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After spending a few years earning the “Excellent” rating from the state of Ohio, Madeira City Schools earns “Excellent with Distinction” on its state report card for the 2008-2009 school year. The school district placed fourth in the state with a performance index – the average weight of achievement – of 109.2. SEE SCHOOLS, A7

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Hosbrook sidewalks one-sided solution By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com

Traffic calming along Hosbrook Road remains an emotional issue for both the residents and Sycamore Township officials. A preferred alternative to calm the traffic that would include sidewalks along the west side of the street was presented by Ben Brandstetter of Brandstetter Carroll to the residents during a public hearing Sept. 29 in Sycamore Township, but residents are still skeptical. Hosbrook Road resident John Schmidlapp said he is OK with the idea of sidewalks, which would start at the existing curb and extend around six feet, but doesn’t know if the sidewalk would “I don’t see give the desired people residential look walking on it to the street. “I don’t see even if it’s people walking built.” on it even if it’s John built,” SchmidSchmidlapp lapp said. Hosbrook Road The entire resident recommendation by Brandstetter, who led the traffic calming study, includes the sidewalks on the west side, gateways on the north and south ends of the street, high visibility crosswalks at all of the intersections along the road and small medians at the intersections. The sidewalks were proposed only for the west side of the street, which is Sycamore Township. The east side of the street is in the city of Madeira. Brandstetter said the proposal is meant to create a visual impact on the driver to give the appearance of a residential street rather than a cut through street, which would slow down speeders. Many residents voiced concerns about the sidewalks taking up too much of the yard and the medians blocking their driveway, but Brandstetter said that the proposed medians would not cause any obstructions to the houses along Hosbrook. Dick Kent, member of the board of trustees, said that in order to calm the traffic on the street something would have to be done, but if the residents did not like any of the proposals to fix the traffic, speeding would still remain a problem. The entire recommendation as proposed is estimated to cost around $1.3 million. The board of trustees will look at feedback from residents before making a final decision.

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Mark Ossege, owner of the Dillonvale IGA, welcomes both customers and employees of Remke Market, which closed its Deer Park location Sept. 27. Ossege has already hired four employees from Remke for his store.

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After 13 years on Webster Avenue, Remke Market has closed its doors in Deer Park. The neighborhood grocery store closed Sept.27. “It filled a niche in the community,” Deer Park safety service director Mike Berens said. Along with losing a convenient place to shop, 40 full-time positions will be lost when the store closes. Mark Ossege of the Dillonvale IGA hopes to absorb some of those jobs into his store. “Remke employess will take first priority on anything open (at IGA),” Ossege said. He said he has already hired four Remke employees for his store and said he could hire up to six depending on the business that may come in after Remke closes. Ossege said he welcomes all

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The sign outside Remke Market on Webster Road in Deer Park advertises the liquidation sale. Remke closed at that location Sept. 27. customers who will be affected by Remke’s closing and will look into carrying some of the items Remke carried that IGA does not. “We want to have an easy transition,” Ossege said.

Remke’s Chief Operating Officer Jim Schlosser said that he does not like having to close a store, but the Deer Park location was seeing a continuous decline in sales. “It was an outdated facility in a very competitive area,” Schlosser said. He said he is encouraging customers to shop the Dillonvale IGA and that many of the displaced employees will be moved into one of the seven other Remke locations in Northern Kentucky. The Remke building is owned by a man named Bill Brady. Berens said that Brady is meeting with a realtor to discuss whether to lease or sell the building. The area is zoned for mixed use business. Brady owned the building when the space was occupied by Plowboys Market. Remke opened in the Webster Avenue location in 1996. At the time it closed, it was the only Remke location in Ohio.

Columbia pushing for tax breaks By Rob Dowdy rdowdy@communitypress.com

Columbia Township trustees have approved an expanded tax abatement measure. Now they’re waiting for approval from the county and state to proceed. Tustees voted to expand the Community Reinvestment Areas from just a few portions of the township to the entire township, with the exception of the areas within the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District. Community Reinvestment Area

program offers tax abatements to homes and businesses for improvement or redevelopment to their properties. The township will also offer larger tax abatements for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design projects. Township Administrator Michael Lemon said with the approval from the trustees, the township must now wait for the county to approve it before it gets approved by the state. “Once we get that certification, we can process any applications for the tax abatement,” Lemon

said. “We’ve done our part.” Trustee Susan Hughes said she hopes the reinvestment areas will promote property maintenance and bolster development in the township. She and Lemon agree that the Hamilton County commissioners, who recently conducted a meeting in Columbia Township, are supportive of the expanded area and should approve the measure at their next meeting. “I think they were pretty impressed with what we’ve done so far,” Hughes said.

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Four of seven candidates are running as a team for the four Madeira City Council seats up for election in November. Three teammates are incumbents: Rick Brasington, Tim Dicke and Rick Staubach. The fourth, Mike Steur, is chairman of the city’s Recreation and Parks Board. “All of us are long-time Madeira residents who are married, have children who have attended Madeira schools and are active in the community and its churches,” Brasington said. “We recognize the excellence of Madeira and want to preserve and improve what we have without raising taxes.” Brasington said the team has been endorsed by Mayor Sarah Evans – who is not seeking re-election – 10 former mayors, current city council members, the Madeira Republican Party, the fire and police groups and the public works union. Mark Culp, one of three challengers not on Brasington’s team, isn’t impressed. He said he’s committed to reducing taxes and overseeing the “disciplined development of the central business district driven by the needs of residents and current business owners.” “(I have) 20 years’ experience in auditing and advising businesses on how to function more efficiently and effectively,” Culp said. “Exposure to numerous diverse businesses has resulted in an in-depth working knowledge of successful business practices.” Candidate Jim Horwitz also thinks it’s time for a change. “As a seasoned (former) member of the Planning Commission and an experienced businessperson of 30-plus years, including an MBA, I know how to make the tough choices needed to keep our expenses in line and our taxes down, not up,” Horwitz said. “As a real estate developer, I also fully understand how to get development done and not

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Candidates at a glance

Seven people are running for four seats on Madeira City Council Nov. 3. They are: • Rick Brasington, 66, who is retired as Buckhorn marketing manager. He’s served on city council since 2005. • Mark Culp, 50, who is an auditor. He’s not held elective office. • Tim Dicke, 40, who is a Cincinnati firefighter. He’s served on city council since 2005. • Jim Horwitz, 52, who is vice president of real estate development for Frisch's Restaurants. He’s not held elective office. • Sara Jacobs, 47, who is administrative coordinator for the Division of Trauma and Critical Surgery at the University of Cincinnati. She’s not held elective office. • Rick Staubach, 56, who is a produce clerk with The Kroger Co. He served on city council from 1989 to 2001 and again beginning in 2005. • Mike Steur, 54, who is director of client development for Hixson Architecture Engineering and Interiors. He’s not held elective office. Reported by Jeanne Houck

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Madeira Mayor Sarah Evans has served on city council since November 2001 and has decided not to seek re-election in November. Here’s what the 49-yearold Evans – who owns and operates a SCUBA business in Northern Kentucky with her husband, Tom – has to say about leaving city hall and endorsing a council candidate. “I have served two terms on city council and have enjoyed every minute. I have accomplished or at least set into motion 90 percent of the goals I set for myself back in 2001. My daughter is graduating from Madeira High School and I want to spend more time with her during her senior year. “My son is 13, active in soccer and Scouting, and I have missed many of his special events because of my duties. My husband and I have aging parents who need us. “They say ‘timing is everything’ and I knew I could step down and leave our city in good hands when Mike Steur agreed to run for election. Mike has been tireless in his work for the city. He was chair of the Recreation and Parks Board when I was a member. “Not only will our parks be in good hands, but Mike is a tested community leader. Having already had experience as an appointed official for over 10 years, he knows how to get things done; he will be able to hit the ground running. “Mike Steur’s election to city council will provide a seamless transition in these fragile economic times.”

Four men have formed a coalition to run together for Madeira City Council. They are, from left: Rick Brasington, Tim Dicke, Mike Steur and Rick Staubach. just talk about it. And, as someone who has been on the receiving end of the current city council’s backroom treatment of volunteers, I am committed to getting our government’s actions and decisions brought out into the light of day.” Sara Jacobs said that as a single mother, she can bring an importance perspective to city council. “The community of Madeira has become more diverse than it has been historically and this should be reflected in the individuals on our city government,” Jacobs said. “There are many families in Madeira that are led by single parents or are families that are struggling in this economic climate and thus how the city spends money, raises taxes or not

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BRIEFLY Brinkman speaks to Woman’s Club

The Madeira Woman’s Club’s next regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at at the Madeira Municipal Building, 7141 Miami Ave. The guest speaker will be Thomas E. Brinkman of Mount Lookout, formerly a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. Currently in the printing business, Brinkman is known for his opposition to higher taxes and public spending. He will speak on the issue of “Politics – Good, Bad, and How You Can Help Make it Great!” The public is welcome.

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School board, parents work to find solution By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com

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Kindergarteners at Holmes Primary learn sign language as they create an art project in class Friday, Sept. 18.

“We will continue to support and work with parents as we are partners in their child’s education.”

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the state of Ohio and said that all of them had recess incorporated into the student’s day. Holmes was rated excellent on the 2008-2009 state report card. The district overall was rated effective. In a typical day for kindergartners, they spend only 20 to 30 minutes on one subject before moving on to the next. Music, art and

physical activity are integrated into the different subjects. “Sitting too long is not a good thing,” kindergarten teacher Brenda Livingston told her class Sept. 18. Music, gym and library time with the designated teachers are also offered on a rotating basis on Wednesdays. Beth Carpenter, another kindergarten parent, spoke at the meeting and said that her son is thriving in the classroom and that no actual recess time is OK with her. “I need him to be taught things in kindergarten that he can’t do at home,” Carpenter said. The concerned parents have set up a series of meetings with Superintendent

Kim Gray, Principal Amy Byrne and Board of Education members Donna Farrell and Terri Morrissey to work towar a compromise on the classroom curriculum. Farrell called a meeting Sept. 18 because she wanted to be able to understand more of the parents concerns. “Dialog is not really an option during community input nor is a board meeting the proper place to hash these things out,” Farrell said. Byrne said that progress is being made with the meetings, but no curriculum changes have been made. She said that some of the parents have also signed up to be classroom volunteers. “We will continue to support and work with parents as we are partners in their child’s education,” Byrne said.

A retail shop and crafts studio will soon be opening in the Madeira central business district. Madeira City Council agreed Sept. 28 to lease the city-owned Muchmore House at 7010 Miami Ave. to Arts & Creativities for the shop and studio. In the one-year lease, Arts & Creativities will pay the city $1,250 a month. The lease is subject to renewal and requires Arts & Creativities to carry insurance to protect the city’s property. Council tabled two other proposed lease renewals with the following groups already operating in city-owned properties in the central business district: • MDR Enterprises, which operates Choo Choo’s Restaurant at the Railroad Depot at 7701 Railroad Ave. The proposed two-year lease would have required MDR Enterprises to pay the city $1,325 a month or 3 percent of that month’s gross sales, whichever is greater, the first year and $1,400 a month or 3 percent of that month’s gross sales, whichever is greater, the second year. “City council has directed

me to go back to MDR and rework the cost figures before they approve it,” Madeira City Manager Tom Moeller said. “Council believes the rent is below market rates, so they are asking me to discuss the potential for increasing the lease rates above those noted in the draft lease agreement.” • The Madeira Woman’s Club, which operates a retail shop at the Hosbrook House at 7014 Miami Ave. The proposed one-year lease would have required the Madeira Woman’s Club to pay the city $300 a month. “We are waiting for some additional information before we approve the agreement,” Moeller said. “The woman’s club is providing a summary of the donations to the community that are generated from the sales associated with their consignment operation.” Moeller said all three of the properties are considered historic. “We have maintained these properties for the purpose of renting them for commercial uses,” he said. “ The city has owned the Railroad Depot since 1976 and the two houses were acquired in 1989 and 1990 as a donation from Mrs. Cleo Hosbrook.”

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Concerned parents packed another Deer Park Board of Education meeting Sept. 16, looking for solutions to what they say is a growing problem in the kindergarten classes at Holmes Primary. Parents are worried about their children’s physical activity during half-day kindergarten because there is no recess time allotted in the two hours and 45 minutes the students are in class. They are also concerned because of limited time given to special subjects such as art, music, library and gym, and about the size of the classrooms. Parents said that recess was offered last year and do not understand why the children do not get one this year. “We want what we’ve always had,” parent Kim Noland said. Many of the parents have organized and began researching other area schools’ kindergarten classrooms that come from schools ranked excellent or excellent with distinction by

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School board remains the same By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com

All three incumbents to the Deer Park Board of Education will return to their seats for another term after the November election. Lisa Hodge, Terri Morrisey and Steve Smith will have another four years on the school board. Hodge was appointed to the board of education in March 2008 and will begin her first full term in January of next year. She had previously served on the PTA and helped when it changed to a PTO. Both of her children attended Deer Park schools. Her son is in the eighth grade at Deer Park Junior/Senior High School. Hodge serves on the Cur-

“We may not always agree 100 (percent) on some things but believing in our kids and their education is something we all agree on and that enables us to work through issues and keep moving forward in educating our children.”

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riculum and Public Relations committees. She said she has enjoyed her time working in the district on committees and on the school board. “ I am honored to serve in a school district that clearly values the arts and music as much as athletics, and where teachers greet the students by name as they pass them in the hallways,” Hodge said.

Morrissey was first elected to the board in November 2005 and took office in January 2006. She is very involved in Deer Park athletics and has three daughters who have attended Deer Park schools, including a daughter who is a freshman at the high school. She said she believes in the importance of education and of parents being involved in their child’s

daily learning and other school activities. “We may not always agree 100 (percent) on some things, but believing in our kids and their education is something we all agree on and that enables us to work through issues and keep moving forward in educating our children,” Morrissey said Smith will be entering his second full term on the board of education. He was appointed in 2002 after a board member retired because of change of address. He is a member of the Building and Grounds committee and is the board’s joint vocational school representative. Both Morrissey and Hodge said they will most

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Jerry Lucas is in the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame, he’s written a New York Times best-seller and he’s coming to the village for a “Weekend to Remember.” Armstrong Chapel welcomes Lucas, a graduate of The Ohio State University,

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materials. He’ll be offering teaching lessons on how to combine memory techniques with one’s faith. Lucas said he’ll be talking about how to improve family relationships on the morning of Oct. 11, “Family Learning Made Fun” will be his topic that evening and on Oct. 12, he’ll offer a lesson on learning and remembering names and faces.

“People discover skills they never knew they had,” Lucas said. Greg Stover, pastor at Armstrong Chapel, said he was referred to Lucas from a colleague. He said, as a fellow Ohio State graduate, he’s a big fan of Lucas and was intrigued by not only his contributions to basketball, but also his education and memory techniques.

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What: “Weekend to Remember,” with NBA Hall-of-Famer John Lucas teaching memory and learning skills, as well as offering his thoughts on improving family relationships. When: 8:20 a.m., 9:40 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 (improving family relationships); 7 p.m. Oct. 11 (“family learning made fun and easy”); and 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 (memory retention) Where: Armstrong Chapel, 5125 Drake Road For more information, call 561-4220. Stover said it will be interesting to see Lucas tie these memory abilities together with religious aspects.

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If you plan to vote in November, it might be a good idea to make sure you know where you are going. Amy Searcy, deputy director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections, says this year voters need to make sure they know where they vote. The county has eliminated or combined about 200 precincts, so voters may be going to a new polling place Nov. 3. The county went from 880 precincts to 660 precincts. Searcy said the county board of elections saved a lot of money by making the changes. “In this election year, we will save about $135,000,” she said. “In an even year, when you have a primary and a general election, the board of elections saves a quarter of a million dollars. That is a lot of money.” She says it’s important for voters to pay attention to where they go to vote this year. The board of elections sent all registered voters applications for absentee ballots that reminded voters of their precinct and polling place this month. The board’s Web site at www.votehamiltoncounty.o rg has information in its banner that helps voters ensure they are registered and know the correct polling place. Board of elections director Sally Krisel says her agency is trying to encourage early voting. Early voting started Sept. 29. Voters can opt to vote early by mail or at the board of elections office. The board office at 824 Broadway will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and every Saturday in October from 8 a.m. to noon. During the weeks of Oct. 19 and Oct. 26, the offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to allow voters to cast early ballots.

Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 for special morning worship services as well as a teaching session. While Lucas became a star on the basketball court, his life after basketball is the reason for his visit to Indian Hill. He’s established Lucas Learning, which is an educational company that publishes memory and learning

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After the November election, Deer Park City Council could see some new faces on the other side of the bench. Three new candidates and three incumbents are running for the open councilmember at large seats. Shawn Gavin, Tony Proctor and Ronnie Tolliver are all new to the council race. They will face Andrew Diehm, Pat McGoron and Michael Rapp. Diehm and Rapp are finishing terms as at-large councilmembers while McGoron has served as president of council the last two years. Gavin, Proctor and Tolliver are first-time candidates running as independents. They all served on the comprehensive plan committee.

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They said that running for council was the next step for them in staying involved to improve the city of Deer Park. Joe Comer is running unopposed for president of council . He is serving as councilmember to ward three. He also served six years as a councilmember at large. Hermann Tegenkamp is running for re-election as ward one councilmember, Jeff Hall is running again for ward two, Mike Allen is running for ward three and Christine Hedger is running for ward Four. All are running unopposed for those positions. All council terms are two years. Mary Pat Ketteler is also running unopposed for reelection to a four year term as the council treasurer. The position of law director is also up for election for an unexpired term that runs through 2011. No candidate filed to run for that position. A representative for the Hamilton County Board of Elections said that once the council is in office, they can appoint a law director, but he or she would have to be elected to the position in the next election to finish the term through 2011. Jeff Vollman is the current law director for the city of Deer Park. Safety service director Mike Berens said Vollman was appointed to his position by the mayor and pending council approval would most likely be appointed for next year.

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All candidates for Deer Park City Council were asked to explain why they are running for council and what are the important things in Deer Park that they would tackle during the next two years? These are the responses received. Michael Rapp Running for councilmember at large “As a 45-year resident of this community, I am running for Deer Park City council as a representative for the average working citizen of the city. “In today’s economy tax dollars are a sacrifice for the hard working people of this city and my voting decisions are reflective of that reality. “It’s your money, not the city’s. “My legislative decisions are based upon the following: “How does this benefit the taxpayer? “Is it a good value for the taxpayer? “Is this the most cost effective way to accomplish the goal? “In my opinion two of the most important things in Deer Park at the present time are safety and infrastructure. We have an excellent police presence now and city services are excellent as well. However the residential streets have fallen into disrepair and need to be improved or replaced as soon as possible. It is my intention to work with city council cost effectively towards that goal.” Andrew Diehm Running for councilmember at large “I am running for council in the next term to continue the progress we have made in regulations for home maintenance and business expansion. Also, to assure that Deer Park remains a safe and secure community in which to live and enjoy the greater Cincinnati area.” Mike Allen Running for Ward 3 ‘Public service has been important my whole life. After 40 years in law enforcement council seemed like the next step. Keeping Deer Park with in its budget while providing services to our residents has always been a priority. If I had to pick one thing that would be a priority, it would be road repair. Mike Berens has done a good job in obtaining some grant funding for some of our main roads. We will continue to repair city streets as funding becomes available. I thing we provide good service to our residents with the budget we have.” Joe Comer Running for president of council “After 10 years as council at large and Ward 3 councilman, I am running for president of Council. I haven’t changed my position on what I want for Deer Park – continued fiscal responsibility, maintain city services, a superb police department and an improved business district. Things we need to work on include safe routes to school and finding money to fix streets.”

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Madeira Schools ‘excellent’ and then some By Amanda Hopkins

Madeira Elementary School Principal Sallie Weisgerber gives a presentation on the professional development goals for the school year to the Board of Education at the Sept. 21 board meeting.

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To view the Madeira City Schools online, visit reportcard.ohio.gov scores in third- through eighth-graders, the Ohio Graduation Tests taken by sophomores and juniors and by the district’s attendance and graduation rates. The schools are also measured by the Adequate Yearly Progress – which measures at-risk students yearly growth – and with value-added measure,

which is the progress that each student has made in the district. Madeira exceeded the expected overall growth for the second straight year, giving the district the extra “distinction.” “Our kids are becoming well-prepared and challenged,” Superintendent Steve Kramer said. School officials said that the numbers look good and the district is doing very well, but that there is always room for improvement. Both elementary school Principal Sallie Weisgerber

and middle school Principal Rob Kramer are already working with their teachers to intergrate technology, assess student learning and utilize 21st century skills both as a staff and in teaching the students. The teachers are able to work together to find new ways for student growth with eight professional development days this school year. Kramer looks to a third straight year for students to score above the expected growth. “My staff takes it as a personal challenge,”Kramer said.

SCHOOL NOTES Giggling with girlfriends

Kick off the holiday season with Girlfriends & Giggles, an evening of pampering and shopping to benefit the students of Mount Notre Dame High School, 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Receptions Loveland, 10681 Loveland-Madeira Road. Doors open at 6 p.m. In addition to manicures and makeovers, guests will also be treated to boutique shopping and raffles. Indulgences offered will include natural alternatives to Botox, European detox spa treatment, paraffin

dips, bra fittings and more. Cost is $40, which includes food, one indulgence ticket and one drink ticket. Extra indulgences are $5 each. Must be 21 years old to attend. For information or reservations, contact director of special events Ann Crowley at 821-3044, ext. 165, or acrowley@mndhs.org.

Madeira placed second in class B and received the highest musical performance scores from class C and class B. The color guard received a superior rating, as did the percussion section.

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Free district calendars from Madeira City Schools will be available the rest of the school year at the board office or in any school office. To have a copy mailed, call Diane Nichols at 924-3707. A copy is also available at www.madeiracityschools.org.

The Madeira High School Marching Band received a superior rating which qualified them for the state competition at their first competition, the Logan Elm Marching Band Classic.

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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School’s fourth-graders recently gathered with principal JoAnne Fischesser (back row, left) and teacher Nancy Tebbe (back row, right) at the school’s entrance on the first day of school.

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Students make microloans to businesses located in underdeveloped countries The microloans that Seven Hills School students made last spring through Kiva to assist individuals with small businesses in underdeveloped countries have been largely repaid, enabling the students to make three new microloans to businesses in Uganda and Bolivia this school year. The Seven Hills microloans started with Global Ed, who was introduced on Global Education Day last March. Global Ed is a sculpture created from pictures, flags and headlines from international newspapers by mem-

bers of art teacher Diane Kruer’s Materials and Design class. History teacher Brian Wabler and his Global Issues Since 1945 class collaborated with the art class to use Global Ed as a means to raise money to donate as microloans. The art students added a coin slot to the globe Ed holds, and the fundraising began. More than $300 was collected last spring, and Seven Hills was able to donate two microloans through Kiva (www.kiva.org/lender/sevenhillsglobalissues), the

world’s first person-to-person microlending Web site, enabling individuals to lend directly to needy entrepreneurs around the world. The Global Issues class decided to donate microloans of $150 each to a general store owner in San Martín, Peru, and a trader in a fishing community in Ghana. Now that those loans are mostly repaid, the class was able to use those funds to donate microloans to a motorcycle transport business in Uganda, a retail business in Bolivia, and a beauty salon and cosmetics business in Uganda.

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This week in golf

• Moeller High School’s Andrew Dorn shot a 68 in the Upper Arlington Invitational at Scioto Country Club, Sept. 26. Moeller placed third with a 307, after Dublin Jerome’s 293 and Mt. Vernon’s 304. • Moeller’s Andrew Dorn shot 1 under par 71 in the GCL South Championship at Weatherwax, Sept. 28, helping his team shoot a 1,229 to win the championship against Elder’s 1,262, St. Xavier’s 1,269 and La Salle’s 1,325. • Moeller’s Andrew O’Bryan shot 3 over par 38 on the front nine at The Ridge Club, Sept. 29, helping his team beat Indian Hill High School 165-168. • Indian Hill High School boys shot 173 at Camargo, Sept. 28 to beat Princeton’s 180 and Madeira’s 187.

This week in soccer

• Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy boys shut out Mariemont 1-0, Sept. 26. Jeremy Smith scored the goal. Workman made four saves for CHCA. • Moeller High School boys shut out Purcell Marian 2-0, Sept. 26. Moeller’s Benjamin Peterson made three saves. Chris Nartker and John Abeln scored the goals. • Madeira High School boys beat Roger Bacon 3-1, Sept. 26. Vandy Sok, John Michael Wyrick and Will Martin scored Madeira’s goals. • Madeira girls shut out Summit Country Day 1-0, Sept. 26. Mary Hyde and Caitlyn McCullough both made two saves for Madeira. Leisl Hartz scored the goal. • Deer Park High School girls beat Withrow High School 4-1, Sept. 28. Anna Bailey, Katt Morris, Lea Gatto and Becca Kellerman scored Deer Park’s goals. Deer Park advances to 2-8 with the win. • Moeller boys tied with McNicholas High School, Sept. 29. Joseph Breitenbach scored Moeller’s goal. Moeller is 4-2-5 with the tie. • Madeira boys tied with Taylor High School 1-1, Sept. 29. Will Martin scored Madeira’s goal. Madeira is 62-2 with the tie. • Madeira girls shut out Taylor 8-0, Sept. 30. Katie Landgrebe scored three goals and Leah Raming, Maddie Hartz, Mackenzi Jansen, Ashlynne Huon and Kristin Richardson each scored one goal. Mary Hyde and Caitlyn McCullough both made one save for Madeira. Madeira is 8-1-2 with the win. • Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy boys shut out Clark Montessori 6-0, Oct. 1. Goals were scored by Jeremy Smith, Craig McGinlay, Chris Workman, Peter Riewald and Joe Reifenberg. Joe Heath made six saves for CHCA. • Madeira boys shut out Indian Hill High School 2-0, Oct. 1. Josh Stanifer made eight saves for Madeira. John Michael Wyrick scored the two goals. Madeira advances to 7-2-3 with the win. • Indian Hill High School boys’ Sept. 29 game against Reading High School ended 0-0. Brandon Ward made nine saves for Indian Hill. Indian Hill is 2-6-1 with the tie. • Indian Hill girls tied with Greenview 1-1, Sept. 29. Maddie Slattery scored Indian Hill’s goal. • Indian Hill girls shut out Reading High School 3-0, Sept. 30. Katelin Randall, Susan Plunkett and Rachael Ballish scored the goals. Olivia Ribariu made two saves. Indian Hill advances to 5-2-4 with the win.

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Don’t call it an upset: St. X downs Elder By Tony Meale tmeale@communitypress.com

Steve Specht isn’t ready to call it an upset. “I don’t know what an upset is,” the St. Xavier head football coach said. “From a fan’s perspective, (Elder is) first in the city and third in the country, so of course we’re underdogs. “But I’m not ready to call it an upset.” Upset or not, the bottom line is the Bombers emerged with a much-needed 17-7 home victory over the Panthers Oct. 2. St. Xavier and Elder both stand at 5-1 following the week-six game. Entering the contest, Elder was No. 3 in the USA Today Super 25 with the Bombers slotted at No. 25. But St. Xavier gained 133 yards on the ground compared to Elder’s total of five rushing yards to derail the Panthers. Nigel Muhammad gave the Bombers a 10-7 lead over Elder with a sevenyard touchdown run with 4:01 left in the second quarter. Conor Hundley led St. Xavier with 95 yards on 23 carries with Muhammad adding 23 yards on four carries. St. Xavier extended its lead to 17-7 with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Luke Massa to Will Carroll with 3:29 left in the third quarter. From there, the Bombers defense held strong to preserve the win. Nick Weston finished with 5.5 tackles to lead the Bombers. Sean Duggan contributed an interception and a sack. Massa was 10-of-13 passing for 147 yards with one touchdown and zero interceptions. “When you win, you have to be humble,” Specht said. “When you lose, you have to be gracious in defeat.” St. X entered its slugfest with the Panthers fresh off a 12-7 defeat at Highlands (Ky.). “When you play a schedule like we do, you have to be on the top of your game every week,” Specht said. “You can’t have a letdown.” But the Bombers had one, as Highlands held St. Xavier scoreless until 27 seconds remained in the game.

“(My players) weren’t better prepared, and I blame myself,” Specht said. “So I told the kids it was my fault, but I challenged them to get better as individuals.” The Bombers were coming off the emotional high of a 43-13 thrashing of four-time defending Kentucky state champion Louisville Trinity, and Specht said they may have been caught looking ahead to Elder. “For (Highlands), this was their national championship game,” he said. “For us, it was Week Five. We always look at each game as a great opportunity to go 1-0. We try to keep it even keel, but maybe I need to evaluate how I approach this.” St. X shot itself in the foot with turnovers and special-teams blunders, but its defense, which had multiple goal-line stands, kept the team in the game. “They didn’t play well, but they didn’t quit,” Specht said of his team’s effort. “We had some bad turnovers, but our defense was able to force a few turnovers and keep Highlands out of the end zone.” St. X (5-1, 1-0) now prepares for another GCL game, as it hosts La Salle (4-2, 0-1) Oct. 9. The Bombers, which entered Week Five third in the Harbin Ratings, hope to be one of the top eight seeds to make the postseason and one of the top four seeds to host a first-round playoff game. But Specht isn’t worrying about the details. “If we look at (success) in terms of wins and losses, we’ll be doing a disservice to our kids,” he said. “We’re not in the business of winning; we’re in the business of developing kids. We always ask ourselves, ‘What can we do to get better?’ That’s the focus.”

Deer Park 46, Finneytown 33

Deer Park scored its first win of the season just in time to build momentum for its week-seven road trip to

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Elder defensive back Bryan Riestenberg tries to stop St. Xavier fullback Nigel Muhammad as Muhammad runs in to the endzone for a touchdown in the second quarter. St. Xavier beat Elder 17-7. face Wyoming (6-0). Deer Park improved to 15 with its week-six win over Finneytown, 46-33. The boys visit Wyoming at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. Against Finneytown, junior Dan Sporing contributed three touchdowns for Deer Park while going 17-of-23 passing for 289 yards. Ben Flamm added a touchdown with 17 yards on 30 carries while also returning an interception for a touchdown for Deer Park. Deer Park led Finneytown by nearly 20 points at halftime, 25-6, and never looked back.

North College Hill 40, CCD 6

In a battle of the unbeatens, North College Hill kept is undefeated season alive with a decisive week-six win over Cincinnati Country Day, 40-6. CCD fell to 5-1 and will be looking for help from its fellow Miami Valley Conference teams if the Indians hope to win a share of the league title. North College Hill is oneof-two remaining MVC teams still standing at 6-0 alongside Lockland. In week six, North College Hill scored on its opening possession in just three plays after blocking a punt during CCD’s first possession.

Running back Lucien Kidd put North College Hill on the board with a oneyard score. Though CCD only allowed 27 points during its first five games, North College Hill managed to score 26 points in the first half alone. CCD hosts Lockland in week eight Oct. 16. Lockland hosts North College Hill in week nine Oct. 23. But before all that, North College Hill travels to face Clark Montessori in week seven at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. CCD warms up for its week-eight contest against Lockland with a weekseven home game against Dayton Christian at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. The Indians entered week six ranked No. 2 in the local Division VI playoff. CCD standout senior Max Dietz was sidelined with an injury during the loss to North College Hill.

CHCA 54, Summit 12

After suffering a onepoint loss to an undefeated foe in week five, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy rebounded in week six with a decisive victory over Summit Country Day, 54-12. North College Hill kept its undefeated season alive while improving to 5-0 with its week-five win over CHCA, 15-14.

But in week six, CHCA bounced back to saddle Summit with a 42-point loss. Senior Alex Swartz produced five touchdowns for CHCA during the win over Summit. Swartz was 16-of-26 passing for four touchdowns and 296 yards. Swartz also rushed for a touchdown while gaining 72 yards on the ground. Ian Smith, a CHCA senior, hauled in nine receptions for 185 yards and a touchdown. CHCA led Summit by a 40-6 margin at halftime before the scoring slowed down. Standing at 4-2, CHCA hosts undefeated Lockland (6-0) in week seven at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. Two undefeated teams remain in CHCA’s Miami Valley Conference including Lockland and North College Hill.

Wyoming 42, Madeira 6

Wyoming continued to roll through the CHL with a 42-6 win over Madeira. Junior quarterback Kyle Seyfried was 17 of 25 for 238 passing yards and four touchdowns. He also ran eight times for 55 yards and a score. Harry Meisner caught eight of those passes for 124 yards and two scores and running back Isiah Nearor had 92 rushing yards and the defense had three interceptions. Madeira struggled to slow Wyoming but should get back on the winning track Oct. 9 as the 2-4 Mustangs travel to 3-3 Taylor.

Moeller 52, Highland Park 18

Moeller totaled 350 yards of offense with 295 of it coming on the ground as the Crusaders defeated Highland Park 52-18. Tucker Skove led Moeller with 108 rushing yards and two scores on 13 carries. Richie Dyer had 114 rushing yards on seven carries and one touchdown. The Moeller defense forced five turnovers and held Highland Park to an average of 2.4 yards per carry. Highland Park did move the ball through the air, picking up 250 passing yards. Moeller’s next game is Oct. 9 at Elder.

Madeira volleyball enjoys breakout season By Mark Chalifoux mchalifoux@communitypress.com

The Madeira High School volleyball team isn’t one of the traditional powers in the Cincinnati Hills League, but the Amazons have been working on changing that in 2009. Madeira started the season 13-2 and was tied for the top spot in the conference Oct. 2, a day after beating league-leading Wyoming at home 2325, 25-15, 13-25, 25-23, 15-11. “It’s a huge win,” first-year head coach Ellyn Wieck said. “Madeira usually loses to Indian Hill, Wyoming and Taylor every year and now that they are beating these teams, the girls are finally realizing they are pretty good and that teams have to come ready to play against them. It’s not a walk in the park like it used to be.” Wieck feels confident that Madeira can be in the mix for the league crown at the end of the season as the Ama-

zons have already played most of the CHL’s top teams. The remaining matches on Madeira’s schedule are against teams the Amazons have already defeated. “I’m extremely happy with how things have gone so far,” Wieck said. “It’s been a nice surprise. I’m happy and I know the girls are happy.” Wieck said the team’s heart has been key to the success this season. “They want to make a name for Madeira volleyball and we have some players that just want to win and will do whatever it takes to accomplish that,” she said. The team has been led by several standouts, including junior hitter Annie Ballweg. Junior setter Bridget Walsh has been another strong player, along with junior Marissa Sears and sophomore Anne Gulick. Madeira was dealt an unfortunate blow when middle hitter Sarah Hammitt was lost for the season. That loss

was somewhat offset by the early return of middle hitter Gretchen Staubach, who was thought to be lost for the season with a foot injury. If there’s one area Madeira needs to work on before the postseason, Wieck said it would be consistency. “One day we play so well together and the next day, it’s not very good,” she said. “We’ve struggled with mental toughness all season so it will be important for the girls to stay positive and be there for each other.” The team still has several key regular season matches, including a home tilt with Reading on Oct. 13. And Wieck is hoping the changes Madeira has made this season can change the mentality of the program. “Traditionally, Madeira is a good soccer school so we lose a lot of girls coming in to soccer,” she said. “Hopefully we can keep a few of those better junior high players now and not lose them to soccer.”

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Madeira’s Anne Gulick returns a serve against Wyoming. Madeira upset leagueleading Wyoming and gave the Cowboys their second CHL loss on Oct. 1.

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The 2009 Indian Hill High School girls’ tennis team was faced with replacing six seniors from a successful 2008 squad that went to the elite eight in the state team tournament. The result? The Braves haven’t skipped a beat, starting the season 13-0 and looking like a force in the state team tournament again. “I had no idea we would be this good,” head coach Lindsay Morris said. “I was expecting a good season and to have a lot of fun, but I had no idea we’d be this successful. It’s been a blast.” The team has only four returning players and six girls who are new to the varsity team. Morris said she thinks the team camaraderie and the team’s ability to focus have been the keys to the Braves’ success. That and the team’s terrific depth. “We have tournament players from top to bottom, so it’s hard to say who our best players are,” Morris said. Indian Hill is led by jun-

ior Kelsey Matthews, who plays No. 1 singles for the Braves. “She has improved a lot last year and is even more mentally tough than she has been in the past,” Morris said. Kasey and Taylor Schumacher have been key additions to the team. Kasey plays No. 2 singles and Taylor plays No. 1 doubles. Rachel Littman is playing No. 3 singles for Indian Hill. “Kasey and Taylor have been big assets to the team and Rachel comes in with more experience and confidence after playing last year as a freshman,” Morris said. Brynn McKenna is the team’s lone freshman and has been making great improvements this season, especially in doubles play, according to Morris. Morris said the hard work Florence Vanderschueren put in during the offseason is paying off, and seniors Brittney Schwab and Caitlin Lange have great doubles chemistry. Nicole Taylor and Akane Shiba are two more new varsity players for the Braves who are making key contributions in doubles play. The sectional tourna-

Indian Hill girls golf takes 1st in sectionals Indian Hill High School girls took first place in the Division II sectional at Fairfield Golf Course, Sept. 29. Allison Hamilton shot an 86, Keerstin Ramsey shot an 89, McKenna Kornman shot a 91, Jackie Trott shot a 118, Heather Ma shot a 110. Madeira's Brooke Van Skaik qualified for the Division II girls district golf tournament by shooting a 78 at the sectional tournament at Fairfield, which was good for second place. She advances to the district tournament, which will be Oct. 6 at Heatherwoode golf course. Cincinnati Country Day junior Andrew McElhinney qualified for the Division III District Championships with a quality performance at sectionals. McElhinney finished

ment starts in early October and Morris expects several of the girls to make it to the district tournament. She thinks the team has a great shot of making the elite eight, and maybe beyond, in the state team tournament. “We have a lot of depth this year, so I think we have a chance to go even farther

• Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy’s doubles team of Faugno and Baxter beat Ursuline’s Annie Sabo and Maggie Egan in the first round of doubles competition in the Flight A Coaches Classic, Sept. 25. The CHCA team went on to beat Mt. Notre Dame High School’s Dennis and Ashley Towle in the second round, 8-4. • CHCA beat Kings High School 5-0, Sept. 28. Dahmus beat Hay 6-1, 6-0; Baxter beat Weed 6-1, 6-0; Faugno beat Leo 6-0, 6-1; Elliot and Martin beat Rumelhart and Bennett 6-1, 6-2; Powel and Venters beat Hamilton and Kircher 61, 6-1. • Madeira High School beat Taylor High School 4-1, Sept. 29. Ellen Swary beat Ines Crnkovic 6-1, 6-1; Ana Leavitt beat Emily Meyer 6-0, 6-1; Katelyn Kramer and Katey Scherer beat Carissa Gandenberger and Sarah Fangman 6-0, 6-0; Eliza Mulert and Emma Sabransky beat Muirisha Lavender and Kirsten Kempf 6-2, 6-0. • Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy beat Indian Hill High School 3-2, Sept. 30. CHCA’s

Baxter beat K. Schumacher 62, 7-6; Faugno beat Littman 62, 6-2; Elliott- Martin beat T. Schumacher 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. CHCA advances to 8-9 with the win. • Madeira beat McNicholas High School 4-1, Sept. 30. Ellen Swary beat Grall 6-1, 6-3; Ana Leavitt beat Elizabeth Penker 6-0, 6-1; Katelyn Kramer and Katy Scherer beat Hannah Heekin and Kemann 6-2, 6-0; Anna Frazier and Emma Sabransky beat Annie Christy and Brenna Hartwell 6-1, 6-2. Madeira advances to 7-6 with the win.

This week in volleyball

• Madeira High School beat Finneytown High School 25-7, 25-17, 25-20, Sept. 29. • Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy beat Lockland 25-7, 25-15, 25-23, Oct. 1. CHCA advances to 11-3 with the win. • Madeira beat Wyoming High School 23-25, 25-15, 1325, 25-23, 15-11, Oct. 1. Madeira advances to 13-2 with the win. • Indian Hill High School beat Deer Park 25-7, 25-19, 25-10, Sept. 29. Indian Hill advances to 8-6 with the win.

than we did last year,” Morris said. The team has several big matches left in the regular season, including a home match at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, against Ursuline and a match Oct. 6 against Madeira.

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Archbishop Moeller High School is conducting the 18th annual Youth Basketball Coaches Clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday Oct. 31, at the school. The clinic is designed for those who are coaching boys and girls in third grade through eighth grade. Speakers include Xavier University Head Coach Chris Mack and Associate Head Coach Pat Kelsey (Fundamentals of Basketball) as well as

Moeller coaches: Fred Hesse (Zone Offense), Dan Ragland (Man-Defense), Matt Rooks (Special Situations). The cost is $30 for pre-registration and $40 at the door, and include lunch, T-shirt, gift bags and door prizes. Discount for eight or more coaches from the same school is $20 per person. Send pre-registration checks to Moeller Basketball, c/o Dan Ragland, 9001 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242. Call 791-1680, ext. 1946, www.moeller.org.

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The Thomas More College men’s golf team shot a 36hole total of 599 (293-306) to win the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Fall Invitational Sept. 29, at Oak Tree Country Club in West Middlesex, Penn. Rounding out the Saints’ golfers were sophomore Jarrett Gronauer, a Moeller High School graduate, who finished 11th with a 156 (77-79); and sophomore Mike Pharo, also a Moeller grad, in 19th place with a 162 (82-80). The Saints’ 599 was 27strokes lower then runner-up Washington & Jefferson College’s 626. The PAC Fall Invitational counts towards one half of the 72-hole total used to determine the 2009-10 PAC champion, which earns the conference’s automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship. The final 36 holes will be played at Oak Tree in April of 2010. The Saints closed out their Fall season Oct. 3 when they played in the 18-hole Centre College Invitational in Danville, Ky.

third at the Division III Sectional Championships with a score of 80 strokes to advance to districts. Walden Pond Golf Course hosted sectionals Tuesday, Sept. 29, with the top four teams and top four individuals not on a qualifying team advancing to districts. Weatherwax Golf Course hosts districts Thursday, Oct. 8, with the top two teams and top two individuals not on a qualifying team advancing to state. At sectionals, CCD missed out on a team qualification to districts by one stroke. With the top four teams advancing to districts, CCD took fifth place at 367 strokes. Summit Country Day advanced with its fourthplace finish at 366 strokes.

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Logic takes a break Visitors to Cincinnati.com/ deerpark posted these comments to a story about Deer Park parents concerned that kindergarten students are no longer offered recess: “Really? Parents are complaining that their kids are not getting recess when the kids are there less than three hours a day? “I bet parents in China, Japan, India and other countries that are overtaking us are not complaining that there kids don’t get to play enough in school.” Pure-Genius “As a parent who is a weekly volunteer in my son’s kindergarten class, I know that a 15-minute recess is easily a 25-minute affair. On a percentage basis of time based on a less than three-hour class, I find it a waste of time. Besides, kindergarteners do not sit for their classes. They stand, sing, dance, paint, etc ... Heck, kindergarten is recess. As for not enough time spent on subjects, 30 minutes is a bit long for one subject, being as their attention spans just do not hold up that long. Children who go to class all day need the recess/pent up energy break, not children who attend less than three hours.” owmyeye “I have to agree, cutting recess in kindergarten is not that big of a deal. Honestly. And I fully understand the virtues of playtime and exercise, definitely. I have two kids of my own. But kids will get their exercise one way or another, especially when they’re that young, hopping around, dancing, being hyper. “Kindergarteners who don’t have recess in their half day class can get their exercise when they come home (or go to daycare, whichever). It’s not a big deal. “I’d be upset if they cut recess for kids

who have a full day of school, though.” TimeVortex

snack break that I’m sure they get ...” Print_Guy

“Three favorite subjects in school – ‘gym, lunch, and recess.’ Why are they a favorite of kids – because all three of them allow for unstructered interation among peers. Recess allows kids to teach other kids life lessons that parents and educators cannot. It is recess you learn you can not pull Suzie’s hair. It is recess that teaches patience by waiting your turn. It’s where kids learn socialization and interaction skills they carry the rest of thier lives. Are schools today so worried today about standarized test and state rankings that they fail to let kids be kids? I would rather my kid tell me he made a friend and they climbed to the top of the jungle gym rather than they cut out triangles, circles, and squares.” bulldogc

“Hey parents, wake up! Have you been in a kindergarten classroom lately? The kids are allowed to interact with each other, and they aren’t locked in their seats all two hours, 45 minutes. Why don’t you walk your child to/from school to get his/her excersize in before they get home and play XBox? Or maybe just extend the school time and fit in the ‘recess’ that way – oh no, don’t do that because then they’ll complain about the school day being too long! If only some parents had a clue!” beaparent

“The complaint makes very little sense especially in an era where all these kids have probably been in pre school for years and have mastered some basics that used to be taught to K students. TV and home learning games have also been big factors in early learning before kindergarten.” VirginianCSA “It is not about excercise so much as the unstructured social interaction with a large number of other kids. There are many lessons in there and recess is probably the only time of the day they get this interaction. Kids need time to be kids and develop the ability to relate with others face-to-face (not text message to text message) without the relation and the setting being staged.” Sawdoggie “Two hours and forty-five minutes is the class time ... they are upset about 30 minutes the kids don’t get to run around?! They should be doing that at home the other 12 hours they are awake! Notice they aren’t upset about the 15-minute

“Parents if you want your children to have more play time- take them to a park. Two hours and 45 minutes is great to give them a solid foundation on a future education. Now if this was an all day kindergarten that would be different. Chill out and take them to play yourself – alittle recess might help you.” ROCK77

Dedicated followers of fashion Visitors to Cincinnati.com/ kenwood posted these comments to a story about shoppers celebrating the opening of the Nordstrom store in kenwood Towne Centre with tailgate parties and other events: “All the posh posh got a opening day celebration luncheon, I loved it ... all the other folks get a tail gate party... “I saw the photos of folks from Indian Hill looking at merchandise, in almost every photo, the were looking at the price tags. If you have to look at the tags... you cannot afford it ... but the low lifes get a tailgate party while the posh get to rub elbows with the Nordstoms! Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalease! Gag me with a spoon! .. I will shop at the outlet malls

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You can comment on stories by visiting Cincinnati.com and choosing your community’s home page: Cincinnati.com/columbiatownship Cincinnati.com/deerpark Cincinnati.com/madeira Cincinnati.com/silverton Cincinnati.com/sycamoretownship and Stein Mart. Nordstom will last, oh, two years and go the way of Parisians.” hahahalol “Wow, what is this community so afraid of ... fashion? Style? A beautiful store to shop at with excellent customer service and a wide range of clothing and price points.” tropicaldetroit “I’m no liberal, but this is a good reason to tax the rich.” knowitall1000 “It was amazing to see how these rich folks worship a retail store like it is some kind of church, perhaps that is what it is to them. “The article above this well written piece said ‘Library to lay off workers,’ which seems to really stretch one’s mind, while kids will have less opportunity to learn, these merchandise hounding people can get stacks of new shoes for the walk in closet. Thank God for Nordstrom for pulling them out of the hell that was low class Cincinnati shopping, even at the vaunted Kenwood Mall ... Give me a break.” 1234news

Reading between the lines Visitors to Cincinnati.com posted these comments to a story about the kickoff to the levy

“Life is tough everywhere. Every crevice of Hamilton County does not need a library, especially as mobile as our society has become. My property taxes are the highest in Hamilton County. I’m voting a resounding ‘no.’ Property owners need to stop being the ‘go to’ for every funding whim in this county. That goes for the Museum Center also.” DZign “How many levies are already on my home? 10, 12 more?” VirginianCSA “I think $30 a year, or more or less one less nice dinner out, is certainly worth it to save the libraries.” Midwestgal8 “Vote no! That is the only sure way to ensure your property taxes are not increased, I don’t care if it is only a few dollars a month, that is more in my pocket and honestly, if the library needs more $. They should charge more to those who use the library. Look at Bridgetown Road, the Green Township library is located 4.5 miles away from the Cleves library and 12 miles from the Westwood library. “We are a lazy society we need to have our needs met on every street corner ... why can’t the library charge more to those who actually use it?” hahahalol “Many libraries are neighborhood branches where the elderly can gather, children go for homework help and project research, programs are offered, homeless are offered shelter and safety. For less than the price of one magazine subscription you have access to hundreds of magazines at the library.” ladywithascooter

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sept. 23 questions

The city of Madeira is asking residents and business people to participate in a survey on what kind of architecture they would like to see in the central business district. What changes would you like to see in the central business district? Do you like things the way they are? “It is interesting that Madeira officials are now asking the public to weigh in on the business district’s future architecture. “Where was the public input when manager Tom Moeller recently applied for $1.5 million federal stimulus funding to move the historic Hosbrook/Muchmore houses in the business district? “Where was our input when the city passed ‘emergency’ legislation giving tax breaks to developers? “Is it the communities consensus to use eminent domain to take your neighbors property to give to a selected developer? Your city council says it is. Check the facts.” T.W.

Sept. 30 questions

Some Deer Park school district parents are upset because the district no longer offers recess to kindergarten students. Is recess important in kindergarten? Why or why not? “In my day in another district I cannot even recall a recess. It was just a half a day. “I recall that each student was required to have their own blanket or whatever and I recalled we laid down on the floor each day to rest for a while? “Do we really need recess at this age in this type of structure anyhow? “To me children at this age tire easily. “Maybe a nap or rest lying down during the half-day session should be mandatory in place of an outside recess?” Explorary Educator

Next question What would you like to see in the vacant Remke property on Webster Avenue in Deer Park? Ohio allows early voting. Is this a good idea and do you plan to take advantage of the opportunity? Why or why not? Every week The Suburban Life asks readers a question they can reply to via e-mail. Send your answers to suburban@communitypress.com with Chatroom in the subject line.

Generosity appreciated

Madeira Music Boosters thanks all the students and parents who participated in this year’s Tag Day, and the members of the community who showed their support. Madeira businesses and residents responded warmly and generously when the students came to their doors Sept. 12. This generosity enables the children of Madeira, from kindergarten through grade 12, to receive the highest of quality musical instruction. Not only will the students develop performance skills, but they will cultivate true music appreciation and become the enthusiastic audiences of tomorrow. Tax deductible donations may

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Facing Deer Park’s problems I am proud to call Deer Park my hometown and I have for more than 21 years. We live in a wonderful city and we enjoy a fine reputation for having great people to live with. Unfortunately, we currently do not enjoy the reputation we once had as a well maintained community and you don’t have to look very far to see why. I believe we are all “image makers” for Deer Park, whether you are a resident or business owner. I know I can do better ... I feel we all can. Our city will improve only when more of us join in to help with the work and decision making that needs to be done. In the years I have lived here in Deer Park, I have had the pleasure of giving an immense amount of my time to help our community in every way that I could. I can tell you, without any fear of error, there were many occasions

when the time and effort of mine and other citizens did not “bear any fruit,” when it should have. I believe the efforts failed, because our comTony Proctor munity has become Community disconnected when to our facPress guest itingcomes our problems columnist here in Deer Park. I want to be your councilman at large to help re-connect our citizens with city government. We will get better by working together! The way I see it, our community leaders must provide the kind of consistent, organized, enthusiastic leadership that reaches out to empower every one of our citizens who are willing and able to do the

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Our city will improve only when more of us join in to help with the work and decision making that needs to be done. work that must be done to improve our community and keep it growing stronger, and it should lend a helping hand to the ones who can’t. I would love the opportunity to help provide this kind of leadership. I am asking for your vote on Nov. 3. Let’s work together. Please get involved. Tony Proctor is a candidate for Deer Park city council.

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HOW DO THEY DO THAT?

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Kenwood has a new Centre of attention By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com

Grave-digging grounded in rules Carol Sims is the assistant fiscal officer for Symmes Township and the cemetery sexton for the township’s three cemeteries: Union, Kerr and Camp Dennison. Here she discusses how to dig a grave. What generally are the dimensions of a grave? Are coffin sizes different? Do cemetery workers have to get the coffin’s measurements before they dig the grave? “A grave space is 48 inches by 120 inches. The grave is dug at 42 inches by 96 inches. Most coffins are made to fit the standard grave space. A person would purchase it from the funeral home and there is a wide range of styles and costs. For the most part, all coffins will fit in the dug area. A funeral director advises if there is an exception to this rule when making the arrangements with me.” How deep a hole do they dig? “The depth of the hole is normally 48 inches to 56 inches deep, which is a standard procedure. Sometimes there might be a vault type that requires a deeper hole. We also have two ‘double vault’ sections at Kerr Cemetery and that depth is naturally deeper.” Do gravediggers use shovels or a back hoe? “Graves are now dug with a backhoe with a truck parked next to the space in order to receive the dirt. We do dig with a shovel when there is an in-ground cremation.” Isn’t there some kind of concrete container placed into the grave that holds the coffin? What is the purpose of that? “The township requires coffins to be placed in a vault. Our minimum requirement is a concrete box with a one-piece lid. Again, vaults are normally purchased from the funeral home and styles and costs vary depending on what the family wishes. The vault allows for stability in the ground when there is

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a need for a vehicle. It allows our personnel to easily locate a burial and it aids in containing normal deterioration.” Is it ever too cold to dig a grave? Because the earth is too hard? “Cold weather was a problem in earlier times because a grave was dug by hand. Now we use a backhoe and this is not an issue. A problem could occur when there is a large snowfall and we would be unable to locate and mark the appropriate grave. In that instance, the funeral home will retain the remains until we are able to dig the grave.” What is the protocol for filling the grave with dirt after services? Do cemetery workers usually wait until the mourners leave? “Our personnel wait until after mourners leave. The funeral director will remain. The dirt which was placed in the truck is brought back to the site and the dirt is replaced in the grave. A small mound of dirt is placed on the top to allow for settling.” Is the covered grave always seeded with grass afterward? “Our policy is to watch a new space and fill in with additional dirt as needed. Once settled, usually taking about six months – depending on the weather – we will then rake the dirt, place grass seed and cover with netting. We continue to watch until grass is established. Sometime we do get requests from family members to place dirt on the grave and we try to work with them on an individual basis.” Reported by Jeanne Houck

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Employees greet the first customers during the grand opening of the new Nordstrom in Kenwood Towne Center Sept. 25.

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Pete Nordstrom, president of merchandising for Nordstrom and great-grandson of founder John Nordstrom, talks with a Nordstrom employee during the grand opening at the Kenwood Towne Center.

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Early shoppers get beauty consultations before the grand opening of the new Nordstrom in Kenwood Towne Center on Sept. 25.

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customers. Bailey said that Pete, Erik and Blake Nordstrom attend all of their stores’ grand openings. The opening of the 138,000 square foot retail store is increasing traffic flow in the Kenwood area and may make parking more difficult, but Sycamore Township Hamilton County Sheriff’s Liaison Lt. Dan Reid said that there would

no traffic detail during the store’s opening weekend events. He said they will have

extra patrols in the parking lot. “It’s going to be very, very busy,” Reid said.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Hamilton County Park District is hosting the exhibit “Imagine That Art Show” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Sharon Centre at Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville. The show features watercolor paintings by artists at the Sandy Maudlin Studio. Admission is free, but a vehicle permit is required. The exhibit continues through Oct. 11. Call 521-7275 or visit www. greatparks.org.

is hosting Arthur Katz at 7 p . m . Thursday, Oct. 8, at t h e Symmes Township Branch Library, 11850 E. Enyart St., Symmes Township. The author of “From the Embers Rising” will detail his experiences through a reading and a book signing. Call 369-6001.

Saturday, Oct. 10, at Loveland Intermediate School, 757 S. Lebanon Road, Loveland. Proceeds to benefit The Scratching Post Cat Shelter and Adoption Center. Admission is free. Call 984-6369 or visit www.thescratchingpost.org.

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Second Saturday is hosting “What Women Need to Know About Divorce” from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, in the conference room at Merrill Lynch, 5151 Pfeiffer Road, Suite 100, Blue Ash. Learn how to protect yourself and your children, take Haunted house St. Rita School for the Deaf control of your financial life is hosting the St. Rita Haunted and strategies to deal with House at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. your spouse and/or children’s 10, at St. Rita School for the emotions. The event features panel of Deaf, 1720 Glendale-Milford Road, Evendale. The event speakers, attorneys, financial features more than 10 themed advisor and therapists. The Auction Author signs rooms of fright in Civil War-era event is free. Reservations are The Scratching Post is The Public Library of appreciated, not required. Call Cincinnati & Hamilton County hosting the Scratching Post farmhouse. The cost is $10. 792-1186. Auction from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Call 771-1060.

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With tailgaters, long lines and limited parking, Nordstrom spokesperson John Bailey compared the grand opening of the newest store in Kenwood Towne Center to the “Superbowl” of shopping Sept. 25. H u n dreds of “It’s another shoppers lined up nice store in e a r l i e r Kenwood.” than 7 Becky a.m. tailHamilton gating in the park- one of the first few hundred ing lot with pascustomers in tries and Nordstrom on mimosas Sept. 25 and to get on the Beauty Bash, where Nordstrom beauty advisors gave free skincare consultations and makeup lessons Becky Hamilton of Alexandria, Ky., and her daughter Amanda Mullikin of Ft. Thomas, Ky., arrived only 20 minutes before the opening, but were excited to check out the large selection of shoes, for which the store is known. “It’s another nice store in Kenwood,” Hamilton said. The great grandsons of the store’s founder, John Nordstrom, attended the opening gala on Sept. 23 and were on hand at the store opening to meet to employees and talk with the

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THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD T H U R S D A Y, O C T . 8

ART & CRAFT CLASSES Paint Your Own Pottery, 3:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Funke Fired Arts, 3130 Wasson Road. Short lesson followed by painting pottery. Wide range of mugs, plates, bowls, etc. $7.50-$40. 871-2529; www.funkefiredarts.com. Oakley.

ART EXHIBITS

Gary Kelley and Helmut Barnett, 10 a.m.5:30 p.m. Miller Gallery, 2715 Erie Ave. Works by illustrator and fine artist, Gary Kelley, and American abstract painter, Helmut Barnett. 871-4420. Hyde Park. Discovering Peaceful Places, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave. Oil paintings by Deborah Ridgley. Includes a collection of figurative works, portraits, still lifes and plein air landscape paintings. Free. Presented by The Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati. Through Oct. 15. 791-7044; www.womansartclub.com. Mariemont. Discovering Peaceful Places, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave. Twenty paintings by Deborah Ridgley. Free. Presented by Women’s Art Club of Cincinnati. Through Oct. 15. 7917044. Mariemont.

ATTRACTIONS

Airplane Rides, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunken Airport, 262 Wilmer Ave. Romantic airplane rides and air tours by Flamingo Air. $75 and up. Through Dec. 31. 321-7465; www.flamingoair.net. Linwood.

BARS/CLUBS

Wine Specials, 3 p.m.-9 p.m. R.P. McMurphy’s Irish Pub & Coffee House, 2910 Wasson Road. Half-price on glasses of wine. Ages 21 and up. 531-3300. Oakley. Eat-Drink-Donate, 11 a.m.-midnight, Teller’s of Hyde Park, 2710 Erie Ave. Food and beverage proceeds to Proscan Fund’s Pink Ribbon programs. Benefits Cris Collinsworth Proscan Fund. 321-4721. Hyde Park.

BUSINESS MEETINGS

International Fellowship of Christian Businessmen Luncheon Meeting, 11:45 a.m. Crowne Plaza Hotel Blue Ash, 5901 Pfeiffer Road. $15 for lunch; free attendance. Reservations required. Presented by International Fellowship of Christian Businessmen. 984-1513. Blue Ash.

CIVIC

Computer and TV Recycling Drop-Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2trg, 11093 Kenwood Road. Accepting monitors, CPUs, hard drives, mice, keyboards, laptops, docking stations, backup batteries, power cords, modems, external hard drives, memory chips, cell phones, printers, scanners and fax machines. $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.

EDUCATION

Pet First Aid, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. American Red Cross Blue Ash Chapter, 10870 Kenwood Road. Red Cross course in first aid for emergencies in cats and dogs. Bring four-legged stuffed animal. $35. Registration required. Presented by American Red Cross Cincinnati Area Chapter. 792-4000; www.cincinnatiredcross.org. Blue Ash. Astrology Class, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Midwest School of Astrology, 4777 Red Bank Expressway, Suite 6. Intermediate to Advanced Topics with Pam Gallagher. $30. Reservations recommended. 984-2293. Madisonville.

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, 2:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Turner Farm, 7400 Given Road. Large variety of local and seasonal vegetables. Flowers such as cosmos, sunflowers, strawflowers, blue salvia and more. 574-1849. Indian Hill.

FASHION SHOWS

Retro Fittings, 7:30 p.m. 20th Century Theatre, 3021 Madison Road. Doors open 6:30 p.m. VIP includes reserved seating and two drinks. Music, appetizers, auction, raffle cash bar and runway fashion show featuring original designs by UC fashion design students. Trunk show follows. Benefits Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Valet parking available. $60 VIP; $40, $30 advance; $15 students. Reservations requested. Presented by Society of St. Vincent de Paul. 562-8841, ext. 225; www.svdpcincinnati.org. Oakley.

LITERARY - BOOK CLUBS Book Club Night, 7 p.m. Book Lovers Discussion. Publisher representatives from Random House and Simon & Schuster discuss book club selection titles. Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2692 Madison Road. Free. 3968960; www.josephbeth.com. Norwood.

ON STAGE - THEATER

Equus, 7:30 p.m. Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave. A young man is accused of a shocking crime, and a disillusioned psychiatrist must unlock the secrets of his brutal act. Mature audiences only. $20, $15 ages 60 and up, $12 students. Presented by New Edgecliff Theatre. 888-588-0137. Columbia Tusculum.

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RECREATION

Co-ed 6 on 6 Volleyball League, 6:30 p.m.10 p.m. Weekly through Dec. 10. TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road. All skill levels. Teams play three games to 25. $260. Registration required. 9856747. Montgomery.

SENIOR CITIZENS

Computer Basics, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Weekly through Oct. 29. Sycamore Senior Center, 4455 Carver Woods Drive. Covers basics including how to create documents and spreadsheets. Four-week course. $60, $45 members. Registration required. 984-1234. Blue Ash. Web Site Favorites and Google Searching, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Weekly through Oct. 29. Sycamore Senior Center, 4455 Carver Woods Drive. Basic Internet lessons. $60, $45 members. 686-1010. Blue Ash. F R I D A Y, O C T . 9

ART EXHIBITS

Faculty and Student Art Show, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. 6:30-6:50 p.m. Bethany Kramer presentation. Funke Fired Arts, 3130 Wasson Road. Group exhibition and sale of faculty, staff, studio members and student works. Artist Bethany Kramer shows PowerPoint presentation of her body of work, techniques and processes. Free. 871-5576. Oakley. Funke Fired Arts Member Exhibition, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Artist lecture by Bethany Kramer 6:30-6:50 p.m. Includes power point presentation of Kramer’s body of work, techniques and processes while focusing on threedimensional, non-functional sculpture. Funke Fired Arts, 3130 Wasson Road. Free. 8712529; www.funkefiredarts.com. Oakley. Greater Cincinnati Writers League Poetry Critique, 7:30 p.m. Poetry contest entries due by Nov. 2. Rules on Web site. The Regency, 2444 Madison Road. Club meeting, poetry reading and discussion. Free. 352-6126; www.cincinnatiwritersleague.org. Hyde Park. Poetry Reading/Critique Group, 7:30 p.m.10 p.m. Regency Condo Association, 2444 Madison Road. Poetry writers meet to read poetry for critique by critic who is published or instructor of poetry. $25 annual membership. 321-6789; www.cincinnatiwritersleague.org. Hyde Park.

DANCE CLASSES

Line Dance Class, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Oakley Community Center, 3882 Paxton Ave. Line dancing with Jerry and Kathy Helt, instructors. Wear smooth soled shoes. No partner dances and no prior dance experience required. $4. Presented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky Square Dancers Federation. 321-6776. Oakley. Wine Tasting, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Art & Wine! Staff Picks. Eight staff favorite wines and new oil paintings by Emily Law on display. $25, $20 advance. The Wine Merchant, 3972 Edwards Road. With hors d’oeuvres. Registration recommended. 731-1515; www.winemerchantcincinnati.com. Oakley.

HOLIDAY - HALLOWEEN

Haunted Trail, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. American Legion Post 744, 224 Wilmer Ave. Ten scary rooms and haunted tunnel. Refreshments available. Benefits Star Strutter Baton Corp. and American Legion Post 744. $6. Presented by Star Strutters Baton Corp. 871-5842; www.starstrutterscincy.com. Linwood.

MUSIC - CLASSIC ROCK

Big Fish and Friends, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. Awakenings Coffee, 2734 Erie Ave. Stan Hertzmann plays guitar, sings and tells stories. Joined by musical friend weekly. 321-2525. Hyde Park.

SINGLES

Candlelight Singles, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Trio Bistro, 7565 Kenwood Road. Meet other singles at dinner under romantic lighting. All parties in age appropriate groups. Benefits Hospice, YWCA Battered Woman’s, Children’s Shelter and Freestore Foodbank. Ages 23-65. $30 plus dinner. Reservations required. Presented by Candlelight Singles of North America. 761-6201; www.candlelightsingles.com. Kenwood. PROVIDED

Barktoberfest, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunken Airport, 262 Wilmer Ave. Spirit of 76 Shelter. Raffle, free vet exams, low priced microchipping and nail clipping, doggie games and contests, pet psychic, doggie demonstrations, pet adoptions from local rescue and shelter groups and pet merchandise. Benefits local animal rescue groups in Cincinnati area. $5. Registration required. Presented by Friends of Noah. 553-0333; www.dogjogbarktoberfest.org. Linwood.

FOOD & DRINK

Cincinnati Dinner Train, 7 p.m. Cincinnati Dinner Train, 4725 Madison Road. Boards at Barbecue Revue. Three-hour train ride complete with four-course meal on restored vintage rail cars. $69.95; plus tax, gratuity and alcoholic beverages. Reservations required, available online. 791-7245. Madisonville.

LECTURES

Working with the Angelic Kingdom, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Midwest School of Astrology, 4777 Red Bank Expressway, Suite 6. Increase awareness and understanding of Angelic Kingdom. Learn to improve communication and cooperation with angels in all aspects of daily life. $75. Reservations recommended. 984-2293. Madisonville.

RECREATION

Kids First Sports Fair.. Don’t Sit Be Fit, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E. Kemper Road. Sample classes, learn about camps, preschool workshops and birthday parties. Benefits Children’s Miracle Network. Family friendly. $10 per family. 489-7575; www.kidsfirstsports.com. Sycamore Township.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS SEMINARS

FOOD & DRINK

The Cincinnati Art Museum opens its new exhibit, “Roaring Tigers, Leaping Carp: Decoding the Symbolic Language of Chinese Animal Painting,” Friday, Oct. 9. The pieces in the exhibit show the hidden language of Chinese animal symbolism and reveal stories about Chinese history and culture. It is open through Jan. 3. A kickoff party is 9 p.m. to midnight Oct. 9. To coincide with the exhibit, the museum celebrates the animal kingdom with family-friendly, free Wild Weekends 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17-18, and the third weekend in November and December. Visit www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org. Pictured is the anonymous ink and color on silk, “Tiger (detail)” from the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368.) It is from the National Palace Museum, Republic of China (Taiwan).

FESTIVALS

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BENEFITS Wine Tasting Benefit, 7 p.m. Red Dog Pet Resort and Spa, 5081 Madison Road. Includes signature wine glass, hors d’oeuvres, music, raffles and silent auction. Benefits League for Animal Welfare. Ages 21 and up. $40. Registration recommended. Presented by League for Animal Welfare. 7352299; www.lfaw.org. Madisonville.

What Women Need to Know About Divorce, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Merrill Lynch, 5151 Pfeiffer Road. Suite 100, conference room. Learn how to protect yourself and your children, take control of your financial life and strategies to deal with your spouse and/or children’s emotions. Features panel of speakers, attorneys, financial advisor and therapists. Free. Reservations appreciated, not required. Presented by Second Saturday. 792-1186. Blue Ash. Make Your House a Cozy Home, 1 p.m. Macy’s Kenwood Furniture Gallery, 7800 Montgomery Road. With senior designers Tracy Burske and Barb Donnellon. Learn how using the right furniture, accessories, area rugs and more can turn your house into a cozy home. Free. Reservations required. 745-8980, option 6. Kenwood.

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PROVIDED.

Friends of Noah is hosting Barktoberfest from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Spirit of 76 Shelter at Lunken Airport, 262 Wilmer Ave., Linwood. The event includes a raffle, free vet exams, low priced microchipping and nail clipping, doggie games and contests, pet psychic, doggie demonstrations, pet adoptions from local rescue and shelter groups and pet merchandise. Proceeds to benefit local animal rescue groups in the Cincinnati area. Admission is $5. Registration is required. Call 553-0333 or visit www.dogjogbarktoberfest.org.

LITERARY - SIGNINGS

Trenton Lee Stewart, 1 p.m. Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2692 Madison Road. Author discusses and signs “The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma.” Free. 396-8960; www.josephbeth.com. Norwood.

PUBLIC HOURS

Cincinnati Observatory Center, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Cincinnati Observatory Center, 3489 Observatory Place. One-hour historical tours on second and fourth Sundays of every month. Free, donations accepted. 321-5186; www.cincinnatiobservatory.org. Mount Lookout. M O N D A Y, O C T . 1 2

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Cincinnati Toastmasters Club No. 472 Meeting, 7 p.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Kenwood, 7701 Kenwood Road. Public speaking and leadership skills meeting. Free. 351-5005. Kenwood.

LITERARY - SIGNINGS

Francine Prose, 7:30 p.m. Rockwern Academy, 8401 Montgomery Road. Author discusses and signs “Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife.” Free. Reservations required. Presented by Joseph-Beth Booksellers. 310-9060; www.josephbeth.com. Kenwood.

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EDUCATION

Astrology Class, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Midwest School of Astrology, 4777 Red Bank Expressway, Suite 6. Beginning to Intermediate Astrology with Pam Gallagher. Certification available. $30. Registration required. 984-2293. Madisonville. W E D N E S D A Y, O C T . 1 4

LITERARY - SIGNINGS

Robert Hicks, 7 p.m. Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2692 Madison Road. Author discusses and signs “A Separate Country.” Free. 396-8960; www.josephbeth.com. Norwood. T H U R S D A Y, O C T . 1 5

FOOD & DRINK Third Thursday Wine Walk, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Mystic Moon. O’Bryonville Business District, Madison Road. Sample complimentary wines and refreshments. Local businesses offer extended hours on third Thursday of each month. 871-2466. O’Bryonville.

Empty Bowls Throw-a-thon, 3 p.m.-9 p.m. Funke Fired Arts, 3130 Wasson Road. Participating artists throw 12 bowls accentuating their unique style. Bowl painting available in Paint-a-Pot studio for small fee. Studio classroom conducting special hand-building bowl project. Studio open house to raise money and awareness for local hungry children Free. 871-2529; www.funkefiredarts.com. Oakley.

LITERARY - STORY TIMES HEALTH / WELLNESS

SPORTS - REGISTRATIONS

Taijiquan, 5:45 p.m.-7 p.m. Oakley Community Center, 3882 Paxton Ave. Beginner Taoist Tai Chi class. Free. 981-7940; www.taoist.org. Oakley.

Kids First Sports Fair, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E. Kemper Road. Sample classes include gymnastics, swimming, karate, dance, trampoline and tumbling, cheerleading, soccer, basketball, and volleyball. Adult classes include dance, karate, and water aerobics. Children must be accompanied by parent/adult. Benefits Children’s Miracle Network. $10 per family. 489-7575; www.kidsfirstsports.com. Sycamore Township.

Make a Mess at the Manatee, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Blue Manatee Children’s Bookstore, 3054 Madison Road. Semi-structured open studio led by Miss Kelli, artist-in-residence. Ages 3 and up with adult. $3. Registration required. 731-2665; www.bluemanateebooks.com. Oakley.

RECREATION

SENIOR CITIZENS

Drawing and Painting, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Beginner and intermediate levels with Myrtle Blankbuehler. Sycamore Senior Center, 4455 Carver Woods Drive. $4, $1 without instruction. 984-1234. Blue Ash.

First Aid/Adult, Infant & Child CPR with AED, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Continues Oct. 16. American Red Cross Blue Ash Chapter, 10870 Kenwood Road. Certification valid one year for CPR and three years for first aid. $75. Registration required. Presented by American Red Cross. 792-4000; www.cincinnatiredcross.org. Blue Ash.

LITERARY - LIBRARIES

Building Your Family Tree, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Mariemont Branch Library, 3810 Pocahontas Ave. With Karen Everett from the Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Registration required.369-4467; www.cincinnatilibrary.org. Mariemont.

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BARS/CLUBS

Burger Madness, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Arthur’s Café, 3516 Edwards Road. Burgers are just $6. Jagermeister and Blackhaus, two staple shots, $2. 871-5543. Hyde Park.

FARMERS MARKET

Hyde Park Farmers Market, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Preserving the Harvest: Ways to can, freeze and dry bulk produce. With Park + Vine and Cincinnati Locavore. U.S. Bank Hyde Park, 3424 Edwards Road. Local produce and farm goods, gourmet foods and more. 561-3151. Hyde Park.

FESTIVALS

Dog Jog, 10 a.m. Lunken Airport Playfield, 4744 Playfield Lane. Registration begins 8:30 a.m. Two-mile run/jog or one-mile fun walk with your dog followed by Doggie Games and Contests. Benefits nonprofit animal shelters/rescues. $30. Reservations required. Presented by Friends of Noah Dog and Cat Rescue. 652-6225; www.dogjogbarktoberfest.com. Linwood.

PROVIDED

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden brings HallZOOween back from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 10-11, Oct. 17-18 and Oct. 24-25. Kids can trick-or-treat around the zoo and see an animal version of trick-or-treating with Pumpkin Pandemonium. There is also magic, train rides, a pumpkin patch and more. HallZOOween is free with park admission. Admission is $13, adults; $9, ages 2-12; and free for under 2. Visit www.cincinnatizoo.org.

Life

October 7, 2009

Checking our images of God the recent novel, “The Shack,” seems to be the different images used for the Triune-God. Archie would have condemned the book. Certainly there is a need to recognize the stability and steadfastness of God. The psalmists often used descriptive words like “fortress” and “rock” to do this. What must be remembered is that God is an absolute mystery. St. Anselm described God as “The One beyond that is able to be thought.” That

means in our dealings with God we must develop a tolerance for ambiguity. In his book “God, The Oldest Question,” William J. O’Malley, S.J., writes, “I do believe that the Holy Spirit is a feminine principle within God, just as the book of Wisdom pictures her. “But in my experience, God is … far more masculine (challenging, rational, decisive, unbending) than feminine (cherishing, enfolding, mothering, consoling.) Again in my experience, if

God is a ‘she,’ God is one damn tough cookie.” The parables of Jesus Christ are stories about people, but their real plot is about the heart of God. Notice that there is always an element of astonishment, surprise and the unexpected in them. The measured expectations of those hearing them are shattered. God was always more than anticipated. John Shea writes, “As Mark says, ‘He was too much for them.’ Like a

s u s p i ciously like ourselves, the wideness of whose m e r c y we’ve cut down to Father Lou s i z e . ” Guntzelman What we get then is Perspectives not God. Father Lou Guntzelman is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Reach him at columns@ communitypress.com or contact him directly at P.O. Box 428541, Cincinnati, OH 45242. Please include a mailing address or fax number if you wish for him to respond.

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Humans have a strong tendency to categorize things. Then we paste our categories in a mental book titled, “Things I Know For Sure.” This makes us feel more secure but less enthralled. Often it takes a crisis to rediscover how something old can be new again. St. Augustine has always intrigued me. After his conversion to Christianity, he wrote a prayer that began, “Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new …” Imagine that! Not perceiving God in the typical category of being judgmental, severe or powerful – but beautiful. God is a frequent recipient of our familiarizing. God never grows up in our minds, never becomes new, exciting and breathtaking. He remains an old grandfatherly man or mean-spirited critic. To expand the quality of our lives, G.K. Chesterton once said that our spiritual and psychological task is to learn to look at familiar things until they become unfamiliar again. This holds true whether the familiar thing be a flower, a snowfall, a job or even God. Mystics call this process “awakening.” Most of our lives we just go on turning the pages of our mental book, “Things I Know For Sure.” Our pictures of God were pasted there when we were kids. Now they’re cracked, sepia-colored, and a little dusty. Archie Bunker had a large album of them to which he referred frequently. One of the attractions to

woman who loves too much, like ointment that costs too much and is spilled too much, like a seventytimes-seven God who forgives too much.” Today we like a housebroken God, a God we can keep on a leash, who has predictable habits, doesn’t generate questions, and makes sense by our logic. Author Kathleen Norris writes: “One so often hears people say, ‘I just can’t handle it,’ when they reject a biblical image of God as Father, Mother, as Lord and Judge, God as a lover… God on a cross. … If we seek a God we can ‘handle’ that will be exactly what we get – a God we can manipulate,

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Life

October 7, 2009

Treat your palate to tastes of the past

When it comes to autumn festivals, two stand out for me – the Renaissance Festival in Harveysburg, Ohio, and the Old West Festival between Mount Orab and Williamsburg. They are as different as night and day to each other, but each is historically correct, whether it’s the architecture, dress code, entertainment, or the food offered. Plus when you visit, you are literally transported back

into time. Now I love to cook, but I’m not sure I’d make it as a “Renaissance girl” in the kitchen. And I don’t think Drew Deimling, a Hyde Park reader and proprietor of the Old West Festival, would hire me as a cowgirl rustling up supper. I thought it would be fun, though, to share recipes for the kind of foods eaten during those times.

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slowly for one minute. Add 1 cup milk and 1⁄2 cup chicken broth and stir carefully. Add another 1⁄2 cup broth. Season everything with salt and pepper. Place Originally from Rita chicken on a servKathy Kneipp, a Heikenfeld ing platter and pour Clermont County Rita’s kitchen sauce over and reader. serve. She loves history To serve in bread and taught her kids about the Renaissance by having them bowls: Cut off top of round bread. Hollow out bothelp her prepare a Renais- loaf of 2 sance meal. Here’s my adap- tom ⁄3, and set the reserved bread aside. tation: In preheated 350 degree oven, toast the hollowed out 2 frying chickens, cut up 1 teaspoon garlic powder bread round along with the reserved pieces for a few (opt.) minutes. 1 small onion, cut up Pour the chicken topped 4 tablespoons butter 1 with sauce into bread bowl. ⁄2 cup flour Use chunks of reserved bread 1 cup milk to dunk into bowl and to act Broth from chicken as a utensil. Salt and pepper to taste

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Fill a pan with enough water to cover chicken, add garlic powder and onion, but do not add the chicken yet. Bring water to a boil. Lower heat then add chicken. Simmer until tender. Remove chicken, let cool and remove from bones. Reserve broth. Melt butter in a skillet, whisk in flour and cook

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onion, a teaspoon or so minced garlic, salt and pepper to taste, in the crockpot until done (about three hours on high, five hours on low). When cool, shred. Measure out 1 quart broth from cooked meat. Add to that:

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Cook 10 minutes, remove bay leaf and add meat that has been shredded. Put all back in crockpot and cook 30 minutes longer, uncovered. Use a soup ladle to serve on warm buns. Even easier: To a bottle of purchased barbecue sauce, sprinkle in some chili powder, garlic powder and, if you want it sweeter, brown sugar to taste. Thin with a bit of the broth if you want. Again, cook about 30 minutes uncovered in the crockpot.

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Food fests

• Renaissance Festival, Harveysburg, Ohio. Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. through Oct. 25.

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Rita lunching at the Renaissance Festival in Harveysburg. • Old West Festival, Williamsburg/Mount Orab, Ohio. Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. through Oct. 11. for these recipes is growing each day: • Like Syktop Bigg’s chicken salad • Mio’s creamy garlic salad dressing • Strawberry lasagna like Bravo’s Café, Augusta, Ky.

Rooting out recipes

I’m cloning a recipe now for Entenmann’s pound cake and will share it hopefully soon. Also a recipe for roasted garlic potatoes using whole cloves. 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 513-248-7130, ext. 356. Visit Rita at www.Abouteating.com.

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‘Fall for St. Paul’ in Madeira With autumn in the air, St. Paul Community United Methodist Church of Madeira will stage its inaugural “Fall for St. Paul” the weekend of Oct. 9-11. The church at 8221 Miami Road will invite neighbors to share in a weekend of activities to recharge mind, body and spirit. Great music ranging from an organ-based classical concert to a Beatles tribute band and singing sisters, tasty barbecue and children’s activities are all on the schedule. St. Paul’s traditional “pumpkin patch” will be open each day from noon until 8 p.m. to benefit the church’s Student Youth Ministries. The weekend will kick off with a “Second Friday Nighters” buffet dinner and entertainment Oct. 9, beginning with punch and conversation at 6 p.m. After dinner, sisters Phoebe and Gabrielle Moore will perform toe-tapping music as “The Merri Moores.” Reservations for that event must be made by calling the church at 891-8181 by Oct. 6. The cost is $10 a

person. On Saturday, giant inflatables, story time, balloons and face painting, all free, will attract children and parents to the parking lot adjoining the church pumpkin patch from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. A group called “Apples” will play Beatles hits and other favorites from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the church’s Praise Band will play in the sanctuary from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The St. Paul Men’s Group will hold its annual barbecue chicken dinner Saturday evening for the 40th year. Dinners – half a chicken, baked potato, cole slaw or applesauce, a drink and homemade dessert – will be served from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “We serve about 550 dinners,” said Dan Bradford, who leads a team of volunteers. “Prices are $9 for adults and $4.50 for children under 12. People can dine in or take out.” Sunday morning services led by the Rev. Dick Coldwell will begin at 8:45 (inti-

mate traditional worship), 9:30 (contemporary services) and 11 a.m. (traditional worship). “Fall for St. Paul” will conclude with an eclectic concert beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday showcasing the church’s 1988 Rodgers pipe organ and other instruments and voices. Billed as “Organ Plus!,” the concert will include classical favorites from Bach, Brahms and Chopin as well as a lighter organ duo titled “Ragtime” and the tonguein-cheek “Toot Suite” by PDQ Bach, according to church organist Alice Edwards. Edwards will alternate on the organ with St. Paul music director Patrick Coyle and Mary Bramlage. Others participating include tenor Eric DeForest and percussionist Fletcher Kaufman from NKU, flautist Jennifer Helms, pianist Elaine Bedwell and a brass quartet from the UC-College Conservatory of Music. An offering will be taken and child care provided.

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2021 Sutton Ave

231-4445

Sunday Services

Sunday School -All Ages ........9:00am Worship Gathering ...........10:00am Wednesday Night....6:15pm dinner & 7:00pm...Children/Youth/Adult Classes Nursery Provided Handicapped Accessible www.mwbcares.net

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Indian Hill Episcopal Presbyterian Church 6000 Drake Rd Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 www.indianhillchurch.org Sunday Worship 8am & 10:30am Sunday School 10:30am Youth 7 & 8th grade 9:15am Youth 9 & 12th grade 11:45am Phone 561-6805 Fax 561-0894

Connections Christian Church 7421 East Galbraith

INDIAN HILL Episcopal Presbyterian Church 6000 Drake Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 Phone 513-561-6805 Fax 513-561-0894 Sunday Worship 8am & 9:30am

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, Pastor Sunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm Sunday School: 9:45am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00pm www.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org

ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH

Michigan & Erie Ave

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church of Christ, Scientist 3035 Erie Ave 871-0245 Sunday Service and Sunday School 10:30am Wednesday Testimonial Meeting 7:30pm Reading Room 3035 Erie Ave

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY

Sunday School 10:00 am Sunday Worship 11:00 am Wed Night Bible Study 7:00 pm Pastor Ed Wilson 8105 Beech Avenue - Deer Park (Just off Galbraith across from Amity School) 513-793-7422

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8290 Batavia-Pike - Route 32

LUTHERAN 7333 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery (East of I-71 on Pfeiffer Rd) Worship Schedule 10:00 a.m. Worship and Holy Communion Baby sitter provided Pastor: Josh Miller ascensionlutheranchurch.com

Good Shepherd (E LCA) www.goodshepherd.com

7701 Kenwood Rd.

513.891.1700

(across from Kenwood Towne Centre) Saturday night at 5:00 and Sunday morning at 8:00, 9:00, 9:30 & 11:00am Pastors: Larry Donner, Pat Badkey, Jesse Abbott

UNITED METHODIST 7515 Forest Rd. at Beechmont Ave 231-4172 Sr. Pastor Mark Rowland Ann Luzader, Mike Carnevale Traditional Service 8:30 & 11:00am Contemporary Service 9:30 & 11:00am (Nursery care from 9:15am-12:15pm.) Sunday School for Children & Adults at 9:30am & 11:00am. Youth Fellowship (grade 7-12), 6-8pm. www.andersonhillsumc.org

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR 8005 Pfeiffer Rd Montgmry 791-3142 www.cos-umc.org "Get In The Game: Listen To The Coach"

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH & ST. THOMAS NURSERY SCHOOL

100 Miami Ave, Terrace Park,OH 831-2052 www.stthomasepiscopal.org Sunday 7:45am Rite I Eucharist 9:00am Rite 2 Eucharist For All People 11:15am Rite 2 Choral Eucharist Childcare Provided for all Eucharists

EVANGELICAL COVENANT

Cincinnati, OH 45243

Phone: 513-791-8348 • Fax: 513-791-5648

Jeff Hill • Minister

www.connectionscc.org Worship Service 10:30am Sunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIAN

FELLOWSHIP CHURCH (Preaching the Gospel of Hope) 6830 School Street (Newtown)

271-8442

Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Sr. Minister

www.cfcfc.org Sun. Worship 10am Wed. Worship & Bible Study Service 7pm Sunday School - All Ages 9-10:00am New National Seminary Emerging www.Kingswellseminary.org

KENWOOD FELLOWSHIP 7205 Kenwood Rd., Cinti, OH 45236

513-891-9768 Ken Bashford, Pastor

www.KenwoodFellowship.org

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

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

NorthStar Vineyard Community Church

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

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Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00am Contemporary Worship 9:40am Sunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11am Nursery Care Provided

Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior Pastor Rev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor

Pastor: Lonnie & Erica Richardson Wednesday Evening Services - 7:00pm Sunday Morning Worship - 10:45 am

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Trinity Community Church

Trinity Together Time will be providing a jumping inflatable for children ages 5 and under from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20. It is free to the public and geared toward the ages of birth-5 years old. Park in the lot of the church and enter through the doors of Fellowship Hall. The church is at 3850 East Galbraith Road, Dillonvale; 791-7631.

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a.m. and 11 a.m. for traditional worship and 9:30 a.m. for contemporary worship. Childcare is provided for all services. The fall series, Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, continues Sunday, Oct. 11, with “Extravagant Generosity-A Gift from the Heart.” The church is at 8221 Miami Road, Madeira; 891-8181; www.stpaulcommunityumc.org.

Hyde Park Baptist Church

Church (513) 561-5954 • (513) 561-5020 School Miami Ave & Shawnee Run Rd. www.stgertrude.org Mass Schedule Daily: 7:00, 8:00 & 11:30AM Saturday: 4:30PM Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00AM 12:30 & 6:00PM

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at Lau aure rell Squaare LEGAL NOTICE Office of the Board of County Commissioners Hamilton County, Ohio NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF COUNCOMMISSION TY ERS HAVE ADOPTED A RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTING SECTIONS 3735.65 THROUGH 3735.70 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, ESTABLISHING AND THE DESCRIBING EXPANDED BOUNDARIES OF COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY REINAREA, VESTMENT IN HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO AND DESIGNATING A HOUSING OFFICER TO ADMINISPROTHE TER GRAM AND CREATING A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA HOUSING COUNCIL AND A TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL. The area designated as the Columbia Township Community Reinvestment Area constitutes an area in which housing facilities or structures of historical significance are located, and in which new construction or repair of existing facilities has been discouraged. Pursuant to O.R.C. Section 3735.66, Columbia Township Community Reinvestment Area is hereby established in the following expanded area: The approximate area being considered for the expanded CRA encompasses the entire jurisdiction of Columbia Township except for the parcels located in the Camp Dennison area and any Township Columbia parcels located in the Indian Hill Exempted Village School DisThe complete trict. text of this resolution is available in the offices of the Board of County Commission ers, Hamilton County, Ohio, 138 East Court Street, Room 603, Ohio Cincinnati, 45202. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO David Pepper, President ATTEST: Jacqueline Panioto, Clerk 1001507663

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PRESBYTERIAN MADEIRA SILVERWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

2010 Wolfangel Rd., Anderson Twp. 513-231-4301 Sunday Worship: 10:30am with Childrens Church & Nursery PASTOR JONATHAN KOLLMANN

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

Church School for Everyone 10:10 am

Traditional Worship 11:15 am Child Care available at all times

www.cloughchurch.org

MT. WASHINGTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 6365 Corbly Road 513-231-3946 Rev. Thomas A. Gaiser Sunday Worship 10:45am Adult Sunday School 9:30am Children’s Sunday School 10:45am Visitors Welcomed "A Family in Christ and a Beacon of God’s Love for Over 150 Years"

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American Legion Mt. Washington Post 484 THURSDAY MORNING BINGO

Doors open 9 a.m. Bingo at 10:30, $10, $20, and $50 Regular Bingo Payouts, Progressive & Split-the-Pot Games, Instant Games including King of Mountain, 213, Progressive Pots and Others!

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3850 E. Galbraith, Deer Park Next to Dillonvale Shopping Ctr www.TrinityCincinnati.org 791-7631 Worship Service - 10:00AM Sunday School - 10:15AM Pastor Randy Wade Murphy

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST Building Homes Relationships & Families Sundays 9:15am & 10:45am

Cincinnati Country Day School 272-5800 www.horizoncc.com

2710 Newtown Rd. 231-8634 Sunday Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday School classes and nursery care for children and youth

“One Church, Many Paths” www.huuc.net

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST United Church of Christ in Oakley

INTERDENOMINATIONAL Sunday Service 10:30am

HERITAGE UNIVERSALIST UNITARIAN CHURCH

8221 Miami Rd. (corner of Galbraith)

513-891-8181

NEW 9:30am Service -Innovative & High energy

Traditonal Services 8:45 & 11:00am Sunday School 9:30 & 11:00am www.stpaulcommunityumc.org

4100 Taylor Ave 871-3136 E-Mail uccoakley@juno.com

www.community-cleveland.com/cc/uccoakley Judy Jackson, Pastor

Sunday Worship 10:00am Adult Bible Study 9:00am, Youth Sunday School 10:00am Childcare provided for Infants and Toddlers “Partners with Jesus in the Community and the World”

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Community

October 7, 2009

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Animals/ Nature

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden – needs volunteers in the volunteer education program. Volunteers will receive training, invitations to special events and a monthly newsletter, among other benefits. There are numerous volunteer opportunities now available, including: “Ask Me” Station Program, Slide Presenters Program, Tour Guide Program, Animal Handlers Program, CREW Education Program. Each area has its own schedule and requirements. Certified training is also required. Must be 18 or older and have a high school degree or GED diploma. For more information, call the zoo’s education department at 559-7752, or e-mail volunteereducator@cincinnatizoo.o rg, or visit www.cincinnatizoo.org. Grailville – needs volunteers for the garden in Loveland. Volunteer days are 9 a.m. to noon selected Saturdays through November. For a complete list visit www.grailville.org or call 6832340. Volunteers will work in the kitchen and herb gardens. No experience is needed, volunteers may participate once or for the entire season. Volunteers should bring gloves, water bottle, sunscreen, hat, footwear that can get dirty and a snack if desired. Tools are provided. Granny’s Garden School – needs help in the garden. Granny’s is growing produce for needy families in the area, with support from the Greenfield Plant Farm. Greenfield Plant Farm donated their surplus tomato and green pepper plants to the Granny’s Garden School program. Granny is seeking help with maintaining the gardens, planting and harvesting more produce. Granny’s is at Loveland Primary School, 550 Loveland-Madeira Road. Call 324-2873 or e-mail schoolgarden@fuse.net, or visit www.grannysgardenschool.com. GRRAND – Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoption of Needy Dogs takes in needy displaced, abandoned or unclaimed stray golden retrievers and places them in volunteer foster homes until adoptive families are found. Call 1-866-981-2251 and leave your name and phone. Visit www.ggrand.org. E-mail www.cincygrrand@yahoo.com. League For Animal Welfare – A no-kill shelter, needs volunteers 16 and older to help socialize cats and 18 and older to socialize and walk dogs. Other opportunities avail-

able. Call 735-2299, ext. 3. Save the Animals Foundation – Needs people 18 and older to staff its shelter for homeless cats and dogs. Call 378-0300 for cats and 588-6609 for dogs. Tri State County Animal Response Team (CART) – Is at 11216 Gideon Lane in Sycamore Township. Meetings are open to the public. Visit www.tristatecart.com for monthly subjects or more information. Call 702-8373.

Education

Book Buddies – Volunteers are needed at the library for Book Buddies starting at 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, Oct. 19-23, at the Bethel Branch Library, 611 West Plane Street, Bethel, 45106. Help elementaryaged students with their reading skill after school at the library. For more information or to register for the program, call the library at 248-0700. Change a life – Volunteer to tutor an adult with low-level literacy skills or GED preparation. Call 621-READ. Cincinnati Reads – a volunteer tutoring program working with K-4 students in Cincinnati Public Schools. Volunteers receive free training to work one-on-one with children who are struggling to read. Call 621-7323 or e-mail Jayne Martin Dressing, jdressing@lngc.org. Clermont 20/20 – and its college access program, Clermont Educational Opportunities, offer a mentoring program that matches adults to work with a group of high school students from local high schools. Volunteers are needed to become mentors to help students stay in school and prepare to graduate with a plan for their next step. Call Terri Rechtin at 753-9222 or 673-3334 (cell) or e-mail mentor@clermont2020.org for more information. Granny’s Garden School – Volunteers needed from 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays to work on behind-thescenes projects. Volunteers also needed to help with developing Web pages. Call 489-7099; Granny’s Hands-on Gardening Club is looking for new gardeners, to work with garden manager Suellyn Shupe. Experienced gardeners, come to share your expertise and enjoy the company of other gardeners while supporting the Granny’s Garden School program times: 1:30-4 p.m. Mondays; 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The school is located at the Loveland

Primary and Elementary, 550 Loveland-Madeira Road. E-mail schoolgarden@fuse.net or visit www.grannysgardenschool.com. Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development – Volunteers are needed for Adult Basic and Literacy Education classes and English to Speakers of Other Language classes.There are numerous sites and times available for volunteering. Call 612-5830. Inktank – Group looking for volunteers to help children and adults improve their skills in writing-based initiatives in the city. Call 542-0195. Raymond Walters College – Needs volunteers to serve as tutors to skills enhancement students. The class meets from 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays and from 5-8 p.m. Thursdays. Call 745-5691. Winton Woods City Schools – Wants to match community members who are interested in volunteering in the schools with the students. Volunteer opportunities at Winton Woods Primary North and South, middle school and high school. Volunteers who would have oneon-one contact with students outside of a classroom are required to have a background check. To volunteer, contact Gina Burnett at burnett.gina@wintonwoods.org or 619-2301. The YMCA of Greater Cincinnati’s Black Achievers Program that inspires and encourages teens of color toward paths of success is looking for caring professionals who want to make a difference, and for young people who can benefit from positive adult role models. Part of a national YMCA initiative, the local program incorporates mentoring, career exploration and college readiness; and helps students develop a positive sense of self, build character, explore diverse college and career options. Volunteers, many of whom are sponsored by area companies, share their own personal insight and encouragement. Contact Program Director Darlene Murphy at the Melrose YMCA, 961-3510 or visit www.myy.org. YMCA – The Ralph J. Stolle Countryside YMCA is looking for volunteer trail guides for school groups. Call 932-1424 or e-mail melittasmi@countrysideymca.org.

Entertainment

Business Volunteers for the Arts – BVA is accepting applications from business professionals with at

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least three years experience, interested in volunteering their skills within the arts community. Projects average six to eight months in length and can range from marketing or accounting to Web design or planning special events. A one-day training program is provided to all accepted applicants. Call 871-2787. Center for Independent Living Options – Seeking volunteers to staff Art Beyond Boundaries, for artists with disabilities. Volunteers needed noon to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Call 241-2600. Cincinnati Museum Center – Needs volunteers to work in all three museums, the Cincinnati History Museum, the Museum of Natural History and Science and the Cinergy Children’s Museum, and special exhibits. Call 287-7025.

Health care

Alzheimer’s Association – Volunteers are being asked to move in support of the fight against Alzheimer’s disease at the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Memory Walk. Organizers of the annual fundraising event, which will be Saturday, Oct. 3 at the P&G Pavilion at Sawyer Point, are currently recruiting volunteers to serve on the planning committee and to assist with logistical needs. Planning committee co-chairs for this year’s Memory Walk are Becky Reynolds of Saturn of Western Hills and Mark Cawley of Cawley Chiropractic Health Center in Boone County. Anyone interested in assisting in the planning of the Memory Walk are asked to call Reynolds at 699-4900 or Cawley at 859-525-2222. Serving as the primary national fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association, Memory Walk is an annual event that brings those affected by Alzheimer’s, family members and community together in a show of love, remembrance and support. Participants can register online at www.alz.org/cincinnati. For more information on how to register a fundraising team, contact Marcy Hawkins, Special Events coordinator, at 721-4284 or e-mail: marcy.hawkins@alz.org. American Diabetes Association – Seeks volunteers in its area office located downtown for clerical support, filling requests for educational materials from phone requests, data entry, special events support and coordinating the Health Fair. Call 759-9330. American Heart Association – Volunteers needed to assist with the American Heart Association’s

cause campaigns, Power to End Stroke, Go Red For Women, Start!, and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Assignments include clerical work, event specific duties and community outreach. Contact the American Heart Association at 281-4048 or e-mail ray.meyer@heart.org. Bethesda North Hospital – Seeks volunteer musicians for music therapy, featuring soothing music. Call 8710783 or e-mail bnxmusic@fuse.net. Also openings for volunteers in various areas. Call 745-1164. Captain Kidney Educational Program – Needs volunteers one or more mornings or afternoons a month during the school year to educate children in first through sixth grades about kidney function and disease. Call 961-8105. Clermont Recovery Center – Needs volunteers to fill positions on the board of trustees. Clermont County residents interested in the problem of alcohol or drug abuse, especially persons in long-term recovery and their family members, are encouraged to apply. Contact Barbara Adams Marin, CQI manager and communications coordinator, at 735-8123 or, Kim King, administrative assistant at 735-8144. Crossroads Hospice – Seeking volunteers to assist terminally ill patients and their families. Call 793-5070. Destiny Hospice – is seeking caring and compassionate people to make a difference in the life of a person living with terminal illness. No special skills or experience needed; simply a willingness to help provide comfort and support. Orientation is scheduled to fit the volunteer’s schedule. Opportunities are available throughout the Cincinnati, Middletown and Butler County area. Contact Anne at 554-6300, or ababcock@destinyhospice.com. Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care – is seeking volunteers in all Greater Cincinnati communities. Evercare provides care for those facing end-of-life issues and personal support to their families. Volunteers needed to visit with patients and/or assist in administrative and clerical tasks. Volunteers may provide care wherever a patient resides, whether in a private home or nursing facility. Call 1-888-866-8286 or 682-4055. Heartland Hospice – is seeking people with an interest in serving terminally ill clients and their families. Volunteers are needed for special projects such as crochet, knitting, making cards and lap robes, as well as making visits to patients. Training is provided to fit volunteers’ schedules. Call Jacqueline

at 731-6100, and Shauntay 8315800 for information. Hospice of Southwest Ohio – Seeks volunteers to help in providing hospice services, Call 770-0820, ext. 111 or e-mail ajones@hswo.org. Hoxworth Blood Center – Hoxworth is recruiting people to help during community blood drives and blood donation centers in the area. Positions include: Blood drive hosts, greeters, blood donor recruiters and couriers. Call Helen Williams at 5581292 or helen.williams@uc.edu. The Jewish Hospital – 4777 E. Galbraith Road, Kenwood, needs adult volunteers to assist at the front window in the pharmacy and also to assist with clerical duties, sorting patient mail, etc. They also need volunteers to assist staff in the family lounge and information desk and a volunteer is also needed in the Cholesterol Center, 3200 Burnet Ave., to perform clerical duties. Shifts are available 9 a.m.7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Volunteers receive a free meal ticket for each day he or she volunteers four or more hours, plus free parking. Call 686-5330. The hospital also needs adult volunteers to assist MRI staff and technologists at the reception desk of the Imaging Department in the Medical Office Building, located across from the hospital at 4750 East Galbraith Road. Volunteers are also needed to assist staff in the family lounge and at the information desk in the main hospital. Shifts are available Monday through Friday. Call 686-5330. Mercy Hospital Anderson – Seeks volunteers for the new patient services team, the Patient Partner Program. This team will provide volunteers with the opportunity to interact directly with the patients on a non-clinical level. Volunteers will receive special training in wheelchair safety, infection control, communication skills, etc. The volunteers will assist in the day-to-day non clinical functions of a nursing unit such as reading or praying with the patient; playing cards or watching TV with the patient; helping the patient select meals; running an errand; cutting the patient’s food. Call the Mercy Hospital Anderson Volunteer Department at 624-4676 to inquire about the Patient Partner Program. Wellness Community – Provides free support, education and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones. Volunteers needed to work at special events, health fairs, bulk mailings and other areas. Visit www.thewellnesscommunity.org and click on “volunteer” to sign up. Call 791-4060, ext. 19.

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Enjoy a train ride through Warren County in Southwestern, Ohio to Schappacher Farm in Mason, Ohio. Everyone gets to pet the animals, select a pumpkin and ﬁnd your way through a corn maze on a real working farm!

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Classic novel brings community together Throughout October the Library invites everyone to share in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by participating in The Big Read. Designed by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to restore reading to the center of American culture and to address the

decline of literary reading, especially among youth, The Big Read provides citizens across the nation the opportunity to read and discuss a single book within their communities. The NEA selected the library to receive a grant to host The Big Read program

in the Cincinnati / Hamilton County region. Among the classic books offered as part of the grant, the Library elected to read one of the greatest American novels, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain. A fitting title for the

Queen City, this beloved story appeals to the kid in us all. Starting Oct. 1, visit your local Library to pick up a copy of the book and a reader’s guide. Call 369-6945 for information or visit www.CincinnatiLibrary.org for more details about The Big Read.

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From left: Becky Cassidy of Montgomery, Jean Ann Johns of Montgomery, Nancy Rolfert of College Hill, Carolyn Belletti of Maineville and Janet Gittinger of Maineville.

Fifty years, going strong

The Lazy Daisy Garden Club, a social group of the Montgomery Woman’s Club, was organized to increase members’ gardening knowledge and to encourage civic planting. Members originally met in each others homes, but currently monthly meetings (September through May) are held in Swaim Lodge at Swaim Park. The club maintains a herb and butterfly garden at the Wilder-Swaim House which is located in Swaim Park. In addition, the club plants the southwest corner of Montgomery and Radabaugh roads for the street-scape. Over the years, the club has also donated trees and shrubs to the city and schools, as well as plantings in memory of former members. To celebrate their 50th year, members came to the first meeting with decorated hats or hats that had a story.

Faced with an unprecedented $16 million-plus operating and capital budget shortfall in 2010 due to the recession, Metro is asking its customers and the public to provide comments on options to close the budget gap. Based on current information, a 20 percent service reduction would balance the 2010 budget, but Metro could consider a combination of the following options instead, based on public input and Cincinnati City Council approval of any proposed fare increase. An example of a combination might be a $0.25 fare increase and a smaller service reduction. Metro is seeking comments on the following options: • Metro service: Up to 20 percent of service reduced • Weekend service: Eliminate Saturday and/or Sunday service • Base fare: Up to $0.50 increase (Zone 1, City of Cincinnati) • Zone fare: Up to $0.25 increase in addition to base fare increase (Zone 2, Hamilton County) • Transfer charge: Up to $0.25 increase • Monthly passes: Increase monthly pass and Fare Deal sticker prices to reflect fare increases

• Zone 1 pass discount: Eliminate the $5 monthly pass discount For Access paratransit service for people whose disabilities make riding Metro impossible, the following options are being considered: • ADA service only: Provide service only at the level required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (Access currently provides limited service to some “grandfathered” customers that goes beyond what the ADA requires) • ADA maximum fare: Up to the ADA-allowable fare (twice Metro’s fare for a comparable trip). Budget background: About half of Metro’s budget comes from the City of Cincinnati’s earnings tax. The city has been downgrading its 2010 projections all summer, and currently projects a $6.6 million reduction in Metro’s 2010 revenue. Ridership and fare revenue are down significantly due to the recession. Funding from the State of Ohio is also down. Metro has cut overhead expenses significantly for 2010, and layoffs of both union and non-union employees are expected. The extent of the layoffs won’t be known until mid-

October, when the final decision is made on the level of service reductions. “Metro can’t continue to operate the same level of service with a $16 million gap in our budget,” Metro’s CEO Marilyn Shazorsaid. “We’re reducing our 2010 overhead costs, but most of our expenses are related to service on the street. We don’t want to reduce service or raise fares, but the impact of the economic downturn is unprecedented. “We know this will be painful for the community and those dependent on our service, but by state law, we must balance the budget and our options are limited.” Public meeting and other ways to comment: Metro will hold a public meeting/ comment day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at the Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 W. Fifth St.,

Rooms 237-238, to receive public comments about the Metro and Access fare and service change options. A brief presentation will be made every hour on the hour. The public may stop by anytime during the day to electronically record their comments for the public record. Sign language and Spanish interpreters will be available if requested at least one week prior to the meeting. Accessible format materials will be available if the request is received one week prior to the meeting. All comments received by Oct. 2 will become part of the official public meeting record: • www.go-metro.com • farecomments@gometro.com • Fax to 632-9202 • Mail to SORTA, 602 Main Street, Suite 1100, Cincinnati, OH 45202.

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Suburban Life

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Editor Dick Maloney | rmaloney@communitypress.com | 248-7134

E-mail: suburban@communitypress.com

POLICE REPORTS

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP DEER PARK Arrests/citations

Andrea Allen, 41, 5611 Presser Ave., theft at 3430 Highland Ave., Sept. 1. Jennifer Pope, 34, 829 Mcpherson Ave., theft at 3430 Highland Ave., Sept. 10.

Incidents/investigations Assault

Victim struck at 7385 Wooster Pike, Sept. 12.

Criminal trespassing

Reported at 7627 Wooster Rd., Sept. 4.

Domestic violence

Female reported at View Pointe Dr., Aug. 30.

Inducing panic

Reported at 3288 Highland Ave., Sept. 11.

Menacing

Victim threatened at 3430 Highland Ave., Sept. 11.

Kevin Berg, 43, 3817 St. Lawrence Ave., warrant, Sept. 17. Tanya M. Wilson, 32, 1101 Country Lake Ci., Goshen, warrant at East Galbraith, Sept. 18. Charles Witty, 27, 7105 Ohio Ave., warrants, Sept. 20. Danielle R. Gamble, 33, 3751 St. Johns Terr., warrant, Sept. 21. Raymon L. Williams, 23, 7927 Greenland Pl., warrants, Sept. 21. Matthew Aaron Trost, 21, 4731 Hunt Road, warrant, Sept. 21. Emilio A. DeLuca, 32, 3917 S. Fordham Pl., warrants, Sept. 21. Kevin Terrell Johns, 19, 716 David St., warrants, Sept. 25. Michael S. Beecroft, 50, 1214 Chapel St., warrant, Sept. 28. Genelle Fuller, 24, 915 Goodhue Ci., theft, Sept. 29.

Resisting arrest Reported at 7255 Ohio Ave., Sept. 23.

Theft

$35 in gas stolen from United Dairy Farmers at 4101 East Galbraith Rd., Aug. 25.

Tobacco violation

Reported at 7255 Ohio Ave., Sept. 23.

MADEIRA

Arrests/citations

Ryan Barclay, 22, 2304 Woodside Ave., drug abuse, Sept. 10. Paul E. Miller, 24, 418 W. Washington, drug abuse, Sept. 10. Daniel D. Dennis, 22, 7320 Wood Meadows, attempted burglary, Aug. 29.

Incidents/investigations Theft

Money taken; $77 at 6543 Miami Ave., Sept. 17.

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4133 Schenck Ave.: Berning Jack to Sayer Adam W. & Lindsay D. Kline; $115,750. 7510 Plainfield Rd.: Langefeld Robert Dale to Banks Melody B.; $94,000. 7510 Plainfield Rd.: Langefeld Robert Dale to Banks Melody B.; $94,000.

MADEIRA

7259 Osceola Dr.: Charleville Alberta R. to Bursa Bradley D. & Katherine M.; $120,000. 7340 Mingo Ln.: Joesting Beverly R. to Hopkins Daniel@3; $205,000. 7505 Shawnee Run Rd.: De Jongh Oscar & Morgan to Federal Home Loan Mortgag Corp.; $148,000. 7853 Euclid Ave.: Gard Todd M. & Sarah K. to Owsik Christina L.; $180,000.

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3831 Superior Ave.: Cantwell Michael T. Jr. to Cunningham Sarah; $142,000. 4143 North Ave.: Volmering Helen Jane to Jackson Jack A. Jr,; $85,000. 3798 Gardner Ave.: Weiner Diane F.to Meyers Brian J.; $119,000.

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Arrests/citations

Heather Enoch, 35, 133 Berkley Dr., deception to obtain dangerous drugs, obstruction of official business at 4777 E. Galbraith Rd., Sept. 6. Val Skurrow, 52, 3745 Mantell Ave., theft at 4312 Sycamore Rd., Sept. 2. Karen Riedmiller, 43, 148 Waxwing Dr., complicity at 4312 Sycamore Rd., Sept. 2. Gregory Schafer, 39, 150 East Mandoway St., operating motor vehicle while intoxicated at Montgomery Road and Interstate 71, Aug. 31. John Wilson, 19, 7913 Plainfield Rd., violating protection order at 3972 E. Galbraith Rd., Aug. 29. Kenneth Locke, 31, 711 Ohio 132, inducing panic, weapons under intoxicated, tampering with evidence at 5002 Kugler Mill Rd., Sept. 4.

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10915 Barrington Ct.: Courtney Shirley S. to Winkler Harold & Bernice; $92,500. 4221 Kugler Mill Rd.: Meece Horbert S. & Sarah A. to Lawson Cara R.; $87,000. 4228 Kugler Mill Rd.: Smith Santina

About real estate transfers

Information is provided as a public service by the office of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhood designations are approximate. M. to Midfirst Bank; $107,700. 4558 Kugler Mill Rd.: James D. Coddington Inc. to Nudalo Paula C. Jr. & Gregoria R.; $105,000. 8324 York St: Lawson Abraham to Federal National Mortgage Association; $38,000. 10921 Barrington Ct.: Lin Ray Y. to Fox Edward; $127,000. 11481 Gideon Ln.: Leach David R. to Grove Jacqueline; $244,900. 11582 Chancery Ln.: Cooper Karen R. to Marks Cheryle; $347,000. 11941 Seventh Ave.: Smith Debra S. to Fanniemae; $42,000. 4106 Trebor Dr.: Reed Theresa to Mapes Lois J.; $172,000. 4406 Galbraith Rd.: Wenisch Alexandra to Anataett Kenneth C. & Elinore S. Malloy; $80,000. 4546 Buxton Ave.: Wiefering Josephine C. to Turner Christopher C. & Jillian K; $121,000. 7251 Kemper Rd.: Kendall Rex LLC to 7251 Kemper Road LLC; $750,000. 8096 Buckland Dr.: Bandi Zoltan L. to Brown Christine; $115,000. 8168 Glenmill Ct.: Puente Carlos Gerardo & Dulfa Dalila Hernandez to Munafo Michael P. & Jennifer M.; $327,500. 8560 Concord Hills Cr.: Cottingham J. Michael & Shari J. to Werner Mark W. & Karen H.; $550,000. 8560 Concord Hills Cr.: Cottingham J. Michael & Shari J. to Werner Mark W. & Karen H.; $550,000. 8688 Darnell Ave.: Engel Edward C. to Nathan Scott L.; $94,500.

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MICHIGAN

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Bed & Breakfast Feature of the Week

The Doolin House Bed & Breakfast

Somerset, Kentucky’s Premiere Inn Located Just Minutes from Lake Cumberland

There is a joke among friends here, “It’s a Phoenix that has risen from the ashes. ”When Charles and Allison Hahn Sobieck purchased the property at 502 North Main Street (in Somerset, Kentucky), there was a lot of work to be done, to say the least. With the vision of a B & B and a home in ruins, there were little choices. The dilapidated structure was removed, then reconstructed as it had been in the 1850’s. It’s a brand new home. A bit of an unusual concept for a bed and breakfast. “We reconstructed the home from scratch. This gave us the benefit of designing every amenity possible along the way, ”said Allison Sobieck, owner. Every room is equipped with many amenities you don’t often find in a traditional bed and breakfast, but rather a fine hotel. Every room has a full sized closet with a pair of micro-fiber robes hanging in them, 400- count Egyptian cotton sheets, cable TV with DVD players, queen sized beds, and a host of other things. For instance, 2 rooms have gas fireplaces and 3 rooms have whirlpool tubs. We even offer many add on amenities such as massage, dinner, flowers, etc…

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NEW YORK The rooms are only half of the reason to come to The Doolin House. Owners Charles and Allison just happen to both be chefs. Some of the breakfast specialties include Caramel Banana French Toast and Southern Eggs Benedict (2 fried green tomatoes topped with 2 slices of smoked bacon, 2 eggs over easy and Hollandaise). Chuck is usually in charge of breakfast and tries to do new and different things every day. Chef Chuck pointed out, “It’s fun to experiment with breakfast. It’s the one meal that encompasses all foods. It’s perfectly acceptable to see smoked salmon or a pork cutlet at the breakfast table. ”For those in no rush to rise and shine, breakfast in bed is served at no additional charge. When you need a weekend get away that’s not too far from home or you are planning your summer vacation to beautiful Lake Cumberland, remember that The Doolin House Bed and Breakfast is only a phone call away.

INDIANA

MANHATTAN--NYC HOTEL $129/2 persons. Singles $124. Suites $139-$159. Lincoln Ctr area, Hudson River views, 18 flrs, kitchenette, 5 mins to midtown, safe, quiet, luxury area. RIVERSIDE TOWER, Riverside & 80th St. Call 1-800-724-3136 or visit: www.riversidetowerhotel.com

NORTH CAROLINA EMERALD ISLE. Ocean Front luxury vacation homes with community pool. Call for free brochure. 1-252-354-5555 Spinnaker’s Reach Realty www.SpinnakersReach.com

OHIO

Old Man’s Cave/Hocking Hills FREE Parks-Autumn colors-Flea mkts. www.inntownermotel.com Inn Towner Motel - Logan, Ohio 1-800-254-3371 Room rates $45/up

SOUTH CAROLINA

SIESTA KEY. Gulf front condo. Our complex is just 20 feet to one of the World’s Best Rated Beaches! Bright and airy, nicely appointed. All amenities. Cinci owner, 513-232-4854

BROWN COUNTY Be renewed by fall’s magnificent colors! Delight your family with a visit to Indiana’s autumn haven and family playground! Comfort Inn, in the ! of all of Nashville’s attractions. 812-988-6118 choicehotels.com

TENNESSEE

N. MYRTLE BEACH Coastal Condos, Inc. 1-4 bdrm oceanfront & ocean view units. Call 1-800-951-4880 or visit www.coastalcondos.com SEABROOK EXCLUSIVES Villas & Private Homes. Ocean, golf, tennis, equestrian. Pet friendly rentals. Free brochure. Book online! 888-718-7949. www.seabrookexclusives.com

A Beautiful Cabin Getaway Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge. Hot tub, jacuzzi, fireplace, gas grill. $85/nt, 5 nt special $375. 800-793-8699. smokymtncrossrdrentals.com A Beautiful Luxury Log Cabin Resort minutes from Dollywood & Pigeon Forge! Great amenities, pet friendly cabins. Excellent rates! Call now or visit us online www.hiddenspringsresort.com 1-888-HSR-TENN (477-8366) CHALET VILLAGE www.chaletvillage.com Cozy cabins to luxurious chalets Fully furnished, hot tubs, pool tables. Check SPECIALS, availability and book online 24/7, or call 1-800-722-9617 GATLINBURG. Affordable rates. Fully furnished. 1-8 bdrms. Chalets, Cabins, Privacy, Views, Hot Tubs, Jacuzzis, Fireplaces. 1-800-235-2661 www.alpinechaletrentals.com

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