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Winton Woods band students headed to ChinaNearly five dozen Winton

Woods students are headed toChina over spring break.

The trip for members of theschools marching band was

funded by donations, fund rais-ers and personal contributions,and will include opportunitiesfor nearly half of the 130-mem-ber band to perform.

Its a music exchange withWinton Woods sister school inShanghai.

The group left school March28, and after two days of travelwas scheduled to arrive inBeijing.

During the trip, studentswill visit Tiananmen Square,the Forbidden City and theBeijing Zoo, as well as the

Olympic Birds Nest stadiumand other sites.

The students will also havean opportunity to perform atthe Great Wall entrance plaza,as well as Xi-an University Per-forming Arts Center, beforereturning home April 7.

Were looking forward tocomplete cultural immersion,assistant band director Mi-chael Schultz said in a news re-lease. Sharing music and shar-ing culture is a great opportu-nity.

Kelly [email protected]

THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY

These Winton Woods marching band students are among the group headed to China over spring break.

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The Mount Healthy CitySchool District is spendingmore than $100,000 to replace aportion of its five-year-old cam-era security system in all threebuildings.

The problem is not with themore than 300 cameras in thedistricts three schools. Rather,the system that runs the cam-eras has malfunctioned, said Ja-son Lavalle, facilities and tech-nology coordinator for the dis-trict. The system was installedwhen the new school buildingswere opened in the fall of 2010and the winter of 2011.

The Mount Healthy board ofeducation approved a contractfor the security system worklast week. Lavalle said the dis-trict would reposition somecameras, change out the serv-ers that store the recordedvideo and get new software torun the system. The cost of theproject is estimated to be about

$56,000 at the junior/senior highschool and $24,687 at each of thetwo elementary schools. Hesays it will be about three weeksbefore the new system is up andrunning, beginning at the ju-nior/senior high school.

There are 334 cameras in thedistricts three buildings.Mount Healthy Junior/SeniorHigh School has 150 cameras,Mount Healthy North Elemen-tary School each have 54 cam-eras and there are also camerasat the bus lot, athletic fields andthe board office.

Because the system is inte-gral to school security, theboard authorized the contractas an urgent necessity, meaningit did not have to go out for com-petitive bid. Lavalle says its asafety and security issue.

We had an incident recentlyin which a teacher was injuredduring a fight in one of thebuildings and it was not cap-tured on video because the cam-era in the area of the accidentwas not operational, he said.

We dont have someone whosits and looks at a bank of cam-eras all day. So we likelywouldnt know a camera is notoperational until we need tolook at the video.

The system is web-based,which means it can be accessedoutside the building. Lavallesaid the new software has anumber of upgrades, includingone that makes it easy to track apersons movements throughthe building from camera tocamera and produce a video ofthat movement.

The cameras really are in-valuable in getting to the bot-tom of problems or issues thatcome up in our buildings, La-valle said. The video can cor-roborate a story, or show thecomplicity of people involved.

Superintendent Lori Han-dler agreed. In some cases, thecameras act as a deterrent, shesaid. In others, where we haveone kids word against anoth-ers, the camera is our bestchance to get at the truth.

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The 13th annual MountAiry Way of the Cross willwind its way through thecommunity on Good Fri-day, April 3, at 3 p.m.

The program is spon-sored by the Churches ofMount Airy.

Everyone has a crossto carry, maybe morethan one. Thats why wewalk this walk, in solidar-ity with all the cross-car-riers of the world, saidPastor John Douglas.

The Way of the Cross isan outdoor processionthrough Mount Airy. Par-ticipants from Mount Ai-ry churches and all overthe area carry a largewooden cross and thinkabout how Jesus carried

the cross for humanity2000 years ago. You got-ta be there to experienceit. Its a heavy cross, andwhen you take your turncarrying it, you come outa different person, saidRalph Vosseberg, whotries to make this pilgrim-age every year. My kidsget right in there and taketheir turn. Its an emotion-al experience for us, hesaid.

The theme of thisyears event is Embrac-ing the Cross, highlight-ing the belief that crossesare unavoidable and arebetter embraced thanshunned. The processionbegins at the Church ofTruth and Destiny on

North Bend road, near thewater tower in Mount Ai-ry, and winds its wayalong Colerain Avenue,stopping along the way atthe four churches ofMount Airy. It ends at thecorner lot at Kirby Roadand Colerain Ave. whereparticipants sign theirnames to the cross as aprayer until the next yearthey are able to come.

The four churchessponsoring the event in-vite all tri-state Chris-tians to share this walk offaith. They are PraiseChapel, Impact WorshipCenter, Truth and DestinyMinistries, and St. The-rese Little FlowerChurch.

Good Friday Way of Cross will wind through Mt. Airy April 3

THANKS TO JEROME GABIS

Residents of Mt. Airy and the tri-state join in carrying an 80-pound cross during a previousGood Friday Way of the Cross. The events starts at 3 p.m. at Truth and Destiny Church on NorthBend Road, near the Mt. Airy water tower.

Program focuses onRuth Lyons

Join longtime Cincin-nati radio announcer andhistorian Mike Martini at7 p.m. Thursday, April 16,at the Forest Park SeniorCenter as the Forest ParkWomans Club remem-bers and celebrates theremarkable career of Cin-cinnati's "First Lady of

Broadcasting, Ruth Ly-ons.

For nearly 40 years, Ly-ons dominated Cincinnatiradio and television withcelebrity guests and con-versational style. Her leg-acy continues today in thecharity that bears hername.

The Forest Park SeniorCenter is at 11555 WintonRoad.

Tickets available forThe Music Man

This years spring mu-sical at Winton WoodsHigh School is the Broad-way classic, The MusicMan. Performances areFriday, April 17, and Sat-urday, April 18, at 8 p.m. inthe David Bell Perform-

ing Arts Center at WintonWoods High School.

This Tony Award-win-ning musical is the storyof the trouble caused inRiver City, Iowa, whentraveling salesman Har-old Hill shows up in town,cons the people there intobuying musical instru-ments and falls in lovewith Marian the librarian.The show features well-known songs like Seven-ty-six Trombones, TillThere Was You and Shi-poopi.

The drama director forthe show is Michelle Ko-zlowski, musical directoris Elizabeth Hannah, as-sistant musical directorand technical director isJoe Whatley, assistanttechnical director is BenWatson, choreographer isMelody Nordmoe, and theorchestra conductor is Fe-lipe Morales-Torres.

Tickets are $8 for re-served seating and $7 forgeneral admission.Tickets are on sale andcan be bought in the Win-ton Woods High Schoolathletic office or throughEZpay at www.winton-woods.org. They will alsobe available at the door onthe night of the perfor-mances.

Mystery dinnertheater

ArtsConnect Spring-field Township invites youto an evening of fun, foodand mystery in their Din-ner Theater event on Fri-day, April 24, beginning at6:30 p.m. at the GroveBanquet Hall and EventCenter, 9150 Winton Road,located behind the Spring-field Township Admini-stration and Fire Depart-ment.

Shots at the Speak-easy is a creatively ad-venturous dinner theatershow. The citys under-world is gathered for aspecial evening at TheGrove. Big Mike is host-ing a summit with thecitys biggest bootleggerand biggest gunrunner,

Fritz & Spatz. There isquite a rivalry betweenthe two to own the city.However, Big Mike wantsto be the boss as well. Thequestion is, who will riseto the top and who will besleeping with the fishes?Be the super sleuth to fig-ure out whodunnit in thiscomedic mystery.

Tickets are on sale for$40 each and includesyour catered dinner byDiStasis of Wyoming,dessert, non-alcoholicbeverages and the show. Acash bar will be available.This is a 21-and-overevent.

All proceeds from theevent support the commu-nity-minded efforts ofArtsConnect, includingsignature projects such asyouth art camps, summerconcert series and the an-nual fall ArtLocal show.

For compete informa-tion and ticket sales on-line, go to www.TheArtsConnect.Us/dinner-theater or call 522-1410

McAuley annualauction setin Hawaii

On Saturday, April 18,McAuley High School willhost its 19th annual chari-ty auction, McAuction2015, An Affair to Remem-ber in Hawaii.

McAuction 2015 beginsat 5 p.m. with cocktails atLaurel Court next to theschool, followed by dinnerand silent and oral auc-tions on McAuleys cam-pus, which will be trans-formed into the tropicalparadise of Hawaii.

John and Diane Her-genrother are the chair-persons, and Scott and SuBarbee are the vice chair-persons. Diane and Su areMcAuley alumnae andmothers of McAuley stu-dents. Tickets are $90 perperson, $180 per couple,and include the cocktailreception, gourmet din-ner, entertainment andbeverages all evening.

Some of the itemsavailable for bidding in-

clude: All Star Game andReds tickets; vacationpackages; Notre Damefootball tickets, and twoCountry Mega tickets fornine country concerts atRiverbend and PaulBrown Stadium this sum-mer. There will be silentauction items as well,along with raffles andsplit-the-pot opportuni-ties.

For more information,to make a donation, or toreserve tickets, pleasecontact Libby Hodapp at513-681-1800 Extension1117 or [email protected], or visitwww.mcauleyhs.net/mcauction.

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Its your own businesswhere your neighbors re-ly on you to deliver infor-mation about their com-munity. Youll learn valu-able business skills andgain experience in cus-tomer service and moneymanagement. Youll alsobe able to earn bonuses,win prizes and participatein special carrier events.Call 853-6277.

Steep CanyonRangers willperform April 11

The Greater CincinnatiPerforming Arts Societywill present the GrammyAward winning Bluegrassgroup, the Steep CanyonRangers, at 7:30 p.m., Sat-urday, April 11, at the Mar-tin Marietta Theater atHarrison High School.The show is part of a se-ries presented by GCPASand proceeds support tu-ition assistance programsat Catholic elementaryschools throughout Great-er Cincinnati and North-

ern Kentucky. For showinformation and tickets,go to www.gcparts.org orcall 570-0652.

Goodwill hosts recycling drive

This year will mark thecelebration of the OhioValley Goodwills secondannual Earth Day Elec-tronic Recycling Dona-tion Drive, 11a.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday, April 26, at all 29Goodwill Donation Cen-ters.

Last year, Goodwill col-lected more than 20,000pounds of computers, key-boards and other electron-ic equipment during thisone-day event and thisyear, the goal is 60,000pounds from the GreaterCincinnati community.

Find out more aboutthis exciting recyclingevent at www.cincinnati-goodwill.org.

Garage sale set for Saturday

The Mount HealthyAlumni Association is nowaccepting vendor applica-tions for the associationsannual garage sale.

The Sale will be from 9a.m. to noon Saturday,April 11, in the Junior/Sen-ior High School Cafeteriaat 8101 Hamilton Ave.Cost to participate is $15for a 6-foot table, $20 for a12-foot table or $10 for thespace if you bring yourown table.

Refreshments will beavailable for purchase.Applications for vendortables can be downloadedat www.mthalumni.org, orobtained by contactingRose Kahsar at; [email protected] phone: 513-729-0784 or Steve Harness [email protected];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 compost-ing.

The seminar will beginat 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14,at the Springfield Town-ship Senior and Communi-ty Arts Center, 9150 Win-ton Road, behind the civiccenter.

The seminar will dis-cuss how to balance acompost bin, what materi-als are compostable, andtroubleshooting. Therewill be time to answercomposting questions.

Register online at ham-iltoncountyrecycles.orgor call 513-946-7734 to reg-ister. Space is limited, sosign up early.

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Carpe Diem Aiken HighSchool

Twin Towers Senior LivingCommunity has partnered withCarpe Diem-Aiken High Schoolin College Hill for a programthat employs students in theirdining services department aspart of a work-study program.

The inaugural class wasformed in November and willbe part of the dining servicesteam through April. The pro-gram will have two classes peryear, each with a six-monthassignment. Each class willhave a maximum of six stu-dents participating.

The Carpe Diem-Aiken/TwinTowers partnership, developedand implemented by Twin Tow-ers dining services managerBianca Elliott, is proving to bebeneficial to the school, thestudents, and Twin Towers.Students have an opportunity tolearn customer service skillsand positive work habits whileearning money.

The work-study programalso encourages students toestablish relationships outsideof their school and neighbor-hood while gaining work experi-ence, because this may be thefirst job for many of them.Student workers are involved inall aspects of the dining roomexperience: food preparation,setting tables, serving mealsand beverages and clearingdishes.

Carpe Diem-Aiken benefitsbecause it allows the school tooffer a work-study program,which is appealing to potentialstudents and will likely increaseenrollment. Twin Towers bene-fits by offering a reliablesource of new dining servicesteam members.

Elliott worked with CarpeDiem-Aiken dean of studentsYolanda Cooper and Twin Tow-ers human resources managerMichele Elsaesser to establishthe work-study program.

The students are eager tolearn and have grown dramat-ically over the past six months.We hope this experience willhelp them be prepared andready for future work opportu-nities, Elliott said.

The partnership has been agreat success. It has been ateaching moment for the stu-dents where they are learninghow to balance school and work,and how to be successful atboth, Cooper said. They arelearning that they cannot havepoor attendance at school, butperfect attendance at work.Bianca and I have worked to-gether so that the studentsreceive the same message onhow to have great work ethics.The pilot group has made usproud.

McAuley High School McAuley High School

College Counselor Becky Croweaccompanied a group of ninejuniors to the Criminal JusticeCareer Symposium at MiamiUniversity Middletown.

Junior Ava Lawson of Col-erain Township said, I reallyliked going to the ForensicSymposium. I got a real-lifeexperience of what it would belike to be in the field of criminaljustice. This helped me realizethat I would enjoy a careersimilar to the ones I learnedabout.

The other juniors on theexcursion were: Sarah Dick-erson, Chloe Heusmann, BlairLamping, Maggie Olding, Tay-lor Otting, Melissa Richter,Rachel Roberts and SophiaTonnis.

McAuley High Schoolstudents had an opportunity tolearn about admissions require-ments and other facts about 11colleges and universities with-out even leaving school. On

March 23, the JETS (JesuitExcellence Tour) was present inthe cafeteria in the afternoon.Represented were: WheelingJesuit, Marquette, Xavier, De-troit Mercy, John Carroll, Le-Moyne, St. Louis, Regis, SpringHill, Loyola Chicago and TheUniversity of Scranton.

Winton Woods HighSchool

Where do you go when youneed help with math, science,English or any other subject atWinton Woods High School? Inaddition to their teachers, stu-dents now have another option their peers.

The Warrior Academic HelpCenter takes place after schoolon Tuesday through Thursdayin the high school library, underthe supervision of teachersRebecca Cimini and Erin Mur-phy.

The help center is run bystudents, Murphy said. Werethere to make sure things runsmoothly.

Calls went out to familiesletting them know about thetutoring opportunity, as well asa flyer that student leadersdesigned explaining how theafter-school sessions work.

This program is a privilege,a ninth bell, so students arerequired to arrive by 3:15 indress code, without their tech-nology, and with the desire tolearn, teacher Alicia Kinnesaid.

This opportunity is for allstudents who want to succeed,Principal Eric Martin said. Thestudent tutors and teacher fa-cilitators are there to guidestudents toward excellence.

Cimini added that teacherswho stay after school to workwith students in their own class-

rooms are encouraged to cometo the library to join in the tu-toring sessions.

Student tutors have to keeptheir own grades up and earnservice hours for the time theyvolunteer.

Others who have been in-strumental to the success of theWarrior Academic Help Centerare teachers Melanie Laivelingand Brad Lanier, with the helpof Michelle Sisk, media special-ist, and Thad Jemison, securityguard.

Winton Woods Schools Winton Woods City Schools

has received a 2015 Best Com-munities for Music EducationDesignation from the NationalAssociation of Music Mer-chants Foundation, joining fiveother local school districts inachieving this honor. IndianHill, Wyoming, Sycamore, For-

est Hills and Lebanon were alsoamong 388 school districtschosen from more than 2000schools that applied.

This was a comprehensivesurvey that included everythingfrom instructional hours tomusics incorporation in thecore curriculum, said FelipeMorales-Torres, orchestra di-rector for Winton Woods CitySchools. He and Elizabeth Han-nah, Winton Woods High Schoolchoir director, led the applica-tion process with the assistanceof the districts entire K-12music staff.

Morales-Torres and Hannahwere able to highlight the waysthe music department activelycontributes to the school sys-tems broader goals.

Winton Woods students be-gin their formal music educa-tion in kindergarten and haveaccess to more than 40 minutesa week of instrumental andchoral instruction beginning inthe fifth-grade. Daily instruc-tion begins at the middle school,along with opportunities fortheatrical and competitive per-formances.

There are a multitude ofdaily ensembles and extra-curricular opportunities addedin high school.

We also scored points forthe variety of experiences out-side the classical genres that weprovide through our a cappellachoirs, the high school jazzband, and the middle schoolalternative orchestra, WiRED.

Morales-Torres noted thatthe district offers more than 25public performances a year, allof which are attended by com-munity members, as well as thefamilies of performers.

Two Winton Woods musicteachers are also members ofOMEA District 14 leadership:Winton Woods Middle SchoolChoir Director Janna Frank isco-chair of the Junior HighHonor Choir and Morales-Tor-res is chair-elect of the South-west Region Orchestra.

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Carpe Diem Aiken students Brinelle Hogan, Breawsha Walker, Mariah Hill, Twin Towers dining services manager Bianca Elliott, and students ChristopherSmith, Shurvonna Paige and Annette Goodsen.


Winton Woods Intermediate School orchestra students Ariana Green, Ariyanna Moore, Juan Orduna Andablo,Emily Hernandez-Canedo, and Scarlet Ramirez benefit from the district's 2015 Best Communities for MusicEducation Designation.


Winton Woods students Aileen Goodwin, left, and Hayley Perkins worktogether after school on Anatomy and Physiology homework.

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McAuley students Natalie DeMeo, Rachel Hinton, Emma Hudepohl, LaurenHumpert and Liz Allaben learn about a Jesuit college.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 2Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 385-3780. Green Township.

Dance ClassesDance Clogging, 6:30 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learnhow to clog dance. Dancers ofall levels welcome. No partnerrequired. $5. Presented by TheCant Stop Cloggers. 324-7454;cantstopcloggers.weebly.com.Sayler Park.

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

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

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

Health / WellnessWomens Heart to HeartSupport Group Meetings,6:30-7:30 p.m., Christ Hospital,5885 Harrison Ave., Learn aboutheart disease and how to makeheart-healthy lifestyle changes.Free. 585-2366; www.thechris-thospital.com. Green Township.

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

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.

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 3:30p.m., Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road, Free.385-3780. Green Township.

Support GroupsWomens Heart to HeartSupport Group, 6:30-7:30p.m., Christ Hospital, 5885Harrison Ave., Learn moreabout healthy living. For Wom-en. Free. 585-2366; www.the-christhospital.com. GreenTownship.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3Dining EventsFish Fry, 5-8 p.m., CincinnatiElks Lodge No. 5, 3621 Glen-more Ave., Fish dinners are$8.75 and include 6-ounce codloin, coleslaw and choice of twoitems: french fries, tater tots,macaroni and cheese andstewed tomatoes. Fish sandwichavailable for $6.50. 662-4040.Cheviot.

Fish Fry Days, 4:30-7 p.m., St.Aloysius Gonzaga School, 4390Bridgetown Road, SchoolCafeteria. Fried and baked fish,shrimp, pizza, mozzarella sticks,homemade macaroni andcheese, green beans, coleslaw

and homemade desserts. Carry-out and drive through avail-able. Fish or shrimp dinner costs$8 and a la carte items $1.50-$4.50. Presented by St. AloysiusGonzaga 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,toss salad. 741-7700. White Oak.

Fresh Fish Fry, 4:30-7 p.m.,Western Hills Cheviot Lodge140, 4353 West Fork Road, Dinein lower level or carryout en-trance at rear of building. Dinein or carry out. Sides: fries, macand cheese, onion rings, greenbeans and slaw. Dinner withthree sides for $10. Free coffeeand tea. Presented by WesternHills Cheviot 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. Childrens fish fingersdinner, Trottas pizza and week-ly special. $2 and up. Presentedby St. Joseph of the Three RiversCouncil Knights of Columbus.347-2229; www.stjosephkof-c.org. Green Township.

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. Presentedby St. Antoninus Boy ScoutTroop 614. 922-5400. GreenTownship.

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 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 orgarlic grilled cheese sandwichand pizza bread. Benefits St.Lawrence. Presented by PTO ofSt. Lawrence Elementary. 921-4230. East 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.West Price Hill.

Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m., West CollegeHill Neighborhood Services,2062 W. North Bend Road,542-4320. College Hill.

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

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

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

Health / WellnessEngage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, 5501 Hamil-ton Ave., $50. Presented byHarmonic Pulse Wellness.405-1514; www.harmonic-pulsewellness.com. College Hill.

Music - Classic Rock

Quiet Storm, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005. ColerainTownship.

On Stage - TheaterMarvelous Wonderettes, 8p.m., Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, $24, $21seniors, students and groups of20 or more. 241-6550; www.cin-cinnatilandmarkproduction-s.com. West Price Hill.

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 4Drink TastingsWine Tasting, noon to 3 p.m.,Henke Winery, 3077 HarrisonAve., Receive 7 tastes and takehome souvenir glass. Appetizersand meals available to accom-pany tasting. Ages 21 and up.$10. Reservations recommend-ed. 662-9463; www.henkewine-.com. Westwood.

EducationConcealed Carry Class, 8 a.m.to 9 p.m., Tactical IntelligenceGroup, 6111 Morgan Road, Ledby certified instructors, classmeets State of Ohio ConcealedHandgun Permit pre-applica-tion educational requirementsin convenient single-day for-mat. Ages 21 and up. $150.Registration required. 579-1405;tacticalintelligencegroup.com.Cleves.

Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5 per class or $40for 10 classes. Presented byDance Jamz. 706-1324. SaylerPark.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 513-720-4142. Col-erain Township.

Holiday - EasterHandels Messiah, 6 a.m. to 7p.m., First Baptist Church ofGreenhills, 11195 Winton Road,Free. 825-3722. Greenhills.

Easter Egg Hunt, 1-3 p.m.,Peace Lutheran Church, 1451Ebenezer Road, Free refresh-ments. Ages 2-10. Free. 941-5177. Green Township.

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

Music - RockDoc Savage, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30a.m., Hey Days Sports Bar &Grill, 7306 Harrison Ave., Free.353-5800. Colerain Township.

NatureWings of Wonder Bird Show,11 a.m., Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, 4990 GlenwayAve., Animal trainer from zoobrings variety of birds. Kids canlearn about bird behaviors,adaptations and habitat re-quirements. $6. Reservationsrequired. 241-6550; www.cincin-natilandmarkproductions.com.West Price Hill.

On Stage - TheaterMarvelous Wonderettes, 8p.m., Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, $24, $21seniors, students and groups of20 or more. 241-6550; www.cin-cinnatilandmarkproduction-s.com. West Price Hill.

Support GroupsNAMI Basics EducationalCourse, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Bridgetown Church of Christ,3854 Race Road, 6-week coursefor parents and other primarycaregivers of children andadolescents living with mentalillness. Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration required. Present-ed by National Alliance onMental Illness of SouthwestOhio. 351-3500; [email protected]. Bridgetown.

SUNDAY, APRIL 5Dining EventsEaster Brunch, 10 a.m. to 2:30

p.m., Pebble Creek Golf Course,Restaurant & Event Center, 9799Prechtel Road, Augusta Room.Buffet with variety of brunchand hearty lunch items, fromsmoked salmon and omelettestation to carved roast beef androasted chicken. Family friendly.$23, $9 kids. Reservationsrequired. Presented by PebbleCreek Golf Course. 385-4442,ext. 14; pebblecreekgc.com.Colerain Township.

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

Holiday - EasterEaster Brunch, 10 a.m. to 2p.m., Mill Race Banquet Center,1515 W. Sharon Road, Celebratewith the Easter bunny and a25-item buffet. Beverages areincluded. $16.25, $8 ages 2-12,free under age 2; vehicle permitrequired. Reservations required,available online. Presented byGreat Parks of Hamilton Coun-ty. 521-7275; www.greatpark-s.org. Springfield Township.

Egg-cellent Easter Celebra-tion, 10:30 a.m., Cheviot UnitedMethodist Church, 3820 West-wood Northern Blvd., Ages 2thru 6th grade invited to huntfor eggs and celebrate Easter.Morning breakfast goodies andspecial resurrection eggs thatexplain meaning of Easter.Family friendly. Free. 662-2048;www.cheviotumc.com. Cheviot.

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

MONDAY, APRIL 6EducationJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Seminar seriesprovides speakers who teachhow to conduct successfulcontemporary job search.Reservations required. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr.Finneytown.

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

Zumba Gold Fitness Party,10-11 a.m., Westwood Town HallRecreation Center, 3017 Harri-son Ave., $5. Presented byZumba Fitness with Robin.288-7844. Westwood.

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

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

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 7Art ExhibitsWe Were All Chiefs: CurrentWorks from Elder HighSchool Alumni, 4-7 p.m., FlatsGallery, 3028 Price Ave., Art-work from 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.

AuditionsA Chorus Line, 6-9 p.m., Cov-edale Center for the PerformingArts, 4990 Glenway Ave., Adultperformers ages 18-40 needed.Dance and singing ability re-quired. Appointment required.Through April 8. 241-6550;[email protected]. West Price Hill.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FlemingRoad United Church of Christ,691 Fleming Road, $6. Presentedby Debs Fitness Party. 205-5064;www.debsfitnessparty.com.Springfield Township.

Be Smart, Eat Well and MoveMore at Your Library, 3 p.m.,North Central Branch Library,11109 Hamilton Ave., Learnabout exercise, good nutritionand feeding your brain withgood books while completing26 miles of Flying Pig marathonon your Hog Log. Free. Present-ed by Public Library of Cincin-nati & Hamilton County. 369-6068. Colerain Township.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,4:45-5:45 p.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

Farmers MarketSayler Park Farmers Market,4-7 p.m., Sayler Park Communi-ty Center, 6720 Home City Ave.,Purchase fresh eggs, handmadebaked goods, homemadepreserves, handmade soaps.Free. Presented by Sayler ParkVillage Council. 941-0102. SaylerPark.

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Wings of Wonder Bird Show is coming to the Covedale Center for the Performing arts at 11 a.m.Saturday, April 4, 4990 Glenway Ave., West Price Hill. An animal trainer from the Cincinnati Zoowill bring a variety of birds. Kids can learn about bird behaviors, adaptations and habitatrequirements. Cost is $6. Reservations are required. Call 241-6550; visit www.cincinnatiland-markproductions.com.

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People ask me all the time whereI get my recipes. Do you develop

them yourself?Whose recipes doyou use from the foodnetwork and do youhave any favorites?What about recipesthat readers send. Doyou test them?

I would say a care-ful yes to all of theabove. I develop somemyself, and I adaptsome, but not all. Asfor credit, if I know

the source, I will name it. Often-times the recipe has been passedthrough so many hands that cred-iting one person isnt possible. Butthats the fun in it.

Not so much where a recipestarts, but where it continues to go.I dont always test readers recipes.Just no time!

As far as food network stars, Ivecooked with more than a few. But Ihave to say our own Cincinnati foodstars/chef educators, like masterchef John Kinsella, Marilyn Harris,Debbie Goulding, Judy Walsh, ChrisHoltz and Molly Maundrell, alongwith Tim Bettinson, Bob Hess, TomKeegan and Todd Kelly, just toname a very few, hold their own,right with the most famous of chefs.And, of course, my readers dontlack with creativity or ability.

Thats why today Im sharing agood recipe which I enjoyed at theTrowel percent Error Garden Clubsluncheon. This chicken percent hamcordon bleu is a yummy way to usethat leftover Easter ham. MarieRobbins is one good cook!

Readers want to know:Stainless steel flatware: is it all

the same?No! At first glance, theyre all

shiny and look like they have someheft. Read packaging. What youwant is 18/10, which means 18 per-cent chromium and 10 percent nick-el.

Stainless steel is essentially ironwith more than 10 percent chromi-um. The higher the nickel content,the more protection from corrosion.Get as close to those numbers asyou can.

If you can pick a fork or spoon

up, go ahead. It will feel good inyour hand with the 18/10, not feath-erweight, and the polish will beelegant. Definitely worth the price.Polish with a bit of clear vinegar ifthey get water spots.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist,educator, Jungle Jims Eastgate culinaryprofessional and author. Find her blogonline at Abouteating.com. Email her [email protected] withRitas kitchen in the subject line. Call513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Top off chicken cordon bleuwith mimosa for brunch

Maries chicken cordon bleu casserole

I love garden club luncheons. They usually consistof an easy, do-ahead casserole that has stood the testof time. Like this one. Marie said make your own whitesauce if you like. She also sometimes adds sautedmushrooms and usually bakes the chicken in a coveredcasserole.

8 oz wide egg noodles2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast8 oz. cubed cooked ham8 oz. cubed Swiss cheese10.5 oz. can reduced fat/sodium cream of chicken

soup1/2 cup 2percent milk1/2 cup light sour cream2 tablespoons butter1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs1/4 cup grated Parmesan

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease or spray a9x13 pan. Cook noodles in boiling, lightly salted waterjust until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5minutes. Drain and put in pan, top with chicken, hamand Swiss. Mix soup, milk and sour cream and spoonover noodle mixture. Melt butter over medium heatand stir in bread crumbs and Parmesan until crumbs arecoated, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle over casserole. Bakeuntil bubbling and lightly browned, about 30 minutes.Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Tip from Maries kitchen: Make ahead and bringto room temperature before baking.

Tyler Florences mimosa

Tyler uses blood orange juice, but regular juiceworks. Chill a bottle of Prosecco. Combine about 2 cupsjuice with sugar to taste and add a couple splashes oforange liqueur. Chill. To serve, pour juice mixture inbottom of champagne flute and top with Prosecco.

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Just recently, the LakotaBoard of Education announcedthat 100 teachers, or 10 percentof its teaching staff, will retireat the end of this school year.

Although this number issurprising to some, it is prob-ably reflective of the numberof Ohios teachers who havemade the same choice. Whyare these numbers so high thisyear compared to previousones? Reasons vary, but mostcould fit into three categories.

For many teachers, thedecision to retire this year waspondered and determined atleast five years ago and seam-lessly fits into their plans forthe future. Another group hasconcluded that the long termbenefits gained by retiring thisyear from STRS are greaterthan those projected by thesystem in the foreseeable fu-

ture. Then,there is a thirdgroup of teach-ers who havebecome sodisillusionedand disgustedwith the stateof public edu-cation in Ohio,they simplywant to moveon to a differ-

ent stage of life.No matter what the motive

for retirement is, parents,students, colleagues andboards of education will sorelymiss those who leave and willface the daunting task of cop-ing with the enormous void ofprofessional expertise createdby their departure.

Even though retirement forsome teachers is bittersweet,

its fair to say that nearly allthose who have opted to retireshare a deep concern pertain-ing to many of the thoughtless,consequential, politically mo-tived educational changes thathave invaded their classroomsand profession.

State mandated require-ments for the punitive use ofhigh stakes test results forstudent, district and teacherevaluations more than alteredthe day to day dynamics ofclassroom instruction.

Combined with some inane,systemic instructional pro-grams that senselessly de-prived teachers of their pro-fessional judgment, these arecareer memories easily forgot-ten.

On the other hand teachershave always appreciated theintangible, intrinsic benefits to

the fullest extent. After all itwas their inner sense of ac-complishment that drove thewill and desire to return to aclassroom year after year.Despite the multiple instruc-tional movements and tempor-ary fads that intervenedthroughout the years, the leg-endary student aha momentsare the indelible memories thatretired teachers often recall.

Seeing a student unlock thekeys to reading, solve a com-plicated math problem, orapply the finishing touches toan in-depth finished projectare powerful images that alleducators share.

Even those final momentswhen students walk across astage or in front of class toreceive a diploma or Kinder-garten certificate, remind allteachers of the pride and joy

knowing that the studentswhose lives they touched werecrossing a bridge to a muchbroader horizon in life.

Then one day a teacherreceives a phone call from astudent not seen in 40 years.Suddenly the vivid memoriesof the student and the classcome to light in real time. Thestudent,an English professor,asks if she can stop by to seethe teacher who inspired me towrite.

Henry Adams once said, Ateacher affects eternity, he/shecan never tell where his/herinfluence stops. To all theteachers who are retiring thisyear, Congratulations andthank you!

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

Teachers influence goes far beyond classroom

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

March 25 questionWhat Opening Day traditions

or memories do you have? Howdo you think the Reds will dothis year?

Going to lunch and thegame with my dad every Open-ing Day for years and years.Fond memories of being withdad for the start of anotherbaseball season. Play ball!

C.G.

I have gone to OpeningDay since 1971; the first Open-ing Day at Riverfront. I likegetting down there early to seethe parade. The game nowstarts at 4:15, which makesgetting home much easier dueto no rush hour traffic.

After three playoff appear-ances with Dusty Baker theReds finished last in their divi-

sion in 2014 with a new man-ager. They are picked last thisyear due to losing two startingpitchers. But hope springseternal this time of year and Isee their battling for a wildcard playoff spot in Septem-ber. But I also have XU in theNCAA finals. Go Figure!

T.D.T.

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Former Reds outfielder George Foster rides passed Washington Park in the2014 Findlay Market Opening Day Parade.

Life is a journey, not adestination. - Ralph WaldoEmerson

The so-called bucketlist seems to start duringour middle aging when wedecide life isnt going tolast forever and we betterstart thinking of things wewant to do before our lifeends.

Actually it caught fireafter the 2007 movieBucket List, about twoterminally ill cancer guys.Now worldwide TheBucket List has takenover with the Internetoffering websites like: TopTen Bucket Items to onesharing celebrities bucketlists and a website:http:bucketlist.org thathelps you achieve yourbucket list of life goals.

A friend recently toldme dog sledding was on hislist. Another friend hadriding a motorcycle acrossAustralia. Many lists in-clude sensational items likebungee jumping or skydiv-ing. For some people itstraveling to view certainregions of the world. Peo-ple are searching for waysto fulfill and put excite-ment in their lives.

I just dont like lists ingeneral as they just usuallymean work and typicallyrequiring trips to stores...s-tanding in long lines...thenforgetting list items, neces-sitating another jaunt.

During life I always hadlists to contend with: farmboy chore lists; homeworkon the chalkboard lists;email job lists of assign-ments essential for staffmeeting. Now retired, Istill have to do lists athome. So when bucket lists

becamepopular, Iwasnthappyabout thethought ofyet...anoth-er list!

My dailylife bucketlist ad-venturesusuallystart with a

morning thought process:No. 1. Can I get out of bed?No. 2. No major aches orpainsnotable anyway?and No. 3. Do I still knowmy name? Answering yesto all three, means Imalready ahead of the game,taking care of No. 1 on mybucket list.

Lifes bucket lists aretotally overrated...toomuch planning involved,especially with travelplans...reservations. Thenyou need an organizingreminder list added to theTo Do list!

Finally, there could be awaiting list just to get ona list to complete or visityour bucket list item.

Recently my wife and Iattended a once in a life-time Cincinnati, Elton Johnconcert. My wife ex-pressed seeing these leg-end rock stars were on herbucket list.

A husband and wife listalways adds interestingdiscussions to what is on it.I encouraged her to addrock legend Neil Youngand take off Teaching meto cook!

My listing style is morein the moment as manylife opportunities just hap-pen. I look for opportuni-

ties daily, showing interestin people, engaging themwith inquiry about theirlives. The what if imagi-nation thoughts comes tothe forefront as it takesthinking outside the boxto sometimes spawn aunique life experience.

My wife and I haveexperienced an assortmentof extraordinary as well assimple special moments.Most are a result of justmeeting unique people.Some have included anAppalachian wood carver, aMexican dirt farmer, urbanhomeless man, and NativeAmericans sharing theirculture.

Personal time, for ex-ample, as we had with indi-viduals in an isolated HIVaids camp, changes yourtotal outlook on life.

Non-planned events likemeeting Ukrainians on atrip to Cincinnati openopportunities that resultedin an intimate visit to theirhomes in Ukraine.

Then add the fact, theseencounters can motivateother outcomes...resultingfor me in writing a book,and taking up photography,all happening just becauseof taking time to listen topeople and their stories.

A favorite quote by JohnLennon reminds me that abucket list should be madeup of lifes daily encoun-ters, Life is what happenswhile you are busy plan-ning other events.

Wes Adamson is a resident ofWyoming. His work has beenaccepted for publication by twoliterary magazines: River andSouth Review and DriftwoodPress.

The bucketlist of life

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Ohio State Final Four team.Taylor played defensive tacklefor the Crusaders and will con-tinue at that position at the Uni-versity of Notre Dame. Taylorreceived first team All-GCLand first team All-State honors.Elijah maintains a 3.4 GPA andhonor roll status. He is the sonof Kevin and Jayne Taylor ofMount Healthy.

Zachary Hoffman willcontinue his pitching career at

Underwater hockey The Roger Bacon High

School underwater hockeyteam finished with five winsand just one loss to finish insecond place in the B divisionof the 36th annual College Roy-ale Underwater Hockey Tour-nament at the University of

Guelph in Ontario, Canada onMarch 21.

Moeller signings Chase Pankey will play at

Boston College. Pankey was amember of the 2012 and 2013Ohio State championshipMoeller football teams and the2014 Ohio State Final Fourteam. For the Crusaders, Pan-key was a three-year varsitystarter and received second

team All-GCL, his junior year.Chase carries a 3.4 GPA andhas maintained academic hon-ors. Chase is the son of Leonand Tracy Pankey of ForestPark.

Elijah Taylor has complet-ed his 2014 season as a co-cap-tain for the Crusaders with 88tackles and 12 sacks. Taylorwas a member of the 2012 and2013 Ohio State championshipfootball teams and the 2014

Miami University. He will beunder the direction of coachDanny Hayden. Zachary was amember of the 2014 district, re-gional and state final four base-ball team. He has maintainedhonors with a 3.3 GPA. He is in-volved in Little Buddies withCorryville Catholic. Zachary isthe son of Michael and JenniferHoffman of Winton Woods.

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St. Xavier High School headtrack and field coach Oliver Ma-son, entering his 10th seasonwith the Bombers, said his teamis not the type of team that doeswell early in the season or in lit-tle meets.

But, when the stage gets big-ger, and the pressure builds,thats when the Bombers letloose.

St. Xaviers a defending Divi-sion I state champion in twoevents the 4x800 meter relayand 1,600 meter run. Both hadMichael Vitucci in common. Vi-tucci, a senior signed with Cin-cinnati, was The Enquirer maletrack Athlete of the Year in 2014and he was also the Division Icross country state championthis past fall. Vituccis 1,600state title from last year set anew stadium record with a timeof 4:07.96, and the 4x800 teamset a new OHSAA state recordin a time of 7:36.33. Senior BradEagans another member re-turning from the 4x800.

Keep a lookout for seniorConnor Stelljes, who was a re-gional qualifier last season inshot put and discus. Also, seniorsprinters Rashon Edwards andRonnie Fricke. Mason saidFricke pulled a hamstring at theend of last season, cutting hispostseason short, and if he canstay healthy, he could be thereat seasons end.

Were gonna be a late-blooming type team, Mason ex-plained. The distance and mid-dle distance crew is gonna begood again. Im excited aboutsome of our sprint relays, too.This should be as good a seasonas we had last year from ourstandpoint.

Theres a process that takesplace every year at WintonWoods. It builds over thecourse of the season and usuallyculminates at the state meet.

Its gonna be a process, wedont have much of an indoorseason so we use the regularseason to progress, said Win-ton Woods coach Ron Wright,now in his 16th season. We have

to be carefulthough, we fiz-zled out at statelast year with in-juries and such.

The Warriorsreturn some nicetalent with expe-rience at stateheadlined bysenior twinsChristian andChaz Lumpkin,both of whom aresigned to playfootball at GrandValley State nextseason. TheLumpkins wereon the 4x100 and

4x200 relay teams that qualifiedto state last season; the 4x200placed eighth in Division I.Christian also placed ninth inthe 100 meter dash with a timeof 10.99. Chaz just missed qual-ifying to state in the 200.

Very rarely do I have kids

for four years (on the trackteam) and Ive had the Lump-kins for four years so hopefullywe can send them out on top,Wright said.

Another member of the4x200 relay returns in junior Li-onell McConnell. Also, look fornewcomers junior Kenny May-brey and freshman TrevonPoole. Wright said Maybrey,who also wrestles and playsfootball, can sprint, long jumpand run relays. Pooles anotherfootball player who will throwdiscus and shot put. Wright saidthat he has high hopes for Poole.

Senior Tosh Ferguson alsoreturns after a back injury kepthim out all of last season. TheWarriors are excited to seewhat he can do in his comeback.

The departures of athleteslike Michael Thomas andCinque Williams have left someholes to fill for the defendingSWOC champion MountHealthy Owls.

However, head coach KenMeibers believes he has the ath-letes to fill those open positionsand be one of the best Division Iteams in the area.

We lost four athletes thatearned scholarships; thats a lotin track, the coach said. Wehave to develop the talent wehave, stay healthy and come upwith the right person to fill theholes.

Some of the athletes the Owlswill count on this season includeDominique Smith, David Mont-gomery, Hjavier Pitts, TylerHolley and Chaz Jones andKeAndre Smith.

Meibers expects Northwestand Talawanda to be the biggestcompetition inside the confer-ence. The two schools finishedsecond and third, respectivelybehind the Owls last season.

He also believes LakotaWest, La Salle, Mason and Syca-more, the Braves and Knightswill be major players in DI.

Northwest could win thestate in Division I if they line itup right, Meibers said. I likeour team; were going to seewhat we can do against them.

Last year they were young soexpect bigger things fromNorth College Hill this season.

The Trojans have 13 return-ing starters led by senior Chris-topher Banks, junior JujuanLinzy and sophomores MekiSams, Mirell Englemon andSam Howard.

Seventh-year coach Nathan-iel Snow said Banks is a hurdlerspecialist who was plagued by

injury last year. As a sopho-more, Banks missed qualifyingfor state in hurdles by one spot.

Linzy also battled injurieslast season, but the year prior hewas the opening leg on the relaythat made it to state. Howardjust missed regionals last sea-son, but Snow said hes workedhard in the offseason so heshould be stronger. Englemon,who will run relays, is veryquick and agile, per Snow.

Sams is working his way upto state, Snow said, adding thatSams runs 100/200 meters, alsohurdles and is a proficient relayrunner.

We have an opportunity todo something special, Snowsaid. I like (this teams) com-mitment; theyve worked ex-tremely hard. I appreciate thatand the enthusiasm.

Finneytown didnt have itsbest season a year ago, but theWildcats are always ready torun and throw.

With only six returning start-ers from last year, coach DougMink will need some new facesto step into bigger roles. Re-turning for Finneytown are sen-

iors Stuart Burns, Chris Cul-breath, Jacob Heinold, JoeySaunders and juniors AlexGoellner and Luke Bruegge-meyer.

Saunders is the only return-ing regional qualifier. He wason the 4x200 relay that won atthe district meet. Bruegge-meyers a distance specialistalong with Heinold. Burns andCulbreath will both score pointsin discus and shot put. Goell-ners a high jumper, distanceand middle distance runner.

Mink said it will be a rebuild-ing year with so many newfaces, and added that those newfaces are also very eager tolearn the sport.

The Roger Bacon boys trackteam did some growing up thisyear, said seventh-year coachMichael Braun, who added thatits not a rebuilding year butmore of a growing year. TheSpartans graduated 11 seniorslast year and with that a lot oftalented athletes.

I wouldnt say this is a re-building year, but a lot of kidshad to grow up this year, Braunsaid.

This season, Braun said, hehas just four seniors but theyrequality leaders. Senior DrewStark returns after reaching re-gionals last year in the 4x200 re-lay. Senior Nick Shooner was aregional qualifier last season in110 hurdles, and junior JordanWilliams was a regional highjumper after taking fourthplace at districts, he placed 11that regionals. Braun said that lastyear was Williams first yearcompeting.

Also back are sophomoresSam Johnstone and Tony Luken.Braun said Johnstone is a dis-tance guy who really flew underthe radar last year so he couldbe a surprise this year, and Lu-ken finished second overall inthe Greater Catholic LeagueCoed Central Division last sea-son. Braun also likes what hesseen from senior and first-yearrunner Slayton Brummett.

FIRST GLANCE AT 2015 BOYS TRACK AND FIELD

State track meet beckons again for BombersAdam Baum and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff ATHLETES TO WATCH

St. Xavier senior MichaelVitucci: A state champion incross country and defendingtwo-time state track championlast season.

Winton Woods seniorChristian Lumpkin: Placed intwo events at the Division I statemeet last year.

Mount Healthys DavidMontgomery: Was an all-SWOC performer last season inthree events.

Winton Woods senior ChazLumpkin: Qualified to state inthe 4x100 relay and qualified toregionals in 200 meters.

North College Hill sopho-more Meki Sams: Look for himto be a state qualifier in possiblymultiple events.

Roger Bacon senior DrewStark: A regional qualifier lastseason in the 4x200 relay.

Finneytown senior JoeySaunders: A regional qualifierin the 4x200 relay last season.

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Mt. Healthy pole vaulter KeAndre Smith was a second-team all-Southwest Ohio Conference performer last year.

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St. Xaviers Brad Eagan runs in thecross country season last year.

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St. Xaviers Michael Vitucci is theEnquirer male track athlete of theyear in 2014.

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North College Hilllooks like it will pick upright where it left off lastseason. The Trojans had amemorable run that end-ed at state and return 13starters from that team.Leading the way is seniorJazmin Smith who won aDivision II state title in100 hurdles and alsoplaced fourth in the open200 meters.

Joining Smith at statelast year (and back againthis year) was senior Qua-nee Wright in 100 hur-dles. In addition, keep aneye on returning juniorsJanae Blalock, BrookeDawson, Jayonna Tivis-Peake and Diamond John-son. Blalock and Dawsonare long jumpers, Tivis-Peakes a high jumper andruns the open 400, whileJohnsons a utility athlete.

North College Hillcoach Nathaniel Snow,whos now in his seventhseason, is excited aboutwhat this team can do.

I like the experiencewith the senior leadershipplus the youth, Snowsaid. Were balancedacross the board. Evenwhen I lose Smith andWright (after this season),the program wont fall, itwill go right on.

Two of the new faces towatch are freshman Ra-ven Willis and ShamerahPickens, said Snow. Bothare sprinters and Williscan high jump.

All of its point-scoringreturns from last year atWinton Woods so theWarriors expect to begood again this year.

Were looking for-ward to (the season), wehave a chance to have areally good team if thegirls continue to be a teamand are there for one an-other, said Winton Woodscoach Tony Boyd, enter-ing his 10th season.

The Warriors will go assophomore Brianna Rich-ard does. Shes a phe-nomenal track athlete,said Wright of Richard.Shes already set theschool record in the longjump and shell anchorour 4x100 relay.

Richard placed sixthlast at the Division I state

meet in the 200 meterdash.

Seniors AmberlyBoyd, Irene Onianwa andAutumn Adams all return.Boyd was a regional quali-fier last year in the 4x100and she also hurdles andhigh jumps. Onianwa wason the 4x100 last year andshe high jumps as well.Coach Boyd said theyreexcited about Adams inthe middle distanceevents this year.

Also keep an eye on ju-nior Kami Bomar who re-turns as a hurdler aftertaking a year off, andsophomore sprinter JalynHill and sophomore Do-minique Perry, a regionalqualifier in 100 hurdleslast year.

McAuley finds itself ina familiar spot this trackand field season. The Mo-hawks have found agroove in recent yearsthats translated into nu-merous Girls GreaterCatholic League titles andtrips to Columbus for thestate meet. McAuleycoach Ron Russo, now inhis sixth season at McAu-ley and 27th overall, saidhis team has embraced itsquestion marks, becausebehind those questionsare girls with a lot of po-tential.

In each of the last fourseasons McAuley hasqualified its 4x800 relayteam to state, and three ofthe four legs return fromlast years relay in seniorMcKenzie Pfeifer and ju-niors Sydney Kreimerand Anna Sontag. Pfeif-ers a three-time statequalifier, and Russo saidshes looking to becomeone of only a few in schoolhistory to be a four-timestate qualifier. Kreimersalso transitioning over tothrowing shot and discusthis season in addition toher running duties.

I see a lot of questionmarks but Im really en-couraged with what I seein terms of our upside,Russo said. We have sen-iors that are going to car-ry us in a number ofevents. And, those ques-tion marks can be an-swered really quickly be-cause we have talentedfreshman girls coupledwith seasoned upper-classmen whove proventhey can score and ad-

vance (in the postsea-son).

Senior Sydney Lam-berts another importantleader for the Mohawks.Lambert, whos signed toplay basketball at Bowl-ing Green, will help out onthe relay teams and re-sume her role long jump-ing where shes a two-timeregional qualifier.

Other Mohawks tokeep an eye on include:Juniors Gabby Draginoff,Mariah Edwards, NatalieLienhart and sophomoresKira Staubach, CarleeLambert, Erin Parsonsand freshman SamoneMathes and Emily Anne-ken. Draginoffs a return-ing pole vault regionalqualifier. Edwards willhelp out in the 100 meters,sprint relays and longjump. Lienharts a three-year varsity starter thathandles the distanceevents really well. Stau-bachs a pole vaulter whowill also run hurdles, highjump and long jump.Carlee Lambert will helpthrow shot and discus,while Parsons will con-tinue to progress on thehurdles. Annekens a dis-tance runner with a spe-cial work ethic, said Rus-so, who added that Matheshas big-time potential as asprinter.

Track is a sprint sportand if youre gonna bereally good you have tohave some lockdownsprinters, Russo said,adding that by seasonsend he and his staff willhave their kids in positionto compete for titles.

Coming off its secondstraight Cincinnati HillsLeague championship,Finneytown is an experi-enced and talented team.The Wildcats did losethree of their big scorersto graduation, but theyrehard at work replacingwhat left.

Last year, Finneytownfinished third at the dis-trict meet and the 4x200relay team placed fourthat the state meet.

The Wildcats only havetwo seniors on the team,of about 30 girls right now,in Yashira Rhymer-Stew-art and Corinne Saul, mid-dle to long distance run-ner. Rhymer-Stewart doesall the field events andshes the returning CHLField Athlete of the Year.

Other returning start-ers include juniors Anys-sa Howell, Tess Enderleand Ariana Bonds. CoachCharles Crawley said thatHowells a sprinter all theway up to 800 meters andcan a lot of differentthings. Enderles a throw-

er who set the discusschool record last season.Bonds will do whatever isasked of her includingsprinting, relays, distanceevents and shot put, saidCrawley, adding shesreally valuable.

Crawley said that 30girls on his team is prob-ably the most hes everhad in his 15 years at Fin-neytown.

With that large of aroster I have more flexi-bility and can fill out ev-ery event, Crawley said.

This is the first year ofhead coach Kelvin Kel-leys tenure at MountHealthy and he is alreadytalking about changingthe culture of the pro-gram.

Kelley brings morethan 30 years of experi-ence to the Owls aftercoaching Princeton,Mount Notre Dame and astint at Wyoming.

I retired from Prince-ton and am now substituteteaching at MountHealthy, the coach said.I am not planning on be-ing here for one year andthen leaving. I want tobuild this program sogirls can earn scholar-ships.

Even though Kelley isstill getting to know histeam, he thinks there aresome girls that can con-tribute immediately, in-cluding a good crop offreshmen.

The coach is lookingfor production from ath-letes such as high jumperKarlee Talbert, JalenMcQuiller, Nyla Houston,Nahja Glenn, Ariel Powelland Davia Jackson.

She should lead us inweights, Kelley said ofJackson.

Usually, Roger Baconcoach Michael Braun islucky if he gets 15 girls tocome out and compete onthe track and field team.This year, he has nearly30, which has the Spartanslooking at the season in anoptimistic light.

Theres a nice groupreturning, of mostly un-derclassmen this season.Braun said he has justthree seniors.

Juniors Sydnay Jack-son, Mariah Johnson andAshley Washington all re-turn as members of the4x100 relay team that

qualified to regionals lastyear. Jackson and John-son are primarly sprint-ers, while Washingtonsprints and does somemiddle distance running.

Seniors Destiny Cher-ry and Casey Niesen arereturning starters. Cher-ry specializes in the highjump and sprint relays,while Niesen, a two-timeregional qualifier, com-petes in the distanceevents. Braun said thatlast season, Niesen wasbattling injuries sotheyre hoping if she stayshealthy shell have anoth-er successful postseason.

Junior Ellyn Nicholswas also hampered lastyear. Nichols, a high jum-per and hurdler, still tookfifth in the high jump atdistricts battling a pairstrained quads.

Braun said his team isvery much young andcompetitive with a lot ofjuniors and sophomores.

We have a lot of strongathletes that come to workevery single day and workhard, Braun said.

FIRST GLANCE AT 2015 GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

NCH girls track going for state againAdam Baum and NickRobbeCommunity Press staff

ATHLETES TOWATCH

North College Hillsenior Jazmin Smith:Division II state championin 100 hurdles last year,and placed fourth at statein the 200.

Winton Woods soph-omore Brianna Richard:Took sixth in the 200meters last year at theDivision I state meet.

McAuley seniorMcKenzie Pfeifer: Look-ing to become a four-time state qualifier thisseason.

Finneytown seniorYashira Rhymer-Stew-art: Returning CHL FieldAthlete of the Year.

Mount Healthy juniorDavia Jackson: Headcoach Kelvin Kelley saidshe should lead the teamin weights this season.

Roger Bacon juniorEllyn Nichols: Injuredlast season, she justmissed qualifying toregionals in high jump.

North College Hillsenior Quanee Wright:State qualifier last seasonin 100 hurdles.

MARK D. MOTZ FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Finneytown High School Yashira Rhymer-Stewart competes inthe Division II regional high jump competition May 29 lastseason.

Ursuline signings Ursuline Academy

held a college signingbreakfast for the 14 sen-ior athletes who havecommitted to a schooland are continuing theirathletic endeavors in col-lege. Among the seniorsrecognized was MalloryBechtold of Finneytown,who will play volleyballfor Fairfield Universityin Connecticut. The sen-iors were joined by theirfamilies, coaches, andmembers of the schooladministration. UrsulinePresident Sharon Red-mond spoke briefly, con-gratulating the studentathletes and commend-ing them for their leader-ship on and off the field.

Showcase schedule This is a partical list

of local games among the35 scheduled for the 2015Skyline Chili Reds Fu-tures High School Show-case:

Monday, April 13 La Salle vs. Moeller,

4:30 p.m. (Prasco Park,Mason)

Elder vs. St. Xavier, 7p.m. (Prasco Park, Ma-son)

Thursday, April 16 Cincinnati Christian

vs. Summit Country Day,7 p.m. (Prasco Park, Ma-son)

Monday, April 20 Bishop Fenwick vs.

Roger Bacon, 4:30 p.m.(Univ. of CincinnatisMarge Schott Stadium)

Indoor state track Brianna Richard, a

sophomore with theAcademy Global Studiesat Winton Woods HighSchool competed at theindoor state track meetMarch 7 at Akron Univer-

sity. Richard placed 16thin the 200 meter dash andtook second place, earn-ing her a medal, in thelong jump.

Hockey On March 14, at Na-

tionwide Arena in Colum-bus, St. Xavier senior for-ward Justin LeFevrescored a goal in the OhioHigh School Ice HockeyCoaches Association sen-ior all-star game.

Catching up withcollege athletes

Otterbein freshmansprinter Shyla Cum-mings, a Finneytowngraduate, won the 60-me-ter (7.76) and 200-meterdash (25.48) at the OhioAthletic Conference in-door track and fieldchampionships Feb. 28 atCapital University in Co-lumbus. Cumming setnew school records inboth races. She wasnamed the meets mostoutstanding femalesprinter/hurdler.

Evans scholar Roger Bacon senior

Robby Heywood re-ceived the Chick EvansCaddie Scholarshipwhich is full tuition andhousing scholarship forformer golf caddies.Heywood will attendOhio State Universityand plans to major inBusiness and Pre-Law.Hes also a member of theRoger Bacon volleyballteam. Heywood is thefourth Evans Scholar atRoger Bacon in the lastfour years.

Underwater hockey The Roger Bacon

High School underwaterhockey team competed inthe 36th annual CollegeRoyale UnderwaterHockey Tournamenthosted by the Universityof Guelph UnderwaterHockey Club in the goldpool of the W. F. MitchellAthletics Centre on thecampus of the Universityof Guelph in Guelph, On-tario, on March 21.

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Hare, 67, died Feb. 22.Survived by husband

Ronald A. Hare; childrenJulie H. (Scott) Robinson,Randall A. (Christine) Hare

and James C. (Anna) Hare;grandchildren James Jr., Nicho-las, Avery, Isabelle, Audrey,Mitchell, Sander, Delainey andJared; siblings Robert (Bonnie)Budd Jr., Connie (Dave) Lane,Tom Budd; in-laws Dan (Pat)Hare and Pam (Craig) Schafer;many nieces a

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