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Hattie Paige haslived in herhome on Nep-tune Drive since1968. It has a

view of Skyline CommunityPark, right across the street,and can watch the kids cavorton the basketball court, dan-gle from swings or scoot downthe slides right from her livingroom.

She was shocked to learnthe park could no longer beavailable to the people wholive in her neighborhood. It’spart of the Skyline Communi-ty Center being sold by Cole-rain Township as the local gov-ernment tries to keep its bud-get balanced in the face ofshrinking financial supportfrom the state.

Kids use this park. It hasswings and slides and a Cross-town Shootout basketballcourt, thanks to a Home DepotCrosstown Helpout project in2008. Adults use the park, too.It’s got a walking trail with fit-ness stations that loops thepark and the adjacent SkylineCommunity Center.

During the summer, thepark hums with activity. Fam-ilies gather for cookouts andreunions. The communitycomes to events. People get to

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Colerain Township is trying to sell the Skyline Community Center, but many don’t realize the center includesthe adjacent community park.

Skyline center and park

ON BLOCKJennie [email protected]

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Brian Wright, Dymonta Johnson and Vaughn Fischer take advantage ofwarmer temperatures to hit the court at Skyline Park. The park couldclose because it’s part of the property being offered for sale byColerain Township.

In the beginning, ForestPark was a planned communi-ty. Planners in the early 1960sset aside multiple locationsfor churches, mostly zonedresidential and located atmain intersections or at thetransition between residen-tial and commercial areas.

As the city grew, and therecent recession hit,churches branched out. Insome cases, they chose busi-ness locations that do not con-tribute to the city’s tax baseand in some cases havecrowded out other uses. Sonow, Forest Park is taking alook at saying no to churchesthat want to locate withinbusiness zones.

Chris Anderson, communi-ty development director, sayschurches were permitted inresidential zones on lots oftwo or more acres on majorstreets.

“We allowed somechurches to deviate from thatthrough the planning com-mission, but we need to look atthat now,” he said. “Land thatcan be developed is becomingscarce, and we need to protectthat tax base.”

“We still welcomechurches,” he said. “We justwant to better direct wherethey are located. The major-ity of our churches are inareas zoned for them.”

Anderson says making achange to the city’s zoningcode, and no longer allowing apath that makes exceptionspossible, will help the citygive better guidance to pros-pective congregations look-ing to move into Forest Park.

Another area of the zoningcode getting a second look isfamily daycare providers inhomes. In Ohio they are eithersmall Type B (six or fewerchildren) or larger Type A(seven-12 youngsters). Bothare currently treated as a res-idence currently under zon-ing.

“Our experience hasshown that the larger Type Ahomes have in many casesstretched the capacity of ourhouses and had negative im-pacts on the surroundingproperties in our compactsuburban community,” An-derson said. While Ohio re-quires communities to allowType B day care within theirzoning codes, communities

Forest Parklooks at zoningfor churchesand day careJennie [email protected]

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Forest Park will have a public hearing on May 4 to address zoning codechanges for church location and day care operation.

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It’s a Greatest Genera-tion Gala.

The Allies celebratedvictory in Europe withVE Day, May 8, 1945, sig-naling the end of WorldWar II in Europe. GreenTownship VFW Post10380 is hosting an ‘Eve-ning to Celebrate WorldWar II Heroes’ with a spe-cial dinner dance for the70th Anniversary of VEDay.

The event will be from6 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 8,at The Meadows BanquetHall, 59 E. Main St. in Ad-dyston. Cost is $25 perperson and includes agourmet buffet dinner,draft beer and wine, anda special presentationHonoring World War IIveterans. There will alsobe dancing to the Marks-berry Big Band. Call 513-941-7638 for reserva-tions.

Bob Abrams, a mem-ber of the VFW post, says

his group will honorWorld War II veteransthroughout this year,starting with this 70thAnniversary VE Dayevent.

“We have about 15 ofthese veterans in ourpost, and they are gettingolder; one of our WorldWar II guys will turn 100in September. Normandy,D-Day, the Battle of theBulge... among them,they were at all the bigevents, and they haveabout every medal that

could be awarded. Theyare so humble about theirservice and we want tohonor that service whilewe still can. That’s it in anutshell.”

Former State Sen.Louis Blessing Jr. saidgetting to know veteranswho are members of hischurch and residents ofhis community has been aprivilege.

“They are so humble,”he said. “And when theytell their stories, they areso matter-of-fact about

things that are so mind-blowing.

Blessing is helping toget the word out aboutthe VE Day dance so asmany veterans as possi-ble get to attend the eventand enjoy being with oneanother.

“We are hoping theywill come to the dinnerdance, bring their fam-ilies and enjoy the eve-ning,” he said. “We wantthem to come and have agood time and honorthem for their service.”

Greatest Generation Gala planned for WWII vetsJennie [email protected]

day, May 12.Twin Towers is at 5343

Hamilton Ave.A panel of three speak-

ers will discuss “Reduc-ing Stress in a High StressJob.”

RSVP to Sara Smith,513-247-1356; [email protected].

Non-members are wel-come.

Fee is $10 per person,payable at the door, cashor check.

Business groupmeets

The Mount HealthyBusiness Association willmeet 11 a.m. to noon Mon-day, May 11, at MountHealthy Christian Vil-lage, 8097 Hamilton Ave.

For more information,contact Kim Cremeans at513-461-0436; E-mail:[email protected], orvisit:www.mthealthyba.org.

CommunityAll-Stars

Community Press is in-viting you to hop on theAll-Star Game bandwag-on. What memories doyou have of previous All-Star Games in Cincinnati(or other cities)? Whathas baseball meant to you;what does it mean to younow? Share photos if havethem. Email [email protected].

Find our guide to allthings ASG 2015 at Cin-cinnati.com:http://cin.ci/1FRQHJr.

Service and policeopen house

Springfield Townshipservice and police depart-ments are having an OpenHouse from 1 to 4 p.m.Saturday, May 9, at theSpringfield TownshipService Department, lo-cated at 952 ComptonRoad. Enter at the Bridge

Creek Condominiums,then turn left at the firstdrive.

Meet officers, serviceemployees and volun-teers, visit informationalbooths and displays, getyour name printed at thesign shop, see demonstra-tions and learn about theservices offered by bothdepartments.

There will be a tree andlandscape question andanswer session, taught bya Hamilton County ParksNatural Resource Man-ager at 1:30 p.m., a PoliceK-9 demonstration at 2p.m., a swap loader dem-onstration, followed byback hoe demonstrationat 2:30 p.m. and a “LessThan Lethal” demonstra-tion by the police depart-ment at 3:p.m.

Centennial Barnhosts health/wealthseminar

Managing your wealthand taking care of yourhealth are priorities.What is wealth withouthealth and at what cost?

Attend the seminar,“Social Security, Medi-care and You,” 1:30 p.m. to3 p.m. Wednesday, May13, at the Centennial Barn,110 Compton Road.

Expect an overview of:retirement income andexpenses and your op-tions with Medicare andSocial Security.

Presenter is MargeryMattox, owner of the firmFinancial Affairs Man-agement. There is nocharge for the seminar.Reserving a seat is sug-gested. Call 513-651-3665.

Healthcare Friendsbreakfast

Twin Towers in CollegeHill will host a Health-care Friends breakfastmeeting at 8:30 a.m. Tues-

BRIEFLY

know one another. So when Hattie Paige

heard the park was part ofthe parcel for sale by thetownship, she starteddown the street to spreadthe word to her neighbors.“I know they don’t know.No one told us,” she said.“My grandkids loved toplay there.”

Her Skyline neighbor-hood is predominantlyblack. 2010 U.S. Censusfigures at cincyfairhou-sing.com show that 82 per-cent of the 1,717 residentsof Skyline Acres areblack. It’s a close-knitcommunity, neighborsknow each other here, andshe immediately startedknocking on the doors ofother long-time residentsto talk about the possibil-ity that the communitycould lost its park.

Her neighbor George

Lamb, a 40-plus year resi-dent of the community,wasn’t happy about thepossible park sale, either.“I liked the center, andkids need somewhere toplay.”

Of course, the park isnot without it’s problems.Lamb detests gamblingand drugs, which he sayscan sometimes be foundin the park. “We need tokeep that park for ourkids,” he said.

Mary Shelton, anotherSkyline resident, said shewas surprised to hear thetownship would sell thecommunity’s park. “Mygrandson played basket-ball there. That propertywas donated, so I don’t un-derstand how they canjust sell it,” she said.“That’s our park.”

Paige shook her head.“Where are all these kidsgoing to go when they getout of school this sum-mer?” she asked. “Thecenter is closed. If theysell the park, these kidswill have no where to go.It’s not right. We live inthis community and wedon’t know anything.”

Melvin Williams, wholives on Bluelark Courtnear Shelton said the saleis not a surprise to him. “Ittook years to get the cen-ter, and we never got whatwe were promised by thecounty,” he said. “We gothalf a center. Never got apool or tennis courts andthe county didn’t give themoney that was needed tooperate the center fully.We were boxed in so wecouldn’t be successful.”

Williams says he thinksrace is a factor in the waythe neighborhood is treat-ed. “We have no represen-tation in the township,” hesaid.

Colerain Township as-sistant administratorFrank Birkenhauer saysthe decision to sell thecommunity center wasnot about race. It was

about money. The SkylineCenter cost the townshipmore than $120,000 annu-ally to operate. And thepark is part of the centerproperty.

“We have tried to havenonprofits, the YMCA, wepaid for it ourselves, andcouldn‘t make it work,” hesaid. “Seventy percent ofthe people using the cen-ter were from the city ofCincinnati and Spring-field Township and it be-came a matter of prioritiz-ing how we spend ourmoney.”

For the kids of theneighborhood, the parkwould be a great loss. “Weuse this park,” said one ofthe crowd of basketballplayers on the cementcourt. “They shouldn’tclose it. They should makeit better. We need a waterfountain there.”

The Skyline communi-ty, is divided geographi-cally. Part of the neighbor-hood is in Colerain Town-ship and the NorthwestLocal School District. Theother part is in Spring-field Township and theMount Healthy CitySchool District. But it’s

united in its desire to keepits park.

Colerain Township hadused money from theHamilton County Com-munity DevelopmentBlock Grant program topay for the operation ofthe center. Colerain Town-ship took over operationsthere after the SkylineImprovement Associa-tion lost block grant fund-ing. Colerain and Spring-field townships then fund-ed the operation of thecenter, pooling fundsfrom the block grant pro-gram.

But Springfield Town-ship dropped its supportin 2009. Colerain con-tinued, requesting part ofits community develop-ment money for the cen-ter’s operation in eachthree-year funding cyclefor the grants. Skyline’soperations were thenbeen paid for partly withgeneral fund money andpartly with money fromthe block grant.

Hamilton County didnot renew funding for thecenter in the three-yearround of funding begin-ning in 2013, dropping the

cost back onto the town-ship. And with ongoingerosion of funding fromthe state, Colerain Town-ship officials eventuallydecided the general fundcould no l absorb the costof operating the center.

Colerain Township as-sistant administratorFrank Birkenhauer sayswhile he understands thedispleasure over the parkbeing for sale, the town-ship made every effort tokeep the Skyline Commu-nity Center open after itno longer received fund-ing through the blockgrant program.

The township contract-ed with the ClippardYMCA and allowed DougPelfrey’s Propel nonprofitorganization to operateprograms at the center,leasing it to the group for$1 per year before decid-ing to close it for good andlist it for sale at the end of2014.

“The bottom line is, thecenter could not supportitself,” he said. “It’s possi-ble that a buyer won’twant the park propertyand it could be split off toaccommodate the sale.”

Birkenhauer said thetownship has had some in-quiries, but no sale on theproperty is currentlypending.

“I’d like to see the parkseparated from the sale,”Shelton said as she stoodon her porch. “It does sur-prise me that the town-ship would sell our park.”

Williams says he’s notsurprised Colerain Town-ship is selling the centerand park.

“The township alwaysleaves us out on our ownover here,” he said. “Wepay a lot of taxes and weget very little for the tax-es we pay. The trusteesgave us all kinds of rea-sons why they couldn’tgive us funds. ColerainTownship did our commu-nity a great disservice.”

SkylineContinued from Page 1A


Skyline Park’s basketball court received a UC/XavierCrosstown Shootout makeover in 2008, thanks to a CrosstownHelpout project with Home Depot and students from bothuniversities.

are not under any man-date to allow the TypeA home. Anderson saysmost suburban com-munities in HamiltonCounty don’t havethem.

So Anderson saysthe city is proposing toeliminate Type Ahomes as a permitteduse.

“We will still havethe smaller Type Bhomes as an option forhome daycare provid-ers,” he said.

The proposal will bethe subject of a publichearing at 7:45 p.m.,just before Forest ParkCity Council’s nextmeeting, 8 p.m. Mon-day, May 4. Councilmeets at the ForestPark Municipal Build-ing, 1201 W. KemperRoad.

In both cases, no ex-isting churches or daycare providers will beaffected by the pro-posed changes. Ander-son said there are sixType A day cares oper-ating in the city andthey will be allowed tocontinue. No additionalType A services will beallowed to start up.

ZoningContinued from Page 1A

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

HILLTOPPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

McAuley High School» As part of an annual event,

LaRosa’s representatives visit-ed McAuley’s creative cookingclass.

The students attended apresentation by Michael LaRo-sa, chief executive officer; Mi-chelle McMahon, vice presi-dent of Franchise Developmentand McAuley alumna from theclass of 1984, and chef Andy Cio-lino, Buddy LaRosa’s personalchef.

The team brought eight dif-ferent varieties of pasta, alfre-do and red sauces, fresh vegeta-bles and herbs, seafood, chick-en, beef, pork, spices andcheeses. After learning aboutcareers in foods and restau-rants, the students were dividedinto six groups and createdtheir own pasta skillets.

Students were urged to becreative and to try some ingre-dient that they had never tasted.The six skillets were thenshared among the students andguests as well, with three fullplastic containers left over.

» McAuley Latin students,led by their teacher RachelKless, participated in the OhioJunior Classical League 2015State Convention in Columbusin March.

The convention brings to-gether more than 800 students,teachers and parents fromacross the state of Ohio to cele-brate the study of Latin, accord-ing to a press release.

Competitions included aca-demic tests, art contests, certa-men (Latin Academic Team)and creative performances. So-cial activities included a dance,toga banquet and more.

McAuley Latin scholarswere awarded with more than100 ribbons, medals and tro-phies.

» McAuley High School andLa Salle High School Vocal En-sembles performed togetherand as individual choirs at theHeritage Music Festival inNashville, Tennessee.

The competitionApril 9-12,and schools from seven differ-ent states competed for honors.

The McAuley/La Salle groupreceived numerous awards, in-cluding: Mixed Concert Choir –gold; Show Choir – gold; Men’sChoir – gold; Women’s Choir –gold; Maestro Award – GregMiller, La Salle senior. Thisaward is given to a student whodisplays extraordinary musicalability and sensitivity. Millerplayed the role of the Beast inMcAuley’s spring musical, Dis-ney’s “Beauty & the Beast;” Fes-tival Gold Award – The mixedchoir of McAuley and La Sallereceived a national invitation tosing at the 2016-17 Youth ChoirFestival at Carnegie Hall.

The students also took abackstage tour and sang on theactual stage of the Grand OleOpry, as well as touring RCAstudios. They recorded a CDduring a studio session.

Covington LatinNorth College Hill resident

Will Geers, a 15 year old juniorat Covington Latin School,scored a 36 composite score onthe ACT, attaining the examina-tion’s highest possible score.

His perfect score was

achieved on hisfirst real at-tempt at the test– though Geershad previouslytaken the ACTwhile a CLSFreshman aspart of the DukeUniversity Tal-

ent Identification Program, ac-cording to a press release. Atthe age of 13, Geers receivedGrand Recognition from Duke

TIP for his outstanding score of32.

Geers is involved with anumber of the school’s extra-curricular offerings, includingdebate team, Pro-Life Club andT.E.A.M.S (Tests of Engineer-ing Aptitude, Mathematics andScience). He hopes to study ei-ther biochemistry or moleculargenetics in college and feels histime at CLS is preparing him forsuch a challenging and rigorouscourse of study.

Winton Woods HighSchool

Eight Winton Woods HighSchool students made a springbreak trip to Germany and trav-eled throughout the country,visiting the cities of Frankfurt,Herxheim, Mainz and Heidel-berg.

The students and chaperonesalso visited Strausbourg and

France, and some traveled toParis.

The eight students who trav-eled to Germany were NadiaGoforth, Maria Holt, JacksonKramer, Jaleni Vaughn, JahariMuhammed, Tagashia Wake-field, Hannah Van Dyke andCharity Sims. Assistant princi-pal Kevin Jones also chaper-oned the trip with his daughter,Tiana.

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McAuley High School and La Salle High School vocal ensembles pose outside of the Grand Ole Opry. The groupsperformed together and as individual choirs at the Heritage Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee.

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McAuley sophomore Julia Cardinalranked third out of all Latinstudents at the convention. Shealso was selected recently to be astate officer in the Ohio JuniorClassical League.

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McAuley Latin teacher Rachel Kless, junior Karin Jacobsen, junior KateWitzgall and art teacher Samantha Setterlin. With the guidance of McAuleyart teacher Samantha Setterlin, Karin Jacobsen, Kate Witzgall, and LaurenBarlow put together a 72-page scrapbook, which one the gold medal in theclub scrapbook competition.

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THURSDAY, MAY 7Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Springfield Township Senior andCommunity Center, 9158 WintonRoad, Art Room. InstructorSusan Hoffheimer guides withstep-by-step instruction on howto use oil paint materials. Ages18 and up. $88. Registrationrequired. Presented by Spring-field Township Arts and Enrich-ment Council. 522-1410; http://www.theartsconnect.us/183/Oil-Painting. Springfield Township.

Clubs & 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., Learn howto clog dance. Dancers of alllevels welcome. No partnerrequired. $5. Presented by TheCan’t Stop Cloggers. 324-7454;cantstopcloggers.weebly.com.Sayler Park.

EducationStrengths Based Career Man-agement, 7-8:30 p.m., FamilyLife Center, 703 Compton Road,Learn how to identify goodcareer fit and work towardstrength path. Reservationsrequired. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finneytown.

K-Ready Carnival Meet andGreet, 6:30-8 p.m., South Ele-mentary Mount Healthy, 7900Werner Ave., Parents and eligi-ble 2015-2016 kindergartenersmay attend. Bounce house,popcorn, balloon art, games,prizes, school supply giveaways,Kona Ice. Free. Presented byMount Healthy City SchoolDistrict. No phone;www.mthcs.org. Mount Healthy.

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.

Pure Potential Chikung Tai Chi,9:30-11 a.m., Grace EpiscopalChurch, 5501 Hamilton Ave., $50.Presented by Harmonic PulseWellness. 405-1514; www.har-monicpulsewellness.com. Col-lege Hill.

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

Introduction to Yoga forBeginners, 7 -8 p.m., Earth-Connection, 370 Neeb Road, Forparticipants who have nevertried yoga or have been to classa few times and would like tolearn more before advancing toVinyasa Flow. $78 for 13 classesor $10 per class. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.Delhi 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, butter,home baked items, breads,granola and more. Free admis-sion. 542-2739; www.collegehill-coffeeco.com. College Hill.

Health / WellnessWomen’s Heart to Heart Sup-port Group Meetings, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Christ Hospital, 5885Harrison Ave., Learn about heartdisease and how to make heart-healthy lifestyle changes. Free.585-2366; www.thechristhospi-tal.com. Green Township.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collection ofkaraoke music from every era.Free. 385-9309; www.vinoklet-wines.com. Colerain Township.

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

LecturesFood For The Soul, 7:30-8:30p.m., Holy Grail Tavern & GrilleWest, 1278 Ebenezer Road, MattSwain speaks about his book,â€œYour College Faith: Own

It!â€. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Our Lady ofLourdes School. 922-0715, ext.3330; lourdes.org. Delhi Town-ship.

On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 7:30 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, 4990 GlenwayAve., Final collaboration be-tween Rodgers and Hammer-stein was destined to becomethe world’s most beloved mu-sical. $24, $21 seniors and stu-dents. 241-6550; www.cincinnati-landmarkproductions.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.

Sports-Registrations &Tryouts

Saturday Baseball League, 5a.m. to 9 p.m., McKelvey Base-ball Fields, 10299 McKelveyRoad, McKelvey Fields. TheClippard and Powel CrosleyYMCA have a combined youth,coed, baseball league on Sat-urdays. Season runs from 6/6until 8/1. No games 7/4. Ages 3-4,5-6, and 7-9. Ages 7-9 haveThursday practice, prior to eachSat. game. Register by:5/20. Ages3-9. Benefits YMCA of GreaterCincinnati. $50 or $90. Regis-tration required. Presented byClippard Family YMCA. 923-4466, ext. Sarah; myy.org.Springfield Township.

Support GroupsWomen’s Heart to Heart Sup-port Group, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Christ Hospital, 5885 HarrisonAve., Learn more about healthyliving. For Women. Free. 585-2366; www.thechristhospital-.com. Green Township.

FRIDAY, MAY 8Art & Craft ClassesKids Art Class, 4-5:30 p.m., ThePottery Place, 3616 Jessup Road,Kids make tea cup bird feederfor mom, ready to take homesame day. Ages 5-12. $15. Reser-vations required. 741-1500;www.thepotteryplacecincy.com.Green Township.

Art EventsMcAuley Art Show, 6-7:30 p.m.,McAuley High School, 6000Oakwood Ave., Students’ worksof art on display throughoutschool. Free. 681-1802;www.mcauleyhs.net. CollegeHill.

Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, $10 drop-in, $45 five-classpass, $80 10-class pass, $14020-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.

Health / WellnessDiabetic Support Group, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, For patients andtheir families. Health care pro-fessionals share newest in-formation and answer yourquestions. Reservations required.931-5777; tinyurl.com/fam-ilylifectr. Finneytown.

Engage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, 5501 HamiltonAve., $50. Presented by Harmon-ic Pulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewellness-.com. College Hill.

Music - Classic RockInside Out, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., ClubTrio, 5744 Springdale Road, Free.385-1005. Colerain Township.

Music - StudentPerformances

Sounds of Spring Concert,6-7:30 p.m., McAuley HighSchool, 6000 Oakwood Ave.,McAuley’s orchestra, chorus andvocal ensemble. $5. 681-1802;www.mcauleyhs.net. CollegeHill.

On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 8 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, $24, $21 seniorsand students. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkproduc-tions.com. West Price Hill.

Jeeves in Bloom, 8 p.m., Glen-more Playhouse, 3716 GlenmoreAve., English countryside maynever be same after BertieWooster and his unflappablevalet, Jeeves, pay a visit. Ages12-99. $16, $15 advance. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by The Drama Workshop.Through May 17. 598-8303.Cheviot.

Wait Until Dark, 8 p.m., ArtsCenter at Dunham, 1945 Dun-ham Way, Thriller revolvingaround con man and two ex-convicts who meet their matchin a blind woman. $14, $12seniors, students or groups of 10or more. Presented by SunsetPlayers Inc.. Through May 16.588-4988; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. 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. Member-ship needed. $25, $10 seniors.Through May 29. 941-0102.Sayler Park.


Saturday Baseball League, 5a.m. to 9 p.m., McKelvey Base-ball Fields, $50 or $90. Regis-tration required. 923-4466, ext.Sarah; myy.org. SpringfieldTownship.

SATURDAY, MAY 9Community DanceCommunity Dance, 6-10:30p.m., Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road, In-cludes beer, pop, snacks andmusic. $7. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

Dining EventsAlumnae Mother DaughterBrunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Clo-vernook Country Club, 2035 W.Galbraith Road, Brunch, rafflegift baskets, split the pot, give-aways. Benefits McAuley HighSchool Alumnae Association.$21. Reservations required byMay 1. Presented by McAuleyHigh School Alumnae Associa-tion. Np phone; www.mcau-leyhs.net/brunch. College Hill.

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

Garden ClubsHillside Community Garden:Play in the Dirt with Us, 9 a.m.to noon, Hillside CommunityGarden, 5701 Delhi Road, On thecampus of Mount St. JosephUniversity. Learn ecologically-friendly gardening skills, meetneighbors and grow healthyfood. Help plant seeds, buildterraces, continue work in foodforest and harvest unique com-munity garden. Sturdy, no-slipshoes or boots suggested. Bringyour own gloves. Free. Presentedby Hillside Community GardenCommittee. 503-6794; www.hill-sidegardendelhi.com. DelhiTownship.

Music - ConcertsThe Hit Men, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,McAuley High School, 6000Oakwood Ave., Features formerstars of Frankie Valli and theFour Seasons. $35. Presented byGreater Cincinnati PerformingArts Society. 570-0652;www.gcparts.org. College Hill.

Music - PopDanny Gokey, 7:30 p.m., TheUnderground, 1140 Smiley Ave.,Christian singer and 3rd placefinalist on American Idol season8. $30 VIP, $19, $15 advance.825-8200; http://www.itick-ets.com/events/340729.html.Forest Park.

Music - ReligiousGospel, Jazz, Spoken Word,Poetry Concert, 4-7 p.m.,Quinn Chapel AME Church,10998 Southland Blvd., Bandsinclude Everett Moore Quartet,Robbie Bright, the MaukiMcGruder Quartet, spoken wordartist Michelle Walker. Bringown lawn chairs and blankets.Food trucks will be present. Free.825-4900. Forest Park.

Music - RockAmish Mafia, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Playhouse in the Park: BirdBrain, 11 a.m., Covedale Centerfor the Performing Arts, 4990Glenway Ave., A kindheartedwoodcutter discovers nest offreezing baby birds and givesthem warm home under his hat.Recommended for grades K-3.$6. Presented by Playhouse inthe Park. 241-6550; www.cincin-natilandmarkproductions.com.West Price Hill.

On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 8 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, $24, $21 seniorsand students. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkproduc-tions.com. West Price Hill.

Jeeves in Bloom, 8 p.m., Glen-more Playhouse, $16, $15 ad-vance. Registration recom-mended. 598-8303. Cheviot.

Wait Until Dark, 8 p.m., ArtsCenter at Dunham, $14, $12seniors, students or groups of 10or more. 588-4988; www.sunset-players.org. West Price Hill.

ShoppingSports Card and MemorabiliaShow, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oak HillsUnited Methodist Church, 6069Bridgetown Road, Lunch andsnacks available. Benefits OakHills United Methodist Church.Free admission, $20 for tablerental. Through May 23. 470-8042; www.oakhillsumc.org.Bridgetown.

Mount Healthy Cash Mob, 1 -4p.m., Little Dutch Bakery, 7611Hamilton Ave., Local businesseson Hamilton Ave. participate.Pick up map at venue showingbusiness locations. Specials anddiscounts available at participat-ing businesses. Free admission.Presented by Mt Healhty Renais-sance Project. 521-1060. MountHealthy.

Special EventsDirndl and Trachten Ball,6:30-11:30 p.m., DonauschwabenHaus, 4290 Dry Ridge Road,Wear your favorite Tracht orGerman costume. Dance perfor-mances by Trachten Group andother member dance groups.Live music by Rheingold Band.Optional dinner available prior

to dance for $9 per person. $8.Reservations recommended.Presented by DonauschwabenSociety. 385-2098; www.cincydo-nau.com. Colerain Township.

Springfield Township Serviceand Police Department OpenHouse, 1-4 p.m., SpringfieldTownship Service Department,952 Compton Road, ServiceGarage. Families can enjoytrucks, live demonstrations anddisplays of the SpringfieldTownship Service and PoliceDepartment. Free. Presented bySpringfield Township. 522-1410;http://www.springfieldtwp.org/events. Springfield Township.



SUNDAY, MAY 10Dining EventsBest Sunday Brunch on theWest Side, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Aston Oaks Golf Club, 1 AstonOaks Drive, Omelet and wafflestations, goetta, sausage, bis-cuits, bacon, fruit and more.Lunch portion begins at 11 a.m.Large parties welcome. Specialpricing on holidays. $11.95, $8.95seniors and ages 7-14, free ages6 and under. Reservations re-quired. 467-0070, ext. 3. NorthBend.

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-sone’s low-impact, indoor,aerobic workout. Free. 324-6173.Springfield Township.

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

Holiday - Mother’s DayMother’s Day Brunch, 10 a.m.to 2:30 p.m., Pebble Creek GolfCourse, Restaurant & EventCenter, 9799 Prechtel Road, TheAugusta Room. Traditionalbrunch items plus hearty lunchitems. Family friendly. $23, $9kids. Reservations required.385-0512, ext. 14. ColerainTownship.

The Woodlands Mother’s DayBrunch, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., TheWoodlands, 9680 Cilley Road,$14.95. Reservations required.353-2593; www.thewoodland-shall.com. Whitewater Town-ship.

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., Weeklyvenue 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 from non-members. Presented by QueenCity Balladeers. 399-7227;www.qcballadeers.org. MountHealthy.

On Stage - Theater

The Sound of Music, 2 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, $24, $21 seniorsand students. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkproduc-tions.com. West Price Hill.

Jeeves in Bloom, 2 p.m., Glen-more Playhouse, $16, $15 ad-vance. Registration recom-mended. 598-8303. Cheviot.

Wait Until Dark, 2 p.m., ArtsCenter at Dunham, $14, $12seniors, students or groups of 10or more. 588-4988; www.sunset-players.org. West Price Hill.



MONDAY, MAY 11EducationAdvanced Care Planning, 6-8p.m., Westwood First Presbyteri-an Church, 3011 Harrison Ave.,Dining Room. For families, nocare decisions are more pro-found than those made nearend of life. Decisions made incrisis often result in familyuncertainty and regret. Advancecare planning documents pa-tient’s wishes for care at end oflife and relieves family of deci-sion making burden. Ages 18and up. Free. 661-6846, ext. 109.Westwood.

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.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, $10 drop-in,$45 five-class pass, $80 10-classpass, $140 20-class pass. 513-675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

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.

Balancing Mind, Body, andSpirit, 7:15-8:15 p.m., Earth-Connection, 370 Neeb Road,Learn important correlationsbetween energy channels ofchakras, use of yoga postures,movement, breathing tech-niques and meditations to bringwellness to body, mind andspirit. Lecture and practice. $45for all 7 classes or $10 drop-in.Presented by Yoga by Marietta.675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

Pilates, 5-6 p.m., Sayler ParkCommunity Center, 6720 HomeCity Ave., Using Silm and SculptPilates video with workoutsbroken down into 10 minuteintervals. Ages 18 and up. $5daily or annual membership $25,$10 seniors and youth. 941-0102;cincyrec.org. Sayler Park.

RecreationBingo, 1-3 p.m., Green TownshipSenior Center, 3620 Epley Road,All money collected distributedas prize money. For seniors. 25cents per card. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

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“The Sound of Music,” will be performed through May 24 at Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave., West Price Hill. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m.Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $24, $21 seniors and students. Call241-6550; visit www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.

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I’ve said this before: wher-ever I go I meet interesting,passionate “foodies.”

Ann Kean, a creative foodsteacher at Madeira HighSchool, is one of those people.Ann said she is truly fortu-

nate to love herjob. She wantsto make a differ-ence, and shedoes.

“My teen-agers are anx-ious to make,bake and cookanything. Theywant to makesomething eachand every day,”

Ann told me. Ann has exposedher students to all kinds offood, from quinoa to kale toone of my favorites, cinna-mon rolls.

I think this would be sonice for a Mom’s day break-fast. Don’t you? And for allthe moms in our communitycircle of readers, both biolog-ical and otherwise, I hope youhave a blessed Mother’s Day.

Readers want to knowWhen can I plant basil out-

side?When temperatures above

the ground and below are 60degrees or more consistently.Mother’s Day is a safe bet forall tender annuals.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Bake cinnamon rolls, crab cake for mom

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Homemade cinnamon rolls are a delectable treat for mom.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Ann Kean’s cool rise cinnamon rolls

Ann uses the cool rise method for her class. “We can make a yeast bread beginning one day and finish it the nextday and even bake the third day, if necessary”, she said.

1. Mix

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 cup whole wheat flour3/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon salt2. Dissolve1 package active dry yeast and1-1/4 cups 100-degree milk

4. Add and stir into the flour mixtureMilk/yeast mixture

2 eggs, slightly beaten2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

5. Add an additional 1 to 1-1/2 cups flour and mixwell.

6. Knead dough for 8 minutes.7. Place dough in an oiled bowl; cover and let rise

for about 2 hours until dough doubles. 8. Roll out dough into a 14 by 18-inch rectangle.9. Spread filling made of:

1/2 cup barely melted unsalted butter1 cup dark brown sugar or combo of any sugars3 tablespoons cinnamon

Leave less than an inch edge all the way around.10. Roll from 18 inches side making a roll.11. Cut into 16 rolls. (Ann says do not saw when

cutting, just press down).12. Place in two 9-inch buttered round pans or 9-

by-13 buttered pan.13. Cover and place in refrigerator overnight or let

rise in warm pace for 1-1/2 to 2 hours.14. Bake in middle of 350 degree oven for 20-25

minutes.15. Glaze with mixture of

4 cups powdered sugar4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted2 tablespoons milk or more to make thin

Myrtle’s crab cakes

Talking about another “mom with influence,” this recipefrom friend, Perrin Rountree is an heirloom favorite. Perrin is anAnderson Township reader and wonderful cook.

“Family is everything to me,” she said. I remember fondly herstories of her Grandma, Myrtle, which were always connected withfood. Try this when you want a delicious and easy crab cake. Perrintold me her Grandma Myrtle’s strength and love of family sustainsher every day. “Hers was a gentle but firm love. We knew with justa look when we were behaving poorly, and with that same lookwe also knew how much we were loved.”

Well said! As with all heirloom recipes, there can be variables.Like the saltines. You may need more than the recipe says, or youmay not. You want to be able to have the crab cake be nicelyformed and keep its shape but not be dry.

1 pound lump crabmeat4-5 shakes TabascoSalt and pepper to taste4-5 crushed saltines or few more if necessary1 egg, beaten2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoningFresh chopped parsley (opt)

Place crabmeat in bowl. Add other ingredients and mix light-ly. Shape into 4 patties. Heat oil in heavy skillet. Over mediumheat, fry until golden brown on both sides. Serve with extra Ta-basco and tartar sauce or your favorite seafood sauce.

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HILLTOPPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

A new puppy is always anexciting time in a householdand ours is no different as wejust added a five-month-oldpuppy, named Clooney to ourhousehold.

The high-end energy hehas, along with chewing ev-erything in sight, keeps usbusy. Our rescue cats, Georgeand Ozzie, are still trying tofigure out where this crazycreature came from as he isinterrupting their leisurelyquiet environment. Our onecat George, tries to hang inthere, but in a romp, the pupis totally in another weightclass.

One of the first things peo-ple do with a new puppy ishave them microchipped.This is a simple process of a

tiny computerchip, compat-ible with liv-ing tissue, isinjected underthe skin. Thisidentifies thedog if they getlost, allowingthem to be“scanned”when found

and returned to their owner.When I was a little guy, our

first-grade class took a fieldtrip to the zoo and somehow inthe “Elephant House,” when Iwas trying to figure just howa mouse could go up an ele-phant’s trunk, like the one inthe story our teacher read-…my classmates moved onwithout me. It wasn’t until

after I was totally mesmer-ized by the size of elephant’sdung (poop), that I realized Iwas the only kid there with alarge nametag pinned to hisshirt. At least that’s what Ithought as I looked downwarddiscovering a safety pin withonly the remains of a formernametag. Finally with tearsrunning down my cheeks,outside the reptile house, azoo attendant noticed me. Aquick PA announcementcaught my teacher’s attention,reuniting with my class.

I can image in the not toodistant future that we will allbe microchipped! This wouldallow a lost child like myselfat the zoo to be scanned forname, address and cell num-ber. Actually this has already

happened with some individ-uals merely waving theirmicrochipped hand to opendoors, start cars and controlcomputers. Imagine no moresearching for credit cards toside in gas pumps, or storecheckouts, now just gesturingyour hand across a scanner!

My wife works at a localhospital and is always con-cerned about keeping thingscleaned to avoid catchingsomething. So the downside ofthis human computer chip isthe possibility of getting a …you’re right … “a computervirus!”

This has already happenedto a guy with a microchip ashe passed the virus to hisdesktop, phone and peoplereceiving his emails. This

virus could affect other hu-man implant devices likepacemakers and … OK, stop!

I try not to think of a futuretech world or what some call“post-human.”

I’d rather sit typing thiswhile rubbing my puppy’sears than mentally sendingmy brain thoughts over wire-less airwaves to some printer.I know these human identitychips are coming down theroad, but in my “Living Will” Iwill ask that all chips be re-moved so I may … “Rest inPeace!”

Wes Adamson is a resident ofWyoming. His work has been

accepted for publication by twoliterary magazines: River and South

Review and Driftwood Press.

You’ll never get lost again

Wes AdamsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

One of the safety precau-tions coal miners once usedin early underground miningoperations was a canary in acage. As long as the canarysang, the miners knew theywere safe from undetectabletoxic gases. If the canarystopped singing, the minersproceeded to evacuate themine.

Recent developmentswithin the Ohio’s education

funding land-scape havecautioned alldistricts topay attentionto their owncanaries. Oneexampleinvolves theRepublican-dominatedstate boardof educa-

tion’s decision by a partisanvote of 11-7 to repeal the dec-ades old five of eight stan-dard which required all dis-tricts to fill five of eight sup-port positions for each in-crement of 1,000 students.The education service per-sonnel positions are music,art, physical education andvisiting teacher plus schoolnurse, librarian and counsel-or. Ironically, the require-ment to teach the two artsdisciplines and physical edu-cation in grades K-8 stillremains. Undoubtedly, muchof this responsibility willshift to the already overbur-dened classroom teachers.

At the same time compet-ing school funding proposalsfrom the Ohio State Legisla-ture and Gov. John Kasichwill decrease state funds forat least 93 Ohio school dis-tricts. The vast majority ofschool districts in southwestOhio that depend on a perpet-ual, promised, reimburse-ment from the discontinuedpersonal tangible propertytax will lose a significantamount of expected staterevenue. In fact PrincetonDistrict projects a 24 percentreduction to its budget.

In a district like Middle-town City Schools, which hasbeen advised by the state

auditor to reduce its budgetby $3 million per year, thesedevastating actions will cre-ate traumatic choices anyboard of education dreads toface. The proposed reduc-tions include 35 general edu-cation teachers and 11 educa-tion service personnel posi-tions. With the elimination ofthe five of eight standard andlooming state revenue loses,board members will surelyconsider deeper cuts for allof those positions previouslycovered by the standard withthe intent to preserve asmany classroom teachingpositions as possible.

Inevitably, these tax shift-ing shell games the statelegislature and governor areplaying with public schoolfunding will eventually fall atthe doorstep of the localschool school district. Onceall conceivable cuts are pain-fully made, the local boardwill seek additional moniesby raising property taxes.

Since only 25 percent of alocal district’s population hasany direct contact with theschools, an increase depen-dent on raising local propertytaxes is a formidable if notimpossible challenge to saythe very least.

As the public has previ-ously witnessed, the numberof years required for mostlocal boards to pass a tax levycan severely impact the edu-cation of their students foryears. The struggles Lakotaand Little Miami districtsrecently endured are twoprominent examples. That’san unforgivable price to payfor our children’s future!

Today that coal mine ca-nary may sing its last refrainfor a thorough and efficientpublic school education inschool districts like Middle-town. Tomorrow, many othersouthwestern Ohio schooldistricts will strain to hearthe canary’s last songs astheir primary sources ofstate revenue evaporate in awisp of toxic political smoke.

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

Caged bird singssad song for boardsof education

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

April 29 questionWas Reds manager Bryan

Price right about what he saidabout media coverage hurtinghis team? What is the media’srole in covering local sportsfranchises?

“Bryan Price was totally offbase in what he said about themedia coverage. The mediaisn’t there to be a friend of theteam and only cover goodnews, or put news out whenthe team wants it, that wouldbe a press release, that theteam controls.

“The media is there to cov-er the team. He may (be upset)the information wasn’t re-leased the way it was, but thereality is that it was. Insteadof responding to what hewished hadn’t happened heshould have been matureenough to address what hap-pened in an adult manner.

“He can take his concernsabout the local media to theReds upper management andthey can devise a strategy inhow they relate or releaseinformation to the media.

“The media’s job is to re-port, not make sure the team,manager or a specific player

is happy. It was embarrassingin terms of the content of hisrant and it also made it looklike he wasn’t ready to be amajor league manager, whichmay be the case. “

C.S.

“This is kind of like an-swering that age old mostdangerous question: Do thesepants make my butt look fat?Therefore no, Price waswrong blaming the mediacoverage for hurting his team,his team’s performance ishurting his team. What part ofthis is so hard to understand?”

M.J.F.

“If a manager etc... wantsto keep some informationfrom being disseminated heneeds to tell the reporters it is‘off the record.’ I would hopethe local Reds reporters wouldrespect that wish. But in thisday of paparazzi and socialmedia scoops, Price shouldassume the information willget out. His choice of foullanguage to complain about itwas ridiculous.

“Keep in mind Reds Hall ofFame reporter Hal McCoy wasthe one who leaked the Bran-don Philips ‘hating the St.Louis Cardinals.’ That led toquite an altercation a fewyears ago. Of course that waswhen the Reds made the play-offs under Dusty Baker threetimes, yet he was fired. Man-ager Price and GM Walt Jock-etty will be gone by year end.Go Figure!!!

T.D.T.

“Sorry, never heard of him.Unfortunately, we don’t have asports franchise. The closestone in in Columbus. Maybenext year, Blue Jackets. Abunch of your veterans are onthe Rangers.”

D.B.

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Reds manager Bryan Price is interviewed by Cincinnati media during spring training.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

SPRINGFIELD TWP. —James Lallathin has beennamed the St. Xavier basket-ball coach, St. Xavier athleticdirector John Sullivan an-nounced April 29.

Lallathin just finished aseason as the men’s head bas-ketball coach at KennesawState after serving as the in-

terim, asso-ciate and as-sistant headcoach in theprogram dur-ing the pastfour years.

Lallathin,36, drove up toSt. X the after-noon of April

29 from his home in Georgiato meet with the team April30.

“I’m ecstatic,” Lallathintold Cincinnati.com. “To getan opportunity to work atsuch a fantastic high schoolboth academically and ath-letically - it’s a dream cometrue.”

Sullivan added, “I am veryexcited to have Jimmy Lal-lathin as the third coach inthe last 65 years to lead thebasketball program. We areconfident he will continuethe standards and traditionsthat Dick Berning and ScottMartin have established forSt. Xavier Basketball.”

Lallathin will also be an in-tervention specialist at theschool.

“I want to thank PresidentFr. Howe, Principal Mr. Ter-ry Tyrrell, Athletic DirectorMr. John Sullivan and therest of the selection commit-tee for giving me the unbe-lievable opportunity of join-ing the St. Xavier family,”said Lallathin. “St. X is aquintessential high schoolwhen it comes to great aca-demics and athletics whileleading young men in theclassroom and court to beservant leaders of the future.I look forward to gettingstarted right away to con-tinue to build a program thatmakes this community, itsalums, and future Bombers,proud of St. Xavier HighSchool.”

Lallathin went to Kenne-saw State after four years asa member of the coachingstaff at Miami University.

He joined the RedHawksprogram as an administra-tive assistant one season be-fore assuming the role of di-rector of basketball opera-tions and then assistantcoach. Prior to his time at Mi-ami, Lallathin served a four-year stint as the men’s asso-ciate varsity head coach atLakota West High School inhis native West Chester.

Bombers tabLallathin asnew hoopshead coachMike [email protected]

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COLLEGE HILL — Every runtells a story. Each step revealingsomething new, as preparationmeets pavement in the search ofa better time.

The first time McAuleycoach Ron Russo saw McKenziePfeifer run, he saw somethingspecial. McKenzie, a senior atMcAuley High School, has au-thored some great runs in hercareer. But, on April 25 at theEastern Relays, she launchedinto another gear with a 5:06.17mile, a top-10 time in the state,according to milesplit.com. TheUniversity of Louisville noticedand offered McKenzie her firstscholarship, according to Russo.

Her mile at Eastern was apersonal best, and Pfeifer saidshe could tell during the race itwas a special run.

“I knew I was running a reallysmart race and moving up. Iknew I was gonna run a big(race) that day,” she said.

Pfeifer, whom Russo said hasa chance to become one of only afew four-time state qualifiers inMcAuley history, is from a fam-ily of runners. Her older sister,Danielle, is a junior and two-time All-American at the Uni-

versity of Michigan and hermother and father were bothrunners, she said.

“I used to try and play everysport there was in the book,”Pfeifer said. “I went out for thecross country team freshmanyear and it ended up sticking.”

Russo’s had a unique perspec-

tive. He’s watched her sheddoubt, and find confidence thesame way runners find theirstride. The difference is, now,McKenzie’s more mentally in-volved in each race, Russo said.“Now, Kenzie’s looking at ‘Howdo I win?'

“She ran with so much confi-

dence (at Eastern),” said Russo,who’s in his sixth year at McAu-ley and 27th overall. "My chal-lenge as a coach has always beengetting her to believe in hertraining and take some risks.When you take risks and pushthe envelope. A lot of timesyou’ll be so surprised with justhow good you are."

Pfeifer, who runs about 45miles a week in addition toweight training and biking, saidthe night before a race she runsthe race “over and over” in hermind how she wants it to go.Then, during the race she tries toplay it out how she envisioned it.

“(Winning a race) is honestlythe best feeling. The whole timeyou’re racing, that’s what you’rethinking about,” Pfeifer said.“It’s all the mentality you have.It’s easy to stop and say ‘I can’tfinish this run.’ There’s pain ev-ery day and it will go away if youjust keep pushing.”

Russo said watching Pfeiferhit her personal best (by six sec-onds) was the moment every-thing finally came together.

“There’s nothing easy aboutbeing a distance runner. Youhave to lead almost a spartan-type of lifestyle because it’s sophysically and mentally de-manding,” said Russo.

McAuley’s Pfeifer running with confidenceAdam [email protected]

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McAuley’s McKenzie Pfeifer runs out in front during a race in the 2014 trackand field season.

Winton Woods’ softball teamfalls to Colerain 9-3at home on April 28

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Fair or unfair, there is astigma surrounding play-ers who play in the out-field from an early age.

They are viewed asathletes who aren’t agileenough to make plays inthe infield or were stuckthere by a coach whodidn’t know where to putthem in the field. TheMehrle family isn’t buy-ing into either stereotype.

Sarah, the latest in theline of Mehrle outfielders,is a freshman at UrsulineAcademy. She followsbrother, Noah, an outfield-er for St. Xavier, and oldersister, Hannah, who pa-trols the outfield grass atWashington University inSt. Louis.

“All three of us actual-ly started in the infieldwhen we were youngerand then transitioned intothe outfield, which is thetotal opposite of how itnormally goes,” Sarahsaid. “I never intended tostay in that position, but Istarted to like it.”

One reason for Sarah’sinfatuation with the posi-tion is a right-handed bat-ter’s tendency to pull theball. It provides her withmany opportunities to useher speed and chase downballs in the gaps.

Her acumen with theglove and bat has madeher starter for the Lions.Earlier this season, sheled the team in hittingwith a .526 batting aver-age. She has since cooledto a .346 average, good forsecond on the team.

“Playing as a freshmanon varsity is pretty fun,”Sarah said. “I didn’t thinkI’d be doing what I’m do-ing. I’ve always just triedto live up to my sister andbrother.”

Noah is carving out anice season for the Bomb-ers. He is currently sec-ond on the team batting.333 with 16 hits in 48 at-bats.

Hannah finished hersophomore season amongthe team’s leaders in 11of-fensive categories includ-ing batting average, slug-ging percentage, on-basepercentage, runs scored,hits and runs batted in.

She was a four-time,first-team all-Girls Great-er Catholic League selec-tion and two-time teamcaptain.

But, before she caneven approach the careerher sister has had, Sarahsaid she needs to focus onthe mental aspect of thegame and not compoundmistakes. She said Noahhelps her in the side yardat their house during thesummer.

They work on improv-ing fundamentals such astaking better routes to theball.

Don’t expect any of thethree to turn back andmove to the infield. Beingaway from its bustledoesn’t seem to botherany of them one bit.

“We all seem to end upout there,” Noah said.“We’re fast, able to trackdown balls and are knownfor playing in the outfield.We were born to playthere.”

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Ursuline freshman outfielder Sarah Mehrle swings at a pitch inthe 7-6 loss to St. Ursula April 27.

Mehrle familypatrols outfield forUrsuline, St. XavierNick [email protected]

Tennis» In Flight A of the

Coaches Classic on April25, St. Xavier junior An-drew Niehaus fell in thefirst singles final 6-1, 6-1to Sycamore’s Deepak In-drakanti. In the final atthird singles, St. Xavierjunior Waqas Tanveerfell to Sycamore’s Stern6-0, 6-2.

On April 27, the Bomb-ers beat Walnut Hills 5-0.

» Finneytown beatWinton Woods 3-2 April28. The Wildcats wonthird singles by defaultand Gorbin/Rice wonfirst doubles, then Cobb/Monak won second dou-bles.

Softball» Roger Bacon beat

Chaminade-Julienne 6-1April 24. Ashton Lindnerhad eight strikeouts andgot the win. FreshmanMaddie Gullette was 2-for-4.

The Spartans defeatedAlter 8-2 on April 27 be-hind Lindner’s 10 strike-outs. Senior Lexy Hoff-man went 4-for-5.

On April 29, Roger Ba-con bested Purcell Mar-ian 10-0. Junior Katie Per-ry went 2-for-3.

Roger Bacon fell 8-0 toBadin April 30.

» Finneytown over-came Indian Hill 2-1 ineight innings April 24.Sophomore Hayley Rich-ardson got the win andwent 2-for-4 with a doubleand RBI. Junior CaileeSmith drove in a run andwent 2-for-3 with a dou-ble.

On April 27, the Wild-cats lost to Indian Hill10-8. Richardson went 2-for-3 with a double.

Finneytown beat Tay-lor 15-4 on April 29. Rich-ardson got the win andstruck out eight. SierraLeigh wetn 3-for-4 with adouble and four RBI.

» McAuley blankedSeton 7-0 on April 27. Au-brey Brunst got the winand senior MackenzieAnderson was 2-for-3with a double and fourRBI.

The Mohawks toppedMount Notre Dame 9-5April 28. Britney Bonnowent 4-for-5 with a home

run and four RBI. On April 29, McAuley

beat Mercy 5-0. Brunsttook the win and Bonnowas 3-for-4 with a doubleand two RBI.

» Winton Woods lost9-3 to Colerain April 28.On April 29, the Warriorsdefeated Springboro 15-2.

» Harrison blankedNorthwest 19-0 April 29.

» Indian Hill defeatedMount Healthy 12-2 April30.

Baseball» Finneytown bested

Indian Hill 4-3 on April24. Senior Michael Whittposted the win and went3-for-4 with a double atthe plate. Luke Steimleand Byron Famble eachwent 2-for-3.

On April 29, the Wild-cats beat Cincinnati HillsLeague foe, Taylor, 2-1 ineight innings. SophomoreJoey Gerbus got the win.

» St. Xavier fell to El-der 5-0 on April 27. SeniorJohn Klare threw wellbut took the loss. SeniorEric Jaun had two hits.

The Bombers lost 3-1to Elder at home April 29.J.P. Bitzenhofer doubledand A.J. Getter took theloss.

» Roger Bacondowned Carroll 11-3 April24. Senior Kevin Schnedlwent 3-for-3 with a dou-ble, triple and three RBI.

The Spartans defeatedPurcell Marian 9-2 onApril 29. Ben Derren-kamp was 2-for-3 withfive stolen bases. JuniorD.J. Ard got the win.

» On April 27, NorthCollege Hill lost to CHCA14-0 in five innings.

» Winton Woods lost13-3 to Western HillsApril 28.

» On April 27, Aikenlost 15-1 at Taft. The Fal-cons defeated Hillcrest11-9 April 29. Senior An-drew Dean got the winwith nine strikeouts.Freshman Hajsani Estesdrove in four runs.

» La Salle lost 1-0 toMoeller on April 27. Sen-ior Brian Schwankhausallowed just four hits inthe loss.

La Salle beat Mason,ranked No. 2 in The En-quirer Division I areacoaches’ poll, 9-3 on April28. Senior Logan Braun-ing took the win. SeniorEric Greene drove in twoand junior Kevin Browne

went 3-for-4. On April 29, the Lanc-

ers topped Moeller,ranked No. 1 in the city,5-2. Senior Nick Ernst gotthe win. Junior Jon Ham-brick drove in two runs,while Nigel Williams andGreene both went 2-for-3.

La Salle beat Colerain12-1 April 30. Jacob Kai-ser got the win and seniorAlec Lane went 3-for-4with a double and fourRBI.

» Northwest defeatedHarrison 11-4 April 29.

» Edgewood defeatedMount Healthy 11-1 April29.

Volleyball» On April 25 at the

Centerville Elite Tourna-ment, St. Xavier beat Hil-liard Davidson 21-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-21 in the firstround. In the secondround, the Bombers beatMoeller 25-19, 25-19, 26-24. In the championship,St. Xavier bested Elder20-25, 25-20, 18-25, 27-25,15-10.

SHORT HOPS

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Alan Hsaio of St. Xavier makes service contact in hisfirst-round match of the Coaches’ Classic.

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St. Xavier High School senior John Klare warms up for hisstart against Elder on April 27. The Panthers won 5-0.

Lallathin said the oneconstant is basketballthroughout all his coach-ing levels over the years.

He said he will enter St.X with a clean slate and noagenda as he meets theteam. He will assemblehis coaching staff verysoon too.

Lallathin was one ofmore than 40 applicantsfor the position after long-time St. Xavier coachScott Martin resigned onMarch 18.

As a Miami Universityassistant, Lallathinrecruited former St. Xstandout Roderick Mills.Lallathin is familiar withthe various conferencesand programs around thearea.

In addition to his

coaching responsibilities,Lallathin spent four yearsas an intervention special-ist, teaching math and sci-ence at Lakota West.

He served as the Lako-ta West Basketball CampDirector, Firebird Sum-mer Hoops Director andwas a Cincinnati AAUhead coach for a year. Lal-lathin attended LakotaHigh, where he was athree-year varsity starteron the basketball team.

He spent two years atMarietta College, wherehe was a two-year letterwinner in basketball. Lal-lathin transferred to Mi-ami in 1999 and earned hisbachelor’s degree in edu-cation in 2003.

Lallathin and his wife,Robyn, will move to Cin-cinnati with their twindaughters, Clara and Ava.

Lallathin said he is un-decided on where the fam-ily will live at the moment.

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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Incidents/investigationsAggravated menacing1000 block of Grayview Court,March 28.

2600 block of W. North BendRoad, April 5.

Assault - knowingly harmvictim5500 block of Belmont Ave., April4.

Assault2900 block of Highforest Lane,April 1.

5400 block of Hamilton Ave.,March 27.

5500 block of Belmont Ave., April5.

Breaking and entering5400 block of Hamilton Ave.,April 5.

5500 block of Hamilton Ave.,April 4.

Burglary1100 block of Cedar Ave., March30.

1200 block of Groesbeck Road,April 2.

1300 block of W. North BendRoad, March 29.


2900 block of Highforest Lane,March 31.

5300 block of Bahama Terrace,March 31.


6200 block of Banning Road,March 30.

6300 block of Aspen Way, March30.

Criminaldamaging/endangering1000 block of Elda Lane, March28.

1100 block of Cedar Ave., March30.



1400 block of Cedar Ave., March30.

1500 block of Marlowe Ave.,March 28.

2200 block of Banning Road,March 30.

2900 block of Highforest Lane,April 3.

5100 block of Hawaiian Terrace,March 27.


5400 block of Cindy Lane, April 4.5500 block of Belmont Ave., April5.



6100 block of Faircrest Drive,March 30.


Domestic violence2200 block of Banning Road,March 30.

5800 block of Monfort Hills Ave.,April 4.

Felonious assault2200 block of Banning Road,March 30.


Taking the identity of another1600 block of Llanfair Ave., April1.

Theft1400 block of Ambrose Ave.,March 27.


500 block of W. North Bend

Road, April 1.5500 block of Colerain Ave.,March 28.

5700 block of Colerain Ave.,March 28.


Unauthorized use of motorvehicle2200 block of Banning Road,April 2.

4900 block of Hawaiian Terrace,April 2.

FOREST PARKIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 1200 block of W.Kemper, March 3.

BurglaryReported at 11000 block ofCedarcreek Drive, March 2.

Reported on 900 block of GretnaLane, March 9.

Criminal damagingVehicle scratched at 11000 blockof Logenberry Circle, March 7.

Reported on 11000 block ofHitchcock Drive, March 9.

Identity theftReported on 700 block of Danbu-ry Road, March 2.

Reported on 700 block of Con-verse Drive, March 5.

Reported on 1200 block of Way-cross Road, Jan. 1.

RobberyReported on 1100 block of Kem-per Meadow Drive, March 8.

Sexual assaultReported on Donora Lane, Dec.15.

TheftCD player valued at $200 re-moved from 600 block of North-land Blvd., March 9.

Reported on 600 block of North-land Blvd., March 7.

NORTH COLLEGE HILLIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 6900 block of GilbertAve., March 15.

Reported at 1600 block of Gal-braith Road, March 15.

BurglaryReported 6700 block of MarvinAve., March 9.

Reported at 1900 block of Cordo-va Ave., March 15.

Criminal damaging2000 block of W. Galbraith Road,March 9.

2000 block of W. Galbraith Road,March 11.

DomesticReported on Betts Ave., March 9.Reported on Fourworlds, March9.

Reported on Cordova Ave.,March 11.

Reported on Hamilton Ave.,March 15.

Reported on Hamilton Ave.,March 15.

MenacingReported on 7200 block of PippinRoad, March 9.

Theft6700 block of Simpson Ave.,March 15.

6900 block of Gloria Drive, March14.



1600 block of W. Galbraith Road,

March 11.

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Incidents/investigationsAssaultReported on 12000 block ofDeerhorn, Feb. 25.

Breaking and enteringReported on 6200 block of DalyRoad, Feb. 22.

Copper removed from 1000 blockof North Bend Road, Feb. 22.

BurglaryReported on 2500 block ofMercury Ave., Feb. 15.

Reported and TV, copper re-moved at 6800 block of WintonRoad, Feb. 12.

Washing machines and otheritems removed from residenceat 700 block of North Bend

Road, Feb. 16.Reported at 900 block of GarnoaStreet, Feb. 20.

Criminal damagingDoor damaged at 8900 block ofWinton Road, Feb. 19.

Window damaged at 8500 blockof Winton Road, Feb. 25.

Reported on 8000 block ofHamilton Ave., Feb. 25.

DomesticReported on Wellspring, Feb. 20.Reported on Springdale, Feb. 23.FalsificationReported on 10000 block ofHamilton Ave., Feb. 18.

Reported on 10000 block ofHamilton Ave., Feb. 24.

Gross sexual impositionReported on Hamilton Ave., Feb.26.

Identity theftReported on 200 block of Ridge-

way, Feb. 23.Reported on 700 block of CastleGate Lane, Feb. 24.

RobberyReported on 1100 block of Mead-owind Court, Feb. 19.

TheftRings removed from 8000 blockof Mockingbird Lane, Feb. 15.

License plate removed from 1200block of Beechpoint Drive,March 4.

Jewelry removed from 8500 blockof Winton Road, March 3.

Trailer removed from 1500 blockof Springdale Road, March 2.

Water heater removed from 8800block of Fontainebleau Terrace,Feb. 20.

Merchandise removed from 2100block of Hillrose Court, Feb. 27.

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College Hill Presby-terian American Heri-tage Girls TroopOH2521 organized ashoe collection drivethat will run throughMay 21, to raise fundsto inspire girls to be-come women of integ-rity.

American HeritageGirls organization willearn funds based onthe number of pairscollected, according toa press release.Funds2Orgs will pur-chase all of the donatedgoods.

Community mem-bers are encouraged tohelp by donating gent-ly worn, used or newshoes at College HillPresbyterian Church,5742 Hamilton Ave.

All donated shoeswill then be redistrib-uted throughout theFunds2Orgs networkof microenterprisepartners in developingnations. Funds2Orgshelps impoverishedpeople start, maintainand grow businesses incountries such as Hai-ti, Honduras and othernations in CentralAmerica and Africa,according to a press re-lease. Proceeds fromthe shoe sales are usedto feed, clothe andhouse their families.

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Schultz joinsvolunteer servicesteam

The Cincinnati Associ-ation for the Blind & Visu-ally Impaired welcomesPleasant Run Farms resi-dent Carie Schultz to therole of manager of agencyvolunteer services. In thisposition, Schultz will bejoining the staff of volun-teer services where shewill assist members of ourcommunity and recruitother volunteers to jointhe efforts of CABVI inmaking an impact.

Schultz brings with hera strong background of 12years coordinating volun-teer programs, marketingand communications witha non-profit organization.Her experience has pre-pared her for this new

role whichshe wasdrawn tobecause ofCABVI’sperson-centeredapproach.

“CABVIlets indi-

viduals determine theirown goals. Where their vi-sion impairment causes aroadblock to their person-ally defined success,CABVI’s services providea bridge,” Schultz said.

As a part of the volun-teer piece, the communityplays a big role inSchultz’s new job. Underher watch, she envisionsthis program becomingan inspiration to other cit-ies and towns where peo-ple are in need of vision-related assistance.

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Financial accountabil-ity and transparencywere the subject of apresentation at a boardmeeting at Great OaksCareer Campuses, as arepresentative fromOhio Auditor Dave Yost’soffice visited to honorGreat Oaks TreasurerRob Giuffre with the Au-ditor of State Award withDistinction.

Regional Liaison RianBeckham presented theaward, saying “This is a aperfect example of whatmakes good govern-ment.”

In a letter to Giuffre,Yost said “Clean and ac-curate record-keepingare the foundation forgood government, andthe taxpayers can take

pride in your commit-ment to accountability.”

Yost also referred toGreat Oaks’ clean auditreport and its Compre-

hensive Annual Finan-cial Report, which isavailable on the districtwebsite at www.grea-toaks.com.

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Stereo equipment removed from8300 block of Mayfair Street,Feb. 26.

Reported on 800 block of North-ern Parkway, Feb. 25.

Credit card removed from 8500block of Winton Road, Feb. 25.

Vehicle removed from 2300 blockof Banning Road, Feb. 24.

Catalytic converter removed fromvehicle at 9000 block of Hamil-ton Ave., Feb. 23.

Catalytic converter removed fromvehicle at 1000 block of NorthBend Road, Feb. 21.

Items removed from vehicle onWinton Road, Feb. 18.

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Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

513-931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amNursery Available Handicap Access

"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend."

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendTraditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am

Contemporary Worhip 9:45amNursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org

Spiritual Checkpoint ...Bearing the Love of Christ...for you!

UNITED METHODIST

St. Paul United Church of Christ5312 Old Blue Rock Rd., off Springdale

Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

Sunday Worship: 10:30amSunday School: 9:15am

Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org

www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC

FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ

691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney

Sunday School - All Ages - 9:15amSunday Worship - 10:30am

Nursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HSRev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AM

Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243

Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing LoveSunday Worship Schedule

Traditional Services - 8:00 & 10:30amContemporary Services - 9:00am

Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer & Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

Sunday School Hour (for all ages)9:15 - 10:15am

Worship Service - 10:30 to 11:45am(Childcare provided for infants/ toddlers)

Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble Rd

Office: 2192 Springdale Rd542-9025

Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

1 . Traditional Sunday Worship at10:00 AM. Language: EnglishMulti-cultural, multi-generational, andmulti-ethnic.2 . Contemporary Sunday Worshipwith Freedom Church at 10:30 AM.Language: English

It’s not about Religion; it’s aboutrelationships!

www.freedomchurchcincinnati.com3. Taiwanese Traditional SundayWorship st 2:00 PM. Language:Taiwanese, UC Campus Fellowship onSaturdays,

www.cincinnatitaiwanese.org4 . Seventh Day Adventist SaturdayWorship at 10:00 AM.Language: Spanish

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

English as a Second Language (ESL) istaught on Saturday 10-12 AM.

Various Bible Studies are available.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

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For best coverage,please verify that MercyHealth - Cincinnati andThe Jewish Hospital arein-network providerswith your insurance carri-er. If you are uninsured orunderinsured (have highdeductibles), we have fi-nancial assistance pro-

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Make an appointment(required) by calling 686-3300 or 1-855-PINK123 (1-855-746-5123).

The van will be at theselocations in May:

North College Hill,Walgreens, 6918 HamiltonAve., May 7;

Mt. Healthy, Mt.Healthy Family Clinic,8146 Hamilton Ave., May11;

Northgate, Kroger,9690 Colerain Ave., May11;

Winton Woods, Wal-greens, 8210 Winton Road,May 13;

Forest Park, Kroger,1212 W. Kemper Road,May 15;

Monfort Heights, Wal-greens, 5403 North Bend

Road, May 19;Finneytown, Kroger,

8421 Winton Road, May29.

The American CancerSociety recommends thatwomen have a mammo-gram every year startingat age 40. Screening mam-mograms are usually acovered benefit with mostinsurance carriers.

Expert radiologistsread all mammogramsand because a second lookcan mean a secondchance, we double-checkall mammograms with theR2 ImageChecker, a com-puter-aided detection sys-tem that detects 23.4 per-cent more breast cancerthan mammographyalone. You and your physi-cian receive a copy of theresults.

Mobile Mammographyvisits neighborhoods in May

ABOUT REALESTATETRANSFERS

Information is providedas a public service by theoffice of Hamilton CountyAuditor Dusty Rhodes.Neighborhood desig-nations are approximate.

COLLEGE HILL6377 Aspen Way: Tarver, Jab-ulani G. to Wells Fargo BankNA; $76,000.

1627 Larch Ave.: Kinderman,Peter J. to Kinderman, Peter J.;$16,223.

2240 North Bend Road: Rvfm LlSeries, LLC to Jacob Ben Shoush-an LLC; $24,117.

1172 Toluca Court: Cooper, Loisto Cooper, Lois; $34,000.

FOREST PARK835 Halesworth Drive: Moeun,Rin & Sochenda to U.S. BankNA; $56,000.

805 Kemper Road: Denning,Deron R. to DSWW LLC;$40,000.

11419 Lincolnshire Drive: Thomas,Michael L. to Midfirst Bank;$109,163.

11479 Newgate Lane: BasisInvestments LLC to Freeman,Anthony & Nicole; $121,050.

MOUNT HEALTHY1982 Lynndale Ave.: Wendt,Daniel E. to Huntington Nation-al Bank The; $52,000.

1533 Madison Ave.: CorporateSaving Solutions LLC to RainethIV Cincinnati LLC; $33,150.

NORTH COLLEGE HILL1549 Oak Knoll Drive: Sheehan,Anne C. to McDermott, BridgetK.; $92,900.

1937 Sundale Ave.: Dunn, Mitch-ell to Brankamp, Jance C.; $200.

1931 Waltham Ave.: LakesideReo Ventures LLC to Raineth IVCincinnati LLC; $17,500.

SPRINGFIELDTOWNSHIP

10612 Morning Glory Lane: Bankof America NA to Anderson,Ronald; $45,000.

1661 Newbrook Drive: Jackson,Zachary & Stephanie L. toKeystone V. Homes LLC;$41,000.

1021 North Bend Road: Miniard,David R. to Quest Ira Inc. FBORobert Kimble; $25,000.

12191 Regency Run Court: Roth-ert, Karen S. to Christon, Patri-cia L.; $73,500.

9653 Winton Road: Powell,Michael W. & Angela G. toBranson, Carla; $152,000.

Address not available: Drees Co.The to Clay, Lee Desiree;$169,986.

1805 Aspenhill Drive: Turner,Lynard J. & Phyllis McMullen-Turner to Vantium Reo CapitalMarkets LP; $32,500.

1071 Bluejay Drive: Shaw, NancyJo to Rai, Man & Bhaira J.;$88,500.

8823 Daly Road: Yeager, Steve toBCA Yeager LLC; $12,500.

6868 Edmar Court: Collins, SheilaL. & Donna S. Collings to Deut-sche Bank National Trust Co. Tr.;$52,000.

1823 Fallbrook Lane: Roblero,Tracy M. to Wesselman, Kevin;$138,000.

8971 Farmedge Lane: Garand,Joy D. to Vasser, Tamikio &Harvey; $83,500.

7088 Golfway Drive: Hatcher,Evelyn to Hatcher, Evelyn;$35,073.

2126 Greenpine Drive: Lawson,Terry R. to Bishop, Debbie;$215,000.

Hamilton Ave.: Pleasant RunPlaza Ptnshp to Ankamp RealtyLLC; $30,000.

993 Lost Crossing: Drees Co. Theto Monak, Gary James;$160,610.

8319 Marley St.: U.S. Bank NA Tr.to Muniak, Ryan; $54,000.

8373 Newbury St.: Chandler,Donald A. & Ronald V. to Baver-man, Nicholas D.; $43,000.

6888 Parkview Drive: Kaufmann,Kristina & Hans J. to Dodge,Jessica & Justin Klock; $80,000.

743 Southmeadow Circle:Thompson, Renee Ann to Bell,Felicia; $129,000.

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