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A citizen watchdog groupin Indian Hill figures theBoard of Education owes tax-payers more than $5 millionfor a millage it passed morethan five years ago – whichwas recently struck down bythe state Supreme Court.

The Indian Hill Board ofEducation says, yes, it willneed to give some moneyback to taxpayers. Just howmuch, you might say, is the $5million question – one that isbeing worked on by attorneysrepresenting the Board andthe group, called the Commit-tee for Responsible SchoolSpending.

At issue is a decision madeby the Indian Hill Board ofEducation in December 2009to move 1.25 mills of insidemillage to fund permanentimprovements. The state al-lows for an inside millagemove for operating expenseswithout a public vote.

The committee, whichformed shortly after the in-side millage move was ap-proved by the school board,said such a move was unnec-essary since the district at thetime had an estimated $24million in its cash reservefund. The millage move wasexpected to generate $1.7 mil-lion annually for the districtand cost the owner of a$500,000 home an additional$218.75 per year starting in2011.

The committee fought tohave the tax increase over-turned by filing appeals withboth the Ohio Board of TaxAppeals and the Ohio Su-preme Court.

After several years in liti-gation, the Ohio Supreme

Court ruled that the addition-al revenue from the outsidemills was not required andthat the increased revenue“padded” the district’s sur-plus.

Fred Sanborn, a memberof the Committee for Respon-sible School Spending, saidafter several months the

committee hasyet to see anyprogress re-garding a re-fund and thatthe schoolboard is essen-tially “stone-walling” anytype of resolu-tion. Sanborn

said the district owes taxpay-ers an estimated $5.2 millionplus interest. He said this isbased on an analysis of insidemillage tax receipts from2011 to 2014.

Further, he said thisamount was determined withthe assistance of the Hamil-ton County Auditor’s Officeand a certified public accoun-tant representing the com-mittee.

District officials have de-ferred comment in the midstof legal proceedings.

However, board memberElizabeth Johnston said,“We’re determined to followthe letter of the law. We willcontinue to do what we needto do as directed by the Su-preme Court.”

Steve Friedman, an attor-ney with Squire PattonBoggs, which is representingthe district, said the schoolboard wants to resolve the is-sue but that delays have re-sulted from another lawsuitthat the Committee for Re-sponsible School Spendinghas pending in the HamiltonCounty Court of CommonPleas.

Indian Hilltaxpayerswant their$5.2 million

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A group called the Committee for Responsible School Spendingcontends that the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District owestaxpayers a refund of more than $5 million following a recent SupremeCourt decision.

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How much they willget is up for debateForrest [email protected]

Phase two construction is un-derway at Summit Park and thecity of Blue Ash plans to moveup part of phase three.

Mike Schuster, of MSA Ar-chitects, gave an update onSummit Park’s construction toBlue Ash city council.

“The playground has been ahuge success. It has been wellreceived throughout the entireregion,” Schuster said.

The playground was themain focus of phase one. Thecommunity building is the mainfocus of phase two, which alsoincludes a glass canopy, a beergarden and phase two of stageconstruction.

Brown Dog Café will movefrom 5893 Pfeiffer Road to thecommunity building. The res-taurant will have a similar me-nu to its current location, butwith an emphasis on wine, saidKeith Hall, from MSA. Therewill be a full service bar, booths,flexible seating by the windowsfacing the great lawn and a pri-vate dining room.

Hall said Brown Dog is con-sidering an open kitchen andputting in a brick pizza oven out-side by the patio bar.

The rest of the communitybuilding will be for the city ofBlue Ash. The basement will bethe control center for the park,with all the equipment for elec-trical and sound operation.There will also be storage spacein the basement. On the mainfloor there will be an elevator, amultipurpose community room,support space and staff offices.

“We are projecting to turnover the building from con-struction to Brown Dog on July

1and about fall 2015 for an open-ing. It is going to go pretty fastonce we get it going,” Hall said.

Phase two is scheduled to becompleted in the summer.

Hall said the second build-ing, which was originally part ofphase three, will be a mirror im-age of the community building,

just without the basement. Hallsuggested moving up the con-struction of the second buildinginto phase two.

“The second building is trulya restaurant building with a lit-tle space for us. We believe itwill have more casual dining,maybe a Starbucks or a deli orbakery,” City Manager DavidWaltz said.

Moving the construction ofthe second building would add$2.5 million more to the cost ofphase two. Each phase has beenbudgeted between $10 and $12million. Summit Park’s totalconstruction budget is $40 mil-lion.

Hall said the building will bebuilt as a “cold dark shell.” Ex-

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An artist’s rendering shows the glass canopy, which will be part of the phase two construction in Summit Park. Thecanopy will cost more than $2.5 million.

Phase two constructionunderway at Summit ParkMarika [email protected]

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Crews work on the community building in Summit Park. The communitybuilding will be the focus of phase two of construction.

“The playground hasbeen a huge success.It has been wellreceived throughoutthe entire region.”MIKE SCHUSTERMSA Architects

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“The board does notdisagree that a refund isdue, but the board doesnot agree with theamount that has been re-quested,” Friedmansaid. Friedman said thespecific amount of therefund was still beingdetermined.

In January, the schoolboard announced thatthe district would sus-pend collection of an ad-ditional property tax as-sociated with the insidemillage. Specifically,the district would re-frain from collecting1.25 mills for the perma-nent improvement fund.

This change was in-corporated into theproperty tax bill thatwent out in January.

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Sycamore Twp.Republican Clubannounces speakers

The Sycamore Town-ship Republican Club willfeature Ohio SupremeCourt Justice SharonKennedy as guest speakerat its regular meeting 7p.m. Wednesday, April 22,at the Robert L. SchulerSports Complex Commu-nity Room.

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Susan Wyder leads thePrinceton Board of Edu-cation in 2015. Wyder waselected president duringthe board’s organizationalmeeting. Mary Clevelandwas elected vice presi-dent.

Terms of Wyder, SteveMoore and Sandy Leachrun through 2015, with Lil-lian Hawkins and Cleve-land serving through 2017.

The school board,which previously met onthe second Monday of themonth at 7:30 p.m., haschanged the regular meet-ing schedule.

The board of educationmeets on the secondThursday of the month,beginning at 7 p.m. Meet-ings are in the VikingRoom of the administra-tion center, 3900 Cotting-ham Drive in Sharonville.

Interim Superinten-dent Ed Theroux said thechange was made to ac-commodate staff mem-bers, who must preparereports and presentations

for the monthly meetings.“Having the meeting

on a Monday was a lot ofwork for our staff,” The-roux said, “and having themeeting on Monday

makes a very long week.”Because the meetings

sometimes last for severalhours, the start time hasbeen pushed up to 7 p.m.,Theroux said.

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Susan Wyder, from left, will serve as president of the Princeton Board of Education in 2015,with Mary Cleveland as vice president. Other board members are Steve Moore, Lillian Hawkinsand Sandy Leach.

terior walls will be put up;what tenants will need tooperate can be added laterwithout the whole area be-ing closed for construc-

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ford to start this now. Weare in a very good positionto spend cash on it nowand we will still have acomfortable amount offunds,” Waltz said.

Waltz said he will draftan ordinance to officially

move up the constructionof the second building.Council was scheduled tovote on it at its April 9meeting.

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The already expansivedining options in Kenwoodcontinue to grow andchange.

At the corner of Mont-gomery and Hosbrookroads four new restau-rants have opened in re-cent weeks. The most vis-ible is Cooper’s Hawk Win-ery and Restaurants.

Sycamore TownshipZoning AdministratorHarry Holbert said thatthis restaurant is an exam-ple of the destination typerestaurants and business-es that are attracted toKenwood. The only otherCooper’s Hawk Ohio loca-tion is in Columbus. As thename suggests, Cooper’sHawk offers both a wineryand restaurant under oneroof. In Kenwood the ad-dress is 8080 KenwoodRoad.

In the plaza next door toCooper’s Hawk are threeadditional restaurants: Fu-sion, Cucinova and Curri-to.

Located at 8060 Mont-gomery Road, Fusian of-fers easy, casual sushi. TheKenwood location is thethird for Fusian with res-

taurants downtown and inHyde Park. At Fusian, din-ers have the opportunity tocraft their own sushi rolls.

Next door is Cucinovawhich offers innovativeItalian fast casual food.Diners have the opportuni-ty to line up at work sta-tions, choose their ingredi-ents to create their ownItalian entrée.

Rounding out the plazais Cincinnati-based fran-chise Currito with its ta-gline, burritos without bor-ders. Here diners canbuild a traditional burritoor go beyond the bordersto choose something with atwist

For steak-lovers, a Tex-as Roadhouse will be mov-ing into the old El RanchoGrande location at 7860Montgomery Road, nextdoor to the Sycamore Pla-za and IHOP. The restau-rant recently received ap-proval for its final zoningplans and work is expectedto begin soon.

While closed, El RanchoGrande is not gone. Expecta grand reopening in thecoming months at the oldWillie’s Sports Café loca-tion at 6475 E. GalbraithRoad.

Nearing the end of the

zoning process is a newrestaurant that will open inthe old Johnny Rockets lo-cation in the SycamorePlaza – Pizzeria Locale.New to Cincinnati, this ca-sual dining restaurant of-fers 10 pizzas or customer-created combos. Upon or-dering, the pizzas are firedup in an oven and bakewithin two minutes.

Diners continue to discover new options in KenwoodSheila [email protected]

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Cooper's Hawk is a new restaurant located at the corner ofMontgomery and Hosbrook roads in Kenwood.

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A townhouse develop-ment that has already ex-panded twice is seekingapproval to expandagain.

Michael Heines, ofJAE Capital LLC, wantsto add six more town-houses to the CreeksidePointe development onPlainfield Road. The sixwould be added to lessthan an acre of land at9415 Plainfield Road,which is across Old Plain-field Road from most ofthe development. BlueAsh city council has al-ready approved the 34other units in the devel-opment.

Heines said he wouldregularly get asked aboutthe property when he wastalking to potential buy-ers.

“We were looking atputting an office righthere, actually my office.As we were looking at it,we realized the fill wasvery deep. We kind of justwoke up one day andthought why don’t we justmake this beautiful cor-ner more townhouses,which will help frame theentire property,” Heinessaid March 26 during thepublic hearing for the de-velopment.

The first phase of thedevelopment, which wasapproved in April 2014,included eight town-

houses on 5.9 acres ofland at 9415 and 9409Plainfield Road. In Octo-ber, the number was in-creased to 17 on the 5.9acres and 17 more unitson an additional threeacres at 9395 and 4030Plainfield Road. If the sixadditional units are ap-proved at council’s nextmeeting April 9, the de-velopment will have a to-tal of 40 units.

“We applaud you cre-ativity on this project,”Mayor Lee Czerwonkasaid.

The construction willbe rolled out in phasesand all of it will be fin-ished in about two years.

“We are waiting forthe weather. The minutewe can get dry weather,we will be out there mov-ing dirt,” Heines said.

The townhouses willrange from $350,000 to$450,000, Heines said.Heines said he is alreadyhaving success withsales, but wants to getconstruction started assoon as possible so poten-tial buyers can see whatthey will be getting.

Community Develop-ment Director Dan John-son said the PlanningCommission reviewedthe expansion and recom-mended approval.

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Blue Ash townhousedevelopment lookingto expand againMarika [email protected]

A veteran Sycamoreschool board member isresigning, creating thefirst change in the boardin five years.

Board Member JillCole will be resigningfrom the Sycamore Com-munity Schools board ofeducation effective April30 because she is movingout of the district. Colehas served on the boardsince 2007.

“Over the last nearlyeight years, we have ac-complished a great deal.We have continued Syca-more’s high academicachievement while re-

spectingtaxpayers’generoussupportthroughstrict bud-getingpracticesthat havekept our in-

creases in spending farbelow inflation,” Colesaid.

Cole term on the boardexpires Dec. 31, alongwith board member KenRichter’s. The seats willbe up for election in No-vember.

“I have enjoyed work-ing with Mrs. Cole duringmy tenure as superinten-dent and applaud her de-

dication to this district.Jill offered thoughtful in-put into our discussions,always mindful of how adecision would impact thewell-being and intellectu-al growth of our stu-dents,” SuperintendentAdrienne James said.

The district is lookingfor someone to appoint tothe seat. Interested resi-dents are asked to contactTreasurer Beth Weber.The applications must bereceived no later thanApril 17. The board hasuntil May 30 to appoint anew member.

“(Cole) is one of thereasons that Sycamore issuch a great district. Shehas been a valuable mem-ber of the board for manyyears, making it strongerwith her dedication andher perspective on sever-al tough issue that wehave faced,” Board Presi-dent Diane Adamec said.

Cole said there weretoo many accomplish-ments the board madethat she was proud of toname them all, but listedbuilding the new MapleDale Elementary School,the district’s energy con-

servation programs andstudent achievements asa few.

“(Cole) has been a long-standing champion forthis district and a valuedmember of our team,”James said.

Cole, of Montgomery,has five sons, who allgraduated from Syca-more High School. Shewas also a PTO presidentfor four years.

“Although we bringdifferent skills and per-spectives to our work, wehave always been com-mitted to working togeth-

er to make the best deci-sion possible for Syca-more. I will miss beingpart of such an amazingteam,” Cole said.

There has not been achange in the make up ofthe Sycamore schoolboard since November2009 when John Mercuriowas elected after MaryOverman did not seek re-election.

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Funds have been prom-ised, work has been ar-ranged, and thoughPrinceton City Schools hasnot yet OKd the preserva-tion of historic murals, ad-vocates for the project re-main optimistic.

While only a fraction ofthe money has been gath-

ered, organizer Kelli Reis-en said an anonymous do-nor has promised to coverthe remaining cost of themove and preservation ofseven mosaics from theold high school to the newcampus across the street.

Princeton’s Board ofEducation had told advo-cates working to save themurals that they had toraise the funds and ar-

range for the removal, butthat the board didn’t op-pose the project.

Reisen, a 1982 graduateof Princeton High School,and Newport Develop-ment Services DirectorGreg Tulley, also a 1982grad, addressed thePrinceton Board of Educa-tion at a special meetingMarch 19.

The cost of removing

and preserving the panelshad been reduced from anoriginal estimate of$225,000 to $125,000, yetonly $14,000 had beenraised. The anonymousdonor would cover the re-maining costs. Reisen saidthe Evans Group, which isalready under contractwith Princeton, hasagreed to take on the pro-ject.

“There will be no finan-cial liability for theschool,” Reisen said.

Still, the group workingto save the murals doesn’thave a green light to pro-ceed.

School Board memberSteve Moore said the de-tails would have to be dis-cussed among representa-

tives of Turner Construc-tion, Princeton adminis-trators and boardmembers before theyagree to the removal andpreservation of the mu-rals.

Moore cited scheduleand cost concerns as thedelay, although advocatesof the murals have met thefinancial and logistic cri-teria that the board hadset.

After hearing Reisen’sand Tulley’s report, Mooresaid “this has a chance towork out,” though he re-peated several times thathe had concerns about thepreservation.

“We have to understandthe implications,” he said,addressing the advocates.

“You think you have theanswers, but we haven’tmet with these peopleyet,” Moore said, refer-ring to Turner and Evans.

Tulley was not phased.“Whatever we have to

do to move forward,” hesaid. “We’ll do.”

Kevin Richard, a seniorproject manager for Tur-ner Construction, set ameeting for March 25.

The panels, designedby Cincinnati painter andmuralist Carl Zimmermanin 1958, reflect Shake-speare's "Seven Ages ofMan."

Each of the seven pan-els depicts one of the ages:infant, schoolboy, lover,soldier, justice, old ageand incapacity.

Funds promised, yet advocates await OK to preserve Princeton muralsKelly [email protected]

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Sycamore schools» More than 800 students

from Sycamore CommunitySchools had the chance to visitUC Blue Ash College to makeslime and study bacteria.

Third-grade students fromseveral elementary schools con-ducted the slime experiment aspart of their visit to the chemis-try labs at UC Blue Ash. About400 kids took part in the fieldtrips over four days in Januaryand February. They also per-formed experiments to observetemperature and energychanges, learned about lab safe-ty and interviewed UC Blue Ashstudents about what it’s like tobe a college student.

The idea for the field tripsstarted when students in the UCBlue Ash Chemistry Club want-ed to find more volunteer oppor-tunities and expressed an inter-est in working with elementary-age students. UC Blue Ashchemistry professor DaniellaFisher and Chemistry Depart-ment chair Janice Denton initia-lly reached out to Blue Ash Ele-mentary, but Sycamore schoolleaders thought the programwould be a great fit for the third-grade INSPIRE field trips.

“The main goal of this pro-gram was to instill a curiosityabout science,” Fisher said. “Weworked with the district’s coor-dinators to determine the con-cepts of interest, the standardsto meet, and the level at which topresent material.”

Approximately 400 sixth-grade students from Edwin H.Greene Intermediate Schoolalso visited UC Blue Ash, buttheir stop was the Biology De-partment. They had the chanceto use microscopes to observebacterial and fungal growth, ex-amine models of tissues and or-gans, and inspect dissections oforgans. This is the third yearthat students from EH Greenecame to the biology labs.

“We want to expose sixth-graders to the field of biologyand the wonders of the humanbody to stimulate their interest,and maybe get them thinkingabout a career in science or thehealth professions,” said KrisHickey, UC Blue Ash biologyprofessor and coordinator of thefield trip.

The field trips are a win-winsince they serve to educate andinspire young children, whilealso providing a great experi-ence for chemistry and biologystudents from the college. Morethan 100 UC Blue Ash studentsvolunteered to help lead themultiple visits to the chemistryand biology labs. They led smallgroups in their projects, an-swered questions, and told thechildren what it’s like to learn ina college setting.

“For me, the most rewardingpart was being able to impactthe future generation of scien-tists while seeing our UC BlueAsh students shine in teachingothers,” said Fisher.

The college plans to continuethese field trips in the future asanother way to give back to thecommunity.

You can learn more about UCBlue Ash and the academic pro-grams available at www.uc-blueash.edu or by calling 513-745-5700.

Ursuline Academy» Ursuline Academy hosted

its seventh annual Run for theLions 5K March 22.

The morning began with acelebration of Mass in theschool’s café, followed by the5K, and then breakfast in the Ur-suline Besl Theatre, whereawards were presented to win-ners from different categories.

Mike Dehring, husband ofUrsuline alum and assistant ath-letic director Colleen O’BrienDehring ‘93, took first place, fin-ishing the 5K with a time of 17minutes, 25 seconds.

Lily Hallum took first placeamong all women runners, fin-ishing with a time of 21:42.

Catherine Finke ‘15 of HydePark and Grace Kelly ‘15 of Col-erain Township tied for firstplace in the Ursuline studentcategory, with a shared time of21:45.

Amy Motz Pater ‘98, tookfirst place among all Ursulinealumnae, with a time of 24:36.

Further results are availableat www.ursulineacademy.org.

» The University of Cincin-nati Economics Center recog-nized four Ursuline students attheir annual awards luncheon asthe statewide third-place win-ners of their Fall Stock MarketGame.

Ursuline students recog-nized were Jennifer Little ‘15 of

Union Township, Hannah Scally‘15 of Milford, Jennifer Welch‘15 of Blue Ash, and MollieYoung ’15 of Kenwood. Theyparticipated in the Stock Mar-ket Game as part of ElizabethGromada’s economics class.

The Stock Market Game pro-gram is an online market simu-

lation allowing students to man-age a virtual stock portfolio withreal-time data and competeagainst other teams and schoolsregionally and statewide. Thisgame encourages students toget engaged in the content, witha competitive twist, all whileteaching them the fundamen-tals of economics and topics onsaving and investing. The StockMarket Game is proven to im-prove math scores of students.

The Ursuline students wereinvited to ring the opening bell,which began the annual awardsluncheon.

Remarks were made by Cin-cinnati Mayor John Cranley;University of Cincinnati Pro-vost BeverlyDavenport, Chairof the Economics Center Chris-topher Habel and Director ofthe Economics Center, JulieHeath. The Ursuline studentswere then recognized as StockMarket Game “Traders-in-Training,” as they were ac-knowledged for coming in thirdplace across Ohio.

“The Stock Market Gamewas a very beneficial experi-ence,” Welch said. “It showed ushow the stock market works in areal-world setting. We learnabout it in class, but without thisexperience, we\could head outand risk losing a lot of money. Itmade something that can be in-timidating very approachable.”

BRIEFLY

THANKS TO THE ECONOMICS CENTER

Economics Center Chair Christopher Habel, Ursuline students Mollie Young, Hannah Scally, Jennifer Little, and Jennifer Welch, and Economics CenterDirector Julie Heath. The Ursuline students won third-place statewide in the Fall Stock Market Game.

THANKS TO SALLY NEIDHARD

First-place winners in the Ursuline students category of Ursuline's Run For the Lions 5K, Catherine Finke '15 andGrace Kelly '15.

THANKS TO PETE GEMMER

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A8 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • APRIL 8, 2015

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. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgomery.

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

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Attentionto alignment detail is priority.Experience helpful but notnecessary. Ages 35-65. $120 per 9weeks unlimited. Register at firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or lookingfor feedback from others. Ages12-17. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

Sensory Storytime, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Pro-gram for children with dis-abilities or special needs andtheir families. Family friendly.Free. Registration required.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

Music - BluesSonny Moorman, 8 p.m. tomidnight, HD Beans and BottlesCafe, 6721 Montgomery Road,793-6036. Silverton.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School ArtClass, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub 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. Marie-mont.

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 by theend of second class. Ages 21 andup. $60. Registration required.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.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 garmentsewing. Classes geared forchildren aged 7 and up. Adultswelcome. Ages 7-99. $20 perclass. Registration required.Presented by Carole Price. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesPizza Napoletana with KathyLehr, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$65. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

EducationHunt House Open House, 1-4p.m., Hunt House, 4364 HuntRoad, Learn more about thishistorical icon of Blue Ash. Free.Presented by Blue Ash HistoricalSociety. 324-7145; blueashhistori-calsociety.org. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessSimple Health-Smart CookingClass, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nutrition CounselingCenter, 7400 Montgomery Road,

Informal and interactive classseries to discover how healthyand tasty meals can be preparedquickly and simply. $139. Regis-tration required. Presented byCommuniversity at UC. 556-6932;www.uc.edu/ce/commu. Silver-ton.

Who 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 ones withcognitive decline. Lunch provid-ed. Sponsored by Home CareAssistance, Alzheimer’s Associa-tion, Christ Hospital and TheKenwood. Free. Reservationsrequired. Presented by ChristHospital Health and AgingCenter. 272-7926; www.homeca-reassistancecincinnati.com.Kenwood.

Practical Ways to Cope withChanging Senior Behaviors,11 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Kenwoodby Senior Star, 5435 KenwoodRoad, Paula Kollstedt will shareperspective on having loved onewith dementia. Includes lunch.Ages 30-70. Free. Reservationsrequired. Presented by ChristHospital. 272-7926. Kenwood.

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

Personalized Chia Pet, 3 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Teens,make your own Chia Pet. Ages12-17. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

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.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

MONDAY, APRIL 13Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safe stretch-ing, sense of humor and all yogahas to offer. Ages 35-60. $120 for9 weeks unlimited. Register atthe first class. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Yoga for New Beginners, 10-11a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Sessiontruly for those brand new toyoga. Ages 35-65. $120 for 9weeks. Register at the 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.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.585-8266. Montgomery.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolersand their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. to

noon, 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 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 CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of itsdirections, opens hips andshoulders. Poses alternate be-tween stabilizing, stretching andstrengthening. Good for every-one from newbie to advancedpractitioner. $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 CulturalCenter, 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.

Health / WellnessHealthy-U Chronic DiseaseSelf-Management Program,1-3:30 p.m., Madeira City Build-ing, 7141 Miami Ave., communityroom. 6-week course to helppeople with chronic conditionstake control of their health, feelbetter, do more, and save moneyon health care costs. For seniors.Free. Reservations required.Presented by Madeira SeniorCommission. 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, upcomingshows and fiber arts classes.Ages 21-93. $25 for year. Part ofseries, meets third Wednesdays.Presented by Woman’s Art ClubFoundation. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednesdays,9:30 p.m. to midnight, Fifty WestBrewing Company, 7668 Woos-ter Pike, Burger and pint for $10.834-8789; fiftywestbrew.com.Columbia Township.

Health / WellnessTax Day Stress Relief for LocalTax Payers and Preparers, 5-7p.m., H&R Block, 8041 HosbrookRoad, Free chair massages tolocal taxpayers and tax preparersby local, licensed massage thera-pists from Massage Envy SpaKenwood. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Massage Envy SpaKenwood. 215-825-9658. Syca-more 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, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Room 101. Fellow-ship of relatives and friends ofalcoholics who share theirexperience, strength and hope inorder to solve common prob-lems. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Kenwood Al-AnonFamily Group. 947-3700. Ken-wood.

THURSDAY, APRIL 16Art & Craft ClassesLearn to Sew with CarolePrice, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $20 perclass. Registration required.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

BenefitsA Taste of Art and Wine, 5:30-8p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,5729 Dragon Way, Original art,white wines by Barefoot Winesand food bites. Artists includeJohn Ruthven, Frank and DianneMcElwain, Robert Hagberg,MaryBeth Karaus and CindyNixon. Ages 21 and up. BenefitsMercy Neighborhood Ministries.$40. Reservations required.Presented by Mercy Neigh-borhood Ministries Inc.. 751-2500ext. 204; www.mercyneigh-borhoodministries.org. Fairfax.

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

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $120 per 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at first class ordrop-in. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Home & GardenRaised Garden Bed, 6:30-8 p.m.,Turner Farm, 7400 Given Road,During this class instructor PeterHuttinger will build 4’x8’ cedargarden bed. Additional topics:choosing right lumber amd soilmix, building healthy soil usingcompost and green manurecrops, and basics about growinghealthy produce naturally. $15.Registration recommended.561-7400; tunerfarm.org. IndianHill.

Music - BluesSonny Moorman, 8 p.m. tomidnight, HD Beans and BottlesCafe, 793-6036. Silverton.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School ArtClass, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, $100 for 4classes. Reservations required.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Spring Soul Collage OpenStudio Series: Emerging, 10

a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Women Writ-ing for a Change, 6906 PlainfieldRoad, Let’s explore through ourcard-making together what ispresent and emerging for us thisspring. For Adult Women. $35.Registration required. 272-1171;www.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.

EducationAdult and Pediatric First Aidand CPR/AED, 9 a.m. to 3:30p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Becomecertified in adult and pediatricfirst aid and CPR/AED. $85, $55.Registration required. Presentedby American Red Cross Cincin-nati Area Chapter. 800-733-2767;redcross.org/take-a-class. BlueAsh.

FestivalsMariElder’s Italian Festival,5:30-9:30 p.m., Fairfax Recrea-tion Center, 5903 HawthorneAve., Music by Pete WagnerBand..Dinner includes spaghetti/ravioli with meatballs, salad,Italian bread, dessert, tea andcoffee. Beer and wine extra.Heads or Tails at 7 p.m., rafflebaskets, split the pot and ringtoss. Benefits MariElders, Inc..$12, $10 advance, $5 children 12and under. Reservations re-quired. Presented by MARIEL-DERS, INC.. 271-5588. Fairfax.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.Spring has Sprung, Kids FirstSports Center, 7900 E. KemperRoad, Pizza, indoor swimmingand night-time snack. $30, $20each additional child. Reserva-tions required. 489-7575;www.kidsfirstsports.com. Syca-more Township.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18Art & Craft ClassesFiber Arts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy company of other crafterswhile working on your ownsmall project. Open to any kindof needle (or hook) crafters.Ages 18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Weekend Weaving Workshopon Rigid Heddle Loom, 1-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Woman’s Art Cultural Center.Learning to weave on portablerigid heddle loom. Learn tech-nique and complete a scarf withworsted or bulky weight yarnthat you choose. Looms availableto rent for $10.The basics ex-plored in this two-day workshop.Ages 12-90. $60. Registrationrequired. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.com. Mariemont.

EducationPlay in a Day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Blue Ash Recreation Center, 4433Cooper Road, Workshop pre-sented by Ensemble Theatre.Write, design, build and performoriginal play. $5. Registrationrequired. Presented by EnsembleTheatre Cincinnati. 745-8550.Blue Ash.

Babysitter’s Training, 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m., Blue Ash RecreationCenter, 4433 Cooper Road,Become certified in babysitter’straining. $85. Registrationrequired. Presented by AmericanRed Cross Cincinnati Area Chap-ter. 800-733-2767; redcross.org/take-a-class. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessSimple Health-Smart CookingClass, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nutrition CounselingCenter, $139. Registration re-quired. 556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu. Silverton.

Holiday - Earth DayEarth Day Celebration, 11 a.m.to 2 p.m., Children’s MeetingHouse Montessori School, 927O’Bannonville Road, Free elec-tronic recycling, kids crafts,games, hikes, campfire and pondwater study. Tree planting inhonor of former CMH Schoolstudent at noon. Free. 683-4757;www.cmhschool.com. Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesCelebrate Chinese New Yearwith Yan, 11 a.m. to noon,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Year ofthe Goat. Listen to Yan explainwhat Chinese New Year is allabout. Stories, crafts and Chinesesnacks. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

Music - ClassicalMusic at Ascension, 7:30 p.m.The Mike Wade Jazz Quartet.,

Ascension Lutheran Church, 7333Pfeiffer Road, Sanctuary. Free,donations accepted. 793-3288.Montgomery.

Gabriel Faure’s Requiem, 7p.m., Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch, 4309 Cooper Road,Immanuel Presbyterian Churchand Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch perform. Benefits BakeMe Home. Free, donationswelcome. 791-1153; www.bapc-web.net. Blue Ash.

Music - Concert SeriesLinton Music’s Peanut Butter& Jam Sessions: Music Mak-ing with Madcap: The Storyof the Ugly Duckling, 10-10:45a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.,1-1:45 p.m., Good ShepherdLutheran Church Kenwood, 7701Kenwood Road, Clarinet, cello,piano and Madcap Puppets tellstory through music of Beetho-ven. $5 or four for $15; freeunder age 2. Presented byLinton Peanut Butter & JamSessions. 381-6868; www.linton-music.org. Kenwood.

On Stage - TheaterHeaven Can Wait, 7-10 p.m.,Schoolhouse Restaurant, 8031Glendale-Milford Road, Upstairs.Interactive dinner theatre. $35.Reservations required. Presentedby P.L.O.T.T. Performers. 201-7568; http://www.plottperform-ers.com/. Camp Dennison.

ShoppingCommunity Yard Sale, 8 a.m.to 5 p.m., Blue Ash YMCA, 5000YMCA Drive, Registration dead-line for vendors is April 10. Fee:$25 for 10x10 space plus 8 foottable and 2 chairs.:. BenefitsYMCA. Free admission. Regis-tration required. 791-5000. BlueAsh.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19Art & Craft ClassesWeekend Weaving Workshopon Rigid Heddle Loom, 1-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $60. Registration re-quired. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.com. Mariemont.

On Stage - TheaterHeaven Can Wait, 2-5 p.m.,Schoolhouse Restaurant, $35.Reservations required. 201-7568;http://www.plottperform-ers.com/. Camp Dennison.

MONDAY, APRIL 20Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $120 for 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at the first class.706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for New Beginners, 10-11a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $120 for 9 weeks. Regis-ter at the first class. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.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 / WellnessHealth Seminar, 6 p.m., UrsulineAcademy, 5535 Pfeiffer Road,Besl Auditorium. CSO violinistStacey Woolley and bassistWayne Anderson join StephenWilson, M.D. to provide uniqueand educational look at relation-ship between music and medi-cine. Light refreshments andchance to win CSO tickets. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Mercy Health. 956-3729,option 2, then option 1; e-mercy.com/calendar.aspx. BlueAsh.

UC Cancer Institute Communi-ty Speaker Series: ColorectalCancer From Diagnosis toSurvivorship, 6-7:30 p.m.,Cancer Support Community,4918 Cooper Road, Colorectalcancer specialists host interactivediscussion and share expertiseabout multidisciplinary teamcare model, latest options fordiagnosis and treatment andwhat’s on horizon for personal-ized care. Free. Registrationrecommended. Presented byUniversity of Cincinnati CancerInstitute/UC Health Otolaryngol-ogy. 501-773-3736. Blue Ash.

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

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

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Playhouse Off the Hill: “Bird Brain,” is coming to the Blue AshRecreation Center from 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 4433Cooper Road, Blue Ash. “Bird Brain” by Vern Thiessen, is basedon thestory “Vogelkopp“ by Albert Wendt. Snacks andbeverages will be available for purchase. The play is for ages5-99 and is free. Registration is required. Presented byArtsWave. Call 745-8550.


You’ve heard the old saying“one person’s misfortune isanother person’s blessing.”

That happenedto us this weekwhen our neigh-bor Bobby, wholives down theroad, called andsaid he had alarge ash treethat had died. Afamiliar story inour area. Frank,Bobby and ourboys made quickwork of the tree.

We’ll be glad next winter thatwe took the time in the springto get it cut and stacked.

Food is like that, too. Rightnow we’re marking rows in thegarden for produce we’ll plantnow and harvest in fall. Andthere’s a renaissance of sortsgoing on with canning andpreserving. All part of theawareness of eating healthyand controlling what’s in thefood we eat. So as we go intowarmer weather, this columnwill be a good resource foreasy home canned goods, likejellies, jams, salsas, vinegars,etc. If you have a favorite,share and I’ll publish it.

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

Healthy, tasty reasons to gonuts with spring recipes

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Easy candied nuts

Spring is the time to take pantry inventory. I was doing just that when I ran across ajar of pecans that were near the expiration date. I tossed some in a nonstick skillet andmade a batch of candied pecans for our salad. They turned out so nice that I wanted togive you the recipe, too.

3 tablespoons packed light or dark brown sugar - I used light1 tablespoon water1 teaspoon vanilla1/4 teaspoon salt2 cups pecan halves

Mix together sugar, water, vanilla, and salt. It will look grainy. Set aside.Toast pecans in dry skillet for several minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burn-

ing. They’re done when they give off a nice aroma. Drizzle sugar mixture on top, stirringas you drizzle. Keep stirring until nuts are all coated. This takes about a minute. Immedi-ately spread nuts on sprayed pan in single layer to cool. They’ll look sticky but coating willharden and nuts can be broken apart after they cool completely. Store in airtight contain-er at room temperature.

Tip: A wonderful appetizer or ice cream topping, as well.

Chicken and black bean enchiladas

One of my students told me her daughterenjoys reading my recipes. “You have a new gener-ation of readers”, she said. That made me feelpretty good as that’s been my goal all along, toget everyone cooking together. Since her daughterlikes Mexican foods, here’s one of our favorites forher to try.

1-1/4 pounds chicken tenderloins, thinly sliced4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (leave

drippings in skillet)2 teaspoons minced garlic or more to taste24 oz. Picante sauce16 oz. black beans, drained, rinsed and

drained1 red or green bell pepper, diced1 generous teaspoon cumin or more to taste -

I usually add moreSalt to taste1 generous cup thinly sliced green onions,

both white and green parts12 flour tortillas, 6-inch size16 oz. Mexican cheese blend, shredded

Garnish: Tomato, sour cream, shredded ice-berg, guacamole, or diced avocado, more Picantesauce or salsa, shredded cheese.

Cook chicken and garlic until chicken iscooked. Stir in 1/2 cup Picante sauce, beans, bellpepper, cumin and salt. Simmer until thickened,stirring occasionally. Stir in green onions andbacon. Taste and add more Picante sauce, cumin,etc. if desired.

Spoon about 1/4 cup down center of eachtortilla and sprinkle on a heaping 2 tablespoonscheese. Roll up and place seam side down in asprayed 9x13 casserole.

Pour rest of Picante sauce over enchiladasand sprinkle with rest of cheese. Tent with foil andbake in preheated 350 degree oven until hotthroughout, about 30 minutes or so.

Serve topped with garnishes.Tip: Add a cup or so of frozen shoe peg corn

with the beans.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Candied pecans are an easy to make topper for a salad.

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Loveland Herald EditorRichard [email protected], 248-7134Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

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Warren Buffet often makesnews. Recently he revealedthat he tries to make his dietresemble that of a 6-year old– by drinking five 12-ounceCokes a day.

He said, “I checked theactuarial tables, and the low-est death rate is among 6-year-olds. So I decided to eatlike a 6-year-old.” I guess hemeant this to be funny. Healso eats ice cream for break-fast and he likes to have Utzpotato sticks with his Cokes.

Personally, I don’t knowmany mothers who would lettheir 6-year-old drink evenone such sugar-laden (39grams) drink a day. And, oneounce of the potato sticksmeans 160 calories, 11 grams

of fat, andthree gramsof saturatedfat. Healthyfood? I’ll letyou imaginewhat wouldhappen if allAmericanswent on theBuffet diet.

Mr. Buffet,I challenge

you to start eating fruits andvegetables, get rid of thesodas and chips, and letAmerica know why you’redoing it.

We spend more per capitaon health care than any otherdeveloped country and yet werank 36th in longevity – right

behind Costa Rica and Slove-nia. And we get fatter eachyear.

The report isn’t pretty: by2018, if the obesity trend con-tinues, the U.S. will spend$344 billion on health carecosts related to obesity.That’s more than $6.5 billion aweek – or, in Buffet terms –about a third of the value hiscompany owns in Coca Colastock. By 2018 more than 100million Americans will beconsidered obese.

So what, you say – we havethe money to take care of thisand, besides, the health careengine fuels the economy.Barron’s late Alan Abelsonwas fond of saying, “The eat,drink, and get-sick industries

are all doing well.” He wascorrect. Health Affairs pre-dicts America’s health carecosts to rise to 19.9 percent ofGDP by 2022, nearly doublethose of most nations.

The saddest part of thisstory is childhood obesity,which worsens each year.Walk into any sixth-gradeclassroom and take a look atthe students. Yet, when gov-ernment school meals provid-ed healthful foods, kids re-fused to eat them and someschools dropped the program.Americans don’t like govern-ment mandates but they dopay attention to the media,which is where Mr. Buffetcan help, assuming he dis-likes the idea of passing on a

huge national debt to futuregenerations more than helikes to see a profit in hisfood and drink companies.

My challenge for Mr. Buf-fet: acknowledge the crisis ofobesity and speak publicly onhow it will cripple our econo-my in the future – if it con-tinues. Lose weight. Startexercising: you can afford apersonal trainer. And dropthe Cokes, chips, and icecream. We deserve morefrom such an intelligentAmerican.

Dr. Bob Kroeger, a retired dentist,has been a Montgomery residentsince 1980. He is the founder of theLifeNuts program and the author ofLifeNuts. www.lifenuts.org.

A challenge to Warren Buffet

Dr. BobKroegerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Transparency and account-ability are qualities that citi-zens should expect from theirgovernment.

In an era of increasingaccess to information, it isimportant that our state gov-ernment is open about how itspends Ohioans’ tax dollars. Iam proud to have recentlyintroduced legislation in theOhio House with my colleagueState Rep. Mike Dovilla thatwould increase governmenttransparency and allow Ohio-ans to keep tabs on how thestate government is spendingtheir money.

House Bill 46 would re-quire the Ohio Treasurer of

State to estab-lish the OhioState Govern-ment Expendi-ture Database.This online,searchabledatabasewould includeinformationabout expendi-tures made bystate entities

during each fiscal year. Thesestate entities, such as theGeneral Assembly, the OhioSupreme Court, statewideelected offices, and executivedepartments, would providemonthly expenditure data to

the Treasurer of State.Monthly updates will en-

sure that Ohioans have themost current informationpossible regarding their gov-ernment’s spending.

The information on thisdatabase will be provided tothe public free of charge, inan organized and easily-acces-sible manner. In the interestof transparency, it is notenough for this information tobe available. It must also beeasily searchable, with theability to sort and filter thedata into relevant categories.

As your state representa-tive, I take my responsibilityto look after your tax dollars

very seriously. HB 46 willprovide Ohioans with theopportunity to learn moreabout their state governmentand how it spends their mon-ey. The bill has been voted outof the House State Govern-ment committee and I expectthe full House to vote on itsoon.

If you have any input orquestions on HB 46, or anyother state government relat-ed issue, I encourage you toattend my district officehours next month:

Monday, April 6, 10 a.m. to11 a.m., Blue Ash Library, 4911Cooper Road

Monday, April 6, 1 p.m. to 2

p.m., Forest Park Library, 655Waycross Road

If you are unable to attendmy office hours, please do nothesitate to contact my officewith suggestions of how I canbetter serve as your staterepresentative. By workingtogether, we can make Ohio abetter place to live, work, andraise a family. I look forwardto hearing from you.

Jonathan Dever represent Ohio’s28th District. He may be reached bycalling 614-466-8120, [email protected] or writing toState Rep. Jonathan Dever, 77 S.High St., 11th Floor, Columbus, Ohio43215.

Ohioans deserve government transparency

JonathanDeverCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

During my college years,I had the opportunity tovisit my brother and hiswife while they were withthe Peace Corp in SierraLeone, Africa.

I had the opportunity totravel and observe varioustribal customs and tradi-tions of different neigh-boring villages. To myamazement, even after theyears of lost ethnic tribaltraditions due to Europeanimperialism, I still foundmany customary tribal lan-guages and traditions intact.The unique traditional, cul-tural and ritualistic ele-ments can define one tribalgroup from another in aneighboring village. Thevariations give each groupthe distinctive feeling ofcommunity, which bonds thetribal unit together.

In present day, Africannations are becoming verywesternized, diluting someexclusive traditions passedon by generations as fam-ilies move from small vil-lages to disperse in largeovercrowded cities. Withless focus generally on indi-vidual heritage worldwide,humankind is losing many ofits ancestral and cultural

legacy eth-nicities.

Today inmany coun-tries, thecultural ma-jorities arethe ones de-claring themain cele-bration daysfor highlight-

ing their cultural heritage.The minority populations ofthese countries have thechallenging task to preservetheir own cultural customs.

Many ethnic groups stillenjoy their traditions. Thisis portrayed in the popularplay “Fiddler on The Roof,”where the main characterTevye shares the impor-tance of traditions in hissmall Jewish village in Rus-sia. Below is a short narra-tive from the musical play“Fiddler on the Roof,” whereTevye talks about their fam-ily traditions:

Tevye: “ Because of ourtraditions, we’ve kept ourbalance for many years.Here in Anatevka, we havetraditions for everything…

“How to sleep, how toeat…how to work…how towear clothes. For instance,

we always keep our headscovered and always wear alittle prayer shawl. Thisshows our constant devotionto God. You may ask, ‘Howdid this tradition get start-ed?’ I’ll tell you.

“I don’t know. But it’s atradition…and because ofour traditions…

“Every one of us knowswho he is and what Godexpects of him to do. Tradi-tions, traditions. Without ourtraditions our lives would beas shaky as… a fiddler onthe roof!”

I have a tradition whensomething really miserablehappens. After a few mo-ments, I realize it’s not theend of the world, that itcould have been worse, andso, I treat myself to icecream. This tradition cus-tomarily takes place at mylocal Dairy Queen. I havebeen a regular weekly cus-tomer and knew the ladybefore owning the shop. Sheknows my standard order ofone-quart container of softserve vanilla.

Similar to the old TVshow “Cheers,” “where ev-eryone knows your name.”My bar this time is the localice cream pub. I guess that

tells you how my life is; italso should tell you that Iappreciate when I “luckout,” even on the worst offrustrated problem days.

Now on the best of dayswhen I just fixed my dish-washer or somehow man-aged to accomplish some-thing extremely challeng-ing, a beer is in order. Re-member the Miller Beercommercial? It’s “MillerTime!” It’s time for a beer, aspecial reward.

Just be careful not to setyourself up for too many“Miller Times.” I can see itnow: That was quick…Oh!“It’s Miller Time!,” …Iwashed the dishes...Oh! “It’sMiller Time!” I got the an-swer to No. 4 on the cross-word puzzle…Oh! “It’s Mil-ler Time!” This tradition,especially with afternoonsuccess stories, can lead tothis customary beer even-t…ending in another tradi-tion…a nap.

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

Traditions can beanchor or lifesaver

Wes AdamsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

April 1 questionWhat is the best April Fool’s prank

you ever played, or had played onyou?

“Is it April already? That’s a jokeright there.”

M.J.F.

“I do not think I have ever beeninvolved in an April Fools’ Dayprank.

“But Sports Illustrated got meand millions more in their 4/1/85 is-sue. They had noted sports scribeGeorge Plimpton write of an unbe-lievable rookie pitcher Sid Finch.Sid had a fastball timed way be-yond any pitcher then or now. Hewas being kept under wraps by theNew York Mets, who played alongwith the farce. All the major net-works swarmed to the Mets springcamp to see this phenomenon.

“Like everyone else I fell for thearticle.

“You can fool some of the peopleall of the time and all of the peoplesome of the time;” 4/1/85 was thelater. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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

The Sycamore HighSchool boys volleyball pro-gram got in an early match be-fore spring break and beforetackling their difficult Great-er Miami Conference sched-ule.

It’s never an easy start toface a Greater CatholicLeague-South school, whichthe Aviators did at La SalleMarch 27. The Lancers pre-vailed in five sets, 25-22, 22-25,25-18, 19-25, 15-8. They hopethe battle helps them tune upfor the GMC campaign, whichbegins April 9 against Fair-field and continues April 14against Lakota West.

The Aves last won a GMCboys volleyball title 10 yearsago. Non-conference, Syca-more will face Loveland on theroad April 15 and at home May12.

Like many of their offer-ings, Moeller High School hashad tremendous success inboys volleyball. The Crusad-ers have state championshiptrophies from 2004, 2005, 2009and 2012.

They were Division I statesemifinalists in 2013 and coachMatt McLaughlin is looking toget them back in the state huntthis season after finishing sec-ond in the Greater CatholicLeague-South last season.Moeller finished behind St.Xavier and tied with Elder at3-3 in the league and 18-8 over-all.

Returning starters forMoeller are senior liberoChris Hackman, senior out-side hitter Justin Deyhle, sen-ior middle Nick Wright, juniormiddle Jason Bruggemannand junior outside hitter Da-vid Wernery. Junior right-sidehitter Connor McNamara is al-ways expected to be a factor.

Hackman made GCL-Southfirst team last year as a junior.

McLaughlin, coming backfrom an off-seasonappendectomy himself, isproud of his team’s off-seasonwork ethic.

“We added conditioning toout off-season program and Ithink our players have comeinto the season in greatshape,” he said. “They’re avery athletic group of playersand I think it’s going to pay div-idends for them. They’re pushthemselves in practice and arehungry after a bit of a roller-coaster season last year. Theypush the each other in practiceand are setting the bar high asa team.”

Also on the Moeller rosterare defensive specialist John-ny Rickert, defensive special-ist Connor Peed, defensivespecialist Harry Savarese,setter Ryan Frank, setterChad Mustard and defensivespecialist Logan Sheets.McLaughlin is assisted byKevin Brandner and MikeChandler and student coachesGus Vogel and Brad Buller.

Moeller visits La SalleApril 10 and then is in a tri-match with Lakewood St. Ed-ward and Hilliard Darby April11 outside of Columbus.

FIRST PASS AT 2015 BOYSVOLLEYBALL

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Moeller 6-foot-6 junior Jason Bruggemann spikes the ball againstBeavercreek on March 31.

Sycamore, Moellerin tough boysvolleyball leaguesScott [email protected]


Moeller volleyball coach MattMcLaughlin draws up somestrategy March 31 againstBeavercreek.

Sycamore High School’sboys tennis team unseated Ma-son as the Greater Miami Con-ference tennis champions lastseason and took its third title inthe last five years. Since 2000,the Aviators have won 10 GMCcrowns.

The Aves were a perfect 9-0in the league and 19-1overall forCoach of the Year Mike Teets.They also featured returningsenior Deepak Indrakanti as theGMC Player of the Year. Indra-kanti will play at Williams Col-lege next season.

Also part of the six returningstarters is senior Nakul Naren-dran, a Johns Hopkins signeewho teamed with the graduatedMustafa Ahmad to win the Divi-sion I doubles championshiplast season. Other seniors areMarian College commit AlexWittenbaum, a state doublesqualifier with Noah Stern lastseason, and Aditya Venkitara-ma.

Junior Alex Taylor and soph-omore Stern round out the pow-erful pack of racquets Teets hasat his disposal.

Narendran, Taylor, Stern,Wittenbaum and Venkitaramawere all GMC first team lastspring, with Indrakanti secondteam even though he was 21-4 atfirst singles playing everyone’stop player. Narendran alsomade Division I first team All-State.

Early on, Indrankanti andTaylor have handled first andsecond singles, respectively,with Stern and Narendran split-ting third singles. When notplaying singles, Stern teamswith Wittenbaum, his state dou-bles partner or Narendran stepsin with Regis Liou. Venkitaramahas played second doubles withNathan Zhang and Wittenbaum.

“I really like their work eth-ic,” Teets said of his squad.“They’re extremely hungry andexcited to start the season. Theyknow what they accomplishedlast year is history and this is anew season with new chal-lenges. Everything must beearned.”

Sycamore started the seasonnorth of town winning 4-1matches against Cleveland St.Ignatius and Massillon Jackson.The Aves host Hamilton andMason April 8 and 9 on theirnewly-refurbished courts at theCornell Road campus.

Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy had a smattering ofits players including NathanielHipsley, Chris Bolinger, An-drew Breeze-Stringfellow, JohnWells, Justin Sikkema, DavidHumphrey and Michael O’Bri-en receive all-Miami ValleyConference recognition lastseason.

No further information wasavailable as of press time.

So far, the Eagles are 0-3 fol-lowing losses to Chaminade-Ju-lienne, La Salle and St. Xavier.The Eagles returned to thecourt against Summit CountryDay April 7.

The only place to go is up inthe Greater Catholic League-South for Moeller HighSchool’s tennis team as St. Xa-vier has had a stranglehold onthe championship dating backto when The Beatles were stillplaying concerts (1965).

The Crusaders tied for sec-ond in the league at 3-3 and were14-5 overall last season under

Coach Alex Thompson. Theyhave had four consecutive win-ning seasons.

The roster is young with fivejuniors and two sophomores.Juniors Michael Tepe, KelleyPeter and Alec Hoelker are re-turning starters along withsophomore Max Berky. Sopho-more Michael Keyser alsoshould figure into the equationand juniors Joe Burns and Jus-tin Cashman are also on thesquad.

Tepe was GCL-South secondteam in singles in 2014, going 4-2in the league and 17-3 overall insecond singles. Berky playedthird singles and was 4-2 in theleague and 12-6 overall. Peter,Keyser and Hoelker were main-ly doubles players a year ago.

“This is a very fun, youngteam who really wants to win,”Thompson said. “They havebeen putting in a ton of workthat will hopefully pay off.”

Moeller returns after theirspring break to take on Spring-field April 13.

After winning four consecu-tive Cincinnati Hills Leaguechampionships, the Indian HillHigh School boys tennis teamhad another successful season

in 2014, but finished second to aveteran Wyoming team.

Coach Marc Young is back in2015 with a line-up led by juniorAlex Warstler, a state tourna-ment qualifier in his freshmanand sophomore years. Warstleris a year round competitor whois nationally ranked.

Also back for the Braves isthe veteran doubles team ofsenior Graydon Cowan and ju-nior Rohit Musti. Expected tocontribute as sophomores areMilan Bhandari, Christiano Li-ma and Pablo Guzman and add-ing depth is junior Durham Col-ohan and sophomore MrinalSingh.

Newcomers are freshmanAndrew Pregel and seniortransfer Ryan Snyder. Pregel isa ranked 16 and under player inthe USTA Midwest.

FIRST SWING AT 2015 BOYS TENNIS

Sycamore tennisstacked for success


Sycamore sophomore Noah Stern returns a shot.

Scott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

PLAYERS TO WATCHDeepak Indrankanti, sen-

ior, Sycamore: GMC Player ofthe Year. First singles.

Nakul Narendran, senior,Sycamore: First-team All-Ohioin 2014.

Alex Taylor, junior, Syca-more: First-team GMC singlesplayer.

Noah Stern, sophomore,Sycamore: First-team GMC andstate doubles partner of AlexWittenbaum

Alex Wittenbaum, senior,Sycamore: First-team GMC andstate doubles partner of NoahStern.

Aditya Venkitarma, senior,Sycamore: First-team GMC indoubles.

Alex Warstler, junior, Indi-an Hill: Two-time state qualifierin singles and nationally-ranked.

Andrew Pregel, freshman,Indian Hill: Nationally-ranked16 and under newcomer.

Michael Tepe, junior, Moell-er. Returning singles player whomade GCL-South second team.


Junior Alex Taylor serves forSycamore.

See TENNIS, Page B3

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mingCoach ofthe Year.He is a six-timeNCAA Di-vision ICoach ofthe Yearand

earned the Pac-10 Con-ference Coach of theYear award 11 times. Hewas inducted into theAmerican Swim Coach-es Association Hall ofFame in 2008. Busch hasvery close ties to theTristate as a Cincinnatinative and coach of localclubs such as Brook-wood Swim Club, North-

USA Swimming Na-tional Team DirectorFrank Busch will be thekeynote speaker at thefifth-annual dinner galaof the José Cerdá Aquat-ic Foundation June 13 atthe Phoenix. This willcontinue the traditionstarted last year withkeynote speaker Olym-pian Scott Usher, whoshared the “point zeroone moment” of his ath-letic career and inspiredthe audience attendingthe fourth JCAF Gala.

Busch was a coach forthe USA Olympic teamsin 2004 and 2008 and hasbeen the recipient ofmultiple awards includ-ing U.S. Olympic Com-mittee and USA Swim-

Busch will bekeynote speakerat JCAF Gala

Frank Busch

See BUSCH, Page B3

Baseball» Sycamore defeated

Summit Country Day 8-5in eight innings March28. Sophomore Jake Bor-man was 2-4 with a dou-ble and drove in threeruns.

» Moeller beat Ryle5-1 on March 30 as seniorMitch Bault struck outeight and senior Joe Vra-nesic was 2-2.

The Crusaders defeat-ed Glen Este 11-2 March31. Junior Chris Stock gotthe win and senior KyleDockus was 3-5.

On April 1, Moeller de-feated St. Xavier 4-2 be-hind senior Grant Mac-ciocchi as Dockus dou-bled and drove in tworuns.

» Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy

moved to 2-0 after winsagainst the CincinnatiTrailblazers March 30

and Western BrownMarch 31. The Eagles out-scored those two teams28-4. The April 2 gameagainst Milford was post-poned.

Reds Showcase » Beginning on March

28 and running throughApril 24, the SkylineChili Reds Futures HighSchool Showcase fea-tures 70 area teams com-peting on area’s topfields. The following isthe schedule of teamsthat garner local interest.

Monday, April 13• La Salle vs. Moeller,

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

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

Wednesday, April 15• Middletown vs. Syca-

more, 4:30 p.m. (PrascoPark, Mason)

Friday, April 24• Cincinnati Country

Day vs. Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy, 7p.m. (Crosley Field, BlueAsh)

Tickets are $5 for allthe day’s games and in-cludes a voucher good fora view level ticket to aReds game in 2015 and acoupon for a a free Sky-line Chili cheese coney.

Softball» (submitted) Mount

Notre Dame jumped onTurpin early March 29and coasted to win 13-3 insix innings, after aneight-run explosion in thefirst inning. MND scoredin the first on an RBI sin-gle by senior MeredithShaffer - then a hit bypitch, a fielder’s choice, awild pitch, a two-run sin-gle by Shelby Nelson, andanother RBI single byMeredith.

MND piled on threemore runs in the top ofthe third inning, after asingle by sophomore Ma-cy Taney ignited the of-fense. MND increased itslead with two runs in thesixth, which both scoredwhile the team had twoouts. Macy Taney kickedthings off with a double,scoring freshman AbbyBrickner.

Sophomore ShelbyNelson racked up twoRBI on three hits for theentire game. Senior Mer-edith Shaffer also had agreat game, going 3-4,with 2 RBI. Junior pitch-er Sydney Zeuch got herfirst game win, only al-lowing one earned run,and pitched 65 percentstrikes.

On March 30, Zeuchstruck out six as MNDbeat St. Ursula in five in-nings 14-3. Junior LexiRipperger was 3-3 anddrove in two runs.

On April 1, MND beatMercy 6-1 behind Zeuch

and Nelson went 3-3.» Indian Hill out-

slugged Norwood 16-12on March 31. Junior Cas-sidy Zang got the win andhad 19 strikeouts. Shealso with 3-4 with a tripleand home run.

» Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy fellto 0-2 after an 11- 1 loss toWestern Brown March 31and a 12-2 loss to St. Hen-ry April 1.

» Ursuline Academypicked up the 12-3 winApril 1 against GirlsGreater Catholic Leaguerival St. Ursula aftersplitting its first twogames against Springbo-ro and Glen Este.

Tennis» Sycamore beat

Cleveland St. Ignatius 4-1on March 30. Junior AlexTaylor and sophomoreNoah Stern won singles.

The Aves beat Jackson4-1 on March 31 with Tay-lor and senior Nakul Na-rendran winning singles.

On April 2, Sycamoredefeated Akron Copley4-1. Senior Aditya Venkit-arama/senior Alex Wit-tenbaum and Regis Liou/Nathan Zhang swept dou-bles.

So far, CHCA is 0-3 fol-lowing losses to Chami-nade-Julienne (March27), La Salle (March 30)and St. Xavier (March31). The Eagles returnedto the court against Sum-mit Country Day April 7.

» Moeller blanked Wil-mington 5-0 on March 30.Sweeping singles weresophomore Max Berkyand juniors Kelley Peterand Alec Hoelker

Boys lacrosse» Cincinnati Hills

Christian Academy lost5-4 to the Eagles La-crosse Club March 27.CHCA is now 0-2 on theseason.

» Sycamore beat Ben-edictine Military Acad-emy (Georgia) 12-9 onApril 2.

» Moeller defeatedLouisville Trinity 11-3 onMarch 28. Sophomore at-tack Cory Lockwood hadthree goals for the Cru-saders.

Girls lacrosse» MND beat Indian

Hill 10-8 on April 1.» CHCA defeated Mi-

amisburg 13-12 March 24.» After losing games

to Mount Notre Dameand Worthington Kil-bourne, Ursuline defeat-ed St. Ursula 7-6 March31. The Lions host McAu-ley April 9 at the Blue AshSports Complex.

Volleyball» Moeller beat Bea-

vercreek 25-11, 25-19, 25-21 on March 31.

SHORT HOPS

Scott Springer and NickRobbeCommunity Press staff


From left, Mount Notre Dame senior Moriah Flynn (18), Indian Hill senior Ashton Irvine (15),Indian Hill senior Mackenzie McMillan (5) and MND senior Sam DeVore (21) battle for the ball atIndian Hill April 1.

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A group from Mason,Milford, and Sycamoreschools tried out for theOlympic DevelopmentProgram for USA WaterPolo. The ODP divides thenation into different zones– you try out for the zoneteam, and each zone takesthe top 14 players and com-pete at the National Cham-pionship – where all thekids from all the zoneteams compete to make 48

spots to try out for theUSAWP National Team.

Moose Water PoloTeam: Jackson Thomas,Mason, junior, CamilleNguyen, Mason, sopho-more, Katey Pena, Mil-ford, sophomore, ArijaWalsh, Milford, junior,Hannah Kast, Sycamore,junior, Hannah Schweg-mann, Sycamore, junior,Skyler Fontaine, Milford,sophomore.

All make the ODP GreatLakes Zone Team – Top 14

players from Michigan,Ohio, and Pennsylvania.The boys competed twoweeks ago in Riverside,Calif. and the girls compet-ed this past weekend at thesame location. Two of thegirls – Camille and Arijawere named to the top 48players in the nation fortheir age group. Camillewas also one of 15 girls se-lected for the Nick John-son Memorial Award – giv-en to the player from eachzone that exemplifies hard

work in and out of the pool.In addition to making

the National Team Selec-tion Camp for both Arijaand Camille, those two aretrying to raise the neces-sary funds to make thecamp – $1,250 per athlete.Anyone wanting to helpsupport them contactMoose Water Polo. MooseWater Polo is open to anyand all that are interestedin water polo – just head towww.moosewaterpolo-.com to sign up.

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ern Kentucky Piranhas,Cincinnati Marlins andthe swim team of theUniversity of Cincinnati.At the event, he will ad-dress local benefactorsof JCAF and provide hisperspective for swim-ming to continue thriv-ing in the area.

JCAF is very appre-ciative of USA Swim-ming and Busch’s sup-port to this cause, whichwas established in mem-ory of José Cerdá. Joséwas a Sycamore HighSchool senior who diedOct. 26, 2010, his 18thbirthday during a swimpractice with the Cincin-nati Marlins. The mis-sion of JCAF is to benefitswimming and water po-lo teams by improvingcompetitiveness of theirathletes and fosteringunity across teams. Thismission was inspired byJosé’s strong-desire forself-improvement andthat of fellow athletes,great camaraderie andhis practice of givingselflessly to others.

At the fifth JCAF ga-la, Claudia Multer will berecognized for her sig-

nificant contributions tothe sport of swimmingthroughout her career asacoach, official and mas-ter director at YMCAswimming.

Pat Lunsford, who hasbeen volunteering as aswimming official for anastounding 44 years, wasprevious year’s honoreeat this event.

Those wishing to at-tend JCAF fifth dinnerGala should RSVP byMay 13, to: [email protected]. Suggest-ed minimum donationper person is $50. Pro-ceeds from the eventwill be used to sponsorswimming and water po-lo programs in the area.

This event is possiblethanks to the generousdonations from many in-dividuals, local business-es and partner organiza-tions of JCAF. If youwould like to support thiscause, contributions canbe mailed to: José CerdáAquatic Foundation P.O.Box 12918 Cincinnati,Ohio 45212. Donationscan also be made at theorganization’s website:http://www.jcafounda-tion.org or the Memorialwebsite http:// www.jo-seito.webs.com. JCAF isa tax-exempt non-profit501(c)(3) organization.

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Indian Hill was aquarter-finalist in theOhio Tennis Coaches As-sociation team tourna-ment in 2014 and Youngwould like to surpassthat and have state rep-resentation in singlesand doubles this spring.

“We have a very de-

manding schedule, fac-ing great teams fromCincinnati, from centraland northern Ohio andfrom Louisville,” Youngsaid. “If these Bravescan come together as ateam, I believe we cancompete with the best.We’re looking forwardto the challenge.”

Ahead for IndianHills is a home matchwith Walnut Hills April10.

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Although many con-sumers don’t do it, it’smore important thanever to have a used vehi-cle checked out by acertified mechanic andlook for safety defectsprior to a purchase.

You see, while it isillegal to sell a new carwith an unrepaired safe-ty recall, there is no fed-eral law prohibiting thesale of used cars withunrepaired safety de-fects.

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Those looking to buy aused vehicle should alsocheck the government’swebsite, SaferCar.gov.There, consumers canlook up a car’s vehicleidentification number tosee if there’s an unre-paired recall beforeagreeing to buy the vehi-cle.

No matter where youshop to buy a used car,either from a nationalretailer or a local dealer-

ship, you still need to getthat vehicle’s VIN num-ber checked with thenational database to seeif there’s an open recallon the particular vehicleyou are looking to buy.

Incidentally, all themajor car rental compa-nies have now pledged tostop renting or sellingunrepaired recalled carsto consumers.

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With the right equip-ment, cardiopulmonaryresuscitation training canbe the difference betweensaving a life and not.

For the Blue AshYMCA, training will beeasier, thanks to the Great-er Cincinnati AutomobileDealers Association andthe National AutomobileDealers Charitable Foun-dation. The CPR trainingunit, sponsored by MarkSweeney Buick GMC, waspresented Oct. 28 at thedealership.

CPR training has beenproven to increase thelikelihood of survival

from ventricular fibrilla-tion. The NADCF, part-nered with local automo-tive retailers and their as-sociations have donatedmore than 4,600 manikinsacross the country.

“No one wants to be in asituation where they needto perform CPR on a vic-tim, but they don’t knowhow to,” said Mark Swee-ney, president, MarkSweeney Buick GMC.“With this donation, theBlue Ash YMCA will bebetter able to train com-munity members, teach-ing them how to help savelives through CPR.”

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The Victory of LightExpo is hailed as the Mid-west’s most extensive andaffordable opportunity toexplore alternative spiri-tuality in its many forms.

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Cincinnati’s premiermetaphysical conventiontakes place from 10 a.m. to7 p.m., the weekend ofApril 11-12 at the Sharon-ville Convention Center,11355 Chester Road.

Established in 1992 bypsychic Victor Paruta, theVictory of Light Expo will

host more than 250 exhibi-tors, including 100 psy-chics and healers, makingthis the largest event in its24-year history. Fifteenpresenters are makingtheir first appearance atVictory of Light, addingnew topics and expertiseto a diverse list of 80 semi-nars covering: “Shaman-ism and Native AmericanSpirituality,” “Psychicand Spiritual Develop-ment for Depth and Un-derstanding,” “HolisticHealing,” Readings forthe Audience,” “Medium-ship and Life After Death,“Paranormal (Ghosts,Aliens and more),” “Lawof Attraction,” “PastLives” and “Meditation.”

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The featured guestspeaker from NotreDame’s College of Engi-neering will be Catherine

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The event will be from 6p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Mt. No-tre Dame High School li-brary, 711 E. ColumbiaAve. in Reading, a halfmile north of the RonaldReagan Cross CountyHighway at the RidgeRoad exit). It is free and noadvance registration is re-quired.

Pieronek will discussopportunities for engi-neering students at the

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BLUE ASH10920 Allenhurst Blvd.: Stone,Marie Tr. to Wooley, Joshua D.& Heather B.; $450,000.

Cornell Road: Pascal, George J.Trs. & Betsy Trs. to Valencia &Diaz Properties LLP; $57,500.

6615 Corporate Drive: PatemkaHoldings Co. to HNR HoldingsLLC; $880,000.

10891 Fallsington Court: Smith,Suzanne Tr. & Linda S. SimbritzTr. to Fite, Karen A.; $140,000.

MONTGOMERY9899 Delray Drive: Loysen,Arlene A. to Ramos, Viktor P. &Tess A. Hilgefort; $233,000.

10555 Montgomery Road: Auls,Anita S. to Bank of America NA;$47,000.

8712 Tanagerwoods Drive:Ryerson, James R. Jr. & ClaudiaT. to Vezzani, Sarah A. & Mi-chael J.; $426,500.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP3663 Donegal Drive: Kellar,

Kathleen R. to Condon, LindaL.; $175,000.

7752 Montgomery Road: Mor-ton, Stephanie H. to Refaei,Suleiman; $61,000.

7939 Richmond Ave.: Morse,Amanda to U.S. Bank NA;$68,000.

4501 Taylor Ave.: Miller, PatrickD. to Nationstar Mortgage LLC;$115,500.

7333 Timberknoll Drive: Clarke,Robert F. to Clarke, Robert F.;$51,740.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP9521 Kemper Road: Da Silva,Mike Gomes & Ruth V. RosalesDe Gomes to Shappie, NicholasD. & Heather D.; $435,000.

11397 Montgomery Road: Har-pers Corner LLC to Harper’sCorner Parcel LLC; $3,089,580.

8431 Preakness Lane: Lucian,Robert G. & Mary Beth to Patil,Nilesh & Jyoti N.; $590,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

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

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

ABOUT POLICEREPORTS

Community Press pub-lishes incident recordsprovided by local policedepartments. All reportspublished are publicrecords.

To contact your localpolice department:

» Blue Ash, 745-8573

» Montgomery, 985-1600

» Sycamore Township,774-6351 or 683-3444

» Symmes Township,774-6351 or 683-3444

BLUE ASHIncidents/investigationsAggravated possession ofdrugs, possession ofmarijuanaReported at 9200 block ofPlainfield Road, March 7.

BurglaryReported at 9200 block ofDeercross Parkway, March 8.

Carrying concealedweapons(loaded/ammo)Reported at 800 block of Colum-bia, March 8.

Disorderly conduct, OVI,obstructing official businessReported at LaBelle Ave./IdaliaAve., March 9.

Identity fraudReported at 4300 block ofPeppermill Lane, March 6.

Illegal use or possession ofdrug paraphernaliaReported at 4100 block of HuntRoad, March 8.

Open container prohibitedReported at Plainfield Road/Georgetown Road, March 9.

Operating vehicle impairedReported at Carver Road/Mals-bary Road, March 7.

Reported at 1700 block of SBI-71, March 8.

Petty theftReported at 9000 block of

Plainfield Road, March 4.Reported at 5000 block of YMCADrive, March 8.

Possession of marijuanaparaphernaliaReported at 1600 block of NBI-71, March 3.

TheftReported at 10100 block ofKenwood Road, March 9.

Theft from elderly person ordisabled adultReported at 4100 block of BlueAsh, March 3.

Theft, criminal damagingReported at 5000 block of YMCADrive, March 9.

MONTGOMERYIncidents/investigationsDomestic disputeReported in the 10300 block ofKerianna Drive March 16.

Identity theftA man said someone filed a taxreturn using his name andSocial Security number, March

20 in the 6500 block of LisaLane.

A woman said someone filed atax return using her name andSocial Security number, March14 in the 11200 block of Terwil-ligers Run Drive.

A man said someone used hisidentity to file a tax return,March 15 in the 8200 block ofMellon Drive.

A man said he was the victim ofa tax scam, March 7 in the 7800block of Ivygate Lane.

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When homeownersfeel they may have foun-dation cracks or base-ment seepage, how muchshould they expect topay? Can the cost ever be$0? Homeowners thatpay for any repair that isthe wrong repair havejust paid too much.

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 minorcrack in their foundation.

When I said no to anytype of foundation repair,the widow asked to giveme a hug.

The police officer’shouse did have someother minor deficienciesthat could be repaired.The cost for the founda-tion settlement repairwas less than $1,000. Theexpectation was that Iwould suggest the$20,000 repair. I justsmiled and was happy Ihelped them save money.

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 rodsinsidethe wall.The sug-gestedrepairfor thesecrackswillprobablybe lessthan

$2,000. I was satisfiedthat using my knowledgeof structures saved thishomeowner a largeamount of money.

The free estimatesfrom contractors can beextremely expensive andit is very common thatthe salesmen from con-tractors not understand-ing the causes of thefoundation issues ortransfer of stresses andforces. Even if the con-tractors suggested repairmay seem appropriate, itis very common that thesalesman to not under-stand the repair mayonly be a partial repairinstead of a full solutionto the problem.

About four years ago,our client had contractedwith a well known wa-terproofing company torepair 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 fell ofthe back of the house.They offered a minimalreimbursement to havethe client go away andwould not give her theirinsurance information

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Cancer Support Com-munity Greater Cincin-nati-Northern Kentuckywill launch a new evi-dence-based program fo-cused on the needs of pa-tients and their care-givers.

Funded by the Michi-gan Institute for Clinicaland Health Research, thisFOCUS Program will helpcancer patients and fam-

ily caregivers decreaseemotional distress and in-crease quality of life, com-munication skills, andability to manage illnessin their lives.

According to the Insti-tute of Medicine, the emo-tional support needs ofcancer patients and theirfamily caregivers are notbeing adequately met. Pa-tients may receive state-

of-the-art medical carebut little help coping withdetrimental effects of theillness or mental andphysical quality of life.Family caregivers are re-sponsible for providingcomplex care in-homewith little education orsupport, which reducescaregivers’ confidenceand increases stress.

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uses five modules to sup-port patients and care-givers, forming the acro-nym FOCUS: Family in-volvement, Optimisticoutlook, Coping effective-ness, Uncertainty reduc-tion, Symptom manage-ment.

Like all CSC programs,this exciting 5-week ses-sion is free to participantsand led by a licensed so-

cial worker. Each weekthe person with cancerand his or her loved onewill gather with others in asmall group for two hoursat a time to learn moreabout how to live throughand beyond cancer.

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AscensionLutheran ChurchA second worship service hasbeen added to Ascension’sSunday morning worship sched-ule. The new 8 a.m. service isintended for those who wouldlike to worship in a more con-templative way. The churchoffers a blended worship at10:15 a.m. Sunday School,Confirmation and Adult Forummeet at 9 a.m.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered at 7 p.m. onthe fourth Tuesday of themonth. More information onthis ministry is available at793-3288.

Women’s weekly Friday morningBible Study is at 9:30 a.m. Kidsare welcome play in the play-room. The group is readingJessica LaGrone’s new study,“Broken and Blessed.”

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on the fourthTuesday of the month at 7 p.m.More information is available at793-3288.

The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;wwwascensionlutheranchurch-.com.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchImmanuel Presbyterian Churchand Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch will combine forces toperform Gabriel Fauré’s “Requi-em” at 7 p.m. April 17 and 18.The performance is at Immanuelon April 17, 3445 Clifton Ave.,Cincinnati, and at Blue Ash April18, 4309 Cooper Road. Theperformances will feature theIPC Chancel Choir, the Blue AshChancel Choir, guest soloists andorchestra.

A free-will offering will be takenat both performances to sup-port the work of Bake MeHome, a charitable organizationin Hamilton County that pro-vides homemade cookies andother donations for families incrisis. Their mission is to pro-mote shared family experiencesand volunteerism in their com-munity. Currently, Bake MeHome serves eighteen agenciesin four counties as well asservicemen and women over-seas.

The BAPC bowling group meetsweekly Thursdays, 10 a.m., atCrossgate Lanes.

The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; the church has aFacebook page.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge and you must bring yourchild’s lunch. Register on thewebsite (www.cos-umc.org)under “Registration Forms.”

The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Blue Ash; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.

Community of theGood ShepherdCatholic Church.Join us for a free stress-freemorning to learn healing touchtechniques that can reducestress and promote relaxationon Saturday, April 18, at thechurch. Registration is 9-9:30a.m. and informative lectureand instruction in healing touchtechniques is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Coffee, tea and snacks willbe available. The morning issponsored by Healing ChristMinistry. RSVP by Friday, April10, to Patti Lindsey at [email protected] or at 535-1925.

The church is at 8815 E. KemperRoad, Cincinnati; www.good-shepherd.org.

CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodServices are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Cincinnati; 984-5044; onFacebook under CommunityLighthouse Church of God.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday School: 9 a.m., Sunday

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11 a.m.;youth, outreach, fellowship,music ministries, Bible studies.

Seekers (The Way, the Truth andthe Life) small group meets 6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. Formore information, contact Daveand Melissa at 891-8527 exten-sion 1.

The church is at 8999 ApplewoodDrive, Blue Ash; 891-8527;www.hartzellumc.org.

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday worship services at 9:15a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Childcare isavailable at both services forinfants through age 2; Sundayschool is at 10:45 a.m. for pre-school through 12th-grade.

Additional childcare is availablefor parents in adult educationclasses: preschool and older,meet in room 113 during the9:15 a.m. service.

Check out the webcast eachSunday at 10:45 a.m.

Think Spring: Women’s DaffodilLuncheon is 11 a.m. Saturday,April 11, in the fellowship hall. Abuffet lunch will be served. The

speaker will be Linda Wallpe ofthe Southwest Ohio DaffodilAssociation. Cost is a $10 ticketdonation.

An exploration of the Book ofJudges began March 1 and isoffered at 10:45 a.m. in Room120.

Women’s Monday Group meets10:30 a.m. to noon in room 120.The group is reading “What’s soAmazing About Grace” byPhiliip Yancey.

Lenten Study: Examine the 12Disciples in their on-the-job

training to become Disciples ofJesus: 9:15, Room 120; 10:45 inthe Manse; Wednesday night at7 p.m., Media Center.

The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;sycamorechurch.org.

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I have written andpublished in the com-munity newspapersand on Angies List, Ihave been addressingdifferent types offoundation movementand basement leaks.By providing this data,I have been trying tohelp protect the home-owner from spendingmoney needlessly witha contractor. AngiesList members shouldread all of the reviewsfor contractors. An-gies List gives a high-er significance toreviews from mem-bers that have actuallyhired the company,which skews the re-views. If you read allof the reviews, in-cluding ones frommembers that haveonly received an esti-mate, a better un-derstanding of thecompany may be re-ceived.

To answer my firstquestions, sometimesthe foundation repaircosts may be $0 andany amount over thatshould be spent inconfidence of havingthe right solution. Anymoney spent on theimproper repair is toomuch. The engineer isyour first step to findif any repair is sug-gested and what maybe the most economi-cal and effective re-pair.

Michael Montgomery ofBuyers Protection Groupis a licensed engineer inOhio, Kentucky and Indi-ana. Contact him at 1-800-285-3001; www.enginee-ringandfoundations.com.

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This year’s Evening ofHope Gala benefitingCancer Support Commu-nity will honor Bill Krul asthe 2015 Celebration ofLife recipient for his long-time support of CSC’s mis-sion in the Greater Cincin-nati and Northern Ken-tucky region which hasbeen invaluable and in-spiring.

The event will takeplace Saturday, Oct. 25, atthe Kenwood CountryClub.

Krul is the CEO/seniorpartner of Miller-Valen-tine Group, with whom hehas been since 1969. Hav-ing grown from a smallgeneral contractor in 1963to the nationally recog-nized company they aretoday, Miller-Valentineunderstands what it takesto be successful in busi-ness.

In part due to Krul’sleadership, the companyis built on a deep commit-ment to quality and integ-rity in the buildings theyconstruct and servicesthey provide. Beyond hisprofessional successes incommercial and multi-family development, con-struction, leasing, proper-ty management, and fi-nancial consulting, Krul,along with his wife, Patri-cia, has been dedicated tophilanthropy and commu-nity service in GreaterCincinnati and NorthernKentucky.

Along with 20 years ofservice on the CSC Board,including serving aspresident in 2003 and2004, CSC will recognizeKrul for his work on be-half of CSC. In addition tocontinued and extensive

fundraising to supportCSC’s mission, Krul wasintegral in the buildingand opening of The LynnStern Center, home ofCSC (formerly known asthe Wellness Communi-ty), in 2001.

Serving as CSC’s pre-mier annual fundraisingevent, the Evening ofHope Gala is a night fea-turing dynamic entertain-ment, cocktail reception,dinner, raffle and livelyauction. More than 350friends and supportersare expected to attendthis year’s event. 2015Chairs Marilyn Dolle, Lin-da Green, and Lucy Wardare leading the planningfor this spectacular event,along with committeemembers Barbara Bush-man, Chris Dolle andLeonard Stokes.

For information onhow to get involved withthe Evening of Hope Galaor Cancer Support Com-munity Greater Cincin-nati-Northern Kentucky,please contact GretchenRamstetter, director ofdevelopment, at [email protected] or 513-791-4060.

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