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Just as your family has itsholiday traditions, the LovelandHerald has a tradition of whichwe want youto be a part.

Every year, in our edition be-tween Christmas and NewYear’s, we salute local peoplewho show us every day what itsmeans to be a good neighbor.

We call it “Neighbors WhoCare,” and we need your help.

Ifyouknowsomeonewhoreg-ularly embodies the spirit of“Neighbors Who Care” – maybe

they brought you food duriing anillnes, or looked after your housewhile you were gone, or clearedyour driveway during snow, orhelped pick up debris afetr a

storm– or maybe they just pro-vide a friendly face, or listenwhen you need to talk to some-one.

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Send your “Neighbors WhoCare” nominations [email protected]. Include your name, communityand contact information, as wellas that information for yourneighbor.

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Twp. to widen Wards Corner RoadMIAMI TWP. — Township offi-

cials plan to cooperate with offi-cials from the Clermont CountyTransportation ImprovementDistrict to widen a section ofWards Corner Road near Inter-state 275.

Administrator Larry Fronksaid township officials want towiden a two-lane section ofWardsCornerRoad to add a thirdlane for turns from the Carespr-ing Health Care facility at 390Wards Corner Road to where the

road already has been widenednear the interstate.

A 100-bed cardiac rehabilita-tion, skilled nursing facility isplanned for property across theroad from Carespring and theproject would include an accessroad for the newdevelopment, hesaid.

Fronk said transportation im-provement district officials haveagreed to pay 50 percent of thecost of the road project.

The total cost of the project isestimated at $500,000, with thetownshippaying$250,000 and thetransportation improvement dis-

trict paying $250,000, he said.Fronk discussed the project

with the trustees at a work ses-sion Nov. 12 and scheduled a votefor the regular trustee meeting 7p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. at the Mi-ami Township Civic Center, 6101Meijer Drive.

The project would be sched-uled for construction in 2013,Fronk said.

Matthew Van Sant. a memberof the transportation improve-ment district board, said it is typ-ical for theagencytoget involvedin road projects that are regionalin scope.

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A cardiac rehabilitation center is planned at this site on Wards CornerRoad near Interstate 275 in Miami Township. The township trusteesand officials from the Clermont County Transportation ImprovementDistrict plan to cooperate to widen a section of the road in front of thedevelopment. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNTIY PRESS

Santa Claus is coming to SymmesTownship, but early.

He’ll ride through neighborhoodswithdozensofgoodiebags forkids from5p.m.to 8:30p.m.Wednesday,Dec. 5, forthe township’s annual event, OperationSanta. Instead of a sleigh, Santa will ar-rive on a fire truckwithmembers of theLoveland/Symmes Fire Department,said Luanne Felter, special events coor-

Santa and his helpers stop for a quickphoto before going out to spreadChristmas cheer during the 2011OperationSanta. THANKS TO LUANNE FELTER

Symmes preps forvisits duringOperation SantaBy Leah [email protected]

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LOVELAND — How important is holi-day shopping to retailers like Bob Ronck-er’s Running Spot in Loveland?

“I don’t have percentages, but theThanksgivingseason is theonly timeallofourmerchandise isonsale,” saidmanagerCathy Russo of Anderson Township.

“Christmas is important too.“It’s the timeofyearweget a lot ofpeo-

ple buying shoes as gifts for their familyand loved ones so they don’t have footproblems,” Russo said.

To attract customers, Bob Roncker’sRunningSpot isadvertisingsalesanddec-orating with Christmas trees, snowmenand holly.

Many retailers believe there’s nothinglike a goodmixture ofmerchandising andmerriment to draw in customers duringthe all-important holiday season.

Cities and chambers of commercesponsor festive events this time of yeardesigned to ensure the jingling of Christ-mas bells is accompanied by the ringingof cash registers.

The Loveland Area Chamber of Com-merce is no exception; the organization isorganizing the 15th annual Christmas inLoveland 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec.15, in the city’s historic downtown.

It will be a feast of the senses, withbusinesses decked out in eye-catchingholidayfinery, thesmell of roastingchest-nuts, the taste of hot cider, the sound ofchoirs and the feel ofwind in your face onhorse-drawn carriage rides.

Children canwhisper theirwishes intothe ear of Santa, who will leave the NorthPole behind for an appearance at Love-landCanoe&Kayak onCrutchfield Place.

The spiritual genesis of Christmaswillbe represented by a live nativity scenenearBobRoncker’sRunningSpot onWestLoveland Avenue – sponsored by NewHopeBaptist Church in Loveland –wherechildren can literally get a feel for aman-ger by petting sheep and donkeys.

Christmas bells, cashregisters ringingBy Jeanne [email protected]

The Loveland Area Chamber of Commerceis organizing the 15th annual Christmas inLoveland Saturday, Dec. 15. Here, chamberoffice manager Tracy Cole points the wayto sales and celebrations. JEANNE HOUCK/THE

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Cathy Russo, manager of Roncker’sRunning Spot in Loveland, says holidayshopping is important to retailers. JEANNEHOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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LOVELAND—LovelandCity Council is expectedto vote Tuesday, Dec. 18,on how itwill finance con-struction of a second wa-ter tower in the LovelandCommerce Park in 2013.

City council directedadministrators Nov. 20 todraft legislation for re-view at its Tuesday, Dec.11, meeting that would in-volveLoveland takingout

a 25-year loan with“wrap” financing thatwould take advantage offreed-up capital in 2019and lead to 3 percent or 4percent rate hikes in 2014to 2018.

Wrap financing wouldallow Loveland to makeminimal debt paymentsuntil 2019, when debt thecity issued in 1997 and1998 will be paid off.

This financing modelwas recommended byLoveland City ManagerTom Carroll.

“Staff feels that theright thing to do is tomin-imize the impact on to-day’s ratepayers, take ad-vantage of knowndebt re-tirements in 2019, issuedebt at historically lowrates and modestly raisewater rates in the comingyears at about 3 to 4 per-cent,” Carroll said.

Loveland City Councilvoted in September to

buy property for a 1-mil-lion-gallon elevated wa-ter tower on Union Ceme-teryRoad in the LovelandCommerce Park for$125,000.

The new water toweris expected to cost Love-land a total of nearly $3.1million, which includesthe purchase of some 1.1acres of land on UnionCemetery Road, buildingthe new water tower,building a new boosterpump station on city landin Boike Park off RichRoad and repainting theexisting 500,000-gallonLoveland CommercePark water tower.

Nov. 20, Loveland CityCouncil also directed ad-ministrators to include inthe financing legislationto be presented Dec. 11more money to fund themaintenance of other wa-ter system assets such aswater storage tanks.

Loveland City CouncilwillmeetDec.11andDec.18 at 8 p.m. in city hall onWest Loveland Avenue.

“If I have gained anyconsensuswhen speakingto residents it is that thefamily budget is tight andthey need us to continueto find ways help themout,” Councilman Bren-ton Zuch said.

Tower vote could come Dec. 18By Jeanne [email protected]

Museum hostsChristmas openhouse

Greater LovelandHistorical Society Mu-seum will host a Victo-rian Christmas OpenHouse, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 8, at themuseum, 201 RiversideDrive, Loveland.

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dinator for Symmes Town-ship.

In return, the townshiphopes that families will re-turn the favor in the spiritof the holidays and make adonation to Marine ToysforTots.Theprogramisac-cepting both cash dona-tions and new, unwrappedtoys to give to childrenwhomight not be getting any-thing this Christmas, shesaid.

Donations can be givento Santa or any of his hel-pers on a route during Op-eration Santa, or they canbe dropped off at the town-ship office, 9323 UnionCemetery Road, by Dec. 6.Those making a monetarydonation can make a checkpayable to “Marine Toysfor Tots Foundation,” Fel-ter said.

Sheadded that the town-ship doesn’t have a specificgoal it’s trying to make forthe donations, but instead“just hope people will giveback.” Residents donatedabout $85 to the programlastyear,but they’vedonat-ed as much as about $250and437 toys to theprogramin the past.

Felter said the townshipis hoping for a better turn-out this year, as well as animprovement in the weath-er. Last year’s cold, rainyconditions deterred manyfamilies from participat-ing, but some kids excitedto see Santa braved theweather for his visit.

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SANTA STOPSLocations and times by

route (all times are ap-proximate)Route 1:» United Methodist

Church (Camp Dennison):5 p.m.»Morgans Trace and

Farmcourt: 5:30 p.m.» Arabian and Roan:

5:55 p.m.»Walnutridge Court:

6:10 p.m.»Mistymorn Court:

6:25 p.m.» Stablehand and

Steeplechase: 6:45 p.m.»Withers and Cum-

mings Farm: 7:05 p.m.» Gateway and Solon:

7:25 p.m.» Shadyside and Sto-

necrest: 7:40 p.m.» Kempergrove and

Oakvalley: 8 p.m.Route 2:» Shadowglen Drive: 5

p.m.» ChathamWoods and

Windy Hill: 5:20 p.m.» Riveroaks and Brent-

moor: 5:40 p.m.»Willow and Foxgate:

6 p.m.» Richland Park and

Waters Edge: 6:20 p.m.» Stonebridge and

Farmstead: 6:40 p.m.»Meadowknoll and

Colebourne: 7 p.m.» Bentcreek and

Streamside: 7:20 p.m.» Stonebridge Drive:

7:40 p.m.» Somerset and Carter

Grove: 8 p.m.Route 3:» Paulmeadows and

Heritage: 5 p.m.» Patrilla and Kemper-

woods: 5:20 p.m.» Chesney and Avant:

5:40 p.m.» Pemmican Run and

Birchbark: 6 p.m.» Iron Liege and Cal-

umet Way: 6:20 p.m.» Symmescreek and

Symmesknoll: 6:40 p.m.» Terwilligersvalley and

Terwilligersridge: 7 p.m.» Terwilligersridge and

Terwilligersknoll: 7:15p.m.» Donwiddle and Souf-

fle: 7:35 p.m.» Symbola and Kosine:

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Christmas in Lovelandis as traditional in Love-land as…well Christmas it-self!

This year, for the firsttime in 15 years, MartinSchickel will not be orga-nizing Christmas in Love-land. The Loveland AreaChamberofCommercehasofficially taken over orga-nizing the holiday celebra-tion. Don’t worry though,the chamber promisesChristmas future will lookthe sameasChristmas pastfor the present at Christ-mas in Loveland.

“We’re going to keepthings theway theyareandseewhere it goesnextyear.We just took this overat theend of September,” saidTracy Cole, Loveland AreaChamber manager. “Mar-tin approached us about itlastyear.Wejustdidn’t feellike we (the Chamber)were ready to do some-thing like that last year.”

A year ago chamberPresident and CEO, JodiInabnitt and office man-ager Tracy Cole were stillrelativelynewin theirposi-tions. The budget was inplace and it just wasn’t theright time for the chamberto take it on. Learning thatLoveland is very communi-ty event oriented got themthinking about what theycould do this year.

“We thought about itthis year,” Cole said. “Joditalked to Martin. Martinwas still ready to hand itover. Not give it up like hedidn’t enjoy it, but ready topass it on to somebodynew.”

Over the years Schickel

has been the driving forceorganizing communityevents in Loveland like:The Pedal, Paddle, Porchparties, Loveland’s Amaz-ing Race, Halloween inLoveland, 15 years ofChristmas inLoveland, andmore.More than ayear agohe began the transition tostep away from the lead; topass the baton so to speak.

“We figured it was apretty good fit for us totake on this year,” Colesaid. “He (Martin) had a vi-sion and he brought it towhere it is. Thecommunityloves it. They enjoy it. Wedefinitely want to be a partof that.”

The chamber is going tohave Schickel’s help. Hehas offered to remain ac-

tive at least through thetransition.

“He has helped,” Colesaid. “He’sbeentoourcom-mittee meetings. He’sthere for us. That’s greatbecause I need him therefor us.”

Is Christmas in Love-land going to change?

“No, not really, becauseof the fact it has been awell-oiled machine,” Colesaid. “He’s (Schickel) donea great job. We would liketo enhance it in the future.”

How the chambermightenhance Christmas inLoveland for the future isstill unknown. Those aredecisions Cole says thecommittee will make to-

gether.“We look for things to

enhance it, not really takeanything away from it,”she said. “Everything thatis a part of it is awonderfulpart of it.”

Continuing the Love-land family traditionmeans train rides for the

kids, Christmas shows atLSC, carolers singing,chestnuts roasting, the livenativity, carriage rides forall, and experiencing allthe magical merriment theholiday event brings toLoveland each year.

“I am excited, super ex-cited,” Cole said.

Christmas in Loveland changing handsBy Chuck [email protected]

Martin Schickel, who spearheaded organization and builtChristmas in Loveland for 15 years, passes leadership off toLoveland Area Chamber of Commerce this year. CHUCKGIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The Loveland AreaChamber of Commercepromises to keep all thetraditions of Christmas inLoveland. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

LOVELANDHERALDEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Our American flag proudlyshowed her stars and stripesagainst a clear blue morning skyFriday, Nov. 9.

Itwasas if sheknewshewastobe respectfully retired. Approxi-mately 700 students along with afew veterans convened in the St.Margaret of York parish parkinglot to honor all who served andsacrificed in the armed servicesand to prepare the current flagfor retirement.

SMOY cheerleaders kickedoff the annual ceremony. StudentSam Konrad played taps as theflag came down. Boy Scout Troop817heldasaluteuntil the flagwasdown, folded and in possession ofscout James Schnur.

Scouts Chance Carafice andAlex Kalb received the new flagfrom Knights of Columbus(SMOY Council 13429) memberFredBauer,who is also aveteran.He served in the US Navy from1966 to1986.Almost21years laterof service, he retired from theNavy. Knight Sean McLane ac-companied Bauer in the relin-quishing of the new flag as veter-ans Wendy Ellis, USAF and Dr.Bill Gates, USN watched.

Konrad played “America theBeautiful” followed by the crowd

singing “The National Anthem”and saying the Pledge of Alle-giance.

The flag was prepared for re-tirement. The stripes were tornor cut off one at a time.

“The 13 stripes stand for theoriginal 13 colonies...” beganScout Aaron Brandenburg as thefirst stripe was torn. Each stripetorn had a memorial statementread. After the 13th stripe wastorn, Brandenburg announced:“...asweplace it into the fire, let itburn brightly and remind us howtruly our flag represents ourcountry.” The ceremony endedwith the flag being respectfullyburned.

SMOY students hold flagceremony as they honor veterans

Scout Aaron Brandenburg gives astatement as each stripe is tornduring a flag burning ceremonyat St. Margaret of York. THANKS TOKIERNAN FAULHABER

St. Margaret of York's VeteransDay ceremony included a flagretirement. THANKS TO RUTHY TRUSLER

Scouts Chance Carafice and Alex Kalb receive flag from Knights of Columbus member Fred Bauer. To the right of Bauer: Knight member SeanMcLane, Wendy Ellis, U.S. Air Force veteran and Dr. Bill Gates, U.S. Navy veteran. THANKS TO RUTHY TRUSLER

St. Margaret of York studentsstudents in parking lot for theVeterans Day ceremony. THANKS TORUTHY TRUSLER

Scouts tear a flag into strips,preparing it to be retired, duringthe St. Margaret of York VeteransDay ceremony. THANKS TO KIERNAN

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Sam Konrad plays the trumpet at St. Margaret of York's Veterans Day ceremony. THANKS TO KIERNAN FAULHABER

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 817 at the St. Margaret of York VeteransDay ceremony. From left: Aaron Brandenburg, Austin Murphy, MarkVoegele, Alex Kalb, James Schnur, Chance Carafice and Keith Meyer.THANKS TO RUTHY TRUSLER

Madeline Fletcher places a piece of flag in the fire during St. Margaret of York's Veterans Day ceremony.THANKS TO RUTHY TRUSLER

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LOVELANDHERALDEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

DAYTON — When the currentcrop of Crusaders were toddlers,then-coach Steve Klonne ledMoeller’s football team to thestate championshipgame.Fifteenyears later, those youngstersearned a trip toCanton asMoellerheld off Pickerington North 26-21Nov. 24.

Senior Kaleb Nypaver’s hit onthe Panthers’ Godwin Igwebuikeon fourth down jarred the balllooseand itwas recoveredbyEth-an Frericks, aMoeller senior cap-tain, for the win.

“I’ve never seen anythinggreater in my life!” senior run-ning back Joe Eramo said.

From there, starting seniorquarterback Spencer IacovonetookthefinalkneetosendtheCru-saders to their first state champi-onship game under coach JohnRodenberg. This will beMoeller’sfirst state final since 1997. TheCrusaders will be seeking theireighth state title and first since1985.

With the blue andgold caravanmaking itswayup Interstate 75 toDayton’s Welcome Stadium, theMoeller faithful were treated to aback-and-forth game.

The Crusaders went up earlyon a Matt Reiniger field goal, butPickerington North’s Mason Ols-zewski answered with a quarter-back keeper to put the Panthersup 7-3 after a quarter.

In the second quarter, Joe Era-mo scored his first touchdown onan 11-yard run and Moeller led10-7 at the half.

Reiniger hit another field goalfor a 14-13 Moeller lead in thethird, but Godwin Igwebuike an-swered with a 76-yard gallop asPickeringtonNorthwent up14-13.

With the Panthers keying onKeith Watkins, Eramo went 34yards for another score tomake it20-14 Moeller.

Early in the fourth, it was Ols-zewski to Jason Childers to givePickerington North their finallead of 21-20. The Crusaders thenwent on a long drive culminatingin a Keith Watkins seven-yardrun. The two-point conversionfailed andMoeller led 26-21.

Thanks to the late “stick” byNypaver on Igwebuike, the ad-vantage held and Crusader fanswere on Priceline by late Satur-

day night for Canton lodging.“It’s been 27 years since we

won the state title;wecouldnotbemore happy,” Eramo said.

Theunsung5-foot-9,185-poundseniorhad17carries for167yardsto go along with the 119 yardsgained by Keith Watkins.

“You just have to wait for yourtime and step up when it’s yourtime,” Eramo said.

It was a great one-two punchfor Moeller, who struggled somethrowing the ball. Eramo current-ly has no college offers, but isopen to the possibility.

In the meantime, Keith Wat-kins isheadedtoNorthwestern,asis Pickerington North runner Ig-webuike. The 190-pounder led allrunners with 181 yards.

“He’s a great player,” Watkinssaid of his future teammate. “Itold him, ‘I’m calling the (North-western) coach tomorrow andtelling him he’s going to be myroommate.’ Next year, we’ll prob-ably do some damage.”

Pickerington North’s seasonends at 12-2, while Moeller nowgoes to11-3 andhas adatewithTo-ledo Whitmer Saturday. Dec. 1, atCanton’s Fawcett Stadium for theDivision I championship.

“I’mproudof thekids,”Roden-berg said. “This 2012 class had alot of pressure on them at the be-ginning of the year. Everyonekind of lost faith in us and nowwe’re going to the finals. ”

In addition to having thechance towinMoeller’s first statetitle since Springsteen’s “Born inthe U.S.A” was popular, Roden-berg gets to coach a squad that in-cludes his senior linebacker son,Jimmy.

Moeller’s Joe Eramo (23) ran for a touchdown against Pickerington DBMason Olszewski (14) in the second quarter. The Crusaders won 26-21to advance to the Division I state title game Dec. 1. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE

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Crusadersearn tripto CantonEramo steps up asMoeller beatsPickerington North26-21 in state semisBy Scott [email protected]

Moeller's Spencer Iacovone (7)keeps the ball on a rush for theCrusaders in their state semifinalwin against Pickerington NorthNov. 24 at Dayton’s WelcomeStadium. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE

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As the squeaking of sneakersgets louder, high school boysbasketball teams are approach-ing seasons where they look forlast year’s underclassmen to bethis season’s veterans.

LovelandThe Tigers will try to snare

their first winning season infour years. Coach Tim Partin’screw finished fourth last seasonat 7-14 (7-9, Fort Ancient ValleyConference) with a young ros-ter. Now, they return all fivestarters.

Back from 2011-12 are 6-footseniorguardBrysonMcGillis, 5-foot-8 junior guard Reid Wad-dell, 6-foot-1 senior forwardBryce Plitt, 6-foot-2 senior for-ward Cole Schafer and 6-foot-5junior center Jake Elfers. At 6-foot-7, junior J.C. Kraml shouldalso be instrumental and is at-tracting college interest.

McGillis is the top returningscorer at 9.8 points per game,while Schafer and Waddell hitfor 5.2 apiece last season.

“We return virtually our en-tire roster from last year minusall-league performer AnthonyLaMacchia,” Partin said. “Thisteamshould showagreat deal ofimprovement due to the experi-ence gained last season. Ourdepth is strong andwe should beable toplayaggressivelyonbothends of the court. This teamwillbe competitive in every gamewe play.”

Loveland starts the season athome with Harrison Nov. 30.

MoellerAfter finishing second to La

Salle in the Greater CatholicLeague-Southandfalling toMid-dletown last March 14 in thepostseason, Moeller returns anexperienced squad determinedto move further.

Carl Kremer has coached 22years at Moeller and returnssenior starters Josh Davenportand Keith Watkins. The 6-foot-4Davenport just signedwithWin-throp and averaged 14.7 pointsper game, 7.1 rebounds and 2.3assists. He was named first-team GCL-South for his efforts.

Watkins will attend North-western for football, but is athree-year varsity basketballplayer. He averaged 4.6 points,2.2 assists and 2.3 reboundsplaying on a squad with fourfirst- or second-team all-leagueplayers.

“We are a very athletic andbasketball-talented team,”Kremer said. “Our challengewill be to develop the chemistrynecessary to be great.”

Other Crusaders likely tohave an impact are 6-foot-6 sen-ior forward Patrick Wrencher(signed with Saint Francis), 5-foot-9 junior guard Tre’ Haw-kins, 6-foot-8 sophomore centerNate Fowler and 6-foot-3 juniorguard Grant Benzinger.

Fowler andHawkins are con-sidered top prospects.

The Crusaders begin the sea-son Dec. 4 at Purcell Marian.

CHCAIn the second year under

head coach Andy Keimer, theCHCA boys basketball team canhit the ground running, ratherthan spend time installing newschemes.

The Eagles will compete inthe Miami Valley Conference

Gray Division and will returnfour starters to the hardwoodthis winter.

At forward, senior AdamChappelle averaged 7.7 pointsand 3.6 rebounds per game lastyear, while fellow senior CodyDiFabio averaged 8.7 points.

Senior Jordan Smith startedevery game last season, whileWill Drosos scored 6.8 pointsand dished out 2.0 assists on av-erage as a freshman.

Junior Matt Overstreetshould also be a key contributor.

CHCA opens the season athomeagainstNewMiamiDec. 4.

CCDCincinnati Country Day head

coach Howard Brownstein re-turns for his 28th season at thehelm of the Indians as his squadlooks to compete in the MiamiValley Conference Gray Divi-sion.

Brownstein and companywill look for scoring to comefrom returning guards CalebTregre and J.R. Menifee.

Menifee is a junior andTregre is a sophomore, but bothguards bring experience to theposition.

Sophomore Wyatt Fletcherand junior Matt Walton shouldalso be key contributors.

Quicknesswill be a strong at-tributefor theIndians,buta lackof size could hurt the squad.

The Indians will lose 6-foot-4all-league post player WesMinkduring winter break. The junioris moving to Michigan, accord-ing to Brownstein.

CCD opens the season athome against Gamble Montes-sori Nov. 30.

FIRST SHOT AT 2012-13 BOYS BASKETBALL

Tip-off time forthe Tigers, others

By Scott [email protected]

Moeller’s Josh Davenport scores during the Crusaders’ regionalsemifinal at Cintas Center last March. Davenport has signed to playat Winthrop. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Loveland’s 6-foot-8 J.C. Kramlbattles with Anderson’s BobbyMurdock, No. 54, last January.THANKS TO RUTH LAMMERS

Junior Reid Waddell is back atguard for Loveland this seasonafter starting as a sophomore.THANKS TO TONY LAMACCHIA

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College parents:Time to brag

Are you a parent of acollege athlete? It’s time tobrag.

Thanks to such an over-whelming response to theholiday feature last year,The Loveland Heraldagain will present “Homefor the holidays: Catchingup with college athletes.”

Parents of athletes whoplayed in the college ranksduring the 2012 calendaryear can submit by email afew paragraphs and, if in-terested, a photo to sharewhere they are, whatthey’re playing and howtheydid.Besure to includethe athlete’s name, par-ents’ names and the com-munity newspaper theyget at home. The submit-ted information will becompiled by newspaperand run the issue of Dec.26-27 – just in time for peo-ple home from the holi-days to catch up on theirhigh school classmates,neighbors and friends.

Basic guidelines: Youcan send links to collegewebsites as backgroundbut not as the submission.Write the information asyou’dwanttoseeit inprint.Send photos as a .jpg at-tachment to the email, not

Girls basketball» In a back-and-forth

contest that wasn’t settleduntil late in the fourthquarter, Ursuline Acad-emy came back from afive-point halftime deficitto defeat Sycamore, 47-42.Ursuline led12-8 after one,but scored only fourpointsinthesecondquarterwhileSycamorescored13totakethe lead at the half.

In the third quarter,Ur-suline held Sycamore toonly six points while scor-ing 19 of its own, most ofthem on the fast break, totake a 35-27 lead afterthree. In the fourth, Syca-more closed the deficitwith five-straight pointsby Imani Outlaw thatbrought the Aves withinone, 39-38 with 3:19 left.But a basket by Ursulinesophomore Alison Schirm-er gave Ursuline the 41-38lead and they held on forthe win. Outlaw was topscorer for the game with17, while Sarah Reilly ledUrsuline with 15. MicheleChristy was the only otherplayer forUrsuline in dou-ble figures, with 13.

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Send the email to [email protected], Dec. 17.

Questions can be di-rected to [email protected] or 248-7573.

Lineman of Year» The Anthony Muñoz

Foundation is searchingfor the Lineman of theYear. Anyone can nomi-nate an offensive or defen-sive linemanfromtheTris-tate. In keeping with themission of the foundation,candidates have to show alevel of academic successand community involve-ment.

High school freshmen,sophomores, juniors andseniors are eligible. Line-men of the Year Awardswillbepresentedtoeachofthe following: Ohio Divi-sions I-VI, Kentucky andIndiana.

From this group ofwin-ners, Anthony will selecttwo student-athletes to berecognized as the overallOffensive and DefensiveLinemen of the Year at theNational Football Founda-tion Scholar-Athlete Ban-quet. You can nominate atwww.munozfoundatio-n.org.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott [email protected]

10U fastpitchplayers wanted

Cincy Slammers Fastpitch, aselect softball organizationbased in the Loveland/Goshen/Mason area, is looking for girlsto fill positions on its 10U teamfor the 2012-13 season.

The club, established in 2006,fields seven teams at the 10U to16U age divisions that compete

in several tournaments overthe fall, spring and summer.

The 10U team will be ded-icated to teaching girls, withbirthdays in 2002 or younger,the fundamentals of fastpitchsoftball, helping them achievea higher skill level.

The team will compete infive to six local tournamentsthis summer, and will also playin a league one night per

week.Winter practices take place

at DNA Sports Center in Mil-ford. Contact club Vice Presi-dent Michelle Ripperger,[email protected] or254-8411, or 10U teammanagerSherry Hyden, [email protected] or 340-5749. Inquirieson other teams within the clubcan also be made to MichelleRipperger.

SIDELINES

The Loveland MiddleSchool golf team capped asuccessful fall season bywinning theCincinnatiMid-dle School League Tourna-ment Oct. 6 at SharonWoods Golf Course.

Thirteen golfers fromLoveland Middle Schoolwere on the coed Tigerteam, including 10 eighth-graders and three seventh-graders. In addition to the

LeagueTourneyChampion-ship, the Tigers compiled arecord of 19-2 in individualmatches over the two-month season.

Coach Todd Robinsonsaid the strength of the Ti-ger team lies in its depth.“On any given day, I neverknow who will go low. Tendifferent players had ourlow team score within amatch during the season,”

he said. In the team’s finalcompetitive event of theyear, they scored one moremajor victory. In the thirdannual Loveland Cup, a Ry-der-cup style match withfriendly rival and Lovelandneighbor, St. Columban, theTigers returned the Cup toLMS, edging St. Columbanby a single point.

The Tigers lead this se-ries 2-1.

The Loveland Middle School golf team are, from left: Front, Jack Vezdos, Drew Docherty,Austin Huynh, Jonathan Geist, Jack Riley, Haley Florence and Luke Oslack; back, ConnorHogan, Will Sturgis, Mitch Robinson, coach Todd Robinson, Pete Matuszak, Garrett Fasigand Trey Potts THANKS TO TODD ROBINSON

LMS golfers hadsuccessful fall

BLUEMEN GROUP

The Blue Men U10 LYSA soccer team takes first place in its division and has the raredistinction of having had every one of the 12 boys scoring at least one goal. Theyscored 38 total goals and only allowed three. In front, from left, are Aaron Schuetter,Joseph Stepaniak, Alex Huber, Gus Rumpke and Luke Faessler. In back are Jude Wint,Sean Reynolds, William Ossenschmidt, David Ballman, Ethan Libby, Daniel Mayer andAidan Riley. Not pictured are head coach Mike Schuetter and assistant coach BradyBallman. THANKS TO BRADY BALLMAN

THE FORCE

The Ohio Force 16U Baseball team wins the Great Black Swamp Classic in BowlingGreen, Ohio. The 16 and under select team is comprised of players who will beincoming juniors at their high schools. The Force also finished runners-up this summerin the Concealed Invitational in Lavonia, Mich., the Michigan Major Elite held in AnnArbor, and also were a finalist in the C.A.B.A World Series in East Cobb, Ga. Coachesand teammembers are, from left: Front, Cameron Johnson, Peyton Burdick (GlenEste), Zach Logue (Moeller), Jayson Essell (Oak Hills), Nini Hinsche, Brandon Papp,Alex Schoettmer, Connor Osborne, Tyler Dugan (Elder); back, coach Russ Logue, ChrisMartin, Tyler Burdick (Glen Este), Joey Thomas, Riley Mahan (Moeller), coach BusterKeeton, Danny Hentz (Northwest), Grant Schriever (Covington Catholic), CameronBouldin, (La Salle), T.J. Dunn (Mason), and head coach Joe Harrmann. Not pictured isShane Smith (Elder). THANKS TO DAN DUGAN


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The Ohio Attorney Generalprovides compensation forvictims of crime in Ohio. If youor your family members areinnocent victims of a violentcrime, you may qualify forfinancial assistance.

You may be eligible to re-ceive compensation either ifyou were injured during a vio-lent crime, you are a dependentof someone who was killed in acrime, or you, as a parent orguardian, are responsible for acrime victim’s expenses.

Certain people, however, arenot eligible to receive compen-sation. They include anyonewho has been convicted of afelony, child endangering ordomestic violence within 10years before the crime or whilethe application for compensa-tion is pending. Also, anyonewho engaged in misconductthat caused or contributed totheir own injuries is not eligi-ble.

Payments can cover medical

expenses butonly if theexpenses arenot covered byinsurance orother availableresources.They can alsocover lostwages result-ing from thecrime, includ-ing wages lost

from attending court proceed-ings.

Compensation can includefinancial support for depen-dents of a deceased victim. Thissupport can include counselingfor family members of victimsas well as funeral and burialexpenses totaling up to $7,500.

Maximum total paymentsare limited to $50,000. Pay-ments cannot be made for painand suffering or for lost, stolenor damaged property. However,crime scene cleanup for per-sonal security, such as doors

and windows, may be covered.An adult crime victim can

file for compensation anytimeafter the crime occurred, evenyears later. In order to qualifyfor it, the victimmust reportthe crime and cooperate withlaw enforcement.

Although judges often orderconvicted offenders to payrestitution to their victims,most offenders lack the abilityor desire to make full restitu-tion. The victims of crime pro-gram at least can help ease thefinancial burden on victims.Criminal fines – not Ohio’staxpayers – cover the pro-gram’s costs.

The Ohio Victims of CrimeCompensation Program is avaluable resource. For furtherinformation, call the AttorneyGeneral’s Office at (800) 582-2877.

Judge Brad Greenberg presides inHamilton County Municipal Court.He is a Loveland resident.

Compensation for Ohiovictims of crime

BradGreenbergCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

In recent times, Loveland’sTree and Environment Commit-tee took on the sticky task ofoffering a stance on the USDA’srecommendations for the ap-proach towards the eliminationof the Asian longhorn beetle inthe Bethel area.

There was a period of timeallotted forpublic com-ment. Theoptions rangedfrom doingnothing, re-moving all thehost trees inthe quarantinearea and with-in a half milearound it, acombination of

removing trees and treating thetrees with a chemical or leavingit to the discretion of the federalgovernment.

The committee recommend-ed and council approved byresolution the most aggressivestance, removal of all host treesin the quarantine area and with-in a half mile. The committeeactual reviewed this issue twiceat the behest of council and dida tremendous amount of re-search and came back with thesame recommendation. This isconsistent with everyone whodeals with trees professionally,that we could find. Here’s why:

» This area is far more ruraland the tree cover is denserthan the other areas of the coun-try that has been affected. Thismakes treatment, detection andremoval much harder as theycan move about the large cano-py.

» There is some question asto the benefit and consequencesof the chemical.

» The risk is too great. Inareas where a less aggressiveapproach was taken and therewere more trees, the quarantin-ed area grew and the pest hasnot been eliminated. If it goesunchecked, it can spread toother parts of Bethel, othercommunities, other states, po-tentially the whole country and

continent.» Currently the federal gov-

ernment is paying the cost oferadication. The fear is that if itgets out of hand and/or too ex-pensive, they will walk, leavingthe homeowner and local gov-ernment to deal with the dam-age and removal of a tremen-dous number of dead trees. Wehave lost too many good trees inthis country as it is.

This bug is particularly fondof your maple trees, but thereare 10 other species it will goafter once the maple is gone.This is very different from theemerald ash borer that goesafter only one tree. This is alarge bug that will makes largeholes above branches and placea single egg in each hole.

Please familiarize yourselfwith the picture. If you havelimbs falling, look closer forthese holes. They eat the insideof the tree out, so it will lookhealthy otherwise, until a stormor strong wind breaks it and it

falls in your yard.The bigger point is that it is

up to each of us to keep an eyeout for this destructive crea-ture. There were a small num-ber discovered in Mason earlyenough that they were eliminat-ed without having to create aquarantine.

If they ever do come to Love-land, even if there is a quaran-tine area, the sooner they arereported, the smaller the areawill need to be. Please be partic-ularly careful with firewoodand pallets, common transportfor the insect.

Let me be clear, it deeplysaddens all of us to see ourneighbors have to deal withsuch a great loss to their com-munity. I would recommend thesame if it was ours, for thegreater good. We have commit-ted to support reforestation tothose support aggressive eradi-cation.

Please call (513) 381-7180 ifyou suspect you may have seenone of these beetles or theirdamage. Please error on theside of caution and do not hes-itate. You can also visitwww.beetlebusters.info but wemust be vigilant for the sake ofour trees as well as our proper-ty and health.

Brenton A. Zuch is a member ofLoveland City Council and the city’sTree and Environment Committee.

What you should know aboutAsian longhorn beetle

Brenton ZuchCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and PlantHealth Inspection Service encourages citizens to become familiarwith the signs Asian longhorn beetles could be present in trees onyour property.

The Asian long horn beetle.

Nov. 21 questionDo you think cutting entitle-

ments, such as raising the Medi-care eligibility age in line withthat of Social Security, is the bestsolution to control the nationaldebt?Why or why not?

“Best solution to control thenational debt is to replace thisnon-president and stop spend-ing!”

J.G.

“The only way to control thenationaldebt is to tostopspendingmoneywedon’t have. I haveacer-tain amount ofmoney I can spendeverymonth, if I spendmore thanItake inI’mindebt.Prettysimple,too bad so many people voted forfree stuff instead of freedom.YouObama voters, I hope you’re hap-py with what you’ve done to thisoncegreatcountry.TheAmericaIgrew up with is not the Americaour kids will know.”

J.S.K.

“Cutting entitlements ... rais-ing taxes on those with $250,000+income ... I think I would rathersee the high-income folks paymoreintaxesthat tochangeMedi-care. There are so many fragilepeople in this country that totallyrely on government programs tosurvive. If raising taxes on thewealthy gives us the funding weneed so desparately, I say do it.”

E.E.C.

“Social Security if not an enti-tlement!We’vepaid into it fordec-ades. Entitlements are unfundedcharities for those who are inneed, or unfortunately, those whoknow how to play the system.

“I think everyonewho iswork-ing should pay, not have the con-tributions stop after a certainamount of salary. I think unem-ploymentcompensationshouldbefor those who really need it, notthose who say they’ve applied fora job but haven’t. I think the gov-ernment should stop spendingmoney they don’t have. Thereshouldbe a line itemveto in place.

“I think the government em-ployeesshouldhavethesamepay-ments, health care, Social Securi-ty as all of the rest of us. Only in adictatorship is the populus madeto do things fromwhich the rulinggovernment is excluded.

“Where are you smart lawyerswho should be challenging thesethings? There would be plenty ofmoney for everything if thewastewasn’t so huge.”

J.K.

“The one entitlement I wouldlike to see cut is the Bush tax cutfor the wealthy. That was a verypoor idea, especially while twowars were being waged, and notpaid for. The only thing worsethan a tax-and-spend president isa tax-cut-and-spendpresidentandBush really put us in a very deephole. I am hopeful these cuts willbe allowed to expire, especiallysince our tax rates are at historiclows.

“I believe raising the age foraccess to Social Security is neces-sary. When it was originally im-plemented our life expectancywas not as great. We’re livinglonger and the current age forbenefits is too low and puts toomuch strain on the system basedon longer life expectancy. I wouldnot touchMedicare eligibility un-til Obamacare has been enactedand tweaked as needed. It wouldbe wrong to threaten anymedicalcare for older Americans, espe-cially when those are the yearswhen care can be most needed.

“I think there have to be largecuts to defense. There is current-ly no country on earth that is a

threat to us, unless we have soldthem weapons or military tech-nology first. Two examples wouldbe our sale of weapons to the mu-jahideen in Afghanistan whenthey were opposing the Russians.Many of these arms were andhave continued to be used againstour troops. This also happened inIraq where, weapons we sold tothemwhen they were at war withIran, were then used against us.

“Just as in private industrywhere newer technologies andprocesses have lead to cost cut-ting efficiencies the same can beapplied to the military. The mili-tary has become just another ex-ample of allowing an aspect ofgovernment to grow too large andinefficient, creating too large of adrain on the budget.”

I.P.

“Seeing that I am63years old Idon’t think cutting Medicare inanyway is a good idea. If wewantto savemoneywe need to start bygetting out of these useless wars.Nextweneed toquit giving illegalaliens welfare andMedicaid.

“There are 76 million babyboomers in America, let some ofus die off before letting anyoneinto this country. The biggestthing we need to do is stop thementality that America is here touse and abuse. We have too manypeople on thedole.Get out andgeta job and quit thinking that Amer-icahas tosupportyou.Whentherearemore have nots than haves, nowonder America voted in Obama.Geeeesch.”

D.D.

“Yes. We got into this situationbydoingat thenational levelwhatpeople did at the individual level -living beyond their means.

“There are not enough richpeople to tax to dig us out of thishole so the best way is to cut wel-fare programs. This will not onlyhelp by reducing current outlaysbutmore importantly, this will in-crease the number of workerspaying taxes.”

P.C.

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2012 C.O.V.E.R. Awards

Pam and Russ Thomas of Midwest Construction Company received the2012 Investing In Our Community C.O.V.E.R. Award for Milford duringthe annual business awards dinner Nov. 1. Milford Miami TownshipChamber of Commerce board members look for businesses thatrecently have moved to Milford and Miami Township to honor with theaward. ROXANNA BLEVINS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Mary Sue, left, and RJVilardo attend the

2012 C.O.V.E.R.Awards Nov. 1. The

annual businessdinner and awardsceremony is a way

for the Milford MiamiTownship Chamber

of Commerce torecognize and thank

businesses in thecommunity. ROXANNA

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Clermont County Commissioner Ed Humphrey, left, State Rep. JoeUecker and Milford Mayor Geoff Pittman chat with one another beforewelcoming attendees to the 2012 C.O.V.E.R. (Corporations,Organizations and Volunteers of Excellence Recognized) Awards.ROXANNA BLEVINS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford City Manager JeffWright, left, and MiamiTownship AdministratorLarry Fronk accept aSpecial RecognitionAward on behalf of theTransportationImprovement District(TID) of Milford andMiami Township andClermont CountyTransportation servicesduring the 2012C.O.V.E.R. Awards.ROXANNA BLEVINS/THE

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Award recipients and other guests socialized before dinner at the 2012 C.O.V.E.R. Awards Nov. 1 at R.S.V.P. inMiami Township. From left are: Joe and Kathy Kirk of Kirk Jewelers, Kathy and Mike McCurdy and JoeMalott, representing the Milford Schools Foundation. ROXANNA BLEVINS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sora’s Towing received one of three Special Recognition Awards duringthe 2012 C.O.V.E.R. Awards. From left, are Gerard, John, Jim and TomSora. ROXANNA BLEVINS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

State Rep. Joe Uecker welcomesattendees to the 2012 C.O.V.E.R.Awards and shares why he feels itis important to recognize businessleaders in the community.ROXANNA BLEVINS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Rachel Seeberger thanks thecommunity for the MiamiTownship Investing in Our FutureAward on behalf of herself andher husband, Marc Seeberger. Thecouple were chosen as recipientsfor the award because they choseto invest in the community byopening their restaurant, Bite, inMiami Township in April. ROXANNA

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Gina Kirk shakes hands with Milford Miami Township Chamber ofCommerce board member Brian Kutcher. Gina and her husband, Joe,received the 2012 J. Patrick Toomey Small Business of the Year Awardduring the annual business dinner and awards ceremony. From left areMilford Mayor Geoff Pittman, Gina Kirk, chamber Executive DirectorKaren Wikoff, Joe Kirk and Brian Kutcher, chamber member. ROXANNA

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The 2012 C.O.V.E.R. (Corporations, Organizations, and Volunteers of Excellence Recognized) were held atR.S.V.P., in Miami Township Nov. 1. The event is organized by the Milford Miami Township Chamber ofCommerce and is a way of recognizing and thanking business leaders for giving back to the community.From left are: Joe Kirk, Kirk Jewelers; Chad Braley, outreach director for the First Baptist Church; Gina Kirk;Stewart Greenlee, president and CEO of CenterBank; Rachel Seeberger, co-owner of Bite restaurant; NancyMiddleton, owner of The Printing Place; Rita Odom, of Odom Industries; Volunteer/Service Person of theYear Bob Bowman; Tim Odom; and Midwest Construction Company owner Russ Thomas. ROXANNA BLEVINS/THE

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THURSDAY, NOV. 29Art ExhibitsArt for Artists Fiber Art Show,9 a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 Cam-bridge Ave., The Barn Gallery.Showcasing rich, tactile fiberarts including silk paper, em-broidery, dyeing, felting, artquilts and wearables. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesSweet Treats for Gifting withKaren Harmon, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, Make some sweettreats perfect for creating a tinor basket as a gift. $40. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400; cooks-waresonline.com. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varie-ty of dance styles, includingjazz, hip-hop, Latin, jive andmore danced to popular music.$10. 617-9498; www.cardio-danceparty.com.Madisonville.

Holiday - ChristmasMerry Christmas CharlieBrown: Open House, 6-9 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 8400Blome Road, Music, appetizersand cash bar. Exhibit features 50Peanuts daily and Sunday comicstrips and more than 50 vintagePeanuts-themed seasonalnovelties. Free. 891-4227;www.green-acres.org. IndianHill.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap HouseGrill, 8740 Montgomery Road,891-8277. Sycamore Township.

Religious - CommunityA Short Course in Quakerism,7-8:30 p.m., Cincinnati FriendsMeeting, 8075 Keller Road, PaulBuckley, Quaker author present-ing. Ages 16 and up. $5 persession or $45 for all 10 sessions.207-5353; www.cincinnati-friends.org.Madeira.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. 800-0164.Mont-gomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Book discussion group.Open to everyone who desireshealthy loving relationships.Donations accepted. 673-0174.Blue Ash.Family Education and Sup-port Group for Addiction andCodependency, 7-8:30 p.m., St.Barnabas Episcopal Church,10345 Montgomery Road, Forpeople who suffer from addic-tion, their families and friends,to come together in a suppor-tive, confidential support envi-ronment. Free. 432-4182;www.lifecoachnow4you.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, NOV. 30Art EventsLoveland Arts Council WinterShow, 6-9 p.m., Loveland ArtStudios on Main, 529 Main Ave.,Showcasing area artists, chil-dren’s arts show and silentauction for artist-decoratedChristmas trees benefitingCancerFree Kids. Free. Presentedby Loveland Arts Council. 683-7283; www.lovelandartscounci-l.org. Loveland.

Dance ClassesNovember Guest Party, 8-10p.m., Arthur Murray DanceStudio, 9729 Kenwood Road,Complimentary evening ofwine, hors-d’oeuvres, groupclass and dance demonstrations.Free. 791-9100; arthurmurray-cincinnati.com. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Bloodpressure screenings, stressscreenings and consultationabout your wellness needs. Free.784-0084. Silverton.Mobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Red Bank FamilyMedicine, 4760 Red Bank Road,Fifteen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available for

qualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. 686-3300.Madi-sonville.American Red Cross LifeguardTraining Review, 5-9 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Concludes 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 1.To re-certify current ARC life-guards. $200. 985-0900.Mont-gomery.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, One FinancialWay, Thousands of lights andchild-sized houses decoratedwith holiday scenes. Free photowith Santa, cookies and hotcocoa. Bring food item (no glassjars) for Freestore Foodbank.Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionational.Montgomery.

Religious - CommunityDefining the Apostolic, 7 p.m.,Embassy Suites Blue Ash, 4554Lake Forest Drive, Includeslunch. Apostle Nona Parker,Antioch Christian AssemblyChurch International in Joliet,Ill., summit speaker. Drs. Michaeland Cecilia Jackson, “I AM”Fellowship Ministries Inc. ofCincinnati, will be the hosts.$25. Registration required.301-6842. Blue Ash.

Senior CitizensAARP Driving Course, 9 a.m.-1p.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, Driversafety program continues torevise and update their curricu-lum. It will address issues re-garding age-related changes invision, hearing and reactiontime. Graduates of course mayqualify for a discount on auto-mobile insurance premiums.$14, $12 members. Registrationrequired. 984-1234; www.syca-moreseniorcenter.org. Blue Ash.

SATURDAY, DEC. 1BenefitsHoliday Party Fundraiser, 5-9p.m., Oasis Golf Club and Con-ference Center, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Road, WCPO’s Bren-dan Keefe is keynote speaker.Includes buffet dinner, silentauction, hand-made items forsale and live entertainmentfrom Emerson and Haggerman.Benefits The League for AnimalWelfare. $25, $12 children 12and younger. Reservationsrequired by Nov. 28. 735-2299;www.lfaw.org. Loveland.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,Noon-1:30 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden discusses nutri-tion and health while preparingtwo delicious, simple and easymeals. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.

Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Ornaments, jewelry,soaps, ceramics, paper creations,paintings, stained glass andmore. Treats, holiday music andshopping. Food truck on site.Benefits The WACC Foundation.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.Blue Ash Women’s Club Holi-day Craft Show, 10 a.m.-3p.m., Blue Ash RecreationCenter, 4433 Cooper Road,Handmade crafts from localvendors along with silent auc-tion, raffle and bake sale. Morethan 55 tables. Benefits BlueAsh Women’s Club. Free admis-sion. 891-4043. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, 8400 BlomeRoad, Features 50 Peanuts dailyand Sunday comic strips andmore than 50 vintage Peanuts-themed seasonal novelties. Free.891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Holiday - ChristmasThe Living Nativity, 4:30-7:30p.m., Loveland United Method-ist Church, 10975 S. LebanonRoad, Outdoor guided walkingtour through stations featuringdramatic presentation, throughdrama and song, of the story of

Jesus’ birth. Tour followed bylive animal visits, hot cocoa andcookies inside. Free. 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org. Love-land.Victorian Holiday Village,5-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.

Music - BenefitsIntimate Evening with KristaDetor and Arbutus Cunning-ham, 6-10 p.m., WomenWrit-ing for a Change, 6906 Plain-field Road, Detor is compared toCarol King as she writes songswith stories inside then uses herpiano to bring them to life.Cunningham is Ethel Mermanand Maya Angelou with a laughthat can fill a concert hall.Benefits Women’s Way andWWfac. $15. 923-1414;www.womenswayohio.org.Silverton.

Music - ClassicalCincinnati Community Or-chestra, 7:30 p.m., Church ofthe Saviour United MethodistChurch, 8005 Pfeiffer Road,Performing works by Borodin,Bernstein, Elgar, Rossini andTschaikovsky. Dr. Gerald R.Doan, conductor. Free parking.Free. 791-7815; www.cincinnat-icommunityorchestra.org.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 5619 OrlandoPlace, Volunteers answer ques-tions about the cats. Presentedby Ohio Alleycat Resource &Spay/Neuter Clinic. 871-7297;www.ohioalleycat.org.Madi-sonville.

Religious - CommunityDefining the Apostolic, 8:30a.m., Embassy Suites Blue Ash,$25. Registration required.301-6842. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, DEC. 2Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, Noon-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

EducationThe Holocaust, Witness Histo-ry and Understanding Suf-fering, 10 a.m., Isaac M. WiseTemple, 8329 Ridge Road, ImamMohamed Magid exploresimportance of Holocaust educa-tion among Muslim communi-ties and shares his personalreflections of visiting Auschwitz.Free. 487-3055; www.holocaus-tandhumanity.org. AmberleyVillage.

Exercise ClassesYoga Class, 2-3:30 p.m., Tri-Health Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Move, meditate and deepenyour inner holiday sparkle. WithBecky Morrissey. Bring yogamat. Family friendly. Free.Reservations required. 985-0900.Montgomery.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.

Indian Hill.

Holiday - ChristmasThe Living Nativity, 4:30-7:30p.m., Loveland United Method-ist Church, Free. 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org. Love-land.

Music - ChoralHome For Christmas, 3-5 p.m.,St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221MiamiRoad, Concert of wide variety ofsongs and music styles cele-brating Christmas and Readers’Theater play with songs. Free;donations accepted. 732-0352;www.jubilantsingers.com.Madeira.

PetsCat Adoptions, Noon-2 p.m.,Ohio Alleycat Resource, 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.

MONDAY, DEC. 3Karaoke and Open MicAcoustic OpenMic, 7-10 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 9443Loveland-Madeira Road, Hostedby Bob Cushing. 791-2753.Symmes Township.

TUESDAY, DEC. 4Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 Cam-bridge Ave., The Barn Gallery.Colored pencil art. Free. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 101 S. Lebanon Road,Presented by Loveland Farmers’Market. Through April 16.683-0491; www.lovelandfm-.com. Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and Draw-ing Class, 1-4 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Deborahdiscusses, with weekly demon-strations and one-on-one in-struction, how to achieve spon-taneity, character and life inyour figure painting. $80 permonth. Reservations required.259-9302; deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Cooking ClassesKid’s Healthy Cooking Class-

es, 4-6 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden, registered dieti-tian and nutrition science in-structor, teaches children to bemore health conscious by en-couraging them to makehealthy food choices and teach-ing them how to prepare andcook nutrient-dense meals. Ages11-14. $40. Registration required.315-3943; www.peachyshealth-smart.com. Silverton.

THURSDAY, DEC. 6Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,891-8277. Sycamore Township.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, Free, donationsaccepted. 800-0164.Montgo-mery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, Donations ac-cepted. 673-0174. Blue Ash.Family Education and SupportGroup for Addiction andCodependency, 7-8:30 p.m., St.Barnabas Episcopal Church,Free. 432-4182; www.lifecoach-now4you.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, DEC. 7Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 9a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Art OpeningsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 6-9p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn Gallery. Colored pencilart. Exhibit continues throughDec. 21. Ages 18 and up. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.

Clubs & OrganizationsFriday Night Salon, 6:30-9 p.m.,WomenWriting for a Change,

6906 Plainfield Road, Secondfloor. Gathering of people toamuse one another and refinetaste and increase knowledge ofparticipants through conversa-tion. $5. 923-1414; www.wo-menswayohio.org. Silverton.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, Free.784-0084. Silverton.Pre-Diabetes Class, 9-11 a.m.,Jewish Hospital Weight Man-agement Center, 6350 E. Gal-braith Road, Information onmaking healthy food choices,exercise and blood sugar controland monitoring blood sugarlevels. $20. 686-6820; www.e-mercy.com. Kenwood.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.

Senior CitizensPartnership in Motion: ARenaissance in Aging, 8:30a.m.-4 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, 6200Pfeiffer Road, Explores part-nership as approach to creatingvitality, satisfaction and work-ability in aging. Empowersparticipants to develop anaction plan around quality oflife, purpose, balance, decision-making and death and dyingchoices. Ages 21 and up. $15/$65for CEUs. Registration required.772-9222; www.vistalynk.com.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, DEC. 8Art & Craft ClassesParent and Child Class: Snow-globes and Ornaments, 10a.m.-noon, Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 Cam-bridge Ave., The Barn TackRoom. Each person will createsnow globe and ornament; allmaterials provided. $25 perfamily. Registration required.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,Noon-1:30 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, $30. Registration re-quired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

Craft ShowsMARIELDERS Senior CenterCraft Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,Mariemont Elementary School,6750 Wooster Pike, Free admis-sion. 271-5588; [email protected].

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 871-7297;www.ohioalleycat.org.Madi-sonville.

SUNDAY, DEC. 9Art ExhibitsColored Pencil Society ofAmerica Dist. 119 Exhibit, 1-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesYoga Class, 2-3:30 p.m., Tri-Health Fitness and HealthPavilion, Free. Reservationsrequired. 985-0900.Montgo-mery.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

PetsCat Adoptions, Noon-2 p.m.,Ohio Alleycat Resource, 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.

MONDAY, DEC. 10Karaoke and Open MicAcoustic OpenMic, 7-10 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 791-2753.Symmes Township.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Judah Maccabee will be on hand to host the Olive Press Workshop, as Chanukah shoppingturns into a family adventure at the Blue Ash Kroger and Harper's Point Kroger. This is afree of charge event that is fun and educational for the entire family from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at the Blue Ash Kroger, and 3:30 p.m.to 4:30 p.m. at the Harper's PointKroger. For more information about the Olive Press Workshop or to book a presentation:(513) 793-5200, or [email protected]. THANKS TO RABBI BEREL COHEN

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Though we won’t turnon the lights for our out-door trees until the first ofDecember, we did get thetrees decorated with thelights since the weatherhas been so mild.

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some frontmoving in,so thiscranberrypork roastwill be theperfectwarmingsupper.

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take advantage of sales foritems like chocolate chips,nuts, etc. The chips lastjust about forever at roomtemperature. Even if they“bloom” or turn a bit grayon the surface, that’s justthe cocoa butter surfacing,so when you use them incooking, they will returnto their original sheen.

Cranberry porkroast

Reader Caroline Quin-ter sent this recipe in. Shesaid: “A dear friend madethis for my family while Iwas on bed rest during ourfirst pregnancy. It is veryeasy, tastes amazing andlooks as though you slavedover it. The whole loin iskey to the tenderness ofthis dish.” Since mydaughter-in-law Courtneyis looking for easy slowcooker recipes, I testedthis out and it was so good.The only thing I did extrawas to thicken the sauce tomake a gravy. The cran-berry gives the gravy asweet/tart taste. Here’s myadaptation.

21⁄2- to 3-pound pork loinroast (I used 21⁄2 pounds)

1⁄2 teaspoon salt or more to

taste1⁄2 teaspoon pepper115-16 oz. can cranberrysauce (I used wholecranberry sauce)

1⁄4 cup honey3 tablespoons orange juiceor bit more to taste

1⁄8 teaspoon each: groundcloves and nutmeg

Place roast in sprayedslow cooker. Rub salt andpepper over roast. Whisktogether remaining ingre-dients and pour over roast.Cover and cook on low 4-5hours. Measure liquid. Foreach cup, make a slurry of1 tablespoon flour and acouple tablespoons coldwater. Pour liquid insaucepan, add slurry, boila fewminutes until thick.Make sure your slurry issmooth before adding tohot liquid. If gravy hap-pens to lump, just pour itthrough a sieve.

OrangemarmaladeNow this makes a nice

gift from the kitchen. It’snot hard, and when youconsider the price of or-ange marmalade, it’sworth making.

4 very large seedlessoranges

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Cut oranges and lemonsin half crosswise. Cut intovery thin half-moon slices.Discard seeds, and putfruit and juices into a pot.Add 8 cups water andbring mixture to a boil.Remove from heat, stir insugar until it dissolves.Cover and allow to standovernight at room temper-ature. The next day, bringmixture back to a boil.Reduce heat to low andsimmer, uncovered, fortwo hours. This will startreducing the liquid. Turnheat up to medium andboil gently, stirring often,for another 30 minutes.

Skim off foam. The mar-malade will be a prettygolden orange. To makesure it will jell, put a bit ona plate and refrigerateuntil cool and slightlyfirm. It should not berunny or hard. If it is run-ny, cook a little longer. Ifit’s hard, add more water.Pour into clean, hot jars.Seal and store in refriger-ator up to a year. Makes3-4 pints.

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vanilla, peppermint oralmond extract and yourchoice of nuts. If I make itwith peppermint, I leaveout the nuts. To give as agift, tie an ice cream scoopon the jar with a ribbon.1⁄4 cup water1⁄4 cup sugar1⁄2 cup whipping cream8 oz. bittersweet chocolate,chopped

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Stir sugar and watertogether over low heatuntil sugar dissolves. Addcream and bring to a boil.Take off heat, add choco-late and whisk untilsmooth. Stir in extract andnuts. Cool and refrigerateup to three weeks. Warmsauce to serve, or use as aspread on scones, etc.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

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Ascension LutheranChurchAscension’s community fooddrive for NEEDS emergencyservice gathered 300 food itemsfor the NEEDS food pantry. Thecongregation donated 115health kits and 20 pounds ofsoap for LutheranWorld Relief.The women’s weekly Bible studyparticipants are reading “Un-failing Love, Growing Closer toJesus Christ.” Guests are wel-come. The women meet onThursday mornings at 9:30except the second Thursday ofthe month when they join thewomen’s Wheel of Friendshipmonthly gathering.Worship services are at 8:30 and11 a.m. Sunday School, Confir-mation and Adult Forum are at

9:45 a.m. The community isinvited to participate in theactivities and worship services.Ascension is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchTo welcome in the holidayseason, “It’s a Family AffairAdvent Workshop”will benoon to 2 p.m. Dec. 2. Theworkshop includes lunch,decorating the outdoor Christ-mas tree, creating holiday cardsand decorating the church forAdvent and Christmas. Cost is$2/person. Please RSVP [email protected] or call thechurch office at 791-1153.The Annual Middlers HolidayParty and Progressive Dinner

will be 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.The tradition of this event isthat everyone brings a food toshare for one of the stops.Toparticipate in the gift exchange,please bring a gag gift or a gift.Contact the church office(791-1153) for more informa-tion.The Hugs/Mitten Tree will beDec. 9. Please bring donationsof mittens, scarves and socks.These will be used to decoratethe tree and then taken tothose less fortunate.God Squad, the youth group, ismeeting regularly now andplanning new events. Youth ingrades seven to 12 are invited toattend.Sunday School classes (Bible 101and the Thoughtful Christian)meet at 9 a.m. in the FellowshipHall. Jacob’s Ladder is thetheme for Sunday School (pre-Kthrough 12th-grade); theseclasses are held after the chil-dren’s sermon in the worshipservice.Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care is avail-able.Sunday sermons are recordedand available on the church

website.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153.

Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers worship ser-vices on Sundays at 8:30 a.m.and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School isat 9:30 a.m. Sundays.Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing and foodto people with demonstratedneeds. Bread from Panera isavailable on Thursdays andSaturdays. The Samaritan Closetis next to the church.The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;489-7021.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodistCookies and Santa is 10 a.m. tonoon Dec. 1. No registration isnecessary.Advent Vespers is 5 p.m. Dec. 9.This is a service of music inpreparation for the Adventsea-son. The event is free.A drive-through Nativity is 5:30p.m.to 9 p.m. Dec. 16. Enjoy tenlive scenes and live animals. Theevent is free, and is the church’sChristmas gift to the communi-ty. Call the church for moreinformation.Weekday Children’s Activities –Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thurs-days (9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.).Afternoon session is availableon Tuesday. Register on-line atwww.cos-umc.org.The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45242;791-3142.

Epiphany UnitedMethodist ChurchWee Three Kings Preschool hasopenings for the 3-year-oldafternoon and 18-36 monthParent’s Day Out classes. Parents

Day Out meets from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Mondays through Thurs-days. Parents may choose oneor two days a week. The 3-year-old class meets two afternoonsper week, from12:30 p.m. to 4p.m. Spots are filling fast. Call683-4256.The church offers three worshipservices – two contemporaryand one traditional. Saturday at5 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. arecontemporary services and10:30 a.m. is a traditional ser-vice. All services have SundaySchool and a professionally-staffed nursery available forinfants through 3-year-olds.The church is at 6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Loveland;677-9866.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchNewWorship times are: SundaySchool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;fellowship 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.;worship 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Bible Study began at 9:15 a.m.Sunday, Sept. 16, with “TheFour Gospels,” a book by Ches-ter Wilkins and led by LPC ElderGeorge Kopittke. On the sameSunday, Pastor StephenMeltonstarted his class on the meaningof the Presbyterian symbol.Sunday School is available for allages. The youth group forgrades seven to 12 meetsmonthly and conducts fundrais-ers for their activities.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchTheWorship team recentlybegan offering two services:“Classic Tradition” at 9 a.m.;“Engage!” – a contemporaryworship offering at 10:30 a.m.The Children’s teamwill beoffering nursery care all morn-ing, and Sunday school for allages up through grade sixduring both worship services.In addition, the Sunday morningexperience will provide life-changing teenage studies,including confirmation class, aswell as adult learning opportu-nities. The ministry leaders areworking on finalizing plans forthese offerings. Visit tiny-url.com/bed7fg for Sunday classtimes for teenagers and adult .To find out about all the ministryofferings at Loveland UMC, visittinyurl.com/bed7fg, or call PatBlankenship, director of minis-try operations, at 683-1738.Explore small groups, Biblestudies, children’s ministry,youth ministry, adults ministry,seniors ministry and “HandsOn/Off Campus”mission/outreach opportunities. Thechurch also offers opportunitiesto connect in various worshiparts ministries such as music,drama, video, sound and visu-als.The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738.

Northern HillsSynagogueNorthern Hills Synagogue’sSisterhood Gift Shop will have aspecial Hanukkah Fair throughSunday, Dec. 2, featuring forsale a fine selection of Judaicaand other gifts.Items includemenorahs, decorations, drei-dels, games, candy, servingpieces, cookbooks and muchmore, with complimentary giftwrapping. Hours are 11 a.m. to2 p.m. Monday through Thurs-day; 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fridayand Sunday; and by appoint-ment by calling 931-6038.The synagogue is at 5714 FieldsErtel Road; 931-6038.

River Hills ChristianChurchThriving Moms is a group formoms of infants through highschool students that meetsweekly to receive encourage-ment and instruction, makefriends and have fun; conduct-ed 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; childcare provided. Call 583-0371.The church is at 6300 Price Road,Loveland; 677-7600.

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The exhibit runsthrough Sunday, Dec. 30.

A self-taught artist,Keith lives on a smallfarm in Clinton County.His fascination for thehand-painted “Chew MailPouch Tobacco” barnsthat sprinkled the land-scapes of rural Kentuckyand Ohio led to a careerpainting large-scale bill-boards for an outdoor ad-vertising agency.

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The Society of St. Vin-cent de Paul-Cincinnati isasking local families, busi-nesses, schools and com-munity groups to give thegift of hope this Christmasby sponsoring a family inthe Adopt-a-Family Pro-gram.

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Tiffany andWilliam Shelton Jr.,$185,000.869 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Cheryl Smart, Executor toDeborah Knosp Murray andJeffrey Janssens Sr., $70,000.5730 E. Tall Oaks Drive, PamelaStevens to Achmed Beighle andKathleen Abt, $98,000.5643 Wittmer Meadows Drive,Maronda Homes of Cincinnati,LLC to Angela and MatthewPoynter, $185,095.1659 Fairway Crest, Donald andCarol Ryan to Brian Ewald and

LOVELAND (HAMILTONCO.)142 Dogwood Drive: HauensteinWilliam P. & Marilyn M. toPetzinger Chase V.; $225,000.317 Wilmington Drive: DunlapChristopher T. to Gibson Chris-topher; $144,900.870 Oak Canyon Drive: RoybalPatricia J. to Bauer Richard;$235,000.

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» Loveland, Chief Tim Sabransky, 583-3000»Miami Township, Chief Stephen Bailey, 248-3721» Symmes Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444

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MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJuvenile, 13, tobacco prohibi-tion, Nov. 5.James R. Kellerman, 18, 114Ohio 28, drug paraphernalia,theft, Nov. 7.Tabathia E Bunn, 23, 6305Melody, drug abuse, para-phernalia, Nov. 8.Hilary R. Leaman, 29, 114Bacon, theft, driving undersuspension, Nov. 9.Kenneth Christopher, 28, ,theft, Nov. 9.Anthony C. Vieregge, 22, 1171Ohio 28, theft, criminal tools,Nov. 11.Juvenile, 17, marijuana pos-session, Nov. 12.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryEntry made into apartment at1804 Arrowhead, Nov. 7.Chainsaw taken; $400 at 5449Candy Lane, Nov. 9.Entry made into residence at6352 Branch Hill Guinea, Nov.

10.Criminal damageTire punctured on vehicle atOhio 28, Nov. 8.Side of vehicle scratched at5866 Wolfpen Pleasant Hill,Nov. 9.Two windows broken at Mil-ford High at 1 Eagles Way,Nov. 11.Criminal trespassTrespassing inside residence at570 Branch Hill Loveland, Nov.12.Misuse of credit cardMale stated card used with noauthorization at 5703 BlueSpruce, Nov. 8.TheftConcrete saw and blade takenPaul Hyatt Contracting; $1,060at Sylvan Road, Nov. 5.Medication taken from resi-dence at 1108 N. Muscovy,Nov. 5.Wallet taken at The Arbors atMeadow Creek, Nov. 6.Laptop computer taken fromvehicle at 1280 Pebble Brook,Nov. 6.TVs, DVD player, etc. taken;$1,600 at 1506 CommonsDrive, Nov. 7.Camera system, etc. takenfrom toolbox at CastrucciFord; $1,050 at Ohio 28, Nov.7.Knife taken fromMeijer; $30at Ohio 28, Nov. 7.Fraudulent purchased made atCostume Castle; $587 atWards Corner, Nov. 8.Jewelry taken; over $800 at 14

Easley Drive #109, Nov. 8.Medication taken from resi-dence at 5816 Asby Court,Nov. 8.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $30 at BranchHill Guinea Pike, Nov. 8.Handguns, currency, etc. takenfrom vehicle; $21,350 at 629Woodsway, Nov. 9.Merchandise taken fromMeijer; $80 at Ohio 28, Nov. 9.Jewelry taken; $4,595 at 6593W. Knollwood, Nov. 9.Leaf blower taken; $500 at 722Wards Corner, Nov. 9.A knife and hat taken fromMeijer; $50 at Ohio 28, Nov. 9.Jewelry taken; $5,385 at 6052Cook Road, Nov. 9.Merchandise taken fromMeijer; $6 at Ohio 28, Nov. 11.Medication taken from resi-dence at 969 Ohio 28 #123,Nov. 10.GPS unit and I-pod taken fromvehicle; $485 at 850 CannesCourt, Nov. 12.Tobacco prohibitionMale student possessed ciga-rettes at Milford Junior High ,Nov. 5.

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This programgavehighschool students from Cin-cinnati, Columbus, Day-ton, Indianapolis andLouisville a chance tocome together for a week-end of competition andcamaraderie to show theirpride in their cities. Chap-ters faced-off in an Olym-pic-style contest with the

coveted “Spirit Stick” be-ing awarded as the grandprize to the victors.

“Spirit Convention isjust one of many opportu-nities Jewish teens fromaround the region have toshare fun and meaningfulexperiences with one an-other throughout theschool year,” explains KIO

BBYO regional directorJosh Rothstein.

“Iwas one of the coordi-nators of a BBYO regionalconvention back in the‘70s,” said Marsha Rob-bins. It taught me early onhow to manage people andgave me hands-on experi-ence running committeemeetings, planning bud-gets and creating pro-grams. Iwenton tobecomethe president of Hillel atmy university and was ac-tive in student govern-ment on campus. I creditBBYO for giving me theexperience and confi-dence Ineeded tobea lead-er, something that con-tinues to serve me well tothis day.”

This year’s Spirit Con-vention was coordinatedby Zach Samuelson fromCincinnati and Halle Her-man from Columbus, whoalong with their steeringcommittee put lots of cre-ativity and thought into ev-ery detail of the weekend,from the menus to the ac-tivities and everything inbetween.

“This year’s theme wasthe KIOlympics,” Samuel-son said. “Everyoneshowed their utmost dedi-cation and loyalty to their

chapters by competingand cheering their heartsout”

Spirit Convention isjust one example of the nu-merous activities and pro-grams that BBYO puts onthroughout the year. Withmore than30,000membersand 250,000 alumni, BBYOis the leading pluralisticJewish youth organizationin the world, giving teensacross the globe a chanceto strengthen their Jewishidentityandconnections toJewish life through local,regional, national and in-ternational programs, con-ventions, leadership train-ing, summer camp, travelto other countries and Is-rael and more.

BBYO’s broad programmenu enables teens to ex-plore areas of leadership,service and civic engage-ment, Israel education,and Jewish valueswith theexpectation that they willexhibit positive attitudesand behaviors about beingJewish while maintainingthe values and relation-ships that strengthen theJewish people.

In Cincinnati, city di-rector Matt Steinberghelps teens plan eventslike the Reality TV Mash

Up, which took place inpartnership with Adath Is-rael’s USY chapter, as wellas Shabbat dinners, slee-povers, weekly meetingsand more.

“While BBYO puts onlots of fun social events,we also stress the impor-tance of social action andsocial justice programs,such as Cincinnati BBYO’sannual Occupy the JCCevent. Last year for exam-ple, about 80 teens spentthe night at the MayersonJCC to raise awareness foranti-bullying and we antic-ipate even more will ‘Oc-cupy the JCC` when wehost this event again thiscoming January,” Stein-berg said.

Next up forBBYO is theKIO Regional Conventionin Cincinnati in December,where the new 2013 Re-gional Board will be elect-ed. Hundreds of Jewishteens are expected to at-tend.

To learnmore about theupcoming Regional Con-vention and BBYO in gen-eral, contact Steinberg at(513) 722-7244 or mstein-berg @mayersonjcc.org.BBYO is open to those cur-rently in eighth- through12th-grade.

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