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Sue Kiesewetter reports

An Ohio author will be the guest leader Saturday for the Walk in the Wildflowers nature hike in the Holliday in the Parks nature program.

Author Robert Henn, author of Wildflowers of Ohio, will lead the 10 a.m. walk at Dudley Woods at the corner of Hankins and LeSourdsville-West Chester roads in Liberty Township.

Participants will be looking for spring wildflowers, edible plants, dragonflies and even spring birds under the direction of Henn and Holliday, a former Liberty Township Parks Committee member and 20-year naturalist.

The walk is free but a Butler County MetroParks vehicle permit is required to enter Dudley Woods.

Butler County residents can get a hangtag by providing proof of residency.

Holliday advises those attending the walk to bring binoculars and field guides. All ages and levels of expertise are welcome. Trails are easy walking but generally not paved.

For more information, call 759-7500 or visit www.hollidayintheparks.com.

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The 19th annual Frozen Open will be held at Beckett Ridge Golf Club in West Chester March 24. The proceeds from the event benefit the Heroes’ Fund at the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty. Throughout the years, approximately 1,250 golfers have participated in the event.

The Heroes’ Fund assists local military families in financial crisis. The Fund is available to qualified persons residing in Butler, Warren and Hamilton counties or to non-profits serving this group of residents.

Golfers will need to check in at 10 a.m. the day of the event. Brunch will be served from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shotgun start begins at 11:30 a.m.

Scramble foursomes in the tournament will vie for the coveted “Chunk ‘O Ice” trophies.

Dinner and an awards presentation will take place after the tournament. Prizes will be given for long drive, closest-to-the pin and holes-in-one.

The event will also feature live and silent auctions. Auctions will include a variety of golfing foursomes to local courses, merchandise, restaurant gift certificates, sports memorabilia, theatre tickets, cigars, wine and more.

Last year, the cost to register for the event was $110 for a single golfer or $440 for a foursome.

For more information or to reserve a spot, call 513-755-2211 or visit www.frozenopen.com.

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The Animal Friends Humane Society petmobile will be at the West Chester PetSmart, 7574 Voice of America Drive, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The petmobile will carry multiple dogs that are up for adoption. For a list of adoptable pets, visit the Animal Friends Humane Society Facebook page.

At the time of adoption, the Animal Friends Humane Society provides all of their animals with beginner shots, spay or neuter surgery, a Butler County dog license, a pet microchip, 30-day pet insurance and a bag of dog food. Typically, there is a $125 adoption fee for each animal.

The Animal Friends Humane Society shelter is located at 1820 Princeton Road in Hamilton, behind the Board of Elections building.

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Below is the full article written by Mike Boyer for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Escort Inc., the West Chester-based radar detector maker, is entering the mobile TV market with a partner.

Escort said Thursday it is teaming with digital TV software supplier Siano to design and market a mobile TV accessory for autos using an Apple iPad connection. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.

The new product, to be introduced at the next month’s consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, will be sold under the Escort Mobile TVT brand. The small TV will plug into a car’s pre-installed iPad headrest mount, the companies said.

The mobile TV will be supported by Siano’s digital TV receiver and other software.

“Our successful collaboration with Siano to produce MobileTVT has opened up an entire series of patent pending MDTV based products which we will announce in the near future,” said John Larson, Escort president and CEO.

Escort radar and laser detectors are sold under the Escort, Passport, Redline, Solo, Vector and Beltronics brands. Siano is a leading supplier of mobile broadcast digital TV software. It has partnerships with Samsung, Motorola, LG and Dell among others.

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IKEA in West Chester will be offering its customers an all-you-can-eat holiday smorgasbord Friday. The buffet or Julbord will be offered in two sessions from 5 to 7 p.m. and from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Julbord is the standard Christmas dinner in Scandinavian countries.

During the annual IKEA holiday event, guests can enjoy an endless meal of traditional Swedish food offerings such as Swedish holiday ham, smoked salmon and Swedish style meatballs.

• IKEA’s annual soft toys for education campaign Nov. 1-Dec. 24

The Swedes in Greater Cincinnati adult and children’s choir will also provide entertainment, starting at 6 p.m.

Tickets for the buffet can be purchased in the IKEA restaurant. The cost is $9.99 for adults and $2.49 for children 12 and under.

The Julbord menu includes the following items, assorted herring, gravad lax with mustard sauce, smoked salmon with horseradish sauce, whole poached salmon, hard-boiled eggs with shrimp, Swedish cucumber salad, red beet salad, Swedish potato salad, Christmas ham, asssorted cheeses, meatballs and lingonberries, red cabbage, boiled potatoes with dill, crispbread, thin bread, dinner rolls, Swedish rice pudding with almonds, assorted desserts, glögg, coffee, tea and fountain beverages.

Seating is limited for both sessions. For more details, call 513-779-7100.

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Annual West Chester Township events, The Holidays on The Square at Union Centre and a Pioneer Christmas, will each take place this weekend.

The Holidays on The Square at Union Centre will offer a variety of entertainment for all ages from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

The Square will feature a new light display, carolers and an ice sculptor. There will also be hot chocolate, as well as a take-home craft for kids.

The event also includes an appearance from Santa Claus.

Santa will also be at the annual Pioneer Christmas event in the cabin in the clearing at Keehner Park from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

This event will provide children with an opportunity to celebrate Christmas like the pioneers did in 1833.

Families are also welcome to bring handmade ornaments to add to the cabin’s holiday tree.

There will be some traditional pioneer fare such as buffalo, deer chili, molasses cookies and apple cider.

For more information on these and other West Chester events, visit WestChesterOH.org.

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The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester will host a book signing and another series of tours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It will be the last time that tours will be offered this year, as the museum is scheduled to close for roof replacement and restoration.

During the tours, local radio historian Mike Martini will sign “Cincinnati Radio” in the Media Heritage exhibit room.

The 128-page book focuses on the first 50 years of Cincinnati radio and features more 245 photographs.

“’Cincinnati Radio’ will provide hours of memories for those who experienced local broadcast history firsthand and introduce new generations to an era when radio was all ‘live’ and the primary source of news and entertainment for our nation during the 20th century,’” Martini said.

• Story: VOA rich in Cincinnati history

Martini has been an award-winning radio announcer and producer in Greater Cincinnati for 25 years, and worked at WARM98, WLW, WWEZ, WSCH and WVXU. He is a former adjunct professor of broadcast writing at Xavier University and is co-founder and president of Media Heritage, Inc., a not-for-profit archive of Cincinnati’s radio and television history.

This will be the fourth time that the West Chester museum has been open for tours since September. Prior to that, the building had been closed for two years for restoration projects funded by the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission.

The National VOA Museum of Broadcasting consists of the Voice of America Museum; Media Heritage’s Greater Cincinnati Museum of Broadcast History; and the Gray History of Wireless Museum.

For more information about the VOA museum, visit www.voamuseum.org.

The museum is located at 8070 Tylersville Road in West Chester.

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Local choir students will be caroling next week in Lakota West neighborhoods to promote its free holiday concert at the high school’s theatre on Dec. 15.

The choir could be heard outside your door from 6-to-8 p.m. Nov. 28 through Dec. 2. The students will be singing “Deck the Halls,” “Jingle Bells” and other songs that can be heard at the holiday concert.

Community members are encouraged to sing along with the carolers. Monetary donations will also be accepted.

Carolers will also have a flier that lists their school concert and an Alzheimer’s benefit concert called “Sing for a Cause.” The flier will provide information on how to sponsor the choir with a tax-deductible donation.

Lakota West will join choirs from Finneytown and Taylor high schools for “Sing for a Cause” at The College of Mount St. Joseph Dec. 10. All proceeds made from ticket sales, donations and sponsorships will go directly towards the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.

Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

For more information on the event and on the Lakota West choir program, visit lakotawestchoir.org.

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The Lakota West girls’ soccer team remained undefeated in conference play and defeated its rival Lakota East on the road by the score of 2-0 Tuesday. The Firebirds haven’t lost to Lakota East since 2006.

Senior Kim Love (Purdue commit) and senior Lauren Pratt (Ohio Dominican commit) each scored for Lakota West.

With the win, Lakota West is 6-2-3 overall this season and 5-0-1 against Greater Miami Conference opponents. With the loss, Lakota East falls to 4-6 overall and 4-2 in the GMC.

Lakota West will host Loveland (6-2-1 overall) Thursday at 7 p.m. in its next scheduled match. Meanwhile, Lakota East is scheduled to host Ursuline (7-0-2 overall) Thursday at 7 p.m.

Girls’ tennis – Lakota East sweeps Oak Hills – The Lakota East girls’ tennis program wrapped up the 2011 fall season with a 9-0 GMC record. Overall, Lakota East is 16-3 and has won four in a row. The Thunderhawks will attempt to win back-to-back GMC championships in the conference tournament this week.

Girls’ golf – Lakota East wins tri – Lakota East finished ahead of Colerain and Princeton Tuesday at Wetherington Country Club. Lakota East finished with a score of 182, while Colerain finished with 216 and Princeton with 231. Junior Hannah Lee turned in the top score with seven-over-par 43. Lakota East will compete in the sectional tournament at the Hamilton Elks Golf Club Oct. 3.

Cross country – Kings Invitational – Lakota West finished eighth in both the boys’ and girls’ competition at the Kings Cross Country Invitational at Landen Park Tuesday.

Today’s sports schedule: Wednesday, Sept. 28

Lakota East at Lakota West– girls’ volleyball – at 7 p.m.

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