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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
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The battle to save the houseat 1421 Herschel Ave. in MountLookout is over.
The war to change rules re-garding minor subdivisions hasjust begun.
Nearly 50 residents attendedthe April 20 Mount LookoutCommunity Council meeting asCouncil President Eric Flammeand Cincinnati Councilwoman
Amy Murray discussed ways tostop the increasingly populardevelopment practice.
The Herschel property is anexample of zoning regulationsthat allow minor subdivisions.This house sits on a 1.3-acre par-cel and will be demolished andfive new houses built.
If a parcel is five lots or few-er, it’s considered a minor subdi-vision and, as long as what isplanned, meets zoning require-ments and zoning regulations,
the Cincinnati Department ofPlanning and Building must ap-prove the development, CityPlanner James Weaver said.
This was affirmed by Murrayand Flamme during the commu-nity council meeting. Herschelis just one of many streetswhere minor subdivisions arepopping up or proposed. Otherscan be found at Ault Woods Laneand Cluster Drive, GrandinRoad at Stanley Avenue, GriestAvenue at Suncrest Drive, and
on Menlo Avenue, TannehillLane and Arnold Street.
The houses that are replacingthe older homes in the minorsubdivisions are situated on lotshalf or a third the size of adja-cent lots, resident Beth Ehrsamsaid.
“The real concern is the won-derful characteristics that makethis neighborhood so special tous are at risk,” she said. It was asentiment shared by many.
Another resident suggested
that Mount Lookout and HydePark Community Councils col-laborate on a solution to the zon-ing issue. Murray embraced theidea.
There are ways to change thezoning, options to consider, shesaid.
Four such options were of-fered by the City Planning Com-mission and included in smallpacket provided by Flamme.
Zoning regulations are jeopardizing neighborhoodSheila Vilvenssvilvens@communitypress
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HYDE PARK — The secret to asuccessful farmers market.Keep it simple.
“We focus on food,” said Ma-ry Ida Compton, who alongwith Judy Williams, is a foun-der of the Hyde Park FarmersMarket.
This is the 11th year for themarket which will kick offfrom 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sun-day, May 17, in Hyde ParkSquare.
As in previous years, themarket will run from mid-May
through late October.“It’s a community market,”
Williams said, describing itsappeal. “I know people aregrateful to have a local marketin their community.”
The market, while focusingspecifically on various foodvendors, does feature attrac-tions including live music anddemonstrations.
Although dates are to be an-nounced, some of the upcomingdemonstrations will focus onknife sharpening and cookingusing ingredients available atthe farmers market.
The Hyde Park School Suzu-
ki Strings will perform May 17.Each Sunday will feature livemusic with different musi-cians.
As far as the food, items in-clude traditional organic pro-duce, pastured meat products,grain, flours, baked goods,fresh eggs, cheeses and locally-
roasted coffee.Compton said this year
some new vendors have beenadded including one who willsell seasonal products not typi-cally grown in Ohio.
Compton said the markettypically has from 35 to 40 ven-
dors.Volunteers also remain an
integral part of the event, ac-cording to Williams.
The website is in the processof being updated. For informa-tion or to volunteer go to http://bit.ly/1JTnxrq.
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The Hyde Park Farmers Market will kick off its 11th year May 17. The event is located in Hyde Park Square.
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Mary IdaCompton,left, andJudyWilliams,areco-foundersof the HydeParkFarmersMarket.
Farmers market continuesto flourish in Hyde ParkForrest [email protected] The Hyde Park Farmers
Market will kick off May 17 inHyde Park Square. The eventruns every Sunday from mid-May to late October.
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Mariemont Playerspresent ‘TwelveAngry Jurors’
Mariemont Playerspresents “Twelve AngryJurors” at the WaltonCreek Theater, 4101Wal-ton Creek Road (justeast of Mariemont), May8 through May 24.
Performances will beat 8 p.m. May 8, May 9,May 15, May 16 and May22; at 2 p.m. May 10 andMay 24; at 7:30 p.m. May14 and May 21; at 2 p.m.and 7 p.m. May 17, and at3 p.m. and 8 p.m. May 23.
For more informationor to order tickets for“Twelve Angry Jurors,”call Betsy at 513-684-1236 or order on line atwww.mariemontplayer-s.com. All seats are re-served and cost $20each.
Person of the YearThe Hyde Park
Neighborhood Council isaccepting nominationsfor Hyde Park Person ofthe Year.
This award recogniz-es people who havemade a difference in thecommunity. This couldrange from volunteer ef-forts to acts of kindness.
Nominations will beaccepted through Fri-day, May 8. Nominations
should be sent to AlfredShikany, 1315 Morten St.,Cincinnati 45208 oremailed to [email protected]. Includeyour name, address andphone number, the nameof the person beingnominated and detailson why the individual isa Person of the Year.
The winner will be an-nounced during HydePark NeighborhoodCouncil’s spring meet-ing 6:30 p.m. Thursday,May 14, at Clark Montes-sori School, 3030 ErieAve.
Trainer teacheskids about dogs
Parents, does yourdog ever back away, dis-engage from or evengrowl at your child? Ifso, Sycamore Townshipdog trainer Lisa Desat-nik is offering her MyDog’s Super Hero class9:30-10:30 a.m. Sunday,May 17, at The Dog Stu-dio, 3645 Linwood,Mount Lookout Square.
My Dog’s Super Herois a class for childrenages 6 to 10 accompaniedby a parent or guardian.
Pre-registration is re-quired atwww.SoMuchPETential.com. Cost is $6 per child(accompanying adult isfree); or $11 for two chil-dren. Participantsshould not bring theirdog. Desatnik will have ademonstration dog.
Nominations aresought for notedalumni award
The MariemontSchool Foundation andthe Mariemont HighSchool Alumni Associa-tion are seeking nomina-tions for the third annualDistinguished AlumniAward.
The DistinguishedAlumni Award recogniz-es Mariemont HighSchool graduates of atleast 10 years who havenotably distinguishedthemselves. by their sig-nificant contributions intheir life or in theirwork.
Nominations are dueby May 31. The nomina-tion form and completequalifications andguidelines are availableon the School Founda-tion website, www.ma-riemontschoolfounda-tion.org, or by contact-ing Julie Nerl of the Ma-riemont SchoolFoundation at [email protected] or 513-272-7509.
BRIEFLY
» change the zoning oncertain properties to alower density;
» change the number ofsf lots that can be ap-proved administrativelyas a minor subdivisionfrom five to three;
» require single-familypanhandle lots to be re-viewed and approved bythe city Planning Commis-sion;
» locally designate in-dividual buildings as his-toric or create a local his-toric district for severalbuildings in an area.
There are pros andcons to each suggestion.Abatements might also belooked at and reduced oreliminated, Murray said.
A request to the statewould be needed beforethis could occur.
“You need to look at thisas a neighborhood and
look at options and seewhat you can do,” she said.Murray suggested that aSaturday work sessionmight be beneficial forpeople to share ideas.
Mount Lookout resi-dent Kristy Verticchiosaid she would like to seethe Mount Lookout andHyde Park communitycouncils come together inorder to find a way to stopthe current zoning prac-tices for minor subdivi-sions. During the recentMount Lookout Councilmeeting, Verticchio wasvisibly shaken as shespoke of the loss of theHerschel house and itshistory.
Citing a Wikipediapage, Verticchio said thatthe home once belonged to
Francis L. Dale, a formerowner/publisher of theCincinnati Enquirer, own-er of Cincinnati Reds andUnited States representa-tive, rank of ambassador,to the United Nations inGeneva.
In March she initiated agrassroots effort to stopthe development for 1421Herschel, created a Face-book page (Stop HerschelDevelopment), and circu-lated petitions opposingsuch developments andasking zoning be changedto end the practice. Fourpetitions were circulatedand 250 signatures collect-ed. The petitions were pre-sented to officials includ-ing Cincinnati City Coun-cil, Cincinnati Depart-ment of CommunityDevelopment, the Cincin-nati Planning Commis-sion, Mount Lookout Com-munity Council and StateRep. Tom Brinkman.
Though the effort tosave Herschel is over, Ver-ticchio will continue tomaintain her Facebookpage and engage in effortsto change zoning prac-tices.
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Early in April a group gathered in front of 1421 Herschel to sign petitions in hopes of stoppingthe home’s demolition and changing zoning laws that allow for minor subdivisions.
ANDERSON TWP — .Race volunteer DeannaNikolai is looking for justthe right spot to put aband.
Nikolai is in charge ofbands and entertainmentfor the upcoming ForestHills 5K, which will start8:30 a.m. Saturday, May9, at Nagel MiddleSchool, 1500 Nagel Road.
In addition to settingup entertainment for theevent, Nikolai also scoutsout the best locationsalong the route for thebands to perform.
“(The bands) add funand encourage the run-ners,” Nikolai said. Sixdifferent bands will par-ticipate this year. Thebands will be made up ofcurrent and former stu-dents.
Volunteers like Niko-lai, who has been in-volved in the race since itbegan six years ago, arean important part of theevent.
“Participation has re-mained consistent, butwhat has grown are thenumber of businessesand organizations partic-ipating along with thenumber of volunteergroups,” said Beth Davis,who is a co-founder of therace along with JennyNayak.
Davis said about 250volunteers help with theevent.
The race is an opportu-nity for students in thedistrict to get involved insomething beyond theclassroom, according toLarry Chialastri, a volun-teer for the event and ahealth teacher at TurpinHigh School.
“I (see) this as achance to get involved
and give back,” he said.“Reading out of a book isgreat, but applying someof our topics to real lifesituations is even better.
It’s (a) win-win forall.”
Participants can pre-register or register onthe day of the race start-ing at 7 a.m.
A festival will followthe race and continue toabout 11:30 a.m. The festi-val includes a deejay,food, games and activ-ities for children.
Other events associat-ed with the festival in-clude a “mascot chal-lenge” and a 100-yarddash for ages 6 and under.
Proceeds raised fromthe 5K go toward educa-tional programming andmaterials for schools inthe district as well as to-ward promoting healthand wellness.
According to informa-tion provided by the dis-trict, more than $150,000has been raised by therace. This is the sixthyear for the event.
To register or for in-formation, go online tohttp://bit.ly/1IslIUj.
Getting in step with the Forest Hills 5KForrest [email protected] FOREST HILLS 5K
Race starts 8:30 a.m.Day of race registrationwill begin at 7 a.m.
Nagel Middle School,1500 Nagel Road.
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The annual Forest Hills 5K will be May 9 at Nagel Middle School.
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Barry Buse was “bat-ty” about Cincinnati – andhis family, golfing bud-dies, colorful sport coats,playing piano, horse rac-ing, the Reds and JohnnyBench.
Before the formerReds co-owner and “mu-sic director” took his finalbow April 14, James Bar-rett Buse, 84, asked hisfamily to include this inhis obituary: “In lieu offlowers, next time you’reat a saloon, have a drink on
Barry.”“‘Fun’ should have
been his middle name,”said Buse’s daughter,Beth Carroll.
Mr. Buse entertainedpeople no matter wherehe was – on the turf at Riv-erfront Stadium, at thedining room table, sittingat a stranger’s piano. Theparty became even liveli-er in the late 1960s, whenMr. Buse and his brother,Pat, joined the separateownership groups of theReds and Bengals.
The Reds won WorldSeries titles in 1975 and
1976 during Mr. Buse’snearly 15 years with theorganization. Bench and
Pete Rose and Tony Perezand the rest of the Big RedMachine were the main
attraction in those days.But Mr. Buse was part ofthe sideshow.
Sometimes beforegames, the native Cincin-natian would join otherson Riverfront Stadium’sartificial turf and sing“The Whole Town’s BattyAbout Cincinnati.” Mr.Buse would sing it on theteam charter to playersand coaches on road trips.Mr. Buse’s oldest son, J.B.,had discovered the songwhile in elementaryschool and brought a rec-ord home one day.
“It became legend,”said Carroll, the oldest ofMr. Buse’s four children.
The musical memory isetched on a trophy sittingin Mr. Buse’s Mariemonthome. Each member ofthe Reds ownership groupreceived a trophy afterthe 1976 World Series, andon Mr. Buse’s prize itreads: “Barry Buse, Di-rector of MusicalEvents.”
Mr. Buse, who grew upin Hyde Park, would alsosing to much smallercrowds. He would attendfriends’ parties and fam-ily gatherings, and ifthere was a piano, Mr.Buse was providing theentertainment. He wouldmake up impromptusongs about people in theroom, all in good taste.
“He would always graba silver spoon off the tableto use as his microphone,”Carroll said.
Mr. Buse would some-times perform whilewearing one of his manycolorful blazers. Each ofhis seven grandsons planto wear one of Mr. Buse’ssport coats during Satur-day’s funeral mass at St.Rose Church in the EastEnd. Gentlemen wearingpink, light blue, aqua blue,red and yellow will beamong those celebratingMr. Buse’s life.
Mr. Buse also had agenerous side. Beforeholiday family meals, hewould say somethingabout each person aroundthe table and mix in an im-
promptu song. He lovedtaking his grandchildrengolfing.
Mr. Buse really con-nected with a young John-ny Bench. They came tothe Reds about the sametime, and Mr. Buse want-ed to help the youngcatcher from Oklahomaadjust to Cincinnati andlife in the majors.
“Johnny was just thisyoung kid,” Carroll said.“He would come over toour house for dinner. Mydad felt very protective ofhim. He felt like he was inposition to introduceJohnny to good peoplewho were going to takecare him and not take ad-vantage of him.”
Mr. Buse served formany years on the boardof the Johnny BenchScholarship Fund. TheHall of Famer was sched-uled to deliver a eulogy atBuse’s funeral.
Buse attended Catholicmass each day, going todifferent churches acrossthe city. When he wouldattend Mass at St. XavierChurch in Downtown, hewould occasionally offerone-day jobs to panhan-dlers. Mr. Buse wouldtake his new employeeback to his house, wherethe guy would performyard work and other jobsaround the house.
“One day, my dad wasgoing to give a guy money,and the guy said, ‘Howabout a job?’ My dad said,‘OK!’ ” Carroll said. “Hewas a give-the-shirt-off-of-your-back kind of guy.He never expected any-thing in return.”
Mr. Buse attended Pur-cell High School and wentto Xavier University be-fore dropping out to go towork full-time for thebusiness his father found-ed, the R.L. Buse Co., awhiskey brokerage com-pany headquartered inthe Carew Tower.
Mr. Buse was an avidgolfer, belonging to HydePark Country Club andclubs in Michigan andFlorida, where he and hisfamily also spent a lot oftime. He also loved horseracing. Mr. Buse attendedthe Kentucky Derby forseveral years with base-ball Hall of Famer StanMusial. They had metthrough horse racing.
Mr. Buse was precededin death by his wife, AnnBlum Buse. He is sur-vived by his children Beth(Bill) Carroll, J.B. BuseJr., Brian (Paula) Buseand Annie (Bob) Bathalterand nine grandchildren.
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Barry Buse, at far right, on the field at Riverfront Stadium with local television celebrity PaulDixon.
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Clark Montessori» At Clark Montessori, the
first public Montessori second-ary school in the nation, eachhigh school student participatesin eight two-week intensivefield-study courses.
Each intersession course in-cludes rigorous academic re-quirements paired with hands-on learning experiences, oftenincluding travel as well as com-munity service. Contributing tothe community through serviceand shared experiences is animportant part of the Montesso-ri philosophy. As such, interses-sions are an integral part of aMontessori education.
Each grade level has one re-quired intersession and oneelective field study. The re-quired intersessions, whichtake place in the fall, are: fresh-man orientation (ninth-grade),community service (10th-grade), post- secondary/collegeapplication process and tours(11th-grade), and career intern-ships (12th-grade). In the spring,students choose from overtwenty exploratory classestaught on and off campus.
Offerings include communi-ty-based programs such as“How to Navigate withoutGPS;” Backpacking the Appala-chian Trail;” “Space Camp” inHuntsville, Alabama; “Costa Ri-ca: The Tropical Rainforest inPeril;” “Music Recording andProduction;” “City Structure:Cincinnati/Chicago Architec-ture,” and “France: Paris inDepth.”
A group of Clark Montessoristudents and Spanish teacher/Dominican Republic expatriatePaulino Alcantara traveled toSanto Domingo, the capital ofand largest city on the island ofthe Dominican Republic. Fornine days they studied coloniza-tion of the island and how it af-fected the culture and belief ofits people, examine and sketchthe flora and fauna found in thecountry and journal their expe-riences by responding to dailyprompts.
For their community servicecomponent, the students willpractice environmental stew-ardship by participating in a re-plantation project at El Batey inDon Juan, Yamasa. Upon theirreturn, students have 24 hoursto create a movie as a group pro-ject or detailed scrapbook as anindividual project, which con-tains a detailed explanation andreflection about each student’sexperience.
Unlike trips taken by otherschools, Clark Montessori inter-sessions are graded and countas a semester-long course. Stu-dents receive .5 credits for eachintersession; passing all eight isrequired in order to receive aClark Montessori diploma.
Despite the four-week de-crease in traditional class work,all Clark Montessori studentsare enrolled in honors level and/or AP courses and are expectedto and do cover the same curri-culum as other traditional highschools in Ohio.
» Clark Montessori hosted itsseventh annual MontessoriBand Night. Led by band direc-tors Josh Roderer, Jeff Sava-gian, Brad Klein and MikeSchorr, more than 300 students
from Dater, Parker Woods,Pleasant Ridge, North Avon-dale, Sands and Clark Montesso-ri Bands came together to per-form before a crowd of parentsand friends.
Mariemont Elementary» Tami Croll is the new dean
of students at Mariemont Ele-mentary, effective at the con-clusion of the school year.
The current dean of studentsat Mariemont El-ementary, JimCounts, will re-tire in June afterserving 34 yearsin the MariemontCity School Dis-trict.
Croll is in her16th year ofteaching and her
eighth year of serving as the ele-mentary music teacher at bothTerrace Park Elementary andMariemont Elementary. Sheholds a bachelor of music educa-tion degree and a master of artsdegree in both education andeducational leadership.
Croll has dedicated herself topromoting student achievementand to developing positive rela-tionships with students, par-ents, staff and communitymembers. She has been an inte-gral part of the growth and im-provement of the music depart-ment for Mariemont CitySchools, implementing a highlyeffective and engaging onlinemusic curriculum in the ele-mentary buildings. She has alsodirected numerous shows, mu-sicals and programs.
“Tami’s Mariemont experi-ence has more than preparedher for this next stage in hereducational career,” said StevenEstepp, superintendent of Ma-riemont City Schools. “She willnow continue to share her tal-ents, creativity, time and pas-sion in this new role to the bene-fit of our entire district.”
Croll holds a Master Teacherdesignation, is certified to teachmusic in grades kindergartenthrough 12, and possesses herPrincipal Certification forgrades pre-kindergartenthrough 12.
“The past eight years havebeen incredibly rewarding andfulfilling for me as a music
teacher in this exemplary dis-trict. I am ready for the nextphase of my career and look for-ward to the opportunity to makea difference for students be-yond the walls of my class-room,” said Tami Croll.
» Mariemont Elementarystudents participated in the 2015Southwest Ohio Invention Con-vention regional competition atthe Cincinnati Museum Center.
Ally Scheeser, Dylan Hallo-ran, Jimmy Sauter, Lexi Jones,Megan Pidcock, Abby Scheeser,Daniela DeCamp, AndrewGlassmeyer, Claire Soller, Ben-ny Mitchell and Eleanor Disperworked to create inventions forthis year’s competition.
With about 170 participantsin the contest, our MariemontElementary students walkedaway with three of the possible15 awards for sixth-grade par-ticipants.
Jones and Sauter captured a“superior” rating for their“GTO” project, which focuseson recapturing oil from every-day products. They were alsoawarded the second place “Ous-tide the Bean” prize given by theOhio Soybean Council Founda-tion for projects relating to theenvironment. Scheeser and Hal-loran were recognized with thethird place award from the OhioSoybean Council. Mitchell re-ceived a “superior” rating forhis “Sid the Kid” project.
Mariemont Junior HighThe Mariemont Junior High
School seventh- and eighth-grade Power of the Pen teamscompeted in the regional Powerof the Pen tournament against44 other schools, totalling 256writers, and both teams tookfourth place.
For the sweepstakes (sev-enth and eighth combinedscores), Mariemont teamsplaced third out of 44 schools.
Students received individualawards, too. In seventh-grade,Sarah Werdmann received sixthplace.
In eighth-grade, Amelia Po-powics received the first placeaward and Katie Copetas re-ceived 12th place.
These students qualify forthe state competition at WoosterCollege in May.
St. Ursula Academy» Madison MacEachen ’15,
Mount Lookout, has beenawarded a$20,000 scholar-ship through theH&R Block Bud-get Challenge – ateen financial lit-eracy programthat rewardshigh school stu-dents and classesfor mastering
real-world budgeting and per-sonal finance decision-making.MacEachen is one of 66 winnersnationwide.
“We’re proud of Madison tobe among the top-performingstudents in the country for theH&R Block Budget Challenge,”Saint Ursula Academy Princi-pal Craig Maliborski said. “Fi-nancial literacy is important tothe future success of our stu-dents and we’re thrilled there’ssuch a hands-on platformthrough which they can learn.”
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Clark Montessori students hike the Appalachian Trail.
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Clark Montessori directors will hold their seventh annual Band Night event.
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More than 300 students from various schools perform during Band Night.
THANKS TO JOSEPHINE MCKENRICK
The Mariemont Junior High School Power of the Pen team competes inregionals. From left: front, Ashley Grimmer, teacher Leslie Jordan, SarahWerdmann, Amelia Popowics, Katie Copetas, Elizabeth Elin and EricaEppert; back, Kendall Dewey, Jillian Teeters, Erin Kelly, Lexie Wood, EliseMason, Catherine Geary and Anna Scheeser.
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THURSDAY, MAY 7Art & Craft ClassesOpen 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; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.
EducationTV Toastmasters Club Meet-ing, 6-7:30 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Learn-by-doing club in whichmembers hone communicationand listening skills in comfort-able, friendly atmosphere withadded benefit of viewing theirspeeches on YouTube. Ages 18and up. Free. Presented by TVToastmasters. 378-7654;www.tvtoastmasters.com.Anderson Township.
Literary - SigningsCleary Wolters: “Out of Or-ange: A Memoir”, 7 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rook-wood, 2692 Madison Road,Real-life inspiration for thecharacter Nora Jansen/AlexVause in Piper Kerman’s memoir“Orange is the New Black.”.Free. 396-8960; www.josephbe-th.com. Norwood.
Literary - Story TimesStory Time with Miss Alicia,10-10:30 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, 3054Madison Road, Free. 731-2665;www.bluemanateebooks.com.Oakley.
Music - Concert SeriesParty on the Plaza, 5:30-9:30p.m. Haymarket Riot., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Summer concert series combineslocal businesses with relaxingnight of entertainment for arearesidents of all ages. BenefitsAnderson Area Chamber ofCommerce. Free. Presented byAnderson Area Chamber ofCommerce. 474-4802; http://andersonpartyontheplaza.com/.Anderson Township.
NatureAstronomy Night, 8:30-10 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.
RecreationCornhole Thursday, 7 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Lounge. Non-competitive and open to public.$5. 528-9909; www.mtcarmelal-post72.org. Mount Carmel.
Adult Basketball Open Gym,8-10 p.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Open scrimmage games areallowed. See website for opengym rule and guidelines. For age35 and up. $2 per person perdate (cash only). Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. 388-4514; www.anderson-parks.com. Anderson Township.
Lawn Bowling, 7-8:30 p.m.,Little Miami Golf Center, 3811Newtown Road, 2 free games;equipment and instructionprovided. Wear flat shoes; comeby yourself or bring friends.More social than golf; lessstrenuous than tennis. Ages 18and up. $5 per game. Presentedby Cincinnati Lawn BowlingClub. 871-8642; www.lawnbow-ling.org. Anderson Township.
FRIDAY, MAY 8Art OpeningsThe Clean Edge curated byMary Heider, 6-9 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, 4426 Brazee St.,C-Link Gallery. Artists includeJennifer Grote, Robert Fry andMarcia Alscher. Free. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.
Order/Disorder Art Exhibit, 6-9p.m., Redtree Art Gallery andCoffee Shop, 3210 MadisonRoad, Live music, wine and anopportunity to view local artistsconvey order, disorder, or theparadox of the two together.Free. 321-8733; www.redtreegal-lery.net. Oakley.
Business SeminarsThe Biz Side of Communica-tions: Workshop for SmallAgencies & Solopreneurs, 9a.m. to noon, Interact forHealth, 3805 Edwards Road,Suite 500, Working in the busi-ness of communications is quite
different from working on thebusiness of communications.Workshop introduces smallagencies and independentowners to business experts andfellow entrepreneurs who’vemastered common struggles. ForCommunication business own-ers. $79, $59 members. Reserva-tions required by April 30.Presented by Cincinnati Chapterof International Association ofBusiness Communicators. 767-4458; http://conta.cc/1xuW6hb.Hyde Park.
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 Wine Tasting, 6-8p.m. Mother’s Day treats.,Remke Market Oakley, 3872Paxton Ave., $5. Pay for tastingticket at customer service.619-5454. Oakley.
Friday Night Tasting: FabulousFrench Finds, 6-8 p.m., TheWine Merchant, 3972 EdwardsRoad, Taste 8 wines from differ-ent regions in France. Lightappetizers that pair well. Assort-ment of cheese and frenchbaguettes. Ages 21 and up. $20.Reservations required. 731-1515;www.winemerchantcincinnat-i.com. Oakley.
Holiday - Mother’s DayMother-Son Superhero Dance,6:30-8:30 p.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Supermoms and their littlesuperheroes will enjoy funevening of pizza, punch anddancing. Dress as your favoritecrime-battling duo. Ages 3-10.$15, $12 resident. Registrationrequired by May 5. Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. 388-4513; www.anderson-parks.com. Anderson Township.
Literary - BookstoresStory Time with Miss Sarah,10-10:30 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, 3054Madison Road, With Miss Sarahand her guitar. Free. 731-2665.Oakley.
NatureAstronomy Night, 8:30-10 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 - TheaterInherit the Wind, 8 p.m., An-derson Center, 7850 Five MileRoad, This fictionalized accountof the Scopes “Monkeyâ€trial in Tennessee addresses basicissues which are still contro-versial today. Thinly disguisedcharacters portraying WilliamJennings Bryan and ClarenceDarrow oppose each other inthis dramatic re-creation of thetrial of a teacher for teachingCharles Darwin’s theory ofevolution to a high schoolscience class. It’s faith versusscience in a play that reflectsconflicts that still trouble oursociety. $15; $13 Students,Seniors, and Active Military.Presented by Beechmont Play-ers. 233-2468; www.beechmont-players.org. Anderson Town-ship.
Twelve Angry Jurors, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, 19-year oldman has just stood trial for fatalstabbing of father. It looks likean open-and-shut case until onejuror begins opening others’eyes. $20. Presented by Marie-mont Players Inc.. Through May24. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.
ShoppingGarden Market, 9 a.m. to 3p.m., Anderson Hills UnitedMethodist Church, 7515 ForestRoad, Sale of home grownperennials, garden treasures.Bake sale. Benefits Missionssponsored by United Methodistwomen. Free admission. Pre-sented by Anderson Hills UnitedMethodist Women. ThroughMay 9. 231-4172. AndersonTownship.
Special EventsAppalachian Festival, 9 a.m. to9 p.m., Coney Island, 6201Kellogg Ave., Artisans, crafts,dance and food vendors. Story-telling and bluegrass musicentertainment. $8, $4 ages 55and up, $2 ages 4-11, free ages 3and under. Parking: $6. Present-
ed by Appalachian CommunityDevelopment Association.251-3378; www.appalachianfes-tival.org. Anderson Township.
Oakley After Hours, 6-9 p.m.,Oakley Square, Madison Road,Mad Tree beer, kids entertain-ment, and live music. Freeshuttles from 7 p.m.-1 a.m.around Hyde Park and Oakley.Free. Presented by OakleyCommunity Council. ThroughOct. 9. 533-9039; www.oakley-now.com. Oakley.
SATURDAY, MAY 9Art ExhibitsFeast for the Eyes, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn Gallery. 13 local artists,working in oils, acrylics, pastels,multimedia, and sculpture. Free.Through May 24. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Art OpeningsDr. Seuss’s Secrets of the DeepArt Exhibition, 6-8 p.m., Mal-ton Art Gallery, 3804 EdwardsRoad, Estate authorized worksadapted from Ted Geisel’soriginal drawings, paintings,and sculpture. Artist representa-tive Jeffery Schuffman providesinsights into Geisel’s artistic life.Through May 30. Free. 321-8614;www.maltonartgallery.com.Oakley.
CivicShred Event, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Hyde Park Health Center Ter-race, 3983 Rosslyn Drive, Parkinglot. Dispose of confidentialdocuments safely. Free. Present-ed by Shred-It. 272-5573;www.hydeparkhealthcenter-.com. Hyde Park.
Dining EventsPorch Party Grill Out withChef Fristoe, 1-5 p.m., Mt.Carmel Brewing Company, 4362Mt. Carmel-Tobasco Road,Lakeside Patio. Chef BuddyFristoe will be grilling andsmoking pulled pork sliders andtacos, and serving homemadechips and salsa every Saturdayafternoon. Special beer tappingsand pricing. $8, $3. 240-2739.Mount Carmel.
Spaghetti Dinner Light theMt. Washington Water TowerMother’s Day Event, 4-7 p.m.,Yeatman Masonic Lodge, 6124Campus Lane, Family, communi-ty event to support MountWashington water tower lights.The new LED lights are moreenergy efficient and program-mable. $10 per family of 3 or $5per person. 624-8326. MountWashington.
Drink TastingsSaturday Premium WineFlight: 4 Villages Of SouthernRhone, noon to 5 p.m., TheWine Merchant, 3972 EdwardsRoad, Taste and compare 4Southern Rhones wines. This issit down flight. Ages 21 and up.$15. Reservations required.731-1515; www.winemerchant-cincinnati.com. Oakley.
Farmers MarketAnderson Indoor FarmersMarket, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Anderson Center Station, 7832Five Mile Road, Rain or shine.Spring produce, bedding plantand spring flowering plants,farm-fresh cheeses, pet food,and organic meat and produce.Presented by Anderson Town-ship. 688-8400; www.anderson-farmersmarket.org. AndersonTownship.
Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type2 diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg.791-0626. Duck Creek.
Living Life with Hope andIntention Conference, 8:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m., CloughUnited Methodist Church, 2010Wolfangel Road, Inspirational,educational, spirit-based confer-ence. Ages 18 and up. $20.Reservations recommended.231-4301; www.cloughchur-ch.org. Anderson Township.
Literary - SigningsBook Fair with RoamingWriters of Cincinnati, 2-5p.m., Anderson Center Station,7832 Five Mile Road, 20 authorsfrom wide range of genres andstyles will be present introduc-ing their work. Books and audioworks are available. Free. Pre-sented by Cincinnati Fiction
Writers presents “RoamingWriters”. 859-444-0995. An-derson Township.
Mark Palkovic: “Wurlitzer ofCincinnati: The Name ThatMeans Music to Millions”, 6p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rookwood, 2692 Madison Road,Author has held position ofsenior librarian and head atCollege-Conservatory of Mu-sicLibrary at University of Cincin-nati since 1981. Free. 396-8960;www.josephbeth.com. Nor-wood.
Lane Smith “Return to AugieHobble”, 1 p.m., Joseph-BethBooksellers-Rookwood, 2692Madison Road, Free admission.396-8960; www.josephbe-th.com. Norwood.
Literary - Story TimesManaTots, 10-10:30 a.m., BlueManatee Children’s Bookstore,3054 Madison Road, Stories andsongs for children up to age 4.Free. 731-2665; www.bluemana-teebooks.com. Oakley.
Spanish Story Time, 10:30-11a.m., Blue Manatee Children’sBookstore, 3054 Madison Road,Hola! Learn simple Spanishvocabulary through stories andsongs. Free. 731-2665;www.bluemanateebooks.com.Oakley.
NatureLate Night Date Night, 10:30p.m. to midnight, CincinnatiObservatory Center, 3489 Obser-vatory Place, Romantic night outunder stars. Use oldest bigtelescope in U.S. to view astron-omical objects not visible untillate at night. Weather permit-ting. Ages 21 and up. $15. Reser-vations required. 321-5186;www.cincinnatiobservatory.org.Mount Lookout.
On Stage - TheaterInherit the Wind, 3 p.m., 8 p.m.,Anderson Center, $15; $13Students, Seniors, and ActiveMilitary. 233-2468; www.beech-montplayers.org. AndersonTownship.
Twelve Angry Jurors, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
Runs / WalksForest Hills 5K, 8:30-11:30 a.m.,Nagel Middle School, 1500Nagel Road, Event includesparticipation from all 9 schoolsin Forest Hills School District.Large festival following racewith tons of fun, food andfriends. Benefits Forest HillsFoundation for Education. $22.Registration required. Presentedby Forest Hills Foundation forEducation. 474-5407; forest-hills5k.com. Anderson Town-ship.
ShoppingGarden Market, 9 a.m. to 3p.m., Anderson Hills UnitedMethodist Church, Free admis-sion. 231-4172. Anderson Town-ship.
Special EventsAppalachian Festival, 10 a.m.to 6 p.m., Coney Island, $8, $4ages 55 and up, $2 ages 4-11,free ages 3 and under. Parking:$6. 251-3378; www.appalachian-festival.org. Anderson Town-ship.
SportsCincinnati Saints Doublehead-er Benefit, 5-9 p.m., Withrow
High School, 2488 MadisonRoad, Women’s soccer match vs.Columbus Eagles and men’ssoccer match vs. Dayton DutchLions. Proceeds from raffles, splitthe pot and merchandise bene-fit Pink Ribbon Girls. $10. Pre-sented by Cincinnati Saints.363-9248; www.cincinnatisaint-s.com. Hyde Park.
Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 10-11a.m., St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch, 8101 Beechmont Ave.,Open to anyone wanting to stopeating compulsively. No dues orfees. Not affiliated with anypublic or private organization,political movement, ideology orreligious doctrine. Ages 18 andup. Free. Presented by GreaterCincinnati Intergroup Overeat-ers Anonymous. 859-630-8516;www.cincinnatioa.org. An-derson Township.
SUNDAY, MAY 10Art ExhibitsFeast for the Eyes, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.
EducationSunday at the Observatory,1-4 p.m., Cincinnati ObservatoryCenter, 3489 Observatory Place,Explore story of people whomade Cincinnati the “Birthplaceof American Astronomy.”. $5donation. Through Nov. 22.321-5186; www.cincinnatiobser-vatory.org. Mount Lookout.
Holiday - Mother’s DayMother’s Day Brunch, 10 a.m.to 3 p.m., A Touch of Elegance,5959 Kellogg Ave., Carved beeftenderloin, roasted turkeybreast, baked fish, baked chick-en, vegetarian entrees. Assortedsalads, deviled eggs, numerousside dishes, traditional breakfastwith goetta, biscuits & gravy,quiche, waffles and smokedsalmon, colossal dessert table.$26.25, $21.50 seniors, $10children, free kids under age 3.Reservations required. 231-2312.California.
Mother’s Day 3-CourseBrunch, 10 a.m., The CapitalGrille, 3821 Edwards Road, $49,$15 children. Reservationsrequired. Presented by TheCapital Grille Rookwood Ex-change. 340-5990; www.thecap-italgrille.com. Hyde Park.
Music - Classic RockSchool of Rock Mason AC/DCShow, 1 p.m., Redmoor, 3187Linwood Ave., $8, $6 advance.Presented by School of RockMason.770-1257; http://ma-son.schoolofrock.com. MountLookout.
School of Rock Mason BeatlesShow, 6 p.m., Redmoor, 3187Linwood Ave., Students presentconcert of Beatles music span-ning early work to later period.Doors open at 5 p.m. $8, $6advance. Presented by School ofRock Mason. 770-1257; http://
mason.schoolofrock.com.Mount Lookout.
On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 2 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
RecreationTennis Classes, 4-5 p.m., MercyHealthPlex Anderson, 7495 StateRoad, Work on hand-eye-coordination, racquet skills,basic strokes and scoring. Begin-ners class at 4 p.m. Intermediateat 5 p.m. Ages 18 and up. $69.Registration required. Presentedby Communiversity at UC.Through June 7. 556-6932.Anderson Township.
Special EventsAppalachian Festival, 10 a.m.to 6 p.m., Coney Island, $8, $4ages 55 and up, $2 ages 4-11,free ages 3 and under. Parking:$6. 251-3378; www.appalachian-festival.org. Anderson Town-ship.
MONDAY, MAY 11AuditionsThe Trials of Robin Hood -Auditions, 7 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Please bring a resume, andheadshots will be taken. Audi-tions will consist of cold read-ings from the script. Free. Pre-sented by Beechmont Players.Through May 12. 624-8665;www.beechmontplayers.org.Anderson Township.
TUESDAY, MAY 12Art & Craft ClassesThe Joy of Painting: Floral, 6-9p.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Learn thefamous Bob Ross floral paintingmethod to paint beautiful roses,poppies, daisies, sunflowers,hibiscus, and more. For 16 andup. $50, $45 residents per class.Registration required. Presentedby Anderson Township ParkDistrict. 388-4513. AndersonTownship.
AuditionsThe Trials of Robin Hood -Auditions, 7 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 624-8665;www.beechmontplayers.org.Anderson Township.
EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 6-8:30 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Lower atrium. Learn about thehistory of Anderson Townshipthrough photos, hands-onexhibits and artifacts. Free.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Historical Society. 231-2114;andersontownshiphistoricalso-ciety.org. Anderson Township.
Literary - BookstoresStory Time with Miss Sarah,10-10:30 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, Free.731-2665. Oakley.
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Coney Island’s Appalachian Festival, featuring storytelling, bluegrass music, entertainment,artisans, crafts, dance and food vendors, is 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 8 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., bothSaturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10, 6201 Kellogg Ave., Anderson Township. Cost is $8, $4ages 55 and up, $2 ages 4-11, free ages 3 and under. Parking is $6. Presented by AppalachianCommunity Development Association. Call 251-3378; visit www.appalachianfestival.org.
MAY 6, 2015 • EASTERN HILLS JOURNAL • 7ANEWS
I’ve said this before: wherever I go Imeet interesting, passionate “foodies.”
Ann Kean, a creative foods teacher atMadeira High School, isone of those people. Annsaid she is truly fortunateto love her job. She wantsto make a difference, andshe does.
“My teenagers areanxious to make, bakeand cook anything. Theywant to make somethingeach and every day,” Anntold me. Ann has exposedher students to all kinds
of food, from quinoa to kale to one of myfavorites, cinnamon rolls.
I think this would be so nice for aMom’s day breakfast. Don’t you? Andfor all the moms in our community cir-cle of readers, both biological and other-wise, I hope you have a blessed Mother’sDay.
Readers want to knowWhen can I plant basil outside?When temperatures above the ground
and below are 60 degrees or more con-sistently. Mother’s Day is a safe bet forall tender annuals.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary professional andauthor. Find her blog online at Abouteating.com.Email her at [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
Bake cinnamon rolls, crab cake for mom
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
Homemade cinnamon rolls are a delectable treat for mom.
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
Ann Kean’s cool rise cinnamonrolls
Ann uses the cool rise method for herclass. “We can make a yeast bread beginningone day and finish it the next day and evenbake the third day, if necessary”, she said.
1. Mix
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 cup whole wheat flour3/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon salt2. Dissolve1 package active dry yeast and1-1/4 cups 100-degree milk
4. Add and stir into the flour mixtureMilk/yeast mixture
2 eggs, slightly beaten2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
5. Add an additional 1 to 1-1/2 cups flourand mix well.
6. Knead dough for 8 minutes.7. Place dough in an oiled bowl; cover
and let rise for about 2 hours until doughdoubles.
8. Roll out dough into a 14 by 18-inchrectangle.
9. Spread filling made of:
1/2 cup barely melted unsalted butter1 cup dark brown sugar or combo of any
sugars3 tablespoons cinnamon
Leave less than an inch edge all the wayaround.
10. Roll from 18 inches side making aroll.
11. Cut into 16 rolls. (Ann says do notsaw when cutting, just press down).
12. Place in two 9-inch buttered roundpans or 9-by-13 buttered pan.
13. Cover and place in refrigerator over-night or let rise in warm pace for 1-1/2 to 2hours.
14. Bake in middle of 350 degree ovenfor 20-25 minutes.
15. Glaze with mixture of
4 cups powdered sugar4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted2 tablespoons milk or more to make thin
Myrtle’s crab cakes
Talking about another “mom with influence,” this recipe fromfriend, Perrin Rountree is an heirloom favorite. Perrin is an An-derson Township reader and wonderful cook.
“Family is everything to me,” she said. I remember fondly herstories of her Grandma, Myrtle, which were always connected withfood. Try this when you want a delicious and easy crab cake. Perrintold me her Grandma Myrtle’s strength and love of family sustainsher every day. “Hers was a gentle but firm love. We knew with justa look when we were behaving poorly, and with that same look wealso knew how much we were loved.”
Well said! As with all heirloom recipes, there can be variables.Like the saltines. You may need more than the recipe says, or youmay not. You want to be able to have the crab cake be nicely
formed and keep its shape but not be dry.
1 pound lump crabmeat4-5 shakes TabascoSalt and pepper to taste4-5 crushed saltines or few more if necessary1 egg, beaten2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoningFresh chopped parsley (opt)
Place crabmeat in bowl. Add other ingredients and mix lightly.Shape into 4 patties. Heat oil in heavy skillet. Over medium heat, fryuntil golden brown on both sides. Serve with extra Tabasco and tartarsauce or your favorite seafood sauce.
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A publication of
April 29 questionWas Reds manager Bryan
Price right about what he saidabout media coverage hurtinghis team? What is the media’srole in covering local sports fran-chises?
“Bryan Price was totally offbase in what he said about themedia coverage. The mediaisn’t there to be a friend of theteam and only cover goodnews, or put news out when theteam wants it, that would be apress release, that the teamcontrols.
“The media is there to coverthe team. He may (be upset) theinformation wasn’t releasedthe way it was, but the reality isthat it was. Instead of respon-ding to what he wished hadn’thappened he should have beenmature enough to address whathappened in an adult manner.
“He can take his concernsabout the local media to theReds upper management andthey can devise a strategy inhow they relate or release in-formation to the media.
“The media’s job is to report,not make sure the team, man-ager or a specific player is hap-py. It was embarrassing interms of the content of his rantand it also made it look like hewasn’t ready to be a majorleague manager, which may bethe case. “
C.S.
“This is kind of like answer-ing that age old most danger-ous question: Do these pantsmake my butt look fat? There-fore no, Price was wrong blam-ing the media coverage forhurting his team, his team’sperformance is hurting histeam. What part of this is sohard to understand?”
M.J.F.
“If a manager etc... wants tokeep some information frombeing disseminated he needs totell the reporters it is ‘off therecord.’ I would hope the localReds reporters would respectthat wish. But in this day of pa-parazzi and social mediascoops, Price should assumethe information will get out.His choice of foul language tocomplain about it was ridicu-lous.
“Keep in mind Reds Hall ofFame reporter Hal McCoy wasthe one who leaked the Bran-don Philips ‘hating the St. LouisCardinals.’ That led to quite analtercation a few years ago. Ofcourse that was when the Redsmade the playoffs under DustyBaker three times, yet he wasfired. Manager Price and GMWalt Jocketty will be gone byyear end. Go Figure!!!
T.D.T.
“Sorry, never heard of him.Unfortunately, we don’t have asports franchise. The closestone in in Columbus. Maybenext year, Blue Jackets. Abunch of your veterans are onthe Rangers.”
D.B.
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It’s a shame that manyWestern leaders, includingPresident Obama, will notattend the May 9 Victory Dayparade in Moscow markingthe 70th anniversary of theend of World War II in Europe.
Seventy years has notpatched relations betweenRussia and its wartime Allies– the United States, Britainand France – who banded withthe USSR to fight Hitler’sGermany but aligned with iton little else.
Seventy years post-war,hostility raging over the Uk-raine crisis in no way dimin-ishes the suffering of the Sovi-et Union’s people from 1941 to1945. A staggering 27 millionof them died in the war, morethan half civilians, a strikingnumber juxtaposed with 300thousand Americans dead.
Everyone in the formerUSSR knows wartime stories,says Valentina Kazachenok ofMinsk, in Belarus, 70 yearsago a Soviet republic whereone in four people died in thewar. Hearing these stories,“one cannot remain indiffer-ent,” she says.
She offers the story of hergrandmother, with her new-born the only survivors afterGerman troops shot all otherresidents of her village.
“Not everyone today un-derstands the true cost of
these horrify-ing events,”said ZumrudKerimova, a20-somethingin Dagestan.She worriesthat youngpeople do notappreciate themagnitude ofwartime trag-
edy. “Dagestan sent 180 thou-
sand men to the war. Halfnever came back.”
Viktoriya Putilovskayalives in Volgograd, namedStalingrad during the war andsite of some of the war’s mostgruesome fighting, with morethan a million Soviet militaryand civilian deaths.
“Everything here is per-meated with the spirit of vic-tory and yearning for a newlife,” she says. “We must re-member the millions whogave their lives so we mightlive. We owe them this memo-ry.”
Victory Day hits a nervewith Russians rather as 9/11does with Americans.
“We will never let anybodyforget the millions of vic-tims,” said Alexander Markovof Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia. Aschildren, he and his brotherbegged their grandfathers,both wounded in the war, to
tell their stories. Both refused.“We spent a lot of time with
them in silence, in reflection. Iremember the tears in theireyes.”
For today’s children, Rus-sian cities are staging Immor-tal Regiment parades in whichthey can march carrying pic-tures of their wartime ances-tors.
For those old enough toexperience first-hand WorldWar II or the post-war multi-decade housing and foodshortages, rebuilding andwounded and traumatizedparents and grandparents,“memories of the war exist atthe genetic level,” Kazache-nok says.
Moscow’s Victory Dayparade is a solemn commem-
oration of a tragedy, a tributeto heroism and sacrifice, “aholiday with tears in theeyes,” according to a well-known Victory Day song. Or-dinary Russians hope we hearthe message they intend toconvey. As Oleg Vereshchaginof Astrakhan, on the VolgaRiver, tells it, “As the nationthat sacrificed more thananybody else on the victoryaltar, we remember what aworld war is about. More thananything, we want peace.”
Jan Sherbin co-owns GlasnostCommunications, a Cincinnatiorganization that facilitates com-munication and understandingbetween Americans and the peopleof the former Soviet Union. She livesin Anderson Township.
Victory Day inMoscow sendsa sad message
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Alexander Markov's grandfather, a sailor in the Baltic Fleet.
A swimmer with shoulderpain is a common sight in thesport. With few exceptions,shoulder pain in a swimmerwill be an overuse injury,meaning it builds over timewith continuous irritationfrom the same repeated mo-tions.
This happens for a fewreasons:
» The shoulder is the mostmobile joint inthe body.
» The me-chanics ofswimmingrequire lots ofmotion at theshoulder joint.
» Withincreasedmotion in thejoint comesless stabilityof that joint.
» A swimmer can exceed2,000 strokes for one shoulderin a single workout.
A few simple tricks can goa long way to keeping shoul-der pain from getting to be aninjury that keeps the swim-mer from the pool.
The first thing to checkwhen your swimmer comes toyou with shoulder pain is theirposture. The nature of swim-ming workouts gives a swim-mer very developed pectoralmuscles, which they need forstroke efficiency and speed.This can cause those musclesto pull where they attach onthe arm and can give a swim-mer a rounded shoulder ap-pearance, meaning that the
shoulders are coming forwardwhen at rest. Posture like thiscan pinch important struc-tures in the shoulder, partic-ularly in the anterior portion,which are already more vul-nerable. It will also affectstructures in the back, whichare being stretched and weak-ened by this posture.
To fix this, have them focuson straightening up as if astring were being pulled fromthe torso through the top ofthe head. Roll your shoulders
back to an even position oneither side of your body. Noneed to throw them back over-ly far or puff your chest out,just keep them back in linewith the rest of your body.
In conjunction with thechance in posture, you need tofocus on the scapular stabiliz-ers, the muscles that work inbetween and around the shoul-der blades. These muscles areoften weak and cannot func-tion properly without someattention.
When practicing good pos-ture, you can feel those mus-cles fire up. An exercisecalled scap squeezes can workthem even more. While inyour good posture position,pretend you are trying tosqueeze a penny between yourshoulder blades by squeezingthose muscles, leaving yourarms by your side. Hold thesqueeze for five seconds, thenrelease.
Both of these techniquescan be used throughout theday while your swimmer is atschool. Practicing good pos-ture and scap squeezes canreduce a number of shoulderproblems by introducing prop-er position and body mechan-ics. Pain in the shoulder maybe common in swimming, butthat does not mean they haveto push through it . There aremodifications and optionsavailable to keep them fromdoing making things worse.
At Cincinnati Children'sSports Medicine department,we want to do everything wecan to keep your child in thewater as much as possible.There are resources availablefor you and your swimmer,and we invite you to contactus with any questions or con-cerns at 513-803-4878.
Cincinnati Children's link:www.cincinnatichildrens.org.
Twitter Handle:@SportsMed4Kids
Rebecca Connolly is an athletictrainer in the Division of SportsMedicine at Cincinnati Children'sand a licensed massage therapist.
Good posture can help avoid shoulder pain
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Athletic trainer Rebecca Connolly works with a member of the CincinnatiMarlins.
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EASTERN HILLSJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
Baseball» Walnut Hills beat Withrow
13-3 in six innings April 27. Ju-nior Bobby Brokamp got thewin. Sophomore Adam Seal ho-mered and drove in two runs.
» Moeller’s Grant Maccioc-chi struck out 12 and didn’t al-low a runner to second base in a1-0 victory over La Salle April27.
On April 28, Macciocchi was3-for-4 with a triple and rundriven in as Moeller beat OakHills 11-2. Patrick Mullingerdrove in three runs with twodoubles.
Moeller beat Conner at Flor-ence Freedom Park April 30,14-5 behind senior MitchellBault. Senior Kyle Dockus was3-for-4 with four runs batted in.
Softball» Mount Notre Dame
downed Mercy 16-2 on April 27.Junior Sydney Zeuch got thewin. Freshman Lydia Anderson
was 3-for-4 with a double, tripleand five runs batted in. SeniorKate Jennings was 2-for-4 with adouble, triple and five runs bat-ted in also.
Tennis» Moeller beat Anderson 4-1
on April 28. Sophomore MaxBerky and junior Alec Hoelkerwon second and third singles,respectively.
The Crusaders blankedCHCA 5-0 on April 29. JuniorMichael Tepe, Berky and juniorJoe Burns swept singles.
» Walnut Hills was second inthe ECC tournament April 29.Laine Harrett was runner-up infirst singles, Torcado Vaz wasrunner-up in second singles,Con Murray/Ben Hussey werefirst doubles champs and LarsKnobloch/Jake Friedman won
second doubles.
Boys lacrosse» Walnut Hills beat Oak Hills
14-13 in overtime April 29 asBaker had five goals.
College commitment» Clark Montessori senior
Kevin Lewis has committed toplay basketball at WilmingtonCollege. Kevin was the Miami
Valley Conference-ScarletPlayer of the Year and led theClark Cougars to a MVC ScarletChampionship this year.
Coaching vacancy» Walnut Hills High School
is looking for a new head varsityswim coach for the men’s andwomen’s high school swim pro-grams. Walnut Hills, with a stu-dent population of 2,600, hasseventh through 12th grades onone campus. The Division I pro-gram competes in the EasternCincinnati Conference, routine-ly sending swimmers to state.The school also has a large ju-nior high program. As part of a$65 million new constructionand renovation project, theschool has a new six-lane 25-yard competition pool with anultraviolet/carbon dioxide fil-tration system. Interestedcoaches should send or email in-quiries and application materi-als to Athletic Director TomDonnelly at Walnut Hills HS,3250 Victory Parkway, Cincin-nati, OH 45207 or [email protected].
SHORT HOPS
Scott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff
THANKS TO WALNUT HILLS ATHLETICS
The Walnut Hills tennis team coached by Steve Levine took silver in first and second singles and gold in first andsecond doubles at the Eastern Cincinnati Conference tournament April 29. From left are athletic director TomDonnelly, Coach Steve Levine, Jake Friedman, Lars Knobloch, Ben Hussey, Torcado Vaz, Beck Burchette and ConMurray. Not pictured are No. 1 singles player Laine Harrett (silver medal finalist) and Samuel Musser.
HYDE PARK — University ofDenver senior Nina McGee isnot like most college gymnasts.
Many never reach the levelof an All-American. Fewer do itwith metal rods in both legs.
Due to stress fractures of thetibia, the metal rods were im-planted in both legs to allow herto continue to perform as she ar-rived as a freshman from ClarkMontessori for the 2011-12 sea-son.
McGee rebounded after ayear of rehabilitation and hassince advanced to where sherepresented Denver in theNCAA Gymnastics Division INational Championships in FortWorth, Texas, in early April.
“I was struggling to run asfast as I could have and landingswere hurting,” McGee said ofher pain prior to the implants.“After my surgery and intensetraining, I can jump higher andI can stick my landings and it’snot painful.”
On the national stage,the for-mer Clark Cougar made severalsticks and earned NCAA All-American first team in the floorexercise and second team in theall-around competition.
Though a 2011 graduate ofClark, McGee trained awayfrom high school.
“We didn’t have a team,”McGee said. “With gymnastics,it’s more club gym, like AAUbasketball. I worked at Cincin-nati Gymnastics Academy inFairfield.”
Cincinnati Gymnastics isowned by former Olympiccoach Mary Lee Tracy. Trainingthere were 1996 Olympic goldmedalists Amanda Borden andJaycie Phelps, as well as 2000Olympian Morgan White, 2002World Championships bronzemedalist Sam Sheehan and 2006World team member AshleyPriess.
McGee excels in the floor ex-ercise and received a standingovation at the NCAA Champion-ships with a 9.950, just behindFlorida’s Kytra Hunter at
9.9625. Her second-place finishties the highest ever for a Uni-versity of Denver gymnast.
“We’re so excited for Nina,”head coach Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart told the school web-site. “She has strong tumblingand gymnastics, but it was herpersonality that stole the show.”
The event marries McGee’slove for tumbling and dancingand music.
Her initial dance to Denverbegan in Illinois where a coachsaw her at a competition afterthe Pioneers had competed. Herperformance earned her aphone call and eventually a vis-it.
“I loved it because it (Univer-sity of Denver) was small, justlike Clark,” McGee said. “Theacademics were right up my al-ley as well. They offered me ascholarship and I acceptedwithin five seconds with no re-grets.”
McGee has since gone on tocomplete a psychology degreeand will be taking master’scourses as the NCAA has grant-ed her a fifth year of eligibilitydue to initial leg issues.
Eventually, she would like toget into guidance counseling inthe inner-city schools and help
Clark grad, gymnastMcGee namedNCAA All-AmericanScott [email protected]
THANKS TO UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Clark Montessori 2011 grad Nina McGee works on the beam for DenverUniversity.
See MCGEE , Page 2B
St. Ursula Academy 2012graduate and Green Town-ship resident Maria Napolita-no was known for being one ofthe Bulldogs’ leading scorersalongside basketball team-mate Mackenzie Loesing.
She averaged 14.5 pointsper game during her seniorseason.
Now a junior at Quinnipiacin Connecticut, Napolitanohas embraced a new role, onethat is vital to the team’s suc-cess. It also gained her recog-nition from the Metro Atlan-tic Athletic Conference inMarch.
According to the Bobcats’athletic website, she headedup the team’s “Gold Rush”
unit that came off the bench.Much like Kentucky’s men’sbasketball team, Quinnipiacused two different sets of fiveplayers on the floor at alter-nating times.
Napolitano shot 35 percentfrom the floor on the way toaveraging 6.9 points and 1.7rebounds while playing limit-ed minutes due to coach TriciaFabbri’s strategy.
For her effort, she was re-warded with the MAAC’ssixth player of the yearaward.
“It’s a great honor thoughit’s hard to say our team had atrue sixth player,” Napolitanosaid. “This award is as muchabout my four other team-mates as it is about me.”
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St. Ursula’s Maria Napolitano, show here in a game from 2011, drives tothe basket. She was named the MAAC sixth player of the year in March.
SUA alumna earnsrecognition fromconference, collegeNick [email protected]
CATCHING UP WITH COLLEGE ATHLETES
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Lallathin went to Ken-nesaw State after fouryears as a member of thecoaching staff at MiamiUniversity.
He joined the Red-Hawks program as an ad-ministrative assistant oneseason before assumingthe role of director of bas-ketball operations andthen assistant coach. Priorto his time at Miami, Lal-lathin served a four-yearstint as the men’s asso-ciate varsity head coach atLakota West High Schoolin his native West Chester.
Lallathin said the oneconstant is basketballthroughout all his coach-ing levels over the years.
He said he will enter St.X with a clean slate and noagenda as he meets theteam. He will assemble hiscoaching staff very soontoo.
Lallathin was one ofmore than 40 applicantsfor the position after long-time St. Xavier coachScott Martin resigned onMarch 18.
As a Miami Universityassistant, Lallathinrecruited former St. Xstandout Roderick Mills.Lallathin is familiar withthe various conferencesand programs around thearea.
In addition to his coach-ing responsibilities, Lal-lathin spent four years asan intervention specialist,teaching math and sci-ence at Lakota West.
He served as the Lako-ta West Basketball CampDirector, Firebird Sum-mer Hoops Director andwas a Cincinnati AAUhead coach for a year. Lal-lathin attended LakotaHigh, where he was athree-year varsity starteron the basketball team.
He spent two years atMarietta College, wherehe was a two-year letterwinner in basketball. Lal-lathin transferred to Mi-ami in 1999 and earned hisbachelor’s degree in edu-cation in 2003.
Lallathin and his wife,Robyn, will move to Cin-cinnati with their twindaughters, Clara and Ava.
Lallathin said he is un-decided on where the fam-ily will live at the moment.
SPRINGFIELD TWP. —James Lallathin has beennamed the St. Xavier bas-ketball coach, St. Xavierathletic director John Sul-livan announced April 29.
Lallathin just finisheda season as the men’s headbasketball coach at Ken-nesaw State after serving
as the in-terim, as-sociateand assis-tant headcoach inthe pro-gram dur-ing thepast fouryears.
Lallathin, 36, drove upto St. X the afternoon ofApril 29 from his home inGeorgia to meet with theteam April 30.
“I’m ecstatic,” Lallath-in told Cincinnati.com. “Toget an opportunity to workat such a fantastic highschool both academicallyand athletically - it’s adream come true.”
Sullivan added, “I amvery excited to have Jim-my Lallathin as the thirdcoach in the last 65 yearsto lead the basketball pro-gram. We are confident hewill continue the stan-dards and traditions thatDick Berning and ScottMartin have establishedfor St. Xavier Basketball.”
Lallathin will also be anintervention specialist atthe school.
“I want to thank Presi-dent Fr. Howe, PrincipalMr. Terry Tyrrell, AthleticDirector Mr. John Sulli-van and the rest of the se-lection committee for giv-ing me the unbelievableopportunity of joining theSt. Xavier family,” saidLallathin. “St. X is a quint-essential high schoolwhen it comes to great ac-ademics and athleticswhile leading young menin the classroom and courtto be servant leaders ofthe future. I look forwardto getting started rightaway to continue to build aprogram that makes thiscommunity, its alums, andfuture Bombers, proud ofSt. Xavier High School.”
Bombers tabLallathin as newhoops head coachMike [email protected]
Lallathin
SYCAMORE TWP. — TomKennedy’s four sons willbe on hand May 9 to watchas the Moeller HighSchool lacrosse teampays tribute to their fa-ther – the father of Cru-sader lacrosse – in “Playfor TK Day” May 9.
Kennedy, who died inJanuary, will be the focalpoint as the boys take onColumbus DeSales at theGerry Faust AthleticComplex.
He served as theschool’s head coach twiceafter starting the pro-gram. His older sonscame home one day andannounced to their moth-er Father Tedesco hadfound a lacrosse coach.With a leap of faith, Ken-nedy began the Crusad-ers’ program in 1987-88.
With an overall recordof 139-57 at Moeller, hecoached nationally-ranked squads in 1992 and1993 and was elected to
the Ohio Lacrosse Hall ofFame in 2001. His foursons (Tom Jr. ’88, Matt ’90,Jim ’93 and Pat ’97) allplayed for Moeller andmoved on to Division I la-crosse.
“We had a target onour backs all year long af-ter winning the 1992 Ohiochampionship,” Jim Ken-nedy recalled. “My dadsought me out in the mid-dle of the field and we em-braced and gave each oth-er a big hug. My dad keptsaying. ‘We did it!’ ”
Since arriving atMoeller last year, currenthead coach Sean McGin-nis has researched theschool’s history and com-pares Kennedy to thegridiron legend, Faust.
“That’s what Tom Ken-nedy means to the la-crosse program,” he said.“He started the programat Moeller and started alot of lacrosse locally.He’s coached a lot of All-Americans and was a two-time, back-to-back statechampion. We owe a lot to
his legacy. We put on theback of our shirts thisyear, ‘Protect the Lega-cy.’ ”
Kennedy started withone team and severalplayers who had neverpicked up a stick. In hisfifth season, Moeller wasa state champion. Now,the program has a varsityand two JV teams totaling65 players.
“I remember notknowing what to expectsince just about everyoneon our team had neverplayed before,” oldest sonTom Kennedy Jr. said. “Iremember my Dad didnot have this worry.”
Added youngest son,Pat, “The Moeller pro-gram always focused onfundamentals, toughnessand discipline. Thosetraits were stressed byour dad from the firstpractice all the waythrough his last daycoaching in 2008.”
As with all Moellersports, they shy awayfrom no one. They have
already faced the state’sNo. 1 team in St. Xavierand the No. 5 team in Wor-thington Kilbourne.Early on, they took onLouisville Trinity andLouisville St. Xavier.They also went to Indianato tangle with top pro-grams in Carmel and Cul-ver Academy.
After starting withwins against Trinity andSeven Hills, Moeller lostfive straight before de-feating Kiski Prep ofPennsylvania and Divi-sion II power Mariemont.
“This is like a transi-tion year,” McGinnis said.
The defense has heldMoeller in many gamesled by seniors JackToomb and Grant Clarkand goalie Mitch Nietup-ski. Seniors Nick Cinqui-na and Eric Reynolds andsophomore Cory Lock-wood have led the scor-ing.
Shirts reading “Playfor TK” will be availableMay 9. The game with De-Sales begins at 3 p.m..
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Tom Kennedy, surrounded by lacrosse players, family and friends, died in January. The Moeller lacrosse team will honor himMay 9.
Moeller lacrosse to paytribute to Kennedy Scott [email protected]
INDIAN HILL — Withthe return of so manygood players from lastyear’s Division III statefinal appearance, itshould not come as muchof a surprise CincinnatiHills Christian Academyis leading the Miami Val-ley Conference.
However, there areteams such as SummitCountry Day and Cincin-nati Country Day arechallenging CHCA forthe MVC Scarlet title.The Knights and Indiansplayed a game April 30that epitomized the con-ference’s scrappy na-ture.
In the bottom of thefourth inning, the Indi-ans were trailing 11-0when they started tomount the comeback. Acouple runs here andthere helped preventCCD from being run-
ruled in the later innings.Trailing 15-5 in the
sixth inning, CCD madeits first big move. Aftersenior Cameron Alldredwas hit by a pitch to theload bases, fellow seniorAustin Richey smackeda grand slam to cut thedeficit almost in half.
Alldred went 3-for-4with a double and Richey
was 2-for-5 with six RBIin the game.
“Richey’s grand slamwas huge especially inbouncing back from apretty poor outing on themound,” coach TimDunn said. “In his de-fense, he didn’t know hewas pitching until 20minutes before gametime.”
Once Summit’s half ofthe seventh was com-plete, the Indians keptthe rally alive.
With one out and a 15-13 deficit in the bottom ofthe seventh, the Indiansloaded the bases. Thenthe next three batters allwalked to hand CCD thewalk-off 16-15 win.
“I coached knotholefor a while, too, and Ihaven’t seen anythinglike that before; that wasstrange,” the coach saidof the comeback. “We’lltake it though. It was agood win.”
Cincinnati CountryDay, ranked No. 5 in theEnquirer Division II-IVarea coaches' poll, im-proved to 14-4 this sea-son. Summit CountryDay, ranked No. 7, fell to11-7. Summit and CCDplayed again May 1.
Dunn is hopeful histeam will start to playthe way its state top-10ranking says it should.
CCD baseball holding itsown in MVC, state rankingsNick [email protected]
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Senior Austin Richey low-fives coach Tim Dunn whilerounding the bases after his grand slam against SummitApril 30.
athletes understand theinner workings of theNCAA Clearinghouse.
“I had a little troublegetting out of school andgetting all of my paper-work in for the NCAA,”McGee said. “I wouldhope to educate people
and help bridge that gap.”The Kennedy Heights
resident will return to theHyde Park campus ofClark Montessori overMemorial Day weekendwhere the Cougars plan tohonor their famous flip-per. She’ll also be back af-ter her June graduation,before returning for herfinal season of admiring(and climbing) the moun-tains of Denver.
McGeeContinued from Page 1B
In addition to receivingrecognition from the con-ference, Napolitano alsoreceived the school’s Ed-win L. Steck Award, ac-cording to an April 25news release.
According to theschool’s athletic site, theaward is “Presented eachyear to an athlete whodemonstrates outstand-ing athletic abilities with asense of leadership andsportsmanship.”
“I was always looked at
as being the calming forcefor the younger group ofplayers when we took thecourt because we startedfive seniors this year,”Napolitano said. “I alwaystried to be the leader.”
Based on the most re-cent roster, there will befour seniors next seasonincluding Napolitano.Given her coach’s meth-ods, Maria has a goodchance to start.
“With our entire start-ing five graduating, I lookto accomplish my goal ofgrabbing one of the start-ing spots, and continue tobe a leader and voice forthe team,” she said.
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Beechmont Playerswill present the classicplay “Inherit the Wind”from May 8-16, at the An-derson Center Theatre.
“Inherit the Wind” isloosely based on the fam-ous Scopes MonkeyTrial. This fictionalizedaccount addresses issueswhich are still controver-sial today.
Thinly-disguisedcharacters portrayingWilliam Jennings Bryanand Clarence Darrow op-pose each other in thisdramatic re-creation ofthe trial of a teacher forteaching Charles Dar-win’s theory of evolutionto a high school scienceclass.
It’s faith versus sci-ence in a play that re-flects conflicts that stilltrouble society.
Showtimes are 8 p.m.,Friday, May 8; 3 p.m. and8 p.m., Saturday, May 9; 8p.m., Friday, May 15; and3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Satur-day, May 16.
General admission is
$15. Students, seniors(ages 60-plus) and activemilitary are $13.
Tickets are available
atwww.beechmontplayers.org, by calling 233-2468and at the door.
Beechmont Playersbring ‘Inherit the Wind’to Anderson CenterMadison McDonough
from Madeira HighSchool and PaksenarrionE. Sneed of Milford JuniorHigh School were hon-ored at the March 21 “Fo-cus on Youth” meeting ofthe Mariemont ChapterDaughters of the Ameri-can Revolution at Arm-strong Chapel in IndianHill.
McDonough, a seniorat Madeira High Schooland daughter of Jamesand Heidi McDonough,was honored as the Marie-mont Chapter DAR GoodCitizen of the Year.
Sneed, daughter ofBeth and Alan Sneed ofMilford and eighth-gradestudent at Milford Ex-empted Village Schools,was named Chapter Win-ner of the DAR AmericanHistory Contest.
The DAR Good Citizenprogram and scholarshipcontest is intended to en-courage and reward thequalities of good citizen-ship and is open to all sen-ior class students enrolledin accredited public orprivate secondaryschools. One student ischosen from each partici-pating high school as theSchool Good Citizen. Thatstudent is then given theopportunity to apply forthe DAR scholarship bycompleting the additionalrequirements of writing a500-word essay within atwo hour time period withno assistance or refer-ence material.
The qualities of de-pendability, service, lead-ership and patriotismmust be documentedthrough a student essay,official grade transcriptand two letters of recom-mendation. Three localhigh schools participatedin the contest this year.Each of the schools desig-nated a senior Good Citi-zen whose applicationwas then submitted forthe chapter award.
These students will re-ceive their certificatesand medals as high schoolwinners at their respec-tive school awards pro-grams in the spring: Ha-ley Jacobs of MariemontHigh School, McDonoughand Jacob Dobrowolski ofMilford High School.
Mariemont DARnamed McDonough asChapter winner for herwell-rounded contribu-tions to her school andcommunity in the areas ofscholarship and extra-curricular volunteerism.
She is involved in numer-ous activities some ofwhich include studentgovernment, Latin Club,track and cross country,Environmental Club, KeyClub, National Honor So-ciety, Theater, TEAMSand has received theNorthwestern UniversityAlumni Association BookAward. She is an A.P.Scholar with Distinctionand has received numer-ous other awards. She isextensively involved inGirl Scouts volunteeringin food pantries, food andclothing drives, and more.
McDonough plans tostudy mechanical engi-neering in college and mi-nor or double major inbusiness. She is specifi-cally interested in biome-chanics. DAR Good Citi-zen Chair Myrna Smith,coordinator of judging,echoed the findings of thejudges and of McDo-nough’s references, “Sheis responsible, positive,academically strong andmature. She is a hardworker, a very involvedindividual and a strongleader.”
Sneed was named Ma-riemont Chapter winnerof the DAR American His-tory Contest. The Ameri-can History Essay Con-test is open to students inpublic, private and paro-chial schools and regis-tered home-study pro-grams in grades five toeight. The contest was es-tablished to encourageyoung people to thinkabout our nation’s greathistory and relate to it on amore personal and cre-ative level. Each year a se-lected topic is publishedby the NSDAR and con-tests are conductedthroughout the UnitedStates. First place win-ners in each DAR Chapterare submitted to district,state and ultimately thenational level.
This year, studentswere asked to write anoriginal story imagininglife as a child entering El-lis Island in the 1800s shar-ing their experiences witha cousin in the country oforigin. Points are givenfor historical accuracy,adherence to the topic, or-ganization of materials,interest, originality, spell-ing, grammar, punctua-tion and neatness. MissSneed wrote as a childleaving Ireland due to thepotato famine.
“Miss Sneed’s creativ-ity caused her essay tostand out,” MariemontAmerican Essay chair Ju-dy Sheakley said.
Sherri Smithson, andKatleyn Issler, MilfordJunior High Americanhistory teachers, submit-ted essays completed byMilford eighth-grade forjudging at the chapter lev-el. Originally 49 studentsparticipated in the contestwith the top 10 submittedto the chapter. Of those,one is chosen to proceedto the district level.Smithson coordinated thetopic with common corerequirements and withclassroom emphasis onconnection to the U.S.Constitution and to genea-logical research. Sheak-ley coordinated judgingand presentation of thefirst place award.
McDonough and Sneedreceived certificates,copies of the U.S. Consti-tution and a monetaryaward. Mariemont Chap-ter Regent Jan Mauchsaid that MariemontChapter has found that in“reviewing the applica-tions of these terrificyoung people reaffirmsour faith in the future.”
For questions regard-ing these contests or theMariemont Chapter, con-tact Mauch through thechapter website at marie-montdar.org.
Mariemont chapter DARhonors local students
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Mariemont DAR honorees Paksenarrion Sneed and MadisonMcDonough, and chapter Regent Jan Mauch.
THANKS TO DARCY LITTLE
Joel Lind, left, of Montgomery, and Gary Glass of Blue Ash,star in Beechmont Players' production of Inherit the Wind,May 8-16, at the Anderson Center Theatre.
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Every student andstaff member at SpringerSchool and Center is rep-resented in the two-by-four foot glass mosaicthat hangs in the hall atthe Hyde Park school.
The mosaic was creat-ed during the 2015 Mau-reen Wenker Artist InResidence program un-der the direction of localglass artist Sandra Gross.Students and staff creat-ed the two by two inchsquares that make up themosaic, using bits of glassto fashion houses that re-flect their personality.The squares and the finalmosaic were fused at Bra-zee Street Studios, whereGross is owner and direc-tor.
During her residency,Gross met with each classand oversaw their con-struction of the tinyhouses. She also workedwith a small group of up-
per school students whocreated larger freestand-ing works in glass, depict-ing the home they’d live inif they could live any-where in the world. Thestudents’ creations andthe final mosaic were un-veiled at a reception inMarch.
Eighth-grader Fin
Vieh placed his imaginaryhome on a mountaintop.
“It was interesting fig-uring out how to put thehouse together,” he said.
Skye Colvin had noplan for her house whenshe began working on it.
“It just happened,” shesaid. “It was fun to do, andI am proud of how it
turned out.”Gross holds a MFA de-
gree from Miami Univer-sity and a MEd degreefrom Xavier University.Her Brazee Street Stu-dios houses 25 profession-al artist studios, the Bra-zee Street School of Glassand gallery One One,which features exhibi-tions in a variety ofmedia.
The Maureen WenkerArtist in Residence pro-gram was established in1993 by Paul Wenker, inhonor of his late wifeMaureen, a Springer sup-porter and volunteer, andmother of three Springergraduates.
Springer students create glass mosaic
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Paul Wenker of Mount Lookout with Springer assistant principal Siobhan Taylor of PleasantRidge, Sandra Gross and art teacher Corrinne Thaler of Lebanon.
The Cincinnati-East-side Rotary Club is host-ing its annual charity ga-la and silent auction onSaturday, May 30,aboard BB Riverboatson the picturesque OhioRiver.
The gala is support-ing the child abuse pre-vention initiative “Stop-ping the Abuse Before itEver Starts.”
Data suggests eachyear in the U.S. alone,children’s services agen-cies receive reports ofabuse and neglect ofmore than three millionchildren. Approximately1,600 children will dieeach year from their in-juries – more than 75 per-cent of those victims un-der the age of four.Equally troubling is thatthe majority of abusersare parents. The “Stop-ping the Abuse Before itEver Starts” initiativeseeks to educate highschool-age studentsabout the realities ofabuse and the responsi-bilities of parenting toput an end to these need-less acts.
Cincinnati-EastsideRotary’s charity galahopes to provide sub-
stantial support for thisworthy cause throughthe generosity of manykind hearts. Boardingfor the dinner cruise be-gins at 6:30 p.m. The boatwill depart promptly at 7p.m. and return at by 9:30p.m. Guests will enjoy ascenic cruise along theOhio, buffet dinner, mu-sic, wine, beer and bour-bon tasting and also theopportunity to bid onvaluable silent auctionitems.
Individual tickets areavailable for just $99 ofwhich $50 is considereda charitable donation.Tables of eight will re-ceive special recogni-tion during the event. Topurchase tickets, to do-nate, and for additionalinformation, please visitCincinnatiEastSideRotary.org.
Cincinnati-EastsideRotary engages in fel-lowship, service andeducation each Wednes-day during luncheonmeetings beginning atnoon at Ivy Hills Coun-try Club in Newtown.Members represent avast range of business,non-profit and govern-ment leaders.
Rotary gala takes toriver to fight child abuse
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Seven local girls haveearned the Girl Scout GoldAward.
» Mary Hayes is a WestChester Township resi-dent and junior at Lakota
East HighSchool.
Hayeswas in-spired tocreate amentorshipprogrambetweenhigh school
children and elementary-age children when she sawa need of youth being dis-connected to their faith.
Hayes drew on her ex-periences at her churchand wanted to share herwisdom to help youth be-come more comfortablewith expressing and estab-lishing their faith. She de-veloped a curriculum,recruited and trained men-tors, recruited mentees,and implemented the firstround of the six week ses-sions in spring 2014.
Hayes has presentedher mentorship programto 15 churches, including13 in Ohio and two in Peru.All 15 have agreed to adoptthe mentorship programat their church. In addi-tion, the National Presby-terian Board has postedher “Stay Plugged intoYour Faith” mentorshipprogram on their website,allowing access to this in-novation program tochurches across the coun-try.
» Mariah Sampsel isWest Chester Townshipresident, 2014 graduate ofUrsuline Academy andfreshman at Loyola Uni-
versity.Sampsel
developeda pet thera-py pro-gram to en-hance thelives of res-idents in as-sisted liv-
ing and nursing homes. In-spired by a research pro-ject with the United StatesAir Force at Wright Patter-son Air Force Base, shesaw the success of pet ther-apy. Sampsel developed aprogram and proposed itto many assisted livingresidential locations.
She used her resourcesto find a suitable therapycat, oversee its care andcheckup, develop a thera-py program, and host eightsuccessful pet therapysessions. Sampsel was ableto increase the way of lifefor the residents of MapleKnoll Village and securedvolunteers to continue theproject for years to come.
» Lianne Novak is Ham-ilton resident and senior atTalawanda High School.
After reading nationalstudies about the decreaseof women in STEM ca-reers and connecting with
peers whofelt theywould nev-er use mathin real life,Novak wasmotivatedto make achange.She discov-
ered that some girls thinkwomen are not supposed togo into STEM careers,even though they havesimilar test scores to men.
She also discoveredthat in elementary grades,boys and girls start theschool year feeling thesame about math, but bythe end of the year girlshave more anxiety aboutmathematics. With this re-search, Novak designed awebsite girlsinmath.wee-
bly.com, with mathemat-ics education pieces forgirls, parents and teach-ers.
Within the website, shecreated photo stories withdolls in real life situationswhere math is needed. Shealso developed a page forparents with ways to helpsupport girls in math. Inaddition, Novak printedphotobooks to present tolocal elementary classesand to keep in local librar-ies to educate girls on theimportance of math.
» Kelci Culp is a 2014graduate of Mason HighSchool. She is a freshmanat University of Cincin-
nati.Culp dis-
covered adecreasedlack of in-terest inreadingwhen stu-dents en-tered fifth-
and sixth-in her localschool district. Throughher love of reading, enjoy-ment of working with chil-dren and the school’s needfor an increased interest inreading, she developed aBook Club/Reading Pro-gram for the After SchoolEnrichment Program.
Through collaborationwith the school’s ASEP co-ordinator, she developedan agenda for each meet-ing based on the needs ofthe students. She had an in-augural session with sixstudents in the 2012-2013year and all enjoyed theprogram. She was able tosecure a donation from alocal Half Price Booksstore to all of the elemen-tary schools in the MasonCity School District.
Culp has worked withthe Mason High School Na-tional Honor Society totrain student volunteers tocontinue her work eachyear.
» Hadiya Harrigan is a2014 graduate of SevenHills School from Leba-non. She is a freshman atTuskegee University.
Her passion for com-puter programming ledher to research STEM ca-reers and found thatSTEM fields may be out-
sourcedoverseas inthe futuredue to lackof technol-ogy train-ing.
Fromher experi-ence as a
member of the CincinnatiBlack Data Processing As-sociates high school com-petition team, she was in-spired to share what shehad learned through thatprogram to inspire andeducate others. Harrigancreated materials to edu-cate others about comput-er programming and webdevelopment, and givepeople the opportunity tolearn this useful skill.
She researched textbook formats, created anoutline of topics for eachlesson, recruited BDPAmembers and students tohelp write each lessonplan, finalized the pub-lished online PDF hand-book (www.bdpa-camp.org/tutorialmysql-net.aspx) , and led BDPAstudents though lessonplans.
Harrigan has devel-oped this handbook andmodules as an addition tothe BDPA Camp that isheld at Cincinnati Stateand as a free resource forall students to increasetheir technology training.
» Candace Borders is a
graduate of UrsulineAcademy and a sopho-more at Washington Uni-versity in St Louis.
Borders was inspired tomake a difference in hercommunity when she sawthe commitment of FirstLady Michelle Obama oneradicating childhood obe-sity. She began research-ing the issue and foundthat low-income familiesgenerally lack access tohealthy foods and opportu-nities to exercise.
Borders partnered withNEWSTART, a programdeveloped to give low-in-come adults access to ahealthy lifestyle. Discov-ering no program existedfor kids, she created NEW-START Kids, which en-courages children to tracknutrition and water intake,hours spent exercising,and hours of sleep.
She researched healthy
eating habits, content de-velopment and develop-ment of seminar curricu-lum. She had numerousmeetings with the NEW-START director, present-ed the seminar idea to theNEWSTART Board of Di-rectors, secured andtrained volunteers, and de-signed a seminar evalua-tion to measure effective-ness.
The program targetsfamilies in Avondale andBond Hill to help fightchildhood obesity.
» Monica Werden is aCincinnati resident and2014 graduate of Syca-more High School.
Werden focused herproject on the need for anofficial outdoor classroomat her high school. She wasinspired through her expe-riences in her astronomyand geology classes, and aconversation with a foren-
sics teacher expressinghow an outdoor classroomwould be useful.
After polling multipledepartments in the schoolto ensure the need the fa-cility, Werden met with theschool’s maintenance su-pervisor to discuss logis-tics - addressing the loca-tion of the sun, the stan-dards of the school, and ac-cessibility. She thendesigned the classroom,comprised of eight out-door benches and one deskfor the teacher.
She also bought sup-plies through a generousdonation, gathered a teamof volunteers to constructthe outdoor classroom, andcreated a manual to pre-sent to other communitieswishing to replicate theproject. A neighboring lo-cal community has con-tacted Werden about utiliz-ing her plans to implement
their own outdoor class-room.
The Girl Scout GoldAward is the highestaward that Girl Scouts ingrades nine to 12 may earn.To achieve the award, girlscommit at least 80 hours toa specific project over thetime span of one to twoyears.
Criterion for the girls’project includes commu-nity involvement outsideof the Girl Scout structure,providing an innovativeapproach, incorporatingproject sustainability, andtaking action to educateand inspire others. Ap-proximately 6 percent ofGirl Scouts nationwideearn this award.
For more informationon becoming a Girl Scout,volunteering, or donatingto the cause, people canvisit gswo.org or call 888-350-5090.
Local Girl Scouts earn gold award
Novak
Hayes
Harrigan
Culp
Sampsel
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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
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First Church of Christ,Scientist,
Anderson Township7341 Beechmont Avenue
(near Five Mile Road)email:
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
986 Nordyke Road - 45255(513) 474-4954
calvaryalliancechurch.org(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmont
at Beechmont Toyota)Sunday Worship Times:
9:00 am Classic/Traditional11:00 am Contemporary
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
2010 Wolfangel Rd., Anderson Twp.513-231-4301
Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Ministry & Nursery
PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org
Come, connect, grow & serve
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
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3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park
Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr
www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631
Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AM
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Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship
Music Ministries • Bible Studies
Ark of Learning
Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12
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!
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The Mercy Health Mo-bile Mammography unitwill visit several locationsin May, offering screen-ing mammograms in 15minutes at locations con-venient to your home orworkplace.
Since January 2013,Mercy Health MobileMammography’s newestmobile unit has offered3D imaging known asbreast tomosynthesis thatcan help increase thechance of detectingbreast cancer early.
For best coverage,please verify that MercyHealth - Cincinnati andThe Jewish Hospital arein-network providerswith your insurance carri-er. If you are uninsured orunderinsured (have highdeductibles), we have fi-nancial assistance pro-grams available to helpyou. Call 513-686-3300 formore information.
Make an appointment(required) by calling 686-3300 or 1-855-PINK123 (1-855-746-5123).
The van will be at theselocations in May:
Loveland, CVS, 10554Loveland Madeira Road,May 6;
North College Hill,Walgreens, 6918 HamiltonAve., May 7;
Madisonville, CannClinic, 5818 MadisonRoad, May 8;
Mt. Healthy, Mt.Healthy Family Clinic,8146 Hamilton Ave., May11;
Northgate, Kroger,9690 Colerain Ave., May11;
Winton Woods, Wal-greens, 8210 Winton Road,May 13;
Blue Ash, Walgreens,9580 Kenwood Road, May15;
Forest Park, Kroger,1212 W. Kemper Road,
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Newtown, NewtownHealth Center, 6869 MainStreet, May 16;
Loveland, Walgreens,6385 Branch Hill-GuineaPike, May 18;
Milford, Kroger, 1093St. Rt. 28, May 18;
Monfort Heights, Wal-greens, 5403 North BendRoad, May 19;
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Oakley, RookwoodCommons, 3805 EdwardsRoad, May 21;
Anderson, Kroger,7580 Beechmont Ave.,May 22;
Springdale, Wal-greens, 385 NorthlandBlvd., May 26;
Oakley, Mercy Health -Rookwood Medical Cen-ter, 4101 Edwards Road,May 27;
Price Hill, Price HillClinic, 2136 W. 8th St., May27;
Finneytown, Kroger,8421 Winton Road, May29.
The American CancerSociety recommends thatwomen have a mammo-gram every year startingat age 40. Screening mam-mograms are usually acovered benefit with mostinsurance carriers.
Expert radiologistsread all mammogramsand because a second lookcan mean a secondchance, we double-checkall mammograms with theR2 ImageChecker, a com-puter-aided detection sys-tem that detects 23.4 per-cent more breast cancerthan mammographyalone. You and your physi-cian receive a copy of theresults.
Mobile Mammographyto visit neighborhoods
Christ ChurchCathedralMusic Live at Lunch, ChristChurch Cathedral’s weeklyconcert series, will feature theperformers listed below inMay. These free concerts arepresented at 12:10 p.m. Tues-days. Patrons may bring theirown lunch or buy lunch at thecathedral for $5. All perfor-mances in May will take placein centennial chapel except forMay 12 which will be held inthe nave.
May schedule:May 12: The Sunburners: PartyBand
May 19: Ricky Nye (jazz piano)May 26: Jonathan F. Cooper,baritone
The church is at 318 E. FourthSt., downtown Cincinnati;621-1817; www.christchurchcin-cinnati.org.
First Baptist Churchof Anderson HillsThis year’s Vacation Bible Schoolat First Baptist Church ofAnderson Hills will take yourkids to uncharted territorywhere they will begin tounderstand that obedience toGod can lead them beyond theexpected. Kids can connect toGod’s Word in a creative jun-gle-type setting where thegospel message can speak intotheir hearts.
VBS is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8p.m. June 8 through June 12,and is for ages 3 throughentering sixth-grade. Thechurch is at 1674 Eight MileRoad, Anderson Township;474-2441.
Grace BaptistChurchA free breakfast is served from9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. eachSunday. No reservations areneeded.
The church is at 1004 Main St.,Milford; www.gracebaptist-milford.org.
Hyde ParkCommunity UnitedMethodist ChurchAn eight-week program enti-tled “Starting Over…Copingwith Divorce” is being offeredat the church. Designed foranyone experiencing sep-aration or divorce, the pro-gram will run from 6 p.m. to 8p.m. Wednesdays through May27.
The class will focus on theprocess of emotional, socialand spiritual recovery. Partici-pants will use a topical work-book and view a weekly DVD.Based on the curriculum “Start-ing Over,” by Mark Skalberg,participants will be ledthrough the process of healing,and assisted in creating strate-gies to work through their loss.All group discussions will becaring and confidential.
Leading the eight-week pro-gram are Rev. Stephanie Tuni-son, a licensed professionalclinical counselor and ordainedUnited Methodist Minister, andDr. Al Painter, associate direc-tor of Family Medicine WrightState University.
Cost for “Starting Over…Copingwith Divorce” is $15. Freechildcare at Hyde Park Commu-nity UMC will be provided toall participants upon request.For more information andregistration, contact LisaRabinowitz by calling 513-979-8192, or contact her at [email protected]
The church is at 1345 GraceAve., Hyde Park; 871-1345;hydeparkchurch.org.
Jesuit SpiritualCenterThe primary purpose of a silentdirected retreat is to foster an
atmosphere in which retreat-ants may be led to a personalencounter with God. In meet-ing with a spiritual directoronce a day and through theuse of scripture and their ownstory, retreatants are offeredthe opportunity to deepentheir awareness of God. Therest of the time is spent inmeditation, activities that aresolitary and contemplative andcan include journaling, read-ing, listening to music, orwalking on the 37-acregrounds. Take some time justto slow down and get into thesilence.
The dates for the 2015 Personal-ly Directed retreats are May15-22; June 12-19; July 10-17;Aug. 7-14; Oct. 2-9; Nov. 29-Dec. 6(Advent)
“Praying with St. Ignatius,” aweekend retreat, “MeetingJesus in Everyday Life,” will beoffered July 4-7. Retreat fee is$400. Presenter is The Rev.Richard Bollman. This leisurelyweekend, Thursday throughSunday, is a retreat that canunfold without hurry, gettingcloser to what you want foryour life.
This is the conviction of St.Ignatius when he set out theSpiritual Exercises, that aperson can move in freedomwhere Jesus most invites, andwhere we are most drawn to
follow.There will be a more openschedule, six conferencesthrough the four days to guideyour time, along with ampleopportunity for consultationwith Bollman and the JesuitSpiritual Center staff on hand.
“Encountering Jesus ThroughImage and Song” will beoffered July 17-19, int he Loyo-la Building. Presenter is TheRev. Jeff Putthoff. Retreat feeis $225.A practical retreat withprofound implications, thisretreat uses contemporary art,video and song. Putthoffintroduces the movement ofthe Spiritual Exercises of St.Ignatius making use of practi-cal prayer exercises to deepenone’s conversations with Jesus.
For information on all retreats,call 248-3500, ext. 10, or visitwww.jesuitspiritualcenter.com.
Mt. WashingtonPresbyterian Church On Sunday, May 10, the churchwill have one service only at 10a.m. to honor communicantsand to recognize Mother's Day.
Sunday School and blendedworship are 9:30 a.m., and at 11a.m. is traditional worship.
The church’s focus is on areahunger needs and providesfood and volunteer time togroups including the SEM
Pantry, the Batavia YWCAPantry, Tender Mercies, theDrop Inn Center and similarorganizations throughout theyear.
The church is at 6474 Beech-mont Ave., Mount Washing-ton; 231-2650;www.mwpc-church.org.
Mt. WashingtonUnited MethodistChurchAl-anon is 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays.The SEM food pantry collectiontheme is May is for Mothers.Items needed include babyfood, baby cereal, formula,baby bath products, diapersand baby wipes.
The church is at 6365 CorblyRoad, Mount Washington.
SonRise ChurchA parenting workshop offeredon four consecutive Wednes-day evenings, which beganApril 29, is titled “Understand-ing My Kids.” Family PastorChad Ricks will help attendeeslearn ways to deepen relation-ships with children and im-prove their parenting skills.The more parents understandhow God has created andmolded our children, thebetter chance we have torelate to them and to help
them reach their full potentialin Christ. The classes are of-fered from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.,and run weekly through May20. The program is free. Forregistration/[email protected].
SonRise 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.
Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchHonor your mother by bringingher to Trinity for worship onMothers Day, May 10. Join usfor weekly Sunday services,traditional at 8:15 a.m. and 11a.m. and contemporary wor-ship (and children’s Sundayschool) at 9:30 a.m.
The church is at 5767 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road, Milford;831-0262; trinitymilford.org.
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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Incidents/investigationsAggravated burglary5600 block of Bramble Ave.,April 14.
Assault4200 block of Homer Ave., April16.
4800 block of Whetsel Ave., April14.
5600 block of Chandler St., April15.
Breaking and entering1200 block of Michigan Ave.,
April 14.2400 block of Madison Road,April 18.
2700 block of Hyde Park Ave.,April 16.
3000 block of Portsmouth Ave.,April 14.
Burglary3300 block of Menlo Ave., April14.
3600 block of Edwards Road,April 17.
3900 block of Erie Ave., April 14.6100 block of Alpha St., April 14.6800 block of Palmetto St., April
16.700 block of Delta Ave., April 15.Criminaldamaging/endangering1300 block of Herschel Ave., April11.
3600 block of Paxton Ave., April15.
3700 block of Paxton Ave., April15.
Menacing by stalking5800 block of Madison Road,April 18.
Menacing3100 block of Madison Road,
April 14.5800 block of Madison Road,April 18.
Rape5500 block of Dunning Place,April 15.
Taking the identity ofanother1300 block of Suncrest Drive,April 14.
3500 block of Grandin Road,April 14.
3600 block of Tarpis Ave., April13.
Theft0 block of E. Observatory Hill,April 16.
1300 block of Grace Ave., April
13.2900 block of Madison Road,April 13.
3300 block of Alamo Ave., April13.
3300 block of Erie Ave., April 16.3700 block of Drakewood Drive,April 13.
3800 block of Paxton Ave., April15.
4000 block of Leesburg Lane,April 15.
4400 block of Brownway Ave.,April 14.
4600 block of Marburg Ave.,April 15.
4700 block of Marburg Ave.,April 15.
500 block of Empress Ave., April13.
5000 block of Kenwood Road,April 13.
5300 block of Chapman St., April17.
6300 block of Bramble Ave.,April 13.
Violate protectionorder/consent agreement4800 block of Madison Road,April 14.
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAggravated robberyReported at 5300 block of RidgeRoad, March 16.
FAIRFAXIncidents/investigationsTheft
Baby bottles taken from Wal-mart; $15 at 4000 block of RedBank Road, April 12.
Toiletry items taken from Wal-mart; $43 at 4000 block of RedBank Road, April 13.
Merchandise taken from Wal-mart; $238 at 4000 block of RedBank Road, April 14.
Merchandise taken from Wal-mart; $42 at 4000 block of RedBank Road, April 15.
Cellphone taken from Walmart;$150 at 4000 block of Red BankRoad, April 17.
Cosmetics, etc. taken fromWalmart; $30 at 4000 block ofRed Bank Road, April 18.
MARIEMONTIncidents/investigationsDrug abuse, paraphernaliaMarijuana and a pipe located invehicle at traffic stop at 6900block of Wooster Pike, April 17.
TheftBicycle taken outside library at3800 block of Pocahontas, April10.
Male stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at3600 block of Mound Way,April 11.
TERRACE PARKIncidents/investigationsDriving under influenceMale was arrested at MiamiAvenue, April 5.
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ABOUT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERSInformation is provided as a public service by the office of
Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhood desig-nations are approximate.
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP5580 Windridge View: Hoff-heimer, Jon Tr. to Carter,Michael P. & Yu W.; $180,000.
COLUMBIA TUSCULUM439 Stanley Ave.: DillmanStephen to Wagner, BrandonA. & Rachel G.; $312,000.
FAIRFAX3692 Arrow Point Way: Nepute,Joshua Austin & Melissa Paigeto Slingerland, Scott L.;$243,000.
HYDE PARK2809 Griffiths Ave.: Puskarcik,Lisa to McEvoy, Jonathan M.Tr.; $142,000.
3315 Menlo Ave.: Balterman,Andrew M. to Bronzie, Design& Build Ll; $376,000.
2629 Perkins Lane: Giannella,Andrew R. to McKee, NicklausR. & Laura P.; $323,322.
3953 Red Bank Road: DempseyProperties LLC to Red Bank3953, LLC; $50,000.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS