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Contact The PressPILING ON HELPB1Sharonville Elementarystudents helpedneighbors by clearingtheir yards of leaves.

HEALTHY HISTORYThe Mt. Healthy HistoricalSociety honored Wyomingresidents.See Evelyn Perkinscolumn, A3

More than150members of thePrinceton community sat amonga dozen tables, some meeting forthe first time, all sharingthoughts and many exchangingcontact information.

ItwasPrincetonHighSchool’scommunity partnership break-fast, with business and govern-ment leaders sitting with a selectgroup of about 25 seniors, Dec.12in the high school cafeteria.

The invitational eventbroughttogether a sampling of the com-munities that serve PrincetonCity Schools, and allowed the stu-dents to meet professionals fromwhom they could learn, outsidethe school environment.

“These are students who areinvolved in the school culture,”Principal William Sprankles saidof the Princeton seniors. “Wewanted interactionbetween themand members of the community.

“It could be the manager ofMcDonald’s, or theCEOof a com-

pany,” he said. “It doesn’t mat-ter.”

One pair introduced duringthe breakfast was Princeton sen-ior Joel Manzi, a member of theViking marching band, and PeteBecker, project manager of Tur-ner Construction.

Sprankles said he was in-trigued by a coincidence.

“The number 130 comes tomind,” he said.

As the school’s drum major,Manzi oversees the school’s 130-member marching band.

He was seated next to Becker,who is overseeing the district’s$130millionconstructionofanewmiddle school and high schoolcampus.

Sprankles said he hoped con-nections between students andthe business community, initiat-ed through coincidence such asthe number 130 or otherwise,wouldcontinue todevelop.Heen-couraged theprofessionals todis-tribute their business cards, andthe students to collect them.

Superintendent Gary Pack

highlighted a trio of Viking grad-uates in the crowdas examples ofPrinceton students who grew upto become community leaders.

»Michael Schappa, Sharon-ville’s police chief, has workedfor the department for 39 years.

When he retires at the end ofJanuary, he will be just shy of 23years as police chief.

» SharonvilleMayorVirgil Lo-vitt has been involved in city gov-ernment for 25 years, as a citycouncil member, council presi-dent and mayor.

Upon his Dec. 31 resignation,Lovittwill haveserved16of thoseyears as mayor.

» SusanUptonFarley ismayorof the Village of Woodlawn.

She was among the first grad-uating class of Princeton HighSchool, in 1959.

“We value your time, and wevalue your presence,” Pack saidto the group. “They’ll be Vikingsforever.”

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Breakfast links Princeton students, community leadersBy Kelly [email protected]

Pete Becker of Turner Construction, left, and Joel Manzi, Princetonmarching band drummajor, coincide by the number 130. KELLYMCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming High School willramp up its STEMprogramwiththe help of funds through Goo-gle’s Global Impact Awards.

The money will be used tocreate a program that incorpo-rates science, technology, engi-neering and math. The arts willbe added, for a STEAM curricu-lum.

“Although this grant current-ly applies to the high school, ouroverall, three-year district planis to embed the STEAMprograminto the school system from kin-dergarten through graduation,”Wyoming Superintendent SusanLang said.

Though the district doesn’tyet know how much of the over-all $23millionbeingawardedna-tionally in seven categories willgo toWyoming,whatevermoneyit receives will be applied tostart-up costs of classroom re-sources, educational materialsand professional developmentfor teachers.

“The Wyoming High Schoolstaff is excited about the oppor-tunity to expand our course of-ferings to students in the areasof scienceand technology,”HighSchoolPrincipalAaronMarshallsaid. “This grant opens the doorto expanded 21st Century learn-ing, and to the development ofskills and knowledge in thoseareas.”

Wyoming High School quali-fied for the program in the cate-gory called Equal Opportunity

Wyomingschoolsto receiveSTEMfunds

See STEM, Page A2

Ever since she was a childgrowing up in Evendale, JennaWebster always thought itwould be cool to be on TV.

So when her stepson, Hunt-er, said she should apply to beon game show “Wheel of For-tune,” she thought she’d give ita try. Turns out, it was a lucra-tive suggestion. Webster waschosen out of thousands of ap-plications for an audition inLouisville, and she went.

Taking her sister along forthe ride, the Green Townshipresident felt the same as shedid when she applied – that atleast she could say she tried.When she got a call in late Au-gust this year, she had beatenthe odds.

“About one in 500,000 actu-ally get on the show, so I knewmy odds were slim,” she said.“… I didn’t expect tomake it allthe way.”

She packed up quickly andflew out to Los Angeles twoweeks later, where she was oneof six shows taping that day.Webster recalled being verynervous and overwhelmed atfirst, after watching fourshows tape before hers.

“I got to see some other peo-ple go first and see what itwould be like for me,” she said.“When you’re actually upthere, it feels like it takes fiveminutes.”

Evendale native’s 5minutes of fame: $24K

Jenna Webster is announced as the winner of the show, moving on to the bonus round. She auditionedfor "Wheel of Fortune" in July and flew to Los Angeles to be on the show in September. THANKS TO JENNA

WEBSTER

Jenna Webster awinner on ‘Wheel’By Leah [email protected]

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StemContinued from Page A1

Webster was the show’swinner, moving on to the fi-nal round. Although shedidn’t win the convertibleMini Cooper because shedidn’t figure out the finalpuzzle, she did walk awayafter winning a cash prizeof $24,100. She remembers

the wordshemissed–wheat farm.

“I waslistening tothe JasonAldean song'Fly-OverStates' the

other day, and he actuallysays ‘wheat farm’ in it,” shesaid. “I thought, ‘Even Ja-son Aldean knows what awheat farm is!’”

She will have to wait un-til April to get her prize, butwhen the showairedDec. 7,Webster gathered her fam-ily and friends to watch it.Her mother, Evendale resi-dent Terri Rasfeld, saidshe’s proud of her, becauseshe went out there with apurpose to win money, andshe achieved that goal.

“Jenna has a lot of per-sonality,” she said. “She hashigh aspirations, and I feellike she’s waiting to be dis-covered.”

Webster said she planson using the money to buyherstepson,whojustgothisdriver’s license, his firstcar. She said they’re alsoconsidering a family vaca-tion. She and her husbandwere married about a yearand a half ago, she said, andthey’d like to take a familytrip.

“Growing up I alwaysthought I would love to beon TV, that I would love tobe famous,” she said. “Itwas my little five minutesof fame, and I’m glad I didpretty well.”

FameContinued from Page A1

Webster

A collection of local artwill help visitors cele-brate the holidays at Shar-onville Fine Arts Center’sWestheimer Gallery.

The exhibit, titled“Christmas in Sharon-ville,” runs through Dec.29.

The show includes 73paintings in oil, watercol-ors, acrylics, pencil andblock prints.

All of the pieces are forsale, according to SFACExecutive Director PatMadyda, and artists willbe at the gallery everySaturday.

“What a great way tostart themonth ofDecem-ber,”Madyda said. “Enjoybeautiful art,meet theart-ists, and perhaps pick upthe perfect holiday gift.”

The Westheimer Gal-lery, at 11165 ReadingRoad, is open 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Wednesdays; 4 p.m.to 7 p.m. Thursdays, and

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-days.

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The evening of Dec. 5 atthe annual Mount HealthyHistorical Society Christ-mas dinner brought someenlightening historicalfacts about our area aswell as delicious food.

The gracious companymademe feel right athome.

Wyoming’s SusanWil-son modestly downplays

her contri-bution tothe organi-zation, butshe co-authoredthe book“Mt.Healthy” aswell as“Educationin Mt.Healthy”with Bever-ly Wiest

Spellmeyer. Born into afamily that settled inMount Healthy in the1850s, you might say thecommunity is part of herDNA. Sue and husband,Chuck, grew up togetherthere and were in the sameclass.

Sue felt the eveningbelonged to Marian andVierling Blum, who werehonored by theMountHealthy Historical Societyfor the wonderful workthey have contributedsince 1990. President Pen-ny Huber, presented themwith a lovely silver frameencasing a picture of theMount HealthyMuseumand the 1859 toll house thatoriginally sat along Hamil-ton Avenue.

Vierling retired fromP&G. Marian retired fromteaching science and socialstudies. Now they haveboth retired from the His-torical Society to enjoy theactivities of EvergreenRetirement Communitywhere they live. Married62 years, they are historybuffs.

Penny praised them forthe outstanding work theydid, over and above whatthey signed on for. Vierlingwas the treasurer, butsometimes had to get themuseum furnace going atodd hours. Marian was thecurator and pulled last

minute arrangementstogether for the museumas well as organized schooltours.

Cincinnati Park Boardnaturalist Kathy Dahl gavea wonderful presentationentitled “Hamilton Avenue– Road to Freedom,” tellingthe part played by aboli-tionists along the length ofthe street northward fromNorthside to MountHealthy.

The Eliza House mark-er stands at the intersec-tion of Oak and Chesterroads in Glendale, and thisis the story behind it.

Former Kentuckyslaveholder John VanZandt lived in Evendale,helping escaped slaves aspart of the UndergroundRailroad resistance.

He was arrested for thisactivity and defendedunsuccessfully by SalmonP. Chase. Although he had

helped found it, he wasexcommunicated fromwhat was then the SharonMethodist EpiscopalChurch for his anti-slaveryactivities.

On June 19, 2005, theSharonville UnitedMeth-odist Church restored VanZandt's membership. Sev-eral of his descendantscame to accept a formalletter of apology from thechurch for his expulsion.

Before the trial wasover, Van Zandt died apauper in 1847 due to courtfees and fines. His numer-ous children were scat-tered about the country,living with various rela-tives. Van Zandt is be-lieved to have been thebasis for the character ofJohn Van Trompe in Harri-et Beecher Stowe's UncleTom's Cabin.

The Eliza House mark-er is located several hun-dred yards east of JohnVan Zandt’s Oak Roadhouse that is associatedwith Uncle Tom’s Cabin,and became known as theEliza House . Van Zandt isburied in theWesleyanCemetery, the first in-tegrated cemetery in theCincinnati area.

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Evendale is taking alook and making changesto its zoning code, includ-ing its policy on in-homeday cares.

Theresa Claypool’s ap-plication to expand from atype B in-home day care,which allows her to takecare of six or fewer chil-dren at once according toHamilton County’s code,to a type A in-home daycare allowing 12 or fewerand licensing from thestate, brought the coun-cil’s attention to the vil-lage’s inconsistency withcounty and state codes.

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dale’s code, a type B li-cense allows eight or few-er, but to expand to at leasttwo more children, onehas to apply with both thestate and village for ap-proval. While Claypool’sapplication was initiallyrejected, she was asked todiscuss the matter withthe planning commissionregarding the differencebetween state, county andvillage code.

Chris Patterson, whospoke to council repre-senting both the zoningcode working group andthe planning commission,said the recommendationwas that Evendale adjustits code to align with thestate’s.

However, to preventresidents from having alarger in-home day careon either side of them,Patterson said the com-mission recommends atype A day care as condi-tional use – meaning theapplicant would presentto the planning commis-sion and it would deter-mine whether the condi-tions of the applicationare acceptable.

Councilman ChrisSchaefer said that theconcern with type A in-home day cares is thatsome residents couldhave one on each side oftheir house, and some el-derly residents who areretired would “lose thequiet of their home.” Ifthis was the case, that ap-plication can be denied.

These changes, as wellas the rest of themodifica-tions to the zoning code,will be decided on at a lat-er village council meet-ing.

For more about your commu-nity, visitCincinnati.com/Evendale.

Evendalereviewsvillagezoning codeDaycare issuesspurs discussionBy Leah [email protected]

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

Several Mount Notre Damestudents attended the AnthonyMunoz Foundation Youth Lead-ership Seminar at the CintasCenter. Attendees of this semi-nar included 300 students from30 different high schools.

This was an opportunity forstudents to gain a renewedsense of responsibility for theircommunity. One component ofthe seminar was for each schooltogather andcomeupwith a ser-vice idea to bring back to theirschool community. The MND

girls brainstormed and deter-mined that MND could benefitwith from a positive energycampaign, Stop the Habit.

The students want to start amovement atMND inwhichpos-itive messages are promotedthrough some type of media(videos, Twitter, etc.)

Since the conference, theMND students organized agroup that meets regularly andis reading the book “The EnergyBus.” They are continuing thechallenge of exemplifying ser-

vice leadership.Here are the MND students

that were in attendance: Cather-ine Buck, Loveland; Dani Da-mon, Mason; Kelsey Bushfield,Mason; Amy Dean, West Ches-ter Township; Kate Jennings,Mason; Christy Kennedy, Syca-more Township; Courtney Nab-er, Loveland; Macenzie Reed,Mason; Andi Taney, Mason; Ka-tie Tkacz, Liberty Township;Maria Veneziano, Milford, andMaddie Volz, Sycamore Town-ship.

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Students at Evendale Elementary School celebrated a weekof spirit by supporting their school and local teams.

Unfortunately wearing the team attire was not enough tomake winners of some of the teams.

They’ve got spirit,how about you?

Evendale Elementary fourth-grade students are shown wearing their Bengal spirit shirts. From left: front,Julia Ramsey, Ian Allen, Cody Carlson, Preston Farwell, and Nolan Gardner; second row, Scarlett Pommering,Jake McGregor, Jake Senter, Allie Lindblad, Zack Dunbar and Kyle McDaniel; third row, Elena Monnin, ChrisNey, Sincere Bridges, Naomi Rust, Kaylee Monahan, CJ Newberry, Alex Williams and Rashad Collier; back,Jagger Olberding, Cooper Scott, Lauren Hettinger and Josh Kinney. THANKS TOMARJORIE MILLENNOR

These second-grade students are wearing their favorite college shirts.From left: front, Braden Gause, Amelia Martin, Becca Seibert, MelanieKessler and Gloria Dunlap; middle row, Thomas Greer, Jack McDaniel,Carson McDaniel and Emmanuel Harris; back, Brogen Weathers, MaxSherwood and Peyton Wilp. THANKS TOMARJORIE MILLENNOR

From left: front, Xavier Terrell, Brittany Gause, Amelia Martin, Kendi Palmer, Mia Runyan and Nyelle Brown;second row, Sean Allen, Zachary Jankovich, Becca Seibert and Brogen Weathers; third row, Liam Penington,Yun Park, Melanie Kessler, Max Fierro, Brindon Conley, Dillon Pommering and Marquise Elliott; fourth row,Cailey Lively, Olivia Guilfoyle, Gloria Dunlap, Carson McDaniel, Da'von Watkins, Emanuel Harris and JackMcDaniel; back, Jacob Stewart, Peyton Wilp, Braden Gause, Brayden Harmon and TimmyMarksch. THANKS TOMARJORIE MILLENNOR

The fifth-graders are ready to cheer the Bengals on and are hopeful fora successful season. In their black and orange are, from left: front, CarlyPetersman, Ben Rupard and Bailey Sipe; second row, Logan Marshall,Clay Kessler, Dylan Maloney, Nate Rogers and Hannah Runyan; backrow, Awnaliese Vanderpool, Zach Lichtenberg, Camerin Wagner andKayla Anderson. THANKS TOMARJORIE MILLENNOR

Even though the Reds did not go all the way in the playoffs, thefirst-grade students in Melissa Brenner's class and Alice Fitzgerald'sclass were proud to wear their red and white. From left: front, AvaHettinger, Charlotte Martin, Evie Fortner and Connor Rupard; secondrow, Isabel Vonstein, Mallory Green, Tyler McMillin, Zachary Powersand Brayden Hyde; third row, Ryan Maloney, Braydon Kerns, AaydenGideon and Colin Farwell; standing, Kyla Matthews, Drew Ralston,Aaron Gideon and Jaxson Siler. THANKS TOMARJORIE MILLENNOR

Evendale Elementarykindergarten studentsshowed their support forthe Cincinnati Reds. Fromleft: front, Kyle Wagner,Karleigh Buchanan, MitchKessler, Adam Rucker andWesley Anglin; middle,Bradley Ballinger, KyleePalmer, Jackson Wilp,Simon Stewart andNathan Young; back, ZoeMiller, Clay Tolbert andJordan Fitzpatrick. THANKSTOMARJORIE MILLENNOR

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Volleyball» CHICAGO— In its 28thyear

of honoring the nation’s besthigh school athletes, Gatorade,in collaboration with USA TO-DAYHigh School Sports, todayannounced Michelle Strizak ofMountNotreDameHighSchoolas its 2012-13 Gatorade OhioVolleyball Player of the Year.Strizak is the first GatoradeOhio Volleyball Player of theYear to be chosen from MountNotre Dame High School.

The 6-foot-1 senior outsidehitter recorded 401 kills, 232digs, 48 service aces and 26blocks this past season whileposting a kill percentage of .428and leading the Cougars (25-1)to the Division I regional semi-finals. A two-time First TeamAll-State selection, Strizak isalso a 2012-13 American Volley-ball CoachesAssociationUnderArmour First Team All-Ameri-can.

Strizakhas signedaNationalLetter of Intent to play volley-ballonanathleticscholarshipatthe University of Illinois begin-ning in the fall of 2013.

MVP» This week’s award goes to

Princeton junior ChelseaMitchell. Mitchell scored 25points as the Vikings beatHam-ilton, 75-39, Dec. 13.

Boys basketball»Wyoming beat Deer Park

51-44 on Dec. 11. Ahmad Frostled the Cowboys with 24 points.

» Princeton improved to 2-0with a 63-51 win over HamiltonDec. 8. Senior Darius Hilsonscored 19 points.

Girls basketball» Princeton coach Jill Phil-

lips won her 200th game as theVikings defeated Lakota East,52-40 Dec. 8.

Phillips is in her 11th seasonwith the Vikings, and now has a200-37 record. She’s guided theprogram to seven GMC titles,five district championships,andhasbeennamedconferencecoach of the year five differenttimes.

»Wyoming got by IndianHill 38-37 on Dec. 12.

»Ursuline beat Mercy indouble-overtime, 62-59, Dec. 6.Christy Miller scored 14 points.The squad followed up by beat-ingSt.Ursula, 43-26,Dec.13.AliSchirmer had 11 points.

Boys bowling»Wyoming beat Summit

CountryDayonDec.11. JeremySmucker led the Cowboys witha 329 series

Girls swimming» Wyoming beat McAuley

onDec. 8. Junior CarolineDukewon the 200 freestyle and 100butterfly.

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Illinois-bound Michelle Strizakof Mount Notre Dame wasnamed the Ohio Gatoradevolleyball player of the year.THANKS TO NATASHA SHULL

SHARONVILLE—DorianJor-dan might not be the biggestguy on a basketball court, butthat’s never bothered him.

At 5-foot-8, the Princetonpoint guard has made a namefor himself playing in theGreater Miami Conferencewhile starting at point guardthe last three years.

“I’ve never been tall, so Ihave to adapt,” Jordan said.

“I’m used to being small.”Jordan’s done more than

adapt. He’s dominated.As a junior, Jordan had a

breakout season in 2011-2012.He led theGMCwith 5.8 assistsper game and was named first-team all-league.

This year, he’s picking upright where he left off.

In Princeton’s season-open-ing win against Elder, Jordanscored 25 points while dishing

Jordan comesup big forPrincetonBy NickDudukovichndudukovich @ communitypress .com

During his junior season, Princeton point guard Dorian Jordan ledthe league in assists and was named first-team all-Greater MiamiConference. FILE PHOTO

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WYOMING — Gerry Lackey’s370th career win was his first ashead coach of the Wyoming girlsbasketball team. With a youngsquad of Cowboys, the Dec. 8 vic-tory over Deer Park might havebeen one of his more gratifyingtriumphs.

“It was good for the girls whocome out and work real hard andhaven’t had a whole lot of suc-cess,” Lackey said. “It’s alwaysnice to get that first win.”

Prior tocoaching theCowboys,theWyomingresidenthad90winsatMountNotreDameandanother279 atMason. In 2000, he coachedthe LadyComets to the stateDivi-sion I title.

TheCowboys startedwith fourroadgamesagainstSummitCoun-tryDay, Turpin, Badin andMarie-mont and came away winless.None of those schools are push-overs for any Cincinnati HillsLeague squad.

Wyoming has just one senior,Morgan Cunningham, from lastyear’s veterangroup that finished16-6.

“We start a freshman, a sopho-more, two juniors andone senior,”Lackeysaid. “Morgandidnotplaymuchvarsity lastyear.That’spartof our problem – girls trying tomake the jump from junior varsi-ty.”

In early going, the Cowboysalso have had offensive issues.

“Our biggest problem is put-ting points on the board,” Lackeysaid. “Most of the players weren’trequired to score a lot previous-ly.”

Wyoming last year didn’t gomuch beyond their starting five,leaving thedepth issuesLackey ishaving this season. His hope is toimproveastheseasonprogresses.

Freshman guard Ashli O’Neal

is his leading scorer, followed by5-foot-11 sophomore EmilyWadds.SeniorCunninghamisWy-oming’s top rebounder and third-leading scorer.

Lackey’sreasonsfortakingtheCowboys job after so much suc-cess elsewhere are local and per-sonal.

“Some of my kids go to Wyo-ming city schools,” he said. “Theopportunity opened up and if Iwas going to get back in to coach-ing, Wyoming was the place Iwanted to do it. It’s a smallerschool and I can try to build some-thing.”

The talent pool is good atWyo-ming, but the numbers are downas the popularity of specializationgrows.TheMichelle Jolsonmodel(four varsity letters as a seniorlast year) is hard to find.

“It’s something we’ll try tobuild on as we progress,” Lackeysaid. “In my opinion, a school thesize of Wyoming needs kids thatare going to be competitive inmore than one sport.”

JuniorguardNatalieBurchardis one who played volleyball andhasmoved on to basketball. Lack-ey hopes it’s a trend that con-tinues.

With more bodies and someseasoning of the youngsters, theCowboys could be right back inthe thick of things. Even now, theveteran coach feels his team isjust a few plays away.

“Wefeelwecanbecompetitivewith anyone in the CHL rightnow,” Lackey said.

The Cowboys proved that withtheir first win over Indian Hill inseveral seasons, 38-37 Dec. 12.Wyoming wraps up 2012 with aDec. 22 home gamewithReading.

Junior Katie Sena goes up for a layup against Deer Park's Sarah Donahue during Wyoming's 36-22 victoryDec. 8. The Cowboys were led offensively by freshman Ashli Oneal's nine points and sophomore EmilyWadds' eight. The victory was new head coach Gerry Lackey's first with Wyoming after 369 with Mason andMount Notre Dame. THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Wyoming battlesgrowing pains

Lack of varsityexperience shows inearly seasonBy Scott [email protected]

Wyoming senior MorganCunningham prepares for hernext move. THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Wyomingcoach GerryLackey got onthe smilingside of thescoreboardDec. 8 whenthe Cowboysdefeated DeerPark. THANKS TOROD APFELBECK

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Anderson believes Jor-dan’s hard work is whatseparates him from thepack.

“He’s a guy that livesin the gym,” Andersonsaid. “After practice, hestays and he wants toshoot. In the offseasonhe’s in the gym all thetime.”

Jordan considers him-self a pass-first pointguard, but that doesn’tmean he has trouble put-ting the ball through thehoop.

Anderson and the Vik-ings are counting on Jor-dan to raise his averageof 10 points to 15 pointsper game thanks to hisability to finish at thebasket.

As a sophomore, An-derson said Jordan hadtrouble driving in thepaint because he’d drib-ble into bigger guys andget knocked down.

Now he’s able to keephis dribble alive, whilesetting himself up forhigher-percentage shots.

His arsenal includeslethal floater, and he pos-sesses the ability to initi-ate contact while puttingup quality shots in thepaint, according to An-derson.

While his individualtalents are undeniable,Jordan cares most abouthelping his team win.

He has goals of win-ning theGMC, and repre-senting theVikings inCo-lumbus at the state tour-nament.

He’s been playingAAU ball since he was 7,and counts Isaiah Thom-

as, Chris Paul, RajonRondo, Steve Nash andKyrie Irving as some ofhis professional influ-ences.

“I just watch (thoseguys) a lot…and try tocompare my games tothem to see what they dogood to make their teamsbetter,” Jordan said.

Jordan aspires to playcollegiately, and has re-ceived interest fromsmaller schools, such asKentucky State and LakeErie College, to name afew.

According to Ander-son, Jordan is in aCatch-22 when it comesto recruiting.

Anderson said Xaviershowed interest duringhis sophomore year, andwaited to see if Jordanwould grow.

The consensus amongDivision I coaches is thatJordandoesn’t haveDivi-sion I size, according toAnderson.

On the other hand, Di-vision II and III schoolsare lining up for his tal-ents. Those same D-IIschools have been hesi-tant because they ulti-mately believe Jordanwill play D-I.

D-III schools don’tthink they have a shot be-cause he has so much D-II interest.

“There’s a little glitchthere,” Anderson said.“Division II schools lovehim, but from talking tocoaches, they thought hewas Division I (caliber).”

No matter how itshakes out, Anderson be-lieves the school thatlands Jordan will end upwith a talented player.

“There’s a college outthere that’s going to get agreat point guard and I’mwondering who it’s goingto be,” he said.

JordanContinued from Page A6

ST.BERNARD—It’spret-ty simple why coaches andplayers put an emphasis onexperience.

The more a team has,themore likely thechancesthat squad can win whenthe pressure mounts.

While the 2012-2013campaign is still in its in-fancy, the varsity-veteranRoger Bacon Spartans aremaking quick work of theopposition.

With a 60-50 win overDayton Carroll Dec. 11, theSpartans improved to 4-0.Thevictorycamefourdaysafter the Spartans knockedoffLaSalle, theNo.10 teamin the Enquirer’s Division Icoaches’ poll.

“I mean, (4-0 ) is whatyou shoot for, especiallywhen you have a team re-turning,” coach Brian Nealsaid.

For returning starters,such as forward Erik Ed-wards, the La Salle winserves as an early-seasonachievement.

“It was really important(to beat La Salle),” Ed-wards said. “It was a state-ment win for us,”

RankedNo.2 in theDivi-sion II-IVcoaches’ poll, Ba-con outlasted La Salle 43-41. Itwas agrind-it out typegame against a team al-ways known for playing

tough defense.That’s life in the Great

CatholicLeague, accordingto Neal.

Neal proved his bypointing to Carroll – a teamnot known for being a bas-ketball power – as an exam-pleofhowtoughtheGCLis.

Despite trailing most ofthe game, Carroll madethings interesting on theirhome court, and outscoredBacon 22-18 in the final pe-riod.

Bacon’s reliable return-ees put the game away inthe final four minutes.

SeniorsJakeWesterfeld

and Edwards, along withjuniors Austin Frentsos,CarlasJackson,andReggieWilliams went on to score13 of the team’s final 15points.

Edwards ended thenight with a game high 16points, while Frentsos had11. Returning junior centerFred Moore rounded outBacon’s double-digit scor-ing efforts with 10.

Edwards added that allthe experience gained lastyear has made the teammore comfortable this sea-son.

“We’re smarter this

year,” Edwards said.“…We’re better on offen-se…and our defense is bet-ter. It’s not as chaotic. Wekind of have our own littlething going on where weknow what we’re doing.”

When the Spartans areat theirbest, they’reactive,constantly moving whiletrying to make a play.

“We preach creativityall the time,”Nealsaid. “Wepreachbeing theaggressoron both ends of the floor.

As winter break ap-proaches, the Spartans willprepare to play in the Re-public Bank Classic at Lex-ington Catholic HighSchool in Kentucky.

The Spartans have alongway to go until tourna-ment, and Neal won’t belooking ahead.

“A smart coach oncetold me to try and find away to get better everyday,” he said. “Tomorrowwe’ll get in the gym at 4p.m., trying and getting abit better.”

Varsity vets lead charging SpartansRoger Baconshowing why it’sone ofthe city’s topbasketballprogramsBy Nick [email protected]

Roger Bacon senior forward Erik Edwards scored 16 pointsand grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Spartans pastCarroll Dec. 11. NICK DUDUKOVICH/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Roger Bacon junior guardReggie Williams (right)avoids a Carroll defender ashe drives toward thebasket Dec. 11. NICKDUDUKOVICH/THE COMMUNITY

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It is so tempting, I know.Christmas is coming up and

what a Hallmark moment it is tosee a child or significant othertear off the wrapping to find awiggling little puppy under-neath. However, as an animallover and positive reinforce-ment dog trainer, I’d like toshare some thoughts before youmake your purchase.

Puppies are not toys. Theyare living, breathing, chewing,playing, barking, eating, urinat-ing, beings who will come intoyour life with a lot of needs.

The first six months of yourpuppy’s life will be critical whenit comes to socialization, teach-ing it all of the many life skills toset it (and you) up for success.As its parents, family, and teach-ers, you will have a huge role indeveloping your dog’s lifelongbehavior.

Do you have the knowledge,the tools and the time to su-pervise young children aroundthe puppy in order to preventinteraction that may cause ten-sion (that may lead to aggres-sion) and instead foster joy andtrust; to teach error-free house

training, im-pulse control,or basic behav-iors such assitting; or tointroduce it tomany differentpeople andother puppies?

Can youafford a puppy?In its first year

alone, you will have veterinarybills including vaccines, spay orneuter or possible illness. Youwill also need to budget for adog crate, exercise pen or babygate, chew toys, an ongoingsupply of treats, high qualitydog food, a comfy bed, a leashand collar (halter or Martingaleor gentle leader), and training.

You may need to fence inyour yard.

Depending on your dog, itmay require regular grooming.If you take a vacation, you willneed to budget for doggy care.

Affording a puppy is not justa measure of money. Ask your-self this, “Realistically, howmuch time can I give my dog toexercise it not just now but for a

long time to come?”In general, sporting, hounds,

herding and terrier breeds willrequire more daily exercisethan guardian or companionbreeds. (However, all dogs willbenefit from exercise.)

If you think that is expensive,consider that your puppy willgrow into adulthood and willmore than likely be your respon-sibility for well over 10 years.

Please do not buy a puppy onan impulse or because you saw abreed of dog down the street orin a movie, and you want onejust like that. While it is impor-tant to choose a dog’s breed (orbreeds if it is mixed) with thegeneral characteristics that willfit your lifestyle, remembereven among puppies in the samelitter there are a wide range oftemperaments.

There is no such thing as aready-made, well behaved dog.Once you bring your little guyhome, it is your responsibility toteach it so that it can grow to itsfullest potential and adapt suc-cessfully to your lifestyle, yourfamily, and your home.

You can find a good starter

search for breed specific in-formation on the AmericanKennel Club’s website atwww.akc.org.

If you have considered all ofthis and you think the time isright to add a new bouncingpuppy to your household, howabout giving a gift certificate ora gift basket filled with pet toys

and supplies instead? Then,when the stress and chaos of theseason is over, you can have funpicking out your gift together.

Lisa Desatnik is a positive reinforce-ment dog trainer with So MuchPETential. Visit her website atwww.SoMuchPETential.com.

One-day gift is lifetime commitment

Lisa Desatnik and her pet dog, Sam. THANKS TO LISA DESATNIK

Lisa DesatnikCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

As usual the news throughoutthe year has contained the reg-ular items of bad will betweenpeople of every religion, race,economic group or nationality.

Reasonable people of allkinds realize that hatred is not avirtue. It seems that every yearat this time the lack of humanityamong bigots reaches a peak.Yes, it seems that some can’twait for this season to expresstheir ignorance. So, let us dealwith the importance of goodwill, celebration and basic cour-tesy.

Several months ago someoneasked me how I could be soaccepting of people who are“different” fromme. My answereven surprised me. I said it was

like going outto dinner withan acquaint-ance who isdifferent fromme, includinghis choice offoods. Insteadof hating him, Iwould be moreapt to learnfrom the expe-

rience.When I was in the Army in

Germany, if there were emptyseats at a table, they would seatsomeone with me. I met in-teresting people through thatexperience. Here, if the restau-rant is crowded I will suggestthat they use the vacant seats.

Those experiences have broad-ened both my respect and foodchoices.

What has happened to hu-manity in the last year? Do yousee more intolerance? It may bemy imagination, but I think so.Sadly, it seems to be religious,racial, economic and even aboutnationalities. When we viewriots on the television or readabout them in the news it canonly be very depressing. Is thiswhat our Creator wanted us tobe?

Over the years I have be-come pretty much a Deist. Ex-perience with people of manybeliefs has taught me to acceptand respect all people of goodwill. This includes atheists. We

should respect all people wholive by the simple rules of hu-manity. Befriending them is avery broadening experience.

The biggest problem we faceis those people who dishonor notonly their fellow humans, butthe very group they represent.Probably, we all have heardcomments suggesting an in-crease of intolerance towardthose groups. It is accepted as areason to hate by others. I amjudged as a representative ofany group I belong to. It isjudged, at least in part, by myactions. It is easy to acceptstandards of behavior that arethe common rules of our society.If we all live by them our soci-ety will greatly benefit.

The most progress in im-proving relations between peo-ple of differing characteristicsis for the good people in theirparticular groups to assumesome sort of leadership basedon common socially acceptedstandards.

This is perhaps the only waygroup pride will become thebasis of a public recognition ofthe value of the individuals inthat group.

To all, a happy holiday seasonno matter what you are or be-lieve!

Edward Levy is a retired collegecollege instructor. He lives in Mont-gomery.

It is time for my annual Christmas message of goodwill to all

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Dec. 12 questionWould you shop less at Cincin-

nati businesses if the city leasedits parking facilities to a privatecompany and rates increased?Why or why not?

“To be honest, we seldom doour shopping anywhere but inAn-dersonTownshipandtheEastgatearea; all of our needs are met inthese locations. But ifwe did shopdowntown the issue of who ownsparking facilities, or howhigh therates were (provided they werenot astronomical), would not be adeterrent.”

Bill B.

“Currently I do not shop down-town at all. Mostly I avoid down-town due to panhandlers. Why godowntownandpaymore for park-ingwhen I can easily get to sever-al malls pay nothing and feel saf-er.”

K.S.

“I would likely curtail a lot ofmybusiness in the city. Right nowI enjoy the downtown region, in-cluding the OTR, on a regular ba-sis.

“If rates goupand they length-en the time of operation like theydid in Chicago, Cincinnati properwill have a hard time getting my

money.“What they gain in immediate

profit theywill lose in the longrundue toretail andrestarauntopera-tions closing.

“It is very short sighted andthere are examples of how poor adeal they are looking at.”

J.Z.

“One reasonmywife and Ipre-fer to shop at suburban stores isfreeparkingclose to thebusiness-es we patronize.

“While we don't shop down-town we do visit the main branchof the public library and I haveseason tickets for the Bengals.

Higher parking costs will onlymakeme rethink both pursuits.”

R.V.

“Of course! Why should I paytoparkwhen I canpark for free inthe suburbs?

“If the citywants to enticepeo-ple to shopdowntown theyneed tomake it easier, more convenientand cheaper. Raising prices isonly going to drive more peopleaway. It's common sense, some-thing our city leaders are woeful-ly short on.”

J.S.K.

“I thinkselling theparkingme-ters and some city garages is a ri-diculous idea. Our council is notfunctioning properly. They haveto work on a budget that works.Selling off city owned facilities isnot the answer.

“Also we can recently give ourcity manager a big raise, plusback pay, and now we have to tryand cover this type of expendi-ture. This is not the way to run abusiness.

“I thinkwehaveadysfunction-al council governed by a mayorthat needs control.”

E.S.

“We already don't go down-town as much as we like because

of parking prices! So yes it wouldmean shopping less :( .”

K.H.

“Raising parking costs on thepatrons who are supporting thecitycore isahugestepbackwardsfor the city, and it threatens theprogress made over the last fewyears.

“Worse, it is short sighted toseparate the parking revenuefrom the city that benefits fromfilled parking spots.

“To a parking company, 100spots filled at $10 a spot is exactlythe same as1,000 spots filled at $1a spot, but it's not hard to figureout which is better for the city.”

Brian“Years ago shopping in down-

town Cincinnati was great. Me-tered parking was free on thestreets after 6 p.m. and on week-ends. Those free meters are nowfreeafter10p.m.and/orbagged inredforvaletparking.Thegaragesare $5-10 depending on locationand stay.

“There is an increase in beg-gars during the holiday season.Someof themarepoliteandneedybut some are a nuisance. None ofthose problems exist in the largesuburban shopping malls. Thewalk between thosemall stores isindoors. For me going downtown

is for the Reds and Bengals butnot much for shopping.

“Therefore the City leasing itparking will not have any effectonmy trips downtown. IF it helpsthem add revenue for their bud-get than go for it. After all MayorMallory’s Folly Trolley will takeaway any need for parking in2020. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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NEXT QUESTIONNow that Michigan has ap-proved legislation to ban man-datory collection of union duesas a condition of employment,becoming the 24th state in thenation to pass a right-to-worklaw, do you think Ohio law-makers should attempt to passsimilar legislation? Why or whynot?

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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

TRI-COUNTYPRESS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012

Fall has been a flurry of activ-ity as Sharonville Elementarystudents helped their schoolneighbors by clearing theiryards of leaves.

The annual Rake and Run,brought 32 students, parents andstaff members to nearby homes,ready with rakes, bags and lotsof energy.

The group cleared the grass,yard by yard, raking, baggingand stacking the bundles forpickup.

“We’ve been doing Rake andRun for at least 10 years,” teach-erBernadetteMeineke said. “Weraked the yards of residents whowere ill, physically challengedand the elderly.”

Oneof theneighborswhoben-efitted from the community ser-vice project was Meineke’smom.

“I know my mother, Mrs. As-brock, was very appreciative ofthe children raking her leaves.”

The high-energy projectbrought a first-timer, as well.

New to Sharonville, Principal

Jesse Kohls helped clear leaves,working alongside his studentsat Sharonville Elementary.

“Wework very hard to ensureour students grow as readers,writers,mathematicians and sci-entists,” Kohls said. “But, wealso want to help them grow asindividuals.

“Wewant to give them the op-portunity to help others, tomakegood choices,” he said. “To dogood deeds, to do the right thing.

“Our community has beenvery supportive of PrincetonSchools, and this event is achance for us, as a school to pro-vide a service to our communitymembers.

“I am very proud of our stu-dents and staff for participatingin this event,” Kohls said.

“They did not do this for a re-ward or for recognition, they didit to be nice and to help people.”

For more about your community,visitwww.Cincinnati.com/Sharonville.

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Good deeds pile up at Rake and RunBy Kelly [email protected]

SharonvillekindergartnerNolan Stivershas funhiding in thebaggedleaves. THANKSTO CARLA

SHROYER

Sharonville parent Angie Carrigan, left, and Principal Jesse Kohls, right, help rakea neighbor's yard during Sharonville Elementary's Rake and Run communityservice project. THANKS TO CARLA SHROYER

Yael Aparacio, left, and Christian Marquez hold the trash bag for the rakers Nolan Stivers otherSharonville students and parents who helped clean up the leaves in the neighborhood. THANKS TO CARLA

SHROYER

Sharonville Elementary first-graders students, from left, Dejshanae Burroughs, Taylor Masonand Alayna Chapman-Potzick take a break between raking houses in the Sharonvillecommunity. THANKS TO CARLA SHROYER

Work blends with fun as Sharonville students, from left, Rebecca Switzer, Katelyn Carrigan, Julia BullardVettel, Mason Dyer, Taylor Mason and mom Dejshanae Burroughs clear a neighbor's yard and plop down onthe bag to get the air out and make room for more leaves. THANKS TO CARLA SHROYER

Sharonville kindergartnerHolden Burnett takes a breakduring Rake and Run. THANKS TOCARLA SHROYER

Second-grade studentGabriela Rosen stacks bags ofleaves during Rake and Run.PROVIDED

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THURSDAY, DEC. 20Art ExhibitsChristmas in Sharonville, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, 11165 Reading Road,Queen City Art Club exhibit.Free. 554-1014. Sharonville.

BenefitsFill the Truck Initiative, 10a.m.-7 p.m., Frame USAWare-house Outlet, 225 NorthlandBlvd, Mission to fill semi-truckswith personal care items, blan-kets, sheets, coats, boots, gloves,baby formula, canned food,dishes, and many other clothing.Only new items accepted withthe exception of slightly worncoats. Benefits The HealingCenter of Springdale. Free.Through Dec. 21. 250-4116;www.fillthetruck.org. Spring-dale.Fill the Truck Initiative, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Spring ValleyBank, 1206 Springfield Pike,Mission to fill semi-trucks withpersonal care items, blankets,sheets, coats, boots, gloves, babyformula, canned food, dishes,and many other clothing. Onlynew items accepted with theexception of slightly worn coats.Benefits Valley Interfaith Foodand Clothing Center in Lockland.Free. 250-4116; www.fillthe-truck.org.Wyoming.

CivicHamilton County Park DistrictBoard of Park CommissionersMeeting, 1 p.m., WintonWoods, 10245 Winton Road,Free. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Springfield Township.

Community DanceVenus andMars, 7:30-10 p.m.,Wyoming Civic Center, 1Wor-thington Ave., Plus-level squareand round dance club for experi-enced dancers. $5. 929-2427.Wyoming.

Cooking EventsHoliday Cooking and Jazz, 6-8p.m., Details 2 Decor, 10948Reading Road, Suite 310-311,Cooking demonstrations, tast-ings, dessert pairings, cookingtips, recipes, shopping, doorprizes and jazz music. $15.Registration required. 855-323-4968; www.details2decor.com.Sharonville.

ExhibitsAntique Quilt Exhibit, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Heritage Village Museum,11450 Lebanon Road, Highlightsvarious quilt patterns from1850-1925. Displayed in HaynerHouse. $2, $1 ages 5-11, freeages 4 and under and members.563-9484; www.heritagevillage-cincinnati.org. Sharonville.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, 11450 LebanonRoad, One-mile drive-throughoutdoor lights and themedfigures display. Through Dec. 31.$45 for buses and 15-passengervans, $12 per car. 769-0393;www.holidayinlights.com.Sharonville.Santaland, 6-9 p.m., SharonWoods, 11450 Lebanon Road,Sharon Centre. Meet talkingChristmas tree and Mr. Scrooge,Holiday Train Depot, new Holi-day Elf Show (Monday-Thurs-day) and special pictures onSanta’s lap, photos starting at$6.25. Holiday music by DickensCarolers Friday and Sunday.Nature’s Niche Gifts & Booksopen daily with holiday gifts.Treats and warm drinks avail-able. Adventure Station indoorplayground open for ages 2-12.Through Dec. 23. Free. Present-ed by Hamilton County ParkDistrict. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Sharonville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,8740 Montgomery Road, 891-8277. Sycamore Township.Karaoke, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., The PikeBar and Grill, 10010 SpringfieldPike, Hosted by Wendell Payne.Ages 21 and up. Free. 772-7453.Woodlawn.

Music - ChoralForest-Aires Women’s Chorus,7 p.m., Lodge Retirement Com-munity, 12050 MontgomeryRoad, Presented by Forest-AiresWomen’s Chorus. 490-1141.Loveland.

NatureWinter Art, 10:45 a.m., 1 p.m.and 4 p.m., Glenwood Gardens,10623 Springfield Pike, HighfieldDiscovery Garden. Create a pieceof winter art to take home.

Program is weather dependent.$2 admission to Highfield Dis-covery Garden, vehicle permitrequired. 771-8733; www.great-parks.org.Woodlawn.

On Stage - ComedyDaveWaite and Friends, 8p.m., Go Bananas, 8410 MarketPlace, $8-$12. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

RecreationChildren’s Playgroup, 10 a.m.,Harry Whiting Brown Scouth-ouse, 34 Village Square, In-formal playgroup for babies,toddlers and preschoolers andtheir parents or caregivers. Free.Through Dec. 27. 771-0333.Glendale.

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. 489-0892.Mont-gomery.Codependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. 800-0164.Mont-gomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Book discussion group.Open to everyone who desireshealthy loving relationships.Donations accepted. 673-0174.Blue Ash.

ToursHeritage VillageMuseumSelf-Guided Tours, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Heritage Village Museum,11450 Lebanon Road, Step backin time with a walk amonghistoric buildings from the1800s. Tours for outside ofbuildings only. $3, $1 ages 5-11,free members. Registrationrequired. 563-9484; www.herit-agevillagecincinnati.org. Shar-onville.

FRIDAY, DEC. 21Art ExhibitsChristmas in Sharonville, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, Free. 554-1014. Shar-onville.

BenefitsFill the Truck Initiative, 10a.m.-7 p.m., Frame USAWare-house Outlet, Free. 250-4116;www.fillthetruck.org. Spring-dale.Fill the Truck Initiative, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Spring ValleyBank, Free. 250-4116; www.fill-thetruck.org.Wyoming.

Community DanceCincinnati Singles Dance, 7p.m.-12:30 a.m., Holiday InnCincinnati I-275 North, 3855Hauck Road, $10. Local bandCold Smoke playing dancemusic. 604-2458. Sharonville.

Dance ClassesBallet Lessons for Children,5-6 p.m., Harry Whiting BrownScouthouse, 34 Village Square,Teacher Christine Minges. Ages3-8. $50 for 8-week session.

Registration required. 771-0333.Glendale.

ExhibitsAntique Quilt Exhibit, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Heritage Village Museum,$2, $1 ages 5-11, free ages 4 andunder and members. 563-9484;www.heritagevillagecincinna-ti.org. Sharonville.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Bloodpressure screenings, stressscreenings and consultationabout your wellness needs. Free.784-0084. Silverton.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-10 p.m.,SharonWoods, $45 for busesand 15-passenger vans, $12 percar. 769-0393; www.holidayin-lights.com. Sharonville.Santaland, 6-10 p.m., SharonWoods, Free. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Shar-onville.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., The PikeBar and Grill, Free. 772-7453.Woodlawn.

Literary - SigningsHoliday Book Fair, 11:30a.m.-1:30 p.m., KeyBank-Mont-gomery, 9861MontgomeryRoad, Lindsey Johnson, authorof “AWoman’s Place is Every-where!” a celebration of con-temporary working women.Free. 791-7200.Montgomery.

NatureWinter Art, 10:45 a.m., 1 p.m.and 4 p.m., Glenwood Gardens,$2 admission to Highfield Dis-covery Garden, vehicle permitrequired. 771-8733; www.great-parks.org.Woodlawn.

On Stage - ComedyDaveWaite and Friends, 8 p.m.and 10:30 p.m., Go Bananas,$8-$12. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 2-4 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeif-fer Road, Full-court basketballgames for men. $15. ThroughFeb. 23. 985-0900.Montgomery.

ToursHeritage VillageMuseumSelf-Guided Tours, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Heritage Village Museum,$3, $1 ages 5-11, free members.Registration required. 563-9484;www.heritagevillagecincinna-ti.org. Sharonville.

SATURDAY, DEC. 22Art ExhibitsChristmas in Sharonville, 10a.m.-2 p.m., Sharonville Fine Arts

Center, Free. 554-1014. Shar-onville.

Dining EventsChildren’s Gingerbread HouseTea, 1-3 p.m., Gazebo Tea Gar-den, 10461 Kenwood Road, Eachchild decorates and takes homea gingerbread house. Includeslight tea lunch, brief talk on teaetiquette, story about folklorehistory of Gingerbread Housesviewing and playing with Christ-mas train. Ages 3 and up. $19.50,$10.50 children. Reservationsrequired. 985-0027. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesBig John’s Zumba Hour, 11a.m.-noon, Holiday Inn Cincin-nati I-275 North, 3855 HauckRoad, Ballroom. $5. 907-3512.Sharonville.

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

FilmsCanned Food Drive Special, 10a.m., Danbarry Dollar - Cincin-nati Mills, 601 Cincinnati MillsDrive, Family-friendly movie willplay. Free popcorn and drinkpackage for children during theholiday show. Benefits: a localarea food pantry. Free admissionwith canned food donation.671-0537; www.danbarry.com. .Holiday Classics, 10 a.m.-noon,Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux,12064 Springfield Pike, “It’s aWonderful Life.” Free admissionwith donation of non-perishablefood item to benefit local foodpantry. 671-0140; www.show-casecinemas.com. Springdale.



Literary - SigningsHoliday Book Fair, 10:30 a.m.-noon, KeyBank-Montgomery,Free. Lindsey Johnson, author of“AWoman’s Place is Every-where!” a celebration of con-temporary working women.791-7200.Montgomery.

NatureWinter Art, 10:45 a.m., 1 p.m.and 4 p.m., Glenwood Gardens,

$2 admission to Highfield Dis-covery Garden, vehicle permitrequired. 771-8733; www.great-parks.org.Woodlawn.

On Stage - ComedyDaveWaite and Friends, 8 p.m.and 10:30 p.m., Go Bananas,$8-$12. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 2-4 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, $15. 985-0900.Montgomery.

SUNDAY, DEC. 23ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.


Music - R&BSoulful Sundays, 6-9 p.m.,Shades of Blue, 340 GlenspringsDrive, With DJ Luv and DJ Luxspinning neo-soul and old schoolvinyl. 671-2583. Sharonville.

Music - ReligiousGospel Jazz Brunch, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Shades of Blue, 340Glensprings Drive, Breakfast anddinner menu available. Withentertainment. 671-2583. Shar-onville.

NatureWinter Art, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.,Glenwood Gardens, $2 admis-sion to Highfield DiscoveryGarden, vehicle permit required.771-8733; www.greatparks.org.Woodlawn.

On Stage - ComedyDaveWaite and Friends, 8p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$12. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy-.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, DEC. 24Dining EventsChristmas HolidayMenu, 5p.m., La Petite France, 3177Glendale-Milford Road, Three-course menu. $39.95, $15 ages4-12. Through Dec. 25. 733-8383;www.lapetitefrance.biz. Even-dale.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $45 for busesand 15-passenger vans, $12 percar. 769-0393; www.holidayin-lights.com. Sharonville.


RecreationWinter Break Camp: AroundtheWorld in 8 Days, 9:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Monday,Wednesday, Thursday andFriday through Jan. 4. Sports,foods and crafts. For kindergar-ten-sixth grade. $58, $48 mem-bers. Registration required.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.

TUESDAY, DEC. 25Dining EventsChristmas HolidayMenu,Noon-6 p.m., La Petite France,$39.95, $15 ages 4-12. 733-8383;www.lapetitefrance.biz. Even-dale.


WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26Art ExhibitsChristmas in Sharonville, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, Free. 554-1014. Shar-onville.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,SharonWoods, $45 for busesand 15-passenger vans, $12 percar. 769-0393; www.holidayin-

lights.com. Sharonville.


THURSDAY, DEC. 27Art ExhibitsChristmas in Sharonville, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, Free. 554-1014. Shar-onville.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., WalgreensEvendale, 3105 Glendale MilfordRoad, Fifteen-minute screening.Cost varies per insurance plan.Financial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. 686-3300. Even-dale.




On Stage - ComedyMike Vecchione, 8 p.m., GoBananas, 8410 Market Place,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

RecreationChildren’s Playgroup, 10 a.m.,Harry Whiting Brown Scouth-ouse, Free. 771-0333. Glendale.

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

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, Free, donationsaccepted. 800-0164.Montgo-mery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, Donations accept-ed. 673-0174. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, DEC. 28Art ExhibitsChristmas in Sharonville, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, Free. 554-1014. Shar-onville.

Dance ClassesBallet Lessons for Children,5-6 p.m., Harry Whiting BrownScouthouse, $50 for 8-weeksession. Registration required.771-0333. Glendale.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, Free.784-0084. Silverton.




On Stage - ComedyMike Vecchione, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 2-4 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, $15. 985-0900.Montgomery.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Santaland will be up and running through Dec. 23 at Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road,in the Sharon Centre. Meet the talking Christmas tree and Mr. Scrooge, visit the HolidayTrain Depot and the new Holiday Elf Show (Monday through Thursday) and take specialpictures on Santa's lap. Photos start at $6.25. Enjoy holiday music by Dickens CarolersFriday and Sunday. Nature's niche Gifts and Books is open daily with holiday figts. Treatsand warm drinks will be available. The Adventure Station indoor playground will be openfor ages 2 to 12. The event is free. Hours are Call 521-7275 or visitholidayinlights.com/santaland. FILE PHOTO

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HOME HEATING HELPApplications are available for Ohio’s Home EnergyAssistance Program (HEAP). The program helps

low-income Ohioans pay heating bills.

Income example: Up to $22,340 a year for asingle person ($30,260 a year for couples).

Seniors can get applications and help completingforms by calling Council on Aging at

(513) 721-1025.

The closer we get toChristmas, the busier Iget. Sound familiar? Eventhough I keep reminding

myself ofthe truemeaning ofthis holiday,there arestill gifts Ineed tomake. Ifyou’re inthe samepredica-ment, hereare some

“make-and-take” holidaytreats from the kitchen.

Thai party snack mixReally different than

the usual Chex mix. A funappetizer. I change thisrecipe up depending uponwhat I have on hand.Here’s the most currentversion:

Mix together:

2 cups each: corn, wheatand rice Chex cereal (or 3cups of any two kinds)

2 cups sesame sticks,regular or Cajun

11⁄2 to 2 cups pretzel sticks,broken in half, or tinysquares

1 cup pecan halves1 cup peanuts or mixed nuts

Melt together:

1 stick unsalted butter1 tablespoon plus 2teaspoons soy sauce,regular or low sodium

1 tablespoon plus 11⁄2teaspoons curry powder

2 teaspoons sugar orsubstitute

Cayenne powder to taste –start with 1⁄8 teaspoon

(optional)

Preheat oven to 250degrees. Drizzle coatingover cereal mixture, toss-ing well. Spread insprayed pan. Bake 45-60minutes, stirring occasion-ally. Let cool and taste.Add a bit more curry pow-der and/or cayenne if youwant.

Tip: After baking, add acan of wasabi peas. This isoptional, but “delish.”

Store: Keep in airtightcontainer one month.Makes 12 cups.

For gift giving: Pack inChinese “to-go” cartons.

Holiday “no peek”standing rib roast

After reading the reci-pe for high-heat roast beef,a “loyal reader” asked if Icould find a recipe she lostfor a standing rib roast. “Ineed it for Christmasdinner. Meat starts out inhot oven and roasts for anhour, then the oven isturned off and you leaveroast in to finish later. Ican’t remember the “laterpart,” she said. This looksjust like what she needs.

5 pounds standing rib roastwith bone in

Seasoning to taste

Let roast sit at roomtemperature for a hour orbit more. Preheat oven to375 degrees. Season roastand place on rack in panwith rib side down and fatside up. Roast 1 hour. Turnoven off, leave roast in anddon’t open door. About anhour and 15 minutes be-fore serving time, finish

by turning oven back on to375 degrees and roast for30-40 minutes. Removeand tent with foil. Rest 20minutes before slicing.

Maggie’sgingerbread cutouts

Several readers wantedMount Washington Bak-ery’s gingerbread cookierecipe. I talked with Nick,the owner, and he saidthese heirloom cookies arehuge sellers and the recipeis 80 years old. The bakeryreopens in April and theywill be making the cookiesthen. Nick told me he’d beglad to share the recipe ina couple of months, sincehe’s away from home right

now. Meanwhile, try these.They are a treasured cook-ie from the family of mydaughter-in-law Jessie’smom, Maggie Hoerst. Jessand her sister, Lottie,make these every yearwith Maggie. I’m puttingin my order now!

1 cup solid shortening1 cup sugar1 egg1 cupmolasses2 tablespoons white vinegar5 cups flour11⁄2 teaspoons baking soda1⁄2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon powderedginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon powdered cloves

Cream shortening andsugar. Add egg, molassesand vinegar, beat well. Siftdry ingredients into it andblend. Refrigerate threehours. Roll and cut out.Bake at 375 degrees for 5-6minutes. To decorate, usefavorite frosting or Jes-sie’s buttercream.

Buttercreamfrosting

Beat together:

1pound powdered sugar1 stick butter, softened1 teaspoon vanilla3 tablespoons milk

More ginger recipesonmy blog

Ginger pancakes andLuAnn Kanavy’s awesomepumpkin gingerbread. Goto cincinnati.com/blogs/

Peppermint bark tipHaving trouble with the

white chocolate meltinginto the dark? Make surethe dark layer is almost setor completely set if youprefer. You can wait tomelt white chocolate afterthe dark layer has set. Ifyou want, let the whitechocolate cool a bit pour-ing onto the dark, makingsure it is still in a pourablestate.

Tips from readers’kitchens

Greek sweet potatofries: Dave and EileenDowler, Batavia, said theyuse Cavender’s Greekseasoning on their sweetpotato fries.

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

Holiday recipes for busy families

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Thai party snack mix is a familiar favorite with a twist. THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.

To increase its emphasison providing services topeople affected by spina bi-fida, the Spina Bifida Asso-ciation of Cincinnati is be-coming an independent or-ganization serving 17 coun-ties in Ohio, Indiana andKentucky.

The organization alsohas changed its name to theSpina Bifida Coalition ofCincinnati to make it clearthat it is no longer affiliatedwith thenational SpinaBifi-da Association.

After careful considera-tion, the Spina Bifida Coali-tion of Cincinnati board de-cided to end its affiliationbecause the board of direc-tors believes the mission ofthe national organization isno longer fully alignedwithcoalition’s mission. The co-alition’s primary mission istoprovideservices to itscli-

ents. The national organiza-tion’s primary missionseems to be raising moneyto fund spina bifida re-search.

“Our main focus willcontinue to be helping peo-ple born with spina bifidalead full, active lives in ourregion,” said Justin Bifro,coalition chair. “We ac-knowledge that researchcontinues to be vital to less-en the impact of spina bifi-da on future generations.But we think our organiza-tion isbestsuitedtoenhanc-ing the lives of those affect-ed by spina bifida today.

“Our board is convincedthat this is the right deci-sion for our clients becauseitwillkeepourfocusonpro-viding high-quality ser-vices and programs tothem,” he said.

Programs and services

of the coalition will not beimpacted. Because thechangesaremostly internalones, the coalition’s clients,donors and volunteersmight not even notice anydifferences, other than theorganization’s new nameand logo.

The coalition expects tomaintain a positive rela-tionship with the SBA.

“We are sure there willbe occasionswhencoopera-tion will benefit both or-ganizations and our cli-ents,” said Sonya Dreves,the coalition’s executive di-rector. The coalition is en-couraging clients to con-tinue supporting thenation-al organization.

More information aboutthe new direction can befoundatwww.sbccincy.org/newdirection; www.sbccin-cy.org or (513) 923-1378.

Families participate in the annual Walk & Roll, a fund-raising event of the Spina Bifida Coalition of Cincinnati inSeptember. THANKS TO BH PHOTOGRAPHY

Spina bifida groupmoves in new direction

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VILLAGE OF EVENDALEADOPTED ORDINANCES

AND RESOLUTIONS

The following ordinances and resolutionswere adopted by the Council of the Village ofEvendale at its Regular Council Meeting onDecember 11th, 2012.

Ord #12-58 ORDINANCE APPOINTINGMARC L. TERHAR AS A VILLAGE OFEVENDALE POLICE OFFICER AND DE-CLARING AN EMERGENCY.

ORD. #12-59 ORDINANCE MAKING ANNU-AL APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EX-PENSES AND FOR THE FISCAL YEARENDING DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND DE-CLARING AN EMERGENCY

ORD. #12- 60 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ-ING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CON-TRACT WITH SUPERIOR DENTAL CARETO PROVIDE DENTAL BENEFITS FOR VIL-LAGE OF EVENDALE EMPLOYEES ANDDECLARING AN EMERGENCY

ORD. #12-61 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZINGMAYOR TO HIRE PART-TIME EMPLOY-EES AND SETTING PAY RATES AND DE-CLARING AN EMERGENCY

ORD. #12-62 ORDINANCE MAKING VARI-OUS APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS ANDCOMMISSIONS WITHIN THE VILLAGE OFEVENDALE AND DECLARING AN EMER-GENCY

ORD. #12-65 TRANSFERRING FUNDSAND APPROPRIATING ADDITIONALFUNDS IN VARIOUS FUNDS AND DECLAR-ING AN EMERGENCY

RES. #12-12 A RESOLUTION APPOINTINGSPECIALISTS IN THE FIRE AND SERVICEDEPARTMENTS FOR 2013 AND DECLAR-ING AN EMERGENCY 1001741103

NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARING

SHARONVILLEPLANNING

COMMISSIONNOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN THAT ONTHE 9th DAY OFJANUARY 2013 AT8:00 PM, A PUBLICHEARING WILL BEHELD RELATING TOTHE ZONE CHANGEREQUEST FOR AP-PROXIMATELY 17.5ACRES NORTH OFHAUCK ROAD BE-TWEEN RUNYANDRIVE AND SOUTHPINES APARTMENTCOMPLEX FROMPUBLIC FACILITY(PF) TO RESIDEN-TIAL MULTI-FAMILYDISTRICT PLANNEDUNIT DEVELOP-MENT (RM-D, PUD).PUBLIC HEARINGWILL BE HELD INTHE COUNCILCHAMBERS OF THECITY OF SHARON-VILLE, 10900 READ-ING ROAD, SHAR-ONVILLE, OHIO,45241. CALL THEBUILDING ANDPLANNING DE-PARTMENT AT 563-0033 WITH ANYQUESTIONS. 0949

Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)

www. trinitymthealthy.org513-522-3026

“Growing Closer to God, Growing Closer to Neighbor”

Pastor Todd A. Cutter

1553 Kinney Ave, Mt. HealthyWorship: 8:30 am traditional - 10:45 am contemporary

Sunday School: 9:45 am Nursery provided

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd., Finneytown

www.faithcinci.orgPastor Robert Curry

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

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

EPISCOPAL

Mt. Healthy Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

7717 Harrison Ave Mt. Healthy, OH 45231Rev. Michael Doerr, Pastor 513-521-6029Sunday 9:00 a.m...... Contemporary Service

9:45a.m...... Sunday School10:45 a.m........ Traditional Worship

Nursery Staff Provided“A Caring Community of Faith”

Welcomes You

CHRISTIAN CHURCH DISCIPLES

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

VACATION BIBLESCHOOL

June 25 through June 29Ages 3 to 15

Theme: Amazing Adventures

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

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

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 Methodist8:15 & 11amTraditional Service & Kingdom Kids

9:30am Adult & Children’s Sunday School7:00pmWednesday, Small Groups for all agesInfant care available for all services3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

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”

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

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

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amContemporary Gathering: Bible &

Conversation 11:30 - 12:30Nursery Available Handicap Access"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend".

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendNew Pastor - Rev. Dean Penrod

Traditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00amContemporary Worhip 9:45am

Nursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org

Spiritual Checkpoint ...Stop In For An Evaluation!

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.org"The Questions of Christmas:Will I Make Room for Jesus?"

Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00amContemporary Worship 9:40am

Sunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

December 24, 20125:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00 worship

Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior PastorRev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor

UNITED METHODIST

Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd

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

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

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

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Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

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

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FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ691 Fleming Rd 522-2780

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

Sunday Worship - 10:30amNursery Provided

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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 & 10:15am

Contemporary Services: 9:00 & 11:30amStudent Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

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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.

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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

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available basis. Items must be to our office no later than 4p.m. Wednesday, for possible consideration in the follow-ing edition.» E-mail announcements to [email protected], with “Religion” in the subject line.» Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.»Mail to: Tri-County Press, Attention: Andrea Reeves,Religion news, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Love-land, Ohio 45140.

Ascension LutheranChurchBlue Christmas Worship, aservice of comfort and rest, willbe offered at 7:30 p.m. Friday,Dec. 21. This is an opportunityto acknowledge grief and lossin the presence of God andlook toward hope. All arewelcome.“The Mitten Tree” is gettingdecorated with children’s hats,scarves, mittens, gloves andsocks. The items will be given tothe ministry of The Lord’s RoseGarden in Sharonville.Christmas Eve worship serviceswill be held at 7:30 p.m. and 11p.m.Worship services are at 8:30 and11 a.m. Sunday School for allages is at 9:45 a.m. The commu-nity is invited to participate inthe activities and worshipservices.Ascension is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchChristmas Eve services will be at7 p.m. and 11 p.m.The church is collecting personalhygiene products (toothpaste,soap, shampoo, etc.) during themonth of December for North-east emergency DistributionServices (NEEDS).

God Squad, the youth group, ismeeting regularly now andplanning new events. Youth ingrades seven to 12 are invitedto attend.Sunday School classes (Bible 101and the Thoughtful Christian)meet at 9 a.m. in the FellowshipHall. Jacob’s Ladder is thetheme for Sunday School (pre-Kthrough 12th-grade); theseclasses are held after the chil-dren’s sermon in the worshipservice.Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.Sunday sermons are recordedand available on the churchwebsite.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153.

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

Road, Sycamore Township;489-7021.

Church by theWoodsThe church building is the homeof four different ministries.Church By the Woods is amulticultural and multiethnicchurch whose mission is to loveand serve God, each other andour neighbors. Sunday worshipservice is traditional in Englishand begins at 10 a.m. From10a.m. to noon on Saturdays,classes in English as a SecondLanguage are offered for ages14 to 94.Taiwanese Presbyterian Ministryhas Sunday traditional worshipat 2 p.m. in their language ofTaiwanese. On Saturdays they

offer a ministry on the UCcampus.Freedom Church has its contem-porary worship service at 10:30a.m. in English. “It’s not aboutReligion; it’s about relation-ships;” tinyurl.com/a7yroqe.Seventh Day Adventist Church,has worship on Saturdays at 10a.m. in Spanish. “Loving, Car-ing, Sharing God’s Word”The church is at 3755 CornellRoad, Sharonville.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodistChristmas Eve worship servicesare at 5 p.m. (children’s pag-eant), 7 p.m. (candlelight andCommunion contemporaryworship service) and 9 p.m. and11 p.m. (traditional candlelightworship service).Weekday Children’s Activities –Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thurs-days (9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.).Afternoon session is availableon Tuesday. Register on-line atwww.cos-umc.org.The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45242;791-3142.

Lighthouse BaptistChurchSunday school is at 10 a.m.Sunday morning service is 11a.m. Sunday evening service is 6p.m. Wednesday service is 7p.m. Master Clubs are 7 p.m.Wednesdays. The church usesthe King James Bible, singstraditional hymns and conser-vative music. Sunday Schoolclasses are available for all ages.A well-staffed nursery is provid-ed for each service.The church is meeting at Raffel’sBlue Ash Banquet Center, 11330Williamson Road, Blue Ash;709-3344.

Rockdale TempleRockdale Sisterhood Gift Shophas expanded to include agreater selection of Judaicawith many unique pieces. Aspart of the expansion, the giftshop is launching a Judaica ofthe Month opportunity, ahand-picked selection that willbe available by special order forthat month. If you are in-terested in receiving Judaica of

the Month notifications, pleaseemail [email protected] Judaica in stock will allowimmediate availability ofunusual pieces as well as specialorders for those giving giftsand/or adding to collections.The Safed candles, hand dippedin the ancient city of Tzfat,Israel, are available in a widearray of colors and designs.Rockdale Gift Shop will also beexpanding its hour and will beopen from10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Tuesdays, Wednesdays andFridays; 4 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 12:15p.m. Sundays. Contact RockdaleTemple at 891-9900 to arrangeappointments at other times.Rockdale Temple is at 8501Ridge Road, Amberley Village,45236; 891-9900.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchChristmas Eve services will be 5p.m.(Holy Eucharist) and 10:30p.m. (Festival Choral Eucharist),Dec. 24.Permanent change in servicehours: 8 a.m. – spoken HolyEucharist; 10 a.m. – Eucharistwith music.St. Barnabas Choir rehearsals are7:30 p.m. Thursdays, There is norequirement other than awilling heart and a desire toserve.The St. Barnabas Youth Choirrehearses after the 10 a.m.service on Sunday. Children insecond-grade and older areinvited to come and sing.Calling all acolytes. If you arefourth-grade or older, pleasecall or email the church officeto help serve during the ser-vices.An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is held the first Mondayof each month at 7 p.m.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 meetsonWednesday mornings at8:30 a.m. at Steak N Shake inMontgomery.Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets on Tuesdaymornings at 10 a.m. at thechurch. The group is discussing“Desire of the Everlasting Hills”by Thomas Cahill.Friends in Fellowship meets thesecond Tuesday of each monthat 6:15 p.m. for a potluckdinner at the church.A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowersmeets the second and fourthSaturdays from10 a.m. to 11a.m.The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401.

Sharonville UnitedMethodist Church

At 8:15 a.m., there is a tradition-al service; at 11 a.m. there is ablended service, combiningtraditional and contemporarystyles of worship. At 9:30 a.m.,there are various Sunday Schoolclasses and short-term studygroups. Presently, there is anAdvent study called the Jour-ney. It is presented by AdamHamilton, the pastor of Churchof the Resurrection on Lea-wood, Kas. This will continuethrough Dec. 30 in the fellow-ship hall.The youth group has begunpreparations for the 2013mission trip to Brooklyn, N.Y.Christmas Eve services will be at5 p.m., 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.Monday, Dec. 24. The 5 p.m.service will be family-focused,with the praise team leadingmusic and a children’s story.The 8 p.m. service will featurethe Chancel Choir and Lessonsand Carols. Communion will beavailable at the communion railbefore and after the service.The 11 p.m. service will offercommunion as part of theservice.A new class called Sticky Faithfor Parents will begin at 9:30a.m. Sunday, Jan. 6. The five-week course will help parentsencouorage their child's sprit-itual growh, enabling thenm todevelop a faith that sticks.The Missions Committee isplanning a trip the week ofApril 14-20 to the HendersonSettlement Mission in south-eastern Kentucky. We will beparticipating in mission activ-itires and learning about thismission we have supported formany years.There will be Christmas carolingonWednesday, Dec. 19, athomes of senior memvbers ofSUMC, beginning at 4:30 p.m.After that, we will return to thechurch for fellowship and apizza dinner.The Bereavement Group meetsthe first Thursday of the month.Serendipity Seniors meet forlunch the fourth Thursday ofthe month.Visitors are welcome at allservices and events.The church is at 1751 CreekRoad, Sharonville; 563-0117.

Vineyard CincinnatiChurchThe Vineyard Cincinnati Churchin Springdale is presenting afree concert to the communityon Dec. 23 and 24 featuringLinford Detweiler and karinBergquist of local band “Overthe Rhine.” Additional artistsinclude Charlie Hines andFiction & Fables. there will befive one-hour performaces: at5:30 pm. and 7 p.m. Dec. 23,and 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7p.m. Dec. 24. Each concertwraps up with a candle-lightingceremony. Seating is open. Notickets are necessary.The church is at11340 CenturyCircle East, Springdale; 671-0422; vineyardcincinnati. com.

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When looking for anappliance repairman, a lotof people have turned tothe yellow pages orlooked on the Internet.

Often, however, theydon’t realize that’s just thefirst place they need tocheck before hiring acompany.

That’s what WendyHendley of Price Hilllearned after she hired acompany she found onCraigslist. “I paid some-body $310 to come out andfix my stove and refriger-ator. He did great with thestove, that was no prob-lem, it’s working wonders

now. Butthe freezeris stillfreezing upon theinside andon theoutside ofit,” Hen-dley said.

Hendleysaid she

really hasn’t been able touse the freezer and justputs a few things on thefreezer door. In fact, shesays neither the freezernor the refrigerator haveworked right since theday the repairman was

there.The repairman’s re-

ceipt says there’s a 30-dayguarantee on the work,but getting him to returnhas been a problem.

“He said there was a30-day warranty and ifanything happened he’dcome back out and fix it,but he hasn’t done it. I’vetried calling him and he’snot returning my calls. I’dlove for him to come outand fix it the way itshould be, but I don’tthink that’s going to hap-pen,” Hendley said.

I called the repairmanand, although he did re-

turn and replace a part,the refrigerator stilldidn’t work right andanother company had tocome out to make thecorrect repairs.

The mistake here wasin just getting the name ofa repair company, butfailing to check out thefirm’s history. That’swhere the Better Busi-ness Bureau comes inhandy.

I found the BBB gavethis company an “F” rat-ing because, among otherthings, it was unable toget an address for thefirm.

A check of Hendley’sreceipt showed the samething: There was just acompany name and phonenumber but no address.Having no address is ared flag, you do not wantto do business with a com-pany that won’t tell youwhere it’s located.

The Better BusinessBureau also keeps trackof those who run compa-nies and can tell you ifthey’re also using severaldifferent company names— another red flag.

BBB reports tell youhow many complaints thebureau has received

against a company andwhether the company wasable to resolve them.

Last, but certainly notleast, the BBB tells youhow long the company hasbeen in business. This isimportant because youwant to do business withfirms that have beenaround for a while andhave good track records.

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HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

U.s. Rep. Jean Schmidthonored aWorldWar II vet-eran, a Korean War veter-an, and a Vietnam War vet-eran Nov. 20 by presentingmedals that the three Ham-ilton County soldiersearned for their militaryservice.

The men or their fam-ilies requested Schmidt’shelp to obtain the militaryawards, which they hadneverreceived.Themedalswere presented by Schmidtduring a ceremony at herCincinnati office.

Schmidt helped obtainmedals for:

» The late John Dillman,aWorldWar II veteranwhogrew up in Clifton and wasliving in Norwood when in-ducted into the Army Aug.16, 1942;

»MarionPost ofSharon-ville, a veteran of the Kore-anWar;

»David Tatum of Shar-onville, a veteran of theVietnamWar.

Dillmanwas trained as acompany clerk and as asmall arms infantryman.He was in harm’s way dur-ing his entire overseas ser-vice,whichconsistedofoneyear, two months, and 27days.Hewashonorablydis-charged Jan. 14, 1946.

Schmidt presented toDonna Dillman, the daugh-ter of the late JohnDillman,the following awardsearned by her father: theBronze Star, the Good Con-duct Medal, the AmericanCampaignMedal, the Euro-pean-African-Middle East-ern CampaignMedal with atriple bronze star attach-ment (indicating participa-tion in threemajorconflictswith enemy forces), theWorld War II Victory Med-al, theCombat InfantrymanBadge, 1st Award, the Hon-orable Service Lapel But-ton forWorldWar II and theSharpshooter Badge withCarbine Bar/Rifle Bar.

Post entered active dutyservice March 27, 1953. Hewas assigned to the 8thArmy,U.S.28thTransporta-tion Truck Corps, whichwas stationed nine milesfrom Inchon, Korea. Hisprimary responsibility washauling fuel and ammuni-tion to the front lines. Cpl.Post was honorably dis-chargedMarch 3, 1955.

Schmidt presented Post

with the National DefenseService Medal, the KoreanServiceMedal and theUnit-ed Nations Service Medal.

Tatum was first induct-ed into the Army Dec. 21,1964.Hewas trained inmis-sile maintenance andworked on NIKE-Herculesmissiles.

He was honorably dis-charged in December 1967,but re-enlisted in March1968. Tatum was trained asa combat engineer anddemolition specialist. HewasassignedtoBravoCom-pany of the 326th Engineer-

ing,BattalionD, of the101stAirborne Division. Whendeployed to Vietnam, hewas constantly in harm’sway.Spec.4Tatumwashon-orably discharged March15, 1971.

Schmidt presented Ta-tumwith the Good ConductMedal, the Valorous UnitAward, the National De-fense Service Medal, theArmed Forces Expedition-aryMedal, theVietnamSer-viceMedal with two bronzestars (indicating participa-tion in two major conflictswith enemy forces), the

Combat InfantrymanBadge, 1st Award, the Re-public of Vietnam Cam-paign Ribbon with 1960 De-vice, the SharpshooterBadgewithMissileBar,Pis-tol Bar, and Rifle Bar, andthe Korea Defense ServiceMedal.

U.S. Rep. JeanSchmidt presentsmedals earned bythree HamiltonCounty veterans.From left: DonnaDillman, daughter ofthe late World War IIveteran John Dillman;David Tatum ofSharonville, a veteranof the VietnamWar;Schmidt, and MarionPost of Sharonville, aveteran of theKorean War. PROVIDED

Two Sharonville veterans receive medals


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The third annual Har-vest Festival at CentennialBarn Oct. 21 featured mu-

sic on two stages, Mr. Cow-pie’s Petting Zoo, magicianProfessor Bill Pryor, stilt

walkers, face painting,shopping at over 30 artsand craft vendors andtopped off by a pig roastwith all the trimmings.

The festival, at 110ComptonRoad,hasbecomea day of celebration at the115-year-old classic, brickbarn.

The featured pig roastwas a benefit for the Fran-ciscan Ministries, the or-ganizational group of thefollowing care services:Franciscans for the Poor,Haircuts from the Heart,Tamar’s Place, Our Lady ofthe Woods and CentennialBarn.

Built in1898, CentennialBarn was a working barnfor the Franciscan Sistersof the Poor. Completely up-dated and opened in 2010,the barn is a place for per-sonal and spiritual growthclasses, fund raisers, wed-dings, class reunions, andbusiness meetings, confer-ences and trainings.

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The Cincinnati Woman’sClub hosted the Sights,Sounds and Tastes of KoreaOct. 22.

Thisancient landwasfea-tured by the Travel Circle.

Newmember Janette Jonlectured about Korea, herhomeland. Korean-Ameri-cans Bobbie Reuter and Ja-nette Byoung Jon are thefirst Korean-Americanmembers in theCWC’shisto-ry. Both have been U.S. citi-zens for decades.

The event included:sights – ladies wearing au-thentic Korean gowns andexamples of Korean Lac-quer Ware, with inlay;sounds – Korean instrumen-tal and vocal music; andtastes – Korean sweets withtea, special menu selectionswith authentic Koreansauces (Korea House Res-taurant, in Montgomery, do-nated sauces) and Koreansweets for dessert.

A string trio of KoreanUniversity of CincinnatiCollege-Conservatory ofMusic students performedduring the pre-program tea.Musician Junghwa Leeplayed the Gayageum, Ko-rea’s traditional harp andoldest known string instru-ment. Soloist Ji Hyun Jang,CCM doctoral student, sangKorean music.

Janice Eby and JanetHuston chair the CincinnatiWoman's Club Travel Circle.Reuter is Janet Huston'smother.

Presenting approximate-ly 500 programs each year,the Cincinnati Woman’sClub, 330 Lafayette Ave. inClifton, has focused on edu-cating its members andworking to make GreaterCincinnati a better placesince 1894.

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Janet Huston (Hyde Park) and her mother Bobbie Reuter (Blue Ash), both CWCmembers, pose beside colorfully-clad Meeja Kim. PROVIDED

Program presenter and CWC member Janette Byoung Jon(West Chester Township) with Junghwa Lee, who treatedthe ladies to the strains of the Gayageum, a Koreanstringed instrument. PROVIDED

These colorful Koreandresses were proudlyworn by CincinnatiWoman's Clubmember JanetHuston (Hyde Park);Junghwa Lee,musician; Ji HyunJang, soloist. andJanette Byoung Jon(West ChesterTownship), CWCmember and programpresenter. PROVIDED


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ed as a public service bythe office of HamiltonCounty Auditor DustyRhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are ap-proximate.

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

charged with offenses. This information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.To contact your local police department:

» Evendale, Chief Niel Korte, 563-2249.» Glendale, Chief Dave Warman, 771-7645 or 771-7882.» Sharonville, Chief Mike Schappa, 563-1147.» Springdale, Chief Mike Mathis, 346-5790.»Wyoming, Chief Gary J. Baldauf, 821-0141.

GLENDALEArrests/citationsWayne L. Shelley, 45, 1642Dewey St., Cincinnati, warrantfor failing to appear in Glen-dale Mayor's Court; Dec. 8.Kevin Farmer, 26, 2680 MontanaAve., Cincinnati, warrant forfailing to appear in GlendaleMayor's Court; Dec. 12.

Incidents/investigationsTheft100 block of West Sharon Ave-nue; rear window on parkedvehicle broken out; curtainsand floor mats removed fromthe trunk of the vehicle; esti-mated loss of $550; theft hap-pened sometime betweenmidnight and 7 a.m., Dec. 9.100 block of Annadale Lane;television taken from garage;theft happened sometimebetween 8 p.m. Dec.10 and 8p.m. Dec.12; garage was un-locked.

SHARONVILLEArrests/citationsCynthia Brock, 53, 10740 Wyscar-ver , domestic violence at 10740Wynscarver, Dec. 2.Amy Mitchell, 32, 1735 SuttonVe., operating vehicle intoxicat-ed at Reading and SharonRoad, Dec. 1.Kenneth Kirkland, 33, 3220Colerain Ave., operating vehicleintoxicated at 9942 MahamDrive, Dec. 3.Sanjar Muhtarov, 28, 1211 Syca-more Terrace, disorderly con-duct at 12105 Midpines, Dec. 1.Benji Manhattan, 24, 8809Galecrest, drug paraphernaliaat I 275, Dec. 1.Marvin Brown, 36, 1048 Groes-beck, drug abuse at 2301 E.Sharon, Nov. 29.Rubert Metts, 34, 1809 Dear-mand, possession at Red RoofInn, Nov. 29.John Anderson, 41, 3458 Broth-erton Road, operating vehicleintoxicated at I275, Nov. 29.Corey Sayler, 19, 3846 Bea-vercreek Circle, menacing at10857 Sharondale, Nov. 27.Russell Nowles, 45, 1847 HewittSt., drug parpheranlia at 412

Cambridge Drive, Nov. 28.Arnaldo Osorio-Lopez, 46, 1303Chesterdale, operating vehicleintoxicated at East KemperRoad, Nov. 25.Anthony Walker, 30, 11487Chester Road, drug possessionat 11457 Chester Road, Nov. 24.Troy Smith, 28, 1118 Rosemont,drug possession at Greenwoodand Chester, Nov. 23.Charles Proctor, 45, 6439 SniderRoad, operating vehicle intoxi-cated at 275 East, Nov. 22.Andrew Francois, 25, 11627Morrocco, possession at Bay-mont, Nov. 19.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultVictim struck at 1695 E. Kemper,Nov. 24.Victim struck at 11157 ChesterRoad, Nov. 29.Victim struck at 11157 ChesterRoad, Nov. 28.Criminal damagingVehicle window damaged at3853 Hauck Road, Nov. 27.Tires damaged at 2000 E. Kem-per, Nov. 23.Disorderly conductReported at Robindale, Nov. 28.Domestic violenceVictim reported at Hauck Road,Dec. 1.Victim reported at Wyscarver,Dec. 2.MenacingVictim threatened at 3254Kemper Road, Nov. 29.Passing bad checksReported at 1629 E Kemper, Nov.28.RobberyVictim reported at 4001Hauck

Road, Nov. 24.Theft$100 removed at 12045 LebanonRoad, Nov. 29.Merchandise valued at $1,700removed at 11985 LebanonRaod, Nov. 29.Wallet and contents of un-known value removed at 3Yorktown, Nov. 28.Computer valued at $1,500removed at 11275 Chester Road,Nov. 28.Computer valued at $1,100removed at 11320 Chester Road,Nov. 28.Gun and magazine valued at$500 removed at 359 Provi-dence Way, Nov. 27.Item valued at $100 removed at3505 Creek Road, Nov. 27.

SPRINGDALEArrests/citationsJordan Parker, 19, 11527 Fra-mingham Drive, theft, drugabuse at 11700 Princeton Pike,Nov. 30.Billy Schilling, 39, 415 Pierson,theft at 12105 Lawnview, Nov.30.Darian Tucker, 18, 12140 Brooks-ton Drive, theft at 11700 Prince-ton Pike, Nov. 30.Harold Chapman, 55, 1483Baymiller Walk, theft at 11700Princeton Pike, Nov. 29.Cartisha Fagan, 29, 3205 Col-erain Ave., theft at 900 KemperRoad, Nov. 28.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robberyVictim reported at 1205 Chester-wood Court, Dec. 1.

Breaking and enteringVictim reported at 871 ClearfieldLane, Nov. 30.Criminal damagingVictim reported at 11820 Ash-more Court, Nov. 27.Glass door damaged by a bb at609 Smiley, Nov. 25.DomesticVictim reported at Chesterdale,Dec. 1.Victim reported at 930 Chester-dale, Dec. 1.Victim reported at Oberlin, Nov.29.Victim reported at Chesterdale,Nov. 29.ForgeryVictim reported at 865 KemperRoad, Nov. 24.FraudVictim reported at 1044 Chester-dale Court, Nov. 28.TheftReported at 12064 SpringfieldPike, Nov. 24.$60 removed at 1340 KemperRoad, Nov. 30.Merchandise valued at $2,156removed at 11700 PrincetonPike, Nov. 29.$2,748 removed at 11700 Prince-ton Pike, Nov. 29.Merchandise and stereo valuedat $1,300 removed at 50 TriCounty, Nov. 27.Wallet and contents valued at$27 removed at 11700 PrincetonPike, Nov. 27.Xbox and controllers valued at$66 removed at 343 Bancroft,Nov. 26.$18 removed from wallet at 505Kemper, Nov. 25.Nickel valued at $125 removedat 1111 Springfield Pike, Nov. 25.$700 in tools removed at 900Kemper, Nov. 23.

WYOMINGArrests/citationsJuvenile, Oak Avenue, drugabuse and drug paraphernalia,Dec. 8.

Incidents/investigationsTheftUnlocked vehicle entered andwallet and cigarettes taken,West Hill Lane, Dec. 2.

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