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A Madeira man who beatcancer is fighting to raise mon-ey for cancer research.

Jason Weiner, a five-yearsurvivor of non-Hodgkin’s Lym-phoma, is campaigning to be-come the 2015 Leukemia & Lym-phoma Society Man of the Year.

“The goal over 10 weeks is toraise as many funds as possibleand the man and woman whoraises the most is the man andwoman of the year,” he said.

Weiner and his team areworking to raise $100,000 be-tween March 20 and May 29.

Weiner said his dedication tothe Leukemia & Lymphoma So-ciety, or LLS, started when hewas asked to join a different

team in 2009.“Someone asked me to do a

leg of the Flying Pig Marathon. Istarted going out and trying torun and get ready for that and I

just couldn’t breathe,” Weinersaid.

He went to the doctor numer-ous times and kept getting dif-ferent explanations. On raceday, his wife decided enoughwas enough and took him to thehospital instead.

“An X-ray later, they saw alarge mass in my upper chest.The passion was definitelythrust upon me,” Weiner said.

Donations can be madethrough Weiner’s candidatepage on the Leukemia & Lym-phoma Society’s website,.mwoy.org/pages/soh/cincy15/jweiner. He is also hosting twofundraising events.

The first is We “Tap Out”Leukemia & Lymphoma, whichwill be at the Tap House Grill,8740 Montgomery Road, from 7

p.m. to midnight Saturday, April11. Tickets are $100 and thenight will include food, drinks,entertainment and auctionitems. Weiner said he is friendswith the owner who agreed toshut the restaurant done for thenight for the event.

Weiner is also hosting athree-point shoot-out at Madei-ra High School April 26.

“Brad Redford, a former Xa-vier basketball player, is work-ing with me on that. We are call-ing it Brad Redford’s Bucketsvs. Blood Cancer. It is kind of anNBA style shoot-out. We are go-ing to have tons of kids thereand grown-ups too,” he said.

The finals will be at the Cin-tas Center in June.

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Jason Weiner, of Madeira, is afive-year cancer survivor and iscampaigning to become to 2015Leukemia & Lymphoma Man of theYear. See SURVIVOR, Page A2

Students at Indian Hill Mid-dle School are building rollercoasters and windmills.

These projects, albeit atscaled-down versions, are partof a new Science, Technology,Engineering and Math, orSTEM, program at the school.

“The whole point of theSTEM program is to to enhancethe curriculum,” said AmandaSopko, coordinator of the STEMprogram and sixth-grade mathteacher.

The STEM program was in-troduced at the middle schoolthis school year. Sixth- and sev-enth-graders were selected toparticipate in the programbased on their math and sciencescores on state tests. Forty sixstudents are participating.

“I like doing these projectsthat we generally don’t get to doin the regular classes,” saidsixth-grader Vandita Rastogi,who is among the students in-volved in the STEM program.

Some of the students arebuilding Lego robotics as partof the program.

The projects vary dependingon the grade level, but haveranged from designing a rollercoaster out of paper to flyingminiature parachutes.

“We try to make the chal-lenges apply to real world prob-lems,” seventh-grade scienceteacher Kelly Hartings said.

The students are also explor-ing fields they may know verylittle about.

“A lot of the students didn’tknow what engineering is orwhat (professionals) do in thosecareers,” Hartings said.

Seventh-grade math teacherAshley Morrison said manyleaders in business and indus-try are seeking employees whohave a working knowledge ofSTEM principles and who are

able to apply these principles toreal world problems.

These STEM projects arekeeping the students engaged,Sopko said.

Sixth-grader Kevin Lewiscould attest to this.

“I like the math area themost,” he said.

Sopko said a goal is to con-tinue with the STEM programnext school year. She said plansare to expand it to includeeighth-graders as well..

Program immerses middle schoolstudents in science and math

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Indian Hill Middle School seventh-graders Ian Siegert, left, and Michael Ragnone show a parent a paper roller coaster they built during a Family Science,Technology, Engineering and Math Night at the school. A new STEM program was started at the school this school year.

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Indian Hill Middle Schoolsixth-graders Kevin Lewis, left, andVandita Rastogi work on a Legorobotics project as part of a newScience, Technology, Engineering andMath program at the school. They arewatched by sixth-grade math teacherAmanda Sopko.

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The campaign closeswith a grand finale auc-tion with all the candi-dates May 29.

Weiner said campaign-ing has been a lot of work,

but with his team behindhim and the importance ofthe Leukemia & Lympho-ma Society, it has beenworthwhile.

“Since 2000, of the 36cancer treatment drugsthat have been approved

by the FDA19 of themwere fund-ed by LLS.Everybodythat camebefore mehelpedsave melife,” he

said. Though the Leukemia

& Lymphoma Society isfocused on blood cancer,it’s research helps fightall types of cancer.

“The research that LLSis doing is not only effect-ing blood cancer but thetreatment they are devel-oping are effective waysto treat other types of can-cer as well. It is not justabout blood cancer, it isabout all cancers,” hesaid.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in Madei-ra? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

SurvivorContinued from Page A1

Weiner

La Soupe will be stay-ing in the Madeira traindepot into the summer.

Madeira city councilapproved a sublease ex-tension for La Soupethrough July 31.

La Soupe owner SuzyDeYoung has been sub-leasing the train depotfrom radio personalityBill Cunningham. Cun-ningham holds the leaseon the building, which isowned by the city, until2018.

DeYoung has beenleasing the depot sinceDecember. She is using itas a pickup location forthe main La Soupe restau-rant in Newtown. LaSoupe was in the depot ona month-to-month leaseuntil February when thecity extended thesublease agreement until

April 30.The depot’s future be-

yond July 31 is unknown.The city is working withNorth Ridge RealtyGroup of West ChesterTownship to determinethe market lease rate forthe depot and the Much-more and Hosbrook

houses. La Soupe is one ofthe proposals the city hasreceived:

» Coolest Toys on Earthis looking to relocate.

» Gwen Sebastianwants to open a candystore.

» Another proposalwas for a “half great gour-

met deli/wine shop andhalf causal sit down eatin.”

» Holtman’s DonutShop is looking to open an-other location.

» Madeira FarmersMarket vendor VelvetSmoke BBQ wants to opena restaurant.

» Food truck QuiteFrankly would like to openthe Quite Frankly Café.

» A Madeira residentand a Cincinnati residentwant to open a tea housecalled The T Station.

» One proposal was fora microbrewery with ataproom.

» Paxton’s of Lovelandis looking to open a Madei-ra location.

The city received an-other proposal from Arre-chisimo Restaurant own-er Javier Almeida. TheVenezuelan restaurant islooking for a larger loca-tion..

La Soupe is staying through July 31Marika [email protected]

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Madeira city council approved La Soupe owner SuzyDeYoung’s sublease agreement to stay in the Madeira traindepot until July 31.

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La Soupe will be staying in the Madeira train depot until atleast July 31.

Despite an effort by theMadeira Historical Soci-ety, the Fowler, or Hillman,House will be demolished

and three new homes willgo in its place.

Members of the histori-cal society attended theMadeira Planning Com-mission meeting March 16,during a public hearing todiscuss replacing thehouse at 7144 Summit Ave.with three new homes.Historical Society Spokes-man Doug Oppenheimeroutlined the history of thehouse and why the societywants it saved.

“I don’t have an issuewith teardowns. But, Ithink every now and thenthere is something that hasto be given special consid-eration and this is it,” Op-penheimer said.

The Fowler House wasbuilt in 1865, according torecords from the Hamil-ton County Auditor’s Offi-cer. The house was ownedby the Hillman family formore than 50 years.

Planning Commissionmember Kyle Hern saidthere was nothing thePlanning Commissioncould do to save the house;the commission wascharged with determiningonly if the plans for the site

met the city’s code. Oppen-heimer said the historicalsociety went to the Plan-ning Commission becausethe notice for the hearingwas the first time theyheard it could be demol-ished.

“The current ownercould just rip it down, vari-ance aside,” Hern added.

The property is ownedby the Wilma Hillmantrust. Contractor A Tem-mel & Associates appliedfor a lot split, creating anon-conforming residen-tial lot and a side yard set-back variance. With the

plans, a house will go oneach of three lots.

Bruce Hillman, Wil-ma‘s son, said he grew upin the house and tried tosave it. The property wason the market for sevenmonths with a require-ment that the house not bedestroyed. The require-ment was removed afterA. Temmel & Associatesgot involved.

“There is nothing to jus-tify treating this house anydifferently than any other.We couldn’t get anyone totalk to us about restoringthe home and this is where

we find ourselves,” BruceHillman said.

Summit Avenue resi-dent Richard Rust raisedthe issue of the project’sdensity.

“I’m not trying to standin way of production. Idon’t have a problem withchange. I do have a prob-lem with people cominginto Madeira and doingthings in excess. Threehouses is a bit excessive, Iknow my neighbors haveconcerns,” Rust said.

Commission memberMark Tisley said the re-quest was reasonable,though Hern said a houseon the corner lot, whichwill be more than 10,000square feet, seems largefor the lot. Based on thecity’s code, a house cancover no more than 28 per-cent of the lot it is on. Thecorner house will cover 19percent of the lot and theother two will cover 27 per-cent and 26 percent.

The request was ap-proved by the five mem-bers of Planning Commis-sion who were present atthe meeting.

Follow Marika Lee on Twitter:@ReporterMarika

Effort to save Fowler House falls short Marika [email protected]

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Despite protests from the Madeira Historical Society, theFowler house, 7144 Summit Ave., will be demolished andreplaced with three new ones. The house was built in 1865,according to the auditor’s office.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Indian Hill High School

» The Indian Hill High SchoolPow Wow theater group recentlyperformed “Fiddler on the Roof.”

» High school mock trial teamsfrom Summit, Oak Hills (twoteams), Indian Hill, Walnut Hillsand Portsmouth have advancedfrom the regional mock trial com-petition to the state mock trialcompetition this month in Colum-bus.

One team will advance fromthe state competition to a nationalhigh school mock trial competi-tion May 14-16 in Raleigh, NorthCarolina.

On Feb. 20, Clermont Countyhosted one of the eight regionalhigh school mock trial competi-tions. Each of the teams in theregional competition had previ-ously won two trials in the districtmock trial competition Jan. 30.

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“Tradition!” Mark Toler, left, Gus Reed and cast of “Fiddler on the Roof” perform at Indian Hill High School.


The villagers of Anatevka gossip during Indian Hill High School’s performance of “Fiddler on the Roof.”


Annika Hileman plays Tzeitel and Elis Halabi plays Motel the Tailor inIndian Hill High School’s performance of “Fiddler on the Roof.”


CJ Allen plays Lazar Wolf.


Indian Hill High School thespians Annika Hileman, left, Laura Waltman,Katherine Arnold, Camille Bode and Alex Boster perform “Matchmaker,Matchmaker” in the school’s performance of “Fiddler on the Roof.”


Arjun Sheth and Katherine Arnoldportray the young couple Perchikand Hodel.


Megan Sneider as Yente and Ryan Wilkins as Golde discuss matchmakingprospects for the daughters in “Fiddler on the Roof.”

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THURSDAY, APRIL 2Cooking ClassesFresh and Flavorful PastaDishes with Marilyn Harris,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, $55.Reservations required. 489-6400. Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Present-ed by Zumba with Ashley.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Atten-tion to alignment detail ispriority. Experience helpful butnot necessary. Ages 35-65. $120per 9 weeks unlimited. Registerat first class or drop-in. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present:The Bicentennial History ofCincinnati Friends Meeting(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, 8075 KellerRoad, Book provides in-depthlook at Cincinnati MonthlyMeeting of Religious Society ofFriends and how it has changedover past two centuries. Ages18 and up. Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

Music - ClassicalCincinnati Debut of PianistYevgeny Sudbin, 11 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Matinee Musicale.Sudbin is recipient of severalinternational awards. $50season ticket. $15, $3 students.Presented by Matinee Musicale.469-9819; www.matinee-musicale-cincinnati.org. Amber-ley Village.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3Art OpeningsGaps and Overlaps: Collab-orative Works by UC BlueAsh Faculty, 5-7 p.m., UC BlueAsh College, 9555 PlainfieldRoad, Collection of creativeworks produced by faculty fromArt, English, Foreign Language,Mathematics, and Music.Through May 1. Free. 745-5600;www.ucblueash.edu. Blue Ash.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, All-you-can-eat. Atlantic cod, dipped inbatter and deep fried to goldenbrown with homemade tartarsauce provided. Dinners comewith sides of homemade maca-roni and cheese and coleslaw,complemented with breads andbeverages. Desserts. Alsooffered: two-piece grilledchicken breast, shrimp basketdinner or two-piece cheesepizza dinner. $10, $5 ages 6-10,free ages 5 and under. Carry-out fish sandwich: $5. 891-8527,ext. 1. Blue Ash.

Fish Fry, 5:30-7:30 p.m., St. Johnthe Evangelist Church, 7121Plainfield Road, Baked or friedfish, shrimp, salmon, pizza,grilled cheese, french fries, mac‘n’ cheese, desserts, beverages.Dinner: $8 or a la carte. 791-3238. Deer Park.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.Easter, Kids First Sports Center,7900 E. Kemper Road, Pizza,indoor swimming and night-time snack. $30, $20 eachadditional child. Reservationsrequired. 489-7575; www.kids-firstsports.com. SycamoreTownship.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4BenefitsCincinnati Comedians Bas-ketball Invitational, 4 p.m.,Seven Hills School, 5400 RedBank Road, Game between twoteams made up of comediansfrom Tri-state. Benefits Fre-estore Foodbank. $5 or 3canned goods. Presented byCincinnati Comedians Basket-ball Invitational. No phone;www.cincycbi.com. Madi-sonville.

Holiday - EasterEaster Egg Hunt, 10 a.m. tonoon, Meadowbrook CareCenter, 8211 Weller Road, Egg

hunt for ages 10 and under.Featuring visits with EasterBunny, games, bake sale,entertainment, snacks andmore. Professional face paint-ing, $2. Free. 489-2444;www.meadowbrookcare.org.Montgomery.

Montgomery Kiwanis EasterEgg Hunt, 10-11 a.m., Montgo-mery Park, 10101 MontgomeryRoad, All children enteringpark given ticket for drawingfor 100 prize stuffed bunnies.Easter Bunny will greet chil-dren. Ages 1-9. Free. Presentedby Montgomery Kiwanis Club.910-7068. Montgomery.

Easter Voyage: Walk withJesus, 2-5:30 p.m., St. PaulCommunity United MethodistChurch, 8221 Miami Road,Church parlor on second floor.Walk-through experience forparents and children to explorethe days leading up to Easter.Up to Grade 5. Free. Reserva-tions recommended. 891-8181;www.stpaulcommunityum-c.org. Madeira.

SUNDAY, APRIL 5Clubs & OrganizationsFeed the Hungry Challenge,9-10 p.m., Loveland InterfaithEffort Food Pantry, 101 S.Lebanon Road, Donations(cash, check, food) matchedand counted toward challenge.Challenge runs daily throughend of April. Benefits LIFE FoodPantry. Free. Presented byL.I.F.E. Loveland InterfaithEffort. 583-8222; www.love-landlifefoodpantry.org. Love-land.

MONDAY, APRIL 6Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriatefor Beginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safestretching, sense of humor andall yoga has to offer. Ages35-60. $120 for 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at the first class.706-9802; www.karenjohnsyo-ga.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for New Beginners,10-11 a.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 Cam-bridge Ave., The Gallery at TheBarn. Session truly for thosebrand new to yoga. Ages 35-65.$120 for 9 weeks. Register atthe first class. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

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

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7Business MeetingsISACA Cincinnati MonthlyDinner Meeting, 5:30-8 p.m.,Montgomery Inn, 9440 Mont-gomery Road, Presentationfocuses on process used to carryout cyber attacks, how it effectscompany/network, and safe-guards to limit attacks. $30.ISACA Member-$30/Non-Member-$35/Retired-$25/Student-$10(Cash, Check,PayPal). Presented by TheGreater Cincinnati ISACA.791-3482. Montgomery.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Gentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of its

directions, opens hips andshoulders. Poses alternatebetween stabilizing, stretchingand strengthening. Good foreveryone from newbie toadvanced practitioner. $120 for9 weeks unlimited. Register atthe first class or drop-in. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednes-days, 9:30 p.m. to midnight,Fifty West Brewing Company,7668 Wooster Pike, Burger andpint for $10. 834-8789; fiftyw-estbrew.com. Columbia Town-ship.

Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Meet new friends and socializethrough unstructured play.Toys provided. For ages 18months-4 years. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon to 1p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Room 101. Fellow-ship of relatives and friends ofalcoholics who share theirexperience, strength and hopein order to solve commonproblems. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Kenwood Al-Anon Family Group. 947-3700.Kenwood.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber ofCommerce Lunch, Learn &Leads: “Changes in WorkersComp”, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Presentedby Montgomery Ohio Chamberof Commerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiocham-berofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10

a.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center, $120 per 9 weeksunlimited. Register at first classor drop-in. 706-9802; www.ka-renjohnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested inmeeting other teen writers orlooking for feedback fromothers. Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School ArtClass, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Draw, paint, and make clevercrafts in this after school classwith art teacher Patty Horwitz.Ages 8-13. $100 for 4 classes.Reservations required. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Learn to Weave on a RigidHeddle Loom, 9 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Students will finish a scarf bythe end of second class. Ages 21and up. $60. Registrationrequired. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesHealthy and Hearty Breadswith Kathy Lehr, 6-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $65. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11Art & Craft ClassesLearn to Sew with CarolePrice, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Tack room atThe Barn. Introductory sewingclasses that focus on techniquesincluding getting to know yoursewing machine, projects withzippers and linings and gar-ment sewing. Classes gearedfor children aged 7 and up.Adults welcome. Ages 7-99. $20per class. Registration required.Presented by Carole Price.272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesPizza Napoletana with KathyLehr, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $65. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

EducationHunt House Open House, 1-4p.m., Hunt House, 4364 HuntRoad, Learn more about thishistorical icon of Blue Ash. Free.Presented by Blue Ash Histori-cal Society. 324-7145; blueash-historicalsociety.org. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessWho is That in the Mirror?, 11a.m. to 1 p.m., The Kenwood bySenior Star, 5435 KenwoodRoad, Theatre. Dr. Robert Keyespresents types, stages andtreatments for dementia andwhat to expect along way foradults who have loved oneswith cognitive decline. Lunchprovided. Sponsored by HomeCare Assistance, Alzheimer’sAssociation, Christ Hospital andThe Kenwood. Free. Reserva-tions required. Presented byChrist Hospital Health andAging Center. 272-7926;www.homecareassistance-cincinnati.com. Kenwood.

Literary - LibrariesBlock Party, 11 a.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Construct andcreate with library’s LEGOs.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinna-tilibrary.org. Loveland.

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Playhouse Off the Hill: BirdBrain, 6:30-9 p.m., Blue AshRecreation Center, 4433 CooperRoad, Bird Brain by Vern Thies-sen, based on story Vogelkoppby Albert Wendt. Snacks andbeverages available for pur-chase. Ages 5-99. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byArtsWave. 745-8550. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12Art & Craft ClassesLearn to Weave on a RigidHeddle Loom, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,$60. Registration required.272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

MONDAY, APRIL 13Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center, $120 for 9 weeksunlimited. Register at the firstclass. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for New Beginners,10-11 a.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, $120 for 9weeks. Register at the firstclass. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for Teen Girls, 4-5 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $80 for 8 weeks. Pleasecontact me to register. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,9 a.m. to 1 p.m., UC HealthPrimary Care, 9275 Montgo-mery Road, Cost varies by

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Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476; www.cincinna-tilibrary.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

TUESDAY, APRIL 14Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Gentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center, $120 for 9 weeksunlimited. Register at the firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Yoga: Align Level 2, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center, $120 per 9 weeksunlimited. Register at first classor drop-in. 706-9802; www.ka-renjohnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Health / WellnessHealthy-U Chronic DiseaseSelf-Management Program,1-3:30 p.m., Madeira City Build-ing, 7141 Miami Ave., communi-ty room. 6-week course to helppeople with chronic conditionstake control of their health,feel better, do more, and savemoney on health care costs. Forseniors. Free. Reservationsrequired. Presented by MadeiraSenior Commission. 561-7228.Madeira.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15Art & Craft ClassesFAB Collective, 6-9 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., Meetingwith intent of forming monthlysocial/sharing meeting group.Group members share projects,successes and failures, up-coming shows and fiber artsclasses. Ages 21-93. $25 foryear. Part of series, meets thirdWednesdays. Presented byWoman’s Art Club Foundation.272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednes-days, 9:30 p.m. to midnight,Fifty West Brewing Company,834-8789; fiftywestbrew.com.Columbia Township.

Literary - LibrariesMovers & Shakers, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Singing, dancing and music. Forages 1-4. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon to 1p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, Free. 947-3700. Kenwood.

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Yoga for Teen Girls is offered at the Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center, 4-5 p.m. Monday, April 6, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Mariemont. This is an introductory class for young women grades seven to 12 to explore what yoga has to offer. Cost is $80 foreight weeks. Call 706-9802 to register; www.karenjohnsyoga.com.

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

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

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

the source, I will name it. Often-times the recipe has been passedthrough so many hands that cred-iting one person isn’t possible. Butthat’s the fun in it.

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

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

That’s why today I’m sharing agood recipe which I enjoyed at theTrowel percent Error Garden Club’sluncheon. This chicken percent hamcordon bleu is a yummy way to usethat leftover Easter ham. MarieRobbins is one good cook!

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

the same?No! At first glance, they’re all

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

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

If you can pick a fork or spoon

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

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

Top off chicken cordon bleuwith mimosa for brunch

Marie’s chicken cordon bleu casserole

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

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

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

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

Tip from Marie’s kitchen: Make ahead and bringto room temperature before baking.

Tyler Florence’s mimosa

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

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Chicken cordon bleu casserole is a tasty use for leftover Easter ham.

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Throughout the history ofhuman civilization, institution-al religion has a way of perpet-uating its values, liturgies andultimately, control of the faith-ful.

Normally, the utterances ofGod are thought to be cast instone, not intended to bechanged in any phrase, word,vowel or punctuation mark (ifone was present).

However, history also rec-ords that institutional religioncan change. There are manyexamples of this, but for brev-ity, I will illustrate changethrough the history of theChristian church. Christianityis a religion that arose out ofJudaism during a time whenthe Second Temple was still

standing inJerusalem ,just a genera-tion before thetemple thatHerod builtwas destroyedduring theJewish-RomanWars.

Over time,the Christiangospel found

its way into Europe throughRome. There in 313 CE, theEmperor Constantine I legal-ized Christianity and ratherquickly, Christianity becomethe dominant religion of theempire. Indeed, the purplemantle adorned both churchand state.

After the demise of the lastRoman emperor, the Churchstyled itself the protector ofthe Scripture and of Westerncivilization. Great churchmen,first with miter, cross, and holybook, and then with shield,sword and lance, defended therealm against the unscriptedtribes on the fringes of thecontinent.

Yet another Scripture, theQuran, was revealed throughMohammad as the last prophetof Allah who is also God ofAbraham. With this reforma-tion and expansion of Islamwestward across a part of theMediterranean world, conflictdragged out into 200-year Cru-sade for the Holy Land andJerusalem in particular.

The Christian church expe-rienced reformation within,first with the split between theEastern and Western institu-tions. As new thinking inEurope developed into theEnlightenment, the rise ofProtestant Christianity, precip-itated a bloody struggle whichclimaxed in the Thirty YearsWar. After nearly a quarter ofthe population of north centralEurope perished by sword,famine and pestilence, the warwas ended with the Peace ofWestphalia by which the newlyemerged nation-states ofEurope resolved not to go towar in the name of religion,but reserving unto themselvesraison d’être.

Major wars continued to

plague humanity with evermore destructive weapons -rifles, machine guns, artillery,tanks and finally nuclear arms.With new knowledge of anddominion over the physicalworld, human beings havebecome godlike with power todestroy the earth.

At this juncture, the world’sinstitutional religions mustplay the role of protectinghuman existence by beatingswords into plowshares andnever be used as a pretext orexcuse to wage war.

Charleston C.K. Wang lives in Mont-gomery. He is an attorney practicingimmigration and nationality lawwhich includes the law of asylumand protection of refugees.

Terrible cost for reformation of religion

C.K. WangCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Rob Portman – What wereyou thinking?

You and Forty-six otherobstructionist Republicansenators, in a childish fit ofanarchy, foolishly signed a

letter urgingIran to rejectany nucleardeal withPresidentObama. Au-thored byArkansasfreshmanRepublicanSen. Tom Cot-ton, the letterstated thatIran wouldneed congres-

sional approval, or any suchagreement would be undoneafter Obama left office.

This letter to Iranian lead-ers reflects the lack of bothintelligence and ethical stan-dards of you 47 Senators. Isn’tit ironic, that you 47 represent47 percent of this country, butyou do not represent the 47percent mentioned by formerRepublican presidential can-didate Mitt Romney?

This matter comes at acritical time in the history ofthat area of the world. Do youbelieve that they are onlytalking about nuclear weap-ons? If I were president, we

would be discussing otherareas of mutual interest, suchas ISIS, and potential trade;weren’t you the trade repre-sentative?

Take a look at the map.Syria, Turkey, Iran, Kuwait,Saudi Arabia and Jordan sur-round Iraq. None of thesecountries wants ISIS to re-main alive. All wish themgone!

ISIS is 100 percent Sunni,

65 percent of Iraq and 95 per-cent of Iran are Shia Moslem;Syria is 13 percent Shia.

About 13 percent of theworld’s Muslims are Shia.When you are a minority thissmall, you feel you must sticktogether for survival. TheShia of this area will fight theSunni to remove them fromIraq. They will form an alli-ance with the Kurds agreeingto their need for a country,

and the area will be resettled. Both the Kurds and the

Shia will have enough oil tofund their respective coun-tries. Now, you can see whatan intervention by war willbring to you.

Iran does not want ISIS towin. Russia does not wantISIS to win; they have hadtheir problems with the Che-chen rebels. China does notwant ISIS to win; they have

had similar problems withrebels.

George W. Bush was fool-ish to listen to his advisors,forsaking the admonition ofhis own father, to invade Iraq.In doing so, he pushed Iranand Iraq (Old Persia) togeth-er. He destabilized the exis-tence of both the Sunni andShia Moslems, which hassince collapsed into a reli-gious war.

You guys in the Senate arenot students of history orreligion. I thought the Senatewas a deliberative body; per-haps you were all drunk at thetime you signed the letter,drunk with power. The laugh-ter must have been hyster-ical. It must have seemed likea really good idea at the time.

Iran’s supreme leader Aya-tollah Ali Khamenei said thatthis letter from Republicanlawmakers warning that anynuclear deal could bescrapped by the next U.S.president is a sign of the “dis-integration” in Washington.He called the letter a sign of“the collapse of political eth-ics and the U.S. system’s in-ternal disintegration,” ac-cording to the official IRNAnews agency. Is he correct?

James Baker is a 38-year resident ofIndian Hill.

‘Deliberative’ Senate notusing its brain

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

March 25 questionWhat Opening Day traditions

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

“Going to lunch and thegame with my dad everyOpening Day for years andyears. Fond memories of be-ing with dad for the start ofanother baseball season. Playball!”

C.G.

“I have gone to OpeningDay since 1971; the first Open-ing Day at Riverfront. I like

getting down there early tosee the parade. The game nowstarts at 4:15, which makesgetting home much easier due

to no rush hour traffic.“After three playoff ap-

pearances with Dusty Bakerthe Reds finished last in theirdivision in 2014 with a newmanager.

“They are picked last thisyear due to losing two start-ing pitchers.

“ But hope springs eternalthis time of year and I seetheir battling for a wild cardplayoff spot in September.But I also have XU in theNCAA finals. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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

As they seek to overtakeWyoming in the Cincinnati HillsLeague, Indian Hill HighSchool’s boys track team willattack the Tomahawk Stadiumtrack with a pair of record hold-ers this spring.

Seniors Wells Coalfleet andTroy Schwab lead the Bravesalong with junior Trent Geyerand sophomores Ben Warstlerand Patrick Giroux.

“Last season Wells broke the26-year-old 400 meter recordand he and Troy made up twolegs of the school-breaking, dis-trict champion, regional medal-ist 4x400 relay,” coach SusanSavage said. “They are a strongfoundation for a very young andtalented boys team.”

Coalfleet made CHL firstteam in the 800 meter run andsecond in the 400. His 4x400 re-lay group was second team and4x200 group was honorablemention. Schwab had one of thebetter league times in the 400and Geyer, Warstler and Girouxare distance specialists. War-stler had the team’s best timesin the 1,600 and 3,200 meterruns.

Senior C.J. Chin is also a reli-able sprinter for the Braves.

Indian Hill hosts a meet withCincinnati Country Day April 2and participates in the MadeiraInvitational April 7.

Head coach Steve Connerhas been a coach for 28 yearsbut he enters his second year ofcoaching Cincinnati CountryDay’s boys team and the firstyear he’s coaching both theboys’ and girls’ teams.

It’s been an adjustment, butthe team has handled it well.

“I am excited with how theathletes have adjusted to thechange and adopted the pro-gram we are running,” he said.“The athletes have picked uptheir workouts and are doing agreat job of preparing for theseason.”

The Indians return juniorsDarryn Jordan and CooperEbersbach and seniors ManteroMoreno-Cheek, Connor Wileyand Alex Warner as individualsto watch.

Jordan, a sprinter, finished

sixth in the state in the 100 me-ter dash last year. Moreno-Cheek, a thrower, was a regionalqualifier in the shot put.

Ebersbach and Wiley runmiddle distance and distanceraces, respectively. Warner isback for pole vault.

“With one of the larger teamsthe school has had, we will beable to fill all of the events andhopefully give Summit andNorth College Hill a good run atthe MVC title,” the coach said.“There are quite a few strongreturners that have a very goodchance to qualify for regionals,and then hopefully get a few tostate.”

Back for year two with theMoeller track team is Coach Ja-son Crockett as the Crusaderstry to improve their finish in theGreater Catholic League South.

Moeller is expected to be ledby senior distance runnersMitch Poch and Nick Mendel,junior sprinter Isaac Andrews,sophomore sprinter Cam Bu-ford and freshman sprinter Col-in Thurman.

“They are excited to com-pete and motivated to workhard,” Crockett said of his team.

Andrews was part of Moell-er’s first team GCL-South 4x200relay and the second team 4x100relay. Poch and Mendel were on

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Cincinnati Country Day’s Darryn Jordan holds off North College Hill’s Meki Sams in the final leg of the 4x100 relayat the Miami Valley Conference meet last year.

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Trent Geyer and Ben Warstler of Indian Hill pusheach other to a faster pace in cross country andtrack.

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Wells Coalfleet holds the Indian Hill 400-meter record.

ATHLETES TO WATCHIndian Hill seniors Wells

Coalfleet and Troy Schwab:Both broke school records lastseason and are versatile.

Indian Hill distance runnersTrent Geyer, Ben Warstlerand Patrick Giroux: All of havebeen consistent top finishersduring their careers.

Cincinnati Country Dayjunior Darryn Jordan: Finishedsixth in the state in the 100meter dash last year.

Cincinnati Country Daysenior Mantero Moreno-Cheek: Was a regional qualifierin the shot put last year.

Moeller senior Mitch Poch:Reliable distance runner for theCrusaders.

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With five district titles andsix Miami Valley Conferencechampionships since 2008, it’ssafe to say Cincinnati CountryDay’s girls track team is a bonafide player in the city’s trackand field landscape.

Even though the Indians lostsome key athletes to gradua-tion, head coach Steve Connerfeels he has the necessary peo-ple to fill the holes.

“The thing that makes thisteam exciting is the number ofstrong sophomores and fresh-men that have come out for theteam,” Conner said. “The younghurdlers and field-event spe-cialists should help cover thepoints we have lost to gradua-tion.”

The Indians return top indi-viduals in senior Kaitlin Hardenand sophomore Grace Petten-gill.

Harden led off the state fi-nalist 4x100 relay team thatcame in sixth at state and a wasregional qualifier in the high

jump and 800.Pettengill was a regional

qualifier in the 1,600 and is theteam’s top returning distancerunner.

The Indians add freshmen

Moya Ly, Keyra English andClarissa Conner.

Ly will be a hurdler, highjumper and run the 400. Conneralso picks up three events withsprints, hurdles and pole vault.English is slated for sprints andlong jump.

“It is going to be difficultbeating North College Hill for

the MVC title, but the amount ofyoung talent gives us a chance,”the coach said. “With the leader-ship of the upperclassman, weshould have another good sea-son.”

At Indian Hill, a handful ofveteran runners will help leadthe chase in the CHL. SeniorsSabrina Bulas, MacKenzie

Owen, Julia Sewell, Anna Ren-fro and junior Anna Defendief-er are among the leaders for theLady Braves.

Renfro was part of IndianHill’s honorable mention 4x100relay along with sophomore Ka-ren Folz. Folz also made honor-

FIRST RUN AT 2015 GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

CCD girls look for championship form on the trackNick Robbe and ScottSpringerCommunity Press staff

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PRESS

Grace Pettengill of CincinnatiCountry Day, is the team’s topreturning distance runner.


Indian Hill’s Sara Schwanekampfinishes a relay for the Lady Braves.


Sabrina Bulas awaits the start of the4x800 relay for Indian Hill at theCHCA relays last season.

ATHLETES TO WATCHCincinnati Country Day

senior Kaitlin Harden: Led offthe state finalist 4 X 100 relayteam that came in sixth at stateand a was regional qualifier inthe high jump and 800.

Cincinnati Country Daysophomore Grace Pettengill:Was a regional qualifier in the1600 and is the team’s top re-turning distance runner.

Indian Hill seniors SabrinaBulas and MacKenzie Owen:Veteran distance runners weresingled out by coach SusanSavage for their preseasonwork.

Mount Notre Dame juniorSophie Sikora: Took GGCLhonors as a sprinter and jumper.

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able mention in the longjump. Sewell and seniorSara Schwanekamp wereon the 4x200 relay and4x400 relay with sopho-more Sarah Borden join-ing in on the 4x400.

“The girls team is ahard-working and com-mitted group of young la-dies,” Coach Susan Sav-age said. “Sabrina Bulasand MacKenzie Owen arelooking very good.”

Owen had some of thetop times in the league inthe 800 last year, with Bu-las in the 1,600. Sopho-more Sydney Miles runsthe 3,200.

The Lady Braves hostCCD April 2. On April 7,they appear in the Madei-ra Invitational.

Similar to what he said

regarding the CHCA boystrack and field team, Mi-chael Coleman said hisfirst year is about gettingto know the kids he has towork with on the girls’roster.

One athlete he pointedto is sophomore MorganBradley.

As a freshman at thedistrict meet last year,Bradley jumped fourfeet, 10 inches in the finalheat of the high jump andcleared eight feet in thepole vault.

Bradley came in sixthin the pole vault at the re-gional meet at Dayton’sWelcome Stadium.

She also tied theschool record in the highjump at five feet, twoinches at last year’sCHCA Invitational.

“She’s off to a greatstart in her high schoolcareer,” Coleman said.

The Eagles opened the

season with the CoachesClassic March 31 atMcNicholas.

Mount Notre Dame’strack team seeks im-provement after finish-ing at the bottom of theGirls Greater CatholicLeague. The Cougars doreturn a GGCL-secondteam 4x100 relay with ju-niors Sophie Sikora, An-na Rosenthal, CahseBauer and senior CarleyKline. Sikora also washonorable mention in thelong jump.

Mike Sickles is theCougars’ head coach.

Ursuline Academy’strack and field teamseeks to build off last sea-son’s Girls GreaterCatholic League title.The Lions accumulated137 points in that meet.

This season they loseCayla Carey, who won ti-tles in the 100, 200 andlong jump, but it appears

as though Ursuline hasenough to remain com-petitive in the GGCL andbeyond.

“We are loaded at bothends with a lot of seniorsand freshmen,” Lionshead coach Dom Davoliosaid. “They are going tokeep us competitive, es-pecially toward the endof the season.”

The Lions return topindividuals Miranda Gri-gas, Colleen Johnston,Grace Kelly and Christi-na Hallmann. Each ofthose girls has either re-gional or state experi-ence.

Ursuline hadn’t had ameet as of March 27, soDavolio wasn’t sure ifany of his athletes are ap-proaching career or sea-son milestones.

However, he did sayhe was expecting bigthings from his team thisseason.

GirlsContinued from Page B1

the second team 4x800 re-lay with senior Eddy Pap-palardo and junior MattDeWine.

The Crusaders partici-pate in the MiddletownShowdown April 2 at Mid-dletown High School.

Although this is headcoach Michael Coleman’sfirst year at the helm ofthe Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy’s track andfield team, he brings anextensive track back-ground to the table.

In addition to bringingthat experience, he saidwill concentrate on learn-ing about the kids on theteam in this first year.

“It’s kind of a freshstart for everybody,”

Coleman said. “We havesome pieces; I’m anxiousto see how it comes to-gether.”

The Eagles returnsophomore Adam Baker,who specializes in thelong jump. Baker jumped19.9 at the district meet asa freshman last season.

Coleman said he wasgoing to be a stud this sea-son and “has a lot of ceil-ing left.”

Another athlete thatCHCA will count on issophomore Ben Collado.Collado, whose dad ran incollege and brothers alsoran at CHCA, was part ofthe district-qualifying4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 re-lay teams.

“We’re trying to build asolid program, have theright kids come out andput them in the rightevents,” Coleman said.

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A triple distance threat for Moeller is, from left, Matt DeWine,Mitch Poch, and Nick Mendel.

BoysContinued from Page B1

Moeller coachreturns serve on St. X doctor

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University of Cincinnati Dr. Jay Johannigman displays hissouvenir t-shirt given to him by Moeller volleyball coach MattMcLaughlin. In February, McLaughlin had an emergencyappendectomy performed by Johannigman. When he awoke,the Moeller staffer was greeted with a little joke fromJohannigman, a St. Xavier graduate. His gown had an “X”taped to it that read, “Go Bombers, Beat Moeller!” In hisfollow-up visit, McLaughlin brought the shirt he hopes thedoctor will wear to an upcoming Greater CatholicLeague-South contest. (See story http://cin.ci/1F62nnG)

With snow on theground, rain coming downand more snow in theforecast, a hint of springwas released Tuesday af-ternoon.

Beginning March 28and running throughApril 24, the Skyline ChiliReds Futures High SchoolShowcase will feature 70teams competing onarea’s top fields.

Everything beginswith Opening Day at theP&G Cincinnati MLB Ur-ban Youth Academy onMarch 28, the first dayOhio schools can begin of-ficial games. Five gameswill start the festivities onthe pristine grounds ofthe Seymour Avenue fa-cility, beginning with Be-thel-Tate facing Readingat 11 a.m.

“We are very muchhonored,” Reading base-ball coach Pete Muehlen-kamp said. “Reading has agreat baseball tradition.We have five state cham-pionships. Reading cares

a lot about baseball.”Also on the menu at the

P&G MLB Urban YouthAcademy fields that dayare Clark Montessori vs.Woodward, Taylor vs.Walnut Hills, Boone Coun-ty vs. St. Henry andHughes vs. MountHealthy. Over the nextmonth, 30 games will beplayed, with the wrap-upApril 24 when CincinnatiCountry Day faces Cin-cinnati Hills ChristianAcademy at Crosley Fieldin Blue Ash.

Tickets for Reds Fu-tures High School Show-case games are $5 and aregood for all games thatday.

“You get a vouchergood for a view levelticket to a Reds game in

2015 and you get a couponfor a a free Skyline Chilicheese coney,” In-GameSports President/CEOTom Gamble said.

Other match-ups willtake place at Prasco ParkIn Mason, the Universityof Cincinnati’s MargeSchott Stadium, XavierUniversity’s HaydenField, Midland Field,Thomas More College andother area high school dia-monds.

At some games, cere-monial first pitches willbe thrown out by some ofthe area’s finest home-grown talent. In the acad-emy alone, the walls areadorned with the likes ofRon Oester (Withrow),Ken Griffey Jr. (Moeller),Dave Parker (Courter

Tech), Barry Larkin(Moeller), Pete Rose(Western Hills), Joe Nux-hall (Hamilton) and Bud-dy Bell (Moeller).

In between jugglingplans for Reds OpeningDay and the All-StarGame in July, Reds COOPhil Castellini is proud ofthe team’s involvementwith the P&G MLB UrbanYouth Academy.

“It’s amazing,” Castel-lini said of the latestfields. “It used to be yougot all the rocks off thefield so you could make itplayable. Depending onwhere you were playing,that was part of the pre-game routine. I don’t everremember playing onfields of this quality.”

The competition cul-minates with players andcoaches invited to GreatAmerican BallparkApril 26 where they’ll berecognized on the fieldwith a “March at the Ma-jors” parade prior to theReds/Cubs matinee.

PROVIDED/MICHAEL ANDERSON, CINCINNATI REDS

Reds Community Fund director Charley Frank, left, team COO Phil Castellini, center, and Reading High baseball coach PeteMuehlenkamp appeared at the press conference.

Showcase featuresHS baseball teams

SCHEDULEPartial schedule of the local games and locations for

the 2015 Skyline Chili Reds Futures High SchoolShowcase:

Monday, April 13• La Salle vs. Moeller, 4:30 p.m. (Prasco Park, Mason)• Elder vs. St. Xavier, 7 p.m. (Prasco Park, Mason)• Cincinnati Christian vs. Summit Country Day, 7 p.m.

(Prasco Park, Mason)Friday, April 24• Cincinnati Country Day vs. Cincinnati Hills Christian

Academy, 7 p.m. (Crosley Field, Blue Ash)

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ONLINE EXTRASFor video of the Skyline ChiliReds Futures High SchoolShowcase press conferencego to Cincinnati.com

APRIL 2, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • B3LIFE

Mercy Healthand theCincinnati Symphony Or-chestra offer free healthseminars in April and May.

CSO violinist StaceyWoolley and bassist WayneAnderson join Dr. StephenWilson, who practices in-ternal and pediatric medi-cine, to provide an educa-tional look at the relation-ship between music andmedicine. Attendees have

the chance to win CSOtickets.

All seminars begin at 6p.m. Dates and locations:

» Tuesday, April 14, atMercy Health - FairfieldHealthPlex, Rooms A&B,3050 Mack Road, Fairfield45014

» Monday, April 20, atUrsuline Academy, BeslAuditorium, 5535 PfeifferRoad, Cincinnati 45242

» Tuesday, April 28, atMercy Health - AndersonHealthPlex, Room A, 7495State Road, Cincinnati45255

» Saturday, May 9, atMusic Hall, Corbett Tower,1241 Elm St., Cincinnati45202

Register at e-mercy.com/calendar.aspx or call513-95-MERCY, press op-tion 2, then option 1.

Free health seminars offered

The Books by theBanks Book Festival isseeking authors and il-lustrators for the Octo-ber event

Participants areasked to complete an ap-plication to appear in thisyear’s Books by theBanks Book Festival, setfor 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Satur-day, Oct. 17, at the DukeEnergy Convention Cen-ter, Cincinnati. The dead-line to apply is June 30.Priority is given to thefollowing categories:

» fiction (all genres);» narrative nonfiction

(history, biography,

memoir);» cookbooks and food-

related titles; » children’s litera-

ture; » young adult litera-

ture;» regional history and

interest;» graphic novels.Books must have an

ISBN and a bar code.They must also be avail-able to Joseph-BethBooksellers through reg-ular distribution proce-dures, which include:

» The book must be100 percent returnable.

» The book must be el-

igible for a full discount(at least a standard 40-percent trade discount).

For details on the sub-mission process, visitbooksby thebanks.org.

Complete the onlineform and submit a head-shot or publicity photo,book cover and press kit.Send a copy of a finishedbook or advanced readercopy, and a printed copyof email confirmation to:

Books by the BanksSelection Team c/o Pro-grams Office; The PublicLibrary of Cincinnati andHamilton County; 800Vine St., Cincinnat 45202.

Books by the Banksseeks authors for festival

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Close to 220 guestsshowed their Valen-tine colors at Step-

ping Stones’ Open YourHeart fundraising dinnerFeb. 3 at Eddie Merlot’srestaurant in Montgome-ry.

The evening included agourmet dinner, raffleand a sale of freeform ce-ramic bowls created forthe event by participantsin Stepping Stones’ AdultDay Program. The eventraised more than $66,000to support SteppingStones’ programs for chil-dren, teens and adultswith disabilities.

The crowd glowed inred or pink ties, scarves,dresses and jackets andtables were strewn withvintage Valentines. Rafflewinners Beth and Bill Car-roll of Indian Hill took atest drive on their his andhers bicycles donated byMontgomery Cyclery.

Other winners wereDiane and Greg Stephensof West Chester Town-ship, a heart pendant byRogers Jewelers and a So-nos sound system by Per-fect Solutions AV, andKevin and Michelle Jonesof East Walnut Hills,$1,500 custom designjewelry package donatedby Scott Reising Jewelersand a $1,000 necklace byKaren Lindner.

The committee includ-ed Tisha Wright of Mor-row, Ohio; Anne Davies ofTerrace Park, and MaryMcGraw of Indian Hill.

Stepping Stones is aUnited Way partner agen-cy with sites in IndianHill, Batavia and Nor-wood. Programs includeadult day programs, au-tism education, summerday camp and Saturdayclubs during the schoolyear. Visit www.stepping-stonesohio.org.

Stepping Stones nets $66,000 at dinner

THANKS TO PEGGY KREIMER

Amy Fox and Jill Devine, both of Indian Hill, enjoy a drink atthe Open Your Heart event.


Rhoda and Stephen Tillack of Anderson Township and IkeMisali of Indian Hill share a table at the Open Your Heartfundraiser for Stepping Stones.


Michael Cioffi, Rachael Rowe and Mike McGraw, all of IndianHill, at the Stepping Stones Open Your Heart fundraiser.


David and Nancy Aichholz ofIndian Hill at the Open YourHeart event.


Beth and Bill Carroll of IndianHill try out their raffle prizesat the fundraiser.


Tom and Vickie Finn of Walnut Hills and Bill Sena of Indian Hillattended the Open Your Heart event.


Louise and Jeremy Vaughan, Indian Hill, and Chris Adams,Terrace Park, spend time together. Jeremy Vaughan isStepping Stones' board president. Adams is Stepping Stones'executive director.

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APRIL 2, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • B5LIFE

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerRegular worship is 11 a.m.Sundays followed by fellow-ship in the Fireside room atnoon. First Day/Nursery Schoolis available.

The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788; cincinnatifriends.org

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchCelebrate Easter weekend withthe following events andservices:

Easter egg hunt at 4 p.m.Saturday, April 4, followed byWoven Worship Communionat 5 p.m.

Easter Sunday services at 8 a.m.(Traditional Communionservice); 9 a.m. (30-minuteCommunion service for fam-ilies with young children); 9:30a.m. (Contemporary Commu-nion Service); and 11 a.m.(Traditional CommunionService with special music bythe Chancel Choir and Brass).

GSLC offers preschool andstudent Sunday School at 9:30a.m., September-May; faith-building classes, fellowshipand outreach opportunities,and small groups are offeredeach weekend and through-out the week for adults toconnect

Saturdays at 5 p.m. is Wovenworship (mix of traditionaland contemporary). Sundaysat 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. is Tradi-tional worship. Sundays at9:30 a.m. is Contemporaryworship. Sundays at 9 a.m.Family Worship for wee ones.Sundays at 5:45 p.m. is“NOSH” dinner and worship

off-site at UC Campus MinistryEdge House.

The church is at 7701 KenwoodRoad, Kenwood; 891-1700;goodshepherd.com.

Madeira SilverwoodPresbyterian ChurchThe church is presenting “TheArt of Marriage,” a multi-week course. Visitmadeirachurch.org.

The church is at 8000 MiamiAve., Madeira; 791-4470.

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchSt. Paul Community UMCinvites everyone for its “EasterVoyage: Walk with Jesus” at 2p.m. Saturday, April 4, and thekick-off of its new children’sprogram, Voyage. This is afree family walk-throughexperience for parents andtheir children to explore thedays leading up to Easter touncover its true meaning.There will be crafts and snacksand fun for all. This event isrecommended for kids ingrades five and younger.

FUSE, a fun time for students infifth- through 12th-grades,meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.every Sunday for games, foodandsome time to learn aboutJesus.

Questions for Christ Bible studyis offered on Wednesdaysduring Lent at noon and 6:30p.m. Each study focuses onfigures from the story of thePassion of Christ who arequestioned concerning theirrelationship to Jesus Christ.

Worship times are 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. (traditional) and

9:30 a.m. (contemporary).The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.

SonRise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group.Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based onthe Beatitudes addressingmany of life’s hurts, hang-upsand habits.

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalchurch service at 10 a.m.Sundays, accompanied bySunday school.

The church is at the corner ofOak and Maple streets, Marie-mont; villagechurchof marie-mont.org.

About religionReligion news is published atno charge on a space-availablebasis. E-mail announcementsto [email protected].

RELIGION

Leonard John MarekLeonard Jon Marek, 73, of

Indian Hill died March 22.Survived by wife, Sherie; son,

Michael (fiancee ElizabethWeaver) Marek; grandchildrenHarmon Michael and GenevieveDella Weaver and NewcomLeonard Weaver Marek; siblingsAnthony, Bob, Bill, Mary Cather-ine, Margaret, Vera and Carol.

Serviceswere April 11at St. RoseChurch,Cincinnati.Memorials to;St. VincentDePaul or theMultipleMyeloma

Research Foundation.

DEATHS

Marek

INDIAN HILL8200 Graves Road: Farruggia,Joseph F. & Mary Jo to Hunt,Stephen R. Tr.; $805,000.

6155 Shadyglen Road: Obrien,Lisa M. & Thomas A. to Vigeant-Langlois, Laurence & WilliamDavid Hall; $1,700,000.

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10:30 a.m.Wednesday Testimonial Meeting

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Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

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

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

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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.orgTraditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

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7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

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INDIAN HILLIncidents/investigationsFraudFemale reported a suspiciousservice at 8500 block of KuglerMill Road, March 3.

IncidentVehicle caused ruts in yard at9200 block of Old Indian HillRoad, March 5.

TheftMale stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS tax related)at 5000 block of Drake Road,March 6.

POLICEREPORTS

When homeownersfeel they may have foun-dation cracks or base-ment seepage, howmuch should they ex-pect to pay? Can the costever be $0? Homeown-ers that pay for anyrepair that is the wrongrepair have just paid toomuch.

A highly rated con-tractor on Angies Listquoted a 75-year-oldwidow about $30,000because she had a minorreccurring crack in thehallway in the center ofthe house. The samecontractor quoted$20,000 to a Cincinnatipolice officer for a mi-nor crack in their foun-

dation.When

I said noto anytype offounda-tion re-pair, thewidowasked togive mea hug.

Thepolice officer’s housedid have some otherminor deficiencies thatcould be repaired. Thecost for the foundationsettlement repair wasless than $1,000. Theexpectation was that Iwould suggest the$20,000 repair. I just

smiled and was happy Ihelped them save mon-ey.

Yesterday, I saw aclient that had severalcracks in the concretebeams above the garagedoors. He had contacteda contractor first. Theysent out their best per-son, who proceeded tosuggest soil pressure onthe opposite end of thehouse was causing thecracks and gave propos-als of $6,000 and $8,000.The true cause was therusting of steel reinforc-ing rods inside the wall.The suggested repairfor these cracks willprobably be less than$2,000. I was satisfied

that using my knowl-edge of structures savedthis homeowner a largeamount of money.

The free estimatesfrom contractors can beextremely expensiveand it is very commonthat the salesmen fromcontractors not under-standing the causes ofthe foundation issues ortransfer of stresses andforces.

Even if the contrac-tors suggested repairmay seem appropriate,it is very common thatthe salesman to not un-derstand the repair mayonly be a partial repairinstead of a full solutionto the problem.

About four years ago,our client had contract-ed with a well knownwaterproofing companyto repair the rear wall oftheir home. They in-stalled steel beams, butthe wall kept moving sothey installed morebeams. This was an in-

complete repair. Finally,the deck and brick fellof the back of the house.They offered a minimalreimbursement to havethe client go away andwould not give her theirinsurance informationfor her to file a claim.

In previous articles Ihave written and pub-lished in the communitynewspapers and on An-gies List, I have beenaddressing differenttypes of foundationmovement and base-ment leaks.

By providing thisdata, I have been tryingto help protect thehomeowner from spend-ing money needlesslywith a contractor.

Angies List membersshould read all of thereviews for contractors.Angies List gives a high-er significance to re-views from membersthat have actually hiredthe company, whichskews the reviews. If

you read all of the re-views, including onesfrom members that haveonly received an esti-mate, a better under-standing of the companymay be received.

To answer my firstquestions, sometimesthe foundation repaircosts may be $0 and anyamount over that shouldbe spent in confidenceof having the right solu-tion.

Any money spent onthe improper repair istoo much.

The engineer is yourfirst step to find if anyrepair is suggested andwhat may be the mosteconomical and effec-tive repair.

Michael Montgomery of Buy-ers Protection Group is alicensed engineer in Ohio,Kentucky and Indiana. Con-tact him at 1-800-285-3001;www.engineeringandfounda-tions.com.

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