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Police are encouraging folksto “lock your junk in the trunk”during the holiday season – andbeyond.

Springdale Police Chief Mi-chaelMathis and Cincinnati Po-lice Capt. Michael Neville bothagree that there is usually aslight uptick in property theftduring the holiday season.

Village of Evendale Council-man and Chair of the Police-Fire-Recreation Council Com-mittee Jeff Albrinck said theEvendale Police Departmenthas responded to more than adozen reports of cars being bro-ken into in the Park Hills area.At least two of the vehicles hadglass broken and the rest wereunlocked cars.

“A lotof these thingsarehap-pening in the daylightwith resi-dents at home,” he noted. Hecautioned residents to securetheir belongingsby taking theminside their home or lockingthem in the trunk of their car.Also,garagedoorsshouldnotbeleft open, even if the residentsare home.

In Anderson Township therewas an increase in thefts fromcars during the month of No-vember.According to a commu-nity message signed by Corp.David S. Boiman, a crime pre-vention officer from theHamil-ton County Sheriff’s Office. Inhis message, Boiman wrote,“These are crimesof opportuni-ty and if the opportunity keepspresenting itself to the peopleresponsible, they will continueto keep taking it.”

EvendaleMayorDonApkingencouraged residents to bealert and to call the police de-partment if they see anythingsuspicious, a point alsomade bySpringdale Chief Mathis.

People need to be alert towhat’s going on around themandreport anyonebehaving inasuspicious way, Mathis said. Asuspicious person could besomeone who is looking in carwindows and/or pulling at doorhandles, he said. “Don’t hesitatetocallandaskthepolice tocomeout and check it out.”

If you’re out shopping andare uncertain what department

CPD suggests locking‘junk in trunk’

HOW TO AVOIDBEING A VICTIMThe holiday season often

means holiday packages andother valuables are left in un-attended cars. Sometimes thistemptation results in a crime ofopportunity for observantthieves. Cincinnati Police Capt.Michael Neville offers these sixsimple steps people can take toreduce their chances of fallingvictim to this type of crime.» Never leave valuables in

view.» Place valuables in your trunk

before you arrive at your desti-nation versus immediately afterparking.» Do not place gifts in car/

trunk then go back in to domore shopping or get some-thing to eat. Once your itemsare in your car, drive to anotherlocation then go back inside.The intent here is to have crimi-nals believe you are leaving thearea.» If someone seems suspicious,

park in another location.» Park in high visibility loca-

tions; under lights if able.» Leave before stores close;

more people are likely to be inthe parking lot.

By Sheila Vilvenssvilvens@communitypress

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The Village of Evendale ap-proved its 2015 appropriationsbudget which included a 3 per-cent pay increase for employ-ees.

Council members discussedthe merits of each a 2.5 percentand a 3 percent increase. Coun-cilman Christian Schaefer firstsuggested the 2.5 percent payincrease as a preference over a2 percent. Councilman Jeff Al-brinck said that he was con-cerned that an increase of 2.5percent would not provide theemployees with enough buyingpower, given increased livingcosts.

The increase needed to domore than keep pace with infla-tion, he noted. Albrinck said hepreferred a 3 percent increase.

Councilman John Ranz Jr.

agreed, notingthat when thingswere financiallytight for Even-dale due to therecession, thevillage went tothe employeesfor help. The em-ployees agreed

to 0 percent increases for 2010and 2011.

“I personally feel we’re in apartnership with our employ-ees,” he added. Other councilmembers agreed.

Each 1 percent of increasecosts the village about $70,000,Mayor Don Apking said.

With the improving econo-my, the village has seen an in-crease of about $2.5 million inits revenue from 2010 to pre-sent, noted Chief Fiscal and Ac-counting Officer Cynthia Ca-racci.

Evendale appropriatespay increases for staffBy Sheila [email protected]

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Christmas came earlyfor 29 Sharonvillekids who shopped atWal-Mart, with spe-cial assistance.

The city’s annual ShopWith a Cop began Saturdaymorning, Dec. 6, when offi-cers arrived at each child’sdoor, for a police escort totheir special day.

The first stop was TheBlue Goose, for breakfast ofpancakes, eggs, bacon andsausage.

Restaurant owner KevinEnglehart said he donates thebreakfast to be part of theannual tradition.

“It’s holiday time,” Engle-hart said. “It feels amazing,and gets you in the holidayspirit.”

After breakfast, the policecaravan headed to Wal-Martin Evendale, where officersled teams of three kids ontheir shopping sprees.

Each child was provided$150 to buy gifts for them-selves and family members,as well as a pair of shoes. Thisyear, generous donationsbrought enough funding for acoat for each child.

“We always make sure thateach child buys somethingspecial for him or herself,”said Officer Cheryl Price,who organizes the event.

Other officers who volun-teered their time were Offi-cer Keith Isaacs, OfficerShaneMorgan, Officer JamesSalyer, Officer Liz Kiefer,Officer Dana Taggart, OfficerHerb Dorsey, Officer KevinDye, Detective Brad Hondorf,Sgt. Walter Cordes, and Lt.Mark Preuss, along withChief Aaron Blasky.

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Police Officer Dana Taggart, with Eric Sebastian, help Ayonna Mosley find a toy in a catalog during ShopWith aCop at Evendale Wal-Mart.

Sharonville kidsShop With a Cop

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Police Officer Keith Isaacs has breakfast at The Blue Goose with, fromleft: Alexis Mendoza Solis, Moncerrat Aguilar and Jennifer Gaspar.


Lt. Mark Pruess, left, and Officer Dana Taggart, with shopper AyonnaMosley, chat with former Bengal Ickey Woods at Wal-Mart during ShopWith a Cop.

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our year,” Blasky said.“We begin planning thenext one the minutewe’re done with this one.

“It’s hard, but it’s alsoexciting,” he said of theopportunity to bringChristmas to the chil-dren. “We wouldn’t beable to do it without thehelp of Princeton and(Officer Price).

“She’s our bridge.“It’s an opportunity to

reach out through theschools,” Blasky said, “sothey get a positive expe-rience with police.”

Students are chosenfor the program based onneed, through enrollmentin the free and reducedlunch program at school.

After the shoppingspree, students and po-lice officers headed backto Sharonville, wherethey had a pizza party,donated by the Shar-onville LaRosa’s, in Coun-cil Chambers.

ShopWith a Cop is

funded through dona-tions.

“SharonFest, Shar-onville Chamber of Com-merce, and the Shar-onville Police Associationhave been instrumental

in helping raise the fundsfor the program,” Pricesaid. “Our local busi-nesses are very generousand have helped makethis program a successover the years.”

Donations to Shar-

onville’s ShopWith a Copcan be sent to SharonvillePolice Association, Shar-onville Police Dept.,10900 Reading Road,Sharonville 45241, withShopWith a Cop in thememo.

ShopContinued from Page A1


Sharonville police officers team up with Princeton students for Shop With a Cop on Dec. 6.


Each student picked out a pair of shoes during ShopWith aCop.


Lt. Mark Preuss helps shoppers, from left: Ben Smith, EthanIredale and Tony Perez fill their cart during ShopWith a Cop.


Police Officer Herb Dorsey helps Emily Webb choose a pair ofshoes during ShopWith a Cop on Dec. 6.


Police Officer Kevin Dye helps shoppers Kira Hargis, left, andJayreisha Ladore tally their purchases during ShopWith a Cop.

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Viki Reddy and herfamily deserve hats off,and a hurrah for main-taining high standardswhen it would be so easyto cut corners in thiseconomy.

TheAlreddyCafé andEspressoBar inShar-onville isa testa-ment tocourage,staminaandspunk.Viki

drives fromHebron,Kentucky, six days aweek to make sure herpatrons get the best. Shegrew up in Glendale, mether husband there andher dad is Manuel Couch,who has owned Couch’sCar Care on Sharon Roadfor over 45 years.

Viki always knew shewould own a restaurant.She must have looked at20, but with children athome, she just neverpursued the idea untilshe inquired at the 11083Reading Road location onDepot Square. The man-ager wanted to hire her,but Viki refused.

Confident that sheknew the best way to runthe place, she didn’t wantto be an employee, butwanted to own. She andthe owner agreed shecould buy it, managingthings until her Hebronhome was sold. And thenthe fun began.

The owner left afterthe first day! Her hus-band, and then teenageson and daughter pitched

in. Viki scrambled to hirean attorney to put theplace in her name, makearrangements for theyoungest children andthink of a name for it.When her son declared,“Mom, we’re all ready,”they decided to name thecafé “Alreddy.” Eldestdaughter Nikki stillworks there, along with18-year-old Cora, 16-year-old Hannah and 14-year-old Audrey. They neverdid sell the house in He-bron

I wondered what prob-lems Viki encounteredsince opening in 2003.She said “manpower,”but she didn’t mean find-ing good help - she hasthe best. Rather, goodmanpower costs moneyand she endeavors toserve well-preparedfresh food using the bestingredients. She alwayswanted to provide analternative to fast food. Itis hard to pay your staff

well and remain profit-able when the price ofeverything keeps goingup. It saddens her that somany mom-and-pop es-tablishments have closedbecause of the economy.

Alreddy serves past-ries, soups, salads, sand-wiches, fruits and veg-gies that are made fromthe freshest available. Goto www.alreddycafe.comto see the complete me-nu. Her coleslaw re-ceived accolades fromCincinnati Magazine lastyear, and it publishedpraise for her coffee anddrive-thru service thevery first year sheopened. In 2009 theyrecognized Alreddy fortheir frittatas that youcan order five deliciousways. Cincinnati Maga-zine came back in 2011with cheers for Alreddy’sespresso and for therestaurant itself, which ischarming with its pic-tures of coffee cups,

coffee grinders and cof-fee pots, tall ficus plantsand a huge corn plantsurrounded with ivy atits base.

A kiosk is stockedwith an assortment ofcoffee blends, tea andflavorings that you maypurchase for home use.Come by to dine Mondaythrough Friday from 7

a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sat-urday from 8 a.m. to 3p.m. Sunday belongs tothe Lord. When Viki hadher catering company,she named it “Our DailyBread” after the words inThe Lord’s Prayer. Shefirmly believes He hasguided her.

Viki’s triumph is herclientele. More than 85

percent are regulars. Asa customer was leaving,she smiled at Viki andcommented, “Fabulous.”I guess that tells it all.

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.

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A farewell concert atMatthews Auditoriumwill feature perfor-mances by alumni and apreview of the highschool’s spring musicalas crews prepare to packup and move across thestreet, to the new middleschool-high school com-plex.

The Dec. 20 event be-gins at 7 p.m., with a so-cial gathering beginningat 5 p.m.

Tickets cost $15 andcan be purchased online,atfarewellmatthews.myevent.com.

The evening will in-clude musical perfor-mances byalumni, repre-

senting 50 years ofPrinceton theater. Grad-uates from the 1960s to2013 will sing songs fromproductions including“South Pacific,” “TheSound of Music,” “Fid-dler on the Roof,” “TheMusic Man,” Guys andDolls” and others.

The event will also in-clude a preview ofPrinceton’s 2015 SpringMusical, “Tarzan.”

Past and present mu-sic and theater directorstalk about the history ofPrinceton Theater, theirfavorite moments, andhowparticipating in thea-ter has a positive effecton students.

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Matthews Auditorium will host a farewell concert Dec. 20.

Items collected forFill The Truck

Frame USA is collect-ing items for the annualFill The Truck effort toprovide new personalcare, food and winterclothing items to severallocal charities.

Items will be collectedat 17 locations around theCincinnati area throughDec. 23, and locations arelisted atwww.fillthetruck.org.Thewebsite also offers anoption to donate money topurchase itemson the list.

Items collectedthrough Fill The Truckwill be donated to TheHealing Center, Valley In-terfaith Food and Cloth-ing Center, Children’sHome Northern Ken-tucky, and Churches Ac-tive in Northside (CAIN).

Disney’s ‘AladdinKIDS!’ in Evendale

The Evendale CulturalArts Center’s young thes-pians take thestage in thisspecial production of Dis-ney’s “Aladdin KIDS!”performed at the Even-dale Recreation CenterDec.18 (7 p.m.),19 (7 p.m.)and 20 (3 p.m. and 6 p.m.).

Ticket prices are $7eachandmaybeboughtatthe Evendale RecreationCenter in advance or atthe door.

Call 563-2247 for moreinformation.

For more info contactSusan Gordy, 513-563-1350, or [email protected].

The Evendale CulturalArts Center is at 10500Reading Road, in the re-stored Civic Center and isowned and operated bythe Village of Evendale.

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The Cincinnati Tool-Bank welcomes two newboardmembers to its ros-ter: Jeff Brogan, vicepresident and generalmanager, of WCPO andChad Kolde, audit man-ager from Barnes Den-nig.

“It’s truly an honor tobeselected toserveon theboard for a dynamic,growing organizationthat helps somany differ-entnon-profits in theTris-tate area, Brogan said.

The Cincinnati Com-munityToolBank is a non-profit tool lending pro-gram that serves charita-ble organizations by put-ting high-quality tools inthe hands of the volun-teers who are planting

trees, repairing seniors’roofs, landscaping publicspaces,andmore,guaran-teeing that every volun-teer is equipped with thetools they need to get thejob done. ToolBank’s re-sources empower all non-profit organizations toperform larger, more am-bitious, and more fre-quent service projects inthe community.

The Cincinnati Tool-Bank is accepting dona-tions to help fund the toollending program. Formore information aboutthe Cincinnati ToolBankorhowyoucansupport itscommunity efforts, callKat Pepmeyer at 513-246-0015.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Mount Notre Dame HighSchool

» The Mount Notre Damedance teams competed at Jam-Fest's Just Dance CompetitioninLouisville,Kentucky,Nov. 22.

The varsity team took firstplace in the jazz category, sec-ond in pom category, and re-ceived the Best in CreativityAward for their pom routine.Thevarsity teamalsomade it tothe show finale that exhibits thetop seven teams with their jazzroutine.Thejuniorvarsity teamplaced first in both their pomand jazz categories at the com-petition as well.

Molly McGaffin, MNDdance programdirector and va-risty dance head coach, said,“The dancers’ hard training haspaid off, as youcan tell from thephoto, those are very big, genu-ine smiles.Wewere all so proudof what we accomplished!”

Sharonville ElementarySchool

» Sharonville ElementarySchool reached out to supportthe Ronald McDonald House ofCincinnati.

The students and staff had aseries of fund raising events tohelp raisemoney to support theRonaldMcDonaldHouseofCin-cinnati. The Ronald McDonaldHouseprovides aplace for fam-ilies from out of town to staywhile their childrenare in treat-ment at Children’s Hospital.Theyalso providemeals andac-tivities for the families.

This project culminated onBuddyDaywith a presentation.One of the volunteers, KinnyMcQuade, came for the presen-tation.He received the check of$1,300 for Ronald McDonaldHouseand thanked the studentsfor their support.

Ursuline Academy»Ursuline Academy con-

gratulates the 27 students whoparticipated in the Junior Stateof America Ohio River Valleyfall convention in Cincinnati.

The mission of JSA is tostrengthen American democra-cy by educating and preparinghigh school students for life-long involvement and responsi-ble leadership in a democraticsociety. Ursuline student Mer-edith Karbowsky ’17 of Glen-dale served as the conventioncoordinator for the entireevent, and worked with othermembers of the state cabinetfrom Ohio, Northern Kentuckyand Indiana to plan the event.

Throughout the weekend,several Ursuline students mod-erated debates, served on amock Supreme Court, andspoke to the gathered delega-tions.MeredithKarbowskywasalso awarded a best speakergavel, and Jane Klaus ‘15 ofGlendale served in the role oflieutenant governor, a positionshe was elected to at the springconvention held in May of 2014.

“The JSA regional conven-tionsareafantasticopportunityfor members to work with stu-dents who have had an entirelydifferent life experience,” JohnGerhardt,UrsulineJSAteacheradvisor, and Ursuline socialstudies faculty member, said.“The time for debating, ex-changing ideas, andworking to-gether, is invaluable. The mis-sion of JSA, to prepare studentsfor real-life democracy, wascarried out during this conven-tion.”

The Ursuline AcademyChapter was honored with thetitleof “Chapterof theYear” forthe Ohio River Valley at theMay 2014 spring convention.

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Mount Notre Dame High School varsity dance team members, from left: front, Molly Vogele (Milford), SydneyPurdon (Loveland), Rachel Brinkman (Mason) and Amanda Burke (Colerain Township); middle row, Kate Stuhlfire(Loveland), Sheridan Anderson (West Chester Township), Laney Gallagher (Maineville) and Claire Wilkes (WestChester Township); back, Tori Lyon (Montgomery), Abby Haigis (Miami Township), Ali Grader (Loveland), NinaSarcone (West Chester Township), Chloe Marklay (West Chester Township) and Lauren Meister (West ChesterTownship).

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Kinny McQuade from the Ronald McDonald House, Sharonville fifth-grade students Rahma Gueye and MaryKimble, Principal Kasi Jordan and second-grade teacher Jenny Powers during the Ronald McDonald checkpresentation on Buddy Day.

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Sharonville fourth-grade teacher Frankie Andrews and her "buddy" JamesBrown during Buddy Day at Sharonville Elementary.

The Mission of the Aubrey RoseFoundation is to help familiescaring for children with lifethreatening illnesses with thefocus being on the family unit.We strive to lift families fromlife’s complexities during thisdifficult time by providingemotional and financial sup-port.Students are asked to write anessay focusing on giving toothers.This $500 scholarship wasawarded to the students whoshowed kindness to their fel-low man. These scholarshipsare not based on academics orathletics, but rather, how goodof a child they are.The Above and Beyond Awardwas also awarded. It was givento one scholarship recipientand their family who has liter-ally gone above and beyond tohelp the Aubrey Rose Founda-tion. Meredith Karbowsky,recipient from St. Gabriel Con-solidated School who attendsUrsuline Academy and will be

a sophomore in the fall. Mer-edith and her family havegone above and beyond inhelping the Aubrey Rose Foun-dation with the American GirlFashion Show.Their support was evident ineverything that the Karbowskyfamily was a part of. It was aunanimous decision to awardthis honor to Meredith and herfamily. With the Above andBeyond Award comes a $1,000scholarship for Meredith’stuition.Here is the list of the schol-arship winners and the schoolthey graduated from this pastspring:Sally Bishop, Holy Trinity; Eliza-beth Bunte, Bethany School;Shannon Burdett, Our Lady ofGrace; Ruby Cimmarusti, St.Susanna; Hanna Creighton, St.James White Oak; Joseph Dela-merced, Summit Country Day;Claire Ellerhorst, St. Catharineof Siena; Jett Fields, Holy Fam-ily; Emily Giglio, St. William;Elizabeth Groh, Our Lady of

Victory; Mary Angela Guye, AllSaints; Natalie Hardig, St. PiusX; Hannah Hesener, St. Paul;Sarah Horn, John Paul II; Dan-ielle Jacobs, St. DominicSchool; Taylor Kaeser, St. Anto-ninus; Jessica Klus, Our Lady OfLourdes; Erin McLean, St. Vivi-an School; Cameron Midden-dorf, St. John - Dry Ridge; Ro-salie Misleh, St. Michael; SamiMoser, Immaculate Heart ofMary; Braedy Murphy, Visita-tion; Catherine Richards, St.Susanna; Ben Rodell, Immac-ulate Heart of Mary; SaraRoell, St. John-Harrison; AlexiaScholl, Mercy Montessori; BethSchweinberg, St. Aloysius Gon-zaga; Delaney Slattery, Beauti-ful Savior Lutheran School;Luke Stiles, St. Columban; NickSullivan, St. Ignatius of Loyola;Alyssa Taylor, ImmaculateHeart of Mary; Ellen Thomas,Cincinnati Christian Schools;Alexis VanDusen, Blessed Sac-rament School; Grace Watson,St. Gabriel, and Madison Wil-hoite, St. Agnes.

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Saint Gabriel Consolidated School in Glendale participated in its annualcanned food drive to reach out to brothers and sisters in need. Thislongstanding tradition teaches students to accept and assist inspreading the good news of Christ.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 18Community DanceVenus andMars, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Wyoming Civic Center, 1Wor-thington Ave., Plus-level squareand round dance club for expe-rienced dancers. $5. Presentedby Southwestern Ohio/NorthernKentucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 929-2427.Wyoming.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Music fromvariety of genres. $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

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 p.m.-8 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, 8999 Applewood Drive,$5. Presented by Zumba withAshley. 513-917-7475. Blue Ash.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, 11450 LebanonRoad, Drive-through outdoorlights and themed figuresdisplay. Through Dec. 31. $13 percar. Presented by Great Parks ofHamilton County. 769-0393;www.holidayinlights.com.Sharonville.

Literary - LibrariesKid’s Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Arts and crafts,presenters, board games andmore. Ages 5-12. Free. 369-4450.Deer Park.

Senior CitizensLet Your Yoga Dance, noon to 1p.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, Powerdance combining yoga,Â breathand user-friendly dance withmusic from all around theworld. $5. 984-1234. Blue Ash.Silver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,4455 Carver Woods Drive, $6.984-1234; sycamoreseniorcente-r.org. Blue Ash.

Support GroupsMotherless Daughters Sup-port Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Mont-gomery Community Church,11251Montgomery Road, Foradult women who have lost ormiss nurturing care of theirmother. Free. Presented byMotherless Daughters Ministry.489-0892.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, DEC. 19Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Session coverschallenges in strength, stability,balance, core and metabolictraining. Ages 18 and up. $115per month. Registration re-quired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-10 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraokeWithWendell, 8 p.m.,DJ’s Sports Tavern, 380 Glenspr-ings Drive, Karaoke and danc-ing. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Wendell’s Karaoke.771-0888; www.payneentertain-ment.com. Springdale.

Senior CitizensSilver Sneakers Class, 8-11a.m., Sycamore Senior Center,$6. 984-1234; sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

SATURDAY, DEC. 20Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden discusses nutri-tion and health while preparingtwo delicious, simple and easymeals. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.


Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m. to midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, 12110Montgomery Road, Free. 677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 6948Plainfield Road, Visit adoptioncenter and volunteer with catsor take one home (adoptionfee). 984-6369; www.thescratch-ingpost.org. Silverton.Dream House Rescue, noon to5 p.m., PetSmart Springdale,11741 Princeton Pike, Adoptablepets available. Free. Presentedby Dream House Rescue. 375-9517. Springdale.

Support GroupsOhio Birthparent GroupMeet-ing, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Blue Ash Branch Library, 4911Cooper Road, Closed group forbirthparents only that providesa safe space for you to shareadoption experiences withothers who understand thislife-long journey. Free. Present-ed by Ohio Birthparent Group.312-0384; ohiobirthparents.org.Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, DEC. 21Dining EventsAll-You-Can-Eat Buffet Break-fast, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Halker-Flege American Legion Post 69,9000 Reading Road, Includesomelets to order, ham, goetta,sausage, bacon, biscuits andgravy, pancakes, fruit cocktail,milk, juice and coffee. Bake salebenefits legion and auxiliaryprograms such as scholarshipsand helping veterans in thecommunity. $8, $4 children.733-9926. Reading.

Exercise ClassesFreeWorkout 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. 324-6173.Springfield Township.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,

SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

Holiday - HanukkahA Jubilee Celebration, 2-5 p.m.,Congregation B’nai Tzedek,6280 Kugler Mill Road, Cele-brating 50th anniversary within-house entertainment and DJdance music as well as Israelidancing accompanied by appe-tizers and desserts. At end ofcelebration, evening Hanukkahcandles lit and final closingshofar sounded. 984-3393;www.btzbc.com. Kenwood.

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

Music - ReligiousSandi Patty, 7:30 p.m., Spring-dale Church of the Nazarene,11177 Springfield Pike, Celebrateholiday season with 5-timeGrammy award winning artist.$28. Reservations required.888-901-0177. Springdale.

MONDAY, DEC. 22EducationActing Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center,11165 Reading Road, Actorsbuild and expand their skills.Prepare for auditions, improv,cold reads, monologues, charac-ter development and agencyrepresentation. Ages 18 and up.$25. Presented by CincinnatiActors Studio. 615-2827. Shar-onville.

Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.


TUESDAY, DEC. 23EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, $25.615-2827. Sharonville.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-

wood Road, $15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Zumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.


Literary - Story TimesPreschool Storytime, 10:30-11a.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Books,songs, activities and more, whilebuilding early literacy skills. Forpreschoolers and their care-givers. Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4450.Deer Park.Book Break, 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Children’slibrarian reads aloud from somefavorite books. Make craft totake home. Ages 3-6. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.

Senior CitizensSenior Executive Club, 1:30p.m., Triple Creek RetirementCommunity, 11230 Pippin Road,Opportunity to meet newpeople and have group offriends to discuss topics ofinterest. Free. Reservationsrequired. 851-0601; www.triple-creekretirement.com. ColerainTownship.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

FRIDAY, DEC. 26Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.


Karaoke and OpenMicKaraokeWithWendell, 8 p.m.,DJ’s Sports Tavern, Free. 771-0888; www.payneentertain-ment.com. Springdale.

SATURDAY, DEC. 27Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, $30. Registration re-quired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.


Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m. to midnight,Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, Free.677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 984-6369; www.thescratchingpost-.org. Silverton.Dream House Rescue, noon to5 p.m., PetSmart Springdale,Free. 375-9517. Springdale.

SUNDAY, DEC. 28Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

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

MONDAY, DEC. 29EducationActing Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center,$25. 615-2827. Sharonville.

Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $115 permonth. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Holiday - Christmas

Holiday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

TUESDAY, DEC. 30EducationActing 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.


Literary - Story TimesPreschool Storytime, 10:30-11a.m., Deer Park Branch Library,Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.Book Break, 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, Free.369-4450. Deer Park.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $13 per car.513-769-0393; www.holidayin-lights.com. Sharonville.

Holiday - New Year’sNew Years Eve Party, 6:30 p.m.to midnight, Embassy SuitesBlue Ash, 4554 Lake ForestDrive, Blue Ash Ballroom. Onetwo-room suite. Manager’sreception (cocktails and snacks).Chef’s premier cuisine buffetand carving stations. Hostedcocktails, dancing with DJ,cooked-to-order breakfast nextday and late check out. Ages 21and up. $349. Reservationsrequired. 981-3752. Blue Ash.

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Congregation B'nai Tzedek, 6280 Kugler Mill Road, Kenwood, will celebrate its 50th anniversary with in-house entertainment and DJ dance music as well asIsraeli dancing accompanied by appetizers and desserts. At the end of celebration, evening Hanukkah candles will be lit lit and final closing shofar will besounded. For more information, call 984-3393, or visit www.btzbc.com.

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Mymost fa-vorite Christmassong is “We needa little Christ-mas.” But rightnow, I need alittle more time.I’m sure you canrelate! Regard-less, I still say agift from thehand is a giftfrom the heart.

And I’m sharing one of myall-time favorites today.

Better than bestchocolate clusters

“A friend” contributed this.The ultimate cluster, really!Grandson Jack looked at thephoto of these and said, “Theylook so yummy.”

But, Jack has braces so hecan only enjoy the photo.Here’s my adaptation:

20 oz. pkg. Nestlé’s darkchocolate chips

8-9 ozs. dried cranberriesor cherries - I used cherriesand cut them up a bit

8 ozs. slivered almonds,toasted

8 plump dried apricots,diced or snippedwith scissors

Coarse sea salt to sprinkle -just a teeny bit

Roast almonds in 350 degreeoven just until fragrant andgolden, stirring a couple timesfor a total of 10-15 minutes. Becareful as they can burn easily.

Melt chocolate in a nonstickpan over low heat. Removefrom heat when some lumpsremain and stir until smooth.Stir in everything but salt.Scoop out on sprayed pans orwaxed paper.

Sprinkle very, very lightlywith salt (just a few granules)and refrigerate until hard. Istore mine in the frig betweenpieces of parchment.

Paula’s foolproofstanding rib roast

Here’s one from Paula Deen,who, when I interviewed herway back when, said this is hermost popular and perfect reci-pe for rib roast. This cooks at alower temperature so you won’tget the splatter in the oven thatcomes with higher heat recipes,like the one I’m sharing onmysite. For Larry, who wants tomake sure this expensive cut ofmeat that he’s buying will turnout well.

1 (5-pound) standing ribroast

1 tablespoon House Sea-soning, recipe follows

House seasoning:Keeps in cool place, cov-

ered, up to 6months.

1 cup salt1/4 cup black pepper1/4 cup garlic powderTip fromRita’s kitchen:I usually divide this in half

and then add sweet paprika totaste and a couple finely crum-bled bay leaves to one half anduse that as a general purposestew, etc. seasoning.

Allow roast to stand at roomtemperature for at least 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 375 de-gree F. Rub roast with HouseSeasoning; place roast on a rackin the pan with the rib sidedown and the fatty side up.Roast for 1 hour. Turn off oven.Leave roast in oven but do notopen oven door for 3 hours.About 30 to 40 minutes beforeserving time, turn oven to 375degrees F and reheat the roast.

Important: Do not remove roastor re-open the oven door fromtime roast is put in until readyto serve.

Rita’s foolproof standingrib roast.

I don’t have room for this inmy column, so check out mysite, Abouteating.com for therecipe.

Can you help?Ranch dressing like Taco

Casa. I always enjoy talking toGene Kennedy, owner of thishometown restaurant chain.For a while now, I’ve been get-ting requests for his ranchdressing.

When I asked, or rathertried to coerce him, for therecipe, he chuckled andmore

or less said “no dice.” Legionsof his fans have asked for thisover the years so you’ll justhave to go and enjoy it at TacoCasa, one of our premier ethnicrestaurants.

BTW, Gene is going to be aguest onmy cable show “Lovestarts in the kitchen” so I’ll askhim to feature it for tasting. Ifyou have a similar one, plsshare.

Coming soon:Laszlo’s restaurant stuffed

cabbage rolls.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

CHOCOLATE CLUSTERS A FAVORITE

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

These chocolate clusters are a favorite of Rita Heikenfeld's.

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A lot of Americans support-ed Small Business SaturdayNov. 29 by shopping at a localsmall business. It was the dayafter Black Friday, which asyou likely know was the dayafter Thanksgiving.

Black Friday focuses mostof its attention on shopping atmalls and so-called big-boxstores. And of course there’sCyber Monday (the Mondayafter Thanksgiving), with thepurpose of encouraging peopleto shop online.

But to me, Small BusinessSaturday is particularly impor-tant, because small businessesare the backbone of the Amer-ican economy. After all, 70percent of the new jobs cre-ated nowadays are created inthe small business sector ofour economy.

Over the next few years,

I’m going to befocusing moreand more ofmy time andeffort as yourrepresentativein Congress onissues relatedto revitalizingsmall busi-nesses in thiscountry. That’sbecause I’ve

just been named the chairmanof the House Small BusinessCommittee.

This is the first time I’ll bechairing a full committee. Iwas the ranking member of theSmall Business Committee (thelead Republican on the com-mittee) in 2007 and 2008, butthe Democrats were in controlthen, so the chairman was aDemocrat, and they ran all the

committees. I’ve also beenchairman of subcommittees inthe past: the Judiciary’s Consti-tution Subcommittee, the For-eign Affairs’ Middle East Sub-committee, and I currentlychair the Foreign Affairs’ Asiaand Pacific Subcommittee.But, I’ve never chaired a fullcommittee before.

Not to get too technical, butthe 435 Members of the U.S.House of Representatives aredivided into 21 full committees.Among them are: Agriculture,Ways andMeans, Judiciary,Rules, Foreign Affairs, SmallBusiness, etc.

The purpose of the HouseSmall Business Committee isto assess and investigate chal-lenges and problems faced bysmall businesses across Amer-ica, and advocate for bettergovernment policies towards

small business. (Small busi-nesses by definition are busi-nesses with fewer than 500employees, which covers 99percent of American busi-nesses.)

The committee also hasjurisdiction and oversight overthe U.S. Small Business Ad-ministration, which, amongother things, loans money tosmall businesses and overseeseconomic recovery in disasterzones, whether following ahurricane, flood, fire or eco-nomic disaster.

As chairman of the SmallBusiness Committee, it is mygoal to promote an economicenvironment in which smallbusinesses across America cangrow, thrive, and create morejobs for more people. It is mybelief that the best thing thefederal government can do to

help small businesses is to getthe heck off their backs andout of the way.

The federal governmentover-regulates (Obamacareand Dodd-Frank, for example),and it overtaxes. I intend tohold hearings in Washington,and field hearings across thecountry, focusing on whatworks, and what doesn’t. I alsoplan to examine what govern-ment policies and programsneed to be modified, or elim-inated, in order to unburdensmall businesses, so they canbe successful, profitable, andgenerate more employmentopportunities.

I’m anxious to get started. Iwelcome your input. Let’s getmoving.

Steve Chabot represents Ohio’s FirstCongressional District.

Time for Congress to help small businesses

SteveChabotCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Dec. 10 questionShouldOhio change theway

it draws Congressional districts(and state districts)? Why orwhy not?What changes do youpropose?

“This will be a first for mein this column; I honestlydon’t know if Ohio shouldchange the way Congression-al districts are drawn. Wehear the charge of gerryman-dering all the time and fromboth political parties. Butwhat does that really mean?How are the districts drawn?How and why are they everchanged once drawn? If theyare changed, how does it af-fect each of us on a day-to-daybasis? All of us could likelybenefit fromaconcise primerondistrict drawing,written inunderstandable English andnot fromWikipedia.”

M.J.F.

“Ohio’s current system ofredrawing legislative districtlines every 10 years placespower over the process in thehands of whichever politicalparty controls state govern-ment. The last time around,Republicans controlled mostof the seats at the table, andDemocrats say that led to dis-tricts drawn to make it easierto elect GOP candidates.

“There is no doubt that

Gerrymandering tactics areused to reconfigure districtsto favor the majority party.Both the Democratic and Re-publican parties have pro-posedchanges to this process.If lawmakerscannot agreeona reform package, the consti-tutional changes could beplaced before voters in May.How that would turn out Ihave no idea as I am sure thewording will be impossible tounderstand.

“The power belongs towhoever is in power. For nowthat is theRepublicanParty inOhio and in Congress. Theywere elected to preside overthese decisions. But then ask-ing the two parties to be bi-partisan and do what is bestfor the state versus their par-ty is an oxymoron. Go Fig-ure!”

T.D.T.

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I would rather not have towrite this essay, but there isthis futile hope that enoughpeople will heed what I have tosay.

My course of study in gradu-ate school was humanities.Primarily, it was in ancienttimes. The sad truth is thatpeople have not changed. Onlyour distrust and our ability toharm or kill people haschanged. Along with that, com-munications have made instantand deadly or inhumane re-sponse available.

Obviously, I amwritingabout the display of inhumanityin Ferguson, Missouri. To makethis a valid complaint, I choosenot to place any blame otherthan the inhuman actions thatoccurred. Hopefully the truthwill come out and create nomore violence, but a method ofresolving these issues.

The first thing to consider isthat no matter what our heri-tage is, our closest commonal-ity is that we are human beings.After that, differences are partof all of us down to, but notavoiding our individuality. It isour individuality that makes usnot only interesting, but able torelate to others if we are will-ing.

As I write this, memories ofthe fine relations I have hadwith a wide variety of people

who were “dif-ferent” fromme come tomind. No doubtmany peoplewould not wantto make theseconnections,but they haveenriched mylife. Manytimes I havewritten that we

all have more in common thatwe think. Our differences arethe things that when we stressthemwe lose the great value ofour humanity.

As this is being written weare learning more about thishorrid event. One has to ques-tion not only what we are beingtold, but howmuch is changedto appease public opinion. Wewould hope that only the truthwould emerge, but that mightinflame public opinion of someradical people. What I was go-ing to write has changed dra-matically since I started thismorning (Aug. 15). What has notchanged is the fatal flaws ofhumanity.

It will be instructive to ob-serve the news with the intentof noting howmuch inhumanityis created between people whoare almost similar. In my trav-els I saw the results of hatredbased solely on tribe, language,

religion and nationality, just toname a few. On the other hand,mymilitary service in Germa-ny nine years after the end ofWW II should be quite instruc-tive. I was a member of theOccupation Force. It was quiteobvious that I was Jewish. Whatmade a big difference was thatI always went off base in civil-ian clothes. I slowly learned andspoke German and observedlocal courtesies. I was acceptedas a friend and the obviousdifferences were unimportant.

The important lesson here isthat I was not a threat or dan-gerous. As we got to know eachother, our differences became atopic of interest, not hostility.Acceptance came fairly quick-ly. Some of my new friendswere former German soldiers.They helped me with the lan-guage as we drank beer togeth-er in the local “gasthaus.” Theterrible situation in Fergusonand elsewhere would not occurif both communities were notviewed as a threat to each oth-er. It is up to our leaders toassist in making everyone valu-able citizens they have the abil-ity and right to become.

Peace and progress wouldsoon become the desired reali-ty.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

Where is humanity going?

EdwardLevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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Girl Scouts is more than just anorganization, it’s a movement.Girls gain access to experiencesand opportunities through GirlScouts that they may not have ontheir own. We empower them touse their own perspective and

creativity todecide how theywant to make animpact upon thecommunity inwhich we live.I’ve seen girlswho have trav-eled to Chinaand Nassau,learned fencingand ballet, andmuchmore than

they (or we) ever imagined. Webuild girls of courage, confidence,and character whomake theworld a better place. I’m proud tobe a part of that.

Research shows that more than90 percent of Girl Scout parentsthought their daughter was moreconfident, made more friends, andgot better grades because of theirinvolvement in Girl Scouts.

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Roni Luckenbill is chief executive offi-cer, Girl Scouts of Western Ohio.

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EvendaleVillage Council meets second

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

GlendaleGlendale Village Council

meets first Monday at 7 p.m. atTown Hall, 80 E. Sharon Ave.;village offices, 30 VillageSquare; phone 771-7200. Web-site: glendaleohio.org.

Hamilton CountyCommissioners – meet at 11

a.m. every Wednesday in Room605 of the County Administra-tion Building, 138 E. Court St.,downtown. Call 946-4400.

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

Regional planning commis-sion – meets at 12:30 p.m. thefirst Thursday of the month atthe County AdministrationBuilding, eighth floor, 138 E.

Court St., downtown. Call946-4500.

SharonvilleCouncil meets the second and

last Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at themunicipal building chambers,10900 Reading Road; phone563-1144. Website: www.sha-ronville.org.

SpringdaleCouncil meets the first and

third Wednesdays at 7 p.m. inthe municipal building cham-bers, 11700 Lawnview Ave.;phone 346-5700. Website:www.springdale.org.

Princeton City SchoolDistrict

Princeton Board of Education:3900 Cottingham Drive, Cincin-nati, Sharonville, 45241; phone864-1000. Web site: www.prin-cetonschools.net.

Board meets second Mondayof the month at 7:30 p.m. at thePrinceton Administrative Center,3900 Cottingham Drive.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Girls basketball»Wyoming downed

Woodward 62-8 on Dec. 6.Senior Emily Wadds had24 points.

Despite a spirited ef-fortbyCCD, theWyominggirls went to 2-1 for theseason with a 33-26 winDec. 8. Senior EmilyWadds led the Cowboyswith 11 points picking upthe scoring slack fromtheinjured Ashli O’Neal.Freshman Izzy Hensleyhit three treys in the finalquarter and led CCD with18 points.

»Mount Notre Damedefeated Ursuline 73-53on Dec. 9. Senior NaomiDavenport had 31 points.

MNDbeatMercy62-27on Dec. 11 as senior BlairCarlin had 14 points.

» Princeton came upshort at Lakota West onDec. 10, 64-44. Markayla

Sherman had a team-high20 points.

» Cincinnati HillsChristianAcademy lost toSummit Country Day 50 -24Dec. 10. NaomiGrandi-son scored 13 points tolead CHCA. Alea Harrisscored 18 points to leadSummit.

»Ursuline defeated St.Ursula 58-20Dec.11.Mad-

dieStuhlreyer ledallscor-ers with 18.

Boys basketball» Princeton won its

season opener againstWithrow on Dec. 5, 82-47,behind18 points fromJor-dan Bradley and DariusHarris.

The Vikings lost atMa-son on Dec. 9, 69-46. Dari-

us Harris had 14 pointsand 10 rebounds.

»Wyoming beat Mon-roe 58-41 as sophomoreJake Edmonds had 18points.

» St. Xavier’s off to a2-0 start. The Bombersbeat Turpin Dec. 5, 65-56,led by Josh Theis with 16points and six rebounds.

On Dec. 9, St. X beat

Winton Woods 53-33 be-hind JackWesterfield’s14points.

» Roger Bacon lost toChaminade Julienne, 58-57, Dec. 9 at home. CraigMcGee led the Spartanswith 21points and four as-sists.WilliamGreeneadd-ed 18 points.

» Cincinnati HillsChristianAcademy lost toNorth College Hill 59-53Dec. 9.Will Drosos led theEagles with 17 points.Blake Southerlandchipped in with 10 points.

Wrestling»Moeller finished

third at theMoeller DualsDec. 6. The Crusaders de-feated Louisville St. Xavi-er and Westerville Northin rounds two and threebefore losing by eightpoints to Father Ryan inround four. In the finals,Moeller defeated Trinityfor third place.

Boys bowling»Wyoming beat Seven

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer, AdamBaum and Nick [email protected]@[email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming senior Emily Wadds smiles after scoring a bucketagainst CCD Dec. 8.

THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Wyoming guard Jake Edmonds brings the ball up the courtwhile his father, Tim Edmonds, shouts out instructions to theteam. The Cowboys won their season opener, and CoachEdmonds' first game as head coach, 58-41 over visitingMonroe on Dec. 9. Sophomore Edmonds had 18 points, 6steals, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on the night. Also in doublefigures were Mason Rogers with 13 and Lonnie Grayson with12. Hudson Rogers led the teamwith 7 rebounds.

See SHORT STOPS , Page B2

WYOMING — If familiarityhelps, BrianPitmanhas a leg upon many wrestling coaches ashe’s known many of his Wyo-ming High School squad foryears. In his day job as an ele-mentary school teacher, theCowboyscoachgets to see someof their earlymoves in the thirdgrade.

Now in his 13th year as headcoach, the former grade schoolkids are prep grapplers tryingto propel Wyoming ahead ofReading, Deer Park andMadei-ra in the Cincinnati HillsLeague. The Cowboys finishedfourth behind those schools lastwinter.

This season, Pitman’s poten-tial pinners include several re-turning starters in senior AsaPalmer at 152 pounds, juniorsJustin Shields (182), CharlieOli-ver (160), Ean Casada (145) andJena Robinson (132) and sopho-mores Noah Pitman (145), ZachVanFossen (145), Max Frankel(285) and Ben Padnos (285).Newcomer Luke Palmer is alsoexpected to contribute for theCowboys.

As always, weight assign-ments can change throughoutthe season.

“We only lost one senior andwe only have one senior again,”Pitman said. “Asa Palmer willclose in on 100 wins toward theend of the season.”

Wyoming is at the Blanches-ter Duals Dec. 19-20. They fin-ish 2014 at the Norwood Invita-tional Dec. 27 and open the newyear with a tri-meet at home onJan. 7.

After finishing 19th overallin the state last season, Prince-tonwill have to find away to re-place last year’s state qualifi-ers. The Vikings lost both, A.J.Kowal and Brandon Selmon, tograduation.

Just threeor fourstartersre-

turn for Princeton, who 14th-year coach Ty Robbins called“really young.”

Junior Abdoulayae Guissewas a sectional qualifier lastseason at 132 pounds. Sopho-more Michael Francis is a re-turning starter at 182 pounds.

Seniors Aaron Turner andAnthony Alexander are bothback for the Vikings as well.Turner was a district qualifiertwo years ago as a sophomore.RobbinscalledAlexandertoughin the 138 weight class.

“I like the work ethic,” Rob-bins said of his team. “I thinkthey’ll be much better in Janu-ary than we are in December.”

In the first dual match of theseason, Princeton started threefreshman,fivesophomores,onejunior, threeseniorsandforfeit-ed two weight classes.

Taking over for the highly-successful Jeff Gaier in theMoeller wrestling room isJames Yonushonis. He inherits

a team that haswon theGreaterCatholic League-South 12 yearsin a rowand21of the last 22 sea-sons. The Crusaders were alsothe top-ranked Division I teamin theEnquirer’spreseasonpoll.

Younshonis was previouslyat Bishop Ready in Columbus.

Among those to watch forCrusaders are senior ConnerZiegler, juniors Jacoby Ward,Joe Hensley and Jack Meyerand sophomore Brett Bryant.

MeyermadeGCL-South firstteam a year ago at 285 pounds.Ziegler was second team at 120pounds with Ward making it at132.WardandZieglerwerebothstate participants last Febru-ary.

TheCrusaderswillbeatHar-rison High School for theCoaches Classic tourney Dec.20-21and finish 2014 at the Pow-erade Invitational Dec. 28-30 atCanonMcMillian High School.

FIRST GLANCE AT 2014 HIGH SCHOOLWRESTLING

Wyoming returns multiplestarters in wrestlingBy Scott Springer andAdam [email protected]@communitypress.com

FILE PHOTO

Princeton High School’s Anthony Alexander, right, was a district tournament alternate for the Vikings at 132 pounds as a sophomore.

THANKS TOMARGARET GALLICK/WYOMING ROUNDUP

Wyoming's Asa Palmer is the Cowboys’ lone senior.SeeWRESTLING, Page B2

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ThefocusatSt.Xavieris on the short term.

“If we focus on theshort term goals, in thelong run they’ll workthemselves out,” said St.X coach Tom Wynn.“What we talk about isjust winning the battleswe can, one period at atime.”

TheBombersarecom-ing off amore thanmem-orable season. They fin-ished 12th overall in thestate and JoeHeyob, whograduated, was a statechampion at 170 pounds.

SeniorsColeJonesandBen Heyob are both re-turning state qualifiers.Jones placed fourth at195, but he’ll likely wres-tle at 220 this season. Itwas Ben’s second timequalifying for state, andhe’ll be at 145 this year.

Junior Nick Falke alsoreturns, a district qualifi-er last season. Sopho-moreConnerYausswas asectional qualifier lastyear. Sophomore SamKreiter’s a transfer(from La Salle) and hewon’t be eligible until lat-er this season, but Wynnsaid he will help out.

Now in his third sea-son at Roger Bacon,coach Chris Harrisoncontinues to fight to over-comelownumberswithin

Four guys return thisseason with some experi-ence for the Spartans. Ju-nior Brian Stentz is a re-turning sectional qualifi-er at 138 pounds. SeniorsMike Frederick and Kev-in Dinh are both back toprovide some experienceand leadership. Sopho-more Zac Baur is a re-turning starter who willwrestle at160 pounds andcan also make 152 asneeded.

WrestlingContinued from Page B1

Hills Dec. 8. Senior Jere-my Smucker led the Cow-boys with a 403 series.

The Cowboys beatReading and Seven Hillsina tri-matchDec.10.Sen-ior Sam Wiethe had a 422series.

Girls bowling»Wyoming beat Seven

Hills and Reading in a tri-match Dec. 10. Junior Oli-via Ardo led Wyomingwith a 248 series.

» SetondefeatedUrsu-line 2,282-1,828 Dec. 11.Cierra Carafice had thehigh series with 313 forthe Lions.

Leshnak honor»Mount Notre Dame

student, Sam Leshnakwas chosen to participatein the U.S. Soccer YouthNational Team Goalkeep-er Training Camp at theOlympic Training CenterinChulaVista, Calif., Dec.14-17. Sixteen goal keep-ers from across the coun-try were chosen for thisevent. Leshnak, team co-captain of MND’s varsitysoccer team, received thefollowing awards afterthe 2014 season: GGCLPlayer of the Year, GGCLFirst Team, SouthwestDistrict All-City Team,Division I All-State Team,Division 1 Senior All-Star,and LaRosa’s MVP of theWeek. This year’s MNDvarsity team, coached byKeri Heedum, ended theseason in second-place inthe GGCL with a leaguerecord of 4-1, and an over-all record of 10-4-3. Theywere the Zionsville LadyEagle Invitational Cham-pions and the SectionalChampions.

Figure skatingchamps

»KateFinsterandEricHartley of Evendale re-ceived the top score in thecountry heading into na-tionals Jan. 19-25 inGreensboro, N.C., afterwinning the U.S. FigureSkating Midwestern Sec-tional.

Hartley, 16, and Fin-ster, 10, train locally inCincinnati, as well asLouisville and ColoradoSprings. The tandem alsowon the skate challengethis past September inSalt Lake City.

Ursuline seeks trackcoach

»Ursuline Academy islooking for avarsity trackand field coach specializ-ing in jumps. If interestedcontact Diane Redmond,athletic director, [email protected]

or 791-8143.

SHORT STOPS

Continued from Page B1

THANKS TO HEIDI HARTLEY

Eric Hartley of Evendale andKate Finster are the 2015 U.S.Figure Skating MidwesternSectional Novice PairsChampions. They have themost points in the countryheading into nationals Jan.19-25 in Greensboro, N.C.

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Enjoy a fun and holi-day filled afternoon Sun-day, Dec. 21, at the Even-daleCulturalArtsCenter.

Create an artful gift at2 p.m. and settle in at 3p.m. for the CincinnatiChildren’s Theater per-formance of “The NightBefore Christmas.”

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HOLIDAY EVENTS

UC Blue Ash Collegehadastrongpresenceonarecent Honor Flight Tri-State from Greater Cin-cinnati to Washington,D.C.

Nancy VonRotz of Leb-anon, a professor in theEMS Technology pro-gram at UCBlue Ash, andLarry Cole of Cheviot, agraduate of the paramed-ic program at the college,served as medics for theflight Oct. 21.

Honor Flight Tri-Stateis part of the nationalHonor Flight program. Itgives World War II andKorean War veterans theopportunity to fly for freeto Washington, D.C., tovisit several sites in thenation’s capital, includingtheNationalWorldWar II,Korean War, Iwo Jima,Lincoln andAir Forceme-morials.The local chaptermakes five flights eachyear, carrying up to 72veterans on each flight; aguardian who pays theirown way for the round-trip flight must join eachveteran.

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travel on the flights andare ready to help in anykind of medical emergen-cy.

This was the first timeVonRotz has taken part inHonor Flight Tri-State,shewas invited toserveas

a guest medic. She saidthe trip was especiallymeaningful because ofher family ties to the war.

“Both of my parentsserved in World War II,my mom was a nurse andmy father was an engi-neer in the Navy whohelped build bridges forthe troops,” said VonRotz,who wore her mother’sdog-tags from the war onthe flight.

Cole has made everytripwithHonorFlightTri-State over the past five-plus years.

VonRotz says that shewould love to serve againon a future Honor Flightandwasgrateful toget thechance to thank the veter-ans.

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The 2014 Forest ParkBeautification Commis-sion’s annual HolidayDecoration contest wasjudged last week. Take adrive throughForestParkand check out thewinningentries.

ReceivinganawardforMost Festive was Ed De-

bo, 11587 Mill Road; MostDecoratedwasTed,Debo-rah & Andrew Blasek,11416 Owenton.

Most Creative awardsweregiven toChristopherHarris, 1520 Lemontreeand Bill Brocker, 11501Folkstone Drive. Most Il-

luminated was Mark Ve-otch, 950 HarrogateDrive; you can hear theholiday soundtrack forVeotch’s display overyour car radio. The BestOutdoor award was givento Cecil & Barbara Boger,11263 Hanover.

Holiday spirit winnersare: Mark and SharonSchmetzer, 2217 Spring-side; the Gobeil family,797 Decatur; Vivian Cow-herd, 10940 Corona; MaryH. Sims, 691Cascade; andPam & Ed Roberts, 494Bessinger.

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holiday display in yourneighborhood? Send theaddress to us [email protected] and we’ll shareit with the whole commu-nity so neighbors candrive by and enjoy theholiday vibe.

» Framedphoto of chil-dren/grandchildren/great-grandchildren.

» Setup and take downholiday décor.

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» Trips out with you/dinner out with you.

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to my favorite charity.» A trip to local mu-

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Llanfair, a premiercontinuing care retire-ment community servingsouthwest Ohio, recentlyconducted an on-campussurvey with our residentsasking, “What are thebestand worst gift ideas forthe holidays for seniors?”

Sometimes it can bedifficult to decide what tobuy the older adults onyour holiday list. Thisyear the team at Llanfairwanted to help with greatideas. Below is the list ofthebestholidaygift ideas,in no particular order assuggested by our resi-dents:

» Family companion-ship.

» Small photos albumswith family pictures.

stampsHelpful toknowarethe

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Incidents/investigationsBurglaryReported on Otterbein, Oct. 2.

GLENDALEArrests/citationsNone reported.

Incidents/investigationsAttempted fraud900 block of Summit Avenue;received a phone call from aperson who identified himselfas an agent from the IRS; callerstated that the person owedthe IRS more than $2,000 inuncollected taxes; the com-plainant stated that he knewthe person was trying to“scam” him; complainantwanted the police departmentto be aware of the attemptedfraud; Nov. 13.100 block of Creekwood Square;complainant also reportedgetting several messages froma caller stating that he was

from the IRS; complainant wasinstructed not to return themessages; no dollar amountwas mentioned in the mes-sages, Nov. 13.

WYOMINGArrests/citationsErik Jones 27, 11271 LockportCourt, drug abuse after beingfound in possession of marijua-na, Nov. 14.Montez Reyes 27, 5653 HickoryRidge Lane, felony warrant forrobbery, Nov. 16.

Incidents/investigationsProperty damageA window pane on the base-ment door was found brokenout, Compton Road, Nov. 16.

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EVENDALE3289 Brinton Trail: Barbiere,Paul C. & Teresa M. to Adleta,Dolores A.; $440,000.9697 Rexford Drive: Communi-ty First Properties LLC toSchneider, Harry T. & CarolynR.; $261,000.

GLENDALE1 St. Edmunds Place: Reed,Brendan C. to O’Brien, Lind-sey Herb; $580,000.1036 Troy Ave.: 1034 NorthTroy LLC to Servall Electric Co.Inc.; $53,000.12 Brandywine Drive: Montgo-mery, David K. Tr. to Ma-cenko, Nancy; $197,500.16 Brandywine Drive: Ma-cenko, Nancy to Goode, RalphG. & Joanne M.; $250,000.

SHARONVILLE11032 Main St.: Sommer, Davidto Lawson, Kimberly A. &Luke W.; $58,400.4096 Mefford Lane: Guilfoyle,Tonya M. Tr. to Goins, Morris& Semin A.; $212,500.10807 Willfleet Drive: Hughes,Eric L. & Theresa D. to Reeder,Andrea M. & Andrew A.;$125,400.

SPRINGDALE313 Bern Lane: Crossings In ThePark Six LLC to Wong, Virgie;$115,000.

12040 Brookston Drive: Laage,Michael E. to Perry, Donna;$130,000.207 Droxford Court: Gabbard,Vivian to Rinfrow, Gordon B.;$129,500.689 Glensprings Drive: Stahl-gren, Jerry P. to Abrams,Brenda L.; $142,000.972 Ledro St.: Casto, Timothy S.& Jennifer M. to Wells FargoBank NA; $60,000.1098 Pilgrim Place: Good ValueRealty Ltd. to Aguila-Berillo,Miguel; $62,000.1024 Tivoli Lane: Shepherd,Michele J. to Kinderman,Blake W.; $94,000.

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AscensionLutheran Church

The Mitten Tree is now in thenarthex. The tree comes to lifeas Ascension members decorateit with winter hats, gloves andscarves for school age children.Donated items will be given toThe Lord’s Rose Garden ministryin Sharonville.

Women’s weekly Fridaymorning Bible Study is at 9:30a.m. Kids are welcome play inthe playroom. The group isreading Jessica LaGrone’s newstudy “Broken and Blessed.”Women who are unable toattend weekly gatherings areinvited to purchase the studyand join the group when pos-sible.

The church’s normal worshipschedule includes the Heritagetraditional service at 9 a.m. andthe Rejoice! service at 11 a.m.with the chancel choir. Children’sSunday School is at 9:45 a.m. Thecurriculum focuses on Biblestories using hands-on methodsto keep children engaged.Confirmation and Adult Forumare at 10 a.m.

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

Blue AshPresbyterian Church

Jacob’s Ladder is the themefor Sunday School (pre-Kthrough 12th-grade); theseclasses are held after the chil-dren’s sermon in the worshipservice.

The Christianity 101 andThoughtful Christian classes areheld for adults each Sundaymorning and meet at 9 a.m. inthe Fellowship Hall.

The church bowling leaguemeets at Crossgate Lanes at 10a.m. Thursdays.

Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care is avail-able.

The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153;www.bapc.net.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist

Children’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge for each session. Parentsmust bring their child’s lunch.Register on the website under“registration forms.”

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Rev. Richard Davenport, PastorWorship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m,

Bible Study 9:15 a.m. SundaysClassic Service and Hymnbook

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd.,

Finneytownwww.faithcinci.org

Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am

CHRIST LUTHERAN(LCMS)

3301 Compton Rd.(1 block east of Colerain)

www.christ-lcms.orgPh: 513-385-8342

Dec. 24, 3:00pm German Service7:00pm Candlelight Lessons & CarolsDec. 25, 10:00am - Holy CommunionCelebrate the Birth of Jesus with us!

LUTHERAN

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

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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!

SHARON BAPTISTCHURCH

4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241

(513) [email protected]

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

BAPTIST

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH8580 Cheviot Rd., ColerainTwp741-7017 www.ourfbc.comGary Jackson, Senior Pastor

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

Active Youth, College, Senior GroupsExciting Music Dept, Deaf Ministry, Nursery

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VINEYARD CHURCHNORTHWEST

Colerain TownshipThree Weekend Services

Saturday - 5:30 pmSunday - 9:30 & 11:15 am

9165 Round Top Road1/4 mile south of Northgate Mall513-385-4888 µ www.vcnw.org

HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

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

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

www.highviewchristianchurch.com

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 Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter

Christ, the Prince of Peace

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

www.cpopumc.org“Small enough to know you, Big enough to care”

UNITED METHODIST

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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

www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC

FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ691 Fleming Rd 522-2780

Rev Pat McKinneySunday School - All Ages - 9:15am

Sunday Worship - 10:30amNursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

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

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AMHandicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing Love

Sunday Worship ScheduleTraditional 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 RdOffice: 2192 Springdale Rd

542-9025Visitors 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

Alton ClydeHeadworth

Alton Clyde Headworth ofSharonville died Dec. 2.

Survived by wife of 60 years,Betty (nee McLaughlin); childrenAngela (Tom), Linda (Nick),Alton Jr. (Cathy), Julie (Jerry),Sharon (Tim), Becky (Albert),Rachel (Rick), Duane (Martha)and Jenifer (Jeff); 14 grand-children; one great-grand-daughter; and siblings JoAnn(Bill) Stair and George Head-worth.

Services were Jan. 3 at St.Michael Church, Sharonville.Memorials to: St. Michael Educa-tion Fund or St. Rita School forthe Deaf.

Darrel Dwane JonesDarrel Dwane Jones, 53, of

Springdale died Dec. 2.Survived by parents Doris

Dixon Allen and Dwane Jones;children Amy Gabe) Humphreyand Emily Jones; grandson, JakeHumphrey; and brother, DoyleJones.

Services were Dec. 7 at FaithCenter Church of God, Bethel.

Joan TullossJoan (nee Wilkinson) Tulloss,

83, of Evendale died Dec. 7.Survived by husband, Bill

Tulloss; children Martha (Joe)Luzinski, Peggy (Jeff) MonroeandW. Scott (Susanne) Tulloss;grandchildren Mike and DavidLuzinski, Vernay Monroe andAdam and Amanda Tulloss;siblings Faye Wilkinson andLinda Mistele; and niece, SandraTulloss.

Services were Dec. 12 atSharonville United MethodistChurch, Sharonville. Memorialsto: Interfaith Hospitality Net-work c/o Sharonville UnitedMethodist Church or UC HealthFoundation.

DEATHS

8:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. (tradi-tional worship), and 9:40 a.m.(contemporary worship).

The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal Church

Christmas Eve services will beat both 5 p.m. with children’sprocession of the crèche (childcare available) and 10:30 p.m.with a Festive Choral Eucharist.

On Sunday, Dec. 28, therewill only be one service at 10a.m.

On Sundayu, Jan. 11 , theannual Feast of Lights Epipha-ny Service will be at 5 p.m.

Regular service times are 8a.m. and 10 a.m.

Ascension Lutheran Church(7333 Pfeiffer Road) will hostan ecumenical service, open toall, to share prayer, scriptureand music in remembrance ofthose we mourn, for thosewho struggle, and the re-membrance of God’s word, willbe offered at 7 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 21.

SMART Recovery Groupmeets at 6 p.m. Mondays, inthe library. Visit website atwww.smartcincy.com

An Intercessory HealingPrayer Service is held the thirdMonday of each month at 7p.m.

Tai Chi is offered 6-8 p.m.Mondays and 4-6 p.m.Wednesdays. Come and watcha class.

The Order of St. Luke, Handsof Hope chapter, meets thesecondWednesday of eachmonth at 7:15 p.m. in the

library.A Men's Breakfast group

meets at 8:30 a.m. Wednesdaymornings at Steak N Shake inMontgomery.

Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets at 10 a.m.Tuesday mornings at thechurch.

A Quilting Group meets at 1p.m. the third Tuesday of eachmonth. No experience neces-sary. Bring your own projectsand ideas for group projects.

Friends in Fellowship meetsat 6:15 p.m. the second Tues-day of each month for a pot-luck dinner at the church.

Ladies Bridge meets the firstand third Thursdays of themonth. Contact the churchoffice for further information.

Couples Bridge meets thefirst Friday of each month.Anyone with a bridge partneris welcome to attend. Bring anappetizer or snack to share.

A Bereavement SupportGroup for widows and wid-owers meets from10-11 a.m.the second and fourth Sat-urdays.

The Rev. Dr. Nancy TurnerJones is Priest in Charge.

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

Sharonville UnitedMethodist Church

There are three services:traditional services at 8:15 a.m.and 11 a.m.; a contemporaryservice at 9:30. Sunday Schoolclasses and study groups areoffered at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Christmas Eve services will beat 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.

The services are broadcast

with a two-week delay at 10a.m. Sunday on Channel 24 at9 p.m. The church is at 3751Creek Road, Sharonville; 563-0117; sharonville-umc.org.

SycamorePresbyterianChurch

Sunday morning worshipservices are at 9:15 a.m. and10:45 a.m. Child care is avail-able in the nursery during bothservices for infants throughage 2. Sunday school forpre-school through 12th-gradeis at 10:45 a.m. Additional childcare is available this fall forparents in Adult Educationclasses: Preschool and oldermeet in Room113 during the9:15 service.

Adult Sunday Bible studymeets 10:45 a.m. with a studyof the Gospel of Matthew inroom120.

Christmas Eve Services willbe at 4 p.m. (family service), 7p.m. and 9 p.m. (TraditionalCandlelight Services). A singleworship service is planned for10 a.m. on Dec. 28.

Mother of a pre-schooler?Join our newMOPS group(Mothers of Preschoolers). Freechildcare provided. Meets thesecondWednesday of eachmonth. 9:30-11:30 a.m., Room229.

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St. Vincent de Paul’s12th annual RetroFittingseventOct.16 at CincinnatiMusic Hall attractedmore than 600 guests whocelebratedDecades ofDi-vas and supported themission of St. Vincent dePaul with record-break-ing generosity.

RetroFittings is an in-novative event that spot-lights the fashion designsof students from the Uni-versity of Cincinnati Col-lege of Design, Architec-ture, Art and Planning(DAAP).

Each student was giv-ena$10voucher to shopatone of St. Vincent dePaul’s seven Thrift Storeand Donation Centers toredesignandcreateanen-semble inspired by a divawho influenced a decade.The designs were thenmodeled in a New Yorkstyle fashion show by UCstudentsandother specialguests including eventemcees, Cincy Chic Pub-lisher Amy Scalia andKISS107’s DJ D-Lo, own-ers of Cincy Style Edit,MarshaAshley andBrockMaitland, and model Juli-ana Ono, daughter of Uni-versity of Cincinnati’sPresident Ono.

The event also fea-tured a boutique filledwith vintage and trendyitems donated to St. Vin-centdePaul, cocktailsandh'ors d'oeuvres, raffleprizes, and a live auctionwith items such as a one-of-a-kind jewelry piecedesigned by Krombholzjewelers.

Proceeds from theevent benefit St. Vincentde Paul's efforts to bring

hope to the front line ofpoverty, with more than900 parish volunteers vis-iting the homes of neigh-bors in need to provide in-novative, practical emer-gency assistancethroughout Greater Cin-cinnati.

“With the holidaysright around the corner,we have a record numberof families reaching outfor help with gifts fortheir children, holidaymeals, coats, utility assis-tance, food, andmore,” St.Vincent de Paul Execu-tive Director Liz Cartersaid. “The overwhelmingcommunity support ofthis event will go a longway in helping local fam-ilies who are struggling.”

This year’s top spon-sors included The Thom-as J. and Linda MuellerFamily Fund, Niehaus Fi-nancial Services, Protec-tive Life Insurance, US

Bank, The Catino FamilyFoundation, HuntingtonBank, Krombholz, Ma-cy’s, Dan and Deb Meyer,and Paul andMeg Tarvin.

Taren Kinebrew, own-er of Sweet Petit Des-serts, chaired this year’sevent.Kinebrew led acommittee including Cre-ativeDirector JoeRigotti,UC Liaison Ann Fire-stone, and committeemembers Dianne Brown,Christina Christian, Crys-tal Grace, Elizabeth Har-din-Klink, Tina Hawking,Nikki Jenkins, LauraKoehler, Yolanda McGee,Peggy Mossbarger, Hen-gamehNassef, KelseyNi-hiser, Barb Rinehart, Car-men Sanders, TammySnyder,KathleenStenger,Lori Stenger, Meg Tarvin,Jaime Thompson, JayneWatkins and Natalie Wen-strup.

Formore post event in-formation and updates onnext year’s event visitwww.svdpcincinnati.org.

Record year for St. VincentDe Paul’s Retrofittings event

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Diva fashion design by UCDAAP student celebratingCher at RetroFittings.

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Diva fashion design by UCDAAP student celebratingLady Gaga at RetroFittings.

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