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CraycroftDELHI TWP. — A piece of landat Hillside Avenue and ClevesWarsaw could someday playhost to soccer and lacrossegames.

Delhi Township trustees vot-ed to purchase a 5.75-acre site at6850 Hillside Ave. for futurepark purposes. The township,which is under contract to buythe land but has yet to close onthe property, will pay $100,000for the land. The money will

come from thetownship’s taxincrement fi-nancing funds.

“I’m excitedabout this prop-erty,” DelhiParks & Recrea-tion Director

Josh Torbeck said. “It’s a greatspace, it’s clear and flat. Findingflat land in Delhi is a premium.”

He said the land owner, Dr.Ferdinand Niehaus, bought theproperty about 35 years agowith the vision of developing it

into park space for the youth ofDelhi. Over the years, Torbecksaid Niehaus put a great dealinto improving the land a mak-ing it a usable site.

Improvements have includ-ed raising the land out of theflood plain, adding roughly77,000-square-feet of parkingsurface, installing sewer linesand installing culverts, head-walls and drainage ditches. Thesite has an access driveway onCleves Warsaw and Niehaus

Delhi to buy land forfuture park purposesKurt [email protected]

Torbeck

See PARK, Page 2A

GREEN TWP. — For OakdaleElementary School parentBecky Meyer, the possibility ofmaking a school playground ac-cessible for special needs stu-dents like her son has been herdream since the day they touredthe school when he was in kin-dergarten.

“It means that they can bepart of something as basic asplay,” she said. “There are somany limits in the world forthese children, and the play-ground should not be one ofthem.”

Meyer and other parents ofspecial needs students shared adream of an inclusive play-ground with smooth surfaces,ramp entrances and swings –where students with disabilitiescan play and socialize with theirpeers at recess rather than sitand watch from the side, unableto join their friends.

Those dreams are becominga reality thanks to a dedicatedteam of teachers, parents andcommunity volunteers at Oak-dale, who set out this past fall tobegin raising $180,000 for a newinclusive playground called theScottie Yard.

The playground planningcommittee found big sup-porters of the project this weekin Green Township officials.

The Green Township trust-ees voted unanimously March23 to provide $100,000 towardthe playground. The money thetownship is contributing willcome from the township’s tax

increment financing funds.“For many years the town-

ship has set aside certain dol-lars to be used for special pro-jects,” Trustee Chairman TonyRosiello said.

“When taking into considera-tion the fact this project willbenefit children with specialneeds, we certainly felt it was agreat project and will be a goodfit for the township.”

Much of Oakdale’s existingplayground is not accessible forstudents with a variety of dis-abilities, including those who

Green Twp. giving $100Kto inclusive playground project

Kurt [email protected]

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A computer image from David Williams & Associates of the planned Scottie Yard playground at Oakdale Elementary School. Green Township iscontributing $100,000 toward the playground, which will be accessible and inclusive for all students.

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also built up a secondaryaccess point on HillsideAvenue.

“With his vision inmind, he’s been workingwith Hamilton Countyand MSD and private con-tractors, engineeringfirms and Delhi Townshipto ensure everything hedid along the way wasdone properly, designedproperly and documentedproperly,” Torbeck said.“Each step was plannedalong the way.”

The township leasedthe land from Niehausfrom 2003 to 2006 and hadan option to buy the prop-erty at the end of eachlease term, but Torbecksaid the asking price wastoo high at the time.

Trustee Cheryl Sievesaid the township has con-sidered buying the site formany years, and now thetiming of the offer and

askingprice isright.

“Thepropertyhas beensome-where onthat shelffor a very

long time,” she said. “Weare very fortunate at thispoint that the owner, rec-ognizing his first desire isthat it be a park, we’renow in a position we canafford the buying cost.”

When looking at sportsthe township cannot ac-commodate within its ex-isting park system, shesaid soccer and lacrossetop the list. She said la-crosse is the hottest grow-ing sport in the area andthe township isn’t able tofulfill the field needs ofsoccer organizations.

“So, all the soccer peo-ple we’ve heard from allthese years, come on backto Delhi at some point in

time,” Sieve said.Torbeck and township

leaders said it’s importantto note development ofthe park will not takeplace anytime soon. Thetownship will seek grantsand donations to pay fordeveloping the land into apark.

“Any development wedo in the future is going tobe done through dona-tions and grants,” he said,adding the fact that thesite sits along the MuddyCreek riparian corridoropens the door for manygrant opportunities.

Trustee President WillOswall agreed the time isright to buy the land, withthe caveat the townshipwill develop the park withgrant money and privatedonations.

“There are very fewopportunities in the town-ship to actually acquire

propertyand thetime previ-ous boardshave spenttrying toacquirethis prop-erty andsigning

leases obviously showstheir intent to eventuallypurchase it,” he said.

“We understand oursituation with fundingright now. It’s not going tobe developed overnight.We’re going to have to geta lot of grants.”

Situated at the westernborder of Delhi, Torbecksaid in addition to provid-ing recreation space, thefuture park will also serveas a nice gateway to thecommunity.

“How many townshipsget the opportunity to pos-sibly develop a park as thefirst thing you see whenyou drive in and the lastthing you see on your wayout,” he said.

“That’s a great oppor-tunity to present ourtownship in a great light.”

ParkContinued from Page 1A

Sieve

Oswall

use braces, walkers orwheelchairs. For exam-ple, the playground hasonly one swing that canaccommodate wheel-chairs, forcing six stu-dents to share it during a30-minute recess.

“It’s time to changethat, so that all of our stu-dents can enjoy time to-gether at recess,” Oak-dale intervention special-ist and Scottie Yard com-mittee chairwomanMichelle Boeshart said.

“Our goal with theScottie Yard playgroundis to create a truly acces-sible environment so thatall students can play to-gether in a safe and inclu-sive environment.”

Oak Hills Local SchoolDistrict SuperintendentTodd Yohey said the dis-trict appreciates thetownship’s generosity.

“We’re extremelygrateful the townshiptrustees see the value inthis project for the entirecommunity, not just theschool district,” Yoheysaid. “After school hours,on the weekends andthroughout the summer,the playground becomes apark for the entire com-munity.”

Oakdale parent CatieSinger added, “Outdoorplay is so important to allchildren, and an accessi-ble playground would of-fer that opportunity tochildren like my daugh-ter.”

Rosiello, the Trusteechairman, said the play-ground will be open to allchildren in the communi-ty, which appealed totownship officials andmeets the township’s phi-losophy of serving the en-tire township and provid-ing residents with a varie-ty of recreational options.

He said the ScottieYard will serve as the ga-teway for the biking andhiking trail the townshipis developing on the oldrailroad right of way, asegment of which runsthrough the woods behindOakdale. He said thetownship aims to beginconstructing the trailsometime this summerand plans to complete 1.1miles of the trail this year.

“It’s an exciting time tobe in Green Township,” hesaid.

“The continued growthin Green Township is duein large part to our won-derful schools. We’re al-ways open to looking atthese kinds of projectsand opportunities to sup-port our schools.”

Yohey said Oakdalehopes to have a portion ofthe playground complet-ed by the start of nextschool year. Due to thecost of the project, he saidit’s likely the playgroundwill have to be implement-ed in phases.

The Scottie Yard com-mittee has been raisingfunds for the project, andafter the $100,000 dona-tion from the township,has about $70,000 still toraise.

PlaygroundContinued from Page 1A

The first Cheviot Clas-sic Car Show will takeplace at Harvest HomePark, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun-day, May 3.

Proceeds will benefitcharities in WesternHamilton County as wellas support Western HillsCommunity ServiceClub’s student of themonth program. The pro-gram honors top studentsfrom Elder, Oak Hills,Taylor, Mercy and Setonhigh schools, as well as

Diamond Oaks adult edu-cation school.

The event is free to thepublic and $10 to registera vehicle. Registration isfrom 9 a.m to noon. Thefirst 100 registrationswill receive a T-shirt andthe first 250 registrantsreceive a dash plaque.

The awards ceremonyis scheduled for 3 p.m.,with trophies given forBest of Show, People’sChoice, Judge’s Choiceand Show N Shine. Theowners of the top 25 carswill receive an award.

Festivities include

music, split the pot andother raffles, and foodtrucks. There will be freeface painting by TuesdayTedesco as well as freeballoons for childrenfrom 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

This show is being car-ried on by the legacy ofthe Jerry Stautberg Me-

morial Car Show, whichoperated from 2010-2014.

The event is being pre-sented by CincyAutos-.com, and the WesternHills Community ServiceClub isorganizing it. Har-vest Home Park is at 3961North Bend Road in Cin-cinnati.

Car show tobenefit charities

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A photo from last year’s Jerry Stautberg Memorial Car Show.

Stephen Roy [email protected]

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Dinner theaterfundraiser forDunham

The Dunham AdvisoryBoard is hosting a dinnertheater fundraiser Thurs-day, April 30, at the ArtsCenter at Dunham, 1945Dunham Way.

Doors open at 6 p.m.and dinner begins at 6:30p.m., followed by the play“Wait Until Dark” pre-sented by the Sunset Play-ers.

There will also be bas-

ket raffles and a split-the-pot raffle. All proceeds goto the advisory board tosupport programs at Dun-ham.

Tickets are $25 perperson. To buy tickets,visitwww.sunsetplayers.orgor call 588-4988.

Sayler Park health,wellness fair

Sayler Park Elemen-tary School is hosting ahealth and wellness fairfrom 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.Thursday, April 30.

The event will featurefree health screenings,food and drinks, prizesand games, an obstaclecourse and martial artsdemonstration.

The fair takes place inthe dining room and gym-nasium at the school, 6700Home City Ave.

Call 363-5125 for infor-mation.

Philipps Swim Clubhosting car wash,registration event

Philipps Swim Club in

West Price Hill is spon-soring a car wash and ad-vanced registration eventfor the opening of its 85th

season from noon to 3p.m. Saturday, May 2.

All proceeds from thecar wash will go towardimprovements at theswim club.

The club, at 5245 Glen-way Ave., will open forthe season Saturday, May23.

More informationabout Philipps can befound atphilippsswimclub.com oron its Facebook page.

Clean-Up Delhi Dayset for May 9

Delhi Township willconduct its “Clean-UpDelhi Day” event from 9a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday,May 9, in the parking lotof the Delhi Senior/Com-munity Center, 647 NeebRoad.

The event takes placerain or shine and is opento Delhi Township resi-dents only. Proof of resi-dency will be required.

Residents must be in lineby 1 p.m. The followingitems will be accepted:furniture, televisions,household refuse, whiteware products (washingmachines, dryers, ovens,etc.), lawnmowersdrained of fluids and tiresremoved from the rims.

Items containing fre-on, such as refrigerators,freezers and air condi-tioners, will be acceptedwith a Certificate ofEvacuation.

Freon evacuation willalso be provided at theevent with proof of regis-tration and payment of a$40 evacuation fee perunit. Residents can pre-register for the Freonevacuation service from8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mon-days through Fridays, atthe township administra-tion building, 934 NeebRoad, or 7 a.m. until 3:30p.m. at the Public WorksDepartment, 665 NeebRoad, no later than May 8.

For information, con-tact Dan Ryan [email protected] or 451-3300.

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Seton High School

» It was a wonderful eve-ning for the Seton High Schoolcommunity as more than 400guests came together for the19th annual Setonsation fund-raiser.

The theme of the eveningwas “The Stars in our Midst –Inspiring Young Women toLight Up the World.”

» The Latin Department ofSeton High School hosted its30th Annual Latin Classics Fairin Seton’s library. There were atotal of 12 projects submittedand judging was done by Setonstaff as well as the Latin II-IVstudents.

Topics included “Muses,”“Influence of Greece andRome on Modern Life,”“Foods/Meals,” “Art,” “Reli-gion/Mythology,” “Holidays/Celebrations,” “Harry Potter,”“Latin Phrases in CommonEnglish,” “Position of Women,”“U.S. Legal System” and “Lat-in.”

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geman, Latin II; Audrey Lai-veling, Latin II, Sara Neumeis-ter, Latin II; Hannah Schwae-ble, Latin II; Lilly Witte, LatinI; Kim Tope, Latin I; LindsayWieczorkowski, Latin I, and

Sarah Steinhaus, Latin I.The following students re-

ceived Maxima Cum Laude(silver ribbon): Nicole Berning,Latin I; Emma Ochs, Latin Iand Moira Metz, Latin I.

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Seton seniors and student ambassadors Laura Nie, Carly Niehauser, Laura Hofmeyer and Cierra Watkins enjoyed helping out throughout the evening.


Seton freshman Kim Tope showcases her knowledge of the various classes of Roman food at Seton's 30th AnnualLatin Classics Fair.


Four of Seton's principals together at SetonSation. From left: DonnaBrigger, Susie Gibbons, Sister Brenda Busch and Sister Kathryn AnnConnelly '50 .


Aloha! Thanks to winning the "Golden Ticket" at SetonSation, these ladiesare heading to Hawaii! From left: Erin Hofmeyer, Jackie Stoeklin, CarolHofmeyer, Abby Hofmeyer and Lindsey Hofmeyer.


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THURSDAY, APRIL 30Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon-3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 385-3780. Green Township.

Dance ClassesDance Clogging, 6:30 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learn howto clog dance. Dancers of alllevels welcome. No partnerrequired. $5. Presented by TheCan’t Stop Cloggers. 324-7454;cantstopcloggers.weebly.com.Sayler Park.

EducationStrengths Based Career Man-agement, 7-8:30 p.m., FamilyLife Center, 703 Compton Road,Learn how to identify goodcareer fit and work towardstrength path. Reservationsrequired. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finneytown.

Exercise ClassesYoga for the Back (Therapy),6-6:45 p.m., EarthConnection,370 Neeb Road, $10 drop-in, $45five-class pass, $80 10-class pass,$140 20-class pass. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725.Delhi Township.

Pure Potential Chikung TaiChi, 9:30-11 a.m., Grace Episco-pal Church, 5501 Hamilton Ave.,$50. Presented by HarmonicPulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewellness-.com. College Hill.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,4:45-5:45 p.m., Keeping FitStudio, 7778 Colerain Ave., $5.720-4142. Colerain Township.

Introduction to Yoga forBeginners, 7-8 p.m., Earth-Connection, 370 Neeb Road, Forparticipants who have nevertried yoga or have been to classa few times and would like tolearn more before advancing toVinyasa Flow. $78 for 13 classesor $10 per class. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.Delhi Township.

Farmers MarketFarm Market of College Hilland New Happy Hour at theMarket, 3-6 p.m., College HillCoffee Company and CasualGourmet, 6128 Hamilton Ave.,Indoor farm market now of-fering happy hour with halfprice wine and beer by glass.Market offerings include freerange eggs, beef, cheese, butter,home baked items, breads,granola and more. Free admis-sion. 542-2739; www.collegehill-coffeeco.com. College Hill.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collectionof karaoke music from everyera. Free. 385-9309; www.vinok-letwines.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio, 5744Springdale Road, Free. 385-1005.Colerain Township.

NatureBirds, Blooms and PaintedPots, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, 3455Poole Road, Families invited tostop by during week of April17-May 1 and paint a pot. Potswill be hung in park trees.Weekend of May 2-3, plant aflower in pot. Wildflower hike,tie-dye project, games, crafts.Free, requires Hamilton Countyvehicle permit. Presented byGreat Parks of Hamilton County.521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Colerain Township.

On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 7:30 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, 4990 GlenwayAve., Final collaboration be-tween Rodgers and Hammer-stein was destined to becomethe world’s most beloved mu-sical. $24, $21 seniors and stu-dents. 241-6550; www.cincinna-tilandmarkproductions.com.West Price Hill.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, $1. ThroughDec. 17. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.

Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.

Sports-Registrations &Tryouts

Saturday Baseball League, 5a.m. to 9 p.m., McKelvey Base-ball Fields, 10299 McKelveyRoad, McKelvey Fields. TheClippard and Powel CrosleyYMCA have a combined youth,coed, baseball league on Sat-urdays. Season runs from 6/6until 8/1. No games 7/4. Ages3-4, 5-6, and 7-9. Ages 7-9 haveThursday practice, prior to eachSat. game. Register by:5/20.Ages 3-9. Benefits YMCA ofGreater Cincinnati. $50 or $90.Registration required. Presentedby Clippard Family YMCA.923-4466, ext. Sarah; myy.org.Springfield Township.

FRIDAY, MAY 1Art ExhibitsWe Were All Chiefs: CurrentWorks from Elder HighSchool Alumni, 3-6 p.m., FlatsGallery, 3028 Price Ave., Artworkfrom 16 Elder High SchoolAlumni: Tom Berninger, JimBono, Jim Borgman, JordanDaugherty, Jim Doerflein, ChrisFelix, Tim Gold, Rick Gray, TomHaney, Woodrow Hinton III,Chris Hoeting, Michael Hurst,Tim McMichael, Jacob Meyer,Louis Stavale, and Joseph Win-terhalter. Free. Presented byMount St. Joseph University.244-4223; www.msj.edu. EastPrice Hill.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,Nature Nook Florist and WineShop, 10 S. Miami Ave., Fourtastings with light snacks. Ages21 and up. $5 per person. 467-1988; www.naturenookonline-.com. Cleves.

Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, $10 drop-in, $45 five-classpass, $80 10-class pass, $14020-class pass. Presented by Yogaby Marietta. 675-2725; www.yo-gabymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, 7778 Colerain Ave., $5.720-4142. Colerain Township.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class, 5-6p.m., Keeping Fit Studio, 7778Colerain Ave., $5. 720-4142.Colerain Township.

Health / WellnessEngage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, 5501 HamiltonAve., $50. Presented by Harmon-ic Pulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewellness-.com. College Hill.

Music - Classic RockJAG, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio,5744 Springdale Road, Free.385-1005; www.clubtriolounge-.com. Colerain Township.

NatureBirds, Blooms and PaintedPots, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, Free,requires Hamilton Countyvehicle permit. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. ColerainTownship.

On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 8 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, $24, $21 seniorsand students. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkpro-ductions.com. West Price Hill.

Jeeves in Bloom, 8 p.m., Glen-more Playhouse, 3716 GlenmoreAve., English countryside maynever be same after BertieWooster and his unflappablevalet, Jeeves, pay a visit. Ages12-99. $16, $15 advance. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by The Drama Workshop.Through May 17. 598-8303.Cheviot.

Wait Until Dark, 8 p.m., ArtsCenter at Dunham, 1945 Dun-ham Way, Thriller revolvingaround con man and two ex-convicts who meet their matchin a blind woman. $14, $12seniors, students or groups of 10or more. Presented by SunsetPlayers Inc.. Through May 16.588-4988; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

Recreation

Pickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learngame of Pickleball, simplepaddle game played usingspecial perforated, slow-movingball over tennis-type net onbadminton-sized court. Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 sen-iors. Through May 29. 941-0102.Sayler Park.

ShoppingRummage Sale, 5-8 p.m., GraceLutheran Church, 3628 BoudinotAve., Variety of items available.Benefits high school youthgroup trip to the national youthgathering in San Antonio. Free.661-5166. Westwood.


Saturday Baseball League, 5a.m. to 9 p.m., McKelvey Base-ball Fields, $50 or $90. Regis-tration required. 923-4466, ext.Sarah; myy.org. SpringfieldTownship.

SATURDAY, MAY 2Art ExhibitsWe Were All Chiefs: CurrentWorks from Elder HighSchool Alumni, 1-5 p.m., FlatsGallery, Free. 244-4223;www.msj.edu. East Price Hill.

BenefitsMike’s Mentors Kids, 7 a.m. to9 p.m., Mike’s Carwash, 9056Colerain Ave., Buy Works Washfor $15 and $7.50 is donated.Buy Ultimate for $19 and $9.50 isdonated. Mascots, restaurantsamples, coupons, music andmore. Benefits Big Brothers BigSisters of Greater Cincinnati.$15/$19. 421-4120, ext. 832.Colerain Township.

EducationConcealed Carry Class, 8 a.m.to 9 p.m., Tactical IntelligenceGroup, 6111 Morgan Road, Ledby certified instructors, classmeets State of Ohio ConcealedHandgun Permit pre-applicationeducational requirements inconvenient single-day format.Ages 21 and up. $150. Regis-tration required. 579-1405;tacticalintelligencegroup.com.Cleves.

Exercise ClassesCardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

FestivalsIncline District Street Fair, 9a.m. to 3 p.m., Incline District-East Price Hill, 3006 Price Ave.,Across street from Holy FamilySchool. Showcasing the multicul-tural richness of Price Hill. Localartisan vendors, food trucks,music and craft beer. BenefitsHoly Family Parish. Free. Present-ed by Holy Family Church - PriceHill. 921-7527; www.theincline-districtstreetfair.com. Price Hill.

Garden ClubsHillside Community Garden:Play in the Dirt with Us, 9 a.m.to noon, Hillside CommunityGarden, 5701 Delhi Road, On thecampus of Mount St. JosephUniversity. Learn ecologically-friendly gardening skills, meetneighbors and grow healthyfood. Help plant seeds, buildterraces, continue work in foodforest and harvest uniquecommunity garden. Sturdy,no-slip shoes or boots suggest-ed. Bring your own gloves. Free.Presented by Hillside Communi-ty Garden Committee. ThroughOct. 17. 503-6794; www.Hillside-GardenDelhi.com. Delhi Town-ship.

Music - CountryBuffalo Ridge Band, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

NatureBirds, Blooms and PaintedPots, noon to 4 p.m., Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, Free,requires Hamilton Countyvehicle permit. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. ColerainTownship.


Jeeves in Bloom, 8 p.m., Glen-more Playhouse, $16, $15 ad-vance. Registration recom-mended. 598-8303. Cheviot.

Wait Until Dark, 8 p.m., ArtsCenter at Dunham, $14, $12seniors, students or groups of 10or more. 588-4988; www.sunset-players.org. West Price Hill.

ShoppingRummage Sale, 8 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Grace Lutheran Church,Free. 661-5166. Westwood.

Open House, Art Sale andSpring Market, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Clovernook Center for theBlind and Visually Impaired,7000 Hamilton Ave., ProctorCenter. Market will feature artand vendors who are consumersand/or employees of Clover-nook. Free. 522-3860; www.clo-vernook.org. North College Hill.

Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,College Hill Coffee Companyand Casual Gourmet, 6128Hamilton Ave., PNC ATM lotacross from CH Coffee Co.Annuals, Dragon wing begonias,lobelia, zinnias, coleus, cannalilies, dahlias, and much more.Grown by College Hill Garden-ers. Benefits College Hill beauti-fication projects. Free admission.Presented by College Hill Gar-deners, Supported by CollegeHill Coffee Co.. 542-2739. Col-lege Hill.

Yard Sale, Vendor Sale in thePines, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., YMCA -Powel Crosley Jr. Branch, 9601Winton Road, Community wideyard sale and vendor fair. Bakesale, raffle baskets, vendors andtons of unwanted treasures.Benefits YMCA 2015 AnnualCampaign. Free admission.923-4466, ext. Sarah; www.cin-cinnatymca.org. SpringfieldTownship.



SUNDAY, MAY 3Dining EventsBest Sunday Brunch on theWest Side, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Aston Oaks Golf Club, 1 AstonOaks Drive, Omelet and wafflestations, goetta, sausage, bis-cuits, bacon, fruit and more.Lunch portion begins at 11 a.m.Large parties welcome. Specialpricing on holidays. $11.95, $8.95seniors and ages 7-14, free ages6 and under. Reservations re-quired. 467-0070, ext. 3. NorthBend.

Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, 1150 W.Galbraith Road, Lower level.Chair exercise and Leslie San-sone’s low-impact, indoor,aerobic workout. Free. 324-6173.Springfield Township.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping Fit

Studio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., Week-ly venue of live acoustic folk,Americana, bluegrass, and rootsmusic. Scheduled performancesbegin at 7 p.m. Informal songcircle jam starts at 5:30 p.m.Open mic every first and thirdSunday. Free to members.Donations welcome from non-members. Presented by QueenCity Balladeers. 399-7227;www.qcballadeers.org. MountHealthy.

NatureBirds, Blooms and PaintedPots, noon to 4 p.m., Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, Free,requires Hamilton Countyvehicle permit. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. ColerainTownship.


Jeeves in Bloom, 2 p.m., Glen-more Playhouse, $16, $15 ad-vance. Registration recom-mended. 598-8303. Cheviot.

RecreationCheviot Classic Car Show, 9a.m. to 3 p.m., Harvest HomePark, 3961 North Bend Road,Event formerly the Jerry Stautb-erg Memorial Car Show. Onsiteregistration 9 a.m.-noon. Tro-phies, awards, split the pot,raffles, food trucks, face paint-ing for kids, live music by BrianHellman. Rain or shine. BenefitsWestern Hills Community ServiceClub charities. Free to attend,$10 to register vehicle. Presentedby Western Hills CommunityService Club. No phone;www.whcsc.org. Cheviot.



Support GroupsCaregivers’ Support Group,3:30-5 p.m., Family Life Center,703 Compton Road, Find net-work of friends who listen,understand and ease eachother’s burdens by sharingtechniques for joys and chal-lenges caregiving provides. First15 minutes include short talkfrom speaker on issue of interestto group. 931-5777. Finneytown.

MONDAY, MAY 4Exercise ClassesZumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, 7778 Colerain Ave.,High-energy dance fitness classfor all ages and all levels offitness. Ages 18 and up. $5.923-4226. Colerain Township.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, $10 drop-in,$45 five-class pass, $80 10-classpass, $140 20-class pass. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,

9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class, 5-6p.m., Keeping Fit Studio, $5.720-4142. Colerain Township.

Pilates, 5-6 p.m., Sayler ParkCommunity Center, 6720 HomeCity Ave., Using Silm and SculptPilates video with workoutsbroken down into 10 minuteintervals. Ages 18 and up. $5daily or annual membership $25,$10 seniors and youth. 941-0102;cincyrec.org. Sayler Park.

RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,Membership needed. $25, $10seniors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.



TUESDAY, MAY 5Exercise ClassesCardio Plus Aerobics Class,4:45-5:45 p.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

Introduction to Yoga forBeginners, 7-8 p.m., Earth-Connection, $78 for 13 classes or$10 per class. 675-2725; www.yo-gabymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.

Health / WellnessThe Daniel Plan, 7-8:30 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Overall wellness programwill equip you with practicaltools and resources to bringhealth into every area of yourlife. Free. Registration required.931-5777; tinyurl.com/fam-ilylifectr. Finneytown.

Music - BenefitsJoint Concert: SycamoreCommunity Band and West-ern Hills Campus Band, 7 p.m.,Western Hills High School, 2144Ferguson Road, Bands willperform individually and collab-orate on a salute to veterans.Benefits Western Hills CampusBand. Free. 697-0868. West-wood.

RecreationPickleball, 6:30-8:30 p.m., SaylerPark Community Center, Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 sen-iors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

Senior CitizensIndoor Cornhole, noon to 2p.m., Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road, 385-3780. Green Township.

Exercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.

Euchre, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Open game. Forseniors. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.



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To find more calendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/calendar.

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The Incline District Street Fair is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 2, in the Incline District- EastPrice Hill, 3006 Price Ave., Across street from Holy Family School. The fair will showcase themulticultural richness of Price Hill. On hand will be local artisan vendors, food trucks, music andcraft beer. The event enefits Holy Family Parish. Admission is free. Call 921-7527; visitwww.theinclinedistrictstreetfair.com.Pictured is a view of the downtown Cincinnati, shot fromthe site of the old Price Hill incline.

APRIL 29, 2015 • DELHI-PRICE HILL PRESS • 5ANEWS

When we plow the garden for oursummer vegetables and flowers, thegrandkids repeat what my own kidsasked when they were little: “Are yougoing to plant potatoes, onions and

carrots?” The answer, ofcourse, is always yes.

Digging for potatoesor pulling up onions orcarrots out of theground is like findingburied treasure. Thenice thing about grow-ing these three veggiesis that they can begrown in the ground orin a container, like abushel basket.

We especially like new potatoesfreshly dug from the garden. Here’s ayummy recipe using a different tech-nique for cooking them.

Readers want to know:What’s the best mint for Juleps and

how do you make them?Spearmint for sure. Make a simple

syrup of 2 cups each sugar and water,add about 1 cup mint leaves, smooshwith spoon to release flavor, and boiluntil sugar dissolves. Cool and strain.

Fill an 8oz. glass with crushed ice,add mint syrup to taste (start withabout 4 tablespoons and go from there.Some people like it real sweet andminty, up to 1/2 cup) and up to 4 table-spoons Kentucky bourbon. Stir realquick to make the glass frost on theoutside and garnish with a mint sprig.

Earth Day fun!So much fun sharing seeds and

planting annuals with grandkids Evaand her class at Kilgour School andJack and Will at Guardian AngelsSchool. Thanks to Natorp’s for supply-ing plants.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educa-tor, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary profes-sional and author. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Root veggies, Cinco de Mayo on menu

Stovetop roasted fingerlings with butter andparsley

I saw Ina Garten make a variation of these and just had to makesome myself. I used my heavy enameled cast iron Le Creuset pot.Make sure potatoes are about the same size so they cook evenly.

1/4 cup butter1-1/2 pounds fingerling or very small potatoes, rinsed but not

peeledSalt and pepper to tasteChopped parsley

Melt the butter in a large heavy pot. Add potatoes, salt, andpepper, and toss well. Cover tightly and cook over low heat for 20 to30 minutes, until potatoes are just tender when tested with a smallknife. Shake pot occasionally without removing lid to prevent thebottom potatoes from burning. Turn off heat and steam 5 minutes.Don't overcook. Stir in parsley.

Tip: Ina used dill so try that, too.

Cinco de Mayo chili cheese dip

I like to sprinkle the finished dish with more cilantro. If youwant a spicy kick, substitute tomatoes with chilies, drained for thediced tomatoes.

15 oz. can chili with beans14 oz. can petite diced tomatoes, drained3 green onions, sliced thin, white and green part bothCilantro to taste8 oz. cream cheese, softenedGenerous cup corn chips, finely crushed8 oz. Taco or Mexican blend shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 375. Spray an 8-inch baking pan or small ovenproof casserole. Stir together chili, tomatoes, onions and cilantro.Spread cream cheese in bottom of baking dish. Top with a layer ofchili mixture. Sprinkle top with the corn chips and cheese. Bake untilcheese melts and bubbles a bit, about 15 minutes. Serve with cornchips or veggies.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Spearmint is the best mint for juleps, according to Rita Heikenfeld.

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April 22 questionNow that the U.S. is “normal-

izing” relations with Cuba, andhas removed it from the list ofstate sponsors of terrorism, howwill this benefit or hurt the U.S.?Would you be more or less likelyto visit Cuba? Why or why not?

“There are many thingsabout our history with theCommunist Cuban govern-ment, that are not America’sproudest moments. That beingsaid, I see absolutely no bene-fit to the U.S. in recognizingCuba, as long as it is underCastro. If the former residents,through Congress, requestnormalization, I might changemy mind.

“Our currently failed for-eign policies certainly do notgain any strength in our de-mands for human rights.Strange, to me, is how we keptthe sanctions on South Africauntil they failed internally, butwe seem desperate to not dothe same to terrorist nations

like Iran and Cuba.“BTW I found the beaches

at Guantanamo Bay to be someof the most beautiful in theworld on numerous occasions.Probably, Marriott could builda five star resort there in placeof the Taliban Towers Resort.I’m still waiting to go to theHilton that I was sure would bebuilt on Nha Trang’s beach.”

D.B.

“I’ve known many peoplethat have been able to go toCuba under the guise of artis-tic or university/academic-sponsored trips, so although itwas off limits to the casual U.S.citizen there were ways totravel there.

“I think Cuba will benefit interms of tourism dollars and asfor the U.S. it could become apopular destination for vaca-tions and leisure.

“The importance of thisthawing is that the Cuban peo-ple reap some type of benefitboth in terms of economic andsocietal. I believe they havebeen harmed the most by theirsystem of government and ourcutting of ties.”

“Although I was in highschool during the Reaganyears, I never felt that Cubawas in any way a threat to theUnited States. I am surprised ittook this long for the U.S. tonormalize relations withthem.”

C.S.

“Normalizing relations withCuba is the first and only thingObama has done during hisreign that finally makes com-plete sense. It’s about time.Whether this change will be areal benefit to the USA is yet tobe seen, but it will absolutelybe a significant benefit to theCuban people. The tourismdollars alone flooding intotheir economy will be wellreceived and create a starttoward reliving a noticeableportion of the suffering en-dured daily by the populace.

“Yes, it remains a Commu-nist society and the trickledown to the common folk fromthe new-found largesse may beslow, but people’s lives shouldstart to improve. Other tradedeals and investment fromAmerican companies will helpas well. As far as benefitingthe USA, one can hope thatmore Americans gaining afirst-hand view into the myriadfailures inherent in a Commu-nist society, and by close ex-

tension socialism, will result ina ground swell arising to turnsharply away from the social-ism path down which Obamahas steered our country.

“I support this change inrelationship between our twocountries and look forward tosomeday visiting our Carib-bean neighbor.”

M.J.F.

“It was time to re-establishrelations with Cuba. I fearhowever that it could emulatethe flow of illegal aliens thathas been going on from Mex-ico. The U.S. is not equipped tofinancially handle any more ofthat.

“I have no desire to visitCuba. It could have been anoth-er Las Vegas or Miami Beach,but for Castro’s lack of vision.Communism has failed thereand in North Korea. Go Fig-ure!”

T.D.T.

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The Welcomers Commu-nity Volunteer Network,launched in Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky in 2013.

April’s National Volun-teer Month is the perfecttime to extend a special“thank you” to every volun-teer, and we especiallythank the more than 4,000volunteers throughout theregion for being part of theWelcomers Community Vol-unteer Network.

The Welcomers Commu-nity Volunteer Network,launched in Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky in 2013,has quickly become one ofthe nation’s largest net-works for volunteers to playan active role in supportinga wide range of local arts,cultural and special events.Based on the enormous suc-cess of the 2012 World ChoirGames, the network wascreated as a turnkey volun-teer system to support theneeds of local events, whilehelping to attract and hostlarge-scale events to en-hance the region’s economy.

Cincinnati and NorthernKentucky have a strongculture of volunteerism. Onein four adults are volun-teers. People take pride inusing their skills and experi-ence to give back to the com-munities where they liveand work. Since launching,the Network now has 14active local partner organi-zations, more than 4,000experienced volunteerscollectively and 24 experi-enced volunteer managers.

The Welcomers Networkprovides a common technol-ogy platform for participat-ing local arts and culturalpartners, making the job offinding local volunteerseasier. For participatingvolunteers, the Networkoffers “one-stop” access andinsider information relatedto the entire gamut of volun-teer opportunities and up-coming events available

throughout the Network. The Welcomers database

includes people who en-rolled through partner or-ganizations and others whohave helped host large-scaleevents, such as the annualInternational ButterflyShow at Krohn Conservato-ry. Upcoming volunteeropportunities include theCincy USA Tourism Ambas-sadors Program, Spirit ofCincinnati communityevents leading up to andsurrounding MLB All-StarWeek, River Grill before theBig Chill in October andmore.

The growing list of op-tions for volunteering isevidenced by each periodicupdate sent out by RhondaDickerscheid, the NetworkManager. On behalf of the 14partner organizations thatcomprise the WelcomersNetwork and the large-scaleevents that choose the Cin-cinnati/Northern Kentuckyregion as their destination,we thank the volunteers thathave become the enginebehind their success.

Having 4,000 volunteersthroughout the region inplace to make these events asuccess is a milestone worthcelebrating during NationalVolunteer Month! Interestedvolunteers can learn moreabout the Welcomers Net-work and get involved byvisiting www.volunteerwel-comers.com.

Shannon Carter and LouiseHughes are co-founders of Welcom-ers.

Welcomersdemonstrate cultureof volunteerism

Shannon Carter and LouiseHughes COMMUNITY PRESS GUEST COLUMNISTS

In 1924, the Columbia PowerCompany decided to build anew power plant to supply thegrowing demand for electricityin Cincinnati. The companybought 1,400 acres of the mosthistoric land in southern Ohio.

In 900, The Mound Buildersbuilt a great fortress at thejunction of the Ohio and BigMiami rivers. The 12-acre sitewas at the western end of a hillthat raises 250 feet above theOhio River, and was called FortHill. On the site besides the fortthere were burial mounds, avillage where prehistoric Indi-ans lived, worked and conduct-ed religious and social cere-monies. As the years passed,other Indian tribes inhabitedthe site. It was a great place toview Kentucky, Ohio and Indi-ana.

When the United States wonthe land from the Indians in1785, Congress passed the LandOrdinance of 1785. But theIndians weren’t leaving. FortFinney was built on the banksof the Ohio River, to protect theUnited States commissionersand troops while a treaty wasnegoated. George Rogers Clarksecured that treaty from theShawnee Indians in February1786. (Today the power plant inMiami Township is slightly

south of the oldfort and can beseen where theI-275 bridgecrosses theriver fromIndiana intoKentucky.)

This treatyopened up theNorthwestTerritory for

settlement. The first Americanland owner was John Cleves,who obtained the Miami Pur-chase from Congress. WhenSymmes died in 1814, hisdaughter Anna Harrison, wifeof William Henry, inherited theland. They built a 22-roomhouse there that eventuallyburned to the ground. After thefire, Anna lived with her sonJohn Scott until she died. AfterJohn’s death Abram Bowerpurchased the land and built adiary farm there, and commut-ed from Sayler Park by train tothe farm. The Harrison housewas still standing at the bottomof the hill when the power plantpurchased the land from Bow-er’s estate.

Construction of the powerplant began on Valentines Dayin 1924. It was completed in1925 at a cost of $15 million.The new plant would produce

double the kilowatt hours fromthe same amount of coal usedat the West End Station.

Now named the ColumbiaPower Station, it was dedicatedon Dec. 11, 1925, at North Bend.About 1,000 guests attended adinner at the Sinton Hotel thatwas broadcast over WLW andWKRC radio stations. A con-gratulatory letter was receivedfrom President Herbert Hoo-ver and Thomas Edison. Duringa four-day celebration, citizensviewed the plant.

College students from UC,Xavier, Hebrew Union Collegeand Ohio Mechanics Institutealso attended. Principals fromHughes, Withrow, Walnut Hills,Elder, St. Mary, St. Xavier,Norwood, St. Bernard Hartwell,and Wyoming high schoolsgave students a half day off tovisit the plant. In Kentuckystudents from Covington, FortThomas, Bellevue and Daytoncame.

Information for this articlecomes from a company bookletcalled Generations of PowerMiami Fort 1925-1995.

Betty Kamuf is a winner of GriffinYeatman Award for Historical Pres-ervation. She lives in Sayler Park.You can email her [email protected].

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Duke Energy’s Miami Fort Station in North Bend.

The building of theColumbia Power Station

Betty KamufCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

APRIL 29, 2015 • DELHI-PRICE HILL PRESS • 1B

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Baseball» On April 18, in the Reds Fu-

tures High School Showcase atGreat American Ballpark, El-der beat Lakota West 4-0 behindsenior pitcher Shane Smith’scomplete-game shutout withfive strikeouts. Junior thirdbaseman Frankie Hofmeyerwent 2-for-3 with a RBI.

Elder lost to La Salle 9-3 onApril 21. The Panthers re-grouped and defeated the Lanc-ers 4-3 April 22. Senior short-stop Kyle Orloff went 2-for-3

with four RBI. Noah Willmangot the win.

» Oak Hills lost to Harrison5-3 on April 18 at Great Ameri-can when Harrison’s MichaelKnollman hit a game-winninggrand slam in the seventh in-ning. Oak Hills’ Austin Penwelldoubled and drove in two.

The Highlanders lost 3-2 innine innings to Colerain onApril 20. Senior Jonathon Deifelthrew solid but took the loss anddoubled at the plate.

On April 22, Oak Hills edgedMiddletown 6-5. Penwell got thewin and junior Jake Burchearned his third save. SeniorTaylor Lane hit a home run.

» Western Hills defeated Ri-verview East 7-2 on April 20. OnApril 21, the Mustangs lost toColerain 15-1. West High beatAiken 13-5 April 23.

Softball» Oak Hills won a pair in a

doubleheader on April 18. Ingame one, the Highlanders beatMadison Southern 3-1 behindsophomore Brooke Crider whogot the win. Junior Val Hude-pohl went 3-for-3. In game two,Oak Hills won 12-0 over Jenkinsin five innings. Taylor Wilp was2-for-3 and drove in a run.

The Highlanders downedFairfield 7-4 April 21. Crider

took the win. Junior MariaKurre went 2-for-3 with twoRBI and Sidney McElroy was 2-for-3 with a double.

On April 22, Oak Hillssmashed Sycamore 12-3. Criderwas the winning pitcher. At theplate, junior Andrea Gahanwent 4-for-4 with a home runand two RBI. Senior Bekah Finnwas 3-for-3 with a RBI, and sen-ior Emily Wolfzorn was 2-for-4with a triple and four RBI.

» On April 18, Seton bestedSycamore 6-1 behind senior Ab-by Lamping’s eight strikeouts.Junior Rachel Auer went 2-for-3and drove in a run.

The Saints defeated Mount

Notre Dame 6-1 April 21. Lamp-ing got the win and doubled.Senior Hannah Wegman drovein two and homered.

Seton downed Ursuline 11-7on April 22. Lamping got the winand struckout eight. FreshmanShannon Drinkuth went 2-for-4with two RBI and sophomoreAllie Pangallo doubled anddrove in three.

» Mercy lost to St. Ursula 7-5on April 21.

On April 22, Mercy lost to St.Ursula 5-1. Senior shortstopBrooke Schierenbeck was 2-for-4 with a double.

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Congratulations to the 2014-2015 winter sports All Stars. In2014-2015 school year, we’retaking a different tact at recog-nizing student athletes in theCommunity Press & Recorder,replacing Sportsman and Sport-swoman of the Year. Each sea-son we’ll name All Stars foreach sport, many picked for sta-tistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc.

Some of these names - plussome wild cards - will be placedon a ballot in June (along withthe All Stars from fall andspring) for the 2014-2015 maleand female All Stars of the Year.Readers will be able to vote forthese 2014-2015 All Stars in lateJune or early July on Cincin-nati.com. The wild cards will belimited to seniors of significantindividual athletic achieve-ment. Please note The Commu-nity Press’s sister paper, theCincinnati Enquirer, has its ownwinter sports All Stars and willhave a similar vote next sum-mer.

The daily and weekly highschool sports staff, as well asour sponsor, Tri-Health, areproud to acknowledge the hardwork and dedication of theseathletes and their coaches.

Boys basketballWestern Hills senior Dejuan

Sherman Jr.: Was honorablemention in the CMAC and fin-ished sixth in scoring in the con-ference with 16.0 points pergame. Sherman finished fourthin the CMAC in assists per gamewith 6.3 and he averaged 2.0steals per game. He also joinedWest High’s 1,000 career pointclub this season.

Elder junior Frankie Hof-meyer: The 6-foot-1guard was afirst team selection in theGreater Catholic League South.He finished second in the GCLSouth in scoring average at 13.9points per game and shot 40 per-cent from 3-point (57-for-143).Hofmeyer helped the Panthersto a 22-3 record and a share ofthe conference title.

Elder senior Brad Miller:The 6-foot-1guard, who’s signedwith Christian Brothers, fin-ished third in the GCL Southscoring race with 11.5 points pergame. He was second team All-GCL South and helped lead thePanthers to a 22-3 season and athree-way split of the GCLSouth championship. His beststatistical game came in a 64-50win over Walnut Hills on Dec. 20when he had a season-high 24points and nine rebounds.

Girls basketballSeton junior Stefanie Au-

tenrieb: The guard finishedwith the sixth-highest scoringaverage in the Girls Greater

Catholic League at 11.4 pointsper game. She was named firstteam All-GGCL and also aver-aged 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 stealsper game. Her best statisticalperformance came in a 59-42win over Hamilton on Dec. 23with a season-high 25 points and13 rebounds.

Seton junior Madison Mor-gan: The 5-foot-11 forward hada breakout season for theSaints, earning second team All-GGCL honors and finishing tiedfor the fourth-best scoring aver-age in the conference with 12.0

points per game. She did a littleof everthing, posting 6.7 re-bounds, 1.7 steals, 1.1assists and1.0 block per game. Morgan alsoshot 73.8 percent from the foulline (90-for-122). Her season-high came on Feb. 11 in a 57-51win over Bethel-Tate when shescored 23 points with 12 boards.

Oak Hills junior RachelRoyer: Was second team All-GMC who was fifth in the con-ference in rebounds, securing6.3 a game. She also led theHighlanders in scoring with 8.5points per game, coupled with

teammate Carlie Hulette’s 8.4ppg, and she shot 49 percentfrom the field.

Boys swimmingElder sophomore Paxton

Kelley: A district qualifier inthe 100 backstroke and 200 indi-vidual medley. At districts, heswam 25th in the 100 back with atime of 56.62 and in the 200 med-ley he went 2:04.42 to take 28thplace.

Oak Hills senior Hunter Bus-ken: Was a district qualifier inthe 200 freestyle, 100 back-

stroke, 200 freestyle relay and400 freestyle relay. His best fin-ish at districts was 16th in the200 freestyle. He earned thirdteam All-GMC honors as amember of the 400 freestyle re-lay team.

Oak Hills senior Austin Vick-rey: Was a member of the High-landers’ 400 freestyle relayteam that was named third teamAll-GMC. He was also a Divi-sion I district qualifier in the 50freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200

Delhi Press, Price Hill Press introduces 2015 WINTER ALL STARS

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DeJuan Sherman Jr. of Western Hills drives down along the baseline Dec. 5against Oak Hills.

Elder’s Frankie Hofmeyer (14) steals the ball from Lakota East’s MitchellMays during their basketball game March 6.

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Elder senior Brad Miller against OakHills on Jan. 13.

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Seton junior Stefanie Autenriebtakes a shot at the foul line againstMercy Jan. 12.


Seton junior forward MadisonMorgan had 17 points in a 61-59 winover Mercy Jan. 12.


Oak Hills junior Rachel Royer shootsfree throws at practice Nov. 21.


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Elder’s Paxton Kelley looks up toview the scoreboard after he swimsthe 50 freestyle Jan. 17 at MiamiUniversity.

THANKS TO MELISSA RYAN

Oak Hills senior captain AustinVickrey swims the 100 fly.


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Mercy’s Megan Buse swims the200-yard freestyle in the SouthwestOhio Swimming and Diving Classicat Miami University on Jan. 17.


Oak Hills High School senior HaileyRyan in the final heat of the 100yard freestyle on Jan. 18 at MiamiUniversity in the Southwest OhioClassic.

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freestyle relay and 400 free-style. Teammates Jared Cox andHunter Busken also qualified todistricts in multiple events.

Girls swimmingMercy senior Megan Buse:

The Bobcats’ lone Division Istate qualifier in the 100 breast-stroke. At state, she finished21st in the 100 breaststroke witha time of 1:07.37. She also qual-ified for the finals in the breast-stroke of the Southwest OhioSwimming and Diving Classic,one of the bigger high schoolmeets in the country. Buse washonorable mention All-GGCL inthe 100 breast and 200 freestylerelay this season.

Oak Hills senior HaileyRyan: A district qualifier in the50 freestyle with a time of 25.91to take 30th place. She swam the12th-fastest 50 freestyle and theeighth-quickest 100 freestyle atthe Greater Miami Conferencemeet.

WrestlingOak Hills junior Dylan Roth:

The 145-pounder was first-teamAll-GMC and won his 100th ca-reer match this season. Rothqualified for the Division I dis-trict tournament, but missedmaking it to state. According tothe GMC, he finished the seasonwith a 38-9 record and 25 winsby pin.

Oak Hills junior Dylan Buis:Was the Highlanders’ only Divi-sion I state qualifier, and theirfirst since 2011. The 132-poun-der was second team All-GMC,and according to the confer-ence, he finished with a 32-13record and 13 wins by pin.

Elder freshman Austin Mur-phy: A Division I district cham-pion and state qualifier at 113pounds. To win the district titlehe defeated Patrick Kearney,the GMC Wrestler of the Year,4-2. Murphy was also first teamAll-GCL South and finished witha 35-9 record, according to theGCL.

Elder senior Gage Brock: At195 pounds, he was first teamAll-GCL South along with team-mates Chucky Lipps, AustinMurphy, Robby Oswald andTi’Ric Evans. Brock was a Divi-sion I state qualifier and posteda 39-10 record with 22 pins, perthe GCL.

Boys bowlingOak Hills senior Brandon

Combs: A first-team All-GMCselection who had the fourth-highest average in the confer-ence at 214.2 a game. He alsobowled a 300 game, one of twoby the Highlanders this season.

Elder senior Drew Robb:Was named first-team All-GCLSouth and posted a 200.2 gameaverage. He improved his aver-age by nearly 20 pins from hisjunior to senior season.

Oak Hills senior JeremyKing: He was first-team All-GMC with a 205.1game average.He helped the Highlanders to a15-1record overall and a second-place finish in the GMC.

Girls bowlingMcAuley junior Natalie De-

Meo: Was the Mohawks’ loneDivision I state qualifier andfirst-team All-GGCL. She ledthe GGCL with a 196.8 game av-

erage. Joining DeMeo on theGGCL’s first team from McAu-ley were: Madison Baker, Sa-mantha Girdler, Julie Lasonc-zyk and Miranda Mushrush.The Mohawks won the GGCL ti-tle.

Oak Hills junior Mandi Cha-fins: Earned a first-team All-GMC nod along with teammatesAlyssa Baldwin and Emily Hein.Chafins was second on the High-landers, and fifth in the GMC,with a 182.2 game average.

Oak Hills senior Emily Hein:Named first-team All-GMC forthe second season in a row. Sheled the Highlanders with a 186.2game average, the third-best in

the GMC. Teammates AlyssaBaldwin and Mandi Chafinswere also first team All-GMC.

Seton senior McKenzieFrommeyer:Was first-team All-GGCL for the second-straightyear. Frommeyer had thefourth-best average in the con-ference with a 190.4 per game.Her 461 two-game series wasthe third-highest in the GGCLthis season.

Ice hockey

Elder senior Jason Martini:The alternate captain wasnamed first team All-City in theSouthwest Ohio High SchoolHockey League. He finishedwith a team-high 21 goals andfive assists and was receivedthe Hobey Baker Award at thePanthers’ banquet.

Elder junior Matt Wall: Theforward was a first-team All-City selection in the SouthwestOhio High School HockeyLeague. He finished with 15goals and 13 assists and his teamvoted him Most Improved For-ward. He was selected as an al-ternate captain next seasonalong with defenseman MikeWynn who was also first teamAll-City with 12 goals and 10 as-sists.

GymnasticsSeton sophomore Nina

Wurzelbacher: Was the firstgymnast to ever represent theSaints at the state meet, accord-ing to the school. She qualifiedto state on beam and finished36th.

Mercy freshman Kiki Carle:A state qualifier with her floorroutine and she finished 33rdoverall. Carle and Wurzelbach-er are actually teammates, dueto the fact that Mercy and Setondon’t have the numbers for theirown respective teams; theytrain under Oak Hills headcoach Kristin Perica.

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Oak Hills High School junior Dylan Roth takes down Indian Lake’s KurtCrockett at the Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Association Holidaytournament on Dec. 27 at Wright State.


Oak Hills’ Dylan Buis, left, scrambles from a takedown attempt againstBrunswick's Josh Heil in a Division I consolation at 132 pounds March 13 inColumbus. Buis lost 6-1.

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Elder’s Austin Murphy, top, wrestlesSt. Xavier’s Nick Falke in a dualmatch Jan. 24.

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Elder's Gage Brock, top, wrestles St.Xavier’s Stephen Tonnis in a matchon Jan. 24.


Oak Hills senior Brandon Combswarms up before facing Northweston Jan. 6.

THANKS TO BETH DEMEO

McAuley junior bowler NatalieDeMeo was the only member of herteam to qualify for the Division Istate tournament March 13.

THANKS TO EMILY BREDESTEGE

Elder’s Matt Mahon and Jason Martini, right, sit in front of goal againstSycamore on Jan. 4. Martini had a hat trick in the 5-1 win.

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE COMMUNITY

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Seton’s Nina Wurzelbacher worksthe balance to perfection on thebalance beam Feb. 22.

» Western Hills toppled Ai-ken 30-4 on April 23.

Track and field» Oak Hills girls took second

place at the Harrison InviteApril 17. Sydney Kilgore nearlybroke a school record with a win

in the 800 meters. The High-landers’ 4x800 relay team (Sa-mantha Savard, Taylor Hoff-man, Makenzi Deidesheimerand Rima Garadah) also tookfirst. Megan Kappen ran per-sonal bests in 100/300 hurdlesand finished in second/fourthplace. In the 3,200 meters, LizScarlato and Laura Jennrichtook second and third place.

» Mercy came in seventh atthe Harrison Invite April 17.

Jennifer Ramsey finishedfourth in the 200-meter dashwith a time of 27.42.

» Oak Hills boys finishedfifth as a team at the HarrisonInvite April 17.

» Elder took 10th place at theHarrison Invite April 17. RobbyOswald finished first in polevault at 14’0”.

Volleyball» Elder downed La Salle 25-

10, 25-16, 25-18 April 17. On April18, the Panthers prevailed 25-11,25-20 over Beavercreek andthen 25-18, 25-22 over HilliardDavidson. Elder defeated OakHills 25-6, 25-18, 25-21 on April20. The Panthers beat Moeller28-26, 25-16, 25-20 on April 23.

Tennis» Elder bested Princeton 4-1

on April 18 with wins at secondand third singles and both dou-

bles matches. On April 21, Elderlost a close match to Moeller,3-2. The Panthers lost the sin-gles matches and won the dou-bles. Drew Lovell went the dis-tance at first singles, but cameup short losing 5-7, 7-6, 7-5 to theCrusaders’ Tepe.

Girls lacrosse» St. Ursula won its fourth

game in a row after defeatingSeton 12-9 April 21.

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PRICE HILL — The PriceHill Baseball Oldtimers iscomprised of people whoplayed baseball together70 years ago at DempseyPark. As a way to continuethe tradition, they beganan annual dinner to inductnew Hall of Fame mem-bers and recognize localhigh school student ath-letes from Western Hills,Oak Hills and Elder.

This year, on May 6 atThe Farm, three studentswill receive the AndyGallagher Award, namedafter a Dempsey Park

crew member and a firstinductee into the Hall ofFame in 1952. Receiving a

$500 col-lege schol-arship areWesternHills’ Lau-rene Dar-by, OakHills’ Ja-redDrewes

and Elder’s Greg Cappel. Cappel, an honor roll

student, plays baseball atElder. Darby, headed tothe University of Akron,has starred in volleyball,basketball and track.Drewes, a baseball and

basketball standout, willplay baseball at ThomasMore next year.

The Hall of Fame in-ductees are: Phil Brown,Dave Grawe, Mark Kne-

flin, Fred Meier, Ron Ottand Harry Tabler. Brownand Grawe are both beingposthumously inducted.

Brown had successfulbaseball careers at West-

ern Hills and Universityof Cincinnati. In 1994,Brown began coachingbaseball at Elder and wason the staff for theschool’s two most recentstate titles (1999, 2005).

Grawe graduated fromElder where he playedbaseball and basketball.In 1966, the CincinnatiReds drafted Grawe in theseventh round. He playedfour seasons in the minorleagues.

Kneflin played footballand baseball at Elder, thenXavier University. Kne-flin taught and coached atNewport Catholic HighSchool from 1974 to 2009.

Meier was a West Highgraduate, where he was adiver, wrestler and playedbaseball and football. Heplayed baseball at OhioUniversity. After college,he began his coaching ca-reer, which ran for 30years between Colerain,Northwest and Oak Hills.

Ott also graduatedfrom West High, where hewas a dominant pitcher.

Tabler played baseballfor 1973 Elder state cham-pionship team and wasstarting catcher at OhioState. Tabler was a two-time MLB draft selection,still plays in the ColumbusSenior League.

Price Hill Baseball Oldtimers recognize local athletesAdam [email protected]

THANKS TO WD ROBINSON SR.

Western Hills’ Laurene Darbywas first team in the CMAC.

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Oak Hills’ Jared Drewesmakes a play April 15.

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A roundup of WestSide theater and perform-ing arts news:

» Cincinnati LandmarkProductions will holdauditions for “Fox On TheFairway,” 6:30 p.m. to 9:30p.m. Sunday, May 17, andMonday, May 18, at theCovedale Center for thePerforming Arts, 4990Glenway Ave. in WestPrice Hill.

Performers must be atleast 18 to audition.

No more than twoconflicts will be acceptedduring the rehearsalprocess for this produc-tion.

Performance dates areOct. 22-Nov. 15.

For more informationon auditions, contact us at

513-241-6550, or visitwww.cincinnatilandmark-productions.com.

» Cincinnati LandmarkProductions will holdauditions for one of TheWarsaw Federal InclineTheater summers pro-ductions, “9 to 5.”

Auditions are 6:30 p.m.to 9:30 p.m. Monday, May18, and Tuesday, May 19,at the Covedale Centerfor the Performing Arts,4990 Glenway Ave. inWest Price Hill.

Prepare 16 bars of asong that best showcasesvocal ability in the styleof the show. You will betested for dance abilityand be asked to read fromthe script. Please dressappropriately. Must be a

minimum of 16 years ofage to audition.

Cast members do nothave to be the actual agesof the characters - justmust be able to look ageappropriate and act ac-cordingly, and must havea resume listing theat-rical experience in orderto audition. A headshot/picture is appreciated butnot required.

No more than twoconflicts will be acceptedduring the rehearsalprocess for this produc-tion. Performance datesare Aug. 12-Aug. 30.

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Helen AmonHelen F. (nee Prendergast)

Amon, 95, of Delhi Townshipdied March 29.

Survived by children KennethAmon, Patricia (Dominic) Baum;daughter-in-law Ruth Amon;grandchildren Dominic Jr. (Ka-tie), Stephanie (Shawn), Jackie,Kimberly (Rob), Karla (Ken); ninegreat-grandchildren; siblingsSheila Bessler, Sharon Harwood,Margaret McCarthy; manynieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by husbandJohn Amon; son John Amon Jr.

Visitation and Mass were atOur Lady of Victory Church.

Memorials to your charity ofchoice.

William Barber IIIWilliam J. Barber III.Survived by wife Becky (nee

Groff) Barber; mother Frances(nee Harris) Barber; stepmotherMae Barber; children Rafe (Lori)Barber, Paul Mathias, AnnMathias, Tom (Angela) Mathias;grandchildren Ty, Nick, Derek,Abigail, Jacob, Sean, Ryan andGabrielle; siblings Scott Frances,Mike Barber, Linda Crusset andConnie Thomas.

Preceded in death by fatherWilliam J. Barber II; son GabeBarber.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Friendship BaptistChurch.

Memorials to FriendshipBaptist Church, 8580 CheviotRoad, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Patricia BrennanPatricia A. (nee Konerman)

Brennan, of Delhi Township diedMarch 26.

Survived bychildrenKathleen(Mike) DArcy,Maureen(Curt) Shel-don, Karen(late Alan)Anderson,Beth (late

Russell) Reach, W. Daniel (Jack-ie), Philip, Michael (Laura) andDavid (Melissa) Brennan; grand-children Brianne, Chris, Emily,Zachary, Bridget, Luke, Philip,Victoria, Daniel, Lara, Mick,Rebekah, Ben, Sarah, Max,Meghan, Abigail, Eden, Sarah,Caleb, Jack, Molly; 10 great-grandchildren; sister Phyllis

Konerman; mother Pat Koner-man.

Preceded in death by husbandWilliam D. Brennan Sr.; fatherPhilip Konerman.

Visitation was March 30 at theVitt, Stermer and AndersonFuneral Home. Funeral Mass wasat St. Dominic Church.

Memorials to the GSH CancerCare Assistance Fund, 375 Dix-myth Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio45220, or the St. Dominic Educa-tion Fund.

Sarah DeffingerSarah E. Deffinger, 94, of

North Bend died April 2.Survived by grandchildren

Steven Looney, Mary Beth(Shawn) Whitton and DanielLooney, great-grandmother ofChristopher, Austin, Alex, Derek,Kylie, Ryan and Sara.

Preceded in death by hus-bands Donald Looney, FrankZureick and Fred Deffinger; sonDonald (Ruth) Looney.

Memorials to St. DominicChurch.

Douglas DraperDouglas Draper, 81, died April

1. He was a U.S. Army veteranwho served in the Korean War.

Survived by children KarenDraper, Sharon Kempf, MaryJean (Dave) Stapleton; grand-children Sarah Brown, EricaKempf, Leah (Kenn) Koo, Kelly(Jeff) Scott, Ted Kempf V; great-grandchildren Brady, Taylor andbaby Scott; former wife VeraDraper Dixon.

Preceded in death by parentsCharles and Gladys Draper; sisterDorothy Bachmann; grandsonSteven Krekeler.

Visitation and services were atNeidhard-Minges Funeral Home.Interment with military honorsat Arlington Memorial Gardens.

Memorials to Hospice ofCincinnati or Wounded WarriorProject.

Michael ForsteMichael A. Forste, 64, died

March 30.Survived by wife Nancy (nee

Tenoever)Forste; chil-dren KathleenMarie andMichaelGeorgeForste; sib-lings ArleneMurphy andGay Rogers;numerousin-laws,

nieces, nephews, other familyand friends.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere April 3 at the Radel Funer-al Home. A memorial Mass ofChristian Burial to be celebratedat a later date.

Memorials to Elder HighSchool, 3900 Vincent, Cincinnati,Ohio 45205.

Diane GrahamDiane M. (nee Rudin) Graham,

died March 29.Survived by daughter Deb-

orah Daniel; nephews and niecesMark (Brandy) Rudin and Karl(Dora) Rudin.

Preceded in death by husbandKenneth F. Graham.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere April 2 at Mihovk-Rose-nacker Funeral Home.

Minnie HickmanMinnie Lee (nee Hughes)

Hickman, 91,died March31.

Survived bychildrenConnie (lateRalph) Mul-lins, BillHickman,Delonda(Gary Saw-

yers) Flowers; grandchildrenKrystle and Kyle Flowers, Kristenand Mason Hickman, BreonaMullins, Eddie Sowder, Mia Hall

and Melissa Purdon; siblings Bill(Debbie) Hagdorn, Mary (Fred)Stanton, Viola (Junior) Boone; 17great-grandchildren; manynieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by sonWayne Hickman; sister Gladys(Ron) Martin.

Visitation was April 7, funeralservices were April 8 at theCommunity Family Church.

Memorials to the Council onAging, 175 Tri County Parkway,Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, orHillebrand Nursing and RehabCenter, 4320 Bridgetown Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45211.

Jean LaakeJean A. (nee Bradtmueller)

Laake, 93, of Cheviot died March28.

Survived by children Connie(Robert) Jansen, Norbert LaakeJr., Sharon (James) Schnieders,Bruce (Kathy) Laake, Thomas(Cathy) Laake and Angie (Mi-chael) Langenbrunner; grand-children Brian (Heather) Jansen,Stephanie (Bill) Nintrup, JeanneSchnieders, James Schnieders II,John (Jessica) Schnieders, Chris-topher (Lesley) Laake, AdamLangenbrunner, Jeffrey Laake,Bridget Laake, Elizabeth Laakeand Zane Langenbrunner; eightgreat-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by husbandNorbert C. Laake Sr.

Visitation was March 31 at theDennis George Funeral Home.Mass of the Christian Burial wasApril 1 at St. Joseph Church.Interment following in St. MaryCemetery.

Memorials to FranciscanFriars, 1615 Vine St., Cincinnati,Ohio 45202.

Jeanne LeesmanJeanne (nee Bauer) Leesman,

86, died March 29.Survived by children Mark

(Lisa) Leesman, Brad (Barbara)Leesman and Sally (Ron) Dee;grandchildren Adam, Madeline,William Reed, Lauren Leesman,Jack, Jamie and Delaney Dee;siblings Marian Holthaus, Ed-ward Bauer; sister-in-law NormaRemke; many nieces and neph-ews.

Preceded in death by husbandWilliam J. Leesman; sister Flor-ence “Babe” Lott.

Visitation was at Meyer andGeiser Funeral Home, followedby the celebration of the Massof Christian Burial at St. Law-rence Church.

Memorials to St. LawrenceChurch, 3680 Warsaw Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45205, or SetonHigh School, 3901 Glenway Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45205.

Virginia MackayVirginia “Ginny” (nee Bastian)

Mackay, 76, died April 1.Survived by children Bill (Lori),

Robert ( fiancée Theresa Cor-dell), Judy (Rob), Donald (Peg-gy), Diane, Dorothy Mackay;

grandchildrenDesirae(Robert)Kramer,Jacob, Adam,Megan Mack-ay; great-grandchildrenAiden andDamon

Kramer.Preceded in death by husband

William Mackay; son Michael;brother Donald Bastian.

Visitation was at Meyer andGeiser Funeral Home. The Massof Christian Burial was at St.Teresa Church.

Memorials to Alzheimer’sAssociation, 644 Linn St., Suite1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.

Sylvia MardisSylvia M. (nee Ayers) Mardis,

66, died March 28.Survived by

childrenJames (Tami)Ayers, Mi-chael (Mary)Hatton,Jeffrey Hat-ton, Jessie(Kim) Mardis;grandchildrenElizabeth,Bradley, Alex,

Sara, Tyler, Laura, Alyssa andJessie; great-grandchildrenShana, Steven and Crystal;sibling Danny (Cheryl) Ayers,Phyllis (Jerry) Robers, JohnnieAyers, Kenneth (Norma) Ayers,Jerry Ayers; numerous niecesand nephews.

Preceded in death by daugh-ter Tammy Hatton; sister DonnaBoone.

Visitation and funeral was atNeidhard-Minges Funeral Home.Burial was at Landmark Memori-al Gardens.

Memorials to the family tohelp defray funeral costs.

James MattlinJames R. Mattlin, 78, of Ad-

dyston died March 28.Survived by children Jamey

Rae Wermuth and Daniel ScottMattlin; grandchildren RandallMattlin and Thomas Wermuth;great-grandchildren Alex, Cole,Abbey and Sarah; siblings Patri-cia Smith, Mary Jane Love,Donald, George, Margie Detm-er; nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by wifeEleanor J. Meeks “Meeksy”Mattlin; brother William Mat-tlin.

Visitation and services wereMarch 31 at the Dennis GeorgeFuneral Home. Interment inMaple Grove Cemetery, Cleves.

Memorials to the AmericanCancer Society.

DEATHS

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Forste

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Mackay

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David NealeDavid A. Neale, 53, died

March 28.Survived by children Michelle,

Andrew and Timothy Neale;granddaughter Vanessa Miller;father Richard; siblings Peggy(Chip) Sepate, Thomas (Helen)Neale and Michael (Kelly) Neale;former spouse Mary Neale;many nieces, nephews.

Preceded in death by motherPatricia Neale.

Visitation and services were atthe Neidhard-Minges FuneralHome.

Memorials to the charity ofyour choice.

Susan NeyerSusan M. (nee Willett) Neyer,

60, died March 31.Survived by husband Edward

Neyer; children Genevieve(Chris) Kenney, Ben Neyer,Melaina (Kevin) Garrison andTory (Mike) Beiting; parentsJoseph E. and Dorothy (neeThomas) Willett; grandchildrenElise and Liam Kenney; siblingsJane (Terry) Kirley, Martha (Tom)Depenbrock, Chris Willett andRachel (Gary) McCormick.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial was April 6 at OurLady of Victory Church.

Memorials to the Our Lady ofVictory Church, 810 Neeb Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45233.

William O’BrienWilliam P. “Bill” O’Brien, 85,

died March 26.Survived by wife Lucille (nee

Dye) O’Brien; children Melissa(Phil) Bush, Kevin, Candy andKenny O’Brien, Gary and DebbieParton; numerous grandchildrenand great-grandchildren.

Visitation was March 31,funeral service was April 1 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome.

Memorials to Cincinnati RedsCommunity Fund.

Richard RippergerRichard P. Ripperger, 91, died

March 24. He was a WWII veter-an.

Survived by children Toni(Bob) Holwadel, Lynda (Jack)

Hill, Glennand Richard(Kathy)Ripperger andDianne Brad-ford; grand-childrenBryan, Kelli,Nanci, Dannyand Ray; ninegreat-grand-

children.Preceded in death by wife

Alberta (nee Sandman) Ripperg-er; son Dennis Ripperger.

Visitation and services wereMarch 28 at the Radel FuneralHome.

Memorials to WoundedWarrior Project, P.O. Box 758517,Topeka, Kansas 66675.

Barry SatzgerBarry Satzger, 87, died March

29.Survived by daughter Deb-

orah (Kevin) Roche; grandchildBlair Roche; siblings RobertSatzger and Mary Sue Weh-meier; in-laws Robert, Georgeand Thomas Stucker and MaryGreen.

Preceded in death by wifeRuth Ann (nee Stucker) Satzger;son Barry A. Satzger.

Visitation and a time ofblessing services April 4 at theNeidhard-Minges Funeral Home.

Lester Schmerr Sr.Lester W. Schmerr Sr., 94, died

March 18. He was a veteran ofthe U.S. Army in WWII, receivingthe Purple Heart.

Survived by children Carolyn(late Peter) Schanz, Lester Jr.(Mary Jo) and David (Kathleen)Schmerr; grandchildren Gwynne(Ryan) Gephart, Alison (Peter)Pordash, Elizabeth (Robert)Chumanov, Martin (Lynne),Nicholas (Amy), Andy, Benjamin

and Daniel (Erin) Schmerr;great-grandchildren Emily,William, Sophia, Lillian, Scotty,Bradley, Marcus, Becky, Taylorand Trey; siblings Phyllis Som-mer, Carol Streitenberger andPhilip Schmerr Jr.

Preceded in death by wife IdaC. (nee Streithorst) Schmerr.

Visitation and services wereMarch 23 at First United Churchof Christ. Entombment followedwith military honors at SpringGrove Cemetery.

Memorials to First UnitedChurch of Christ, 5808 GlenviewAve., Cincinnati, Ohio 45224, or

the Cincinnati Police Museum,959 W. Eighth St., Suite 201,Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.

Dale SmithDale Smith, 54, died March

24.Survived by wife Shauna

(Meissner) Smith; childrenChristina, Courtney and CarleySmith; grandchild London Smith;parents Leroy J. and Gwenn (neeClifton) Smith; siblings Wade(Karen) Smith, Kelly (Bill) Al-brecht, Lance (Kristin) Smith,and Rex (Laura) Smith; numer-ous nephews and nieces.

Visitation,time of re-membrancesand militaryhonors at theNeidhard-MingesFuneralHome.

Memorialsto Smith Girls’ College Fund, No.4115755444 at any PNC Banklocation.

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Liberty MissionaryBaptist Church

"Where Everybody is Somebody"1009 Overlook Ave. 513-921-2502

Rev. Kendell HopperSunday School - 10:00 amSunday Morning Worship-11:00 amSunday Evening - 6:00 pmWednesday Bible Study - 7:00 pm

DELHI HILLS BAPTISTCHURCH

“Come Hear The Story of Jesus”5421 Foley Rd. • 513-922-8363

Rev. Harry Lusby

Sunday School..................................10:00a.m.Sunday Morning Worship ..................11:00a.m.Wednesday Evening Bible Study .........7:00p.m.

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

Nursery Care Avail.Come and worship in a small casual church thatemphasizes the fellowship and mission in the

community and globally.www.oakhillspc.com

OAK HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH6233 Werk Rd.

(Enter off Werkridge)922-5448

Rev. Jerry Hill10:00 a.m Worship & Sunday School

PRESBYTERIAN


Ronald VanceRonald Vance, 78, of Cleves

died March 25.Survived by wife Laura (nee

Phillips) Vance; children Holly(Ken) Waite, Ronda (Doug)Corn, Todd Vance; siblings BettyIsaac, Alvin (Laurel) Vance,Connie (Eddie) Benton, AngieShaffer, Bill Higgins; six grand-children; four great-grand-children; many nieces andnephews.

Preceded in death by son BillVance.

A Memorial Gathering wasApril 24 at the Sugar Ridge GolfCourse.

Memorials to the UC Depart-ment of Medical Education,Body Donation Program, P.O.Box 670667, Cincinnati, Ohio45267-0667.

Judith Warner-HarkerJudith Warner-Harker, 70,

died March 16.Survived by siblings Albert,

Michael, Kenny, Jeff and Sharon;sons Richard and Brian; grand-sons Keith, Kyle and Brian;several nieces and nephews.

Services were April 12 at Vitt,Stermer and Anderson FuneralHome.

Lucille WilzbachLucille (nee Wessner) Wilz-

bach, 93, died March 29.Survived by daughter Rae

Lynn (Jim) Beck; grandchildrenNoah (Rosalind) Beck, GabrielBeck and Anna Beck (MikeShearn); great-grandchild Cath-erine Beck; numerous nieces andnephews.

Preceded in death by siblingsVirginia Holloway, DorothyScheper, and Bill Wessner.

Preceded in death by husbandRaymond S. Wilzbach.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were April 8 at OurLady of Lourdes Church.

Memorials to OtterbeinBenevolent Fund, 585 N. St. Rt.741. Lebanon, Ohio 45036.

Robert YoungRobert E. “Booty” Young, 77,

died March 27.Survived by children Timothy

(Connie)Young, Kathy(Rob) Reid;grandchildrenCody, Kyleand ConnorYoung, Alex,Kaitlyn,Corrine andKevin Reid;siblings Fr.

Valentine Young; in-laws Russand Carol Umberg, Patti andTom Beck and Paul (late Elaine)Arszman; many nieces andnephews.

Preceded in death by wifeLinda L. (nee Umberg) Young;son Michael R. Young; sisterEvelyn Payne; five brothers andthree sisters.

Visitation was March 31 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome. Mass of Christian Burialwas April 1 at St. Aloysius Gon-zaga Church.

Memorials to American HeartAssociation or to the Crohn’sand Colitis Foundation.

DEATHS

Young

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 3

Incidents/investigationsAggravated burglary800 block of Fairbanks Ave.,March 1.

1200 block of Rutledge Ave.,March 1.

Aggravated menacing1200 block of Rutledge Ave.,March 1.

2100 block of Ferguson Road,Feb. 25.

Assault1200 block of Iliff Ave., Feb. 25.1200 block of Quebec Road, Feb.26.

2100 block of Ferguson Road,Feb. 25.

900 block of Hawthorne Ave.,March 1.

Breaking and entering700 block of Purcell Ave., Feb.24.

900 block of Voss St., Feb. 23.Burglary1000 block of Sturm St., Feb. 24.3600 block of Van Vey St., Feb.27.

4900 block of Shirley Place, Feb.26.

900 block of Wells St., Feb. 26.Criminaldamaging/endangering1000 block of Winfield Ave.,

Feb. 24.1200 block of Beech Ave., Feb.24.

1600 block of Ross Ave., Feb. 25.4500 block of Clearview Ave.,Feb. 26.

4900 block of Glenway Ave.,Feb. 24.

700 block of Hawthorne Ave.,Feb. 25.

800 block of Harris Ave., Feb. 23.Domestic violence1000 block of Rosemont Ave.,Feb. 26.

1200 block of Beech Ave., Feb.24.

4500 block of Midland Ave.,Feb. 24.

Kidnapping - commission offelony, flight1200 block of Rutledge Ave.,March 1.

Menacing900 block of Hawthorne Ave.,March 1.

Misuse of credit card1000 block of Underwood Place,Feb. 24.

2600 block of Lehman Road,Feb. 24.

Theft1200 block of Manss Ave., Feb.23.

1200 block of Purcell Ave., Feb.27.

1600 block of First Ave., Feb. 28.2600 block of W. Eighth St., Feb.27.

3300 block of Glenway Ave.,Feb. 25.

3400 block of Warsaw Ave., Feb.24.

3600 block of Warsaw Ave., Feb.26.

4100 block of St. William Ave.,Feb. 23.

4200 block of Loubell Lane, Feb.25.

4300 block of Ridgeview Ave.,Feb. 23.

4600 block of Rapid Run Road,Feb. 26.

4800 block of Guerley Road,Feb. 26.

800 block of Fairbanks Ave., Feb.25.

800 block of Greenwich Ave.,Feb. 23.

800 block of Harris Ave., Feb. 26.800 block of Schiff Ave., Feb. 23.900 block of Wells St., Feb. 26.

DELHI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringJewelry and coat valued at $300removed from 4600 block ofFehr Road, Feb. 8.

Identity theftReported on 500 block ofOverhill Lane, Feb. 10.

TheftVehicle radio removed from3900 block of Delhi Road, Feb.10.

Checks valued at $790 removedfrom 5500 block of PalisadesDrive, Feb. 9.

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To contact your local police department: » Delhi Township, 922-0060» Cincinnati District 3, 263-8300

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