have gambling if Issue 3 passes. If that’s the case, then no, they will not suffer at all. These events only occur a few times a year, and only a handful of people go to church festivals with the sole purpose of gambling. Those people will continue to stay local and play at the festivals. “But if Issue 3 does in fact make chairitable gambling illegal, then yes, churches and other fundraising groups will suffer big time. An analysis by The Enquirer last month found that summer Roman Catholic parish festivals generate $12 million in revenue in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. “That number will greatly reduce if they are unable to operate casino games. So there is no right or wrong answer to this question because we don’t know how to answer it. “I for one hope Issue 3 passes and churches can keep their gambling. But if they can’t I’m OK with that too. I only gamble a few times a year. But I would like the option of going whenever I want and not having to wait for summer festivals. And I would like to

Next question For the first time in a while, there is no contested race for Loveland City Council this year. What does that say about the way the current council and administration are running the city? What do you think is the enduring legacy of Ted Kennedy? 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. do this without having to spend my money in Indiana. The Catholic church is the richest most powerfull business in the world. They will find a way to survive.” T.Z. “Most people attend church bingo, Monte Carlo nights and church festivals for social reasons. These events are local and gambling is secondary. People who want to gamble in casinos want to gamble, not socialize and they are willing to travel a distance to do it. I believe the effect will be small.” F.D. “It is interesting to reflect on the metamorphosis of gambling in the U.S. during my lifetime. When I was a kid, lottery tickets were an evil no-no (though illegal numbers games thrived in urban areas). “The only place a person could gamble outside his home was at church festivals, church bingo games, and the two Nevada cities – and race tracks. Oh, and there were those inexplicable anomalies like Beverly Hills, in northern Kentucky, where somehow casino gambling, though illegal, could go on. “As in so many other areas of life, once the genie is out of the bottle, there is no going back. Casino gambling is probably going to continue to grow, unless the economy gets so bad that the people who patronize casinos can no longer afford it. “I have a non-scientific hunch that the people who gamble at booths at festivals are of a different breed than those who go to the casinos, however. I suspect that those festivals will continue to thrive, even if casino gambling spreads to more places.” B.B.

with Dickert by accepting items for Belize in his Madeira office. Katie created posters and fliers in order to advertise for the clothing drive. She solicited support from her neighborhood, Chatham Woods. When the day of the drive arrived, she received numerous bulging bags filled with donations. Linda Root, a member of River Hills and another person who has made the mission trip to Belize, is overjoyed with Dickert’s initiative. “I know that it will be a huge blessing to the people in the villages we visit, and it will bless us to be able to take your gifts to them.” The mission team will be taking the donations with them when they return to Belize in February. Jill Dickert is the Scripps Notes Editor, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, and the sister of Katie Dickert.

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Katie Dickert with some of the clothing she has collected for the people of Belize.

Honored to represent district Last month, I had the honor of being sworn in as the senator for the 7th Senate District. The experience has been bittersweet. Though I am extremely proud to have been selected from an impressive field of candidates, I will be taking the place of former State Sen. Bob Schuler, who passed away at the end of June after three decades of service to Southwest Ohio. Bob Schuler embodied what it means to be a good public servant. I pledge to work hard every day to live up to the standard he set. Since 2007, I have served as the state representative for the 67th House District, representing the western portion of Warren County. My appointment as the senator for the 7th Senate District means I will be serving three times the number of constituents I did in the Ohio House, including all of Warren County and the eastern portion of Hamilton County, which includes Amberley Village, Anderson Township, Columbia Township, Fairfax, Indian Hill, Loveland, Madeira, Mariemont, Milford, Newtown, Sycamore Township, Symmes Township, Terrance Park and portions of the city of Cincinnati. To those who reside outside of my former house district, I think introductions are in order. I was born in the state of Delaware, but have lived in Southwest Ohio for nearly all of my life. I graduated from the University of Cincinnati and Russell, my husband of 15 years, and I are raising our two children, Jacob, 10, and Anna, 5, in Springboro. We are members of St. Mary Parish in Franklin, and don’t be surprised to see us rooting on the Panthers at Springboro football games and wrestling matches. Despite the economic challenges

we face, I believe Southwest Ohio is the best place to raise a family. My highest priority in the State Senate will be to ensure our State Sen. business climate Shannon is conducive for Jones attracting jobs and economic Community development so Press guest many more gencan columnist erations afford to stay in the communities we love. For many years before putting my own name on the ballot, I worked behind the scenes with a number of area elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, then-State Treasurer Joe Deters, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner and U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine. These experiences strengthened my belief in the tenets of representative democracy. I fully recognize that my success in Columbus on behalf of our region is largely dependent on getting feedback and input from residents of Hamilton and Warren counties. I encourage you to contact my office with any ideas, opinions and concerns, or if you need help with a state agency or service. Though I plan to spend much of my time in the District actively seeking out your input, you are also welcome to stop by my Columbus office if I can ever be of assistance. Legislatively, I must confess that I have a penchant for getting involved in a diverse assortment of complex issues. I worked with Sen. Schuler on the energy bill last General Assembly. The goal was to ensure Ohio would not experience dramatic spikes in electricity

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costs that other states have experienced, while making progress toward promoting more energy efficiency and taking responsible steps to include more renewable energy sources as part of the state’s energy portfolio. As the former assistant majority whip in the Ohio House, I also became the House’s point person on Medicaid issues. This is an area of our budget that has grown significantly in recent years to the point where if we do not get serious about cost containment, it could severely impact the state’s ability to provide funding for other top priorities, like our schools or lead to a tax increase at the worse possible time. In the aftermath of the “Joe the Plumber” scandal where state agency officials scoured the personal information of a private citizen who had spoken out against the candidate they supported, I sponsored the bill that placed new restrictions on how state agencies may access the information Ohioans entrust to them. Working closely with Children’s Hospitals from around the state, I also sponsored the bill, now law, that requires children between the ages of 4-8 and under 4-feet, 9-inches tall to be properly restrained in a booster seat in an effort to prevent serious and sometimes fatal injuries. I am a voracious reader, pragmatic, a fiscal conservative and anxious to get to work. I look forward to meeting you in the months and weeks ahead. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me if I can ever be of assistance. Contact State Sen. Shannon Jones at 614-466-9737, via e-mail: sd07@senate.state.oh.us or by mail: State Sen. Shannon Jones, 1 Capitol Square, Statehouse, Columbus, OH 43215.

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Jared Ballew makes the afternoon announcement at Princeton High School.

Student is Viking through and through By Kelly McBride Reddy kreddy@communitypress.com

Every day, Jared Ballew heads to the front office at Princeton High School to make the afternoon announcements. The senior from Woodlawn has a lot to say, and he says it with enthusiasm. “I was the first and only junior last year in the Princeton basketball cheering section,” Ballew said. “The rest were seniors. I’d wear all my gear, paint my face, lead the cheers and dance.” This season, he’s starting as an offensive guard on the Princeton Vikings football team. He’s involved in more than sports. The football player is also a member of the school’s a cappella choir and part of Princeton’s Key Club. This year, Ballew said he’s working in his community service class to be a peer counselor to help stop violence at Princeton.

His cheering expertise had landed him the invitation to make announcements about basketball games last year. Near the end of the season, he was asked to continue the job. “I’m an attention-seeking person,” Ballew said. “I jumped right on it.” His goals for the future, however, belie the spotlight. “I want to be a nurse,” Ballew said. “I like to help people.” That confidence has been noticed by staff members, as well. Dana Zinnecker, adviser to the Key Club, said he’s known to her as Fozz, after Fozzi Bear of the Muppets. “He was an adorable character,” she said of the Muppet, and of Ballew. “He makes me laugh even when I’m having a bad day.” Marni Durham, dean of student and family services at Princeton High School, summed him up. “Jared’s spirit is the heart of Princeton High School.” Zinnecker agreed. Ballew didn’t dispute it.

THINGS TO DO Be a master gardener

The Ohio State University Extension Hamilton County is hosting a master gardener class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at The Ohio State University extension Hamilton County, 110 Boggs Lane, Suite 315, Springdale. The class continues Thursdays through Nov. 5. A completed application and interview are required. The cost is $250. Registration is required. Call 946-8998 or visit http://hamilton.osu.edu.

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Labor Day concert

The Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra is hosting the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra Labor Day Concert at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, at Blue Ash Towne Square, Cooper and Hunt roads, Blue Ash. The concert features a variety of classical works. The event is free and open to all ages. Call 232-0949.

Stamp Your Art Out is hosting the class “Cheaper by the Dozen” from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at Stamp Your Art Out, 9685 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash. Learn card making techniques and create 12 cards: three each of four designs including a winter/holiday card. The cost is $25; some sup- Fishing tournament Hamilton County Park Displies additional. Registration trict is hosting the Holiday is required. Call 793-4558. Kids’ Fishing Tournament from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Artist signing Sept. 7, at Lake Isabella, Macy’s is hosting the Loli- 10174 Loveland-Madeira ta Pink Ribbon Signing from 1 Road, Symmes Township. p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. Registration is at 9 a.m. 5, at Macy’s, 7800 MontTrophies will be awarded. gomery Road, Kenwood. The The event is open to ages 12 designer signs “Pink Ribbon” and under with an adult. wine and martini glasses. Por- Space is limited. The event is tion of Lolita’s Pink Ribbon free. Call 521-7275.

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Part of Camp Dennison Nature Trail that will be cleaned up and mulched by Craig Schatzman as part of his Eagle Scout project.

By Amanda Hopkins

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As part of the requirements to achieve the rank of an Eagle Scout, Craig Schatzman is taking on the task of cleaning up and repairing the Camp Dennison nature trail. Schatzman, a freshman at Indian “It will make Hill High School the whole and member of Troop 243, laid out community his step-by-step look nicer.” for the Symmes Kathy Wagner Township Board of Symmes Trustees. He plans to Township trustee push back the trees and brush along the half mile trail to make room for two people to walk down. He also plans to replace the stairs which are beginning to fall apart, clear out the trash and debris and mulch the trail. The nature trail is on a 12-acre site on the corner of Munson and Campbell streets and is a half-mile crushed limestone based hiking trail. All of the trustees agreed that Schatszman’s project was a good one “It will make the whole community look nicer,” Trustee Kathy Wagner said. With the approval of the Board of Trustees, Schatzman will be able to start working on the plans for the trail, including a fundraiser for the supplies for the project which is still undecided. Schatzman said many of his fellow troop members will help with the project on each work day and that his dad will supervise when he is using power tools.

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For his Eagle Scout project, Indian Hill freshman Craig Schatzman will be cleaning up the Camp Dennison nature trail.

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Sonja Stratman: Growing up under the swastika

On Thursday, Sep. 3, at 7:30 p.m., Twin Lakes Senior Living Community is hosting a onehour presentation by Sonja Stratman: “Growing Up Stratman Under the Swastika.” Stratman, a resident of Twin Lakes, was born in Germany on April 25, 1927, and had no idea that the history books in her school were re-written to favor Hitler and his agendas. At age 10 she and her classmates joined the Hitler youth not understanding the meaning of their participation. As the war continued and her family’s safety was threatened, her father was forced to reveal the true nature of Hitler, changing her world forever. For most of her life, Stratman scarcely spoke of her life under the Nazi regime but in 2004, nearly sixty years later, she began the therapeutic journey of

revisiting the memories of a horrific time in history. Stratman has shared her experiences with many schools, churches and cultural groups. Her story captivates audiences old and young, telling of a time we’ve only read about in books. “I learned about the war from a whole new perspective,” said Rhonda Saccone, Executive Assistant with Life Enriching Communities, “her personal stories are riveting.” Stratman’s one-hour presentation enlightens audiences to the unforgettable events of Germany under the Hitler regime. The Twin Lakes campus is at 9840 Montgomery Road. For more information please call 247-1330.

Optician donating sunglasses to troops

U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan will see a bit more clearly, thanks to Cliff York. York, president of York Vision in Kenwood, is donating nearly 3,000 sunglasses to U.S. troops through the Yellow Ribbon Support Center. The donation was motivated after a client, Dr. Rob

Heidt, mentioned that his son, Chip, who is stationed in Afghanistan, said there is a great need for personal items for the troops and goodwill items to give to Afghanis. York contacted Keith Maupin, father of slain PFC Keith “Matt” Maupin, for help in shipping the sunglasses at a cost of $1 per pound. Donations are being accepted to offset the cost. To donate, call 752-4310 or go to www.yellowribbonsupportcenter.com.

Silverton Paideia is ‘making it happen’

Nearly 400 students made their way through the periodic rain showers to attend opening day at Silverton Paideia Academy, an elementary magnet school in the Cincinnati Public School District that features Paideia-based instruction and a supporting museum school concept. “This year, our theme at Silverton is 'Making it Happen,’ ” said new Principal, Susan Bunte, referring to the numerous initiatives, being put in place to help students and teachers increase school performance on the Ohio Achievement Test, as well as the school’s

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Loveland Herald

September 2, 2009

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD T H U R S D A Y, S E P T . 3

FOOD & DRINK

Business Networking, 8 a.m.-9 a.m. Loveland Chamber of Commerce, 442 W. Loveland Ave. For current and future members. Free. Presented by Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce. 683-1544; www.lovelandchamber.org. Loveland.

Friday Night Grillouts, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Music by Exit 12. Lake Isabella, 10174 LovelandMadeira Road. Outdoor covered patio or airconditioned 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.

FARMERS MARKET

MUSIC - OLDIES

BUSINESS MEETINGS

Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 8255 Spooky Hollow Road. Grass-fed Black Angus beef, freerange chicken, produce, lamb, turkey, eggs and honey. 891-4227. Indian Hill. Turner Farm, 2:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Turner Farm, 7400 Given Road. Large variety of local and seasonal vegetables. Flowers such as zinnias, cosmos, sunflowers, strawflowers, blue salvia and more. 574-1849. Indian Hill.

HEALTH / WELLNESS

Burn Fat Faster, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Weekly through Oct. 22. TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road. Premier weight loss program guides participants through necessary steps to lose weight. Family friendly. $225. Reservations required. 9856732. Montgomery.

MUSIC - CONCERTS

Blue Ash Concert Series, noon-1:30 p.m. Music by Bacchanal Steel Band. Blue Ash Towne Square, Cooper and Hunt roads. Bring seating. Free. Presented by City of Blue Ash. 745-6259; www.blueash.com. Blue Ash.

ON STAGE - COMEDY

Mike Lukas, 8 p.m. $8, $4 college students and military with ID. Ages 18 and up. Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place. With Gabe Kea. Reservations required. Through Sept. 6. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy.com. Montgomery.

SCHOOLS

Tender Years Cooperative Preschool Open House, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Tender Years Cooperative Preschool, 360 Loveland Ave. Free. 588-4975; www.lovelandtenderyears.com. Loveland. F R I D A Y, S E P T . 4

BARS/CLUBS

DJ Aaron Glorius and That Guy from Okinawa, 7 p.m. Apsara Restaurant, 5541040. Blue Ash.

CIVIC

Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2trg, $20 TVs over 60 pounds, $10 TVs under 60 pounds, free for other items. 946-7766. Blue Ash.

EDUCATION

Fundamentals of Instructor Training, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. American Red Cross-Blue Ash Chapter, 10870 Kenwood Road. Course covers American Red Cross history, structure, policies, procedures and activities and develops skills to teach with quality and consistency to diverse populations. Course is mandatory part of any Red Cross instructor course. Ages 18 and up. Free. Registration required. Presented by American Red Cross Cincinnati Area Chapter. 792-4000; www.cincinnatiredcross.org. Blue Ash.

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, 574-1849. Indian Hill.

John Fox, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. G. Bailey’s, 9521 Fields Ertel Road. 1950s-1970s folk and rock. 683-2011. Loveland.

ON STAGE - COMEDY

Mike Lukas, 8 p.m. $12. Ages 18 and up. Go Bananas, Reservations required. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy.com. Montgomery.

RECREATION

All-Night Fishing, 8 p.m. Lake Isabella, 10174 Loveland-Madeira Road. Rent rowboat or bring your own. Four horsepower 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; www.greatparks.org. Symmes Township. S A T U R D A Y, S E P T . 5

ART & CRAFT CLASSES

Final Finishing for Knitting, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Fibergé, 9901 Montgomery Road. Learn proper seaming, buttonholes, bands, collars, blocking for professional results. Beginner knitting skills required. $25, plus supplies. Registration required. 831-9276. Montgomery. Cheaper by the Dozen, 10:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. Stamp Your Art Out, 9685 Kenwood Road. Learn card making techniques and create 12 cards: three each of four designs including a winter/holiday card. $25; some supplies additional. Registration required. 793-4558. Blue Ash. Surefire Knit Socks, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Weekly through Sept. 19. Fibergé, 9901 Montgomery Road. Join sock frenzy and knit your own. Learn to shape heels and toes for perfect fit. All ages. $50 plus supplies. Registration required. 831-9276; www.fiberge.com. Montgomery. Crafty Kids Camp, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Stamp Your Art Out, 9685 Kenwood Road. Create decoupage frames and cards using rubber stamps, paper and embellishments. Ages 12 and up. All supplies provided. $15. Registration required. 793-4558. Blue Ash.

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HAPPY HOURS

Happy Hour, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Apsara Restaurant, 554-1040. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. Through The Garden Restaurant, 10738 Kenwood Road. Free. 791-2199. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Gravy, 576-6789. Loveland.

MUSIC - BLUES

Sonny Moorman Group, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Guitar Lovers, 7342 Kenwood Road. 793-1456. Sycamore Township.

ON STAGE - COMEDY

Mike Lukas, 8 p.m. $12. Ages 21 and up. Go Bananas, Reservations required. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy.com. Montgomery.

PUBLIC HOURS

Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum, 201 Riverside Drive. Bonaventure House with exhibits, gift shop and library, 1797 Rich Log Cabin and 1879 Bishop-Coleman Gazebo. $3. 683-5692; www.lovelandmuseum.org. Loveland. Gattle’s, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Gattle’s, 8714050. Montgomery. Lake Isabella Fishing Boathouse, 7 a.m.-7 a.m. Lake Isabella, $9.50 for 12-hour permit, free ages 12 and under and ages 60 and up; vehicle permit required. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Symmes Township. Loveland Castle, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Loveland Castle, $3. 683-4686; www.lovelandcastle.com. Symmes Township. Kenwood Towne Centre, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Kenwood Towne Centre, 745-9100; www.kenwoodtowncentre.com. Kenwood.

RECREATION

All-Night Fishing, 8 p.m. Lake Isabella, $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. 791-1663; www.greatparks.org. Symmes Township.

SHOPPING

Lolita Pink Ribbon Signing, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Macy’s, 7800 Montgomery Road. Designer signs “Pink Ribbon” wine and martini glasses. Portion of Lolita’s Pink Ribbon drinkware sales donated to Komen for the Cure. 7458980; www.komencincinnati.org. Kenwood.

COOKING CLASSES

Kids Cooking Class, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Loveland Primary/Elementary School, 550 Loveland-Madeira Road. Harvest, clean and prepare the food with guest chef Brigitte Cordier, a French chef. Ages 1-12. $15. Registration required. 324-2873; www.GrannysGardenSchool.com. Loveland.

FESTIVALS

Russian Festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nisbet Park, 210 Railroad Ave. Russian foods, crafts, jewelry, religious books and icons, music and dancing, children’s activities and more. Presented by St. George Russian Orthodox Church. 891-0991. Loveland.

FOOD & DRINK

Trivia, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Through The Garden Restaurant, 10738 Kenwood Road. Chance to win gift certificates and other prizes. Free. 791-2199. Blue Ash.

PROVIDED.

St. George Russian Orthodox Church is hosting the Russian Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at Nisbet Park, 210 Railroad Ave., Loveland. The event includes Russian foods, crafts, jewelry, religious books and icons, music, dancing and children’s activities. Admission is free. Call 791-6540. M O N D A Y, S E P T . 7

HAPPY HOURS

Happy Hour, 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Old Saloon, 7450654. Kenwood. Happy Hour, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Apsara Restaurant, 554-1040. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. Brown Dog Cafe, 794-1610. Blue Ash.

MUSIC - CONCERTS

Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra Labor Day Concert, 6 p.m. Blue Ash Towne Square, Cooper and Hunt roads. Variety of classical works. All ages. Free. Presented by Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. 232-0949. Blue Ash.

PUBLIC HOURS

SPECIAL EVENTS

Rubber Duck Regatta Duck Sales, noon-4 p.m. Kroger, 4100 Hunt Road. Purchase ducks for 15th annual Rubber Duck Regatta Sept. 6. Owner of first duck to cross the finish line wins 2010 Honda Insight and chance to win $1 million. Ducks also available online: www.rubberduckregatta.org. Benefits FreestoreFoodbank. Presented by FreestoreFoodbank. 792-1500. Blue Ash. TOURS Peterloon Estate Tour, noon-4 p.m. Peterloon Estate, 8605 Hopewell Road. Benefits Cincinnati Preservation Association. $30, $25 members. Registration required. Presented by Cincinnati Preservation Association. 721-4506; www.cincinnatipreservation.org. Indian Hill.

Gattle’s, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Gattle’s, 8714050. Montgomery. Lake Isabella Fishing Boathouse, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Lake Isabella, $9.50 for 12-hour permit, free ages 12 and under and ages 60 and up; vehicle permit required. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Symmes Township. Loveland Castle, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Loveland Castle, $3. 683-4686; www.lovelandcastle.com. Symmes Township. Kenwood Towne Centre, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Kenwood Towne Centre, 745-9100; www.kenwoodtowncentre.com. Kenwood.

RECREATION

Holiday Kids’ Fishing Tournament, 10 a.m.-noon, Lake Isabella, 10174 LovelandMadeira Road. Registration 9 a.m. Trophies awarded. Ages 12 and under with an adult. Space is limited. Free. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 521-7275. Symmes Township.

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ART & CRAFT CLASSES

Colored Pencils with Gamsol, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Stamp Your Art Out, 9685 Kenwood Road. Learn new colored pencil blending techniques using Gamsol to achieve quick, artful and near watercolor-like effects ideal for your papercrafting projects. $24, supplies additional. Registration required. 793-4558. Blue Ash.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Southwest Ohio Crochet Guild Monthly Meeting, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Filet crochet. Community of Christ Church, 623 Paxton Ave. $20 annual membership. Presented by Southwest Ohio Crochet Guild. 683-1670; www.southwestohiocrochetguild.net. Loveland. Northeast Welcomers, 10 a.m. Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 8815 E. Kemper Road. N.E.W. Social group designed to introduce new residents to the Northeast corridor to the resources of the community. Welcoming coffee and sign-up meeting. Officers and activity chairs will be introduced. $25 yearly membership. 489-8815; NEWelcomers.googlepages.com. Montgomery.

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CIVIC

Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2trg, $20 TVs over 60 pounds, $10 TVs under 60 pounds, free for other items. 946-7766. Blue Ash.

EDUCATION

First Aid/Adult CPR with AED, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. American Red Cross-Blue Ash Chapter, 10870 Kenwood Road. Learn about first aid and CPR/AED for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults. $55. Registration required. Presented by American Red Cross Cincinnati Area Chapter. 792-4000; www.cincinnatiredcross.org. Blue Ash.

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, 574-1849. Indian Hill.

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HAPPY HOURS

Happy Hour, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Apsara Restaurant, 554-1040. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Gravy, 576-6789. Loveland.

ON STAGE - COMEDY

Mike Lukas, 8 p.m. $8, $4 bar and restaurant employees. Ages 18 and up. Go Bananas, Reservations required. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy.com. Montgomery.

PUBLIC HOURS

PROVIDED

Elaine Youngs, pictured, is one athlete scheduled to compete at the AVP Crocs Tournament of Champions at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, Friday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 6. Tickets are $5-$90. Visit www.avp.com.

Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum, $3. 6835692; www.lovelandmuseum.org. Loveland. Lake Isabella Fishing Boathouse, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Lake Isabella, $9.50 for 12-hour permit, free ages 12 and under and ages 60 and up; vehicle permit required. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Symmes Township. Loveland Castle, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Loveland Castle, $3. 683-4686; www.lovelandcastle.com. Symmes Township. Kenwood Towne Centre, noon-6 p.m. Kenwood Towne Centre, 745-9100; www.kenwoodtowncentre.com. Kenwood.

PROVIDED

“Dinosaurs Unearthed,” the third most-attended exhibit at The Cincinnati Museum Center, comes to an end on Monday, Sept. 7. It is the first exhibit in the world to feature a set of full-size, feather-covered dinosaur models. Recent discoveries suggest some dinosaurs may have been covered in feathers for camouflage. Tickets are $15, adult; $10, child. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Visit www.cincymuseum.org or call 513-287-7000.

Life

Loveland Herald

September 2, 2009

How do we deal with the unfairness of life? Sooner or later we know that life is not fair. It never was. It never will be. Though that fact infuriates us at times, we are powerless to change it. Rather, it presents us with the challenge of what to do with such a life or with the cynical attitude it often engenders. Even though we may be religious-minded people, God does not step in to make our lives fair. Earth is not heaven. Earth is not where all unfairness is righted. As analyst Robert A. Johnson puts it, “The world is not supposed to work. All it does effectively is produce consciousness.” It is to wake us up before we die. It is to create situations that can potentially form us by how we choose and how our egos deal with the inequities that surround us.

Spiritually we are called upon to discover that life is a mystery and a paradox. We’re forged by it, formed by it, made whole by it. Unfairness is such a part of the fabric of life that the most noble spiritual leaders who have lived among us have all been treated unfairly. In fact, it contributed to their nobility. Are we to expect to be treated better than they? Do they not try to teach us how to transcend unfairness? One of the important questions we must ask ourselves at times – and which serves as an indicator of whether we’re becoming cynical through our experience of unfairness, or more whole – is, “How do I behave in the face of things I cannot change? In the face of things that are obviously unfair?”

One of the best real-life examples in someone else’s life was the example George Will wrote of years ago in Newsweek. It was about his son Jon, the oldest of four children. Jon had just turned 21 years old and his father characterized him as a happy and active young man. Yet a crucial fact was that Jon has Down syndrome. George wrote, “… this is a chromosomal defect involving degrees of mental retardation and physical abnormalities.” Then we wrote of his son’s condition words we might all remember, “Jon lost, at the instant he was conceived, one of life’s lotteries, but he was also lucky. “His physical abnormalities do not impede his vitality and his retardation is not so severe that it inter-

feres with life’s essential joys – receiving love, returning it, and reading baseball box scores. Jon has seen a brother two years younger surpass him in size, get a driver’s license, and leave for college, and although Jon would be forgiven for shaking his fist at the universe, he has been equable. I believe his serenity is grounded in his sense that he is a complete Jon and that is that.” George Will and his family evidently love son Jon very much. He approaches head-on the unfairness of life wrought in their own family, and for Jon, accepting the fact that, through no fault of his own, “Jon lost one of life’s lotteries.” It’s most probable that you and I have already lost some of life’s various lotteries, and may lose some more. Does that need to be

an utter catastrophe? In fact, it is not winning all Father Lou the lotteries that Guntzelman most tests our mettle. Perspectives There’s a short prayer we might offer for ourselves when life’s unfairness gets in our face: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” 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.

Be on the lookout for moisture conditions in your house Todd said, ‘I don’t k n o w , n e v e r noticed it – t h a t ’ s where the bed has Howard Ain ab lewe an y. s’ Hey Howard! They said w e l l , we’ve got termites,” Debbie said. The termites were in the same spot back in 1999. At the time of that last treatment the Harprings had bought inspection and damage repair plans, so they called the termite treatment company.

“The inspector came out and informed us right away it was not their problem, it was our problem because there’s too much moisture,” Debbie said. The moisture is in the crawlspace underneath their house and it’s that moisture that attracts termites. Yet, the contract with the treatment company specifically excludes coverage if there’s moisture. “I didn’t know if we had moisture before or after. I had no idea because nobody ever said anything to us about moisture being in the crawlspace,” Debbie said. The termite treatment company had conducted

inspections three times a year – but they were only checking a termite baiting system located in areas around the house. No one ever checked under the home, in the crawlspace where the termites had been found in the past. There is an access panel to the crawlspace right out back so no one has to be home for the inspectors to check. Debbie Harpring said she was quite surprised to learn termites are back and that they had done considerable damage to her home. This occurred even though she was supposed to get regular inspections.

“I think that’s what the whole contract is about, they’re supposed to inspect my home to make sure there were no termites – and that was never done,” she said. So I contacted the termite extermination company, which sent out an independent inspector. He found inactive termite mud tubes and signs of other destructive insects still in the crawlspace. He concluded moisture, as well as termites, caused more than $9,300 damage to the house. The termite treatment company told me it values its long relationship with the Harpring family and so has agreed to pay for the full

amount of repairs – both from the termites and moisture – even though it is excluded from its contract. Bottom line, everyone should be aware of, and look out for, any moisture conditions in and around their house – particularly crawlspaces. Moisture can attract termites as well as lead to a number of other problems including mold. Troubleshooter Howard Ain answers consumer complaints and questions weekdays at 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts on WKRC-TV Local 12. You can write to him at Hey Howard, 12 WKRC-TV, 1906 Highland Ave., Cincinnati 45219.

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When you own a home, it’s always a good idea to get regular termite inspections to prevent possible infestation. But a Tristate couple who got termite treatment 10 years ago, and regular inspections since then, says they were shocked to find termites had returned with a vengeance. Debbie Harpring and her husband, Todd, had bought a termite inspection and protection plan and recently started remodeling their bedroom. “The contractor said, ‘What is that dip in your floor?’ We had to take everything out of the room.

Loveland Herald

Life

September 2, 2009

Reader spills the beans with Napa recipe I was in a meeting the other day when a colleague told me how nice I looked in my magenta and black suit and trendy peep-toe heels. I had to laugh because had he seen me a few hours earlier in tank top and shorts digging potatoes he might have had a different opinion. But I think I’m a lot like most of you: one look for the professional side and one for the personal side. It’s the personal side that helps keep me balanced in my high-tech world. I guess that’s why today was a perfect day: up early, feed the chickens, pull weeds from the garden, hang clothes on the line with enough time left to can peaches and make wild elderberry and rose petal jellies. Labor Day’s almost here and I’ve got some good recipes for your celebration.

Napa Valley baked beans

Indian Hill reader Clare

Ackerman shared this recipe recently. “Always a hit,” she said.

Stir together:

1 can each: kidney, pinto, baked beans, French cut green string beans (drained) 1 jar chili sauce 1 ⁄2 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon or so Worcestershire sauce Bake at 325 degrees for about two hours or so, uncovered. Cover when beans start to thicken, stir occasionally.

My attempt at Uno’s salad dressing

Clermont County reader Monica Friedl loves the blueberry pomegranate vinaigrette dressing from Uno’s in Anderson Township. Rick Arbic, kitchen manager/chef told me the salad is an iceberg and romaine mix and they add cucumber, tomato and onion, a couple ounces of Gorgonzola and

some candied walnuts which they purchase from a vendor. Uno’s dressing is from its food service. Rick told me it has blueberry purée, vinegar, sugar, oil, etc. It’s hard to re-create restaurant dishes – that’s why I always tell you to enjoy them there. 1 cup pomegranate blueberry juice (Kroger has it) 1 tablespoon red onion or more to taste White wine or rice vinegar – start with a tablespoon 1 ⁄2 teaspoon garlic minced Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil or soybean oil (Uno’s contains soybean) or more to taste Reduce juice to 1⁄4 cup. Let cool. Whisk in rest of ingredients.

My candied nuts

Any nut works here. Uno’s uses walnuts 1 egg white from large egg 1 tablespoon water 1 bag nuts (anywhere

from 10-16 ounces) 1 cup sugar 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt Cinnamon if you like – start with a couple good shakes. Preheat oven to 250 degrees and spray cookie sheet. Mix sugar, salt and cinnamon. Set aside. Whisk egg white and water until frothy. Add nuts and coat evenly then toss in sugar mixture until coated. Pour in single layer on sheet and bake 45 minutes to an hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool and store covered at room temperature.

Rita’s roasted garlic quinoa salad dressing

Carol Yeazell of Springfield Township needs a recipe for the quinoa salad dressing at Whole Foods in Rookwood. Here’s one I use for quinoa and bulgur wheat salad. I’m thinking a squirt of Dijon mustard would be

Residents help out duck regatta Justin Setzekorn of Sycamore Township and Luis Montalvan of Symmes Township are both doing their parts to help tackle the issue of hunger in their communities. As part of the 15th annual Rubber Duck Regatta, Setzekorn and Montalvan are volunteering on the event’s steering committee to help support the Freestore Foodbank’s largest fundraiser of the year. A financial assistant at AXA Advisors, Setzekorn is

a third-year member of the committee. In addition to maintaining Rubber Duck Regatta displays at Kroger, where patrons may “adopt” a duck during checkout, he also organizes duck sales at Taste of Blue Ash. “I enjoy watching a fundraising idea go from just an idea to an actual campaign that generates real dollars to help the people who are truly in need of assistance,” Setzekorn said. Montalvan is represent-

ing his company and a sponsor of this year’s Rubber Duck Regatta, Colgate Palmolive. Even as a firstyear member, he recognizes the difference he and his fellow committee members are making. The Rubber Duck Regatta, which nets more than $475,000 each year for the Freestore Foodbank, is the world’s largest and longestrunning rubber duck race. On Sunday, Sept. 6 – as part WEBN Riverfest – as many as 100,000 ducks

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excellent, too. 1 ⁄2 to 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled Lemon juice to taste (start with 2-3 tablespoons) 2-3 tablespoons canola oil 3 ⁄4 to 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 clove garlic, minced (roasted or not) Chopped mint to taste (optional but so good) Salt and pepper to taste

Whisk juice, canola, cumin and garlic together. Taste for seasonings. Cook one cup of quinoa, let it cool and toss with dressing. Stir in mint and feta. Chill.

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Readers sound off

Several Northern Kentucky, east- and west-side readers are sure happy with the chocolate zucchini bread

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Enjoy art, crafts, food and music at Loveland Art Show The Loveland Arts Council invited the community to the 13th annual Loveland Art Show, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at isbet Park in historic Loveland Celebrating its 13th year, Loveland Art Show is the most rapidly growing arts event in the area. Loveland Art Show is now firmly established as a quality, juried fine art show featuring an exceptional range of talented artists from all over the Tristate area. Check out this opportunity to buy art – photography, ceramics, woodwork, jewelry, baskets, sculpture, and original painting in all media – in all price ranges.

Admission and parking are free. • Seventy artists will be competing for awards totaling $1,200. • Kids Corner is free an offers a variety of fun hands-on special projects to entertain youngsters, exposing them to the arts and taking home finished pieces. • Starving Artists Café offers al fresco dining. • Enjoy a mix of music throughout the day. Loveland Arts Council is a nonprofit organization. For information, visit www.lovelandartscouncil.or g, or call Kay Bolin O’Grady at 683-0413 or e-mail artscouncil@fuse.net.

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Lil Paw Prints Animal Rescue Haven, in Loveland, recently has joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the

The 13th annual WCPO/Kroger Big K 5K – beginning and ending at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center – recently featured more than 600 runners and walkers. Money raised through the event supports the agency’s ongoing mission to match at-risk kids in the community with positive adult role models who serve as Big Brothers and Sisters. “This was the most successful event in the 13-year history of the 5K, a great event for the entire community – families, businesses,

Kings Island hiring for Haunt Scream Team Kings Island is looking for demented souls to take part in the bloodcurdling horror, mind-bending terror and nightmarish madness of Halloween Haunt 2009. Interviews must be done in person at the park and are held without appointment. Apply online before interview at www.visitkings island.com/jobs. Interviews will take place Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 6 from noon until 5 p.m. Applicants must be at least 16 years old. Gates to the underworld for Halloween Haunt are open from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Friday and Saturday Sept. 25 through Oct. 31.

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The New Horizons Dixieland Band will provide the entertainment as Northern Hills Synagogue – Congregation B’nai Avraham resumes its popular HaZaK programs for seniors at noon Wednesday, Sept. 9. This event will take place at the Synagogue, 5714 Fields Ertel Road, between Interstate 71 and Snider Road. Lunch will be served. “HaZaK” is an acronym, with the letters standing for the Hebrew words “Hakhma” (wisdom), “Ziknah” (maturity) and “Kadima” (forward). The HaZaK programs are for adults 55 and older, and are open to the entire community. In addition to members of Northern Hills, many attendees have come from the Jewish Community Center, Cedar Village, Brookwood Retirement Community and throughout Greater Cincinnati. The New Horizons Dixieland Band is an ensemble

Northern Hills Sisterhood to feature sex therapist The Sisterhood of Northern Hills Synagogue-Congregation B’nai Avraham will kick off its programming year Sunday, Sept. 13, with a special program featuring Jill W. Bley, a noted local clinical psychologist and sex therapist. The event will begin at 10 a.m. in the Zorndorf Social Hall of the Synagogue, located at 5714 Fields-Ertel Road, between I-71 and Snider Road. Following a continental breakfast and a brief business meeting, Dr. Bley will speak on “Multi-generational Female Sexuality,” focusing on the physical and emotional aspects of female sexuality from infancy to the golden years. A discussion period will follow. Bley received her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati, and was affiliated with the university as an adjunct associate professor of psychology from 1982 until 1994. She was a founder of Women Helping Women/Rape Crisis Center. Bley became certified as a sex therapist in 1982 and a sex therapy supervisor in 1988 by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

schools, all coming together to spend a Saturday morning supporting kids in our community,” said Kathy List, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati. The 5K saw Bigs and their Littles on the course, as well as hundreds of people simply out for a run to raise money and awareness for Big Brothers Big Sisters. For information about how you can help support mentoring that changes lives, call BBBS of Greater Cincinnati at 421-4120 or visit www.bigsforkids.org.

She is a co-editor and author of “Innovations in Clinical Practice: Focus on Sexual Health,” published in 2007. Dr. Bley has held a number of position with the Cincinnati Psychological Association, and served as president in 1991. There is no charge for Sisterhood members. Nonmembers are welcome to attend. A $5 donation is appreciated. Reservations by Sept. 8 are requested. For information or to make a reservation, call the synagogue at 931-6038.

which plays traditional Dixieland-type music. The audience will recognize such favorite tunes as “Basin Street Blues,” “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans,” “Lazy River,” and “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Other enjoyable selections the Band will play include “Coney Washboard Blues,” featuring a real washboard, and “Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn.” Members of the New Horizons Dixieland Band are also members of the Cincinnati New Horizons Band, sponsored by Buddy Rogers Music. The New Horizons Band offers adult musicians the opportunity to play in a concert band, sometimes after a hiatus of many years. Banjo player Bill Knabe is the leader and organizer of the New Horizons Dixieland Band. Other members are Bruce Behlow, clarinet;

Don Bedwell and John Hager, trumpet; Bruce Knapp, tuba; Helen Rhoad, trombone; Herb Krombholz, drums. and Claire Lee, keyboard. As Lee said, “The band is sure the audience will have as much fun hear-

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RELIGION Ascension Lutheran Church

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

UNITED METHODIST

MONTGOMERY ASSEMBLY OF GOD

7950 Pfeiffer Rd.

793-6169

9:30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Sunday Morning Worship 6:30 pm Sunday Eve Service 7:00 pm Wednesday Family Night

www.montgomeryag.org

EPISCOPAL Saint Anne, West Chester

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

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

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

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ST. PATRICK’S-LEBANON 232 E. Main St (corner of East & Main) Rev. Jacqueline E. Matisse, Pastor

932-7691 Holy Eucharist 10:30am Sunday School 10:30am Nursery Care Provided 5 min. from K-71 via Rt. 48

EVANGELICAL FREE 5910 Price Road, Milford 831-3770 www.faithchurch.net

Services 8:00 am, 9:15 am & 11:00am Steve Lovellette, Senior Pastor Nursery proivided at all services

Take I-275 to exit 57 toward Milford, Right on McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

LUTHERAN ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

(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

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL FAITH BIBLE CHURCH 8130 East Kemper Rd. (1 mile west of Montgomery Rd) Services & Sunday School: 9:00am & 10:45am Nursery Available www.fbccincy.or 513-489-1114

KENWOOD FELLOWSHIP 7205 Kenwood Rd., Cinti, OH 45236

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. The church is hosting the Fall Chamber Concert Series. On Saturday, Sept. 26, the 16-year-old 2009 World Piano Competition winner, David Mamedov, will be performing in concert. Former Metropolitan Opera soloist Blythe Walker, soprano, and former European opera soloist, David Bezona, tenor, will be performing Saturday, Oct. 17. The final concert of the fall season will feature the choirs of Sycamore High School, Kenneth Holdt directing, Saturday, Nov. 21. All concerts are free and will begin at 7 p.m. (A free-will donation will be accepted.) The church is at 7333 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery; 793-3288; www.ascensionlutheranchurch.com.

Church of the Saviour United Methodist

Senior Adults meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. Bring your own bag supper or call ahead for dinner reservations by Monday, Sept. 7. A new Moms Group is forming. They will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, or from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22. Ladies Lunch Bunch meets at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, to carpool to the lunch spot. Call 792-9222 for reservations. Haiti Mission Trip 2010: Sign-ups are being taken for an adult mission trip to Haiti in February 2010. Call the church office for details. 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. Senior Men meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the church. Bring your lunch and enjoy the fellowship. 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. This fall, Epiphany will be offering all of the Disciple series: “Disciple 1, Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study;” “Disciple 2, Into the Word

513-891-9768 Ken Bashford, Pastor

www.KenwoodFellowship.org

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am Child Care Provided Sunday School for All Ages

Fellowship & Lunch Follows Worship Our mission is to worship God & share Jesus’ transforming love and salvation.

NorthStar Vineyard

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR 8005 Pfeiffer Rd Montgmry 791-3142 www.cos-umc.org "Entering God’s Presence"

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

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

The church is presenting Financial Peace University, a program that teaches the skills and confidence to make the right decisions with your money, beginning Sept. 3 at The Edge @ University of Cincinnati Campus Ministry House in Clifton. Orientation is 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 at The Edge Campus Ministry House at 3007 Clifton Ave. Classes begin Thursday, Sept. 10, and are for 13 weeks. Cost is $90 per family unit to participate in the program. For information,visit www.daveramsey.com. To register, contact Pastor Jess Abbott at 891-1700 or jabbott@goodshepherd.com. The church is at 7701 Kenwood Road, Kenwood; 489-8815.

Loveland Presbyterian Church

All youth groups now meet at 6 p.m. every Sunday night beginning with supper, a short worship service and group sessions. The church is hosting the annual Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The sale features furniture, TVs, small appliances, collectibles, books, Christmas items, kitchen items and more. Major items are a hospital bed, dishwasher, stoves, dining room table with leaves and more. They will also be selling clothes with leftover clothes being donated to Nast Trinity Church. The sale will take place in Nisbet Hall, Butterfly Pavilion and the barn behind the church. There will be free items. Food will be available for sale by the youth groups. For more information on large items in the sale, visit LPCUSA.org or call Terry Price at 677-8168. The church is at 360 Robin Ave., Loveland; 683-2525; www.LPCUSA.org.

Loveland United Methodist

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 Sat-

Gopman-Buehrer

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)

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

into the World;” “Disciple 3, Remember Who You Are;” “Disciple 4, Under the Tree of Life; Christian Believer; Jesus in the Gospels.” For more information and to register for any of these classes, call the church office. The church is at 6635 LovelandMiamiville Road, Loveland; 6779866.

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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Arnold Gopman of Montgomery announces the engagement of his daughter, Amanda, to Andrew Buehrer, son of Lawrence and Paula Buehrer of Dayton. Ms. Gopman, a graduate of Ohio University, is a preschool teacher at a Montessori School. Mr. Buehrer graduated from the University of Cincinnati and works for a marketing firm downtown. The couple will wed next fall.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SYMMES TOWNSHIP Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of Symmes Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, will hold Special Meetings on September 24, 2009 and October 22, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of providing the public with information regarding the November ballot issues dealing with the proposed governmen tal natural gas aggre gation program and the proposed govern mental electricity aggregation program. These meetings will be held at the Township Safety Center, 8871 Weekly. John C. Borchers Fiscal Officer, Symmes Township 8415781001496808

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Religion news is published at no charge on a spaceavailable basis. Items must be to our office no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, for possible consideration in the following edition. E-mail announcements to loveland@communitypress.co m, with “Religion” in the subject line. Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600. Mail to: Loveland Herald, Attention: Teasha Fowler, Religion news, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Loveland, OH 45140. urday, Nov. 14. 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.

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.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

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. Sunday School will kick off at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. Register at the church. Adult Sunday School opportunities start at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. A Discovery Membership Class will start Sept. 13 for potential new members and, also, members exploring the ministries offered at Prince of Peace. Bible 101 will be offered. The class will conceptually explore the Biblical narrative of the Old and New Testament in order to understand the big picture of the Bible and our place in it. This class will be led by the pastors. The Lutheran Discussions will focus on a pre-selected article from the past issue of Lutheran magazine. The discussion group will meet immediately following the 5 p.m. Saturday service for one hour. The church is at 101 South Lebanon Road, Loveland; 683-4244.

River Hills Christian Church

Thriving Moms is a group for moms of infants through high school students; meets weekly to receive encouragement and instruction, make friends and have fun; held 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; child care provided. There is a Christian counselor as the parent coach, as well as a mentor mom. Call 583-0371. The church is at 6300 Price Road, Loveland; 677-7600.

Sycamore Christian Church

Sunday Worship Service is at 10:30 a.m. Bible Study is at 9 a.m. every Sunday. The church is hosting Ladies WOW Study Group (Women on Wednesdays) at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month. The event includes light refreshments and a study of Beth Moore’s “Stepping Up.” The church hosts Adult and Youth Bible Studies at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. The church is at 6555 Cooper Road, Sycamore Township; 891-7891, www.sycamorechristianchurch.

Northern Hills to present Taste of Jewish Holidays Northern Hills Synagogue-Congregation B’nai Avraham and Borders have teamed up to present a series of programs for children and families highlighting the Jewish holidays. The series will kick off with “A Taste of Rosh Hashanah” from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at the Borders at 5105 Deerfield Boulevard, Mason. Guests will enjoy food, crafts and stories associated with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown Friday, Sept. 18. The entire community is invited to attend. Tracy Weisberger, Northern Hills Synagogue’s award-winning director of education and programming, created this “Taste” series, which continues throughout the year. The Dec. 6 “Taste” will feature special Hanukah treats, exciting stories and imaginative crafts. On Feb. 21, guests are invited to come dressed in their favorite Purim costume to celebrate the holiday with food and festivities. On March 24, the Passover program will include an array of activities and a taste of the foods featured on the Seder plate. “In Judaism the synagogue is the focal point of the community, but the home is where many of our great wealth of traditions take place” said Elaine Hordes, vice president of education and programming at Northern Hills Synagogue. “For example, families enjoy creating and enjoying traditional holiday foods, making Chanukah decorations, creating costumes for Purim and preparing Passover,” she said. “The programs in the ‘Taste’ series are designed to bring these wonderful activities out into the community, and what better place then a bookstore where there are numerous books about Jewish traditions for all ages.” “The programs will be fun and educational, and exude the spirit of the holidays. We are fortunate to be able to combine Tracy’s creativity with Border’s hospitality to provide what promises to be an inspiring time for all.” Northern Hills Synagogue is at 5714 Fields Ertel Road, between I-71 and Snider Road. For more information, call 931-6038, e-mail nhs-cba@fuse.net or visit www.nhs-cba.org.

Resident participates in horseback riding Keri Bourassa of Loveland enrolled in the American Quarter House Association horseback riding program. The program recognizes and rewards AQHA members for time spent with their American Quarter Horses in activities such as trail rides, shows, working cattle, pleasure driving and simply riding. A unique aspect of the program is its simplicity. Current AQHA members complete a program application and pay a one-time $35 enrollment fee.

Each enrollee receives an official AQHA log sheet to record their hours driving or riding an American Quarter Horse. Participants need not own their own horse, but all official hours must be accrued with a registered American Quarter Horse. AQHA actively encourages horseback riding as a relaxing recreational activity that can be enjoyed alone or shared with family and friends. For more about AQHA, visit www.aqha.com or call 806-376-4811.

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September 2, 2009

Loveland Herald

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Tomatoes fresh from the field and ready for delivery to Blooms & Berries Farm Market.

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One of the raspberry plants with fresh red raspberries.

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An eggplant growing in the field.

Part of the 1-1/2 acre strawberry field Jeff Probst expects to be best every next spring.

Cold and rain doesn’t stop Blooms & Berries By Chuck Gibson loveland@communitypress.com

Roadside produce stands are a summertime tradition. Blooms and Berries Farm Market on the hill alongside Loveland-Madeira Road near New Hope Baptist Church is a popular stop for the people of Loveland. “I come as often as I can,” said Blooms & Berries regular Leah Jewell of Loveland. “Because it’s local and supports other local things. You get really good stuff. When the kids eat an entire crate of blackberries, you know it’s good.” Blooms and Berries owner Jeff Probst takes pride in growing and providing quality produce to customers at all three of his fresh produce stands locally. It doesn’t happen by accident. He says it takes good planning, hard work and a lot of luck. Like all farmers, he faces the challenges of quirky weather. “Of course this year the rain has been ridiculous,” Probst said, comparing this year against two years of extreme dry conditions. Last fall he sunk nearly $10,000 into a pond and pump for irrigation after too dry conditions destroyed his strawberry field for this season. Healthy and tasty berry crops dependent upon moisture suffered from the hot and dry weather. Normally a welcome sight, excessive rain has combined with unusually cold temperatures to threaten the crops. “I just read that July was the coldest July in 143 years,” Probst said.

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Loveland – Blooms & Berries Farm Market on Loveland-Madeira Road next to New Hope Baptist Church driveway. Maineville – Blooms & Berries Farm Market on Route 48 across from Kroger at the Shoppes at Grandin Springboro – First Pick Farm Market on Route 73, 1/a half-mile east of I-75 Exit 38. More: www.bloomsand berriesfarmmarket.com CHUCK GIBSON/CONTRIBUTOR

Customers look over some fresh produce while Zac Said rings out another customer.

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The roadside farm market sign along Loveland-Madeira Road. He won’t say how much the market is off because of weather; rather, he says it has shifted produce. A tractor break-down followed by rain in the early spring was the difference between sowing a field of sweet corn, reaping an abundant harvest and facing a day with no corn for the market. “The cold nights have pushed the sweet corn back,” he said. “One of my partners for corn had a day without corn. I’m just waiting on mine to come in.” In the middle of a three-

acre corn field, he peels back a husk revealing an ear he says is about five days away from market. Through it all, Probst stays positive and keeps a focus on delivering quality fresh produce to the people who stop at his roadside market. “One nice thing is I have a very strong network of people in the farming community,” Probst said, explaining how he continues to deliver quality produce when conditions challenge yield. “Sometimes

Irrigation pond and pump Jeff Probst installed on the farm to combat recent drought years. you just make up for it with the contacts you have.” Sometimes he looks beyond his own fields. When cantaloupes were damaged by too much rain, Probst called on other sources to get cantaloupe for his market. Planting certain varieties is another way he combats the quirks of nature. A healthy field of bright red raspberries is evidence of good plant selection reaping

a strong harvest. “This will be one of the best strawberry crops we have next year; because of all the moisture,” he said. “The challenge is it has to be hand weeded.” They can’t get equipment on the acre and a half field because it is a “soupy mess” from all the rain. He’s also experimenting with a method called “plasticulture.” He hopes the system of two rows of 16,000 plants under plastic will give him a yield 20 percent to 30 percent higher. “It’s a big experiment,” Probst said. “It raises the soil temperature so we should have a crop earlier. We’ll learn.” Beside strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, Blooms & Berries focuses on growing tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, egg plant, pickles and peppers.

“I try to focus on things we have the space and time and effort to do so we can do them right,” he said. He says customer demand drives his planning. He refers to his workers as “an intimate team” who has been around for several years. They just added Eric Keith as production assistant this season. He knows they have to focus on what the customer wants. He knows they’ve never had enough of what the customer wants. “The No. 1 thing is if it’s sunny out you can get on the ground and get it right now,” Probst explained. “You just have to go with what you know and you take a gamble. That’s what it is – a gamble.” Last year was a banner year with more people buying fresh produce to cook at home and grill out. This year fewer grillouts is one more way rain has impacted the farm market. With Blooms & Berries Markets in Loveland and on Route 48 in Maineville along with First Pick Farm Market on Route 73 in Springboro, Probst is thankful to be growing. “I say thank you,” he said. “We’re facing challenges. At the same time, we’re fighting to get you the very best product possible. Thanks for supporting us. As long as you support us, we’ll take care of you.”

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Jeff Probst, owner of Blooms & Berries, has had to make business changes because of the weather.

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Ear of sweet corn about one week shy of ready for market.

One of the pumpkin plants which will be part of Fall on the Farm at Blooms & Berries.

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September 2, 2009

POLICE REPORTS

LOVELAND

Nicholas S. Fucito, 21, 5924 Hanley Close, persistent disorderly conduct, Aug. 16. Joanne M. Rhoten, 40, 615 Glenrose Lane, assault, Aug. 16. Natasha B. Malott, 24, 1215 Middleboro, assault, Aug. 16. David Wilson, 50, 964 Forest Ave., recited, Aug. 18.

Arrests/citations

Teeya C. Kirkland, 29, 2368 Cedarville Rd., re-cite other department, Aug. 18. Michael Shane Seals, 38, 6512 Ohio 132, re-cite other department, Aug. 20. Heather Williams, 33, 9537 Cedar Dr., re-cite other department, Aug. 20. Juvenile, 15, theft, complicity, Aug. 20. Donald A. Sanders, 27, 890 W. Loveland Ave. D10, re-cite other department, Aug. 21. Christopher Lee Robertson, 20, 2010 Loveland-Madeira Rd. No. 3, capias, Aug. 21. Elizabeth Cortright, 29, 4706 Beechwood Rd., re-cite other department, Aug. 21. Adam W. Richmond, 28, 609 Park Ave., arrest-outside agency warrant, Aug. 21. Charles S. McLelland, 20, 2541 Ashwood Dr., littering, Aug. 21. Ted L. Brayton Jr., 31, 9892 Cedar Dr., speed, operating a vehicle impaired, Aug. 22. Liberty Crawford, 85, 720 Carrington 205, disorderly conduct-fighting, Aug. 22. Melvin L. Barnes, 28, 3827 Vine St., operating a vehicle impaired (breath .08-.169), operating a vehicle impaired, burglary, re-cite other department, Aug. 23. Stewart A. Hamilton, 50, 621 Park Ave., obstructing official business, resisting arrest, Aug. 23.

Incidents/investigations

At 211 Elm St., Aug. 21. Arrest-outside agency warrant

Arrest-outside agency warrant, falsification At 663 Park Ave., Aug. 19.

Assault-knowingly cause harm At 502 Park Ave., Aug. 25.

Assault-knowingly harm victim, re-cite other department At 11668 Rich Rd., Aug. 21.

Capias

At 2010 Loveland-Madeira Rd., Aug. 21.

Criminal damaging/endangering At 106 Heidelburg Dr., Aug. 21.

Endangering children

At 666 Park Ave., Aug. 23.

Littering

At 894 Oakland Rd., Aug. 24.

Obstructing official business,

Incidents/investigations Burglary

GPS units taken from vehicles; $500 at 6094 Weber Oaks, Aug. 14.

resisting arrest

At 400 Park Ave., Aug. 23.

Criminal damage

Re-cite other department

Fencing was cut at A & B Towing at Ohio 28, Aug. 14. Vehicle scratched at 5790 Wolfpen Pleasant Hill, Aug. 13. Mailbox damaged at 6466 Park Wood Ct., Aug. 14. Toilets, etc. damaged at 369 Wards Corner Rd., Aug. 14. Window broken in vehicle at 1185 Brightwater, Aug. 15.

At 100 E. Broadway St., Aug. 18. At Paxton Ave., Aug. 20. At 120 W. Loveland Ave., Aug. 20. At 890 W. Loveland Ave., Aug. 25.

Re-cite other department, burglary

At 6767 Loveland-Miamiville Rd., Aug. 23.

Telecommunications harassment At 149 Pheasantlake Dr., Aug. 18.

Criminal simulation

Theft

Two counterfeit $10 bills passed at Elizabeth Seton festival at 5900 Buckwheat Rd., Aug. 16.

At 667 Park Ave., Aug. 23.

Theft, complicity

Domestic violence

At 800 Loveland-Madeira Rd., Aug. 20.

At Stillwater Lane, Aug. 14.

Misuse of credit card

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Credit card of ODOM Industries was used with no authorization; $3,000 at Ohio 50, Aug. 13.

Arrests/citations

Juvenile, 16, unruly, Aug. 12. Juvenile, 15, drug abuse, Aug. 12. Bethany A. McManis, 18, 1785 Ohio 28 No. 186, theft, Aug. 12. Jason L. Bates, 22, theft, Aug. 12. Justin N. Shank, 22, theft, Aug. 12. Kevin A. Roach, 44, 6293 Rollaway, open container, Aug. 13. Dewayne Horton, 54, 5743 Melody, domestic violence, felonious assault on police officer, weapons while intoxicated, Aug. 13. Steve A. Davis, 31, 6065 Donna Jay, domestic violence, unauthorized use of vehicle, Aug. 15. Marion R. Raines, 34, 3897 Old Savannah, drug possession, Aug. 14. David Rabe, 48, 2054 Ohio 131, operating vehicle under influence, driving under suspension, Aug. 14. Robert Osborne, 33, 5162 Sugarcamp, theft, criminal tools, obstructing official business, Aug. 16. Richard Robison, 38, 6463 Bonnie Lane, domestic violence, drug paraphernalia, marijuana possession, Aug. 16. Justin K. Cromer, 26, 43rd Street, drug possession, Aug. 16.

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Theft

Golf clubs, MP3 player, etc. taken from vehicle; $2,300 at 6022 Cook Rd., Aug. 12. Beer taken from Kroger; $8 at Ohio 28, Aug. 12. DVDs, etc. taken; $280 at 5852 Monassas Run, Aug. 13. Gasoline not paid for at Circle K; $20 at Ohio 28, Aug. 13. Drill taken from Lowe’s; $329 at Romar Dr., Aug. 15. Gasoline not paid for at BP Station; $40 at Ohio 131, Aug. 16.

Vandalism

Window broken in vehicle at 1144 Ohio 131, Aug. 12. Vehicle damaged tomb stones at Evergreen Cemetery at Center St., Aug. 13.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP Arrests/citations

Harry Lofland, 31, 816 Glendon Dr., operating motor vehicle intoxicated at 10630 Loveland Madeira

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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., Aug. 7. Donald Wolffram, 22, 4141 Ole Way, drug possession, possessing drug abuse instrument at 12129 Rich Rd., July 28. David Taylor, 31, 1242 Ohio 286, theft at 4900 Fields Ertel Rd., July 31.

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Residence entered and TV valued at $1,000 removed at 12085 Mason Way Ct., Aug. 6. Residence entered at 11805 Montgomery Rd., Aug. 9.

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Vehicle damaged at 8826 Appleseed Dr., July 28. Windows broken out at 8970 Cypress Point Dr., Aug. 12.

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License plate removed from vehicle at 8534 E. Kemper Rd., Aug. 5. Bike valued at $150 removed at 10237 Chathamwoods Dr., Aug. 3. Reported at 9570 Fields Ertel Rd., July 30. Shoes valued at $55 removed at 9365 Fields Ertel Rd., July 30. $270 removed at 8468 Pine Rd., July 31. Pistols and currency valued at $1,225 removed at 9340 Union Cemetery Rd., July 28. Subwoofer valued at $250 removed at 9911 Huntersrun Lane, Aug. 9. Vehicle entered and laptop, necklace, electronic items valued at $1,495 removed at 9190 Solon Dr., Aug. 9. Purse and contents of unknown value removed at 6295 Kellogg Ave., Aug. 9.

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Lucille Opal Siefert, 85, of Loveland, formerly of Williamsburg, died Aug. 21. Survived by son, James (Gail) Siefert; daughter, Sandi (Steve) Pfaff; sister, Christine Hollingsworth; grandchildren, Stephanie Haskell, James (Amanda) Siefert, Justin (Kendra) Siefert, Sheri Pfaff and Shawn (Lynn) Pfaff; five great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews, Gregory Miller, Gerald Loudin,

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101 Dogwood Dr.: Glenn Shaun J. Tr to Timman Christopher & Lisa; $233,000. 132 Woodcrest Dr.: Regional Properties to Wheeler Scott F. & Birgit I.; $265,000. 1412 Tuscarora Dr.: Penklor Properties LLC to Holt Jamie L.; $74,000. 420 Carrington Ln.: Wolfe Susan & Robert Geller to Scott Craig & Kim; $96,000.

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804 Andrea Ct., Mary Ann Curran & Bruce Conway to Vinson & Judy Farist, 0.375 acre, $225,000. 695 Austrian Ct., Michael Rutherford to Timothy & Lisa Kerwin, $273,500. 6452 Branch Hill Guinea Pk., Estate of Donna Konrad to David Miller, 0.826 acre, $110,000. 1076 Cedar Dr., Judy Herbert, Executor to Donna & Donald Justice Sr., $50,000. 6146 Court Side Pl., Mary Wilson & Amanda Carty, co-trustees to Karen & Gerald Budde, trustees, 0.464 acre, $660,400. 5400 Dry Run Rd., Joyce & Herbert Howell Jr. to James & Shelia Burnett, 1.34 acre, $115,000. 1647 Fairway Crest, Paul & Cheri Bockhorst to Shawn & Amy Lubinski, 0.415 acre, $465,000. 1102 & 1110 Hayward Ci., White Farm Development LLC. to Fischer Single Family Homes II LLC.,

Bobby Loudin and Darlene Meagher. Preceded in death by parents, Roy and Pearl (nee King) Black; and husband, James E. Siefert Siefert. Services were Aug. 26 at Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home, Goshen.

About real estate transfers

Clermont County real estate transfer information is provided as a public service by the office of Clermont County Auditor Linda L. Fraley. Information is provided as a public service by the office of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhood designations are approximate. 0.598 acre, $57,000. 1201 Kash Dr., Russ Crouch to Jamie Titcomb, $122,900. 5522 Mallard Pointe Ct., White Farm Development LLC. to Fischer Single Family Homes II LLC., 0.293 acre, $28,500. 5355 Rollingwood Dr., Brian Wade & Adaire Hiestand to Jay Willging & Tracy Pierson, 8.737 acre, $1,200,000. 377 Rule St., Dorothy Smith to Betty Johnson, $8,250. 6687 Sandy Shores Dr., Zicka Walker Residential Bldg. Co. LLC. to Jay J. Uhl, trustee, 0.459 acre, $643,064.95. 6219 Tanglewood Dr., Eugene & Barbara Humrighouse to Schelto & Petronella van Doorn, $219,000. 845 Veralois Dr., Daryl Noggler & Melissa Webb to Cathy R. Coleman, $113,500. 5872 Whitegate Ct., Richard & Andra Frato to Flannery Higgins & Todd Ellis, 0.554 acre, $233,000. 6315 Wilmington Ct., Thomas A. Nance to Jennifer & Patrick Macrae, 0.505 acre, $286,000.

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A Beautiful Luxury Log Cabin Resort minutes from Dollywood & Pigeon Forge! Great amenities, pet friendly cabins. Excellent rates! Call now or visit us online www.hiddenspringsresort.com 1-888-HSR-TENN (477-8366)

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TIME SHARES HILTON HEAD ISLAND- Huge Fall Discounts! $700/week. 3 BR condo, newly renovated, private courtyard open to beach. Perfect family retreat! 404-234-7835 beachvilla14.com

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