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FINAL-LY!Loveland HighSchool's vaunted 12thman cheered theTigers to a 38-35double overtimeDivision II footballstate semifinal victoryover Zanesville Nov.29. At 7 p.m. Friday,Dec. 6, at CantonFawcett Stadium,Loveland (14-0) facesCleveland Glenville(13-1), a 41-13 winnerover MedinaHighland in itssemifinal game. TheTarblooders werestate runners-up in2009 and alsoreached the final fourin 2004. Follow thegame with reporterScott Springer onTwitter [email protected] Cincinnati.com/Loveland for ticketinformation andother details aboutthe game.MARK D.MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY

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You hear about it in basket-ball all the time. The sixthman, the first player off thebench; often ignites a spark inthe teamto lead themtovictory.

Sparked to late comebackwins over Mt. Healthy andZanesville to advance to the Di-vision II state finals, the Love-land Tiger football team givescredit to its 12thman for help-ing to ignite the come from be-hindwin. Itsnot just oneplayer,but this is an entire section ofLoveland fans who, athletic di-rector Julie Renner says, aretruly appreciated by the wholeteam.

Theyareoutstanding,Ren-ner said. Ascoach (Fred)Cran-ford continues to say, and I reit-erate totally, they have been sosupportive, and have helpedthis football team every stepalong the way with their cheersand the energy they bring.

They brought eight full bus-es of spirit kids to the gameagainstMt.Healthy inLocklandNov. 22.

Youre talking almost 400kids, Renner said. It was in-

credible. Thats what coachCranford keeps talking about.Wherever we go, it continues tofeel like a home game. That stu-dent section is just amazing.

Cranford first called themthe 12th man in public follow-ing the final homegame to closeout the regular season. Hecalled the support of those stu-dents incredible and everygame feels like a home game.Remember, theyd alreadyfilled as many as five buses forroad games during the regularseason. Their energy hascharged up the Loveland com-munity and carried over into

the playoff run by the Tigers.Just the energy, Renner

said, that, to me, is the biggestpart of it. Theenergy theybringto the game is just fun. Thosefootball players just feed off ofit.

The community has fed off

the Tigers energy too. ScottCarr and his wife, Kristin, havewatched their 3-year-old sonBrady feed off the excitementand make the Tigers his team.Theyve made him their No. 1fanandakindofmascotsharinghigh fives with him on the side-

lines before every game includ-ing all the playoff games. TheTigers even includedBrady in apractice during the playoff run,and gave him a ball signed bythe whole team.

Community is Tigers 12th manBy Chuck [email protected]

Loveland Tiger Jake Elfers greets 3-year-old Brady Carr on the sidelinebefore a Tigers football game. THANKS TO KRISTIN CARR

Scott Carr says the excitement onthe face of his 3-year-old sonBrady is the same emotion thewhole Loveland community hasfor the Tigers football team.THANKS TO KRISTIN CARR

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MIAMI TWP. MiamiTownship used to be arural area. Now its hometo almost 41,000 resi-dents.

In the future, it alsocould be home to a mul-tidwelling urban resi-dential district.

Officials are consider-ing zoning along the stateRoute 28 corridor toattract high-end hous-ing, said Lou Ethridge,director of communitydevelopment for thetownship.

It will be located onseveral different loca-tions on the (state Route)28 corridor, he said

It gives us a platformhere for a needed, newdimension.

Ethridge recentlybriefed the zoning com-mission on the proposedresidential district, andrequested they make it apriority to review thedraft document.

We have two devel-

opers who have two verygood products who wouldlike to be able to bringthat forward, he said.

Kevin Malof, ZoningCommission chairman,asked Ethridge whatability the commissionwould have to imposearchitectural mandates.Malof worried that adeveloper would gener-ally comply with reg-ulations, but not live upto its high-end aspira-tions.

I dont want to callthem bells and whistles,but you, as a Zoning Com-mission, have latitude toput in all the pieces andall the elements thatmake sure we dont pro-duce another cookie cut-ter 1970s or 1980s apart-

ment building, Ethridgesaid.

The intent of this is tobe a first-class product.If we are approached bysome group or developeror investor that wants tocut corners we wont lookat them.

The zoning will beapplied at parcels inproximity with ... majorcollector roads, adjacentto commercial and officeareas, future urban tran-sit access, and futuremixed-use developmentsin a town-center for-mat, according to the

draft document.The maximum density

for a development in theproposed district is 15 to22 units per acre, but thatcan be increased.

That potential in-crease is used in thedraft document as in-centive for developers toconstruct nicer amenitiesfor residents.

Special amenity bo-nuses for increased den-sity are intended to im-prove livability of mul-tidwelling develop-ments, the documentstates.

Features consideredfor bonuses are outdoorrecreational facilities,play areas for children,common space, commu-nity gardens and more.

Bonuses also will begiven for using environ-mentally-friendly infra-structure, according tothe document.

Miami Twp. considers high-end housingBy Keith [email protected]

High-end residential housing could soon be developed inMiami Township. Officials want to create a zoning districtfor residential developments along the state Route 28corridor. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ethridge Malof

Damage was set atabout $700,000 after aSymmes Township homeand its contents caught onfire Nov. 19, according toHamilton County authori-ties andproperty records.

Crews were called tothe 9100 block of WithersLane just after 1:30 a.m.,sheriffs officials said.When they arrived, theyfound heavy fire sweep-ing the two-story homewith a swimming pool andhot tub. The roof burnedoff.

The residents, Jamesand Cherrie Arthurs, areout of town. Their housewas unoccupied at thetime,althoughoneof theirsons has been frequentlychecking on it for them,neighbors said.

No injuries were re-ported.

But the four-bedroom,3,635-square-foot home,which was built in 1988and valued at $462,990, isa total loss.

Combined with all con-tents, an overall damageestimate is in the $700,000range, fire officials said.

The cause remains un-der investigation, saidLoveland-Symmes Depu-ty Fire Chief AndrewKnapp.

It isnotconsideredsus-picious.

One of the neighbors,MelanieHoward, said sheawoke feeling ill over-night when she heard analarm screeching outside.

Thinking it might beher sons girlfriends car

alarm,shepeeredoutside.She said she heard whatshe described as acrunching noise, as ifsomeone was walking onleaves that had fallen tothe ground.

Fearing an intruderwas lurking in the dark-ness, she called 911for po-lice.

Then she looked out-side again.

I could see someflashing in the back of thehouse, she recalled thismorning as she stood inher driveway while fireofficials investigated thecauseof theblaze. Withinseconds, I could seesmoke.

She called 911 again,this time urging a dis-patcher to send the firedepartment.

Then the craziness alljust started, Howardsaid. Itwasa full blazeonthe right side of the houseand it worked its way onthis side. I have neverseen anything like it. Itwas unbelievable.

Cherrie Arthurs re-mains at the couples Flor-ida home in Naples withthe family cats, neighborssaid.

Her husband was at aconvention in Chicago,but neighbors say he isflying home today to sur-vey the damage.

They are great peo-ple, very, very helpful,saidDickBaker,who livesacross the street.

Added another neigh-bor, Jennifer Stuhlreyer:Its is just so sad. Its justterrible.

The right side of the house is destroyed.JENNIFER BAKEREDWARDS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Loveland High School sen-iorswere out in forceOct. 16 forthe second annual senior ser-vice day.

This was an amazing eventlast year, and we anticipate anequally successful day thisyear, said Chris Kloesz, Love-land High School principal. InLoveland, we understand thateducation goes beyond theclassroom. Our students initiat-ed this program, and Im proudto be a part of a school and a dis-trict that supports it.

Students volunteered theirservices at several area non-profit programs in an effort togive back to the community.Hundreds of seniors chose fromopportunities to help with theAmericanRedCrossFireSafetyPuppet Show at Loveland EarlyChildhood Center, AmericanRedCrossThank-a-thon,Cincin-nati Parks, Grailville, andGran-nys Garden, Greenacres, Love-land Health Care Center, Mat-thew 25 Ministries, QPR Train-ing, SPCA Cincinnati and theSociety of St. Vincent de Paul.

Seniors Ashley Wheeler andGuste Ruvikaite were among adozen who went to the healthcare center to give back to an-other group of seniors.

This was my top choice,Wheeler said, while Ruvikaitegently played some pianomusicfor the elderly nursing homeresidents during their lunchhour. I really enjoy workingwith the elderly. We spend timewith them; get to know them alittlebit. I just loveworkingwiththem. They are so awesome.

Ruvikaite says the residentshad great stories and were verysweet.JacobBelcikvolunteeredin their candy store helping theresidents pick out their favoritesweet snacks. Kayla Herrmannand Maggie Knabe enjoyed theopportunity to connect with thesenior adults and hear their sto-ries about history. They likedmeeting Dottie and hearingwhere she travelledand that sheattendedLovelandschoolswhenshe was younger. LovelandHealth Care Center residentFrank Montag enjoyed a longvisit with the girls.

Theyreverygood,verycor-dial, and very pretty, he said.

Theyre very knowledgeable.They have knowledge of thingsoutside that we dont have. Ithink theyre great, very re-freshing. It gives us somethingnew, more people to talk with,and different conversation.

Smiles spread across thefaces of the residents at the ta-bles where the students sat,talked and laughed with them.Sparkling bright eyes, smilesand laughter revealed what theseniors were giving back to thefolks there. Students learnedfrom the memories sharedthere, but other seniorshoped tocreate memories for the 3- to 5-year-olds in pre-school at Love-land Early Childhood Center.

I think its really nice theytakethe timetodothis, saidAn-drea Alexander, LECC teacher.I think kids relate to other kids

better than adults.Sesame Street character

puppets Big Bird, Cookie Mon-ster and Oscar the Grouchhelped the seniors deliver theAmericanRedCrossFireSafetymessage to the pre-school kidsat LECC.

Jenna Pauly teamed up withStephanie Bachtel, Emily Rob-inson, Emmy Anderson andMegan Ries for one of the pup-pet shows. Pauly brought theCookie Monster to life to helpBig Bird (Emily Robinson)teach the kids to stop, drop androll. It was part of several pup-pet skits teaching how to identi-fy fire dangers and stay safe if afire occurs. She really loved be-ing with the little kids.

Its important theyre edu-cated on fire safety, Pauly said.I thought itwouldbeafunthing

to do. I loved seeing their reac-tion andhearing them laugh. Itsa good feeling.

Stephanie Bachtel agreedwithherclassmate that themes-sage of fire safety is importantfor the kids.

Especially sincemynephewis in here, she said. I thought itwould be good to talk to him so Icould take it home and expandon it even more. They got thestop, drop and roll message.

Alexander also agreed themessage about fire safety is animportantone.Howtobesafe, toget out of the house, and to stop,drop, and roll are things shellpractice with her class after theseniors have left.

They found a fun way toshare the information, shesaid.They did a good job.

Find more about LHS seniorservice day at:www.lovelandschools.org.

Loveland High School seniors Emily Robinson, Jenna Pauly, Stephanie Bachtel, Megan Ries and Emmy Anderson performed the Red Cross Fire Safety puppet show for pre-school kids atLoveland Early Childhood Center.CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRES

Loveland High seniors take day to give backBy Chuck [email protected]

Loveland HighSchool seniorsGuste Ruvikaiteand AshleyWheeler choseto visitresidents atLovelandHealth CareCenter to giveback for seniorserviceday.CHUCKGIBSON/FOR THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Stevie showed off his smile while visiting with Loveland High Schoolsenior Stephanie Simon at the Loveland Health Care Center CHUCKGIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Jacob Belcik enjoyed working in the candy store and meeting residentsat Loveland Health Care Center on Loveland High School senior serviceday.CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Loveland Health Care Center resident Frank Montag was happy to havea visit from Maggie Knabe and Kayla Herrmann from Loveland HighSchool.CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRES

After the fire safety show, the pre-school kids demonstrated what theylearned from the Loveland High School seniors. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THECOMMUNITY PRESS

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

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To follow the Loveland HighSchool football teams playoffmarch is to need all three prod-ucts and then some to keep roil-ing bodily functions in check.

The Tigers - leaving morepeople clutching their heartsandguts thanall the shot-upbadguys on the back lot of an oldwestern picture - put togetheran improbable 38-35 doubleovertimewinagainstZanesvilleNov. 29 to reach the state cham-pionship game. (See sidebar.)

Its all heart, said Lovelandhead coach Fred Cranford.They have that it factor youneed to get there. They dug inand never gave up.

Not when they trailed 28-20with 17.5 seconds to play.

Quarterback Drew Plittfound Giovanni Ricci down theright sideline from 36 yards outfor a touchdown. Plitt thenrolled right looking fora receiv-eron two-point conversion to tieit up and just kept rolling untilhe dove headlong into the endzone.

I felt confident, Plitt said.I knewwewerent goinghome.I knew wed get the win.

Not when Zanesville went 20yards in two plays for a touch-down to take the lead in the firstovertime.

The Tigers faced fourth andinches from the four beforefreshman running back LukeWaddell converted and thenscored two plays later.

Not when the Blue Devilskept Loveland from getting afirst down in the second OT. Ju-nior kicker Evan Burig - whomissed a point-after kick in reg-

ulation - drilled a 29-yard fieldgoal for what became the finalmargin.

Never a doubt, Cranfordsaid. The kid was 56-for-56 onPATs in the regular season. Hedoesnt miss. I was confident inhim.

Burig was confident in him-self, too.

I just knew Iwould reboundfrom it, he said of the earliermiss. I just had to keep myhead up and I put it rightthrough.

TheLovelanddefenseforcedthree incomplete passes on theensuing possession and Zanes-villes 37-yard field goal try fellshort.

The Blue Devils got on theboard after intercepting a Plittpass on Lovelands first drive.But Loveland answered withsenior Gunner Gambills firsttouchdownof thegame, a three-yard run.

The Tigers went up 14-7 onGambills second TD, a 12-yardrun with 4:56 to play in the firsthalf. Zanesvilles Thomas Wib-beler tied the score with four-yard quarterback draw with1:25 left in the half.

Loveland forged ahead withhelp from the defense, whichheld on a Zanesville 4-and-10from the 19 as Max Matherbroke up a Blue Devil pass.From there Plitt hit Alex Hesseto get into Blue Devil territoryand connected with Jake Elfersthree plays later for a 40-yardscore with 4:21 to play in thethird quarter.

Loveland had a chance to ex-tend its lead. The Tiger defenseforced a 3-and-out series onZanesvilles next drive, butfumbled the resulting punt, giv-ing the ball back to the BlueDevils, who scored on a Jamal

Gladden run around left endwith 20 second left in the thirdperiod; the PAT was good tomake it 21-20.

Zanesville went up after afake punt on 4-and-4 netted afirst down first down and Glad-den ran 38 yards down the rightside for the 28-20 lead with 3:36in regulation.

Im incredibly proud of ourkids, Cranford said. Theresnobody Id rather go to statewith than these guys.

All-heart Tigers advance to finalsLoveland beatsZanesville 38-35in 2OT thrillerByMark D. [email protected]

Loveland High School freshman running back Luke Waddell (37) makes acut during a 38-35 Tiger win against Zanesville in double overtime Nov.29. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

UP NEXTLoveland High Schools 38-35

double overtime win overZanesville in the Division IIfootball state semifinal Nov. 29puts the Tigers in the champi-onship game.At 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6, at

Canton Fawcett Stadium, Love-land (14-0) faces ClevelandGlenville (13-1), a 41-13 winnerover Medina Highland in itssemifinal game. The Tarblooderswere state runners-up in 2009and also reached the final fourin 2004.This is David versus Goliath

again, said Tiger head coachFred Cranford. Nobodys heardabout Loveland going into this.Everybody knows Glenville andtheir tradition.Weve seen them and weve

got film. Were going to enjoytonight, but weve got onemore game. Were going towork hard.

ONLINE EXTRAFor video from Loveland HighSchools state semifinalfootball victory, please visit

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Wrestling teams in the Love-land Herald coverage area hitthe mats with a sense of opti-mism, looking for a trip to thestate tournament in February.

LovelandThis year is already a histor-

ic one for Loveland sports. Thiswinter, the wrestling programis in position to continue the ex-citement and momentum thatthe football team created thisfall. The Tigers return fivewrestlers with state tourna-ment experience.

We are a very seasonedteam, said head coach ChrisSwitzer.

Switzer is approaching amilestone of his own. He entershis 11th season at the helm with94 career victories. He will al-most certainly reach the centu-ry mark this season.

Loveland is led by MichaelWeber and Gunner Gambill,who placed third in the state intheir respective weight classeslast season. Other returningstatequalifierson therosterareAndrewAlten, BrandonTucker,and James Caniglia.

With so much returning tal-ent on the roster, expectationsare very high for the Tigers en-tering this season.

We should compete for atop-five spot at state tourna-ment, said Switzer.

Gambill, who last year hadgone by the last name Lay, willbreak the schools career winsrecord, set twoyearsagobyKy-

lee Knabe. Gambill enters thisseason with 122 victories, justone win shy of Knabes schoolrecord.

The Tigers open the seasonon Dec. 7 at Moeller.

Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy

TheEagleswill strugglewithnumbers this season so faronly five people are out for theteambut shouldcontinue theirthree-year streak of sendingcompetitors to the state tourna-ment.

The guys we have out, theywin matches, head coachAdam Meyer said. I joke withthe kids that theyre gettingsome very individual attentionand thats what makes themgood.

Senior Zach Alvarado leadsthe way. Hes a two-time statequalifier, earning the trip to Co-lumbus as a freshman and ju-nior. Hell wrestle at 126 or 132pounds.

Senior Kaelii Cummings(145-152) has wins against statequalifiers under his belt andMeyer hopes this is the year heputs together a good tourna-ment run and makes it upstatehimself.

Freshman Steve Almondwrestled as an eighth-graderand will compete at 138 pounds.Classmate Carson Brooks (113)has some international experi-ence having lived abroad in Sin-gapore and Switzerland.

Guillermo Farfan is a for-eign exchange student at 152pounds; though ineligible for of-ficial competition, he can wres-tle in scrimmages and provides

some experience in practice.Meyer said six-time defend-

ing champion North CollegeHill remains the team to beat inthe Miami Valley Conference.The Eagles have prepared fortheir Dec. 5 season opener atLockland with scrimmagesagainstBlanchesterandMason.

MoellerOnce the Crusaders football

season wraps up (possibly witha second straight state title),two defending state wrestlingchampions will return to themats.

The 220-pound championChalmer Frueauf and 160-pound champion Dakota Size-more aim to defend their titles,while182-poundstaterunner-upQuinton Rosser will try to cap-ture the title this year. The trioof seniors lead the way forMoeller, which advanced to thestate semifinals of last seasonsteam tournament.

We have senior leadership

and a great deal of wrestlerswith state tournament experi-ence, said head coach JeffGaier.

Seniors Jerry Thornberryand DeanMeyer, junior ConnorZiegler, and sophomore JacobyWard also placed at state lastyear. Junior Connor Borton isanother returning state qualifi-er for the Crusaders.

Meyer, Thornberry, andRossershouldreach the100-winmilestone this season, whileFrueauf and Sizemore have theschool record for careerwins intheir sights. The Crusaders areclear favorites to win their 21stGLC title in the last 22 years.

Moeller opens the season onDec. 7 at home.

Cincinnati Country DayThe Indians doubled their

team size from three wrestlers two freshmenand a junior lastseason - to six this year.

Its theblessingandcurseofa small school, said head coach

Dan Wood. The blessing, ofcourse, is that you can be varsi-ty right away. The curse is thatyour freshmen arent going tohave their hands raised a lot go-ing up against experienced var-sity wrestlers.

SoWoodsets individualgoalsbased on scoring opportunitiesmore than wins and losses.

You always hear defensewins championships, but inwrestling youre on offense anddefense at the same time, hesaid. Sometimes in wrestlingits being aggressive thats go-ing to get you the points youneed to win, so we try to teachthat and track those kinds ofnumbers.

Returning for CCD is fourth-year senior Omar Mustafa at182 pounds. Also back is sopho-more Eric Christine at 126 or132. Kit Morgan (136), whowrestled as a freshman andsophomore, comes back for hissenior season.

Junior Will Abbottsmith(145) is out for his first experi-ence on the mats. Joining himareapair of sophomores inMaxLuebbers (152) and Ian Hayes(152-160). Hayes and Abbot-smith each have a martial artsbackground.

With how quickly theyrepicking up technique and howhard theyreworking, Imexcit-ed for the season, Wood said.Theyve put their all into it sofar and its going well.

CCD opens the season Dec. 7at Deer Park and competes inthe North College Hill Invita-tional Dec. 14. The Indians hosttheir own invitational Jan 18.

FIRST GLANCE AT 2013-14 WRESTLING

Loveland wrestling aims to sustain momentumByMark D. Motzand Adam [email protected]

LovelandsGunner Lay(now knownas Gambill),left,competedagainst LoganPaul fromWestlake at182 poundsduring thefirst round atthe OHSAAstatewrestlingtournamentFeb. 28. FILEPHOTO

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

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Loveland Herald EditorDick [email protected], 248-7134Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: [email protected] site:www.communitypress.com

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Nov. 27 questionThe Ohio House has passed a bill which

would redefine self-defense and circum-stances where the use of force trumps theduty to retreat to public settings, such asstores and streets. Under current law, resi-dentsneednotretreatbeforeusingforce ifthey are lawfully in their homes, vehiclesor the vehicle of an immediate familymember. Is this good legislation? Why orwhy not?

A person should have the right toprotect themselves no matter the loca-tion. I do not have a problem with Ohioexpanding the current stand yourground laws to public settings outsidethe homeand car.However Iwould surehope that these public places have secu-rity inplace thatcouldsupersedeoralle-viate the need to stand that ground. Iprefer not to be the hero, but I also feel aneed for survival for me and my familyetc. Go figure!

T.D.T.No, its not a good idea. This law

would not be close to necessary if whitepeople werent so prejudiced and para-noid that non-white individuals (anyonewith brown or darker skin) were crimi-nals. Look what stand your ground inFlorida did to TrayvonMartin.

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The duty to retreat in public areaswhen imminent threats are posed is bynature is to duckandretreatofahumanbeing. But some circumstances, stand-

ing the ground nomatter where you areas a concealed carrying citizen is not go-ing tobeanoption to retreat.Youhave toact quickly as any trained police officerwill have to act.

Yes,Ohio legislationtochangethis isright on. Criminals wont think twiceabout taking deadly actions to anyone,and every citizen has the right to de-fend.

O.H.R.

Already these bills have causeddeaths. Since the guy who murderedTreyvonMartin inFloridapulledhisgunon his own girlfriend, some folks havebeenable to put this issue in slightly bet-ter focus. And aMichigan case recentlydecided against a person who shot astranger in theface,apparently forcom-ing to his door and asking for some sortof help. We will apparently never know.

Ninety-eight out of every 100 gundeaths isaccomplishedwithagunwhichwaspurchasedbythedeceased,afamilymember or a friend. The gun lobby hasutterly failed to make good on their

promise to use education to rein in thiscarnage.

Controlling guns doesnt meanmak-ing them inaccessible. Laws like thisjust make ignorant people think it is OKtoblast first andaskquestions later. (Wealready have also had a shooting in aschool, resulting from a child being sil-ly with a security guards gun. Wasntthat a bright idea - put guns in theschools!)

N.F.

Nov. 20 questionDo you think President Obama will be

able to keep his promise that Americanswill be able to keep canceled health insur-ance policies for a year as companies andconsumers adjust to the new demands ofthe health care law. Why or why not?

Absolutely not. First and foremosthe does not have the authority to dictateto insurance companies licensed in vari-ousstates.Thatauthority isreservedforeachstate insurancedepartment.Amaz-ing that the mainstream media allowshim to pretend to fix a lie of his withoutdoing their due diligence. Obama, likemost politicians, make promises all thetime that they are well aware cant befulfilled. In this case the insurance com-panies that dont go along with his gameof smoke andmirrorswill be singled outby him as the bad guy.

Some states will more than likelywork out some kind of reinstatement of

those terminated policies, but otherswill find the problembecoming a biggerissue for their particular state and notwish to get involved. After one yearthose who were reinstated will still facethe inevitable, that which most of ushard working citizens will face startingJanuary much higher premiums (dou-ble and triple inmany cases), higher de-ductibles than ever imagined and lessaccess toyourpreferreddoctorandhos-pital.

Obamahasmade a number of prom-ises in steamrolling this train wreck toour front door and unfortunately hehasnt keptverymany.RememberwhenthisObamacarewasbeingrolledoutandwewere promised thatmost of uswouldsee a reduction in our health insurancecosts in the range of $2,500 per year perfamily? pen. One lie after another.

Jim Duffy

Based onhis presidency I amnot en-couraged that Obama will keep anypromises except to provide citizenshipandentitlements to illegal aliens thus in-creasing the number of voters for hisparty. However in this case thanks toformerPresidentBillClinton (andmanyothers) I see Obama fixing the aptlynamed Obama Care to allow folks tokeep their current insurance andor can-celled insurance. I hope it is fixed soonand for more than just one year assum-ing Obamacare lasts that long. Go fig-ure!

T.D.T.

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Loveland a generouscommunity

OnSaturday,Nov.16, theLovelandPo-lice Division partnered with LovelandInterFaith Effort food pantry, LovelandKroger and Loveland High School Ti-gers in Service for its first ever Stuff aCruiser food drive. Volunteers fromeachof theseorganizationsaswell as theLoveland Citizen Police AcademyAlum-ni Association worked together to makethis a huge success.

I am extremely grateful to the Love-land community for its outpouring ofsupport for the LIFE Food Pantry. I amhappy and proud to report thatwe had tocall for backup cruisers!Officers had tomake ten trips to drop off food that wasso generously donated. More than 1,600pounds of non-perishable items werecollected, sorted and delivered to thefood pantry.

This is just onemore example of whyLoveland was voted Ohio MagazinesBest Hometown and why I am humbledand proud to serve as your police chief.

Tim SabranskyPolice Chief, Loveland Police Division

Tiger pride, always!Last week the Loveland community

witnessed some great things aroundtown. We are all so proud of our Tigersamazing football season.

As I write this letter, our current rec-ord is 13-0, and our smart plays and mo-mentumaredrivingus towardsastate ti-tle. We also know about the amazing,come-from-behind win against Mt.Healthy Nov. 22 some are calling it themostexcitingfootballgametheyveeverwatched!

Something else happened last week:prior to the Loveland-Mt Healthy game,the Loveland community made a mone-tary contribution to the family of VinceTurnage, the Mt. Healthy graduate andformer football player who was mur-dered just daysbefore thegame.Most ofus only learned about the donation dur-ing halftime, when a Mt. Healthy repre-sentative came on the loud speakers andthanked Loveland for helping this needyfamily.

Whether with spectacular plays onthe field, or meaningful gestures to afamily in crisis, my Loveland communi-ty continues to uplift me. Are you proudto be a Tiger? Always.

Judge Heather RussellLoveland

LETTERS TO THEEDITOR

Howard Ains assessment of cus-tomers confusion about the deregulat-ed marketplace of traditional utilityservice is accurate. However, a strate-gy that Mr. Ain did not address buttruly does benefit residents and smallbusinesses is for communities to adopta governmental aggregation program.

While an aggregation strategy maynot eliminate all the harassment thattakes place, residents are assured thatthe community has negotiated theprice as well as the terms and condi-tions of service with a single alterna-tive supplier. Communities includingAddyston, Cleves, Cheviot and GreenTownship have implemented aggrega-tion programs.

The elected officials should be com-mended for taking the initiative toimplement aggregation While manybelieve government should not beinvolved in such services, unfortunate-ly state law is written in such a man-ner that local government must beinvolved so that the benefits of aggre-gation inure to residents.

Aggregation results in lower rates

since alternative sup-pliers assume a great-er percentage of thepopulous will enrollresulting in greaterload diversity thatleads to lower rates.Aggregation pro-grams allow all resi-dents to benefit andreceive the same priceand terms of servicebut residents retainthe choice to opt-out of

the program.Eagle Energy endorses aggregation

programs and would encourage morecommunities to adopt these programsfor the benefit of residents. EagleEnergy administers the aggregationprogram of 11 communities andthrough September the residents ofthose communities have realized $3million in lower utility rates. Aggrega-tion programs are implemented with-out cost to residents meaning the real-ized savings translates into a $4 to $5million local economic stimulus.

Mr. Ain also mentions the PUCOwebsite when comparing rates. ThePUCO ignores the sales tax componentof natural gas rates. Customers shouldmake sure they are making a validnatural gas comparison when evaluat-ing natural gas rates by including the6.75 percent sales tax impact on anynatural gas offer. Sales tax does notapply to electric rates.

As a final note, the PUCO has issuedrevised rules for comment dealingwith the manner alternative suppliersmust abide by in the solicitation ofcustomers and related matters. EagleEnergy in its comments suggesteddoor-to-door solicitation be prohibitedespecially in communities that haveadopted a governmental aggregationprogram. Eagle Energy also suggestedin its comments that additional claritybe mandated when a utility and itsmarketing affiliate operate in thesame serving area; e.g., Duke Energyand Duke Energy Retail Sales.

Donald Marshall is president, Eagle Energy,LLC. He lives in Green Townhip.

Deregulation as an economic stimulus

DonaldMarshallCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Many people are calling for a gov-ernment-run single payer type ofhealth insurance. Howmany of thosepeople would call for it if it were runby a business?

We should take some time to look atreality. The plain truth is that eitherwould be bad. Lets look at the facts. Iam not a fan of anything run by thegovernment due to the normal in-efficiencies of limited financial andethical controls. Reality tells us thatgovernment control means payoffs topolitical donors. It also means littlefinancial control due to the false prem-ise that anything the government runsis done for the benefit of all citizens. Itreally means that it is done to createvoting blocs to permanently securepositions for politicians.

Enough of the failures of govern-ment. Lets look at the problems of acorporate monopoly in the same posi-tion. And, let us assume that the corpo-rate entity is totally honest, at least tobegin with. How long will that honestystand the pressures of the incentivesof profits, payments to providers,

legal claims, threatsfrom compromisedelected persons tocreate competition,pleas for vital and/orquestionable researchand demands fromsuppliers for prefer-ences or higherprices? That solutionis also not in our in-terest.

The obvious answer is to create acompetitive system. I am in the situa-tion where I have changed an insur-ance provider. This is because one ofmy preferred doctors will not be cov-ered in my former plan. My new pro-vider has offered everything I want ina plan that fits my needs and my bud-get. I can be reasonably sure that theywill want to keep me as a customer.

As a former businessman, I am wellaware that competition creates effi-ciencies and customer satisfaction.There is no question that a competitivesystem generates choices and controlof costs that are not found in either a

government or private monopoly.When we apply for a life insurance

policy, our acceptance and rates arebased on our age and condition. Theseare factors that should also apply tohealth insurance. People who havepoor health habits should be maderesponsible for their poor choices.That would cause a healthier pop-ulation and lower costs.

Pre-existing conditions should becovered by insurance purchased priorto birth, preferably at conception. Thecost would be very small and handledby special firms that cover it in perpe-tuity. It should remain in effect whenthe covered person purchases a per-sonal policy.

While the conditions may requiresome consideration, a transfer of thesmall amount on the original policywould eliminate political arguing. Mysuggestion is that the cost would becovered by a tax on political advertise-ments. How is that for creating hon-esty and efficiency?

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgomery.

Single payer is a monopoly

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPESLOVELANDHERALDWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013Cincinnatians flock everyyear to seeDukeEnergysholiday train exhibit, nowat the Cincinnati Museum Cen-ter.

Wed likeyou tomeet someofthe people who help bring thetrains to life:

John GoinsBLUE ASH

John Goins and the Duke En-ergy Holiday Trains go wayback. His grandfather was awelder for theBaltimore&OhioRailroad, the same companythat originally commissionedthe model holiday train display.However, it wasnt until he wasinhis20s thatGoinsfirstsawthetrain display, but Ive visitedthe display everyyear since andlearned something new aboutmodel trains each year.

His favorite train? No easytask topickoneoutof thedozensof trains in the Duke HolidayTrains display. My favorite en-gine on the display is the EM-1because of its gigantic size andfast speed, he says.

When hes not operating theDuke Holiday Trains, Goinsserves as the president of Day-tons Miami Valley S-Gaugers, aclub that collects and assemblesS-Gauge model trains. Lookingfor an example of an S-Gaugelayout? Cincinnati MuseumCenters Cincinnati in Motionexhibit in theCincinnatiHistoryMuseum is the largest S-gaugelayout in the country.

Goinss love for trains isshared bymany, both young andold. So what advice can he offerto young train enthusiasts?Dont get discouraged, hesays. Layouts take time. Learnas much as you can about deco-rating and study Holiday Junc-tions displays every year,theyve done it right.

Gayl RotschingELMWOOD PLACE

Gayl Rotschings love affairwith trains started at an earlyage.

He received his first modeltrain when he was just 7-years-old and set up a display in hisbasement shortly after. Year af-ter year he added to his display,envisioning a setup like the onehe saw downtown at the thenCincinnati Gas & Electric Com-pany every winter.

My display, of course, nevermatched up to the one down-town, Rotsching jokes.

After graduating from col-lege, Rotsching earned a full-time job with CG&E. Whetherthe job choice was driven by fi-nancial factors or the opportuni-ty to work for the company thathoused and displayed the trainsevery holiday season is up fordebate. When the opportunityarose for him to care for thetrains he jumped aboard andnever lookedback.More than25years later Rotsching cantimagine spending time doinganything else.

This railroad has a rich his-tory, he says, but I also like thestories of the people I get tomeet during the holiday season.Its not unusual to see three gen-erations of family membershere and I enjoy getting to knowthem.

Robert PerrinCHEVIOT

Like so many children, Rob-ert Perrin developed an interestin trains at a young age. His

grandparents livedwithin walk-ing distance of theWinton Placetrain station where he wouldspend his summers watchingthe trains arrive and depart.

Whenhegotoldenoughhesetup train displays in his base-ment like theDukeEnergyHoli-day Train display he saw down-town each winter. The trains inhisbasementbecamereal trainswhen,asanadult,hebeganworkas an equipment operator for lo-cal railroads, a jobheheld for 30years.

For the past six years hesgone back to the smaller trainshe fell in lovewith as a child, be-coming a trainmaster with theDuke EnergyHoliday Train dis-play. He followed those trainsfrom their location downtown toCincinnati Museum Centerwhere theyarecelebrating theirthird year in their new home.

His favorite part about beinga trainmaster?

Getting tosee thekids faceslight up when they see thetrains, Perrin says.

The face that lights up mostmay be his own.

Well, I also lovebeingable tocontrol the layout, says the kidinPerrin. Its justsoneat.WhenI would go down to CG&E as akid, Id look at the trains and Iwanted to put certain trains ondifferent tracks, he says. I

couldnt do that then, but now Ican.

Clem ScovannerMONTGOMERY

Clem Scovanner has been atrain enthusiast for as long as hecan remember. When he was 3-years-old his grandpa took himto see the Duke EnergyHolidayTrains for the first time. Eventhen he knew that theywere nottoys andwas impressed by theirdetail and level of craftsman-ship.

OnethingInoticedabout theDuke Trains, even at a youngage, is that they are differentand lookbetter thanothermodeltrains, Scovanner says. Theproportions are better and theyhave better details. That stuffsimportant.

As he grew up he began tobuild his own train displays athome. Today he still builds andrepairs train parts, and he en-joys every minute of it. I feellucky that I get to work on theDukeTrains, he says, an oppor-tunity hes had for the past threeyears. Im happy theyve cometo theMuseumCenterso theyrestill around for others to enjoy.

When Clem Scovanner isntrepairingtheDukeEnergyHoli-day Trains you might catch himhanging out at Cincinnati inMo-

tion in the Cincinnati HistoryMuseum, making sure all themechanical parts in the displayare working properly. It helpssatisfy his love affair year-round. But his heart will alwaysbelong to theDukeEnergyHoli-day Trains.

Jack ThompsonCOVINGTON

Have a question about theDuke Energy Holiday Trains?Just ask Jack Thompson. Hesbeen working on the HolidayTrain display for the last 68win-ters, or, more precisely, sincethey started.

He started out as a mechanicfor theCincinnatiGas&ElectricCo. (though his friends joke thathe was with CG&E before theyadded the E) and beganwork onthe Holiday Train display soonafter. There are at least threebuildings on the display, whichThompson built himself, thatbear his first name, a traditionamong early trainmasters.

Hes been keeping watchover those buildings and thetrains that run by them for thepast 68 years and counting.Aside from a cold winter in Ko-rea when he served in the Kore-an War, Jack hasnt missed ayear. So what keeps him comingback?

The kids, Thompson says.I love watching them grow upand then bring their own chil-dren back.

Hesseenitfirst-hand.Hehasmore than 20 grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren whose par-ents,oncesomeofthewide-eyedchildren that flocked to thetrains every year, are continu-ing that tradition by bringingthem to visit at Cincinnati Mu-seum Center each holiday sea-son.

For many though, Thompsonis as much a part of the holidaytrains as the iconic trains them-selves. Theres a joke amongsthis fellow trainmasters thatmore people come to see Jackthan come to see the trains. Andwith a life-size cutout ofThomp-son helping point the way to thetrains, there may be some truthto that.

Clayton HillardAMELIA

Clayton Hillards passion fortrains started when his grand-mother took him on a trip down-town to see the Duke EnergyHoliday Trains. He was just 4-years-old and it was his firsttime viewing the display.

There I sat, probably formore than three hours, Hillardsays, whilemygrandmasat be-hind me, watching too. I wasamazed by the running trainsand by the detail of the layout.

In the 50 winters since thenHillard has been a regular visi-tor,missing the trains only once.

It was always a dream ofHil-lards to become a trainmaster,andwhen the opportunity to vol-unteer at Cincinnati MuseumCenter twoyears ago he jumpedonboard.

Tobeatrainmasteryouhaveto have a love and passion fortrains, he says. And you haveto have an understanding of thehistoric nature of this particularlayout and railroad. Havingvisited the trains regularly for50 years, Hillard has lived andrecognizes the history of theDuke Energy Holiday Trains.Its not easy, he says, but itsfun.

Dick ClineFor the past three yearsDick

Cline has been a trainmaster fortheDukeEnergyHolidayTrainsat Cincinnati Museum Center.His relationship with the iconicholiday trains is much longer,however.

As a kid, I remember visit-ing them back when they wereset up on Fouth and Vine insidethe Cincinnati Gas & Electricbuilding, he says. Thosemem-ories are some of mymost trea-sured, saysCline, and I feel in-credibly lucky toworkonamod-el train display unlike any otherin the country.

And he wants to make sureothers know it.

I love explaining the historyof the Duke Energy HolidayTrains and bringing the displayto life for people both young andold, he says. And theres a lot totell.Thedisplayhasbeenacher-ished and fun holiday traditionforCline and families across theTristate for 68 years. But its notall fun and games. At least notfor Cline.

Its a serious responsibilitytaking care of those trains, hesays, but we enjoy what weredoingandwegetakickoutof thelittle kids reactions.

Its a tradition that Cline ishonored to be a part of and onehes glad to help Cincinnati Mu-seum Center carry on.

Parents bring their chil-dren, and when those childrengrow up they bring their ownkids down here for the display,hesays. Its justaspecial time.

They make for a rail good time

ABOUT THE DISPLAYThe Duke Holiday Trains are on display at Cincinnati Museum Centers

Holiday Junction through Jan. 5. Holiday Junction is open 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sunday. Duke Energy customers can visit holidaytraindisplay.com to geta voucher good for up to four tickets (maximum two adults) to theCincinnati History Museum and Holiday Junction.

Like so many children, Cheviot resident Robert Perrin developed an interest in trains at a young age. Hisgrandparents lived within walking distance of the Winton Place train station where he would spend hissummers watching the trains arrive and depart. THANKS TO CODY HEFNER

When he's not operating theDuke Holiday Trains, John Goinsserves as the president ofDayton's Miami Valley S-Gaugers,a club that collects and assemblesS-Gauge model trains. THANKS TOCODY HEFNER

Gayl Rotsching's love affair withtrains started at an early age.THANKS TO CODY HEFNER

Montgomery resident Clem Scovanner has been a train enthusiast foras long as he can remember. THANKS TO CODY HEFNER

Engineers driveholiday funat Museum Center

B2 LOVELAND HERALD DECEMBER 4, 2013

THURSDAY, DEC. 5Art & Craft ClassesToys for Tots Fundraiser, 7-9p.m., Cheers to Art!, 7700 Ca-margo Road, Bring toy to do-nate and receive coupon for $5off your next painting session.For ages 16 and up. $35. Reser-vations required. 271-2793;www.cheerstoart.com.Madeira.

Cooking ClassesIts Getting Cold Outside withCourtney Rathweg, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Menu full oftempting comfort food. $45.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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.Changemakers: Hate andReligion in the Public Sphere,7-9 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Ronna GreffSchneider, professor of law atthe University of Cincinnati andexpert on issues involving consti-tutional law, examines hottopics of separation of churchand state and hate speech. Ages18 and up. Free. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. 917-7475.Blue Ash. The Deadly Effectsof Stress, 6-7 p.m., MadisonvilleRecreation Center, 5320 StewartRoad, Learn about devastatinghealth effects that long-termstress can have on the body andsimple ways to combat them.Free. Reservations required.271-2500; wellnessspeakers.org.Madisonville.

Holiday - ChristmasSantas Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santas Workshop, 6940 Madi-sonville Road, Historic ShillitosElves have moved to Mariemontand are opening workshop forpublic tours. Bring letters to mailto Santa. Pictures with Santaavailable on Saturdays andSundays. Benefits Ronald Mc-Donald House. $4, free ages 3and under. Presented by Marie-mont Inn. 620-4353; www.the-santaworkshop.com.Marie-mont.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A SoldiersStory, 7 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Sanctuary. Tellingof Christmas story through eyesof a soldier. In honor of currentserving military and veterans.$9, $4 ages 5-16, free ages 4 andunder. 891-8527. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.

Parenting ClassesProven Parenting: Founda-tions for a Strong Family,9-11:30 a.m., The ChildrensHome of Cincinnati, 5050 Madi-son Road, Emery Building, Room101. Featuring Common SenseParenting research based andproven techniques. Learn evi-dence based techniques toaddress common parentingproblems, create a personalizedparenting plan and receiveCommon Sense Parentingresource book. Family friendly.$100 per family; child careavailable: $10 per child. Regis-tration required. 272-2800;www.thechildrenshomecin-ti.org.Madisonville.

Support GroupsCodependents 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, DEC. 6Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, One FinancialWay, Greater Cincinnati tradi-tion features variety of holidayactivities. New houses decoratedwith holiday scenes, thousandsof lights and free family enter-tainment. Free. 794-6100; face-book.com/ohionational.Mont-gomery.Santas Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santas Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

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.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A SoldiersStory, 8 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, $9, $4 ages5-16, free ages 4 and under.891-8527. Blue Ash.

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

SATURDAY, DEC. 7BenefitsLeague for Animal WelfareHoliday Party, 5-9 p.m., OasisGolf Club and ConferenceCenter, 902 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, Guest speaker: W. BruceCameron, American humorcolumnist, screenwriter andauthor. Buffet, silent auctionand raffle. Benefits The Leaguefor Animal Welfare. $30, $12children. Presented by Leaguefor Animal Welfare. 735-2299.Loveland.

Business SeminarsBusiness Feasibility and Busi-ness Planning, 8:30 a.m.-noon,CMC Office Center Blue Ash,10945 Reed Hartman Highway,Room105. Determine the fi-nancial feasibility of your busi-ness concept, how to reviewfunding options, the use of thebusiness plan in obtaining loansand partners, factors involved indebt and equity financing andhow to get to a go/no go deci-sion. Ages 18 and up. $40 or$120 for four seminars. 684-2812. Blue Ash.

Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Ornaments, jewelry,soaps, ceramics, paper creations,paintings, stained glass andmore. Treats, holiday music andshopping. Food truck on site.Benefits The WACC Foundation.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.Blue AshWomens Club Holi-day Craft Show, 10 a.m.-3p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Unique,handmade crafts for yourfriends and family. Benefits BlueAsh Womens Club. Free admis-sion. 891-4043. Blue Ash.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,5-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.Santas Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santas Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

Home & GardenHolidayWreathMaking, 10a.m.-noon, Turner Farm, 7400Given Road, Use balsam, cedarand juniper boughs and adorn-ments such as handmade bows

and pine cones to make uniquenatural wreath. $35. 561-7400;www.turnerfarm.org. IndianHill.

Music - ClassicalCincinnati Community Or-chestra, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Churchof the Saviour United MethodistChurch, 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Freeparking. Free. Presented byCincinnati Community Orches-tra. 791-7815; www.cincinnat-icommunityorchestra.org.Montgomery.

Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight,Tonys Steaks and Seafood, 12110Montgomery Road, Free. 677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.

Music - PopSaffire Express, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,MVP Sports Bar & Grille, 6923Plainfield Road, Free. 794-1400.Silverton.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A SoldiersStory, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Hart-zell United Methodist Church,$9, $4 ages 5-16, free ages 4 andunder. 891-8527. Blue Ash.

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

On Stage - StudentTheaterDead Serious ... About Life, 6p.m., Deer Park High School,8351 Plainfield Road, Musicalwritten to appeal to teenagers.Issues of abortion, alcohol,drugs, religion, sex and suicide.$9, $8 advance. Through Dec. 8.459-7268; www.mish-inc.com.Deer Park.

On Stage - TheaterBroadways Next Hit Musical,8-10 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Fully improvisedmusical comedy show, everylyric, melody and jazz hand ismade up on the spot. $35, $25members. VIP: $75. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.

SUNDAY, DEC. 8Clubs & OrganizationsWomans City Clubs Feist-Tea,1:30-5 p.m., Barrington of Oak-ley, 4855 Babson Place, Programbegins at 2 p.m. Receptionfollows. Honoring Sarah Gide-onse, Harriet Kaufman, HelenONeal and Mary Wells, fourWomans City Club longtimemembers who model feistinessin carrying out its mission tosecure a just and livable city.Free, donations accepted.Reservations required. Present-ed by Womans City Club ofGreater Cincinnati. 751-0100;womanscityclub.org. Oakley.

Craft ShowsShowcase of Arts, Noon-4 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

EducationEat. Tour. Explore: FromEurope to America: CulturalJourneys in the NewWorld,11:15 a.m.-2 p.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Join art schol-ar and museum docent, AmyPerlman, for behind-the-scenestour of Taft Museums latestexhibition, Telling Tales: Storiesand Legends in 19th centuryAmerican Art. Followed bylunch. Ages 18 and up. $40, $35members. Registration required.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.

Holiday - ChristmasSantas Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santas Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

LecturesAnnual Hornstein Lecture:70th Anniversary of theWhite Rose, 10-11 a.m., Isaac M.Wise Temple, 8329 Ridge Road,Dr. Newborn discusses the book

he co-authored, Sophie Scholland the White Rose: The Re-markable German ChristianStudents Who Defied Hitler.487-3055. Amberley Village.

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.

Music - ReligiousGlory of the King: A SoldiersStory, 3 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, $9, $4 ages5-16, free ages 4 and under.891-8527. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyJohn Evans, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. Reserva-tions required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - StudentTheaterDead Serious About Life, 3p.m., Deer Park High School, $9,$8 advance. 459-7268;www.mish-inc.com. Deer Park.

Religious - CommunityPrincess Ballet, 9:45-10:45 a.m.and 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., RiverHills Christian Church, 6300 PriceRoad, Auditorium. Part of CityGospel Missions outreach com-munity that allows childrenfrom inner city to take balletlessons and perform all overCincinnati. Free. 677-7600;riverhillscc.com. Loveland.

MONDAY, DEC. 9AuditionsThe Last Romance - Auditions,7 p.m., Walton Creek Theater,4101Walton Creek Road, Audi-tions will consist of cold read-ings from the script. Free. Pre-sented by Mariemont PlayersInc. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.

Cooking ClassesDeweys Pizza with ChuckLipp, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, Chuckdemonstrates the basics andgets a little hands-on help fromyou, but hell also spring somenew pizzas that they are work-ing on at Deweys. $45. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 101 S. LebanonRoad, Parish Life Center. Freewill donation at door. For ages12 and up. 683-4244. Loveland.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,10 a.m.-3 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. 585-8266.Montgo-mery.

Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,6:30-8 p.m., Barrington ofOakley, 4855 Babson Place, Forthose responsible for the care ofan elderly or disabled loved one.Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483;www.ccswoh.org/caregivers.Oakley.

TUESDAY, DEC. 10Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Show and sale ofsmall artwork, no larger than8-by-10 inches. Original works inoil and watercolor by activemembers of the Womans ArtClub of Cincinnati. Free. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Art OpeningsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Show and sale ofsmall artwork, no larger than8-by-10 inches. Original works inoil and watercolor by activemembers of the Womans ArtClub of Cincinnati. Exhibitcontinues through Dec. 22. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-

n.org.Mariemont.

AuditionsThe Last Romance, 7 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, Free.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

Business 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.

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

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 OBannon-ville Road, Presented by Love-land Farmers Market. 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.

Home & GardenHolidayWreathMaking, 6-8p.m., Turner Farm, $35. 561-7400; www.turnerfarm.org.Indian Hill.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11Art & 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.

Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Holiday - ChristmasSantas Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santas Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,2-3:30 p.m., Sycamore SeniorCenter, 4455 Carver WoodsDrive, Conference Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483. BlueAsh.

THURSDAY, DEC. 12Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

EducationToastmasters: 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:Guilt-Free Holiday Treats. 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.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.Santas Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santas Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

On Stage - ComedyDrew Hastings, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $12-$18.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of the

Good Shepherd, Free, donationsaccepted. 800-0164.Montgo-mery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, DEC. 13Art ExhibitsSmall Treasures, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Womans Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Holiday - ChristmasVictorian Holiday Village,6-8:30 p.m., Ohio NationalFinancial Services, Free. 794-6100; facebook.com/ohionation-al.Montgomery.Santas Workshop, 2-8 p.m.,Santas Workshop, $4, free ages3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

Music - ReligiousDelta Kings Holiday Concert,7:30-8:30 p.m., St. Paul Commu-nity United Methodist Church,8221Miami Road, Sanctuary.Cincinnatis original barbershopchorus. Christmas melodies.With Rusty Pipes quartet. Bene-fits WCET Action Auction. Free.891-8181; www.stpaulcumc.org.Madeira.

On Stage - ComedyDrew Hastings, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$12-$18. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, DEC. 14Business SeminarsSo YouWant To Start YourOwn Business, 8:30 a.m.-noon,CMC Office Center Blue Ash,10945 Reed Hartman Highway,Seminar to provide you withbasics to start your own busi-ness, including how to findresources to evaluate yourbusiness idea and bring it toreality. Ages 21 and up. $10, $5advance. 684-2812; scorework-s.org. Blue Ash.

Craft ShowsMarielders Senior CenterCraft Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,Mariemont Elementary School,6750 Wooster Pike, Free admis-sion. Presented by Marielders.271-5588; [email protected].

Drink TastingsWinter WINEderland, 3-7 p.m.,Meiers Wine Cellars, 6955Plainfield Road, Includes fivetasting tickets to be used onchoice of 1-1.5 ounce samples ofwine. Non-alcoholic juices alsoavailable. Ages 21 and up. $10.891-2900. Silverton.

Holiday - ChristmasChristmas in Loveland, 4-9p.m., Downtown Loveland, WestLoveland Avenue, Carriage ridescrafts, Santa at Loveland Canoeand Kayak, caroling, shopping,bonfire, children and adultchoirs, and more. Free. Present-ed by City of Loveland. 293-8254; www.historicloveland-.com. Loveland.Santas Workshop, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Santas Workshop, $4, freeages 3 and under. 620-4353;www.thesantaworkshop.com.Mariemont.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Advisory Board, 2-3 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Motivatedteens discuss means for makinglibrarys programs and materialsto be most in tune with theirneeds. Ages 13-19. Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.

Music - JazzThe Hitmen, 8 p.m.-midnight,Tonys Steaks and Seafood, Free.677-1993; www.tonysofcincin-nati.com. Symmes Township.

On Stage - ComedyDrew Hastings, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$12-$18. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - Student DanceThe Nutcracker, 2 p.m. and 7:30p.m., Cincinnati Country DaySchool, 6905 Given Road, $10, $5children and students. 238-5240.Indian Hill.

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During the holidayseason, I stock up onbags of walnuts and jarsof honey to make ourtraditional baklava forChristmas giving. Ourwhole family gets in-

volved,from theadults tothe tod-dlers. To-day andfor thenext fewweeks Illbe sharingsome fa-vorites foryou to try.

Take advantage of thegood prices on raw nuts,too. They freeze well forseveral months.

Chardonnay-soakedgolden raisins

Wemade these a fewyears ago in cookingclass and they were a hit.I like to scrape out seedsfrom the vanilla bean andadd those to the liquidalong with the bean.Served over Brie withcrackers, the raisinsmake elegant horsdoeuvres and a jar ofthemmakes an unusualgift from the kitchen. Ifyou dont like Brie,smear a little soft goatcheese on a toasted ba-guette and top with rai-sins. I have made thisrecipe with Riesling, andit turned out just a littlebit sweeter, but verynice.

112 cups water1 cup chardonnay or Chabliswine

13 cup sugar1 vanilla bean, pounded flatand then split open andcut in half

1 cup golden raisins

Combine water, wineand sugar. Bring to sim-mer and simmer 5 min-utes. Remove from heat,add vanilla bean and

raisins. Let steep 12hours or so. Drain rai-sins, reserve liquid. Dis-card bean. Return liquidto pan and bring to boil.Youll have about 114cups. Reduce to 13 cup.The sauce will be deepamber. Cool a bit and stirin raisins. Store in refrig-erator up to a month, andbring to room temper-ature before using.

Gin-soaked goldenraisins for arthritis

No, not a gift from thekitchen, but a time-hon-ored home remedy withanti-inflammatory qual-ities. I had some raisinsleft over so I made abatch. I had forgottenabout making these untilI saw Dr. Oz talkingabout them. Check outmy blog for the recipe.

Barbie Hahns chililime peanuts

Barbie and I both havebeen regular guests onFox 19 morning show.

She is known as the Sub-urban Chef. Barbiemakes lots of homemadeedibles, including thissavory one. Barbie toldme: I make these forthose who dont have asweet tooth. They make anice addition to a giftbasket.

6 cups cocktail peanuts,unsalted

6 tablespoons lime juice6 tablespoons chili powder12 to 1 teaspoon cayennepepper

4 teaspoons Kosher or seasalt

Mix all ingredientstogether and spread outin a single layer on bak-

ing sheets. Bake at 250degrees for 45 minutes,stirring every 15 min-utes. Keeps fresh in air-tight container for threeweeks. This also makes agreat combo gift with afriends favorite six packof beer.

Berts thumbprintcookies

Bert Villing and I arelongtime friends. We hada catering business to-gether and these cookieswere popular with ourcustomers. For the read-er who requested a but-ter cookie like BuskenBa

2 sticks unsalted butter,room temperature

3 tablespoons granulatedsugar

1-2 teaspoons vanilla extractor 1 teaspoon almondextract

2 cups flour12 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 400.Cream butter. Add sugar,then everything else.Pinch off in generousteaspoonful measure-ments and roll into balls.Flatten with thumb. Bakeon sprayed pan. Bake9-12 minutes be careful,cookies should be verylight in color. If neces-sary, rethumb when

they come out. That in-dentation is where youdollop on the frosting.

Berts frosting:To make colored icing,

leave out cocoa.Blend together:

1 cup confectioners sugar1 tablespoon cocoa2 tablespoons hot water ormore, if needed

12 teaspoon vanilla

Can you help?Pias chicken salad

for Mindy Seibert, whosaid: My husband and Iwere recently in MountAdams and would love tofind the recipe for Piaswonderful chicken salad.We really like the oldfood places up on thehill.

Coming soonChewy brownies from

St. Xaviers MothersClub cookbook

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

Gifts from the kitchen for the holiday season

Ritas golden raisins soak in chardonnay makes a great gift from the kitchen.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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Epiphany UnitedMethodist ChurchSanta will make an appearanceat Breakfast with Santa, from8:30-10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec.7. Pancakes, sausage and juicewill be served in the Social Hall.After a visit with Santa, enjoysome goodies from Santaselves. Call the church office formore information.Wee Three Kings Preschool, aministry of Epiphany UnitedMethodist Church, has a fewopenings for the upcomingschool year. There are openingsin the 18-24 months class.Parents Day Out class as well asthe 4-year-old and PreK after-noon classes. The purpose is toprovide a place where childrencan learn in a loving Christianatmosphere. For more in-formation, call the Wee ThreeKings office at 683-4256.A new grief support group ismeeting at 7 p.m. Mondays inMeeting Room1. To be a partof this group, call the churchoffice.The church offers three worshipservices two contemporaryand one traditional. Saturday at5 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. arecontemporary services andSunday at 10:30 a.m. is a tradi-tional service. All services haveSunday school and a profes-sionally staffed nursery avail-able for infants through 3-year-

olds. For more information, callthe church office.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 ChurchThe 12th annual presentation ofThe Living Nativity is 6-9 p.m.Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday,Dec. 7, and 1:30-4:30 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 8. The LivingNativity is an outside guidedwalking tour through 18 sta-tions featuring a dramaticpresentation, through dramaand song, of the story of Jesusbirth. After the tour, which lastsabout 30 minutes, guests areinvited to visit with the live

animals, and come inside forhot cocoa, cookies and a Christ-mas gift. Everything is free.At 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 Gods presencethrough powerful and upliftingmusic, a relevant messagebased on Gods 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 bands openingset. A professionally-staffednursery is available for childrenunder the age of 2.To find out about all of theministry offerings at LovelandUMC, visit the church website,follow on Facebook, or call PatBlankenship, director of minis-try operations, at 683-1738.Explore small groups, Biblestudies, childrens ministry,youth ministry, adults ministry,seniors ministry and Hands On/ Off Campusmission/outreachopportunities. The church alsooffers opportunities to connectin various worship arts minis-tries such as music, drama,

video, sound and visuals.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 9:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Sundays. Sundayschool is at 9:30 on Sunday.Join us as we prepare for thebirth of Jesus at mid-weekAdvent services at 7:15 p.m.preceded by a soup supper at6:15 p.m. All are welcome.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? There will betwo meetings in December: 10a.m. Dec. 6; and 7 p.m. Dec. 16.Gather with Pastor Jonathanand Lorne at our WednesdayBible Study from10 a.m to 11:30a.m. in the atrium. On thesecond Sunday of each month,a new Bible study is offeredfrom 7-8:30 p.m. on the secondSunday of each month. TitledIn Good Company, a WomensBible Study, participants willmeet women of the Bible whomight be good company fortheir faith journey.All are welcome for free com-munity dinners on the secondand fourth Tuesday of eachmonth at 5:45 p.m. in the ParishLife Center.Zumba fitness classes are openfor the community on Mondayevenings at 6:30 p.m. in theParish 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.The next newmember class is8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 7. Newmemberclasses are conducted peri-odically throughout the year.Folks looking for a churchhome can call the church officeto register for the next class.Sycamore's Chancel Choir willperform Pergolesi's Magnif-icat, along with traditionalcarols, on Dec. 8 in the Sanctu-ary at both services.The next FX! (Family Experi-ence!), will be 7 p.m. Dec. 15, inthe Chapel. Come enjoy anevening of music, worship, andpraise. Title: Born in the H.A.Y.Theme: JoyMichael Chertock, Symphonypianist, along with MariaBobbitt Chertock, soloist, willperform at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec.16, in the Sanctuary. The con-cert is free; a free-will offeringwill benefit the Center forRespite Care.Prime Timers' Christmas Lunchwill feature a BarbershopQuartet. Event will be noon to1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, inFellowship Hall. Please reserve aspace by Dec. 15. Cost is $10 perperson for lunch and show.Advent Small Group Studies:Sunday classes offered nowthrough Dec. 22. Texts: TheJourney: Walking the Road toBethlehem (both services) &Finding Bethlehem in theMidst of Bedlam ( at 10:45a.m. only).Dinners for 6, 7 and 8 begins inJanuary and runs through April.Couples will meet at a desig-nated host's home monthly fordinner and fellowship.The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;www.sycamorechurch.org.

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Sharonville United Methodist8:15 & 11amTraditional Service & Kingdom Kids

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

www.epiphanyumc.orgSat. Contemporary: 5:00 p.m.Sun. Contemporary: 9:00 a.m.Sun. Traditional: 10:30 a.m.

Child care/Sunday School at all services.6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road

513-677-9866

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.org"Christmas Gifts That WontBreak: Never-Failing Love"

Traditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior Pastor

UNITEDMETHODIST

5910 Price Road,Milford

831-3770www.faithchurch.net

Services 9:15 am & 10:45 amNursery provided at all servicesTake I-275 to exit 57 toward Milford, Right on

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Service