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When Sandy Hicks Fry foundan old wrinkled vinyl record,she didn’t know she uncovered atreasured family memory andpiece of history.

“My mom had Alzheimer’s,”Fry said. “She had a condo full ofall kinds of stuff.”

Fry’s mother is Connie Hicks.In 1951, she was Connie Hart andthe object of affection for U.S.Navy Spec. 1st Class Jack Hicks.Fast forward 60-plus years andFry is going through the processof moving her mother to a carefacility. That process includedsorting through everything inher mom’s condo. Some thingshad to go.

“I didn’t know where to go,”Fry said. “I was overwhelmed.”

Fry worries she may havegiven away many valuableitems. She filled tubs with itemsshe thought might be good ormight not, and targeted somethings for storage in her base-ment. Then she came across awrinkled black vinyl disc.

“I’m saying OK, that’s inter-esting,” she said. “I mean if youlooked at that, what would youthink? I just thought it was gar-bage. I threw it in a tub andthought I’ll never hear it.”

That’s when things becameinteresting. Turns out that wrin-kled black vinyl disc is a “Voice-O-Graph.” It’s the same as theone seen on the poignant Appleholiday TV commercial thataired this past holiday season.

“At Christmas, I see the com-mercial,” Fry said. “It was anApple commercial. I see the girlup there playing the record. I gohuh, that’s weird. I got one ofthose. I still didn’t go out and getit. I don’t have a record player.”

Fry thought the commercialwas “kind of cool.” In the Applead, the young granddaughter lis-tens to a song recorded on a

Voice-O-Graph. Then she cre-ates a very moving Christmaspresent for her grandmothercombining her music and theVoice-O-Graph from 60 yearsearlier. Fry didn’t go quite thatfar, but she wanted to hear whatwas on the record she was hold-ing.

“I thought wow, I’d love tohear what’s on there,” she said.“There’s no way.”

Never say never. She met Ter-ry Cole the owner of Plaid RoomRecords in Loveland.

Cole was able to play theVoice-O-Graph on one of hismany historic record players.The old vinyl remnant Frythought was garbage turned outto be a love letter for her motherrecorded on a Voice-O-Graphmachine by her father, JackHicks, in 1951.

“All of a sudden, I hear mydad’s voice,” said Fry, whose fa-

ther passed away in 1995.The Voice-O-Graph machine

was used in the 1940s and ’50s forpeople to record their own voiceon vinyl records. With Cole’shelp, the loving message JackHicks sent to his “sweetheart”Connie — just one year beforethey married — had come aliveagain. Fry was able to re-recordit onto her iPhone and almost 64years later, on January 15, 2015,played it for her mother again.

At first Connie Hicks didn’trecognize the Voice-O-Graphstill in the original mailing pack-age. Then she looked at the nameon it.

“Jack,” she said. “My hus-band.”

Fry prompted her mother alittle, helping to jog her memory.With that, Connie rememberedreceiving the Voice-O-Graph in

Voice-O-Graph stirs family memoriesBy Chuck Gibson [email protected]

CHUCK GIBSON FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sandy Hicks Fry plays the re-recorded Voice-O-Graph message on her iPhone as her mother, Connie, listens to it again after more than 60 years.


The original Voice-O-Graph voice love letter sent by Jack Hicks to Connie inAugust 1951 - wrinkles, notes and all.See RECORD, Page A2

MIAMI TOWNSHIP — Al-though long-time service di-rector Mike Mantel is leavingthis month to take a job in theprivate sector, it shouldn’t im-pact Miami Township’s winteroperations, Administrator Lar-ry Fronk said.

“A good percentage of ourservice department employ-ees have been with the town-

ship for sometime,” Fronksaid. “They’vebeen throughwinter opera-tions for a num-ber of years.”

As an exam-ple of the lon-

gevity in that department,Fronk said the roads foremanhas been with Clermont Coun-ty’s Miami Township for 18years.

“I’m very confident thatthere won’t be any changes tothe level of service that ourresidents receive in the town-ship,” Fronk said.

He added he plans to ap-proach some people who maybe interested in serving as in-terim service director for afew months until the job can befilled on a permanent basis.

“We’re looking for peoplewith experience who may be

retired, not necessarily some-one who’s interested in the po-sition,” Fronk said.

Mantel’s last day as servicedirector for Clermont Coun-ty’s Miami Township is Jan. 20.He’s leaving his $87,800-a-yeartownship job to work fromhome for Pennsylvania-basedNational Gunite. He hasworked for the township morethan 13 years.

Mantel, who was employed

for years as a general contrac-tor, said his new job involvessales and project manage-ment.

“Larry’s up to speed on ev-erything,” Mantel said. “I’llmake myself available to himby phone if he needs to contactme.”

Want to know what’s happening inClermont County’s Miami Township?Follow me on Twitter @CindyL-Schroeder.

Miami Township seeking new service directorBy Cindy [email protected]

Mantel

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At a special eventgathering at the Love-land Kroger Jan. 10, thecity of Loveland met the2015 Valentine Court andValentine Lady Sue Lun-dy.

Each Valentine ladyreceived a rose from ViceMayor Mark Fitzgeraldand was introduced byLoveland chamber VicePresident The Rev. BillHounshell. This year’scourt of nominees waslarger than in past yearsand included Angie Set-tell, Donna Bednar, SueMurphy, Ginger Kronke,Nancy Garfinkle andMarjorie Clegg as mem-bers of the court.

The Valentine Ladyand Valentine Programbegan around 1970 whenthen-Chamber PresidentRoland Boike created theidea of a Valentine post-mark. Doris Pfeisteragreed to handle the post-age meter and imprinter

to stamp the Valentinesthat came to them.

More than 1,000 Valen-tine cards were stampedthat year, and Doris wasappointed the first “Val-entine Lady.” Since thattime a new Valentine La-dy has been nominatedeach year.

CeeCee Collins, presi-dent of the LovelandArea Chamber of Com-merce said, “the programactually has many eventsthat include the ValentineLady going out to areaschools and explainingthe history of Lovelandand the Valentine pro-gram, a business windowdecorating contest, a po-etry contest, a Valentinocoloring contest, and anart contest, stampingcards at the post officewith a commemorativestamp.

“A new event is beingadded this year that weare very excited about,”Collins said. “We willhave a Sweetheart Danceon Valentine’s Day. Whata better place than Love-land to celebrate Valen-tine’s Day with someoneyou care about. Thedance will be Feb. 14 atReceptions in Loveland.Tickets and all informa-tion can be found atwww.lovelandchambe-r.org,

Commemorative Val-entine notecards with the2015 stamp artwork canbe bought in shops andbusinesses around Love-land including Pizazz Stu-dio, Vintage Market,Busy Bee Boutique,Loveland Kroger, UnionSavings Bank, the Great-er Loveland HistoricalSociety museum, Love-land Area Chamber ofCommerce, the UPSStore, City of Loveland,Cocoa Bites, Station Bay,Loveland Healthcare,Huntington Bank andThe Lodge Care Center.

Valentine Lady and her court kick off season of love

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2015 Valentine Lady Sue Lundy and art contest winner Diane Allen with this year's art.

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Loveland Valentine Ladies past and present gathered at the 2015 kickoff Jan. 10. From left: front, Margaret Keifer (1994), PatFurterer (2002 ), Winona Franz (1999), Marge Henderson (2013), Bonnie Larson (2010), Sue Ann Newberger (2007), Winkie Foster(2011), Kathryn Undercoffer (2003) and Sue Lundy (2015); back, Janis Fogle (2014), Linda Cox (2009), Anne Fowler (2000),Marirose Stiver (2001), Lu Boike (2005), Kay Napier (2008) and Peggy Goodwin (2006).

MIAMI TOWNSHIP — Of-ficials in Clermont Coun-ty’s Miami Township are

looking to fill two key po-sitions after CommunityDevelopment DirectorLou Ethridge left to be-come Goshen Townshipadministrator.

Township trustees alsoare looking for someoneto replace AdministratorLarry Fronk, after he an-nounced in Septemberthat he’s retiring May 31after 36 years in publicservice.

Board of Trustee Pres-deint Ken Tracy saidtrustees plan to hiresomeone by March 1, sothat Fronk can help withthe transition.

“I have had the plea-

sure of serving the citi-zens of Miami Townshipfor 18 years and retiringcomes with mixed emo-tions,” Fronk said, as hepresented his final bud-get to Miami Townshiptrustees in December.

“I am certain my suc-cessor will have newfresh ideas, but will also

build on the foundationthat has been laid overpast years that haveshaped our organization,”Fronk said. “Miami Town-ship prides itself on ourprofessionalism, trans-parency and high qualityservices. We have set thebar high, and I know theentire staff is up to thechallenge of maintainingthat high level of ser-vice.”

Fronk said he will fo-cus on updating the town-ship records retentionpolicy, increasing citizenengagement and maxi-mizing economic devel-opment opportunities.

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

Miami Twp. seeks administrator, development chief

Larry Fronk

Lou Ethridge

By Cindy [email protected]

the mail, and Jack callingher sweetheart. She lis-tened intently as herdaughter played Jack’saudio love letter on theiPhone. It was hard tohear through the static re-sulting from damage tothe original vinyl disc.Connie took the iPhonefrom Fry, pulled it close toher ear, and you could al-most see the memorysweep across her face.

“It’s important really,because I’d forgotten ...you know,” Hicks said.“It’s a nice memory.”

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

LOVELANDHERALDEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy

» Parker Bach, son of Gregand Beth Bach of Mason, and a

junior at Cincin-nati Hills Chris-tian Academy,just earned a per-fect score on theSAT. Each year,the SAT is admin-istered to morethan 2 million stu-dents in morethan 6,000 test

centers scattered throughout170 countries.

The average student last yearscored 1,497 out of a possible2,400, and nationally, less thanone-tenth of one percent of test-takers ace the exam each year.

A well-rounded student, Bachmoved to Cincinnati from Chi-cago at the start of high school,and has made quite an impact.

“Parker is one of the most re-markable CHCA students in mytime here,” CHCA High SchoolPrincipal Dean Nicholas said,“and never did the label ‘Renais-sance Man’ fit more aptly. ToParker, a test score is an after-thought. He is passionate aboutlearning, theater, comedy, trav-el. He thinks deeply about lifeand faith. He has a sense of hu-mor that is original, creative andself-deprecating. I’m excited forhis next three semesters here!”

Bach also scored an overall 35out of 36 on his ACT (perfect 36sin English, science and writing),perfect (800) scores on the chem-istry and mathematics 2 SATsubject tests, and he is one ofmany CHCA students whoscored perfect 5s on the APchemistry, European history,and statistics tests.

Bach is also involved in theNational Honor Society, Mu Al-pha Theta, Encore Choir,CHCA’s “Off the Cuff” ImprovTeam, Student Council and Thea-tre, where he starred in theschool’s production of “The Lit-tle Shop of Horrors.” Parker hasbeen on numerous mission trips,and is very much looking for-ward to one of CHCA’s uniquetwo-week Intercession trips inMay to Cayo Costa, where stu-dents will experience nature in aprimitive setting, face competi-tive challenges as tribes and de-velop solution-oriented leader-ship skills, all while learningabout the Florida land and aquat-ic ecosystem.

Loveland High School» Three Loveland High

School students have been ac-cepted into the 2015 TAP MD pro-gram.

Juniors Benjamin Lipp, KarlMueller and Shiza Syed will jointhe program designed to help ex-ceptionally talented high schoolstudents “tap” into their poten-tial to fulfill careers in medicine.

To enter this career exploringprogram, students must bestrong academically (29 ACTand/or 1,300 SAT), motivated,mature, dependable and have apositive attitude. The programhas an ultimate goal that morethan 50 percent of participatingstudents will pursue a career inmedicine at the completion ofthe program.

» His name is Zakary Kadish –and if his future goes as plannedyou will possibly one day see thatname stamped on signs acrosslawns as he pursues a career inpolitics.

For now the Loveland HighSchool senior is content to use anew platform – he helped estab-lish – to speak from – the Love-land High School Debate Team.

“I remember Zak coming tome his freshman year and askingabout forming a debate team,”Principal Chris Kloesz said. “Ithought we should start to see ifthere was enough interest tostart a club first – and he got to

work.” By Kadish’s junior year, the

Debate Club was established andgoing strong. This year, Kadishsaw his efforts to form a regis-tered team come to fruition.

“I have a passion for debate,discussion and politics,” Kadishsaid.

It was passion that fueled theeffort to establish the formalteam, now under the supervisionof English teacher and debateteam sponsor Rebekah Hacker.

“The actual tournament ispretty exciting. There are sever-al events they can participate inalong with traditional debate.There’s a student congress,there’s independent speaking,impromptu speaking, humorousspeaking, even poetry interpre-tation,” Hacker said.

“Loveland now has a chanceto be involved in this sort of ac-tivity when once it wasn’t an op-tion here,” Kadish said.

“This has to continue,” Kloeszsaid. “Because the motivation is

there and the interest is there,it’s going to be great to see it con-tinue.”

Moeller High School» The Moeller High School

community celebrated Foun-der’s Day and awarded two of itslong-time supporters.

The Founder’s Day Awardhonors Moeller Family memberswho have given support over theyears to the school’s Marianist

philosophy of education and whohelp create “Moementum ForLife.” This philosophy is ground-ed in five primary characteris-tics which are faith formation, aquality, integral education, Fam-ily Spirit, service, justice, andpeace, and adaptation andchange. This year’s honorees areKaren Matuszek and SteveKlonne.

Klonne has been a mentor anda community leader on and offthe field for over 30 years. Hewas the head football coach andteacher at Moeller from 1982 to2000, during which time he col-lected two state championshipsand a USA Today National Coachof the Year award. He has alsobeen inducted into the Moeller,LaRosa’s and Hamilton Countyhalls of fame. Whether he wascoaching or teaching, Klonne hasbeen a staple to the Moeller com-munity for years, serving as arole model for his students, play-ers, and peers. Klonne is cur-rently continuing to serve the

community as an assistant foot-ball coach.

Matuszek has devoted hertime and energy to embodyingthe characteristics of a Marian-ist education. She has led count-less retreats across all grade lev-els. As one of the first housedeans at Moeller, Matuszek istruly a pioneer in one of the mostwonderful things to happen atMoeller, The House System. TheHouse System serves as Moell-er’s all-inclusive student govern-ment. As current Head of theHouse System, Matuszek en-sures that Moeller students areeducated in the Family Spirit,and makes it her goal that no stu-dent feels isolated during theirtime at Moeller. She embodiesMary’s call to “do whatever he(Jesus) tells you” (John 2:5b).

Mount Notre DameHigh School

» Mount Notre Dame TheatreDepartment will present “Clue”Feb. 6-Feb. 15.

For show times and ticket in-formation, call 513-821-3044 Ex-tension 7469 or visitwww.mndhs.org.

» Mount Notre Dame facultyand students traveled to Wash-ington, D.C., Jan. 22 to partici-pate in the 2015 March for Life.The March is the largest pro-lifeevent in the world and serves topeacefully protest the UnitedStates Supreme Court’s ruling tolegalize abortion. This year, 20MND students chose to make theovernight journey to participate.

The March provided MNDstudents with an opportunity toadvocate for life by showingtheir support and offering theirprayers. While the students weremarching proudly, the Marchcame to an abrupt stop in front ofthe Supreme Court building dueto a pro-choice demonstration.

“Pope Francis would havebeen very proud of how the MNDgirls acted with dignity and com-passion toward this group of pro-choice advocates who were yell-ing at them. The girls demon-strated fortitude as they held uptheir huge 10-foot banner thatproclaimed ‘We are the Pro-LifeGeneration,’” MND facultymember Michelle Pachuk said.

As it was such a moving andempowering experience, stu-dents are already excited fornext year’s March.

One student said, “It was anincredible experience and I’m soblessed to have been a part of it.’

Ursuline Academy » Ursuline celebrated its

32nd annual Ultimate AuctionNov. 22.

A record $405,000 was raised,and the Ursuline Sisters ofBrown County Endowed Schol-arship was established in theamount of $118,550.

“In 1896 the Ursulines ofBrown County founded UrsulineAcademy, and have worked tire-lessly for more than a century toeducate young women not onlyfor school, but for life,” UrsulinePresident Sharon Redmond said.“This scholarship honors theirlegacy and keeps their promise,that any young woman who is ac-ademically qualified can receivean Ursuline education regard-less of her family’s ability to paytuition.”

Ursuline is grateful for threeleadership gifts from the Ursu-line Parents’ Association, agroup of Ursuline teachers andadministrators, and The HauserGroup. Together, these groupscontributed $60,000 to the schol-arship. The goal for the eveningwas to raise $90,000 in honor ofthe 90 Ursulines of Brown Coun-ty who served at Ursuline Acad-emy during their lifetimes.Thanks to the generosity of themany parents, alumnae, andfriends of Ursuline, that goalwas greatly exceeded.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

Bach

THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

Members of the Loveland High School Debate team include freshman Jacob Pigford, senior Zakary Kadish, seniorSpencer Schmitt, senior Johan Harris and junior Allison Brugger.

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Mount Notre Dame students had the opportunity tomeet Archbishop Dennis Schnurr while attending theMarch For Life. From left: Rachel Tenley (Hamilton),Lizzie Holly (Loveland), Archbishop Schnurr, ChloeGriffith (Oakley) and Alexandria Atchley (Hamilton).

THANKS TO HARRY WAHL

Moeller High School Founder's Day Award honoreesKaren Matuszek and Steve Klonne with their awards.

THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

Loveland High School juniors Karl Mueller, Ben Lippsand Shiza Syed have been accepted in to the TAP MDprogram.

THANKS TO SALLY NEIDHARD

Ursuline Ultimate Auction co-chairs Tom and Susan Frooman of Loveland, Ursuline President Sharon Redmond, andco-chairs Lisa and Mark Redden of Maineville.

Mount Notre Dame High Schoolpresents “Clue” Feb. 6-Feb. 15.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 5Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current pro-ject for assessment and help; stilllife setups available. Ages 18 andup. $25. 404-3161. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 6300 Price Road, MiamiTownship area photographicartist Jackson Sawyer displaysselections of his photography.677-7600. Loveland.

Cooking ClassesCooking for Two - Aphrodisi-acs with Carolyn Gray, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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

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

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

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening, 4-6p.m., Cincinnati Sports Club,3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Present-ed by Christ Hospital PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

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

SATURDAY, FEB. 7Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Art OpeningsWoman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature MemberExhibition, 3-6 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Viewand acquire works by womenwho have achieved SignatureStatus through juried process.Exhibit continues through Feb.22. Free. Presented by TheWoman’s Art Club of Cincinnati.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesQuick and Easy Chicken Soupwith Joe Westfall, noon to 1p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $20. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,With Master Jerome Cook. Ages16-99. $20. Registration re-quired. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.

Health / WellnessGo Red Total Makeover, 2-4p.m., Macy’s-Kenwood, 7800Montgomery Road, Visit stationsaround store and get hearthealth passport stamped. Visitall stations and get entered intodrawing for $250 Macy’s giftcard. Giveaways, cooking sam-ples, special promotions andmore. Free. Presented by Amer-ican Heart Association. 842-8871.Kenwood.

The Journey: Course on Moth-er Loss, 10 a.m. to noon Weeklythrough April 25., MontgomeryCommunity Church, 11251Montgomery Road, Room 30.Based on book, MotherlessDaughters: A Legacy of Loss 2ndedition by Hope Edelman, andThe Motherless DaughtersMinistry Workbook. Study willguide eight women per classthrough understanding of effect

of mother loss in their lives.Ages 18 and up. $60. Regis-tration required. Presented byMotherless Daughters Ministry.378-6028; www.motherless-daughtersministry.com. Mont-gomery.

Holiday - Valentine’s DayDaddy/Daughter Valentine’sDance, 6-8 p.m., Kids FirstSports Center, 7900 E. KemperRoad, $16 per couple, $6 eachadditional daughter. 489-7575;www.kidsfirstsports.com. Syca-more Township.

Music - Concert SeriesLinton Music’s Peanut Butter& Jam Sessions: High, Low,Fast, Slow. Listen Closely,Here We Go, 10-10:45 a.m. 11:30a.m.-12:15 p.m. 1 p.m.-1:45 p.m.,Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Flute, string bass,piano and drums show musicalopposites. $5 or four for $15;free under age 2. Presented byLinton Peanut Butter & JamSessions. 381-6868; www.linton-music.org. Kenwood.

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

On Stage - TheaterTheory of Mind, 7 p.m., BlueAsh Recreation Center, 4433Cooper Road, By Ken LaZebnik.Sensitive, unsentimental portraitof relationships, tells story ofBill, a teenager who happens tolive on the autism spectrum.Part of Playhouse in the Park’sOff the Hill series. Recom-mended for ages 11 and up. Callvenue for tickets and prices.Presented by Playhouse in thePark. 745-8550; www.cincyplay-.com. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, FEB. 8Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Woman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature MemberExhibition, 1-4 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Viewand acquire works by womenwho have achieved SignatureStatus through juried process.Free. Presented by The Woman’sArt Club of Cincinnati. ThroughFeb. 22. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.

FilmsGrease Sing-Along MovieEvent, 7:30 p.m., MariemontTheatre, 6906 Wooster Pike,Lyrics on screen. Costume con-test before show. Rated PG-13.$10. Registration recommended.272-0222. Mariemont.

Music - ChoralCincinnati Boychoir, 3-4:30p.m., St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221 MiamiRoad, Sanctuary. Choral musicby group celebrating 50thanniversary year. 45-memberTour Choir, with boys rangingfrom 11-17, perform programincluding patriotic songs andwork commissioned for anniver-sary year. Free. 891-8181. Madei-ra.

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

MONDAY, FEB. 9Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to Knitting theGaptastic Cowl, 9:30 a.m. to11:30 a.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., Skills learned: knit, purl,cast on, knitting on circularneedles, cast off, swatching,understanding gauge and stitchcount and beginning patternreading. Ages 20-93. $120 for sixsessions. Registration required.Presented by Woman’s Art ClubFoundation. Through March 2.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Beginning Cable Knittingwith Toby Ganz, 12:30-2:30p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Learn necessary skills needed toknit a cable sweater with ease.Ages 20-93. $100 five classes.Registration required. Presentedby Woman’s Art Club Founda-tion. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesEasy Charcuterie at Homewith Jackson Rouse, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $50. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.585-8266. Montgomery.

Literary - 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. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.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 ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

TUESDAY, FEB. 10Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Forbeginning and intermediatepainters. Instruction covers basicpainting techniques, gooddrawing and creative use ofcolor. Ages 18 and up. $80 forfour classes. Registration re-quired. 791-7044; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.

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

Woman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature MemberExhibition, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesA Winter Evening with JohnRuppel, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $50. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

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

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions BlueAsh, 9741 Kenwood Road, Freehearing test and evaluation. Forages 50 and up. Reservationsrequired. Presented by HearingSolutions by Ellis-Scott & Asso-ciates. 793-9333. Blue Ash.

Literary - SigningsBook Launch for My Heart andOther Black Holes by JasmineWarga, 7-9 p.m., Barnes &Noble Fields-Ertel, 9891 Water-stone Blvd., Local author andSycamore High School alum.Free. 469-9669; www.bn.com.Deerfield Township.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.


Business ClassesA Valentine’s Evening withthe Cooks with Wine Pair-ings: Liz and David Cook,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $70. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Health / WellnessMuscle-Tendon-LigamentScreening, 6-7 p.m., CincinnatiSports Club, 3950 Red BankRoad, Grandin Room. Sportsmedicine doctor shows howthese issues are evaluated using

ultrasound. Ages 18 and up.Free. Reservations required.Presented by Christ HospitalPhysical Therapy. 527-4000.Fairfax.

Open House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions BlueAsh, Reservations required.793-9333. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Meet new friends and socializethrough unstructured play. Toysprovided. For ages 18 months-4years. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyPro-Am Night, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 Mar-ket Place Lane, Aspiring comics,amateurs and professionals takethe stage. Ages 18 and up. $5.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon to 1p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Room 101. Fellow-ship of relatives and friends ofalcoholics who share theirexperience, strength and hopein order to solve common prob-lems. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Kenwood Al-AnonFamily Group. Through Feb. 3.947-3700. Kenwood.

THURSDAY, FEB. 12Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161. Marie-mont.



Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber ofCommerce: “Human Re-sources and the Law” withMichael Hawkins, Dinsmore& Shohl, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Cooking ClassesRoll Your Own: Hands-onSushi with Holly Bader, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions BlueAsh, Reservations required.793-9333. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, For

teen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or look-ing for feedback from others.Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 Mar-ket Place Lane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, FEB. 13Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.


On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.,Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-time snack.$30, $20 each additional child.Reservations required. ThroughFeb. 27. 489-7575. SycamoreTownship.

SchoolsOpen House, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m., The Schilling School forGifted Children, 8100 CornellRoad, Take personal tour andvisit classrooms. Meet head ofschool, faculty and parentambassadors. Children welcome.Ages 0-12. Free. 489-8940;www.schillingschool.org. Syca-more Township.

SATURDAY, FEB. 14Art & Craft ClassesMonoprinting Workshop withAmy Burton, 2-5 p.m. Also Feb.15., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Two-day workshop.Create colorful prints from yourown photograph of a specialperson or place using a mono-printing technique that requiresno art experience. For ages 16and up. $125. Registrationrequired. Presented by Woman’sArt Club Foundation. 561-6949;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.


Woman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature MemberExhibition, 1-4 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-

tique, $20. Registration re-quired. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.

Music - R&BBasic Truth, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Traci’s Sports Lounge and Grill,784 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Free. 697-8111. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

SUNDAY, FEB. 15Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Woman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature MemberExhibition, 1-4 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

AuditionsTwelve Angry Jurors - Audi-tions, 1-4 p.m., Walton CreekTheater, 4101 Walton CreekRoad, Auditions will consist ofreadings from the script. Free.Presented by Mariemont PlayersInc.. Through Feb. 16. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

MONDAY, FEB. 16Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to Knitting theGaptastic Cowl, 9:30-11:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $120 for six sessions.Registration required. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Beginning Cable Knittingwith Toby Ganz, 12:30-2:30p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $100 five classes. Regis-tration required. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

AuditionsTwelve Angry Jurors - Audi-tions, 7-10 p.m., Walton CreekTheater, Free. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

Cooking ClassesAlfio’s and Keegan’s Seafoodwith Alfio Gulisano, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $55. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to www.cincinnati.com and click

on “Share!” Send digital photos to [email protected] with event information. Items are printed on a space-available basis with local events taking precedence.

Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find morecalendar events, go to www.cincinnati.com and choose from amenu of items in the Entertainment section on the main page.

THANKS TO DENNIS CAMP

A Grease Sing-Along Movie Event is coming to Mariemont Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8,6906 Wooster Pike, Mariemont. Sing along to the lyrics on screen. Participants are welcome tojoin in a costume contest before the show. The film is rated PG-13. Tickets are $10. Registrationis recommended. Call 272-0222.

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Whenever thegrandkids spendthe night, I let

them “color” their bathwater with a bit of foodcoloring.

Emerson, 2-1/2, usu-allychoosesblue, yel-low andgreen. Hersister, Eva,6, likespink andred. Iguessthat’s whyI was lowon red

food coloring when I gotout the ingredients forthe red velvet cake reci-pe I’m sharing for Valen-tine’s Day. To be on thesafe side, I bought 2boxes, one for me in thekitchen, and one for thekids in the bath.

Don’t forget those inyour circle of family andfriends who could use abit of cheering up thisValentine’s Day. Buy abox of kids’ Valentines.They’re less expensivethan single cards andbring joy to Valentines ofall ages.

Red velvet cakefrom scratch

When I see a recipelike this, I wonder how itwas ever developed. Redvelvet cake is a “happy”cake - the vivid colormakes me smile. Thecocoa gives a hint ofchocolate. Yes, you doneed a whole bottle ofred food coloring. Thereare recipes I’ve seen thatuse beets as a naturalcoloring agent. This reci-pe has to have food col-

oring. But heck, it’s onlyonce a year…

2-1/2 cups all purposeflour

1/2 cup unsweetenedcocoa powder

1 teaspoon bakingsoda

1/4 teaspoon salt2 sticks butter, soft-

ened (1 cup)2 cups sugar4 large eggs, room

temperature1 cup regular sour

cream1/2 cup milk - 2% or

regular1 oz bottle red food

coloring2-1/2 teaspoons vanillaPreheat oven to 350.Grease and flour two

9-inch round cake pans.

This means greasing thepan and then sprinklingit lightly with flour, thentapping excess out. Oruse baking spray withflour.

Whisk together, sift orpush through a sieve theflour, cocoa powder,baking soda and salt. Setaside.

Beat butter and sugaron medium speed 5 min-utes or until light andfluffy. Beat in eggs, oneat a time so that theyincorporate well. Mix insour cream, milk, foodcolor and vanilla. Gradu-ally beat in flour mixtureon low until blended.Don’t overbeat. Pour intopans.

Bake 35-40 minutes or

until toothpick insertedin center comes outclean. Cool in pan 10minutes. Remove frompans; cool on wire rackbefore frosting.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

Put eggs in liquidmeasuring cup withspout. They will be easyto pour out one at a time.

Buttercreamfrosting

I like a thick frostingso I usually double therecipe. The left overbuttercream can be fro-zen for a couple ofmonths.

1 stick butter (1/2 cup),softened

4-1/2 confectionerssugar, sifted or pushedthrough a sieve if neces-sary to remove lumps

2 teaspoons vanilla4-6 tablespoons milk

or bit more if neededBeat butter until

creamy and then beat insugar, vanilla and enoughmilk to desired consis-tency. Makes 3 cups.

Cream cheesefrosting

Beat together untilfluffy:

8 oz cream cheese,softened

4-6 tablespoons butter,softened

4 cups confectionerssugar or bit more if nec-essary

1 tablespoon vanilla

Anne’s red velvetcupcakes and redvelvet cake from amix

Check out these on mysite Abouteating.com.

Lemon blueberrysyrup

For Hank, who askedme to share this recipewhen I mentioned itduring a workshop. Hankpicks blueberries in sea-son and then freezesthem. This would be niceover waffles or pan-cakes. Note the range insugar. Depending uponthe sweetness of theberries, you may needmore, or less. For re-stricted diets, use a sug-ar and butter substitute.

1/2 stick butter (4tablespoons)

1/2 to 1 cup sugar2 generous cups blue-

berries, fresh or frozen2-3 tablespoons fresh

lemon juice1 tablespoon corn-

starchPlace butter, sugar

and berries in pan. Cookover medium heat for 5minutes, or until berriespop. Combine lemonjuice and cornstarch andstir into sauce. Cook untilthickened, about 3-5minutes. Makes about 3cups. Store in refriger-ator. Warm before serv-ing.

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.

Red velvet cake makes Valentine’s Day sweeter

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Scratch-made red velvet cake is the perfect accompaniment to Valentine’s Day.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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Girl Scout builds dog agility course My name is Emma Beck, and for my Girl

Scout Silver Award project, I built a dog agilitycourse at Symmes Park in Symmes Township.

I would like to thank Mr. Bill Pittman and Mr.Dave Heider, of the Symmes Township PublicWorks Department, for helping me build thecourse. I would also like to thank The NelsonStark Co. for donating the pipes and other ma-terials needed to build this project.

I picked this project because I have two dogs,and I have always enjoyed training them. I de-

signed this project by researching dog agilitycourses online. My dad and I built these obsta-cles in our garage, and then Mr. Heider helpedme ensure the see-saw was durable. I am veryproud of the end result and have received a lot ofvery positive feedback from Symmes Townshipresidents who have enjoyed the course with theirdogs.

Be sure to stop by with your dogs to try out thenew dog agility course in Symmes Park.

Emma Beck Symmes Township

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

THANKS TO EMMA BECK

Emma Beck and friend show off one of the features of the dog agility course at Symmes Park.

As both parties begin tothrow out feelers on whichcandidates they should put upfor election in 2016, I can seeseveral things becoming clear.The next Democrat candidate

will be justlike Obamaand maybeeven moreradical.

The GOPestablishmentwants to giveus candidateswho will notrock the boatand fightObama’s

agenda fearing that it mightcost them their current powerand money that they are re-ceiving from the Chamber ofCommerce and from peoplewho actually create the Demo-crat policies, such as CommonCore, regardless of the factthat in 2010 and in 2012 Amer-ica voted most Democrats andRINOS out of office. Howeverthe wisest thing for us votersto do now is to wait and think,then choose a candidate who,in two years from now, will beable to fight back and reversethe things that Obama is goingto do to the USA with recklessand unconstitutional free-for-all executive orders.

Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney andJohn McCain types will bepushed at us, but if you aresmart you will start looking atcandidates who are alreadyfighting to get back the run-ning the country under the

constitution and it’s frame-work, for where is a betterguide for running a countrythan that? Who has stood upfor the 70 percent who votedout the Dems and RINOS overthe last six years? Yes a RandPaul, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee,maybe Ben Carson or RickPerry is doing that now. Thenews, the RINOS, and theDems have joined sides totrash each.

But you must look andlisten and think about whatand who our preferred candi-date will have to fight twoyears from now, not today,and then pick a candidate whobe the best equipped fighterwith the energy, smarts, andfortitude to do just that, andwill chose good people to backhim/her up. I am feeling downat people who go with thenews flow and discount goodpossible candidates that thenews attacks. You are fallingright in line.

We have to do our civichomework. I especially chal-lenge school-age voters tolook around check out theDemocrat policies of creatinghate, poverty, violence anddestroying our defensesagainst terrorism versus theconservative push to createjobs, harmony, better basiceducation and for better pre-pare us to get ready to fightterrorists right here at homefront.

Calvin Pauley is a resident of Love-land.

One Democraticcandidate in2016 is enough

Calvin PauleyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Jan. 28 questionWhat do you think about Presi-

dent Obama's proposal to pay fortwo years of community college,effectively expanding school toK-14 by taxing 529 college savingsplans?

“Community colleges are avaluable part of our educationalsystem, and provide an impor-tant option for many studentsand families. However, $60 bil-lion is not free, and ending bene-fits to middle class 529 collegesavings plans to pay for it iscounterproductive and an add-ed tax on millions of families.President Obama is doing a dis-service to our students whosegeneration is already on the re-ceiving end of a growing $18 tril-

lion debt.”U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup

“I am very much against it.The main reason is the taxing ofthe 529 college savings plans.When we started saving for col-lege for our children we weretold that the benefit of using the529 was that it would not be

taxed, so that was a very largeselling point in us making the de-cision to use it as an investmentvehicle to help pay for college.

“To now change that aspect,has the bait and switch feel to it.Although many will say that529s are something that areused by the wealthy, we are avery middle class family with

both parents working full time,and are no means wealthy. ...

“I am all for expansion ofeducation for all, but in this caseit seems that the middle classwill take the hardest hit. Also,since the working poor and themiddle class do not have themoney necessary to influencethe political system, it is easyfor the government to set poli-cies that make them carry theload while those with money tosway the political landscape willcontinually make sure that nopolicy is passed that is in anyway disadvantageous to them fi-nancially, either in the short orlong term.”

C.S.

“Let me see, tax the hard

working Americans who aresacrificing to put money awayfor their children, so we couldpay for two more years of edu-cation for everybody. I guessObama was told those 5 millionillegal children (he let in) won’tbe ready in five or six years forthe job market. Why two? Whynot four years? That’s next.When was the last time an appli-cant was told, ‘you know if youjust had two more years of ameaningless education youwould be qualified?’ When Oba-ma said ‘he wanted to spread thewealth around,’ you probablythought to other Americans.Now we know he meant the allthe Third World countries.”

J.H.D.

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTIONThe governors of Ohio and Kentucky last week announced a new planto help pay for a new Brent-Spence Bridge, which includes a 50 per-cent toll discount for daily users of the bridge. Is this a good idea? Whyor why not?

Every week we ask readers a question they can reply to via email. Send your answersto loveland@community press.com with Ch@troom in the subject line.

Mr. Edward Levy recentlyposted an excellent concept forturning some attitudes to amore positive outlook. He ar-gues forcefully that one’s cour-teous behavior can affect theattitude of others.

Language is also one of thefirst clues one has of another’sattitude and character. Wehave received hundreds ofphone sales solicitations inwhich the conversation begins,“Is James there?” My firstthought is, “how presumptu-ous.” If you want to make aconnection on the phone, andthe other person is unknown toyou, a brief introduction is in

order.We have

often hostedpeople fromother coun-tries who werevisiting us forbusiness pur-poses. Onesuch meetingincluded twoFrenchmen

who represented a medicaldevice manufacturer. Theconversations were long andtechnical. To speed the con-versation, when they asked oneanother questions, they wouldspeak in French. Knowing a

little French, I was able to pickup about 40 percent of whatthey were saying.

To my astonishment, inevery conversation they wouldcall each other “sir” (mon-sieur), they would also say “ifyou please” (si vous plaît),“thank you sir” (merci mon-sieur) and almost every otherword denoting courtesy that Iremember people using in the1940s and 1950s here in thestates.

Later, on the drive to theairport, we discussed the im-portance of language, and Imentioned the courtesies oftheir language. They were

quick to point out that thingswere changing in France, andthat these courtesies were lessoften used.

I too, continue to hold thedoor, for everyone. Back in the1960s, there became a back-lash, mostly by young women,who would retort, “I can openmy own door.” I understoodtheir need for independenceand did not respond.

The words please and thankyou seem to have beendropped from our language; or,how about a simple “hello” ornod, when passing a lonestranger in a less traffickedarea, or on an elevator. Yes, sir

and no ma’am seem only to beused by military personnel. Ihave been asked many times ifI was “military.”

I’m curious; does one actu-ally take a working cell phoneon a date, what about on a jobinterview, or during a physicalexam? I believe they do, as Isee signs in doctor’s officesasking that phones be turnedoff.

We can improve our writtenand spoken language, makingothers feel better about them-selves.

James Baker is a 38-year resident ofIndian Hill.

Courtesy and respect can affect the attitudes of other people

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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

LOVELAND — It should be nosurprise that a coach with theTwitter handle @irishlaugh-man believes in the luck of theIrish.

Loveland High School girlsbasketball coach Herb Laugh-man jumped quicker than theLucky Charms leprechaun atthe opportunity to take the La-dy Tigers to South Bend, Ind.,last summer for a basketballretreat. Coming off a 1-22 sea-son, he was ready to grasp atany clover available.

After losing 21 straightgames in 2014, Loveland wonlast Feb. 12 against Northwestand then lost a week later intheir tournament opener toPrinceton. About three monthslater, the blueprint was laid forthe current squad.

“We started this in May oflast year,” Laughman said. “Webonded as a team in South Bendcamp. That was our No. 1 goal;bring them together and getcoach-able girls. There’s somegirls that left and some thatmoved on. You find girls whowant to get better and makeLoveland better.”

Laughman’s ladies beganthis season without their topscorer from the last two yearsin center Julia Copfer, whotransferred to Sycamore. Theylost more depth when juniorHailey Bauer tore an ACL.

That left Tori Ferguson andDevin Thomas as seniors andjust three juniors. The rest ofthe girls taking on the EasternCincinnati Conference aresophomores and freshmen.They easily passed last year’swin total in early Decemberand have moved on to an over-all winning record.

“The girls have bought inand make it a lot of fun,”Laughman said. “When youhave a team that believes inwhat we’re doing here, prac-tices are a lot easier.”

Loveland has been in sever-al close games which may helptheir court savvy in games tocome. They beat Harrison, Tur-pin, Withrow, Milford, Cole-rain and Little Miami by fivepoints or less and had a toughthree-point loss at McNicholas.

“We still make mistakes, butthey’ve learned how to win bas-ketball games,” Laughmansaid.

A tedious task in the re-building was a return to funda-mentals. Basic drills became adaily requirement in practiceas Laughman and his assis-tants attempted to break ev-erything down.

The scoring has been fairlybalanced with no player aver-aging double figures. Fresh-man point guard Colleen Swifttops a starting five that aver-ages between five and ninepoints per game. She also leads

in assists, steals and shootingpercentage.

“They’re going to doubleteam her,” Laughman said.“She’s our best ball-handler.She’s all guts. She makes fresh-man mistakes, but she alsomakes senior moves.”

Senior Thomas and juniorAlyssa Stahl are the top postplayers, but no one on the var-sity roster is more than 5-foot-10. Freshman LaurenParker has moved up to varsitythis season and has added someenergy off of the bench.

“She’s a natural leader,”Laughman said. “That carriedover from soccer, where she’s agoalie.”

More size is on the way, butnot until next year when threemiddle school girls over 6 feettall report for duty. Loveland’snext contest is at Milford Feb.7.

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Loveland junior Alyssa Stahl and Little Miami freshman Lauren Parker scrap for the ball Jan. 19.

Loveland girls basketballteam is on the rebound

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Loveland senior Devin Thomas (2) has the block out on Little Miamisenior Abby Breeze (23).

By Scott [email protected]

Girls bowling» Loveland defeated Turpin

on Jan. 26. Junior Taylar Hay-den had the high series of 355.

The Lady Tigers beat Turpinon Jan. 28 as senior KassieNaughton had a 354 series.

Boys basketball» The Moeller Crusaders de-

feated Western Hills on Jan. 27,46-32. Junior Sam McCrackenled with 12 points.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy defeated Deer Park65-38 Jan. 24. Erik Kohlan led

the Eagles with 12 points.

Girls basketball» Mount Notre Dame

downed St. Ursula 64-24 on Jan.27. Senior Naomi Davenport ledthe Cougars with 15 points.

MND beat McAuley 44-31 onJan. 29 with senior Dani Kissellscoring 13 points.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy defeated CincinnatiCountry Day 44-42 Jan. 24. Te-gan Osborne led all scorers with19 points.

The Eagles defeated Lock-land 40-21 Jan.28.

» Ursuline Academy defeat-ed Fairmont 59-57 Jan. 24, lost toMcAuley 40-20 Jan. 27 and de-feated Seton 50-16 Jan. 29.

SHORT HOPS

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

KENWOOD — If there was astatistical category for mileage,Moeller High School’s hockeyteam would be among stateleaders in Ohio. Playing in a con-ference based out of Columbus,the Crusaders have seen asmany interstate mile markersas some freight drivers.

Bypassing the local prepleague for better competition,Moeller skates in the CapitalHockey Conference White Divi-sion with Upper Arlington, Ga-hanna Lincoln and St. FrancisDeSales. The Red Division fea-tures St. Charles, Olentangy Or-ange, Dublin Jerome, DublinCoffman and Olentangy Liber-ty. The Blue has Olentangy, Wor-thington Kilbourne, BishopWatterson, Thomas Worthing-ton and Dublin Scioto.

As good as the GreaterCatholic League, Greater Mi-ami Conference and other hock-ey-playing schools are in Cin-cinnati, the Columbus quality ofplay is better overall thanks toits northern location and the in-fluence of the NHL Bluejack-ets.

“We played the No. 1 team inthe state twice this year,” Moell-er coach Mike Reeder said. “Weplayed the No. 3 team in thestate and the No. 6 and No. 8. Weplayed all of the top 10 exceptfor a couple. It’s been a verychallenging year.”

At presstime, the Crusaderswere 10 games under .500 over-all and were looking for a fourthleague win. Reeder likes histeam’s effort and many of theyounger players have im-proved.

“It’s hard to see when you’replaying such tough competitionweek in and week out,” Reeder

said. “When we do play a teamthat’s at a lower level, you cansee the difference.”

The Crusaders recently trav-eled to Toledo over the MartinLuther King holiday and were inBowling Green just afterChristmas. The highlight of thehockey itinerary came duringthe team’s Thanksgiving trip.

“Notre Dame!” Reeder an-swered quickly. “The ComptonFamily Center is spectacular.It’s Rome away from Rome forus. A lot of us went to Mass. Itwas about hockey, but it wasn’tjust about hockey.”

The bonding was special andover time Reeder has seen in-cremental maturity from hisgroup.

The Crusaders have six sen-iors and Drew Denoyer is one ofthe high energy and effort lead-ers. He excels in blocking shotsand making passes to scorerslike Jake Fessel and Ben Sattler.Fessel is exploring collegehockey opportunities, whileSattler swings a driver in thenon-winter months and will at-tend Ohio University on a golfscholarship.

“When you see us play, thoseguys stand out,” Reeder said.“When they score, we do well.”

The pair also serve as bigbrothers to the “little brothers”on the team like freshmen JackStahanczyk, Jake Hardesty andTom Capano. Capano may be aname to remember on Moellersquads in years to come.

“He’s loaded with potentialand has stepped his game up,”Reeder said. “He’s got ‘big boy’size, but he’s still 14 or 15 yearsold. He’s got the hardest shot onthe team. He’s the next era.”

The current crop of Crusad-ers have one more home gameat Cincinnati Gardens FeThurs-day against Bishop Watterson.

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Moeller goalie Noah Savage makes a great save in the net Jan. 24 atCincinnati Gardens.

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SYCAMORE TWP. — Af-ter losing a close game toSummit Country Day Jan.16, Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy respondedwith two wins, includingbeing the first conferencefoe to defeat Clark Mon-tessori.

Players and coach An-dy Keimer said the Eagleswere down by double-dig-its on a couple occasionsbut they didn’t give in.

“We really wanted itand came together as ateam,” junior guard BlakeSoutherland said. “Wejust kept fighting andwanted to make it happen.We weren’t going to letourselves lose.”

Southerland, Will Dro-sos, Prince Sammons andErik Kohlan all scored indouble figures in the vic-tory against the Cougars.

Normally, a winagainst a team of that cali-ber should energize ateam and carry it throughthe next game. That didn’thappen as the Eaglesdropped the followinggame to North CollegeHill 41-37 Jan. 27.

Southerland led theteam with 14 points. No

other player had morethan eight. The disap-pointing loss prompted ateam meeting designed tohelp the team regroup forthe stretch run.

“One of the majorquestions was not ‘whatcan I do for the team, butwhat does the team needfrom me?’,” Southerlandsaid. “We were talkingabout unselfishness.”

Kohlan, the team’s sec-ond leading scorer,agreed.

“It helps us becomebetter as a team instead ofindividuals playing wellon certain nights,” hesaid. “It helps us perform

as a team and get the win.”The Miami Valley Con-

ference has proven to beone of the tougher confer-ences in the city. Teamsare clustered together,vying for the top spot.Clark and Seven Hillsshare the top spot in theScarlet with 7-2 records.Summit is right behindthem at 6-3.

In the Gray, CincinnatiChristian leads with a 5-3record followed by Cin-cinnati Country Day at4-4.

CHCA, as of Friday,held a 5-4 record in theScarlet with an outsidechance of breaking intothe higher tier.

Conference congestionaside, the Eagles still feelthey haven’t reachedtheir full potential butthink they should by theend of the regular season.

“If we play together asa team we can do some-thing really special, some-thing this program hasnever done before in thepostseason,” senior guardRyan Smith said. “Theprogram has never won asectional championship.That was something all ofthe players put down as agoal before the seasonstarted. I think this teamhas all the talent to do thatand go farther.”

CHCA puts focuson stretch run

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CHCA’s Blake Southerland pushes the ball on a fast break Jan. 6.

By Nick [email protected]

In a matchup of teamsranked in the top three ofthe Enquirer Division Icoaches’ poll, Mount No-tre Dame was able to con-trol the game through-out, picking up a 44-31road win over McAuleyJan. 29. The win was thefirst GGCL loss of theseason for McAuley.

The Cougars were ledby senior forward DaniKissell, who scored 13points. Senior guard Nao-mi Davenport added ninepoints for No. 2 MND,which has won seven ofits last eight games.

Senior guard EmilyVogelpohl scored agame-high 17 points tolead third-ranked McAu-ley. McAuley saw itseight-game winningstreak end.

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Mount Notre Dame’s Dani Kissel (44) battles for a loose ball during the Cougars basketballgame against McAuley, Jan. 29.

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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

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Approximately 150local graduates, families,friends and fans of theUniversity of NotreDame gathered Sunday,Jan. 4, at St. Xavier HighSchool for the NotreDame Club of GreaterCincinnati’s annual Com-munion Breakfast.

The event included aMass celebrated by Cin-cinnati’s Auxiliary Bish-op Joseph R. Binzer, thepresentation of the club’s2015 Exemplar Award toClay Eifert, former prin-cipal of Holy Cross HighSchool in Covington, anda breakfast buffet.

The presentation ofthe club’s ExemplarAward is a highlight ofthe Communion Break-fast each year. The annu-al club award was estab-lished in 2002 to honor anindividual from GreaterCincinnati or the Univer-sity of Notre Dame fam-ily whose ideals andachievements offer anexample of life-long ser-vice to humanity, eitherthrough career or volun-teer accomplishments.

The 2015 award hon-ored Eifert for his com-mitment to Catholic edu-cation for students of allabilities and socio-eco-nomic levels, specificallythe students and familiesof Holy Cross High

School in Covington – hisalma mater. Clay re-turned to Holy Crossafter completing hisbachelor’s degree atThomas More College in1985, and has spent hisentire career at the

school, including 12 yearsas principal from 2000 to2012.

In 2010, Eifert wasdiagnosed with advancedmelanoma and eventu-ally gave up the positionof principal, but has

stayed on as a mathteacher, as well as thedirector of operationsand director of devel-opment. His courage andcommitment have beenreassuring and inspiringto his community and theHoly Cross family.

At a time when manyurban Catholic highschools have struggled tostay open due to declin-ing enrollment and bud-get concerns, Holy Crosshas been at or above fullcapacity since 2001, duein large part to Eifert'svision, passion and lead-ership. During his tenureas principal, the schoolcontinued to expand itstiered curriculum to fivecourse levels (allowingstudents to customizetheir education), en-hanced its technology,improved its facilities,and broadened its extra-curricular offerings. Herestructured and expand-ed the math and sciencecurriculum and alsoimplemented a creditrecovery program tohelp keep all students on

pace to graduate. Heestablished school en-dowments for schol-arships and educationalprograms and raisedmore than $2 million. In2007, Cincinnati Maga-zine named Holy Crossone of the best privateschools in Greater Cin-cinnati.

Clay and his wife,Lori, have two children,Robert and Ashley, andare members of HolyCross parish. Clay wasnominated for the awardby two Notre Dame grad-uates, Dave DeVita,whose son graduatedfrom HCHS, and DougSchlarman of New YorkCity, an HCHS graduatewho is also one of Mr.Eifert’s nephews.

The event was orga-nized by chair DonKarches and committeemembers Barbara Stefland Adam Matthews withassistance from Exem-plar Committee chairKathy Hidy, musicianPaul Kindt, JohnSchrantz and St. XavierHigh School.

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Clay Eifert, center, with future son-in-law Tyler Bennett; daughter, Ashley; wife, Lori; and sonRobert.

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

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.

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

Supper Club is a missional com-munity which provides a mealto the Loveland community at5:45 p.m. on the second and

third Tuesdays of the month.Ash Wednesday services are atnoon and 7 p.m., Wednesday,Feb. 18.

Worship services are 5 p.m.,Saturdays; 8:45 a.m. and 11a.m., Sundays. Sunday school isat 10 a.m.

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

An upcoming study, “Not a Fan:

Becoming a Completely Com-mitted Follower of Jesus” byKyle Idleman, will meet inRoom 120 ; 10:45 a.m. in theManse.

New Beth Moore Women’sStudy is under way. Children ofthe Day: 1st and 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.

All women are welcome toEunice Circle, which meets atnoon, Thursday, Feb. 12 in thechapel. A light lunch will beserved.

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.

Women’s Monday Group meets10:30 a.m. to noon in room 120.The group is currently reading“What’s so Amazing AboutGrace,” by Philiip Yancey.

Men’s Saturday Bible Studyresumes March 14. “Twelve

Ordinary 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 p.m. 7:30 p.m.Sundays beginning Feb. 8through April 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.

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-mailannouncements to [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

As part of its ongoingseries Coffee Talk, Cin-cinnati Chapter of Ha-dassah willhost“Women’sHeartHealth” at7:30 p.m.Monday,Feb. 9, atthe homeof KarenSilverman, 8708 Tan-agerwoods Drive.

Cincinnati broadcast-er Norma Rashid willjoin a panel of womenwho have survived heartevents/disease, includingJenni Grammer, a repre-sentative from the Amer-ican Heart Association,and Debi Schweitzer,who founded the ChristHospital Health Networksupport group for wom-en. In honor of FebruaryHeart Health Month,please wear red.

Rashid has workednearly 30 years as abroadcast news journal-ist. Much of her career

was spent as co-anchorof WLWT-TV in Cincin-nati where she anchoredthe No. 1 rated newscastwith Jerry Springer.Rashid has worked withnumerous local charities,including the March ofDimes, Children’s Hospi-tal, The Heart Associa-tion, The Cincinnati Bal-let and Symphony andvolunteers her time as apublic speaker for count-less area charities andcommunity organiza-tions. She also serves asa board member for theCincinnati Associationfor the Blind, The Boysand Girls Club, Mile-stones Inc. TherapeuticHorseback Riding andPlay It Forward of Cin-cinnati. Rashid is a pro-fessor of broadcast jour-nalism at the Universityof Cincinnati.

Grammer, director ofdevelopment at theAmerican Heart Associa-tion, was born with a holein her heart and experi-enced a transient isch-

emic attack (TIA), amini-stroke when shewas only 27.

Schweitzer, had twoheart attacks threeweeks apart in October2012. She was in perfecthealth with no history ofheart disease and hadgreat cholesterol levels.After many test andscans, she was sent to theCleveland Clinic and wasdiagnosed with SCAD(spontaneous coronaryarterial dissection), atear between the layersof the arteries thatcauses a blockage to theheart. She is in a MayoClinic study for SCAD tofind out why this hap-pens mainly to healthywomen.

Finding that therewere no support groupsin Cincinnati, Schweitzerfounded a women’s heartdisease support groupthat meets at Christ Hos-pital. She has won theMacy’s Go Red Make-over, was interviewed ontwo news channels and

has had an article abouther in Cincy Magazine.She is the chair for thePassion Committee forAmerican Heart Associa-tion.

In October of last yearshe went to Mayo Clinicfor a four-day trainingfor Women and HeartDisease. Once a year, shetravels to Chicago forthe SCAD Research Walkto help raise awarenessand funding for thisdisease.

Coffee Talk is amonthly casual get-to-gether to discuss topicsof interest. Meetings areheld the second Mondayof the month, alternatingbetween evening andmorning times.

Refreshments will beserved. Coffee Talk isopen to the public, andthere is no charge toattend, but RSVPs arerequested. Please call513-821-6157, email [email protected] orvisit cincinnati.hadassa-h.org.

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The Loveland AreaChamber of Commerceand member businessessponsored special eventseach of the 12 Days ofChristmas.

It all led up to the an-nual celebration ofChristmas in LovelandDec. 13. Each of theevents featured free fam-ily fun with a Christmasholiday theme. From thelighting of the ChristmasTree at City Hall on thefirst day, the best Santa atPaxton’s, Christmastreats at Cocoa Bites andLoveland Sweets, holidaydecorating tips at Pizazz,breakfast with Santa, aVictorian Christmas, andfinally Christmas quiltsand cookies on the 12thday of Christmas.


Christmas in Loveland festivities filled the streets of downtown Loveland with holiday revelers on Saturday Dec. 13.

12th Night and all the restBy Chuck [email protected]


Jim Fierro breaks open a chestnut roasted over an open fireduring Christmas in Loveland.


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Imagine this: you’redriving along whensuddenly you hear a

bang. You pull over andfind one of your tireshas gone flat. You openthe trunk of the car toget out the spare tireand find there is nospare!

That’s happening tomore and more driversas some manufacturershave decided to drop thespare to decreaseweight and increase fueleconomy. It has madedrivers like NancyStahl, of Bridgetown,

quite up-set.

Stahlwrites, “Iwasstrandedwith nospare tirein my car20 milesfrom homelate at

night. I was put in aposition that I had tohave my car towed. Ihad to get into a towtruck with a perfectstranger to get my cartaken to a place that

could replace my tire.”Stahl says she had no

idea the new car she justbought didn’t come witha spare tire. She writes,“I believe that this situa-tion is not only unsafe,but also dangerous. I didnot know the tow truckdriver and I felt uncom-fortable not knowingwhat could have hap-pened. I was put in aposition that I had nocontrol (over) and I wasvery upset. “

Rather than includinga spare tire, the manu-facturer has a can of

sealant in the trunk, butStahl says that did nogood because she had apiece of steel in her tireso she couldn’t drivehome. She adds, “Iwould rather pay for theextra gas that it costs tohave a spare tire in mycar then be put in dan-ger.”

Stahl says, “The deal-er informed me that Icould purchase a kit formy car for $480 if Iwanted a spare tire. Iwas, and am still, veryangry about the situa-tion that I was put in

that night. I paid enoughfor the car and I feel it isunfair to have to paythat much for somethingthat has always beenpart of a vehicle.”

Manufacturers usedto put a small “donut”tire in the trunk and youcould use it to driveabout 50 miles or sountil you got to a safelocation. Even that isbeing replaced by somemanufacturers in favorof the tire repair kit.Some tire dealers saythat repair kit may allowyou to get to your desti-

nation, but many timesthat tire has to be re-placed because the sea-lant was used.

Stahl says she’s veryunhappy with the deci-sion to discontinue usingspare tires. She writes,“When I mention thisfact to other people,they can’t believe it andthey run to check theircar to make sure theyhave a spare tire.”

Howard Ain appears as theTroubleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

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LOVELANDIncidents/InvestigationsDrugparaphernalia-marijuana500 block of Loveland MadeiraRoad, Jan. 11.

11601 Woodwind Drive, Jan. 11.Identity fraud1000 block of Loveland-Madei-ra Road, Jan. 13.

Possession of drugs900 block of W. Loveland Ave.,Jan. 9.

11601 Woodwind Drive, Jan. 11.Possessing drug abuseinstruments500 block of Loveland MadeiraRoad, Jan. 11.

Possession ofdrugs-marijuana500 block of Loveland MadeiraRoad, Jan. 11.

Re-cite other department100 block of W. Loveland Ave.,Jan. 8.

Theft800 block of Loveland MadeiraRoad, Jan. 12.

200 block of W. Loveland Ave.,Jan. 13.

100 block of Decatur Lane, Jan.6.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsDomestic violenceAt 1200 block of Mellie Ave.,Jan. 4.

ForgeryMale stated check forged at1400 block of Ohio 131, Jan. 8.

FraudMale stated ID used with noauthorization at 300 block ofMiami Valley Drive, Jan. 7.

RunawayFemale juvenile reportedmissing at 6000 block ofCarole Drive, Jan. 8.

TheftMerchandise taken fromMeijer; $57 at Ohio 28, Jan. 6.

An Amazon Kindle taken; $170at 5900 block of MeadowCreek, Jan. 6.

Merchandise taken fromKohl’s; $171 at Ohio 28, Jan. 6.

Gun, left in bathroom, wastaken at Panera’s; $500 atOhio 28, Jan. 7.

Female stated gift card usedwith no authorization at 1500block of Hunt Club Drive, Jan.7.

Groceries taken from Kroger;$453 at Branch Hill Guinea

Pike, Jan. 7.Floor mat taken from outsidedoor at 500 block of Arrow-head Trail, Jan. 8.

Male stated unauthorizedcharges made on bank accountat 5800 block of Highview, Jan.8.

Merchandise taken from Meijer;$40 at Ohio 28, Jan. 8.

Bottle of lotion taken fromMeijer; $3 at Ohio 28, Jan. 9.


Clothes taken from Kohl’s; $102at Ohio 28, Jan. 10.

Merchandise taken from Kroger;$29 at Ohio 28, Jan. 10.

Food items taken from Kroger;$6 at Ohio 28, Jan. 10.


SYMMES TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported at 8700 block ofAppalachee Drive, Nov. 30.

Theft$20 in gas not paid for at 12000block of Montgomery Road,Dec. 15.

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ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all

adults charged with offenses. The information is amatter of public record and does not imply guilt orinnocence.

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Sheriff’s Deputy Dan-ny Ruck, a retired Ma-rine wounded in Afghan-istan in 2009, knows thatClermont County’s com-mitment to veteransruns deep.

So when Ruck stum-bled onto a Purple HeartParking Facebook page,he thought this wassomething county gov-ernment and businessesmight commit to – order-ing the signs and assign-ing a parking spot towounded warriors.

The Purple Heart isawarded to those whohave been injured orkilled in battle.

Clermont County hasinstalled the PurpleHeart parking signs inthe lots of several build-ings, including the Ad-ministration Building,Municipal Court, the

Clermont Family Sup-port Center, and theHeritage Building, whichhouses the Board ofElections and VeteransService Commission.

Clermont County assignsPurple Heart parking spaces

THANKS TO KATHLEEN WILLIAMS

Sheriff's Deputy Danny Ruckis a retired Marine.

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