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Home cooking
With a family atmosphere and 24-hour catering service, Raffel’s Catering stands out from other mainstream catering services. Started in 1973 by Pat Raffel, the first banquet center was located in Roselawn. Raffel’s moved to 10160 Reading Road in Evendale in 1988 and opened a second location in Blue Ash at 11330 Williamson Road SEE LIFE, B1
Garbage in, art out
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. In Montgomery, one person’s recyclables are another’s awardwinning sculptures. Ten Montgomery residents were awarded first-place honors in the fifth annual recycling sculpture contest sponsored by the city and its Environmental Advisory Commission. SEE STORY, A2
Nuisance no longer
While many foreclosed and vacant homes in the area become nuisance cases brought before township officials, one neighborhood took matters into their own hands to maintain the beauty of their community. SEE STORY, A4
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In the last several months, attendance has dropped at the monthly Sycamore Township Blockwatch meetings. Lt. Dan Reid, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Liasion for Sycamore Township, said that the meeting in May right before he started working with the township saw only three people. “It’s really fallen by the wayside,” Reid said. Reid said that Sycamore Township used to have the largest blockwatch program in the county and he is working to get the residents involved again. Residents involved with the blockwatch program are serving as an “extra set of eyes” for Reid and the other sheriff deputies. Reid sets up an e-mail chain for residents to keep them informed and for them to keep the sheriff’s department alert about things they notice in their neighborhoods. Reid said he is modeling the blockwatch program in Sycamore Township on that of Anderson Township. The Anderson Township blockwatch program includes a Citizens on Patrol car that lets the residents show visibility of their crime watching efforts in the community. Reid said that is just one option in planning for the future of the blockwatch program. He said that the main problem is keeping the meeting topics
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Lt. Dan Reid, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Liasion to Sycamore Township, is urging more residents to get involved in the community blockwatch program. Reid will host a picnic at the township administration building as part of the August meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, for residents to meet him and to have a burger or hot dog and a drink, free of charge.
For your information The Sycamore Township blockwatch program meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month in the training room of the Sycamore Township fire station at 8540 Kenwood Road. interesting to retain a large number of residents. Future meetings could include guest speakers from the canine
For more information, contact Lt. Dan Reid, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Liasion for Sycamore Township, at 7918447 or dreid@sycamoretownship.org team or even federal marshals. The meetings will also help residents learn how to be good witnesses.
To encourage more residents to attend the blockwatch meetings, Reid is hosting August’s meeting at the township administration building, 8540 Kenwood Road, in the form of a cookout as an opportunity for residents to meet him and to learn more about the program. The burgers, hot dogs and drinks will be free and the cookout starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Township plans ‘lots’ of changes for show By Caitlin Varley cvarley@communitypress.com
The Cincinnati Flower Show celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, but it was the first time the show was held in Symmes Township. The Symmes Township board of trustees held an open meeting July 15 to go over what went well and what needs work. Ken Bryant, president of the Symmes Township board of trustees, said they have a fiveyear contract with the flower show. “We anticipated some teething pains,” Bryant said. The meeting was open to the public, but Bryant said it was mostly a conversation between the board and flower show representatives. He said that could mean people were happy with the show or at least not upset enough to come to the meeting to complain. “The future bodes well for (the flower show) here,” Bryant said. Bryant said the paid attendance was equal to 2008’s show at Coney Island.
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Pedestrian flow went well and the vendors were happy, Bryant said. “Everyone in the area ... welcomed this endeavor,” Bryant said. Even though the show was an overall success, there were problems, including traffic and parking issues. Bryant said they were not adequately set up for bus pickup and dropoff and there was not a good turn-around area. This aggravated traffic problems. The shuttle buses allowed people to park in local church parking lots and be transferred to the show, which was held in Symmes Park, but Bryant said they did not have enough buses. Bryant said valet parking worked well, but it was understaffed, which caused a back log. Parking was also an issue because they could not use the Rozzi lot all of the time. Bryant said he hopes this will change next year. “We will make a dent in it,” Bryant said. Traffic was also an issue for local residents who could not get
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Penny Moore of Columbus and Katie Moore of Loveland look at the window displays at the 2009 Cincinnati Flower Show at Symmes Park. out of their driveways. Bryant said next year they hope to put local police officers there since they know the area instead of using off-duty officers from other communities. Mary Margaret Rochford, president and director of shows for the Cincinnati Horticultural Society, said the show went well and the only issues were temporary and parking-related. “I think next year those will basically fade away,” Rochford said. She said next year Symmes Township will have two more
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parking lots completed. Rochford said Symmes Park is a good location from a production standpoint because it’s almost all on solid ground. “For us, it was wonderful,” Rochford said. “The people all loved the show.” Rochford said feedback has been 99.9 percent positive. She added that exhibitors liked it and the location was easy to find. Rochford also complimented the Symmes Township staff. “The Symmes staff were just fantastic,” Rochford said. “They really know their park well.”
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Ten take first-place honors in recycling sculpture contest By Jeanne Houck jhouck@communitypress.com
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Eric Sanker, 12, won a first-place award for his sculpture “Recycle to Win Rewards for People and our Planet.”
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. In Montgomery, one person’s recyclables are another’s award-winning sculptures. Ten Montgomery residents were awarded firstplace honors in the fifth annual recycling sculpture contest sponsored by the city and its Environmental Advisory Commission. The winners included Olivia Banzhaf, 9; Connor Blunt, 8; Charles East, 7; Allison Flavin, 10; Martha
Hornschemeier, an adult; David Mercurio, 5; Anne Michael, an adult; Amy Sanker, 12; Eric Sanker, 12 and Lorne Stojanovic, 10. All 31 of this year’s entries were displayed at the Universalist Church at Montgomery and Remington Roads during Montgomery’s Bastille Day celebration July 18. Adults and children as young as five produced artwork such as a tin girl, a parrot, a gumball machine – even a replica of the Wright brothers’ first airplane. “Beauty, it seems, is in the eye of the one who fills the recycling bin,” said
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Lorne Stojanovic, 10, took a first-place prize for his sculpture titled “Recycle-cycle.”
Truckin in Montgomery
An Army Humvee will be among many vehicles on display during Montgomery’s annual “Touch a Truck” program Thursday, Aug. 6. From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., children ages 2 to 12 may talk to drivers and get behind the wheel of fire engines, police cruisers, snow plows and other city vehicles at Weller Park on Weller Road.
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Brittany Wagenen, 15, entered her sculpture titled “Rebirth” in the contest. Susan Hamm, Montgomery administrative coordinator. “Milk jugs, water bottles, pop cans, paper-towel rolls, magazines, newspapers and cardboard boxes aren’t just for the Rumpke recycle bin anymore. “They’re also the materials used to create whimsical landscapes, sculpted creatures, robots and flower arrangements,” Hamm said. Everyone who participated in the contest got a prize, thanks to the city, Rumpke, the Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District as well as Neon Lites Deli and Frozen Yogurt and The Wine Store – both on Montgomery Road. Among the prizes were Cincinnati Reds tickets, wine and vinegar bottles
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Charles East, 7, took a first-place award for his sculpture titled “Chuck, the Bird!” and gift certificates for area businesses.
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Blue Ash is inviting the public to watch a new video about the city that is posted on the home page of the city’s Web site: BlueAsh.com. “Blue Ash contracted this spring with an area firm, DSC Consulting, for the creation of a high quality video, and that video made its debut over the weekend at the Friday night Concert on the Square on July 24 and the Recreation Center grand dedication event on July 25,” said Sue Bennett, Blue Ash’s public information officer. “The video, less than five minutes in length, highlights citizens and depicts the high quality of life in Blue Ash – illustrating why residents are proud to call Blue Ash their home.”
Crime seminar
The Blue Ash Police Department is offering a free seminar Wednesday, Aug. 19, on crimes against the elderly and identity theft. The program will run from 10 a.m. to noon at the Sycamore Senior Center at 4455 Carver Road in Blue Ash. Registration is suggested. Call Kathy Timms at the senior center at 984-1234 to register or with questions.
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Neighbors clean up foreclosed home By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com
While many foreclosed and vacant homes in the area become nuisance cases brought before township officials, one neighborhood took matters into their own hands to maintain the beauty of their community. Led by Suzanne Sartarelli, neighbors from Michael Drive in Sycamore Township and surrounding streets cleaned up the empty home at 6870 Michael Dr., two doors down from
Sartarelli’s home. “The grass was knee high. It was very dismal looking,� Sartarelli said. “We wanted to make it look a little more decent.� Sartarelli passed out fliers and about 10 neighbors showed up one afternoon to clean up the yard. The property owner had moved out Memorial Day weekend, but Sartarelli said that the owner had not maintained the yard in the last few months he had lived on the property. Foreclosure papers have
been filed according to the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts but there has been no resolution. This house is currently for sale through Re/Max. Sartarelli said neighbors wanted the yard cleaned up because many of them were having graduation and other summer parties and didn’t want the vacant house to become an eyesore for the neighborhood. “I think we all could have stood around and complained about it or we could have pulled our ener-
gy together and done something about it, which is what we did,� said neighbor Chris Klein, who helped with the clean up. Sycamore Township Administrator Rob Molloy said he has heard of groups of neighbors organizing for the upkeep of a neighbor’s yard, but most end up in the township office as a nuisance case. The house at 6870 Michael Drive has not. “It hasn’t become an issue, it hasn’t become a nuisance,� Molloy said.
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Neighbors of a vacant house on Michael Drive in Sycamore Township got together one weekend to clean up the overgrown yard to keep it from becoming a nuisance. The neighbors continue to take turns mowing the lawn. From left: Ed Klein, Chris Klein, Robert Sartarelli, Suzanne Sartarelli, Charlotte Scheppers, Betsy Flynn. Not pictured, Martin Frohlich and Trey Hilberg. Sartarelli said that the neighbors are taking turns mowing the lawn every
couple of weeks to maintain the yard.
Princeton raises academic bar at high school By Kelly McBride Reddy kreddy@communitypress.com
Princeton High School is on track to detrack freshmen and sophomores as the school year nears. Previously, students in ninth- and 10th-grades were divided into three groups: general studies, college prep and honors. Starting in August, general studies will be eliminat-
ed, and students will be placed in either college prep or honors programs. Princeton High School Principal William Sprankles the goal is “to prepare them to be successful at the next level.� “We want to expose them to a college prep curriculum,� he said of the students previously enrolled in general studies. “That means even if they don’t
decide to go to college, we want them to have those skill sets. “We want to prepare them to be successful at the next level,� he said. “Even if they decide to go into the military or pursue a trade, we still want them to have a college prep education.� He said that eliminating the lower level of instruction will be beneficial to students.
“Tracking kids at the lowest level is not healthy for anyone,� Sprankles said. “The whole point of detracking is to expose students to a higher level of education. “It’s not intended to water down or hurt the honors curriculum. That’s not how it’s intended to operate. “We will still maintain the integrity with the honors program while address-
ing the needs of our lowerperforming students,� Sprankles said. Alan Bates, who teaches English at the high school, said he’s already begun the process with his students. “It’s difficult to justify how to set high expectations for one group, but not another,� Bates said. One change that’s already been made is the summer reading program,
previously required for college prep and honors s t u d e n t s . Sprankles This year, all students had a summer reading list. “Why is it important for just a certain group of students to read over the summer and not the other,� Bates said. “Literacy is important for all of our students.�
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Tim Mettey, vice president of Matthew 25: Ministries, hands brown bag lunches to a Blue Ash Fire Department truck during their “Community Appreciation Day� July 30.
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know, including the police and fire departments. Volunteers and staff members holding signs along the street and pointing to the building also advertise the event. Mettey said they committed to four days this summer and will consider doing more.
the Cincinnati Soap Box Derby returned for the fourth consecutive year. The Soap Box Derby is a youth racing program which has been run in the United States since 1934.
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Standing in the parking lot of Matthew 25: Ministries as cars and trucks stopped by the table to receive their free lunch July 30, two words could be heard many times. “Thank you.� The sentiment went both ways. The drivers and passengers were expressing gratitude for their free lunch, while Matthew 25: Ministries was showing its appreciation for the community. “It’s just a way for us to say thanks for being there and thanks for helping,� said Joodi Archer, development, public relations and community liaison. Archer said the humanitarian organization is successful because of its volunteers and donors. The lunch giveaway was part of their “Community Appreciation Day.� “It’s just really our way to say thank you to people who help us,� said Wendell Mettey, founder of Matthew 25: Ministries. Mettey said the event shows appreciation to the thousands of volunteers Matthew 25: Ministries gets each year, but it is also about encouragement for anyone who is struggling. The brown bag lunches each included a Subway sandwich, chips and a cookie, as well as the choice between Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite and water. Mettey said the event could not have been done without board member Michael Brandy. Brandy’s company, Brandicorp LLC, donated the food for the event. Tim Mettey, vice president of Matthew 25: Ministries, said the event was Brandy’s idea as a way to give back to the community. “That was a good fit for us,� he said. Matthew 25: Ministries has held a Community Appreciation Day once a month since April. Archer said they have given away breakfast and lunch earlier this summer. “We found that the lunch ones seem to be the best attended,� she said. “They’ve been tremendously successful.� Archer said between 400 and 500 people have been served at each event. Cars, trucks, delivery vans, semi trucks and even a fire truck all came through their “drive-thru.� A few people even walked over to pick up their lunch. “Sometimes it’s people who don’t have any other way to get lunch,� Archer said.
One woman drove by on her way to an appointment. She did not know how she was going to feed her daughter before she stopped by Matthew 25: Ministries. “We like to hear those kinds of stories,� Mettey said. Archer said they make sure that the city facilities
munity� for their cars by proudly displaying the Indian Hill School name and logos. Beck also included a large Symmes Township logo on both sides of his race car. After a 28-year hiatus,
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From left; R.J. Dein, Cole Dein, and Nathan Beck competed in the Cincinnati Soap Box Derby June 28.
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On June 28, three local boys learned the virtues of gravity and how to fight against friction as they skillfully piloted their hand-built race cars down the Central Avenue hill, between Forth Street and Pete Rose Way in downtown Cincinnati. Nathan Beck, Symmes Township, R.J. Dein, Indian Hill and Cole Dein, Indian Hill competed against more than 40 other children in the 2009 Cincinnati Soap Box Derby. Cole Dein, a third-grader at Indian Hill Elementary School, finished in 18th place. Nathan Beck, a sixth-grader at Indian Hill Middle School, finished in 13th place, and R.J. Dein, a sixth-grader at Indian Hill Middle School, finished in third-place – his first Cincinnati Derby. All three boys chose the theme of “School & Com-
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William Sprankles completed his first year as principal of Princeton High School with a rating of excellent.
PHS goal: Better than excellent By Kelly McBride Reddy kreddy@communitypress.com
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Princeton High School has earned a ranking not seen before at the school since the No Child Left Behind initiative took effect in 2002. The school, with 1,600 enrolled, has achieved an excellent rating. “This is a culmination of many years of work,” said Tim Dugan, the district’s director of school improvement. “This is icing on the cake.” In 2007-2008 the school received a score of 97.8, reflecting a trend of improving scores. In 2008-2009 Princeton surpassed 100, earning it the ranking of excellent. No Child Left Behind is based on the belief that setting high standards and measurable goals can improve individual outcomes. It requires states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades Principal William Sprankles said that though Princeton has been making improvements, the school has offered a quality education for years. “But to a lot of people in the community, a rating collectively defines you,” he said. “And a banner of excellent has a huge effect on morale,” Sprankles said. Sprankles said the school achieved an excellent rating because of several factors. Dugan’s position of school improvement director was added last school year, to help improve scores. Sprankles pointed to a new class, implemented in the past school year, to support special needs students in grade 10, when they are tested for the purposes of ranking. New Century Learning gives those students an extra 25 minutes of reading and math each day. Each student has access to a computer, and classes are limited to 15 students. The high school also gave teachers access to data trends, so they can keep
track of student progress in all areas. “By having data, that tells you who needs what and where they need help,” Sprankles said. As the Ohio Graduation Test approached, Princeton took steps to prepare the 10th-graders for that experience. “We did a full simulated week of practice testing,” Sprankles said. “They took the full length test, to be prepared for it.” When it was time for the real test, the high school staff jump-started the kids. “Each day before the test, we had a prep rally,” Sprankles said. That included breakfast, music, motivational speeches and a Powerpoint preparation. To add incentive, students were told that if the high school had 100 percent participation in the test, they’d get a pizza party. They got their pizza party. “One of the great things about the high school is the strong relationship the staff has with the kids,” Superintendent Gary Pack said. “You see them out there, building positive relationships.” Now what? “This year, there will be more changes,” Sprankles said. Among them is a redesigned structure for principals and guidance counselors, making the system parallel. Previously, each grade level had a principal, but counselors were assigned students according to the first letter of the last name. Now, counselors will be assigned by grade level. Some curriculum changes also will continue. What will remain is Sprankles’ three-part covenant. The first part is the building of relationships with the students. Second is providing multiple opportunities for kids to be successful. Finally, Sprankles said he’ll set high expectations for kids to achieve in all content areas. His plan for excellence.
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Beth Bloom of Montgomery and Christopher Goddard of Blue Ash have graduated from Kent State University Bloom graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science in education degree. Goddard received a bachelor of science in nursing degree.
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Several area students recently graduated from Ohio University. They are: Blue Ash: Zachary Milam (B.S., industrial and systems engineering), Emmanual Bakarema (B.F.A., graphic design), Emily Tessel (B.F.A., ceramics), Kelly Spry (B.A., Spanish) Montgomery: Cameron Swoboda (cum laude, B.S. in sports sciences, sport management), Kristen Hedgebeth (cum laude, B.A., English, creative writing).
Sycamore Township: Julie Tebbe (B.B.A., management information systems), Daniel Strotman (B.A., psychology), Amy Neumann (B.B.A., marketing, management information systems), Brett Bowers (cum laude, B.B.A., marketing, management information systems), Cassandra Booker (B.S., education).
Dean’s list
Adam Dalia of Symmes Township graduated from The University of Akron. He received a Bachelor of Science degree.
Benjamin Foley, son of Penny and Russell Foley of Blue Ash, has accepted a Transfer Scholarship from Xavier University. He graduated from Sycamore High School in 2008, where he was active in cross country and track. Foley plans to major in early childhood education at Xavier. The Transfer Scholarship is awarded to students based on their previous college and high school records.
Brittany Brownfield has been named to the 2009 spring semester dean’s list at The University of Findlay. An occupational therapy major, she is from Blue Ash.
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Rachel E. Costello, daughter of John and Becky Costello of Symmes Township, graduated from the University of Indianapolis May 2. She received a bachelor of science in criminal justice.
SCHOOL NOTES Seven Hills add foreign language
The Seven Hills School has added Chinese to its foreign language curriculum, starting in August with the 2009-2010 school year. “We have added an introductory course in Mandarin Chinese this year, and in the 20102011 school year, we will add Chinese II,” said Wynne Curry, Seven Hills Foreign Lan-
guage Department chair. “Open to juniors and seniors who have completed their three-year foreign language requirement, the course will emphasize the development of the four linguistic skills: Reading, writing, speaking, and listening. In addition to learning to read and write Chinese characters, students will learn about Chinese culture, history, cooking, festivals and social customs.” Chinese I will be taught by Peggy Liu Lovro, an experienced licensed Chinese lan-
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guage teacher and certified interpreter and translator. She earned her B.A. in English and literature from The Branch College of Nankai University in Tianjin, China. Her Chinese language teaching experience includes Roger Bacon High School and Greater Cincinnati Chinese School. A native of Tianjin, Lovro and her family live in Montgomery.
The chosen ones
Mount Notre Dame teachers, from left: Christine Mencer of Symmes Township, Sue Magnus of Loveland and Catherine Schildknecht of Sycamore Township was selected to participate in the annual reading and scoring of the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations in June. Only 1,100 U.S. teachers were chosen this year.
HONOR ROLLS Sycamore High School The following students have earned honors for the fourth quarter of 2008-2009.
Honor roll
Freshmen – Dilnoza Abdusamatova, Nicholas Henegan Alston, Nicholas Aube, Shaina Bahler, Miranda Baldwin, Bradi Banner, Rachel Bauder, John Beech, Henry Belfeld, Edward Bernard, Alexandra Bierschwal, Caroline Bresnahan, Jordan Bultman, Hunter Camfield, Pauline Cappel, Caitlin Carey, Emily Carlson, Michael Celek, Curtia Chesson, Kristina Cloward, Evan Cohen, Adam Cole, Michelle Conroy, Ashley Cooper, Marissa Finlay, Luis Miguel Francisco, Haley Geren-Hinegardner, Abigail Geverdt, Emily Gilgoff, Joshua Goodman, Aaron Gushin, Katie Hamilton, Charlotte Harris, Lyndsay Henry, Shane Hensley, Denise Hines, Hayden Horner, Andrew Hugenberg, Chase Johnson, Ross Johnstal, Lukas Karvelis, Marjorie Keith, Alex Kirschner, Nicole Kissela, Alexander Knorr, Megan Kolthoff, Moriah Krawec, Tomoka Kubo, Kirsten Ledbetter, Elizabeth Lenhart, Mishi Liang, Stuart Lindle, Molly Loftspring, Josephine Lupariello, Jeremy Mapes, Benjamin Mather, Adrian McClure, Jacob Meyers, Hayley Moore, Emily Moore, Christine Mulvaney, Kristen Myers, Emily Norman, Gika Okonji, Nelson Pang, James Perryman, Madeline Pope, Ryan Rasulis, Kevin Retta, Zachary Reynolds, Jennifer Rissover, Marissa Rodriguez, Brooke Rosen, Emma Rosen, Alexis Schramm, Shayna Siegel, Anastasia Smith, Erin Soller, Jacob Sorger, Brigitte Sotto, Alec Stamper, Alexandria Steele, Rebecca Steinberg, Delarisco Sumler, Lindsey Swadner, Dominick Troendle, Brittany VanWagenen, Ritvik Vasudevan, Gabriela Vinales Ranzola, Timothy Washington, Celeste Webb, Matthew Whittington, Connor Winnestaffer, Daniel Wones, Michael Woolhiser, Noah Yasgur, Alicia Zavala, Zicheng Zhao and McKenzie Zimmerman. Sophomores – Devon Abney, Mathew Adams, Dahlia Afeef, Cheyanne Avery, Zhongyang Bao, Lauren Barrett, Lauren Bartl, Jean Beaver, Bryan Bergman, Samantha Bernfeld, Kelsey Bird, Matthew Blascak, Alec Bochner, Kevin Bogenschutz, Timothy Bonner, Shariah Brewster, Joseph Bruscato, Jose Cerda Navarro, Ragini Chatterjee, Alan Cheung, Vincent Chu, Joseph Cleary, Andrew Coddington, Ellise Cook, Carissa Courtney, Katelyn Crone, Joseph Crusham, Christina Daniyan, Hayley Dean, Jessica Deemer, Aleksandr Derbinov, Alexander Diersing, Michael Dobler, Jeremy Dock, Steven Doyle, David Eilers, Alexandra Engelhart, Charleeta Ephraim, Tugba Erden, Jordan Evans, Nicole Feld, Charles Fiorenza, Steven Richard Froh, Grace Furtwengler, Karin Goitman, Raphael Goldfarb, Aaron Goldhoff, Jessica Gordon, Sarah Guth, Lauren Guy, Christopher Hall, Daniel Haskett, Nicholas Healey, Natalie Heltman, Danielle Hensley, Michelle Herlihy, Hailey Hess, Johnny Hill, Matthew Hill, Austin Hoard, Alyssa Hoeper, Taariq Ismail, Zane Jamal-Eddine, Michael Jervis, Tomas Jodele, Catherine Johnston, Ashley Jones, Katie Jump, Adam Kaluba, Alan Kissinger, Martha Kitchin, Kelly Klapp, Madeline Knauer, Andrew Kozlove, Troy Lee, Mason Levy, Ryan Livingston, Marisa Lucian, Thomas Mangold-Lenett, Laikyn McClelland, Emily Mondro, Itsaraphap Moonthiya, Colin Murray, Ruth Myers, Molly Niederhelman, Matthew Orabella, Mathew Paez, Zachary Parnell, Brittany Pies, Taylor Pike, Amy Poliner, Samuel Pyles, Pierce Quinn, Benjamin Rader, Sydney Rahe, Alexis Rhodenbaugh, Daniel Rickert, Megan Risk, Reginald Roberts, Joshua Rogoff, Gina Romeo, Erika Russell, Kevin Saeks, Daniel Samet, Arielle Scheier, Cody Schwaegerle, Taylor Schwartz, Ann Seiple, Kimberly Seymour, Barry Shen, Janie Silverman, Terry Smith, Rebecca Soller, Kevin Sonnenberg, Samuel Stewart, Joshua Toney, Carrie Tveita, Taylar Ventura, Anthony Vizachero, Michael Walling, Dallas Wing, Megan Wittenberg, Rebecca Woods, Julia Wyant, Yuma Yamada, Chia-Yi Yeh, Miriam Zakem,
Kathryn Ziegler and Lama Al-Nammari. Juniors – Adrian Amrine, Katie Anders, Ronald Apke, Natasha Arentz, Austin Baas, Joseph Bates, Amber Behrens, Kayla Belmonte, Emily Bere, Thomas Biddle, Mitchell Billman, Katherine Bitzer, John Brooker, Kaitlin Burt, Amber Butler, Elizabeth Cameron, Nicholas Capozzoli, Alexandra Carss, Rebecca Caspersz, Daniel Castillo Mollinedo, Jennifer Cheung, Belinda Chiang, Samuel Cleary, Trevor Cole, Christopher Cole, Thomas Cornelius, Wendy Dalton, Andrew Davis, Matthew De Santis, Ben Dhiman, Delaney Dooley, Jeremy Dukart, Lindsey Elder, Emily Elsbrock, Nicholas Feiler, Rebecca Freeman, Lauren Friday, Jessica Gallatin, Mary Galvardjian, Matthew Geier, Jeffrey Goodman, Evan Groneman, Ariel Grubbs, Alex Grzegorzewski, Jenna Haaser, Collin Hart, Caitlin Hauff, Kimberly Heldman, Donta Higgins, Matthew Hinzman, Holly Horner, Quratulan Ikram, Gerard Irwin, Amy Isaacs, Aubrey Johnson, Joshua Kaplan, Ann Kaplan, Hannah Kelp, Claire Kincaid, Justin Kirschner, Jean-Michel Kourie Frias, Kelly Kraus, Kevin Kreutz, Sukhada Kulkarni, Philip LaFrance, Bogdan Leshchinsky, Joseph Lewis, Alexandra Liberatore, Lauren Lohmueller, Timothy MacKenzie, Jillian Malone, Meghan Marth, Stephanie McFarland, Brandi McGuigan, Maria Mendez Ortiz, Jessica Meyer, Anders Miller, Jacqueline Miranda-Klein, Sarah Moore, Brittany Morgan, Franklin Myers, Charles Noland, Kelsey Norton, Jaclyn Orent, Whitney Osborne, Georgia Ottoni, Alexandra Pak, Caitlin Palmieri, Jarann Pan, Dorian Patterson, Catherine Pensyl, Brent Perlman, Samuel Perryman, Kaitlin Reed, Leah Dorothy Reis, Terri Richter, Mary Robertson, Brenna Rose, Jonathan Rosen, Karly Saeks, Athanasios Sarlis, Brett Schibler, Elizabeth Schornak, Jacob Schwarberg, Aaron Sears, Evan Shafer, Brynn Sharp, Ares Slone, Jacob Soled, Cody Sparks, Katy Staples, Oliver Suggs, Neha Tandon, Brandon Telljohann, Victoria Thompson, Jamieson Thoms, Michael Udom, Jacob Varwig, Catherine Viox, Spencer Wade, Stephanie Webster, Rosalie Wei, Erik Wilkes, Nelson Wong, Spencer Wurzelbacher, Neeli Yarchi, Hong Liang Yu and Zachary Zielinski. Seniors – Ayesha Alam, William Allendorf, Schafer Allison, Dana Askin, Elizabeth Avery, Christine Bacha, Noa Belillti, Christina Bell, Bret Blascak, Daniel Boger, Lauren Bowling, Hannah Brand, Bene Briones, Leah Brock, Jessica Brown, David Chen, Evan Chrisman, Cathryn Chuey, Alexandra Cole, Kyle Conlon, Maureen Cron, Andrew Crusham, Molly Daniels, Cierra Davis, Anna Demuth, Susan Dicken, Daniel Donnellon, Joseph Duran, Kelsey Dybvad, Anastasia Elwing, Sophia Fakoukakis, Michael Fisher, Eric Frank, Daniel Garfield, John Gearin, Henry Geer, Matthew Geisen, William Goodlander, John Goodwin, Priyanka Grandhi, Nathan Gruebmeyer, Peter Guth, Chellsie Haas, Bridget Handkins, Nicole Hasselbeck, Melissa Herlihy, Anand Holtkamp, Alexandra Huller, Emile Hunter, Caroline Ibbotson, Divya Indrakanti, Blake Johns, Christina Jolley, Martin Jones, Kimiya Kaluba, William Kiley, Danielle King, Jessica Kirschner, Brian Koesters, Radhika Krishna, Daniel Krzyminski, Allison Latessa, Ryan Lavigne, Joseph Lee, Evan Lind, Christopher Lo, Gina Lothrop, Ana Martinez Puentes, Christian Mavriplis, Daniel McCarthy, Denis McCormick, Michael McMillen, Joshua Meyer, Margaret Miller, Aeliya Mohsin, Matthew Moler, Charles Moody, Christopher Morgan, James Morgan, Leah Morris, Rebecca Muskat, Mhadhumithaa Naresh, Nicolo Nesci, Tosha Nichols, Max Nolan, Kaitlin O’Toole, Toluwalope Oginni, Jason Orabella, Evelina Petticrew, Mary Lynn Phillips, Nicole Ponticos, Zachary William Price, Kavya Reddy, Prachi Redkar, Hans Rhenisch, Lily Ricci, Jason Rissover, Julia Robinson, Evan Romansky, Alexander Roth, Joshua Samuels, Travis Sayre, Nicholas Schlie, Matthew Schmidt, Claire Schwartz, Eric Schwartz, Thomas Seiple, Brynn Shuller, Laura Singer, Sarah St. Cyr, Angeliki
Sylvester, Jenna Tameris, Daniel Tang, Srebrina Tanova, Andrew Tappan, Bradley Tenenholtz, Jessica Walling, Matthew Weber, Melanie Wegner, Alison Wehman, John Williams, Emily Wilson, Darrell Wilson, Lisa Wu, Weian Ye, Elizabeth Young, Ross Zaenglein and Michael Zenz.
High Honor Roll
Freshmen – Irfanuddin Aijaz, Catherine Aulicino, Hayley Baas, Erik Bao, Avni Bapat, Kristina Bartlett, Daniel Bayliss, Michael Bemmes, Emma Berry, Thomas Biegger, Molly Bird, Elizabeth Bitzer, Annie Blood, Jennifer Boughton, Joanna Boutilier, Alex Branscome, Adam Brody, Mathew Brody, Katherine Brown, Jessica Buchberger, Claire Buckley, Devon Burris, Lina Cardenas, Benjamin Casuto, Samuel Casuto, Katrina Centner, Nicolle Charriez, Jimmy Chau, Katrina Chiang, Vincent Chiang, Cory Chisholm, Rishi Choubey, Patricia Chu, Megan Coddington, Elior Cohen, Sean Cone, Eleazar Contreras, Brendan Corcoran, Kelsey Craig, Michael D’Angelo, Maulik Desai, Caroline Dewey, S.M. Dipali, Benjamin Dobler, Nicholas Dougherty, Kathryn Duff, Carly Edelheit, Emily Edelman, Rachel Eklund, Sara Estes, Sally Evans, Sarah Finer, Jane Finocharo, Hannah Fitch, Amanda Frey, Emily Fry, Christina Gao, Jessie Geer, Andrew Gelwicks, Peter Giannetti, Tamara Goldner, Sarah Jaye Goldschneider, Karen Goldstein, Nicolas Golubitsky, Michael Gray, Megan Gundler, Eric Guy, Clayton Hamre, Si-On Han, Lauren Hancher, Taryn Heidel, Nicholas Henkel, Jack Henning, Lillian Henry, Alexander Hershey, Victor Hu, Dionna Hudson, Carla Ibarra Lavat, Jacqueline Ibrahim, Joanna Ibrahim, Addison Ingle, Sarah Inskeep, Hailey Jardin, Kwang Hyun Jin, Zachary Jones, Ellen Jordan, Tial Tin Kai, Jireh Kang, Benjamin Keel, Celia Keim, Stephanie Kessel, Lauren Kirgis, Lisa Kohmescher, Shawn Krishnan, Samantha Kruger, Vibhor Kumar, Jacob LaFrance, Joshua Lee, Ming-En Lee, Kendrick Li, Meghan Linz, Joseph Liu, Nicholas Lo, Katherine MacLachlan, Colin Marth, Elizabeth Martin, Jaimie Maxwell, Patricia McLaughlin, Kathleen Mehl, Artur Meller, Dominic Miller, Riley Miller, Daniel Moler, Katherine Monaghan, Elizabeth Moore, Thomas Norris, Emelia Oh, Jonathan Ota, Sheila Palic, Chloe Pavlech, Emily Peltz, Amanda Pescovitz, Noelle Plageman, Subira Popenoe, Jordan Reed, Henry Reid, Thompson Rivera, Courtney Robertson, Erika Rodriguez, Allison Rogers, Stephanie Rosner, Elizabeth Roth, Jordan Rothchild, Eric Rubeo, Scott Rubeo, Kadie Ruff, Sohini Sameera, Jennifer Scheer, Jessica Schoen, Nick Schraffenberger, Kyle Sess, Alexandra Shehata, Theodore Simon, Miriam Skapik, Margaret Smith, Olivia Smith, Ariana Speridakos, Megan Stoy, Patrick Stucker, Yubo Sun, Bradley Sweeney, Cassidy Thomas, Michael Tochtermann, Christine Touvelle, Rukhshona Tulabaeva, Natalie Tyler, Anirudha Vaddadi, Erin Wahler, Ellen Wang, Natasha Warikoo, Sarah Wasniewski, Johanna Wegner, Sara Wesselkamper, Caleb Whitcomb-Dixon, Shirley Wong, Deborah Wu, Benjamin Wulker and Emory Zimmer. Sophomores – Suzie An, Gregory Austrow, Liora Bachrach, Brandon Baum, Hannah Beck, Emily Begley, Hannah Belfeld, Emily Bell, Alexander Berger, Daniel Berghoff, Brian Boyle, Leonard Bresler, Daniel Brook, Suttida Buengbon, Brandon Buka, Emma Burgin, Nia Campinha-Bacote, Kevin Carroll, Joann Chandler, James Chisholm, Devin Choudhury, Gabriella Chronis, Matthew Cianciolo, Mallory Condron, Jenlain Coyle, Margaret Cron, Rohan Dalal, Karmela Marie Dalisay, Alixandria Davis, Jacob Deitloff, Claire DeLong, Aamna Dosani, Bailey Dowlin, Connor Dowlin, Kelsey Drapkin, Mark Eilers, Aaron Gabriel Englander, Robert Falick, Jared Farber, Matthew Farr, Gretchen Fischer, Aaron Grzegorzewski, Jose Manuel Gutierrez, Sara Hammer, Kyle Hart, Sarah Hayes, Darius Hillary, Emily Hoffmeister, Yu Lan Hsu, Grace Hulett, Sonali Jain, Anna James, Sarah Janning, Eunsol Jeon, Erik
Johnson, Lindsey Johnson, Sara Jolley, Adam Kapuscinski, Dhivya Karthikeyan, Andrew Katz, Aaron Kaufman, Danielle Kearns, Carmen Keeton, Sania Khan, Victoria Kindred, Brian Klonne, Michael Knodle, Faith Koehne, Kyle Korn, Trevor Kress, Madeline Kroell, Stephanie Kuhne, Mihir Kulkarni, Joonsue Lee, Michael LeNeveu, Nikita Lillaney, Sara Lindsay, Ashley Locke, Alejandra Lopez, Haruka Maeno, Emmalin Majchrzak, Adeel Malik, Kelsey Malof, Amanda Malone, Maria Marballi, Elise Marchant, Allison Martin, Michele McDonald, Paige Meiser, Marisa Merk, Rose Mervis, Jennifer Merz, Robert Meyer, Emily Mills, Emily Minevich, Sarah Montague, Samuel Moody, McKenzie Morgan, Rachel Morris, Corinne Murphy, Aravind Nair, Kathryn Napierski, Aaron Natarus, Matthew Nickol, Jeffrey Niu, Kotori Ota, Scott Owen, Frank Pan, Shivani Parikh, Michael Pelfrey, Kathleen Pember, Jeffrey Peter, Corinne Peters, Kelsey Peterson, Caroline Pineo, Rebecca Pollak, Carolyn Raithel, Amona Refaei, Brielle Reiff, Adam Reinhart, Benjamin Reinhold, Maxwell Riehemann, Jason Robke, Daniel Roth, Lindsey Rothe, Jon Eric San Miguel, Teresa Sandoval, Ashley Schaefer, Meagan Schipper, Samantha Schlie, Allison Schloss, Matthew Schramm, Lily Schwartz, Eliot Schwartz, Caroline Seyler, Ravi Sheth, Michael Shi, Steven Simpkins, Austin Sirkin, Nathan Smith, Alexandra Smith, Brandon Sosna, Shira Spiegel, Robert Stein, Michael Streicher, Sariah Suryadevara, Catherine Tate, Ryan Thompson, Angela Tregubov, Michael Tufts, Julia Turkevich, Grace van Amerongen, Jacquelyn Weber, Megan Wells, Andrew Wick, Steven Winkler, Jeffrey Wolkoff and John Yengo. Juniors – Yasmine Abdallah, Jamie Alemagno, William Andrews, Amjud Arabeiat, Daniel Ashton, Carol Attebery, Arielle Bachrach, Brittany Bader, Stephen Barr, Samuel Benson, Courtney Bernard, Colleen Bird, Sean Bonnoitt, Bornali Borah, Emily Boutilier, Anne Brant, Kaley Bridgewater, Kristin Brown, Charles Bundy, Matthew Burke, Dallas Burris, Elizabeth Caldwell, Alyssa Caligaris, Michael Camardo, Caroline Cameron, Charlotte Cappel, Jordan Chen, Janice Choi, Bria Clough, Jonathan Coddington, Emily Cohen, Lauren Cohen, Maxim Coninx, Briana Conners, Abigail Costello, Molly Cramer, Christopher Culin, Hannah D’Souza, Harlan Dannenberg, Paul DeBruine, Rachel Dick, Keith Diederich, Alexandra DiMasso, Elliott Dirr, Erin Doherty, Kevin Doherty, Megan Doherty, Tyler Dowdall, Ryan Ebstein, Jordan Edelheit, Demetre Evans, Patrice Fahlbusch, Molly Fitch, Danielle Fleming, Ross Fletcher, Kayla Forshey, Daniel Frecka, Melissa French, Nicholas Fry, Philip Ganson, Elise Gelwicks, Megan Gillespie, Regan Girten, Nicholas Goedde, Joshua Goldman, Natalie Goodwin, Amy Gordon, Claire Gordon, Ellen Gordon, Michael Grannen, James Graves, Gabrielle Gray, Michelle Grosser, Nitisha Gupta, Brent Hankins, Caitlin Harley, Lindsey Harris, Jessica Hartman, Candice Hayes-McInnis, Emily Hersman, Valerie Hill, Allison Hochgesang, Elizabeth Hoopes, Rachel Howard, Lauren Huber, Taryn Imwalle, Muhammad Iqbal, Andrew Jensen, Kyung-Hyun Jin, William Jones, David Jungerwirth, Adam Kahan, Urim Kang, Sophie Kanter, Hallie Kantor, Ashleigh Karnell, Keiko Kato, Aniruddha Kaushik, Benjamin Keefe, Elizabeth Keefe, Madelaine Keim, Daniel Keith, Alyssa Kelly, Victoria Kim, Chelsie King, Christopher King, Matthew Kirkendall, Mayu Kobori, Mark Kohmescher, Jordan Kolb, Kyle Konerman, Matthew Korn, Erin Kosel, Neil Krishnan, Logan Kruger, Brittany Larkin, Rosemary Lawrence-Slater, Benjamin Lee, Joseph Lee, Nicole Lefton, Christopher Lerner, Katherine Lin, Danielle Linz, Daniel Makutonin, Maria Martinez Puentes, Kaori Matsui, Jacob Maxwell, Daniel McCarthy, Josephine McKinnon, Christine McLaughlin, Laura McLean, Erin McLean, Ellie Mendelsohn, Angela Messina, Seth Mishne, Elizabeth Morand, Erik Morris, Rachel Myers, Brandon Nazek, Jacob Newton, Gracia Ng, Donald Norman,
Alexandra Norris, Joseph O’Brien, Catlynn O’Connor, Kyle Pangallo, Sheena Patel, Kelsey Pauly, Nicholas Peltz, Elana Pentelnik, Paul Pescovitz, Hannah Petko-Bunney, Ashley Phillips, Austin Pierson, Michelle Pohl, Ruchika Porwal, Elizabeth Potter, Tiffany Quan, Sara Rabin, Ann Ramstetter, Hannah Rashkin, Jacqueline Rogers, Kylie Rook, Kathryn Rosenberg, Andrew Ross, Sophie Ross, Akshay Roy-Chaudhury, Michael Rozzo, Mark Rubeo, Jenna Ruff, Jenna Samuelson, Alexander Schatz, Hannah Seibert, Cody Selker, Allison Setser, Larry Shockley, Madeline Skopin, William Sloss, Matthew Slovin, Erinn Sonntag, Jeffrey Spitz, Ashvin Srivatsa, Zachary Steele, Garrett Steinbuch, Rebecca Streeter, Katherine Strickland, Bryan Summerlin, Michael Sussman, Max Swartz, Susan Symons, Kyle Templeman, Theresa Thies, Nishanth Thiyagarajah, Trevor Thomas, Michela Tindera, Kathryn Tolley, Danielle Tsevat, Natalia Varias, Leo Volkov, Alexis Walker, Sophia Wall, Xiaotian Wang, Logan Waterman, Richard Werden, Adrienne Wessinger, Kaitlyn Whisman, Ryan Whitney, Madeline Williams, Jennifer Williamson, Ian Wilson, Kevin Witt, Samuel Wocks, Annie Xie, Jing Xing, Paul Yanow, Sophia Yasgur, Dae-Hyuc Yim, Taylor Young, Joyce Zhang, Ellean Zhang, Leah Zimmer and Katherine Zimmer. Seniors – Jordan Abrams, Omar Al-Refaei, Anna Albain, Jennifer Andrews, Brien Badeer, Bryan Bader, Gary Banks, Alison Barbro, Rachel Barr, Kelsey Beck, Rebeccah Belfeld, Stephanie Biehle, Matthew Bigliano, Shelby Bittinger, Amberlee Blust, Daniel Bobier, Caitlin Bresnahan, Sarah Brown, Hailey Buffington, Leah Burgin, Elizabeth Burkhart, Caitlin Camfield, Sarah Carlson, Kenneth Charriez, Meng Ping Chen, Eric Chu, Nicholas Cianciolo, Shannon Conners, Abby Cooper, Christen Corcoran, Jacob Cornelius, Kevin Davies, Gabriel De Vela, Edward DeLara, Roxanne Demarest, John Denny, Blake Dewey, Jeffrey Doyle, Andrew Dream, Danielle Ebstein, Emily Eckert, Nathaniel Eckman, Hilary Egan, Megan Esper, Benjamin Estes, Abigail Evans, Negin Fallahi, Clara Fesmire, Lindsay Fischer, Sarah Furtwengler, Paolo Nicolo Gabriel, Mitchell Garner, Leah Goldfarb, Kyle Goldhoff, Gina Gordon, Lydia Griffith, Michael Guthrie, Jonathan Hancher, Kathleen Hegyesi, Kari Hellman, Elizabeth Henning, Stephen Hesterberg, Alix Hildal, Constance Hill, Eric Hodgdon, Daphne Hsu, Mattie Hulett, Arielle Ingber, Abass Jamal Eddine, Kit James, Mary Jiang, Jaimee Johnson, Emily Johnstal, William Johnston, Brian Kapcar, Rose Kaplan, Rebekah Kartal, Shoko Kato, Gabriela Keeton, Jenna Kelly, Brittany Kindberg, Elizabeth King, Lauren Kley, Gus Klofta, Cassondra Latham-Weldon, Elizabeth LeBlond, Joseph Lee, Chia-En Lee, Sonia Lillaney, Brittany Lintz, Kristen Lintz, Stephen Lo, Tara Lucian, Charlie Manion, Chelsea Manning, Anton Martynchenko, Kathleen Mayer, Joseph McLaughlin, Matthew Mendelsohn, Megan Merk, Jennifer Miller, Meredith Murphy, Gautam Nagendra, Michael Natarus, Candice Nemoff, Samuel Newland, Sarah Perlman, Matthew Phipps, Courtney Pieper, Rebekah Pittman, Rachel Pittman, Vladlen Podolsky, Lydia Popp, Katherine Post, David Pyles, Jordan Rabin, Adrian Radtke, Stephen Raithel, Daniel Rajaiah, Dana Reinhart, Kallye Renner, Terhi Reponen, Claire Rickards, Alyson Riedel, Adam Robke, Anne Roessler, Marissa Rogoff, Michael Rollins, Lauren Rubenstein, Ronald Rubin, Jacelyn Rubinstein, Jenna Samuels, Sarah Schneider, Rachel Senefeld-Naber, Kevin Sheff, Brett Simek, Lauren Margaret Simon, Michael Smilovitz, Amy Smith, Zachary Sosna, Terence Southard, Andrew Spellman, John Stucker, Melanie Swartz, Benjamin Swofford, Meena Thatikunta, David Tromblay, Felicia Trost, Meredith Troy, Rijutha Vaidyalingam, Kerry Verdier, Melissa Wang, Baylee Waterman, Aliza Weinberger, Tamar Wiener, Tamara Winkler, Alexandra Wissing, Erica Wittkugel, Rachel Wolkoff, Esther Wu, Brian Wulker, Katherine Yaroma, Robert You, Paul Zajdel, Thomas Zipperstein and Samantha Zola.
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Eagles’ Lloyd eyeing the next level By Tony Meale
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As a junior starting pitcher for Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy this past season, John Lloyd went 9-0 with a 1.19 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 59 innings pitched. As impressive as Lloyd is on the diamond, however, baseball isn’t his best sport. No, that would be football; Lloyd, who will be a senior, is one of the top punters in the country. “It’s his passion,” CHCA head football coach Eric Taylor said. “He works very hard as a punter and spends a lot of time on the field working. He has a very powerful leg.” A preseason All-Tri-state selection in 2008, Lloyd averaged more than 42 yards per punt last year, and 41 percent of his kicks landed inside the 20, as he helped the Eagles to an 11-1 record. He
was named allconference, allcity, all-district and all-state. Lloyd, who lives in Evendale, began his punting career as a third-grader Lloyd at Cincinnati Christian Academy. “I was always the biggest kid and had a strong leg,” said Lloyd, who is currently 6-2, 225. “My dad saw it as a way for me to go somewhere.” It certainly has been – and will be. Lloyd was in Gainesville, Fla., on July 24 for the annual “Friday Night Lights” event at the Swamp. On July 25, he traveled to Wisconsin for the Kohl’s National Invitational Scholarship Professional Kicking and Punting Camp, where he was ranked No.
5 out of 136 punters. Several schools have expressed interest in Lloyd, who has visited Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, Miami of Ohio, Cincinnati, Florida and Arkansas – among others. “As a dad, I can say he’s earned every bit of this,” said Lloyd’s father, Steve. “He started in third grade and had an eye on playing college football ever since.” No school has extended an official offer as of yet, but that trend figures to change sooner rather than later. “As soon as one or two other national guys commit, John will get some offers real quick,” Taylor said. Lloyd, 17, hopes to procure at least three scholarships and is working diligently to improve his hang time. “Last year I was around a 4.2 or 4.3,” he said. “I want to get to
a 4.7 or higher.” At this point, the question is not if Lloyd will play in college; rather, it is a question of where. “I’d like it to be an educationfirst situation,” Steve said. “I’d like him to pick the school first and the athletics second.” Lloyd, who plans to major in business and minor in sports management, is open to playing multiple positions at the next level – including tight end or defensive end – and may even give college baseball a try. But for now, he wants to see where punting takes him. “I just want to work hard at the position they give me a scholarship for,” said Lloyd, who dreams of playing professionally; his 42.6-yard punting average as a junior in high school would already have put him among the bottom 25 percent of NFL punters. “He’s as good as anyone I’ve
seen and better than anyone I’ve coached,” Taylor said. “He has a lot of upside and will definitely have options.” Lloyd credits his father for making all of this possible. “My dad has been easily the biggest influence in my life; I can’t tell you how many balls he’s caught for me,” he said. “Seeing that I’m getting closer to my goals only drives me to work harder.” Steve, meanwhile, has been impressed with his son’s maturity throughout this process. “It’s been a good experience as far as a character-builder and seeing him talk face-to-face with coaches like Urban Meyer and Rich Rodriguez,” he said. “John doesn’t want football to identify him; he wants to use football as a platform to teach kids to stay on the right path and to hold their heads high win or lose.
U18 Elite takes second at nationals
Sharks force win
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With the rain falling, FCA Cincinnati Sharks Pitcher Matt Blankenship (47) of Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy nails down the final strikeout to clinch a 1-0 victory and the save against the Ohio Force in a recent select baseball game. The Sharks are coming off of last season’s 14-0, American Division Championship and have moved up to playing in the stronger and more competitive National Division of the SWOL this year.
Locals from Sycamore High School, Ursuline Academy and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy fell just short of winning a national title with their U18 Ohio Elite girls’ club team at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships. Competing as one-of-four regional champions at nationals, Ohio Elite advanced to the finals of its U18 girls’ bracket after finishing pool play at 2-0-1. Ohio Elite fell to FC Bucks Vipers, 1-0, during the finals Sunday, July 26, to finish as national runner-up. Locals on the team include Sycamore’s Caitlin Bresnahan and Alix Hildal, CHCA’s Brooke Eberly and Ursuline’s Kiley Naylor. Bresnahan is committed to the collegiate program at Washington State University. Hildal will play college soccer with the University of Mississippi. Eberly is bound for the University of Cincinnati. Naylor will spend her college days playing for the University of Virginia. Taking place in Lancaster, Mass., nationals began with pool play Wednesday, July 22, and concluded with finals Sunday, July 26. The Vipers became the first girls’ team from Pennsylvania to win a U.S. Youth Soccer national title. Milford High School graduate Alyssa Rich and Lisa Nouansengy, a Dayton resident, led Ohio Elite with two goals each during nationals. Rich is committed to the prestigious Division I collegiate program at the University of North Carolina. Elizabeth Burchenal and Emily Cardell, both of Saint Ursula Academy, netted one goal each for the U18 Ohio Elite girls’ team at nationals. Like Rich, Burchenal is also
Ohio Elite U18 girls’ club roster
Lauren Amyx (Saint Ursula), Ohio State University Lindsay Bell (Anderson), University of Memphis Ally Berry (Saint Ursula), Wake Forest University Caitlin Bresnahan (Sycamore), Washington State University Elizabeth Burchenal (Saint Ursula), University of North Carolina Tara Campbell (McNicholas), Duke University Emily Cardell (Saint Ursula), University of Louisville Dana Dalrymple (Anderson), University of Iowa Ashley Daniels (Indian Hill), University of Cincinnati Brooke Eberly (CHCA), University of Cincinnati Alix Hildal (Sycamore), University of Mississippi Kiley Naylor (Ursuline), University of Virginia Alyssa Rich (Milford), University of North Carolina Meredith Snow (Indian Hill), University of Mississippi Leslie Twehues (Highlands), University of Kentucky Sarah Vinson (Amelia), Marshall University Maggie Brown (Lakota West) Kate Biggerstaff (Columbus resident) Erin Jacobsen (Chicago resident) Lisa Nouansengy (Dayton resident) Allie Vernon (Chicago resident)
committed to the University of North Carolina. Cardell will play college soccer at the University of Louisville. Indian Hill graduate Meredith Snow, Highlands High School’s Leslie Twehues and Chicago resident Erin Jacobsen also scored one goal each at nationals for Ohio Elite. Twehues will play college soccer at the University of Kentucky. Snow begins her sophomore season with the University of Mississippi this fall. Ohio Elite kicked off pool play at nationals with a win over ESC 91 Black, 4-0, on Wednesday, July 22.
Cincy’s top softball teams face off at Rumpke By Mark Chalifoux mchalifoux@communitypress.com
Rain hampered the start of the 57th annual Cincinnati Metro Softball Tournament but even that won’t slow what has grown into one of the biggest events of its kind in the nation. “They make it work,” said Jonathan Kissell, Rumpke’s senior communication coordinator. The Met is played mainly at Rumpke Park in Crosby Township, with
finals concluding Wednesday, Aug. 12. “With so many teams it takes a lot of coordination to put it together. To make it happen with so many teams involved seems overwhelming but it’s impressive how well a tournament of this size can run.” Kissell said the grounds crew can be found at the park late into the night and that games are played most weeknights until midnight and later if there are weather delays.
There are 261 teams in the Met this year, down 10 teams from 2008. Kissell said they were expecting fewer teams due to the economy but was happy with the number of teams. “It’s just a huge event to a lot of people. Teams prepare all season for this event. To find out who the best of the best is and be declared a city champ. Teams take a lot of pride in it,” he said. The Met is one of the biggest tournaments of its kind in the
nation. Only local, league-sanctioned teams were allowed to qualify for entry. Players cannot form teams just to play in the tournament. One key to the tournament’s continued success, Kissell said, is the tradition. “It’s been around so long, a lot of players playing today probably watched their parents and grandparents play in the Metro,” he said. “We play sports in grade school and high school and it’s a
chance to relive those days as an adult. Players still take pride in being a champion.” Kissell, who grew up in the area and went to high school at La Salle, said the Met is popular even among spectators. “It’s only $3 for admission and kids under 12 and adults over 65 get in free. You can grab an ear of corn and a burger and watch a bunch of softball games from the sundeck. For two weeks, it’s a great place to be,” he said.
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College commitment
Mia Okiekwe, Sycamore High School senior, signs a letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Northwest Ohio.
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Difference between education and indoctrination
A recent news article reaffirmed my fears of the education our children are getting in high school and college. I spent one year teaching GED and 14 years as a volunteer at two different colleges. Being a volunteer has certain advantages. The most important of which is that I had no stake in my position. I was free to do what I thought best to aid my students to achieve their goals and to become thoughtful and useful citizens. My only reward was that very personal and satisfying feeling that comes from giving of yourself to improve the life of others. One learns not to expect gratification from students. Sometimes it
comes in unexpected ways. The ultimate was two students who told me I had changed their lives. At the first Edward Levy class meeting I my Community reviewed grading stanPress guest dards and columnist expectations. I also announced the topics for the mid-term and final essay exams. This gave the full term for the students to think about what they were required to learn. My grading standard was
CH@TROOM July 29 questions
Have you seen coyotes or other wild animals in your neighborhood? What can or should be done to lessen the threat of coyotes? “To me it is a challenge in and of itself. “Humans eventually encroach on the habitat and domain of creatures. “Some enthusiasts compel legislation that protects some or many at the expense of others, be it creatures or humans. “If someone diminished your territory, property and source of food, etc ..., how would you feel and react? “To me an appropriate compromise is to safely attempt to rescue and humanely capture them, transport them, and release them in a more diverse habitat ala more rural and wild that hopefully will allow them to exist and thrive better in their own turf area.” JJJR
Next questions Sycamore Township is trying to revitalize its Block Watch program. Do you think such program are effective? Why or why not? Should Major League Baseball reinstate Pete Rose? Why or why not? Every week The Northeast Suburban Life asks readers a question they can reply to via email. Send your answer to nesuburban@communitypress.com with Chatroom in the subject line.
anything is better, as long as it is legal. “Our national political system seems to have evolved into two parties: Dems, you support the prez on his ideas and that of the Dems in the U. S. House and Senate, and if you are a GOP, all you have to do is oppose any idea and try to block it. “What ever happened to the “No coyotes concept of what seen here, how- “It is truly shameful that we is best for our ever we do have nation? deer, the last cannot all get along and give “We can give seen were three due diligence to someething so millions and bilfawns of course important that will benefit us lions to other we have the nations, surely usual assort- for once and all.” we can put ment of rabbits, appropriate birds, squirrels, With the fairly large lots of half- funding with checks and balances acre and growth there is natural back into the budget to help our very own? food for them.” “Have you ever tried to get F.J.B. preventative, routine, or needed What do you like and dislike health care from anyone when about the health care propos- you have little, miniscule or no als currently before Congress? health/ medical coverage? “It is truly shameful that we “I oppose this plan because of the high cost, my distrust of the cannot all get along and give due federal government’s ability to diligence to someething so imporhandle any program efficiently, tant that will benefit us for once and I worry the time to get an and all.” JJJR appointment to see a doctor will be months under this program. “Just look at Canada’s, Great “The answer to that is a very Britain’s and Massachusetts’ loud clear, nothing, the federal health plans to see the problems government is totally out of conthey have. trol, failed to fund Social Security, Look at how badly the govern- and is operating in violation of ment has run the post office and our Constitution, which establishSocial Security and you see just es limits on the powers of the fedhow bad health care could be. If eral government. this health plan is so good why “This results in loss of local has the president tried to stop all control, in our schools, private debate by those who question the business, the continued socializaplan? Is he hiding something?” tion of our country by both parties A.S. must be stopped and people elected who will restore our constitu“It all has so much wonderful tional rights. potential. “I sincerely hope the people “Now with the one-party will wake up before it is too late to majority with it seems that save our freedoms. instead of striving for excellence, “Wake up mayors, city counit is par for the course for the GOP cil, school boards, business ownlovers to denigrate the Dems for ers.” any suggestion to improve. F.J.B. “When you have nothing,
simple. I explained that a “C” student will understand the book. A “B” student would have thought about the book. An “A”student could make me think about the book. There was method in this. It was up to the student to think about the material and to probe me for my ideas. My policy in the class discussion was to take a position opposite the majority of the class, even if it was not my personal view. This led to lively discussion and some funny repartee when both sides of the discussion admitted to probing for the sake of argument or humor. That is the essence of education. Indoctrination is a totally dif-
ferent thing. This takes place when the professor and/or the “educational institution” has a political agenda that is force fed to the student. The student may be required to “parrot” radical views in order to get the desired grade or even pass the course. As a person who had the personal interests of the student as my main objective, I was often a personal confidant. It was not unusual that I would be told of professors and other institutions that reduced grades or failed students simply because of not supporting political or other personal views of the teachers. A student who is indoctrinated rather than educated might be expected to go into the world with
a faulty set of values. Worst of all, the expensive education is of little use in a competitive world. I know many “educated” people who have no concept of the reality it takes to create prosperity or a peaceful and safe world. My advice is that if you are a parent or student you should be particularly aware of the content of textbooks and class participation. Education is the ability to be a free thinker, to ask questions and to examine all sides of an issue. Indoctrination is not education. Edward Levy is a longtime resident of Montgomery and a former college instructor.
Clear strategy to defeat smog Warm weather is immersing the Tristate, which means smog season is upon us! The OhioKentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) asks that everyone do their share for cleaner air this summer to reduce smog and improve the region’s air quality. “Smog is dangerous because it is an environmental concern that can negatively affect a person’s health,” said OKI Board President and Campbell County Judge Executive Steve Pendery. “That is why preventing and reducing smog pollution is important for everyone in the Tristate region.” Smog is especially harmful to children, the elderly, and those with respiratory problems. Smog is dangerous because it restricts the lungs from absorbing oxygen, which makes breathing very difficult. Inhaling this pollutant can cause short-term health problems such as shortness of breath, chest pains and wheezing. It can also cause more damaging long-term health problems such as chronic inflammation of lung tissue,
increased respiratory symptoms, heart attacks, lung disease and chronic bronchitis. Smog can also have a harmful and Katie Lauber lasting impact Community on the environPress guest ment including and trees. columnist plants Constant smog pollution can alter and seriously disturb environmental growth over time. Smog alerts are issued when there are high levels of pollution in the presence of sunlight, high temperatures and little cloud coverage. It is important to pay attention to local media outlets to find out when a smog alert has been issued; interested individuals can also call 1-800-621- SMOG and sign up to receive a smog alert notification when an alert is issued. Luckily, there are many simple changes everyone can make to
reduce smog and keep the air clean including: carpooling, walking or riding a bike short distances, refueling and using gasoline powered lawn equipment after 8 p.m., maintaining vehicles, conserving electricity, limiting car idling, and spreading the clean air message to friends, family and coworkers. Doing these things will have positive health effects and help improve the environment. These steps can also save money! “It doesn’t take much effort to change your daily habits and become a clean air advocate,” said OKI Executive Director Mark Policinski. “Simply being conscious of your decisions and planning ahead can make a significant difference.” For more information and additional tips to reduce air pollution, visit www.DoYourShare.org or call 1-800-621-SMOG. Katie Lauber is the Clean Air program assistant for the Ohio- KentuckyIndiana Regional Council of Governments.
Solutions to budget crisis ignored The past few months of budget deliberations have proven to be especially difficult with the state’s $3.2 billion deficit and the conflicting opinions among legislators for the best course of action for Ohio’s economic recovery. My colleagues and I in the House Republican Caucus have made great efforts to call for fiscal responsibility and introduced numerous bills to address wasteful spending. A growing concern of our caucus has been the uncontrolled growth of Medicaid and unchecked, wasteful spending of your hard-earned tax dollars. In 2006, the Ohio auditor of state conducted an audit of our state’s Medicaid expenditures. The study made multiple recommendations to improve the system and control spending. However, as of this year, few of the recommendations have been implemented and Ohio’s spending on Medicaid is 40 percent higher than the national average. During budget proceedings, my colleague, State Rep. Barbara Sears (R-Sylvania), introduced a bill to put into action more of the recommendations to eliminate any excessive waste of tax dollars. House Bill 240 would repair inefficiencies in Ohio’s Medicaid system, potentially saving taxpayers $122 million annually. This bill would have been a
responsible and long-term step toward closing state’s deficit. However, the proposal was rejected as an amendment to the budget and Ron Maag never received a Community hearing in the Press guest Ohio House. further columnist ourTocommitment to helping Ohio’s taxpayers, my colleagues and I in the House Republican Caucus also urged an initiative to eliminate government waste by streamlining government agencies. H.B. 25, introduced by State Rep. John Adams (R-Sidney), recommended the consolidation of Ohio’s 24 state agencies to 11, making our state government more efficient and reducing duplicitous expenditures. I cosponsored this bill because of its potential to save taxpayers more than $1 billion annually. Again, this measure was rejected as an amendment to the budget bill and has yet to receive any public hearings. Together, HBs 25 and 240 had the capability of saving Ohioans more than $2.5 billion over the next two years. Instead of examining existing problems with outof-control spending and waste,
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this budget – which is based on Goc. Strickland’s framework – favors cuts to vital services as a means to fill the budget gap. These cuts include reductions to funding for our local libraries, inhome care for the elderly and services to the disabled. Furthermore, Gov. Strickland has placed video lottery terminals, or slots machines, at Ohio’s race tracks to raise additional revenue to close the budget gap. Essentially, the governor and House Democrats are attempting to balance the budget on the backs of the most vulnerable Ohioans, rather than repairing wastefulness at its root. The budget recently passed the Ohio House by a vote of 54-44 and was sent to the governor for his approval. Certainly, it has been a very difficult and tedious task of balancing a budget in these difficult economic times. Regardless, fixing inefficiencies in state government should have been the first step toward a smartly balanced budget. Viable, longterm solutions were ignored and I regret that I could not support this budget. I will continue to speak for your interests and to promote sensible use of your tax dollars. Contact State Rep. Ron Maag at 77 S. High St., 10th Floor, Columbus, Ohio, 43215; district35@ohr.state.oh.us; (614) 644-6023.
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Jackie Orent and Molly Cramer are looking for donations to raise money for juvenile diabetes research. They plan to bike 100 miles in Death Valley, Calif., in October to raise awareness of the disease from which Cramer suffers.
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Contributions are taxdeductible and can be made by visiting http://ride.jdrf.org/index.cfm?f useaction=rideCentral.persona lpage&riderID=8914 or by mailing a check made out to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to Cramer or Orent at 3629 Fawnrun Drive, Cincinnati, OH, 45241. ter for the bicycle ride and hope to complete it in one day on Oct. 17 – Cramer’s 18th birthday. They are looking now for people who can donate to the cause. “You can help save lives,” Orent said. “You can help kids and teens like Molly so they won’t have to poke themselves with needles multiple times a day.” Said Cramer: “I am lucky that I have insurance and access to great medical advances and the support of friends and family, but not all kids are that fortunate. “Please help me and help them at the same time,” she said. Reported by Jeanne Houck
THINGS TO DO Superb seafood
Cooks’ Wares – Symmes Township is hosting the cooking class “Superb Seafood” from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at Cooks’ Wares – Symmes Township, 11344 Montgomery Road, Symmes Township. The class is led by Jeff Simmons, owner/operator of the Seafood Station in Loveland. The cost is $50 and registration is required. Call 4896400 or visit www.cookswaresonline.com.
Water use
Grailville Education and Retreat Center is hosting the Homegrown Permaculture Workshop, “Water Use Workshop,” from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Grailville Education and Retreat Center, 932 O’Bannonville Road, Loveland. The event includes lunch. The cost is $65 and registration is recommended. Call 6832340 or visit www.grailville.org.
Stamp away
Stamp Your Art Out in Blue Ash is hosting the Stampaway USA Rubber Stamp Convention from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville. The event includes shop-
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Three years ago when Molly Cramer and Jackie Orent were freshmen at Sycamore High School they each raised $3,500 for juvenile diabetes research by bicycling 40 miles in Death Valley, Calif. This fall when the girls will be seniors, they hope to raise a minimum of $4,700 each by bicycling 100 miles during the Ride to Cure Diabetes held annually in Death Valley – just one of the fundraisers mounted regularly worldwide for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. Cramer, who lives in Blue Ash, learned she had Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes five years ago after she collapsed while playing lacrosse. “She was rushed to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital where she was immediately diagnosed with pancreas failure, meaning that her body could no longer produce its own insulin,” said Orent, her friend and an Evendale resident. “Within the hour, the first of countless insulin shots began.” Cramer and Orent have been training since last win-
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With a family atmosphere and 24hour catering service, Raffel’s Catering stands out from other mainstream catering services. Started in 1973 by Pat Raffel, the first banquet center was located in Roselawn. Raffel’s moved to 10160 Reading Road in Evendale in 1988 and opened a second location in Blue Ash at 11330 Williamson Road. Development director and Pat’s daughter Maggie Raffel said that what keeps people coming back is the quality of both the service and the food that Raffel’s Catering provides. She said everything they cook and serve is homemade, with the roast beef and gravy the most popular dish on the menu. “It’s the same way my grandma made it, which is the same way my dad makes it,” Maggie said. Several members of the Raffel family work with the catering service, including Maggie’s grandma and brother. Raffel’s even has a 24-hour catering service which Maggie Raffel said is very popular among companies who may need to cater a meal to their third-shift employees. Both locations in Evendale and Blue Ash, have been remodeled in the last two years and showcase new granite tops, stained glass windows in the bar area, updated bathrooms and new carpeting and dance floor in the hall which Maggie said were outdated. The banquet halls are open to weddings, anniversary dinners, corporate parties and even high school proms. Maggie said that when working with
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Pat Raffel, left, opened Raffel’s Catering in 1973. The business is family-owned and operated in Evendale and Blue Ash. Pat’s daughter, Maggie Raffel, right, serves as the development director and is helping to run the business.
This could be your business To feature your business, send a story (no more than 300 words) and a photo (.jpeg format) to nesuburban@communitypress.com. Businesses must be locally owned and based in Blue Ash, Montgomery, Sycamore Township or Symmes Township. different clients, Raffel’s Catering is always open to trying new things for the menu to make the event the best possible for the customer. She said
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they take seriously the responsibility they have because they represent Raffel’s as well as the host who chose their banquet hall for the event. “It’s not just about our food, it’s about their event,” Maggie said. To learn more about Raffel’s Catering or to check out event menus and prices, visit www.raffelscatering.com
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Forest Dale Church of Christ is hosting a Back to School Bash at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Forest Dale Church of Christ, 604 W. Kemper Road, Springdale. The event includes a Kids’ Zone play area, cookout and rummage sale. School supplies given to qualifying children from the Princeton and Winton Woods school districts beginning at 10 a.m. (while supplies last.) The Kids’ Zone begins at 10 a.m.; cookout begins at 11:30 a.m. Call 825-7171 or visit www.forestdale.org. Forest Dale Church of Christ Youth Minister Josh Garrett and Deacon Rod Blanton are organizing the “Back to School Bash.”
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church is seeking donations and volunteers for its annual lawn fete and auction set this year for Saturday, Sept. 12. What began as a simple ice cream social has since evolved into a 102year tradition and primary fundraiser of the year for the Symmes Township church. Hundreds are expected to turn out in search of used home furnishings, antiques and various odds-andends. Others will go to savor the delicious festival fare or for the silent auction, corn hole tournament, antique appraisals, chicken dinner and car show. A portion of the proceeds will benefit three nonprofit organizations: Comfort Foundation, which ministers to orphans and needy children in Russia; City Gospel Mission of Cincinnati, which works to help people to become self-sufficient; and the church’s National Mission Trip set for next year. The church will also use proceeds to complete the renovation of its historic chapel. Donations needed include toys, books, trinkets and auction items. Items not accepted include large appliances, computer or stereo equipment, building materials and Christmas trees. Drop off items between 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays or 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays at the church, 11800 Mason Road. Event sponsors and volunteers are also needed. For more information, call the church at 513-683-0254 or go to www.sycamorechurch.org.
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The swim and dive team from Montgomery Swim and Tennis Club finished in second place during the recent Private Pool Swim League Championships at Keating Natorium. Outstanding performances were accomplished by the 80-member team. Notably, Kevin Berghoff won the boys breastroke for the 9/10 age group. Teammate Mark Hancher won both the boys individual medley and the butterfly events for the 11/12 age group. MSTC won the free relay for the 15-18 boys and girls, the 13-14 girls, 9/10 boys, and the 8 and under girls. From left: the 15-18 girls from Montgomery Swim and Tennis Club celebrate at Private Pool Swim League finals. From left: Betsy Zilch, Charlotte Harris, Kirsten Mosko, Lauren Hancher and Katie Kaes.
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Shawl makers want to contact solders’ families
A prayer shawl ministry at Christ Church Glendale is asking for help. The group, which knits or crochets shawls for the families of military personnel who have been killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, wants to reach out to area families of fallen soldiers. Group members are asking that friends or family members of such individuals contact the church so that the ministry can help them remember their loved ones with a prayer shawl.
“It’s important to honor those who were brave enough to go and serve their country,” said Donna Boggs, a member of the prayer shawl ministry. “We’re trying to stay current with casualties, but there are many families of the fallen in past years who have not been remembered, and we want to find out how we can get in touch with them.” Boggs said that making the prayer shawls is its own reward, but that the group does sometimes hear from recipients. “What we mostly hear is: ‘I can’t believe that somebody still remembers,’” she said. Information on families of the fallen should be directed to Boggs or Sue Mitchell through Christ Church Glendale: 513-771-1544 or christchurch1@fuse.net. For more information about the ministry itself, visit the ministry’s Web site at http://webpages.charter.net/ps4fs/sha wls/
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ART EXHIBITS
Lost Paintings of Charley Harper, 10 a.m.8 p.m. Fabulous Frames Sycamore, 10817 Montgomery Road. More than 50 original commissioned works acquired from the Ford Motor Company’s private corporate art collection. Through Aug. 8. 489-8862. Sycamore Township.
BUSINESS MEETINGS
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.
FOOD & DRINK
Irresistible Happy Hour, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Graeter’s, 7369 Kenwood Road. Discounts, smoothie tastings, giveaways, “Cone Hole,” “Pin the Cherry on the Sundae,” trivia and more. All ages. 721-3323. Kenwood.
HEALTH / WELLNESS
Nutrition and Fitness 101, 9:30 a.m.11:30 a.m. TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road. Join registered dietitian and degreed personal trainer to discuss latest trends of nutrition and fitness. $20. 985-6732; www.trihealthpavilion.com. Montgomery.
LITERARY - STORY TIMES
Story Time, 11 a.m. Celebrate Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month with a story about the importance of keeping eyes healthy. Barnes & Noble, 7800 Montgomery Road. Free. 794-9440. Kenwood.
ON STAGE - THEATER
Bye Bye Birdie, 7:30 p.m. Blue Ash Amphitheatre, 4433 Cooper Road. $8, $7 advance. Presented by East Side Players. Through Aug. 15. 891-8878; www.esptheater.org. Blue Ash. F R I D A Y, A U G . 7
ART EXHIBITS
Lost Paintings of Charley Harper, 10 a.m.6 p.m. Fabulous Frames Sycamore, 4898862. Sycamore Township.
BARS/CLUBS
Snow Shoe Crabs, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Bar Seventy-One, 8850 Governors Hill Drive. Ages 21 and up. $5. 774-9697; www.barseventyone.com. Symmes Township.
FARMERS MARKET
Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill. Turner Farm, 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.
FOOD & DRINK
Friday Night Grillouts, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Music by Kevin Fox. Lake Isabella, 10174 Loveland-Madeira Road. Outdoor covered patio or air-conditioned dining area. Includes specialty, à la carte and children’s dinners. Music, fishing demonstrations and naturalist’s wildlife programs. Fox $3.75-$8.85; parking permit required. Presented by Hamilton County Park District. 791-1663. Symmes Township. Wine Bar Tasting, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. The Wine Store, 9905 Montgomery Road. 50 cents per taste. 984-9463; www.theewinestore.com. Montgomery.
MUSIC - CONCERTS
Blue Ash Concert Series, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. Music by Parrots of the Caribbean. 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 - THEATER
Bye Bye Birdie, 7:30 p.m. Blue Ash Amphitheatre, 891-8878; www.esptheater.org. Blue Ash.
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.
Days in the Park, 6 p.m.-midnight Music by Red Idle 8 p.m. Chamberlain Park, 7640 Plainfield Road. Family fun area, food, rides, carnival games, clowns, wandering magician and cornhole tournament. Presented by City of Deer Park. Through Aug. 8. 794-8860. Deer Park.
MUSIC - BLUES
Sonny Moorman Group, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Guitar Lovers, 7342 Kenwood Road. 793-1456. Sycamore Township.
ON STAGE - THEATER
Bye Bye Birdie, 7:30 p.m. Blue Ash Amphitheatre, 891-8878; www.esptheater.org. Blue Ash.
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. Lake Isabella Fishing Boathouse, 7 a.m.-7 a.m. Lake Isabella, 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Symmes Township.
RECREATION
All-Night Fishing, 8 p.m. Lake Isabella, 7911663; www.greatparks.org. Symmes Township. Private Sports Lessons, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road. Choose from basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, football, and lacrosse. Ages 5 and up. $250 for six. 335-5283; www.sportsprogression.com. Montgomery.
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Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 2trg, 946-7766. Blue Ash. Constitution Seminar, 8 a.m. Crowne Plaza Hotel Blue Ash, 5901 Pfeiffer Road. “The Making of America” seminar, presented by Dr. Earl Taylor, president of the National Center for Constitutional Studies. $35. Registration required. Presented by Cincinnati 9/12 Project. 793-4500; www.cincinnati912project.com. 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, 561-7400. Indian Hill.
FESTIVALS
Days in the Park, 4 p.m.-midnight Chicken dinner. Music by Timeline 5 p.m. and After Midnight 8 p.m. Chamberlain Park, 7948860. Deer Park.
CIVIC Soccer Clinic, 10 a.m. ages 5-7; 11 a.m. ages 8-10; noon ages 11-12. TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road. One-hour sessions for recreational and competitive athletes. $25. Registration required. 985-6747. Montgomery.
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
Quilt Show, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Bethel Murdoch Presbyterian Church, 9602 Murdoch Goshen Road. More than 50 quilts on display. Free. 583-9676; www.thebmpc.org. Loveland.
SHOPPING
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Community Yard Sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 7754 Montgomery Road. Gymnasium. All items remaining at end of sale donated to St. Vincent de Paul. Benefits St. Vincent Ferrer School PTO. 791-9030. Kenwood. S U N D A Y, A U G . 9
COOKING CLASSES
Wine Bar Tasting, 2 p.m.-6 p.m. The Wine Store, 984-9463; www.theewinestore.com. Montgomery. 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.
Granny’s Sunday Supper, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. With Mark Metcalf, Veg Head Restaurant owner and chef. Loveland Primary/Elementary School, 550 Loveland-Madeira Road. Harvest and cook meal with guest chef. $15, free ages 4 and under. Registration required. 324-2873; www.grannysgardenschool.com. Loveland.
HAPPY HOURS
FARMERS MARKET
Happy Hour, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Through The Garden Restaurant, 791-2199. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Apsara Restaurant, 984-9804. Blue Ash.
PROVIDED
The City of Blue Ash is hosting the Blue Ash Concert Series from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Blue Ash Towne Square. Cooper and Hunt roads, Blue Ash. Music is by Parrots of the Caribbean. Bring seating. The event is free. Call 745-6259 or visit www.blueash.com. M O N D A Y, A U G . 1 0
Lost Paintings of Charley Harper, 10 a.m.6 p.m. Fabulous Frames Sycamore, 4898862. Sycamore Township.
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FESTIVALS
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Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill.
HAPPY HOURS
Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2trg, 946-7766. Blue Ash.
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Cincinnati Toastmasters Club No. 472 Meeting, 7 p.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Kenwood, 7701 Kenwood Road. Public speaking and leadership skills meeting. Free. Presented by Cincinnati Toastmasters Club No. 472. 351-5005. Kenwood.
FARMERS MARKET
Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill.
HAPPY HOURS
Happy Hour, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Through The Garden Restaurant, 791-2199. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Shooters Sports Grill, 774-7007. Loveland.
MUSIC - CLASSIC ROCK
No Saints, No Saviors, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 9443 Loveland-Madeira Road. Allman Brothers Tribute Band. 7912753. Loveland.
PUBLIC HOURS
Gattle’s, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Gattle’s, 8714050. Montgomery. Lake Isabella Fishing Boathouse, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Lake Isabella, 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Symmes Township. Loveland Castle, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Loveland Castle, 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.
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Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2trg, 946-7766. Blue Ash.
FARMERS MARKET
Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 8914227. Indian Hill. Turner Farm, 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.
KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC
Karaoke Night, 9 p.m. Crowne Plaza Hotel Blue Ash, 5901 Pfeiffer Road. Lobby Lounge. 793-4500; www.crowneplaza.com/blueash. Blue Ash.
MUSIC - CONCERTS
Blue Ash Concert Series, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Music by the Klaberheads. Blue Ash Towne Square. 745-6259; www.blueash.com. Blue Ash.
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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Southwest Ohio Crochet Guild Meeting, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Special Stitches. Blackhorse Run Clubhouse, 1100 Blackhorse Run. All skill levels welcome. $20 annual membership. Presented by Southwest Ohio Crochet Guild. 683-1670; www.southwestohiocrochetguild.net. Loveland.
FARMERS MARKET
Turner Farm, 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.
ON STAGE - THEATER
Bye Bye Birdie, 7:30 p.m. Blue Ash Amphitheatre, 891-8878; www.esptheater.org. Blue Ash.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Jewish 12-Step Meeting for Jewish Alcoholics and Addicts in Recovery, 6 p.m.7 p.m. Chabad Jewish Center, 3977 Hunt Road. Emphasizing Jewish spiritual tools for use in recovery from alcoholism or addictions. Group support only, no counseling. All ages. Free. Presented by Jewish Education for Every Person. 307-2386; jewisheducate@gmail.com. Blue Ash.
Happy Hour, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Through The Garden Restaurant, 791-2199. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Apsara Restaurant, 984-9804. Blue Ash.
ON STAGE - THEATER
Bye Bye Birdie, 7:30 p.m. Blue Ash Amphitheatre, 891-8878; www.esptheater.org. Blue Ash.
PUBLIC HOURS
Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum, 683-5692; www.lovelandmuseum.org. Loveland. Lake Isabella Fishing Boathouse, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Lake Isabella, 521-7275; www.greatparks.org. Symmes Township. Loveland Castle, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Loveland Castle, 683-4686; www.lovelandcastle.com. Symmes Township. Kenwood Towne Centre, noon-6 p.m. Kenwood Towne Centre, 745-9100; www.kenwoodtowncentre.com. Kenwood.
RECREATION
PROVIDED
The Greater Cincinnati Radio Control Club hosts the 49th Annual Flying Circus, a radio control model air show with aircraft featuring flying saucers, Harry Potter and Snoopy’s dog house. It is 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 8-9, at the Butler County Regional Airport, 2820 Bobmeyer Road, Hamilton, Ohio. It is free; parking is $5. Visit www.gcrcc.net or call 513-608-8521.
Private Sports Lessons, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 3355283; www.sportsprogression.com. Montgomery. Bike Ride, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Loveland Bike and Skate Rental, 206 Railroad Ave. Ride Loveland Bike Trail with Northern Hills Synagogue members. Free, bike rental available. Presented by Northern Hills Synagogue. 5218586; www.nhs-cba.org/bikeride8-909.htm. Loveland.
PROVIDED
Riverbend Music Center hosts Rascal Flatts with special guest Darius Rucker at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For tickets, visit www.Riverbend.org or call 800-745-3000.
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Considering the surprises of life an unexpected happy occurrence, or, as Webster defines it, “making desirable discoveries by accident.” Others might say that all such unexpected events, no matter how coincidentally bizarre, are just “blind fate.” We might even feel childish or superstitious to see them as anything more – though we sense them as otherwise. Causality is inadequate to explain such phenomena. But we’re not being weird in sensing there may be more to it. In the well-respected field of Jungian psychology, however, such uncaused but amazingly meaningful and spontaneous occurrences are expressed by another term – synchronicity. Jung called synchronicity “a non-causal but meaningful relationship between physical and psychic events … a special instance of acausal orderedness.” Dr. David Richo says,
Go bike riding with Northern Hills Synagogue Congregation B’nai Avraham invites the entire community to join in a bike outing on the scenic Loveland Bike Trail Sunday, Aug. 9. The ride will begin at 10 a.m. at Nisbet Park in downtown Loveland, and continue until approximately 2 p.m. Bring bicycles and a
dairy lunch. Bottled water will be provided. In addition, bicycle rentals are available from Loveland Bike and Skate at 206 Railroad Ave. Northern Hills Synagogue is at 5714 FieldsErtel Road in Deerfield Township. For more information call 931-6038.
“What makes chance into synchronicity is the consciousness in us of the vaster design that is unfolding. Chance happens to us; synchronicity happens in us.” Those more spiritually oriented may speak of it as grace. From the vantage point of hindsight we look back in our lives and believe we see the providence of God working subtly. Though our actions were completely free and spontaneous, and there was no coercion or auto-suggestion, these few unexplainable events happened and worked to our benefit. It’s been said, “A coincidence is a minor miracle in which God wishes to remain
anonymous.” The late psychiatrist M. Scott Peck wrote, “I’ve become more and more impressed by the frequency of statistically highly improbable events. In their improbability, I gradually began to see the fingerprints of God. On the basis of such events in my own life and in the lives of my patients. “I know that grace is real. ...We who are properly skeptical and scientificminded may be inclined to dismiss this force since we can’t touch it and have no decent way to measure it. Yet it exists. It is real.” Another professional, psycho-therapist Robert A. Johnson, refers to grace as “slender threads” touching
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Have you ever stopped spontaneously at a gas station, talked with a stranger at the next pump, and left with a great job offer? Did the university you chose for educational purposes introduce you to your spouse? Did you lose track of the wisest schoolteacher you ever had, wish you could have her advice now, and a week later in a crowded mall see her again? Have you ever unexpectedly met a physician who soon proved vital for your health? Many occurrences in our lives seem accidental or completely by chance. And the odds are that’s exactly what they are. But there are a few others that seem so much more to us in their impact and personal meaning. Yet the causes are undetectable. What can we call such occurrences? One melodious word is serendipity. A serendipity is
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Look out for the boys in blue(berries)
I’m just glad Donna and Dan Rouster didn’t have the blueberry food police after me, the grandkids and daughteri n - l a w, Jessie, when we picked blueberries at their farm. T h e temptation Rita to sample Heikenfeld as we Rita’s kitchen picked took hold and we did just that. By the time we left, my capris and T-shirt were dotted blue. It was a perfect way to spend a summer morning.
Tink Stewart’s blueberry buckle
OK, so when Tink brought this over, she told me it was a Betty Crocker recipe but I know it had Tink’s touch – that extra bit of love folded in. I’ve adapted it slightly. Delicious.
2 cups flour ⁄4 cup sugar 21⁄2 teaspoons baking powder 3 ⁄4 teaspoon salt 1 ⁄4 cup shortening 3 ⁄4 cup milk 1 egg slightly beaten 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (thawed and drained) 3
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Jack and Will Heikenfeld picking blueberries at Rouster’s Farm. inch square or round pan. Blend everything but berries and beat 30 seconds. Stir in berries. Spread into pan. Sprinkle with crumb topping and bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Drizzle with glaze.
Crumb topping:
Blend together in a bowl. 1 ⁄2 cup sugar 1 ⁄3 cup flour Up to 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 ⁄2 stick softened butter or margarine
Glaze:
Blend together in a bowl. 1 ⁄2 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1 ⁄2 to 2 teaspoons hot water
Jimmy Gherardi’s Not Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
Along with being a consultant to the food industry, Jimmy also creates menus for Seven Hills School and other schools whose focus is child nutrition and wellness (a cause close to Jimmy’s heart).
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Rita’s version of Tink Stewart’s blueberry buckle recipe. Jimmy uses all organic products at the school. “Kids love ranch dressing and this one is good for them,” he told me. 1
⁄2 tablespoon each: sea salt and dried dill leaves 1 ⁄4 tablespoon each: garlic powder and onion powder 1 ⁄4 teaspoon black pepper 1 pint buttermilk 1 ⁄8 cup rice wine vinegar 1 cup each: low-fat plain yogurt and low-fat mayonaise Combine dry ingredients. Add buttermilk and vinegar and whisk to combine. Ditto with yogurt and mayo.
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For Jean, from Barbara Dahl, an Indian Hill Journal reader. “This is from Sardi’s New York. It’s in Mary and Vincent Price’s book ‘A Treasury of Great Recipes’ from 1965. Makes an impressive dessert and cost 85 cents at the time,” Barbara said.
Meringue layers:
Preheat oven to 250
degrees. Beat until stiff 4 egg 1 whites, a pinch of salt, and ⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar and continue to beat until stiff and glossy. Line baking sheets with waxed paper, and on the paper trace three 8-inch diameter circles. Spread meringue evenly over circles, about 1⁄4 thick, bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until meringue is pale gold, but still pliable. Remove from oven and carefully peel waxed paper from bottom. Put on cake racks to dry.
Filling:
Melt over hot water 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate pieces and 3 tablespoons water. Whip 3 cups cream until stiff. Gradually add 1⁄3 cup sugar and beat until very stiff. (I think I’d beat them together). Slice 1 pint strawberries. Place meringue layer on serving plate and spread with thin coating of chocolate. Spread whipped cream about 3⁄4 inch thick and top this with layer of strawberries.
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Put second layer of meringue on top, spread with chocolate, another layer of whipped cream and strawberries. Top with third layer of meringue. Frost sides smoothly with remaining whipped cream. Decorate top informally using rest of melted chocolate. Or use whole strawberries. Refrigerate two hours before serving. Serves eight.
Tips from Rita’s kitchen
Freeze blueberries, unwashed in single layer, uncovered, on a cookie sheet until frozen hard. Then pour into containers. To use, rinse just a tiny bit under cool water in a colander – don’t let thaw completely before using in baked goods. Rita Nader Heikenfeld is Macy’s certified culinary professional and family herbalist, an educator and author. E-mail her at columns@communitypress.com with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Or call 513-2487130, ext. 356. Visit Rita at www.Abouteating.com.
Make It Plain Consulting, a performance-based human capital, management and inclusion company, will coordinate a series of seminars for individuals and business professionals seeking to get back on track at work, in their families and in their communities. Make It Plain’s “My Tomorrow is Today” seminars are set to begin in early August with Thursday evening and Saturday morning sessions at CMC Office Center, 10999 Reed Hartman Highway, Blue Ash. The six-week and fourweek seminars will focus on emotional intelligence, leadership and diversity. Certified emotional intelligence and diversity facilitators will run the seminars. For individuals, the seminars focus on topics including emotional intelligence as an aspect of personal empowerment and professional effectiveness. Businesses will gain insight on employee thought diversity, trust and loyalty and workforce information. Thursday’s “My Tomorrow is Today” series will be held 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 6, Aug. 27, Sept. 17, Oct. 8, Oct. 29 and Nov. 19 The Saturday series will be held 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 8, Aug. 22, Sept. 5 and Sept. 19. Call 502-9605 or visit www.makeitplainconsulting.com.
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Make It Plain hosting seminars to get employees back on track
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Five new stores open in Kenwood Towne Centre • If you can sing... • If you can’t sing... • If you want to meet other community members... • If you are a Sycamore parent, neighbor, friend or grandparent... • If you like to have fun...
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• Rehearsals are every Monday, beginning Sept. 14 at 7:15AM at Sycamore Junior HS, located at 5757 Cooper Road • Culminating performance is the Holiday Choral Concert on Dec. 17 • Parking available at the school or Pipkin’s Market PROVIDED. SUBMIT PHOTOS TO: RMALONEY@COMMUNITYPRESS.COM
LaRosa’s donates to Children’s
LaRosa’s Inc. has a 15-year contribution history to Children’s Hospital Medical Center, annually contributing all franchise fees back to the Cooperative Society of Children’s Hospital Medical Center from its onpremise restaurant there. In June, LaRosa’s contributed $19,900.47 to the Cooperative Society of Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The gift will provide funds for toys and other necessities for patients while staying at Children’s Hospital Medical Center. From left are: Becky Diener, president of the Cooperative Society of Children’s Hospital Medical Center and resident of Kenwood; Rich Dineen, director of auxiliaries at Children’s Hospital Medical Center and resident of Montgomery; Gail Suiter, treasurer of the Cooperative Society of Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and resident of Fairfield, and Michael LaRosa, CEO of LaRosa’s Inc. and resident of Green Township.
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BUSINESS UPDATE Truepoint partners with park organization
Truepoint Inc., a nationally recognized fee-only personal wealth advisory firm, established a volunteer partnership with the Cincinnati Parks Organization. On May 22 Truepoint joined efforts with Cincinnati Parks to help with seasonal clean-up at French Park in Amberley Village. The group spent the
afternoon pulling weeds, planting trees and shrubs and protecting saplings. Truepoint Inc. provides financial advisory services through Truepath Financial, wealth management services through Truepoint Capital and family office services through Truepoint Family Office. The company is in Blue Ash.
Kings Island hiring for Halloween Hunt
Kings Island will hold interviews for its 2009 Halloween Haunt noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Sept. 6. Applicants must be at least 16 years old. According to the amusement park, King’s Island Halloween Haunt is one of the most intense horror experience in the Midwest,
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Stafford Jewelers offers the quality diamonds, jewelry and watches at the most competitive prices. Gong Sushi offers fine dining, including sushi and seafood in a modern environment. The new shops opening in the Nordstrom wing are adjacent to the highly anticipated opening of Cincinnati’s only Nordstrom store on Sept. 25. These retailers will complement the recent openings of more than 12,300square feet of new stores, including Ilori, Pump Salon, Lego, Oakley, Teavana and Journey’s. More retailers opening later this year include H&M, Hot Topic and Yagoot. For more information about Kenwood Towne Center and General Growth Properties, visit www.ggp.com.
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Cincinnati shoppers will soon have five new reasons to celebrate as Kenwood Towne Centre welcomes the addition of four new shops and a restaurant to its tenant mix. The new additions are part of the new Nordstrom wing expansion which will open in September. Vera Bradley, a leading designer of handbags, travel accessories, stationary and eyewear will feature the entire range of Vera Bradley products. Jule, a store which presents a mix of fashion jewelry, handbags, belts, watches, sunglasses and gifts, offers the latest trends and some of the hottest designers, as well as “must have� basics. Bankhardt’s Luggage promotes top quality luggage, travel accessories, business cases and leather business accessories from leading, name brand makers.
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Wellness Community celebrates leaders Appreciation was abundant when The Wellness Community’s trustees and guests gathered for the 2009 annual board dinner. In addition to reviewing the non-profit cancer support agency’s 2008 accomplishments, it was also an evening to thank outgoing board president Steve Love of Symmes Township for his leadership over a two-year term, welcome incoming board president Lucy Ward of Hyde Park, and present Benefactor of the Year recognition to two of TWC’s most generous supporters, Thomas Schiff and PNC Bank. In keeping with TWC’s tradition, the evening began with the testimonial of a cancer survivor who has benefited from participating in programs at The Wellness Community. This year, Jeane Goings shared the heartfelt story of her cancer journey with the 50 board members and guests who attended the event at TWC’s Lynn Stern Center in Blue Ash. After the formal meeting and presentations, the group enjoyed dinner provided by Maggiano’s Little Italy in the Kenwood Towne Center. As the gavel passed from Love to Ward, TWC execu-
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Benefactor of the Year recipients for 2008, Tom Schiff of Columbia-Tusculum, and 2009, Maureen Dunne of Oakley of PNC Bank, with outgoing board president Steve Love of Symmes Township.
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From left: outgoing president Steve Love of Symmes Township and incoming president Lucy Ward of Hyde Park, with Bill and Jeane Goings of Kennedy Heights and TWC Executive Director Rick Bryan of Blue Ash. tive director Rick Bryan had high praise for both. “The Wellness Community has been truly blessed over the years by great board leadership, and we’ve had our two strongest years ever during the two years that Steve Love has been board president,” Bryan said. “There was a lot of positive momentum when Steve came on board, and with his vision, energy, and leadership, we were able to
continue to grow and improve our free support programs for people affected by cancer, as well as complete an update to our strategic long range plan to ensure that we will be able to continue to serve more and more people going forward.” Bryan also expressed excitement for the future given the many gifts and talents that Ward brings to the position.
“Lucy has been such a strong and steady presence on our board since 2004, always bringing new ideas and approaches that have helped us become a more successful organization. We look forward to two more fantastic years with her at the helm.” One of the highlights of the evening was the presentation of two separate Benefactor of the Year awards, one for 2008 and one for 2009. “Last year, our recipient was unable to attend the annual dinner,” Bryan said, “and it just didn’t seem right to present it without him, so we decided to double the fun this year.” The 2008 award was presented to Thomas R. Schiff, TWC trustee emeritus, insurance executive and noted photographer who dedicated the profits of his 2003 book, “Panoramic Cincinnati,” to The Wellness Community. Harry Davidow, an inaugural board member and past president
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From left: Peter Barrett of East Walnut Hills, Elizabeth Edwards of East Walnut Hills, Linda Green of Indian Hill and Aaron Bley of Harrison.
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From left: Tom Schiff of Columbia-Tusculum, Lucy Ward of Hyde Park and Harry Davidow of downtown.
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whose sister, Lynn Stern, co-founded TWC in Cincinnati, attested to the many contributions Schiff has made to TWC. According to Davidow, “Tom has been a loyal supporter of The Wellness Community since the earliest days. He was one of the first board members, and has actively supported Wellness in every possible way.” The 2009 award was presented to PNC Bank in recognition of the support provided over the years to TWC and especially the Lynn Stern Memorial Ladies’ Golf and Tennis Classic, which has been sponsored from its start 10 years ago by PNC Bank or predecessor banks since acquired by PNC, including Provident Bank (19992004 sponsor) and National City Bank (2005-2008 sponsor). “By all accounts, the Lynn Stern Memorial has become the premier ladies golf and tennis event in the area over the last several years, in no small part due to the generous support of PNC and the earlier banks,” explained TWC Development Director Betty Cookendorfer. “Being able to rely on a title sponsor the caliber of PNC has been instrumental to the success and growth of the Lynn Stern Memorial, and is so very appreciated by everyone involved.” For more information about The Wellness Community, call 791-4060 or visit www.thewellnesscommunity.org/cincinnati.
Community RELIGION Armstrong Chapel United Methodist Church
“Divorce Care,” a 13-week program that addresses emotional issues associated with divorce, is being offered Sept. 8-Nov. 30. The sessions are offered free of charge from 7-9 p.m. at the church. Experts on topics such as anger, resentment and loneliness will conduct the meetings in a support group setting. For more information contact Melanie Stearns at 561-4220. The chapel is at 5125 Drake Road, Indian Hill; 561-4220.
Ascension Lutheran Church
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 at 7333 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery; 793-3288; www.ascensionlutheranchurch.co m.
Church of God of Prophecy
The church hosts Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship is at 11 a.m. Sundays. Bible Study is at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. The church is at 8105 Beech Ave., Deer Park; 793-7422.
Church of the Saviour United Methodist
Brown Bag Lunch at Sharon Woods for all young adults and their children is from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Meet at “The Harbor” Playground. Visitors are welcome. Popsicles and Sprinklers is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 8, for children aged infant through preschool and their parents on the front lawn of the church. All are welcome Senior Men meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the church. Bring your lunch and enjoy the fellowship. Vendors are needed for the Fall Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Crafters and vendors are invited to call the church for details. Summer Reading Group will discuss “Rebecca” by Daphne DuMaurier from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31. Call the church for details. COS Readers will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Harper’s Point Panera to discuss this year’s classic, “The Great Gatsby,” by F.Scott Fitzgerald. Contact the church for details. Looking ahead, September’s book will be “The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief,” by
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The Community Press welcomes news about a special service, rummage sale, dinner, bazaar, festival, revival, musical presentation or any special activity that is open to the public. Deadline: Two weeks before publication date. E-mail: nesuburban@communitypress. com with “religion” in subject line. Fax: 248-1938. Francis S. Collins. Disciple Bible Study is open for registration for fall classes. Disciple Bible Study is an intensive 32-34 week study of the Bible that includes elements of fellowship, prayer, video, Bible study and discussion. Call the church for details and a list of classes. Give Moms a Break is from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. It is open to children 6 months-kindergarten. The cost is $10 for one child and $15 for families of two or more. Reservations can be made by calling the church office. The church is at 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery; 791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.
Connections Christian Church
The church has contemporary worship at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. The church is at 7421 East Galbraith Road, Madeira; 791-8348.
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.
St. Paul Community United Methodist Church
St. Paul Church services are 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. for Traditional Worship and 9:30 a.m. for Contemporary Worship with Praise Band. Childcare is provided for all services. The church is continuing the summer series “Being an Efficiently Effective Family for Christ,” Sunday, Aug. 9, with the message “Fend-
ing off Family Feuds-II” based on the scripture reading Ephesians 5:15-21. This sermon asks the question “What are the practical steps in living together in love?” The church is at 8221 Miami Road, Madeira; 891-8181; www.stpaulcommunityumc.org.
Sharonville United Methodist Church
Sharonville United Methodist Church has services; 8:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. are traditional worship format, and the 9:30 a.m. service is contemporary. SUMC welcomes all visitors and guests to attend any of its services or special events. The church is at 3751 Creek Road, Sharonville; 563-0117.
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.
Trinity Church
Open registration is currently being conducted at Trinity Child Development Center, 3850 East Galbraith Road. Half-day preschool classes will begin in the fall for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds. The registration fee is $50 and health forms are required by the State of Ohio. Space is limited. Call 791-4015 for more information and a tour of the center. Trinity Child Development Center (TCDC) has met the qualifications for the National Guard Child Care Program. Families of loved ones currently deployed in support of the Global War on Terror can have their preschool tuition paid by the Advocates for the National Guard Bureau of the Departments of the Army and Air Force. TCDC will be able to give a qualifying family the toll free phone number of the Advocates Program that will take them through the application process and collect all of their paperwork. Tuition is paid directly from the program to TCDC. Call 791-4015. The church is at 3850 East Galbraith Road, Dillonvale; 791-7631.
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Local author is coming home Rev. Wendell E. Mettey, founder and president of Matthew 25: Ministries, will be revisiting the location that served as the inspiration for his most recent book “On Which Side of the Road Do the Flowers Grow?” Wednesday, Aug. 5. “On Which Side of the Road Do the Flowers Grow?” is a collection of gentle, loving, humorous, often touching portrayals of the unique and colorful individuals who comprised Mettey’s congregation during his early years of ministering at Walnut Hills Baptist Church. Through Mettey’s eyes, the reader sees that these ordinary people, whose lives were filled with trials, were yet infused with an awareness of God’s real and abundant grace. These lovingly written tales will be a blessing to all who read them, evoking both laughter and tears as they offer reassurance that no matter how bad life seems, there is good to be found. From 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5, Mettey will be returning to Walnut Hills Baptist Church at 2386
Kemper Lane. During this “homecoming” Mettey will do a reading from his book, engage in a talk-back with the Walnut Hills/Heritage Church study group and other readers and share his favorite remembrances of his time as Pastor of this historic church. The book, with its short story format, makes an excellent text for small group discussion, book or bible study groups. “On Which Side of the Road
Do the Flowers Grow?” will be available for purchase at the event and Rev. Mettey will be available to sign copies. The cost for the book is $9.95 and all proceeds benefit Matthew 25: Ministries. Study guides for group use will also be available for review and purchase. The cost for the study guide is $4. For more information, contact Joodi Archer at 7936256.
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Martin & Dianna Steinbach of Burlington, KY and Jack & Alice Lea of Cincinnati, OH wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah H. Lea to Thomas H. Tucker of Loveland, OH. Sarah is a 2006 graduate of Conner High School and Thomas is a 2002 graduate of Loveland High School. Thomas’ mother is Mrs. Bobbie Bowman of Loveland. Grandparents are Sharon & Fred Smith of Sidney, OH, Pete & Mary Lea of Fort. Recovery, OH, Wilma Risch of Cincinnati and Nancy Lung of Loveland, OH. Sarah’s GreatGrandmother is Mrs. Roshell Kaeding of Union City, OH The wedding will take place on November 21, 2009.
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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
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ST. PATRICK’S-LEBANON
PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)
9:30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Sunday Morning Worship 6:30 pm Sunday Eve Service 7:00 pm Wednesday Family Night
932-7691 Holy Eucharist 10:30am Sunday School 10:30am Nursery Care Provided 5 min. from K-71 via Rt. 48
7950 Pfeiffer Rd.
793-6169
www.montgomeryag.org
AMERICAN BAPTIST
Wednesday Evening 6:00pm - Buffet Dinner Worship and Small Group 6:45pm - Programs and
232 E. Main St (corner of East & Main) Rev. Jacqueline E. Matisse, Pastor
EVANGELICAL FREE 5910 Price Road, Milford 831-3770
Sunday Morning 9:30am & 11:00am Classes for all ages.
Classes for all ages.
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
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.
1001428021-01
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
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FAITH BIBLE CHURCH 8130 East Kemper Rd.
101 South Lebanon Rd. 683-4244 Loveland, OH 45140 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
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR 8005 Pfeiffer Rd Montgmry 791-3142 www.cos-umc.org "Friends for the Journey: Everyone needs a Nathaniel"
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
6635 Loveland-Miamiville Rd. (across from Oasis Golf Course) Ph. 513-677-9866 www.epiphanyumc.org Contemporary Services: Saturdays 5pm & Sundays 9:00am Traditional Service: Sunday - 10:30 am
NON-DENOMINATIONAL (1 mile west of Montgomery Rd) Services & Sunday School: 9:00am & 10:45am Nursery Available www.fbccincy.or 513-489-1114
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
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
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
KENWOOD FELLOWSHIP
www.LPCUSA.org
LPCUSA@fuse.net
7205 Kenwood Rd., Cinti, OH 45236
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 Community Church
Sunday 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Loveland High School, off of Rich Rd. 683-1556 www.northstarvineyard.org
PRESBYTERIAN BLUE ASH PRESBYTERIAN
4309 Cooper Rd. At Reed Hartman Hwy 791-1153 • www.bapcweb.net Rev. Michael Brewer, Pastor • 9:00 AM Sunday School for all ages • 10:30 AM Worship Nursery Care Provided Fellowship Hour following Worship Service
MADEIRA SILVERWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH www.MSPCOnline.org 8000 Miami Ave. 513-791-4470
Contemporary Worship 9:30 AM Traditional Worship 11:00 AM Children’s programs during worship Child Care Available
Montgomery Presbyterian Church 9994 Zig Zag Road Mongtomery, Ohio 45242
Worship Service 10:30am Nursery Care Available website: www.MPChurch.net
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Animals/ Nature
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden – needs volunteers in the volunteer education program. Volunteers will receive training, invitations to special events and a monthly newsletter, among other benefits. There are numerous volunteer opportunities now available, including: “Ask Me” Station Program, Slide Presenters Program, Tour Guide Program, Animal Handlers Program, CREW Education Program. Each area has its own schedule and requirements. Certified training is also required. Must be 18 or older and have a high school degree or GED diploma. For more information, call the zoo’s education department at 559-7752, or e-mail volunteereducator@cincinnatizoo.o rg, or visit www.cincinnatizoo.org. Grailville – needs volunteers for the garden in Loveland. Volunteer days are 9 a.m.-noon selected Saturdays through November. For a complete list visit www.grailville.org or call 6832340. Volunteers will work in the kitchen and herb gardens. No experience is needed, volunteers may participate once or for the entire season. Volunteers should bring gloves, water bottle, sunscreen, hat, footwear that can get dirty and a snack if desired. Tools are provided. Granny’s Garden School – needs help in the garden. Granny’s is growing produce for needy families in the area, with support from the Greenfield Plant Farm. Greenfield Plant Farm donated their surplus tomato and green pepper plants to the Granny’s Garden School program. Granny is seeking help with maintaining the gardens, planting and harvesting more produce. Granny’s is at Loveland Primary School, 550 Loveland-Madeira Road. Call 324-2873 or e-mail schoolgarden@fuse.net, or visit www.grannysgardenschool.com. GRRAND – Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoption of Needy Dogs takes in needy displaced, abandoned or unclaimed stray golden retrievers and places them in volunteer foster homes until adoptive families are found. Call 1-866-9812251 and leave your name and phone. Visit www.ggrand.org. Email www.cincygrrand@yahoo.com. League For Animal Welfare – A no-kill shelter, needs volunteers 16 and older to help socialize cats and 18 and older to socialize and walk
dogs. Other opportunities available. Call 735-2299, ext. 3. Save the Animals Foundation – Needs people 18 and older to staff its shelter for homeless cats and dogs. Call 378-0300 for cats and 588-6609 for dogs. Tri State County Animal Response Team (CART) – Is at 11216 Gideon Lane in Sycamore Township. Meetings are open to the public. Visit www.tristatecart.com for monthly subjects or more information. Call 702-8373.
Education
Change a life – Volunteer to tutor an adult with low-level literacy skills or GED preparation needs. Call 621READ. Cincinnati Reads – a volunteer tutoring program working with K-4 students in Cincinnati Public Schools. Volunteers receive free training to work one-on-one with children who are struggling to read. Call 621-7323 or e-mail Jayne Martin Dressing, jdressing@lngc.org. Clermont 20/20 – and its college access program, Clermont Educational Opportunities, offer a mentoring program that matches adults to work with a group of high school students from local high schools. Volunteers are needed to become mentors to help students stay in school and prepare to graduate with a plan for their next step. Call Terri Rechtin at 753-9222 or 673-3334 (cell) or e-mail mentor@clermont2020.org for more information. Granny’s Garden School – Volunteers needed from 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays to work on behind-thescenes projects. Volunteers also needed to help with developing Web pages. Call 489-7099; Granny’s Hands-on Gardening Club is looking for new gardeners, to work with garden manager Suellyn Shupe. Experienced gardeners, come to share your expertise and enjoy the company of other gardeners while supporting the Granny’s Garden School program times: 1:30-4 p.m. Mondays; 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The school is located at the Loveland Primary and Elementary, 550 Loveland-Madeira Road. E-mail schoolgarden@fuse.net or visit www.grannysgardenschool.com. Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development – Volunteers are needed for Adult Basic and Literacy Education classes and English to Speakers of Other
Language classes.There are numerous sites and times available for volunteering. Call 612-5830. Inktank – Group looking for volunteers to help children and adults improve their skills in writing-based initiatives across the city. Call 5420195. Raymond Walters College – Needs volunteers to serve as tutors to skills enhancement students. The class meets from 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays and from 5-8 p.m. Thursdays. Call 745-5691. The YMCA of Greater Cincinnati’s Black Achievers Program that inspires and encourages teens of color toward paths of success is looking for caring professionals who want to make a difference, and for young people who can benefit from positive adult role models. Part of a national YMCA initiative, the local program incorporates mentoring, career exploration and college readiness; and helps students develop a positive sense of self, build character, explore diverse college and career options. Volunteers, many of whom are sponsored by area companies, share their own personal insight and encouragement. Contact Program Director Darlene Murphy at the Melrose YMCA, 961-3510 or visit www.myy.org. YMCA – The Ralph J. Stolle Countryside YMCA is looking for volunteer trail guides for school groups. Call 932-1424 or e-mail melittasmi@countrysideymca.org.
Entertainment
Business Volunteers for the Arts – BVA is accepting applications from business professionals with at least three years experience, interested in volunteering their skills within the arts community. Projects average six to eight months in length and can range from marketing or accounting to Web design or planning special events. A one-day training program is provided to all accepted applicants. Call 871-2787. Center for Independent Living Options – Seeking volunteers to staff Art Beyond Boundaries, gallery for artists with disabilities. Volunteers needed noon to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Call 2412600. Cincinnati Museum Center – Needs volunteers to work in all three museums, the Cincinnati History Museum, the Museum of Natural
History and Science and the Cinergy Children’s Museum, and special exhibits. Call 287-7025.
Health care
Alzheimer’s Association – Volunteers are being asked to move in support of the fight against Alzheimer’s disease at the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Memory Walk. Organizers of the annual fundraising event, which will be Saturday, Oct. 3 at the P&G Pavilion at Sawyer Point, are currently recruiting volunteers to serve on the planning committee and to assist with logistical needs. Planning committee co-chairs for this year’s Memory Walk are Becky Reynolds of Saturn of Western Hills and Mark Cawley of Cawley Chiropractic Health Center in Boone County. Anyone interested in assisting in the planning of the Memory Walk are asked to call Reynolds at 699-4900 or Cawley at 859-525-2222.Serving as the primary national fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association, Memory Walk is an annual event that brings those affected by Alzheimer’s, family members and community together in a show of love, remembrance and support. For more than 25 years, the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Cincinnati has served 27 counties in Southwest Ohio, Southeastern Indiana and Northern Kentucky in which an estimated 44,000 people are affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, according to the National Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and affects an estimated 5.3 million people. Last year, more than 3,000 walkers participated in the Chapter’s five Memory Walks, raising nearly $300,000 in support of local programs and services as well as national Alzheimer research. Participants can register on-line at www.alz.org/cincinnati. For more information on how to register a fundraising team, contact Marcy Hawkins, Special Events coordinator, at 721-4284 or E-mail: marcy.hawkins@alz.org. American Diabetes Association – Seeks volunteers in its area office located downtown for clerical support, filling requests for educational materials from phone requests, data entry, special events support and coordinating the Health Fair. Call 759-9330.
American Heart Association – Volunteers needed to assist with the American Heart Association’s cause campaigns, Power to End Stroke, Go Red For Women, Start!, and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Assignments include clerical work, event specific duties and community outreach. Contact the American Heart Association at 281-4048 or e-mail ray.meyer@heart.org. Bethesda North Hospital – Seeks volunteer musicians for music therapy, featuring soothing music. Call 871-0783 or e-mail bnxmusic@fuse.net. Also openings for volunteers in various areas. Call 745-1164. Captain Kidney Educational Program – Needs volunteers one or more mornings or afternoons a month during the school year to educate children in first through sixth grades about kidney function and disease. Training provided. Call 961-8105. Clermont Recovery Center – Needs volunteers to fill positions on the board of trustees. Clermont County residents interested in the problem of alcohol or drug abuse, especially persons in long-term recovery and their family members, are encouraged to apply. Contact Barbara Adams Marin, CQI manager and communications coordinator, at 735-8123 or, Kim King, administrative assistant at 735-8144. Crossroads Hospice – Seeking volunteers to assist terminally ill patients and their families. Call 793-5070. Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care – is seeking volunteers in all Greater Cincinnati communities. Evercare provides care for those facing end-of-life issues and personal support to their families. Volunteers needed to visit with patients and/or assist in administrative and clerical tasks. Volunteers may provide care wherever a patient resides, whether in a private home or nursing facility. Call 1-888-866-8286 or 682-4055. Heartland Hospice – Seeking people with an interest in serving terminally ill clients and their families. Volunteers are needed for special projects such as crochet, knitting, making cards, and lap robes, as well as to make visits to patients. Training provided to fit your schedule. Call Jacqueline at 731-6100, and Shauntay 831-5800 for information. Hospice of Southwest Ohio – Seeks volunteers to help in providing
hospice services, Call 770-0820, ext. 111 or e-mail ajones@hswo.org. Hoxworth Blood Center – Hoxworth is recruiting people to help during community blood drives and blood donation centers in the area. Positions include: Blood drive hosts, greeters, blood donor recruiters and couriers. Call Helen Williams at 558-1292 or helen.williams@uc.edu. The Jewish Hospital – 4777 E. Galbraith Road, Kenwood, needs adult volunteers to assist at the front window in the pharmacy and also to assist with clerical duties, sorting patient mail, etc. They also need volunteers to assist staff in the family lounge and information desk and a volunteer is also needed in the Cholesterol Center, 3200 Burnet Ave., to perform clerical duties. Shifts are available 9 a.m.7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Volunteers receive a free meal ticket for each day he or she volunteers four or more hours, plus free parking. Call 686-5330. The hospital also needs adult volunteers to assist MRI staff and technologists at the reception desk of the Imaging Department in the Medical Office Building, located across from the hospital at 4750 East Galbraith Road. Volunteers are also needed to assist staff in the family lounge and at the information desk in the main hospital. Shifts are available Monday through Friday. Call 686-5330. Mercy Hospital Anderson – Seeks volunteers for the new patient services team, the Patient Partner Program. This team will provide volunteers with the opportunity to interact directly with the patients on a non-clinical level. Volunteers will receive special training in wheelchair safety, infection control, communication skills, etc. The volunteers will assist in the day-today non clinical functions of a nursing unit such as reading or praying with the patient; playing cards or watching TV with the patient; helping the patient select meals; running an errand; cutting the patient’s food. Call the Mercy Hospital Anderson Volunteer Department at 624-4676 to inquire about the Patient Partner Program. Destiny Hospice – is seeking caring and compassionate people to make a difference in the life of a person living with terminal illness. No special skills or experience needed; simply a willingness to help provide comfort and support. Orientation is scheduled to fit the volunteer’s schedule. Opportunities are available throughout the Cincinnati, Middletown and Butler County area. Contact Anne at 554-6300, or ababcock@destinyhospice.com. Wellness Community – Provides free support, education and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones. Volunteers needed to work at special events, health fairs, bulk mailings and other areas. Visit www.thewellnesscommunity.org and click on “volunteer” to sign up. Call 791-4060, ext. 19.
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Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati – Seeking volunteer campaign assistant to plan workplace employee giving campaigns and campaign project support volunteers to assist with campaigns. Call 475-0475 or e-mail info@cintishares.org. Letter writers needed – for a fast growing non-profit organization. Must be willing to encourage and cheer up an 8-year-old little boy, Chandler Miller, who is battling cancer. Miller has an inoperable tumor behind his left eye. No experience necessary. Please send “resume” to Chandler Miller c/o Team Chandler, P.O. Box 222, Goshen, OH 45122. No experience necessary – Seeking volunteers to help with autism program based on the book “SonRise” by Barry Neil-Kaufman. No experience necessary. Call 2311948. SCORE-Counselors to America’s Small Business – A non-profit association seeking experienced business people to counsel others who are or wish to go into business. Call 684-2812 or visit www.scorechapter34.org. Tristate Volunteers – For adults of all ages, supporting some of the best-known events in the area. Call 766-2002, ext. 4485, visit www.tristatevolunteers.org or email info@tristatevolunteers.org. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary– The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary supports the U.S. Coast Guard (MSD Cincinnati) in Homeland Security, marine environmental protection, radio watch standing and Marine events. They also teach Ohio Boating Safety, boating/seamanship and give free boat safety checks. To volunteer, call 5540789 or e-mail grutherford100@hotmail.com. Youth In Planning – Teen volunteers needed for network project to inform communities about public planning. Visit www.OurTownPage.com or e-mail YouthInPlanning@cinci.rr.com.
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Incidents/investigations Assault (knowingly harm)
At 4617 Belleview Ave., July 26.
Assist other agency
At 800 Medosh, July 23.
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Arrests/citations
Joseph A. Bearse, 34, 6998 Hearne Rd., drug paraphernalia at 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, July 22. Daniel E. Soper, 27, 3256 Glenmore Ave., possession or use of a controlled substance at 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, July 22. Jared T. Soper, 24, 3256 Glenmore Ave., possession or use of a conrolled substance, drug paraphernalia at 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, July 22. Anthony W. Mcfarland, 40, 2139 Hannaford Ave., misdemeanor warrant, drug paraphernalia, traffic warrant, traffic warrant at 4433 Cooper Rd., July 25. Brian K. Donawerth, open container prohibited, operating a vehicle impaired (refusal within 20 years of previous conviction), operating a vehicle impaired (under the influence of alcohol/drug of abuse), operating vehicle without reasonable control) at 4840 Muirwoods Ct., July 21. Kenneth A. Proffitt, 32, 316 S. Fourth St., open container prohibited at 6151 Pfeiffer Rd., July 26. Sylvester Ray Scalf, 29, 6 Waco Way, open container prohibied at 6151 Pfeiffer Rd., July 26. Stacey Nicole Radenheimer, 24, 362 Hampshire Apartment 9, open container prohibited at 6151 Pfeiffer Rd., July 26. William Morton Stone, 34, 9712 Jefferson Ave., operating motor vehicle with invalid license plate or id mark, driving under suspension or in violation of license restriction, driving under fra suspension or cancellation at 6151 Pfeiffer Rd., July 26. Ravi Dilipbhai Patel, 23, 90 Gettysburg Square Rd., offenses involving underage persons at 10410 Kenwood Rd., July 26.
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The Community Press publishes 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: Blue Ash, Chief Chris Wallace, 745-8573. Montgomery, Chief Don Simpson, 985-1600. Sycamore Township, 7927254. Symmes Township, Lt. Dan Reid 683-3444.
Telecommunications harassment At 9000 Plainfield Rd., July 23.
Theft
A man said someone took an Olympus C-750 Ultra Zoom digital camera, value $400; an iPod classic, value $100; a multi-tool, value $40; a lock blade knife, value $15, and an LED flashlight, value $30, from a vehicle at 5100 Catalpa Creek Dr., July 23. Someone damaged TV/stereo equipment at Embassy Suites Hotel at 4554 Lake Forest Dr., July 25. A man said someone took a black combination lock, value $10; a trifold wallet, value $25; an Ohio driver's license, value $50; multiple personal cards and documents, value $5; $40 cash; a Chase MasterCard; a GM MasterCard; a Mellon Bank debit card, and a National City Bank ATM card at 5000 YMCA Dr., July 25.
Theft ($500 or more)
Someone took a catalytic converter, value $1,000, from Rogers Pavement Maintenance at 11061 Deerfield Rd., July 22.
Unauthorized use of vehicle
Breaking and entering
Someone took 12 hot dogs, value $1.50; charcoal, value $2.50; lighter fluid, value $2; sunscreen, value $2.50; milk, value $2; WD40, value $2.50, and a portable CD player, value $20 at 5000 YMCA Dr., July 23.
Domestic dispute
At 9478 Blue Ash Rd., July 24.
Petty theft
Someone took 10 two-gigabyte RAM modules, value $400, from Tactix Consulting Group LLC at 4424 Carver Woods Dr., July 21.
Property damage
At Southbound Interstate 71, July 27.
Property damage (city property)
At Zig Zag Rd. and Kenwood Rd., July 23.
At 5900 Pfeiffer Rd. apartment 226, July 26.
MONTGOMERY
Arrests/citations
Anthony R. Sanz, 18, 9121 Forestknoll Dr., possession of drugs at 7400 Cornell Rd., July 20. Kristina M. Comello, 29, 8826 Raiders Run Ct., disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, aggravated menacing at 9770 Montgomery Rd., July 17. Ryan D. Williams, 23, 3951 Holman Ci., possession of drugs at Southbound Interstate 71, July 24. Tyler Brennan, 24, 1524 Asper Pines Dr., Wilder, Ky., soliciting without permit at Campus Ln., July 20. Eric Wilber, 19, 8667 Rupp Farm Dr.,
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POLICE REPORTS West Chester Township, in park after hours at 10500 Deerfield Rd., July 18. Nicholas A. Mundy, 19, 8130 Kemperridge Ct., in park after hours at 10500 Deerfield Rd., July 18. Juvenile, 17, curfew violation at 10500 Deerfield Rd., July 18. Juvenile, 16, curfew violation at 10500 Deerfield Rd., July 18. Tony G. Snowden, 37, 7725 Mount Hood, Huber Heights, possession of drugs at 5757 Pfeiffer Rd., July 24. Paige Sorenson, 19, 3305 Blue Ridge Dr., Carpentersville, Ill., soliciting without a permit at 8755 Monte Dr., July 21. Ashley Kelly, 21, 1223 Gleason Pa., Cape Coral, Fla., soliciting without a permit at Zig Zag Rd., July 21. Kristen M. Forsyth, 21, 840 S. 400 E St., St. George, Utah, soliciting without a permit at 8755 Monte Dr., July 21. Daniel E. Miller, 52, 301 Valleybrook Dr., Milford, possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia at Northbound Interstate 71, July 19.
Incidents/investigations Identity fraud
At 10555 Montgomery Rd. 22, July 20.
Theft
A man said someone took office keys, value $500 at 9500 Montgomery Rd., July 27. Someone failed to pay a bill for $7.72 at European Café at 9450 Montgomery Rd., July 19. Someone failed to pay a bil for $7.16 at Steak N Shake at 9770 Montgomery Rd., July 24. A woman said someone took an Apple iPhone, value $300 at 8201 Weller Rd., July 17. A man said soeone took a men's leather wallet, value $20; an Ohio driver's license, value $25; $40 cash; a USAA Insurance card; a fifth of Lady Bligh liquor, value $15, and assorted CDs from a vehicle at 9860 Delray Dr., July 23.
Theft-without consent
Someone took a 21-speed black abd yellow mountain bike, value $160, and an 18-speed pink and purple girls mountain bike at 10700 Shadowhill Way, July 21.
Vandalism
Someone damaged a lunch room door window, value $300, at Sycamore Junior High school at 5757 Cooper Rd., July 17.
Violate protection order or consent
At 10430 Twinkle Ln., July 14.
SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP
Arrests/citations
Juvenile female, 17, theft at 7875 U.S. 22, July 7.
David Linn, 47, 1909 Dana Ave., open container at 7799 Montgomery Rd., July 17. Richard Doss, 49, 329 Midland Rd., open container at 7565 Kenwood Rd., July 17. Domonick Hunley, 27, 1208 Reservoir St., operating motor vehicle intoxicated at I 275, July 11. Juvenile female, 17, theft at 7913 Montgomery Rd., July 3. Danita Ross, 19, 9 E. Lakeshore Dr., complicity to theft at 7913 Montgomery Rd., July 3. Richard Diehm, 21, 4430 Duneden, complicity to theft at 4403 Sycamore Rd., July 1. Keith Gates, 21, 4313 Kugler Mill, theft at 4403 Sycamore Rd., July 1. Juvenile male, 17, theft at 7913 Montgomery Rd., July 2. Rodney Gates, 35, 781 Canonby Pl., theft at 7800 Montgomery Rd., June 5. Christine Barnett, 31, 411 Midland Ave., theft at 7800 Montgomery Rd., June 5. Juvenile female, 17, 709 Katherine Ave., theft at 7875 Montgomery Rd., July 7. Juvenile female, 17, theft at 7875 Montgomery Rd., July 7. Unique Williams, 22, 126 E. Mcmicken, theft at 7913 Montgomery Rd., July 11. Felicia Irvin, 22, 6082 Town Vista, theft at 7913 Montgomery Rd., July 11. Kelsey Walker, 22, 555 13th St., theft at 7913 Montgomery Rd., July 11. Shalonda Rembert, 21, 2124 Kindel Ave., theft at 7913 Montgomery Rd., July 11. Michael Robinson, 21, 204 Clark Rd., violation of protection order at 1000 Sycamore, July 13. Roberto Rivera, 67, 11931 6th Ave., criminal trespassing at 11931 6th St., July 11. Raynard Davis, 19, 7156 East Lawn, obstructing official business at Waycross and Hamilton Ave., July 13. Allen Howell, 25, 2215 Harrison Ave., disrupting public service, resisting arrest at 3900 E. Galbraith Rd., July 8.
Incidents/investigations Breaking and entering
Business entered at 7346 Kenwood Rd., July 13. Business entered at 8560 Vorhees Ln., July 17.
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Identity fraud
Reported at 11215 Ironwood Court, July 13.
Identity theft
Reported at 11608 Chancery Ln., June 4. Reported attempt made to cash a forged check at 7800 Montgomery Rd., June 8.
Passing bad checks
Reported at U.S. 22, July 6.
Rape
Female victim reported at Montgomery Rd., July 12.
Theft
Merchandise valued at $22 removed at 4060 E. Galbraith Rd., July 4. Ipod and clarinet valued at $850 removed at 4712 Sycamore Rd., July 6. Money removed from bank account without consent at 7875 Montgomery Rd., July 13. Computer and equipment of unknown value removed at 8044 Buckland Dr., July 9. $89.35 bill not paid at 8240 Montgomery Rd., July 9.
Air conditioning valued at $1,200 removed at 7775 Montgomery Rd., June 7. Credit card purchases valued at $340 made without consent at 8051 US 22, June 8. Tank top valued at $8 removed at 4060 E. Galbraith Rd., June 6. Jewelry valued at $5,050 removed at 12009 First Ave., June 4. $49 removed at 7799 Montgomery Rd., July 2. Ipod, camera, currency of unknown value removed at 9011 PawPaw, July 2. Reported at 4105 Trebor, July 5. Books valued at $5,245.14 removed at 4700 E. Galbraith Rd., July 8. Vehicle entered and keys removed at 12147 Conrey Rd., July 14.
SYMMES TOWNSHIP Arrests/citations
Tiffany Lewis, 35, 1023 Springbrook Dr., assault, vandalism at 8782 Brookscreek Dr., July 4.
CITY OF BLUE ASH, OHIO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that at 7:00PM on Thursday the 10th day of September, 2009, a public hearing will be held on the following ordinance in the Council Chambers of the Blue Ash Municipal & Safety Center, 4343 Cooper Road, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242, before a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Blue Ash: ORDINANCE NO. 2009-43 APPROVING A MAJOR MODIFICATION TO THE "CORNELL OFFICE CENTER" PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS "SHOPPES OF HAZELWOOD"), LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CORNELL ROAD BETWEEN CENTENNIAL AND KEMPER AVENUES, TO PERMIT SUBDIVISION OF THE EXISTING PARCEL AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ESTIMATED 4,500 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING Susan K. Bennett Deputy Clerk of Council
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DEATHS David Alexander
David Alexander, 45, long-time resident of Milford died July 22. Survived by mother, Bettie Alexander of North College Hill; daughter, Beth Alexander of Montgomery; siblings, Vicky Reilley of West Chester and Guy Fortner of Cleves; aunt, Ruth Cathers of Covington, Ky.; former wife, Carol Alexander of Montgomery. Preceded in death by father, Jess Alexander of North College Hill. Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorials to: League for Animal Welfare, 4193 Taylor Road, Batavia, Ohio, 45103.
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Lester R. McClure, 71, of Montgomery died July 29. Survived by wife, June Couch; children, Rhonda Brown, Tracy
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One of every seven U.S. road fatalities accounted for in 2008 involved motorcycle riders. This steady increase in fatalities over the past 11 years represents one of our nation’s greatest challenges. Motorcycle fatalities now account for 14 percent of total road fatalities and have increased every year from a low of 2,116 in 1997 to 5,290 in 2008. Conversely, there has been continued success in reducing vehicle deaths with the number of traffic fatalities in 2008 reaching its lowest level since 1961. In fact, there was a 9.7 percent decline in the number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes in the United States, from 41,259 in 2007 to 37,261, according to NHTSA’s 2008 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Data from previous years has shown that while motorcycle registrations have increased, the increase in motorcyclist fatalities has increased more steeply. This is due, in part, to motorcyclists being much more vulnerable than passenger vehicle drivers in the event of a crash. Research shows that approximately 80 percent of motorcycle crashes injure or kill a motorcycle rider, while only 20 percent of passenger car crashes injure or kill a motor vehicle driver or passenger. In the state of Ohio
(John) Abrams, Dawn (Leroy) Dishman, Jackie (Gene) Gross, Joseph (Jennifer) McClure, Stephanie (Johnny) Jones, Thomas (Michelle) McClure, Kendra (Jesse) Keets and Rebecca Gundrum; half-sister, Letitia Couch; 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; also survived by many family and friends. Services were Aug. 1 at MihovkRosencaker Funeral Home 10211 Plainfield Road.
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9479 Hunters Creek Dr.: Dallmer Denise to Hahn John K. & Frances A.; $132,000. 9818 Timbers Dr.: Oconnell Kathryn J. & Michael Patrick to Happy Justin; $139,000.
Information is provided as a public service by the office of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhood designations are approximate.
MONTGOMERY
10321 Windpoint Pl.: Wyatt Robert W. & Cheri A. White to Fieler Joseph & Lisha; $319,000. 10815 Deerfield Rd.: Sprowl Donald H. to Sprowl Andy & Fatima; $135,600. 7615 Shadowhill Wy: Reed Ann Elizabeth to Schlegel Thomas E. & Kelly K.; $285,000.
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7717 Shadowhill Wy: Sawyers Brian & Andrea to Bere Felix & Kathy; $229,500.
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10875 Lakehurst Ct.: Pringle Timothy C. to Aldeneh Yehia; $131,500. 1920 Chaucer Dr.: Arc 2001-Bc6 Bank Of New York to Eubanks Martel; $27,000. 3682 Guam Ct.: Mesley David A. Tr @3 to Simpson Marian J.; $175,000. 4577 Matson Ave.: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Tr to True Potential Real Estat; $60,000. 4579 Matson Ave.: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Tr to True Potential Real Estat; $60,000. 7289 Hosbrook Rd.: Wilson Sylvia A. to Holmes Christopher J. & Emily N; $155,000.
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for 2004-2008, Hamilton County had 32 deaths and ranked 6th for counties with motorcycle fatalities. In 2008, Hamilton County saw nine motorcycle-related fatalities, for which law enforcement found motorcyclists ultimately at fault in all of them. This is up from four fatalities in 2007, only one of which was a caused by the motorcycle rider, and five in 2006, all of which cited the motorcycle rider. The four most common factors attributed to motorcycle crashesspeed, inexperience, impairment and inattention-are all within the rider’s control. What can motorcyclists do to help prevent crashes? The Motorcycle Safety Foundation and Hamilton County Safe Communities suggest the following: • Be visible: Stay out of other vehicle’s blind spots, and avoid driving directly behind cars and trucks. Always use your headlights, even during daylight hours. • Dress for safety: Wearing a helmet is one of the best ways to avoid a motorcycle head injury due to a crash. Use leather or thick clothing, as well as gloves, protective eyewear and reflective clothing. • Apply effective mental strategies: Always ride your motorcycle defensively. Change lanes using your directional indicator, and avoid weaving in and out of
traffic. • Know your bike and how to use it: Motorcycle classes are offered frequently in the Greater Cincinnati area and should be taken by anyone who wants to ride. Practicing safe riding in all types of weather can help you avoid crashes. • Ride unimpaired: NHTSA statistics show that forty-one percent of motorcycle riders who died in singlevehicle crashes in 2007 had BAC levels of .08 or higher. According to many motorcycle groups, this does not tell the whole story, as there are always contributing factors in any crash, such as road conditions and other drivers’ actions. Other drivers can also do their part to help keep motorcyclists safe. It is especially important for nonmotorcyclists to be aware in the following scenarios: • When turning left: Most crashes between cars and motorcycles involve turning left at an intersection. If you plan to cross traffic or turn left, please look twice for motorcycles before you turn. • Blind spots: Motorcycles are easily hidden in traffic. Always take a second look over your shoulderdon’t rely solely on your mirrors for information. • Weather: Rain and sun glare can make a motorcycle invisible. Take an extra moment to make sure the way is clear.
• Signals: Use turn signals to indicate your next move. This allows the rider to anticipate traffic flow and find a safe lane position. • Larger vehicles: Cars and trucks can conceal a motorcycle traveling behind it. Take an extra moment after a larger vehicle passes before you begin your turn behind it. • Eye contact: Motorcyclists make eye contact often to feel confident that other drivers see them. Please give a nod back to acknowledge them. • Distance: Motorcyclists prefer to use a large space cushion, allowing them more time to react. Please do not cut in front of a motorcycle and eliminate the safe following distance. • Signals: most Motorcycle turn signals do not cancel automatically. If you see a cycle coming, and the signal is flashing, please wait a moment for the cycle to pass. No matter what the statistics say, everyone on the road should do their part to keep the 2009 Hamilton County motorcycle fatality rates where they stand currently at three-three too many lives lost in avoidable crashes. For further information on traffic safety, please visit http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/.
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