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Contact usFOODHere’s a friendship breadrecipe, so-called becausethe starter is meant tobe shared.Full story, B3

GRAND PLANSMore details are surfacingabout plans to redevelop theRiver Downs racetrack inAnderson Township.Full story, A2

ANDERSON TWP. — Voters inthe ForestHills Local SchoolDis-trict may soon be asked to paymore taxes to fund $45 million ofbuilding improvements in thedistrict.

Board President Forest Heissaid “abond issue isbeingstrong-ly considered” pending board ap-proval and gathering of addition-al information.

TheboardauthorizedTreasur-

er Rick Toepfer tobegin preparingpaperwork to sub-mit to the Hamil-ton County audi-tor to determinemillage, typicallythe first step inplacing a bond is-sue on the ballot.

During the December schoolboard meeting, SuperintendentDallas Jackson presented a planto renovate all of the district’snine school buildings.

The plan would involve reno-vating both Anderson and Turpinhigh schools, Nagel MiddleSchool and most of the elemen-taryschoolswith theexceptionofWilsonElementarySchool,whichwould be rebuilt.

Jackson said rebuilding Wil-son would be cheaper than reno-vating it.

Jackson said the plan will ex-tend the life of the buildings anadditional 35 plus years.

A vote on how to proceed withthe plan could occur as early as

January.Jackson said the plan was de-

veloped with feedback from adistrict steering committee.

The plan involves improve-ments to the heating, ventilation,and air conditioning systems;technology infrastructure; siteaccess; accessibility throughoutthe buildings; and security in themain entry areas of the schools.

As part of the plan the nine-building configuration of six ele-mentary schools, one middleschool and two high schools

wouldremain thesameandgradelevels in each building would notchange.

According to a survey con-ducted by Fallon Research in2010 the majority of residents inthe ForestHills Local SchoolDis-trict wanted the district to keepthe same number of school build-ings – including two high schools.More than 60 percent of the re-spondents opposed merging An-derson and Turpin high schools

Forest Hills targets new tax hikeBy Forrest [email protected]

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Ruth and Wally Underwood met in elemen-tary school, started dating in eighth grade andgotmarried in1942,when theywere sophomoresin college.

“Itwas during thewar and his (draft) numberwascomingupsowegotmarried,”Ruth recalledin their Anderson Township home.

Ruth andWally, now 89, celebrated their 70thwedding anniversary this Christmas Eve sur-rounded by their family – three children, sixgrandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

“We have common interests, but we’re twodifferent people and seem to blend togetherwell,”Wally said, adding thatRuth isa littlemoreoutgoing while he’s a bit more reserved. “Any-thing we do, we put all our heart in it and worktogether on it.”

Andit’s thatpassionforhelpingandcaringforothers that theUnderwoodspartially attribute to

their long-lasting marriage.In 1982, Ruth said advertising had changed

theway kids interactedwith each other. Shewasappalled at how some were “abused or alienatedbecause they’re not wearing the right clothes,”and, with Wally’s help, started “I Am Somebody,Period” to combat bullying in schools.

The campaign touched a nerve across thecountry and soon newspapers and television sta-tions around the country picked up her story.Ruth said she was asked to speak at dozens ofschools and received letters from parents, chil-dren and many people across the country.

“She’s always been a champion of the under-dog and a champion of causes,” said her daugh-ter, Carol Sinclair.

Anda little less thanadecade later, theyfounda new mission – helping the homeless of Ander-son Township. It was during a Christmas giftdrive at their church, and Ruth was invited to

Anderson Township residents Wally and Ruth Underwood will celebrate their 70th weddinganniversary on Christmas Eve. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Anderson Twp. couple celebrates

70TH ANNIVERSARYPassion for helping others contributes to long-lasting union

By Lisa [email protected]

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MT. WASHINGTON — An ef-fort may be made to bringmore customers to the Mt.Washington Recreation Cen-ter.

One of the ways to accom-plish thismaybe throughanewsign.

During the December Mt.Washington Community Coun-cil meeting Tim Heyl, Cincin-nati Recreation Commissionservice area coordinator forMt. Washington, said plans areunder discussion to enhancethe entrance sign at the frontof the center.

“We have such a great facil-ity,” said Heyl. “For people notto find it is concerning.”

Heyl, who started as a ser-vice area coordinator for Mt.Washington in September, saidimproving the sign is some-thing he has wanted to accom-plish for several months.

He said the visibility of thesign could be improved. To ac-complish this a plan is underdiscussion to create a slightlylarger signwith a clearer back-ground. The new sign would beabout a foot-and-a-half higherthan the current one.

He said the original brickstructure that holds the signwould remain.

“A white sign will standout,” he said.

While council was largelysupportive of the plan, a fewrecommended possibly demol-ishing the brick structure and

repositioningthe sign.

It would helpa lot if it’s facingthe street, saidMt. WashingtonCommunityCouncil boardmember RyanDoan. Doan alsorecommendedremoving someof the bushesaround the signto provide morevisibility.

Heyl,though, said anumber of peo-ple he has spo-

ken to would like the originalbrick structure to remain.

Doan also suggested possi-bly allocating $1,000 in Neigh-borhood Support Programfunding for the project.

Heyl did not have informa-tion on the specific cost for up-dating the signage.

Board President Jake Wil-liams said since the facility isowned by the city adjustmentsto the sign would not require azoning variance.

However, he said he appre-ciated the Cincinnati Recrea-tion Commission asking forcouncil’s feedback.

Heyl did not provide a spe-cific date for when the signwould be changed, but he saidhe hoped it would be in thecoming months.

The Mt. Washington Recre-ation Center is located at 1715Beacon St.

Rec Center’s signmay be transformedBy Forrest [email protected]

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help deliver the presents toneedy families in the com-munity.

When they arrived atoneplaceRuthsaidshesawcockroaches and dire liv-ing conditions, and ques-tioned whether bringing abasket at Christmas wasenough. “We needed to dosomething else,” she said.

For the next few years,Wally and Ruth collecteddonations – food, clothing,household goods, gasvouchers and other items –to give to those in need.

Wally said there wereseven people they helpedfind new homes – com-pletely furnished throughdonations to their organiza-tion – andmanyothers theyalso helped.

“We’ve always caredabout somebody, andwe doit together because that’sour joy,” Ruth said.

Sinclairsaidherparents

are amazing role modelsfor the whole family, andtheir long-lastingmarriageboils down to a commit-ment to each other and oth-

ers. “You have to make thecommitment to make itwork, and I’ve seen thatwith (them),” she said.

CoupleContinued from Page A1

Wally and Ruth Underwood shortly after they weremarried in 1942. PROVIDED

into one building.Combining both high

schools and consolidatingthe six elementary schoolsinto four buildings was oneoption the school boardconsidered in 2010 to re-duce costs.

The telephone survey of305 registered voters alsoshowedmany opposedpay-ing for building renova-tions or additional con-struction.

Jackson said researchby the committee has indi-cated “a need for safety

and security modifica-tions” at each building. Ad-ditionally, with the excep-tion of Wilson ElementarySchool, he said the “build-ing envelopes,” such as thewalls, floors and ceilings,are “structurally and func-tionally sound.”

Jackson said the facilityplan would extend the lifeof the 3.9-mill operatinglevy approved by voters inMarch by an additionalyear because the renova-tions would replace about$2 million in budgetedcosts for preventativemaintenance.

But Anderson Townshipresident Wayne Rod, whohas been a member of pre-vious facilities committeesin thedistrict,hasconcernsabout the plan.

“I want our communityto have the best schoolsthey can have,” he said. “Iamnot against a bond issueto move forward, (howev-er), this sounds like an ex-pensive maintenance planto me.

“Forty-five million (dol-lars) is a lot of money tobuild one school and reno-vate the others.”

Members of the schoolboard unanimously sup-ported the plan.

This will provide an en-vironment where studentscan succeed, said boardmember Tracy Huebner.

Heis agreed. “I lovehearing that we’re gettinga new lease on life for thebuildings,” he said.

Board member JulieBissinger, who served on aprevious Facilities Com-mittee for the district, saidit was important for theboard to address facilityneeds.

The district has had dis-cussions in the past aboutimproving the facilities,but no formal plan wasadopted.

“(This plan) addressesneeds we know have beenthere a long time,” saidboard member Jim Froo-man.

TaxContinued from Page A1

More details are surfac-ing about plans to redevel-op River Downs.

Pinnacle Entertainmentbought theAndersonTown-ship property in 2011, andtop executives have saidthey'replanninga$209mil-lion investment at the 87-year-old racetrack. Pinna-

cle’s spokeswoman de-clined to elaborate further,but the township’sBoard ofZoning Appeals recentlyapproved twovariances re-lated to the site redevelop-ment – one for grandstandheight and another forfencing around the barnarea.

Planning and zoningtechnician Allison Hodsonsaid the company is plan-

ning to demolish the exist-ing grandstand, and build anew 208,350-square-footstructure closer to River-bend Music Center on thewestern end of the proper-ty, 6301Kellogg Ave.

The building will in-clude a gaming area, res-taurants, offices and an at-tached grandstand slightlyshorter than the existingone, Hodson said. Planssubmitted to the townshipshow the buildingwould beelevatedwith a parking ga-

rage underneath to keep itout of the floodplain.

Anderson TownshipTrustee Russ Jacksonshared additional detailsearlier in December aboutthe River Downs redevel-opment.

While the racetrackwillbe repositioned, it will re-main a one-mile loop withturf on the inside, Jacksonsaid, and by shifting thegrandstandcloser toRiver-bend itwill openup the cor-ner of the property.

“The final design ispretty impressive … andit’s all to be driven by horseracing, not slot machinegambling,” Jackson said.“The neat thing about theinside of what they haveplanned – at least three res-taurants plus what youtypically have inside casi-nos – is that all of thoseamenities open out withseating facing the track.”

Pinnacle has alreadyfiled its application tooper-ate video lottery terminals.

River Downs plans new grandstand, gaming areaBy Lisa [email protected]

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NEWTOWN—TheNew-town Police Departmentwill begetting twonewpo-lice cruisers for less thanthe cost of one.

Newtown VillageCouncil recently passed aresolution to buy theDodge Chargers for thepolice department at acost to taxpayers of ap-proximately $26,000.

Councilmember CurtTiettmeyer said the vil-lage used the same proc-ess since 2006 to replaceits police car fleet two at a

time everythreeyears.

ChiefTom Synansaid the vil-lage is sell-ing two ofits currentcars at

$18,500 each for a total of$37,000 thatwill beused topay for the new cars,which will cost a total of$63,000.

He said to get the mostfor the village’smoney, hemonitors the police carmarket for the right timeto sell its cars for their top

resale value.Synan said the village

sells its cars after theygetto 50,000 to 60,000 miles,noting that waiting toolong to sell its old cars fornew ones can greatly re-duce the amount they canget back.

“We lose literally$5,000 for every 5,000miles we go over (60,000miles),” Synan said.

Newtown will sell itsusedcars to other commu-nities that will use themfor at least another threeyears, which Synan said“saves thematremendousamount of money.”

Newtown saves on policecars by selling used vehiclesBy Rob [email protected]

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New Year’s vigilGreater Anderson

Promotes Peace will con-duct its annual NewYear’s Day candlelightvigil from 5-5:30 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 1.

Participants gatheraround the Peace PoleGarden in Beech AcresPark, 6910 Salem Road,and are encouraged tobring a poem, reading orsomething similar toshare.

The focus is “OurDreams for Humanity.”Candles will be provided.

Visit www.gappeace-.org or call 588-8391 fordetails.

Ancor Open HouseThere is an open house

scheduled for 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 2, for theAncor Plan update.

Consultants, residentsand business owners whohave been working on theupdate will present adraft plan at the meetingin the Anderson Center,7850 Five Mile Road.

The Ancor area is innortheastern AndersonTownship and has a mixof residential, industrialand recreational uses.

Contact Allison Hod-son, 688-8400 or [email protected], with questions.

Metal theftsreported

HamiltonCounty sher-iff’s deputies are seekinginformation about metalthefts at the Crossings ofAnderson shopping pla-za, 8315 Beechmont Ave.

Between Nov. 15 andDec. 13, an unknown sus-pect or suspects removedvarious metal coils fromseven rooftop heating,ventilation and air condi-tioning units. All but onewere associated with va-cant storefronts in theplaza, which police said

caused delay in noticingthe thefts.

Total loss is estimatedat $50,000, police said.Anyone with informationis asked to contact thesheriff’s District 5 of-fice, 474-5770.

The shopping plaza isnear the corner of EightMile Road and Beech-mont Avenue.

Odor a false alarmANDERSONTWP.—Fire-

fighters and citizens def-initely smelled the dis-tinctive, pungent odor as-sociated with natural gasDec.14, but gas-detectingdevices found nothing,said Paul Cunningham,battalion chief with theAnderson Township FireDepartment.

Reports started com-ing in around 5 p.m. in thearea of Beechmont Ave-nue and Salem Road.Some people said theyhad evacuated theirhomes.

The odor became sostrong “it filled our firestation up,” Cunninghamsaid, requiring windowsto be opened at theBeech-mont Avenue station.

But the smell dissipat-ed quickly, he said – andinvestigators developed

a theory about the originof the odor.

Natural gas is actuallyodorless, but a chemicaladditive called mercap-tan infuses natural gaswith a strong smell sothat potentially danger-ous leaks won’t go unno-ticed. The mercaptan ishighly concentrated, andonly a few drops can cre-ate a lot of odor, Cunning-ham said.

That’s why investiga-tors think a truck haulingthat chemical may havedriven through the areawith a nozzle that wasn’tcleaned off completely,leaving a stinky trail as ittraveled.

“Everybody’s safe inAnderson,” Cunninghamsaid.

Meeting scheduleThe Anderson Town-

ship Park District’sBoard of Park Commis-sioners will continue tomeet at 6:30 p.m. on thesecond Tuesday of everymonth in 2013.

Exceptions includethe meetings scheduledfor Tuesdays, Jan. 15,April 16 and June 25.

Commissioners meetin the Juilfs Park offices,8249 Clough Pike.

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MT. WASHINGTON —McNicholas High Schoolstudents aren’t only shar-ing the art of another cul-ture, they are helping outthe artisans themselves.

Jewelry, crosses andother handmade items cre-ated by Nicaraguan arti-sans were recently sold atthe school. Proceeds fromthe sale went directly backto the Nicaraguan craftmakers.

“Being able to support(the artists) and their tal-ents is rewarding,” saidsenior Kate Gorman, whotraveled with other class-mates to Nicaragua andalso assisted with the craftbooth. “They’d be excitedto see howwhat they do fora living is being sharedwith the school.”

The trip to Nicaragua,which was during the sum-mer, was part of a partner-ship with ImmaculateHeart of Mary Parish.

During the trip the stu-dents were introduced tothe Cultural Center of Ba-tahola Norte in Managua,Nicaragua.

Immaculate Heart hashad an association with the

center formore than a dec-ade.

The artisans whoseworkwas sold are involvedwith the cultural center inManagua.

“I think it’s a wonderfulavenue for these artists,”said Sue Keefe, who worksin the social ministries de-partment at ImmaculateHeart.

For the majority ofthese artists, this is howtheymake their living, saidKeefe.

Keefe said she sees abenefit for theMcNicholas

students aswell. “Itwidensup our world,” she said.“It’s a wonderful opportu-nity to learn.”

The items ranged inprice from $4 to $18. A saleof the items during theschool’s lunch hour raised$250. Another sale of theitems was conducted afterschool.

McNicholas HighSchool plans to have a saleof the itemsonceagaindur-ing the holidays next year.

Immaculate Heart willalso sell the items during acultural lunch in April.

McNicholas helps artists

McNicholas High School seniors Erin Kaising, left, andSamantha Gabbard look at earrings made by artists fromthe Cultural Center of Batahola Norte in Managua,Nicaragua. The handmade items were sold in the school toraise money for the Nicaraguan artists. FORREST SELLERS/THE

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other $72,000 from thetownship for its operatingbudget and capital ex-penses, Earhart said.

Anderson CommunityTelevision is planning anumber of changes andnew programs during theupcoming year, said Di-rector of Operations An-dy Croiser.

One of the biggestchanges is uploadingvideos to a YouTube chan-nel and embedding thoseon the AC-TV website.

“We’ve tried to have allof the government meet-ings on there and occa-sionally other shows,” hesaid. “It offers a lot of con-venience (because) youcan watch anytime youwant.”

They’re also workingon upgrading editingequipment and recentlybought four high-defini-tion cameras to use whilefilming segments outsideof the studio. Thosechanges, Croiser said,will allowcitizens tobringin their own film, editclips on the AC-TV equip-

Anderson Townshipand Anderson Communi-ty Television have final-ized an agreement thatwill fund the public ac-cess station for two moreyears.

Township trustees re-cently approved the con-tract and the station’sboard agreed to it amonthlater. It keeps the pay-ments from the townshipto Anderson CommunityTelevision (AC-TV) thesame as the previous twoyears, said Township Ad-ministrator Vicky Ear-hart.

Anderson Townshipwill pay the station about3.3 percent of all videoservice provider fees itreceives, plus another$6,000 per month to keepAC-TV operating. All thefunding comes from fran-chise fees paid by cablesubscribers.

This year, the stationreceived $216,105 fromthe provider fees plus an-

ment and come awaywitha high-definition video.

Anderson CommunityTelevision is also plan-ning new shows featuringlocal groups and organi-zations, which include ashowwithForestHills Lo-cal School District Super-intendent Dallas Jacksonand one featuring localbusinesses in the greaterAnderson area, Croisersaid.

Staff is alsoworkingonapartnershipwith theAn-derson Township ParkDistrict for regular seg-ments and is planningnewprogramswithAmer-ican Legion Post 318.

Croiser said AndersonCommunity Televisioncontinues to have interestfrom citizens who want toproduce their own showsand learn how to use thecamera or editing equip-ment.

Community and gov-ernment videos, aswell asinformation about equip-ment training opportuni-ties are available onwww.ac-tv.org.

Anderson Twp., TVstation reach dealBy Lisa [email protected]

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

FORESTHILLSJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

Graduates»William Pesta, Natalie

Pogue and John Solomon of Cin-cinnati all recently graduatedfrom DePaul University.

» Courtney Sumner recently

graduated summa cum laudefromWittenberg University.

» Zachary Calkins recentlygraduated fromGenevaCollegewith a bachelor of arts degree inBiblical studies.

COLLEGE CORNER

McNicholas students recent-ly participated in the 30th Annu-al Walk Day, the largest stu-dent-involved fundraiser of theyear.

Students sold tickets to raisemoney for McNicholas’ generaloperating budget. Studentsraised nearly $40,000.

A new approachwas taken toraise money through the Walkthis year. To encourage partici-pation, students sold tickets for$10 each. For each $10 donation,the donors were entered into adrawing: $500, $300 and $200.Thewinning nameswere drawnduring a pep rally Oct. 26.

“We tried something differ-ent with the tickets,” Directorof Curriculum Dan Rosenbaumsaid. “We were hoping to getmore people involved, morepeople giving to McNicholas.”

Junior Ann Rack was the topcollector for the school, raising$1,050. Rack saw the Walk as anopportunity to showschool spir-

it, and askedmany relatives andneighbors for donations.

“I have a lot of family mem-bers and friends who were will-ing to donate to McNick,” Racksaid.

Students began theWalk at 9a.m., right after the Homecom-ing pep rally, and completed a7.5milewalk throughMt.Wash-ington. This was extended fromthe 4 mile walk last year.

“We wanted to make it a big-ger event,” Rosenbaum said.“This year, most kids finishedthe Walk around noon. Lastyear, most were finishedaround ten o’clock.”

After students completedthe Walk, they were dismissed.Overall, Rosenbaum was happywith the Walk turnout.

“When you have 640 kidswalking, things can get prettychaotic,” Rosenbaum said. “Iwas very pleased with the goodbehavior of the students duringthe Walk.”

McNick studentswalk for $40,000

Top collector forthe school andjunior Ann Rackreceives a stampfor making it tocheckpoint sixout of nine onthe Walk. "It wasreally rewardingto reach eachcheck point andknow that eventhough you maybe tired, it's for agood cause tobenefit theschool," Racksaid. THANKS TOANGIE NOBLE

Ursuline Academy in BlueAsh announces its 21 seniorswho were recognized by the2013NationalMerit ScholarshipProgram.

The seven semifinalists are:Catherine Brinker of AndersonTownship, Megan Darlington ofMason, Erin Donnelly of Maine-ville, Sarah Jaun of Loveland,Emily Lotterer of West ChesterTownship, Elise McConnell ofLoveland and Anosha Minai ofWest Chester Township.

The National AchievementSemifinalist isCandaceBordersof Mason.

The 13 commended studentsare: Grace Castelli of Finney-town, Shivani Desai of WestChester Township, AlexandraM. George of Mason, Patrice D.Graziani, Kelly L. Kaes ofMont-gomery, Kelly J. Kopchak ofSycamore Township, Holly G.Nurre of Mason, Sydney V.Ruehlmann of IndianHill, Alex-andra R. Schirmer of Maine-ville, Anastacia E. Taylor ofAm-berley Village, Kathryn L. Be-rus of Milford, Kaitlin M. Bur-nam and Kristen N. Behrens ofAnderson Township.

Ursuline National Merit students, from left: front, Kelly Kopchak,Sydney Ruehlmann, Emily Lotterer, Anastacia Taylor, Grace Castelli,Shivani Desai, Anosha Minai and Megan Darlington; back row,Candace Borders, Kelly Kaes, Alexandra Schirmer, Holly Nurre,Kathryn Berus, Kristen Behrens, Elise McConnell, Erin Donnelly, SarahJaun, Catherine Brinker. Not pictured, Kaitlin Burnam, AlexandraGeorge and Patrice Graziani. THANKS TOMARIANNE LANG

21Ursuline students arehonored as semifinalists

Sherwood Elementary Schoolsixth-graders recently partici-pated in a number of challengeswhere they needed to rely on oth-ers to be successful as part of anAnderson Township Parks lead-ership training program.

In one activity the studentswere the operators of a rutabagafactory andwere firedwhen theydidn’t get enough rutabaga, saidschool counselor Kate Bellar.

“This challenge helped the stu-dents understand how everyoneplays an important part whenworking in a group,” she said.

“They were most successfulwhen they communicated effec-tively and encouraged theirpeers.”

For another challenge the stu-dents pretended that they weremembers of frog families thatneeded to cross a river where

only a limitednumber of lily padswere available.

Some frogs lost their sight andsome their voices.When the fam-ilies worked together, only thenwere they able to reach the otherside of the pond safely.

The leadership training givesstudents the opportunity to eval-uate strengths, responsibility,and ownership to accomplishgroup goals, Bellar said.

Sherwood Elementary School sixth-graders participate in the Anderson Township Parks Leadership TrainingProgram. THANKS TO SHEILA VILVENS

STUDENTS TRAINTO BE LEADERS

On Dec. 5, 24 German stu-dents, six parents and Germanteacher Linda Hoffman-Jeeptook the German Heritage Tourin Over-the-Rhine offered byAmerican Legacy Tours.

The two-hour walking tourcovers Cincinnati’s German im-migrants from the 1840s, whenthere were 45,000 of them livingand working in Over the Rhineuntil they began moving out ofthe city during Prohibition.

Charming stories such as Buf-falo Bill’s and Annie Oakley’sfirstencounter inOver theRhine,as well as tales about theatercrossbow shooting stunts thatwent awry, share the stage withbeer hall celebrities like strong-man Henry Holtgrewe who fre-quented the Cosmopolitan, an in-door beer garden on Vine Street.

This “integrated” beer hall,that allowed Slavs, Italians andalso Irish on the premises, has re-cently been bought by Procterand Gamble. At the moment itstill flaunts a hugewooden dancefloor, imposing stage (wherestrongmanHoltgrewewouldper-form his famous back-liftingtricks) and original wall décor.This will all disappearwhen P&Gundertakes a complete refigur-ing of the space.

“We learned about the earlyyears of Republican politics inCincinnati when the idea for thefirst World Series between thewell-established National andbudding American League washatched in a German beer hall inOTR. There are other Cincinnatipolitical strategies that evolvedin the very samebeer hall,”Hoff-man-Jeep said.

Climbing down way below the

surface, they visited one of about120 lagering tunnels for beer be-low city streets and buildings.These caverns are still in excel-lent condition and the history ofhow they were used and then re-discovered in the 1990s is a truehighlight.

Lager is the type of beer thatwaspreferredby theGerman im-migrants as opposed to Britishale. Beer and the entire industrysurrounding it lay at the heart oftheGerman-American communi-ty in OTR.

“Weendedour touratSt. Fran-cis Seraph on the corner of Liber-ty Street and Vine. There we vis-ited the life-size crèche with acompany of live sheep, goats anda donkey in one of several innercourtyards. The sanctuary itselfis exquisite andhides a secret un-der the altar that you can discov-er for yourself. Thehistory of theAustrian Franciscans who cameto Cincinnati, “adjusting” theirtraditional European habits tomeet the demands of the Ameri-can social environment, is equal-

ly intriguing. A grand time washad by all,” Hoffman-Jeep said.

The students who went on thetour were Jill Purdy of DeerPark, Meghan Bowers of Fair-field, Grace Ries of LibertyTownship, Rachael Smith ofPleasant Ridge, Allison Manaresof Liberty Township, CourtneyArand of Mason, Noelle Dau-meyer of Mason, Annie Mormanof Loveland, Abigail Klein ofLoveland, Emily Meurer of Ma-son,LizHennofFinneytown,Car-ly McCain of Milford, LaurenRust of Loveland, Megan Dar-lington of Mason, Olivia MinnieofMason, Ellie Rust of Loveland,Frannie Severding of CollegeHill, Julie Treinen of SpringfieldTownship, Winter Harrison ofLiberty Township, Stefi Beck ofMason, Meghan Moeller of Ma-son, Helen Ladrick of AndersonTownship, Molly Anderson ofWest Chester Township and JuliaUhler of Fairfield. The parentswere Sheri Beck, Jim Ries, Mar-jorie Rust, John Darlington, Hol-ly Treinen and John Anderson.

German students and parentsenjoy the Over-the-Rhine Tour

Ursuline students and parents at the Cosmopolitan indoor beer gardenon Vine Street in Over the Rhine. THANKS TOMARIANNE LANG

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

The Duke University soccerprogram will have a tough taskahead as the squad tries to re-place senior goalkeeper TaraCampbell.

In her four years on TobaccoRoad, the McNicholas alum lefther stamp at the school andleaves second in career saves(302), third in shutouts (30) andsecond in goals-against average(0.91).

But before graduation ar-rives, the civil engineering ma-jor added one more accomplish-ment to her soccer resume.

Campbell was named one offive Senior CLASS All-Amer-icans by a nationwide vote ofDivision I coaches.

The CLASS (CelebratingLoyalty and Achievement forStaying in School) award is

given annually to the most out-standing senior student-athletein Division I soccer, according toDuke’s website.

“Anytime you get an awardlike that, it’s exciting,” Campbellsaid. “It’s nice to be rewardedfor the hard work you put intothings.”

Campbell is the definition ofa student-athlete. Her on-fieldachievements may only exceed-ed by her work in the classroom.

Duke coach Robbie Churchsaid being an engineering majoris comparable to being a pre-med major.

“There’s a lot of work de-manded outside of the class-room,” Church said. “For her tojuggle all the things she did asan athlete and two-time captai-n…it’s just outstanding.”

The CLASS award is a fittingend to a stellar college careerfor the Eastgate resident.

On the field, Campbell helpedlead Duke to the national cham-pionship game in 2011, whilehelping the Blue Devils reachthe elite eight this fall.

The success of her junior andsenior seasons is more reward-ing because of the growing pains

Campbell and her teammateswent through in her freshmanyear.

In that 2009 season, Dukewent 8-9-1, but Campbell started19 games and had a single-sea-son record with 94 saves.

When she arrived in Raleigh-Durham in the fall of 2009,Campbell didn’t anticipate start-ing, but knew she’d be given achance.

She remembers feeling ner-vous as she transitioned to thecollege game but endured withthe help of her team.

“It was hard to come in as afreshman and play,” she said.“But I was part of a talentedclass, though. It was easier toget used to (playing) since I hadother people on the team doingthe same things as me.”

The friendships and bondsformed made the team’s latersuccess that much more sweet-

er.“There were seven of us and

we were extremely close as aclass. I’ll never forget the girls,”Campbell said.

Campbell undoubtedly estab-lished herself as one of thegame’s elite players while atDuke. She was named to numer-ous award teams while postingeye-popping stats.

But she’s quick to point outher on-field achievementswouldn’t be possible without herteammates.

“I don’t think everyone ap-preciates howmuch (teamwork)goes into the stats a goalkeepergets,” she said.

Church believes Campbell isone of the best goalies to put onthe Duke uniform.

“She’s one of the top onesever… She’s going to be a toughloss for us to replace,” he said.

McNicholas High School graduate Tara Campbell was a four-year starter for the Duke University Soccer team. THANKS TO SHANE LARDINOIS OF DUKE UNIVERSITY

Campbellcloses outdecoratedcareerMcNick grad consideredan all-time Duke great

By NickDudukovichndudukovich @ communitypress .com

“For her to juggle all the things she did asan athlete and two-time captain…it’s just

outstanding.”ROBBIE CHURCH

Duke coach

Thefollowingaresubmissionson student-athletes in the ForestHills Journal coverage area thathave recently participated in acollege sport.

Colin ReenanSt.Xavier 2009graduateColin

Reenan iscurrentlyasenior teamcaptain for the Butler Universitygolf team.

This past fall, Reenan shotthree rounds in the 60s duringtournament play, including a per-sonal-best 63. The Bulldog wasthird on the team with a 77.5 18-hole average.

Reenan will compete in his fi-nal collegiate tournaments inspring 2013, culminatingwith theAtlantic-10 Championships inCoral Springs, Fla.

ThesonofTomandColetteRe-enanwill graduatewith honors inMay 2013.

Submitted by Tom Reenan

Carrie MartinCarrie Martin completed her

junior year season for the Bing-hamton University Bearcats.

The McNicholas grad led allAmerica East Conference goal-keepers in save percentage andgoals against average during the2012 regular season.

She has started all 52 games atgoalkeeper in her three seasonswith the Bearcats and holds theschool’s career D-I records forsave percentage and goals-against-average, while currentlystanding second on the careershutout list.

Her 0.72 goals against aver-age in 2012 is the best single sea-son tally by a Bearcat keeper inthe program’s D-I history.

Martin is a dual psychology

and human development majorand a member of the AmericaEast academic honor roll. She is achartermemberofBinghamton’sLeaders from theLockerRoom, amentoring program that pairscollegeathleteswith local, at-riskchildren.

Martin is the daughter of Tra-cey and Dave Martin of MountWashington.

Submitted by Dave Martin

Eric ErnstEric Ernst, a 2010McNicholas

grad, grew up in Anderson Town-ship and attended ImmaculateHeart of Mary Parish School. Heis a redshirt freshman punter forthe University of CincinnatiBearcats football team. UC re-cently won its second-straightBig East title with a 9-3 recordand will participate in the BelkBowl Dec. 27.

Ernst is majoring in business/

sportsmanagement and has beenon the dean’s list.

Ernst and teammates RobRice (former McNick runningback and Guardian Angels grad),tight end Matt Staubach (formerMcNick quarterback and IHMgrad) and Nick Hunt (kicker and2010 McNick grad) all shouldtravel and be in uniform for thegame.

Kelsey ToepferKelsey Toepfer, a 2012 Ander-

son High School graduate, spentthefallplayingherfreshmansea-son for the Morehead State Uni-versity soccer team.

The mathematics/educationmajor received a team academicaward from the National SoccerCoaches Association of America,

while anchoring the back theback line and leading the team inminutes played (1,586). Sheearned a 4.0 grade point averagefor fall 2012.

Volunteer andcommunity ser-viceprojects include theWalkforNational Alliance on Mental Ill-ness; refereeing soccer andteaching kids soccer fundamen-tals; and the Morehead SoccerClinic, where Toepfer workedwith children on technical skillsand fundamentals.

She is the daughter of Rickand Sherry Toepfer.

Submitted by Rick Toepfer

Samantha ToepferSamantha Toepfer, a 2009

graduate of Anderson, justwrapped her senior season as acaptain playing soccer for More-head State.

The mathematics major isscheduled to graduate with hon-ors this spring. She earned a 4.0grade point average for fall 2012.

Duringher col-lege career,Toepfer made theOhio Valley Con-ference Commis-sioner’s HonorRoll,whilealsore-ceiving an OVCAcademic Medalof Honor.

She was also awarded a TeamAcademic Award from the Na-tional Soccer Coaches Associa-tion of America.

She was a significant contrib-utor formany current school rec-ords, including most wins in sea-son, most wins at home, longestwinning streak and unbeatenstreak. She ranks sixth in schoolhistory for game-winning goals.

As a sophomore, Toepferhelped raise money for two fel-low student-athletes with cancer.Other community service pro-jects include theWalk forNation-al Alliance onMental Illness, ref-ereeing soccer and teaching kidsfundamentals; and theMoreheadSoccer Clinic, where she helpedkids work on technical skills andfundamentals.

She is the daughter of Rickand Sherry Toepfer

Submitted by Rick Toepfer

Daniel RodDanielRod, a 2009 graduate of

Anderson High School, will playhis senior baseball season forXa-vier University this spring.

Rod will enter the 2013 cam-paign as the starting left fielderfor the Musketeers. He has beena fixture in the lineup and in theoutfield since his freshman year.As a junior, he began his hitting

CATCHING UPWITH COLLEGE ATHLETES

McNicholas grad Carrie Martinhas started 52 games in her threeseasons at BinghamtonUniversity. THANKS TO DAVE MARTIN

Eric Ernst, a 2010 graduate ofMcNicholas, is a red-shirtfreshman punter for theUniversity of Cincinnati Bearcatsfootball team. SCOTT SPRINGER/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Freshman Kelsey Toepfer ledMorehead State in minutesplayed (1,586), while helping toanchor the back line. THANKS TO RICK

TOEPFER

See CATCH UP, Page A7

Rod

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campaign with a 10-gamehitting streak and a .407 av-erage.

He ended last season asone of the team’s top hit-ters. He is also the teamleader in putouts from theoutfield at home plate.

Rod has been instru-mental inmany impressiveteam victories. One suchwin came last seasonagainst cross-town rival,Cincinnati Bearcats. Rodhit a leadoff10th-inning tri-ple to spur on three runs toseal the victory.

Rod’s teammates de-scribe himas a team leaderwho is an integral memberof the team.

Academically, Rod hasalso taken care of businessin the classroom. He’s onthehonor roll andaStudentAthlete of Distinction andis the recipient of two fac-ulty academic nomina-tions. He is slated to gradu-ate this spring with a de-gree in sociology.

He is the son of Wayneand Carol Rod

Submitted by Carol Rod

JacobWulfekotterJacob Wulfekotter, a

2010 graduate of Turpin, isa member of the lacrosseteam at the College ofMount St. Joseph.

As a sophomore Jakestarted in 12 of 17 gamesand helped the Lions qual-ify for the Midwest La-crosse Conference Tourna-ment, of which the winnerreceives an automatic bidto the NCAA finals.

Jake is a businessmajorand the son of Gregory andCarol Wulfekotter.

Submitted by Greg Wul-fekotter

Nate FudalaInMay 2012, Nate Fuda-

lawrappeduphis four-yearbaseball career at FlaglerCollege when he receivedhis degree in fine arts.

While at Flagler, Fudalawas known as one of themost versatile Saints everto play under coach DaveBarnett. He saw action atall positionsexceptpitcher,first base and center field.

This versatility earnedFudala first-teamall-PeachBelt Conference honors asa utility player in the 2011season, becoming the firstplayer in Flagler’s PeachBelt conference history toreceive such recognition.

For his career, Fudalabatted .309 and posted a.401 on-base percentage.He added a .930 fieldingpercentage and struck outonly 45 times in 526 plateappearances.

A 2008 graduate of Tur-pin, Fudala played undercoach Rob Lubanski. Hecurrently resides in St. Au-gustine, Fla., coachingbaseball and substituteteaching. He is the son ofRon and Cincy Fudala

Submitted by Ron Fuda-la

Emily TrauthEmily Trauth has gone

from dancing for Turpin tocompeting for Miami Uni-versity, which is currentlyrankedNo. 8 in the country.

The RedHawks’ danceteam performs at all homefootball and basketballgames.

InMarch, the squadwillperform at the Mid-Ameri-can Conference basketballtournament in Cleveland.In April, Trauth and com-pany will compete in theNational Dance Associa-tion competition in Dayto-na Beach, Fla.

SubmittedbyJoeTrauth

Katie SlaughterKatie Slaughter just

completed her senior sea-

son as a soccer player atCentral Michigan Univer-sity, a Division I school inthe Mid-American Confer-ence.

Slaughter was a teamcaptain and helped anchora defense on a nationally-ranked defense en route tobecoming the MAC Westchampion. The squad alsoreceived an at-large bid tothe NCAA tournament, thefirst-ever for a MACschool.

Slaughter received nu-merous awards this seasonwith the highlight beingchosen as a NSCAA Divi-sion I Scholar All-Ameri-can. She was named to thefirst team, putting her asone of the top 12 players inthe country. She is the firstplayer in the history ofCMUsoccer tobenamedasa first team Scholar All-American.

Other awards includebeing named to theNSCAADivision One All-GreatLakes Region first team,ALL-MAC first team andMAC All-ConferenceTeam. She was recognizedby Top Drawer Soccer as atop 20-conference playerand by College SoccerMadness as an all-MACteam selection.

Her efforts in the class-room also earned her aplace on the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Aca-demic first team as well asthe MAC All-AcademicTeam

Slaughter, a 2009 gradu-ate of Anderson HighSchool, is the daughter ofTim and Mary Slaughter.She will graduate fromCMU with a degree in bio-chemistry.

Submitted by MarySlaughter

Austin RexroatAustin Rexroat is a 2009

Anderson graduate attend-ing Eastern Kentucky Uni-versity on a baseball schol-arship. The senior pitcherwas used primarily as amid-week starter his roo-kie season and earned hisfirst career win over BigTen foe Purdue. He earnedhis second win of the sea-son over Conference USArival Marshall.

Rexroat made 29 ap-pearances, all out of thebullpen, his sophomoreandjunior seasons. He pickedup his first career saveagainst Western Carolinaand earned a key confer-ence victory over MurrayState, his first as a reliefpitcher.

The 2012 season high-light for Rexroat was win-ning the Ohio Valley Con-ference regular season

championship. EKU fin-ished the seasonwith a rec-ord of 31-23 en route to theprogram’s16th league title.

Rexroat is a dedicatedstudent-athlete. He isstudying constructionmanagement in theCollegeof Business and Technol-ogy. Last spring he was in-ducted into Chi Alpha Sig-ma, a national honor soci-ety recognizing student-athletes with more than 60credit hours who have a 3.4or higher cumulative GPA,have earned a varsity let-ter and are of high moralcharacter.Hewas also hon-ored for having the highestGPA on the baseball teamand was named to the OVCCommissioner’s Roll. Aus-tin is a Colonel Scholar andhas been named to theDean’s List every semes-ter.

He is the son Kevin andDeanne Rexroat.

Submitted by KevinRexroat

Pete CaryPete Cary, a 2008 Turpin

graduate, just completedhis football career at Illi-nois StateUniversity of theMissouri Valley Confer-ence.

As one of four team cap-tains, Cary started all 13games at center and grad-ed out at more than 85 per-cent all season.

Cary helped ISU rushfor 136 yards per game onthe ground and was a keyblocker. He was also theleader of an offensive linethat allowed just 10 sacksall season, which ranks No.9 in the country for fewestsacks allowed.

At 6-foot-4, 315 pounds,Cary was a reserve playeruntil his senior year whenhe was named a starter,captain, and named first-team all-conference.

In addition to his per-sonal success, Illinois Statemade it to theDivision IAAfootball playoffs where theRedbirds scored a second-round upset over No. 6 Ap-palachian State.

ISU eventually lost to

Eastern Washington. Carywas two wins away fromplaying in the nationalchampionship game.

Cary graduates in De-cember 2012 with a degreein economics.

He is the son of Jim andEileen Cary of AndersonTownship

Submitted by Jim Cary

Tyler WhiteTyler White, a 2008 An-

derson High School gradu-ate, finished his collegiatefootball career at Ohio Do-minican University thispast season with 41 starts.

As a senior, Whiteplayed left tackle and was

named first-team all-GLIAC.

He completed his fi-nance degree last May andwill complete his master’sin business administrationthis coming May.

He was nominee for theGene Upshaw Award asone of the best linemen inthe country and helped keyan offense that broke sev-eral school records in 2012.

Some of those recordsincludemost rushingyardsin a season, rushing touch-downs and yards per carry.White was part of an offen-sive line that allowed justsix sacks in 2012, the fifthfewest in the nation and the

fewest in the GLIAC. Theoffensive unit ranked 13thnationally in rushing, 16thin scoring and 28th in totaloffense.

ODU finished 8-3 in a tiefor second in the GLIACstandings; all three of theirlosses came to top-25 oppo-nents.

He is the son of Deniseand Mike White.

Submitted by MikeWhite.

Andrew NorwellAndrewNorwell isastu-

dent athlete at The OhioStateUniversity.Hegradu-ated from Anderson HighSchool and is a junior ma-joring in communications.

He plays left guard onthe offensive line for theBuckeyes.

His team had a perfectseason at 12-0 and were thechampions of the Big TenLeaders Division. Andrewearned first-team confer-ence honors from themedia during 2012. Hisbrother, Adam, played bas-ketball at Northern Ken-tucky University and hisbrother, Chris played foot-ball for theUniversityof Il-linois.

He is the son of Ivar andJulia Norwell and theyoungest of seven chil-dren.

Submitted by IngridBrowning

CATCH UP

Continued from Page A6

As a sophomore at the College of Mount St. Joseph, Turpingraduate Jake Wulfekotter started in 12 of 17 games andhelped the Loins qualify for the Midwest LacrosseConference Tournament. THANKS TO GREGWULFEKOTTER

Anderson graduate KatieSlaughter was a keycontributor on defense forMid-American ConferenceWest champions, CentralMichigan University. THANKSTOMARY SLAUGHTER

While at Morehead State,Anderson graduateSamantha Toepfer was asignificant contributor formany current school soccerrecords, including mostwins in season, most winsat home, longest winningstreak and unbeaten streak.She ranks sixth in schoolhistory for game-winninggoals. THANKS TO RICK TOEPFER

Tyler White, a 2008graduate of Anderson,started 41 games at OhioDominican Universityduring his college career.THANKS TOMIKE WHITE

Anderson graduate andEastern Kentucky pitcherAustin Rexroat earned hisfirst collegiate win againstPurdue. THANKS TO KEVIN

REXROAT

The versatile play of Turpingraduate Nate Fudalagarnered All-Peach BeltConference honors in 2011.Fudala graduated last Maywith a degree in fine arts.THANKS TO FLAGLER COLLEGE

Turpin graduate EmilyTrauth competes for theMiami University danceteam, which is ranked No. 8in the nation. THANKS TO JOE

TRAUTH

Andrew Norwell, a 2010graduate of Anderson, wasrecognized as first-teamAll-Big Ten by the mediaafter starting at left guardfor the Ohio StateBuckeyes. THANKS TO JAMIE

SABAU OF OHIO STATE

Turpin graduate Pete Caryspent his senior season atIllinois State starting on theoffensive line. He was acaptain and namedfirst-team all-MissouriValley Conference. THANKS TOJIM CARY

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HollyChristmannCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Lastweek’s questionNow thatMichigan has ap-

proved legislation to banman-datory collection of union duesas a condition of employment,becoming the 24th state in thenation to pass a right-to-worklaw, do you thinkOhio law-makers should attempt to passsimilar legislation?Whyorwhynot?

“Yes. Therewas a time inthis countrywhen people had towork in sweat-shop conditionsand accept whatever compensa-tion and terms their employersoffered them. Those days arelong gone.

“For one thing, there havebeen amyriad of regulationsimposed on employerswithrespect to how they treat theiremployees.

“The need for the kind ofprotection by unions that exist-ed in the late19th and early 20thcentury has diminished greatly.

“Unions still serve a purpose,but not the same as they origi-nally did.

“Another consideration is thecorruption that has flourished insome cases, andmob ties tounions.

“Restriction of individualfreedomhas always been ofimmense importance tome, andthat kind of coercion is definite-ly in playwhen people are toldtheymust join a union and paydues in order towork.

“Yes, there is a negativeelement in the right-to-workenvironmentwhich enablesnon-unionworkers to benefitfrom the privilegeswon byunion representation. But forc-ing people to join unions is notthe answer.

“As in everything else, thereneeds to be a sense of balance.”

Bill B.

“Ohio needs to pass right-to-work legislation for three rea-sons.

“First, it is the right thing todo. No one should be forced topay union dues or fees in orderto get or keep a job.

“Second, it will give amuch-needed boost to Ohio's economy.Our labor lawswill bemorefriendly to business, whichwillmotivate employers to keepjobs in Ohio or to bring newones here.

“Third, it is a lot easier to dothis by passing a law than tohave to put a referendum on theballot. The legislature needs todo this soon so that we don't loseground to Indiana,Michigan,andmany other right-to-work

states.”T.H.

“Yes. Ohio's current legisla-ture couldn't care less about thecitizens, trying to force-feedabortion, isolating and offend-ing simply everyminority, andmaking sure that guns are al-lowed in bars.

“The onlyway to reign inpublic union leaders, who throwtheirmembers under the bus atevery turn, is to take the stateback through tough legislationsimilar to the state ofMichi-gan.”

K.P.

“Absolutely! Ohio cannotcompetewith neighboringstates on this unless they passequal legislation.

“Unionswill survive, but itshould not bemandatory, andcertainly notmandatory to paydues towork.

“If working conditions be-come bad, unionswill arise, butto say that an individual cannotwork unless they join the unionis absolutelywrong.

“South Carolina recentlysecuredBoeing in Charleston,and believeme, every one ofthose employees are happy tohave their high paying jobs.

“What's sad is that the unionstook it to court to stop thosepeople fromworking. It seemstome that their object is not tomake jobs, but to give power topolitical bosses and union offi-cials.

“Most recentlyHostesswasforced to close its doors becausethe union insisted on things thatwere impossible for a companyin trouble to provide. Now, thou-sands are unemployed.

“Where is the sense it that?”J.K.

“Yes, workers should be freefrom compulsory unionmem-bership in order to get a job.

“While the unions havemadegreat strides in improvingworking conditions, hours andfringe benefits, it should still bean individual choice.

“Some employers do deduct'negotiation fees' frompay-checks on behalf of the union tocover union costs at the bargain-ing table.

“But that fee should be fair,not the full union dueswhich Isaw atmy last job.”

R.V.

“I do not believe peopleshould be forced to pay uniondues as a condition on employ-ment.

“If theywant to join a unionthat’s their business.

“However, forced paymentof dues should not be a factor.Good employees are sometimespassed up due to the dues fac-tor.”

E.S.

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NEXT QUESTIONFollowing the mass shootingsat Sandy Hook ElementarySchool in Newtown, Conn.,should Congress enact toughergun-control laws, such asreinstating the nation’s as-sault-weapons ban, closing theso-called gun-show loopholepermitting the sale of gunswithout a background check,or prohibiting the manu-facture of high-capacity maga-zines? Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via e-mail. Sendyour answers [email protected] withChatroom in the subject line.

Twas the night before Christ-mas

When all through Ohio’s win-tery House

Not a state Rep was stirringNeither a Senator nor one’s

spouse.When out on

the Capitollawn

There arosesuch cacopho-nous clatter

SenatorNiehaus leaptto his feet

Calling out,“Batchelder,whatever’s thematter?”

They tore to the window andthrew open the sash

One wringing his hands; theother his teeth he did gnash

‘Cause what to their wonder-ing eyes should appear

But Ohio’s animal advocates,with cats and dogs in a wildatmosphere

Multitudes and throngs, threegenerations in tow

Grandparents, mothers cud-dling infants, all framed in snowtipped tableau.

“What’s the word on SB 130?What about Nitro’s Law is new?”

The year’s nearly over. Whatjudicial decisions have you?

We’ve come from Cuyahoga,Ashtabula, and Hamilton faraway

We have to know what you’vedecided. What final words doyou say?”

They looked at the crowd,then back at each other.

They looked at Montgomerygrandmothers, Brown sisters,and Franklin brothers.

Democrats chanting to theleft; staunch Republicans on theright.

Why even some independentswere approaching, pulling intosight.

Governor Kasich joined thespeaker and the Clermont sena-tor from down south

Each stood scratching hishead. Nary a word left one’sastonished mouth.

What to do about these deci-sions, weighing heavily on theirhearts.

What about the lobbyists,special interests, guarantees tostop animal laws before theystart?

Just then the town clockstruck midnight. Heaven’sChristmas star twinkled soclear.

I wouldn’t have believed itmyself. If I hadn’t been there tosee and to hear.

Ohio’s stoic Senate, withimmovable House in tow

Underwent awesomechanges, breaking gridlock andstatus quo!

Hearts suddenly filled withcompassion, where empty cham-

bers were before,For all their constituents,

prolonged homelessness, evenfor deserving poor

For Ohio animals’ suffering,neglected, without safeguardsand all alone

At last Congress made animallaws, in areas before unknown.

A calm and a hush fell overthe crowd assembled in Colum-bus that night

As heads looked up at a holysilhouette shadowing the moon’sother worldly light.

Governor Kasich bestowedhis blessings on his newlypassed mandates

To protect pet lives, owners’rights, for one and all to cele-brate!

Those gathered then in Co-lumbus remember that Eve sowell.

For Democrats and Repub-licans were able to wave fare-well

To polls, to ads, to feuds,divisiveness, to deeply in-grained spite.

At the end of that lame ducksession, Congress finally did getit right!

Now when Ohio feels its firstchill and sees new fallen snow

It smiles and remembersfondly that amazing night yearsago.

Beth Sheehan is a Mt. Washingtonresident.

Christmas at the Capitol

Beth SheehanCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Information from the publicis an important way to keeptrack of potential air qualityissues in our community. Tohandle odors, smoke, dust orother air quality concerns, theSouthwest Ohio Air QualityAgency has an air complaintprogram. This program focuseson outreach activities and oper-ating the air quality hotline toprovide prompt service to airquality concerns of residents inButler, Clermont, Hamilton andWarren counties.

If you notice an unusual odor,smoke, dust or other air qualityconcerns, please call the 24-hourhotline at 513-946-7777 or fill outthe online form at Southwest-OhioAir.org/ complaints.

When making a complaint,

you will beasked for gen-eral informa-tion relating tothe situation,your name (youmay remainanonymous ifyou wish),address andphone number.An investigatorfrom the agen-

cy will make arrangements tomeet with you at your home toverify the air quality problem.We will contact you in a fewdays to give you the results ofyour complaint.

The agency responds to airquality complaints 24 hours aday, seven days a week, 52

weeks per year (excluding ma-jor holidays). This is one impor-tant tool to help achieve andmaintain healthy air quality.

The Southwest Ohio Air Qual-ity Agency is a division of theHamilton County Department ofEnvironmental Services whichalso encompasses the HamiltonCounty Recycling and SolidWaste District. For more in-formation, visit the SouthwestOhio Air Quality Agency onlineat http://bit.ly/vWT5s6 or inter-act with us on Facebook andTwitter.

Megan Hummel is the public rela-tions coordinator for the SouthwestOhio Air Quality Agency is a divisionof the Hamilton County Departmentof Environmental Services

Air agency handles complaints

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012

Hundreds of people recently stopped by the Beech Acres RecPlexto visit Santa’s Workshop. Children and families took pictures withSantaClaus andparticipated in avariety of holiday-themedcrafts andactivities.

Photos courtesy of the Anderson Township Park District

Visit withSanta

Gabe Conley shares his list with Santa.

The Glen family with Santa.

The Staniszewski family poses with Santa.

Henry, Jill, and James Reul decorate their Santa frame.

Kaelin and Lucy Timko work on theirholiday crafts.

The Rigby family with Santa.

The Gehringer family with Santa.

Joe and Anna Gerstle get a photo with Santa.

Zoe Grube shares her list with Santa.

Collin Sudkamp visits with Santa.

Philip McComas gets his picture withSanta.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 27Art ExhibitsRecent Works by John Stobartand John A. Ruthven, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, 5729 DragonWay,Unveiling of Stobart’s last MajorCincinnati Painting titled “Cin-cinnati - Bird’s Eye View of thePublic Landing in 1867.” Only100 signed and numbered printsavailable. Exhibit continuesthrough Dec. 29. Benefits YWCAof Greater Cincinnati. Free.791-7717, ext. 109; www.eiselefi-neart.com. Fairfax.Holiday Art Exhibition andSale, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EiseleGallery of Fine Art, 5729 DragonWay, Features large collection ofporcelain sculptures, birds andflowers by Edward MarchallBoehm, miniature paintings andrecent gallery acquisitions. Free.Through Dec. 29. 791-7717;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Community DanceBeechmont Squares, 7:30-10p.m., Anderson Senior Center,7970 Beechmont Ave., Western-style square dance club forexperienced dancers. $5. Pre-sented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 929-2427.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.Cardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varietyof dance styles, including jazz,hip-hop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.Presented by Cardio DanceParty. 617-9498; www.cardio-danceparty.com.Madisonville.

Holiday - ChristmasAnimated Nativity Display,6-9 p.m., Comboni MissionCenter, 1318 Nagel Road, Christ-mas story presented with narra-tion, lights, animation andmusic. Mission market, Nativitysets, Christmas boutique andmission museum. Nativity narra-tion in Spanish, too. Bringcanned goods to donate tothose in need locally. Free,canned good donations accept-ed. Presented by ComboniMissionaries. 474-4997;www.combonimissionaries.org.Anderson Township.

Literary - BookstoresHarriett’s Homecoming Scav-enger Hunt, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rook-wood, 2692 Madison Road,Follow Harriett’s journeythrough Cincinnati by visitingfive of locations featured inbook. Free. Presented by OrangeFrazer Press. 937-382-3196;www.orangefrazer.com/harri-ett.html. Norwood.

Music - JazzThe Qtet, 9 p.m., Stanley’s Pub,323 Stanley Ave., Jazz/funkmusic. Free. 871-6249. ColumbiaTusculum.

FRIDAY, DEC. 28Art ExhibitsRecent Works by John Stobartand John A. Ruthven, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.Holiday Art Exhibition andSale, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EiseleGallery of Fine Art, Free. 791-7717; www.eiselefineart.com.Fairfax.

Drink TastingsFriday Evening Tasting, 6-8p.m., Remke-bigg’s Hyde Park,3872 Paxton Ave., Sparklingwine for New Year’s Eve. $5 forfive samples and snacks fromdeli and bakery. 619-5454.Oakley.

Holiday - ChristmasAnimated Nativity Display,6-9 p.m., Comboni MissionCenter, Free, canned gooddonations accepted. 474-4997;www.combonimissionaries.org.Anderson Township.

Karaoke and OpenMicOpenMic Night, 7 p.m., Stonek-ry Resale Books, 8253 Beech-mont Ave., Music, poetry, etc.All material must be familyfriendly. Free. 474-0123. An-derson Township.

Literary - Bookstores

Harriett’s Homecoming Scav-enger Hunt, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rook-wood, Free. 937-382-3196;www.orangefrazer.com/harri-ett.html. Norwood.

Music - PopSoul Pocket, 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.,Redmoor, 3187 Linwood Ave.,871-6789; www.theredmoor-.com.Mount Lookout.

SATURDAY, DEC. 29Art ExhibitsRecent Works by John Stobartand John A. Ruthven, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.Holiday Art Exhibition andSale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., EiseleGallery of Fine Art, Free. 791-7717; www.eiselefineart.com.Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Cardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.


Literary - BookstoresHarriett’s Homecoming Scav-enger Hunt, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rook-wood, Free. 937-382-3196;www.orangefrazer.com/harri-ett.html. Norwood.

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, 3401Alamo Ave.,Volunteers answer questionsabout the cats. Presented byOhio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic. 731-9400; www.o-hioalleycat.org. Oakley.Pet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,9:30-10:45 a.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, 1345 Grace Ave., Bookdiscussion group. Room 206.Donations accepted. Presentedby Codependents AnonymousInc. 583-1248. Hyde Park.

SUNDAY, DEC. 30Exercise 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.



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.

MONDAY, DEC. 31Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Braxton F. CannMemorial Medical Center, 5818Madison Road, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assis-tance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. Presented by JewishHospital. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Madisonville.TriHealth Mobile Mammog-raphy Screening, 8:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Group HealthAnderson, 7810 Five Mile Road,Digital screening mammographythroughWomen’s Services Van.Cost varies based on insurance.Reservations required. Present-ed by TriHealth Women’s Ser-vices Van. 569-6565; www.tri-health.com. Anderson Town-ship.

Holiday - New Year’sFamily New Year’s Eve NatureCelebration, 6-9 p.m., Wood-land Mound, 8250 Old KelloggRoad, Seasongood NatureCenter. Music by Red Cat JazzBand at 8:30 p.m. Crafts, games,face painting and balloon art6-9 p.m. Animal program 7 and8 p.m. Illusionist John Louis 6:30and 7:30 p.m. Ball drop andsparkling grape juice toast 9p.m. Ages 2 and up. $4, vehiclepermit required. Presented byHamilton County Park District.521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Anderson Township.The Ball on the Square, 9p.m.-1 a.m., Oakley Square,Madison Road, Oakley Square.Party for children 8-9 p.m. withfireworks and entertainment.Music, adult beverages, foodvendors, Rozzi’s fireworks andball drop at midnight. Free.Presented by Cincinnati SportsLeagues. 533-9386; www.gocsl-.com. Oakley.New Year’s Eve, 9 p.m.-2:30a.m., The Stand, 3195 LinwoodAve., Countdown begins at 9p.m. Music by DJ. Champagnetoast at midnight. Photobooth.Ages 21 and up. Free. 871-5006.Mount Lookout.New Year’s Eve and Day, 6p.m.-2 a.m., Keystone Bar & GrillHyde Park, 3384 Erie Ave., Freemac and cheese bar after balldrops. Brunch menu availableTuesday morning. Ages 21 andup. Free. 321-0968. Hyde Park.Redmoor New Year’s Party,9:30 p.m., Redmoor, 3187 Lin-wood Ave., Doors open 8 p.m.Appetizer buffet and midnightchampagne toast provided.Seating is first come first serve.$35. 871-6789; www.thered-moor.com.Mount Lookout.New Year’s Eve at the Pub, 7p.m., The Pub at RookwoodMews, 2692 Madison Road, Onenight, two toasts. Compli-mentary Guinness toast, BritishNew Year, 7 p.m. Champagnetoast at midnight. Reservationsrequired. Presented by TavernRestaurant Group. 841-2748;www.tavernrestaurantgroup-.com. Norwood.30+ Catholic Singles NewYear’s Eve Dance, 8 p.m.-12:30a.m., Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch, 7820 Beechmont Ave.,Doors open 7 p.m. Includesshrimp cocktail, hot appetizers,snacks, deserts, two drink tickets

and a midnight Champagnetoast. Additional beer and wineavailable for purchase at two for$5. $30, $25 advance. Presentedby 30+Catholic Singles. 388-4466; www.meetup.com/cincin-nati-nky-30-catholic-singles/.Anderson Township.Club Tequilas: Ano Nuevo, 9p.m., Inner Circle, 4343 KelloggAve., Music by DJ Shorty, DJShark and Principes de Mexico.Merenge, salsa cumbia, trivialbachata hip-hop, duranguense,and reggaeton dance music.321-2572; www.innercirclecincy-.com. East End.

TUESDAY, JAN. 1New Year’s Day CandlelightVigil, 5 p.m., Beech Acres Park,6910 Salem Road, Peace PoleGarden. Our Dreams for Human-ity theme. Participants maybring a brief reading to share,including a poem, meaningfulquote, prayer, a story of deep-ening understanding or concernto lift up in hope. Readings willbe interspersed with momentsof silent reflection. Candlesprovided. Presented by GreaterAnderson Promotes Peace.588-8391; www.gappeace.org.Anderson Township.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Deborahdiscusses, with weekly demon-strations and one-on-one in-struction, how to achieve spon-taneity, character and life inyour figure painting. $80 permonth. Reservations required.259-9302; deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

Clubs & OrganizationsForest-Aires Women’s ChorusWelcome Coffee, 10:30-11:30a.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 1175Birney Lane, Recreation room.Welcome coffee for newmem-bers. Refreshments served. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Forest-Aires Women’s Chorus.232-2624; theforestaires.com.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Zumba Fitness, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Anderson Dance Academy, 8263Beechmont Ave., More info onTammy’s Fitness Party on Face-book. Presented by Tammy’sFitness Party. 315-1302. An-derson Township.


THURSDAY, JAN. 3Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Cardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.Boot Camp: Evening Classes,6-7 p.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Session 1. Tuesdays and Thurs-days through Feb. 7. Experienceweight loss, more energy,improved strength and im-proved self-esteem. Ages 18 andup. Session 1: $109, $99 resi-dents. Session 2: $136, $126residents. Registration required.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Park District. 388-4513.Anderson Township.


Youth SportsPre-School Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Playground atmosphere indoors.Unstructured playtime forparents and pre-schoolers. Ages4 and under. $2. Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. 388-4515. Anderson Town-ship.

FRIDAY, JAN. 4Literary - BookstoresHarriett’s Homecoming Scav-enger Hunt, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rook-wood, Free. 937-382-3196;www.orangefrazer.com/harri-ett.html. Norwood.

SATURDAY, JAN. 5Art & Craft ClassesMake+Bake: Glassblowing –Snowman, Noon-4 p.m., Bra-zee Street Studios, 4426 BrazeeSt., Design and create your ownblown glass snowman in thisintroductory class. $50. Regis-tration required. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.January Family Open House:Kilncarved Snowflakes, 10a.m.-1 p.m., Brazee Street Stu-dios, 4426 Brazee St., Createhanging snowflakes in glasswith process of kilncarving:using fiber paper to create reliefin glass. $15. Registration re-quired. 321-0206; www.bra-zeestreetstudios.com. Oakley.

CivicChristmas Tree RecyclingDrop-Off, Noon-3 p.m., Bzak

Landscaping at Turpin Farm,3295 Turpin Lane, HamiltonCounty residents can recycletheir Christmas trees at no costwith proof of residency. Removeornaments, tinsel, tree bags, etc.Drop offs also available atKuliga Park and Rumpke Land-fill. Presented by HamiltonCounty Soil andWater Conser-vation District. 946-7766. New-town.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Cardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates, 4460 Red BankExpressway, Suite 100, Topic:What is type 2 Diabetes? Smallgroup discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. $30all four sessions; or $10 persession. Presented by Lisa Larkin,M.D. & Associates. 271-5111;www.lisalarkinmd.com.Madi-sonville.


PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 474-0005;www.peppermintpig.org.Anderson Township.

SUNDAY, JAN. 6Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, $5. 652-0286; www.a-tacincinnati.com. AndersonTownship.


NaturePuzzled, 1-6 p.m., WoodlandMound, 8250 Old Kellogg Road,Seasongood Nature Center. Allthings in nature are pieces to anenvironmental puzzle. Familiescan work as teams to solve giantfloor puzzles, crossword puzzlesand even a few nature mysterypuzzles. Learn how you are apiece of the puzzle too. Free,vehicle permit required. Present-ed by Hamilton County ParkDistrict. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Anderson Township.

MONDAY, JAN. 7CivicChristmas Tree Recycling DropOff, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., BzakLandscaping at Turpin Farm,946-7766. Newtown.

Cooking ClassesJGourmet Cooking Series, 7-9p.m., A Forkable Feast, 3363Madison Road, Class 2: Mediter-ranean Meals. Taught by expertchef at A Forkable Feast. Opento Jewish young professionals,21-35 and their non-Jewishsignificant others. Ages 21 andup. $15 per class or $30 forentire three-part series. Regis-tration required. Presented byAccess: Social Events for JewishYoung Professionals Ages 21-35.373-0300; www.jypaccess.org.Oakley.

Exercise ClassesBeyond Fitness with Lisa’sResolution Solution BootCamp, 6:30-7:30 p.m., BeyondFitness Private Studio, 7226Baltic Court, Weekly throughFeb. 27. Fat-burning workouts,group nutrition coaching,strategies for avoiding holidayweight gain, bonus tips, recipesand more. $295. Registrationrequired. 859-512-0912;www.beyondfitness.me. New-town.Fitness and ConditioningFundamentals, 4:30-5:30 p.m.,Beech Acres Park RecPlex, 6915Beechmont Ave., Mondays andWednesdays through Feb. 13.Registration required. 388-4513.Anderson Township.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

This New Year's Eve, celebrate with the kids early at Woodland Mount SeasongoodNature Center at 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 31. The celebration will be filled with crafts andactivities for the kids, along with live animal programs and entertainment by John Louis ofOn the Edge of Illusion. There will be a special ball drop at 9 p.m. to ring in the new yearwith live music by the Boylan Family Band. Everyone will receive goodie bags to takehome. This family event is ideal for children ages 2 to 12 and costs $4 per person.Registration is required by Dec. 26 at greatparks.org. Space is limited. A valid HamiltonCounty Park District motor vehicle permit ($10 annual, $3 daily) is required to enter thepark. Seasongood Nature Center is at 8250 Old Kellogg Road, Anderson Township. Visitgreatparks.org, or call 521-PARK. THANKS TO KIMBERLY A. WHITTON

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Last week I mentioneda friendship bread recipeon my blog. But I had arequest from a reader whodoesn’t blog and wanted to“send a huge batch to my

grandsonand his unitin Afghani-stan.”

Well,that did it.Some of ushave familyin thearmedforces orknow ofthose who

are keeping our nationsafe, so I’ve decided if it’sthat special to our troops,it deserves space here.

Friendship bread isso-called because thestarter is meant to beshared. Since vintagerecipes are “hot” rightnow, you’ll be oh so tren-dy! These particularfriendship “breads” aresweet and taste like aquick bread. If you wantthem even more cake-like,sprinkle top of batter withmixture of sugar andcinnamon. One readeruses butterscotch puddinginstead of vanilla in thesecond recipe.

Friendship breadyeast starter

Leave on counter, don’trefrigerate. Put in largebowl or container, coveredlightly with wrap. You canuse plastic, stainless steelor glass. Or put in largesealed baggie, in whichcase you’d squeeze baggieinstead of stirring with aspoon as indicated below.You may have to openbaggie occasionally to letthe gasses, which form

from the yeast, escape.You’ll know if you have todo this if the bag puffs upa lot. Regarding yeast, useregular dry yeast, notrapid or fast rise.

I will tell you that Ihave forgotten about the10-day timing and thebread still turned outnicely anywhere from 9 to11 days. If you go over thetime limit, just give it astir each day.

Freeze the starter? Oneof my readers freezes thestarter for up to a month ifshe has extra. Now Ihaven’t done this myself,but she says it works justfine.

Day 1: Stir together 1cup flour, 1 cup sugar and1 cup milk plus 1 envelope(0.25 oz. or 21⁄4 teaspoons)dry yeast.

Days 2 through 5: Stirwith spoon.

Day 6: Add 1 cup flour,1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk.

Days 7 through 9: Stirwith spoon.

Day 10: Add 1 cup flour,1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk.

Stir and put 1 cup mix-ture into three separatecontainers. Give two away,use the last cup as your

new starter and use what’sleft in the bowl to makebread. Mark date on start-ers.

Between the two cakesgiven below, it seems likethe one with the puddingmix is the most popular. Ican’t decide which I likebetter!

Friendship breadNo. 1, withoutpudding

With what’s left in thebowl, beat in the follow-ing:2⁄3 cup oil3 eggs1 cup sugar2 teaspoons cinnamon,apple pie or pumpkin piespice

11⁄4 teaspoon baking powder1⁄2 teaspoon salt1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda2 cups all-purpose flour

If you want, you canthrow in a handful of rai-sins, chopped fresh ordried fruit, nuts, chocolatechips, etc.

Pour into two sprayedand sugared loaf pans(before pouring batter in,sprinkle some sugar in the

pans on the bottoms andsides, and dump out ex-cess if you like). Or mix ina bit of cinnamon with thesugar. Bake at 350 degreesfor 50-55 minutes. Cool 10minutes before removingfrom pan.

Friendship breadNo. 2, with pudding

Because of the puddingin the batter, this is sweet-er.

With what’s left in thebowl, beat in the follow-ing:

3 eggs1 cup oil1⁄2 cupmilk1 teaspoon vanilla

In a separate bowl, stirtogether and then beatwith egg mixture:

2 cups all-purpose flour11⁄2 teaspoons bakingpowder

1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda1⁄2 teaspoon salt1 cup chopped nuts(optional)

1 large box instant vanillapudding (5 oz.approximately)

1 cup sugar2 teaspoons cinnamon,apple pie or pumpkin piespice or more to taste(optional, but very good)

Follow directions abovefor preparing pans. Bakeat 325 degrees for 50-60minutes.

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. Go to her blog atcincinnati.com/blogs.

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EDUCATIONAnderson Senior Center –

Computer istructors and assis-tants needed to teach olderadults in basic computer skills.10-week classes are held at theAnderson Senior Center andoffered three to four times peryear. Classes are held Monday-Friday. Instructors teach thecurriculum while assistants helpthe students. If interestedplease emaillfeck@senior

independence.org.Change a life – Volunteer to

tutor an adult with low-levelliteracy skills or GED prep-aration needs. Call 621-READ.

Cincinnati Reads – a volun-teer tutoring program workingwith K-4 students in CincinnatiPublic Schools. Volunteersreceive free training to workone-on-one with children whoare struggling to read. Call621-7323 or email Jayne MartinDressing, [email protected].

Clermont 20/20 – and itscollege access program, Cler-mont Educational Opportuni-ties, offer a mentoring programthat matches adults to workwith a group of high schoolstudents from local highschools.

Volunteers are needed tobecome mentors to help stu-dents stay in school and pre-pare to graduate with a planfor their next step.

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Girl Scouts of Western Ohio– is looking for volunteers tohelp with school recruitments.To find out more informationabout becoming a fall member-ship campaign volunteer or atroop leader for Girl Scouts,visit our website atwww-.girlscoutsofwestern

ohio.org or call 489-1025 or800-537-6241. Interested indi-viduals must complete anapplication, background checkand references.

RaymondWalters College –Needs volunteers to serve astutors to skills enhancementstudents. The class meets from1

p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays andfrom 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thurs-days. Call 745-5691.

ENTERTAINMENTBusiness Volunteers for the

Arts – BVA is accepting applica-tions from business profession-als with at least three yearsexperience, interested in volun-teering their skills within thearts community.

Projects average six to eightmonths in length and canrange frommarketing oraccounting to Web design orplanning special events.

A one-day training programis provided to all acceptedapplicants. Call 871-2787.

Center for IndependentLiving Options – Seeking volun-teers to staff Art BeyondBoundaries, gallery for artistswith disabilities.

Volunteers needed noon to4:30 p.m. Tuesday throughFriday, and noon to 5 p.m.Saturday. Call 241-2600.

Cincinnati Museum Center –Needs volunteers to work in allthree museums, the CincinnatiHistory Museum, the Museumof Natural History and Scienceand the Cinergy Children’sMuseum, and special exhibits.Call 287-7025.

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tion – Seeks volunteers in itsarea office downtown forclerical support, filling requestsfor educational materials fromphone requests, data entry,special events support andcoordinating the Health Fair.Call 759-9330.

American Heart Association –Volunteers needed to assistwith the American Heart Asso-ciation’s cause campaigns,Power to End Stroke, Go RedFor Women, Start!, and theAlliance for a Healthier Genera-tion. Assignments includeclerical work, event specificduties and community out-reach.

Contact the American HeartAssociation at 281-4048 oremail [email protected].

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Rev. Mario OngaroRev. Mario Ongaro, 86, of

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Survived by his religious

community and many devotedfriends.

Preceded in death by par-ents Guisseppe Ongaro andRosa Guilia Bonfanti.

Services were Dec. 20 atImmaculate Heart of Mary,Anderson Township.

Josefa WrightJosefa Wright, 83, of An-

derson Township died Dec. 12.Survived by children Edward

(Barbara) Wright and Rose-marie Small; grandchildrenEdward (Melissa) and Mark

Coleman; great-grandchildrenAshley, Grant, Hailee, Jameson,HannahWright and Geneiveand Julius Coleman; and great-great-grandchild, Tristin.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Henry J. Wright; parentsGeorge Schobesberger andHedwig Dickinger; grand-children James (Alina) Wrightand Denise Coleman.

Services were Dec. 17 atImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch, Anderson Township.

DEATHS

Aubree Reinert looks at the nativity scene on display at the Carol Fest recently at CloughUnited Methodist Church. The Carol Fest included the reading of the Christmas story,special Christmas music by church choirs, and an audience participation in singing carols.THANKS TO IRENE LINTON

Carol FestAnderson Hills United Methodist Church and Clough UnitedMethodist Church recently conducted a Carol Fest formembers of the community. Choirs from both churches sangspecial Christmas songs, but the main part of the programwas an audience singalong of favorite Christmas carols. Thiswas the sixth year these churches have provided theopportunity for family and friends in the area to celebratethe Christmas season with music.

Julie Dima, directorof the AndersonHills UnitedMethodist ChurchWomen's Ensemble,and Betty Bothwell,director of theClough UnitedMethodist ChurchChoir, relax after theCarol Fest. Bothchoirs sang specialChristmas musicduring the eveningand participated inthe carol singalong.THANKS TO IRENE LINTON

Judy Wettengel and her grandchildren Hazel and Johnny Wettengel enjoy someChristmas cookies after the singalong at the Carol Fest provided by Anderson Hills UnitedMethodist Church and Clough United Methodist Church. THANKS TO IRENE LINTON

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ANDERSON TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsTimothy T. Perrine, 20, 7894Meadow Creek, underageconsumption, Dec. 2.Jason L. Marasco, 28, 52 Hum-mingbird Way, theft, Dec. 1.Mason Sterns, 20, 6203 SpyglassRidge, theft, Dec. 1.George M. Kienborth, 54, 491Craig Road, vehicle theft,driving under suspension, Dec.2.Shawna R. Byrd, 19, 4426 Ber-gen Court, theft, Dec. 5.Jimmy Spencer, 44, 3221 Sug-artree Road, deception toobtain dangerous drugs, drugpossession, Dec. 5.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryJewelry taken at 7807 HeatherGlen, Dec. 10.Criminal damageWindow shot with BB gun at1008 Artwood, Dec. 8.Vehicle driven through yard at7178 Concord Ridge, Dec. 8.

TheftAC unit taken at 8315 Beech-mont #1, Dec. 3.Sterling silver items taken at7150 Ragland #6, Dec. 2.A framed stock certificatetaken; $500 at 824 ShawneeTrace, Dec. 3.Purse taken from vehicle at8298 Clough, Dec. 3.Chain saws, etc. taken fromvehicles at 6301 Kellogg, Dec.3.Sweaters taken from Macy's;$196 at Beechmont Avenue,Dec. 5.Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 8595 Beech-mont, Dec. 5.Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 1012 PamelaDrive, Dec. 8.Wallet taken from shoppingcart at 8576 Beechmont Ave.,Dec. 8.Spools of copper, computertowers, etc. taken; $5,497 at1573 Tonopah, Dec. 9.I-phone taken from table atFrisch's; $500 at Beechmont

Avenue, Dec. 5.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $30 at Beech-mont Avenue, Dec. 5.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citationsCorey Coffey, born 1988, pos-session drug paraphernalia,2108 Beechmont Ave., Dec. 4.Darryl Williams, born 1989,criminal trespassing, 4367Eastern Ave., Dec. 4.David McCane, born 1977,assault, 2108 Salvador St., Dec.13.Kayla Michelle Williams, born1989, possession of drugs, 2108Beechmont Ave., Dec. 4.Marc Hodge, born 1989, theftunder $300, 1593 Clio Ave.,Dec. 14.Melody O. Mullis, born 1966,building code violation, 4444Eastern Ave., Dec. 8.Micheal Denham, born 1983,possession of drugs, 2108Beechmont Ave., Dec. 4.Natasha Lynn Cole, born 1978,

forgery, 2094 Beechmont Ave.,Dec. 12.Savannah Man, born 1986,domestic violence, 2108 Salva-dor St., Dec. 8.Trevor A. Fox, born 1989, crimi-nal damaging or endangering,6710 Corbly St., Dec. 11.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated armed robbery2261 Oxford Ave., Dec. 8.Aggravated burglary

6261 Beechmont Ave., Dec. 12.Aggravated menacing6122 Cambridge Ave., Dec. 11.Burglary2047 Claudia Court, Dec. 9.2108 Salvador St., Dec. 6.Criminaldamaging/endangering1821 Belle Meade Court, Dec. 14.3561 Columbia Pkwy., Dec. 6.Domestic violenceReported on Salvador Street,Dec. 8.

Felonious assault1924 Sutton Ave., Dec. 9.2110 Salvador St., Dec. 11.Menacing6115 Plymouth Ave., Dec. 11.Theft1494 Beacon St., Dec. 8.1801 Beacon St., Dec. 10.3601 Columbia Pkwy., Dec. 9.4914 Eastern Ave., Dec. 9.5490 Beechmont Ave., Dec. 7.6242 Corbly St., Dec. 11.6312 Beechmont Ave., Dec. 11.6328 Cambridge Ave., Dec. 10.

NEWTOWNArrests/citationsRyan Prebble, 39, 3149 Ohio133, bench warrant, Dec. 4.James Garland, 40, 4828 PoplarSt., drug abuse, Dec. 4.

Incidents/investigationsNewtown police received noreports of incidents and con-ducted no investigations.

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ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

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

» 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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Trista Mullenix, left, and Eva Nicholson, both from the Anderson Township area, getready to perform in Cincinnati Ballet's "The Nutcracker." The ballet was performedDec. 14-23. THANKS TO ALLIE HONEBRINK

Nicholas Knittel, bornand raised in Cincinnatiand Anderson Township,recently released his firstbook, “Good Things,” a col-lection of short stories,which recently receivedthe first-ever FairfieldBookAward fromFairfieldUniversity.

The book, which waspicked by Pulitzer Prizewinning author CharlesSimic for the award, con-tainsmanystoriesbasedonKnittel’s experience grow-ing up in the area.

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Volunteers pitch in for charity

Volunteering in the preparation for the Rubber DuckRegatta are dunnhummbyUSA employees, from left,Danton Crosser (Oakley), Rachel Romanelli (Mt.Washington), Peter Huisman (Mason), Ben Voorhorst(Mariemont), Katie Vogt (Hyde Park), DeAnn Elmer(Downtown), Jessie Dye (Hyde Park), Leslie Liss (Mt.Lookout) and Lauren Santoianni (Madeira). THANKS TOSUZANNE BLACKBURN


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