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Winton Woods City SchoolDistrict is looking to replace sixschoolswith twonewcampuses,pending the approval of a bondissue expected to be placed onthe May 2013 ballot.

The Ohio School FacilitiesCommission – a statewide com-mission that helps school dis-tricts fund, plan, design andbuild, or renovate schools – as-sessed Winton Woods schoolbuildings and determined thatthe district was eligible formatching funds from the com-mission to build new schools.

The district wants to build apre-kindergarten throughsixth-grade campus on the currentWinton Woods Middle Schoolsite thatwouldhouse asmanyas2,000 students and a seventh-through 12th-grade campus atthe current Winton Woods HighSchool site that would house asmany as 1,700 students.

The projects would costabout $98 million. OSFC agreedto provide about $30 million forthe schools.

In order to fund the project,the district would need to placean 8mill bond issue on the ballotto raise the remaining $60 mil-lion. The yearly cost for some-one owning a $100,000 homewould be about $240.

“When you take six schoolsand you combine them into two,

we think we can save about amillion dollars a year in operat-ing costs. Then you forestall op-erating levies,” Winton WoodsExecutive Director of Account-ability and Business AffairsSteve Denny said. “We’ve doneexcessive surveys on the condi-tions of our current buildingsand we think we’re going tospend approximately $60 mil-lion just replacing components

anyway, whichwould acceleratelevies.”

OSFC will al-low the schooldistrict to do theproject in seg-ments, or onebuilding at atime. Theywouldadjust the fund-

ing provided if the taxpayerswanted a smaller bond issue.

Before a bond issue is intro-duced to the school board, thedistrict wants to get feedbackfrom the community. Dennysaid that therewill be electronicsurveys sent out each monththrough community listservsand social media. Also, in No-vember there will be telephonesurveys and public hearingswill begin in January 2013.

“We want to engage the com-munity and find out what theywant,” he said.

Denny said he thinks thebond issuemakes sense for sev-eral reasons.

“Even if we do nothing, it’sgoing to cost us a lot ofmoney in

WintonWoods looksto build twonew schoolsDistrict will get helpfrom state fundingByMonica [email protected]

Denny

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Summer vacation isover and the kids areback to school. At Fin-neytown SecondaryCampus, the studentswere back in schoolAug. 22 while St. VivianSchool students got anextra day of break,going back Aug. 23.

Ryan Hubbard’s seventh grade algebra one class sit patiently at Finneytown Secondary Campus.MONICA BOYLSON/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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New students at St.Vivian School raisedtheir hand during a

convocation on the firstday. MONICA BOYLSON/THE

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Mount Healthy is sending offsummer with a bang.

The city and the MountHealthy Business Associationare hosting Celebrate MountHealthy fromnoon todarkSatur-day, Sept. 8, at the city park.

The highlight of the celebra-tion, some organizers say, is theWheels car show. Kim Cre-means, car show chairwomanand vice president of the busi-ness association, said the showdraws 75 to 100 cars each year.

There are activities through-out the day to entertain all ages.Therewill bean icecreamsocial,the Ohio Military Band, an Elvisimpersonator, and illusionist andmany other events during theday.At 9p.m., therewill be a fire-works display.

“It’s a small hometown feeland we want everyone to comeout and have fun,” Cremeans

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Mayor Joe Roetting said hewill spend all day at the celebra-tion. “It’s a great event and I cer-

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For more information, callthe city at 931-8840.

Mayor invites people toCelebrate Mount HealthyByMonica [email protected]

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the next 20 years.We’re go-ing to end up paying for alot of this anyway. You canmakemuchmore efficient,

green schools,” he said. “Idon’t know when you’reever going to get the statetocoughup$30million; andit’s a Coke a day. It’s rough-ly a dollar a day. If youweigh all that out, it makesa lot of sense.”

Winton Woods superin-tendentCamilleNasbe saidthe project is a win-win forthecommunity. “Weareen-ergetic by thepossibility ofbuilding a new facility thatwould enhancenot only ourstudent’s education but thecommunity. We look for-ward to engaging the com-munity to get their opinionand ideas about this oppor-tunity.”

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As part of the ForestPark Community Rede-velopment Program,City Council has ap-proved the purchase ofthe house at 11678 Elk-wood Drive.

City Manager RayHodges says the housefits thecityprogram’s re-quirements and councilvoted to buy the housefrom the National Com-munity StabilizationTrust through its localrepresentative, theHomesteading and Ur-ban Redevelopment Cor-poration, for $16,700 plusclosing costs.

City CouncilwomanDiana Herbe said thepurchase is part of along-term redevelop-ment plan for the area.She said the city plans todemolish the structure,and maintain the vacant

lot until the housingmar-ket turns around.

Ultimately, we hope toattract a developer to im-prove all of the different

lots we have been accu-mulating,” she said.

Council gave the citymanager authorization toimplement a spot-pur-

chase program for rede-velopment of residentialproperties at initial pur-chaseprices of $50,000orless in 2007.

Forest Park buyinghouse to tear it down

This house at 11678 Elkwood Drive has been approved for demolition by the ForestPark City Council. The City will buy the house, demolish the structure and maintain thevacant property until the housing market turns around. JENNIE KEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

In redevelopmentprogramBy Jennie [email protected]

Three candidatesThe Winton Woods

Board of Education will in-terview three candidateson Tuesday, Aug. 21, for theBoard opening broughtabout by the resignation ofBoard member BrandonWiers.

The candidates to be in-terviewedareEricThomasof Forest Park, Sean Rug-less of Springfield Town-ship and Paula Kuhn ofGreenhills.

Lee withdrawsFormer Winton Woods

board of education mem-ber Jack Lee withdrew hisapplication for the schoolboard position recently va-cated by Brandon Wiers.

According to a WintonWoods City School Districtrelease, Lee said he felt theboard needed to look be-yond the end of the unex-pired term of the boardopening as theymade theirdecision.

“As always, I will con-tinue to find othermeans tosupport the board’s effortsto provide the best educa-tion possible for all of thedistrict’s students,” Leesaid.

Mentors wantedThe Academy of Global

Studies at Winton WoodsHigh School is seekingmentors for their program.

The academy engagesstudents in project-basedlearning courses, with amission to respect others,take responsibility and de-mand excellence.

The program will host amentor orientation, whichwill include a backgroundcheck, at 9 a.m. Friday,Sept. 7, at Winton WoodsHigh School.

Academy of GlobalStudies coordinator KevinJones said they are lookingfor approximately 50 men-tors to volunteer their timetwice a month.

“We meet every otherFriday from 7 to 8 a.m. Wewant people that are com-mitted and can spend timehanging out with thesekids,” Jones said. “Thementorsare there toshowapositive influence.”

Jones said he would likevolunteers to contact himbefore the orientation sohecan get enoughmaterial to-gether for the orientation.Jones can be reached at619-2414 or by email [email protected].

BRIEFLY

St. Xavier High Schoolhas a new principal.

Bill Sandquist, 68, willserve as the interim prin-cipal for the 2012-13school year to replace for-mer principal DavidMueller, who resignedJuly 31 to become princi-pal at Mother of MercyHigh School.

Sandquist, former as-sistant principal, said hewas approachedbySt.Xa-vier President Rev. TimHowe asking him to con-sider the job.

“It took a lot of prayingand consulting to decide,”Sandquist said. “I’mdoingthis for one year, and thenI’m retiring.”

Havingserved thehighschool since 1981, and as areligion teacher inCincin-nati since 1970, Sandquistsaid his careerwas “wind-ing down,” but that hewashappy to help the school.

“I agreed to serve pri-marily for thekids,”Sand-quist said. “It’s great forthe institution because itgives them a year to do athorough search for aprincipal who will helplead for the future.”

An appointed commit-tee will begin a search inthe fall for a permanentreplacement.

St. Xavier AssistantVice President RoderickHintonwill be heading thesearch. He said there willbe meetings with constit-uents of the St. Xaviercommunity to develop ex-pectations of the nextprincipal. They will thenconduct a national searchand post the position onvarious education sites,including the Jesuit Sec-ondary Education Associ-ation website, the Archdi-ocese of Cincinnati andseveral others.

“Our ultimate goal is tofind the best person tolead us forward,” Hintonsaid. “We will continue tobe a school that developsour men to become lead-ers and uphold high aca-demic standards.”

While the schoolsearches for the 2013-14principal, Sandquist saidhe’ll do his best.

“I get out of bed everymorning feeling goodabout my job,” Sandquistsaid.

And Hinton said Sand-quist was a good man forthe job.

“It was really naturalto move Bill to that role,”Hinton said. “He truly un-derstands the culture ofthe school.”

Sandquist serving asinterim principalfor St. Xavier

Bill Sandquist, 68, is serving as the interim principal forSt. Xavier High School to replace Dave Mueller. MONICA

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Been at highschool since 1981ByMonica [email protected]

“It’s great … because it givesthem a year to do a thoroughsearch for a principal.”BILL SANDQUISTSt. Xavier interim principal

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

HILLTOPPRESSEditor: Marc Emral, [email protected], 578-1053

Six DePaul Cristo Rey HighSchool students joined studentsfrom three other high schools inGreater Cincinnati to partici-pate in the Mayerson SummerService Residency Program inJune at Xavier University.

TheDPCR students are soph-omores Aaron Carter of Over-the-Rhine, Ruvarashe Chimuso-ro of Walnut Hills, KourtnieDuggins of Mount Healthy, Ta-reek Foster of Finneytown,ChristinaLackey ofMountAiry,and Eric Miller of Westwood.They joined students fromWithrow University HighSchool, Ursuline Academy andCincinnatiHillsChristianAcad-emy.

The Mayerson Summer Ser-vice Residency Program, fund-ed by the Mayerson FamilyFoundations, brings togetherstudents from diverse localhigh schools to live at XavierUniversity and work in socialservice agencies while learningabout poverty, homelessness,health issues, housing, the el-derly and children.

The DPCR students partici-pated in the program from June10 to 15, visiting, learning andperforming community serviceat number of local organiza-tions including the Boys & GirlsClubs inAvondale andOver-the-Rhine, The Drop Inn Center,Our Daily Bread, Tender Mer-

cies, and the Peaslee Neighbor-hood Center in Over-the-Rhineand EPIC House in the WestEnd.Aspart of their service, thestudents also learned about andchose the Faces Without Placesorganization which serveshomeless children to receive a$1,000 philanthropic gift fromthe Mayerson Foundations.

Students participate in summer serviceCristo Rey High School students

who participated in the MayersonSummer Service Residency

Program are in front, from left,Tareek Foster and Eric Miller; in

back, from left, RuvarasheChimusoro, Kourtnie Duggins,

Christina Lackey, and AaronCarter. THANKS TOMARGEE GARBSCH

Summertime.While most fourteen year-olds are

at the pool, or playing video games,or meeting friends at the mall, onegroup of area teenagers spent sev-enteen days slogging through thecreek at the Cincinnati Nature Cen-ter, touring the Rumpke landfill tolearn about solid waste, and doingexperiments in the University ofCincinnatis chemistry labs.

The 37 new freshmen from Mil-ford, Deer Park, Winton Woods, andMount Healthy were the 2012 class ofthe Freshman Challenge, a programcreated by Great Oaks Career Cam-puses to help at-risk students get ahead start on high school.

In the Freshman Challenge, stu-dents earn one science high schoolcredit and a PE credit requirementthrough an intensive curriculum thatgives them hands-on experience and,hopefully, a new appreciation forlearning. Science is taught in threestrands, said teacher Gary Parks ofMilford. The students learn engineer-ing and scientific discovery, and thenhow to combine the two. They arelearning through experimentationand experience.

And the experiences were non-stop throughout the 120 hours ofclass time. The students learnedabout global conservation and animalpopulations at the Cincinnati Zoo andwaded through creeks, studying thewildlife in that environment.

Students studied math concepts atthe Great American Ball Park, wentbehind the scenes at the CincinnatiMuseum Center, and planted flowersat the Civic Garden Center.

The students also learned aboutthe science used by firefighters,measured skid marks to better un-derstand the physics of crime sceneinvestigation, and conducted experi-ments to learn what foods contain themost energy.

Why would a Career Center createa program for incoming freshmen,many of whom may never attendclasses at Great Oaks? Because sci-ence and math are important, even ifa future career isnt directly involvewith those subjects.

“They are ways to understand andappreciate the world around us,” saidAnn Jordan, who developed theFreshman Challenge five years ago.“Through the Freshman Challengeprogram, students experience phys-ical science coming alive whilestrengthening their math skills.”

Jordan also said that the part-

nership with the University of Cin-cinnati is critical. The University,which provided labs, instructors,classroom space, and assistancefrom teachers-in-training throughthe Woodrow Wilson Fellows pro-gram, has supported the FreshmanChallenge throughout its entire exis-tence.

Dr. Nelson Vincent, AssociateDean of the UC College of Education,says 85 percent of careers require asolid foundation in science and math,said. For these students, their timespent on campus is their first collegeexperience. Wherever they go aftergraduation, we hope it wont be theirlast college experience.

And Jordan said that seems to bethe case. The students’ experience atUC led many of them to make collegea part of their long-term plan, shesaid. Many of these students will bethe first generation in their family toattend college.

And that’s the ultimate goal of theFreshman Challengeto show studentsthe value of education.

“Think about what you’ve done,”Mount Healthy assistant principalLincoln Butts told the students ontheir final day. “You’re one step clos-er to graduation than all other fresh-men in Ohio. Now, get a diploma.Then get a degree. Use this opportu-nity youve been given.”

FRESHMAN PUSHEDIN SCIENCE, MATH

Freshmen Jasmine Mixon and Ja’Vonte Williams fromMount Healthy High Schooland Jennifer Daugherty of Milford participate in the Great Oaks FreshmanChallenge. The summer program gives students a head start on high school. THANKSTO JONATHANWEIDRICH

Great Oaks programgives ninth gradersa head start on highschool course work

Threebuildings in theWintonWoodsSchool District are welcoming newprincipals this year.

Rachael Phillips is the newprincipalat Winton Woods Intermediate School;Craig Filipkowski is a new assistantprincipal atWintonWoodsHighSchool;and Jeremy Day is the new assistantprincipalatbothWintonWoodselemen-tary and intermediate schools.

Phillips, who is in her 20th year ineducation, came to the district fromNorthmoor (Ohio) Elementary School,

where shewasprincipalto about 600 students.Under her leadership,Northmoor was ratedExcellent with Distinc-tion by the state.

She received herbachelor’s degree inmusic education fromMiami University andher master’s degree inschool counseling fromthe University of Day-ton. Phillips also com-pleted the school ad-ministration licensureprogram at the Univer-sity of Dayton.

Filipkowski has beena high school health,physical education andscience teacher in theWinton Woods Districtsince 2000. He also hasserved as interim assis-tant principal at bothWinton Woods interme-diate and high schools,coached football at thehigh school and servedas Student Council ad-

viser and head coach of the academicquiz team.

He receivedhis bachelor’s degree ineducation from Miami University, andboth hismaster’s degree in administra-tion and his school administration li-cense from Xavier University.

Daywasre-called tohis formerposi-tion of assistant principal after hispredecessor, BrendaHodgesDavis, ac-cepted a new position as director of al-ternativeeducationandhearingofficerfor thedistrict.Day,who is inhis eighthyear in education, will split his time be-tween Winton Woods intermediate andelementary schools.

Day earned an associate’s degree incivil engineering fromCincinnati StateTechnical & Community College, thenearned a bachelor’s degree from theUniversity of Cincinnati in middlechildhood mathematics and languagearts. He also holds amaster’s degree insportsadministration fromXavierUni-versity, where he obtained his schooladministration license as well.

WintonWoodswelcomesthree newprincipals

Day

Filipkowski

Phillips

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

Week one of the 2012 footballseason has come and gone. Hereis a brief recap of how the localteams fared:

St. Xavier 43,Middletown 39

After Bomber running backC.J. Hilliard scored what turnedout tobe thegame-winningtouch-down with 52 seconds to go, Mid-dletown wasn’t ready to give up.

Highly toutedMiddie quarter-backJalinMarshall tookhis teamall thewaydown to theBomber 3-yard linewith eight seconds to goin thecontest, but theBomberde-fense held steady as Marshall’spass was too high for receiverChase Sorrell. They trailed by 11points in the fourth quarter be-fore Hilliard’s touchdown gavethem the lead for good.

Marshall finished with 323rushing yards on 23 carries andfour touchdowns, three rushing.

St. Xavier quarterback NickTensing rushed for 94 yards, in-cluding a 46-yard carry to set upHilliard’sgo-aheadscore.Healsotossed for 176 yards and twotouchdowns.

The only bad news for theBombers was that wide receiver/quarterback Trey Kilgore suf-fered a broken foot and is expect-ed to miss four to six weeks.

Next game: The No. 3-rankedBombers travel to IndianapolisCathedral.

Mount Healthy 44,North College Hill 0

Owls’ junior quarterback Ty-ree Elliott gained 95 yards andthree touchdowns before leavingin the third quarter as the Owlscruised to awin in the15th annualCrosstownShowdownatColerainHigh School, Aug. 22.

Next game: Mount Healthyplays at Fenwick Aug. 31, whileNorth College Hill hosts RogerBacon the same day. Both gamesstart at 7:30 p.m.

Northwest 47,Finneytown 7

TheWildcatswere shutout un-til the fourth quarter when quar-terbackBradSteimle tossed a 44-yard touchdown pass.

Northwest senior runningback Ramar Hairston scored on

the first play of the game, whilejunior quarterback Cory Rober-son ran seven times for 81 yardsand three touchdowns. Robersonadded 85 yards and a scorethrough the air. Next game: Fin-neytown looks to rebound athome against Schroder Aug. 31.

Lockland 28, Aiken 8

The Falcons cut the Locklandlead to 14-8 at the half, but wereoutscored 14-0 in the third quar-ter and dropped their seasonopener. Senior quarterback TiyilFitzgerald scored the lone touch-down for theFalcons on a 47-yard

run.Nextgame:TheFalcons takeon Clark Montessori Aug. 31 athome, while Lockland is at homeagainst Deer Park.

Lakota West 46,La Salle 34

LakotaWest running backMi-kel Horton rushed for 239 yardsand two touchdowns against LaSalle as the Lancers droppedtheir first game of the season inthe Skyline Crosstown Show-downatNippert StadiumAug. 26.

The Lancers trailed, 21-7, atthe half, but thanks to freshmanquarterback Nick Watson, LaSalle did their best to mount acomeback.Watson replaced JakeMeyer,whostartedforan injuredBrad Burkhart.

Watson, who became the sec-ond freshman ever to play quar-

terback at La Salle, opened thesecond half with a 50-yard touch-down pass to senior Jason Bell,but Lakota West answered ontheir next possession.

Later in the third quarter, LaSalle freshman Jeremy Larkinreturned a kickoff 92 yards for atouchdown and cut the Lancersdeficit to 31-21.

Lancers running back Wilcoxstarted off the fourth quarterwith a four-yard touchdown run,but as it played out all night, La-kotaWest had the answer.Hortonbusted a 62-yard touchdown runand stretched West’s lead to 39-28. La Salle and Wilcox, who ledthe team with 96 rushing yards,responded again, with a 1-yardtouchdown to bring the score to39-34. But on their next posses-sion, the Lancers stalled andfailed to convert on 4th-and-6fromtheir own39.West tookoverand Horton rushed for a 15-yardscore to seal the Lancers’ fate.

Next game: La Salle hosts Co-vington Catholic at 7:30 p.m., Fri-day, Aug. 31.

Reading 15,Roger Bacon 9 (OT)

In thefirsthighschool footballgame played in the state of Ohio,Roger Bacon just couldn’t get itsoffense going Aug. 22.

Reading held the Spartans tofive yards of total offense on 49plays,accordingtoGannettNewsService. All of Bacon’s pointscame in the second quarter. Matt

BOMBERS STOP MARSHALL,MIDDIES IN INSTANT CLASSICMt. Healthy routsNCH in Showdown

Roger Bacon quarterback Ruggiero DeLuca (16) gets sacked by Reading tacklers in the first quarter.Wednesday’s game at Colerain High School was the first Ohio game in the 15th annual Skyline ChiliCrosstown Showdown series this season.

Mount Healthy quarterback LeonCurrie-Davis runs the ball for 40yards against North College Hillduring Skyline Chili CrosstownShowdown football game atColerain High School Aug. 22.JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

St. Xavier QB Nicholas Tensingruns with the ball againstMiddletown in the first quarterduring the CrosstownShowdown at Nippert StadiumAug. 24. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE

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By Tom [email protected]

See FOOTBALL, Page A7

There’s a feeling aroundMcAuley High School that thevolleyball team could competefor a league title for the first timein several years.

The fact the Mohawks returnnine seniors bodes well forMcAuley’s chances because, be-sides boasting experience, thesquad has some talented players.

“Our roster has good size andathleticism, which we expect totranslate to strong attacking andblocking,” said head coach GeneToms by email.

Atoutsidehitter,McAuleywill

welcome back Taylor Bove andJordyn Thiery. Bove garneredfirst-team all-league recognitionin 2011, while Thiery receivedleague honorable mention.

Fellow senior blockers AlexisBierbaum and Katie Sterwerfshould shore up blocking duties,while Libbi Guliano roams thefloor as libero.

The Mohawks went 11-13 lastseason and placed fifth in theGGCL Scarlet. But the currentgroup of girls has the team, aswell as theMcAuley coaches, be-lieving it can contend.

“Our team and coaching staffbelieves we should compete for aleague title for the first time in

several years,” Toms said.After one of theworst seasons

in school history that saw themwin just one game, the Aiken La-dy Falcons bring some experi-ence to the court in 2012.

Defensive specialist ClaraOwens, who was an All-Cincin-nati Metro Athletic Conferencehonorable mention last season, isone of six seniors coach EdnaGibbs will run out in 2012.

Other seniors include Shaw-nell Phillips, Chauntae Johnson,Anoah Crawley, Alectra Borge-menke, and Maria Nixon.

Coming off a surprising run to

Area girls volleyfor postseason berth

Finneytown's Molly Fisher setsthe ball for her team in the firstset against Madeira during theDivision III volleyball sectionalslast season. Fisher will be one ofthe leaders for the Wildcats.AMANDA DAVIDSON/THE COMMUNITY

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Jordyn Thiery will return forMcAuley as the Mohawks look tocompete in the Girls’ GreaterCincinnati League. PROVIDED PHOTO

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Boys golf» Finneytown picked up

their first victory of theseason after defeatingWal-nut Hills 194-200, Aug. 20.Matt Soyer earned medal-ist honors for the Wildcatswith a 42 on the front nineat Losantiville CountryClub.

» St.Xavier finished inatie for second place with a308 at the Fairfield Invita-tional Aug. 20. SophomoreRyanEllis shot a1-under 69on the South Trace at Fair-field Greens.

The Bombers wereedged out by Seven Hills166-167, Aug. 20. SeniorNick Schlotman earnedmedalist honors with a 3-over-par 38.

St. Xavier lost by threestrokes (166-169) to Wyo-ming Aug. 23.

»Mount Healthy lost toPrinceton Aug. 20, 169-226.

Boys soccer» Finneytown lost its

season opener 3-0 to Fair-field Aug. 20.

»Winton Woodsdropped to 0-3 following a3-1 loss toMiddletownAug.23. Junior Jonathon Madri-gal scored the lone goal forthe Warriors.

Girls soccer» Finneytown blanked

Winton Woods 8-0, Aug. 20in the season opener forboth teams. Junior Rebec-ca Snyder recorded a hattrick for the Wildcats.

»Winton Woods lost toMiddletown 4-1, Aug. 23.

Girls tennis»Winton Woods defeat-

ed Roger Bacon 4-1, Aug.20. The Warriors’ lone losscame via forfeit.

The Warriors lost toMcNicholas 4-1, Aug. 22with their only victorycoming by forfeit in No. 3singles.

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Finneytown senior Bret Marshall (10) tries to get by twoFairfield midfielders, Bailey Hocter, left, and Brian Feller,during their match Aug. 20. The Wildcat captain and histeammates lost their season opener to the Indians 3-0.MELANIE LAUGHMAN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

There is no shortage of energy inthe football office at the College ofMount St. Joseph.

Head football coach Rod Huberenters his 13th season leading the Li-ons, but shows no signs of slowingdown any time soon. Huber spent hissummer traveling to 18 cities aroundtheworld,coachingfootballwithPro-Camps Worldwide. Now, he is fo-cusedon leadingtheLionsbackto thepostseason for the first time since2009.

“He can get you fired up to eatlunch,” said seniorlinebacker AdamBigelow (Ander-son) of his headcoach. “It is a lot offun.”

Bigelow and thedefense will becounted on to leadthe team this sea-son. It starts up

front with the defensive line and no-setackle Russell Turner (Fairfield).ChrisTaylor (Colerain), SeanBrooks,and Ben Mocahbee (McNicholas)join Turner in the trenches. KonnorBlevins (Lakota West) leads the line-backers, along with Jay Dolak andCam Dierig (Highlands). Safety Ty-ler Elrod (Harrison) is the leader ofthe secondary.

“Our defense is the heart of ourteam,” Huber said.

The Lions boasted the top rushingdefense and top scoring defense inthe Heartland Conference last sea-son.Theywillneedtorepeat thatper-formance and improve their pass de-fense in order to retake the confer-ence title from two-time defendingleague champ Franklin College.

“Wehavea lotofconfidence inour

guys on offense,” Bigelow said. “Ourdefense is always willing to step upand win games if we need to.”

The Lions welcome a new offen-sive coordinator and will attempt toget back to the pro-style, ball controloffense that led the program to fourstraight postseason appearancesfrom 2004 to 2007. All-conferencerunning back JamesClay returns forhis senior season after rushing for113.2 yards per game and scoring 16touchdowns as a junior. Claywill be aworkhorse for the Lions.

“He wants the ball as much as hecan get it,” said Huber.

The returning linemen chargedwith paving the way for Clay areBrandon Keller, Andrew Wilson,Matt Ray, and Tyler Breh. RobBlundred (OakHills) will play a larg-er role in the offense this season, ashe and converted quarterback TreyMcPhailwill split timeatH-Backandtight end, often being featured in thesameformation together.TylerFeine(Amelia), a 6-foot-5 target, is the onlyexperienced wide receiver back thisyear. Leading the offensewill be sen-ior quarterback Brian Pitzer.

With an experienced line in frontof him and a talented running backbehind him, Pitzer will need to be abetter gamemanager in 2012.

The not-so-secret weapon in theLions program is all-conference

punterGregTabar(Colerain).TheLi-ons rarely lose the field position bat-tle with Tabar on the field.

Consistency will be a key thisyear, after a streaky 2011 season.

Mount St. Joseph started the 2011season by winning its first threegames, before dropping three, thenwinning three before falling in theannual Bridge Bowl to rival ThomasMore College. This season, the Lionshopetobe4-0headingintotheirOct.6showdown at home against Franklin.

“We’ve got to comeout right awayandset thetonefor therestof thesea-son,” said Bigelow.

TheLionsopentheseasonathomeagainst Wilmington College at 7 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 1.

Lions fired up forMSJ football seasonBy Adam [email protected]

Huber

GAME DAYSSept. 1 – Wilmington College , 7

p.m.Sept. 15 – at Hanover College,

1:30 p.m.Sept. 22 – at Bluffton University,

1:30 p.m.Sept. 29 – Anderson University, 7

p.m.Oct. 6 – Franklin College (Delhi

Day), 1:30 p.m.Oct. 13 - at Defiance College, 1:30

p.m.Oct. 20 – Manchester University

(homecoming), 1:30 p.m.Oct. 27 – Rose-Hulman Institute

of Technology (Senior day), 1:30p.m.Nov. 3 – at Earlham College, 1:30

p.m.Nov. 10 – at Thomas More College

(Bridge Bowl XVII), 1 p.m.All home games are played at

Schueler Field, 5701 Delhi Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45233.

“He can get youfired up to eatlunch. It is a lot offun.”ADAM BIGELOWSenior linebacker speaking of MSJhead coach Rod Huber

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the district finals in 2011,the top two returners forthe Finneytown LadyWildcats in 2012 are Mor-ganHart and Sierra Leigh.

Hart and Leigh bothdedicated themselves inthe offseason, playing forclub teams and participat-ing in multiple camps tobetter their game.

The numbers are downagain at Finneytown andcoach LaurenCasebolt hasjust seven girls on her var-sity teamandwill have twoplayers who swing be-tween varsity and juniorvarsity.

Sophomore Molly Fish-er will set the ball this sea-son, while junior ChristyCowan will provide somemuch-needed depth.

Despite the low num-ber, Casebolt is confidentin the seven girls who willstart for her team.

“If I carried14girls, theothergirlswouldbe sittingthe bench,” the fourth-year coach said. “The sev-en Ihaveeat, sleepand livevolleyball. They are veryconfident, they are ingreat shape, their endur-ance is up and I think we’llbe fine.”

Gamble Montessori isunder the direction ofcoach Lacey Schaefer andgraduated three seniorsfrom the 2011 team. Theybeing the season at OylerAug. 27, followed upwith amatch-up with CincinnatiCollege Prep Aug. 29.

No other informationwas available before dead-line.

A new era begins in

2012 for the MountHealthy Lady Owls asthey begin play in theSouthwest Ohio Confer-ence.

Coach April Simmonsand the Owls hope thechange will result in theirfirst winning season since2008.

Chelsey Borden andLinda Hoeph were bothsecond-team All-Fort An-cient Valley Conferenceplayers last season andwill look to lead the LadyOwls in 2012.

In St. Bernard, RogerBacon High School headcoach Alyssa Carlotta de-scribed the Spartans as ayoung team with a lot ofpotential.

The squad will attemptto build off its 8-15 markfrom last season.

Offensively, the Spar-tans should have scorersin sophomore middle hit-ter Leah Schmitz, senioroutside hitter Kellie Behr-le and freshman outsidehitter Anna Williams.

Junior setter MeganFulton, as well as sopho-more setterLexyHoffmanshould also have a notice-able impact on the offense.

Comingofa7-14 season,where they won just twoFAVC games, the WintonWoods Warriors will taketo the court as an indepen-dent program in 2012 afterthe breakup of the FAVC.

The Warriors lost fiveseniors to graduation, in-cluding All-FAVC first-teamer Paige Allen.

Leading the charge in2012 will be juniors BlairTidwell, Tecora Yisraeland Courtney Carr.

No other informationwas available before dead-line.

VolleyContinued from Page A5

Brickler nailed a 23-yardfield goal to put the Spar-tans on the board. Juniordefensive back Eli Nixon,who recovered a fumble atReading’s 21-yard line with6:10 left in the first half, setup the attempt. Minuteslater, Nixon blocked, andrecovered,apunt in theendzone for a touchdown.

Reading running back

Jacob Blair scored on anine-yard run up the mid-dle in overtime to seal theSpartans’ fate. Next game:Roger Bacon plays NorthCollege Hill, Aug. 31. Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

Wayne 30,WintonWoods 20

Next game: The War-riors look to rebound asthey travel to Lakota EastAug. 31.

Gannett News Serviceand Nick Dudukovich con-tributed to this report.

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“¡Pura Vida!” – local CostaRican adjective – slang for purelife, fine, cool, very well, oreverything is OK. These twowords can be used as a greetingor a farewell or just anywhere inconversation.

This shortphrase wasone of thefirst of manylessons thatAna, our

guide, explained to us in CostaRica this past June. It’s not justa cool, hip, local bit of lingo, butit’s a summative phrase for thewhole Costa Rican way of life,one that five of us: juniors JoséArreaga, Claire Devlin, andFrancesca Lipari, and teachersMike Benjamin and I embracedfully for one glorious week. Itsummarizes all of the lessons welearned about science, ecology,and ethical living that we plan tobring back as we hope to plantsmall seeds of change for thefuture here as well.

Had St. Francis and St. Clarevisited Costa Rica, they, too,would have said, “¡Pura Vida!”The Costa Ricans treat the earthwith reverence, recycling ev-erything possible. At the com-munity center in Yue, part ofour first day of communityservice, some of us stuffednewspaper and empty snackbags into used soda bottles.These would become the“bricks” for a wall later. We leftour dirty clothes and shoes be-hind as there were people in SanJose who would thoroughly

clean them and hand them out tothose who needed them. DonJuan, who runs a thriving orga-nic farm, taught us about com-posting. Nothing is wasted!

Probably one of the best waysto explain the impact this weekhad on the five of us is to reit-erate what my students haveheard fromme for years: every-thing in life is connected. The

more I learn, the more I see theconnections in life and hope mystudents see also. This class-room lesson became hands-onobvious as we walked the beach-side jungle. Friar Laurence’slines from “Romeo and Juliet”ran loop-like through my head aswe walked along: “For naught sovile that on the earth doth live/But to the earth some special

good doth give.”Tino, our jungle guide, gave

us many examples of the dualexistence of the nature sur-rounding us. Some of us allowedthe golden orb spider to climbour arms as Tino explained howscientists are trying to use itsweb as suturing thread in sur-gery because of its strength anddelicacy. We learned that eating

live termites can help us survivein the jungle (and yes, all of usate them!). We experienced thenoni fruit, a jellyfish-lookingwhite fruit that smelled andtasted like bad blue cheese, butwhose juice has been used tohelp cancer patients. Earlierthat week, I learned to appreci-ate having geckos wander myroom since they ate the copiousmosquitoes.

The lessons were excitingand abundant, just as the spiritof the Costa Ricans who openedtheir arms to embrace us. Car-los, our driver, immediatelyimmersed us in his culturethrough his music. One of ourfavorite Reggae songs embodied¡Pura Vida! “What goes aroundcomes around; the world is acycle.” Our students’ favoriteday was our second day of com-munity service at a school out-side of La Fortuna. We broughtthem needed school supplies,primed a new schoolhouse, andbuilt a jungle gym workingalongside their students.

However, as is often the casewhile doing community service,we received as much as wegave: experiencing the school’sfirst cultural performance,touring the student gardenwhich provided food for theirlunches, and making friends.The world is truly a cycle.

And about those termites:They taste like carrots! “¡PuraVida!”

Mellen Moors-Dressing is an Englishteacher at Roger Bacon High School.

Students, teachers fine in Costa Rica

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In Costa Rico this summer from Roger Bacon High School were, from left in back, teachers Mike Benjamin,Mellen Moors-Dressing and student Jose Arreaga; front from left, Claire Devlin and Francesca Lipari andstudents from a Costa Rican school. PROVIDED

Visitors to Glendale PlaceCare Center always commenton the lovely decorations andwe have Finneytown’s DarleneBryant to thank. She is the ac-tivities director whose artisticeye brings joy to the lobby,hallways and units. Skilled inknitting, crocheting, sewing,weaving, cross stitching, mac-rame and needlepoint, wood-

work, embroi-dery and watercolors, Darlenesays she is“crafty” ratherthan artistic. Istill say she isartistic, becauseher decorationsare magic.

Darlene is themother of onedaughter, who

has gifted her with two wonder-ful grandchildren – a boy 9 anda girl 16. Very close to theirgrandmother, they enjoy spend-ing time with her, attendingReds games, watching movies,playing cards and getting to-gether every Sunday.

Growing up in Clifton, sheassisted blind students withassignments while in juniorhigh. She worked in a Chineserestaurant for a while beforeexclusively devoting her timeto being a teacher’s assistant inspecial education classes. Fromchildhood, Darlene knew shewanted to be an humanitarian,but wasn’t sure which directionto take.

She worked with blind, deafand autistic students as a vaca-tion replacement for the Cincin-nati Public Schools in the spe-cial art department. Her workethic was so strong that withinfive years the administratorasked her to become the activ-

ity director. Darlene demurred,saying she didn’t feel she hadthe qualifications. The adminis-trator sent her to school. Want-ing to do her best, Darlene tookan additional management classand got straight A’s.

She began working in a re-tirement community in 1982 andthat 20 year experience was alife changing, dynamic deci-sion. Activities with the elderlygave her a change in careerpath that she embraced whole-heartedly. She recalls, “Differ-ent places give different oppor-tunities to highlight your skills.I was very, very, very shy be-fore working with seniors. Theyhelped me develop who I want-ed to be as I listened to theirstories. You must have an openheart to hear, and I realized thatthey held my heart in theirhands and I held their hearts in

mine.”After six years in adult day

care for the Salvation Army andas director of a dementia unit inan assisted living community,she wanted to get back intoactivities in nursing homes.

“There is no better job andGlendale Place is a good placeto work,” Darlene reflected onhow much is involved. “Wheneverything looks easy, it meansthat someone has done a lot ofleg work. I couldn’t do thisalone. I have a good team. Iwant to get it right for the resi-dents. If I can enhance theirquality of life just a little while,why not? I often get as muchout of this as they do.”

Darlene contacts entertain-ers and coordinates the sched-ules of the adult and studentvolunteers, clergy and the resi-dents. There are shopping lists,the newsletters, calendars,church and birthday lists, di-etary requests and a ton ofother paperwork. There is thesenior prom, the Luau, stunningdecorations for each holidayseason, the carnival, bake sale(and money to make change),raffle baskets, donations,clowns, musicians and the listgoes on. I suspect Darlene hasmotorized shoes. Although thisself-taught computer whiz cer-tainly doesn’t need the exercise,she cycles, plays racquetballand swims like a fish.

Darlene doesn’t have a favor-ite holiday to decorate for; shejust wants everyone to be happyin any season.

Evelyn Perkins writes a regularcolumn about people and events inthe Tri-County Press area. Senditems for her column to 10127 Ches-ter Road, Woodlawn, 45215, or callher directly at 772-7379.

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» Educational Service CenterGoverning Board meets on the thirdWednesday of the month at 11083Hamilton Ave. Call 672-4200 forinformation.

» General Health District meets at6:30 p.m. the second Monday of themonth at 250 William Howard TaftRoad, Clifton. Call 946-7800 forinformation.

» Regional Planning Commissionmeets at 12:30 p.m. the first Thurs-day of the month at the CountyAdministration Building, eighthfloor, 138 E. Court St., downtown.Call 946-4500 for information.

» Rural Zoning Commission meetsat 1 p.m. on the third Thursday ofthe month at the County Admini-stration Building, 138 E. Court St.,downtown. Call 946-4501 for in-formation.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012

Students went back to school this week, ending sum-mer vacation for teachers, staff and students. MountHealthy was one of many school districts that broughtyoungsters back to the classroom Aug. 22.

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Tony White andD’Andre Evans,students infifth-grade teacherErin Chrisman’sclass, look downthe walk as theywait for classmateson the first day ofschool. JENNIEKEY/THE COMMUNITY

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First-grader AnthonyThompson Junior wassporting a newbackpack and newshoes as he talks withhis mom LafredaSimmons whilewaiting for the doorsto open on the firstday of school. Hissister Ky’ieraThompson, 4, has anew backpack, but ison a waiting list forpreschool in thedistrict. JENNIE KEY/THE

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Students went back to school, ending summer vacation for teachers, staff and students. MountHealthy was one of many school districts that brought youngsters back to the classroom Aug. 22.Fifth graders Tony White, 10 and D’Andre Evans wait for the doors at South Elementary to open.Evans decided to tuck in his shirt as he waited. JENNIE KEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ralph Brown, left andMike Taylor, right, bothfrom Peterman BusService, wait with bussupervisor Trish Statt forthe first buses of the2012-13 school year toarrive at SouthElementary. Peterman isproviding drivers for theMount Healthy District forthe first time this year.JENNIE KEY/THE COMMUNITY

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Buses arrived right on schedule, and Superintendent Lori Handler wasthere to welcome students. JENNIE KEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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South Elementary staff members Mary JoYearion, Brenna Alderman and Jean Garardgo over student lists as they wait for theschool buses to arrive. JENNIE KEY/THE

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Tristan Napier, a fourth grader at South Elementary School, gets off the firstbus ride of the new school year. JENNIE KEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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THURSDAY, AUG. 30Art ExhibitsIranian, Women, Artists, 10a.m.-4 p.m., Passages Gallery,1731Goodman Ave., Works bySharareh Khosravani and FazilatSoukhakian. Curated by SaadGhosn. 763-9125; www.passa-gesgallery.org. North CollegeHill.

Community DanceRoyal Rounds, 2-4 p.m., Green-hills Community Church Presby-terian, 21 Cromwell Road, PhaseIII-V round dance club for expe-rienced dancers. Ballroomfigures: waltz, two-step, chacha, rumba, tango and bolero.$6. Presented by SouthwesternOhio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. ThroughDec. 20. 929-2427. Greenhills.

Exercise ClassesPilates Class, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, 4300 Springdale Road,Improve strength, flexibility,balance, control and muscularsymmetry. Instructor CelineKirby leads core-strengtheningexercises using bands andweights. Bring yoga mat. Familyfriendly. $5. 741-8802; www.col-eraintwp.org. Colerain Town-ship.

Farmers MarketCollege Hill FarmMarket,3-6:30 p.m., College Hill Presby-terian Church, 5742 HamiltonAve., Eggs, cheese, bread, bakedgoods, seasonal fruits andvegetables, jams, honey andmicro-greens. Weekly eventsand music. Free. Presented byCollege Hill FarmMarket. 542-0007; www.collegehillfarm-market.org. College Hill.

Senior CitizensExercise toMusic, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, $1. 385-3780.Green Township.Open Bridge, 12:15-3:15 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.Veteran’s Workshop, 1 p.m.,Triple Creek Retirement Com-munity, 11230 Pippin Road, VillaClubhouse. Learn about avail-ability of Aid & Attendancebenefits. Review eligibilitycriteria and learn how thou-sands of families have becomeeligible for this benefit, helpingto offset cost of care. Free.Reservations required. 851-0601.Colerain Township.

FRIDAY, AUG. 31Art ExhibitsIranian, Women, Artists, 10a.m.-4 p.m., Passages Gallery,763-9125; www.passagesgalle-ry.org. North College Hill.

Exercise ClassesCardio/Kickboxing, 9-10 a.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, 4300 Springdale Road,For adults. Mix of cardio andkickboxing moves incorporatingstrength and core work. In-structor Karen Harsh. Bring matand water. Ages 18 and up. $5.741-8802; www.coleraintwp.org.Colerain Township.Low Impact Fitness, 10-11 a.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, 4300 Springdale Road,Workout mix of low impact,cardio and strength moves.Bring weights and water. Resis-tance bands and small fitnessballs provided. Ages 18 and up.$5. 741-8802; www.coleraintw-p.org. Colerain Township.

Farmers MarketLettuce Eat Well FarmersMarket, 3-7 p.m., Harvest HomePark, 3961North Bend Road,Locally produced food items.Free. Presented by Lettuce EatWell. 661-1792; www.lewfm.org.Cheviot.Colerain Township FarmersMarket, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Fresh,local produce. 741-8802;www.coleraintwp.org. ColerainTownship.

FestivalsSt. Margaret Mary ChurchFestival, 7 p.m.-midnight, St.Margaret Mary Church, 1830 W.Galbraith Road, Games, rides,grand raffle and music. Foodand alcohol with ID and wrist-band available. 521-7387;www.stmargaretmarypar-ish.org. North College Hill.St. John Neumann ChurchSummer Festival, 6 p.m.-midnight, St. John Neumann

Church, 12191Mill Road, Gamesfor all ages, rides, bands, rafflesand bingo. Alcohol with wrist-band and ID. Through Sept. 2.742-0953. Springfield Township.

Music - ReligiousJason Gray, 7 p.m., The Un-derground, 1140 Smiley Ave.,Doors open 6:15 p.m. Contem-porary Christian singer-song-writer and poet. VIP includesmeet-and-greet at 5:30 p.m. $30VIP; $15, $12 advance. 825-8200;www.itickets.com. Forest Park.

NatureBlueMoon Hike, 8:30 p.m.,WintonWoods, 10245 WintonRoad, Winton Centre. Celebratethe rare occasion of a BlueMoon and test your knowledgeabout the moon. Free, vehiclepermit required. Presented byHamilton County Park District.521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

On Stage - TheaterSlabtown District Convention,7 p.m., Golden Leaf BaptistChurch, 5910 Argus Road, Acomedy in one act, full of wit,good sense and practical lessons.$10 donation requested. 542-8213. College Hill.

Senior CitizensPinochle, Noon-4 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Through Dec. 28.385-3780. Green Township.Arthritis Exercise, Noon-12:45p.m., Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road, Work-out to videos geared to helplessen arthritis symptoms. Forseniors. Free. 385-3780. GreenTownship.Taking Off Pounds Sensibly,10-11 a.m., Green TownshipSenior Center, 3620 Epley Road,Weight loss support and ac-countability. For seniors. $28annual fee. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 1CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Kuliga Park, 6717Bridgetown Road, HamiltonCounty residents may drop offyard trimmings. Free to allHamilton County Residents.Bring proof of residency. Land-scapers and commercial estab-lishments not eligible to partici-pate. Free. Presented by Hamil-ton County Recycling and SolidWaste District. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Green Township.Yard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Rumpke SanitaryLandfill, 3800 Struble Road,Hamilton County residents maydrop off yard trimmings. Free toall Hamilton County Residents.Bring proof of residency. Land-scapers and commercial estab-lishments not eligible to partici-pate. Free. Presented by Hamil-ton County Recycling and SolidWaste District. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Colerain Township.

Community DanceQueen City Express: SuperSaturday Square DanceSpecial II, 11 a.m.-noon, JohnWesley United MethodistChurch, 1927 W. Kemper Road,Celebrate National SquareDance Month. Five free squaredance locations/stations topromote fun, fitness and fellow-ship. Free. Presented by South-western Ohio/Northern Ken-tucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 929-2427; www.sonksdf-.com. Springfield Township.

FestivalsSt. Margaret Mary ChurchFestival, 4:30 p.m.-midnight, St.Margaret Mary Church, 521-7387; www.stmargaretmarypar-ish.org. North College Hill.St. John Neumann ChurchSummer Festival, 4 p.m.-midnight, St. John NeumannChurch, 742-0953. SpringfieldTownship.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke with Uncle Don, 9:30p.m., Poor Michael’s, 11938Hamilton Ave., Free. ThroughDec. 29. 825-9958. SpringfieldTownship.

NatureMystery Animals, 1-3 p.m.,WintonWoods, 10245 WintonRoad, Harbor Pavilion. Unlockthe clues in an animal hunt toreveal the hidden creature. Free,vehicle permit required. Present-ed by Hamilton County ParkDistrict. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Springfield Township.

RecreationOutdoor Archery, 2 p.m.,WintonWoods, 10245 WintonRoad, Adventure Outpost.Registration required online byAug. 30. Basics of shooting acompound bow plus targetpractice. Archers must be able topull a minimum of 10 poundsdraw weight. With certifiedarchery instructor. Ages 8 andup. Adult must accompany ages8-17. $15; vehicle permit re-quired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Spring-field Township.

SportsLabor Day Footaball Classic,10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., WintonWoods High School, 1231W.Kemper Road, Presented byGreater Cincinnati Sports Corpo-ration. 619-2420. Forest Park.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 2CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Kuliga Park, Free.946-7766; www.hamiltoncoun-tyrecycles.org. Green Township.Yard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Rumpke SanitaryLandfill, Free. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Colerain Township.

Community DanceDiamond Squares, 6:30-8:30p.m., Parky’s Farm Hayloft Barn,10073 Daly Road, 30th DiamondAnniversary Dance. Plus levelWestern square and rounddance club for experienceddancers. Family friendly. $5.Presented by SouthwesternOhio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 929-2427.Springfield Township.

Exercise ClassesYoga, 4-5 p.m., GuenthnerPhysical Therapy, 5557 CheviotRoad, Strengthen, stretch andtone with gentle postures thatrelease tension and support theintegrity of the spine. Familyfriendly. $7 walk-in; $120 for 10classes. 923-1700; www.guenth-nerpt.com.Monfort Heights.

FestivalsSt. Margaret Mary ChurchFestival, 3-11 p.m., St. MargaretMary Church, 521-7387;www.stmargaretmarypar-ish.org. North College Hill.St. John Neumann ChurchSummer Festival, 4-11 p.m., St.John Neumann Church, 742-0953. Springfield Township.

NatureMystery Animals, 1-3 p.m.,WintonWoods, Free, vehiclepermit required. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Spring-field Township.

RecreationMini-Triathlon, 10 a.m., WintonWoods, 10245 Winton Road,Adventure Outpost. Registrationrequired online by Aug. 28.Challenge family and friends ina mini triathlon: walk/run, bikeand paddle. Participate solo orin teams of two or three. Cele-bration at finish line for partici-pants. $20, vehicle permit re-quired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Spring-field Township.

SportsLabor Day Footaball Classic,10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., WintonWoods High School, 619-2420.Forest Park.

Support Groups

Caregivers Support Group,3:30-5 p.m., Family Life Center,703 Compton Road, For thosewho care for or supervise thefrail, elderly or disabled. Familyfriendly. Free. 931-5777. Finney-town.

MONDAY, SEPT. 3Music - BluesBlues Jam, 8:30 p.m., PoorMichael’s, 11938 Hamilton Ave.,With Tri-state blues artists. Free.825-9958. Springfield Township.

NatureRaptors, Noon-4 p.m., Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, 3455Poole Road, Ellenwood NatureBarn. Birds on exhibit. Bringcameras and sketchpads. RAP-TOR Inc. rescues and rehabili-tates injured and orphanedbirds of prey. Free, parkingpermit required. Presented byHamilton County Park District.51-521-7275; www.greatpark-s.org. Colerain Township.

SportsLabor Day Footaball Classic,10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., WintonWoods High School, 619-2420.Forest Park.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 4Art & Craft ClassesArt Access, 6-8 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Artistsand students 18 and up usecenter’s Art Room to work onsmaller pieces of glass fusing,stained glass, pottery and more.Students bring supplies. Ages 18and up. $7. 741-8802; www.col-eraintwp.org. Colerain Town-ship.

Art ExhibitsIranian, Women, Artists, 10a.m.-4 p.m., Passages Gallery,763-9125; www.passagesgalle-ry.org. North College Hill.

Community DanceContinentals Round DanceClub, 2:30-4 p.m., Trinity Luther-an Church, 1553 Kinney Ave.,Phase III-V level round danceclub. $6. Presented by South-western Ohio/Northern Ken-tucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. Through Dec. 18. 929-2427.Mount Healthy.

Exercise ClassesPilates Mat Class, 11 a.m.,Guenthner Physical Therapy,5557 Cheviot Road, Taught byJudy Feazell. $15 drop-in; $120for 10 classes. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com.Mon-fort Heights.

Health / WellnessLunch and Learn, Noon-1 p.m.,Guenthner Physical Therapy,5557 Cheviot Road, Learn abouttopics on improving your healthand wellness. Free. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com.Mon-fort Heights.

Senior CitizensQuilting, 9:30-11:30 a.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Make blankets todonate to Project Linus andChildren’s Hospital. For seniors.385-3780. Green Township.

Exercise toMusic, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.Ceramics, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, 385-3780.Green Township.Stability Ball, 9:30-10 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Bring yourown stability ball and work onstrengthening your core. Forseniors. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.Euchre, 12:30-3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Open game. Forseniors. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.Pattern Dancing, 1-2:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Learn linedancing and have fun whileexercising. For seniors. Free.385-3780. Green Township.Billiards, 1:30-3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5Art ExhibitsIranian, Women, Artists, 10a.m.-4 p.m., Passages Gallery,763-9125; www.passagesgalle-ry.org. North College Hill.

Clubs & OrganizationsMothers of PreschoolersMonthly Meeting, 9-11:30a.m., LifeSpring ChristianChurch, 1373 W. Galbraith Road,Room161. Mothers with chil-dren from newborns to kinder-gartners welcome. Morning ofbuilding relationships withother moms, eating breakfast,listening to speakers on varietyof topics, making crafts, playinggames, group discussion andmore. Free child care provided.Membership: $23.95 per year.Presented by Mothers of Pre-schoolers - LifeSpring. ThroughMay 1. 271-5775; www.mop-s.org. North College Hill.

Exercise ClassesCardio/Kickboxing, 9-10 a.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, $5. 741-8802; www.col-eraintwp.org. Colerain Town-ship.

Religious - CommunityGriefShare, 6:45-9 p.m., North-viewWesleyan Church, 2407Adams Road, Cafe Gilead.Weekly through Dec. 5. SupportGroup for those who are griev-ing the death of someone closeto them. Weekly seminars,sharing and support designed tolearn about and reflect on whatto expect in the grief processwith others who have alsoexperienced loss. Ages 18 andup. $20. 825-5950; northview-weslyan.org. Springfield Town-ship.

Senior CitizensPinochle, Noon-4 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 385-3780. Green Township.Vintage Artist, 9 a.m.-12:30p.m., Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road, Placefor artists to paint together.Beginners welcome. Bring ownsupplies. For seniors. Free.385-3780. Green Township.

Knitting and Crocheting,10-11:30 a.m., Green TownshipSenior Center, 3620 Epley Road,Knit or crochet blankets forProject Linus. Yarn provided. Forseniors. Free. 385-3780. GreenTownship.Wood Carving, 1-3 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Carve with Green-wood Chippers. Many differenttechniques used: relief carvings,scroll saw, figurines. Bring owntools. For seniors. Free. 385-3780. Green Township.Wii Bowling, 2-3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.Zumba Gold, 1-2 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Modified Zumba forseniors with standing and chairparticipation. For seniors. $3,$25 for 10 classes. 205-5064;www.debsfitnessparty.com.Green Township.

Support GroupsMade to Crave, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Reach your healthy goalsand grow closer to God throughthe process. Helpful companionto use alongside whateverhealthy eating approach youchoose. Free. 931-5777. Finney-town.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6Art ExhibitsIranian, Women, Artists, 10a.m.-4 p.m., Passages Gallery,763-9125; www.passagesgalle-ry.org. North College Hill.

Community DanceRoyal Rounds, 2-4 p.m., Green-hills Community Church Presby-terian, $6. 929-2427. Greenhills.

Farmers MarketCollege Hill FarmMarket,3-6:30 p.m., College Hill Presby-terian Church, Free. 542-0007;www.collegehillfarmmarke-t.org. College Hill.

Parenting ClassesPathways Connect GatheringGroup, 7-8 p.m., Apex Chi-ropractic andWellness Center,8624 Winton Road, Suite B, Forparents to meet like-mindedcommunity members and buildsocial and health connections.Topics include science of well-ness, nutrition, child devel-opment, birth and pregnancy,and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 931-4300; www.a-pexchirocenter.com. Finney-town.

Senior CitizensExercise toMusic, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.Open Bridge, 12:15-3:15 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,Free. 385-3780. Green Township.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 7Art ExhibitsIranian, Women, Artists, 10a.m.-4 p.m., Passages Gallery,763-9125; www.passagesgalle-ry.org. North College Hill.

Community DanceCincy A2, 8-10:30 p.m., TrinityLutheran Church, 1553 KinneyAve., Advanced level squaredance club for experienceddancers. Family friendly. $5.Presented by SouthwesternOhio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 929-2427.Mount Healthy.

Exercise ClassesCardio/Kickboxing, 9-10 a.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, $5. 741-8802; www.col-eraintwp.org. Colerain Town-ship.Low Impact Fitness, 10-11 a.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, $5. 741-8802; www.col-eraintwp.org. Colerain Town-ship.

Farmers MarketLettuce Eat Well FarmersMarket, 3-7 p.m., Harvest HomePark, Free. 661-1792; www.lewf-m.org. Cheviot.Colerain Township FarmersMarket, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,741-8802; www.coleraintwp.org.Colerain Township.

FestivalsHarvest Home Fair, 5-11 p.m.,Harvest Home Park, 3961NorthBend Road, Music, rides, 4-Hexhibits, flower and horseshows, food and drinks. Present-ed by Kiwanis Club of Cheviot-Westwood. 662-0524; www.har-vesthomefair.com. Cheviot.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Passage Gallery, 1731Goodman Ave. in North College Hill, is hosting “Iranian, Women,Artists,” featuring works by Sharareh Khosravani and Fazilat Soukhakian through Sept. 21.The gallery is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. PROVIDED.

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There’s one kind ofrecipe I can never getenough of: appetizers.I’ll bet you’re in thatpredicament sometimestoo, so today I’m sharingsome favorite appetizerrecipes.

And remember, weeat with our eyes as well

as ourtummies,so garnish-ing a dish,even sim-ply, isworth thetrouble.

Tryedibleflowers,herbs orjust a few

parsley sprigs. Yourfood will look as good asit tastes. (Check out mywebsite, abouteating-.com, or my blog, Cook-ing with Rita, for videosand photos of edibleflowers and herbs andhow to use them).

And here’s a tip forthose zucchini that seemto know no bounds. Ev-ery year there’s a couplethat grow to the size ofball bats seemingly over-night. I’ll cut them,scoop out seeds if neces-sary and grate them.Nice to have in winterfor soups, breads andmuffins.

Rita’s Hall of Famehoney-roastedalmonds

Almonds, like all nuts,contain fiber and pro-tein, plus a good amountof calcium. This is mymost popular roasted nutrecipe. Don’t forget totoast the nuts first; oth-

erwise the coating won’tadhere well. These makea great gift from thekitchen and a nice snackto tote on trips.

2 cups whole almonds withskin, toasted

¼ cup sugar½ teaspoon salt2 tablespoons each: honeyand water

2 teaspoons canola oil

Mix sugar and salt inlarge bowl and set aside.Stir together honey,water and oil in pan andbring to a boil. Immedi-ately stir in nuts andcontinue to cook and stiruntil liquid is absorbed,about 5 minutes. Imme-diately transfer nuts tobowl with sugar/saltmixture and toss untilevenly coated. Pour outonto sprayed cookie

sheet. When cool, breakup and store airtight atroom temperature up toa month.

To toast nuts: Pour insingle layer on cookiesheet. Roast at 350 de-grees until fragrant,about 10-15 minutes. Stirfrom outside edge intocenter a couple of times.

Healthier goatcheese dip withherbs

6 oz. goat cheese, low fat ifpossible

1 tablespoon plain Greekyogurt

Up to 1 tablespoon olive oil1⁄3 cup parsley2 teaspoons each: choppedmint and thyme

Salt and freshly groundpepper to taste

Celery stalks or other raw

veggies for dipping

Put cheese, yogurtand olive oil in food pro-cessor until smooth. Stirin herbs and seasonings.Chill at least 1 hour be-fore serving.

Health tip from Rita:Stalks of health

Celery contains vita-min C, calcium and po-tassium, which meansit’s good for the heart.Celery helps preventcancer and high bloodpressure. The leaveshave even more nutri-ents than the ribs, soleave them on!

Chile con quesoAwesome with multi-

colored tortilla chips.

1 cup grated extra sharp

cheddar½ cup Velveeta, cut intopieces

½ cup whipping cream2 tablespoons choppedyellow onion

2 tablespoons diced tomato1 jalapeño, stemmed,seeded and diced

Tortilla chips

Put cheddar and Vel-veeta into a non-stick potor double boiler over lowheat and heat untilcheese mixture is nearlymelted. Add cream andwhisk constantly untilhot and smooth. Pourinto serving dish andsprinkle with onions,tomatoes and jalapenos.

Bacon-wrappeddates stuffed withblue cheese

I made these for adiabetic cooking class.The students wanted asophisticated yet easyappetizer and these werea winner. Even if you

aren’t watching carbsyou’ll like these. You canuse turkey bacon, aswell.

12 pieces of bacon36 pitted dates1 cup crumbled blue cheese

Cut bacon into thirdsand fry until partiallycooked but not crisp. Youwant to be able to wrapthem around the dates.Drain and keep warm.Cut a slit in center ofdate and fill with cheese.Wrap bacon around andsecure with toothpick.Bake at 375 degreesuntil bacon is crisp,about 10-12 minutes.

Diabetic exchanges:1/2 starch, 1/2 fat for oneappetizer

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.

Rita shares her favorite appetizer recipes

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

These honey-roasted almonds are Rita's most popular roasted nut recipe. THANKS TO RITA

HEIKENFELD.

CLARIFYING – PRESERVING ROASTEDTOMATOESI like to freeze mine and sometimes I’ll chop them up

after removing skins and sometimes I’ll leave them inhalves. If you want to leave the skins on them, I suggestchopping the tomatoes up before freezing. I just put abatch through my food processor and they look good.Remember, though, skins can be tough.Also if you like, when roasting them cut side up, sprinkle

on some herbs as well as olive oil, like minced thyme,garlic, basil or even dried Italian seasoning for anotherlayer of flavor. You can also season them with salt andpepper.

Hamilton County Juve-nile Court Judge TracieHunterwill beguest speak-er at the 10th annual Spa-ghetti Dinner/Fundraiserof the Springfield Town-ship Democratic Club PACat 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday,Sept. 13, at TheGrove, 9158Winton Road, behind thetownship senior center.

Hunter’s election wasconfirmed in April after an18-month dispute oversome 300 provisional bal-lots cast in the November2010 election. A practicingattorney for 18 years,Hunter is a graduate ofMi-ami University and the

University of CincinnatiCollege of Law.

The spaghetti dinneralsowill includeDemocrat-ic candidates and a split-the-pot raffle. Tickets, $15for adults and $10 for chil-dren 12 and under, can bepurchased in advance or atthe door.

Advance tickets andmore information: LizLew-is at 513-522-0717, or Ann-lee Bodnar, 513-851-8130 [email protected].

The township Demo-cratic Club meets at 7 p.m.on the second Thursday ofeachmonth at the townshipsenior center.

Dems havefundraising dinner

NineteenLoanedExec-utives (LEs) and their em-ployers or sponsors arehelping United Way ofGreater Cincinnati dur-ing its annual campaign.

Four loaned execu-tives are from the WestSide:

» Malcolm Bobo – UPS,Inc.

» Cheryl Cowan – Ma-cy’s, Inc.

» Jennifer Kilby – Ma-cy’s, Inc.

» Regina Troxell – TheChrist Hospital

The effort raises re-sources to support workthat leads to achievementof the Bold Goals for OurRegion in the areas ofeducation, income, andhealth\

The loaned executives

came on board in late Julyand work as extensions ofUnited Way staff, work-ing with volunteers andemployee campaign coor-dinators to establish andrun workplace cam-paigns, develop campaignstrategies and broadenthe base of communitygiving.

The participants gainvaluable experience inmarketing, management,customer service, andstrategic planning thatcan be useful back at theircompanies and organiza-tions.

United Way of GreaterCincinnati's 2012 cam-paign kicked off Aug. 22.The 2011 campaign raised$60,875,000.

Loaned executivesoffer key support

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Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd., Finneytown

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Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00amSunday School 10:15

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Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

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Sunday School (all ages) 9:30amSunday Morning Service 10:30amSunday Evening Service 6:30pmWedn. Service/Awana 7:00pmRUI Addiction Recovery (Fri.) 7:00pm

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Sharonville United Methodist8:15 & 11amTraditional Service & Kingdom Kids

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Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

513-931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amContemporary Worship 11:30 - 12:30

Nursery Available.Handicapped Accessible.

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3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendTraditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am

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Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11am

Nursery Care ProvidedDr. Cathy Johns, Senior PastorRev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor

United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter

Christ, the Prince of Peace

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Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd

Rev. Milton Berner, PastorWorship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m,

Bible Study 9:30 a.m. SundaysClassic Service and Hymnbook

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)

www. trinitymthealthy.org513-522-3026

“Growing Closer to God, Growing Closer to Neighbor”

Pastor Todd A. Cutter

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Brittany Hefner and ToddKramer, both of Blue Ash,announce their engage-ment and upcoming Sep-tember 8, 2012 wedding.The bride-to-be is thedaughter of Todd andDonna Hefner of Tiffin.She is a 2005 graduate ofColumbian High Schooland a 2009 graduate ofMiami University. Brittanyis a Designer for The MotzGroup in Cincinnati.The future groom is theson of Mickie Barre ofWyoming and the lateMike Kramer. He is a2005 graduate of Wyom-ing High School, a 2009graduate of Miami Uni-versity, and a 2011 gradu-ate of South University.Todd is an Anesthesiolo -gist Assistant at ChristHospital in Cincinnati.

New legislation signedinto law gives the govern-ment more authority overinterstate moving compa-nies. This comes as thegovernment shut down 75moving companies lastyear. But problems withmoving companies con-tinue, so you need to be-ware.

Vicki Quinn needed tomove her mother fromFlorida to Colerain Town-ship and searched theInternet for moving com-panies. She and her sistercalled several companies.They picked one thatwasn’t exactly the cheap-est, or the most expensive.“They seemed to be veryprofessional, and that’skind of how we decided onthem,” Quinn said.

They picked GreatAmerican Van Lines out ofFort Lauderdale, Fla.“They were very helpful.The mover was incredible.He came, wrapped mom’sthings. He taped them andseemed to take greatpride in how he loaded thetruck,” Quinn said.

The cost of the movewas estimated to be $1,615,but after the moving truckarrived at the new homethe bill jumped to $2,370.Although packing costshad now been added,Quinn says she didn’t fullyunderstand how the bill

got thathigh. Shesays themoversdidn’t ex-plain it andwouldn’tunload thetruck untilthey werepaid incash up-

front. “They absolutelyrefused. They said, ‘We’redriving out of here. We’llgo in storage and you’llpay again for us to re-deliver’,” she said.

Quinn ended up payingin full and says she wasshocked at what she foundwhen they unloaded thetruck. There were morethan 20 items missing.“Pots and pans, some ofher dishes and chairswere missing. The ironicthing is we paid like $76 apiece to have the glasswrapped for the top of herfurniture and it didn’tarrive. So, we paid extraover and above for thatand three of the fivepieces aren’t here … it’slost. They don’t knowwhere it is,” Quinn said.

A spokesman for GreatAmerican Van Lines saysthey’re still looking for allthe items, adding this hasnever happened before.Quinn values the lostitems at about $5,000, but

Great American Van Linessays it’s only prepared topay her 60 cents perpound.

The company spokes-man says Quinn didn’twant full replacementvalue insurance andsigned papers to thateffect. Quinn says shenever was given that op-tion and never turneddown full coverage. So Iasked the company for thepaperwork showing shedeclined coverage, buthave yet to receive it.

As a result, Quinn isfiling a complaint withfederal regulators fromthe United States Depart-ment of Transportation’sFederal Motor CarrierSafety Administration.

Under the law, “Unlessa shipper waives full val-ue insurance in writing, acarrier’s maximum liabil-ity for household goodsthat are lost, damaged,destroyed or otherwisenot delivered to the finaldestination is equal to thereplacement value of suchgoods.” That’s subject tothe declared value of thegoods.

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The Rev. BenedictO’Cinnsealaigh, rector,Mount St. Mary’s Semi-nary and president, Athe-naeum of Ohio, will dis-cuss the upcomingYear ofFaith called for by PopeBenedict XVI, and whatthis time could mean tothe local Catholic commu-nity as part of RuahWoods’ third annual ban-quet/fundraiser at theCintas Center, XavierUniversity, Thursday,Sept. 6.

The dinner event willbe in the Schiff Confer-ence and Banquet Center,with doors opening at 6p.m. for a reception andsocial time. Dinnerwill beserved at about 6:45 p.m.,with program following.Tickets are $75perpersonand $125 per couple andcan be purchased by call-ing Ruah Woods at 513-407-8672 or going on-lineat www.ruahwoods.org.

O’Cinnsealaigh’s talk,“Embracing the NewEvangelization: Makingthe Most of the Year ofFaith” will focus on waysto live this Year of Faith to

the fullwith the joyand re-newed en-thusiasmof the en-counter

withChrist.

PopeBenedict XVI has pro-claimed a Year of Faithfrom Oct. 11 to Nov. 24,2013, and describes thisyear as a summons to anauthentic and renewedconversion to the Lord. Itwill give all Christians anopportunity to examinewhere they are in their re-lationship with Christ Je-sus and His Church, andwhat theycando tomakeadifference in a world thatappears to be intent ondismissing the Lord’s rel-evance in everyday life.

O’Cinnsealaigh saidthat Mount Saint Mary’sSeminary and the Athe-naeum, which is a focalpoint for developing andordaining priests and pro-viding programming forlayCatholics for theArch-diocese of Cincinnati, is

looking forward to work-ing with Ruah Woods pro-moting a series of pro-grams and speakers dur-ing the Year of Faith that“will help local Catholicsgrow in their relationshipwithChrist and to identifytheir roles asChristians intoday’s modern world.”

Ruah Woods is a non-profit lay Catholic educa-tion and counseling cen-ter, at 6675 WesselmanRoad in Green Township,which promotes theCatholic Church’s greatteaching of the Theologyof the Body, provides psy-chological counselingrooted in the teachings ofthe Catholic Church andsoon will offer spiritualmentoring.

RuahWoodswas estab-lished in 2008 under theauspices of the archdio-cese, and has been work-ing with the diocesanFamily Life Office, theAthenaeum and variousCatholic school officialsto present Theology of theBody classes for teens,married couples and sin-gles.

Athenaeum rector speakerat RuahWoods banquet

O’Cinnsealaigh

Theweathermaystill bewarm, but the summer isdrawing to a close.

Students are back in theclassroomandLaborDay is

right around the corner.For many West Siders,

this time of year can onlymean one thing – HarvestHome.

Membersof theKiwanisClub of Cheviot-Westwoodhavebeenhardatworkget-ting ready for the 153rd an-nual Harvest Home Fair.

“We’re going to have an-other great fair this year,”said Ben Clinkenbeard, theGreen Township residentand Kiwanis Club memberwho is serving his secondyearaschairmanofthefair.

“We’ll have all the greatentertainment and fun ac-tivitiespeoplehavecometoexpect.”

The biggest little fair inOhio runs 5-11 p.m. Friday,Sept. 7; noon to 11 p.m. Sat-urday, Sept. 8; and noon to10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, atHarvest Home Park inCheviot. Clinkenbeard saidthe fair will be open onceagain this year after the an-nual Harvest Home Paradeon Thursday, Sept. 6. Thefair will be open until 11p.m. following the parade,andwill feature$1hotdogs,pizza slices and $2 beers.

In addition to the mousegame, which as been a fairstaple since the Kiwanistook over running the fairin 1939, Clinkenbeard saidthis year’s fair will includeall the traditional family-friendly attractions WestSiders love, such as the 4-Hlivestockexhibits,artshow,horse show, general exhib-its, rides and stage shows.

Live music is a big fea-ture again this year, and hesaid fair organizers hope todraw large crowds with aFriday night concert, whenthe Naked Karate Girlstake the stage at 7:30 p.m.Area favorite, The RustyGriswolds, headline Satur-day’s music lineup, per-

formingat7:30p.m.Sundaywraps up with a show byThe Websters beginning at7 p.m.

All the money the Kiwa-nis Club raises at the Har-vestHomeFairgoesdirect-ly back to the community inthe form of scholarships,buildingprojectsandchari-table giving.

Throughout the years,proceedsfromthefairhavehelped women’s shelters,area schools,BoyScout andGirl Scout troops and WestSide parks and recreationfields.

Clinkenbeard said thecountless hours club mem-bers put into organizing thefair really pay off whenfamilies are seen enjoyingthemselves and money isgivenback to the communi-ty.

“It makes it all worth-while,” he said.

The fair would not bewhat it is without the sup-port of the folkswho attendit, he said.

Harvest Home marks 153years of tradition

Cheviot resident ClaudiaJo-Anne Milinovic found agreat spot for watching lastyear's Harvest HomeParade. FILE PHOTO

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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Arrests/citationsAshley Craine, born 1985, ob-structing official business, 5800Hamilton Ave., Aug. 15.Austell Donniel Stokes, born1967, after hours in park, 1128Groesbeck Road, Aug. 8.Brian Bowling, born 1991, pos-session of a dangerous drug,5848 Shadymist Lane, Aug. 13.Carmen Lynn Gamez, born 1967,possession of drug parapherna-lia, 5026 Colerain Ave., Aug. 6.Charles Foy, born 1988, feloniousassault, 5910 Waymont Lane,Aug. 10.Darlene Geoigia Bowling, born1975, aggravated menacing,resisting arrest, 5848 ShadymistLane, Aug. 13.David Walker, born 1972, assault,criminal trespassing, 6090Belmont Ave., Aug. 15.Derafeal Greggs, born 1988,telecommunication harass-ment, 5103 Hawaiian Terrace,Aug. 11.Edward C. Gates, born 1988,criminal trespassing, theftunder $300, 1507 Aster Place,Aug. 17.Edwin Lewis Saunders, born1958, obstructing official busi-ness, 6083 Pawnee Drive, Aug.13.George Haslon, born 1985,criminal trespassing, 5371Bahama Terrace, Aug. 10.Glen E. Bates, born 1982, domes-tic violence, 8050 Daly Road,Aug. 6.Greg Barber, born 1967, pos-session of an open flask, 5200Colerain Ave., Aug. 11.James M. Jones, born 1959,aggravated menacing, ethnicintimidation, 5869 Renee Court,Aug. 7.Justin Marshall, born 1987, drugabuse, possession of drug abuseinstruments, 2568 W. NorthBend Road, Aug. 17.Ladonna Ruff, born 1983, aggra-vated menacing, 4868 HawaiianTerrace, Aug. 13.Marcus Barnard, born 1980,possession of drugs, 5618 KirbyAve., Aug. 9.Markeith Andrews, born 1992,obstructing official business,receiving stolen property, 1441Hill Crest Road, Aug. 14.Marnekia Cheatham, born 1978,drug abuse, 5026 Colerain Ave.,Aug. 6.Marvin Durham, born 1966, drugabuse, possession of drugparaphernalia, tampering withevidence, 5026 Colerain Ave.,Aug. 6.MaryamMeressa Coleman, born1981, after hours in park, 1128Groesbeck Road, Aug. 8.Miriam A. Leggett, born 1965,telecommunication harass-ment, 5838 Lathrop Place, Aug.10.Nathaniel Livingston, born 1994,aggravated armed robbery,1800 W. North Bend Road, Aug.19.

Olantunde Barham, born 1990,domestic violence, 2725 Hillvis-ta Lane, Aug. 17.R. Clayton Thomas, born 1967,aggravated menacing, domes-tic violence, 5597 RedcedarDrive, Aug. 19.Scott Christenson, born 1985,carrying concealed weapons,2984 Highforest Lane, Aug. 11.Shawn Sims, born 1976, drugabuse, obstructing officialbusiness, tampering withevidence, 5020 Colerain Ave.,Aug. 6.Shemaiah Overstreet, born 1988,possession of drugs, 5564Colerain Ave., Aug. 12.Tamisha Penn, born 1989, pos-session of an open flask, 6061Hamilton Ave., Aug. 14.

Incidents/reportsAggravatedmenacing4972 Hawaiian Terrace, Aug. 10.5838 Shadymist Lane, Aug. 13.5869 Renee Court, Aug. 7.Aggravated robbery1042 Groesbeck Road, Aug. 11.1721Harbeson Ave., Aug. 6.5804 Hamilton Ave., Aug. 4.Assault2650 Kipling Ave., Aug. 16.4972 Hawaiian Terrace, Aug. 10.5356 Colerain Ave., Aug. 4.5365 Bahama Terrace, Aug. 12.5376 Bahama Terrace, Aug. 11.5735 St. Elmo Ave., Aug. 11.5838 Shadymist Lane, Aug. 13.5864 Bluespruce Lane, Aug. 15.Breaking and entering1086 Addice Way, Aug. 3.1322 Cedar Ave., Aug. 14.1626 Cedar Ave., Aug. 13.5804 Saranac Ave., Aug. 14.Burglary1225 Groesbeck Road, Aug. 9.1357 W. North Bend Road, Aug.9.1987 Connecticut Ave., Aug. 10.2508 Rack Court, Aug. 14.5303 Eastknoll Court, Aug. 11.5372 Bahama Terrace, Aug. 5.5468 Bahama Terrace, Aug. 3.5670 Folchi Drive, Aug. 14.Criminaldamaging/endangering2650 Kipling Ave., Aug. 16.2671W. North Bend Road, Aug.15.4868 Hawaiian Terrace, Aug. 3.4878 Hawaiian Terrace, Aug. 8.5324 Eastknoll Court, Aug. 11.5373 Bahama Terrace, Aug. 6.5468 Bahama Terrace, Aug. 12.6023 Pawnee Drive, Aug. 13.6023 Pawnee Drive, Aug. 13.Domestic violenceReported on Kirby Avenue, Aug.4.Reported onWest GalbraithRoad, Aug. 5.Reported onWest North BendRoad, Aug. 5.Ethnic intimidation5869 Renee Court, Aug. 7.Felonious assault5910 Waymont Lane, Aug. 10.Interference with custody1951W. North Bend Road, Aug.14.Menacing1714 Cedar Ave., Aug. 15.

2516 Kipling Ave., Aug. 16.Receiving stolen property6107 Hamilton Ave., Aug. 2.Robbery2568 W. North Bend Road, Aug.7.5036 Hawaiian Terrace, Aug. 5.Sexual impositionReported on Belmont Avenue,Aug. 4.Taking the identify ofanother1010 Hillcrest Road, Aug. 10.1010 Hillcrest Road, Aug. 10.Theft1046 Groesbeck Road, Aug. 6.1055 Roxie Lane, Aug. 14.1202 W. North Bend Road, Aug.5.1544 Wittekind Terrace, Aug. 14.1722 Larch Ave., Aug. 8.2365 W. North Bend Road, Aug.8.2446 Kipling Ave., Aug. 13.2461 Timbercroft Court, Aug. 14.2536 Flanigan Court, Aug. 5.5319 Eastknoll Court, Aug. 5.5324 Eastknoll Court, Aug. 11.5468 Bahama Terrace, Aug. 12.5814 Lathrop Place, Aug. 6.5823 Hamilton Ave., Aug. 3.5823 Hamilton Ave., Aug. 6.5823 Hamilton Ave., Aug. 9.6034 Hamilton Ave., Aug. 9.6425 Daly Road, Aug. 5.7870 Daly Road, Aug. 15.961W. North Bend Road, Aug.13.Unauthorized use of amotorvehicle5365 Bahama Terrace, Aug. 5.Vandalism961W. North Bend Road, Aug.13.

FOREST PARKArrests/citationsErica Nelson, 20, 1232 Steffens,theft at 1143 Smiley, Aug. 11.Alicia Crooker, 44, 9696 Harkin,child endangerment at 969Harkin, Aug. 8.Juvenile female, 14, disorderlyconduct at 1231W. Kemper,Aug. 9.Yuantao Li, 22, 7416 WilliamHensley, domestic violence at600 Cincinnati Mills, Aug. 9.Juvenile Female, 14, burglary at911Gretna, Aug. 7.

Incidents/reportsBurglaryAttempt made at 11759 KennRoad, July 31.

Residence entered at 11441Freemantle, Aug. 10.Residence entered at 11377 Kary,Aug. 9.Criminal damagingVehicle damaged at Norbourneand Kemper, Aug. 2.Paint shattered on vehicle atHome Depot, Aug. 10.Vehicle scratched at 1581 Lem-ontree, Aug. 8.Criminal mischiefEggs thrown at vehicle at 964Harkin Drive, Aug. 11.Criminal trespassingVictim reported at 630 North-land Blvd., Aug. 3.Failure to complyVictim reported at 1073 ParagonCourt, Aug. 2.Felonious assaultVictim struck at 11755 Nor-bourne, July 30.Identity fraudVictim reported at 11443 Islan-dale, Aug. 1.Victim reported at Hinkley, Aug.11.Obstructing official businessReported at 11880 Winton Road,

Aug. 5.TheftiPhone of unknown valueremoved at 798 NorthlandBlvd., Aug. 9.iPad valued at $500 removed at1201W. Kemper, Aug. 6.Reported at 11483 Kenn Road,Aug. 4.Vehicle removed at 11449 Fra-mingham, Aug. 5.$50 removed at 10627 Chelms-ford, July 31.Phone valued at $160 removedat 1143 Smiley, July 31.Clothing and jewelry of un-known value removed at 12001Chase Plaza, Aug. 11.Motor vehicle removed at, Aug.7.Unauthorized use of motorvehicleVictim reported at 44 Versailles,Aug. 3.

MOUNT HEALTHYArrests/citationsMariah Howell, 19, 7843 Clo-vernook Ave., menacing at7843 Clovernook Ave., Aug. 14.Jordan Rodriquez, 25, 8520Kentland, open container, Aug.12.

Incidents/reportsBurglaryResidence entered and televi-sion, Xbox, laptop valued at$1,400 removed at 7689 Clo-vernook, Aug. 3.Laptop of unknown valueremoved at 8000 HamiltonAve., Aug. 2.

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» Springfield Township: Chief David Heimpold, 729-1300»Mount Healthy: Marc Waldeck, 728-3183» Cincinnati District 5, Captain David Bailey, 569-8500» North College Hill: Chief Gary Foust, 521-7171» Greenhills: Chief Thomas Doyle, 825-2101» Forest Park: Chief Phil Cannon, 595-5220.

William CooperWilliamM. Cooper, 72, died

Aug. 19.Survived by wife Elaine

Cooper; children Kim (Gary)Schnelle, Tom, Angie Cooper,Lynn (Greg) Hill; grand-children Jesmine, Shana,Sheese (Jeremy), Arminta,Tasha, Amber, Derek, Dustin,Haley, Katie; great-grand-children Riley, Grant; step-daughters Jean Koon, DebraSchehl. Preceded in death byparents William, GertrudeCooper.

A celebration of his life willbe held at a later date. Ar-rangements by Craver-RiggsFuneral Home. Memorials to:Colerain Fire Department,3251 Springdale Road, Cincin-nati, OH 45241 or Hospice ofCincinnati, P.O. Box 633597,Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597.

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NORTH COLLEGE HILL— An acclaimed 13-yearmember of the police forcehere is among 11 men in-dicted on federal charges.They’re accused of con-spiring to bring “hundredsof kilograms ofmarijuana”to the Cincinnati area fromTexas, officials said lastweek.

Authorities allege thegroup used creative con-cealment, too. Marijuanawas hidden in automobiles’gas tanks and in crates con-taining tile-and-granite

countertop bars; $83,990 incashwas stashed inside thetire of a vehicle beingtowed to Texas last year,authorities say.

Officer Bryon Roos in-formed the police depart-ment about the allegationsAug. 21, and was placed ona paid leave, pending theoutcome of the case, saidpolice Sgt. John Ferguson.

The police departmentissued a statement indicat-ing that Roos had been or-dered to surrender to U.S.Marshals Aug. 22 to facefederal money-launderingaccusations.

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no way con-nected withhis perfor-mance oractivities asa North Col-legeHillPo-lice Officerbut stemfrom his al-

leged activities with hisoff-duty business,” the po-lice department said. “It isthe hope of the police de-partment that this mattercomes to a quick resolutionin Bryon’s favor so he mayreturn to duty.”

Ferguson said Roos iswell-liked among his peersand is considered “highlydecorated.”

Thisyear,Rooswashon-ored for helping victimsduring a shooting incidentin May and for “investiga-

tive efforts” that led to ar-rests of burglary and drug-traffickingsuspects inJan-uary, officials said.

Lastyear,RoosreceivedaMedalofValor“forrescu-ing an elderly female froma fully engulfed burningresidence.”

Besides Roos, 42, au-thorities accuse sevenmenfrom Hamilton and Butlercounties: Lee Wurzelbach-er, 41; Kevin Howard, 29;James “Rat” Reimer, 30;DanielRoos, 31; Joe “Tall J”Rivers, 35; James C. Wur-zelbacher, 61; and ToddSchulte, age unavailable.

Communities of resi-dence were not provided,nor were possible relation-ships between defendantswith the same last names.

Three others indictedare from Texas.

Each defendant faces adecade or more in prison ifconvicted of charges alleg-ing conspiracy to possessand distribute marijuana.

The alleged illegal ac-tivities date to 2006.

“Lee Wurzelbacher be-gan receiving shipments ofmarijuana concealed in thegas tanks ofmotor vehiclesat Payless Autos located on

Pippin Road in Cincinnati,”a news release said. “LeeWurzelbacher and BryonRoos would operate used-car businesses named Pay-less Auto Sales and Ace 1Auto Sales to launder ille-gal drug proceeds and pro-vide what appeared to be alegitimate source of in-come.”

The indictment says themarijuana was stored andprocessed at a HamiltonCounty farmhouse, at abuilding in Fairfield, and inother places.

Authorities are trying toseize 11 pieces of real es-tate, a boat and bank ac-counts, all of which they al-lege were fruits of illegalactivity, court recordsshow.

NCH officer indicted in marijuana caseBy Janice [email protected]

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“It is the hope ofthe policedepartment thatthis mattercomes to a quickresolution inBryon’s favor.”POLICE DEPARTMENTSTATEMENT

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North College Hillwill host its second Re-habarama on the Hillfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 8, at thecity center, 1500 W. Gal-braith Road.

The event is free.There will be repre-sentatives from homeimprovement stores,landscapers, realtors,lending institutions,contractors and othervarious housing part-ners to help guests learn

more about renovatingtheir homes or to pur-chase affordable hous-ing in the community.

There will also be abus tour of a dozenhomes that have beenrenovated in North Col-lege Hill.

“Our primary inten-tion is to focus on theachievements withinthe community and theprogress which hasbeen significant,” coun-cil member ThomasGraves said.

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committee have workedto bring many vendorsto make accessible tothe community. Gravessaid, one of their pri-mary goals is to showthe attractiveness ofNorth College Hill.

“Our intent is to try topromote North CollegeHill as a city where youcan live comfortably,buy decent housing. It isa community that we’reproud of,” he said.

For more informa-tion contact the citycenter at 521-7413.

Rehabarama on the Hillshowcase progressByMonica [email protected]

The Greater CincinnatiPerforming Arts Society(GCPAS) will kick off its2012-2013 campaign withguitarist, Tommy Emman-uel at 7:30 p.m. Sunday,Sept. 9, at theMcAuleyPer-forming Arts Center, 6000Oakwood Ave.

Tickets for the concertare $35 in advance and $40the day of the show.

GCPAS introduced Em-manuel to Cincinnati in2007 and his popularitycontinues to expand as hisvideos have become viralon YouTube. The concert ispart of the organization’ssixth concert season whichis comprised of seven per-formances and runs fromSeptember throughMay.

Emmanuel’s profession-al career spans over 45years and continues to in-tersect with some of thefinest musicians through-out the world. A householdname in his native Aus-tralia, his unique style – hecalls it simply finger-style– is akin to playing guitar

the way a pianist plays pi-ano.

Guitar legend Chet At-kins was one of the firstpeople to inspire Emman-uel to pick up the instru-ment. Decades later, At-kins became one of Em-manuel’s biggest fans. Thetwo recorded together in

1996 on the CD “The Daythe Finger Pickers TookOver the World,” whichwas nominated for aGram-myaward.This becameAt-kins’ last recording beforehis death in 2001. In 1999,Atkins honored Emmanuelwith the rare title of “Certi-fied Guitar Player” for hislifetime contribution to theart of finger-style guitarplaying, an honor sharedby only two other people inthe world (Jerry Reed andJohn Knowles).

The Greater Cincinnatiperforming Arts Society isa registered non-profitcharity that supportsCatholic elementary edu-cation in Greater Cincin-nati and Northern Ken-tucky. When people pur-chase a ticket to a perfor-mance, they can designate$5 of the ticket price to goto the Catholic elementaryschool of their choice.

For more informationand to learnmore about theseries or order tickets, call513-484-0157 or go towww.gcparts.org.

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Tommy Emmanuel willopen the Greater CincinnatiPerforming Arts Societyconcert season at 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 9, at theMcAuley Performing ArtsCenter. PROVIDED

Learn from the expertsand become amaster recy-cler by participating in theHamilton County Recy-cling and Solid Waste Dis-trict’s four-session pro-gram.

The master recyclerprogram will cover the re-cycling process, waste re-duction and composting onWednesdays in Octoberfrom 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Costfor the four-session pro-gram is $10 if received bySept. 5 or $15 by Sept. 19.Space is limited. Cost in-cludes lunch.

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It only took five peopleto attract a crowd of hun-dreds along GalbraithRoad in North CollegeHill.

Members from theNational Alliance assem-bled in a parking lot nextto the North College HillPolice and Fire depart-

ments onFriday,Aug. 24,spread-ing amessage“againsthatecrimehypocri-sy,” thetitle oftheirrally.

A series of metal barri-cades marked the spotwhere the National Alli-ance was to assemble. Alarge square in the centerwas reserved for the dem-onstrators and in a secondset of barricades waswhere many North Col-lege Hill policeman stoodto secure the group. Noone was allowed in or out.

At first, the crowd kepttheir distance. Everyonestood across the street.After finding the demon-

strators difficult to hear,several groups crossedGalbraith Road to get abetter look.

Four members of thenational alliance stoodsilent, holding signs ex-pressing there displea-sure. One sign read “Re-verse the role and theywould scream hatecrime,” another said, “Nomore tolerance for blackon white crime.”

As the number of spec-tators increased, a row ofpolicemen stood betweenthe crowd and the barri-cades.

Policemen were every-where: on street corners,walking the streets, all thewhile keeping on eye onthe crowd and the demon-stration.

“I do believe in free-dom of speech but I do notappreciate that they’re byan elementary school,”Forest Park resident JoeyEvans said.

Hundreds of yardsaway, North College HillElementary stood as thebackground for the dis-play.

Also anxious about thedemonstration, was Bran-dee Saunders, CollegeHill, who kept her chil-

dren home from school.“They’re on lock down

today because of this. Mykids had to miss schoolalready because of this.It’s kind of scary,” Saun-ders said. “You just don’tknow what to think.”

Standing just feet awayfrom Saunders was NorthCollege Hill City SchoolDistrict board presidentRon Harmon who applaud-ed the mayor, police forceand school administrationfor preventing “any sig-nificant disorder.”

He said he still thoughtthat only a few peopleshouldn’t cause that muchstir.

“They’ll talk and thenthey’ll be gone. It’s theirright,” Harmon said. “Thisis sort of like a curiosity.If someone said, ‘Heythey’re bringing down acouple of alligators,’ you’dprobably get a biggercrowd than this.”

Just a few blocks south,THUGMinistries, a streetministry focused on truth,hope, unity and grace,hosted Community Unityat the North College Hillcity center. THUGMinis-tries Pastor Zack Whittlesaid he wanted to get thecommunity together tounite against any hatred.

“It’s not a one time

deal. We’re going to con-tinue to be active in thecommunity,” Whittle said.

People at CommunityUnity seemed to share onemessage, they wanted tospread joy. A large groupof people were line danc-ing to the Electric Slide,and a few council mem-bers in attendance encour-aged the city to rise aboveany tragedy.

“What defines us as acity and community is howwe proceed at this point.Sometimes you have tohave tough love. We haveto think in terms of posi-tivity, caring for one an-other and continuing to

care for one another,”councilman ThomasGraves said to the crowd.

Mount Healthy resi-dent Thomas Edmondsonsaid he came to the rallyfor peace, love and pros-perity. “It’s better to seethe unity here of peoplebeing together. Why sup-port bad things when youcan support good things?This is my extended fam-ily. College Hill, NorthCollege Hill is all my fam-ily.”

Before the rallies wereover, Whittle and sup-porters went to the Na-tional Alliance to pass outwater to the crowd andencourage them to attendCommunity Unity. “We’regoing to continue to be apresence in our communi-ty and not fade away.”

NCH rallies square off over man’s beating

Members of the National Alliance assembled in North College Hill Friday, Aug. 24, in a White Solidarity Rally Against theHate Crime Hypocrisy. At right, unit coordinator for the Cincinnati Chapter of the National Alliance Robert Ransdelladdresses the crowd along Galbraith Road. MONICA BOYLSON/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Pastor Zack Whittle of THUGMinistries brought water to the crowd at the NationalAlliance rally in North College Hill. MONICA BOYLSON/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

North College Hillcouncilmembers MaureenMason and Thomas Gravesaddresses the CommunityUnity rally Aug. 24. MONICA

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MonicaBoylsonREPORTER’SNOTEBOOK

North College Hill wasrattled after six juvenilesbeat Pat Mahaney Aug. 11on Dallas Avenue, sendinghim to the hospital withmultiple injuries.

During a press confer-ence responding to the at-tack,cityofficialsandcom-munity members ex-pressed their distaste inthe incident and soughtways to give back toMaha-ney and prevent future dis-turbances.

Pastor Zach Whittlefrom THUG Ministries, astreet ministry focused ontruth, hope, unity andgrace, told the crowdedroom at the conference hisintent to create an afterschool program to keepkids off the street.

“It’s a clear calling outthat mentorships and com-munity involvement isneeded,” Whittle said.

THUG Ministry is part-nering with Bloc Minis-tries to develop the pro-

gram that will featurehomework help,mentoringand activities. They plan tolaunch the program in Oc-tober.

“We are trying to workwith North College Hillschools as far as location.They’ve been willing towork with us but we’d liketo have an off-site locationas well,” Whittle said.“We’ve asked Bloc Minis-tries to help guide andcoach us.”

In themeantime, THUGMinistries is seeking spon-sors for locations, activ-ities and even food for theprogram. Additionally,they are looking for volun-teers for the program. Vol-unteers must submit to abackground check.

“We’re going to getsomething started in Octo-ber, even if we’re not in ourpermanent location,”Whit-tle said.

For more informationabout the programor to getinvolved, visitwww.thugministries.biz orcall 510-4235.

NCHMinistry groupforms after schoolprogramByMonica [email protected]

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