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DELHI TWP. – Cathy McNamee saidit’s nearly impossible to get away fromMary Lacey without a positive vibe.
“She is one of the best, upliftingNeighbors Who Care,” the Delhi Town-ship resident said of Lacey.
The list of things Lacey does forothers is virtually unending, she said.
McNamee said her neighbor volun-teered to paint the kitchen at St. Wil-liam School all by herself, plantedflowers and watered gardens at St.William for many years, makes home-made Greek baklava at Christmas andwalks to deliver it around the neigh-borhood and made peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches for students who hadno lunch while working for many dec-ades in the St. William School cafete-ria.
“She made sure no child went hun-gry,” McNamee said.
“After my shoulder surgery thisyear she walked over to my house witha pecan pie in hand, to wish me a getwell.”
Lacey took in her grandson aboutthree years ago and does his laundryand ironing, and wakes up to make hima hearty breakfast and has homemadedinners for him in the evening, shesaid.
Friends regularly call her becausethey know she always has a story tokeep them laughing and puts them in a
good mood, McNamee said. “After Mass on Sundays at St. Wil-
liam she smiles and greets the manyfriends she has made throughout theyears. Mary always has a smile and astory,” she said.
“She is a wonderful guardian angelwho prays and looks out for others. Shekeeps track of people and how they’redoing.”
She said Lacey’s home and yard areimmaculate and she takes pride intaking care of what she owns.
“It is not unusual to see her on herhands and knees pulling weeds andplanting flowers and patching the
Price Hill street filled with caring neighbors
PRICE HILL – Jean Conway couldn’t ask for better neighbors than theones she has on Ridgeview Avenue.
“If you ever drive up or down Ridgeview Avenue, know you are passingthe homes of Neighbors Who Care,” she said.
When her late husband, Bill, was hospitalized, she said several neighbors,led by Linda Nienhaus, had delicious dinnerswaiting for her for three weeks when shereturned home from the hospital each night.
After her husband died, Conway said herneighbor Paula Gruber gathered contribu-tions from 20 neighbors and arranged forMasses at St. William and a mosaic plaque inmemory of him. The plaque hangs in her liv-ing room.
Just a few weeks ago, she said neighborsDeborah and Don Smith surprised her with atreat of chicken salad, fruits and homemadecookies.
“How blessed I am to be surrounded byneighbors who care,” Conway said.
Nienhaus, who has lived two doors downfrom Conway for about 25 years, said theyare all fortunate to live on such a close-knitstreet.
“Everyone helps each other out and looksout for each other,” she said. “We’ve alwaysbeen friendly here. It’s nice to have someonelooking out for you if you need help.”
Every year, she said neighbors get together for an Independence Daycelebration, Christmas party and several potluck dinners.
Nienhaus said Conway is the street matriarch and all the neighbors lookout for her.
“She’s so nice. Whenever you give you receive more back,” she said.“She’s a genuinely nice person and whatever you do for her you get backtenfold because that’s just how she is.”
Green Twp. residents always there to lend a helping hand
GREEN TWP. – Frank Shaut Sr. said his neighbors, Mike and Aimee Reilly, de-serve recognition as Neighbors Who Care because they can always be counted on tohelp others.
“We have been neighbors for about 15 years,” the Breezewood Drive resident said.“Anytime we need help Mike and Aimee are there forus.”
Shaut said Aimee helped organize a neighborhoodwatch program and sends out emails detailing crimesin the neighborhood to let folks know to be on thelookout.
“She also organized a meeting with the GreenTownship police so that they could give us advice toprotect our homes,” Shaut said.
There have been a couple of times his lawnmowerbroke down, and he said Mike came right over to fix itand also cut his grass for him when his lawnmowerwas on the fritz. He said Mike has also plowed thesnow off his driveway several times in the winter.
Shaut said one day his wife was locked out of theirhome and Mike came over to remove a door to let herin.
“Whenever we go out of town we ask them to keepan eye on our house and they graciously agree to doso,” he said. “I strongly recommend Mike and Aimeefor Neighbors Who Care.”
Aimee Reilly said she helped set up the neighbor-hood watch program about a year ago after there werea few break-ins in the area. “I send out emails to alert people of things in the neigh-borhood,” she said. “Watching out for each other is the way we try to keep everyonesafe. It only takes one person to spot something not right.”
She said their quaint neighborhood is filled with families from Our Lady ofLourdes parish and school, as well as other schools and churches, and they all try tohelp one another in times of need – whether it’s cutting someone’s grass, shovelingsnow or preparing a meal. “Back when we had the big ice storm, we all came out withchainsaws and went yard to yard,” Reilly said. “We have a great neighborhood.”
Green Townbship woman supports those who are fighting illness
GREEN TWP. – Helen Smith said she has the ut-most respect for Julie Caddell’s dedication to mak-ing the lives of others better.
“I have worked with Julie for several years,” saidSmith, who, along with Caddell, is a social worker atMercy Health – West Hospital.
“Julie is the best of neighbors.” She nominated Caddell, a Green Township resi-
dent, as a Neighbor Who Cares because of her workwith the Jeffrey G. Hoeh Memorial Fund.
“She has rallied many of her family, friends andneighbors to give the blessing of hope to familiessuffering from the impact of cancer or other cata-strophic diseases,” Smith said.
Caddell’s parents established the memorial fundin 1989 in memory of her brother, Jeffrey, who losthis battle to cancer. Caddell now oversees the memo-rial fund and organizes an annual July golf outing to
raise money for the fund, which provides monetarydonations to four to six people each year who arefighting cancer or other illnesses.
“Through the Jeffrey G. Hoeh Memorial Fund,Julie and her family have raised over $1 million, withall of the proceeds going directly to recipients,”Smith said.
“To date, her efforts have touched the lives of at
least 179 families in the Greater Cincinnati area.”In addition to the memorial fund, Smith said Cad-
dell also provides a Christmas Eve dinner each yearto families staying at the Ronald McDonald House,bringing joy and happiness to children and familieswho are away from home at Christmas.
“While Julie works hard to organize the annualgolf outing every year, she does not see it as a bur-den,” Smith said. “She sees it as a way to make adifference in the lives of others and to honor thekindness, support and encouragement her own fam-ily received from others during her brother’s ill-ness.”
Caddell said she’s honored to continue the memo-rial fund her late parents founded and pay forwardthe love and support her family received when herbrother was sick. “Being able to give a substantialamount of money to someone who is going through acatastrophic illness and say ‘spend it however youwant,’ is awesome,” she said. “To me, that’s what it’sall about; helping people when they’re in need.”
Delhi woman sparkssmiles, uplifts spirits
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Delhi Township resident Mary M. Lacey canbe counted on to bring a smile to the faces ofthose she meets.
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West Price Hill resident LindaNienhaus and her RidgeviewAvenue neighbors alwayslook out for one another andhelp each other in times ofneed.
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Green Township residents Aimeeand Mike Reilly are always willing tolend a helping hand to theirneighbors.
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Green Township residentJulie Caddell runs theJeffrey G. Hoeh MemorialFund, which honors her latebrother and providesfinancial support to thosebattling cancer and otherillnesses.
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driveway,” McNamee said. “She haseven been seen on the ladder trimmingher trees and bushes.”
While her husband was in dialysis,she said Lacey greeted the other pa-tients and their families and assistedthem whenever needed.
After her husband died, she workedas a substitute teacher for the OakHills Local School District and wasespecially good with autistic students,McNamee said.
“She is always prompt with a thankyou note or get well card in the mailwhen the time arises,” she said. “Sheseems to put a smile on every face shecomes in contact with, and no one is astranger.”
Lacey said she simply enjoys mak-ing people happy.
“I always try to make people laugh,”she said. “That’s what I try to do formy neighbors. They just have a fit
when they see me up on the ladder.” She can’t imagine treating others
with anything but kindness. “I think that’s what we’re put on
earth for, to help others and do whatyou can for others,” Lacey said. “That’swhat life is all about.”
THE STORIES CONTINUE TOINSPIRE
We asked if you knew someone whoregularly embodies the spirit of NeighborsWho Care – maybe they brought you foodduring an illness, or looked after yourhouse while you were gone, or clearedyour driveway during snow, or helped pickup debris after a storm – or maybe theyjust provide a friendly face, or listen whenyou need to talk to someone.
We have picked some of the best, andshare them with you.
Thanks to you, and to them, for makingour holiday editions memorable.
LaceyContinued from Page 1A
Christmas treerecycling in Delhi
Delhi Township is of-fering its annual Christ-mas tree recycling pro-gram from Monday, Jan.4, through Monday, Jan.11.
Trees may be recycledat the Delhi Senior/Com-munity Center, 647 Neeb
Road, or the Floral Para-dise Gardens, 461 Green-well Ave.
The Delhi TownshipBranch Library will hosta talk about African-American classics, oldand new.
The presentation willbe led by ElizabethBookser Barkley, chair ofthe department of Eng-lish and Modern Lan-guages at Mount St. Jo-seph University.
The program is for
adults and begins at 7 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the li-brary, 5095 Foley Road.
For information, call369-6019.
OKI opens transporta-tion survey
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Councilof Governments, knownas OKI, is launching anonline survey to under-stand what transportationneeds and issues are mostimportant to residents,both now and long-term.
The short survey isopen now through Friday,Jan. 8.
The goal of the surveyis to gather as much com-munity input as possibleand will be used by OKI tocreate the region’s 2040Plan, which identifies the
transportation projectsand programs to be imple-mented over the next 20-plus years.
Since transportationand economic develop-ment are closely connect-ed, the 2040 Plan helps ad-vance the region and im-prove quality of life for allwho live, work and playhere.
To take the survey, vis-itwww.surveymonkey.com/r/XWTM397, or visitOKI’s Facebook page
Senior volleyballplayers needed
Price Hill CommunityCenter hosts senior vol-leyball, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.every Monday at the cen-
ter, 959 Hawthorne.Beginners are wel-
come.Contact Tom Burnside,
251-4123.
Reunion planned forOak Hills class of ‘71
Members of Oak HillsHigh School’s class of1971 are planning a 45threunion, set for Saturday,Aug. 6, 2016.
Graduates of the 1971class interested in attend-ing are asked to emailtheir name (includingmaiden name, if applica-ble), home address, phonenumber, preferred emailaddress and synopsis ofthe last 45 years sincehigh school tooakhillsreunion1971@
gmail.com.
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IT’S COLLECTION TIME
Forget the negative im-ages of rocking chairs andidleness to describe theelderly. These SeniorsWho Rock are an inspira-tion for their achieve-ments well into their sen-ior years. In November tocelebrate their 40th anni-versary, Pro Seniors hon-ored Marty Brennaman(Anderson Township),Sister Rose Ann Fleming(Norwood), the Honor-able Nathaniel Jones(East Walnut Hills) andMary Meinhardt (EastPrice Hill) as “SeniorsWho Rock.”
Brennaman has beenthe iconic radio voice ofthe Cincinnati Reds since1974.
Fleming, an attorney, isspecial assistant to Xavi-
er University PresidentThe Rev. Michael Gra-ham, and an NCAA facul-ty athletic representativefor Xavier, working withmen’s basketball players.
Judge Jones has had adistinguished career thatincludes serving as gener-al counsel of NAACP andon the US Court of Ap-peals for the Sixth Circuit.
Meinhardt is a dedicat-ed advocate for seniors,serving as a volunteerguardian for CincinnatiArea Senior Services andboard member of EPICHouse and Pro Seniors.
Each honoree talkedabout a quote that has in-spired them and kept
them rockin’ while weav-ing in personal stories.Brennaman chose twoquotes: Grantland Rice’s“For when the one greatscorer comes to writeagainst your name, hemarks not that you won orlost, but how you playedthe game,” and “Don’tpass up the opportunity toapologize for a mistake.”
Fleming showed howthe Bible verse “Encour-age one another day afterday” has been meaningfulfor her.
Jones quoted PastorMartin Niemöller’s fam-ous poem, “First theycame for the socialistsand I did not speak out be-
cause I was not a Socialist. . .” And Meinhardt urgedthe crowd to “just do it.”
Pro Seniors, a nonprof-it founded in 1975, has hada tremendous impact onolder Ohioans with legaland long-term care prob-lems through its threeprograms: legal services,long-term care ombuds-man, and Ohio SMP (Sen-ior Medicare Patrol). ProSeniors operates a freeLegal Hotline to help old-er Ohioans in resolvingtheir legal problems.
In its 40 years, Pro Sen-iors has helped more than110,000 seniors with legalproblems, has made over15,000 visits to long-termcare facilities, and has re-covered over $36,000,000in retirement benefits.Pro Seniors has worked toeducate Ohioans by con-ducting community edu-cation presentations to166,000 seniors, their fam-ilies and caregivers, aswell as professionals whohelp older persons. ProSeniors has been an inval-uable resource of accu-rate information, distri-buting over 106,000 legaland long-term care educa-tional materials, includ-ing an extensive collec-tion of pamphlets.
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Joe Deidesheimerand Don Niederbaumer
Delhi Township resi-dent Ruth Bagel nomi-nated her Alomar Driveneighbors Joe Deidesh-eimer and Don Nieder-baumer.
She said wheneverDeidesheimer sees hernewspaper is still in herdriveway he places itbetween her screen doorand front door, and hebrings her empty trashbin from the curb to herback door.
As for Niederbaumer,Bagel said he gets outhis snowblower andclears many sidewalksand driveways in theneighborhood after itsnows.
“These have been abig help,” she said.“Thanks to Joe andDon.”
Ron LambertWest Price Hill resi-
dent Kathy Hahn saidher next door neighborRon Lambert should bewearing a pair of wings.
“Ron’s kindness isshown through actionsnot words,” said Hahn,who lives on BelvoirLane. “My father waselderly and had declin-ing health. Numeroustimes dad needed assis-tance walking and doingday-to-day activities.Ron would arrive eachmorning and start assist-ing him to better qualityof life.”
She said every after-noon Lambert wouldvisit her father and siton the porch with himand patiently listen toWorld War II stories –sometimes the samestories told three times.
“After dad’s passing,Ron built a deck for mymother at no cost so shecould enjoy the out-doors,” Hahn said. “Icould write volumes onwhat it means to livenext to a living angel.”
Bob DollDelhi Township resi-
dent Sherry Burns-Steinwert wrote in tonominate Bob Doll, whois known as the “ChickenMan.”
“Bob is an icon inDelhi,” she said. “Hevolunteered and coached
sports at St. Dominic formany years.”
As a teenager, shesaid Doll worked at theProud Rooster restau-rant in Clifton and even-tually bought the restau-rant. He now operates itwith his daughter Lind-say.
“He has donated fromhis restaurant for manyevents I am aware of,and many more I’m sureI don’t know about,”Burns-Steinwert said.
Doll also gave a job toa homeless, unemployedman and provided him aplace to live, she said.When the man died therewas no one to pay for thefuneral expenses, soDoll took care of it, shesaid.
“Thank you Bob foryour generosity andkindness to others,” shesaid. “You are a greatexample of the GoodSamaritan.”
Cathy and Tim Mc-Mahon
Dunaway Avenueresident Bill Bateswrote in to recognize hisWestwood neighborsCathy and Tim McMa-hon and their sons.
When it snows, Batessaid he hears a snowblower and shovels inhis driveway, and canlook outside to see Cathyand the boys armed withshovels and Tim oper-ating the snowblower.
“They have been do-ing this for years,” Batessaid. “It’s wonderful tohave such caring neigh-bors. I thank them fromthe bottom of my heart.”
Tonya and JerryGlendening
Bridgetown residentDiane Lenz nominatedher longtime friendsTonya and Jerry Glen-dening, of North Bend.
“I have never metanyone who has given asmuch of themselves tohelp others as thesetwo,” Lenz said. “Everytime I personally havehad a problem they havebeen there to offerhelp.”
She said when sheworked downtown theylet her dog out once aweek for many years,and they helped her find
a mechanic and provid-ed her transportationwhen she had car diffi-culties.
The couple also visitLenz’s mother in thenursing home regularly.
“Their visits certainlybring her joy and bright-en her day,” Lenz said.“She knows she isn’tforgotten.”
She said the Glenden-ings are devout Chris-tians who offer help notonly in time of crisis, butin loving considerateways when they see aneed. Besides beingactive in their church,they also volunteer at ahospital, babysit one daya week for a local moth-er and take a challengedman to church and din-ner.
“Their goal is to makesomeone’s life a littlehappier,” Lenz said.“’Pay it Forward’ is defi-nitely their motto.”
Ruth HellmanSidney Road resident
Doris Breen said herneighbor Ruth Hellmandeserves recognition assomeone who cares.
“She is an early morn-ing walker who takesher time to place thenewspapers on theporches in our GreenTownship neighbor-hood,” Breen said.
“Come rain or shine,we can count on ourpapers being there.
“I’m very thankful tohave such a kind neigh-bor like Ruth,” she said.
Gene SimonWestport Court resi-
dent Kathy Reeme saidher neighbor Gene Si-mon deserves to be hon-ored as a neighbor whocares.
“We have been neigh-bors in Green Townshipfor 36 years and he hasalways been kind and
helpful,” she said. “Sincemy husband became illand passed away he hasgone above and beyondto help me.”
Reeme said Simoncuts her grass, watchesher house when she’sgone, brings in her trashcans, leaves her foodtreats and has taken herwhole family out to din-ner.
“The list goes on andon,” she said. “I couldnever find a betterneighbor anywhere, andI am truly blessed tohave him next door.”
Gatherwright clearsthe snow off Kornmann’sdriveway and car, bringsin her trash cans, helpedher care for a sick catand dog and entertainsher by taking her placesaround town, she said.
She said Gatherw-right also invites her tofamily functions, bringsher goodies and compas-sionately listens to hertalk about her ailments.
“As an arthritis pa-tient and living alone, Iappreciate all she doesfor me,” Kornmann said.
Marcia SpraulHarding Avenue resi-
dent JoAnne Oder saidher longtime neighborMarcia Spraul is deserv-ing of recognition as aneighbor who cares.
Oder said when shemoved to Cheviot 37years ago Spraul cameover to introduce herselfand told her all about theneighborhood, schools,stores, churches andpark.
“If I could have cho-sen any neighbor itwould have been Mar-cia,” she said. “Marciafixed food for my familywhen I was sick. Shevisited me when I wasill. She watched my chil-dren when they playedin the yard and keptthem from harm.”
Oder said Spraul en-couraged all the neigh-borhood children to dotheir best, and whenthey showed her theirreport cards and pro-jects they’d completed,she rewarded them withcandy.
“Marcia helps every-one. If anyone needs ajob, food, clothing orshelter, she helps themfind it,” Oder said. “Mar-cia donates coats,canned goods, her timeand money to manycharitable organizations.She helps the elderly ather church get to theirdoctor appointments.”
An avid photographer,she said Spraul is alwayspreserving memoriesfor her friends at birth-day parties, anniversa-ries, weddings, babyarrivals, sporting eventsand holidays with pro-fessional-quality photos.
“I have been privi-leged to know Marcia,”Oder said. “The world isa better and brighterplace because of her.”
Dianne BronnertGreen Township resi-
dent Cathy Frey wrote into nominate her friendand fellow townshipresident Dianne Bron-nert, who she said bringsjoy to many people.
“Dianne is one whirl-wind of a caring per-son,” Frey said. “Whenasked to head up thenewly formed GreenTownship singles groupshe gladly accepted withno hesitation and has notlooked back since.”
She said the singlesgroup started out with ahandful of senior citi-zens, but has growntenfold under Bronnert’sleadership because sheworks endlessly to planfun and interestingevents.
Bronnert calls peopleto remind them of up-
coming bus trips, andFrey said she’s orga-nized trips to Metamora,area flea markets, Bel-terra Park, Smale Parkand a BB Riverboatcruise.
“Dianne is also awarm and caring personwho extends herselfunendingly to all,” shesaid. “If you’re at theGreen Township SeniorCenter and call out toDianne, she’s alwaysthere to listen. Diannedefinitely lights upmany lives with hereffervescent personalityand enthusiasm.”
The Tinsley familyRosemary Ruthe-
meyer says her GreenTownship neighbors, theTinsley family, “are thebest, as you will see.”
“They do so much toalways help me,” shesaid. Among their gooddeeds - bringing thenewspaper to her doorand shoveling snowfrom her driveway.
“I never know whatthey have in store,” shesaid.
Ruthemeyer and theTinsleys live on Char-dale Court.
Pickway Court resi-dents, Green Township
“I started to tell youabout one of my caringneighbors but then real-ized I couldn’t. There’sthe neighbor who putsmy paper on my porchevery morning, the onewho clears the snowfrom my drive, the onewho collects my mailwhen I’m out of town,the one who never failedto ask me how I wasdoing during cancertreatments, and the onewhose kitchen is virtu-ally a Kroger storewhere I can borrow any-thing I need. You knowwho you are, and I’mmost grateful to you all.”- Angel Joseph
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With grins asbright asChristmaslights, a trio
of youngsters weigh theirchoices as they lookthrough a pile of fleecy,hand-made blankets, arainbow of patterns andcolors flashing as theyflip through the bag.
Terry Woodard, 7, pullhis out quickly. No sur-prise, it’s covered withfootballs. He wants toplay for the Steelers oneday, which elicits a mockgroan from CincinnatiPolice Officer Louis Ar-nold Sr., who’s helpingdeliver a gift many takefor granted every night:beds.
Kaden Walters pickshis blanket with thought,his fingers tracing theshapes of insects on hisnature-themed blanket.
“I like this one,” hesays as he outlines a spi-der. “They aren’t real, youdon’t have to be scared ofthem. It’s not a snake.”His smile widens as hestrokes the soft fringe.His 9-year-old twin sister,Kaylinn, hugs her tawnyanimal-print blanket toher chest, her smilebroadcasting her plea-sure at its softness andthe tigers, leopards andlions that parade acrossit.
Their smiles are nowider than the one on theface of Vanessa Charles.She has custody of hertwin grandchildren Kay-linn and Kaden, and hernephew, Terry and it’s notalways easy to providewhat they need. A teacherat the youngsters’ school,Cincinnati GenerationAcademy in Roselawn,saw a program online,contacted Feast of LoveMinistries, and nowCharles is watching vol-unteers carry box
springs, mattresses andbedding into her NorthFairmount apartment.Her babies will sleep ongood mattresses betweennew sheets and warmblankets. Sweet dreamsahead.
Grandma’s grateful.“It’s such a blessing,”
she said. “I am so thrilledfor them and so thank-ful.”
Across Cincinnati,many youngsters liedown to sleep on couches,chairs and floors. That’snot good enough for BevGraves, executive direc-tor of Feast of Love Min-istries. She wants thosekids sleeping sound.
Being a woman ofaction, she did somethingabout it.
Sleeping Sound is aprogram through thenonprofit Feast of Lovespecifically designed forchildren living in poverty
to get a bed. As the minis-try meets needs for areafamilies struggling inpoverty, Graves says hergroup found many chil-dren in the Cincinnatiarea were sleeping on thefloor.
The Sleeping Soundprogram works withprincipals of Cincinnatiarea schools where stu-dents have family in-comes below the povertylevel. The principals andschool staff identify chil-dren in need and Cincin-nati police officers andvolunteers from Feast ofLove will deliver thosebeds. They have deliv-ered 13 so far, with future
deliveries ready to go.Arnold, who is the
faith-based communityliaison officer and hisdelivery partner, Cincin-nati Police Officer Rich-ard Longworth, who is thedepartment’s immigrantaffairs liaison are bothfrom the Cincinnati Po-lice Department’s Com-munity Relations Depart-ment. They carried in boxsprings and beds for thetrio, and were more thanwell paid, in smiles,thanks, and hugs.
“It's overwhelming tosee the joy of these kidsover something this sim-ple, something we takefor granted,” Arnold said.“It’s like Christmas andtheir birthday came all atthe same time.”
Graves says the bedswill mean more than acomfortable place to liedown. She knows the joythe beds bring – a gleefulsession of jumping on thebed is not an uncommonreaction among recipi-ents. But she thinks hav-ing a decent place to restwill pay dividends otherplaces, as well.
“We believe thesechildren will perform andand behave better inschool with a good night’ssleep,” Graves said. “It’sanother way for us to lovepeople and let them knowthey are loved just be-
cause of who they are,that they deserve to beloved.”
Another dividend? Anopportunity for young-sters to have positiveexperiences with policeofficers in the city. Ka-den, who says he is verythankful he doesn’t have
to sleep on the floor any-more, was quick to hugthe men who brought hisnew bed. When he growsup, he says he wants to bea police officer becausethey care about people.
You can learn moreabout Feast of Love atfeastofloveministries.org
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Cincinnati Police Officer Louis Arnold Sr. carries a new mattress into the apartment of Vanessa Charles for her grandchildren andnephew, who live with her in North Fairmount.
Kaden and Terry look over the new blankets as Police OfficerLouis Arnold Sr. watches them enjoy their new bedding.
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A happy group after the delivery of three new beds. Front fromleft, Kaylinn Walters with family dog Clever, Terry Woodard,and Kaden Walters; second row, Cincinnati Police OfficerRichard Longworth, Bev Graves, Vanessa Charles, and OfficerLouis Arnold Sr.
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Feast of Love plans topurchase, at least 500twin mattress sets, withbed bug covers andsheets. The mattress setsare hotel quality mat-tresses and cost about$225 a set. The hotelquality will ensure long-lasting wear. The cost ofthe bed bug covers andsheets will be about $50making the total cost$275 per bed.
You can donatethrough the ministry’sGoFundMe account forthe program at www.gofundme.com/sleepingsound or senddonations directly toFeast of Love Ministries,5742 Hamilton Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45224.
For more informationabout the ministry, call513-541-5676, extension167.
» CelebratingArt.com is devoted tothe promotion and appreciation of stu-dent art. The intent of their student artcontests is to motivate student artists.The top entries are published in an an-thology that will record the creativeworks of today’s student artists.
Several Oak Hills High School artand design students submitted work andwere invited to be published in “Cele-brating Art.” Only the best art is select-ed to be included in the full-color hard-bound art book, “Celebrating Art.” Addi-tionally, final judging for “Top Ten Art-ist” awards will be completed andannounced soon.
Students who submitted work in-clude: Julia Gomien, Louisa Anderson,Kylee Dominguez, Betsy Vanderbilt,Bell Day, Diana Rosing, Taylor Helms,Alyssa Weber, Meghan Bruegge andGabby Waters.
Oak Hills Schools» Oak Hills Local School District
staff and students combined forcesamong their buildings to collect toys,clothes and food items and provide ahappy Christmas for more than 100 ofour families.
Oakdale Elementary“This year at Oakdale we have many
members of our school community do-nating their money and time to helpeight families have a more blessedChristmas season,” Principal GeoffHarold said. Oakdale staff, Cub ScoutPack 186 and White Oak ChristianChurch purchased gifts for families andstudents brought in food and other holi-days items. The Oak Hills Kiwanis Clubdonated hams, Nick and Tom’s Restau-rant and Ameriprise Financial donatedgift cards and items too. Girl ScoutTroops 43611 and 49666 helped sort andbox up all of the holiday surprises.
Springmyer ElementaryStudents at Springmyer Elementary
School and Oak Hills Kiwanis organizeda food drive. Springmyer likes to followThe Golden Rule, “Do unto others as youwould have them do unto you.” Thesaying has a great influence on theschool by their call to action. Spring-myer families take the degree of re-sponsibility on themselves to lend ahelping hand. Making a difference insomeone else’s life is important to ev-eryone.
The power of a smile, a kind word, orthe act of caring, all of which have thepotential to turn someone’s life aroundfor the better is what Springmyer is allabout this time of year. Brenda Burman,Springmyer librarian, leads the caringand sharing project at the elementaryschool.
Fifth-grader Anabelle McDonaldsaid, “Caring and Sharing makes mehappy to think that I am helping some-one else who needs it.”
Fifth-grader Sophia Weber noted,“Caring and Sharing is a wonderfulevent that Springmyer does to help ourfamilies in need right here in Spring-myer.”
Fifth-grader Emily Land said, “Car-ing and Sharing is helping others andgetting them what they need. But most-ly, it’s about making others happy!”
C.O. Harrison Elementary“Each year many struggling families
are helped by C.O. Harrison’s caringand sharing program,” Mary Erwin,
school nurse said. “We have partneredwith our PTA and two area churches,Shiloh United Methodist and PilgrimUnited Church of Christ, to providefamilies with gifts and gift certifi-cates.”
Students participated in the PTAcaring and sharing coin collection, forgrocery certificates, by bringing inextra change and earning stripes ontheir classroom’s candy canes. Studentcouncil members also held a fund driveamong themselves to purchase at leastthree gifts from the PTA giving treestars. They spent a Saturday afternoonat Target shopping for the gifts.
Donations also came through localcommunity service groups and GirlScout Troops, as well as area familiesas a way to demonstrate a loving spiritto those around them. One hundredC.O. Harrison students will benefitfrom these gifts.
Delshire ElementaryDelshire Elementary has a long
tradition of giving back during theholidays with our caring and sharingprogram. This year they providedChristmas help to 32 families, totaling107 children. This help was provided bystaff from Delshire, as well as retireesand friends of Delshire in the commu-nity.
John Foster Dulles Elementary andOHHS
Students and staff from Oak HillsHigh School and John Foster Dullespartnered to provide food and gifts toseveral district families.
Bridgetown Middle School anddistrict office
“Bridgetown Middle School had anincredible season of helping and giv-ing,” Teri Egbers, school counselor andpsychologist said. Their caring andsharing program hit an all-time high.“More than 20 area families includingnearly 60 kids will have a much bright-er holiday due to the love and support
from the Bridgetown community,”Egbers added. Employees from OakHills district office also joined thecause and adopted three of those stu-dents.
Rapid Run Middle SchoolStudents in student council at Rapid
Run Middle School organized a school-wide canned food drive for Thanks-giving. They donated more than 1,500items to the Anderson Ferry FoodBank. They also conducted a toy drivefor the Food Bank. Rapid Run’s Build-ers Club got in the spirit and madeChristmas cards to send to local nurs-ing homes.
Delhi Middle SchoolDelhi Middle School students and
staff participate annually in a Caringand Sharing “Candy Cane Challenge.”Students in homerooms bring in mone-tary donations that are collected theschool week prior to Christmas Break.These donations are used to support thegiving of gifts, meals, and other needsfor Delhi Middle School families.
SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK
THANKS TO EMILY BUCKLEY
John Foster Dulles students R.J. Schmalz, Josh Dew, Ava Siefke, Evan Wildenmann and SophiaKuerze.
THANKS TO EMILY BUCKLEY
C.O. Harrison students Samantha Curless, Megan Kallmeyer, Abigail Irwin, Madison Dornbusch,Ella Seery, Madelyn Erskine, Noah Asman, Faith Dayton and Alexa Kahny.
THANKS TO EMILY BUCKLEY
“Marked” by Kylee Dominguez. THANKS TO EMILY BUCKLEY
Oakdale cub scouts and Girl Scouts: Sarah O'Shea, Danilynn O'Shea, Landen Seifert andJonathan Baker.
THANKS TO EMILY BUCKLEY
Rapid Run Middle School students with their Caring and Sharing donations, from left: kneeling,Vance Moore and Will Felty; standing, Nash Cooper, Jayce Tallon, Dee'Vonne Edmonds, SamGressler, Wyatt Fisher, Maria White, Emma Beiting, Megan Frey and Olivia Jones.
THANKS TO EMILY BUCKLEY
Oak Hills High School students Karlie Noth,Michael Hubert, Anna Sanzere, KristinaFlanigan and Brooke Hartman.
THANKS TO EMILY BUCKLEY
Delhi Middle School students KelseyListerman, Anna Thomas and Emma Miller.
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THURSDAY, DEC. 31Business SeminarsEPA Lead Renovator Training,8 a.m.-5 p.m., Proactive SafetyServices Training Center, 1500Kemper Meadow Drive, ThisLead Renovator CertificationInitial course is 8 hours in lengthand includes both EPA-HUDapproved lead safety trainingand certification. Ages 18 andup. $240. Registration required.Presented by ProActive SafetyServices. 372-6232; www.proac-tivesafetyservices.com.ForestPark.
Exercise ClassesDance Fit, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Keeping Fit Studio, 7778 Col-erain Ave., Workout designedfor all levels of fitness. For ages16 and up. $5. 720-4142.ColerainTownship.
Holiday - New Year’sNew Year’s Eve Dinner Dance,8 p.m.-1 a.m., Lakeridge Hall,7210 Pippin Road, Hot buffet,beer, soft drinks, snacks, winefountain, hats, noisemakers andmusic by DJ Larry Robers. At-tendees may also BYOB. Ages 21and up. $40. Reservations re-quired. 521-1112. Colerain Town-ship.
New Year’s Eve Bash, 9p.m.-1:30 a.m., Club Trio, 5744Springdale Road, Includes primerib dinner, appetizers, welldrinks, wine, domestic beer,party favors and Champagnetoast. Free ride service available.Ages 21 and up. $75, $125couple. Reservations required.385-1005; www.clubtriolounge-.com.Colerain Township.
New Year’s Eve Dance, 8 p.m.-1a.m., Receptions Banquet andConference Center Bridgetown,3302 Westbourne Drive, Dinnerbuffet, appetizers, dessert,unlimited beer/wine/pop, Cham-pagne toast and music by SaffireExpress Band. Ages 21 and up.$55. Reservations required.Presented by Our Lady of theVisitation. 922-6777. Bridge-town.
New Year’s Eve Party, 8 p.m.-1a.m., The Meadows, 59 E. MainSt., Grand Ballroom. Ring in2016 at The Meadows Banquetand Event Center. All inclusiveprice for classy fun-filled eve-ning. Ages 21 and up. $70.Reservations required. 941-7638;www.themeadowsbanquet-.com. Addyston.
Sparkle, Shine and Dine NewYear’s Eve Dance, 8 p.m.-1a.m., Pebble Creek Golf Course,Restaurant & Event Center, 9799Prechtel Road, Event Center atPebble Creek. Dance night awaywith sounds of DJ Fire BrewedFreddie. Heavy food stations,champagne toast. Wear favoriteglitter and sparkly attire. Ages21 and up. $46. Reservationsrequired. 385-4442, ext. 14;www.pebblecreekgc.com-.Colerain Township.
Silvestertanz: German NewYear’s Eve, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.,Donauschwaben Haus, 4290 DryRidge Road, Close out 2015 andring in 2016 German-style. Eat,drink and be merry while danc-ing to music of Alpen Echos.Assorted hors d’oeuvres in-cluded. $25. Reservations recom-mended. Presented by Do-nauschwaben Society. 385-2098;www.cincydonau.com. ColerainTownship.
FRIDAY, JAN. 1Business SeminarsEPA Lead Renovator Training,8 a.m.-5 p.m., Proactive SafetyServices Training Center, $240.Registration required. 372-6232;www.proactivesafetyservi-ces.com. Forest Park.
Dance Fit, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Keeping Fit Studio, $5. 720-4142.Colerain Township.
Garden ClubsCollege Hill Gardeners Meet-ing, 7-9 p.m., Llanfair Retire-ment Community CampusCenter, 1701 Llanfair Ave.,Members plan winter green-house workshops, herb andplant sales in spring, annualgarden tour and fall festival.Volunteer teams lead communi-ty beautification projects. Out-ings to local and regional desti-
nations and speakers on topicsof interest regularly scheduled.All are welcome. Free, member-ship $10. Presented by CollegeHill Gardeners. 681-1326. CollegeHill.
Music - CountryWhisky Town, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.
ExhibitsDelhi in Bloom and The Lan-guage of Flowers, 12:30-3p.m., Delhi Historical SocietyFarmhouse Museum, 468 An-derson Ferry Road, Learn historyof Delhi Township through itsfloriculture with new exhibits.Delhi in Bloom explains howgrapes, growers and green-houses shaped history of DelhiTownship and The Language ofFlowers explores Victorian’s loveof flowers. Free. Presented byDelhi Historical Society. 720-0942; www.delhihistoricalsocie-ty.org. Delhi Township.
Historic SitesMuseum Open House, 1-3 p.m.,Mount Healthy History Museum,1546 McMakin Ave., Historic1825 Free Meeting House wassite of anti-slavery conventionsin 1840s. Open to public on firstSunday of each month. Historicitems from daily work andhousehold use on display, withchanging temporary exhibits oflocal interest. Spanish languagetours available on advancerequest. Free. Presented byMount Healthy Historical Soci-ety. 522-3939. Mount Healthy.
MONDAY, JAN. 4Business SeminarsEPA Lead Renovator Training,8 a.m.-5 p.m., Proactive SafetyServices Training Center, $240.Registration required. 372-6232;www.proactivesafetyservi-ces.com. Forest Park.
Dining EventsGourmet Monday NightBuffet, 4-8 p.m., The Meadows,59 E. Main St., The Grand Ball-room. Menu changes weekly.$15. Reservations for largeparties available. 941-7638;www.themeadowsbanquet-.com. Addyston.
Dance Fit, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Keeping Fit Studio, $5. 720-4142.Colerain Township.
Zumba, 6-7 p.m., Keeping FitStudio, 7778 Colerain Ave., Highenergy dance fitness class for alllevels of fitness. For Ages 16 andup. $5. 720-4142.Colerain Town-ship.
Job FairsCincinnati Police RecruitCommunity Forum, 6:30-8p.m., College Hill Branch Library,1400 W. North Bend Road,Persons interested in becomingCincinnati Police Officer learnmore about application andrecruiting process. Ages 21 andup. Free. Presented by CincinnatiPolice Department. 281-3228;www.cincinnati-oh.gov. CollegeHill.
Music - ChoralMessiah Sections I and III, 7:30p.m., St. William Church, 4108W. Eighth St., Handel’s classicoratorio performed by St. Wil-liam Choir, CMO ChamberOrchestra and soloists, conduct-ed by David F. Allen. Free. 921-0247; www.saintwilliam.com.West Price Hill.
Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., Pilgrim United Church ofChrist, 4418 Bridgetown Road,look for signs. 12 step programaddressing people who havedifficulty with food addiction.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby Overeaters Anonymous NKY.921-1922; www.cincinnatioa.org.Bridgetown.
Naranon Westside GroupMeeting, 7:30-8:30 p.m., West-wood First Presbyterian Church,3011 Harrison Ave., Youth Kitch-en. Naranon Family Groups areworldwide fellowship for thoseaffected by addiction of some-one near to them. 12-stepprogram is not religious one butspiritual way of life. For . Free.Presented by Naranon FamilyGroup. 917-9139. Westwood.
THURSDAY, JAN. 7Business SeminarsEPA Lead Renovator Training,8 a.m.-5 p.m., Proactive SafetyServices Training Center, $240.Registration required. 372-6232;www.proactivesafetyservi-ces.com. Forest Park.
Dance ClassesWestern Square Dance Les-sons, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Forest ParkActivity Center, 651 W. SharonRoad, Low impact physicalactivity improves mind, bodyand spirit. Ages 8 and up canexercise together to variety ofmusic from western to modernday pop. Price is per person, perclass. $5. Presented by SunshineSquares Square Dance Club.232-1303; www.sunshinesqua-resclub.org. Forest Park.
Exercise ClassesDance Fit, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Keeping Fit Studio, $5. 720-4142.Colerain Township.
Pure Potential Chikung Taichi,9:30-11 a.m., Grace EpiscopalChurch, 5501 Hamilton Ave.,Choir Room on Second Floor/Last door on left. Learn how toengage with your own internalmedicine based upon traditionalChinese technique of ChiKung(Qigong). This is done throughpurposeful relaxation, breathand postural awareness andrestorative movements. Finalhalf of class includes TaiChi, arelaxing movement meditation.$50, $40 advance. Presented byHarmonic Pulse Wellness. 405-1514; www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.
Job FairsCincinnati Police RecruitCommunity Forum, 6:30-8p.m., Forest Park Branch Library,655 Waycross Road, Personsinterested in becoming Cincin-nati Police Officer learn moreabout application and recruitingprocess. Ages 21 and up. Free.Presented by Cincinnati PoliceDepartment. 281-3228;www.cincinnati-oh.gov. ForestPark.
LecturesBalancing Mind, Body, Spiritwith Chakras, 7:15-8:15 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, Learn important correla-tions between energy channelsof chakras, use of yoga postures,movement, breathing tech-niques and meditations to bringwellness to body, mind andspirit. Lecture and practice. $80for 8-class pass; $85 for 10-class
pass. Presented by Yoga byMarietta. 675-2725; www.yoga-bymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.
FRIDAY, JAN. 8Business SeminarsEPA Lead Renovator Training,8 a.m.-5 p.m., Proactive SafetyServices Training Center, $240.Registration required. 372-6232;www.proactivesafetyservi-ces.com. Forest Park.
Dance Fit, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Keeping Fit Studio, $5. 720-4142.Colerain Township.
Engage Your Inner Healer,6:30-8 p.m., Grace EpiscopalChurch, 5501 Hamilton Ave.,Choir room on second floor.Create personal plan for healthenhancement and energeticempowerment. Learn how toengage with inner vitality basedupon traditional Chinese tech-nique of ChiKung (Qigong). $50.Registration recommended.Presented by Harmonic PulseWellness. 405-1514; www.har-monicpulsewellness.com. Col-lege Hill.
Music - Classic RockEmpty Garden, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Thea-tre: Alice, 3-5 p.m., La SalleHigh School, 3091 North BendRoad, Fun play by Lindsey Price,adapted from Lewis Carroll.Price includes lunch, show,games and door prizes. Ages-1-8. $8. Reservations required.Presented by La Salle HighSchool Drama. 741-2369;www.lasallehs.net/drama. GreenTownship.
ExhibitsDelhi in Bloom and The Lan-guage of Flowers, 12:30-3p.m., Delhi Historical SocietyFarmhouse Museum, Free.720-0942; www.delhihistor-icalsociety.org. Delhi Township.
On Stage - Children’sTheater
Peanut Butter and Jelly Thea-tre: Alice, 3-5 p.m., La SalleHigh School, $8. Reservationsrequired. 741-2369; www.lasal-lehs.net/drama. Green Town-ship.
MONDAY, JAN. 11Business SeminarsEPA Lead Renovator Training,8 a.m.-5 p.m., Proactive SafetyServices Training Center, $240.
SeminarsIdentity Theft: What You Needto Know, 6:30-8 p.m., ClippardFamily YMCA, 8920 Cheviot
Road, No products will be sold.Free. Registration required.Presented by Thrivent Financial.771-3991; www.thrivent.com/findanevent.Groesbeck.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13Art & Craft ClassesCarving Instructions for Be-ginners, 6:30-9 p.m., TrinityLutheran Church, 1553 KinneyAve., Beginners may bring ownsharpened carving knife or buyone from instructor. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byCincinnati Carvers Guild. 521-0059; www.cincinnaticarvers-guild.org. Mount Healthy.
Business SeminarsEPA Lead Renovator Training,8 a.m.-5 p.m., Proactive SafetyServices Training Center, $240.Registration required. 372-6232;www.proactivesafetyservi-ces.com. Forest Park.
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We always have family and friendsover for New Year’s Day.
This year I’m serving beef tender-loin. I know, I know, it’s expensive forsure, but it’s an elegant and easy entreefor a party. And when I think about it, itdoesn’t cost any more than if I wouldserve two other kinds of meat, as Isometimes do. Plus I can get it ready toroast ahead of time. And there’s nowrong way to serve it: warm from theoven, room temperature or even chilled,sliced on a bed of greens.
Like many of you, I can’t believe 2016 is justdays away. As I’ve said before, I appreciatecoming into your lives each week through thiscolumn. It’s a special and unique way to keepin touch.
There aren’t many columns like this onenow-a-days where reader involvement is notonly welcomed but an important part of shar-ing. So continue to do that as we begin anotheryear of exploring the wonderful world of foodtogether.
And it doesn’t matter what level of cooking
you’ve achieved or care to do. Today’scolumn is a great example: from gour-met beef tenderloin with a homemadeFrench herb blend to refrigerated bis-cuits gussied up with butter and cheese!
Readers want to knowRib and loin pork chops - what’s the
diff?Rib: have a bone running along one
side and a layer of fat on the outside.Tender with a mild flavor.
Loin: cut toward the center of the loin theywill have a T-shaped bone that has loin on oneside and tenderloin on the other. Very leanwith mild flavor.
Cook quickly: Brown on both sides overfairly high heat, then cover, finish cookingover very low heat.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, edu-cator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary profes-sional and author. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.
Foolproof beef tenderloin with herbs
Leftovers make great beef sliders. I love to use the dried herbs Ihave from my herb garden.
Bring the meat out at least 30 minutes prior to roasting. It willroast more evenly.
Preheat oven to 400.
1 tenderloin, 2-1/2 to 3 pounds trimmedOlive oilFreshly ground black pepper and salt1 generous tablespoon garlic, mincedRub roast with olive oil, sprinkle & pat garlic all over and then
sprinkle black pepper and salt all around.Mix together:1/2 cup parsley, chopped1 tablespoon Herbes de Provence OR1 teaspoon dried tarragon1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon fresh or dried rosemary, minced1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Roll beef in herb mixture to coat all over. Roast until thermom-eter registers 130-145 for medium rare to medium. This will takeabout 30-40 minutes or so for medium rare. You can always leave it inlonger if you like.
Remove from oven, tent and let stand 10 minutes or so to redis-tribute juices. Temperature will rise a bit, too.
Rita’s herbes de Provence
Blend together and store in cool, dry place away from light:
1/4 cup dried thyme leaves2 tablespoons dried marjoram or 1 tablespoon oregano1 tablespoon dried rosemary, minced1 tablespoon dried savory leaves, not powdered savory2 teaspoons dried lavender flowers1 teaspoon fennel seeds1 dried bay leaf, crumbled
Easy Parmesan biscuits
A friend of mine takes refrigerated biscuits to a higher level bydipping in butter and cheese.
1 tube buttermilk biscuits (5 biscuits)Melted butterParmesan cheese, about 1 cup
Preheat oven to 400. Dip both sides of biscuits into butter, theninto cheese. Place 1 inch apart on sprayed baking pan. Bake until gold-en, about 8-10 minutes
Show your ‘tender’side for New Year’s
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
Tenderloin is a tasty - albeit expensive - New Year’s dinner that you can make ahead.
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
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Price Hill Press EditorRichard [email protected], 248-7134 Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.
grant one wish for your commu-nity, what would it be?
No responses.
Dec. 16 questionChristmas is said to be a sea-
son of magic. Describe a mo-ment of Christmas or holidaymagic in your life.
“My car broke down onChristmas Eve; that’s my mir-acle.
“It was 1994. At the time, Iwas an outside salesman for alocal industrial supply dis-tributor. We were open until 3p.m. Christmas Eve. Everyonewas in the office for the Christ-mas luncheon, but no one want-ed to be there, especially me. Iwas going to go straight fromthe office in Winton Place tomy home in Anderson, loadingup the Taurus wagon withChristmas gifts, the wife, andtwo daughters, ages 4 and 1.We would first be going to mysister’s house for my family’sChristmas celebration, andthen leaving for Dayton, tospend the night and Christmasday at my wife’s parents’ homefor celebration Np. 2.
“At 2:45 p.m., a walk-in ‘willcall’ customer shows up:there’s always someone whohas a holiday emergency. Notmy concern though, I’m get-ting out of there. I got a lottraveling to do in the next eighthours. As I pull out on to Win-ton Road my car stops! Theengine is running, but I can’tgo forward or back. Upon in-spection, the right front wheelis 90 degrees to the right whilethe left wheel is pointedstraight; a problem. Everyonefrom the office, including the‘will call’ customer comes outto help. I kick the right wheelinto alignment and we push thecar back into the parking lot.We’re all standing there look-ing at the broken car. A fellowsalesman who also lives inAnderson, volunteers to driveme home, but my mind is rac-ing: ‘What am I going to do?
There’s no time to fix this situ-ation!”
I thank Joe for his offer, buttell him that getting home isthe least of my worries. Atthat, the ‘walk-in’ customersteps up and says, ‘I’m theservice manager at WoodySander Ford. I can get a tow-truck to get your car, and I’llset you up with a loaner car.’You cannot imagine my joy anddisbelief.
“Joe gave me a ride toWoody Sander Ford (1-1/2miles). The service managergot me outfitted into a smallstation wagon, and I was on myway home to load up the carwith family and gifts.
“I thanked God for the ser-vice manager being at theexact right place at the exactright time. Later, as we weretraveling, the whole picture ofthe miracle came into focus. Ifmy car’s tie rod had not brokenin front of the office, but in-stead on the highway at 60mph...The vision of Christmaspresents strewnvacross thehighway, a mangled car, anduntold carnage on my youngfamily came into view in mymind’s eye. Our 1-year-olddaughter at the time, has justgraduated from UC. It mightnever have been.
“Someone was looking outfor me and my family on thatChristmas Eve. Thank you,Lord!
“Kudos to Woody SanderFord and the service man-ager!”
Jerry Powers
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THIS WEEK’SQUESTION(Since no one really had time toanswer last week’s question, weare asking it again):Looking to 2016, if you cangrant one wish for your commu-nity, what would it be?
Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers [email protected] withCh@troom in the subject line.
TIF or not?Tax increment financing is a
public financing method that isused as a subsidy for redevel-opment, infrastructure andother community-improve-ment projects in many coun-tries, including the UnitedStates.
When a municipality TIFs aparcel, the real estate taxesbecome TIF funds and cannotbe used for operations. Manyof the tax dollars that wouldhave gone to the county now goto the municipality. Sinceschool district taxes fall in theTIF area, the municipality willnormally make the school dis-trict whole since there is aprovision in the TIF law thatallows school districts to vetothe use of TIF.
Municipalities can do manythings with TIF monies, addbuildings (like fire stations),buy land for parks or redevel-opment, buy equipment (policecars, fire trucks) and can beused to demolish buildings andbuild infrastructure for rede-veloped parcels. They cannotuse TIF monies for operatingexpenses (like salaries andbenefits or supplies).
Are the problems with theuse of TIF?
Sometimes the use of TIFwill add operating costs suchas with buildings or parks thatrequire maintenance, whichmeans use of non-TIF realestate tax dollars.
When properties are in TIFit reduces the amount of prop-erty to provide operatingfunds.
As the operating pool isreduced then the millage re-quired for new operating lev-ies will need to be higher togenerate the funds required.For instance what would havebeen a 3-mill levy before TIFcould be 3.5 or 4.0 mills afterTIF reduced the pool. Not onlydoes it reduce the pool for themunicipality, but also for thecounty.
Some municipalities getcarried away trying to “bank”TIF dollars at the expense ofoperating funds, eventuallyrequiring higher levy amountsthan would have been neededif the municipality used TIFwith some restraint. One thatcomes to my mind is Delhi,where I live.
Ed Cappel Delhi Township
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ann Andriacco is a localauthority on a fascinatingchurch painter, GerhardLamers, who once lived inPrice Hill. His work graced
many localchurches.She tells ushis story.
“Born inKleves, Ger-many in 1871,GerhardLamers cameto the UnitedStates in1925, to helpFelix Lief-tuchter paint
the interior of St. JosephCathedral in Wheeling, WestVirginia. Returning in 1928, itwas reported that a govern-ment agent told him, ‘You inEurope have history. We inthe United States make histo-ry. Come and help us.’ And sohe did.
“Buying a home at 925Purcell Ave in Price Hill, heand his wife raised theirfamily there. He often usedfamily members as models inhis work. His wife posed forthe Virgin Mary in the pieceabove the altar arch in St.William Parish Church. Thiswas completed in 1941 as arepair to the smoke stainedchurch walls, the result of afire in a candle storeroom inthe basement.
“Lamers is responsible forthe interior artwork in HolyFamily, St. William and St.Leo churches on the westside, along with St. LouisChurch downtown and manyothers in the Eastern andMidwestern United States.Thousands of people haveseen his work but few knowhis name. Some interior wallpieces still remain, unfortu-nately many have been paint-ed over to ‘modernize’ theinteriors.
“Among his early pieces inOhio are the Stations of the
Cross in Holy Family Church,Columbus, Ohio, in 1933, andthe Josephinum Seminarychapel also in Columbus. Hepainted the St. William Sacri-sty in 1937. Followed by workin All Saints Church in Ken-wood, Holy Family Parish inPrice Hill (1946) and Annuni-cation Church in 1952. HolyFamily stands out as an ex-ample of his overall tech-nique of covering the entirewalls of a church as onepiece of art.
“Lamers used Germanpaints from the Keim Co.which are still available to-day. He used a mineral basedproduct, mixed with distilledwater. He produced smallwater color sketches forapproval, followed by largescale and finally full-sizedrenderings on paper. Thefinal drawings were punchedaround the edges with a ser-rated wheel to create a dot-ted outline of the work on thewall. Powdered charcoal wasthen dusted over the holes togive a pattern to follow. Hisassistants – generally his
children – helped paint thecolors in and Lamers com-pleted the work himself.
“His elongated figureswere reminiscent of the mo-saics in Eastern Europeanchurches of the 10th and 11thcenturies, Byzantine in feel-ing. A founding member ofCincinnati’s Society of Chris-tian Art, he was credited bysome with influencingchurch painting throughoutAmerica.
“In 1960, Lamers, nearly90, completed his final piece,the chapel in the St. WilliamConvent building. Still today,it’s beauty and color is re-markable. In 1980 he was thesubject of a retrospectiveexhibit at a museum in Kle-ve, Germany. Lamers died in1964 in Cincinnati.”
Diane Clark grew up inPrice Hill and lives therenow. Her company, FairyDust Ltd. Inc., is on WarsawAvenue in Price Hill. She is alongtime member of the PriceHill Historical Society andMuseum.
THANKS TO ANN ANDRIACCO
Gerhard Lamers’ artwork on display in the chapel of St. William Church.
Price Hill’s famedchurch painter
THANKS TO ANN ANDRIACCO
An example of Gerhard Lamers’ work in the chapel of St. William Church.
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Congratulations to the 2015-2016 fallsports All Stars. Each season we nameAll Stars for each sport, many pickedfor statistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc. The sports staff is proudto acknowledge the hard work anddedication of these athletes and theircoaches.
Many of these athletes could beinvited to the Greater Cincinnati SportsAwards as part of Enquirer Prepsmedia group June 23 at the Duke Ener-gy Center. Pete Rose will be the key-note speaker. Hashtag: #cincysport-sawards. The online link for details:http://cin.ci/1MuIkRv.
FootballTommy Kraemer, senior, Elder –
The senior offensive lineman, a U.S.Army All-American committed to No-tre Dame, was the Gatorade Ohio play-er of the year and a first-team All-Ohioselection.
Peyton Ramsey, senior, Elder – Thequarterback, an Indiana commit, wasthe co-offensive player of the year inthe Greater Catholic League South.Ramsey, who threw for 2,689 yards and26 touchdowns against seven intercep-tions and rushed for 1,232 yards and 16touchdowns, earned an All-Ohio honor-able mention. According the Eldersports archive, Ramsey is the onlyquarterback in Elder history to leadthree teams to the postseason.
David Reddington, senior, Oak Hills– The wide receiver was selected first-team in the Greater Miami Conference.He led the GMC in receiving yards(948), catches (70) and touchdown
catches (13). Jeremy Larkin, senior, La Salle –
The running back not only broke a slewof school and conference records, hewas also the Division II co-offensiveplayer of the year in Ohio and the co-player of the year in the Greater Catho-lic League South. Larkin, who’s commit-ted to Northwestern, finished the yearwith another state title and 1,829 yardsrushing with 28 touchdowns, to go with639 yards receiving and eight touch-downs.
Jacob Woycke, sophomore, OakHills – The sophomore quarterback ledthe city with 2,947 passing yards.
Juwuan Tye, senior, Western Hills –The senior wide receiver and free safe-ty was first-team All-Cincinnati MetroAthletic Conference. He led the team in
receiving with 251 yards, an average of15.1 yards per reception, and one touch-down.
Girls volleyballAshley Luebbe, senior, Seton – The
setter was a first-team selection in theGirls Greater Catholic League. Shetotaled 739 assists and 169 digs to helplead the Saints in their turnaroundseason.
Carly Schnieder, senior, Mercy – Afirst-team All-GGCL choice who did alittle of everything for the Bobcats with258 kills, 30 aces and 249 digs.
Ally McCarthy, senior, Oak Hills –The Highlanders’ only first-team All-GMC selection, she had 836 assists and219 digs.
Monica Patterson, sophomore,
Western Hills – She was named first-team All-Cincinnati Metro AthleticConference.
Boys soccerJoey Sabato, senior, Elder – A first-
team All-Ohio selection, who was alsothe GCL South Player of the Year forthe second straight season. Scored 21goals with six assists this year; becameElder’s all-time leading scorer earlierthis year.
Nolan Norman, senior, Oak Hills – Afour-year starter for the Highlandersnamed first-team All-GMC this year,but was named all-conference in somefashion all four years. Had a team-high13 goals this year.
Girls soccerAllie Hiatt, senior, Seton – Was
named the GGCL player of the year.She finished with the third-most goals(11) in the conference and three assistsalongside her twin sister, Maddie, whoboth helped the Saints .
Heather Runk, senior, Mercy – Shetied for the most goals (16) in the GGCLthis season, which earned her first-team all-conference. Runk also hadfour assists, and her 36 total pointswere second overall in the GGCL.
Boys golfMark Burger, senior, Elder – Was
second-team All-GCL South. Ethan McCarthy, junior, Oak Hills –
Was named first-team All-GMC. Hetook ninth place at the conference tour-nament with an 18-hole total of 159.
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Elder senior Tommy Kraemer became thePanthers’ second U.S. Army All-American inschool history Nov. 10.
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Elder quarterback Peyton Ramsey looks for ahole to open against Colerain in a Division Iregional semifinal at Mason on Nov. 21.
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Mercy senior Carly Schnieder pays closeattention to Lakota East’s attack in apostseason meeting earlier this year.
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Oak Hills senior soccer player Nolan Norman,pictured at practice on Aug. 18. Norman wasnamed first-team all-conference this season.
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Mother of Mercy senior Heather Runk, left,battles for the ball with Colerain freshmanAlexis Allen in a game Aug. 22 at Colerain.
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Elder senior Mark Burger stares down his shotin a Greater Catholic League South quadmatch at Hyde Park Country Club Sept. 8.
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Megan Selby of Seton takes a cut at theDivision I district meet on Oct. 15.
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Oak Hills’ Kelsey Wessels chips onto thegreen at the Division I district tournament onOct. 15 at Weatherwax.
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Seton High School sophomore AudreyLaiveling came in 24th at the Division Iregional meet on Oct. 25.
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Abby Rembold from Oak Hills competes in thesingles final at the Coaches Classic TennisTournament at Anderson High School.
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Members of the General Assem-
bly clearly voiced their support for
a smoke-free Kentucky bill for the
2015 session last week that mirrors
previously failed legislation in 2014.
Denouncing the argument that a
smoke-free bill prohibiting smoking
in public places would kill business,
Brent Cooper, a business owner
from northern Kentucky, said not
only are businesses prospering
across the Ohio River in Cincinnati
with a smoke-free law, but that the
pubs in Ireland haven’t shut down
since the country put a ban on
smoking in the workplace 10 years
ago.Many legislators conferred that
public smoking was indefensible in
Kentucky given the state’s bad
health ratings compared to other
states throughout the U.S.
According to testimony from
Wayne Meriwether, CEO of Twin
Lakes Regional Medical Center,
second-hand smoke is just as dan-
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“Twenty-six and half percent of
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Girls golf
Megan Selby, senior, Seton –Named first-team All-GGCL with theconference’s fifth-lowest nine-holescoring average (42.40).
Kelsey Wessels, senior, Oak Hills –Was first-team All-GMC and led theHighlanders in scoring average.
Anna Kelley, senior, St. Ursula –Kelley, along with the other captains,was a big reason why SUA didn’t crum-ble this year despite the departures ofCarolyn Markley and Girls GreaterCatholic League first-team all-starsRamya Chandrakumar, Katie Frey andMeredith Weidner. She helped lead theBulldogs to a 12-3 record and an 8-2mark inside the GGCL. She was alsofirst-team All-GGCL.
Boys cross countryDrew Toon, sophomore, Oak Hills –
The sophomore was first-team All-GMC and ran 14th to help the Highland-ers take fourth place at the Division I
district meet and advance to the region-al race as a team.
ton – Was the GGCL Runner of theYear for the second straight season.She also qualified to the state meet forthe second year in a row.
Audrey Laiveling, junior, Seton –She finished second at the GGCL meetbehind her teammate for a spot on All-GGCL first team. A big part of Seton’steam qualifying to the regional meettogether, but she just missed making itto state.
Girls tennisAbby Rembold, senior, Oak Hills –
She went 14-4 in her matches during theregular season at first singles. At theGMC tournament, where first singles isarguably one of the toughest divisionsin the state, she took seventh place.
Water poloAlex Puthoff, senior, St. Xavier –
Named first-team all-Ohio. Helped theBombers win their first water polostate championship since 1979. Was astate all-tournament team selection.
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Boys basketball» Elder beat Hamilton
47-36 Dec. 22. FrankieHofmeyer led scoringwith 18 points, includingfour three-pointers.
Elder beat Withrow64-46 Dec. 19. Ryan Cus-ter led scoring with 15points.
» DePaul Cristo Reylost to Miami ValleyChristian Academy 49-24Dec. 18. Evans led De-Paul Cristo Rey with 16points.
Wrestling
» La Salle placed sec-ond and Elder, third, inthe team scoring of theSouthwest Ohio Wres-tling Coaches Associa-tion’s Coaches ClassicDec. 19-20. Oak Hillsplaced ninth.
Championship re-sults of local interest:120-Moore (Walton-Vero-na) Mdec. Jared Thie-mann (La Salle) 8-0; 126-Austin Murphy (Elder)dec. Castellano (SimonKenton) 8-2; 132-CoreyShie (La Salle) MDec.Rocco Salamone (Elder)21-7; 138- Eric Beck (La
Third-place match re-sults of local interest:106-Lucas Byrd (LaSalle) MDec. Brossart(Ryle) 9-1; 170-MichaelBaker (La Salle) dec.Weaver (Fairfield) 3-1;220- Michael Gerbus (St.Xavier) dec. Pryce (Pur-cell Marian) 6-3.
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Ryan Batte of Oak Hills spills over with emotion as he makesthe basket and draws the foul Dec. 22 against Moeller.
THANKS TO ST. URSULA ACADEMY
Two Saint Ursula Academy seniors participated in a signing ceremony Nov. 12 to announce theirintent to play college sports. Alexandra Wall, left, of Delhi Township, daughter of Jeff andDeAnna Wall, has committed to swim for Division I University of Cincinnati. Molly Zilch ofSymmes Township, daughter of Dave and Beth Zilch, has committed to swim for Division IMiami University.
SIGNINGDAY
THANKS TO OAK HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.
Oak Hills High School athletes signed their letters of intent Nov. 12. From left are Sydney Goins,UC (soccer); Tara Sander, Franklin College (volleyball); Rachel Royer, Western Michigan (soccer);Ethan Mercurio, Ohio Valley University (lacrosse); Rose Nienaber, Ohio Northern (soccer);Megan Sheridan, Thomas More (soccer); Sydney Kilgore, IU (soccer); Amanda Meyer, Universityof Indianapolis (soccer).
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Rian Beckham, re-gional liaison with theOhio Auditor of State’soffice, presented GreatParks of Hamilton Coun-ty with the Auditor ofState Award with Dis-tinction.
The Auditor of StateAward with Distinctionis presented to local gov-ernments and school dis-tricts upon the comple-tion of a financial audit.Those who receive theaward must meet certaincriteria for a “clean” au-dit report, including noinstances of material ci-
tations or weaknesses,significant deficiencies,findings for recovery,single audit findings orany questioned costs.
The Auditor of State’soffice, one of five electedstatewide offices, is re-sponsible for auditingmore than 5,800 state andlocal government agen-cies. Under AuditorDave Yost, the office pro-vides financial servicesto local governments, in-vestigates and preventsfraud in public agenciesand promotes transpar-ency in government.
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Great Parks receivesAuditor of State Award
Many people under-stand those who usetheir personal vehicle todeliver pizzas need tobuy special businessinsurance to protectthem should they getinto an accident while onthe job.’
But, drivers may notrealize that requirementapplies to a lot of othersas well.
Don Hunt, of MountOrab, works for a lum-ber company that sendshim to various job sitesto do inspections. Heuses his own vehicle toget to the sites. Earlierthis year he ran off theroad and wrecked histruck while going to oneof his inspections.
Hunt’s wife Dee says,“He either hit a slick
patch orhydro-planed orsomethingon I-275and hebouncedfrom wallto wall andlandedright inthe center
of I-275.”Hunt filed a claim for
this one-vehicle acci-dent, but his insurancecompany wouldn’t pay.It said the loss was notcovered because it in-volved, “Impermissiblebusiness, commercial oremployment use.” Aclose look at the policysays his vehicle cannotbe used during thecourse of any business.
Hunt says he has touse his own vehicle be-cause his company won’tprovide one. Dee saysthis came as quite asurprise to them be-cause there were nocompany signs on theside of his truck indicat-ing it was being used asa commercial vehicle.
While she had theinsurance adjuster onthe phone she says shedecided to ask about herown situation. Dee saysshe asked, “If I was to
leave my Milfordoffice and go to an officein Eastgate would I becovered from office tooffice? He said, ‘No.’”
Hunt’s insurancecompany issued a state-ment to the Ohio Depart-ment of Insurance say-
ing the claim was deniedfor three reasons: be-cause the vehicle wasusually used to visitthree job sites per day,because he transportedtools in his truck, andbecause his employerprovided him a gas cardto use for filling up thetruck.
Bottom line, if youever use your vehicle –even if its just to gofrom one office to anoth-er – you should talk withyour insurance agent tosee if you too need toadd that special businessrider to your policy.
Howard Ain appearsas the Troubleshooter onWKRC-TV Local 12News. Email him [email protected]
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Hamilton County resi-dents are invited to com-post their Christmas treesand holiday greenery bybringing these materialsto one of the county’sthree yard trimmingsdrop off sites.
Hamilton County Re-cycling and Solid WasteDistrict’s free programwill accept these organicmaterials from noon to 3p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, andSaturday, Jan. 9. Treesand greenery will be com-posted.
Locations for the yardtrimmings dropoff sitesare:
East: Bzak Landscap-
ing, 3295 Turpin Lane (offstate Route 32) in Ander-son Township. Bzak Land-scaping will also open Jan.4 through Jan. 8 from 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
West: Kuliga Park, 6717Bridgetown Road inGreen Township
To help facilitate the in-take of materials, resi-dents are asked to followthese guidelines:
» Whole Christmastrees are accepted; resi-dents should remove allornaments, tinsel, tree
bags, etc. » Brush and tree
branches from the yardshould be cut into lengthsof four feet or less –branches must not exceedone foot in diameter.
» Bundle brush andtree branches with twine –bundles must not beheavier than 50 pounds or;
» Bring yard trim-mings to the location incontainers or bags –brown paper bags pre-ferred. Containers andplastic bags will be re-turned.
» Hamilton Countyresidents only. Bringproof of residency.
» No large trailers ortrucks larger than pick-ups.
» No pallets, boards,nails, fence, wire, bricks,stones, or soil accepted.
» All children muststay inside vehicles.
» Landscapers andcommercial establish-ments are not eligible toparticipate in this pro-gram.
» Illegal dumping isprohibited.
For more information,call the Recycling Hotlineat 946-7766, visit Hamil-tonCountyRecycles.org,or interact on Twitter andFacebook.
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CINCINNATUS COMMUNITY BANCORP, MHCNOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERSThe Annual Meeting of Members of Cincinnatus Community Bancorp, MHC will be held at the offi ce of The Cincinnatus Savings and Loan Company, located at 3300 Harrison Avenue, Cheviot, Ohio 45211 on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. The only matter to be considered at the Annual Meeting of Members is the election of directors and any other matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting.
Any action may be taken on the foregoing proposal at theAnnual Meeting of Members on the date specifi ed above, or on any date or dates to which the Annual Meeting of Members may be adjourned.
Terry E. Todd,Chairman of the Board
Aug. 14 was a specialday for Bayley staff andAdult Day members,celebrating the AdultDay Program’s 30thanniversary of provid-ing support and servicesto West Side care-givingfamilies.
The oldest runningprogram in the Cincin-nati area, Bayley AdultDay (previously knownas Eldermount) openedits doors in August 1985and is a ministry of theSisters of Charity. SisterPhyllis Lambert wasinstrumental in estab-lishing this communityoutreach program,which at the time wasunknown as an optionfor families who werecaring for relatives athome.
It was resolved dur-ing the 1983 Chapter ofAffairs meeting of theSisters of Charity, toaddress this unmet needfor senior services. Sis-ter Phyllis was chosen,with her background asa math teacher, highschool administrator andgraduate of gerontolog-ical studies, to develop anew adult day programwhere families couldbring a loved one duringthe day for socializationand have their healthcare needs met, return-ing home with family atthe end of the day.
Her business sense,attention to detail andlove of seniors attribut-ed to “Eldermount’s”success as one of thestate’s finest programs.
Lambert served aspresident of the stateassociation and wasactive at the nationallevel, helping to createguidelines for best prac-tices that still apply tothis day.
Since 1985, close to1,500 members and fam-ilies have received sup-port and assistance fromBayley Adult Day’s car-
ing activity and health-care staff and volun-teers. Members makenew friends, enjoy dailyactivities and exercise,go on field trips, receivenutritional snacks andmeals, and take advan-tage of personal careand health related ser-vices offered by theRegistered Nurse andher staff. These services
include assistance withshowers, medicationadministration, lab tests,therapies, podiatristvisits and overall healthmonitoring. Regularlyscheduled care confer-ences review individualgoals and objectives foreach member. The care-giver support groupmeets weekly, offering atime for caregivers to
share with others whounderstand.
With Bayley AdultDay Program locatedacross the street fromthe University of MountSt. Joseph, numerousstudents have had theopportunity to interactwith seniors in this set-ting, often giving them anew prospective on ag-ing. Members and stu-
dents become friendsand share experiences,both learning importantlife lessons not found inbooks. Some studentshave even changed ca-reer paths as a result.
Often, family mem-bers who were oncecaregivers, come backto volunteer or join theBayley staff. They haveexperienced BayleyAdult Day as a familymember and want togive back to others insimilar situations. AtBayley Adult Day’s re-cent 30-year celebration,activity staff personSherry Friedmann spokeeloquently about herown father who attendedthe program two yearsago.
“My father was awonderful, strong, lov-ing family man,” Fried-mann said. “When helost the ability to handleeveryday life, we beganthe journey of findinghelp. He lived in ourhome, but we neededsupport for his care.When my husband and Ivisited Bayley, we weremoved by the gentlenessand love we saw as thestaff at Bayley inter-acted with the members.The patience and loveshown to dad during histime at Bayley AdultDay was wonderful.They were the hands andfeet of Jesus to my dad.Because of this experi-ence, I developed a de-sire to help seniors andsince have been blessedto join the Bayley team.”
Bayley Adult Day celebrates 30 years
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Members of Bayley's adult day staff celebrate the program's 30th anniversary.
WESTWOOD — LindseyCuellar spent two weeksthis summer in Thailandhelping animals andlearning firsthand whatit’s like to be a veterinar-ian.
The Westwood resi-dent, who is studyinganimal science and pre-veterinary science at theUniversity of Tennessee,traveled with the Bos-ton-based group LoopAbroad and was part of ateam of volunteers whoprovided care at a dogshelter and then spent aweek working directlywith rescued elephantsat an elephant sanctuary.
Loop Abroad’s veteri-nary service programtakes students to Thai-land for two weeks tovolunteer alongside astaff veterinarian.
For one week, stu-dents volunteered at theAnimal Rescue Kingdomdog shelter in ChiangMai, Thailand. The shel-ter is home to more than100 dogs that have beenrescued after beingabandoned, beaten orabused. Any dogs notadopted from the shelterare cared for by theorganization for theremainder of their lives.
While learning whatit’s like to be a veterinar-ian, students made adifference in the lives ofthe dogs. By providingcheck-ups and cleanings,diagnosing and treatingeye and ear problems,drawing and testingblood, administeringvaccines, cleaning andtreating wounds andhelping with steriliza-tion surgeries, the stu-dents were able to help
support the health andwell-being of the ca-nines.
The group then spentone week at the ElephantNature Park in northernThailand to work hands-on with the animals andlearn about animal res-cue and conservation ona larger scale.
The elephant park ishome to more than 40elephants that have beenrescued from trekking,logging or forced breed-ing programs. Manyhave been abused andsuffer from chronicinjuries.
Students were able to
feed, bathe and care forthe elephants, as well aslearn about their diag-
noses from an elephantveterinarian.
The elephant parkalso provides a home tomore than 400 dogs and100 cats, as well as rab-bits and water buffalo,and is sustained in largepart by the work ofweekly volunteers whocome from all over theworld.
“The experiences Ireceived at Animal Res-cue Kingdom with Dr.Stacy were ... so impor-tant for experience,”Cuellar, 21, said of hertrip.
“There was nothinglike the Elephant NaturePark. The elephantswere so amazing andwonderful to learn fromand observe every day.”
Loop Abroad has pro-grams for students andyoung adults ages 14 to30, and offers financialaid and fundraising helpto make their trips acces-sible to the greatest num-ber of students.
Interested partici-pants can visitwww.LoopAbroad.comfor information.
Westwood student volunteeredin Thailand for two weeks
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Westwood resident Lindsey Cuellar, an animal science majorat the University of Tennessee, cleans the foot of an elephantinjured by a land mine. Cuellar volunteered at the ElephantNature Park in Thailand this summer as part of a two-weekveterinary service trip sponsored by Loop Abroad.
A roundup of WestSide theater and per-forming arts news:
» Cincinnati Land-mark Productions willhold auditions for theSophomore SummerClassic Season at TheWarsaw Federal InclineTheater for “AnythingGoes,” “Baby” and “Chi-cago.”
Audition dates areSaturday, Jan. 9 (1p.m. to5 p.m.), Sunday, Jan. 10 (1p.m. to 5 p.m.) and Mon-day, Jan. 11 (6 p.m. to 10p.m.). These auditionswill include singing anddancing only.
Callback date is Tues-day, Jan. 12 (6 p.m. to 10p.m.). These callbackswill be used for readingfrom scripts.
All auditions will beheld at the Warsaw Fed-eral Incline Theater, 801Matson Place.
Please prepare 16-32bars of a song (30 sec-onds – 1minute) that bestshowcases vocal ability.Bring sheet music in thecorrect key. Pleasedress appropriately fora dance audition.
There will be a tapportion (bring your tapshoes). Tap will be forconsideration in “Any-thing Goes.” The rest ofthe dance audition willapply to “Chicago” and“Baby.”
Must be a minimumof 17 years of age to audi-tion.
Must have a resumelisting theatrical experi-ence to audition. A head-shot/picture is appreci-ated.
Auditioning for oneshow? Bring along onehead shot and a resume.Auditioning two shows?Bring along two headshots and two resumes.Audition for all threeshows? Then bring alongthree headshots andthree resumes.
No more than twoconflicts will be accept-ed during the rehearsalprocess for each of theseproductions. All rolesare paid positions.
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BeauVita services for adultswith disabilities will becomepart of the growing SteppingStones Inc. family Jan. 1.
The integration of BeauVitainto Stepping Stones will ex-pand day services available onthe West Side of Greater Cincin-nati and increase optionsthroughout the region, SteppingStones executive director ChrisAdams of Terrace Park said.
BeauVita Board PresidentMike Morency of Delhi Town-ship said the two-year-oldBeauVita West adult servicesprogram is at capacity, with 37clients and eight staff, and has along waiting list.
“We wanted to expand, butwe didn’t have the resources,”Morency said. ”Stepping Stoneshas the resources and a fantas-tic reputation. This is definitelya win-win situation.”
Stepping Stones, whichserves more than 150 adultswith disabilities in its Adult Ser-vices programs in Norwood andBatavia, plans to call the newsite Stepping Stones’ BeauVitaWest campus.
Both agencies provide simi-lar day programming for adultswith developmental disabili-ties, including community ex-cursions, recreational activ-ities and life skills. SteppingStones’ participants tend tohave greater physical chal-lenges than the BeauVita par-ticipants. The new configura-tion will expand the scope ofservices to people with a widerrange of disabilities, said Ad-ams.
He said three BeauVitaboard members will join theStepping Stones board and he
expects the BeauVita staff toremain in place.
Stepping Stones is a $4.7 mil-lion United Way partner agencyserving more than 1,000 chil-dren, teens and adults with dis-abilities at three campuses. TheBeauVita West campus at 5195North Bend Road in MonfortHeights will be SteppingStones’ fourth campus and itsfirst foray into the west side.
In 2014, United Cerebral Pal-sy of Greater Cincinnatimerged into Stepping Stones,creating Stepping Stones’ thirdprogram site in Norwood. OtherStepping Stones campuses arein Indian Hill and Batavia.
Adams said he has had along-held goal of opening aStepping Stones site on the WestSide of Cincinnati. SteppingStones runs two camp busesfrom the West Side to SteppingStones’ summer day camps forchildren with disabilities.
“These campers will grow upand need services as adults,”
Adams said. Several partici-pants in Stepping Stones’ AdultServices program in Norwoodare from the West Side of town.
“People are traveling a longway because they want to bepart of Stepping Stones’ pro-grams,” Adams said. “The fu-ture model for delivering pro-gramming will be neighbor-hood based. Funders want indi-viduals to remain in theircommunities for services andemployment opportunities.”
BeauVita provides eveningand weekend activities foradults. Stepping Stones islaunching its own weekendadult activity program in 2016.
“Stepping Stones’ core val-ues are very much in line withour core values,” said Carolyn
Ross of Dent, who overseesBeauVita’s activity program-ming. She will be joining theStepping Stones board, alongwith BeauVita board membersJulie Dunford of Western Hillsand Mike Ricke of Bridgetown.
The BeauVita founding fam-ilies started the non-profit in2007 with a dream of opening aresidential community foradults with disabilities. Eachfamily has an adult memberwho has a disability. “Changesin government regulations putthe residential goal, as we envi-sioned it, out of reach,” Rosssaid.
The group opened its BeauV-ita West activity center in 2013,focusing on independence skillsand social and community inter-
action. There is no BeauVitaEast.
“We named it BeauVita Westbecause we wanted people toknow we were on the West Sideof town, because there is just notmuch on the West Side for adultswith disabilities,” said Ross.
BeauVita’s management is allvolunteer, with eight paid staffmembers providing services.
“With Stepping Stones, wecan serve more people and pro-vide more opportunities,” Mo-rency said. “We have a strongfamily of supporters who havehelped build BeauVita to what itis today. My hope is that they willcontinue to support us as we ex-pand our services with SteppingStones. I’m confident SteppingStones will continue to offer theexcellent services BeauVita isknown for.”
Stepping Stones opened in1963 in Indian Hill as GreaterCincinnati’s first summer daycamp program open to childrenwith any disability.
Today, the signature daycamp serves more than 450 chil-dren each summer. SteppingStones provides an alternativeeducation program serving stu-dents with severe autism from14 school districts, a SensoryNeeds Respite & Support Pro-gram for children and teens withsevere autism, summer over-night “Staycations” for teensand adults, weekend overnightrespites for teens and adults andSaturday Clubs for children andyoung adults with disabilities.
For information on SteppingStones, contact Client Servicesat 513-831-4660 or SteppingStones’ web site:www.steppingstonesohio.org.
Stepping Stones expands westwith BeauVita program addition
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Sites: Given Campus, 5650Given Roas, Indian Hill; AllynCampus,1414 Lake AllynRoad,Batavia; UCP Campus, 2300 DrexAve., Norwood; BeauVita WestCampus, 5195 North Bend Road,Monfort Heights.
Founded: 1963Contact: Stepping Stones
Client Services, 513-831-4660Web sites:
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Carolyn Ross, left, of Dent, works on a cooking project with Beau Vitaparticipants Theresa Brewer, center, of Cleves and Evan Sprague of DelhiTownship.
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DELHI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 4600 block of DelhiRoad, Nov. 13.
BurglaryReported on 4700 block ofHillside Ave., Nov. 4.
Reported on 5200 block ofCleves Warsaw Pike, Nov. 15.
Criminal damagingVan window damaged at 400
block of Morrvue Drive, Nov. 6.Window of vehicle damaged at600 block of CandleriddgeDrive, Nov. 7.
Vehicle scratched at 900 block ofMartini Road, Nov. 14.
Identity theftReported on 6900 block ofBrittany Ridge Lane, Nov. 9.
Reported on 5800 block ofJuvene way, Nov. 13.
MenacingReported on 5100 block of Rapid
Run Road, Nov. 2.TheftVehicle mirrors damaged at 200block of Calverton Lane, Nov.15.
Items valued at $210 removedfrom vehicle at 41300 block ofGlen Oaks Drive, Nov. 14.
Car cover removed from 4000block of Delhi Road, Nov. 13.
Laptop valued at $400 removedfrom 400 block of Pedretti Ave.,Nov. 10.
POLICE REPORTS
Rea R. AngstadtRea R. (nee Rabel) Angstadt,
64, of Delhi Township died Nov.20.
Survived byhusband JohnJ. Angstadt;sister Kath-leen Smith;nieces/neph-ews Eric(Kimberly)Smith, Jason(Nurys) Smith
and Sara (Josh) Williams; great-niece Caroline; great-nephewsEvan, Cameron and Eli; uncleGene (Anita) Vollmer; cousinsSusan, Mark, Bill, David, Rick,Dan and Jon.
Services were at the Vitt,Stermer and Anderson FuneralHome.
Memorials to the AnimalRescue Group of your choice.
Mary Jane BrannenMary Jane (nee Albanese)
Brannen, 94, of Delhi Townshippassed peacefully Nov. 27. She
was veryactive at herparish St.Antoninus,taught reli-gion classes atOld St. Mary’sand volun-teered at theMercy Hospi-tal gift shopfor many
years.Survived by children John
(late Cathy) Brannen and Jenny(Steve) Hemberger; grand-children Colin, Kate (David),Pete, Chris, Matt, Mark; great-grandchild Maeve; brother Rudy(Catherine) Albanese; manynieces, nephews and friends.
Preceded in death by husbandof 57 years Jack Brannen; sib-lings Rose (late Jack) Rasp andVincent (Delores) Albanese.
Visitation and Mass were Dec.1 at Bayley Place in the Enrich-ment Center.
Memorials to The DownSyndrome Association of GreaterCincinnati, 4623 Wesley Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45212, or toBayley Pastoral Care, 990 BayleyPlace Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio45233.
Anthony ConteAnthony Conte, 83, of Delhi
Township died Nov. 21.Survived by wife Pearl (nee
Shank) Conte; children Phyllis(Dan) Buckley and Nick (Donna)Conte; grandchildren Marc(Lorraine), Melissa (Grover),Angie, Kevin and Maria (Drew);great-grandchildren Pieper,Marissa, Lucy and Joey; manynieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by siblingsLouis Conte, Mary Magro,Mafalda Marrero, TheresaAwad.
Services were at the Vitt,Stermer and Anderson FuneralHome.
Memorials to Hospice ofCincinnati.
Frances C. DuganFrances C. (nee Heekin) Du-
gan, 87, died Nov. 26 at herresidence. She worked for Elder
Randal (Bev) Freel; step-childrenBetty Dugan and William Dugan(Debbie); son-in-law Bill AngelSr.; 24 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; siblings Margaret(late John) Johnson and Michael(Claire) Heekin.
Preceded in death by daugh-ter Darlene Angel; step-daugh-ter Rhonda Dugan.
Visitation and funeral services
were Dec. 1 at the Radel FuneralHome. Burial St. Joseph NewCemetery.
Memorials to Elder HighSchool, 3900 Vincent Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45205, orCrossroads Hospice, 4380 Glen-dale-Milford Road, Cincinnati,Ohio 45242.
3 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.Meyer and Geiser Funeral Homeserved the family.
Memorials to Our Lady ofLourdes Church, 2832 RosebudDrive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238,.
Celestia KoebelSister of Charity of Cincinnati
Celestia Koebel, 87, of DelhiTownship died Nov. 27 at Good
SamaritanHospital.Sister Celestiawas bornEmma JeanKoebel, shewas a Sister ofCharity ofCincinnati for69 years. In1985 Sister
Celestia was appointed Presi-dent of the Sisters of CharityHealth Care Systems (SCHCS), aposition she held for 11 years.During that time Sister Celestiaserved on many Sister of Charityboards as well as those of otherhealth care systems which gaveher a wealth of experience.
Survived by sisters Sister AnnKoebel SC and Jody Lohrer;nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by parentsGeorge and Gertrude (neeBillian) Koebel; sister MaryGroos.
Visitation was Dec. 4 in theHeritage Room of the Sisters ofCharity followed by the Mass ofChristian Burial in the Mother-house Chapel. Burial in theSisters of Charity cemetery.
Memorials in Sister CelestiaKoebel’s name to the Sisters ofCharity of Cincinnati RetirementFund, 5900 Delhi Road, MountSt. Joseph, Ohio 45051.
Victor B. LaneVictor B. Lane, 93, of Green
Township passed away Nov. 23.Survived by
wife Jean M.(nee Wernke)Lane; childrenKathy (Mark)Williams, Sue(Harry) Espel-age, Tami(Patrick)Durcan, Dave(Connie),Steve (Rhon-da) and Chris
Lane; 25 grandchildren; 17great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by siblingsEthel, Geneva, James, Charlesand Donald Lane.
Visitation was at MeyerFuneral Home, followed by Massof Christian Burial at Our Lady ofVisitation Church.
Memorials to St. Vincent dePaul Society, 3172 South Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45248, orHospice of Cincinnati Inc., c/oBethesda Foundation Inc., P.O.Box 633597, Cincinnati, Ohio45263-3597.
Andrew ChristopherMeyer
Andrew Christopher Meyer,24, of Green Township diedsuddenly Nov. 27.
Survived by parents Chris andSusan RaffertyMeyer; sib-lings Kelly(Adam) Hehr,David, Bran-don, ShannonMeyer; grand-parents Frankand MarilynRafferty.
Preceded indeath by grandparents AndrewC. Jr. and Carol Meyer.
Visitation and Mass were Dec.4 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.Meyer and Geiser Funeral Homeserved the family.
Memorials to Our Lady ofLourdes Tuition Assistance Fund,2832 Rosebud Drive, Cincinnati,Ohio 45238.
Lawrence J. NeumeisterSr.
Lawrence J. Neumeister Sr.,85, of Green Township passedaway Nov. 20.
Survived bywife Carol(nee Brogan)Drach-Neu-meister;childrenKaren (Bob)Meyer, Mar-lene (John)Waggal, LarryNeumeisterJr., Margaret
(Mark) Oldfield and Daniel (Lisa)Neumeister; step-children Julie(Robb) McCoy, Michele (Alan)Frey, Greg (Nicole) Drach, JuneWiechman, Melissa (Dave) Drury,Jeff Drach, Jody (Tim) McIlvain,and Joel Drach; 26 grandchil-dren; eight great-grandchildren;siblings Anna Marie Schardt andAntoinette Louderback.
Preceded in death by wifeLouise Neumeister; siblingsAnthony Neumeister, PaulNeumeister and Helen Zernich.
Visitation was at MeyerFuneral Home. Mass of ChristianBurial at Our Lady of LourdesChurch. Interment at Our Ladyof Victory Cemetery.
Memorials to Hospice ofCincinnati, 4360 Cooper Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-9895, orthe American Heart Association,5211 Madison Road, Cincinnati,Ohio 45227.
Mary RobinsonMary Robinson, 40, of Sayler
Park died Nov. 24.Survived by children Sadie
Robinson and Jeffrey Stewart;parents Helen CunninghamRobinson and Richard R. Rob-inson; grandchildren Langdonand Robbie; siblings Jessie Rochaand Sharon Robinson; step-children Christina and KylieStewart; the father of her son,Jeff Stewart.
Visitation and funeral serviceswere Nov. 28 at Dennis GeorgeFuneral Home.
Memorials to the family, c/othe funeral home DennisGeorge Funeral Home, 44 S.Miami, Cleves, Ohio 45002.
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Bridgetown - Delightful 5 rm, 2 bd,2 full ba 2nd fl rear unitcondo inOakdalePark!Vaul ceils, Equip kit & laun.Det gar! Pleasant walkspossible here$74,900H-8801
Jeanne Rieder
Bridgetown - 2 BedroomCleanCondo in secure buildingwith elevator.NewA/C.Manyappliancesstay.Garage, pool, clubhouse.$89,900 H-8675
Mary Ann Zieverink
Bridgetown - 2 Br Ranch in cul-de-sac.Updatedw/newkit&bath. Hdwd flrs, partially finbsmt could be 3rdBd. Vinylsiding & newer roof. Nearbusline. $84,900 H-8746
Vicki Schlechtinger
Bridgetown - Rare Ranch on one-of-a-kind lot & locat. Miss it&maynever findanotherwith somuch to offer. Thediscriminating qualityconsciousbuyer!$369,000H-8749
Mike Wright
Covedale - Charming 3 BD 2.5 BACapeCod inCovedale!Priced to sell! Hdwd flrs, lgrms, new siding! NewerHWH&HVAC. Lgdetached garage. CallToday!$109,900 H-8773
Bill Dattilo
Delhi - 3 bd 1.5 br Cape iin OakHills. New roof in '15. NewrHE furn & Carrier ac.Hdwd under crpt. Full bsmt.Rear ent gar. Eat-in kit. Lg2nd flr $84,900 H-8760
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Delhi - 4 bd 2 full ba in cul de sac.Mbdrmw/full ba&walk incloset. 1st fl fam rm& finLL. Eat in kit. New roof, newdeckovrlkingwooded lot.$99,900 H-8788
Green Twp - Wow! 3 fp's, 1st fllaundry, lg rms. Cosetsgalore, 2 lg beds, 2 fullbaths, finishedbasement,screened porch, large lot.Wellmaintained.$174,900H-8786Wissel Schneider Team
Miami Township - Both Familyfriendly and entertainer'sdelight in a home!Mustsee this 5 bedroomexceptionalhomeon5acreswith amenitiesgalore. $639,500 H-8255
Westwood - Gas Light St. privatewooded lot.Greatneighborhood! Hidden geminWestwood.HydeParkliving at a fraction of thecost. Beautiful Retreat.$179,900 H-8778
Jennifer Hamad
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Notice is hereby given thaton December 9, 2015 theBoard of Trustees of DelhiTownship adopted Resolu-tion 2015-236 ordering the fol-lowing parking restrictionsand signage:•Establish a No ParkingHere to Corner zone on theSouth side of Edfel Way 120feet West from AndersonFerry Road for site distancepurposes.All signs shall be erected inaccordance with the OhioManual of Uniform TrafficControl Devices for Streetsand Highways.The Resolution shall becomeeffective following requiredposting, publication and signinstallation. This Noticecontains a summary of theabove-referenced Resolution.The complete text of theResolution may be obtainedor viewed at the office ofJames J. Luebbe, DelhiTownship Fiscal Officer, 934Neeb Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45233. 923591
At its meeting held on12/15/15, the council of theCity of Cheviot adopted thefollowing legislation:Resolution 15-23 To SubmitTo The Hamilton CountyBoard Of Elections A Pro-posed Tax Levy Renewal ToBe Voted Upon By The OfThe City Of Cheviot At TheMarch 15, 2015 PrimaryElection. Ordinance 15-34 ToAmend The 2015 Budget Ap-propriations; And To De-clare An Emergency. Ordi-nance 15-35 To Increase TheFines For Traffic And Crim-inal Citations Which A ForPayout By A Defendant, ToAuthorize And Impose A FeeFor Certain Citations WhichAre Paid Late; And To De-clare An Emergency.936451
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