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Contact usMAGICALThe Summer Shazaamseries at Beech Acres Parkkicked off with a magicshow.Full story, B1

LITTER?Longbourne Streetresident Ken Peck said he’ssick of picking up circularads on his driveway.Full story, A2

VISIBLEAnderson Township will soon adopt apolicy aimed at making its road signsmore visible.Full story, A3

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP — TheForest Hills Local School Districthas created a new administrativeposition.

Anderson High School Princi-pal Diana Carter has accepted theposition of district programs ad-ministrator.Theschoolboardwillvote on a specific contract for theposition at its Monday, June 25,

meeting.Although the

contract has yet tobe approved, Su-perintendent Dal-las Jackson saidthe salary will beapproximately thesame as Carter’ssalary as princi-pal.

According to Tammy Carna-han, director of human re-sources, Carter’s annual salary is$120,364.

“Our expenditures are still an-ticipated to be less next year even

with the creation of this positionwith retirements and staffingchanges,” said Jackson.

Even with the approval of a re-cent 3.9-mill operating levy, thedistrict has said it will still need tomake $1.2 million to $1.4 million inreductions to avoid a deficit in2014.

In 2014-2015 the state will im-plementnewcontentstandards inmathematics, English languagearts, science and social studies.

Jackson said whether or notthe levy passed, the district stillneeded to prepare for thesechanges whether through a spe-

cific position or additional re-sponsibilities shouldered by staffmembers.

Jackson said a complete revi-sion of state and district reportcards and how scores are as-sessed is also anticipated.

Jackson said he and officialsfrom other school districts beganlooking at ways to prepare forthese changes several monthsago.

In addition to responsibilitiesassociated with implementingthese changes, the district pro-grams administrator will alsolook at new ways to integrate

technology into the classroom.Jackson said Forest Hills’ pro-

grams administrator could be aresource for other districts.

School board members ap-proved the job description for theposition in May.

“We are a near perfect matchwith this position for what theOhio Department of Education isexpecting school districts to beready for in 2014-2015,” said Car-nahan.

The school board will meet 7p.m. Monday, June 25, at the ad-ministration building, 7550 For-est Road.

By Forrest [email protected]

Forest Hills creates new position

Jackson

Anderson’s principalto move into the role

NEWTOWN — When it comesto annexation, Newtown VillageCouncil is hoping the secondtime is the charm.

During its June 12 meeting,Newtown Village Council hearda presentation from a repre-sentative from corporate lawfirm Keathing, Muething andKlekamp, which the villagehired to continue the annex-ation process.

Village Council voted to pro-ceed with annexation by ap-proving attorney fees for thefirm, which will cost taxpayersbetween $12,000 to $14,000.

The 233 acres of propertythe village wants to annex in-cludes the Hamilton CountyPark District's Little MiamiGolf Center and Bass IslandPark on the south side of the Lit-tle Miami River in AndersonTownship and Hahana Beach,7605 Wooster Pike, and the for-mer Heritage Restaurant, 7664Wooster Pike, on the north sideof the river in Columbia Town-ship.

Most of the acreage New-town is attempting to annex isowned by the Hamilton CountyPark District and lies in Ander-son Township.

The village also proposed an-nexation of property owned byLittle Miami Inc., a nonprofitorganization dedicated to therestoration and preservation ofthe Little Miami River, and TDManagement.

Newtown has spent approxi-mately $66,000 of taxpayers’money on the annexation to thispoint.

Councilman Mark Kobasuk,the lone councilmember to voteagainst continuing the process,noted the maintenance of an ad-ditional 1.7 miles of roads aswell as the cost of continuingthis fight as two big issues thevillage should continue to con-sider.

"We're probably gettingclose to $80,000 on the annex-ation," Kobasuk said.

He added that the moneygenerated from the income taxfrom the businesses included inthe annexation will pale in com-parison to the money spent

bringing the property into thevillage.

Hamilton County commis-sioners unanimously rejectedNewtown's original applicationfor annexation of Anderson andColumbia townships' propertyin early March because countyofficials said drawings of theproposed annexation were notcomplete and that the countydid not have materials for thevillage's proposal to maintainstate Route 50, also known asWooster Pike.

Newtown has already ap-proved a resolution to maintain

the roads, butthe county re-fused to sign thecontract prior tovoting againstthe annexation.

During a re-cent publicmeeting on an-nexation, MayorCurt Cosby stat-ed the village'spursuit of an-nexation alongWooster Pikewill help New-town fight theEastern Corri-dor project,which is con-structed could

run directly through villagebusinesses and homes.

Cosby said by acquiringmore property, the villagecould enhance its position tofight off the project.

"Is it a guarantee? Absolute-ly not," he said.

Kobasuk refuted that, stat-ing the only legal opinions onthat matter come from villagesolicitor and two separate firmsseeking village business.

"I just don't see the correla-tion," he said.

After the vote, several Co-lumbia Township residentsspoke in open forum about theirconcerns for the actions ofNewtown. Williams MeadowHomeowners Associationpresident Henry Purdy saidtownship residents are con-cerned about "the lack of trans-parency" in Newtown's actions.

"We will continue to pushback against annexation," hesaid.

Newtown continuesannexation pursuitBy Rob [email protected]

Cosby

Kobasuk

MT. WASHINGTON — TheCommunity Council may con-sider legal action against a bill-board installed in the businessdistrict.

The billboard has been asubject of controversy in thecommunity since it was erect-ed in January.

Board members of the Mt.Washington Community Coun-cil claimed the billboard vio-lated a zoning regulation thatspecifies a sign cannot exceedthe roof line of buildings in thearea. City officials, who hadoriginally approved the sign,then revoked a permit for thebillboard.

The 40-foot billboard, in-stalled by Norton Outdoor Ad-vertising, is located at 2249Beechmont Ave.

Representatives for NortonOutdoor Advertising said thebillboard was in compliancewith the necessary zoning reg-ulations regarding billboardsand argued that Mt. Washing-ton officials were basing their

assessment on a different sec-tion of the zoning code.

Last month the CincinnatiZoning Board of Appeals votedin favor of the billboard and re-versed the decision to revokethe permit.

After reviewing the case,members of the Zoning Boardof Appeals said in a writtenruling, “the decision to revokethe permit was arbitrary, un-reasonable and not supportedby the preponderance of sub-stantial, reliable and probativeevidence.”

Jake Williams, board presi-dent of the Mt. WashingtonCommunity Council, sent anemail to Cincinnati City Coun-cilman P.G. Sittenfeld, ex-pressing concern about theruling.

Sittenfeld, via email, saidhe supports Mt. WashingtonCommunity Council’s stanceon the issue.

“It seems quite clear to mebased on the zoning for theneighborhood’s overlay dis-trict that a massive billboardshouldn’t be allowed where itis,” he said. “I’m very disap-

pointed that the Zoning Boardof Appeals didn’t see it thatway.

“I hope the neighborhoodappeals the decision, becausethey’re in the right.”

Williams said the rationalebehind the Zoning Board ofAppeals’ decision seemedvague.

“When an opinion is issuedthere should be a direct line ofunderstanding between (the)facts and the conclusion that isdrawn,” said Williams. “Thegenerality of (the board’s) con-clusion makes it difficult to getany answers.”

Williams said the board ofthe Mt. Washington Communi-ty Council is now consideringwhether to take legal action.He said legal costs associatedwith this are a major consider-ation.

Council members will havean opportunity to weigh in dur-ing the Wednesday, June 20,Mt. Washington CommunityCouncil meeting. Councilmeets 6 p.m. at the Mt. Wash-ington Recreation Center, 1715Beacon St.

The Mt. Washington Community Council may seek legal action against a billboard erected at 2249Beechmont Ave. The billboard has been a subject of controversy since it was installed in January.FILE PHOTO

Billboard issue maygo to court

By Forrest [email protected]

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MT. WASHINGTON —Longbourne Street resi-dent Ken Peck said he’ssick of picking up circular

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support of the Mt. Wash-ington Community Councilat its June meeting.

“This is unconscionablelittering all because (the)

city codes need to be re-fined,” he said.

Peck will make a recom-mendation that would re-strict someone from throw-ing material from a movingvehicle.

“You can’t throw a ciga-rette butt out, you can’tthrow a McDonald’s bag(out),” he said. “Why canthey throw out these ads?”

Mt. Washington Com-munity Council memberJim Fleming agrees that itis a potential issue.

“They are very unsight-ly,” he said.

Fleming said he has re-ceived complaints from a

number of his neighbors,especially when the ad cir-culars start to accumulateat a certain location.

Peck said the problemwas especially evident af-ter a recent Great Ameri-can Cleanup. He said theads were thrown along thestreet almost immediatelyafter volunteers had fin-ished cleaning the area.

“I got to the point whereI couldn’t pick them all up,”he said.

Peck said he hopes withcommunity council’s sup-port, the city might takesome sort of action.

The Mt. WashingtonCommunity Council willmeet 6 p.m. Wednesday,June 20, at the Mt. Wash-ington Recreation Center,1715 Beacon St.

Advertising clutter frustrating manBy Forrest [email protected]

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Organized by Summer-fair Cincinnati, a non-profitarts organization located inAnderson Township, theevent attracted more than25,000 visitors to see morethan 300 exhibitors fromacross the country and avariety of entertainmentacts.

The fair serves as Sum-merfair Cincinnati’s pri-mary fundraiser of the or-ganization’s year-roundsupport of the arts inGreater Cincinnati.

Sharon Strubbe, execu-tive director of Summer-fair Cincinnati, said, “Thevolunteers and I receivedsuch positive feedback re-garding the exhibits, artand overall experience ofSummerfair 2012.”

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Anderson Townshipwill soon adopt a policyaimed at making its roadsigns more visible.

The policy stems fromnew federal requirementsthat set standards for theability of a traffic sign toreflect light back to thedriver.

Any government entitythat accepts federal high-way funds or grants tied tothose funds are requiredto adopt the new standardsand that includes Ander-son Township, said PublicWorks Director RichardShelley.

“We have some (signs)that are deterioratingnow, but we were waitingfor the requirements be-fore replacing them,” hesaid. “(It is) an unfundedmandate ... but in my mindthey eased into it and thereis plenty of time to pre-pare.”

Officials are requiredto use either a reflectome-ter machine or conduct avisual inspection of everysign, according to the fed-eral rules, and that mustbe completed by October2014.

The problem with boththose methods is that thesign’s condition is subjectto nature and several fac-tors can greatly impacteach sign and its replace-ment schedule, Shelleysaid.

Anderson Townshiptypically replaces all of itssigns on a 10-year cycle,but he said many areknocked over or taggedwith graffiti before thesign degrades.

Shelley said the town-ship might add “no outlet”placards to the end of thestreet names in subdivi-sions to cut down on thenumber of signs in a neigh-borhood.

Some areas, such asCrotty Court and BowenStreet near AndersonTowne Center, might re-quire duplicate no outletsigns because of the largevolume of traffic, Shelleysaid.

Decreasing the num-ber of street signs wouldbe welcome for some, andTrustee Kevin O’Briensaid, “it seems like thereare more road signs nowthan there were even four

or five years ago.”Township staff would

likely conduct the initialinspections visually andare required to fill out aform for every township-owned sign noting the con-dition, retroreflectivity orobstructions, Shelley said.This inventory has to bekept for future sign in-spections and the long-term maintenance plans.

“I think this is a text-book example of the feder-al government tellingstates what to do andstates issuing unfundedmandates to the local com-munities,” Trustee PeggyReis said.

“We want to keep peo-ple safe and use our signs

properly but I think we …need to use some commonsense here and come upwith a method to do theseinspections that doesn’tcost the township a lot.”

Shelley said they’restill developing the signreplacement program andit could be cheaper to re-place signs more oftenthan to conduct frequentinspections.

By Lisa [email protected]

Township to makesigns more visible

Adverse weather canaffect how long trafficsigns retain the ability toreflect light back to thedriver. FILE PHOTO

TIMELINEThe Federal Highway

Administration set atimeline for all roadsigns to come into com-pliance.

By Jan. 22, 2015, allagencies must complywith retroreflectivityrequirements for mosttraffic signs includingwhite-on-red, such asstop signs, and black-on-white, such as postedspeed limits, regulatorysigns; black-on-yellowwarning signs and post-mounted white-on-green guide signs, withthe exception of streetname signs.

By Jan. 22, 2018, allagencies must complywith the retroreflectivityrequirements for over-head guide signs and allstreet name signs.

Structure fireA fire caused minor

smoke damage to a home at1618 Clemson Circle in An-derson Township June 9.

The residents were nothome at the time and no onewas injured, according toAnderson Township Fireand Rescue Department of-ficials.

Investigators deter-mined the fire was acciden-tal and started in the frontcorner of the garage.

Gas station robberyANDERSON TWP. – A

knife-wielding man threat-ened to kill a clerk androbbed a gas station hereJune 11, the HamiltonCounty Sheriff’s Officesaid.

The incident occurredaround 4:45 p.m. at the Ex-xon station, 3251 Mt. Car-mel Road.

A man came into the sta-tion’s store and chose someitems to buy, then “whenthe clerk rang up the itemsand opened the cash regis-ter, the suspect displayed aknife and told the employ-ee to ‘Give me the money orI will kill you,’” accordingto police.

The robber was de-scribed as a white male,about 18 years old, 5 feettall and100 pounds. Anyonewith information is askedto call the sheriff’s office at825-1500 or Crime Stoppersat 352-3040.

Golf outingThe Meagan Toothman

Memorial Golf Tourna-ment is planned forWednesday, Aug. 8, atHighland Country Club,931 Alexandria Pike, Ft.Thomas, Ky.

Proceeds from theevent will support the Mea-gan Toothman ScholarshipFund.

Registration, lunch anda silent auction starts at11:30. The golf outing be-gins with a shotgun start at1 p.m. Cost is $75 per per-son.

Make tournamentchecks payable to High-land Country Club. Sendregistration form andcheck to Belinda Lumpkin,c/o Highland Country Club.

Please return by July 24.Toothman, a 24-year-old

varsity cheerleading coachat Turpin High School, diedafter a stage collapsed dur-ing a storm Aug. 13, 2011, atthe Indiana State Fair.

For more informationcall Danielle Lumpkin at505-8110.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

FOREST HILLSJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

MIAMI VALLEY CHRISTIANACADEMY

The following students have earnedhonors for the second quarter of2011-2012.

A Honor RollFirst grade - Michael Heis, Collin Miller,Kristen Perry and Andrew Varney.

Second grade - Jack Byrd, CooperDavidson, Paige Kelly, Kiersten Kroger,James Nowinski, Austin Peters, BenPlageman, LJ Pugh, Noel Ridge, ErikRuotolo, Katie Scott, Maggie Sirotak,Anna Sklena, Jakob Surgeon and CalebTheisens.

Third grade - Benjamin ReichardFourth grade - Hannah Barnes, RachelBarnes, Matthew Bracken, ChaseCourtney, Dayne DeArmond, NathanHeitsman, David Hill, Max Hunkler,Aaron McCoy, Elizabeth Nowinski, ErinPreston, Abigail Scheffer, CarolineSchoenig, Will Stewart and ConnorWaselenko.

Fifth grade - Graeme Dickerson, Ian

Fisher, Matthew Hildeman, Ellie Hilsh-er, Caroline McManus, Anna Reichardand Daniel Wellington.

Sixth grade - Teagan Carson, CassidyFicker, Payton McElfresh and QuintinWilson.

Seventh grade - Lilia Arlen, MitchellDalacker, Brad Grosjean, Laurel Lamm-rish, Nathaniel Scheffer and ElenaStenson.

Eighth grade - William Babb, TylerFicker, Ben Huxtable, Christina Jevicky,Rachel Makoski, Adam McCoy, LukasMoreland, Madison Pico, Isaiah Posten-rieder and Bransen Vilardo.

A/B Honor RollFirst grade - Tessa Akers, Mallory Bin-ning, Joslyn Colglazier, Katie Good-man, Sarah Reuss, Rachel Reichard,Will Schultz and Garrett Sparks.

Second grade - Melody Arnett, VictoriaHill, Olivia Lang, Noelle Park, SarahSchott and Avery Stewart.

Third grade - Isabella Akers, KelseyCaner, Caroline Cassidy, Michael Col-

glazier, Emma Givens, Megan Miller,Jacob Smearsoll, Kaelyn Weddle andJonathan Williams.

Fourth grade - Sarah Barnes, Alex Byrd,Patrick Custer, Nick Huxtable, JD Rey-nolds, Nora Ruotolo, Rachel Sprague,Lucas Surgeon, Sidney Switzer andSarah Wedig.

Fifth grade - Matthew Binning, AlyssaCampbell, Amanda Herbert, AllisonKnapp, Ashley Neumeister, Lilli Rask,Connor Ridge, Cooper Scanlon, CalebSklena and Andrew Wilson.

Sixth grade - Max Bowman, FaithHensel, Drew Huxtable, Trey Kline, JudMinx, Seth Moreland, Kent Perry,Abbie Plageman, Harry Sand, AlexisSchacht, Coy Smearsoll, Lucas Smith,Dawsyn Vilardo, Cameron Waselenkoand Megan Williams.

Seventh grade - Shelby Britton, Mac-kenzie Canto, Christine Collet, Cas-sandra Hatfield, Rachel Herbert, NickHoyle, Joe Hunkler, Sam Hunkler, MaxMaue, Noah Mays, Sydney McGuire,Keeler Pansing, Ally Petty, Jalin Pugh,

Emily Ratliff, Sarah Schave, TrinityShaya and Olivia Sherwood.

Eighth grade - Eric Collet, Griffin Dick-erson, Lydia Hargrove, Jeron Heil,Carter Hilsher, Jake Kaiser, GrahamLutes, Elizabeth Maus, Thad Painter,Noah Rask, Daniel Reed, Dylan Smithand Nicole Wellington.

A Honor RollFreshmen - Katie ParkSophomores - Zoe Bowman, GavinCarson, Shelley Raidy and Anna Self.

Juniors - Melissa Hughart, Megan Kilian,Daniel Maue, Morgan Minx and HollyRobinson.

Seniors - Zachary Greves, JP Neville,Jesenia Oliveira and Sarah Spence.

Cum Laude GPA 3.0-3.49Juniors - Rodrigo Brito, Emalie Marlar,Anna Musselman and Megan Wilson.

Sophomores - Alex Ammerman, AnneArnette, Evan Handleton, Aidan Hen-retty, Carley Hilsher, Cody Price, JesseTaylor and Hayley Tucker.

Freshmen - Melanie Brewster, AdamBudzynski, Jessica Deavers, IsaiahJohnson, Julia Napier and DanielWedig.

Magna Cum Laude GPA3.5-3.99

Seniors - Meredith LimJuniors - Lauren Conklin, Melissa Hugh-art, Megan Kilian, Justin Schacht,Hannah Tucker and Sidney Waselenko.

Sophomores - Jessica McNulty, KathrynMoore, Alexander Neumeister andMason Vilardo.

Freshmen - Sierra Hovind, Cale Minx,Christian Schacht, Rachel Schave, GraceSimunek and Caleb Smith.

Summa Cum Laude GPA 4.0+Seniors - Zachary Greves, JP Neville,Jesenia Oliveira and Sarah Spence.

Juniors - Daniel Maue, Morgan Minxand Holly Robinson.

Sophomores - Zoe Bowman, GavinCarson, Alexander Hoyle, Shelley Raidyand Anna Self.

Freshmen - Kaitlyn Park

HONOR ROLLS

Awards» Bridget Tully of Anderson

Township recently received theAcademic Excellence Awardfrom Xavier University, givento those students who havemaintained a cumulative GPA of3.67 or above after at least 3 fullsemesters at Xavier.

She also received the Deans'Athletic Award, given to stu-dent-athletes who have main-tained a cumulative GPA of atleast 3.5.

» Donovan Herbert of Ander-son Township recently receivedthe Kent-Bozhidar KantarjievAward from Xavier University,in memory of Theodore A. Kentand presented to first-year stu-dents excelling in the study ofphysics.

» Xavier University studentsKurtis Polacek of AndersonTownship recently received: theAcademic Excellence Award,given to those students whohave maintained a cumulativeGPA of 3.67 or above after atleast 3 full semesters at Xavier;the Achieving Seniors Award,given to seniors who have par-ticipated in an NCAA Division Isport for 4 years at Xavier andmaintained a cumulative GPA ofat least 3.0; and the Dean’s Ath-letic Award, Given to student-athletes who have maintained acumulative GPA of at least 3.5.

» Marietta College’s DanielHartman, an Anderson High

School graduate, recently re-ceived the Michael J. Conte Ex-cellence in Leadership Awardduring the recently Spring Con-vocation.

Dean’s list» Melissa Pearce, 2008 Tur-

pin High School graduate, wasnamed to the winter quarter2012 dean's list at The Ohio StateUniversity.

Pearce will graduate thisspring semester and attend TheOhio State Graduate School thissummer.

» Gina Sanitato of AndersonTownship recently was namedto the dean’s list for the springsemester at Furman University.

» Audrey Hamilton of Cincin-nati was recently named to thedean’s list for the spring semes-ter at Brevard College.

» Caleb Stephen Correll ofAnderson Township was recent-ly named to the King Collegedean’s list for the spring semes-ter.

» David and Elizabeth Rodri-guez, both 2010 Turpin HighSchool graduates, were recentlynamed to the dean’s list at Ash-land University.

David is majoring in mathe-matics. Elizabeth is majoring inearly childhood education.

David and Elizabeth Rodri-guez are the children of Alexan-der and Constance Rodriguez.

COLLEGE CORNER

Top in marketingThirteen Anderson High

School students showed thatthey are among the top market-ing and management students inOhio, placing in the top 10 intheir events at the statewide DE-CA competition.

Ten of those students willmove on to international compe-tition in Salt Lake City.

The students are all part ofthe Great Oaks Career Campus-es Marketing Management andResearch program at Anderson.

Twenty-seven students quali-fied for state competition.

Those who earned the right togo to international competitionare: Emily Tenoever , Firstplace/Best in State, Entrepre-neurship Participating Event;Terra Martin, First place/Best inState, Food Marketing; LydiaWeigel, Second place, FashionMerchandising Promotion Plan;Nick Vogele, Second place, Hu-man Resources Management;Dan Hamilton and Sky Hannan,Second place, Financial Ser-vices Team; Julie Buschmeier,Third place, Principles of Busi-ness; Madison Batt, Third place,Principles of Marketing; and Al-exandra Buchanan and ArianaBuscani, Fourth place, Business

Law and Ethics Team Event;Those scoring in the top 10 in

Ohio are: Alyssa Brown - Restau-rant Marketing; Joshua Harm -Sports and Entertainment Mar-keting; and Matt Rosen - QuickServe Marketing

More than 1,700 marketingstudents competed in 38 DECAcompetitive events in the statecompetition.

All the competitors took awritten 100-question multiplechoice test on marketing con-cepts and had to perform an im-promptu role-play situation thatdealt with either human rela-tions problem solving, selling,promotion, economic concepts,management decision making,pricing, product development,product planning, marketingstrategies, customer serviceproblem solving or a combina-tion of the above.

DECA is an association ofhigh school marketing studentswho are pursuing careers inmarketing and management.DECA is co-curricular to themarketing program. Ohio DECAhas 4.807 members with 144chapters and National DECA hasa total of 185,000 student mem-bers for the High School Divi-sion.

SCHOOL NOTES

ANDERSON TWP. — More than100 children from The GoddardSchool in Anderson Townshipflipped the switch and turned offthe lights recently to “step up”for the environment.

As part of World WildlifeFund’s Earth Hour 2012, stu-dents participated in a numberof engaging activities to spreadthe message that by working to-gether, each of them can make apositive impact toward a sus-tainable future.

More than 380 GoddardSchools and 45,000 Goddardchildren across the countryjoined in.

Throughout the week, chil-dren and teachers participatedin a variety of fun activities andlessons designed to increasetheir awareness of how energyuse and daily activities can af-fect the future of the planet andhow they can conserve energy intheir daily lives.

Children created artworkand musical instruments madefrom recyclable materials.

The week ended with a visitfrom Allison Tait, a local Natu-ralist with Cincinnati Parks atCalifornia Woods, who ad-dressed the children on ways tocare for the environment andthe animals.

In recognition of Earth Hour,the Goddard School turned offnon-essential lighting at 10 a.m.for one hour.

Children paraded throughthe school playing musical in-struments they made from recy-clable materials.

Goddard children turnoff lights for Earth

Goddard School students Jackson Napier, Macy Robinson, Avery Winters, Matthew Smith and JacksonGalus walk with Cincinnati Parks naturalist Allison Tait on the Goddard School nature trail in AndersonTownship to learn about caring for the environment. THANKS TO MARK REINHART

Goddard School students listen to Allison Tait, a naturalist forCincinnati Parks at California Woods, discuss ways to care for theenvironment and animals during Step up for the Environment week.THANKS TO MARK REINHART

Anderson Township Goddard School students Brody and VaughnReinhart show off their musical instruments made from recyclablematerials during the school's Earth Hour parade. THANKS TO MARK

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ANDERSON TWP. — Samantha Harde-wig has a confession to make. The TurpinHigh school senior averted her eyes andgiggled nervously behind her hand as sherevealed the truth.

“I hated swimming when I was little,”she said. “I wouldn’t put my head underwater and I cheated my way throughpractice with the 8-and-under team. I

swam all freestylewith my head up. Inever wanted to, butmy mom made mego. I’ve thanked hera lot since then formaking me.”

The early mater-nal push, some rec-ognition of her own

talent and the love of her team helpedHardewig win the 2012 Forest Hills Jour-nal Sportswoman of the Year Award.

“It’s exciting. Unexpected, but excit-ing,” she said of the honor. “I guess (peo-ple recognize me) with winning the med-ley relay at districts and the breaststroke.I worked really hard at it, but I don’t knowhow people would see that.”

Said Turpin athletic director TonyHemmelgarn, “That’s how she is: Veryhumble, very appreciative. I know her un-cle and had heard of this young Hardewiggirl who was a pretty good swimmer inmiddle school. She’s been a lot more thanthat since she got here. If she has a badday, I’ve never seen it. She’s good withother kids in the school, a leader by exam-ple.”

The middle of George and Nancy Har-dewig’s three children – Amanda is asophomore at the University of Cincin-nati and Lexie is at Guardian AngelsSchool – said she didn’t completely dedi-cate herself to swimming until she wasabout 14.

“When I was younger I didn’t reallywork too hard at it,” she said. “I had somenatural talent, I guess, but when you get tothat age, once you’re in it, very few peopleget out of competitive swimming. I knewI would need help getting to college – Ineeded a scholarship - and I knew if I wasgoing to stay in it, I had to work.

“There is a 100-percent love-hate rela-tionship with swimming sometimes.There are days you don’t want to get in thepool. My team got me through those days.They are my best friends in the world; Iswam for them a lot of times when I didn’tfeel like swimming for myself. It wasgood to have them motivate me.”

Colleges like East Carolina, UC andJames Madison recruited her. But Harde-

wig will turn in her Spartan maroon andgold for the Big Red of the University ofNebraska to be a scholarship swimmerfor Cornhuskers coach and former U.S.Olympian Pablo Morales.

“It’s kind of cool and nerve-wrackingat the same time to be going so far awayfor school,” she said. “But I felt comfort-able there. The girls on the team are someof the nicest girls I’ve met. I’m lookingforward to it.”

Before she leaves, Hardewig willspend this summer much as she has thepast several, coaching 5- and 6-year-oldswimmers at Anderson Hills Swim Club.A dozen years from now, could one of herprotégés be featured in similar fashion?Possibly, but Coach Hardewig is startingsmall, turning conventional wisdom on itsear.

“I just try to help them get their headsunder water,” she said.

Samantha Hardewig of Turpin High School is the 2012 Sportswoman of the Year for theForest Hills Journal. MARK D. MOTZ/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Maternal pushgave Spartan wings

By Mark D. [email protected]

The Hardewig family includes, from left:Sister Amanda, dad George, sister Lexie,mom Nancy and Sam. PROVIDED

ANDERSON TWP. — Gut reaction mightleadonetobelieveanegregious typograph-ical error lies on the immediate horizon.

Yet it is completely correct to announcesomebody occasionally known as PrettyMama won the 2012 Forest Hills JournalSportsman of the Year award. More than596,000 votes were cast in the CommunityPress and Recorder’s annual online contest

this year. Pretty Ma-ma and Male Sports-man of the Year?What’s the deal?

Turns out TurpinHigh School seniorAdam Boyer is agood sport on a lot oflevels, not just athlet-ically where he

starred for the Spartan basketball squad.Inspired in part by his older brother Zach –a special education major at Miami Univer-sity – Adam has been part of Turpin’s Chil-lin’ Chums program working closely withspecial needs students in the school.

“I don’t remember how it started really,but one of the Down’s Syndrome kids, whenheseesmeinthehallheyellsout ‘Hey,Pret-ty Mama,’” Boyer said. “It’s cool. I lovethose kids. They’re the only kids in theschool who don’t judge, who don’t getcaught up in what everyone is wearing orhow they look or what music they listen to.They aren’t trying to be popular. They’rejust real.”

Boyer has been a real Spartan almost allof his life. Kristine Hemmelgarn marriedTurpin athletic director Tony Hemmelgarnwhen Adam was 4 years old and he’s been afixture at Spartan sporting events eversince. (In addition to Zach and Adam, Tonyand Kristine are parents to seventh-graderBen and fifth-grader Camryn.)

“It was my dream (to be a Turpin ath-lete) when I was little,” Boyer said. “I’d getpictureswiththeplayersandgettheirauto-graphs every week. I wanted to be likethose guys.”

A multi-sport athlete through middleschool, Boyer chose to concentrate on bas-ketball inhighschool,despitesomethoughthis talents might be better suited to thebaseball diamond.

“I say this as an A.D. - not as a dad - butsometimeswhenakidsaysheonlywants toplay one sport, that’s code for ‘I’m just go-ing to chill and let my natural talent carryme where I’m best and not work too hard,’”Tony Hemmelgarn said. “That wasn’tAdam. ...I thoughthisbestsportgrowingupwas baseball, but he followed his passion.What I saw from Adam was a kid who gotevery ounce out of his ability. He wasn’t the

tallestkidoutthere.Hecertainlywasn’t thefastest.Butheworkedhardandwasagreatleader on the floor.”

Effort and leadership have never beenan issue for Boyer, who said those are thetwo things that landed him in the Sports-man of the Year spotlight.

“I think it’s just because I worked hard,”he said. “I don’t like to single myself out.My teammates, my coaches, they pushedme, but I think I play as hard as I can everytime I step on the floor. My neighbors saidthey liked the way I carried myself. Thatwas really important to me to be looked atrespectfully, as somebody who did thingsthe right way.”

Boyer has the opportunity to keep com-peting the right way at Washington and Jef-ferson College, an NCAA Division IIIschool in Washington, Penn., where he willplay hoops for head coach Glenn Gutierrezand the Presidents while studying busi-ness.

“But I’ll always be a Spartan,” he said.

Adam Boyer of Turpin High School is the 2012 Forest Hills Journal Sportsman of the Year.MARK D. MOTZ/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Boyer’s moniker:Sportsman of Year

By Mark D. [email protected]

The Hemmelgarn/Boyer family includes,from left: Back row, Tony Hemmelgarn,Adam Boyer, Zach Boyer and KristineHemmelgarn and front, Ben Hemmelgarn,Camryn Hemmelgarn. PROVIDED


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THE BOYER FILETurpin High School senior Adam Boyer isthe 2012 Forest Hills Journal Sportsmanof the Year. These are a few of his favor-ite things:Movie - Glory RoadProfessional athlete - Trent Rich-ardsonHero - Chris BoshSong - Blow UpBook - Don’t Put Me in CoachSchool subject – EnglishDessert – Apple pieHigh school memory – Double-over-time basketball victory over St. XavierTV show – Hey ArnoldPresident – George WashingtonPlace to visit before you die – ItalyPlace to be alone – basementPlace to be with friends – BW3Holiday – ThanksgivingSlang term – TotesAmusement park ride – Drop ZoneDream car - Hummer

THE HARDEWIG FILETurpin High School senior SamanthaHardewig is the 2012 Forest Hills JournalSportswoman of the Year. These are afew of her favorite things:Movie – The AvengersProfessional athlete – Peyton Man-ningHero – Amanda BeardSong – Pumped Up KicksBook – The Hunger GamesSchool subject – ArtDessert – BrowniesHigh school memory – 200 medleyrelay team winning district titleTV show – Pretty Little LiarsPresident – Ronald Reagan (they sharea birthday)Place to visit before you die – AfricaPlace to be alone – on the beachPlace to be with friends – friend’shouseHoliday – ChristmasSlang term – TotesAmusement park ride – VortexDream car – Jeep with no doors

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Hardewig named Journal’sSportswoman of Year

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SCD camp optionsThrough the course of the summer,

Summit Country Day School will haveabout 50 day camps, academic classesand sports camps for all different ages– plus the Montessori program goesthrough the summer.

Visit www2.summitcds.org to seefull course descriptions.

Anderson campsRegistration for Anderson High

School Summer Athletic Camps stillunder way include:

» Boys’ soccer, July 16-19» Speed & conditioning, July 9-12» Volleyball, July 23-26» Wrestling, visit

www.redskinwrestling.org for details.For a registration form and more

details, visit Anderson High School’swebsite at www.foresthills.edu/anderson and click on “Links” foundin the navigation bar on the left sideof the page, under athletics select the“Athletic Summer Camp Schedule.”

Complete playerbasketball camps

Registration is going on for threeComplete Player Basketball campsconducted by Northern KentuckyUniversity NCAA Division II All-Amer-ican Craig Sanders.

The camp is for players enteringsecond through ninth grades. Thecamps will be at:

» St. Ursula Villa, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,June 25-28, for boys and girls. Cost is

$105.» Batavia High School, July 9-12.

Boys are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; girlsare 1:30-4 p.m. Cost is $105 for boysand $75 for girls.

» Mt. Washington Rec Center, 8:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m., July 23-26. Thiscamp is for boys and costs $105.

A $10 coupon is available atwww.cscompleteplayer.com.

Camp includes league and tourna-ment play, a summer workout packet,Complete Player T-shirt, one-on-one-half-on-two tournament, hot shot,jersey day, guest speakers, go for it,buzzer beater, drills, a free throwshootout, 10-point game, stations,college-simulated individual workoutsand awards.

Points of emphasis are footwork,change of speed, mental toughness,quick first step, shooting off thescreen, quick release, instilling hardwork, handling pressure, having fun,finishing, moving without the ball anddefensive work.

Call 910-1043, or [email protected].

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» June 25-29, Anderson and DeerPark.

» July 2-6, Xavier University

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If you’re a fan of local prepbaseball, the Cincinnati Steamshould provide plenty of enter-tainment this summer.

The Steam features severalplayers who played high schoolthroughout Greater Cincinnatiand is a part of the wooden-batGreat Lakes Summer CollegiateLeague. Other southwest Ohioteams include the Hamilton Joes,Dayton Docs and Xenia Scouts.Some locals playing for theSteam:

Kyle Raleigh, LHP, Ball State:The former Oak Hills standoutred-shirted and didn’t see actionfor Ball State this season. Heearned his first letter in 2011.

Mike Nastold, RHP, NKU: Af-ter being drafted in the 37thround by the Philadelphia Phil-lies, the Elder grad returned toNKU and had a stellar 2012 cam-paign. He went 3-1 with a 2.19ERA in eight starts, while strik-ing out 24 in 37 innings pitched.

Matt Williams, INF, UC: Wil-liams returns for his second stintwith the Steam after batting .244with eight doubles, one triple and18 RBIs a season ago. The formerCHCA standout hit .241and drovein 19 runs for the Bearcats thisspring.

Josh Ungerbuehler, C, Mari-etta College: Ungerbuehlerwent to work in 2012, batting .303with 12 RBI in 20 starts for Mari-etta. The Roger Bacon gradhelped lead Marietta to the 2011D-III national title.

Robby Sunderman, INF, Day-ton: After pitching Moeller to the2009 state title, Sunderman istrending upward at UD. As afreshman in 2011, he hit .300 whilestarting eight games. This pastspring, Sunderman batted .296and drove in 29 runs while post-ing a .383 on-base percentage. Healso scored 34 runs.

Daniel Rod, OF, Xavier: The

former Anderson Redskin batted.279 and smacked 11 doubleswhile driving in 19 runs for theMusketeers this spring.

Nick Priessman, OF, EasternIllionis: A former NorthwestPress Sportsman of the Year,Priessman had a stellar 2012 cam-paign for EIU. He batted .289 andhit five homers while knocking in20 runs. The former Colerainstandout scored 26 runs, with a.376 on-base percentage.

Tim O’Conner, OF, Indiana:The Elder alum went to Indianaon a football scholarship, but red-shirted the 2010 season. Andjoined the baseball team prior tothe start of the 2011-12 academicyear. He hit .250 in 23 starts thisspring.

Ryan Martin, LHP, MichiganState: The former Turpin prod-uct returns for his second stintwith the Steam. In 2011, he was aGLSCL All-Star as he compiled a1.88 ERA, while notching 21strikeouts in 24 innings.

Jake Madsen, 1B, Ohio: Mad-sen was named team captain ofthe Moeller squad in 2011—andwhen he got to college, he didn’twaste time leaving his mark. Hehit .400 during a three-game se-ries at Middle Tennessee State,and went 2-for-4 with an RBI in

the series finale.Brian Korte, LHP, Indiana:

The Elder grad posted a 7.66 ERAthis spring, but struck out 18 bat-ters in 24.2 innings pitched.

Ryan James, RHP, Transylva-nia University: The Elder gradheld opponents to a .247 averagewhile posting a 3.91 ERA. Hemade13 appearances and pitched23 innings.

Kyle Hart, LHP, Indiana: The6-foot-5 Sycamore alum went 5-5in 15 starts as a freshman andposted a 3.21 ERA.

David Etscheid, RHP, ThomasMore: In his second college sea-son, the former Ryle standoutwent 5-3 with a 4.30 ERA. He alsofanned 48 batters in 46 inningspitched.

Selby Chidemo, INF, Xavier:In his second season with theMusketeers, the former ElderPanther batted .277 with 24 RBI.

Drew Campbell, RHP, NKU: Inhis first season with the Norse,the 2011 La Salle grad startedeight games and went 4-2, whileposting a 6.32 ERA.

Bryan Beaver, INF, Miami: Aformer Lakota West standout,Beaver started 10 games for theRedhawks this spring.

For more information, visitCincinnatiSteam.com.

Full Steam ahead for local kidsBy Nick [email protected]

AndersonHigh SchoolgraduateDaniel Rodis playingfor theCincinnatiSteam thissummer. FILE

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Conference accoladesSix Thomas More College

baseball student-athletes havebeen named to the 2012 All-Presidents' Athletic Conferencebaseball team by the confer-ence's head coaches.

Named to the first team wassenior first baseman AndrewThole, a McNicholas HighSchool graduate; junior short-stop David Kennett; and juniordesignated hitter Ryan Darner,a Covington Catholic High

School; while sophomore sec-ond baseman Tyler Graber;sophomore third baseman Tra-vis Miller, a St. Henry HighSchool graduate and sophomoreoutfielder Cody Makin, an ElderHigh School graduate, werenamed honorable mention.

Thole batted .374 as he was55-of-147 with five home runs,13 doubles, one triple and 43runs batted-in for a sluggingpercentage of .578. He also had351 putouts with 16 assists andhelped turn 31 double plays.

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Summertime in Cincinnatibrings back many fun and famil-iar routines from enjoying UDFand Graeter’s ice cream to Sum-merFair and swimming at ConeyIsland to joining the SummerReading Program at your localbranch library.

Another eagerly anticipatedpastime for area residents is theAnderson Township LibraryAssociation’s annual used booksale. This year’s sale is at NagelMiddle School, 1500 Nagel Road,Friday, June 22, through Sunday,June 24.

The sale provides a rainbow ofreading opportunities, featuringeverything from newer fiction,nonfiction, and children’s books

to cookbooks,collectibles, andhistory books.Also includedare numerousbeautiful coffeetable books onTibet, China,Italy and manyother placesaround theworld, as wellas gently used

DVDs, CDs, and other audio/visual items.

Volunteers carefully sort andorganize these materials so theycan be easily browsed at the saleby their various categories,which are marked by large col-

ored balloons. The dedicatedvolunteers have been doing thisfor a number of years and can bequite helpful in directing you tothe right area for your particularinterests.

Anderson Township LibraryAssociation members work yearround to collect, sort, price, andstore used books and other mediafor their two annual used booksales. Most of these items aredonated from community mem-bers who no longer have a use forthem. All proceeds from the salesare used to enhance program-ming, collections, and servicesoffered at both the Anderson andMt. Washington branch libraries.

So far this year, the Anderson

library has hosted more than 318library programs with atten-dance of 9,660, and the Mt. Wash-ington branch has hosted morethan 200 events with 3,310 peoplein attendance.

Having puppet shows, animalprograms, concerts, crafts, com-puter instruction, and more pro-grams help make the library avital part of the community and aplace for lifelong learning. All ofthese programs are free andopen to the public and would notbe possible without the generousfinancial support of this all volun-teer group.

Over the last 32 years ATLAhas raised well over $1 million,and has been a tremendous asset

to the library as a communitypartner dedicated to enhancingthe library experience for ourcommunity members.

Sale hours for this event areFriday, June 22, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Saturday, June 23, 10 a.m. to 5p.m. and Sunday, June 24, noonuntil 3 p.m.

So get in the swing of summerin Cincinnati, and stop by theAnderson Township LibraryAssociation’s used book sale.Great books for a great cause: Itdoesn’t get any better than that!

Katie Greifencamp is the manager ofthe Public Library of Cincinnati andHamilton County’s Anderson Town-ship branch.

Used book sale to support libraries

KatieGreifencampCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

In her recent guest column,Cathy Burger asked “why arethe trustees spending our taxmoney to combat our efforts incourt to protect our homes andbusinesses from the unwanted[Martin Marietta] mine?”

The Board of TownshipTrustees did not file an appealin the Martin Marietta case. Allthree trustees, however, recog-nize the importance of advocat-ing for our local zoning processand the right of the Board ofZoning Appeals (BZA) to heartestimony and make findings offact under the township’s zoningresolution.

Voters charged the trusteeswith this responsibility on Nov.3, 1987, when they passed areferendum to adopt townshipzoning.

Is Ms. Burger suggestingthat the trustees should neglectthis responsibility and simplysurrender the township’s zoningauthority to neighboring com-munities or the courts?

I must remind her that vot-ers adopted township zoning toeliminate unrestrained devel-opment such as that whichoccurred along BeechmontAvenue after WWII and to in-

sure that theyhad a voice inhow their com-munity devel-oped.

It is An-derson resi-dents whoserve on theZoning Com-mission and theBZA. It istownship zon-ing which en-

ables residents and businessowners to take an active role inplanning for their community.

In the last year alone, morethan 200 individuals participat-ed in the review and update ofthe township’s comprehensiveplan and 41 currently serve onthe Ohio Riverfront Plan steer-ing team and more will attendhearings on that plan along theway.

In fact, it is the township’szoning authority which allowedMs. Burger and countless oth-ers to voice their opinions re-garding Martin Marietta during22 public meetings over thecourse of two years. Withoutautonomy on zoning matters,those opportunities would more

than likely be non-existent.It is also township zoning

which allows the BZA to estab-lish conditions, including thepayment of costs associatedwith monitoring the mine. Thefee established in the MartinMarietta case equates to lessthan 0.3 percent of the town-ship’s overall budget. It wouldcover a little more than oneadditional employee’s time(likely spread out over a num-ber of different jobs) to helpmonitor compliance and en-force the conditions, if neces-sary.

Despite what some maythink, I can assure you thatAnderson Township’s interestsare very different from those ofMartin Marietta. The unani-mous vote of the Board of Trust-ees to file a brief as an appellee,not an appellant, should makethat point crystal clear.

The trustees are fighting forthe rights of every resident andbusiness owner within the town-ship. Would you trust your voteto an elected official who didn’tfight for those rights?

Vicky L. Earhart is the adminis-trator of Anderson Township.

Anderson trustees are fightingfor residents’ zoning rights

VickyEarhartCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

Double-dipping anexample of what iswrong

I am sitting here amazed at theworkings of the Forest Hillsschool district. Last fall we werepresented with and approved anoperating levy for the school dis-trict. My taxes have gone up quitea bit and now I read that ForestHills Schools is considering re-hiring the principal of TurpinHigh School after she retires.This is a practice known as dou-ble dipping.

This practice will allow Ms.Johnson to collect not only a pay-check but her retirement whichis also partially funded by the tax-payer. This is an example of whatis wrong with our public educa-tion system and government ingeneral.

Ms Johnson if you want to re-tire, retire. If you want to con-tinue to work, then work. Butdon't do both and screw the tax-payer.

Bob KrogerAnderson Township

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Last week’s questionHow should the United States

respond to the atrocities in Syria?

“Tough question. Under thepresent administration, Americaignored the atrocities in Iran andthat nation's dictator continuesmaking nuclear threats againstAmerican and Israel.

“Then America ignored thesituation in Egypt that toppledHosni Mubarak.

“However when it came to Lib-ya, America claimed a NATOmandated no-fly zone forced us tohelp topple Libya's MuammarGaddafi. That also cost Americantaxpayers billions of dollars.

“Meanwhile America ignoredthe situation in Yemen that led tothe overthrow of that nation's dic-tator and until now, has ignoredthe situation in Syria. After allthat, America still has no clearpolicy for dealing with the 'ArabSpring.’

“Before taking any half-heart-ed action in Syria, President Oba-ma needs to first produce a com-prehensive policy for the MiddleEast in cooperation with our al-lies, if possible, and then take the

appropriate action consistentwith that policy, whatever actionthat may be.

“But don't bet on any of thishappening before the election.”

R.V.

“To begin with, instead of theendless political attacks on theGOP by our president, Obamashould begin to focus on what ishappening in Syria, and hisspeeches should continue to con-demn what is happening underthe Assad regime.

“We should also put more pres-sure on the UN to be more aggres-sive in its stance toward Syria. We

should encourage Kofi Annan, inhis role as the UN-Arab Leagueenvoy to Syria to convene an in-ternational meeting with the Rus-sians, the Chinese, and even Iran,and address what is going on inSyria with honesty and courage.

“Unfortunately, as our experi-ences in Iraq and Afghanistan(and Vietnam) have shown, itwould not be wise for us to launcha direct attack on the Assad regi-me,norwouldwehavetheauthor-ity to do that. So we are relativelypowerless, except in our effort tohave our leaders continue tospeakout,andwherepossible,cutoff any monetary aid that is beinggiven to either Syria or its allies.”

Bill B.

“Why should we respond atall? We cannot afford to try toright all the wrongs in the world,and when we try people hate usfor it.

“If the issue was in Canada orMexico I could make a case for it.If Turkey, Iraq, Israel, and Jor-dan, countries that border them,don't see a need to respond whyshould we?

“We have enough to worry

about at home.”F.S.D.

“We have seen and experi-enced in the Bush administrationhow a U.S. unilateral interventionjust leads to draining our mili-tary, physically and mentally. Italso runs up enormous debt andseems to be forgotten in the longterm by citizens at home.

“With the administration cur-rently winding down Afghanistanand much of the Iraq war behindus, the U.S. just doesn't have theresources to get involved in Syr-ia.”

“The Syrian situation is onethat should be shocking to all ofthe civilized countries of thisworld. Therefore it needs to be aresponse that is sanctioned anddevised through the United Na-tions or through NATO.

“We have enough troubles athome right now and our militarydeserves a much-needed break.We cannot continue to try and bethe saviors of police of the world.The efforts must be united withthe willingness, money, and com-mitment of people from othercountries.”

I.P.

“Yes,diplomatically.Notomil-itary action.

“Why? Because we have over-burdened our military in Iraq andAfghanistan. We are not willing toshare the military burden in ourcountry. I shudder when I see ourtroops returning for a third andfourth tour in those military ac-tions. What a price we pay in shat-tered families and post traumaticstress cases. We should beashamed as a country that es-pouses equality.

“Other reasons? How aboutour national debt and a failure todefine the national interest in thissituation? How about the failureof Europe (except the UK) to ade-quately fund their defense forcesand share more responsibility fordefending our Western freedoms.

“Syria is an Islamic countryand Islamics, by in large, don'tlike us. Witness what is happen-ing in Egypt today. Their feelingstoward us seem to be bestsummed up by Achmed the deadterrorist: 'I keel you.’”

T.J.

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This year’s Summer Shazaam series atBeech Acres Park kicked off with a

Cincinnati Circus Co. magic show on June6. Hundreds of children, parents andgrandparents watched magician ChrisYantek perform his many tricks for theaudience. The annual summer series typi-cally precedes the popular Grilled CheeseWednesdays. Visit www.andersonpark-s.com for a full schedule.

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Magician Chris Yantek shows his empty coloring book to the crowd and asks them to add some color withthe invisible crayons.

Tony Infante, 7, helps magician Chris Yantekwith a trick during the first Summer Shazaamseries June 6 at Beech Acres Park.

Bode Stone, 5, left, Luke Arlinghaus, 5, Nolan Stone, 3, and Oliver Tieman, 3 watchthe Cincinnati Circus Magic Show at Beech Acres Park.

Zain Marshall, 3, gets temporarily distracted from the magic and points out aplane flying across the sky.

A group of girls eagerly raise their hands to participate in atrick during the first Summer Shazaam at Beech Acres ParkJune 6.

Magician Chris Yantek gets some help with ascarf and flag trick from three volunteers.

Sherryl Miller watches the magic show atBeech Acres Park with her granddaughter,Eva, 2.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 21Art & Craft ClassesSchool of Glass Story Time:The Very Hungry Caterpillar,1:30-2:15 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, 4426 Brazee St., Read“The Very Hungry Caterpillar”by Eric Carle and create ourfavorite foods using safe fused-glass pieces. Ages 3-6. $18.Registration required. 321-0206.Oakley.

Art ExhibitsWe Love Cincinnati, Paintingthe Queen City, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,5729 Dragon Way, Uniqueworks of favorite scenes, land-marks and haunts that makeCincinnati unique. Work by JeffMorrow, Margot Gotoff, JacobPfeiffer, Kate Lackman, RayHassard and Cindy Nixon andothers. Free. 791-7717; www.ei-selefineart.com. Fairfax.

Ohio River Valley, Past andPresent, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, 2005 1/2 Madi-son Road, Dedicated to artistswho celebrate beauty of theQueen City and its surroundingareas. Free. Through July 14.321-5200; www.phylliswes-tongallery.com. O’Bryonville.

Chuck Marshall, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,Mary Ran Gallery, 3668 ErieAve., Exhibition and sale ofartist’s paintings. Through June23. 871-5604; www.maryrangal-lery.com. Hyde Park.

BenefitsProKids Young ProfessionalsBack to School BirthdayBash, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Art ofEntertaining, 2019 MadisonRoad, Includes casual five-coursedinner, three drink tickets andentry into raffle. Ages 21 andup. Benefits ProKids Foster Kids.$35. Registration required.Presented by ProKids. 487-4953;www.prokids.org/pkyp.O’Bryonville.

CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 7:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping atTurpin Farm, 3295 Turpin Lane,Hamilton County residents maydrop off yard trimmings. Free toall Hamilton County Residents.Bring proof of residency. Land-scapers and commercial estab-lishments not eligible to partici-pate. Free. Presented by Hamil-ton County Recycling and SolidWaste District. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Newtown.

Clubs & OrganizationsOutPost, 9:30-11:30 a.m., MiamiValley Christian Academy, 6830School St., Non-denominationalwomen’s group. Includes mes-sages and music. Complimentarycoffee and refreshments areprovided. All ages. Free. Present-ed by OutPost. 528-1952. New-town.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.

Garden ClubsCincinnati African VioletSociety Meeting, 7-9 p.m.,New England Club, 8135 Beech-mont Ave., Free. Presented byCincinnati African Violet Society.859-240-9057. Anderson Town-ship.

Music - BluesTommy Castro and the Pain-killers, 8 p.m., Redmoor, 3187Linwood Ave., $25, $20 advance.Presented by JBM PromotionsInc. 871-6789; www.jbmpromo-tions.com. Mount Lookout.

Music - ConcertsCincinnati Civic Orchestra, 7-9p.m., Parkside Christian Church,6986 Salem Road, Sanctuary.Bring seating. Free. Presented byCincinnati Civic Orchestra.861-9978; www.wguc.org/cco.Anderson Township.

NatureKids’ Outdoor AdventureExpo at Paddlefest, 9:30a.m.-4:30 p.m., Coney Island,6201 Kellogg Ave., Hands-onactivities, exhibits and presenta-tions to engage children’sinterest in the natural worldaround them. Children able tofish, paddle a raft, take a naturewalk, pet animals, climb aclimbing wall and learn aboutwater safety, nutrition, renew-able energy and wildlife of theOhio River Basin. Benefits OhioRiver Way. Free. Presented by

Ohio River Way. 304-3288;www.ohioriverway.org/kids-outdoor-adventure-expo. An-derson Township.

ShoppingLadies Night Quarter Rafflefor Autism, 6 p.m., StonekryResale Books, 8253 BeechmontAve., CJ Survival Band. $1. 474-0123; www.stonekry.org. An-derson Township.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to KilnformedGlass, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, 4426 Brazee St.,Introduction to wide range ofkilnforming techniques. $150.Registration required. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.

Art ExhibitsWe Love Cincinnati, Paintingthe Queen City, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717; www.eiselefi-neart.com. Fairfax.

Ohio River Valley, Past andPresent, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;www.phylliswestongallery.com.O’Bryonville.

Chuck Marshall, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,Mary Ran Gallery, 871-5604;www.maryrangallery.com. HydePark.

Business SeminarsJob Search Learning Labs,1-2:45 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,Technically-oriented learningopportunities for those in jobtransition. Free. Presented byJob Search Learning Labs.Through Dec. 14. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.

CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 7:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping atTurpin Farm, Free. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Newtown.

Dining EventsWine and Hors D’oeuvresTasting Event, 3-7 p.m., TheFresh Market-Oakley, 3088Madison Road, Sampling gour-met appetizers and dessertsalong with signature wines.Ages 21 and up. $4. 533-2600.Oakley.

FestivalsOhio River Music and OutdoorFestival, 5 p.m.-midnight,Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Ave.,Music by Jake Speed and theFreddies, Tex Schramm and theRadio King Cowboys, ReverendPeyton’s Big Damn Band, theLewis Brothers and MagnoliaMountain. Music, food, beer,refreshments, outfitters andgear vendors, films, silent auc-tion, paddling clinic, gear swapand more. Camping at Wood-land Mound’s Steamboat Bend.Free. Presented by Ohio RiverWay. 588-6936; www.OhioRiver-Way.org. Anderson Township.

Music - BluegrassPhish Afterparty withRumpke Mountain Boys, 8p.m., Inner Circle, 4343 KelloggAve., $5. 321-0220; [email protected]. East End.

Music - ConcertsPhish, 7:30 p.m., RiverbendMusic Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave.,Doors open 5:30 p.m. $60 re-served pavilion, $45 lawn; plusfees. 800-745-3000; www.ticket-master.com. Anderson Town-ship.

SeminarsBlast through the Barriers toSuccess, 1-4 p.m., MadisonHouse, 2324 Madison Ave.,Using neuro-linguistic program-ming, learn to break throughroad blocks and emerge withsuccess. Ages 18 and up. $75.Presented by Future Life Now.541-5720; www.futurelifenow-.com. Hyde Park.

Summer Camp -Miscellaneous

Summer Enrichment Fun, 9:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Gaines UnitedMethodist Church, 5707 Madi-son Road, Weekly through Aug.3. Reading enrichment programfor children entering grades 1-6.Includes crafts, games, serviceprojects and stories of hope.Free breakfast and lunch. Free.Presented by Ohio River ValleyDistrict of the United MethodistChurch. 271-9096; orvumc.org.Madisonville.

Summer Camp - Nature

Camp Coney – Gone Fishin’Camp, 9:30 a.m.-noon, ConeyIsland, 6201 Kellogg Ave., Learnto fish on Lake Como with helpof Coney staff. Learn basictechniques for catch and re-lease, safety tips and somesecrets to help catch the bigone. Fishing pole and baitprovided. Family friendly. $38/$28 for passholders. Registrationrequired. Presented by CampConey (Coney Island). 232-8230.Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23Art & Craft ClassesJune Family Open House: BudVases, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, 4426 Brazee St.,Create hanging fused-glass budvases of your own design. Ages5 and up. $15. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.

School of Glass Kids Gallery:Birds, 1:30-3 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, 4426 Brazee St., Createtwo hanging glass birds usingvariety of glass materials: one totake home and one for galleryhabitat. Ages 5-18. $20. Regis-tration required. 321-0206.Oakley.

Art ExhibitsWe Love Cincinnati, Paintingthe Queen City, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Free.791-7717; www.eiselefineart-.com. Fairfax.

Ohio River Valley, Past andPresent, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;www.phylliswestongallery.com.O’Bryonville.

Chuck Marshall, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.,Mary Ran Gallery, 871-5604;www.maryrangallery.com. HydePark.

CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping atTurpin Farm, Free. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Newtown.

Dining EventsWine and Hors D’oeuvresTasting Event, 3-7 p.m., TheFresh Market-Oakley, $4. 533-2600. Oakley.

Grilling Party, 1-4 p.m., TheSpice & Tea Exchange, 2637Edmondson Road, Chef RobertHopkins showcases hand-mixedrubs and blends perfect forgrilled fruits, vegetables andassortment of meats, chicken,pork and seafood. Free. 531-7000; www.spiceandtea.com.Norwood.

EducationLay Pastoral Ministry Pro-gram, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Athenae-um of Ohio, 6616 BeechmontAve., Mobilizing Parish Volun-teers - a Workshop. $75. Learnabout lay ministry formation inCatholic tradition. Classes,spiritual formation, cost, appli-cation process. 231-1200;www.athenaeum.edu. MountWashington.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.

Farmers MarketAnderson Outdoor Farmers

Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., An-derson Center Station, 7832 FiveMile Road, Fresh fruits andvegetables, plants, homemadeproducts, bakery goods, locallyroasted fair trade coffee andmore. Rain or shine. Specialfeatures include entertainment,giveaways and more. Presentedby Anderson Center. 688-8400;www.andersonfarmersmarke-t.org. Anderson Township.

Music - LatinClub Tequilas: Sabado NocheMovimiento, 9:30 p.m.-2:30a.m., Inner Circle, 4343 KelloggAve., Mix of Latin music by DJTavo. Ladies free before 11 p.m.Ages 18 and up. $10. 321-0220;www.innercirclecincy.com. EastEnd.

PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 5619 OrlandoPlace, Volunteers answer ques-tions about the cats. Presentedby Ohio Alleycat Resource &Spay/Neuter Clinic. 871-7297;www.ohioalleycat.org. Madi-sonville.

Cat Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pet-Smart Oakley, 3401 Alamo Ave.,Volunteers answer questionsabout the cats. Presented byOhio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic. 731-9400; www.o-hioalleycat.org. Oakley.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,9:30-10:45 a.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, 1345 Grace Ave., Bookdiscussion group. Room 206.Family friendly. Donationsaccepted. Presented by Code-pendents Anonymous Inc.583-1248. Hyde Park.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping atTurpin Farm, Free. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Newtown.

Drink TastingsTea Tasting, 1-4 p.m., The Spice& Tea Exchange, 2637 Edmond-son Road, Sample from morethan 30 loose teas. Free. 531-7000; www.spiceandtea.com.Norwood.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, 8510 Beechmont Ave.,Led by George Sizemore, fourth-degree black belt and co-ownerof ATA Black Belt Academy.Family friendly. $5. 652-0286;www.atacincinnati.com. An-derson Township.

ExhibitsMiller-Leuser Log HouseViews, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,History Room, Lower Atrium.

Explores township historythrough photos, hands-onexhibits and artifacts. Presentedby Anderson Township HistoricalSociety. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

Farmers MarketHyde Park Farmers Market,9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Hyde ParkSquare, 2643 Erie Ave., Localproduce and farm goods, gour-met foods and more. Presentedby Hyde Park Farmers’ Market.561-1205; www.hydepark-farmersmarket.com. Hyde Park.

Music - ConcertsUnder the Streetlamp, 8 p.m.,PNC Pavilion at Riverbend, 6295Kellogg Ave., Ohio Valley Winetasting included with everyticket. Gates open 6:30 p.m.$39.50, $35, $27.50; plus fees.800-745-3000; www.under-thestreetlamp.com. AndersonTownship.

Yeasayer, 8 p.m., 20th CenturyTheatre, 3021 Madison Road,Experimental rock, psychedelicand pop band based in Brook-lyn. $27.47. 800-745-3000;www.ticketmaster.com. Oakley.

Music - Hip-HopShowoff Sundays, 10 p.m.,Inner Circle, 4343 Kellogg Ave.,$5-$10; free for ladies until 11p.m. 321-0220; [email protected]. East End.

PetsCat Adoptions, Noon-2 p.m.,Ohio Alleycat Resource, 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.

Cat Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pet-Smart Oakley, 731-9400; www.o-hioalleycat.org. Oakley.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., United Church of Christin Oakley, 4100 Taylor Ave.,Twelve-step group. Familyfriendly. Donations accepted.Presented by CodependentsAnonymous Inc. 231-0733.Oakley.

MONDAY, JUNE 25Art & Craft ClassesSchool of Glass Kids: Intro toGlass Bead Making, 10 a.m.-2p.m., Brazee Street Studios, 4426Brazee St., Also June 26. Learnto create round beads, squarebeads and dot beads. No experi-ence necessary. Healthy snacksprovided. Ages 11-18. $90.321-0206. Oakley.

Art ExhibitsWe Love Cincinnati, Paintingthe Queen City, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717; www.eiselefi-neart.com. Fairfax.

CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 7:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping at

Turpin Farm, Free. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Newtown.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessSummer Blood Drive Tour,Noon-3 p.m., Hoxworth An-derson, 7715 Five Mile Road,Hoxworth Bloodmobile acceptsblood donations. Donors receivefree Gold Star cheese coney andSummer Blood Drive T-shirt.Double red donors receivecoupon for free double deckersandwich. Free. Presented byHoxworth Blood Center. 231-1233. Anderson Township.

Summer Camp - ArtsChildren’s Dance Workshop,9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., SpencerTownship Hall, 3833 EasternAve., Theme: Stars on Broadway.Daily through June 29. Ages 4-8.Dance, music and art creativelybuilt around a weekly themewith Friday performances.Family friendly. $185. Regis-tration required. Presented byBallet Theatre Midwest. 520-2334. Columbia Tusculum.

Funke Kids Summer ArtCamps, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and1:30-4 p.m., Funke Fired Arts,3130 Wasson Road, Drawinglessons, sculpture, all about clay,pottery wheel, cartooning andcomic book, zoo animals, fanta-sy camp and more. Multiplecamp packages available. Campsare Monday-Friday. Before care8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. and after care4-5:30 p.m. available. Ages 4-16.$315 whole day, $165 half-day.406-4009; www.theartworksho-pinc.net. Oakley.

School of Glass SummerCamp: Space Is the Place, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, 4426 Brazee St., Dailythrough June 29. Create yourown planet. Using various formsof glass and techniques; planets,inhabitants and more, will beginto emerge in this new place.Ages 6-9. $295. Registrationrequired. 321-0206; www.bra-zeestreetstudios.com/home/classes/parms/1/class/sog_sum-mer_camp_space_is_the_pla-ce.html. Oakley.

Camp Coney – Stage Camp Jr.,9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., ConeyIsland, 6201 Kellogg Ave., Dailythrough June 29. Campers leadin producing a full-lengthmusical. Performance on Friday.Family friendly. $140/$125 forpassholders. Registration re-quired. Presented by CampConey (Coney Island). 232-8230.Anderson Township.

Summer Camp -Religious/VBS

Gold Rush Vacation BibleSchool, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.,Calvary Alliance Church, 986Nordyke Road, Through June29. Theme: The Old West. Minefor treasures of God’s Word.Daily crafts, games and snacktime. Pre-kindergarten to sixthgrade. Free. 474-4954; www.cal-varyalliancechurch.org. An-derson Township.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Anderson Township Library Association’s 32nd Annual Used Book Sale is 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, June 22; 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Saturday, June 23; and noon to 3 p.m., Sunday, June 24, at Nagel Middle School, 1500 Nagel Road.

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I decided to make myown dry laundry detergenttoo, just because I like thearoma and the fact that ittakes so little to clean afull load of wash. Grand-son Jack was my soap“sous chef” and helped stirup a batch. You can findthe ingredients at yourlocal grocery. And do letthe kids help. They’ll havefun and learn a a lesson ineconomics to boot.

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For the bar soap, tradi-tionally this is made withFels Naptha for regularclothes or Ivory for del-icates. Use your favoritebar soap as long as it hassome cleaning power. TheFels Naptha has a dis-tinctive aroma that smellsclean. The Ivory has aslight sweet aroma. Hard-ly any suds form, but that’sOK since clothes come outclean. Sometimes I’ll add½ cup clear vinegar in-stead of fabric softener, aswell.

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1 bar finely grated soap (Iused my hand grater atfirst and then the foodprocessor)

1¼ cups borax1¼ cups Arm & Hammer

super washing soda (notbaking soda)

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Bonnie, a NorthernKentucky reader, is one ofthose persons who, in herown quiet way, makes a bigbang of a difference inpeople who are blessed

enough to know her. Bon-nie is not only an expertseamstress, she is oneheck of a good cook andexcellent baker. I can saythis with conviction since Iwas the recent happyrecipient of a warm loaf ofBonnie’s freshly bakedbread, personally deliv-ered to me while I was atNatorp’s Florence storehelping folks with theirherb questions. Here is herrecipe for a healthierwheat bread, full of flavorand a toothsome texture.

Makes 2 large loaves or3 medium loaves

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2 envelopes rapid rise yeast(Bonnie usesFleischmann’s)

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In a large bowl, com-bine the 1 cup whole wheatflour, 2½ cups bread flour,yeast and salt. Stir gentlywith a spoon to blend. Pourmilk, water, molasses andbutter in a saucepan andheat to 120 to 130 degrees.Using an electric mixer onlow speed, gradually addthis liquid to the flourmixture. Beat 2 moreminutes on low. Add anadditional 1 cup breadflour and beat an addition-al 2 minutes at mediumspeed. With spoon, stir inenough additional breadflour, scraping bowl occa-sionally, to make a softdough. Turn out ontofloured surface. Knead 8to 9 minutes, adding addi-tional bread flour untilbread dough is smooth andelastic. Shape into largeball and cover with largebuttered bowl; let rest for10 minutes. Remove bowland cut dough into 2 or 3pieces, depending on howmany loaves you want.With your hands, some-what flatten each piece ofdough and roll it up long-wise, to form a tight log.Place seam side down andside ends tucked under,into buttered bread pans.Lightly press dough slight-ly into corners of pan.Cover and let rise in warm,draft-free place until dou-ble in size, about 1 hour.

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grees until done:About 35 to 45 minutes,

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baking, turn out each loaffrom bread pan onto a wirerack and allow to cool.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

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Trent Estes, 19, 9860 Delray,disorderly conduct while intoxi-cated, obstructing officialbusiness, underage consump-tion, May 20.

Alex Bullis, 18, 1268 TallberryDrive, criminal damage, May 21.

Doug Schonover, 18, 2198 FlaxenCourt, criminal damage, May21.

Jeremy W. Turner, 29, 2730 Ohio222 No. 54, drug possession,paraphernalia, May 27.

Thomas C. Johnson, 42, 1149Witt Road, domestic violence,May 27.

Randy L. Sturgill, 28, 105 Broad-way, drug possession, parapher-nalia, May 30.

Juvenile, 17, disorderly conductwhile intoxicated, underageconsumption, May 31.

Lawrence Mullins, 41, 106 New-lun Court, driving under sus-pension, June 1.

Bruce W. Long, 34, 8497 BataviaPike, open container, drugpossession, June 1.

Thomas M. Cook, 36, 505 HighField, theft, June 1.

Juvenile, 17, resisting arrest,underage consumption, May31.

Incidents/investigations

AssaultMale was assaulted at 1149 WittRoad No. 401, May 19.

Male was assaulted at O'Neal'sat 8251 Beechmont, June 2.

Breaking and enteringDirt bike and saw taken at 8121Broadwell, May 29.

Criminal damageRailroad car spray painted at8200 Broadwell, April 26.

Eggs thrown at vehicle at areaof Woodridge at Tallberry, May

12.Door and lamp damaged at 6140Berkinshaw, May 31.

Criminal mischiefEggs thrown at residence at 1613Clemson, May 28.

Criminal trespassTrespassing on property at 7611State Road, May 19.

Domestic violenceAt Witt Road, May 27.FraudMale stated ID used with noauthorization at 7169 Woo-dridge, June 1.

Misuse of credit cardMale stated card used with noauthorization at 6435 Clough,May 15.

TheftClothing taken from Macy's;$634 at Beechmont Avenue,

May 23.Merchandise taken from Bigg's;$82 at Beechmont Avenue, May19.

Clothing taken from GabrielBrothers; $74 at BeechmontAvenue, June 1.

Hats and papers taken fromvehicle at 8101 Beechmont,June 1.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citationsJustin M. Sharkey, born 1993,after hours in park, 700 Tuscu-lum Ave., May 25.

Ashley S. Wald, born 1991, afterhours in park, 700 TusculumAve., May 27.

Cody Griffin, born 1992, afterhours in park, 700 Tusculum

Ave., May 27.Jacob Bessey, born 1994, afterhours in park, 700 TusculumAve., May 27.

Rodney K. Howell, born 1946,aggravated menacing, 18 WaitsAve., May 31.

Incidents/investigationsAssault6763 St. Jonathan Court, May27.

Burglary3710 Morris Place, May 30.3712 Sachem Ave., May 30.406 Tusculum Ave., May 30.Robbery2040 Sutton Ave., May 25.Theft4000 Eastern Ave., May 28.2120 Beechmont Ave., May 29.4 Sutton Place, May 29.

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To contact your local police department:» Anderson Township, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Lt.Mike Hartzler, District 5 commander, 825-2280» Cincinnati District 2, California and Mount Washington,Capt. Paul Broxterman, District 2 commander, police officerGermaine Love, neighborhood officer, 979-4400» Newtown, Tom Synan, chief, 561-7697 or 825-2280


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This feature pumps15,000 gallons per hour tofuel the multiple water-falls. New trend LED lightshave been used which pro-vide wonderful nighttimeenjoyment.

This is all nestled in awooded area giving it avery natural appearance.

This project has createda very beautiful entertain-ing area for family andguests.

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This summer marks the11th anniversary of MeyerAquascapes’ PondaramaWater Garden Tour.

The tour is 9 a.m. to 5p.m., June 23-24.

Admission is free.

Greg and Cindy HartThis backyard on Twin

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All are invited to viewthe water gardens at thehomes of Dale and Amy Er-

There are 10 waterfallswithin this feature, using50 tons of Weathered Lime-stone rock. The stream is60 feet long and has a 30foot natural stone stepsthat lead to a secluded patiowith a seat wall and a largefire pit.

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Tuesday, May 293:15 a.m., Yellowglen Drive,

sick person5:13 a.m., Beechmont Avenue,

sick person11:07 a.m., Beechmont Ave-

nue, sick person12:07 p.m., Robinway Drive,

chest pain12:09 p.m., Beechmont Ave-

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Elstun, auto accident / personinjured

2:28 p.m., Asbury Road,person injured in a fall

3:13 p.m., Voll Road, personinjured

3:14 p.m., Beechmont Avenue,sick person

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5:54 p.m., Five Mile Road,trouble breathing

5:55 p.m., State Road, servicecall, other

6:01 p.m., Autumnleaf Lane,non-breather / cardiac arrest

8:20 p.m., Heatherwood Lane,stroke

8:21 p.m., Kellogg Avenue,person unconscious / unrespon-sive

Wednesday, May 304:45 a.m., Four Mile Road,

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possible heart attack2:01 p.m., Pebble Court,

trouble breathing2:56 p.m., Batavia Road, assist

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9:38 p.m., Brixton Lane,trouble breathing

11:32 p.m., Eight Mile Road,alarm system sounded due tomalfunction

Thursday, May 3112:25 a.m., James Hill Drive,

person assaulted7:53 a.m., Berkshire Club

Drive, sick person8:53 a.m., Wilshire Avenue,

person injured in a fall9:31 a.m., Sutton Road, non-

breather / cardiac arrest9:48 a.m., Patricia & Yarger,

person injured in a fall4:47 p.m., Beechmont Avenue,

person injured in a fall7:18 p.m., State Road, chest

pain7:34 p.m., Beechmont Avenue,

person injured in a fall7:49 p.m., Salem Road, ab-

dominal pain8:49 p.m., Causeway Lane,

lightning strike (no fire)

Friday, June 112:21 a.m., McCabe Lane,

medical emergency5:15 a.m., Pebble Court, sick

person8:51 a.m., Williams Creek

Drive, person injured in a fall11:38 a.m., Woodpine Lane,

sick person1:11 p.m., Sacred Heart Lane,

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School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30pmReading Room 3035 Erie Ave

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

ST. GERTRUDE PARISHChurch (513) 561-5954• (513) 561-8020 SchoolMiami Ave & Shawnee Run Rd.

www.stgertrude.orgMass Schedule

Daily: 7:00, 8:00 & 11:30AMSaturday: 4:30PM

Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00AM12:30 & 6:00PM

ROMAN CATHOLIC

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm

Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study: 7:00pmwww.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org

BAPTIST

MT WASHINGTONBAPTIST CHURCH

2021 Sutton Ave231-4445

Sunday ServicesSunday School -All Ages ........9:00amWorship Gathering ...........10:00amWednesday Night....6:15pm dinner &

7:00pm...Children/Youth/AdultClasses

Nursery ProvidedHandicapped Accessible

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AMERICAN BAPTIST

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

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Move Up!"Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11am

Nursery Care ProvidedDr. Cathy Johns, Senior PastorRev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor

7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

Beechmont Ave.

Contemporary Worship

4 SUNDAY SERVICES2 Traditional Worship Services

8:15 & 11:002 Contemporary Worship Services9:30 & 11:00 am in our Contemporary Worship Center

Saturday Service 5:30 pmSunday School and Childcare available at 9:30 & 11:00 Services

Plenty of Parking behind Church

UNITED METHODIST

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INDIAN HILLEpiscopal Presbyterian Church

6000 Drake Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243Phone 513-561-6805 Fax 513-561-0894

Sunday Worship8am & 10:30am

www.IndianHillChurch.org

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr

www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631

Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AMPastor Randy Wade

Murphy

EVANGELICAL COVENANT

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH& ST. THOMAS NURSERY SCHOOL100 Miami Ave, Terrace Park,OH 831-2052

www.stthomasepiscopal.orgSunday 8am Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:15am Christian Formation &Discovery Hour for all ages*

10:30am Choral Eucharist, Rite II**Child care for children up to 4 in a staffed nursery from 9-noon*Child care for children up to 4 in a staffed nursery from 9-noon

EPISCOPAL

MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

8000 Miami Ave. 513-791-4470www.madeirachurch.org

Sunday Worship9:30 am - Contemporary Service

11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

Sunday 9:30 &11:00 a.m.Loveland High School, off of Rich Rd.

683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

Phone: 513-791-8348 • Fax: 513-791-5648

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Sundays9:15am &10:45am

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UNITED METHODIST

John B. CaitoJohn B. Caito, 99, of Mount

Washington died June 6.Survived by son, Philip (Kath-

erine) Caito; grandchildren Lisa(Duncan) Ingraham and CynthiaBuchanan; and great-grand-children Nathan, Nicholas,Duncan Ingraham, Robert andJacob Buchanan.

Preceded in death by wife,Ethel Caito; father, ThomasCaito; and mother, Anna Volper.

Services were June 12 atGuardian Angels Church, MountWashington.

Christine Devine

Christine Devine, 96, of MountWashington died June 11.

Survived by children Dennis(Judy), Terry (Joann), Kevin andBarry (Joanne) Devine; siblingsBarbara (Dale) Davis, Roger(Jeannine) and Dick Pfeffer; 13grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Mark Devine; father, LouisPfeffer; and mother, HelenCollins.

Services were June 14 at St.Rose Church, Cincinnati.

June G. FrameJune G. Frame, 93, of An-

derson Township died June 9.Survived by husband, Robert

C. Frame; sons Jay (Carol) andThomas (Ann Marie) Frame; andgrandchild, Shawn Packer.

Preceded in death by father,Ezra Z. Gieringer; and mother,Mayme Markland.

There were no services.

Helen I. RayburnHelen I. Rayburn, 90, of An-

derson Township died June 3.Survived by children Bobbie

(Dwane) Parker, Jerry (Janet)and Frank (late Joyce) Rayburn;sister, Geraldine (Ed) Bryan; ninegrandchildren; and nine great-

grandchildren.Preceded in death by hus-

band, Baxter H. Rayburn; father,Elijah A. Arnold; and mother,Ginny Mae Coward.

Services were June 9 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Barbara I. RyderBarbara I. Ryder, 84, of An-

derson Township died May 28.Survived by husband of 64

years, Harold Ryder; childrenSusan Flynn, Nicholas (Diane)Ryder, Mary (Ronald) Strack andJane (Jeffrey) Hodges; sister,Pamela Pinner; grandchildren

Christopher, Michelle, Justin,Teresa, Ronnie, David andJessica; and seven great-grand-children

Preceded in death by father,

Harry Fowler; and mother, EthelWoodruff.

Services were May 31 atGuardian Angels Church, MountWashington.

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ANDERSON TOWNSHIPWashington Blvd.: Lot KingLimited Partnership to SwansonBrian D.; $1,600.

1134 Shangrila Drive: DehanBrian & Amy to Cooke Laurie R.;$162,919.

1685 Emerald Glade Lane:Williams Robin L. to BurnettTimothy L.; $127,000.

3090 Williams Creek Drive:Ashman Joel R. & Marci toEverett Scott R.; $392,500.

5522 Whisper Lane: Jarvis DianeM. to Casella Sarah Anne;$251,000.

627 Innisfree Lane: KoepkeDavid P. Tr to Thomen John W.;

$625,000.7129 Ravens Run Road: Jurgen-sen James P. II & Sarah L. toHaddad George A.; $653,000.

8068 Clough Pike: Wilson Lee F.to Reed Gabriel T.; $114,000.

8237 Forest Road: Sinclair John &Carol to J. And H. Clasgens Co.;$185,000.

8533 Ivy Trails Drive: Nolte SallyA. to Schrager Jason; $725,000.

CALIFORNIA5851 Linneman St.: McmullenDwight E. to Master HazenBrien; $30,000.

900 Apple Hill Road: DickinsonJay & Nancy to Dechering

Barbara A.; $480,000.

MOUNT WASHINGTON5259 Adena Trail: WilloughbyRobert A. & Judith A. to GroppeMark & Rebecca; $248,000.

2121 Oxford Ave.: SchrageVeronica E. & Dorothy A. Polk-ing to Polking Dorothy A.;$46,000.

6636 Corbly Road: Tanner Cus-tom Homes Inc. to DuboisJessica H.; $43,000.

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ANDERSON TOWNSHIP— Ellen Platt has a chance

to leave a lasting impres-sion on her former school.

A graduate of Ander-son High School, Platt, 21,is painting a mural in Ayer

Elementary School’s li-brary.

“I thought this soundedlike a great opportunity,”said Platt, who recentlygraduated with a minor inart from Ohio WesleyanUniversity.

Platt, who attendedAyer in the late 1990s, wasrecommended for the taskby Dee Dee Hamlin, ateacher at Ayer.

Platt decided to paint awoodland scene whichfeatured elements ofplaces she had visitedwhile also incorporatingschool-related imagessuch as a falcon and an ap-ple tree.

The skyline is fromMexico while the villageand mountain range arefrom Guatemala, she said.

Having painted severalmurals downtown throughher involvement with Art-Works Cincinnati severalyears ago, Platt, a residentof Anderson Township,said she welcomed the op-portunity to once againpick up a paint palette.

“I really missed it,” shesaid about her muralpainting experiences.“Ayer was such a nice ex-perience for me.

“It’s nice to know I cangive back.”

Platt will lead a naturecamp program with Cin-cinnati Parks this summerand in the fall will travel toSouth Korea to teach Eng-lish.

Ellen Platt, who attended Ayer Elementary School in the late 1990s, paints a mural in theschool's library. The mural, which will feature a woodland scene, includes elements fromcountries Platt has visited. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

A former Ayer studentleaves lasting impressionBy Forrest [email protected]

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