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Giving backArmstrong Chapel is consis-

tently giving back to communi-ties beyond its church walls, and2012 will continue that trend.

Sr. Pastor Greg Stover said thechurch is anticipating an opera-tional budget of approximately$1.2 million for 2012. Of that, hesaid $225,000 will be givendirectly to missions outside thechurch.

Stover said $147,000 of the$225,000 will go to supportministries and missions “all overthe country and the world.”

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More parkingJewish Hospital needs more

parking, and wants to put itwhere four homes currently sit.

The hospital shows plans toput in a 150-space parking lotbehind the building to createmore parking that a futurefour-story building will eat up.The only details standing in itsway is zoning and the five multi-family homes sitting on thatlocation on Happiness Way.Mercy Health owns the fiveproperties.

Full story, A3

New craft storeYears after wanting the big

box of crayons as a child, PamKoch’s dream of opening ascrapbooking and craft store hascome true.

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OLD SCHOOL B1

The Indian Hill HistoricalSociety hosts the "One RoomSchoolhouse Experience" eachyear for local elementaryschools.

The Indian Hill Exempted Vil-lage School District wants inputfrom the community on its selec-tion of a new superintendent.

Superintendent Jane Knudsonis retiring in July.

Starting Tuesday, Feb. 21, asurvey will be online in which re-spondents can provide feedbackon qualities they would like to seein a new superintendent.

The survey will be on the dis-trict website at www.ih.k12.oh.us.

A community forum is alsoplanned at 7 p.m. Wednesday,Feb. 29, at the high school, 6865Drake Road. The forum, which isopen to the public, is being pre-sented by the executive searchfirm Hazard, Young. Attea andAssociates.

Bill Attea and Don Thompson,who are both senior associateswith the company, recently spokewith school board members to de-termine a timeline and explainthe process.

It’s important to design thesearch so that it reflects the com-munity, said Attea.

“The board will identifystrengths, skills valued in the dis-trict (and) issues, challenges andconcerns,” he said.

Based on this criteria, thesearch firm will select potentialcandidates.

The firm representatives alsomade suggestions on advertising

for the position.Attea did not

discourage printadvertising, buthe said in manycases online ad-vertising hasbeen more effec-tive.

He said two ofthe most essential qualities in acandidate for superintendentwere leadership capability andpeople skills.

The initial interviews with thecandidates, which will be con-ducted by the school board, willbe April 28 and 29.

Final interviews will be inMay.

Attea said the involvement ofthe community will be essentialto the process.

In addition to the communityforum, the search firm plans tomeet with school officials, teach-ers, support staff and students.

Knudson said meetings withsome of the previous board mem-bers could also be beneficial.They would provide a historicalperspective, she said.

Knudson has been with thedistrict for 23 years starting as aprincipal at Indian Hill PrimarySchool. She served as superinten-dent for seven years.

The contract with Hazard andAssociates will cost taxpayers$17,500, plus an estimated $3,500for expenses.

New schoolleader inputis soughtBy Forrest [email protected]

Knudson

HEART TO HEART

First-grader Kaia Woo, of Indian Hill, smiles as she opens avalentine she received from a classmate. Students at Indian HillPrimary School had a Valentine's Day party where they exchangedcards, played games and made holiday-themed crafts. For morephotos please see page A5. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Anne Wrider, Episcopal priestat the church.

Wrider said church offi-cials are hoping constructiondoesn’t interfere with churchservices, but they are pre-pared in case it does. She saidnearby churches have offeredto assist Indian Hill Church ifthe renovation clashes with afuneral or other scheduledchurch services.

Clark Sole, church memberwho helped organize the cap-ital campaign, said the churchis currently on schedule andmoving ahead with the reno-vation. He said while con-struction won’t start for a cou-ple months, conceptual plansare being drawn up and thechurch is getting in position tobegin its first ever renovationproject.

“I think we’re in goodshape,” Sole said.

Indian Hill Church recent-ly completed a $2.5 millioncapital campaign for renova-tions .

Work will include renova-tions to the infrastructure,grounds and sanctuary andnarthex of the church, as wellas increasing the capacity ofthe sanctuary, adding air con-ditioning, new flooring andimprovements to the parkinglot.

While the church has re-ceived approximately one-third of the total donationscollected, work on the site willbegin the week after Easter.The remaining donations willbe doled out to the churchover the next two years.

“We’re going to workthrough the summer and tryto be done by August,” said

Church is preparing for renovationsBy Rob [email protected]

Indian Hill Church, located at 6000 Drake Road, will soon undergo itsfirst renovation project after completing its capital campaign late lastyear.

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Church efforts go beyond donationsArmstrong Chapel is

consistently giving back tocommunities beyond itschurch walls, and 2012 will

continue that trend.Sr. Pastor Greg Stover

said the church is anticipat-ing an operational budgetof approximately $1.2 mil-lion for 2012. Of that, hesaid $225,000 will be givendirectly to missions out-side the church.

Stover said $147,000 ofthe $225,000 will go to sup-port ministries and mis-sions “all over the countryand the world.”

Stover said Armstrong’smonetary donations haveremained steady in recentyears, but those numbers

could climb as the church’soperating budget in-creases. He said the churchis in the midst of a capitalcampaign in an attempt todecrease its debt on the re-cently completed churchrenovation.

Stover said if the cam-paign is “completely suc-cessful,” the church willset aside 10 percent of thecampaign’s funds to mis-sion work.

“As the overall budgetincreases the giving to mis-sions increases,” he said.

Faith Infusion Pastor

Nathan Custer said Arm-strong’s numerous endeav-ors to reach out to the com-munity and the world con-tinue to grow. He said be-sides the money, whichhelps many causes, the vol-unteer work of churchmembers is also very en-couraging.

“It’s kind of the cultureto help folks in need,” Cus-ter said.

Armstrong’s volunteerefforts include assistingHabitat for Humanity tohelp build a home in Madi-sonville each year; provid-

ing food and shelter forhomeless families throughthe Interfaith HospitalityNetwork; food and otherdonations to Inter Parish

Ministries; and outreachefforts in Lower Price Hillat United MethodistChurch, among severalothers.

By Rob [email protected]

Becky Patterson (left) is one of approximately 50volunteers who assisted two homeless families during astay two years ago at Armstrong Chapel. The church’swork with Interfaith Hospitality Network is one of itsnumerous efforts to give back to the community. FILE PHOTO

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Jewish Hospital needsmore parking, and wants toput it where four homescurrently sit.

In a proposal submittedto Sycamore Township, thehospital shows plans to putin a150-space parking lot onabout an acre and a half ofland behind the building tocreate more parking that afuture four-story buildingwill eat up. The only detailsstanding in its way is zoningand the five multifamilyhomes sitting on that loca-tion on Happiness Way.Mercy Health owns the fiveproperties.

Three driveways willbranch off the parking lot,

and a 20-foot buffer of treeswill separate the lot fromthe neighborhood. Whilethe ground has a slope, theproposal states the land willnot be altered drastically toflatten it. The lot is consid-ered the first of a largerstep, which could later in-clude a parking garage.

Jewish Hospital’s pro-posal asks for some varia-

nces in Sycamore Town-ship’s zoning code that doesnot allow fences in frontyards, which is a change forwhich the township doesnot want to create a preced-ent, said Greg Bickford,planning and zoning direc-tor/assistant township ad-ministrator.

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ing meeting Feb.13, and the

zoning commission ap-proved the proposal withconditions in a 4 to 1 vote.Conditions included an en-hanced buffer, includingpossibly shrubs to preventpeople walking through.The Board of Trustees willdiscuss the proposal at itsmeeting March 1.

“We know they’re goingto expand,” Bickford said.“We have to take the designfor what it is.”

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Jewish Hospital unveils parking lot plan

By Leah [email protected]

A rendering of what a new parking lot at Jewish Hospital would look like. Happiness Wayis to the bottom; Frolic Drive to the left. PROVIDED

Adding 150spots alongHappiness

A Madeira mother wentto her child's Valentine'sDay event at Madeira Ele-mentary School in posses-sion of a white powder, butit was not from crushedcandy hearts, according toMadeira police.

Emily C. Rosenberger,31, of 6592 Madeira HillsDrive, was arrested aftershe was overheard making"snorting" sounds in a bath-

room stall at the school,then exited the stall, exhib-iting behavior of someoneunder the influence ofdrugs or alcohol, accordingto a Madeira police pressrelease.

When arrested, Madeirapolice found her in posses-sion of hydrocodone, oxy-contin, and a "white powderbelieved to be cocaine."While lab results of the ac-tual substance have notcome back yet, a field testidentified it as cocaine, Ma-

deira Det. Tim Vogel said."(The substance) is

charged as cocaine," hesaid. "It could be crushedup pills, but if the lab re-sults come back different,(the charge) will bechanged before she goes tothe grand jury."

She was arrested andcharged with three countsof three counts of drugabuse, two of which are fel-onies and one count of drugparaphernalia, Vogel said.

Mother is arrested at herdaughter’s Madeira schoolBy Leah [email protected]

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Craft store a dream come trueYears after wanting the

big box of crayons as achild, Pam Koch’s dream ofopening a scrapbookingand craft store has cometrue.

Koch, of Amberley Vil-lage, opened her businessStamping Buddies, 4343Galbraith Road in DeerPark, Jan. 14, a day she hadbeen looking forward to foryears. She hails from afamily of crafters, includ-ing her late mother, who al-ways had something craftyaround the house for Kochand her siblings to do.

A designer by informaltrade, she did design workfor companies, such as realestate companies, beforequitting her job in May tofocus on opening herdream business, she said.

“After I moved to Am-berley, I passed that build-ing every day on my way towork,” she said. “I wouldsay, ‘this will be my craftroom.’ I fell in love with theplace.”

While her store is notthe largest craft storearound, Koch knew it anddecided to go in a differentdirection. “I went for dif-ferent,” she said. “Mysmall store can’t competewith larger stores. ... But

people come in and say,‘you have stuff in here I’venever seen before.’”

Some items Koch hasthat she says other largestores don’t have are everycolor of ink a brand offers.She sells kits, such as theGlobecraft Memories, a kitthat provides directions tomake a frame that has aconvex cover, allowing thecrafter to put in a photo andanything else they might

add to decorate it, like asnowglobe.

She also has thousandsof sheets of papers of alldifferent colors, types,styles, designs and prints.Kids kits, card-makingkits, scrapbook kits, glit-ters, glues, rhinestones,crystals and jewelry areamong the various craftingsupplies Koch sells.

In her completely re-modeled store, with ceiling

fans using light bulbs withbetter quality, more natu-ral light, she has the storepart of the building, butalso a smaller room off thestore for people to come inand work on crafts.

Koch said she plans onhosting craft, scrapbook-ing and birthday parties,while on any given day,someone can come in anduse her crafting suppliesand sit in the room for $5 anhour. Customers who bringtheir own supplies and justwant to get out of the houseto work on their crafts arewelcome to just come sit inthe craft room and workfor free, Koch added.

She is planning on hav-ing scrapbooking, kids

craft and jewelry classes inthe near future, which shehopes will introduce craft-ing to the area for peoplewho can not afford to go tolarger stores and pay forindividual crafting items.

While business has beensomewhat slow since open-ing, Koch added there arealways people coming inand out of her store.

Her three sisters andbrother, as well as her chil-dren, help her with thestore. Koch wishes that hermother could have lived tosee her open the store. Shesaid the experience so far“has been incredible,” andwhile she does not think shewill “make a killing here,”she likes being in Deer

Park and the people.“I like Deer Park be-

cause I like being close tomy kids,” she said. “There’sa lot of nice, great people inDeer Park, and a lot of busi-ness comes from peoplewho want to do (crafting) asinexpensive as possible.”

Stamping Buddies, onthe corner of Galbraith andBlue Ash roads in DeerPark, is open Tuesdaythrough Friday, 10 a.m. to 8p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m.to 5 p.m., Sunday from noonto 4 p.m., and closed onMonday.

For more about your commu-nity, visit www.Cincin-nati.com/indianhill.

By Leah [email protected]

Stamping Buddies, Deer Park's newest business for crafts and scrapbook supplies, offersproducts larger stores might not offer, such as full lines of inks and other products. LEAH

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Pam Koch, owner of Deer Park's newest craft andscrapbooking store Stamping Buddies, stands in front ofher shop. Stamping Buddies held its grand opening Jan. 14.LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

Youngsters at IndianHill Primary Schooltook heart as they cele-brated Valentine’s Day.

The students ex-changed valentines,played games such aspin the arrow on theheart and made craftswith a Valentine’s Daytheme.

Photos by ForrestSellers/The Community

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Valentine’s Day celebration

Parent volunteer Jennifer Hillman, right, of Kenwood, sharesValentine's Day with her daughter, Sophia, at Indian Hill PrimarySchool.

First-grade teacher Katy Ping, right, hands our valentines to thestudents.

First-grader Olivia Morris, right, shows classmate Katie Guttman hervalentine. Both are residents of Indian Hill.

Parent volunteer Meg Vanatsky, left, of Kenwood, puts the finishingtouch on a heart-adorned plane for first-graders Mia Fiore, of SymmesTownship, and Natalia Byer, of Indian Hill.

First-graders Ajay Patel, left, and Neel Parameswaran, both residents ofSymmes Township, compare valentines.

First-grader Jordan Church, ofKenwood, pins an arrow on aheart as part of a Valentine's Daygame.

First-grader Joseph Kayne, ofIndian Hill, chooses a valentinefrom among a pile of cards hereceived.

First-grade teacher Andi McCoy, left, of Milford, is pleasantly surprisedto receive a card and flowers from first-grader Rhenn Armey, of IndianHill.

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The following students haveearned honors for the first quarterof 2011-2012.

FreshmenFirst Honors - John DeCaprio,

Andrew Denoyer, Robert Mitchell,William Mitchell and NicholasWright.

Second Honors - William Knable

SophomoresSecond Honors - Chase Collier,

Ryan Gallenstein and WilliamIttenbach.

JuniorsFirst Honors - Zachary Bayliff,

Alex Heidel, Kevin Lynch, NicholasMaertz and Christopher Wright.

Second Honors - Alex Elsbrock,Bradley Lehmann and Harry Wahl.

SeniorsFirst Honors - Neil Beckmann,

Matthew Ittenbach and BrianMarkgraf.

Second Honors - Gustavo Lopez,Anthony Molinaro, John Tanner,Jason Waller and Robert Wright.

HONOR ROLLS

Sam Bloom, a 2011 NewberyAward Committee Member, visit-ed Rockwern Academy to speakto the fourth- through sixth-grad-ers about his experience. Bloom,who works at the Groesbeck Pub-lic Library Branch, said he wasinspired to attempt to be on theCommittee in 2009, when he wentto a convention with lots of fam-ous authors, such as Mo Willems.

About his luck of being in theCommittee, Bloom said, “Nor-mally, you have to get on a ballot,and hope the other librarians andteachers will vote for you. I gotlucky, because your other choiceis to call the President of the Com-mittee. I called them but they saidthere wasn’t an opening for me.”Later they called him back andgave him the job.

“I was reading like crazy,” hesaid. “Every day, I got a packagein the mail full of books to read.At first you think, ‘Cool, freebooks,’ but then you realize, “I

have to read all these!”As he read the books he was

shipped, he took notes. He startedout with note cards, but that gotout of hand, because after mak-ing tons of notecards, it got very

hard to organize.He then started typing them

on the computer. He showed usone of the pages that he typed,and told us that for the book thathe really liked, the Newbery win-ner that year, “Moon Over Mani-fest,” he wrote 12 pages on it tocounter any objections.

He also told us about the sixcriteria that he had to look for inthe books: the theme (subtle mes-sage), the presentation of infor-mation, the plot, the setting(where and when), and appropri-ateness of style (good for the au-dience to understand).

About his reading, Bloom said,“I started reading around twelvehours every day and once had totake two weeks off of work just toread. I read so much that my eyesstarted hurting.

“I also had to start puttingdown a book if it didn’t meet thecriteria at all after twenty pages.In all, I read about 362 whole

books and in total I read parts ofabout 660 books. I read so muchthat if you stacked each book ontop of the other that it would be 37feet tall or taller than a two-storyhouse.”

He picked seven books tonominate and went to the com-mittee meeting.

He said, “We were in a sealed-off room, and no one was allowedto hear us. The whole thing wastop secret. It took us a long timefor them to choose a winningbook, but we came to a conclusionat around midnight the next day.”

Bloom and the students thenplayed the game, “Why didn’t itwin the Newbery?”

We started with “Harry Pot-ter,” which couldn’t get the awardbecause its author, J.K. Rowling,is from Britain.

Rockwern Academy sixth-gradersAsher Weinstein and Robert Wetzlerwrote this article.

Newbery Committee member visits Rockwern

Newbery Medal committeemember Sam Bloom talks tostudents at Rockwern Academy inKenwood. THANKS TO JULIA WEINSTEIN

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

Braves need postseason breaksINDIAN HILL — Though they

play in a competitive CincinnatiHills League, the Indian HillBraves ducked no one this seasonin an effort to make them tourna-ment-ready.

The Braves recorded winsagainst Division I Sycamore, An-derson and Loveland and alsofaced Clark Montessori and Ai-ken, both ranked in the city polls.They also hosted Northern Ken-tucky power Boone County andnarrowly lost by three.

“Our out-of-league schedule isso tough,” coach Tim Burch said.“We want to get better. We knowthere’s some Division I teamsthat we probably will never beat,but it gives us a nice opportunityto get our game better and learnfrom it.”

The result has been an im-proved record over last year,with league losses only to Finney-town and Madeira. The schedul-ing has a purpose.

“We try to get the best sched-ule we can outside of our league,”Burch said. “We want to play

teams that want to play us. We’vegot to go to 22 games next seasonand we’re struggling finding Di-vision II teams that want to playus.”

Though they lost 71-52 Jan. 28against Aiken, the Braves couldearn a rematch with the Falconsif the brackets fall, according toHoyle.

“Hopefully, we’ll get anotherchance at Aiken,” Burch said.“We have a big, big game beforethat. We’ll see what happens.”

Somewhat undersized lastyear, Indian Hill coaxed futureBall State offensive linemanSteve Bell to return his 6-7, 295-pound post presence to the hard-wood. Because of that, the Bravescan play with speed and power.

“We’ve got two differentstyles,” Burch said. “Steve (Bell)is doing a fantastic job. Wecouldn’t be where we’re at with-out Steve. We can play athleticand a different style without him,but with the grind, you’ve got to

have that big body to help poundwith the other guys.”

Bell is one of 10 seniors Burchwill have to replace next season.Junior Jon Griggs will be the onlyreturning starter.

“They’re all going to bemissed,” Burch said. “They’ve

done a great job of representingthemselves. We want to be thatteam that plays the game hard,plays the game right and I thinkthat’s what these seniors havestepped up and shown.”

In terms of production, Burchwill lose close to 30 points pergame with the departure of swingplayers Teddy Kremchek andAustin Trout. Trout is a three-year starter and the second-lead-ing scorer in the CHL behind Ma-deira's Andrew Benintendi.

“He’s one of the most reliablekids I’ve ever seen,” Burch saidof Trout.

The Braves hope to rely onTrout and Kremchek and theirbench again, hoping to get somebetter bounces and calls. Strangethings happen in tournament bas-ketball and timing and momen-tum is everything.

“We need to get hot, but I thinkwe’re coming around to that,”Burch said. “I’m real proud of myguys.”

Indian Hill opens tournamentplay Feb. 28 at Mason with thewinner of McNicholas andHughes.

By Scott [email protected]

Teddy Kremchek lofts athree-point shot and is boxed outby Boone County's ZaneMcQueary in their game Feb. 14 atIndian Hill. SCOTT SPRINGER/THE

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Boone County's 6-6 Zane McQueary, No. 35, tries to box out IndianHill's 6-7 Steve Bell during their game at Indian Hill Feb. 14. The Rebelsnipped the Braves 57-54. SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

INDIAN HILL — Senior JacobFiore’s contribution in the boxscore Feb. 14 doesn’t look likemuch to the casual observer, butit was as gutsy a performance asthe Indian Hill Braves had allyear.

Coming off the bench, Fiorehit three treys for nine points asIndian Hill nearly pulled the up-set on Boone County in a pre-tournament tuneup.

The Rebels won 57-54, but thereal winner was the human spirit.

Jacob’s father, Joey, had diedthe night before after a bout withadrenal cancer that was discov-ered in early December. Accord-ing to Jacob, it was a pretty ag-gressive cancer that only one in amillion get.

Joey Fiore was just 53 yearsold and left a wife, Kristina, andnine children.

Jacob is the fifth of the Fioresand the third to suit up at IndianHill for coach Tim Burch. Broth-ers Jordan and Michael havestarted in recent years for theBraves.

A reserve player, Fiore camein and helped the Braves whittledown a double-digit deficit with

his long-range shooting. He hithis first three-pointer, missedthe next two, then calmly drainedtwo in a row to keep Indian Hillalive late in the game.

“I was just really focused,”Fiore said. “I’ve never been thatfocused before. I think the loveand support of my teammatesgave me the strength. At half-time, I was getting a little chokedup that it was my first gamewhere my Dad wasn’t there.”

None of his Indian Hill team-mates knew he was coming, andanxiety nearly kept him away,but when he entered the court he

was inspired to go on.“They all just stood up and

gave me a big hug and talked methrough it,” Fiore said. “I justthought about my Dad right be-fore the game said some prayersand thanked God for the opportu-nity to play a varsity sport. ThenI just went out there and gave itmy best.”

The evening’s events tran-spired like a dream. Jacob Fiorewas a bench player that hadn’tscored much. However, whencoach Burch didn’t hesitate to in-sert him into the game and Fioredidn’t hesitate to loft cylinder-

bound treys, magic was in the air.Both Burch and Braves lead-

ing scorer Austin Trout called itFiore’s best game of the season.

“I always knew I could have agame like that,” Fiore said. “Itried to take the positives out ofthis happening and it really putme over the top.”

The Indian Hill players stoodfor each one of Fiore’s “threes”and hugged him when he re-turned to the bench.

As the son of a former physi-cal education teacher who oftenhad him playing on two and threeteams per season, Fiore knew hehad done his Dad proud andbrought the gymnasium to life.

Joey Fiore coached Jacob atSt. Gertrude and many of his kidsin the Indian Hill youth leagues.He stressed work ethic and themantra “always believe.”

“That’s our team slogan, 'JustBelieve,’” Fiore said. “Believe inyour teammates and believe youcan succeed.”

After the game, as Burch dis-cussed the night’s events, Fiorewalked out of the locker roomand embraced his coach. As men-tally spent as one can be after atough three-point loss at home,

you could see the gesturetouched Burch.

The Braves had a funeral anda visitation to attend as a team be-fore facing rival Madeira on Sen-ior Night Feb. 17.

“Mr. Fiore was known throughthe community,” Burch said.“He’s going to be missed. Hiskids are great kids and we’re justgoing to do what we can to see ifwe can represent him like ourprogram.”

While Burch wanted to beatMadeira as much as anyone, hedidn’t worry over the fallout ofsuch an emotional thing as a fu-neral.

“What’s one game in thescheme of life?” Burch said priorto the neighborhood rivalry.“Years from now, those guys willremember him hitting thosethrees and hugging him.”

They also may realize that in-spiration can be a powerful thing.With the crowd wearing white insupport of the family, the Braveswent on to end Madeira’s 15-game win streak Feb. 17, 59-54.

Indian Hill’s tally included an-other Fiore three-ball from heav-en.

Fiore: A brave Indian Hill player


Indian Hill head coach Tim Burch hugs senior Jacob Fiore after anemotional week. With heavy hearts the Indian Hill Braves took thecourt to face the Cincinnati Hills League powerhouse Madeira whobrought a perfect 13-0 conference record to the court. The Bravesprevailed 59-54. BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Indian Hill senior Jacob Fiore hugs his mom, Kristina, before the gameon Senior Night Feb. 17. BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The Indian Hill crowd goes nuts when Jacob Fiore comes into the game off the bench. BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A7SPORTS & RECREATION

CCD girls eye sectional successINDIAN HILL — The

Cincinnati Country Daygirls basketball team con-quered one season goalby tying Summit CountryDay for a share of the Mi-ami Valley ConferenceLeague championship.

Now, the Lady Indians,who will compete in theDivision III state tourna-ment, will look towardadding a second check-mark to the list by win-

ning the Monroe section-al tournament.

To accomplish the fete,the Indians will have toget by without senior Eri-ka Armstead, one of theteam’s key post playersthroughout the season.

Armstead, who is in-jured, might not be avail-able until the sectional fi-nals, according to CCDhead coach John Snell.

The veteran forward,who is averaging 10.6points, and 6.6 reboundsper game, missed time

earlier in the year be-cause of injuries.

But the team got a con-fidence boost when it de-feated other top MVCteams, such as Summitand Seven Hills towardthe end of the year, with-out Armstead.

“We played withouther and it got our confi-dence together,” Snellsaid.

Forward Caitlyn Hil-berg and Candice Keeseshowed the ability to pro-duce at the forward spot

in Armstead’s absence.Hilberg scored eightpoints and grabbed eightrebounds, while Keeseposted 12 points andgrabbed 10 boards duringthe team’s win over SevenHills, Feb. 8.

Snell believes he canget the same type of out-put from the duo duringthe postseason.

The Indians shouldalso be able to count onthe talents of guard RicciSnell and forward CassieSachs, who have been key

contributors all season.At 6-foot, Sachs leads

the team with 16.6 pointsand 8.7 rebounds pergame, while Ricci is sec-ond with 15.4 points and6.5 rebounds.

Sachs could be an X-factor during the tourna-ment because of thematch-up problems shepresents opponents within the post.

“She’s definitely hardto handle underneath,”Snell said. “Not too manyteams have the inside

player she is.”Ricci, who recently

scored her 1,000th careerpoint against Aiken Jan.26, also looks poised tohave a strong postseason.

“Her shot is reallycoming around,” JohnSnell said. “Just once youget past that record, itkind of takes other pres-sure off you and you canplay a little more freerand it seems like that iswhat she is doing, shoot-ing and confidence wise.”

By Nick [email protected]

Wrestling» Moeller won the

Greater Catholic League-South wrestling tourna-ment Feb. 11 and JoeyWard was named wres-tler of the year. For theCrusaders, Conner Zie-gler was the champion at106 pounds; Andrew Men-del was runner-up at 120;Tyler Ziegler won at 126;Joey Ward at 132; Mat-thew Lindsey at138; DeanMeyer at 145; Dakota Si-zemore was runner-up at152; Wyatt Wilson won at160; Michael Blum at 170;Jerry Thornberry won at195; Chalmer Fruehaufwas runner-up at 220; andEric Lalley was runner-up at 285.

The following wres-tlers qualified for the dis-trict tournament fromthe sectional champion-ships held Feb. 17-18:

Division I» Moeller - Conner

Ziegler, 106; AndrewMendel, 120 (champion);Tyler Ziegler, 126 (cham-pion); Joey Ward, 132(champion); MatthewLindsey, 138 (champion);Dean Meyer, 145; DakotaSizemore, 152; Wyatt Wil-son, 160; Michael Blum,170; Quinton Rosser, 182;Jerry Thornberry, 195;Chalmer Frueauf, 220;Eric Lalley, 285 (champi-on). Moeller was the sec-tional champion.

Division III» CHCA - Zach Alvara-

do, 113; Kealii Cummings,120; Phoenix Romero,145;Parker Roe, 152; TuckerMorrow,160; Tyler Dixon,182; Tyler Kirbabas, 285

» Summit - Max Dam-aska, 106; Stuart Seltman,138

Diving» Indian Hill fresh-

man Katherine Arnoldand sophomore CassieWegryn finished thirdand fourth Feb. 13 to ad-vance to the state meetfor the Lady Braves.

SwimmingThe following swim-

mers advanced to thestate meet from the dis-trict meet Feb. 17-18 atMiami University:

Division I» Moeller - Harry

Hamiter, 100 backstroke;Christian Josephson, 100butterfly; Matt Hobler 50and 100 freestyle; KevinGeorge 200 and 500 free-style; Fritz Josephson,500 freestyle; Moeller200 and 400 freestyle re-lay; Moeller 200 medleyrelay.

Division II» Indian Hill - Mack

Rice, 100 backstroke and200 individual medley;Noah Brackenbury, 100breaststroke; Indian Hillboys 200 medley relay;Alexandra Tracy, 50 free-style and 100 backstroke;Rachel McGoff 100 free-style and 200 individualmedley; Hannah Vester,

200 and 500 freestyle; Sa-rah Vester, 200 freestyleand 100 backstroke;Grace Stimson, 100 back-stroke and 200 IM; Eliza-beth Heinbach, 500 free-style and 200 IM; DelaneySmith, 50 freestyle; 200freestyle relay (McGoff,Sarah Vester, DelaneySmith, Hannah Vester);Indian Hill girls 400 free-style relay; 200 medleyrelay (Tracy, McGoff,Hannah Vester, Smith).The Indian Hill girls werethe sectional runner-up.

» CCD – Nathaniel Ad-ams, 50 free; 100 free;Charlie Warwick, 100 fly,200 IM; Boys’ 200-free re-lay; Boys’ 400-free relay;Celia MacRae, 50 free,100 free; Katie Leonard,100 free, 200 free; KiraHughes, 200 IM; Girls’200-free relay; Girls’ 400-free relay; Girls’ 200-medley relay

Girls basketballThe following teams

won sectional tourna-ment games:

Division II» Indian Hill defeated

Batavia 65-34 on Feb. 15at Withrow High School.Nicole Bell had seventreys and 27 points. TheLady Braves face Aikenon Feb. 21.

Division III» CCD defeated Mid-

dletown Christian, 63-9,Feb. 18. The squad willplay Riverview East, Feb.23.

Boys bowlingThe following teams

advanced from the sec-tional tournament atCrossgate Lanes Feb. 15to the district tourna-ment:

Division I» Moeller finished

second as a team. TheCrusaders were led bysophomore Philip Cleveswith a 661 (three game)series and senior PatGoddard at 611.

TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Indian Hill's 200 medleyrelay team members dyedtheir hair blonde for theirfirst-place sectional meetperformance. The plan isto switch to red for thedistrict meet and thenfull-shaved domes for thestate meet. Bottom to topare sophomore Drew Rice,freshman Sam Vester,sophomore NoahBrackenbury, and seniorMack Rice. THANKS TO

MARTHA STEPHEN

Boys basketball» Indian Hill lost to

Boone County 57-54 on Feb.14. Austin Trout led theBraves in the loss with 21points.

The Braves rebounded

with a 59-54 win over Ma-deira Feb. 17 as Trout hitfor 20.

» Moeller held off Cha-minade-Julienne 48-47 onFeb. 14 as Josh Davenportscored 14 points.

The Crusaders lost to LaSalle 42-34 Feb. 17. KeithWatkins led Moeller in theloss with 13.

Football greats tospeak at clinic atMoeller High School

» Former NFL greatZeke Bratkowski and ex-Ohio State coach EarleBruce will speak at theSportsLeader CharacterBuilding Clinic Feb. 24-25at Moeller. Bratkowski

speaks Feb. 24 at 8:15 p.m.,while Bruce will talk Feb.25 at 11:40 a.m. The clinic isfree but donations will betaken. Moeller High Schoolis a 9001 MontgomeryRoad, Cincinnati, OH45242. For more informa-tion go to www.sportslea-der.org.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS


Softball playerswanted

Queen City Ultimates U12 girlsfastpitch softball team is lookingfor two players. All positions areopen.

For information, call TomWiesman at 385-1846.

Basketball signupsA total of 60 junior high and

60 high school players areneeded for TSW Spring Leaguebasketball teams, which will beplayed on Tuesdays and Thurs-days (early April-early June) atthe Sharonville Rec Center.

The cost is $285 for the league(18-20 games).

All-star teams are formedfrom the league and have theopportunity to play in tourna-ments.

Ted Creamer is the founder,director and head coach of TSW.He is a college coach and hasworked camps for Bob Knight,Coach K., Roy Williams, BobHuggins, Athletes In Action, FCAand many others.

Tryouts are in early March CallCreamer at 875-3859 for in-formation.

The Spirit Warriors (TSW) is aselect basketball program for

boys currently in seventh gradethrough 12th grade.

TSW has played at the elitelevel at tournaments such as TheBig Time, The Main Event, TheRun & Slam and in many AAU,USSSA and YBOA NationalChampionship Tournaments.

Former TSW players havewent on to play at schools suchas UC, X., Miami, OSU and manyothers.

SIDELINES

BALANCING ACT

Kaitlin Harden of Cincinnati Country Day shows her skills on the balance beam. Schools from all over theCincinnati-Dayton region came to Anderson to compete in the Anderson High School Gymskins Invitational Feb. 4.BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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A publication of

Author: School simply conducting good businessMr. Baker authored yet an-

other insult accusing the IndianHill school board of the "theft" oftax dollars. I understand it is hisright to give his opinion. I un-derstand that it is his tax moneythat he is concerned is not beingspent the way he would like itspent.

I also understand that wehave an election process and wehave freely elected the individ-uals to the board. I understandthat when the majority of peopleelect these individuals to theboard we are charging themwith the duty of carrying outtheir fiduciary responsibilitiesto the schools and the communi-ties they represent.

I also understand that ourschool system is not only rated

No. 1 in thestate of Ohio,but more im-portantly it isresponsible forproducing themost wellrounded, edu-cated, caringstudents thatyou will findanywhere.

This is notmagic. This is not somethingthat is an accident. This is bornby the hard work and dedicationof every person who touchestheir lives from the bus driverwho picks them up in the morn-ing, the custodian that salts thesidewalks to keep them safe, theaide greeting them at the door to

welcome them to school andensure their safe arrival, theteachers, aides, secretaries,parent volunteers, coaches, clubcoordinators, athletic directorand principals who physicallytouch their lives every day andthe superintendent who is re-sponsible for the administrationof the people and activities thusmentioned. I do not understandhow Mr. Baker can discount theimportance of this position.

The board has shown that it isworking with other communitiesto aggregate expenses. Theschool is reaching out to otherdistricts to learn best practicesand bring the best education toour schools as exhibited by thenew engineering program at thehigh school utilizing the Oaks

programs.The board may not be making

the decisions that Mr. Bakerwould make, but the schoolsystem does not need to "consoli-date" to achieve a better result. Isee larger school systems thatcan't afford to pay for bus driv-ers, after-school programs andathletics. They lack focus andcommunity support.

I would challenge you to finda public school system that hasthe community support that weenjoy in Indian Hill. We supportour school because we are sup-porting the future of our chil-dren and the next generation ofleaders. We need to understandthat it takes money to achievethese results.

We have entrusted the duty

of achieving these results to theboard and therefore the superin-tendent. In business, if the presi-dent of a company were to behired, professionals would beconsulted to bring the best can-didates to the table. This is abusiness and requires the bestcandidates. The money spent tofind the best candidate is a costof business.

It is the fiduciary duty of theboard to find the best candidatefor the position of superinten-dent and therefore, Mr. Baker, itis not "theft" it is good business.

Monique Sewell is an Indian Hillresident and mother of four IndianHill Exempted Village School Dis-trict students.

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Support Peter Stautbergin the March 6 primary

We are writing to ask votersin the Republican primary onMarch 6 to cast their vote forour son, Peter Stautberg, fortheir state representative.

Peter was first elected in2008. He has been a very effec-tive member of the Ohio Houseand is seeking his third term.

Because there are new legis-lative districts the area Peter isa candidate to represent in-cludes Indian Hill for the firsttime, and we are understandablyexcited to vote for him.

When he began his first termin 2009 Peter was quickly recog-nized as a leader among Repub-licans at the Statehouse. He haschaired important committees,works hard on key legislation todrive government efficiencies,and led the successful effort toeliminate Ohio’s estate tax.

We are pleased that Peter isendorsed by Sen. Rob Portman,Prosecutor Joe Deters, SheriffSimon Leis, Cincinnati Right toLife, Ohio Right to Life, OhioChamber of Commerce, andother groups.

In Columbus, Peter’s sup-porters include Gov. John Kas-ich and Speaker Bill Batchelder.

We know he is the best candi-date to represent this area andwe encourage everyone to votefor Peter Stautberg on March 6.

Nancy and Bob StautbergIndian Hill

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Last week’s questionDo you think Catholic health

organizations should be permit-ted to opt out of President Oba-ma's health plan for birth con-trol? Why? Why not?

“If a Catholic organizationrequires its employees to bepracticing Catholics, then theassumption is that that require-ment covers their reproductivelife (because Catholicism does),and so the organization can do asit feels is right. If employees areNOT REQUIRED to be practic-ing Catholics, then those em-ployees need the same healthcoverage as anyone else, and theorganization should be held tothe same standards as any em-ployer.

“Catholic organizations caneither be inclusive or exclusive--they cannot have it both ways.”

E.M.S.

“This is yet another exampleof the Obama regime's welfarestate. If people want some sortof birth control that's their busi-ness. Being paid for by taxpay-ers is insane. I don't see this as areligious issue, but rather a limpploy for votes.”

J.G.

“Should Baptists be requiredby our government to drinkalcohol and dance in publicevery Friday night from 7-11p.m.? The power of our govern-ment is WAY out of control.

“The requirements of Oba-ma's health plan are not a‘Catholic’ issue but rather anissue of our government step-ping in trying to tell privatebusinesses and now religionshow they have to run their af-fairs. Scares the heck out ofme!!!”

A.P.

“The real question is whyshould any entity or individualbe forced to pay for birth con-trol coverage?

“Suppose your auto insur-ance company suddenly told youthey were going to increaseyour premiums but now theywould cover oil changes? Whatif you don't want oil changesincluded in your policy? Shouldyou be forced to accept theirmandate?”

This is another example ofObama's lack of respect forindividual rights and his com-plete disregard for the Constitu-tion. His argument is veiled inlanguage such as "providingaccess to necessary women'shealth treatment," but womenalready have access to suchpharmaceuticals and proce-

dures. King Obama just wants tomake everyone else pay for it.

“I hope and pray that Catho-lics, Protestants and all peopleof faith remember this in No-vember. I don't want to thinkabout what this ‘president’would try to do in a second term,unchecked by the need to bere-elected. God help us all.”

R.W.J.

“The president doesn't havethe authority to order the Catho-lic health-care system to forsakeit's religious doctrine, any morethan he can force the Jews towork on Saturday or the Bap-tists not to use public water forbaptisms, and (fill in the blank)…

“This is not about contracep-tion, this is about the power ofgovernment. It makes no differ-ence if the government bans orenforces contraception.”

J.K.

“I think President Obamashould stop trying to run our sexlives and learn how to run thenation.”

R.V.

“Absolutely. In fact I'll take ita step further: President Obamaand the federal government hadno business interfering in thiswhole health issue – this is theprivate sector, and our govern-ment is not a dictatorship. Inaddition, forcing Catholics topay for birth control and abor-tion is like forcing Muslims toeat pork.”

Bill B.

“Any institution that acceptsany money, including taxbreaks, from the federal govern-ment should be held to the samerules and regulations as all otherentities. It should be the optionof the individual employee ifthey wish to or not to follow themandates of the bishops.”

“For disclosure sake, I am aCatholic with 17+ years of Catho-lic education behind me.”

J.Z.

“On the east side of Cincin-nati, Catholic institutions dom-

inate health care provision.Does that mean that none of usshould have access to contracep-tion? In the south, there aremany medical institutions withMethodist in their names. Doesthat mean that down thereCatholics must use contracep-tion?

“The bottom line is that, justas we have separation of churchand state, we need separation ofchurch and employer. To use, ornot to use, contraception is amatter for a couple's conscience- maybe in today's world, even amatter for each individual'sconscience.

“If medical institutions arecustomer focused, then it is theconscience of the patient, not ofthe institution that will deter-mine the outcome. Staff who arenot willing to be flexible in thismatter should get out of ob/gynand move to cardiology or oncol-ogy. “While I strongly disagreewith the official Catholic stanceon contraception, I respect thechurch's right to advocate fortheir position with their mem-bers. I respectfully request thatthey support my right to have adifferent opinion from them.

“President Obama has hisheart in exactly the right place.He wants contraceptive adviceand prescriptions to be freelyavailable to all who, by their ownchoice want that service. He isnot forcing anyone to use, or not.

“It would be great if we allhad the wisdom to let that be anend of the matter. However Isuspect that politicians lookingfor votes and reporters lookingfor readers, when they findthemselves failing to win argu-ments with logic will once againtry to stir up this, or some otherequally emotional issue. It hap-pens every electoral cycle.

D.R.

“Not just Catholics. We allshould be able to opt out.”

P.C.

“Of course they should bepermitted to opt out, as shouldeveryone else in America. Withrespect to the Catholic church,what happened to 'separation ofchurch and state'? And withrespect to the rest of America,what happened to 'Laissez-faire'?

“ Sure sounds like we'rebecoming the land of the not-so-free with all the governmentinterference here as of late.Enough is enough.

“What's next, ‘In the Govern-ment We Trust’ printed on ourcurrency?”

J.K.

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NEXT QUESTIONWhat changes, if any, wouldyou make to the currentprimary election process?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viae-mail. Send your answers [email protected] with Chatroom inthe subject line.

Q) A good friend’s 10-year-oldson, healthy at birth, has braindamage, is in a wheelchair, andneeds 24/7 care. His medicalbills are astronomical. Could hebe eligible for SSI?

A) The Supplemental Securi-ty Income (SSI) program pro-vides monthly payments tochildren from birth to age 18based on disability or blindnessif the child's:

» Impairment or combinationof impairments meet the defini-tion of disability for children;and

» Income and resources ofthe parents and the child arewithin the allowed limits. Gener-ally, the more income you have,the less your SSI benefit will be.If your countable income is overthe allowable limit, you cannotreceive SSI benefits.

Social Security has a strictdefinition of disability for chil-dren.

The child must have a phys-ical or mental condition(s) thatvery seriously limits his or heractivities and the condition(s)must have lasted, or be expectedto last, at least one year or result

in death.A state agen-

cy makes thedisability deci-sion. Evalua-tors review theinformationyou give us.They will alsoask for infor-mation frommedical andschool sources

and other people who knowabout the child.

If the state agency needsmore information, evaluatorswill arrange an examination ortest for the child, which we willpay for.

Income includes:Earned Income – wages, net

earnings from self-employment,certain royalties and honoraria.

For more information, visitwww.socialsecurity.gov/apply-fordisability/child.htm and com-plete steps 1, 2 and 3.

By Kevin Grace is manager of theCincinnati North Social SecurityOffice.

Disabled kids mayqualify for SS income

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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

INDIAN HILLJOURNAL

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The Indian Hill Historical Society once againhosted the “One Room Schoolhouse Experience” forlocal schools at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 8100 Giv-en Road, Indian Hill.

Students come to the schoolhouse and are given abrief description of school days in 1873. They thenbreak into groups to practice their handwriting with

dip pens, work on math problems on slate chalk-boards, play marbles at “recess” and learn abouttools used in the 1800s.

Here’s a look at Indian Hill Elementary School’svisit to the “One Room Schoolhouse Experience:”

Photos by Rob Dowdy/ The Community Press

‘Schoolhouse Experience’

Fourth-grade teacher Dan Topping watches DavisSwallow play marbles during the "One RoomSchoolhouse Experience."

Fourth-graders Matthew Emark (left) and Ian Siegert take part in alesson about 1800s tools.

Indian Hill ElementarySchool volunteers helpstudents work throughmath problems during the"One Room SchoolhouseExperience."

The Indian Hill Historical Society hosts the "One Room Schoolhouse Experience" each year for local elementary schools.

Will Campa and Elizabeth Burns practice theirhandwriting using an ink well.

Julia Miller (left) looks over the math work beingdone by classmate Lydia Graves.

Logan Hamilton and Alison Maplay marbles against classmates

on the floor of the Little RedSchoolhouse.

Sarah Stephens (left) and Ashleigh Prugh read toclassmates as part of the "One Room SchoolhouseExperience."

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THURSDAY, FEB. 23Art ExhibitsArt at Twin Lakes by QueenCity Art Club, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,Twin Lakes at Montgomery,9840 Montgomery Road, Open-ing reception is free and refresh-ments will be served. Free.Presented by Queen City ArtClub. 895-1383; www.queenci-tyartclub.org. Montgomery.

LecturesLiberal Media: True or False?,7-8:30 p.m., Symmes TownshipBranch Library, 11850 EnyartRoad, Examination of the waymedia covers the stories thatshape our national perceptionand drive public policy. Free.Presented by Empower U Ohio.250-4116; empoweruohio.org.Symmes Township.

Literary - Book ClubsOn the Same Page Book Dis-cussion, 6:45 p.m., MariemontBranch Library, 3810 PocahontasAve., Read and discuss this year’sOn the Same Page title, "TheSubmission," by Amy Waldman.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby Public Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-4467.Mariemont.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch HillGuinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m., GoBananas, 8410 Market Place, $8,$4 college and military night.Ages 18 and up. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

On Stage - StudentTheater

Footloose!, 7:30 p.m., IndianHill High School, 6865 DrakeRoad, $12; $10 students andmatinee. Through Feb. 25.272-9448; www.showtix4u.com.Indian Hill.

Support GroupsMotherless Daughters Sup-port Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Mont-gomery Community Church,11251 Montgomery Road, Foradult women who have lost ormiss nurturing care of theirmother. Free. Presented byMotherless Daughters Ministry.Through Dec. 20. 489-0892.Montgomery.

Codependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Family friend-ly. Free, donations accepted.Presented by CodependentsAnonymous Inc. 800-0164.Montgomery.

Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Book discussion group.Open to everyone who desireshealthy loving relationships.Donations accepted. Presentedby Codependents AnonymousInc. 673-0174. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, FEB. 24Art ExhibitsArt at Twin Lakes by QueenCity Art Club, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,Twin Lakes at Montgomery,Free. 895-1383; www.queenci-tyartclub.org. Montgomery.

Dining Events

Fish Fry-Days, 5-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, 8815 E. Kemper Road,Includes fried fish, fish sandwich,shrimp, salmon and child’sdinners, soup, sides, desserts,sodas and beer. Carryout andDrive thru available, drinks notincluded. Benefits Youth minis-try’s summer mission trip. $5-$10. Through March 16. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org.Montgomery.

Boy Scout Triple Nickel FishFry, 5-7 p.m., St. GertrudeSchool, 6543 Miami Ave., Cafe-teria. Eat in or carryout. Dinnerincludes choice of fish, fishsandwich, or cheese pizza; withfries or macaroni and cheese;and coleslaw or apple sauce; abeverage and dessert. Familyfriendly. $7, $5 children. Present-ed by Boy Scout Troop 555.652-3477. Madeira.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. ColumbanSchool, 896 Oakland Road,683-7903; www.stcolumban.org.Loveland.

Music - AcousticLee Everitt and Friends, 7:30-10 p.m., deSha’s AmericanTavern, 11320 MontgomeryRoad, Free. 247-9933; desh-as.com/cincinnati. Montgomery.

Music - ReligiousComing Together in Spirit andSong, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., GrailvilleRetreat and Program Center,932 O’Bannonville Road, Jour-ney of discovering, integratingand refining both the voice andself-expression. Ages 18 and up.$65, includes lunch. Reservationsrequired. 683-2340; www.grail-ville.org. Loveland.

Music - StudentPerformances

SEE 1, 7:30-9:30 p.m., SycamoreHigh School, 7400 Cornell Road,High school rock orchestra.Students selected for group playvariety of electric string in-struments, guitars, keyboardsand drums. With ChristianHowes, one of America’s mostacclaimed jazz violinists. Worksby Van Halen, Aerosmith, Fivefor Fighting and Journey. $8.686-1770; www.sycamoreschool-s.org. Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, $14.Ages 18 and up. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.


Footloose!, 7:30 p.m., IndianHill High School, $12; $10 stu-dents and matinee. 272-9448;www.showtix4u.com. IndianHill.

SATURDAY, FEB. 25Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,Noon-1:30 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden discusses nutri-tion and health while preparingtwo delicious, simple and easymeals. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. ThroughDec. 8. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

EducationSacred, Herbal and HealingBeers, 1:30-4:30 p.m., GrailvilleRetreat and Program Center,932 O’Bannonville Road, Learnto brew your own "green" beerusing herbs and other natural

materials while exploring historyof brewing and it’s sacred role invarious cultures. With Christo-pher Smyth, brewer. Irish herbalbeer for St. Patrick’s Day andseasonal ginger beer. $35.Registration required. 683-2340;www.grailville.org. Loveland.

Writing for the Love of It: AWorkshop for Girls who Loveto Write, 1:30-4 p.m., GrailvilleRetreat and Program Center,932 O’Bannonville Road, Writ-ing workshop to encourageyoung girls’ passion for writingand help challenge and inspirethem to write their hearts out.Exploring variety of writinggenres, writing time withprompts offered and option offree writing. Girls ages 12-17.$25. Registration required.683-2340; www.grailville.org.Loveland.

Park Tool School, 9 a.m.-noon,Trek Bicycle Store, 9695 Ken-wood Road, Intermediate Class:learn about replacing compo-nents (broken, worn out orupgrade), truing wheels andsystems of the bike: brakes,drive-train, wheels and frame.Hands-on bicycle maintenanceand repair class taught byexperts. For Ages 15 and up.$65-$120. Reservations required.745-0369; www.trekstorecincin-nati.com. Blue Ash.

Home & GardenSchool Garden DeveloperWorkshop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,Loveland Primary/ElementarySchool, 550 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, How to build on thesuccess/overcome the challengesof your first year. $25. Presentedby Granny’s Garden School.324-2873; www.grannysgarden-school.com. Loveland.

Music - AcousticBob Cushing, 8 p.m., FirehouseGrill, 4785 Lake Forest Drive,733-3473; www.firehousegrill-cincinnati.com. Blue Ash.

Toast, 7:30-10 p.m., deSha’sAmerican Tavern, 11320 Mont-gomery Road, Free. 247-9933;deshas.com/cincinnati. Montgo-mery.

Music - BluesThe Blues Merchants, 8:30p.m., Traci’s Sports Lounge andGrill, 784 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, With Amy McFarland.697-8111. Loveland.

Music - StudentPerformances

Deer Park School Bands Cake-walk, 6:30-10 p.m., Deer ParkHigh School, 8351 PlainfieldRoad, Gymnasium. Music by DPSchool Bands, grades 6-12. Walktickets are 25 cents or five for $1.Benefits Deer Park Bands. $2, $1ages 2-12, free under ages 2.Presented by Deer Park BandSponsors. 891-0010. Deer Park.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Dr. Insecta’s Bug Lab, 11 a.m.-noon and 1-2 p.m., UC Blue AshCollege Muntz Theater, 9555Plainfield Road, Experience realentomology magic as Dr. Insectaintroduces you to some of thelargest live insects on the planet.Interactive program entertains,educates and desensitizes fearsabout incredible creatures.Family friendly. $5, subscriptionand group discounts available.Presented by ARTrageous Sat-urdays. 745-5705;www.rwc.uc.edu/performin-garts. Blue Ash.

On Stage - Comedy

Robert Hawkins, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, $14.Ages 21 and up. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.


Footloose!, 2 p.m. and 7:30p.m., Indian Hill High School,$12; $10 students and matinee.272-9448; www.showtix4u.com.Indian Hill.

Special EventsMacy’s Arts Sampler, 11 a.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Dance, theater, music and art.Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati’sart instructors and other artistsare invited to hold demon-strations with their chosenmedia (oil, watercolor, acrylics)in the classroom. Gallery openand features an exhibit ofchildren’s artwork. Free. Present-ed by ArtsWave. 272-3700;www.theartswave.org. Marie-mont.

SUNDAY, FEB. 26AuditionsThe Fantasticks, 1-4 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, 111 S. Second St., Showdates: May 11-13 and 17-20. Coldreadings from the script. Sing-ers: prepare a song that show-cases your vocal range. Accom-panist provided or you canaudition using your own musicon CD. Dancers should dressappropriately and bring jazz ortap shoes. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Loveland StageCompany. Through Feb. 27.280-0861; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Dining EventsDay of Caring Pancake Break-fast, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., MayersonJCC, 8485 Ridge Road, BenefitsFreestore Foodbank and theCincinnati Coalition for theHomeless. $6, $4 children andseniors. 761-7500; www.jointhe-j.org. Amberley Village.

Job FairsSummer Job Fair, 1-3 p.m.,Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road,Positions available include: campstaff, aquatics staff and otherJCC jobs. Grades 10 and up. Free.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.

On Stage - ComedyRobert Hawkins, 8 p.m., GoBananas, $8, $4 bar and restau-rant employee appreciationnight. Ages 18 and up. Reserva-tions required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Support GroupsAutism Adult NetworkingGroup, 7:30-9 p.m., KenwoodBaptist Church, 8341 KenwoodRoad, Presented by AutismSociety of Greater Cincinnati.561-2300; www.autismcincy.org.Kenwood.

MONDAY, FEB. 27Art ExhibitsArt at Twin Lakes by QueenCity Art Club, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,Twin Lakes at Montgomery,Free. 895-1383; www.queenci-tyartclub.org. Montgomery.

AuditionsThe Fantasticks, 7-10 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, Free. 280-0861; www.love-

landstagecompany.org. Love-land.

Clubs & OrganizationsCincinnati Toastmasters ClubNo. 472 Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m.,St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221 MiamiRoad, Public speaking andleadership skills meeting. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented byCincinnati Toastmasters Club No.472. 351-5005; cincinnati.toast-mastersclubs.org. Madeira.

EducationLifeguard Training Review ForCurrent Lifeguards, 5-9 p.m.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Through Feb. 29. $180-$200.Reservations required. 985-0900;www.trihealthpavilion.com.Montgomery.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Braxton F. CannMemorial Medical Center, 5818Madison Road, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assis-tance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. Presented by JewishHospital. 686-3300; www.jewish-hospitalcincinnati.com. Madi-sonville.

Karaoke and Open MicAcoustic Open Mic, 7-10 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 9443Loveland-Madeira Road, Hostedby Bob Cushing. 791-2753.Symmes Township.

Music - ClassicalEncore! Linton ChamberMusic Series, 7:30-10 p.m.,Congregation Beth Adam, 10001Loveland-Madeira Road, "Long-ing for Spring," selection ofsongs by Schubert. ThomasMeglioranza, baritone; ReikoUchida, piano. "Three Ro-mances" by Clara Schumann and"Sonata in a minor" of Beetho-ven. $30, $10 students. Present-ed by Linton Music. 381-6868;www.lintonmusic.org. Loveland.

TUESDAY, FEB. 28Art ExhibitsArt at Twin Lakes by QueenCity Art Club, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,Twin Lakes at Montgomery,Free. 895-1383; www.queenci-tyartclub.org. Montgomery.

LecturesWhy the Third Branch ofGoverment is Important,7-8:30 p.m., Connections Chris-tian Church, 7421 E. GalbraithRoad, Presentation designed toprovoke discussion of howimportant the administration ofjustice is in our system of checksand balances. Free. Presented byEmpower U Ohio. 250-4116;empoweruohio.org. Madeira.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29Art & Craft ClassesMetal Clay Workshop, 6-8 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Concludes March 3. Create your

own one-of-a-kind bracelet insilver or bronze clay. Learnprocess from start to finish andacquire knowledge needed tocreate on your own. All materi-als provided. Ages 18 and up.$110-$135. Registration required.519-0935; www.womansartclub-.com. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArt at Twin Lakes by QueenCity Art Club, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,Twin Lakes at Montgomery,Free. 895-1383; www.queenci-tyartclub.org. Montgomery.

Clubs & OrganizationsLaunching NSHMBA Cincin-nati’s 2012, 6-8 p.m., Maggia-no’s Little Italy, 7875 Montgo-mery Road, Includes food, cashbar. Meet new board membersand network with other attend-ees. Attire: business casual.Email [email protected] for moreinformation. Free. Registrationrequired, available online.Presented by National Society ofHispanic MBAs Cincinnati Chap-ter. 794-0670; sites.google.com/site/nshmbacincinnati. SycamoreTownship.

Health / WellnessSexual Health QuestionsAnswered by National Ex-pert, 7 p.m., Barrington ofOakley, 4855 Babson Place, Dr.James Simon, expert on midlifewomen’s health, osteoporosisand women’s sexual health, willdiscuss "A Woman’s SexualDesire Across her Lifespan:What’s Normal and Where do IFit in?" Includes refreshments.Free. Presented by Lisa Larkin,M.D. & Associates. 271-5111.Oakley.

LecturesThe New Age of Resumes,9:30-10:45 a.m., Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Seminar forwomen returning to work afterraising children. Ideas for cre-ating a winning resume. $15.Registration required. Presentedby Act Three. 351-1800;www.actthree.com. AmberleyVillage.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1Art ExhibitsArt at Twin Lakes by QueenCity Art Club, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,Twin Lakes at Montgomery,Free. 895-1383; www.queenci-tyartclub.org. Montgomery.

Business SeminarsThe Benefits of Hosted &Managed IT: Executive Pres-entation & SMB Panel Dis-cussion, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., FullService Networking, 9987 CarverRoad, Hear directly from yourpeers about advantages ofHosted and Managed IT, amodel that lowers IT costs andmitigates the risk of losingcritical data by outsourcing themanagement of your computernetwork to a trusted businesspartner. Free. Reservationsrequired. 782-4208; www.full-service.net. Blue Ash.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Cincinnati Irish Cultural Society's 32nd Irish Ceili is 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Music Hall Ballroom. This year's Ceili, a night of Irish dance, song and music, featuresperformances by the world champion McGing Irish Dancers and Bloody Tinth, an American-Irish rock band. Tickets are $15, $20 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Cincinnati Feis, anIrish music and dance competition. For more information, call 470-4480 or e-mail [email protected]. PROVIDED

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Sometimes when I putthis column together, Ihave so many recipesrunning through mymind that I don’t know

which onesto share atany giventime.

Rightnow I havegoettarecipes,the Heri-tage Res-taurant’ssignaturehouse

dressing, awesomechunky granola and ahost of others for natu-rally colored Easter eggs.I guess I’ll start fromsquare one with goettaand go from there.

Goetta has Germanicorigins, but most peoplewho live in Germanyhave never heard of it.Inge, my German daugh-ter-in-law who grew up inGermany, said she didn’thave a clue until shemoved to Cincinnati. Yes,it’s definitely a Cincin-nati/Northern Kentucky“thing.” A possibilityabout the name is that itcomes from the Germanword “gote” or “gotte,”which means peeledgrain. The word becameAmericanized to mean“goetta,” since the ingre-dient you cannot do with-out for authentic goettais pinhead oats (alsocalled steel-cut oats).Dorsel’s is a commonbrand.

Rita’s goettaI’ve been making my

mother-in-law Clara’sgoetta for years withpork shoulder, just as shemade it when theyslaughtered hogs in thefall. We fry it with bacon,which is THE way. Goet-ta freezes well. I’vechanged my recipe overthe years and this is mylatest one. If you’d likemy original one usingpork shoulder alone withvery few seasonings,check out my blog atCincinnati.com. You’llfind West Side readerBill Sander’s recipe,there, as well as Milfordreader Don Deimling’srecipe made in a roaster.I’ve borrowed some ofDon’s ideas for this reci-pe.

2 pounds fresh porkshoulder

1/2 of a 19 oz packageJohnsonville originalbratwurst, skinned (nosubstitutes)

½ pound ground chuck1 large onion, chunked up2-3 ribs celery, chopped5 bay leaves1 teaspoon each: garlic

powder and poultryseasoning

Couple dashes groundallspice

1-2 tablespoons seasoningsalt

Pepper to taste8 cups water3 generous cups pinhead

oats

Put everything butoats into big pot. Bring toa boil, lower to simmerand cook 2 hours, stirringoccasionally. Strain, pourliquid back in pot, chopeverything finely and setaside. Add oats to liquidand simmer 2 hours,stirring often, until oatsare fully cooked. Stir inmeat mixture. Cook an-other hour or more untila spoon can standstraight up without fall-ing over in the center of

the pot. Mixture shouldbe stiff. This is importantso goetta sets up later.Pour into plastic wrap-lined pans, and refriger-ate uncovered for a dayor so. Cover, store inrefrigerator, or freeze.

Jim Reinhart’s slowcooker goetta

Jim is an Indiana read-er who makes his in aslow cooker. A time-tested reader favorite.

3 cups pinhead oatmeal5 cups water1½-2 tablespoons salt1 pound each: ground pork

and ground beef2 medium onions, diced6 bay leaves1 teaspoon each: garlic

powder, black pepper,crushed red pepper, sage

2 teaspoons allspice4 beef bouillon cubes2 additional cups water

Combine 3 cups ofoatmeal with 5 cups wa-ter in sprayed slow cook-er and cook on high fortwo hours, stirring occa-sionally. An hour and ahalf after putting oat-meal in slow cooker,combine bay leaves, gar-lic powder, sage, allspice,red pepper, black pepperand bouillon with 2 cupswater in saucepan. Bringto boil, then simmer forabout 30 minutes or untilreduced to 1 cup. Strainand add liquid to slowcooker. While spices arecooking, brown beef andpork with onions. Draingrease and add mixtureto slow cooker, eitherbefore or after spicemixture goes in. When allingredients are in slowcooker, turn to low andmix well, stirring oftenfor another two hours.Don’t be tempted to addwater, even though goettagets very thick. If it be-comes too thick to stir,add water sparingly butremember, the thicker itis when done, the betterit will fry up. Spoon intocasseroles, seal tightlyand after it cools, put onein the refrigerator andthe other in the freezer ifdesired. To serve, sautéin a non-stick or cast ironskillet until both sidesare browned. (Addenough salt or it will bebland. The bouillon cubeswill help with this.)

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator andauthor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Goetta is a GreaterCincinnati ‘thing’

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Goetta and eggs are a quintessential Cincinnati breakfast.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.

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How do you make goet-ta? What’s your “secret”ingredient? Share yourfavorite goetta recipe onmy blog, Cooking withRita, at Cincinnati.com.

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CHURCH OF GODOF PROPHECY

Sunday School 10:00 amSunday Worship 11:00 am

Wed Night Bible Study 7:00 pmPastor Ed Wilson

8105 Beech Avenue - Deer Park(Just off Galbraith

across from Amity School)513-793-7422

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ST. GERTRUDE PARISHChurch (513) 561-5954• (513) 561-8020 SchoolMiami Ave & Shawnee Run Rd.

www.stgertrude.orgMass Schedule

Daily: 7:00, 8:00 & 11:30AMSaturday: 4:30PM

Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00AM12:30 & 6:00PM

ROMAN CATHOLIC

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm

Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study: 7:00pmwww.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org

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MT WASHINGTONBAPTIST CHURCH

2021 Sutton Ave231-4445

Sunday ServicesSunday School -All Ages ........9:00amWorship Gathering ...........10:00amWednesday Night....6:15pm dinner &

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www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631

Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AMPastor Randy Wade

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ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH& ST. THOMAS NURSERY SCHOOL100 Miami Ave, Terrace Park,OH 831-2052

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2010 Wolfangel Rd., Anderson Twp.513-231-4301

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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.org"When Love Speaks:Father Forgive Them"

Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00amContemporary Worship 9:40am

Sunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior PastorRev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor

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2 Contemporary Worship Services9:30 & 11:00 am in our Contemporary Worship Center

Saturday Service 5:30 pmSunday School and Childcare available at 9:30 & 11:00 Services

Plenty of Parking behind Church

UNITED METHODIST

Sunday 9:30 &11:00 a.m.Loveland High School, off of Rich Rd.

683-1556www.golovelive.com

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The Bachmanns haveasked the Kenton CountySanitation District to pipethe water through theirbackyard so they don’tlose any more land, butthey’ve been turned downbecause the creek is onprivate property.

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The youth rally, spon-sored by the Archdioceseof Cincinnati's Offices ofYouth and Young AdultMinistry and Vocations,(The Rev. Kyle Schnippeland Wayne Topp, respec-tively) was Sunday, Jan. 29,at Community of the GoodShepherd in Montgomery.High energy performerPaul Kindt along with othermembers of the CredoBand brought down thehouse with lyrics -- "... Castout my sins ... Cast out myfear ... Cast out my doubtand I’ll become…A fisherof men!"

"This is the 13th CastYour Nets since 2007," Toppsaid

"Seminarians have(now) increased from 29 to40. In fact, one seminariansaid he 'just had to come' (toCast Your Nets) and he isnow in his second year atthe seminary."

"It's important to buildawareness of vocationchoices to the youth," Toppsaid. "Therefore, invita-tions were sent to all reli-gious members. This yearyielded the highest re-sponse: 17 religious orderswere represented. Infor-mational displays and liter-ature were available forteens to peruse and askquestions.

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Armstrong ChapelUnited MethodistChurchThe church is at 5125 DrakeRoad; 561-4220;www.armstrongchapel.org.

Indian Hill EpiscopalPresbyterian ChurchPresbyterian worship is 8 a.m.Sunday; Episcopal Holy Eucha-rist is 10:30 a.m., Sunday.

A Mardi Gras luncheon will be11:45 a.m. Sunday.

Ash Wednesday service is 7:30a.m. Wednesday.

Senior High Youth is 5 p.m.Sunday.

Women’s AA is 7:15 p.m. Mon-day; and 7 p.m. Friday.

Men’s AA is 8:30 p.m. Saturday.The church is pastored by Rev.David Hawley and Rev. AnneWrider.

The church is at 6000 DrakeRoad, Indian Hill; 561-6805;www.indianhillchurch.com.

Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers worshipservices on Sundays at 8:30 a.m.and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School isat 9:30 a.m. Sundays.

Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing and foodto people with demonstratedneeds. Bread from Panera isavailable on Thursdays andSaturdays. The SamaritanCloset is next to the church.

The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;489-7021.

ConnectionsChristian ChurchThe church has contemporaryworship at 10:30 a.m. Sundays.

The church is at 7421 E. Gal-braith Road, Madeira; 791-8348.

Epiphany UnitedMethodist Church

The church is having severalways to start the Lenten Sea-son. Starting at 6:30 p.m. Feb.21 and ending at 6 p.m. Feb. 22,there will be a 24 hour prayervigil.

Ash Wednesday service ia 7 p.m.Feb. 22. Following the service,there will be a light meal tobreak the fast for those fasting.All are welcome.

The church is having a workshopfor blended families. Join MegKing, a certified stepfamilycoach through the NationalStepfamily Foundation(www.stepfamily.org) for thissix-week workshop for blendedfamilies. Christian values andbehaviors will be the underly-ing foundation of this courseand will help guide couplesthrough the ups and downs ofthis unique stepfamily dynamic.The workshop will meet from6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. onThursdays, beginning Feb. 23.For information or to register,e-mail King at [email protected].

The church is at 6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Loveland;677-9866.

Good ShepherdCatholic ChurchThe church has Roman CatholicMass with contemporary musicSundays at 4 p.m. The Massdraws worshipers of all ages.Come early to get acquaintedwith the new songs whichbegin at 3:45 p.m. Stay afterMass on the first Sunday ofeach month for food, fun, andfellowship.

The church is at 8815 E. KemperRoad, Montgomery; 503-4262.

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchThe church is hosting Scrap-booking and More Crafts, 5:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every thirdMonday. Free child care isprovided. Those interested inattending must register by 5p.m. Friday before the Mondayevent. All paper projects arewelcomed including, but notlimited to, scrapbooking,

stamping, card-making andphoto-frame keepsakes. Craf-ters should bring their ownphotos, albums and specialtyitems. Most other tools andsupplies will be provided. Thereis no charge for use of supplies.

Horizon CommunityChurchThe church offers new servicetimes at 8:50 a.m., 10 a.m. and11:10 a.m. each Sunday.

The church is at 3950 NewtownRoad, Anderson Township;www.horizoncc.com; 272-5800.

Hyde ParkCommunity UnitedMethodist ChurchHyde Park Community UnitedMethodist Church has a rep-utation for bringing world-class musicians to the QueenCity with its annual OrganConcert Series. This year marksthe eighth season.

The final concert of the seasonwill be April 22, featuringDouglas Cleveland, organprofessor at the University ofWashington and director ofmusic at Plymouth Church inSeattle. All concerts beginpromptly at 4 p.m. with doorsopening no later than 3 p.m.The series has attracted stand-ing room only audiences. Theconcerts are free and open tothe public. There is a receptionfollowing each concert to meetthe artist. There is a receptionfollowing each concert to meetthe artist.

Nursery care for infants is pro-vided each Sunday from 8:15a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

The church is at 1345 Grace Ave.;871-1345.

KenwoodFellowship ChurchWeekly watercolor classes forbeginners are being offered onThursdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Cost is $8 per session at thechurch. Call Mary Lou DeMarfor information at 891-5946.

The church offers adult biblestudy at 9 a.m. Sunday, a teen

Sunday school class and apre-kindergarten programduring worship service from10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sun-days. A buffet luncheon fol-lows. Join us for an inspiration-al time of worship and fellow-ship.

The church is at 7205 KenwoodRoad; 891-9768.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchSunday worship time is 10 a.m.followed by fellowship classesand Sunday School classes.

The church has a youth groupfor seventh- through 12th-grade.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525;[email protected]; www.lpcuse.organd on Facebook.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchAsh Wednesday worship is 7p.m., Feb. 22.

Lenten sermon series, “24 Hoursthat Changed the World”begins Sunday, Feb. 26.

Sunday morning chapel is 8:15a.m.; 9:30 a.m. is the Engage!contemporary service; and 11a.m. is the classic traditionalservice. Sunday school for allages is at 9:30 a.m. SundaySchool for children is 11 a.m.for ages 4 through sixth-grade.Nursery care will be providedall morning on Sunday.

Check out our website atwww.locelandumc.org, Face-book, or call the church officeat 683-1738 to find out aboutall the ministry offerings atLoveland UMC. We have op-

portunities for all ages. ExploreSmall Groups, Bible Studies,Children’s Ministry, YouthMinistry, Adults Ministry,Senior’s Ministry and Mission/Outreach opportunities. Wealso offer opportunities toconnect in various worship artsministries such as music, drama,and visuals.

The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.

Sunday school for all ages is at9:30 a.m.

MontgomeryCommunity ChurchThe church is offering a seven-week class entitled “After theBoxes are Unpacked” forwomen who are new to theCincinnati area or are lookingto connect with their commu-nity. Child care is provided. Callthe church or [email protected] for moreinformation.

The church is at 11251 Montgo-mery Road; 489-0892;www.mcc.us; www.face-book.com/after theboxes.

MontgomeryPresbyterian ChurchThe church is at 9994 Zig ZagRoad, Montgomery;www.mwpc-church.net.

Northern HillsSynagogueThe synagogue is at 5714 FieldsErtel Road, Mason; 931-6038.

Prince of PeaceLutheran Church

The church is at 101 S. LebanonDrive, Loveland; 683-4244;www.popluther.org;www.poppastors.wordpress.com.

PromiseLand ChurchThe church is hosting PrayerRevival every Tuesday begin-ning at 7:30 p.m. Open format.Everyone is welcome to comeand pray.

Sunday Worship Service is at 11a.m.

The church is located at 6227Price Road, Loveland; 677-5981,plclovelandoh.com.

River Hills ChristianChurchThriving Moms is a group formoms of infants through highschool students that meetsweekly to receive encourage-ment and instruction, makefriends and have fun; conduct-ed 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; childcare provided. There is a Chris-tian counselor as the parentcoach, as well as a mentormom. Call 583-0371.

The church is at 6300 PriceRoad, Loveland; 677-7600;www.riverhillscc.com.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchThe church welcomes Rev.Canon John Keydel as InterimPriest-in-Charge.

The church will host small groupstudies using “24 Hours thatChanged the World” by AdamHamilton during the LentenSeason beginning Feb. 22.

Vacation Bible School planningstarts at 7 p.m. Wednesday,Feb. 29. This year’s theme is“SKY: Where Everything isPossible.” A wine and cheesesocial will preceded the plan-ning meeting.

Sunday worship services are 8a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401;www.st-barnabas.org.

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St. Gertrude Catholic Men’s Fellowship honors founderThe St. Gertrude Men’s

Fellowship was merely anidea 25 years ago of KevinLynch, a long-time parish-ioner of St. Gertrude.

He, along with a few oth-ers, helped co-found theCatholic Men’s Fellowshipof Greater Cincinnati in1986. Now, 25 years later,he is stepping down fromhis leadership of the -par-ishbased Catholic Men’sFellowship group at St.Gertrude.

He previously retired aspresident of the CincinnatiMen’s Fellowship aftermany years and from beingcoordinator of the “AnswerThe Call” men’s confer-ences from 1996 to 2004.

Lynch helped establishthe National Fellowship ofCatholic Men in 1999 andrecently retired as thechief executive and a Trus-tee of that organization fol-lowing 10 years of service.

To commemorate his re-tirement, the St. GertrudeCatholic Men’s Fellowshipgroup, which numbers wellmore than 100 in just thisarea alone, recently recog-nized Lynch and his wife,Anne, at an informal cere-mony on the parishgrounds. A proclamationfrom Cincinnati Archbish-op Dennis M. Schnurr waspresented to Lynch.

St Gertrude Parish staffmembers asked Lynch toshare some insights abouthis journey and what led to

him to help establish theCatholic men’s movementin Cincinnati and national-ly, and why he devoted 25years of his life to it.

What does the CatholicMen’s Fellowship aim todo?

“The Fellowship’s focusis to encourage: 1, a per-sonal relationship with Je-sus Christ; 2, men’s spiritu-ality in a Roman Catholiccontext, and 3, fellowshipas the unique ministry ofthe movement.”

Looking back, did youthink the Fellowshipwould grow as wide-spread as it did?

“We were focused ontrying to bring Catholicmen together here in Cin-cinnati and not thinking be-

yond that. The idea of call-ing Catholic men togetherto pray, share and supportone another in smallgroups was a pretty novelidea 25 years ago. Our Prot-estant brothers easily “fel-lowshipped” (as they calledit) and, in fact, it was oftenintegrated into their wor-ship services. Attendanceat Mass, as vital as that wastoo our spiritual lives, wasoften seen as enoughamong many Catholic men.

“Our vision sees smallpockets of men, meeting inParishes, linked as Broth-ers in Jesus Christ so as toprayerfully – and uncondi-tionally – support one an-other. To raise awarenessand create excitement, weorganized massive gather-ings of Catholic men underthe 'Answer The Call' ban-ner. Those events beganright here at St. Gertrudein 1995, when Fr. ClemBurns was pastor, and hehosted the very first Catho-lic Men’s Conference. Wehad to turn men away atthat initial gathering as theParish Center was over-flowing!

“During our peak years,(more than) 10,000 mengathered for a day, in manyof the large venues aroundCincinnati, to hear nation-ally recognized speakers.We celebrated Holy Massand the Sacrament of Rec-onciliation with our localArchbishop, area Bishops

and over 100 Priests andDeacons. It was awe inspir-ing to see thousands of menwitnessing to their Catho-lic faith. Our Cincinnaticommunity took notice, asdid many cities around theU. S., and this movementtook off.”

Has your vision for thisministry been realized? Ifso, how?

“I would say it is a 'workin process' as the Holy Spir-it continues to call Catholicmen to gather in an atmos-phere of prayer and fellow-ship. What started in Cin-cinnati 25 years ago hasspread throughout theUnited States and beyondto places like Guam for ex-ample. Events like our 'An-swer The Call’ men’s con-ferences have been held inmore than 60 cities over the

years and there are count-less parish-based men’sfellowship groups activearound the country.

“All of this has more todo with many men listeningto this 'call’ on their lives,from the Holy Spirit, andresponding to it.”

Why are you steppingaside from leadershipright now?

“Twenty five years is along time to be in the lead ofany endeavor. I have actu-ally 'retired' three timesduring that period, fromvarious levels of responsi-bilities within the local andnational Fellowships, soother men could feel free tostep up.

It is vital that organiza-tions seek to groom newleaders so that it is ener-gized, dynamic and open to

different approaches; oth-erwise, the group atro-phies. Our vision remainsand the core leadershipTeam at St. Gertrude iscommitted to preservingthat. It is important that thegroup lives out its Vision ina vigorous, responsive, en-ergetic manner and that itstands ready to welcomenew men at all times. TheSt. Gertrude Men’s Fellow-ship lives out that chal-lenge with excellence andit is an exciting group to bepart of!”

What is in store forKevin Lynch as you transi-tion?

“Well, I do not plan ongoing away and I want to beopen to whatever plan theLord has in mind for me. Iam looking forward to be-ing just 'one of the boys' inthe St. Gertrude Men’s Fel-lowship and serving ourmen in any way that is mosthelpful. My brothers in theLord will hear me ”har-rumph” and bang my caneon the floor, from time totime, if I need to get theirattention!”

Do you have advice forthe group’s leaders?

“It is vital that our en-tire group remains focusedon his plan for our group.We must stay transparent,open to all men and prayer-fully responsive to the par-ticular spiritual needs ofour brothers in the Lord.”

Kevin Lynch, second from right, along with his wife, Anne,accept a proclamation from Archbishop Dennis Schnurrthat was presented to him by St Gertrude Pastor The Rev.Andre-Joseph LaCasse (far right) and The Rev.Ezra Sullivan,Catholic Men’s Fellowship chaplain.

Kevin Lynch addresses theCatholic Men’s Fellowshipgroup at a ceremony atSaint Gertrude Parishhonoring his 25 years ofservice to the local andnational “Answer the Call”organization. THANKS TO JEFF

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ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

charged with offenses. The information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.

To contact your local police department:» Indian Hill Rangers, Chief Chuck Schlie, 561-7000

INDIAN HILL4755 Walton Creek Road: SpicerRobert L. & Marcia B. to Gar-tland Tomie L. & Dwayne A.;$367,500.

5755 Drewry Farm Lane: ShortKatherine Grace to HerndonRichard D. Tr; $475,000.

6380 Miami Road: Potter Hill Homes LLC to Husted Thomas &Cari Ogg; $378,000.

REAL ESTATE

ABOUT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERSInformation is provided as a public service by the office

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

ANIMALS/ NATUREGrailville – needs volunteers

for the garden in Loveland.Volunteer days are 9 a.m. tonoon selected Saturdays. For acomplete list visitwww.grailville.org or call 683-2340. Volunteers will work inthe kitchen and herb gardens.No experience is needed, volun-teers may participate once or forthe entire season. Volunteersshould bring gloves, waterbottle, sunscreen, hat, footwearthat can get dirty and a snack ifdesired. Tools are provided.

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

League For Animal Welfare –A no-kill shelter needs volun-teers 16-and-older to helpsocialize cats and 18-and-olderto socialize and walk dogs.Other opportunities available.Call 735-2299, ext. 3.

Save the Animals Foundation– Needs people 18 and older tostaff its shelter for homeless catsand dogs. Call 378-0300 for catsand 588-6609 for dogs.

Spring Grove Cemetery andArboretum – has a new horticul-ture volunteer program. Volun-teer opportunities includeworking side by side SpringGrove’s nationally-renownedhorticulture team at this Nation-al Historic Landmark. Groups ofvolunteers will be developed tohelp in the following areas:Keeping the front entrance arealooking spectacular, controllinginvasive species, taking care ofthe tree and shrub collection.They are also looking for avolunteer, or volunteers, to helpwith the hybrid tea roses. Newvolunteers join the volunteerdocents who are ambassadorsfor the cemetery and arbore-tum. Information sessions,conducted the last Saturday andfirst Wednesday of each month,will explain the volunteer oppor-tunities. Sessions are at 10 a.m.in the Historic Office, just insidethe main entrance to the ceme-tery. For more information,

contact Volunteer CoordinatorWhitney Huang, Spring Grovehorticulturist at 853-6866.

Tri State County AnimalResponse Team (CART) – Is at11216 Gideon Lane in SycamoreTownship. Meetings are open tothe public. Visitwww.tristatecart.com formonthly subjects or more in-formation. Call 702-8373.

Winton Woods Riding Center– is in need of volunteers toassist with the Special RidersProgram, which provides train-ing and competition opportuni-ties for children and adults withdisabilities, and to help withbarn duties, horse shows and avariety of other tasks. No experi-ence is necessary and training isprovided. Interested individualsages 14 and older are invited tocontact the Winton WoodsRiding Center at 931-3057, or [email protected].

HEALTH/WELLNESSCrossroads Hospice - Volun-

teers are wanted to join theteam of Ultimate Givers whostrive to provide extra love andcomfort to terminally-ill patientsand their families in Brown,Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamil-ton, Highland and Warrencounties. Volunteers are alsoneeded to support signatureprograms inspired by Jim Sto-vall’s novel, “The Ultimate Gift”The Gift of a Day program askspatients what their perfect dayis and staff and volunteers workto make it a reality. UltimateGivers visit with patients in theirhomes, assisted living facilitiesand nursing facilities and helpwith clerical duties at the Cross-roads office. They provideemotional support and compan-ionship to patients and familymembers, assist with errands orprovide respite for those caringfor terminally-ill loved ones. Formore information or to sign upas an Ultimate Giver, call 793-5070 or compete an applicationonline at www.crossroadshos-pice.com/ volunteering. Beforebecoming a Crossroads HospiceUltimate Giver, participants mustcomplete an application, TB skintest and training session lead bymembers of the Crossroadsteam. Volunteers must wait aminimum of one year after thedeath of an immediate familymember or loved one beforeapplying.

Meals on Wheels – Volunteersare at the heart of DeupreeMeals on Wheels. Individuals ofall ages donate their time todeliver a combined 300 meals aday, and often bring a friendlyvoice and conversation intoclients’ homes. Volunteers arewanted for both permanent andsubstitute volunteers to delivermeals. Meals on Wheels isconsiderate of volunteers’ timeand will provide routes andschedules that are compatiblewith availability for as little as 1hour per week. All volunteerdrivers must have a car and validdriver license. Orientation andtraining are provided, as well asa free lunch on days volunteersmake deliveries. To volunteer,call 561-8150 or [email protected].

EDUCATIONAnderson Senior Center –

Computer Instructors and Assis-tants needed to teach older

adults in basic computer skills.10-week classes are held at theAnderson Senior Center andoffered 3-4 times per year.Classes are held Monday-Friday.Instructors teach the curriculumwhile assistants help the stu-dents. If interested please [email protected].

Change a life – Volunteer totutor an adult with low-levelliteracy skills or GED preparationneeds. Call 621-READ.

Cincinnati Reads – a volunteertutoring program working withK-4 students in Cincinnati PublicSchools. Volunteers receive freetraining to work one-on-onewith children who are strugglingto read. Call 621-7323 or emailJayne Martin Dressing,[email protected].

Clermont 20/20 – and itscollege access program, Cler-mont Educational Opportuni-ties, offer a mentoring programthat matches adults to workwith a group of high schoolstudents from local high schools.Volunteers are needed to be-come mentors to help studentsstay in school and prepare tograduate with a plan for theirnext step. Call Terri Rechtin at753-9222 or 673-3334 (cell) [email protected] formore information.

Granny’s Garden School –Volunteers needed from 1-3 p.m.Wednesdays to work on behind-the-scenes projects. Volunteersalso needed to help with devel-oping Web pages. Call 489-7099;Granny’s Hands-on GardeningClub is looking for new garden-ers, to work with garden man-ager Suellyn Shupe. Experiencedgardeners, come to share yourexpertise and enjoy the compa-ny of other gardeners whilesupporting the Granny’s GardenSchool program times: 1:30-4p.m. Mondays; 10 a.m. to 12:30p.m. The school is located at theLoveland Primary and Ele-mentary, 550 Loveland-MadeiraRoad. [email protected] or visitwww.grannysgardenschool.com.

Inktank – Group looking forvolunteers to help children andadults improve their skills inwriting-based initiatives acrossthe city. Call 542-0195.

Raymond Walters College –Needs volunteers to serve astutors to skills enhancementstudents. The class meets from1-4 p.m. Wednesdays and from5-8 p.m. Thursdays. Call 745-5691.

Winton Woods City Schools –Wants to match communitymembers who are interested involunteering in the schools withthe students. Volunteer oppor-tunities at Winton Woods Pri-mary North and South, middleschool and high school. Volun-teers who would have one-on-one contact with studentsoutside of a classroom arerequired to have a backgroundcheck. To volunteer, contactGina Burnett [email protected] 619-2301.

The YMCA of Greater Cincin-nati’s College Readiness Pro-gram – that inspires and encour-ages teens of color toward pathsof success is looking for caringprofessionals who want to makea difference, and for youngpeople who can benefit frompositive adult role models. Part

of a national YMCA initiative,the local program incorporatesmentoring, career explorationand college readiness; and helpsstudents develop a positivesense of self, build character,explore diverse college andcareer options. Volunteers, manyof whom are sponsored by areacompanies, share their ownpersonal insight and encourage-ment. Contact Program DirectorDarlene Murphy at the MelroseYMCA, 961-3510 or visitwww.myy.org.

YMCA – The Ralph J. StolleCountryside YMCA is looking forvolunteer trail guides for schoolgroups. Call 932-1424 or [email protected].

The Boys and Girls Clubs ofClermont County – are lookingfor volunteers to mentor youthages 6 to 18, and help them withhomework, ACT/SAT practiceand special events. Call 552-1948or e-mail [email protected].

ENTERTAINMENTBusiness Volunteers for the

Arts – BVA is accepting applica-tions from business professionalswith at least three years experi-ence, interested in volunteeringtheir skills within the arts com-munity. Projects average six toeight months in length and canrange from marketing or ac-counting to Web design orplanning special events. Aone-day training program isprovided to all accepted appli-cants. Call 871-2787.

Center for Independent LivingOptions – Seeking volunteers tostaff Art Beyond Boundaries,gallery for artists with dis-abilities. Volunteers needednoon to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Friday, and noon to 5p.m. Saturday. Call 241-2600.

Cincinnati Museum Center –Needs volunteers to work in allthree museums, the CincinnatiHistory Museum, the Museum ofNatural History and Science andthe Cinergy Children’s Museum,and special exhibits. Call 287-7025.

HEALTH CAREAmeircan Diabetes Associa-

tion – Seeks volunteers in itsarea office located downtownfor clerical support, filling re-quests for educational materialsfrom phone requests, dataentry, special events support andcoordinating the Health Fair.Call 759-9330.

American Heart Association –Volunteers needed to assist withthe American Heart Association’scause campaigns, Power to EndStroke, Go Red For Women,Start!, and the Alliance for aHealthier Generation. Assign-ments include clerical work,event specific duties and com-munity outreach. Contact theAmerican Heart Association at281-4048 or [email protected].

To submit your volunteerneeds for this column, eitheremail [email protected], fax 248-1938, ormail the information to: Vol-unteers, 394 Wards CornerRoad, Suite 170, Loveland,Ohio, 45140.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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