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Maybe they delivered a home-cooked meal when you were under the weather, or watched your children while you ran a quick errand, or helped you with yard work. They are “Neighbors Who Care,” and we think they deserve recognition. Again this year, The Northeast Suburban Life will devote one of our holiday issues to honoring those in the community who have given a bit of themselves to make the lives of others better. No deed is too small (or too large). If you know a Neighbor Who Cares, tell us about them. You can nominate by sending an e-mail to nesuburban@communitypress. com, or by regular mail to Northeast Suburban Life, Neighbors Who Care, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Loveland, Ohio, 45140. Include your name, address and phone number, as well as theirs.

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Like a child pinning ornaments on a Christmas tree, many businesses in Montgomery and Blue Ash are hanging their hopes on sales made during the upcoming holiday season. “Any sale is important to business; however, holiday sales create a certain expectation and hope that business will improve and provide revenue for leaner times,” said Frank Davis, Montgomery’s community development director. “Montgomery has many unique shops, great restaurants and services, and we encourage our citizens to shop and support local businesses during the holidays and all year long,” Davis said. The city and some of its businesses hope to spread goodwill – and create customers – in Montgomery’s downtown Historic District during “Holiday in the Village” Saturday, Dec. 5. The night will kick off at 5 p.m. with the winner of a children’s holiday coloring contest lighting Montgomery’s holiday tree at the Neuilly-Plaisance Plaza at Montgomery and Cooper Roads. Until 8 p.m., people can catch the free “Jolly Trolley” and travel between four locations. The Universalist Church at Montgomery and Remington Roads will host Santa and Mrs. Claus. Bethesda North Hospital on Montgomery Road will offer entertainers, cookies and hot cider. Ohio National Financial Services, 1 Financial Way, will present its Victorian Holiday Village with child-size houses, free photos with St. Nick, a miniature train and elves. Twin Lakes at Montgomery on Montgomery Road will allow children to make ornaments to take home with them. Each location will host trees from the annual Festival of Trees decorating competition, to be judged by those in attendance. Ireland-May Ltd. of Montgomery and the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce are inviting the public to a “Historic Holiday Open House” at 9854 Zig Zag Road Thursday, Dec. 10. The Federal-style, pre-1860 farmhouse will be open between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The event – which will feature period decorations, music and stories about the property’s history – is free, but canned goods will be collected for the needy. Beyond that, local business groups are working for holiday and non-holiday economic success by sharing costs and ideas. “The last quarter of the year is a critical sales period for any retailer,” said Paul Myers, execu-

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Montgomery’s Historic District has been festooned with green wreaths and red ribbons in honor of the holiday season. Here, Eric Tanner of Anderson Township, left, and Tony Brothers of Miami Township fasten a wreath to a street lamp on Ted Gregory Lane. Tanner is a seasonal worker and Brothers is an employee of Montgomery’s Public Works Department. tive director of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce. “Given the numerous economic factors impacting the workforce, the chamber strives to relieve at least some of those economic burdens on employers through its membership-benefit programs, assisting in areas to reduce business expenses, promote products and services and provide opportunities to start-up businesses and the growth of existing business,” Myers said. The Blue Ash Business Association now through the end of January is discounting its annual membership fee to $150. The fee will be $175 after that. “We think that our membership dues are the best investment in the area – membership, free lunches, free networking, free

after-hours for all members and preferential prices for our trade show, which will be held on April 20,” said Gloria Cook, president of the Blue Ash Business Association. Santa Claus will be making his annual stop in Symmes Township on Saturday, Dec. 5. Santa and his helpers will be out in a big red fire truck from 5 to 8:30 p.m. passing out treats for the children and also collecting donations for Marine Toys for Tots Program. Stops will be made along several streets in the township. Monetary donations are accepted for the Toys for Tots program as well as new, unwrapped toys for needy children in the area. Reporter Amanda Hopkins contributed to this story.

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• Church of the Saviour United Methodist is hosting the Drive Through Nativity from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. It features live animals. Live actors tell the Christmas story in 10 scenes. It is free. The church is at 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery; 791-3142; www.cos-umc.org. • The Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Holiday Concert is at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at Montgomery Assembly of God, 7950 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery. It is free and open to all ages. Enjoy the festive sounds of Christmas, as the orchestra joins the Cincinnati Brass Band, the Cincinnati Boychoir and the Cincinnati Choral Society. Also, there will be a tribute to composer Bonia Shur, director of Liturgical Arts at Hebrew Union College. Call 232-0949. • Hamilton County Park District is hosting Holiday in Lights from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays through Jan. 2 at Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville. It is a onemile, drive-through outdoor lights and themed figures display. The cost is $12 per car, $45 for buses and 15-passenger vans, $2 coupon available online. Call 769-0393 or visit www.holidayinlights.com. • Hamilton County Park District is hosting Santaland along with Holiday in Lights. This magical wonderland inside Sharon Centre is free and is open Friday, Nov. 27, through Wednesday, Dec. 23. The hours are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. • Christmas in the Village (Montgomery) – Holiday in the Village is Saturday, Dec. 5. Four locations share in the celebration, all connected with free transport on the Jolly Trolley. At the Downtown Montgomery Historic District starting at 5 p.m., Santa will announce the winners of the Holiday Coloring Contest, with the grand prize winner lighting the Holiday Tree. The winners will ride with Santa in the carriage to Universalist Church, where children can visit with Santa, create their own winter craft with Mrs. Claus and write their letter to Santa, all up until 8 p.m. Festive entertainment will be provided, along with free holiday horse-drawn wagon rides through the downtown. From 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Ohio National Financial Services presents its glittering Victorian Holiday Village, decorated with thousands of lights, childsized houses featuring holiday scenes, a miniature train and cheery elves. Free photos with St. Nick and free cocoa, cookies and goodies for the little ones will be available. Also from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Bethesda North will feature entertainers, hot cider and cookies, a free gift, and other activities. The Light Up a Life program sells strands of holiday lights to honor loved ones. Plenty of parking is available on site where guests can catch the free Jolly Trolley. Twin Lakes will host a Holiday Celebration from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring hot cider and apple fritters. A live trio will perform holiday songs as children make a holiday ornament to take home with them. The Twin Lakes parking lot also is open for your convenient use of the trolley. Each location will host trees from the Festival of Trees competition, which is judged by votes from those attending. For more information, call 891-2424.

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Vandals have been using McDaniel Park in Sycamore Township as their new stomping grounds, spray painting graffiti and using the bleachers and park trash cans as campground accessories. Parks and recreation director Mike McKeown said the vandals moved a set of bleachers and trash cans into an area of woods behind the park, 11797 Solzman Road, and used the trash can as a fire pit. Gutters and downspouts also have been torn off some of the buildings on the park property. Graffiti was sprayed on various surfaces throughout the park. Lt. Dan Reid, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s

liaison for the township, said the markings from the park have been traced to similar markings from a Hispanic gang based in California and Mexico. Reid said the case remains under investigation. Road superintendent Tracy Kellums said the graffiti has become an ongoing problem in the township parks and they have had some trouble removing the graffiti from some of the surfaces that were targeted. “(The graffiti problem) has cost us several thousand dollars to replace equipment that could not be cleaned or was destroyed at the same time,” Kellums said. “In the past we have not been very successful removing some of the graf-

fiti, depending on what surface it was on, no matter what chemicals or graffiti remover we have used.” The township is now looking into purchasing a hot water pressure washer which could add up to $3,000 including the cost of chemicals and labor. Extra patrol cars will be around the park area, particularly on weekend nights since that is when the incidents have occurred. There have been other incidents of vandalism and graffiti in Bob Meyer Park and in Bechtold Park, both of which are in Sycamore Township. Trustee president Tom Weidman said he would like to see cameras installed in all of the township parks to catch the vandals.

Sycamore Twp. replacing guardrails at Gideon and Cornell By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com

The next location for guardrail repair in Sycamore Township is Gideon Lane. The township will replace the out-of-date guardrails at the corner of Gideon Lane and Cornell Road on both sides of the road to bring them in line with Ohio Department of Transportation code. Road superintendent Tracy Kellums said with the aging guardrails, the town-

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The guardrails at Cornell Road and Gideon Lane in Sycamore Township will be replaced to meet the updated zoning code.

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ship could be liable for accidents because the rails are not up to code. Kellums said it would cost the township $24 per foot to remove and replace the guardrails, totaling $9,000 for both sides of Gideon Lane. The guardrails on Gideon are not the first to be replaced in the township but Kellums said it is the largest single stretch to be completed at one time. The guardrails will be added as part of the Cornell Road widening project. The guardrails will be paid for using the same Tax Increment Financing funds that are being used for the road widening.

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The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education has found a new home at Rockwern Academy in Kenwood. The not-for-profit organization, which teaches about the Holocaust through talks from local survivors and exhibits, celebrated its grand opening Sunday, Nov. 8. Guest speakers included local Holocaust survivor Werner Coppel, new center president Mark Weisser and state representative Tyron Yates along with a presentation for the Rockwern Academy students. Executive director Sarah Weiss said the goal of the

center’s move to the new location was to have larger office and exhibit space to accommodate visitors and give more room to collaborate with the Rockwern students and other schools. “We really enhanced what we had,” Weiss said. The center now has space for its own library of materials and access to classrooms. The space is also larger for the main exhibit called “Mapping Our Tears” that includes an interactive theater with short video clips featuring Holocaust survivors and their stories. “We’re teaching how the (history of the Holocaust) shaped us,” Weiss said. All of the speakers and the artifacts in the exhibit

have a local connection. The center still has around 10 Holocaust survivors and eyewitnesses who regularly talk with tour groups. Fifty Holocaust eyewitnesses are still actively involved with the center. Weiss said the center sees around 100 groups a year and does other public programs off-site, working with Xavier University, the Jewish Federation and the Freedom Center. The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education was originally founded in 2000 and was partnered with Hebrew Union College. The center has its roots in a local group called Survivors of Nazism that began in the 1950s and 60s to bring together local survivors.

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A new daycare center in Symmes Township was approved tax abatement as part of a Community Reinvestment Area. All About Kids, owned by Christopher Hildebrant, will have a 50 percent tax abatement over 10 years because of the investment in Symmes Township. The community reinvestment areas were established to encourage business owners to invest their business in a particular area in order to receive tax exemptions. AMANDA HOPKINS/STAFF The daycare center will Christopher Hildebrant, far left, shows the Symmes Township Board of Trustees plans for the property at 11210 Montgomery have the same architectural Road which he is turning into a daycare center called All About Kids. characteristics as the neighboring Vintage Club in Montgomery. The building design will make All “It will be a About Kids the first “green” daycare part of a community area,” Hildein the state of Ohio. brant said. There will be a wrought iron fence surroundthe first “green” daycare in ing the building as well as a the state of Ohio. He fence behind the building to expects to open in late keep the children on the December with a grand daycare grounds. opening on Jan. 4, 2010. Hildebrant said the dayThe $2.7 million project care center would serve will create 22 new full-time PROVIDED about 205 kids daily. He and 10 part-time positions A view of where All About Kids will be built in relation to Montgomery Road and also said the building design when it opens at 11210 the adjacent Vintage Club. will make All About Kids Montgomery Road.

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Nick Mayer, a Symmes Township resident, is biking the entire Ohio to Erie Trail, a total of 640 miles roundtrip, to raise money for the Race for the Cure Foundation.

Getting some support Symmes Township resident Nick Mayer is biking the Ohio to Erie Trail, 640 miles roundtrip between Cincinnati and Cleveland to raise money for the Race for the Cure Foundation. Mayer is looking for support and has found it with 107 followers on his Facebook page, Nick Mayer in 640 miles for the wanting to bike and shoots pain,” Mayer said. Despite the pain, Mayer continues to bike and has support from many friends, including a large number that follow him on the trail through his Facebook page. “I really just want to show how beautiful Ohio actually is and not a lot of people will have an experi-

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Raymond Walters College prepares for student influx Recent changes in University of Cincinnati enrollment rules are expected to result in more students attending Raymond Walters College in Blue Ash, a two-year campus offering associate degrees and certificate programs. Foremost is the decision to close UC’s Center for Access and Transition. Ginny Hizer, director of college relations at Raymond Walters, discusses what’s in store.

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who wish to upgrade their job skills. We’ve also seen an increased interest in offerings from our Professional Development Institute, including training services to corporations throughout the region and the country.” Hasn’t there been a change in the University of Cincinnati enrollment rules that means more students will attend Raymond Walters? “There have been some changes within the university that have or will lead to more students attending Raymond Walters College, such as the closure of the CAT program. CAT is a way for the university to provide assistance for undergraduate students, especially those needing remedial courses in order to qualify for the various program requirements. Effective fall 2010, freshmen admissions to the University of Cincinnati Uptown Campus will be limited to those students who meet the university’s academic-success criteria. Applicants who do not meet the criteria will be referred to UC’s regional campuses in Blue Ash and Batavia, or to affiliated programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. We are working with the Provost’s Office and other UC colleges to ensure all students are admitted into the appropriate college, and strengthening the transition from Raymond Walters College to uptown colleges.”

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Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau. Additionally, she held the position of vice president of sales at Universal Studios in Hollywood where she managed 56 employees and was responsible for generating $90 million in revenues. Lisa is currently on the board of trustees at Talbert House, a member of the American Society of Association Executives, Greater Louisville CVB, Marketing Advisory Council and the Louisville Branding Alliance. After four years in private law practice in Washington, and Los Angeles, Linda joined the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a policy attorney. She has held numerous positions at the FCC, including in the office of general counsel and as associate bureau chief of the FCC’s International Bureau. Linda’s areas of expertise include national security, homeland security, satellites, spectrum and international communications. In 2000-2001, she was a staff member of the “Commission to Assess National Security Space Management and Organization” (Space Commission), which was chaired by Donald H. Rumsfeld. After Sept. 11, 2001, she served on the FCC’s Homeland Security Policy Council. Linda worked in the White House from August 2004 to July 2009 in a policy position in the Office of Science and Technology. She served during both George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s administrations.

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Ursuline alumnae sponsor leadership symposium

Ursuline Academy Oct. 23 was the venue for a groundbreaking leadership event connecting alumnae with current students. The 2009 Leadership Symposium, funded in part by alumnae and twin sisters Lisa Haller and Linda Haller Sloan, formerly of Sycamore Township, challenged current Ursuline students to be leaders throughout their lives in every endeavor they choose to pursue during and after high school. The event kicked off with an address from the Haller sisters and a keynote address from Mary Ivers, president, CEO and founder of Dress for Success Cincinnati. With more than 700 students attending, the symposium featured about 40 Ursuline alumnae representing different disciplines, who led breakout sessions about their chosen careers, how they define and demonstrate leadership and how they have integrated the school’s core values into their daily lives. The alumnae participating represented a wide range of ages and professional experiences in the fields of business, education, entertainment, law and athletics. The Haller sisters approached Ursuline with the idea of sponsoring the symposium in appreciation of the leadership opportunities they enjoyed while students at the academy in the 1970s. Lisa is director of sales and marketing at Galt House hotel in Louisville, Ky. Prior to joining the Galt House, she served as president of the

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Sycamore High School and Ursuline Academy students recently participated in Student Government Day with Blue Ash City Council. Here at the Council Chambers of the Municipal & Safety Center is Councilman Jim Sumner and Sycamore student Kelsey Norton. PROVIDED.

Student Government Day Sycamore High School and Ursuline Academy students recently participated in Student Government Day with Blue Ash City Council.

Sycamore High School and Ursuline Academy students recently participated in Student Government Day with Blue Ash City Council. Here at the Council Chambers of the Municipal & Safety Center are, from left, Ursuline students Monica Melink and Lindsey Hogan with councilman Rick Bryan. PROVIDED.

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Sycamore High School and Ursuline Academy students recently participated in Student Government Day with Blue Ash City Council. Here, Ursuline student Monica Melink signs a document with police officer Mark Ziegler.

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Sycamore High School and Ursuline Academy students recently participated in Student Government Day with Blue Ash City Council. Here during the event are, from left, service coordinator Terry Chapman, Ursuline student Lindsey Hogan, assistant to the city manager Kelly Osler, Ursuline student Jordan Powers and Ursuline student Monica Melink.

SCHOOL NOTES Lunch with Santa

Mount Notre Dame High School will hold its annual Lunch with Santa Christmas Carnival 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The event will include face painting, games, crafts, balloon sculpting, Nativity animals, a magic show and personal visit with Santa Claus. Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer also will stop by. Tickets are available for $8 per person in the MND advancement office 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. until Tuesday, Dec. 1. Children under age 1 are admitted free. To purchase tickets by phone or for more information, contact Beth Barnett at 8213044, ext. 142, or bbarnettt@mndhs.org.

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Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy faculty member Dr. Jim Lipovsky is offering an SAT prep course, with Saturday morning or Tuesday afternoon session options, at the school. The courses, which prepare students for the May 1 SAT testing, will include diagnostic testing, individual assessment, test-taking skills review, in-class problem solving, extensive study of the concepts and strategies and a copy of the Official SAT Study Guide. Students receive individual attention and

Eight seniors from Mount Notre Dame High School have been named National Merit Commended Students or National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Semifinalists are, from left: seated, Kelsey Ryan of Pleasant Ridge, Katie Markgraf of Madeira and Kayla Walters of Symmes Township. Commended students are, from left: standing, Elizabeth Fogarty of Blue Ash, Anna Hider of Madeira, Megan Harmon of Liberty Township, Chelsi Creech of Loveland and Allison Rotella of Deerfield Township.

assignments are personally graded by Lipovsky. The class is $445 for registrations before Dec. 15 and $495 for registrations after Dec. 15. Registration forms are available at www.chca-oh.org (click on “Parents”). For more information, contact Lipovsky at 349-8629 or james.lipovsky@chca-oh.org.

Re-accreditation

Raymond Walters College’s Nursing Department recently successfully completed it’s re-accreditation process. The department received continuing accreditation for eight years, the maximum period.

Students participate in pageant

Two Raymond Walters College students recently participated in the Miss Ohio USA pageant, held in early October in Portsmouth, Ohio. Amanda Tempel, who represented St. Bernard, won the title of 2010 Miss Ohio USA. Allie Wagner, whose hometown is Wheelersburg, Ohio, and represented Scioto County, was voted Miss Photogenic.

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COLLEGE CORNER Dean’s list

University of Cincinnati summer quarter – Grace Abraham, Matthew Adams, Paige Adams, Sydney Ahlum, Ulisses Almeida, Laura Anderson, Frank Bakes, Victoria Biddle, Jennifer Blevins, Joseph Bonar, Julie Bonn, Mark Brewer, Victoria Brizzolara, Kristina Caligaris, Corey Campbell, Shawn Colyer, Brian Costello, Emily Crabill, Jennifer Cutter, Debra Davis, Dustin Depenning, Karri Dickenson, Brian Eiler, Kareem Elgazzar, Christina Fleming, Cynthia Flischel, Anna Flory, Kelly Flynn,

Alexa Fogler, Sarah Foley, Puja Gaitonde, Rachna Goyal, Zachary Haltom, Michael Hartman, Lauren Hawkins, Tiffanie Heile, Joshua Henderson, Erin Hildebrandt, Alexander Hill, Justin Hill, Benjamin Hoyer, Clara Hsieh, Richard Huesman, Jason Hunter, Kaitlin Johnson, Michelle Johnson, Lauren Jones, Abigail Kaddoura, Joshua Katz, Amanda Kolb, Scott Kruger, Rachel Lang, Cynthia Lee, Cristin Leonard, Isaac Levine, Heather Lo, Amberly Lovitt, Stacy Lutz, Ashley Ma, April Matson, Andrew McCarthy, Scott McKendry, Darrell Miller, Deborah Miller, Laura Molander,

Kathryn Morosky, Lucion Newlin, Kelley O’Brien, Hasmik Ordyan, Nicholas Pandzik, Ketulkumar Patel, Adam Price, Staci Rader, Sarah Radke, Lorraine Ray, Michael Reddy, Joseph Reich, Lindsay Rosenbaum, Samantha Russell, Danielle Rust, Sarah Sawicki, Christian Schaefer, Jennifer Schmitt, Matthew Schwartz, Shannon Sears, Melissa Sedziol, Diane Seymour, Adam Shantz, Tong Shen, Ali Shewmon, Michelle Shi, Matthew Siegel, James Sloss, Leanna Smith, Michael Snively, Layne Spicher, Amy Sprong, Rachael Stefanussen, Diana Stegens, Cary Stiffler, Erin

Stinchcomb, Ashlee Stollberg, Jacki Surber, Ryan Thornton, Julie Toms, Amy Touassi, Sarah Vaz, Brenda Weinhart, Eric Weller, Patrick Whalen, Alyna Williams, Patrick Wilsey, Andrew Wittkugel, Michelle Wong, Bryan Woolf, Yijie Zhang and Sarah Zylka.

Graduates

Miami University – Matthew Richard Ambrose, Maxwell Clarke Carr, Joshua August Kostreva, Sarah Marie Roelker, Kevin Adrian St. Clair and Jarrod Curtis Ward.

University of Cincinnati – Derek Boeh, Elissa Bookbinder, Kristina Caligaris, Victor Chtelmakh, Shawn Colyer, Debra Davis, Christopher Elder, Cynthia Flischel, Kathryn Geis, Christina Gillespie, Amy Goddard, Christine Hanna, Brenda Harris, Kathryn Huffman, Kevin Humbel, Martha Hutton, William Ihlendorf, Cullen Luning, Yelandra May, Julie McKibben, Charles McNutt, Angela Mundell, Elizabeth Olson, James Roelker, Konstantin Rybalsky, John Schilling, Tong Shen, David Siegel, Amy Smith, Barbara Staab, Daniel Unger and Abigail Yee.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Aves face tough schedule with deeper team

By Mark Chalifoux

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The Sycamore High School girls’ basketball team has several holes to fill early in the season, but the Aviators could be a better postseason team by the end of the season. “We have a tough schedule this year so I don’t know if we’ll get 17 wins again, but I think we’ll be better in the postseason,” head coach Paula Hayden said. Among others, the Aviators have to replace Abby Cooper and Mia Obiekwe, who led the team in scoring last year and combined to average more than 20 points per game. The Aviators do return two big playmakers in sophomore point guard Chloe Pavlech and junior Ashley Schaefer. Pavlech averaged 8.5 points and 2.5 assists per game. Schaefer averaged 8.3 points and 2.1 assists per game. Both were near the top of the team in rebounds as well. “It’s almost like we fit the other pieces around them,” Hayden said. “Chloe is a great point guard and Ashley is probably one of my most versatile players. I’ll have her in all five positions throughout the season. They are the core but I’m also blessed with more depth than in the past. We have great athletes and a lot of good pieces to the puzzle.” Lexi Newbolt is one newcomer that Hayden thinks can be a key contributor and returning forward Amy Isaacs is another player who should have a much bigger role

On the team

No. Name Quisia Dockery 3 Alexis Newbolt 5 Dorian Patterson 10 Lauren Hancher 12 Emily Miles 14 Allison Setser 15 Chloe Pavlech 22 Maggie Cron 23 Michelle McDonald 25 Ashley Schaefer 32 Emily Elsbrock 35 Jackie Weber 40 Amy Isaacs 45 Allie Martin

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Year Pos. 11 C 10 G 12 G 10 G 11 G 12 F 10 G 11 G 11 G 11 G 12 F 11 C 12 F 11 C

Game days

Nov. 28 @ Seton – TBA Dec. 1 @ St. Ursula Dec. 5 Oak Hills – 2 p.m. Dec. 12 @ Princeton – 2 p.m. Dec. 16 Lakota West Dec. 19 Colerain – 2 p.m. Dec. 21 @ Fairfield Dec. 29 @ Middletown Jan. 2 @ Lakota East – 2 p.m. Jan. 6 Hamilton Jan. 11 @ Mercy Jan. 16 @ Hoover – 5 p.m. Jan. 17 @ Notre Dame Academy – 4:15 p.m. Jan. 18 @ PHSC Shoot-Out – TBA Jan. 23 Mason – 2 p.m. Jan. 27 @ Oak Hills Jan. 30 Princeton – 2 p.m. Feb. 3 @ Lakota West Feb. 6 @ Colerain – 2 p.m. Feb. 9 Anderson Feb. 13 Lakota East All games are 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Coming up

Northeast Suburban Life winter sports overviews planned include: Girls’ basketball – Nov. 25 Boys’ basketball – Dec. 2 Wrestling – Dec. 9 Swimming – Dec. 16 Bowling/ice hockey/gymnastics – where applicable, Dec. 23 this season. Senior Quisia Dockery is another returning forward who will be a factor. Seniors Dorian Patterson, Allison Setser and Emily Elsbrock, along with Dockery, will provide the leadership for the team. The team will also have some size for the first time in several years, but that won’t change the style the Aviators play. “The tall girls we do have are very athletic and mobile,” Hayden said. “I think we’ll probably play more of an up-tempo game than in the past.” Developing team chemistry, especially with several new faces, will be an early challenge for

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Sycamore’s Ashley Schaefer looks to pass against Glen Este in a scrimmage. Schaefer will be one of the key players for the Aviators this winter. Sycamore, especially since last year’s senior class had played

together for several years on the varsity level.

Five Lion starters return for Ursuline By Anthony Amorini aamorini@communitypress.com

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Ursuline’s Desirae Ball gets a clean block on the shot of McNicholas’ Emily Woodruff during a game last season.

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Game days

Nov. 28 @ Fenwick Dec. 2 Seven Hills Dec. 9 @ Cincinnati Christian Dec. 12 Summit Country Day Dec. 16 @ New Miami – 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19 Clark Montessori – 2:30 p.m. Dec. 28 Holy Cross Dec. 28 @ CHCA Holiday Tournament Dec. 29 @ CHCA Holiday Tournament – 6:30 p.m. Jan. 4 @ Kings Jan. 9 Cincinnati Country Day – 2:30 p.m. Jan. 20 Cincinnati Christian Jan. 23 @ Seven Hills – 2:30 p.m. Jan. 25 St. Bernard – 7 p.m. Jan. 27 Lockland Feb. 1 @ Glen Este Feb. 3 @ Summit Country Day Feb. 6 North College Hill – 2:30 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Cincinnati Country Day – 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 @ McNicholas – 12:30 p.m. All games are 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Ursuline Academy basketball team returns all five of its starters as the experienced Lions aim to dethrone the reigning queens of the Girls’ Greater Cincinnati League, Mount Notre Dame, this winter. The Lions last won a GGCL championship in 1990. Standout Desirae Ball, a senior guard, leads the quintet of Lion starters back to the floor. Ball led Ursuline with 14.3 points and 3.8 rebounds a game last winter. Additional key contributors for Ursuline will include senior Maggie Allard (7.8 points a game), senior Murphy O’Neill (7.7 points a game), junior Morgan Donovan (9.2 points a game), junior Ellie Greiner and senior Rebecca Lang. Ursuline (12-10, 6-4) took second place in the GGCL Scarlet

No. 3 4 5 10 11 12 14 15 21 25

Ursuline girls

Game days

On the team

Name Annie Hauser Lynessa McGee Maggie Allard Morgan Donovan Murphy O’Neill Ellie Greiner Amanda Miller Desirae Ball Mollie Paquette Rebecca Lang Meredith Myers Brigid McCuen

The Aviators have a more athletic team with more depth, which should help Sycamore handle a difficult schedule. Sycamore plays league favorite Lakota West twice and also faces Mason, another top GMC team. Sycamore also plays North Canton Hoover, a top 10 team in the state, and Toledo Notre Dame. “I’m excited about the challenges of our schedule this year,” Hayden said. “I want to see how good we can become and what level we can play at.” Sycamore opens the season Nov. 28 at Seton.

Year 12 11 12 11 12 11 11 12 12 12 10 11

Pos. G G G G W/P P G/W G/W W/P P W W

Division last winter. Mount Notre Dame (27-1, 100) won its eighth-consecutive GGCL Scarlet Division title in 2009-2010. Mercy (12-11, 6-4) took third place in the GGCL Scarlet Division followed by third-place St. Ursula (8-13, 5-5). Ursuline opens with a fivegame home stand including contests against Colerain (Nov. 28 at 3:30 p.m.), Mount Notre Dame

Nov. 28 Colerain – 3:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Mount Notre Dame Dec. 5 McNicholas Dec. 8 Walnut Hills Dec. 10 St. Ursula Dec. 15 @ Loveland Dec. 17 @ Seton Dec. 21 Anderson Dec. 29 Glen Este Jan. 5 @ McAuley Jan. 7 Mercy Jan. 14 Kings Jan. 19 @ Lakota East Jan. 23 @ Hughes – 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26 @ Mount Notre Dame Dan. 28 @ St. Ursula Feb. 2 Seton Feb. 4 @ Mercy Feb. 9 McAuley Feb. 11 @ Winton Woods All games are 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. (Dec. 3), McNicholas (Dec. 5), Walnut Hills (Dec. 8) and Saint Ursula (Dec. 10). All home games listed above begin at 7:30 p.m. unless noted.

Grandison set to send Eagles soaring By Tony Meale tmeale@communitypress.com

CHCA, which finished 16-6 last year and won a Miami Valley Conference Scarlet championship, now have a former NBA player calling the shots from the sidelines. Ronnie Grandison, who starred at the University of New Orleans in the mid-1980s and led the Privateers to their first NCAA Division I Tourament appearance, played for several NBA teams, including the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and Miami Heat. He was a head coach at Cincin-

On the team

Name Taylor Dixon Erin Lloyd Hannah Lambert Alex Jeffers Morgan Prescott Jamie Prop Jenica Stoetzel

Year 12 12 12 11 10 10 11

nati Christian and led the Cincinnati Trailblazers to three Final Fours in the National Homeschool Basketball Tournament. The Eagles return several players this season, including senior Erin Lloyd and sophomore Allie Daniel.

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Braves look to defend CHL title

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The Indian Hill High School girls’ basketball team had one of the program’s best seasons in 2008-2009, going 19-4 and winning the CHL championship. The scary thing for the CHL is that the Braves should be even better in 2009-2010. Head coach Scott Rogers, now in his third year as head coach, said the players have begun to take ownership of the program. “The kids know my expectations but the key this year for them will be what their expectations are,” Rogers said. One thing the team doesn’t talk about is last season’s success. “Last year was great when it happened but when June hits they were done talking about it,” Rogers said. “They are trying to cre-

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Members of the Indian Hill girls basketball team include Aubrey Rogers, Nicole Bell and Kelsey Matthews. ate a legacy and tradition with the program and that only happens in the present.” The Braves certainly return a healthy amount of talent, including the top two scorers in the entire CHL last season. Junior Kelsey Matthews led the league in scoring with 14.8 points per game and sophomore Nicole Bell averaged 14.2 points per game.

“Nicole is just a basketball player. She’s a talented kid that works hard and Kelsey has improved greatly from her play last year,” Rogers said. “Her court awareness and defense has improved a lot.” The team should also have strong senior leadership from seniors Aubrey Rogers and Kelly Dunham. Rogers said Dunham is more of a silent, lead-by-

example type and that Aubrey is the team’s emotional leader. Rogers said this will be a tough season for him as its his last to coach his youngest daughter, senior Aubrey. “I’m really proud of her. I feel this year, more than ever, she is really comfortable with her role,” Rogers said. “She’s been great in terms of directing kids and helping the younger kids. Her intensity is what the kids feed off of. Aubrey and Kelly have played together for a long time and make for a great combination.” Indian Hill will also have one of the deepest teams in recent memory. Junior Katie Markesbery was fourth on the team in scoring with 7.7 points per game and is capable of playing any position on the court, according to Rogers. Sophomores Natalie Newton and Amanda Sheeran should be bigger contrib-

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Name Kasey Schumacher Kelly Dunham Natalie Newton Nicole Bell Aubrey Rogers Amanda Sheeran Sarah Arington Kelsey Matthews Christy Wright Katie Markesbery

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utors after a year of development and Indian Hill also has a pair of transfers from CHCA in sophomores Sarah Arrington and Kasey Schumacher. Both should play key roles for Indian Hill and will add to the team’s impressive depth. “We have five players of equal talent pushing five players of equal talent and having 10 players that talented pushing each other makes a big, big difference,” Rogers said. “We have players that have elevated their games all-around.” That talent will certainly

Cougars strive for 5, vie for history By Tony Meale tmeale@communitypress.com

A program that made history last year hopes for more of the same this season. With a 52-38 win over Toledo Start in the state finals last March, Mount Notre Dame became the first Division-I program in Ohio to win four consecutive girls’ basketball state championships. South Euclid Regina, a D-III power, is the only other school to have won four straight state titles, which it did from 2000 to 2003. But this year, the Cougars have a chance to become the first program in any division to win five straight state championships. It is an opportunity they will relish. “This team is as deep as we’ve ever been,” head coach Dante Harlan said. “They want to establish their identity and carry on the legacy. They understand what it means when you put on that jersey.” MND won a state title in 2009 largely under the leadership of Kendall Hackney, Gabby Smith and Ash-

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Dec. 1 @ Lakota West Dec. 3 @ Ursuline Dec. 5 Mercy Academy Dec. 10 Seton Dec. 17 @ Mercy Dec. 22 @ Heritage – 6:30 p.m. Jan. 7 McAuley Jan. 21 St. Ursula Jan. 23 @ Louisville Shoot Out – TBA Jan. 26 Ursuline Jan. 28 @ Seton Feb. 2 Mercy Feb. 4 @ McAuley Feb. 9 @ St. Ursula All games are 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted ley Fowler, all of whom are playing D-I college basketball. “We’ll miss that group,” Harlan said. “Those girls knew how to play basketball.” After winning state last year, Harlan considered stepping down from the program but decided to return. “I always played around with the idea that I would leave with that group because that’s the group that came in with me at the beginning,” he said. “But as long as I have that desire to coach and have that pas-

sion and energy, I’ll do it. And it was still there.” Harlan’s top returning player this season is junior Kathryn Reynolds, who will transition from shooting guard to point guard. Reynolds, who averaged 9.7 points per game last year and shot nearly 45 percent from three-point range, has already received interest from several top colleges, including Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State and Princeton. “Every day she’s our biggest critic,” Harlan said. “She’s a perfectionist.” Also returning for the Cougars is sophomore guard Raeshaun Gaffney, who as a freshman played in all but one game and averaged nearly six points per contest. “That kid’s going to be something special,” Harlan said. “If teams think all we have is Kathryn Reynolds, they better be ready. (Gaffney) is dynamite.” The Cougars also return senior forward Bridget Williams, sophomore guard Brianna Rucker and senior forward Shelby Kissel, who tore her ACL in the playoffs last year; Kissel is set to play basketball for Bel-

larmine University next year. “She’s already back and fighting for playing time,” Harlan said. That figures to be an ongoing theme this year, as Harlan said that no starting spot – save for Reynolds and Gaffney – is safe. “We haven’t had that in the past,” he said. “Our starting lineups have always been set. But when we do drills, I know the kids compete. They know there’s someone who could take their spot.” Harlan anticipates an upand-down regular season due to his team’s youth and strength of schedule. In addition to facing their typically tough GGCL rivals, the Cougars have a rematch with Toledo Start and play Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown, the defending D-II state champion, and Regina, the defending D-III state champion. They also play Louisville stalwarts Mercy Academy and Dupont Manual and open the season at Lakota West. Such a fierce schedule, however, should prepare MND for the state tourna-

Nov. 28 @ Unioto – 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2 Milford Dec. 9 @ Wyoming Dec. 12 Deer Park Dec. 16 Dunbar Dec. 18 @ Mariemont Jan. 5 @ Madeira Jan. 9 Reading Jan. 11 @ Taylor Jan. 15 Finneytown Jan. 17 @ Classic in the Country – 1:45 p.m. Jan. 23 Wyoming – 1:30 p.m. Jan. 25 Kings Jan. 26 @ Deer Park Jan. 29 Madeira Feb. 3 Mariemont Feb. 6 @ Reading Feb. 8 McNicholas Feb. 9 Taylor Feb. 12 @ Finneytown All games are 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. be tested early, as Indian Hill opens the season with games against Chillicothe Unioto, Milford and Wyoming. Rogers said focus will be a key for his team. “We can’t get too high with the highs or too low with the lows,” he said. “We need to take it one game at a time and stay focused.”

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ment. “Our goal is to win state – not just to get to Columbus,” Harlan said. “That’s the goal every year, and the girls set that goal for themselves. Are we going to win state? I don’t know.” Harlan pauses. “But by the end of the season, I know I wouldn’t want to play us.”

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What you can learn from Brazil, Russia, India, China

Brazil, Russia, India and China are the world’s up and coming economies, and their names have been abbreviated to form the acronym BRIC. Brazil was the cover story in this week’s Economist magazine. I could not help but read the article and others on Brazil without thinking “we can learn from this.” Brazil has declared energy independence from the rest of the world. They did this through an ambitious plan of exploration and substitution of fuels. Starting in the 1970s, they began researching the use of biofuels, specifically ethanol from sugar cane. In the early 1980s Ford, GM, Fiat and Volkswagen began producing cars that ran exclusively on sugar cane alcohol.

Although initially subsidized, the program is now self sufficient, and any vehicle sold in Brazil can run on any combination of E-85 Bruce Healey (no pure gasoCommunity line is now sold) ethanol. Press guest or pure One can also columnist convert a car to additionally run on propane. Talk about choice at the pump. Embraer, the Brazilian plane manufacturer that sells commuter jets to U.S. airlines, sells a cropdusting plane that runs exclusively on biofuel. Meanwhile, the semi-private

oil company Petrobras has become the world leader in deepwater oil exploration and extraction, enjoying great success in Brazil and even in the Gulf of Mexico, because of the search for Brazilian oil. The Brazilian banking system has been relatively immune from the banking crisis that has hit the rest of us. Why? Because of technology and regulation (and, it’s true, a historic aversion to mortgages, which explains why home ownership in Brazil is historically low). The Central Bank in Brazil can monitor – in real time – the flow of money and investments in the country. It can observe – in real time – if the banks are obeying banking regulations. Even stock brokers

are observed through technology and must produce daily reports (with a maximum of 48 hours delay) showing the amount and allocation of their assets to the local equivalent of the SEC. Brazil’s economy will grow by about 4 percent this year. Only about 22 percent of GDP is dependent on foreign trade, so most of that growth is internal. The number of people living in absolute poverty dropped 50 percent between 2003 and 2008. Sure, there are huge differences between America and Brazil. However, if you want to be surprised, look at the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century and Brazil today. There are huge similarities. And look at what we aspire to achieve today: Energy independ-

ence, a sound banking system and economic growth. Sadly, what we lack is a developing country’s sense of humility. It allows them to look globally for solutions to their problems. Washington always assumes that we have a lock on the best solutions that we are somehow above learning. While American companies have learned to look globally for solutions, Washington can’t stomach the thought. Pride in our nation is a given, but we should never, ever, lose the humility to recognize that we can learn. Bruce Healey lives in Blue Ash.

Some things to think about the next time you vote Many years ago I wrote a letter to the editor of the Enquirer. In it I stated that the problem with America is that there are too many Democrats and Republicans and not enough Americans. At no time has this been more true than today! The leadership of both parties is beholden not to the public, but to those large donors who finance their election. If we critically examine the issues proposed by the Democrats, they are wasteful of both jobs and money. To the shame of the Republicans, they oppose these crazy ideas without offering any sensible alternatives. Who, if anyone is looking out for the working folks and employers who make up the “real America?” In short, the answer is no one. Members of Congress earn over three times the wages of the average American plus retirement and medical benefits well beyond what we can ever hope for. Recent events show that few, if any, of

them truly understand or have ever read the Constitution. The quote that I am about to offer is attributed to either James Madison or Benjamin Franklin. During the Constitutional Convention one of the Edward Levy above was asked, “what Community form of government will have?” The answer, Press guest we “a Republic, if you can columnist keep it!” Dear readers, we are dangerously close to losing our Republic! We are very close to becoming a democracy. Writers throughout history have noted that democracies generally turn into dictatorships. One of the earliest was Plato. Plato wrote that with the assumption of a dictatorship civil unrest, injustice and bloodshed was the usual result. If you want

a more recent example, consider Germany of the 1920s. At that time Germany was one of the most liberal democracies in the world. Need I say more? I am sorry for all this doom and gloom I have presented, but it had to be said. I do have a possible solution. There will be a general election next year. I urge all Americans to forget party politics and vote against all incumbents from the state level to the national level. During the run-up to the election we should make every candidate promise to read and understand the constitution and everything it stands for. They should also be required to pass a law instituting strict term limits and salary caps that match the average public wage scale. If this is not enough, election advertisements should be required to list all direct or indirect donations by businesses, trade associations, unions or any other public or private entity. This would include voluntary work by members of these

organizations. We have a right to know who has been bought and who is honest. Finally, a few last words on economics. There was great celebration in the administration that only 216,000 jobs were lost last month. This is small comfort to those who lost jobs. The government should quit listening to the Keynesian economists who have never been right. Unfortunately they teach a subject they have never practiced. People who are out of work and get a small hand out use it only for bare necessities. When someone has a real job, they eventually spend money that boosts the economy. The way to create jobs is to make it profitable to hire people. The administration has made it clear that if you hire people you will be taxed into insolvency. Be the new voice of America, vote against incumbents. Edward Levy is a longtime resident of Montgomery and a former college instructor.

CH@TROOM Nov. 18 questions

What are your favorite locallyowned stores for holiday/Christmas shopping? What do you like about them?

“Any that promote and verbally espouse CHRISTMAS. It is after all Christmas time, tide, etc. It is not Happy Holidays ... Season's Greetings ... Days of Concern ... Ornaments Tree. “As a Christian at times it is become too much crass commercialization. It should revert back to – the reason for the system. “If it is handicapped user friendly, and especially those that have working electric carts/ scooters it may merit patronage.” Christmas Customer

Last week’s question

Do you plan to participate in “Black Friday” shopping the day after Thanksgiving. Why or why not? If so, how early do you go? “My wife gave me a choice of either sliding down a razor blade banister into a pool of salty iodine, or going shopping on Black Friday. I’m taking the slide.” J.J. “I would not subject myself, wife or any other loved one to early morning shopping on ‘Black Friday.’ My personal experience follows working third shift at a very large 24-hour store in Eastgate. No thank you, I’ve seen too much. The yellow and black

‘crime scene tape’ is cut down in designated sales areas and total mayhem follows. It’s sorta like another potential tragic ‘Who Concert.’ I must admit at that black time, I do stop working while on the clock and watch the total disregard for personal safety and lack of concern for unknown fellow shoppers and employees on the floor. With this said, ‘Merry Christmas’ and please appreciate the reduced fruit cake bought on Christmas Eve.” J.W. “No. Because I am a man. Men seldom shop for anything other than beer. That’s why we have wives. And I can get beer anytime at a good price.” B.B. “This year, unlike previous Black Fridays, I’ll be the designated baby-sitter so the really serious ‘shop until you drop’ members of the family can be door-busters. Of course it depends on the specials that stores offer. Hopefully, the economy doesn’t put a damper on it.” R.V. “Don’t plan to go and have never been. To most men, shopping is as much fun as a prostate exam by porcupine. Shopping on Black Friday would be like parachute jumping into a razor wire fence top. It’s unthinkable.” F.S.D.

“No, I have no desire to get up before the sunrise, go out into the cold, fight the crowds, all to save a few dollars – not for me! I’ll take my time joyfully finding the right gifts for my loved ones.” M.P. “Black Friday is a day for me to avoid even if they have overly media hyped sales, specials, and bargains. “This is nothing more than difficult parking challenges, long walks, standing, waiting, and gratuitous spending for ‘gotta have’ items that after the season will most likely hold minuscule value. “Stay home. Spend quality time with those that you love and love you!” Harried Holiday Humbug “Can’t go this year and am bummed. Love getting up at 4 a.m. and store hopping with my daughters and friends. Used to find great buys on things I didn’t know I needed and couldn’t find a place to store or a good recipient. In recent years I don’t go to shop; I go for the fun. It’s a Festival for Shoppers!” S.J.P. “I started taking mild blood pressure reducing medication about six months ago. Shopping on Black Friday would NOT be a great idea for me. Besides, my kids will be in town and that time is precious. ‘Nuff said!” M.M. “What a great tradition Black

Friday is in America. I actually remember when it wasn’t called Black Friday, but the biggest shopping day of the year. It takes many people to prepare for the day from the retailing side of things, from the planning and buying to presentation, hiring of extra sales people to staffing a very long day. The economy, or lack of, has caused havoc for retailing in general. I hope you’ll be able to join the millions that will try to hit the stores to take advantage of the bargains the day after Thanksgiving. Drive safety, be courteous and keep joy in your hearts.” E.E.C. “No way! I can't stand the long check-out lines and limited parking! I do most of my Christmas shopping online these days. I usually find the best prices online and often get free shipping.” R.K. “I always do although I buy less each year. It is more about the experience and kicking off my holiday shopping than it is about getting it all done. I find a few great bargains every year that make it worth getting up at 5 a.m. on my day off.” J.H., Florence “I may participate this year in Black Friday although I have usually worked in the past and would not have wasted a day off. However, with economic changes I am definitely going to be looking for bargains and will be out the

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Compared to last year, do you plan to spend more or less on gifts this holiday season? 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. door by 4 a.m. if not before. I am nuts!” N.C. “No, I do not plan to shop on Black Friday. I plan to shop as little as possible. If I have to shop, I prefer to do it at a time when others are not shopping.” G.G. “No, my shopping is done. The stores offer big sales and they have no extra help at the registers or sales people to help you find things; it's a total madhouse and I don't want to get run over in the stampede!” Duke “No, I hate the crowds!”

“I don’t go near any shopping establishment on Black Friday. In fact, I give my children and grandchildren cash (usually on Thanksgiving) for Christmas and let them get whatever they want, where ever they want. I don’t like gift cards either; too many strings attached.” A.H.

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I may not get to work in the toy-making room with the festive elves. I may not get to ride through the crisp cool air with him on the big night. However, I still believe that I have the best job of all as Santa’s helper for the Community Press. I’m a part of one of the most cherished Christmas traditions – Letters to Santa. What a wonderful gesture, children of all ages and walks of life sitting down with pen (or crayon) in hand, sharing their holiday The Letters to Santa are in the little authors’ own words. Just the way Santa likes them. Any letters received after the deadline and not published here have been forwarded to the North Pole. Thank you to all who wrote letters. Merry Christmas!

Matthew and Cameron Dear Santa, My name is Cameron. I just lost two teeth and now I’ve turned six! I would like a Lego set. These are the three options: Space Police, Power Miners or Mission to Mars. The Legos are the most important. I would also like a robot starter kit and The Empire Strikes Back. I thought you would like some cookies and a glass of milk. Maybe with a mint, too? I can leave it for you by the fireplace of course. Thank you! Cameron, 6 Montgomery Dear Santa, My name is Matthew. I am two years old. I really, really want you to bring me my own Knuffle Bunny. Every night when we read Knuffle Bunny, I ask my mom, “Where is MY Knuffle Bunny?” Please bring him to me. You can also bring me some surprises. Maybe a Lego set? I will try not to cry if I see you this year. Thanks! Matthew, 2 Montgomery

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wishes and thoughts with our jolly ol’ friend. For those children who aren’t yet old enough to Melissa write, mom and dad Hayden Santa s even take time from Helper their busy schedules to send a letter on their behalf. These letters are more than a list of desired gifts, but the heart of innocence and hope! Santa’s helper was greatly

encouraged to receive the bundles of letters from devoted Santa believers this year. I’ve been busy as... well as an elf, sorting and typing in the letters so that they may be published in this week’s paper. I love my job. I love reading all the letters and seeing all the cute pictures the kids draw or send in of themselves. It’s truly the most wonderful time of year for me. And their kind-hearted requests for Santa to remember those less fortunate, soldiers, and mom and dad

Dear Santa, I’m 2 years old and I’m not scared of anything. Please bring me Princess toys, Lightn i n g McQueen toys, Scooby Doo toys, Strawberry S h o r t c a k e Madeline toys, and Veggietale guys. Please bring my mom and dad pumpkins. Love, Madeline Blue Ash Dear Santa, I’m having a good time. Thanks for my toys last year. Please bring both my sister and I some toys. I like Lightning McQueen, S e s a m e Street, Spiderman, Incredible Hulk, Larry Boy, plain old Larry Veggie Tales and guys Jacob like those, Batman, and Scooby Doo toys that are really scary. I like them and I’m not scared of them at all. Do you like them? I would also like a piston cup that is not attached to anything that is meduim sized. Please send Jesus and God a dark blue or light blue balloon. I love you God and Jesus. Thank you, Jacob, 4 Blue Ash Dear Santa, My name is Will. I am just 3. I am going potty. I would like Dinosaurs. Will, 3 Cincinnati

Ms. Mary’s In Home Preschool Daycare Dear Santa, It is Ms Mary’s In Home Preschool Day care Kido’s writing you again. First of all thank you for reading our letters from last year. Several of my students told me that they received what they asked for. This year, like last, we are sending a group letter, and picture. So, set back in your easy chair, put on your reading glasses and sip your hot chocolate while you read Abby’s, Berkley’s, Nathan’s, Tin’s, and Will’s letters to you. Thank you! Merry Christmas! Ms. Mary Mariemont Dear Santa, My name is Abby, I am 4 and half years old. I have been a good girl and a good helper to Ms.Mary with the younger children. Please bring me a Princess castle, with all of the princess not just Tinker Bell. My bike broke, can you bring me a two wheeler? Ms. Mary said, to mention a helmet also. Thanks! Abby, 4 Mariemont

Dear Santa, I am Tin, I’m 3. Ms. Mary asked me if I have been a good boy? Yes, I have been a good boy. Please bring me DINOSAURS, DINOSAURS, and T-Rex. Tin, 3 Mariemont

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melts my heart. This strong belief in Santa should make all of us feel better about life. In a world so full of skepticism, it’s refreshing to see how many children remain faithful to their belief in Santa. The letters mean a lot to Santa, too. He treasures every last drop of ink! The letters make Santa feel good and it makes all his hard work worthwhile. So, thank you to everyone who submitted a letter and a very Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, I hope you have a good night flying and I hope you don’t fall down a chimney without your reindeer flying away without you. For Christmas, please ask my mom if you can give me all the toys you have in your sack. I would really Drew like to get the police set and a remote control Monster Truck. I hope you enjoy flying. Love, Drew, 4 Oakley

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Dear Santa, I am Nathan, I am 5 and in Kindergarten. I have been rotten. I fight with my sister sometimes, but I am trying to be good. I would like for you to bring me a bike built for two, a basketball so I can play basketball with Joe, a Star Wars Lego set and a black jeep. Thanks! Nathan, 5 Mariemont

Dear Santa Claus, We are so excited for Christmas! We would like a toy treehouse with animals, a princess doll and a computer game. We would also like a trip to the Great Wolf Lodge. Please hug the reindeer for us. Love, Bennett, 5 Lorelei, 2 Mariemont

Dear Santa, I am Berkley, I am 5 & a half. I am in kindergarten. I barley cry anymore. I would like a Sponge Bob Lego Set, the same kind of bike that Nathan wants, An American Doll named Julie, and littlest Pet Shop. For my brother please bring him some DS Games. Thanks! Berkley, 5 1/2 Mariemont

Dear Santa, Hi, our names are Alex and Evan. For Christmas, we would like to have a castle with knights and horses. Our little sister Katie can’t talk yet to tell us what she wants, so you can just bring her some girlie stuff. Love Evan Samson, 6 Alex Samson, 4 Katie Samson, 18 months

Jack, Alex and Ava Dear Santa, Thank you for all the good presents you’ve given me in the past. I would like: 2 Goosebumps Horror land books, DSI game Drawn to Life, Wii Mario & Sonic Olympic Games, Legos, Battle Striker Tournament set, Razor Spark Scooter, Ipod. Thanks, Jack, 7 Glen Lake Dear Santa, What kind of cookies would you like this year? Thanks for last year’s gifts. This year I would like: Zhu Zhu pets and house, Barbies and Barbie Furniture everything! A Baby AhChoo doll, Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Surprise, CD Boombox, ChixOs, Barbie Car. Love, Ava, 4 Glen Lake Dear Santa, I have been pretty good this year so please bring me a Barbie house, Hungry, Hungry Hippo game, bubbles, a doggie, a Emily new baby doll and a Snow White doll. I will leave you some cookies and milk. I love you. Emily, 3 Loveland

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HOLIDAY - THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving Day Buffet, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. deSha’s American Tavern, 11320 Montgomery Road. Turkey with sides, salmon, pasta, baked ham and carved beef. $29.99, $12.95 ages 4-12, free ages 3 and under. 247-9933. Montgomery. RECREATION

Gobble Gobble 5K Family Fun Run/Walk, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Swaim Park, Zig Zag and Cooper roads, Registration 7:45-8:30 a.m. Kids Fun Run 8:45 a.m. 5K family Fun Walk/Run travels through streets of Montgomery. Pets welcome. Benefits local Eastern Cincinnati YL clubs. $25, $15 ages 18 and under; Kids Fun Run free. Registration recommended. Presented by Young Life Eastern Cincinnati. 791-3730; http://sites.younglife.org/sites/EasternCincinnati/default.aspx. Montgomery. F R I D A Y, N O V. 2 7

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Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2trg, 11093 Kenwood Road. Proof of Hamilton County residency required. No charge for monitors, CPUs, hard drives, mice, keyboards, laptops, docking stations, back-up batteries, power cords, modems, external hard drives, memory chips, cell phones, printers, scanners and fax machines. Program prohibits participation by businesses, churches, schools and non-profits. $20 TVs over 60 pounds, $10 TVs under 60 pounds, free for other items. Presented by Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District. 946-7766. Blue Ash.

COOKING EVENTS

Holiday Confections, 11 a.m. Williams-Sonoma, 7875 Montgomery Road. Demonstration. Free. 793-3445. Kenwood.

FARMERS MARKET

Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 8255 Spooky Hollow Road. Grass-fed Black Angus beef, freerange chicken, produce, lamb, turkey, eggs and honey. 891-4227. Indian Hill. Turner Farm, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Turner Farm, 7400 Given Road. Market includes organic meat and eggs, seasonal produce and flowers. 561-7400. Indian Hill.

FOOD & DRINK

Casual Wine Tasting, 4 p.m.-11 p.m. Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch Hill Guinea PIke. Pub. Includes music. $5. 697-9705; lucy@ mamavitas.com; www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

HAPPY HOURS

Happy Hour, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Apsara Restaurant, 4785 Lake Forest Drive. Forty percent off sushi, draft beer for $2.50 and discounted sake and wines by the glass. 554-1040. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. Brown Dog Cafe, 5893 Pfeiffer Road. Bar only. Drink specials: $1 off beer, $2 off martinis, $1 off any glass pours of wine and wine flights, three ounce pour, $9. Ages 21 and up. 794-1610. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Gravy, 1513 Ohio 28, $2 bottles and half-price select appetizers. 576-6789. Loveland. Happy Hour, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. InCahoots, 4110 Hunt Road. $2 domestic beers and well drinks, $4 house wines and martinis, $1 off all drinks and appetizers. 793-2600. Blue Ash. Happy Hour, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Slatt’s Pub, 4858 Cooper Road. Drink specials and half priced appetizers. 791-2223. Blue Ash.

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LITERARY - SIGNINGS

Rusty McClure, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 7800 Montgomery Road. Author discusses and signs “Cincinnatus: The Secret Plot to Save America.” Free. 474-3537. Kenwood.

MUSIC - CONCERTS

Mike Posner, 10 p.m. Play by Play Cafe, 6923 Plainfield Road. $20. 793-3360; www.playbyplaycafe.com. Silverton.

MUSIC - ROCK

Laika Band, 9:30 p.m. Bar Seventy-One, 8850 Governors Hill Drive. $5. 774-9697. Symmes Township.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Sports Card Show & Auctions, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. VIPs permitted to enter at 10 a.m. Autographs with Hall of Famer Juan Marichal and Orlando Cepeda and former Red Eddie Milner 6-8 p.m. Moeller High School, 9001 Montgomery Road. Sports card show and memorabilia auction. More than 125 dealers booths. Buy, sell and trade. Celebrity signings. Auctions held 2 p.m. daily. $3. Presented by Archbishop Moeller High School. 398-5225; www.cincycardshows.com. Kenwood. S A T U R D A Y, N O V. 2 8

BARS/CLUBS

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

COOKING EVENTS

Great Gifts, 11 a.m. Williams-Sonoma, 7875 Montgomery Road. Demonstration. Free. 793-3445. Kenwood.

FARMERS MARKET

Turner Farm, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.

MUSIC - BLUES

Sonny’s Solo Blues, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Guitar Lovers, 7342 Kenwood Road. 793-1456. Sycamore Township.

MUSIC - ROCK

After Midnight, 9:30 p.m. Bar Seventy-One, 8850 Governors Hill Drive. Ages 21 and up. $5. 774-9697. Symmes Township.

ON STAGE - COMEDY

Comedy Show, 8 p.m. Gravy, 1513 Ohio 28, Four comics including headliner Dave Glardon. Free. Reservations required. 576-6789. Loveland.

ON STAGE - THEATER

Our Town, 8 p.m. Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road. Thorton Wilder classic about cycle of life through the eyes of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. $15, $12 ages 11 and under. Presented by Stagecrafters. Through Nov. 29. 793-6237. Amberley Village.

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. Through Dec. 27. 683-5692; www.lovelandmuseum.org. Loveland. Loveland Castle, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Weather permitting-call ahead. Loveland Castle, 12025 Shore Road. Small-scale, authentic castle. Picnic area. Group tours and special events available. $3. 683-4686; www.lovelandcastle.com. Symmes Township.

RECREATION

Teen Night, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Blue Ash YMCA, 5000 YMCA Drive. Hang out with friends and meet new ones, participate in basketball, soccer, swimming, cornhole, rock climbing, movies, YMCA Dance Club, Guitar Hero and Sing Star. Pizza and drinks available for purchase. Bring school ID. $6, $4 member. Registration required. 791-5000. Blue Ash.

SHOPPING

Gift Wrapping and Bow Demonstration, 1 p.m. The Container Store, 5901 E. Galbraith Road. Includes giveaways. Free. 7450600; www.containerstore.com. Sycamore Township. Bringing Literacy Home Fundraiser, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cookie and punch reception 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Isle of Skye Cashmere, 7004-B Center St. Sales benefit Bringing Literacy Home, an initiative of Every Child Succeeds. 271-2589; www.cincinnatichildrens.org/ svc/alpha/e/every-child/default.htm. Madeira.

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Young Life Eastern Cincinnati is hosting the Gobble Gobble 5K Family Fun Run/Walk from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, at Swaim Park, Zig Zag and Cooper roads, Montgomery. Registration is from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. The Kids Fun Run is at 8:45 a.m. The event is a 5K family Fun Walk/Run that travels through the streets of Montgomery. Pets are welcome. Proceeds benefit the local Eastern Cincinnati YL clubs. The cost is $25, $15 ages 18 and under; Kids Fun Run free. Registration is recommended. Call 791-3730 or visit easterncincinnati.younglife.org. (Pictured) The Smith family of Blue Ash were among those that gathered for a former 5K Gobble Gobble Turkey run.

SHOPPING

Gift Wrapping and Bow Demonstration, 1 p.m. The Container Store. 745-0600; www. containerstore.com. Sycamore Township.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Sports Card Show & Auctions, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Autographs with Hall of Famer Juan Marichal and Orlando Cepeda and former Red Eddie Milner 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Moeller High School, $3. 398-5225; www.cincycardshows.com. Kenwood. M O N D A Y, N O V. 3 0

Sports Card Show & Auctions, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Autographs with Hall of Famer Juan Marichal and Orlando Cepeda and former Red Eddie Milner 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Moeller High School, $3. 398-5225; www.cincycardshows.com. Kenwood. S U N D A Y, N O V. 2 9

COOKING CLASSES

Williams-Sonoma Tech Class, 11 a.m. Enjoy the Holidays with Le Creuset. Williams-Sonoma, 7875 Montgomery Road. Led by culinary experts. Free. Registration required. 793-3445. Kenwood.

ON STAGE - THEATER

Our Town, 3 p.m. Mayerson JCC, $15, $12 ages 11 and under. 793-6237. Amberley Village.

CIVIC

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

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.-6 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.

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COOKING CLASSES

Optimal Nutrition: Textbook to Table, 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Venus, 7795 Cooper Road. Learn about benefits of Omega 3 fatty acids with Dr. Josefa Rangel, M.D. of Consults for Wellness. Jill Durr, Venus chef, demonstrates how to cook omega 3-rich meals. Includes tastings, wine and giveaways. $20. Reservations required. Presented by Venus Fitness For Her. 984-4437; www.venus4her.com. Montgomery.

ART & CRAFT CLASSES

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CIVIC

RELIGIOUS - COMMUNITY EDUCATION Teaching Classes, 7 p.m.-midnight, Living

Beginning Art/Painting Class, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Whatever Works Wellness Center, 7433 Montgomery Road. $15. Registration recommended. Through Jan. 25. 791-9428; www. whateverworkswellness.com. Silverton. Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2trg, $20 TVs over 60 pounds, $10 TVs under 60 pounds, free for other items. 946-7766. Blue Ash.

FARMERS MARKET

SPECIAL EVENTS

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Greenacres Farm Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 891-4227. Indian Hill. Turner Farm, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.

HEALTH / WELLNESS

Community Blood Drive, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. The Goddard School-Loveland, 6407 Branch Hill Guinea PIke. Bloodmobile. Free. Appointments recommended. Presented by Hoxworth Blood Center. 697-9663. Miami Township.

KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch Hill Guinea PIke. Pub. Hosted by Jerome. Free. 697-9705. Loveland. T U E S D A Y, D E C . 1

CIVIC

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

EDUCATION

Madeira Historical Society Christmas Dinner, 6 p.m. Kenwood Country Club, 6501 Kenwood Road. Choose between chicken roulade or glazed roasted pork loin. $39.95. Reservations required. Presented by Madeira Historical Society. 561-9069. Madeira.

Word Fellowship, 9781 Fields Ertel Road. A Bible-based, family focused church. Presented by Equipping Ministries International. 677-8500. Loveland.

SHOPPING

Bringing Literacy Home Fundraiser, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Isle of Skye Cashmere, 271-2589; www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/e/everychild/default.htm. Madeira. T H U R S D A Y, D E C . 3

BARS/CLUBS Trivia Night, 7:30 p.m. Bar Seventy-One, 8850 Governors Hill Drive. Free. 774-9697; www. barseventyone.com. Symmes 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.

CIVIC

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

What Parents Should Know about Reading and Comprehension Development, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Langsford Learning Acceleration Center, 9402 Towne Square Ave. Presentation series for parents and caregivers on reading, comprehension development and current research. Free. Registration required. 531-7400; www.weteachreading.com. Blue Ash. Intuitive Development Training, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Whatever Works Wellness Center, 7433 Montgomery Road. Develop psychic skills using tarot cards and spirit artwork. Learn old fashioned art of tea leaf reading, flame messages and clairvoyantly seeing with inner eyes. Beginners start 6:30 p.m.; advanced, 7 p.m. Ages 21 and up. $10. Reservations required. 791-9428; www.accessingangels.com. Silverton. Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, 7 p.m. Free information session. Blue Ash YMCA, $93 per family. Registration required. 550-3337. Blue Ash.

Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, 7 p.m. Free information session. Blue Ash YMCA, 5000 YMCA Drive. Information on how to get out of debt, cash flow planning, saving, insurance and investment basics, how to achieve your financial goals and other money related topics. With Sandra Faith Hall, Dave Ramsey Certified Counselor. $93 per family. Registration required. 550-3337. 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.-6 p.m. Turner Farm, 561-7400. Indian Hill.

HEALTH / WELLNESS

Baby Sitter Training Course, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. American Red Cross Blue Ash Chapter, 10870 Kenwood Road. Ages 11-15. Learn accident prevention, first aid, diapering and feeding. $40. Registration required. 7924000; www.cincinnatiredcross.org. Blue Ash.

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 - BLUEGRASS

Bluegrass Jam Session, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Gravy, 1513 Ohio 28, With Hard-Drive. Reservations recommended. 576-6789. Loveland. PROVIDED

The Syrian Shrine Holiday Circus Extravaganza comes to the Cincinnati Gardens from Friday, Nov. 27, through Sunday, Nov. 29. Times are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $18-22, $5 ages 12 and under. Call 800745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

SHOPPING

Bringing Literacy Home Fundraiser, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Isle of Skye Cashmere, 271-2589; www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/e/everychild/default.htm. Madeira.

PROVIDED

Burn off calories and help others at the 100th Thanksgiving Day Race at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, at Paul Brown Stadium, the start and finish line. The 10k run/walk benefits charities, including The Ronald McDonald House. Register race day or go to thanksgivingdayrace.com. Entry fee is $25.

Life

November 25, 2009

Northeast Suburban Life

Text-messaging God on Thanksgiving Day (To be prayed alone or with others before the main Thanksgiving meal.) Lord God, as children of our culture we are seldom at peace with what we have. We are more conscious of what we do not have and believe our happiness will come from having more. We gather together today, however, to thank you for all you have given us and for all that others have given us. Help us each day to take delight in the simple things of life, appreciate the love of those close to us, and

acknowledge how fortunate we really are. W e r e c a l l today the of Father Lou words the GerGuntzelman man mysPerspectives tic, Meister Eckhart, who said, “If the only prayer you ever say in your life is ‘Thanks!’ that will suffice.” He knew that to genuinely experience gratitude,

we must realize first of all that we have received, from whom we have received, and that ultimately every good thing in our lives comes from a beneficent God. So, for reasons known only in the stillness of our grateful hearts, each of us can our own the following Thanksgiving Day prayer:

O Divine Giver of Gifts

I stand beneath an endless waterfall of your abundant gifts to me. I thank you especially

for the blessing of life itself, the most precious of all your gifts to me. I thank you, Ever-Generous One, for clothing to wear, for food and drink to nourish my body, for books and music, for the ability to give and receive love, for all the talents and skills you’ve bestowed upon me. I thank you for the many joys of my life, for my family and my friends, for work that gives me a sense of purpose and invests my life with meaning.

I thank you as well for the sufferings and trials of my life, which in a paradoxical way, are also your gifts- and which, together with my mistakes, are among my most important teachers. I thank you for all my deceased relatives and friends who, over many generations, have contributed in unimaginable ways and helped bring me to this day and to become the person I am. Grant that I may never greet a new day without the awareness of some gift

for which to give your thanks, O God. And may constant thanksgiving be my song until I sing it forever in your heaven of endless gifts and love, Amen Father Lou Guntzelman is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Reach him at s or contact him directly at P.O. Box 428541, Cincinnati, OH 45242. Please include a mailing address or fax number if you wish for him to respond.

Be alarmed if you haven’t tested your security system Many people have home security systems to protect them in the event of a fire or break-in. But, if you have such a system, when was the last time you checked to make sure it is being properly monitored? If it’s been awhile, you could be in for a rude awakening. John Witmer of Florence relies on his security system to not only sound an alarm in his neighborhood but call the police or fire department if necessary. “We moved here in 1989, and we had the alarm system installed when we moved in. The house had already been hard-wired for it, so we just activated it with the Rollins Company,” said Witmer. The contract called for continuous monitoring of the alarm system at a

monthly cost of $26. “We know it worked because one of our Howard Ain neighbors came in Hey Howard! one time with a key, inadvertently while we were gone, and the police and fire department showed up to harass her – so we know the system functioned,” he said. In 1997, Security Link took over from Rollins and four years later ADT bought them out. “The only contact we had with ADT – they made a phone call and asked us how we wanted to be billed, a check deduction or send a bill, and we wanted a bill,” Witmer said.

They continued to receive and pay monitoring bills for eight years until, “A couple of weeks ago my wife inadvertently bumped into our emergency medical button and the alarm went off in the house,” Witmer said. They turned off the alarm and called ADT to say it was a false alarm.“We called, they answered and said, ‘What event.’ Well, one thing led to another and we started testing the system,” Witmer said. The problem is, although ADT was now billing Witmer, the alarm system was still programmed to call a now non-existent phone number at Rollins. So, although ADT was billing for monitoring, it really wasn’t able to receive the call. Witmer says he’s learned a valuable lesson.

“We were just flabbergasted to find out we weren’t being monitored,” said Witmer. Because so many years have elapsed since he signed that Rollins contract, there’s no documentation to show which type of monitoring service plan Witmer had signed up for – the company periodic testing or customer testing.

ADT has now offered to refund some of Witmer’s money, put in a new system, and provide three years worth of free monitoring. Bottom line, no matter which company you have, you need to have periodic tests of your home security system to make sure everything is working. But first call the alarm company to say you’re

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Life

November 25, 2009

Celebrate with cranberry salad recipes

By the time you read this column, your Thanksgiving preparations will be underway. As you get ready for the h o l i d a y, focus on the blessings in your life, Rita and put Heikenfeld the burdens in Rita’s kitchen G o d ’ s hands. That’s where they belong, anyway. This year, because of the economy, a lot of us are facing challenges we never had before. But remember, whether your table is laden with food or more meagerly set out, contentment is not the fulfillment of what you desire, but the realization of how much you already have, and the most important things are not “things.” Have the best Thanksgiving ever!

Cranberry celebration salad like Kroger

This recipe is one that I get requests for each year.

And it’s a keeper for sure. Kroger’s salad has a loose texture, and both Ginny and Marilyn replicated this. Most likely, Ginny’s is closer to what I tasted at Kroger, since hers uses whole cranberry sauce. But both sound equally good.

Ginny Moorehouse’s cranberry celebration salad:

“I’ve been making this for years for my family,” Ginny said. 1 pkg. cherry or strawberry Jell-O 1 cup boiling liquid: 1⁄2 cup each orange juice and water 13⁄4 cups cranberry sauce, jellied type 1 cup diced celery (optional but good) 1 ⁄2 cup chopped walnuts 3 ⁄4 cup crushed drained pineapple Dissolve Jell-O in boiling liquid. Add cranberry sauce

and blend. When it starts to congeal, add other ingredients. This will not get real firm.

Marilyn Hoskin’s cranberry celebration salad:

Try substituting cherry Jell-O if you like. 15 oz. crushed pineapple, drained – save juice 1 ⁄2 cup cranberry juice 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 pkg., 3 oz., raspberry Jell-O 15 oz. can whole cranberry sauce 1 ⁄2 cup chopped walnuts Boil pineapple, cranberry and lemon juice together. Add Jell-O. Remove from heat and stir in cranberries. Put in refrigerator until almost set. Add pineapple and nuts. Add a half cup of chopped celery if you like.

Rita’s ‘like’ Frisch’s pumpkin pie

I’ve shared this before and the requests for it come in on a regular basis this time of year. When I was first trying to clone this, I called Frisch’s and the word from Karen Maier, VP of market-

ing, was that the recipe is proprietary. Karen did say Frisch’s uses only pumpkin (read the label on your can of pumpkin purée – it could have winter squash included as they are members of the pumpkin family and can be used interchangeably). They hold their puréed pumpkin for a year in the can – and that “ages” it and makes a nicely set pie. They also add cornstarch for the same reason. The main ingredients are not unlike what you’d make at home, just hugely different proportions and “secret” spices. Here’s as close as I can get. I’ll add a half teaspoon or so of cornstarch if I’m using home canned pumpkin, as it’s a bit looser than purchased pumpkin. If you want, add more of the spices to your taste.

1 can, 15 oz., pure pumpkin purée 1 can, 12 oz., evaporated milk 3 ⁄4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 3 ⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, slightly beaten Whisk pumpkin, milk, sugar and spices together. Add salt and eggs and blend. Pour into pastrylined pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes; lower temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Serves eight.

Coming soon

• The real transparent pie from Withrow High in the 1960s. • My clone of Entenmann’s pound cake

Correction

Part of the taffy apple salad recipe was inadvertantly omitted last week in the newspaper. The full directions should have been: “Drain pineapple, keep juice. Mix pineapple chunks and marshmal-

Chili reception

“Wow! The recipes for Fern Storer’s chili are still coming in, and the best part is the stories that go with them. I think she’s up in heaven ladling up a batch right now …” lows, refrigerate overnight. In saucepan over low heat, heat juice, sugar, flour, egg and vinegar. Stir continually and cook until thick. Refrigerate overnight. Next day, combine Cool Whip, flour mixture, pineapple mixture, apples and nuts. Makes a large bowl. ”

Online help

Visit Rita online at www.communitypress.com for tips on preparing your Thanksgiving turkey. Or call the hotlines at: Butterball – 800-288-8372; USDA – 800-535-4555. Rita Nader Heikenfeld is Macy’s certified culinary professional and family herbalist, an educator and author. E-mail her at columns@communitypress.com with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Or call 513-2487130, ext. 356. Visit Rita at www.Abouteating.com.

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Northeast Suburban Life

SVdP again collecting winter coats coats through Dec. 4 by dropping them off at participating fire departments and participating Gold Star Chili restaurants – with the goal of collecting a total of 4,000 coats. City Dash will again support the effort by providing

pick-up and delivery service. A complete list of all participating coat collection sites is available on the WLWT Channel 5 Web site at www.wlwt.com and on the St. Vincent de Paul Web site at www.svdpcincinnati.org.

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Montgomery residents in “The Nutcracker” are, from left:Aliyah Motley and Sarah Krott.

Local children perform in ‘The Nutcracker’ year’s production, they have been rehearsing every weekend, in addition to completing their regular dance and academic studies. Nutcracker performances begin Dec. 16 at The Aronoff Center. There are 13 performances between Dec. 16-Dec. 27, including two student matinees. Tickets are $30 to $70. They are available at The Cincinnati Ballet Box Office at 621-5282, Aronoff Box Office at 621-2787 or online at www.cincinnatiballet.com.

go of their adult children and silence themselves. “Dr. Nemzoff points out that life spans are increasing, which means parents and children can spend as many as five or six decades as adults together. Communication skills are just as important to family life at this stage as they were when their children were toddlers or teens,” Kean said. Topics to be addressed include financial issues, lifestyle and partner choice, weddings and other life cycle events, childrearing opinions and other everchanging realities of parentadult child relationships. Nemzoff is a resident scholar at Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Research Center and an adjunct assistant Professor

at Bentley University. Her academic training is in American Studies at Barnard College, in counseling at Columbia University and in Social Policy at Harvard University. Register online at www.jfscinti.org or contact Sandee at Jewish Family Service at sgolden@ jfscinti.org or 766-3352.

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Learn how to maintain close relationships with your adult children while respecting their independence when Jewish Family Service presents Dr. Ruth Nemzoff, author of “Don’t Bite Your Tongue, How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children” from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at the Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Amberley Village. The cost is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. “As children become adults, parents are often confused what the ‘parental role’ is. Do you let go and stay silent? Do you speak up and share opinions?” asked Linda Kean, director of Family Life Education at Jewish Family Service. Nemzoff, who is a leading expert in family dynamics, counters the popular belief that parents must let

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experience a welcoming community where they receive fair and equitable treatment,” said Robert C. “Chip” Harrod, president and CEO of BRIDGES for a Just Community. “Immigration stories are not typically taught in our schools, which is why this publication includes the struggles experienced by

each of six immigrant groups that came in large numbers causing outrage, anti-immigrant sentiments, rejection and even violence,” said Alfonso Cornejo, president of the Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA. “Our hope is that this new program will encourage young people and others to examine their own immi-

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The Hispanic Chamber, in partnership with BRIDGES for a Just Community and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, recently launched “Cincinnati: A City of Immigrants, Struggling Toward Acceptance and Equality,” a publication and companion curriculum. The intent of the new booklet is to educate junior high school students about the six major groups of immigrants who came to Cincinnati beginning in the 1830s. At the unveiling of the booklet are, from left, Michael Jackaman of Indian Hill, Rabbi Abie Ingber of Clifton, Mary Ann Olding, Dr. O’dell Owens, Don H. Tolzmann of Cleves, Mike Maloney of Kennedy Heights/Pleasant Ridge, Bill Williams of Walnut Hills and Alfonso Cornejo of Sycamore/Symmes Township.

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grant roots – from goetta to guacamole and everything in between – to feel a greater sense of acceptance for all immigrants.” Donald Murphy, CEO and president of the Freedom Center said, “Cincinnati has benefited from the influx of many different groups of immigrants throughout its history, but at times during the City’s growth, some immigrant groups were made to feel unwelcome by those who had come here only a few decades earlier. Negative public campaigns and strategies that pitted immigrants against immigrants posed a threat to their freedoms.” Over the course of the coming year, the Hispanic Chamber, BRIDGES and the Freedom Center will collaborate to roll-out the “Cincinnati: A City of Immigrants” program to area school systems. Education and training for local teachers will be made available in the coming months.

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November 25, 2009

Academy helps Matthew 25: Ministries

Kloe Jennings, 2, and Stamp Your Art Out! owner Connie Williams enjoy making a greeting card at Ronald McDonald House. Stamp Your Art Out!, a Blue Ash rubber stamp store, recently presented the Ronald McDonald House with a donation of more than $2,700 in rubber stamping and craft supplies. The donation was part of the store annual fundraiser held at their rubber stamp convention. More than the past 16 years, $44,000 worth of stamping supplies have been given to other local institutions.

SVdP seeks sponsors The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is asking for help from organizations, families and businesses to assist local families struggling to make ends meet through its annual AdoptA-Family Program. All families in the Adopt-A-Family program are qualified by an extensive screening process, which includes a home visit to determine level of need. “This holiday season, we expect well over 250 families to sign up for this program. As we make our home visits all around the city and in suburbs of Cincinnati, we see families with little or nothing. Clients that have been evicted are often left with little clothing, few toys for their children and a lack of basic household items and toiletries many of us take for granted.

It is heartbreaking to see so many people struggling to make ends meet,” said Liz Carter, executive director of St. Vincent de Paul. Each sponsor is provided with a Christmas wish list for a specific family – toys for the children, basic household items or toiletries for the adults and clothing for each person. Sponsors can either shop and deliver wrapped gifts directly to the family or drop them off through St. Vincent de Paul’s West End headquarters for delivery to the families. Monetary donations also are being accepted for those who don’t have the time to shop, but still want to contribute. To sponsor a family or to make a monetary donation, contact LaMonica Sherman at 235-3353 or lsherman@SVDPcincinnati.org.

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RELIGION Anderson Hills United Methodist

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MONTGOMERY ASSEMBLY OF GOD

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Sundays 7:30, 9:00 & 10:45am Nursery Sun 9:00am-noon Church School Classes for All Ages, 9:45am www.saintanne-wc.org

Mason United Methodist Church 6315 S. Mason-Montgomery Rd. (near Tylersville Rd. intersection) 513-398-4741 8:30 & 11:00 AM Traditional Worship 9:45 AM Contemporary Worship 1:30 PM Esperanza Viva, Hispanic Worship 9:40 & 11:00 AM Sunday School Childcare available www.masonumc.org

Sharonville United Methodist

8:15 & 11am Traditional Service & Kingdom Kids 9:30am Contemporary Worship & Sunday School 7:00pm Wednesday, Small Groups for all ages Infant care available for all services 1001490331-01

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

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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

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513.891.1700

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

NorthStar Vineyard Community Church

Sunday 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Loveland High School, off of Rich Rd. 683-1556 www.northstarvineyard.org

Are you currently unemployed or seeking a new job? Are you afraid, unsure, needing encouragement and hope? The Anderson Hills United Methodist Church Healing and Wholeness Ministry is holding a special service just for you. At 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, they will be offering encouraging words and praying for God’s provision, guidance and restoration for those who are in this time of transition. Join them in the Chapel. The church is hosting a Healing and Wholeness Service at 6 p.m. the fourth Sunday of each month. It is a special prayer service for those seeking God’s hand in times of physical, emotional and spiritual troubles. The church is offering a Cancer Support Hotline. If you or someone you know is in need of assistance with a cancer diagnosis, call the church’s Cancer Support Hotline (231-4172) to talk to a cancer survivor or caregiver. The church is at 7515 Forest Road, Anderson Township; 231-4172; www.andersonhillsumc.org.

Armstrong Chapel United Methodist Church

“Divorce Care,” a 13-week program that addresses emotional issues associated with divorce, is being offered through 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.

Calvary Presbyterian Church

The church is hosting its annual Turkey Dinner Saturday, Dec. 5. Everything is homemade by the congregants. It includes turkey, dressing, gravy, green beans, rolls and pie. It also includes a raffle, bake tables and a bazaar area.

Dinner seats are scheduled for 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Call 561-1942 for more information and tickets. The church is at 7416 Elm St., at Walton Creek Road, Plainville; 271-2196.

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

Cookies and Santa from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The event features games, crafts, clowns, refreshments and have your picture taken with Santa. It is free. Advent Vesper Service is at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. The event features “Journey of Promises” by Joseph Martin with choir and full orchestra. It is free. The Drive Through Nativity is from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. It features live animals. Live actors tell the Christmas story in 10 scenes. It is free. Kids Morning Out is from 9 a.m. to noon every Monday through Thursday. It is open to children 6 months-kindergarten. The cost is $10 for one child and $15 for families of two or more. The church is at 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery; 791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.

Clough United Methodist

The church is hosting the 3rd annual Community Carol Fest at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in the Anderson Township area. Several church choirs and the Little Miami High School Chorus will be joining together to present this Christmas event. Choirs will each sing 2 or 3 special Christmas songs. The major part of the program will be audience participation with everyone present singing familiar Christmas carols. The carol sing-along will be followed by light refreshments. The event is free. Call the church office at 231-4301 or visit www.cloughchurch.org for more information. The church is at 2010 Wolfangle Road, Anderson Township; 2314301.

Connections Christian Church

The church has contemporary wor-

ship at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. The church is at 7421 East Galbraith Road, Madeira; 791-8348.

Epiphany United Methodist Church

Worship times are: Contemporary worship at 5 p.m. Saturdays, contemporary worship at 9 a.m. Sundays and traditional worship at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. The church will host DivorceCare at 7 p.m. Wednesday evenings beginning Dec. 2. If you have, or are going through a divorce, this class, led by Tom Kyle and April Office, offers hope and healing. Make your reservation by contacting Pastor Lisa, 677-9866. ext. 202. Christmas Eve services at Epiphany United Methodist Church, 6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road, will be 4 p.m. Children’s Service; 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Service led by the Youth; 7 p.m. Contemporary Communion Service with candlelight; and 11 p.m. Traditional Lessions and Carols with communion and candlelight. Breakfast with Santa at Epiphany United Methodist Church will be from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Breakfast will be served starting at 8:30 a.m. Santa will make an appearance and check every boy and girls Christmas list, have his picture taken with each child and provide helpers for the children to do crafts. The church is at 6635 LovelandMiamiville Road, Loveland; 6779866.

Faith Christian Fellowship Church

Rock Church ministry for seventh through 12th grade meets the third Saturday of each month 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Features DJ, dancing, games, prizes and concessions. The church is presenting a Christmas play entitled, “The Honeycruisers’ Christmas” Wednesday, Dec. 2. The church has been hosting some sort of a Christmas party/musical for many years, each year creating a new theme or skit or a variety of entertaining, “get you in the mood for Christmas” acts. In 1988, FCFC began the tradition with a simple Christmas party, caroling and gift shop. Now, in 2009, the first Wednesday in December at FCFC means a dinner open to the public beginning at 6:15 p.m. followed by

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101 South Lebanon Rd. Loveland, OH 45140 683-4244 Lead Pastor Jonathan Eilert Pastor Grant Eckhart Saturday Service 5:00pm Sunday Services 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00am Sunday School 9:30am http://www.princeofpeaceelca.org

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR 8005 Pfeiffer Rd Montgmry 791-3142 www.cos-umc.org "Come Home This Christmas: Hope !"

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HARTZELL UMC

8999 Applewood Dr Blue Ash 891 8527

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Forestville Baptist Church

The church welcomes Mike Riddle from Answers in Genesis for the Christian Teachers Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The one-day course is designed to prepare Christians to teach and present accurately and with confidence a biblical worldview of origins using the Bible, scientific evidence and critical thinking skills. The workshop is ideal for Christian school teachers, Sunday school teachers, pastors, youth leaders, home school teachers, parents and anyone wanting to learn more about this topic. The event costs $39 and includes lunch and materials. To register, call the church at 474-3884. The church is at 1311 Nagel Road, Anderson Township; 474-3884.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

The church is hosting Scrapbooking from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. nearly every third Monday. Free childcare is provided. You must register by 5 p.m. Friday before the Monday event. For more information, call the church at 891-1700. The dates are: Dec. 14, Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March 15, April 19, May 17, June 7, July 19 and Aug. 16. The church is at 7701 Kenwood Road, Kenwood; 891-1700.

Hartzell United Methodist

All are welcome to join the Monday Bible Study from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Pastor’s Parlor; current study is a book by James Moore, “Attitude is Your Paintbrush.” More information available by contacting the church at 891-8527. The church is at 8999 Applewood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527.

Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church

The church is offering weekly adult Sunday school classes and monthly mid-week contemplative services and labyrinth walks. Visit www.hydeparkchurch.com for dates, times and locations. Nursery care for infants is provided each Sunday from 8:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The church is at 1345 Grace Ave.; 871-1345.

Kenwood Fellowship Church

The church has a new contemporary worship service from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays. The services will feature contemporary worship music in a relaxed atmosphere with biblical teaching that will resonate with the fast-paced lifestyles that many of us find ourselves in today. The church is at 7205 Kenwood Road; 891-9768.

Linwood Baptist Church

The church invites the community to participate in a Christmas Talent Show Sunday, Dec. 6, to benefit the church’s Camp Kirkwood ministry. Sing, tell a story/joke, play an instrument, do a skit, (any Christmas-themed/family-friendly/sanctuary-appropriate talent). Pre-show dinner is at 6 p.m. and is free of charge. Call 871-8642 to sign up your “act.” The church is at 4808 Eastern Ave., Linwood; 231-4912.

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Loveland Presbyterian Church

All youth groups now meet at 6 p.m. every Sunday night beginning with supper, a short worship service and group sessions. The church is at 360 Robin Ave., Loveland; 683-2525; www.LPCUSA.org.

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singing of Christmas carols, special music and the main event Christmas play. The evening ends with a visit from Santa. All are welcome and the night of laughter, music, traditions and surprises is at no cost. The church is at 6800 School St., Newtown; 271-8442.

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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.madeirachurch.org 8000 Miami Ave. 791-4470 Contemporary Worship 9:00 am

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The new service times are 8:30 to 9:20 a.m. for the Traditional Service, 9:40 to 10:40 a.m. for the Contemporary Service and Sunday School and 11 a.m. to noon for the Blended Service and Sunday School. Join the United Methodist Women from 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. the first Thursday morning of each month for UMW, a time of fellowship, devotion and ministry at LUMC. The purpose of the UMW is “to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.” The church is hosting “The Living Nativity” from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6. “The Living Nativity” is their annual outreach to the community at Christmas. This year will mark the eighth season. The event is free. The Living Nativity Walking Tour takes place outside in the lower level parking lot of Loveland United Methodist Church, so please dress warmly. The church is at 10975 S. Lebanon Road, Loveland; 683-1738.

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Arrests/citations

Juvenile Female, 16, theft at 7913 Montgomery Road, Oct. 29. Juvenile Female, 16, theft at 7913 Montgomery Road, Oct. 29. Juvenile Male, 17, domestic violence at 3904 Mantel Ave., Oct. 31. Andrew Brewster, 23, 1007 Kemper Road, resisting arrest at 7875 Montgomery Road, Oct. 31. Cynthia Heffron, 58, 8055 Dimmick Road, theft at 4020 E. Galbraith Road, Oct. 28. Salumatkhon Saydullaeva, 21, 7341 Cayman Way, theft at 7875 Montgomery Road, Oct. 30. Zulfiya Gulanova, 42, 7341 Cayman Way, theft at 7875 Montgomery Road, Oct. 30. Steven Murphy, 28, 4060 Spanish Bay Drive, operating motor vehicle intoxicated at 7661 Fields Ertel Road, Oct. 19.

Incidents/investigations Breaking and entering

Leaf blower of unknown value removed at 7101 Lynnfield Court, Nov. 2.

Burglary

Residence entered and dog of unknown value removed at 7501 School Road, Oct. 31. Residence entered and DVDs of unknown value removed at 4236 Williams Ave., Oct. 26.

Criminal damaging

Tires of unknown value removed at 7675 Styrax Lane, Nov. 1.

Criminal mischief

About police reports

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. 7714 Montgomery Road, Nov. 3. Cell phone valued at $399 removed at 7757 Kenwood Road, Oct. 12. Inflatable decoration valued at $100 removed at 8778 Kenwood Road, Oct. 31.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP Arrests/citations

Jason Blandford, 28, 1401 Arrowhead Trail, drug paraphernalia at 378 Bridge Street, Oct. 29. Jerome Donnellon, 45, 3110 Carrington Lane, operating motor vehicle intoxicated at Montgomery Road and Carrington Lane, Nov. 4. Juvenile Male, 17, theft at 9365 Fields Ertel Road, Oct. 25.

Incidents/investigations Criminal damaging, disorderly conduct, public indecency Reported at 11355 Montgomery Road, Oct. 28.

Criminal mischief

Reported at 11934 Nathanshill Lane, Nov. 8.

Deception to obtain a dangerous drug

Reported at 11390 Montgomery Road, Oct. 16.

Wall and dumpster enclosure damaged at 8150 Corporate Park Drive, Oct. 30.

Gross sexual imposition

Checks and currency valued at $17,400 removed at 8598 Concord Hills, Oct. 29.

Vehicle removed at 8755 Fields Ertel Road, Nov. 3. Digital camera valued at $499.99 removed at 9164 Union Cemetery Road, Nov. 3. Transmission belts valued at $200 removed at 9386 Loveland Madeira Road, Nov. 4.

Passing bad checks Theft

Jewelry valued at $10,534 removed at 7875 Montgomery Road, Nov. 5. Food valued at $13.68 removed at

Female Reported at Shore Drive, Nov. 7.

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FIRE/EMS RUNS Sycamore Township Fire Department 911 calls from Oct. 18 to Nov. 7: Oct. 18,Queen Crest, structure fire Oct. 18, Largo, medical emergency Oct. 18, School, medical emergency Oct. 18, Galbraith, medical emergency Oct. 18, Galbraith, fall Oct. 18, Montgomery, medical emergency Oct. 19, Plainfield, medical emergency Oct. 19, Langhorst, medical emergency Oct. 19, Kingslake, medical emergency Oct. 19, Dearwester, medical emergency Oct. 19, Fields Ertel @ Butler Warren, motor vehicle accident Oct. 19, Queens, lift assist Oct. 19, I71 @ Montgomery, medical emergency Oct. 19, Galbraith, medical emergency Oct. 19, Galbraith, medical emergency Oct. 19, Montgomery, medical emergency Oct. 20, Snider, medical emergency Oct. 20, Montgomery, medical emergency Oct. 20, Dearwester, medical emergency Oct. 20, Deer Crossing, medical emergency Oct. 20, Montgomery, alarm activation Oct. 20, Kenwood, smoke scare Oct. 21, Pine, medical emergency Oct. 21, Montgomery, medical emergency Oct. 21, Trowbridge, fall Oct. 22, Montgomery, medical emergency Oct. 22, Dearwester, lift assist Oct. 22, Montgomery, medical emergency Oct. 22, Donna, medical emergency Oct. 22, Dearwester, CVA Oct. 22, Fourth, medical emergency Oct. 22, Railroad, structure fire Oct. 23, Winekta, medical emergency Oct. 23, Galbraith, medical emergency Oct. 23, Plainfield, medical emergency Oct. 23, Lamont, lift assist Oct. 23, Lamont, assist patient Oct. 23, Dearwester, medical emergency Oct. 23, Dearwester, lift assist Oct. 23, I71 @ Kenwood, motor vehicle accident

Oct. 23, Sycamore, assault Oct. 23, Galbraith, fall Oct. 24, Reed Hartman, medical emergency Oct. 24, Donna, medical emergency Oct. 24, Keller, medical emergency Oct. 24, Montgomery, fall Oct. 24, Montgomery, fall Oct. 24, 71 N, vehicle fire Nov. 1, Kenwood, alarm activation Nov. 1, Chesney, structure fire Nov. 1, Blue Ash & Kugler Mill, structure fire Nov. 1, Montgomery, medical emergency Nov. 1, Dearwester, medical emergency Nov. 1, Conrey at Fields Ertel, motor vehicle accident Nov. 2, Fuhrman, structure fire Nov. 2, Miami, structure fire Nov. 2, Bayberry, alarm activation Nov. 2, Montgomery, smoke scare Nov. 2, Montgomery, assault Nov. 2, Montgomery, medical emergency Nov. 2, Galbraith, medical emergency Nov. 2, Williams, fall Nov. 2, Grooms, fall Nov. 2, Montgomery, medical emergency Nov. 2, Raiders Run, medical emergency Nov. 3, First, medical emergency Nov. 3, Snider, no patient contact Nov. 3, Galbraith, fall Nov. 3, Plainfield, medical emergency Nov. 3, Montgomery, medical emergency Nov. 3, Dearwester, medical emergency Nov. 3, Euclid, medical emergency Nov. 3, Snider, medical emergency Nov. 4, Montgomery, alarm activation Nov. 4, Reading, medical emergency Nov. 4, Quail Hollow, lift assist Nov. 4, Dearwester, fall Nov. 4, Montgomery, medical emergency Nov. 4, Kenwood, fall Nov. 5, Montgomery, overheated motor Nov. 5, Lippleman, structure fire Nov. 5, Monroe, overheated motor Nov. 5, I71 @ Ronald Reagan, motor

About Fire, EMS reports

The Community Press obtains fire and emergency medical dispatches from the Northeast Communications Center for the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department (677-7000). vehicle accident Nov. 5, Kenwood, medical emergency Nov. 5, Plainfield, medical emergency Nov. 5, Quail Hollow, medical emergency Nov. 5, Darnell, medical emergency Nov. 5, Michael, fall Nov. 5, Montgomery, medical emergency Nov. 5, Belfast, medical emergency Nov. 6,Montgomery, public service

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Joseph F. Doyle II, 61, of Sycamore Township died Nov. 16. Survived by wife, Janie Doyle; daughter, Diana A. Doyle; step-children, Beth Smith and Chris Gueterman; brothers, Terry, Pat and Danny Doyle; and sister, Kathy Doyle Lach. Preceded in death by father, Joseph F. Doyle; and mother, Doris Caldwell. Services were Nov. 19 at T.P. White and Sons Funeral Home. Memorials to: American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite No. 2, West Chester, OH 45069.

Raymond R. Jones

Raymond R. Jones, 87, of Sycamore Township died Nov. 5. Survived by children, Judith Ann MacKnight and Carole Jane Baginski; grandchildren, Robert and Kathryn MacKnight, Daniel, Grant and Kelley Baginski. Preceded in death by wife, Ruth Ann Jones. Services were Nov. 10 at the Dalbert, Woodruff & Isenogle Funeral Home.

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