Twin Towers residentDon Brandt is a WorldWar II Veteran and a

member of the USS HornetsAssociation.

On Friday, Feb. 6, Brandtreceived a quilt from theQuilts of Valor program,which he in turn donated toTwin Towers where it will bedisplayed for all to enjoy.Ohio Valley Quilters Guildmember Joyce Foley, whowas on hand for the presen-tation, made the quilt as partof their nationwide Quilts ofValor program that createsand donates patriotic quiltsto veterans of foreign wars.

Brandt’s wife Rose, hisdaughter Mary Ann, andson-in-law Wally Herbsterwere all at Twin Towers forthe ceremony.

Close friend Stanley Co-hen emceed the presenta-tion where he shared someof Brandt’s military history.

Ensign Don Brandt was aNaval fighter pilot who flewHellcat and Corsair aircraftassigned to the USS Hornetaircraft carrier in WorldWar II. While flying hisF6F-3 Hellcat plane on June13, 1944, he was shot downduring a pre-invasion as-sault off the coast of Guam.An injured Ensign Brandtlanded in the water about500 yards off the beach inthe Agana Bay, where hewas alone in the water for 2

1/2 hours listening to mortarshells and sniper fire aimedat him from the beach.

A Helldiver bomber fi-nally spotted him, ap-proached low overhead, andmanaged to drop an inflat-able raft into the water forhim. After climbing into theraft, Brandt waited anotherthree hours before nearbysubmarine Swordfish wasable to tow him to safetywhile he clung to the peri-scope.

When Cohen met Don

Brandt through a work pro-ject in 1961, Stan recognizedhim from a documentaryabout World War II. Theysoon became good friends.

“In my opinion DonBrandt is the most skilled,experienced field engineer Ihave ever worked with,” Co-hen said. “He provided thelayout of countless millionsof interstate highways,large subdivisions, industri-al tracts, and later became asuccessful builder of finehomes.”

Twin Towers residentDon Brandt awardedQUILT OF VALOR

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Don Brandt decided to donate his Quilt of Valor to Twin Towers so all residents could enjoy it.

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Don Brandt and his wife, Rose, were present for the ceremony. DonBrandt was honored for his World War II service.

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All-day kindergarten andschool facility improvementswere front burner issues as of-ficials from the FinneytownLocal School District had achat with residents aboutwhat’s happening in the dis-trict.

The Finneytown LocalSchool District’s Board of Edu-cation is conducting a series ofcommunity meetings to talkabout the district, its financesand its facilities.

In November, the districtconducted its first conversa-tion. Superintendent TyroneOlverson says the idea camefrom the Superintendent’s Ad-visory Committee in conjunc-tion with Parents for PublicSchools of Greater Cincinnati.Parents for Public Schools ofGreater Cincinnati is part of anational organization of com-munity-based chapters. Thegroup advocates for excel-lence in public schools andworks to develop and sustainconstructive parent and com-munity involvement so that allstudents will achieve.

The first meeting covered avariety of topics including abrief overview of CommonCore, technology integrationand discipline. Olverson saidthe district is letting communi-ty input drive the topics of theconversations.

The March 10 conversationfocused on facilities – the workdone on the district’s facilitiesthis year, as well as plans forsummer work and work to bedone during the 2015-2016school year, as well.

Jack Fisher, director ofbusiness and administrativeaffairs for the district, talkedabout a number projects com-pleted in district buildings.Some were paid for through

House Bill 264, the energy con-servation program that allowsschool districts to make energyefficiency improvements totheir buildings and use the costsavings to pay for those im-provements. Finneytown’sprojects included lighting pro-jects replacing fixtures andcontrols so energy savingbulbs can be used, heating andair conditioning projects thatalso involved replacing equip-ment and controls, and plumb-ing.

The district also completeda number of projects paid forby the 15-year, 1.98-mill bondissue passed in 2012 to raise$4.7 million for repairs, reno-vations and security at theschools. Bond projects includ-ed roofing projects at all threedistrict campuses, heating andair conditioning projects,mainly at the secondary cam-pus, paving projects at allthree campuses and securityentrance upgrades mainly atBrent and Whitaker.

Outside funding also helpedpay for some projects, includ-ing the William R. SwartzelPerforming Arts Center reno-vation and landscaping and sig-nage at Whitaker Elementary,paid for by the FinneytownFoundation, a new stadiumsound system, which was a giftfrom the 2014 senior class, andsecurity entrance upgrades atBrent and Whitaker elementar-ies, partially paid for by anOhio Department of Educationgrant.

The district also bought twonew school buses, a 2013 bus,and a used bus with a wheelchair lift.

At the secondary campus,since last June, the district hasdone a large cleanup, resultingin several loads to recycle andscrap; installation of a two-

Finneytown districtdiscusses educationissues with residents

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More than 50 residents attended a March 10 community meeting held bythe Finneytown School District Board of Education. All-day kindergartenand facilities improvements were on the agenda.

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Garage sale set for Saturday

The Mount HealthyAlumni Association isnow accepting vendor ap-plications for the associa-tion’s annual garage sale.

The Sale will be from 9a.m. to noon Saturday,April 11, in the Junior/Senior High School Cafe-teria at 8101 HamiltonAve. Cost to participate is$15 for a 6-foot table, $20for a 12-foot table or $10for the space if you bringyour own table.

Refreshments will beavailable for purchase.Applications for vendortables can be downloadedat www.mthalumni.org,or obtained by contactingRose Kahsar at; RKahsar@aol.com phone: 513-729-0784 or Steve Harness atsharness@cinci.rr.com;phone: 513-851-1446.

Backyardcomposting class

Springfield Townshipwill be hosting Get theDirt on Backyard Com-posting, a seminar with aguest speaker from theHamilton County Recy-cling and Solid Waste Dis-trict focusing on the ba-sics of backyard com-posting.

The seminar will beginat 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April14, at the SpringfieldTownship Senior andCommunity Arts Center,9150 Winton Road, behindthe civic center.

The seminar will dis-cuss how to balance acompost bin, what ma-terials are compostable,and some troubleshoot-ing. There will also betime to answer compost-ing questions.

Register online athamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org or call 513-946-7734to register. Space is limit-ed, so sign up early.

Tuesday meansGirls Night Out

Apex Chiropractic andWellness Center in com-bination with the Centen-nial Barn are hosting aGirls Night Out, 6:30 p.m.to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March24, at the CentennialBarn, 110 Compton Road(classes start at 7 p.m).

The evening will in-clude opportunities to tryseveral classes such asLaughter Yoga, Zumba,Nia, Yoga, Hula Hooping,Meditation,

Junior newspapercarriers needed

Hey kids! Become aCommunity Press carrierand earn your own spend-ing money and still havetime for other fun activ-ities since delivery is justonce a week on Wednes-day.

It’s your own businesswhere your neighbors re-ly on you to deliver infor-mation about their com-munity. You’ll learn valu-able business skills andgain experience in cus-tomer service and moneymanagement. You’ll alsobe able to earn bonuses,win prizes and partici-pate in special carrierevents. Call 853-6277.

Advocacy trainingfor ArthritisFoundation

The Arthritis Founda-tion is hosting an Advoca-cy Training Day, 8 a.m. to1 p.m. Saturday, March28, at Sharonville Con-vention Center.

The program is free,but registration is re-quired.

Learn techniques foradvocating for yourselfand others.

Track 1 is for adults;track 2 is for childreneighth-grade to 12th-grade.

Register on line atohadvocacyday.kinte-ra.or or call Kelly at 513-399-8094.

Meeting to discussMcGuffey Museum

The Forest Park Wom-en's Club will host Ste-phen Gordon, administra-tor from the McGuffeyMuseum at Miami Uni-versity, at 7 p.m. Thurs-day, March 19. He will

talk about the McGuffeyMuseum.

Steep CanyonRangers willperform April 11

The Greater Cincin-nati Performing Arts So-ciety will present theGrammy Award winningBluegrass group, theSteep Canyon Rangers, at7:30 p.m., Saturday, April11, at the Martin MariettaTheater at Harrison HighSchool. The show is partof a series presented byGCPAS and proceeds sup-port tuition assistanceprograms at Catholic ele-mentary schools through-out Greater Cincinnatiand Northern Kentucky.For show information andtickets, go towww.gcparts.org or call570-0652.

McAuley Madnessbegins Friday

McAuley High Schoolis hosting a fun-filled eve-ning for all sixth- and sev-enth-grade girls from 6p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday,March 20

McAuley Madness willfeature great food, suchas LaRosa’s pizza and abuild-your-own sundaebar, along with games, ac-tivities, music, and fun.Girls attending can weartheir favorite basketballteam’s shirt or jersey. Allthe fun will take place atMcAuley.

Registration is avail-able at www.mcauleyhs.net/

mcauleymadness.For more information,

please contact MariaSchweikert at 681-1800Extension 2272 or schwei-kertm@mcauleyhs.net.

Goodwill hosts recycling drive

This year will mark thecelebration of the OhioValley Goodwill’s secondannual Earth Day Elec-tronic Recycling Dona-tion Drive, 11 a.m. to 5p.m. Sunday, April 26, atall 29 Goodwill DonationCenters.

Last year, Goodwillcollected more than20,000 pounds of comput-ers, keyboards and otherelectronic equipmentduring this one-day eventand this year, the goal is60,000 pounds from theGreater Cincinnati com-munity.

Find out more aboutthis exciting recyclingevent at www.cincinnati-

Aromatherapy, Qigong,Tai Chi and SoulCollage .Enjoy a chair massage bylocal trusted profession-als. There will be winetasting for a small addi-tional fee. Snacks anddrinks plus door prizesare included in the $15 feeat the door or pre-registerby March 17 and save $3by calling Barb at 513-931-4300 or going to www.a-pexchirocenter.com.

Bring friends for agreat opportunity to trysome new healthful activ-ities.

Winton Woodsoffers MVP Card

Residents of the Win-ton Woods School Districtwho are age 55 and overare invited to pick up anMVP (Mature Valued Pa-tron) card at the district’sCentral Office. The cardis good for free admissionto most athletic events(excluding tournaments),concerts, plays and musi-cals – subject to availabil-ity.

Gina Burnett, commu-nications and HR special-ist for the district, saidshe enjoys talking to peo-ple who come in for thecard and has seen an in-crease in the number ofcards she’s given out.

“Many of those whostop by are interested ingetting a card becausethey have a grandchildwho goes to school here,and the card allows themto more easily participateand be active in theirgrandchild’s life, which isa great thing,” Burnettsaid.

If you’re a WintonWoods resident age 55and older, your free MVPcard is available at thedistrict’s Central Office,at 1215 W. Kemper Roadin Forest Park. For moreinformation, contact Bur-nett at 619-2300.

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Now that SpringfieldTownship and the city ofWyoming have joinedforces to provide en-hanced senior adult pro-gramming and recreationmembership opportuni-ties, Springfield Town-ship is hosting an openhouse to let residents ofboth communities checkthings out.

Kimberlee Flamm,projects, events and com-munications coordinatorfor Springfield Township,says the township willhave a formal kick-offand open house eventfrom 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.Wednesday, March 25, atthe Springfield TownshipSenior and CommunityArts Center, 9158 WintonRoad, behind the Spring-

field Township Admini-stration and Fire Depart-ment complex. The openhouse is open to any sen-ior adult over the age of55.

Staff can be reached at522-1154, on the web atwww.springfieldtwp.orgor via email to tschneid-er@springfieldtwp.org

More than 60 regularlyscheduled activities areheld monthly at the cen-ter from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tuesdays-Thursdays and9 a.m. until noon on Fri-days. For a list of pro-grams available, visit thewebsite at bit.ly/SPTWPseniors.

Through the partner-ship, senior adult pro-gramming for both com-munities will be at theSpringfield TownshipSenior and CommunityArts Center at 9158 Win-

ton Road and WyomingRecreation Departmentprogramming staff willsupport the collaborationby planning a number ofnew programs at thetownship facility.

Wyoming residentsover the age of 55 mayjoin the Springfield Town-ship Senior Center at thetownship resident rate,which is $20 annually.Wyoming offers Spring-field Township seniorcenter members the op-portunity to join the city’srecreation center for $122and the family aquaticscenter for $88, which arethe senior resident ratesfor those facilities.

Springfield Townshiphas offered senior pro-gramming since 1985 andestablished its Senior &Community Arts Centerfacility in 1995.

Springfield Twp. hosts openhouse for senior programsJennie Keyjkey@communitypress.com

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Judy Wang says she’s beencoming to the SpringfieldTownship Senior andCommunity Center since1999. Here, she’s workingwhat she calls a micro mosaictrinket box. Her projectinvolves cutting glass scrapsinto very small pieces toprepare them to be placed ina mosaic.

court volleyball; HVAC/duct work; painting; up-dating security cam-eras, fixing a drain beh-ing the performing artscenter, installation of ir-rigation systems at thestadium and baseballfields and carpeting insome areas of the cam-pus, furniture and win-dow treatments.

At Whitaker Elemen-tary, there was a base-ment cleanup, and thedistrict fixed water is-sues in the basement, aswell as doing pavement,drain and concrete re-pairs, patching, paint-ing and carpeting. Thedistrict built a third-grade classroom, fixedwireless connectivityissues and addressedproblems at the back ofthe building, includingclearing trees and up-grading cameras.

At Brent Elemen-tary, the district fixedthe roof over the gym,improved landscape atthe front of the build-ings, installed a newslide, fixed a drain lineand pipe behind thebuilding, bought somenew furniture and win-dow treatments and in-stalled a sign for thebuildings on WintonRoad.

This summer, the dis-trict plans to completeroof work, address elec-trical issues and reno-vate the elevator atWhitaker elementaryschool. The district willinstall a new key system

at the secondary cam-pus, improve exteriorlighting at all threecampuses for safetyand security. The Whit-aker cafeteria line willalso be upgraded.

Dependent on budgetconsiderations, futureprojects include floorwork at all campuses in-cluding the performingarts center, sound andlighting in the perform-ing arts center, securitycameras, furniture, re-placement of some ag-ing buses, gym andboard of education roofprojects, public addressand phone systems atBrent and Whitaker,space for alternativeprograms and all-daykindergarten.

All-day kindergartenwas also a topic of con-versation for the meet-ing. It would cost about$500,000 annually to ex-pand kindergarten to allday in the district, andsuperintendent Olver-son said the districtwould love to imple-ment all-day kindergar-ten in the 2016-2017school year.

“The barriers arespace, and the financialimpact,” he said. “Andwe won’t make it a re-quirement. Some par-ents may continue to optfor half-day.”

Shawn Maus, com-munications coordina-tor for the Finneytowndistrict, said documentsused during the pro-gram will be posted onthe district’s website,www.finneytown.org.They will be under the“About Our District”button on the menu bar.

Olverson said thedistrict plans anotherconversation, either inApril or later in June.Topics then will likelyinclude test results in-formation windingdown the 2014-15 schoolyear and looking aheadto 2015-2016.

“We plan to keeptalking,” he said.

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A list of local fish fries:» St. Therese Little Flower Parish:The annual fish fries at St.Therese Little Flower Parish,5560 Kirby Road, will continueon Fridays through Lent, exceptfor Good Friday. There isdine-in, carry-out and a drive-through from 5:30-7:30 p.m. atLittle Flower Church. The FishFry benefits the Our Lady ofGrace Athletic Association.

» Pleasant Run PresbyterianChurch: Fish fry is from 5 p.m.

to 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20,at the church, 11565 PippinRoad.

The menu includes a choice offish or chicken nuggets andchoice of two sides: macaroniand cheese, green beans,coleslaw, applesauce. The mealalso includes bread, dessert andeither coffee, lemonade or icetea. The price is $8.50 per adultand $4.50 per child. Carry-outprices are $8 per adult and $4per child.

The profits will be used formission projects and boy scoutprojects.

This series of fish fries is beingsponsored by the women’sassociation and Boy Scouts. Call

513-825-4544, or visit pleas-antrunpc.org

» Mt. Healthy American LegionPost 513: The annual fish fry atWesley Werner Post 513 Amer-ican Legion Hall, 7947 Hamil-

ton Ave. in Mount Healthy runsfrom 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fridays,Feb. 13, 20 and 27.

Menu includes cod, catfish,chicken strips, shrimp, crabcakes, fries, macaroni andcheese, onion chips and des-sert. For information, call513-729-0061.

» St. James the Greater Church,3565 Hubble Road in WhiteOak,presents its God and Codfish fry from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.Fridays through March 27.

The menu includes fried orbaked fish dinners, shrimpdinners, sandwiches, cheesepizza, and pretzels from Serva-tii’s. Soft drinks and beeravailable. Dine in or carry out.

For more information, visitwww.stjamesfishfry.org. Toplace a carry-out order, call741-5311.

A fish or shrimp dinner costs$8.00 and a la carte items costfrom $1.50 to $4.50.

Call 513-574-4840.

FISH FRIES

EXPAND THE MENUTo have your fish fry included in this listing, email the

information to rmaloney@communitypress.com.

Fish fries are a Lenten tradition. TheSt. Therese Little Flower Parish an-nual fish fry at 5560 Kirby Road

benefits the Our Lady of Grace AthleticAssociation. There is dine-in, carry-out anda drive-through from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Lit-tle Flower Church.

Photos by Jennie Key/The Community Press

The fry team, front to back, is Larry Ludwig, Nate Steinbach, Greg Hughes, and Dave Trotta .

Shrimp, hush puppies and onion rings are popular withpatrons of the Little Flower Fish fry.

Doug Pierani adds roasted pineapple and habanero sauce tohis shrimp at the Little Flower fish fry.

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Katie Pilcher stirs macaroni and cheese at the Little Flower fishfry.

The Little Flower Fish Fry benefits Our Lady of Grace athletics. Students from Little Flower, St. Ann, St. Margaret Mary andAssumption parishes attend Our Lady of Grace School.

Kids have a great time at the Little Flower Fish fry. From left,Our Lady of Grac third graders McKenna Seng and JillianLester, Jillian’s aunt, Jessica Lester and third-grader PaytonMiller.

Shannon Drew, an eighth-grader from Our Lady of GraceSchool, serves dessert as a fundraiser for the Children’s TumorFoundation.

AngieEpure and

DonnaSteinbach

handlecarryoutorders atthe Little

FlowerChurch

fish fry.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 19Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Senio513-385-3780. Green Township.

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

EducationExtreme Couponing Work-shop, 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m., PebbleCreek Golf Course, Restaurant &Event Center, 9799 PrechtelRoad, Tiffany Ivanovsky, fea-tured on TLC’s Extreme Coupon-ing, shares her strategies andtips. Sponsored by The Enquirer.Free. Registration requiredonline. Presented by EnquirerMedia. No phone; cin.ci/cou-pons. Colerain Township.

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

Be Smart, Eat Well and MoveMore at Your Library, 3 p.m.,Westwood Branch Library, 3345Epworth Ave., Learn aboutexercise, good nutrition andfeeding your brain with goodbooks while completing 26 milesof Flying Pig marathon on yourHog Log. Free. Presented byPublic Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-4474.Westwood.

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

Health / WellnessAdult and Pediatric First Aid &CPR/AED, 2-4 p.m., MountHealthy United MethodistChurch, 7612 Perry St., Becomecertified in adult and pediatricFirst Aid and CPR/AED. $85, $55.Registration required. Presentedby American Red Cross Cincin-nati Area Chapter. 800-733-2767; redcross.org/take-a-class.Mount Healthy.

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

Laugh Out Lounge Open MicComedy, 8-10 p.m., The PublicHouse, 3807 North Bend Road,Free. 481-6300; www.publichou-secheviot.com. Cheviot.

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

Music - StudentPerformances

Taylor High School 7th and8th Grade Band Concert, 7:30p.m., Three Rivers Educational

Campus, 56 Cooper Road, Free.Presented by Taylor High School.467-3200; www.threerivers-schools.org. Cleves.

Music - WorldGerman Show, 5:30-11 p.m.,Donauschwaben Haus, 4290 DryRidge Road, German singers andbands. Edith Prock (Bavaria),Sanny (Friesland) and Harmoni-ka-Freunde “Parz” (Austria).Optional roast pork dinner5:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Presented byDonauschwaben Society. 451-6452; www.donauschwaben-.com. Colerain Township.

On Stage - TheaterMarvelous Wonderettes, 7:30p.m., Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, 4990 GlenwayAve., Play takes you to the 1958Springfield High School promwhere we meet the Wonde-rettes, four girls with hopes anddreams as big as their crinolineskirts. $24, $21 seniors, studentsand groups of 20 or more.241-6550; www.cincinnatiland-markproductions.com. WestPrice Hill.

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

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 20Art ExhibitsWe Were All Chiefs: CurrentWorks from Elder HighSchool Alumni, 3-5 p.m., FlatsGallery, 3028 Price Ave., Artworkfrom 16 Elder High SchoolAlumni: Tom Berninger, JimBono, Jim Borgman, JordanDaugherty, Jim Doerflein, ChrisFelix, Tim Gold, Rick Gray, TomHaney, Woodrow Hinton III,Chris Hoeting, Michael Hurst,Tim McMichael, Jacob Meyer,Louis Stavale, and Joseph Win-terhalter. Free. Presented byMount St. Joseph University.244-4223; www.msj.edu. EastPrice Hill.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Cincinnati ElksLodge No. 5, 3621 GlenmoreAve., Fish dinners are $8.75 andinclude 6-ounce cod loin, coles-law and choice of two items:french fries, tater tots, macaroniand cheese and stewed toma-toes. Fish sandwich available for$6.50. Through April 3. 662-4040. Cheviot.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., PleasantRun Presbyterian Church, 11565Pippin Road, Fish or chickennuggets and choice of two sides:macaroni and cheese, greenbeans, coleslaw and applesauce.Meal also includes bread, des-sert and either coffee, lemonadeor iced tea. Dinner: $8.50, $4.50per child; carryout: $8, $4 perchild. 825-4544; www.pleasan-trunpc.org. Colerain Township.

Fish Fry, 5:30-7:30 p.m., KolpingCenter, 10235 Mill Road, Pizza,fish, shrimp. Dine in or carry out.Music, raffles, cash bar. BenefitsKolping Society. Presented byKolping Society. 851-7951, ext. 1;www.kolpingcincinnati.com.Springfield Township.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. JohnNeumann Church, 12191 MillRoad, Platter includes coleslaw,french fries, onion rings orgreen beans. Baked fish, fishsandwich, shrimp and otheritems. 742-0953. SpringfieldTownship.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. MatthiasCatholic Church, 1050 W. Kem-per Road, Lonsway Hall. Dinnersand a la carte items. $7 perdinner. 851-1930. Forest Park.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. Catharineof Siena School, 3324 WunderAve., Cafeteria. Fried fish sand-wiches and platters, friedshrimp, pizza, baked potatoes,mac and cheese, homemadesoups. New dinners: CincItaliastuffed shells, crab cakes andfish tacos. Homemade dessertsby Girl Scout Troop 41652. Dinein or carry out. Benefits St.Catherine Athletics. 481-7683,ext. 3104; www.stcatharinesie-na.org. Westwood.

Fish Fry Days, 4:30-7 p.m., St.Aloysius Gonzaga School, 4390Bridgetown Road, School Cafe-teria. Fried and baked fish,shrimp, pizza, mozzarella sticks,homemade macaroni andcheese, green beans, coleslawand homemade desserts. Carry-out and drive through available.Fish or shrimp dinner costs $8and a la carte items $1.50-$4.50.Presented by St. Aloysius Gon-zaga Church. 574-4840;www.saintals.org. Green Town-ship.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., VFW Post7340 Charles R. Gailey, 8326Brownsway Lane, Cod, catfish,shrimp, chicken, platters comewith choice of two sides. Carry-out available. $8 platter, $5sandwich. Presented by VFWPost 7340 Ladies Auxiliary.521-7340; http://gailey-post.webs.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Knights ofColumbus Council 1683, 3144Blue Rock Road, Fish dinner$7.50; fish and chips $6.25; fishsandwich $5.25; grilled cheesesandwich $2; cheese pizza slice$1.50 / whole $8. Kids meal: fishor grilled cheese $3.25. Sides:french fries regular or seasoned,green beans, coleslaw, mac andcheese, baked potato, soup, tosssalad. 741-7700. White Oak.

Fresh Fish Fry, 4:30-7 p.m.,Western Hills Cheviot Lodge 140,4353 West Fork Road, Dine inlower level or carryout entranceat rear of building. Dine in orcarry out. Sides: fries, mac andcheese, onion rings, green beansand slaw. Dinner with threesides for $10. Free coffee andtea. Presented by Western HillsCheviot Lodge No. 140. 919-1065. Monfort Heights.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., OurLady of the Visitation School,3180 South Road, Baked, friedfish, shrimp and crab cakes.Dinners include two sides. Macand cheese, fries, coleslaw andmore. Children’s fish fingersdinner, Trotta’s pizza and weeklyspecial. $2 and up. Presented bySt. Joseph of the Three RiversCouncil Knights of Columbus.347-2229; www.stjosephkof-c.org. Green Township.

Germania Society Fish Fry,4:30-7:30 p.m., Germania Societyof Cincinnati, 3529 W. KemperRoad, Sides include bakedmacaroni and cheese, frenchfries, sweet creamy coleslaw,

collard greens and corn bread.Assorted desserts and beveragesavailable for purchase. Tea,coffee and lemonade availableat no cost. Carry out and creditcard purchases also available.$12 dinner with two sides, $7fish sandwich only. 742-0060;www.germaniasociety.com.Colerain Township.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St.William Church, 4108 W. EighthSt., Menu includes hand bread-ed cod, tavern breaded fish,tilapia, salmon, shrimp, crabcakes, grilled cheese, cheesepizza, french fries, hush puppies,macaroni and cheese, tossedsalad and homemade soup ofthe week. Desserts and bever-ages available. Drive thru 4-7p.m. Dine in 4:30-7:30 p.m. $1and up. 921-0247; www.stwil-liamfishfry.com. West Price Hill.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. AntoninusParish, 1500 Linneman Road,Dine in, carry out or drive-thrucurb-side pick-up. Fish sand-wiches, jumbo shrimp, grilledsalmon, pizza, grilled cheese,homemade soups and home-made desserts, plus other sidedishes. Price varies. Presented bySt. Antoninus Boy Scout Troop614. 922-5400. Green Township.

Dine-in Fish Fry, 5:30-7 p.m.,Our Lady of the Rosary Church,17 Farragut Road, Menu in-cludes salmon, baked cod, friedcod, shrimp, pizza, salted ryebread and more. A la carte itemsavailable. Credit cards accepted.$8. 825-8626; www.wintonwyo-mingpr.org. Greenhills.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 513, 7947Hamilton Ave., Cod, catfish,fantail shrimp, popcorn shrimp,crab cakes and chicken strips.Dinner include fries or maccheese or onion straws andcoleslaw, cupcakes. $6-$8.729-0061. Mount Healthy.

Fish FryDays, 5-8 p.m., St.Dominic Church, 4551 DelhiRoad, O’Connor Hall. Traditionalfried cod, special menu itemseach week. Presented by St.Dominic Athletic Association.251-1276; www.athletics.stdo-minicdelhi.org. Delhi Township.

Fish Fry, 4-7 p.m., St. LawrenceElementary, 1020 Carson Ave.,

Heritage Hall. Breaded jumboshrimp, baked salmon, codbreaded or beer battered,spaghetti with tomato sauce,grilled cheese sandwich or garlicgrilled cheese sandwich andpizza bread. Benefits St. Law-rence. Presented by PTO of St.Lawrence Elementary. 921-4230.East Price Hill.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. Michael’sChurch, 2110 Saint Michael St.,Fish, shrimp, pizza, grilledcheese and tomato soup, frenchfries, green beans, macaroni andcheese, coleslaw, applesauce,drinks. Beer and desserts extra.Benefits St. Michael the Archan-gel Catholic Parish and School.$8, $7, $4.75, $3. 244-2214.Lower Price Hill.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St.Teresa of Avila Church, 1175Overlook Ave., Dine in service inAvila Hall, carry out orders inScout Room and drive-thruservice in circle drive on Over-look. Benefits St. Teresa BoyScout Troop 271. Price varies.Presented by St. Teresa BoyScout Troop 271. 720-9755. WestPrice Hill.

Fish Fry, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.,Phillips Memorial C.M.E. Church,839 North Bend Road, $7. 242-0609. Finneytown.

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

Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, $10 drop-in, $45 five-classpass, $80 10-class pass, $140

20-class pass. Presented by Yogaby Marietta. 675-2725; www.yo-gabymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.

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

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

Karaoke and Open MicWest Side Star Karaoke Con-test Selection Rounds, 8-11p.m., Cheviot Eagles, 3807Glenmore Ave., Selection roundsbegin March 6. First of threeselection rounds. Contest runsthrough June. $500 prize. Finaleat West Fest. For Ages 16 andup. Benefits Cheviot CulturalDevelopment Committee. $10.661-5795; www.cheviotea-gles.com/karaoke.html. Cheviot.

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

On Stage - StudentTheater

Rebel Without a Cause, 7:30p.m., La Salle High School, 3091North Bend Road, $12, $5.Presented by La Salle HighSchool Drama. 741-3000;www.lasallehs.net/drama. GreenTownship.

On Stage - TheaterMarvelous Wonderettes, 8p.m., Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, $24, $21 sen-iors, students and groups of 20or more. 241-6550; www.cincin-natilandmarkproductions.com.West

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most treasured kitchen item is. Itseems like just about everybodyhas a favorite utensil, pot, or gadg-et. “Mine is my mother’s sifter”,one lady said. Another mentionedrolling pans from grandma. Oneyoung person I mentored trea-sured his dad’s apron: “He worethat apron every time he cookeddinner on the grill. Now I wear it”,he said. So don’t get rid of that wellloved kitchen item when you re-place it with new. Pass it down tokeep the traditions and memoriesgoing.

Mike, a Clermont County read-er, needs a recipe for dairy freerolls that are suitable for diabetics.Here’s a good one. I baked these on

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Honor Flight Tri- State is aCincinnati-based non-profitorganization created to honorAmerica’s World War ll andKorean and Vietnam veterans,and all veterans over the ageof 65, who served either state-side or overseas, for theirsacrifices by providing them afree trip to visit their memori-als in Washington, D.C. HonorFlight is dedicated to makinga dream come true for theseordinary people who gave somuch for their country.

The memorials in Washing-ton, D.C., dedicated to theirservice, are often never seenby the very veterans they

were built tohonor. Our tripvisits theWorld War ll,Korean, Viet-nam, Lincoln,Air Force ,Iwo Jima Ma-rine Memorialand the tombof the Un-known Soldierin Arlington

National Cemetery. This is atrip the veterans will neverforget – this honor paid tothem from grateful Amer-icans is long overdue. Theyreturned from war and mil-

itary service to build our na-tion and they have not beenhonored in this way sincetheir return.

Our mission has taken on anew urgency, with the ad-vancing age of the survivingWorld War ll and Korean Vet-erans All World War ll veter-ans will have top priority andall WW ll veterans will fly in2015, thanks to outstandingsupport of our media sponsorthe Simply Money Foundation,Emery Community Founda-tion and others.

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to find them! We do not ad-vertise, since we feel all mon-ies collected should be usedexclusively for the veterans .We have no paid staff andevery dollar donated goesdirectly to cover the expensesof the trips only.

We have five charterflights planned for 2015. It iseasy to apply. Just go to thewebsitewww.honorflighttristate.organd fill out an application inthe veterans/ guardians sec-tion or call the hotline 513-277-9626 and we will send you anapplication. Every veteranwill travel with a guardian

chaperone, who pays theirown way ($440) for the honorof spending the day with atrue American hero, our vet-erans. All veterans travelfree.

Please help us find veter-ans now, by distributing thisinformation. It is never toolate to say thank you. Time isrunning out – help us findthese deserving veterans forthis trip of a lifetime. Theirservice have saved freedomfor all of us.

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Cheryl PoppCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

This is a very personalexercise.

The idea is to evaluateourselves before we criticizeothers. It is an exercise I usedwhen teaching ethics.

Before we begin, let meexplain that I was a somewhatdifferent type of teacher. Idid not lecture on mythoughts and ideas, but rathercaused students to think andto exercise their minds. Mid-term and final exams werecontained in the syllabus sothat the students had time tothink about the problemsexpressed and to question meand other students about theirideas.

We had some very livelydiscussions. One rule was thatany questionable topic was tobe discussed in the third per-son.

We are in a period of veryquestionable ethics. There arethings we can change andthings that, hopefully, timewill improve. There is nodoubt that the world is in avery dangerous situation thataffects all of us. I don’t meanto be overly fearful, but manysituations seem to repeat thishistory before great wars ornational calamities.

History also indicates that

proper actionscould avoidthese disas-ters. It couldbe that ourpersonal val-ues couldmake a differ-ence. If that isso, it would beimportant forthe majorityof people to

examine their personal valuesand adjust to the necessitiesof a better existence.

Perhaps our biggest prob-lem is the wide disagreementbetween political parties. Thisis fed to a large extent by ourstubborn political values.Politicians have always pro-tected the political donorswho became enablers andwere protected by the recipi-ents of their money. The cus-tomary devaluation of moneyhas been a factor leading tomany different miseries likegenocide, war, and dictator-ships. If politicians can be“bought” what about the gen-eral public?

Let’s look into the mirror.Can we be bought? Well, weall have a price whether wewant to admit it or not. Con-sider that one of your family

has been kidnapped and youcan save him by committing amurder. Would you do it? Noanswer is required. Somepeople have faced this issue.

Simpler issues are moneyissues. We all face times whenwe are jealous of someonewho has much more than us.Just think about what youmight do to acquire moremoney so that you could so-cialize in that crowd. Would itbe worth it? What might beenough money to make youhappy regardless of how yougot it? The good news is mostof us have had these thoughts,but were of enough good char-acter to retain our morality.

That is why we do this ex-ercise. It makes us aware thatothers may not have the val-ues we cherish and to bewatchful of those who mayfail our morality test. There isgreat satisfaction in our selfimposed morality.

“I hope I shall possessfirmness and virtue enough tomaintain what I consider themost enviable of all titles, thecharacter of an honest man.”A valid quote from GeorgeWashington.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

It is time to examine our values

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

It’s a bright late Augustday. Lines of students andtheir parents have formedat the entrance to the neigh-borhood elementary school.All have rushed to theschool to see the class listsfor the new school year.Parents are anxiously wait-ing to see who their child’steacher is.

Students want to knowwho their classmates are.

These lists determine theschool environment wherechildren will live for theensuing 91⁄2 months. A poten-tial lifetime of memories aswell as a significant impacton each child’s journeythrough school rests withinthis column of names.

So, how are these classesformed? Who is responsiblefor their developing them?Do parents and studentshave any influence on theircomposition? Are test re-sults and previous year’sacademic performance haveany bearing on placement?All are legitimate questionsladen with a myriad of an-swers.

Although August is asummer away, the formationof next year’s classes isunderway in many schoolsduring the last two monthsof the current school year.With that in mind how arestudents placed into nextyear’s classes?

The ultimate responsibil-ity for student placementlies with the school’s build-ing principal.

The principal considersstaff input, parent requests,academic achievement, theschool’s demographics, in-structional teaching stylesand school tradition to ar-rive at the ultimate determi-nation of the next year’sclasses.

If there are only one ortwo classes per grade levelin the local school, then stu-dents simply move forwardto the next grade. The onlyquestions regarding classcomposition involve studentmobility and possible schoolstaff changes.

If the school has a loopingor team component thatinvolves a teacher followingthe same class into the nextgrade level, then with fewexceptions the class is estab-

lished for thefollowingyear andgrade level.On the otherhand studentplacement inschools withmultipleclassrooms ateach gradelevel poses

many complexities and pro-tocols that may impact stu-dent placement.

As the current schoolyear draws to a close and theplacement process begins,the administrator might askor even require teachers tocompose suggested classgroupings or suggestions forstudent placement. Veryoften this information be-comes the foundation forclasses the next school year.

In some schools, the ad-ministration not only asksfor parent input but acceptsclass requests. Sometimesthis means a parent simplymentions the name of ateacher to the principal orsubmits their choice in writ-ing. Usually, a deadline datefor requests is observed soit’s necessary that parentsare aware of it.

Student enrollment intoadvanced and special pro-grams is often contingent ontest scores, grades, andteacher recommendations.Consequently, parentsshould become knowledge-able about program require-ments, expectations andentrance timelines.

After the classes areestablished and lists pub-lished, the local administra-tion mayconsider changes,however such alterationsare the rare exception andnot the rule.

One of the most powerfulacts a parent can exercisefor a child’s education is tochoose a child’s teacher orinfluence the choice madeby the school. The processbegins early, so parentsneed to become familiarwith the school’s proceduresfor creating classes for thenew school year as soon aspossible.

Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.

How are elementarystudents assigned tonext year’s classes?

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

March 11 questionA bill to allow cities to create

open-container districts muchlike those in New Orleans orMemphis, Tennessee, appearslikely to pass the Ohio Legislaturethis year, and Cincinnati officialshope the bill becomes law byOpening Day, April 6. Is this agood idea or a bad idea? Why orwhy not?

“I think it is a good idea if youwant the open container districtto have the smell of fresh urine,with the owners of establish-ments needing to basically hosedown all around their placeseach morning to eliminate theodor.

“I think right now, there isenough opportunity to drink,with enough bars, in closeenough proximity that a personcan go from one bar to the nextwithout having to bring their al-cohol with them.

“I’m not against drinking,but I don’t think anyone that hasbeen down to any sportingevent or into the OTR VineStreet areas feel that notenough opportunities to drinkare occurring.’

C.S.

“This one surprised me a bit.Didn’t know we didn’t alreadyallow open containers in manyparts of Cincinnati. Would notwant two of my admired placesto get in trouble. Lines of peoplewaiting in the street for a table,while enjoying their ‘adult bev-erages’ at one of them, neverseem to have any conflicts.

“The logic of letting peoplewalk outside at another, to avoidannoying guests and breakingthe law by smoking inside,makes sense to me. I’m a recov-ering nicotine addict, embar-rassed by how 30 years ago Imust have really annoyed somany with my habit. As I stoodon a street corner in Key West,talking to a uniformed police of-ficer, while holding a large‘adult beverage’ I inquiredabout the ‘street law’ there. Hisreply was exactly how I believe

it should be. ‘Are you causingany trouble? Didn’t think so.Guess there is no problem.’”

D.B.

“The Reds now start theOpening Day game at 4:15. Theyshut off Freedom Way and JoeNuxhall Way for that day. Theyhave three to four very large‘beer trailers’ setup and 16-ounce plastic bottles are sold,one per customer for $5. Theopen container is controlledwithin that area. I am not surethe benefit of expanding thisbeyond certain special Redsgames such as the All Star gameand playoffs. If the local barsare in favor then try it on an ex-perimental basis. You can counton folks sneaking their own al-cohol into the area. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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COLUMBUS — It was a downyear for Cincinnati area wres-tlers, especially West Siders, atthe OHSAA wrestling tourna-ment March 12-14 at Ohio State’sSchottenstein Center. Only adown year in terms of the podi-um.

St. Xavier senior Cole Jonesand Middletown Madison juniorNick Svarda were the only localstate champions.

Jones won the Division I 220-pound state championship with

a 3-1 win in overtime over Olm-sted Falls’ Noel Caraballo. Thewin capped a 41-0 season. It’s thesecond straight season that St.X has had an undefeated statechampion (Joe Heyob at 170 in2014).

“It feels great. It feels like itall paid off,” Jones said. “It’ssurreal. I didn’t know it was go-ing to be like this.”

In the match, Jones said hewas a little upset because hewanted to “beat him worse but itended up working out.”

Jones said he couldn’t thinkof a better way to end his high

school career: “Undefeated,state champ,” he said through agrin.

“It’s great when you have akid come in as a freshman andhe just does what you ask...itshows,” St. Xavier coach TomWynn said. “It’s fun to see himwhen he’s in his own element,just getting it done.”

La Salle’s three sophomoresat state were Corey Shie (132),Eric Beck (138) and AndrewSams (145). Shie was the loneLancer to win a match and nonereached the podium.

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St. Xavier senior Cole Jones is congratulated by his mother, Jamie, and father DJ after his Division I championshipwin at 220 pounds March 14 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.

St. Xavier’s Joneswins big at stateAdam Baumabaum@communitypress.com

KETTERING — Lakota Westknew it would be tested. Theywere, and they passed.

The Firebirds beat McAu-ley 68-59 March 11 in a Divi-sion I regional semifinal atKettering Fairmont.

For the Firebirds, it’s theirsecond straight trip to the re-gional final where they’ll meetMount Notre Dame, a teamthey lost to 54-50 in the seasonopener this year. Last year, La-kota West lost to eventual statechampion Princeton in the re-gional final.

“What a great game, I lovedit, that was so much fun,” saidLakota West coach Andy Fish-man. “We got their best shot.They’re a really good team,and our guys were game.”

Lakota West played itsbrand of basketball. Theygave McAuley fits with full-court pressure, and they hitshots. Lakota West senior Lau-ren Cannatelli, a Dayton sig-nee, had a game-high 24 pointsand led the Firebirds at thefree throw line, hitting 11of 14,many coming down thestretch to help put McAuleyaway.

“We have girls that won’t letus lose, that’s how I truly feel,”Fishman said.

Lakota West started thesecond half on an 11-0 run andlooked like it would pull away,but McAuley’s resiliencepiped up when it needed to.

Mohawk senior Emily Vogel-pohl, a Wright State commit,scored 16 of her team-high 22points in the second half. Hersophomore teammate, LexiChrisman had 17 second-halfpoints for the Mohawks (fin-ished with 20).

“I never lost faith in thisteam,” said McAuley coachDan Wallace. “Today I thoughtwe played great, a couple mis-cues here and there. Westmade a couple runs. Basket-ball’s a game of runs, theirswere just a little longer thanours.”

With 2:17 left in the game,McAuley got it back to 57-52but that was as close as the Mo-hawks would get. In the finaltwo minutes, Lakota Westwent 9 for 10 from the foul line.

“Kudos to West, that’s agreat basketball team,” Wal-lace said. “Our girls played sohard, we do every night all sea-son long these girls have givenme everything they’ve got.That’s the kind of team ... that’sthe reason you coach.”

Lakota West junior guardNia Staples didn’t miss a shotin the game (9 for 9) and fin-ished with 20 points and fiverebounds. Junior guard Dan-ielle Wells had nine points and10 rebounds.

Vogelpohl scored her1,000th career point on a 3-pointer at the buzzer beforehalftime.

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McAuley senior guard Sydney Lambert, No. 13, drives by Lakota West’sLauren Cannatelli, No. 12, in a Division I regional semifinal at KetteringFairmont March 11.

McAuley bowsto Lakota Westin regionals

before they can close out biggames with consistency. Theydefeated conference rival Pur-cell Marian in overtime earlierin the season, then lost to theCavaliers by 25 in their rematcha month later. They lost fivegames in a row down thestretch, then bounced back todefeat North College Hill bytwo in the regular season finale.

By Roger Bacon standards, a13-12 season and district cham-pionship loss is a disappoint-ment. But, considering howmuch talent the squad will re-turn next season, the program isencouraged by the progress theinexperienced Spartans dis-played this season.

The Spartans won their sev-enth straight Greater CatholicLeague division title, despitefielding a roster of five newstarters and just one senior.Just three players with varsityexperience returned from a 22-win team that graduated eightseniors. Next year, the Spartanswill enjoy the opposite of that

mass exodus. Only guard MontyWebley will graduate, while therest of the Spartans will beback.

“It’s going to be hard to not beable to come back and play withthem,” said Webley. “The talentof this team was by far the bestit’s been in my four years here.”

The talented players whobroke out in their first varsityseason include sophomoresCraig McGee, Justin Johnson,and James Johnson. All threeforwards averaged double fig-ures in scoring and over four re-bounds per game this season.McGee also led the team in as-sists with 3.8 per contest.

The Spartans knew that theyhad the odds stacked againstthem this year. They ended theseason proud that they wereable to prove their doubterswrong and maintain the pro-gram’s tradition of recent GCL

dominance. Next year, they willbe favored to stretch their titlestreak to eight seasons in a row.

“We knew we had a youngteam and that it was going to bea pretty tough season,” said We-bley. “A lot of people didn’t ex-pect us to win the GCL again.”

Rather than wondering howthey let this season end in thedistrict final loss to Northridge,the Spartans can look aheadwith optimism. They let a com-manding first half lead slipaway, falling 74-61. Losing agame they had in their graspjust four days after toughingout a 55-53 win over SummitCountry Day in the districtsemifinal was an appropriateend to Roger Bacon’s season.

They proved that they havetalent to compete with any Divi-sion III team in the area. Theyalso showed that they need an-other few months of seasoning

The Spartans will use experi-ence to their advantage nextseason. That experience cou-pled with the squad’s returningtalent should make Roger Ba-con a favorite to make a deeperpostseason run in 2016.

“It was an up-and-down sea-son, but that’s to be expected ofa young team,” said Webley.“Next year will be their year.”

Roger Bacon encouraged bynext year’s returning talentSpartans just missdistrict title in 2015Adam Turerprepsports@enquirer.com JIM OWENS FOR ENQUIRER

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Roger Bacon guard CraigMcGee has his lay upblocked by Northridgeforward Drew Ogletree.Northridge defeatedRoger Bacon 74-61.

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Dean said that Cagedoesn’t get caught withthe same move on themat twice.

Winning a sectional ti-tle is no small feat. Withhis lack of experience,the Winton Woods staffweren’t sure how hewould do come postsea-son.

“The whole season

FOREST PARK — Thesame day Winton WoodsHigh School sophomoreJerron Cage decided bas-ketball was no longer forhim, he attended his firstwrestling practice.

“I never even knew hewas coming,” said Win-ton Woods wrestlingcoach Jason Dean. “Thekids said Jerron’s comingover to practice today;he’s not doing basketballanymore.”

Cage had actuallygone through a few bas-ketball practices beforedeciding he wanted to tryhis hand at wrestling.The first practice he at-tended was five days be-fore the Warriors’ firsttournament, Dean said.

“Five days before weopened up the season weshowed him a few thingsand he goes out there andfinishes second (in hisweight class) in this tour-nament (at Fenwick),”Dean explained. “I thinkhe got hooked rightaway.”

That was enough topique his interest. Goodthing, because in his in-augural wrestling sea-son, Cage won a DivisionI sectional championshipat 285 pounds. It turnedout, Cage’s success on themat had a lot to do withhis expertise on the foot-ball field.

“The competition (atthat first tournament)wasn’t the best,” Deansaid. “He just used hisfootball skills; he’s sostrong that he’s able tojust pull people over.”

Cage, at 6-foot-3 and265 pounds, was secondteam All-District as a de-fensive lineman this pastfall. His older brother,Daniel, is a freshman de-fensive lineman at NotreDame. So, the youngerCage certainly has theathletic pedigree. Ac-cording to Dean, Cage isbig, strong, powerful andhe moves well. Those in-gredients spell trouble ifCage continues with thesport.

“I saw the potentialfrom day one,” Dean said.“If he works hard andcontinues to learn he cando things in this sport.”

Cage is adept at pick-ing things up quickly.

was up and down. On agood day, we (coaches)knew it was possible,”Dean said of Cage win-ning at sectionals. “Whenhe went out there andbeat the Mason kid, Iknew. In the finals, thekid from Mount Healthy(Ke‘Eryon Deal) was un-defeated and he pinned(Jerron) earlier in the

year. We knew about him,but Jerron was lookingforward to that challengebecause he doesn’t backdown.”

After one season ofwrestling, Jerron left lit-tle doubt.

“He’s gonna do noth-ing but get better and bet-ter,” Dean said.

Cage moves from court to mat for Winton WoodsWrestler winssectional titleAdam Baumabaum@communitypress.com

THANKS TO JASON DEAN

Winton Woods sophomore wrestler Jerron Cage holds up the Division I sectional bracket hewon earlier this season at 285 pounds.

Boys basketball

» Aiken lost to Russia65-60 in overtime in a Di-vision IV district champi-onship game March 12 atUD Arena. Carlik Jonesled Aiken with 18 points.Senior Damon Harris had17 and Kameron Moorehad 10 points and 14 re-bounds.

» Finneytown juniorguard Bryce Butler was aDivision III second teamall-southwest district se-lection when the Associat-ed Press released theteams March 12. Butler, at5-foot-10, averaged 19.3points per game duringthe regular season.

» St. Xavier’s Sam Mar-tin received a Division Ihonorable mention fromthe southwest district.

» Roger Bacon’s Craig

McGee was Division IIIthird team all-district.The 6-foot sophomoreguard averaged 12.7points for the Spartans.

Teammate Justin John-son earned an honorablemention nod for RogerBacon.

Girls basketball» Mount Healthy sen-

ior guard Netra Owensbywas a Division II secondteam all-southwest dis-trict selection when theAssociated Press re-leased the teams March12. She averaged betterthan 20 points per gameduring the regular season.

» McAuley senior Emi-ly Vogelpohl, a WrightState signee, was named aDivision I first team all-southwest district March12 when the AP released

the teams. Vogelpohl av-eraged 15.7 points pergame during the regularseason and helped the Mo-hawks to a regional semi-final appearance.

Senior guard SydneyLambert and sophomorecenter Lexi Chrismanboth received honorablementions in the district.

» Winton Woods’ Kay-lee Allen earned a Divi-sion I honorable mentionMarch 12 with the an-nouncement of the Asso-ciated Press all-southwestdistrict teams.

» North College Hillsophomore Victoria Mor-ris on second team All-District for Division II.Morris averaged 21.7points during the regularseason.

Boys bowling

» Mount Healthy sen-ior bowler DarrylMcWhorter rolled a 461series in the Division I dis-trict meet March 4 at Bea-ver-Vu Lanes in Beaver-creek.

Senior golf league» The Springfield

Township seniors golfleague is looking for addi-tional members. Theyplay at the Mill Courseand the league is for menand women ages 55 andolder. The league, whichbegins in April and ends inSeptember, tees off onMondays between 8 and 9a.m. The league member-ship is $25 and those inter-ested should contactCharles Reidmiller at 513-522-4404.

SHORT HOPS

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Aiken's Damon Harris drives to the basket between twoRussia defenders in a Division IV district final March 12 at UD .

COLLEGE HILL — Con-sistency is the name of thegame in bowling. That’slargely why McAuleyHigh School junior Nat-alie DeMeo of Delhi Town-ship has been so success-ful. Also part of why shequalified individually forthe Division I state tour-nament March 13 in Co-lumbus.

DeMeo’s performanceat state wasn’t her best.She’ll tell you that, and sowill her numbers. She fin-ished 58th (out of about120 bowlers) with a 478three-game series. But,just a junior, a year ofstate experience underher belt should only bol-ster her confidence head-ing into next season. Bycomparison, DeMeo tal-lied a 619 series at the dis-trict tournament to quali-fy to state.

During the regular sea-son, DeMeo led the GirlsGreater Catholic Leaguewith a 196.8 game aver-age. She also helped theMohawks to a sectionalchampionship and aGGCL championship.McAuley finished 20-3 inthe regular season.

“She’s very consistent,she works on her game alot,” said McAuley coachKen Homer. “She’s verystrong in her mechanics,consistent with her re-lease. If I had five bowlerslike that we’d all be atstate.”

DeMeo’s attraction tobowling stems from twothings: First, she says “it’sjust calming.” Second, herteammates, friends andothers in the sport arepeople she loves.

“At the beginning ofthe year, I wanted to go tostate,” Natalie said. “Iwould have liked to gowith my team, but it’s ex-citing.”

Homer said Natalie’s inthe business of settinggoals. DeMeo and the Mo-hawks did pretty good thisyear.

“She’s already reachedevery goal she’s set,”Homer said. “She hadthree main goals. One wasto win the GGCL tourna-ment; two was win(McAuley’s) sectional andthree was make it to state.If we couldn’t have done it(qualify for state) as ateam (Natalie) wouldhave been the person Iwould have expected toadvance.”

DeMeo’s season wasnot without adversity.That’s just part of whatHomer and the Mohawkslike from their junior.

“She started out strongthis year, faded down thestretch a little with herspare shooting, but sheworked on her cornersand got herself back up towhere she was,” Homersaid.

Experience isn’t over-rated. DeMeo, who saidshe was surprised that shemade it to state, realizedits importance before shemade the trip to Colum-bus.

“It’s good experience,”DeMeo said.

Good experience for DeMeo atstateAdam Baumabaum@communitypress.com

DeMeo

La Salle’s season cameto an end March 14 at UDArena with a 54-41 loss toSpringfield in a Division Idistrict final. The Lancersstruggled to containSpringfield’s 6-foot-9 bigman Darius Harper whohad 19 points and eight re-bounds. The Lancerswere led by sophomoreC.J. Fleming and juniorJeremy Larkin each with11points. La Salle finishedthe year 20-6.

Lancers runends indistrict final

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE PRESS

La Salle’s Donte Buycksbattles Springfield’s LeonardTaylor for a rebound duringthe district final Saturday,March 14.

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Joan BerdingJoan Sieve Berding, 85, died

Feb. 19.Survived by children Bill (Terri),

Don, Paul (Kathy) Berding andLinda (late Dave) Willett; grand-children Brad (Laura) Berding,Stephanie (Kevin) Keyes, MattBerding, Jenny (Brian) Allton,Christy (Jeff) Kiko, Jason (Stacey)Willett; great-grandchildrenCharlie, Drew, Charles Joseph,Jacob, Zach, Katy, Noah, Ashleeand Grace; sister Alma Acker-man.

Preceded in death by husbandWilliam A. Berding; brother Bud

Sieve.Visitation was at St. Antoninus,

followed by the celebration ofMass of Christian Burial.

Memorials may be made toArthritis Foundation, 7124 MiamiAve., Cincinnati, OH 45243.

Rose BetschRose E. (Steinbrunner) Betsch,

82, died Feb. 17.Survived by children Anne

(James) Harrington, Teresa R.(Scott) King-Wedding, Alfred(Mary) Betsch, Christopher (Tina)Betsch, Mary (Russ) Ruter, Lynn(Jason) Hammann; step-children

Ray (Julie)Pfalz andKaren (Larry)Beagle; 17grandchil-dren; 17great-grand-children.

Preceded indeath byhusband

Anthony J. Betsch Sr.; son Antho-ny J. (Deborah) Betsch Jr.

Visitation was Feb. 20 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome. Mass of Christian Burialwas Feb. 21 at St. Ignatius LoyolaChurch.

Memorials may be made tocharity of donor’s choice.

Evangeline CallosEvangeline G. “Angie” (nee

Kereiakes) Callos, 87, died Jan.13.

Survived by husband HarryCallos; children Tom (Trish) Callos,Valerie (Tom) Tepe and Dean(Kathi) Callos; grandchildrenTriffon (Stacey), Alex (Molly),Courtney (Scott), Nicholas (Ting-Ting), Abby and Christopher;great-grandson Leo; siblingsJames Kereiakes and KatherineKaras.

Preceded in death by brotherSpero Kereiakes.

Visitation was at the Dalbert,Woodruff and Isenogle FuneralHome. Funeral service was atHoly Trinity-St. Nicholas GreekOrthodox Church.

Memorials may be made toHoly Trinity-St. Nicholas GreekOrthodox Church, 7000 WintonRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45224.

Herman FerrisHerman E. “Ed” Ferris, 79, died

Feb. 20.Survived by wife Esther Larken

(nee Merland) Ferris; son Greg(Jennifer) Ferris; grandchildrenChristopher and Kathleen Ferrisand Alex Watson.

Preceded in death by wifeEvelyn (nee Skidmore) Ferris;daughter-in-law Karen Ferris.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere Feb. 24 at Mihovk-Rose-nacker Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made toTrinity Community Church Me-morial Fund, 3850 E. GalbraithRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45236.

Phyllis FinleyPhyllis L. (nee Oder) Finley, 75,

died Feb. 24.Survived by children Rick

Finley, Chip Finley, John (Kimber-

ly) Finley Sr.and GregFinley; sevengrandchil-dren; fivegreat-grand-children.

Visitationwas at Arling-ton MemorialGardens

Chapel Mausoleum. Neidhard-Young Funeral Home served thefamily.

Memorials may be made tothe funeral home to help defraythe cost of funeral expenses.

Richard GiradotRichard M. “Mick” Girardot,

84, died Feb. 16.Survived by children Richard

(Amy), Robert, Gerald (Eliana),Mary, William (Rebecca), andThomas (Debora) Girardot;grandchildren Kevin Grote,Richard III, Alexandra, John,Mattina, Robert Jr., Joseph,Gabriela, Sofia, Anita, Katherine,Thomas Jr., and Florencia Girar-dot; sister Mary Gallant Girardot;many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by wifeAnita R. Girardot (nee Denaro).

Visitation Feb. 22 at Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home. Massof Christian Burial was Feb. 23 atSt. James Church (White Oak).

Memorials may be made toCincinnati Children’s MedicalCenter.

Eileen GrieserEileen M. (nee Bowser) Grieser,

died Feb. 16.Survived by children Tamara

(Richard) Zylka and J. Steven(Barbara) Grieser; grandchildrenMichael (Elizabeth), Kevin (Chris-tine), Sarah (Scott), Andrew,Amy, Rachel, Hannah, Jeffreyand Carly; cousin Arlene Shults.

Preceded in death by husbandJohn N. Grieser.

Visitation and services wereFeb. 20 at the Groesbeck UnitedMethodist Church.

Memorials may be made tothe Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation.

Brian HitsmanBrian Hitsman, 52, died Feb.

14.Survived by wife Jean (nee

Williamson) Hitsman; childrenTyler Hitsman; parents Howardand Carol (nee Jackson) Hitsman;siblings DeWayne Hitsman, Gary(Sherri) Hitsman and Tracy Hit-sman; niece Angi Plagge; manyaunts, uncles, nieces and neph-ews.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Winton Road FirstChurch of God.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, 4310Cooper Road, Cincinnati, OH45242.

Clifford William HogueClifford William Hogue, 79,

died Feb. 22.Survived by child Terry Hogue;

granddaughter Cassidy Hogue;siblings Phyllis Preston, CharlesHogue, Louise Denny, BarbPowers; sister-in-law RosemaryDurham.

Preceded in death by wifeRuth Ann (Dunn) Hogue; siblingBennie Hogue.

Visitation was at Neidhard-Young Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made tothe American Cancer Society.

Erwin Hoinke Jr.Erwin C. Hoinke Jr., 82, died

Feb. 16.Survived by wife Carole (nee

Link) Hoinke; children Jennifer(Ken) Klekamp, Tracy (Lisa),Russell (Amy) and Christopher(Angela) Hoinke; 13 grand-children; four great-grand-children.

Visitation was Feb. 19, funeralservices were Feb. 20 at the RadelFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made toLeague for Animal Welfare, 4193Taylor Road, Batavia, OH 45103.

Evelyn KeetonEvelyn (nee Wilson) Keeton,

81, died Feb. 15.Survived by siblings Clyde

Wilson, Charleen (Earl) Walters,Cleo (Phoebe) Wilson, James(Phyllis) Wilson; 10 nieces andnephews.

Preceded in death by husbandWilliam Keeton; brother WilbertWilson.

Visitation and services were atNeidhard-Young Funeral Home.

James KellerJames F. “Whitey” Keller, 82,

died Feb. 17.Survived by wife Betty (nee

Teepe) Keller; children Jeff(Donna), Jane, and Jerry (Julie)Keller; grandchildren Kim (Jeff)Burke, Susan, Emily (Scott Gru-benhoff), Maggie; great-grand-children Ryan, Ellie, Andrea,Caelan and Brody; sister MaryLee Harrigan.

Preceded in death by grand-son Kevin Keller; sister NancyKeller.

Visitation was Feb. 24 atMihovk-Rosenacker Funeral

Home, followed by Mass ofChristian Burial at St. JamesChurch (White Oak).

Memorials may be made to St.James Athletic Club, 3565 HubbleRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45247, or tothe Kevin Keller Memorial Schol-arship Fund c/o La Salle HighSchool, 3091 North Bend Road,Cincinnati, OH 45239.

James Langhorst Sr.James Robert “Bob” Langhorst

Sr., 88, died Feb. 11.Survived by wife Jeanne M.

(Wernke) Langhorst; childrenRoberta “Bobbie” (Gary) Davis,Patricia “Ticia” Johnson; daugh-ter-in-law Susan Langhorst;brother-in-law William J.Wernke; many cousins andfriends.

Preceded in death by sonJames Robert Langhorst Jr.

Mass of Christian Burial wasFeb. 16 at St. Ignatius LoyolaChurch.

Memorials may be made to St.Jude Children’s Research Hospi-tal.

Jack McKewenJack C. McKewen, 77, died Feb.

20.Survived by wife Barbara

McKewen; sons Donald (Cheryl)McKewen and Richard McKe-wen; daughters-in-law KellyMcKewen and Kathie Wernke;grandchildren Megan, Kari,Bryan, Benjamin.

Preceded in death by hisparents; son Michael McKewen.

Visitation and funeral servicewere Feb. 26 at Brown DawsonFlick Funeral Home. A cele-bration of life visitation tookplace at the Colerain CommunityCenter.

Martha PhelpsMartha Eileen “Marti” (nee

Suffron) Phelps, 82, died Feb. 24.Survived by children Joseph

(Laura) Phelps, Jennifer (lateWilliam) Nibouar, ElizabethPhelps, Rebecca (Tyler) Bolinger,Margaret (Chris) Bellamy, John(Jeanette Rosing) Phelps, Vicki(Dr. Eric) Hugo; grandchildrenRuth and Dwight Phelps, Williamand Peter Nibouar, Katie, Samand Max Bolinger, Meagan(Daniel) Blair, Ashley (AdamMacke) Glichowski, Jared andMack Murdoch, Ryan Bellamy,Dean Phelps; 11 great-grand-children; sister Mary EvelynTresemer.

Preceded in death by husbandWellman Dwight “Bud” Phelps;son Peter Phelps; siblings Wen-dell Suffron and Harriet Buxton.

Visitation was Feb. 27 atNorthern Hills United MethodistChurch, funeral services wereFeb. 28.

Memorials may be made toNorthern Hills United MethodistChurch or The United Way ofCincinnati.

Ray SchweitzerRaymond R. “Ray” Schweitzer,

79, died Feb. 11.Survived by wife Effie Louise

(nee Black) Schweitzer; childrenMichael Schweitzer, Peggy (Bill)Miller and Janice (Rick) Good-man; grandchildren Eric (Court-ney), Todd and Rickey (Joie)Goodman and Jeff and SteveMiller; great-grandchildren Colin,Ella, Claire, Nathan, Connor,Brayden, Austin and Scottie.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Immanuel United Churchof Christ.

Daniel Stewart Jr.Daniel W. Stewart Jr., 70, died

Feb. 4.Survived by sister Dolores

“Dee” (Rudy) Friedrich; niecesStefanie Friedrich and Deanna(Larry) Whalen; great-nephewsConor and Pearse Whalen, Tylerand Zackary Doyle, BraidynMundy.

Graveside service was Feb. 10at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Marlene ThomasMarlene Thomas, 81, died Feb.

11.Survived by children Dona and

Billy; grandchildren Patty, Andy,Brian, Stacy, Buddy, Chris, Billy,Scott, Terry and Eric and great-grandchildren Drea, Brooke,Shavon, Alex, Cody, AJ, Kaleb,Kyle, Braden, Sammy, Gauge,Billy, Bella, Damien, Ronnie,Hunter and Elijah, great-great-grandchildren Bridget, Ava,Kobie and Ayden.

Preceded in death by husbandPastor BJ Thomas; children John,Linda and Terry.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Neidhard-Young FuneralHome.

DEATHS

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Northwest CommunityChurch

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Salem White Oak Presbyterian

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Ivan WellsIvan Glenn Wells died Feb. 17.Survived by children David

(Linda) Wells, Nancy Wells,Jonathan (Paula) Wells, Robin(Michael) Kamp, James (Janet)Wells, Daniel (Tracy) Wells;grandchildren Glenn, Brennan,Mark, Kathryn, Alex, Cody,Jennifer, Jessica, Zach, Ryan andJake; great-grandchildren Brook-lyn, Paisley, Makynlee, Brynlee,Lillith and Michaela.

Preceded in death by wifePatricia A. Wells; children KarenOsborn, Sharon Wells and Thom-as Wells.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Neidhard-Young FuneralHome. Burial at Arlington Me-morial Gardens.

Memorials may be made tothe Honor Flight Dayton Inc., 525Victory Road, Springfield, OH45504.

Fayrene WinchesterFayrene Winchester, 74, died

Feb. 17.Survived by children Deborah

(William) Mason, Donna (Rease)Warfield, Fay Dereen (Jeff)Thompson, DeaEtta (fiancéMichael Hunter) Miles, Shannon(David Jr.) Shelley; 12 grand-

children; 18 great-grandchildren;siblings William Winchester andPhyllis Schwarber.

Preceded in death by daughter

Felicia DeLynn (Kevin) Griffin.Graveside Service was at

Crown Hill Memorial Park.

DEATHS

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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Incidents/investigationsAssault - knowingly harmvictim5300 block of Bahama Terrace,Feb. 13.

Assault4800 block of Hawaiian Terrace,Feb. 12.

5400 block of Bahama Terrace,Feb. 11.

Breaking and entering4800 block of Hawaiian Terrace,Feb. 11.

Burglary1100 block of Cedar Ave., Feb. 9.1500 block of Cedar Ave., Feb. 11.Criminal damaging/endangering5400 block of Bahama Terrace,Feb. 11.

Felonious assault5800 block of Shadymist Lane,Feb. 11.

Kidnapping7900 block of Daly Road, Feb. 9.Taking the identity of another1000 block of Ebony Lane, Feb. 11.Theft

2500 block of Flanigan Court,Feb. 9.

2600 block of Chesterfield Court,Feb. 8.

4900 block of Hawaiian Terrace,Feb. 11.

5300 block of Bahama Terrace,Feb. 6.

5500 block of Colerain Ave., Feb.10.

5500 block of Regimental Place,Feb. 11.

FOREST PARKIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported on W. Sharon, Jan. 13.BurglaryReported and PlayStation andgames removed from 11000block of Quailridge Court, Jan.12.

Reported XBox valued at $350removed from 1400 block ofKelvin Court, Jan. 14.

Reported on Lemontree Drive,Jan. 18.

Criminal damaging

Windows damaged on 700 blockof Sharon Road, Jan. 15.

Flat tire caused at 10000 blcok foCarnegie Drive, Jan. 17.

Window of residence damagedat 900 block of Holderness Lane,Jan. 17.

Reported on 600 block of SharonRoad, Jan. 18.

DomesticReported on Brunswick, Jan. 13.Misuse of credit cardReported on 1200 block of Kem-per Road, Jan. 13.

TheftReported on 1400 block of W.Kemper, Jan. 18.

Phone and wallet removed at 600block of Northland Blvd, Jan. 17.

Reported on W. Kemper Road,Jan. 17.

GPS and cans removed fromvehicle at 10000 block of Quail-ridge Drive, Jan. 17.

Amps valued at $2,100 removedfrom vehicle at Versailles Drive,Jan. 16.

Kindle Fire removed from 1500block of Kingsbury Drive, Jan. 12.

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