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A horrible tragedy thatchanged the lives of a Hartwellfamily in June 2013 has mobili-zed a community that hashelped a mother pick up thepieces for herself and her threeyoung children.

Ornuma Ao‘s husband, Rich-ard Evans, was shot and killedon a summer during a robberyat his restaurant, Cosmic Pizza.His death left her alone, in aforeign country, with nofriends or family.

A neighbor who happened todrive past, as Evans fell to theground, stopped and called 911,then offered comfort to Ao(pronounced “O”) and her chil-dren, Jimmy, Zoey and Ashton.

That outreach continues to-day, and Ao’s circle of friendshas expanded beyond herneighborhood, to Wyoming,

where members of Ascensionand Holy Trinity Church, St.James of the Valley and Wyo-ming Presbyterian Churchhave filled every need, and thefamily had many.

Ao knew little English, andspoke little at all. Her husbandtook care of everything, fromfinances to grocery shopping.They went everywhere togeth-er, and homeschooled the chil-dren.

The neighbor who drovepast that day, Margot Madison,created a network to meet thefamily’s needs. She reached outto her fellow parishioners atAscension and Holy TrinityChurch, and a year and a halflater, they are still helping.

They helped her get herGreen Card, establishing per-manent U.S. residency. Theytaught her to drive. Theyhelped her maneuver the Sup-plemental Nutritional Assis-

tance Program (SNAP) and oth-er programs to help her carefor her children.

The two oldest, Jimmy andZoey, are enrolled at St. Jamesof the Valley, where an anony-mous donor has paid the chil-dren’s tuition.

Ashton attends preschool atAscension and Holy Trinity, en-abling Ao to work cleaninghouses to earn money for the

family. Community members pro-

vided legal services. Othersmake sure Ao and her childrenget to doctor appointments. An-other offered carpentry help tocomplete the half-finishedkitchen project Rich had beenworking on when he died.

All of this help came frompeople who didn’t know theyoung mother of three, who

didn’t even live in their neigh-borhood. She doesn’t go to theirchurch. But that didn’t matter.

Wyoming resident JeanieZoller, a former teacher andmember of the Wyoming Boardof Education, attends Ascen-sion and Holy Trinity Church.She offered to help Ao learnEnglish, visiting the Hartwell

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Jeanie Zoller, right, helps Ao Evans with her English skills, among other tasks that have helped Evans manage lifewithout her husband, Rich.

Strangersbecome keyto family’ssurvivalBy Kelly McBridekmcbride@communitypress.com

THE CARING NEVER STOPSWe asked, and you responded. In a big way.We asked if you knew someone who regularly embodies the spirit of

Neighbors Who Care – maybe they brought you food during an illness,or looked after your house while you were gone, or cleared your drive-way during snow, or helped pick up debris after a storm – or maybe theyjust provide a friendly face, or listen when you need to talk to someone.

We received almost 200 nominations from readers of our 16 Ohiopapers. We have picked some of the best stories and will highlight thesespecial people over the next few weeks. All nominees will be acknowl-edged during that time - even if by just a short mention.

Thanks to you, and to them, for making our holiday editions memora-ble.

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missioner since last summer,and Jane Tomcisin, who worksas director of environmentalhealth, will remain employed bySharonville until June 1.

The 50-year-old health de-partment was one of the ser-vices that set Sharonville apartfrom other communities in theCincinnati area. Only Spring-dale, Norwood and the city ofCincinnati staff health depart-ments independent of HamiltonCounty Public Health. That ser-vice brought emotional pleas tomembers of City Council as theelected officials prepared tovote Dec. 16.

Resident Les Rogers said thecity “can’t expect the same kindof performance” from HamiltonCounty.

Sharonville has joined 44 oth-er cities, villages and townshipsserved by Hamilton CountyPublic Health.

City Council voted Dec. 16 tocontract with Hamilton Countyfor most services provided bythe Sharonville Health Depart-ment, after an emotional meet-ing that nearly filled councilchambers.

About 75 residents, city staffmembers and public officials at-tended the City Council meet-ing, with many speaking in sup-port of or against the ordinancethat authorizes Safety ServiceDirector Jim Lukas to enter acontract with Hamilton County

Public Health for ongoing ser-vices to the city.

Those services will includeinspections for food safety, nui-sance abatement, swimmingpools, hotels/motels, schools andseptic sewage systems. Thecounty will also issue publichealth licenses.

Hamilton County will con-duct immunization clinics, fluclinics and disease investiga-tions, though the contract re-quires those clinics to be in Shar-onville. The city’s ChristmasFund and food pantry will re-main.

The city will pay HamiltonCounty $28,000 a year for healthservices, saving Sharonville anestimated $250,000, accordingto Mayor Kevin Hardman. The

contract takes effect Jan. 15.Sharonville will continue to

employ a part-time nurse, whowill provide home health visits,community health screenings,school-related health screen-ings and other duties. Thatnurse, Peggy Locasto, will serveunder the direction of Fire ChiefRalph Hammonds. Her title willbecome Residence Assistanceand Intervention Nurse.

Locasto is one of four currentemployees of the SharonvilleHealth Department. Adminis-trative clerk Jean Nelson hasbeen offered an administrativeposition in another departmentwithin the city.

Full-time staff membersMargaret Sheldon, who hasserved as interim health com-

Kathy Weisenberger askedCity Council members why thecity didn’t mail a letter to resi-dents, explaining the proposal.

City administrators did posta100-page analysis and explana-tion of the proposal to contractwith Hamilton County PublicHealth.

In an emotional address toCouncil, Weisenberger askedwhy residents weren’t given theopportunity to choose.

“You work for the citizensand need to let the public vote,”she said. “You have a closedmind.”

Tim Schmidt, who serves onthe Sharonville Board of Health,said board members were in-

Sharonville to join Hamilton County Public HealthBy Kelly McBridekmcbride@communitypress.com

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home twice a week, andexpanding her help todriving lessons and othertasks, such as writingchecks and paying bills.

That was 18 monthsago, and Zoller still visits,though a bit less oftennow, as Ao becomes moreindependent.

Zoller incorporated areal-life curriculum. Les-sons moved to the groce-ry, where they studiedmeasurement and talkedabout weights as they se-lected vegetables in theproduce department.

“We’d go to CVS and

talk about what the prod-ucts were, and what youcould use them for,” Zoll-er said of the drugstoremerchandise. “It builther vocabulary.”

There was no pay, nopraise. Zoller becameone of the pivotal volun-teers to the family’s sur-vival.

She referred to theBiblical verse Matthew25:40. “As you did it to theleast of these my broth-ers and sisters, you did itto me.”

“It really comes downto Matthew 25,” Zollersaid. “It was a calling. Itwas also somethingwhere I have these skills.I can help. I can fit in.”

And she did help, Aosaid.

“I never talked to peo-ple,” said Ao, a native ofThailand who was quietby nature and virtuallysilent in an English-speaking society, whereher husband did the talk-ing for her. “That meanseverything to me. Jeaniehelped me to speak moreclearly.

“Margot, she was firstperson to help me,” saidAo, who can understandbetter than she can speakEnglish. “She alwayscame all the time. Shetaught me a lot.

“I never go some-where without my hus-band,” she said of herpast. “If I did not havethem (now), I would bedead.

“They mean to me ev-

erything,” she said of thenetwork of volunteers.“If they not come, I can-not talk to you today.”

That continuous out-reach exemplifies themission of Ascension andHoly Trinity EpiscopalChurch: to put God’s loveinto action for a vital andgrowing faith communi-ty.

“It’s quite amazing,”the Rev. Eric Miller, rec-tor of Ascension and Ho-ly Trinity EpiscopalChurch, said.

“What they have doneis taken God’s love andhelped to share that withAo and her kids,” Millersaid. “They’re willing toextend beyond them-selves and share that lovewith others.”

You nominated these NeighborsWho Care:

Chief Dave Warman and BevRieckhoff, GlendaleNominated by P.O. Stephen P. Cordes“Both Chief Warman and Mrs. Rieck-hoff have been instrumental incaring for those in need in the com-munity. There have been numerousarticles in the Community Pressabout both of them. They are stillworking hard in the communitycollecting school supplies, food atThanksgiving and gathering presentsso that families in need in Glendaleare able to have an enjoyable Christ-mas.”

CHIEF DAVE WARMAN,GLENDALENominated by Beverly Rieckhoff“Chief Warman identified thatseveral families in the Village ofGlendale needed help to provide fortheir children and started the Glen-dale Needy Family Fund. Our resi-dents, businesses and organizationssupport the Glendale Needy FamilyFund, and help throughout the year.This is the 14th year for the GlendaleAdopt A Family program and covers28 families within the Glendalecommunity needing help to givetheir children basics, clothing, andspecial gifts for the Christmas holi-day.“The ‘Back to School Supply Drive’was started in 2010, and providesnew backpacks filled with schoolsupplies for75 children. The GlendaleRestaurant Week began in 2013, andproceeds benefit the Back To SchoolDrive to provide clothing and shoesfor the neediest children.“Chief Warman is dedicated tomaking sure that the GlendaleNeedy Family Fund provides forthese families and continues to make

a difference in their children’s lives. ChiefDave Warman has the respect of theresidents of the Village of Glendale, andthe gratitude of those of us who servebeside him.”

ZOLA BEGLEY, SHARONVILLENominated by Rita Robertson“She is a wonderful example of neigh-borly love. Her daily, weekly, monthlyacts of kindness include cutting lawnsfor others unable to do this for them-selves, raking leaves, returning garbagecans to the back yards, cleaning thesewer grates of leaves and debris (whenneeded) and also her compassion forothers exhibited by grocery shopping,helping whenever needed and giving aboost to the spirits of those who are inneed by bringing flowers to brightentheir day.”

RICK AND JUDY MARSHALL,WYOMINGNominated by Jane Winkler“I have the good fortune of living nextdoor to Rick and Judy Marshall on SherryRoad in Wyoming. I moved there sixyears ago to downsize a year after myhusband died. To say I struggle with theoutside of the house is an understate-ment. To my surprise and delight, Rickand Judy have performed numerous actsof kindness during the years.“Early on Rick cleaned out my gutterswhen I was out of town. While I wasaway for an evening Judy, who’s anexcellent gardener, surprised me byplanting some annuals that had beensitting on my porch. On a very icy daylast winter, I came home to the ice hav-ing been removed from my driveway.Even Brock, Judy and Rick’s 20-year-oldson, knocked on my door one evening toget a shovel so he could help remove thesnow from my driveway. He’s alsohelped numerous times in finding myescape artist Beagle, Millie, who loves tochase squirrels and rabbits.“Then there were the times when I

needed help with my car and refrig-erator and Rick was there. I could goon and on, but I think you get thepicture: Rick and Judy are neighborswho care and I’m very lucky to benext door to them.”

DAVID BURTON, WYOMINGNominated by Meredith Burton“David lives in the Edges of Wyo-ming. A lot of the residents who livehere are older and sometimes needhelp for various reasons.“For example, a neighbor may needhelp with some odd jobs in theirhome and ‘Mr. Fixit Dave’ comes tothe rescue! A lot of the time Davidsees where something needs to befixed and he just goes to work andtakes care of the problem. Variousmailboxes in our community haveneeded fixing, David obtains thematerials and has fixed latches anddoors on mailboxes, and hasstraightened crocked ones.“There have been times when aneighbor hasn't been able to cleartheir driveway of snow. Withoutanyone asking David has clearedtheir driveway and sidewalk whilesnow blowing his own. “David is in charge of the landscapecommittee in our community. Heworks with the contractors to makesure the entrance is well maintained. He adds welcoming decorations tothe front entrance each winter,spring and fall. In addition to all thathe does outside of his home, hemaintains the beauty and cleanlinessin his own home, as well as groceryshopping and cooking!“Davis is indeed the most generousand unselfish person I know. He isindeed "a neighbor who cares.” Healways puts others before himself. Ishould know because I have beenwith David for nearly 49 years.”

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formed less than a weekprior that city administra-tors had contacted Spring-dale, to discuss whether itwould be possible to mergethe two health depart-ments.

“You had already decid-ed the health departmentwould be gone,” Schmidtsaid to the mayor and elect-ed officials.

Hardman said the cityhad ruled out a mergerwith Springdale.

“At best, we would see a$67,000 savings per year,”the mayor said. “Spring-dale has some flaws and Iwould have concerns aboutgetting into bed withthem.”

Sheldon presented anemail she had sent to Nor-wood Health Commission-er Frank Perrino, askingthat city to consider amerger with Sharonville.

Perrino responded byemail, saying the issuewould be placed on theBoard of Health agenda

for its Jan. 12 meeting. Former Councilwoman

Janey Kattelman ad-dressed the dais where sheused to sit, acknowledgingthe difficult decision withwhich the elected officialswere faced, but defendingthe health department.

“I feel like we’re givingin to the county,” Kattel-man said.

“I know each of you willhave a hard time in No-vember,” she said of theupcoming election, and thepossible reaction of voters.“I’m sorry you put us inthis position. We couldhave done better, thoughtlonger, and tried for a bet-ter compromise.

“It will be a shame tolose our health depart-ment,” she said. “It’s notjust the money, but what itrepresents to the commu-nity. It’s more than just aflu shot; it represents helpto the city, to the residentsof the city.

“Especially when it’sless than 1 percent of thebudget,” Kattelman said.“The people of Sharonvillehave the right to decidewhat’s done with theirhealth department.”

City employee Mark Le-men echoed the value thatSharonville’s Health De-partment brought, sharinga story of his wife’s grand-mother, who has receivednursing services throughthe city.

“Look at this more per-sonally than just the num-bers,” Lemen said.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

TRI-COUNTYPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, rmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134

‘Play’ acting

Bethany School second-graders Katie Maurer and Erik Oman present their part of acommercial for No Chores, Yes Toys! - their imaginary toy store for colonial times. Thecommercial was presented during the annual Colonial Jeopardy game in which studentspit their knowledge against that of their parents. Second-grade is taught by Angela Belland Katie Vaughn.

Bethany SchoolBethany School kin-

dergartners had a busymorning when the gin-gerbread baby they hadsent to the oven for bak-ing escaped and led themon a wild chase all overcampus.

He was finally discov-ered in the head ofschool’s office – he was introuble for running in thehall.

EvendaleElementary School

» Students at Even-dale Elementary had theprivilege of doing someholiday shopping fortheir family and friends.The PTA sponsored thegift shop and also assist-ed students in need withcertificates so they couldpurchase gifts.

SharonvilleElementary School

» Sharonville Ele-mentary School studentsand staff celebrated theschool’s 16th annual Ren-aissance dinner, dressingin period costumes andfeasting in the King’sdining hall.

Saint GabrielConsolidated School

» Saint Gabriel Con-solidated School hostedits annual Primary Sci-ence Night for studentsin grades one to three.The theme for this yearwas “Case #1225: TheCase of the ChristmasCookie Mystery.”

Students participatedin various science activ-ities to help solve themystery. Fingerprintingand handwriting analy-sis, examining feet andteeth impressions, hairfiber analysis and a quicklesson in Morse Codewere just some of theexperiments that ouryoung detectives per-formed in order to gatherthe incriminating evi-dence for Mrs. Claus.

Science teachers atSGCS, along with eighth-grade student volunteers,were on hand to explainthe methods used and theresults obtained.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO CARLA SHROYER

Joshua Williams, Connor Curran and Natalie Williams performi a “Romeo andJuliet” scene at the Sharonville Renaissance dinner.

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St. Gabriel third-grader Jared Busam looks through a microscope at theschool’s science fair.

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Evendale Elementary PTA volunteers are busy wrapping gifts that thestudents purchased at the annual gift shop.

THANKS TO CARLA SHROYER

Sharonville fifth-grader Claire Sunderman, Principal Kasi Jordan,fourth-graders Ja’Naysha Lewis and Connor Curran as they prepare for the16th annual Renaissance dinner and entertainment in the King’s Dining Hall.

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Kindergarten students from Stacy Broenner’s class at Evendale Elementarypatiently wait for their gifts to be wrapped by a PTA parent volunteer.

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Holiday shoppers Raheim Collier, Emma Ralston and Maggie Gruber are allsmiles as they hold up some of the items available at the EvendaleElementary Gift Shop.

THANKS TO SCOTT BRUCE

Kathy Poto's class checks out surveillance monitors to see if they can see thegingerbread baby running across campus. Kindergarten is taught by Kathyand Carolyn Lanenga.

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Fourth-grade students Lliam Pennington and Xavier Terrell from VinceCollopy’s class hold up a few items that they are considering to purchase tocomplete their holiday shopping.

Ursuline Academy announced that117 students have earned membership inthe National Honor Society, and were in-ducted in a ceremony at Ursuline’s BeslTheater Oct. 21.

Students with at least a 3.5 GPA are in-vited to apply, and then earn member-ship after a selection committee of Ursu-line Faculty members reviews their ap-plications. Induction is based on the fourpillars of the National Honor Society:scholarship, service, leadership, andcharacter.

The Ursuline Chapter officers, co-presidents Anna Hecht ‘15 of Mason andJane Klaus ‘15 of Glendale, secretaryJessica Geraci ‘15 of Loveland, and trea-surer Katherine Edmondson ‘15 ofSymmes Township, led the candle light-ing service.

New local members include: AmyBrokamp, Kelly Cameron, Monica Dor-noff, Jane Honerlaw, Sydney Lofquist,Kirsten Lucas and Grace Schlaack.

Ursuline National Honor Society inducts new members

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Ursuline Academy’s National Honor Societyofficers, from left: Katherine Edmondson,Jessica Geraci, Jane Klaus and Anna Hecht.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 25Dining EventsChristmas Holiday Menu,noon to 6 p.m., La PetiteFrance, 3177 Glendale MilfordRoad, Three-course menu.$44.95, $15 ages 5-12. 733-8383;www.lapetitefrance.biz. Even-dale.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday in Lights, 6-9 p.m.,Sharon Woods, 11450 LebanonRoad, Drive-through outdoorlights and themed figuresdisplay. Through Dec. 31. $13per car. Presented by GreatParks of Hamilton County.769-0393; www.holidayinlight-s.com. Sharonville.

FRIDAY, DEC. 26Exercise ClassesSmall Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Session coverschallenges in strength, stability,balance, core and metabolictraining. Ages 18 and up. $115per month. Registration re-quired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

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

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke With Wendell, 8 p.m.,DJ’s Sports Tavern, 380 Glenspr-ings Drive, Karaoke and danc-ing. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Wendell’s Ka-raoke. 771-0888; www.pay-neentertainment.com. Spring-dale.

Music - BluesChuck Brisbin & COLD Tuna, 9p.m. to 1 a.m., Wolfman’sTavern, 204 Mill St., Free. 761-2915; www.chuckbrisbinmus-ic.com. Lockland.

On Stage - ComedyMike Cody and Gabe Kea, 8p.m., 10:30 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 MarketPlace Lane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, DEC. 27Community Dance

Skirts and Shirts SquareDance Club, 7:30-10 p.m., JohnWesley United MethodistChurch, 1927 W. Kemper Road,Western Style Square DanceClub for experienced squareand round dancers. Plus levelsquares and up to phase IIIround dancing. $5. Presentedby Southwestern Ohio/North-ern Kentucky Square DancersFederation. Through Dec. 31.929-2427; www.sonksdf.com.Springfield Township.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’sHealth Smart, 7400 Montgo-mery Road, Peachy Seidendiscusses nutrition and healthwhile preparing two delicious,simple and easy meals. Ages 18and up. $30. Registrationrequired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

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

Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m. to mid-night, Tony’s Steaks and Sea-food, 12110 Montgomery Road,Free. 677-1993; www.tonysof-cincinnati.com. Symmes Town-ship.

On Stage - ComedyMike Cody and Gabe Kea, 8p.m., 10:30 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post, 6948Plainfield Road, Visit adoptioncenter and volunteer with catsor take one home (adoptionfee). Through Jan. 3. 984-6369;www.thescratchingpost.org.Silverton.

Dream House Rescue, noon to5 p.m., PetSmart Springdale,11741 Princeton Pike, Adopt-able pets available. Free. Pre-sented by Dream House Rescue.375-9517. Springdale.

SUNDAY, DEC. 28Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, 1150 W.Galbraith Road, Lower level.

Chair exercise and Leslie San-sone’s low-impact, indoor,aerobic workout. Free. 324-6173. Springfield Township.

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

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

On Stage - ComedyMike Cody and Gabe Kea, 8p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

MONDAY, DEC. 29Community DanceUnicorners Singles SquareDance Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Trinity Lutheran Church, 1553Kinney Ave., ExperiencedWestern-style square dancersand round dancers. Singles andcouples welcome. $5. Presentedby Southwestern Ohio/North-ern Kentucky Square DancersFederation. 929-2427. MountHealthy.

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

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

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

TUESDAY, DEC. 30EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, $25.

615-2827. Sharonville.

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

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

Literary - Story TimesPreschool Storytime, 10:30-11a.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Books,songs, activities and more,while building early literacyskills. For preschoolers and theircaregivers. Ages 3-6. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.

Book Break, 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Children’slibrarian reads aloud fromsome favorite books. Makecraft to take home. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31Community DanceSkirts and Shirts SquareDance Club, 8 p.m. to mid-night New Year’s Eve Dance.,John Wesley United MethodistChurch, $5. 929-2427;www.sonksdf.com. SpringfieldTownship.

Dining EventsNew Year’s Eve Dinner, 9 p.m.to 1 a.m., Parkers Blue AshTavern, 4200 Cooper Road,Includes music by Jeff Henry.891-8300; www.parkersblueash-.com. Blue Ash.

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

Holiday - New Year’sNew Years Eve Party, 6:30p.m. to midnight, EmbassySuites Blue Ash, 4554 LakeForest Drive, Blue Ash Ball-room. One two-room suite.Manager’s reception (cocktailsand snacks). Chef’s premiercuisine buffet and carvingstations. Hosted cocktails,dancing with DJ, cooked-to-order breakfast next day andlate check out. Ages 21 and up.$349. Reservations required.

981-3752. Blue Ash.

THURSDAY, JAN. 1Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

SportsAlabama vs. Ohio State:Sugar Bowl GameDay WatchParty, 8:30 p.m., FirehouseGrill, 4785 Lake Forest Drive,Join other Alabama fans forfood, drink, door prizes and50/50 drawing. Free. Presentedby CrimsonAti. 937-205-7916.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, JAN. 2On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,8410 Market Place Lane, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy-.com. Montgomery.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Peachy’sHealth Smart, $30. Registrationrequired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoption Day, noon to 4p.m., The Scratching Post,984-6369; www.thescratching-post.org. Silverton.

SUNDAY, JAN. 4Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, Free. 324-6173. Springfield Township.

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

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., Week-ly venue of live acoustic folk,Americana, bluegrass, androots music. Scheduled perfor-mances begin at 7 p.m. In-formal song circle jam starts at5:30 p.m. Open mic every firstand third Sunday. Free tomembers. Donations welcomefrom non-members. Presentedby Queen City Balladeers.399-7227; www.qcballadeer-s.org. Mount Healthy.

On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy-.com. Montgomery.

MONDAY, JAN. 5EducationActing Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center,$25. 615-2827. Sharonville.

TUESDAY, JAN. 6Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Senior CitizensMedicare Seminar, 2-3 p.m.,Triple Creek Retirement Com-munity, 11230 Pippin Road, Onemore chance to change fromMedicare Advantage plan toMedicare Supplement and PartD. Join Ginger Raby in learningabout insurance options youhave until Feb. 14. For seniors.Free. Reservations required.851-0601; www.triplecreekre-tirement.com. Colerain Town-ship.

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A three-course Christmas holiday menu will be served from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, at La Petite France, 3177 Glendale Milford Road. Cost is $44.95, or $15 for ages 5 to 12. Call 722-8383,or visit www.lapetitefrance.biz.

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I wanted to wish each of youa blessed holiday season, re-

gardless of howyou celebrate.

This littlepearl of wisdomsays it all: Re-member to focuson blessings, andput burdens inGod’s hands.That’s wherethey belong,anyway. Content-ment is not the

fulfillment of what you desire,but the realization of how muchyou already have.

Easy potato latkes forHanukkah

The secret? Drain all mois-ture out of the frozen hashbrowns and add a bit of bakingpowder.

1 generous pound frozenhash brown potatoes, thawedand drained

Minced onion to taste - Iused 1/2 of a small onion

2 eggs, lightly beaten2 tablespoons flour1/2 teaspoon baking pow-

derSalt and pepperMix everything together. Put

1/4 cup mounds of latke mixturein skillet coated with oil andheated, flattening out moundswith spatula. Fry until goldenbrown on each side.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen:Swap frozen for fresh shreddedpotatoes, drained well.

Shaker friendship soupin a jar

A healthful and much appre-ciated gift for holiday giving.You can also pack in a baggie,tied with ribbon or raffia. Astudent favorite.

Layer soup mix in quart jarin order given:

1/2 cup dried split peas1/3 cup beef bouillon gran-

ules1/4 cup pearl barley - I like

quick cooking1/2 cup lentils1/4 cup dried minced onion2 teaspoons Italian sea-

soning mixed with 1 teaspoongarlic salt and 1 teaspoonpepper

1/2 cup rice, either brownor white

Put in plastic baggie ormake pouch of:

1/2 cup very small pastaRecipe:Soup mix1-1/4 to 1-1/2 pounds lean

ground beef1-1/2 quarts water1-1/2 quarts beef broth plus

more if needed28 oz. diced tomatoesGarnish: Shredded cheese

Set pasta pouch aside. Filmbottom of pot with olive oil andbrown beef. Add water, broth,tomatoes and soup mix. Bringto a boil. Reduce heat; coverand simmer about 30 minutes.Add pasta and cover and sim-mer another 15-20 minutes oruntil pasta, peas, lentils andbarley are tender. Adjust forseasonings. Ladle into bowlswith garnishes and serve.Serves 8-10.

Readers want to knowabout: Chia Seeds

This time of year you see allsorts of clay items sproutingChia seeds. You can’t eat theChia greens that sprout fromthem. But you can buy Chiaseeds at the grocery for con-sumption. These miniature

black seeds are mostly flavor-less, but add a nice texture tosalads and soups.

Good for you:A single serving of chia

seeds provides a hefty dose ofantioxidants, protein, fiber,zinc, iron, and omega-3 fats-—for only 140 calories. Chia’shigh dose of omega-3s can helpreduce inflammation, treat orprevent anxiety and depression,and even slow the aging proc-ess. You don’t have to grind chiato reap the maximum benefits,and the seeds don’t spoil quick-ly, making them much moreconvenient than flaxseed.

How to eat them:Sprinkle chia seeds on cere-

al, yogurt, salads, pasta, what-ever! The seeds form a gelwhen mixed with liquid, so

they’re great for thickeningsmoothies, salad dressings, andsoups.

Sprouting your own:Yep, you can do that. Just

place in a glass canning jar andpunch holes in the lid. Pour athin layer of Chia seeds in thejar and add water to cover.Drain excess water - theyshould be moist but not swim-ming in water. Turn jar on itsside and place in sunny window.Change water and turn jar ev-ery 2 days. After several days,seeds will sprout.

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A publication of

Dec. 17 questionWhat is the best Christmas

or holiday present you evergave? What is the best pre-sent you ever received?

“On Dec 10,1981, I re-ceived a kidney and pancre-as transplant. The bestChristmas gift ever. BTWthey are both still function-ing.”

Linda Bingham

“Best given: A home-made teddy bear for a childwhose name I’ll never know.I sat up half the night work-ing on it so he/she wouldhave a gift the next day atschool. I am the one who re-ceived the blessing!

“Best received: Christ-mas 1959 I received themost beautiful baby dollfrom my aunt and uncle. Ohthe anticipation becausethere was a ‘Do Not OpenUntil Dec. 25th’ sticker onthe box and I dared not dis-obey it! I still have that dolltoday along with preciousmemories that include mymother sewing a wholewardrobe for said doll fromscraps where she made ourclothing!”

Juanita Locke Hogg

“The best received: Afew years ago we were real-ly struggling to make endsmeet and a friend of minethat I didn’t even know verywell surprised us with amonth’s worth of groceries.

“Best given: This year Iam surprising my husbandwith custom-made shirtsfor a business he is startingin honor of his father whopassed away almost threeyears ago. To add to the spe-cialness of it on a personallevel, Christmas is hard forus without his dad here andwas the last good times weall had with him. He’s gonnabe really touched and I’m soexcited to get these for himin support of his dream ofowning his own business!”

Ashleigh Wilson

“My best gift was a fewyears ago when my son whowas stationed at an outpostin Afghanistan was able tocome home for the holidays.No small feat consideringwhat all he had to do to getback into civilization.”

Bonnie Kirby Cronin

“I think what I gave andwhat I received were thesame gift. I was teachinghigh school freshmen. Weadopted a soldier’s familyfor the holidays. My stu-dents were poor. They didn’thave very much them-selves, but they made itemsfor this family. They gavethem beautiful cards andshared their own struggles.Later the family with thesoldier came to visit theclass. It was amazing towatch my students reachoutside of themselves tobring others joy when Iknew they were struggling.And it was an incredibleblessing to have my stu-dents get to meet the peoplewhose lives they hadtouched. By far my proud-est teaching moment andbest holiday gift.”

Carrie Cox

“My best gift given is ev-ery year, as I did today,when I can help out someoneand make their Christmas alittle easier on them. Bestgift ever received was prob-ably the year I got my firstMac. Total surprise.”

Julee Ellison

“My brother and I do‘secondhand Christmas’where we have a $15 limit,but everything has to comefrom a thrift shop. We’veeach found really awesomegifts doing this, but my fa-vorite gift for him was a po-go stick I found at Goodwillfor $10. It was seriouslygreat and no one died oreven hurt themselves a lit-tle bit while using it.”

Stephanie Salmons

“Anything handmade.Those are the best memo-ries.”

Jo Ann Stogsdill-Owens

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat do you consider themost significant event of 2014- either internationally, na-tionally, locally or personally?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to via email.Send your answers tormaloney@communitypress.comwith Ch@troom in the subject line.

Preeminent film and theaterdirector, producer, actor andcomedian Mike Nichols diedlast month, just after his 83rdbirthday.

Having won four EmmyAwards, a Grammy and nine

Tony Awards, heleft a big foot-print in the en-tertainmentfield. Glendale’sJack AndrewCook is proud tohave studiedunder Nicholsfrom whom helearned hisskills as a direc-tor.

Jack sentwords of praise about Nichols:“He was a three-time BAFTAAward winner. His other honorsinclude the 1999 Lincoln CenterGala Tribute, the 2001 NationalMedal of Arts, Kennedy CenterHonors in 2003 and the AFI LifeAchievement Award in 2010.His films garnered a total of 42Oscar nominations. Personally,Mike taught me many thingsabout filming, most of all, long-er shots and less cuts. Don’t tellyour actors what to think, givethem things to do and hire peo-ple that know how to do theirjobs well. My favorite quotefrom Mike is: ‘A movie is like aperson; you either trust it or youdon’t.’

“Mike founded The NewActors Workshop and taught me(”Boston,” Parks and Recrea-tion”) in New York. Manu Tupou(”Hawaii Five-O,” “A ManCalled Horse”) founded theAmerican Repertory Companywhere Santino Ramos (”Agent88,” “Payday”) studied underhis tutelage in Hollywood. Santi-no and I have come together toform Kings of the Screen tocarry the torch in a generationwhere this approach to the craftis not represented, and to pre-serve an art form that must notdie but live on in a new genera-tion and wherever technologytakes the future.

The root of our connection togreat film making of the pastfollows the lineage back to,arguably, the greatest actingteacher of all time, Lee Strasb-erg. Strasberg is famous for“The Method” acting style, andfor founding The Actor’s Studio

where he trained actors such asMarlon Brando, Marilyn Mon-roe, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro,Harvey Keitel, Ellen Burstyn,Manu Tupou and Mike Nichols.The last two names of thatabridged list each started hisown group, carrying on ‘TheMethod’ tradition with theirown enhancements to, andteachings of, the great master.”

Kings of the Screen is a filmdevelopment and productioncompany, establishing a brandthat is a throwback to classicmotion picture making with thestyle and flavor of the newworld and digital age. Jack andhis team learned their stylefrom Nichols. He wants to ded-icate his film making to him andmake sure Mike’s legacy andtechnique live on.

Jack is producer/director forhis own film, “The Private Eye,”

the first project on the Kings ofthe Screen slate. The life ofprivate eye Mort Madison isspiraling downward when abeguiling, slightly familiarwoman hires him for his mostunusual case. Eric Roberts, whostudied with Tupou, has joinedthe cast as Edmund, a pivotalcharacter, who provokes Madi-son to reflect on his life whilemomentarily incarcerated. “ThePrivate Eye” is a comedic crimedrama set in a neo-noir style inmodern day Los Angeles. Formore information on “The Pri-vate Eye” go to IMDb or king-softhescreen.com.

Evelyn Perkins writes a regular col-umn about people and events in theTri-County Press area. Send items forher column to 10127 Chester Road,Woodlawn, 45215, or call her directlyat 772-7379.

Hollywood legend inspiresGlendale native

Evelyn PerkinsCOMMUNITY PRESSCOLUMNIST

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The famed and talented Mike Nichols poses with his protégé Jack Cook.

The City of Sharonville isexcited to begin a new era ofproviding public health ser-vices to our residents and busi-nesses.

By contracting serviceswith Hamilton County PublicHealth and maintaining a city-employed nurse, we will:

1, continue providing thepersonalized care the seniorsand poorer members of ourcommunity have come to ex-pect from us;

2, obtain the award-winningexpertise of HCPH, and

3, do so in the most fiscallyresponsible way available.

It is encouraging that Shar-onville’s city council, after anexhaustive review of my ad-ministration’s proposal, listen-ing to the concerns of the pub-lic and examining other op-tions for providing these ser-vices, decided to begin this

promisingpartnership.

In January,our publichealth nursewill be newly-titled a resi-dent assis-tance and in-terventionnurse (RAIN).Reporting toour fire chief

(and eventually operating outof our main fire station), ourRAIN will serve the residentsof our community by providinghome health care visits, attend-ing senior citizen’s meetings,conducting health screeningsfor local schools, and coor-dinating the activities of theSharonville Christmas Fundand food pantry. Immunizationclinics, flu clinics and diseaseinvestigation duties will be

part of our contract withHCPH. However, our contractprovides these clinics will takeplace in the City of Sharonvilleper the request of our resi-dents.

Second, the employees ofHCPH have proven to me thatthey operate an organizationthat excels in the provision ofhealth services. Through re-peated discussions with citiesthat contract with and villagesand townships that are servedby Hamilton County PublicHealth, we have heard nothingbut praise for their customerservice and knowledge.

Most recently, a jury ofleading environmental healthofficials and public healthsanitarians awarded HCPHwith the Samuel J. CrumbineConsumer Protection SafetyAward. This is a testament tothe department’s ability to

educate and enforce within ourbusiness community for thesafety of those who eat andvisit Sharonville. It would beremiss not to note that the vastmajority of these services willbe provided to our businesscommunity at a reduced costfrom our city’s current feeschedule.

Third, this partnership willresult in a significant reduc-tion in the costs that our gener-al fund undertakes to providethese same services alone. Ourgeneral fund subsidy of healthservices will reduce by almost$250,000 a year. The sole iden-tified change in service, in sixmonths of study, has been thepotential inability for unsched-uled, walk-in flu shots andchild vaccinations.

Providing a service that canbe obtained by a half-a-dozenprivate entities within a mile

of our City Hall cannot justifythe expenditure of an addition-al quarter-of-a-million dollars ayear. In a time when local gov-ernments are inundated withnew mandates (like accredita-tion of local health depart-ments) and continue to sufferlosses in revenue by state ac-tions, providing services withmaximum efficiency is crucialto long-term stability.

I hope that you will join mein welcoming HCPH into theSharonville family. By combin-ing the personal strengths ofour community and our RAINto the already exceptionalservices of HCPH, Sharonvillewill continue to be a model ofprogress for our region andour state.

Kevin Hardman is mayor of Shar-onville.

Health department changes best for Sharonville

KevinHardmanCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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TRI- COUNTYPRESSEditor: Melanie Laughman, mlaughman@communitypress.com, 513-248-7573

Ken Weber was askedwhat his reaction wouldbe if somebody suggest-

ed his field goal that beat Moell-er, 13-12, 36 years ago might bethe most important single playin Princeton High School foot-ball history.

“I’d probably laugh,” hesaid, sitting at a table in hisEvendale home.

Then he did.As much as he tries to down-

play it, there’s no gettingaround the strength of the casefor Weber’s 37-yard field goaland the drive that led up to it asbeing the turning point for aViking program that went on towin the 1978 Class AAA – the Di-vision I of the era – state cham-pionship and two more in thenext nine seasons.

Gary Nagel, the junior quar-terback who led the game-win-ning drive, believes it. He’swondered what might’ve hap-pened if they hadn’t been ableto pull off what, at the time, wasconsidered to be perhaps theupset of the decade.

“I have thought about that,really,” he said. “You think, ifone of those passes is intercept-ed, you never get there. Person-ally, it changed my life. Thememories of the teammatesand what we did together madeit different.”

Moeller, which opened itsdoors in 1960, went into the sec-ond game of 1978 riding a 37-game winning streak that hadproduced three consecutivestate championships. The Ger-ry Faust-coached Crusadershad strung together five con-secutive undefeated regularseasons and dominated the an-nual neighborhood series withPrinceton, winning 11 of the 13games the two teams hadplayed since first meeting in1965.

Princeton hadn’t beaten theGreater Catholic League-Cru-saders since 1972, which alsowas the first year the Ohio HighSchool Athletic Associationsponsored a postseason foot-ball tournament. One teamfrom each of four regions inthree divisions – a total of 12 –qualified for the playoffs basedon the Harbin computer rat-ings, and the Vikings qualifiedbased mainly on their win overMoeller.

They went on to beat peren-nial state poll-champion Mas-sillon Washington in the semifi-nals, a victory long-timePrinceton coach Pat Mancusosaid even in retirement stillwas the most satisfying of hiscareer.

“It was great for Princetonand great for Southwest Ohio,”Mancuso, a member of the OhioHigh School Football CoachesAssociation Hall of Fame, toldthe Enquirer after announcinghis retirement as coach in 1996.“That got us over the hump.People started to notice whatwas happening down here.”

Princeton lost the next fivegames against Moeller, a slumpthat reached bottom with a 35-7Crusader romp in 1977 atPrinceton.

“We were the visiting teambecause Moeller didn’t have ahome field,” recalled Weber, abackup kicker in his junioryear. “(High school All-Ameri-ca linebacker) Bob Crablestuck the quarterback on an op-

tion and caused a fumble andpicked it up and ran it back Ithink 60 yards for a touchdown.First quarter. That was it. Itwas downhill from there.”

Despite Moeller’s domi-nance in the series, the caliberof the two programs and thetwo teams’ familiarity witheach other helped make the an-nual game against Princetonremain among the highlights ofevery regular season.

“It was like a classic David-and-Goliath,” Nagel said.“Moeller hadn’t lost in like fouryears. They had twice as manyplayers as us. It’s not like wewere ragtag, but a lot of guys Iplayed youth football with wentto Moeller.”

“That was THE game in Cin-cinnati,” Weber said. “Backthen, it was huge.”

Both teams were 1-0 goinginto the 1978 game, played onFriday, Sept. 15, again atPrinceton. Moeller, rankedNo. 1 in the Enquirer’s coaches’poll, was coming off a sloppy28-15 win at Findlay while thethird-ranked Vikings hadtrounced Centerville, 40-20.

Weber, a right-footed soccer-style kicker, gave Princeton a3-0 lead with a 24-yard fieldgoal in the first quarter. Seniorrunning back Ken Roundtree,who would go on to be named tothe Associated Press ClassAAA first-team all-state squad,

expanded the lead to 10-0 with a10-yard touchdown run in thesecond quarter.

The Crusaders mounted acomeback after halftime withtwo third-quarter touchdowns.Dave Thurkill scored on a one-yard run, but a two-point con-version pass failed, leavingPrinceton with a 10-6 lead.Moeller took a 12-10 lead with a69-yard touchdown pass fromsenior quarterback LarryGates to senior tight end TonyHunter, who also would benamed first-team all-state.

Princeton thwarted anothertwo-point conversion attempt,

and Moeller took a 12-10 leaddeep into the fourth quarter.

The Vikings caught a breakwhen Moeller, which lost sixfumbles in its win over Findlay,mishandled a punt attempt thatwas recovered by the Vikingson their own 37-yard line with1:55 left on the clock.

Moving east to west – fromthe Interstate 75 end of the fieldtoward the Chester Road end –Princeton methodically droveinto scoring position. Nagelcompleted third-down passesto Roundtree and senior widereceiver Robert King, but thekey play came on fourth-and-11

from Moeller’s 49-yard line.“A lot of it was a blur – cra-

zy,” Nagel recalled. “I still re-member the play. It was ‘Wag-gle Right.’ Essentially, whatthat was is I fake a handoff tothe right pivot and fake a han-doff to the left, then roll out tothe right.

“The pass was high, but hejust made an incredible catch.He went way up in the air andmade a great catch, then fell onhis back. It was a huge play.”

The 15-yard connection gavePrinceton the ball at the 34-yard line. Nagel three toRoundtree for three yards andto King for 10 to the Crusader21-yard line.

Meanwhile, Weber was try-ing to stay loose on the Prince-ton sideline without benefit of apractice kicking net that now iscommonplace.

“I didn’t want to be aroundanybody,” said Weber, an engi-neer who walked-on for a yearat Purdue, where his holderwas – ironically – Gates. “I justwanted to be in my own world. Ididn’t need any added pres-sure.”

He trotted on to the field.Holder Bobby Borden set up onthe left hashmark at the 27-yard line. Scott Shardelow, whowould be named third-team all-state, was the center.

“Just concentrate,” Webersaid, describing what was go-ing through his mind. “Istepped it off, got ready for thesnap. A lot of people don’t know,but the snap was bad. Itbounced before it got there. Asa kicker, they tell you as soon asyou see the ball go through thecenter’s legs, you’re moving. Isaw it hit the ground, and I hadto do a stutter step. If you lookat the way the ball flew, I kind ofhad to lunge at it.”

Still, the kick behaved exact-ly as if the snap was clean,hooking just as expected by asoccer player and comfortablyclearing the crossbar with 13seconds left in the game.

“It was from the good hash,”Weber said. “Basically, as a soc-cer player, you’ve got a littletail on it. It was tailing the rightway.”

“It was unreal,” Nagel said.“I remember saying, ‘We (ex-pletive) did it.’ I was gettingcaught up in the whole moment.You think back now, being 16,you’re too young to be nervous.It was more fun.”

Princeton played only nineregular-season games thatyear, and Weber recalls thatqualifying for the region’s onlyplayoff spot remained ques-tionable until the last week ofthe season.

That wasn’t unprecedented.Wyoming, the defending ClassAA state champions, was unde-feated in 1978 and wasn’t able toamass enough computer pointsto even earn a shot at repeating.

The undefeated Vikingssqueezed in and then edgedSandusky, 13-11, in the semifi-nals on Friday, Nov. 17, at Day-ton’s Welcome Stadium to earna berth in the following Friday’sfinal against Berea, also playedin Dayton.

The 9-2 Braves led, 10-6, andwere driving for what mostlikely would have been a clinch-ing score when they fumbledand Borden fell on it at the Vik-ings’ 16-yard line.

Princeton used nine plays to

Field goal of dreams set Vikings’ title path

By Mark SchmetzerEnquirer contributor

MARK SCHMETZER FOR THE ENQUIRER

Ken Weber holds his 1978 Princeton High School state football championship plaque.

MARK SCHMETZER FOR THE ENQUIRER

This is a page from Ken Weber's Princeton High School senior yearbookabout the Vikings' historic football season, including a photo of hisgame-winning field goal against Moeller. (Photo by Robert Dickerson,Cincinnati Post)

MARK SCHMETZER FOR THE ENQUIRER

Princeton kicker Ken Weber’s 1978state championship ring.

See PRINCETON, Page B2

WYOMING — The 2014-15 girls basketball seasoncould be one of the mostchallenging for veterancoach Gerry Lackey. Con-sidered a preseason Cin-cinnati Hills League favor-ite, Wyoming High Schoollost a pair of talented, well-respected guards beforethey tipped off the season.

The biggest loss for thedefending CHL coach ofthe year was the defend-ing co-CHL player of theyear, Ashli O’Neal. Thepoint guard was theleague’s top scorer as asophomore and led theCowboys to a 22-2 record.

O’Neal is recoveringfrom a torn ACL and Wyo-ming hopes to have herback on the court in mid-January. The Cowboysalso lost Kayla Hamptonwho elected to focus onsoccer after being Lack-ey’s first sub off the benchas a freshman.

That leaves Lackey andassistant Lauren Gruberpatching the Cowboys to-gether until their play-maker returns.

“We only have two kidswith much varsity experi-ence (Emily Wadds andHaley Stewart),” Lackeysaid.

As a result, the 5-foot-11junior Stewart has movedfrom a forward position tooften playing the point andmuch of the scoring iscoming inside from the 5-foot-11 Wadds. The seniorhas responded by averag-ing a double-double in theearly games with a prettyrespectable shooting per-centage.

Against Woodward, shehad 24 points. Against abox-and-one and doubleteams by Cincinnati Coun-try Day, she still hit for 11points and pulled down 19rebounds.

“Emily’s really goodaround the rim,” Lackeysaid. “She’ll have more biggames for us this year.Teams are definitely goingto focus on her. We needsome other people to stepup and hit some perimetershots. They pretty muchpack in there daring us toshoot.”

Haley Stewart is thesecond-leading scorerwhile often bringing theball up the floor and Mad-die Martin, a sophomoretransfer from Fenwick,has added a little punch.

“I think we’ve figured itout and we’re starting togel a little bit,” Wadds said.“I’m a threat because I’mthe only major post on theteam. We have some goodoutside shooters too. Ha-ley’s a great outside shoot-er.”

Wadds plays a physicalgame and enjoys mixing itup underneath. She’s beena post player since begin-ning in the second grade.

Back then, she was dis-appointed she couldn’tdribble up the floor. Now,her persistence in the piv-ot is paying off as the Cow-boys are relying on her in-side presence until O’Nealreturns with her assort-ment of jumpers and Eu-ro-steps.

It’s also a good time forWadds to showcase herhardwood talent to poten-tial colleges, though shealso is a lacrosse goalkeep-er and could attract someinterest in the net with amask.

“It just depends onschools and what my heartleads me to,” Wadds said.“I’m definitely a basket-ball girl though.”

Wherever she goes,Wadds hopes it is close tohome.

Wyoming’s No. 2 andher Cowboy teammateswill be seeking post-holi-day points at Indian HillJan. 7 before returninghome Jan. 10 against Ma-riemont.

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Wyoming's Emily Wadds scored 11 points and grabbed 19 rebounds against Summit CountryDay despite facing a box-and-one and double teams on defense.

Wyoming turns toWadds in the paintBy Scott Springersspringer@communitypress.com

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THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming’s Emily Wadds hasstepped up as the only truepost threat for the Cowboys.

ONLINE EXTRASFor video of Emily Waddsin action go tohttp://bit.ly/1zm7CPs

Boys basketball» Wyoming defeated

Madeira 58-47 Dec.12. Sophomores Jake Ed-monds and Lonnie Gray-son each had 15 points.

» Moeller downedNorth College HillDec. 16, 80-45. JuniorTrey McBride led theCrusaders with 16 points.

Girls basketball» Princeton defeated

Middletown 66-44 onDec. 17. Junior MarkaylaSherman led with 15points.

Boys bowling» Wyoming beat Tay-

lor on Dec. 15. Senior Jer-emy Smucker had a 373series for the Cowboys.

» Moeller’s T.J. Sny-der bowled a perfect 300in a Greater CatholicLeague Quad with LaSalle, St. Xavier and El-der. Snyder set twoschool records with the300 game and a 535 se-ries.

Softball» Lexi Ripperger, ju-

nior at Mount NotreDame High School hasrecently been selected tocompete in the Queen ofDiamonds ShowcaseNorth at Kent State Uni-versity Jan. 3-4. TheQDSN – as it is known – isthe largest fast pitchshowcase event of itskind and is the largest inthe U.S. This event con-tinues to attract athletes

from over 21 states andtwo Canadian Provinces.

This showcase is veryunique as athletes actu-ally “apply” to this eventindividually and are se-lected based on manycriteria ranging fromability, potential, aca-demics, grad year,coaches requests and re-ferrals. Ripperger playscatcher. This is her thirdtime being selected for aQueen of DiamondsShowcase. Lexi playssummer ball for the ’98Blue Cincy Slammersand has played on thevarsity softball team atMND since she was afreshman.

Last season at MND,she was one of the teamcaptains as well as firstteam all-GGCL. She re-ceived the Silver Slug-

ger Award, and also re-ceived the Golden GloveAward.

Girls swimming» Mount Notre Dame

was omitted from the re-cent swimming preview.Pete Wagner is the newMND coach and some ofthe Cougars top per-formers should be Gra-cie Doll, Corinne Hur-witz, Anna Lucas, Lind-sey Scott and AmandaPuthoff.

“As a first year coach,I’m excited about the op-portunities that areahead for these swim-mers,” Wagner said.“They have demonstrat-ed commitment and en-thusiasm during prac-tice which will help de-liver results duringraces.”

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer,Adam Baum and NickRobbesspringer@communitypress.comabaum@communitypress.comnrobbe@communitypress.com

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller‘s Riley Voss boxes out a North College Hill player inthe Crusaders’ 80-46 win on Dec. 16.

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reach the Berea 18-yardline. Nagel hit King on apost pattern for whatturned out to be the game-winning touchdown with32 seconds left to play.

Nagel’s not sure ifPrinceton successfullycompletes that title-win-ning drive without theconfidence from havingprevailed against Moell-er.

“That really carried usthrough,” said Nagel, asales executive whoplayed at Miami Univer-sity and lived in Chicagoand Cleveland before set-tling in Sharonville.“When we got to the stategames, because of thatwin earlier, our confi-dence built up throughoutthe year. You knew some-body was going to make aplay. Guys were tough –hard-nosed. It was like itwas destiny.”

Still, in many ways, thePrinceton community

seemed to consider thewin over Moeller at leastas big – if not bigger –than winning the statechampionship. Theschool yearbook, “TheStudent Prince,” consid-ered it important enoughto include the key statsfrom the Moeller game inthe 1978-1979 edition. Thestate championshipgame? Just part of thepost-season story.

“It was bigger thanstate,” Nagel said, “be-cause of the history.”

PrincetonContinued from Page B1

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A roundup of newswor-thy things your neighborsare doing:

Schmidtcompetition honorssingers

Singers were honoredat the William E. SchmidtYouth Vocal Competitionat Miami University.

Entering its 30th year,the competition is open totalented sophomores, ju-niors and seniors in highschool.

Wyoming residentMackenzie Jacqueminwas a finalist.

Whitney Feldhonored forprofessionalachievements

The Miami UniversityAlumni Associationnamed Whitney Feld to its2014 “18 Of the Last 9”class, which highlights 18young alumni from MiamiUniversity’s past ninegraduating classes.

A play on the year 1809,the year of Miami Univer-sity’s chartering in Ox-ford, Ohio, the “18 Of theLast 9” program is anMUAA initiative that rec-ognizes exceptionalyoung alumni who are ac-tively pursuing lofty per-sonal and professional en-

deavors since graduatingfrom Miami nine (or few-er) years ago.

Feld earned her B.F.A.from Miami in 2005. Aftergraduation, Whitneytaught for three yearswith the New York Teach-ing Fellows and earnedher M.S.T. from Pace Uni-versity. She then earnedher juris doctor degreefrom the CharlestonSchool of Law, where shecompleted more than 500hours of pro bono service,and now works at theCharlotte School of Law inCharlotte, N.C. As teamlead of the CharlotteSchool of Law’s AcademicSuccess Department,Feld teaches a variety ofcourses, including profes-sional responsibility, in-troduction to the study oflaw and negotiable instru-ments. She and her hus-band, Mitchell, live inCharlotte.

Springdale womanwins ‘UltimateBengal’ prize

Carol Simms of Spring-dale received the ultimateBengals fan prize courte-sy of Fifth Third Bank

From July 28 throughOct. 17, thousands of Ben-gals fans visited FifthThird Bank retail loca-

tions throughout Cincin-nati, Dayton and North-ern

Kentucky, registeringfor the “Move Into TheJungle” sweepstakes. Theprize: Twenty years ofCincinnati Bengals sea-son tickets in Section 124,Row 20, seats 1 and 2, forthe 2015 through 2034 sea-sons.

Sims, accompanied byher husband, Ken, andgrandson Corban, attend-ed Bengals practice atPaul Brown Stadium andwere presented with cere-monial tickets by coachMarvin Lewis and NatePasczcykowski, market-ing director for FifthThird Bank (Cincinnati).

“It’s amazing to be thewinners, in all of Cincin-nati, of the Fifth ThirdBank ‘Move into the Jun-gle’ sweepstakes!” Sim-ma said. “My husbandKen’s first reaction wastotal disbelief. The factthat it’s 20 years of seasontickets to Bengals gamesblows our minds! We’venever won anything closeto this. And, I’ve especial-ly admired the impactcoach Lewis has had onthe team during his ten-ure. We are so excited andthankful for winning thisgift. Go Bengals!”

NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS

Several professors atUC Blue Ash College areoffering their time andtalents to area schoolsfor free through the “Po-ets in the Schools” pro-gram.

The program offerscreative writing work-shops that can be sched-uled at a participatingschool during regularclass time or as part of anafter-school club. Topicsinclude poetry, fiction,dramatic writing, cre-ative non-fiction, songwriting, and publishing.

All of the participat-ing professors from UCBlue Ash are publishedwriters and experiencedteachers who want toshare their love for cre-ative writing.

“Thinking and writ-ing creatively expands astudent’s experiencewith language,” saidRhonda Pettit, professorof English at UC BlueAsh. “This, in turn, can

increase a student’slong-term capacity forcritical thinking andproblem-solving.”

The UC Blue Ash ‘Po-ets in the Schools’ pro-gram is available at nocost to all area highschools, as well as juniorhigh schools, non-school

clubs, community cen-ters, and other similarorganizations.

To arrange for a visitfrom “Poets in theSchools” or for more in-formation, contact Pettitat rhonda.pettit@uc.eduor call 513-745-5655.

UC Blue Ash wants tobring poetry to schools

THANKS TO PETE GEMMER

Mike Roos, professor of English, is among the UC Blue Ashprofessors participating in the 'Poets in the Schools'program.

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

Christmas Eve services will be at

8 p.m. and 11 p.m.The services are broadcast with atwo-week delay at 10 a.m.Sunday on Channel 24 at 9 p.m.The church is at 3751 CreekRoad, Sharonville; 563-0117;sharonville-umc.org.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4 p.m.Wednesday for consideration inthe following edition.

E-mail announcements to love-land@communitypress.com.

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

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

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd.,

Finneytownwww.faithcinci.org

Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am

CHRIST LUTHERAN(LCMS)

3301 Compton Rd.(1 block east of Colerain)

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

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

LUTHERAN

Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544

christchurch1@fuse.netwww.christchurchglendale.orgThe Reverend Roger L Foote

8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II

Child Care 9-12

EPISCOPAL

Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)

Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

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

Visitors Welcome!

SHARON BAPTISTCHURCH

4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241

(513) 769-4849gstep77507@aol.com

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

BAPTIST

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH8580 Cheviot Rd., ColerainTwp

741-7017 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

VINEYARD CHURCHNORTHWEST

Colerain TownshipThree Weekend Services

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

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

HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

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

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

www.highviewchristianchurch.com

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

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

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

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

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

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

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

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

United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter

Christ, the Prince of Peace

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

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

UNITED METHODIST

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

Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

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

Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org

www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC

FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ

691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney

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

Nursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

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

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AM

Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243

Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing LoveSunday Worship Schedule

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

Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer & Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble Rd

Office: 2192 Springdale Rd542-9025

Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

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

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

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

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

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

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

Various Bible Studies are available.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

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Wyoming companyreceives nationalaward of excellencein electricalconstruction

TMI Electrical Solu-tions received the Inde-pendent Electrical Con-tractors National Awardof Excellence in Electri-cal Construction in the ef-ficient energy/green con-struction category for itswork on the 3.1MW Photo-voltaic Array installed atRexnord Manufacturingin Indianapolis.

The project involvedassisting in the electricaldesign and installing acomplete electrical sys-tem for the 3.1 MWground mounted photo-voltaic in 100 days. Theproject included 12, 040PV modules installed on a17-acre site.

Thayer Long, IEC Na-tional Executive vicepresident/CEO, congratu-lated the company for itsoutstanding efforts.

“The project deadlinewas very important to theowners and TMI Electri-cal Solutions was able to

deliver the project ontime.”

Mark Gillespie, TMIElectrical Solutions presi-dent, said the greatestchallenge for the project

was the limited time forcompletion duringmonths when recordsnow, ice and low temper-atures caused frequentdelays.

BUSINESS UPDATE

PROVIDED

TMI Electrical Solutions received the Independent ElectricalContractors National Award of Excellence in ElectricalConstruction in the efficient energy/green constructioncategory at the 57th Annual IEC National Convention andElectrical Expo. From left: IEC National President GordonStewart, Solar Project Manager Gordon Beavers, TMI ElectricalSolutions President Mark Gillespie and Awards Chair CandyBranham.

GLENDALE1115 Jefferson Ave.: Lakeside ReoVentures LLC to Peckys, Algir-das; $32,000.

815 Woodbine Ave.: O’Connell,Monica & Joseph Courts toHoffman, Michael & Jamie;$375,000.

SHARONVILLE11980 Big Ben Court: Ewing,Douglas R. & Katrina M. toStarkweather, Kathleen A.;$95,000.

12074 Chesterdale Road: Diaz,

Luis A. to Garcia, Juan; $95,800.41 Dexter Park Blvd.: Savage,Jeffrey & Michelle to Mane-gold, Fred & Marquerite;$148,000.

3376 Hageman Ave.: Reed,Patricia Shannon to Hilton,Michael R.; $45,100.

11040 Jenkins Place: Saylor,Edgar Evan to Hartke, David T.;$104,000.

4092 Oakleaf Court: Wietmar-schen, George A. & Kathleen L.to Altimier, Jeffrey A. & JaneM.; $278,000.

Whisper Way: Christopher’sFinancial Inc. to Morris, Ronald& Rosemarie; $469,000.

SPRINGDALE439 Dimmick Ave.: Wong, Virgieto Deak, Pamela S.; $128,000.

1066 Pilgrim Place: Perez, JuanaPajaro & Horacio J. Aguillon toPerez, Juana Pajaro; $53,000.

Woodlawn1292 Glendale Milford Road:Carver, Greg to Bayview LoanServicing Ll; $748,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

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EVENDALEArrests/citationsJeffrey Judge, 33, 6103 Deer-field Road, theft, Oct. 17.

Bonnie Coldiron, 28, 5750Poremy St., theft, Oct. 17.

Jamie Dennis, 28, 302 CurtisDrive, operating vehicle im-paired, Oct. 18.

Norman Hoard, 9703 BunkerHill Lane, operating vehicleimpaired, Oct. 18.

Michael Gehler, 26, 1913 Stock-ton Drive, operating vehicleimpaired, Oct. 19.

Whitney Jackson, 19, 546 Consi-dine Ave., theft, Oct. 19.

Juvenile, 16, criminal trespass-ing, Oct. 20.

Glendra Kenney, 50, 1054 LoiskaLane, theft, Oct. 20.

Amanda Brabant, 34, 1154Prarie Ave., theft, Oct. 20.

Richard Corbell, 32, aggravatedburglary and domestic vio-lence, Oct. 21.

Donald E. Larson, 49, 65 AljoyCourt, criminal trespassing,Oct. 22.

Michael Weimer, 56, 4003Sharon Park Lane Apt. 11,theft, Oct. 24.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated burglaryReported on 3900 block ofGlendale Milford Road, Oct. 21.

Domestic violenceReported on Glendale MilfordRoad, Oct. 21.

GLENDALEArrests/citationsErick Wallace, 19, 6115 BrambleAve., warrant from HamiltonCounty Municipal Court, Nov.21.

Jennifer Yakopin, 30, 3771 E.Kemper Road, operating amotor vehicle while intoxicat-ed and reckless operation, Nov.22.

Joshua Abercrumbie, 21, 111 W.Division St., Chicago, operatinga motor vehicle while undersuspension and warrant fromMount Healthy Mayor's Court,Nov. 29.

Jorge Mendoza, 43, 20 Prince-ton Square, operating a motorvehicle without a valid license,Nov. 29.

Christopher Woodard, 26, 1104Vienna Woods, seven warrantsfrom Hamilton County Munici-pal Court and a warrant fromReading Mayor's Court, Nov.29.

Nicole Tyree, 41, 968 Chester-dale Circle, warrant fromNorwood Mayor's Court, Nov.29.

Abigail Riedy, 19, 3742 Tread-way Trail, Hamilton, operatinga motor vehicle while undersuspension, Dec. 3.

Teara Barnes, 19, 3325 TrimbleAve., Cincinnati, operating amotor vehicle while undersuspension, Dec. 3.

Incidents/investigationsBurglary900 block of Willow Avenue;basement door to residencekicked in; burglary happenedsometime between 12:30 p.m.Nov. 25 and 1:30 p.m. Nov. 26;copper pipes stolen frombasement; damage done tothe residence is estimated atapproximately $2,000; un-known value on the stolencopper pipes at time of thereport; scene processed; in-vestigation ongoing.

Criminal damage

100 block of West Sharon; fivetires on three different vehiclewere slashed during the night;damage to the tires was esti-mated at approximately$1,500; investigation ongoing,Dec. 2.

Theft100 block of West Sharon Ave-nue; items stolen/missing fromrental property; drapes, stepladder, two extension ladders,wheel rims, and a wheelbar-row; value of the stolen/miss-ing items is approximately$1,620; investigation ongoing;Nov. 26.

100 block of West Sharon; utilitytrailer with a green, Craftsman,42-inch, riding lawn mowerwas stolen from the residence;no value of the trailer andmower at the time of thereport; theft happened be-tween 11 p.m. Dec. 2 and 5 a.m.Dec. 3.

SHARONVILLEArrests/citationsJuvenile, 17, receiving stolenproperty, Oct. 30.

Juvenile, 17, theft, Oct. 30.Colonida Hamilton, 40, 1324Yarmouth Ave., possession ofdrugs, Nov. 2.

Amben Taylor, 36, 433 AlamedaPlace Dayton, theft and forg-ery, Oct. 31.

Dristie Tombs, 20, 218 Ehrman,drug abuse, Nov. 2.

Richard Law, 28, 123 ButlerDrive, soliciting prostitution,Oct. 28.

Youssef Sayaf, 28, 5273 Came-lot, soliciting prostitution, Oct.28.

Kevin Higby, 49, 7167 ScarletOak, soliciting prostitution,Oct. 28.

Tyler Smith, 23, 4097 SharonPark Lane, drug abuse, Oct. 31.

Jesse Carter, 23, 776 Lindl Place,carrying concealed weapon,Nov. 9.

Juvenile, 15, disorderly conduct,Nov. 6.

Ryan Meadows, 30, 3558 Glen-wood, theft, Nov. 14.

Incidents/investigationsDrug abuseReported at 1900 block ofGreenwood, Nov. 17.

TheftComputer valued at $600 re-moved from 3200 block Kem-per, Nov. 4.

SPRINGDALEArrests/citationsEdwin Harris, 22, 10780 Shar-ondale Road, theft, Nov. 15.

Eliyah Bell, 4589 Paddock Road,drug abuse, driving under theinfluence, Nov. 16.

Aubrey Pryor III, drug abuse,Nov. 15.

Matthew Tucker, theft, Nov. 12.Scott Helton, theft, Nov. 12.Monica Hensley, theft, Nov. 10.Walter Harper III, receivingstolen property, Nov. 9.

George Davenport, 18, breakingand entering, Nov. 9.

John Adu, theft, Nov. 8.Jeffrey Moore, driving underthe influence, Nov. 9

Enrique Bruzon, driving underthe influence, Nov. 8.

Terrance Woods, driving underthe influence, Nov. 8.

Joanna Garrison, drug abuse,Nov. 7.

Shana Taylor, disorderly con-duct, Nov. 7.

Dante Carter, theft and pos-session of criminal tools, Nov.6.

Curtis Moore, disorderly con-duct, Nov. 5.

Randy Wright, domestic vio-lence, Nov. 5.

Donesha Harris, theft, Nov. 4.Scott Helton, theft, Nov. 4.Quintin Livisay, 36, 6933 High-land, theft, Nov. 1.

Breanna Cobb, 29, drivingunder the influence, Nov. 2.

WYOMINGIncidents/investigationsTheftA rototiller and an electricsmoker were taken from astorage shed, Flemridge Court,Nov. 17.

Construction tools taken fromwork site on Wyoming Avenue,Nov. 19.

POLICE REPORTS

Evendale welcomesnew officer

SHEILA VILVENS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Village of Evendale Mayor Don Apking administere\s the oathof office to the village's new police officer Peter Faillace.

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