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Symmes candidates state prioritiesSymmes Township voters

have two races to decide onElection Day in November.

Two trustee seats are up forelection, as is the fiscal officerposition. Both Ken Bryant andJodie Leis are seeking re-elec-tion for trustee, and Carol Simsis looking to keep the office shewas appointed to when JohnBorchers retired earlier thisyear. Challenging Bryant andLeis is former Trustee Eric Mi-namyer, and Vince Wallace islooking to take Simss place.

Trustee candidates all focuson the townships sidewalk plan.Both Leis and Bryant said itsimportant to continue building

sidewalks in areas that needthem. Bryant also said that thetownships finances need to beconsidered.

(The loss of funding) creat-ed a hole for us, as well as othermunicipalities, but theresnore-placement vehicle to get itback, he said.

He added that lower proper-ty values and funding elimina-tions forced cuts and a lower

budget, so the township has tooperate with less money whilestill maintaining the same ser-vices residents are used to hav-ing available to them.

Minamyer, however, said thetownship has spent frivolouslyand that someof thatneeds tobere-evaluated.

It seems no one has beenwatching the bottom line and(running) the township inabusi-

ness-like manner, he said. Ithink I can contribute on that.

Aside from fiscal responsi-bility, he added that the trusteesneed to stay engaged with theirconstituents and better analyzehow the townshipsmoney is be-ing spent on a day-to-day basis.

Leis said she hopes to keepthe township run in a fiscally re-sponsible way, while not raisingtaxes andmaintaining services.

Its a huge goal to keep thebudgetstrongandsafe,hesaid.Were trying not to raise tax-es.

Leis also said that aside fromhaving less money to work within the township, she still feelsthat Symmes is strong andthriving.

Sims, who worked as the as-

sistant fiscal officer before be-ing appointed, said its a priorityfor her to be able to plan for thesame level of services with lessmoney.

The trustees have to vote onthe decision-making, all I havetodo ismakesure its financiallyresponsible, she said. My re-sponsibility is to help the trust-ees understand the funds avail-able and the best way to spendthose funds.

She added that its also herjob to make sure taxpayersmoney is spent theway itwasal-located, whether that is throughthe general fund, specific leviesor other ways.

Wallace didnt respond to re-quests for comment by presstime.

By Leah [email protected]

Bryant Leis Minamyer Sims

Candidates for the IndianHill school board are bracingfor change.

A number of the candi-dates are considering the im-pact of state-mandated curri-culum requirements in con-junction with a challengingeconomy.

Among the candidates forthe Indian Hill Exempted Vil-lage Board of Education arethree incumbents and a for-mer medical adviser for thedistrict.

Eddie Hooker helped setup an emergency responseplan for the Indian Hillschools about a decade ago.He is currently a teacher ofclinical medicine at XavierUniversity and a physician inthe schools Health Center.

Wehave toalwaysbeeval-uating how we can be better,said Hooker regarding how toimprove student education.

The district is already do-ing a great job, Hooker said.However, he said it is impor-tant to monitor potentialweaknesses and develop solu-tions.

Karl Grafe has served onthe school board four yearsand is currently president ofthe board.

Grafe said a broad studenteducation is essential.

It is important that wecontinue to provide the high-est level of academic opportu-nities, including course offer-ings that enable students toreach further than their com-fort zone, he said.

Elizabeth Johnston hasserved on the board for eightyears.

Johnston said her ap-proach toeducation is thatonesize doesnt necessarily fit all,

especially in re-gard to state re-port card evalu-ations.

She said it isimportant tomaximize thelearning poten-tial of each stu-dent to preparethem for the21st century.

The IndianHill school dis-trict educates ata level signifi-cantly higherthan statebenchmarks,she said.

Kim Lewishas served onthe board sinceJanuary 2010and is currentlyvice presidentof the schoolboard.

Lewis saidthe most impor-tant componentof a studentseducation isthe quality ofthe educationand the depth ofthe mentoringrelationshipsbetween stu-dents and teach-

ers and students and adminis-trators.

The candidates said fund-ing and the new CommonCore Standards regardingcurriculum are among thebiggest challenges facing thedistrict.

Hooker said he has con-cerns about what could poten-tially be a very rigid curricu-lum mandated by the state.

He said Common Core

School boardcandidatessound offBy Forrest [email protected]

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LewisBLUEASHJerryChen, a 24-year-old Sycamore High Schoolalumnus, is hopingGreaterCin-cinnati sushi lovers enjoy theatmosphereathisnewbusiness.

Kanpai JapaneseSteakhouse, 11255 Reed Hartman Highwayin Blue Ash, opened earlier thisyear and is the first businessventure for Chen and his sisterMaggie. The siblings, both Syc-amoreHighgrads andBlueAshresidents, think they havesomething unique to offer thatother restaurants dont.

Here we try differentthings and change the menu,

Jerry said. We keep learningand improving on recipes andwe offer an atmosphere wherewere easier to talk to.

Jerry has been learning dif-ferent sushi-rolling techniquesand one of his specialties in-volves making the rolls in foiland lighting them on fire. The

restaurant also employs twoheadchefs, Jerry said onewhocooks traditional recipes and amodern, fusion chef. Varietyand different approaches in thekitchen offer customers moreoptions, he said.

Kanpai Japanese Steakhouse owner Jerry Chen, center, and his sister Maggie, right, are Sycamore HighSchool alumni and their friend Kim Jung Hee, left, also works at the new restaurant in Blue Ash. JASONHOFFMAN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Traditional, modern mix atKanpai Japanese Steakhouse20-somethings wantto create friendlyatmosphere, offerunique sushi optionsBy Jason [email protected]

The sushi atKanpai JapaneseSteakhouse,which openedMay 31, is madeto order andowner JerryChen mixestraditional andmodern methodsof making sushito offercustomers awide array ofoptions. JASONHOFFMAN/THE

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The budget presentedby Kelly Beach hasMontgomerys expensesabout $319,000 less thanits expected $9.3 millionof revenue. The budget-

ary overage exists de-spite a 50-percent reduc-tion in Ohios Local Gov-ernment Fund and a re-peal of the estate tax thatdelivered an average of$1.5 million over the lastfour years, according tothe report.

Obviously this is a re-quirement we have to doevery year, Mayor KenSuer said. But onceagain ... goodwork by thefinance department andit does take, Im sure,some time to get all ofthis coordinated.

The Montgomery FireDepartment is expectedto be more than $200,000over its revenue fromthefire levy, but because ofpast savings is still ex-pected to have a cash bal-

ance ofmore than$3.7 mil-lion.

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The levy passed in1999 and Fire Chief PaulWright said he had origi-nally hoped the depart-ment wouldnt have to

ask for an update to themillage until 2009, butbecause he and his staffhave managed costs, heexpects it to remain thesame until 2016 or 2016.

The department is to-tally funded out of thelevy, Wright said. Nogeneral funds go to thedepartment and the levystays at the same rateswith a rollback if its nec-essary.

Want to knowmore aboutMontgomery government andcommunity? Follow JasonHoffman on Twitter:@jhoffman_cp.

Fire dept. applauded for budget managementCouncilrecognizes DanaJarvisscontribution toarts commissionBy Jason [email protected]

FORMER ARTS COMMISSIONMEMBERTHANKEDCouncil also recognized the contribution Cincinnati

resident Dana Jarvis made while serving the MontgomeryArts Commission since Dec. 19, 2012.We have some volunteers who spend 20 to 30 years

here and others a shorter time, Suer said. All contribu-tions are important, so we appreciate the fact that in ashort period of time you were able to do some very goodthings.Jarvis said she fell in love with Montgomery while work-

ing there as a web designer.I want to do more, Jarvis said. It was such an honor to

work with the arts commission the city is doing greatthings for kids and residents.Although Jarvis currently lives downtown, she hopes to

move to Montgomery soon.

IMPORTANT BUDGET NUMBERS

BIGGEST REVENUE SOURCESMunicipal income tax: $5.5 million Property tax: $2 million

BIGGEST EXPENSES Police and safety personnel: $2.9 million City employees: $1.9 million Leisure time activities: $563,000 Contracted services for: utilities, $552,000, and leisuretime activities, $291,000.Leisure time activities are funds included in that aregoing to be city parks, community engagement events,recreation, special events and citizen involvement.

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Sycamore Township's Board of Trustees recognizedHamilton County Sheriff's Department patrol officerKevin Singleton. Board President TomWeidman saidSingleton was named the officer of the month by theQueen City Club in April, and he has successfullyinvestigated drug activity in Rossmoyne, as well asthefts at Kenwood Towne Centre. He's worked for thedepartment for 13 years, and in Sycamore Townshipfor eight. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

SYCAMORE JUNIOR HIGHSCHOOLThe following students have earnedhonors for the fourth quarter of2012-2013.

HonorsSeventh-grade Sarah Abraham, Nicho-las Allen, Scott Allison, Thomas An-derson, Jordan Annenberg, BenjaminArmstrong, Kyle Ballman, ChristopherBanzhaf, Andrea Bell, Van Beyers-dorfer, Sanjana Chopra, Jack Creek,Noah Flege, Allison Fredette, SophiaGalyon, Timothy Guth, Peter Hen-derson, Luke Huffer, Keren Idelman-Sidenko, Samuel Ishida, Christian Kelly,Macey Keyes, Noah Kinsinger, Alexan-der Kourie, Riley Kurtz, Taylor Kyle,Josey Leach, Mitchell Louis, JaminLuke, Morgan McAvoy, Julia McDow-ell, Ryan Meckes, MatthewMonaghan,David Moskowitz, Claire Myers, VineetNarayan, Joseph Polasky, NathanPowers, Sofia Ramos, Kaitlyn Rasulis,

Madison Ringer, Jacob (Jack) Rose,Alexander Roth, Kevin Russell, LukeTenbarge, David Tochtermann, JacobTruitt, Andrea Vaughn, Kheara Wright,Samuel Wyatt, Skylar Ziegler.Eighth-grade Makayla Bath, AllisonFerdinand, Joshua Glynn, Eu-Yung(Daniel) Han, Candice Hansel, JordanHoffman, Andrew (Drew) Hornback,Alexander Hull, Elizabeth (Liz) Iz-worski, Alexander Katz, Larson Kent,Jonah Kim, Nathan (Nate) Kisselle,Julia Kong, Kyla Kuhnell, Sydney Lang,Vanessa Leahr, Francine Levy, JackLoon, Sara Lu, John (Jack) Manny,Jacob Marischen, Maliha Mastoi,Stephanie Mather, Adelaide (Addie)Michaels, Brett Mihlbachler, GeorgeMoyo, Nonso Okonji, Diego Palacios,Andrew Quantz, Logan Sabo, Andrew(AJ) Seymour, Kevin Skiba, Noah Stern,Max Torem, Patrick Tosh, Emma Tray-lor, Nicholas Wade, Kamaria Walton,David Wertheim, Alayna White, BriaWilliams, Davis Wilson.

SYCAMORE JUNIOR HIGHHONOR ROLL

On a recent spring day, stu-dents at St. Ursula Academyenjoyed thesitesofEdenPark,focused on wellness activitieswhich promote a healthy life-style, andraisedmoney toben-efit the entire student body atSUA.

The day began on the cam-pus of St. Ursula Academywith students competing inField Day activities. Studentsparticipated in events whichincluded sit ups, pushups,jump roping, obstacle coursesand relays which all fell underthe St. Ursula Strong themeof the day.

Although the goal of this

portionof thedaywasphysicalwellness, many laughs wereshared by all the students.

After awards were given tothe winners in each Field Daycategory, the students beganthe SUA Walk portion of theday.

Along the two-mile walkthrough the neighborhood, thestudentswereable to smell thespring blooms of Eden Park,see the beautiful architecturein Mt. Adams, and finally en-joy popsicles and music in theSeasongood Pavilion.

This year, 32 students wereinvolved in the committee thatplanned the events of the day.

Because so many studentswere involved in the planning,they brought a greater aware-ness to the goal of the walk, toraise money for the studentsof SUA, said Courtney Rag-land, who headed the walk ef-fort.

This is evidenced by the$34,500 check that the com-mittee presented to the stu-dents, a number that exceededtheir original goal of $32,000.

Although the Walk andField Day are much anticipat-edevents for thestudentseachyear, the added focus on well-ness and fundraising makesthe events evenmore special.

Field day for students in Eden Park

Madeline Hopple of Indian Hill, Molly Zilch of Symmes Township, Abby Roehr of Indian Hill, Shauna Reillyof Sharonville, Katie Koesterman of Montgomery and Anna Sheanshang of Montgomery enjoy the day inEden Park. THANKS TO JILL CAHILL

Ursuline Academy an-nounced 98 students haveearned AP Scholar awards inrecognition of their exceptionalperformance on AdvancedPlacement Exams in 2013. Localresidents include:

2013graduateKellyKopchakofSycamoreTownshipqualifiedfor the National AP ScholarAward by earning an averagescore of four or higher on a five-point scale on all AP exams tak-en, or for scoring a four or high-er on eight or more AP exams.

AP Scholar with Distinction

Mary Bender, Kelly Kop-chak, Kelly Lutmer and MayaPrabhu.

AP Scholar with HonorMichele Christy, Julia Court,

Kelly Grogan, Elizabeth Hell-mann, Kelly Kaes, MarissaMitchell, ErinTinneyandEmilyWesterfield.

AP ScholarMargaretBoyer,MariaCzer-

wonka, Allison Hogan, Julie Iv-ers, Katherine Robertson, AnneTulisiak and Tessa-Lynn Wied-mann.

Ursuline studentsnamed AP scholars

Sycamore goes full STEAM aheadto prepare for new school year

Mor than 100 SycamoreCommunity Schoolsstaff members partici-pated in a summer STEAM Insti-tute at Sycamore Junior HighSchool, a cross-disciplinary ap-proach to education devoted to sci-ence, technology, engineering, artsand mathematics.

We like to bring high-qualityprofessional development to ourteachers in the summer because itis the perfect time for them to re-flect on the past school year andthinkabouthowtheywant torefinetheirpractices in thecomingyear,said Ann Marie Reinke, assistantdirector of academic affairs.

The two-day seminar, FullSTEAM Ahead, Leading andLearning in the 21st Century, wasan idea generated by SycamoresSTEAM Council, a 55-memberteam of administrators and teach-ers led by Reinke devoted to pro-moting innovation across all sub-jects.

One of our goals is to designcompelling programming for stu-dents that integrates the four Csof STEAM: creativity, collabora-tion, critical thinking and commu-nication, Reinke said.

Weworkedwith theUniversityof Cincinnati to develop sessionsand invited speakers for this semi-nar that would be valuable forteachers at all grade levels.We areencouraged that from these ef-forts, we are seeing STEAM pro-gramming at every level of ourschool system. We value this be-cause STEAMplays a role in shap-ing our students lives and futurecareers.

Partly funded by grant monies,the remaining costs of the seminarwere split with Mason CitySchools, who also attended thetraining in Sycamore.

Anne Van Kirk, Symmes Elementary principal, exchanges ideas with Marianna Fall,Montgomery Elementary first-grade teacher, during the STEAM Institute at Sycamore JuniorHigh School. THANKS TO ERIKA DAGGETTE

Cris Tovani, literacy expert, speaks toteachers about the importance of closereading in content areas as part of theSycamore Summer STEAM Institute.THANKS TO ERIK DAGGETTE

Teachers work with the UC Economics Center during the STEAM Institute. THANKS TO ERIKA DAGGETTE

Chris Weber, from the Book ShelfBookstore in Madeira, displaysnew books for teachers toconsider for their students at theSycamore Summer STEAMInstitute. THANKS TO ERIKA DAGGETTE

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

SYMMES TWP. His coachescall him The Professor.

Withgoodreason.CincinnatiHillsChristianAcademyseniorNickMarsh carries better thana four-point academic averagewith a schedule featuring APgovernment,APmicroeconom-ics, AP statistics and AP envi-ronmental science.

To say nothing of what theMarsh called his best subject -honors English - where hereads such light fare asDantesInferno. And while it is a Chris-tian school, Marsh is a hell of aweaponasa two-wayplayer forheadfootball coachEricTaylor.

Marsh leads the team inrushing yards as a runningback and is second on the teamin sacks at linebacker.

And thats with him only

playing part time on offense,Taylorsaid.Wehavetogethimsome rest somewhere, and wecant afford to give it to him ondefense, so he really splits time

at running back. Hes a high-motorkid.Hedoesnt stop.Hesrelentless. Its not just football.Its in the weight room. Its inhis studies. Its in his othersports. Thats his makeup. Hesa great leader.

Taylor tells a story ofMarshs freshman year whenhe came to the coach duringsummer practices and asked tohave players meeting beforethe season. Not only did the kidrunthemeeting-cominginpre-pared with five pages of noteson goals, expectations and sup-porting scripture to go with itall he made sure to e-mailteammates parents to makesure they knew their sonswould be a little late gettinghome that day.

Nowthats justunheardof,Taylor said. But thats the kind

Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy senior Nick Marsh (28) is a leader on both sides of the ball for theEagles. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Professor hands outgridiron lessons

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SYCAMORE TWP. With theirconditioning and youngmetabo-lism, distance runners probablyeat more than you would think.Replenishment is key to anysuccessful athlete.

Its also key to SycamoreHigh Schools success.

Make nomistake, this is not adissertation on diet.

Sycamores feeding is fo-cused on its highly successfulmiddle school program provid-ing the high school Aviatorswith more trailblazing talent.The recipient of the fleet fresh-man feet and savvy sophomoresis second-year boys coach JohnBenham.

We are very young, Ben-ham said. Were led by sopho-more Ray Berling and right be-hind him is senior Jacob Belch-er. The two of themhave broken16:20 and looking pretty good.

Behind senior Belcher arethree juniors, four sophomoresand three freshmen.

We have three of them(freshmen) in our top10 and twoof them on our varsity team,Benham said.

FreshmanMilesMenyhert isSycamores third-best runnerand is among the top 20 in theGreaterMiamiConference. Fel-low freshmen Kevin Lawsonwas 22nd at presstime andNoahDarwiche was in the top 50.

A few seconds behind Ber-ling is his sophomore classmate,KyriaGraveswhoalso isatop20runner. Tenth-graders MartinGonzalez and Mitch Singstockare 34th and 43rd, respectively.

The junior class has WillSchrantz in the top 20 with Ri-cardoOreilianaandAdamLuck-en in the top 50.

Theyre getting real fo-cused, Benham said. We havebeen focusing on running as apack and theyve been doingreal well this season.

In September, the green andgold Aves were disguised as apurple pack. Not to be confusedwithElder, Benhamhad his run-ners rideviolet tovictory in sup-port of Alzheimers research allmonth.

He even sported a purplebowtie at meets and practices.

In practice, bowtie and all,Benham will often pedal a bicy-cle alongside his crew shoutingout splits and verbal encourage-ment.

A recent practice involvedmile repeats alternating on thetrack and the spacious fieldsalong Cornell Road by the highschool. The Aves work on pac-ing.

The hope is to do somethingspecial this year that theyhavent done before, Benhamsaid. Its always difficult in thisregion. If we can run well andget out of districts again, thatwould be great.

Coach Steve Nesters Syca-more Lady Aves lost the reli-able Samantha Siler to college,but have benefited from theleadership of junior Rosie Me-nyhert. For her initial varsity

Sycamore crosscountry being fed wellBy Scott [email protected]

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Julia Temple works a slight hill atthe Kings Invitational Sept. 24.SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Football Sycamore suffered its first

loss, 21-20, against Lakota Westin overtime. Senior Greg Simp-son ran for 138 yards and twotouchdowns and threw for an-other. The Aves are home withHamilton Oct. 4.

Moeller defeated St. Xavi-er 20-17 in overtime Sept. 27 atUCs Nippert Stadium. MattCoghlin tied the game with :01remaining with a 30-yard fieldgoal andwon thegame in theex-tra period from 35 yards out.Sophomore quarterback MattCrable had a touchdown pass tosophomore tight endJakeHaus-mann and Will Mercurio re-turned an interception for ascore. Moeller next hosts LaSalle at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5,at Roettger Stadium.

Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy knocked off fellowunbeaten Summit Country DaySept. 27, beating the SilverKnights 38-10 at home. NickMarsh led the Eagles offensewith three rushing touchdowns.Up next for CHCA is a 7 p.m.road game at Cincinnati Chris-tian.

Girls tennis Sycamore won the Greater

Cincinnati Tennis Coaches As-sociationCoachesClassicFlightAbracket Sept. 21.Winningdou-bles for the Lady Aves were

Grace Kays/Caroline Gao andElina Panteleyeva/Senha Raja-gopal. Alexa Abele was runner-up in first singles and MaggieSkwarawasrunner-upinsecondsingles.

Sycamores B squad tookfirst in doubles in Flight B atMason. The team of Peck/Doo-leywon first doubles andLevitt/Goodman took second doubles.

The Lady Aves beat CHCA4-1on Sept. 24withAlexaAbele,Maggie Skwara and Jamie Pes-covitz sweeping singles.

Sycamore beat Ursuline inthe OTCA State team tourna-ment SouthwestDistrict semifi-nal Sept. 27. Skwara won in sin-gles with Gao/Kays and Pante-leyeva/Rajagopal taking dou-bles.

Sycamores B team beatTalawanda 4-1 on Sept. 24.

UrsulineAcademyblankedLakota East 5-0 Sept. 24 andcamebackwitha3-2winagainstCHCA Sept. 25. The Lions im-proved to 15-2 on the season.

Boys soccer Sycamore blanked Lakota

West 1-0 on Sept. 26 as JakeBieggerhadsevensavesandtheshutout. Senior Nathan Gregghad the lone goal.

Moeller blanked La Salle3-0 on Sept. 24. Scoring for theCrusaders were junior JakeGiebler and seniors Henry My-ers and Zach Bonn.

CHCA beat North CollegeHill 5-0 Sept. 26 to run its record

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Moeller defeated St. Xavier20-17inovertimeattheUniver-sity of Cincinnatis NippertStadium Sept. 27. MatthewCoghlins 35-yard field goalkeptMoellerundefeatedontheyear. Coghlin had also tied thegame with :01 remaining inregulation with a 30-yarder.Moeller got a touchdown passfrom sophomore Matt Crableto sophomore Jake Hausmannin thesecondquarterandan in-terception return in the thirdquarter fromWill Mercurio.

Photos by Joseph FuquaII/Community Press

Moeller celebrates on the field after kicker Matt Coghlin kicked the game-winning field goal against St.Xavier in overtime.JOSEPH FUQUA II/COMMUNITY PRESS

Crusaders get a kickout of Nippert win

Moeller sophomore Matt Crable(12) throws a pass against St.Xavier in the first quarter. JOSEPHFUQUA II/COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller tight end JakeHausmann celebrates with WRChase Pankey (4) against St.Xavier in the second quarterafter catching a touchdown passfromMatt Crable.JOSEPH FUQUAII/COMMUNITY PRESS

UP NEXTWhat: Cincinnati Hill Chris-

tian Academy varsity footballat Cincinnati Christian SchoolWhen: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4Where: Lakota West Fresh-

man School Stadium, 5050Tylersville Road, West Chester,45069What to watch: CHCA

comes in after an emotionalgame with Summit CountryDay. CCS comes in with a po-rous defense. Watch for theEagles to pile up points in thefirst half and get its youngerplayers some live-game actionin the second.

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Intro to basketballprogramBoys and girls, ages 3-11, are

invited to join the Blue AshYMCA introductory basketballleague that will run Nov. 2 toDec. 21.This is an instructional

league with the goal of teach-ing your child the funda-mentals of basketball, such as

dribbling, shooting, and basicgame concepts.Games and practices for ages 3

to 6 will be Saturday mornings.Each team will practice for a halfan hour before each game, thenplay half-court games.Games for ages 7 to 11will be

Sundays. Practices will be on Mon-days. Each team will practice andplay games on full court.Volunteer coaches are needed

for all age groups. A coachesmeeting is scheduled for 6:30p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23, atthe Blue Ash YMCA, 5000YMCA Drive.Registration deadline is Oct.

9. Members are $50, andnon-members are $90.Contact Mary Chesko at

791-5000, or at [email protected].

SIDELINES

BIEGGER IS BETTERSycamore HighSchool goalie JakeBiegger slides toblock a shot byPrinceton HighSchool's OumarN'Gaide (5) during a1-1 tie against theVikings Sept. 24.Heading intoOctober, Bieggerwas tied for theGreater MiamiConference lead inshutouts. Inaddition, the mostgoals he hadallowed in a gamewas two. Sycamoreplays one of thetougher schedules inthe city and wrapsup their regularseason with a homematch againstWayne at 7 p.m.,Thursday, Oct.10.MARK D. MOTZ/THECOMMUNITY PRESS

This summer, two Cin-cinnati natives represent-ed the United States at anelite international tourna-ment.

Itwasnt theWorldCuportheSummerOlympicsit was theWorld Under 23Ultimate Championshipsin Toronto.

Ultimate Frisbee, orUltimate for short, is aself-refereed, non-contactsport. Two teams competeon a 70-yard by 40-yardfield with 20-yard endzones.

Much like football,teams advance the disc upthe field to scorebycatch-ing it in theopponents endzone.Unlike football, oncea player has the disc in hishands, he cannot run withit.

Ultimate has beensteadily growing in popu-larity across the nation atall levels. Middle schools,highschools, colleges, andcommunities have adopt-ed this sport as a newway

for physical activity andmeeting new people. Cin-cinnati has seen a growthin itsUltimate communityand is now home to theRevolution, an AmericanUltimateDiscLeaguepro-fessional team.

Bethany Kaylor, 20, ofWest Chester, and PaigeSoper, 22, of Madeira,were selected to repre-sent the United States atthe highest level of Ulti-mate for their age group.Both women had to applyto try out and competeagainst hundreds of otherAmericanU-23womenfora place on the teams.

Soper was selected toplay on the womens teamand Kaylor played on themixed-gender team. Bothteams, along with a mensteam, competedagainst16represented nations toplace first, bringing homethree gold medals to theU.S. Ultimate community.

Kaylor and Soper havebecome elite womens Ul-timate players, but eachtook very different routesto get to this level.

Kaylor, a 2011UrsulineAcademy graduate, owesit to her dad,MikeKaylor,for her involvement inUl-timate. Mike started theUltimate team at the Uni-versity of Dayton in 1988.Hecontinues toplay in thecommunity, as well ascoach the Mount NotreDame-Moeller highschool team.

Kaylor started playingwith MND-Moeller in2007 when her fatherasked for her help whenhe was short on girls.

In moments of pubes-cent defiance, I even toldmy father that I wouldnever play Ultimate, thatit was dumb. Things obvi-ously changed, said Kay-lor.

She fell in lovewith thesport and has not lookedback. This year, her col-lege team, Oregon Fugue,won the USA UltimateCollege Championship.

For information aboutthe Ultimate communityin Cincinnati, visitwww.cincyultimate.org.

Bethany Kaylor, an Ursuline Academy graduate, plays defense for the Oregon Fuge.THANKS TO USA ULTIMATE

UA grad competes inUltimate showcaseBy Bridget WalshCommunity Press correspondent

of leader and player hesbeen for us all fouryears.

So maybe its not sur-prising to discoverMarshgives others a lot of creditfor his success and gaudystatistics, which throughthe first four games of theseason included seventouchdowns and a 6.4-

yards-per-carry averageon offense and19 sacks ondefense.

Up front has reallybeen great, Marsh said.Our line on both sides ofthe ball has been verygood.Theyveopeneda lotof holes for me to run andtheyve occupied a lot oflinemen going the otherway that let me get to thequarterback.

As far as college goes,Ive been recruited (bymostly NCAA Division I-

AA and Division IIIschools) more on the de-fensive side.

More than the hitting,Marsh said he enjoys therelationships hes builtsince taking up football infifth grade. Ive beenwith my best friends inthe world on the footballfield since fifth grade.Weveexperienceda lot ofsuccess. We want to keepworking together and ex-perience some more inour last year together.

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seasons, Menyherttrained alongside theworkhorse Siler.

It helped tremen-dously, Nester said.Just the ability to be

pushed every day inpractice and now shestaken that role.Rosie justran her best race in twoyears at the Mason Invi-tational.

Menyhert was also aproduct of the SycamoreMiddle School program,but wasnt even the toprunnerasaneighth-grad-

er. Her times havedropped dramaticallysince becoming a Syca-more starting seven sta-ple.

Nesters team is alsoyoung with junior JuliaTemple and freshmanKamaria Walton follow-ing behind Menyhert inmost races.

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to 4-4-3 on the season.

Girls soccer Sycamore blanked

Princeton 3-0 on Sept. 24.Goals were by seniorsCassy McDowell andAzanteGriffith and juniorAshley Thiss.

CHCA beat Talawan-da 2-0 Sept. 21 and fol-lowed that win with a 6-0victory over North Col-lege Hill Sept. 26. The Ea-gles improved to 5-3-2 (3-1-1MVC).

Ursuline Academywent over the .500 markwith a1-0win atKetteringAlter Sept. 23 and a 2-0home win against MountNotre Dame Sept. 25. TheLions improved to 5-4-2(2-2 GGCL).

Girls cross country Sycamores Rosie

Menyhert finished 29th atthe Trinity Valkyrie meetat EP Tom Sawyer StatePark on Sept. 21. Menyh-

ert won the girls varsityrace at the Kings Invita-tional on Sept. 24.

Water polo Sycamores Aaron

Abraham and Aaron Pangwere named AcademicAll-Americans. The Avesbeat Princeton 13-9 onSept. 25. Mark Hancher,Nolan Connolly, JacobThorn, Ethan May andAdam Ioas had two goalseach.

Sycamores ErinGlass, Gina Schwegmannand Jennifer Weber werenamed Academic All-Americans.

GolfMoeller was second

at the GCL Champion-ships behind St. Xavier.Moellers Mitch Lampingand Quinn Sullivan werenamed first team all-league.

Sycamore beatMcAuley by 20 strokes onSept. 23 at Glenview. Kel-len Alsip and Caitlin Guywere co-medalists byshooting 40 on the frontnine.

The Lady Aves beatMount Notre Dame by 23strokesonSept. 26asHan-naLeewasmedalistwitha36 on the West course ofGlenview.

CHCA finishedfourth in the Division IIsectional tournament,goodenough to advance todistrict competition. Itsthe Eagles first trip to dis-tricts in just the secondyear of existence for thegirls golf program.

Volleyball CHCA picked up a

pair of league wins inbeating Lockland Sept. 23and Summit Country DaySept. 26, both in straightsets. The Eagles remainunbeaten in MVC play at8-0 and are 13-4 overall.

Ursuline Academybeat Seton in straight setsSept. 23 and handedMount Notre Dame itsfirst league lossof thesea-son, beating the Cougarsin threeSept. 26, avenginga Sept. 10 loss to MND.Both teams are now 6-1 inthe GCL.

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NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

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Loveland Herald EditorDick [email protected], 248-7134Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

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An old quote that means a lot todayAbout 2,400 years ago, the

Greek playwright Agathonwrote, Only this is denied tothe Gods, the ability to changethe past.

I know of no surviving ele-ments of his plays, but theimportance of the quote hasintrigued me for years. Inthese times it bears seriousthought.

For those who are not famil-iar with Greek theater, let megive you a few tips. The playswere short and carried a mes-sage almost like a sermon.They usually presented a seri-ous problem, but not an an-swer. This was to be discussedas the viewers walked homefrom the performance. As thegroup reached a crossroad

they stoppedin order tocontinue thediscussion.This led to acommon wordof today, trivia,meaning threeways.

The Godshad humanattributes and

often human failings so thatmortals could relate to them.Tragedies were generallyabout personal faults and com-edies tended toward societalfailings. If you read some ofthese plays, you will find thatthey can be presented as pre-sent day problems.

Lysistrata (cleansing of

strife) is an antiwar playwhere the women of Greece goon a sex strike to make themen quit going to war. Is oftenpresented in a modern format.

As Albert Einstein noted,humanity has not changed, butwe create mass technology todo harm to others. Sadly, wecontinue our tendency to do so.

I think the major part ofthat problem is that we tend tobe very intensely partial to ourown social sub groups. We tendto view others with extremedisfavor at the worst or withguarded acceptance at best.

I have been fortunate tohave traveled among manyvery diverse groups. Instead ofdismissing them as strange orunequal, I have tried to un-

derstand and accept them forwhat makes their societyunique. In this way I learn andappreciate my new found in-terests. The similarities tend tobe instructive of humanity.

Old hostilities lasting forcenturies are not forgiven, butoften intensified to the disad-vantage of all. They are mostly,but not all, toward other racesor religions. Even worse is theprejudice that seeps out ofthese hatreds and causes oth-ers to make poor judgements.Those only add to the problemsof humanity.

Lately, government formsseem to add to the problems.Somemay feel that they causediscrimination. I have a pri-vate joke to let you in on. When

I get one of these forms, in thespace for race, I put human.For religion, I enter yes. Youmight imagine what I enter forsex if I am in a whimsicalmood!

Now we go back to Agathon.We cannot reverse the wrongsthat all of us have committedduring our lives. It matters nothowminor they may havebeen. The resentment becomescumulative so that somemayfeel the result of age-oldwrongs. In this era of bitter-ness over religion, race ornationality it is time for hu-manity to overcome the cult offeigned superiority.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

A couple of months ago, Iwas traveling east in Blue Ashon Glendale-Milford Road,near the intersection of ReedHartmanHighway.

I was running late for adoctors appointment, whensuddenly cars ahead of mewere braking in an apparentslow down as a result of sometype of traffic roadblockahead. The cars came to acomplete stop. Rolling mywindows down, I could beginhearing resonant bird soundsechoed with car horns.

After observing a fewmin-utes frommy vantage point, Icame to the conclusion thatthe matter at hand was defi-nitely a flock of Canadiangeese with their rowdy, bois-terous sounds of honk, honk,andmore honks. They hadsettled in the middle of theroad blocking traffic.

As I just sat there gettingstressed out,all of the suddenit hit me that just maybe...th-ats rightjust maybeIcould actually do something tohelp solve the problem athand!

Actually I surprised myselfby opening the drivers cardoor, getting out of the car,and starting to walk amongthe maze of automobiles to-wards the sounds of the geese.I quickly observed the situa-tions complexity: thirty-eightbrave Canadian geese at-tempting to cross a doublehighway in single file! Andyes, I was counting them,similar to when you were ayoung kid, bored sitting in theback seat waiting for a train ata gate crossing, counting traincars. With trains, things arepretty much guaranteed in thesense of direction theyretravelingwith geese, not somuch.

The lead bird group in frontof me suddenly just stoppedwith about 15 geese alreadystretched across the four-lanehighway. I gathered that thefirst goose was the one incharge and had decided that itmaybe was a good time to talkthings over with his troops.

Well you canguess thatbusy Amer-ican drivershad no timefor indecisivegeese andsoonmore carhorns were infull bloomblasting, whiledrivers yelled

not-so-kind remarks toMotherNatures National Geograph-ic Webfeet Exploration on theAmerican Road.

he out of box part of medecided that if I offer reas-suring Smoky The Bearguidance to these befuddled,confused, stressed out geese,that I might be able to inspirethem to advance in one direc-tion or the other, off the dan-gerous double lane highway.

I came usingmy best geesetraffic handmovements andemitted all the translatedhissing geese phonics sounds Icould muster.

At first they just pausedand scrutinized me, not surewhat this guy with his strangewaterfowl sound effects wasaspiring them to do. The headgoose miraculously respondedandmarched his lead groupback in a very slow, deliber-ate, goose single file to a greenbelt area where all 38 hadbeen nesting.

This was definitely a yesmoment, a two arms up timeas I figured I had just saved awhole Southwest Ohio GeeseHomeland Community frombeing goose dinners! After-wards I hurried through themaze of vehicle lines thatwere starting to slowly moveforward, intensely trying toavoid getting hit myself. Ifinally returned to my car.But, while passing other carsonmyway back to mine, sev-eral of the drivers cheeredmyherding efforts, some evenapplaudedmy endeavors andloving the gratification, I tooka curtsy!

Wes Adamson is a resident of Wyo-ming.

Thinkingoutside the box:A duck momentin Blue Ash

Wes AdamsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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OUR ELECTIONS LETTERS, COLUMNS POLICY

Essential to keep SimsThe role of the Symmes

Township fiscal officer is not apart time job. More important-ly, is not a job for someone whojust shows up for meetings.

I've had the pleasure ofknowing and working with Car-ol Sims for almost 20 years.

In 1994 I was appointed as afounding member of theSymmes Township FinanceCommittee. It was immediatelyclear that Carol had an intricate

working knowledge of theTownship budget and financialissues. She readily recalled de-tails during our meetings andhelped guide us through the de-velopment of budgetary priori-ties.

Carol's expertise didn't stopwith the township's budget andfiscal issues. In 1998 I was ap-pointed to the Board of ZoningAppeals and found that Carolwas equally familiar with zon-ing issues and regulations.

Carol is a hard worker who

rolls up her sleeves andgets thejob done. She is persistent andthorough, has a keen eye for de-tail and knows how to interactwith residents for the publicgood.

Keeping Carol Sims as theSymmes Township fiscal offi-cer is essential. She has the ex-perience and knowledge, and isextremely well qualified to car-ryon thedaily tasksof the fiscalofficer.

Phil SeibertSymmes Township

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sept. 25 questionShould college athletes be

paid? If so, now much? If not,why not?

College athletes should re-ceive scholarships and sti-pends for play.A largepercent-age of players come from low-income families that cannot fi-nancially support the athletes.

The scholarships do not in-clude extramoney for daily ex-penses.Asa result, a numberofplayers in recent timeshavere-sorted to selling awards, auto-graphs and accepting cars andother favors because they haveno money.

I do appreciate that com-mon sense and good judgmentalso play a role. However, howmany readers of the could sur-vive on no income?

We all know that athletescannot not get jobs duringschool due to the demands ontheir schedules for training,practice and playing locallyand across country and thentheres studying, attendingclasses and homework.

Come on, we all enjoywatching themperformand es-pecially winning. Lets pay ourcollege athletes!

E.E.C.

Yes, I believe athletes whoare requested to spend a stipu-lated number of days each yearoncampusor at a facilitydesig-nated for athletic games/train-ing should be paid a stipend fortheir time. The stipend shouldbe uniform for each sport anddesigned to cover expenses notpaid by the college/university.

Todays athletes in somesports do not have summers tothemselves during which theycan earn extra spending mon-ey. Many are from homeswheremoney is in short supply.This stipend should cover rec-reation, food and, books whichare not furnished by theirschool.

As a non-athlete attending

college from a poor home I re-membermanydayswhere I ex-istedononecandybarall day inorder to have bus fare for mytrip home. I can understandwhy some kids are forced tosell their jerseys inorder topayfor a weekend date.

Sure, they get a free educa-tion that others pay dearly for,but their life should not be thatof a total drudger. And, need Imention the money they bringin at some schools.

Because some schools losemoney on athletics, to pay ornot pay should be voluntaryand the amount set by theNCAA or other governingsports organization to whichthe school belongs.

T.J.

College athletes gettingpaid for field/court perfor-mances? Nope!

This is part of their educa-tional experience and if anycompensation is granted thatmoves into the professionallevel, and the pricing of a col-lege game or event would becost prohibitive as it is nowwith professional sports.

Maybe a reduction on theirtuitionmaybe, but not compen-sation!

O.H.R.

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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPESNORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013

T he annual Taste of Blue Ashagain brought in thousands ofdelighted festival goers. Thethree-day August event is well knownfor the delicious food offerings, topflight musical entertainment and, ofcourse, plenty of activities and ridesfor the kids. Here's a small samplingof some great times.

The annual Taste of Blue Ash again brought inthousands of delighted festival goes. Thethree-day August event is well known for thedelicious food offerings, top flight musicalentertainment and, of course, plenty of activitiesand rides for the kids. Here's a small sampling ofsome great times. Easy-listening acoustic duo"Firelight" performed Saturday afternoon on theKroger stage. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The annual Taste of Blue Ash againbrought in thousands of delightedfestival goes. The three-day Augustevent is well known for the deliciousfood offerings, top flight musicalentertainment and, of course, plenty ofactivities and rides for the kids. Here's asmall sampling of some great times.There's nothing like a delicious sno-coneto cool one's palate. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THECOMMUNITY PRESS

The annual Taste of Blue Ash againbrought in thousands of delightedfestival goes. The three-day Augustevent is well known for the deliciousfood offerings, top flight musicalentertainment and, of course, plenty ofactivities and rides for the kids. Here's asmall sampling of some great times.Lexton Millsap, 3, of Montgomery, gets agood "Taste of Blue Ash'"view atop dad'sshoulders. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITYPRESS

The annual Taste of Blue Ash againbrought in thousands of delightedfestival goes. The three-day Augustevent is well known for the deliciousfood offerings, top flight musicalentertainment and, of course, plenty ofactivities and rides for the kids. Here's asmall sampling of some great times.Allyson Luther, 6, and her brother Collin,3, of Ross, love this ride called "TopBanana." TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITYPRESS

The annual Taste of Blue Ash again brought in thousands of delighted festival goes. Thethree-day August event is well known for the delicious food offerings, top flight musicalentertainment and, of course, plenty of activities and rides for the kids. Here's a smallsampling of some great times. The main stage crowd is up and cheering for some earlyevening country western music. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The annual Taste of Blue Ash again brought in thousands of delighted festival goes. The three-day August event is well known for the delicious food offerings, top flight musicalentertainment and, of course, plenty of activities and rides for the kids. Here's a small sampling of some great times. Courtney McKeown (left) and her sister, Caroline, surround WillRink on this high speed spinning ride. They're all fromMontgomery. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

SeasonSeasonto Tasteto Taste

B2 NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE OCTOBER 2, 2013

THURSDAY, OCT. 3Cooking ClassesA Latin-American Fiesta withLiliana Gebran-Tramontin,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Liliana willintroduce you to these authenticVenezuelan and Colombiandishes, and more, so you canenjoy themwhenever you wishin your own home. $45. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, 11450Grooms Road, Conference RoomNo. 2. Practice skills by speaking,organizing and conductingmeetings and motivating others.Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. 387-7030;btc.toastmastersclubs.org. BlueAsh.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. 917-7475.Blue Ash.Matial Arts Class, 7-8 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Comprehensive class uses ele-ments of karate, kung fu, taekwon do, kickboxing and practi-cal self-defense. Ages 18 and up.$60. Reservations required.985-0900; www.trihealthpavil-ion.com.Montgomery.

Health / WellnessMercy HealthMobileMam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Valenti Salon & Spa, 7459Wooster Pike, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies per insur-ance plan. Financial assistanceavailable for qualified applicants.Appointment required. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Marie-mont.

On Stage - ComedyVic Henley, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,8410 Market Place, $10-$16.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presbyteri-an Church, 4309 Cooper Road,Youth room. Big book/discussionmeeting. Brown bag lunchoptional. Open to everyone whodesires healthy loving relation-ships. Donations accepted.Through Dec. 26. 673-0174;www.coda.org. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, OCT. 4Health / WellnessMercy HealthMobileMam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Dillards-Kenwood, 7913Montgomery Road, Fifteen-minute screenings. Cost variesper insurance plan. Financialassistance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. 686-3300; www.e-mer-cy.com. Kenwood.

Literary - LibrariesAnime Club, 6-8 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Watch anime, drawman-ga, play Yu-Gi-Oh and interactaround these favorite pastimes.Ages 13-18. Free. 369-4450. DeerPark.

On Stage - ComedyVic Henley, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $10-$16.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m., KidsFirst Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-time snack.$30, $20 each additional child.Reservations required. ThroughOct. 18. 489-7575. SycamoreTownship.

SATURDAY, OCT. 5Art EventsArtoberfest at the Barn, 6-9p.m., Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Includes tasting nine craft brewsfrom 50West Brewing, dinner inbier garden, Celtic music byChangeling, pumpkin-decoratingcontest, contra dancing, Wom-ans Art Clubs Annual All-Mem-ber Exhibit and games. Ages 21and up. Benefits Womans ArtClub Foundation. $30. 272-3700.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsImages of the Past: Visions of

Today, 1-4 p.m., Greater Love-land Historical Society Museum,201 Riverside Drive, Juried artexhibition inspired by images ofNancy Ford Cones. 683-5692;www.lovelandmuseum.org.Loveland.

Drink TastingsAles on Rails, 6-9 p.m., Cincin-nati Dinner Train, 4725 MadisonRoad, Sample five ales as expertsfrom Great Lakes BrewingCompany inform about eachbeers appearance, bouquet,body, flavors and finish. Includeslight meal consisting of pretzel,turkey wrap, chips and dessert.Ages 21 and up. $49.95. Addi-tional beverages available forpurchase. Reservations required.791-7245; www.cincinnatidinner-train.com.Madisonville.

Farmers MarketMontgomery FarmersMarket,9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MontgomeryElementary School, 9609 Mont-gomery Road, Vendors grow/produce what they sell. Morethan 20 vendors offering vegeta-bles, fruits, herbs, meat, eggs,honey, goats milk products,coffee, olive oil, hummus, cheeseand baked goods. 984-4865;www.montgomeryfarmers-market.org.Montgomery.

Home & GardenHigh Style Flower ArrangingClass, 2-4 p.m., Peachys FloralDesign School, 7400 Montgo-mery Road, Weekly through Nov.9. Using flowers and herbs, learnbasic principles of floral arrang-ing and create beautiful center-pieces. University of CincinnatiCommuniversity course. $149.Registration required. 556-6932.Silverton.

On Stage - ComedyVic Henley, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $10-$16.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

Runs / WalksHike for Hospice of Cincinnatiand 5K Run, 8 a.m.-noon,Hospice of Cincinnati-Blue Ash,4310 Cooper Road, $25. Present-ed by Bethesda Foundation Inc.865-1616; www.hospiceofcincin-nati.org/hike. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, OCT. 6Art ExhibitsImages of the Past: Visions ofToday, 1-4 p.m., Greater Love-land Historical Society Museum,683-5692; www.lovelandmuseu-m.org. Loveland.

AuditionsA Little NightMusic, 7 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, Auditionsare on a first come, first servedbasis. Those auditioning areasked to provide a currentresume and head shot and toprepare 32 bars of a song thatbest shows your vocal range.Accompaniment will be provid-ed. CDs and a capella auditionsare not permitted. Please pro-vide sheet music in the properkey, with cuts marked. Free.Presented by Mariemont PlayersInc. Through Oct. 7. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m., MaryM. Emery Carillon, PleasantStreet, Open air concert. Caril-lonneur plays bells using key-board in upper tower. Tours oftower available; playground,restroom and shelter house onsite. Free. Presented by Village ofMariemont. 271-8519; www.ma-riemont.org.Mariemont.

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Vic Henley, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,$10-$16. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterFake Flowers Dont Die, 2-3p.m., Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn Gallery. CincinnatiPlayhouse in the Park Off the Hillproduction. Three studentsdiscover a magic lamp that mayor may not grant them threewishes in this world-premiereplay. $5. Presented byWomansArt Club Foundation. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

MONDAY, OCT. 7AuditionsA Little NightMusic, 7 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, Free.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

Music - ClassicalEncore! Linton ChamberMusicSeries, 7:30-10 p.m., Congrega-tion Beth Adam, 10001 Loveland-Madeira Road, The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio joined bywind and string principals ofCincinnati Symphony Orchestra.Piano Quintets by Beethovenand Dvorak along with PianoTrio written for the KLR Trio. $30,$10 students. Presented byLintonMusic. 381-6868; www.lin-tonmusic.org. Loveland.

TUESDAY, OCT. 8Business ClassesBlast Toastmasters Club,Noon-1 p.m., Kroger KP-1 Build-ing, 11300 Cornell Park Drive,Fifth Floor. Develop and practicespeaking, organizing and con-ducting meetings. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations required.387-1324. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesDaveeds NEXT - In TuscanywithWine Pairingwith Davidand Liz Cook, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, David and Liz Cookpair each of the flavor compo-nents with just the right wine.Ages 21 and up. $65. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Farmers MarketLoveland FarmersMarket, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Parking lot.Featuring 32 vendors from areaoffering vegetables, fruits, meat,eggs, bread, pizza, pastries,cookies, syrup, lavender prod-ucts, soaps, lotions, gourmetfrozen pops, gelato, herbs,alpaca products, hummus,honey, coffee, olive oil andcheese. Free. Presented byLoveland Farmers Market. 683-0150; www.lovelandfm.com.Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devotion-al time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

Cooking ClassesThe New Southern Table withVirginiaWillis, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, Authentic Southernfood. $65. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Fashion ShowsKindervelt No. 50 FashionShow and Luncheon, 10 a.m.,Kenwood Country Club, 6501Kenwood Road, Fashions provid-ed by Saks Fifth Avenue. IncludesBeauty Bar. Accessories andclothing for sale. Benefits Kinder-velt Neurodevelopmental,Educational and Learning Centerat Cincinnati Childrens HospitalMedical Center. $50. Reservationsrequired. 226-866.Madeira.

LecturesTown Hall Lecture Series, 11a.m., Montgomery Assembly ofGod, 7950 Pfeiffer Road, RobertBallard, explorer/oceanographer:Exploring theWonders of theDeep Sea. AlsoWednesdays 8p.m. at Sycamore Junior HighSchool Auditorium. $120 series offour lectures; $40 single lecture.Reservations recommended.684-1632; www.montgomerywo-mansclub.org.Montgomery.Town Hall Lecture Series, 8p.m., Sycamore Junior HighSchool, 5757 Cooper Road,Robert Ballard, explorer/ocean-ographer: Exploring theWon-ders of the Deep Sea. AlsoWednesday-Thursday 11 a.m. atMontgomery Assembly of God.$120 series of four lectures; $40single lecture. Reservationsrecommended. 684-1632;www.montgomerywomansclu-b.org.Montgomery.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVitas, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

THURSDAY, OCT. 10Business SeminarsYes, You Can Get BusinessThrough LinkedIn, 10-11:30a.m., Dimalanta Design Group,4555 Lake Forest Drive, No. 650,Learn how to use LinkedIn andhow it can help you grow yourbusiness with Ernie Dimalanta,founder of Out-&-Out Marketingand owner of Dimalanta DesignGroup, andWendy Hacker, PRand social media consultant ofDimalanta Design Group. $10.Reservations required. 588-2802;www.dimalantadesign-group.com/workshops. Blue Ash.

EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, Free.Reservations required. 387-7030;btc.toastmastersclubs.org. BlueAsh.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessMindfulness-Based StressManagement, 7-9 p.m., Tri-Health Fitness and Health Pavil-ion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road, Weeklythrough Dec. 12. Learn andpractice mindfulness. $450.Reservations required. 891-0650;www.trihealthpavilion.com.Montgomery.

LecturesTown Hall Lecture Series, 11a.m., Montgomery Assembly ofGod, Robert Ballard, explorer/oceanographer: Exploring the

Wonders of the Deep Sea. $120series of four lectures; $40 singlelecture. Reservations recom-mended. 684-1632; www.mont-gomerywomansclub.org.Mont-gomery.

On Stage - ComedyMike Birbiglia, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, 8410 Market Place, $30.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

Recreation4-on-4Womens VolleyballLeague, 6:30-10 p.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, 6200Pfeiffer Road, Weekly throughDec. 12. Well-rounded leaguecaters to all skill levels. Ages 18and up. $225 per team. Reserva-tions required. 985-0900.Mont-gomery.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presbyteri-an Church, Donations accepted.673-0174; www.coda.org. BlueAsh.

FRIDAY, OCT. 11EducationRetirement Planning andEstate Strategies, Noon-1 p.m.,3-4 p.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m.,Symmes Township Branch Li-brary, 11850 Enyart Road, Learnhow to accumulate and distrib-ute money for retirement, howto pass money on to heirs orcharities in a tax-wise mannerand to increase the probability ofinvestment success. With Thriv-ent Financial, faith-based organi-zation. Ages 45-70. Free. 239-2933. Symmes Township.

Health / WellnessPre-Diabetes Class, 9-11 a.m.,Weight Management Solutions,8001Kenwood Road, Informa-tion on making healthy foodchoices, exercise and blood sugarcontrol and monitoring bloodsugar levels. $20. 956-3729;www.e-mercy.com. SycamoreTownship.

On Stage - ComedyMike Birbiglia, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $30. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, OCT. 12Cooking ClassesHalloween Spook-tacular forKids with Holly Bader, 11a.m.-1 p.m., Cooks Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Hands-onfun with food and learn how tomake frightfully sweet andsavory treats. Ages 8-12. $35.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

EducationRetirement Planning andEstate Strategies, 10-11 a.m.,noon-1 p.m. and 2-3 p.m., UCBlue Ash College, 9555 PlainfieldRoad, Walter Building Room100.Learn how to accumulate anddistribute money for retirement,how to pass money on to heirs orcharities in a tax-wise mannerand to increase the probability ofinvestment success. With Thriv-ent Financial, faith-based organi-zation. Ages 45-70. Free. 239-2933. Blue Ash.

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Montgomery FarmersMarket,9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MontgomeryElementary School, 984-4865;www.montgomeryfarmers-market.org.Montgomery.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Advisory Board, 2-3 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Motivated teensdiscuss means for making li-brarys programs and materialsto be most in tune with theirneeds. Ages 13-19. Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.

Music - ClassicalLintonMusic Peanut Butter &Jam Sessions, 10-10:30 a.m. and11:30 a.m.-noon, Good ShepherdLutheran Church Kenwood, 7701Kenwood Road, AMusical Zoo:Listen. Adventure throughmusical zoo. $5 or four for $15,free under age 2. 381-6868;www.lintonmusic.org. Kenwood.

On Stage - ComedyMike Birbiglia, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $30. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Religious - CommunityDrive-Thru Blessing of theAnimals, Noon-3 p.m., HolyTrinity - Kenwood, 7190 EuclidRoad, Pet and service animalowners bring their belovedcompanions for blessing. Dona-tions for Interparish Food Pantryand Cincinnati Pet Food Pantryaccepted. Free. 703-6236; ho-lytrinitykenwood.org. SycamoreTownship.

Runs / WalksWarrior Run, 5:30 p.m., BellTower @ Dogwood Park, Pleas-ant Street, Both courses start andfinish at Bell Tower. With food,bid-n-buy with donated mer-chandise by area merchants andcarnival-style children games.Music by Rewind-FM (94.9) radiostation and movie showing atdusk. Benefits Cincinnati Chil-drens Hospital Medical Centerprogram Surviving the Teens. $255K long run, $20 one-mile shortwalk, $12 ages 13-18, free ages 12and under. Presented by CincyWarrior Run. 271-5559; www.cin-cywarriorrun.org.Mariemont.

ShoppingTackle Trade Days, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.,Lake Isabella, 10174 Loveland-Madeira Road, Purchase newand used vintage lures, rods,reels and more in a flea-marketstyle setting. Free, vehicle permitrequired. 791-1663; www.great-parks.org. Symmes Township.Anyi Lu Trunk Show, 11 a.m.-2p.m., Kenwood Towne Centre,7875 Montgomery Road, Nord-strom. Fall/winter womensfootwear collection. Free admis-sion. Presented by Anyi Lu.745-0205. Kenwood.

SUNDAY, OCT. 13Music - ChoralDaniel Pearl WorldMusic Day,4-6 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Uses universallanguage of music to encouragefellowship across cultures. Fea-ture Cincinnatis Young Profes-sionals Choral Collective, groupof energetic singers ages 21-45who live and work throughoutCincinnati. Free with registration.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.

Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m., MaryM. Emery Carillon, Free. 271-8519; www.mariemont.org.Mariemont.

On Stage - ComedyMike Birbiglia, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, $30. 984-9288; www.go-bananascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.

MONDAY, OCT. 14Cooking ClassesMeatlessMondaywith LaurenAbel, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, Laurenwill help you embrace MeatlessMonday in an exciting way andshow you how truly tasty andhealthy meatless recipes can be.$40. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Health / WellnessMercy HealthMobileMam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Walgreens Loveland, 10529LovelandMadeira Road, Fifteen-minute screening. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assis-tance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. 686-3300; www.e-mer-cy.com. Loveland.

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Ascension LutheranChurchHealing Touch Ministry isoffered on the fourth Tuesdayof each month at 7 p.m. Pleasecall the church office at 793-3288 for more information.Ascension Lutheran Church ischanging its worship servicesfor fall. Ascension returned totwo worship services on Sun-day mornings. The 11 a.m.service, Rejoice! will reflect amore contemporary, upbeatstyle. The music, Bible read-ings, and spiritual opportuni-ties will reflect the preferenceof many people today. The 9a.m. Heritage (traditional) willcontinue to reflect the tradi-

tional style that Lutheranshave cherished over the years.Sunday schools for ages 3through adult are offered at10 am.Offering two styles of service isdesigned to meet the needs ofa broader range of peopleand, as Pastor Josh Miller putsit extend our mission to shareJesus love. We have a story ofGods grace in Jesus and wetell it and live it in a uniqueway as Lutherans. The twoworship styles will allow us todiversify our worship yet staytrue to ourselves in bothexpressions.Ascension is a congregation ofdiverse ages and backgrounds.Some are new to the faith;

others are lifelong Lutherans.Ascension is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery, Ohio45242; ascensionlutheran-church.com; 793-3288.

Bethel BaptistTempleAWANA childrens Bible clubsare offered for children ages 2through high school from7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdaysduring the school year. Eachclub meeting features counciltime, which includes flagceremony, music and Biblelesson; handbook time, inwhich clubbers earn awardsthrough memorization andhandbook completion; andgame time. Contact the churchfor information, or visit theAWANA page on Facebook:search for Bethel BaptistAWANA.The adult, teen and childrensSunday School classes cometogether for an hour of skitsfrom the drama team, chil-drens songs, games, pennywars and more during RoundUp Sunday, offered duringSunday School hour on thefirst Sunday of each month.Several father/son activities, aswell as family activities, arebeing planned for the fall andupcoming months. Visit thechurch website for details.Plans are in the works for aonce-a-month womens fel-lowship.Small group Bible studies areoffered Wednesday eveningsat the church at 7:30 p.m.Sunday School is 10 a.m.; Sun-day worship is 11 a.m.The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptist-temple.org.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchContribute to NEEDS by bring-ing rice and boxed potatoes tothe church.The book club meets Oct. 3.Join the choir. Rehearsals arestarting now. Please contactthe church office for details.Jacobs Ladder is the theme forSunday School (pre-K through12th-grade); these classes aretaught after the childrenssermon in the worship service.Bible 101 and ThoughtfulChristian classes are offeredfor adults each Sunday morn-ing. These meet at 9 a.m. inthe fellowship hall.Want to know more about thecongregation or about being aPresbyterian? Come to aninformal meeting after churchthis fall. Call the church officefor details.A pet blessing is 3 p.m. to 4:30p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, on thechurch lawn.The annual church picnic is Oct.6, immediately after morning

worship.Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.Sunday sermons are recordedand available at www.bapc-.net.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; www.bapc-.net.

Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers worshipservices on Sundays at 8:30a.m. and 10:45 a.m. SundaySchool is at 9:30 a.m. Sundays.Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing andfood to people with demon-strated needs. Bread fromPanera is available on Thurs-days and Saturdays.The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;489-7021.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodistWeekday childrens programsrun Monday mornings, Tues-day morning sand afternoonsand Thursday mornings.Register on the website.Mens Outdoor Group meetsfrom 8:30-11:30 a.m. on thesecond and fourth Saturdays.Join up for fellowship andoutdoor activities. Register onthe website.The 10th annual fall craft showis 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 9.Contact the church for details.Moms Group meets for dinnerat 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, atRudinos Pizza and Grinders,9730 Montgomery Road,Montgomery. Call the churchfor details.The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.

Community of theGood ShepherdCatholic ChurchThe church is at 8815 E. KemperRoad, Montgomery; www.good-shepherd.org.

CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodA Homecoming Service is 12:30p.m., Sunday, Oct. 6. Sundayschool is 10 a.m.A revival with Tommy and KayeHogue is scheduled for 7 p.m.,Monday through Friday, Oct.7-11.Sunday Services are at 10 a.m.and 6 p.m.; Wednesday serviceat 7 p.m.The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Sycamore Township;984-5044.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchYoung at Hartz is a group forthe over-55 crowd, and is opento anyone who would like tojoin. The group has monthlyoutings or lunch and a movieat the church. For more in-formation, contact Sue Wattsat 891-8527.Singers, extras and crewmem-bers are needed to participatein Glory of the King 2013: ASoldiers Story, to be per-formed in five performancesDec. 5-8. Choir practices havebegun and are conducted at8:15 p.m. Wednesdays. Formore information, contactZach Riggins at [email protected]. Theproduction has a Facebookpage under Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church presentsGLORY OF THE KING!Hartzell United MethodistChurch womens annual rum-mage and bake sale is Sat-urday, Oct. 5.A sauerkraut dinner and char-ity auction is scheduled forSaturday, Nov 3, at the church.All of the profit goes to theChristmas Family Project. Lastyear, more than 100 childrenand their families in Blue Ash,Deer Park, Rossmoyne andDillonvale. received food,clothing, toys and a turkey. Todonate a business item orcertificate, contact Linday at891-8527. Donors names willbe added to the list of donorsand advertised in the monthlynewsletter and the Nov. 3dinner.Worship Sundays in Septemberis as follows: adult Bible study9, Coffee and Chat and firstservice is 9 a.m.; second serviceand Camp service is 10:30 a.m.Come meet the new seniorpastor, Will Leasure, and hisfamily.The church is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527.

Lighthouse BaptistChurchSunday school is at 10 a.m.Sunday morning service is 11a.m. Sunday evening service is6 p.m. Wednesday service is 7p.m.The church is meeting at Raf-fels Blue Ash Banquet Center,11330 Williamson Road, BlueAsh; 709-3344.

MontgomeryPresbyterian ChurchThe community is invited toThe Blessing of the Animals at4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, onthe front lawn of the church.Treats for both pets and theirhumans will be provided. allpets are welcome, big orsmall, feathers or fur, west orwild. Share in an event offellowship and fun and inexpressing love and thankful-ness for these loyal compan-ions.All are welcome for worshipservice at 10:30 a.m., Sundaymornings. Sunday schools forboth adults and children beginat 9 a.m., followed by Coffeeand Conversation at 10 a.m. a chance to get to knowfellow attendees.The church is 9994 Zig ZagRoad, Montgomery; 891-8670;www.mpchurch.net.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchService times are 8 a.m. and 10a.m.St. Barnabas serves a large scaledinner on the fourth Friday ofeach month at ChurchesActive in Northside. Call thechurch office for details or tooffer to provide a dish, helpservice or do both.St. Barnabas Choir rehearsalsare 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Thereis no requirement other than awilling heart and a desire toserve.The St. Barnabas Youth Choir

rehearses after the 10 a.m.service Sunday. Children insecond-grade and older areinvited to come and sing.Calling all acolytes. If you arefourth-grade or older, pleasecall or email the church officeto help serve during theservices.An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is held the first Mon-day of each month at 7 p.m.The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth at 7:15 p.m. in thelibrary.A Mens Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at8:30 a.m. at Steak N Shake inMontgomery.Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets on Tuesdaymornings at 10 a.m. at thechurch. The group is discussingDesire of the EverlastingHills by Thomas Cahill.Friends in Fellowship meets thesecond Tuesday of each monthat 6:15 p.m. for a potluckdinner at the church.Ladies Bridge meets the firstand third Thursdays of themonth. Contact the churchoffice for further information.A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowersmeets the second and fourthSaturdays from 10 a.m. to 11a.m.The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401.

St. Margaret of YorkChurchThe church will present Theol-ogy of the Body with DeaconRuss and Missy Feldkamp from7-8:30 p.m.Thursdays, Oct.10-17 and 24, with a receptionto follow. Bring family andfriends. No registration isrequired. For more informa-tion, contact Thomas Wray at683-7100, or [email protected] church is at 9495 ColumbiaRoad, Loveland; 683-9793.

Sycamore ChristianChurchSunday worship and juniorworship services at 10:30 a.m.Sunday Bible study for all agesat 9 a.m.Womens Study Group at 6:30p.m. every second Wednesday.The church is at 6555 CooperRoad, Cincinnati; 891-7891.

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchCome visit the church Sundaymornings in its brand newsanctuary at 9:15 a.m. and10:45 a.m. Childcare is avail-able in the nursery duringboth services for infantsthrough age 2.Sunday School classes forpreschoolers through grade 12are offered at 10:45 a.m.service.A new experience offered oncea month is coming to thechurch on Sunday eveningscalled FX! (Family Experience).The first FX! is 7 p.m., Sunday,Oct. 13. Bring friends, neigh-bors and co-workers for anevening of music, worship andpraise in a fun environment.New Bible Study opportunitiesare being offered this fall.Come join us. Details on theseand other adult ministriesprograms can be found on thechurch website calendar, or bycalling the church office.(683-0354)All children Grades 1- 6 areinvited to join Choristers.Practice is 6:30-7:30 p.m. everyMonday night, in the ChoirRoom. If interested, call 226-9615, or call the church office.Habitat for Humanity will buildhomes Oct. 19 and Nov. 23.Call the church office if in-terested in helping.The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;www.sycamorechurch.org.

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Mercy Health an-nounces the schedule forpre-diabetes educationclasses offered at MercyHealth locations.

Pre-diabetes is a condi-tion that formsbeforedia-betes. It means that bloodsugar levels are higherthan normal but arenthigh enough to be diag-nosedasdiabetes.Usuallya fastingbloodsugar levelof 100-125 mg/dl indicatespre-diabetes. Pre-diabe-tes is a warning sign thatallows people to take ac-tion to prevent or delaythe onset of Type 2 diabe-tes.

Diabetes educatorswho are also registereddietitians teach MercyHealths pre-diabeteseducation classes. Eachclass includes informa-tion on:

making healthy foodchoices;

exercise and bloodsugar control;

monitoring bloodsugar levels.

Cost is $20 per class,payable in advance bycash,checkorcreditcard.Call 513-956-3729 to regis-ter for all classes, exceptthose at The Jewish Hos-pital Mercy Health, forwhichyouneed tocall 513-686-6820 to register. Up-coming dates, times andlocations:

Anderson Health-Plex, 7495 State Road,Cincinnati, 45255Oct.16,4-6 p.m.; Dec. 18, 4-6 p.m.

Clermont Hospital,3000 Hospital Drive, Ba-tavia 45103 Nov. 12, 4-6p.m.

FairfieldHealthPlex,3050 Mack Road, Fair-field 45014 Nov. 20, 5-7p.m.

Kenwood WeightManagement Solutions atThe JewishHospital, 8001Kenwood Road, Cincin-nati 45236 Oct. 11, 9-11a.m.; Nov. 15, 9-11 a.m.

Mt. Airy Hospital,2446KiplingAve., Cincin-nati 45239 Oct. 15, 1-3p.m.

Mercy Healthoffers pre-diabeteseducation classes

The popular FranklySpeaking About Cancernationalcancereducationseries will return toGreater Cincinnati thisfall with five separatesessions, each covering adifferent cancer-relatedtopic.

Theseries ispresentedannually by Cancer Sup-port Community in coop-eration with leading areahealthcareprofessionals.All the Frankly Speakingprogramswill be at CSCsLynnSternCenter inBlueAsh (4918 Cooper Road).

The programs are freeof charge, but reserva-tions are requested forplanning purposes. Toregister, call CSC at 791-

4060. Thetopics anddates of up-comingworkshopsinclude:

Frank-ly SpeakingAbout LungCancer:

6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday,Oct. 17, presented by Dr.David Waterhouse.

Frankly SpeakingAbout Cancer- Spotlighton New Discoveries: 11a

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