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The future of the BeechAcres Parenting Center proper-ty might involve a collaborativeeffort.

The interested parties havenot been identified, but could in-clude the Anderson TownshipPark District, Anderson Town-ship, the Forest Hills SchoolDistrict or other public or pri-vate entities. This was revealedduring the April 16 AndersonTownship Board of Trusteesmeeting, where the board hadbeen expected to vote on a pro-posed bond issue for the parks.

The proposed 1-mill, 20-yearbond issue would raise nearly$24.5 million, enabling the parkdistrict to buy from BeechAcres Parenting Center theRecPlex, the park district’s onlyindoor recreation facility, andland along Beechmont Avenuefor $5.4 million. The park dis-trict leases the RecPlex fromBeech Acres. Additionally, ifapproved, the bond levy wouldprovide enough funds to makeupgrades and improvements.

The Anderson TownshipBoard of Park Commissionersis rethinking plans for the prop-erty, which was the subject of arecent park district communitysurvey.

Park board members plan totalk to a couple of entities aboutworking together on plans forthe Beech Acres property thatwould reduce costs, Park BoardPresident Dale Bartholomewsaid.

“There are a couple of enti-ties that came to light since thiswhole thing came out,” ParkBoard President Dale Bartolo-mew said. He did not share spe-cifics.

Trustee Josh Gerth said hehas been working for months onalternatives for Beech Acres.Those alternatives include arenovated recreation building

or a brand-new recreationbuilding at no cost to tax payers.

In March, officials from thetownship, parks and schoolsmet in executive session.

“Everyone agreed to explore

an option that could be a game-changer for this community,”Gerth said.

Trustee Andrew Pappas saidhe is in favor of protecting andexpanding the RecPlex, but

wants to explore options thatwould not increase taxes andcould increase the township’stax base.

“There are definitely alter-native plans and they rangefrom the unbelievably huge tothe smaller in size, and we’restill trying to figure out thenumbers and the financing forall of them,” Gerth said.

Details will not be shared un-til there is something concrete.

“I don’t want to get people’shopes up or opposition up forone plan because it might be fornaught,” he said.

The trustees are hopeful thatthey will soon have somethingto present to the community.

When they do, it will be with afully-vetted plan with the sup-port of others who may be in-volved, be they the park dis-trict, school district or anotherpublic or private entity, Gerthsaid.

“I want to make sure we pre-

sent it all together as one unitedentity. I’m hoping we will get tothat point within the very nearfuture,” he said.

Discussion regarding theBeech Acres property is ex-pected to continue at the nextmeeting of the park board, May12, Bartholomew said. Therewill also be a presentation of thesurvey results. As for the levy,if the board chooses it can re-scind the motion to place the 1-mill levy on the ballot and dis-cuss other millage amounts.

“We want to be good stew-ards of everyone’s money andnot overspend,” he said. Thepark district has never had acapital campaign and has caredfor and improved the parks outof its operating budget thathasn’t changed percentage wisein more than 20 years, he said.

The next park board meetingis 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, atthe park district’s main office atJuilfs Park, 8249 Clough Pike.

RecPlex future flexible, uncertainSheila [email protected]

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Anderson Township officials are considering the future of the Beech Acres RecPlex.

TRUSTEES: LEVY NOT OUR CALLA ruling of the Ohio Attorney General’s office stopped an expected

vote by the Anderson Township Board of Trustees on a proposed parkissue.

Because the park district owns property within the villages of New-town and Fairfax, territory outside of the unicorporated area of An-derson Township, the trustees are not authorized to consider levy re-quests by the park district, township Law Director Margaret Comey said.

Comey requested direction from the OAG office. When preparingresolutions for trustee consideration, she said it’s routine to questionwhether the board is authorized to act. The township is investigatingwhen the state law changed that removed its authority over the parkdistrict in regards to ballot issues.

This ruling means that the park board does not need permission fromthe township trustees to place an issue on the ballot. However, the An-derson Township Board of Park Commissioners is rethinking plans for theproperty which were the subject of a recent park district communitysurvey.

ANDERSON TWP. — ForestHills Superintendent DallasJackson is the subject of an in-ternal investigation.

Board President RandySmith confirmed an investiga-tor has been hired to look into asituation regarding Jackson.

“There was a question on aprocedure that had to do with(Jackson),” Smith said. “We arefollowing the correct standardprocedure to get backgroundinformation.”

Specifics regarding the in-vestigation are unavailablesince it is regarded as a person-nel matter, but Forest HillsJournal has submitted a publicrecords request regarding the

investigation.Smith said

hiring an investi-gator is the prop-er procedure atthis point.

“The boardwill wait for theresults from this

investigation,” he said.Board member Julie Bissin-

ger said an ongoing investiga-tion of a personnel issue is be-ing conducted, but she did notoffer any additional informa-tion.

Smith said the board doesnot have an official statement,and that the board will likelynot have a statement until an in-vestigation is completed.

Jackson could not bereached for comment.

Forest Hillssuperintendentbeing investigatedForrest [email protected]

JacksonFor Mary Sterling, of Miami

Township, seeing WinedogFine Wine & Fine Art closing,isn’t about losing a local shop;it’s about gaining more timewith her friends.

“It will bring us closer to-gether because they will havemore time to spend with us,”the Miami Township womansaid of Ralph Taylor and DonnaSchwarz, the owners of Wine-dog Fine Wine & Fine Arts.

In his April 3 newsletter tocustomers, Taylor announced

that the shop will close by May2 and cited three reasons: com-petition from larger wine sell-ers, congestion on BeechmontAvenue, and the desire tospend time with his family.

Taylor cited expanded wineofferings at Country FreshMarket and Wine Depot in An-derson Township, Jungle Jim’sin Eastgate and the announcedexpansion of the AndersonKroger as indicators of grow-ing competition in the localwine market.

Finally, Taylor turns 73 thismonth making it more difficultto work 80 hours a week, he

said in his newsletter. The Winedog has been

around for 16 years and is asecond career for Taylor whoretired from Procter & Gam-ble after 38 years. Not one to

Competition,traffic promptclosure of localwine shopSheila [email protected] SHEILA VILVENS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ralph Taylor and his wife, DonnaSchwarz, not pictured, are closingtheir shop, Winedog Fine Wine &Fine Art. They will continueoperating their online winebusiness.

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“watch the grass grow,”he partnered with a res-taurant and wine shopowner in Blanchester. Af-ter a couple of years, Tay-lor said the bistro closed,but he continued with thewine shop. The shop hasbeen in several locations,including Clinton andWarren counties. The pastfour years it has operatedfrom a brick building

along Beechmont Ave-nue, , opposite the CherryGrove Plaza.

On a recent day at theshop, Taylor sat with hissmall lap dog. Patrons --

and at least one shiny-coated Doberman --milled about the storequerying Taylor about theclosing and reflecting onthe relationships that

have been made there.“They’ve really fos-

tered a lot of friendships,”said Amelia resident Tra-cy Sterling, who said shehas enjoyed going to theWinedog tasting parties.

The closure of thebrick and mortar shopdoesn’t mean that Tayloris going out of business.Winedog Fine Wine willsell wine online atwww.winedog.com.

Taylor said the selec-tions will remain thesame. Customers havetheir purchases deliveredto their home – for free ifthey buy $100 or more ofwine.

As Taylor enters re-tirement, his wife, artistDonna Schwarz, will be insemi-retirement. Her artstudio, which was oncehoused in Winedog, is nowin their home. She willshow her art at local com-petitions and festivals.

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Traffic congestion along Beechmont Avenue is one reasonWinedog Fine Wine & Fine Arts owners Ralph Taylor andDonna Schwarz are closing their store.

ANDERSON TWP — . Itmay be a few days beforethe l Kentucky Derby, butthe Anderson High SchoolBoosters are ready tobreak out the fancy hats.

The school’s AthleticBoosters Association willpresent the first LadiesEvening at the Races:Kentucky Derby Partyand Fashion Show from 6p.m.to 9:30 p.m. Thursday,April 30, at Belterra ParkGaming and Entertain-ment Center, 6301KelloggRoad. Tickets are $60 perperson.

Michele Mederer,chairwoman of the event

and vice president of theAthletic Boosters, saidshe enjoys “the traditionand glamor” of the Derby,and thought it wouldtranslate into a fun localevent. “(It’s) a Derby par-ty in spirit,” she said. TheKentucky Derby will be afew days later, on May 2.

Fashions from UrbanChick will be featured.The party will also fea-ture silent and live auc-tions. A photo booth willalso be on hand.

Linda Cooper withIdentity Hair Salon willalso speak about womenin business, and hair andskin-care trends.

Refreshments will in-clude a Derby-inspired

buffet and mojitos. A cashbar will be open.

Guests are encouragedto wear Derby hats and at-tire, Mederer said. Prizeswill be awarded in a varie-ty of categories rangingfrom most creative to bestuse of color.

Proceeds raised will goto the Anderson HighSchool Athletic BoostersAssociation. In the past,proceeds have gone to-ward equipment and facil-ity improvements, tech-nology for the athleticprogram and coach train-ing.

Reservations are en-couraged and can bemade online at ahsboosters.corecommerce.com.

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As in previous yearsEast Side communitiesare participating in theGreat American Cleanup.The days for the cleanupwill vary by community.

Anderson TownshipAnderson Township

will have its cleanup from8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday,April 25. Volunteersshould meet at the Ander-son Towne Center, 7850Five Mile Road.

Registration will startat 8:30 a.m. A lunch will beprovided at 11:30 a.m.

To preregister or forinformation, contact Alli-son Hodson at 688-8400 orvia email at [email protected].

MadisonvilleThe Madisonville

cleanup will be from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,May 9, starting from thepocket park at MadisonRoad and Whetsel Ave-nue.

Locations that will becleaned include the busi-ness district, the LittleDuck Creek trail, Erie Av-enue between Brambleand Murray and Tomp-kins between Old RedBank and Roe.

Volunteers will alsopaint the historic Madi-sonville sign at Red Bankand Duck Creek.

Refreshments andcleanup materials will beprovided.

To sign up or for infor-mation, send an email [email protected].

Mount WashingtonThe Mount Washington

cleanup will be from 9

a.m. to noon Saturday,May 16, starting fromMount WashingtonSchool, 1730 Mears Ave.

A breakfast will be pro-vided.

“It’s a great opportuni-ty for the community tocome together,” saidMount Washington Com-munity Council boardmember Danielle Neces-sary, who is helping coor-dinate the cleanup inMount Washington.

Necessary said peoplecan register atwww.mwcc.org/.

Mount WashingtonSchool will have a carni-val at noon following thecleanup. The carnival willhave children’s games,raffles and food.

Necessary said chil-dren participating in thecleanup will receive freegame tickets.

Cleanup supplies willbe provided by Keep Cin-cinnati Beautiful.

Necessary said peoplecan also bring electronicitems for disposal. Atruck will be at the schoolfor pickup of these items.

She said the cleanupwill focus on the businessdistrict and some of theadjacent streets.

Necessary said somegardening and landscap-ing will also be done aspart of the event.

Oakley“Oakley is one of the

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hoods in the city rightnow,” said Oakley Com-munity Council boardmember Brian Ferry, whois helping coordinate thecleanup. “This allows usto keep it beautiful.”

Oakley will have itscleanup from 8:30 a.m. tonoon Saturday, May 9, atthe Geier Esplanade in thebusiness district.

Ferry said businesseswill contribute refresh-ments.

This is Oakley’s thirdyear participating in theevent. Last year about 25volunteers came out to

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Senior center hostshealth fair

Have you found your-self juggling family andhome responsibilitieswhile caring for an agingparent? Am I getting Alz-heimers? What do they doat that Senior Center?These are just a few of thequestions that you canfind answers to at the An-derson Senior CenterHealth Fair, 10 a.m. to 3p.m. Thursday, April 23.

The Anderson SeniorCenter is at 7970 Beech-mont Ave. behind the fire-house. For information,call 513-474-3100.

Wenstrup to hostAcademy Day

U.S. Rep. Brad Wen-strup’s annual AcademyDay will be Saturday,April 25, at AndersonHigh School, 7560 ForestRoad in Cincinnati. Theevent will include a Ser-vice Academy Fair andformal presentations giv-en by representativesfrom the U.S. Air ForceAcademy, the U.S. NavalAcademy, the U.S. Mili-tary Academy at WestPoint, the U.S. CoastGuard Academy, and theU.S. Merchant MarineAcademy.

Registration and theAcademy Fair will beginat 10 a.m. The formal pro-gram will begin at 11 a.m.

For information aboutAcademy Day or thenomination process, visitwww.wenstrup.house.govor call 513-474-7777.

Rummage saleMount Washington

United Methodist Churchwill have a rummage salefrom 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri-day, May 1, and 9 a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday, May 2, at6365 Corbly Road. A bagsale will be from noon to 2p.m. Saturday. A bake salewill be in conjunction with

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Anderson HistoricalSociety presents‘The Sweet andLows’

The singing duo “TheSweet and Lows” will per-form at the next AndersonTownship Historical Soci-ety meeting 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, May 6.

The meeting will be inthe history room in thelower atrium of AndersonCenter, 7850 Five MileRoad. The free programwill include patrioticsongs and tunes for Mom.

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The United MethodistWomen of Anderson HillsUnited Methodist Churchwill hold their annual Gar-den Market 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. Friday May 8, and 9a.m. to 1 p.m. SaturdayMay 9.

This event features pe-rennials, tools, wreaths,pots, garden books and abake sale.

Proceeds benefit mis-sion projects. The churchis located at 7515 ForestRoad across from Ander-son Towne Center.

Prescription drugtake back day April25

The Hamilton CountySheriff’s Office and An-derson Township host aPrescription Drug TakeBack Day at the AndersonCenter, 7850 Five MileRoad, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, April 25. No liq-uids, aerosols or needleswill be accepted. For in-formation contact Cpl.Dave Boiman at 688-8400or [email protected]

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Forest Hills Schools

Forest Hills administratorssurprised Kim Montgomery,an English language learnerteacher at Wilson and Ayerelementary schools, with newsthat she had been selected asthe recipient of the HamiltonCounty Education FoundationCelebrate Excellence EducatorAward.

Developed to recognize andhonor excellent educatorswithin the public schools ofHamilton County, the award isgiven to an educator who holdsa certified license, demon-strates a high commitmenttoward student achievement,has the ability to challengestudents at all levels, continuesto improve personally andprofessionally, and is motiva-tional and supportive.

Bob Buck, Wilson principal;Brian Lyons, Wilson assistantprincipal; Chris Flanagan,Ayer principal and Lisa Court-ney, Ayer assistant principal,nominated Montgomery say-ing, “Kim Montgomery ad-vocates each day for the stu-dents she teaches. She nur-tures academic, social andemotional success by collabo-rating with other teachers andattending her students’ activ-ities on the weekends and eve-nings.

“She also seeks to supportnot only the whole child -- butthe whole family. She relateswell to the parents of manydifferent backgrounds, pro-vides English classes to par-ents after-school on her owntime and collects neededhousehold items throughoutthe school year for her stu-dents and their families. She istruly a bridge between homeand school.”

Eleven additional ForestHills educators were nominat-ed for the award. They areChris Newton, Anderson HighSchool athletic director; Doug-las Davis, Wilson Elementaryfifth-grade teacher; Sara Kitz-miller, Ayer Elementary first-grade teacher; Amy Brown,Ayer Elementary gifted teach-er; Lindsey Stelzer, TurpinHigh School math teacher;Lateef Johnson, AHS counsel-or; Tina Weiss, Nagel MiddleSchool resource teacher; Rob-ert Hoon, AHS interventionspecialist; Erin English, Mer-cer Elementary third-gradeteacher; Courtenay Andrews,Maddux Elementary second-grade teacher, and MonicaBloom, Wilson Elementarykindergarten teacher.

Guardian Angels SchoolGuardian Angels School had

429 runners and walkers regis-tered for the eighth AnnualHeavenly Hog Job.

Chad Sexton, 40-year-oldfrom Mt. Orab, was the overallrace winner. He crossed thefinish line with a time of 17minutes, 5 seconds.

The first female to cross thefinish line was 13-year-oldJayne Maxwell with a time of23:15.

After the race, there was aKids Fun Run for the youngestathletes.

Sponsors also supplied somerefreshments.

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Runners take off at the starting line of the Guardian Angels School Eighth Annual Heavenly Hog Jog, March 21.

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Runners and walkers compete in the Eighth Annual Heavenly Hog Job,March 21.


Children participate in the Kids Fun Run of the Heavenly Hog Jog.


Guardian Angels cheereleaders cheer on walkers and runners in theHeavely Hog Jog 5K.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 23Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current projectfor assessment and help; still lifesetups available. Ages 18 and up.$25. 404-3161; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsWord, Image, Object:, noon to8 p.m., Brazee Street Studios,4426 Brazee St., C-Link Gallery.Works by undergraduate andgraduate students in the Depart-ment of Art, Miami University.Through May 1. Free. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.

BenefitsMarch of Dimes CommunityDonation Day and Expo, 11a.m. to 7 p.m., Courtyard Cincin-nati Rookwood, 3813 EdwardsRoad, Teams and individualsreceive March for Babies T-shirtsand goody bag. Money raisedsupports March of Dimes missionto help moms have full-termpregnancies and babies havehealthy start. Free. Registrationrecommended. Presented byMarch of Dimes. 769-3588;www.marchforbabies.org.Norwood.

Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Attentionto alignment detail is priority.Experience helpful but notnecessary. Ages 35-65. $120 per 9weeks unlimited. Register at firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

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

Music - ConcertsJay Farrar / Rhett Miller, 8 p.m.,20th Century Theater, 3021Madison Road, $25, $22 ad-vance. 731-8000;www.the20thcenturythea-ter.com. Oakley.

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

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 District.388-4514; www.anderson-parks.com. Anderson Township.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School ArtClass, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Draw, paint, and make clevercrafts in this after school classwith art teacher Patty Horwitz.Ages 8-13. $100 for 4 classes.Reservations required. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Art ExhibitsWord, Image, Object:, 9 a.m.to5 p.m., Brazee Street Studios,Free. 321-0206; www.brazees-treetstudios.com. Oakley.

BenefitsParty with Pissarro, 6:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. French-themed partywelcomes Dr. Brettell to town,

with ProvenÃ§al cuisine from LaPetite Pierre, dessert, fine wines,music by the Faux Frenchman,and photo booth in the Loft.Free valet parking. Ages 21 andup. Benefits WACC Foundation“The Barn”. $50. Reservationsrequired. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.

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. Anderson Town-ship.

Friday Night Tasting: GreatGrenache, 6-8 p.m., The WineMerchant, 3972 Edwards Road,Taste 8 white and red winesfrom around the world madefrom the Grenache grape. Lightappetizers. Ages 21 and up. $25,$20 advance. Reservationsrequired. 731-1515; www.wine-merchantcincinnati.com. Oakley.

Friday Night Wine Tasting, 6-8p.m. Ernest & Julio Gallo wines.,Remke Market Oakley, 3872Paxton Ave., $5. Pay for tastingticket at customer service. 619-5454. Oakley.

FestivalsGoddard School Spring Carni-val, 6:30-9 p.m., The GoddardSchool-Anderson Township, 1280Nagel Road, Carnival games,activities, bounce house, facepainting, adult beverages andsplash booth. Ages 1-6. Free,tickets needed for attractions.474-5292; www.goddard-school.com/anderson-town-shipoh. Anderson Township.

Music - ChoralForest-Aires Friends and Fam-ily Concert, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Anderson Hills United MethodistChurch, 7515 Forest Road, $13,$12 ages 65 and up and ages 12and under. Presented by Forest-Aires Women’s Chorus. ThroughApril 25. 272-8243; thefor-estaires.com. Anderson Town-ship.

Forest-Aires Women’s Choruspresents Encore 2015: Aroundthe World and Back Again,7:30 p.m., Anderson Center, 7850Five Mile Road, 38-memberchorus performs. Proceeds fundvoice lessons for high schoolstudents. $13, $12 ages over 65and 12 and under. Presented byForest-Aires Women’s Chorus.232-4736; theforestaires.com.Anderson Township.

Music - Hip-HopTK N Cash, 10 p.m., Inner Circle,4343 Kellogg Ave., $30, $20.321-0220; www.innercirclecincy-.com. East End.

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 25Art & Craft ClassesLearn to Sew with CarolePrice, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Tack room atThe Barn. Introductory sewingclasses that focus on techniquesincluding getting to know yoursewing machine, projects withzippers and linings and garmentsewing. Classes geared forchildren aged 7 and up. Adultswelcome. Ages 7-99. $20 perclass. Registration required.Presented by Carole Price. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsWord, Image, Object:, 10 a.m.to 3 p.m., Brazee Street Studios,Free. 321-0206; www.brazees-treetstudios.com. Oakley.

Dining EventsPorch Party Grill Out with ChefFristoe, 1-5 p.m., Mt. CarmelBrewing Company, 4362 Mt.Carmel-Tobasco Road, LakesidePatio. Chef Buddy Fristoe will begrilling and smoking pulled porksliders and tacos, and servinghomemade chips and salsa everySaturday afternoon. Special beertappings and pricing. $8, $3.Through Aug. 29. 240-2739.Mount Carmel.

Drink TastingsSaturday Premium WineFlight: California Cabernet,noon to 5 p.m., The Wine Mer-chant, 3972 Edwards Road, Sitdown flight of four winespoured upon your arrival. Ages

21 and up. $15. Reservationsrequired. 731-1515; www.wine-merchantcincinnati.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 Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg. 791-0626. Duck Creek.

Music - BenefitsSpring Fling Dance, 8-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 318, 6660Clough Pike, Music by The CincyRockers. Cash bar all beverages.Table snacks provided, limitedappetizers and finger food maybe brought in. Ages 21 and up.Benefits American Legion Post318. $12.50, $10 advance. Reser-vations recommended. 231-6477;wwww.post318.org. AndersonTownship.

Music - BluesChuck Brisbin & COLD Tuna, 9p.m. to 1 a.m., Belterra ParkGaming and EntertaimentCenter, 6301 Kellogg Ave., Free.232-8000; www.chuckbris-binmusic.com. Anderson Town-ship.

Music - ChoralForest-Aires Friends and Fam-ily Concert, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Anderson Hills United MethodistChurch, $13, $12 ages 65 and upand ages 12 and under. 272-8243; theforestaires.com. An-derson Township.

Forest-Aires Women’s Choruspresents Encore 2015: Aroundthe World and Back Again,7:30 p.m., Anderson Center, $13,$12 ages over 65 and 12 andunder. 513-232-4736; thefor-estaires.com. Anderson Town-ship.

NatureLate Night Date Night, 10:30p.m. to midnight, CincinnatiObservatory Center, 3489 Obser-vatory Place, Romantic night outunder stars.Use oldest big tele-scope in U.S. to view astrono-mical objects not visible until lateat night. Weather permitting.Ages 21 and up. $15. Reserva-tions required. 321-5186;www.cincinnatiobservatory.org.Mount Lookout.

Hubble’s Greatest Hits, 8-10p.m., Cincinnati ObservatoryCenter, 3489 Observatory Place,The Hubble Space Telescopeturns 25. Family friendly. $7.321-5186; www.cincinnatiobser-vatory.org. Mount Lookout.

SUNDAY, APRIL 26EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 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.

Music - ChoralForest-Aires Women’s Choruspresents Encore 2015: Aroundthe World and Back Again, 3p.m., Anderson Center, $13, $12ages over 65 and 12 and under.232-4736; theforestaires.com.Anderson Township.

Music - JazzUnexpected Journey: ZacGreenberg, 4 p.m., Redmoor,3187 Linwood Ave., Compositionwritten in four parts: Life, Diag-nosis, Treatment and Beyond.The Max Greenberg Jazz Comboalso performs. Benefits BarrettCancer Center. $100. 558-9879;https://www.regonline.com/musiciansforhealth. MountLookout.

Music - StudentPerformances

Clark Montessori Steel Band,2-3 p.m., Clark Montessori HighSchool, 3030 Erie Ave., Gym. Abake sale and steel band mer-chandise available in lobby.Benefits SCPA Cincinnati. Free,donations accepted. Presentedby Clark Montessori Steel Band.363-7100. Hyde Park.

MONDAY, APRIL 27Art & Craft ClassesSharp Art: Stained Glass Class-es, 6:30-9 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, 4426 Brazee St., Learnbasic glass cutting, wet grinder,foil wrap and solder. Ages 12-80.$30 and up. Presented by SharpArt. 389-6742; [email protected]. Oakley.

Art ExhibitsWord, Image, Object:, 9 a.m. to5 p.m., Brazee Street Studios,Free. 321-0206; www.brazees-treetstudios.com. Oakley.

Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safe stretch-ing, sense of humor and all yogahas to offer. Ages 35-60. $120 for9 weeks unlimited. Register atthe first class. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

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

706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

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

Music - StudentPerformances

Clark Montessori Junior HighSpring Concert, 8-9 am., ClarkMontessori High School, 3030Erie Ave., Gym. Clark MontessoriJunior High Bands will perform.Free. Presented by Clark Mon-tessori School. 363-7100. HydePark.

Clark Montessori High SchoolSpring Concert, 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Clark MontessoriHigh School, 3030 Erie Ave., Free.Presented by Clark MontessoriSchool. 363-7100. Hyde Park.

TUESDAY, APRIL 28Art & Craft ClassesThe Joy of Painting: Land-scape, 6-9 p.m., Beech AcresPark RecPlex, 6915 BeechmontAve., Learn the famous Bob Rossmethod to paint realistic land-scapes in only a short time. For16 and up. $50, $45 residents perclass. Registration required.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Park District. 388-4513.Anderson Township.

Art ExhibitsWord, Image, Object:, 9 a.m. to7 p.m., Brazee Street Studios,Free. 321-0206; www.brazees-treetstudios.com. Oakley.

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

Exercise ClassesGentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of itsdirections, opens hips and shoul-ders. Poses alternate betweenstabilizing, stretching andstrengthening. Good for every-one from newbie to advancedpractitioner. $120 for 9 weeksunlimited. Register at the firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

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

Health / WellnessHealth Seminar, 6 p.m., MercyHealthPlex Anderson, 7495 StateRoad, Room A. CSO violinistStacey Woolley and bassistWayne Anderson join StephenWilson, M.D. to provide uniqueand educational look at relation-ship between music and medi-cine. Light refreshments andchance to win CSO tickets. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Mercy Health. 956-3729,option 2, then option 1; e-mercy.com/calendar.aspx. An-derson Township.

Literary - PoetryTeen Poetry Workshop pre-sented by Elementz UrbanArts Center, 3-4 p.m., OakleyBranch Library, 4033 GilmoreAve., Workshops for teens onwriting poems. Walk-ins wel-come. Ages 7-12. Free. Presentedby Elementz Urban Arts YouthCenter. 369-6960; teenspace-.CincinnatiLibrary.org. Oakley.

MuseumsFrom Attic to Cellar: TheCincinnati Observatory, 7-9p.m., Cincinnati ObservatoryCenter, 3489 Observatory Place,Dating back to 1840’s, CincinnatiObservatory is oldest astrono-mical observatory in country andtreasure-trove of telescopes andrelated scientific instruments,apparatus, hand-written recordsand publications. Rare opportu-nity to experience unique col-lection. Ages 18 and up. $22.Reservations required. 556-6932.Mount Lookout.

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

Youth Volleyball Open Gym,7:30-9 p.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Work on improving your volley-ball skills. Individual practiceonly. Organized team practice isnot permitted. See website foropen gym rules and guidelines.Ages 2-8. $2 per player per date(cash only). Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-4514; www.anderson-parks.com. Anderson Township.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29Art ExhibitsWord, Image, Object:, 9 a.m. to5 p.m., Brazee Street Studios,Free. 321-0206; www.brazees-treetstudios.com. Oakley.

Dining EventsWings And Trivia Night, 6-9p.m., Mt. Carmel Brewing Com-pany, 4362 Mt. Carmel-TobascoRoad, Tap Room. Last Call Trivia.Renegade Street Eats uses Mt.Carmel Beer as a base to createGourmet Wing sauces and glazesto be paired with the beer. Ages21 and up. $5-$9. Through Oct.28. 240-2739; www.mtcar-melbrewingcompany.com.Mount Carmel.

Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednesdays,4-9 p.m. Kitchen closes at 9pm,Fifty West Brewing Company,7668 Wooster Pike, Burger andpint for $10. 834-8789; fiftyw-estbrew.com. Columbia Town-ship.

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

THURSDAY, APRIL 30Art & Craft ClassesSharp Art: Stained Glass Class-es, 6:30-9 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, $30 and up. 389-6742;[email protected]. Oakley.

Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

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THANKS TO JEAN PETER

Forest-Aires Women’s Chorus presents Encore 2015: Around the World and Back Again, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, and 3 p.m.Sunday, April 26. Anderson Center, Anderson Township. Admission is $13, $12 ages over 65 and 12 and under. Call 232-4736; visittheforestaires.com.

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We’ve hardly had time to be indoorsthis week.

Between hunting for morel mush-rooms and ramps (we’ve only found onemushroom so far, and that was a falsemorel, not edible, but the ramps/wildleeks are abundant), picking violets forjellies and jams, checking out wildflowers in the woods and getting thegardens plowed and mulched for springplanting, I’m grateful when duskcomes.

But I have to admit, I love this time ofyear.

It brings out my simple creative side,and that means making crystallized flow-ers and leaves.

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.

Garnish a dish with crystallized

flowers and leaves

Crystallized/candied edible flowers and leaves

All parts must be coated both with egg white and granulated sugar sothat they preserve well. If you’re concerned about using raw egg white, buypasteurized eggs. These are beautiful as a garnish for baked goods, icecream, etc. Nothing like the commercial ones which are tumbled in drumsand look like colored nuggets.

Egg whiteGranulated sugar, regular or fine

First, make sure you have “clean” petals and leaves, no toxic spray onthem. They must be dry. Whip egg white until foamy. Whipping allows youto coat petal without weighing it down. Take a small brush and coat petalon both sides very lightly but thoroughly. You can place it on a flat surfaceand coat each side with egg white. Have a small dish or pile of sugar ready.Place flatly on sugar to coat underside and sprinkle top lightly and thor-oughly. Check underside to make sure it’s coated well. Gently shake offexcess sugar. Carefully lay on wire rack to dry. Drying may take several daysor more. They’re ready when you can break off a piece cleanly, without itbending. Store covered in single layers at room temperature away from anyhumidity.

See process in stages along with list of other edible flowers, on Abou-teating.com.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: I’m going to test these using water instead ofegg white. I’ll let you know how they turn out.

List of edible flowers/herb leaves I used:Violets, violas, pansies, impatiens, mint leaves, violet leaves.

Grab and go morning glory muffins

A much loved recipe enjoying a comeback. Supposedly it was a “hip-pie” recipe when the natural food movement began and gave renewedenergy after a night of hard partying. I usually grab one before headingoutside. This is a substantial muffin!

1-1/4 cups sugar2 -1/4 cups all purpose flour1 tablespoon cinnamon, apple pie or pumpkin spice blend2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shredded, sweetened coconut3/4 cup raisins, dried cherries, or your favorite dried fruit1 large apple, peeled and grated1 cup crushed pineapple, drained2 cups grated carrotsGenerous 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts3 large eggs1 cup vegetable oil - I’ve used canola and safflower1 tablespoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together sugar, flour, cinnamon, bakingsoda and salt. Add coconut, raisins, apple, pineapple, carrots and nuts, andstir to combine. Separately, whisk eggs with oil and vanilla. Pour over dryingredients and blend. Spoon into muffin tins lined with muffin cups, fillingeach almost to brim. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted intocenter comes out clean. Cool muffins for 10 minutes, then turn out onto arack to finish cooling.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: Once you mix wet and dry ingredients togeth-er, don’t over mix, which may create tunnels in baked muffins, making themless tender.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Candied (and edible) flowers make a creatively simple garnish.

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The Welcomers CommunityVolunteer Network, launchedin Cincinnati and NorthernKentucky in 2013.

April’s National VolunteerMonth is the perfect time toextend a special “thank you” toevery volunteer, and we espe-cially thank the more than4,000 volunteers throughoutthe region for being part of theWelcomers Community Volun-teer Network.

The Welcomers CommunityVolunteer Network, launchedin Cincinnati and NorthernKentucky in 2013, has quicklybecome one of the nation’slargest networks for volun-teers to play an active role insupporting a wide range oflocal arts, cultural and special

events. Basedon the enor-mous successof the 2012World ChoirGames, thenetwork wascreated as aturnkey volun-teer system tosupport theneeds of localevents, whilehelping to

attract and host large-scaleevents to enhance the region’seconomy.

Cincinnati and NorthernKentucky have a strong cul-ture of volunteerism. One infour adults are volunteers.People take pride in using their

skills and experience to giveback to the communities wherethey live and work. Sincelaunching, the Network nowhas 14 active local partnerorganizations, more than 4,000experienced volunteers col-lectively and 24 experiencedvolunteer managers.

The Welcomers Networkprovides a common technologyplatform for participating localarts and cultural partners,making the job of finding localvolunteers easier. For partici-pating volunteers, the Networkoffers “one-stop” access andinsider information related tothe entire gamut of volunteeropportunities and upcomingevents available throughoutthe Network.

The Welcomers databaseincludes people who enrolledthrough partner organizationsand others who have helpedhost large-scale events, such asthe annual International But-terfly Show at Krohn Conser-vatory. Upcoming volunteeropportunities include the Cin-cy USA Tourism AmbassadorsProgram, Spirit of Cincinnaticommunity events leading upto and surrounding MLB All-Star Week, River Grill beforethe Big Chill in October andmore.

The growing list of optionsfor volunteering is evidencedby each periodic update sentout by Rhonda Dickerscheid,the Network Manager. Onbehalf of the 14 partner organi-

zations that comprise the Wel-comers Network and the large-scale events that choose theCincinnati/Northern Kentuckyregion as their destination, wethank the volunteers that havebecome the engine behindtheir success.

Having 4,000 volunteersthroughout the region in placeto make these events a successis a milestone worth celebrat-ing during National VolunteerMonth!

Interested volunteers canlearn more about the Welcom-ers Network and get involvedby visiting www.volunteerwel-comers.com.

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Welcomers demonstrateculture of volunteerism

ShannonCarter andLouise Hughes COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

April 15 questionWhat summer in Cincinnati

event are you most lookingforward to this year, and why?

“MLB All Star Game be-cause it just does not happenthat often and builds such en-ergy and excitement in ourcity. Shine the light on all thatis good about where we live,work, and play!”

C.G.

“The Reds being mathemat-ically eliminated in mid July soI can get on with my life andend the aggravation.”

D.H.

“The Major League Base-ball All Star Game July 14, andthe activities surrounding itwill be really special. Cincin-nati will never get a SuperBowl or NCAA Final Four dueto the lack of a retractable roofon PBS.

“This is as big a nationalsporting event as we can get. Ilook forward to the Home Runhitting contest and suspect afew baseballs may go out ofthe park in Right Field. Theopen container law may be

passed by then and make theCincinnati Banks area look alot like Beale Street or Bour-bon Street.

“There is even a very slightchance Pete Rose could bereinstated by Major LeagueBaseball. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

“My most anticipated sum-mer activity in Cincinnati iswater skiing at East Fork. Alsoplanning to participate in theKayak Fest, that looks like afun time.”

M.J.F.

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The Reds will host the 2015 All-Star Game July 14 - which is about when some fans believe they will bemathematically eliminated from playoff contention.

Much has been said of lateabout immigrants voting ille-gally in Ohio.

As an immigrant, this in-terests me for a number ofreasons. Firstly, when I ar-rived here as a legal resident,my children were taught allabout “no taxation withoutrepresentation.”

As I was paying all mytaxes, including local proper-ty taxes, I inquired if I couldvote for anything. I was askedif I was a US citizen. I an-swered no, and was told Icould not. End of story. WhenI became a U.S. citizen I wasgiven detailed information onhow to register to vote, anddid so, easily.

So what is the moral here?Well, first we should be teach-ing our children “no taxation

without repre-sentation”should betaught withrather a largeasterisk afterit (i.e. “Exceptresidents ofD.C. and legalforeign resi-dents) Sec-ondly, Mr.John Husted

and every Board of Electionsin Ohio should be asking theright questions – and check-ing the answers. The problemis not only that these peopleare voting – we know – it ishow they got on the votingroles in the first place. Some-one in a position to know bet-ter signed them up.

However, apart from ques-

tioning the competence of Mr.Husted to enforce existinglaws, we should be askingwhy he is not using resourcesto make voting easier, byopening more polling places,why he is not campaigningvociferously to end the ridicu-lous Gerrymandering in Ohioand why he is not trying tobring voting into the 21st Cen-tury in Ohio by investing infully electronic voting. In-stead he is zeroing in on aproblem that is, by compari-son, small, no matter howimportant. What about theseother issues?

The answer of course liesin the politics. He is answer-ing to his masters in the GOPwho want to limit the votingpower of those who tradition-ally vote against them: minor-

ities, immigrants, even stu-dents. If you doubt me, look atthe Gerrymandered map ofOhio (and the recent effort inTexas to disenfranchise stu-dents). In 2012, the GOP won12 of 16 Ohio seats in theHouse (or 75 percent), butgarnered only 52 percent ofall the votes cast. Is this De-mocracy? Where is Mr. Hus-ted’s outrage over this?

I absolutely agree that oneillegal vote cast is one toomany. However, I deplore thegrandstanding and politics,which have seeped into aprocess that should be impar-tial. It is the states’ duty toensure that all legal votes arecounted and matter. Instead,we have a conscious effort tosideline those who do not votefor the GOP in Ohio and other

states. I know Democrats playthe gerrymandering game aswell. It should be outlawed; Ithink most people wouldagree.

Washington should reflectthe nation, and it does not:neither politically nor eco-nomically. It would refresh-ing – and a sign of genuineleadership – if Mr. Hustedtook the lead in electoralprocess, instead of being inthe humiliating position ofhenchman, responsible forthe application of party ideol-ogy.

Bruce Healey is an Indian Hillresident and author of a new bookentitled “Small Dreams of a Tarantu-la, A Brazilian Lost in the AmericanMidwest” available on Amazon forKindle.

Changing the questions about illegal voting

BruceHealeyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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

Inclement weather has madematches hard to come by formany local boys’ tennis teamsearly this season.

Turpin is no exception. TheSpartans have been able tosqueeze in two full matches anda bit of a third, but despite thelack of updated track records,second-year coach Kate Rodg-ers already has been able topiece together a lineup she feelsis pretty secure.

That means freshman GrantWendel will play No. 1 singles,junior Andrej Novakovic willfill the No. 2 slot, senior BrettSchubert will handle No. 3, sen-ior Brad Bardua and sophomoreWill Muscatello will form thefirst doubles team and junior

Max Grossman and seniorBrayden Bennell will likely bethe No. 2 doubles teams ifweather allows Turpin to faceLoveland in an Eastern Cincin-nati Conference match Tuesdayafternoon at the Lindner FamilyTennis Center in Mason.

“We have a pretty good ideaof our lineup,” Rodgers saidMonday morning before school.“It’s a matter of solidifyingthose spots. A couple of the kidsare battling injuries.

“The place where we mayhave a little changing in and outis No. 2 doubles. It’s a work inprogress. It’s such a short sea-son.”

Physical therapy has helpedSchubert, a second-team all-conference pick at No. 2 singleslast season, stay on the courtthrough the early going for the

Spartans, who opened the sea-son ranked fifth in the Enquir-er’s Division I coaches poll be-fore moving to fourth. Barduaearned all-conference honor-able mention last season whileNovakovic won the ECC title atthird singles, helping the Spar-tans go 15-2 overall and 5-1in theECC to tie Kings for the regular-season championship. Turpinwent on to earn the overall con-ference title by capturing theECC tournament trophy.

“I would say the player who’sshown the most improvementthis year is Andrej,” Rodgerssaid. “He’s a dual-sport athletewho plays soccer in the fall, buthe put a lot of time and energy inthe off-season focusing on ten-nis.”

Turpin boys’ tennis team looks to defend ECC titleMark [email protected]

Andrej Novakovic See TENNIS, Page 2B

Anderson went on the road to beat Turpin for the second straight game, picking upa10-2 win April 13. The Redskins also defeated the Spartans 6-3 April 10. Dylan Smithstruck out eight and earned the win for Anderson, while Jake Newton homered anddrove in two runs.

JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Turpin shortstop Patrick Fetch sets himself to throw to first.JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Anderson’s Dylan Smith throws a pitch against Turpin.

Anderson baseball defeats Turpin

JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Anderson’s Dustin Parsons steals second base.JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Anderson’s Eddie Pursinger hits a triple.JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Anderson’s Jake Newton circles thebases after hitting a home run.

The Anderson TownshipLittle League had its an-nual Opening Day Pa-

rade April 18 at Beech AcresPark.

Founded in 1998, ATLL ispart of the Ohio District 9 Na-tional Little League Charter. In2015, ATLL will have more than1,100 players on 96 teams, thelargest Little League in South-west Ohio.

ATLL believes in developingthe skills of each player whilecreating a positive environmentin which to play and have fun.

Opening Day featured a pa-rade of all teams followed by aprominent guest speaker. PastOpening Day speakers have in-

OPENING DAY TRADITION

JIM OWENS FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Players from the Nationals carry the banner in the Opening Day Parade forAnderson Township Little League at Beech Acres Park in AndersonTownship.


Players from the ATLL All Stars show off their 2014 Ohio State 8U Kid PitchChampionship banner at the ATLL Opening Day Ceremonies and Parade atBeech Acres Park, April 18.See PARADE, Page 2B

2B • FOREST HILLS JOURNAL • APRIL 22, 2015 LIFE

The arrival of Wendelhas helped Turpin weath-er the loss to graduationof Adam Bercz, a second-team all-conference pickin singles last season.

“Grant’s been doing areally good job,” Rodgerssaid. “Tennis is his sport.He plays all year around.He travels. He’s dedicat-ed and respectful.”

Turpin opened the sea-son with a 4-1 loss to sec-ond-ranked St. Xavier.

“We had a couple ofreally close matches,”Rodgers said. “(TheBombers are) always inthe top four (in the city).”

A match against top-ranked Sycamore’s Varsi-ty “B” team was rainedout almost before it gotstarted before Turpinopened the ECC season

last Friday with a 5-0 winover intra-district rivalAnderson. After meetingNo. 10 Loveland on Tues-day, the Spartans arescheduled to play at An-derson on Wednesday, athome against third-ranked Mason in a non-conference match onThursday and againstfifth-ranked Walnut Hillsin an ECC match at Saw-yer Point next Monday.

Rodgers expects theEagles to be among thetop challengers to Tur-pin’s defense of its leaguechampionship.

If nothing else, a tightECC race could help pre-pare the teams for a tradi-tionally rugged postsea-son.

“Cincinnati tennis is al-ways tough,” Rodgerssaid. “Even getting to thedistricts is a heck of an ac-complishment – nevermind state.”

TennisContinued from Page 1B

cluded Marty Brenna-man, Chris Welsh,George Foster, TomBrowning and Joe Mor-gan. This year, ATLL washonored to have localhigh school coaching leg-end Mike Cameron.

Cameron is the win-ningest baseball coach inOhio history following a39-year career at Cincin-nati Moeller. He tutoredsuch future major leaguestars as Ken Griffey Jr.,Barry Larkin and BuddyBell while compiling a767-303 record and win-ning four Division I statechampionships - each in adifferent decade.

The ceremony con-cluded with the 2014 OhioState Champion 8U teamfrom ATLL throwing outthe first pitch.

ParadeContinued from Page 1B


Hands in the air, 10-year-old Jake Quigley leads his team, the Volcanoes, as they march in theOpening Day Parade for Anderson Township Little League at Beech Acres Park in AndersonTownship.

Softball» After snapping a

three-game losing streakwith a sweep of Withrow,Anderson lost 10-3 toAmelia April 16.

» Loveland defeatedTurpin 9-3 April 17.

» McNicholas defeatedRoger Bacon 6-4 April 17.

Baseball» After sweeping the

regular season seriesagainst Withrow, Ander-son lost 4-2 to CampbellCounty in the Doc MorrisInvite April 16.

» After a 17-4 loss toLoveland April 15, Turpin

split the season series bywinning 6-5 April 17.

» Following a one-runloss to Badin April 13,McNicholas has won fourin a row with its most re-cent win coming againstPurcell. The Rockets de-feated the Cavaliers 15-0April 17.

» The MVCA Lionsbeat Calvary Christian21-4 on April 16 behindClark. Junior Jamie Car-son was 2-2 with a homerand drove in four runs. Ju-nior James Heaton was4-5 with two doubles ahomer and three runs bat-ted in.

» Walnut Hills shut outMilford 2-0 on April 17 be-hind senior Josh Breadon.

Tennis

» Walnut Hills beatMoeller 4-1 April 17. Win-ning singles were seniorLaine Harrett and sopho-more Torcado Vaz. Boys lacrosse

» Walnut Hills defeat-ed Fairfield 14-8 on April15 as Ayers had four goals

to lead the Eagles.

SHORT HOPS

By Nick Robbe and ScottSpringer Community Press Staff

THANKS TO TURPIN ATHLETICS

Turpin had six athletes take part in its spring signing day festivities. Ali Maddox (track) will begoing to Denison. Katie Gothard (cross country and track) will attend Hanover College. IsiahBostic (basketball) will play for Cincinnati State. Mackenzie Campbell (basketball) will attendWilmington College in the fall. Swimmer Stephanie Williams committed to Georgia Southern.Kyle Proffitt (baseball) signed with the University of Northwestern Ohio.

THANKS TO MCNICHOLAS HIGH

SCHOOL

McNicholas senior MeghanMartella signed to playsoccer at Ohio DominicanApril 15.

After opening the season with a loss to a teamfrom Toledo, Anderson won four in a row, in-cluding wins against Turpin April 10 and McNi-cholas April 11.

The Spartans earned their redemption when

they pushed 17 runs across the plate April 13 todefeat their rival 17-5 and end the Redskins’streak at four games.

Anderson and Turpin do not meet again in theregular season.

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Anderson catcher Abby Bernasco saves a run during the April 13 game against Turpin.


Anderson’s Madison Kenney throws out Isabelle Helm at first base.


Turpin's Isabelle Helm squares to bunt during the April 13 game againstrival Anderson.

Turpin softballbeats rivalAnderson

APRIL 22, 2015 • FOREST HILLS JOURNAL • 3BLIFE

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Every student and staffmember at SpringerSchool and Center is repre-sented in the two-by-fourfoot glass mosaic thathangs in the hall at theHyde Park school.

The mosaic was createdduring the 2015 MaureenWenker Artist In Resi-dence program under thedirection of glass artistSandra Gross. Studentsand staff created the two-by two-inch squares thatmake up the mosaic, usingbits of glass to fashionhouses that reflect theirpersonality. The squaresand the final mosaic werefused at Brazee Street Stu-dios, where Gross is own-er.

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class and oversaw theirconstruction of the tinyhouses. She also workedwith upper school studentswho created larger free-standing works in glass,

depicting the home they’dlive in if they could liveanywhere in the world.The creations and the finalmosaic were unveiled at aMarch reception.

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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:

[email protected]

christiansciencecincinnati.comSunday Service & Sunday School

10:30 a.m.Wednesday Testimonial Meeting

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

open after all services.Downtown Reading Rm/Bookstore

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

School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30pmReading Room 3035 Erie Ave

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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

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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

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

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

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MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service

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MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

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

683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

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

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

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

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

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Anderson HillsUnited MethodistChurchTraditional worship is 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.Contemporary services are 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m. Family andstudent ministry programs areat 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The church is at 7515 ForestRoad, Anderson Township;231-4172; andersonhillsumc.org.

Christ ChurchCathedralMusic Live at Lunch, ChristChurch Cathedral's weeklyconcert series, will feature theperformers listed below in May.These free concerts are present-ed at 12:10 p.m. Tuesdays.Patrons may bring their ownlunch or purchase lunch at thecathedral for $5. All perfor-mances in May will take place incentennial chapel except forMay 12 which will be held in thenave.

May schedule:May 5: Raison D'etre: Folk MusicMay 12: The Sunburners: PartyBand

May 19: Ricky Nye (jazz piano)May 26: Jonathan F. Cooper,baritone

The church is at 318 E. Fourth St.,downtown Cincinnati; 621-1817;www.christchurchcincinnati.org.

Clough Pike Baptist ChurchThe women’s ministry makes lapquilts and hats for Children’sHospital patients.

The church is also working onstarting a preschool this fall.Registrations are currently beingtaken as space is limited. Pleaselook for our information listedon the Community calendar ofthis paper or call the churchoffice for more information.Dates are also listed on Clough’swebsite. [email protected].

The church is at 1025 CloughPike; 752-3521; www.clough-pike.com.

Clough UnitedMethodist ChurchThe “Living Life with Hope andIntention” is 8:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Saturday, May 9, at thechurch. This event is for anyonelooking for encouragement toface the various challenges thatlife presents. Keynote speakerBrooke Billingsbey will share thelife lessons she learned duringher 17 month healthcare jour-ney following a surprise diagno-sis of cancer. Billingsbey, anational speaker, author, co-owner and CEO of PerceptionStrategies Inc., inspires, affirms,and motivates individuals on thepositive impact they can haveon others. She has been fea-tured on Good Morning Amer-ica and in the Wall Street Jour-nal as well as in many profes-sional healthcare magazines.Presenter Erin Campbell willshare her story as a formeratheist alcoholic whose life waschanged forever through thelove of Jesus Christ. Campbellhas spent years broadcastingstories of faith on Waterthrough Word RADIO and nowis heard coast to coast by 23.7million subscribers. She can beheard on SIRIUS/XM “FamilyTalk” channel 131 on Sundaymornings from 11 a.m. to 12p.m.(EST).

In addition to the two speakers,the event will also feature avariety of exhibitors includinglocal resources, vendors, andopportunities to serve andconnect with others. For moreinformation or to register callthe church office or go towww.cloughchurch.org. Thecost of $20 is due at the time ofregistration.

The church is at 2010 WolfangelRoad, Anderson Township;231-4301; www.cloughchur-ch.org

Emmanuel UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday worship services are 9a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The church is at Amelia OliveBranch Road and Old StateRoute 32, Batavia; www.em-manuel-umc.com.

Glen Este Churchof ChristSunday worship is 8:30 a.m. and10:30 a.m. Sunday school is 9:30a.m. Evening service and youthgroups at 6 p.m.

The church is at 937 Old StateRoute 74, Eastgate; 753-8223.

Locust CornerUnited MethodistLocust Corner United Methodist

Church welcomes Pastor LarryBechtol.

Sunday worship services are at 10a.m. and Bible study is at 9 a.m.and also Thursday evenings at 7p.m.

The church is at 917 LocustCorner Road, Pierce Township;752-8459.

Mt. Moriah UnitedMethodist ChurchThe Mt. Moriah United Method-ist Women will sponsor a three-day rummage sale from 9 a.m.to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7; 9a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 8,and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,May 9, at the church in theeducation building. A $5 bagsale will be on Saturday. Thissale changed from April to Maybecause of Holy Week. Dishes,linens, adult and children’sclothing, toys, books, novelties,furniture, tools, appliances andmore will be available. This year,the church has a “like new’handicapped van lift and com-plete set of wooden kitchencabinets, including the kitchensink.

The church is at 681 Mt. MoriahDrive, Withamsville.

Mt. WashingtonPresbyterian ChurchThe spring rummage sale isscheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Friday, May 1, and 9 a.m. tonoon, Saturday, May 2.

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 provides foodand volunteer time to groupsincluding the SEM Pantry, theBatavia YWCA Pantry, TenderMercies, the Drop Inn Centerand similar organizationsthroughout the year.

The church is at 6474 BeechmontAve., Mount Washington;231-2650;www.mwpc-church.org .

Mt. WashingtonUnited MethodistChurchA free seed giveaway will takeplace from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday,April 22, on the front churchlawn for Earth Day.

The spring rummage sale isscheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Friday, May 1, and 9 a.m. tonoon, Saturday, May 2. A bagsale will be noon to 2 p.m.,Saturday. Shop for clothing,household items, lots of furni-ture, books and toys. A bakesale will also take place duringthe rummage sale.

Al-anon is 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays.Sunday worship is 10 a.m. All arewelcome.

SonRise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group. Cele-brate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based on theBeatitudes addressing many oflife’s hurts, hang-ups and habits.

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

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RELIGION

U.S. Rep. Brad Wen-strup is inviting all highschool students in Ohio’s2nd Congressional Dis-trict to enter the 2015 Con-gressional Art Competi-tion. The winner will havehis/her artwork displayedin the U.S. Capitol for thenext year and will receivetwo plane tickets to Wash-ington, D.C., for anawards ceremony.

Students may submittheir original, two-dimen-sional artwork to Wen-strup’s district offices inCincinnati or Peebles forjudging. A panel of threejudges will determinefirst, second, and third

place winners among thesubmissions, alongside a“viewer’s choice” deter-mined by online voting.The runners-up will havetheir artwork displayedprominently in one ofRep. Wenstrup’s offices.

S\students must hand-deliver or mail their en-tries along with typedre-lease forms to Wenstrup’sCincinnati or Peebles dis-trict offices no later than 5p.m. Friday, April 24.

For the rules andguidelines, please visitWenstrup’s website atwenstrup.house.gov/artor call his office at 513-474-7777.

Wenstrup invitesstudents to enter artcompetition

Drawing a winner

THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Katrina Jones of Mt. Washington wins third place in the Public Library of Cincinnati andHamilton County teen drawing contest in the ages 15-18 category for her drawing, to herleft.


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ANIMALS/ NATUREGrailville – needs volunteers forthe garden in Loveland. Volun-teer days are 9 a.m. to noonselected Saturdays. For a com-plete list visitwww.grailville.org or call683-2340. Volunteers will workin the kitchen and herb gar-dens. No experience is needed,volunteers may participateonce or for the entire season.Volunteers should bring gloves,water bottle, sunscreen, hat,footwear that can get dirty anda snack if desired. Tools areprovided.

GRRAND – Golden RetrieverRescue and Adoption of NeedyDogs takes in needy displaced,abandoned or unclaimed straygolden retrievers and placesthem in volunteer foster homesuntil adoptive families arefound. Call 1-866-981-2251 andleave your name and phone.Visit www.ggrand.org. emailwww.cincygrrand @yahoo.com.

League For Animal Welfare – Ano-kill shelter needs volunteers16-and-older to help socializecats and 18-and-older to social-ize and walk dogs. Otheropportunities available. Call

735-2299, ext. 3.Save the Animals Foundation –Needs people 18 and older tostaff its shelter for homelesscats and dogs. Call 378-0300 forcats and 588-6609 for dogs.

Spring Grove Cemetery andArboretum – has a new horti-culture volunteer program.Volunteer opportunities includeworking side by side SpringGrove’s nationally-renownedhorticulture team at this Na-tional Historic Landmark.Groups of volunteers will bedeveloped to help in the fol-lowing areas: keeping the frontentrance area looking spectac-ular, controlling invasive spe-cies, taking care of the tree andshrub collection. They are alsolooking for a volunteer, orvolunteers, to help with thehybrid tea roses. New volun-teers join the volunteer docentswho are ambassadors for thecemetery and arboretum.Information sessions, conduct-ed the last Saturday and firstWednesday of each month, willexplain the volunteer opportu-nities. Sessions are at 10 a.m. inthe Historic Office, just insidethe main entrance to the

cemetery. For more informa-tion, contact volunteer coor-dinator Whitney Huang, SpringGrove horticulturist, at 853-6866.

Tri State County Animal Re-sponse Team (CART) – Is at11216 Gideon Lane in SycamoreTownship. Meetings are opento the public. Visitwww.tristatecart.com formonthly subjects or moreinformation. Call 702-8373.

Winton Woods Riding Center –is in need of volunteers to assistwith the Special Riders Pro-gram, which provides trainingand competition opportunitiesfor children and adults withdisabilities, and to help withbarn duties, horse shows and avariety of other tasks. Noexperience is necessary andtraining is provided. Interestedindividuals ages 14 and olderare invited to contact theWinton Woods Riding Center at931-3057, or [email protected].

PROFESSIONALSERVICES

Executive Service Corps ofCincinnati – Professionals can

use their administrative skills tohelp a busy, growing nonprofitmanage its projects and mem-bers. Executive Service Corps ofCincinnati is looking for some-one with experience in Word,Excel, Power Point and Outlookto assist in the Blue Ash office.Volunteers set their own daysand hours and enjoy niceworking conditions and friend-ly, bright volunteers and staff.Help the ESCC help othernonprofits succeed. ContactDarlyne Koretos for moreinformation at 791-6230, ext.10. ESCC is at 10945 Reed Hart-man Highway, Suite 108.

HEALTH/WELLNESSAmerican Diabetes Association –Seeks volunteers in its areaoffice Downtown for clericalsupport, filling requests foreducational materials fromphone requests, data entry,special events support andcoordinating the health fair.Call 759-9330.

American Heart Association –Volunteers needed to assistwith the American Heart Asso-ciation’s cause campaigns,Power to End Stroke, Go Red

For Women, Start!, and theAlliance for a Healthier Genera-tion. Assignments includeclerical work, event specificduties and community out-reach. Contact the AmericanHeart Association at 281-4048or email [email protected].

Bayley Place – is looking forvolunteer drivers to help pro-vide transportation to areaseniors. Volunteers will receivetraining and scheduling can bean afternoon each week or justa few hours each month. It isvery flexible. Call 559-2200, orvisit www.ITNGreaterCincinna-ti.org.

Bethesda North Hospital – hasopenings for adult volunteersin several areas of the hospital.Call 865-1164 for informationand to receive a volunteerapplication.

Cancer Free Kids – is looking forkids who need service hours todo an “Athletes For Alex” usedsports equipment drive in theirneighborhood or at yoursporting event, and fightchildhood cancer. VisitCancerfreekids.org and click onAthletes for Alex for moreinformation.

Captain Kidney EducationalProgram – Needs volunteersone or more mornings orafternoons a month during theschool year to educate childrenin first- through sixth-gradesabout kidney function anddisease. Training provided. Call961-8105.

Crossroads Hospice – Crossroads

Hospice seeks compassionatevolunteers to join its team of“Ultimate Givers,” who strive toprovide extra love and comfortto terminally ill patients andtheir families throughout theCincinnati region.

“Ultimate Givers” visit withpatients in their homes, assistedliving facilities and nursingfacilities, and help with clericalduties at the Crossroads office.They provide emotional sup-port and companionship topatients and family members,assist with errands, or providerespite for those caring forterminally ill loved ones.

Crossroads welcomes studentvolunteers 16 years or older.Activities may include readingto patients, playing cards,participating in arts and craftsand providing office help. Bydonating as little as 45 minutesper week, students can helpfulfill community service hourrequirements.

Crossroads Hospice is also seek-ing volunteers, including stu-dents, to support its signatureprograms inspired by JimStovall’s novel, “The UltimateGift.” The “Gift of a Day”program asks patients whattheir perfect day is and staffand volunteers work to make ita reality.

For more information or to signup as an “Ultimate Giver,”please call 793-5070 or com-plete an application online athttp://bit.ly/Uw5bSX.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

AMELIA — For nearly70 years, the StarliteDrive-In here has enter-tained generations ofmoviegoers.

The years have notbeen kind to “Alice,” aslong-time owner DebiBrooks affectionately re-fers to the drive-in’s icon-ic screen tower thatdraws Greater Cincinnatiresidents of all ages with“flicks, food and fun.”

In a recent Facebookpost, Brooks noted: “Thetired old screen tower, Al-ice, has reminded us thatshe is almost 70 years oldand this winter has beenvery tough on her boardjoints. It’s possible herdays and glowing nightsmay be over.”

Brooks has a construc-tion crew on site disman-tling the 67-year-oldmovie screen’s viewingside one 4-by-8 board at atime. She’s hoping to soonlearn whether the Cler-mont County landmarkcan be repaired or wheth-er it will have to be demol-ished and rebuilt.

The earliest the drive-in would open is mid tolate May “and that’s if ev-erything goes exactlyright,” Brooks said, ascrews began dismantlingthe viewing screen.

If the Starlite’s 25,610Facebook likes are any in-dication, the public wantsto keep Clermont Coun-ty’s only drive-in.

One woman wrote howshe routinely drives a halfhour to view movies at theStarlite and she “highlyrecommends” the attrac-tion’s great price, wonder-ful food and respectfulstaff and clientele.

Jeremy Wenstruppleads, “Save the Starli-te!”in his post, a senti-ment that Cheryl Shannonechoes.

“...It’s one of a few(drive-ins) left in the Unit-ed States,” she wrote. “It’stradition and an icon. Iwant my grandkids to ex-perience the drive-in

soon.” Brooks, a second gen-

eration drive-in theaterowner who grew upwatching Elvis Presleyand “anything Disney,”purchased the Starlite 25years ago. She workedconcessions at her fa-ther’s half-dozen GreaterCincinnati drive-ins, andshe ran a video store andowned the Midway Thea-ter in Bethel from 1977 to2008. The Bethel residentleased the Starlite proper-ty for more than threedecades, before purchas-ing it a quarter of a centu-ry ago.

Brooks has weathereda number of challenges,including the recentswitch to digital projec-tion and constant mainte-nance triggered byweather and the agingstructure. She’s put a newroof on the screen towerand she’s painted thestructure “at least threeor four times.”

Today, the wooden pan-els behind the screen ap-pear to be rotting, andthey can’t support theweight of the screen. Be-cause of asbestos, eachboard has to be removedindividually, Brooks said.

Although several on-line donation sites havebeen set up for the Star-lite’s repairs, Brooks haswarned supportersthrough social media thatnone of those sites are af-filiated with her drive-in.

The Starlite is now oneof 357 drive-in movietheaters in the U.S., downfrom nearly 4,100 in 1958.

Fate of ClermontCounty landmarkuncertainCindy [email protected]

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Bruce Lee BurgerBruce Lee Burger, 73, of An-

derson Township died Feb. 22. Hewas a US Marine Corps and USArmy veteran

Survived by wife, Leila Burger;siblings Juliann (Steven) Cochran,David (Cathy) and William Bur-ger; granddaughter, JessicaWright; and many nieces andnephews.

Services were March 1 atMoore Family Funeral Home,Newtown.

Vivian CreekmoreVivian Creekmore, 78, of

Anderson Township died April 12.Survived by daughters Wanda

Adams, Jackie (Tom) Goetz andEllen (Dave) Stephens; eightgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services were April 15 at HayFuneral Home, Anderson Town-ship. Memorials to: RedwoodSchool, 71 Orphanage Road, Ft.Mitchell, KY 41017.

Janet Daly-KlugJanet Daly-Klug, 84, of An-

derson Township died April 6.Survived by husband, Roger

Klug; children Dianne (Mark)Meyer, Patrick (Chris) Daly andKathy (Mark) Cueto; step-childrenRoger (Julie) Klug, Mary Dickensand Tim (Sue) Klug; sister, MaryElizabeth Sieber; grandchildrenMolly (Mark) McCall, Alex Meyer,Jake and Sarah Daly, Maura andKatie Cueto; great-grandchildrenTanner and Logan McCall; andnephews and niece Jake, Johnand Meg (Michael) Callahan.

Preceded in death by husband,Jake Daly; parents Jacob Sieberand Sarah Duncah; and brother,Robert Sieber.

Services were April 10 atImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch, Anderson Township.

Carmela C. MartinCarmela C. Martin, 94, of

Anderson Township died April 10.Survived by son, Gary R. (Pame-

la)Preceded in death by husband,

Raymond Martin; son, TerryMartin; parents, Mary Hider,Joseph and Nick Chine; andparents Theresa and Louis Chine.

Services were April 14 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Marilyn PatersonMarilyn Paterson, 93, of Mount

Washington died April 7.Survived by children Linda

(Richard) Gibson, David (Lois) andMartha (Murray) Paterson-Cohen;sisters Martha Brabson and RuthNeel; six grandchildren; and ninegreat-grandchildren

Preceded in death by husband,Samuel D. Paterson; and parentsJohn Harris and Alma Goetz.


Williard D. VarnerWillard D. Varner, 86, of An-

derson Township died April 10.He was a US Navy veteran ofWorld War II.

Survived by wife of 62 years,Janet L. Varner; children Jeffrey L.Varner, Jody L. (late Gerald E. )Clust, Lori R. (John) O’Connelland Gwen A. McCane; siblingsRobert and Jim Varner; andgrandchildren Michael (Emma),Jason, Lauren, Ashley, Lacey andJack.

Preceded in death by parentsJulius Varner and Elie Dean.


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Irish dance is in EmmaCourtney’s blood. TheWalnut Hills eighth-grad-er is the great-grand-daughter of the late DickOrmond, a native of Ire-land who settled in Cincin-nati and introduced Irishstep dancing here in the1960s.

Decades later, the firstdaughter born into thefamily in two generationsis stepping up wheregreat-grandpa left off.Courtney is a McGingIrish dancer and will com-pete in the world champi-onships in Montreal inMarch.

“Emma is very talent-ed, hardworking and pas-sionate about dance,” in-structor Mary McGingDuckworth said. “She ab-solutely loves it.”

Courtney started danc-ing at age 4 and has com-peted extensively. She

placed ninth in her agegroup in the regional com-petition called the Mid-American Oireachtas inMinneapolis Thanksgiv-ing weekend. With that,she was qualified to com-pete at the World Champi-onships where she willdance a slip jig, treble jig,set dance and team dance.Nine other McGing danc-

ers will also make the tripto Montreal.

That Irish dance tookroot in Cincinnati at all isdue to Courtney’s great-grandfather. More than 50years ago, Dick Ormondfound dance teachers andlocations for lessons inthe early 1960s. He wasalso instrumental inscheduling their perfor-

mances. Ormond was alsoactive in many Irish activ-ities and organizationsthroughout the city. Hisfamily has always beenproud of their Irish heri-tage. Now they are proudof Emma’s accomplish-ments and are happy tosee their father andgrandfather’s influencecome full circle.

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Walnut Hills eighth-grader Emma Courtney is a champion Irish dancer.

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Irish dance is in Emma Courtney’s blood. The Walnut Hillseighth-grader is the great-granddaughter of the late DickOrmond, a native of Ireland who settled in Cincinnati andintroduced Irish step dancing here in the 1960s.


ANDERSON TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultAdult male assaulted at Al-tercrest at Sutton Road, March26.

Juvenile male was assaulted atAltercrest at Sutton Road, April2.

Attempted theftEntry made into vehicle at 600block of Balbriggan Court, April3.

BurglaryJewelry, etc. taken at 5500 blockof Wayside Ave., April 2.

Jewelry box, etc. taken at 7000block of Bridges Road, March31.

Ipad, currency, etc. taken; over$5,000 at 1900 block of Gains-borough, March 30.

Dog biteJuvenile male was bitten by dogat 2200 block of Elstun Road,March 30.

Domestic violence

Reported at 900 block of Nor-dyke, March 29.

Drug instrumentsMale found unconscious andsyringe, etc. found at 8500block of Linderwood, March 29.

Drug instruments found invehicle at traffic stop at 5200block of Beechmont, April 5.

FraudMale stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at8400 block of Brownsboro,March 26.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at300 block of Bishops Bridge,March 31.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at800 block of Shawnee Trace,March 31.

Female stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at6300 block of Turpin Hills, April2.

Female stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at

1300 block of Crotty Court,March 31.

ID used with no authorization at3400 block of Mount CarmelRoad, April 3.

TheftMale stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at600 block of Birney Lane, March30.

Wallet taken from vehicle at2700 block of Newtown Road,March 28.

Money taken; $80 at 2200 block

of Endo Valley, March 27.Male stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at8500 block of Corcoran, March29.

Wallet taken from vehicle at7600 block of Brannon Drive,March 27.

Attempt made to gain access tovictim’s bank account at 1700block of Bowen, March 27.

Diamond ring taken; $20,000 at700 block of S. Woodlyn, March30.

POLICE REPORTS

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP8156 Asbury Hills Drive: Abel,Frank T. to Iredale, Kristen &Greg; $153,000.

8172 Bonanza Lane: Roumegoux,Aude Scheibli to Hurley, Ericka F.& Christopher J.; $175,000.

8172 Clough Pike: Armstrong,Carolyn S. to Kunz, Shelly;$142,000.

2254 Clough Ridge Drive: Slee,James J. to Thul, Barbara Tr.;$125,000.

2488 Eight Mile Road: KondaurCapital Corp. Tr. to Rand, Cath-erine; $220,000.

2067 Forestlake Drive: GogoInvestments LLC to Vanover,Trinity; $123,500.

Four Mile Road: Bell, Howard L.& Pamela J. to Boggs, HowardJr. & Kristin L.; $500.

819 Foxvalley Court: Bergeron,Pierre H. & Jennifer to Okonak,Neil David & Jennifer Lee Kauf-man; $397,000.

8435 Greenleaf Drive: Haggerty,Elizabeth Ann to Noack, ThomasL.; $420,000.

2148 Heather Hill Blvd.: White,Dale S. Sr. & Jacqueline M. toMcGilligan, Becky S. & Brian M.;$450,000.

1916 Lady Ellen Drive: Kleinfelter,Diane to Mack, Kyle T. & SusanK.; $189,900.

8466 Linderwood Lane: BDMResidential LLC to Thomas,Jason & Amber; $160,000.

8577 Northport Drive: Hermans,Weston & Natalie Knight to

Dawes, Ethan B. & Jennifer L.;$144,000.

7192 Paddison Road: Daly, KevinP. & Jeanne J. to Deeds, John Jr.;$315,000.

7390 Ridgepoint Drive: KeeneGroup The to Ideker, Heather N;$78,000.

567 Ridgestone Drive: Arnold,Brian A. & Lee to Anadio,Michael D. & Jennifer M.;$545,000.

749 St. Thomas Court: Essinger,James F. Jr. to Gaerke, Tyler R. &Kerry K. Devanney; $342,000.

1115 Witt Road: Jackson, Arthurto Berning, Greg; $82,500.

863 Woodlyn Drive: Tonseth,Matthew R. & Erin K. to Gold-man, Dale M.; $88,000.

989 Woodlyn Drive: PNC BankNA to Bigelow, Adam; $70,000.

CALIFORNIA5001 Kellogg Ave.: Freeman,Clarence to Harbor Towne YachtClub; $600.

5001 Kellogg Ave.: Stilz, RichardJ. to Solomon, Gerald W.;$6,500.

MOUNT WASHINGTON6636 Ambar Ave.: Simpson,Judith Ann to Grau, Kelsey E.;$114,500.

6548 Copperleaf Lane: Dant, KyleD. & Anna G. to Wang, Kai & Yu;$262,000.

6341 Corbly Road: Robison,Judith Elaine & Nancy SueHelton to RHR Properties LLC;$35,000.

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