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HOLIDAYMARKET9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 7Indian Hill Primary School,
6207 Drake Road
An upcoming event willprovide a safe shopping expe-rience for
youngsters.
The annual HolidayMarketwill be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-day, Dec.
7, at Indian Hill Pri-mary School, 6207 DrakeRoad.
What sets this event apart isthe children have a chance toshop
independently in a safeenvironment, said Tracy Nath,who is
co-chairwoman of theHolidayMarket.
Co-chairwoman JenniferIslas said the market is set upfor
children in kindergartenthrough grade five. Studentvolunteers from
the middleschoolandhighschoolwillpro-vide assistance.
A variety of items will beavailable for the children tobuy.
Items include key chains,mugs, jewelery, toys andsports
memorabilia.
Items will range in pricefrom 40 cents to $15.
Islas said the Holiday Mar-ket gives children an opportu-nity to
learn the importance ofgiving.
Proceedsraisedat theeventwill go to the PTO. Last yearsmarket
raised approximately$850 for the PTO.
More than 300 children at-tended last years HolidayMarket.
Children are also encour-
aged to bring canned non-per-ishable food items that will
bedonated to a local food pantry.
For more information clickhere.
Holiday market offers safeshopping experience
By Forrest [email protected]
Indian Hill Primary School students Victoria Islas, back row
left, Tre Dean, Miles Taylor, Michelle Lindbergand Abby Replogle,
front row left, and Maria Nath prepare for the school's upcoming
Holiday Market. Themarket will be Saturday, Dec. 7. PROVIDED
Tracy Nath, left,and Jennifer Islasare co-chairwomenof this
year'sHoliday Market atIndian Hill PrimarySchool. Themarket, which
isgeared for childrenages 3 to 9, will befrom 9 a.m. to 2p.m.
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Deer Park kids are going tohave another way to spend apositive
time with police offi-cers starting in December.
Amity Elementary principalDaveBergan andDeer Park Jr./Sr. High
School vice principalKevin Casey are working withthe Hamilton
County SheriffsOffice on a newproject Gamewith a Cop.
Similar toShop with a Cop,where police of-ficers take
kidsshopping forChristmas pre-sents, Sheriffsdeputies willtake
students who might nothave the opportunity to a Ben-gals game,
Bergan said. Stu-dents would sit in private boxesprovided by the
team and beable to enjoy the amenitiesthose seats come with, he
add-ed.
The kids will have thoughtthey won the lottery, Caseysaid.
Six students each from bothAmity and the junior highschool will
attend the Dec. 8against the IndianapolisColts atPaul Brown
Stadium. If the pro-gramtakes off atDeerParkandother participating
schools, itwill expand into the Reds sea-son as well, Bergan
said.
This is geared toward kidswho wouldnt have had thechance
otherwise, Bergansaid.
Both administrators willhelp choose which students arepicked to
go to games. Two stu-dents from Northwest HighSchool attended the
Oct. 27gameagainst theNewYorkJetsas part of the program, and
stu-dentsfromMountHealthy,Win-ton Woods and Norwood highschools are
planning on attend-ing a game this season.
This is an important pro-gram to use in the sheriffs of-fice and
its also important tothe youth of Hamilton County,Neil said. This
will growcounty wide, regional wide andit will involve a number
ofschool districts as well as anumber of police departmentsand its
going tobe awin-win forour region.
Reporter Tom Skeen contributedto this report.
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Moeller fans cheer for their team against Hilliard Davidson at
University of Dayton Welcome Stadium in a playoff Division I
semifinal footballgame Saturday in Dayton. Moeller won the game
13-11 and plays Mentor at 3 p.m. Saturday at Fawcett Stadium in
Canton, where they willlook to defend their state championship. For
story and more photos please see page A6.JOSEPH FUQUA II/STAFF
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TURKEYWALK FOR SWEET SOPHIA
St. Vincent Ferrer students organized their annual TurkeyWalk
Nov. 15 to benefit Sophia Riggs, the 14-month-oldcousin of students
kindergartener Cora Riggs andsixth-grader Liv Riggs. Along with a
page on crowdfundingsite Youcaring.com, students contributed to the
family's$10,000 goal to fund Sophia's therapy. Sophias family,from
left: cousin Liv Riggs, father Andy Riggs, cousin CoraRiggs,
Sophia, mother Jennifer Riggs, sister Stella Riggs andaunt Erika
Riggs. St. Vincent Ferrer students stand behindthe family. THANKS
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Things are gettinghairy at Indian MiddleSchool.
During the month ofNovember teachers at theschool are
growingbeards to help raise mon-ey for a staff membersgrandson.
Principal Josh Kauff-man said the event, whichis called No Shave
No-vember, is traditionallygeared toward
raisingawarenessofmenshealthissues.
However, Kauffmansaid the school wanted tohelp one of its
own.
The 3-month-oldgrandson of Kathy
Yeag-er,whoisaguidancecoun-selor at the school, hasbeen diagnosed
with anaggressive form of leuke-mia.
Proceedsraisedaspartof the event will go to Cin-cinnati
Childrens Hospi-tal Medical Center andleukemia research.
Kauffman said morethan $500 has been raised.
The middle schoolfamily gives me strengthand hope, and that
carriesthrough to my grandsonand daughter, said Yeag-er.
Its the best medi-cine.
Staff members will bejudged on their beardsNov. 26. Fake beards
will
be worn by the women.For print: Donations
can be made by going on-line tohttp://bit.ly/16v2f1N.Please
indicate the gift isin honor of Yeagersgrandson.
Kauffman said grow-ing a beard has been aunique experience
butwell worth it.
Every timeI reach fora razor or feel an itch,
itremindsmeofwhywearedoing this, he said.
A number of theteachers at IndianHill Middle Schoolare growing
beardsas part of a charityinitiative to raisemoney for a
staffmember'sgrandson, who hasbeen diagnosedwith an aggressiveform
of leukemia.Among theparticipants are:back row left, MikeDietz,
Eric Bass,Alex Fries and MikeDuncan; front rowleft, Steve
Tranter,Josh Kauffman,Nick Carpenter andMike Wahl.PROVIDED
Teachers abandonrazors for charityBy Forrest
[email protected]
Indian Hill Middle School guidance counselor KathyYeager, left,
is shown with administrative assistant SherryMurrell. Staff members
at the school are growing beardsto raise money for Yeager's
grandson, who has beendiagnosed with an aggressive form of
leukemia. Murrell ishelping with collection of the donations.
FORREST SELLERS/THECOMMUNITY PRESS
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A4 SUBURBAN LIFE DECEMBER 4, 2013
SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS
CommunityPress.com
SUBURBANLIFEEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected],
576-8251
Youngsters at IndianHill PrimarySchoolhad a chance to travel the
world withoutleaving the gym.
The school had its International Fair,which is offered every
other year.
Parent volunteers provide the studentswith backgrounds on
various cultures usingtoys, clothing, games and other items.
Countries represented included Mexico,Japan, Russia, Egypt and
the United King-dom among others.
Photos by Forrest Sellers/The Community Press
Second-grader Caroline Josche, left, enjoys wearing an Indian
skirt. She is assisted by parent volunteer Sumita Govil. Both
areresidents of Kenwood. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Indian Hill Primary School second-graderMaggie Petrie, of
Kenwood, reels in an origamifish at the Japan booth. FORREST
SELLERS/THECOMMUNITY PRESS
Parent volunteer Niharika Singh, left, of Indian Hill,
showssecond-grader Tre Dean, of Kenwood, what he'd look like in an
Indianpajama. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Oren Enwaig, left, a student volunteer with the Jewish
Federation of Cincinnati and a resident of Israel,shares how cherry
tomatoes are grown in his country. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY
PRESS
Substitute teacher Tracy Digennaro, left, gets alaugh watching
kindergartner Luke Egnaczyk puthis head in a Sumo wrestler cutout.
Both areresidents of Indian Hill. FORREST SELLERS/THECOMMUNITY
PRESS
Sister and brother Natalia Byer, left, who is athird-grader at
Indian Hill Elementary School, andCallum, 3, play a children's game
popular in Malaysia.They are residents of Indian Hill. FORREST
SELLERS/THECOMMUNITY PRESS
Kindergartners Audrey Schaefer, left, of Indian Hill, and Gabby
Henz,of Kenwood, view a world map. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY
PRESS
ParentvolunteerMohamedMotawi, left, ofKenwood,explains how
todecipherhieroglyphics tofirst-graderLouise Schoeny,of Indian
Hill.FORREST
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Parent volunteer Araceli Ortiz, right, of Kenwood,demonstrates
how to play with a Mexican cupand ball. FORREST SELLERS/THE
COMMUNITY PRESS
International experience
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SUBURBANLIFEEditor: Melanie Laughman,
[email protected], 513-248-7573
Girls basketball Cincinnati Country Day
opened the seasonwith a pair ofwins, knocking off
Finneytown48-31 Nov. 25 and notching itsfirst Miami Valley
Conferencevictory 48-18 over New MiamiNov. 27.
Boys basketball Cincinnati Country Days
boys basketball team will playRyle at 4:45p.m.,
Saturday,Dec.7,atHolmesHighSchoolaspart
of the 2013 Bluegrass-BuckeyeCharity Classic.
Proceeds will benefit theRuth Lyon Childrens Fund andNeediest
Kids of All. Ticketsare $7 adults, $4 students.
Hall of Fame The Indian Hill boosters
and the IndianHillHall ofFamecommittee announced the
2014inductees to the IndianHillHallof Fame Dec. 1.
Newmembers includeswim-mer and diver Brittany Hill(class of
2005), three-sport starSteve Innis (89) and tenniscoach Cindy
Bridgeland Crilley(70).
The Hall of Fame induction
ceremony is Jan. 31, 2014, athalftimeof
thevarsityboysbas-ketball homecoming game. Areception to honor
andmeet thenewest hall of famers followsthe game.
Softball fundraiserMadeira High School soft-
ball teams Holiday BoutiqueShow will be 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.,Saturday, Dec. 7, at MadeiraMiddle School, 6612 MiamiAve.,
Madeira, Ohio 45243.
Start Christmas shoppingwith crafters and vendors likeThirty
One, Mary Kay, Pam-pered Chef, Tupperware, PinkZebra, Origami Owl,
TastefullySimple and others.
There will be a bake sale,food, music and door prizes.
Allproceeds will benefit the Ma-deira High School softball
pro-gram.
Catching upwith College Athletes
The Community Press &Recorder,alongwithcincinnati-.com,would
like to give readersover the holidays the ability tocatch up with
local high schoolstars doing well in college ath-letics.
In what has become an annu-al readership project,
parents/friends of college athletes arewelcome to send a photo
and
brief description of their col-lege athletes accomplishmentsover
the last calendar year [email protected]. In-clude the names
of the people inthe photo as they are shown, thecollege name and
sport, par-ents names, where the athletelives, what weekly
newspaperthey get at home and their ac-complishments by Friday,
Dec.13.
Photoswill run in print Jan.1and be used in a
cincinnati.comphoto gallery.
Questions can be directed [email protected].
PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS
By Scott SpringerandMark D.
[email protected]@communitypress.com
Wrestlers in the SuburbanLife coverage area hit the matsfor a
new season with highhopes for growth individuallyand postseason
success.
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 leadershipand 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.
Deer ParkLed by two upperclassmen
on the verge of reaching indi-vidual milestones, the Wildcatsaim
to improve on last seasonsimpressive postseason show-ing. Six
district qualifiers plus adistrict alternate return to aroster that
reasonably expectsto send multiple wrestlers tostate.
We have a lot of starterswhohadagreat season last yearreturning
to our lineup, saidheadcoachJasonLambers. Welook forward to getting
asmanyof them up to the state tourna-ment as possible.
Junior Austin Siemon quali-fied for state as a sophomoreand
enters this season with 73career wins. Senior Trevor An-drewsenters
thisseasonwith76career wins. Both are on trackto surpass the
coveted 100-winmark this season.
The Wildcats were Division
III sectional champions lastseason and state dual
regionalfinalists. With juniors TylerGoodpaster and Trent Mackeand
sophomore Jesse Potts re-turning, Deer Park should ad-vance even
further this season.
Im looking to build on thesuccess we had last year,
saidLambers.
Deer Park opens the seasonbyhosting theGregRogersMe-morial
Tournament on Dec. 7.
Indian HillSenior leadership will be the
key to the Braves success thisseason. Five seniors JakeBecker,
Dominic Travis, CalebKaminsky, Kirby Fortney, andNick Price will be
counted onto carry this experiencedsquad. TheBraveswill go as faras
their seniors take them.
Iamlookingfora lotof lead-ership from my five seniors,
head coach Nate Eigher said.Junior George Schneider
leads the underclassmen. He isone of eight returning
startersfrom last years squad.
I am really looking forwardto this season. I have eight
re-turning wrestlers and a coupleof new wrestlers that have
thepotential to have a very goodyear, Eigher said. There arelot of
great things that are hap-pening with Indian Hill wres-tling.
The Braves open the seasonat Walnut Hills on Dec. 5.
MadeiraThe Mustangs are looking to
take a leap in head coach TonyMitchells second season at
thehelm.With a duo of sophomoreswho found a taste of success
asfreshmen,Madeira wrestling ison the right track.
Ben Blackwelder and NickGelhaus were both sectionalrunners-up
and district qualifi-ers last year as freshmen. Theyare eager to
take the next step
as juniors.We have a lot of young kids
coming back with a year of ex-perience under their belt
andournumbersareon theupswingso things look good going intothis
year and the year after,said Mitchell.
Junior Danny Costantini andsenior Terrance McCarthy willhelp set
the tone for a programthat is building toward the fu-ture. The
upperclassmenshould benefit from their firstfull year ofMitchells
offseasonprogram. With an influx of newtalent on the roster, the
Mus-tangs should improve on lastseasons 5-6 record.
This group is hard workingand they want to make an im-pact, said
Mitchell.
Madeira opens the season athome on Dec. 5, hosting Bel-mont and
Purcell Marian.
Cincinnati Country DayThe Indians doubled their
team size from three wrestlers two freshmenand a junior last
season - to six this year.Its theblessingandcurseof
a small school, said head coachDan 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 Ab-bottsmith (145) is out for
hisfirst experience on the mats.Joining him are a pair of
sopho-mores in Max Luebbers (152)and Ian Hayes (152-160). Hayesand
Abbotsmith each have amartial arts background.
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.
Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy
TheEagleswill strugglewithnumbers this season so far
FIRST GLANCE AT 2013-14 WRESTLING
Moeller brings back 2 state championsDeer Park, Madeirareturn
strong talentByMark D. Motzand Adam
[email protected]
Deer Parks Austin Siemon wrestles Brett Naymik of Ashland
Mapleton in his first-round match during theDIII OHSAA tournament
in Columbus Feb. 28. FILE PHOTO
Jake Becker of Indian Hill (top) and Madeiras Danny Constantini
battlefor points at the 2012 Madeira Wrestling Invitational. FILE
PHOTOMoellers Chalmer Frueauf points
the stands after defeating DevinRevels of Maple Heights in
thechampionship final at 220pounds, March 2. FILE PHOTO
Moellers Dakota Sizemorecelebrates after winning the
statechampionship at 160 poundsMarch 2. FILE PHOTO
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DAYTON For the sec-ond-consecutive week, theMoeller Crusaders
half-time adjustments helpedto continue their
footballplayoffmarch.
This week coach JohnRodenbergs teamshut outHilliard Davidson in
thesecondhalfenroutetoa13-11 win Nov. 30 in the Divi-sion I, Region
2 finals, alsoplayingas the state semifi-nals, at Dayton
WelcomeStadium.
AftershuttingdowntheColerain triple-option of-fense a week ago,
the Cru-saders limited the Wild-cats to just 61
second-halfyardsaftergivingup168inthe first half.
Everybody keeps say-ing theyre like Colerainand they are, but
theyrenot, Rodenberg said. We just needed to settledown and figure
out whatwas going to work for us.We played a team
thats13-0andweknewitwasgo-ing to be a battle.
Sophomore kickerMat-thew Coghlin proved to bethe star for the
Crusaders.He nailed a 23-yard fieldgoal topull his
teamwithinoneat11-10with seven sec-onds to play in the
firsthalf.With6:06toplayinthethird quarter the sopho-more hit a
27-yarder thatprovedtobethegame-win-ner and the only score ofthe
second half for eitherteam.
Cogs been great, Ro-denbergsaid. Hesonlya sophomore and to
knowyoucangeta fieldgoal likethat really helps in yourplay-calling
because youdont have to take any un-
necessary shots.The victory sends sec-
ond-seeded Moeller to theDivision I state finals
Dec.7at3p.m.atFawcettStadi-um in Canton, where theywill look to
defend theirstate championshipagainst Mentor HighSchool, who beat
Lake-wood St. Edward 41-38,Nov. 30.
For Moeller quarter-back Gus Ragland, thestate championship
gameis starting to become thenorm. In addition to mak-inghis
secondstraight tripto the football title game,Ragland was part of
the2012 state championshipbaseball team atMoeller.
Ive been surroundedbyalotoftalent, thatsfirstand foremost, and
greatcoaching, the quarter-back said. When you putthose two things
togetherwith hard work, greatthings happen. Its kind ofcool to just
keep on win-ningandImkindofonalit-tle streak here; I keep
get-tingbacktothestatecham-pionship. Ill take it, but Ijust want to
thank the peo-ple aroundme.
Ragland finished with143 yards rushing and 59yards through the
air on 3-of-9 passing and a touch-down.Its thesixth-consec-utive
game the quarter-back has rushed for 100-plus yards.
Raglands 41-yardtouchdown pass to
ChasePankeyopenedthescoringwith 10:06 to play in thefirst quarter.
TheWildcatsanswered back less thanfourminutes laterwitha5-yard
scoring run by run-ning back D.D. Clark. Hil-liard added to their
leadwitha44-yardfieldgoalby
Robert LeFevre tomake it11-7 with 2:55 to play in thefirst half,
but that was alltheWildcatswould get.
They are a heck of afootball team and I dontknow if theyve
gotten thecredit they deserve thisyear, Rodenberg said.Im just
happy with whatwe did.
TheCrusadersare look-ing to go back to back
forthefirsttimesince1976-77.
I feel great for thekids, Rodenberg said.These guys work
realhard and its all aboutthem; its all about the 2013team.
Adjustments send Moeller back to state title game
Moeller quarterback Gus Ragland runs the ball against Hilliard
Davidsons Parker Ford (4) in the first quarter of Moellers13-11win
Nov. 30 in the Division 1, Region 2 finals, also playing as the
state semfinals, at Dayton Welcome Stadium.Ragland finished with
187 total yards and a passing touchdown.JOSEPH FUQUA II/COMMUNITY
PRESS
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in theDivision I, Region 2finals, also playingas the
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A publication of
On Nov. 18, those of us who sub-scribe to
[email protected] re-ceived a message fromMadeira CityManager
ThomasW. Moeller explain-
ing his interpretationof a recently settledcourt case.
The court case wasState of Ohio, EX REL,James Horwitz,
V.RichardM. Brasington,et al. (Madeira). Theinterpretation
fromMr.Moeller apparently isthat the city was exon-erated of any
wrongdoing because bothparties agreed to a
consent decree. The consent decreedoes not exonerate the city
from anywrong doing as implied byMr. Moeller.In fact the attorney
representing Mr.Horwitz will be paid at least $7,500from taxes
collected fromMadeira taxpayers. The city will pay their
attorneyTerrence M. Donnellon approximatelybetween $5,500 and
$15,000 for his legalservices.
Mr. Moellers contention that exec-utive sessions according to
the OhioConstitution, the Ohio Revised Codeand the Madeira City
Charter are al-lowed for certain specified purposessuch as personal
matters and real es-tate matters is correct.
Matters that are allowed by law to bediscussed in executive
session have notbeen questioned over the last two yearsin regards
to city councils quest tobring a Paxtons like restaurant
intodowntownMadeira.
The Paxtons controversy began onthe day that Madeira Mayor Rick
Bra-sington and the city manager TomMoeller met with the Madeira
Histori-cal Society Board where a proposal waspresented suggesting
that two historichouses owned by the city in downtownMadeira would
be moved, thus allowingfor the construction of a
Paxtons-likerestaurant.
At best one might say that the wholeidea was ill conceived or
worse a fraud.The plans proposed to the HistoricalSociety had been
conceived in privatemeetings with city officials, Paxton
partners and their legal representa-tives. City council members,
the Madei-ra city manager, the Madeira city solic-itor and Paxton
officials met often inexecutive sessions out of the publicview
perpetuating the ill-conceivedmoving of two historic houses to
bene-fit the Paxton partners. Executive ses-sions are not intended
to concealwrongful actions such as those thatcontinued in Madeira
for a period oftwo years.
When the mayor and city managerproposed moving the historic
housesthey knew that there was no propertysuitable for the
relocation, but were notdeterred in a relentless effort on behalfof
the Paxton Partnership.
On Nov. 5 the Madeira electors senta message to city hall with
the electionof three new council members.
The message sent was that you arethere to represent us and us is
the elec-tors. I for one am hopeful for the futureof our community,
but will continue tobe watchful.
Douglas Oppenheimer is a resident of Madeira.
City slow to learn its lesson
DouglasOppenheimerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
If summoned for jury duty, youare assigned either to a
regularjury or a grand jury.
On regular (also called petit)jury duty you could be selected
fora criminal or civil case. In a grandjury, however, a group of
citizenshears only criminal cases and de-
cides if someonewill have to facetrial for a felonyoffense. A
felony isa crime that is puni-shable by at leastone year in
prison.
In HamiltonCounty, the grandjury meets in theprosecutors
office,not at the court-house. The grandjury listens to testi-
mony and examines evidence pre-sented only by the
prosecutionbefore deciding whether to returnan indictment. An
indictment ismerely a formal charge; it stillmust be proven beyond
a reason-able doubt at trial before a defen-dant can be
convicted.
When the prosecutor presents acase, only the testifying
witnessand the grand jurors are in theroom. After the last witness
testi-fies, the prosecutor and witnessexit the room so the jurors
candeliberate and vote. Defendantsmay request to testify, but
rarelydo so.
Nine grand jurors vote on eachcase and each charge. Before
vot-ing to indict, the grand jurors mustfind probable cause that:
1, a crimewas committed, and 2, that theaccused committed the
crime. Atleast seven of the nine grand ju-rors must agree that
there is suffi-cient evidence to return an in-dictment.
A common phrase suggests thata prosecutor can convince a
grandjury to indict a ham sandwichbecause of the processs
one-sidednature. My prior experience as aprosecutor makes me
disagree.Although a few prosecutors mayabuse the system, most
prose-cutors have no interest in purpose-ly indicting cases that
would behard to try.
Moreover, I have observed thatgrand jurors, like regular
jurors,are independent, serious abouttheir duties, and not easily
per-suaded to indict an obviously weakcase.
A unique and important aspectof grand jury service is the oath
ofsecrecy. The oath of secrecy cov-ers the entire grand jury
proceed-ing and is permanent. A regularjuror may discuss a case
publiclyafter a verdict is announced inopen court, but a grand
juror mustkeep the proceedings secret forev-er unless ordered
otherwise by ajudge.
Both grand jury and regularjury service last for two weeks
inHamilton County. If selected forgrand jury, you will hear
approxi-mately 50 cases each week. Incomparison, most regular
jurorssit on only one or two cases atmost. Perhaps its unique
processmakes most people who haveserved on both regular and
grandjuries prefer grand jury service.
Judge Brad Greenberg is a judge in Hamil-ton County Municipal
Court. He lives inLoveland.
HamiltonCountysgrand juryprocess
BradGreenbergCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Last weeks 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-dentsneednot
retreatbeforeusing force ifthey are lawfully in their homes,
vehiclesor the vehicle of an immediate familymember. Is this good
legislation? Why orwhy not?
No, its not a good idea. This lawwould 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.
TRog
OHBoy...this is a good topic. The du-ty to retreat in public
areas when immi-nent threats are posed is by nature is toduct and
retreat of a human being.
But some circumstances, standing
the ground nomatter where you are as aconcealedcarryingcitizen
isnotgoing tobe an option to retreat. You have to actquickly as any
trained police officerwillhave to act.
Yes,Ohio legislation to change this 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 in Florida pulled his gun
on his own girlfriend, some folks havebeen able to put this
issue in slightly bet-ter focus. And a Michigan case
recentlydecided against a person who shot astranger in the face,
apparently for com-ing to his door and asking for some sortof help.
We will apparently never know.
Ninety-eight out of every 100 gundeaths is accomplishedwith a
gunwhichwaspurchasedby thedeceased, a familymember or a friend. The
gun lobby hasutterly failed to make good on theirpromise to use
education to rein in thiscarnage.
Controlling guns doesnt mean mak-ing theminaccessible.Laws like
this justmake ignorant people think it is OK toblast first
andaskquestions later. (Weal-ready 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.
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NEXT QUESTIONWhat is your favorite Christmas/holidaysong, TV
show, movie or performance?Why do you like it?
Every week we ask readers a question they canreply to via
e-mail. Send your answers [email protected] with
Chatroom inthe subject line.
Welcome toMadeiraThe good news is that the final home
in the Bradford Place development onEuclid Avenue in Madeira is
under con-tract. The bad news iswell there isntany.
In total, 24homeswithanaverageval-ue of nearly $600,000 each
have beenadded to our community. In round num-bers, thats more than
$14million in newdevelopment. Better yet, 20 new fam-ilies
havedecided tomakeMadeira their
home. Additionally, it did not cost tax-payers one single dime,
as some wouldhave led you to believe when the taxabatement was
approved. Rather, it in-creased tax revenues on those proper-ties
by at least threefold initially, andwill more than double that
number bythe time the abatement expires.
Both the city and the schools, and allMadeira residents will
benefit from thisfor many years to come.
Kudos to Riverstone, the developer,for adjusting their price
point, hanging
inthereduringadeeplytroublingtimeinour economy, and creating an
attractiveaddition to our downtown district. Also,thanks to City
Council for their fore-sightedness to comprehend the longterm
benefits of this development andprovidethe incentivetosee
itcompleted.Finally, thanks to the new residents ofBradford Place.
We welcome you to theBest Community in the Cincinnatiarea.
David HoffmanMadeira
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Indian Hill Exempted VillageSchoolsIndian Hill Exempted Village
Schools Board of
Education: 6855 Drake Road. Phone: 272-4500.Web site:
www.ih.k12.oh.us.Indian Hill school board meets at 7:30 p.m.
the
second Tuesday of the month at Indian Hill HighSchool, 6845
Drake Road.Board President Tim Sharp; Vice President Molly
Barber; board members Karl Grafe, ElizabethJohnston and
KimMartin Lewis.Superintendent Mark Miles; Assistant Superin-
tendent Dr. Mark Ault; Treasurer and BusinessManager Julia J.
Toth, 272-4513; Director of PupilServices Lisa Huey; Transportation
SupervisorCynthia Ketterer; Facilities Director Ken Stegmanand
Director of Communications Martha Stephen.
MadeiraMadeira City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. the
second and fourth Mondays of each month in themunicipal
building, 7141Miami Ave. Phone 561-7228. Web site:
www.madeiracity.com.Mayor Rick Brasington; Vice Mayor Timothy
Dicke; council members Melisa Adrien, Kenneth
Born, Richard Staubach, Rob Steier, Mike Steur.City Manager
Thomas Moeller, 561-7228; Police
Chief Frank Maupin, 272-4214; Fire Chief StevenAshbrock,
272-2669; Clerk Diane Novakov, 561-7228; Treasurer Steven Soper,
561-7228; Law Direc-tor Robert Malloy, 561-7228.
Madeira City SchoolsMadeira City Schools district office,
7465
Loannes Drive. Phone 985-6070. Web
site:www.madeiracityschools.org.Madeira City Schools board of
education meets
at 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month in PerinMedia Center at
Madeira High School, 7465Loannes Drive.Board members: Tarek Kamil,
KamMisleh, Pat
Shea, David Templeton and Cathy Swami.Superintendent Stephen
Kramer, 924-3880;
Assistant Superintendent Kenji Matsudo; PublicRelations Officer
Diane Nichols, 924-3707; Treasur-er Susan Crabill; Transportation
Supervisor KarenMoses, 561-1366.
Sycamore TownshipSycamore Township board of trustees meets at
7
p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each monthat township
offices, 8540 Kenwood Road. Phone791-8447. Web site:
www.sycamoretownship.org.Board of Trustee President TomWeidman;
Vice
President Cliff Bishop; Trustee Dennis Connor;Fiscal Officer Rob
Porter.Township Administrator Bruce Raabe; Fire Chief
Perry Gerome; Planning and Zoning Director andAssistant Township
Administrator Greg Bickford;Parks and Recreation Director Mike
McKeown;Sheriffs Liaison Lt. Chris Ketteman.
StateState Rep. Connie Pillich (28th District)77 S. High St.,
10th Floor Columbus, OH 43215E-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected] Rep. Alicia Reece (33rd District)77 S.
High St., 10th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215E-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected] Sen. Shannon Jones (7th District)Senate
Building, 1 Capitol Square, 1st Floor,
Columbus, OH 43215Phone: (614) 466-9737Website:
Ohiosenate.gov/senate/jones
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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPESSUBURBANPRESSWEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 4, 2013
Children of all ages recently gathered in the BeechAcres RecPlex
for some morning entertainment.They were treated to a selection of
Fantastic Fairytales from theMadcap Puppets. Some lucky kids even
gotto be part of the story.
Photos by Lisa Wakeland/The Community Press
Halayna and Brielle Partack applaud after the puppeteers finish
thesecond fairy tale.
PUPPETS& FAIRYTALES
Morgan St. Clair, left, Natalie Hall, and Audrey Gumbert act out
theirroles during the Madcap Puppets show.
Princess Norah Nobel helps introduce the first fairy tale.Trisha
Turner and her boys Jonathan and Lukeenjoy the show.
Amy Strickland and Jeffrey Miller perform The Wishing Tree.
Many children of all ages came with their families towatch a
morning puppet show.
Lydia and Noah Hall enjoy the showwith their mom,Jessica.
Prince Jack Beilstein helps out with a twist on the Rapunzel
story.
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B2 SUBURBAN LIFE 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 the adults to
the tod-dlers. To-day andfor thenext fewweeks Illbe sharingsome
fa-vorites foryou to try.Take ad-vantage ofthe good
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 andraisins. 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 a
batch. 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 Busken
Ba
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 whenthey 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
CORRECTIONThe website for cook-
book author JoanneTrimpe is http://holychowcookbook.com/. An
in-correct website wasprinted in some paperslast week.
RitaHeikenfeldRITAS KITCHEN
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Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study:
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UNITEDMETHODIST
Sunday Services 8 &10:30 amSunday School 10:30 am
Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road
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Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church
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Phone: 513-791-8348 Fax: 513-791-5648
Jeff Hill Ministerwww.connectionscc.org
Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am
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The website Craigslistis a great place for find-ing lots of
things from
jobs tocars.
It is alsoa placewhere, ifyoure notcareful,you canvery
easilygetscammed.Thatswhat a
local woman says almosthappened to her.
Kathryne Oakes, of St.Bernard, advertised a hatfor sale on
Craigslist andsays she received severale-mails requesting
moreinformation. But onee-mail was from a personwho said she lived
inTexas and wanted to buythe hat.
Oakes says she e-mailed her name andaddress so she couldreceive
payment for the
hat. She then received aFedEx package with acheck for $2,150
eventhough she was onlyasking $400 for the hat.
A letter with the checkadvised Oakes to sendthe rest of the
money to ashipper who wouldthen deliver the hat.Oakes attempted to
fol-low the directions but,because she doesnt havea bank account to
depositthe check as instructed,she took the check to acheck cashing
store.
Oakes says the checkcashing store noted thecheck did not come
fromthe woman allegedlybuying the hat, but fromsomeone else
entirelyand so would not cash thecheck. In fact, she saysthe store
wouldnt giveback the check so shecould take it to the
policedepartment. Now Oakessays shes embarrassedand angry believing
shemay be associated with
trying to pass a badcheck.
The check cashingstore advised Oakes theonly form of paymentshe
should accept for herhat is fromWesternUnion. Of course, thatsthe
samemethod of pay-ment that so-called Texaswoman wanted Oakes touse
to send the remain-der of the check.
Oakes says she wantsto get the word out aboutthis scam so others
dontgo through what she didand, she says, worse yetthey may get
taken forthe money. Oakes saysshe researched the bankand the
company thecheck was issued fromand both seemed legit tome. But,
while the com-pany is legitimate, thecheck wasnt sent by thatfirm
it was sent by athief who stole thatchecking account
in-formation.
This is a scam that
been going on for quite awhile and it takes variousforms.
Sometimes, athief will claim to havehired you to be a
MysteryShopper and send you acheck to shop at variousstores. One of
thoseplaces will be WesternUnion when youre towire money to them.
Ofcourse, if you follow thethiefs instructions youwill have
deposited hisbogus check into yourbank account. You wontknow his
check is baduntil after youve wiredhim your good money.
Other scams involvesending you a boguscheck for several
thou-sand dollars allegedly soyou can pay for the taxeson the
sweepstakes prizeyou just won. Youre toldto deposit the check
andthen wire the money tothe sweepstakes office.Again, you dont
learnuntil its too late that thecheck sent you is bogusand youre
now liable torepay the bank.
Bottom line, beware ofchecks and money orderssent from
strangers,often sent by FedEx andUPS to avoid the postoffice and
its postal in-spectors. And never wiremoney to someone youdont
know.
Howard Ains column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress
newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on
WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].
Beware of Craigslist scams
HowardAinHEY HOWARD!
Bethel BaptistTempleThe annual live drive-through nativity will
beperformed at the churchduring the Sycamore Town-ship luminaria
event on theevening of Saturday, Dec. 7.The childrens
Christmasprogram is 2 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 15.AWANA childrens
Bibleclubs are offered for chil-dren ages 2 through highschool from
7 p.m. to 8:30p.m. Wednesdays duringthe school year. The clubwill
resume Jan. 8. Each clubmeeting features counciltime, which
includes flagceremony, music and Biblelesson; handbook time,
inwhich clubbers earn awardsthrough memorization andhandbook
completion; andgame time. Contact thechurch for information,
orvisit the AWANA page onFacebook: search for Be-thel Baptist
AWANA.The adult, teen and chil-drens Sunday School classescome
together for an hourof skits from the dramateam, childrens
songs,games, penny wars andmore during Round UpSunday, offered
duringSunday School hour on thefirst Sunday of each month.Several
father/son activities,
as well as family activities, arebeing planned for the fall
andupcoming months. Visit thechurch website for details.The church
offers a low-key,come-as-you-are womensfellowship about once a
month.Small group Bible studies areoffered Wednesday evenings atthe
church at 7:30 p.m.Sunday School classes for allages are 10 a.m.;
Sunday wor-ship is 11 a.m. Kings Kids, achildrens worship service,
isoffered during the 11 a.m.service.The church is at 8501
PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221;
bethelbaptisttemple-.org.
Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers worshipservices
on Sundays at 8:30 a.m.and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School isat 9:30 a.m.
Sundays.Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday,
Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing and foodto
people with demonstratedneeds. Bread from Panera isavailable on
Thursdays andSaturdays.The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad,
Sycamore Township;489-7021.
CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodSunday Services are at 10
a.m.and 6 p.m.; Wednesday serviceat 7 p.m.The church is at 4305
SycamoreRoad, Sycamore Township;984-5044.
St. Paul CommunityUnitedMethodistChurchAt this church, the
members areReaching Up, Reaching Outand Reaching In. That
meansguests are always welcome toparticipate in worship
services,mission and ministry projectsand fellowship
opportunities.Worship times are 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. (traditional)
and9:30 a.m. (contemporary).The church is at 8221MiamiRoad,
Madeira; 891-8181;stpaulumc.org.
Sonrise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a
CelebrateRecovery ministry group. Cele-brate Recovery is a
Christ-centered recovery programbased on the Beatitudes ad-dressing
many of lifes hurts,hang-ups and habits. Orga-nizers say about
one-third ofthe people attending CelebrateRecovery or CR deal
withchemical dependencies. CR is inmore than 19,000
churchesworldwide with more than halfa million people completingthe
program.The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000;
www.sonrise-church.com.
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The Enquirer has been telling the stories of our area for over
170 years. RetroCincinnati.com brings back thosestories to
highlight the people, places and events that shaped our area, and
links our history to topics of today to
help you better understand our community.
Beautiful photo galleries Compelling stories Interesting facts
and quizzes
Feeling nostalgic? Visit now.
Relive Tri-State history at the new
Cincinnati subway under Central Parkway
Beverly Hills Supper Club, 1977
The Cool Ghoul, 1970
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on, 1976
OnJune29,atGoldmanUnion Camp Institute (aJewish summer campnear
Indianapolis), EthanKadish of Loveland wasstruck by lightning,
re-sulting in cardiac arrest.
Today, his brain isstruggling to make newconnections and he has
along road ahead. He willhave many uninsured ex-penses in his
future, in-cluding specialized thera-pies, home
modifications,homehealthcareservicesand more.
With Hanukkah fastapproaching, the Jewishcommunity at large is
tak-ing the opportunity toteach their families moreabout tzedekah
(Hebrewfor charity). EighthNight for Ethan is a heart-warming event
that willcelebrate the successEth-
anhasmade so far and thehope for his continued re-covery.
Families are being en-couraged to forego theusual gifts on the
eighthnight ofHanukkah and in-stead donate what theywould have
spent to Hel-pHOPELive to assist withEthanscare.Childrencanbring in
filled tzedekahcans (coin collections)and their parents can do-nate
what they wish bycheck or credit card.
Eighth Night for Ethanwill include dreidelgames, holiday
card-mak-ingforanychildatCincin-nati Childrens Hospital,and a
performance byEthans biggest fan, sing-er Dan Nichols. Together,the
community will lightthe Hanukkah candles,with a blue candle
holding
the place of honor repre-senting the eighth night.
The Cincinnati Jewishcommunity has ralliedaround theKadish
family,holding fundraisers atplaces like City BarbecueandWhichWich.
Commu-nities in Indianapolis andcities on the West Coasthave also
held events toraise money for Ethanscare. Even his Lovelandbaseball
team got in-volved and held a verysuccessful home run
der-byandsilentauction inhishonor.
Eighth Night for Ethanwill be 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Wednesday, Dec.
4, and isopen to the entire commu-nity. It will be at Rockw-ern
Academy, Ethans al-ma mater, 8401 Montgo-mery Road in Kenwood.
Eighth Night forEthan fundraisercombines joy, giving
Tis the season to be jol-lyat theMainLibrarydur-ing Dazzle
Days.
Enjoy activities from1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14,and Sunday Dec.
15, thatincludeaholidaycraft, re-freshments, and
familystorytimes.
New this year is a spe-cial model train displayprovided by the
Cincin-nati NorthernModel Rail-road Club. The layout is a17-by-10
foot O with apeninsula in themiddle. Itwill loosely resemble
theCincinnati Northern Rail-
road (Division of the NewYork Central Railroad)around Paulding,
Ohio, inthe mid-1950s.
Since the1950swere atransitional era for therailroads, you will
seeboth late steam and earlydiesel locomotives on thelayout.
Freight and pas-senger cars are also rep-resentative of the
era,said George Roos, clubpresident.
The train display isrunningnoon to6p.m.Fri-day, Dec. 13, and all
daySaturday and Sunday,
Dec. 14-15.Also on display will be
the Librarys holidaywreaths and Christmastrees, complete
withhandmade, literary-themed ornaments. Besure to visit the
exhibit ofchildrens book illustra-tions by Will Hillenbrandin the
atrium.
Parking isavailable for$2 a day on weekends atthe nearby
Garfield Ga-rage. Call 513-369-6900.Visit
www.CincinnatiLibrary.org.
Trains, decor to dazzle at Main Library
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UNION TWP. Officialsin Union Township andother public agencies
areinvolved in a series ofmoves thatwill enrich thetownships
coffers bymore than $8 millionwhile helping JungleJims
International Mar-ket finance an expansionat its Eastgate
location.
Heres how it is unfold-ing, according to AndyKuchta, director of
Cler-mont County Communityand Economic Develop-ment.
The Clermont Coun-ty Port Authority agreedin September to
essential-ly adopt Jungle JimsEastgate expansion plansas an
economic-develop-ment project.
Earlier this month,theport authorityvoted toissue up to
$23.5million inbonds tohelp Jungle Jimstemporarily buy andmake
improvements tothe nearly 41-acre sitewhere The Shoppes atJungle
Jims Eastgatemall at 4450 EastgateSouth Drive is located.
The property is ownedby the Union TownshipCommunity Improve-ment
Corporation, theeconomic-developmentarm of the township.
Jungle Jims, throughits affiliate, the NobleFamily Eastgate Co.,
hasbeen leasing the propertyfrom the community im-provement
corporation.
Noble Family East-gate now is exercising itspreviously
negotiatedright to buy the propertyfor $8.5 million.
The Clermont Coun-tyPortAuthoritywill pur-chase the property
fromthe Noble Family East-gate with bond proceeds.
As of today, the bondshave not yet been issued,but they are
currently be-ing marketed by the portauthoritys underwriter,Kuchta
said.
The port authority willalso allow Noble FamilyEastgate to use
proceedsfrom the sale of the bondsto satisfy outstanding
ob-ligations currently se-curedby the property andto make
improvementsthere, including the con-struction of more
retailspace.
Bond proceeds will notbe used to acquire moreproperty.
The Union TownshipBoard of Trustees in JulyhadcreatedaSpecial
Im-provement District com-prised of Jungle Jims sitein
Eastgate.
Nov. 14, Union Town-ship agreed to, for amaxi-mumof20years,
annuallybill property owners inJungle Jims special im-provement
district a spe-cial assessment to pay offthe bonds the
ClermontCounty Port Authority is-sued.
The district was creat-ed at the request of theUnion Township
Commu-nity Improvement Corpo-ration, the property own-er, with the
blessing ofJungle Jims.
The special assess-ments are in addition to,not in lieu of,
propertytaxes, Kuchta said.
The normal real es-tate property taxes willstill continue to be
paid.
The purpose of thespecial improvement dis-trict is to impose a
specialassessmenton theproper-
ty, at there-quest of thepropertyowner,
togenerateadditionalrevenue topay forpublic ser-vices,
Kuchta said.The additional pay-
ments to the (special im-provement district) willbe forpurposes
ofmakingbond payments.
The port authorityeventually will sell theproperty back to
theUnion Township Commu-nity Improvement Corpo-ration for $1 and
the com-munity improvement cor-poration will once
againbecomeJungleJims land-lord in Eastgate.
So why this series ofsales only to have theproperty return to
theownership of the Commu-nity Improvement Corpo-ration?
Each of the agenciesinvolved in this transac-tion have special
skill setsthat they are bringing tothe table, Kuchta said.
The port authoritysrole as a conduit issuer isobviously
important be-cause the