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Service workers employedby the village will get a 2-per-centpayhike in2014andanoth-er in 2015.
Indian Hill Village Councilapproved the raises Nov. 18when it OK’d a new three-yearcontract with the AmericanFederation of State, Countyand Municipal Employees,Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO,which represents 26 villageemployees.
The new contract, which iseffective retroactive to Sept. 1of this year, gives serviceworkers the first 2-percent in-
crease March 1, 2014.First-year service
workers thenwill be paid$20.80 an hour.
Under terms of the oldcontract, which endedthis past Aug. 31, first-year service workerswere paid $20.40 an hour.
The second 2-percentraise for serviceworkerswill kick inMarch1, 2015.
Dina Minneci, citymanager of Indian Hill,said there are no changesin health benefits in thenew contract.
Earlier this year, Min-neci said, the VillageCouncil approved a con-tractwith the police unionwiththe same raises.
Also Nov. 18, council ap-proved new water-service con-
nectionratesforIndianHill Water Works cus-tomers that will raisethe cost for some cus-tomers and lower themfor others, dependingon the size of their lots.
The rate changes,which will go into ef-fect Jan. 1, will affectmore than Indian Hillresidents because resi-dents of other commu-nities are customers.
The water worksalso supplies water toall residents of CampDennison and TerracePark, about half theresidents of Madeira
and some residents of Colum-bia and Symmes townships,Milford andMontgomery.
IndianHillMayorMarkTul-
lis said the new rates take intoaccount Ohio’s recent exten-sion of the sales tax to servicesand the fact that the cost ofwa-ter meters has increased formeters serving lots of less thanone and a half acres and de-creased formeters serving lotsof three or more acres.
Village officials also havesaid that thewaterworks is ex-pected by year’s end to gener-ate more than $100,000 less inreceipts than expected due towet weather this summer.
Here are the new minimumcharges formeters and servicebranches to property linescompared to the currentcharges, which were set in2008:
» $5,819 (currently $5,906)for properties of less than oneacre.
» $8,103 (currently $8,202)for properties of one acre toless than three acres.
» $14,014 (currently $13,499)for properties of three to lessthan five acres.
» $20,941 (currently$20,260) for properties of fiveor more acres.
Customerswho increase thesize of their existing metersand service branches will payfees equal to the difference incost between their present ser-vice size and the increased ser-vice size.
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Village employees to get raisesService workers toreceive 2% increaseBy Jeanne [email protected]
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What’smorefunthanmakingholiday wreaths and bakingChristmas cookies?
Making wreaths and bakingcookies with other people, saysMary Joseph, who works in theeducation department atTurner Farm in IndianHill.
“Everything’s morefun in a group,” Josephsaid.
Turner Farm and theadjoining MeshewaFarm are giving you theopportunity to have justthat kind of fun.
»You canmake a fresh ever-green wreath to decorate yourhome or to give as a gift from10a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 7, or6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday,Dec. 10, at Turner Farm at 7400Given Road.
»You can bake cookies —and take a tin of them home af-terward – at 6:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Dec. 11, at the MeshewaFarm at 7550 Given Road.
Gail Lennig of Loveland will
lead the cookie class that costs$45, which will pay for all thefood, supplies and recipes thatwill be provided.
Lennig is limiting the class toeight adults.
Reserveyourspotbymailinga check or money order as soonas possible to 6711Loveland-Mi-amiville Road, Loveland, Ohio,45140. Reserve a spot in one ofthe holiday wreath-makingclasses by mailing a check or
money order for $35 tothe Turner Farm at 7400Given Road, Indian Hill,Ohio, 45243.
Notewhether youwillbe attending Dec. 7 orDec. 10.
Melinda O’Briant,education director atTurner Farm, will pre-sent the program.
Balsam, cedar and juniperboughs plus bows and pinecones will be provided, but par-ticipants are asked to bringpruners.
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It’s beginning to smell a lot likeChristmas (wreaths and cookies)
You can sign up for wreath-making classes at Turner Farm.PROVIDED
An upcoming eventwill provide a safe shop-ping experience foryoungsters.
The annual HolidayMarket will be 9 a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, atIndian Hill PrimarySchool, 6207 Drake Road.
What sets this eventapart is the children havea chance to shop indepen-dently in a safe environ-ment, said Tracy Nath,who is co-chairwoman ofthe HolidayMarket.
Co-chairwoman Jenni-fer Islas said the marketis set up for children inkindergarten through
grade five. Student vol-unteers from the middleschool and high schoolwill provide assistance.
A variety of items will
be available for the chil-dren to buy. Items in-clude key chains, mugs,jewelery, toys and sportsmemorabilia.
Items will range inprice from 40 cents to$15.
Islas said the HolidayMarket gives children an
opportunity to learn theimportance of giving.
Proceeds raised at theevent will go to the PTO.Last year’smarket raisedapproximately $850 forthe PTO.
More than 300 chil-dren attended last year’sHolidayMarket.
Children are also en-
couraged to bring cannednon-perishable fooditems thatwill bedonatedto a local food pantry.
Victoria Islas, back row left, Tre Dean, Miles Taylor, MichelleLindberg and Abby Replogle, front row left, and MariaNath prepare for the market. PROVIDED
Tracy Nath, left, and Jennifer Islas are co-chairwomen ofthis year's Holiday Market at Indian Hill Primary School.The market, which is geared for children ages 3 to 9, willbe from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. FORREST SELLERS/THE
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Moving to a new citycan be overwhelming.Where can you get goodpizzaorburgers?Where isthe dry cleaner or hard-ware store?
A new Springdale busi-ness has developed a di-rect mail program thatwelcomes new residentsto the areawith packets offree gifts from participat-ing local businesses.
“When people move, itcreatesaneedforall kindsof things, like new cur-tains, pizza, a ndw salon,hardware, hair salon, younameit,”saidErinMcDer-mott, who works for NewMoovers.
“Since they’re new tothe area, movers can feellostwhen trying to replacebusinesses relationshipsleft behind when theymoved.
“The best burger placeor dry cleaner in towncould be right down thestreet, and they wouldn’tknow it.”
NewMooverhelpswiththe transition to a newneighborhoodby introduc-ing new residents to localbusinesses.
The businesses whojoin theprogramwill offercoupons for free stuff,McDermott said. Maybe afree haircut, or free pizza.
“Wearenot simply cou-pons, we are offers, freetrialsorfreesamples,”shesaid.
New Moover, foundedby Frank Grande, who
owns Literature Fulfill-ment Services, and RikNonelle, CEO of WindowGenie, launched the busi-ness, at 40 W. Crescent-ville Road, in September.
New Moover gathersthe names and addressesof new residents fromchange of address formsat the post office, creditcard records, courthouserecords, deed transac-tions, utility connections,credit bureaus, drivers li-censes,voterregistrationsand magazine subscrip-tions.
“We wanted to developa loyalty program that is acut above the rest,”Grande said. “Twenty per-cent of the populationmoves annually and brandloyalty is often put to thetest when people move,which is why movers aretwice more likely tochange brands or serviceprovidersthanestablishedresidents.
“Movers have manyneeds as they’re gettingsettled in their new homeand are typically unawareof the businesses in theirneighborhood that arethere to fulfill thoseneeds.
Company linksnew residents withlocal businessesBy Kelly [email protected]
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NOVEMBER 28, 2013 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A5NEWS
Do you eat gluten-freemeals?
“It turns out it’s a reallyhealthy way of living,”says Delhi Township Gio-vanna Delli CarpiniTrimpe, author of the reci-pe book “Holy Chow Glu-ten Free.”
What’s the key? “Freshproducts,” she explains,not processed. “And thereare a lot of products thatsay gluten-free already.”
Trimpe’s new bookshowcases a collection ofher gluten-free recipes, aswell as a few from familyand friends. “This is regu-lar, everyday food,” shepoints out.
The chef for the St. Pe-ter in Chains Cathedraldowntown Cincinnati be-ganworkingontherecipesnearlyfiveyearsagowhenshe was asked to cook forCincinnati ArchbishopDennisM. Schnurr.
“They gave me thisfolder, like four or fivepages, of what he couldhave and couldn’t have,”she recalls. “And I wasstressed out.”
She started readingandlearned about the allergythe archbishop suffersfrom, called celiac dis-ease. She revamped herrecipes, then surprisedhim.
“One night I made spa-ghetti and meatballs,” shesays. “He lookedatmeandsaid, ‘I can’t have that.’ Isaid, ‘Yes you can.’”
How did she do it?“There’s really good glu-
ten-free pasta out there,”she explains. “I got gluten-free bread and turned itinto breadcrumbs, andthen used it in the meat-balls.
“He couldn’t believethat he was eating the en-tire plate.”
Schnurr repaid herwith a testimonial in herbook.
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A6 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 28, 2013 NEWS
On June 29, at Gold-man Union Camp Insti-tute (a Jewish summercamp near Indianapolis),EthanKadishofLovelandwas struck by lightning,resulting in cardiac ar-rest.
Today, his brain isstruggling to make newconnections and he has along road ahead. He willhave many uninsured ex-penses in his future, in-
cludingspecialized thera-pies, homemodifications,home health care ser-vices and more.
With Hanukkah fastapproaching, the Jewishcommunityat large is tak-ing the opportunity toteach their families moreabout tzedekah (Hebrewfor “charity”). EighthNight forEthan is aheart-warming event that willcelebrate the successEthanhasmadesofarandthehope forhis continuedrecovery.
Families are being en-
couraged to forego theusual gifts on the eighthnight ofHanukkahand in-stead donate what theywould have spent to Hel-pHOPELive to assist withEthan’s care. Childrencan bring in filled tzede-kah cans (coin collec-tions) and their parentscan donate what theywish by check or creditcard.
EighthNight forEthanwill include dreidelgames,holidaycard-mak-ing for any child at Cin-cinnati Children’s Hospi-tal, and a performance byEthan’s biggest fan, sing-er Dan Nichols. Together,the community will lightthe Hanukkah candles,withabluecandleholdingthe place of honor repre-senting the eighth night.
The Cincinnati Jewishcommunity has ralliedaround theKadish family,holding fundraisers atplaces like City BarbecueandWhichWich. Commu-nities in Indianapolis andcities on the West Coasthave also held events toraise money for Ethan’scare. Even his Lovelandbaseball team got in-volved and held a verysuccessful home run der-by and silent auction inhis honor.
EighthNight forEthanwill be 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 4, and isopento theentirecommu-nity. It will be at Rockw-ernAcademy,Ethan’s “al-ma mater,” 8401 Montgo-mery Road in Kenwood.
‘Eighth Night for Ethan’fundraiser combines Hanukkahjoy with charitable givingBoy struck bylightning is focus
IN-STOCK FURNITURE & ACCESSORIESIN-STOCK FURNITURE & ACCESSORIESIncluding many dining sets just in time for holiday meals.Including many dining sets just in time for holiday meals.
One-hundred fifty eight Ur-suline Academy students haveearned membership in the Na-tional Honor Society, and wereinducted in a ceremony at Ur-suline’s Besl Theater.
Students with at least a 3.5GPA are invited to apply, andthen earn membership after aselection committee reviewstheir applications. Induction isbased on the four pillars of theNational Honor Society: schol-arship, service, leadership, andcharacter.
During the ceremony, Ursu-line President Sharon Red-mond reminded the inducteesof the the expectations placedupon them as members of thissociety.
“As you know, selection intoNational Honor Society is aprivilege, not a right, and it is aprivilege that comes with re-sponsibility,” Redmond said.“As you recite the pledge to-night and become members ofthe Ursuline Academy chapterof theNationalHonor Society, Iask thatyoutakeseriouslyyourpromise to your school, yourfamily, and yourselves, to useyour gifts of wisdom, charac-ter,and leadership, toserveandempower others.”
The inductees:Seniors: Kaitlin Barbiere,
Evendale; Stephanie Beck, Ma-son; Olivia Desch, Hyde Park;DanielleDriscoll,WestChesterTownship; Michala Grycko,Evendale; Caroline Kirk, Indi-an Hill; Maggie McGraw, Indi-an Hill; Emma Meyer, Maine-ville; AmandaMuldoon,Maine-ville; Sarah Neltner, Montgo-mery; Grace Robinson,Lebanon;Meredith Schmitt, In-dianHill;MarisaSeremet,Ken-wood; Clare Suess, Hyde Park;DianaTamborski,MiamiTown-ship/Loveland; Anna Varley,Anderson Township.
Juniors: Aysha Ahmad,Symmes Township; Zara Ah-med, Mason; Ashley Albrinck,Evendale; Rebecca Allen, WestChester Township; OliviaAmiott-Seel, LibertyTownship,Hamilton; Irim Aslam, Mason;Brooke Barrow, West ChesterTownship; Mallory Bechtold,Finneytown; Erica Behrens,Anderson Township; Tess Bel-lamy, SymmesTownship; Caro-line Blandford, Sharonville;Lauren Boehner, West ChesterTownship;AllisonBrady,UnionTownship; Meghan Brandabur,Hamilton Township; Lena
Brewer, West Chester Town-ship; Taylor Brokamp, Sharon-ville; Mary Brown, Hyde Park;Nicole Callirgos, SymmesTownship; Cierra Carafice,Lebanon; Carmen Carigan,Loveland; Hannah Carnevale,Mason;KennedyCarstens, Lib-erty Township, Liberty; AllisonCarter, Miami Township, Love-land; Colleen Clancy, Montgo-mery; Sarah Cowperthwait,Montgomery; Carlisle Cundiff,Loveland; Emma Darlington,Mason; Lindsay Davis, SouthLebanon; Anne Debbane, Ham-ilton Township; Elise Dermody,West Chester Township; KellyDixon, Fairfield Township;Shannon Dowling, Kenwood;
Katherine Edmondson, Mi-ami Township, Loveland; Fari-da Eid, Mason; Lauren Endres,Evendale; Abigail Fair, Mason;Emily Fenter, Mason; Cather-ine Finke, Hyde Park; ShaynaFlannery, Loveland; LaurenFleming, Symmes Township;Kari Fletcher, Fairfield Town-ship; Kyland Frooman, Love-land;KellyFuller,MiamiTown-ship, Loveland; Kaitlin Gaw-kins, Deerfield Township; Ma-ria Geisler, Indian Hill; JessicaGeraci, Loveland; Nia Gibson,Springfield Township; MattinaGirardot, West Chester Town-ship; Ana Gonzalez Del Rey,Loveland; Abigail Grieff, Lib-erty Township; Miranda Gri-gas, Loveland; Kelsie Gro-nauer, Hartwell; Molly Groth-aus, Miami Township, Milford;Claire Gruber, Mt. Lookout;Emma Guenther, FairfieldTownship; Nishtha Gupta,Montgomery; Rebecca Hage-dorn, Springfield Township;Christina Hallmann, Loveland;Lauren Haney, Symmes Town-ship; Winter Harrison, LibertyTownship; Anna Hecht, Mason;Emily Hellmann, Miami Town-ship, Madeira; Elizabeth Henn,Finneytown; Victoria Heyob,GreenTownship;MaryHickey,West Chester Township; LydiaHolding, West Chester Town-ship; Jordan Hollmeyer, Shar-onville; Clair Hopper, Ander-son; Sara Huber, SymmesTownship;
Caroline Johnson,Kenwood;Colleen Johnston,MiamiTown-ship, Milford; Elizabeth Jor-dan, SymmesTownship;Davin-der Kaur, West Chester Town-ship; Grace Kelly, DeerfieldTownship; Andrea Kennard,Loveland; Madilyn Kimmel,Goshen; Maureen Kimutis, An-
derson; Olivia King, HydePark; Jane Klaus, Glendale;Maura Kopchak, Sycamore;Zoe Kraemer, Silverton; KarlyKrammes, Loveland; GabrielleKroger, Loveland; Rachel Ku-prionis, Mason; Grace Laman-tia, Mason; Danielle Leach,Sharonville; Brianna Lechner,Miami Township, Loveland;Paula Lechleiter, Mason; JanaLewis, West Chester Township;Madison Liesch, Mason; ClaireLimbert, West Chester Town-ship; Mary Claire Lithen, An-derson Township; Jennifer Lit-tle,UnionTownship;MaileyLo-rio,MiamiTownship,Loveland;Emily Lowe, West ChesterTownship; Madison Manger,Miami Township, Milford; Ma-ria Marshall, Blue Ash; Gabri-ella Martini, Kenwood; MaryKate McCormick, SymmesTownship; Mary McGrath,Kenwood; Eleni Meehan, Mai-neville; Rebecca Mefford, Ba-tavia Township; Donna Migely,Mason; Margaret Moeller,Loveland; Mary Grace Monzel,Glendale;
St.UrsulaAcademystudentsare staying true to the school’smission to educate young wom-en committed to building a bet-ter world with their latest pro-ject,whichraisedmoneytohelpfeed the hungry population ofCovington, Ky.
St. Ursula recently conduct-ed its third annual “EmptyBowls” event as a service learn-ing project for its students. Thegoal was to raise money to helpfeed the hungry and food-inse-cure population of Covington.
Guests from the communitywere invited to attend the eventand inexchangeforacashdona-tion, bowls created by the ce-ramics students were filledwith homemade soup donatedby faculty, staff, and parents.
Guests were asked to keeptheir handmade ceramic bowlsas a reminder of all the emptybowls in the world.
More than 200 people attend-ed Empty Bowls and the eventraised $3,775, which was donat-ed by the SUA students to theParish Kitchen in Covington,Ky. This money will pay for 880meals and cover the cost of allthe food needed to serve mealsfor four full days.
The eventwas a joint project
coordinated by St. Ursula artteacher Kurt Nicaise and Com-munityServiceLearningDirec-torRachelKemper,who coordi-nated a “Shantytown” Event oncampus during the same week-end.
“With donations down andthecost of food rising, agift likethis really helps us incredibly,”said Dan Nolan from the ParishKitchen when presented withthe check.
“We are very grateful andhope the students realizewhat asignificant impact they canmake when they work together.Theyarereallymakingadiffer-ence.”
Said senior Kate Richey ofIndian Hill, “It was nice to seehow the Saint Ursula communi-ty came together to support thepeople who can benefit fromour help, especially when ourhelp was so simple.”
Empty Bowls is an interna-tional grassroots effort to fighthunger. The money raised is al-waysdonated toanorganizationworking to end hunger and foodinsecurity. Visitwww.emptybowls.net for moreinformation on the organiza-tion.
St. Ursula Villa students Carolyn Markley, Eleyse Stroube of MiamiHeights, Kate Richey of Indian Hill, Nora Hemmer of Villa Hills andLesley Knowlton of Clifton present a $3,775 check to Dan Nolan whoaccepted the donation on behalf of the Parish Kitchen. The money wasraised through Empty Bowls, a service learning project at the school.THANKS TOMISHA BELL
Students’ bowls to help hungry
A8 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 28, 2013
SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com
portant time in an ath-lete’s high school careerand the CommunityPress & Recorder, alongwith cincinnati.com,
would like to highlightthose moments.
Please send a photofrom your Senior [email protected] the names of thepeople in the photo asthey are shown, theschool and the sport byFriday, Nov. 29. The pho-to can be of all the team’sseniors or a photo of ath-
letes with their parents.Photos will run in printDec. 18-19 and will beused in a cincinnati.comphoto gallery.
& Recorder, along withcincinnati.com, wouldlike to give readers overthe holidays the ability tocatch up with local highschool stars doing well incollege athletics.
Inwhat has become anannual readership pro-ject, parents/friends ofcollege athletes are wel-come to send a photo andbrief description of their
college athletes’ accom-plishments over the lastcalendar year [email protected] the names of thepeople in the photo asthey are shown, the col-lege name and sport, par-ents’ names, where theathlete lives, what week-ly newspaper they get athome and their accom-plishments by Friday,
Dec. 13.Photoswill run inprint
Jan.1andbeused in a cin-cinnati.com photo gal-lery.
INDIAN HILL — The basket-balls were officially rolled outNov. 1, but preparation beganway before that for boys highschool basketball teams in theIndian Hill Journal coveragearea. The following is a run-down of the local squads.
Cincinnati Country DayThe Indians won the Miami
Valley Conference last yearwhile putting together an 18-6season (9-4 MVC).
Only one player graduatedfrom the team, but head coachHoward Brownstein lost oneplayer to transfer and another –star guard J.R. Menifee – suf-fered a kidney injury in the lastfootball game of the season thatkept him in the hospital for 10days and put his basketball sea-son in jeopardy; Brownsteindoesn’t know when or if he willbe cleared to play.
“We’re kind of back to thedrawing board,” Brownsteinsaid. “We were an up-and-down(the floor) team, but now we’regoing to have to reevaluate a lit-tle. It’s going to be a slow startwhile we get this figured out.”
CCD has only one senior, 6-foot-5 forward Matt Walton.Also back is 6-foot wing/shoot-ing guardWyatt Fletcher.
“After that, it’s anybody’sguess who is going to start,”Brownstein said. “We’ll take itday by day. We’re still experi-menting and we’re going to seewhat works. Most likely we’regoing to have tomix it up anddoa lot of different things.”
Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy
The Eagles went 12-11 lastseason, including an 8-5 recordin theMiamiValley ConferenceGrayDivision, onegamebehind9-4 league champion CincinnatiCountry Day.
Head coach Andy Keimergraduated three all-league hon-orees from that team, but re-turns four players who startedat least part time. Among themare senior fourth-year pointguard Evan Glaser and seniorwingMatt Overstreet.
Also back are junior wingJohnDrosos and 6-foot-8 sopho-morePrinceMichael Sammons,who started at the end of theseason.
Senior forward Chris Zhengadds experience to the mixwhile junior guard Ryan Smithreturns after missing last sea-son with an injury.
A solid sophomore classcould be the difference for theteam. Among them are guardsErikKohlan andBlake Souther-land, 6-foot-3 wing Sean Eslickand 6-foot-2 post player NickHarker.
“We like our depth,” Keimersaid. “It’s the best numberswe’ve ever had. The competi-tion in practice has been great,seeingwho is going to step up tostart or get minutes. They’reworking for it. There are somequestions with the sophomores.Are they ready to step up to thevarsity and contribute or willthey need a year?
“We want to push it up thefloor, so we want that depth. Ifyou’re really good in transitionyou can score a lot of points, butwe also want to be a team thatcan make six, seven, eightpasses in a possession and bepatient if we have to.”
CHCA opens the season withthree straight homegames, fac-ing Cincinnati College PrepNov. 30, New Miami Dec. 3 andSt. Bernard Dec. 6.
Indian HillThe Indians open Nov. 29 at
Bethel-Tate. They also playRyle High School in the Ohio-KentuckyShowdownDec. 7andwill travel to Orlando for a holi-day tournament betweenChristmas and New Year’s Day.
The Braves finished in themiddle of the pack in the CHLlast season with a 14-10 recordoverall and an 8-6 league mark.Like Wyoming who finishedjust below them, they are ex-pected to contend this year be-cause of their returning experi-ence.
Coach Tim Burch returnssenior guard Zach Schneiderand senior center Lucas Gouldfrom last year’s lineup.Schneider made CHL secondteamasa junior,withGould tak-ing honorable mention.
The 6-foot-8 Gould was sec-
ond on the team in scoring andrebounding averaging 10.2 and6.7, respectively. Schneider av-eraged 8.5 points per game and4.0 assists.
Assisting Schneider is his ju-nior brother, Austin.
“Sometimes they’ll be on thecourt at the same time,” Burchsaid. “It’s hard to take the ballaway from those two guys.”
The Braves have added sizein 6-foot-8 senior Karl Koster,seniors Shay Bahner and MattThompson at 6-foot-4 and fresh-man Reed Aicholtz at 6-foot-4and half and still growing. At 6-foot-1, NickHeidl also is on var-sity as a sophomore.
“I think we’re going to getsome big things out of him,”Burch said ofHeidl. “Heplayedreally well on the freshmanteam and has had two real goodscrimmages already.He’s prob-ably the best shooter in the pro-gram. He’ll come off the bench,but he’s playing really well.”
Indian Hill starts the seasonat home with Norwood Dec. 3.
“If we can learn how to playwith our height, we’re going togive a lot of teams a lot of prob-lems,”Burch said. “Ifwe canbereal physical and control theboards, we can be an awfullytough team to beat. We almostlook like a college team some-times.”
MoellerThe Crusaders lived up to
their typical standards last sea-son by winning the GreaterCatholic League-South at 10-0and finishing 23-3 after a toughloss at theUniversity ofDaytonArena lastMarch to Springboroin the tournament.
Carl Kremer took anotherGCL-South Coach of the Yearaward and could be in line foranother as first-teamer GrantBenzinger returns for his sen-ior season.
The Wright State commitwill be joined by senior TreyHawkins and junior Nate Fow-ler, who made GCL-South sec-
ond team last winter.Benzinger was third in the
league in scoring last season at12.9 points per game; Hawkinswas the league assist leader at4.8 per game; and the 6-foot-9Fowlerwassecond in the leaguein shooting percentage and re-bounding.
Seniors Jack Anton andAdam Gigax at 6-foot-8 and 6-foot-6will provide added lengthon the Crusader frontcourt. An-ton has committed to Elon Col-lege. Junior Fowler has a varie-ty of offers including somefrom the SEC and Big 10.
“He’s really playing well,”Kremer said of Fowler. “He’s ahigh-character kid. I thinkschools are waiting to see howhis athleticism develops. Bigguys really develop late.”
Kremer also has some “newnames” to varsity that shouldcontribute in former junior var-sity point guard Kevin Kerley.From the football team, GusRagland andNoah Able will seeminutes once they hang up thepads for the year.
Moeller recently tested theirskills against a number of goodteams in Canton. They also willparticipate in a holiday tourna-ment once again by attendingtheBeachBallClassic inMyrtleBeach, S.C., Dec. 27-31.
“If we can get by the bestteam out of Toronto, then welikely play this teamout of Flor-ida that has a Duke commit,”Kremer said. “Theyhaveanoth-er kid who won the ‘dunk of theyear’ this summer and it wentviralonESPN. I thinkwe’ll com-pete. We have the kind of sizethat we can playwith anybody.”
Even outside of the presea-son and holiday trips, Moeller’sschedule is frightening.
“It’s the best schedule we’veever had,” Kremer said. “We’vegot schools like Centerville andTaft and Aiken.We think it’s go-ing to help us through the tour-nament.”
The Crusaders open at Cha-minade-Julienne Nov. 30. Thehome opener features Coving-ton Catholic Dec. 6.
FIRST SHOT AT 2013 BOYS BASKETBALL
Indian Hill posts big targetsBy Scott SpringerandMark [email protected]@communitypress.com
Indian Hill guard Zach Schneider (11) drives left against Anderson in a game last January.SCOTT
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Indian Hill center Lucas Gould shoots a free throw for the Bravesagainst Anderson last January.SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS
Moeller guard Grant Benzinger (15) defends during the Division IDistrict finals against Springboro at UD Arena last March.FILE PHOTO
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Indian Hill’s eighth-grade football team was undefeated and Cincinnati Hills Leaguechampions for the second year in a row. They outscored opponents 294-78 underhead coach Larry Ely. They are, from left: Front, Harry Kohr, Tennyson Holmes, JohnnyMarrocco, Khalis Brown, Matt Winterman, Antoine Adam; middle, Marco Fiori, WillSteuerwald, Colin Shaw, Danny Vanatsky, Joel Berger, Mick Oakes, Chad Adair; back,coach Eric Bass, Erik Persson, Chris Pennington, Mark Feltrup, Seth Brafford, and headcoach Larry Ely. Not pictured is Declan Eaton. THANKS TO INDIAN HILL/KEISER PHOTOGRAPHY
Skills camp
Stan KimbroughBasketball is hostinga Day After Thanks-giving BasketballSkills and ShootingClinic,10 a.m. to 2p.m.Friday, Nov. 29, atRockwern Academy,8401 MontgomeryRoad.
Cost is $80, forboys and girls ingrades1-8.Deadline isNov. 27.
Make checks paya-ble to Stan Kim-brough Bball Camps,P.O. Box 9162, Cincin-nati OH 45209. Formore information,call 229-0863.
Winter basketballThe Blue Ash
YMCA is acceptingregistration for itswinter basketballleagues.
» Winter YouthBasketball runs Jan. 6through March 1 forages 3-11.
Ages 3-6 havegames and practicesSaturday mornings.Each team practicesfor 30 minutes beforeeach game and thenplays a half-courtgame. Ages 7-11 havegames Saturdays,with practices onMondays. Each teamwill practice and playfull-court games.
Member fee is $50;program participantfee is $90. Registra-tion deadline is Dec.16. First coachesmeeting is Dec. 18.
» Adult men’s bas-ketball runs Jan. 19through March 2 formen ages18 and older.Membership is not re-quired.
Teams will consistof 7-10 players, withgames 5-6 p.m. Sun-days. Teams have achance to participatein a seeded tourna-ment after the regularseason.
Registration closesJan. 13. Captains meetJan. 15. Team fee is$265 and $25 in casheach game for refer-ees.
underwayat the4:20markof the firstquarterona29-yard touchdown run byRagland.
After theCards tied it aseven just 19 seconds lat-er,Raglandansweredwitha two-yard scoring run tomake it 14-7 at the end ofthe first quarter.
After a Colerain turn-over, JackGrubermade it21-7 with 7:46 left in thefirst half.
Before the Crusaderscould blink, Colerain run-ning back DeTuan Smith-Moore added his secondand third rushing touch-downs of the first halfmaking it 21-20 at half-time. Two more Raglandtouchdowns, one in thethird quarter and a one-yard rushing score late inthe fourthquarter to ice it,rounded out the Moellerscoring.
“…Ifeelreallygoodforourkids,” thecoachsaidofmaking a return trip tostate. “… It’s about theClass of ’14 and I feel goodfor these guys.”
MASON—Moeller HighSchool’sfootballteamnev-er trailed in its 35-26 vic-tory over ColerainNov. 23in the Division I, Region 2semifinals at Mason HighSchool’s Atrium Stadium.
Crusader quarterbackGus Ragland had anotherphenomenal day, rushingfor 205 yards and fourtouchdowns on 29 carries.
“TobeatateamlikeCol-erain takes a lot of workduring the week becausethe option (offense) givesyou a lot of problems,”Moeller coach John Ro-denberg said. “They’refast; they’re physical;they’re well-coached; andit’s a grind to play a teamlike Colerain.”
The option did give Ro-denberg’s squad fitsthroughout the game, asthe Moeller defense al-lowed 440 total yards (306rushing), but the Crusad-ers held the Cardinals tojust135 yards on only fourpossessions in the secondhalf.
“Minor tweaks on (de-fense),”Rodenbergsaidofthe halftime adjustments.“Just enough to stop themin the (shotgun) that wasgiving us some problems.We did a good job of that.”
Moeller moves on toface Hilliard DavidsonHigh School with a trip tothe state finals on the linewhere theCrusaders hopeto defend their title.
Thismarks the second-consecutive season theCrusaders knocked Cole-rain out of the playoffs.Last season they defeatedthe Cards 24-21 in the re-gional final. It’s a rivalrythat is slowly starting toblossomwhen both team’sreachNovember.
“We have so much re-spect for their program,”Rodenberg said. “Theyplay such great footballand they’re so physical. Ithink Tom Bolden is agreat coach and you likeplaying a team like Cole-rain because it’s going tobeaheckofagamefor thefans and you know you’re
Moeller’s off to state afterhanding Colerain its 1st loss
Moeller celebrates after beating Colerain 35-26, Nov. 23 in the Division I, Region 6 semifinals at Mason High School.JOSEPH
Moeller runningback Jack Gruber (2)runs for atouchdown. Gruberfinished with 73yards on 11 carriesin Moeller’s 35-26win over ColerainNov. 23 in theDivision I, Region 6semifinals at MasonHigh School.JOSEPH
I enjoy voting, and I try tobe educated on the issues.However, as soon as I got tothe polling place I was con-fronted by a woman who wason the pathway to the votingplace, who asked me to sign apetition for a “right to work”law in Ohio.
She stated categorically, “InOhio, workers are forced tojoin a union or not work insome places.” Well, that is kindof true. The subtlety lies inwhat she did not tell people.
If a company becomesunionized, it is because therewas a democratic vote to see ifthe workers wanted the union.If they vote “yes,” then indeed,you must join the union to
work there. This isonly logical. If not,only the workers inthe union bear thecost of the union, butall workers benefitfrom pay and benefitimprovements madeby the union on theirbehalf.
It would not befair, no matter whatyour beliefs areabout unions, to have someworkers pay to be members ofthe union, but all workers ben-efit, whether they are mem-bers or not. In addition, thefact that not all workers aremembers does one thing only:weakens the ability to col-
lectively bargain. Andthat, I surmise is the realreason behind that so-called “right to work”petition.
Let me give a parallelexample: If you havejoined Costco or Sam’sClub, you pay a fee. Forthat fee, prices are nego-tiated for bulk pur-chases, and you reap thebenefits. I for one would
be upset if Sam’s Club turnedaround and said that they weregoing to let people in the doorwho are not members, butexpected current members tocontinue to bear the cost so“everyone can shop here.”
I daresay the lady with the
petition at my voting spotwould have a harder time con-vincing the well-heeled IndianHill folks that she had a pet-ition we should sign “becausein Ohio shoppers are forced tojoin a club or not shop in someplaces.”
I for one am tired of thispolitical badgering in votingplaces. Once inside, I had tolisten to some dreadful borespout off his beliefs aboutvoter registration and ID lawsto some of the workers, whichI suspect is not allowed within100 feet.
I have nothing against freespeech. However, the votingplace is sacred, and it is wherewe are all equal, and all ex-
press our ultimate opinions,silently. I don’t want to sign apetition, be told who is the bestcandidate or listen to yourviews on anything – I want tovote, based on what I havelearned and read. I decided myvote before I got there. So shutup and vote.
By the way, when I said tothe lady I would not sign herpetition she looked at me as if Ihad vomited on her shoes. Iwish I had argued with her,but, you see, it was a votingplace and I think these dis-cussions are not appropriate.
Bruce Healey is a resident of IndianHill.
My vote? Polling places should be sacred
BruceHealeyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Last week’s questionDoyou think President Obama
will be able to keep his promisethat Americans will be able tokeep canceled health insurancepolicies for a year as companiesand consumers adjust to the newdemands of the health care law?Why or why not?
“Can we all stop and take abreath right now? There hasbeen so much bashing of thepresident that I don’t want tohear it any more.
“I recognize that the newsystem is not working. Manytimes in my life I have experi-enced a computer programneeding time to actually work.
I also recognize that manypeople are waiting to enroll inhealth care and that many peo-ple cannot afford to lose thehealth care they currently en-joy. I do believe this situationwill improve, the president’spromise will be kept and wewill all get what we need. Cool-er heads must prevail.”
E.E.C.
“No he won’t be able to keepthat promise! He never intend-ed to keep it! It was a total lieand he knew it.
“The purpose of Obamacareis a mass redistribution ofwealth. Ithasnothingtodowithhealth care reform. It has ev-erything to do with govern-ment control and socialist pol-icy.
“Sadly, it must be concededthat thepresident of theUnitedStates of America is an arro-gant, narcissistic, bold-facedliar.”
R.W.J.
“‘Keep his promise???’ Thislying cypher is incapable oftruth!!!”
J.G.
“I heard Speaker Boehnersay the other day that “Ameri-ca has the best health-care de-livery system in the world.” Ifhe is that badly out of touchwith reality he shouldn’t be al-lowed to win another election.
My personal wealth waswiped out by this system. I wasforced to pay endlessly risingpremiums (which ended at$20,000 per year, when I couldno longer afford them) andmassive deductibles on top ofthat.
“I have liens on my housefrom debt collectors who weretoo lazy to try to contact my in-surance company to find outwhy they weren’t getting paid
and who wouldn’t tell me whatthe charges were for so I couldtackle the insurance companyon my own.
“I have never been sickenough to be hospitalized and Ihave paid full rates for the mi-nor problems I have due to thedeductibles. And because Iwasn’t able to qualify for agroup plan the hospitals anddoctors charged me muchmore than other people pay forthe same treatment.
The reason is that I have onechild with a spontaneousmuta-tion genetic disease and twoother familymemberswhohad‘pre-existing conditions’ dur-ing the time I was insured. Myown family thinks I could have“shopped around” for insur-ance, but they never actuallytried to do it.
“The best I could do was toget a policy like the one I al-ready had, whichwouldn’t cov-er my family for a year duringwhich I would have had to paydouble premiums tomake surewe didn’t have a crisis thatwasn’t covered by the old pol-icy.
“Howmanypeoplewhovotefor Republicans can afford$40,000peryearformedical in-surance?
“The Affordable Care Acttakes care ofmost of the issuesI face, but it’s too late. I stillhave to go to court to get theliens lifted because judges im-posed them on the word of theinsurance companies withoutgiving me a chance to presentthe facts. And I can’t be sure Iwill get rid of them all.
“No one deserves our sup-port if they have criticism, butaren’t willing to propose solu-tions.And theseproblemsdon’tjustaffectahandfulofunfortu-nate citizens.
“The insurance companiesareout of control and thehospi-tal corporations are out of con-trol. Doctors are part of theproblem, because they don’tseeearning10 timesasmuchastheir patients to be a problem.
“And all of the Republicansdeserve to be shaken out of thestupor they have fallen into
with their false numbers onwelfare and uninsured.”
N.F.
“Yes,despiteall theanti-fed-eral government propagandaand (conscious and uncon-scious) racism to the contrary,I do believe President Obamawill be able to keep this prom-ise for the year-long coverageextension.Hewants to help thepoor and uninsured get afford-able healthcare. After all thistime, that shouldnotbe sodiffi-cult to understand.”
TRog
“The insurance industrywill figure it out. They have awin-win situation no matterwhat with all that cash avail-able and they’ll get plenty ofours.
“I feel sorry for progres-sives, having carried their ex-periment arrogantly, makingpromises. Balance is the key,voters.”
K.P.
“President Obama’s firstpromise was ‘Any Americanswho want to keep their currentplans will keep them - period!’It is implied by the Journal’squestion that Obama has failedto keep that promise. Now youare asking, basically, will Oba-ma be able to keep his newpromise that any Americanswho want to keep their currentplans will keep them until nextyear – if the insurance compa-ny allows it. Don’t make melaugh.”
R.V.
“First, let’sbeclear, thatwasNOT a promise. It was just an-other one of his campaign lies.He knew from the start thatmostAmericanscouldnotkeeptheir current plans since theycould not possibly conform toObamacare (eg. seniors withmaternity coverage?).
“Secondly, this scheme de-pends onovercharging the cur-rently insured and young whowill not participate. Thirdly,when the employer mandatekicks-in 70 percent of those
who get insurance throughwork will be canceled. Medi-caide sign-ups are growingrapidly through theexchanges.This is all by design on thewaytoObama’s goal of a single pay-er socialized medicine!!”
D.J.H.
“I don’t think Obama willever keep his promises on any-thing, but then I think of anoth-erpresidentwho toldus to readhis lips.
“Another thing, who is say-ing that the insurance compa-nies will automatically takethese canceled people back.Myadvice is to scrap thewholeplan,get thesepeople theircov-erage back and go from there.This plan is horrible.”
Dave D.
“I truly believe that Presi-dent Obama cares deeply forall Americans, is doingwhat hecan to alleviate the canceledhealth care policies and to helpthe American people getthrough this. No matter whatyour opinion is of the Afford-able Care Act it is doing good,insuring those who could notget coverage due to pre-exist-ing conditions.
“Have cancer (very scaryword) or any other life alteringdisease?It’scoverednow. It isablessing tobeable tohaveadultchildren age 26 or under to beincluded in their parents’ plan.Toomany spout criticismwith-out fully knowing all of thefacts, just their opinions andothers’ rumors.
“Let time correct the dis-crepancies, let the health caretake effect, let it work into thenext year, and then see wherethe majority of Americansstand.”
J.B.
“No, because Obama is apathological liar.”
John Joseph
“Thisnowdependson the in-surance companies them-selves.Under theACAall plansmust provide a certain level ofcoverage. This was intended toeliminate the threat of finan-cial ruin through healthcarecosts in the event of cata-strophic illness. Isn’t that whatwe expect from insurance?
“Why didn’t the insurancecompanies simplyupgradepol-icies to comply? In some casesthese companies are using thelaw as an excuse to eliminateless profitable plans and mis-lead panicked customers into
buying their more expensivereplacement plans.
“In most cases cancellationis due to the fact that these‘junk plans’ are recipes for di-saster if the holder has the au-dacity togetsick.Theymaynotoffer hospitalization or pre-scription coverage. Insurancecompanies are now required todisclose this. Many may notwant to admit how inadequatetheir products really were.
“Ifyouholdoneof thesenon-compliant plans do you reallywant to keep it? This could be alifesaving change. But a prom-ise is a promise, right?”
K.M.
“I do not think that this newpromise is any more genuinethan the previous ones. It tookthe insurance companies threeand a half years to prepare formeeting the guidelines thatKathleen Sebelius added in af-ter theACAhadbeenpassedbythe Democratic-controlledHouseandSenateandhadbeensigned into law, just one ofmany regulations added in lat-er.
“First, it isn’t even clearwhether it is legal for thepresi-dent tostipulate thisnewprom-ise, but I will readily acknowl-edge that this has not stoppedhimpreviously. Inanycase, thepresident does not really wantthe insurance companies topull back on the cancellationletters, nor does he expectthem to be able to do so. He ob-viously recognizes that thevery most they could possiblydo is to create new plans to of-fer up to the end of 2014, butthese could not be exactly theplans originally held; and theywould costmore, just as the ex-change plans will.
“This latest ‘promise’ wasjust an attempt to quiet the dis-content over the cancellationletters, those cancellations be-ingtheoriginal intendedresult,and a necessity, in order toforce people into signing onwith an ACA exchange plan.
“The president knew thathis promises of ‘You can keepyour health insurance plan ifyou like it, you can keep yourdoctor’ were rubbish, a fact ofwhichhe acknowledgedduringa video-taped committeemeet-ing in 2010.
He will just keep talking,probably offering still morepromises that mean nothing,believing he can sway peopleback into believing and trust-ing him again.
S.N.
CH@TROOM
NEXT QUESTIONThe Ohio House has passed a bill which would redefine self-defense andcircumstances where the use of force trumps the duty to retreat to publicsettings, such as stores and streets. Under current law, residents need notretreat before using force if they are lawfully in their homes, vehicles orthe vehicle of an immediate family member. Is this good legislation? Whyor why not?
Every week we ask readers a question they can reply to via e-mail. Send your answers [email protected] with Chatroom in the subject line.
LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES
INDIANHILLJOURNAL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2013
A sold-out crowd of more than 300 ladies assembled at Ken-wood Country Club for the Kindervelt #50 Annual FashionShow. To the musical spinning of Jon Jon and direction of
emcee Jeff Thomas, both of Q102, ladies experienced a Saks FifthAvenue runway show, shopping at local pop-up boutiques, silentand live auction, a raffle and lunch all to raise over $35,000 tobenefit the Kindervelt Neurodevelopmental, Educational andLearning Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Cen-ter. Through the direction of General Manager, Kevin Shibley,Saks Fifth Avenue presented the Best of Fall 2013 featuringready-to-wear designers from Vince to Versace and shoes & ac-cessories from designers Jimmy Choo to Joie.
Saks runway models walk at the Kindervelt #50 Fall Fashion Show. THANKS TO CHRISSIE BLATT
Fashion and philanthropy
Attending the Kindervelt Fall Fashion Show are members of the Kindervelt Citywide Board, Linda Lunceford,Tracy Smith, Katrina Smith, Bonnie Hueneman, Charlotte McBrayer (President: Kindervelt Board of Trustees),Buffie Rixey, Marie Tsacalis, Mary Beth Young, Diana Scrimizzi and Ellen Grossi. THANKS TO CHRISSIE BLATT
Cathy Major, Jen Stuhlreyer, Andrea Singer andStephanie Lex have fun together at the Kindervelt#50 Fall Fashion Show. THANKS TO CHRISSIE BLATT
Allison Thorton, Susie Cioffi andChris Vigran chat over drinks atthe Kindervelt #50 Fashion Show.THANKS TO CHRISSIE BLATT
Health / WellnessWellness Myths andMisun-derstandings, 7-8 p.m., FITMontgomery, 9030 Montgo-mery Road, Suite 18, Topic:Nutrition: Good, Better BestChoices. Coordinated discussiongroup to explore health andwellness discoveries found inlatest peer-reviewed medicaljournals. Ages 18 and up. $5.823-2025; wellness-myths2013.eventbrite.com.Sycamore Township.
FRIDAY, NOV. 29Mercy Health Mobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Braxton F. Cann MemorialMedical Center, 5818 MadisonRoad, Fifteen-minute screenings.Cost varies per insurance plan.Financial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byMercy Health. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Madisonville.
On Stage - ComedyMike Lukas, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,8410 Market Place Lane, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
RecreationTGI Black Friday, 8 a.m.-noon,Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Parents drop offchildren so they can holidayshop. $30 first child, $20 secondchild. Registration required.489-7575. Sycamore Township.
Religious - CommunityChanukah Party, 5:30-6:15 p.m.,Isaac M. Wise Temple, 8329Ridge Road, Tiny Chanukahbites with little latkes. Chanu-kah song session. Take-homegift. For ages 6 and under andtheir parents. Free. Reservationsrequired. 793-2556. AmberleyVillage.
Business SeminarsUnderstanding BusinessFinances and Financial Pro-jections, 8:30 a.m.-noon, CMCOffice Center Blue Ash, 10945Reed Hartman Highway, Room105. Introduction to basic fi-nancial reports needed tomanage your business. Ages 18and up. $40 or $120 for fourseminars. 684-2812. Blue Ash.
Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 9 p.m.-1a.m., Traci’s Sports Lounge andGrill, 784 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, 697-8111. Loveland.
Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, 12110Montgomery Road, Free. 677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.
On Stage - ComedyMike Lukas, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.
SUNDAY, DEC. 1EducationEat. Tour. Explore: FromEurope to America: CulturalJourneys in the NewWorld,1-3 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Dr. Gary Zola,executive director of the JacobRader Marcus Center of theAmerican Jewish Archives,discusses formation of JewishAmerican culture. Ages 18 andup. $40, $35 members. Regis-tration required. 761-7500;www.jointhej.org. AmberleyVillage.
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. 271-8519;www.mariemont.org.Marie-mont.
Kindel Memorial HolidayConcert, 7-9 p.m., MontgomeryAssembly of God, 7950 PfeifferRoad, Blue Ash/MontgomerySymphony Orchestra. Theme:Christmas through the Ages -from Baroque through Pops.Free. 549-2197; www.bamso.org.Montgomery.
On Stage - Children’sTheaterA Christmas Carol, 2-3 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Join Ebenezer Scroogeon his harrowing Christmas Eveadventure. For grades K-8.Sponsored by Mariemont Preser-vation Foundation. Presented byThe Children’s Theatre of Cincin-nati. $5. Presented by TheChildren’s Theatre of Cincinnati.272-3700; www.thechildrens-theatre.com.Mariemont.
On Stage - ComedyMike Lukas, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
MONDAY, DEC. 2Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 101 S. LebanonRoad, Parish Life Center. Freewill donation at door. For ages12 and up. Through Dec. 16.683-4244. Loveland.
TUESDAY, DEC. 3Business ClassesBlast Toastmasters Club,Noon-1 p.m., Kroger KP-1 Build-ing, 11300 Cornell Park Drive,Fifth Floor. Develop and practicespeaking, organizing and con-ducting meetings. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations required.Presented by Blast ToastmastersClub. 387-1324. Blue Ash.
Cooking ClassesHoliday Entertaining withFlair andMarilyn Harris,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Come upwith the perfect menu andentertaining tips. $65. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, Presented by Love-land Farmers’ Market. 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.
Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,7-8:30 p.m., St. Andrew Church,552 Main St., Undercroft. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483.Milford.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4Art & 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 devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.
Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewChurch, 552 Main St., Discoverhowmembership in Toastmas-ters will improve your speakingskills, increase your thinkingpower and build your self-confidence. Meets first and thirdWednesdays of every month.Free. Presented by MilfordT.A.L.K. Toastmasters. 831-3833;2289.toastmastersclubs.org.Milford.
Cooking ClassesTheMelting Pot with JarenHartman, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Jared shows all the won-derful sauces and dishes thatmake The Melting Pot morethan just a special occasiondestination. $55. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
THURSDAY, DEC. 5Art & Craft ClassesToys for Tots Fundraiser, 7-9p.m., Cheers to Art!, 7700 Ca-margo Road, Bring toy to do-nate and receive coupon for $5off your next painting session.For ages 16 and up. $35. Reser-vations required. 271-2793;www.cheerstoart.com.Madeira.
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. 387-7030;btc.toastmastersclubs.org. BlueAsh.Changemakers: Hate andReligion in the Public Sphere,7-9 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Ronna GreffSchneider, professor of law atthe University of Cincinnati andexpert on issues involving consti-tutional law, examines hottopics of separation of churchand state and hate speech. Ages18 and up. Free. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.
Health / WellnessHoliday Open House, 6-8 p.m.,Face & Eye Aesthetic Center,1945 CEI Drive, Special holidaypackages, gifts with purchase,prizes and appetizers. Meetsurgeons Dr. Jeff Nerad and Dr.Ginger Rattan, plus medicalestheticians. Reservations rec-ommended. 569-3223. Blue Ash.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.
Parenting ClassesProven Parenting: Founda-tions for a Strong Family,9-11:30 a.m., The Children’sHome of Cincinnati, 5050 Madi-son Road, Emery Building, Room101. Featuring Common SenseParenting research based andproven techniques. Learn evi-dence based techniques toaddress common parentingproblems, create a personalizedparenting plan and receiveCommon Sense Parentingresource book. Family friendly.$100 per family; child careavailable: $10 per child. Regis-tration required. 272-2800;www.thechildrenshomecin-ti.org.Madisonville.
Support GroupsCodependents 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, DEC. 6Literary - LibrariesAnime Club, 6-8 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Watch anime, drawmanga, play Yu-Gi-Oh andinteract around these favoritepastimes. Ages 13-18. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
SATURDAY, DEC. 7Business SeminarsBusiness Feasibility and Busi-ness Planning, 8:30 a.m.-noon,CMC Office Center Blue Ash,10945 Reed Hartman Highway,Room105. Determine the fi-nancial feasibility of your busi-ness concept, how to reviewfunding options, the use of thebusiness plan in obtaining loansand partners, factors involved indebt and equity financing and
how to get to a go/no go deci-sion. Ages 18 and up. $40 or$120 for four seminars. 684-2812. Blue Ash.
Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Ornaments, jewelry,soaps, ceramics, paper creations,paintings, stained glass andmore. Treats, holiday music andshopping. Food truck on site.Benefits The WACC Foundation.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.Blue AshWomen’s Club Holi-day Craft Show, 10 p.m.-3p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Unique,handmade crafts for yourfriends and family. Benefits BlueAsh Women’s Club. Free admis-sion. 891-4043. Blue Ash.
Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, Free.677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.
Music - PopSaffire Express, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,MVP Sports Bar & Grille, 6923Plainfield Road, Free. 794-1400.Silverton.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - StudentTheaterDead Serious ... About Life, 6p.m., Deer Park High School,8351 Plainfield Road, Musicalwritten to appeal to teenagers.Issues of abortion, alcohol,drugs, religion, sex and suicide.$9, $8 advance. Through Dec. 8.459-7268; www.mish-inc.com.Deer Park.
On Stage - TheaterBroadway’s Next Hit Musical,8-10 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Fully improvisedmusical comedy show, everylyric, melody and jazz hand ismade up on the spot. $35, $25members. VIP: $75. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.
SUNDAY, DEC. 8Clubs & OrganizationsWoman’s City Club’s Feist-Tea,1:30-5 p.m., Barrington of Oak-ley, 4855 Babson Place, Programbegins at 2 p.m. Receptionfollows. Honoring Sarah Gide-onse, Harriet Kaufman, HelenO’Neal and Mary Wells; fourWoman’s City Club longtimemembers who model feistinessin carrying out its mission tosecure a just and livable city.Free, donations accepted.Reservations required. Present-ed by Woman’s City Club ofGreater Cincinnati. 751-0100;womanscityclub.org. Oakley.
Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, Noon-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
EducationEat. Tour. Explore: FromEurope to America: Cultural
Journeys in the NewWorld,11:15 a.m.-2 p.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Join art schol-ar and museum docent, AmyPerlman, for behind-the-scenestour of Taft Museum’s latestexhibition, Telling Tales: Storiesand Legends in 19th-CenturyAmerican Art. Followed bylunch. Ages 18 and up. $40, $35members. Registration required.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.
LecturesAnnual Hornstein Lecture:70th Anniversary of theWhite Rose, 10-11 a.m., Isaac M.Wise Temple, 8329 Ridge Road,Dr. Newborn discusses the bookhe co-authored, “Sophie Scholland the White Rose: The Re-markable German ChristianStudents Who Defied Hitler.”487-3055. Amberley Village.
On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. Reserva-tions required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - StudentTheaterDead Serious ... About Life, 3p.m., Deer Park High School, $9,$8 advance. 459-7268;www.mish-inc.com. Deer Park.
MONDAY, DEC. 9Cooking ClassesDewey’s Pizza with ChuckLipp, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, Chuckdemonstrates the basics andgets a little hands-on help fromyou, but he’ll also spring somenew pizzas that they are work-ing on at Dewey’s. $45. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 683-4244. Love-land.
Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,10 a.m.-3 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. 585-8266.Montgo-mery.
TUESDAY, DEC. 10Art OpeningsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Show and sale ofsmall artwork, no larger than8-by-10 inches. Original works inoil and watercolor by activemembers of the Woman’s ArtClub of Cincinnati. Exhibitcontinues through Dec. 22. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.
Business ClassesBlast Toastmasters Club,Noon-1 p.m., Kroger KP-1 Build-ing, Free. Reservations required.387-1324. Blue Ash.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, Free.575-1874.Milford.
Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.
Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,2-3:30 p.m., Sycamore SeniorCenter, 4455 Carver WoodsDrive, Conference Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Registration required. ThroughNov. 12. 929-4483. Blue Ash.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The Kindel Memorial Holiday Concert with the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra will be performed 7-9 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 1, at Montgomery Assembly of God, 7950 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery. The theme is Christmas through theages, from baroque through pops. The concert is free. Call 549-2197. Pictured, Michael Chertock, music director, conductsthe Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra.
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I got some unexpectedexercise today. The windwas blowing so hardwhen I hung up theclothes that it literallyblewmost of them off theline right after I put theclothespins on the last of
the socks.Now Ididn’t mindchasingthe dishtowelsacross thefield, but itwas a littleembarrass-ing to seemy “un-mention-
ables” flying freely to-ward the road. My girl-friend called me laterand said she was drivingby when all this hap-pened. “Made mechuckle,” she said. Iguess it’s what we call acloud with a silver lining.
Giovanna’sgluten-freemeatballs andspaghetti
You know her as Jo-anne Trimpe, author oftwo Holy Chow cook-books, the first of whichis “Holy Chow” and thesecond, new one is “HolyChow Gluten Free.” Youmay recognize her as atelevision personalityand personal chef toArchbishop DennisSchnurr. I know her asGiovanna, and we havebecome friends and col-leagues. Giovanna decid-ed to write another cook-book with gluten-freerecipes because Arch-bishop Schnurr is glutenintolerant, yet enjoys
good food.“I was nervous at
first. I didn’t knowmuchabout gluten intoleranceso I knew I needed tolearn how to cook glutenfree, but with all theflavor of my originalrecipes,” she said. Well,Giovanna has nailed it.Her book has really good,doable gluten-free reci-pes, from appetizers likecrab cakes that startyour meal with flair todinners that are enter-tainment worthy. Hereggplant Parmesan isunbelievably good.There’s a special section
from friends and family.I contributed recipes forthe dessert section. Ev-ery recipe has a photoalong with a Bible quoterelating to it, so you arefeeding both body andsoul.
I chose Giovanna’smeatball and spaghettirecipe since that’s a uni-versal favorite and a nicechange from all the tur-key we eat this time ofyear. Check out her web-site http://holychow-book.com/ for informa-tion to purchase the book.Also available at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in
Rookwood and sells for$16.95.
Preparemeatballs
11⁄2 pounds of ground chuck1 teaspoon kosher salt1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper1 egg white11⁄2 tablespoons choppedfresh parsley or 1teaspoon dry
1⁄2 cup soymilk or any typelactose-free milk
11⁄2 cups bread crumbs
Now, this is where it isimportant to use gluten-free bread crumbs. Youcan buy frozen gluten-free bread and, usingyour food processor,
make 11⁄2 cups.Work the meatball
mixture with your hands.Keep hands wet whilerolling meat into abouttwo-inch meatballs. Placemeatballs on a large platewhile you finish. Thisshould yield about 18-20meatballs.
Prepare simple toma-to sauce
Put 1⁄4 cup extra virginolive oil in large saucepan on medium heat. Stirin 1⁄2 cup chopped onionsand cook for 3 minutes.Add 3 cloves mincedgarlic and cook for only 2or 3 minutes and be care-
ful not to burn garlic.Add 2 teaspoons Koshersalt and 1 teaspoon pep-per and simmer for an-other 2 or 3 minutes.Then add two 32 oz. canswhole tomatoes, crushedwith your hands (or freshtomatoes that are equalto the same amount).Cook for 5 minutes. Add 1teaspoon dry basil orabout 8-10 fresh basilleaves. Now add two 15oz. cans tomato sauceand two 6 oz. cans tomatopaste. Rinse out cans toget the most of the sauce.Measure out two cups ofthe juice/sauce water andadd that to sauce. Sim-mer on low for 20 to 30minutes for marinarasauce only, or 45 minutesto an hour if you areadding uncooked meat-balls.
Instant vanilla saucefor bread pudding,cake, etc.
OK, trust me on thisone. Instead of makingvanilla sauce with eggs,etc. from scratch, justmelt good quality vanillaice cream slowly until it’sslightly warm. Whatyou’ll wind up with is anot-too-thick sauce that isdelicious on bread pud-ding or drizzled into hotchocolate.
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.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
Gluten-free recipes fill new ‘Holy Chow’ cookbook
RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
Enjoy meatballs and be gluten-free with Giovanna Trimpe’s recipe.THANKS TO GIOVANNA TRIMPE.
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Anderson HillsUnitedMethodistChurchThe church has two contempo-rary services on Sundays at 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m., and twotraditional services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. A contemporaryservice is also offered at 6 p.m.on the first Saturday of eachmonth in the fellowship hall.The church is at 7515 ForestRoad, Anderson Township;231-4172;www.andersonhillsumc.org.
Ascension LutheranChurchThe congregation is collectingwelcome kit items for Bhuta-nese refugees arriving in Cincin-nati for the first time. Ascen-sion is partnering with Christ
Lutheran Church in Colerain tosupport the work of the Bhuta-nese Refugee and ResettlementProgram.The Women’s Bible Study meetsFriday mornings at 9:30 a.m. to10:30 a.m. They are using“Namesake: When God Re-writes Your Story” for theirdiscussion. The women’s Wheelof Friendship shipped 100health kits and 30 pounds ofsoap to Lutheran World Relief.The group meets monthlyWednesdays at 10 a.m. TheirBible study is called “In GoodCompany: Stories of BiblicalWomen.”Women of thecommunity are invited to bothgroups.Healing Touch Ministry is of-fered on the fourth Tuesday ofeach month at 7 p.m. Please callthe church office at 793-3288for more information on this
outreach opportunity.Rejoice! worship service is at 11a.m. Rejoice! is a more contem-porary, upbeat style worshipwith music and Bible readingsreflecting the preference ofmany people today. Heritage(traditional) worship service isat 9 a.m. Sunday School, Confir-mation and Adult Forum are at9:45 a.m.Ascension is a congregation ofdiverse ages and backgrounds.Some are new to the faith;others are lifelong Lutherans.Ascension is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery, Ohio45242; ascensionlutheran-church.com; 793-3288.
Bethel BaptistTempleThe annual live drive-throughnativity will be performed atthe church during the Sycamore
Township luminaria event onthe evening of Saturday, Dec. 7.AWANA children’s Bible clubsare offered for children ages 2through high school from 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdaysduring the school year. Eachclub meeting features counciltime, which includes flag cere-mony, music and Bible lesson;handbook time, in whichclubbers earn awards throughmemorization and handbookcompletion; and game time.Contact the church for in-formation, or visit the AWANApage on Facebook: search for“Bethel Baptist AWANA.”The adult, teen and children’sSunday School classes cometogether for an hour of skitsfrom the drama team, chil-dren’s songs, games, pennywars and more during RoundUp Sunday, offered duringSunday School hour on the firstSunday of each month.Several father/son activities, aswell as family activities, arebeing planned for the fall andupcoming months. Visit thechurch website for details.The church offers a low-key,come-as-you-are women’sfellowship about once a month.Small group Bible studies areoffered Wednesday evenings atthe church at 7:30 p.m.Sunday School is 10 a.m.; Sundayworship is 11 a.m.The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple-.org.
Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchContribute to NEEDS by bringingrice and boxed potatoes to thechurch.Jacob’s Ladder is the theme forSunday School (pre-K through12th-grade); these classes aretaught after the children’ssermon in the worship service.Bible 101 and ThoughtfulChristian classes are offered for
adults each Sunday morning.These meet at 9 a.m. in thefellowship hall.The BAPC Bowling Group will bemeeting at 10 a.m. Thursdayseach week at Crossgate Lanes.Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.Sunday sermons are recordedand available at www.bapc.net.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; www.bapc.net.
Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers worshipservices on Sundays at 8:30 a.m.and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School isat 9:30 a.m. Sundays.Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing and foodto people with demonstratedneeds. Bread from Panera isavailable on Thursdays andSaturdays.The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;489-7021.
Christ ChurchCathedralFive years ago, Christ ChurchCathedral began a uniquechildren’s choir to foster thedevelopment of a life-longenjoyment of music throughthe singing of sacred choralcompositions. Last year, 18young people sang for thecathedral and also at specialpublic events, such as a holidayconcert at Cincinnati’s Christ-mas Saengerfest in Over-the-Rhine. The Cathedral Choir ofChildren and Youth is begin-ning its new program year andis open to newmembers. Thiscity-wide program acceptschildren as young as 7-years-old(second-grade). No prior musicexperience is required.The Cathedral Choir of Childrenand Youth has a busy season
ahead. They will sing four timesduring worship at the cathe-dral, as well as during several“away” performances. Formore information, call ChristChurch Cathedral.The church is at 318 E. Fourth St.,Cincinnati; 621-1817; christ-churchcincinnati.org.
Church by theWoodsThe church building is the homeof four different ministries.Church By the Woods is amulticultural and multi-ethnicchurch whose mission is to loveand serve God, each other andour neighbors. Sunday worshipservice is traditional in Englishand begins at 10 a.m. From10a.m. to noon Saturdays, classesin English as a Second Lan-guage are offered for ages 14to 94.Taiwanese Presbyterian Ministryhas Sunday traditional worshipat 2 p.m. in their language ofTaiwanese. On Saturdays theyoffer a ministry on the UCcampus.Freedom Church has its contem-porary worship service at 10:30a.m. in English. “It’s Not AboutReligion; It’s About Relation-ships;” tinyurl.com/a7yroqe.Seventh Day Adventist Church,has worship on Saturdays at 10a.m. in Spanish. “Loving, Car-ing, Sharing God’s Word”Nursery School is provided ateach church’s worship services.Bible studies are offered by allchurches.The church is at 3755 CornellRoad, Sharonville.
Church of theRedeemerThe Music in the Chapel ConcertSeries returns at 3 p.m. Sundaysin the chapel. On Feb. 2, aGerman Baroque ChamberMusic program will be given.The church welcomes backUniversity of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music facultymember Rodney Stucky, ba-roque guitar and archlute, andCincinnati Symphony Orchestramember James Lambert, violada gamba. They will be joinedby James’ wife, Barbara Lam-bert, baroque flute, and sonColin Lambert, cello.The ensemble will performworks of Bach, Telemann,Schenck and Hertel as part ofthe Cincinnati Early MusicFestival program.On March 2, Mary SouthworthShaffer, soprano, and herhusband, Jeff Shaffer, will bringan hour of favorite pieces forsoprano and trumpet. Maryand Jeff are members of Re-deemer.In addition to the Music in theChapel Concert Series, thetraditional Celtic Winter Sol-stice program featuring theClark-Jones trio is scheduled for4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21.All programs are free and opento the public.The church is at 2944 Erie Ave.,Hyde Park.
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BuyaKid,HelpaKid,No Kidding is the sloganchosen by TomDavis, ofRegina Bakery in NorthBend, chairman of thisevent in its 22nd year.The size and price ofthese cookies vary frombakerytobakery,but thespiritprevails inall asnoone wants to see a childhurting.
Bakers in the Cincin-nati area divide the pro-ceeds from their cookiesale between Kinder-velt, which providesstate-of-the-art equip-ment forChildren’sHos-pital, and Fernside,which has groups allover thecityand is anaf-filiate of Hospice of Cin-cinnati.
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Indian Hill Church’sCatacoustic Consort Con-cert will be 7:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 7, at IndianHill Church, 6000 DrakeRoad, Indian Hill.
Director Annalisa Pap-pano and other early mu-sic musicians will be per-forming Orpheus’ Lyre. Itwill be a evening of JoyfulEnglish Music from the17th century, perfect for
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As in the past, the BlueAsh/Montgomery Sym-phony Orchestra will pre-sent its annualKindelMe-morial Holiday Concerton the first Sunday in De-cember. This year’stheme will be Christmasthrough the ages – frommedieval to baroque andon to the pops.
The concert, at 7 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 1, at theMontgomeryAssemblyofGod Church, 7950 Pfeif-fer Road in Montgomery,has become the tradition-albeginningto theholidayseason formanyBlueAshand Montgomery resi-
Maccabeus” andRossini’s“Overture to the Barberof Seville.” Principaltrombonist Glenn Proffitwill be featured soloist inMcCarty’s “TromboneConcerto.”
In the second half ofthe program, widely-ac-claimed soprano soloist,Kara Shay Thomson, plusthe Cincinnati Choral So-cietywill support the cho-ral traditionsomuchasso-
ciated with the season.The musical journey willbegin with Lauridsen’s “OMagnus Mysterium,” fol-lowed by “Of the Father’sLove Begotten” – a com-position from300ADwithThomson.
It will move forwardwith “Veni, Veni Emman-uel” (900), and the Frenchtraditional carol “Besan-con” (1650), andon toHan-del’s “Hallelujah Chorus”(1740) performed by theCincinnati Choral SocietyandOrchestra.Asthecon-cert continues over timewe will encounter VictorHerbert’s “March of theToys” (1900), Irving Ber-lin’s “White Christmas”(1940), and on to “A Char-lie Brown Christmas.”
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INDIAN HILLArrests/citationsLawrence J. Blum, 62, 5805Mohican Lane, left ofcenter, Nov. 3.David R. Gault, 24, 495 BootsLane, failure to controlvehicle, Nov. 3.
Incidents/investigationsAuto accidentMale arrested for drug abuseafter a hit-skip auto acci-dent at Indian Hill Road,Oct. 31.IncidentSome students receivedsuspicious email fromCincinnati Country Dayserver at 6905 Given Road,Nov. 1.TheftUnlisted items taken fromvehicle at 8000 Finley Lane,Oct. 28.
POLICEREPORTS
A bustling North Polemeans Santa’s elves aresetting up a new work-shop right in the heart ofMariemont, at 6940 Madi-sonville Road.
The elves are so excit-ed about this latest sitethey are opening theworkshop for publictours.
Visitors are welcomebeginning Nov. 29through Dec. 29. Hoursare Wednesday throughFriday from 2 p.m. to 8p.m., Saturday and Sun-day 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,ChristmasEve10 a.m. to 4p.m.andclosedChristmasday. Admission is $4, witha portion of the proceedbenefitting the RonaldMcDonald House in Cin-cinnati. Children threeand under are admitted atno charge.
Toys and candy canesare coming alive in the 12animated scenes in San-ta’s Workshop, which is
presented by neighboringbusiness The MariemontInn.
Exhibit owner BillSpinnenweber purchasedthe display at an auctionseveral years ago and hassince searched for theperfect venue to allow forthe public’s enjoyment.He believes the experi-ence adds to the specialholiday atmosphere in theVillage ofMariemont thatis annually filled withshimmering tree-linedstreets and houses aglowwith holiday magic.
“Growing up with theMariemont Inn as I haveand now the owner, I getveryexcitedeachyearan-ticipating the Village tra-ditions during the Christ-mas season, Spinnenweb-er said. “Santa’s Work-shop in Mariemont is aspecial addition to theseactivities. I especially amhappyweareable tobene-fit a local charity that
serves children and theirfamilies.
“This signature year inMariemont theelves and Iare planning a few specialsurprises, including amailbox todropoff lettersto Santa, and professionalphotograhywithSantaev-ery Saturday and Sundayfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. andother days by appoint-ment,” Spinnenweberadded. “Santa also will bestopping inperiodically tocheck on the elves’ work.We look forward to theseactivities becoming apartof the long-standing tradi-tions here in the Village.”
Native Cincinnatiansmay recognize the newexhibit from years ago,and for good reason. Itsorigin dates to the Shilli-to’sDepartmentStoredis-play from 1979 and yearsfollowing. At that timemore than 130 animatedfigures were createdfrom scratch by local tal-
ent to fill 10 interior vi-gnettes, seven storefrontwindows, and more than20 other merchandisingwindows throughout thestore.
Each vignette featureda scene of elves in theirNorth Pole workshophelpingSantabuild toys todeliver onChristmasEve.The story begins withchildren dropping offtheir letters to Santa in anoversized mailbox andends where Santa’s sleighis loaded with toys to de-liver on Christmas Eve.The vignettes were sopopular Shillito’s con-tinued to display them ev-ery season, making slightchanges to keep it newand exciting.
Over time and afterShillito’s merged withFederated DepartmentStores and was renamedLazarus, the elves wereall but forgotten. The dis-play was sold to local Boy
Scout Troops , and then fi-nally put on auction in2005,whenSpinnenweberpurchased the display.
Shillito’s elves coming to Mariemont
Bill Spinnenweber, ownerof Mariemont Inn,purchased at auction in2005 the Santa's elves fromthe old Shillito'sdepartment store display.The elves will be on displayat 6940 Madisonville Roadin Mariemont fromt Nov. 29through Dec. 29. ENQUIRER
New this year is a spe-cial model train displayprovided by the Cincin-nati NorthernModel Rail-road Club. The layout is a17-by-10 foot “O” with apeninsula in themiddle. Itwill loosely resemble theCincinnati Northern Rail-
road (Division of the NewYork Central Railroad)around Paulding, Ohio, inthe mid-1950s.
“Since the1950swere atransitional era for therailroads, you will seeboth late steam and earlydiesel locomotives on thelayout. Freight and pas-senger cars are also rep-resentative of the era,”said George Roos, clubpresident.
The train display isrunningnoon to6p.m.Fri-day, Dec. 13, and all daySaturday and Sunday,
Dec. 14-15.Also on display will be
the Library’s holidaywreaths and Christmastrees, complete withhandmade, literary-themed ornaments. Besure to visit the exhibit ofchildren’s book illustra-tions by Will Hillenbrandin the atrium.
Parking isavailable for$2 a day on weekends atthe nearby Garfield Ga-rage. Call 513-369-6900.Visit www.CincinnatiLibrary.org.
Trains, decor to dazzleat the Main Library
Shots with SantaAdvanced Cosmetic
Surgery andLaserCenteris kicking the holidays offin an unusual way thisyear with a “Shots WithSanta” Botox Brunch,benefiting The Ruth Ly-on’s Children’s Fund from9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday,Dec. 13.
Dr. Jon Mendelsohn,Medical Director of Ad-vanced said a new twistwas added to the Decem-ber Holiday Botox
Brunch, with a visit fromKris Kringle himself.
Patients will do Botox“shots” with “Santa,”while enjoying traditionalholiday temptations and,of course, somenon-tradi-tional ones too, such asnon-alcoholic jello shots.
In keeping with theholiday spirit, the staffwill be appropriately at-tired, and door prizes andparty favors such as “IDid Shots With Santa”stickers will be available.
Mendelsohn said, “In
the spirit of giving, wewill be donating a portionofproceeds fromeachBo-tox treatment adminis-tered during 'Shots WithSanta' to the Ruth LyonsChildren’s Fund, whichserves 17 area hospitalsby providing hospitalizedchildren with gifts year-round. Patients will behelping a child in the Tris-tate have a brighterChristmas as they partici-pate in this funandfestiveevent.”
BRIEFLY
ANIMALS/ NATUREGrailville – needs volunteers for the garden inLoveland. Volunteer days are 9 a.m. to noonselected Saturdays. For a complete listvisitwww.grailville.org or call 683-2340. Volun-teers will work in the kitchen and herb gardens.No experience is needed, volunteers may partici-pate once or for the entire season. Volunteersshould bring gloves, water bottle, sunscreen, hat,
footwear that can get dirty and a snack if desired.Tools are provided.GRRAND – Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoptionof Needy Dogs takes in needy displaced, aban-doned or unclaimed stray golden retrievers andplaces them in volunteer foster homes untiladoptive families are found. Call 1-866-981-2251and leave your name and [email protected].
