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The dates for two public hearings on apossible contract for garbage and recy-cling in two West Side townships havebeen changed.

Colerain, Springfield and Ross town-ships partnered to form a solid waste dis-trict and request bids for garbage and re-cycling services for the 40,600 homes inthe three communities.

Residents now subscribe directlywith waste haulers to pick up their gar-bage and recycling. Officials are hopingto move to a contract model, in which acommunity contracts with a provider forwaste and curbside recycling on behalfof residents. The residents would pay the

bills for those services directly to theprovider.

Trustees from Colerain and Spring-field Township set public hearings, andthen changed the dates. Here are thenew dates and times for the hearings:

» Colerain Township: 6 p.m. Tuesday,July 7, in the Trustee Chambers of theColerain Township Government Com-plex, 4200 Springdale Road.

» Springfield Township: 5:30 p.m.Wednesday, July 15, in the Allen PaulCommunity Room of the SpringfieldTownship Administration Building, 9150Winton Road.

The proposed contract would go intoeffect April 1, 2016.

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A new solidwaste districtcontract wouldinclude recyclingfor everyhousehold inColerain,Springfield andRoss townships.

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GREEN TWP. — Town-ship residents are nowable to receive publicsafety alerts from policeand submit tips to policeabout criminal activity, allon their cellphones.

The Green TownshipPolice Departmentlaunched the tip411 alertsystem from Citizen Ob-server. The program is aninteractive way to keepthe community connectedand informed throughemail, text message andonline safety alerts.

Through tip411, thepublic can also reportcrimes and suspicious ac-tivity directly to police bysending anonymous textmessages from their cell-phones.

“We believe an in-formed community is asafer community,” GreenTownship Police ChiefBart West said. “The newtip411 system allows ourdepartment to engagewith the public and shareinformation that will helpmake Green Township asafer place.”

Green Township PoliceLt. Jim Vetter said the de-partment has been look-ing into implementing thetip411 system for about ayear. He said they spokewith several area policeagencies who use the sys-tem and received positivefeedback from themabout how it’s been suc-cessful for their depart-ments and communities.

“It sounded like an ex-cellent tool for opening upa line of communicationbetween the police andcommunity,” he said.

The anonymity of the

system is an importantfeature, he said, becauseit erases fears some peo-ple may have about re-porting crimes or gettinginvolved in criminal situa-tions.

While it’s not a replace-ment for calling 911 in anemergency, he said thosewho want to anonymouslyshare information aboutcrimes or suspicious ac-tivity can simply text

“GREENTWP” and theirmessage to 847411(tip411).

Tips may also be sentdirectly to the police de-partment through appsavailable in the Applestore and Google Play.Search “Green TownshipPolice” to download theapps.

Residents and businessowners who want to re-ceive alerts regarding

public safety issues intheir area via emails and/or text messages can reg-ister online on the policedepartment’s page atwww.greentwp.org orthrough the Green Town-ship Police Facebookpage. Residents can alsosend anonymous tips di-rectly to the departmentthrough its Facebookpage and its page on thetownship’s website.

Vetter said, in today’sdigital world, the systemprovides the public agreat deal of convenienceand should prove useful inhelping the police depart-ment maintain strong re-lationships and connectiv-ity to the community.

Chief Jim Howarth ofneighboring Delhi Town-ship Police Departmentsaid his agency has beenusing tip411 for several

years.“The system has been

an invaluable tool for theDelhi Township Police De-partment in helping tosolve crime and bringawareness to importantincidents within the town-ship,” Howarth said.

For questions or helpsigning up for alerts, callthe Green Township Po-lice Department at 574-0007.

Green Twp. police startsafety alert, crime tip system

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Green Township Police Lt. Jim Vetter reviews crime tips submitted to the department through the tip411 system from Citizen Observer. Township residents cannow receive public safety alerts from the department via email or text message, and send anonymous tips to the police about criminal or suspicious activity.

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Thursdays will befilled with all kinds of mu-sic, as Springfield Town-ship launches its annualSummer Concert Series.The free concert serieskicks off Thursday, June25, with a tribute to thearea’s local German heri-tage.

The Cincinnati PopsGerman Quartet will per-form on the back deck ofthe senior and communityarts center at 7 p.m. Thisbrass ensemble is com-prised of members fromthe Cincinnati Symphony

and Pops Orchestra andthey play the music heardin Cincinnati around theturn of the 20th century.Celebrate German cultur-al gems from Bavarianfolk music and Germandrinking songs, toBrahms.

Food and activitybooths open at 6 p.m.There will be hot dogs,bratwursts, mettwursts,goetta cakes, pretzels andstrudel. You can also buyGerman and domesticbeer, wine, pop and bot-tled water.

You can make a chick-en dance headband for thegroup chicken dance

scheduled at intermis-sion, and visit glass-blow-ing demonstrations fromNeusole Glassworks.There will also be activitybooths from the Kiwanis,YMCA, Grace PointChurch, Central Montes-sori and Family Life Cen-ter.

Beer and wine will beavailable for purchase.You can’t bring your ownalcohol into the concert,but you should bring lawnchairs and blankets. Incase of rain, concert willbe inside The Grove Hall.

It’s the perfect lead-into Kolping’s Schützenfestcelebration in SpringfieldTownship, complete withGerman foods, games andbeer.

Schützenfest, a three-day festival celebratingmarksmanship, will beJuly 17-19 at the KolpingGrove. Cincinnati’s Schüt-zenfest was the first in theU.S., and dates back to1866. Learn more atkolpingcincinnati.com.

Springfield Township’snext concert event will beThursday, July 9, as theseries continues withR&B soul. The Frontline isa local band, heard oftenat The Greenwich, withmusic ranging from EricClapton to Marvin Gaye.Enjoy dinner from JimDandy’s BBQ and J Gum-

bos. Booths open at 6 p.m.and the concert starts at 7p.m. in the Grove Park.The stage will be on the T-ball field.

Next up in the concertseries will be a trio of localbands Thursday, July 30.

Mr. Chris and theCruisers play hits fromthe ‘50s and ‘60s, begin-ning at 6:30. Mr. Chris hasworked with rock n’ rolllegends Dick Clark, Chub-by Checker, Chuck Berry,Fats Domino, Herman’sHermits, Tommy James,The Shirells, The Drift-ers, Freddie (BoomBoom) Cannon and manyof the Grand Ole OpryStars. He was a band lead-er for Dick Clark’s OleRock n Roll Show

Coal Train Robbery, afour-piece Alt-Rock bandbased in Cincinnati, takesthe stage at 7:30 p.m.

Mason James per-forms a mix of countryand rock music beginningat 8:30 p.m. He won the

2012 Cincinnati Entertain-er Award for country mu-sic and brings a high ener-gy show consisting oforiginals, classics and to-date hits.

Booths open at 6 p.m.and the concert starts at6:30 p.m. in Grove Park.

During this night of en-tertainment, two uniquepop-up restaurants – runby young high school en-trepreneur groups willcompete for “best restau-rant and fundraising.”

The final summer con-cert will begin at 7 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 30, whenthe Cincinnati Civic Or-chestra, a 60-piece all-vol-unteer orchestra, comesto the Grove. This is an in-door concert and dessertsand beverages, includingbeer and wine, will beavailable for purchase.

ArtsConnect has afundraiser this summer,too, and it’s a bouncy one.The concert committee isselling chances to win

$300 at the July 30 con-cert. Buy a numberedping pong ball for $5 at aconcert or $6 online atbit.ly/balldrop2015 with acredit card and you have achance at the $300.

At the July 30 concert,all of the balls sold will behoisted in a net by aSpringfield Township lad-der truck and thendropped onto Grove ParkSoccer Field. The personthat purchased the ballclosest to the target willwin $300. You don’t haveto be present to win, butyou’ll miss the fun ifyou’re not there. Proceedsfrom the ball drop will di-rectly support the com-munity concerts.

The concerts are sup-ported by ArtsConnectand sponsored by USBank and ArtsWave. Ad-mission is free.

For information aboutother summer activitiesin Springfield Township,visit springfieldtwp.org.

Springfield Twp. kicks off concert seriesJennie [email protected]

THANKS TO KIMBERLEE FLAMM.

The Springfield Township Summer Concert series was popular with residents last year and thisyear brings new bands and activities to the township.

The popular Coffeewith a Cop program is us-ing more cups these days.

That’s because it grew.Now residents can notonly meet with ColerainTownship Police ChiefMark Denney eachmonth, but they can alsochat with Colerain Town-ship Fire Chief FrankCook.

Denney started theprogram more than a yearago and said it gave him achance to talk to residentsabout new programs thetownship police depart-ment was starting andgave residents a chance toask questions and shareinformation and issues.When Cook became firechief, he joined the coffeechat. Now it’s Coffee with

the Chiefs.Next on the schedule: » Thursday, June 25, 7

p.m., at the ClippardYMCA, 8920 CheviotRoad

» Friday, July 31, 9a.m., at Frisch’s Big Boy,9830 Colerain Ave.

» Friday, Sept. 18, a.m.at the Sweetheart Cafe,9894 Colerain Ave.

» Saturday, Oct. 18, 9a.m. at Red Squirrel, 8227Colerain Ave.

Coffee with a Cop is anational initiative sup-ported by The UnitedStates Department of Jus-tice, Office of CommunityOriented Policing Ser-vices. Denney modeledhis program after a simi-lar program he saw whilehe was involved in pro-ducing a benchmarkingreport for his department.Benchmarking looks atother departments to helpmeasure the success andprogress of a departmentagainst others in similarcommunities.

Coffee with Chiefs helpsto keep residents in touchJennie [email protected]

Denney

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GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT!Presented by Green Township Chairman Tony Rosiello,

Trustees David Linnenberg, Triffon Callos, and Fiscal Offi cer Tom Straus

GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT!

KID’S FUN DAY11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. — FREE

Games, Prizes, Food, Music & DemonstrationsSponsored by: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

GREEN TOWNSHIP SAFETY SERVICE EXPO11:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Department Tours, Safety Service Displays, Canine Demonstration, and Various Rescue Demonstrations.

FRIDAY, JULY 37:00 - 11:00 AT Kuliga Park

Parking: Faith Fellowship Church Handicap and Permit Parking only at Kuliga Park. Bus Service starting at 5:30 p.m. from the following locations:J.F. Dulles Elementary • Our Lady of Visitation

Please do not bring alcoholic beverages to the park.

PLENTY OF FOOD AND DRINKS WILL BE AVAILABLEAll profi ts from food & drinks stay with those organizations!

Call the Concert“HOT LINE” at 598-3089

For updates on transportation, parkingand other information.

The Oak Hills Kiwanis will be sellingHOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS, WALKING

TACOS, METTS, BRATS& SOFT DRINKS

THE KIWANIS CLUB OF WO/MHWILL SELL FUNNEL CAKES

JULY 3RD

2014GREEN TOWNSHIP

SPECIAL EVENTS

2015GREEN TOWNSHIP

SPECIAL EVENTS

CONCERT & FIREWORKSCONCERT & FIREWORKS

FIREWORKS CELEBRATION & CONCERTSaffi re Express

7:00 – 11:00 p.m.Jim Trace andThe Makers

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29AT Veteran’s Park

SATURDAY, October 3AT Green Township Administration Complex

American LegionPost #485 will beselling ice cream.VFW Post #10380

will sell beer.

We Wish To Thank These Additional Sponsors:Murphy Insurance Agency • Schmoe’s Collision, LLC • Sur-Seal Corporation

VFW Post 10380 • Mr. Mike Ricke & Mrs. Barb Ricke • Thelen Associates, Inc.Frisch’s Restaurants • Francis M. Hyle Co., LPA • Mike’s Wings, Inc. • Wardway Fuels, Inc.

Nick & Tom’s Restaurant • Bill Spade Electric, Heating & CoolingArab Termite & Pest Control • MRW Inc.-Subway

SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR PARKING:Faith Fellowship Church • John Foster Dulles • Visitation

• Green Township Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni

Rain out dateJuly 4th.

Sponsored by: Queen City Pyro Productions • Mercy Health West• Greenshire Commons-Green Township's Newest Residential Community

• Dave Backer Auto Body & Sales • Fifth Third Bank • JMA Consultants, Inc.• Kiwanis Club of White Oak-Monfort Heights • Anderson Automatic Heating & Cooling

Memorial to Charles and Erlene Wurster

CHEVIOT — Organizersof the annual WestFest inCheviot have made a ma-jor change to the summercelebration.

The two-day street fes-tival presented by theCheviot Westwood Com-munity Association willbe completely fenced inand have a $2 admissioncharge this year.

After listening to resi-dents, city officials, pa-trons and vendors, theWestFest committee de-cided to gate the festivaland charge a small admis-sion fee as a way to helpcontrol crowds.

“We wanted to makesure we have a safeevent,” said associationmember Bonnie Perrino,who serves as chairwom-an of WestFest.

“People come out andhave a great time, and wewant them to be safe.”

There will be markedentrance gates at allstreet intersections and,upon paying admission,patrons will receive awristband they must wearduring the event. Admis-sion is free for children 12and younger, and all chil-dren under age 18 must beaccompanied by a parentor legal guardian.

An estimated 30,000people will attend the 14th

annual street festival,which takes place 1p.m. tomidnight Saturday, June27, and 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.Sunday, June 28, in theheart of Cheviot at Harri-son and Glenmore ave-nues.

Perrino, who hashelped organize WestFestfrom the very beginning,said those who attend willfind all the food and at-tractions that have madethe festival a summer tra-dition.

This year’s food ven-dors include favorites thelikes of Gary’s Cheese-cakes, Humbert’s Meats,Maury’s Tiny Cove,N.Y.P.D. Pizza and Sandy’sHi-lo cheeseburgers. Anew food vendor this yearis F&N Goode Chick’nTenders from Westwood.

The festival’s twostages will offer 22 livemusic and entertainmentacts throughout the week-end, and the family-friendly Kidz Zone has avariety of games andrides for children. Perri-no said a $12 ride braceletallowing for unlimitedrides is available from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

A variety of area mer-chants will have retailbooths set up again thisyear, and she said theCheviot Police Associa-tion is presenting a corn-hole tournament on Sun-day.

She said another newaddition is the “West SideStar” karaoke contest pre-sented by the Cheviot Cul-tural Development Com-mittee and Cheviot Ea-gles. The two groups havehosted weekly competi-tions since March and thekaraoke finals are from4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sat-urday.

Cheviot Mayor SamuelKeller said the city isproud to host the festivaleach year and showcasethe great businesses inthe area, and is thankful tothe Cheviot WestwoodCommunity Associationand its sponsors for mak-ing it happen.

“WestFest started 14years ago as a small eventto focus attention on ourcommunities and attractvisitors who might nototherwise find their wayhere,” he said.

“Since then it hasgrown in size and popular-ity to become the largeststreet festival on the WestSide. And it has stayedtrue to its mission: all pro-ceeds benefit local pro-jects that help peopleright here in our commu-nity.”

Perrino said the all thehard work she and thehundreds of volunteerswho help plan and run theevent put in is worthwhilebecause their efforts al-low them to give back tothe community.

For information and alist of food vendors andmusic acts, visit www.cheviotwestfest.com.

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The annual WestFest street festival presented by the CheviotWestwood Community Association is set for June 27 and 28 inthe heart of Cheviot. In an effort to increase safety, this year’sevent will be fenced in and charge $2 admission for everyone13 and older.

WestFest to begated, charging$2 admissionKurt [email protected]

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Community All-StarsCommunity Press is inviting

you to hop on the All-Star Gamebandwagon.

What memories do you haveof previous All-Star Games inCincinnati (or other cities)?

What has baseball meant toyou; what does it mean to younow?

Share photos if you havethem. Email [email protected].

All-Stars ticket raffleFaces without Places, a non-

profit group, is raffling off thechance to win two Diamond Seattickets to the 2015 All Stargame. The tickets include ac-cess to all main events, food,and beverages. Each ticket isvalued at $2,500. This is anamazing opportunity to be apart of the summer’s biggestevent in Cincinnati while help-ing to provide support to thou-sands of children in our areawho are experiencing home-lessness.

Raffle tickets are availablenow and you can buy them untilthe drawing on Friday, July 10,at 5:30 pm. Each ticket is pricedat $20 and there are options topurchase multiple tickets. Topurchase your tickets visit theraffle website at bit.ly/ASGraf-fle.

Faces without Places worksto empower lives by removingeducational barriers for chil-dren and youth who are home-less and provides them witheducational and enrichmentprogramming, school transpor-tation and supplies.

If you are interested in learn-ing more, please visitwww.faceswithoutplaces.org .

Free concertThe Mount Healthy Alumni

Band will be performing its an-nual concert at 3 p.m. Sunday,June 28, in the Russell Hinkle

Fine Arts Auditorium, at MountHealthy Junior/Senior HighSchool, 8101 Hamilton Ave.

This year marks the band’s37th performance under the di-rection of Russell Hinkle. TheAlumni Band is comprised ofMount Healthy graduates dat-ing back to the 1950s. The con-cert is free and will be followedby an Ice Cream Social. Icecream is $3 and includes all thetoppings.Struble Road closing

Mike Davis performingat Rapid Fun Fest

Mike Davis, Cincinnati’s Mr.Entertainment, is performinghis Las Vegas show at St. Aloysi-us on the Ohio’s Rapid Fun Feston Sunday, June 28.

The event takes place on thegrounds of St. Simon the Apos-tle Parish at 825 Pontius Road,Delhi Township.

Davis will perform from 7p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission isfree.

Davis’s act salutes musicicons such as Elvis, Tom Jones,Engelbert Humperdinck andNeil Diamond.

White Oak Gardensseminar is June 27

White Oak Gardens offersMake it and Take at the green-house and nursery on Saturdaymornings.

Join the workshop at 11 a.m.Saturday, June 27, to makehanging succulent planter atthe garden center great for fullsun, at the center, 5379 BlueRock Road.

Cost is $ 50.

West Side homesfeatured in water gardentour

The 14th annual PondaromaWater Garden Tour is set forSaturday, June 27 and Sunday,June 28, throughout GreaterCincinnati and Northern Ken-tucky.

This year’s tour features 18different gardens, includingseveral in Bridgetown, DelhiTownship and Monfort Heights.

Tour hours are 9 a.m. to 6p.m. June 27, and 10 a.m. to 6p.m. June 28.

A complete list of home loca-tions and descriptions is avail-able at www.aquascapes.com.Call 941-8500 with any ques-tions.

The tour is free and self-guided.

Open house for GreenTownship Land Use Plan

The Green Township LandUse Planning Committee in-vites Green Township residentsand other interested parties toattend an open house from 5:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June30, at Nathanael Greene Lodge,6394 Wesselman Road.

A draft of the proposedGreen Township Land Use PlanUpdate document and Land UsePlan map will be available forreview. Participants will be ableto ask questions of committeemembers and to comment onthe proposals.

The committee will take intoaccount comments received atthe meeting when preparing thefinal draft of the Green Town-ship Land Use Plan Update.

CHS class of 74 reunionThe Colerain High School

“Class of 1974” is gathering fora reunion over Labor Day Week-end. The main event is a dinner/dance at Pebble Creek Satur-day, Sept. 5.

Additional activities includea high school tour, ice cream so-cial, Colerain Cardinals tailgateparty and game viewing on Fri-day September 4th, and a BBRiverboats cruise aboard TheBelle of Cincinnati during Ri-verfest and the WEBN Fire-works on Sunday, Sept. 6.

Space for the Riverboat

cruise is limited and advancereservations are recommend-ed. The reunion weekend willcome to a close with a “Cheers-style” farewell gathering onMonday, Sept. 7.

For details, including costs,dates, and times, and to sign upfor the reunion eNewsletter,forward an email to [email protected]. Or, call 727-480-5954.

Additional information isavailable online at Classmates-.com and from the ColerainHigh School Class of 1974 Re-union Facebook page.

Kids learn rules of theroad at Safety Town

Registration is open for Tri-County Mall’s annual SafetyTown.

The program, in partnershipwith the Springdale Police De-partment, Fire Department andGirl Scouts of Western, Ohio, isopen to the public. Safety Town

shows 4-6 year-olds the funda-mentals of bus, street, home andbicycle safety over a five-daycourse.

The fee is $15 and requiredthrough the mall atwww.tricountymall.com or 671-0120.

Safety Town runs throughJuly:

July 6-10, 10:00 a.m. to11:30a.m.

July 13-17, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30a.m.

July 20 – 24, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30a.m.

July 27-31, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30p.m.

Junior newspapercarriers needed

Hey kids! Become a Commu-nity Press carrier and earn yourown spending money and stillhave time for other fun activ-ities since delivery is just once aweek on Wednesday.

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Jump for HeartChase joyLEIGH TAYLOR FOR THE

ENQUIRER

Kim Custer ofGreen Townshipjumps during thefourth annualHeartChase atNewport on theLevee. The event,which is sponsoredby St. ElizabethHealthcare, hadmore than 600participants andraised more thn$125,000 for theAmerican HeartAssociation.HeartChase is agood-causecommunityadventure game.adventure game.

McAuleyclass of 2015graduates

Lenora Perkins celebrates with teacher Kathy Dietrich after receiving theConsumer Science Award during graduation exercises.

Margaret Kammerer receives congratulations from her grandparents, Sueand Leo Kammerer after McAuley’s graduation ceremonies.

McAuley High School valedictorianMary Dickman delivers her speechto her fellow graduates.

The women in the McAuley High School Class of 2015 clasp hands for a class prayer as they prepare to graduate.

The McAuley HighSchool class of 2015

graduated at theSharonville Conven-

tion Center. Photos by Jennie Key/The Community Press

Emily Vogelpohl, Green Township, and Colerain Township resident ClaireSillies make sure they are commencement-ready before graduationceremonies begin.

Jubilation! The class of 2015 celebrates as the graduates leave the auditorium to meet up with family and friends.

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It’s not official until you move the tassel, right?

Lauren Roll tweets out her finalmessages as a high school student.She’s headed to Ball StateUniversity in the fall.

Senior classpresidentsHaileyMichael andRachel Bodkeare ready tograduate.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 25Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 385-3780. Green Township.

Dance ClassesDance Clogging, 6:30 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learn howto clog dance. Dancers of alllevels welcome. No partnerrequired. $5. Presented by TheCan’t Stop Cloggers. 324-7454;cantstopcloggers.weebly.com.Sayler Park.

Clogging Dance Lessons,6:30-9 p.m., Westwood TownHall Recreation Center, 3017Harrison Ave., No special shoesrequired. Country, bluegrass,pop music. New beginner class.$5 per week. Presented byCountry Steps Cloggers. 429-0478; www.countrystepsclog-gers. Westwood.

Exercise ClassesDance 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.

Yoga 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.

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

Introduction to Yoga forBeginners, 6-7 p.m., Earth-Connection, 370 Neeb Road, Forparticipants who have nevertried yoga or have been to classa few times and would like tolearn more before advancing toVinyasa Flow. 10 class pass for$70 for new students.Regular 10class pass $80. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.Delhi 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.

Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Club Trio,5744 Springdale Road, Free.385-1005; www.clubtriolounge-.com. Colerain Township.

Music - WorldCincinnati Pops GermanQuartet Concert, 6-9 p.m.,Springfield Township CivicCenter, 9150 Winton Road,Authentic German foods frommakers of Schutzenfest, beer,music, silent auction, glassblowing demonstrations andactivity booths for kids. In caseof rain, event will be indoors atGrove Banquet Hall. Free. Pre-sented by Springfield TownshipArts and Enrichment Council.522-1410; www.theartscon-nect.us/concerts. SpringfieldTownship.

RecreationWeekly Senior Bingo, 12:30-3p.m., North College Hill SeniorCenter, 1586 Goodman Ave., 50cents per card. For seniors. Freeadmission. 521-3462. NorthCollege Hill.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, $1. 385-3780.Green Township.

Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26Art & Craft ClassesStar Spangled Shirts andCeramic Plates, 10 a.m. tonoon, The Pottery Place, 3616Jessup Road, Paint star-studdedplate to celebrate Fourth of July.Bring t-shirt to design andstamp fireworks, too. $15 plustax. Reservations required.741-1500; www.thepotteryplace-cincy.com. Green Township.

Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, $10 drop-in, $45 five-classpass, $80 10-class pass, $140

20-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.

FestivalsPanegyri Greek Festival, 5-11p.m., Holy Trinity-St. NicholasGreek Orthodox Church, 7000Winton Road, Authentic Greekcuisine, pastries, music, dancing,raffles, games and amusementrides. Free parking at and shut-tle from St. Xavier High School.Portion of admission pricedonated to Freestore Foodbank.$2, free ages 12 and under.591-0030; www.panegyri.com.Finneytown.

St. Aloysius on the Ohio RapidFun Fest, 6-11:30 p.m., St. Simonthe Apostle Parish, 825 PontiusRoad, Presented by St. Aloysius-on-the-Ohio Church and St.Simon the Apostle Parish.Through June 28. 941-3445.Delhi Township.

FilmsFriday Night Movies, 6:30 p.m.Lion King, Cheviot UnitedMethodist Church, 3820 West-wood Northern Blvd., Shown onbig screen in Fellowship Hall.Bring snacks to share. Water andlemonade provided. Pillows,bean-bag chairs and blanketswelcome. Free. Through Aug. 7.662-2048; www.cheviotumc-.com. Cheviot.

Music - CountryRich Turner Band, 9:30 p.m. to1:30 a.m., Club Trio, 5744 Spring-dale Road, Free. 385-1005;www.clubtriolounge.com.Colerain Township.

RecreationFriday Night Lightz, 6 p.m.,Edgewater Sports Park, 4819 E.Miami River Road, Heads-up carand motorcycle drag racing. $15,free ages 11 and under. $10additional to race. Presented byFridayNight Lightz. 835-1941;www.facebook.com/Friday-NightLightzSouth. Cleves.

Summer Junior Golf League,9-11 a.m., Greenhills Golf Course,14 Enfield St., Boys and girls ages9â€“17 play 9 holes; Leaguemembers may stay and playadditional rounds for free allday. Ages 9-17. $30 plus greenfees. Registration required.589-3585. Greenhills.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27Art & Craft ClassesMake a Clay Pinch Pot Fish, 1-3p.m., The Pottery Place, 3616Jessup Road, Start with pinchpot, then add fins, tail, eyes, andtexture to create one of a kindfish. Ages 7-99. $25 plus tax.Reservations required. 741-1500;www.thepotteryplacecincy.com.Green Township.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, noon to 4 p.m.,Henke Winery, 3077 HarrisonAve., Receive 7 tastes and takehome souvenir glass. Appetizersand meals available to accompa-ny tasting. Ages 21 and up. $10.Reservations recommended.662-9463; www.henkewine-.com. Westwood.

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. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

FestivalsPanegyri Greek Festival, 3-11p.m., Holy Trinity-St. NicholasGreek Orthodox Church, $2, freeages 12 and under. 591-0030;www.panegyri.com. Finney-town.

WestFest, 1 p.m. to midnight,Downtown Cheviot, HarrisonAvenue, Two stages of music,food, beer garden, craft tentand a Kidz Zone. $2. Presentedby City of Cheviot. Through June28. 389-9378; www.cheviotwest-fest.com. Cheviot.

St. Aloysius on the Ohio RapidFun Fest, 5-11:30 p.m., St. Simonthe Apostle Parish, 941-3445.Delhi Township.

Garden ClubsDaylily Show and Plant Sale,10 a.m. to 4 p.m., NorthgateMall, 9501 Colerain Ave., Macy’sCourt. Display of dayliliesjudged until 1 p.m., then openfor public viewing until 4 p.m.Free. Presented by GreaterCincinnati Daylily-Hosta Society.385-5600; gcdhs.org. ColerainTownship.

Hillside Community Garden:Play in the Dirt with Us, 9 a.m.to noon, Hillside CommunityGarden, 5701 Delhi Road, On thecampus of Mount St. JosephUniversity. Learn ecologically-friendly gardening skills, meetneighbors and grow healthyfood. Help plant seeds, buildterraces, continue work in foodforest and harvest uniquecommunity garden. Sturdy,no-slip shoes or boots suggest-ed. Bring your own gloves. Free.Presented by Hillside Communi-ty Garden Committee. 503-6794;www.hillsidegardendelhi.com.Delhi Township.

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

ShoppingYard Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., Col-lectibles, small appliances,glassware, pottery, holidayitems, furniture and more.Lunch and bake sale. 591-0414.Mount Healthy.

SUNDAY, JUNE 28Dining EventsBest Sunday Brunch on theWest Side, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Aston Oaks Golf Club, 1 AstonOaks Drive, Omelet and wafflestations, goetta, sausage, bis-cuits, bacon, fruit and more.Lunch portion begins at 11 a.m.Large parties welcome. Specialpricing on holidays. $11.95, $8.95seniors and ages 7-14, free ages6 and under. Reservationsrequired. 467-0070, ext. 3. NorthBend.

Chicken Dinner, noon to 6 p.m.,St. Therese Little Flower Church,5560 Kirby Ave., Parish Center.Fried chicken, side items, bakeryrolls, dessert and drinks. Unlim-ited coffee, lemonade and icedtea. Basket raffle, major awardearly bird drawing and split thepot. Dine-in or carryout. Airconditioned and handicapaccessible facility. $6-10. 541-5560; www.littleflower-church.org. Mount Airy.

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


FestivalsPanegyri Greek Festival, 1-8p.m., Holy Trinity-St. NicholasGreek Orthodox Church, $2, freeages 12 and under. 591-0030;www.panegyri.com. Finney-town.

WestFest, 1-10 p.m., DowntownCheviot, $2. 389-9378;www.cheviotwestfest.com.Cheviot.

St. Aloysius on the Ohio RapidFun Fest, 4-10:30 p.m., St.Simon the Apostle Parish, 941-3445. Delhi Township.

Holiday - IndependenceDay

A Patriotic Musical Cele-bration, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Colerain Park, 4725 Spring-dale Road, Honoring God,country and military. Speaker:Chaplain, Colonel Kenneth Kerr,US Army, Retired. Special recog-nition of Korean War veterans,salute to all military branches.Face painting, balloons. Free.Presented by Friendship BaptistChurch. 741-7017. ColerainTownship.

Music - BenefitsMount Healthy Alumni BandConcert, 3-4:30 p.m., MountHealthy Jr./Sr. High School, 8101Hamilton Ave., Russell Hinkleauditorium. 37th reunion con-cert. Free. Presented by Mt.Healthy Alumni Band. 851-1446.Mount Healthy.

MONDAY, JUNE 29Art & Craft ClassesAdult Workshop: Refunk yourJunk, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Pot-tery Place, 3616 Jessup Road,Participants instructed on chairpreparation, design elementsand painting techniques tocreate one of a kind, personal-ized chair. Chairs can be usedindoor or outdoor. Must bewood chairs. Chairs available topurchase for $10. Ages 18-99.$65 plus tax. Reservations re-quired. 741-1500; www.thepot-teryplacecincy.com. GreenTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness, 5:45-6:45 p.m.,St. John’s Westminster UnionChurch, 1085 Neeb Road, $7.347-4613. Delhi Township.

Zumba, 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,$5; $40 10-class pass. 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.


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

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

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.

Senior CitizensIndoor Cornhole, 10 a.m. tonoon, Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road, 385-3780. Green Township.

TUESDAY, JUNE 30Art & Craft ClassesRefunk your Junk: Teen Scene,1-3 p.m., The Pottery Place, 3616Jessup Road, Learn chair prep-aration, design elements andpainting techniques to createone of a kind, personalizedchair. Must be wood chairs.Bring snack, drink provided.Chairs available for extra $10.Ages 12-17. $50 plus tax. Reser-vations required. 741-1500;ww.thepotteryplacecincy.com.Green Township.

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

Introduction to Yoga forBeginners, 6-7 p.m., Earth-Connection, 10 class pass for $70for new students.Regular 10class pass $80. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.

Delhi Township.

Farmers MarketSayler Park Farmers Market,4-7 p.m., Nelson Sayler Memori-al Park, Parkland Avenue andMonitor Street, Vendors sellingbaked goods, canned goods,produce, eggs, plants, soaps,lotions and more. Free admis-sion. Presented by Sayler ParkVillage Council. 706-5148;www.facebook.com/Saylerpark-farmersmarket. Sayler Park.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.

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

Support GroupsGuided Meditations on For-giveness, 7-8:30 p.m., FamilyLife Center, 703 Compton Road,Group offers gentle process tohelp deal with hurt or badfeelings that were never re-solved, whether you were theinjured or the injurer. Reserva-tions required. 931-5777; tiny-url.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

Grief Coaching Group, 7-8:30p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Coaches guidegroup through mourning theirloss and continuing their jour-ney. Free. Registration required.931-5777; tinyurl.com/fam-ilylifectr. Finneytown.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 8:15-9:15 p.m., TheGymnastics Center, 3660 WerkRoad, High-energy cardio danceclass. $5 or 10 classes for $40.Presented by Dance Jamz.5-1324; www.thegymnastic-scenter.com. Green Township.

Zumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, $5. 923-4226. Col-erain Township.

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.

Yoga for the Back (Therapy),7:15-8 p.m., EarthConnection,$10 drop-in, $45 five-class pass,$80 10-class pass, $140 20-classpass. 675-2725. Delhi Township.


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

Senior CitizensWood Carving, 12:30-3 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Carve withGreenwood Chippers. Manydifferent techniques used: reliefcarvings, scroll saw, figurines.Bring own tools. For seniors.Free. 385-3780. Green Township.

THURSDAY, JULY 2Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, Free.

385-3780. Green Township.

Dance ClassesDance Clogging, 6:30 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,$5. 324-7454; cantstopclogger-s.weebly.com. Sayler Park.

Clogging Dance Lessons,6:30-9 p.m., Westwood TownHall Recreation Center, $5 perweek. 429-0478; www.countrys-tepscloggers. Westwood.

Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 6:45-7:45 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,$5; $40 10-class pass. 460-6696.Sayler Park.

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

Health / WellnessWomen’s 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, Free.385-9309; www.vinokletwi-nes.com. Colerain Township.

Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Club Trio,Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

RecreationCheviot Slow Ride, 7-8 p.m.,Harvest Home Park, 3961 NorthBend Road, Bicycle meet-upgroup once a month. Open toall riders. Promotes bike aware-ness and bike culture. Rides are4-mile loop of approx 30 min-utes. Happy hours at local bar tofollow. Free. Signup on ourFacebook Event Page. Presentedby Cheviot Slow Ride. 984-7500;www.cheviotslowride.word-press.com. Cheviot.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.

Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,Free. 385-3780. Green Township.

Memoir Wriring, 2:30-4 p.m.,Springfield Township Senior andCommunity Center, 9158 WintonRoad, 8-week class exploringmemoir techniques and topics.Each week write short story incomfort of home, and share itwith class for feedback, if youwish. Supportive, friendly envi-ronment for writers of all levelsto make significant start onmemoir. For seniors. $89. Regis-tration required. Presented byExtraordinary Lives. 385-1637.Springfield Township.

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

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The Panegyri Greek Festival will be open 5-11 p.m. Friday, June 26; 3-11 p.m. Saturday, June 27,and 1-8 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 7000 WintonRoad, Finneytown. The festival features authentic Greek cuisine, pastries, music, dancing,raffles, games and amusement rides. A free parking at and shuttle from St. Xavier High Schoolwill be available. A portion of the admission price will be donated to Freestore Foodbank.Admission is $2, and is free for ages 12 and under. Call 591-0030; visit www.panegyri.com.

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What is it aboutvintage recipesthat intriguesme so? I guessit’s about the

history, a time when recipesharing was done by passingwritten or typed recipes byhand, sometimes when folks

gathered togeth-er for a morningcoffee break atsomeone’s home.

I was giftedwith such a won-derful lot ofrecipes fromDonna Wright, aClermont Coun-ty reader whowanted me tohave her Mom’s

and Grandma’s recipes. In-cluded with vintage cookbookswas a wooden box with thehandwritten and typed recipes,often with notes on the recipesby the cook. When I lookedthrough the box, I was sur-prised at the number of cakes,both for breakfast, brunch anddessert. We like a simple cin-namon coffee cake, one thatcan be made with the littleones and mixed by hand.

The recipe I’m sharing to-day from that wooden box isjust such a recipe. It’s calledquick coffee cake but I gave itan additional name. This coffeecake is really easy to make andnot too sweet or gooey. Perfectwith an morning cup of tea!

Quick coffee cake akaNot a fancy coffee cake

How much is a heapingtablespoon? The butter shouldmound up on the spoon. Iadapted the recipe only slight-ly. I made this by hand with awhisk.

1 heaping tablespoon butter1/2 cup sugar

1 egg1/2 cup milk1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla1-1/2 cups all purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon saltPreheat oven to 325. Melt butter. Beat egg and

sugar together. Beat in butter.Add milk and vanilla and beathard. Add dry ingredients,which you have mixed togeth-er. (I just whisked them togeth-er). Blend but don’t over beat.Pour into greased and flouredpan. (I used spray).

Then mix together:3 tablespoons sugar1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamonThe recipe said to sprinkle

this on top which I did. Nexttime I’ll swirl it into the batterso that if I would choose toglaze it, the glaze won’t pull thetopping up.

Bake 30 minutes or so justuntil toothpick inserted incenter comes out clean. Don’tover bake or cake will be dry.

Glaze (opt)I just made a confectioners

sugar glaze with a cup of con-fectioners sugar and enoughwater to make a glaze. Startwith 3 tablespoons water.

Refrigerator or freezerpickles

No, I didn’t make a mistakein the title. These pickles do goin the freezer and yes, they areamazingly crisp after thawing.My sister, Sonia, loves hergarden and each year makesthese awesome pickles. ForJudy N., who wanted the recipeand also wanted to know if shecould add some fresh dill sinceher dill will be ready when herpickling cucumbers are. Theanswer is yes. I think it wouldgive the pickles another ele-ment of flavor and, after all,

dill is one of the ingredients inpickling spice.

4 cups thinly sliced cucum-bers, unpeeled

1 medium onion, sliced thin2 tablespoons saltUp to 1-1/2 cups sugar - I use

less but just go to taste1/2 cup vinegar1-1/2 teaspoons pickling

spice1 red bell pepper, diced (opt)1 clove garlic, smashed (opt)Arrange cucumbers and

onions in large bowl. Sprinklewith salt and mix. Pour enoughwater over to just cover them.Stir again. Soak at room tem-perature for 2 hours. Drain,but don’t rinse. Meanwhile,mix sugar, vinegar and pick-ling spice in small saucepan.Bring to a simmer and cookuntil sugar dissolves. Let coolwhile pickles are soaking.After pickles have beendrained, add bell pepper, thenpour pickling brine over them.

Mix. Put into containers. Letmarinate overnight in refriger-ator before eating. Keeps atleast three weeks in frig, or upto six months in freezer.

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.

This coffee cake isn’t fancy

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

A reader gifted her mom and grandma’s old recipes to Rita Heikenfeld, and included this wooden box containinghandwritten and typed recipes, with notes by the cook.

RitaHeikenfeldCOLUMNIST

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Over the years familiesgrow and change but, unfortu-

nately, housesdon’t adaptwith them, andissues mayarise that youdidn’t foreseewhen firstbuying thehouse.

When thishappens thenext logicalquestion be-

comes, should you remodelyour home, or move to a newhome that better fits yourneeds? At Whole Home Mod-ifications, this is something wetalk about with our clientsconstantly, and we have a few

tips and factors for you toconsider.

The first question youshould ask yourself is how longdo you plan to be in your cur-rent home? Depending on youranswer, the changes you maketo your home could be large orsmall. If you don’t plan to be inyour home long-term, youmight not want to make drasticchanges. If, on the other hand,you plan to stay for life, youshould consider what lifechanges you might experiencein the future.

Another important consider-ation is, what makes you wantto stay in your home? Do youhave a great relationship withthe neighbors? Is the kids’school a block away? Is your

life centered around your com-munity? Those are things thatyou can’t take with you whenbuying a new house. If youcan’t give up the location ofyour current home, remod-eling is probably the best op-tion.

Perhaps the most importantstep in deciding to move ormodify is to evaluate currentand future needs of your fam-ily. A family with toddlers hasdramatically different needsfrom a family with collegestudents, or with live-in grand-parents. At Whole Home Mod-ifications, we often recom-mend adding an in-law suite onthe first floor if you plan tostay in your home long-term. Itcould be used as a study or rec

room until you need it.You should also think about

how you’re using the space youhave. If you’re not actuallyusing your dining room, whynot use it as a playroom whilethe kids are little, reclaim itfor a few years, then use it toset up a home office? Maximiz-ing your space is an easy wayto make your home work bet-ter for your family.

Last, but certainly not least,consider the financials.Chances are you’ll pay morefor a new home than you didfor your current home. Youalso have to add the out-of-pocket costs including movingexpenses, closing costs, brokercommissions, and any redec-orating or renovations you’ll do

in the next few years (no houseis perfect!). You should alsolook at what you can afford todo in a remodel. Compare thetwo numbers and see whatmakes the most sense for yourfamily.

Deciding to move or modifyyour home is a big decision,but ensuring your home cangrow and change with you isimportant for the care andcomfort of your family todayand for years to come. Weencourage you to evaluateyour family’s needs and findthe best solution for you andyour loved ones.

Nina Creech is senior vice presidentof operations, People Working Coop-eratively

Things to consider before a summer remodel

Nina CreechCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

June 17 questionWhat is your favorite summer vacation

story (something that you personally experi-enced)?

“One of my favorite summer vacationswas spent working to help poor peopleback in the hollers of Appalachia workingvery hard and sweating my behind off witha group of youth and adults from ourchurch. It was dusty, dirty, hot, sticky, bug-gy, spidery, yucky and hard work but it wasone of the more rewarding times of my lifeseeing a bunch of kids (including a coupleof girly girls) never complain doing it, andmore importantly seeing the sheer grati-tude from the home owners for what wehad done for them. It was life lifting.”

M.J.F.

“Many years ago my employer neededme to assist a client in Florida. As I couldfly or drive, I drove and took my family.Needless to say this provided a ‘free’ vaca-tion for us. As luck would have it I was notthat busy working most days and couldalso enjoy the stay. Vacations are great,but free vacations are even better. Go Fig-ure!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTIONIf you could show visitors to Cincinnati for theAll Star Game one location that best representsthe area, what would it be and why?

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Rowing is a great team sport thatis relatively easy to learn, but hardwork to perform. It’s considered tobe safer than contact sports, butrowers are at risk for a unique set ofinjuries that can be easily treated ifcaught early.

Top reasons for injuriesRowing injuries often result from

overuse. The rower uses the entirebody for the stroke. The repetitivemotion of rowing stresses the jointsand bones, which can cause irritationand inflammation if not properlyaddressed. When there are manypractices and competitions withoutenough time in between events forhealing and rest, an overuse injurymay develop.

Poor rowing mechanics can alsocause injury and pain. Injuries occurwhen the athlete is not using theproper technique to perform thestroke. The lower back, the shoulder,the hips, the ribs and the wrists arethe most commonly affected areas.

PreventionCorrect rowing technique makes

all the difference with preventinginjury. The rowing stroke is a repeat-ed cycle that starts with the rower ina seated position with the legs bentand elbows straight. The next phaseis knees fully extended (straight) and

elbows bent with the oar handledrawn into the body. This should beone fluid stroke using the entire bodyin sequence.

The most important thing to re-member in the stroke is that the legsare the driving force. Neither thearms nor back should be used forpower. The legs are the force in therowing stroke, the back stabilizes,and the hips continue the motion ofthe legs. The arms use momentum topull the oar into the body.

Back pain is very common due tothe motion of the sport. Using theproper technique is extremely impor-tant along with proper strength. Arower would be wise to engage in acore-strengthening program to teachthe body the stability and condition-ing required for this demandingsport.

Other areas to keep in mind arethe ribs and torso. The ribs undergostress with each stroke and a stressfracture, which is a fracture of over-use, is common to rowers who trainand compete often. The good news isthat most of the time, rib and torsopain is due to a muscle spasm orstrain which can be resolved withrest, rehabilitation, and time.

To keep up with the demands ofrowing, the athlete must take inenough calories for performance andconsume enough liquid to stay hy-drated.

At Cincinnati Children’s SportsMedicine, we are here to help younavigate this sport. Please contact uswith any questions or concerns at803-HURT.

Cincinnati Children’s link:www.cincinnatichildrens.org

Twitter Handle:@SportsMed4Kids.

Kate Berz is an assistant professor in theDivision of Sports Medicine at CincinnatiChildren’s and a staff physician in emergen-cy medicine.

Rebecca Connolly is an athletic trainer inthe Division of Sports Medicine at Cincin-nati Children’s and a licensed massagetherapist.

Youth rowers at risk forunique set of injuries

Kate BerzCommunity Pressguest columnist

Rebecca ConnollyCommunity Pressguest columnist

According to the poet RobertBrowning, “The best is yet to be, thelast of life, for which the first wasmade.”

In May when Icalled my youngestbrother to wish him ahappy birthday, be-ing 14 years youngerthan my 72, he com-plained about achesand pains of growingolder. When I toldhim, “the best is yet tobe,” he took my re-mark as irony. Well, Imeant what I said. Iguess the critical

question is, “What makes us happy?”Someone came into my life 10 years

or so ago whom I will never forget. Heseems to have that spirit that keepshim young, enthusiastic, passionate inhis work, and spiritually joyful. Hehas lived a good part of his life aroundthe West Side of Cincinnati: Bridge-town, Monfort Heights and Cheviot.Now 62, he is not so young himself.

Yet, if anyone has found the Fountainof Youth combined with the Wisdom ofthe Ages, he has.

In June, The Rev. Tom Bolte cele-brates 35 years as a priest, that is, aperson living, breathing and sharingthe peace and joy of the holy Spiritwith others. He has let the power ofthe Spirit enter his mind and heart andlife; and, yes, following his example isall I have had to do to know that “Thebest is yet to be.”

Father Bolte is a leader in servingas pastor of many churches includingSt. Martin, St. Ignatius and St. Teresa.He is now the pastor at St. Bonifaceand St. Mary in Piqua. I have yet tohear of anyone falling asleep duringhis sermons; he does preach God’slove for us, but with the fire of heaven.He is devoted to his family includinghis three sisters, and he even loves his10 nieces and nephews he takes toKings Island each year.

Wherever he goes, whatever hedoes, and whomever he is with; helives the message of the power of theSpirit working within him and through

him to others. I suppose the real aim isto dare to say, “yes,” to the Spirit’slove, grace, and joy within us.

Roller coasters like those at KingsIsland may be both fantastic andseemingly dangerous and may haveups and downs and bumps along theway, but millions of people line up totake the ride. What about taking a ridewith the power of the Spirit embrac-ing you, comforting you, encouragingyou, and bringing you to much morethan a safe landing!

Thanks, Father Tom Bolte. I amglad we met. You and priests and min-isters like you make a crucial differ-ence in our world by reminding us ofthe Holy Spirit within all of us.

To paraphrase Vaddey Ratner, acontemporary Cambodian writer,even in the midst of suffering andhardship, we can discover the extraor-dinary beauty of heaven within our-selves by daring to reach for it. I forone know that the best is yet to comebecause I am already living it.

Joyce Rogers lives in Covedale.

At any age: the best is yet to be

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U.S. House ofRepresentatives» 1st District, Steve

Chabot (R). InWashington, 2351 Ray-burn HOB, Washington,D.C., 20515; 202-225-2216.Fax: 202-225-3012. InCincinnati, write 441 VineSt., Suite 3003, Cincinnati,Ohio, 45202, or call513-684-2723. Fax: 513-421-8722. For e-mail, goto http://chabot.house.gov/.

District includes Cincin-nati, Cleves, Addyston,Delhi, Cheviot, part ofColerain Township,Green, Miami and Spring-field townships, ForestPark, Mount Healthy,North College Hill, Green-hills and Mt. Airy.

U.S. Senate» Sen. Sherrod Brown

(D). In Washington,D.C., 713 Hart SenateOffice Building, Washing-ton, D.C. 20510. Phone:

Washington, D.C. –202-224-2315; Ohio – TollFree, 1-888-896-OHIO(6446); Cincinnati, 513-684-1021; Cleveland,216-522-7272; Columbus,614-469-2083; Lorain,440-242-4100. Website:brown.senate.gov

» Sen. Rob Portman (R).In Washington, D.C., 338Russell Senate OfficeBuilding, Washington,D.C. 20510. Call 202-224-3353. In Cincinnati office312 Walnut St. Suite3075, Cincinnati, OH45202. Call 513-684-3265.Website: portman.senate.gov

Ohio Senate» 8th District, Bill Seitz

(R). In Cincinnati, call357-9332, In Columbus,write to: Senate Building,Room No. 143, First Floor,Columbus, Ohio. 43215;or call 614-466-8068.E-mail: [email protected].

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

SPRINGFIELD TWP. — Adver-sity exists in every run, espe-cially the long ones.

For the last four years at St.Xavier High School, MichaelVitucci and Brad Eagan haveshouldered that adversity to-gether as part of a powerhousedistance running crew thatfound the podium at will incross country and track.

The pair have literallylogged thousands of miles to-gether, according to Vitucci,who said he’s recorded all ofhis runs since freshman yearand it amounts to more than6,000 miles. But, it could havebeen more, if Vitucci’s senioryear hadn’t ended early be-cause of a “stress reaction onthe bottom right fibula and apartial tear of the peronealtendon,” he explained.

Vitucci, signed to run at theUniversity of Cincinnati, stillattempted to train for the statemeet, but two weeks out thepain lingered and he decidedto shut it down.

“When I first thought it wasgonna be a stress fracture, Icried,” Vitucci said. “I was dis-traught because I’ve gonethree and a half years withouta serious injury and I wasn’tnear being done. There wererecords I was going after likethe state mile record.”

Vitucci, who won the Divi-sion I state cross countrychampionship as a senior andwon two track state champion-ships as a junior in the 1,600meters and the 4x800 relay,said by the time he made thecall to shut it down he hadcome to grips with it.

“The end of my senior yearisn’t going to determine howmy career ended up. I wasn’tgoing to be super heartbro-ken,” said Vitucci.

With his longtime runningmate and friend out for theseason, Eagan thrived. Eagan,who was a member of St. Xavi-er’s 4x800 state championshiprelay in 2014 and also placed10th overall in cross country,continued St. Xavier’s statepodium streak taking secondplace in the 1,600.

“It was a lot of fun, but itwasn’t nearly as fun as it hasbeen when we have five or sixguys going to the state meet,”said Eagan who will run atMarquette and study mechan-

ical engineering. “It proved tome that I was good enough tomake it to state, and to takesecond was an eye-opener thatI can run with some of the bestin the state.”

Vitucci wasn’t going to misshis friend run at Jesse OwensMemorial Stadium.

“It was so awesome to seehim get second place. I was sohappy for him,” Vitucci said.

“Being able to train with aguy like Michael, with all theaccomplishments he’s had, itgives you a constant goal be-cause everyone by defaultwants to be as fast as him atsome point,” Eagan said. “Iknow that definitely helpedme in the past season … mybiggest goal was to be able totrain at a pace as close to or asfast as Michael.”

By Vitucci’s count, he andEagan have run around 3,000miles together during highschool.

Vitucci, Eaganracked up miles forSt. Xavier trackAdam [email protected]

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St. Xavier’s Brad Eagan smilesafter finishing second in the 1,600meters at the Division I state meetJune 6.

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St. Xavier’s Michael Vitucci runsout in front during a cross countryrace Oct. 18.

WESTERN HILLS — This sum-mer, the Cincinnati Steam arecelebrating 10 years of amateursummer college baseball atMax McLeary Field on Fergu-son Avenue.

To celebrate, the Steam willdo as they’ve always done: lace‘em up and play.

This season, they’ll do thatunder first-time manager PatHyde, a former catcher atNorthern Kentucky Universityoriginally from Chicago. Hydewas a Steam assistant prior toearning the head gig.

Hyde’s a common commodi-ty for the Steam, who employmany aspiring for careers inbaseball.

“I want to put them in thebest position for them to be suc-cessful. I want these guys tocome in for the summer and bythe time they leave I want themto go back to their school betterthan when they left,” Hyde said.“I want them to grow and ma-ture as people and also as base-ball players.”

The Steam compete in theGreat Lakes Summer Colle-giate League, one of the pre-mier summer baseball leaguesin the country (arguably secondonly to Cape Cod), a wooden batleague comprised of playerswith remaining college eligibil-ity. Roughly 17 locals play on theSteam this year, as well as guysfrom Michigan, Indiana, Illi-nois, Kentucky and South Caro-lina.

After 11 games, the Steamare off to a 4-6-1 start. At theplate, the Steam have been ledby Jake Richmond (Universityof Cincinnati), who’s hitting.444, and Trey Ganns (NorthernKentucky), who’s hitting .351with eight RBI. Max Foley (Ev-ansville) has been hot with a .341average, 14 hits and eight RBI.

On the mound, Hunter Dunn(Eastern Kentucky) has a 4.23ERA and a team-high 17 inningswith 23 strikeouts. Nick Beard(Northern Kentucky) has a 3.60ERA and nine strikeouts in 10 in-nings.

“We have a very talentedteam. We’re very young,” saidHyde. “Getting guys into theright spot in the right situation.You learn how to pick theirbrain … you want to see whattheir thought process is andtheir baseball instinct.”

According to Brady Laber,Steam director of baseball oper-ations, the Steam has had 32

players drafted by MajorLeague teams. Most notably,Adam Eaton with the ChicagoWhite Sox and Pittsburgh Pi-rates All-Star third basemanJosh Harrison.

“What I like doing is seeingguys come in day one whetherit’s summer ball or college, justseeing them develop into betterplayers and people,” Hyde said.“They may struggle one day,but the best thing about base-ball is you’re gonna get to playthe next day. It’s nice seeingguys grow from mistakes andget better.”

Coming up at Max McLearyField, the Steam host GrandLake Friday, June 26, on ALSnight and on Thursday, July 2,the Hamilton Joe’s come to townon fireworks night.

Steam into 10thsummer ball season


Ken Ruberg, a pitcher on the Cincinnati Steam and La Salle graduate, playsa concentration game with his teammates before a game on June 17 at MaxMcLeary Field.

Adam [email protected]

Local roster

Jake Richmond, Oak HillsMitchell Lendenski, LovelandAlex Corna, Lakota EastNick Beard, ElderBrad Burkhart, La SalleMax Foley, MoellerDanny Carrier, La SalleAustin Rieman, BadinScott Sebald, ColerainKen Ruberg, La SalleWes Noble, LebanonNick Cecil, LebanonDaron Bowling, HughesTed Andrews, CHCATrey Ganns, Boone CountyHunter Dunn, Cooper


Cincinnati Steam pitcher Scott Sebald, a Colerain graduate, plays a flipgame with teammates before a game on June 17 at Max McLeary Field.

COLERAIN TWP. — FormerUniversity of Cincinnati bas-ketball standout Melvin Levettwas named the Colerain boys’basketball coach on June 12,pending Board of Education ap-proval.

Levett, named to the Univer-sity of Cincinnati James P. KellyAthletics Hall of Fame in 2009,has spent the last several yearsas an assistant coach at With-row, Middletown, Colerain, andMiami University Hamilton.

Levett starred at shootingguard for the Bearcats from1996-99 under then-coach BobHuggins.

“Melvin was selected be-cause of his ability to teach andstress the fundamentals of the

game,” said Dan Bolden, whowas Colerain’s athletic directorthis past school year. “His ener-gy level and personality are anirresistible draw for our play-ers. His skill development workwith our underclassmen thispast season lead to increasedproductivity on both ends of thefloor over the course of the 22-game season.”

Levett will be the Cardinals’coach for the upcoming schoolyear. Colerain named DarrenBraddix as coordinator of ath-letics in May.

Colerain was 0-23 overall and0-16 in the Greater Miami Con-ference this past season.

“Looking at it, it’s a toughleague from top to bottom,”Levett said. “There’s really nonights off. Those are the gamesyou want to play because you

want to get better and grow.”Levett said the Cardinals

have “turned the page” on lastseason with some wins this sum-mer.

Levett finished his UC play-ing career ranked 25th all-timein scoring with 1,119 points. Hewas selected as AssociatedPress All-American honorablemention in 1998 and ‘99.

Levett added that during histime at UC, he had the opportu-nity to witness high school bas-ketball up close. Levett said thetalent in Cincinnati is rich, and abig reason he took the Colerainjob was because he “knew peo-ple would be all-in.”

“I like to think of myself as apretty good role model and apretty good athlete who got achance to do some things at ahigh level,” said Levett.

He was drafted by the Pis-tons in the second round of the1999 NBA Draft (No. 54 overall)and was later traded to the Lak-ers.

“Melvin loves to be in thegym, and that passion and dedi-cation is already rubbing off onour players,” Bolden said.

Melvin Levett to coach Colerain boys basketball

ENQUIRER FILE

Former University of Cincinnati star Melvin Levett is the new boys’basketball head coach at Colerain High School.

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This is the time ofyear when people arelooking to buy a newhome and, with mortgagerates near record lows,home sales are expectedto be brisk. But beware,because of hacking intothe Internal RevenueService there could bedelays getting loan ap-proval.

The IRS’s “Get Tran-script” application, thesection that was hacked,has been shut down tem-porary until more strin-gent safeguards are in-stalled. That’s the appli-cation used by mortgagelenders for verificationof income. About 23 mil-lion taxpayers used theonline Get Transcriptapplication this pastfiling season.

Mark Merkhofer, ofColerain Township, sayshe ran into problemsgetting loan approval fora house he wants to buy.He writes, “My applica-tion is denied due to allthird party requests forIRS tax transcripts beingrejected due to a rise inidentity theft and fraud.Now I’m $2,000 into buy-ing this home and I’vebeen living out of bag-s…waiting to sign on thedotted line. The lenderinformed me of theirdifficulty in getting mytranscripts on May 22.”

So, Merkhofer tried toget his tax transcript onhis own. He called the

IRS andsays, “Af-ter threehours ofawful holdmusic andrepetitiverecordingsI finallyhad some-one on thehorn. After

another 45 minutes ofverifying informationand more hold time I hadmy 2014 transcript in myemail. I thought I had thefinal piece to the puzzle”

The lender rejectedthe borrower-providedtranscripts. Merkhoferwrites, “So here I amnow, 90 days into thisprocess, losing sleep,stressing out, anxietypiling up, while still do-ing my best to maintaincomposure being that I'mliving in this house cur-rently and run the risk ofbeing booted next weekdue to this entire loanapplication being de-clined due to IRS inade-quacy of handling thelatest security breach.I'm stopped dead in mytracks with no solutions,no nothing.”

The IRS says it,“Takes the security oftaxpayer data extremelyseriously, and we areworking aggressively toprotect affected taxpay-ers and continue tostrengthen our proto-cols.”

So for now, those seek-ing their tax transcriptscan apply and have themmailed directly to theirlender. Normally, itshould take 5 to 10 daysbut it may take longerdue to increased demandsince the online tran-script option is down.The second option forgetting a tax transcript isto go in person to an IRSwalk-in office. Appoint-ments are made on afirst-come, first servedbasis so, the IRS says, itsbest to arrive beforelunchtime.

In the meantime, theIRS says, it has taken anumber of steps to pro-tect taxpayers.

It has sent letters toall the some 200,000 tax-payers whose accountshad attempted unautho-rized access to let themknow someone may havehad access to their socialsecurity number andother personal informa-tion.

The IRS is also of-fering free credit mon-itoring to the some100,000 taxpayers whoseGet Transcript accountswere accessed in order toensure their informationis not being used illegal-ly.

Howard Ain appears as theTroubleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

IRS hacked, home loanapprovals delayed

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Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH 1st Dist.) congratulates Colerain High School senior Jordan Asberry onhis appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point, where he will play football.

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When Sycamore Town-ship’s Amy Tagiof decidedto pursue a long-time in-terest in taking riding les-sons, she had no idea thatshe would find a volunteeropportunity that wouldbring her such joy.

In 2010 Tagiof signedup for horseback ridinglessons at the WintonWoods Riding Center.

“It’s something I al-ways wanted to do,” saidthe mom of a 17-year-oldIndian Hill High Schoolstudent. As her skillsgrew, so did her interest.Soon she wanted to bemore involved with thebarn and the horses.That’s when she became aGreat Parks of HamiltonCounty volunteer. In thiscapacity, she embracedthe opportunity to carefor the horses which in-volved everything frommucking the stalls andcleaning tack to deliver-ing hay to the field.

“Volunteering there isa free horse education,”she said. “If you want tolearn more about horses,you have to be aroundthem. Then you get toknow their personalities.

Tagiof’s involvementwith the stable continuedto grow. She became acontributor to the parkmagazine, writing on top-ics such as why the horsesare “barefoot” instead ofshod, and the health bene-fits of horses. She also be-came a member of thecenter’s volunteer com-mittee, one of the largestcommittees at the park.The committee talksabout needs for the Spe-cial Olympics programand the Special Ridersprogram, which are closeto Tagiof’s heart.

Both programs are foradults and children withspecial needs. The SpecialRiders program is thera-peutic providing studentswith an opportunity to en-gage with their volun-teers, their horse, to be inthe outdoors, and to have aphysical activity, WintonWoods Riding Centermanager Rachel Neu-mann said.

The Special Olympics

program is for competi-tive riding. This is for in-dividuals who have beenriding for a while, Neu-mann said. They are rid-ing independently and arein charge of their riding.

“They are studentswith special needs whoare given a venue to com-pete at their own level,”Neumann said. WintonWoods is the official facil-ity for the state equestri-an Special Olympics.There are riders from thecenter who participate inOhio’s Special Olympicsand travel to the Ken-tucky Horse Park to com-pete as well.

There are 73 people onthe waiting list to be in theSpecial Riders program,Tagiof said. Winton Woodshas the horses and facili-ties to accommodate theadditional riders. What itlacks is the volunteers.Three volunteers areneeded for each rider.Two serve as spotters, oneon each side of the horse,and the third guides thehorse.

No experience is need-ed. The barn provides thetraining.

“My rider is Katie. Shelaughs and has a goodtime. It’s great to see thejoy.” And every rider’s fa-vorite thing to do is trot –once they are ready.“That’s always the favor-ite part. It’s bouncy andfun.”

Volunteers like Tagiofare critical to the centerbeing able to serve somany people, especiallyin the Special Riders andSpecial Olympics pro-grams, Neumann said.There are over 100 activevolunteers who are in-volved in either the Spe-cial Riders, Special Olym-pics or both programs,she said.

Both programs are lim-ited with number of ridersby the number of volun-teers committed to eachriding slot.

“If we had the volun-teers we could bring up-wards of 10 new ridersinto the program thisspring,” she said.

No experience is need-ed to volunteer at the cen-ter but they do need tohave a certain interest in

physical activity.“They’ll be walking be-

side horses, so it’s a goodenergetic walk,” Neu-mann said.

To volunteer, visitgreatparks.org and down-load and submit the volun-teer application. After asuccessful backgroundcheck, volunteers gothrough a one-time orien-tation. Those who wish tovolunteer at the ridingcenter also receive a one-time hands-on lesson. Af-ter that they are free to

jump into the program.“The big thing I en-

courage everybody to do,if perhaps they are inter-ested, is to come out andobserve and see what amassive impact this pro-gram has on not just theriders, but the volun-teers,” Neumann said.

When not working withhorses, Tagiof is busyworking part-time as a na-ture educator. In the fallshe is also a volunteer forthe Indian Hill MarchingBand.

Sycamore woman rides tovolunteer opportunities

THANKS TO AMY TAGIOF

Sycamore's Amy Tagiof with Mercury, one of many horses sherides at the Winton Woods Riding Center.

Sheila [email protected]

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10324 September Drive: Dunn,Derek W. & Cynthia A. Foster toWright, Joseph W.; $115,000.

12027 Spalding Drive: AG ValleyLLC to Reber, Ronald R. III;

$85,000.7541 Squirrel Creek Drive: Baker,Richard K. Tr. to Cappel, DavidG. & Sandra L.; $312,500.

5712 Squirrelsnest Lane: Freese,Larry C. to Guenther, GlennEdward & Shari Lynne;$262,500.

3656 Vernier Drive: Bommer,Michael D. & Rita to Norton,Phillip E.; $49,000.

Green Township3350 Alpine Place: Reynolds,James K. to United Dairy Farm-ers Inc.; $110,000.

3362 Alpine Place: Suits, J. Bruce& Pamela Jayne Greely toUnited Dairy Farmers Inc.;$160,000.

4143 Angie Court: Littlemann,Douglas C. & Stephanie J. toVillines, Ashley L. Heisel &Daniel J. Heisel Sr.; $198,000.

5675 Antoninus Drive: Stenger,Jerome E. to Lemmink, AndrewJ. & Jennifer S.; $229,900.

5461 Bellfield Lane: Mills, DavidP. to Goldsberry, John & Be-thany; $117,500.

1970 Bellglade Terrace: Dickin-son, Donald J. to Allen, Philip J.& Laura K.; $163,500.

3916 Biehl Ave.: Napa Invest-ments Inc. to Ahern, Alexa K.;$60,794.

3957 Biehl Ave.: Simmons, Dale& Teresa to Burns, Frank Timo-thy & Stefanie Webb; $126,000.

5442 Bluesky Drive: Peak, Kath-leen S. to Gresham, Shannon M.& Shawn A. Goff; $52,000.

5627 Breezewood Drive: Krim-mer, Kathaleen Marie to Getz,Marta R. & Dustin J.; $246,500.

5654 Bridgetown Road: Poppe,Margaret A. to Ellis, Eileen A.;$70,000.

5789 Bridgetown Road: Dawson,Jenny E. Tr. to Artis SeniorLiving of Green Township LLC;$600,000.

5809 Bridgetown Road: Simon,Gene A. Tr. to Artis SeniorLiving of Green Township LLC;$600,000.

5815 Bridgetown Road: Simon,Gene A. Tr. to Artis SeniorLiving of Green Township LLC;$600,000.

5958 Brierly Ridge Drive: Griffin,Thomas P. & Karen L. to Arra-bal, Peter J. & Karen P.;$269,500.

5462 Brigade Court: Francis, EricA. Tr. & Sherry A. Tr. to Mongan,Thomas H. & Theresa M.;$194,500.

5945 Calmhaven Drive: Dress-man, Ronald C. to Le, Chung T.& Tuan T. Truong; $205,000.

5874 Seiler Drive: James, Mary A.to Smith, Charles G. Jr. & HeidiM.; $127,000.

5263 Sidney Road: Rosenacker,April L. & Kurt J. to Weiden-hamer, Alyssa J.; $130,000.

7637 Skyview Circle: Cummings,Jennifer to Krimmer, KathaleenMarie; $149,900.

7637 Skyview Circle: Cummings,Jennifer to Cummings, Jennifer;$149,900.

7771 Skyview Circle: FischerAttached Homes II LLC toMcCoy, Todd & Nicole;$126,500.

6695 Southknoll Drive: Ketter-man, Chester E. Tr. & Marie C.Tr. to Bobbitt, Kevin K. & Joel P.Clifford; $167,500.

2300 Sylved Lane: Nicolaus, Paulto Dirr, Patricia; $68,400.

1988 Sylved Lane: Esterkamp,Marilyn to Timber Holdings LLC;$60,000.

2300 Sylved Lane: Nicolaus, Paulto Dirr, Patricia; $68,400.

5248 Valley Ridge Road: Hoeks-tra, Maria C. to Urbisci, Ales-sandro & Tara Fritz; $114,500.

6678 Woodcrest Drive: Lambing,Mary Ann to Terry, Nathan A. &Emily A. Addison; $110,000.

MOUNT AIRY2483 Aldermont Court: NewYork Community Bank toMyers, Joshua G.; $64,800.

5606 Foxglove Lane: Middle-brooks, Nikisha L. & Donald L.Brown to PNC Bank NA;$56,000.

SPRINGFIELDTOWNSHIP

8904 Cavalier Drive: Wood,Helen A. Tr. to Ulrey, Barbara J.;$145,000.

1067 Compton Road: FaithFellowship Ministries Inc. toAllegheny West ConferenceCorp. of Seventh-D; $215,000.

10796 Maplehill Drive: LakesideREO Ventures LLC to ConrexResidential Property Group2013-1 LLC; $35,005.

520 Meadowcrest Road: Welage,Daniel G. & Joyce G. to Sieden-topf, Lauren E. & Steven D.;$132,000.

10773 Shadowridge Lane: Doni-si, William F. to Suggs, RonaldA. & Linda C.; $73,000.

916 Twincrest Court: Obrien,Joann to Rolland, Barbara A.;$115,000.

8574 Wyoming Club Drive:Jager, Barbara J. to Tossey,Stephen D. & Rebecca E.;

$128,000.

5571 Clearview Ave.: Bashara,Ronald P. & Kristi A. to Meyer,Penny Marie; $127,500.

5239 Eaglesnest Drive: Plage-man, L. Richard & Elaine R. toEaglesnest Properties LLC;$135,000.

5347 Edger Drive: Lanich, SandraM. to Minick, Benjamin Ter-rence & Natosha Elizabeth;$150,000.

5360 Edger Drive: Goedde,Patrick E. Tr. & Angela K. Tr. toGoedde, Patrick E. Tr. & AngelaK. Tr.; $129,900.

5542 Harrison Ave.: Brinker,Stephen G. & Lea J. to Rueve,Michael W. & Lynn M.; $20,000.

4860 Jessup Road: Gobeille, J.Douglas to Hilton CapitalGroup LLC; $134,964.

5476 Karen Ave.: Heyob, DanielJ. & Alison S. to Meyer, Tyler J.;$111,900.

2979 Kleeman Road: Stine, KentW. & Erin M. Core-Stine toNguyen, Kim Thi; $135,500.

3734 Lakewood Drive: Simon,Gene A. Tr. to Artis SeniorLiving of Green Township LLC;$600,000.

3427 Markay Court: McCann,Kelly to Abell, Amy Tr.;$140,500.

3347 Markdale Court: Cum-mings, Toni N. & Dermot LiamJr. to Christian, Jeffrey L. &Emily A.; $289,500.

3110 Mary Jane Drive: Frey,Kenneth to Klosterman, Jack L.III; $30,000.

3380 North Bend Road: Hauck,Irwin J. & Lois Jean to UnitedDairy Farmers Inc.; $290,000.

3408 North Bend Road:McHugh, Jennifer to Castle-man, Michelle L.; $60,000.

4094 North Bend Road: Cochran,William & Wanda to UnitedDairy Farmers Inc.; $89,000.

4106 North Bend Road: Mazza-ro, Jeanette to United DairyFarmers Inc.; $120,000.

4118 North Bend Road: Nich-olson, William R. & Lois T. toUnited Dairy Farmers Inc.;$150,000.

4078 North Bend Road: Hauck,Irwin J. & Lois Jean to UnitedDairy Farmers Inc.; $290,000.

5231 North Bend Crossing:Staubach, Michael & Virginia toRohrer, Patricia M.; $118,000.

6189 Oakhaven Drive: Jansen,Sherry L. & Nicholas B. to Eth-ridge, Blake Devin & MaureenMcQuaide Ethrid; $219,900.

2872 Roseann Lane: Weaver,Vivian F. Tr. to Roseann LandTrust; $63,000.

3983 School Section Road:Hischemiller, Gail F. to Brown,Mitzi; $50,500.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

These local restaurants haveearned “Clean Kitchen” awardsfrom Hamilton County PublicHealth for the first quarter of2015:

The requirements for receiv-ing a Clean Kitchen Award arestringent. To be considered,facilities must:

» have fewer than three

violations in the previous twoyears prior to applying;

» have no “critical” or repeatviolations in the previous twoyears;

» maintain at least two staffmembers with level i foodhandler certification or at leastone staff member with a currentservsafe certificate;

» submit applications alongwith corresponding docu-mentation;

» have a minimum of twoyears of inspection data on filewith Hamilton County PublicHealth.

Inspection data for all foodservice facilities and listings forall Clean Kitchen Award winners

are available on the HamiltonCounty Public Health website atwww.hcph.org. The CleanKitchen Award reflects in-spection data from the previoustwo years and is not necessarilyindicative of current conditions.

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Thomas MattioThomas Mattio, 66, of White

Oak died June 9.Survived by wife of 34 years

Phyllis A. (nee Kesse) Mattio;sister Marianne (Ron) Knueven;brother-in-law James (Rosemary)Kesse; nieces/nephews Cathy,Ashley, Patty, Steven, and Mary-lou.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were June 15 at St.John the Baptist Church. Mi-hovk-Rosenacker Funeral Homesserved the family.

Memorials to St. John theBaptist Church, 5361 Dry RidgeRoad, Cincinnati, Ohio 45252.

Audrey MiddendorfAudrey Middendorf, 78, of

White Oak passed away peace-fully June 10.

Survived by children Paul(Laura), Mark, Gary (Carol),Doug Middendorf Sr.; grand-children Kelly, Robert, Julie,Doug Jr., David, Kyle, Jaimee;eight great-grandchildren;siblings Howard and ButchMeyer, Henrietta Zint.

Preceded in death by daugh-ter Linda Middendorf Hatter;siblings Robert Meyer, AnnaMae Fulton and Joanie Wissel.

Visitation Monday was June15 at Mihovk-Rosenacker Funer-al Home. Followed by Mass ofChristian Burial at St. JamesChurch (White Oak).

Memorials to AmericanCancer Society.

Audrey Marie OdiosoAudrey Marie Odioso, 24,

passed away suddenly June 5.She was anoriginalresident ofSafe HavenFarms - acommunity ofadults withautism.

Survived byparentsMichael and

Leslie (nee Wernicke) Odioso;siblings Lauren and Lucas Odio-so.; grandparents Gene and JudyWernicke; many aunts, unclesand cousins.

Preceded in death by grand-parents Dr. Raymond and Mary

Mary A. WagnerMary A. (nee Beckman) Wag-

ner, 63, of White Oak died May30.

Survived by husband FredWagner; children Fred, Paul,Tom, Timmy, Pat Wagner andMichelle Gregory; seven grand-children; siblings of Dawn, Dick,Carl and Jim Beckman.

Preceded in death by brotherBob Beckman.

Visitation was June 3 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome. Mass of Christian Burialat St. James Church (White Oak).

Memorials to St. JamesChurch, 3565 Hubble Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45247.

Henry YoungHenry Young, 56, of Green

Township recently died. He hada lifelong career of bringing

music topeople’s life’svia jukeboxrepair. He wasa 36 yearemployee ofPioneerVending.

Survived bywife Lori (neeTaylor)

Young; daughter Molly Young;Step-children Amanda (Scott)Lafevers, Brittney Huffman;siblings Carol (Tom) Stites, Sandy(Ralph) Ledford, Debbie (Dennis)Federle, Tom (Kelly) Young,Mary Ann (Fred) Enderle; grand-children Mariah Bryant, HaleyBrown, Evan Lafevers, Melodyand Kyle Huffman and BearBear; nieces/nephews Kim Stites,Michelle Doud, Sheri Sparnecht,Tracy Enderle, Melinda Enderle,Tina Young, Jake Federle; nu-merous loving family andfriends.

Preceded in death by parentsJeanne (nee McCroskey) Youngand George Young; step-sonKevin Huffman; nieces/nephewsBobby Miles and Kurtis Young.

Visitation was at the Neid-hard-Minges Funeral Home,(Westwood). Funeral Mass at St.Aloysius Church (Bridgetown).

Memorials to MelanomaResearch Foundation at melano-ma.org or Hospice of Cincinnati.

Odioso.Visitation was at Meyer

Funeral Home. Mass of ChristianBurial was at St. Jude Church.

Memorials to Safe HavenFarms, P.O. Box 633, Monroe,Ohio 45050.

Jean Catheryn RiesJean Catheryn (nee Volk) Ries,

85, of White Oak died May 30Survived by children Jim Ries,

Judy C.Schweitzer,Kathy (John)Buckley,Nancy (Bob)Dombek, Bob(Donna) Ries,Jennifer L.Ries; sevengrandchil-dren; several

sisters/brothers in-law.Preceded in death by husband

James R. Ries; daughter Diana(Lee) Wright; son-in-law JohnHinderer.

Visitation was June 3 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome. Mass of Christian BurialJune 4 at St. James Church(White Oak).

Memorials to Vitas Hospice.

Walter E. StineWalter E. Stine, 88, passed

peacefully on June 6.Survived by children Nancy

(Ross) Todd, Jerry (Jan) Stine,Sally (Mike)Humbert,Tom (Stacey)Stine andJeanne (Joe)Drinkuth; 12grandchil-dren; fivegreat-grand-children.

Preceded indeath by wife Joyce T. (neeKeller) Stine; siblings Bill andRuth Stine, Carol (Ken) Kramer,Don (Janet) VanArsdale.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were June 10 at St.Teresa of Avila Church.

Memorials to Elder HighSchool In Memory of Walter E.Stine C/O Trina Niemer, 3900Vincent Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio45205.

DEATHS

Odioso

Ries

Young

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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Incidents/investigationsAggravated robbery4800 block of Hawaiian Terrace, June 7.Assault5400 block of Colerain Ave., June 1.Breaking and entering5800 block of Shadymist Lane, June 1.5800 block of Shadymist Lane, June 7.Burglary5300 block of Bahama Terrace, June 3.5400 block of Bahama Terrace, June 4.Criminal damaging/endangering5300 block of Colerain Ave., June 4.5500 block of Kirby Ave., June 1.5600 block of Kirby Ave., June 5.5600 block of Little Flower Ave., June 2.Robbery4900 block of Hawaiian Terrace, June 6.Theft2500 block of Flanigan Court, June 1.2500 block of W. North Bend Road,June 1.

5400 block of Bahama Terrace, June 4.5400 block of Colerain Ave., June 1.5500 block of Colerain Ave., June 5.Unauthorized use of motor vehicle5800 block of Monfort Hills Ave., June2.

COLERAIN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 2600 block of SpringdaleRoad, April 18.

BurglaryReported and tools and electronicsvalued at $2,000 removed from 10000block of Gloria Ave., March 30.

Criminal damagingDoor damaged at 8300 block of LynessDrive, April 18.

Window damaged at 10000 block ofPottinger Road, April 19.

Domestic violenceReported on Honesdale Court, April 20.FraudReported on 5800 block of SquirrelsnestLane, April 21.

MenacingReported on 3400 block of HoyglenCourt, April 21.

Misuse of credit cardsReported on 2500 block of Willowspr-ing Court, April 17.

Reported on 10200 block of ColerainAve., April 17.

RapeReported on 2300 block of HiddenMeadows Drive, April 19.

Theft

Purse and contents valued at $160removed from 9500 block of ColerainAve., April 10.

Photographs removed from 6000 blockof July Court, April 10.

DVD player valued at $236 removedfrom 3700 block of Stone Creek Blvd.,April 10.

License plate removed from vehicle at3200 block of Rocker Drive, April 10.

Clothing valued at $34.50 removedfrom 3600 block of Colerain Ave., April11.

Necklace valued at $1,200 removedfrom 6900 block of Colerain Ave., April17.

Merchandise valued at $186 removedfrom 3600 block of Stone Creek Blvd.,April 12.

$13,560 removed from 10000 block ofColerain Ave., March 5.

Reported at 5700 block of BlackwolfRun, April 14.

Stereo, bird bath valued at $125 re-moved from 3700 block of YellowstoneDrive, April 19.

$137 in currency removed from 10000block of Colerain Ave., April 21.

Rings valued at $45,000 removed from10000 block of Tottenham Drive, April21.

Beer valued at $45 removed from 9200block of Colerain Ave., April 20.

Clothing removed from 10000 block ofColerain Ave., April 20.

Oxygen tanks valued at $500 removedfrom 7200 block of Memory Lane, April20.

Bikes valued at $450 removed from10000 block of Kristinridge Drive, April20.

Furniture and grill valued at $2,500removed from 4400 block of Summer-wind Court, April 20.

Clothes valued at $165 removed from8400 block of Colerain Ave. April 19.

Reported on 9500 block of ColerainAve., April 19.

GPS and statue valued at $150 removedfrom 9400 block of Colerain Ave., April19.

Lightbulbs valued at $10 removed from10000 block of Colerain Ave., April 19.

Wallet and contents removed from3700 block of W. Galbraith Road, April19.

Wallet and contents removed from3000 block of Shadycrest Drive, April18.

Documents removed from 9500 block ofColerain Ave., April 18.

Wallet removed from 10000 block ofColerain Ave., April 18.

Reported on Sylved Lane, June 7.Reported on Karen Ave., June 7.TheftTheft from vehicle reported on WestFork Road, May 26.

Bicycle reported stolen on HutchinsonGlen Drive, May 26.

Catalytic converter reported stolenfrom vehicle on Harrison Ave., May 26.

Gas grill and propane tank reportedstolen on Goda Ave., May 26.

Speakers, amplifier and television/radiocombo reported stolen from vehicle onRackacres Drive, May 27.

Theft from vehicle reported on Glen-way Ave., May 27.

Reported on Hearne Road, May 27.GPS reported stolen from vehicle onJessup Road, May 27.

Assorted hand tools reported stolen onCheviot Road, May 27.

Cooper welding line reported stolen onBoomer Road, May 28.

Chainsaw and extension cords reportedstolen on Boomer Road, May 28.

Money order reported stolen on Harri-son Ave., May 28.

Reported on North Bend Road, May 28.Two saws, drill, punch knock-out setand copper wire reported stolen onGlastonbury Court, May 28.

Reported on Harrison Ave., May 28.Cellphone and wallet and contentsreported stolen on Cleves Warsaw,May 28.

Laptop computer reported stolen onHubble Road, May 29.

Wallet and contents reported stolen onLeona Drive, May 29.

Reported on Glenway Ave., May 29.Set of golf clubs and two cellphonesreported stolen on Beech Grove Drive,May 29.

Attempted theft of clothing itemsreported on Harrison Ave., May 29.

Mail reported stolen from mailbox onCheviot Road, May 30.

Suspect attempted to steal boxes ofscrews from Home Depot at 6300 blockGlenway Ave., May 30.

Reported on Glenway Ave., May 30.Reported on Regency Ridge Court, May30.

Reported at North Bend Road and WestFork Road, May 30.

Suspect stole several items of babyclothing from Meijer at 6500 blockHarrison Ave., May 18.

Reported at 5400 block North BendRoad, June 1.

Money reported stolen at 5100 block

garage at 7400 block Bridge Point Pass,May 29.

Reported on North Bend Road, May 29.Video game system, headphones,wallet, bicycle, necklace and videogame controllers reported stolen onNorthglen Road, May 29.

Reported on Boomer Road, May 30.Reported on Hayes Road, May 31.Video game system, television and avehicle reported stolen at 6900 blockTaylor Road, June 5.


Sander, two drills, grinder and jigsawreported stolen at 5400 block BellfieldLane, June 6.

Criminal damagingReported on Cheviot Road, May 27.Reported at 6800 block Taylor Road,June 1.

Reported at 5400 block Muddy CreekRoad, June 3.

Reported at 3700 block Aurora Ave.,June 6.

Graffiti spray-painted on exterior wallat Western Rollarama at 5100 blockCrookshank Road, June 8.

Criminal mischiefEggs thrown on home and vehicle at6800 block Taylor Road, June 1.

Eggs thrown on home at 2800 blockOrchardpark Drive, June 7.

Domestic disputeReported on Cheviot Road, May 26.Reported on Leona Drive, May 27.Reported on Haft Road, May 28.Reported on Orchardpark Drive, May29.

Reported on Glenway Ave., May 29.Reported on Calmhaven Drive, May 29.Reported on Evelyn Road, May 29.Reported on Westgrove Drive, May 29.Reported on Countrymeadow Lane,May 30.

Reported on Sheed Road, May 30.Reported on Karen Ave., May 30.Reported on Parkview Ave., May 30.Reported on Hearne Road, May 30.Reported on Skies Edge Court, May 30.Reported on Harrison Ave., May 31.Reported on Vogel Road, June 1.Reported on Wildcherry Court, June 2.Reported on Robinet Drive, June 2.Reported on Race Road, June 4.Reported on Cheviot Road, June 5.Reported on Clearpoint Drive, June 5.Reported on Timberhollow Lane, June5.

Reported on Harrison Ave., June 5.Reported on Timberpoint Drive, June 6.Reported on Harrison Ave., June 6.Reported on Relluk Drive, June 7.

Reported on 9600 block of Colerain,April 16.

Cell phone valued at $100 removedfrom 8300 block of Colerain Ave., April16.

Bike removed from W. Galbraith andPippin Road, April 18.

Shoes valued at $65 removed from 2900block of W. Galbraith Road, April 21.

VandalismReported on 6400 block of CheviotRoad, April 13.

Unauthorized use of motor vehicleReported on 2300 block of WaldenGlen, April 6.

Reported on 10000 block of Gloria Ave.,April 21.

GREEN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported on Westwood NorthernBoulevard, May 27.

Reported at 3300 block Mercy HealthBoulevard, May 30.

Reported on Rybolt Road, May 30.Reported on Kaitlyn Court, May 31.Suspect pulled victim’s hair and struckvictim several times at Ranlyn and BlueRock Road, May 20.



Suspect kicked victim at FX Fitness at3600 block Werk Road, June 4.

Reported at 5500 block Sunny WoodsLane, June 7.

Breaking and enteringTwo chainsaws and a weed trimmerreported stolen on Boomer Road, May28.

Weed trimmer and assorted land-scaping equipment reported stolen onLever Court, May 31.

Tiller and a lantern reported stolen onFiddlers Green Road, May 31.

Bird house and metal signs reportedstolen from garage at 4500 blockRuebel Place, June 2.

Reported at 6700 block Sally Court,June 4.

Television, 300-piece tool set, micro-wave and clothes reported stolen at5400 block North Bend Road, June 5.

BurglaryWeed trimmer and a shredder reportedstolen on Beechtop Drive, May 26.

Laptop computer, computer tablet,laptop bag, check and a binder report-ed stolen on Boomer Road, May 27.

Can of gasoline reported stolen from

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Sidney Road, June 1.Vehicle reported broken into at5100 block Sidney Road, June 1.

Suspect attempted to stealjewelry from Kohl’s at 6500block Harrison Ave., June 1.

Radio reported stolen at 5000block Casa Loma Blvd., June 2.

Credit card reported stolen at4300 block Harrison Ave., June2.

Suspect attempted to stealtraffic safety vests from HomeDepot at 6300 block GlenwayAve., June 2.

Cigarettes and money reportedstolen from vehicle at 6200block Glenway Ave., June 2.

Prescription medication report-ed stolen at 2100 block Fay-

wood Ave., June 2.Two suspects stole laundrydetergent from Kroger at 3400block North Bend Road, June 2.

Purse and contents reportedstolen at 3600 block WerkRoad, June 3.

Air conditioning condenser unitreported stolen at 2900 blockBailey Ave., June 3.

Headphones and Kindle e-reader reported stolen at 2800block Chardale Court, June 3.

Skids of roofing shingles report-ed stolen at 3300 block Forest-view Drive, June 3.

Television, tool kit, laptopcomputer, cellphone and drillreported stolen at 6000 blockSheed Road, June 3.

Two crossbows, compound bow,60 arrows, two armor platecarriers, five knives, two multi-tools and flashlight reportedstolen at 6900 block HarrisonAve., June 4.

Purse and contents reportedstolen at 5100 block North BendRoad, June 4.

Money reported stolen fromCloverleaf Pub at 3200 blockNorth Bend Road, June 4.

Reported at 6400 block GlenwayAve., June 5.

Pallets and scrap metal reportedstolen at 5100 block Glencross-ing Way, June 5.

Eight fishing rods stolen fromone vehicle, and a socketwrench set stolen from secondvehicle at 3400 block EyrichRoad, June 5.

Car stereo and 10 CDs reportedstolen from vehicle at 3600block Eyrich Road, June 5.

Reported at Remke at 5000block Glencrossing Way, June 5.

Suspect attempted to stealclothes from Kohl’s at 6500block Harrison Ave., June 5.

Food items reported stolen fromKroger at 5800 block Harrison

Ave., June 5.Wallet and contents reportedstolen at 2800 block DiehlRoad, June 7.

Purse and contents reportedstolen at 5600 block Bridge-town Road, June 8.

Catalytic converter reportedstolen from vehicle at 5700block Filview Circle, June 8.

Reported at Kohl’s at 6500 blockHarrison Ave., June 8.

Ring and cellphone reportedstolen at 4500 block HutchinsonRoad, June 8.

Reported at Speedway at 5300block North Bend Road, June 8.

TrespassingReported at Staas Road andWesselman Road, June 1.

Reported at 5500 block SkyBridge Court, June 1.

Reported at 2800 block BlueRock Road, June 3.

Reported at 5200 block NorthBend Road, June 3.

Reported at 1800 block ForestView Lane, June 4.

SPRINGFIELDTOWNSHIP

Incidents/investigationsAssault

Reported on 8200 block ofWinton Road, May 8.

Reported on Simpson, May 8.Reported on Witherby, May 7.BurglaryReported at 1000 block of Vaca-tionland Drive, May 6.

Reported and TV, computer,printer, game system, car rims,radio, amp and other equip-ment removed from 700 blockof Finney Trail, May 6.

Criminal damagingReported on 8400 block ofMockingbird Lane, May 10.

Vehicle damaged at 1500 blockof Meredith Drive, May 14.

POLICEREPORTS

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Funday Sundays willbe noon to 6 p.m. at 12YMCA locations in Febru-ary and March, then againin November and Decem-ber.

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There will be lots of

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“Interact for Health iscommitted to improvingthe health of people in ourcommunity. We know it’sharder for people to getmoving in the winter andare extremely excited topartner with the Y to in-crease access to healthyactivities,” Interact forHealth President andCEO Jim Schwab said.

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wide range of activitieswith the added benefit offeeling better overall.”

About FundaySundays

Each YMCA of GreaterCincinnati location will beopen from noon until 6pmevery Sunday in Febru-ary, March, Novemberand December.

Free child watch willbe available at eachYMCA location during theFunday Sundays, so par-ents can work out or con-nect with others at the Y.

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