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KWF provides a special day

Putting a day of fun on thecalendars of women living withbreast cancer is the primary fo-cus of the Karen WellingtonFoundation.

While many foundations fo-cus on raising money for re-search, KWF focuses on givingwomen living with breast can-cer something fun to look for-ward to, often amid a calendarfilled with doctor appointments,chemo treatments and surger-

ies. The KWF honors womenand families living with breastcancer by sending them on va-cations, relaxing spa days with afriend, lunch or nights out on thetown.

The foundation held its annu-al Karen’s Gift “Forever inBloom” event at The Center inCincinnati. The event includeddinner and music. Moniesraised help cover the costs asso-

ciated with the gifts. These in-clude airfare, rental car andspending money, event co-chairDoug Hart of Mount Lookoutsaid. To date, KWF has sentmore than 150 women livingwith breast cancer on fun-filledfamily vacations, while manyothers enjoyed spa days and oth-er fun activities.

Volunteer director Lisa Far-rell, also of Mount Lookout, not-ed that the foundation has reallygrown. The Karen WellingtonFoundation for Living withBreast Cancer was establishedby Karen’s husband, Kent, in2007 in her memory. Even afterher diagnosis at age 30, Welling-ton continued to live life to the

THANKS TO DOUG HART

Co-chairs and planning committee members of this year's Karen's Gift"Forever in Bloom" event are, from left: Dave Leurck, Hyde Park; Paaras andSean Parker, Symmes Township; co-chairs Krissi Barr and Doug Hart; MicheleNieter, Kent Wellington; Mount Lookout, and Zand Walters, Mount Adams.

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Women with breastcancer able to enjoyvacations, fun eventsBy Sheila [email protected]

MARIEMONT — A family-geared cycling event will helpraise funds for a proposed hik-ing and biking trail.

The “Pedal 4 Paddy” eventwill start 11 a.m. Saturday,March 21, from Fifty WestBrewing Co., 7668 Wooster Pike.Proceeds raised will go towardthe Wasson Way Project.

The Wasson Way Projectinvolves converting 6.5 miles ofrailroad track into a recreation-al hiking and biking trail whichwould extend from the Little Mi-ami Bike Trail in Newtownthrough the communities ofHyde Park, Oakley, Mariemont

and several oth-ers.

The event or-ganizer, MaggieBrennan, is a bigsupporter of theWasson Way Pro-ject, said Jay An-dress, presidentof the Wasson

Way Board. “(She) thought (this)would be a good way to get peo-ple out.”

This is the fourth year for thePedal 4 Paddy.

Andress said the ride isgeared for cyclists of varyingskill levels from youngsters tocycling enthusiasts. The routesfor the ride will also vary. How-ever, the ride will begin from the

brewery, which is located nearthe Mariemont Kroger, andeventually circle back to thebrewery.

Andress said group rides willbe also be part of the event.

A donation of $20 to partici-pate is encouraged. Proceedswill go toward preparing futurecommunity events associatedwith the Wasson Way Project.

Wasson Way supporters are

currently seeking donations foraBenefits-Cost Study to be coor-dinated by the Economics Cen-ter of the University of Cincin-nati.

The study will cost about$14,000. At this point about$5,000 is still needed.

Additionally, Andress saidseveral community meetings onthe project are planned for thespring.

A Norwood meeting will be6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, atWilliams Avenue Elementary,2132 Williams Ave.

Future meetings are plannedfor East Hyde Park, WalnutHills, Evanston and Mariemont.

For information, go online towassonway.org.

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Cyclists participate in last year's Pedal 4 Paddy event to raise money for the Wasson Way Project.

Cycling event to help Wasson Way ProjectBy Forrest [email protected] PEDAL 4 PADDY

Starting 11 a.m. Saturday,March 21

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Plans filed by Martin Mar-ietta to build an undergroundlimestone mine in AndersonTownship continue to be thesubject of courtroom docu-ments.

Anderson Township Boardof Trustees is appealing theOctober 2014, HamiltonCounty Court of CommonPleas decision of Judge Rob-ert Ruehlman with regard toMartin Marietta’s subsurfacemining application.

Judge Ruehlman ruled thesecond Anderson TownshipBoard of Zoning Appeals de-cision was illegal and re-versed it. The township is ap-pealing this decision beforethe 1st District Court of Ap-peals.

While the case has been inand out of the court systemsince 2010, this is the firsttime that the Anderson Town-ship Board of Trustees hasappealed a decision, town-ship Administrator VickyEarhart noted in an email.The Board chose to appealthe case to protect local zon-ing authority.

A press release issued bythe township on Feb. 26 stat-ed, “Anderson TownshipTrustees are striving to up-hold the local zoning author-ity of our home rule township,as well as the rights and pow-ers of the Anderson TownshipBoard of Zoning Appeals, byappealing the Court of Com-mon Pleas decision[VS1] . . .”

The trustees are joined intheir appeal by the OhioTownship Association and theCoalition of Large Ohio Ur-ban Townships. The releasestated, “Both of these organi-zations have filed amicusbriefs in an effort to retain lo-cal zoning autonomy and tosupport the thousands of oth-er township BZA membersacross the state of Ohio.”

The township filed its ap-peal Feb. 26.

The mine opposition groupis expected to file a responsebrief by late March.

Legalbattle overproposedAndersonTwp. minecontinuesBy Sheila [email protected]

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Asked what the biggestmisconceptions aboutQuakers are, Donne Hay-den, a Cincinnati FriendsMeeting minister and“public friend,” ticks offthree:

“One, that we no longer

exist; two, that we are likethe Amish and three, thatwe have anything to dowith the smiling fellow onoatmeal boxes,” said Hay-den, whose church or“meeting” at 8075 KellerRoad in Indian Hill is invit-ing the public to help itkick off its year-long bi-centennial celebrationSunday, March 15.

Quaker author PhilipGulley will speak at 3 p.m.and Quaker singer-song-writer Carrie Newcomerwill perform at 4:30 p.m. at“A Gathering of Friends”to be held at ArmstrongChapel United MethodistChurch, 5125 Drake Roadin Indian Hill.

Hayden, who lives in

MountLookout,has a senseof humor.But shesays sheand herfriends atCincinnatiFriends Meeting taketheir beliefs very serious-ly – so seriously that theirbeliefs must manifest asactions.

“The main tenet of theReligious Society ofFriends – aka ‘Quakers’ - isthat each individual has di-rect access to God, bywhatever name,” Haydensaid.

“Every individual has‘that of God’ within. Wecall this by various names:‘The Inner Light,’ ‘the In-ner Teacher,’ ‘the InnerChrist,’ ‘the Inner Guide,’the ‘Holy Spirit,’ or some-times, depending on theFriend, simply ‘God.’

“Believing this, we arerequired to treat everyone

regardlessof race,gender, be-lief, creedor age asthoughthey havesomethingholy within

them,” Hayden said. “This leads to a way of

life, not only belief.”In 1811, Quakers in Cin-

cinnati began gathering inhomes, becoming a full-fledged Friends Meetingin1815.

The group first movedinto a building in an areasouth of Fifth Street andwest of what is now Cen-tral Avenue, then into abuilding at Eighth andMound streets and finallyinto a building on Eden Av-enue.

Members came fromMaryland, Massachusetts,New Jersey, North andSouth Carolina, Pennsyl-vania, Tennessee and Vir-ginia for reasons that in-

cluded having had theirproperty confiscated aspunishment for not payingwar taxes and not wantingto live in areas that con-doned slavery.

An early member wasabolitionist Levi Coffin,known as the “president ofthe Underground Rail-road.”

In 1961, CincinnatiFriends Meeting split,with one group maintain-ing the name and movingto Indian Hill.

The Cincinnati FriendsMeeting now has some 80members from through-out Greater Cincinnati.

One new member of thegroup is Rick Reckman ofWyoming, who began at-tending the meeting inSeptember 2013 andjoined last summer.

“I was not practicinganother faith and was at-tracted to the Friends’ his-toric commitment topeace,” Reckman said.

“I’m very glad I joined.

It’s been meaningful to bepart of a group withshared values and a com-mitment to their faith.”

Meanwhile, tickets forA Gathering of FriendsMarch 15 are $20 foradults and $15 for seniorsand students.

They can be bought atcincinnatifriends.org, bycalling 513-791-0788 or, ifany are left, at the door.

Children 6 years oldand younger will be admit-ted free.

Other CincinnatiFriends Meeting bicenten-nial events this year in-clude the publication of abook on its history, a histo-ry and genealogy confer-ence and the release of adocumentary on Quakersin southwestern Ohio.

Get details at www.cin-cinnatifriends.org.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in IndianHill? Follow me on Twitter@jeannehouck..

Quakers in Indian Hill celebrate 200 yearsBy Jeanne [email protected]

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Opposition attorneyTim Mara said that he wassurprised the township is-sued a statement regard-ing the appeal.

“Actually, I think thejudge made it clear thatthe BZA was in violation oftownship zoning,” he said.“The decision was beyondtheir authority.” If any-thing, the township shouldnot be appealing this casesince it claims to be de-fending township zoning,Mara said.

MineContinued from Page A1

TIMELINE OF THIS CASEThis is a long and complicated case that’s

bounced in and out of the court system.Here is a timeline of the major events in theAnderson Township mine case.

» August 2008: First Anderson TownshipBoard of Zoning Appeals hearing on MartinMarietta’s request to build and operate anunderground limestone mine near RoundBottom and Broadwell roads.

» June 2010: After nearly two years ofpublic hearings, the township Board ofZoning Appeals in a 3-2 decision approved aconditional use permit and variances tostore explosive materials. They attachednearly two dozen conditions for the mine’sapproval.

Opponents of the mine – AndersonTownship residents and businesses, as wellas the villages of Newtown, Terrace Parkand Indian Hill – appealed the Board ofZoning Appeals’ decision to the HamiltonCounty Court of Common Pleas.

» December 2011: Hamilton County Com-mon Pleas Judge Robert Ruehlman over-turns the township zoning board’s decisionapproving the mine. In his written judg-ment, Ruehlman called the zoning board’sdecision to approve the mine operation“replete with examples of illegal acts aswell as invalid, void and ineffective condi-tions, any one of which would be sufficientreason for rendering the entire decision asnull and void.”

» January 2012: Martin Marietta appealsRuehlman’s decision to the 1st District Courtof Appeals. Arguments take place thatsummer.

» December 2012: The First District Courtrules that the good neighbor fee is illegaland orders the Common Pleas Court to sendthe case back to the township Board ofZoning Appeals. They decline to rule onmany of the other issues in the appeal.

» March 2013: Martin Marietta appealsthe decision sending the zoning case backto Anderson Township. Briefs were filed butthe case moves forward with the Board ofZoning Appeals.

» July 2013: Anderson Township’s Boardof Zoning Appeals re-approves the pro-posed mine without the good neighbor fee.

» August 2013: The case is again appealedto the Common Pleas Court and a motion isfiled to dismiss Martin Marietta’s Marchappeal to the 1st District Court.

» January 2014: The First District Court ofAppeals dismissed Martin Marietta’s appeal,saying in its ruling the order of remand“was not a final appealable order becauseit did not determine the underlying actionor affect a substantial right.”

» October 2014: Hamilton County Com-mon Pleas Judge Robert Ruehlman over-turns the township zoning board’s decisionfor a second time.

» February 2015: Township files an appealwith the First District Court of Appeals.

Site forMartinMariettaMaterials’proposedundergroundmine inAndersonTownship.

fullest. She coached herkids’ soccer teams,served as a pizza mom atschool, worked, sang in alocal band and took up oilpainting.

Farrell started withthe foundation in yearfour. In the first fewyear’s Kent Wellingtonhandled everything. Inthe first year they award-ed two gifts, then five,then 12. Now it’s morethan 50 vacations a year.

“It just started snow-balling,” Farrell said.With her background inthe travel industry andhaving been a friend of

Karen Wellington, Farrellwas the ideal volunteerfor trip coordination.

As word of the founda-tion spreads, so do thenumber of nominations.Already this year, Farrellsaid that she has received50. Success of the Karen’sGifts event is vitally im-portant for covering thevacation related ex-penses. Just as importantare the donations of vaca-tion homes. Anyone whohas a vacation home thatthey’re not using for aweek is invited to donatethat time to KWF.

“It can really be lifechanging for anotherfamily,” Farrell said.

Event co-chair KrissiBarr Mount Lookout wasboth a friend of Karen

Wellington and a gift re-cipient when she was di-agnosed with breast can-cer several years ago. Shewas treated to a spa day.Having something fun tolook forward to on the cal-endar is very importantfor those living withbreast cancer, she said.

“It helps people livingwith breast cancer havefun now. And that’s thekey, fun now,” Barr said.Because a positive out-look ... is an importantpart of the healing proc-ess.”

For information aboutthe foundation or to do-nate visitkarenwellingtonfoundation.org or [email protected]

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St. Patrick’s Daycelebration

The Irish HeritageCenter will have a spe-cial celebration follow-ing the St. Patrick’s Dayparade in downtown Cin-cinnati which will be atnoon Saturday, March14. The center is at 3905Eastern Ave.

The event will featureIrish food, music anddance. Activities forchildren are alsoplanned.

Admission is $7 at thedoor or $5 in advance.

Call 533-0100 fortickets or information.

Fairfax presentsIrish concert

The Ceilidh Groupwill perform a concertfrom 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sun-day, March 15, at theFairfax Recreation Cen-ter, 5903 HawthorneAve.

For information onthis family-friendlyevent, call 271-8154.

Pi Day at theCincinnatiObservatory

Celebrate your favor-ite mathematical con-stant. March 14 (3.14) isPi Day.

The Cincinnati Obser-vatory will host a Pi Daysuitable for all ages. Vis-itors will demonstrate Piin action, and be able toeasily measure the cir-cumference, area, andvolume of the domes andplanets. Weather per-mitting, we will use thehistoric telescopes toview Venus and Jupiterin the night sky.

3-14-15 will be an es-pecially significant PiDay. Rounded to thenearest 10,000th, the val-ue for Pi is 3.1415.

The program is 8 p.m.to 10 p.m. Saturday,March 14.

As a special treat theywill serve sectors of pieprovided by Frisch’s aswell as sectors of pizzaprovided by Pi Pizzeria.

Admission is $5.No reservations re-

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for more info.

Interfaithgathering to prayfor peace

On Wednesday March11, at 7 p.m., Greater An-derson Promotes Peaceand Eastern HillsFriends Meeting willhost an interfaith gath-ering to pray for peace.Everyone is invited tojoin at the Friends Meet-ing House, 1671 NagelRoad in Anderson Town-ship.

Peace activist andIraq war veteran Paul K.Chappell asserts thatworld peace is possibleif we commit to wagingpeace. While people mayfeel helpless in the faceof aggression, prayergatherings are creditedwith helping to bringdown the Berlin Wall.Prayer and meditationare both recognizedmethods for reducingconflict.

In line with Quakerpractice, the eveningwill begin in silence;then all who are movedto pray aloud may do so.The evening will con-clude with refreshmentsand time for conversa-tion.

All people from anyor no faith communitywho are concernedabout violence in the re-gion, the country or theworld are welcome.

For more informationabout GAPP or the Quak-er meeting visit GAP-Peace.org or Eastern-HillsFriends.org.

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Cardinal Pacelli School» The Cardinal Pacelli LEGO

Lizards robotics team finishedtheir season with a strong show-ing at the state tournament atWright State University.

Qualifying to be one of the 50teams eligible to compete at thestate tournament was one ofmany accomplishments theyachieved this year. The LEGOLizards, a team composed of Pa-celli fifth- and sixth-graders,won first place at the regionaltournament in December andwas one of the top nine teams atthe district tournament in Janu-ary.

“This was a really excitingFLL season. Going to state is abig deal,” said Ben Habel, a Car-dinal Pacelli sixth-grader. “Thetournaments are so much fun.They are very high-energy andwe have the opportunity to talkwith other teams and learnabout their projects too,” saidRafe Deremo, another CardinalPacelli sixth-grader.

FIRST LEGO League is an in-ternational organization that in-troduces students ages 9-14 toengineering challenges bybuilding LEGO-based robots.FLL teams, guided by theirimaginations and adult coaches,design, build, test and programLEGO robots, apply math andscience concepts, researchmodern scientific challenges,and learn critical thinking,team-building and presentationskills. This year, 436 FLL teamscompeted in Ohio.

In addition to building ro-bots, the FLL challenge re-quired teams to create a solu-tion to help people learn. Think-ing of some of the elderly peo-ple in their lives, the LEGOLizards tackled teaching seniorcitizens how to reduce falls.Based on research of Dr. ClivePai, a physical therapy profes-sor at the University of Illinois,the LEGO Lizards learned thatsimulating unexpected trips ina safe environment can preventactual falls by as much as 50percent by safely building sub-conscious “muscle memory.”

“This was our second year asa team and we knew what weneeded to do to be successful. Ifind the research part of FLL sointeresting because we get to in-vestigate real world problemsand work as a team to develop asolution.” Habel said.

While Pai has an expensivelaboratory for research, the LE-GO Lizards solution was to ret-rofit a standard treadmill with abuilt-in harness system thatcould be deployed on a broadscale through programs like Sil-verSneakers, which offers ex-ercise programs designed ex-clusively for seniors, is coveredby many Medicare insuranceplans and has over 12,000 partic-ipating locations nationwide.The LEGO Lizards innovationwould give many more peopleaccess to the modified tread-mills to prevent trips and falls.

At the tournaments the LE-GO Lizards presented their re-search, the design and pro-gramming of their robots, andwere judged on their teamworkand how well their robots com-pleted various missions. Onepart of the state tournamentstresses collaboration by

matching three teams into alli-ances that then compete usingall three of their robots to ac-complish the missions. The LE-GO Lizards were matched upwith the Incredibots from Co-lumbus and the Imagineersfrom Cleveland. The LEGO Liz-ards alliance had the highestscore of the Alliance Rounds,and they received AllianceChampion Certificates.

Mariemont Elementary» For more than 25 years,

through the PTO's Caring andSharing Program, MariemontElementary families have cometogether to brighten the holi-days of families in need in ourcommunity.

This year, the Mariemont El-ementary community helped 17families by collecting cash do-nations and 224 gifts. The teach-ers alone raised $280.

This is one of the most com-passionate traditions at Marie-mont Elementary.

» The Mariemont Elemen-tary sixth grade ExploraVisionteams spent an afternoon at Cin-cinnati Children’s HospitalMedical Center’s Genetics Lablearning from the new director,Dr. Harinder Singh, and his col-league, Dr Michelle Reed.

Sixth grade students EllaWaltz, Alyssa Bach, Olivia Sulli-van and Jackson Hacias areworking on a futuristic proposalto develop a patch made of skincells that have been engineeredto identify cancer cells and thentrigger an attack on the cancercells by the immune system.

Their project proposal willbe submitted to the NationalScience Teacer Association’sToshiba ExploraVision contest.

Mariemont High School» As part of the Cincinnati

Sister City Exchange, in part-nership with the Children's De-partment of the Public Libraryof Cincinnati and HamiltonCounty, Chen Yan Yi (aka Car-rie) and Huang Yan Fei (akaVicky) from Liuzhou, China,visited Mariemont High School,as an opportunity to visit a localschool to give a presentationabout life in China and Chineseculture.

In 1988, Cincinnati becamethe first sister city of Luizhou.

Carrie works as a high schoolEnglish teacher in Luizhou, andhas taught for over eight years.Vicky works for the LiuzhouForeign Affairs Office. Theyvisted students in Kelly Anders'Spanish class and FanghongYu's Mandarin class.

This was a great experiencefor students to engage with peo-ple from another culture, givingthem to opportunity to ask ques-tions, listen and learn about life,school and traditions in China.

» A total of 14MariemontHigh School students were re-cently named regional Scholas-tic Art Awards winners.

Hundreds of students fromSouthwest Ohio and NorthernKentucky submit artwork tothis regional and national artcompetition.

These 14 students received atotal of 22 awards this year.

Lucy Hanley: Gold Key &Honorable Mention for Photog-raphy

Lindsay Stricker: Gold Key

& Honorable Mention for Pho-tography

Collin Widecan: Gold Key forPhotography

Maddie Arends: Silver Keyfor Photography

Carson Fields: Silver Key forPhotography

Amanda Lewis: Silver Key &3 Honorable Mentions for Pho-tography

Meagan Meece: Silver Keyfor Photography

Albert Nowitzki: 2 SilverKeys & Honorable Mention forPhotography

Alex Wilson: Silver Key forPhotography

Kelsey Brown: HonorableMention for Photography

Cooper Hayes: HonorableMention for Photography

Nina Willis: 2 HonorableMentions for Photography

Emma Phillips: HonorableMention for Digital Art

Gabbie Robb: HonorableMention for Glass

The Gold Key winners willgo on to compete in New YorkCity at the national level laterthis year.

Mercy Montessori» Mercy Montessori Junior

High students were treated to avisit from Sharon Robinson,daughter of Baseball Hall ofFamer Jackie Robinson.

Sharon Robinson added theMercy Montessori visit to herschedule to assist a group of stu-dents with their National Histo-ry Day project. This year’s his-

tory day theme is “Leadershipand Legacy in History.” Stu-dents chose persons who havedemonstrated a great deal ofleadership and have left astrong legacy.

Three students, Lucia Cas-tellini (Hyde Park), Cara Nestor(Clifton) and Alex Vredeveld(Anderson Township), chose tofocus their project on JackieRobinson. The students pre-sented a dramatic interpreta-tion of Jackie Robinson’s lifefrom the perspective of hiswife, Rachel Robinson, andmodern day African-Americanwomen. Sharon Robinsonhelped the students fine tunetheir presentation and stayedon to share stories about her fa-ther’s life with the entire juniorhigh class.

“I loved that the presentationwas through the eyes of wom-en,” Sharon Robinson said. Sheand even offered to have hermother, Rachel, call the stu-dents to say hello.

Equipped with some amaz-ing insight from Sharon Robin-son, Castellini, Nestor and Vre-develd will present their dra-matic interpretation at the firstround of National History DayMarch 7 at Hamilton HighSchool. They will be joined by34 classmates from Mercy (pre-senting 24 different projects) asthey all compete to move on tothe regional and nationalrounds of the competition.

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recent Secretary of the Day Sa-die Kohlman, and Principal ofthe Day Laney Riportella, bothhad a great day on the job, and afull day it was.

They did the daily announce-ments and got a whistle to keepand use during lunch and recessduty, among their many, manyother duties.

Both students are in thefourth grade.

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THANKS TO EMILY DALEY

The Cardinal Pacelli LEGO Lizards, The Imagineers (Cleveland) and TheIncredibots (Columbus) receive their Alliance Round Award

THANKS TO

JOSEPHINE MCKENRICK

MariemontElementarystudents OliviaZaveri CharlieCollister and SethMason help withgifts donated tothe PTO’s Caringand Sharingprogram.

THANKS TO JOSEPHINE MCKENRICK

Mariemont High School students are named Scholastic Art Award winners.


Mariemont Elementary sixth grade students Ella Waltz, Alyssa Bach, OliviaSullivan and Jackson Hacias work on a futuristic proposal to develop apatch made of skin cells that have been engineered to identify cancer cellsand then trigger an attack on the cancer cells by the immune system.


Secretary of the Day Sadie Kohlmanhelps Terrace Park ElementarySecretary Beverley Cooke keep thefront office in order, filing papers,greeting visitors and helping withannouncements.


Terrace Park Elementary’s Principalof the Day Laney Riportella helpsTerrace Park Elementary PrincipalLinda Lee for the day but checkingclassrooms, reading to thekindergartners and helping withannouncements.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 12Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Weekly through April30., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Learn line drawingtechniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Light, shadow, tonal values andperspective taught using simpleshapes. Ages 18 and up. $220.226-3833; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current pro-ject for assessment and help; stilllife setups available. Ages 18 andup. $25. 404-3161. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Landscapes of local favoritebeauty spots. Benefits Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Clubs & OrganizationsEastside Technology Talk, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,For people interested in technol-ogy and learning more about itand how it can help us andothers. Free. Presented byEastside Technology Talks.Through Nov. 10. 474-3100;bit.ly/EastsideTechnologyTalks.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesNew Beginner Taoist Tai ChiClass, 2-3:15 p.m., OakleyRecreation Center, 3882 PaxtonAve., Slow natural movementsimprove health of body, mindand spirit. They reduce tension,improve circulation and balanceand increase strength andflexibility. $109 includes 24classes followed by free monthof continuing practice meetings.Other packages also available.304-6055; www.usa.taoist.org.Oakley.

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Attentionto alignment detail is priority.Ages 35-65. $120 per 9 weeksunlimited. Register at first classor drop-in. 706-9802; www.ka-renjohnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Present-ed by Christ Hospital PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Music - JazzJohn Zappa, 7:30 p.m., Red-moor, 3187 Linwood Ave.,Original jazz music by trumpeterand composer. With jazz drum-mer Ignacio Berroa. $10. Pre-sented by Leroy Ellington Pro-ductions. 871-6789; www.le-royellingtonpresents.com.Mount Lookout.

NatureAstronomy Night, 8-9:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Observatory Center,3489 Observatory Place, Shorttalk, astro Q&A, tour and star-gazing. $5 suggested donation.Reservations required. 321-5186;www.cincinnatiobservatory.org.Mount Lookout.

On Stage - TheaterTuna Does Vegas, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, Comedy byEd Howard, Joe Sears and JastonWilliams about characters fromthird smallest town in Texasvisiting Sin City. $20. Reserva-tions required. Presented byMariemont Players Inc.. 684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

RecreationPreschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,$2 per child per class. Presentedby Anderson Township ParkDistrict. Through March 26.

388-5082. Anderson Township.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Dining EventsImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch Fish Fry, 4:30-7 p.m.,Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch, 7820 Beechmont Ave.,Cafeteria. Fried or baked fish,shrimp Caesar salad and cheesepizza dinners with sides, drinksand dessert. Carryout available.Benefits Anderson Boosters. $8,$7 seniors, $6 children. ThroughMarch 27. 388-0031 carryout;www.ihom.org. AndersonTownship.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., CardinalPacelli School, 927 Ellison Ave.,Cafeteria and gymnasium. Friedcod, shrimp Caesar salad, clamchowder, coleslaw, French fries,vegetables, pizza, homemademacaroni and cheese, fresh fruit,dessert and beverages. Eat in orcarryout. $10, $6 seniors, $5grades K-6, free for preschool-ers. Presented by Our Lord Christthe King Church. 321-4121;www.ourlordchristtheking.org.Mount Lookout.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Fried or baked fish shrimpdinners include two sides anddessert. Dine-in or carryout.Benefits veterans programs. $7.528-9909. Mount Carmel.

Fish Fry, 4:30-8 p.m., AmericanLegion Mount Washington Post484, 1837 Sutton Ave., Fish,shrimp, chicken strips, barbecue,fries, mac and cheese, greenbeans, slaw and desserts. Com-plete dinners or a la carte. Beer,soft drinks, coffee and tea extra.Carryout available. $7. Present-ed by American Legion MountWashington Auxiliary Unit 484.231-7351; www.legion484.org.Mount Washington.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., GuardianAngels Church, 6531 BeechmontAve., Undercroft. Fried andbaked fish, shrimp, crab cakes,pizza, macaroni and cheese,fries, rice, green beans, cheesesticks, jalapeno poppers, backsale and refreshments. $1.50-$8.Presented by Guardian AngelsSchool. 231-7440. Mount Wash-ington.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 318, 6660 CloughPike, Fried or baked fish, shrimpand chicken nuggets dinners.Meal includes sides and bever-age. Soft and bar drinks avail-able for purchase. Dine-in orcarryout. Benefits Anderson Post318. $5-$8. 231-6477;www.post318.org. AndersonTownship.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7 p.m., WineWorld, 7737 Five Mile Road,Taste four different wines. Ages21 and up. $1 per two-ouncetaste. 232-6611. AndersonTownship.

Friday Night Tasting: Cincin-nati Wine Festival Winners,6-8 p.m., The Wine Merchant,3972 Edwards Road, Taste eightwhite and red wines that wonmedals at Cincinnati Interna-tional Wine Festival 2015. Lightappetizers and assortment ofcheese and french baguettes.Ages 21 and up. $25, $20 ad-vance. Reservations required.731-1515; www.winemerchant-cincinnati.com. Oakley.

Vine and Dine, 5:30-9:30 p.m.Live Music with Tickled Pink.,The Art of Entertaining, 2019Madison Road, Six coursesprepared by in-house chef team,live music and 5 drink tokens touse on featured wines or bot-tled craft beer. Ages 21 and up.$35. Registration recommended.871-5170. O’Bryonville.

Literary - BookstoresStory Time with Miss Sarah,9:30-10 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, 3054Madison Road, With Miss Sarahand her guitar. Free. 731-2665.Oakley.

Music - AcousticEncore Duo, 7-11 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Free. 528-9909; www.music-byencore.com. Mount Carmel.

Music - BluesRicky Nye, 7-10 p.m., Dilly Cafe,6818 Wooster Pike, 561-5233;www.dillycafe.com. Mariemont.

Music - Jazz

The Ron Purdon Quintet, 7-8p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rookwood, 2692 Madison Road,Free. 396-8960. Norwood.

NatureAstronomy Night, 8-9:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Observatory Center,3489 Observatory Place, Shorttalk, astro Q&A, tour and star-gazing. $7, $5 children. Reserva-tions required. 321-5186;www.cincinnatiobservatory.org.Mount Lookout.

On Stage - TheaterTuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxingUkrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. Through March 28.713-3541; www.lcresurrectio-n.org. Anderson Township.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Group discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg.Through Nov. 21. 791-0626. DuckCreek.

Holiday - St. Patrick’s DaySt. Patrick’s Dance, 8-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 318, 6660Clough Pike, Music by CincyRockers. Cash bar. Table snacksprovided, limited appetizers andfinger food may be brought in.Ages 21 and up. Benefits Amer-ican Legion Post 318. $10. Reser-vations recommended. 231-6477; www.post318.org. An-derson Township.

LecturesProducing and Stage Manage-ment Lecture, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, $20, free toMariemont Players Inc. mem-bers. Registration required.Presented by Mariemont PlayersInc.. 684-1236; [email protected] Township.

On Stage - Student DanceUptown Dance Classic Compe-tition (AmeriDance), 8 a.m. to2 p.m., McNicholas High School,6536 Beechmont Ave., Tri-statearea teams compete. Solos,duets, trios, ensembles and teamcompetition. Categories include:jazz, pom, kick, hip-hop, lyrical,production and more. Benefitsdance team at McNicholas. $7.Presented by AmeriDance.315-5112; www.ameridanceinc-.com. Mount Washington.

On Stage - TheaterTuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Dining EventsPancakes in the Woods, 9 a.m.to 1 p.m., California WoodsNature Preserve, 5400 KelloggAve., Celebrate maple seasonwith pancakes and sausagegrilled by celebrity chefs. Learnabout process and story ofmaple sugaring. Benefits Cali-fornia Woods and MagrishRiverlands Preserves. $7 suggest-ed donation. Presented byCincinnati Parks. 231-8678;www.cincinnatiparks.com.California.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Lower atrium. Learn about thehistory of Anderson Townshipthrough photos, hands-on

exhibits and artifacts. Free.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Historical Society. 231-2114;andersontownshiphistoricalso-ciety.org. Anderson Township.

On Stage - TheaterTuna Does Vegas, 2 p.m., 7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. Reservations required.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

MONDAY, MARCH 16Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safestretching, sense of humor andall yoga has to offer. Ages 35-60.$120 for 9 weeks unlimited.Register at the first class.Through April 27. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Yoga for New Beginners, 10 -11a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Sessiontruly for those brand new toyoga. Ages 35-65. $120 for 9weeks. Register at the first class.706-9802; www.karenjohnsyo-ga.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for Teen Girls, 4-5 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. In-troduction for young women toexplore what yoga has to offer.For Teen girls grades 7-12. $80for 8 weeks. Please contact meto register. 706-9802; www.ka-renjohnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 6-8:30 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesNew Beginner Taoist Tai ChiClass, 2-3:15 p.m., OakleyRecreation Center, $109 includes24 classes followed by freemonth of continuing practicemeetings. Other packages alsoavailable. 304-6055; www.usa-.taoist.org. Oakley.

Gentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of itsdirections, opens hips andshoulders. Poses alternatebetween stabilizing, stretchingand strengthening. Good foreveryone from newbie to ad-vanced practitioner. $120 for 9weeks unlimited. Register at thefirst class or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.

Mariemont.Yoga: Align Level 2, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Forwell-seasoned beginner orintermediate student. Ages35-60. $120 per 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at first class ordrop-in. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Literary - SigningsPaul Daugherty, 7 p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rookwood,2692 Madison Road, Enquirersports columnist discusses andsigns memoir of his daughterwith Down syndrome, “AnUncomplicated Life.”. Free.396-8960; www.josephbe-th.com. Norwood.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

Preschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2 per child per class.388-5082. Anderson Township.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH18Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30-3p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Students have opportunity towork from costumed model ateach class. Class focuses on studyof values, color temperature,composition, painting anddrawing techniques. $140 permonthly session, plus modelingfee. Registration required.259-9302; www.deborahridgley-.com. Mariemont.

FAB Collective, 6-9 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., Meetingwith intent of forming monthlysocial/sharing meeting group.Group members share projects,successes and failures, upcomingshows and fiber arts classes.Ages 21-93. $25 for year. Part ofseries, meets third Wednesdays.Presented by Woman’s Art ClubFoundation. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.


Clubs & OrganizationsTeam Challenge InformationSession, 6:30-7 p.m., Recre-ational Equipment Inc., 2643Edmondson Road, Learn aboutTeam Challenge, endurancetraining program to benefitCrohn’s & Colitis Foundation.Free. Registration recommend-ed. Presented by Crohn’s &Colitis Foundation Southwest

Ohio Chapter. 772-3550, ext. 2;www.ccteamchallenge.org/southwestohio. Norwood.

Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednesdays,9:30 p.m. to midnight, Fifty WestBrewing Company, 7668 Woos-ter Pike, Burger and pint for $10.834-8789; fiftywestbrew.com.Columbia Township.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

Literary - Story TimesStory Time, 10:30-11 a.m., BlueManatee Children’s Bookstore,3054 Madison Road, On LaPageStage. Stories, songs and more.Free. 731-2665. Oakley.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161. Marie-mont.


Exercise ClassesNew Beginner Taoist Tai ChiClass, 2-3:15 p.m., OakleyRecreation Center, $109 includes24 classes followed by freemonth of continuing practicemeetings. Other packages alsoavailable. 304-6055; www.usa-.taoist.org. Oakley.

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $120 per 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at first class ordrop-in. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

NatureAstronomy Night, 8-9:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Observatory Center,$5 donation. Reservationsrequired. 321-5186; www.cincin-natiobservatory.org. MountLookout.

On Stage - TheaterTuna Does Vegas, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.Reservations required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

RecreationPreschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2 per child per class.388-5082. Anderson Township.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7 p.m., WineWorld, $1 per two-ounce taste.232-6611. Anderson Township.

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Celebrate maple season with pancakes and sausage grilled by celebrity chefs at Pancakes in theWoods, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, March 15, California Woods Nature Preserve, 5400 KelloggAve., California. Learn about process and story of maple sugaring. The event enefits CaliforniaWoods and Magrish Riverlands Preserves. A $7 donation is suggested. Call 231-8678; visitwww.cincinnatiparks.com.

MARCH 11, 2015 • EASTERN HILLS JOURNAL • A7NEWS

The first sign that spring is almosthere appears in our woods. Dottedthroughout are wild yellow aconite and

bell shaped snowdropflowers. This year I spiedthe yellow aconite peakingthrough the snow. Thesnowdrops? They wereinvisible.

Another sign thatspring is approaching isSt. Patrick’s Day. I

I love the legend thataccompanies the greatsaint. In the 5th centuryAD, St. Patrick went to

Ireland, killed the snakes and convertedthe people. What were they eating? Veg-gies like leeks and cabbage, both ofwhich are green! Think about it. Thefood pyramid is bottom heavy withgreen leafy veggies and good root vege-tables like potatoes, so the Irish werehealthy eaters way back when.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen:Go fish! Stay positive: Don’t overlook

omega-3s in “fatty” fish like salmon andmackerel. These fish are good for thebrain.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate professional and author.Find her blog at Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Tuck into corned beef like Irish Tender corned beef and cabbage

Corned beef uses a traditional brisket cut of beef that isbrined with vinegar and pickling spices. The term “corned”comes from the salt used to cure and prepare the beef. Thebrisket is a cut of beef that can be very tough so it benefitsfrom long, slow cooking. By using your slow cooker the beefwill become very tender.

So, why does corned beef look pink even after it’scooked? It’s the curing process - the curing salt used is called“pink salt”. When you buy a brisket that’s already “corned,” itwill have been put through the marinating process with apacket of spices included. Serve with a side of champ. Thatrecipe is on my website abouteating.com.

5 carrots cut in large pieces1 large onion, cut in large wedges2-3 bay leaves1 nice head cabbage, cored and cut into large pieces1 package corned beef brisket with spice & herb packet

included2-1/2 cups apple juice and 1/2 cup waterHorseradish for garnish

Spray inside of slow cooker. Lay vegetables on bottom.Place brisket on top. Pour liquid over all, along with spicesfrom packet. If you want, put spices in a tea ball or tie incheesecloth or a coffee filter. That way, you won’t be pickingwhole spices out of your teeth. If you make a spice packet, it inthe cooker. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4, until meat isfork tender and can be sliced easily. Remove bay leaves beforeserving. Serve with a dollop of horseradish.

St. Pat’s green two-tiered Jello ice creamsquares

I pulled this out of my St. Patrick’s day file and it’s one ofthose Kraft recipes that keeps its appeal year after year. Let thekids help. I put this in a 9x13 pan and just cut it into squares.You can cut into shamrocks or other fun shapes.

2 pkgs. 3 oz each, lime jello1 envelope unflavored gelatin - I used Knox4 cups boiling water3-4 cups vanilla ice cream

Mix jello, gelatin and boiling water together until jelloand gelatin are dissolved. Immediately stir in ice cream and stiruntil dissolved. Pour into pan and let sit overnight in frig tojell. As it jells, the ice cream floats to the top, making it two-tiered.

Think of other themed holidays to make this with differ-ent flavors of jello, ice cream, etc.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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St. Patrick’s Day in Cincinnati includes thefourth largest St. Patrick’s Day Celebrationcomplete with a parade as the statue of St.Patrick is marched through downtown streets.Finish your celebration with corned beef andcabbage, ala Rita.

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his family toform a team,Owen’s LittleWarriors, towalk and run inthe Heart MiniSunday, March15, in downtownCincinnati.

“Owen’sheart is flippedand pointing tothe right (nor-

mally points left), his liver is inthe middle (usually on theright), and his stomach is be-hind the liver and partially her-niated through the dia-phragm,” Owen’s father, MarkFagel said.

The chances of having a ba-by with Heterotaxy Syndromeare four in 1 million and thecause is unknown. From thetime of Owen’s diagnosis,Mark and his wife, Michelle,visited specialists to formulatea treatment plan for Owen,which would require him to goto Cincinnati Children’s Hospi-tal Medical Center immediate-ly after his birth.

During one of their manyvisits, Mark and Michelle sawa painting hanging in one of therooms named “Owen with aBee on his Nose” and read,“With all the love in his heartOwen can support the world.”It spoke about how love canovercome obstacles and not tolet little things like a bee onyour nose distract from what isimportant in life. Mark and Mi-

chelle took this as a sign andknew their son would benamed Owen.

“After a series of proce-dures and surgeries, Owen ishome now,” Mark said. “We areincredibly grateful to the med-ical team at Cincinnati Chil-dren’s and for all the supportwe have received from the sur-geons, the doctors and nurses.”

Participating in the HeartMini is fitting for the Fagelfamily as the American HeartAssociation funds heart re-search at Cincinnati Children’sthat leads to the latest cutting-edge technology and treatmentoptions that help little heartslike Owen’s. The Heart Mini isexpected to raise nearly $3 mil-lion for heart and stroke re-search this year.

Owen’s Little Warriors hasmore than 30 team memberscomprised of family andfriends, under the leadershipof Owen’s aunt Emily Fagel.

The 38th Heart Mini willtake place in downtown Cincin-nati Sunday, March 15. It is aweekend of heart healthy ac-tivities for the family, begin-ning with a Health & FitnessExpo Saturday, March 14, atthe Duke Energy ConventionCenter. The Expo featuresmore than 70 booths, a kids’zone with inflatable play-grounds, health screenings, afree kids fun run, fitnessdance, yoga and new this year,the world’s first portable walk-through heart. Event day onSunday includes a 15K Mini-Marathon, Half Marathon, and5K run; a 2K kids run; three-and five-mile walks and a 1KSteps for Stroke.

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As always, the school yearis passing by quickly, and weare already beginning to planfor next year.

For us, a big part of thisplanning is getting ready forour newest learners – nextyear’s kindergarten class.From the first moment ourstudents walk through ourdoors until the time they leaveus on graduation day, we com-mit ourselves to best meetingtheir needs and preparingthem to be the leaders of to-morrow.

Last year’s graduating classearned $4.2 million in merit-based scholarships, and 99percent of our graduatesplanned to continue their

learning at apost-second-ary institution.It’s only with astrong founda-tion estab-lished earlywith our stu-dents that wecan experiencesuch success,and I am soproud of all

our teachers and the commit-ment they make to our stu-dents every day.

This is why the kindergar-ten experience is so importantin the Mariemont City SchoolDistrict. Kindergarten is morethan just a playful, inquisitive

time in the lives of children; itis a time to set the emotionaland intellectual foundation thatwill be the cornerstone of whothey become as older children,teenagers and adults.

Our kindergarten programhas all of the components thatone would expect – literacy,language arts, physical educa-tion, problem solving and gen-eral subject knowledge. Ourstaff also help the students todevelop socially and emotion-ally, to become flexible think-ers and collaborative team-mates; and to acquire a senseof well being and respect forthemselves and for others.

These 21st century learnersare given introductory in-

struction and access to tech-nology, with computers andtablets in the classroom and inthe library. They are also givenan opportunity to make a posi-tive impact on the worldaround them through the “War-riors Change the World’ initia-tive, in which they spend theyear developing relationshipswith the residents of Mercy St.Teresa -- a project that tiesback to the kindergarten socialstudies curriculum that focus-es on building friendships andcommunity.

My hope is that by the timeour students move on to thefirst grade, they know thatlearning can and does happeneverywhere. I want them to be

empowered, strive for theimpossible and dream big.

The Mariemont City SchoolDistrict’s kindergarten regis-tration night at 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 18, at bothMariemont Elementary andTerrace Park Elementary is atime for the parents and soon-to-be students to meet theteachers and visit the class-rooms.

It is a time for us to wel-come new faces to our schoolcommunity so they know theyare supported as they begintheir collective journey as thescholars of today.

Stephen Estepp is superintendent ofMariemont City Schools.

Kindergarten first step of educational journey

StephenEsteppCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

It’s human nature to hold onto good memories, but when thekeepsakes of those memoriesbegin to encroach on your livingspace, it can become a problem.

Figuring out what to do withall the stuff that comes with lifeis a reality that many seniorshave to face. Even if downsizingand transitioning to a moremanageable lifestyle may be offin the future, it’s still wise toconsider how you can corral theclutter in advance.

Today, it’s easy to hold yourmemories, most of them any-way, right in the palm of yourhand. With digital technology,“clouds,’ smart phones andcomputers are all trendingtoward centralization and easyretrieval.

When you have digital stor-age, physical space is no longera requirement. Photographs,music, documents and bookscan be digitized and accessed atwill. That means loaded book-shelves, bristling with photoalbums, phonograph recordsand a wealth of other memoriescan be compressed and trans-ferred to digital storage, readyto be shared and enjoyed at theclick of a computer mouse.Digitizing your collections maybe a bit intimidating at first, butthe results are delightful.

If you have a wealth of pho-tos, personal journals, andbooks taking up space on yourshelves, consider convertingthem to digital form. Even if itrequires professional assis-tance, it is something to seri-ously consider, not only for you,but for future generations offamily.

Anyone who has exploredgenealogy will attest to theadvantages of having well-preserved records and pho-tographs. Take the time to makenotes, add names and dates tophotographs or record an audioor video account of a specialoccasion, a particular journey,or a family reunion. Your familywill thank you for it, and the actof preserving the record ofspecial times will enhance yourmemory of it.

If you are considering mov-ing to a senior living communitythe decision to downsize is easy,following through is the hardpart. Tell children and relativesof your plans. Enlist their assis-tance and solicit their requestsfor anything you plan to partwith. Your treasured posses-sions are special to other familymembers, and giving themthese special possessions willbring you great joy.

If there is no one in that cate-gory in your life, consider do-nating to a cause or a favoriteneighbor.If nothing else, ex-plore the possibility of sellinganything from small trinkets tolarge pieces of furniturethrough a consignment shop.

Letting go of the clutter willfree you to experience seniorliving at its best.Living simplycan bring a renewed apprecia-tion for the everyday experi-ences of life. In the words ofBob Hope: “Thanks for theMemory.”

Episcopal Retirement Homes runsMarjorie P. Lee, Deupree Home andDeupree Cottages in Eastern Cincin-nati.

Hold on to preciousmemories, not clutter

Does seeing less sunshinethan you’d like have you “sing-ing the blues?” Maybe it’stime to invite some family,friends and neighbors for abeach party or other themedevent to liven things up.

Be creative. Whether youdo this as a themed JimmyBuffet-styled event with adultbeverages; a beach party pot-luck (sandwiches, potato sal-ad, deviled eggs …), a grill-out; or another approach, it’susually great just to get to-gether. It takes someone tostart the planning, so why notyou?

Once the event is set, get-ting conversation goingamong a large group can be achallenge. One idea is to haveguests bring favorite picturesof sunny, warm weather vaca-tions or events. Then circle upsome chairs and have eachperson tell a little story about

a favoritewarm weatherexperienceand whetherthey haveplans for othersuch trips tothat locationor anotherthey want tocheck out. Youmight consid-

er taking digital pictures ofeach guest with the picture(s)they brought? You can sendthese pictures out to the wholegroup afterwards as a nicereminder of the fun.

Or, maybe it’s time for alittle karaoke with BeachBoys, Jimmy Buffet and othersuch songs?

Perhaps an evening with acontest feel instead? Chilicook-off, beer tasting, winetasting, garage cornhole tour-nament or ???

As the event is windingdown, it’s the perfect time tosee if folks want to scheduleanother gathering a fewweeks/months later when theweather is even nicer. As weall know, it’s usually easier todo scheduling right then basedon the energy in the room,even if you need to re-sched-ule later.

Whatever you do, spreadsome “sunshiny” behavior inthe next few weeks, even ifit’s cloudy and cooler outside.

Make and capture a memo-ry today – you won’t regret it.

Steve Long, an Anderson Townshipresident, describes himself as a“memory missionary.” He and hiswife, Kim, are having fun with theirlittle, family side-business calledLong Memories, with a focus on“Making, Capturing, Organizingand Sharing Memories…Now and(Virtually) Forever.”

Less sunshine have you singing the blues?

Steve LongCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

March 4 questionWhat TV show from your

youth would you like to see re-made, or re-broadcast? Why?

“Well I’d have to say ‘BJ andthe Bear,’ mostly because therearen’t enough shows on TV thatshow smart primates being tak-en on the road as 18-wheelertravel companions.

“I think that is a genre that issadly missing in ... reality TV.”

C.S.

“I would love to see ‘The ManFrom U.N.C.L.E.’ remade be-cause it was an exciting show towatch with good plots (for thetime), cool gadgets and intelli-gent scripts. It would be OK to

update it as long as they staywith the basic premise. ... ”

M.J.F.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONA bill to allow cities to createopen-container districts much likethose in New Orleans or Memphis,Tennessee, appears likely to passthe Ohio Legislature this year, andCincinnati officials hope the billbecomes law by Opening Day,April 6. Is this a good idea or a badidea? Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

The decision to become apilot came early, while sittingin the crotch of a tree watch-ing a silver DC3 slowly passover our small town.

It must be fascinating fly-ing high over the earth, beingable to see for miles in anydirection, watching cars,trucks and trains as they moveabout like ants in the dirt.

The opportunity did notpresent itself until my 20s. Itwas at a small airport namedFreedom Field in Medina,Ohio, just south of Cleveland. Iopened the door to a smallhouse, converted into theflight operations center, and awoman’s voice said, “Pleasecome in.”

There were many whiteshirttails, marked with dates,hanging around the room.“Hi”, I said, “What are those”pointing to the shirts? “Oh,those are shirttails from peo-ple who have soloed.” Thisseemed to be a strange cus-tom, cutting up a shirt afteryou have piloted a plane forthe first time!

“Did you want to take flightinstructions”, she asked?“Yes,’ I responded, “I have

been thinkingabout it.”

Actually, Ihad beenthinking aboutit practicallyall of my life;but now, I washaving con-cerns. I hadjust learnedhow expensive

it was; I had a wife and twochildren; what if somethinghappened? What the heck…I’m insured … isn’t that whatlife insurance is all about?

“Do I need to make an ap-pointment,” I asked? The dooropened, and an older 30ish guywalked in, “no” she said, “thisis your flight instructor, FrankSherick. … You’re next.”

“Hi,” he said, “I’ll be withyou in just a minute;” hesigned out the student he waswith. He opened the door,motioned for me, and wewalked over to a brand newCessna 152 that still had thatnew airplane smell, and Frankbegan to show me how to do apre-flight inspection of theaircraft. There are formalchecklists for all of these in-

spections; he handed me one.The engine sounded smooth

and the liftoff was uneventful,much like a commercial flight.

“We will stay in the patterntoday. We will be doing touch-and-gos,” Frank said, as wemade our first 900 left turn at500 feet above ground level.

We made another 900 leftturn on “down wind,” parallelto the runway. We slowed to 70mph as we reached the end ofour runway, maintaining ouraltitude of 500-foot AGL, wepowered to idle, and madeanother 900 left turn to “baseleg.” We began our descentand before we reached therunway we made our last 900left turn to “final approach.”

With 100 of flap and nopower, the wheels soontouched the runway. This wasrepeated several times; then,we taxied back and parked.Frank made appointments forlessons and gave me a logbook and instruction manual toread.

I was on my way to becom-ing a pilot.

James Baker is a 38-year residentof Indian Hill.

First step to becoming a pilotwas walking through the door

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

SPRINGFIELD — SummitCountry Day’s girls basketballseason has been one of manyfirsts.

It was the first time a SilverKnights girls’ team finished theregular season undefeated and,following the 44-38 victoryagainst Jamestown Greene-view March 7, the Knights ac-complished another first: A dis-trict championship.

Gabbi Gehner, MalaunaCampbell and Ravin Alexanderscored in double figures to leadSummit.

“This is an exciting day forthe girls, an exciting day for theprogram overall,” Summit headcoach Beth Simmons said.“We’ve hit so many milestonesthis year; we just want to con-tinue to ride the wave and hope-fully ride it all the way to thestate.”

Midway through the secondquarter, Summit trailed by five,15-10. Then, the Silver Knightsclosed the half on a 15-2 run to goup 25-17 at the break.

Simmons said it might havetaken some time for her fresh-men starters to get into the flowof the game. Once they did,Summit built its lead fromthere.

“When we came back out, Isaid this could be me and Kiley’slast game, and that we needed tostep up production-wise,”Campbell said. “It feels great; itfeels like we’ve been working tothis goal and we finally have it.”

In the third quarter, any timeSummit went ahead by doubledigits, the Rams answered witha couple buckets. After a pair offree throws from freshman for-ward Niah Woods, Greeneviewcountered with a pair of bucketsto cut the deficit to 33-26.

In the fourth, Campbellopened the scoring, then Gehn-er scored the next four points toput the team up 39-26. Greene-view answered again with a pairof baskets to cut the deficit backto single digits.

Desperation eventually setin for the Rams as they began

Summitgirls hoopscaptures 1stdistrict titleBy Nick [email protected]

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Summit Country Day senior guardMalauna Campbell hoists athree-pointer during the SilverKnights’ 44-38 win againstJamestown-Greeneview. It was theteam’s first district title in programhistory.

See SUMMIT, Page B2

MARIEMONT — MariemontHigh School’s swimming anddiving program capped a rec-ord-breaking season Feb. 27, asthe girls swim team placed sec-ond in the Ohio Division II statemeet. Head coach Kevin Ma-ness earned Cincinnati HillsLeague and District Coach ofthe Year honors. The Warriorsgirls swim team placed secondin the state meet, the highestfinish in program history.

“I knew that we had re-turned all of our state qualifi-ers from last season, so thatwas a good indication that thisyear’s team might be capableof achieving what other teamshad not,” said Maness. “Ofcourse, you never know fromone season to the next how theswimmers will respond. Thatis why we try to emphasize thateach team member does theirpart to get better and im-prove.”

As a team, the Warriorsqualified for 18 out of 19 possi-ble finals events at state. Thegirls were 14-for-15 and theboys were a perfect four-for-four. The girls swimmers be-came the first girls sportsteam in Mariemont history tofinish a season as state champi-on or runner-up, according toManess.

“They responded with out-standing swims throughout thepostseason,” Maness said. “Weout-swam everyone at section-als and districts.”

The state meet got off to afast start. The girls 200-yardmedley relay team of Sadie De-Camp, Leah Dupre, BrookeWoellert, and Makayla Valen-tine won silver in the firstevent of the meet. That set thetone for the day for the team.

“The relays always gets usgoing and the crowd providessuch energy. Our parent andfan section was one of the loud-est and really pumped ourswimmers up,” said Maness.“To start the meet with the firstevent and to have them win thesilver was a great spark plugfor our team. We just kept themomentum going.”

Dupre swam a personal bestin the 100 breaststroke, whilejunior Rachel Munschauerstepped up in her four events.The boys team’s 200 and 400free relays advanced to the fi-nals and swam their best meetof the season. The state meetwas the culmination of a year

of constant improvement forthe Warriors. They will enterthe postseason with momen-tum, thanks to their stellar per-formance in Canton.

“We had so many of ourteammates achieve lifetimebest times and many of themwere able to do so in every sin-gle event that they swam,” saidManess. “It is always a goodthing to end a season on a high

note so that is the last thing thatyou remember.”

Sophomore Charles School-er led Mariemont’s divers byplacing 11th in the state. Ac-cording to Maness, he becamethe first Mariemont boys diverto advance to state in morethan 30 years when he quali-fied last season. He improvedon his performance this yearand is closer to reaching the po-

dium (top eight) at next year’sstate meet. He broke a schooldiving record that had stoodsince 1979.

“Charles shows a lot of po-tential for his next two sea-sons,” said Maness.

Seniors Mac Lewis andClaire Gilmore qualified forstate in four events for fourstraight years. They, alongwith the rest of the seniors -Lewis is the lone senior on theboys team, while the girls willlose 11 seniors in addition toGilmore - will be missed nextyear.

“This group of seniors isvery special. They not only per-formed well in the water, butwere team leaders outside ofthe water,” said Maness.“Hopefully those team mem-bers who return will be firedup to not only make a returntrip to state or districts, but im-prove on their performances.”

Twelve of the 13 seniorsswam for four years and werecrucial to the success of theWarriors program. Lewisplaced fourth in the 200 IM andeighth in the 500 freestyle. Gil-more finished fifth in the 200freestyle and eighth in the 500freestyle. Both were key con-tributors to Mariemont’s re-lays.

“It’s always difficult to saygoodbye to a group that hasbeen through so much over thecourse of their high school ca-reer,” said Maness, “but I thinkeach of them will rememberthe good times and check backin to see their legacy continue.”


Members of the Mariemont girls swimming team show off the Division II runner-up trophy. The Warriors accumulated 173 points.

Mariemont swimmers makeschool history in CantonBy Adam [email protected]


Mariemont senior Mac Lewis takes a moment before getting out of the pool after taking fourth in the 200IM at state.

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Charles Schooler of Mariemont, shown in a January meet, was the firstMariemont diver to make state in 30 years.

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MADISONVILLE —Seven Hills freshmanbowler Audrey Wilsonisn’t used to the atten-tion.

Now that she’s thefirst Stingers femalebowler to qualify for thestate meet, people arecoming up to her, con-gratulating her andwishing her luck.

“I’m not the one whousually likes being putin the spotlight,” Au-drey said. “It’s crazy; Iwas really surprised.”

Wilson, who won asectional title and thenwas 12th at district toearn the final state-qualifying berth, got offto a rough start at statebut got progressivelybetter.

After bowling anopening game of 144,Wilson bowled 151in hersecond game and 175 inthe third for a 470 series

as she placed 59th.“It was really hard to

work with the oil pat-tern and I just couldn’tfind a spot to work forme,” Wilson told the En-quirer. “It was prettycool (being at state). Iwas really surprised Imade it.”

Robin Wilson, who isAudrey’s coach andmother, believes the ex-perience Audrey got atstate will serve her wellin the future.

“It was a tough oilpattern, but she’s only afreshman and she wasbowling with juniorsand seniors,” Robin Wil-son said. “That says alot. I think it’s a greatthing for her to be ableto come to state.”

Corey, Audrey’sbrother and member ofthe Stingers’ boys team,rolled a 547 in the dis-trict tournament Feb.26. The boys’ individualstate qualifiers allrolled 600 or higher.

THANKS TO KEITH NEU

Seven Hills freshman Audrey Wilson made a mark thisseason by reaching the Division II state tournament.

Seven Hillsfreshmanbowler grabsspotlightBy Nick [email protected]

HYDE PARK — Thebreak after winning theMiami Valley Confer-ence-Scarlet Division forthe Clark Montessoriboys basketball team was13 days.

After holding off Sev-en Hills, Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy,North College Hill andSummit Country Day intheir division, they facedan improved Bethel-Tateteam from the SouthernBuckeye Conference inthe Division III sectionalat Loveland March 3..

Those who predictedan easy win were dealt arude awakening when theTigers went to halftimewith a nine-point lead at32-23. In the third stanza,coach Darnell Parker’scame to life with a 15-4run to take a 38-36 lead.

The game eventuallywent to overtime tied at48, with the Cougars pre-vailing with their pres-sure defense 58-52 inovertime.

“It was probably goodfor us to face that kind ofadversity,” Parker said.“We were a little rusty. Iknew Jutze (Bethel-Tatecoach) would be pre-

pared for us.”The Cougars were

without second-leading

scorer Micah Blythe inthe game due to a coupleof technical fouls in his

last appearance. Parkerwas looking forward tohis return in the sectionalchampionship againstCHCA.

“He’s the toughness ofour team,” Parker said.

The Cougars split withCHCA’s Eagles duringthe regular season, win-ning on the road and thenfalling at home when Ea-gles big man Prince Sam-mons had returned.

In the March 7 titlegame, CHCA pulled awaylate to win 59-44 for thefirst sectional crown inthe school’s history. TheCougars trailed by justeight, 39-31 going into thefinal frame before a 15-2run by the Eagles put thegame out of reach.

“They’ve got a goodclub and they’re playingwell,” Parker said.

Overall, it was a suc-cessful first season forParker at 17-7. The Cou-gars survived the trans-fer of a couple of playersto Purcell Marian andstill had a representativecampaign in the MVC.

“We had a leaguechampionship and thePlayer of the Year in Kev-in Lewis,” Parker said.“It’s been great. The

Clark basketball ends seasonwith plenty of positivesBy Scott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Clark Montessori senior Kevin Lewis handles the ball for theCougars on March 3 against Bethel-Tate.

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Though the state jug-gernaut St. Xavier Aqua-bombers still reign su-preme in Ohio Division Iswimming, Moeller HighSchool also brought someGreater CatholicLeague-South pridehome from CantonFeb. 28.

The Crusaders fin-ished second to St. Xavi-er for their best finish inthe 50-year history of theprogram.

“This has been one ofthe better teams the pasttwo years,” Moellercoach Bill Whatley said.“We’ve had second andthird (last year).”

In addition to coach-ing at the Blue AshYMCA, Whatley hasguided Moeller for mostof the past two decades.For his work last season,he was named the Na-tional Federation of StateHigh School Associa-tions Coach of the Year inOhio.

He has seen his shareof talent.

“We had our top fouror five guys, but our nextcouple of guys did a greatjob of stepping up,”Whatley said of the tour-

nament performance.“We were hoping to makeanything with our 200freestyle relay and weactually made the topheat. It was huge for us.Getting that third relayin the finals was an in-credible feat.”

Seniors Noah Woro-betz and Kevin Georgeand juniors Jacob Pelo-quin and Cooper Hodgetook fifth in the 200 med-ley relay and seventh inthe 400 freestyle relay.The third was the 200free team of George,freshman Justin David-son, sophomore WillMcCullough and juniorDan Nymberg.

Individually, severalCrusaders had banner

days. Peloquin was fifthin the 100 butterfly andseventh in the 100 back-stroke.

“He did good last year,but he stepped it up an-other level this year,”Whatley said.

Hodge was fifth in the200 individual medleyand 15th in the 100 back-stroke. George took sixthin the 500 freestyle andWorobetz was 14th in the100 backstroke. Out of 11swims, Moeller made itback to nine finals count-ing the relays. Of thosenine, seven were in thetop heat.

With George and Wo-robetz graduating, Pelo-quin and Hodge now as-sume leadership roles. In

addition to the youngerswimmers who advancedto Canton, there are sev-eral that may advance incoming years.

“A couple that didn’tgo to the meet but didpretty good at districtsare Austin Murphy andJames Prugh,” Whatleysaid.

While many athletestake a break or move onto other sports after astate run, Moeller’sswimmers and most ofthe competitors at theirlevel get right back towork.

“They’re all going fortheir Y championships orclub championships,”Whatley said. “My otherkids that swim for other

high schools are going toGreensboro, North Caro-lina for nationals. TheCAC (Cincinnati AquaticClub) group is going toFlorida and so are others.They’re back in the wa-ter and training to gofaster again in a couple ofweeks.”

In the meantime, theveteran coach is lookingforward to adding a tro-phy to Moeller’s crowdedcase on MontgomeryRoad. Athletic DirectorMike Asbeck has assuredWhatley there will beample space for theschool’s first state swim-ming hardware.

“At least for a coupleof weeks,” Whatley saidwith a chuckle.

Moeller swim’s finish is historicSecond place atstate is the bestin 50 yearsBy Scott [email protected]

fouling to prolong thegame. But Alexandersank four free throws in arow to push the lead backup to 12.

Greeneview ended upscoring seven of thegame’s final eight points.

Simmons and her teamknows that the competi-tion will get tougher fromhere on out as the SilverKnights are among the top16 in the state at DivisionIII.

“We have our work cutout for us,” the coach said.“We have Liberty Unionnext.”

That game is slated for6:15 p.m. March 11 back atSpringfield High School.The Lions defeated Bish-op Ready 47-46 for theirfirst district title in morethan 20 years.

“We need the commu-nity to come together andhelp give us that drive toplay hard,” Campbellsaid.

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Summit Country Day girls’ basketball head coach Beth Simmons holds up the net following thedistrict win.

MARCH 11, 2015 • EASTERN HILLS JOURNAL • B3LIFE

Boys basketball» At the Division I sec-

tional in Fairfield March3, Walnut Hills beatMount Healthy 44-40.Senior MaCio Teague ledthe Eagles with 22 points.

» At the Division IVsectional at Taylor March3, Seven Hills edged Cin-cinnati Country Day 41-40to knock the Indians out ofthe tournament.

The Stingers lost toGeorgetown 70-62 in thesectional final March 7.

» Roger Bacon won aDivision III sectional titlewith a 55-53 win overSummit Country DayMarch 7.

» Moeller downed Ross72-24 in the Division I sec-tional at Fairfield March3. Senior Grant Pitman ledthe Crusaders with 17points.

In the sectional finalagainst Walnut HillsMarch 6, Moeller beat theEagles 48-40 as juniorNate Georgeton had 16points. The Crusadersmoved to the district tour-nament against Wilming-ton March 14.

» At the Division IIIsectional at LovelandMarch 3, Clark Montesso-ri beat Bethel-Tate inovertime, 58-52. SeniorKevin Lewis led the Cou-gars with 17 points.

Clark fell to CHCAMarch 7 in the sectionalfinal, 59-44 in the section-al championship. TheCougars finished 17-7.

At the Division III sec-tional at Western BrownMarch 5, Purcell Mariandowned Blanchester 81-41. Junior Rashaad Ali-Shakir led the Cavalierswith 24 points.

The Cavaliers beat Ba-din March 7, 58-47 to winthe sectional and advanceto the district tournamentMarch 10 at the Univer-sity of Dayton Arena.

Girls basketball» Mount Notre Dame

defeated Lakota East 52-48 for the Division I dis-trict championship atHarrison March 7. SeniorBlair Carlin led the Cou-

gars with 16 points.

Boys bowling» Moeller’s David

Schneider qualified forthe state tournament witha three-game series of 665(247, 242, 176) March 5 atBeavercreek.

Girls bowling» St. Ursula competed

in the Division I districttournament March 5 atBeaver-Vu Lanes in Bea-vercreek. The Bulldogsfinished with 2,971 points.Sophomore Lydia Weidn-er led the team with a 570series.

Wrestling» Moeller finished sec-

ond at the Division I dis-trict meet at Kettering.Making the semifinals atthe Division I districtmeet at Kettering Fair-mont March 6 for Moellerwere: Conner Ziegler(120), Jake Thompson(132), Jacoby Ward (138),Brett Bryant (160), JackMeyer (220) and JosephHensley (285).

On March 7, ConnerZiegler won the districtchampionship at 120 andJacoby Ward took the title

at 138. Jake Thompsonwas runner-up at 132,Brett Bryant at 160 andJoseph Hensley at 285.Jack Meyer was third at220 as six Crusaders ad-vance to the Division Istate meet in Columbus.

» Purcell Marian’sJake McCarthy wasfourth at the Division IIIdistrict tournament atTroy at 145 pounds to ad-vance to the state tourna-ment.

» Summit Country Dayhad four wrestlers qualifyfor the district tourna-ment March 6-7 in Troy.

» Mariemont’s RileyHenderson defeatedJoshua Campbell (145) in asecond consolationmatch. Columbus Grove’sPreston Brubaker pinnedLogan Faucett (106) in thefirst consolation match.

Walnut Hills’ QuintonMincy lost his first-roundmatch to Fairmont’s Ah-mad Doucet. He won twoconsolation matchesagainst The-Moore Kellyof Moeller and Troy Goodof Miamisburg beforefalling in this third matchto eventual third-placewinner Nate Stone of GlenEste.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer and Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Walnut Hills guard MaCio Teague scores two of his 20 pointsMarch 6 in the Division I sectional final against Moeller. TheCrusaders prevailed, 48-40.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE ENQUIRER

Quinton Mincy of Walnut Hills lays back on Ahmad Doucet ofFairmont in the Division I wrestling district meet March 6 inKettering.

school’s been great, ourstudents, our fans. Icouldn’t ask for any-thing more.”

Lewis was second inthe MVC in scoring at17.9, fourth in assists at3.9 and fourth in stealsat 3.0. The 6-foot, 150-pound guard rarely wasrattled.

“He’s cool,” Parkersaid. “Even when I’m outhere yelling, he’ll look atme and say, ‘Settle down,coach; I’ve got it.’ It’sgood to have a guy likethat you can trust.”

Lewis, Torraye Shat-tuck, Khalid Wilson, Ra-heem Dotson, Alex Lo-pez and Bilal Barnes allmove on now. Blythe,Cazaray Bell and MosiDaniel will be looked tofor leadership next sea-son. Daniel is the team’s

tallest returning playerat 6-foot-5.

“He’s got a bright fu-ture,” Parker said. “Heneeds to continue to getstronger and better.”

Clark fans are alsolooking forward to thematuration of Noah Ma-son, who was promotedto varsity in his fresh-man year.

“He’s hasn’t lookedlike a freshman and I’mexcited about him goingforward,” Parker said.

ClarkContinued from Page B2


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Finally, any tax pre-parer whom you suspectof tax fraud should bereported directly to theIRS.

Howard Ain appears as theTroubleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

Check for honestywith tax preparer

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

Celebrate St. Patrick’sDay with the Irish andbring your friends andfamily to the Irish Centerof Greater Cincinnati.

Unique events:» St. Patrick’s Parade

Day is at noon Saturday,March 14, in downtownCincinnati, followed bythe “Afters” Celebrationat the Irish Heritage Cen-ter, 3905 Eastern Ave.

Join in all that is Irishwith delicious Irish food,Irish bands, sing-a-longs,Harpers Robin, pipers,Irish dance groups, mu-sic in three differentrooms, Irish arts andcrafts, kids room and kidsparade, Irish libations inthe Irish Pub – includingwhiskey tastings.

Call 513-533-0100 forinformation and tickets.Entry is $7 at the door, $5pre-paid. Immediatefamily of four or more is$20. Admission is free for2015 members of the IHCwith their membership

card. Free parking isavailable behind the cen-ter.

The Irish Center is anOfficial Irish Parade Pub,where the Perfect PintPour Award has been pre-sented by Guinness.There will be visits fromSt. Patrick himself andearly risers can come tothe Irish Center for“Stout, Spuds & More” at8 a.m. featuring MoerleinHandle Bar Stout andMad Tree Irish Red, aswell as Guinness, Smith-wick’s and Harp.

Reservations for themorning event are neces-sary to ensure enoughfood, and include freeparking, a bus to andfrom the parade route ,breakfast and two pintsof your choice, all for $20,pre-paid.

» On the Feast of StPatrick, Tuesday, March17, Mass is at 2:30 p.m. ,

PROVIDED

St. Patrick with the dancing girls and two storytellers at theIrish Center in Columbia Tusculum.

Irish Heritage Centerready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

See IRISH, Page B6


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Elizabeth J.Surkamp

Elizabeth (nee Hofmann)J. Surkamp, 100, formerly ofHyde Park died Feb. 20.

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(Ryan) Hurff, Greg, Eric andAllison Surkamp; and great-grandchildren Ella andRocco and Henry Ginley.

Preceded in death byhusband, Fred A. Surkamp;granddaughter, AdrienneLeigh Surkamp.

Services were Feb. 24 atSt. Andrew Catholic Church,Milford. Memorials to: thedonor’s favorite charity.

DEATHS

CINCINNATI DISTRICT2

Incidents/investigationsAggravated menacing5900 block of Parker Lane, Feb.15.

Assault3200 block of Linwood Ave.,Feb. 15.

3700 block of Eastern HillsLane, Feb. 16.

3900 block of Marburg Ave.,

Feb. 14.Breaking and entering3200 block of Madison Road,Feb. 22.

Domestic violence3700 block of Anioton Court,Feb. 17.

Taking the identity ofanother3600 block of StonebridgeDrive, Feb. 16.

Theft5700 block of Chandler St.,Feb. 20.

1000 block of Delta Ave., Feb.14.

2600 block of Erie Ave., Feb.16.

3400 block of Golden Ave.,Feb. 16.

3700 block of Eastern HillsLane, Feb. 16.

3800 block of Paxton Ave., Feb.13.

4800 block of Marburg Ave.,Feb. 15.

4800 block of Marburg Ave.,Feb. 18.

5800 block of Kellogg Ave.,Feb. 22.

Violate protectionorder/consent agreement3200 block of Erie Ave., Feb.13.

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAggravated menacingReported on 5600 block ofFredericksberg Court, Jan. 22.

TheftReported at 5300 block ofRidge Ave., Jan. 27.

Personal computer valued at$600 removed from 7800block of Montgomery Road,Jan. 23.

Medication removed from3800 block of N. BroadlawnCircle, Jan. 24.

Groceries removed from 7300block of Wooster Pike, Jan.23.

Dewalt drills valued at $540removed from 5300 block ofRidge Ave., Jan. 30

FAIRFAXIncidents/investigationsTheftCandy, etc. taken from Wal-mart; $12 at 4000 block of RedBank Road, Feb. 16.

Employee theft reported atWal-Mart; $3,519 at 4000block of Red Bank Road, Feb.

19.

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then Irish food and Irishlibations, Irish music,songs, dancers, bands,pipers, sing alongs, kidscrafts and games andloads of Irish fun. Be en-tertained by the Irishgreats: Allison EricksonAcademy of Irish Dance,Mary Lou Boyland IrishSing Along, Dark MollIrish Band, Celtic RhythmIrish Dancers, Green KeyIrish Band, McGing IrishDancers, Mad AnthonyPipe Band, Mick and MaiIrish songs and music, Je-rome Scott guitar soloist,visits from St. Patrick andmore.

Entry is $7 (pre-paid$5) and families of four ormore $20. Become a mem-ber and both celebrationsare free, plus many otherbenefits. Free admissionfor all 2015 IHC members,and for all who attendMass on St Patricks Day.

IrishContinued from Page B4


Experiencethe Light andSound of God

You are invited to theCommunity HU Song

2nd Sunday, 10:00 - 10:30 amECK Worship Service

11:00 am - NoonSecond Sunday of Each MonthAnderson Center Station

7832 Five Mile RoadCincinnati, OH 45230

1-800-LOVE GODwww.Eckankar.org

Local(513) 674-7001

www.ECK-Ohio.org

ECKANKAR

First Church of Christ,Scientist,

Anderson Township7341 Beechmont Avenue

(near Five Mile Road)email:

[email protected]

christiansciencecincinnati.comSunday Service & Sunday School

10:30 a.m.Wednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30 p.m.In Church Reading Rm/Bookstore

open after all services.Downtown Reading Rm/Bookstore

412 Vine Street, CincinnatiOpen M-F 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

First Church of Christ, Scientist3035 Erie Ave 871-0245Sunday Service and Sunday

School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30pmReading Room 3035 Erie Ave

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

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

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

BAPTIST

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.orgTraditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Reverend Jennifer Lucas,Senior Pastor

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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

Equipping Service:4:30 p.m. Sat. & 8:50 a.m. Sun.

Exploring Service:10:00 a.m. & 11:10 a.m. Sun.Birth thru high school programs

3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244

513 272-5800www.horizoncc.com

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr

www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631

Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AM

PastorCathy Kaminski

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mtmoriahumc.org

Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

2010 Wolfangel Rd., Anderson Twp.513-231-4301

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Ministry & Nursery

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

UNITED METHODIST

6474 Beechmont Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45230

513-231-2650www.mwpc.church

MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service

SundaySchool9:30 a.m.

Infant through12th grade

Childcare11:00 a.m.

Infant throughKindergarten

MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service10:00am Educational Hour

11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.11020 S. Lebanon Road.

683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

Phone: 271-8442Web: www.fcfc.us

Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Senior PastorPastor Justin Wilson, Youth Minister

Vibrant Teen and Children’s MinistriesSunday Worship 10:30 am

All ages Sunday School 9:30 amWed. Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm

Wed. Worship/Bible Study 6:45 pmAll are Welcome!

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Christ ChurchCathedralCollegium Cincinnati will per-form at Christ Church Cathe-dral, Fourth & Sycamore,downtown Cincinnati, at 3p.m. Sunday, March 29.

One of the most heart-wrench-ing tellings of the crucifixion ofJesus is Telemann’s “BrockesPassion.” Using a cast of 16soloists, Telemann painted theextraordinary poetry of Bar-thold Heinrich Brockes usingunique combinations of Ba-roque instruments, vocalensembles and choral in-terpolations. For anyone whois a lover of the Bach passionsor simply seeks a greaterunderstanding of the Passionof the Christ during the Lentenseason, this concert is a must-hear. Ticket information isavailable at CollegiumCincin-nati.org.

Music Live at Lunch, ChristChurch Cathedral’s weeklyconcert series, will feature theperformers listed below inMarch. These free concerts arepresented at 12:10 p.m. Tues-days. Patrons may bring theirown lunch or purchase lunch atthe cathedral for $5. All perfor-mances in March will takeplace in the cathedral nave.

March schedule:March 17: Clark and Jones Trio:Celtic and Folk Music

March 24: Zavier UniversityEdgecliff Vocal Ensemble

March 31: Charpentier’s “Denialof St. Peter” sung by the ChristChurch Cathedral Choir

April schedule:April 7: Wild Carrot: AmericanRoots Music

April 14: Brianna Matzke (piano)April 21: Consort in the Egg:Medieval, Renaissance andBaroque Consort Music

April 28: Chris Douglas (bass)and Ricky Nye (piano)

The church is at 318 E. FourthSt., Cincinnati; 621-1817;www.christchurchcincin-nati.org.

Earlham College Choir willperform at the church at 7p.m., Wednesday, April 8.Admission is free. The choralmusic ensembles at EarlhamCollege are known for theirfocus on international reper-toire and music by living com-posers. They regularly performnot only the great master-works of the American andEuropean repertoires, but alsopieces from Africa and theMiddle East, and have recentlypresented the world premieresof Forrest Tobey’s “KeepingStill” and David Arbury’s“Trade Winds.” This concertwill feature the Earlham Col-lege Women’s Chorus, Men’sEnsemble and Madrigal Singersperforming a delightful selec-tion of choral pieces fromaround the world.

Mount WashingtonPresbyterian ChurchAll are welcome Sunday morn-ings at 9:30 for Sunday Schooland blended worship and at 11a.m. for traditional worship.

The church’s focus is on areahunger needs and we providefood and volunteer time togroups including the SEMPantry, the Batavia YWCAPantry, Tender Mercies, theDrop Inn Center and similarorganizations throughout theyear.

A free community meal will beserved at 5:45 p.m. Sunday,March 15. Please call thechurch office and let us knowyou are coming; then enjoy agood meal with your neigh-bors and friends.

The “Celebration of Children” acommunity family event, willbe offered from 2 p.m. to 5p.m. Sunday, March 22. Opento all, it will feature “CoolCritters,” from Raptor. Inc.,face painting, books andmusic.

The church is at 6474 Beech-mont Ave., Mount Washing-ton; 231-2650;www.mwpc-church.org.

Mount WashingtonUnited MethodistChurchOn the second Saturday ofevery month, the community isinvited to a free dinner from5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at thechurch.

The church is at 6365 Corbly Rd.;231-3946;www.mtwashumc.org.

SonRise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group.Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based onthe Beatitudes addressingmany of life’s hurts, hang-upsand habits.

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalchurch service at 10 a.m. Sun-days, accompanied by Sundayschool.

The church is at the corner ofOak and Maple streets, Marie-mont; villagechurchof marie-mont.org.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4p.m. Wednesday for consider-ation in the following edition.E-mail announcements [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

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4116 Plainville Road: Kaplan,Sandra to Gaynin, Gail; $49,400.

4116 Plainville Road: Shepard,Renee Kaplan & Paula Grundelto Grundel, Paul & ShermarkLLC; $49,400.

4116 Plainville Road: Kaplan,Mark to Kaplan, Sandra;$49,400.

4116 Plainville Road: Gaynin, Gailto Shepard, Renee Kaplan &Paula Grundel; $49,400.

4116 Plainville Road: Grundel,Paul & Shermark LLC to Sher-mark LLC; $49,400.

COLUMBIA TUSCULUM4019 Dumont St.: Parlier, Rosanna& James K. Parlier to StoneBrothers Inc.; $13,000.

418 Strafer St.: Trimarco, ThomasW. & Heidi H. Ellenbecker toBlack, Amy C.; $360,000.

FAIRFAX5803 Hawthorne Ave.: Dutton,Sheri to Wells Fargo Bank NA;$65,000.

3979 Warren Ave.: Galbraith,Ryan Lee to Wells Fargo BankNA; $42,000.

HYDE PARK2501 Grandin Road: March,Christina to 2501 Grandin LLC;$2,325,000.

2400 Madison Road: Schumacher,Barbara L. to Morrison, DonaldJ.; $130,000.

2754 Raglan St.: March, Christinato 2501 Grandin LLC; $2,325,000.

MADISONVILLE5704 Adelphi St.: Cooper CreekHomes Inc. to Kunkel, Jason A. &Christina O.; $1,000.

6927 Merwin Ave.: Ross, Todd M.to Sinclair Building Group L.;$9,500.

6501 Palmetto St.: Old IronProperties LLC to Red Elk LLC;

$118,500.6505 Palmetto St.: Old IronProperties LLC to Red Elk LLC;$118,500.

7029 Palmetto St.: Morley, Alyse& Lawrence to Butler, KatherineA.; $123,000.

4314 Simpson Ave.: Cecil, Eman-uel L. & Cheryl L. to U.S. BankNA; $30,000.

4415 Simpson Ave.: CapitalIncome and Growth Fund LLC toFolchi, Susan L. & Mario;$39,000.

MARIEMONT6800 Hammerstone Way: Saru-watari, Mathew K. & Lisa M. toChen, Christopher & Jennifer;$643,000.

3818 Pocahontas Ave.: Long,Calvin F. Jr. to Eichert, David B. &Carol; $160,000.

MOUNT LOOKOUT548 Delta Ave.: Kirby, Maurice H.IV to Tindal Michael & Courtney;$198,000.

1286 Herschel Ave.: Philpott,Carol K. Tr. to TFR Holdings LLC;$425,000.

3274 Linwood Ave.: Lautar,Margaret E. & Samuel C. Lewisto Smyth, Robert N.; $187,000.

1111 Paxton Ave.: Noh, Kyung M.to Larsen, Daniel James & SarahRoehr; $409,000.

OAKLEY2721 Arbor Ave.: Lee, Victor toDeutsche Bank Trust Co. Amer-icas Tr.; $150,000.

3832 Isabella Ave.: Torbeck,Geoffrey & Theodore Torbeck toTorbeck, Geoffrey; $240,000.

2942 Minot Ave.: T-Vestments LLCto Clement, Victor R.; $189,000.

TERRACE PARK8 Denison Lane: Comer, MichaelS. & Margaret Foster Comer toRenie, Stephen J.; $594,500.

1 Given Lane: Helmick, John R. &John J. Delaney to Kitei, MichaelB. & Suzanne S.; $650,000.

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