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MIAMI TOWNSHIP — The con-troversial rezoning applicationfor the Diekmeyer Farm prop-erty in Clermont County’s Mi-ami Township was withdrawnDec. 29.

A recent notice on the town-ship’s website said HPA Devel-opment Group Inc.’s rezoningrequest submitted on behalf ofRandall and Paul Diekmeyerhas been withdrawn. Develop-ers were seeking a zone changeso that they could build a 200-home subdivision on the 88.62-acre farm at the southeast cor-ner of Weber Road and Branch

Hill Guinea Pike.At what was to be the first

hearing on the project Oct. 2 somany people showed up that theMiami Township Rural ZoningCommission rescheduled thehearing for a larger venue inNovember. Since then, develop-ers had delayed a hearing on therezoning request twice.

“The developers simply letthe contract lapse and decidednot to pursue it,” Miami Town-ship Administrator Larry Fronksaid. “At this point, I don’t knowwhy. I don’t foresee them com-ing back with another request,at least not in the near future.”

Graham Parlin, a repre-sentative of HPA Development

Group Inc., could not bereached for comment.

The Diekmeyer Farm is oneof the township’s last remainingdevelopment parcels. Develop-ers had proposed an infill neigh-borhood to tie in with adjacentneighborhoods and fill a needfor high quality housing in thetownship. Their plans called fora landscaped entrance to theproposed subdivision, side-walks on both sides of thestreets, street lights and 17.85acres of open space.

However, critics, who in-cluded 320 petitioners, ex-pressed concern about a num-ber of issues, including the pos-sibility of future multi-family

housing on the site by anotherdeveloper if an R-PUD (single-family residential planned unit

development overlay was ap-proved. They also worried thatthe project would increase traf-fic congestion, possibly causeflooding in surrounding neigh-borhoods and have a negativeimpact on nearby homeowners’property values.

Clermont County historiansalso opposed the planned subdi-vision, saying the site was raid-ed by Confederate Gen. JohnHunt Morgan’s troops in 1863and had served as a Civil Warcamp for Union soldiers.

Want to know more about what’shappening in Miami Township?Follow me on Twitter @CindyL-Schroeder.

Rezoning for Diekmeyer Farm is droppedBy Cindy [email protected]

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An Oct. 2 hearing on the proposedrezoning of Diekmeyer Farm had tobe rescheduled after the crowdexceeded the room’s capacity.

A Loveland church isworking with a local photog-rapher to spread God’s gifts.

“God has given us a beau-tiful world and occasionallyI am able to capture it,” Mi-ami Township photographerJackson Sawyer said.

Sawyer’s exhibit “My Fa-ther’s World” will be in thegallery at River Hills Chris-tian Church, 6300 PriceRoad, in Loveland throughFeb. 22.

Sawyer said he was ap-proached by Mary AnneCrowley, who manages thegallery at the church, aboutdisplaying the exhibit.Crowley said she knew ofSawyer’s work through artshows in Milford.

River Hills ChristianChurch has had a focus onshowcasing art since it start-ed in Loveland 14 years ago,executive director TeresaMetzger said.

“It was in my vision tohave a gallery. All creativityis a God given gift and whenwe use it is a reflective of acreative God,” Metzgersaid.

The church, which as acongregation of about 1,000,has about four to seven artexhibits a year highlightinglocal artists and this is Saw-yer’s first one.

Sawyer said it is about 40

images, mostly outdoorshots, landscapes and wild-life.

“It is a lot of the Ameri-can west. It has grabbed myattention, the mountains andthe landscapes,” Sawyersaid, adding he prints hisphotographs on photo paper,canvas, foil, slate and wood.

Sawyer has been inter-ested in photography sincethe 1980s, but he said hiseyes were opened after hegot married to his wife, Jan,

and upgraded his equip-ment.

He has had exhibits inarts shows in Hyde Park,Milford, Wyoming and Mi-ami Township.

“My Father’s World” ex-hibit will be open Tuesdaysthrough Saturdays from 9

a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundaysfrom 9 a.m. and 1p.m. at Riv-er Hills Christian Church.

Want to know more about whatis happening in Loveland? Fol-low Marika Lee on Twitter:@ReporterMarika

Photo exhibit on displayat Loveland church

By Marika [email protected]

THANKS TO JACKSON SAWYER

About 40 pieces by Miami Township photographer Jackson Sawyer will be on display at River HillsChristian Church through Feb. 22.

HAVE ART TO SHARE? Local artists looking to showcase work at River Hills Christian Churchcan contact Executive Director Teresa Metzger at [email protected] or 513-677-7600 ext. 205.

MIAMI TOWNSHIP — Eastern MiamiTownship in Clermont County now has afire and EMS station aimed at reducing re-sponse times in the fast-growing area andimproving fire and ambulance servicethroughout the township.

At a Jan. 2 open house, firefightersshowed off the township’s fourth fire sta-tion, a temporary facility that’s been oper-ating since Nov. 17 behind a retail center atOhio 131 and Sugar Camp Road. Officialsplan to build a permanent Station 29 onproperty next door.

Miami Township Fire Chief Steve Kellysaid people already have noticed a differ-ence.

“A lot of our residents are making thecomment, ‘You got here so fast,’’’ he said.

In the past, firefighter/paramedics tra-ditionally responded from the central sta-

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Steve Kelly, chief of Miami Township Fire & EMSin Clermont County, shows the area in theeastern part of the township that will benefitfrom the new Station 29.

New fire stationplanned foreastern MiamiTownship By Cindy [email protected]

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Symmes Republican Clubhosts Wenstrup

The 2015 kick-off ofthe Symmes TownshipRepublican Club at 7 p.m.Monday, Jan. 19, featuresspecial guest U.S. Rep.Brad Wenstrup. All arewelcome to join this eventstarting at 6:30 p.m. forsocial time, with the pro-gram starting promptlyat 7 p.m. It will be at theSymmes Safety Center,8871 Weekly Lane.

Officer elections willbe held. Nominations willbe taken from the floorfor all positions, and can-didates may self-nomi-nate. Officers must beresidents of SymmesTownship. To be eligibleto vote, members must becurrent on their $10 mem-bership dues but are notrequired to be Symmes

residents.“Boxes for Soldiers”

will be presented Jan. 19.Over the next threemonths, the club will col-lect items to send to sol-diers stationed “in thefield” and away from bas-es and access to small lux-uries and personal careitems. Some suggesteditems include: travel sizebottles of shampoo,mouthwash, and tooth-paste, toothbrushes,small packages of babywipes, M&Ms, hardcandy, protein or nutri-tion bars, paperbackbooks, magazines, smallnotepads, pens, batteriesand more. Cash is also ac-cepted to cover postageand purchase of addition-al. Please bring your do-nations Monday night.

For more informationon this meeting or theSymmes Township Re-

publican Club, contactPresident ZacharyHaines at [email protected] or visit theFacebook page.

17th annual MartinLuther King Jr.celebration

The Loveland Initia-tive hosts the only com-munity-wide Martin Lu-ther King Jr. celebrationin Loveland.

Building on the theme“Faith is Taking the FirstStep, Even When YouDon't See the Whole Stair-case.” Martin LutherKing Jr., the event willfeature a recognition hon-oring St. Columban Asso-ciation of Student Educa-tors and Loveland Eagles– by Mary Hensley, vicepresident of The Love-land Initiative.

The event will featurea spiritual speaker, DavidMcCraney. New Friend-ship Baptist Church An-gels of Praise Dancers,Resurrection Power &Living Children’s Minis-try, True Unity BaptistChurch, First MissionaryBaptist Church Choir andthe Oxford Gourd DrumEnsemble and CincinnatiDrum & Tribal Dance willall perform.

The event will be atNorthstar Church, 11020S. Lebanon Road, Love-land, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.Sunday, Jan. 18. The MLKDay Celebration is a pot-luck dinner and is freeand open to the public.

Where to ‘treecycle’in Clermont County

If you bought a cut treefor the holidays, remem-

ber to “treecycle:” Recy-cling your cut Christmastree, so that it can be usedas compost or mulch. Re-cycled trees can also beused in fish habitats, forbeachfront erosion orshoreline stabilizationprojects.

Locally, many commu-nities and the ClermontCounty Park District of-fer opportunities to tree-cycle. Before you takeyour tree to a collectionsite or haul it to the curbfor pickup, be sure to re-move all lights, tinsel anddecorations.

Where to go:Loveland: City resi-

dents can call 513-683-0150 for curbside treepickup through Jan. 15.

Miami Township: Resi-dents can bring Christ-mas trees cleared of alldecorations to either Pax-ton Ramsey Park or Mi-

ami Meadows for chip-ping. Trees can bedropped off seven days aweek during daylighthours through Jan. 31. In-formation, 513-248-3728.

Loveland Stateof Schools Jan. 14

The Loveland CitySchool District invites allmembers of the commu-nity to attend the State ofthe Schools presentationWednesday, Jan. 14, in theLoveland Middle SchoolAuditorium.

The event will featurelight refreshments and aperformance by Love-land Elementary School’sMallet Madness from 6:45p.m. until 7 p.m., with Su-perintendent Chad Hillik-er presenting the keynoteaddress promptly at 7p.m.

BRIEFLY

A local family is hold-ing a fundraiser event inLoveland to help a mem-ber battling cancer.

The Team Ron Fund-raiser will be noon to 4p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, atIzaak Walton League, 544Branch Hill-LovelandRoad, in Loveland. All theproceeds will be to help

Colerain Township resi-dents Ron and Carol Blan-ton pay for Ron’s battleagainst cancer.

In October, Ron, a self-employed truck driverand father of three, wasgetting prepared to haveheart valve surgery whenhis doctor discovered hehad Stage 3 non-Hodg-kin’s Lymphoma, saidDiane Becker, Ron andCarol’s niece on Carol’sside, the Griffiths.

“They are a young fam-ily who is always there foreveryone else, but never

ask for anything,” Beckersaid.

Becker said with thecost of medical treatment,some of which had to bespecialized because ofRon’s heart, and Ron notbeing able to work, theGriffiths decided to bandtogether to help out hisfamily.

“We’ve been callingourselves Team Ron andwe decided to have theTeam Ron fundraiser tohelp this family that hasgone through the gambit,”Becker said, adding onceRon is finished with hiscancer treatment, he will

have to have the heartvalve surgery.

The Team Ron event,which is open to the pub-lic, will have perfor-mances by comedians To-ny Pritchard, Alex Rozoffand Cal Jansen. All threehave performed at Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club.

The event will alsohave basket raffles, splitthe pot, baked goods andface painting.

Admission to the eventis free with donations pre-ferred.

Becker said the Grif-fiths are hoping Ron willbe well enough to attendthe event, but if not theyare going to film it forhim.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in Love-land? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

Family holding fundraiser to help member with cancerBy Marika [email protected]

DONATE TO TEAM RON Donations can be madethrough Team Ron’s website:https://www.give for-ward.com/fundraiser/lk37/team-ron

THANKS TO DIANE

BECKER

Ron Blanton’sextended familyis holding afundraisercomedy event inLoveland to helppay for the costof his fight againStage 3non-Hodgkin’sLymphoma.

tion – the township’s busi-est – which often requiredlarge vehicles to travelroads that weren’t condu-cive to large fire trucks,the fire chief said. Kellysaid response times areespecially critical in lifeand death situations.

“The American HeartAssociation says that ev-ery minute that some-body’s down in cardiac ar-rest, is not breathing, doesnot have a pulse and isn’tgetting CPR, you lose 10

percent survivability,”Kelly said. “If we canshave off a minute or twoof response time, that’s an-other 10 to 20 percent ofsurvivability that a pa-tient has.”

Station 29 is staffedwith two to four firefight-er/paramedics 24/7, Kellysaid.

“The opening of Station29 required us to add twomore positions to our dailystaffing and it has allowedus to improve our re-sponse times to the east-ern portion of our town-ship, which is roughly 33square miles total,” hesaid.

Kelly’s predecessor,Jim Whitworth, said town-ship officials began look-ing into a new station toserve eastern MiamiTownship after residentsexpressed concerns aboutresponse times.

“We always knew thatthis was an area that wasgoing to require some at-tention as it developed,”Whitworth said. “We tooka look at the statistics anddetermined that there wasa need.”

Station 29 will benefitresidents throughout thetownship because it en-ables fire and ambulanceunits at the other three sta-tions to stay in their pri-mary coverage areas, Kel-ly said. Staff at Station 29also can do fire inspec-tions at businesses and of-fer fire safety classes atlocal schools instead of re-lying on other stations.

About $400,000 in TIFdollars was set aside in thecurrent budget to helpwith costs associated withthe new station, MiamiTownship AdministratorLarry Fronk said. That’s tocover items such as archi-tectural services and re-duce annual debt serviceon the permanent facility.

“It would be nice if wecould get a new station un-der construction inmid-2016,” Fronk said.“That would depend onhow quickly we get an ar-chitect under contract andhow long it takes them todevelop a final plan.”

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Miami Township? Fol-low me on Twitter @CindyL-Schroeder.

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Children’s MeetingHouse

» Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School invites pros-pective parents and families toan open house from 2 p.m. to 4p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at theschool, 927 O’Bannonville Road,Loveland.

Experienced, certified Mon-tessori teachers and adminis-trators will be available to an-swer questions and to discussthe school’s educational philoso-phy and the fundamental princi-ples of the Montessori Educa-tional Method. In addition,CMH students will be on handto guide tours and to give astudent’s insight and perspec-tive on their school experi-ences.

“Inviting students to interactwith new families and co-leadtours sends a powerful messageabout the respect and confi-dence our students have at-tained during their time here,”teacher John Phenix said.

Prospective parents andchildren are invited to tour thebeautiful eight-acre campus,which includes flower and fruitgardens, a pond, a creek, a birdblind, trails, and a raspberryand apple orchard. Classroomswill be open so parents canlearn about the hands-on ma-terials that create inquisitive,cooperative, and nurturinglearning environments.

To set up a tour or get moredetailed information, call CMHadmissions at 513-683-4757 orvisit: www.childrensmeeting-housemontessori.com.

Cincinnati Country Dayschools

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

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

The Hour of Code is an hour-long introduction to computerprogramming designed to de-mystify code and show thatanyone can learn. Schoolsworldwide elected to partici-pate in the event, which washeld during Computer ScienceEducation Week, Dec. 8-14.

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

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

“It’s just really impressivehow good and how quickly theytook to it and how much codethey wrote, having never beenexposed to it before,” Bakersaid. “We went from zero to fullcoding. I loved the whole proc-ess of the sixth-graders comingdown and mentoring them.”

Coding didn’t stop after anhour. Teachers supplied re-sources for students to trymore coding at home, eitheralone or with their parents.

For more information, visitCode.org, a non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to expandingparticipation in computer sci-

ence by making it available inmore schools.

Mount Notre Dame High School

» Mount Notre Dame stu-dents visited France as part ofthe school’s French Exchangeprogram from Nov. 12 throughDec. 3.

Students Annie Eramo(Loveland), Stephanie Faller(West Chester Township), MoiraFiebig (Milford), Michelle Fisk(Amberley Village), CarleyKline (Mason) and Ellie Lang(Indian Hill) traveled to theirhost school, Sainte Marie inBelfort, France.

MND’s World LanguagesDepartment Chair, Julie Yornand French teacher Trish Mey-er coordinated this year’sFrench Exchange Program.Students experienced Francefirst hand by living with hostfamilies and attending classes.While each student had differ-ent experiences depending ontheir host family, students wereable to tour French cities suchas Belfort, Mulhouse, Stras-bourg and Paris, in addition tovisiting places in Germany andSwitzerland.

The most memorable part ofthe trip for the majority ofstudents was seeing the EiffelTower, although many com-mented on seeing Notre Dame,Le Louvre, Arc De Triomphe,going to the Champs-Elysees,and taking boat rides on theSeine River.

When asked about her expe-rience in the school, Eramosaid, “The biggest differencebetween the schools is the time.They start school around thesame time as we do, but theyfinish between 4 p.m. and 6 pm.This includes an hour and a halflunch break at noon.”

Experiencing another cul-ture is always a challengingexperience, and the trip for theMND students was not differ-

ent. “It is a lot of fun, but it is

definitely not a vacation. Hear-ing, reading, and speaking aforeign language 24/7 is hardwork,” Faller said. “This was anincredible opportunity for me,and I appreciated every secondof it,” Kline said.

MND offers French andSpanish exchange programs forcurrent students to broaden thestudents’ perspective relative toculture and language. This wasMND’s second phase of the firstexchange program to France.Last spring was the first phase,in which the host students fromFrance stayed with the MNDstudents. The second annualFrench Exchange Programstarts in February when a newgroup of MND students willhost students from Belford,France. MND has been workingwith Santa Maria del PilarSchool in Zaragoza, Spain fornine years with their school-year exchange program. In2013, MND added a summerexchange program to give morestudents immersion opportuni-ties. Students chosen to be partof the exchange program gothrough a selection process thatincludes an evaluation of aca-demic and attendance records,teacher input, application andinterview.

» Following the recommen-dation of a search committeeand approval of its Board ofTrustees, Mount Notre Damehas selected Judy Gerwe as itsnext head of school, effectiveJuly 1.

Gerwe, a graduate of MND,is joining the school from St.

Pius X Elemen-tary in Edge-wood, Kentucky,where she hasserved as princi-pal for the past 41/2 years. Priorto her tenure atSt. Pius, sheserved 22 years

at Notre Dame Academy inNorthern Kentucky as a teach-er and administrator – includ-ing dean of students and assis-tant principal. Gerwe has abachelor’s degree in mathemat-ics and elementary educationfrom National College of Educa-tion in Chicago, a master’s de-gree in education from XavierUniversity, and several en-dorsements including highschool mathematics and K-12Administration.

“My career has provided mewith experience in collabora-tion, budgets, capital cam-paigns, accreditations, market-ing, development, managementand leadership. I will bring thisexperience to MND so that wecan continue to strive to be thefirst choice in Catholic highschool education for youngwomen in the Cincinnati area,”Gerwe said. She and her hus-band, Ken live in NorthernKentucky. The couple has twochildren, Anna and Julia.

“We are very excited to haveJudy join us, and we are confi-dent that she will build upon thestrengths of the organization totake us to even higher levels,”said Tony Reed, MND boardchair on behalf of the Boardand the Head of School Selec-tion Committee.

Gerwe will be followingLarry Mock, MND’s currenthead of school, who last sum-mer announced his plans toretire at the end of this schoolyear. “I care greatly aboutMND’s students and the entiresupportive community. Judy’spassion for educating youngwomen, a wonderful internal-ization of the charism of St.Julie and the Sisters of NotreDame, and a warm, magneticpersonality will serve her andMND well into the future,”Mock said.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

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

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

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

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

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

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Mount Notre Dame High School students who participated in the school'sfirst French exchange program, from left: Michelle Fisk, Carley Kline, AnnieEramo, teacher Trish Meyer, teacher Julie Yorn, Moira Fiebig, StephanieFaller and Ellie Lang.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 15Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 6300 Price Road,Miami Township area pho-tographic artist Jackson Sawyerdisplays selections of his pho-tography. 677-7600. Loveland.

Cooking ClassesAll About Potatoes withIlene Ross, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $40. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

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

On Stage - Theater

The Glass Menagerie, 7:30p.m., Walton Creek Theater,4101 Walton Creek Road, InTennessee Williams’ shatteringclassic, an aging Southern Bellelongs for her youth and dreamsof a better life for her children.Her restless son Tom — awould-be poet and the story’snarrator — gets swept up in hismother’s funny and heart-breaking schemes to find his

painfully shy sister, Laura, ahusband. The Glass Menagerieis considered to be one of themost beautiful dramas inAmerican theatre. $20. Pre-sented by Mariemont PlayersInc.. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

FRIDAY, JAN. 16Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.,Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-timesnack. $30, $20 each additionalchild. Reservations required.Through Feb. 27. 489-7575.Sycamore Township.

SATURDAY, JAN. 17Art & Craft ClassesMonoprinting Workshopwith Amy Burton, 2-5 p.m.Also Jan. 18., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 Cam-bridge Ave., The Barn. Two-dayworkshop. Create colorfulprints from your own pho-tograph of a special person orplace using a monoprintingtechnique that requires no artexperience. For ages 16 and up.$125. Registration required.Presented by Woman’s Art ClubFoundation. 561-6949;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

BenefitsTeam Ron Fundraiser, noon to4 p.m., Izaak Walton League

Lodge, 544 Branch Hill-Love-land Road, Ron Blanton wasdiagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Octo-ber. He is currently undergoingtreatment. Fundraiser helpsdefray increasing medical bills.Comedians, basket raffles,split-the-pot, bake sale andmore. Free admission. Present-ed by Team Ron. 319-2730.Loveland.

Cooking ClassesKid’s Chopped Competition,noon to 2:30 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $15. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Literary - LibrariesFiber Arts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Make ruffle scarf. Bring ball ofruffle yarn, such as Red HeartSashay, and size K crochethook. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.

Support GroupsOhio Birthparent GroupMeeting, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Blue Ash Branch Library,4911 Cooper Road, Closedgroup for birthparents onlythat provides a safe space foryou to share adoption experi-ences with others who un-derstand this life-long journey.Free. Presented by Ohio Birth-parent Group. Through Feb. 21.312-0384; ohiobirthparent-s.org. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, JAN. 18Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 2 p.m.,7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

MONDAY, JAN. 19Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. Through Jan.26. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes,crafts, music and fun. For ages18-36 months. Free. 369-4476.Loveland.

TUESDAY, JAN. 20Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Forbeginning and intermediatepainters. Instruction coversbasic painting techniques,good drawing and creative useof color. Ages 18 and up. $120.Registration required. 791-7044; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Drink TastingsWine Finds Tasting, 6:30 p.m.,The Wine Store, 9905 Montgo-mery Road, Sample $12.99-and-under wines. $7. Reservations.984-9463; www.theewin-estore.com. Montgomery.

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Barbara Karol, Collin Wenzell and Morgan Carter rehearse ascene for Mariemont Players’ production of “The GlassMenagerie,” through Jan. 25 at Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, Columbia Township. Show times are 7:30p.m. Jan. 15; 8 p.m. Jan. 16 and 17; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 18;7:30 p.m., Jan. 22; 8 p.m. Jan. 23; 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Jan. 24, and2 p.m. Jan. 25. Tickets are $20. Call 684-1236, or visitwww.mariemontplayers.com.

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fresh wa-ter. I want-ed to tellyou, too, tocheck onneighborswho areelderly orshut in.Bringthem abowl of hotchicken

broth to which youcooked in cheese tortelli-ni and a handful of freshspinach. A sprinkling ofParmesan is good in thesoup, too. Nourishing andwarms one all over!

Remember I told youanything fermented isgoing to be popular thisyear due to the healthbenefits? Kimchi is oneof those and a popularKorean dish. I got thisrecipe from a fellowcookbook author at afood demo during MotherEarth News Fair lastyear. Tasty, and a goodplace to start when mak-ing homemade Kimchi. Iplan on making this onFox 19’s morning showfor Rob Williams, whoabsolutely loves Kimchi.

Mild Kimchi1 head Chinese or

Napa cabbage, about 3pounds, cut into 2” pieces

1 Daikon radish, about4”, peeled and thinlysliced

1 carrot, thinly sliced1/2 cup pickling salt

4 garlic cloves,minced

2 tablespoons Koreanchili paste or 2 teaspoonsChinese chili paste/saucewith garlic

1 teaspoon peeledminced fresh ginger root==

1 teaspoon sugar or totaste (I think you couldsubstitute honey)

Combine cabbage,radish, carrot and salt inbowl. Mix to combine andadd ice water to cover.Let stand for 2 to 6 hours.

Drain, reservingbrine. Add garlic, chiipaste, ginger and sugarand mix well, usinghands.

Pack into 2 quart can-ning jar. Add enoughreserved brine to cover

and fill to top of jar. Cov-er to exclude air.

Set jar on saucer tocatch overflow that hap-pens when fermentationbegins. Store in dark,cool place.

Begin tasting after 1day, and refrigerate up to5 days. It will continue toage and develop flavor.Keeps several months.

Tip from Rita’s kitch-en: Go to taste on flavor-ings. I like it spicy sowould use more chilipaste.

My favoriteguacamole

This has a smoky fla-vor due to the chipotlepeppers. Nice for SuperBowl coming up.

3 large ripe Hass avo-

cados - peeled, pitted andscooped out

2 limes, juiced1 teaspoon salt1/2 cup diced red onion Chopped cilantro to

taste3/4 teaspoon cumin or

to taste1 minced clove garlic

or more to tasteChipotle peppers in

adobo to taste (puree infood processor and thenstore in frig or freezer;this is much easier tomeasure out than thewhole peppers in sauce)

2 Roma tomatoes,diced

Mash the avocadosvery gently with potatomasher. Some people laythe avocado down flatand cut it into very small

pieces. Regardless, youdon’t want to overmashor it will become soupy.

Stir in lime juice totaste, and salt. Stir inonion, cilantro, cumin,garlic, peppers. Stir intomatoes. Serve withchips.

Tips from Rita’skitchen:

Ripening avocados.Although avocados aremature when pickedfrom the tree, they arenot ripe. Place in paperbag. This traps the ethyl-ene gas they produce andhelps to ripen. It willripen at room temper-ature in 3-5 days. Skincolor will darken andflesh underneath will bea bit soft.

Hass. These comefrom California with abuttery texture. The skinis tough and durable —ideal for shipping, andfor use as a scooping cupwhen removing flesh.

Hall. From Floridaand are bright green,smooth skinned avoca-dos.

Good for you: Loadedwith potassium, folicacid, vitamins C and E,also fiber and hearthealthy monounsaturatedfat.

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

Start year off healthy with homemade Kimchi

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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In the last 10 days tradition-al media have inundated us

regarding thetragic suicideof Joshua(“Leelah”)Alcorn, a self-proclaimed“transgenderteen,” in amisguidedattempt toreward a re-quest in hissuicide note

that his death “mean some-thing” on behalf of other trans-gendered people.

Candlelight “vigils” havebeen held, and “friends” havecome forward to express notsympathy for the bereavedparents, but anger towardthem.

With a “news” media and

“friends” like this, who needsenemies?

Clearly the under-age boywas enraged at his parents forrejecting his request for “gen-der reassignment surgery,” aninvolved (counseling, surgery,hormone therapy), protracted(several years), expensiveprocedure (more than $25,000)that also apparently violatedhis parents’ Christian con-sciences. Joshua rejected thecounseling and medical treat-ment his parents secured forhim, and in a final act of rebel-lion, he stepped out in front ona tractor trailer after midnighton Interstate 71.

The “news” media is treat-ing Joshua’s self-murder ashonorable when it should beseen as the selfish act of adeluded narcissist who sawhimself as a romantic “mar-

tyr” revolting against an evil,oppressive world ruled byChristian parents and otherswho sought to limit his per-sonal wants. By constantlyreferring to Joshua as “Leelah”and by using the pronouns“she” and “her” in reportingthis story, the “news” mediabecome activists for the fanta-sy of transgenderism and be-come accessories to the painand suffering of those whoneed healing, not encourage-ment and endorsement in self-delusion.

Joshua’s parents loved him,but he loved only himself. Inhis self-focus, he failed to seethat parents and siblings areone’s true friends, and that“caring” by the so-called“LGBT community” on socialmedia and elsewhere is a mi-rage. Recognizing the danger

of the counsel of such falsefriends (and possibly in re-sponse to his rebellious atti-tude), Joshua’s parents tookaway the privileges of a laptopand smart phone that he woulduse to access the Internet.

He threatened the life of atruck driver who might havelost control in an attempt toavoid Joshua’s self-murder.That driver will be foreverimpacted by the horror im-posed on him by the media’sdarling.

What lessons can be learnedfrom this? That “transgen-ders” are abused by a societythat largely refuses to “un-derstand” or condone theirbizarre desires and behavior?That parents have no right toseek help for a child sufferingfrom delusion and other men-tal illnesses? That the taxpayer

must be forced, through insur-ance, to subsidize unethicalmedical procedures? Thatwomen and girls lose all priva-cy in restrooms and showerrooms to men and boys whofantasize that they are females“trapped” in a male body?

Or do we learn that an agen-da exists by an activist “news”and “entertainment” mediaand by certain special-interestgroups to confuse and sexu-alize youth for their own evil(often profitable) purposes?

Obviously, Joshua’s lifemeant little to him. May reve-lation of truth find that Josh-ua’s tragic death and the suf-fering of his family not be invain.

Randy Kleine is a resident of Mil-ford.

Traditional media more about fantasy

Randy KleineCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

As we enter a new year,consider making it your reso-

lution to pro-tect your fi-nances. Al-though cata-strophicevents canoccur thathave an im-pact on ourfinancial sta-bility and well-being, manysituations canbe avoided

with care and attention.According to the National

Council on Aging, older adultsface issues that can challengethe way we maintain our life-style and pay for medical andother living expenses. Somegreat tips on protecting yourfinances include:

Decide if you need the fi-nancial help of an expert andthen choose wisely. Know theprofessional designations ofthe advisor you’re consider-ing. To learn more aboutchoosing an investment ad-visor, the Financial IndustryRegulator Authority has awebsite: www.finra.org.

Prepare that you may notbe able to handle your ownfinances. Keep an updated listthat documents the names ofyour banks and other institu-tions, as well as account num-bers, in a safe place that isonly accessible by your lovedones in the event of an emer-gency.

Consult with you attorneyto decide if you need a powerof attorney (POA), which al-lows one or more people youdesignate to make key deci-

sions in as many or as few ofyour financial or personal lifesituations.

There are distinctions withPOAs. The American Associa-tion of Retired Persons ad-vises that a conventional pow-er of attorney begins whenyou sign it and continues untilyou become mentally inca-pacitated. You must identifythe person(s) and the specificdecisions you want that personto make for you in the docu-ment. A durable power ofattorney also begins when yousign it, but it stays in effectfor your lifetime unless youcancel it. All powers of at-torney come to an end at yourdeath.

Develop a spending plan foryour retirement, which shouldinclude ways to cut costs, put

some of your income in sav-ings for short-term needs, andeven inform your auto insurerthat you are no longer drivingto work.

Consider a home policy ofnever accepting mail andphone calls from marketers.We have a “family policy” thatwe do not purchase or contrib-ute money to Anything overthe phone. If you receive amailing, be sure to validate itslegitimacy before responding.

Review your credit reports.Even if you’re not planning toapply for a loan in the nearfuture, be sure that you re-quest your credit report toreview every 12 months. Youcan do so at no charge by call-ing 1-877-322-8228 or atwww.annualcreditreport.com.Know that no one from thesesources will Ever initiate con-

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Think twice before gettingan advance on your futurepension or other funds; usecredit cards cautiously; re-member that a reverse mort-gage will eventually have tobe paid back; consider thepros, cons and costs beforepurchasing an annuity; checkout discounts and deals forseniors. Finally, get organizedin managing your bills and allof your documents. HappyNew Year!

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Jan. 7 questionWhat should be the

top priorities for the Re-publican-controlledCongress (House andSenate)?

“Changing the pub-lic perception and in-formation about whylegislation is not actedupon. The Americanpeople are tired of theConstitution being ig-nored. After eliminat-ing the hideous tax ofObamacare, legisla-tion to ensure new em-ployment should bethe top priority. Thiswould mean, amongmany other things, aviable means for com-panies to providehealth care benefits,possibly the KeystonePipeline, and certainlyan agreement to pub-lish and read all legis-lation before voting.Requiring legislationto describe its basis inthe Constitution wouldbe a great start.”

D.B.

“To abolish Obama-care, put in KeystonePipeline, to have con-trol of our borders,and allow our countrythe right to have the 10

Commandments backin our schools andcourtrooms.”

Mary Ann Maloney

“Do something! Wepay these people fartoo much to do noth-ing. If we wanted noth-ing done for a lot ofpublic money, wewould just hire MikeBrown.”

M.J.F.

I am hoping that thenew Congress can fi-nally do something(anything) this year.

T.D.T.

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“Let’s cut all of those public school positions that areunneeded,” is an unqualified request by some membersof the public.

They believe such action will save districts lots ofmoney as well as lower the tax bills for a district’s resi-dents.

To some residents this idea mighthave some superficial cost reductionmerit, yet it fails to confront thethought of eliminating all the responsi-bilities connected with those positionsthat are axed.

Once the Ohio state board of educa-tion repeals the five of eight rule stan-dard, schools will no longer be re-quired to provide a school nurse forevery one thousand students. Althoughthe savings are minimal consideringthe full scope of an annual budget,

some boards of education will choose to direct thosefunds for other priorities at the expense of neglectingthe health services only a school nurse can deliver.

All elementary schools must have some kind of carefacility for the students they serve.

Working as the school’s primary health care provid-er, the nurse is responsible for making sure this facilityhas all the minimal medical equipment, furniture, andemergency supplies needed by the school’s students.

When children become ill or injured at school, theyneed a care giver for medical attention emotional sup-port. More often than not that person is the schoolnurse. During the course of a single day, the nursemight see every contagious disease spreading throughthe school in addition to the normal traffic of childrenwith cuts, bruises, and more serious injuries.

In short the school’s health center is its miniatureemergency room.

A major role of a school nurse involves the organiza-tion and dispensation of medications. In a typical ele-mentary school with a student population of five hun-dred students at least 15 percent, or 75 children, willneed to take medication each day. By law the medsmust be stored in a secure facility and administered bya designated staff member.

Each school year nurses search students’ records toidentify health issues and compliance with state immu-nization laws. They collaborate with classroom teachersto make sure students with on going health problemsreceive the daily care and treatment their conditionmay demand. In some cases this involves periodic in-jections as well as providing special physical accommo-dations within the classroom.

Kindergarten and preschool health screenings aretime consuming responsibilities them nurse conducts atthe beginning of each school year. On going vision, den-tal, scoliosis and hearing screenings for children takeplace throughout the school year. Information from thescreenings are used to compile annual changes in stu-dents physical growth and to make referrals for follow-up care.

With first hand knowledge of student’s physicalgrowth and health needs over an extended period oftime, the school nurse contributes valuable informationand insight to intervention assistance and crisis re-sponse teams.

Terminating the position of a school nurse does noterase the responsibilities a school nurse fulfills. Eitherthose duties become an unmet void or other staff mem-bers must assume them. Sadly, innocent students willbear the consequences of these potential penny savingsactions by some of Ohio’s boards of education.

Noel Taylor is a former Princeton City Schools administrator anda resident of Sharonville.

Positions of school nurses areendangered in some Ohio districts

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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LOVELAND — Her retire-ment/sabbatical from highschool coaching lasted lessthan two months.

On Oct. 25, Julie Plittcoached her last volleyballgame for her powerhouse Wyo-ming High School girls, losingto Kenton Ridge in the tourna-ment to finish 24-2. By Dec. 22,she was named the new coachat Loveland, where she lives.

Her son Bryce was a multi-sport athlete for the Tigers andjunior son, Drew, is following inhis footsteps. Now, with hernew appointment, she willcoach her soon-to-be freshmandaughter, Marie.

“It just kind of worked out,”

Plitt said. “There was an open-ing here (Loveland) and I wasleaving there (Wyoming). Itworked out nicely for me andour family.”

Marie Plitt was exploringgoing to Wyoming with hermother, staying at Loveland orgoing the non-public route.With the latest chain of events,her decision was easy.

“I just want her to be in aplace where she can flourish,”Plitt said. “It’s nice that I can bea part of that and help her pro-gress as well as the rest of theteam.”

Plitt takes over a squad thatwas the Eastern CincinnatiConference champion in 2012,15-9 in 2013 and 12-11 this pastseason. At Wyoming, the Cow-

boys won five consecutive Cin-cinnati Hills League titles and70 straight league games dat-ing back to 2009. She has beenCHL Coach of the Year the lastfive seasons.

“I think there’s a lot of talentin Loveland and a lot of good po-tential,” Plitt said. “There’s a lotof talented, exciting playersthat I’m excited to get a hold of.We’re going to build a programat Loveland and it’s going to bea tradition of winning like theother programs. I’m excitedabout the challenge.”

Through her career at Read-ing and Wyoming, she reached300 wins in 2013 and is on targetto reach 350 while at Loveland.This stop offers two gyms near-ly in her backyard; an advan-tage for those players seeking

extra work.A disadvantage is that she

won’t be in the school to ad-dress issues face-to-face untilpractice time.

“I’ll still be teaching at Wyo-ming unless something

changes at Loveland,” Plittsaid.

During her tenure with theCowboys, Plitt faced Turpin,Glen Este, Milford and Ander-son in the last five seasons. Shehas yet to lose to an ECC team.

Wyoming’s Plitt to coach Loveland volleyballBy Scott [email protected]

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The WyomingCowboys surroundcoach Julie Plittafter her 300thcareer victory in2013.

Only once since the 2002-03season has Moeller HighSchool’s basketball team wonfewer than 20 games. Barringan unforeseen undefeated runfrom now through the statetournament, the Crusaders willfall short of 20 wins for the firsttime since the 2005-06 seasonwhen it finished 15-7.

Sometimes the cards don’tfall your way.

The luxury of a 24-2 seasonlast year was a senior lineup,plus 6-foot-9 Butler commitNate Fowler. With Grant Benz-inger, Jack Anton, Tre’ Hawkinsand Adam Gigax gone to gradu-ation, the Crusaders were hitwith a double whammy in No-vember when senior Fowler in-jured his foot and had surgery.

Instead of building his teamaround Fowler, 25th-year headcoach Carl Kremer has had tobuild without his three-yearvarsity pivot.

On the current roster, onlyKevin Kerley and Grant Pitmanplayed significant minutes ayear ago.

“We play about nine or 10guys,” Kremer said. “We’ve hadsome really good moments andthen we’ll have some timeswhere we make a lot of mis-takes. I don’t remember everhaving a team with this manynew guys.”

Moeller started the season4-1 before making their annualholiday trip. Financed throughfundraisers and used to pro-mote team bonding and goodcompetition, the Crusaderswent outside of Orlando thisseason where they lost to Ovie-do (Fla.) 47-44, beat Williston(Fla.) 69-35 and lost to TaylorCounty (Ky.) 61-57.

The two losses were very

Moeller refocuses after Florida tripLack of experience has hinderedCrusadersBy Scott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller junior Trey McBride prepares to drive around the pick of Riley Voss (14) against North College Hill Dec. 16.See MOELLER, Page B2

While many of their class-mates were at home over winterbreak, Cincinnati United Pre-mier’s U18 Gold boys team wasin Orlando, earning another ma-jor showcase championship anda spot in the 2015 national cham-pionship.

During group play at the Dis-ney Sports Showcase onDec. 28, the squad earned a re-turn trip to the U.S. Youth Soc-cer National Championships, tobe held in Oklahoma this sum-mer. This marks the second-straight year the team earnedits berth to nationals at the Dis-ney tournament. They have se-cured their spot in Tulsa, whereNational League championshipplay will begin on July 21.

“It is always satisfying toachieve your major goal so

early,” said head coach TerryNicholl, also the head coach atSeven Hills. “It takes the pres-sure off State Cup and regionalseven though those two eventsare also in our targets andgoals.”

With national qualifyingpressure off entering the Dis-ney title match, CUP cruised toa 7-0 win. This U18 team, whichNicholl has coached since theyplayed at the U15 level, has nowqualified for the national cham-pionship in three of the pastfour seasons. Last year, they fellin overtime of the NationalLeague championship semifi-nals to FC Dallas.

The communication betweendefenders Max Pochobradsky(Seven Hills) and Brady Daul-ton (Mason), playing togetherfor the first time, elevated thesquad. Forwards Luke Tread-way (Scott) and David Jeffries

led the offensive attack. “(Our defenders) covered

each other perfectly. The an-chor midfield was superb,” saidNicholl. “The wingers were ef-fective and dynamic. (Our for-wards) were at their best. Wehad solid goalkeeping. Our in-terplay, passing and scoringwas of a high order.”

The U18 Gold boys team canenjoy their time to recover be-fore gearing up for their nextbig tournament. To date, ninemembers of the squad havecommitted to play college soc-cer in 2015.

“Momentum is not a key fac-tor at this time as the playershave earned a much needed fiveweek break. Most of the playerswent straight from high schoolinto National League play, sothey have earned a rest,” saidNicholl.

CUP U18 Gold boys soccer gets national bidBy Adam [email protected]

THANKS TO LISA WIEDMANN

The CUP Gold BU18 team advanced to the 2015 national championship atthe Dec. 28 Disney Sports Showcase. They are, from left: Back, J.J. Iroh(Mason), Brady Daulton (Mason), Will Cohen (CCD), Daniel Bundschuh(Walnut Hills), Alex Besl (St. X), Peter Cinibulk (Bellbrook), MohammedElmardi (Lakota East), Nate Gibson (CCD), Max Pochobradsky (Seven Hills),Coach Terry Nicholl; Front, Dan Schleitweiler (Lakota East), Brennon Shanks(Sycamore), David Jefferies (Waynesville), Luke Treadway (Scott), EthanRoser (Mason), Bryce Curran (Mason), Connor Wagner (Loveland), LoganWiedmann (Walnut Hills).

8. Naomi Grandison ledthe Eagles with 13 points.

Boys basketball» Loveland beat Glen

Este 62-59 on Jan. 6 as ju-nior Drew Plitt had 14points.

» Northwest defeatedCincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy 56-45.Adam Baker scored 11points to lead the Eagles.

Girls bowling» Mount Notre Dame

beat Ursuline by 25 pinson Jan. 6. Senior SamDunbar led the Cougarswith a 326 series.

» McAuley defeatedUrsuline 2,366-2,103 Jan.8.

Boys bowling» Moeller beat Deer

Park Jan. 8 as senior JoeNiemiller had a 403 se-ries.

Girls basketball

» Loveland got by Col-erain 43-42 on Jan. 3.Freshman Colleen Swiftled with 17 points.

Loveland downedNorthwest 48-24 on Jan.5. Junior Alyssa Stahl had10 points.

» Mount Notre Damebeat Glen Este 53-39 Dec.28. Senior Naomi Daven-port had 12 points and 10rebounds.

MND beat DublinCoffman Jan. 3, 66-49.Senior Dani Kissel ledthe Cougars with 23points.

» Ursuline Academydefeated Seton 63-39 Jan.8. Megan Oglibee and Au-drey James scored 13points apiece to lead theLions to 10-4 this season.

» Georgetown defeat-ed Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy 53-30 Jan.

SHORT HOPS

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Glen Este sophomore Brad Gardner guards Loveland seniorMichael Ralph (33) Jan. 6 at Glen Este. The Tigers beat theTrojans 62-59 as junior Drew Plitt had 14 points.

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close. Oviedo was the de-fending large school statechampion in Florida andthe game was tied in thefourth quarter. A 3-point-er to tie at the buzzer wentin and out. The TaylorCounty loss was also nip-and-tuck against a highly-rated team in the Blue-grass State.

“I love this team’s workethic,” Kremer said un-daunted. “I really thinkwe can be a factor downthe road.”

The new and youngerplayers have all contrib-uted. Junior TreyMcBride leads the team inscoring and is third in theGreater Catholic League-South. He also tops theleague in rebounding as a6-foot guard. Junior pointguard Nate Georgeton isdishing out around six as-sists per game to lead theGCL South and 6-7 juniorSam McCracken leads inblocked shots and is sec-ond in field goal percent-age.

Sophomores RileyVoss, Keegan McDowelland Matt Dotson are all inthe 6-4 to 6-5 range andhave made contributions.

On the senior end, GrantPitman is the only otherCrusader besidesMcBride to average dou-ble figures and BradMunz has also hit someshots.

Waiting in the wingsfor Moeller are more fa-miliar names like Daven-port and Tabler and manyothers.

The immediate goal forKremer is to be relevantsooner rather than later.If anything, his youngmen will be as battle-test-ed as any team cominginto the tournament. Theclosest cupcakes forMoeller are further up theroad at Kroger, but cer-tainly not on their sched-ule.

“I’m not sure anyonehas played the schedulewe have so far,” Kremersaid. “We’re not quiteready for those games,but you’ve got to be will-ing to go through the proc-ess.”

The process usuallypays off for the eight-timeGCL coach of the year,who has led Moeller tothree state champion-ships, a state runner-up, astate semifinal and morethan 450 victories.

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The legacy is impossi-ble for Mount NotreDame’s basketball play-ers to ignore: Five Divi-sion I state champion-ships, six straight appear-ances in the finals, and a154-13 record from 2004 to2009.

But when Dr. ScottRogers returned last sea-son for his second stint asCougars head coach afterguiding them to theschool’s first two state ti-tles, he chose to dwell onthe present rather thanthe past.

“I don’t reference thattime period too often,”said Rogers, who left forthree seasons to coach atIndian Hill. “It was impor-tant for our players to quitlooking up at the bannersand make their ownmark.”

After going a com-bined 41-51 over four sea-sons, MND went 17-7 last

year in Rogers’ return tothe helm. This season, theCougars are 10-0 for thefirst time since 2009,when they went 27-1 enroute to a fourth straightstate title.

“It’s hard sometimes tocome to practice and seeall those great names,”said senior forward Nao-mi Davenport, the Cou-gars’ leading scorer. “Wewant our name up theretoo. We want to be likethem. But we want tomake our own legacy.We’ve matured.”

MND, ranked No. 1 inthe Enquirer Division Icoaches’ poll, hosts GirlsGreater Catholic Leaguerival and 4th-rankedMcAuley at 7:30 p.m.Thursday.

Rogers prefers not toput much emphasis on thepast, but his expectationsof the players in terms ofpreparation haven’tchanged much since hisfirst season at MND in2001.

“(Last year’s team)wasn’t used to practicingas hard as we practiced,or being held accountablefor their play,” Rogerssaid. “We’re not the most

talented team in the citythis year, let alone thestate of Ohio. But youwon’t find many teamsthat work harder.”

And, you won’t findmany players in the statebetter than Davenport.

Through eight games,the University of Michi-gan commit was leadingthe GGCL with 16.9 pointsper game and ranked sec-ond in the league in re-bounding. Davenporterupted for 31 points in a73-53 victory over Ursu-line on Dec. 9.

Last season, Daven-port averaged nearly 19points and more than 12rebounds. She also ledMND in scoring as a soph-omore.

But, the Cougars aren’ta one-person show. SixMND players average sixpoints or more. They’vescored 70 or more pointsthree times and limitedopponents to fewer than40 points on seven occa-sions.

“Totally unselfish,”said Rogers of this year’ssquad. “They don’t carewho scores. They work sohard, and they get it. Lastyear was probably the re-

verse.”Davenport believes

this year’s team is asclose-knit as any groupduring her career. “Wekeep things within the cir-cle,” she said.

MND has six seniorsand returned all five

starters from last season.Sophomore Maria Pisciot-ta is the team’s second-leading scorer and a ris-ing star.

And, Rogers is there tokeep them level.

“When we feel thepressure, he keeps us fo-

cused on the next game,the next play,” Davenportsaid. “He gets us lockedin. We’re as good as hemakes us, and he’s as goodas we make him. He hasraised the bar.”

MND hoops forging own legacy

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With eight games under her belt, Mount Notre Dame’s Naomi Davenport was leading the GGCLwith 16.9 points per game and ranked second in the league in rebounding.

UndefeatedCougars harkenthe glory days By Jeff WallnerEnquirer contributor

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siblings Bob and Bill McLaughlin and Laurie Flanagan; andgrandchildren Kevin, Meghan, Ryan, Connor, Colin and Erin.

Preceded in death by parents Harold Turner and HelenPratt; and brother, Robert Turner.

Services were Jan. 3 at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church,Cincinnati.

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service with a coffee cafe style.“All Together Now” program-ming for children ages birth tosixth grade is also offered.Communion is offered weekly.

Traditional worship is 9 a.m.Sundays, with music featuringthe chancel choir, bell choirsand other musical ensembles.Child care is available forchildren birth to 5 years old.Communion is offered the firstSunday of each month.

Contemporary service is 10:30a.m. Sundays, with musicprovided by the Praise Band.Full Sunday School program-ming is offered for childrenbirth to 18-years-old. AdultSunday School is also available.Communion is offered the firstSunday of each month.

The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.

New Covenant LifeChurchWorship is 10:30 a.m. Sundays,followed by a noon meal and asecond service at 1 p.m.

The church is at 10059 PleasantRenner Road, Goshen; 937-218-4309;newcovenantlifechurch.info;[email protected].

Prince of PeaceLutheran ChurchZumba continues at 6:30 p.m.Monday and Thursday eveningsin the Parish Life Center.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchWorship times are: Sundayschool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;worship 10:30-11:30 a.m.; fel-lowship 11:30 a.m.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];lovelandpresbyterianchurch.org.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchAt 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, thechurch offers a contemporary

Wednesday morning Bible studyis at 10 a.m. in the Atrium. Amonthly women's Bible study isheld the first Tuesday of eachmonth.

The church is at 101 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; 683-4244;www.popluther.org.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchSMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 PM in the library.Visit website at www.smartcincy.com

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

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

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

A Men's Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at8:30 a.m. at Steak N Shake inMontgomery.

Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets on Tuesdaymornings at 10 a.m. at thechurch.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adult Sunday Bible study meets10:45 a.m.

Mother of a pre-schooler? Joinour new MOPS group (Mothersof Preschoolers). Free childcareprovided. Meets the secondWednesday of each month.9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Room229.

A study, “Not a Fan: Becoming aCompletely Committed Follow-er of Jesus” by Kyle Idleman,meets in Room 120 ; 10:45 a.m.in the Manse.

New Beth Moore Women’sStudy is under way. Children ofthe Day: 1st & 2nd Thessalo-nians will be studied. Meets9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Wednes-days, in Room 120.

Lamplighters' new January studywill be II Corinthians. Meetsevery Tuesday from 7-8:30 inthe Media Center.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchWeekly Sunday services aretraditional at 8:15 a.m. and 11a.m. and contemporary worship(and children's Sunday school)at 9:30 a.m.

The church is at 5767 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road, Milford;831-0262;www.trinitymilford.org.

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MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJuvenile, 16, vandalism, Dec. 16.Kara A. Halloran, 33, 2155Oakbrook Place, theft, Dec. 16.

Paige N. Ratley, 21, 1285 PebbleBrook, No. 4, theft, Dec. 17.

Nicholas C. Myers, 23, 1503Meadowbrook, theft, Dec. 18.

Juvenile, 16, theft, Dec. 18.Ryan J. Combs, 32, 3106 Arrow-head Trail, drug possession,Dec. 18.

Mary E. Combs, 32, 1279 PebbleBrook, No. 2, drug possession,Dec. 18.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultMale juvenile was shot with BBgun at 5700 block of Tall Oaks,Dec. 15.

Criminal damageWindow broken at 6500 block ofTrail Woods, Dec. 15.

Disorderly conductAdult male acted in disorderlymanner at Milford High at 1Eagles Way, Dec. 15.

Illegal use of minorSuspect had nude images onphone at Milford Junior High atWolfpen Pleasant Hill Road,Dec. 18.

Theft

Ring set taken; $11,400 at 900block of Paxton Lake, Dec. 15.

Assorted tires taken from Mon-roe; $2,004 at 900 block of Ohio28, Dec. 16.

Wreaths taken at 6000 block ofCook Road, Dec. 17.

Money taken from purse atGreat Clips at 1000 block ofOhio 28, Dec. 16.

Merchandise taken from Meijer;$140 at Ohio 28, Dec. 16.

Merchandise taken from Meijer;$42 at Ohio 28, Dec. 17.

Clothing taken from Kohl’s; $200at Ohio 28, Dec. 18.

Tool taken from Meijer; $20 atOhio 28, Dec. 18.

Clothing taken from Kohl’s; $208at Ohio 28, Dec. 18.

2006 Chevrolet taken; $5,000 at400 block of Techne Center,Dec. 18.

VandalismBus window shot with BB gun at1400 block of Ohio 131, Dec. 16.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsGary Davis, 31, 9773 Poplar St.,drug abuse instruments, Nov.21.

Keyna Kincaid, 23, 8421 MayfairSt., theft, Dec. 1.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryReported and jewelry removedfrom 9000 block of Fields ErtelRoad, Nov. 29.

Criminal damagingReported on 11000 block ofMason Road, Oct. 30.

Reported on 12000 block ofAntietam Drive, Nov. 29.

Pool covered damaged at 11000block of Antietam Drive, Nov.29.

Identity fraud

Reported on Terwilligers Ridge,Nov. 26.

Identity theft$3,000 removed from 9200 blockof Applecrest Court, Nov. 24.

TheftJewelry removed from 9000block of Hopewell Road, Nov.12.

$980 removed from 9000 blockof Fields Ertel Road, Nov. 20.

Ipod, case and watch valued at$240 removed from 10000 blockof Ulrich, Nov. 23.

License plate removed fromvehicle at 12000 block of RoyalPointe Drive, Nov. 21.

Wallet and contents removedfrom 10000 block of LovelandMadeira Road, Nov. 22.

Merchandise valued at $1,448removed from 9500 block ofFields Ertel Road, Nov. 19.

Vehicle removed from 8700block of Fields Ertel Road, Nov.19.

Merchandise removed from 9100block of Union Cemetery Road,

Nov. 23.Reported at 9200 block of FieldsErtel Road, Nov. 20.

Reported 10000 block of Love-land Madeira, Nov. 19.

Reported on 10000 block ofLincoln Road, Nov. 25.

Watches removed from 9200block of Fields Ertel Road, Nov.28.

Credit card removed from 11000block of U.S. 22, Nov. 25.

Reported at 9500 block of FieldsErtel Road, Nov. 24.

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LOVELAND252 Wall St.: Kerr, Clifford P. &Deloris J. to Barnes, VanessaFrost; $124,500.

4027 White Chapel Lane: Gold,Geoffrey L. & Robyn to Payne,Jean M.; $93,500.

437 Harper Ave.: Armstrong, L.Clint to Blust III, James W.;$106,000.

404 Mohican Drive: Gardner,Anthony W. & Angela B. toWells Fargo Bank NA; $56,000.

1900 Stockton Drive: Beamer,David A. & Susan A. to Benja-min, James H. & Barbara;$164,500.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP10054 Plantation Pointe Drive:

Fischer Single Family Homes IIILtd. to Soeder, Steven M. &Janelle M.; $392,375.

10142 Plantation Pointe Drive:Fischer Single Family Homes IIILtd. to Bryant, Todd D. & Eliza-beth A.; $399,000.

12155 Waters Edge Court: Gre-gorsok, Ronald E. II & Mindy T.to Hall, Heyward A. & Lori L.Hall L.; $265,000.

8789 Birchbark Drive: Johnson,Freddie F. & Mamie to Jones,Natalia; $220,000.

10648 Jefferson Ave.: Wilson,Trisha E. to Eppley, Wesley &Tristyn; $120,500.

10127 Meadowknoll Drive:Sharma, Manoj & Sulekha toBurkart, Renee M.; $250,000.

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