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As the revenue stream formany communities in GreaterCincinnati continue to shrink,ways to cut costs remain underthe microscope. Services suchas community access televisionare being scrutinized like neverbefore with some communitieseliminating or reducing the ser-vice.

One of the oldest and largestproviders of community accesstelevision in the Cincinnati areais the Intercommunity CableRegulatory Commission(ICRC). With these looming fi-nancial challenges and signifi-cant changes in the way peoplecommunicate via social media,we asked ICRC Executive Di-rector Brad Stapleton a fewquestions about the history andfuture of community accesstelevision, specifically ICRC.He provided these responsesvia email.

Background on ICRC – whenand how did you begin?

“The ICRC was started in theearly 1980s by a forward think-ing Sharonville council membernamed Aaron Mackey. This waswhen cable television was firstcoming to the area and the ideawas that by negotiating as alarge group, rather than smallindividual suburban communi-ties, they could attract a larger,more state-of-the-art cable sys-

tem. The result of that was thestate-of-the-art, 60-channel, twowire, interactive Qube cablesystem from Warner Amex. Af-ter the system was built, someof the communities decided topool their resources to fund andprogram the community accesschannels. The ICRC first beganproducing programs in 1986.

“The ICRC is a prime exam-ple of shared resources. Not ev-ery one of the communities weserve needs a television studio,production truck or playbacksystem but now they all have ac-cess to the services that thosethings provide.”

How are you funded?“Each cable subscriber that

lives in an ICRC communitypays a 5 percent franchise fee.That is 5 percent of their cabletelevision service only, that per-centage does not include Inter-net service or telephone. On aquarterly basis that 5 percent isthen given back to the commu-nity and the ICRC - 2 percent ofthat 5 percent. (2 percent of thecable television bill or 40 per-cent of what the community re-ceives).”

How many communities doyou serve today? Did youserve more communities to-day or fewer?

“Today we are at 23 commu-nities. Which is where we were

Director: ICRCremains‘relevant’ inchanging worldBy Sheila [email protected]

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Brad Stapleton, executive director of ICRC, in the group’s studios inSharonville.

See ICRC, Page A2

The plans for new fire-houses in Madeira and IndianHill are moving forward aftergetting the final approval fromMadeira City Council.

“We have got a long way togo to get these stations builtand everyone has put a lot ofeffort in,” Mayor Mike Steursaid.

Madeira city council ap-proved the agreement with avote of 7-0 on Jan. 12. IndianHill Council and the MadeiraIndian Hill Joint Fire DistrictBoard of Trustees already ap-proved the agreement, Madei-ra City Manager Tom Moellersaid.

The Madeira and Indian Hillfirehouses are being rebuiltthanks to a $7.5 million dona-tion from Harold and MargretThomas of Indian Hill.

“The project hasn’t been de-signed yet and until it is we donot know an exact cost,” Moell-er said, adding the main reasonfor the revisions to the agree-

ment was to ensure the projecthad a guaranteed maximumprice of $7.5 million.

It is estimated it will cost$3.5 million to build the Madei-ra firehouse and $4 million tobuild the Indian Hill firehouse,according to the agreement.The Madeira house will bebuilt first and construction willbegin on the Indian Hill houseafter the Madeira one is com-pleted.

The current Madeira fire-house, 7205 Miami Ave., wasbuilt in 1890 and convertedfrom a house to a firehouse in1962. The Indian Hill house,6475 Drake Road, was built in1940. Both houses will be re-built in the same locations.

Moeller said both depart-ments will use the Indian Hillhouse while the Madeira one isunder construction and thenew Madeira one while the In-dian Hill one is under construc-tion.

At previous meetings,members of the Madeira coun-cil raised concerns about themoney being split evenly, de-

spite the Madeira house beingbuilt first. The agreement alsooutlined how the donation willbe separated between the twomunicipalities for the con-struction of the houses. For thenext five years, $1.5 millionwill be donated each year. In2015, $1.5 million will go to Ma-deira. In 2016, $1million will goto Madeira and $500,000 will goto Indian Hill. The funds willbe split evenly in 2017 with$750,000 going to each. In 2018,$250,000 will go to Madeira and$1.25 million will go to IndianHill. In 2019, all $1.5 million willgo to Indian Hill.

Moeller said the joint firedistrict will be hiring the pro-ject and construction man-agers. He said all three partieswill be meeting with an archi-tect later this month. Construc-tion is slated to start on the Ma-deira house in June and becompleted in June of 2016.

Want to know more about what ishappening in Madeira? FollowMarika Lee on Twitter:@ReporterMarika

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Madeira City Council approved the final agreement for the Madeira and Indian Hill firehouses to be rebuiltthanks to a $7.5 million donation from an Indian Hill couple.

Madeira approvesagreement fornew firehouses

By Marika [email protected]

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How local communi-ties use ICRC, or otherpublic access:

» Amberley Villagedoes not have a communi-ty television station. Un-til recently was withICRC. It has since leftthat arrangement and iscontracting with ESPMedia.

» Deer Park does nothave community televi-sion.

» Indian Hill: IndianHill High School studentsfilm the various athleticand special events asso-ciated with the school.ICRC helped set up a stu-dio at the high school in1994 and has providedequipment and technicalsupport when needed.

» Madeira City Man-ager Tom Moeller saidthe city has never hadpublic access channels.He added the city hasnever discussed it in his24 years with the city.

“We have not been ap-proached by any resi-dents about the ‘need’ tohave public access,” hesaid.

» Sycamore Townshipwas once an ICRC com-

munity. Significant re-ductions in the town-ship’s revenue severalyears ago resulted in Syc-amore pursuing a lowercost option with Local 12.

After a couple ofyears, that service wassold to new owners andsubsequently eliminated.Since then, the townshiphas not pursued reinstat-ing community accesstelevision.

Programming varies by community

WHO’S WATCHING?These communities have contracts with ICRC:

Amberley VillageArlington Heights Columbia Township Crosby Township Elmwood Place Evendale Fairfax Glendale Harrison Harrison Township Indian Hill Lincoln Heights Mariemont Mason City Mason Schools

Milford Milford - Schools Mount Healthy Mount Healthy

Schools North College Hill Princeton Schools Reading Sharonville Springdale St. Bernard Symmes Township Terrace Park Woodlawn

YOUR TURNDo you watch publicaccess programming?How often? On whatplatform? How valuableis the service?Email your comments [email protected].

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great deal of program-ming that is produced bythe schools.

“Studio - We produce abi-weekly public affairsshow where local leadersand elected officials comeinto our studio and discussissues and events that areimportant to their constit-uents. Some of the localchambers of commerceproduce monthly pro-grams where they intro-duce new members of thelocal business communityand the products and ser-vices they provide.”

How does communityaccess television fit in to-day’s communicationrich society with You-Tube, Facebook, Twitter. ..?

“Community accesstelevision must adapt andstay relevant to its com-munity. When we startedthere were five accesschannels on a 60-channelcable box. People werethrilled to see their citycouncil meeting on televi-sion a week or so after itoccurred. Now if theycan’t see that same meet-ing on their phone the nextday they want to knowwhy. And they can becausethat is part of the servicethe ICRC provides.

“In the fall when ourtwo trucks go out to coverhigh school football bothof those games are playedback that same night atmidnight. We are doingmore and more with ‘live

back in the late 1980s. Wehave gained some and lostsome since then. We havelost four communities inthe past four years. All re-lated to budget cuts due tofunding changes at thestate level, reduction ofthe local governmentfund, and elimination ofthe estate tax. Each one ofthose communitiesstressed that they werehappy with the service,but simply could not af-ford it.”

What services do youprovide to the communi-ties you serve?

“City council meetings- recorded and playedback on the cable systemthree different times aweek. Meetings are madeavailable online with in-dexed agenda links allow-ing viewers to click and godirectly to any one of theagenda items.

“Community events –Local sporting events,high school matches, base-ball, football, basketball,soccer volleyball, la-crosse, men’s and wom-en’s. Peewee Football tour-naments, semi-pro foot-ball and soccer, CincinnatiRollergirls. Festivals, con-certs, parades. Candidateforums, etc…

“We also playback a

television’ over the Inter-net. For the sports wherepermissible, which is pret-ty much everything butfootball and tournaments,we make them availablelive over the Internet soanyone anywhere with anInternet connection cansee them as they happen.Same thing with concertsand parades and othercommunity events, wepost a link on our Face-book page and people canwatch live on their com-puter.

“This year we are fo-cusing on our studio ser-vices. In the past, a localmayor or township trusteecould come into our studioon a Monday night andspend a half hour speakingwith the host of our publicaffairs show and then aweek later the folks athome could tune in andhear what they had to say.What we are working to-ward now is for that sameperson to come into ourstudio on a Monday eve-ning, choose how theywant to present their infor-mation from a variety offormats and when theywalk out the door theyhave a thumb drive intheir hand that will allowthem to upload that videoto their Facebook page orTwitter account and sendit out immediately to allwho subscribe.”

Are you digital? Whatabout high definition?

“Yes we are digital.

However we are not HD(high definition).

“It is not required (to behigh definition), but is de-sired and at some point inthe near future we willmake that transition. It isnot up to us, it will requirean agreement with the ca-ble company. On our endwe have already begun thetransition by starting toupgrade our productionand playback equipmentso that in terms of workflow, everything is HDcompliant.”

What impact will thishave on service?

“The only impact it willhave on service will be sig-nificant increase in pic-ture quality.”

What is the future ofICRC?

“The future of theICRC looks strong. Wehave a history of being onthe leading edge of tech-nology. We were the firstlocal organization to putvideo on the Internet,starting in 1999 when weposted over 200 local can-didates for office on theweb, long before any of thebroadcasters were doingit. We were the first or-ganization in the countryto provide indexed councilmeetings on the web. Be-cause we have the supportof more than just one com-munity, we can provide ahigher level of service andbecause of that higher lev-el of service I believe wewill continue to thrive.”

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Parents wanting to talkwith their kids beyond atext message may enjoy

an upcoming program.“Connecting Across

the Generations” will befrom 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tues-day, Jan. 27, in the IndianHill High School cafete-ria, 6865 Drake Road.

The program will focuson some of the challengesparents and their childrenmay face in communicat-ing with one another. Itwill include a look at howtechnology has had an im-pact on communication.

The featured speakerwill be Diane Thielfoldt,co-founder of the Learn-ing Cafe, which was de-veloped to provide com-

panieswith strat-egies tocommuni-cate withemploy-ees.

“(This)is about

helping parents under-stand how to relate totheir children,” BradKirk, a social studiesteacher at Indian HillHigh School, said.

Kirk is involved withthe Indian Hill EducatorsProfessional Orgainza-tion, which is presentingthe program with the Indi-

an Hill Public SchoolsFoundation.

“One of the things wehave in common with par-ents as teachers is that wecome from a differentgeneration than the stu-dents,” said Kirk.

Kirk said the programwill include an overviewof differences that mayexist in communication,style and values betweenparents and children. Anopen discussion will fol-low the presentation.

Admission is free.Students are welcome

to attend the programwith their parents, al-though a program gearedspecifically for highschool-age students willbe presented during an as-sembly the following day.

“We plan on having fol-low-up activities in theschool,” Kirk said.

Program offers parents tips on bridging the generation gapBy Forrest [email protected]

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Great Oaks openhouses

Area parents and highschool freshmen andsophomores will have thechance to get a first-handlook at more than 30 ca-reer programs availablefor high school juniorsand seniors at the fourGreat Oaks Career Cam-puses during upcoming

open houses.Each of the campuses

will have instructors andstudents on hand to talkwith visitors and demon-strate the work beingdone in the career labs.Programs available in-clude dental assisting,sports rehabilitation andtherapy, construction,cosmetology, masonry,aviation maintenance,

heating/ventilating andair conditioning, practicalnursing, surgical technol-ogy, commercial/residen-tial electricity, robotics,animal science, equine(horse) studies, and more.The high school programslead to certification in thechosen career field.About half of Great Oaksgraduates also go directlyto college.

Open houses will be:Live Oaks Career Cam-

pus, 5956 BuckwheatRoad, Milford, Thursday,Feb. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Scarlet Oaks CareerCampus, 3254 E. KemperRoad, Sharonville, Thurs-day, Feb. 5.

Career programs areopen to any high school ju-nior living in one of 36school districts in south-west Ohio.

For more information,contact:

Live Oaks – Sarah Tay-lor, 513.612.4914 or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected].

Scarlet Oaks – JulieBeis, 513.612.5794 orbeisj@grea-

toaks.com<mail-to:[email protected].

State of the Agencyforums set

Hamilton County De-velopmental DisabilitiesServices SuperintendentAlice Pavey will presentthe 2015 “State of theAgency” at multiple com-munity forums in Janu-ary.

» 10:30 a.m. to noon Fri-day, Jan. 23, at the agencySupport Center, 1520 Mad-ison Road.

» 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday,Jan. 27, at Bobbie B. Fair-fax School, 4999 KingsleyDrive.

Each forum is open tothe public and will contain

the same information.

Scholarshipsavailable

The Madeira Woman'sClub is offering two schol-arships to high school sen-iors who are residents ofMadeira.

Applications have beensent to he following highschools: Madeira, Moell-er, Mt. Notre Dame, SaintUrsula, Saint Xavier andUrsuline. Please Contactyour school counselor forthe application. Funds forthe scholarships are fromthe operation of theClothes Closet in Madeira,and other events spon-sored by the MadeiraWoman's Club.

BRIEFLY

The Indian Hill PTO iskeeping the needy warmthis winter.

A districtwide initia-tive to collect coats, blan-kets and other items willstart Jan. 16 and continuethrough the month.

The “Braves Share theWarmth” donation drivewas suggested by PTOmember Jill Kaczmarow-ski as a way to give back.

This is a way to keepgiving throughout theyear as opposed to justduring the holidays, Kacz-marowski said.

Students are encour-aged to participate by do-nating items and decorat-ing collection boxes,which will be set up in thelobby of each school.

This is a way to get stu-

dents involved in the spir-it of giving, said MonaHelmy, director of the In-dian Hill ElementarySchool PTO.

Donations of coats,

blankets, gloves, bootsand scarves can be depos-ited in the collection box-es which have been set up.Items for children andadults will be accepted.

The donations will begiven to Inter Parish Min-istry, an organization thatsupports those in need.

Kaczmarowski saidshe was impressed withhow smoothly the initia-tive came together. “Thecooperation of the schoolswas very quick,” she said.“Knowing the hearts ofour community, we antici-pate this will be an annualevent.

Items can be droppedoff at the high school, mid-dle school, elementaryschool or primary schoolduring regular hours.

For updates on otherIndian Hill school initiatives

follow fsellerspress on Twitter.

PTO spearheads clothing drive

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Indian Hill PTO membersMona Helmy, left, and JillKaczmarowski have helpedorganize a clothing drive forInter Parish Ministry.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Amity Elementary

» Amity Elementary’s newsixth-grade language arts andsocial study teacher, KelseyWood, ran a 200-mile familyrelay race in Kentucky recent-ly. The race is run from the JimBeam Distillery in Clermont, toLexington, which is a distanceof 200 miles and each relayconsists of 12 people.

This is the sixth year that ithas been running and the sixthyear that Wood’s family hasparticipated.

The race takes about 30hours, starting Friday morning/afternoon and ending Saturdayevening. Each team gets two12-passenger vans to live out offor those two days and to fol-low the runners along thecourse. Even Wood admits this“sounds crazy or miserable,"but she concluded with "it is ablast!”

Why did you become aneducator?

“I always knew I wanted tobecome an educator. Early on Ididn’t really know why; I justknew that teaching was callingmy name. As the years wenton, my reasons for followingthat calling became more abun-dant. Since grade school, I haveloved learning. I loved comingto school and was always excit-ed for the end of summer. Ineighth-grade, I had a teacherthat brought me together withsome of the greatest people Iknow. By the end of that finalmiddle school year, I knew Iwanted some day to be thatteacher who fosters relation-ships among students andpushes them out of their com-fort zones. Senior year in highschool, my niece was born.Being a part of her early lifeopened my eyes to the impactthat I can have on the life of achild. These events amongmany others validated my pathtoward education.:

In two or three words, howdo you see your most impor-tant function as an educator?

“To be a role model.”Why did you choose Deer

Park? “I chose Deer Park because

I wanted to be a part of thiswelcoming community! Thesmall district allows me tobecome an important part ofeach of my students’ lives andallows me to be involved inmore ways than just teaching.”

What do you enjoy doingin your spare time?

“In my spare time, I enjoyrunning and traveling. Everyyear I try to run a variety ofdistance races and travel to atleast one place I have neverbeen before.”

What is your favoritebook?

“Without a doubt, my favor-ite book is “Life of Pi” by YannMartel (the book is way betterthan the movie!).

Is there anything else youwould like to share with thecommunity?

“I believe in the power ofpositive thinking and know thatevery student has the potentialfor greatness. It is my goal tofind that potential and help

each student tap into it.”

Deer Park High SchoolGreg Tabar is the new in-

tervention specialist at theDeer Park High School as wellas the new varsity girls basket-ball coach.

Since he started with DeerPark, he’s been working toimplement positive changesinside his classroom.

His goal is to help alter thecourse of the future by educat-ing his class in the best pos-sible way and by teaching hisstudents useful life skills.

As for his basketball team,even though the season is a fewweeks off, Tabar participatedin a ‘coaching leadership’workshop. He said the work-shop, brought to the school byDeer Park Athletic Director

Rob Hamann, “provides youwith the tools and ideas to takeyour program to the next levelthrough determination andcharacter building. The pro-grams and virtues that will betaken away from the recenttraining session will help builda solid basketball program onthe court, in the classroom, andthroughout the community formany years to come.”

Why did you become aneducator?

“I became a teacher becauseI had many models in my fam-ily - and in my own school ex-perience - of fantastic teacherswho showed me the wonderand awe of teaching a class-room. However, as time wenton, I realized that being ateacher is about making animpact, an impression, an in-

delible mark. Teaching trulyaffects the future generations.What you say, what you do, andhow you do it will stay withstudents and they in turn maypass it along to their own chil-dren in some way, shape, orform. They say that teachingtouches the lives of the future,which is true. But it also helpsalter the course of the future aswell.”

In two or three words, howdo you see your most impor-tant function as an educator?

“Public servant.”Why did you choose Deer

Park? “After completing the in-

terview process, it was clear tosee that Deer Park is where Iwanted to spend my future asan educator and coach. Thestaff and students are very

genuine and made me feelright at home. I really enjoyfeeling like a part of the com-munity because it is a placewhere I can grow not only asan educator but as a person aswell. It is very encouraging tohave the entire communitysupporting you as a teacherhere in Deer Park. I am blessedto be a part of this close knitcommunity.”

What is the funniest thingthat happened during yourfirst few weeks at Deer Park?

“On the second day, myclass and I were coming backfrom lunch and we had a hardtime entering the classroombecause I had locked my keysinside the classroom. Needlessto say the start of science classwas delayed until we found ajanitor in the building.”

What do you enjoy doingin your spare time?

“In my spare time I enjoycoaching both basketball andfootball here at Deer ParkHigh School. My weekends arefilled with teaching Sundayschool at Central BaptistChurch, Spending time withmy amazing wife Valerie Tabar(second-grade teacher atHolmes Primary School) andour two dogs Daisy and Duke.Then spending any remainingspare time firing up the grill!”

What is your favoritebook?

“Rachel's Tears: The Spiritu-al Journey of Columbine” ByBeth Nimmo

Is there anything else youwould like to share with thecommunity?

“I am looking forward togetting to know and work withthe families of Deer Park formany years to come! Thankyou for all of your support ofboth the students and staff.And as always, it is a great dayto be a Wildcat!”

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

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Traveling is a favorite of Kelsey Wood, the new grade language arts and social study teacher at Amity Elementary.

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Greg Tabar, with his wife, Valerie, a second-grade teacher at Holmes Elementary, is the new intervention specialistand varsity girls basketball coach at Deer Park High School.

SAINT URSULA ACADEMYThe following students have earned honors forthe first quarter of 2014-2015.

FreshmenFirst honors - Natalia Burke Garcia, BernadetteHodges, Morgan McGee, Bridget Momper andMary Walsh.

Second honors - Monica Widmeyer

SophomoresFirst honors - Bailey Cordill, Catherine Dieckman,Katherine Overberg and Grace Widmeyer.

Second honors - Grace Burleigh, Kara Cooke and

Elizabeth Pritchard.

JuniorsFirst honors - Elinor Floyd, Madeline Hopple andCaroline Spurr.

Second honors - Kaitlyn Gray, Emily Paquette,Maria Racadio, Hannah Redden and Abby Roehr.

SeniorsFirst honors - Katherine Barker, Mary Carroll, MaryCarroll, Katherine Habel, Catherine Hidy, AnnaLeibel, Anna Leibel, Laura Proffitt, FlorenceShanley and Elizabeth Shannon.

Second honors - Patricia Hobler

ST. URSULA HONOR ROLLS

URSULINE ACADEMYThe following students have earned honors forthe first quarter of 2014-2015.

FreshmenHonor Roll - Caroline Byers, Lea Huth, HaileyLinenkugel, Lucy Lorbach, Olivia Martini, MarinO’Dea, Kelsey Plogmann and Kelly Schweikert.

SophomoresHonor Roll - Macaira Berger, Julia Buschbacher,Regan Carroll, Margarita Francisco, MargaritaFrancisco, Haidyn Isenhart, Megan Johnson,Mary MacVittie, Hannah McKaig, Darby Nelson

and Madeleine Stuhlreyer.

JuniorsFirst Honors - Jennifer Duma, Emily Kronenberg-er, Molly Powers, Sarah Schreiber, AlexandraTaylor and Natalie Woodward.

SeniorsFirst Honors - Kelsie Gronauer, Gabriella Martini,Jillian Purdy, Elisabeth Schiller, Jennifer Welchand Mollie Young.

Second Honors - Kelly Dorger, Claire Hauck,Caroline Johnson, Amelia Kissinger and Kelsey

Tepe.

URSULINE HONOR ROLLS

A6 • SUBURBAN LIFE • JANUARY 21, 2015

THURSDAY, JAN. 22Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,6300 Price Road, Miami Town-ship area photographic artistJackson Sawyer displays selec-tions of his photography. 677-7600. Loveland.

Cooking ClassesThe Palace at the CincinnatianHotel with Joe West, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Mont-gomery Road, $50. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

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

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 6:30-8 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, 7770 E. KemperRoad, Project consultants anddesigners discuss trends in kitch-en and bath design. Light fareprovided. Ages 18 and up. Free.489-7700; neals.com. Sharonville.

On Stage - ComedyTony Woods, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. Reservations re-quired. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, In TennesseeWilliams’ shattering classic, anaging Southern Belle longs forher youth and dreams of a betterlife for her children. Her restlessson Tom -- a would-be poet andthe story’s narrator -- gets sweptup in his mother’s funny andheartbreaking schemes to findhis painfully shy sister, Laura, ahusband. The Glass Menagerie isconsidered to be one of the mostbeautiful dramas in Americantheatre. $20. Presented byMariemont Players Inc.. ThroughJan. 25. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

FRIDAY, JAN. 23Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

Drink TastingsTony’s Wine Festival, 6:30-9:30p.m., Tony’s Steaks and Seafood,12110 Montgomery Road, Winesby Cutting Edge Selectionspaired with Executive Chef MikeNelsen’s small plates. Ages 21and up. $75. Reservations re-quired. 677-1993; www.tonysof-cincinnati.com. Symmes Town-ship.

On Stage - ComedyTony Woods, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

Woods’ Point: InteractiveDinner Show, 7-10:30 p.m.,Schoolhouse Restaurant, 8031Glendale-Milford Road, Upstairs.Escape to the wilds of Coloradoas a guest of The Peaceful ValleySki Lodge. Three best friendswhose families dumped them atthe Happy Hollow Nursing Homewill be joining you. Even thoughtheir families think they are tooold to have fun, they are justgetting started in life. For ages 7and up. $35. Reservations re-quired. Presented by P.L.O.T.T.Performers. Through Jan. 24.201-7568; www.plottperformer-s.com. Camp Dennison.

SATURDAY, JAN. 24Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

BenefitsLoveland Athletic BoostersTiger Ball, 6 p.m. to midnight,Oasis Golf Club and ConferenceCenter, 902 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, To raise money for studentathletes grades 7-12. Dinner,music, dancing, raffles and liveand silent auction. Ages 18 andup. $100 couple, $50 single.Reservations required. Presented

by Loveland Athletic Boosters.505-3217; www.lovelandathletic-boosters.com. Loveland.

Cooking ClassesKid’s Chopped Competition,noon to 2:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, $15.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

EducationSelf Defense Class, 2-3:30 p.m.,Yoga Fit Boutique, 10776 Mont-gomery Road, Students learn toscale their defense in line withthe situation at hand and gainconfidence in their ability toprotect themselves. Ages 18 andup. Free. Presented by MasterJerome Cook. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. SycamoreTownship.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,With Master Jerome Cook. Ages16-99. $20. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2gofit.com.Sycamore Township.

Health / WellnessSimple Health-Smart CookingClass, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Week-ly through Feb. 28., CincinnatiNutrition Counseling Center,7400 Montgomery Road, In-formal and interactive class seriesto discover how healthy andtasty meals can be preparedquickly and simply. $139. Regis-tration required. Presented byCommuniversity at UC. 556-6932;www.uc.edu/ce/commu. Silver-ton.

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 10-11:30 a.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, Free. 489-7700;neals.com. Sharonville.

On Stage - ComedyTony Woods, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 3 p.m., 8p.m., Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

Woods’ Point: InteractiveDinner Show, 7-10:30 p.m.,Schoolhouse Restaurant, $35.Reservations required. 201-7568;www.plottperformers.com.Camp Dennison.

SUNDAY, JAN. 25Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyTony Woods, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. Reserva-tions required. 984-9288;

www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 2 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

SchoolsOpen House, 2-4 p.m., Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool, 927 O’Bannonville Road,Prospective parents tour eight-acre campus and visit classrooms.Teachers available to answerquestions, discuss hands-onclassroom materials and talkabout Montessori method. Free.683-4757; www.cmhschool.com.Loveland.

MONDAY, JAN. 26EducationSocial and Business DiningEtiquette, 6:45-8:45 p.m.,deSha’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, Learn tonavigate the table, the silentservice code and the five mostcommon dining mistakes. $39,plus $32 for dinner. Registrationrequired. Presented by Commu-niversity at UC. 556-6932. Mont-gomery.

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

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

Monday Night Crafts, 6-7 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Yarn-wrapped vase. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

TUESDAY, JAN. 27Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

Cooking ClassesNuvo at Greenup with MarkBodenstein, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,

$50. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

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

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Students have opportunity towork from costumed model ateach class. Class focuses on studyof values, color temperature,composition, painting anddrawing techniques. $210 persession, plus $30 modeling feeper session. Registration re-quired. 259-9302; www.deb-orahridgley.com. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 8a.m. to noon, Braxton F. CannMemorial Medical Center, 5818Madison Road, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies by insur-ance. Financial assistance avail-able to those who qualify.Registration required. Presentedby UC Health Mobile Diagnostics.Through Dec. 16. 585-8266.Madisonville.

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 29Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.


FRIDAY, JAN. 30Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m., KidsFirst Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-time snack.$30, $20 each additional child.Reservations required. ThroughFeb. 27. 489-7575. SycamoreTownship.

SATURDAY, JAN. 31Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

Cooking ClassesKids’ Favorite Dishes - AllThings Cheese with HollyBader, noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$10. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, $20. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2gofit.com.Sycamore Township.

Literary - LibrariesBrush Bot Challenge, 2 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Teensmake robot using basic electron-ics. Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Music - WorldScottish Rabbie Burns DinnerCelebration, 6-11 p.m., Recep-tions Banquet and ConferenceCenter Loveland, 10681 LovelandMadeira Road, Celebrate life andworks of Scottish poet, RobertBurns. Bagpipes and drums,highland dancing, Scottishcountry dancing and more. $26,$13 children. Reservations re-quired. Presented by CaledonianSociety of Cincinnati. 444-4920;www.caledoniansociety.org.Loveland.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Madcap Puppets: Once Upon AClock, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., UC BlueAsh College Muntz Theater, 9555Plainfield Road, Muntz Theater.World of enchanting stories withAlvis and Sydney, two kidsattempting to unlock the secretsof their uncle’s mysterious clockshop. $7. Presented by ARTrage-ous Saturdays. 745-5705; uc-blueash.edu/artrageous. BlueAsh.

SUNDAY, FEB. 1Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

MONDAY, FEB. 2Cooking ClassesBrunch from Vitor’s Bistro

with Vitor Abreu, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $40. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Music - ClassicalLinton Music Inspired byFriendship and Nature, 7:30p.m., Congregation Beth Adam,10001 Loveland-Madeira Road,Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano.William Preucil, violin. BennyKim, violin. Philip Dukes, viola.Eric Kim, cello. $30. Presented byLinton Music. 381-6868; linton-music.org. Loveland.

TUESDAY, FEB. 3Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Forbeginning and intermediatepainters. Instruction covers basicpainting techniques, gooddrawing and creative use ofcolor. Ages 18 and up. $120.Registration required. 791-7044;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.


Dining EventsOpen Your Heart for SteppingStones, 6-10 p.m., Eddie Mer-lot’s, 10808 Montgomery Road,Hors d’oeuvres, cocktails andseated dinner. Wine and beerincluded, cash bar, valet provid-ed. Cocktail attire. Surf and turf,with vegetarian entree available.Benefits Stepping Stones. $175.Reservations required. Presentedby Stepping Stones. 559-2443;www.cincyopenyourheart.org.Sycamore Township.


WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $210 per session, plus $30modeling fee per session. Regis-tration required. 259-9302;www.deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.


Cooking ClassesCheesecakes and CinnamonRolls with Karen Harmon,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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Loveland Branch Library is offering preschool storytime from 10-11 a.m. and toddler storytime from 11 a.m. to noon Monday, Jan. 26, at the library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road. Kids can enjoy books, songs, activities, crafts and more, while building literacy skills. Preschool time is for ages 3-6, and toddler time isages 18-36 months. Call 369-4476, or visit www.cincinnatilibrary.org.

JANUARY 21, 2015 • SUBURBAN LIFE • A7NEWS

A couple of years ago I waswalking through our patch ofwoods when I came across alarge bucket nestled in thehillside. It was filled with silt soI decided to empty it.

No kidding, that bucket wasway heavier than it should have

been. The rea-son? A snappingturtle tumbledout from thebottom. It wasearly spring so itwas still hiber-nating. My firstthought wasturtle soup. Ipushed it backinto the bucketand had it hauledup the hill. Long

story short, no soup was madefrom that irritable creature. Welet it go and it headed down thehill toward the river.

That brings me to the singlesubject of today’s column: mockturtle soup. This will satisfy themany requests. Like goetta,mock turtle soup is a cherishedheirloom recipe here. The for-mer Cricket restaurant serveda version, and St. Rita’s schoolserves it at their festival everyyear. Ron’s Roost on the westside has it on their menu, also.

The original real turtle soupwas made from green sea tur-tles. They’re an endangeredspecies and most live in theAtlantic, Pacific and Indianoceans. Mock turtle soup orig-inated in England in the mid1800s. It later became popularin Germany. I don’t have roomfor all the recipes so check outmy website Abouteating.comfor more good ones.

Some original mock turtlesoups were made from calf’sbrains. OK, so I’m glad thatground beef is the meat ofchoice now. If you don’t want tomake it, Worthmore’s canned

mock turtle soup is a good bet. Ispoke with Phil Haock, whosegranddad started the businessin the ’20s. Phil said they sellhundreds of cases a week fromtheir Cincinnati facility. Somegoes to former Tristaters whocan’t go without their Worth-more. If you want to make yourown, here are two reader favor-ites.

Granddad Robert J.Niehoff's Mock TurtleSoup

Originally published in theEnquirer years ago. The notesindicate the soup “is one of thebest”.

20 gingersnaps, preferablyNabisco

2 cups water2 pounds ground beef1 medium onion, diced14 oz. bottle ketchup1/2 cup Lea & Perrin's

Worcestershire sauce2 tablespoons cider vinegar2 teaspoons salt1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 lemon, seeded, sliced thin4 cups water, more or less3 hard cooked eggs, crum-

bledSherrySoak gingersnaps in 2 cups

water and set aside. Brown beefin large heavy pot. Drain fat.Mash beef with potato masherwhile cooking for a fine texture.Stir in onions. Add ketchup,Worcestershire sauce, vinegar,salt, pepper and lemon. Add 4cups water, more or less. Sim-mer 1 hour. Add soaked ginger-snaps, raising heat and stirringconstantly 5 to 10 minutes. Stirin crumbled eggs. Serve hotwith dash of sherry. Makes 6servings.

John T's mock turtlesoup

A good recipe from a goodcook.

1-1/2 pounds ground beef3 quarts HOT water20 to 30 ginger snaps1 large onion1 medium carrot1 lemon1/4 cup Worcestershire

sauce14 oz. catsup1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon pepper4 hard-boiled eggs (finely

chopped)2 tablespoons sherry (or

vinegar)Small bag of pickling spicePlace meat and ginger snaps

in hot water and allow to stand10 to 15 minutes. Grind or grateonion and carrot and add tomixture. Slice lemon paper thinand add to mixture. Add catsup,Worcestershire sauce, salt andpepper. Bring to a boil. Reduceheat. Suspend bag of picklingspice into mixture. Cook overlow heat for 2 to 3 hours. Stirfrequently. Remove picklingspice. Add finely chopped eggsabout 1/2 hour before finish.

Add wine (or vinegar). Whencool, place in refrigerator untilready for use. Will keep a weekor more. Can be frozen.

Whoops: Laszlo’s IronSkillet phone #:

I published the wrong num-ber. They’re now at 513-561-

6776.

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

Satisfy that mock turtle soup craving

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

FILE PHOTO

Garry Shouse stirs mock turtle soup at St. Rita Fest in Evendale in 2010.

FILE PHOTO

A can of Worthmore Brand MockTurtle Soup.

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It’s happened again. Maskedgunmen storming a building inParis, and killing people whodared to do something theyconsidered “blasphemous.”

Last year people with thesame ideals stormed a school,killing children and teachers,in Peshawar. But what arethese “ideals”? And why docartoons and schoolchildrenthreaten them?

I cannot answer that ques-tion, because to do so woulddignify them with a definition.It is obvious that their beliefsare weak and poorly founded ifa cartoon, some school chil-dren and the threat of an edu-cation threatens them. Howev-er, I will answer the questionof who supports these ideals.They are zealots. They are

people whohave beeneducated sonarrowly thatthey believeonly one in-terpretation ofthe teachingsof one book.They are peo-ple who are soclosed in theirthinking and

their outlook that they believethat only they are right, andanyone who holds anotherbelief is wrong.

These people exist in allcountries, in all religions andin all ethnicities. However, it isthe violence, vehemence anduncompromising nature ofthese murderers that rightly

shocks us.We should be outraged as

well. We fought a world waragainst equally uncompromis-ing enemies of freedom, and,at the cost of millions of livesand much treasure, we, theAllies, won. We fought againstthe unwanted expansion offascism, against people whosaid that their race was superi-or, that their way was the onlyway and that their needs weremore important than ours. Wewon. Now, we have to do it allover again.

I make no apologiesIf people espouse the ideals

of repression, of intoleranceand hatred, and are willing tokill us – and by “us” I includeany person, of any faith, nationor ethnicity, who espouses

values such as freedom ofthought and speech, education,the equality of the sexes - thenwe must fight them.

How do you fight an enemythat is so benighted and in-secure, that to murder childrenin school, or cartoonists whoanger you, is seen as a heroicact? Education. Democracy.Hope. For too long, we haverelied on military might toensure our place in the world.It’s not enough. This is an ene-my that is born out of igno-rance and thrives under ag-gression. The only way for-ward is to spend some of ourwealth on campaigns of educa-tion, withdraw our support ofregimes that ultimately fosterthe birth of these benightedgangsters and most important-

ly offer hope through econom-ic success to those countriesthat seek our help.

We cannot carpet bomb ourway into the hearts and mindsof terrorists or their potentialrecruits. The solution, unpalat-able as it is in a society that isaccustomed to swift solutions,is going to take time. We are agreat nation and we can beatthis very real threat. We mustnever surrender even a tinypart of our freedom to theseignorant thugs hiding under aveil of religion – any religion.As those dead cartoonistsknew, sometimes it takes apen, not a gun, to fight a war.Je suis Charlie.

Bruce Healey is a resident of IndianHill.

We must fight back - but not with brute force

BruceHealey COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Jan. 14 questionSome people have criticized

recent school closings due to coldweather. What do you thinkabout the practice of cancelingclasses when the mercury dips?

“I feel the policies that allowfor canceling school simplybecause it is cold out are ridicu-lous. Sadly, we have become alitigation-fearing, over-coddlingsociety of soft people. Here’s asuggestion, when it’s cold out,wear a coat. And maybe somegloves. There is no rocket sci-ence to this. If your kid is oneof those that deems it criticallyimportant to wear T-shirts andshorts all year long, perhaps acouple of chilly mornings wait-ing for the bus would do him/her some good. The vast major-ity of kids I see waiting for thebus are properly attired, so alow temperature should be ofno consequence. The media hasbecome one of the chief en-ablers of the unnecessary

school closings. One wouldhope for them be a little lessdramatic hour after hour everytime when two inches of ‘whitedeath from the sky’ is forecast.Grow some backbone, people.”

M.J.F.

“I am a volunteer for a largepublic venue. We have had ourdays of shutdown, due to

weather that, prior to the ad-vent of litigation, heavy traffic,and what I call ‘common sense’might have been ‘working’days. I truly believe that theteachers view weather days asa delay in getting work done,increased possibility of extend-ed years and a nightmare ofreorganization. The adminis-trative staff that makes thesedecisions probably view it aswhy we have paid sick days inalmost every profession; toallow some flexibility in apply-ing safe practices for all em-ployees.

“Only people that I trulyimagine cheer (other than thestudents), when a weather dayis called, are those chargedwith the responsibility of trans-porting students. I’m bettingthat most of them are alreadyup and getting to their buses onmornings, before the weatherday is called, if there is anydoubt. Just low temperatureshave not affected any of the

schools that I know, unlessthere were associated heatingor water problems. Street con-ditions and forecast deteriorat-ing weather becomes as muchof a ‘let’s take a guess’ for thedecision makers, as we some-times see or blame the procla-mations of weather forecasters.Yes, Virginia, there is climatechange and it does.”

D.B.

“There is an old saying:‘Better safe than sorry.’ Theschools are allotted a numberof ‘safe’ days. If they use morethan the allotment, days areadded at the end of the schoolyear. Frigid temperatures af-fect buses and parents’ carsalong with many other facets ofrunning a school. I trust thosemaking these decisions havesafety as their main goal. Theycould evaluate using these offdays for ‘teachers in servicedays.’ Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONThe city of Cincinnati released areport earlier this month whichdetailed a decrease in crimewithin the city. Do you feelsafer, or safer, in the city thanyou have in the past? Why orwhy not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

“Let’s cut all of those publicschool positions that are un-needed,” is an unqualifiedrequest by some members ofthe public.

They believe such actionwill save districts lots of mon-ey as well as lower the tax billsfor a district’s residents.

To some residents this ideamight have some superficialcost reduction merit, yet itfails to confront the thought ofeliminating all the responsibil-ities connected with thosepositions that are axed.

Once the Ohio state board ofeducation repeals the five ofeight rule standard, schoolswill no longer be required toprovide a school nurse forevery one thousand students.Although the savings are mini-mal considering the full scopeof an annual budget, someboards of education willchoose to direct those fundsfor other priorities at the ex-pense of neglecting the healthservices only a school nursecan deliver.

All elementary schools musthave some kind of care facility

for the stu-dents theyserve.

Working asthe school’sprimary healthcare provider,the nurse isresponsible formaking surethis facilityhas all the

minimal medical equipment,furniture, and emergencysupplies needed by the school’sstudents.

When children become ill orinjured at school, they need acare giver for medical atten-tion emotional support. Moreoften than not that person isthe school nurse.

During the course of a sin-gle day, the nurse might seeevery contagious diseasespreading through the schoolin addition to the normal traf-fic of children with cuts,bruises, and more serious in-juries.

In short the school’s healthcenter is its miniature emer-gency room.

A major role of a schoolnurse involves the organiza-tion and dispensation of medi-cations. In a typical elemen-tary school with a studentpopulation of five hundredstudents at least 15 percent, or75 children, will need to takemedication each day. By lawthe meds must be stored in asecure facility and adminis-tered by a designated staffmember.

Each school year nursessearch students’ records toidentify health issues and com-pliance with state immuniza-tion laws. They collaboratewith classroom teachers tomake sure students with ongoing health problems receivethe daily care and treatmenttheir condition may demand.In some cases this involvesperiodic injections as well asproviding special physicalaccommodations within theclassroom.

Kindergarten and preschoolhealth screenings are timeconsuming responsibilitiesthem nurse conducts at thebeginning of each school year.

On going vision, dental, scolio-sis and hearing screenings forchildren take place throughoutthe school year. Informationfrom the screenings are usedto compile annual changes instudents physical growth andto make referrals for follow-upcare.

With first hand knowledgeof student’s physical growthand health needs over an ex-tended period of time, theschool nurse contributes valu-able information and insight tointervention assistance andcrisis response teams.

Terminating the position ofa school nurse does not erasethe responsibilities a schoolnurse fulfills.

Either those duties becomean unmet void or other staffmembers must assume them.Sadly, innocent students willbear the consequences of thesepotential penny savings ac-tions by some of Ohio’s boardsof education.

Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.

School nurses endangeredin some Ohio districts

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Many people recycle athome, but are you takingyour recycling habits towork each day?

Most of what an officeand retail stores throw

away is pa-per andcardboard,both materi-als that localand regionalmanufac-tures needas feedstockfor theircompanies.

Recyclingmaterials isusually lessexpensive

than landfilling them, soyour workplace couldbreak even or possiblysave money by recycling.

The Hamilton CountyRecycling and Solid WasteDistrict provides free tech-nical support to help yourworkplace launch its ownbusiness recycling pro-gram. We’ll work with youand your waste hauler todevelop the best recyclingplan for your business.

Your office may receivefree desk-side recyclingcontainers and educationfor your employees to en-sure they understand whatand how to recycle.

We can even help youcreate a fun recyclingkick-off event to motivateyour staff to participate inyour new recycling pro-gram.

To learn how recyclingat work can help your busi-ness save money and re-duce waste, visit Hamil-tonCountyRecycles.org orcall (513) 946-7766.

Michelle Balz is the assistantsolid waste manager for theHamilton County Recycling andSolid Waste District.

Bringyourrecyclinghabits to work

MichelleBalzCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

JANUARY 21, 2015 • SUBURBAN LIFE • B1

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Girls basketball» Deer Park got by Reading

49-48 on Jan. 10. Junior NatalieCarnes hit four three-pointersto lead with 12 points.

» Mount Notre Dame beatSt. Ursula 66-39 on Jan. 13. Sen-ior Naomi Davenport wentover the 1,000 point mark inher career with 21 against theBulldogs.

MND downed Princeton 74-42 on Jan. 15. as Davenport hitfor 30 points. On Jan. 17 at theClassic in the Country tourna-ment, Davenport had 15 pointsass MND beat Wadsworth 45-40.

» Madeira trounced Cincin-nati Christian 73-40 on Jan. 15.

» Cincinnati Country Daypicked up two wins last week.The Indians defeated Middle-

town Christian 50-44 Jan. 10.They defeated Seven Hills 54-48 Jan. 14.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy defeated New Miami40-20 Jan. 14.

Davenport nominated» Naomi Davenport, daugh-

ter of Darren and Sheila Da-venport of Cincinnati, hasbeen nominated for the 2015McDonald’s All AmericanGames. There are approxi-mately 800 nominations na-tionwide, with Naomi being theonly female student nominat-ed from the Cincinnati area.On Jan. 28, ESPNU will air a se-lection show during which twoAll American teams (24 boysand 24 girls) will be selected.The game itself will be playedon April 1in Chicago. Naomi is

committed to the University ofMichigan to play basketballnext year for the Wolverines.

Boys basketball» Moeller defeated Coving-

ton Catholic 61-52 on Jan. 13.Senior Grant Pitman led theCrusaders with 18 points.

» Cincinnati Country Daydefeated New Miami 73-47Jan. 9. Cameron Alldred andTrey Smith each scored 12points.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy won three in a rowlast week entering Friday’smatchup with Summit CountryDay. The Eagles defeatedLockland 67-44 Jan. 9, SevenHills 70-64 Jan. 10 andthumped New Miami 77-23Jan. 13.

» Madeira controlled host

Taylor 57-36 on Jan. 16. Fresh-man center Jack Cravaack hada game-high 14 points. Madeiramade nine 3-pointers.

Boys swimming» At the Coaches Classic

meet Jan. 17-18, Indian Hillsenior Sam Vester finishedthird in the 50 freestyle

» At the Coaches ClassicJan. 17-18, Moeller’s team ofNoah Worobetz, CooperHodge, Jake Peloquin and Kev-in George won the 400 medleyrelay, were fourth in the 200medley relay were seventh inthe 400 free relay. Peloquin,Hodge, George and Will McDo-nough were fifth in the 200free relay. Individually, juniorCooper Hodge was third in the

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Mount Notre Dame's NaomiDavenport is the only are female tobe nominated for the McDonald’sAll-American Games. Davenportplays for Dr. Scott Rogers at MNDand will play for the University ofMichigan next season. See SHORT, Page B2

Madeira boys bas-ketball team traveledto Taylor on Jan. 16and won 57-36.

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Madeira freshman Jack Cravaack, No. 35, drives to the basket past Taylor’s Sean Engels, No. 32, in a game atTaylor on Jan. 16.

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Madeira gets fired up before playing at Taylor on Jan. 16. Madeira won 57-36.

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Madeira senior WillThaw takes a jumper inthe first half againstTaylor on Jan. 16.

Kevin George has had hissights set on the top of the statemedal stand in the Division Iboys’ 500 freestyle event forquite some time now and theMoeller High School senior feelsgood about his chances of takingthe top spot in February in Can-ton.

George was third in the eventlast season in addition to placingseventh at state in the 200 free-style.

Aside from being a year olderand wiser, George is back to fullstrength health-wise after a bat-tle with mononucleosis lastspring that may have begunaround the time of the state meetlast February.

“I found out after (state),though, that I had it,” Georgesaid. “When I was swimming atstate, I didn’t know that I had it.So I was kind of down about mytime, but when I found out that Ihad mono, there’s really nothingyou can do about that. ...”

George’s time of 4:32.26 wasjust behind Anderson juniorHassler Carroll’s first-placetime of 4:30.23 and Lakota Eastsophomore Joshua McDonald’s4:30.46.

“Last year I was going for it,but I got third,” George said.“I’m still happy with it. The twoguys who beat me were bothreally fast guys, so I wasn’t downon myself at all about that.”

And there was the mono.“I fully tapered for state and I

was really focusing on that statetitle,” George said. “But I foundout that I had mono and it kind ofmade it better.”

Now that the mono is behindhim, George can again focus onstanding atop the podium. Aftera strong summer season and agood showing early on in thehigh school season, his confi-dence is growing.

“He’s full strength now,”

Moeller coach Bill Whatley said.“He’s swimming very well.

“He should be right up there,trying to win something thisyear. That’s his goal this year as asenior, going out in one of his lasthigh school events as a statechampion and we’ll work towardthat.”

George agrees.“I feel my body is back to 100

percent,” George said. “Over thesummer, I felt good and I had apretty good summer season. So Ifeel my body is 100 percent andthe mono hasn’t made me tired atall this year.”

George has not decided whathis second event will be yet –whether he wants to return to the200 free or move to the 200 indi-vidual medley or possibly the 100butterfly.

“We’ll see what’s best for theteam and pick my best,” Georgesaid.

The senior also has lofty goalfor his teammates – to improveon last season’s program-bestthird-place team finish at state.

“The highest Moeller hasever gotten at state is third, so wereally want to get second orfirst,” George said. “That’s ourgoal. And to win the 200 medleyrelay. That’s one of our goals. Asa team, we just want to score asmany points as we can and try towin our relay.”

Junior Cooper Hodge andsenior Noah Worobetz will be thetop returners joining George inthat quest. Hodge was second atstate in the 200 IM and fourth inthe 100 breaststroke. Worobetzwas seventh at state in the 100backstroke.

“We lost two people from thestate group last year,” Whatleysaid. “It’s going to hurt us a littlebit, but we have some guys thatmade state last year that areback. We have two really goodrelays with some guys that haveworked really hard this summer.We should be in the top eight to 10teams in the state this year.”

George takes aimat state title

By Tom RamstetterEnquirer Contributor

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Kevin George from Moeller competes in the men’s 200-yard freestyle at thestate meet in Canton, Feb. 22.

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100 backstroke, withsenior Noah Worobetzseventh. In the 100 but-terfly, senior KevinGeorge was eighth. Inthe 400 IM, Hodge fin-ished second. In the 100butterfly, junior Pelo-quin was fifth and seniorGeorge eighth. The Cru-saders finished thirdoverall.

Girls swimming anddiving

» At the CoachesClassic Jan. 17-18, Indi-

an Hill junior DevinLandstra was seventh inthe 50 freestyle andeighth in the 100 back-stroke. In the 400 freerelay, Grace Stimson,Avery Pearson, Eliza-beth Drerup and Land-stra were eighth. In div-ing, Kara Korengel waseighth.

» At the CoachesClassic Jan. 17-18, Ursu-line Academy seniorSydney Lofquist tookthe top spot in the 400-yard Individual Medleyin a time of four min-utes, 28.51 seconds.

Catching up withcollege athletes

» Former Indian Hillswimmer Mack Rice hada good meet Jan. 10 forthe Pitt Panthers againstWest Virginia. Accord-ing to Pitt Athletics, hetook part in the Pan-thers’ second-place 200medley relay team(1:30.88) and notched atleast one individual sec-ond-place finish. He hada pair of second place re-sults in the 100 back(51.15) and 200 IM(1:52.66), and was thirdin the 100 fly (50.34),showcasing his extremeversatility on the day.

Indian Hill athleticopening

» Indian Hill MiddleSchool is seeking a boystennis coach for thespring of 2015. Pleasesend letter of interestand resume to Directorof Athletics Jeff Zidronat [email protected] orcall 272-4630.

Collegecommitments

» Grant Pitman andBryan Soth recentlymade athletic commit-

ments atMoellerHighSchool.

Pitmanis a shoot-ing guardfor theCrusaders

and will continue at thatposition for the U.S. AirForce Academy. Pitmanis a member of the Ad-mission Team for Moell-er High School and car-ries a 3.8 GPA and main-tains on honor roll.Grant is the son of Gregand Donna Pitman ofLoveland.

Soth was a memberof the 2014 district, re-gional and Ohio State Fi-nal Four baseball team.Soth received PerfectGame pre-season andAll-American honorablemention. Soth carried a3.2 GPA and maintainsacademic honors. Sothplays infield and out-field for the Crusadersand will continue hisbaseball at Kent StateUniversity under headcoach Duncan. Bryan isthe son of Dave andShawna Soth of Love-land.


Madeira High School's Danny Costantini looks to his cornerin a win over Hughes’ Israel Carroll in a 138-pound semifinalat the Madeira Invitational Jan. 10.

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THANKS TO KIM HAUCK/MOELLER HIGH SCHOOL

Moeller guard Grant Pitman will play basketball for AirForce. Grant is with his parents Donna and Greg at hissigning in November.

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INDIAN HILL — WithClark Montessori leading43-42, Cincinnati CountryDay grabbed the defen-sive rebound after a playermissed a pair of freethrows. They raced up thefloor then slowed to set upa good shot.

Instead of a game-win-ning shot, the Indiansturned the ball over. Clarkjunior guard Micah Blythesank a pair of free throwsto help preserve the MiamiValley Conference victory.Teams can learn a lot aftera loss like that.

“I learned how grittythis team is,” Indians’ headcoach Greg Ross said.“You learn more fromgames like this one insteadof the 25-point wins. Weplayed toe-to-toe withthem. We just have to learnhow to finish games by do-ing the little things likemake free throws.”

Ross mentioned that histeam had the right gameplan of slowing Clark’stransition game, limitingsecond-chance points andcontaining guard KevinLewis.

He added that they lim-ited Lewis to just three

points in the first half, buthe got loose and knockeddown some importantshots in the second half.

“He stepped up andscored 11 points in thethird quarter,” Ross said.

The Indians have donewell with their mix of vet-erans and younger play-ers. They beat rival Sum-mit Country Day on a last-second shot and picked upa 32-point victory againstNew Miami.

But losses to Scarlet Di-vision stalwarts North Col-lege Hill and Clark as wellas Gray Division leaderCincinnati Christian alsoloom on their record.

They will square offagainst Lockland and St.Bernard twice in additionto the second meetingswith Cincinnati Christianand New Miami. The Indi-ans also have two ScarletDivision games againstSeven Hills and CincinnatiHills Christian Academy.

Ross said he believes agame like the Clark one isbeneficial.

“This is going to help usdown stretch in theleague,” he said. “We prob-ably have 10-12 games re-maining that are going tobe decided by five pointsor less.”

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Cincinnati Country Day junior guard Darryn Jordan looks todrive against Clark Montessori’s Micah Blythe during theIndians' 45-42 loss to the Cougars Jan. 13.

It’s a learningprocess for CCDboys’ hoopsBy Nick [email protected]

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How did the North-east Hamilton CountyRepublican Club’s Pan-cake Breakfast becomethe premier politicalfundraising event inSouthwest Ohio and oneof the top politicalevents in the UnitedStates?

In its 16th year, theevent attracts an audi-ence of more than 500,including the “moversand shakers” in the lo-cal, regional, and evennational political andbusiness community.This year’s event willfeature U.S. Sen. RobPortman and will be at-tended by U.S .Rep.Steve Chabot, U.S/. Rep.Brad Westrup and otherpolitical figures andjudges.

According to theclub’s president, Za-chary T. Haines, “one ofthe reasons for the suc-cess of the pancake

breakfastis thefriendlyand pro-ductiveatmos-phere. Notonly is itafford-

able for the averagefamily, but it was creat-ed with the idea of con-necting civic-mindedleaders across South-west Ohio and raisingmoney to support our lo-cal candidates. Attend-ees have the opportuni-ty to enjoy a greatbreakfast buffet andhear from national, po-litical figures who areshaping our country’sfuture. It’s also a lot offun.”

Talk show host BillCunningham was theclub’s first speaker, fol-lowed by former OhioSecretary of State KenBlackwell.

Past speakers in-clude U.S. Sen. RandPaul, Minnesota Gov.Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Rep.Jean Schmidt, U.S. Rep.Bob McEwen, Jo AnnDavidson, co-chair ofthe Republican NationalCommittee, and others.

This year’s breakfastwill be 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.Saturday, Jan. 31, at theSharonville ConventionCenter, 11355 ChesterRoad. Doors open at 8:30a.m.

Tickets are $25/per-son (ages 10 & underfree) and can be boughtat www.nehcrc.com.

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The St. Vincent FerrerAnnual PTO spaghettidinner will take place 5p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan.30, in the school’s cafete-ria, gym and parish cen-ter, 7754 MontgomeryRoad.

The highlight of theevening will be the fourthannual homemade saucecontest with master ofceremonies Jim LaBarba-ra, “The Music Profes-sor.”

Sauce entries will bejudged by “celebrityjudges” Judge PenelopeCunningham, Ohio FirstDistrict Court of Appeals;Bill Cunningham, radio

and television personal-ity; St. Vincent, Moeller,Notre Dame and NY Jetsalumnus Bob Crable; chefCoby Lowry from grandsponsor, Ferrari’s LittleItaly & Bakery in Madei-ra; The Rev. George Kun-kel; Principal Mark Hen-derson and last year’ssauce master, Al Sagrati.

All sauce entries willbe served to attendees incombination with pastaprovided by Ferrari’s.

This event will not onlyprovide some of the bestpasta outside of Italy, butis a perfect way to spendtime with family andfriends.

The event features:» Live music by local

acoustic guitarist KevinFox.

» A unique “stuffedmeatball” raffle and bas-ket raffle with prizesfrom many local retailersin the Kenwood area.

» Kids entertainmentinclude a pirate balloonartist and The Pocket La-dy.

» Beer and wine will beavailable for purchase.

Tickets to the eventwill be $8 for adults and $5for children.

All proceeds benefit St.Vincent Ferrer School,7754 Montgomery Road.

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The 2014-2015 season ofCincinnati Playhouse inthe Park’s popular Off theHill series for familiescontinues with “Theory ofMind” by Ken LaZebnik.

It tells the story of Bill,a teenager on the autismspectrum. Recommendedfor ages 11and up, “Theoryof Mind” will tour fromJan. 23 through Feb. 22. Itwill also be performed atMusic Hall Sunday, March8, as part of Macy’s ArtsSampler.

The cast includes Chris-topher Michael Richard-son as Bill, Kelsey Torst-veit as Hilo and Alex Pur-cell as Police Officer/Park-ing Attendant/Box OfficeGuy. All are members ofthe Playhouse’s 2014-15Bruce E. Coyle Acting In-tern Company. BridgetLeak, a former directingintern, will direct the pro-duction. Other team mem-bers include Katie Lupica(assistant director), Mag-gie Dick (costume design-er), Trey Tatum (sound de-signer) and Tracy Hoida(stage manager).

“Theory of Mind” willtour to more than a dozenvenues. Admission is freeor inexpensive and is avail-able at the door. Contactthe center near you forticket information.

For information aboutthe Playhouse’s educationand outreach programs,call 513-345-2242 or visitcincyplay.com.

Performance schedule(as of Jan. 5)

Friday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m.,

Prospect House (PriceHill);

Saturday, Jan. 24, 2p.m., Hyde Park HealthCenter;

Saturday, Jan. 24, 7p.m., Sunset Players atDunham Recreation Cen-ter (Price Hill);

Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.,Oxford Community ArtsCenter;

Saturday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m.,District A/Pleasant RidgeNativity School;

Friday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m.,Springfield Township’sGrove Banquet Hall andEvent Center;

Saturday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m.,Mount St. Joseph Univer-sity Recital Hall (PriceHill);

Saturday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m.,Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter;

Sunday, Feb. 8, 2 p.m.,The Lebanon TheatreCompany Inc.;

Friday, Feb. 13, 5 p.m.,Marjorie P. Lee;

Saturday, Feb. 14, 2p.m., Kenton County Pub-lic Library (CovingtonBranch);

Sunday, Feb. 15, 2:30p.m., Carnegie Center ofColumbia Tusculum;

Friday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter (Mariemont);

Saturday, Feb. 21, 2p.m., Campbell CountyPublic Library (Ft. Thom-as);

Saturday, Feb. 21, 7p.m., Circus Mojo (Ludlow,Ky.) - pre-show begins at6:30 p.m.;

Sunday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m.,

Cincinnati Museum Cen-ter Reakirt Auditorium (inpartnership with the Au-tism Society of GreaterCincinnati).

Off The Hill season continueswith ‘Theory of Mind’

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Experiencethe Light andSound of God

You are invited to theCommunity HU Song

2nd Sunday, 10:00 - 10:30 amECK Worship Service

11:00 am - NoonSecond Sunday of Each MonthAnderson Center Station

7832 Five Mile RoadCincinnati, OH 45230

1-800-LOVE GODwww.Eckankar.org

Local(513) 674-7001

www.ECK-Ohio.org

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First Church of Christ,Scientist,

Anderson Township7341 Beechmont Avenue

(near Five Mile Road)email:

[email protected]

christiansciencecincinnati.comSunday Service & Sunday School

10:30 a.m.Wednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30 p.m.In Church Reading Rm/Bookstore

open after all services.Downtown Reading Rm/Bookstore

412 Vine Street, CincinnatiOpen M-F 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

First Church of Christ, Scientist3035 Erie Ave 871-0245Sunday Service and Sunday

School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30pmReading Room 3035 Erie Ave

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

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

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

BAPTIST

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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

Sunday Services 8 &10:30 amSunday School 10:30 am

Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road

561-6805

Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church

Equipping Service:4:30 p.m. Sat. & 8:50 a.m. Sun.

Exploring Service:10:00 a.m. & 11:10 a.m. Sun.Birth thru high school programs

3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244

513 272-5800www.horizoncc.com

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr

www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631

Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AM

PastorCathy Kaminski

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Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Ministry & Nursery

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

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

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Reverend Jennifer Lucas,Senior Pastor

UNITED METHODIST

6474 Beechmont Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45230

513-231-2650www.mwpc.church

MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service

SundaySchool9:30 a.m.

Infant through12th grade

Childcare11:00 a.m.

Infant throughKindergarten

MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

8000 Miami Ave. 513-791-4470www.madeirachurch.org

Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service

10:00am Educational Hour11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.11020 S. Lebanon Road.

683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

Phone: 513-791-8348 • Fax: 513-791-5648

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

Phone: 271-8442Web: www.fcfc.us

Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Senior PastorPastor Justin Wilson, Youth Minister

Vibrant Teen and Children’s MinistriesSunday Worship 10:30 am

All ages Sunday School 9:30 amWed. Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm

Wed. Worship/Bible Study 6:45 pmAll are Welcome!

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Dianna J. BoothDianna J. (nee Conner) Booth,

61, of Deer Park died Jan. 8.Survived by husband, Darrel T.

Booth; and brother, DennisConner.

Preceded in death by parents

Joe B. and Joanne B. Conner.Services were Jan. 14 at E.C.

Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel.Memorials to: the WOundedWarrior Project, P.O. Box 758517Topeka, Kansas 66675.

DEATHS

AscensionLutheran ChurchWomen’s weekly Friday morn-ing Bible Study is at 9:30 a.m.Kids are welcome play in theplayroom. The group is read-ing Jessica LaGrone’s newstudy, “Broken and Blessed.”Women who are unable toattend weekly gatherings areinvited to purchase the studyand join when possible.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the monthat 7 p.m. More information onthis ministry is available at793-3288.

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

Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs forages 4 through ninth-grade isoffered 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Wednesdays through most ofthe school year. Children enjoygames, Bible stories, competi-tions, an AWANA store, Biblememorization, awards and funthemed nights. All are wel-come.

January is Stewardship monthat Bethel. Each Sunday, learnabout how God wants us tomanage our time, talent andtreasure in ways that willbenefit His kingdom and ourlives.

Sunday School classes for allages are 10 a.m.; Sundayworship is 11 a.m. Kings Kids, achildren’s worship service, isoffered during the 11 a.m.service. Nursery care is avail-able during worship service.

The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptist-temple.org.

Blue AshCommunity ChurchThis non-denominationalchurch meets at the SycamoreSenior Center in Blue Ash.

Services are Sunday at 10:30a.m. www.blueashcc.com.

We dream of a church whereeverybody comes to know andlove God, where everybodycomes to understand that Godhas a plan for their life. Wedream of a church wherepeople learn how to live witha passion and a purpose. Wedream of a church wherepeople are accepted and lovedright where they are. Weinvite you to come and dreamwith us.

For more information or ques-tions please contact AndyRainey ([email protected]) or 549-0565.

The church meets at SycamoreSenior Center, Blue Ash;www.blueashcc.com.

Blue AshPresbyterian Church

Jacob’s Ladder is the theme forSunday School (pre-K through12th grade); these classes areheld after the children’s ser-mon in the worship service.The Christianity 101 andThoughtful Christian classesare held for adults each Sun-day morning and meet at 9a.m.

Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.

Sunday sermons are recordedand available atwww.bapc.net.

The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; the church hasa Facebook page.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge for each session andyou must bring your child’slunch. Register on the website(www.cos-umc.org) under“Registration Forms.”

Sunday Worship Services are8:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. (tradi-tional worship), and 9:40 a.m.(contemporary worship).

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

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerCincinnati Friends will welcomethe new year with events incelebration of its 200th anni-versary as a Quaker meeting,which has included suchnotable members as LeviCoffin, Achilles Pugh, MorrisWhite, Murray Shipley andWallace Collett.

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

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

CommunityLighthouseChurch of GodServices are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

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

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11a.m.; active youth, outreach,fellowship, music ministries,Bible studies. Pastor is WillLeasure.

Adult Sunday School on Sunday

mornings from 9 a.m. to 10a.m. (Fellowship Hall).

Seekers small group meets6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays. Foremore information, contactDave and Melissa at 891-8527,ext. 1.

Annual Fish Fry Fridays are Feb.20 through April 3. Call thechurch for more information.

The Super Bowl 2015 YouthFundraiser will offer home-made items - six-inch hoagie,quart each of potato, bean,vegetable, chicken noodle orchili and brownies. All ordersare needed by Friday, Jan. 30.Call the church. Pickup is 11:30a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1.

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

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchThe Warren County PrisonChoir Leader Cathy Roma,founder of the choir, willspeak about her work at St.Barnabas at 7 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 22. Roma founded theUMOJA (Swahili for “unity”)Men’s Chorus at the WarrenCounty Correctional Institu-tion, which features a dedicat-ed and enthusiastic group ofincarcerated men of diverseraces, religions, class, sexualorientations and ages, whogather each week to rehearseand sing together. Much ofthe music is composed andarranged by the inmatesthemselves. Roma's presenta-tion will be in the Great Hallof the church. The presenta-tion is free of charge, and isopen to the public. For in-formation, call the churchoffice.

SMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 p.m. in thelibrary. Visit website atwww.smartcincy.com

An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is held the third Mon-day of each month at 7 p.m.

Tai Chi is offered on Mondaysfrom 6-8 p.m and Wednesdaysfrom 4-6 p.m. Come and watcha class.

The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth at 7:15 p.m. in thelibrary.

A Men's Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at8:30 a.m. at Steak N Shake inMontgomery.

Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets on Tuesdaymornings at 10 a.m. at thechurch.

A Quilting Group meets thethird Tuesday of each monthat 1 p.m. No experience neces-sary. Bring your own project

s and ideas for group projects.Friends in Fellowship meets thesecond Tuesday of each monthat 6:15 p.m. for a potluckdinner at the church.

Ladies Bridge meets the firstand third Thursdays of themonth. Contact the churchoffice for further information.

Couples Bridge meets the firstFriday of each month. Anyonewith a bridge partner is wel-come to attend. Bring anappetizer or snack to share.

A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowersmeets the second and fourthSaturdays from 10-11 a.m.

The Rev. Dr. Nancy Turner Jonesis priest in charge.

Regular service times are 8 a.m.with spoken Eucharist and 10a.m. with Sunday School andchildcare.

SMART Recovery Group meetsat 6 p.m. Mondays, in thelibrary. Visit website at smartcincy.com

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

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchWorship times are 8:30 a.m.

and 11 a.m. (traditional) and9:30 a.m. (contemporary).

The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.

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

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday morning worshipservices are at 9:15 a.m. and10:45 a.m. Child care is avail-able in the nursery duringboth services for infantsthrough age 2. Sunday schoolfor pre-school through 12th-grade is at 10:45 a.m. Addi-tional child care is availablefor parents in Adult Educationclasses: Preschool and oldermeet in Room 113 during the9:15 service.

Adult Sunday Bible study meets10:45 a.m.

Mother of a pre-schooler? Joinour new MOPS group (Moth-ers of Preschoolers). Freechildcare provided. Meets thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth. 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.,Room 229.

A study, “Not a Fan: Becominga Completely CommittedFollower of Jesus” by KyleIdleman, meets in Room 120 ;10:45 a.m. in the Manse.

New Beth Moore Women’sStudy is under way. Childrenof the Day: 1st and 2nd Thessa-lonians will be studied. Meets9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.,Wednesdays, in Room 120.

Lamplighters' new Januarystudy will be II Corinthians.Meets every Tuesday from7-8:30 in the Media Center.

Men’s Bible Group meets 6:45-7:30 a.m. Wednesdays inRoom 120.

The fourth Sunday of eachmonth, the church family willconnect together at the 10:45a.m. service. No Sunday Schoolexcept for Preschool - Kin-dergarten.

“Finding God in Your Life,” ledby Rev. Linda McClanahan is afour-week small group forthose who feel they havedoubts, are in grief or arefloundering. The group beginsfrom 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednes-days, and 10:30-11:30 a.m.Thursdays in January, in theMedia Center.

Men’s Saturday Bible Studyresumes March 14. “TwelveOrdinary Men,” a book aboutthe disciples, will be studied.Meets in Room 120, 8:30-10a.m.

Mother of a pre-schooler? Joinour new MOPS group (Moth-ers of Preschoolers). Freechildcare provided. The groupmeets 9:30-11:30 a.m., thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth, in Room 229.

Financial Peace University willbe offered from 6-7:30 p.m.Sundays beginning Feb. 8through April 12 in Room 223.

Student Ministries welcomesstudents to participate in itsactivities. Check the StudentMinistries Kiosk for a calendarof events.

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

About religionReligion news is published atno charge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4p.m. Wednesday for consider-ation in the following edition.E-mail announcements [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

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COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJohn Turner, 43, 5577 Beech-mont, theft, Dec. 20.

Robert Jackson, 45, 812 Cres-cent Ave., theft, Dec. 17.

Stephanie Haines, 36, 2918Hackberry St., theft, Dec. 17.

David Sellers, 27, 4201 VictoryParkway, theft, Dec. 9.

Robert Salsbury, 53, no address,theft, Dec. 10.

Emanuel McKinney, 28, 4726Castle Place, possession ofdrugs, Jan. 30.

Incidents/investigationsRobberyReported at 4000 block ofHighland Ave., Dec. 2.

TheftInhaler valued at $60 removedfrom 5800 block of WindknollCourt, Dec. 13.

MADEIRAArrests/citationsBrian A. Luedeker, 41, 7315Juler Ave., public indecency,Dec. 25.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robbery, theftReported at L&T Nails at 8100block of Montgomery Road,Dec. 30.

TheftUnlisted taken from vehicle at7000 block of Euclid Ave., Dec.

26.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsDavid Ledoux, 52, 4368 Hano-ver drive, disorderly conductintoxicated, Dec. 16.

Kacie Yuellig, 28, 6624 Knoll-wood Circle, theft, Dec. 16.

Kenneth Ford, 25, 6624 W.Knollwood, theft, Dec. 16.

Juvenile, 17, theft, Dec. 18.Juvenile, 13, theft, Dec. 18.Donald Howard, 26, 2622Grover Hill Ave., theft, Dec. 18.

Juvenile, 17, theft, Dec. 7.Juvenile, 16, theft, Dec. 7.Rashone Washington, 27, 3032Glenmore Ave., theft, Dec. 9.

Lisa Frye, 47, 826 State Route131, theft, Dec. 9.

Robert Mason, 49, 6405 Mont-gomery Road, theft, criminaltools, Dec. 11.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryReported at 3900 block ofLarchview Drive, Dec. 18.

Criminal mischiefReported on 8500 block ofSturbridge, Dec. 7.

Identity fraudReported at 8600 block ofPlainfield Lane, Dec. 17.

TheftTrailer removed from 8200block of York St., Dec. 10.

License plate removed from

vehicle at 8900 block of BlueAsh Road, Dec. 10.

Reported at 4000 block ofLimerick Ave., Dec. 9.

Glasses valued at $480 removedfrom 7800 block of Montgo-mery Road, Dec. 1.

Vehicle removed from 4000block of Limerick Ave., Dec. 9.

Clothing valued at $85 removedfrom 7800 block of Montgo-mery Road, Dec. 8.

Sunglasses valued at $300removed from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Nov. 30.

Perfume valued at $300 re-moved from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Dec. 16.

Items removed from 7800 blockof Montgomery Road, dec. 15.

Checks valued at $5,150 re-moved from 12000 block ofThird Ave., Dec. 16.

Fruit valued at $18 removedfrom 7800 block of U.S. 22,Dec. 16.

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To contact your local police department:» Columbia Township: Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office,

Jim Neil, sheriff; Sgt. Peter Enderle. Call 683-3444 » Deer Park: Michael Schlie, chief. Call 791-8056» Madeira: Frank Maupin, chief. Call 272-4214» Sycamore Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-

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At its Dec. 9 meeting,the Board of Trustees ofthe Public Library of Cin-cinnati and HamiltonCounty elected new offi-cers for 2015: Paul G. Sit-tenfeld, president; Eliza-beth H. LaMacchia, vicepresident, and Allen G.Zaring IV, secretary.

Sittenfeld is manag-ing director/portfoliomanager for Robert W.Baird and Co. Sittenfeldwas appointed by theHamilton County Com-missioners to the boardin 2009. He is a boardmember of the PeterloonFoundation, CincinnatiParks Foundation, Sha-kertown in Kentucky,Chatfield College and Ev-erybody Rides Metro.Heis a resident of East Wal-nut Hills.

LaMacchia joined theboard in 1998 and was adirector of the Friends ofthe Public Library from1988–1998. She haschaired fundraisers and

received awards, includ-ing Enquirer Woman ofthe Year, the Philanthrop-ic Award for CincinnatiConservatory of Musicand the Celebrating aCentury of Serviceaward from the GirlScouts. She lives in Indi-an Hill.

Zaring joined theboard in 2010. Zaring pre-viously served as direc-tor of the Library Foun-dation and as Chairmanof the Foundation Board.He is a commodity trad-ing advisor specializingin global currencies andserves as chief operatingofficer for Absolute Re-turn Strategies Ltd. Zar-ing is a member of the fi-nance and capital com-mittees of CincinnatiChildren’s Hospital Med-ical Center, and is on theBoard of Directors of theHarvard BusinessSchool Alumni Associa-tion. He lives in ColumbiaTusculum.

Library Boardelects 2015 officers

A comprehensiveshowcase of works creat-ed by faculty at UC BlueAsh College will be on dis-play in a free exhibitthrough Feb. 27 at the UCBlue Ash Art Gallery inthe Old Schoolhouse at4131 Cooper Road.

The new exhibit repre-sents a wide range ofmedia, stylistic approach-es, and creative researchinterests. Faculty mem-bers made their own se-lections for inclusion,with painting, photogra-phy, printmaking, sculp-ture, video, sound record-ing and other forms ofwork represented.

The exhibition was ed-ited and organized by

John Wolfer, H. MichaelSanders, Andy Marko and

Stefanie Bethuy. Partici-pating faculty include:

Art & Visual Commu-nication – Jamie Albert,Stefanie Bethuy, JaniceBraverman, Jase Flan-nery, Tracy CreahanJohnson, William Malc-zan, Julie Mitchell, Aman-da Parker-Wolery, PatrickSchreiber, Lisa Timman,Mary Sue Weinstein andJohn Wolfer.

Electronic MediaCommunications –HelenAdams-Borders, MattBennett, William Boyle,Ted Ferdinand, Meg Han-rahan, David Hartz,Guennadi Maslov, LouOlenick, Jay Petach, H.Michael Sanders, NeilSharrow and Chelsea Van-

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Gallery was founded in2014. It provides a conve-nient location to appreci-ate the arts and celebratethe work of artists fromour region and around theworld.

The gallery features abroad range of 2D and 3Dmedia, as well as lectures,screenings, and perfor-mances.

The UC Blue Ash Gal-lery is free and open to thepublic. The standardhours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Monday-Saturday. Youcan learn more about thegallery and upcoming ex-hibits at www.uc-blueash.edu/artgallery.

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Stepping Stones’ an-nual Open YourHeart dinner Feb. 3

will showcase free-formpottery bowls created byparticipants in SteppingStones’ day program foradults with disabilities.

The bowls are made ofthin clay slabs that partici-pants impress with de-signs, and drape over ob-jects to fall in gracefulfolds, said MicheleVaught, one of the clay art-ists and a Stepping Stonesparticipant.

Vaught, of Silverton,rolled her wheelchairclose to her work table anddipped her brush into a ru-by glaze.

“Ceramics are myforte,” she said. “That’swhat I feel most accom-plished doing.”

One of her bowls isblue, with round depres-sions across the surface. Acloser look at the back ofthe bowl reveals Vaught’sfinger prints, captured inclay.

“You can create inter-esting textures from any-thing,” she said. “I’ve usedcrumpled up ReynoldsWrap to press into clay.I’ve used textured rollingpins.”

Doris Marks-Callis,special events coordina-tor for Stepping Stones,saw some of the bowls andinvited participants toshare their talents at theOpen Your Heart dinner.

“Each year we show-case something that par-ticipants have created.These bowls are beautiful

and they are different siz-es, shapes and colors.Each expresses the char-acter and individuality ofthe person who made it.”

The bowls will be forsale at the dinner, whichhas become an annual pre-Valentine tradition at Ed-die Merlot’s restaurant inMontgomery. Tickets are$175 per person and in-clude wine, beer, cocktailhour hors d’oeuvres ofBeef Wellington, minicrab cakes and assortedflatbreads; dinner ofmixed greens salad withcherries, goat cheese andprosciutto, duet of filetmignon with red winedemi-glace and pan roast-ed salmon with hollan-daise accompanied byDauphinoise potatoes andgrilled asparagus. Des-sert is Red Velvet cupcakewith raspberry drizzle.

Guests are invited towear Valentine colors ofred or pink.

The elegant three-course sit-down dinnerhas sold out in the past,said co-chair Anne Daviesof Terrace Park.

“It’s a fun party in themiddle of winter and achance to get togetherwith friends,” she said.Joining Davies on theplanning committee arefellow co-chair TishaWright of Morrow andMary McGraw of IndianHill.

Three romance-themed raffle prizes in-clude his and hers bicy-cles from MontgomeryCyclery, a jewelry pack-age including a gift certif-icate for a custom de-signed piece from ScottReising Jewelers and anoriginal necklace fromKaren Lindner Designs,and a Sonos wireless-sound system from Per-fect Solutions AV.

Proceeds support Step-ping Stones’ programs for

children, teens and adultswith disabilities. SteppingStones is a United Wayagency serving more than1,000 individuals with dis-abilities including autism,cerebral palsy, Down syn-drome, intellectual dis-

abilities, seizure disor-ders and medical needs.Program sites are in Indi-an Hill, Batavia and Nor-wood.

Open Your Heart openswith an hors d’oeuvres,wine and beer cocktail

hour at 6 p.m., followed bydinner at 7 p.m. Cash baravailable.

Tickets can be re-served at www.cincyope-nyourheart.org or call Do-ris Marks-Callis, 513-559-2443.

Stepping Stones brings Heart &Hands to pre-Valentine dinner benefit

THANKS TO PEGGY KREIMER

Open Your Heart co-chairs Tisha Wright, left, and Anne Davies at Eddie Merlot's Restaurant.

THANKS TO PEGGY KREIMER

Michele Vaught of Silverton glazes a bowl for the Open YourHeart fundraiser event for Stepping Stones.


This is a warningabout something thathappens all too fre-quently and that cansometimes cause majorheadaches. It has to dowith checks you receivefrom your insurancecompany for damageyou incurred.

In August, 2013, Shar-on Ward was told sheneeded a new roof forher Withamsville house.She called her insuranceagent and received acheck for the new roof.She then signed the backof the check over to aroofing company for hernew roof.

Ward says, “The salesrepresentative told me itwould be done in a cou-ple of weeks – and thatwas in August of 2013.”Ward still doesn’t have anew roof even thoughthe company asked forreceived the entire in-surance check plus an-other check from Wardto cover her deductible.All that added up toabout $6,000.

“He used to, when Itext or call him, hewould call back and giveme many creative sto-ries. But then it got tothe point this yearwhere he wouldn’t evenrespond at all,” Wardsays.

The roofer’s contractdoesn’t give a companyaddress or phone num-ber, and fails to have a

start orcomple-tion date –all ofwhich arenecessaryon anycontractyou re-ceive.Also, get acopy of thecontrac-

tor’s workers compensa-tion and liability insur-ance policies.

That roofer claimedto be a member of theBetter Business Bureau– but a check would haverevealed the companyhad been thrown out ofthe BBB earlier thatyear.

After signing thecontract but gettingnothing done, Ward’sroof began leaking andshe experienced damageinside her house. Theroofer came out and justdid a patch job – failingto replace the roof as hehad agreed.

Ward says, “I’m kindof scared about what’sgoing to happen. If I’mgoing to lose thousandsof dollars and I can’tmake another insuranceclaim.”

Now she says she’slearned the hard waynever pay a contractorfor all the work in ad-vance. Yet, that’s exact-ly what you’re doingwhen you turn over your

insurance check to acontractor.

Ward says, “The onlyreason I did it is becauseI knew the sales repvery well and he workedfor the company. That’sapparently how they’vealways done it. If it wasa stranger I would neverhave done that – so liveand learn.”

Ward filed a com-plaint with police andnow the case, accusingthe contractor of theft,is going to court. Thecontractor also faces asimilar charge in Hamil-ton County where he isaccused of doing thesame thing to a Marie-mont man.

Remember, to protectyourself don’t pay morethan 10 upfront, exceptfor special order items,and only pay additionalsums as the work iscompleted. Check withthe local building de-partment to see if per-mits are required and, ifso, add that to the con-tract. Make sure to getthe job inspected beforefinal fees are paid, andget a receipt showing allworkers and suppliershave been paid in full.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbiweekly in the CommunityPress & Recorder. He appearsregularly as the Troubleshoot-er on WKRC-TV Local 12News. Email him [email protected].

Handing over all the insurancemoney at once risky

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