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When Sycamore Town-ship’s Amy Tagiof decided topursue a long-time interest intaking horse lessons, she hadno idea that she would find avolunteer opportunity thatwould bring her such joy.

In 2010 Tagiof signed up forhorseback riding lessons atthe Winton Woods Riding Cen-ter.

“It’s something I alwayswanted to do,” said the mom ofa 17-year-old Indian Hill HighSchool student. As her skillsgrew, so did her interest. Soonshe wanted to be more in-volved with the barn and thehorses. That’s when she be-came a Great Parks of Hamil-

ton County volunteer. In thiscapacity, she enthusiasticallyembraced the opportunity tocare for the horses which in-volved everything from muck-ing the stalls and cleaning tackto delivering hay to the field.

“Volunteering there is afree horse education,” shesaid. “If you want to learnmore about horses, you have tobe around them. Then you getto know their personalities.

Tagiof’s involvement withthe stable continued to grow.She became a contributor tothe park magazine Grapevine,writing on topics such as whythe horses are “barefoot” in-stead of shod, and the healthbenefits of horses. She also be-came a member of the center’svolunteer committee, one of

the largest committees at thepark. The committee talksabout needs for the SpecialOlympics program and theSpecial Riders program,which are close to Tagiof’sheart.

Both programs are foradults and children with spe-cial needs. The Special Ridersprogram is therapeutic pro-viding students with an oppor-tunity to engage with their vol-unteers, their horse, to be inthe outdoors, and to have aphysical activity, WintonWoods Riding Center managerRachel Neumann said. The ex-perience is unique for eachrider, she said.

The Special Olympics pro-

THANKS TO AMY TAGIOF

Sycamore's Amy Tagiof with Mercury, one of many horses she rides at the Winton Woods Riding Center.

Sycamore woman rides to volunteer opportunitiesBy Sheila [email protected]

Two local nonprofits part-nered to make the holidays spe-cial for families dealing withchildhood illness.

Matthew 25: Ministries,headquartered in Blue Ash, wasthe Winter Wonderland sponsorfor A Kid Again Southwest’s an-nual holiday party.

Matthew 25 CEO Tim Metteysaid they do a lot of events forthe holiday season, but wantedto do something more hands on.

A Kid Again Southwestworks with 950 families withchildren with life threateningillnesses in Cincinnati, Dayton,Northern Kentucky and South-eastern Indiana. A Kid Again

has an annual holiday party andthis year’s was at the Matthew25 processing center in BlueAsh that was transformed into aWinter Wonderland for morethan 1,000 people Dec. 14, A KidAgain Executive Director LizFlynn said.

The 40,000 square foot facil-ity was filled with lights, bal-loon arches, Christmas trees,holiday inflatables, arcadegames, life-size board games,laser tag and craft booths. SantaClaus and numerous animatedcharacters and superheroeswill be there for photo opportu-nities. Mettey said the process-ing center was turned into across between Willy Wonka andChristmas.

Flynn said A Kid Again start-

ed working with Matthew 25 be-cause the two had similar out-reach goals.

“They understand that this isan important issue, but not inthe forefront,” Flynn said. Sheadded A Kid Again has eight ad-ventures each year and the holi-day party is the biggest, behindthe trip to Kings Island.

Mettey said what A KidAgain does is in line with Mat-thew 25. He added because heand many of his employees havekids it is easy to understand theimportance of events, such asthe holiday party. Mettey saidhe was also impressed that AKid Again has the event for ev-eryone in the A Kid Again kids’

Two nonprofits partner for holiday fun in Blue AshBy Marika [email protected]

THANKS TO LIZ FLYNN

Children visit with Santa at A Kid Again’s annual holiday party in 2013. For2014, A Kid Again partnered with Matthew 25: Ministries, which turned itsprocessing center in Blue Ash into a winter wonderland for the event. See FUN, Page A2

Like most Christmas decora-tions, the zombie nativity scenein Rossmoyne will be packed upand put away for the season.

However, you can’t keep agood zombie down. Look forsomething even bigger and bet-ter next year, said Jasen Dixon,the creator of the highly publi-cized zombie nativity. Planningis already under way for Christ-mas 2015.

“I’m a builder. I can make itlook real good,” he said. Dixonis in contact with a custom de-signer for next year’s display.

He’s also accepting dona-tions to offset the cost of hisnext nativity. To contribute, vis-it www.indiegogo.com/ andsearch for zombie nativity.

Word of the unique crèchespread like a wildfire aroundthe globe with the story beingreported in four countries andthree different languages, Dix-on said. The display was talkedabout on more than 70 news sta-tions and more than 100 differ-ent newspapers.

“It’s been kind of crazy,” hesaid. “I just sit back and laugh.You got to have a sense of hu-

mor. People are mad becauseit’s filled with zombies. It’s notyour regular nativity.”

Making people mad or vio-lating zoning rules wasn’t whatDixon had in mind when he cre-ated his display. However, heachieved both. Complaintsabout the display prompted aninvestigation by SycamoreTownship officials who foundzoning violations. As a result,the township advised Dixon toremove the accessory struc-ture from the front yard and toclean the property of debriswhich included old doors andwindows. Failure to complywith the notices could result infines.

“I’m not a rule breaker,” Dix-on said. He just wanted a nativ-ity scene on his front lawn.Since he’s a builder, and also amanager of the 13 Rooms ofDoom Haunted House in RisingSun, Indiana, he used what hehad on hand.

Dixon said he believes thezoning citations were becausehis nativity was not traditional.

“If you don’t think for oneminute that this is because Ifilled it with zombies, you’re

Zombie nativitywill rise againBy Sheila [email protected]

COURTESY OF SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP

The zombie nativity scene structure at 8555 Vorhees Lane in SycamoreTownship that is in violation of zoning code.

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ey and food to providemeals to about 75 fam-ilies.

The Sycamore Town-ship Republican Club do-nated $500 to the fire-fighters for this project.Food donations were pro-vided by Deer Park HighSchool students and fam-ilies as well as the Mt.Carmel Baptist Church.Donations were so gener-ous that a donation offood was provided to a lo-cal food bank as well, not-ed Sycamore Fire ChiefRob Penny.

This was the 18th yearfor the Sycamore Town-ship Fire Departmentfood drive. More than1,800 families have been

served over the years.

Ready, Set, Draw!workshop

Teens ages 12-18 canenter the Library’s annu-al “Fan Art!” Teen Draw-ing Contest by re-creat-ing a scene from a favor-ite book.

The Library is part-nering with Elementz Ur-ban Arts Center to offerworkshops that will teachfine arts concepts andgraphic design princi-ples as well as provideconstructive criticism onartwork created duringthe program. Registra-tion is required. Call thebranch to make a reser-vation.

» Wednesday, Jan. 7, 4p.m., Blue Ash Branch,4911 Cooper Road, 513-369-6051

» Thursday, Jan. 8,noon, SharonvilleBranch, 10980 Thorn-view Drive, 513-369-6049

» Wednesday, Jan. 28,4 p.m., Monfort HeightsBranch, 3825 West ForkRoad, 513-369-4472; teen-space.cincinnatili-brary.org/programs/dra-wingcontest.

Meal drivers needed BLUE ASH — The Syca-

more Senior Center inBlue Ash needs volunteerdrivers to deliver mealsto the homes of the elder-ly Monday through Fri-day.

If you can spare anytime, call Cynthia Hollo-way at 686-1013.

Senior citizens gainfree access todistrict events

Sycamore CommunitySchools invites senior cit-izens to attend schoolevents for free as a guestof the district.

Residents of the Syca-more district who are 62-years of age or older mayobtain a Gold Card in rec-ognition of their manyyears of support towardSycamore schools . Sen-ior citizens can obtaintheir Gold Card, which isgood for many district-sponsored events includ-ing concerts, plays andathletic events, at theSycamore Board of Edu-cation, 4881Cooper Road.

Sycamorefirefighters feedfamilies

The holiday seasonwas made a little brighterthis year by the Syca-more Township Fire De-partment as the firefight-ers and community mem-bers raised enough mon-

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Thousands of runnersand walkers flooded thestreets of Blue Ash Nov. 8for the ninth annual“Fighting Hunger” 5Kpresented by Matthew25: Ministries.

Those racers also con-tributed more than$55,000 in donations tohelp feed the hungry.

Thirty members of“Team Tape” raised morethan $2,300 in donationswhile Sangeeta Nayakraised the most individ-ually with $600 in dona-tions. Incentive prizeswere awarded to topfundraisers for their ef-forts to help fight hunger.Proceeds from the racebenefit the local humani-tarian and disaster relieforganization in their ef-fort to feed the hungry.

Near freezing temper-atures did not stop morethan 3,400 racers fromcompleting the 3.2-milecourse. They started onKenwood Road after PamLeonard sang the Nation-al Anthem, then went upCornell Road to ReedHartman Highway,through a loop on Os-borne Boulevard, back upReed Hartmann to Glen-dale-Milford, back toKenwood Road, andthrough the finish line un-der sunny skies at Mat-thew 25: Ministries

Katie Lenahan wasfirst among more than2,100 females. Shecrossed the finish lineless than 19 minutes afterthe start at 18 minutes, 23seconds – good enoughfor 10th best overall. JeffSchrock led all racers, in-cluding the 1,250 othermales, across the finishline. He finished under 17minutes with a time of16:38.

Everyone was treatedto music, drinks, food,and fun during the after-race party and prize pres-entation in the M25M fa-cilities. Female and malewinners in a variety ofage categories were pre-sented their awards.

The race also kicked

off the 10th annual local“Fighting Hunger” fooddrive which benefits foodpantries and shelters inthe Greater Cincinnatiarea. M25M will distrib-ute donated canned andnon-perishable fooditems to support thosepantries and sheltersthroughout the holidayseason. Donated non-per-ishable food items maybe dropped off at Mat-thew 25: Ministries, 11060Kenwood Road in BlueAsh, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday-Friday, and 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdaysthrough Dec. 6.

Race results and moreat: www.hunger5k.org

More about Matthew25: Ministries at:www.m25m.org

Note: Since 2005, theFighting Hunger FoodDrive has raised approxi-mately 400,000 pounds offood for Greater Cincin-nati’s poor. Matthew 25:Ministries accepts fooddonations from local indi-viduals, groups and or-ganizations for the FoodDrive, as well as bulk do-nations of food from cor-porate donors. Matthew25 also welcomes finan-cial gifts for the purchaseof additional food staples.The Fighting HungerFood Drive has distrib-uted approximately360,000 pounds of foodfor Greater Cincinnati’spoor since 2005.

5K race raises more than$55K to feed the hungryBy Chuck Gibson [email protected]

gram is for competitiveriding. This is for indi-viduals who have beenriding for a while andhave a real skill level,Neumann said. They areriding independentlyand are in charge of theirriding.

“They are studentswith special needs whoare given a venue to com-pete at their own level,”Neumann said. WintonWoods is the official fa-cility for the state eques-trian Special Olympics.There are riders fromthe center who partici-pate in Ohio’s SpecialOlympics and travel tothe Kentucky HorsePark to compete as well.

There are 73 people onthe waiting list to be inthe Special Riders pro-gram, Tagiof said. Win-ton Woods has the horsesand facilities to accom-modate the additionalriders. What it lacks isthe volunteers. Threevolunteers are neededfor each rider. Two serve

as spotters, one on eachside of the horse, and thethird guides the horse.

No experience isneeded. The barn pro-vides the training.

“My rider is Katie.She laughs and has agood time. It’s great tosee the joy.” And everyrider’s favorite thing todo is trot – once they areready. “That’s always thefavorite part. It’s bouncyand fun.”

Volunteers like Tagiofare critical to the centerbeing able to serve somany people, especiallyin the Special Riders andSpecial Olympics pro-grams, Neumann said.There are over 100 activevolunteers who are in-volved in either the Spe-cial Riders, SpecialOlympics or both pro-grams, she said.

Both programs arelimited with number ofriders by the number ofvolunteers committed toeach riding slot.

“If we had the volun-teers we could bring up-wards of 10 new ridersinto the program thisspring,” she said.

No experience is

needed to volunteer atthe center but they doneed to have a certain in-terest in physical activ-ity.

“They’ll be walkingbeside horses, so it’s agood energetic walk,”Neumann said.

To volunteer, visitgreatparks.org anddownload and submit thevolunteer application.After a successful back-ground check, volun-teers go through a one-time orientation. Thosewho wish to volunteer atthe riding center also re-ceive a one-time hands-on lesson. After that theyare free to jump into theprogram.

“The big thing I en-courage everybody to do,if perhaps they are inter-ested, is to come out andobserve and see what amassive impact this pro-gram has on not just theriders, but the volun-teers,” Neumann said.

When not workingwith horses, Tagiof isbusy working part-timeas a nature educator. Inthe fall she is also a vol-unteer for the Indian HillMarching Band.

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wrong,” he said. As a for-mer police officer, Dixondidn’t want to remain inviolation of zoning codesso he made modifica-tions to his display andmade arrangements toget rid of the debris.

Sycamore Townshipadministrator GregBickford said the town-ship is not “anti-zombieor anti-nativity.” It’s allabout the zoning viola-tions and not that the na-tivity display containedzombies, he said. Thestructure, along with thedoors and windows,must be removed in or-der for the property to be

in compliance with thezoning codes.

Trustee Tom Weid-man agreed with Bick-ford. No one can have astructure in their frontyard, he said.

“We really don’t carehow many zombies hehas,” Weidman said. “Heneeds to get rid of thestructure.”

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family.“It is really important

for our families to gathertogether with other fam-ilies that are goingthrough the same thing

they are. They’ve creat-ed a support system foreach other and at theholiday party they areable to see each other,”Flynn said.

CashMax was theevent’s Santa sponsorand provided more than500 gifts for the A KidAgain kids and their sib-

lings received a gift froma their wish list. Flynnsaid about 45 percent ofthe families enrolled in AKid Again have limitedfinancial means.

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

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AHoliday Choral Concert at the Syca-more Junior High School Dec. 11cap-tivated a standing room only audi-

ence of family and friends as multiple sing-ing (and dancing) groups took to the stage.

It’s an extremely popular annual eventand this year was no exception. The groupsincluded the Chorale, Concert Choir, TrebleTones, Boy Choir and the Sycamore SingingCompany. Linda Gartner and Deborah Steinprovided choral direction. In addition, AlexThio (welcome back!) and Danny Frankserved as accompanist and percussionist,respectively.

Here are a few scenes from the fun-filledevening.

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A portion of the Chorale sings an early program selection at the Holiday Concert.

Holidayharmonies

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Marley Kuhnell, left, and Eshika Kohli sing and dance with the Treble Tonesto "Naughty or Nice?"

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Accompanying the Chorale are Christine Zou on violin and Taylor Overholton clarinet. Shoyo Hakozaki (not pictured) also played the cello.

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Choral Director Linda Gartner leads the Chorale Ensemble atthe Sycamore Junior High School.

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The Sycamore Singing Company concludes one of its lively holiday selections.

Community Presscolumnist Rita NaderHeikenfeld was induct-ed into the CincinnatiCulinary Hall of Fame,honoring individualswho have shaped our re-gional culinary heritage.

The event was Sept. 9at the Hilton NetherlandHotel, in the Hall of Mir-rors.

More than 100 guestsattended the spectacu-lar dinner with winepairings prepared by ex-ecutive chef Todd Kelly,and hosted by SheilaGray, WKRC, and ChefJohn Kinsella, masterchef at Midwest Culi-nary Institute and presi-dent of Smart Chefs.

Two of the other five

nominees honored wereBuddy LaRosa, founderof LaRosa’s restaurants,and members of theFrisch family.

The event is held un-der the auspices of LesAmies d’Escoffier, an in-ternational organizationthat perpetuates the leg-acy of the famousFrench chef Auguste Es-coffier (1846-1935), arestaurateur and culi-nary writer who popu-larized and updated tra-ditional French cookingmethods. He is a legend-ary figure among chefsand gourmets, and wasone of the most impor-tant leaders in the devel-opment of modernFrench cuisine.

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Rita Nader Heikenfeld was inducted into the CincinnatiCulinary Hall of Fame.

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7Art & Craft ClassesReady, Set, Draw Workshop, 4p.m., Blue Ash Branch Library,4911 Cooper Road, Teens re-create a scene from a favoritebook and learn art concepts andgraphic design principles. Ages12-18. Free. Registration re-quired. Presented by PublicLibrary of Cincinnati & HamiltonCounty. 369-6051. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesMulticultural Families Play-date, 11 a.m.-noon, LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Share joys,customs and traditions of raisingchildren in multicultural home.Socialize with other parentswhile children play. Educationalmaterials and toys provided. Forages 18 months-6 years. Free.369-4476. Loveland.

THURSDAY, JAN. 8Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber, LunchLearn & Leads: “Google forSmall Business” with JoeDanzer, Joseph Danzer Pho-tography, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Reservationsrecommended. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Cooking ClassesSumptuous Soups - Elegant to

Hearty with Marilyn Harris, 11a.m.-1 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Christ Hospital Physical Thera-py. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Free.369-4476. Loveland.

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 10Cooking ClassesKid’s Chopped Competition,noon-2:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, $15.Reservations required. ThroughJan. 24. 489-6400. Symmes

Township.

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

MONDAY, JAN. 12Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m.-1 p.m., UC Health PrimaryCare, 9275 Montgomery Road,Cost varies by insurance. Fi-nancial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.Through Dec. 14. 585-8266.Montgomery.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolersand their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m.-

noon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

TUESDAY, JAN. 13Cooking ClassesSuperfoods from Nectar withJulie Francis, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $55. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

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

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m.-noon,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Meetnew friends and socializethrough unstructured play. Toysprovided. For ages 18 months-4years. Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

THURSDAY, JAN. 15Cooking ClassesAll About Potatoes with IleneRoss, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$40. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 17Cooking ClassesKid’s Chopped Competition,noon-2:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,$15. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Literary - LibrariesFiber Arts, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Workon small project in company ofother crafters. Open to any kindof needle (or hook) crafters.Ages 18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Support GroupsOhio Birthparent Group Meet-ing, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., BlueAsh Branch Library, 4911 CooperRoad, Closed group for birthpar-ents only that provides a safespace for you to share adoptionexperiences with others whounderstand this life-long jour-ney. Free. Presented by OhioBirthparent Group. 312-0384;ohiobirthparents.org. Blue Ash.

MONDAY, JAN. 19Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

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

TUESDAY, JAN. 20Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessMuscle-Tendon-LigamentScreening, noon-1 p.m., Cincin-nati Sports Club, 3950 Red BankRoad, Grandin Room. Sportsmedicine doctor shows howthese issues are evaluated usingultrasound. Ages 18 and up.Free. Reservations required.Presented by Christ HospitalPhysical Therapy. 527-4000.Fairfax.

Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Call fordetails. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21Movers & Shakers, 11 a.m.-noon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Singing, dancing and music. Forages 18 months to 5 years. Free.369-4476. Loveland.

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The MontgomeryWoman's Club and theTown Hall Lecture Seriesawarded nine scholar-ships at its general meet-ing.

The four senior schol-arships were studentsfrom Sycamore HighSchool: Arushi Gupta,Anan Lu, David Thangand Max Zokhidjohov.These funds came from

profits over and abovewhat Town Hall pays fortheir speakers and theirexpenses. In addition,several club women leftbequests to the club to beused for scholarships.

The Linda Clark Cor-nett Memorial Scholar-ship was won by Erin Tin-ney from Ursuline Acad-emy and the Radia S.Pfingstag Memorial Art

Scholarship was won bytwo students from Syca-more High School, Jenni-fer Hill and Faith Kauf-man.

The Mary Ellen Co-ryell Memorial Scholar-ship was given to MaraLeyendecker.

The MontgomeryWoman's Club and theTown Hall Lecture Seriesto date has been able to

award scholarships in ex-cess of One and a HalfMillion Dollars. Still to beawarded are the WomenOpportunity Grantswhich are given to wom-en 28 years or older whofind it necessary to re-turn to the work force.

For more informationvisit www.montgomerywomansclub.org or call513-852-1901.

Montgomery Woman’sClub presents scholarships

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Winners of Montgomery Woman’s Club’s special scholarships, from left: Mara Leyendecker, Erin Tinney, Faith Kaufman andJennifer Hill.

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Local high school seniors who won Montgomery Woman's Club scholarships, from left: Max Zokhidjohov, David Thang,Arushi Gupta and Anan Lu.

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Who knew my familywould be such a trend-setter for the New Year?Food trends are all overthe board, and today I’mtalking about a few ofthem.

Mediterranean diet.Hummus, falafel and

Zaatarseasoningon flatbread.Heck,that’s notrend atour house,that’s din-ner. (Ma-son read-ers MaryLou and

Joe Zarick make tradi-tional flat bread at homeevery week).

Edible petals as aningredient. One of myfood magazines has cook-ies with edible rose pealson the cover. I’m waybeyond that with usingboth wild and cultivatededible flowers in cookingand preserving.

Fruit and veggiecleanses. My answer tothat is a drink I learnedfrom Susan Parker, pro-prietor of Susan’s Natu-ral World in Cincinnati,eons ago: the juice of alemon in a glass of water.It acts as a natural livercleanser and immunebooster and turns alka-line in the body. Drinkfirst thing in the morn-ing.

Root to stalk. Remem-ber “tail to snout” reci-pes? Look for “root tostalk” recipes, like pick-ling leaves of radishes,or using stems of herbs

as a savory base to roastmeats. Again, what’s oldis new. Friend and amaz-ing Italian cook RitaMacEachen of Madeirahas always frozen herparsley stems for sea-soning.

Ramen noodles areback again. In both soupsand salads. (Not the sea-soning packet, just noo-dles).

Anything fermented ishuge. Kimchee and sau-erkraut head the list.Good for digestive sys-tem and in helping pre-vent some cancers. SoLaszlo Molnar’s stuffedcabbage rolls are just thekind of food to start theNew Year right.

Laszlo’s Iron Skilletstuffed cabbagerolls

There are few ethnicrestaurants that havebeen family owned forgenerations. I applaudthem all, including Las-zlo’s Iron Skillet in New-town,. Some of you willrecall the devastatingfire of the original res-taurant on Valley Avenuein Newtown back in 2013.Since then, Laszlo Mol-nar and his sister, Mon-ica Lippmeier, have relo-cated, at least for now, onMain Street in Newton.

Laszlo’s skill in cook-ing Hungarian and Ger-man cuisines comes fromgenerations before him.Laszlo is generous insharing recipes, like oneof my favorites, stuffedcabbage that Laszlomade on my cable show.His stuffed cabbage rolls

contain ingredients in-digenous to German andHungarian food. This isone of my most request-ed restaurant recipes. Ifyou’d like to enjoy it orhis many other authenticdishes at the restaurant,check out the Iron Skilletat laszlosironskillet.comor call 513-271-4766.

Filling1 small head green

cabbage1/2 pound of ground

pork1 pound of ground

beef, not lean (70/30 or80/20)

1 teaspoon caraway1 tablespoon salt1-1/2 teaspoons black

pepper1/4 cup uncooked long

grain rice2 cloves garlic,

minced1/4 cup onion, minced2 eggs29 oz. tomato sauce

15 oz. sauerkrautBoil salted water

(enough to cover head ofcabbage), core cabbageand lightly blanch, letcool.

Mix pork, beef, and allingredients, except toma-to sauce and sauerkraut,until well combined andchill, until ready for use.Take blanched head ofcabbage and removeleaves, cut out vein.

Fill cabbage leaf ac-

cording to leaf size withfilling, roll and tucktightly.

SauceLeftover cooked cab-

bage pieces, choppedStir together:29 oz. tomato sauce1/4 cup sugarSalt to tastePinch of carawayCookingPlace cabbage rolls in

pan, seam side down,alternating layers. Takeleft over cabbage piecesand put in pan along withsauce. Gently pour waterover to cover. Cook forone hour. Remove rolls tocool. Put all liquid intocontainer and chill, dis-card fat layer, return tosaucepan, boil, thickenwith cornstarch, and addsauerkraut (optional).

Readers want toknow: What is kefir?

Similar to yogurt intaste, this fermenteddairy drink is like athick, protein-packedsmoothie. The completeproteins in kefir areeasily digested, so ifyou’re lactose intolerant,you probably can drinkit. Kefir has gut-friendlybacteria and helps theimmune system, balancedigestion, and lowercholesterol. A bonus: itcontains vitamin D andcalcium.

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

Make Laszlo’s stuffed cabbage rolls

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Cabbage rolls, containing ingredients indigenous to German and Hungarian food, are madefrom the recipe of Laszlo Molnar, owner of Laszlo's Iron Skillet in Newtown,

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NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

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

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A publication of

Dec. 31 questionWhat are you most looking forward to, or

what do you expect or hope to see happen,in 2015?

“Looking forward to OSU shocking theworld and upsetting Bama:

“Expect: Andrew Luck puts up 400-plusyards on the Bengals.

“Hope: peace on Earth and good will tomankind (and a legit left fielder).”

Doug Heilbrun

“With the apparent dissension amongthe Middle East OPEC nations and theirprice fixing I look forward to cheap gas in2015. Simultaneously the US has vastshale oil reserves. The new Congress willpass the go ahead for the Keystone Pipe-line to move this US and Canadian oil to re-fineries safer than trains. Cheaper gaswill spur the economy. Now what politi-cian(s) will take credit for OPEC’s possi-ble demise? Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

“To boldly steal a phrase from the MissAmerica pageant: world peace. It will nev-er happen, unfortunately, but it is a goodgoal for which to strive. Peace within theborders of the USA is perhaps slightlymore attainable, but yet a distant stretch.If not nationally, we could certainly worktoward peace locally. Each of us should in-sure we have peace within our own fam-ilies, then expand to keep peace in theneighborhood. Maybe help a neighbor, un-asked. Pay it forward to a stranger inneed. Volunteer. The peace thing can startsmall, but grow into a larger effort prettyquickly. It’s a new year, let’s give it a try.”

M. J. F.

Dec. 24 questionWhat do you consider the most signifi-

cant event of 2014 — either internationally,nationally, locally or personally?

“It may have gone unnoticed but thisfall the Middle East OPEC nations tempo-rarily discontinued their oil price fixing.Simultaneously

the US with its vast shale reservespassed Saudi Arabia and Russia as theworld’s largest oil producer. The result isgas prices are down below $2.30 per gal-lon. With the advent of the Keystone Pipe-line formoving this US oil the future looksbright. This makes one wonder what theprice of gas could have been all alongwithout OPEC. Go Figure!!!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTIONWhat should be the top priorities for theRepublican-controlled Congress (House andSenate)?

Every week we ask readers a question they can replyto via email. Send your answers tormaloney@community press.com with Ch@troom inthe subject line.

Sometimes the observationof nature is a valuable learn-ing experience.

My mid-life crisis took meto Graduate school at Xavier.Being aware of the problemsof unwed mothers, I was com-pletely in agreement with Roev. Wade. I even argued myreasons in a class on medicalethics.

This all changed sometimelater when we were on a most-ly deserted island that wasstaffed by naturalists oper-ating a turtle hatchery. Theirjob was to keep track of theturtles that returned to theplace of their birth to layeggs. The staff protected theeggs by moving them to asafer spot and securing themwith chicken wire. The turtles

were regis-tered accord-ing to theirtags or, in thecase of newreturneestagged forfuture refer-ence. An ob-server wasassigned towatch forhatchlings and

to alert the tourists of theexciting event.

We were given buckets tocollect and count the hatch-lings and to release them clos-er to the sea. Then, it was upto the baby turtles to rush tothe relative safety of the wa-ter where there was a slightlybetter chance of survival. The

elation of baby turtles rushingover my bare feet was quiteemotional. It became a vitallearning experience. Themother turtle had long agodeparted. The rush to the seawas knowledge that waspassed on during conception.

It was at this point that Ibecame anti-abortion. Furtherattention to my thinkingbrought out questions aboutthe life cycle. It became clearthat life is a process that be-gins at conception and takesvarious paths until the cycle iscompleted.

The monarch butterflybecame another interestingfeat of nature. It was alwaysinteresting that they traveledso far to mate. I had beenunaware that they reproduced

several times each summer,but it was the final incarna-tion that made that last longtrip. How did they know? Howdid they get it right? The won-der of the subsequent cyclesincreased my amazement ofnature and reproduction. Itbecame so clear that we livein a wonderful world. Weshould take time and effort toexamine and appreciate thewonders that are there for ourenjoyment and education.

It was another wonder tome that when my wife waspregnant and I spent timetapping on her stomach toseemingly or hopefully getsome sort of reply from whatwould become one of our be-loved children. Maybe not, butit created wonder. With age,

these lessons became a reali-ty.

With an involvement forseveral years in medical eth-ics, my sense of the life cyclebecame a serious examina-tion. It was clear that concep-tion was the beginning of thelife cycle. The ethics of theend of life required seriousthought. Once life has started,there is no avoiding the end.

The ethical problem is howto handle it. Here, our beliefsoffer differing guidance. Mypersonal feeling is that theend, once it is definite is amatter of consultation amongall involved and a trustedmedical advisor.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

What I learned from turtles

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The meeting with Wyoming’s Char-lie Howard and Bobbi (Roberta)Strangfeld taught me so much I didn’tknow about the Hamilton County ParkSystem.

For instance, it pro-vides more than 70miles of nature, fitness,biking and horse trails.When property be-comes available ad-jacent to a park, theyhave a budget to lookinto developing it forthe park. An aerial viewshows the lace effect ofthe parks, the largestgreen space in thecounty. There are lakesfor boating, trails to

run, cycle or walk, camping and pic-nicking sites, and the list goes on. Visitwww.greatparks.org to discover allthere is for your enjoyment.

Charlie is vice president of theGreat Parks Foundation board andBobbi is secretary. They serve aschair and co-chair of the foundation’sAnnual Fund Campaign, engaged infundraising and “friendraising” tosupport the mission of Great Parks ofHamilton County. The foundation is a501(c)(3) non-profit organizationwhose purpose is to raise money andfind friends to help support the parkdistricts and raise awareness. In manyways the parks are very self-sustain-ing, but it is still an expensive proposi-tion to maintain 16,668 acres and 21parks and nature preserves for theenjoyment of more than 1 millionpeople who live in proximity to theparks.

State funding cuts in 2010 have hadan adverse effect, so Executive Direc-tor Jack Sutton got things rolling. Thefoundation can write grants and do thetypes of fundraising that the parksystem cannot because it is tax sup-ported. The foundation has gone fromno money and no experience to beingable to give back. It has $6 million inassets under management. The Sim-monds family gave seed money tobuild a dog park and challenged thefoundation to raise the rest. Now, TheSimmonds Family Dog Park in Miami-Whitewater is one of the largest dogparks in Ohio. This year the founda-tion gave $10,000 in partial scholar-ships for outdoor education, a feel-good project that is beginning to grow.School buses transport children toParky’s Farm to learn. That their fam-ilies also contribute makes the pro-

gram more meaningful to them. All told, the foundation gave

$100,000 in 2014 for land acquisitionplanning, research, operations equip-ment and other stewardship programssuch as support for seed processing atShaker Nursery that does much of theseed propagation of the gorgeousflowers you see in the parks. Shakeralso maintains a seed bank. The parksare blessed to have volunteers whonurture the landscaping.

In an effort to formalize fundrais-ing, there is an annual golf outing oryou can purchase a memorial legacytree or bench. Various corporationschoose a date for their employees towork in the parks. During the Dec. 2“Giving Tuesday” campaign, NortonOutdoor Advertising gave free bill-board space. Go online to www.great-

parksfoundation.org to view informa-tion about the campaign, how to con-tribute, the projects and events, spon-sors and much more.

The Annual Fund Campaign is onethe major fundraising initiatives.Although it runs through December, itis not too late to donate. As Charliestated, “The park system is a greatasset that contributes to our quality oflife. Our three main objectives areconservation, recreation and educa-tion. Your tax deductible gift helpssupport all the benefits of having sucha great park system.”

Evelyn Perkins writes a regular columnabout people and events in the Tri-CountyPress area. Send items for her column to10127 Chester Road, Woodlawn, 45215, or callher directly at 772-7379.

Board is foundation forsuccess of county parks

Evelyn PerkinsCOMMUNITYPRESSCOLUMNIST

THANKS TO GREAT PARKS OF HAMILTON COUNTY

Great Parks of Hamilton County hosts grill outs, with live music, every Friday during springand summer.

PROVIDED

Chair of the Great Parks Foundation CharlieHoward, before he grew his impressivegoatee.

PROVIDED

Great Parks Foundation co-chair BobbiStrangfeld possesses a wealth ofhorticultural knowledge.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Congratulations to the 2014-2015 fall sports All Stars.In 2014-2015 school year,

we’re taking a different tact atrecognizing student athletes inthe Community Press & Record-er, replacing Sportsman andSportswoman of the Year. Eachseason we’ll name All Stars foreach sport, many picked for sta-tistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc.

Some of these names - plussome wild cards - will be placedon a ballot in June (along withthe All Stars from winter andspring) for the 2014-2015 maleand female All Stars of the Year.Readers will be able to vote forthese 2014-2015 All Stars in lateJune or early July on Cincinnati-.com. The wild cards will be lim-ited to seniors of significant in-dividual athletic achievement.Please note The CommunityPress’s sister paper, the Cincin-nati Enquirer, has its own fallsports All Stars and will have asimilar vote next summer.

The daily and weekly highschool sports staff, as well asour fall sponsor, Tri-Health, areproud to acknowledge the hardwork and dedication of theseathletes and their coaches.

Boys cross countryKyria Graves, Sycamore» Graves had Sycamore’s

best time in the GMC with a16:10 at the league champion-ships. The junior was first-teamall-league along with juniorRaymond Berling and sopho-more Kevin Lawson. Graves ran17:23.70 in the regional race atTroy.

Girls cross countryGrace Kelly, Ursuline» Ran the conference’s third

fastest time (18 minutes, 58 sec-onds) at the Ryle Invitational.The senior speedster was theonly Ursuline Academy runnerto make first team all-confer-ence. Was the runner-up in thedistrict race at Voice of AmericaPark. Crossed the line in 13th inthe Troy Regional. Finished 26thin the Division I state champion-ship race.

Rosie Menyhert, Sycamore» The senior had the second-

best time in the GMC with an18:41.96 at the St. Xavier Invita-tional and was first-team all-league for the fourth-straightyear. She was third at the dis-trict Division I meet at Voice ofAmerica Park in 18:51.37 beforesuffering an injury at the re-gional meet. Menyhert is a for-mer state meet cross countryparticipant and is looking for-ward to her senior spring trackseason.

Field hockeyJillian Shive, Ursuline» Named offensive player of

the year by the Southwest OhioField Hockey League. Was oneof three Ursuline players to benamed first team all-SWOFHL.The Lions advanced to the dis-trict final before losing to MND.

Ana Gonzalez Del Rey, Ursu-line

» Helped lead the Lions to a6-1 finish in the Southwest OhioField Hockey League. Was oneof three Ursuline players to benamed first team all-SWOFHL.The Lions advanced to the dis-trict final before losing to MND.

Karly Krammes, Ursuline» Helped lead the Lions to a

6-1 finish in the Southwest OhioField Hockey League. Was oneof three Ursuline players to benamed first team all-SWOFHL.The Lions advanced to the dis-trict final before losing to MND.

Football

Prince Sammons, CHCA» The junior defensive line-

man was the Division V state co-defensive player of the year. Hehad 69 tackles and five sacks inthe regular season. He also

started at righttackle. He has 18scholarship of-fers and is one ofthe nation’s topdefensive ends inthe 2016 class.

JohnnyNoyen, CHCA

» The juniorthrew for 1,715

yards and 23 touchdowns in theregular season. He rushed for372 yards and seven touch-downs in the regular season. Hewas Division V first-team all-district. He was special mentionall-state.

Boys golfSean Eslick, CHCA» Posted the Miami Valley

Conference’s best nine-hole av-erage at 37.50. Helped CHCA re-peat as conference championswith the lowest two-day score at153. Was named the MVC’s play-er of the year and is joined onthe all-conference first team byteammates Noah Marshall andConnor Olson.

Girls golfKellen Alsip, Sycamore» Alsip was the Greater Mi-

ami Conference Golfer of theYear for coach Keith Bracken-ridge, making first team alongwith teammates HannahBrown, Sophie Kramer andMaya Outlaw. She was second inthe GMC with an average of39.45 for nine holes and shot a 76in the district tournament atWeatherwax Oct. 9.

Boys soccerBrennon Shanks, Sycamore» Shanks made first-team

GMC along with teammatesCharlie Byers and Ben Thiss.The senior was the Aviators’ topscorer with nine goals and fiveassists for 23 points as Syca-more finished 10-5-4 and 4-3-2 inthe league.

Tanner Bowman, CHCA» The senior goalkeeper gar-

nered seven shutouts, one offthe conference leader Ian McIn-turf. Allowed six goals in 11games. Was tied for conferencelead in save percentage at .850.

Girls soccerSara Robertson, Ursuline» Tied for the team lead with

nine goals and led with 24 points.Was one of three Lions to benamed first-team all-confer-ence. Was an Ohio ScholasticSoccer Coaches Association Di-vision I second-team all-stateselection.

Girls tennisSingles: Alexa Abele, Syca-

more» The junior finished third in

the state Division I tournamentafter falling to eventual statechampion Cassidy Hicks ofHamilton. She finished the sea-son 33-5 overall and 8-1 in theGMC for Coach of the Year MikeTeets. As a sophomore, sheteamed up with teammate Mag-gie Skwara to finish runner-upin the state in doubles.

Doubles: Jenny Duma andOlivia Sabo, Ursuline

» The duo posted an 11-3mark during the regular season.Helped Ursuline repeat asGGCL champions. Sabo madefirst-team all-conference as asingles player. Duma made thefirst team with a different dou-bles partner in Lauren Haney.

Introducing the 2014 fall All StarsBy Scott Springer and Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

FILE PHOTO

Ursuline Academy’s Ana Gonzalez Del Rey celebrates after scoring thegame’s only goal in the first half against St. Ursula Academy in 2013. Shehelped lead the Lions to a 6-1 finish in the Southwest Ohio Field HockeyLeague and was one of three Ursuline players to be named first teamall-SWOFHL this season.

MARK D. MOTZ FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ursuline Academy’s Sara Robertsontied for the team lead with ninegoals, led with 24 points, was oneof three Lions to be named firstteam all-conference and earned anOhio Scholastic Soccer CoachesAssociation Division I second-teamall-state selection.

BRANDON SEVERN

FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sycamore’s Rosie Menyhert runs inthe second Division I district raceOct. 18. The senior had thesecond-best time in the GMC withan 18:41.96 at the St. XavierInvitational and was first teamall-league for the fourth-straightyear.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sycamore’s Brennon Shanks sends the ball up to his forward to make aplay. The senior was the Aviators’ top scorer with nine goals and fiveassists for 23 points.

SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy’s Sean Eslick postedthe Miami Valley Conference’sbest nine-hole average at 37.5and helped CHCA repeat asconference champions with thelowest two-day score at 153.

TOM SKEEN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sycamore High School junior AlexaAbele hits a return shot during herfirst-round match at the CoachesClassic Sept. 11 at Mason HighSchool.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Ursuline’s Grace Kelly was theonly Lion runner to makefirst-team all-conference. Shefinished 26th in the Division Istate championship race.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE ENQUIRER.

Cincinnati Hills Christian Academyjunior quarterback Johnny Noyenthrew for 1,715 yards and 23touchdowns in the regular season.He rushed for 372 yards and seventouchdowns in the regular season.He was Division V first-teamall-district. He was special mentionall-state.

THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

Sycamore’s Kellen Alsip chipsout of the beach for the LadyAves. Alsip was the GreaterMiami Conference Golfer of theYear, making first team.

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Ursuline’s Karly Krammesreadies a corner shot for theLions. She helped lead the Lionsto a 6-1 finish in the SouthwestOhio Field Hockey League andwas one of three Ursulineplayers to be named first teamall-SWOFHL.

Sammons

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Boys basketball» Cincinnati Hills

Christian Academy fell to3-4 after losing to Ander-son 58-39 Dec. 29 and NewRichmond 66-60 on Dec.30. Will Drosos scored 11points against the Red-skins. Ryan Smith scored15 points against New-Richmond.

» Moeller downed Wil-liston (Florida) in the Bat-tle of the Villages tourna-ment Dec. 29. Junior TreyMcBride and seniorGrant Pitman each had 14points.

Girls basketball» Cincinnati Hills

Christian Academypicked up its third win ofthe season after defeatingBadin 33-30 Dec. 27.

» Ursuline Academymoved to 9-2 after edgingTalawanda 41-38 Dec. 30.Ali Schirmer led the Lionswith 16 points.

SHORT HOPS

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

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

CHCA’s Will Drosos putsaway a fast-break layupwhile Anderson’s DeAnthonyMcCallum tries to catch himfrom behind.

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Several former high school stand-outs were part of the University of Cincinnati’s travelsquad as they participated in the Military Bowl Dec. 27at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Bear-cats lost to Virginia Tech 33-17, but several of the area’sfinest will return for the 2015 campaign.

Photos by Scott Springer/The Community Press

UC junior Justin Murray of Sycamore became a startingoffensive lineman in 2014.

Salute to Bearcatsin Military Bowl

Senior John Lloyd of CHCAwas a punter/holder for theUC Bearcats.

Redshirt freshman SamGeraci of Moeller was UC'spunter in the Military Bowl.

The pair of Duma andSabo advanced to thestate tournament andwon its first match be-fore being ousted bystate runner-ups Kyahand Isis Thomas of Pick-erington Central.

VolleyballMallory Bechtold,

Ursuline» Finished fourth in

the GGCL in kills with245. The Fairfield Uni-versity signee was oneof two Ursuline playersselected for the all-con-ference first team. Ledthe Lions to the DivisionI regional final. Was aOhio High School Vol-leyball Coaches Associ-ation second-team all-state selection.

Rachel Wichmann,CHCA

» The senior middleblocker led the Eagleswith 116 kills. Had theMiami Valley Confer-

ence’s second-best killsper game rate with 3.05.Helped CHCA repeat asScarlet division champi-ons though the Eagleshave to share it with Cin-cinnati Christian. Wich-mann was selected asthe Scarlet division’splayer of the year and isjoined by teammate Au-drey Koob on the Scar-let’s all-conference firstteam.

Boys water poloAdam Ioas, Syca-

more» Senior Iaos was

named Player of theYear for Coach of theYear Nick Hellwig. TheAves won seventh-place

in the state tournamentat Ohio Wesleyan. Iaoswas named All-Ohiofirst team and to the All-State Tournament team.

Girls water poloHannah Schweg-

mann» Junior Schweg-

mann was Player of theYear forCoach ofthe YearNickHellwig.The LadyAves fin-ishedfourth inthe state

tournament in October.Schwegmann wasnamed All-Ohio firstteam and to the All-Statetournament team.

MARK D. MOTZ FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ursuline Academy’s Mallory Bechtold was one of twoUrsuline players selected for the all-conference first team.She helped lead the Lions to the Division I regional finaland was a Ohio High School Volleyball CoachesAssociation second-team all-state selection.

THANKS TO NICHOLAS HELLWIG

Adam Iaos was all-state inwater polo for Sycamore.

MARK D. MOTZ FOR THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy’s RachelWichmann earned theMiami Valley ConferenceScarlet division’s player ofthe year and is joined byteammate Audrey Koob onthe Scarlet’s all-conferencefirst team.

Schwegmann

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JANUARY 7, 2015 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • B3LIFE

Do you know who’sresponsible for electriclines that run to yourhouse?

Mark, of Maineville,wrote that the under-ground electric line brokefrom the street to hishouse. He contactedDuke Energy and wastold it could not repair theline - that he would haveto handle it on his own.

Mark says the onlyway Duke would repair itis if he had bought itsinsurance for electric linecoverage. Mark says hedoesn’t know who to call,adding, “This is plain notright.”

What Mark and manyothers don’t realize is ahomeowner is respon-sible for the undergroundelectric, natural gas andwater lines going to theirhouse. If that had been anoverhead electric linegoing to Mark’s house,Duke would have beenresponsible for its repair.

The Ohio Consumers’Counsel says many cus-tomers can enroll in aprogram that helps coverthe cost of repairing un-derground lines, but

notes suchline repairsare neededvery in-frequently.

Markneeds tocontact alocal elec-trician tomake re-pairs. He

should get repair esti-mates from at least threedifferent companies,check to see how longeach firm has been inbusiness, and see whatrating each has beengiven by the Better Busi-ness Bureau.

Be sure the contractoryou pick guarantees hisworkmanship and materi-als-- and provides a copyof his liability and work-ers compensation insur-ance policies. Avoid up-front payments of morethan 10 percent, and keepin mind the lowest bidmay not be the best bid.

The cost of line war-ranties ranges from $3 to$10 per month dependingon the type and numberof programs in which youenroll. The Ohio Consum-

ers’ Counsel says somecompanies may offer aone-time annual fee ofbetween $36 and $120 tocover problems with theutility lines. It says, de-pending on the company,the warranty covers be-tween $1,000 and $4,000of repairs or replace-ments.

Remember, mosthomeowners may neverneed to replace or repairany utility lines. Checkwith you neighbors to seeif they have had any suchproblems. Neighborhoodsolder than 40 years old,which have the originalpipes and lines, are thosethat should concern youthe most.

Most telephone lineproblems typically occurevery 20 to 30 years,according to the OhioConsumers’ Counsel. But,before signing up with awarranty company makesure you get written de-tails of what will and willnot be covered.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbiweekly. Email him [email protected].

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AscensionLutheran ChurchWomen’s weekly Friday morningBible Study is at 9:30 a.m. Kidsare welcome play in the play-room. The group is readingJessica LaGrone’s new study,“Broken and Blessed.” Womenwho are unable to attendweekly gatherings are invited topurchase the study and join thegroup when possible.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on the fourthTuesday of the month at 7 p.m.More information on thisministry is available at 793-3288.

The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;wwwascensionlutheranchurch-.com.

Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs for ages4 through ninth-grade willreturn 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 7, and will runeach Wednesday through mostof the school year. Childrenenjoy games, Bible stories,competitions, an AWANA store,Bible memorization, awards andfun themed nights. All arewelcome.

January is Stewardship month atBethel. Each Sunday, learnabout how God wants us tomanage our time, talent andtreasure in ways that will bene-fit His kingdom and our lives.

Sunday School classes for all agesare 10 a.m.; Sunday worship is 11a.m. Kings Kids, a children’sworship service, is offeredduring the 11 a.m. service.Nursery care is available duringworship service.

The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple-.org.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchJacob’s Ladder is the theme forSunday School (pre-K through12th grade); these classes areheld after the children’s sermonin the worship service. TheChristianity 101 and ThoughtfulChristian classes are held foradults each Sunday morningand meet at 9 a.m.

Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care is avail-able.

Sunday sermons are recordedand available at www.bapc.net.

The church is located at 4309Cooper Road; 791-1153; thechurch has a Facebook page.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge for each session and youmust bring your child’s lunch.Register on the website(www.cos-umc.org) under“Registration Forms.”

Sunday Worship Services are 8:20a.m. and 11 a.m. (traditionalworship), and 9:40 a.m. (con-temporary worship).

The church is located at 8005Pfeiffer Road, Blue Ash; 791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.

CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodServices are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Cincinnati; 984-5044; onFacebook under CommunityLighthouse Church of God.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchFinancial Peace University classstarts on Jan. 11 and runs fornine weeks with meetingslasting 90 minutes; time to bedetermined. Cost is $93 perfamily. Preview class open toanyone at no cost at 6 p.m. Jan.4. For more information, call891-8527.

Sunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11 a.m.;active youth, outreach, fellow-ship, music ministries, Biblestudies. Pastor is Will Leasure.

Please join us on Sunday morn-ings from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. forAdult Sunday School (FellowshipHall). Two adult classes areoffered: Book of Daniel is beingstudied with a group as theycontinue reading their waythrough God’s Word, from coverto cover. Mary Shumard beganan Advent series called “Not aSilent Night by Adam Hamiltonon Nov. 30, which will run forfive weeks. After that is “Reviv-al, which runs for six weeks. Allare welcome.

The church is at 8999 Applewood

Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527;www.hartzellumc.org.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchOn Sunday, Jan. 11, the annualFeast of Lights Epiphany Servicewill be held at 5 p.m.

SMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 PM in the library.Visit website atwww.smartcincy.com

An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is held the third Mondayof each month at 7 p.m.

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

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

A Men's Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at 8:30a.m. at Steak N Shake in Mont-gomery.

Ladies Fellowship/Religious StudyGroup meets on Tuesday morn-ings at 10 a.m. at the church.

A Quilting Group meets the thirdTuesday of each month at 1 p.m.No experience necessary. Bringyour own project

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

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

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

A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowers meetsthe second and fourth Saturdaysfrom 10-11 a.m.

The Rev. Dr. Nancy Turner Jones ispriest in charge.

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

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

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

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday morning worship servicesare at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.Child care is available in thenursery during both services forinfants through age 2. Sundayschool for pre-school through12th-grade is at 10:45 a.m.Additional child care is availablefor parents in Adult Educationclasses: Preschool and oldermeet in Room 113 during the9:15 service.

Adult Sunday Bible study meets10:45 a.m.

Mother of a pre-schooler? Joinour new MOPS group (Mothersof Preschoolers). Free childcareprovided. Meets the secondWednesday of each month.9:30-11:30 a.m., Room 229.

Upcoming Study- “Not a Fan:Becoming a Completely Com-mitted Follower of Jesus” byKyle Idleman, begins 9:15 a.m.,Sunday, Jan 11, in Room 120 ;10:45 a.m. in the Manse.

New Beth Moore Women’s Studybegins Jan. 7. Children of theDay: 1st & 2nd Thessalonians willbe studied. Meets 9:30-11:15a.m., Wednesdays, in Room 120.

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

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

“Finding God in Your Life,” ledby Rev. Linda McClanahan is afour-week small group for thosewho feel they have doubts, arein grief or are floundering. Thegroup begins from 5:30-6:30p.m. Wednesdays, and 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays in January,in the Media Center.

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

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Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

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

Epiphany United MethodistChurch Welcomes You!

Weekend Services:Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 9am and 10:30am

Child care and Christian Educationfor all ages available

throughout the weekend.

Dr. Stephen Swisher, Senior Pastor

6635 Loveland-Miamiville Rd. 45140(513) 677-9866

www.Epiphanyumc.org

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.orgTraditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Reverend Jennifer Lucas,Senior Pastor

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William J. DanielsWilliam J. Daniels, 78, of

Blue Ash died Dec. 18.Survived by wife, Patricia F.

(nee Higgs); children Bill Jr.,Douglas (Marhsa) and Todd(Sarah) Daniels; grandchildrenSarah (Norma) Richer-Lefeb-vre, Will, Brittany, Emily, Doug

II, Courtney, Alexander, Jacob,Maruene and Wallis Daniels;great-grandson, Norman Jr.;and siblings Donna, Martha,David and Sandy.

Services were Dec. 22 at St.Saviour Church, Rossmoyne.Memorials to: St. Jude Chil-dren’s Research Hospital.

DEATHS

BLUE ASHArrests/citationsWayne Holland Ritchie, 41, 4213Lafayette Court, Erlanger,Kentucky, traffic warrant,receiving stolen property,possessing criminal tools, Nov.26.

Alicia A. Arnold, 32, 984 NeebRoad, open container prohib-ited, Nov. 26.

Michael Richard Haberer, 27, 1138Valley Forge Road, Milford,possessing drug abuse in-struments, possession of heroin,Nov. 29.

Cierra Marshea Gholston, 20,7433 Fairpark Ave., Cincinnati,maximum speed limits, pos-session or use of a controlledsubstance, sales to/use by un-derage persons; secure public,Nov. 30.

Zachary Scott Hall, 21, 4119Oakwood Ave., operatingvehicle impaired (under theinfluence of alcohol/drugs), Nov.26.

Grant Christoopher Horsley, 26,5066 Bayberry Drive, operatingvehicle impaired (under theinfluence of alcohol/drugs), Dec.1.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringReported in 11000 block ofDeerfield Road Dec. 1.

TheftA man said someone took a12-foot red steel trailer withwood flatbed, value $1,500; a21-foot red steel trailer withwood flat bed, value $2,000,and two Ohio trailer licenseplates, value $40 each, from the6600 block of Corporate Drive

Dec. 1.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsEric Ehrnschwender, 51, 8992Plainfield Rd., aggravatedmenacing, Nov. 7.

Christina Whitney, 35, 1491Continental Drive, drug para-phernalia, Nov. 8.

Phillip Wiley, 36, 6228 Huckleber-ry Lane, drug paraphernalia,Nov. 8.

Matthew Clem, 32, 5952 PeoplesLane, theft, Nov. 5.

Dustin Hicks, 29, 185 Villa Drive,theft, Nov. 5.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringReported 7800 block of Montgo-mery Road, Nov. 16.

Burglary

Reported and bracelet removedfrom 7500 block of Tiki Ave.,Nov. 4.

Criminal damagingVehicle damaged at 8500 blockof Donna Lane, Oct. 10.

Vehicle damaged at 8720 Mont-gomery Road, Nov. 3.

Domestic violenceReported on Montgomery Road,Nov. 9.

Identity fraudReported on 10000 block ofChatham Woods, Nov. 5.

Identity theftReported on 8500 block ofDeerway Drive, Nov. 6.

TheftMedication removed from 8400block of Beech Ave., Nov. 4.

Reported at 4100 block of TreborDrive, Nov. 4.

$80 removed from 5900 block ofTrowbridge Drive, Nov. 3.

Reported 4000 block of BelfastAve., Nov. 2.

Wallet and contents removedfrom 7800 block of Montgo-mery Road, Nov. 5.

TV, weedwhacker, edger andblower removed from 3800block of Mantell Ave., Nov. 4.

Vehicle removed from 3900 blockof Tramore Drive, Nov. 7.

Fleece removed from 7500 blockof Kenwood Drive, Nov. 7.

Firearm and U.S. currency valuedat $575 removed from 8400block of Blue Ash Road, Nov. 7.

$800 removed from 7800 blockof Montgomery Road, Nov. 4.

Medication removed from 4700block of E. Galbraith Road, Nov.6.

Wallet removed from 4100 blockof Trebor Drive, Nov. 4.

Wallet and contents removedfrom 8700 block of Wicklow

Ave., Nov. 2.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsMatthew Oberly, 24, 10740Weatherstone Court, domesticviolence, Oct. 25.

Juvenile, 15, theft, Oct. 24.Melissa Foreman, 23, 2405 E.Galbraith, domestic violence,Oct. 29.

Scott Hatfield, 28, 7201 LongfieldDrive, theft, Oct. 27.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and entering$310 removed from register at11900 block of MontgomeryRoad, Oct. 25.

ForgeryReported at 9000 block of FieldsErtel Road, Sept. 23.

POLICE REPORTS

Financial ManagementGroup of Blue Ash has do-nated 255 copies of a best-selling book on saving andinvesting to 255 public li-braries across Ohio.

The 438-page book,“The Quiet Millionaire,”is written by FMG foun-der Brett Wilder. A certi-fied financial plannerwith more than 40 years ofprofessional financial ad-visory experience, Wilderhas helped thousands ofpeople achieve their fi-nancial goals with his“straightforward andcomprehensive advice oneverything from invest-ing, business ownershiptransitioning, paying forcollege, to estate and re-tirement planning,” ac-cording to the FMG web-site.

The book was awardedthe 2007 Axiom BusinessBook Award for PersonalFinance and the 2008 IP-

PY Bronze Medal in thecategory of Finance/In-vestment/Economics.

“There is a real need inour nation for people of allages to learn about moneyand investing so they cangrow and protect their as-

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don’t.”Rob Siegmann, FMG

chief operating officer,said the wealth manage-ment firm recognizes theuniversal need peoplehave to learn about fi-nance and be better pre-pared for life’s challeng-ing financial decisions.

“This is truly a com-prehensive personal fi-nance guide for peoplelooking to make prudentfinancial decisions,” Sieg-mann said. “And while thebook is available electron-ically, we also know thatmany people value theheft and feel of a physicalbook.”

Financial ManagementGroup is an independent,fee-only wealth manage-ment firm serving clientsin a fiduciary manner.

For more informationabout FMG, go towww.fmgonline.com orcall 513-984-6696.

Financial Management Group donates books to Ohio libraries

THANKS TO OAK TREE COMMUNICATIONS

Financial Management Group principals donated financialliterary books to 255 Ohio libraries, including the MidpointeLibrary West Chester. From left: Rob Lemmons of DeerfieldTownship; Dave Wilder of Mariemont; Steve Mayhugh ofWest Chester Township, West Chester library director; andRob Siegmann of Loveland.