Our WINTERFEST Tradition Continues on FRIDAY, 12/7, from 6 - 10 PM From Pleasant Ridge to Kennedy Heights.

Winterfest begins at 6 PM with tree lighting outside Pleasant Ridge Community Center, 5915 Ridge Road. Inside are games, crafts, refreshments and Santa Claus. . . . That's Act One.

Then the party moves to Kennedy Heights Arts Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, from 7 to 10 PM. Act Two includes the Cold Hands/Warm Hearts exhibit, music by pianist Todd Hepburn, the Cornerstone Baptist Church Choir and the Cincinnati Music Academy's Suzuki strings program, plus carols sung by one and all.

The Kennedy Heights Community Council will be taking their customary holiday break and will re-convene on Tuesday Jan. 15th.

At the January meeting there will be updates about the Bike Lane on Red Bank and the old Shroder school property, so mark your calendars now!

At our November meeting the 2013 Board of Trustees were elected. Congratulations to new Community Council President Michelle Duningham and the rest of the board; V.P. for Planning, Clete Benken; V.P. for Admin. Jim Zarnowiecki; Treas. Sarah Stamper; Secretary, Jayne Dressing; Members at Large, Kendra Brown, Saundra Graham Jones, Sharifah Tafari, Christine Schumacher.

Thanks to all of the new members for assuming a leadership role in our neighborhood!

Spring 2013 Season It's time to start thinking and planning for the upcoming Spring 2013 season and registration is open. Please share the registration information with your friends and family! Registration Dates: December 13, 2012; January 9, 2013; January 15, 2013 Location: Pleasant Ridge Recreation Center Time: 6:30-8:00pm

We must adhere to the SAY registration deadlines, so I urge you to register your players on-line (www.kensilsoccer.com ) or at one of the registration dates. The on-line registration process allows for you to complete your player's necessary forms and pay on-line. Please understand payment alone does not constitute registration. If fact, the player must have a completed registration form before he/she is eligible to play. Registration forms given to coaches will no longer be honored and if the minimum number of signups isn't received by the deadline, your child may not have a team to play on. So, please make sure you register your child as soon as possible!

Coaches Needed! To allow for all interested players to participate, coaches are needed at various levels. We do not want to turn away any players due to a lack of coaches, so please consider getting involved and sharing our need with your friends and family. No experience needed, just a desire to help and some free time. If you are interested, please send an email to the mailbox (don't reply to this one please) with the subject line: "Fall Coach".

Indoor Soccer We are in the process of forming a girls indoor soccer team to be coached by Coach Jason Miller who coached the Girls Kickers in Fall 2012. If you are not familiar with him, his team placed 2nd in the SAY division last fall and he has been coaching for several years with Ken-Sil so we guarantee your daughter will learn, grow and make new friends! For more information, please respond to this email with the subject line: "Indoor Soccer". Games will be played at Cincinnati Sports Club on Red Bank Road.

Thanks and hope to see you soon!

Winter Break Camps are from 9:30am - 2:30pm for ages 5 - 12 yrs unless otherwise noted. Tuition is $25 per participant. After-care is available from 2:30 - 5:30pm for an additional $10 per child. Register online at www.kennedyarts.org or call 513-631-4278.

Hoooliday Owls - Friday, December 21 This wise creature has become one of the most popular birds in town. In this camp we'll make all sorts of owl-inspired art. .

Creating Sacred Spaces - Thursday, December 27th **Family workshop for All Ages** Make a space for Mindfulness this season. Parents & children will enjoy creating together and turning their art into spiritual journals..

Holiday Storytelling - Friday, December 28 Funny Stories, Tall Tales, Surprise Endings - Join us for a day of fun and story-weaving..

Shadow Puppetry Pizzazz - Wednesday, January 2 Create your very own puppets and shadow screen to practice your show in the dark!.

Sew What?! - Thursday, January 3 Join us for a day of fabric art fun - choose from pillows to bookmarks to embellished t-shirts and more..

Magical Mystery Musical Art Tour - Friday, January 4 With the Beatles as musical guests we'll travel in our yellow submarine and across strawberry fields to create the most magical art.

Mark your calendars for a Free Family Holiday event, Winterfest will be held on December 7th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm!

Register now for the After School Day Camp Program. Registration fees are $200.00 + $10.00 for an All-CRC Recreation Center Youth Membership Card. Fees are paid monthly. We have Full and Part Time positions available for children ages 6 - 12. Please call Kim Lanser, 731-7894 for more details.

The Pleasant Ridge Recreation Center has many other programs. We also have Zumba® with Ebony on Thursday nights, 7:30pm - 8:30pm, $6.00/class. Pottery is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30pm - 8:30pm, $151.00 for 12 weeks plus clay, exercise class for seniors on Thursdays 10:00am - 11:00am. The Kennedy Heights Seniors meet on Thursdays 10:00am - 3:00pm. BANG Cincinnati offers Ballet II and So You Wanna Dance on Wednesday nights and Ballet I and Dance Toning on Tuesday nights. Adult Tap Dance & Clogging is held on Thursday nights, 7:00pm - 8:00pm. There is a fee for all of these classes. Please call Pleasant Ridge Recreation Center for more details.

Pleasant Ridge Recreation Center will be a location for Queen City Blinkies to distribute and install blinkies on bicycles this Thursday in the Game Room, 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Any bike brought to the event will have a front (white) and rear (red) light installed on-site. Because resources will be limited, people will not be able to walk away with lights not installed on bicycles.

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The Kennedy Heights Community Council next regularly scheduled meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 15th, 2013 at 7:30. The executive board meets beforehand at 6:30PM.