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The Mount Healthy Board ofEducation has narrowed thefield to six candidates as the dis-trict continues its search for anew superintendent.

Current Superintendent LoriHandler is retiring at the end ofthe school year, and the board isworking with Steve Horton, aformer board member who leftto work with the Ohio SchoolBoard Association, on thesearch to find the districts nextsuperintendent.

Board President Steve Har-

ness says the fullboard will begininterviews withthe seven candi-dates still in therunning begin-ning March 2.

They are: J.Larry Ballew, su-perintendent,

Hillcrest Academy; Reva Cos-by, principal, Huber HeightsCity Schools; Jack Fisher, direc-tor, Finneytown Local Schools;Joyce Hackett, director, Colum-bus City Schools; Tracey Miller,director, Dublin City Schools;Anthony Orr, superintendent,

Northwestern Local Schools,and William Sprankles, direc-tor, Princeton City Schools.

The search officiallylaunched in January, and thedeadline to apply was Feb. 13.Harness said there were 31 ap-plicants, and that field was nar-rowed to seven at an executivesession before the Feb. 23 boardof education meeting.

Interviews were set to startMarch 2, with second round in-terviews set for the week ofMarch 9. The board hopes to beready to hire someone in Aprilto begin work with the districtJuly 1.

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Parents upset aboutstate-mandated standard-ized tests have found alliesin some local school districtoffices.

Education administra-tors are expressing similarconcerns.

Winton Woods ExecutiveDirector of Teaching andLearning Terri Holden saidin an email that while thedistrict supports the need toassess students, the amountof time required for PARCCis prohibitive.

The required breadth oftesting this year, runningfrom mid-February to mid-May, is so time-consumingthat it significantly impactsinstructional time of ourstudents, Holden said. Ev-ery minute of instructionaltime is crucial to ensure ev-ery student achieves attheir highest potential.

Mount Healthy Superin-tendent Lori Handler saysthe district is handling thisround of testing well, but ithas taken a lot of work tomake that happen, and thetests are stressing studentsand teachers.

She said intensive workby teachers and administra-tive staff before the assess-ments is the main reason thetesting in her district is go-ing so well.

That computerized sys-tem is challenging not onlyfrom a technological stand-point, but because Handlersays many of her youngerstudents who are takinghigh-stakes tests dont havestrong computer skills. Shewas particularly concernedabout a reading prompt thatrequired students to scrolldown to finish reading theselection. We were worriedthat students might notknow to scroll and miss partof the prompt, she said.

And she is concernedabout the stress. There is alot riding on these tests, andnot just for our students,she said. District, principaland teacher evaluations areaffected by the outcomes.We had a student throw upon his keyboard today.Whether it was stress orpressure to attend schoolsick because he didnt wantto miss the test, thats diffi-cult.

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These fourth-grade students participated in a field testing for the PARCC(Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers)assessments. which replace the Ohio Achievement Assessment andeventually will take the place of the Ohio Graduation Test.

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She says she has talkedwith about 75 parents whowere considering or haddecided not to allow theirstudents to take the as-sessments.

Blust said the districtis monitoring reports andchanges in legislationaround testing to keep upwith changing require-ments.

We are just doingwhat we need to do basedon the laws in place rightnow, she said. Its impor-tant for parents to consid-er all the ramifications ofchoosing not to have theirstudents take these tests,so its important for par-ents to be well informed.

Symmes Township res-ident Zac Haines son is

this school year depend-ing on their grade haveseen a sharp increase inthe number of exams andpractice tests, mostdriven by the states adop-tion of Common Corestandards.

For some grades andacademic subjects lan-guage arts, math, scienceand social studies test-ing, including practice ex-ams, have nearly tripledfrom five to 14.

The state is using newmath and English teststhis year supplied by themulti-state Partnershipfor Assessment of Readi-ness for College and Ca-reers.

The tests are based onthe Common Core learn-ing standards.

Parents are allowed toopt out of testing by in-forming their localschools in writing.

But state and localschool officials warn highschool parents that by-passing the test may en-danger their chances ofgetting a diploma.

Moreover, they warn,school districts may losefederal and state fundingif too many students optout.

The Ohio Departmentof Education says there isno law that allows a parentor student to opt out ofstate testing and there isno state test opt-out pro-cedure or form.

If a parent withdrawshis or her childs partici-pation in certain statetests, there may be conse-quences for the child, thechilds teacher, and theschool and district.

While some districtsare experiencing pushback from parents whoare deciding not to allowtheir students to take theassessment tests, Han-dler says only one studentis not taking the test be-cause parents did notwant them to participatein her district.

Jenny Blust, directorof curriculum servicesfor the Northwest LocalSchool District, is the go-to person for parents whoare considering not hav-ing their students take theassessments.

We have dealing withthese parents one-on-one, she said. And ad-dressing each situation in-dividually. There are con-sequences for not takingthe tests. We want to besure our parents under-stand the decisions theyare making and what thepossible outcomes ofthose decisions might be.

only 2-years-old, butHaines has spoken outagainst Common Core andPARCC testing to makesure all children get theeducation they deserve.

We need to improveeducation in the state, butmore standardize testingis not the answer, Hainessaid.

Haines, the presidentof multiple Republicangroups in the area, ran forthe state board of educa-tion in 2014, opposed toCommon Core and formore classroom instruc-tion time.

He lost, but he saidwhat he learned on thecampaign trail from talk-ing to teachers, parentsand students made himsee the problems facingpublic schools.

I think the testing cul-ture in our public schoolsis extreme. Teachers arespending more time pre-paring students for thesetests and administeringthem than they are on ac-tually teaching, Hainessaid.

Haines said the testsare more of a data collect-ing exercise for the statethan helpful instructionfor the students because ittakes so long for the re-sults to come in.

The students cant re-view them, see what theydid wrong and learn howto improve, Haines said.

Winton Woods has heldinformational meetingsfor parents and Wyomingis planning a similar gath-ering in March. Princetonand Winton Woods haveposted information ontheir district websites, aswell.

Sycamore Schools Su-perintendent AdrienneJames sent a stinging let-ter to Ohio Schools Super-intendent Richard Rossdetailing her complaintsabout the states efforts sofar in addressing prob-lems surrounding the newand more frequent stu-dent testing.

The changes (in test-ing) have been stagger-ing, James wrote Ross,sharing the letter withparents in the 5,244-stu-dent Hamilton Countyschool system and copy-ing local state legislators.

The public school sys-tem has been jerked fromone notion to another, re-quiring so much time andattention that districts areleft with no time to ad-dress internal needs. Andsadly, bearing the brunt ofit all are our children,James said.

James told the Ohioschool leader she hadtwo overarching con-cerns the abundance ofstate mandated tests andthe continued interfer-ence with what should bea local decision regardingdiagnostic tests that areadministered for internaluse.

Ross said the state isnot only listening to suchnegative feedback butwelcomes more as theyfine-tune the frequencyand way students are test-ed.

I am committed to im-proving testing efficiencyand reducing the testingburden on students whilemaintaining accountabil-ity in our schools, Rosssaid in a recent statementthat accompanied a statereport modifying some ofthe testing requirements.

Ross, however, also

stated I believe testingserves an important pur-pose for monitoring andimproving student learn-ing.

Each test a studenttakes should contribute toinstructional improve-ment or school and teach-er accountability. I amcommitted to improvingtesting efficiency and re-ducing the testing burdenon students while main-taining accountability inour schools.

The Ohio House re-cently approved a bill thatwould prohibit schoolsthis school year from re-taining students from pro-gressing students to thenext grade based on thenew tests.

The bill also addressessome parents concernsabout the data districtsand the state might share such as individual testscores with outside, pri-vate corporate sources.

The bill, however, doesnot affect the statesThird Grade ReadingGuarantee, which re-quires third-graders toachieve a certain readingscore to be allowed to ad-vance to the fourth grade.

Third-graders thisyear are taking the oldOhio Achievement As-sessment test in readingand will move to the Com-mon Core-based testsnext school year.

The bill was passedunanimously by theHouse earlier this monthand has gone to the OhioSenate for further consid-eration.

Gov. John Kasich re-cently reiterated his sup-port of the Common Corereforms.

Haines said parentsneed to stay involved.

We have to respect aparents right to make achoice with their childseducation.

They know best. Notthe government. I wouldnever tell a parent what todo with their child. Iwould encourage all par-ents to do the research,Haines said.

Reporters KurtBackscheider, Jennie Key,

Marika Lee, Kelly McBride,Cindy Schroeder, Forrest

Sellers, Sheila VilvensMichael Clark, Benjamin

Lanka and ChrissieThompson contributed.

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WHATS HAPPENING IN COLUMBUSProposed state legislation that would make some re-quired student tests paper tigers even if given online was to be taken up by the Ohio Senate, possibly as early asthis week.The Senate Education Committee voted out the legisla-tion, which would also reduce the number of mandatedtests, after a Feb. 25 hearing on: House Bill 7, which would prohibit some tests taken thisschool year by elementary and secondary schools studentsfrom being used to determine promotion, retention andcourse credit decisions and which would allow high-schoolstudents to take end-of-course exams they missed or toretake them.The bill passed the House 94-0 on Feb. 11 and was sent tothe Senate. Senate Bill 3, which would allow some test exemptionsfor schools in high-performing districts.Senate sessions were scheduled for Tuesday and Wednes-day, March 3 and 4, but Senate Education CommitteeChairwoman Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) was unsureif everything needed for a vote would be ready then.After the House passed House Bill 7, State Rep. DougGreen (R-Mt. Orab) cited a provision prohibits schoolsfrom sharing individual students test scores with outsideentities unless they have the consent of either the studentor his or her parents.I am pleased we were able to close a loophole that exist-ed, which would have created a huge problem for ourstudents," Green said.Our goal as legislators should be to do whatever is neces-sary to equip our students with the necessary skills theyneed to either gain employment when they graduatehigh school or be ahead of the game when they go tocollege.State Rep. Tom Brinkman Jr. (R- Cincinnati), said at thetime that, I was proud to vote yes today on what is thefirst step to eliminate Common Core in the state of Ohio.

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As snow and schoolclosings piled up in recentweeks, there was some-thing missing from theusual chatter about sledhills, snowmen and hotchocolate:

Calamity days. Thanksto a change by the OhioDepartment of Educationthat launched this schoolyear, no one was talkingabout how students wouldbe going to school untilJuly to make up the timethat was being missed.

Starting this schoolyear, Ohio districts on anhour-based schedule willno longer have to worryabout calamity days.

Instead, schools mayschedule excess hoursabove 1,001 hours, whichis the minimum thresholdset by the state for highschools. Hours missedabove the minimum donot have to be made up.However, if a schoolcloses enough that it willfall below the minimumnumber of hours, theschool must extend itsscheduled year.

Northwest LocalSchool District isnt tooconcerned. Because stu-dent schedules have morethan the minimum, its un-likely there will be a needfor make up days.

Jenny Blust, directorof curriculum servicesfor the Northwest dis-trict, says staff membersare tracking afternoonhalf-day kindergartenstudents, who are re-

quired to have 455 hoursin the classroom, but mostothers are well above theminimum. Blust says highschoolers in the districtcould miss about 25 daysand elementary schoolstudents could miss 27school days before itwould be necessary to adddays to meet minimum re-quirements.

Another way to makeup the hours missed belowthe minimum required isto use blizzard bags. Ac-cording to the Ohio De-partment of Education,beginning in the 2014-2015school year, schools willsubmit plans explaininghow they will make up themissed hours, instead ofdays, up to the equivalentof three scheduled days.There are no otherchanges to blizzard bags.

Blizzard bags may onlybe used when it is neces-sary to close the schoolbecause of: a disease epi-demic; hazardous weath-er conditions; law en-forcement emergencies;school buses or otherequipment necessary tothe schools operation areinoperable; damage to aschool building; or someother temporary circum-stances due to utility fail-ure rendering the schoolbuilding unfit for schooluse.

Mount Healthy CitySchool SuperintendentLori Handler for now, thedistrict is in good shape. Ifthe area suffers anotherwinter blast like the re-cent one that closedschools for a week be-

cause of snow and cold,Mount Healthy studentswill be breaking out theblizzard bags.

In the Finneytown Lo-cal School District,spokesman Shawn Maussays students have a lot ofbreathing room built intothe calendar, and its high-ly unlikely that makeupdays or blizzard bags areon the horizon.

We had a comfortablecushion, he said. We arenot expecting to have toadd days to the calendar.

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Area schools arecounting the hours, notthe days as they makesure they meet statestandards for time inthe classroom this year.Blizzard bags, whichare assignments to helpstudents make upinstructional time lostdue to winter can stillbe part of schooldistricts plans to meetthose requirements.

School free fromcalamity days countdownBy Jennie [email protected]

In 2005, Ohio law wasamended to allow highschool seniors, who are atleast 17 years of age, towork at the polls.

In Hamilton County in2014, we had a total of 116students from 13 differentschools who participated.Wyoming High Schoolhad 46 students, compris-ing close to 1/3 of theirsenior class.

Emma Harrison, a Sen-ior at Wyoming Highschool, was among thosewho participated.

I feel much more in-volved and knowledge-able in the political proc-ess after getting thechance to work the pollson Election Day and if giv-en the option, I would do itagain, Harrison said.

Students work as regu-lar poll workers, getting afirst-hand lesson in thevoting process as well asproviding an importantcivic duty to the voters ofHamilton County.

Students must attend athree-hour training class,work the Monday night

before the election to setup, and on Election Dayfrom 6am until around8:45 p.m. They are paid$161.50 as a precinct elec-tion official.

Sherry Poland, direc-tor of the Hamilton Coun-ty Board of Elections,would love to have all highschools in Hamilton Coun-ty choose to participate.

The students do awonderful job each elec-tion and bring a youthfulenergy and enthusiasm tothe polls. This benefits notonly our voters but theirfellow workers. We hopethis sparks a lifelong in-terest in the electoralprocess, Poland said.

Sally J. Krisel, deputydirector of the HamiltonCounty Board of Elec-tions, echoed those senti-ments.

If you or your schoolare interested in more in-formation regarding theHamilton County Youth atthe Booth program,please contact Joe Mallo-ry at 513-632-7089.

Hamilton County Youth atthe Booth program a success

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A list of local fish fries: Pleasant Run Presby-

terian Church: A series offish fries 5 to 7:30 p.m. Fri-days through March20, atthe church, 11565 PippinRoad.

The menu includes achoice of fish or chickennuggets and choice of twosides: macaroni andcheese, green beans, co-leslaw, applesauce. Themeal also includes bread,dessert and either coffee,lemonade or ice tea. Theprice is $8.50 per adultand $4.50 per child. Carry-out prices are $8 per adultand $4 per child.

This series of fish friesis being sponsored by thewomens association andBoy Scouts. Call 513-825-4544, or visit pleasan-trunpc.org

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Township manthreatens police atbar

A Green Townshipman was arrested overthe weekend for alleged-ly threatening police of-ficers at a bar.

Patrick Sandusky, 41,was charged with disor-derly conduct and men-acing.

Court records showSandusky was drinkingat Hey Days Sports Bar& Grill in Colerain Town-ship Feb. 21, and becamevery intoxicated, ac-cording to court docu-ments.

He allegedly beganaggressively hitting onseveral patrons. Whenasked to leave, police sayhe attempted to fight pa-trons and took off hisshirt.

When police officersasked Sandusky to leave,he allegedly told them hewould come to theirhomes and hurt them.

Sandusky pleaded notguilty and posted $2,000bond.

He is scheduled ap-pear in court for a non-jury trial on March 9.

College credit plusmeetings for2015-16 school year

The College CreditPlus program replacesboth dual enrollment andPSEO (Post-SecondaryEducational Options)starting in the 2015-16school year.

The College CreditPlus Program has beenestablished to enhancestudents college and ca-reer readiness and post-secondary success byenabling college-ready7-12 grade students whoqualify for college ad-mission to take college-level courses for whichthey earn both highschool and college creditupon successful comple-tion of the coursework.

Any Northwest Localstudent and parent inter-ested in this programmust attend one of ourtwo mandatory introduc-tion sessions on the fol-lowing dates:

6:30 p.m. Tuesday,March 10, at Colerain

High School.6:30 p.m. Thursday,

March 12, at NorthwestHigh School.

The introductionmeeting will help fam-ilies in making a decisionon participation and thecriteria necessary forpossible enrollment-.Please contact MikeHolbrook at 513-923-1000 extension 651 withany questions.

Funds raised benefitthe CTBA ScholarshipEndowment Fund whichannually provides four$1,000 scholarships toColerain High Schoolseniors.

McAuley Madnessfor sixth- andseventh-graders

McAuley High Schoolis hosting a fun-filledevening for all sixth- andseventh-grade girlsfrom, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fri-day, March 20.

McAuley Madnesswill feature great food,such as LaRosas pizzaand a build-your-ownsundae bar, along withgames, activities, music,and fun.

Girls attending canwear their favorite bas-ketball teams shirt orjersey. All the fun willtake place at McAuley.

Registration is avail-able online atmcauleyhs.net/mcauleymadness.

For more informa-tion, please contact Ma-ria Schweikert at 681-1800 Extension 2272 [email protected].

Free flu shotsHometown Urgent

Care is offering free flushots at their new loca-tion, 8459 Colerain Ave.,in the Colerain HillsShopping Center.

This is a full-serviceurgent care, offering afull range of medicalcare for acute injuriesand illnesses for all ages,from sports injuries toear infections and fromstiches to sneezes.

The clinic is openMonday through Friday,8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Sat-urday and Sunday 9 a.m -5 p.m.

BRIEFLY

Cases for Love far ex-ceeds its goal of collecting1,200 bags for area fosterchildren.

More than triple thatnumber of suitcases, duf-fel bags and backpacks,were collected with the fi-nal group of bags beingloaded onto a truck on Val-entines Day at the Ken-wood Sibcy Cline office.All of the bags were to bedelivered to the office ofHamilton County Job andFamily Services. Fromthere the bags will beshared with agenciesserving foster children inHamilton, Butler, Greeneand Montgomery coun-ties and Northern Ken-tucky.

Project creator JuliePhillippi-Whitney notedthat the campaign wasmore successful thanever imagined.

Its been a huge suc-cess, she said. Phillippi-Whitney and others gath-ered in Kenwood at theSibcy Cline location toload up the last bags andcelebrate the projectssuccess.

Moira Weir, director ofHamilton County Job andFamily Services, was onhand as the final bagswere loaded onto the mov-ing van Feb. 14.

Its been wonderful tosee the community cometogether, she said.

As noted in the past,foster children come intothe care of HamiltonCounty Job and FamilyServices at various hoursof the day and night, Weirsaid. Often the few itemsthey have with them areeither being carried in atrash bag or in their arms.Thanks to Cases for Love,many local agencies willnow be able to provide thechildren with a suitcase orduffel bag in which theycan carry their belong-ings.

Were very grateful,she said.

Cases for Love was acollaborative venture be-

tween Phillippi-WhitneyCommunications, SibcyCline Realtors, Univer-sity Moving and Storageand Hamilton County Joband Family Services. Theoriginal goal was to pro-

vide about 1,200 suitcasesand backpacks in whichfoster children can carrytheir belongings. Thisproject was launched Jan.5 and concluded Feb. 13.More than 5,500 bags

were collected.The 22 Sibcy Cline of-

fices served as the collec-tion points for the bags.

The turnout has beenjust amazing, said PamSibcy, vice president ofmarketing for SibcyCline. We would like tothank everyone in thecommunity for their par-ticipation.

Its been an unbeliev-able campaign, saidMark Bruns, vice presi-dent and general managerof University Moving andStorage. He volunteeredhis company to pick up thesuitcases from each of theSibcy Cline locations anddeliver them downtown.The University facility inWest Chester Townshipalso served as a drop offlocation.

Whitney expressed hergratitude to everyone in-volved in the project. Sheand the other members ofthis group are looking for-ward to continuing theirefforts again next year toprovide support in vari-ous ways to foster chil-dren throughout the tri-state.

Cases for Love exceeds goal,collects 5,500 bagsBy Sheila Vilvenssvilvens@communitypress

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The final suitcases, duffel bags and backpacks are loaded ontoa truck to be delivered to Hamilton County Job and FamilyServices. There the bags will be distributed to agenciesserving foster children.

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

La Salle High School spon-sors a College Night for Stu-dents with Disabilities and theirparents from 7 to 9 p.m. Thurs-day, March 26, at the school,3091 North Bend Road.

Any student who has an Indi-vidualized Education Plan or504 Plan is encouraged to at-tend. The event is free. Students

and parents can learn moreabout what colleges and univer-sities provide and your stu-dents rights and what they canexpect in college under theAmerican for Disabilities Act.The event will begin with an in-troductory address, The Tran-sition from Secondary to Post-secondary Settings for Students

with Disabilities by MichaelSouthern, director of disabilityservices, University of Cincin-nati. To learn more about his de-partment, visit www.uc.edu/aess/disability.html.

Student and parents will thenproceed to breakout sessionswhere they can meet with rep-resentatives from area colleges

and universities to learn moreabout the services they provide.Those invited include: Cincin-nati State Technical and Com-munity College, Gateway Com-munity College, Miami Univer-sity, Mount St. Joseph Univer-sity, Northern KentuckyUniversity, University of Cin-cinnati, University of Dayton,

Wright State University, andXavier University. The eventwill conclude with a generalquestion and answer session.

For more information, con-tact Joe Muenchen at [email protected] or 513-741-2319 or Rosemary Rotuno-John-son at [email protected] or 513-741- 2305.

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White Oak MiddleSchool

Six students fromWhite Oak Middle Schoolparticipated in the 2015Junior High Honors Or-chestra performancewith 85 other middleschool students. The or-chestra was comprised ofmiddle school studentsfrom the Greater Cincin-nati area by recommenda-tion from their school di-rector only. The studentshad the opportunity towork with a guest conduc-tor, Dr. Betty Anne Got-tlieb, and performed fourselections. The world pre-

miere of Victory atHome was commis-sioned by the Ohio MusicEducation AssociationDistrict 14 for this perfor-mance. It was written by aCincinnati composer,Doug Spata. The WhiteOak students were: Shel-by Lutz, Grace Matre, andElizabeth Slawnyn on vio-lin; Hailey Koch and Mi-ciah Thacker on viola andJeffrey Valis on bass.

White Oak MiddleSchool sixth grader AlexThornicroft was the win-ner of his schools spellingbee as part of the ScrippsNational Spelling Bee pro-gram. He spelled neo-

phyte as his last word.The runner up was sev-enth grader Eben Semere.There were 40 sixth-, sev-enth-, and eighth-gradestudents who were quali-fied by their LanguageArts teachers to partici-pate.

St. Ignatius School After-school enrich-

ment is a long-time tradi-tion that students look for-ward to at St. IgnatiusSchool, but this year it hadspecial meaning. The pro-gram, developed by theschools PTO, is a three-week mini-course thatgives students an oppor-

tunity to explore new in-terests or rediscovertheir love of learning.This year, St. Ignatiusalumni and long-time af-ter-school enrichmentvolunteer Mike Houserwas remembered.

Houser died in 2014and had served as one ofthe instructors in thewoodworking class formany years, teaching stu-dents how to use powertools and saws while com-pleting three differentprojects. His class wasloved by many and con-tinues on in his name.

The 21 enrichmentclasses included guitar,woodworking, cooking,

crime scene investiga-tion, jewelry making,cake decorating andmore. A total of 21 classeswere offered, and 270 stu-dents participated. Theprogram is organized byPTO volunteers Jen Fee-ley and Tamara Birck.

McAuley HighSchool

McAuley HighSchool juniors Alex Rey-nolds and Kate Witzgallwere selected to be part ofthe Ohio Music EducationAssociation District 14Honor Band.

Reynolds plays theFrench horn, and Witzgall

plays the trombone. Theyperformed in the HonorBand Concert on Jan. 11atAnderson High School.Reynolds attended gradeschool at John Paul II andWitzgall attended Our La-dy of Grace.

McAuley sophomoresAbby Albrinck and MiaRaleigh were selected forXavier Universitys Hon-or Band. Albrinck playsthe clarinet and Raleighplays the flute. Their con-cert was Jan. 17 at XavierUniversitys GallagherTheater. Albrinck attend-ed grade school at St. Ig-natius and Raleigh attend-ed St. Michael.

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St. Ignatius third-grader Tyler Osterman savors his cup of hot chocolate while others waitpatiently to be served. From left: front, Tyler Osterman and Maggie Hollandsworth; back, NinaSeyforth and Ian Kowalski.

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St. Ignatius first-grader Darren Kolodzik is excited for the first taste of his hot chocolate.

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St. Ignatius Principal Tim Reilly announces the Hot Chocolate Emergency to a first-grade class. PROVIDED

St. Ignatius Principal Tim Reilly serves third-grader Katie Berich a cup of hot chocolate.

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St. Ignatius after-school enrichment woodworking class shows fifth-graders Sam Schaffer andTeddy Mechley working with instructor Bill Rottenberger to make a woodworking project.

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Katie Seifert, Amy Mueller, Mary Jo Lewnard and Martha Strawser prepare cups of hotchocolate at St. Ignatius School.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 385-3780. Green Township.

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

Exercise ClassesYoga for the Back (Therapy),6-6:45 p.m., EarthConnection,370 Neeb Road, $10 drop-in, $45five-class pass, $80 10-class pass,$140 20-class pass. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725.Delhi Township.

Pure Potential Chikung/taichi,9:30-11 a.m., Grace EpiscopalChurch, 5501 Hamilton Ave.,$50. Presented by HarmonicPulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.

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

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

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

Laugh Out Lounge Open MicComedy, 8-10 p.m., The PublicHouse, 3807 North Bend Road,Free. 481-6300; www.publichou-secheviot.com. Cheviot.

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

On Stage - TheaterA Nice Family Gathering, 8p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,1945 Dunham Way, Ghostly lovestory about a man who loved hiswife so much, he almost told herbefore he died. Now hes aghost on a mission, and his sonis the unlikely messenger onThanksgiving Day. Ages 18 andup. $14. Presented by SunsetPlayers Inc.. 588-4988; www.sun-setplayers.org. West Price Hill.

Stantons Garage, 8 p.m., NorthCollege Hill City Center, 1500 W.Galbraith Road, Comedy set inramshackle garage. $15, $12seniors, children and military.Presented by CenterStagePlayers Inc.. Through March 7.588-4910; www.centersta-geplayersinc.com. North CollegeHill.

Senior CitizensOpen Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. ThroughDec. 17. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6Dining EventsFish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., PleasantRun Presbyterian Church, 11565Pippin Road, Fish or chickennuggets and choice of two sides:macaroni and cheese, greenbeans, coleslaw and applesauce.Meal also includes bread, des-sert and either coffee, lemonadeor iced tea. Dinner: $8.50, $4.50per child; carryout: $8, $4 perchild. 825-4544; www.pleasan-trunpc.org. Colerain Township.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. MatthiasCatholic Church, 1050 W. Kem-per Road, Lonsway Hall. Dinnersand a la carte items. $7 perdinner. 851-1930. Forest Park.

Fish Fry Days, 4:30-7 p.m., St.Aloysius Gonzaga School, 4390Bridgetown Road, School Cafe-teria. Fried and baked fish,shrimp, pizza, mozzarella sticks,homemade macaroni andcheese, green beans, coleslawand homemade desserts. Carry-out and drive through available.Fish or shrimp dinner costs $8and a la carte items $1.50-$4.50.Presented by St. Aloysius Gon-zaga Church. 574-4840;www.saintals.org. Green Town-

ship.Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., VFW Post7340 Charles R. Gailey, 8326Brownsway Lane, Cod, catfish,shrimp, chicken, platters comewith choice of two sides. Carry-out available. $8 platter, $5sandwich. Presented by VFWPost 7340 Ladies Auxiliary.521-7340; http://gailey-post.webs.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Fresh Fish Fry, 4:30-7 p.m.,Western Hills Cheviot Lodge 140,4353 West Fork Road, Dine inlower level or carryout entranceat rear of building. Dine in orcarry out. Sides: fries, mac andcheese, onion rings, green beansand slaw. Dinner with threesides for $10. Free coffee andtea. Presented by Western HillsCheviot Lodge No. 140. 919-1065. Monfort Heights.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., OurLady of the Visitation School,3180 South Road, Baked, friedfish, shrimp and crab cakes.Dinners include two sides. Macand cheese, fries, coleslaw andmore. Childrens fish fingersdinner, Trottas pizza and weeklyspecial. $2 and up. Presented bySt. Joseph of the Three RiversCouncil Knights of Columbus.347-2229; www.stjosephkof-c.org. Green Township.

Germania Society Fish Fry,4:30-7:30 p.m., Germania Societyof Cincinnati, 3529 W. KemperRoad, Sides include bakedmacaroni and cheese, frenchfries, sweet creamy coleslaw,collard greens and corn bread.Assorted desserts and beveragesavailable for purchase. Tea,coffee and lemonade availableat no cost. Carry out and creditcard purchases also available.$12 dinner with two sides, $7fish sandwich only. 742-0060;www.germaniasociety.com.Colerain Township.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St.William Church, 4108 W. EighthSt., Menu includes hand bread-ed cod, tavern breaded fish,tilapia, salmon, shrimp, crabcakes, grilled cheese, cheesepizza, french fries, hush puppies,macaroni and cheese, tossedsalad and homemade soup ofthe week. Desserts and bever-ages available. Drive thru 4-7p.m. Dine in 4:30-7:30 p.m. $1and up. 921-0247; www.stwil-liamfishfry.com. West Price Hill.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. AntoninusParish, 1500 Linneman Road,Dine in, carry out or drive-thrucurb-side pick-up. Fish sand-wiches, jumbo shrimp, grilledsalmon, pizza, grilled cheese,homemade soups and home-made desserts, plus other sidedishes. Price varies. Presented bySt. Antoninus Boy Scout Troop614. 922-5400. Green Township.

Boy Scout Troop 271 Fish Fry,4:30-7:30 p.m., St. Teresa of AvilaChurch, 1175 Overlook Ave.,Dine in or carry out. Free. Pre-sented by St. Teresa Boy ScoutTroop 271. 921-9200. West PriceHill.

Dine-in Fish Fry, 5:30-7 p.m.,Our Lady of the Rosary Church,17 Farragut Road, Menu in-cludes salmon, baked cod, friedcod, shrimp, pizza, salted ryebread and more. A la carte itemsavailable. Credit cards accepted.$8. 825-8626; www.wintonwyo-mingpr.org. Greenhills.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 513, 7947Hamilton Ave., Cod, catfish,fantail shrimp, popcorn shrimp,crab cakes and chicken strips.Dinner include fries or maccheese or onion straws andcoleslaw, cupcakes. $6-$8.729-0061. Mount Healthy.

Fish FryDays, 5-8 p.m., St.Dominic Church, 4551 DelhiRoad, OConnor Hall. Traditionalfried cod, special menu itemseach week. Presented by St.Dominic Athletic Association.251-1276; www.athletics.stdo-minicdelhi.org. Delhi Township.

Fish Fry, 4-7 p.m., St. LawrenceElementary, 1020 Carson Ave.,Heritage Hall. Breaded jumboshrimp, baked salmon, codbreaded or beer battered,spaghetti with tomato sauce,grilled cheese sandwich or garlicgrilled cheese sandwich andpizza bread. Benefits St. Law-rence. Presented by PTO of St.Lawrence Elementary. 921-4230.East Price Hill.

Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, $10 drop-in, $45 five-classpass, $80 10-class pass, $14020-class pass. Presented by Yogaby Marietta. 675-2725; www.yo-gabymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,

9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, 7778 Colerain Ave., $5.720-4142. Colerain Township.

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

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

Music - Classic RockSuperBad, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., ClubTrio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Music - ReligiousCome Watch With Me: ThePerfect Storm, 7-8:30 p.m., OurLady of Lourdes, 2832 RosebudDrive, Evening of prayer, med-itation and music with MikeDavis. Walk the Way of theCross focusing on life, death andresurrection of Jesus Christ. Free.922-0715, ext. 3330. Westwood.

On Stage - TheaterA Nice Family Gathering, 8p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,$14. 588-4988; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

Stantons Garage, 8 p.m., NorthCollege Hill City Center, $15, $12seniors, children and military.588-4910; www.centersta-geplayersinc.com. North CollegeHill.

Rumors, 8 p.m., GlenmorePlayhouse, 3716 Glenmore Ave.,Farce takes place in upscalehome of New York Citys deputymayor, Charley Brock. Charleyand his wife, Myra, have invitedfriends to a party there tocelebrate their 10th anniversary,but before the party begins,Charley has suffered a gunshotwound to the earlobe whichmay or may not have beenself-inflicted. Ages 18 and up.$16, $15 advance. Presented byThe Drama Workshop. ThroughMarch 15. 598-8303; www.the-dramaworkshop.org. Cheviot.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7Craft ShowsSpring Craft/Vendor Show, 10a.m. to 2 p.m., Oak Hills HighSchool, 3200 Ebenezer Road,Commons. Handmade craftsalongside vendor favorites likeTupperware, Pampered Chef,Thirty One and more. $2. Pre-sented by Oak Hills Band Associ-ation. 405-4436; www.oakhills-bandassociation.org. GreenTownship.

EducationConcealed Carry Class, 8-9p.m., Tactical Intelligence Group,6111 Morgan Road, Led bycertified instructors, class meetsState of Ohio Concealed Hand-gun Permit pre-applicationeducational requirements inconvenient single-day format.Ages 21 and up. $150. Regis-tration required. 579-1405;tacticalintelligencegroup.com.Cleves.

Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5 per class or $40 for10 classes. Presented by DanceJamz. 706-1324. Sayler Park.

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

Health / WellnessPersonal Defense Course, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., Tactical Intelli-gence Group, 6111 MorganRoad, Designed to equip youwith simple ways to avoid,de-escalate or escape from widevariety of threatening situa-tions. For ages 13 and up. $75.Registration required. 579-1405.Cleves.

Music - Classic RockEmpty Garden, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005; clubtriolounge-.com. Colerain Township.

NatureCASKids Youth AstronomyProgram, 7-8:30 p.m., Cincin-nati Astronomical Society Obser-vatory, 5274 Zion Road, CASPresident Terry Endres will leadtour of past, current and futurespace exploration missions. Free.Presented by Cincinnati Astrono-

mical Society. 941-1981; www.ci-nastro.org. Cleves.

On Stage - TheaterA Nice Family Gathering, 8p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,$14. 588-4988; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

Stantons Garage, 8 p.m., NorthCollege Hill City Center, $15, $12seniors, children and military.588-4910; www.centersta-geplayersinc.com. North CollegeHill.

Rumors, 8 p.m., GlenmorePlayhouse, $16, $15 advance.598-8303; www.thedramawork-shop.org. Cheviot.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8BenefitsMeatballs and Music Fund-raiser, 3-7 p.m., La Salle HighSchool, 3091 North Bend Road,Concert at 3 p.m. Dinner 4-7p.m. Jeannine Groh Trio andother music accompany dinner.Spaghetti, meatballs, garlicbread, salad, drinks, dessert.Takeout available. Benefits LaSalle Band and Guard. $6.404-3057; www.prideoflasalle-.com. Green Township.

Dining EventsBest Sunday Brunch on theWest Side, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Aston Oaks Golf Club, 1 AstonOaks Drive, Omelet and wafflestations, goetta, sausage, bis-cuits, bacon, fruit and more.Lunch portion begins at 11 a.m.Large parties welcome. $11.95,$8.95 seniors and ages 7-14, freeages 6 and under. 467-0070, ext.3. North Bend.

EducationFinancial Peace University, 4-6p.m., Cheviot United MethodistChurch, 3820 Westwood North-ern Blvd., Take control of yourfinances. Everyone can benefitfrom lessons that cover debt,building wealth and makingsmart decisions with your mon-ey. $100 lifetime membershiprequired. 662-2048; www.che-viotumc.com. Cheviot.

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

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

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

Music - ClassicalDance and Romance, 3 p.m.,Seton High School, 3901 Glen-way Ave., Auditorium. Perfor-

mance by 60-piece orchestrafeaturing Schumanns CelloConcerto with guest soloistGenevieve Guimond. Free;donations welcome. Presentedby Cincinnati MetropolitanOrchestra. 941-8956; www.goc-mo.org. West Price Hill.

On Stage - TheaterRumors, 2 p.m., GlenmorePlayhouse, $16, $15 advance.598-8303; www.thedramawork-shop.org. Cheviot.

MONDAY, MARCH 9Business ClassesSuccess Team: Group Coach-ing for Job Seekers, 7-9 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Free. Registration re-quired. Through Sept. 14. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr.Finneytown.

EducationJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Seminar seriesprovides speakers who teachhow to conduct successfulcontemporary job search. Reser-vations required. 931-5777;tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

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

Dance Jamz, 6:45-7:45 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5; $40 10-class pass.Presented by Dance Jamz.460-6696. Sayler Park.

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

Zumba Gold Fitness Party,10-11 a.m., Westwood Town HallRecreation Center, 3017 HarrisonAve., $5. Presented by ZumbaFitness with Robin. 288-7844.Westwood.

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

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

Health / WellnessLunch & Learn: AlternativeApproaches to Arthritis, noonto 1 p.m., Gamble-NippertYMCA, 3159 Montana Ave.,Gold Room. Educates attendeesabout what arthritis is, who issusceptible to arthritis, whatcauses it, how to relieve it, andsteps to help prevent jointdisease. Ages 21 and up. Free.Reservations required. Present-

ed by Foundation for WellnessProfessionals. 941-0378. West-wood.

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 10EducationStrengths Based Career Man-agement, 1:30-3 p.m., FamilyLife Center, 703 Compton Road,Learn how to identify goodcareer fit and work towardstrength path. Reservationsrequired. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finneytown.

Exercise ClassesLevel 2 Beginners VinyasaFlow Yoga, 6-7 p.m., Earth-Connection, 370 Neeb Road,Drop-in $10, five-class pass $45,10-class pass $80. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.Delhi Township.

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

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

Health / WellnessHolistic Health and WellnessGroup, 7-9 p.m., Family LifeCenter, 703 Compton Road,Learn from various traditions tomanage your physical, mental,and spiritual fitness. Reserva-tions required. 931-5777; tiny-url.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

Rising Woman Workshop, 6-8p.m., Harmonious Energies,2852 Boudinot Ave., $175.Reservations required. 290-3363.West Side.

Senior CitizensEuchre, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Open game.For seniors.385-3780. GreenTownship.

Support GroupsCoping with Depression, 7-9p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Group foranyone experiencing depressionwho would like to learn copingtools and strategies, gain newperspectives on your life situa-tion and appropriate self carefor weathering the storm. Not atherapy group or substitute fortherapy. Led by David P. Perlaki,Professional Christian Counselor.Free. Registration required.931-5777; www.northmin-sterchurch.net. Finneytown.

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La Salle High Schools Meatballs and Music Fundraiser to benefit the schools band and guard is3-7 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at La Salle High School, 3091 North Bend Road, Green Township.Concert at 3 p.m. Dinner is 4-7 p.m. Jeannine Groh Trio and other music accompany dinner. Onthe menu are spaghetti, meatballs, garlic bread, salad, drinks, dessert. Takeout is available. Costis $6. Call 404-3057; visit www.prideoflasalle.com.

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I had to laugh when BillThomas of BBQ Review res-taurant in Madisonvilleagreed to share the recipe forhis iconic mac & cheese.

I heard Bill was closing hisrestaurant (but keeping therailroad dining car adjacent tothe property) so I gave him acall. Already I had severalrequests from readers whowere addicted to his mac &cheese and who asked me toget the recipe.

To give you a bit of history,Bill and I started out our culi-nary adventures about thesame time way back when.

Fast forwardsome 30-plusyears lateryears later andnow Bill wantsto take it easy.

When I toldhim about myreaders whocant exist hap-pily without hismac & cheese,Bill said Ill

share, no problem, but itstarts with 18 pounds macaro-ni, 20 pounds of cheese, andmakes 120 pounds and no, Iwont even try to break it

down! OK then...well I fid-dled with it and came up witha good recipe hopefully closeto Bills. I even followed histechnique for cooking themacaroni and the cheesesauce.

I served this to my family,and I never saw a bowl of mac& cheese eaten so fast. I hopeyou like it as much as we do.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jims East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

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If you want it cheesier add more cheese. This is more like the oldfashioned type, with a mild flavor. This recipe doubles or triples easily.

1//2 pound elbow macaroni - 2 cups dry1 stick butter - 4 oz.1/4 cup onion, diced fine 1/4 cup flourSalt and pepper to taste4 oz. regular, not low fat, Velveeta cheese, cubed4-6 oz. shredded cheddar, divided (I used a heaping cup, probably

more like 6 oz.)2 cups milk, warmed

Boil macaroni in salted water, drain, and set aside while making sauce.Over medium heat, melt butter and stir in onion. Cook until onion is

translucent but not brown. Add flour, salt and pepper and whisk just untilflour is light brown. Stir in milk and whisk until thicker and bubbly.

Remove from heat and stir in Velveeta and a little more than half thecheddar. Stir in macaroni. The mac & cheese will be very creamy and thick-ens as it sits. Sprinkle with rest of cheddar.

Versatile cheese sauce: Sauce alone is a good all-purpose cheese sauce.

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Savory is herb of the year and one thats underused. It has an aro-matic peppery flavor, good in bean dishes (Germans call it the beanherb) since it helps you digest beans. When youre ready to dry herbs thissummer, use this recipe and youll have a marvelous homemade blend.

Mix together:

3 tablespoons dried basil

2 tablespoons dried oregano1 tablespoon dried marjoram1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed1 teaspoon dried savory1/2 teaspoon dried sage2 tablespoons dried parsley - optional

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and fluThyme is especially good for upper respiratory healthRosemary helps keep memories sharpSavory is a good salt substitute and helps dispel gasBoost your wisdom with sageParsley is good for kidney and liver health

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A panel discussion featur-ing regional business leadersdiscussed the need to developlocal talent young adultswho have skills that are need-ed in their community. Theysaid that those young adultsare the key to the continuedeconomic success of our re-gion.

The best way to developthat talent has been discussedand debated in news articles,political speeches and forums.Are four-year or advancedcollege degrees appropriate?When are industry trainingprograms, community col-

leges, adulteducationcourses, andhands-ontraining theright choicefor youngadults?

The truth isthat we need avariety ofpaths, and ouryouth need to

have options. Research showsthat current teenagers willchange careers multiple timesin their lives. Ohio's efforts tointroduce career education

into lower grades is a step inthat direction. Understandingchoices early will help them tobe successful more quickly.

For many students, keepingoptions open means attendinga career-technical school.They know that becomingready for both a career andcollege by the time they grad-uate offers multiple paths.

About half of Great Oaksgraduates, for instance, godirectly to college many ofthem with credits they'veearned in high school. Othersuse their career certificationto get ahead; a cosmetology

student may use the licenseshe earned to save money forfurther schooling. Or, numer-ous graduates from pre-engi-neering, manufacturing androbotics programs are nowworking for local employerswho will pay for their collegeeducation.

Apprenticeships in elec-tricity, HVAC and otherskilled trades allow graduatesto earn their continued educa-tion.

Healthcare graduates knowthat their certifications are afoundation for advancementin multiple directions. Some

students even graduate fromhigh school knowing that thefield they thought they lovedisn't for them a much easierdecision at 18 than after sever-al years of college.

The point is that our econo-my needs skilled profession-als, and our youth need andwant a variety of possibilities.The chance to explore choicesearly gives many a head starton success.

Harry Snyder is president/CEO,Great Oaks Career Campuses. Helives in Batavia.

Advantages to exploring career options early

Harry Snyder COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Feb. 25 questionWhat is your ideal place or

way to escape the winter weath-er?

Upstate New York in theAdirondacks or northern Mich-igan are my ideal places to es-cape the majority of wimps inCincinnati who think winter issomething from which youneed to escape. Embrace win-ter, go ski (downhill or crosscountry), snowmobile or justtake a nice winter hike in thewoods. There are no crowds. IfI choose to seek a warm weath-er vacation then the CaribbeanIslands are my next choice.The western side of Jamaicaand Antiqua are my favorites.

M.J.F.

Well all the ideal placesthat I know of to escape I can'tget to because I have to workand winter is a busy season forus. So instead I've decided tojust embrace winter. If I tryand realize that it can only goon for so long, and get so bad,then when the spring and sum-mer arrives I find I am waymore grateful. However, whenit is August, and about 90 de-grees with 95 percent humidityI try and remember back tohow great it felt to be shoveling

my driveway in minus 0 degreeweather. It is all relative.

C.S.

Go to Montana where theyhave a lot more snow, moun-tains and incredible skiing.They also all know how to drivein the snow.

D.B.

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THIS WEEKSQUESTIONWhat TV show from your youthwould you like to see remade,or re-broadcast? Why?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers tonorthwestpress@community press.comwith Ch@troom in the subject line.

THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

These birds seem to be enjoying the winter weather - a lesson somehumans could learn.

Recently, my friends moth-er experienced a fall at herhome.

Fortunately, Andre was onthe phone with her when shefell. He was able to immedi-ately summon the local emer-gency squad to respond, thustransporting her to the localhospital. Sadly, Mrs. Z suffereda broken fibula, and a frac-tured ankle as a result of thefall. She is undergoing therapyand rehabilitation at a localfacility.

As campy as the phrase wasoften portrayed in comedysketches after its release incommercials, a fall, followedby a persons inability to get upand summon assistance, is oneof the most frequent causes offatality for older adults. Ac-cording to Healthy Ohio,through the Ohio Departmentof Health, Older adults aredisproportionately affected byfall-related injury. Moreover,falls among older adults havereached epidemic proportions.It is reported that from 2000 to2011, Ohioans aged 65 and old-er experienced a 167 percentincrease in the number of fatalfalls and 145 percent increasein the fall death rate.

Not surprising, the risks forsuffering serious injury after afall increases dramaticallywith advancing age. On aver-age, 2.6 older Ohioans sufferedfatal falls each day in 2011, andOhioans 65 years and olderaccounted for approximately84 percent of fatal falls thatyear.

One way to protect yourselfor loved one is to consider apersonal emergency responsesystem. This call button can beworn as an adjustable medicalalert necklace, or as a medicalalert bracelet.

Moreover, the devices arereassuring to adult childrenwho know that if an aging par-ent suffers a fall, stroke orheart attack, immediate assis-tance can be summoned. Manymodels can detect when a per-son has fallen. This is especial-

ly helpful ifthe individualis unconscious.

The Amer-ican Associa-tion for Re-tired Personsrecommendsthat you con-sider thesefactors whenchoosing a

system:1) Look at several systems

before making a decision;2) Compare costs. Charges

for equipment and services,typically, include a setup feeanywhere from $50 to $200 anda monthly fee ranging from$30 to $60;

3) Read the contract care-fully and understand the can-cellation process;

4) make sure the provideroffers 24/7 monitoring andsupport; 5) Ask how often thesystem is tested; and 6) ask fora 30 day free or money-backtrial.

Mrs. Z actually had a med-ical alert system. However, shewasnt wearing the alert deviceat the time of her fall. Luckily,her son was able to summonthe emergency crew to herhome. Thanks to her son, Mrs.Z will be returning to her homein the near future.

Conversely, the elderlymother of a local physicianwas discovered alone in herbedroom, dehydrated, injuredand barely conscious a full dayafter she suffered a fall andstroke. Because of the delayeddiscovery, the time in which astroke can be aggressivelytreated to minimize or counterthe effects was compromised.The doctors mother, who be-fore the stroke had no serioushealth conditions, now liveswith him and his wife.

Cindy Gramke is the ExecutiveDirector/CEO of Clermont SeniorServices. Ideas and comments canbe directed to Cindy [email protected] orcontact the agency at 724-1255.

Ive fallen and cantget up is no joke

Cindy Gramke COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

It is estimated that more than25 percent of US seniors have di-abetes, and another 50 percentshow pre-diabetic symptoms.

The disease was the seventhleading cause of death amongAmericans in 2010. Theres hopefor seniors with diabetes. Sim-ple, preventative steps that sen-iors can take at home can staveoff its long-term damaging ef-fects, or even eradicate pre-dia-betic symptoms entirely. Hereare three ways that seniors liv-ing with diabetes can improvetheir quality of life:

1. Check your finger stickblood sugar every day.

Checking your finger stickblood sugar isnt pleasant. If youthink about the long-term painfrom which you can save your-self and loved ones life-threat-ening diabetic ketoacidotic cri-ses, ICU admissions, chronic in-fections, limb amputations andearly demise a second or twoof pain every day when youcheck your blood glucose levelis a small price to pay.

2. Eat right and be active.Pre-diabetic symptoms can

be reduced, or even resolved en-tirely, just by losing a moderateamount of weight and exercis-ing regularly. And full diabeticscan sometimes come off dailyinsulin injections just by eating

better and exercising.Instead of eating processed

foods and restaurant take-out,try cooking more fresh fruit andveggie-based dishes at home.Avoid adding sugar or salt justfor the sake of taste.

Exercise moderately everyday. Take walks, swim, or go forbike rides. When the weathergets cold, try light to moderateweight training, sign up for awater aerobics class or ball-room dancing. The idea is to getmoving.

3. Keep a daily diet and bloodglucose log; visit your doctor forregular checks.

If you are a diabetic who ei-ther does not have an estab-lished primary care doctor orwho doesnt go for regularcheckups, youre risking yourhealth.

Without careful manage-ment of your diabetes regimenby a physician, you run a seriousrisk of heart disease, strokes,chronic wound infections, neu-rological damage and other de-bilitating conditions.

A 2010 study by the Health-

care Cost and Utilization Pro-ject found that preventable hos-pital admissions related to dia-betes increased 12 percent be-tween 2005 and 2010. In 2010alone, preventable diabetes ad-missions cost hospitals (and UStaxpayers when Medicare andMedicaid payments are consid-ered) over $6.3 billion.

To help your doctor bettermanage your diabetes regimen,keep a diligent record of yourfood intake, morning and after-meal FSBS readings, insulin andmedication doses and exercise.By doing so, you can give yourdoctor the information he or sheneeds to keep you safe.

If you havent been seriousabout managing your diabetes,nows the time to start.

Living well with diabetes ispossible, but it takes effort.Schedule an appointment withyour primary care doctor to de-velop a comprehensive careplan. If you have no primarycare doctor, find one now. Startadhering to a low-sugar diet,check your glucose regularly,keep a diabetes managementlog and exercise regularly.

Episcopal Retirement Homes runsMarjorie P. Lee, Deupree Home andDeupree Cottages in Eastern Cin-cinnati.

3 ways diabetic seniors can keep living well

U.S. House ofRepresentatives

1st District, Steve Chabot(R). In Washington, 2351 Ray-burn HOB, Washington, D.C.,20515; 202-225-2216. Fax: 202-225-3012. In Cincinnati, write441 Vine St., Suite 3003, Cincin-nati, Ohio, 45202, or call 513-684-2723. Fax: 513-421-8722. For e-

mail, go to http://cha-bot.house.gov/.

District includes Cincinnati,Green Township, Miami Town-ship, Cleves, Addyston, Delhi,Cheviot, part of Colerain Town-ship, Springfield Township, For-est Park, Mount Healthy, NorthCollege Hill, Greenhills and Mt.Airy.

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CANTON St. Xavier and St.Ursula are bringing trophiesback to the Queen City, cappingan impressive weekend from lo-cal teams at the Division I stateswim meet Feb. 27-28 at the C.T.Branin Natatorium.

The Bombers amassed 335total points and the Bulldogs tal-lied 270.5 points. It was theBombers seventh consecutivestate championship and 36th all-time. St. Ursula returns with therunner-up trophy, finishing sec-

ond to Upper Arlington. Moeller finished as the run-

ner-up on the boys side with 134points.

There is nothing old aboutcoming to the end of a year-longprocess to celebrate. It nevergets old, St. Xavier head coachJim Brower said. I think wejust focus on the one at hand 36 (championships) are for thealumni. This ones for us.

Sophomore Grant House de-fended his state titles in the 100and 200 freestyle races, whilethe 200 freestyle relay team ofJoe Berno, Matt Slabe, GrantCarr and House took second be-hind Brecksville-Broadview

Heights.St. X also brought the meet to

a close with a win in the 400freestyle relay (Slabe, Carr,House and Mitchell Frey) in atime of 3:03.03. The Bombersalso won the 200 medley relay(James Wray, Luke Sobolewski,Frey and Berno) with a 1:32.03.St. Xaviers Drew Fitzgeraldtook 19th place at the state divemeet.

St. Ursulas key finishers in-cluded: Josie Grote who tookthird in the 100 breaststroke andsecond in the 200 individualmedley; senior Katie Kerr, a

St. X leads locals at state swimmingBy Nick Robbe and Adam [email protected]@communitypress.com

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St. Xaviers 400 freestyle relay team of Matt Slabe, Mitchell Frey, GrantHouse and Grant Carr celebrate after winning the race.

SPRINGFIELD TWP. Setting goals isimportant. Thats what Grant House willtell you, especially if youre a swimmer. Aswimmers goal is a time, but its also achallenge. In the case of the St. Xaviersophomore, Houses goal is to win andbreak records.

On Feb. 28, at the Super Bowl of swim-ming in the state, House defended both ofhis individual state championships in the100- and 200-yard freestyles, but he cameshort of record-setting times. He swam44.79, in the 100, and 1:35.28 in the 200. Thestate records House has in reach are from1991-92; they belong to Joe Hudepohl, an-other Bomber. Hudepohl went 43.43 (inthe 100) and 1:34.96.

It feels nice, but I would have likedbetter times, House told Enquirer Mediareporter Nick Robbe following his titledefenses. I was able to help X score andwin the meet; thats all that really mat-ters.

St. Xavier coach Jim Brower calledGrant the teams anchor in everythingthey do.

Hes just natural in the water, saidBrower, who just wrapped up his 24th sea-son with the Bombers. Hes got a good

physical make-up; hes tall, big hands, bigfeet. Theres an intangible that sets oneperson apart from the next; he has it theability to move through the water withcomplete control of your body.

In the water, Grants found theres no-where to hide, which he likes about swim-ming.

Its definitive. It keeps you honest,Grant said. Its a sport that tells you thetruth.

Swimming was in the cards for Grant.More accurately, the entire deck wasstacked with swimming, which was re-flected in Grants swimming lineage. His

older brother, Kyle, and older sister, Ash-ley, both swam. His parents, Sue and Ray,were swimmers who also coached Grant.Sue grew up one of nine siblings, eight ofthem swam. Rays two brothers wereswimmers.

I was in the water at 3 months andstarted swimming competitively at 6years old, Grant, whos now 6-foot-5,said.

Upon arriving at school, Brower knewhe had a thoroughbred, but he had no ideahow fast the freshman would swimstraight out of the gate.

We were aware of Grants pedigreeand resume (coming in), Brower said. Ithink he even surprised himself last yearas a freshman with how well he did.

In his two seasons, Grants also been amember of the 400 freestyle relays teamswhich have won a pair of state champion-ships in two years. House is on pace to po-tentially win eight individual state titlesduring his career.

Grant on what its like to win a race atstate: It takes a second to kick in. Whenyou touch the wall you lift your head andwater is coming down over your face, youcant see right away. Its a surreal mo-ment; once everything clears and you cansee, its amazing to realize all the hardwork paid off.

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St. Xavier High School sophomore Grant House in the third heat of the 200 breaststroke on Jan. 17 at Miami University in the Southwest Ohio Classic.

ST. XAVIERS HOUSE RIGHTAT HOME IN STATE WATERSBy Adam [email protected]

State swimming results

Division I localsMcAuley senior Amanda Deller swam

23rd in the 100 freestyle with a time of53.45.

Colerain freshman Hailee Trotter tooktenth place in the consolation final of the100 backstroke with a time of 57.30 which isa new Colerain school record. Cardinalssophomore Kerry Tepe finished 22nd in the100 breaststroke at 1:07.72.

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

COLERAN TWP. Enteringthe season, Northwest HighSchool girls basketball headcoach Brett Van Gaasbeek wasoptimistic because the majorityof his team saw action either atthe varsity or junior varsity lev-el the year prior.

Those good feelings souredquickly as the Knights lost 10 oftheir next 12 games after de-feating Finneytown and Taylorto open the season. Northwestsseason ended with a 62-21loss toLakota East Feb. 19.

Lakota East is a fine, up-and-coming program with agreat coach, Van Gaasbeeksaid. It wasnt a blowout in thefirst half, but it quickly becameone. They shot the lights out,made something like 53 percentof their shots.

We got to play some of theyounger players so the gamewas still useful for us.

After that rough stretch tobegin the season, the Knightswent 4-4 before the loss to theThunderhawks. Perhaps thebiggest reason for the improve-ment in the latter part of theseason was the adjustmentsmade by a couple key players.

Sophomore Fatimah Shabazzbegan the season playing from

Northwestgirls lookstowardfutureKnights hit roughpatch in seasonBy Nick [email protected]


Northwest sophomore forwardFatimah Shabazz spins and drives tothe basket.

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the wing in the Northwest of-fense but Van Gaasbeek shiftedher to the low post where she be-gan to thrive.

She had only three double-doubles through 14 games. Inthe final eight regular seasongames, she averaged a double-double at 17.5 points and 13.1 re-bounds per contest.

She really elevated hergame and I think she was headsand tails above any other sopho-more in the league, Van Gaas-beek said.

Her surge put her near thetop of a couple statistical cate-gories in the Southwest OhioConference. As of Feb. 25, Sha-bazz was third in points pergame (12.5) and third in re-bounds (8.5).

Van Gaasbeek also pointed tothe play of Laniya Gresham. Hesaid she found her shot in the

second half on the season andplayed hard-nosed defense.

Both return next season andare prime candidates to fill thevoid left by senior Alexis Mur-phy.

We will lose a phenomenalleader in Murphy, Van Gaas-beek said. When she wentdown with the ACL tear last sea-son, it was like having anotherassistant coach on the bench.We will need someone to takethe reins next year.

The coach also highlightedthe play of freshmen CamrynCaldwell, Cailin Boyd and MyaChapman. He said those threeearned their playing timethroughout the season.

He added that the Knightshave a tremendously talentedeighth-grade class comingnext year.

It was just one of thoseyears, but there were brightspots, he said. There is a lot ofhope for next year and I thinkNorthwest is heading in theright direction.

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Northwests Laniya Gresham shoots a jumper during the Knights gameagainst SWOC opponent Mt. Healthy Jan. 14.

Lanes sectional Feb. 25 and willbowl at the Division I districttournament. Northwest juniorAshley Carroll had the second-best three-game series of thesectional with a 635. JuniorCeairrah Duffy rolled a 568 andjunior Marisa Fears had a 520.

Colerain failed to qualifyas a team to the Division I dis-trict tournament, but sopho-more Erin Tragesser had thehighest score from the ColerainLanes sectional with a 660 to ad-vance individually along withjunior teammate Bryn Harriswho bowled a 491.

Roger Bacons postseasonrun concluded Feb. 26 at the Di-vision II district tournament.The Spartans did not send any-one onto the state tournament.

Boys bowling Colerain qualified as a

team for the Division I districttournament after taking thirdplace at the Colerain Lanes sec-tional Feb. 26. Senior AndrewWard led the Cardinals with a693 series, followed by seniorDonovan Murrays 671. JuniorNick Poppe also rolled a 646.

La Salle advanced to the Di-vision I district tournamentfrom the Crossgate Lanes sec-tional Feb. 26. Junior DannyReichwein led the Lancers witha three-game series of 704which ranked third at the sec-tional. Senior Matt Knebel add-ed a 656 series.

St. Xavier failed to ad-vance as a team to the districttournament, but the Bombersqualified seniors Nathan Shrumand Robert Faisant individuallyfrom the Crossgate sectionalFeb. 26. Shrum rolled a three-

game total of 616 and Faisanttallied a 604.

Roger Bacon failed to ad-vance as a team to the DivisionII state tournament after takingseventh place at the Beaver-Vudistrict Feb. 26. Senior ChrisWilhelm advanced as an indi-vidual after firing a 622 three-game series.

Wrestling At the Division I sectional

tournament Feb. 27-28 at Ham-ilton, Colerain qualified twowrestlers to the district tourna-ment in Josh Daniels (145) andChris Albert (170) both placedfourth in their weight classes.

La Salle had three sectionalchampions at the Division Itournament at Lebanon Feb. 28;Jared Thiemann (113), CoreyShie (132) and Andrew Sams(145). The Lancers also quali-fied Eric Beck (138) in thirdplace and Blake Wilson (160) infourth.

At the Division I sectionaltournament Feb. 28 at Lebanon,Northwest took eight place inthe team standings. TheKnights only sectional champi-on was Julian Daniels (182).Also advancing to the districttournament for Northwest are:Keyon Huntley (126) whoplaced second, Tyler King (120)was third and Michael Carter(220) took fourth.

Mount Healthy came inninth at the Division I sectionaltournament at Hamilton. TheOwls had two wrestlers qualifyfor the district tournament: Ke-eryon Deal (285) placed secondand Danny Johnson (182) wasfourth.

St. Xavier took sixth place

at the Division I sectional tour-nament at Hamilton Feb. 28.Cole Jones was the Bomberslone sectional champion at 220pounds. St. Xavier also ad-vanced three more wrestlers tothe district tournament withfourth-place finishers: SamKrider (113), Nick Falke (120)and Joey Barreau (152).

Roger Bacon advanced onewrestler, Kevin Dinh (195),through to the district tourna-ment. Dinh placed second at theDivision III sectional tourna-ment at Blanchester Feb. 28.

Moeller won the GreaterCatholic League tournamentFeb. 22 with 254.5 team points.Elder finished second with240.5, St. Xavier was third with157 and La Salle was fourth with117.5.

Gymnastics Roger Bacon came in sev-

enth place at the city champion-ships Feb. 22 at CincinnatiCountry Day.

On Feb. 28, the Spartanscame in 11th place at the districtchampionships.

Hockey St. Xavier beat Talawanda

5-3 in the OHSAA ColumbusDistrict tournament quarterfi-nals Feb. 25 at Miami Univer-sitys Goggin Ice Center. TheBombers broke a 3-3 tie in thethird period with a rebound goalfrom junior forward Nick Car-michael. Senior Justin LeFevreadded the Bombers fifth goalon an empty net. LeFevre hadfour goals in the win.

On Feb. 28, St. Xaviers staterun came to an end with a 6-0loss to Dublin Jerome.

Girls basketball

McAuley defeated St. Ur-sula 72-37 in a Division I sec-tional at Lakota East Feb. 25.Senior Emily Vogelpohl led theMohawks with 22 points.

Colerain fell to Ursuline69-34 in a Division I sectional atKings Feb. 25. The Cardinalswere led by Ciera Phillips 10points.

Mount Healthy lost to Indi-an Hill 47-35 in a Division I sec-tional Feb. 25.

Boys basketball Roger Bacon trounced

East Clinton 83-44 in a DivisionIII sectional Feb. 27. WilliamGreene had 18 points and CraigMcGee added 20 for the Spar-tans.

La Salle took care of West-ern Hills 73-56 in a Division Isectional Feb. 28. West HighsMalik Seldon had 20 points. LaSalles Tre Crigler had 18 points.

Northwest defeatedPrinceton 56-34 in a Division Isectional Feb. 28. Cody Rober-son led the Knights with 17points and eight rebounds. KobeBrown added 15 points and nineboards.

Girls bowling McAuley won the Division

I sectional tournament Feb. 25at Colerain Lanes to advance tothe district tournament. TheMohawks were led by juniorMadison Baker who totaled a607 across three games.

Northwest finished fourthand qualified out of the Colerain

SHORT HOPS

three-time state qualifier,placed third in the 500 free-style and ninth in the 200freestyle. The Bulldogs 200medley relay (Grote, Alexan-dra Wall, Marissa Delgado,Anna Delgado) took secondand the 400 freestyle relay(Hannah Foster, Mollie Zilch,Ashley Voelkerding, Grote)also took second place. TheBulldogs finished fourth inthe 200 freestyle relay (Voel-kerding, M. Delgado, A. Del-gado, Foster). Foster tied forthird in the 100 freestyle.

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Talawandas Curran Pers-inger had just scored an unas-sisted shorthanded goal with2:58 left in regulation to com-plete the Braves comebackfrom a 3-1third-period deficitto a 3-3 tie with St. Xavier.

The Bombers were skat-ing to the bench to regroupwhen junior forward NickCarmichael caught the eye ofsenior forward Justin Le-Fevre.

The guys were like, Oh,man, this isnt happening.Weve worked too hard, Carmichael said. Justinlooked at me and said, Wevestill got this. Lets go getone.

Twenty-seven seconds lat-er, St. Xavier had a powerplay just its second of thegame. Twenty seconds afterthat, Carmichael came upwith the rebound of a Le-Fevre shot and fired it in forthe go-ahead goal in a 5-3Bombers win Wednesday atMiami University that sentthem to the Columbus Dis-trict tournament quarterfi-nals.

Justin made a great movein the corner and put the puckon the net, said Carmichael,who also logged two assists.It came off on my stick and Iburied it. Thats the best feel-ing Ive ever had in my life.

LeFevre added an empty-net clincher his fourth goalof the game to go with his as-sist to help seventh-seededSt. Xavier earn a match withtop-seeded Dublin JeromeSaturday at the Ohio HealthIce Haus in Columbus. Theylost that game 6-0, endingtheir year 18-11-5.

The Bombers got pasttheir first tournament gamefor the first time in at leastfour years, coach Adam Tra-monte said.

That was a barnburner,he said. I was very nervouswhen it was 3-3. They had mo-mentum. We were the hometeam (on the scoreboard), butwe were on the road.

Persinger scored twogoals and Josh Clayton addeda third for 14th-seeded Tala-wanda (12-15-4), which hadbeaten St. Xavier in one gameand tied the Bombers in an-other this season.

Senior forward MattDoyle also had two assists forSt. Xavier, which has lost toDublin Jerome three timessince the summer by a com-bined score of 6-0, Tramontesaid.

LeFevre scored his firstgoal with 6:56 left in the first15-minute period and his sec-ond just 14 seconds into thesecond period. Persingerscored his first goal on abreakaway with 12:59 left inthe second period, but Le-Fevre answered with a short-handed goal with 9:47 left inthe second.

Clayton cut the deficit toone with a goal 23 secondsinto the third period.

St. X raisesgame whenneededBy Mark SchmetzerEnquirer contributor

Mohawks throttle St. Ursula

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McAuley coach Dan Wallace talks to the Mohawks during a Division I sectional against St. Ursula Feb. 25 at Lakota East. McAuley beat SUA 72-37. SeniorEmily Vogelpohl finished with a game-high 22 points, six steals, six rebounds and five assists.

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A list of spring 2015Empower U classes. Formore information, con-tact [email protected] or register atwww.empoweru.o-hio.org:

Americas ChristianHeritage: Thursday,March 5, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.,Gloria Dei LutheranChurch, 2718 Dixie High-way, Crestview Hills,Kentucky.

This lesson uses Amer-icas founding docu-ments, monuments andquotes from the FoundingFathers to prove thatAmerica did start as aChristian nation. In addi-tion, it examines multipleexamples of the Biblicalbasis of the Constitution.The presenter is Dr. LeeWatts, founder of Godand Country Ministry andKentucky State Chaplain.

Right to Work: Tues-day, March 10, CovingtonPublic Library, 501 ScottBoulevard, Covington.

Jim Waters will speakon the Bluegrass Insti-tutes efforts in leading acoalition of policy, legaland grassroots groups tohelp counties pass theirown right-to-work lawsand avoid the politicalgridlock in Frankfort.Waters is president of theBluegrass Institute forPublic Policy Solutions,Kentuckys first and onlyfree market think tank.

Governor KasichsProposed Budget TheGood, the Bad and the Ug-ly: Thursday, March 12,6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Syca-more Township TrusteeRoom, 8540 KenwoodRoad.

The proposed budgetfor the next two yearsfunds the functions ofOhios government. Itcontains controversialchanges in how the stateraises revenue and altersthe distribution formulasfor Ohios schools. Thefirst half of the eveningtwo area school boardswill address the redistri-bution of funds to schooldistricts. The second halfaddresses several tax andpolicy proposals includ-ing a one-half percent in-crease in state sales tax,new taxes on oil and gasextraction in Ohio andplanning ahead for thelong term financing ofOhios Medicaid expan-sion which has recentlyadded 465,000 new adultsto the roles.

State Reps. Lou Ter-har, John Becker and Jon-athan Dever and Prince-

ton School Board Mem-ber Steve Moore will of-fer wide ranging opinionson the budget as well asoffering possiblechanges that would pro-tect the taxpayers whilestill growing Ohios econ-omy.

We are all Criminalsand Dont Know It!: Mon-day, March 16, 7 p.m.-8:30p.m., The Farm, 239 An-derson Ferry Road, DelhiTownship. Doors open at6:15 p.m. for chicken din-ner.

In his lively manner,State Sen. Bill Seitz willdiscuss a pervasive prob-lem and outline one of hislatest successful endeav-ors. There have beenmany media reports ofcitizens being penalizedwith fines and in somecases incarcerated forbehaviors that wereseemingly harmless, butdiscovered they werebreaking an obscure lawthat they had never heardof much less intentION-ALLY intended to break.Despite their protest,many have had to payfines and in some cases,go to jail.

Open Records OpenMeetings: Thursday,March 19, 7 p.m.-8:30p.m., Francis R. HealyCommunity Center,Chamberlin Park, 7640Plainfield Road, DeerPark.

Attorney Curt Hart-man teaches you how toget the information fromgovernments you need.You must know this im-portant Ohio law to let thesunshine in! If you needinformation from yourgovernment(s), this classwill tell you how to re-quest the information,what information theyare required to give youand when are they re-quired to give you the in-formation.

Kate Chase Ameri-cas Queen A Queen CityNative: Tuesday, March24, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Cin-cinnati Museum Center,Reakirt Auditorium , 1301Western Ave.

This Cincinnati native,born in 1840, commandedthe attention of Ameri-cans and the eyes of pow-erful men, during and af-ter the Civil War. Katewas the daughter of Su-preme Court Chief Jus-tice and President Lin-colns Treasury Secre-tary Samuel P. Chase. Hermarriage to a dashingRhode Island governormade her the Belle of

Washington. Kate en-joyed a life of royalty un-til it all came crashingdown after an economicdepression, a scandalousaffair and a sensationaldivorce. Kate lays at restnear her father in SpringGrove Cemetery.

The lecture will beconducted by lawyer andauthor John Oller. He willelaborate on her turbu-lent life, with particularattention to her and herfamilys many Cincinnaticonnections.

Human Trafficking:What Becomes of the Vic-tims?: Thursday, March26, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., TheLakeview Room, RonaldReagan Lodge, 7850 VOAPark Drive, West Cheste

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