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IT’SCOLLECTIONTIME

The naming of the HyattPlace Hotel, planned at the siteof Sharonville’s ConventionCenter, has set a direction fordevelopment of the ChesterRoad Northern Lights Corridor.

The 120-room, six-story hotelwill be connected to the conven-tion center, and a short distancefrom Princeton’s Viking Vil-lage. Both venues will offer op-portunities for events rangingfrom conferences to weddings,musical performances to sportscompetitions.

In addition to athletic fields,Princeton will offer for rent its1,200 seat performance theater,500-seat natatorium and 2,500seat sports arena.

While the two facilities willdraw tourists to the area, therest of the street needs to bereinvigorated.

That’s why Sharonville isworking to improve the street’sinfrastructure and make itmore pedestrian-friendly, to en-courage tourists to explore thearea. City officials are hoping toattract businesses that willmake the street an entertain-ment destination.

Sharonville Economic De-velopment Director Chris XeilLyons envisions restaurantsand bars along the corridor.

The street’s designation asan entertainment districtmeans there are more liquor li-censes available. Of the dozenreserved for Chester Road, nineare still available.

Lyons said that while some of

the properties are privatelyowned, the city is in possessionof two lots across from the Con-vention Center that she is work-ing to develop.

Princeton City Schools alsoowns six acres at Sharon andChester roads. While that prop-erty is being used as a parkinglot, the district could develop it

in the future.Other property available for

sale includes the China Buffetlot, property next to the Fair-field Marriott, and Roxy’s Live.

Lyons said she hopes the an-nouncement of the hotel flagwill entice developers of high-end restaurants.

“Now, with the hotel and con-

vention center, there is activityto support it,” she said of therestaurants.

Work is expected to begin onthe hotel in the fall.

“After that, it goes quick,”Lyons said. “We anticipate open-ing by next fall (2016).”

The project will bring 75 newjobs at the hotel, as well as tem-

porary construction jobs.“The hotel was the key to

kick starting the developmentof the corridor,” Lyons said.“This was a 14 million private in-vestment. It’s a first-class,brand recognizable hotel.

“Now, the restaurants aremore likely to come.”

Restaurants could guide Northern LightsKelly [email protected]

THANKS TO CITY OF SHARONVILLE

Several lots are open for development along Chester Road’s Northern Lights Corridor.

They came by busload and carful,traveling nearly 100 miles to raise thevolume against a school funding propos-al that has already created hardship,and could cripple their school district.

The Princeton City Schools commu-nity, including incoming and interim su-perintendents, school administrators,staff, teachers and union leaders, as wellas members of the six municipalitiesthat make up the 6,096-student district,traveled to Columbus April 16 to testifyagainst proposed legislation and tellstate officials what they want and need.

It’s part of the push-back to the bud-get introduced April 14 by House Repub-licans. The proposal offers more overallmoney to schools – an extra $179 millioncompared with the plan Gov. John Kas-ich offered in the winter. House Repub-licans agreed with Kasich that the stateshould start phasing out money districts

have received for years as a reimburse-ment for the discontinued tangible per-sonal property tax, known as TPP.

The end result is 93 districts wouldend up with less state funding over the

two-year life of the budget.Princeton School Board Member

Steve Moore, Interim Superintendent

Princeton voices opposition to proposed funding cutsKelly [email protected]

THANKS TO WILLIAM SPRANKLES

In a show of solidarity, dozensfrom the Princeton communitytravel to Columbus on April 16,to protest proposed fundingcuts. Among them were, fromleft: Director of SecondarySchools William Sprankles; RickPulson of the PSSA union and amaintenance worker; DanaZinnecker, a media professionaland member of PSSA; InterimSuperintendent Ed Theroux;teacher and PACE presidentGretchen Tash; and DaveMartin, a teacher and PACE vicepresident.

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Ed Theroux and Sharon-ville Mayor Kevin Hard-man testified to the im-pact that would have onthe district, and called forlegislation that wouldmake the school districtwhole.

As of the currentschool year, Princeton lost$8 million of the $24 mil-lion TPP reimbursementthe district had received.

Additionally, Princetonpassed an operating levyin 2012, and made cuts toprograms, staff and ser-vices.

The district can’t ab-sorb much more, Mooresaid.

“We know the impactof this decision,” he said inColumbus, “and we hopeand pray you do, too.”

“Next year, when wecrunch our numbers,we’re scheduled to lose$528,000,” Theroux saidlater. “The following yearwe will lose $1.2 million.We will lose $1.7 millioneach year after that.

“It will continue untilit’s all gone,” Therouxsaid.

Educators disputesome legislators’ claimthat TPP reimbursementwas intended as a tempor-ary way help school dis-tricts ease into the newfunding model.

The issue has becomeone of he-said, she-said.Some legislators say theTPP reimbursement wasalways meant to be tem-porary – a way to helpschool districts ease intothe new funding model.

Educators, however,say that’s a lie.

Further complicatingthe matter is the fact theTPP tax was eliminatedabout a decade ago, so,due to term limits, manyof the legislators in-officeat the time have sincemoved on.

“About every twoyears, we’ve had to comeand fight for the TPP re-imbursement,” Therouxsaid in Columbus. “Whatwe’re asking for is a per-manent fix. ... There was apromise that we would bemade whole.”

Statewide, Mason CitySchools would take thebiggest cut over the two-year course of the budget,$3.6 million, according topreliminary projections.

Lakota is second, slat-ed to lose $3.1 million, fol-lowed by Princeton, down$1.7 million.

Theroux explainedthat the state considersthree criteria when con-sidering the local capaci-ty for generating reve-nue, and those criteriaplace Princeton in a vi-cious cycle.

“First, they considerhow much you pay in tax-es overall, compared toyour area (HamiltonCounty in Princeton’scase),” Theroux said.“We’re not on the bottom,but we’re below mid-levelin the amount of taxes wepay.

“Second is income.Princeton’s income isslightly below the aver-age income in the area,”he said, “but we’re not onthe bottom.

“Then there’s propertyvalue. Our property val-ues are considered mod-erately wealthy,” The-roux said. “It’s not that welive wealthy lives, but wehave a lot of business

property that inflates theproperty values overall.

“Looking at theseareas, our communitiesare expected to reim-burse those lost fundsthrough added tax levies.”

Princeton had alreadypassed a 6.5 mill operat-ing levy in 2012, to offsetthe losses from the TPPtax elimination, but it’snot enough, Theroux said.

“As a community with80 percent of residentswho either don’t have chil-dren or don’t send them toPrinceton schools, theydon’t understand the im-pact,” the interim super-intendent said.

“Parents understand,”he said of Viking families.“If we don’t pass the lev-ies, we cut programs, ser-vices and staff to meet ourbudget.

“It will decimate oureducation, which will af-fect their property val-ues,” he said. “Peoplewon’t move into the schooldistrict if it isn’t doingwell.”

Theroux said Prince-ton is looking for a perma-nent fix for the TPP reim-bursement.

The TPP tax used tocome directly to theschool districts. It neverwent to Columbus. Thenew Commercial ActivityTax, or CAT, goes to Co-lumbus.

The budget hearingsstarted at 9 a.m. Thursdayand continued well intothe afternoon.

Representatives fromMason, Lakota and Syca-more schools were also onthe docket to testify, andhearings are expected tocontinue Friday.

Reporter Hannah Sparlingcontributed.

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When your spirits needa lift, allow me to make asuggestion. Go to Wyo-ming Pastry Shop at 505Wyoming Ave. on Mon-days for a delicious nosh

and abrightsmile froma 22-month-oldbundle ofcute namedScarlettElizabethMathews.

Seeingher comeout of theback roomwith a

broom made me remem-ber Nancy Byrd Turner’spoem, “When Young Me-lissa Sweeps:”

“If ever you are full ofgloom, just watch Melissasweep a room.”

The regular patronsknow her and she knowsthem, so when I walked in,she gave me the once-over, and then returned tofamiliar territory whereher “co-workers” werebusy. She had secondthoughts and came outagain. Just maybe she hadseen me before and Iseemed friendly enoughbecause I had said, “HelloSweetie.” When I greetedher again, she decided shedidn’t recognize the faceor the voice after all, but adimple began to play onthe left side of her faceand she batted her longeyelashes at me.

It was time to get downto business and come backwith Mom. And why notbring along a step stool tosee me over the counterbetter? Her mother is Su-zanne Mathews, who

doesn’t work on Mondays,so she and Scarlett visitowner Kim Reschke, andScarlett’s aunt, CatieCress, the cake decoratorwho has worked at theaward winning WyomingPastry Shop for fiveyears.

Suzanne says Scarlettthinks she owns the place:she throws trash away,sweeps, entertains theregular patrons who knowher by name, runs up anddown and eats cookies.This charming cherub hasall her teeth, and theyshowcase the prettiestpersonality you ever saw.By the time you read this,expectant Suzanne willknow whether Scarlettwill have a baby brotheror sister to cuddle. She issure to be a wonderful hel-per.

Kim told me the bak-ery’s future plans are all

about more. They alreadyoffer more decoratedcookies and there areplans for more personal-ized cakes. You will beable to order fondant, thatspectacular, decorative,edible confection of rib-bons and lace, and bridgesand jewels, and faces andfigures of anything youcan imagine on sculptedcakes.

I recently saw a newspiece where a family hadsix boys, and their motherwas anxious for a girl.When the gender cakewas cut, it was pink insideand the mother screamedwith joy. Wyoming PastryShop has been making lotsof gendered cakes, so callthem when you want tosurprise a mother-to-be.

Evelyn Perkins writes aregular column about peopleand events in the Tri-County

Press area. Send items for hercolumn to 10127 Chester

Road, Woodlawn, 45215, orcall her directly at 772-7379.

Little decorator is just icing on the cake

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Little Scarlett Elizabeth Mathews lends a helping hand as herAunt Catie decorates a cake at The Wyoming Pastry Shop.

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Scarlet Oaks craft,car show May 9

Cars, crafts, and fam-ily fun are all happeningat Scarlet Oaks.

The annual Craft Showand Cruise In takes placeon Saturday, May 9, on theScarlet Oaks Career Cam-pus at 3254 E. KemperRoad (300 Scarlet OaksDrive) in Sharonville.

The show includesmore than 55 craft ven-dors in the school’s com-

missary. Car clubs andautomotive enthusiastsfrom around the Tristatewill bring unique and re-stored vehicles for publicdisplay. The event beginsat 9 a.m. and runs until to 3p.m., with the Cruise Inending at 1 p.m.

Crafts by local artisansoffered for sale that dayinclude jewelry, babyitems, furniture, candles,clothing, bath and bodygoods, and other prod-ucts.

Kids’ activities makethis an event for the entirefamily, and a pancakebreakfast served by culi-nary arts students, from 7a.m. to 10 a.m. will startthe day off right.

This year’s car showformat will be a “CruiseIn” style, with registra-

tion beginning at 8 a.m.and continuing until noon.The cost is $10 the day ofthe show. All participantswill receive a dash plaqueand a door prize entryticket. Scarlet Oaks auto-motive students willserve as judges and willaward trophies to theirtop three picks at 12:30pm. The show will be heldrain or shine; no refunds.

Public admission to thecraft show is free; theevent benefits student or-ganizations at ScarletOaks. Concessions areavailable throughout theday.

For more information,contact Scarlet Oaks at513-771-8810.

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TRI-COUNTYPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

EvendaleElementary

» Boonshoft Museumof Discovery in Daytonvisited the first-grade atEvendale Elementary topromote the idea of takingcare of your eyes througha program titled “WiseAbout Eyes.”

The visit was a freesponsored event by Pre-vent Blindness Ohio.Spokesperson SamantaLake discussed the specif-ics of a pupil, iris, eyemuscles and the fivesenses, and brought inmany hands-on items sostudents were actively en-gaged. They were work-ing on puzzles, viewingbraille material, and us-ing all five senses for vari-ous games. The studentsall received a pair of sun-glasses and a coloringbook.

Mount Notre DameHigh School

» Mount Notre Damestudents traveled to Lib-erty, Kentucky, for aunique service trip expe-

rience - one that would al-low them to reboot, re-flect and reconnect withGod.

Liberty is a small towntucked into the hills ofcentral Kentucky andhome to many people wholive lives focused on sim-plicity and faith. Thisyear, 38 students andeight chaperones went toexperience the way of lifein Liberty. For the past

three years, students andfaculty from Seton HighSchool have joined MNDon trips to Liberty. Thistrip, 13 students and fourchaperones from Setonaccompanied MND.

While in Liberty, thegroup worked on severalorganic farms (picking,planting, sorting, water-ing, preparing the ground,trimming), helped elderlyand disabled friends with

chores, spent time withresidents at the non-profitGalilean Children’sHome, shoveled manure,helped with constructionprojects, assisted a localCatholic church with pro-jects, visited Amishfriends, and much more.

The MND team also de-veloped a sense of com-munity among partici-pants and friends in Liber-ty. Together they played

volleyball, enjoyed folkmusic and reflected aboutlife.

“During this trip, I no-ticed so many people whowere living their lives sosimply yet fully,” sopho-more Chloe Marklay ofWest Chester Township,who participated in hersecond Liberty trip, said.“I think it is important torealize that you don’t needa lot in life to be complete.Sometimes the less wehave allows us to see howmuch we truly have.”

MND makes the trip toLiberty three to fourtimes a year, and they of-ten make a Christmas vis-it to see the local play. Theorganizer of the trip, ToddForman, MND facultymember, has been taking

students and adult chap-erones to Liberty since1988. This is Forman’seighth year at MND andthis was MND’s 28th trip.

Scarlet Oaks» Scarlet Oaks Career

Campus students willhave the chance to com-pete against other top stu-dents in Ohio after win-ning medals in local andregional SkillsUSA com-petition.

The local winning Scar-let Oaks students are:

Marina Lara Sanchez(cosmetology, PrincetonHigh School), Gold medal,cosmetology; JacquelineHueso (secondary practi-cal nursing, PrincetonHigh School), silver, med-ical math.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Samantha Lake from the Boonshoft Museum speaks to Evendale Elementary students on the importance of taking good care ofyour eyes.


Evendale Elementary first-grader Victoria Smith uses herprotective eye wear to view a model of what an eye wouldfeel like as the tears help to keep your eye clean.

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Mount Notre Dame students work on a farm in Liberty, Kentucky. From left: unidentified resident of Liberty, Laney Gallagher ofLanden, Tori Lyon of Montgomery, Veronica France of Miami Township and Cassie Gouin of Milford.


Evendale Elementary students Matthew Morgan and NicholasMorris examine parts of the eye.


Evendale Elemntary first-grade students Dwight Price, Brandon Ho, Caroline Smith and PrestonKoch do an experiment using a blindfold.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 30EducationStrengths Based Career Man-agement, 7-8:30 p.m., FamilyLife Center, 703 Compton Road,Learn how to identify goodcareer fit and work towardstrength path. Reservationsrequired. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finneytown.

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

Zumba Classes, 10 a.m., HarryWhiting Brown CommunityCenter, 34 Village Square,Exercise dance class. Babysittingavailable. $6. 477-5369;www.hwbcommunitycente-r.org. Glendale.

Health / WellnessSo Who’s NOT Depressed?How to Live in a World GoneCrazy, 7-9 p.m., RockdaleTemple, 8501 Ridge Road, BruceE. Levine discusses depression,how today’s culture plays a role,and what we can do. Ages 18and up. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by JewishFamily Service. 985-1581;www.jfscinti.org. AmberleyVillage.

Journey of the Heart, 5-6:30p.m. Ending 6/18/2015, CarriageCourt of Kenwood, 4650 E.Galbraith Road, Carriage Courtof Kenwood. 8-week supportgroup specifically designed toaddress unique needs of care-givers of persons with de-mentia. Group provides oppor-tunity to receive and sharehelpful information in caringand supportive environment.Free. Reservations required.Presented by Heartland Hospice.831-5800. Sycamore Township.

Home & GardenCreate Your Own ButterflyGarden, 6:30-8 p.m., TurnerFarm, 7400 Given Road, Select-ing nectar plants to attractadult butterflies, host plants forspecific native butterflies, otherbutterfly needs, and becominga certified monarch weightstation. $15. Registration recom-mended. 561-7400; tunerfar-m.org. Indian Hill.

Literary - SigningsMichelle Staubach Grimes:“Where is Pidge?” 7 p.m.,Barnes & Noble Fields-Ertel,9891 Waterstone Blvd., Daugh-ter of hometown legend RogerStaubach signs her debut chil-dren’s book. Free. 683-5599.Deerfield Township.

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

On Stage - ComedyAndy Kindler, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$16.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

Sports-Registrations &Tryouts

Saturday Baseball League, 5a.m. to 9 p.m., McKelvey Base-ball Fields, 10299 McKelveyRoad, McKelvey Fields. TheClippard and Powel CrosleyYMCA have a combined youth,coed, baseball league on Sat-urdays. Season runs from 6/6until 8/1. No games 7/4. Ages3-4, 5-6, and 7-9. Ages 7-9 haveThursday practice, prior to eachSat. game. Register by:5/20.Ages 3-9. Benefits YMCA ofGreater Cincinnati. $50 or $90.Registration required. Presentedby Clippard Family YMCA.Through May 20. 923-4466, ext.Sarah; myy.org. SpringfieldTownship.

FRIDAY, MAY 1Art & Craft ClassesSpring Soul Collage OpenStudio Series: Opening, 10a.m to 1:30 p.m., Women Writ-ing for a Change, 6906 Plain-field Road, Let’s explorethrough our card-makingtogether what is present andemerging for us this spring. ForAdult Women. $35. Registrationrequired. 272-1171; www.wo-menwriting.org. Silverton.

Art OpeningsEvendale Fine Arts Exhibit,6-9 p.m., Evendale VillageRecreation Center, 10500 Read-ing Road, Community Room.

More than 80 artists exhibitingoriginal artworks in show juriedby local artist Nancy NordlohNeville. Mix of works from bothseasoned and emerging artists.Includes music and refresh-ments. Exhibit continuesthrough May 4. Free. Presentedby Village of Evendale Recrea-tion Center. 563-2247; www.e-vendalearts.org. Evendale.

BenefitsSpotlight on the Arts Cele-bration, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Shar-onville Convention Center,11355 Chester Road, Dinner,entertainment, raffles and silentauction. Whodunit Playerspresent “Shots in the Speak-easy” murder mystery. BenefitsSharonville Fine Arts Center.$75. Reservations required.Presented by Sharonville FineArts Center. 554-1014; www.sha-ronvillefinearts.org. Sharonville.

Music - ChoralJubilant Singers: Happy Trailsto You, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Mont-gomery Presbyterian Church,9994 Zig Zag Road, Communitychorus supported by Ohio ArtsCouncil takes audience onchoral journey to wild west.Refreshments follow show.Free. Presented by JubilantSingers. 739-9768; www.jubi-lantsingers.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyAndy Kindler, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$16. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.


Saturday Baseball League, 5a.m. to 9 p.m., McKelvey Base-ball Fields, $50 or $90. Regis-tration required. 923-4466, ext.Sarah; myy.org. SpringfieldTownship.

Youth SportsNew Ultimate Frisbee Clinicand Mini-league for JuniorsGirls and Boys, 6-7:30 p.m.,Wyoming Recreation Center,9940 Springfield Pike, Includesshirt, discs, coaching and artifi-cial turf fields. Ages 9-13. $10.Registration required. Presentedby Cincinnati Ultimate PlayersAssociation. 373-0888; cincyulti-mate.org. Wyoming.

SATURDAY, MAY 2BenefitsMike’s Mentors Kids, 7 a.m. to9 p.m., Mike’s Carwash, 1170 E.Kemper Road, Buy Works Washfor $15 and $7.50 is donated.Buy Ultimate for $19 and $9.50is donated. Mascots, restaurantsamples, coupons, music andmore. Benefits Big Brothers BigSisters. $15/$19. 421-4120, ext.832; www.bigsforkids.org.Springdale.

Hats, Horses and Hearts, 5p.m., Kenwood Country Club,6501 Kenwood Road, Derbyviewing, silent auction, raffle,dinner by the bite, music, danc-ing, split the pot betting.DressDerby chic. Hats encouraged.Open bar 5-8 p.m.; cash barafterward. Benefits KindeveltNeurodevelopmental Educa-tional and Learning Center atCincinnati Children’s Hospital.$225 couple, $125 single. Reser-vations required. Presented byKindervelt No. 50. No phone;www.kindervelt.org/HatsHor-sesHearts. Madeira.

Cooking ClassesSimple Health-Smart CookingClass, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nutrition CounselingCenter, 7400 MontgomeryRoad, Informal and interactiveclass series to discover howhealthy and tasty meals can beprepared quickly and simply.$139. Registration required.Presented by Communiversity atUC. 556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu. Silverton.

Dining EventsSavor the Season: Farm toFork Celebration, 11:30 a.m. to7 p.m., Gorman Heritage Farm,10052 Reading Road, Local chefsteam up with local farms toprepare spring cuisine with firstyields of season. Watch, learnand taste. Benefits GormanHeritage Farm Foundation. $35,$10. 563-6663; www.gormanfar-m.org. Evendale.

Kentucky Derby Party, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Parkers Blue AshTavern, 4200 Cooper Road,Classic Kentucky Derby dishes,prizes, raffles, drawings. $5Mint Juleps served in commem-orative Derby glass. Ages 21 andup. Benefits Winton Woods

Riding Center Special Olympicstraining program. $10. Reserva-tions required. 891-8300;www.Parkersblueash.com.. BlueAsh.

EducationCitizenship Class, 10 a.m. to11:30 p.m., The Healing Center,11345 Century Circle West, BasicEnglish needed. Ages 18 and up.Free. Registration required.346-4080, ext. 350; www.hea-lingcentercincinnati.org. Spring-dale.

Run for the Roses KentuckyDerby Fundraiser, 4:30-7:30p.m., Peterloon Estate, 8605Hopewell Road, Higher Educa-tion Mentoring Initiative (HEMI)fundraising event hosted byHamilton County CommissionerGreg Hartmann. Ages 21 andup. Benefits Scholarships forHamilton County foster youth.$75 per couple, $40 individual.Reservations required. Present-ed by Higher Education Mentor-ing Initiative (HEMI). 556-3045;cech.uc.edu/alumni/events/hemi-run-for-the-roses-derby-fundraiser.html. Indian Hill.

MuseumsCitizen Soldiers of 1812, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Heritage VillageMuseum, 11450 Lebanon Road,Militia units such as 1st Re-giment of Ohio Infantry, Brush’sIndependent Company andLinigle’s Company highlightstory of local militias and theirrole in the fighting. Civilianinterpreters will demonstratedifferent activities to showcivilian life in Cincinnati duringWar of 1812. Benefits HeritageVillage Museum. $5 adults, $3children 5-11, free childrenunder 5 and museum members.563-9484; www.heritagevillage-cincinnati.org. Sharonville.

Music - ClassicalCincinnati Community Or-chestra May Concert: Cele-brating Summer, 7:30-9:30p.m., Church of the SaviourUnited Methodist Church, 8005Pfeiffer Road, Musical selec-tions: â€œCasey at the Batâ€(Jeff Imel, narrator), Summer-time (Wendy Haas, bassoonsoloist), and works by Dvorak,Handel, Berlin, and others.Conducted by Dr. Gerald R.Doan. Free. Presented by Cincin-nati Community Orchestra.791-7815; cincinnaticommun-ityorchestra.org. Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyAndy Kindler, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$16. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - DanceKinderballet, 3-5 p.m., Blue AshAmphitheatre, 4433 CooperRoad, Ballet Company performsnew production of The VeryHungry Caterpillar, Eight BalletAdventures from Eric Carle.Family friendly. Free. Presentedby Cincinnati Kinderballet.745-8550; www.blueash.com.Blue Ash.

ShoppingOpen House, Art Sale andSpring Market, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Clovernook Center for theBlind and Visually Impaired,7000 Hamilton Ave., ProctorCenter. Market will feature artand vendors who are consumersand/or employees of Clover-nook. Free. 522-3860; www.clo-vernook.org. North College Hill.

Yard Sale, Vendor Sale in thePines, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., YMCA -Powel Crosley Jr. Branch, 9601Winton Road, Community wideyard sale and vendor fair. Bakesale, raffle baskets, vendors andtons of unwanted treasures.Benefits YMCA 2015 AnnualCampaign. Free admission.923-4466, ext. Sarah; www.cin-cinnatymca.org. SpringfieldTownship.

Special EventsGeoFair, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Sharonville Convention Center,11355 Chester Road, Gems,mineral, fossil and jewelry show.Educational exhibits, lectures,swap area and free mineral kitfor children. $9, $3 children.Presented by Dry Dredgers.948-8630; www.geofair.com.Sharonville.

SportsMayweather vs. PacquaioFight, 8 p.m. to midnight, Daveand Buster’s, 11775 CommonsDrive, Event hosted in privateevent space with food, bever-ages and fight broadcast.$70.32. Reservations required.671-5501; https://dnb.ticket-

bud.com/cincinnati-2015.Springdale.



SUNDAY, MAY 3Art EventsArts Sensation, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,Peterloon Estate, 8605 Hope-well Road, Evening of music andart with Concert: Nova. Cock-tails, light fare. Benefits John L.Magro Foundation. $150 percouple, $100 single. Reserva-tions required. Presented byJohn L. Magro Foundation.497-6053; www.magrofounda-tion.org. Indian Hill.

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

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-11:30 p.m., Roxy’sLive, 11473 Chester Road, Free.Presented by Aretha Chapman.Sharonville.

MuseumsCitizen Soldiers of 1812, noonto 4 p.m., Heritage VillageMuseum, $5 adults, $3 children5-11, free children under 5 andmuseum members. 563-9484;www.heritagevillagecincinna-ti.org. Sharonville.

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

Music - ChoralJubilant Singers: Happy Trailsto You, 3-5 p.m., St. BarnabasEpiscopal Church, 10345 Mont-gomery Road, Communitychorus supported by Ohio ArtsCouncil takes audience onchoral journey to wild west.Free. Presented by JubilantSingers. 739-9768; www.jubi-lantsingers.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyAndy Kindler, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, $8-$16.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

Special EventsGeoFair, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Sharonville Convention Center,$9, $3 children. 948-8630;www.geofair.com. Sharonville.


Saturday Baseball League, 5a.m. to 9 p.m., McKelvey Base-ball Fields, $50 or $90. Regis-tration required. 923-4466, ext.Sarah; myy.org. Springfield

Township.

Support GroupsCaregivers’ Support Group,3:30-5 p.m., Family Life Center,703 Compton Road, Find net-work of friends who listen,understand and ease eachother’s burdens by sharingtechniques for joys and chal-lenges caregiving provides. First15 minutes include short talkfrom speaker on issue of in-terest to group. 931-5777.Finneytown.

MONDAY, MAY 4EducationCincinnati Spanish Toastmas-ters Open House, 7-8:30 p.m.,Wyoming Presbyterian Church,225 Wyoming Ave., Learn moreabout Toastmasters and thenew Spanish-English bilingualToastmasters club. Ages 18 andup. Free. Registration recom-mended. Presented by Cincin-nati Spanish Toastmasters.821-8735; http://span-ishtm.wix.com/cincyspanishtm.Wyoming.



TUESDAY, MAY 5Business Meetings6th Annual Women’s SuccessSummit Ignites eWomenNet-work Cincinnati, 10:30 a.m. to3:30 p.m., Elements Conferenceand Event Centre, 11974 Leba-non Road, â€œSuper Size YourSuccess: Strategies to Go fromAt-Large to In Charge!â€ repre-sents the acceleration andgrowth of women’s businesses.For Women Entrepreneurs. $55.Registration required. Presentedby eWomenNetwork. 403-0301;https://events.ewomennet-work.com/event/de-tails.php?eid=21792. Shar-onville.

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

Zumba, 7:05-8:05 p.m., Spring-dale Community Center, 11999Lawnview Ave., Studio room.Beginner-Intermediate. For ages12 and up. $5. Presented byDeb’s Fitness Party. 205-5064;www.debsfitnessparty.com.Springdale.

Living Life In The Flow Chi-kung Tai Chi, 1-2:30 p.m.,Centennial Barn, 110 ComptonRoad, $50. Pre-registrationdiscount. Presented by Harmon-ic Pulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. Springfield Township.

Zumba Classes, 10 a.m., HarryWhiting Brown CommunityCenter, $6. 477-5369;www.hwbcommunitycente-r.org. Glendale.

CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, 4335 Glendale-MilfordRoad, Great Lawn. Group fitnessclasses led by Blue Ash CrossFitevery Tuesday and Thursdayfrom May through July. Free.Presented by CrossFit Blue Ash.745-8550; crossfitblueash.com.Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessThe Daniel Plan, 7-8:30 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Overall wellness programwill equip you with practicaltools and resources to bringhealth into every area of yourlife. Free. Registration required.931-5777; tinyurl.com/fam-ilylifectr. Finneytown.



WEDNESDAY, MAY 6EducationAdult and Pediatric First Aidand CPR/AED, 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Springdale Commu-nity Center, 11999 LawnviewAve., Become certified in adultand pediatric first aid andCPR/AED. $85, $55. Registrationrequired. Presented by Amer-ican Red Cross Cincinnati AreaChapter. 800-733-2767; red-cross.org/take-a-class. Spring-dale.

Exercise ClassesBalanced for Life, 10:30-11:30a.m., Springdale CommunityCenter, 11999 Lawnview Ave.,Balance and endurance exer-cises, plus posture and stretch-ing work. Free. 346-3910.Springdale.

Yoga at Summit Park, 5:30-6:30 a.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, 4335 Glendale-MilfordRoad, Great Lawn. Classes led byYoga Alive. Every Wednesdayfrom May through October.Free. Presented by Yoga AliveKenwood. 745-8550; www.yo-gaalive.com. Blue Ash.

Farmers MarketFarmers Market, 3:30-7 p.m.,Blue Ash Summit Park, 4335Glendale-Milford Road, Varietyof food and products from localvendors. Free. Presented by Cityof Blue Ash. 745-8550;www.blueash.com. Blue Ash.

Job FairsHealth and Wellness Careerand Job Fair, noon to 4 p.m.,Beckfield College SpringdaleCampus, 225 Pictoria Drive, FirstFloor Conference Room. Majoremployers will be there, in-cluding Mercy Health, Cincin-nati Children’s, Interim Health-care and more. Dress profes-sionally and bring resumes.Ages 18 and up. Free. 671-1920;www.beckfield.edu. Springdale.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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Learn to create your own butterfly garden at Turner Farm from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 30,7400 Given Road, Learn about selecting nectar plants to attract adult butterflies, host plants forspecific native butterflies, other butterfly needs and becoming a certified monarch weightstation. Cost is $15. Registration is recommended. Call 561-7400; visit tunerfarm.org.

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When we plow the garden for oursummer vegetables and flowers, thegrandkids repeat what my own kidsasked when they were little: “Are yougoing to plant potatoes, onions and

carrots?” The answer, ofcourse, is always yes.

Digging for potatoesor pulling up onions orcarrots out of theground is like findingburied treasure. Thenice thing about grow-ing these three veggiesis that they can begrown in the ground orin a container, like abushel basket.

We especially like new potatoesfreshly dug from the garden. Here’s ayummy recipe using a different tech-nique for cooking them.

Readers want to know:What’s the best mint for Juleps and

how do you make them?Spearmint for sure. Make a simple

syrup of 2 cups each sugar and water,add about 1 cup mint leaves, smooshwith spoon to release flavor, and boiluntil sugar dissolves. Cool and strain.

Fill an 8oz. glass with crushed ice,add mint syrup to taste (start withabout 4 tablespoons and go from there.Some people like it real sweet andminty, up to 1/2 cup) and up to 4 table-spoons Kentucky bourbon. Stir realquick to make the glass frost on theoutside and garnish with a mint sprig.

Earth Day fun!So much fun sharing seeds and

planting annuals with grandkids Evaand her class at Kilgour School andJack and Will at Guardian AngelsSchool. Thanks to Natorp’s for supply-ing plants.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educa-tor, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary profes-sional and author. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Root veggies, Cinco de Mayo on menu

Stovetop roasted fingerlings with butter andparsley

I saw Ina Garten make a variation of these and just had to makesome myself. I used my heavy enameled cast iron Le Creuset pot.Make sure potatoes are about the same size so they cook evenly.

1/4 cup butter1-1/2 pounds fingerling or very small potatoes, rinsed but not

peeledSalt and pepper to tasteChopped parsley

Melt the butter in a large heavy pot. Add potatoes, salt, andpepper, and toss well. Cover tightly and cook over low heat for 20 to30 minutes, until potatoes are just tender when tested with a smallknife. Shake pot occasionally without removing lid to prevent thebottom potatoes from burning. Turn off heat and steam 5 minutes.Don't overcook. Stir in parsley.

Tip: Ina used dill so try that, too.

Cinco de Mayo chili cheese dip

I like to sprinkle the finished dish with more cilantro. If youwant a spicy kick, substitute tomatoes with chilies, drained for thediced tomatoes.

15 oz. can chili with beans14 oz. can petite diced tomatoes, drained3 green onions, sliced thin, white and green part bothCilantro to taste8 oz. cream cheese, softenedGenerous cup corn chips, finely crushed8 oz. Taco or Mexican blend shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 375. Spray an 8-inch baking pan or small ovenproof casserole. Stir together chili, tomatoes, onions and cilantro.Spread cream cheese in bottom of baking dish. Top with a layer ofchili mixture. Sprinkle top with the corn chips and cheese. Bake untilcheese melts and bubbles a bit, about 15 minutes. Serve with cornchips or veggies.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Spearmint is the best mint for juleps, according to Rita Heikenfeld.

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April 22 questionNow that the U.S. is “normal-

izing” relations with Cuba, andhas removed it from the list ofstate sponsors of terrorism,how will this benefit or hurt theU.S.? Would you be more or lesslikely to visit Cuba? Why or whynot?

“There are many thingsabout our history with theCommunist Cuban govern-ment, that are not America’sproudest moments.

That being said, I see abso-lutely no benefit to the U.S. inrecognizing Cuba, as long as itis under Castro. If the formerresidents, through Congress,request normalization, I mightchange my mind.

“Our currently failed for-eign policies certainly do not

gain any strength in our de-mands for human rights.Strange, to me, is how we keptthe sanctions on South Africauntil they failed internally, butwe seem desperate to not dothe same to terrorist nations

like Iran and Cuba.D.B.

“Normalizing relationswith Cuba is the first and onlything Obama has done duringhis reign that finally makescomplete sense.

It’s about time. Whetherthis change will be a real bene-fit to the USA is yet to be seen,but it will absolutely be a sig-nificant benefit to the Cubanpeople.

The tourism dollars aloneflooding into their economywill be well received and cre-ate a start toward reliving anoticeable portion of the suf-fering endured daily by thepopulace.

M.J.F.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWas Reds manager Bryan Priceright about what he saidabout media coverage hurtinghis team? What is the media’srole in covering local sportsfranchises?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers [email protected] withCh@troom in the subject line.

One of the safety precau-tions coal miners once used inearly underground miningoperations was a canary in acage. As long as the canarysang, the miners knew theywere safe from undetectabletoxic gases. If the canarystopped singing, the minersproceeded to evacuate themine.

Recent developments with-in the Ohio’s education fund-ing landscape have cautionedall districts to pay attention totheir own canaries. One ex-ample involves the Repub-lican-dominated state boardof education’s decision by apartisan vote of 11-7 to repealthe decades old five of eightstandard which required alldistricts to fill five of eightsupport positions for eachincrement of 1,000 students.The education service per-sonnel positions are music,art, physical education andvisiting teacher plus schoolnurse, librarian and counsel-or. Ironically, the require-ment to teach the two artsdisciplines and physical edu-cation in grades K-8 still re-mains. Undoubtedly, much ofthis responsibility will shift tothe already overburdenedclassroom teachers.

At the same time compet-ing school funding proposalsfrom the Ohio State Legisla-ture and Gov. John Kasichwill decrease state funds forat least 93 Ohio school dis-

tricts. Thevast majorityof schooldistricts insouthwestOhio thatdepend on aperpetual,promised,reimburse-ment fromthe discontin-

ued personal tangible proper-ty tax will lose a significantamount of expected staterevenue. In fact PrincetonDistrict projects a 24 percentreduction to its budget.

In a district like Middle-town City Schools, which hasbeen advised by the stateauditor to reduce its budgetby $3 million per year, thesedevastating actions will cre-ate traumatic choices anyboard of education dreads toface. The proposed reduc-tions include 35 general edu-cation teachers and 11 educa-tion service personnel posi-tions. With the elimination ofthe five of eight standard andlooming state revenue loses,board members will surelyconsider deeper cuts for all ofthose positions previouslycovered by the standard withthe intent to preserve asmany classroom teachingpositions as possible.

Inevitably, these tax shift-ing shell games the statelegislature and governor areplaying with public school

funding will eventually fall atthe doorstep of the localschool school district. Onceall conceivable cuts are pain-fully made, the local boardwill seek additional moniesby raising property taxes.

Since only 25 percent of alocal district’s population hasany direct contact with theschools, an increase depen-dent on raising local propertytaxes is a formidable if notimpossible challenge to saythe very least.

As the public has previ-ously witnessed, the numberof years required for mostlocal boards to pass a tax levycan severely impact the edu-cation of their students foryears. The struggles Lakotaand Little Miami districtsrecently endured are twoprominent examples. That’san unforgivable price to payfor our children’s future!

Today that coal mine ca-nary may sing its last refrainfor a thorough and efficientpublic school education inschool districts like Middle-town. Tomorrow, many othersouthwestern Ohio schooldistricts will strain to hearthe canary’s last songs astheir primary sources of staterevenue evaporate in a wispof toxic political smoke.

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

Caged bird sings sad song forboards of education

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Ankle sprains are one of themost common injuries I see asa physician of sports medicineat Cincinnati Children’s.

It’s estimated 2 million an-kle sprains occur across thecountry every year. Almosthalf taking place during sportsrelated activity. Ankle sprainscommonly happen in sportsthat require cutting and jump-ing such as basketball, soccer,football and volleyball.

A common misconceptionamong parents is that an anklesprain is a “mild injury thatwill heal on its own.” However,ankle sprains can lead tochronic pain and instability ofthe ankle if not properly treat-ed. The group that is at great-est risk range in age from 10-19years old.

A sprain is a stretching ortearing injury that is specificto ligaments (bone to boneconnections in the body). Mostankle sprains cause an injuryto the outside portion of theankle. However, an injury tothe inside of the ankle canindicate a far more worrisomeinjury.

If you think your child hasan ankle sprain, it’s alwaysbest to have an examination bya physician who has special-ized training in evaluation ofankle sprains.

Some of the signs include:» inability or difficulty bear-

ing weight on the affectedankle;

» significant swelling orbruising anywhere on the an-kle, leg or foot;

» pain over the inside of theankle or over the foot;

» deformity of the ankle orfoot.

If any of the above signs orsymptoms is present, it is ad-vised that your child be evalu-ated as soon as possible. Liga-ments may not heal properly ifrest and or bracing are notperformed. Ankle braces have

progressedgreatly overthe past 20years. Today’sankle bracesare for easierto put on, arecomprised ofmore ad-vanced materi-als, and aremore comfort-able to wear.

At Cincinnati Children’s, ourpediatric sports medicine ex-perts recognize the importanceof early evaluation of musculo-skeletal injuries. Our clinicsare equipped with Xray capa-bilities, splints, crutches, andbracing for all levels of anklesprains. Same day appoint-ments can be made by calling513-803-HURT. If your child’sinjury is after hours or on theweekend and your child isunable to bear weight or adeformity is present, an evalu-ation in an urgent care oremergency department wouldbe recommended.

Depending on the degree ofthe ankle sprain, healing timesmay vary. If the ankle sprain isminor, recovery can take placewithin two to three weeks.With more severe anklesprains, the healing time cantake six to eight weeks for afull recovery.

It’s important to have theankle checked out as soon aspossible especially if there isany ongoing pain. At CincinnatiChildren’s, the sports medicineteam is committed to havingyour child return to his or herusual activities once the ankleis healed and strength is re-stored.

Dr. Gregory Walker is an assistantprofessor in Division of Sports Medi-cine at Cincinnati Children’s and anassociate professor in Department ofPediatrics at the University of Cin-cinnati.

The angle on ankles:Sprains need to be treated

Dr. GregoryWalkerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Spring sports are starting!Baseball, soccer, track…eve-ryone is outside again andhaving fun in warmer weather.As sports get going in thespring, I always see an in-crease in injuries and pain.

As director of sports medi-cine at Cincinnati Children’s, Isee many young athletes inclinic who have new back painrelated to their sport. Up to 30percent of athletes will haveback pain at some point whileplaying sports. It is one of themost common things we see insports medicine clinics and onthe sideline. Most back pain isnot serious and goes away withlittle treatment. Gentlystretching and strengtheningthe lower back and abdominal

muscles, aswell as avoid-ing activitiesthat are reallypainful for theback is usuallyall it takes.

Lower backpain

The lowerback, or lum-bar spine, is

the most common area of backpain in athletes. Pain usuallyoccurs from bone, muscle ordisc problems. The most com-mon cause of lower back painin young athletes is a stressfracture-a bone injury. Thesecond most common cause isa muscle strain of the lower

back. » The lower back is a main

power generator in manysports and can be overstressedif strength, coordination, oroveruse is a problem, resultingin the gradual onset of backpain.

» Athletes in certain sportsare at higher risk for backinjuries. Examples are foot-ball, gymnastics, and dance.The mechanical demands ofthese sports make the low backvulnerable to overuse or quickonset of back pain.

The cause of back pain inchildren and adolescents isoften very different in adults.Adults deal with more discpain, which is not a commonproblem for children and ado-

lescents. At Cincinnati Chil-dren’s Hospital Medical CenterSports Medicine, we under-stand this and assess the wholepatient while forming a diagno-sis and treatment plan.

Treatment and recoveryTreatment of a lower back

stress fracture involves 2-3months of allowing the bone(s)to heal, just like any otherbroken bone. Various types ofimaging are sometimes done tohelp guide treatment course.

Muscle injuries in the lowerback are most often treatedwith stretches, progressivestrengthening exercises, andcomfort measures (examples:anti-inflammatory drugs for ashort period of time, ice, heat).

Athletic trainers or physicaltherapists trained in back in-juries are helpful with thisrehab.

All lower back injuries re-quire some rest to aid the heal-ing process. We understandthat this time of resting frompainful activities can be frus-trating for the athlete, and wework with the athlete to makesure the back heals properly,allowing the athlete to returnto regular sports activity assoon and successfully as pos-sible.

Dr. Kelsey Logan is sports director ofthe Division of Sports Medicine atCincinnati Children’s and an asso-ciate professor of pediatrics at theUniversity of Cincinnati.

Have your young athlete’s back during spring seasons

KelseyLoganCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Congratulations to the 2014-2015 winter sports All Stars. In2014-2015 school year, we’retaking a different tact at recog-nizing student athletes in theCommunity Press & Recorder,replacing Sportsman and Sport-swoman of the Year. Each sea-son we’ll name All Stars foreach sport, many picked for sta-tistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc.

Some of these names - plussome wild cards - will be placedon a ballot in June (along withthe All Stars from fall andspring) for the 2014-2015 maleand female All Stars of the Year.Readers will be able to vote forthese 2014-2015 All Stars in lateJune or early July on Cincin-nati.com. The wild cards will belimited to seniors of significantindividual athletic achieve-ment. Please note The Commu-nity Press’s sister paper, theCincinnati Enquirer, has its ownwinter sports All Stars and willhave a similar vote next sum-mer.

The daily and weekly highschool sports staff, as well asour sponsor, Tri-Health, areproud to acknowledge the hardwork and dedication of theseathletes and their coaches.

Boys basketballWyoming sophomore Lon-

nie Grayson: Averaged 19.1ppg(second in CHL) 49.8 FG pct. 2steals per game (fourth inCHL). CHL first team and Play-er of the Year for Coach of theYear Tim Edmonds.

Wyoming junior MasonRogers: Three-year starter andplaymaker averaged 8.5 ppgand 4.9 rebounds with 48.1 FGpct. CHL first team.

Wyoming senior WalkerLewis: Averaged 10.3 ppg 53.8FG pct. (fourth in CHL). CHLsecond team.

Princeton senior JordanBradley: Was named first teamin the Greater Miami Confer-ence. As a 5-foot-9 guard, he ledthe Vikings in scoring with 17.0points per game, which rankedsecond in the GMC. He shot 46.3percent from the field and alsoposted 2.0 assists and 2.0 stealsper game.

Girls basketballWyoming senior Emily

Wadds: Averaged 15.5 ppg(fifth in CHL) 49.3 FG pct. (fifthin CHL) 3.5 steals (second inCHL). CHL first team.

Princeton junior MarkaylaSherman: Was the Vikings’ onlyfirst team selection in the GMC.She led her team and finishedsecond in the conference inscoring (15.5 ppg). Her season-high was 26 points, which shenotched twice. She was onlyheld to single digit points inthree games. Sherman also av-eraged 2.4 steals per game anddrained 27 3-pointers, thefourth-most in the GMC.

Princeton senior CorneishaHenderson: A second team All-GMC selection who averaged13.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.9 as-sists and 2.3 steals per game.She finished fifth in the GMC inassists and points per game.Her field goal percentage of48.2 ranked ninth overall in theconference

Boys swimming Wyoming sophomore Car-

son Burt: DII state qualifier 100free, 200 free

Wyoming freshman PhillipBrocker: DII state qualifier 100free, 200 free,

Wyoming senior Stephen

Barrett: DII state qualifier 200free, 500 free

Wyoming junior Christo-pher Rutter: DII state qualifier100 breaststroke, 200 IM,

Wyoming senior Ian Nyb-erg: DII state qualifier 100breaststroke, 100 butterfly,

Wyoming senior Max Chou:DII state qualifier 100 butterfly

Wyoming sophomore Char-

lie Donnelly: DII state qualifierdiving

Wyoming’s 200 free re-lay,400 free relay and 200

medley relay also made state(Brocker, Rutter, Barrett, Burt,senior Abe Wickstrom, fresh-man Holden Jurrell, Nyberg,sophomore Connor Williams)for CHL Coach of the Year DaveElliott.

Princeton junior Riley Hin-kley: A Division I district meet

Tri-County Press presents2015 WINTER ALL STARS

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Princeton guard Jordan Bradley guards Fairfield’s Cedric Woods in theirgame Feb. 23.

THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Wyoming senior Asa Palmer wrestles Withrow’s Tim Harrow at 145 poundsduring the 12th Annual Wyoming Duals held on Jan. 1. Palmer defeatedHarrow 9-4 and was 4-1 for the day.


Wyoming’s Walker Lewis drivesdown the lane for the Cowboys.

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Christopher Rutter of Wyomingheads to the platform for the finalheat of the 200 IM Feb. 7.

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Wyoming senior Stephen Barrett inthe third heat of the 200 freestyle atMiami University on Feb. 20 in theDivision II district swim meet.


Wyoming sophomore Carson Burtgoes to work in the 200 freestyle atthe Division II district meet Feb. 20.


Princeton senior AnthonyAlexander, top, is in control in a132-pound consolation match in theOHSAA Division I state wrestlingtournament March 13 in Columbus.


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Wyoming’s Justin Shields (top) getsthe upper hand on his way to a winover Purcell Marian’s CalebMarshall.

THANKS TO JASON MILLER

Wyoming’s Max Chou was theleague-leader in the 100 butterfly.


Wyoming sophomore LonnieGrayson goes up for the dunk forthe Cowboys.

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Princeton High School’s AdamWagers rolls for the Vikings.

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Wyoming senior Emily Waddsdrives to the basket guarded bySummit Country Day’s Niah Woods.

Wyoming’s Ian Nyberg competes inthe breaststroke for the Cowboys.


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Wyoming’s Charlie Donnelly keepshis eye on the water mark in hopesof executing the perfect dive.

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Princeton head coach AnthonyJohnson, and guard MarkaylaSherman discuss strategy duringthe game against Lakota East.

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Princeton High School’s CorneishaHenderson drives the lane.


Luke Kremzar of Wyoming wrestlesTanner Crabtress from PrebleShawnee.


Ethan Tefs of Wyoming competesduring the Greg Rogers MemorialWrestling Tournament.

See STARS, Page 2B

2B • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • APRIL 29, 2015 LIFE

Baseball» Wyoming downed Indian

Hill 10-2 on April 20 as sopho-more Andrew Marty got the winand was 2-4 with a double. Sen-ior Tucker Marty was 3-4 withthree doubles.

The Cowboys beat IndianHill again on April 22, 2-1 on atwo-hitter by junior Sam Marty.

The Cowboys beat Madeira10-0 in six innings April 21. assenior Joe Rominger had a two-hit shutout. Senior Parker Chal-mers was 3-4 with a double, tri-ple and three runs batted in.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy held off CincinnatiCountry Day 7-5 April 23.CHCA’s Griffan Smith went 2-for-2 with two doubles.

Graham Lally went 2-for-4and Johnny Noyen was 2-for-3for the Eagles.

» Moeller beat Beechwood12-8 April 17 with junior ChrisStock getting the victory. SeniorKyle Butz was 4-4 and drove intwo runs.

Moeller beat Louisville St.Xavier 11-7 on April 18. JuniorCameron Junker got the winand senior Kyle Dockus was 3-3with three doubles and fourruns scored.

The Crusaders beat Badin7-2 on April 21. Senior GrantMacciocchi got the win strikingout eight. Senior Kyle Dockuswas 2-3 and senior Bailey Mon-toya was also 2-3.

Moeller blanked St. Xavier4-0 April 22 behind junior NickBennett. Senior Josh Hollanderhad a home run.

The Crusaders beat Troy 11-3on April 23 with Junker winningand junior Hayden Bianchinidriving in three runs with a dou-ble.

» Princeton fell 3-2 againstRoger Bacon on April 18.

On April 20, the Vikings lost7-2 against Greater Miami Con-ference foe Lakota West. SeniorTanner McGladrie went 2-for-3with a double.

Princeton defeated New Mi-ami 4-0 April 21. Senior LoganReitter, a 6-foot-5 left-hander,threw a no-hitter with 10 strike-outs. Seniors Brett Bosel andAdam Wagers each went 2-for-3

with a double and RBI.

Softball» Mount Notre Dame defeat-

ed Ursuline 16-4 in five inningsApril 17. Sydney Zeuch got thewin and was 4-4 with a pair ofdoubles and five runs batted in.

MND blanked Kings 6-0 onApril 18 behind seven strikeoutsby freshman Emma Benz.Freshman Lydia Anderson was3-4 with a double and drove intwo runs.

» Princeton lost 18-0 againstColerain April 18.

On April 23, Princeton fell10-0 in five innings to Fairfield.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy won its fifth game in arow after defeating North Col-lege Hill 9-1April 21. The Eaglesmoved to 8-0 in the Miami Val-ley Conference.

» Loveland edged out Ursu-line 12-11 April 23.

Tennis» In the state team tourna-

ment, Wyoming blanked Alter5-0 on April 22.

In FLight B of the CoachesClassic April 23, junior ChrisMurray made the semifinals infirst singles; senior Will Carteradvanced to the finals in secondsingles and junior Adam Behr-man made the semifinals inthird singles.

» Moeller beat Elder 3-2 onApril 21. Junior Michael Tepe,sophomore Max Berky and ju-nior Alec Hoelker won singles.

In the Coaches Classic FlightC on April 23, Berky advancedto the finals in second singles.

Volleyball» Princeton beat Lakota

West 26-24, 25-16, 25-16 on April21.

Boys lacrosse» Wyoming beat McNicholas

14-2 April 22.» Moeller beat Mariemont

8-2 on April 22.

Boys track and field» At the Anderson Invitation-

al April 23, senior Ben Stiteswon the 1,600 meters in 4:30.27.

Girls track and field» At the Anderson Invitation-

al April 22, Mount Notre Dame’sSydney Jefferson won the shotput at 35’ 5.5”.

Coaching vacancy» Wyoming High School is

seeking a head varsity girls ten-nis coach. Interested candi-dates should contact Jan Wilk-ing at [email protected].

Wyoming AD honored» At the Greater Cincinnati

Northern Kentucky Women'sSports Association banquetApril 27, Wyoming’s Jan Wilk-ing was honored as the Mary JoHuisman Administrator of theYear. Kim Gunning was giventhe Lifetime Service Award atXavier’s Schiff ConferenceCenter.

SHORT HOPS

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Despite taking a spike to the shin, senior second basement Erin Campbell is subsequently able to tag out RogerBacon’s Brittany Jerger during Wyoming's 5-2 win on April 16. Sophomore Katie Lewis was on the mound and gotthe win for the Cowboys.

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Moeller junior Kyle Butz gets set atsecond base in the Crusaders’ DocMorris Invitational game againstBeechwood April 17.


Mount Notre Dame freshman Julia Harmon, right, leads a break againstMcAuley on April 21.

qualifier in consecutiveseasons. He made it to dis-tricts in the 50 freestyleand 100 backstroke. At thesectional meet, Hinkleyposted the 10th-fastesttime with a 22.55 in the 50free and swam 18th in the100 back with a 55.65.

Princeton senior TrentWalker: Also a Division Idistrict qualifier in con-secutive seasons. Walker,who also played soccerfor the Vikings, qualifiedto the district meet in the200 freestyle with a timeof 1:55.34 at sectionals.Walker and Hinkley werethe Vikings’ only districtqualifiers for the boys.

Girls swimmingWyoming sophomore

Lia Thomas: DII statequalifier 50 free, 100 free.CHL second team.

Wyoming sophomoreAnne Criddle: DII statequalifier 200 free

Wyoming freshmanRebecca Prangley: DIIstate qualifier 100 breast-stroke, 200 IM

Wyoming senior Em-ma Weber: DII state qual-ifier diving. CHL firstteam.

Wyoming 400 free re-lay (Prangley, Criddle, ju-nior Sara Washienko,Thomas) also made Stateand CHL second team.

Princeton freshman

Mikhaila Miquiabas:Was one of only five fresh-man, in Division I, whoqualified for the districtmeet in the 50 freestyle.At districts, she finished31st in the 50 freestylewith a time of 26.07.

Wrestling Wyoming senior Asa

Palmer: DII district quali-fier 145,

Wyoming’s EthanTefs: DII district qualifier126. CHL second team.

Wyoming’s JacobHancock: DII districtqualifier 132.

Wyoming’s Yima Nya-mor: DII district qualifier160. CHL second team.

Wyoming’s JustinShields: DII district qual-ifier 170. CHL secondteam.

Wyoming’s LukeKremzar: DII districtqualifier 182. CHL secondteam.

Wyoming’s Noah Pit-man: DII honorable men-tion 138. CHL first team.

Princeton senior An-thony Alexander: Hewas a Division I statequalifier at 132 pounds.He won a sectional title aswell this season at 132.During the winter’s snowassault, which plaguedtraining sessions and dualmatches, he droppedfrom 138 pounds to 132 tohelp out a teammate whoreturned overweight af-ter the hiatus.

Boys bowling

Wyoming’s SamWiethe: Posted a 188 aver-age to lead team.

Princeton seniorAdam Wagers: A firstteam All-GMC selectionwho finished with a 202.4game average. He helpedlead the Vikings to afourth-place finish at theDivision I sectional tour-nament, which earned theteam a spot at districts.He bowled a 492 series atthe district tournament.

Princeton seniorBrenden Bingham: Wasselected second-team All-GMC with a team-high204.5 average per game.At the sectional tourna-ment, he had the fourth-highest series with a 683to help the Vikings ad-vance as a team to the dis-trict tournament, wherehe led his team again witha 584 series, alongsidesenior teammate AndrewBrooks who also bowled a584 at districts.

Girls bowlingPrinceton sophomore

Jordan Carlson: Wasnamed first team All-GMC with a 175.7 gameaverage that led the Vik-ings and landed her ninthoverall in the conference.At the Division I sectionaltournament, she rolled567 series, the fifth-high-est at sectionals, whichhelped the Vikings qualifyas a team for the districttournament. At districts,she bowled a 466 series.

StarsContinued from Page 1B

Several St. UrsulaAcademy seniors recent-ly participated in a na-tional letter of intentsigning ceremony. Theyare:

Annie Heffernan ofBridgetown, daughter ofDan and Debbie Heffer-nan, has committed to theDivision I University ofNotre Dame in Indianafor cross country andtrack and field.

Elena Helmers-Weg-man of Delhi Township,daughter of Jennifer Hel-

mers and Robert Weg-man, has committed toDivision I Wofford Col-lege in South Carolina fortrack and field.

Caitlin Kelly of Wyo-ming, daughter of Daveand Anna Kelly, has com-mitted to Division IGeorge Mason Univer-sity in Virginia for crosscountry and track andfield.

Katie Kerr of Cleves,daughter of Ken and Tra-cy Kerr, has committedto swim for Division I Xa-

vier University.Meredith Weidner of

Monfort Heights, daugh-ter of Mark and JaniceWeidner, has committedto play golf at WayneState University in Mich-igan.

Maria Weisgerber ofLoveland, daughter ofMike and Gina Weisger-ber, has committed to Mi-ami University in Ox-ford, for cross countryand track and field.

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Several St. Ursula Academy seniors recently participated in a national letter of intent signingceremony. From left: Annie Heffernan, Elena Helmers-Wegman, Caitlin Kelly, Katie Kerr,Meredith Weidner, Maria Weisgerber.

St. Ursula hosts springsigning ceremony

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Staging its grand finaleat Memorial Hall, theQueen City Concert Bandwill perform a concludingconcert at 2 p.m. Sunday,May 3, before the historicOver-the-Rhine auditori-um undergoes a compre-hensive modernization.

The band began itslong history as the PowelCrosley YMCA Band un-der Herbert Tiemeyer, arespected conductor whostarted bands at Ysaround the city.

Dorothy Kemp as-sumed the role in 1982, re-naming the ensemble theQueen City Concert Band.After her death in 2006,Jeff Evans led the groupuntil Medert and Joosagreed to take charge.

Titled “Finale,” the

free 90-minute concertwill offer a program rang-ing from symphonic andoperetta to Dixieland andIrish folk. Appropriately,it will conclude with Anto-

nin Dvorak’s “Finale”from the composer’s“New World Symphony.”The band will also play“Largo” (familiarlyknown as “Going Home”)from that symphony.

A reception will followin the hall’s ParkViewRoom overlooking Wash-ington Park.

Memorial Hall is at1225 Elm St., next to the

Cincinnati Music Hall.Convenient paid parkingis available in a lot adja-cent to Memorial Hall andin the Washington Parkgarage.

“This will be your lastchance to hear our fineband in that magnificenthall for a long time,” saidTerry Medert, who hasserved as co-director ofthe QCCB with Steve Joos

since 2009. Those withconcert questions can callMedert at 513-325-3537.

The building will closefor renovations May 4 and3CDC, the public-privateentity that has led down-town revitalization, willassume the hall’s manage-ment. QCCB rehearsalswill move to the nearbySchool for the Creativeand Performing Arts at

least until the hall’s re-modeling is completed inthe fall of 2016.

QCCB has served as“house band” for the Me-morial Hall Society whencalled upon to perform,including the annual “Vet-erans Salute” each No-vember. The band alsoperforms in parks, retire-ment homes, and commu-nity events.

Concert band to play ‘Finale’ before Memorial Hall closes for modernization

These local restau-rants have earned “CleanKitchen” awards fromHamilton County PublicHealth for the first quar-ter of 2015:

The requirements forreceiving a Clean KitchenAward are stringent. Tobe considered, facilitiesmust:

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» have no “critical” orrepeat violations in theprevious two years;

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» submit applicationsalong with corresponding

documentation;» have a minimum of

two years of inspectiondata on file with HamiltonCounty Public Health.

Inspection data for allfood service facilities andlistings for all CleanKitchen Award winnersare available on the Ham-ilton County PublicHealth website atwww.hcph.org. The CleanKitchen Award reflectsinspection data from theprevious two years and isnot necessarily indicativeof current conditions.

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Sharonville UnitedMethodist ChurchThere are three services: tradi-tional services at 8:15 a.m. and11 a.m.; a contemporary serviceat 9:30. Sunday School classesand study groups are offered at9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

There is a new director of youthministries, Jami Nathan.

Canines for Christ is continuingtraining dogs to be service dogswho can bring comfort to thosewho are shut-ins at home or inthe hospital.

Healing Hearts meet for lunchthe first Thursday of the month.

Serendipity Seniors meet forlunch the fourth Thursday.

The services are broadcast with atwo-week delay at 10 a.m.

Sunday Channel 24 at 9 p.m. The church is at 3751 CreekRoad, Sharonville; 563-0117;sharonville-umc.org.

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Students on the Cincin-nati State team includedAndrew Kleist (captain)from Ft. Thomas, Ken-tucky; Renee Kennedy,North College Hill; Mar-ion Clarke, North CollegeHill; Matthew Maloney,Mason; Sarah Berg, Clif-ton; Cheyenne Madden,Milford; Denis Barry, Ma-

Cincinnati State’s En-vironmental Technol-ogies team turned in animpressive performancein the Ohio Valley StudentConference competition.

Cincinnati State’s En-vironmental Technol-ogies team was the onlyone from a two-yearschool in the environmen-tal section of the event,hosted by the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineersstudent chapters at theUniversity of Cincinnatiand Cincinnati State.

The goal of the envi-ronmental competitionwas to develop a flow-through water treatmentapparatus that removedbromine and turbiditywhile maintaining neutralpH. In addition to Cincin-nati State, competitors in-cluded UC, the Universityof Pittsburgh, Universityof Kentucky, The OhioState University, Univer-sity of Louisville and Car-negie Mellon University.

The environmentalteam from CincinnatiState placed in all five cat-egories:

» First place - Environ-mental Technical Paper;

son; Jennifer Tenhund-feld, Harrison; HeatherMortellite, Liberty Town-ship; Amberly Wolfram,Bright, Ind.; Amber Reh-kamp, West ChesterTownship; Austin Kem-per, Fort Thomas; Caro-line O'Connor, Columbus,and Long Peng from Wyo-ming. The overall OhioValley Student Confer-ence competition brought13 schools, 419 students,42 judges, and 30 workersto Hidden Valley Lake,Lawrenceburg and IvyTech during the three-dayevent.

Cincinnati State teamsflow to success

THANKS TO ROBERT WHITE

Some of the environmental technology students, faculty andstaff who participated in the Ohio Valley Student Conferencecompetition are, from left: Jim Boyd, Gail Quinlan, AndrewKleist, Amber Rehkamp, Renee Kennedy, Amberly Wolfram,Sarah Berg, Jennifer Tenhundfeld (holding poster), DenisBarry, Marion Clarke and Ann Fallon (faculty advisor).

Parkers Blue AshTavern is having its sec-ond annual KentuckyDerby Party from 3:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Satur-day, May 2, in their Tap-room and patio, to bene-fit the Winton WoodsSpecial Olympics RidingCenter.

The event will offerclassic Kentucky Derbydishes and a variety ofprizes and drawings.Tickets are $10, with 50percent of the proceedsgoing to the WintonWoods Riding Center -the home of the Hamil-ton County SpecialOlympics EquestrianProgram. Tickets can bebought by restaurant

guests or on the day ofthe Kentucky Derby.

Admission to the par-ty includes a selection ofclassic Kentucky fare:Kentucky hot browns,cucumber and water-cress finger sand-wiches, KY burgoo,Parkers paddock pie,warm pimento cheese,vegetable crudités,cheese and fruit display,as well as $5 mint juleps -each served with a com-memorative Derbyglass.

Raffle tickets for $2will be sold for chance towin a limited edition

print commemoratingthe 141st anniversary ofthe Kentucky Derby.

There will also be a$10 Derby Draw, inwhich participants willdraw horses from a hat;the person who drawsthe winning horse willwin a CommemorativeMint Julep StainlessSteel Cup.

Half of Derby Drawproceeds will also go tothe Winton Woods Spe-cial Olympics RidingCenter.

THANKS TO KIM SHERIDAN

Sia Stark wins Best Ladies’Derby Hat at last year’sParkers Kentucky DerbyParty.

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Rev. Richard Davenport, PastorWorship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m,

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Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

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St. Paul United Church of Christ5312 Old Blue Rock Rd., off Springdale

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Sunday Worship: 10:30amSunday School: 9:15am

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FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ

691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney

Sunday School - All Ages - 9:15amSunday Worship - 10:30am

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UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HSRev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AM

Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243

Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing LoveSunday Worship Schedule

Traditional Services - 8:00 & 10:30amContemporary Services - 9:00am

Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer & Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

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Sunday School Hour (for all ages)9:15 - 10:15am

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Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

1 . Traditional Sunday Worship at10:00 AM. Language: EnglishMulti-cultural, multi-generational, andmulti-ethnic.2 . Contemporary Sunday Worshipwith Freedom Church at 10:30 AM.Language: English

It’s not about Religion; it’s aboutrelationships!

www.freedomchurchcincinnati.com3. Taiwanese Traditional SundayWorship st 2:00 PM. Language:Taiwanese, UC Campus Fellowship onSaturdays,

www.cincinnatitaiwanese.org4 . Seventh Day Adventist SaturdayWorship at 10:00 AM.Language: Spanish

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

English as a Second Language (ESL) istaught on Saturday 10-12 AM.

Various Bible Studies are available.

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APRIL 29, 2015 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • 5BLIFE

For thousands of Ham-ilton County children, thelocal library branch ismore than a place to findbooks - it’s the source oftheir main meal each dayduring the summer.

The Public Library ofCincinnati and HamiltonCounty is now looking forvolunteers to help serve

meals on weekdays at sev-eral locations.

The Library servedmore than 18,000 mealsduring the summer of2014 and expects to meetor exceed that number in2015. The Library, alongwith Cincinnati PublicSchools and Window ArtsEnrichment, serves a nu-

tritious meals to all chil-dren ages 18 and youngerMonday–Friday at 14branches.

The program runsJune 8–Aug. 7.

The lunch service nor-mally lasts less than anhour and includes a litera-cy-based activity.

In particular, volun-

teers are needed for lunchservice at College Hill,Corryville, Covedale,Deer Park, Forest Park,Groesbeck, North Central, Reading and Sharonville.

To learn more or to signup to volunteer, visit cin-cinnatilibrary.org/support/volunteer.html.

Library lunch programseeks help to feed kids

THANKS TO ANGELA HURSH

The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County islooking for volunteers to help serve meals on weekdays atseveral locations.

The Southwest OhioAir Quality Agency inpartnership with OKI Re-gional Council of Govern-ments changed the nameof the Smog Alert pro-gram to Air Quality Advi-sory.

An Air Quality Adviso-ry is a public message thatis issued the day beforethe Southwest Ohio AirQuality Agency expectsto see levels of air pollu-tion that are unhealthy forsensitive groups such aschildren, the elderly andpeople with asthma, bron-chitis and other respira-tory problems, accordingto a press release. Whenissued, advisories are forButler, Clermont, Hamil-ton and Warren countiesin Ohio and Boone, Camp-bell and Kenton countiesin Kentucky.

Levels of six main airpollutants are monitoredto determine the region’sair quality as it relates to aseries of health-basedstandards. For each ofthese pollutants, the U.S.EPA has established na-

tional air quality stan-dards to protect publichealth.

Precautions everyonecan take to help reduce airpollution:

» Taking the bus, car-pooling, biking or walkinginstead of driving.

» Refueling your vehi-cle after 8 p.m.; do not topoff when refueling andtighten the gas cap.

» Not idling your vehi-cle.

» Combining trips oreliminating unnecessaryvehicle trips.

» Keeping your vehiclemaintained with properlyinflated tires and timelyoil changes.

» Avoiding use of gaso-line-powered lawn equip-ment on Air Quality Advi-sory days.

» Avoiding use of oil-based paints and stains onAir Quality Advisorydays.

» Never burningleaves or other yard trim-mings.

» Always burningclean, seasoned wood inoutdoor fire pits, fire-places and wood stoves.

» Not using fire pits orfireplaces for non-essen-tial home heating on AirQuality Advisory days.

» Conserving electric-ity.

Smog Alert program changes name to Air Quality Advisory

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A haze of smog covers Over-the-Rhine looking southeast fromFairview Park in July 2010.

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TheftReported at 1400 block of Glen-dale Milford, March 21.

Reported at 10000 block ofKnollview, March 23.

GLENDALEIncidents/investigationsBurglary100 block of West Fountain Ave.,rear basement door forcedopen, televisions and jewelrybox take along with copperpipes from the basement, aninitial on missing property andrepairs was listed as $5,000,burglary happened sometimebetween April 8 - April 11,investigation ongoing, April 11.

Theft100 block of West Sharon Ave.,gas siphoned from parkedvehicle, vehicle was fueled onApril 12 and was found to benear empty on April 13, in-vestigation ongoing, April 15.

SPRINGDALEIncidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringReported on 900 block of Kem-per Road, March 30.

Criminal damagingReported on Aspen Court,March 26.

DomesticReported on Chesterdale, March28.

Reported on Chesterdale, March26.

Reported on Chesterwood,March 26.

Reported on 400 block of Can-vasback Circle, March 23.

Reported on Chesterdale Drive,March 26.

Reported on Castro Lane, March29.

ForgeryPrescription forged on 11000block of Springfield Pike, March23.

Reported on 11000 block ofPrinceton Pike, March 23.

Identity theftReported on 900 block of LedroStreet, March 20.

TheftReported on 12000 block ofLawnview, March 30.

Merchandise removed from 800block of Kemper Road, March29.

Phone removed from 900 blockof Chesterdale Circle, March 29.

Reported on 800 block of Kem-per Road E., March 29.

Clothing valued at $120 re-

moved from 11000 block ofPrinceton Pike, March 29.

Garage door opener removed1000 block of Ashleigh Court,March 29.

Merchandise valued at $184removed from 1000 block ofPrinceton Pike, March 28.

Bike removed from 11000 blockof Lawnview Ave., March 23.

Cell phone removed from 11000block of Springfield Pike, March23.

Attempt made at 300 block ofNorthland Blvd., March 23.

License plates removed fromvehicle at 11000 block of Centu-ry Blvd., March 23.

Copper plumbing valued at$2000 removed from 800 blockof Cedarhill Drive, March 23.

POLICE REPORTS

EVENDALE9837 Winnebago Trail: Crane,Jack S. Tr. & Patricia L. Tr. toKnight, Adam & Jeanette;$220,000.

GLENDALE2 Annadale Lane: CommunityFirst Properties LLC to Wands,William & Barbaretta; $189,900.

10821 Chester Road: H. H GroupLLC to Raby, Jeremy & Kristen;$470,000.

34 Creekwood Square: Collins,Tyler D. to Jensen, Linda &David Gower; $110,500.

79 Washington Ave.: Nesbitt,Veronica G. to Daniels, BrendaF.; $51,380.

985 Willow Ave.: Singer, ThomasJ. Tr. to Sutter Residence Trust;$344,000.

SHARONVILLE12175 Bath Court: Stebbins, PattiA. & Lawrence L. to Alloway,Maylene Diane; $172,000.

24 Dexter Park Blvd.: Perone,Gladys M. to Aulick, Lisa;$175,000.

10724 Plainfield Road: Colvin,Andrew S. & Angela E. Moryl toLawson, Jeffrey; $110,000.

10630 Sharondale Road: Morri-son, Michael E. to Zwirgzdas,

Cheryl; $117,000.10590 Thornview Drive: Keith,Russell J. to U.S. Bank Trust NATr.; $75,000.

20 Woodsview Lane: Aulick, LisaM. to Schoeck, Vanessa L.;$76,950.

SPRINGDALE585 Grandin Ave.: U.S. BankTrust NA Tr. to Burnet CapitalLLC; $65,000.

585 Grandin Ave.: Burnet CapitalLLC to Jamcor Investments Inc.;$69,500.

472 Smiley Ave.: Khayo, MayleneD. to Depeel, Katherine A. &Eric C. Chambers; $126,000.

627 Smiley Ave.: Tarter, April L.Tr. to Ford, Michael D.;$100,000.

WOODLAWN10125 Grandview Ave.: DeutscheBank National Trust Co. Tr. toForeman, Patricia Z. & Sarah E.;$46,279.

10067 Woodstock Road: Napier,Andrew to Dallas, Claude L. &Sheilah A.; $500.

WYOMING104 Elm Ave.: Deledda, John M.& Natalie to Dye, Robert B. &Lindsey S.; $950,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

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