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The story of the EvendaleCultural Arts Center has beendecades in the making.

Built in the 1930s, the Even-dale School at the corner ofGlendale-Milford and Readingroads was built to serve the edu-cational needs of children. Allthe modern conveniences of thetime were included in its design- electricity, indoor plumbingand central heat. The schoolalso served as a public gather-ing place.

About six decades havepassed since the last studentsattended classes at the Even-dale School. After a period ofuncertainty and change in own-ership from the PrincetonSchool District to the Village ofEvendale, the old school is onceagain a vibrant gathering placefor the community.

This transformation did notcome without a lot of work andplanning. Recently the com-bined effort of the Village ofEvendale and the Evendale Cul-tural Arts Center was honoredby the Ohio Historical Preser-vation Office in the form of anaward for “Preservation Mer-it.”

For the center’s director, Su-san Gordy, the recognition is in-valuable.

“To me it shows how muchvalue this building...has to agreater audience,” she said. “Toget that kind of recognitionfrom a state office is pretty im-pressive. There were 12 award-ed in 2014.”

Diane Lemen deserves thecredit for pursuing this award,Gordy said. If Evendale had anofficial historian, she would beit.

Lemen is the secretary forthe Evendale Historical Com-mission, which was formed in2000. In its short time, the com-mission has applied for severalawards/recognitions, Lemensaid. While the old Evendaleschool does not technicallyqualify as an historic building, itis a style of structure that isquickly fading.

“Old schools are being torndown,” Lemen said. They areapparently difficult to repur-pose. A 2003 survey of Evendaleresidents overwhelminglydemonstrated support for theold school and a desire to see itpreserved and repurposed. As aresult, the Evendale HistoricalCommission applied for a freesite survey of the buildingthrough the Ohio Historic Pres-ervation Office’s Building Doc-tor. Technical PreservationistServices Manager and authorJudith Kitchen visited theschool. She affirmed that theEvendale School was a buildingthat could and should be saved,Lemen said.

How to use the building wasthen the next focus, said formervillage vice mayor and Chair-man of the Evendale HistoricalCommission Stiney Vonder-haar. For a short time, the ideaof converting it into a museumwas considered, he said.

The problem with a museumis people come out maybe onetime and then don’t come back

again, Vonderhaar said. A cul-tural arts center seemed a natu-ral and was an idea that Vonder-haar and others in the villagecould support.

“We are big here in Evendaleon sports, basketball, soccerand all that kind of stuff,” hesaid. “But you have these chil-dren like I would have been whoare not very coordinated whocan’t play sports for one reasonor another. This gives anotheropportunity for our residents tocome in and play the piano orcome in and do whatever theywould want to do. It opens thedoor to more of our residents.”

The rehabilitation work isnot yet finished on the building.In the final of five phases ofwork, a hallway and the space

currently occupied by the His-torical Commission will be ad-dressed. As this work takesplace, the daily task of identify-ing and planning programs con-tinues.

This is a challenge that fallsto and is embraced by Gordy.She’s proud of all that’s been ac-complished at the center and iseager to see even more pro-grams and activities intro-duced. Today’s programs offeractivities for young old and in-clude the creative/visual/per-forming arts, exercise anddance, enrichment, art exhibi-tions, wine tastings and more.

To see a listing, visit the web-site at evendalearts.org or call513-563-1350.

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Cultural Arts Center Director Susan Gordy and Historical CommissionChairman Stiney Vonderhaar with the Preservation Merit award presentedto the Village of Evendale by the Ohio Historical Preservation Office.

Evendale Schoolreceives stateaward, newpurposeBy Sheila [email protected]

A Sharonville companycelebrating its first anniver-sary has seen changes overthe year that reflect the hightech focus of its business.

SEO Exposed, which of-fers a variety of website ser-vices, is based at 11260 Ches-ter Road.

“SEO (search engine op-timization) has trans-formed, and become com-pletely different,” said mar-keter Cornel Warren, whoco-founded the companywith her husband, Timothy.“SEO used to be ‘say every-thing, often.’”

A search engine is a data-base that is identified whenkeywords are entered on-line. Companies strive to bethe top choice when a poten-tial customer enters key-words.

“What SEO has become,has turned into a popularitycontest online,” she said.“You have to create a greatoffering for your audience.

“That’s what we do forclients. We help build a valu-able web presence for theirwebsite.”

SEO Exposed, whose ownwebsite iswww.seoexposed.com, of-fers content creation,videos and market researchfor its clients.

“We build a strategybased on how they interactwith their audience online,”Warren said. “They knowtheir traditional market-place, but online, they havea different audience.

“It’s interesting to helpclients understand that au-dience as well. We conductextensive market researchand create content for thataudience.”

SEO Exposed focuses ondata and measures responseto improve the site content,tracking the audience.

“We take action on thoseinsights we identify, basedon the data we collect,” War-ren said.

To do that, SEO createstwo versions of the client’swebsite, and collects databased on the response of vis-itors to each version.

“We can make changes toone page and serve everyother visitor a differentone,” she said. “It might belaid out in a certain way, andlater will be laid out differ-ently.

“What we test for is

SEOExposedhelpsclients getmost outof websiteBy Kelly [email protected]

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A new program at WyomingHigh School will provide an up-close look at some options forlife after graduation.

Career Corral brings profes-sionals to the school severaltimes a year, to talk with stu-dents about options available,and what it takes to get there.

“We all recognize that highschool is not just about theclasses you take here,” CyncieMeis, director of college coun-seling at Wyoming High School,said. “We want students to bethinking what they want tostudy in college.

“If they’re not going to col-lege, what career can they pur-sue after high school?”

The program is a concentrat-ed effort to expose all students

to a variety of careers.The program is informal, to

encourage students to ask ques-tions, Meis said.

“We will bring in experts infields that don’t require collegedegrees, and those that requiredegrees,” she said. “Regardless

of their goals, students will getsomething out of Career Cor-ral.”

The community partnershiprecently brought UC PresidentSanto Ono to Wyoming HighSchool, where the educatorspoke about the university’s co-op program.

“With UC’s co-op program, itsets the standard for career ex-ploration with curriculum,”Meis said. “He introduced theseries because they’re doingthis on a bigger scale.

“One of the things we arebuilding toward is ultimately toset the student up with a shad-owing experience to see whatthat job looks like, day to day,”Meis said.

The goal is to show studentstheir options, and to encouragethem to examine what intereststhem.

“Regardless of what yearyou are, what kind of student,we are all good at something,”Meis said. “You just have to takethe time to pursue that.

“Things outside the textbookare equally important to yourfuture,” she said.

“Have a passion for what youdo.”

Wyoming High School has al-ways provided career counsel-ing and planning, but nothing asformal as the Career Corral pro-gram, a collaboration betweenthe school district and Wyomingcommunity.

Meis said that although fu-ture speakers haven’t been con-firmed yet, students have ex-pressed interest in learningabout careers in the STEMfields.

Program shows Wyoming students options By Kelly [email protected]

THANKS TO WYOMING CITY SCHOOLS

UC President Santo Ono addressesstudents at Wyoming High Schoolduring Career Corral on Friday, Nov.14.

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which one helps you findwhat you are looking forthe fastest. We are lookingfor conversion, whethervisitors share with afriend, or buy something.

“This helps our clientsget more out of their web-site.”

Warren said this ap-proach to marketing hastaken the place of printads, and the Baby Boomergeneration of mid-sizedbusinesses benefit fromit.

“Their traditional mar-keting methods in print

aren’t working anymore,”she said. “That’s the painwe have had to address.

“This is where they arespending their time,” she

said of customers. “Wecan help clients connectwith them there.”

Warren said a compa-ny’s website should be anactive member of thestaff.

“It’s not a brochure, it’sa member of your team,”she said. “It should beyour best sales person.

“It should give infor-mation, educate. It shouldengage and it should sell.

“If you put somethingup there and walk away,it’s not going to work. Youneed to communicatewith the people who visitthe site.

“It’s such an opportuni-ty.”

SEOContinued from Page A1

THANKS TO CORNEL WARREN

SEO Exposed CEO TimothyWarren speaks at anAmerican MarketingAssociation meeting inIndianapolis

Earlier in the schoolyear, the initial CareerCorral focused on tech-nology and computer sci-

ence. A February pro-gram will focus on engi-neering, part of the sci-ence, technology,engineering and mathcomponents of STEM.The fourth session will fo-cus on the humanities andsocial sciences.

WyomingContinued from Page A1

What a privilege tomeet with Finneytown’sLeslie Edwards Sr.

Throughout his life,this honorable gentlemanhas lived Emerson’swords: “The only personyou are destined to be-come is the person you de-cide to be.”

Mr. Edwards is a veter-an of WWII’s famed Tus-kegee Airmen Red TailSquadron. Someone had tomake the planes safe forflight, and you can thankStaff Sgt. Edwards forthat. He was the flightchief for the 617th BombSquadron, responsible forthe flight readiness of fiveB-25 bombers. His unitboasted one of the bestsafety records in the mil-itary.

Born in Tennessee, his

fatherdiedwhen hewas 5-years-old. Hedevel-oped astrongwork eth-ic, butonly re-ceived

encouragement for a lifeperforming cheap labor.This high school dropoutearned a bachelor of com-merce degree fromSalmon P. Chase College inCincinnati, received rec-ognition from two UnitedStates presidents, washonored to throw out thefirst pitch for the Cincin-nati Reds in 2013 as a Doc-umented Original Tuske-

gee Airman, was hand-picked by Gen. BenjaminO. Davis Jr. to maintainplanes used in night flightduring WWII, and distin-guished himself in Ohio asa supervisor of meat andpoultry inspectors, credit-ed with helping improvemeat packing quality.

Edwards became oneof the few licensed towork in both federal andstate plants as an inspec-tor. In 1992 he was desig-nated an Essential Em-ployee by the State ofOhio. In 1998 Edwards be-came an Ohio State BoardRegistered Sanitarium.

He fought and won thebattle to overturn the fed-eral government’s over-charges to Valley Homesresidents, and stoppedthreatened foreclosures.His efforts drew nationalattention from newspa-pers such as the LA Timesand the Washington Post.President Carter’s son,Chip, paid a personal visitto the Valley Homes. Ulti-mately, the US Congresspassed special legislationrighting the wrong andEdwards received theBetter Housing LeagueAward.

Timothy M. Burke, ofManley Burke attorneysand head of the HamiltonCounty Democratic Party,wrote Edwards a congrat-ulatory letter praising his

efforts as president of theValley Homes MutualHousing CorporationBoard.

On March 29, 2007,President George W. Bushsaluted the Tuskegee Air-men when he presentedEdwards and others withthe Congressional GoldMedal, the highest civilianaward. It reads: “ACT OFCONGRESS, 2006, OUT-STANDING COMBATRECORD INSPIREDREVOLUTIONARY RE-FORM IN THE ARMEDFORCES?”

Not only did the airmenperform an exemplaryjob, but Edwards vividlyremembers the 1945 “Mu-tiny at Freeman Field,”when the Tuskegee Air-men held fast against ra-cial oppression. Edwardswas the only TuskegeeAirman from Cincinnatito accept President Ba-rack Obama’s invitationsto attend both his inaugu-rations.

On Feb. 23, 2015, Ed-wards will be married 72years to the still beautifulAnna Mae. They received

congratulations on theirlong marriage from theObamas in 2013. They arethe parents of four chil-dren. Edwards has tracedhis maternal DNA to theHighlanders in Came-roon, Africa.

His paternal ancestrytraces back to 11th Centu-ry England and Edwardshas the family crest. Hen-ry A. Wise, lawyer, con-gressman, US Minister toBrazil and governor ofVirginia, is his great-greatgrandfather. William Hen-ry Carter, well known inhistorical Cincinnati and adirect descendant of Wise,is his great grandfather.The two family brancheshappily connected, andthere is a wonderful pho-tograph of Edwards withHenry A. Wise III.

Evelyn Perkins writes aregular column about peopleand events in the Tri-CountyPress area. Send items for hercolumn to 10127 ChesterRoad, Woodlawn, 45215, orcall her directly at 772-7379.

In flight or on ground, Edwards a true hero

Evelyn PerkinsCOMMUNITY PRESSCOLUMNIST EVELYN PERKINS FOR THE COMMUNITY

Leslie Edwards Sr. proudly wears his Tuskegee Airman cap ashe relaxes after lunch at LaRosa's in Wyoming.

SHARONVILLE — A 14-year-old boy was shot inthe leg at a local gun rangein what police said ap-pears to be an accidentalfiring of a gun.

Sharonville Police saidthe boy was struck by abullet in the leg while theowner of a gun was reload-ing and the gun dis-charged a single round.

The boy was takenfrom Target World, 2300East Kemper Road, toChildren's Medical Centerwith what police de-scribed as non-life threat-ening injuries.

Children's officials de-

clined to comment on theboy's condition.

The gun's owner, whompolice did not identifypending their on-going in-vestigation, was also in-jured in his hand when thegun fired. Police said theman refused treatmentfor his injury.

Police are continuingtheir investigation andhave not filed any chargesin connection with theshooting.

Medical crews rushedto Target World Tuesdaymorning in response to theshooting. Target Worldemployees said the rangeremained open for busi-ness in the aftermath ofthe shooting.

Teen injured inshooting at gun rangeBy Michael D. [email protected]

Wyoming schoolsbudget subject ofhearing

The Wyoming CitySchools will host a publichearing at 6:30 p.m. Mon-day, Jan. 12, regarding thebudget for the fiscal yearending June 30, 2016.

The hearing is at theWyoming Board of Educa-tion, 420 Springfield Pike.

Ready, Set, Draw!workshop

Teens ages 12-18 can en-ter the Library’s annual“Fan Art!” Teen DrawingContest by re-creating ascene from a favorite book.

The Library is partner-ing with Elementz UrbanArts Center to offer work-shops that will teach finearts concepts and graphicdesign principles as well asprovide constructive criti-cism on artwork createdduring the program. Regis-tration is required. Call thebranch to make a reserva-tion.

» Wednesday, Jan. 7, 4p.m., Blue Ash Branch,4911 Cooper Road, 513-369-6051

» Thursday, Jan. 8,noon, Sharonville Branch,10980 Thornview Drive,513-369-6049

» Wednesday, Jan. 28, 4p.m., Monfort HeightsBranch, 3825 West ForkRoad, 513-369-4472; teen-space.cincinnatili-brary.org/programs/dra-wingcontest.

Tech help offered toseniors

Technology help forseniors over age 50 re-sumes in the new year.

Wyoming residentsover age 50 can receivefree, one-on-one help usingtheir computers, through aprogram at the seniorroom at the Wyoming Rec-reation Center. Highschool volunteers willwork with the seniors dur-ing the half-hour seg-ments.

Participants shouldbring chargers for theirdevices.

The sessions run

through February:Jan. 11, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Jan. 13, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30

p.m.Feb 8, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Feb. 17, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30

p.m.Feb. 22, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.For more information,

contact Debbie Bellman at522-9361. Sign up by callingthe city offices at 821-7600.Deadline is 24 hours in ad-vance of the session date.

BRIEFLY

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

TRI-COUNTYPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Cincinnati Country Dayschools

» Cincinnati Country Day’sK to fourth-grade students ex-ceeded expectations on theirfirst attempt at simple comput-er programming during Hourof Code, a global movement toexpose kids to computer sci-ence.

“These young kids alwayssurprise even me in how goodthey are at this,” said Rob Bak-er, CCDS director of technol-ogy. “They’re natural problem-solvers, and coding is set up forthat kind of learning. You trysomething. It’s wrong. You fail,and then you’re able to recover.You learn something from thefailure.”

The Hour of Code is an hour-long introduction to computerprogramming designed to de-mystify code and show that any-one can learn. Schools world-wide elected to participate inthe event, which was held dur-ing Computer Science Educa-tion Week, Dec. 8-14.

At CCDS, sixth-graders as-sisted the younger students ineach K-2 homeroom with sim-ple drag and drop coding. Morethan 260 young learners partici-pated in the event.

The coding had a game-likefeel, with some grades usingAngry Birds and others usingcharacters from the movie“Frozen,” to achieve their goals.Students navigated their waythrough several levels ofachievement, and the “puzzles”grew incrementally more diffi-cult.

“It’s just really impressivehow good and how quickly theytook to it and how much codethey wrote, having never beenexposed to it before,” Bakersaid. “We went from zero to full

coding. I loved the whole proc-ess of the sixth-graders comingdown and mentoring them.”

Coding didn’t stop after anhour. Teachers supplied re-sources for students to try morecoding at home, either alone orwith their parents.

For more information, visit

Code.org, a non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to expanding par-ticipation in computer scienceby making it available in moreschools.

» Jostens, the leading pro-ducer of yearbooks and student-created content, today an-nounced that Mount NotreDame’s yearbook program hasbeen named a 2014 Jostens’ Na-tional Yearbook Program of Ex-cellence. The National Year-book Program of Excellencerecognizes engaging yearbooksthat reflect a broad representa-tion of the student body whilehelping students develop 21stcentury skills such as communi-cation, collaboration, and infor-mation and communicationtechnologiesliteracy.

The Mount Notre Dame HighSchool’s award winning year-book program is led by KristaBrehm, Mount Notre DameHigh School’s yearbook adviser.

Jostens’ National YearbookProgram of Excellence Awardsare presented twice a year, inspring and in fall for yearbooksdelivered during the schoolyear. The Award was presentedto the Mount Notre Dame HighSchool’s yearbook program forachieving the defined criteria

in each of three following cate-gories: creating an inclusiveyearbook, generating school en-gagement, and successfullymanaging the yearbook cre-ation process.

"Yearbooks connect stu-

dents’ hearts and minds to theschool story, school year experi-ences, and the community tomemorialize moments that mat-ter. Jostens is proud to recog-nize yearbook staffs and advis-ers who create engaging year-books that tell the story of theirschool communities," said Mu-rad Velani, chief operating offi-cer, Jostens. "We understandthat a great yearbook programdoes not just happen, and we arededicated to helping schools,yearbook advisers and studentsto strengthen their programs byproviding state of the art tools,resources and best practicesthat support the developmentand creation of award-winningyearbooks."

The Mount Notre Dame HighSchool’s yearbook program willreceive a plaque to display inthe yearbook area and a bannerto display in school so the entireschool community will be awareof the outstanding achieve-ment.

Founded in 1897, Jostens hasproduced school yearbooks forover 60 years. Schools rely onJostens and their local Jostensrepresentatives to provide acombination of journalism edu-cation and technology tools todeliver a learning experiencethat helps students develop 21stcentury skills in journalism,photography, writing and de-sign, leadership and businesswhile creating the permanentrecord of the school year. Jos-tens invests in state of the arttechnology, best in class ser-vice, educational curriculumand award winning print manu-facturing platforms to plan, de-sign, build and produce year-books.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Charles Curtis, middle, of Evendale, and Aditya Nayak, right, of Wyoming watch as Connor Salcedo of MiamiTownship works on simple computer programming. Charles is a sixth-grader, and Aditya and Connor arefirst-graders at Cincinnati Country Day School.

PROVIDED

Jostens, a yearbook production company, honored Mount Notre Dame High School with the "National Yearbook Program ofExcellence Award for 2014." Accepting the award for MND are Dean of Student Development Judy Metcalf, Yearbook staffmember and student Faith Lynd of Reading, Yearbook coordinator and teacher Krista Brehm, Yearbook staff member andstudent Elizabeth Pugh of Sharonville, and Head of School Larry Mock.


Cincinnati Country Day School sixth-grader Aidan Ross gives pointers toCaroline Ochterski, a second-grader who is working on coding. Bothstudents are from Miami Township.

Academic MeritLists

Wilmington College -Eryn Brockman, Amy R.Viesman.

Dean’s Lists

Belmont University -Jonathan Rainous, EvanStifel.

GraduationsUniversity of Dayton -

Daniel Moore of Cincin-nati.

COLLEGE CORNER

URSULINE ACADEMYThe following students haveearned honors for the firstquarter of 2014-2015.

FreshmenHonor Roll - Anne Longo, Rebec-ca Remke and Meta Thurman.

SophomoresHonor Roll - Marjorie Alvord,Olivia Hoernschemeyer, Mer-edith Karbowsky, StephanieMounce, Julia Olinger and

Saunders Swan.

JuniorsFirst Honors - Amy Brokamp, JaneHonerlaw, Kirsten Lucas, GraceSchlaack and Paige Thompson.

Second Honors - Kelly Cameronand Monica Dornoff.

SeniorsFirst Honors - Caroline Blandford,Taylor Brokamp, Lauren Endres,Mary Grace Monzel and Christi-na Pan.

URSULINE HONOR ROLLS


Charlie Johnson, left, a Cincinnati Country Day sixth-grader from Indian Hill,helps first-grader Rowdy Scheer of Hyde Park, during Hour of Code, anhour-long introduction to computer programming.

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7Art & Craft ClassesReady, Set, Draw Workshop, 4p.m., Blue Ash Branch Library,4911 Cooper Road, Teens re-create a scene from a favoritebook and learn art concepts andgraphic design principles. Ages12-18. Free. Registration re-quired. Presented by PublicLibrary of Cincinnati & HamiltonCounty. 369-6051. Blue Ash.

THURSDAY, JAN. 8Ready, Set, Draw Workshop,noon, Sharonville Branch Li-brary, 10980 Thornview Drive,Teens re-create a scene from afavorite book and learn artconcepts and graphic designprinciples. Ages 12-18. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Public Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-6049.Sharonville.

Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber, LunchLearn & Leads: “Google forSmall Business” with JoeDanzer, Joseph Danzer Pho-tography, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Reservationsrecommended. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Clubs & OrganizationsGeneral Federation of Wom-en’s Club Southwest OhioValley, 5-8:30 p.m., SharonvilleCommunity Center, 10990 Thorn-view Drive, Club looking toincrease membership. Purpose:To provide programs, servicesand activities through whichactive women can utilize talentsfor betterment of communityand themselves. For women.Free. Presented by GFWC South-west Ohio Valley Women’s Club.755-8519; heaney.wix.com/gfwcswohio. Sharonville.

Cooking ClassesSumptuous Soups - Elegant toHearty with Marilyn Harris, 11a.m.-1 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reser-

vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, 11165Reading Road, Actors build andexpand their skills. Prepare forauditions, improv, cold reads,monologues, character devel-opment and agency repre-sentation. Ages 18 and up. $20.Presented by Cincinnati ActorsStudio. 615-2827; cincinnatiac-torsstudio.com. Sharonville.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475.Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyGeoff Tate, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, JAN. 9MuseumsJohnny Appleseed First Per-son Program, 7-9 p.m., Heri-tage Village Museum, 11450Lebanon Road, Hayner HouseBallroom. Ohio author RickSowash portrays Johnny Apple-seed, one of America’s bestloved folk heroes. Dessert in-cluded with program. BenefitsHeritage Village Museum. $20,$17 members. Registrationrequired. 563-9484; www.herit-agevillagecincinnati.org. Shar-onville.

On Stage - ComedyGeoff Tate, 8-10:30 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

SATURDAY, JAN. 10Cooking ClassesKid’s Chopped Competition,noon-2:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, $15.Reservations required. ThroughJan. 24. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Music - R&BBasic Truth, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., WinPlace or Show, 9933 Cincinnati-Columbus Road, $5. 777-2920;www.wpssportsbar.com. WestChester Township.

On Stage - ComedyGeoff Tate, 8-10:30 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

SUNDAY, JAN. 11Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, 1150 W.Galbraith Road, Lower level.Chair exercise and Leslie San-sone’s low-impact, indoor,aerobic workout. Free. ThroughJune 28. 324-6173. SpringfieldTownship.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-11:30 p.m., Roxy’sLive, 11473 Chester Road, Free.Presented by Aretha Chapman.--. Sharonville.

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., Weeklyvenue of live acoustic folk,Americana, bluegrass, and rootsmusic. Scheduled performancesbegin at 7 p.m. Informal songcircle jam starts at 5:30 p.m.Open mic every first and third

Sunday. Free to members.Donations welcome from non-members. Presented by QueenCity Balladeers. 399-7227;www.qcballadeers.org. MountHealthy.

On Stage - ComedyGeoff Tate, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, JAN. 12EducationActing Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center,11165 Reading Road, Actors buildand expand their skills. Preparefor auditions, improv, cold reads,monologues, character devel-opment and agency repre-sentation. Ages 18 and up. $25.Presented by Cincinnati ActorsStudio. Through Feb. 23. 615-2827. Sharonville.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m.-1 p.m., UC Health PrimaryCare, 9275 Montgomery Road,Cost varies by insurance. Fi-nancial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.585-8266. Montgomery.

TUESDAY, JAN. 13Cooking ClassesSuperfoods from Nectar withJulie Francis, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $55. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, $25.615-2827. Sharonville.

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

Health / WellnessRespond To Stress With Flow:Chikung/taichi, 1-2:30 p.m.,Centennial Barn, 110 ComptonRoad, Create your own personal

plan for health enhancement/energetic empowerment. $50.Presented by Harmonic PulseWellness. 405-1514; www.har-monicpulsewellness.com. Spring-field Township.

THURSDAY, JAN. 15Cooking ClassesAll About Potatoes with IleneRoss, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$40. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, $20.615-2827; cincinnatiactorsstudio-.com. Sharonville.

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

FRIDAY, JAN. 16MuseumsBlack Hoof First Person Pro-gram, 7-9 p.m., Heritage VillageMuseum, 11450 Lebanon Road,Hayner House Ballroom. William“Rusty” Cottrel portrays BlackHoof, primary chief of ShawneeNation. From 1720-1801, BlackHoof (Catahacasa) was witnessto and participant in manypivotal events that determineddirection of Old NorthwestTerritory. Dessert included withprogram. Benefits HeritageVillage Museum. $20, $17 mem-bers. Registration required.563-9484; www.heritagevillage-cincinnati.org. Sharonville.

SATURDAY, JAN. 17Art & Craft ClassesPaint with Pals: Wine andCanvas, noon-2 p.m., TripleCreek Retirement Community,11230 Pippin Road, Bring friendsfor drinks, painting and chef-prepared lunch. $35. Reserva-tions required. Presented byWine and Canvas. 817-7372;[email protected]. Colerain Township.

Cooking ClassesKid’s Chopped Competition,noon-2:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,

$15. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Support GroupsOhio Birthparent Group Meet-ing, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., BlueAsh Branch Library, 4911 CooperRoad, Closed group for birthpar-ents only that provides a safespace for you to share adoptionexperiences with others whounderstand this life-long jour-ney. Free. Presented by OhioBirthparent Group. 312-0384;ohiobirthparents.org. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, JAN. 18Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, Free. 324-6173. Springfield Township.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-11:30 p.m., Roxy’sLive, Free. --. Sharonville.

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 399-7227;www.qcballadeers.org. MountHealthy.

MONDAY, JAN. 19EducationActing Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center, $25.615-2827. Sharonville.

TUESDAY, JAN. 20Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,noon-5 p.m., Wyoming FamilyPractice, 305 Crescent Ave., Costvaries by insurance. Financialassistance available to those whoqualify. Registration required.Presented by UC Health MobileDiagnostics. 585-8266. Wyo-ming.

Respond To Stress With Flow:Chikung/taichi, 1-2:30 p.m.,Centennial Barn, $50. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewellness-.com. Springfield Township.

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Current and future stu-dents at UC Blue AshCollege will benefit

from the $44,400 dollarsraised during the secondannual UC Blue Ash Dash 5Kfor Scholarships.

A total of 634 people regis-tered for the event Saturday,Oct. 11. Some of those whosigned up chose to “sleep in”for scholarships, but mostwere on hand to enjoy thecool, crisp and sunny morn-ing as they walked or ran thecourse that started and fin-ished on the UC Blue Ashcampus.

All proceeds from the eventgo into a scholarship fund tosupport deserving UC BlueAsh students. Combinedwith last year’s inaugural 5KDash, the college has nowraised more than $70,000 forstudent scholarships.

“Supporting a person’s edu-cation is such an importantand worthwhile cause,” saidCady Short-Thompson, Deanof UC Blue Ash. “We arevery grateful to all of oursponsors, participants, andvolunteers who are helpingour students pursue theirdreams by making our sec-ond UC Blue Ash Dash evenbigger and better.”

The overall winner of theevent was Andy Loufman ofBay Village, Ohio with atime of 17:30. In the women’sdivision, Megan Miller ofMason came in first with atime of 22:08. In the walker’scategory, Pat Darling ofSharonville won the women’sdivision with a time of 35:29,while Walt Darling of Cin-cinnati won the men’s divi-sion with a time of 39:49.APTech Group Inc. won forthe Corporate Challenge forthe largest team and Horan

took honors for the fastestteam.

A total of 634 people partici-pated in the UC Blue AshDash 5K, raising more than$44,000 for new studentscholarships.

The City of Blue Ash and theBlue Ash Police Departmentarranged for Plainfield Roadto be closed for a period oftime to allow for the 5K. Thecourse traveled along theBlue Ash Golf Course onPlainfield before turningaround and heading backtoward the UC Blue Ashcampus.

UC Blue Ash Dash 5K raises more than $40K for scholarships

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Runners cross the starting line during the UC Blue Ash 5K Oct. 11.

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Walkers head down a hill during the UC Blue Ask 5K Oct. 11.

JANUARY 7, 2015 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • A5NEWS

Who knew my familywould be such a trend-setter for the New Year?Food trends are all overthe board, and today I’mtalking about a few of

them.Mediter-

raneandiet. Hum-mus, fala-fel andZaatarseasoningon flatbread.Heck,that’s notrend atour house,

that’s dinner. (Masonreaders Mary Lou andJoe Zarick make tradi-tional flat bread at homeevery week).

Edible petals as aningredient. One of myfood magazines has cook-ies with edible rose pealson the cover. I’m waybeyond that with usingboth wild and cultivatededible flowers in cookingand preserving.

Fruit and veggiecleanses. My answer tothat is a drink I learnedfrom Susan Parker, pro-prietor of Susan’s NaturalWorld in Cincinnati, eonsago: the juice of a lemonin a glass of water.

It acts as a naturalliver cleanser and im-mune booster and turnsalkaline in the body.Drink first thing in themorning.

Root to stalk. Remem-ber “tail to snout” reci-pes? Look for “root tostalk” recipes, like pick-ling leaves of radishes, orusing stems of herbs as asavory base to roast

meats. Again, what’s oldis new. Friend and amaz-ing Italian cook Rita Ma-cEachen of Madeira hasalways frozen her pars-ley stems for seasoning.

Ramen noodles areback again. In both soupsand salads. (Not the sea-soning packet, just noo-dles).

Anything fermented ishuge. Kimchee and sauer-kraut head the list. Goodfor digestive system andin helping prevent somecancers. So Laszlo Mol-nar’s stuffed cabbagerolls are just the kind offood to start the NewYear right.

Laszlo’s Iron Skilletstuffed cabbagerolls

There are few ethnicrestaurants that havebeen family owned forgenerations. I applaudthem all, including Las-zlo’s Iron Skillet in New-town.

Some of you will recallthe devastating fire ofthe original restaurant onValley Avenue in New-town back in 2013. Sincethen, Laszlo Molnar andhis sister, Monica Lipp-meier, have relocated, atleast for now, on MainStreet in Newton.

Laszlo’s skill in cook-ing Hungarian and Ger-man cuisines comes fromgenerations before him.Laszlo is generous insharing recipes, like oneof my favorites, stuffedcabbage that Laszlo madeon my cable show.

His stuffed cabbagerolls contain ingredientsindigenous to German

and Hungarian food. Thisis one of my most re-quested restaurant reci-pes. If you’d like to enjoyit or his many other au-thentic dishes at the res-taurant, check out theIron Skillet at laszlosiron-skillet.com or call 513-271-4766.

Filling1 small head green

cabbage1/2 pound of ground

pork1 pound of ground

beef, not lean (70/30 or80/20)

1 teaspoon caraway1 tablespoon salt1-1/2 teaspoons black

pepper1/4 cup uncooked

long grain rice2 cloves garlic,

minced1/4 cup onion, minced2 eggs29 oz. tomato sauce15 oz. sauerkrautBoil salted water

(enough to cover head ofcabbage), core cabbageand lightly blanch, letcool.

Mix pork, beef, and allingredients, except toma-to sauce and sauerkraut,until well combined andchill, until ready for use.Take blanched head ofcabbage and removeleaves, cut out vein.

Fill cabbage leaf ac-cording to leaf size withfilling, roll and tuck tight-ly.

SauceLeftover cooked cab-

bage pieces, chopped

Stir together:29 oz. tomato sauce1/4 cup sugarSalt to tastePinch of carawayCookingPlace cabbage rolls in

pan, seam side down,alternating layers. Takeleft over cabbage piecesand put in pan along withsauce. Gently pour waterover to cover.

Cook for one hour.Remove rolls to cool. Putall liquid into containerand chill, discard fatlayer, return to saucepan,boil, thicken with corn-starch, and add sauer-kraut (optional).

Readers want toknow: What is kefir?

Similar to yogurt intaste, this fermenteddairy drink is like a thick,protein-packed smoothie.The complete proteins inkefir are easily digested,so if you’re lactose intol-erant, you probably candrink it.

Kefir has gut-friendlybacteria and helps theimmune system balancedigestion and lower cho-lesterol.

A bonus: it containsvitamin D and calcium.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Make Laszlo’s stuffed cabbage rolls

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Cabbage rolls, containing ingredients indigenous to German and Hungarian food, are made from the recipe of Laszlo Molnar,owner of Laszlo's Iron Skillet in Newtown,

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A publication of

Dec. 31 questionWhat are you most look-

ing forward to, or what doyou expect or hope to seehappen, in 2015?

“Looking forward toOSU shocking the worldand upsetting Bama:

“Expect: Andrew Luckputs up 400-plus yards onthe Bengals.

“Hope: peace on Earthand good will to mankind(and a legit left fielder).”

Doug Heilbrun

“With the apparent dis-sension among the MiddleEast OPEC nations andtheir price fixing I look for-ward to cheap gas in 2015.Simultaneously the US hasvast shale oil reserves. Thenew Congress will pass thego ahead for the KeystonePipeline to move this USand Canadian oil to refiner-ies safer than trains. Cheap-er gas will spur the econo-my. Now what politician(s)will take credit for OPEC’spossible demise? Go Fig-ure!”

T.D.T.

“To boldly steal a phrasefrom the Miss America pag-eant: world peace. It willnever happen, unfortunate-ly, but it is a good goal forwhich to strive. Peace with-in the borders of the USA isperhaps slightly more at-tainable, but yet a distantstretch. If not nationally, wecould certainly work to-ward peace locally. Each ofus should insure we havepeace within our own fam-ilies, then expand to keeppeace in the neighborhood.Maybe help a neighbor, un-asked. Pay it forward to astranger in need. Volunteer.The peace thing can startsmall, but grow into a largereffort pretty quickly. It’s anew year, let’s give it a try.”

M. J. F.

Dec. 24 questionWhat do you consider the

most significant event of2014 - either internationally,nationally, locally or person-ally?

“It was when Pope Fran-cis stated, ‘If we destroyCreation, it will destroy us.’This means that 2014 is theyear when protecting theenvironment is no longermerely an economic issue.It is now a moral issue aboutwhether or not we followGod's plan for us and re-spect his creation.”

Doug Bell

“It may have gone unno-ticed but this fall the MiddleEast OPEC nations tempo-rarily discontinued their oilprice fixing. Simultaneous-ly

the US with its vast shalereserves passed Saudi Ara-bia and Russia as theworld’s largest oil producer.The result is gas prices aredown below $2.30 per gal-lon. With the advent of theKeystone Pipeline formov-ing this US oil the futurelooks bright. This makesone wonder what the priceof gas could have been allalong without OPEC. GoFigure!!!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat should be the toppriorities for the Repub-lican-controlled Congress(House and Senate)?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viaemail. Send your answers [email protected] Ch@troom in the subjectline.

What is the one thing wecan all do to help the envi-ronment? Recycle. Itdoesn’t matter if you livein the city or a suburb, ahouse or an apartment. Wecan all recycle. It’s easy todo and has many benefits.

Recycling will dramat-ically reduce how muchgarbage you put out to thecurb each week. As a re-sult, less garbage goes tolandfills, helping make ourcommunities cleaner. Inaddition, recycling createsjobs, boosting the economywhile conserving re-sources.

Recycling can be conta-gious. When your neigh-bors see you recycling,they are more likely torecycle as well. So lead byexample, and start recy-cling today.

To get started, visitHamiltonCountyRecycle-s.org to find out how yourcommunity handles recy-cling and where you canget a bin or cart. Beginwith paper – newspapers,magazines, phone books

and all thatjunk mailyou re-ceive eachweek.Expand topaper-board –cereal,pasta,crackerand pizzaall come inboxes and

all can be recycled. Addplastics (bottles and jugs)and glass (jars and bottles)and before you know it,most of your “garbage” isnow in your recycle bin.

Join your friends andneighbors all over Hamil-ton County who are recy-cling. Visit hamiltoncoun-tyrecycles.org to downloada free copy of your recy-cling guide. And remem-ber, recycling is the onething we can all do.

Michelle Balz is the assistantsolid waste manager for theHamilton County Recycling andSolid Waste District.

The one thingwe can all do

Michelle BalzCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

About six years ago, I re-leased my first op-ed about serv-ing in the state legislature. Iremarked about my first week inColumbus walking around Capi-tol Square, finding my waythrough the halls of the State-house, and the marvel of enter-ing the chamber of the OhioHouse of Representatives forthe first time.

Yesterday, I walked throughthose halls again. They werelargely empty since the Housewas not in session. There wereno quiet conversations in thecorners between legislators andlobbyists. No constituents wereanxiously awaiting the commit-tees to start. And as I paused inthe Rotunda, the Map Room andthe House Chambers, I let thepresence of this great institutionwash over me. I stood in silence,appreciating that the force ofthis legislature will outlast anymere mortal who is a part of it. Iam but a speck in the timeline ofthe history of this state.

But for me, it has been a sig-nificant chapter in my life.

Never in a million years did itoccur to me I would become amember of the Ohio House. I amnot a political junkie. I studiedbusiness in college and grad

school. I servedin the militaryand had a suc-cessful lawpractice alongwith a busyfamily. But hereI am, finishingmy third term inthis august body.

I went toColumbus hop-ing to serve

veterans, keep children healthyand safe, fight for our schoolsand protect the environment. Iwas privileged to introduce andfight for legislation to accom-plish all of those things. Someitems became law; some did not.

I am most proud of introduc-ing the Veterans Bonus in theHouse, a measure overwhelm-ingly approved by the people ofOhio to provide a small cashbonus to those Ohioans whoserved in the Persian Gulf, Iraq,and Afghanistan.

I most enjoyed meeting myconstituents at my open officehours and going door to door.I’ve held open office hours ev-ery month of my tenure andknocked on 24,000 doors. I heardeverything from Medicaid fund-ing for circumcision to safety

procedures for car accidentvictims. The biggest issue by farwas – and is – education.

I’ve been most fulfilled byconnecting people with services.The government can be a com-plicated place with red tape andother obstacles. My office hashelped people get through un-employment, workers’ comp,driver’s license, military bene-fits, insurance and other issues.

I most appreciate the supportof my family. My kids participat-ed in every campaign and nevercomplained when I missed across country meet or marchingband competition. My husband,Paul, has been a stellar politicalspouse and picked up the slackwhen I was away.

Lastly, I thank the people ofmy district, who entrusted thisseat to me for six years. It hasbeen my sincere privilege andhonor to have represented you.

Connie Pillich has represented the28th Ohio House for six years. She didnot run for re-election, and her termends Dec. 31. An attorney, MBA, andmilitary veteran, Pillich lives with herhusband, Paul Forshey, and theirchildren Kayla and Tallin, in Montgo-mery.

Thanks for allowingme to serve you

ConniePillich COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Sometimes the observation ofnature is a valuable learningexperience.

My mid-life crisis took me toGraduate school at Xavier. Be-ing aware of the problems ofunwed mothers, I was complete-ly in agreement with Roe v.Wade. I even argued my reasonsin a class on medical ethics.

This all changed sometimelater when we were on a mostlydeserted island that was staffedby naturalists operating a turtlehatchery. Their job was to keeptrack of the turtles that returnedto the place of their birth to layeggs. The staff protected theeggs by moving them to a saferspot and securing them withchicken wire. The turtles wereregistered according to theirtags or, in the case of new re-turnees tagged for future refer-ence. An observer was assignedto watch for hatchlings and toalert the tourists of the excitingevent.

We were given buckets tocollect and count the hatchlingsand to release them closer to thesea. Then, it was up to the babyturtles to rush to the relativesafety of the water where therewas a slightly better chance ofsurvival. The elation of baby

turtles rushingover my barefeet was quiteemotional. Itbecame a vitallearning experi-ence. The moth-er turtle hadlong ago depart-ed. The rush tothe sea wasknowledge thatwas passed onduring concep-

tion.It was at this point that I be-

came anti-abortion. Furtherattention to my thinking broughtout questions about the life cy-cle. It became clear that life is aprocess that begins at concep-tion and takes various pathsuntil the cycle is completed.

The monarch butterfly be-came another interesting feat ofnature. It was always interestingthat they traveled so far to mate.I had been unaware that theyreproduced several times eachsummer, but it was the finalincarnation that made that lastlong trip. How did they know?How did they get it right? Thewonder of the subsequent cyclesincreased my amazement ofnature and reproduction. It be-

came so clear that we live in awonderful world. We should taketime and effort to examine andappreciate the wonders that arethere for our enjoyment andeducation.

It was another wonder to methat when my wife was pregnantand I spent time tapping on herstomach to seemingly or hope-fully get some sort of reply fromwhat would become one of ourbeloved children. Maybe not, butit created wonder. With age,these lessons became a reality.

With an involvement for sev-eral years in medical ethics, mysense of the life cycle became aserious examination. It wasclear that conception was thebeginning of the life cycle. Theethics of the end of life requiredserious thought. Once life hasstarted, there is no avoiding theend.

The ethical problem is how tohandle it. Here, our beliefs offerdiffering guidance. My personalfeeling is that the end, once it isdefinite is a matter of consulta-tion among all involved and atrusted medical advisor.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

What I learned from turtles

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

EvendaleVillage Council meets second

Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.at village offices, 10500 ReadingRoad; phone 563-2244. Website:www.evendaleohio.org.

GlendaleGlendale Village Council

meets first Monday at 7 p.m. atTown Hall, 80 E. Sharon Ave.; vil-lage offices, 30 Village Square;phone 771-7200. Website:

www.glendaleohio.org.

Hamilton CountyCommissioners – meet at 11

a.m. every Wednesday in Room605 of the County AdministrationBuilding, 138 E. Court St., down-town. Call 946-4400.

Educational service centergoverning board – meets on thethird Wednesday at 11083 Hamil-ton Ave. Call 742-2200.

Regional planning commis-sion – meets at 12:30 p.m. the first

Thursday of the month at theCounty Administration Building,eighth floor, 138 E. Court St.,downtown. Call 946-4500.

SharonvilleCouncil meets the second and

last Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at themunicipal building chambers,10900 Reading Road; phone 563-1144. Website:www.sharonville.org.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Congratulations to the 2014-2015 fall sports All Stars. In2014-2015 school year, we’retaking a different tact at recog-nizing student athletes in theCommunity Press & Recorder,replacing Sportsman and Sport-swoman of the Year. Each sea-son we’ll name All Stars foreach sport, many picked for sta-tistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc.

Some of these names - plussome wild cards - will be placedon a ballot in June (along withthe All Stars from winter andspring) for the 2014-2015 maleand female All Stars of the Year.Readers will be able to vote forthese 2014-2015 All Stars in lateJune or early July on Cincin-nati.com. The wild cards will belimited to seniors of significantindividual athletic achieve-ment. Please note The Commu-nity Press’s sister paper, theCincinnati Enquirer, has its ownfall sports All Stars and willhave a similar vote next sum-mer.

The daily and weekly highschool sports staff, as well asour fall sponsor, Tri-Health, areproud to acknowledge the hardwork and dedication of theseathletes and their coaches.

Boys cross countryBen Stites, Wyoming» Senior Stites was the Run-

ner of the Year for Coach of theYear Travis Glendenning andhad the CHL’s best time with a15:57.01 at Voice of AmericaPark to become Division II dis-trict champion. Stites finished13th at the Division II state meetat National Trail Nov. 1 in 16:17.The Cowboys won their third-straight league championshipand took the Division II districtchampionship. They finishedfourth at the regionals in Troy.

Max Hoffman, Wyoming» Hoffman was second in the

league only to CHL Runner ofthe Year Ben Stites with a16:11.51 at Voice of AmericaPark. He joined Stites as theonly Cowboys on the CHL firstteam. Hoffman was 35th at theDivision II state meet at Nation-al Trail in 16:41.06.

Brandon Mullins, Princeton» The senior was a first team

Greater Miami Conference se-lection. Mullins came in sev-enth at the GMC meet in a timeof 16:05.34. He also ran 17th atthe Division I regional meetwith a time of 16:25.70.

Girls cross countryKatie Spray, Wyoming» Senior Spray had the CHL’s

best time with her 19:52.47 atthe Division II district meet atVoice of America Park to be-come district champion. Shemade CHL first team along withsophomores Whitley Elsass andTerra Forsythe for Coach of theYear Travis Glendenning. Wyo-ming won the league and dis-trict championship and was sev-enth at the regionals in Troy.Spray was 35th individually atTroy in 20:55.30.

FootballParker Chalmers, Wyoming» Chalmers shared CHL

Player of the Year honors withMadeira’s Colin Voisard. Hewas joined on first team by sen-iors Devon Davis, Tucker Mar-ty, Oliver Reinecke and HudsonRogers, plus junior Mason Rog-ers and sophomore AndrewMarty. In nine games, the re-ceiver/defensive back had 67tackles and a pair on intercep-tions for touchdowns. He added

22 more tackles in the postsea-son. The senior also returned 20pounts for an average of 11.4 perreturn, including one for a touch-down.

Elijah Ball, Princeton» The senior averaged 5.6

yards per attempt this seasonand racked up a total of 857 rush-ing yards with four touchdowns.Ball also caught 13 passes for 120yards and a TD. Against Syca-more on Sept. 19, Ball had 32 car-ries for 214 yards and two TDs.Ball was also named first teamAll-GMC.

Boys golfSam Marty, Wyoming» Junior Marty made Cincin-

nati Hills League first teamalong with sophomore teammateCooper Hausfeld for coach RodCrider. Marty was third in theCHL with a 39.43 average fornine holes. Marty was 13th at theDivision II district tournamentat Weatherwax with an 80.

Girls golfSam Pease, Wyoming» Senior Pease finished sixth

at the Division II sectional atHamilton Elks with a 93. At theDivision II district tournamentat PipeStone, she was tied for13th with an 84.

Boys soccerTre Pate, Princeton» The senior was first-team

All-GMC with the sixth-mostpoints in the conference (32).Pate had 14 goals and four as-sists. Pate also had a pair of hattricks this season; the first wasAug. 20 against Talawanda andthe second was Sept. 30 againstMiddletown.

Andrew Derge, Wyoming» Sophomore Derge made

CHL first team for league Coachof the Year Steve Thomas and thechampion Wyoming Cowboys.He was joined on first team bysenior Toby Varland, junior JayKlein and sophomore EthanWayman. Derge led the team ingoals with 23 and was second inpoints, one behind junior Kleinwith 58. The Cowboys finished17-4 and were 7-0 in the CHL.

Girls soccerKayla Hampton, Wyoming» Sophomore Hampton was

the co-CHL Player of the Year(with Madeira’s Shannon Wil-liamson) for Coach of the YearLauren Gruber. She was joinedon first team by senior OliviaMunneke and sophomore Jas-mine Evans. Hampton tied Ma-deira’s Williamson for the leaguelead in scoring with 22 goals andfour assists for 48 points.

Girls tennisEmily Thomas, Princeton» The freshman was named

the GMC Player of the Year go-ing 15-0 during the regular sea-son. Thomas went on to win a Di-vision I sectional championship,finished runner up at districtsand qualified for the state singlestournament.

Haley Thoresen, Wyoming» Thoresen was 8-1 overall

playing first singles for the Cow-boys against the better playersof the opposition. She was the topseed in the Division II sectionaltournament at Mason beforehaving to withdraw. She alsocompeted in the state tourna-ment as a junior in doubles.

VolleyballAlexis Tyree, Wyoming» Senior Tyree was the CHL

Player of the Year for Coach ofthe Year Julie Plitt. She wasjoined on first team by seniorsMaddie Bahr, Madi Maisel,Grace Schneider, plus junior Ha-ley Stewart and sophomore MiaKraft. Tyree had 195 kills for theCowboys. Wyoming was 24-2 and14-0 in the CHL.

Introducing the 2014 fall All Stars

SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming junior Alexis Tyree celebrates a point against Kenton Ridge Oct.26.

SCOTT SPRINGER/ THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming senior Parker Chalmers (40) discusses a play on the sidelinesagainst McNicholas Sept. 13.


Wyoming sophomore Sam Marty watches his ball advance to the green.


Wyoming’s Haley Thoresen returnsa shot for the Cowboys last season.

THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Wyoming's Kayla Hampton makesher move for the Cowboys.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

Brandon Mullins of Princeton runs agreat race for the Vikings at the St.X Invitational.


Wyoming sophomore AndrewDerge was a top scorer for theCowboys in 2014 along with juniorJay Klein.


Wyoming front-running seniors BenStites and Max Hoffman are backwith their 1-2 punch in thepostseason.

THANKS TO MIKE THOMAS

Princeton freshman tennis playerEmily Thomas won the Division Isectional singles tournament Oct. 4.

THANKS TO JAN WILKING/WYOMING

Wyoming's Katie Spray had the toptime in the CHL this season.

THANKS TO JAN WILKING/WYOMING

Sam Pease was Wyoming’s topgolfer on the girls team this fall.

MARK D. MOTZ FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Princeton High School senior TrePate had 14 goals and four assistsfor the Vikings.

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By Scott Springer and [email protected]@communitypress.com

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Severalformer high school standoutswere part of the University ofCincinnati’s travel squad asthey participated in the Mili-tary Bowl Dec. 27 at Navy-Ma-rine Corps Memorial Stadium.The Bearcats lost to VirginiaTech 33-17, but several of thearea’s finest will return for the2015 campaign.

Photos by Scott Springer/TheCommunity Press

Salute to Bearcats inMilitary Bowl

Freshman Tyrell Gilbert of Princetonsat out his inaugural season withthe Bearcats.

Senior John Lloyd of CHCA was apunter/holder for the UC Bearcats.

Longtime Princeton HighSchool wrestling coach Ty Rob-bins has to get Walnut Hills HighSchool wrestling coach Emmer-son Mincy on the phone fromtime to time to try out a new jokeor two.

Robbins does some standupcomedy on the side and seeks theadvice of his buddy from theMount Healthy Class of 1985 andhis former co-captain on theOwls wrestling team.

“All the time,” Mincy said,laughing. “I guess he’s an ama-teur comedian, so he’s alwaysdoing that.

“When he tells me a joke, Istart to think about what kind ofan audience this joke would begood for. You can have a funnyjoke, but how are you going todeliver that and what kind of au-dience is going to think that’sfunny?”

Jokes aside, the pair talks alot of wrestling, too, and guidetheir programs based on theirexperiences on the mats atMount Healthy.

“We were friends and stillare,” Robbins said. “We call eachother every other day just to dis-cuss wrestling and if he has aquestion that has something todo with wrestling, he’ll contactme or I’ll just contact him to seehow he’s doing and how his twoboys are doing.”

Robbins has spent 26 years asa wrestling coach, including thelast 14 at Princeton. Mincy be-gan coaching by organizing ayouth club in Mount Healthywhen his two sons were ready tostart wrestling. Later, he starteda club team at Walnut Hills andeventually helped to resurrectthe Walnut program as the highschool head coach – a job he hasheld for three years.

“When you stop and look ateverybody who went throughMount Healthy under (coachDave) Merkle, a lot of them

coach now,” Robbins said.“You’ve got me and Emmerson,who are head coaches. You’vegot Jeff Byrd, who is an assistantat La Salle. You’ve got JacqueBoggs, who is an assistant at LaSalle. Aaron Gibson coacheswith me at Princeton. There area lot of Mount Healthy gradswho are coaching wrestling.”

Other Mt. Healthy wrestlersfrom that era who have gone onto coach wrestling and othersports include Sean Geers, Mi-cahel Byrd, Victor Delong, EricWalker and Gene Williams.

Robbins said that was a testa-ment to the coaching they re-ceived under head coaches Mer-kle and Kevin Keller in theearly- to mid-1980s. Mincy re-members lessons that beganeven before competing himselfwhen he watched his brotherwrestle at Mount Healthy.

“At that time, Dave Merklewas the coach,” Mincy said. “Iwould watch him not only gothrough rigorous practices, butalso give the guys something tothink about. He would alwaystell them about his own life andtell them about how your deci-sions now are going to effectwhat you do in the future. So Ilearned a lot by watching themdo that.”

Those lessons are still beingpassed on.

“Come to practice every day,work hard and have a mental

toughness that will carry you,not only through wrestling, butwill also carry you through lifewhen times get tough,” Robbinssaid. “My hat’s off to those guysfor not taking it easy on me andreally pushing me to my full po-tential.”

Robbins knew he wanted toget into coaching right away andhas spent time at Mount Healthyand Taylor as a coach beforeending up at Princeton. He hasonly had two years since gradua-tion in which he has not beencoaching.

Mincy’s route to becoming ahead coach followed the wres-tling careers of his sons Randalland Quinton from the MountHealthy youth club he started toWalnut Hills. Randall Mincygraduated from Walnut and isnow playing football at West Vir-ginia State. Quinton Mincy is asophomore wrestler at Walnut.

“He really cares about theteam,” Quinton Mincy said. “Healways takes time to show theguys the moves and if someonedoesn’t get it, he always helpsthem out. He’s like a role model.”

Emmerson Mincy has dedi-cated time, money and effort tokeeping the resurgent WalnutHills program going for hiswrestlers.

“Just two weeks ago he hadthe Walnut Hills Invitational andspent the night before until 1or 2in the morning getting wrestlingmats so the mats would be therefor the tournament,” Robbinssaid. “And then he spent Mondayafter the tournament returningthe mats from the differentschools that he had to borrow themats from. There are not a lot ofcoaches who would put that timeand effort in. That’s how dedicat-ed he is.”

Those efforts help get CoachMincy where both he and Rob-bins like to be — helping theirwrestlers succeed on and off themat.

Princeton’s Robbins, teammate pay it forwardBy Tom RamstetterEnquirer contributor

ADAM BAUM/COMMUNITY PRESS

Walnut Hills wrestling coachEmmerson Mincy, left, andPrinceton High School wrestlingcoach Ty Robbins were teammatesin high school at Mount Healthy.

JANUARY 7, 2015 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • B3LIFE

Do you know who’sresponsible for electriclines that run to yourhouse?

Mark, of Maineville,wrote that the under-ground electric linebroke from the street tohis house. He contactedDuke Energy and wastold it could not repairthe line - that he wouldhave to handle it on hisown.

Mark says the onlyway Duke would repair itis if he had bought itsinsurance for electricline coverage. Mark sayshe doesn’t know who tocall, adding, “This is

plain notright.”

WhatMark andmany oth-ers don’trealize is ahomeown-er is re-sponsiblefor theunder-

ground electric, naturalgas and water lines goingto their house. If that hadbeen an overhead elec-tric line going to Mark’shouse, Duke would havebeen responsible for itsrepair.

The Ohio Consumers’

Counsel says many cus-tomers can enroll in aprogram that helps coverthe cost of repairingunderground lines, butnotes such line repairsare needed very infre-quently.

Mark needs to contacta local electrician tomake repairs. He shouldget repair estimatesfrom at least three differ-ent companies, check tosee how long each firmhas been in business, andsee what rating each hasbeen given by the BetterBusiness Bureau.

Be sure the contractoryou pick guarantees his

workmanship and ma-terials-- and provides acopy of his liability andworkers compensationinsurance policies. Avoidupfront payments ofmore than 10 percent,and keep in mind thelowest bid may not be thebest bid.

The cost of line war-ranties ranges from $3 to$10 per month dependingon the type and numberof programs in which youenroll. The Ohio Consum-ers’ Counsel says somecompanies may offer aone-time annual fee ofbetween $36 and $120 tocover problems with the

utility lines. It says, de-pending on the company,the warranty coversbetween $1,000 and$4,000 of repairs or re-placements.

Remember, mosthomeowners may neverneed to replace or repairany utility lines. Checkwith you neighbors to seeif they have had any suchproblems. Neighbor-hoods older than 40 yearsold, which have the origi-nal pipes and lines, arethose that should concernyou the most.

Most telephone line

problems typically occurevery 20 to 30 years,according to the OhioConsumers’ Counsel. But,before signing up with awarranty company makesure you get writtendetails of what will andwill not be covered.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbiweekly in the CommunityPress. He appears regularlyas the Troubleshooter onWKRC-TV Local 12 News.Email him [email protected].

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Mercy Health opensbilingual practice inSpringdale

Dr. Karla Ramirez,who practices familymedicine, has openedMercy Health Physicians’first completely bilingualmedical practice –

Mercy Health - Tri-County Family Medicine,at 129 W. Kemper Road,Springdale.

“As more and moreSpanish-speaking resi-dents call the Cincinnatiregion home, MercyHealth Physicians under-stood that an entire prac-

tice bilingual in Englishand Spanish could servethese patients well andprovide them with criticalhealth information intheir native tongue,” Ra-mirez said. “My staff andI are fluent in English andSpanish and look forwardto serving all members ofthe community, includingthe region’s Hispanic pop-ulation.”

To make an appoint-ment with Ramirez or tofind out more about herpractice, please call 513-671-3222.

Dr. Rocio Tussey ofMercy Health - Evendale

Family Medicine, at 10475Reading Road, Suite 405,is another Spanish-speak-ing provider who is part ofMercy Health Physicians.

BUSINESS UPDATE

More than 75 UC BlueAsh College students are astep closer to their dreamsafter graduating in theUniversity of Cincinnati2014 Fall Commencementceremony at Fifth ThirdArena Dec. 13.

The Dean of UC BlueAsh College, Cady Short-Thompson, was there toshake the hand of each ofthe new graduates, as sheis for each commence-ment.

“Graduation is my fa-

vorite day as dean. I love tosee the joy and pride on thefaces of our graduates asthey realize this tremen-dous achievement,” Short-Thompson said.

A total of 2,083 studentsgraduated from the acrossthe university. Andrew J.Young, the former U.S.Ambassador to the UnitedNations and mayor of At-lanta, as well as a noted civ-il rights leader, providedthe commencement ad-dress.

Some of the new gradsfrom UC Blue Ash willtransition to the UC cam-pus in Clifton to continuetheir education, while oth-ers will put their degree towork right away in theirchosen profession.

Among the UC Blue Ashgraduates, 66 receivedtheir associate degree in awide range of programs,including pre-business ad-ministration, biology,chemistry and informationtechnology. Another 13

graduates earned a bache-lor’s degree from UC BlueAsh in applied administra-tion, which provides stu-dents with skills in collabo-ration, communication andstrategic thinking.

The spring semester atUC Blue Ash begins Jan.12.

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Chester W. DunnChester W. “Chet” “Popo”

Dunn, 85, of Sharonville diedDec. 20. He was a US Navyveteran of Korea.

Survived by wife, Kathleen(nee Brausch) Dunn; childrenPatrice (Rich) Ervin, Lisa (the lateDan) Rumple, Joyce (Jack) Bow-man, Pete Dunn and Chet DunnJr.; step-children Bill (Heather)Vonderhaar, Ed (Julie) Vonder-haar and Fred Vonderhaar;grandchildren Teresa (John Frye)Kneipp, Tom (Melissa) Gooch,Pete, Desiree and Rachael;step-grandchildren Tyler, Ben,Max, Haley, Jacob, Josh andLogan; great-grandchildren

Jaxon, Maris, Alden, Brooklynand Cienna; and brother, Rich-ard Dunn.

Preceded in death by wife,Eileen Dunn.

Services were Dec. 29 at St.Michael Church, Sharonville.Memorials to: Hospice of Cincin-nati, P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati,Ohio 45263; or St. MchaelChurch, 11144 Spinner Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45241.

Dianne E. MichaelisDianne E. Michaelis, 73, of

Sharonville died Dec. 20.Survived by former husband,

Donald E. Schreiner; son, David(Deb) Schreiner; brother, Jerry(Sandy) Bedacht; granechildrenJosh, Jesse, Kaitlyn and TylerSchreiner; nieces and nephewsTom (Lisa), Steve (Tina) and Jon(Angelia) Bedacht; several fosterchildren; and friends AdrienGertz, Jessica Sharits and SherryLusby.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Henry C. Michaelis.

Services were Dec. 29 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale.

DEATHS

EVENDALEArrests/citationsJulie Terry, 31, 5071 Waters Edge,theft, Nov. 9.

Kulwinder Singh, 33, 59 ColonySouth Lakeside Park NY, theft, Nov.10.

Incidents/investigationsNone reported.

GLENDALEArrests/citationsRaheem Davis, 27, 581 Reynard Ave.,operating a motor vehicle whileunder suspension, Dec. 13.

Incidents/investigationsTheft100 block of Village Square; wallettaken from business; cash, creditcards, passport and Ohio driver’slicense along with other personalpapers were in the wallet; estimat-ed loss of approximately $300;credit card was used at the Targetstore in Springdale; suspects wereobserved on video from the store;however, suspects have not yetbeen identified; investigationongoing, Dec. 15.

SHARONVILLEArrests/citationsNassir Carroll, 7477 Kipling Ave.,

drug paraphernalia, Nov. 25.Brandy F. Mefford, 33, 5200 Mont-gomery Road, prostitution, Nov. 19.

Arnela Niksic, 20, 440 Hopkins,prostitution, Nov. 19.

Robert Gregory, 35, 16 Stonewall,breaking and entering, Nov. 23.

Angel Lilze, 30, 855 Ludlow, prosti-tution, Nov. 19.

Marquitta Lindse, 27, 4735 EsteAve., prostitution, Nov. 19.

Danielle Meridy, 27, 1500 YarmouthPlace, prostitution, Nov. 19.

Incidents/investigationsDisorderly conductReported at 100 block of VikingWay, Nov. 3.

SPRINGDALEArrests/citationsDaisja Grant, 26, 5469 Kirby, menac-ing, Nov. 1.

Quentin Cooper, 23, 10904 Bir-chridge, domestic, Nov. 1.

Incidents/investigationsDomesticReported on Kemper Road W., Nov.19.

Reported on Chesterdale, Nov. 19.TheftReported in 12000 block of Spring-field Pike, Nov. 18.

Reported in 11000 block of Prince-ton Pike, Nov. 18.

POLICE REPORTS

EVENDALE3259 Lamarc Trail: Ficke,Jeffrey A. & Michelle M.to Farwell, ChristopherD.; $385,000.

3259 Lamarc Trail: Ficke,Jeffrey A. & Michelle M.to Ficke, Jeffrey A. &Michelle M.; $385,000.

9790 Otterbein Road:Alcorn, Linda to Broun,Rita & Robert; $90,000.

GLENDALE974 Summit Ave.: Vail,John Tr. to Kreidler,William H. & CatherineM.; $109,500.

1036 Troy Ave.: ServallElectric Co. Inc. to RJ&FLtd.; $250,000.

1034 Troy Ave.: ServallElectric Co. Inc. to RJ&FLtd.; $250,000.

3 Village Square: Susa-belle LLC to Agricola,David T. Tr.; $375,000.

SHARONVILLE4007 Malaer Drive:Meixsel, Lawrence D. toGaenge, Donna J.;$125,000.

4025 Malaer Drive:Wiesenhahn, Sandra D.to Woodrum, JenniferR.; $71,900.

SPRINGDALE55 Aspen Court: Nadaud,Catherine M. to Erzen,David R. Jr. & Debra;$95,000.

600 Kemper Road:French, Gregory Jay &Margaret Ruth to Solis-Ortiz, Walfre Y.;$129,000.

125-139 Kemper Road: CFPartners LLC to 125Kemper Realty LLC;$3,981,000.

WOODLAWN165 Mayview ForestDrive: Stenson, BarbaraA. to Just PropertyInvestment LLC; $17,500.

10558 Taconic Terrace:Parks, Randall L. &Nancy H. to Acer In-vestments LLC;$355,750.

WYOMING519 Cody Pass: McKnight,Sue Carol Trs. & John B.Trs. to Kopcha, RobertG. & Judy; $329,000.

321 Durrell Ave.: Tepper-berg, Benjamin toGriffith, Clay H. & AustinMarie Sayre; $179,000.

REAL ESTATETRANSFERS

Through Feb. 28, thePublic Library of Cincin-nati and Hamilton Coun-ty is looking to discovernew and talented poetsfrom the Cincinnati Re-gion.

Adults, ages 18 andolder, are invited to enter.The Poetry Contest is co-sponsored by the GreaterCincinnati Writer’sLeague. Entries will bejudged in March by acommittee comprised oflocal literary profession-als.

Judging will be anony-mous and decisions arefinal. Up to four winnerswill have their poem pub-lished on our website andwill be given the opportu-nity to read their poem atthe Main Library’s Poet-ry in the Garden Series,which will be held Tues-day evenings in April.

Contest rules:» Each poet may sub-

mit no more than one po-em.

» Poems must be origi-

nal content and unpub-lished in any public medi-um.

» Poems must be suit-able for a general audi-ence.

» Poems must be sub-mitted in a Word docu-ment, no longer than 40lines, at least 12-pointfont, on one 8.5-by-11page; prose poems nolonger than 300 words.

» Entries must be sub-mitted using our onlineform by Feb. 28 at

cincinnatilibrary.org/news/2014/poetry-contest.aspx.» Entries that are not

in compliance with theserules are subject to dis-qualification.

» The Library is notresponsible for entriesthat were not received.

» By entering this con-test, you give the Librarypermission to publishyour name and poem,should your entry win.

Library poetry contestruns through February

United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter

Christ, the Prince of Peace

Sunday School 9:15amWorship 10:30am - Nursery Available

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Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am

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Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544

[email protected] Reverend Roger L Foote

8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II

Child Care 9-12

EPISCOPAL

Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)

Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

821.8430Steve Cummins, Senior PastorSunday School..............................9:00 amCoffee & Fellowship...................10:00 amPraise & Worship........................10:30 amwww.wyomingbc.homestead.com

Visitors Welcome!

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4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241

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ServicesSunday School - 10:00 amSunday Morning - 11:00 amSunday Evening - 6:00 pmWednesday - 7:00 pm EveningPrayer and Bible Study

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HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

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NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

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

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amNursery Available Handicap Access

"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend."

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

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

Contemporary Worhip 9:45amNursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org

Spiritual Checkpoint ...Bearing the Love of Christ...for you!

UNITED METHODIST

St. Paul United Church of Christ5312 Old Blue Rock Rd., off Springdale

Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

Sunday Worship: 10:30amSunday School: 9:15am

Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org

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FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ

691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney

Sunday School - All Ages - 9:15amSunday Worship - 10:30am

Nursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HSRev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AM

Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243

Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing LoveSunday Worship Schedule

Traditional Services - 8:00 & 10:45amContemporary Services - 9:00am

Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer & Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

Sunday School Hour (for all ages)9:15 - 10:15am

Worship Service - 10:30 to 11:45am(Childcare provided for infants/ toddlers)

Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble Rd

Office: 2192 Springdale Rd542-9025

Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

1 . Traditional Sunday Worship at10:00 AM. Language: EnglishMulti-cultural, multi-generational, andmulti-ethnic.2 . Contemporary Sunday Worshipwith Freedom Church at 10:30 AM.Language: English

It’s not about Religion; it’s aboutrelationships!

www.freedomchurchcincinnati.com3. Taiwanese Traditional SundayWorship st 2:00 PM. Language:Taiwanese, UC Campus Fellowship onSaturdays,

www.cincinnatitaiwanese.org4 . Seventh Day Adventist SaturdayWorship at 10:00 AM.Language: Spanish

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

English as a Second Language (ESL) istaught on Saturday 10-12 AM.

Various Bible Studies are available.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

JANUARY 7, 2015 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • B5LIFE

AscensionLutheran ChurchWomen’s weekly Friday morningBible Study is at 9:30 a.m. Kidsare welcome play in the play-room. The group is readingJessica LaGrone’s new study,“Broken and Blessed.” Womenwho are unable to attendweekly gatherings are invitedto purchase the study and jointhe group when possible.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the month at7 p.m. More information onthis ministry is available at793-3288.

The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;wwwascensionlutheranchurch-.com.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchJacob’s Ladder is the theme forSunday School (pre-K through12th grade); these classes areheld after the children’s sermonin the worship service. TheChristianity 101 and ThoughtfulChristian classes are held foradults each Sunday morningand meet at 9 a.m.

Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.

Sunday sermons are recordedand available at www.bapc.net.

The church is located at 4309Cooper Road; 791-1153; thechurch has a Facebook page.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge for each session and youmust bring your child’s lunch.Register on the website(www.cos-umc.org) under“Registration Forms.”

Sunday Worship Services are8:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. (tradition-al worship), and 9:40 a.m.(contemporary worship).

The church is located at 8005Pfeiffer Road, Blue Ash; 791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchOn Sunday, Jan. 11, the annualFeast of Lights Epiphany Servicewill be held at 5 p.m.

SMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 PM in the library.Visit website atwww.smartcincy.com

An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is held the third Mon-day of each month at 7 p.m.

Tai Chi is offered on Mondaysfrom 6-8 p.m and Wednesdaysfrom 4-6 p.m. Come and watcha class.

The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets the secondWednesday of each month at7:15 p.m. in the library.

A Men's 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.

A Quilting Group meets thethird Tuesday of each month at1 p.m. No experience necessary.Bring your own project

s and ideas for group projects.Friends in Fellowship meets thesecond Tuesday of each monthat 6:15 p.m. for a potluckdinner at the church.

Ladies Bridge meets the first andthird Thursdays of the month.Contact the church office forfurther information.

Couples Bridge meets the firstFriday of each month. Anyonewith a bridge partner is wel-come to attend. Bring anappetizer or snack to share.

A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowersmeets the second and fourthSaturdays from 10-11 a.m.

The Rev. Dr. Nancy Turner Jonesis priest in charge.

Regular service times are 8 a.m.with spoken Eucharist and 10a.m. with Sunday School andchildcare.

SMART Recovery Group meets at6 p.m. Mondays, in the library.Visit website at smartcincy.com

The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401; www.st-barnabas.org.

Sharonville UnitedMethodist ChurchThere are three services: tradi-tional services at 8:15 a.m. and11 a.m.; a contemporary serviceat 9:30. Sunday School classesand study groups are offered at9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

There is now a new director ofYouth Ministries--Jami Nathan.

Canines for Christ is continuingtraining dogs to be service dogswho can bring comfort to thosewho are shut-ins at home or inthe hospital. Most of the train-ing sessions take place at ourchurch on Saturday mornings.

Healing Hearts meet for lunchthe first Thursday of the month.

Serendipity Seniors meet forlunch the fourth Thursday .

The Haiti Mission Team aremaking plans for their 2015trip.

The services are broadcast with atwo-week delay at 10 a.m.Sunday on Channel 24 at 9 p.m.

The church is at 3751 CreekRoad, Sharonville; 563-0117;sharonville-umc.org.

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday morning worship ser-vices are at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45a.m. Child care is available inthe nursery during both servicesfor infants through age 2.Sunday school for pre-schoolthrough 12th-grade is at 10:45a.m. Additional child care isavailable for parents in AdultEducation classes: Preschooland older meet in Room 113during the 9:15 service.

Adult Sunday Bible study meets10:45 a.m.

Mother of a pre-schooler? Joinour new MOPS group (Mothersof Preschoolers). Free childcareprovided. Meets the secondWednesday of each month.9:30-11:30 a.m., Room 229.

Upcoming Study- “Not a Fan:Becoming a Completely Com-mitted Follower of Jesus” byKyle Idleman, begins 9:15 a.m.,Sunday, Jan 11, in Room 120 ;10:45 a.m. in the Manse.

New Beth Moore Women’sStudy begins Jan. 7. Children ofthe Day: 1st & 2nd Thessalo-nians will be studied. Meets9:30-11:15 a.m., Wednesdays, inRoom 120.

Men’s Bible Group meets 6:45-7:30 a.m. Wednesdays in Room120.

The fourth Sunday of eachmonth, the church family willconnect together at the 10:45a.m. service. No Sunday Schoolexcept for Preschool - Kin-dergarten.

“Finding God in Your Life,” ledby Rev. Linda McClanahan is afour-week small group forthose who feel they havedoubts, are in grief or arefloundering. The group beginsfrom 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednes-days, and 10:30-11:30 a.m.Thursdays in January, in theMedia Center.

Men’s Saturday Bible Studyresumes March 14. “TwelveOrdinary Men,” a book aboutthe disciples, will be studied.Meets in Room 120, 8:30-10a.m.

Mother of a pre-schooler? Joinour new MOPS group (Mothersof Preschoolers). Free childcareprovided. The group meets9:30-11:30 a.m., the secondWednesday of each month, inRoom 229.

Financial Peace University will beoffered from 6-7:30 p.m. Sun-days beginning Feb. 8 throughApril 12 in Room 223.

Student Ministries welcomesstudents to participate in itsactivities. Check the StudentMinistries Kiosk for a calendarof events.

The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;sycamorechurch.org.

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