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An upcoming football gamehas a personal connection to anIndian Hill High School senior.
Rebecca Daun, a resident ofSycamore Township, has orga-nized “Touchdown for Downs”Friday, Sept. 20, at the highschool, 6865 Drake Road. Thegame will start at 7 p.m.
In addition to a halftimeshowduring the IndianHill-Ma-riemont football game that willinclude the participation of spe-cial-needs students, Daun hashelped coordinate a variety of
fundraising initiatives, includ-ing a bake sale, a silent auctionand the sale of T-shirts.
Proceeds raisedwill go to theDown Syndrome Association ofGreater Cincinnati and theDown Syndrome Research andTreatment Foundation.
“This is a cause that is reallypersonal to me,” said Daun,whose brother has Down syn-drome.
Prior to the game a dinnersponsored by the Indian HillBoosters benefiting the specialneeds program at the schoolwill be at 6 p.m.
Tickets for the dinner are $5.
“It’s a celebration of the spe-cial-needs community,” saidDaun about the assortment ofevents.
Daun is also in the process offorming a Partners Club at thehigh school which partners spe-cial-needs students with otherchildren in the school.
“I think (Daun) embodies theIndian Hill population thatreaches out to help all stu-dents,” said Indian Hill HighSchool Assistant Principal JenUlland.
Student has personal connection to fundraiserBy Forrest [email protected]
Indian Hill High School senior Rebecca Daun has organized a"Touchdown for Downs" event to raise money for Down syndromeorganizations. The event will be Friday, Sept. 20. FORREST SELLERS/THE
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When community membersrecently gathered to dedicate anew pedestrian bridge at theGrand Valley Preserve theywere celebrating more than anewway to cross the north lake.
The 50-foot-long concretespan also links the West Over-look Trail on the east side of thelake to trails to be built on thewest side.
“The bridge is important be-cause it opens up over a mile ofadditional trails,” said IndianHill Mayor Mark Tullis.
IndianHill owns the390-acreGrand Valley Preserve on stateRoute 126 in Camp Dennison,which is openonly to IndianHillresidents and residents fromother communitieswhobuywa-ter from the Indian Hill WaterWorks.
The latter group includespeoplefromallorpartsofCampDennison, Madeira, TerracePark andMontgomery.
Some 300 contributors fromthese areas donated more than$74,600 to help Indian Hill payfor the $100,000 pedestrianbridge, which was dedicatedSept. 7.
“What is truly special aboutthis project is that itwas fundedalmost entirely by the generouscontributions of residents inour community,” Tullis said.
“I say ‘community’ becausemany of the contributions camefromresidentsofMadeira, resi-dents of Terrace Park and resi-dents of Camp Dennison.”
Said Indian Hill City Man-ager Dina Minneci, “Since I be-gan working in Indian Hillmany things have amazed meabout this community.”
“The extreme generosity of
over 300 donors contributing$74,000 to ensure this uniquecommunity asset continues toflourish is in the top threeamaz-ing things,” Minneci said.
Tullis said renownedwildlifeartist John Ruthven attendedthe bridge dedication.
“In 2005 Mr. Ruthven pre-sented the villagewith a beauti-ful painting of ‘The Great BlueHeron of Grand Valley’,” Tullissaid.
“Through his generous gift,the village was able to raise$15,000 through the sale of 200limited-edition prints.”
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Indian Hill Village councilmembers open a new pedestrian bridge at the Grand Valley Preserve. From left areLindsay McLean, Mark Kuenning, Vice Mayor Keith Rabenold, Mayor Mark Tullis, Laura Raines, DanFeigelson and Molly Barber.PROVIDED
The new pedestrian bridge spans the north lake at the Grand ValleyPreserve.PROVIDED
Wildlife artist John Ruthven and former Indian Hill Mayor StellaHassan, who spearheaded efforts to purchase the Grand ValleyPreserve in 2002, at the dedication of a new pedestrian bridge at thepreserve.PROVIDED
Indian Hill Churchmembers can tweet, textand email with the best of
them.But sometimes people
need toputdownthehard-ware, turn off the TV andactually talk to each otherabout ideas that needmore than 140 charactersto express, members be-lieve.
That’s why they offeradult forums at thechurch, a dual-denomina-tion congregation thatworships in both Episco-pal and Presbyterianstylesat6000DrakeRoad.
The forums begin withpresentations at 9 a.m. onselective Sundays andevolve into discussionsduring the roughly 90-minute-long events.
Church member Don-ald Harrison of IndianHill,whohelpscoordinatethe forums, says topicsare chosen with care.
“Number one, we cov-er contemporary issuesforwhichpeople of the In-dian Hill Church needmore understanding,”Harrison said.
“Secondly, these issuesare the ones that are cho-sen to be important forCincinnati and the con-tinued development ofprograms that aid manypeople.”
ChurchmemberGerriStrauss ofIndian Hill,who alsohelps coor-dinate theforums,says past
topics have ranged from“fracking (the hydraulicfracturing of rock withpressurized liquid to getgas and oil),” to the “ArabSpring” and “Obama-care.”
The church does notshy away from tough is-sues, Strauss said.
“Often these issues arevery controversial andthis forumallowsusawaytopresent these topics inamanner that promotescivilized discussion,”Strauss said.
The IndianHill Churchcurrently is presenting anumber of forums onmental health.
“When planning ourfall calendar, the discus-sionof increasinggunvio-lence came up,” Strausssaid.
“As many peoplewould like to blame theseserial incidences on men-tal health, we wanted to
discuss this topic as it isoften swept under the rugrather than openly deal-ing with root causes.”
Strauss said “a very in-quisitive group of people”usually attends the adultforums.
Here are the topics andspeakersforupcomingfo-rums this fall:
» Sept. 22 – “Under-standing the impact oftraumatic stress: How itaffects us all” with Kath-leenChard,directorof theTrauma Recovery Centerat the Cincinnati VAMed-ical Center and professorof psychiatry and behav-ioral neuroscience at theUniversity of Cincinnati.
» Sept. 29 - “Coping
with mental illness in afamily: How it impactsyou” with Jane Keller,president of the Cincin-nati Youth Collaborative.
» Oct. 6 – “Understand-ing ‘hacking’ and how toprevent it” with a speakerto be announced.
» Oct.13–TheACLUofOhio’s position on dronesand government monitor-ing with Laurie Briggs, amember of the stateACLU’s board of direc-tors.
» Oct. 20 – The govern-ment perspective ondrones and governmentmonitoringwithaspeakerto be announced.
» Oct. 27 – “Evolutionof the library in the infor-mation age” with KimFender, the Eva Jane Ro-maineCoombedirector ofthe Public Library of Cin-cinnati and HamiltonCounty.
»Nov. 3 - “ATourof theUniverse” with Dean Re-gas, the Outreach Astron-omerat theCincinnatiOb-servatory and co- host ofPBS’ Star Gazers.
»Nov. 10 - “Where dowith go from here?” re-capping Ohio and localNov. 5 elections withHowardWilkinson.
The Indian Hill Church ispresenting a series of adultforums on a variety ofissues, ranging from mentalhealth to politics.JEANNEHOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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Indian Hill High Schoolstudents now have the oppor-tunity to earn college creditfor taking the Financial Man-agement class offered by Pat
Pritz.The cost of the 3 credit se-
mester class is $330. Thecredit is offered through theUniversity of Cincinnati andis value since UC currentlycharges $450 per credit hour.
The credits can be used atUC or will transfer to any col-
lege or university that has atransfer agreement with UC.
Indian Hill offers this dualcredit elective each semester.
Interested students andparents should contact theirhigh school counselor forscheduling or Pritz with anyquestions.
SCHOOL NOTES
Michael Lynch has been named to thedean’s list at Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute for the spring 2013 semester.Lynch studies business and manage-ment.
GraduatesWright State University - Ryan Andersand Katherine Winters.
Dean’s listGeorgia Institute of Technology - Thom-as McClureUniversity of Iowa spring semester -Kristen Elizabeth MuenzKatherine Jones was named to thedean’s list at Villanova University forthe academic year. Jones is studyingnursing in the College of Nursing.
COLLEGE CORNER
CincinnatiCountryDaySchoolbegan its88thschoolyearrecentlywith838students, thelargest enrollment since 2005-06. The school welcomed120 new students who come fromConnecticut, Georgia, Kentucky,Massachusetts, New Jersey, NewYork, North Carolina,Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. New international students include five from China,one from Egypt, one from England, three fromGermany and one from Panama.
A group of Cincinnati Country Day Middle School students lead the student body and faculty in the Pledge of Allegiance during the Opening Convocation Aug. 20. They are, front fromleft, Paige Hettinger, of Evendale, Maya Blasingame, of West Chester Township, Erica Garboden, of Loveland, and Kayla Boaz, of West Chester Township. In back, from left, are EllieWheeler, of Madeira, Meera Sahney, of Indian Hill, Mia Masterson, a new student from New Jersey, and Andy Osborn, of Loveland. THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ
OPENINGDAY
Francis Burse waves on his way to the Opening Convocation atCincinnati Country Day School. The Roselawn boy is a seventh-grader.THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ
Cincinnati Country Day's Head of the Upper School, StephanieLuebbers, of Madeira, gives a high five to Asher Hirsch, a SycamoreTownship junior, on the first day of school. THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ
CincinnatiCountry Day'sHead of SchoolRobert Macraegreets LukeCicchinelli andhis mother,Jessica, on thefirst day ofschool. TheIndian Hill boyis inkindergarten.THANKS TO CINDY
KRANZ
Emily Hetrick, of Sharonville, a teacher at Cincinnati Country Day School, goes over the calendar with fourof her students on the first day of school. They are, from left, Gertrude Lazarus, of Hyde Park, Roxy Vollmer,of Indian Hill, Ruby Blanding, of Mariemont, and Leah Schwartz, of Indian Hill. THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ
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KENWOOD — Most wide re-ceivers who catch 30 passesfor 358 yards and four touch-downs as a junior would prob-ably spend the following sum-mer catchingmore to be sharpfor their senior year.
Not Moeller High School’sGus Ragland.
After his innings on themound ended as a pitcher forMoeller’sDivision I champion-ship baseball squad, Raglandwas off to football camps toplay without receiving gloves.
Though he had outstandingyear on Moeller’s state titlefootball game receivingpasses, he’s been throwingthem since he was in the firstgrade. His first two years as aCrusader were also spent atquarterback.
Because Moeller had Spen-cer Iacovone back, coach JohnRodenbergmoved the6-foot-3,200-pound Ragland to wideoutfor his junior year.
“Itwasa lotdifferent,”Rag-land said. “There’s a lot moreresponsibility at quarterback.Playing receiver was enjoy-able. It helped me understandmy receivers a little bitmore.”
For the Crusaders coachingstaff, moving Ragland backsimplified their 2013 offense.
Like a chess board, Moellermoved their pieces.
The blue and gold reloadedwith No. 14 at quarterback,speedsters Chase Pankey andIsaiahGentryatreceiveranda6-foot-5 Jake Hausmann, wholooks like your prototypicalMoeller rugged tight end.
“We thought going into thisyear thatGuswasvery similarto Spencer (Iacovone) so weknew we could keep the samescheme,”Rodenberg said. “Weknew he needed a little bit ofexperience throwing the foot-ball, but he’s a leader and aleader in the school.”
Thus far, Pankey, Gentry,seniors Jack Gruber and Ja-mieRieger and the sophomoreHausmann have been rifledthe ball from Ragland. In theopener against IndianapolisPike, the red-head with therubber arm found junior Pan-key in the final minute for thewin.
“With the talent we have atwide receiver, we feel we cangodeepa lot,”Raglandsaid. “Itwas a great play call. I wentback and let the ball go andmyteammate made a great play.”
Ragland followed that with
a dismantling of CovingtonCatholic going 20-25 for a pairof touchdowns.
Rodenberg thinks the yearat wide receiver helped Rag-land in hitting his routes.
“We want to (throw),” Ro-denberg said. “We got sort oflocked with Keith (Watkins)last year. Weweren’t throwingefficiently. This year we’rekind of forcing ourselves to doit.”
In baseball, Ragland’s de-veloped a unique habit of fol-lowing throughsohard thathishat falls off of his head. Fortu-nately, the football Crusadersheadgear contains a strap soRagland’s kept his “head abouthim” in more ways than one.
Moeller senior quarterback Gus Ragland throws for a touchdown against Covington Catholic Sept. 7.GREGLORING/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Moeller’s Ragland leadsto riches on gridironBy Scott [email protected] LOOKING AHEAD
What: Moeller v. LouisvilleSt. Xavier football gameWhen: 7:30 p.m., Friday,
Ragland has talked to IndianaState, Lafayette and Ten-nessee-Chattanooga for foot-ball and attended camps atBowling Green and Akron. Forbaseball, he’s being recruitedby Miami University and Xavier.
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INDIANHILL—Theoceanhasnothing on these guys.
The Cincinnati Country DaySchool boys soccer team isdeep, yes, and it comes at you inrelentless waves.
The Indians - 9-1 overall and3-0 in the Miami Valley Confer-ence through Sept. 13 - featurethe league’s top three scorers,fourof the topfive, sixof the top10 and nine of the top 15. CCDhasoutscoredopponents 65-4 sofar this season.
“All of us like the action ofthe sport,” said head coachGreg Hirschauer. “We can’t sitstill. We’re always moving.”
Junior Nathan Gibson andsenior Dominic Isadore are 1-2in scoring for the Indians; theyserve as co-captainswith juniorWillCohen (eighth inMVCscor-ing).
“I like taking the (scoring)role, but Dom’s assisted me onprobablyhalfmygoals,”Gibsonsaid. “I couldn’t do it withouthim. Or without Will feeding usfrom the back. Orwithout someof the other guys - SeanO’Brien(third inMVCscoring)andMattMcFarland (fifth) - who scorewell.
“I likescoring,but I likedish-ing the ball, too.”
Hirschauer agreed.“(Gibson) just happens to be
the guywho’s putting the cap onthe bottle once the team movesthe ball up the field,” he said.“Nathan is about as humble akid as you’ll find for as good ashe is. He’s very much teamfirst.”
Likewise Isadore.“It feels good that we have a
group of boys who believe inone another, who play together,who aren’t selfish,” he said. “Weall have a love for the game and
want to do whatever it takes towin.”
Cohen - who played in Israelover the summer forTeamUSAintheMaccabiGames -said thatprocess began with the presea-son.
“We started our seasonright,” he said. “I hadagreat ex-perience this summer, but Iwasglad to be home in time to startCCDsoccer.We’veworkedhardand we’ve worked together. It’spaid off so far.”
All three grew up playing In-dian Hill youth soccer beforejoining the Sycamore Arsenalclub program. Isadore’s teamowns six straight state champi-onships. Gibson and Cohen’ssquad was national runner upthis summer.
As thewins andgoals pile up,CCDhas aneyeon the team thatknocked themout of the tourna-ment last season, defendingstate champion Summit Coun-
tryDay.The teamstied1-1in theregular season before theKnights prevailed1-0 in the dis-trict championship.
The Indians host SummitSept. 26.
“We obviously have our ri-vals coming up,” Cohen said.“We played them so close lastyear in the regular season andin the tournament. We think wecan get them this year.”
Once again, Hirschaueragreed.
“Our goal is to play to ourstandard, which is very high,”he said. “Most people don’t facein games what our guys face inpracticeeveryday.Ourtrainingsessions are extremely compet-itive. We have fun every day,but we’re good, too, and work-ing to get better.”
“We’llmakemistakes andwewon’t be perfect, but if we playhard we’ll be very difficult tobeat.”
Cincinnati Country Day Schoolsenior Dominic Isadore is one ofthe leading scorers in the MiamiValley Conference. MARK D.
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INDIAN HILL — In a gameknown for its runs, the IndianHill High School volleyballteamis looking forasecondhalfrun to get into contention in theCincinnati Hills League.
With just two seniors, the La-dy Braves have been close withsomegoodsquads,buthavefall-en short. Early in the season, In-dianHill lost a five-setmatch toMariemont.
More recently, they droppeda four-setter to Loveland of theEastern Cincinnati Conference,despite jumping out to a quicklead in the fourth.
Coach Ellen Hughes calledseveral timeouts to calm hersquad down, but Loveland wasstill able to eek out the win.Down the stretch, Hughes ishoping some maturity sinks inwith her team to help them pre-vail in such contests.
“When you’re younger, youdon’t really know how to fight,”Hughes said. “You play moretimid at the end versus an olderteam pushes harder at the end.You want to win as opposed tobeing afraid to lose.”
One big element of any turn-around will be senior LaurenEpcke. The Indian Hill middlehitter missed the first sevengames and did not play untilSept. 9. The other factor will behow Epcke’s senior teammateadapts to a new position.
“I switched my other senior,Maddi Bennett, to libero,”Hughes said. “She’s neverplayed libero in her whole ca-reer.”
Her first game at libero wasthe Loveland loss, which ap-
peared to be anyone’s match towin halfway through the fourthset. “Whenever we get to play anice Division I team it’s goodcompetition for us,” Hughessaid. “We need to play thosetype of teams.”
Outside of seniorsEpcke andBennett, Indian Hill is juniorheavy with Anna Renfro, Mac-kenzie McMillan, Julia Sewell,Riley Lange, Marie Taylor andBridget Thibodeaux. KarenFolz is a freshman and sopho-moreCassidyZang is the setter.
“She has great hands and sheknows the floor,” Hughes said.
The big target for CoachHughes and the rest of theleague is Wyoming. All of theteam’s work in the steamy Indi-an Hill gymnasium all summerhas been geared at heading theCowboys off at the pass.
“Wyoming is definitely theNo. 1-ranked team,” Hughessaid. “I really believe we can bein the top two or three.”
Team is the key word.As Hughes will tell you, vol-
leyball is teamconcept,which iswhy there are huddles and con-gratulations offered after eachpoint. The idea is to keep anypositive momentum going, be-cause a gamecan turn cruel in ahurry.
“Volleyball is the weirdestsport with momentum,”Hughes said. “Momentum canchange with a flip of the hat.”
With the new lineup andsome healthy players, the LadyBravesarehopingforamomen-tum shift toward a winning rec-ord. Most of Indian Hill’s up-comingmatchesare in theCHL,including rematches with Ma-riemont Sept. 19 and WyomingOct. 1.
Indian Hill senior middle hitter Lauren Epcke awaits the ball Sept. 9.SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS
Indian Hillvolleyball hopesfor healthy runBy Scott [email protected]
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A5SPORTS & RECREATION
Football» Cincinnati CountryDay
drubbed Aiken High School46-14 at home Sept. 12. TheIndians improved to 3-0 onon the season. CCD opensMiami Valley Conferenceplay Sept. 21 at Lockland.
» Because of new dead-lines, please locate all Fri-day football scores on thePress website, www.cincin-nati.com/ preps.
Boys soccer» IndianHill shut outAn-
derson 7-0 on Sept. 7. SeniorDavid Robinett had the hattrick.
TheBraves blankedDeerPark 5-0 onSept.10with sen-ior Adam Luckey taking histurn at the hat trick.
» Cincinnati CountryDay blanked CincinnatiChristian - one of only twoteams to beat the Indianslast season - 4-0 at homeSept. 12.
Girls soccer» MNDshutoutMcAuley
1-0 on Sept. 11 as sophomoreHannahMartin scored.
» (Correction from lastweek)MND tied Saint Ursu-la Academy1-1 on Sept. 4.
» CCD beat CincinnatiChristian 2-1 Sept. 12.
Boys golf» Indian Hill beat Sum-
mit Country Day by eightstrokes Sept. 9 at CincinnatiCountry Club. ConnorHjelm was medalist with a35.
The Braves beat Readingand Finneytown on Sept. 10as Hjelm shot a 39 at SharonWoods.
Girls golf» Indian Hill beat Love-
land by four strokes on Sept.10. Pari Keller was medalistwith a 38 at Eagles Nest.
Indian Hill beat McNi-cholas by three strokes onSept.10withKeller shooting35 at Reeves.
Keller had a 38 at DeerTrack on Sept. 12 tomedal inan Indian Hill loss to Mil-ford.
»MountNotreDamewasthird at the GGCL champi-onship at Weatherwax onSept. 10.
»Ursulinewon theGGCLquadmeet Sept. 10 atWeath-erwax with a team score of319, 11 strokes ahead of run-ner-up St. Ursula Academy.
TheLions followedwith a176-189 victory over MountNotreDameSept.12 togo8-1in dual matches on the sea-son.
Boys cross country» Indian Hill was fourth
at the Mason Invitational inSection II on Sept. 7.
Girls cross country» Indian Hill was second
at the Mason Invitational inSection II on Sept. 7. ElenaHorton was fifth overall in20:49.53.
»Ursuline Academy fin-ished sixth in the Mason In-vitational Section I Sept. 7.Junior Catherine Finke ledthe Lions with a 19:13.86 rungood for 15th place individ-ually.
Girls tennis» Indian Hill beat Lakota
East 4-1 on Sept. 9. Sopho-more Meredith Breda wonNo. 1 singles and juniorsAlex Skidmore and AbigailSinger won No. 1 doubles.
TheLadyBraves blankedTaylor 5-0 on Sept.10 asBre-
da, Maren McKenna andCaroline Andersen sweptsingles.
Indian Hill shut out DeerPark 5-0 on Sept. 11 withSkidmore/Singer winning indoubles along and Breda,McKennaandAndersen tak-ing singles.
On Sept. 12, Indian Hillbeat Chaminade-Julienne3-2. Skidmore/Singer won indoubles along with juniorMegan Koerting/freshmanSarah Price.
»Mount Notre Damebeat Seton 3-2 on Sept. 10.Sophomore Abby Weekswon in singles.
MND beat McAuley 4-1on Sept.12. JuniorCatherineMurphy and sophomoreWeeks won singles.
»Ursuline blankedMoth-er of Mercy 5-0 Sept. 12,bouncing back from a 3-2loss against Mason HighSchool Sept. 11.
Moeller’s Quinn Sullivan ripson down the first fairway atWestern Hills Country Club inthe GCL Quad match Sept. 10.Sullivan earned Co-Medalisthonors with a 1-under par 34on the front nine. TOM
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BLUE ASH — Forget the song; be-lieve the hype.
Ursuline Academy tennis playerMehvish Safdar is a star. She wonthe Division I state doubles titlewith her older sisteras a freshman. Shewon a state singles ti-tle as a sophomore.She’s undefeated fortheLions so far in hersenior season andwas a LaRosa’s ath-lete of the week.
No surprise to Ur-suline coach JoeHartkemeyer.
“The skills thatshe has, she has pret-tymuch any shot thatyou want,” he said.“She really doesn’thave a weakness. Ithink (playingagainst her) it’s oneof those thingswhereyou might not find aweakness. You haveto look for a patternwhere you mightcross her up, butthat’s going to be dif-ficult.
“You’re not playing a person,you’re playing a style of play. Itdoesn’t matter who’s on the otherside of the net. She can come to thenet. She can be aggressive. She canbe a grinder. She can beat you withbig shots from the baseline. Herstyle is really an all-court game.
“She doesn’t overlook anybodyand plays each point. Every oppor-tunity she has to be out there is anopportunity togetbetter.Hereffortis always all-out.”
Safdar, a Mason resident, saidhearing her coach say she had noweakness was both a surprise, acomplimentandagoalall rolled into
one.“I try not to expose my weak-
nesses, but definitely I’ve been try-ing to create anall-court game,” shesaid. “I’ve been playing a lot. Justgetting repetitions. It’smore of justa mental thing and that’s part ofwhat I want to improve, too.”
Safdar beganplay-ing tennis at age 4,tagging along withher older sisters totheir practices andmatches. She beganplayingUSTAtourna-ments at age 6.
“I got lucky andgot a head start,” shesaid. “It was a greatexperience playingthat young.”
For all the individ-ual elements of thegame, her coach saidhe appreciates herdedication to team.
“There’s no betteropportunity to go outwith a jersey withyourschool’snameonthe front and repre-sent that and be partof a team,”he said. “Alot of times playerswith her ability don’teven play high school
tennis and it can be hard to buy intothe team game, but not for her.”
Safdar said that stems from herfirst trip to the state team tourna-ment in Columbus as a freshman.
“Going up as a team, being withthe girls, it really brought a wholeconcept of a team sport home forme,” she said. “I’ve always likedthat. It’s an adjustment from the offseason,but it alsogetsyoureadyforcollege, because it’s such a teamgame there.”
Safdar has yet to decide whereshe will play tennis in college, butBig 10 and ACC schools have ex-pressed interest in her services.
Safdar’s star shiningfor Ursuline tennis
Ursuline Academy seniorMehvish Safdar approachesthe net for a drop shotagainst Mount Notre DameSept. 3 at the Blue AshRecreation Center. MARK D.
Ourmost important problem,our debt/budget imbalance is
not being ad-dressed by ourgovernment.Our debt isnow $222 tril-lion.
Plug thisfigure intoGoogle andread. What arethe presidentand Congressgoing to do
about this? Do wewant to add anewmilitary incursion to thisdebt?
Why are neither the Demo-crats nor Republicans willing toaddress this fiscal issue?
Read “The Art ofWar.”
Twenty percent of a winningequation is havingmost of thepeople support you. Eightypercent of the U. S. populationdoes not support an unneces-sarymilitary intervention in theabsence of clear and presentdanger.
Another 20 percent of a win-ning strategy is having thefinancial ability to pay for it.
Another 20 percent of a win-ning strategy is having a win-ning plan?We have not beengiven a plan.
The discussion we haveheard produces no outcome,other than ‘punishment’ and thekilling of more people, and thewaste of more resources. Wehave failed 60 percent of thistest, and we have not discussed
the other two principals in "TheArt ofWar.”
The way the U.S. responds tothe taunts and torments in theworld is far too impulsive. Ourplanning is incomplete. Ourtiming is too swift. We lackleadership.
In "The Art ofWar" the ulti-mate victory is that which isgained without having to go towar.
We do not have a Democracy,nor do we have a representativeRepublic. What we have inWashington is a Plutocracy.
We always have had a Plutoc-racy; however, it is not in thebest long-term interest of thePlutocrats, that we continuethese failedmilitary adventuresthat weaken us financially. We
have not won a war sinceWWII.Our country can only remain
strong if our government setsthe correct priorities, gets to-gether, and works out a 30-yearbudget that resolves the debtwithout destroying the dollar,jobs, the healthcare system, andour various safety nets. This ispriority No. 1.
Then, if yourmoral valuesare so high, that you absolutelyhave to act, to punish amisdeed;only then, youmaywar on oth-ers without any serious thoughtof negotiation.
For instance, it is in the bestinterest of Syria’s neighbors tohave a stable Syria. This may bean interesting time tomakethese contacts, and to deter-mine if negotiations are pos-
sible.A strike on Syria will be
meaningless! It will waste valu-able assets; assets, which aremore powerful, left at the ready.
Lighting a few fireworks,destroying some assets, will notmatter much, as the Russianswill easily replace them.
Our government should notbe seduced by its sponsors, intoan unnecessarymilitary con-frontation for which they haveonly 20 percent support. Every-one in the world knows we havethemilitary capacity to enforceour will.
The U. S. is not, and neverwill be, a paper tiger.
James Baker is a 36 year resident ofIndian Hill
Do we want to pay for another war?
James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
September is PainAwareness Month, a timeto recognize an issue thataffects more people thancancer, diabetes and heart
diseasecombined.
Accord-ing to theAmericanAcademyof PainMedicine,more than100 millionAmericansare suf-feringfromchronic
pain – a staggering num-ber compared to the 12million Americans livingwith cancer.
Without visible symp-toms, pain can only bedescribed by the personexperiencing it and isrelated to a range of in-juries and illnesses. Insome cases, pain becomesthe disease itself. In addi-tion to causing discomfort,unmanaged pain can af-fect all aspects of a per-son’s life, from disruptingsleeping and eating pat-terns to causing feelingsof anger, sadness andhopelessness.
Pain can affect work-place productivity and asa result, lead to unemploy-ment and trouble main-taining health insurance.According to the Amer-ican Academy of PainMedicine, pain yieldshigher healthcare costsdue to longer and morefrequent hospital stays. Areport from Johns Hop-kins University shows theannual cost of chronicpain is as high as $635billion a year in the UnitedStates.
Pain management is aspecial concern for pa-tients with life-limitingillnesses, such as cancer,chronic obstructive pul-monary disease or heartdisease. According to theMemorial Sloan-KetteringCancer Center, about threequarters of patients withadvanced disease experi-
ence some degree of pain.Pain is not necessarily
the most common symp-tom associated with seri-ous illnesses, but is argu-ably the most feared.Learning healthy ways ofcoping with stress throughmoderate exercise, eatingwell and getting plenty ofsleep are all proven topromote relaxation andreduce tension. Considerjoining a local supportgroup to connect withother people who under-stand the challenges ofliving with pain, or trackyour symptoms in a jour-nal to share with yourphysician.
There are many mythsaround the treatment ofpain, such as: pain medica-tions always cause heavysedation, always lead toaddiction, and dosagesmust always be increasedfor pain to be relieved.Perhaps the biggest mythis that in order for pain tobe effectively treated,care must be received in ahospital setting.
Most medical treat-ments required to make aterminally ill patient com-fortable can be providedat home, reducing theneed for frequent hospitalvisits as the needs in apatient’s condition change.Hospice and palliativecare providers are special-ly trained to address com-plex pain, from adminis-tering medication andproviding psychologicaland spiritual support tointroducing alternativetherapies such as massageand meditation.
Pain does not have to beaccepted as a normal partof the aging process orliving with an illness. Inall cases, it is important todevelop a strong networkof loved ones and health-care professionals whocan support you on yourjourney of managing yoursymptoms and enjoying ahigher quality of life.
Cindee Tresslar is the executivedirector of Crossroads Hospicein Cincinnati.
No reason tosuffer chronicpain alone
CindeeTresslarCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST
Last week’s questionShould local high schools have
American Indian nicknames or useAmerican Indian mascots. Why orwhy not?
“This is a simple question forme. I have a deep respect and af-fection for Native Americans. Ihave lived near reservations, hadNative American friends andlearned about the culture and thepresent day challenges.
“However, I had a child thatgraduated from Anderson (Red-skins) High School and spentmany times on football and base-ball fields yelling "Go, Redskins!"It seems to me that there are somany names in the English dic-tionary that certainly every highschool and college in this countrycould select a non-Native Ameri-can name and build loyalty andcompetition around it.
“In business and even non-profit organizations, nameschange all the time. It can be funto celebrate a new name. Let'ssupport ourschools indevelopingnew names that don't disrespectNative American tribes and cul-ture."
E.E.C.
“Only school teams located onreservation lands should be al-lowed to use traditional NativeAmerican names. Miami Univer-sity even changed its mascot toRedhawks some time ago for thisreason.
“American settlers and sol-diers stole the whole continentfrom Native Americans; it isn'ttoo much to ask to allow nativepeople the cultural dignity ofchanging offensive, stereotypi-cal names.
“People will try to argue that anew name doesn't reflect heri-tage accurately; well, that's thesameargument usedby racists inthe South who preserve the Con-federate flag.”
ghazi, Hillary 2016 ... Think thecountry has more importantthings to worry about. Go Red-skins!”
L.D.
“I think you are referring tothe Anderson Redskins. YES, Ithink this tradition should con-tinue mainly because this is theschool's chosen name andmascotfrommanyyears ago. If someareoffended ... that is life!”
Otto Roth
“Native American nicknamesand mascots have been aroundfor at least a century. When anyschool chooses a mascot thechoice is always made for per-sonsorobjects thatareeasilyrec-ognized as symbols for qualitiesto be admired and emulated. Na-tive Americans are no exceptionwhether they are Seminoles,Braves, Redskins, Warriors, Illi-ni, Eskimos, Indians, Black-hawks, Aztecs, etc.
“According to personal onlineresearch several years ago, theonly opposition comes from asmall modern activist groupknown topressure schools, teamsand similar organizations withtheir only goal being their accep-tance of large sums of money tobe quiet and go away.
“So far I have never heard of aschool choosing to be known asthe Fighting Boneheads or OhioBirdbrains. Would blacks be of-fended if a school chose to beknown as the Freedom Fighters?Are churches offended by theNew Orleans Saints? How aboutthe Fighting Irish?"
R.V.
“Our society is becoming toopolitically correct andover sensi-tive. I am not sure why it is so de-rogatory to use the Indian as amascot- strength, bravery, athlet-icism, etc.
“None of these terms suggestweakness, failureorshame.Yet ifwe use anything other than an in-animate object or an animal werun the risk of offending some-one.
“Reminds me of the publicgrade school my kids went to inanother large city – we couldn'tcelebrate St. Patrick's Day inschoolunless itwasreferred toasGreen Day. No Christmas partyjust a red and green holiday par-ty.
“Geez, give me a flippin'break!!! Get a life. We can't pro-tect ourkids fromeverythingonemight find offensive, alien or notof their custom.
“Life is, after all, terminal – noone gets out alive. Deal with it.”
T.J.
“Disrespect to American Indi-ans for sure.Butmore important-ly, this is the vital question of theweek from the new nearmonopo-ly of the papers in Clermont? Youhave got to be kidding.
“How about this: Is it treasonto collaborate on InaugurationDaytobringdownthepresidency(show disrespect) of the newlyelected black president? I saydarn close.”
M.O.
“This has been tossed aroundfor years as proper or improperuse. Schools teach what, Ameri-can History? What is included,the American Indian.
“The pilgrims to the move-mentwest of settlers the books inour schools and libraries educateus of our American heritage.
“Citizens of our great countryneed to quit carrying their softfeelings on their shoulders. Basi-cally, grow up.”
C.J.H.
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Summer Camp is a memory maker for all chil-dren, but for childrenwith disabilities, the Step-ping Stones summer camp in Indian Hill is a
rarechance tobe just akid.Camperswithdisabilitiescelebrate their abilities as they engage in typicalcampactivities – swimming, fishing, boating,makingcrafts, singing, performing in the camp show andmaking friends. Stepping Stones celebrated its 50th
camp season this year and served more than 400campers ranging in age from 5 to 22. The last day ofcamp on Friday, Aug. 9, was a bittersweet time ofhugs and smiles and tears as campers and staff saidgoodbye until next year.
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Stepping Stones staff member Kelsey Sheets, Milford, chasesNathan Andrade of Loveland. THANKS TO BRUCE CRIPPEN
Luke Harrison, 18, of Mason, grins his farewell after summer camp atStepping Stones. THANKS TO LAURA HALEY
Devan Robinson-Holland, 15, of Forest Park, clutches the hand of counselor Emma Hill of Alexandria as thelast bus rolls out of camp.THANKS TO LAURA HALEY
Stepping Stones volunteer Rachel Wheeler of Sand Lion, Mich.,helps Allison Sneed of Centerville practice for the camp show.THANKSTO PEGGY KREIMER
Camper Tyler Woolley of Maineville dances with Kaitlyn Schaefer of Eastgate during a campwide picnic.THANKS TO PEGGY KREIMER
Ashley Frees of Loveland swims with camper George Schneider of Dry Run and volunteer Matt Scheid ofMadeira. THANKS TO BRUCE CRIPPEN
Stepping Stones camper William Downs of Terrace Park and volunteer Hannah Grindling of Clarkston, Mich.,pet a visiting mule from Gorman Heritage Farm. THANKS TO PEGGY KREIMER
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 19Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica District 119 Exhibit,9 a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Exhibition ofcolored pencil works by localmembers of the Colored PencilSociety of America. Artwork isincredibly detailed, often almostphoto-realistic. Free. Presentedby Woman’s Art Club Founda-tion. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.
EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, 11450Grooms Road, Conference RoomNo. 2. Practice skills by speaking,organizing and conductingmeetings and motivating others.Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. Through Dec. 19.387-7030; btc.toastmastersclub-s.org. Blue Ash.
On Stage - TheaterBarefoot in the Park, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, NewlywedsPaul, a buttoned-down lawyer,and Corie, his free-spirited wife,have a passionate relationship.But dealing with their tiny fifthfloor walk-up, a nosy neighborwho lives in the attic, a loopymother and bad plumbing, leadsto loads of laughs and learningto live and love. $18. Presentedby Mariemont Players Inc.Through Sept. 29. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.
Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. Through Sept.26. 800-0164.Montgomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Youth room. Big book/
discussion meeting. Brown baglunch optional. Open to every-one who desires healthy lovingrelationships. Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica District 119 Exhibit,9 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
Health / WellnessPre-Diabetes Class, 9-11 a.m.,Weight Management Solutions,8001 Kenwood Road, Informa-tion on making healthy foodchoices, exercise and bloodsugar control and monitoringblood sugar levels. $20. ThroughNov. 15. 956-3729; www.e-mercy.com. Sycamore Township.
Literary - LibrariesAround theWorld: Journey toPeru, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Learn about the people,culture, food and dance of Peru.Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.
On Stage - ComedyAdam Cayton-Holland, 8 p.m.and 10:30 p.m., Go Bananas,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - TheaterBarefoot in the Park, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
Workshop, 1-5:30 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Through Sunday. Experiencemaking of portrait in pastelfrom start to finish. Learn to seeand analyze shapes and edges.Experience working with livemodel with pro sharing ex-pertise in drawing, color mixingand composition. Ages 18 andup. $225. Registration required.Presented by TheWoman’s ArtClub of Cincinnati. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.
Farmers MarketMontgomery Farmers Market,9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MontgomeryElementary School, 9609 Mont-gomery Road, Vendors grow/produce what they sell. Morethan 20 vendors offering vege-tables, fruits, herbs, meat, eggs,honey, goat’s milk products,coffee, olive oil, hummus,cheese and baked goods. Pre-sented by Montgomery FarmersMarket. 984-4865; www.mont-gomeryfarmersmarket.org.Montgomery.
Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D.,4460 Red Bank Expressway,What do the numbers mean?Small group discussions of Type2 diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. $30all four sessions; or $10 persession. Presented by Lisa Larkin,M.D. & Associates. 791-0626.Madisonville.
Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 10-11:30 a.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, Free. 489-7700;neals.com. Sharonville.
On Stage - ComedyAdam Cayton-Holland, 8 p.m.and 10:30 p.m., Go Bananas,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - TheaterBarefoot in the Park, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 22Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica District 119 Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.
Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m., MaryM. Emery Carillon, PleasantStreet, Open air concert. Caril-lonneur plays bells using key-board in upper tower. Tours oftower available; playground,restroom and shelter house onsite. Free. Presented by Villageof Mariemont. Through March30. 271-8519; www.mariemon-t.org.Mariemont.
On Stage - ComedyAdam Cayton-Holland, 8 p.m.,Go Bananas, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - TheaterBarefoot in the Park, 2 p.m.and 7 p.m., Walton Creek Thea-ter, $18. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.
MONDAY, SEPT. 23EducationSocial and Business DiningEtiquette, 6:45-8:45 p.m.,deSha’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, Learn tonavigate the table, the silentservice code and the five mostcommon dining mistakes. $39,plus $32 for dinner. Registrationrequired. 556-6932.Montgo-mery.
Youth SportsYouth Basketball by OhioBallstars, 6-9 p.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, 6200Pfeiffer Road, Weekly throughOct. 14. Provides instruction onfundamentals of basketball andprovides expert training. Ages6-15. $65. Reservations required.985-0900; www.trihealthpavil-ion.com.Montgomery.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 24Art & Craft ClassesWine and Canvas, 6:30-9:30p.m., Flipdaddy’s Burgers &Beers, 7453 Wooster Pike,Painting class with cocktails. Noexperience necessary. $35.Reservations required. Presentedby Wine and Canvas. 317-1305;www.wineandcanvas.com.Columbia Township.
Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica District 119 Exhibit,9 a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devotion-al time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.
Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica District 119 Exhibit,9 a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.
Health / WellnessTriHealthWomen’s ServicesVanMammography Screen-ing, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., LovelandFamily Medicine, 411W. Love-land Ave., No. 102, Reservationsrequired. Presented by TriHealthWomen’s Services Van. 569-6565;www.trihealth.com. Loveland.
Literary - LibrariesTeen Board Gaming, 2:30-4p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Teensand tweens play board games oftheir choice. Games played mostoften are Apples to Apples,Scrabble, Forbidden Island,Zombie Fluxx, Uno and Skip-Bo.Ages 11-18. Free. 369-4450. DeerPark.
Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyPro-AmNight, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, 8410 Market Place,Aspiring comics, amateurs andprofessionals take the stage.Ages 18 and up. $5. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica District 119 Exhibit,9 a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.
Business SeminarsYou’re More Than a Face onFacebook, 10-11:30 a.m., Dima-lanta Design Group, 4555 LakeForest Drive, No. 650, Learn dosand don’ts of Facebook for yourbusiness and how it can helpyou grow with Ernie Dimalanta,founder of Out-&-Out Market-ing, andWendy Hacker, socialmedia consultant of DimalantaDesign Group. $10. Reservationsrequired. 588-2802; www.dima-lantadesigngroup.com/work-shops. Blue Ash.
EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, Free.Reservations required. 387-7030;btc.toastmastersclubs.org. BlueAsh.
On Stage - TheaterBarefoot in the Park, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Take a painting class and sip cocktails at Wine and Canvas, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Flipdaddy's Burgers andBeers, 7453 Wooster Pike, Columbia Township. Cost is $35. Reservations are required. Call 317-1305, or visitwww.wineandcanvas.com. ERNEST COLEMAN/THE ENQUIRER
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For years it was like agray culinary cloud overmy head. I called it piecrust envy. Mymomwas
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the time I read some-thing in a cookbook thatsaid “work the short-ening into the flour untilit’s all the size of smallpeas.” So I tried to do justthat. The crust rolled outeasily and I baked what Ithought was the mostbeautiful apple pie in theworld.
I took it to our churchkitchen for bingo and I’llnever forget the look onRuth Haglage’s face asshe tried to cut into thecrust. She sawed andsawed at that crust andfinally broke through. Iwas so embarrassed.Ruth knew I was a novicepie baker and told me notto worry, that the fillingwas delicious and thecrust was OK.
After that disaster,every time I made piecrust by hand I was filledwith anxiety. Then I metPerrin Rountree. Perrinis an Anderson Townshipreader and excellent
Southern cook and baker.She worked with me atmy cooking school atMcAlpin’s. Perrin sharedher recipe for pie crustwith a secret ingredient.That was years ago andthe crust has never letme down. No more piecrust envy!
Perrin Rountree’sno-fail pie crust
You’ll think you’re incooking class with thesedetailed instructions, butthey are worth following.
1⁄4 teaspoon salt1 cup Crisco shortening,chilled (I use Crisco sticks)
1⁄2 cup ice cold water
Whisk together dryingredients. Cut short-ening into 1⁄2-inch pieces.Scatter over flour mix-ture and, using a fork orpastry blender, cut short-ening into flour untilmixture resemblescoarse crumbs with somelarge pieces remaining(about the size of peas –
yes, it will work!). This iswhat will give you flaki-ness. Sprinkle half thecold water over and stirand draw flour with forkfrom bottom to top, dis-tributing water evenly.Add more water untildough is moist enough tohold together when youroll a little bit into a ball.I usually use up all thewater. Divide in half andshape into two balls.Flatten balls into rounddisks. I like to refriger-ate dough anywherefrom 30 minutes to over-night, but that’s not nec-essary. (You can alsofreeze the dough for acouple of months, thaw-ing in refrigerator beforeusing). Roll out on lightlyfloured surface fromcenter out. I sprinkle abit of flour on top of thedough so it doesn’t stickto the rolling pin, or youcan skip flour and roll itout between wax orparchment paper. Rollinto a circle inches widerthan pie plate.
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Yes, you can use thefood processor, too. Justuse the pulse button.
Rita’s pecan pieI use dark corn syrup.
Light corn syrup gives a“softer” flavor. Check outmy blog for chocolatepecan pie.
Crust for one pie3 large eggs, beaten untilfoamy
1 cup sugar2 tablespoons butter,
melted1 cup corn syrup, dark orlight
11⁄2 teaspoons vanilla1 heaping cup pecans,halved or chopped
Preheat oven to 350degrees. Beat eggs, sug-ar, butter, syrup andvanilla well with whisk.Stir in nuts. Pour intocrust. Bake 45-55 min-utes or until toothpickinserted in center comesout fairly clean. Checkafter 45 minutes. Pie willbe puffed and golden andjiggle a bit in the center
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Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.
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In September 1943,singer-musicians Grand-paJonesandMerleTravismade the first recordingfor Cincinnati’s KingRec-ords, which was foundedby record producer SydNathan.
King Records’ list ofartists went on to includeJamesBrown,BettyCloo-ney, Steve Lawrence, BobBraun, Trini Lopez, Min-nie Pearl, Hank Ballard,Freddie King, the StanleyBrothers, Cowboy CopasandMickey Rooney.
This year also marksthe 60th anniversary ofR&B vocalist Otis Wil-liams’ first recording forKing Records.
Williams, a WalnutHills native, was attend-ing Withrow High Schoolwhen he was signed toKing Records in 1953.
Several special eventsand programs were con-ducted in September tocommemorate the localrecord label’s 70th anni-versary at The Public Li-brary of Cincinnati andHamilton County.
On display at theMOTR Pub in Over-the-Rhine until Sept. 26 is anexhibit featuring vintageKing Records album cov-ersandreshotsbyphotog-raphers John Curley ofHyde park and MichaelWilson of Price Hill.
Author Susan WhitallSpoke in the library’s Ge-nealogy & Local Historyprogram space about theamazingmusic and tragiclife ofKingRecords artistLittle Willie John.
In her book “Little Wil-lie John: A Fast Life,Mys-terious Death and theBirth of Soul,” Whitalltraces John’s meteoricclimb to the top of themu-sic charts after burstingonto the scene in1955 as a17-year-old with a huge,Blues-drenched voice.
“Cincinnati Magazine”
Senior Editor R.J. Smith,of Indian Hill, led a dis-cussion on one of thegreatest music icons ofthe 20th century – JamesBrown _ in the Genealogy& Local History programspace. Smith’s recent bi-ography of Brown, “TheOne,” is the definitivelook at Brown’s compli-cated life.
Smith presented hisfindings on JamesBrown’s life as a CivilRights activist, an entre-preneur, and the most in-
novative musician of ourtime. A dazzling show-man, Brown played 350shows a year at his peakand had more than 40“Billboard” hits. TheGod-father of Soul recordedfor 15 years for King Rec-ords, where he redefinedFunk, Soul, R&B and Pop.
The Friends’ Shop, lo-cated on the mezzaninelevel of the Main Library,hasforsale thephotobook“King Records of Cincin-nati” by Randy McNuttandpublishedbyArcadia.
King Records commemorates70th anniversary at library
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The popular“Frankly Speak-ing About Can-cer” nationalcancer educa-tion series willreturn to Great-er Cincinnatithis fall with fiveseparate ses-sions, each cov-ering a differentcancer-relatedtopic.
The series is presentedannually by Cancer Sup-port Community in coop-eration with leading areahealth care professionals.All the Frankly Speakingprograms will be at CSC’s
Lynn SternCenter inBlueAsh (4918 Cooper Road)except the first presenta-tion on Breast Recon-struction Sept. 26, whichwill be at Christ Hospital.
The programs are freeof charge, but reserva-
tions are requested forplanning purposes. Toregister, call CSC at 791-4060. The topics anddatesof upcoming workshopsinclude:
» “Frankly SpeakingAboutBreastReconstruc-
tion:” 6:30-8:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 26, atChrist Hospital, present-ed by beast surgeon Dr.SandraMiller, plastic sur-geon Dr. Allison Lied andJackie Drake, associateprogram director at CSC.
» “Frankly SpeakingAbout Cancer- Copingwith the Cost of Care:” 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,Sept. 28, presented byTheresaReed, seior agentwith Transamerica.
» “Frankly SpeakingAbout Cancer- Spotlighton New Discoveries:” 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Satur-day, Nov. 2, presented byDr. Karyn Dyehouse,medical oncologist with
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About Multiple Myelo-ma:” 6:30-8 p.m. Monday,Nov. 18, presented by Ed-ward Faber Jr., medicaloncologist with OHC.
“Studies have shownthat people who take anactive role in their cancertreatment and learn asmuch as possible abouttheir situation can actual-ly improvetheirqualityoflife and enhance the re-coveryprocess,”CSCpro-gram director KellySchoen said.
“We’re pleased to offerthe “Frankly SpeakingAbout Cancer” serieseach fall to provide an op-portunity for familiesdealingwith cancer to getthe latest informationfrom experts in a non-threatening, comfortable
setting, all com-pletely free ofcharge.”
All programsat Cancer Sup-port Communityare offered com-pletely free ofcharge and areopen to peoplewith cancer atany stageaswellas family mem-
bers and caregivers ofpeople with cancer.
In addition to thisFrankly Speaking AboutCancer series, CSC offersabout 250 programs amonth including profes-sionally led supportgroups, educationalwork-shops, personal counsel-ing, nutrition and exer-cise programs, and stressreduction classes de-signed to complementconventional medicalcare.
Programs are offeredat 10 locations across theTristate, including pri-mary facilities in BlueAsh and Ft. Wright. For acalendar of programs, toregisteror formore infor-mation, call 791-4060 or859-331-5568, or visithttp://bit.ly/Qj5rsi
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