MONTGOMERY — To theMontgomery Landmarks Com-mission, the Patmore-LumleyHouse at 7919 Cooper Road is ahistorical treasure.
To owner Mark Stella, it’shome, sweet home.
The landmarks commissionhas chosen the Patmore-Lum-ley House to grace Montgom-ery’s 2012 landmark ornament.
“It’s nice to be chosen forthe ornament,” Stella said.
“We have worked very hardto make improvements to the
house and make the house ourhome-sweet-home.
“We really love living in ourold house,” Stella said.
“It feels very comfortableto us, like an well-worn shoe.”
Stella said the house is wellbuilt and that highlights in-
clude “a nice fireplace, won-derful front door and simple,beautiful staircase.”
The original portion of thePatmore-Lumley House isbelieved to have been builtaround 1810.
The house is named for two
Mark Stella and his family live inthe Patmore-Lumley House.With Stella is daughter Jade, 10,and son Darren, 12. JEANNE
HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Here's what the 2012Montgomery landmarkornament featuring thePatmore-Lumley House onCooper Road looks like. JEANNE
HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
HISTORICALTREASURE
ORNAMENTAL PAST» 2011 – Stix/Durbrow House (c.1928) on Grand Oaks Lane.» 2010 – Mason House (c. 1861)on Montgomery Road.» 2009 – Pure Oil Gas Station(1930s) on Shelly Lane.» 2008 – James Ayres House (c.1820) on Montgomery Road.» 2007 – Bell House (c. 1825) onMontgomery Road.» 2006 – Former city hall (c.1925) on Cooper Road.» 2005 – Snider House (c.1817)on Cooper Road.» 2004 - Blair-Barker House (c.1875) on Remington Avenue.» 2003 – Weller House (c. 1807)on Cooper Road.» 2002 – Pioneer Building (c.1818) on Montgomery Road.» 2001 – Crain-Conklin House(c. 1820) on Montgomery Road.» 2000 – Yost Tavern (c. 1805)on Cooper Road.» 1999 – Universalist Church (c.1837) on Montgomery Roadand Remington Avenue.» 1998 – Wilder-Swaim House(c. 1832) on Cooper and Zig Zagroads.» 1997 – Hopewell-Montgo-mery Presbyterian Church (c.1829) on Shelly Lane.
DO YOU OWNANYORNAMENTS?This is the 16th year thatthe commission has madean ornament as a tributeto one of the city’slandmarks.Have you boughtMontgomery landmarkornaments in pastyears?How many do youhave?Which are yourfavorites?Send your thoughts (andany photos – .jpg format,please), to [email protected]
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SYMMES TOWNSHIP — KathyO’Keefe and her husband, Jim,have worked since they wereyoung teens and never asked any-one for anything.
Things have changed since aman broke into their daughter’shome May 6, 2011, and stabbedand beat their daughter and theirson, who was knifed 19 times inhis brain, smashed in the head
with a weapon called a skullcrusher and kicked hard enoughto lacerate his spleen.
Son Danny O’Keefe, 28, hashad five surgeries in the pastyear and needs extensive reha-bilitation, but his insurance hascome up short.
Kathy and Jim O’Keefe, wholive in Symmes Township, areturning to the community formonetary help.
“We’re fighting to get his lifeback,” Kathy O’Keefe said.
Danny O’Keefe was attackedafter he went to the defense of hissister, Kelly O’Keefe, now 34 andan assistant Butler County prose-
cutor who handles juvenile cases,their mother said.
The siblings were living inKelly O’Keefe’s home in Fairfieldand getting ready for work whenKelly O’Keefe’s former boy-friend, James Terry V of Hamil-
ton, burst in and began beatingand stabbing her.
Kathy O’Keefe, who is 58 andprovides daycare in her home,said she began worrying about
Symmes family asks helpInsurance won’tcover son’s rehabBy Jeanne [email protected]
Danny O'Keefe stands betweenhis brothers, Kyle (left) and Ryan.Their parents are asking thecommunity's help as DannyO'Keefe works to regain his lifeafter being beaten and stabbeddefending his sister from anattacker. The brothers' father, JimO'Keefe, is behind them. PROVIDED
See FAMILY, Page A2
BLUE ASH — The best wayto ensure your bicycle is notstolen is to lock it up, say BlueAsh police.
“Our experience is thatmost bicycle thefts in our cityare crimes of opportunity andof the ‘joy-riding’ variety,”said police Capt. JamesSchaffer.
“Bicycle thefts commonlyoccur at the victim’s home,workplace or in public spaces.
“The technique used by thebicycle thief depends on thelocking practices used or notused,” Schaffer said.
“Little skill is required tosteal a bicycle that is left un-locked. And, a theft involvinglittle or no effort on the part ofthe offender draws little at-tention from passersby.”
Blue Ash police offer thesetips:
» Always lock your bicyclewhen unattended, even if foronly a few minutes. Lock thebicycle to something perma-nent such as a bicycle rack, ametal fence post or a streetsign.
» Don’t lock bicycles toeach other and think that theyare safe.
» Always install a lockthrough the frame of the bicy-cle, not just a wheel. The thiefwill leave your wheel andsteal the rest of the bicycle.
» For added security, usemore than one type of lock.For example, a U-lockthrough the frame, rear tireand fixed object, and a cablelock through the frame andfront.
» U-locks are recommend-ed over cable or chain locksbecause they are more diffi-cult to cut.
» Park in open areas withhigh visibility to passersby.
Bicycle owners may regis-ter their bikes with the BlueAsh police department, whereofficers will record the serialnumber and other identifyingdata and provide a registra-tion decal for display on thebicycle.
“Should a bicycle be recov-ered with a registration decal,it can alert the police to theidentity of the owner,” Schaff-er said.
Visit www.blueash.com formore information on the bicy-cle registration program.
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were made off the rear ofthe house including akitchen.”
Davis said the Patmore-Lumley House has a coun-try federal-style architec-ture, although the eastsection and front porchhave somewhat compro-mised the style.
Nevertheless, “It is agabled-roofed brick build-ing that has obviouslystood the test of timewell,” Davis said.
Montgomery desig-nated the house a citylandmark in 1978.
This is the 16th year the
previous owners, WilliamLumley, a flour salesmanwhose family owned theproperty for more than100 years, and AbrahamPatmore.
“It was Lumley whoadded a section to the eastside of the house and in-stalled the front porch,”said Frank Davis, Mont-gomery’s communitydevelopment director.
“At least two additions
Montgomery LandmarksCommission has hiredBarker Ornaments ofOxford to make a land-mark ornament, said KayeGaffney, ornament projectcoordinator.
The ornaments are soldat city hall on Montgo-mery Road and at city
events.They cost $7 a piece,
$12 for two and $96 for acomplete set.
Proceeds help Montgo-mery maintain city-ownedlandmarks buildings,Gaffney said.
For more about yourcommunity, visitwww.Cincinnati.com/Montgomery.
TreasureContinued from Page A1
The Patmore-Lumley Housewas named a Montgomerycity landmark in 1978.JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY
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job site, and told him,”O’Keefe said.
“I thought I was beingparanoid, but he needed togo check on them. He pro-ceeded to pack up his gear.”
Then Kathy O’Keefe gota call from Kelly O’Keefe,who told her mother shewas hurt but didn’t knowwhat was wrong.
Kelly O’Keefe, who hadpassed out after beingstabbed, had regained con-sciousness after six hourswhen she heard her 1-year-old German shepherdbarking.
“My daughter foughtblood loss and multiple in-juries to make that call.That call saved both oftheir lives.”
O’Keefe said that when
her own children thatmorning when she couldnot reach Kelly or Dannyby phone, text or email.
“Concerned, I called myhusband (57, and a carpen-ter), who was working at a
her youngest son, Kyle,now 22 and studying to be aparamedic, came to herhome she sent him to herdaughter’s home, too.
There, Jim and KyleO’Keefe found Kelly andDanny in a pool of blood.
“I sent them into a night-mare neither will ever for-get,” Kathy O’Keefe said.
Kelly and DannyO’Keefe were taken by he-licopter to University Hos-pital in Corryville, whereboth had brain surgery.
Last October, Terry, now44, was sentenced to 21years in prison after plead-ing guilty to two counts offelonious assault and onecount of tampering withevidence.
Kelly O’Keefe has re-
turned to work. DannyO’Keefe has not been asfortunate.
“His skull was socrushed it took a year to geta skull cap replacementin,” Kathy O’Keefe said.
O’Keefe said her son’sinsurance pays for 30speech, occupational andphysical therapy sessions ayear and Medicaid pays foranother 30.
“Mercy Hospital is help-ing, but only for three ther-apies a week,” O’Keefesaid.
“We’re told for Danny toget better he needs more,closer to nine therapy ses-sions each week.
“We’re to send him tothe University of MichiganAphasia Program forspeech,” O’Keefe said.
“It’s around $27,000 forfour to five weeks of thera-py, and his insurancedoesn’t pay for this (or forroom and board for DannyO’Keefe and his father, whowould accompany him).”
“I’ve never asked any-one for anything, but I amasking for help now,”Kathy O’Keefe said.
People can make dona-tions to the O’Keefe familyat any Fifth Third Bank andthrough PayPal at their “Isupport the O’Keefe Fam-ily” Facebook page.
FamilyContinued from Page A1
Community yardsale Sept. 8
MONTGOMERY —Montgomery’s com-munity-wide garagesale is set for Satur-day, Sept. 8.
It will be held inconjunction with TwinLakes’ Whale of a Sale,with both runningfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Twin Lakes’ Whaleof a Sale also will beheld from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at9876 MontgomeryRoad.
To participate inMontgomery’s com-munity-wide garagesale, households cansign up on the city’swebsite, www.mont-gomeryohio.org, orcall 891-2424.
There is no cost.
A garage sale“treasure map” with alisting of locationswill be available be-ginning Wednesday,Sept. 5, between 8 a.m.and 5 p.m. at city hall,10101 MontgomeryRoad, and on the city’swebsite.
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BLUE ASH — BlueAsh police are investi-gating the theft ofsome $670 worth ofitems from the AkkoFastener Corp. on Cor-nell Road.
Police say an elec-tric motor worth $500,a steel plate worth$90, a roll of fencingworth $50 and u-bolthangers worth $30were stolen the eve-ning of July 9.
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MONTGOMERY — Syca-more High School’s UnitedSingers of the Aves won asilver diploma at the WorldChoir Games in Cincinnati -and many of the studentsweren’t even involved inthe school’s musical pro-grams.
“The Sycamore HighSchool United Singers ofthe Aves was a choir of 115students created specifi-cally for the 7th WorldChoir Games,” said Ken-neth Holdt, director of theensemble.
“About 60 percent of thestudents were involved inthe choir, band and orches-tra programs, while the re-maining 40 percent werefrom the general studentpopulation of SycamoreHigh School who, simplyput, had the music inthem.”
Auditions for the UnitedSingers of the Aves wereheld last fall.
“Perhaps most astonish-ing was that the choir pre-pared their pieces in 14
short rehearsals,” Holdtsaid.
The United Singers ofthe Aves’ competition setincluded four pieces infour languages – includingGerman, the Indian dialectof Tamil and the South Afri-can language of Xhosa –with all but one piece sungacappella.
The ensemble also per-
formed a friendship con-cert on Fountain Square indowntown Cincinnati withDanish, Austrian and Cin-cinnati men’s choruses.
The Sounds of Syca-more, Sycamore JuniorHigh School’s studentchoir, also won a silver di-ploma at the World ChoirGames. The choir is direct-ed by Linda Gartner.
“Words cannot expresshow proud I am of the stu-dents and directors in theWorld Choir Games,” saidAdrienne James, superin-tendent of the SycamoreCommunity Schools.
“The junior high andhigh school choirs did aphenomenal job. To saythat I am proud is truly anunderstatement.”
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There are severalareas of eroding hillsidescaused by landslides inIndian Hill, but the vil-lage is focusing on re-pairing one area thissummer.
The Weil Road land-slide area is the only onethe village intends to re-pair in the comingmonths, with the remain-ing three being watchedclosely in case they wors-en.
The Weil Road land-slide area, which is ap-proximately 800 feetnorth of Hopewell Road,is adjacent to twostreams converging nearthe road.
Councilwoman MollyBarber said landslide is-sues along Weil Roadhave continued, prompt-ing the village to bid therepair project in the nextcouple weeks.
Project ManagerGeorge Kipp said the pro-ject consists of installinga gabion wall – a retain-ing wall made of thickwire containers filledwith rock, broken con-crete or other materialthat allows water to flowthrough while prevent-ing soil from moving andcausing a landslide.
He said the estimatedcost to repair the WeilRoad landslide is $25,000.
Kipp noted once theproject begins a portionof Weil Road will beclosed about five days.
Indian Hill is preparing tofix a landslide areaalongside Weil Road. ROB
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The Ohio Department ofTransportation will beginwork this November on aconstruction project thatmay have implications fortravelers passing throughthe Blue Ash/Montgomeryarea for several months.
Construction to improve
the interchange of I-71 andPfeiffer Road begins thisNovember with completionanticipated by the end of2013. The project’s im-provements are designedto:
» help move more vehi-cles onto northbound I-71
from eastbound Pfeifferthrough dual, dedicated leftturn lanes
» see the addition of anew auxiliary lane to facili-tate travel from Pfeiffer vianorthbound I-71 directly tothe I-275 exit
» no longer require mo-
torists to merge intothrough-lanes on I-71if theyare connecting to I-275.Thisdedicated lanewillalsohelp motorists traveling onnorthbound I-71 by reduc-ing the current volume oftraffic merging from thePfeiffer entrance ramp.
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BLUE ASH — The Syca-more Community SchoolsBoard of Education hasagreed to pay Evans Land-scaping Inc. of SymmesTownship $741,750 forlandscaping and demoli-tion work for the MapleDale Elementary Schoolproject.
The board of educationawarded more than $13.5million in construction con-tracts in April to rebuildMaple Dale and to build dis-trict offices on the schoolcampus, which is off Hage-wa Drive in Blue Ash butincludes some property inMontgomery.
None of the contractsapproved in April were forthe landscaping and demo-lition work for which Ev-ans Landscaping was laterchosen. A single incom-plete bid for that work wassubmitted by the Marchdeadline for constructionbids.
The Sycamore board ofeducation subsequently de-cided to dispense with ad-
ditional competitive bid-ding for the landscapingand demolition work be-cause members did notwant to delay the MapleDale Elementary Schoolproject.
The board of educationinstead authorized admin-istrators to secure quotesfor the landscaping anddemolition work and tomake a recommendation tothe board in May, whichwas Evans Landscaping.
Both the rebuilt MapleDale Elementary Schooland the new district officesare to open in fall 2013.
Maple Dale will houseabout 500 students in kin-dergarten through fourthgrade.
The rebuilt Maple DaleElementary School willcost $17.5 million and be fi-nanced in part by a 0.61-mill bond issue approvedby voters in November2010.
The Sycamore Commu-nity Schools will use bondissue proceeds, investmentrevenue earned on thoseproceeds, energy rebatesearned on the project and
capital-improvementfunds as needed to pay fortheschool,districtTreasur-er Beth Weber said.
Maple Dale ElementarySchool’s existing gymnasi-um will be incorporatedinto the rebuilt school be-cause it is newer than therest of Maple Dale, most ofwhich was built in 1959.
Weber said the new $2.1million district offices willbe financed with certifi-cates of participation-issueproceeds, investment reve-nue earned on those pro-ceeds, energy rebatesearned on the project, cap-ital-improvement funds al-located for geothermalheating and cooling and aportion of the proceedsfrom the future sale of cen-tral offices on CooperRoad.
For more about your commu-nity, visitwww.Cincinnati.com/BlueAsh.
Get regular Blue Ash updatesby signing up for our emailnewsletter. V isitCincinnati.com/BlueAsh.
New Montgomery City Manager Wayne Davis speaks with resident Karen Schwartz ata "meet and greet" July 11 at city hall. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
BLUE ASH — The Syca-more Senior Center willhost its summer FUNdrais-ing evening from 6 p.m. to10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1.
Monte Carlo activitieswill include casino games,hors d’oeurves and drinkswith proceeds supportingthe center’s services.
Advance tickets can beobtained at the welcome
desk for $15 per person or$20 per couple.
Tickets the day of theevent will be $20 per per-son or $30 per couple.
Ticket prices includetwo drink tickets and $25gaming money per person.
Accumulated winningscan be redeemed duringthe latter part of the eve-ning for merchandise, giftcards and services donatedby Sycamore Senior Cen-ter’s benefactors.
The Sycamore SeniorCenter is at 4455 CarverWoods Drive.
For more informationcall 984-1234.
For more about your commu-nity, visitwww.Cincinnati.com/BlueAsh.
Get regular Blue Ash updatesby signing up for our emailnewsletter. VisitCincinnati.com/BlueAsh.
Senior Center hosts FUNdraiserCommunity Press staffreport
MONTGOMERY — Kidsand other people young atheart can check out a varie-ty of vehicles during Mont-gomery’s “Touch a Truck”
program from 9 a.m. to 11a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, atWeller Park on Weller Road.
Fire engines, ambu-lances, dump truck, trac-tors,policecruisersandmil-itary Humvees will be ondisplay at the free event.
Children can get behindthe wheel of their favoritevehicles and talk to the driv-ers.
For more about your commu-nity, visitwww.Cincinnati.com/Montgomery.
Get regular Montgomeryupdates by signing up for ouremail newsletter. VisitCincinnati.com/Montgomery.
Touch a truck in MontgomeryCommunity Press staffreport
MONTGOMERY — Mont-gomery says it is lookingfor “community super-heroes” to help the city puttogether a plan to use incase of a disaster.
“The city of Montgome-ry has formed a CERT(Community EmergencyResponse Team) Programto assist in the disaster pre-paredness of the communi-ty and utilize the experi-ence of its citizens,” saidFaith Dickerhoof, Mont-gomery’s assistant direc-tor of community engage-ment.
“The program will offer20 residents a unique op-
portunity to learn about di-saster mitigation throughlectures, discussions andhands-on training.
“During a disaster or in-cident, emergency servicepersonnel may not be ableto reach the communityright away,” Dickerhoofsaid.
For more information orto apply for a trainingcourse this fall, contactMontgomery firefighter/medic Ryan Wesseling at985-1633. Applications aredue Wednesday, Aug. 15.
Training classes will beheld beginning Saturday,Sept. 8.
NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134
Parents, family and friends gathered at St. SusannaChurch in Mason to watch Archbishop Moeller High
School’s class of 2012 accept their diplomas and graduatefrom the high school.
Moeller’s 232 graduates will scatter across the countryto dozens of different universities and colleges in the fall.
Wick Hardenbergh of Cincinnati gives a thumbs up before Moeller HighSchool's graduation. THANKS TO JOHANNA KREMER
Moeller's major award winners of the class of 2012 stand together outside St. Susanna Church. MichaelRiney (left) is Moeller's Gold Shield Award winner and school vice-captain, Brian Markgraf (middle) is theMan of Moeller Award winner and school captain, and Scott Nugent is the Fr. Chaminade Service Awardwinner and Pillar house captain. THANKS TO JOHANNA KREMER
Nate Creech of Loveland showsoff his newly awarded MoellerHigh School diploma. THANKS TO
JOHANNA KREMER
Moeller High School graduate Dante West II shakes MoellerPresident Bill Hunt's hand after receiving his diploma. THANKS TO
JOHANNA KREMER
Moeller High School graduate Ray Gaier stops during theprocession to hug Zehler House Dean Bruce Nelson at graduation.THANKS TO JOHANNA KREMER
Ten Moeller graduates stop together before graduation begins for a photo. From left: Tony Molinaro ofCincinnati, Bryan Martin of Cincinnati, Nick MacArthur of Loveland, Valedictorian and welcomegraduation speaker Adam Logeman of Loveland, Garrett Lechner of Loveland, Matt Lindsey of Milford,farewell graduation speaker Matt Kanetzke of Loveland, Mario Laurianti of Loveland, Evan Fishback ofLoveland and Jay Koepfel II of Mason. THANKS TO JOHANNA KREMER
Fr. Chaminade Service Awardwinner Scott Nugent ofLoveland stops for a photowith mother, Sally, beforegraduation. THANKS TO JOHANNA
KREMER
Moeller High School class of 2012graduate Joe Kremer of Lovelandsmiles to the audience as hereceives his diploma from hisfather, Moeller Dean of StudentsCarl Kremer. THANKS TO JOHANNA
KREMER
Moeller graduate Charles Stutenroth V hugs his family beforegraduation ceremonies begin at St. Susanna Church. THANKS TO JOHANNA
KREMER
Moeller graduates Zachary Flint ofLoveland (left) and farewellgraduation speaker Matt Kanetzkeof Loveland pair up for a photo atgraduation. THANKS TO JOHANNA
KREMER
Moeller High School class of 2012 graduates Colin Foos of Loveland(left), Michael Rojas of Middletown (middle) and Jake Haigis ofLoveland (right) group for a photo at graduation. THANKS TO JOHANNA
KREMER
MOELLERGRADUATES 232
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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com
SYCAMORE TWP. — One ofthe toughest days in the younglife of Hayley Baas was thispast June 1.
Life’s lessons and reasonscan often be hard to understandat any age, let alone whenyou’re a graduating senior atSycamore High School.
On a lacrosse team that hadgone 13-2-1 and advanced to theDivision I semifinal, Baas wasabout to play the biggest gameof her career against Medina atMason - the state semifinals.
As a freshman, she was onSycamore’s 2009 state titleteam, but didn’t play in thechampionship. This was achance to finish on a high note.
Instead, it ended in the low-est of lows.
With many friends and fam-ily members in attendance,Baas noticed her grandmother,Charlotte Hoffert, fall downprior to the game.
“We were doing the nationalanthem and I looked over andshe had collapsed on the groundwalking in,” Baas said. “It wastough. I ran over there to makesure she was OK and then wentahead and played the game.”
Sadly, her grandmother diedlater that night. It was a diffi-cult end to a difficult day asSycamore had already lost thegame 10-8 to end their season.
“It was hard,” Baas said.“But, my team was really sup-portive. They were all like hug-ging me before I went in (to thesemifinal game).”
The fact that she played atall is commendable consider-
ing the circumstances. Unfor-tunately, focusing mentally andphysically was challenging.
“I got face-guarded thewhole game,” Baas said. “It waskind of a rough game, but Imade it through it. I’m sure she(grandmother) wanted me to dothat and try to win. We did ourbest.”
In spite of the tragedy thatended her last season, Baas islooking forward to her next sea-son with Marquette. Her firstday is Aug. 22.
She’s come a long way in themere four years she’s played.
“I started my freshmanyear,” Baas said. “(Coach Ed-die) Clark convinced me to playand I ended up really liking it. Iplayed soccer and basketballbefore, but I ended up quittingboth to focus on lacrosse.”
It helped that Baas had aknack for the game. It alsohelped that she enjoyed thecamaraderie.
That closeness was evidentin a late July camp that coachEddie Clark put on at Sycamorein an effort to lure the next Hay-ley Baas or Amanda Frey (whowill play at Gannon).
“We have the most amazingteam,” Baas said. “We call our-
Hayley Baas, a recent Sycamore High School grad will continue herlacrosse career at Marquette when she leaves for Milwaukee laterthis month. THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE
Sycamore lacrosse players who helped coach Eddie Clark in a recentcamp July 26 are, from left: Back, Hayley Baas (Marquette), AmandaFrey (Gannon), sophomore Brittany Murphy, senior Lucy Schuttyand junior Elise Reardon; front, senior Kathleen Gasset and LinaCardenas (future journalism student at Syracuse). SCOTT SPRINGER/THE
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“It was kind of arough game, but Imade it through it.I’m sure she(grandmother)wanted me to dothat and try to win.”HAYLEY BAAS
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SYCAMORE TWP. — It wasan unblemished season forcoach Keith Brackenridge’sSycamore Lady Aves golfsquad as they ran the table at11-0 to take their first everGreater Miami Conferencecrown in 2011.
The effort garnered Brack-enridge GMC coach of theyear honors and sophomoreHanna Lee was player of theyear with a league-best 37.30nine hole average.
Now, the Lady Aves willhave to get it done withoutLee, who recently finishedthird in a PGA Junior Seriesevent in Mansfield but hasmoved to Chandler, Ariz., forher junior year. Lee had justtransferred in to Sycamorefrom New Jersey a year ago.
That leaves Brackenridgewith one returning starter, buta pretty good one in seniorMarybeth Reinhold.
“She has plenty of experi-ence in golf tournaments,including three trips to thedistrict meet and one to thestate championship,” Bracken-ridge said by email. “She alsohas played in AJGA events andfinished runner-up in the 2012Women’s MET. She’s a candi-date to break one of our schoolrecords for low nine or low 18anytime she steps onto the golfcourse.”
Reinhold was a GMC first-team pick last fall and will be
joined in the lineup this seasonby seniors Michelle Bartlett,Lindsey Neville and freshmanKellen Alsip. The fifth spotwill be determined in tryouts.
“We have lots of youngerplayers who have been waitingfor their chance to play,”Brackenridge said. “Theseyoung players have a greatattitude toward golf and arelooking forward to theirchance to play at the varsitylevel.”
While it looks to be a pro-verbial “rebuilding” year,Brackenridge is confident inthe talent he receives from theefforts of assistant coach GregPottebaum, junior varsity
coach Julie Haverkos andjunior high coach Paul Alexan-der.
“One of the strengths of myprogram is the stability thatexists in my coaching staff,”Brackenridge said. “The play-ers are already used to com-peting in golf matches andhave received quality coach-ing before playing in a varsitymatch.”
The season starts for theLady Aves Aug. 10 at the Ham-ilton Elks Club with Mason.
The Sycamore boys golfteam finished eighth in theGMC in 2011 and tied for sixthin the league tournament.
Coach Paul Phillips returnsGMC second-team picks JakeLampe and Ryan Wessinger.Lampe will be a senior, Wess-inger a sophomore. Wessingertied for the team lead in scor-ing average at 42.90 with sen-ior Macalister Auciello andwas a district qualifier.
Junior Mark Reinhart andsophomore Nick Bierschwalare also expected to contributesome shots and scores.
“We have a very talentedsophomore class and withanother year of seasoningcould really make some noisein the GMC,” Phillips said.
The Aves season beginsAug. 14 with the PrincetonInvitational at Glenview.
Moeller High School re-turns five lettermen and fourstarters in seniors AndrewBenza, Mason Eckley, EvanProbst, Shane Sullivan andMatthew Wetherill.
Eckley was first teamGreater Catholic League and
FIRST SWING AT HIGH SCHOOL GOLF:PREVIEW 2012
Moeller High School's Mason Eckley tees off on the 10th hole during the boys Division I sectional atGlenview last October. GARY LANDERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
AREA GOLFERSHIT THE GREENS
Sycamore, Moellerlead talented packBy Nick Dudukovich andScott [email protected]
Marybeth Reinhold watches aputt as she playes in theMetropolitan Women'sAmateur Championship atMaketewah Country Club inJune. Reinhold will be a seniorat Sycamore this season. JEFF
SWINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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low scorer at 78.1, withProbst next at 78.5 andBenza at 78.7. Close be-hind were Wetherill at80.2 and Sullivan at 80.4.
Joining the veteranCrusaders will be juniorsMitch Lamping, JoshSchaefer, David Sturgisand Carson Susich fromthe JV team, with sopho-mores Nick Gruber,Grant Macciocchi, BenSattler and Quinn Sulli-van challenging.
“Nick, Ben and Shanehave played well thissummer and will pushfor playing time,” Moell-er coach Rick Bohne saidby email.
Bohne figures St. Xa-vier to be strong as usual,with Mason and La Sallefeaturing strong playerslocally. In the district,Centerville and Spring-boro catch the veterancoach’s eye.
“Our team strengthsare senior leadership,team chemistry anddepth,” Bohne said. “Aquestion mark is, ‘Canwe play under pressure?’
Our typically difficultschedule against the bestteams in the state willhopefully prepare us forpostseason play.”
Moeller missed out onthe state tournament lastseason for the first timesince 2001.
The Crusaders openup Aug. 11 with the St.Xavier Invitational atMaketewah CountryClub.
Ursuline Academyand head coach Mar-ianne Sahms will attemptto qualify for their thirdconsecutive Division Istate tournament.
The Lions lost fourseniors to graduation, sothere will be opportuni-ties for those new to thevarsity game to step up.
The Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy boyssquad will be coached byJonathan Williams, ac-cording to the Ohio HighSchool Athletic Associa-tion website.
The school will alsooffer a club for girls, ac-cording to the CHCAwebsite. Those interest-ed should contact headcoach Don Faimon [email protected].
GolfContinued from Page A6
selves ‘a little family.’ Ev-eryone’s really close andthat aspect really led me tolove the game. I’ve becomeso close to the rest of myteammates.”
Now, Baas must tempo-rarily split away from hersupport at Sycamore to be-come a Golden Eagle atMarquette.
“I ended up just lovingthe coaches,” Baas said.“They have three reallycool girls who are the
coaches. They were supernice and I fell in love withthat and the campus. Iwanted to go somewhere inthe city and it was a reallygood fit for me.”
Marquette will be in theBig East for lacrosse hersophomore year, so she’llget to come home and playthe University of Cincin-nati in front of her familyand fans.
While there, her scho-lastic plans are to major inbiology and eventuallywork with animals in a zooor national park.
“We’ll see where theroad leads,” Baas said.
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At 10 years old, CarsonFoster is faster than 14-time Olympic gold medal-ist Michael Phelps was atthe same age.
The Cincinnati Marlinsswimmer from Montgome-ry shattered Phelps’ na-
tional record in the 100-me-ter butterfly for the10-and-under age group by morethan a second Sunday in theOhio Long Course JuniorOlympic Championships atMiami University’s CorwinM. Nixon Aquatic Center.
“Not only is it just a veryimpressive record and avery impressive swim outof Carson, but I think it’salso just great timing as faras being able to do it rightnow when swimming iskind of at its highest popu-larity and Michael Phelps
is at hishighestpopularity,”Marlinshead coachChris Wol-ford said.
With 24individualevent win-
ners, eight relay champion-ships and high point win-ners in three age groups,the Marlins defeated theNorthern Kentucky Clip-pers and Dayton Raidersfor their fourth consecu-
tive Junior Olympic teamchampionship.
Foster and Marlinsteammate Marissa Delga-do were named the meet’soutstanding swimmers.
“For us, it ranks upthere as one of the bestteam performances we’vehad in a long time,” Wolfordsaid.
Foster won seven indi-vidual events and was partof two championship re-lays. Record-setting per-formances in the 50-meterbutterfly and the100-meter
butterfly earned himstanding ovations.
Less than two weeks af-ter breaking a 16-year-oldnational record for his agegroup in the 50-meter but-terfly, Foster improved onthat 30.26 swim with a 29.91in Saturday’s finals.
Phelps’ record of 1:08.54in the 100-meter butterflyhas stood as the nationalbenchmark for the 10-and-under age group since1996.Foster beat it with a 1:07.24in preliminaries Sundaymorning.
USA Swimming mustverify his times in the twoevents before they appearin the national age grouprecords.
“He’s still really youngbut he’s kept a good atti-tude about it,” Wolford saidof Foster. “He’s very com-petitive and that carriesyou a long way in any sport,not just swimming. He’sbeen willing to do thethings he needs to do to getbetter. From what I’ve seenhe’s handling the successvery well.”
Better than Phelps? 10-year-old closing fast
Foster
Montgomery boybreaks recordolder than he isBy Kevin [email protected]
Protective economicsWhat the devil is that? Well, I
just made it up.It is a term to use for our
present economic situation. Thisneeds some explanation. We arein a period of great economicuncertainty. Businesses areeither not hiring or they replaceneeded workers out of a largepool of the unemployed whohave little bargaining power andare just thankful to be hired.
Many of those who have jobsand have reached retirementage are not retiring due to theuncertainty of their economicfuture. This reduces the numberof openings. It also reduces thetraining costs of a new employ-ee.
There is even more bad news
for the average working person.The costs of hiring and the reg-ulations of the state and federalgovernments have turned work-ers into a liability rather than anasset. It is better to avoid thosecosts by moving or importing.The greed of politicians and thesupporters of these costs andrules has turned out to be verybad for workers.
Look at the riots overseasover needed strong austeritymeasures or the pending bank-ruptcy of cities here to provethis point! The Pied Piper hasled the workers down The RoadTo Serfdom. Thank you NobelEconomics Laureate F.A. Hayek!Only common sense and popularpublic support will save them.
People who have assets are
greatly con-cerned aboutholding theirvalue. Ourhomes for themost part havedecreased invalue, but thatonly affects usif we sell them.Even if wedecide to sell
our homes, many of them arestill valued above our originalpurchase price if we have hadthem for a while.
Then, consider the stockmarket and cash savings ac-counts. Listed businesses aremaintaining the price of theirstocks by paying dividends. Thepercent paid on dividends is
higher that what you can earn onyour savings. That is an indica-tor of the value of our money.Our money is losing value asmore and more of it is printed topay for government waste-fulness.
Here is an interesting ex-ample. When I started working,the minimum wage was 25cents. The dollar was backed bysilver at one ounce per dollar.Now the price of silver is stillabout four times the minimumwage. What does that tell us?
There is hope. It requiresreducing high taxes and sense-less regulations. If the costs ofgovernment, taxes and reg-ulations are made competitivewith the rest of the world, busi-nesses will have no incentive to
leave. In fact, lower shippingcosts and delays will create anadvantage.
Our workers and the rest ofsociety will benefit and prosper-ity will return though it will beslow because businesses willhave to be convinced it will bepermanent.
One last thought. Do youremember Eduardo Saverin aco-founder of Facebook? Hetook his stock and fled to Singa-pore to avoid excessive taxes.He was protecting his assets(protective economics). Howmany jobs would he have cre-ated with his wealth had hestayed here?
Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery and a former college instructor.
Workers liabilities in ‘new’ economy
Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Think back to when youwere a child. Did you love torun and play? Ride your bike?Go for a swim? Shoot hoopswith your friends or practiceyour free throws? Maybe justread a book? Or lie on thegrass looking at the sky?
Did you feel it essential thatyour parents watch you dothose things?
Here at Housing Opportuni-ties Made Equal we have beenreceiving increased com-plaints regarding discrimi-nation against families withchildren at apartments andcondominiums. Among thosehave been references to rulesand regulations that apply onlyto children, including an espe-cially troubling one requiringthat all children under 18 besupervised by an adult at alltimes.
Rules like this one are adirect violation of the federalFair Housing Act, and theyhave been since the 1980swhen President Ronald Rea-gan added protection for fa-milial status to fair housinglaws.
This specific protectioncovers pregnant women aswell as all members of thehousehold who are 17 andyounger. And it applies to allhousing except that which hasattained specific designationas “senior housing.”
The most obvious indica-tions of illegal discriminationagainst children are thoseowners or managers who re-fuse to rent to families withchildren. Some even go so faras to state “No Children” or“Adults Only” in their ads.
Some less obvious – but just
as discrimi-natory – be-havior in-cludes:
» inquiringabout a preg-nancy orabout childcare arrange-ments;
» requir-ing familiesto live only in
certain buildings, in certainsections, or on certain floors;
» charging extra fees, addi-tional deposits, or higher rentsfor families with children.
While rules and regulationsare expected in housing com-plexes, they cannot single outchildren just because they arechildren. For example, it’s OKto establish safety rules suchas “no running in the poolarea,” but rules must apply toeveryone, not just the chil-dren. Management can chargefor damage to their propertywhether done by a child or anadult.
HOME provides educationfor both housing providers andconsumers. To schedule aspeaker, call either Deb Jetter,outreach and education coor-dinator, or Myra Calder, con-sumer education specialist, at513-721-4663. To learn moreabout housing rights and re-sponsibilities, visitwww.homecincy.org.
Elizabeth Brown is the executivedirector for Housing OpportunitiesMade Equal.
Kids can be kidsin their homes
ElizabethBrownCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Law-abiding citizensmust carry guns
Following the Aurora, Col.,massacre - be sure to expect in-creased calls for more gun con-trol- not more enforcement ofcurrent laws, but more laws withthe Pollyanna objectives of elim-inating crime by eliminatingguns.
The real solution of limitingthe damage of the crazies and thecriminals is to allow everytrained person to carry a gun.
Police forces only show up af-ter a crime, to carry out the bod-ies.
Look at Mexico. Do you thinkthat the criminals would be incontrol of Mexico if the law abid-ing citizens were able to protectthemselves with guns. All Mexi-cans should carry a gun to protecttheir families from the carnageof evil.
You will never keep weaponsfrom the criminals, governmentsonly can stop law abiding citizensfrom protecting themselves.
Millions more people havebeen slaughtered by govern-ments than have been slaugh-tered by common criminals ornut cases.
Ask Stalin, Hitler, Idi Amin,Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Mao ZeDong, Milosevic, Kim il Sung, Ti-to, Ho Chi min, Tojo – ask them ifthey would have been able toslaughter millions of people if thepeople had been able to protectthemselves with guns.
Ted DayMontgomery
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ter my going. If I get positivefeedback from others first, I'll doit.”
R.V.
“We plan to go down this year,however, I do have concerns of itbeing very crowded and playersnot being able to provide as muchtime with fans. I am a bit disap-pointed that they offer tickets at10 a.m. for a training camp thatdoes not start till 3 p.m. or later.The alternative is seeing thecamp on Paul Brown Stadium
days.“Going to Georgetown last
year was a unique experience wewould have done again this year.All the players were very friend-ly and my son was able to meetand get many autographs. I thinkthey appreciated fans making thetrip to show their support.
“Either way, training is thekick to football season, GO BEN-GALS !”
Terra Prather
July 25 questionDo you plan to attend any of
the Cincinnati Bengals trainingcamp since it will be downtownthis year? Why or why not?
“No! Not planning on attend-ing any games, either. Just not afootball fan. If the Bengals leftCincinnati, I would not even no-tice.”
J.S.B.
“No I do not plan to take in anytraining camp program of the
Bengals. I like football and willfollow the Bengals, but I am nothappy with the administration.They need to show more coopera-tion with the city and HamiltonCounty.”
E.S.
“Bengals??? Bwahahahahaha-hahah!!!”
J.G.
“I like the convenience overWilmington or Georgetown butthe parking and access might de-
CH@TROOM NEXT QUESTIONDo you agree with Chick-fil-APresident Dan Cathy’s publicsupport of traditional marriageand the “biblical definition” offamilies, or with governmentofficials in Boston, Chicago, SanFrancisco and other cities whowant to block the restaurantfrom opening new restaurantsbecause of the company’s publicstance? Why?
Every week The Northeast SuburbanLife asks readers a question they canreply to via e-mail. Send your answersto neusburban@community press.comwith Chatroom in the subject line.
We hear a lot of babblingabout the Founding Fathers, andabout freedom and liberty. Wehear that the founding fathersmostly wanted smaller govern-ment and less government.Mostly, I believe that the found-ing fathers just wanted Obamaout of office; and the repeal ofthe current healthcare laws,without having to present usefulalternatives.
The freedom and libertywritten about by our foundingfathers was important; however,it was just so much ink on paper,until it was tried in practice, andtried in a court of law. One ofthese fortresses of freedomwould have owned Barack Oba-ma, and received complimentsabout what a nice-looking younghouseboy they kept.
There was no freedom andliberty for any who were notwhite European men. Remem-ber that women were propertytoo, and they did not have a say,or a vote. In fact, they would notget the right to vote until nearly145 years later. This was thefounding fathers’ version offreedom, liberty, and justice!
You mustconsider thetimes, you say.Well, lets re-turn to theglory days ofCleopatra, andancient Egypt.Cleopatra VIIPhilopator,known to histo-ry as Cleopatra,was the last
pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.Here is a listing of other
Plato, in the ‘Republic’ statesthat men beget and women bearchildren; yet, otherwise, thecapabilities of men and womenare nearly equal.
There were no domesticslaves, even at court. This is life,a couple of thousand years ago,as compared with the life of ourfounding fathers. We seem un-able to retain the lessons ofhistory. We are continually re-inventing the wheel.
It is said that a picture isworth a thousand words. I amunable to offer you the picturethat is in my mind; but perhaps,a description will allow you theinsight of my view of freedom.
Many times each year, Iwould look up to see that wewere passing, or following, ordriving along side an elderlygentleman in a Rolls Royceconvertible, with the top down,his silver hair flowing in thewash. He was thoroughly enjoy-ing his drive.
He had not a care in theworld. He was perfectly at ease,anywhere in town. He drovealone. To my knowledge, he didnot carry a weapon; and, to myknowledge, he was never both-ered, by anyone. That is purefreedom!
Of course you recognize thatgentleman was billionaire CarlLindner.
I often think that I will seehim again, in his Rolls, rollingdown the freeway to Cincinnati.Those were the days.
James Baker is a 35-year resident ofIndian Hill
What are freedom, liberty?
JamesBakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
HOTSPOTThough Montgomery’s “All Fired Up!” fes-
tive art show was advertised to occur “rain orshine,” it certainly was a blessing on a perfectmid-70s sunny afternoon at Swaim Park.
This year’s annual show and sale was thethird such event staged by the MontgomeryArts Commission. Some 25 area artists dis-played their examples of ceramics, painting,jewelry, glass, metalwork and more.
Also featured was a children’s art exhibitand an opportunity for the kids to participatein craftmaking. And a trio of jazz musicianseven provided some cool sounds for the earsto complement the beautiful art for the eyes.Here are a few scenes from the day.
Photos by Terrence Huge/For The Community Press
Examining some pottery by Carol Williams of Amelia is Norwood resident Sue Balistreri. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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Paul Brown of Bethel displays anexample of his crystalline glazedporcelain. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE
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Terry and Terry Gibbons of SycamoreTownship contemplate a purchase atthe "All Fired Up!" art show atMontgomery's Swaim Park. TERRENCE
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Watercolors are the specialty of Fort Thomas artist Joan Miley. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR
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Ceramic instructor and artist BethanyKramer of Bellevue, KY, explainsabout her classes to a prospectivestudent. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE
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Smooth jazz served as theperfect complement to the
artists works. This is the BobbySharp Trio, with Sharp on drums,Sandy Suskind on flute and DanKarlsberg on keyboard. TERRENCE
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Using one of the artist's exhibitsas a backdrop, Montgomery ArtsCommission members stop for aphoto op. From left: front, JulieMachon and Chris Hilsabeck;back, Martha Carroll, NancyNolan, Greg Leader and LisaMerida-Paytes. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR
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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES
NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012
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THURSDAY, AUG. 2Farmers MarketFarmers Market, 3-6 p.m., UCBlue Ash College, 9555 PlainfieldRoad, College campus parkinglot. Locally grown produceavailable to enhance healthyeating and healthy lifestyle.Local growers/producers: Loben-stein Farm, Kartal Honey, TheOlde Garden Shack, BreezyAcres and Backyard Orchards.Free admission. 745-5685;www.ucblueash.edu. Blue Ash.
Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,8740 Montgomery Road, 891-8277. Sycamore Township.
On Stage - ComedyPat Dixon, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,8410 Market Place, $8-$12.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.
FRIDAY, AUG. 3Dining EventsFriday Night Family Grillouts,5-8 p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174Loveland-Madeira Road, Musicby Brad Martin. Freshly grilledmeals and music on dock. Meals:$7.75-$9.25. Parking permitrequired. Through Aug. 31.791-1663; www.greatparks.org.Symmes Township.
Dinner with Salsa Friends, 8-10p.m., Cactus Pear SouthwestBistro, 9500 Kenwood Road,Private Room. Group dinnerheld on the first Friday of themonth. $10. 791-4424;www.midwestlatino.com. BlueAsh.
Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Bloodpressure screenings, stressscreenings and consultationabout your wellness needs. Free.784-0084. Silverton.
Pre-Diabetes Class, 9-11 a.m.,Jewish Hospital Weight Man-agement Center, 6350 E. Gal-braith Road, Information onmaking healthy food choices,exercise and blood sugar controland monitoring blood sugarlevels. $20. 686-6820; www.e-mercy.com. Kenwood.
Music - ConcertsBlue Ash Concerts on theSquare, 8-11 p.m., Blue AshTowne Square, Cooper and Huntroads, Boo Radley. Bring lawnchairs or blankets. Free. Present-ed by Blue Ash RecreationDepartment. 745-8550;www.blueashevents.com. BlueAsh.
On Stage - ComedyPat Dixon, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$12.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.
SATURDAY, AUG. 4Art & Craft ClassesBooks Alive! for Kids, 1 p.m.,Symmes Township BranchLibrary, 11850 Enyart Road,Interactive program combinessight, sound and touch bypresenting a book, engagingchildren in a performance andproviding a hands-on, make-it-and-take-it craft. Free. 369-6001;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Symmes Township.
Open Create Time, Noon-5p.m., Hyatt Art Studio, 7813Laurel Ave., Walk in off thestreet and choose to paintflower pot, garden stone orcanvas in any design. Bringsnack. $20, $15 ages 12 andunder with painting adult.561-0677; www.hyattInterior-s.com. Madeira.
Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,Noon-1:30 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden discusses nutri-tion and health while preparingtwo delicious, simple and easymeals. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.
Health / WellnessGet Fit for Life, 2-3:30 p.m.,Whole Care Chiropractic, 4434Carver Woods Drive, Informa-tion session on safe, rapidweight loss, doctor supervisedand supported, non-drug,lifestyle education for perma-nent results. Ages 18 and up.Free. Reservations required.489-9515; www.wholecarechi-ropractic.com. Blue Ash.
Literary - Story TimesBooks Alive For Kids SummerLibrary Tour, 1-2:30 p.m.,Symmes Township BranchLibrary, 11850 Enyart Road,Combines sight, sound andtouch by presenting a book,engaging children in perfor-mance and providing hands-onmake-it-and-take-it craft. Free.242-6028; www.learning-throughart.com. Symmes Town-ship.
Music - BluesDiamond Jim Dews Band, 8:30p.m.-12:30 a.m., Traci’s SportsLounge and Grill, 784 Loveland-Miamiville Road, 697-8111.Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyPat Dixon, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$12.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.
PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 5619 OrlandoPlace, Volunteers answer ques-tions about the cats. 871-7297;www.ohioalleycat.org. Madi-sonville.
RecreationUltimate Frisbee, Noon-2 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Ages 20-35. Held outdoors onfront lawn. Free. 985-0900.Montgomery.
ShoppingReduce, Reuse, Recycle Com-munity Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-3p.m., St. Vincent Ferrer School,7754 Montgomery Road, Salehas grown to include gym andcafeteria. All items remaining atend of sale donated to St.Vincent de Paul. Family friendly.Benefits St. Vincent FerrerSchool. 791-6320. SycamoreTownship.
SUNDAY, AUG. 5Art & Craft ClassesOpen Create Time, Noon-5p.m., Hyatt Art Studio, $20, $15ages 12 and under with paintingadult. 561-0677; www.hyattInte-riors.com. Madeira.
On Stage - ComedyPat Dixon, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,$8-$12. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.
MONDAY, AUG. 6Karaoke and Open MicAcoustic Open Mic, 7-10 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 9443Loveland-Madeira Road. 791-2753. Symmes Township.
Summer Camp - ArtsClay Works Youth SummerCamps, 9 a.m.-noon, WhistleStop Clay Works, 119 HarrisonSt., Aug. 6-10. Learn the art andcraft of clay while having funand exploring creativity. Classesare small, with maximum of 12students per class. Studentsreceive group and individualinstruction at their own level.Ages 7-13. $220. Registrationrequired. 683-2529; www.whis-tlestopclayworks.com. Loveland.
Ballet Tap and Jazz Camp byTippi Toes, 10-11 a.m. and5:30-6:30 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeif-fer Road, Through Aug. 10.Multi-dance camp for familieswith children ages 3-7. Learnvariety of dances basics andsteps through imagination.$75-$80. Registration required.985-0900. Montgomery.
Summer Camp -Miscellaneous
Camp at the J, 9:30 a.m.-3:30p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 RidgeRoad, Continues weekdaysthrough Aug. 10. Sports, artroom, game room, swim lessons,indoor waterpark, outdoorpool, day trips, nature, craftsand music. For Kindergarten-eighth grade. Varies. 761-7500;www.JointheJ.org. AmberleyVillage.
Summer Camp - SportsSoccer Unlimited Camps, 9a.m.-noon, Weller Park, 8832Weller Road, Daily through Aug.10. Soccer Unlimited & JackHermans organize camps andclinics to improve/maintain yoursoccer talents by playing serious,training with intensity, and
keeping the element of “FUN”involved at all times. Ages 5-17.$79. 232-7916. Montgomery.
Olympic Camp by Jump StartSports, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, 6200Pfeiffer Road, Through Aug. 10.Combination of sports, cultureand crafts for ages 6-12. Sportsinclude basketball, soccer, flagfootball, floor hockey anddodgeball. $120-$150. Regis-tration required. 985-0900.Montgomery.
TUESDAY, AUG. 7Dining EventsToy Shop Auxiliary Fundraiser,11 a.m.-10 p.m., Mio’s Pizza, 6930Madisonville Road, Portion ofsales proceeds used to purchasetoys for distribution to childrenthis Christmas. Benefits Salva-tion Army Toy Shop Auxiliary.271-2220; www.salvationarmy-cincinnati.org. Mariemont.
Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Located atLoveland Station parking area:Route 48 and W. Loveland Ave.683-0491; www.lovelandfm-.com. Loveland.
Health / WellnessHealth Talk, 6-7 p.m., BakerChiropractic Madeira, 7907Euclid Ave., Weekly meetings toanswer questions and giveinformation to help makedecisions about your health andyour life. Free. Registrationrequired. 272-9200; www.ba-kerchiropractic.org. Madeira.
Music - ConcertsThe Legends of Las Vegas, 7-9p.m., Blue Ash Amphitheatre,4433 Cooper Road, With Jim“Elvis” Jones and Matt Snow,“The Cincinnati Sinatra.” Free.745-8550. Blue Ash.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8Cooking ClassesKid’s Healthy Cooking Classes,4-6 p.m., Peachy’s Health Smart,7400 Montgomery Road, PeachySeiden, registered dietitian andnutrition science instructor,teaches children to be morehealth conscious by encouragingthem to make healthy foodchoices and teaching them howto prepare and cook nutrient-dense meals. Ages 11-14. $40.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.
EducationYoung Women’s AmbassadorSampler, 1-3 p.m., WomenWriting for a Change, 6906Plainfield Road, For teachers,guidance counselors, librarians,school or community centeradministrators, or other youthadvocates interested in being anambassador for Young Women’sPrograms. Ages 21 and up. Free.Registration required. 272-1171;www.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.
Exercise ClassesTRX QuickBlast, 4:30-5 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Learn new training techniques
to spice up current routine. Free.985-0900. Montgomery.
Health / WellnessHealth Talk, 7:15-8 p.m., BakerChiropractic Cincinnati, 4781 RedBank Road, Weekly meetings toanswer questions and giveinformation to help makedecisions about your health andyour life. Free. Registrationrequired. 561-2273; www.ba-kerchiropractic.org. Madi-sonville.
Job FairsEmployment Open House, 5-7p.m., RecruitMilitary, 422 W.Loveland Ave., Hiring outboundsales personnel, marketingassociate/copywriter and recruit-er. Full-time and part-timepositions. Bring copies of yourresume. Family friendly. Free.683-5020; www.recruitmil-itary.com. Loveland.
THURSDAY, AUG. 9Farmers MarketFarmers Market, 3-6 p.m., UCBlue Ash College, Free admis-sion. 745-5685; www.ucblueash-.edu. Blue Ash.
Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,891-8277. Sycamore Township.
Music - BenefitsBeating the Melanoma Blues,6:15 p.m., Kenwood CountryClub, 6501 Kenwood Road,Music by boogie piano bluesartists from around the world.Panel discussion on latest ad-vancements in research fromexperts at the University ofCincinnati. Benefits MelanomaKnow More. $85. Reservationsrequired. 364-6653; www.mela-nomaknowmore.com. Madeira.
FRIDAY, AUG. 10Dining EventsFriday Night Family Grillouts,5-8 p.m., Lake Isabella, Music byKevin Fox. Meals: $7.75-$9.25.Parking permit required. 791-1663; www.greatparks.org.Symmes Township.
Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, Free.784-0084. Silverton.
Music - AcousticAcoustik Buca, 7:30 p.m.,deSha’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, 247-9933.Montgomery.
Bob Crawford, 7-11 p.m., Fire-house Grill, 4785 Lake ForestDrive, Acoustic rock covers from’60s to today. Free. 703-1447.Blue Ash.
Music - ConcertsBlue Ash Concerts on the
Square, 8-11 p.m., Blue AshTowne Square, The Modulators.Free. 745-8550; www.blueashe-vents.com. Blue Ash.
SATURDAY, AUG. 11Art & Craft ClassesCanvas and Cupcakes at theBarn, 10-11:30 a.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Paint canvasfollowing step-by-step instruc-tions from teacher Keli Oelerich(of Eat.Drink.Paint). Includescupcake. All materials provided.$15. Registration required.859-866-8777; www.womansart-club.com. Mariemont.
Open Create Time, Noon-5p.m., Hyatt Art Studio, $20, $15ages 12 and under with paintingadult. 561-0677; www.hyattInte-riors.com. Madeira.
Art ExhibitsOpen Studios, 6-10 p.m., Love-land Art Studios on Main, 529Main Ave., Open studios wheremore than 40 artists are show-ing their works in one building.Free. 683-7283; www.studioson-main.com. Loveland.
EducationAdult Writing Sampler, 10-11:30 a.m., Women Writing for aChange, 6906 Plainfield Road,Designed to introduce newparticipants to sampling ofprogramming before commit-ting to a multi-week class. Ages21 and up. Free. Registrationrequired. 272-1171; www.wo-menwriting.org. Silverton.
Music - AcousticLeadfoot Johnny, 7:30 p.m.,deSha’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, Free. 247-9933; www.deshas.com. Mont-gomery.
Music - BluesDiamond Jim Dews Band, 7-11p.m., Mama Vita’s, 6405 BranchHill Guinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.
Music - IndieJordan Hull, 9:30 p.m., MVPSports Bar & Grille, 6923 Plain-field Road, Doors open 8 p.m.Nashville-based singer-songwrit-er performs blues, folk and indiemusic. Ages 18 and up. $7 ages20 and under; $5 ages 21 andup. 794-1400. Silverton.
Parenting ClassesFoster Parent Training, 9 a.m.-6p.m., Diversion Foster Care,10921 Reed Hartman Highway,Suite 315. Begin process ofbecoming licensed foster parent.
Family friendly. Free. 984-2031;diversionfostercare.org. BlueAsh.
RecreationUltimate Frisbee, Noon-2 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, Free. 985-0900. Mont-gomery.
SeminarsSecond Saturday DivorceWorkshop for Women, 8:30-11a.m., Merrill Lynch, 5151 PfeifferRoad, Suite 100, Workshopprovides information and re-sources for women at all stagesof divorce: before, during andafter. Presented by attorneys,financial professionals andfamily therapists. Free. 833-1518.Blue Ash.
ShoppingTackle Trade Days, 8 a.m.-6p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174 Love-land-Madeira Road, Sell or tradenew and used fishing equip-ment. Free, vehicle permitrequired. 791-1663. SymmesTownship.
SUNDAY, AUG. 12Art & Craft ClassesOpen Create Time, Noon-5p.m., Hyatt Art Studio, $20, $15ages 12 and under with paintingadult. 561-0677; www.hyattInte-riors.com. Madeira.
Art ExhibitsSecond Sunday at the Barn,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Members exhibitartwork in Lindner Classroom onsecond Sunday of every month;artists’ studios open as well. Oils,watercolors, pastels, and uniquehandmade jewelry for show andsale. Free. 272-3700; www.wo-mansartclub.com. Mariemont.
AuditionsWest Moon Street, 7 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, Auditionswill consist of cold readingsfrom the script. Free. ThroughAug. 13. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.
Moonlight and Magnolias, 7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,4101 Walton Creek Road, Audi-tions will consist of cold read-ings from the script. Free. 684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
MONDAY, AUG. 13AuditionsWest Moon Street, 7 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, Free.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
Moonlight and Magnolias, 7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,Free. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.
Clubs & OrganizationsCincinnati Toastmasters ClubNo. 472 Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m.,St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221 MiamiRoad, Public speaking andleadership skills meeting. Familyfriendly. Free. 351-5005; cincin-nati.toastmastersclubs.org.Madeira.
Karaoke and Open MicAcoustic Open Mic, 7-10 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 791-2753.Symmes Township.
LecturesGrowing Up Under the Swasti-ka, 7:30 p.m., Twin Lakes atMontgomery, 9840 Montgo-mery Road, Chapel. Sonja Strat-man, born in Nurenberg, Ger-many, shares what life in NaziGermany was like for childrenwho unknowingly joined theHitler youth and where historybooks were rewritten to favorhis agenda. Free. 247-1330;www.lec.org. Montgomery.
Summer Camp -Miscellaneous
Camp at the J, 9:30 a.m.-3:30p.m., Mayerson JCC, Continuesweekdays through Aug. 17.Varies. 761-7500; www.Jointhe-J.org. Amberley Village.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Books Alive! is coming to the Symmes Township Branch Library at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4.The award winning children's program is an interactive prigram which combines sight,sound and touch by presenting a book, engaging children in a performance and providinga hands-on craft. The summer tour features "What a Wonderful World" by George DavidWeiss and Bob Thiele and illustrated by Ashley Bryan. The branch is at 11850 Enyart Road;369-6001. Pictured is Deondra Means, right, with two young library customers during lastyear's Books Alive! program. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH
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I wanted to share somegood news: Our newestgrandchild, little EmersonShane Heikenfeld, wasborn last week to sonShane and daughter-in-
law Court-ney. She is,of course,beautifulwith darkhair and isalreadyfashionablydressed byher grand-ma Terri,who isCourtney’s
mom. I can’t wait to takeher on a stroll through theherb garden!
The cucumbers arestarting to bear, so I willhave plenty to make pick-les. From the requests I’mgetting, it looks like a lotof you want to make pick-les, too.
Traditionalbread-and-butterpickles
For Loveland readerJoan Manzo, who wantedto learn how to make anold-fashioned bread-and-butter pickle.
Combine cucumberand onions and layer withsalt, cover with ice cubesand let stand 1½ hours.Drain, rinse, drain again.Combine remaining ingre-dients in pan and bring toboil. Add cucumbers andonions and return to aboil. Pack hot pickles andliquid into hot jars, leav-ing ¼-inch headspace.Remove air bubbles. Ad-just two-piece caps ifusing canning jars. Letcool to room temperaturebefore refrigerating. Youdon’t need to processthese if you are storing inthe refrigerator, but ifyou are going to storethem in the pantry, it’s agood idea to do that byprocessing 10 minutes in aboiling water bath.
Quick-and-easywashtub pickles
For Marilyn and Law-rence. Donna Woods sentthis recipe to me last yearand it continues to be amuch-requested one dur-ing cucumber season. Shetold me: “It has been afamily favorite for over30 years. I have manyfond memories makingthis with my dad. Wewould mix it in a laundrytub.”
Donna said when youmix the ingredients to-gether, it will look a bitdry at first, but as it sitsthe juices will come out.
They remind me a little ofbread-and-butter pickles,minus the turmeric.These are delicious withdeli meat sandwiches.Donna’s original recipecalled for a jar of drainedpimentos, but I used redbell peppers and I alsosliced the carrots insteadof chopping them. I’vealso substituted cider forclear vinegar. These arethe only adaptations Imade – no need to im-prove on perfection!
Pickles:Mix together:
3 quarts thinly slicedcucumbers
2 cups thinly sliced greenpeppers
2 cups thinly sliced onions2 cups thinly sliced carrots2 red bell peppers, chopped
(optional)
Brine:Mix together:
2 tablespoons celery seed3 cups sugar1⁄3 cup salt2 cups clear or cider vinegar
Pour brine over veg-gies. Let sit several hourson counter, stirring everyonce in a while. Store inrefrigerator.
Tips from Rita’skitchen
Sweet potatoes forbaby: When choosingsweet potatoes for yourbaby, look for ones thatare firm, with no bruisesor cracks. Medium sizedones tend to have the besttexture – large ones cansometimes be stringy.Don’t store your sweetpotatoes in the refriger-ator. I think it ruins theirflavor and can make themtough. Instead, keep themin a cool, dark place.
Removing corn fromcob: Put the corn in thecenter hole of a Bundt or
angel food pan. This an-chors the corn so you canscrape the kernels offeasily, and the kernelsdrop right into the pan.
Can you help?Soy sauce sub for
Ellen S. from WesternHills. “My sons are bothallergic to soy and somany recipes call for soysauce – including thatdelicious sounding beefpot roast with garlic andginger.”
Dewey’s Pizza Greeksalad dressing for AngelaL. “I am interested inreplicating Dewey’sGreek salad dressing. Doyou have any ideas? It is ared, I think sun-driedtomato base.”
Readers respondWow! The response to
my Impossible Pie re-quest was huge. Thanks toall. I’ll pare through themASAP for sharing.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
Pickle recipes for cucumber season
RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
The reader who sent Rita the recipe for these picklesremembers mixing them in a laundry tub. THANKS TO RITA
HEIKENFELD.
Sondra McFarlan hasopened Home Again Fur-niture at 8454 Blue AshRoad, at Kugler Mill Road.
McFarlan worked incorporate America for 22years with the same com-pany as an accountant.When her company wasbought two years ago, her
job was entto Califor-nia and shewas left un-employed.She decid-ed to starther ownbusiness.
“Wesearched
franchises, consignmentclothing, then it came tome what do I enjoy? Shop-ping and furniture,”McFarlan said.
“We went to lots ofplaces picking and choos-
ing our items carefully.We even found a table anddrove one-and-a-halfhours to get it because itwas so amazing ... We justopened June 9 and it hasbeen an amazing experi-ence.”
The website iswww.homeagain-furniturellc.com, or on Facebook,www.facebook.com/HomeAgainFurnitu-
reLlc.
Furniture storeopens in Blue Ash
One of the displays at Home Again Furniture in Blue Ash.PROVIDED
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It was during a boutwith the flu in her early20s that Diane Kloeckerfirst experienced the pow-er of acupuncture.
The acupuncture treat-ment that broke her feverin just 30 minutes alsosparked a new direction inher life. As she saw otherpositive results of acu-puncture, she knew shewanted to bring that typeof healing to people.
A Blue Ash native,Kloecker moved to Chi-cago to pursue her gradu-ate studies. She is backnow with her family, liv-ing in Loveland, and prac-ticing acupuncture at theTriHealth Fitness &Health Pavilion and GoodSamaritan Hospital.
In addition to treatingconditions such as backand neck pain, headaches,fibromyalgia and otherailments, Kloecker has aspecial interest in pre-venting and treating over-use injuries in young ath-letes.
“I was a serious soccerplayer in high school, and Ihad some residual pain inmy ankles after college.Acupuncture was the onlytreatment that helped.”She notes that acupunc-ture can reduce inflam-mation and cut rehab timein half for many sports in-juries. Kloecker likes tointegrate Eastern andWestern medicine, en-couraging her patients touse the best of both ap-
proaches.Kloecker has a bache-
lor of science degree innutrition and a master ofscience in Oriental medi-cine from Chicago's Mid-west College of OrientalMedicine.
Working at one of thefirst acupuncture clinicsin the country has yieldedher extensive training incosmetic, body and auric-ular (ear) acupuncture formultiple health problems.She is certified by the Na-tional Certification Com-mission for Acupunctureand Oriental Medicine as aDiplomate of OrientalMedicine, and she is a li-censed acupuncturist bythe State Medical Board ofOhio.
For more information,call (513) 985-6736.
Acupuncturist Kloeckersees proof of her work
Leukemia SocietyhonorsMontgomery duo
A Montgomery womanand a Deerfield Townshipman have been named the2012 Greater CincinnatiWoman and Man of theYear, respectively, by TheLeukemia & Lymphoma So-ciety’s Tri-State Chapter.
Katie Youngblood ofThe Perfection Group andJohn Bowman of GE Avia-
tion raised the most moneyin a recent fundraiser forblood cancer research andpatient services, where allthe candidates togetherraised more than $311,000.
D’Souza invited toinauguration
Blue Ash resident Brad-ly Ivan D'Souza has been in-vited the inauguration ofthe president and vicepresident Jan. 20.
D’Souza has been select-
ed due to his status as analumnus of the GlobalYoung Leaders Conferenceas a Global Scholar, the Na-tional Young Leaders Con-ference as a NationalScholar and being a mem-ber-cum-ambassador ofthe National Society ofHigh School Scholars.
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Light snacks and bever-ages are available for pur-chase during play time.Free Wifi. Summer hours:9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday,10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urdays; closed Sunday. Be-
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Located at 10004 Mont-gomery Road, admissionfor a daily play pass is $5(ages 1-6), adults and ba-bies (11 months and under)are free.
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A 3-evening event of praise, song, bratwurst and metts withFr. Norm Langenbrunner & Jeanne Hunt
• August 13 - 15, 2012 at the Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford •Cookout from 4:30 to 7 • Celebration from 7 to 9
Featuring the African American Catholic Ministries Gospel ChoirBring the family to pray, sing andcelebrate that We Are Not Alone!
For information call (513) 248-3500, ext. 10or visit jesuitspiritualcenter.com
A FestivalOf FaithFr. Langenbrunner directs
parish missions and retreatsacross the country.
Ms. Hunt is a director offaith formation and directorof missions and retreats.
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513-677-9866(across from the Oasis Golf Club)
Worship ServicesContemporary
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TraditionalSunday at 10:30 a.m.
Full childcare & churchschool at all services.
Dr. Doug Damron, Sr. PastorRev. Lisa Kerwin, Assoc. Pastor
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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142
www.cos-umc.orgGUEST SPEAKER
Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00amContemporary Worship 9:40am
Sunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided
Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior PastorRev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor
UNITED METHODIST
PRINCE OF PEACELUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)
101 South Lebanon Rd.Loveland, OH 45140 683-4244Lead Pastor Jonathan Eilert
Pastor Grant EckhartSaturday Service 5:00pm
Sunday Services 8:00, 9:30am & 11:00amSunday School 9:30am
CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services
Worship Service ......................10:00amChurch School ......................... 11:15amFellowship/Coffee Hour after WorshipNursery Provided/Youth Group Activities
Sunday 9:30 &11:00 a.m.Loveland High School, off of Rich Rd.
683-1556www.golovelive.com
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9:00am & 10:45amNursery Available
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Sharonville United Methodist8:15 & 11amTraditional Service & Kingdom Kids
9:30am Adult & Children’s Sunday School7:00pmWednesday, Small Groups for all agesInfant care available for all services3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org
Record low mortgagerates are promptingmore people to enter thehousing market – oftenfirst-time home owners.We all know it’s impor-tant to get a house in-spected before you buy,but be careful. Not allinspections are alike andyou could end up with anightmare.
Christina Howardsays she feels the Fair-field house she and herhusband bought earlierthis year is turning intoa money pit. “Where wefirst noticed problemswas in the utility roomwhen you run the dish-washer … The dish-washer was leaking acontinuous leak. Whenyou turned it on, it gotworse and that’s how we
saw it aweek aftermovingin,” How-ard says.
All thatwater hascreatedmajorproblemsin thehouse.
“The whole bottom ofthe cabinets rotted out.A contractor said itwould cost more moneyto rebuild if we take offjust the bottom. It wouldcost more money to re-build them than to justbuy new ones,” Howardsays.
Repairs are estimatedto cost thousands ofdollars, money the How-ards can’t afford, so
they’ve begun the clean-up themselves and founda lot of mold. “Mold is onthe inside of a wall soyou can’t merely bleachall that. It’s three walls,the whole kitchen floor,the whole dining roomfloor, and we spent thelast three weeks doingdemolition,” Howardsays.
The Howards 16-year-old son has a room rightnext to the kitchen andhe was so allergic to themold his eyes swelledshut. He had to leave thehouse for weeks whilethe mold remediationwas done. “Everybody’spointing fingers butnobody wants to takeresponsibility for it,”Howard says.
But what about thatwhole house inspectionthey got before buying?Howard says they calledthe inspection companybut it won’t call themback. I checked the in-spection company’sbrochure and found itdoes not display thesymbol of the AmericanSociety of Home In-spectors. I always rec-ommend you hire anASHI-certified homeinspector – especially inOhio, where no license isrequired, so anybodycan call themselves ahome inspector. ASHIcertification means theinspector has a certainamount of experienceand must pass a series oftests.
Another problem isthat the Howards got thename of the home in-spector from their realestate agent. That’s notrecommended becausethere’s a conflict of in-terest. The inspector canfeel obligated not toreveal problems so thesale goes through andthe inspector gets morereferrals from thatagent in the future.
No home inspector isgoing to guarantee theywon’t miss something,but you’re better offusing an ASHI-certifiedhome inspector you pickyourself.
Howard Ain answers con-sumer complaints weekdayson WKRC-TV Local 12. Writeto him at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.
Take care when gettinga home inspection
HowardAinHEY HOWARD!
American HeritageGirls TroopOH0025, char-
tered by Twinlakes Re-tirement Community inMontgomery, held itsyear-end awards cere-mony to recognize thegirls members of theirmany achievements.
Girls were recognizedfor their achievements byearning badges, servicestars, religious recog-nitions and level awards.Several girls were recog-nized for moving to thenext level. Adult volun-teers were also recog-nized for their dedicationand service to the girlsthroughout the year.
The ceremony con-cluded with an ice creamsocial with all the fam-ilies.
The girls are lookingforward to attendingthree AHG summercamps. Troop OH0025also celebrates 16 yearsof services to the organi-zation. To learn moreabout American HeritageGirls, visitwww.ahgonline.org. orcontact the Troop coor-dinator at [email protected].
American Heritage Girls who completed their respective Level Award or were recognizedfor moving to the next level are, from left: Courtney Spry (Kenwood), Andrea George(Sharonville), Charlotte Cross (Montgomery) and Jordan Samuelson (West ChesterTownship); second row, Katie Michaels (Norwood), Allyson Kritzer (Maineville), DarbyFredericksen (Montgomery) and Grace Bergevin (Sharonville). THANKS TO CAROLYN MOORE
American HeritageGirls give awards
American Heritage Girls Girls earning their PRAY Awardsfrom the Tenderheart Unit include, from left: front,Charlotte Cross (Montgomery), Courtney Spry (Kenwood)and Andrea George (Sharonville); back, Catherine Lloyd(Symmes), Lily Andrews (Kenwood), Kelsey Farkas(Norwood), Annika Michaels (Norwood), Audra Bergevin(Sharonville), Madelyn Black (Blue Ash) and SophiaAveyard (Blue Ash). THANKS TO CAROLYN MOORE
American Heritage Girls Troop OH0025 girl members andtheir adult volunteers celebrate at Year End Ceremony andRecognition Night at Twin Lakes Retirement CommunityMay 21. THANKS TO CAROLYN MOORE
The Hamilton CountySheriff office is acceptingapplications for upcomingcitizen’s patrol academies
which are scheduled to be-gin the week of Sept. 10.Three separately operat-ing academy classes will be
conducted for western,northeastern, and south-eastern Hamilton Countyregions.
The Sheriff’s CitizenAcademy is an11-week pro-gram designed to providethe students with first-hand information abouthow the sheriff’s office op-erates.
The program is de-signed to include anyonefrom age 18 to seniors.
The academy for West-ern Hamilton County willbe at the Miami TownshipCommunity Center. Theacademy for NortheasternHamilton County will be atSheriff’s Patrol District 3in Symmes Township. Theacademy for SoutheasternHamilton County will be atthe Anderson Center in An-derson Township.
Applications are avail-able at any sheriff’s patroldistrict, and they can alsobe found online atwww.hcso.org.
Inquiries can be madeby calling: District 1 (West-ern), 825-1500; District 3(Northeastern), 683-3444;District 5 (Southeastern) at474-5770.
Sheriff recruiting for academy
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Ascension LutheranChurchA Habitat for Humanity projectday is planned for Saturday,Sept. 8, in conjunction withThrivent Financial for Luther-ans. The Humanity project helpeliminate sub-standard housingin Cincinnati. Interested com-munity volunteers may contactAscension at 793-3288 foradditional information.
The summer worship schedule isnow in progress with oneservice at 10 a.m. each Sunday.There is a nursery and visitorsare always welcome. Variousmembers of the congregationwill provide special music ateach service.
The Wheel of Friendship iscollecting health kits for Luther-an World Relief. Their goal is100 kits.
Ascension will donate schoolsupplies to the NortheastEmergency Distribution Services(NEEDS). Collections includebackpacks and dry erase mark-ers. NEEDS services 16 schools inthe area.
A Healing Touch ministry isbeginning at Ascension. Callthe church office at 793-3288for more information.
The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288,www.ascensionlutheran-church.com.
Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchSunday School classes (Bible 101and the Thoughtful Christian)for adults meet at 9 a.m. in theFellowship Hall. For childrenpre-kindergarten through sixthgrade, Sunday School is heldafter the children’s sermon inthe worship service.
Join the church Sunday, Aug. 26,for a Soles4Souls Shoe Driveduring our worship service. Thisis an annual drive to collectshoes and provide them inministry to brothers and sistersin need of footwear. Pleasebring a pair of new or slightlyworn shoes to the service.
The church is collecting crayonsand notebook divider tables todonate to the Northeast Emer-
gency Distribution Services(NEEDS). Backpacks are alwayswelcomed. NEEDS works withlocal schools to distribute thesesupplies to children and youthwho lack these items.
Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.
The church is located at 4309Cooper Road, at the corner ofReed Hartman Highway andCooper Road; 791-1153.
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 Samaritan Closetis next to the church.
The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;489-7021.
Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodistSummer children’s camps are 9a.m. to noon, Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdays.Register online atwww.cos-umc.org.
Moms Group meets at 7 p.m.Aug. 21 at Aglamesis Ice Cream.Join the group for ice creamand fellowship.
The annual craft show is recruit-ing vendors to buy space at theshow, which will be 10 a.m. to 3p.m. Nov. 10. Register atwww.cos-u.c.org/craftshow.htm.
The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45242;791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.
Epiphany UnitedMethodist ChurchWee Three Kings Preschool hasopenings for the 3-year-oldafternoon and 18-36 monthParent’s Day Out classes. Par-
ents Day Out meets from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m., Mondays throughThursdays. Parents may chooseone or two days a week. The3-year-old class meets twoafternoons per week, from12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Spots arefilling fast. Call 683-4256.
The church is at 6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Loveland;677-9866.
Lighthouse BaptistChurchSunday school is at 10 a.m.Sunday morning service is 11a.m.
The church is meeting at Raffel’sBlue Ash Banquet Center, 11330Williamson Road, Blue Ash;709-3344.
LovelandPresbyterian ChurchThe church is leaving the build-ing and conducting an OutdoorWorship and Drama in Love-land’s Nisbet Park at 11 a.m.,Sunday, Aug. 12. Rev. Dr. Ste-phen Melton will preach thesermon, “Sharing a Few GoodWords.” The service will featuremusic by Bob Norton. Water-melon will be available for all.
The deacons, along with PastorStephen Melton, offered toattend Head Start’s ParentOrientation to speak to theparents about what our churchhas to offer. The deacons willsupply a light snacl for theparents Aug. 21 and 22.
Sunday worship time is 10 a.m.followed by fellowship classesand Sunday School classes.The
church has a youth group forseventh- through 12th-grade.
The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525.
Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday morning chapel is 8:15a.m.; 9:30 a.m. is the Engage!contemporary service; and 11a.m. is the classic traditionalservice. Sunday school for allages is at 9:30 a.m. SundaySchool for children is 11 a.m. forages 4 through sixth-grade.Nursery care will be providedall morning on Sunday.
The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.
MontgomeryCommunity ChurchThe church is offering a seven-week class entitled “After theBoxes are Unpacked” forwomen who are new to theCincinnati area or are lookingto connect with their communi-ty. Child care is provided. Callthe church or [email protected] for moreinformation.
The church is at 11251 Montgo-mery Road; 489-0892;www.mcc.us; www.face-book.com/after theboxes.
Mosaic CincinnatiA new church in Lovelandfocused on faith, family andfun is having its grand openingat 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., and atnoon to 3 p.m. outdoor cele-bration Sunday, Aug. 19. The
block party includes free food,inflatables, carnival games andlive music.
The church is at 6541 ArborcrestRoad, Loveland; 201-7340;www.mosaiccincinnati.com.
St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchNew summer worship servicehours are now in effect. SpokenHoly Eucharist is 8 a.m. andEucharist with music is 10 a.m.
Findlay St. Summer Day Campcontinues July 30 with a camp-ing trip to Winton Woods.Volunteers are needed to helpwith the weekly outings, withmaking meals and with ideasfor crafts.
The St. Barnabas Youth Choirpractices following Holy Com-munion at the 9:30 a.m. serviceand ends promptly at 11:15 a.m.All young people are welcome.
Acolytes are needed over thesummer. Kids fourth grade orolder can call the church officeto help serve during the ser-vices.
The St. Barnabas Band practicesfrom 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sun-days. Youthful singers andinstrumentalists are needed.
An intercessory healing prayerservice is conducted at 7 p.m.the first Minday of each month.
A men’s breakfast group meetsat 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morn-ing sat Steak N Shake in Mont-gomery.
Ladies Bible study meets at 10a.m. Tuesday mornings at thechurch.
Friends in Fellowship meets at6:15 p.m. the second Tuesday ofeach month for a potluckdinner at the church.
Ladies bridge meets the first andthird Thursdays of the month.Contact the church office formore information.
The Bereavement SupportGroup for widows and wid-owers meets from 10 a.m. to 11a.m., the second and fourthSaturdays.
The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401;www.st-barnabas.org.
St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchSt. Paul Church services are 8:30a.m. and 11 a.m. for traditionalworship and 9:30 a.m. forcontemporary worship withPraise Band. Sunday School is9:30 a.m. for all ages and 11a.m. is children’s mission hour.Nursery care is provided for allservices.
The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcommun-ityumc org.
Sycamore ChristianChurchSunday worship and juniorworship services at 10:30 a.m.Sunday Bible study for all agesat 9 a.m.
Adult and Youth Bible studieseach Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Women’s Study Group at 6:30p.m. every second Wednesdayof the month. Includes lightrefreshments and special ladiesstudy.
The church is at 6555 CooperRoad, Sycamore Township;891-7891.
SycamorePresbyterian ChurchJoin in worship at 8:45 a.m., 9:45a.m. and 10:45 a.m. SundaySchool for age 3 to grade 12meets at 10:45 a.m. Childcare isavailable in the nursery duringthe 9:45 and 10:45 services forinfants through age 2.
The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;www.sycamorechurch.org.
Trinity CommunityChurchThe church has a free communi-ty dinner on the last Tuesday ofeach month from 6 p.m. to 7p.m.
The church is at 3850 E. Gal-braith Road, Deer Park; 791-7631; www.trinitycincinnati.org.
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John Whitney is a primeexample of someone whopays it forward.
When he and his wife,Jennifer, moved to Cincin-nati in the late 1980s, thenewlyweds spent onespring day helping resi-dents improve their homeswith People Working Coop-eratively during its annualspring volunteer event, Re-pair Affair.
Nearly 18 years later,the Symmes Township resi-dent has recruited friendsand fellow Procter & Gam-ble employees to join hiscrew by donating a morn-ing to help PWC clients inneed of critical home re-pairs. In the course of near-ly two decades, Whitneysaid, “I’ve become closerwith my co-workers andfriends through this event.I’ve seen families grow andgenerations give back.”
For many, buildingdecks, installing handrailsand repairing gutters areintimidating tasks. ForWhitney, it’s nearly secondnature; he learned to behandy at a young age fromhis father, Daniel Whitney.
“My dad would workseven days a week, 12-hourshifts as a printer when Iwas growing up. In his freetime he was always fixingthings around our house –repairs to the garage, at-tending to the roof. Whenhe was at work, I wouldstep in to help with thoseprojects.”
Like father, like son. Hepassed his penchant forhome repairs onto his twosons, Ryan and Nathan.The Whitney family hasbonded by helping Cincin-nati homeowners live safe-ly in their homes through
the annual Repair Affairevent.
“There are loads of spe-cial moments I’ve experi-enced throughout my Re-pair Affair years,” Whit-ney said. “I have very fond
memories of working at ahouse with my boys and mydad – three generations ofvolunteers.”
PWC celebrated its 30thanniversary for Repair Af-fair on May 12 with morethan 800 volunteers help-ing low-income, disabledand elderly homeowners inthe Tristate area live safelyin their homes. This year,Whitney and his crew ofP&G team members assist-ed a resident in Norwood,repairing the front porchof the home and fixing aleak in the tub.
Symmes Township manserves communityfor nearly 20 years
John Whitney works at Vernia Bolton's house in Norwood.THANKS TO KATIE SCULLY
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Symmes Township resident John Whitney. PROVIDED/KATIE
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TO VOLUNTEERTo learn more about
People Working Coopera-tively or to volunteer, callSara Bourgeois at 513-351-7921 or visitwww.pwchomerepairs.org.
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Jasper joins QualitySolutions
Don Jasper, a recentlyretired police detectivefor Montgomery, brings30 years of experience asa detective to Quality So-lutions Group. Jasper hasextensive expertise in thefield of criminal investi-gation.
The private investiga-
tive section of Quality So-lutions Group is led byJohn “Satch” Coletta, theretired police chief of Del-hi Township. Quality Solu-tions Group provides a va-riety of security servicesincluding personnel,background, fraud ortheft investigations aswell as process serving inSouthwest Ohio.
For further informa-tion or to request services,contact Chris Lohrman at(513) 315-3446.
BUSINESS NOTES
We are in a very dryand hot summer. The dryweather causes somefoundations to begin tosettle. Foundation, exteri-or wall cracks and interi-or cracks start to becomeevident. Houses support-ed on expansive clay soilsare likely to settle differ-
of moisture from the soil,accentuating the problem.Settlement cracks devel-op because differentportions of the foundationsettle at different rates.
Some of the olderhomes have undergroundplumbing and downspoutpiping that has a limitedlife. The older piping maycollapse, crack or havetree root intrusion. Ifthese pipes begin to leakalong the foundation,seasonal foundation maybe more likely due toexcess water content inthe soil, which weakensthe soil.
There are severalsigns that homes experi-ence this seasonal move-ment. Foundation andbrick cracks widen afterextended periods of dryweather. Interior wall andceiling cracks also widenduring the dry times. If
the cracks are repairedwhen the crack is wider,the patch will buckle asthe moisture level in thesoil is restored.
There are severalmethods of repair. Somehomeowners live with thechanging cracks that maynot cause additional longterm problems. When theweather starts to get dry,watering along the foun-dation may prevent thissettlement and controlmovement. Also, home-owners with sump pumpscan unplug the pump andthe sump fills with waterabove the footing drainpipe level. The water willreverse flow through thepiping along the founda-tion to restore the mois-ture level in the soil. Thehomeowner has to re-member to plug the pumpback in when the rainsbegin. There are severalother types of minor foun-dation repairs that may bevery appropriate and lesscostly. Some economicalmethods may includestructural repair of thecracks or steel tie rods.
The more extensivetypes of repairs are clas-sified as underpinningpiers. The various typesof underpinning piers areconcrete piers, helicalsteel piers and push piers.The push piers, if in-stalled correctly, shouldstabilize only the portionof foundation that has hadthe system installed to.The portion of the founda-tion not supported bythese piers may developcracks, requiring addi-tional foundation repairs.
Helical and concrete piersmay support the repairedportion of the foundationon similar soils support-ing the remainder of thehouse.
Foundation movementcan be caused by severalcauses. Cracks are notalways due to differentialsettlement. If a home isexperiencing foundationmovement, we suggestcontacting a structuralengineer for an evalua-tion. If the foundationneeds repair, the engineercan provide a design planthat will then allow homeowners to get several bidsfrom contractors. Thesebids will compare thesame scope of work andwill have record of therepairs that have beencompleted, thereby pro-tecting the homeownerfrom unnecessary re-pairs.
Also, another level ofprotection would be abuilding permit acquiredby the contractor. Re-member that a bid from acontractor is not a design,just the salesman’s de-scription of the scope ofthe work they say theywill perform. An evalua-tion by a structural engi-neer will protect you frompaying for the wrongrepair, which may be avery expensive experi-ence.
Michael Montgomery ofBuyers Protection Group is alicensed engineer in Ohio,Kentucky and Indiana. Hecan be reached at 800-285-3001 or www.engineerin-gandfoundations.com.
Dry periods may causefoundation cracks
To tackle the growingneeds of the most vulner-able members of our Jew-ish community, JewishFamily Service is trans-forming its food pantryinto the Barbash FamilyVital Support Center onthe campus of HebrewUnion College-Jewish In-stitute of Religion.
“The food pantry hasbeen the gateway to theroad of self-sufficiency.When clients come to usfor food, it opens the doorto other services JewishFamily Service can offerto help provide stability intheir lives,” said BethSchwartz, Jewish FamilyService executive direc-tor.
For people served bythe food pantry and whohave no ability to travel bycar, bus, or otherwise,Jewish Family Servicestaff and volunteers willcontinue to make deliver-ies as done currently.
Jewish Family Serviceenvisioned a comprehen-sive “one-stop” service
center to address all of theproblems associated withpoverty and mental illnessthat often accompaniespoverty – a place whereJewish Family Serviceprofessionals could helpthe most disenfranchisedand vulnerable membersof Cincinnati’s Jewishcommunity.
The new Center’s loca-tion requirements and pri-ority services were identi-fied through focus groupsand surveys of currentJewish Family Service cli-ents. The HUC-JIR cam-pus was selected aftercomparing several sitesaround the city. Its centrallocation is convenient tothe more than 40 GreaterCincinnati area zip codesalready served by JewishFamily Service.
It is served by severalMetro bus lines, with a busstop in front of HUC-JIR’smain campus; and it is eas-ily reached by both Inter-states 71 and 75. The loca-tion is also near the addi-tional community ser-
vices that clients oftenrequire, such as healthcare and public benefitsoffices.
“We look forward to thesynergies with the HUC-JIR and University of Cin-cinnati students and theirsocial action groups. Be-ing at HUC and havingtheir rabbinic studentsprovide pastoral serviceswill truly make the Bar-bash Center unique,”Schwartz said.
This project is an un-precedented collabora-tion among Jewish FamilyService, Jewish Federa-tion of Cincinnati, privatedonors, The Jewish Foun-dation of Cincinnati, andHebrew Union College. Itis the first project to golive under sponsorship ofCincinnati 2020, the com-munity-wide collabora-tion to make Cincinnati amodel community and aJewish destination.
For information, con-tact Jewish Family Ser-vice at 513-469-1188 or vis-it www.jfscinti.org.
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The Cincinnati Coun-try Day School musical,Meredith Willson’s “TheMusic Man,” charmedaudiences. The perfor-mance was in CountryDay’s 500-plus seat, JohnWhitman Keeler Theaterand featured roles for 44students in grades 5-12.
The production wasdirected by UpperSchool Drama Depart-ment Head Mark Femia,of Mariemont.
“The Music Man isone of several ‘classic’pieces of American thea-ter that every schoolshould claim in its reper-toire,” Femia said.
Leading the cast wereseniors Joshua Motley‘12 (Indian Hill) as Har-old Hill and CatherineSmith ‘12 (AndersonTownship) as MarianParoo.
Will Bernish ‘13 (An-derson Township) playedMarcellus Washburn,Annie Nesbitt ‘13 (BlueAsh) played Mrs. Paroo,Ishan Ghildyal ‘14 (BlueAsh) was Mayor Shinn,and Holly Dayton ‘13(Terrace Park) playedEulalie Shinn.
The cast also fea-tured: Carson Aquino ‘14(Lebanon), Dorian Bell‘12 (Mt. Healthy), AnnaBeyette ‘17 (AndersonTownship), MarissaBeyette ‘15 (AndersonTownship), SamanthaBrant ‘19 (Amberely),Kathryn Burress ‘16(Indian Hill), VictoriaCallizo ‘19 (Indian Hill),Mitchell Cruey ‘12 (Bata-via), Cooper Ebersbach‘16 (Maineville), RachelEpstein ‘14 (Blue Ash),Sabrina Finn ‘14 (An-derson Township), SaraFitzgerald ‘13 (IndianHill), Henry Fossett ‘19(Montgomery), Sarah
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CCD's Catherine Smith performs as Marian Paroo andAnnie Nesbitt performs as Mrs. Paroo in "The Music Man."THANKS TO PETER NIEHOFF
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OFSYMMES TOWNSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the Board ofTrustees of Symmes Township, HamiltonCounty, Ohio, will hold a Special Meeting onAugust 7, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. for the purposeof entering Executive Session to discuss theappointment of a public employee. Thismeeting will be held at the Township Admin.Bldg., 9323 Union Cemetery Road.John C. Borchers, Fiscal Officer, SymmesTownship 1001718160
CITY OF BLUE ASH, OHIONOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON APPEALNotice is hereby given that at 7:05 PM onThursday, August 9, 2012, the City of BlueAsh will hold a public hearing in the Coun-cil Chambers of the Blue Ash Municipal &Safety Center, 4343 Cooper Road, BlueAsh, Ohio 45242, before a regular meetingof the Council of the City of Blue Ash. CityCouncil will consider an appeal from HillsLand & Development Company to theBoard of Zoning Appeals granting of an ap-peal overturning the Downtown Design Re-view Committee approval of a develop-ment plan for the property at 4900 HuntRoad.David M. WaltzCity Manager 1001718324
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June M. BarkleyJune M. Barkley, 73, died
July 23.Survived by children Tom
(Deb) Riccobelli, Darcy (Donald)Zumach, Frank (Patricia) Ricco-belli and Jeff (Monique) Ricco-belli; sister, Jean (Eugene)Cady); and grandchildrenAmanda, Melanie, Chelsea,Adam, Sam, Collin, Ethan andLauren Riccobelli and Brittanyand Jamie Zumach.
Visitation was July 24 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale. Memorials to:Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263.
Natalina DiCieroNatalina Maio DiCiero, 97,
Westwood, died July 14.Survived by children Sandra
Parfitt, Mary, Phil (Pam) DiCi-ero, Frances Hagen; sevengrandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Preceded in
death byhusband FrankDiCiero.
Serviceswere July 19 atSt. Martin ofTours. Ar-rangementsby B.J. MeyerSons Funeral
Home. Memorials to St. Martinof Tours Church.
Lawrence A.Winslow Jr.
Lawrence A. Winslow Jr., 60,of Symmes Township died July20.
Winslow-Davis and LawrenceWinslow III; grandchildrenInana Davis, Malicki Davis andAneta Mosoriakova; siblingsStephen (Linda) Winslow,Laurel (Lester) Sporing, Thomas(Joy) Winslow, Julie (James)Lynch and Mary Grace (Glenn)Kirby.
Preceded in death by father,Lawrence A. Winslow Sr.
Services were July 25 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome, Loveland.
DEATHS
DiCiero
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BLUE ASHArrests/citationsRuslan A. Nazarov, 28, 10105Kenwood Road, open containerprohibited at 4150 Hunt Road,July 18.
Juvenile, 17, disorderly conduct;intoxication at 9566 LansfordDrive, July 19.
Frank Luis Ramirez, 45, 8809King Ranch Drive, domesticviolence (physical harm) at 4433Cooper Road, July 21.
Incidents/investigationsGrand theftA man said someone took athree-channel bracelet withdiamonds, value $3,500; awhite gold men's watch, value$700; two G Shock watches,value $300, and a 20-inch goldrope necklace, value $900 at11371 Williamson Road, July 18.
Identity fraudAt 4343 Cooper Road, July 20.MenacingAt 9401 Kenwood Road, July 17.Petty theftA man said someone madethree $88.75 charges at 11268Williamson Road, July 19.
A man said someone took a redNext bicycle, value $75 at 11075Oak Ave., July 19.
Petty theft, misuse of creditcardsSomeoone took an Xbox consoleand Connect system,value $299,and $203.24 at 9751 ConklinRoad, July 17.
TelecommunicationsharassmentAt 6101 Creek Road, July 23.TheftA man said someone took acatalytic converter, value$1,500, from a vehicle at 10131Crosier Lane, July 18.
A man said someone took abrown leather wallet, value$25; $100 cash; an Ohio driver'slicense,value $10, and a Citi-Bank MasterCard at 5875Pfeiffer Road, July 18.
MONTGOMERYArrests/citationsRobert J. Taylor, 25, 1051 NunnerRoad, possession of drugs atMarket Place Lane, July 23.
Christian T. Strubbe, 21, 4556Elsmere Ave., disorderly con-duct at 9424 Main St., July 22.
Casey D. Maclean, 21, 10725Weatherstone Court, disorderlyconduct at 9424 Main St., July22.
Brennan L. Horton, 21, 9975Tollgate Lane, disorderly con-duct at 9424 Main St., July 22.
Kyle Rispoli, 21, 1835 ShermanAve. V, disorderly conduct at9424 Main St., July 22.
Johnathon C. Coleman, 25, 9662Dartmouth Way, possession ofdrugs at Weller Road, July 22.
James M. Postler, 26, 8905Sandymar Drive, disorderlyconduct at 9361 MontgomeryRoad, July 21.
Joseph Robinson, 46, 336 BobDrive, theft at 12182 SniderRoad, July 9.
Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringBusiness entered and cigarettesvalued at $325 removed at12137 Royal Point Drive, June27.
Shed entered and tools ofunknown value removed at9978 Washington Street, July10.
BurglaryResidence entered and check-book and watch of unknownvalue removed at 9633 Water-ford Place, June 24.
Residence entered and $1,200removed at 11614 WoodwindAve., June 25.
Residence entered and jewelryof unknown value removed at11849 Nathaniel, June 26.
Residence entered and TV andPlaystation valued at $550removed at 12119 Mason Way,June 30.
Residence entered and ipad,currency and jewelry valued at$1,400 removed at 9245 SouffleCircle, July 10.
Apartment entered at 9663Waterford Place, July 9.
Misuse of credit cardsReported at 9898 Stonebridge,June 28.
TheftGPS, CDs and charger valued at$800 removed at 11890 Mont-gomery Road, June 20.
CD player, GPS, ipod and radioof unknown value removed at12123 Sycamore Terrace, June24.
Purse, wallet and contents ofunknown value removed at10440 Loveland-Madeira, June28.
Scrap steel of unknown valueremoved at 10900 Loveland-Madeira, June 28.
Currency, charms, credit cards ofunknown value removed at9539 Fields Ertel, June 19.
Medication of unknown valueremoved at 9520 Fields ErtelRoad, July 9.
Handicapped placard of un-known value removed at 9473Main Ave., July 9.
Unauthorized use of motorvehicleReported at 11640 Windy HillCourt, July 10.
POLICE REPORTS
ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults
charged with offenses. The information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.
To contact your local police department:» Blue Ash, Chief Chris Wallace, 745-8573» Montgomery, Chief Don Simpson, 985-1600» Sycamore Township, Lt. Dan Reid, 792-7254» Symmes Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444
BLUE ASH10033 Kenwood Road: FederalNational Mortgage Associa-tion to Howe Victoria &Michael Hall; $69,000.
3439 Mohler Road: Cromer S.Darlene @3 to Brown DanielD. @2; $45,000.
3619 Carpenters Green Lane:Haskett James B. & Connie L.to Baron Steven J. & AndreaL.; $620,000.
4511 Cooper Road: BridgmanDavid H. to Lynn Donna;$125,000.
5413 Kenridge Drive: BloodTimothy & Mary E. to BeachMark; $150,000.
9594 Monroe Ave.: On TargetConsulting LLC to James D.Coddington Inc.; $115,100.
MONTGOMERY10301 Peachtree Lane: KimYoung H. & Hye K. to Wied-mann Peter & Dona Noune-Wiedmann; $282,000.
9781 Pinto Court: Strike PamPaulos to Mackey Jeffrey D. &Laura E.; $291,500.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
ABOUT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERSInformation is provided as a public service by the office
of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighbor-hood designations are approximate.
Strong winds, floodingrains and frequent light-ning moved through theeastern parts of Cincinnatiat about noon July 24,knocking out power forthousands of Duke Energycustomers.
Many of the outages areclustered along I-71, withmore than1,000 in the Ken-wood, Deer Park, Madeiraand Blue Ash areas, ac-cording to Duke Energy’smap showing its currentoutages.
Sheriff’s lieutenant forDistrict 3 Tom Butler saidthat while the departmentresponded to calls, no ma-jor problems such as firesor collapses occurred.Most of the damage in-cludes trees down, carsstopped on the side of theroad and power lines
down.Butler said most of the
damage was in Kenwoodand the northern half ofSycamore Township andinto Symmes Township.He added streets that sawmore damage were Love-land-Madeira and Hope-well roads.
“Nothing major hasbeen reported, it’s justbusy,” he said.
Deer Park experiencedsome problems as well. Po-lice Chief Michael Schliesaid that aside from powerlines down, a fallen treecaused some damage totwo houses on RedmontAvenue in the city.
He added that some res-idents lost power, includ-ing the traffic light at thecorner of Galbraith andBlue Ash roads.
