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TheLovelandHerald is asking theseven Loveland city council candi-dates about issues facing the city.Candidates are being asked to limittheir responses to 100 words.

The seven candidates, in alphabet-ical order, are David Bednar, LindaCox, Pam Gross, Barry Kuhn, TedPhelps, Rob Weisgerber and BrentZuch.

This week’s question:Do you support the city manager?

David Bednar“The city manager is the CEO of

Loveland; he gets paid to operateLoveland in a professional manner.He must follow the laws and ordi-nances of the City, resulting in deci-sions that require the answer 'no’ tosomerequests.Thiscan lead todisap-pointment or frustration for the per-son making the request. The citymanager must make decisions basedon thegreatergoodof thecommunitynot justaspecial interest request.Mr.Carroll has brought notoriety to thecity for his performance measuresprogram, collaborative efforts, fiscalresponsibility and innovative think-ing. I am in support of Mr. Carroll.”

Linda Cox

“I believe it would not bewise, noris itwhatIwaselectedtodo, toalwaysbe inagreementwitha single individ-ual, including the city manager.There have been times when I’veagreedandsupportedan issueorpro-ject put forward by the citymanager,and timeswhen I felt itwasnot fiscal-ly responsible or in the best interestof our residents and businesses toconcur with his recommendations oractions. A council member is notelected to support the city manager,

Candidates weighin on city manager

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When Carol Sims took over as fis-calofficerforSymmesTownship,heroriginal position was eliminated.

However, there are still multipleeyes looking at the books and themoney coming in and out of the town-ship. Before John Borchers left his

position as fiscal offi-cer earlier this year,Sims was the assistantfiscal officer. If shewrote checks fortownship bills, theyweren’t paid untilBorcherssignedthem.

In addition, officeassistant and recep-tionist Jana Grant was

trained to do some of Sims’s tasks ifshe wasn’t in the office, Trustee KenBryant said. He added that depart-ment heads also looked at transac-tions related to their departments.

Grant now performs some of themoreminor tasks that Sims did as as-sistant fiscal officer, such as receiv-

ing money paid to the township andmaking bank deposits. She also bal-ances the checking account and bankstatements, Sims said.

Sims said she maintains some ofher daily tasks fromher former posi-tion, because there’s one less personworking in the office and because it’snecessary for her new job.

“If I’m the finance officer, I needto be involved in day-to-day manage-mentsoIcankeeptheboard (of trust-ees) informed,” she said.

Bryant said that the board alsochecks both Grant and Sims becauseif there’s abill orpayment thatwasn’toriginally budgeted for, it’s the trust-ees’ job to approve it.

“(Payments) have to be pre-autho-rized by the board or already appro-priated,” he said, “or it has to comeback in to the board to be appropriat-ed.”

Bryant added that assistant to theadministrator Luanne Felter wentfrom part-time to full-time. Nextyear, if the office needs help with fi-nancialwork, there’s roomin thebud-get to hire a part-time worker.

Symmes still checks Simsafter fiscal officer moveBy Leah [email protected]

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MIAMITWP.—Officials inMiami Town-ship are hoping to reclaim neighborhoodswithblightedor abandonedhomesbypar-ticipating in a program offered by theOhio Attorney General.

“The beauty of this program is Cler-montCountydoes95percentof thework,”saidLarryFronk, townshipadministrator.

The county will prepare bid docu-ments, perform environmental assess-ments andmanage the demolition.

The township must find the propertyowner and get them to sign off on its dem-olition,saidLouEthridge,directorofcom-munity development.

“The good news is there is no localmatch requirement,” Ethridge said.

Local match happens when the countyandother local entitieswork together onaproject.

The county oftenbears the brunt of thecost,butrequests fundingfromtaxpayersin places such as Miami Township if theproject affects that area.

“To get down to it, the county has$200,000 to distribute by the end of theyear,” Ethridge said.

The program is first come, first serveand its funding only can be used on resi-dential structures, he said.

“We have one project on state Route131, the paperwork has already been

done,” Ethridge said.The Miami Market deli property fea-

tures an old house used by previous own-ers that is not used anymore, said JoeBraun, the township’s law director.

Theproperty ownerwillstill retainownershipof thelandwhenastructure isde-molished, Ethridge said.

Another property offi-cialswould like todemolishis on Donnelly Drive.

The owner of that prop-erty is either in thehospitalor has other extenuatingcircumstances that have

made getting his consent difficult, Eth-ridge said.

“The biggest issue is getting the signoff,” he said.

Demolition should cost between $4,000to $10,000 per structure, Ethridge said.

“This is a case where one property canhelp an entire neighborhood.”

Another property in the EpworthHeights Subdivision was suggested as agood fit for the program by the law direc-tor.

Thepropertywas severely damaged ina fire several years ago, but theownerhassaid he doesn’t have enough money to de-molish it, Braun said.

“This (program) would be perfect (forthat property),” he said.

This house located behind the Miami Market on state Route 131 could be demolishedthrough a program offered by the attorney general. The market’s previous owners used thehouse to cook food and bring it over to the deli, but the new owners have no use for it.KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Miami Twp. wantsto demolish homesBy Keith [email protected]

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but rather to direct him toimplement policies adopt-ed by council.”

Pam Gross“I supportconductinga

review of the administra-tion’s work. It has beenseveral years since ourcity manager has had aperformance evaluationby his employers – citycouncil. Many of the can-didates have writtenabout utilizing best prac-tices of the private sector,so this is an opportunity toutilize the best policies ofprivate business and ap-ply them to the public sec-tor. It is one way we canrun government as a busi-ness.

“Since this is not theproper forum to discussan employment issue, itwould be inappropriate tocomment any further. ”

Barry Kuhn“I’mnotsurethat this is

the proper forum to dis-cuss an individual’s per-formance, so I’ll just ad-dress one situation thathas been very public.

“I believe that the citymanager displayed a lackof judgment in how hehandled the situation withthe Loveland AmazingRace. He let his opinionsand emotions become anattack on a citizen and theevent thathewasapartof.He should have been rep-rimanded, as suggestedby some on council.

“Iwouldneedtoreviewhis record tomake an edu-cated decision onwhether

or not he would receivemy support.”

Ted Phelps“Isupport thecityman-

ager as well as any citymanager dedicated to ad-ministering the city in aprofessional, business-like manner. City man-agers are oftentimeslightning rods. Occasionsarise in which they mayhave to say 'no' to certainrequests or interests. Citymanagers therefore rare-lywinpopularitycontests.Our citymanager – like allof us– is not perfect. It is adifficult job. He makesmany decisions and ad-dresses a number of peo-ple and issues each day. Inthe carrying out of citybusiness,TomCarroll per-forms capably and servesthe best interests of thecity.”

RobWeisgerber

“I have worked withseveral city managers, aswell as for many man-agers in theprivatesector.Tom Carroll ranks as thebest city manager Love-land has had andwould beagreatmanager in thepri-vatesector.Herunsamul-ti-million dollar corpora-tionwithmanyemployeesand answers not only tocouncil but also the resi-dents. While his passionfor the community hassometimes caused tensionin communications, hebrings the creative solu-tions and private sectordiscipline our city needs.State representatives andother communities areseeking Tom to serve inbroader capacities be-cause of his talents.”

Brent Zuch

“(Tom)Carroll’s talentshave brought a scientificand pragmatic approachto city management. Asseen on our website, per-formance measures areused for the budget;http://www.lovelandoh.com/documents/Final2013Budget.pdfpage37. This compares expen-ditures and performancefor services to peer cities.It shows Loveland spendless for better services.The development is get-ting done in a way Love-land will love. Income taxcollections, residentialand commercial permitsare all at historic highs.This is evidence of a well-run city.

“You have to look at thetotal body ofwork.His de-cisions have been toughand focused on makingLoveland stronger andmore prosperous.”

ManagerContinued from Page A1

The 2013 city ofLoveland annual fallleaf collection sched-ule is underway.

Theschedule for thenext two weeks:

»Monday-Thurs-day, Oct. 21-Oct. 24 andMonday-Wednesday,Nov. 11-Nov. 13: Pheas-ant Hills, PheasantHills on the Lake, Clai-borne I subdivisionsand Hidden Creek.

» Thursday and Fri-day,Oct. 24 andOct. 25;Thursday and Friday,Nov.14 andNov.15: FoxMeadow Farm andGlen Lake subdivi-sions, Lebanon Road,West Loveland Avenuefrom Lebanon to Love-land-Madeira Road,Rich Road, Woodfordsubdivision and Kem-per Road.

»Monday-Thurs-day, Oct. 28-Oct. 31;Monday-Wednesday,Nov. 18-Nov. 20: Ston-eybrook, Miamiview,Loveland Heights, Du-rangoDrive, ClaiborneII andFoxChasesubdi-visions.

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Loveland council candidates invited to public forum

The hotly contested race be-tweensevencandidatesforfouropen seats on Loveland CityCouncil is the talk of townas theNovember election draws near.

TheLovelandAreaChamberof Commerce has invited allseven candidates to participatein a “TownHall” style public fo-rum Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Re-ceptions in Loveland. The pub-lic is invited to attend this pub-lic forum for the opportunity tobe fully informedabout thecan-didates.ChamberpresidentandCEO, CeeCee Collins said each

candidatewillbegiventwomin-utes to introduce themselves.After introductions, the candi-

dates will answer questionsposed by the public in atten-dance.

“During the first 15-minutes,people can come in and submitquestions on note cards provid-ed,” Collins said. “Those ques-tions will go to chamber boardmembers who will then formthe questions to present to thecandidates.”

Candidates are David Bed-nar, LindaCox, PamGross, Bar-ry Kuhn, Ted Phelps, RobWeis-gerber and Brenton Zuch.

The chamber is bringing in amoderator to ask the questionsof each candidate. Each candi-date will be given two minutesto respond. After about 40 min-utes of questions and answers,the plan is for candidates to

have two-minutes to make con-cluding remarks as time allows.The town hall meeting is sched-uled from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Ifthe candidates want to stayaround to talk with the publicone-on-one, they will have thatopportunity.

“We all feel strongly this issomethingwewant to do to helpthe community to make an in-formed decision in November,”Collins said. “This is an impor-tant election. These are impor-tant issues and we feel peopleshould know that. This is one ofthe thingswethink thechambershould help with. That’s whywe’re here.”

By Chuck [email protected] ABOUT THE TOWN HALL

»What: Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce Town Hall.

» Public Q & A for all Loveland City Council candidates.

»Where: Receptions in Loveland at 10681 Loveland-Madeira Road.

» Date:Wednesday, Oct. 23.

» Time: 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.» Open to the public.

More at: www.lovelandchamber.org.

SymmesTownship res-idents will be consideringwhether trustee candi-date Eric Minamyer’spast legal trouble will in-fluence their votesNov. 5.

Minamyer, a lawyerand former SymmesTownship trustee, wassuspended from practiceof law in the State of Ohioand theCommonwealthofKentucky.

Minamyer was sus-pended by the Ohio Su-preme Court in 2009 onfour counts of miscon-duct. Court records fromthat case state that hedidn’t inform a client thathe didn’t carry malprac-tice insurance, neglectedthe client’s legal matter,neglected to communi-cate to the client the sta-tus of her case and led theclient to believe that hercase was still pending af-ter it had been dismissedfor failure to prosecute.

Although Minamyerargued the facts weren’ttrue, and said he suffersfrom brain damage andpost traumatic stress dis-order after serving in theNavy, the court suspend-ed him for one year anduntil he pays court costsof about $3,900, accordingto court documents.

However, because Mi-namyer didn’t pay hiscourt fees from that case,the court found him incontempt in April 2012and suspended him for ayear, according to courtdocuments.

Bret Crow, public in-formation officer for theSupreme Court of Ohio,

said thatMinamyer is stillunder suspension be-cause his record doesn’tshow he paid those courtcosts.

Minamyer said that be-cause of his injury, whichmakes it difficult for himto keep track of time, hedecided to retire from lawand is now an assistantprofessor at the Univer-sity of Cincinnati.

Last year, Minamyerand his wife, Debra, filedfor Chapter 13 bankrupt-cy. In addition, they werein court for a foreclosurecase on their townshiphome. According to Ham-ilton County court docu-ments, their house is be-ing foreclosed on.

Minamyer said theydecided to drop the bank-ruptcy case. He addedthat their money troublesare also linked to his inju-ry, and that he doesn’t de-ny his financial situation.

“I’m not an irresponsi-ble person,” he said.“We’re working our wayout of our financial trou-bles.”

Want more updates forSymmes Township? FollowLeah Fightmaster on Twitter:@LCFightmaster.

Symmes candidateworking out offinancial troublesBy Leah [email protected]

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Schools across Ohiopaid closer attention tostudent attendance num-bers earleir this month.

Schools are participat-ing in “Count Week,”where students’ atten-dance is not only encour-agedmorebutalsoreport-ed to the state. For thefirst full week in October,which was Oct. 7 through

Oct. 11, schools recordtheir attendance and re-port it to the state, saidKate Rooks, EducationManagementInformationSystems coordinator forLoveland City Schools.

Those numbers direct-ly affect the kind of fund-ing the district receivesfrom the state for the fol-lowing year. As a result,although districts encour-age students to be inschool every day, there’semphasis placed on thefive school days of CountWeek, Rooks said.

However, studentswhoareabsentbecauseofdoctor’s appointments, ill-ness or religious holidaydon’t negatively impactfunding if parents call theschool and report themabsent, according to a re-

lease fromErikaDaggett,chief information officerforSycamoreCommunitySchools.

Heather Higdon, chiefinformation officer forLoveland schools, saidthat the schools alreadyemphasize to parents thatattendance is necessaryyear-round, and that thedistrict doesn’t do any-thingadditional toencour-age attendance duringCount Week.

“For our district,(Count Week) is reallyconducted as business asusual at the (schools),”she said.

Want more updates for Syca-more and Loveland schools?Follow Leah Fightmaster onTwitter: @LCFightmaster.

Schools count students forattendance-linked fundingBy Leah [email protected] CATHOLIC COUNTS

Schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati also participate in a count week and report theirnumbers the same way that public schools throughout Ohio do. Their numbers are used instate and federal funding formulas to determine howmuch funding a Catholic schoolwould get for various services, such as auxiliary services, said Chris Pastura, director of schoolstrategic planning for the Archdiocese.

Auxiliary services, he said, would be textbooks owned by the public school district that theCatholic school owns. The district buys and owns the books, which they bought with extrafunding for the Catholic school. Other services, such as a school nurse, who technically worksfor the school district but works at the Catholic school, are included.

Pastura added that the Archdiocese’s count week was Sept. 30 through Oct. 4.

LOVELAND COUNTWEEK NUMBERSThese are the Count Week numbers (total in attendanceand percent of total enrollment) for Loveland schools foreach of the last 10 years:

2003-2004 – 4,040 (95.8%)2004-2005 – 4,215 (96.7%)2005-2006 – 4,315 (95.6%)2006-2007 – 4,676 (95.7%)2007-2008 – 4,566 (95.5%)2008-2009 – 4,534 (95.4%)2009-2010 – 4,569 (95.2%)2010-2011 – 4,486 (95.4%)2011-2012 – 4,517 (95.8%)2012-2013 – 4,454 (95.9%)


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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

The Loveland City SchoolDistrict congratulates the 49Loveland High School stu-dents recognized as AP Schol-ars.

These AP Scholar awardsare based on exceptional per-formance on Advanced Place-ment exams in 2013.

National AP ScholarAverage score of at least 4

onall examsanda score of 4 orhigher on eight or more ex-ams: Natalie Dall, Allen Os-good and David Trate.

AP Scholar WithDistinction

(Average score of at least3.5 on all exams and a score of3 or higher on five ormore ex-ams): Jacob Carlsen, NatalieDall, Elizabeth Foster, KyleHenderson, Mallory Jackson,Anne Lehmann, John Lun-deen, Daniel Miller, Allen Os-good, Grant Portune, MahbadPourriahi, Christopher Sloaneand David Trate.

AP Scholar With Honor

(Average score of at least3.25onall examsandascoreof3 or higher on four ormore ex-ams): Nuria Alonso, KristenBisig, Sara Boyle, KathrynBreyer, Sarah Byrde, LaurenCrall, Ayah El-Khatib, ReneeKoth, Evan Lynch, Julia Mc-Coy, Jenna Mykelbust, CiaraO’Somachain, Rune Percy andSean Rice.

AP Scholar(A score of 3 or higher on

three or more exams ): An-drew Bessey, Julianna Booth,Ethan Conte, Katrina Culbert-son, Laura Doppler, HaroldDzigiel, Melissa Eng, JenniferHadley, Devin Harvey, EmilyHoff, JasonKoontz,MollieKo-walchik,SamuelLehmann,Ca-mille Mennen, Sean Noble, Ja-cob Price, David Salay, Dan-ielle Schrader, Ryan Schroer,Erik Seroogy, Sara Sexton, Pe-ter Vuyk and JadeWorley.

Loveland CitySchool District has49 AP Scholars

Dean’s listColumbus State Communi-

ty College summer 2013 se-mester –AudreyHallquist andSean Lally.

Hanover College winter-springsemester –MaryBerin-ger, a sophomore English ma-jor, the daughter ofWalter andSara Beringer of Loveland.She is a graduate of UrsulineAcademy.

Purdue University springsemester – Matthew Bauke,Matthew Dykstra, BenjaminFoster, Mollie Kuramoto, Gar-rett Lechner, Adam Reckerand BriannaMalotke.

University of Iowa springsemester – Laura ElizabethDevine, Liberal Arts and Sci-ences.

Semester honorsPurdue University spring

semester - Matthew Bauke,Matthew Dykstra, Mollie Ku-ramoto, Grady Ludeke, Gar-rett Lechner, Brianna Malo-tke, Nathan McGlinchey,AdamReckerandJustinSpen-cer.

GraduatesWright State University –

Lindsay Dotson, Brittany Ja-cobs and Tyler Knitte/McDa-vid.

Matthew Dykstra of Love-land has earned a bachelor ofscience degree in electricalengineering degree from theSchool of Electrical and Com-puter Engineering at PurdueUniversity.

Nathan McGlinchey ofLoveland has earned a bache-lor of science degree in elec-trical engineering from theSchool of Electrical and Com-puter Engineering at PurdueUniversity.

Adam Recker of Lovelandhas earned a bachelor of sci-ence degree inmechanical en-gineering from the School ofMechanical Engineering atPurdue University.

Justin Spencer of Lovelandhas earned a bachelor of sci-ence degree in computer engi-neering from the School ofElectrical andComputerEngi-neering at Purdue University.

KristopherTexieraofLove-land has earned a bachelor ofscience degree from the Col-lege ofHealth andHumanSci-ence at Purdue University.

COLLEGE CORNER

LOVELAND — Clara Millerstarts her freshman year atLoveland High School with aperspective that few of herpeers have.

Miller spent nearly threeweeks over the summer as astudent ambassador with Peo-ple to People AmbassadorPrograms – a global awarenessgroup founded in 1956 – travel-ing the United Kingdom andstudying in Wales, Scotland,Ireland and England. It was herfirst overseas trip and also the

first time she was away fromher parents.

“It was really fun,” she said.“We spent time doing educa-tional activities, learning aboutcultures and doing service pro-jects.”

Miller hopes to be an astro-physicist one day, she sad, be-cause she enjoys astronomyand physics seems like a goodfield to go into.

“We were worried becauseshe was so far away, but that’salso the reason we were so ex-cited for her,” said AnneMiller,her mother. “It’s really cool shewas able to participate in thisexperience and we really want-ed her to see that there’s a bigworld out there and she has lotsof room to grow.”

An opportunity like thiscould take a lifetime to process,Anne said, and it really put anemphasis on the importance of

being a global citizen.Of the unique experiences

Clara had in the UK, she over-came a fear of heights buy rap-pelling off a castle and had agolf lesson at the famed OldCourse in St. Andrews, Scot-land.

Clara said she learned a lotabout the UK’s unique geogra-phy, howmuchpeople in thedif-ferent countries care abouttheir history, and was fascinat-ed by how many statues popu-late urban areas there.

“During a scavenger huntaround (Dublin) a lot of the peo-ple were really friendly,” shesaid. “The best part of the tripwas working in a group and so-cializing – getting out there.”

Want to know more about the storiesthat matter in Loveland? FollowJason Hoffman on Twitter:@jhoffman_cp.

Clara Miller, in front of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard Museum at Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland,spent 19 days studying as a student ambassador in the United Kingdom during the summer. THANKS TO ANNE

MILLER

Student takes uniqueexperience intofreshman yearClara Miller spent 19days traveling asstudent ambassadorin United KingdomBy Jason [email protected]

The Loveland City SchoolDistrict is pleased to announceDuke Energy and The NationalTheatre for Children haveawarded Loveland PrimarySchool$2,000aspartof thecom-pany’s Energy Education inSchools Program.

LovelandPrimarywasoneoffourOhio andKentuckyschoolsDuke Energy awarded for hav-ing the highest total numberand highest percentage of stu-dentswhosefamiliescompletedand returned a home energysurvey during the 2012-2013 ac-ademic year.

“Loveland Primary Schoolwas thrilled to be a part ofDukeEnergy’s forward-thinking edu-cational program,” LovelandPrimarySchoolPrincipalKevinFancher said. “Having the re-sources to educate our studentsand parents about the benefitsof energy efficiency was excel-lent, and to be selected as one ofthe winning schools made theparticipation all themore excit-

ing for our school. We sincerelyappreciate the partnershipDuke Energy has developed.”

“This program has beenwellreceived by educators and stu-dents because it shares thebenefits of using energy wiselyin a format that is fun andmakes learning easier for stu-dents,” said Gayle Lanier, DukeEnergy senior vice presidentand chief customer officer.

Representatives with DukeEnergy presented LPS Princi-pal Kevin Fancher with thecheck at the conclusion of a livetheatrical production featuringThe National Theatre for Chil-dren designed to teach coreeducation points about energy,resources, and how and whystudents can use energy wisely.In addition to enjoying the liveperformance, every student re-ceived a workbook of project-based assignments, includingtake-homework designed to en-gage parents.

School honored for its energy efficiency

Duke representative Mike Heath, Loveland Primary School Principal Kevin Fancher, Duke representativeMaryanne McGowan and Duke Representative Warren Walker. THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

OCTOBER 23, 2013 • LOVELAND HERALD • A7

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

FORMERTIGERPERFORMSWELL INALABAMALoveland High grad BillWilliamson recently wasthe runner-up at theU.S. Mid-Amateur inBirmingham, Ala. The36-year-old Williamsonlost to Michael McCoy ofDes Moines, Iowa, 8 and6 in the 36-hole finalOct. 10. THANKS TOWWW.USGA.ORG

SYMMES TWP. — The mo-ment came quickly.

Fourthgameof the seasonto be precise. First leaguematch of the year.

That’s when the Cincin-natiHillsChristianAcademyvolleyball team knew an ex-citing season lay ahead.

“Just the energy and theflow of the game,” said sen-ior libero Emily Beckes, afirst-team all-Miami ValleyConference selection. “Ev-eryone was so up, so into it.Everything went our way.That was kind of when werealized.”

After the initial victoryagainst Cincinnati ChristianSchool Aug. 29, neither teamlost another league matchuntil CHCA posted a four-setwin over CCS to close theregular season and claim theleague title at 13-0, edgingCCS at 11-2. (The Eagles fin-ished the regular season19-4overall). CHCA then beatCCS in the sectional tourna-mentOct.16, setting themupfor a game with Bishop Fen-wick Oct. 21, after deadline.

“We’ve never been unde-feated and it had been since2007 sincewewon theMVC,”said head coachMariahWar-burton. “All these wins havebeen teamwins.Therehasn’tbeen one player who won ev-erygame forus. It’s beendif-ferent players. It’s been ahuge team effort.”

Beckes’ leadership stylefrequently called for elicit-ing them from her team-mates. She often did so bywalking on her hands duringpractices.

“Anything for a laugh,”Beckes said. “I laugh withthe girls and try to keep it re-laxed. It’s really, really spe-cial to be a part of this teamand I think it’s important wehave fun with it.”

With some businessmixed in.

“The team looks to her forthe tempoof thegamea lot oftimes,”Warburton said. “Sheknows how to get themmoti-vated.”

Junior Rachel Wichmannappreciated the antics andadvice from Beckes, but the6-foot junior hitter fromLoveland brought a formida-ble presence of her own tothe court.

She earned Miami ValleyConference player of theyear honors not just for herprimary role of ripping bigswings and collecting kills,butalsoforcallingtheservesand blocking alignments forher team, a role usually re-served for setters.

“I would not be able tohave done it without myteammates,” Wichmannsaid. “Igetallmypositiveen-ergy frommy team.

“To me (the player of theyear award) just kind ofshowed how much I’ve im-proved.My attitude has defi-nitely changed toward thegame of volleyball. I wasreally shy. I was one of onlytwo freshmen to make thevarsity team and I was kindof intimidated by the olderplayers.”

Not any more.“Rachel has been a great

leader for us,” Warburtonsaid. “She’s really come intoher own. It’s been fun towatch the metamorphosis.”

CHCAcompletesperfect MVCvolleyballseasonByMark D. [email protected]

LOVELAND — Departing atournament is never pleasant.

Last season, Loveland HighSchool’s girls volleyball teamlost to Ursuline, the eventualstate champions.

This year, they finished agame short of a rematch withthe Lions as they fell in the sec-ond round to Sycamore 25-16,25-18, 32-30 on Oct. 17.

For Coach Mary Luning’screw, it was deja vu.

Playing without junior mid-dle blocker Sarah Marlatt,Loveland lost the season openerto Sycamore Aug. 19 in fourgames. Playing with her twomonths later, the Lady Avescoached by Greg Ulland pre-vailed again.

Ulland has the luxury ofcoaching Marlatt during thesummeronhisclub team,whichmay have helped stop Lovelandin round two.

Either way, Luning was gladtohaveherback fromearly sea-son illness and is looking for-ward to the power hitter’s sen-ior year.

“She’s a huge help,” Luningsaid. “She’s 100 percent. Shecame way back.”

Throughout the season,Loveland had to play aroundMarlatt’s ailment and senioroutside hitter Sidney Thomasalso had some injuries.

As hard a hitter as Marlatt,

Thomas now hopes to play incollege and has recently beenspeaking with Otterbein.

Other departing seniorsfrom this 15-9 squad are AllisonKluge, Rachel Griswold, CarlyBeckstadt, Allison Lesperanceand Kelsey Martin.

With the six graduating sen-iors, there are seven juniorsslated to be back for 2014’s runincluding well-decorated libe-ro, Jessie Blumberg.

“She plays awesome,” Lun-ing said. “She’s up there in ev-ery stat - Southwest district, all-city, ECC - all of them.”

The multi-talented Blum-berg averaged nearly six digsper game.

“She owns that position andloves it,” Luning said of herleaping and lunging libero.“They have to have a lot of in-stinct and reaction. They hit 90

percent of the balls. They don’tlook for anyone else to getthem.”

AssistingMarlatt inblockingballs next season will be HalleRusso and Kashia Fisher

“She’s gotten a lot better andimproved every year she’splayed,” Luning said of Fisher.

The defense as a wholeshould be better with Paige De-Witt and Kelly Powers, whilethe offense will be assisted bythe right-side hitting ofMelissaLouis.

“We have some nice youngerplayers coming,” Luning said.

As for this season, the netsand the balls now have to bemoved out of the gym to makeroom for the basketball playersmoving in.

Nocoach is ever totally satis-fied with a team, but after anEastern Cincinnati Conferencetitle in 2012, Luning and Love-land had hoped for more.

“I thought it would be a littlebetter,” Luning said.

Loveland junior Sarah Marlatt (18) taps the ball over the net against Western Brown Oct. 14. SCOTT

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Loveland volleyball begins,ends with SycamoreBy Scott [email protected]

Loveland senior Sidney Thomasdelivers a serve against WesternBrown in the tournament Oct. 14at Ursuline. SCOTT

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Loveland junior libero JessieBlumberg hovers near the ball.SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Football» Loveland walloped

Walnut Hills 63-15 on Oct. 18as the Tigers had 42 pointsat halftime. Senior GunnerGambill ran for 146 yardsand a score, junior NateSlagel had 121 and twotouchdowns and freshmanLukeWaddell had 110 yardsand a touchdown. Sopho-more Drew Plitt had touch-down passes to senior tightends Jake Elfers and AlexHesse. Loveland is at Turpinon Oct. 25.

»Moeller defeated Indi-anapolis Cathedral 35-14 onOct. 18. Senior Gus Raglandwas 11-17 passing for 217yards and a touchdown toIsaiah Gentry. He also ranfor 83 yards and a score.The Crusaders are at Lake-wood St. Edward at 2 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 26.

» Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy remainedunbeaten with a 28-0 shutoutof Dayton Christian. NickMarsh scored twice to leadthe Eagles. CHCAmoved to8-0 (5-0 MVC) with the vic-tory.

Girls volleyball» Loveland won in the

Division I sectionals againstWestern Brown 25-8, 25-12,25-16 on Oct. 14.

On Oct. 17, the Lady Ti-gers lost to Sycamore 25-16,25-18, 32-30 to end theirseason at 15-9.

»Mount Notre Damebeat Hamilton in the Divi-sion I sectionals, 25-13, 25-7,25-10 on Oct. 16.

» Top-seeded UrsulineAcademy had a first-roundbye in the Division I section-al tournament before post-ing straight-set wins againstPrinceton Oct. 16 and Syca-more Oct. 19 to earn thesectional title. The Lionsadvanced to play Spring-boro for the district champi-onship at 4 p.m. Saturday,Oct. 26 at Butler HighSchool in Vandalia.

» CHCA posted straight-set wins against both Car-lisle Oct. 14 and CincinnatiChristian Oct. 16 to reachthe sectional finals againsttop-seededMiddletownFenwick Oct. 21 after dead-lines. The winner advancesto face Mariemont Oct. 26for the district title.

Boys soccer» Loveland beat Winton

Woods 8-1 in the Division Isectionals Oct. 16. SeniorNate Johnston and juniorRyanMelink had two goalseach. The win put the Tigersat Elder on Oct. 19.

Girls soccer» Loveland beat Harrison

2-1 in the Division I section-als Oct. 17. Freshman ClaireBeran and junior HaleighGoedde scored.

»Mount Notre Damebeat Anderson 5-1 in theDivision I sectionals Oct. 14.Sophomore HannahMartinhad two goals. MND’s sea-son ended Oct. 17 with a 2-0loss to Milford.

»Ursuline Academy beatGlen Este 3-0 Oct. 14 andSeton 2-0 Oct. 17 to reachthe Division I sectionalfinals against Loveland Oct.21 after deadlines.

Boys golf» Loveland’s Isaac Vock

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Loveland JV shuts out Kings, gets shut out by MilfordThe following are sub-

mitted summaries ofLoveland boys junior var-sity soccer.

Loveland 3, Kings 0 -The boys Loveland HighSchool junior varsity Ti-gers’ soccer team won

against the King’sKnights 3-0 on Tuesday,Oct. 8.

Right after making aplay toAdamPaulson thatwas blocked by Kings’goalieAlexOrr, JoeLynchcame right back to score

in the first half.In a second terrific

play, Joe moved the ballup near the goal line wideand sent the ball to KyleOblong for the secondscore. Joe also brokeaway in the second half

for a third score.Milford2, Loveland0 -

Next, boys JV Tigersplayed against the Mil-ford Eagles on Thursday,Oct. 10, losing 0-2. Mil-ford’s Serge Dominickscored a goal against

Loveland catching the topof the net in the first half,followed by a secondscore from Milford’s Ja-len Hjelmeny.

In the second half,Loveland’s Adam Paulsondropped a corner kick

right in front of the goalbut was blocked by theMilford goalie.

Loveland’s TommieMcCoy also charged theball to the goal but wasblockedbyMilford’sEvanStropes.

The inaugural seasonof theMen’s Elite Box La-crosse League recentlywrapped at the LovelandOutdoor Box LacrosseArena at Royal Field inSymmes Township.

Four teamsmade up oflocal and regional elitecollege and post-collegeplayers qualified for theplayoffs. The semi-finalsmatched top seededLove-land against the veteranCincy Men’s team, andsecond seed Moelleragainst the University ofCincinnati.

First-round action sawa team of mostly Moelleralumni easily handle theUC team, coming awaywith a 16-7 win despitebest efforts of 2012 NCLLFinal Four MVP Joe Wer-ner (Loveland/Universityof Cincinnati).

Former NCAA Divi-sion I standout Sean Fine-gan (Moeller/Universityof Delaware) led all scor-ers with four goals andone assist, followed byMatt Bertrams (Mason/University of Albany)with three points (2 goals,1 assist). Other semi-finalaction was much closer,with theundefeatedLove-land team alumni notch-ing three goals in the lastfourminutes to force Cin-cy Men’s into overtime.

Loveland goalie SeanMurphy (KY Stickhorses/Ireland National Team)fended off two shots fromAlexCole (Sycamore/Ver-mont) in the closing sec-onds, paving the way forAndrew Newbold (Love-land/ Sacred Heart) todive frombehind the cageand score to squeak outthe 14-13 OT win.

Things were no lessdramatic for theLovelandmen’s team in the finalagainst Moeller. Despiteleading 7-4 at halftime,Loveland’s offense stalledwithnogoals scoredbyei-ther team in the first 10minutes of the secondhalf.

A strategic timeout atthe 10:35 mark gave theMoeller squad a chance toregroup. Finegan scoredthree quick goals (6 goals,

2 assists) and a wide-openDerek Kihembo (Syca-more/Johns Hopkins) putMoeller up 8-7 with nineminutes remaining. New-bold (4 goals, 1 assists)was able to tie the score ateight with less than threeminutes remaining, andsolid goalie play by Mur-phy (22 saves) and ballcontrol by Loveland al-

lowed them to use their fi-nal timeout with less thantwo minutes to go.

Tyler Oblong (Love-land/Essex CC) threw adouble pump fake pastMoeller goalie DustunGregory (16 saves) with:18 seconds left in regula-tion to secure the 9-8 winand the 2013 title.

Playing for Loveland was 2013 Men’s Elite MVP Andrew Newbold (Loveland/SacredHeart).THANKS TOMICHAEL COTSONAS

First season forElite Box Lacrosseleague wraps

Joe Werner, front, and Joe Rogan play box lacrosse in theElite Box Lacrosse League. THANKS TOMICHAEL COTSONAS

The Loveland Men’s Elite Box Lacrosse team are, in back,from left, Tyler Oblong, Gerry Jheling, Andrew Newbold,Andrew Dowd, Zach Cotsonas and Tyler Moirose; and infront, Mike Cotsonas, Sean Murphy, Evan Beck, TaylorNelson and Christian Furbay. THANKS TO TODD BUTLER

James Rogan (Moeller/Mercyhurst) makes a move in arecent game.THANKS TOMICHAEL COTSONAS

shot 84 on the first day of the DivisionI state tournament Oct. 18, puttinghim in a tie for 31st. On day two Oct.19, Vock shot 81 to finish at 165 and21st overall.

»Moeller shot 333 as a team in onthe first day of the Division I statetournament Oct. 18 putting them inseventh-place. Junior Nick Gruber ledwith an 80, followed by senior MitchLamping with an 83. On day two, theCrusaders shot 322 and finished fifthoverall. Junior Quinn Sullivan andsophomore Jake Fox shot 80. Lampingled Moeller with the best two-dayscore of 164.

Girls golf»Mount Notre Dame’s Cassidy

Carstens and AlexMartin played inthe Division I district tournament atWeatherwax Oct. 10. Carstens shot 87and sophomoreMartin had 91.

Girls cross country» Loveland’s Mackenzie Johnson

qualified for regionals at the Division

I district tournament at Voice ofAmerica Park Oct. 19. Johnson wassixth in 18:53.72.

»Ursuline had four of the top sixrunners in the Division I district raceOct. 19 to lead the Lions to a teamvictory and advance to the regionalmeet Oct. 26 in Troy. Christine Freder-ick was the fastest Lion, taking secondoverall behind league rival AnnieHeffernan of St. Ursula Academy.

Field hockey»Mount Notre Dame shut out Indi-

an Hill 9-0 in the Division I districttournament Oct. 14. The girls playedKettering Fairmont Oct. 22 afterdeadline.

»Ursuline Academy beat Talawan-da 8-0 Oct. 17 in the Division I districttournament and advanced to face St.Ursula Academy Oct. 23.

College commitments» Loveland swimmer Kate Randall

has committed to Ashland for swim-ming. Also, Tigers soccer player GregBohn has committed to ManhattanCollege. Bohn is also a member of theCincinnati United Premier U18 Goldteam.

HighlightsContinued from Page A7

EAGLES ENDMOELLER’S SOCCERSEASONAndrewMoore of Walnut Hills (11)battles Moeller’s Henry Myers for theball during their soccer game Oct.16.Moore had a goal as Walnut Hillsprevailed 3-0. The Crusaders finishthe season at 5-9-3.TONY TRIBBLE/FOR

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I am a candidate for SymmesTownship fiscal officer because Ibelieve I have the experience,know-how and skills needed toperform the duties of fiscal offi-cer at a very high level. If elect-ed, I will hit the ground runningand spend whatever time neededto provide a smooth and accuratetransition.

I have a resume of 30 years ofcombined public service includ-ingmy service in the U.S. AirForce (1980-1988). My current

position as chiefof operations forthe HamiltonCounty Clerk ofCourts fullypreparesme forthe challengesthat lie ahead inSymmes Town-ship. I am re-sponsible for 210employees aswell as an $11.3

million operating budget and theproper distribution of more than$13million in collected fines,costs and fees per year. Theseunique qualifications will allowme to serve the residents ofSymmes if elected to this office.

I am also an OPOTA-certifiedsergeant with the HamiltonCounty Sheriff’s Office SpecialDeputy Program, where I workin Squad Three and supervise 15deputies on a part time basis. Ihave enjoyed patrolling theneighborhoods of Symmes Town-ship over the last 11years.

As a long-time conservativethat believes in a limited govern-ment, I have spent my adult lifehelping true conservatives getelected. My voting record re-flects my conservative valuesand that is somethingmy oppo-nent cannot say. I have served asa precinct executive and wardchairman for Symmes Townshipand the Republican Party andwas elected president of theHamilton County RepublicanClub twice (1999 and 2007).

My opponent has suggestedthat I am a “professional poli-tician.” If helping good conserva-tives get elected in HamiltonCounty and Symmes Townshipmakesme a professional poli-tician, I will wear that like abadge of honor.

I am lucky to be the endorsedRepublican candidate for thiselection. I am humbled and hon-ored that the Symmes TownshipandHamilton County Republicanparties have both endorsedme.Other endorsements include:Hamilton County Prosecutor JoeDeters, Hamilton County Clerkof Courts TracyWinkler, Hamil-ton County Commissioner GregHartman, Hamilton County Com-missioner ChrisMonzel and OhioVeterans United.

I am 52-years-old and I’mhappily married tomywife,Debbie. We have six children andthree grandchildren.

Debbie and I have been goodcitizens of Symmes Township formany years, but our days of run-ning kids to the soccer fields atLovelandHigh School are over asall of our kids are now adults andthat leavesme the time to usemyskills and experience to servethis community once again.

I would humbly ask for yourvote Nov.5 to allowme the honorto continue to serve you.

Vince Wallace is running for SymmesTownship fiscal officer.

Ready forSymmesfiscal duty

Vince WallaceCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

My name is Katie Bontrag-er and I am asking for yourvote Nov. 5 for re-election tothe Loveland Board of Educa-tion.

I am the proud mom of aneighth-grade Loveland Tiger,a nine-year resident of Love-land and a strong communityvolunteer supporting not onlythe board of education, butalso the LovelandMiddle-Intermediate PTA, LovelandSoftball Association andMontgomery CommunityChurch. Professionally, I haveworked in higher education asa senior administrator for thepast 23 years and hold both amasters and doctorate degreein education.

When I ran four years agofor the board I was focused on1, transparency and communi-cation, 2, fiscal responsibility,and 3, curriculum.

The great news is that overthe past four years we havemade solid progress in all

these areasbut theseareas willcontinue to beextremelyimportant tothe schooldistrict overthe next fouryears.

The trans-parency andcommunica-

tion has become a DistrictCommunication Plan sharingthe great news of our studentswith the community.

Fiscal responsibility willcontinue to be critically im-portant as we work with thegovernor to fund K-12 educa-tion, work to manage the un-funded state and federal man-dates placed upon the districtand continue to focus on pro-viding a highly cost effectiveeducation to the our studentsand community.

We have great curriculum

and educational programs inLoveland, but we must con-tinue to push ourselves to dobetter and provide curricu-lum in a way that is mostmeaningful to our studentsand best prepares them forsuccess in college and/or theircareers.

In addition to the abovethree areas, as we move for-ward we will need to focus on:

» creating a district planfor the use of technology andits impact on our studentsboth in and out of the class-room. Technology is drivingall we do in our society todayand it will play a critical rolein the future lives and careersof our students, so we must beforward thinking and prepareour students for future suc-cess, and

»wemust focus on schoolsafety focusing on both safetyfrom those outside of ourschools who may try to harmour students and teachers and

also safety from those insideour building who may attemptto alienate or bully others.

These are all large issues,but the great news is that withLoveland’s strong leadershipteam, our future looks bright.

Over the past four years Ihave been a reliable andproven leader on the Board ofEducation and I respectfullyask for your vote Nov. 5 forre-election. If you have ques-tions for me please email meat [email protected] or on Facebook.

I am proud to be a part ofthe Loveland community andfeel honored to serve on theLoveland Board of Education.Thank you for your supportand go Tigers!

Katie Bontrager is running forre-election to the Loveland Board ofEducation.

Technology, safety board priorities

KatieBontragerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

My name is Dave Blum-berg, a 22-year stakeholder inthe Loveland City School Dis-trict, and I am running for theboard of education in the Nov.5 election. I respectfully askfor your support.

My children are either inLoveland schools or are re-cent graduates from the sys-tem, where they all have re-ceived outstanding education-al experiences and achievedsuccess. The extracurricularofferings in athletics, musicand arts have been immense. Ihave held numerous volunteerpositions over the years in-cluding various local organi-zations and serve in a leader-ship role for a Fortune 500insurance company.

Education is the enginethat drives a community andLoveland is no exception.Throughmy own circum-stance I have seen what qual-ity schools can do to fulfill theopportunities we promise ourchildren. It is for this reason, Ifeel called to run for schoolboard.

I am excit-ed and enthu-siastic in theopportunity tofurther servethe interest ofthe LovelandCity Schoolcommunity.My priorexperiencesin communityrelations have

allowedme to accentuate mycommunication and analyticalskills.

The school board positionrequires numerous attributesincluding emphatic listeningand critical thinking. It isessential to assimilate andblendmany different educa-tional, legal and budgetaryissues into a framework inwhich short and long rangedecisions can bemade. I be-lievemy skills bring to bearthe keen ability to accomplishthis.

In my career, I have negoti-ated the resolution of thou-sands of insurance claims and

believemy ability to mediateand find solutions would be agreat benefit to the Board. Ilook forward to the challengesand ask for your vote thisNovember.

If elected, my goals are:» To promote the Loveland

City School District’s traditionof excellence in educationwhile continuously achievingfiscal stability.

» To advance the district’ssafety and security policiesand practices.

» To improve stakeholderengagement in the schoolingexperience for the benefit ofthe greater community.

» To advance a long termtechnology integration strate-gy.

Schooling is a collectivecommitment between theschools and the communitiesthey serve. In other words,education works best whereteamwork exists. I am amazedin howmany ways friends andneighbors are engaged in theschooling process. The num-ber of support organizations

consisting of hundreds ofvolunteers who contributeimmeasurable resources toimprove the overall studentexperience is astounding.

Whether it is in the class-room, on the gridiron or in thetheaters, Loveland has excep-tionally talented students whoastonishme year after year.To think that the 2013 classearned over $13million inscholarships confirms for meexcellence abounsd.

The dedicated teachers,staff and administrators con-tinue to work within con-tinued financial constraints.They do so with the utmostpride, passion and charactercontinuing to deliver excel-lence, evidenced by themanyyears in a row of top stateratings.

Thank you for your supportand ask that you vote DaveBlumberg for Loveland Boardof Education Nov. 5. Go Ti-gers.

Dave Blumberg is a candidate forthe Loveland Board of Education.

Keeping Loveland’s education engine running

DaveBlumbergCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Orange cones and officeworkers

Some are consumed by therecent government standoffand are keeping a close eye oneverything that is happening.

They check it out enough tonot only knowwhat is going on,but to knowwhichnews sourceis credible. These folks are do-ing their civic duty and will beintelligent voters and greatAmericans.

Others just listen to the gov-ernment standoff and think allthe players are acting like ba-bies. These folks have no ideathat this fight over Obamacareisan intensewar tokeepAmer-ica’s freedoms, to keep Ameri-ca the only place where for-eigners can go to get awayfrom cruel socialist govern-ments and dictators.

Hardly anyone in a typicaloffice space has a clue aboutwhy the founding Americansfoughtbacksohardagainst themost powerful military forceon the planet, Britain, to get usthose freedoms. Smart office

workers should read a shortbook called “Common Sense”by Thomas Paine to see whyfolks are fighting for free-doms, which Obamacare takesaway.Then theycouldchooseaside, stand up for that side, callyour representatives and say“game on.”

We should pitch those conesthat the dictatorial WhiteHouse has set up to keep us outof our parks and memorialsinto the garbage cans and letthe White House know this isstill America, don’t dare treatus like second-class citizens.

Calvin PauleyLoveland

Carol or Vince?In Symmes Township on

Nov. 5 we will be choosing ei-ther Carol or Vince to manageand safeguard our tax dollars.This is a very importantchoice. I think of news articlesI have read in the last yearwhere elected officials mis-managed and even stole ourmoney for themselves.

This has never happened in

Symmes Township and I thinkthe reason why is our fiscal of-ficer has always had fiscal ex-perience before coming to theposition and our trustees giveclose oversight to spending.Check the web for Carol SimsandVinceWallace and seewhocomes with credentials for thejob – it won’t take long to knowfor whom to vote.

Judy HavillSymmes Township

Re-elect militaryveterans Zuch, Bednar

I urge the citizens of Love-land to re-electBrent Zuch andDave Bednar to city council.

I am the founder of Recruit-Military, a 15-year-old Love-land-based firm with about 50employees that helps veteransfind meaningful employmentworldwide. I am also a formerveteran captain in the MarineCorps. I have lived andworkedwithin a couple miles of down-town Loveland for 14 years.

Zuchentered theNavyrightout of Loveland High School.

He served in the Gulf,achieved the rank of E5 PettyOfficer 2nd class after aboutthree years, and received nu-merous awards including theNavy Expeditionary Ribbonand the Good Conduct Medal.

Bednarwas drafted into theArmy in 1970 after graduatingfrom Ashland College. After asevere vehicle accident, hewas assigned to the ReynoldsArmy Hospital medical unitworking in the orthopedic clin-ic, where he remained until hishonorable discharge in 1971.

We’ve helped employershire thousands and thousandsof veterans into every roleimaginable because veteranshave character, work ethic andintegrity. Zuch and Bednarhave demonstrated those posi-tive attributes over an extend-ed period of time, and so I urgeyou to rehire themas your rep-resentatives to the LovelandCity Council.

DrewMyersLoveland

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

See LETTERS, Page A10


Three to lead Lovelandschools

Four candidates are vyingfor three seats on the LovelandBoard of Education. As yourcurrent board president, I amnot seeking re-election.

Given the challenges facingpublic education, the LovelandSchool District has maintainedconsistent excellence due inpart to the board’s actions overthe years. A school board mustbe sensitive to and balance theneeds of many diverse inter-ests. It has been my privilegeand honor to serve with boardmembers who have represent-edandbalanced theneedsof theentire community of students,parents, teachers, administra-tors, taxpayers, andbusiness in-terests.

This electionwill impact thatcontinued excellence.

A school board’s role is limit-ed, but crucial. They can act of-ficially only at public meetings,approve and oversee an annualbudget, participate in collectivebargaining, hire and evaluatethe superintendent and treasur-er, and adopt policies and goalsthat set district priorities. Aboard member is collaborative,engaging, and above all, ethical.

Basedonthesequalities, Ien-dorse first-time candidateDaveBlumberg and incumbents Ka-tie Bontrager and Linda Pen-nington to keep LovelandSchools strong and fiscallysound.

Thank you for your trust andsupport over the past 12 years.

Christine OlsenLoveland

More people like Zuchneeded

Having been in business andhaving built a number of newhomes in and around the city ofLoveland, I have had the chanceto deal with the Loveland CityCouncil on a number of occa-sions.

The council member job is atough one because he or shemust be able to balance the eco-nomic needs of the city with theconcerns of individual citizens.Obviously some members dothe job better than others andone such person is Brent Zuch.

I have found Brent to be ap-proachable, open and consider-ate.Heiswillingto listentoyour

concerns and makes fair deci-sions ina timelymatter.Not thatBrent and I agree on every-thing, but we find that we candisagree without being dis-agreeable. With all the animos-ity that one finds in politics to-day, Brent’s approach is morethan refreshing. It’s too bad thatmore of our elected officialsdon’t share Brent’s profession-alism.

John PostWest Chester Township

Zuchmost qualified forcouncil

Election Day is fast ap-proaching and I am writing onbehalf of a close friend and col-league, Brent Zuch.

I have been friends withBrent since first-grade. Ourmothers worked close togetherin Loveland formany years vol-unteering at the election poles.Brent has always had passionfor government and has one ofthe most trusted names of any-one I know. I have been a spon-sor of the Loveland Chamber ofCommerce for several commu-nity events and it is pleasing tosee the potential that holds forthis great community.

Brent’s experience with theLoveland City Council, his com-passion, perseverance, and de-termination makes him a de-servingcandidate.Brentgradu-atedwithme in1985 fromLove-land Hurst High School anddecided to serve in the UnitedStates Navy. He returned backto Cincinnati to continue hiseducation, completing a degreeat Miami University in politicalscience. Brent worked for theOhio House of Representativesand therefore experienced gov-ernance on a higher level. Hiswife, Lynn, is a city planner thatadds to his qualifications, a dif-ferent typeofprofessionalpros-pective.

Loveland voter, please com-pare the qualifications of thecandidates. It is clear thatBrentZuch is the most qualified, andno one ismore committed to theLoveland community.

Keith CollettLittle Miami

Weisgerber right personfor Loveland

My wife and I have beenLoveland residents for19 years.It hasbeenawonderful commu-nity in which to raise our four

children.Formuchof this time,Mayor

Rob Weigerber has been dedi-cated to thecommunitybyserv-ing on Loveland City Council.His experience has guided thecity through challenging eco-nomic times brought about byreduced state funding. He andmembers of council have beengoodstewardsoftaxpayers’dol-lars and continue to maintain asensible city budget.

More recently the historicdowntownareahasexperiencedrenewed growth and has be-come vibrant place for resi-dence and visitors to gather andenjoy. Mayor Weisgerber andmembers of council continue towork toward exciting new eco-nomic development downtownaswell as redevelopment in oth-er areas of the city. This hasbeen accomplished while main-taining the quaint small townatmosphere we all appreciate.

The future looks bright forthe city. Rob Weisgerber con-tinues to make contributionsthat add to the quality of lifehere. He genuinely cares aboutthis community and looks outfor the overall best interest ofits citizens. Please join me insupporting Rob Weisgerber forreelection to Loveland CityCouncil.

Mark HollyLoveland

Weisgerber passionateabout Loveland

For16years,RobWeisgerberhas been an active member ofLoveland City Council. I’veknown Rob for just over a year,and I can say with confidencethat his leadership, experienceand knowledge base are amonghis many assets.

When talkingwith Rob aboutLoveland, you see him comealive with passion for the up-keep and well-being of thisgreat community that he callshome. Rob takes great pride inhiscommunityandwillnodoubtcontinue to do so if re-elected.

Rob not only has plentiful ex-perience in city council, but healsoexemplifiescharacteristicsof a great leader. He excels pro-fessionally as a chief engineerin the aviation department forGeneral Electric, he is a lovinghusband and father, and he iscompassionate for maintainingandanticipatingtheneedsof thecity of Loveland.

Loveland is great place tocall home; it’s safe, clean,friendly and welcoming. If RobWeisgerber is re-elected, it issafe to say you’re leaving Love-land in good hands.

Stephanie PikeBranch Hill

Symmes Township roadlevy renewal

In November 1998, upon therecommendation of the Town-ship Finance Committee,Symmes Township trusteesplaced a .9-mill levy before thevoters as ameans to provide thenecessary funding formajor re-surfacing/repairs to townshipstreets, as well as constructionof sidewalks.

Toput this inperspective, theproposed .9 mills will generate$27.14 of tax annually for each$100,000 value of privatelyowned property. This levy wasapproved in 1998 and again in2006.Everyseven toeightyearsthe community is provided anopportunity to vote for the re-newal of this important levy.

The Symmes Public WorksDepartment has established aroad resurfacing plan to ensurethat the 40-plus total miles oftownship-owned roads aremaintained on a 17-year cycle.Withoutapproval of this2013re-newal levy, continued revenuefor major street resurfacingand sidewalk construction willnot be available.

The township form of gov-ernment provides the opportu-nity for the residents ofSymmesTownship tovoteon fu-ture tax levies. The communitycan choose to continue theirsupport of this fund, or theymay choose to discontinue theirsupport. Either way, the deci-sion is in the hands of the resi-dents.

Regardless of what choiceyou make it is important fortownship residents to vote Nov.5.

Carol A. SimsSymmes Township

Opponents resort topersonal attacks

My husband is Eric Mina-myer, former trustee and candi-date Nov. 5. My fears about un-fair personal attacks have cometrue. Since they can’t defendtheirrecord, theygoaftersome-one like Eric with an excellentrecord in office.

Eric worked tirelessly afterthe tornado in 1999. He broughtmany improvements toSymmes Township such as amoney-saving road resurfacingand safety sidewalks.He led thecampaign for the Rozzi proper-ty park. There are far too manyaccomplishments to list here.

Eric nearly died in the con-flicts in the Middle East fourtimes. A priest in Diego Garciacalled to tell me that Eric had atropical disease that stoppedhisheart. They revived him, but hewas still neardeath.AfterEric’sreturn, I learnedabouthisbeingshot at by snipers, set upon by amob, and in a helicopter inci-dent at sea.Ericnow isdisabled,whichledtohisretirementfrompracticing law and loss of in-come.

Anyonewho criticizesEric iscriticizing a disabled veteranfor things caused by his war-time service. They should beashamed. The voters should nottolerate these personal attacks.Please support my husband ashe seeks to return as your trus-tee.

Debbie MinamyerSymmes Township

Zuch deserves your voteWemoved to Loveland about

10 years ago becausewewanteda safe, friendly communitywithgreatschools forourfamily.We,alongwithmany other families,have found Pheasant Hills to bea perfect fit for us.

Our neighbor and city coun-cil person Brent Zuch knewearly on he wanted to raise hisfamily in Loveland where hegrew up and I can see why hewanted the same wonderfulcommunity for his family.

Brent has been a part ofLoveland’s growth over the pastfewyears andwants to continueto keep this community as greatas it waswhen hewas a kid deli-vering newspapers in Loveland– includingto theoldfarmhousethat his family lives in and takespride in restoring.

When you vote in the upcom-ing election, remember to votefor Brent Zuch because hewants Loveland to be a placewhere your children have greatchildhood memories, and wantto come back to raise their fam-ilies in thesamewonderfulcom-munitywhere theywere raised.

Barbara ParkerLoveland

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Off-year elections andvoter turnout are oftenstrange bedfellows. Yet, in afew weeks, the residents ofSymmes Township have avery important decision tomake regarding the future ofSymmes Township.

I am a candidate for fiscalofficer and I am asking foryour support and vote Nov. 5.

Upon the retirement ofJohn Borchers in March, theSymmes Board of Trusteesunanimously appointed me toserve as your fiscal officer.They entrusted me with thefinancial management andoversight of our tax dollars.Their decision was based onmy extensive experience asassistant fiscal officer, aswell as my commitment tothe community. Indeed, serv-ing in this position is an hon-or and privilege that I takevery seriously.

Twenty four years ago, in1989, my public service tothe township began and myresponsibilities have beenvaried. Yet those same var-ied responsibilities give me astrong understanding oftownship operations andadministrative functions.Throughout that time, I haveenjoyed speaking and meet-ing with you. Your questions,concerns and needs haveranged from zoning, to light-ing districts, to cemeteryand aggregation.

As theassistantfiscal officer,my job de-scriptionincludedattending,recordingand contrib-uting detailedinformationto trustee and

committee meetings. All ofthat has kept me immersedin the ongoing daily townshipevents – at all levels. I alsohelped form the SymmesTownship Historical Society,of which I continue to be anactive participant.

I know the responsibilitiesand expectations associatedwith the position of fiscalofficer. For me, this is not onthe job training. Rather, mytownship experience encom-passes the past twenty fouryears and I understand thedifficult issues facingSymmes Township in today’schallenging financial envi-ronment. Importantly, Ipromise to continue to man-age and oversee the financialprocess very closely, and willperform the duties for whichI am elected.

I have been endorsed bytrustees Phil Beck and KenBryant, John Borchers, theformer fiscal officer, mem-bers of the Finance & AuditCommittee, civic group offi-

cers and others – all whounderstand township govern-ment and its role to the resi-dents. These individualshave all worked closely withme as they executed theirvarious positions. I was sograteful to read the manyletters sent to the paper sup-porting my candidacy and Iwould like to thank you forthese encouraging words.These letters and endorse-ments are posted on my web-site, www.sims4symmes.com.

Throughout this election, Ihave been responsive to themany requests receivedfrom the League of WomenVoters, Community Pressand Enquirer Election Guide.These groups provide a valu-able source of information tohelp voters make the rightdecision on Election Day.

Your vote for me Nov. 5will not only confirm thetrustees’ belief in me as aqualified and experiencedfiscal officer, but will allowme to continue to serve theresidents of our wonderfultownship.

Please visitwww.sims4symmes.com fordetailed information on myqualifications, experienceand endorsements. Thankyou for your consideration.

Carol A. Sims is running forSymmes Township fiscal officer.

Fiscal officer asks for vote

Carol SimsCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

At theWhite House onMay8 of this year, First LadyMi-chelle Obama presented the“National Medal for Museumand Library Service” to thePublic Library of Cincinnatiand Hamilton County.

This medal celebrates in-stitutions that make a differ-ence for individuals, families,and communities, specificallythose who demonstrate in-novative approaches to publicservice and exceed the expect-ed levels of community out-reach.

On Nov. 5 you will be askedif this is a worthy achieve-ment.

Issue 1 is a renewal of thecurrent library levy. It will notraise your taxes and is actuallya reduction overall of what youhave been contributing overthe last four years.

OurMain Library is one ofthe top 10 busiest libraries inthe country. We are rated a4-Star Library by Library Jour-nal.

One-third of the librarybudget is at stake, and is theonly source of local funding. A$17 million dollar cut per yearfor the next 10 years will meana reduction in hours and staff.

Patrons who use the li-brary’s computers and onlineservices to find jobs, search

for data and doschool workwill be limitedin their access.The summerreading pro-grams will alsobe affected.

In 2011, ourlibrary loaned17.6 millionitems through-

out its 41 branch system. 88percent of households in Ham-ilton County have at least onelibrary cardholder, with500,000 cardholders county-wide.

Almost 2,000 visits aremade annually to distributematerials to nursing homes,retirement centers and othercommunity locations.

I hope you will agree withme that our library, (secondonly to the Cincinnati RedsGreat American Ballpark as adowntown destination), cannotcontinue to serve our commu-nity to its fullest potential un-less we vote “yes” on Issue 1.

Please pledge your supportfor this vitally important, na-tionally recognized institution.

Sarah Anness Evans is the formermayor of Madeira and director ofThe Library Foundation of Cincin-nati and Hamilton County.

Vote yes on Issue 1to support library

Sarah EvansCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST


Election time is here andonce again the old mantra isbeing touted: “we needchange.”

Is that what is reallymeant, or do those individ-uals want to change themake-up of City Council sothey are in control and canpush through their own per-sonal agendas? One only hasto look at Loveland over thepast five to 10 years to seethe positive changes whichhave made Loveland a desir-able place to live, visit andplay.

Between the three in-cumbents, myself, RobWeis-gerber and Brent Zuch,there are 34 years of councilexperience. MayorWeis-gerber and I have 16 yearsleading council and havecontinually made the neces-sary changes to meet newdemands and needs in orderto provide top notch winningservice to Loveland resi-

dents. We con-tinue to mea-sure ourselvesagainst othercommunities toinsure that theservices pro-vided are donenot only in aprofessionaland timelyfashion, but

also in a fiscally responsiblemanner.

This leadership team hasbrought new standards ofperformance to the city.Loveland is now respectedby its peer communities forits performance measuresprogram, its collaborationand consolidation efforts, itsfiscal foresight and its fi-nancial budgeting programsleading to balanced budgetsin spite of massive statecuts. The city continues toreceive recognition awardsfrom the International City

Managers Association forour cutting edge programsand policies. Our awardwinning police and fire de-partments rank at the top oftheir classes statewide, na-tionally and internationallyfor services they provide.

Our housing starts andbuilding permits are exceed-ing projections, a testamentto the viability and desirabil-ity to locate in Loveland. Thedowntown revitalizationprogram is beginning a newphase with the LovelandStation property develop-ment, which will includeadditional retail/restaurants/commercial space in addi-tion to up-scale apartments.This will not only attract newpeople to the downtown area,but at the same time alsoincrease our tax revenueallowing us to complete oth-er needed improvementsaround the city.

In addition, a long awaited

senior housing project atEast Loveland Avenue andThird Street is expected tobreak ground in the springgiving longtime residentsthe option of downsizingwhile remaining in Loveland.

The team of me, Weis-gerber and Zuch display thenecessary traits of leader-ship, experience, honesty,integrity and professional-ism. Ted Phelps will bring allof these traits to city councilfrom his private law practiceand in no time will be anintegral part of the decisionmaking process on council.

A vote for Bednar, Weis-gerber, Zuch and Phelps willcontinue to insure the pro-fessional leadership neededto keep Loveland movingforward. Thank you for yoursupport.

Dave Bednar is runningfor Loveland City Council.

Loveland moving inright direction

DavidBednarCOLUMNIST

As a first time candidate, I am humbled by theresponse and support of my candidacy for LovelandCity Council.

I would like to thank you in advance for the op-portunity to represent you on counciland be your voice and advocate. Ihope you will vote for me Nov. 5.With your help and support this won-derful city we all call home can reachits full potential.

I moved to Loveland more thaneight years ago. I was drawn to itssmall town charm and historic roots.I also started a business, Manage-ment & Accounting Professionals. Ihave decided to run for city council

because I feel I can contribute more to the commu-nity and lend a voice to the many and diverse resi-dents of Loveland. My candidacy offers a fresh faceand a new perspective on the many financial anddevelopment issues facing our community. I believemy particular skill set will be an asset for LovelandCity Council.

As an accountant I understand numbers, budgetsand financial statements. Having built my ownbusiness, I have learned to listen well and commu-nicate clearly. I know what it takes to transformcomplex issues into practical solutions. I think “out-side the box” and offer proactive approaches with apositive attitude.

If elected to council, I will create a climate oftrust and respect in the way the leadership of Love-land deals with residents, visitors and members ofcouncil with differing opinions.

If elected I will make sure the city continuesmoving forward in implementing fiscally soundpolicies regarding our budget. It is nowmore im-portant than ever to continue making meaningfulchanges in the way the city does business. Wemustbe innovative and creative with our ideas.

If elected I will have a more strategic view to-ward what the future will look like in a growingLoveland. Wemust have a long term plan and visionfor our city and pursue a “smart” and focused eco-nomic development program.

Like many places in our country, Loveland hasrepresentatives who have been in office for manyyears. Not to disparage anyone who is running orhas served through the years, you do begin to havean entrenched mindset. An example of this thinkingis when faced with state budget cuts, the first sug-gestion from the administration is to raise taxesand the “majority” of council went along with thesuggestion.

I believe Loveland needs new leadership anddirection. It's time for new faces and new perspec-tives. We need new thinking in government espe-cially from people who have worked in the privatesector. I can offer that experience.

I have never run for public office so this decisionwas heartfelt and important to me. Involvement inour local government is essential because the ac-tions of our local representatives have enormousimpact on our everyday lives. I am ready for thischallenge. With your help Nov. 5, we can start mak-ing a difference together.

Please visit pamgrossforlovelandcouncil.com for more information.

Pam Gross is a candidate for Loveland City Council.

City needs newleadership,direction

Pam GrossCOLUMNIST

I would like to thank you forcaring about Loveland’s future,as I do, and to tell you why Ideserve your vote.

I believe I have the greatexperience, depth of knowledgeand relationships with othergovernments that no other candi-date can bring to your city. Ihave had the honor of serving oncouncil for several years, and Ihave a great record to show forit. I feel I have played a majorrole in makingLoveland thewonderful city itis today.

I am an engi-neer with 34years of man-agement, leader-ship and finan-cial backgroundin the privatesector. I haveand will continueto bring private business prac-tices to the operation of our city.

Being proactive, bringing theprivate sector practices to thepublic sector, and not doingthings as usual is what has madeLoveland great and so far aheadof other Ohio local communities.This is something we all shouldbe proud of.

During my first term on coun-cil, I chaired the Historic Down-town Redevelopment Commit-tee, which focused on and drovethe redevelopment of our histor-ic downtown resulting in thevibrant “outdoor living room”and gathering space it is today.

The newHistoric Downtowndevelopment is moving forward.Construction should start in thefirst quarter of 2014. Weare add-ing parking to support our cur-rent businesses and the theater.Thisproject provides real growthand new revenues at no cost tothe tax payers in the long run.

Through excellent fiscal man-agement, we continue to main-tain our Moody’s Aa2 bond rat-ing.

We have cut services, reducedheadcount, outsourced opera-tions, streamlined processes,reduced health care costs, andreduced benefits to maintainbasic services and a balancedbudget. Being proactive, westarted these cuts years ago, notwaiting for the state to cut ourbudget.

We have introduced a marginanalysis and a forecasting tool tomanage and maintain a balancedbudget.

We use performance mea-sures (a private sector tool) toutilize the good practices ofother communities and to showwhere we provide the best inclass services.

I have always made decisionsbased on what is best for Love-land, not on what would get mere-elected. Saying no can rufflefeathers, but I believe I bring theexperience to navigate difficultsituations.

Going forward I will continueto drive, running the city as abusiness. I will continue to lookto the private sector for bestpractices and utilize good ex-amples. I will keep the size ofour government as small as pos-sible, and provide the best ser-vices for the lowest costs. I willcontinue to use budget disci-plines to maintain a balancedbudget. I will drive economicdevelopment, bringing realgrowth and new revenues.

We have been chosen by OhioMagazine as one of “Ohio’s BestHometowns.” It is an honor to berecognized for being creative inour processes, maintaining abalanced budget, and watchingout for your pocketbook in ouroperations.

Thank you for your continuedsupport.

Rob Weisgerber is running for Love-land City Council.

Beingproactivemakes citya leader

RobWeisgerberCOLUMNIST

Growing up in Loveland, I knewwhat made our citygreat, people who want the best for their children and

their town. This created in me a spirit toserve.

Wanting to servemy country, I joinedthe Navy after graduation. I was platoonleader in boot camp and eventually thedivision leader on two ships. I receivedawards including ameritorious advance-ment. I learned teamwork, persever-ance, and hard work.

At Miami I received a bachelor’s de-gree in political science, was a studentsenator, and I met mywife, Lynn. WhileLynn got a masters in city planning at

OSU, I worked for the Ohio Statehouse. My degreegives me a professional perspective. A city planner fora wife is invaluable to a councilman. Serving the State-house, I developed helpful contacts and experiencewith governing on a higher scale. In addition, mydaughters provide great inspiration.

I work in finance and have served on the city’s fi-nance committee since before my appointment to citycouncil. I then received the honor of being elected tocouncil four years ago. Duringmy time on council, I’vethoroughly researched issues while listening to you. Myvotes have been consistent, my criticism constructive,my questions thoughtful andmy ideas positive. I be-lieve we can domore together than we can apart.

We’ve had our challenges; the economy, State fund-ing cuts and special interests. Yet I remained upbeatand resolute. We established a resident’s panel to re-view and confer on the budget. Wemade the hardchoices and the budget is balanced because of it. Ourstaff has been cut nearly 20 percent, hitting every de-partment. Wemust continue what we’ve been doing;privatize services, collaborate with governments, em-brace technology and restructure departments.

The results are conclusive. Income tax collectionsand residential and commercial permits are historicallyhigh and dirt is moving for the new development. Thisqualified developer has retained, maintained andman-aged his properties. His projects have excellent design,materials and labor. This will bring jobs and expand thetax base. It will give residents more places to work,play and live.

The development increases retail space by 25 per-cent with more outdoor dining, specialty shops andparking. The two sided façade will complement thesurrounding historic buildings. The high end residentialunits will include hardwood, granite countertops, stain-less steel appliances and ceramic tubs.

As president of the CIC and council’s representativeto Ohio Kentuky Indiana Regional Council of Govern-ments, I’m working to secure grants to build an ecologi-cally friendly pedestrian/bicycle bridge from the biketrail and new development to the Loveland-MadeiraCorridor. This will allow us to spread our success in theHistoric District to the 8.5 acres the city owns to ex-pand the tax base further. This is the best course torestore sacrificed services.

Thank you for taking the time to compare the differ-ent candidates. I have worked hard to gain the neededqualifications to represent you well and I want to con-tinue contributing. I ask that you please honor me onceagain with your vote.

Brent Zuch is running for Loveland City Council.

An honorand privilegeto serve

BrentonZuchCOLUMNIST


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As I talk to residentsin my door-to-door cam-paign effort, I am hear-ing many of the samethings.

Primarily, I am hear-ing that residents aregenerally very satisfiedwith basic city infra-structure and services.Water, storm sewers,police, fire, streets andsidewalks – most resi-dents find these essentialcity functions to be excel-lent and well provided.They are not a source ofmuch complaint or con-cern.

Almost everyone likeswhat is happening down-town and people are ex-cited about the Loveland

Stationproject.Ourschools areheld inhigh re-gard.Neigh-borhoodsare asource ofpride andhomeown-

ers find that propertyvalues are stable if notgrowing at an acceptablerate. The residents withwhom I am talking arefriendly and open. Whenthey express complaintsor concerns, they do notsuggest that anything isso intolerable or both-

ersome that they want tosee significant changes ormove out of the communi-ty.

There is, however, areal and palpable expec-tancy – that it is time forLoveland to move up anotch or two. Particularlywith downtown, peoplelike the restaurants,shops and activity alongthe bike trail. They wantmore. They agree withnotion that downtownLoveland should becomemore of a pedestrianfriendly town squareoffering even more en-ticements for residentsand visitors, such as aninn or bed and breakfastas well as somemore

specialty shops and res-taurants.

Not too long ago, thecity retained a consultantwho did a careful histori-cal review and analysisand arrived at severalrecommendations con-tained in a Feb. 8, 2011,report entitled “LovelandRedevelopment Initia-tive.” It can be found onthe City’s website. Morethan just downtown, thereport thoughtfully sug-gests useful steps andstrategies to take in orderto get Loveland to thenext level.

Our mayor, vice may-or, city manager and mostcouncil members haveembraced and seek to

follow the recommenda-tions, suggestions andspirit of the report. Asrecommended, public-private developmentventures are key to theresurgence of our com-munity.

In the competition toattract development andeconomic activity, Love-land needs to move delib-erately, but also wisely.There is also a sense thatwe need to move morequickly. One of our neigh-boring communities,Milford, is undergoing arenaissance which maybe further along than ourown.

I am confident thatwith continued proactive

leadership, Loveland willget to the next level. Itruly believe Loveland’sbest days are ahead. Iwant to contribute to thisexciting project as amember of council. Ifelected, I will work toimprove and advance ourcommunity.

As the only lawyer oncouncil, I would bring anew and helpful perspec-tive on the various issuesand circumstancesthrough which the citymust navigate in order toget to where we want tobe.

Ted Phelps is running forLoveland City Council.

Loveland’s best days are ahead

Ted PhelpsCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

“United we stand,divided we fall.”

Patrick Henry usedthose words in the lastspeech he gave back in1799, and they still holdtrue today. We have acity council that is cur-rently divided. The coun-cil majority will tell youthat everything is OK,and that we need to staythe course. The councilminority will tell you thatwe have trouble in thisriver city, and we need togo down a differentcourse. I think that some-where in the middle isthe real truth.

We need a city councilthat encourages coopera-

tion andcollabora-tion. Everymember’sopinionneeds to beheard andrespectedas theiropinion.With issues

like the development ofLoveland Station and thecity’s budget, we needcompromise, and thewillingness to work forthe same goal: a betterfuture for Loveland.

We’re at a crossroadsthis election year. Voterscan elect new faces toCity Council that have

fresh ideas, differentapproaches to getting thejob done, and no axes togrind. We can get Love-land back on track, andwork towards encourag-ing businesses to locatehere to generate revenueto cover any budgetshortfalls.

We can continue tomake this a city wherefamilies want to move toand raise their children. Ihave lived in Lovelandfor nearly 40 years, andhave great memories ofgrowing up here. I’vefished in the O’BannonCreek, paddled down theLittle Miami River, andhave ridden my bike on

the Loveland Bike Trail. Ihave seen Lovelandschools improve since Igraduated from here in1980, and become one ofthe best systems in thestate. Loveland has asmall town feel and wayof life that I think weneed to protect for futuregenerations.

Our city’s heritage andhistory is something thatI feel strongly about. Weneed to make sure thatwe’re not tearing downbuildings and startingnew developments, justfor the sake of wantingsomething new. RecentlyI’ve seen decisions thatare being made that are

impacting our way oflife. We’re losing build-ings that are being razedfor their property’s valueor location, with no con-sideration for their his-torical value. We’re toldthat some of these build-ings are beyond repair,or we can’t afford tomaintain them, althoughvolunteers in the commu-nity offer to help pre-serve them. Future gen-erations should be able toappreciate the thingsthat helped shape the citythat we enjoy today.

If elected to city coun-cil in November, I willbring my passion for thiscity with me to every

meeting. I’ll work tocreate an atmosphere oftrust and cooperation tohelp drive this city for-ward. I’ll make sure thatwe have a city govern-ment where everyonecan be held accountablefor their actions, andmake sure that they arestriving for the goal of abetter Loveland. As Imentioned before, we areat a crossroads. Yourvote will help determineif we should stay thecourse, or get back ontrack.

Barry Kuhn is a candidate forLoveland City Council.

Time to get city back on course

Barry KuhnCOLUMNIST

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The witching – and ghosts, gob-lins, gremlins and other crea-tures – season is here, and thereare a number of places in theGreater Cincinnati that makeyour hair stand on end. Here area couple of local interest.

For more, go to Cincinnati.com/SpookyPlaces.

At least one local legend saysthere is still a wounded sol-dier who can be seen on fog-

gy nights at the former Civil Warhospital camp.

CharlieWallace, amemberof theAnderson Township Historical So-ciety, lived in Camp Dennison for ayear and said a few friends relayedthe taleof thesoldier trying tomakehis way back to the hospital tents.

“The story was when you'reheading south on Camp Road, youcan see a wounded soldier with one

leg shot off, walking with a crutchand a bloody bandage on his head,making his way back to camp,"Wal-lace said.

The soldier, who is wearing atorn shirt and an ill-fitting Unionjacket, can be seen in the fall, afterthe plowed farm fields reveal therows of gravel that were betweenthe tents. And if you stop or slowdown, the soldier disappears.

Find it onCampRoad, justbeforeEast Galbraith Road.

– By Lisa Wakeland

At least one local legend says there is still a wounded soldier who can be seenon foggy nights at the former Civil War hospital camp in Camp Dennison.LEAHFIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

A lingering soldier

Symmes Township ishome to several CivilWar sites, including

Union Cemetery. Dozens ofUnion soldiers are buriedwithin the cemetery. WhenCarol Sims was first start-ing work at Symmes, shehad an office that faced thecemetery. One day she sawtwo ladies, looking like amother and daughter, walk-ing along the road in allblack, old-fashionedclothes. Sims watched thementer the cemetery throughthe old gate and drove overto see who it was. When shegot there, not only was noone in the cemetery, but thegate was also locked with achain.

Sims spoke out loud, “Youdon’t need to come back, I’lltake care of the cemetery.”

The cemetery is on thecorner of Union CemeteryRoad andMontgomeryRoadin Symmes Township.

– By Leah Fightmaster

Mourning ladies

Carol Sims stands at a gate to Union Cemetery in Symmes Township.LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Camp Dennison is named afterthe Civil War hospital thatonce stood there. Soldiers and

supplies traveled through, thewoundedwere treated and it was at-tacked in 1863 by Confederate Gen.John Hunt Morgan and his raiders.

CampDennison resident and Fis-cal Officer Carol Sims said that as

she drove by once near what is nowthe Civil War memorial, she sawwhat looked like a man standingguard as a sentry with his rifle. Asshe looked back, he disappeared.Thememorial andsighting is atEastGalbraith Road and Glendale-Mil-ford Road in Camp Dennison.

– By Leah Fightmaster

Still standingguard

A Symmes Township resident said she once saw what looked like a manstanding guard as a sentry with his rifle at East Galbraith Road andGlendale-Milford Road in Camp Dennison.LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

B2 • LOVELAND HERALD • OCTOBER 23, 2013

THURSDAY, OCT. 24Art ExhibitsWoman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati All Member Show, 10a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Exhibit of allmembers’ work. Featuringtraditional and contemporaryartwork in oil, acrylic, watercol-or, pastel, even stained glass andfiber art. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Business SeminarsTwitter: Your Small BusinessPR Platform, 10-11:30 a.m.,Dimalanta Design Group, 4555Lake Forest Drive, No. 650, Learnbasics for setting up and manag-ing your Twitter account; rulesto following and getting fol-lowed; how, what and when totweet and using hashtags andother techniques for successfultweets. $10. Reservations re-quired. 588-2802; www.dima-lantadesigngroup.com/work-shops. Blue Ash.

EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, 11450Grooms Road, Conference RoomNo. 2. Practice skills by speaking,organizing and conductingmeetings and motivating others.Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. 387-7030;btc.toastmastersclubs.org. BlueAsh.

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

Holiday - HalloweenTrick or Treat, 6:45-7:45 p.m.,Mercy St. Theresa, 7010 RowanHill Drive, Indoors going door-to-door showing off costumes.Ages 1-12. Free. 271-7010.Marie-mont.

On Stage - ComedyIsaac Witty, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,8410 Market Place, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

Support GroupsMotherless Daughters Sup-port Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Mont-gomery Community Church,11251Montgomery Road, Foradult women who have lost ormiss nurturing care of theirmother. Free. Through Dec. 18.489-0892.Montgomery.Codependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. 800-0164.Mont-gomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Youth room. Big book/discussion meeting. Brown baglunch optional. Open to every-one who desires healthy lovingrelationships. Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, OCT. 25Art & Craft ClassesGail Morrison Oil PaintingWorkshop: The Still Life, 9a.m.-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Through Oct. 27.In three-day oil painting work-shop, two setups will be ar-ranged. Artists using anothermedium benefit from critiqueand discussion of composition,color choices, values and edges.Two day session available for$250. Ages 18 and up. $300.Reservations required. Present-ed by TheWoman’s Art Club ofCincinnati. 522-5427; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsWoman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati All Member Show, 10a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.Greenacres Artists GuildInaugural Show, 5-9 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 8400Blome Road, Showcasing workby 27 area artists including ColeCarothers, Will Hillenbrand,Richard Luschek, Chris (C.F.)Payne, John Ruthven and CarlSamson. Through Nov. 17.793-2787. Indian Hill.

Cooking Classes

Advanced Knife Skills withWusthof’s Chef Mike Ga-raghty, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Chef Mike will demon-strate and then assist in perfect-ing your techniques. Includedwill be butchery, advanced cutsand garnishing. $55. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Drink TastingsGrandWine Tasting, 6-8 p.m.,Kroger Harper’s Point, 11390Montgomery Road, Wines areVampire Chardonnay, VampireCabernet, 7 Deadly Zins, 6thSense Syrah and FreakshowCabernet. Pairings by Chef Koco.$25. Chefs prepare menu tocomplement wines. Reservationsrequired. 247-7740; [email protected] Township.

Exercise ClassesPilates Reformer Certifica-tion, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, 6200Pfeiffer Road, Daily through Oct.27. Leslee Bender hosts pilatesreformer 1 and pilates reformer2 certification. $700. Reserva-tions required. 985-0900;www.trihealthpavilion.com.Montgomery.

Literary - LibrariesGaming, 6-7:30 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Gaming with friends.Ages 11-19. Free. 369-4450. DeerPark.

On Stage - ComedyIsaac Witty, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterFake Flowers Don’t Die, 7 p.m.,Blue Ash Recreation Center,4433 Cooper Road, CincinnatiPlayhouse in the Park Off theHill production. Three studentsdiscover a magic lamp that mayor may not grant them threewishes in this world-premiereplay. 745-8550; www.cincyplay-.com. Blue Ash.

SATURDAY, OCT. 26Art ExhibitsWoman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati All Member Show, 1-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.Greenacres Artists GuildInaugural Show, Noon-5 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 793-2787. Indian Hill.

Exercise ClassesLet’s Get Fit Fall Boot Campfor Kids, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Weekly through Dec. 7. Bootcamp-like program offers skillstraining and competitions.Children work in groups and/orindividually to complete eachtask or circuit. Ages 8-12. $85.Reservations required. 985-0900;www.trihealthpavilion.com.Montgomery.

Farmers MarketMontgomery Farmers Market,9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MontgomeryElementary School, 9609 Mont-gomery Road, Vendors grow/produce what they sell. Morethan 20 vendors offering vege-tables, fruits, herbs, meat, eggs,honey, goat’s milk products,coffee, olive oil, hummus,cheese and baked goods. 984-4865; www.montgomeryfar-mersmarket.org.Montgomery.

Health / WellnessPavilion Open House, 8 a.m.-1p.m., TriHealth Fitness andHealth Pavilion, 6200 PfeifferRoad, Interactive and education-al booths, special events andfree screenings. Sample all thepavilion has to offer. Collectingdonations of gently used itemsfor Matthew 25: Ministries. Free.985-6712; www.trihealth.com.Montgomery.

Holiday - HalloweenPumpkin Harvest Festival, 2-4p.m., Meadowbrook Care Cen-ter, 8211Weller Road, Indoortrick-or-treating, pony rides,professional face painting, liveentertainment, bake sale,balloon clowns, snacks andmore. Free. 489-2444;www.meadowbrookcare.org.Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyIsaac Witty, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-

medy.com.Montgomery.

SUNDAY, OCT. 27Art ExhibitsWoman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati All Member Show, 1-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.Greenacres Artists GuildInaugural Show, Noon-4 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 793-2787. Indian Hill.

FestivalsOktoberfest Dinner andDance Party, 4:30-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, 8815 E. Kemper Road,Community Room. Beer, brat-wurst, authentic German food,variety of German desserts,German music and dancers.Benefits Good Shepherd Catho-lic Church. $5, free ages 15 andunder. Purchase food and drinka la carte. 489-8815.Montgo-mery.

FilmsMoonstruck, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Mariemont Theatre, 6906 Woos-ter Pike, Cult classic from1987.Rated PG. $9.75, $7 students andages 60 and up. 272-0222;www.mariemonttheatre.com.Mariemont.

Holiday - HalloweenSpook-A-Palooza, 3-5 p.m., KidsFirst Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Trunk or Treat inparking lot. Followed by cele-bration with inflatable slide,outdoor playground, putt putt,climbing wall, indoor familyswim, magic show, games, foodand more. $5 ages 3 and up,free for adults and ages 2 andunder. 489-7575. SycamoreTownship.

Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m., MaryM. Emery Carillon, PleasantStreet, Open air concert. Caril-lonneur plays bells using key-board in upper tower. Tours oftower available; playground,restroom and shelter house onsite. Free. Presented by Villageof Mariemont. 271-8519;www.mariemont.org.Marie-mont.

On Stage - ComedyIsaac Witty, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterPlayhouse in the Park Pre-sents: Fake Flowers Don’tDie, 1-2 p.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, A magic lampmay or may not grant threewishes in this thought-provok-ing world premiere play. Forages 7 and up. Free. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.

MONDAY, OCT. 28EducationGhosts of Cincinnati: the DarkSide of the Queen City, 6:30p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Meetotherworldly residents of Cincin-nati with author and tour guideDan Smith. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.

ShoppingSips and Shoppingwith Eliza-beth’s Closet and It’s in theDetails, 5-8 p.m., Daveed’s

NEXT, 8944 Columbia Road, Newfall collections of Elizabeth’sCloset, handbags and jewelry.$4 sangria and glasses of wine.Free admission. 646-5025;www.daveedsnext.com. Landen.

TUESDAY, OCT. 29Business ClassesBlast Toastmasters Club,Noon-1 p.m., Kroger KP-1 Build-ing, 11300 Cornell Park Drive,Fifth Floor. Develop and practicespeaking, organizing and con-ducting meetings. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations required.387-1324. Blue Ash.

CivicRepublic vs. Democracy, 7-8:30p.m., Connections ChristianChurch, 7421 E. Galbraith Road,Learn why Founding Fatherschose republic form of govern-ment and attempts to transformconstitutional republic intodemocracy. Free. 478-6261.Madeira.

EducationLet’s Get Organized with DaraFairman, 6 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Professional organizerdiscusses day planning, mealplanning, cleaning, de-clutteringand more. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. 369-4450.Deer Park.

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

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Parking lot.Featuring 32 vendors from areaoffering vegetables, fruits,meat, eggs, bread, pizza, past-ries, cookies, syrup, lavenderproducts, soaps, lotions, gour-met frozen pops, gelato, herbs,alpaca products, hummus,honey, coffee, olive oil andcheese. Free. Presented byLoveland Farmers’ Market.683-0150; www.lovelandfm-.com. Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

Health / WellnessMercy Health Mobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Braxton F. Cann MemorialMedical Center, 5818 MadisonRoad, Fifteen-minute screenings.Cost varies per insurance plan.Financial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. 686-3300;

www.e-mercy.com.Madi-sonville.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyPro-AmNight, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, 8410 Market Place,Aspiring comics, amateurs andprofessionals take the stage.Ages 18 and up. $5. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Religious - CommunityGlory of the King Choir Re-hearsals, 8:15-9:15 p.m., Hart-zell United Methodist Church,8999 Applewood Drive, Free.891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

THURSDAY, OCT. 31EducationToastmasters: Improve YourCommunication and Leader-ship Skills, Noon-1 p.m., BlueAsh Technical Center, Free.Reservations required. 387-7030;btc.toastmastersclubs.org. BlueAsh.

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

Health / WellnessWellness Myths andMisun-derstandings, 7-8 p.m., FITMontgomery, 9030 Montgo-mery Road, Suite 18, Topic: TheLink Between Depression, HeartDisease and Diabetes. Coor-dinated discussion group toexplore health and wellnessdiscoveries found in latestpeer-reviewed medical journals.Ages 18 and up. $5. 823-2025;wellnessmyths2013.event-brite.com. Sycamore Township.

On Stage - ComedyTroy Baxley, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, 8410 Market Place,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, NOV. 1Art EventsArt Bead Trunk Show, 5-8:30p.m., The Bead Shop of Madeira,7754 Camargo Road, Area’s topbead and wearable artistsdisplay new work. Glass, ceram-ics, metal and polymer clay.One-of-a kind art beads, mar-bles and finished jewelry giftsoffered. Gift certificate doorprize. Free. 271-5222.Madeira.

Art ExhibitsGreenacres Artists GuildInaugural Show, 5-9 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 793-2787. Indian Hill.

Cooking ClassesChocolate for Lunch? Lunchand Learn with Lisa Holmesand Haute Chocolate, 11a.m.-1 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Lisa Cooper-Holmes, self-described ChocoBoss at Haute Chocolate, treatsyou to some of her specialties.$35. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Literary - LibrariesAnime Club, 6-8 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Watch anime, drawmanga, play Yu-Gi-Oh andinteract around these favoritepastimes. Ages 13-18. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.

On Stage - ComedyTroy Baxley, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, NOV. 2Art EventsArt Bead Trunk Show, Noon-4p.m., The Bead Shop of Madeira,Free. 271-5222.Madeira.

Art ExhibitsGreenacres Artists GuildInaugural Show, Noon-5 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 793-2787. Indian Hill.

AuctionsToy Shop Auxiliary Fundraiserand Doll Auction, 11 a.m.-2p.m., Armstrong Chapel UnitedMethodist Church, 5125 DrakeRoad, Display of hand-dresseddolls, refreshments and live dollauction. Live Auction begins at12:45 p.m. Refreshments includehomemade cookies, served withtea and coffee in elegant set-ting. Benefits Salvation ArmyToy Shop Auxiliary. Free. 762-5600; www.salvationarmycincin-nati.org. Indian Hill.

Craft ShowsLoveland High School Artsand Crafts Expo, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Loveland High School, 1Tiger Trail, Craft show withmore than 200 vendors, raffle,lunch and more. $2 adults.Presented by Loveland AthleticBoosters. 476-5187; www.love-landathleticboosters.com.Loveland.

Health / WellnessFrankly Speaking AboutCancer: Spotlight on NewDiscoveries, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,Cancer Support Community,4918 Cooper Road, Latest in-formation on cancer treatment,research and psychosocialaspects of the illness, includingthe rise of personalized cancercare, targeted therapies andinnovations in preventingcancer. Free. Registration re-quired. 791-4060; www.cancer-supportcincinnati.org. Blue Ash.Diabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D.,4460 Red Bank Expressway,Theme: What is type 2 Diabetesor Pre-diabetes? Small groupdiscussions of Type 2 diabetesled by Jan Kellogg, certifieddiabetes educator. $30 all foursessions; or $10 per session.Presented by Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates. 791-0626.Madi-sonville.

On Stage - ComedyTroy Baxley, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

SUNDAY, NOV. 3Art & Craft ClassesParent/Child Class: MeditativeMandala Drawing, 2-3:30p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Artist Radha Lakshmiteaches you to create your ownancient bamboo pen and designyour own personal mandalas.$5. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsGreenacres Artists GuildInaugural Show, Noon-4 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 793-2787. Indian Hill.

Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m., MaryM. Emery Carillon, Free. 271-8519; www.mariemont.org.Mariemont.

On Stage - ComedyTroy Baxley, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s Off the Hill is coming to the Blue Ash Recreation Centerat 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, with John Yearley’s “Fake Flowers Don’t Die,”winner of thisyear’s Macy’s New Play Prize for Young Audiences. The play is geared to children ages 7and up. For more information, call 345-2242 or visit www.cincinyplay.com. Contact theBlue Ash Recreation Center at 745-8550 for tickets and prices. The cast includes, from left,Justin Weaks, Meggy Hai Trang, Britian Seibert and Jon Kovach. THANKS TO ARRASMITH &

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I didn’t realize thatHalloween is the secondmost commercially suc-cessful and decoratedholiday right behindChristmas. We decoratewith produce from thegarden, like birdhousegourds, pumpkins, winter

squash andfield corn.Prettygenericcomparedto a lot offolks. Hal-loween isfun for mesince I getto see thelittle onesin their

costumes and go “beg-ging” with them. I alsolearned that the kidsdon’t use the word “beg-ging” and have no clue asto what it means. I havefun telling them aboutthe meaning and howmysiblings and I went “beg-ging” through our neigh-borhood when we werekids oh, so long ago.

Deb Goulding’sbourbon baconcaramel popcorn

I promised you thisrecipe and you’ll be gladI did. Deb, executive chefat the Price Hill Kroger,was a guest on my cableshow. She made her now-famous bourbon baconcaramel popcorn. Defi-nitely an adult snack forHalloween! For my tradi-tional caramel corn reci-pe, check out my blog.

3 strips applewood smokedbacon

1 3 oz. bag popcorn, plain

(popped)1⁄2 cup butter, unsalted1 cup dark brown sugar1⁄4 cupmaple syrup1⁄3 cup bourbon2 tablespoons vanillaextract

1⁄4 teaspoon salt1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda

Heat oven to 250 de-grees. Fry bacon and setaside on papered tray tocool. Spread popcorn onpapered tray and crum-ble bacon over top. Inmedium saucepan, addbutter, brown sugar andmaple syrup, then bringto boil, stirring constant-ly. Reduce heat and sim-mer for 5 minutes. Re-move from heat and addthe bourbon, vanilla ex-tract, salt and bakingsoda, and stir until thor-

oughly mixed. Pour thecaramel mixture over thepopcorn and stir to coat.Put in oven on sprayedcookie sheets for 1 hourand stir up the popcornevery 15 minutes.

Caramel popcorn,peanut and pretzelbars

Doesn’t this soundgood? I’m definitely go-ing to make this treat.Thanks to Mary J. whogave this to me. “Saltyand sweet all at the sametime,” she said.

12 cups plain poppedpopcorn

1generous cup saltedpeanuts or favorite saltednuts, coarsely chopped

4 cups coarsely chopped

salted pretzelsCaramel2 cups sugar1⁄2 cup water2⁄3 cup whipping cream2 cups mini marshmallows

Spray a 9-inch by13-inch baking dish. Mixtogether popcorn, pea-nuts and pretzels. Putsugar and water in anonstick or heavy medi-um saucepan, and bringto a boil over mediumhigh heat. Boil, withoutstirring, until mixturelooks amber colored,about 8-12 minutes. Re-move from heat andslowly whisk in heavycream. Be careful -creamwill sputter. Stir inmarshmallows until melt-ed. Using sprayed spat-ula, pour over popcornmixture until everything

is coated. Pour into pan.Spay a piece of foil anduse that to press mixtureevenly. Cool and cut intobars. Store at room tem-perature, covered.

Halloween hash inpumpkin bowls

This is fun for thekids. Let them scoop theflesh and seeds out oflittle pumpkins. Theseeds can be roasted atabout 300 degrees. I liketo toss themwith meltedbutter or olive oil, shakeon some garlic powder,seasoning salt or cayennepepper. You can do what-ever you want with them.Roast for about 40 min-utes, stirring occasional-ly.

1pound lean ground beef

1 cup chopped onion1 teaspoon garlic, minced1 cup stewed tomatoesCorn, start with 1 generouscup and go from there

Chili powder, salt andpepper to taste

1⁄4 pound grated cheddarcheese plus extra forsprinkling on top

Nachos or large Fritos forscooping

Cook beef, onion andgarlic until meat is done.Add tomatoes and corn.Cover and simmer overlow heat 10 minutes. Stirin cheese. Serve withnachos and more cheese.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

Keep those Jack-O-Lanterns plump. Mix 2tablespoons vinegar anda teaspoon of lemon juiceinto 3 cups of water.Brush over carved areas.After it dries, rub carvedsurfaces with petroleumjelly.

Brisket follow-upfrom Rita’s Kitchen

The recipe for brisketcalled for slow cooking9-12 hours for a 3-poundbrisket. I bought a newslow cooker and the bris-ket was done in 7 hours.So just check afteraround 7 hours; if itneeds more cooking, thencontinue to cook.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Scare up some treats for Halloween

Rita shares the recipe for Deb Goulding’s famous bourbon bacon caramel popcorn.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.

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Epiphany UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church is taking part in thePartnership for Mental HealthInterfaith Mental Health Initia-tive collaborative along withother faith-based organizationsfrom the southwest Ohio,Northern Kentucky and South-eastern Indiana region toaddress the increasing mentalhealth needs of congregations.The event will take place from8:30 a.m. to noon, Thursday,Nov. 14, at Child Focus Inc.Training Center at 551-B Cincin-nati-Batavia Pike, Cincinnati,Ohio 45244.To register, visitwww.child-focus.org and clickon Training tab or contactMarsha Skaggs [email protected] or752-1555. For more informationabout the Interfaith MentalHealth Initiative, contact Epiph-any’s associate pastor, LisaKerwin, [email protected] new grief support group ismeeting at 7 p.m. Mondays inMeeting Room1. To be a partof this group, call the churchoffice.The church is at 6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Loveland;677-9866;www.epiphanyumc.org.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchWorship times are: SundaySchool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;Worship 10:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m.; Fellowship 11:30 a.m.Sunday School is for all ages.Youth Group for grades sevento 12 meets monthly and con-ducts fundraisers for theiractivities.The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];www.lovelandpresbyteri-anchurch.org.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchAt 9 a.m. Sundays, the churchoffers Classic Tradition, a tradi-tional worship experiencewhere persons can connect toGod through a Biblically-basedmessage, times of prayer andbeautiful choral music.At 10:30 a.m. Sundays is Engage,a “contemporary praise andworship experience” leadingpersons into God’s presence

through powerful and upliftingmusic, a relevant messagebased on God’s Word, and thejoyful welcoming of the HolySpirit.Engage is a full Sunday schoolprogram for children up tosixth-grade. High school stu-dents lead to Sunday schoolafter the praise band’s openingset. A professionally-staffednursery is available for childrenunder the age of 2.The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.

Prince of PeaceLutheran ChurchWe invite you to worship at 5p.m. Saturdays and at 8 a.m.,9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays.Sunday school is at 9:30 onSunday.Trunk or Treat is at 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 29. The event isopen to all ages, and gently-used costumes will be availableto children on a first-come,first-serve basis. Trick-or-treat-ing from car trunks will be thehighlight of the evening. Incase of rain, the location will bethe Parish Life Center at church.Challengers is a community ofcaring for parents of peoplewith cognitive, emotional orphysical challenges. Are youfeeling overwhelmed? Wouldyou like to explore options andopportunities with like-mindedpeople? Would you like to beable to just talk about your lifeand its successes with peoplewho understand? Join Chal-lengers, a community of par-ents offering opportunities forconnection, learning andunderstanding.Gather with Pastor Lorne at ourWednesday Bible Study from10a.m to 11:30 a.m. in the atrium.On the second Sunday of eachmonth, a new Bible study isoffered from 7-8:30 p.m. on thesecond Sunday of each month.Titled “In Good Company, aWomen’s Bible Study,” partici-pants will meet women of theBible who might be goodcompany for their faith jour-ney.All are welcome for free com-munity dinners on the secondand fourth Tuesday of eachmonth at 5:45 p.m. in the ParishLife Center.Join Zoe Missional Communityat 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in the PLCfor their next drum circle. No

experience with drumming isnecessary. Drums are providedfor those who need them.Zumba fitness classes are openfor the community on Mondayand Thursday evenings at 6:30

p.m. in the Parish Life Center.Questions? Call 312-9498.The church is at 101 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; 683-4244;www.popluther.org.

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchCome visit the church Sundaymornings in its new sanctuaryat 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.Childcare is available in thenursery during both services forinfants through age 2.Sunday School classes for pre-schoolers through grade 12 areoffered at 10:45 a.m. service.Treasures and Trinkets Holidaysale will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct.26 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 27in the Manse next to thechurch.The next newmember class is8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 7. Folks looking fora church home can call thechurch office to register for thenext class.

New Bible Study opportunitiesare being offered this fall.Details on these and otheradult ministries programs canbe found on the church websitecalendar, or by calling thechurch office. (683-0354)All children grades one to six areinvited to join Choristers.Practice is 6:30-7:30 p.m. everyMonday night, in the ChoirRoom. If interested, call 226-9615, or call the church office.Habitat for Humanity will buildhomes on Nov. 23. Call thechurch office if interested inhelping.The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;www.sycamorechurch.org.

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Many people love touse debit cards to pay forthings because they arefast and convenient.

Even the state of Ohiouses such cards for childsupport payments. But alocal woman said she raninto major problemsrecently when she triedto use her card.

Joann Cafferky ofBatavia has used an E-Quick debit card fromthe child support bureaufor several years withouta problem. But she hadan issue recently whenshe tried to withdrawmoney from an ATMmachine.

“I put my card in,entered my pin numberand it said, ‘Processing,please wait.’ In less thena minute it said, ‘Can’tprocess this transactionat this time, try again

later.’”When

she triedagain, Caf-ferky saidshe re-ceived anotice thatthere wereinsuffi-cient fundsin her ac-

count. She wanted $440,and knew the money wasthere, but received thesame notice when shetried again to withdrawthe funds.

Later, after checkingher child support accountonline, Cafferky said shelearned, “When theyprocessed it the firsttime they took mymoneyout.” That happened eventhough the machine saidit couldn’t be done andCafferky never got themoney.

I went to the stand-alone ATMmachine inMilford and found it wasnow working. The bigproblem is proving itwasn’t working correctly

when Cafferky tried towithdraw her funds. Shehad complained to man-agers at Fifth Third Bankand the E-Quick card butwas told it could be sev-eral weeks before she’dget an answer.

“It’s $440, and to methat’s a car payment andelectric bill, my daugh-ter’s lunch money. That’swhat the money was forand I’m waiting on it andthey’re telling me I’mgoing to have to wait 45to 90 days,” Cafferkysaid.

Cafferky said she hadto borrowmoney fromher family in order topay her bills. In themeantime, I contactedFifth Third Bank and theOhio Department of Jobsand Family Services inColumbus, which man-ages the child supportpayment program.

Fifth Third bankworkers checked theATMmachine recordsand found there was aproblem on the day inquestion. They returned

the money to Cafferky’sE-Quick card.

A spokesman for thestate of Ohio tells meCafferky and others donot have to use a debitcard in order to get theirchild support money.They can get a checkmailed to them or theycan have their moneydeposited directly intotheir bank account.

That direct deposit issomething I highly rec-ommend because it notonly assures quick ac-cess to your funds, but itlets you avoid fees asso-ciated with that E-Quickcard. You get one freewithdrawal from thecard each month, butthen must pay 75 centsfor each subsequentwithdrawal – and thosefees can add up.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

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HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

The Carnegie’s 2013-2014 Gallery Season con-tinueswith a free openingreception for six new ex-hibitions from 6 p.m. to 9p.m. Friday, Oct. 25.

Running through Sun-day, Dec.1, exhibitions ondisplay will include Sum-merfair Select, a triennialgroup-show featuringpast recipients of Sum-merfair Cincinnati’s Aidto Individual Artistawards, and five soloshows in The Carnegie’supstairs galleries.

Loveland artists Boband Cindy Kessler arefeatured in the Summer-fair Select exhibit.

“Summerfair Cincin-nati has been an undenia-

bly influential arts forcein this region for nearlyhalf a century,” said MattDistel, exhibitions direc-tor for The Carnegie.“The Carnegie is proud tohave Summerfair’s 12most recent Aid to Indi-vidual Artist award win-ners lead this slate of ex-hibitions in our galleries.”

Located in theOhioNa-tional Financial ServicesGallery, Summerfair Se-lect will feature the workof the past12 recipients ofSummerfair Cincinnati’sAIA awards. Theseawards are given out an-nually to top artists fromacross the region. Sum-merfair Select artists in-clude Michal Adams, An-

thony Becker, SuzanneFisher,RobertFry,CeleneHawkins, Bob and CindyKessler,CraigLloyd,Cyn-thia Lockhart, JulieMitchell, Sofie Ramos,Brenda Tarbell and Ros-coe Wilson.

“Our organization is allabout access to the arts,”Sharon Strubbe, execu-tive director of Summer-fair Cincinnati, said.“While the AIA AwardProgram has provided lo-cal artists the support toexcel at their work, TheCarnegie has offeredthemanopportunity toex-hibit those works for thecommunity to enjoy.”

New for this exhibi-tion, The Carnegie is in-

viting patrons to attend apanel discussion with art-ists from the SummerfairSelect exhibition. Thefree event will take pla-ceat 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct.26. Matt Distel will mod-erate the discussion andattendees will be able tolearn more about the fea-tured artists and theirwork.

The opening receptionfrom 6 p.m.to 9 p.m. Fri-day, Oct. 25, will includelight hors d’oeuvres, mu-siccourtesyofQueenCityCrates and a cash bar. Af-ter opening night, exhibi-tions will be available forviewing during regulargallery hours, Monday –Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

and Saturday, noon to 3p.m.

The Carnegie is at 1028Scott Boulevard in Co-vington, Ky. and is openMonday – Friday, 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. For more infor-mation, call (859) 491-2030or visit The Carnegie’swebsite atwww.thecarnegie.com.

Loveland artists featured at Carnegie GalleryCindy andBobKesslerstand infront of arack ofleftoverstainedglass intheirstudio inLoveland.FILE PHOTO


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It was a banner yearfor scout advancement inBoy Scout Troop 674, with14 young men earning therank of Eagle Scout dur-ing the 2012-2013 schoolyear.

“We’vehada lotofboysmake it to Eagle Scout inthe 54-year history of theTroop,” committee chairMike Size said, “but 14 inone year probably sets arecord for us.”

The Troop, which ischartered to Church ofthe Saviour inMontgome-ry, is open to boys ages11-17 and has approximately65 registered Scouts fromseveral northeast sub-urbs.

Toearn theEagleScoutrank, a Scoutmust earn atleast 21 merit badges in-cluding 12 which are spe-cifically required, be anactive leader in theTroop,and of course, plan, leadand complete an Eagleservice project for a non-profit organization otherthan Boy Scouts.

“We estimate thatthese14 newEagle Scoutshave earned approxi-

mately 400 merit badgesover the years and havecontributed projects toour community that in-volved approximately3,000 hours of work andthousands of dollars ofmaterials,” offered DavidHartkemeier, the Troop’sScoutmaster.

The beneficiaries forthese14 projects includedseven different schools(Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy, E.H.Greene IntermediateSchool, Mars Hill Acad-emy, Ohio Valley Voices,St. Xavier High School,Sycamore High School –two projects, andSymmes ElementarySchool), parks in threemunicipalities (Montgo-mery, Sycamore Town-ship and the West End),two churches (Church oftheSaviourandSycamorePresbyterianChurch)andthe Blue Ash YMCA.

Projects spanned awide range of installa-tions including recyclingbin containers, rain bar-relswithan irrigationsys-tem, park benches, play-

ground equipment, stor-age shelves/stalls, memo-rials, newspaper stands todistribute the school pa-per, a new church mediacenter and several otheroutdoor recreational andeducational facilities.

For more informationabout joining the Troop,please contact theChurchof the Saviour at 513-791-3142.

14 from Montgomerytroop make Eagle rank

These members of Boy Scout Troop 674 earned the rank of Eagle Scout this year. Fromleft: front, Andrew Size (Montgomery), Daniel Harmon (Symmes Township), GarrettWhitfield (Symmes Township), Amogg Damodhar (Mason) and Stephen Hartkemeier(Montgomery); back, John Eifert (Blue Ash), Will Gawin (Montgomery), Andrew Hanus(Montgomery), and David Moss (Loveland). Not pictured, Patrick Aguilar (Montgomery),Matthew Fischer (Sycamore Township), Brian Hall (Sycamore Township), Michael Richart(Kenwood) and Kyle Steidle (Mason).THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

BOY SCOUT TROOP 674 EAGLE SCOUTPROJECTS» Patrick Aguilar, Montgomery, Sycamore H.S. (Miami

University) – Built and installed recycling bin containers atSycamore High School.» Amogg Damodhar, Mason, Mason H.S. – Built and

installed four rain barrels and connected them to soakerhoses to irrigate school’s lawns and student gardens atOhio Valley Voices School (Miami Township).» John Eifert, Blue Ash, Sycamore H.S. (Ohio State Uni-

versity) – Built and installed two more stations for lowropes course at Blue Ash YMCA.»Matthew Fischer, Sycamore Township, Sycamore H.S.

(University of Cincinnati) – Built and installed park benchesat Bechtold Park (Sycamore Township).»Will Gawin, Montgomery, Sycamore H.S. (University of

Cincinnati) – Built and installed newspaper stands to dis-tribute school paper at Sycamore High School.» Brian Hall, Sycamore Township, Mars Hill Academy –

Built and installed concrete discus and shot put pads forMars Hill track and field team.» Andrew Hanus, Montgomery, Sycamore H.S. – Refur-

bished Dulle Park (Montgomery) trail including terracinghills, back filling eroded areas, regraveling and addingbirdhouses.» Daniel Harmon, Symmes Township, Sycamore H.S.

(University of Cincinnati) – Built and installed four 6-foot-by-6-foot platforms along the nature trail behind theschool to provide an outdoor instruction area for theteachers and students at Symmes Elementary School.» Stephen Hartkemeier, Montgomery, Sycamore H.S –

Transitioned Sycamore Presbyterian Church library to newmedia center, held four book drives to add books andraised funds for a flat screen TV.» David Moss, Loveland, St. Xavier H.S. (University of

Tennessee) – Built and installed playground and swing setat West End community park.»Michael Richart, Kenwood, St. Xavier H.S. – Memorial

mosiac depicting young men who died while attending St.Xavier.» Andrew Size, Montgomery, Sycamore H.S. – Designed,

built and installed storage shelves and equipment stallsand supplied bins and movable stairs for access at Churchof the Saviour.» Kyle Steidle, Mason, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy

– Built and installed Promise Pathway memorial gardenhonoring parents who died while their children wereCHCA students (including Kyle’s mother and more thanothers).» Garrett Whitfield, Symmes Township, Sycamore H.S.

(Georgia Institute of Technology) – Built and installedshelves for the band program at E.H. Greene School.

Give yourself the giftof the great outdoors witha 2014 Great Parks ofHamilton County motorvehicle permit.

Permits are availableonline atwww.greatparks.org, atpark entrance booths, vis-itor centers, boathousesand other locationsthroughout the parks.

For $10, a motor vehi-cle permit provides pro-tection and maintenanceof park greenspace,health and exercise bene-fits, recreational activ-ities, educational pro-

gramming, special eventsand much more.

The MVPs will con-tinue to include the“Great Parks BonusPack” with discount cou-pons as well as the “Resi-dent Rewards” with dis-counts on activities justfor Hamilton County resi-dents.

A valid Great Parks ofHamilton County motorvehicle permit ($10 annu-al; $3 daily) is required toenter the parks.

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Baskets were raffledand several silent auctionitemswereawardedtothehighest bidder.

A brunch was servedfollowed by presentationsby the authors. The au-thors present were LeahStewart - “The History ofUs,” Lisa Caponigri –“Whatever Happened toSunday Dinner,” Jon Car-loftis – “Beautiful Gar-dens of Kentucky,” andLucille Carloftis - “ABeautiful Journey.”

All proceeds from the

event are used to supportthe five philanthropicprograms of AssistanceLeague that assist womenwho have been raped, as-saulted or abused; chil-

dren in need of school uni-forms and first genera-tion college students inneed of school suppliesand housing.

LucilleCarloftis, right,author of "ABeautifulJourney" chatswith PamBrackett,center, ofSymmesTownship,president ofALGC andDonnaChristensen, ofBridgetown,left. THANKS TOJOY KRAFT

CarolBurnett,ofLoveland,left, withStephanieCappel, ofthe WestSide, andJoyceMcElroy,ofAndersonTownship,take theirchances atthe grabbagstation atBooks &Brunch.THANKS TO

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LOVELAND

Arrests/citationsNicholas B. Talley, 28, 401 Bell-wood Drive, domestic violence,Oct. 12.William D. Starkey, 31, 890 W.Loveland Ave., No. 17, re-citeother department, Oct. 9.Toni Natasha Pitts-Bowles, 27,674 Park, domestic violence,Oct. 9.Andrew Amos Bauer, 24, 208 E.Loveland Ave., arrest - otheragency/county warrant, Oct. 9.Ronald Lamar Black, 31, 1118Cypress, No. 2, capias, Oct. 9.Alisha S. Reynolds, 23, 824Mohican Drive, disorderlyconduct - fighting, threateningharm to persons or property,violent or turbulent behavior,Oct. 10.Tammy S. Tucker, 45, 824 Mohi-can Drive, disorderly conduct -fighting, threatening harm topersons or property, violent orturbulent behavior, Oct. 10.Cory W. Gibson, 20, 6745 Ep-worth Road, arrest - otheragency/county warrant, Oct. 10.Michelle R. Boone, 22, 8915Summit Ave., OVI, OVI breath0.17 or greater, reckless opera-tion of vehicle, failure to com-ply with police officer - elude orflee, open container liquor,possession of drugs, drug

paraphernalia, Oct. 11.

Incidents/investigationsCriminaldamaging/endangeringAt 10653 Loveland MadeiraRoad, Oct. 10.Criminaldamaging/endangering -knowingly anymeansAt 301 Loveland Madeira Road,Oct. 11.Disorderly conduct,threatening harm to personsor property, violent orturbulent behaviorAt 824 Mohican Drive, Oct. 10.Drug paraphernaliaAt 10980 Loveland MadeiraRoad, Oct. 11.Failure to comply with policeofficer - elude or fleeAt 10980 Loveland MadeiraRoad, Oct. 11.Open container liquorAt 10980 Loveland MadeiraRoad, Oct. 11.Possession of drugsAt 10980 Loveland MadeiraRoad, Oct. 11.Re-cite other departmentAt 100 Cherokee Drive, Oct. 9.TheftAt 301 Loveland-Madeira Road,Oct. 11.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsRodney J. Foster, 37, 1185 Bright-

water No. 4, carrying concealedweapon, dangerous ordinance,improper handling of firearmin vehicle, Sept. 30.Valery A. Fedorenko, 40, 111Arrowhead Trail, domesticviolence, Oct. 1.Nicholas R. Hutton, 29, 1456Ohio 131, theft, Oct. 1.Jeffrey R. Adkins, 36, 3580 Ohio131, open container, Oct. 1.John A. Lloyd, 36, 5971 Buck-wheat, theft, Oct. 1.Heather E. Wilson, 24, 70 Melo-dy Lane, theft, Oct. 7.Saravjeet S. Klair, 50, 3592Jefferson, underage sale ofliquor, Oct. 4.Geraldine M. Baehn, 37, 3010Abby Way, underage sale ofliquor, Oct. 4.Carli N. Berry, 21, 111W. Bald-win, underage sale of liquor,Oct. 4.Scott P. Snyder, 38, 6657 Pond-field, underage sale of liquor,

Oct. 4.Stephen M. Roll, 49, 1287 Mi-chael Lane, underage sale ofliquor, Oct. 4.Tonya R. Wolf, 29, 1953 Ohio 50,drug instrument, Oct. 5.Andrew J. Brown, 28, 750Wright St., drug instrument,driving under suspension, Oct.5.Brittany N. Young, 19, 1670Tonopah, theft, drug pos-session, Oct. 4.

Carisa L. Weber, 26, 5700 Tren-ton Court No. 4, drug pos-session, paraphernalia, Oct. 5.Matthew J. Mantz, 24, homeless,drug possession, paraphernalia,Oct. 5.Shawn E. James, 36, 5949 HuntRoad, drug abuse, drug in-strument, Oct. 6.Christopher L. Casanova, 20,5706 Crabapple Way, underageconsumption, Oct. 7.Joel A. Casanova, 22, 5706Crabapple Way, drug pos-session, Oct. 7.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultMale was assaulted at Kirby’s atBridge Street, Oct. 1.BurglaryLeaf blowers, etc. taken; $1,487at 1241 Spotted Fawn, Oct. 6.Domestic violenceAt Arrowhead Trail, Oct. 1.At Beech Road, Oct. 4.

FraudMale reported ID fraud at 5810Melody Lane, Oct. 1.Female stated ID used with noauthorization at 1314 Bedford-shire, Oct. 4.Illegal harvesting of deerDeer shot on property at 6062Cook Road, Sept. 30.TheftGame discs taken fromMeijer;$140 at Ohio 28, Sept. 30.Wallet taken from vehicle; $800cash at 6062 Cook Road, Oct. 1.Necklace taken; $450 at 1456Ohio 131, Oct. 1.Merchandise taken from Kohl’s;$104 at Ohio 28, Oct. 1.Knives taken at Meijer; $138 atOhio 28, Oct. 1.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $20 at Ohio 50,Oct. 1.A dump trailer was taken;$6,500 at 1239 Ohio 131, Oct. 2.

POLICE REPORTS

LOVELAND (HAMILTONCO.)24 Iroquois Drive: James I. &Sarah E. Wedgbrow to NicholasA. Uchtman; $165,000.1424 Loveland Ave.: ShawnW. &Brooke L. Hobson to Brian R. &Kristel N. Graham; $144,500.402 Mohican Drive: Barbara A.Dean to Eunice A. & Gary M.Willingham; $90,000.420 Mohican Drive: AlexanderHaus to Heather R. Rich;$105,500.1840 Pheasant Hills Drive: EllenR. Greenberg to Erin M. Den-ney; $215,000.715 Riverside Drive: Webster

Packaging Corp. to M-TONS IIILtd.; $752,600.3011 Stratford Court: William E.& Sandra D. Kennedy to AhsanKhan; $124,000.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP8762 Birchbark Drive: JPT Roof-ing & Remodeling LLC to Dar-ren D. Kemp; $273,500.12074 Crestfield Court: Carl &

Gail Cabot to Jagdeep S. Lekhi;$250,000.11626 Enyart Road: HaroldArthur Poore, Tr. to Monica R.Humbert; $105,000.9429 Stonecrest Court: Jerry L. &Sherry L. King to Bryan M. &Stephanie M. Doonnelly;$292,350.

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ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

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

» Loveland, Chief Tim Sabransky, 583-3000»Miami Township, Chief Stephen Bailey, 248-3721» Symmes Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444

ABOUT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERSInformation is provided as a public service by the office

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.


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Summer reading winners recently claimed their prizes at the Loveland andSymmes Township branch libraries.

Vikrant Yadav right, with Shreyans Yadav,picks up his tablet, a prize he won duringsummer reading at the Symmes TownshipBranch Library. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Alberta Negri wins a Gold Star gift cardfrom summer reading at the SymmesTownship Branch Library. THANKS TO LISA

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Lily Vanover gets her summer reading prizeat the Loveland Branch Library. THANKS TOLISA MAUCH

Morgan Schneider claims her summerreading prize at the Symmes TownshipBranch Library. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

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The Schoolyard Na-ture Network, a programof Granny’s GardenSchool, is offering a day-long workshop for cur-rent and aspiring schoolgarden teachers and vol-unteers from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, atits offices at 20 Miami-view Drive in Loveland.

Roberta Paolo (a.k.a.Granny), founder and ex-ecutive director of Gran-ny's Garden School, andJodyMaher, its educationdirector, will lead theworkshop. The purpose ofthe training is to provideattendees with tips andadvice for how toplan andprepare this fall for theupcoming school gardenseason. Cost for the work-shop is $100, and the pre-registration by [email protected] required. A soup andsalad lunchwill beprovid-ed.

This workshop is foryou if:

» you are thinkingabout starting a schoolgarden next spring;

» you started a schoolgarden this fall and arewondering how to pre-pare for next spring;

» you are a teacherwho would like to learnhow to use a garden as ateaching tool;

» you are a volunteerwho would like to learnhow to lead a class in thegarden;

» you want to networkwith other school gardenteachers and developers;

» you are completingyour first season of aschool garden programand now know all of ques-tions you should haveasked earlier;

» you would like tolearn how to useGranny’sGarden School’s lessonplans and garden calen-dar to create a programthat works for yourschool;

Roberta “Granny”Pao-lo invites all current orprospective school gar-

den developers to attend,no matter their experi-ence or place in the proc-ess.While thegeneral out-line of the agenda is pre-determined, instruction istailored to the specific at-tendees and their needs,based on pre-existingknowledge and level ofdevelopment.

Visitgrannysgardenschool.orgfor more informationabout the workshops andother programs offeredby the Schoolyard NatureNetwork and Granny’sGarden School.

What you can dothis fall to preparefor next spring

Jody Maher, education director at Granny's Garden School,will lead a workshop for the Schoolyard Nature NetworkSaturday, Nov. 2. PROVIDED


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ANIMALS/ NATUREGrailville – needs volunteers forthe garden in Loveland. Volun-teer days are 9 a.m. to noonselected Saturdays. For a com-plete list visitwww.grailville.org or call683-2340. Volunteers will workin the kitchen and herb gar-dens. No experience is needed,volunteers may participateonce or for the entire season.Volunteers should bring gloves,water bottle, sunscreen, hat,footwear that can get dirty anda snack if desired. Tools areprovided.GRRAND – Golden RetrieverRescue and Adoption of NeedyDogs takes in needy displaced,abandoned or unclaimed straygolden retrievers and placesthem in volunteer foster homesuntil adoptive families arefound. Call 1-866-981-2251 andleave your name and [email protected] For Animal Welfare – Ano-kill shelter needs volunteers16-and-older to help socializecats and 18-and-older to social-ize and walk dogs. Otheropportunities available. Call735-2299, ext. 3.Save the Animals Foundation –Needs people 18 and older tostaff its shelter for homelesscats and dogs. Call 378-0300 forcats and 588-6609 for dogs.Spring Grove Cemetery andArboretum – has a new horti-culture volunteer program.Volunteer opportunities includeworking side by side SpringGrove’s nationally-renownedhorticulture team at this Na-tional Historic Landmark.Groups of volunteers will bedeveloped to help in the fol-lowing areas: keeping the frontentrance area looking spectac-ular, controlling invasive spe-cies, taking care of the tree andshrub collection. They are alsolooking for a volunteer, orvolunteers, to help with thehybrid tea roses. New volun-teers join the volunteer docentswho are ambassadors for thecemetery and arboretum.Information sessions, conduct-

ed the last Saturday and firstWednesday of each month, willexplain the volunteer opportu-nities. Sessions are at 10 a.m. inthe Historic Office, just insidethe main entrance to thecemetery. For more informa-tion, contact volunteer coor-dinator Whitney Huang, SpringGrove horticulturist, at 853-6866.Tri State County Animal Re-sponse Team (CART) – Is at11216 Gideon Lane in SycamoreTownship. Meetings are opento the public. Visitwww.tristatecart.com formonthly subjects or moreinformation. Call 702-8373.

PROFESSIONALSERVICESExecutive Service Corps ofCincinnati – Professionals canuse their administrative skills tohelp a busy, growing nonprofitmanage its projects and mem-bers. Executive Service Corps ofCincinnati is looking for some-one with experience in Word,Excel, Power Point and Outlookto assist in the Blue Ash office.Volunteers set their own daysand hours and enjoy niceworking conditions and friend-ly, bright volunteers and staff.Help the ESCC help othernonprofits succeed. ContactDarlyne Koretos for moreinformation at 791-6230, ext.10. ESCC is at 10945 Reed Hart-man Highway, Suite 108.

HEALTH/WELLNESSAmerican Diabetes Association –Seeks volunteers in its areaoffice downtown for clericalsupport, filling requests foreducational materials fromphone requests, data entry,special events support andcoordinating the health fair.Call 759-9330.American Heart Association –Volunteers needed to assistwith the American Heart Asso-ciation’s cause campaigns,Power to End Stroke, Go RedFor Women, Start!, and theAlliance for a Healthier Genera-tion. Assignments includeclerical work, event specific

duties and community out-reach. Contact the AmericanHeart Association at 281-4048or email [email protected] North Hospital – hasopenings for adult volunteersin several areas of the hospital.Call 865-1164 for informationand to receive a volunteerapplication.Cancer Free Kids – is looking forkids who need service hours todo an “Athletes For Alex” usedsports equipment drive in theirneighborhood or at yoursporting event, and fightchildhood cancer. VisitCancerfreekids.org and click onAthletes for Alex for moreinformation.Captain Kidney EducationalProgram – Needs volunteersone or more mornings orafternoons a month during theschool year to educate childrenin first- through sixth-gradesabout kidney function anddisease. Training provided. Call961-8105.Crossroads Hospice – CrossroadsHospice seeks compassionatevolunteers to join its team of“Ultimate Givers,”who strive toprovide extra love and comfortto terminally ill patients andtheir families throughout theCincinnati region.“Ultimate Givers” visit withpatients in their homes, assistedliving facilities and nursingfacilities, and help with clericalduties at the Crossroads office.They provide emotional sup-port and companionship topatients and family members,assist with errands, or providerespite for those caring forterminally ill loved ones.Crossroads Hospice is also seek-ing volunteers to support itssignature programs inspired byJim Stovall’s novel, “The Ulti-mate Gift.” The “Gift of a Day”program asks patients whattheir perfect day is and staffand volunteers work to make ita reality.For more information or to signup as an “Ultimate Giver,”please call 793-5070 or com-plete an application onlineathttp://bit.ly/Uw5bSX.

Before becoming a CrossroadsHospice “Ultimate Giver,”participants must complete anapplication, TB skin test, andtraining session lead by mem-bers of the Crossroads team.Volunteers must wait a mini-mum of one year after thedeath of an immediate familymember or loved one beforeapplying.Destiny Hospice – is seekingcaring and compassionatepeople to make a difference inthe life of a person living withterminal illness. No special skillsor experience needed; simply awillingness to help providecomfort and support. Ori-entation is scheduled to fit thevolunteer’s schedule. Opportu-nities are available throughoutthe Cincinnati, Middletown andButler County area. ContactAngie at 554-6300, or am-claughlin@destiny-hospice. com.Evercare Hospice and PalliativeCare – is seeking volunteers inall Greater Cincinnati communi-ties. Evercare provides care forthose facing end-of-life issuesand personal support to theirfamilies. Volunteers needed tovisit with patients and/or assistin administrative and clericaltasks. Volunteers may providecare wherever a patient resides,whether in a private home ornursing facility. Call 1-888-866-8286 or 682-4055.Grace Hospice – is looking forvolunteers. Grace Hospice hasabout 90 patients from Hamil-ton, Brown, Clermont, Butler,Warren, Montgomery, Greene,Preble and Adams counties onits census who would benefitfrom volunteer support. Eachyear, more than 450,000 givemore than 20 million hours ofservice. Grace Hospice volun-teers are an integral part of thecare team, and have a vital rolein the life of every hospice.Opportunities include directcompanionship and relief carefor patients and care givers,administrative assistance, helpwith the bereavement pro-gram, and they also welcomeyour talents and skills appropri-

ate to their mission. Extensivetraining provided. Unwaveringappreciation and support foryour gift of time. ContactChristyl Johnson Roberts formore information:[email protected] or479-8916.Heartland Hospice – is seekingvolunteers to assist with pa-tients and their families. Heart-land will train interested per-sons who are needed to sittingat the bedside and providingvigils for persons withoutfamilies available. They couldalso use some extra people towork in the office. Call Jacque-line at 513-831-5800.Hospice of Southwest Ohio –Seeks volunteers to help inproviding hospice services. Call770-0820, ext. 111 [email protected] Blood Center – Hox-worth is recruiting people tohelp during community blooddrives and blood donationcenters in the area. Positionsinclude: Blood drive hosts,greeters, blood donor recruitersand couriers. Call Helen Wil-liams at 558-1292 [email protected] Jewish Hospital – 4777 E.Galbraith Road, Kenwood,needs adult volunteers to assistat the front window in thepharmacy and also to assistwith clerical duties, sortingpatient mail, etc. They alsoneed volunteers to assist staff inthe family lounge and in-formation desk and a volunteeris also needed in the Cholester-ol Center, 3200 Burnet Ave., toperform clerical duties. Shiftsare available 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday through Friday. Volun-teers receive a free meal ticketfor each day he or she volun-teers four or more hours, plusfree parking. Call 686-5330.The hospital also needs adultvolunteers to assist MRI staffand technologists at the recep-tion desk of the Imaging De-partment in the Medical OfficeBuilding, located across fromthe hospital at 4750 E. Gal-braith Road. Volunteers are alsoneeded to assist staff in the

family lounge and at the in-formation desk in the mainhospital. Shifts are availableMonday through Friday. Call686-5330.Sycamore Senior Center – is indesperate need of volunteersto deliver meals to the home-bound elderly in northernHamilton County as part of itshome delivered meals program.Volunteers deliver food to theelderly one day a week, any dayMonday through Friday. Pick-up is between 10:30 a.m. and 11a.m. Most drivers completetheir deliveries by noon de-pending on the amount of timea volunteer spends at eachhome while delivering. Familiesand groups sharing a route arewelcome. The need for volun-teers is immediate. Serviceareas include Amberley Village,Arlington Heights, Blue Ash,Camp Dennison, Deer Park,Dillonvale, Evendale, ForestPark, Glendale, Greenhills, GolfManor, Indian Hill, Kenwood,Kennedy Heights, LincolnHeights, Lockland, Loveland,Madeira, Montgomery, Pleas-ant Ridge, Reading, Rossmoyne,Sharonville, Silverton, Spring-dale, Springfield Township,Sycamore Township, SymmesTownship, Wyoming andWoo-dlawn. Call 686-1013, 984-1234or e-mail [email protected].

EDUCATIONChange a life – Volunteer totutor an adult with low-levelliteracy skills or GED prep-aration needs. Call 621-READ.Cincinnati Reads – a volunteertutoring program working withK-4 students in Cincinnati PublicSchools. Volunteers receive freetraining to work one-on-onewith children who are strug-gling to read. Call 621-7323 oremail Jayne Martin Dressing,[email protected].

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