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Three candidates are campaigning to fill two open seats this year on the Green Township Board of Trustees.

Incumbent trustees David Linnenberg and Tracy Winkler are running to retain their seats, while challenger Tom Pfahler is hoping to win a spot on the board in the election Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Pfahler declined an interview for this story. Information about his campaign can be found Online at www.smartvoter.org and search his name.

Linnenberg was appointed to the board of trustees in June 2008, and currently serves as vice chairman of the board.

He said he wants to continue serving as trustee and working to improve Green Township so young families stay in the community. An Oak Hills graduate, he said he’s watched too many of his classmates and young families move out of the township to places like West Chester and Mason for the nice restaurants, shops and parks and recreation.

“My big goal is to work hard to develop nice parks and bring in those quality restaurants and

shops in a cost effective way to the township,” he said.

Linnenberg said the biggest challenge the township faces is finances. He Linnenberg said the fiscal problems at the state and county level result in more expenses and costs being passed down to the township.

For example, he said this year the township is paying more for Hamilton County Sheriff’s patrols and the state continues cutting the amount of money the township receives from the local government fund.

He said the township must continue to keep a close eye on the budget in order to provide the residents with the services they need at a reasonable cost.

“We have some of the lowest taxes in the area and we want to keep it that way,” he said.

Linnenberg said he’s enjoyed his time on the board, and he looks forward to the opportunity to keep working with residents on issues important to them.

“It’s actually very rewarding to put in a lot of work on a project

and see it come through,” he said.

Linnenberg, 36, and his wife, Hilary, have two daughters. He works as the director of corpoWinkler ration relations for the University of Cincinnati Foundation.

Winkler was elected to the board in November 2005 and is seeking re-election to her second four-year term.

She said she would like to continue the work she’s started and keep addressing concerns brought forth by residents. She said her main goal is to make sure the neighborhoods in Green Township do not decline, which is why she helped pass the property maintenance code.

“Stopping the decline of the older properties in the township is one of the biggest concerns I hear,” she said. “We need to continue to be proactive with our property maintenance code. We’re pretty vigilant about property owners taking good care of their homes and yards.”

Winkler said another challenge facing the township is new devel-

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More elections stories inside on pages A2, A4 and A6 To read more about these and other candidates and the issues on Nov. 3 ballot, go to Cincinnati.Com/ election. opment, and she said she’s committed to working with developers and residents to ensure every new development is high quality and a benefit to all the residents of Green Township.

She said the trustees must continue to be fiscally responsible as well and maintain the low tax rate township residents enjoy.

“I really enjoy serving the people of Green Township,” she said.

“I love people and I want to take care of them. I truly care about the well being of everyone in the township.”

Winkler, 48, is married to Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Ted Winkler.

They have three daughters and four grandchildren.

Schools distributing H1N1 vaccine

By Kurt Backscheider kbackscheider@communitypress.com

A number of confirmed cases of H1N1 flu have been identified in area school districts in the past few weeks and officials are encouraging students who show flu symptoms to stay home.

Megan Hummel, spokeswoman for the Hamilton County Public Health, said her agency is working closely with area schools to coordinate distribution of H1N1 vaccinations.

Local parochial schools and public schools have secured consent forms but Hummel said no one knows when the vaccines will be administered.

“We have received some shipments, but not all. It should be soon,” she said.

Gina Gentry-Fletcher, spokeswoman for the Oak Hills Local School District, said Oak Hills will administer the vaccine to district students whose parents have given permission. She said the district does not yet have a date as to when administration of the vaccine will occur.

Kari Kuh, director of development for Three Rivers Local School District, said Three Rivers is working with county health department on a mass vaccination clinic for students.

“Schools across the U.S. are playing a significant role in the

Who should get the H1N1 flu vaccine?

The Hamilton County General Health District says H1N1 vaccine availability will be limited at first, therefore people at highest risk for serious illness or complications from H1N1 flu will be first priority to receive the H1N1 vaccine. These groups include: • Pregnant women • People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age • Health care and emergency services personnel who have direct patient contact • Persons between the ages of 6 months through 24 years of age • People 25 - 64 with chronic health disorders or weakened immune systems. effort to vaccinate children against H1N1 flu,” Kuh said.

“We have been proactive at Three Rivers in sharing information with parents. The students whose parents wish to have them vaccinated have already turned in consent forms.”

She said the plan is to bus students from the two elementary schools and the middle school to Taylor High School the day of the vaccinations.

“We understand the vaccine is arriving in weekly shipments and that all interested and eligible students and staff will receive the

On Oct. 5, 1,900 CPS students were out sick. A week later, 2,900 students were out.

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Katie Karle, 16, a junior from Springfield Township, winces as she receives her H1N1 flu vaccines administered by the Hamilton County Public Health Department's Linda Kimble, RN, at Roger Bacon High School Oct. 16. vaccine as quickly as possible,” Kuh said.

“We do not have a timeline of when Three Rivers’ allotment will be dispersed, in fact we expect to get only 24 to 48 hours notice before Hamilton County Public Health will set up the clinic at Taylor High School for our vaccinations.”

Marilyn Crumpton, medical director of the Cincinnati Health Department’s division of school and adolescent medicine, oversees health services for Cincinnati Public Schools. She is reminding parents to keep their children home if they’re sick.

“One of the issues we’ve had a little challenge with is a number of families, maybe they don’t have thermometers or they’re not

thinking, is my child sick this morning, and they’re sending them off to school,” she said.

At CPS and other school districts, nurses are reminding students and teachers to practice good hygiene, including frequent hand washing and covering coughs and sneezes.

Crumpton said nurses even visit individual classrooms if two or three students are out with flulike symptoms to check students’ temperatures twice a day. School and health department officials monitor daily attendance in CPS. On Oct. 5, 1,900 district students were out sick. A week later, 2,900 students were out.

Cynthia Eghbalnia, environmental health and safety services coordinator for CPS, said normally the district’s absentee rate averages 4 to 5 percent, but now it’s up to 8 percent some days.

Information about the H1N1 virus, prevention, symptoms and the vaccines is available on the health district’s Web site at www.hamiltoncountyhealth.org.

Jennie Key and Cincinnati News Service contributed to this story

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Four battle for board seats in Miami Twp. Miami Township voters will choose two trustees from a field of four candidates in November.

Incumbent Paul Beck, 66, has lived in the township for 42 years. He says he has enjoyed his 28 years on the board of trustees, and is running for another term on the board because he wants to see some of the projects he and fellow board members started through to completion.

“I really enjoy it,” Beck said. “I like serving the community.”

He says he wants to guide the new fire station/

community center to its finish. And he would like to be part of the project to develop a township park on property on East Miami River Road.

He says the biggest issue facing the township is controlling expenses and keeping a balanced budget while still providing good services to residents.

Beck says the township has enjoyed good growth in the past 10 years, and he wants to see that continue.

He says the current board members also take on the work of administrators which says the township money.

“It works well now and keeps the costs in line. I think my past record of providing

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services speaks well and I want to continue providing leadership on the board,” he said. “I think we have provided excellent services while keeping our tax rates low.

And that’s good for the residents of our township.”

Challenger Dan Blanton, 45, says he thinks the township may be ready for a change in perspective.

Blanton, who has lived in the township since 1978, is the assignment commissioner for the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. He says he can bring a fresh point of view to the board.

He says he has been thinking about running for years. “I wanted to serve the community this way and now, as my children are older, I think the time is right,” he said.

Blanton says he would like to work on the new combined fire station/community center and would work to keep the township fiscally conservative.

“We have to make do with the funds we have and still provide good services,” he said.

Blanton says the township might have unexplored areas where money could be saved. He would also like to ensure that the township is up to date technologically.

“Technology is changing at a tremendous pace,” he said. “I want to make sure we keep up. I am just a conservative, family guy,” he said. “I am open-minded and I am not afraid of change. I like to give 100 percent to what I do. If you ask me a question, I give you an honest answer and I don’t beat around the bush.”

Challenger M. Ed Sullivan, 62, says he’s lived in Miami Township his whole life. He is retired from Procter and Gamble’s research and development department and works part-time at Sullivan’s Family Foods, the family business now run by his son.

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Beck Blanton He says he now has the time to begin giving back to the community.

He says the township has some issues to tackle including blight and traffic problems.

“We need to do something to stop the blight in the township,” he said. “We need to find a way to attract some more business and have more recreational opportunities for children and families.”

He says the community is facing a crisis with its schools and township trustees need to partner with the school district to help address it.

“The schools are looking at new facilities with the state grants and trustees should try to be involved,” he said.

Sullivan also thinks more partnering with the villages is also vital. He says trustees should be advocates to county and state agencies rather than saying it is not their responsibility.

“I think I can bring a fresh vision,” Sullivan said.

“I am ready to give 100 percent. I have years of experience in varying fields and I am ready to work,” he said.

Incumbent Joe Sykes, 78, says he wants to continuing serving the community where he has spent his entire life.

Sykes has been on the township board of trustees for 24 years. He says he decided to run again because he would like to finish some of the projects the board

Sullivan Sykes began in this term.

“I would like to finish the work on the fire station and community center, and I want to help develop that greenspace on East Miami River Road,” Sykes said. “I really want to see those projects through before I leave the board.”

He says he’d like to see the river property developed with ball and soccer fields, which he says are needed in the community.

Sykes says once the economy improves, the township needs to press economic growth in the community.

“I think economic development will continue to be an issue,” he said. “We have concentrated on quality growth rather than numbers.”

Sykes says he also thinks trustees must continue to be fiscally conservative, making sure that services remain high quality at the lowest cost to the township’s taxpayers.

Sykes says the current administration works well together and discusses differences in opinion openly and honestly.

“I think I can bring experience, leadership and knowledge of the township and its challenges to the board,” he said. “I spent nine years on the school board, served as the president of the Ohio Township Association and I have taken courses in township government to better serve the community.”

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Miami Twp. asks for levy increases

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Out with the old, in with the new.

Miami Township officials are asking voters to approve the continued funding of police, fire and emergency medical services.

The new levies would take the place of levies now on the books.

Ohio law rolls back the millage collected so levies generate the same amount of money, eliminating inflationary growth. The rolled back rate is called the effective millage.

The replacement levies would reset the base amount for the effective millage, causing an increase in cost to residents and more money for the town-

ship’s police service and fire departments.

Miami Township has its own fire department and contracts with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for patrol service.

The first levy is a 1.60mill for police originally passed in 1990. It raises about $346,000 annually and costs the owner of a $100,000 home $21.63. Its effective millage has rolled back to 0.73-mills.

According to the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office, the replacement police levy would generate $546,812 and cost the owner of a $100,000 home $47.49 annually.

The township’s 3.29-mill levy for fire, emergency medical and paramedic services was originally

passed nine years ago. It generates $858,394 annually and costs the owner of a $100,000 home $76.04.

Its effective millage is now 2.56 mills.

The auditor’s office says the replacement police levy would raise $1,055,504 and cost the owner of a $100,000 home $97.66 annually.

Trustee Paul Beck said the township needs the increase.

“Our costs have increased, and we have been paying the shortfall each year from our general fund,” he said.

“I think the voters realize that everything costs more than it did in 1990. We need additional funds to provide the current level of police and fire services.”

Price Hill ‘grouch’ publishes new book

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“People call and write me, or see me at the society’s meetings, and they tell me the column is what they enjoy most in our newsletter.”

Those who aren’t members of the historical society or subscribe to its newsletter can now read the columns Hotchkiss has written for “The Old Curmudgeon’s Corner.”

Price Hill Historical Society member Roy Hotchkiss recently had the columns he's written for the historical society's newsletter published in a book, "The Collected Old Curmudgeon."

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West High alumni mark 65th anniversary

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Ray Gebhardt said his favorite memory from high school is beating Elder in football his senior year.

“We beat Elder 7-6,” said Gebhardt, a Green Township resident and Western Hills High School alumnus.

“Back then we played that game on Thanksgiving Day, and it was colder than hell that year.”

He said the game was played on the University of Cincinnati’s football field, which was in poor condition because it rained for two straight days prior to the

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Forty members of Western Hills High School’s class of 1944 gathered to celebrate their 65th reunion. Among those in attendance were, from left, class valedictorian Martha (Habig) Vitucci, class treasurer Donald Streibig, class secretary Dorothy (Grimm) Lampe, class president Bob Mecklenborg Sr., class vice president Martha (Garrison) Anness and student council president Dick Neidhard. game.

“The field was frozen in the first half because it was so cold, but it was slop by the second half,” said Geb-

hardt, who was the fullback for the Mustangs but threw the touchdown pass that sealed the victory for Western Hills.

Stories from the good old days were plentiful Wednesday, Oct. 14, as members of West High’s class of 1944 gathered at Clovernook Country Club for their 65th class reunion.

Miami Heights resident Bob Mecklenborg Sr., who was president of his class, helped organize the reunion luncheon with a committee of fellow classmates.

He said the committee tries to arrange a reunion every five years, and this year 40 members of the class were able to attend the 65th anniversary celebration.

“I enjoy getting everyone

together so they can meet in a nice environment and renew old acquaintances,” Mecklenborg said.

“This is the first time since our 25th reunion that all four class officers, our student council president and the class valedictorian could all attend the reunion.”

Westwood resident Martha (Habig) Vitucci, who was the class valedictorian and remembers fondly the candy apples students could buy for a nickel at the football games, said she hasn’t been able to make it to the past few reunions.

“It’s been a long time,

and I thought it would be nice to see everyone again,” she said.

“I enjoy talking to people and hearing about what’s going on with them. As we get older you just don’t know what’s going to happen day to day.”

She and Gebhardt said it’s always great to see former classmates and reminisce about the past.

“I remember the camaraderie we had,” said Gebhardt, who was also a star baseball and basketball player.

“We had a lot of good friends and we had a lot of fun.”

Green residents saving on electric bill

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Green Township residents and business owners enrolled in the township’s electric aggregation program have saved a total of $2.4 million in energy costs so far this year.

Don Marshall, president of Eagle Energy, attended the Green Township Board of Trustees meeting Oct. 12 to update the board on the savings residents and business owners have realized since the program began in April.

Township voters approved adopting the electric aggregation program in November 2004, but township officials held off contracting with an energy supplier until December 2008

because prices on the wholesale market were not competitive.

Trustees voted last December to enter into an agreement with Dominion Retail Inc. to be the electricity supplier to residents, small businesses and township facilities. Dominion Retail provides electricity, natural gas and energy related products to 1.6 million customers in 12 states.

Marshall said those who are buying their electric through Dominion are paying a little less than 7 cents per kilowatt hour, while those who are not in the program are paying a little more than 9 cents per kilowatt hour right now.

He said on Jan. 1, 2010, those who aren’t in the program are projected to pay

9.5 cents per kilowatt hour, and Dominion’s rate will increase to 7.45 cents per kilowatt hour.

Township residents and business owners enrolled in the program are saving between $15 to $20 per month in electricity costs.

Marshall said the average customer in the program will save more than $150 in a one-year period.

He said there are about 16,000 residents in the program who have saved a total of $1.9 million so far this year, and the roughly 1,300 small business owners in the program have saved $500,000 so far this year.

Residents and business owners who want to learn more can call the township at 574-4848.

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October 21, 2009

Council races contested in 3 wards

By Kurt Backscheider kbackscheider@communitypress.com

Voters in three of Cheviot’s four council wards will have a decision to make when they enter the polling booth Tuesday, Nov. 3.

The city council races in Wards 1, 3 and 4 are all contested this year.

The only uncontested city council race is in Ward 2, where incumbent Councilman Matthew McGowan will face no challengers to retain his seat.

And the candidate who wins the Ward 4 race is certain to be a newcomer to city council, as Ward 4 Councilman Gregory Stautberg is not seeking re-election and two first-time candidates are running for the seat.

Ward 1

Katherine Kinney , a homemaker who is taking time off from earning a master’s degree in labor and employment relations at the University of Cincinnati to raise her son, is the Democrat-endorsed candidate in Ward 1.

She said she is running for council because she is frustrated with the state of Cheviot politics and wants to bring accountability, accessibility and availability to council.

“In a city as small as Cheviot, and one that prides itself on community, council members need to go out and talk to the public more often,” she said.

“To me it’s very important to know how your constituents feel about all the issues.”

Kinney said as she’s walked around and met with residents in her neighborhood she’s listened to

the concerns people have.

She said she would look into ways to reduce crime and develop proactive approaches to decrease the number of vacancies in the business and residential districts.

“I think the fact the city now has an economic development director will help greatly, but there definitely has to be council oversight to set up longterm goals for the city to make sure new businesses prosper and become positives for the city,” she said.

She said focusing on the city’s small-town charm will help Cheviot attract new residents and businesses and continue to function as a great community.

Kinney, 28, is married and has a 3-year-old son.

Incumbent Councilman Ryan Zech is seeking his second four-year term. Prior to being elected as the Ward 1 representative in 2005, he served four years as clerk of council.

Zech, a Republican, said he wants to continue working on the initiatives council has started in the past few years, such as implementing the goals identified through Project Impact to improve the business district and revitalize the housing stock.

Some of the projects the program helped start were the renovation of the Cheviot Cemetery and upgrades to the Harrison Avenue corridor.

“I’d really like to see those projects through, we’ve received a lot of positive response from it,” he said.

He said he helped draft an updated property maintenance code to address

problem properties in the city, and wants to continue reviewing and enhancing the code.

Finances are always a challenge for the small city, and Zech said he will work to make the recent tax levy last and find ways to keep costs down while maintaining city services.

“I have a lot of experience working with the other members of council,” he said.

“I like being able to talk with residents and resolve their issues. There is a certain satisfaction from being able to make a difference.”

Zech, 31, works in information technology at Cincinnati Financial Corp.

Ward 3

Jeffrey Baker, the Republican candidate, said he’s running for council because he did a lot of volunteer work in the past and he felt it was time to get involved in his community.

He said he’s not running for any other reason than to represent his neighbors, and he wants to make sure Cheviot is a nice place to live and do business.

“I love Cheviot,” he said.

“It has a lot of potential.

People just need to invest in the city and care about their neighborhood and the community will keep getting better.”

Baker said the city was built on small businesses and city leaders need to look for ways to develop relationships with more business owners who can refresh the business corridor.

Safety is another concern he said he’s heard from his neighbors, and he wants to make sure residents feel

safe and explore the possibility of establishing n e i g h b o r - Kinney hood watch groups.

He said the tax levy voters recently passed will help the city get through the next several years financially, but it doesn’t give council the green light for spending wildly.

“I want to be involved and trusted with the responsibility of making sure the tax money is utilized in the right way,” he said.

“The city is going in the right direction, and we need the right people on council.”

Baker, 41, works in sales for Humana.

Councilman James Sun derhaus Jr., the Democratic incumbent, has served as the Ward 3 representative since 2004. He’s also served on the Cheviot Zoning Appeals Board.

He said Cheviot has a long tradition of being a city with great municipal services, and the challenge is always to keep the city moving and improving.

Since he’s been on council, he said the city’s secured grants to fund the Harrison Avenue reconstruction, established a program to buy foreclosed homes and remodel them and strengthened its building and property maintenance codes.

A former part-time firefighter for Cheviot, Sunderhaus said he’s always worked to secure and maintain the city’s services.

He said the city’s new economic development director will work with city leaders to attract new businesses to Cheviot and increase its tax base.

Zech Baker “Much of the ground work has been done to once again establish Cheviot as a great place to live, work and play,” he said.

“Given my experience, dedication and commitment to the city, I welcome the opportunity to once again serve as the Ward 3 councilman.”

Sunderhaus, 51, is director of the Hamilton County Board of MR/DD’s Jackson Adult Center. He and his wife have five children.

Ward 4

Democratic candidate David Bunker said he was born and raised in Cheviot and felt it was time to give back to his city.

“Cheviot is a small-town city with great services, and I want to continue those so that others can enjoy the same experiences I had growing up here,” he said.

He said he would work to maintain the charm of the city, push to keep the criminal element from encroaching into the neighborhood and work to increase the amount of pride in the city.

Bunker said there are many young families moving into Cheviot and the city could do more to promote itself as a family-friendly community.

“We have a lot of smalltown features that are really nice,” he said.

“I want to make sure all those are maintained so future generations can enjoy them.”

Bunker, 26, is a manager at Walgreens pharmacy.

Sunderhaus Clark William Clark III , a Republican, said he’s running for council because his neighborhood is a great place to live and he wants to keep it that way.

He said the city’s property maintenance code holds people accountable for the upkeep of their properties, and he wants to make sure the city adheres to enforcing the code and enhancing it when necessary.

Being tough on crime is also a goal for Clark, and he said he wants to find revenue to bring the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program back to St. Martin and Cheviot schools.

“I think it’s very important for the kids in our community to have an anti-drug program,” he said.

The new economic development director will be an asset to Cheviot, and he said he looks forward to working with her to make the business district viable again and fill the empty stores with shops that add to the city’s tax base.

He said city officials must also spend conservatively.

He said the recent tax levy will help the city’s budgetary issues for the short-term, but he is looking long-term.

“We need to hang on to some of that money for the future,” he said. “I want to be fiscally responsible with the taxpayers’ dollars.”

Clark, 40, is a U.S. Navy veteran who owns an information technology company. He and his wife have two children.

Addyston candidates vie for seats jkey@communitypress.com

There are six candidates running for four seats on the Addyston Village Council.

Billy Wickman did not return calls to comment for this story.

Incumbent Dan Dalton, 55, has lived in the village since 1982. He says the village is losing ground in a number of areas.

Dalton says the village’s services are hard pressed to remain at current levels, and he is concerned about quality of life issues. He says there have been a lot of missed opportunities in the village and he is hoping to remain on council and encourage others who want change to join him there.

“This community used to be a ‘best kept secret.’ People took pride in the community,” he said. “I have seen it wane over the past 25 years.”

Dalton says the village needs to look at new ways to do things and be realistic about what can be done in the village.

“The village water board is a good example,” he said.

“It’s in debt and it needs repair. The village should let Cincinnati Water Works take it over. We were invited to annex Deer Run but council wouldn’t do it. We have had opportunities we let go by. We need a different attitude or mindset of we are going to survive.

Hard decisions have to be made and they have to be made soon.”

Incumbent Pamela S. Jackson, 51, is a lifelong resident of Addyston. She has served on council for eight years.

She says she decided to run again because she wants to continue giving back to the community.

Jackson says a big issue facing Addyston is abandoned houses. She says the village needs to gain control of the rundown properties so they can be torn down and the village can work toward redevelopment.

She is active with the Addyston Restoration Movement, a small group trying to address the problem.

Jackson says the village’s finances are also a concern.

“Our biggest contributor

I’m thinking Mercy!

downsized and our income decreased as well,” she said.

“We have not seen a lot of new development.”

The vacant Hitchens school property also needs to be addressed, Jackson said.

Jackson says she brings experience, and an understanding of how the village operates to the council.

“I would like to see the village cleaned up,” she said. “I am dedicated to my community. It’s not just my interest; I have kids who live here. We have policies and procedures, and they have to be followed. I understand how it all works.”

Lisa Mear, 35, says she decided to run for council back in May because she thinks she may be able to make a difference.

Mear, who has lived in the community since 1998, says she is concerned about the condition of the village’s housing.

“We need to be sprucing up the place,” she said. “We really need to improve the overall look of the community. I think it’s the main thing, the biggest challenge

we face.”

Mear says she used to work for the village as a secretary, so she understands the workings of the village.

“I talked to residents, I have some ideas,” she said.

“I am new; it’s a challenge and I don’t know how it will all turn out.

“I want to see Addyston prosper,” she said. “I am easy to get along with, I work well with others, I like to listen to the residents and I am ready and willing to work.”

Incumbent Ann Pillow says she wants to stay on the village council because she enjoys serving the community. Pillow, 62, has lived in the community for about 38 years.

She says the community needs to become more involved and she wants to continue to encourage the residents and the council in Addyston to work together to face the challenges and issues.

“We need to encourage the people of our community to take ownership of the issues and work with the council to solve them,” she

Dalton Jackson said. “We need to bring back the pride in the community and build that sense of community back to where it has been in the past.”

Pillow says the condition of the housing stock in the village is an issue, and she works with ARM, the volunteer group, to help residents upgrade their properties. She says the village needs to revitalize its commercial area and develop a business district.

“Even a fast food restaurant would help,” she said.

She says the most gratifying project she has been involved in was the history project in the township, which celebrated the former public servants and village residents with a Historical Memory Walk.

“I hope to continue that project,” she said. “We need to stop thinking ‘us” and ‘council’ and start thinking about the community as just us.”

Sonny Youngblood,

Pillow Youngblood 65, says he was born and raised in Addyston and now that he is retired, he’s ready to give back to his community.

Youngblood says the village is facing a number of important issues. He says the village needs to see its citizens and council work together.

“I think there have been too many power struggles and too much dissension on council,” he said. “The community is not involved, and I see that as a problem.”

He says the village needs to settle the issue of the water board and says he favors village control.

Youngblood said if elected, he wants to help the community build a sense of unity.

If elected, he says he can get things done and promised he will work for the residents of the village to find solutions to the challenges.

“A lot of people don’t care,” he said. “We need to work together.”

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SPORTS BRIEFLY

This week in cross country

Elder High School boys won the Fr. Rudy Invitational with a score of 47, Oct. 10.

Elder’s Josh Makin came in third with a time of 16:27.

Elder’s Keith Shenkel came in fifth at 16:33. Elder’s Josh Rieskamp was 10th at 16:46.

This week in volleyball

• Oak Hills High School beat Colerain High School 258, 25-19, 25-18, Oct. 8.

• Western Hills High School beat Hughes 25-15, 25-23, 25-21, • Taylor High School beat Indian Hill High School 25-22, 25-23, 25-23, Oct. 8. Taylor advances to 14-4 with the win.

• Seton High School beat Centerville 25-16, 25-23, Oct. 10.

• Taylor beat Wyoming High School 21-25, 25-20, 2426, 25-22, 19-17, Oct. 13.

• Western Hills beat Oyler 25-7, 25-3, 25-11, Oct. 13.

• Oak Hills beat Middletown 25-13, 25-13, 25-13, Oct. 13. Oak Hills advances to 15-6 with the win.

• Western Hills beat Aiken High School 25-16, 25-21, 2514, Oct. 14. Western Hills advances to 17-3, CMAC 120, with the win.

Oak Hills grad is keeper of week

Thomas More College junior defender Drew Nichols, an Oak Hills High School graduate, has been named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Nichols (PAC) Men’s Soccer Defender/Goalkeeper of the Week.

Nichols posted a goal and added an assist, while anchoring the Saints’ defensive unit which posted a PAC shutout in a 5-0 blanking of Bethany College in the Saints’ only contest last week.

Elder grad aids in win

The Defiance College men’s soccer team, helped by Elder High School graduate Ryan Owens, defeated Mount St. Joseph 2-0 on Saturday, improving their record to 4-7 overall and 1-2 in the HCAC. The game was held scoreless until the 52nd minute, when Kevin Elson recorded his second goal of the season to give the Jackets a 1-0 lead.

Owens scored less than two minutes later off a Tony Cornell assist in what turned out to be the final goal of the game.

DC's defense recorded their second shutout of the season despite being outshot 33-11 in the match. Goalkeeper Taylor Smoot was exceptional for the Jackets, recording 16 saves to claim his first victory of the season.

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Turnovers spell doom for Mustangs

By Tony Meale tmeale@communitypress.com

The Western Hills High School football team fell 31-0 to Withrow on Oct. 17.

It was the second straight loss for the Mustangs (3-5).

West High opened the year with losses to Richmond (Ind.), Mount Healthy and Central.

“We had double-digit turnovers in those first three games,” head coach Paul Jenne said. “Add that up, and see what your record will be.”

It’ll be 0-3.

Still, West High could’ve easily won two of those games; the Mustangs lost to Richmond and Mount Healthy by a combined three points. In fact, West High has lost three games this season by a total of 10 points.

After its 0-3 start, however, the Mustangs reeled off three straight victories over Shroder Paideia, Woodward and Aiken. The defense allowed just eight points per game in those three victories.

“Our defense has played well all season,” Jenne said.

“It was just a matter of our offense not giving away the ball.”

Jenne has been particularly impressed with defensive playmakers Deonsae Cardwell (DE), Tyrie Lovette (DL) and Darius Baker (LB).

West High closes the season with two road games against Taft (Oct. 23) and Elder (Oct. 30). Jenne is focused on finishing the year strong.

“We just want to give ourselves a chance to win without turning the ball over,” he said. “That’s our goal.”

Elder 34, Columbus St. Francis DeSales 24

The Panthers exploded for 27 second-half points to snap a two-game skid.

Elder led 7-3 at halftime and fell behind after allowing an 80-yard touchdown run by DeSales quarterback Nick Gentile on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter.

Panther tight end Alex Welch, however, answered with a 21-yard touchdown reception, his second score of the night; Welch finished with five catches for 89

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Western Hills High School senior quarterback Dominique Williams, here in practice last week, has led the Mustangs offensive this season. yards.

Elder lost the lead again on a 63-yard touchdown run

by DeSales running back Adam Griffin, but Panther running back Ben Coffaro carried Elder to victory. He scored three touchdowns in the second half and finished with 23 rushes for 106 yards. Coffaro also had four receptions for 49 yards.

Elder quarterback Mark Miller threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns.

It was an encouraging win for the Panthers, which entered the week at No. 4 in the Harbin Ratings. Elder, however, struggled to stop the run for the second straight game; the Panthers have yielded 660 rushing yards in the last two weeks, including 337 against DeSales.

Elder (6-2, 1-2) has a bye before finishing the regular season at home against Western Hills. The Panthers are projected to earn a firstround playoff game against Centerville.

St. Xavier 3, Lakewood St. Edward 2

St. X took a 3-0 lead on a 27-yard field goal by Robert Leonard in the second quarter, and the defense took it from there.

The Bombers picked off St. Edwards quarterback Brad Staples twice and held him to 2-of-9 passing for 7 yards. A strategic safety by St. Xavier prevented the Bombers from notching their second shutout of the season; they defeated Colerain 16-0 in the season-opener.

St. X has allowed seven or fewer points in five of its

eight games this year.

The Bombers, which typically feature a potent rushing attack, rushed 43 times against St. Edward for just 112 yards – an average of 2.6 yards per carry. Quarterback Luke Massa, however, was 17-of-25 passing for 158 yards and completed passes to eight different receivers.

St. X (7-1, 2-0) now prepares for a brutal two-game stretch to close the regular season; the Bombers travel to Cleveland to play St. Ignatius – ranked No. 1 in the state – at John Carroll University on Oct. 24. St. X then returns home for a trick-or-treat special against Moeller – ranked No. 1 in the city – at Nippert Stadium on Halloween night.

At stake against Moeller (8-0, 2-0) is the GCL-South title and a likely No. 1 seed in the playoffs. St. X is currently No. 1 in the Harbin Ratings, with the Crusaders sitting at No. 2.

Indian Hill 48, Taylor 32

Taylor trailed 34-8 at halftime before making a game of it. Senior Cameron Youngblood totaled 199 all-purpose yards and scored three touchdowns for the Yellowjackets, including a 90-yard kickoff return.

Taylor (3-5, 1-4) has lost five of its last six games, including the last two by 16 points. The Yellowjackets play at Wyoming (8-0, 5-0), the third-ranked team in the city in Divisions II-IV, on Oct. 23. They close the season at Finneytown (0-8, 0-5) on Oct. 30.

Middletown 40, Oak Hills 0

The Highlanders aim to snap a four-game losing streak as Oak Hills attempts to play the part of the postseason spoiler in week nine and week 10.

Oak Hills hosts a pair of ranked teams on the cusp of qualifying for the Division I playoffs to close the season.

The Highlanders host No. 7 Lakota West (7-1) in week nine at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23.

Oak Hills then hosts No. 6 Colerain (6-2) in week 10 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23.

In week eight, No. 3 Mid-

dletown (8-0) continued its undefeated season with a win over Oak Hills, 40-0.

The Highlanders fell to 35 with the loss.

Oak Hills once stood at 31 following a week-four win over Mason, 13-10.

However, the Highlanders lost all four of its games since hosting Mason including losses to No. 15 Fairfield, Lakota East, No. 11 Princeton and No. 3 Middletown.

Against Middletown, the Middies out-gained the Highlanders by a 321-97 yard margin including 154 rushing yards for Middletown.

Oak Hills’ Thomas Konkoly rushed for 35 yards on 13 carries. Cory Burgin added 35 yards on 11 carries for Oak Hills.

Highlander quarterback Steve Gebing was 5-of-9 passing for 33 yards with an interception.

Antonio Banks led the way for Middletown against Oak Hills as the Middie rushed for three touchdowns and 56 yards on 12 carries.

All team rankings stem from the Enquirer’s Division I Coaches’ Poll for week seven.

Moeller 35, La Salle 14

A winless season in the powerhouse Greater Catholic League South Division likely puts the La Salle Lancers on the outside looking in on the Division I playoffs.

However, a winning record is still on the line as the Lancers, now standing at 4-4, play host to St. Francis DeSales at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in week nine.

Entering week eight, La Salle was in a must-win situation facing off against No. 1 Moeller (8-0).

But for the second-consecutive week, the Lancers fell to a No. 1 team as the Crusaders bested La Salle, 35-14.

Moeller opened up a 28-0 lead in the first half against La Salle The Lancers bounced back to win the second half by a 14-7 margin but the damage had been done.

Moeller out-gained La Salle by a 351-265 yard margin with Andrew Hendrix and Tucker Skove leading the way for the Crusaders.

Hendrix was 19-of-31

passing for 195 yards with one touchdown and zero interceptions. Hendrix also rushed for two touchdowns while gaining 32 yards on eight carries.

Skove rushed for one touchdown and gained 72 yards on 12 carries.

Andrew Kummer led the way for La Salle during the loss while going 17-of-40 passing for 190 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Kummer also rushed for 39 yards.

Matt Farrell scored one touchdown for La Salle while toting the ball seven times for 28 yards.

Rodriguez Coleman was on the receiving end of Kummer’s touchdown pass. Coleman hauled in four catches for 43 yards.

Marco Dates, Tony Appiarius and Joe Andrews each recorded one sack against Moeller.

In week seven, La Salle fell to St. Xavier, 24-7. The Bombers and Crusaders were tied at No. 1 atop Cincinnati’s poll at the time of the game.

La Salle finished at 0-3 in the GCL South Division. The Lancers fell to Elder, 23-13, in week five.

All three of La Salle’s GCL South Division foes were ranked No. 1 in Cincinnati at the time of the games including Elder in week five.

All city rankings stem from the Enquirer’s Division I Coaches’ Poll for week seven.

La Salle was No. 18 in the Division I Region 4 Harbin Ratings for week seven with a computer average of 8.9.

St. Xavier was No. 1 in the week-seven Harbin Ratings at 23.09 followed by No. 2 Moeller at 21.83, No. 3 Anderson at 17.55 and No. 4 Elder at 16.53. The top four teams host home games for the first week of the playoffs.

With the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs, No. 8 Lebanon would represent the last qualifying Division I team at 13.54 if the season ended after seven weeks.

Yellowjackets win share of CHL title

By Tony Meale tmeale@communitypress.com

The Yellowjackets are champions of the Cincinnati Hills League.

Well, co-champions – but champions nonetheless.

With its 3-0 win over Finneytown on Oct. 15, the Taylor High School volleyball team (17-4, 11-3) secured a share of the CHL title with Madeira and possibly Wyoming.

“My girls didn’t quit,” head coach Jessica Bates said. “They wanted to win and knew what was on the line. With this group of seven seniors, we all had high expectations. We’ve talked about (a league title) since the summer.”

Those seven seniors are Stephanie Bates (OH), Melanie Corbett (L), Karen Getz (S), Sabrina Lemmink (OH), Angela Marco (DS), Allyson Rountree (MB) and

Allie Sander (RS).

The Yellowjackets got off to a solid start this season – they were 5Lemmink 2 through their first seven matches – before reeling off seven straight victories, including five on the road. During that stretch, Taylor defeated Wyoming, Lawrenceburg, Madison, Waldron, Finneytown, Deer Park and Mariemont.

The streak, however, ended with losses to Reading and Lawrenceburg.

“We just had off nights,” Bates said. “We weren’t prepared and didn’t play our game.”

Since then, however, Taylor has won five straight.

Leading the Yellowjackets this season is Sabrina

Lemmink, who is second in the league in kills (270), assists (634) and kills per game (4.03).

“She’s made big contributions to the team,” Bates said. “She has a powerful hit. The other girls believe she can win the game for us, and everyone pitches in.

She’s phenomenal. If you haven’t seen her play, you should.”

Also contributing is Melanie Corbett, who ranks in the top 10 in the league in digs.

“She’s just awesome,” Bates said. “She’s quick on her feet, she can read the ball and she’s always willing to put her body on the floor.”

Taylor also fared well without the services of Allyson Rountree, who missed five mid-season matches with a knee injury.

“She started as an outside hitter but I moved her

to middle blocker,” Bates said. “She hits the ball so hard that it knocks defenses down. She’s very powerful.”

It all added up to a CHL title, which certainly wasn’t an easy accomplishment this year; Reading, Taylor and Wyoming are all ranked in the top four in the city in Divisions II-IV. Bates said that quality coaching is what sets the CHL apart.

“It seems (the top teams have) always been Reading, Wyoming and Indian Hill, so I feel fortunate that we’re up there this year,” she said. “Each year our league gets more competitive. Any team can beat any team on any day.”

The Yellowjackets opened the postseason on Oct. 20 against Indian Hill, a team they split matches with in the regular season.

In a loss at Indian Hill on Sept. 15, Taylor won the

first two games of the match before dropping three straight.

“That was devastating,” Bates said. “We just couldn’t close it out.”

Of course, Taylor rebounded to win seven straight and won the rematch 3-0 at home on Oct. 8.

“The girls will look forward to the challenge,” Bates said of the postseason rematch.

A deep playoff run would be a wonderful send-off for the Taylor seniors.

“I really think this year has been tremendous,” Bates said. “These seven girls have been playing together since their freshmen year, and the more they play together, the better they become. If we could get a sectional championship or go even further, that’d be great for these girls.”

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Seton golf team wraps strong season

By Mark Chalifoux mchalifoux@communitypress.com

The Seton golf team finished the season at 14-9 in match play and had one of its best seasons in recent years.

“We play in such a strong league so I was very happy with the season, I thought the girls did a great job,” said head coach Lindsey Theissen.

The team finished in fifth place at the sectional tournament, finishing just eight strokes away from qualify-

ing for the district tournament. And the team set a school record with its score that day.

“That tells you how good girls golf is in the area if we set the school record and still didn’t qualify,” Theissen said. “We broke a lot of records this year. The golf team is getting better and better.”

The standout of the team was senior captain Bailey Arnold, who qualified for the state tournament again as an individual.

“I knew every match I

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could pull on her to have a good score and we’d have at least one good round,” Theissen said. “She is such a hard worker and she’s a big reason why we did so well this year. She averaged a 37 and was the medalist in every match except one.

She was phenomenal this year.”

Arnold’s sister, Molly, was another standout for Seton. Molly also qualified for the district tournament for the second straight season. Theissen is hoping Molly will pick up where Bailey left off next season.

“She will be our No. 1 golfer next year. They are just very athletic girls and

they give 100 percent on everything. Molly practices just as hard as Bailey. They practice every day and just want to get better,” Theissen said.

Lynn Jennings was also a standout for Seton, but had to overcome back problems during the season. Jen Vogel was another senior that consistently scored in the high 40s.

“The girls were all pretty focused this year,” Theissen said. “They were more competitive and wanted to get better and they wanted to win.”

Theissen said she thinks the success will draw more interest in the program and THOMAS E. SMITH/STAFF

Seton’s Bailey Arnold at the sectional tournament. Arnold qualified for the state tournament as an individual and was the top player for Seton this season.

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“If Molly gets better and takes Bailey’s place, we have the potential to be right where we are this year again next year,” Theissen said.

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Burger and Ohio’s Division I boys compete at Ohio State University’s Scarlet Course for the state championships Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24.

Districts took place at Weatherwax Golf Course on Oct. 14, with the top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team advancing to state.

Burger fell into the latter category as he finished in third place overall at 77 strokes.

La Salle finished with 328 strokes at districts while taking fourth place and missing out on a state qualification by just one stroke.

St. Xavier won the district title at 318 strokes and was closely followed by second-place Moeller at 321 strokes.

Centerville was the final team to qualify from districts to state with its third-place total of 327 strokes.

La Salle senior David Wetterich also just missed out on the state championships.

Wetterich finished at 78 strokes in a tie for sixth place at districts but lost a

tie-breaker to Sidney’s Zach Yinger for the third and final qualifying spot to state.

• The St. Xavier High School golf team is going back to state.

The Bombers, which won their third state championship in school history in 2008, finished first at the Division I District Tournament at Weatherwax Golf Course on Oct. 14.

St. Xavier, which shot a 318 as a team, bested statequalifiers Moeller (321) and Centerville (327).

The Bombers were led by senior Colin Stelljes, who finished second overall with a 75, and junior Smith Brinker, who finished tied for third with a 77. Korey Ward of Lakota West finished first with a score of 71.

Also leading St. Xavier were junior George Rohde (82) and senior Austin Estes (84).

The Bombers will travel to Columbus for the Division I State Championship and compete on Ohio State University’s Scarlet Course the weekend of Oct. 23.

The McAuley golf team finished in 10th place at the district tournament, shooting a team score of 379.

McAuley was led by senior Brittney Zins, who shot a 92, and senior Anna Ball, who shot a 94.

Sports & recreation

Western Hills Press

October 21, 2009

Western tennis club hosting college tourney Western Sports Mall earn spots in the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, which run from Nov. 5-8, hosted by Yale University in New Haven, Conn.

The Bearcats are competing in the tournament for the first time in school history. Last season, second-year head coach Angela Wilson guided Cincinnati to a 16-9 record. The 16 wins were fourth most in school histo-

SIDELINES Aquatic class for MS

Mercy HealthPlex Western Hills is introducing an aquatic class for Multiple Sclerosis.

This light aquatic aerobic class was created to aid those with Multiple Sclerosis in maintaining and possibly improving their strength, balance and muscle control.

Open to members and non-members. Classes meet from 10:3011:15 a.m., every Tuesday and Thursday.

Call 389-5600.

Fall leagues

River’s Edge Indoor Sports is now accepting registrations for fall leagues, including youth soccer, lacrosse, adult coed soccer, adult and youth flag football, men’s soccer, lollipop and women’s soccer.

Contact 264-1775, or visit riversedgeindoor.com.

Pee-wee basketball

Western Sports Mall pee-wee basketball starts Saturday, Nov. 7.

Deadline to sign up is Sunday, Nov. 1.

Contact Robert Sagers at 4515900.

Soccer sign-ups

An indoor select soccer team is looking for a few more players to play for a boys U11 team at River’s Edge in Cleves.

Players must be born between Aug. 1, 1998 and July 31, 1999.

The first session starts Nov. 1.

This is an upper-level CUSL team.

There are also possible outdoor spring soccer roster openings.

E-mail balltime@cinci.rr.com as soon as possible.

Soccer for little ones

Western Sports Mall has an indoor soccer program for ages 3 to 5: Little Dribblers instructional soccer, with instructors from Cincinnati West Soccer Club.

Little Dribblers is a six-week program for $35 beginning from 5:30-6 p.m. or 6-6:30 p.m., Wednesday or Fridays, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 4, or 10:30-11 a.m., Thursdays.

Western Sports Mall also has a Lollipop program for ages 4 to 6.

Lollipop is a team environment with no score-keeping. The six-week program for $40 includes T-shirt and is conducted Wednesday or Friday evenings beginning Nov. 4.

Deadline for both is Oct. 28.

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The 2009 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, the nation’s premier collegiate indoor tennis tournament, is the second of three national championship events for college tennis this season. The ITA National Intercollegiate

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Western Tennis & Fitness Club is the indoor home playing site of the UC women’s tennis team.

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trail are all part of our vision for the future.

We have maintained a high quality of service such as fire, EMS, snow removal, police, Joe Sykes waste collection Community and senior servPress guest ices while keepproperty columnist ing taxes at a minimum.

Paul Beck and I thank you for past support and ask you to continue that support Nov. 3.

Joe Sykes is running for re-election to the Miami Township Board of Trustees.

Civic duty spurs Blanton to run My name is Dan Blanton and I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as a candidate for Miami Township trustee.

I have lived in the township all of my adult life. I grew up in Cleves, and I’m proud to say I am a graduate of Taylor High School, class of 1982. Upon completion of high school, I joined the United States Army and served three years of active duty and achieved the rank of sergeant.

I have been married for 22 years to my wife Dianne. We have three sons Jason, Justin and Jordan.

I began working for Hamilton County Municipal Court in 1989.

In 1993, I attended the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Academy and graduated in the spring of 1994.

Currently I am a sworn special deputy for the Hamilton County

CH@TROOM Last week’s question

Should the federal government’s incentive program for new home buyers be extended? Why or why not?

“I feel that it should be extended with additional emphasis on qualifications. It’s probably the only way some buyers will be able to afford a home of their own.”

B.N. “It should not be extended. As that past year has taught us, people need to learn to save for what they buy and not just spend, spend, spend. The government is already trillions of dollars in debt – and we who saved and didn’t overspend are the ones paying for it. I’m tired of the giveaways!”

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Sheriff’s Department. In 1999 I began working for Judge Susan Laker Tolbert of the Court of Domestic Relations as her bailiff. In 2005 I Dan Blanton became the a s s i g n m e nt Community commissioner of Press guest the Court of columnist Common Pleas where I currently work, and oversee the daily duties of nine employees.

If elected, serving Miami Township would be a great honor for me and one that I would embrace with a deep sense of passion and civic duty.

Dan Blanton is a candidate for Miami Township trustee.

Next question Should county and local governments consider consolidating services to save cots? If so why? If not, why?

Every week The Western Hills Press asks readers a questions that they can reply to via e-mail. Send your answers to westernhills@community press.com with “chatroom” in the subject line.

“It should not be extended. We need to step back and throw the attention to how we are going to give employers incentives to start hiring again. We need to look into ways to create jobs for the millions of unemployed so that they can get back into the workforce. People who are employed make money, they pay more taxes, they spend, and everyone benefits.”

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Sykes asks for continued support I have been a Miami Township trustee for 24 years, served on the Three Rivers school board for nine years and four years in the Air Force during the Korean conflict.

I know the importance of team work. The current Miami Township Board of Trustees is a perfect example of what can be accomplished with team work.

Paul Beck and I are asking for your vote for Nov. 3 to carry out the plans and projects that we have implemented. The acquisition of land for greenspace and recreational use, the government complex on Shady Lane that includes a new firehouse, community center, administrative offices, ball field, playground and walking

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Kudos to the Green Township emergency squad. They were very courteous and accommodating when they came to my home in the early morning hours of Oct. 1 when I was experiencing breathing problems. I felt I was in very good hands.

Also, kudos to the emergency department and all the nurses who took care of me during my stay at Good Samaritan Hospital. I had excellent care while there.

Rosemary Zoz Willow Oak Lane White Oak

Vote for Beck, Sykes

As residents of Miami Heights for 36 years, we feel Paul Beck and Joe Sykes deserve your vote for Miami Township trustees.

While serving our community, Beck and Sykes have been instrumental in expanding our fire department to provide outstanding, round the clock firefighter and paramedic services. As trustees, they have worked diligently to keep our tax rate one of the lowest in Hamilton County while providing recycling and garbage collection to our residents.

Both men effectively organized a land-use committee to advise, preserve and control housing development as well as density in our neighborhoods. They have spent countless hours planning and working with architects to develop plans for a new Miami Township Community Center and Fire Department.

Paul Beck and Joe Sykes combined experience and knowledge of township government and issues are essential to keep Miami Township the safe and wonderful community that it is today.

Terry and Sue McCabe Zion Hill Road Miami Heights

Scholarship fund

On Sunday, Oct. 11, I attended a kick-off fundraising party at Jim & Jack’s on River Road.

The party was for the Hank Mueller/Elder 1966 Veterans Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will be a perpetual fund to be earmarked for those descendants of the Elder veterans, established to honor and memorialize their sacrifices.

Hank Mueller graduated from Elder in 1966 and immediately joined the service. Unfortunately he was blinded by a hand grenade while serving in Vietnam. Hank attended the fundraising and as usual was in good spirits.

Although with door prizes, split-the-pot and other raffles, the fund could still use more donations. Times are tough, but any donation sent to Elder in Hank’s name would be greatly appreciated. Please try to chip in to honor a real war hero.

Michael Scully Dog Trot Road Miami Township

Change not always good

Paul Beck and Joe Sykes have been Miami Township trustees for a combined total of over 50 years.

This experience has proven to work for the township in many ways.

Under their leadership we have enjoyed good township services such as road replacement, maintenance and snow removal. They were also responsible for the new fire house at Mount Nebo, the Quint 70, the community center/fire station soon to be built on Shady Lane and the purchase of additional properties for future projects.

Whenever there is an issue, it just takes a phone call to either Paul or Joe and the problem is fixed within a reasonable amount of time.

According to Bob Polewski’s letter (Western Hills Press, Oct. 7), the other two candidates do not wish to participate in a township forum. How can the community know their issues/track records if they do not wish to meet those who might elect them?

On Nov. 3, let’s keep Paul Beck

and Joe Sykes as our township trustees. We know their track records and it is outstanding.

It is not time for a change.

Chuck and Jorie Windholtz Al and Dolores Niederhelman Numerator Drive North Bend

Do you know who lives next door?

I am an officer in our local chapter of the American Council of the Blind of Ohio, and I had a strange conversation with one of our members this week. She lives in the Green Township area. I called her to tell her that we missed her at our last meeting on Oct. 6. We hold our monthly business meetings downtown at the YWCA at 898 Walnut St. beginning at 6 p.m. and ending around 7:30 p.m.

Our fellow member who rides the bus to and from downtown several times a week and who uses the bus to come to our ACBOhio local chapter meetings told me that she cannot attend meetings in the fall and winter because it gets dark too early. Our ACBOhio member recently moved to a large apartment building in the Green Township area and she does not feel safe walking the short distance from the bus stop to her home after dark.

My question to her was: “Can’t someone in your building meet you at the bus stop and walk you home once a month?” She informed me that, after living there several months, she does not know anyone.

Do you think that there is something very wrong with this picture? I am talking both about neighbors not helping one another and about neighbors not even knowing one another.

Do you think our conversation was strange? If you grew up when and where I did, you would think it mighty strange.

Joyce Rogers Morado Drive Covedale

Second half of meetings detailed This is the fifth in a series of articles to acquaint Cheviot residents with the inner workings of Cheviot city government and to encourage residents to attend council/committee meetings and/or become otherwise involved in city and community activities.

Last time I discussed the first half of a council meeting. Let’s now look at the second half.

The mayor gives a general report on things that he thinks needs to be addressed, events that he may have attended, laws that he wants to see enacted, etc. The safety-service director gives a general report of the major events within the city of Cheviot.

For instance, he may discuss the status of road repairs, the cost of repairs to the park, or common problems that have been reported by concerned citizens. Sometimes the safety-service director will also ask for a resolution or ordinance to be enacted.

The law director gives a report on the legal events that have occurred within the city of Cheviot. He reports to council if the city has been sued, if the city needs to take legal actions against someone, or if there is a pending contract with the city.

I added another opportunity in

the agenda for any member of the public who wishes to discuss with council any problems they may be having. Persons whose comDebbie ments do not McKinney relate to an item are Community agenda permitted to Press guest address council columnist after consideration of all ordinances and resolutions and prior to consideration of other unfinished business.

Items that may have been forgotten in the committee report or documents from other departments within the city may be presented as other business. Future committee meetings are announced. The mayor and the treasurer submit monthly reports of receipts to be received and filed.

The clerk of council reads any mail, faxes, e-mails, etc. that have been addressed to the city. The council meeting does not officially end until someone asks for adjournment; another member of council must agree and give the second to the motion and then all

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of council needs to agree to end the meeting.

In future articles I will discuss the committee procedures and rules, and current council and administration activities. Note that most of the work of council happens in the committee meetings where we brainstorm, present research, review pertinent documents, discuss options, debate issues, and try to come to a consensus. I attend the committee meetings to provide my thoughts and to be better prepared for agenda items.

I am proud to have served you the past two years as president and amending the agenda to make it more efficient and citizen-friendly. I look forward to the opportunity to lead council for another four years. Join us at the next council meeting or check the Web site for committee meetings which may interest you. Copies of the agenda are available prior to the start of the meeting.

If you are unable to attend the meetings, feel free to e-mail any member of council or the administration with your concerns.

Deborah McKinney is the president of Cheviot City Council. She is also a candidate for president of council on Nov. 3.

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Zech cites experience for job My name is Ryan Zech and I have served as your Cheviot Ward 1 council member for the last four years.

I served as the clerk of council for the prior four years and I was the cable access coordinator before that. I am also an active member of the CheviotWestwood Community Association, and was elected to serve on that organization’s board of directors.

I got involved in city government because I wanted to make a difference. I enjoy serving on City Council because it allows me an opportunity to help my neighbors. I have worked hard to address concerns and help resolve issues. In the last 4 years, I have met with many of the

Residents of Ward 1 to address their concerns.

I have worked on council to keep our city Ryan Zech s e r v i c e s Community intact, while to Press guest fighting keep spendcolumnist ing under control.

I established the current property maintenance codes. These codes help keep the property value up, and the neighborhood in good shape. My hope for the next four years is to continue looking for ways to address property conditions in the residential areas.

I worked with the CWCA

to acquire the cemetery on Harrison Avenue. That project is just one of the improvements to the business district that I have worked on. The city now has a streetscape plan which we are seeking funding for. I will work to find funding and get these improvements to our business district. I feel like a strong business district encourages and supports a strong residential district. I also was a very active member of Project Impact, a committee that worked with Hamilton County to address Cheviot’s strengths and weaknesses and generate ideas on how to improve our community.

The accomplishment that I’m most excited about is the creation of our first eco-

nomic developer. I lobbied for and then worked with all members of City Council and the city administration to have this position created. I believe that this position will be critical to the future of our city and am very excited with the prospects.

Cheviot City Council needs to work together, putting partisanship aside, and continue working for what’s best for the City of Cheviot and its residents. I will continue to adhere to that principle if I am re-elected to City Council. I thank you for your support over the last four years and I ask that you please re-elect Zech for Cheviot Ward 1 on Nov. 3.

Ryan Zech is a candidate for Cheviot City Council.

Library ‘overdue’ for changes Now the public library comes hat in hand asking for even more tax money, despite being the best-funded library system in the state of Ohio.

But the facts are clear: Overspending for guest speakers, free book giveaways, billboards and media campaigns (all timed for the tax levy vote) show a disregard of our tax dollars.

In addition, they have failed to look for additional revenue streams, which we expect prudent and responsible managers of public tax dollars to do.

They have made draconian staff and salary reductions, yet waste funds on meaningless and ineffective programs.

It is easy to urge others to make cuts and improve their financial standing and then not make suggestions.

Here are just a few items that generate revenue or reduce costs. This list was shared in much more detail with the library staff and

board, yet sadly rejected since it might make too much sense.

1. Using 2008 figTom ures, the Brinkman l i b r a r y Jr. loaned more 15.6 Community than m i l l i o n Press guest items; 45 columnist percent or approximately 6.9 million were audiovisual and digital.

A simple $1 charge per item would raise $6.9 million.

2. The 40-branch network, not counting the main library, circulates 10.9 million items with the average of 272,000 each. Yet nine branches circulate one-third or less than that.

Serious consideration must be give to closing these underutilized branches.

Every one of these branches is within two miles of anoth-

er branch.

3. Of the branches, the library owns 30; three have a rent of $1 or less, but seven pay full rent. It would seem logical to stop paying rent.

4. Currently one can run up fines to $9.99 without loss of privileges.

Dropping this tolerance to $4.99 and thus forcing the repayment of outstanding fines could result in $374,000 to $721,000.

5. There are 206,000 cardholders in Hamilton County and 29,000 out-ofcounty cardholders.

The library lists a $25 charge to out-of-county cardholders, yet the library has not collected this fee for years.

With Hamilton County taxpayers now paying a new tax, shouldn’t out-ofcounty users pay something?

6. Some have advocated charging the 206,000 cardholders $1 a year. After all, the Hamilton County parks

charge a fee even after we are taxed.

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Library employees are paid every two weeks.

Many state employees are paid monthly. This simple change saves money.

8.

Was buying 1,000 copies of the last “Harry Potter” necessary? That is 25 copies a branch.

Once again, the library is not Barnes & Noble. We have witnessed the pulling of hundreds of books off the shelves that were never checked out. And where are those copies of “Harry Potter” now? Overbuying of DVDs in order to have the latest hot release is wrong; they are not Blockbuster and should not even try to complete.

The library has not been a good steward of our tax dollars.

We should not give them more until long “overdue” changes are made.

Tom Brinkman Jr. served for eight years in the Ohio General Assembly from eastern Hamilton County.

MEETINGS • Village of Addyston Council members meet at 7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of the month at the Addyston Municipal Building, 235 Main St. Phone: 9411313. Mayor: Dan Pillow.

Vice mayor: Pam Jackson.

• Cheviot City Council members meet at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at city hall, 3814 Harrison Ave. Phone: 6612700. Mayor: Samuel Keller.

President of Council: Debbie McKinney.

• Cincinnati City Council meets at 2 p.m. every Wednesday in room 300 at Cincinnati City Hall, 801 Plum St. When there is a Monday holiday, all meetings including committee meetings are pushed back a day. City Manager: Milton Dohoney Jr. Mayor: Mark Mallory.

• Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education usually meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 2651 Burnet Ave. Board of Education phone: 475-7000.

Superintendent: Rosa Blackwell. Board President: Eve Bolton.

• Village of Cleves Council meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Cleves Municipal Building, 101 North Miami Ave. Phone: 941-5127 for information. Mayor: Shawn Sutton.

• Green Township Trustees meet at 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at the administration building, 6303

Harrison Ave. Phone: 5744848. Administrator: Kevin Celarek. Trustee Chairwoman: Tracy Winkler.

• Miami Township Board of Trustees at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Miami

Township Hall, 122 South Miami Ave. in Cleves. Phone: 941-2466. Board president: Jack Rininger.

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Vote Clark for Cheviot City Council My name is William H. Clark III, but everyone calls me Bill. I would like to introduce myself and give you my goals and objectives as I am asking for your vote to elect me to Cheviot City Council as your Ward 4 representative.

I’m running for the Ward 4 Cheviot City Council seat to help ensure that our community stays a nice place to live. Our current Ward 4 representative, Greg Stautberg, has decided not to seek another term on council. Greg has done a good job as our Ward 4 rep and I would like to continue his good work.

I attend most Cheviot City Council meetings and many committee meetings, so I’m very familiar with the issues facing our city.

I will work well with council and the administration, but I’m not afraid to speak up when I see city officials making decisions that I don’t agree with. I will always keep your best interests in mind.

I am a small business owner in Cheviot and understand the importance of a healthy and prosperous business district. I’m a graduate of the University of

Cincinnati and I’m a proud armed forces veteran, having served our country in the United William States Navy.

Clark III My wife hristine Community Cand I are the Press guest parents of columnist two wonderful children, Max (5) and Jake (3). One of the main reasons I want to serve on city council is to make sure that Cheviot is a great place for them to grow up.

I am very involved in our community, serving as chairman of the St. Martin of Tours Education Commission and secretary of the Cheviot Westwood Community Association. In addition, I was appointed to the zoning and planning commission by Mayor Sam Keller. I would like to continue my service to our community on city council.

I’m Bill Clark and I would like to ask for your vote to make sure that our community stays a nice place to live.

William Clark III is a candidate for Cheviot City Council.

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Ryan Wilbur, 14, tries to find St. Williams School on the historical maps and information displayed at the Sayler Park Harvest Festival.

Wilbur, Price Hill, is an eighth-grader at St. Williams and a history buff.

Sayler Park festival rated a success

By Heidi Fallon

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It was bigger and better than ever.

That was how organizers of the third annual Sayler Park Harvest Festival rated this year’s event.

With more vendors, including local farmers and Sayler Park students, to artists and bakers, Amy Searcy said it was the best festival so far.

Zach Lawrence gets set to stir the pot at his Boy Scout Troop 26 exhibit at the festival. The Miami Heights teen is in the process of earning his Eagle Scout rank.

Macy Richter, 11, gets help from her St. Aloysius on the Ohio Bev Eiding, Sayler Park, savors a tasty walking taco treat sixth-grade teacher Mary Ann Hensley in displaying brownies for she and fellow members of Eden Chapel United sale. Students were selling homemade goodies to earn money for Methodist Church cooked up for the festival crowds. a field trip.

Krista Summe, Springfield Township, helps Brody Tew, 4, and Bryson Stukenborg, 2, Delhi Township, pick out the perfect pumpkin at her family’s produce stand.

Joan Garrett, Delhi Township, ties a bow on a Christmas ornament she and several friends had for sale at the festival.

Jackie Apted, Sayler Park, and Carolyn Hill, Cheviot, do a bit of jewelry shopping.

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George Robben helps former Sayler Park resident June Williams pick out the perfect fall flowers to take back to her home near Cleveland.

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THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD T H U R S D A Y, O C T . 2 2

ART EXHIBITS

Visual Charity: Celebrating Sisters of Charity in Art, Architecture and Artifact, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery at the College of Mount St. Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Showcases the arts connection between the Sisters of Charity and the College of Mount St. Joseph including works by Sisters who were art professors. Presented by College of Mount St. Joseph. 244-4314. Delhi Township.

BUSINESS MEETINGS

Business Network InternationalBridgetown, 8:30 a.m., Hillebrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4320 Bridgetown Road, Third-floor conference room. Meets every Thursday. 941-6464; www.bniohio.com. Bridgetown.

COMMUNITY DANCE

Miamitown Square Dance Classes, 7 p.m., Miami Whitewater Township Firehouse, 6736 Ohio 128, Butler Squares and River Squares Square Dance Clubs beginner square dance class for singles and couples. Partners not guaranteed. Donations accepted. Presented

by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky Square Dancers Federation. 859-525-7049.

Miamitown.

FARMERS MARKET

Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 3241 Fiddler’s Green Road, Apples, peaches, plums, pears and vegetables. 574-0663. Green Township.

FOOD & DRINK

Wine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Henke Winery, 3077 Harrison Ave., Includes bread basket. $5 seven wines; $1 per pour, choose from 15. 6629463. Westwood.

MUSIC - OLDIES

Love Passion, 7-11 p.m., Jim & Jack’s on the River, 3456 River Road, Special guest Kim Pullins and her Tina Turner Revue. $10. 2517977. Riverside.

SENIOR CITIZENS

Western Hills AARP Chapter 3690 Monthly Meeting, 12:30 p.m., Westwood United Methodist Church, 3460 Epworth Ave., New members welcome. 574-3352. Westwood.

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ART & CRAFT CLASSES

Beginner Card Making Class, 1-2 p.m., Scrap-Ink, 5515 Bridgetown Road, All supplies provided. Bring adhesive. $8. Reservations required. 503-1042; www.scrapink.com. Green Township.

Late Night Crop!, 6 p.m.-1 a.m., Scrap-Ink, 5515 Bridgetown Road, Scrapbook with stamps, inks and tools. Bring snack. $5.

Reservations recommended. 389-0826; www.scrap-ink.com. Green Township.

ART EXHIBITS

Visual Charity: Celebrating Sisters of Charity in Art, Architecture and Artifact, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery at the College of Mount St. Joseph, 244-4314. Delhi Township.

FARMERS MARKET

Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 574-0663. Green Township.

FOOD & DRINK

Wine Tasting, 4-7 p.m., Bridgetown Finer Meats Wine Shop, 6139 Bridgetown Road, $10. 574-3900; www.bridgetownfinermeats.com. Bridgetown.

HOLIDAY - HALLOWEEN

Halloween Spooktacular, 7-10 p.m., Harvest Home Park, 3961 North Bend Road, Hayride $3, haunted barn, games, costume contest, miniature train ride, games for children, “Howl at the Moon” contest and petting zoo. Snacks available. Free. 661-8716. Cheviot.

For more about Greater Cincinnati’s dining, music, events, movies and more, go to Metromix.com.

CRAFT SHOWS

Fall Craft and Vendor Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Immanuel at Lakewood Baptist Church, 4008 Westwood Northern Blvd., Includes door prizes. $1. 451-5611. Bridgetown.

FARMERS MARKET

Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 574-0663. Green Township.

FOOD & DRINK

MUSIC - BLUES

Chuck Brisbin & the Tuna Project, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Jim & Jack’s on the River, 3456 River Road, $3. 251-7977. Riverside.

Wine Tasting, 2-5 p.m., Bridgetown Finer Meats Wine Shop, $10. 574-3900; www.bridgetownfinermeats.com.

Bridgetown.

Wine Tasting, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Henke Winery, $5 seven wines; $1 per pour, choose from 15. 662-9463; www.henkewine.com.

Westwood.

MUSIC - CLASSIC ROCK

HOLIDAY - HALLOWEEN

Rick Endres, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Aromas Java and Gelato, 6407 Bridgetown Road, Acoustic/classic rock music by Cincinnati native. Free. 574-3000. Bridgetown.

MUSIC - ROCK

The Gamut, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Patrick’s Sports Bar, 5060 Crookshank Road, 451-1763.

West Price Hill.

SPORTS

Synchrogators Fall Show, 7:30-9 p.m., Gamble-Nippert YMCA, 3159 Montana Ave., Synchronized swimming show. Tribute to Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops. $5.

661-1105; www.cincinnatisynchrogators.org.

Westwood.

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ART & CRAFT CLASSES

Christmas Stamp-A-Stack, 2-5 p.m., ScrapInk, 5515 Bridgetown Road, Create 12 handmade Christmas cards. $22. Registration required. 503-1042; www.scrap-ink.com.

Green Township.

ART EXHIBITS

Visual Charity: Celebrating Sisters of Charity in Art, Architecture and Artifact, 1-5 p.m., Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery at the College of Mount St. Joseph, 244-4314. Delhi Township.

CIVIC

Yardwaste Recycling Drop-off Program, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Kuliga Park, 6717 Bridgetown Road, Materials include leaves, grass clippings, brush, garden waste, tree trunks and prunings from trees or shrubs.

Free. Through Nov. 22. 946-7755; www.hamiltoncountyrecycles.org. Green Township.

COMMUNITY DANCE

Fly Me To the Moon Dinner/Dance Fundraiser, 6:30-11 p.m., Our Lady of Victory, 810 Neeb Road, Convocation Center.

Music by Pete Wagner Band, Matt Snow (Frank Sinatra impersonator) performs and raffle. Includes dessert, wine and beer. Ages 21 and up. $35. Reservations required. 9411231; www.olv.org. Delhi Township.

Haunted Schoolhouse, 7:30 p.m.-midnight, Dent Schoolhouse, $60 prom nite passes for four, $30 homecoming pass for two, $20 fast pass, $13. 598-4600; www.frightsite.com. Dent.

Halloween Spooktacular, 7-10 p.m., Harvest Home Park, Free. 661-8716. Cheviot.

Trunk Or Treat, 5:30-7 p.m., Cheviot United Methodist Church, 3820 Westwood Northern Blvd., Trick or treating in church parking lot.

Festivities and refreshments provided. Free.

662-2048. Cheviot.

Spookie Night Out, 4-7 p.m., North Bend United Methodist Church, 123 Symmes Ave., Pumpkin painting, children’s movie and food. Prizes for best costumes. Pumpkins for children to take home. Free.

941-3061. North Bend.

MUSIC - BLUES

Chuck Brisbin & the Tuna Project, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Poppy’s Tavern, 5510 Rybolt Road, Free. 574-6333. Green Township.

MUSIC - CLASSIC ROCK

Road Hog, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Drew’s on the River, 4333 River Road, $3. 451-1157.

Riverside.

Sweet Funk, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Aromas Java and Gelato, 6407 Bridgetown Road, Married members of Queen City Balladeers in dulcimer and guitar duo play mainly contemporary instrumentals. Free. 574-3000.

Bridgetown.

MUSIC - OLDIES

Richie and the Students, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Jim & Jack’s on the River, 3456 River Road, 251-7977. Riverside.

SPORTS

Synchrogators Fall Show, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Gamble-Nippert YMCA, $5. 661-1105; www.cincinnatisynchrogators.org. Westwood.

VOLUNTEER EVENTS

Make A Difference Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Westwood Town Hall Park, 3019 Harrison Ave., Help clean-up and green-up park. Free. Presented by Cincinnati Park Board. 861-8970.

Westwood.

Habitat Restoration Make a Difference Day, 9 a.m.-noon, Bender Mountain Nature Preserve, Bender Road, Remove invasive honeysuckle bushes in nature preserve.

Bring loppers, saws and work gloves if possible. Wear sturdy shoes. Meet at gravel parking area on Bender Road one-half mile from River Road. Includes refreshments and Tshirts while supplies last. Free. 513 9222104. Delhi Township.

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ART EXHIBITS

Visual Charity: Celebrating Sisters of Charity in Art, Architecture and Artifact, 1-5 p.m., Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery at the College of Mount St. Joseph, 244-4314. Delhi Township.

CIVIC

Yardwaste Recycling Drop-off Program, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Kuliga Park, Free. 9467755; www.hamiltoncountyrecycles.org.

Green Township.

FOOD & DRINK

Community Brunch, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., College of Mount St. Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Fifth Third Bank Hall, Seton Center. $11, $9 seniors, $7 children under 12; free children under 5. Reservations recommended. 2444633. Delhi Township.

PROVIDED

You can find all kinds of creepy creatures aboard the USS Nightmare in Newport.

The haunted boat features three levels and 40 horrifying areas. It is open through Nov. 1, from 7-11 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; and 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $16 or $20 for faster entry. A special lighter and brighter kids matinee is this Sunday from 4-6 p.m. Tickets for the matinee are $6.

To tour the boat or to find out more information, visit www.ussnightmare.com. The tour itself lasts 40 minutes. The USS Nightmare is located at 101 Riverboat Row on the BB Riverboats Newport Landing.

HISTORIC SITES

German Heritage Museum, 1-5 p.m., German Heritage Museum, 4790 West Fork Road, Two-story 1830 log house furnished with German immigrant memorabilia. Free, donations accepted. Presented by GermanAmerican Citizens League of Greater Cincinnati. 598-5732; www.gacl.org/museum.html.

Green Township.

PROVIDED.

The annual Dent Haunted Schoolhouse, 5963 Harrison Ave., continues through Nov. 1. Hours are 7:30-10 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 22 and Oct. 29, and Sunday, Nov. 1, and 7:30 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 23, Oct. 24, Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. Tickets are $13 or $20 for a fast pass. For more information, call 598-4600 or visit www.frightsite.com.

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CIVIC Village of North Bend Copuncil Meeting, 7 p.m., Village of North Bend Administration Building, 21 Taylor Ave. 941-0610. North Bend.

DANCE CLASSES

Line Dance Class, 1-2 p.m., Dunham Recreation Complex, 4356 Dunham Lane, 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. West Price Hill.

FARMERS MARKET

Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 5740663. Green Township.

FOOD & DRINK

Wine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Henke Winery, $5 seven wines; $1 per pour, choose from 15.

662-9463; www.henkewine.com.

Westwood.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Talk-Act-Listen-Konnect, 6:30-8 p.m., The Women’s Connection Learning Center, 4022 Glenway Ave., T.A.L.K. is a weekly program focused on what it means to be a woman today. Weekly participation not mandatory.

Presented by The Women’s Connection.

471-4673, ext. 17. West Price Hill.

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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

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Hollmeyer Orchards, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Hollmeyer Orchards, 574-0663. Green Township.

FOOD & DRINK

Wine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Henke Winery, $5 seven wines; $1 per pour, choose from 15.

662-9463; www.henkewine.com.

Westwood.

KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC

Karaoke Contest, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Main Entrance Restaurant and Lounge, 5132 Delhi Ave., Weekly winners move on to semi-finals, then grand finale. Weekly prizes. First place winner receives $500 cash. Ages 21 and up.

Free. 451-1414. Delhi Township.

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ART & CRAFT CLASSES

Intermediate Card-making Class, 10-11:30 a.m., Scrap-Ink, 5515 Bridgetown Road, Learn new techniques and intermediate level folds. $8. Registration required. 389-0826; www.scrap-ink.com. Green Township.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Girls Club, 3:30-4:45 p.m., The Women’s Connection Learning Center, Registration required. 471-4673, ext. 15. West Price Hill.

Girls Life, 4:45-6 p.m., The Women’s Connection Learning Center, Registration required.

471-4673, ext. 15. West Price Hill.

EXERCISE CLASSES

Yoga, 7:10 p.m., Dunham Recreation Complex, 4356 Dunham Lane, Tender yoga plus meditation. $10. 4717653. West Price Hill.

KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC

Karaoke Contest, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Main Entrance Restaurant and Lounge, Free. 4511414. Delhi Township.

Karaoke with Konnann, 10 p.m., The Dog Haus, 494 Pedretti Ave., Free. 921-2082.

Delhi Township.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Western Hills Job Satellite Group, 9-10:30 a.m., Westwood First Presbyterian Church, 3011 Harrison Ave., Community members welcome to learn from and support each other in job-seeking process. Speakers present valuable content about latest in electronic resumes, LinkedIn, effective networking, interview skills, available funding and community resources. Group members provide support and accountability to one another during this stressful time. Free. 662-1244.

Westwood.

Girls Club, 3:30-4:45 p.m., The Women’s Connection Learning Center, 4022 Glenway Ave., Presentations by guest speakers, arts and crafts, and community service projects, plus occasional field trips. Ages 8-11. Registration required. 471-4673, ext. 15. West Price Hill.

Girls Life, 4:45-6 p.m., The Women’s Connection Learning Center, 4022 Glenway Ave., Presentations by guest speakers, arts and crafts, and community service projects, plus occasional field trips. Ages 12-14. Registration required. 471-4673, ext. 15. West Price Hill.

COMMUNITY DANCE

Bop Club, 7-11 p.m., Jim & Jack’s on the River, 3456 River Road, Oldies and swing music. Dance lessons except last Tuesday of month. $3, members free. 251-7977.

Riverside.

DANCE CLASSES

Line Dance Class, 10-11 a.m., Dunham Recreation Complex, 4356 Dunham Lane, Line dancing with Jerry and Kathy Helt, instructors. Wear smooth-soled shoes. No partner dances and no prior dance experience required. $4. 321-6776. West Price Hill.

EXERCISE CLASSES

Pilates/Slim & Sculpt, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Westwood Town Hall Recreation Center, 3017 Harrison Ave., With Michele Reeves. $6, first class free. 238-8816. Westwood.

FARMERS MARKET

Sayler Park Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Sayler Park, Parkland Avenue and Monitor Street, Local produce, plants and herbs, bread, ice cream, sweets and baked goods.

675-0496. Sayler Park.

PROVIDED

The Cincinnati Cyclones kick off their season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, against the Wheeling Nailers, at the U.S. Bank Arena. There will be a North Division banner raising ceremony. Tickets are $12 or $24.50, front row. Visit www.usbankarena.com.

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We can close the door to what we want opposite behavior. We are lonely and looking, but portray a selfsufficiency, gruffness or coolness that says in unspoken words, “Me, need someFather Lou one? No way!

Guntzelman Needing is only weaklings.”

Perspectives for Once again, the other person goes away. Who wants to stand before a closed door?

Multiply those situations in various scenarios and we way get a picture of many people’s lives.

There are sales-people who want to make a sale and become pushy or turn into a leach; parents who yearn for more time with their

Get your hearing checked this month The statistics are shocking and even more so knowing that over half of those 36 million Americans are under the age of 65.

Hearing loss is an increasing health concern in this nation that is often preventable. Taking time to see an audiologist for regular hearing screenings and knowing the signs of hearing loss can protect your hearing.

October has been declared National Audiology Awareness Month and National Protect Your Hearing Month by the American Academy of Audiology

The amount of noise Americans are exposed to today plays an important role in the recent increase of hearing loss across the nation. It is no longer just a health concern for seniors.

Some tell-tale signs of hearing loss are: trouble hearing conversation in a noisy environment such as restaurants, difficulty or inability to hear people talking to you without looking at them, and/or a constant pain or ringing in your ears.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 922-0123 or go to www.hearingbetter.net.

adult children yet engender guilt trips when then come; clergy who encourage church attendance, yet constantly preach fear and treat attendees as children.

If we are door-closers, how do we counter our tendency to be one? Of course, the first step is to “know yourself” – as the early Greeks were wise enough to realize.

We must honestly analyze our own behavior and realistically examine our words, actions and attitudes. Are we aware of our choice of words or implied impressions, and the result they have on others? Can we detect our possessive, arrogant or insulting manner of acting or speaking?

Step two. We need to become students of human nature. It doesn’t take a Mensa Society IQ to rec-

ognize the basic dynamics of our shared humanness.

One of the most precious things we all need and hope for is expressed by the clinical term empathic resonance. You and I are yearning for someone who genuinely “resonates” with us – who will understand us and recognize how we may feel in the circumstances of life.

We are not asking that someone always agree with us, but that there is a genuine connection of their person with “my” person.

What a satisfaction it is when someone stands in my shoes for a moment. That indicates a door is open.

We tend not to shut as many doors when we remember and sense that though we are unique, there is still a solidarity within our

human nature. Perhaps I’ve quoted her words too often, but I really feel Lily Tomlin expressed a great truth when she said, “We’re all in this together, by ourselves!”

Our children are not children any longer; a customer is profit, a salesperson is overhead; parishioners are fellow-seekers, and clergy are not gods with thunderbolts; and a person seeking love and understanding, well, that’s all of us.

Father Lou Guntzelman is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

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Too often we are our own worst enemy. We badly want or need something, yet behave in such a way that we diminish our chances of getting it.

For example: we’re lonely and look for a friend or someone to love us. And voila, we meet a likeable person who shows some interest in us.

And what is our reaction? We desperately cling to them, phone or text message them 10 times a day, or express jealousy if they have other friends.

Unless they’re equally obtuse, they’ll soon leave. We drive them away by giving them reason to fear suffocation, or that they’ll lose themselves in the black hole of our needs.

On the other hand, we might close the door by exhibiting the

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Popcorn is the all-ages snack for the season

When we were kids, Mom had a certain aluminum saucepan that she popped corn in.

I remember the lid was a bit battered so that when the popcorn started popping, some would pop all the way to the ceiling.

Fun! Now making popcorn is a lot easier with non-stick pans or microwave bags.

Popcorn and Halloween are synonymous.

It’s the one celebration that transcends ages when it comes to the kinds of food served – a time to go back being a kid again, enjoying monster eyes and popcorn balls and telling ghoulish ghost stories.

Aunt Lil’s baked caramel corn

From friend Carolyn Grieme, a Northern Kentucky reader who believes, like I do, that cooking with family from heirloom recipes is not only satisfy-

ing, but preserves personal history, as well.

H e r e ’s what she told me about this Rita r e c i p e : Heikenfeld “This is handed Rita’s kitchen d o w n from my Aunt Lil. We don’t know for sure, but we believe she may have gotten the recipe from one of her fellow church members.

“She was very involved for many years in various ways at her church, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Barnsburg (Cincinnati). Whenever we invited family over for holiday dinners or just a common get together, Aunt Lil would always come with gifts.

“Often she would bring large bags of this baked caramel corn, which we all loved. Other times, she

would bring plants that she had dug out of her yard for us to transplant to our own yards – she loved gardening as well.”

2 sticks butter or margarine 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar 1 ⁄2 cup corn syrup 1 teaspoon salt 1 ⁄2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 24 cups popped corn (about 2-3 bags microwave popped or 1 cup unpopped) Boil butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Stir constantly, about five minutes. Remove from heat, stir in baking soda and vanilla.

Gradually pour mixture over popped corn and mix well. Pour into shallow pans - Carolyn uses two or three 9-by-13-inch pans.

Bake at 250 degrees for one hour. Stir every 15 minutes. Cool completely, and break apart. Store in tight containers.

Tips from Rita’s kitchen:

• Add a couple cups nuts to the corn to make a Cracker Jack like treat.

• Spray the bowl, spoon, etc. for easy mixing.

Marshmallow popcorn balls or squares

I’ll be making these with the grandkids this week.

You can make all sorts of shapes – like ghosts, tombstones, etc. and decorate with tiny candies.

You can also put these on sticks, make tiny balls for a party, etc.

1 ⁄2 cup popcorn, popped or 1 bag microwave popcorn, popped (11-12 cups popped corn) 5-6 cups mini marshmallows (about a 10 oz bag) 6 tablespoons butter or margarine 11⁄2 teaspoons vanilla l cup mini M&M type candies (optional) Melt marshmallows and butter over low heat. Stir

until smooth. Add vanilla and blend.

Combine candies with popcorn in a bowl sprayed with vegetable spray, and pour marshmallow mixture over.

Mix well with sprayed spatula and spoon and form into balls with sprayed hands or pour into sprayed 9-by-13-inch pan (when chilled, cut into squares).

Monster eyes

You can form the balls ahead minus the olives and refrigerate. Just increase the baking time.

3 cups all purpose baking mix (I use Kroger brand) 1 pound uncooked regular or hot pork sausage 8 oz Muenster or cheddar cheese, shredded Pimento-stuffed olives Preheat oven to 400.

Mix everything together and shape into small 11⁄4 inches or so balls. Put on sprayed baking sheet. Press 1 pimiento-stuffed olive into

the center of each ball, pressing so it will stick.

Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown.

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Eating popcorn may curb your appetite.

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REUNIONS Oak Hills High School Class of 1984 – is having a reunion from 711 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Meadows. Cost is $45 per person, and includes appetizers and open bar, and music from the band Bad Habit. Checks can be made to “Class of 1984 reunion” and be mailed to 3459 Ebenezer Road, Cincinnati, OH 45248.

Hughes High School Class of 1969 – is planning to celebrate its 40-year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 24, with a dinner/dance at the Grove of Springfield Township.

Classmates from the classes of 1967, 1968 and 1969 will be the hosts of this reunion. To make this

the “Reunion of the 60s Decade” we are inviting other alumni classes from 1965 through 1969 to join in. Come out for a fun evening of catching up with old friends, dining and dancing. Help is needed to find lost classmates. If you are an interested member of these classes or know of anyone who is, for more information and to register, contact Julia Caulton at 7425916.

Amelia High School Class of 1959 – a reunion is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Holiday Inn, Eastgate. For more information, call Rosalind (Fell) MacFarland at 752-8604.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help – is having a reunion for all graduates from 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at St. William’s Church Undercroft, West Eighth and Sunset avenues, Price Hill. Cost is $15 per person and includes soda, beer, chips, pretzels, bartender, hall rental and music by Jerry “Tiger” Iles. Donations given to Santa Maria Community Services, Sedamsville Civic Association and other organizations. Graduates are asked to bring a snack to share. Last names from A to M are asked to bring appetizers. Names from N to Z are asked to bring desserts. Mail reservations to Pat Oates Telger, 4125 Pleasure Drive, Cincinnati,

OH 45205. Include name, name of spouse or guest, address, phone number, e-mail address, year graduated and a check for $15 made out to Pat Telger. For questions, call Marlene Mueller Collinsworth, 921-0620; Cathy Boone Dryden, 859-282-1788; Kathy Oates Finkelmeier, 4514392; Jane Corns Garrett, 4517420; Jenny Corns Newman, 451-8787; Judy Oates Paff, 9228708 or Telger at 251-4507.

Our Lady of Victory Class of 1974 – is having its 35th reunion at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at St. Simon Church, Fr. Plagge Hall.

Cost is $25 per person or $45

couple. Beer, wine, snacks and food will be available. Classmates that need to be located: Bruce Bruno, Paula Dietrich, Kim Meier, and Mary Ann Owens McCrillis.

RSVP no later than Nov. 1 to any one of the following: Denise Emmett: 702-9077, Karen Wuebbling Sutthoff 738-4138, Kim Lynch Breitenbach 484-4913, Mary Pat McQuaide 922-8021, Suzette Brucato Timmer 9227085, or visit the class’ reunion page at www.facebook.com.

Goshen High School Class of 1979 – is having its 30 year class reunion Saturday, Nov. 21, at Valley Vineyards, 2276 E. US 22 and

3, Morrow, Ohio. Meet and greet is from 6-7 p.m. Dinner and DJ is from 7-11 p.m. No charge for meet and greet. Dinner and DJ is $30 per person. Make checks payable to Goshen High School Class of 1979, P.O. Box 27, Lebanon, Ohio 45036, c/o Debi Wallace. For questions, Contact Kim Cook at 967-1169, Debi Wallace at 673-1973, Diana Mohring at ddetmering@cinci.rr.com, Denise McFadden at denisemc09@yaloo.com, Nina Ross at 545-6289 or rosspologirl@hotmail.com, or Tim Johnson at 824-2353, or jt.johnson.1@hotmail.com.

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October 21, 2009

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IN THE SERVICE Harrington

Michael T. Harrington has entered Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., in preparation to enter the first academic year at the academy.

Harrington is a 2009 graduate of St. Xavier High School. He is the son of Michael and Melissa Harrington of Cincinnati.

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Standing tall

The flag pole outside of Cheviot School at Harrison and Bridgetown roads was last week’s Scavenger Hunt clue. Here are the readers who called in a correct guess: K e i t h , S u s a n , K y l e , Courtney and Brittany O l d f i e l d , Zoe Zeszut, Levi J. Spetz, Jo Miller, Phil Reed, Jane and Don Wright, Gloria Schuh, Lori Conners, Shelly Hingsbergen, and Charlie and Chris Runtz.

Turn to A1 for this week’s clue.

McAfee

Navy Seaman Apprentice Andrew R. McAfee, son of Alisa R. Schmidt of Cincinnati, and Robert S. McAfee of Cincinnati, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. McAfee is a 2008 graduate of Oak Hills High School.

During the eight-week program, McAfee completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.

Nerswick

Last week’s clue.

Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Ryan L. Nerswick graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Nerswick is a 2007 grad-

uate of La Salle High School.He is the son of James Nerswick of Cincinnati, and Amy Holcombe of Georgetown, Ky.

Chastang

Jason W. Chastang graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as “Operation Warrior Forge,” at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.

He is the son of Tim W. and Susan M. Chastang of Green Township.

The cadet is a 2006 graduate of Elder High School. The cadet is a student at Xavier University.

Grogan

James A. Grogan has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the ultimate goal of becoming an Army officer.

The cadet is a student at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond.

The cadet is a 2008 graduate of Elder High School.He is the son of Rock and Lee Ann Grogan of Price Hill.

Hartman

Army Reserve Pvt. Shawn K. Hartman has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo. The course of instruction included basic combat training and advanced individual

training (AIT).

He is the son of Peggy Hartman of Cincinnati.

Hartman is a 2006 graduate of Elder High School.

Gillespie

Army National Guard Pvt. Parker D. Gillespie has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

He is the son of Barbara Gillespie of Lawrenceburg, and Darren Gillespie of Cleves. The private is a 2009 graduate of East Central High School.

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Community

October 21, 2009

BRIEFLY Trick or treat times

• Addyston: Oct. 31, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

• Cheviot: Oct. 31, 6 p.m.8 p.m.

• City of Cincinnati: Oct. 31, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

• Cleves: Oct. 31, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

• Green Township: Oct. 31, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

• North Bend: Oct. 31, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Watching the block

There will be a block watch meeting sponsored by the 3900 block of Glenmore Ave., at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the conference room of Cheviot City Hall, 3814 Harrison Road.

Veterans honor

The 2009 Veterans Day Parade will be Sunday, Nov. 8, down the streets of Cheviot.

There will be a short memorial service following the parade. The antique and classic cars will also be on display.

For parade information, call Bill Gettler at 738-3844.

The Veterans Day banquet will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Gailey VFW Post 7340, 8326 Brown-

sway Lane in North College Hill.

Price is $25 per person and includes dinner and open bar. Dinner is 7:30-8:30 p.m. with the program afterwards lasting no longer than 45 minutes.

For ticket information, call Eugene Jablonowski at 8253815; for banquet info, call Robyn Lucas at 522-2719.

College treating

Students at the College of Mount St. Joseph invite children from the community to trick or treat on campus from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Seton Center.

Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, the event is open to children 12 and under and their parents. Everyone is encouraged to dress in their Halloween costumes.

Mount student club members will hand out candy, provide activities, award prizes, and take children around a “haunted” floor of the Residence Hall.

Admission is $1 or two canned food items per child, which will be donated to the Anderson Ferry Food Pantry.

For more information, contact Megan Rose at 513-2444627.

Halloween bash

Bridgetown Church and KZone (the Children’s Ministry) is hosting Halloween Bash: Twilight Zone, from 58 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 1, at the church, 3854 Race Road.

The church promises not to preach or hit your family with a Bible.

Everything is free. This event is designed for children fifth grade and younger. Middle and high school aged youth are welcome but will not be going home with any plastic spider rings or kazoos.

Community day

As part of its bicentennial celebrations, Green Township is hosting a bicentennial family health and wellness fair from 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Nathanael Green Lodge, 6394 Wesselman Road.

Green Township Days will feature vision screenings, hearing checks, blood pressure checks, nutritional information, Alzheimer’s information, massage therapy, flu shots and a mobile health clinic for veterans.

The free community event will also include an ice cream social, free giveaways and door prizes.

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Forums on foreclosures

Building on past success in addressing the foreclosure issue, the Catholic Social Action Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, representing a network of 25 parishes, and the non-profit agency Working in Neighborhoods are sponsoring a foreclosure forum 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

The forums will explain the causes behind the foreclosure crisis, inform homeowners behind on their mortgages where they can turn for help, and provide members of churches and community organizations information about what they can do to respond to address the crisis and support their neighbors in need.

Canned good collection

The Campus Ministry Leadership Team at the College of Mount St. Joseph will once again be trick-or-treating for canned goods this year.

Members of the campus ministry leadership team will be collecting canned goods from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. All the items collected will benefit the Anderson Ferry Food Pantry.

Stephanie Schoenfeld, chair of the team, said they will send flyers out to the specific neighborhoods around the Mount’s campus they will be canvassing on Oct. 29.

She said they would appreciate all the help they can get.

Anyone who has questions, or who would like to donated canned goods to the collection, can contact Kate Welsh via e-mail at

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The students will do their best to get around to everyone who wants to donate.

MS aquatics class

Mercy HealthPlex Western Hills is introducing an aquatics class for multiple sclerosis patients.

The light aquatic aerobics class was created to aid those with MS in maintaining and possibly improving their strength, balance and muscle control. It is open to both Mercy HealthPlex members and non-members.

Classes meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. For more information, call 389-5600.

Online courses

Oak Hills Community Education has a program that makes it easy to take highquality Online courses.

Oak Hills has partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of Online, instructor-facilitated courses and is launching Advanced Microsoft Excel 2007.

Participants in this course will learn the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Excel 2007, enabling them to take advantage of everything the program can do. Learning the advanced techniques can make people more successful in their professional lives.

Advanced Microsoft Excel 2007 is part of Oak Hills Community Education’s growing catalog of more than 300 instructor-facilitated online courses.

Participants have the flexibility to study at their own pace, combined with enough structure and support to complete the course, and they can access the classroom 24/7 from anywhere with an Internet connection.

New sessions of each course run every month and last six weeks, with two new

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La Salle open house

La Salle is having an open house for prospective students and their families t10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at the school Participants can meet the La Salle faculty, staff, administration, and parents of other Lancers.

There will be a guided tour around campus where you will learn about our cuttingedge Tablet PC program, the new De La Salle Signum Fidei Institute, and the unveiling of both the Lasallian Scholars Institute and the remodeled curriculum.

For questions, call Andre Gibson at 741-2365.

Angel run

Mercy Hospital Western Hills & Mercy Medical Center Harrison presents the Angels on the Run 5K Saturday, Nov. 7, at Miami Whitewater Park, 9001 Mount Hope Road. A parking decal required for entrance. Registration begins at 8 a.m., race at 9:30 a.m.

The race benefits the Angel Foundation and those facing foreclosure. For more information regarding how you can help, or if you are a family in need due to job loss, and your home is in foreclosure, go to www.angelsontherun5k.org.

The run is open to all ages and fitness levels. To register for this event, go to www.angelsontherun5k.org or www.sprunning.com. You may visit any local U.S. Bank for registration.

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lessons being released weekly. The courses are entirely Web-based with comprehensive lessons, quizzes and assignments. A professional instructor facilitates every course; pacing learners, answering questions, giving feedback and facilitating discussions.

Call Oak Hills Community Education at 451-3595 or visit www.oakhills.k12.oh.us.

Sport Clips, 5555 Glenway Ave., is raising money through Nov. 14 to support the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) Operation Uplink, a program that offers free call days and calling cards for deployed and hospitalized American soldiers.

The effort will include The Biggest Haircut Day of the Year on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, when the all stores in the country will donate a dollar for every haircut service given that day. Donations for Operation Uplink will be collected through individual store events and online at SportClips.com.

Last year’s goal of $100,000 was exceeded by more than $20,000, and afforded 152,000 holiday connections between soldiers and their friends and family members. The donation was also large enough to cover an additional free call day on Memorial Day.

Promising practice

The Oak Hills Local School District has been named a Promising Practice School District by the Ohio Association for Gifted Children – the only district in the state to receive the honor.

The award was presented at the OAGC’s annual conference in Columbus. Oak Hills demonstrates a commitment to providing a comprehensive, appropriate education for gifted students through policy and practice, and demonstrates a creative approach to gifted education and issues, according to award criteria.

The recognition is the result of the innovative efforts of the Oak Hills school community, said Jeff Langdon, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for kindergarten through eighth grades.

Community

October 21, 2009

Western Hills Press

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Dent haunted house is one of best pace, and thematic approach,” said publisher John Kennedy.

So instead of declaring the haunts they like as the “best,” the magazine will feature 25 haunts that the staff thinks provide incredible haunting entertainment, events and fantastic fun.

“We all have different opinions about what we like in a haunt,” said Kennedy.

“But we all know that the best measure of success lies in whether or

Ott builders to open model home Dennis Ott Builders, a fourth-generation, familyowned custom home builder, is having a grand opening of its second model home in the Whispering Oak Estates community located in White Oak The opening will be noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at 4580 Whispering Oak Trail. Showings will also be available by appointment.

Located in the Northwest school district and the St. Ignatius and St. James parish boundaries, Whispering Oak Estates currently has 16 lots remaining which will feature European style, custom-built single family homes starting in the $400,000 price range.

Each of the available wooded lots features natural scenery and a family-friend-

ly atmosphere all set within a custom designed entranceway.

In addition, the company is also launching a new luxury development, Werk Manor, which is located in the Western Hills area.

Werk Manor will provide home owners with an exclusive gated community at 6413 Werk Road.

Each of the five sizable wooded lots are around a manicured lake with a water fountain. This community is in the Our Lady of Visitation parish and Oak Hills school district.

For more information on Whispering Oak Estates, Werk Manor and all other Dennis Ott Builders developments, go to www.dennisottbuilders.com or call 661-7100.

Cleves woman wins fundraiser 5K race A Cleves resident, Leslie Krauss, was the winner of the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired’s annual 5K walk.

A tradition for 10 years, 380 participants – some with assistance dogs or sighted guides – took to the meandering paths of Spring Grove Cemetery and Aboretum to help raise money and awareness for the Walnut Hills agency.

CABVI’s race has become Greater Cincinnati’s largest inclusive 5K for people with and without sight. Jack Atherton, a long time volunteer for the agency, emceed the event.

Singing the National Anthem was Annie Donnellon, a senior at NKU majoring in vocal performance whose talent was first inspired as a child by CABVI’s music program.

She was in the eighth grade the very first time she sang the anthem, at a Cincinnati Reds game. Following the National Anthem, she was one of the walkers with help from a sighted guide.

The Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides counseling, rehabilitation, information and employment services to people of all ages in a nine county area.

Through all of its programs and services, it strives to help those who are blind, visually or print impaired lead independent lives.

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Steven Birkigt

Steven E. Birkigt, 63, died Oct. 13.

Survived by wife Marianne Birkigt; children Chris, Sarah; siblings Michael Birkigt, Fran (Craig) Thomas; two grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

Services are noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at Fernbank Park Lodge.

Janet Brown

Janet Rose Brown died Oct. 7.

She was a clerk with Fries & Fries.

Survived by sons William, Daniel (Gwen), Timothy (Kelly) Brown; siblings Jill Young, Gene Tokarsky; seven grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband William Brown, daughter Sharon Ash. Services were Oct. 13 at Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home.

Memorials to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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October 21, 2009 He is an Army veteran of Korea.

Survived by wife Patricia Catucci; children Patti (Bob) Kessler, Cindy (Gary) Britton, Debi (Mike) McCrea, Diana (Pat) Kirwen, Terri (Richard) Hackman; grandchildren Jarod Asher, Kate, Jeff Kessler, Sarah Britton, Brianna, Tony McCrea, Ali, Joseph KirCatucci wen, Lauren Hackman; sisters Mary (Doyle) Calvert, Sandy (Ed) Stegman.

Services were Oct. 17 at St. Teresa of Avila. Arrangements by B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home.

Memorials to: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, 158 Linwood Plaza, Suite 220, Fort Lee, NJ 07024.

Pamela (Boonie) Rountree, Linda Peters, Raejean Barnes, Charles Jr. (Jennifer), Christopher (Carlene), Chad (Jamie) Getz, Rashell (Ed) Williams; 18 Conners great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by husbands Raymond Conners, Howard Jones, granddaughter Charlene Short, parents William, Edna Kloss , brothers William, John Kloss.

Services were Oct. 15 at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home. Memorials to: American Cancer Society, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206 or a charity of the donor’s choice.

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Ruth Kloss Conners, 90, died Oct. 11. She was a homemaker.

Survived by daughter Beverly Jones (Charles) Getz; grandchildren

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Angelo N. Catucci, 80, died Oct. 9. He worked for Fisher Body.

Ruth Ziegelmeyer Crofton, 88, Green Township, died Oct. 5. She was a cashier for a department store.

Survived by husband Harry Crofton III; daughters Barbara (Robert) Stoinoff, Sister Nancy Crofton, S.C.; grandsons Rob (Bri), Scott (Noel) Stoinoff. Preceded in death by brother Earl Ziegelmeyer.

Services were Oct. 8 at Our Lady of Lourdes. Arrangements by Dalbert, Woodruff and Isenogle Funeral Home. Memorials to: St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 GlendaleMilford Road, Cincinnati, OH 45215.

Virginia Eick

Virginia Liebert Eick, 80, Western Hills, died Sept. 30. She was a homemaker.

Survived by husband Raymond Eick; children Daniel (Brenda) Eick, Deborah (Tim) Culbertson; brother Jack (Evelyn) Liebert; grandchildren Derek (Paula), Angelia Eick; greatgrandchildren Rachel, Kelly Eick.

Preceded in death by daughter Karen Eick, parents William, Anna Liebert, siblings George, Elmer, Doris, Edna, Betty Ann. Services were Oct. 17 at Whitewater Crossing Christian Church.

Arrangements by Gump-Holt Funer-

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John H. Fries, 72, died Oct. 5.

He was an electrical contractor.

Survived by wife Betty Fries; children John Jr. (Kimberly), Daniel (Gina) Fries, Lisa Jarvis, Karen (Gary) Rellar, Melissa (Scott) Blankenship, Pamela (Dan) Klear; brother Fries Donald (Shirley) Fries; 15 grandchildren.

Services were Oct. 9 at Our Lady of Victory. Arrangements by Vitt,

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Survived by son Dan Herzog; mother Patricia Herzog; sisters Mary Kay Price, Judy Freed, Linda Argo, Debbie Thompson; former wife Carol Herzog; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by father George Herzog.

Services were Oct. 17 at St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Arrangements by Meyer & Geiser Funeral Home.

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Survived by wife Donna Jones; children Lisa (Tony) Nicholas, Michael (Laura), Angie Jones; mother Addie Jones; grandchildren Melody, Tiffany, Desiree, Crystal, Jason, Tony, Alex, Zack, Blake; siblings Ronnie, who died Oct. 9, Freddie Jones, Roger Jones Peggy Henson; nine great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by father Melvin Jones.

Services were Oct. 2 at Dalbert, Woodruff & Isenogle Funeral Home.

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Robert S. Garrett, 92, Green Township, died Oct. 12. He worked for the United States Postal Service.

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Anna Mae Bova Hoerst, 95, died Oct. 8. She owned a grocery store.

Survived by sons David Sr., Stephen Sr. Hoerst; daughters-inlaw Dianne Hoerst, Cathy Fields; grandchildren David, Darla, Steve, Dan, Stacey, Peter, Martin; 10 greatgrandchildren. Preceded in death by husband William F. Hoerst, son William P. Hoerst, grandson Dale, siblings Freda Waechter, Theresa Folz, Joseph, Ronald Bova.

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On the record children Michele (David) Redmond, Ronald “Charlie� (Jenny) Jr., Kelly, Pamela Jones; siblings Freddie Jones, Peggy Sue Henson; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Preceded in death by father Melvin Jones, brother Roger Jones.

Services were Oct. 14 at Dalbert, Woodruff & Isenogle Funeral Home.

Ralph Klare

Ralph L. Klare, 89, Green Township, died Oct. 11. He was a bank vice president, retiring after 45 years with Citizen National Bank and Central Trust/PNC Bank.

Survived by wife Margie Klare; children Gary (Debbie) Klare, Pam (Steve) Jones; grandchildren Kristy Robinson, Aaron, Adam Jones; great-grandchildren Katie, Evan, Kara; sisters Lizetta Link, Cleo Leitner.

Services were Oct. 15 at St. Martin of Tours. Arrangements by Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home. Memorials to: Vitas Hospice Charitable Fund, Suite 400 11500 Northlake Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45249.

Richard Kruse

Richard W. Kruse, 77, Green Township, died Oct. 14.

He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge 5.

Survived by wife Barbara Kruse; children Charles, Dolores Kruse, Barbara Cope; grandchildren Christi, Jason, Edward; brother James Kruse; three great-grandchildren.

Services were Oct. 19 at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home. Memorials to B.P.O. Elks Lodge 5.

Larry Lampe

Lawrence F. “Larry� Lampe, 83, died Oct. 13. He worked 56 years in the trucking industry most with the family company, Schipper’s Express Trucking.

He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was a volunteer at the Cincinnati Museum Center.

Survived by wife Mary Pat Lampe; children Lampe Mary Ann (David) Randolph, Margie, Lawrence H. (Debbie), Tricia, John (Darlene) Lampe; grandchildren J. Alex Campbell, Marissa, Lawrence P., Nathan, Brett, Lydia, Luke Lampe; cousin Edward Cecile Hafertepe, S.C. Services were Oct. 16 at the St. Anthony Friary. Arrangements by Meyer Funeral Home. Memorials to: St. Anthony Friary, 5000 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223.

Tony Melish

Anthony C. “Tony� Melish, 80, Green Township, died Oct. 12. He worked for Hennegan Printing for 49 years.

Survived by wife Audrey Melish; daughter Barb (Dan) Hardwick; grandson Nicholas Baird; nephew Joe, Gary, Sam and Melish other nieces and nephews.

Services were Oct. 15 at St. Jude Church. Arrangements by Meyer Funeral Home. Memorials to: Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597.

Richard Schutte

Richard John Schutte, 88, died Oct. 13. He was a salesman with Bankhardt’s Leather Goods.

Survived by wife Isabell Moore Schutte; daughters Jane (Carl) Welage, Jean (Mark) Prichard, Jo Ann Schutte, Julie (Andrew) Thaxton, Janet (Frank) Kelly; brothers Paul, Joe Schutte; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Preceded in death by siblings Roger Schutte, Jane Lawler.

Services were Oct. 20 at Our Lady of Victory. Arrangements by Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home. Memorials to: Elder High School, Mark C. Miller Fund, 3900 Vincent Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45205.

Bobby Schwartz

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Schwartz, 55, Green Township, died Sept. 30.

He was a parts manager for Falhaber Nissan.

Survived by mother Betty Schwartz; sibSchwartz lings Jim (Patti), Tom (Karen), Rick (Pam) Schwartz, Barb (the late Joe) Belle, Peggy (Steve) Sullivan; nieces and nephews Jennifer, Doug, Chris, Jamie, Nick, Patrick, Christy, Joe, John, Laura, Kathleen, Katie,

Megan, Greg, Adam. Preceded in death by father Robert H. Schwartz.

Services were Oct. 6 at St. Martin of Tours. Arrangements by Dalbert, Woodruff & Isenogle Funeral Home. Memorials to: Shriners Hospital, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati ,OH 45229-3095.

Paul Smith

Paul F. Smith, 93, died Oct. 14.

He was a 30-year veteran of the Cincinnati Police Department.

He was a World War II veteran.

Survived by daughters Joyce Kilday, Mary Massong; grandchildren Pamela (Jeff) Gries, Kathleen, Melissa, Thomas Kilday; great-grandchildren Nicholas, Anthony, Adam, Kelly Kilday, Katherine Gries. Preceded in death by wife Marian Smith.

Services were Oct. 17 at Resurrection Church. Arrangements by B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home.

Memorials to: Fraternal Order of Police, 1900 Central Pkwy., Cincinnati, OH 45202.

Henry Sunderman

Henry Leo Sunderman, 90, died Oct. 10. He was a building contractor. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Survived by wife Patricia Sunderman; children Judy (Bob) Gasdorf, Hank (Vic), David (Diana) Sunderman, Carol (John) Young, Sandra (Howard) Tallen, Debra (Jim) Medlock; brother Edward Sunderman; 15 grandchil-

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Services were Oct. 14 at St. Antoninus. Arrangements by Meyer & Geiser Funeral Home. Memorials to: The Women’s Connection, 4042 Glenway Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45205, St. Antoninus Endowment Fund, 1500 Linneman Road, Cincinnati, OH 45238 or FreeStore FoodBank, 1250 Tennessee Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229.

Jack Trimpe Sr.

John “Jack� Trimpe Sr., 81, Green Township, died Oct. 10. He was a firefighter for the city of Cincinnati.

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Services were Oct. 15 at Radel Funeral Home. Memorials to: Christopher Lanter, Shriners Hospital, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229.

Dorothy Wellbrock

Dorothy List Wellbrock, 89, died Oct. 12. She was a homemaker.

Survived by husband William Wellbrock; children Frederick (Nancy), Michael (Deborah) Wellbrock, Julie (Paul) Dabbelt, Nancy (Lawrence) Stein; grandchildren Jennifer, John, Julie, Brian (Nicole), Sally, Kathleen Wellbrock, Timothy (Amanda), Stephen, Michael (Amy) Dabbelt, Jeffrey, Pamela, Gregory Stein; great-grandchildren Bradley, William, Wyatt, William, Elizabeth.

Preceded in death by parents Edmund, Ida Mae List, siblings Myrle Hauke, Richard List.

Services were Oct. 17 in the Mercy Franciscan at West Park chapel. Arrangements by Rebold, Rosenacker & Sexton Funeral Home. Memorials to: Alzheimer’s Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, OH 45203.

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George Anthony White, 83, died Oct. 7. He was a union heavy equipment operator.

Survived by the mother of his children, Claire White; children George, Bill, Deborah (Michael) Steding, Gary (Vicki), Darlene (Lou) Barton, Annette (Dave) Pedersen; siblings Rosemary Fenos, Wendel Wetternacht; stepchildren Linda, Jeff; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife Lema Abbott, son John (Maria), brother Raymond White.

Services were Oct. 13 at St. Dominic. Arrangements by Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home.

Timothy Whitis

Timothy Whitis died Oct. 11. He was a barge worker with Cincinnati Bulk Terminal.

Survived by wife Donna Whitis; children Melissa (Doug) Frey, Frank (Stacey) Berry, Shannon (John) Ledonne; mother Doris (Leland) Watkins; brother Edward Whitis; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two half-brothers. Preceded in death by father Audie Whitis.

Services were Oct. 16 at Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home.

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Matthew Rosenberger, 23, 5319 Gander Road No. 2, open container at 3722 Harrison Ave., Oct. 8.

Shawn Ellis, 31, 5333 Palm Lane, warrant, Oct. 8.

Kelly McMillian, 18, 4235 Skylark Drive, disorderly conduct, Oct. 8.

Kimberly Walters, 38, 4211 Fearman Ave., domestic violence, Oct. 8.

Maurice Williams, 24, 2565 Westwood Northern Blvd. No. 1, theft, Oct. 9.

Anthony Thompson, 21, 1210 Parkside Court, driving under suspension, Oct. 9.

Douglas McCarter, 20, 3350 Harrison Ave. No. 3, Oct. 11.

Kristen Conway, 18, 3035 Queen City Ave., disorderly conduct, Oct. 7.

Jamale M. Reese, 21, 7864 Clovernook Ave., open container at 3620 Harrison Ave., Oct. 8.

Gregory Noel, 20, 914 Voss St., disorderly conduct at 3803 Glenmore Ave., Oct. 10.

Amy E. Robinson, 49, 3424 Greenmount Drive, open container at 3735 Glenmore Ave., Oct. 10.

Ronald Jacimine, 51, 370 Oakwood Park, open container at 3735 Glenmore Ave., Oct. 10.

Vicki Jones, 50, 3149 South Road, open container at 3735 Glenmore Ave., Oct. 10.

Tony Tasch, 40, 3314 Camvic Terrace, aggravated menacing, making false alarms and drug paraphernalia at 3314 Camvic Terrace,

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Domestic violence

Physical altercation between spouses at Fearman Avenue, Oct. 7.

Theft

Washing machine, two air conditioners and copper piping stolen from home at 3858 Davis Ave., Oct. 6.

GPS and assorted tools stolen from vehicle at 4290 Selby Court, Oct. 7.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 3 Arrests/citations

Donna J. McMullen, born 1960, possession of drug paraphernalia, 2298 Harrison Ave., Oct. 12.

Emmit Davis, born 1970, felonious assault, 2400 Harrison Ave., Oct. 7.

Flenare Mascus, born 1990, theft under $300, 5555 Glenway Ave., Oct. 7.

Jerry Lee Roper, born 1988, theft under $300, 2913 Boudinot Ave., Oct. 8.

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Unauthorized use of motor vehicle 2649 Thomasville Drive, Oct. 8.

Vehicle theft

2321 Ferguson Road, Oct. 2.

2880 Harrison Ave., Oct. 4.

6000 Glenway Ave., Oct. 3.

GREEN TOWNSHIP Arrests/citations

Kyle G. Steffen, 21, 3950 Demarc Court, open container at 5124 Sumter Ave., Sept. 28.

David W. Hamby, 29, 160 First St., theft at Harrison Avenue and Rybolt Road, Sept. 29.

Scott A. Bennett, 34, 201 Mt. Nebo Road, complicity to theft at 6550 Harrison Ave., Sept. 29.

Garrett R. Tuck, 21, Dina Terrace No. 5, criminal damaging at 6480 Glenway Ave., Sept. 29.

Jacob K. Senoff, 23, 1040 Arrowhead Drive, possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia and possessing drug abuse instrument at 6550 Harrison Ave., Sept. 29.

Brent Smith, 19, 1000 Sycamore St., theft at 11021 Hamilton Ave., Sept. 30.

Brandon Bueter, 23, 3537 Centurion Drive, possession of marijuana at North Bend Road and West Fork Road, Sept. 30.

Timothy R. Sexton, 44, 3359 Stevie Lane, open container at Westwood Northern Boulevard and North Bend Road, Sept. 30.

Ariana Matthews, 18, 1109 Monongahela Drive, theft at 6550 Harrison Ave., Sept. 30.

Brandy Kimberly, 34, 6234 Cambridge No. 1, theft at 5495 Glenway Ave., Sept. 30.

Farrah Jones, 32, 203 Congress Ave., theft at 5495 Glenway Ave., Sept. 30.

Jacklyn Teater, 32, 3750 Mead Ave., theft at 5495 Glenway Ave., Sept. 30.

Jonathan B. Collins, 22, 2741 Legrove Circle, possession of drugs at 5285 Laurelridge Lane, Sept. 30.

Juvenile, 16, disorderly conduct at 3200 Ebenezer Road, Oct. 1.

Juvenile, 15, disorderly conduct at 3200 Ebenezer Road, Oct. 1.

Sondrea Brotherton, 31, 5890 Snyder Road, theft at 3491 North Bend Road, Oct. 2.

Earl M. Flower Jr., 18, 5756 Sidney Road, falsification and operating a vehicle under the influence at 5527 Cheviot Road, Oct. 3.

Gerald Brown, 23, 944 Cleveland Ave., carrying concealed weapon at Harrison Avenue and Raceview, Oct. 4.

Jennifer A. Cuzzone, 38, 4251 Race Road, domestic violence at 4251 Race Road, Oct. 4.

Joseph C. Jackson, 50, 4258 North Bend Road, possessing weapons while intoxicated at 4246 North Bend Road, Oct. 5.

Juvenile, 14, disorderly conduct at 6965 Colerain Ave., Oct. 5.

Jillian Thomas, 32, 1862 Knox St., theft at 5750 Harrison Ave., Oct. 5.

Quentis L. Cook, 51, 1862 Knox St., theft at 5750 Harrison Ave., Oct. 5.

Cody D. Manis, 22, 5474 Audro Drive

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Breaking and entering

2678 Wendee Drive, Oct. 7.

2680 Queen City Ave., Oct. 3.

2906 Mignon Ave., Oct. 7.

3200 Harrison Ave., Oct. 4.

Burglary

2291 Wolff St., Oct. 7.

2445 Westwood Northern Blvd., Oct. 6.

2986 Woodrow Ave., Oct. 6.

3127 Worthington Ave., Oct. 8.

3164 Bracken Woods Lane, Oct. 4.

3600 Schwartze Ave., Oct. 5.

Felonious assault

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3150 Glenmore Ave., Oct. 4.

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3409 Belltone Ave., Oct. 3.

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Assault

Incidents

Suspect threw victim to the ground at Longshots Saloon at 4108 North Bend Road, Oct. 6.

Suspect knocked victim to the ground and punched them in the head at 3175 Westbourne Drive, Oct. 4.

Breaking and entering

Copper piping stolen from home at 3751 Jessup Road, Oct. 2.

Spray machine removed from garage at Hillview Golf Course and driven throughout the course causing damage to ground and six flag pins at 6954 Wesselman Road, Oct. 7.

Copper piping, three power cords and a shower valve stolen from home at 5085 West Fork Road, Oct. 11.

Burglary

Copper piping stolen from home at 5221 Arrow Ave., Oct. 5.

Copper piping stolen from home at 3671 Hubble Road, Oct. 9.

Television and laptop computer stolen from home at 3730 Neiheisel, Oct. 9.

Prescription medicine stolen from home at 5655 Harrison Ave., Oct. 10.

Copper piping stolen from home at 4443 North Bend Road, Oct. 10.

Criminal damaging

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Fail mailboxes damaged by unknown means at 5370, 5378, 5362, 5354 and 5387 Tall Oak, Oct. 10.

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Daniel E. Smith, 24, 6770 Towering Ridge Way, theft at 6303 Harrison Ave., Oct. 9.

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Gerald T. Stockelman, 53, 6137 West Fork Road, domestic violence at 6137 West Fork Road, Oct. 10.

Nicole Y. Spalding, 30, 3777 Robb Ave., possession of marijuana at 5071 Glencrossing Way, Oct. 10.

Mark D. Stevens, 43, 3615 Edgebrook Drive, open container at 3621 Edgebrook Drive, Oct. 10.

Elton S. Ketron, 33, 3177 Ferncrest, disorderly conduct while intoxicated at 7954 Harrison Ave., Oct. 11.

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Kenneth D. Ruff, born 1965, possession open flask, 3360 Glenmore Ave., Oct. 8.

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Fallen firefighter’s family to help others Gannett News Service They want him to be remembered for his life. Not his death.

So, Brian Schira’s family members established a scholarship fund that bears his name and will help others reach his life’s goal.

They set up the fund with $133,000. That represents all of the money the community donated in Schira’s memory since the unmarried 29-year-old lost his life April 4, 2008, along with a fellow Colerain Township firefighter, Capt.

Robin Zang Broxterman, while fighting an early morning house fire. The scholarships will go to firefighters planning to make a career out of battling blazes and saving lives.

“Our family believes in celebrating life,” said Christine Brummer, Schira’s aunt and counselor to the fund’s board, during an informal board meeting. “That means you give back and share.”

That’s exactly what the family is doing with the Brian W. Schira “102” Scholarship. The “102” stands for the number of the firehouse where Schira and Broxterman were stationed on that fateful day.

The first three recipients – Dave Benken of the Delhi Township Fire Department; Ryan Frank of the Colerain, Delhi and Whitewater township fire departments; and Craig Niehaus of the Colerain Township Fire Department – were honored last week during ceremonies at the Fire Museum of Greater Cincinnati in downtown Cincinnati.

The scholarships will enable the three firefighters to go to school to study to be a paramedic.

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The recipients of the Brian W. Schira “102” Scholarship given to firefighters so they can go to school to study to be a paramedic are, from left, Craig Niehuas of the Colerain Township Fire Department, David Berker of the Delhi Township Fire Department, and Ryan Frank of the Colerain Township department.

“The state of Ohio will not allow you to be a fulltime firefighter without going to school for your paramedic certification and passing the national test,” Brummer said.

“Those classes were going to be Brian’s next step,” said his older brother, Eric Schira, an accountant and chairman of the fund’s board of directors. “It was just a matter of getting the money together.”

To pay for his paramedic classes, Brian Schira worked three jobs. He served as a part-time firefighter for the fire departments of Colerain and Delhi townships. In his spare time, he worked at the Western Hills Home Depot.

“Trying to become fulltime firefighters, theses guys have so much on their plate,” said Schira’s younger brother, Dan, an accountant and the board’s vice president. “The scholarship might let them drop a part-time job so they would have more time to study.”

Schira’s family settled on the scholarship the day after the tragic fire claimed his life.

“Donations were pouring in,” said Eric Schira.

“We were overwhelmed by the community,” said Lisa Schira, Eric’s wife and the fund’s secretary.

“There was no question where the money would go,” Dan Schira said.

No one would have faulted the family for keeping the money. The 400plus donors contributed with no strings attached.

Eric Schira knows that.

He read the condolences accompanying the donations.

“Still,” he said, “there was never any thought to take the money. We were not going to profit off the death of my brother.

“The community was giving so much to us. The firefighters were giving us so much help. We thought we would come up with a way to help them both.”

The scholarship fund gives the family “the chance to move forward,” Brummer added.

“We had Brian for 29 years,” she said. But, after the fire, the subsequent media coverage, a public funeral and a communitywide outpouring of sympathy, “we were constantly being reminded of the day we lost him.”

Brummer stressed she did not want to appear unappreciative.

“People meant well,” she said. “But you can’t move forward, you can’t heal, if you are being yanked back to that day.”

She believes the scholarship will help her family heal as well as aid the community.

“This scholarship will give us well-trained firefighters ready to help people in need,” she said.

“Brian loved to help people,” she added. “So, this way, he’s still serving the community.”

Coat drive for St. Vincent de Paul begins the coats.

Participating fire departments serving as drop off points include Colerain Township, Forest Park, Green Township, Mount Healthy, and Springfield Township.

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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and WLWT Channel 5 have begun the eighth annual 5 Cares Coat Drive.

Drive partners are Gold Star Chili, City Dash, local fire departments and Starr Printing Services, Inc. St. Vincent de Paul supplies coats to its own clients, as well as to other agencies that also work directly with those in need. The 5 Cares Coat Drive relies on the generosity of the Greater Cincinnati community for the donation of new and gently-used coats towards its goal of 4,000 coats.

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For families living paycheck to paycheck, or those who are newly unemployed, the expense of a coat may just not be in the budget, especially when faced with the more pressing needs of food or medicine, some just simply go without, said Liz Carter, executive director, St. Vincent de Paul.

The partnership with St. Vincent de Paul serves people in need, and is something the entire station rallies behind, said Richard Dyer, general manager of WLWT Channel 5.

This project is made possible by firefighters and others who collect the coats, volunteers who transport, sort and distribute the coats, and of course, the community who generously donate

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Elder High School students Ryan James, far left in the black hooded sweatshirt, and Brandon Gressler, center waving, lead the pack of purple-clad walkers as they make their way along Glenway Avenue during the 36th annual Elder Walk for Others.

Elder walk raises money for others

By Kurt Backscheider kbackscheider@communitypress.com

Those who saw the purple wave making its way through west-side neighborhoods should know the Elder High School students weren’t cutting class.

Elder’s entire student body walked through Price Hill, Westwood, Cheviot and Bridgetown for a good cause Monday, Oct. 12. The students were taking part in the 36th annual Elder Walk for Others.

“It’s a tradition at Elder,” said Trina Schapker, the school’s annual fund director who helps organize the walk.

“The students have been participating in the walk since 1973. They used to walk 20 miles, but now it’s a 12mile course.”

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“Seventy-five percent of the proceeds goes toward tuition assistance at Elder and 25 percent goes to the different charities we support throughout the year,” she said.

“This year teachers really stressed to the students the importance of where the money goes because of the economy.”

Elder senior Ryan Ruffing, of Delhi Township, said he’s enjoyed taking part in the walk all four years.

He said while it’s great to get outside and have a fun time walking with friends, it’s also important to remember why they do it.

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“I think it’s great we’re able to take a day and do something like this.”

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She said students can earn a variety of prizes, such as out of uniform days or free lunch for a week, based on the amount of money they raise.

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