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After years of searching,Gail Denise accepted the un-likelihood that her son, Robbie,would receive a kidney. The 43-year-old Glendale man was suf-fering kidney failure from a de-velopmental problem that wasslowly killing the organ.

Gail, a Type I diabetic, hadreceived a kidney transplant in2012, and had hoped her daugh-ter, Jill, would be able to donateto Robbie. Jill had been a match,but was disqualified at the lastminute, putting her brotherback on a transplant list.

So, as his mother recoveredfrom her operation, Robbie be-gan a routine that revolvedaround dialysis.

“We had no prospects on thehorizon,” Gail said. “One personhad tested as a match, but thenbacked out at the last minute.

“I understand that,” she said,though she worried about herson, who has a developmentaldisability and lives with her.

The Community Press ran astory about the family’s battlewith kidney failure in Novem-ber 2013, explaining the ongoingsearch for a kidney.

Shortly afterward, Gail re-

ceived a phone call.“A woman who lives in Ox-

ford had picked up the paper,read the story, looked at (thephoto of) Robbie and said, ‘Ihave to give my kidney to thisyoung man,’” Gail said.

The donor drove to ChristHospital, a 70-mile round-tripjourney from her Oxford home,undergoing assessmentsthroughout 2014.

“This woman was deter-mined,” Gail said.

She asked to remain anony-mous, an angel donor, so Gail re-ceived limited information oth-er than her occupation as a for-mer teacher, and that she wasnow in her 60s.

“We got the call in early De-cember and they said ‘we wantto give your son a kidney on Jan.6,’” Gail said. “I couldn’t believeit.”

That meant Robbie wouldhave to undergo pre-op evalua-tions, so the pair set off to ChristHospital.

“I was sitting in the waitingroom, talking to this lady,” Gailsaid of one of the pre-op visitswith Robbie. They chatted for awhile, until the nurse called herfor her appointment with the THANKS TO GAIL DENISE

Robbie Denise received a kidney from an angel donor after she read his family’s story in The Community Press.

At last, akidney forRobbieKelly [email protected]

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egory, with a time of 3:19:40, forhis performance in Indianapolisin November 2014.

That’s as old as it gets. Thereis no category for age 93.

Fremont’s 3:54:00 race onMay 3 went unrivaled, as he wasthe sole runner in the FlyingPig’s half marathon’s 90-98 agegroup.

It’s likely another world rec-ord, though Fremont wasn’t sat-isfied with his time.

“I was worried that it wouldget pretty hot, and that’s whathappened,” he said of the humid70-plus degrees.

He was deep into the pack ofrunners, who made their way tothe starting line, where each

Mike Fremont sets a pacethat few can follow.

The 93-year-old Glendaleman ran the Flying Pig half mar-athon on May 3, to grab what’ssure to be another world recordin his growing list of accom-plishments.

The Association of Road Rac-ing Statisticians, which listsrecord holders in many runningcategories, includes single-agesegments for distances exceed-ing 3,000 meters. Fremont cur-rently holds the world recordfor a full marathon for his6:35:47 race in 2012 in Hunting-ton, W.Va., at age 90. He alsoholds the record for the halfmarathon in the 92-year-old cat-

would begin the chipped race.“There were thousands of

people to get moving. It took me21 minutes after the gun wentoff to get to the starting line.

“By that time, it was 20 min-utes into the day, and by thetime I had gone 10 miles, it hadturned pretty hot.

“I began to list to the right,and I had to forcibly direct my-self to the left side of the street.After a while I tripped over acurbstone and was set upon bythree women on the race com-mittee. They kept me captivefor a while. It was about 25 min-utes of wasted time while theygave me Gatorade and water.

“Finally one of them accom-

panied me on a bicycle. I saidthat was fine, but I wasn’t usedto such attention.”

His wife, Marilyn, joinedhim at mile 12 of the 13.1 milerace, and together they crossedthe finish line.

He was happy to completethe race, but Fremont’s compet-itive spirit wasn’t satisfied.

“I was disappointed beinghung up by those women,” hesaid. “I knew my time wasn’tgood, but I don’t have any com-petition.”

No competition.“My contemporaries ask me,

‘why do you do that,’” he said of

Glendale man sets Flying Pig pace at 93

THANKS TO BOB KROEGER

Mike Fremont, 93, crosses the FlyingPig half marathon finish line onMay 3.

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his running. “Because Ican.”

“I’m so old, it’s a walkfor them,” he said of otherrunners, “but it’s a run forme.”

Fremont runs 10 milesa day three times a week,and paddles his canoe inthe warm weather, addingto his 30-mile workouts.

He credits his goodhealth and fitness to hisdiet, even more than his

exercise habits.Though he has been

running since he becamea widower in 1959, raisingthree kids on his own, itwasn’t until a cancer diag-nosis at age 70 that hechanged his eating habits.

That’s when he adopteda vegan diet, and saysthat’s how he beat colorec-tal cancer that had metas-tasized and brought a direprognosis of three monthsto live.

That was 24 years ago.“I have never wavered

from that diet since 1991,when I was diagnosed,” he

said. “As a result of thatdiet, I was able to set sev-eral world records.

“I’m not coordinated,not that strong, not thatbig. But I’m still here.

“I can do those racesand I’m happy to do them.I attribute them to eatingthe way I do, all theseyears. “

After the May 3 race,Fremont let himself restfor one day, then resumedhis running schedule.

“It doesn’t pay,” hesaid, “but it’s a lot of fun.”

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doctor.“She got up and said, ‘I

am Robbie’s donor,’” Gailsaid. “I’m not a sobber, butthe tears came.”

The transplant tookplace in January, and

while the donor wants toremain anonymous to thepublic, Gail kept in con-tact with her.

Robbie is recovering,and though he’s battling afew post-op complica-tions, his health is improv-ing.

Gail said she hopesRobbie’s story will inspiremore people to be tested

as kidney donors, and togo through with the proce-dure if they are matchedwith a recipient.

The United Networkfor Organ Sharing pro-vides information aboutkidney donation on itswebsite, www.unos.org.

It was a life-saving andlife-changing gift for Gailand Robbie.

RobbieContinued from Page 1A

it interesting to meetand talk to differentpeople every day andMike really knows hisinventory.

He loves sports andused to play baseball,basketball and socceruntil he got hurt. Hewas on the soccer fieldfrom the age of 4 or 5,and played through hissophomore year of highschool when he injuredhis back. He played theother sports until theage of 10, and then con-centrated on soccer.Mike is a big Reds fan,follows the Bengals, andOhio State. He saysbeing born in Cincinnatimeans he gives his at-tention to all the localteams.

He has never attend-ed a Reds Opening Dayfestivity. It would havebeen nice to take thegirls this year. Jadahand Madison were outof school the week be-fore the parade, buttheir first day back toschool from springbreak was on the sameday, so nobody in thefamily went. Maybenext year. There is plen-ty to keep the two oldestgirls and their motherbusy. Madison is a GirlScout Daisy, the firstlevel for little girls be-fore becoming a Brown-ie. Jadah is now indance class and gym-

nastics and both girlshave also begun swim-ming. Karlee, of course,is thrilled to just haveMom to herself, and shemay take swimminglessons, too.

The Bowlings used tolive where a homeown-ers association did allthe yard work, but nowMike is getting a bigdose of mulching, mow-ing, trimming and cut-ting and is surprisedthat he really enjoys it.We discussed some ofthe easier to-care-forperennials, but I have afeeling that once Mikecomes under landscap-ing’s spell he won’t beable to resist the lure ofplanting some of every-thing in his yard.

Evelyn Perkins writes aregular column about peopleand events in the Tri-CountyPress area. Send items forher column to 10127 ChesterRoad, Woodlawn, 45215, orcall her directly at 772-7379.

Some of us remem-ber the days when salespeople were a true helpno matter what youshopped for. They reallyknew their products andif they would or wouldnot fit your needs, knew

the layoutof thestore, andremem-bered youwhen youcameback in.

Well,thankgoodnesssuch salespersonnelare yetaround

and Mike Bowling isone. I met him inSpringdale. He stilltravels there to work sixdays a week from WestChester Township,where he and wife, Ash-ley, bought a house withmore room for theirthree little ones, Jadah(8), Madison (6) andtoddler Karlee (2).

Mike was alwaysinterested in sales, andhad a buddy who re-ferred him to what hethought would be a tem-porary position. Thatwas 10 years ago, and heis still there, not plan-ning to go anywhereelse. He likes the com-pany, his co-workersand the clients. He finds

Mike Bowling is an ‘old-fashioned’ sales person

Evelyn PerkinsCOMMUNITYPRESSCOLUMNIST

EVELYN PERKINS FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Salesman Mike Bowling spares a moment to get his picturetaken on the way into his job.

SharonvilleElementary tohonor retirees

Sharonville Elemen-tary will hold an openhouse to celebrate the re-tirement of several staffmembers.

The honorees will in-clude: Lisa Brackmann,Lisa Carter, Kelly Flynn,Connie Jones, BethMcDaniel, Carla Shroyer,Barb Stark and Lisa Wam-pler.

The celebration willtake place Tuesday, May19, from 5 p.m.to 6 p.m. inthe school library.

CommunityAll-Stars

Community Press is in-viting you to hop on theAll-Star Game bandwag-on. What memories do youhave of previous All-StarGames in Cincinnati (orother cities)?

What has baseballmeant to you; what does itmean to you now?

Share photos if havethem. Email [email protected].

Find our guide to allthings ASG 2015 at Cincin-nati.com:http://cin.ci/1FRQHJr.

BRIEFLY

Sharonville will re-place a decades-old firetruck, using money CityCouncil has set aside in an-ticipation of the need for anew emergency vehicle.

Three weeks after anearly March approval ofthe purchase of an ambu-lance, Council gave its OKfor a new aerial truck toreplace a 20-year-oldemergency vehicle.

Funds for the ambu-lance will come from the2015 capital budget, FireChief Ralph Hammondssaid, and the ladder truckwill be paid for through aspecial capital equipmentfund.

“The foresight and vi-sion of Council to prepare

for this large expenditureenables us to remain onschedule for the replace-ment of this key piece ofequipment while not af-fecting the Fire Depart-ment budget,” Hammondssaid.

The aerial truck willcost between $1.15 millionand $1.3 million, the chiefsaid.

The new vehicle will beordered in May, with deliv-ery expected in June orJuly 2016.

Until then, the currentladder truck will remain inservice.

When the new emer-gency vehicle arrives nextyear, Sharonville will ei-ther sell the current truck

or trade it in, “whichevergenerates the best pricefor the city,” Hammondssaid.

The ladder truck pur-chase was not part of theNortheast Fire Collabora-tive because none of theother four departmentshad a current need to re-place this type of truck,Hammonds said,

The collaborative,made up of the Blue Ash,Loveland-Symmes, Ma-son, Sharonville and Syca-more fire departments,coordinates purchasesand training among the de-partments to make themost efficient use of eachdepartment’s budget.

New fire truck willupdate Sharonville fleet

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Sharonville will replace this 20-year-old aerial truck, which is stationed at the Chester Roadfirehouse.

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I’m pretty sure you won’t see a photo like the mo-rels pictured here just anywhere.

What a bounty! Of course, I can’t tellyou where we forage for them, but takemy word for it: they were huge and agourmet treat.

Morels are going for about $60 apound right now. Jean Robert de Cavelhas them on his menu, and other chefslucky enough to have a source are do-ing the same thing. But it’s fun to knowthat a country girl and her friends canenjoy the whole process, from foragingto eating.

Here’s my simple recipe with op-tions for using other mushrooms. Mushrooms containantioxidants and vitamin D, which lots of folks havein short supply.

Readers want to knowWhat is an easy way to chop mint and basil without

making it turn dark?The reason herbs turn dark after chopping is that

they oxidize - the cut parts exposed to air turn dark asthey sit. To quickly chop a lot of mint or basil, stackseveral leaves and roll them up tight long ways, like acigar. Then slice width-wise into narrow pieces tomake long thin strips, also called julienne slices. Chopthe strips again for smaller slices, or leave them as isand you’ll get pretty ribbons of herbs.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professional and author. Find her blog onlineat Abouteating.com. Email her at [email protected] with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Rita has a secret morel patch, whip up lasagna for 2Sautéed gourmet mushrooms

Delicious as a side, or an appetizer on good qualitytoast. Try them as a topping for grilled steak. If you arelucky enough to have morels, let them soak about 10minutes in water with a bit of salt added. This makes allthe little creatures that might be in the mushrooms leavetheir happy abode.

Then drain, rinse and drain again. Dry thoroughlyand cut into halves or quarters. If you are using the mixedwild mushroom blends, slice as necessary.

Now this is a go to taste recipe. Use a large skillet sothat mushrooms cook quickly without steaming. I tossed insome watercress from our spring-fed pool right at the end.

Jean Robert adds a splash of liqueur. I sometimes adda splash of brandy while the mushrooms are cooking.

8 oz. mushrooms1/4 cup butter or bit more if needed - I usually add

more1 small shallot, minced1 teaspoon garlic, mincedSalt and pepper to tasteHeavy whipping cream, unwhipped (optional)Parsley chopped (optional)

Heat butter and add shallots and garlic together.Cook over low heat until shallots are tender but notbrown. Add everything but cream and cook over mediumheat until mushrooms are tender. Add cream to taste andlet it cook a bit until desired consistency is reached.

Lasagna for twoCorey, an East Side reader, needs recipes for two.

So if you have some to share, please do. “We’re newlymarried and both busy with careers. I like to cook butdon’t want to have to eat leftovers for a week”, shesaid.

1 cup ricotta cheese1/2 cup Parmesan cheese1 large egg2 generous cups pasta sauce with meat4 no-cook lasagna noodles1-1/3 cups mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400. Mix cheeses and egg. Setaside. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in bottom of sprayed loaf/bread pan. Top with one noodle. Spread another 1/3cup sauce to edges. Top with 1/3 cup cheese mixtureand 1/3 cup mozzarella. Repeat layers twice, toppingwith remaining noodle and sauce. Bake, covered, 25minutes. Uncover and sprinkle on rest of mozzarella.Bake 10 more minutes and let stand 10 minutes beforeserving.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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THURSDAY, MAY 14Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Springfield Township Senior andCommunity Center, 9158 WintonRoad, Art Room. InstructorSusan Hoffheimer guides withstep-by-step instruction on howto use oil paint materials. Ages18 and up. $88. Registrationrequired. Presented by Spring-field Township Arts and Enrich-ment Council. 522-1410; http://www.theartsconnect.us/183/Oil-Painting. Springfield Township.

BenefitsSwap for a Change, 6:30-9:30p.m., Stir Cincy, 7813 Ted Greg-ory Lane, Swap up to 5 of yourgently used ($50 retail value orabove) clothing, shoes, or acces-sory items for new-to-you itemsto refresh your closet. Desserts,drinks, and basket raffles. Ages21 and up. Benefits BethanyHouse Services. $25. Registrationrecommended. Presented bySwap for a Change. 833-4485.Montgomery.

Business Seminars”Montgomery HistoricalPreservation” Janet Korach,11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., WrightBrothers Inc., 7825 Cooper Road,Free. Presented by MontgomeryOhio Chamber of Commerce.502-6975; www.montgomeryo-hiochamberofcommerce.com.Montgomery.

”State of the City” WayneDavis, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Clubs & OrganizationsGeneral Federation of Wom-en’s Club Southwest OhioValley, 5-8:30 p.m., SharonvilleCommunity Center, 10990Thornview Drive, Club lookingto increase membership. Pur-pose: To provide programs,services and activities throughwhich active women can utilizetalents for betterment of com-munity and themselves. Forwomen. Free. Presented byGFWC Southwest Ohio ValleyWomen’s Club. 755-8519; hea-ney.wix.com/gfwcswohio.Sharonville.

EducationStrengths 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, Exer-cise dance class. Babysittingavailable. $6. 477-5369;www.hwbcommunitycenter.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 / WellnessMaking Changes: HealthyLifestyle Support Group, 7-8p.m., Crunchy Wellness, 10921Reed Hartman Hwy, Suite 314,10-week weight loss programand support group. Ages 18 andup. $120. Registration required.Presented by Alicia Elam. 546-7179. Blue Ash.

LecturesHonoring Our Parents as TheyAge, 7-8:30 p.m., Cooper CreekEvent Center, 4040 CooperRoad, Rabbi Cary Kozbergdiscusses the changing ways wecare for aging parents. Ages 18and up. Free. Reservationsrequired. Presented by JewishFamily Service. 985-1981; http://bitly.com/kozbergReg. Blue Ash.

Music - ReligiousWatoto Children’s Choir, 7-8:30p.m., Sycamore PresbyterianChurch, 11800 Mason Road,Watoto Children’s Choir, or-phans from Uganda, present

dynamic worship experience.Benefits Watoto Children’sChoir. Free. 683-0254. SymmesTownship.

On Stage - ComedyTodd Yohn, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$16. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

Rising Stars Talent Showcase,7:30-10 p.m., Indulge VSPLounge, 340 Glensprings Drive,Comics, music and fun. Ages 21and up. $5. Presented by Ova-tions Entertainment Group.869-6321; ovationsent-group.wix.com/oegroup. Spring-dale.

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 15BenefitsFit for the Cure, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Macy’s-Kenwood, 7800Montgomery Road, Wacoal willdonate $2 for every womanwho receives complimentary brafitting and another $2 for everyWacoal bra, shapewear piece orb.tempt’d bra purchased. Bene-fits Susan G. Komen Fit for theCure. Free. 624-4280. Kenwood.

EducationAdult and Pediatric First Aidand CPR/AED, 9-11 a.m., BlueAsh Recreation Center, 4433Cooper Road, Become certifiedin adult and pediatric first aidand CPR/AED. $85, $55. Regis-tration required. Presented byAmerican Red Cross CincinnatiArea Chapter. 800-733-2767;redcross.org/take-a-class. BlueAsh.

Celebrate Excellence, 8-10a.m., Sharonville ConventionCenter, 11355 Chester Road,Exhibition Hall. 25 K-12 Educa-tors of the Year, selected bytheir school districts, will behonored. Anthony Munozemcees. Cincinnati State Presi-dent Dr. Odell Owens presentskeynote. $50. Reservationsrequired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Education Foundation.674-4224. Sharonville.

Music - ConcertsI Hear Music in the Air Con-cert, 7 p.m. Donnie McClurkin,Israel Houghton, William Mc-Dowell, William Murphy, Jona-than McReynolds, Rodney Posey.Hosted by Isaac Caree andBishop Lester Love., InspirationalBaptist Church, 11450 SebringDrive, $75 platinum VIP, $50gold VIP, $35 general. Reserva-tions recommended. Presentedby I Hear Music In The Air.247-0205; www.ihearmus-icintheair.com. SpringfieldTownship.

On Stage - ComedyTodd Yohn, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$16. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterCrimes of the Heart, 8-10:30p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, 11165 Reading Road,Black comedy by Beth Henleywas winner of 1981 Pulitzer Prizeand NY Drama Critics CircleAward. “Warm-hearted, irrever-ent, zany and brilliantly imagi-native”. $17, $12 students andgroups of 10 or more prepaid.Presented by Stagecrafters.Through May 17. 288-4613;www.stagecraftersinc.org.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. SpringfieldTownship.

Youth Sports

New 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 16Cooking ClassesSimple Health-Smart CookingClass, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nutrition CounselingCenter, 7400 Montgomery Road,Informal and interactive classseries to discover how healthyand tasty meals can be preparedquickly and simply. $139. Regis-tration required. Presented byCommuniversity at UC. 556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu.Silverton.

Drink TastingsCincy Wine Wagon WineryTour, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Maggiano’s Little Italy, 7875Montgomery Road, Bar atMaggiano’s. Meet at restaurant,then head to Valley Vineyards,Vinoklet and Henke Wineries.Approximately 5 hour tour.Wine and snacks at each loca-tion. Ages 21 and up. $75.Reservations required. Present-ed by Cincy Wine Wagon.258-7909. Sycamore Township.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi and Qigong Class, 2p.m.-3 p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique,10776 Montgomery Road, WithMaster Jerome Cook. Ages16-99. $20. Registration re-quired. 513-237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.

FestivalsCommunity Kick-off to Sum-mer, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Forest ParkSenior Center, 11555 WintonRoad, Car show with trophies,free inflatable bounce house,face painting and kids’ activities;plus variety of games and prizes.Strolling magicians, mascots andmusicians. Food provided byHammann’s Catering. Free,donations benefit GoodC.A.T.C.H. (Collective Achieve-ment Through ConnectedHands). Presented by Ameritas.No phone. Forest Park.

Garden ShowsGreater Cincinnati DahliaPlant Sale, 9 a.m. to noon,Connections Christian Church,7421 E. Galbraith Road, Largevariety of Dahlia plants in manysizes, colors and forms. Knowl-edgeable growers will answerquestions. Benefits The GreaterCincinnati Dahlia Assoc.. Free.Presented by Greater CincinnatiDahlia Association. 417-6311.Madeira.

Music - RockMatt Schneider, 7:30-9 p.m.,Evendale Village RecreationCenter, 10500 Reading Road,Evendale Pavilion. Evendaleguitarist, songwriter and vocal-ist. Free. Presented by Village ofEvendale Recreation Center.563-2247; evendaleohio.org.Evendale.

On Stage - ComedyTodd Yohn, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$16. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterCrimes of the Heart, 8-10:30p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, $17, $12 students andgroups of 10 or more prepaid.288-4613; www.stagecraftersin-c.org. Sharonville.

RecreationArchery Lessons, 3 p.m. Regis-ter by May 14., Winton Woods,10245 Winton Road, Trainedinstructors teach basics andprovide hands-on practice. Allequipment provided. Ages8-adult. A valid Great Parksmotor vehicle permit required($10 annual, $3 daily). $15.Registration required. Presentedby Great Parks of HamiltonCounty. Through May 23. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

Deer Park Bark in the Park, 10a.m. to 2 p.m., City of Deer Park,, Starts at Deer Park Roofing andends at Dillonvale SC. Hosted byDeer Park Business Association,this annual event is for dogs andtheir two-legged companions.All participants will take walk-ing tour of Deer Park businesses

and end day with fun, food, andprizes. $10. Presented by DeerPark Business Association.686-8900; https://www.face-book.com/pages/Deer-Park-Business-Association. Deer Park.

Runs / WalksAndy Caress Block the SunRun, 5-10 p.m., Glendale VillageSquare, 30 Village Square,Glendale Village Square. Afterrace block party with food,music, games, and beverages.Benefits Andy Caress MelanomaFoundation. $40, $35 advance.Registration recommended.Presented by The Andy CaressMelanoma Foundation. 771-6175; www.andycaress.org/5k.Glendale.

ShoppingUsed Book and Media Sale,noon to 4 p.m., The ScratchingPost, 6948 Plainfield Road,Donate items to sale by drop-ping them off at shelter beforesale date. Benefits The Scratch-ing Post. Free admission. 984-3312; www.thescratchingpost-.org. Silverton.

Madeira Mart: City-wide YardSale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., City ofMadeira, Madeira, Free admis-sion. 561-7228; www.madeirac-ity.com. Madeira.

Used Book and Media Sale,noon to 4 p.m., The ScratchingPost, 6948 Plainfield Road,Parking Lot. Paperbacks 50 centsand hardbacks $1. Other itemspriced to sell. Benefits TheScratching Post Cat Shelter. Free.984-3312; www.thescratching-post.org. Silverton.



SUNDAY, MAY 17AuditionsMary Poppins, 1-5 p.m., BlueAsh Amphitheatre, 4433 CooperRoad, Community theatergroup. Auditions open to andencouraged for all ages. Perfor-mance dates are August 6-9 and12-15. Free. Reservations recom-mended. Presented by East SidePlayers. 871-7427. Blue Ash.

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.

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. Mount

Healthy.

On Stage - DanceInternational Dance Show:Dance Caravan, 3-5 p.m.,Sycamore Junior High School,5757 Cooper Road, Joyful anddiverse dance show, featuringauthentic dance groups “Zaba-va,” “Pesvebi” (New York),McGing Irish Dancers and “An-kur Garba.”. $15. Presented byInternational Folk Dance Group:Zabava. 766-3327; [email protected]. Montgo-mery.

On Stage - TheaterCrimes of the Heart, 3-5:30p.m., Sharonville Fine ArtsCenter, $17, $12 students andgroups of 10 or more prepaid.288-4613; www.stagecraftersin-c.org. Sharonville.



MONDAY, MAY 18AuditionsAcapulco - Auditions, 7 p.m.,North College Hill City Center,1500 W. Galbraith Road, Audi-tions will consist of readingsfrom the script. Free. Presentedby CenterStage Players of Ohio.588-4910; www.centersta-geplayersinc.com. North CollegeHill.

EducationLiteracy Night, 5 p.m., Shar-onville Branch Library, 10980Thornview Drive, Preview thisyear’s Summer Learning Pro-gram, connect with homeworkhelp resources, see excitingtechnology tools and programs,learn and practice how to getthe most out of reading togeth-er, and hear about specialservices for teachers. Free.Presented by Public Library ofCincinnati & Hamilton County.369-6900; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Sharonville.



Support GroupsCrohn’s Colitis Support Group,7-8:30 p.m., Family Life Center,703 Compton Road, For familymembers and patients withCrohn’s, Colitis or InflammatoryBowel Disease. Free. Reserva-tions required. 931-5777; tiny-url.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

TUESDAY, MAY 19AuditionsAcapulco - Auditions, 7 p.m.,

North College Hill City Center,Free. 588-4910; www.centersta-geplayersinc.com. North CollegeHill.

Cooking ClassesHow to Make a Steak withJohn Ruppel, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, John is with ThePrecinct and knows a thing ortwo about steak. Three of themost popular cuts will be pre-sented: Ribeye, Strip and FlatIron. He will demonstrate differ-ences that broiling, grilling andsearing will make, and whichmethod will bring out very bestfrom each cut. $65. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400; www.cooks-waresonline.com. SymmesTownship.

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.hwbcommunitycenter.org.Glendale.

CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, Free. 745-8550; cross-fitblueash.com. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,noon to 5 p.m., Wyoming FamilyPractice, 305 Crescent Ave., Costvaries by insurance. Financialassistance available to thosewho qualify. Registration re-quired. Presented by UC HealthMobile Diagnostics. 585-8266.Wyoming.

Home & GardenGet the Dirt on BackyardComposting, 7 p.m., PrincetonHigh School, 100 Viking Way,Learn how to balance compostbin, what materials are compos-table and some troubleshoot-ing. Free. Registration required.Presented by Hamilton CountyRecycling and Solid WasteDistrict. 946-7734; hamilton-countyrecycles.org. Sharonville.



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Greater Cincinnati Dahlia Plant Sale is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 16, at Connections ChristianChurch, 7421 E. Galbraith Road, Madeira. Choose from a variety of Dahlia plants in many sizes,colors and forms. Knowledgeable growers will answer questions. The sale benefits The GreaterCincinnati Dahlia Assoc. Admission is free. Call 417-6311.

MAY 13, 2015 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • 5A

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Mount Notre Dame HighSchool

» Mount Notre Dame stu-dents were given a unique op-portunity to perform surgicaltechniques on cadaver legsthrough the assistance of Bea-con Orthopaedics & SportsMedicine.

Fifteen students selectedfrom MND’s anatomy andphysiology and AP biologyclasses visited the Beacon Or-thopaedic Research & Educa-tion Foundation Lab for a hands-on experience like no other.

The experience began withintroductions by the Beacondoctors followed by a lecture onthe anatomy of the knee thatprovided an overview of proce-dures often performed at Bea-con.

Students proceeded to“scrub in” and entered the oper-ating/lab room to find three ca-daver legs. One leg was dissect-ed from the front, one was dis-sected from the back and thethird was set up so that studentscould use the arthroscopicequipment. Students wereshown arteries, veins, muscles,nerves, tendons, ligaments andlayers of the skin. Studentswere also able to touch and feelthe cadaver legs by performingsurgical techniques such as cut-ting, sawing and stitching.

This is the second year MNDhas participated in this uniquelearning lab thanks to the coor-dination efforts of faculty mem-ber Jennifer Glass. Glass is thekey contact for MND in build-ing an educational partnershipwith Beacon.

“Saint Julie Billiart said,‘Teach them what they need toknow for life.’ Our partnershipwith Beacon Orthopaedics &Sports Medicine has providedanother such example for thefuture female medical leaderswho have been inspired fromthe outstanding curriculum,

teachers and experiences atMND,” associate Head ofSchool and Dean of AcademicDevelopment Karen Day said.

Scarlet OaksFive Scarlet Oaks Career

Campus students tested theircareer skills against the beststudents in Ohio, and camehome with medals in theirfields. They competed at theSkillsUSA Ohio state competi-tion in April.

Sydney Banks of Bataviawon the Silver Medal in Practi-cal Nursing. She’s a student inthe Secondary Practical Nurs-ing program.

Marina Lara Sanchez, a cos-metology student from Prince-ton, won the Silver Medal inCosmetology.

Tyler Hamm of WintonWoods received the BronzeMedal in Electrical Construc-tion Wiring. Hamm is in theCommercial/Residential Elec-

tricity program.Peter Baumgartner (Read-

ing) and Brandon Williams (Ma-son) received the Bronze Medalin Robotics and AutomationTechnology. They are in the En-gineering Technology and Ro-botics program.

Students compete againstother regional winners in theircategory; their work is timedand judged by professionals inthe field.

SkillsUSA Ohio is the state

SkillsUSA organization, andprovides its career-technicaleducation members the oppor-tunity to participate in local, re-gional, state and national com-petitive events, run for electiveoffices and participate in lead-ership training. It also encour-ages students to give back to thecommunity through variouscommunity service activities.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

PROVIDED

Mount Notre Dame students with members of the Beacon Orthopedics medical team.

Sharonville’s ‘DDD’

Kelly Flynn, Sharonville Elementary Success For All coach, and custodian Danny Graham areSharonville Elementary School's teacher and staff winners of the 2014-2015 school year. Each daythis Deserving Dynamic Duo (DDD) represents the best that Sharonville gives to our students,parents and community. Although it's an older motto, "Service with a smile" rings true for theefforts they put forth to help our students develop academically and socially.

Ursuline AcademyThe following students have earned honors

for the third quarter of 2014-2015:

FreshmenHonor Roll - Anne Longo, Rebecca Remke,

Meta Thurman.

SophomoresHonor Roll - Marjorie Alvord, Olivia Hoern-

schemeyer, Meredith Karbowsky, Stephanie

Mounce, Julia Olinger, Saunders Swan.

JuniorsFirst Honors - Amy Brokamp, Kelly Cameron,

Monica Dornoff, Jane Honerlaw, Kirsten Lucas,Grace Schlaack, Paige Thompson.

SeniorsFirst Honors - Caroline Blandford, Taylor

Brokamp, Lauren Endres, Mary Grace Monzel,Christina Pan.

Second Honors - Danielle Leach, Mya Smith.

URSULINE ACADEMYHONOR ROLLS

Commons-place fun

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Evendale Elementary teams up with Wal-Mart at Evendale Commons. At the school'sfunfest are PTA Community Liaison Sheila Lichtenberg, Wal-Mart store manager ZacharyLones and Evendale Elementary Principal Tonya Wright. Wal-Mart once again helpedsponsor the event.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Baseball» Wyoming routed Deer

Park 15-2 on May 1. Senior Park-er Chalmers was 3-for-4 and re-corded his 1,000th career hit.

The Cowboys run-ruledGeorgetown 13-3 in five inningsMay 5. Senior Connor Eldredgegot the win with Chalmers going3-for-4 with a double and triple.

» Moeller beat Elder 5-3 onMay 4. Senior Grant Macciocchigot the win. Senior Kyle Dockusand junior Patrick Mullingerwere both 2-for-2.

The Crusaders beat St. Xavi-er 9-3 on May 5 to win the Great-er Catholic League-South. Ju-nior Nick Bennett got the winand senior Eric Conner was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a tripleand five RBI.

Moeller blanked Centerville10-0 on May 7 as junior CameronJunker struck out seven. SeniorJordan Ramey was 3-for-3 witha double and drove in threeruns.

» Princeton dropped a game12-1 to Mason on May 4. On May6, the Vikings beat Sycamore

4-3. Junior Jordan Bingham had13 strikeouts in the win. Short-stop Aaron Levy drove in tworuns.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy beat Summit CountryDay 6-2 May 7. Daniel Vezdospicked up the win to move to 6-0this season. Graham Lally went3-for-4 with a double, triple and

three RBI.

Softball» Wyoming beat Reading

15-9 on May 4. Wyoming defeat-ed Madeira 11-5 on May 5. Soph-omore Katie Lewis got the win.Sophomore Reagan Ryamerwas 3-for-5 with a double and ju-nior Madeline Juergens was 3-for-4.

» Mount Notre Dame defeat-ed Bishop Brossart 7-2 on May5.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy defeated CincinnatiChristian 16-11 May 7. The Ea-gles moved to 12-0 in the MiamiValley Conference.

» McAuley clinched theGirls Greater Catholic Leagueoutright with a 12-2 win againstUrsuline on May 6.

Tennis» Moeller blanked La Salle

on May 2, 5-0 as junior MichaelTepe, sophomore Max Berkyand junior Alec Hoelker hadsingles wins. The Crusadersalso beat Elder May 2, 4-1. Ju-nior Kelley Peter/sophomoreMichael Keyser and juniors JoeBurns/Justin Cashman sweptdoubles.

The Crusaders beat Kings 4-1on May 4 as Berky and Hoelker

won singles.Moeller shut out Talawanda

5-0 May 6 with Peter/Keyserand Burns/Cashman sweepingdoubles.

Boys volleyball» Moeller beat Alter May 5,

16-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18.

Girls lacrosse

» Wyoming beat MilfordMay 5, 17-4. The Cowboys beatBeavercreek 12-1 on May 7.

College commitments» Wyoming cross country

and track runner Katie Sprayhas committed to St. Olaf. SamPease has committed to Hano-ver for womens golf. Their sign-ing will take place May 20.

SHORT HOPS

Scott Springer, NickRobbe and Adam BaumCommunity Press staff

THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Before the May 6 game againstReading, the Wyoming softballteam recognized its seniors ErinCampbell and Olivia Munneke.Campbell is on the left here, butnormally Munneke is on the left asthe team’s starting shortstop withCampbell on the right at secondbase. Campbell is the daughter ofCowboys head coach JerryCampbell.

THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

The Wyoming baseball team honored its seniors after its 13-3 win overGeorgetown May 5 at Crosley Field, Blue Ash. They are, from left: Back,coach Evan Aleshire, coach Keith Jordan, Tucker Marty, Joe Rominger, SamIzenson, Walker Lewis, coach Chris Campbell and head coach Chris Fiehrer;front, Tim Rice, Prajit Goli, Parker Chalmers, Ed Farrow, Kramer Hampton,Dylan Guggenheim and Connor Eldredge.

Princeton HighSchool’s varsitybaseball teamdefeated Syca-more 4-3 on itsSenior NightMay 6.

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Princeton’s Brett Bosel drives a hard grounder for the Vikings May 6.

Princeton victoriouson Senior Night

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Princeton’s Tanner McGladrie crosses the plate with the would-be winningrun in the Vikings’ 4-3 senior night victory over Sycamore as Aviator catcherLogan Price can only wait for the ball May 6.

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PRESS

Princeton’s Jordan Bingmancollected the win in the Vikings’ 4-3decision over Sycamore May 6.

WYOMING — They didn’t re-peat as Cincinnati HillsLeague champions, but Wyo-ming High School’s boys ten-nis team hopes to end a suc-cessful season with a niceCowboy ride in the tourna-ment.

Under first-year coachLaurie Hoppenjans, Wyomingfinished with Mariemont be-hind the first-place IndianHill Braves. The Braves alsoeliminated the Cowboys in thestate team tournament 3-2May 6.

Junior Jay Klein won in sin-gles and seniors Myles Bour-bon/Kieran Thomas won firstdoubles, but Indian Hill’s firstand second singles duo of AlexWarstler and Andrew Pregelprevailed and the Braves wonsecond doubles.

“Indian Hill has a verystrong team,” Hoppenjanssaid. “We came in second inthe Coaches Classic whenMyles was out and my thirdsingles player was out, sowe’ve done OK.”

Hoppenjans had to playwithout Bourbon in first sin-gles for some of the springdue to an injury. Junior ChrisMurray moved up from sec-ond singles to finish the sea-son.

Now, Bourbon will move onin the tournament in a famil-iar fashion. Just as his brotherMason Bourbon used to teamwith Gustav Plattenberg andhe once teamed with Nik Plat-tenberg, Bourbon will take apartner into the postseason.

“He’s better but we’rekeeping him at doubles,” Hop-penjans said. “He’s a verystrong doubles players andwill play in sectionals withWill Carter. Will is an incred-ibly good doubles player. Hehas all of the court sense of adoubles player.”

Bourbon and Carter are thethe second-seeded doublesteam in the Division II sec-tional at Mason May 14-16 and

have a first-round bye. Theirfirst match will be against thewinner of Finneytown/Sum-mit Country Day’s entry inround two.

Senior Kieren Thomas hasplayed with Bourbon, but willnow play with junior NolanMorley against Madeira sen-iors Jake Harrington andZach Zeisler. In singles, juniorJay Klein will play Waynes-ville junior Kyle Buflod andjunior Chris Murray will faceFenwick senior Eric Leyda.

The contract attorney-turned tennis coach hopes herCowboys seal the deal in Ma-son and has enjoyed negotiat-ing her team to this point.

“It couldn’t be more fun,”Hoppenjans said. “They’re areally nice group of guys. Ihave three strong seniors andbeing as it was my first yearwith this team, it was nice tohave strong senior leadership.They know they can be honestwith me and I can be painfullyhonest with them.”

Other members of Wyo-ming’s squad this spring werejuniors Adam Behrman, AlexSfyris, Alex Zhou and fresh-man George Arenas.

Wyoming tennisdoubles up fortournament timeScott [email protected]

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Wyoming senior Kieran Thomasreturns the ball May 6 againstIndian Hill.

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KENWOOD — At manyschools, returning 12 playerswho played with regularity on aDivision I state semifinalistwould mean added pressure.

For Moeller High School’sbaseball program, it’s just an-other day at the office.

Ranked preseason No. 11 na-tionally by Baseball Americathe Crusaders have not disap-pointed and are on pace to bet-ter last year’s mark of 24-5.They recently won the GreaterCatholic League-South.

The Crusaders have had theluxury of not missing manygames. In early April when rainspoiled the party for many Tris-tate teams, Moeller was at thePerfect Game complex in Geor-gia playing four games in fivedays.

“This is the seventh year

we’ve traveled (over springbreak) and it’s always been goodfor us,” Moeller coach Tim Heldsaid. “The kids seem to gel bet-ter after being trapped on thebus eight or 10 hours.”

In terms of talent, it is a blueand gold mine off MontgomeryRoad. The Crusaders currentlyhave 13 players committed tocolleges, with 10 going DivisionI. Josh Hollander, Bryan Sothand Joe Vranesic are going toKent State, Grant Macchiochi toMissouri, Bailey Montoya toDayton, Kyle Dockus to WrightState, Jordan Ramey to Cincin-nati, Zach Hoffman to MiamiUniversity, Mitch Bault to OhioDominican, Eric Conner toWalsh and Adam Wilson to OhioNorthern. Junior pitchers NickBennett and Cameron Junkerare committed to Louisville andNotre Dame, respectively.

Held has made the statesemifinals in six of seven yearsand has toted home the statechampionship trophy in 2009,2012 and 2013. When you can re-load with a battle-tested roster,success is an expectation.

“I thought we’d be good with

Nick Bennett on the mound andGrant Macciocchi,” Held said.“With the schedule we play, theguys that aren’t the top twostarters have to be pretty goodthemselves. The pitching we’vebeen getting has been verygood.”

Adding to the consistency ofBennett and Macciocchi on thebump has been senior MitchBault and juniors Chris Stockand Cameron Junker.

At the plate, Josh Hollander,Bailey Montoya, Bryan Soth,Kyle Butz, Kyle Dockus and JoeVranesic were all .300-plus hit-ters as juniors and have con-tinued to achieve. Soth just suf-fered a season-ending knee in-jury and Vranesic is coming offof a shoulder issue, but hopingto reach a tournament groove.

Dockus has led the team inhitting and steals and has an on-base percentage of more than.500.

“We put him in left field lastyear and he gave us great at-bats every time,” Held said.“That’s continued with an extrayear of growth..”

The reality at Moeller isthere are 25 players on the ros-ter. The roster could be split inhalf and both teams would becontenders.

“They chose to come toMoeller High School and theymight have to wait ‘til the end oftheir junior year or their seasonyear to contribute on varsity,”Held said.

The six-time Greater Catho-lic League Coach of the Yearsaid most parents understandthe process and it brings aboutspirited workouts and non-con-ference games for players.

“They’re working their buttsoff trying to have great at-batsfor us,” Held says said of hissquad. “Competition is whatfeeds it here.”

Moeller baseball runs with the rankingsScott [email protected]

JIM OSBORN FOR ENQUIRER MEDIA

Moeller’s Kyle Butz tags Conner'sJohn Frommeyer before firing tofirst to double up Cody Ware duringtheir baseball game at FlorenceFreedom Park April 30.

“You had five kids on that teamthat ended up playing DI basket-ball at a pretty high level,” Kremersaid. “Brackman was at NC State,Josh was at Xavier, Bubba startedout at Akron and then went to OhioU, Chilly (Childress) ended up atTennessee and Dierkers had agreat career at Miami.”

More than the box scoreMany may recognize the names

of Duncan, Brackman and Waltherfrom 2003. However, without theirreliable upperclassmen, the Cru-saders may have come up short.

“The unsung heroes on that ’03team were the two seniors,” Krem-er said. “Robby Christie, the pointguard, was the heart and soul.Tough, guarded anybody, had nofear and would not miss a freethrow. Joe Kimener was one of thebest defenders I ever had. He de-fended one-on-one and was greataway from the ball.”

Walther, who has coached withformer Crusader Matt Rooks atWyoming and now Lakota West,calls Christie and Kimener thebest leaders he’s ever been around.Without their grinding efforts, anarguably more talented 2004 teamfell short of the crown.

Juniors key to the journeyOf course, the DI talent didn’t

hurt.Josh Duncan was all-league for

three straight years. Trained byhis father, Kremer recalls the pow-er forward doing ridiculousamounts of pushups to strengthenhis 6-foot-7 frame. Now playingoverseas, Duncan is among Moell-er’s all-time leaders in many cate-gories, trailing only Bobby Bran-nen and Byron Larkin in scoring.He shot more free throws than anyCrusader.

Opposite of Duncan was latebloomer Andrew Brackman. Dur-ing his junior year, Brackman was6-foot-7, but would later grow to 6-foot-10 and sign to play basketballand baseball at North CarolinaState. Not only did he lead Moellerto a basketball title in 2003, hepitched the Crusaders to a statebaseball championship the follow-ing year. In baseball, he became afirst-round choice of the Yankeesin 2007. In basketball, many in-cluding Kremer, think he couldhave played in the NBA. At NCState in the ACC, he started as afreshman. With the Crusaders hewent from a couple of early schol-

What may have been the half-time speech of Carl Kremer’s lifenever happened on March 21, 2003.

With his Moeller High Schoolbasketball team holding a nine-point lead in the Division I semifi-nal against Cleveland Heights,Kremer had spoken with hiscoaches and was about deliver afew cogent remarks.

One of his Crusader assistantsstopped him.

“Joe’s got this,” Kremer wastold.

A team that featured future Di-vision I starters Josh Duncan, An-drew Brackman and Bubba Wal-ther, along with senior point guardRob Christie, found inspirationfrom role player/motivational for-

ward JoeKimener.

Specifi-cally, a guywho aver-aged abucket ortwo a game

lectured shot-happy guard Wal-ther over an ill-advised heave be-fore halftime.

“We used to run 1-4 low with oneguy at the top and four guys at thebaseline for the last shot,” Kimen-er said. “Bubba didn’t have a verygood first half and he had the ball. Itold him, ‘They’re going to comeand double you. At that point,you’ve got to give it up becausethere will be somebody open.’That’s exactly what happened andhe forced a bad shot.”

Twelve years later, the receiverof Kimener’s halftime wrath con-firms the story and supports hisactions.

“I took a bad shot at the end ofthe half and Joe put me in myplace,” Walther said. “At a certainpoint in the year, Joe and Robbiemade all of the in-game adjust-ments on the court for us. Theywere just extensions of the coach-es on the court.”

Kimener’s message was re-ceived as the Crusaders got theball to Duncan and Brackman, whohad 27 and 25 points, respectively.Moeller built a 19-point third quar-ter lead, but gave it up. In over-time, they had a 16-point spurt andwent on to win 85-74.

Knocking off No. 6One night later, the Crusaders

took down the No. 6 team in the na-tion, Columbus Brookhaven,which featured Oklahoma-boundBrandon Faust and Drew Laven-der (both would transfer, with Lav-ender coming to Xavier). Theyweren’t favored, but pulled it out73-65 for Kremer’s second state ti-tle.

Moeller’s junior power triotopped the scoring with Duncan at23, Walther at 19 and Brackman at18.

All three had significant collegecareers, plus Kremer had two re-serve big men on the roster insophomores Ryan Childress andTyler Dierkers.

arship offers to being a hot com-modity in 2003.

.

Vision began earlyThe origins of the 2003 title run

can also be traced back to Christieand Kimener. As eighth-gradersthey attended Moeller’s 1999 statechampionship and marveled overthe talents of former CrusaderMike Monserez. As part of a talent-ed freshman class the followingseason, they came into camp andboasted publicly of their goal towin their own championship.

Though the development ofDuncan and Brackman and trans-fer of Walther helped, Kimeneralso credits the Greater CatholicLeague mentality and the rigorouspractice sessions against playersthat likely would start at otherschools.

Nothing is guaranteedWith Childress and Dierkers

gaining more minutes in the rota-tion in 2004 along side Duncan,Brackman and Walther, a 2004 titleseemed to be a reasonable expec-tation. But, as Moeller upsetBrookhaven in 2003, the Columbusschool returned serve the follow-ing year, knocking the favoriteCrusaders out.

Though the five DI players allwere a part of 2003, they playedmore as a group in 2004. The teamhad enough talent to take on an ar-ray of future pros on an undefeat-ed Oak Hill Academy squad. Fac-ing the likes of Rajon Rondo (Ken-tucky), Josh Smith (straight toNBA), K.C. Rivers (Clemson), Bri-an Johnson (Louisville) and Daysh-awn Wright (Syracuse), the Cru-saders gave them a scare.

“They beat us by four,” Kremersaid. “We cut it to two with a min-ute to go. It was the only closegame they had all year.”

Also on the 2004 team was for-mer UC walk-on Patrick Watt. Ayear after their 23-4 championshipyear, the Crusaders finished 22-3.

EpilogueIn addition to Christie, Walther,

Duncan, Kimener, Brackman,Childress and Dierkers, the 2003championship roster included sen-ior Andrew Juenger, senior CraigBecker, junior Ryan Trainor, soph-omore Tyler Howard, junior BlakeCarter, junior P.J. Juenger, seniorWillie DeTemple and junior TylerStovall. Duncan is currently play-ing in Israel and Brackman will beinducted into the La Rosa’s Hall ofFame in June as one of the area’sfinest prep athletes ever.

As a high school coach, Walthermakes the rounds during tourna-ment time, scouting the talent andreminiscing of jumping into histeammates’ arms one March in Co-lumbus. The group had a 10-yearreunion a couple of years back andWalther still thinks they couldstring a few watchable minutes to-gether on the hardwood.

“We joke around that we couldget together and still beat some ofthe high school teams aroundhere,” Walther said.

In ’03, Moeller’s talent prevailed By Scott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller coach Carl Kremer has abasketball adjacent to his deskcommemorating his three Division Istate titles. Behind it, is a ballcelebrating the 2003 team.

ST. BERNARD — RogerBacon High School’s soft-ball team enjoys settinggoals. The girls also enjoyachieving those goals. Atthe beginning of each sea-son, the Spartans set agoal for wins and in eachof the previous three sea-sons, they’ve reachedtheir win total.

This year, the goal was12 wins, coach ChuckLindner said. The Spar-tans won 15, the most winsin a season since 2008.

Roger Bacon haslocked up second place inthe Greater CatholicLeague Coed Central Di-vision. They finished 10-3in conference games. If itweren’t for a midseasonfour-game losing skid, theSpartans might have over-taken Badin for the GCLCoed Central title. Follow-ing the four losses in arow, the Spartans gothealthy and won six in arow, a stretch that was in-tegral in meeting theirgoal primary goal.

“As far as I’m con-cerned, they’ve exceededall expectations,” saidLindner, who said thisyear they played somebig-school Division I andII teams “to see what theyhad.”

Junior Ashton Lindner,Chuck’s daughter, leadsthe Spartans and the con-ference in nearly everycategory - wins (15),strikeouts (158), RBI (37),

hits (35), doubles (12),home runs (four) and in-nings pitched (125). She’sthird in the conference inboth ERA (2.18) and bat-ting (.522).

Senior Lexy Hoffmanhas been instrumental.Coach Lindner said Hoff-man, who hits .431, hasreally stepped up thisyear and “fills in any-where” she’s needed. An-other tough out for theSpartans is senior CassieWeidner who hits .468 andhas 14 RBI.

“Our left fielder, KatiePerry, has just been onfire. She got most im-proved last year and she’llprobably get it again thisyear,” Lindner said. Per-ry, a junior, is hitting .426with 22 RBI and 19 stolenbases. Junior BrittanyJerger (.403) and sopho-more Ally Woeste (.357)have also swung the batwell this year.

The other goal RogerBacon made this seasonconcerned the postsea-son.

“Our second goal wasto win more games in thepostseason,” said Lindner.“We usually win one, thenlose the second.”

Roger Bacon’s seededfourth in the Division IIIsectional tournamentbracket. The Spartans en-tered sectional play on afour-game winningstreak. They opened thepostseason against Be-thel-Tate on May 11 afterprint deadline.

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Roger Bacon junior Ashton Lindner fires a pitch in a 5-2 winover Winton Woods on May 6.

Roger Bacon Highsoftball sees mostwins since 2008Adam [email protected]

MAY 13, 2015 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • 3BLIFE

The UC Blue Ash Col-lege Alumni Associationhonored Tammy Wynn,Rachel Richardson andMary Noel Lucy Reuterwith prestigious awards.

The recipients wererecognized for their pro-fessional success andtheir dedication to help-ing others at the UC BlueAsh College Distin-guished Awards.

The special event alsohonored top faculty andstaff at the college, and in-cluded a silent auctionthat raised more than$4,300 for student schol-arships, according to apress release.

Wynn was named the2015 Distinguished Alum-nus for the college. Rich-ardson, who is a reporterfor the Cincinnati Enquir-er, is the first person to re-ceive the new YoungAlumni OutstandingAchievement Award.

Reuter was honored inmemoriam with the newAlumni Service Award.

Alumni, faculty andstaff honored at the UCBlue Ash College Distin-guished Awards:

» Faculty ExemplaryScholarship Award —Cynthia Stegeman, chairof the Dental Hygiene De-partment.

» Outstanding FacultyService Award — DebraFrame, assistant profes-sor of psychology.

» Innovative TeachingAward — Sarah Cum-mins-Sebree, professor ofpsychology.

» Staff Rising Star

Award — Alex Souders,manager of Web Commu-nications.

» Distinguished Alum-ni Award — TammyWynn, founder/CEO ofAngel’s Paws .

» Young Alumni Out-standing AchievementAward — Rachel Richard-son, reporter for the Cin-cinnati Enquirer.

» Alumni ServiceAward — Mary Noel LucyReuter, registered dentalhygienist — honored inmemoriam.

To learn more aboutthe UC Blue Ash CollegeSilent Auction and Distin-guished Awards, go to uc-blueash.edu/2015awards

or call 513-936-1500.

UC Blue Ash honorsalumni, faculty

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Rachel Richardson delivers her acceptance speech for theYoung Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award.

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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND • May 22 - 25, 2015

May 22 - 25Cell Phones For Soldiers:Beginning on Friday, May 22nd, Arlington will collect “gently used” cell phones in order to keep our military overseas connected with their loved-ones back home.

Missing Man Table & Honors CeremonyWill be exhibited with an explanation of what it represents in our Community Room.

Arlington Memory Stone GardenWe invite our visitors over the Memorial Day Weekend to use the Stone Garden to add special notes of remembrance to their loved-ones.

Daily Observance of Moment of Remembrance: Beginning on Friday, May 22nd through Monday, May 25th, Arlington will observe a daily Moment of Observance at 3:00 PM followed by the playing of taps.

Sunday, May 2411:00 am – 12:45 pm “Lunch with a Veteran”Location: Garden of Patriotism. Enjoy a “picnic lunch” with our Veterans. Lunch is compliments of Arlington.

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Community Flag Raising Ceremony, featuring the Wesley Werner American Legion Post #513 and our speaker; author and storyteller Dan Perkins.

1:45 pm Memorial Balloon Release –Balloons will be released in honor of loved ones.

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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.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. E-mail announcements to

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Curiosity about mod-ern-day consecrated reli-gious life spurred morethan 80 adults and chil-dren to visit St. Clare Con-vent.

The Franciscan Sis-ters, as part of the interna-tional celebration of theYear of Consecrated Lifeand a national day of rec-ognition of women’s reli-gious orders, hosted theopen house that providedguests with the opportuni-ty to learn the history ofthe religious order, tour aconvent and chapel, andlearn from the Sisters andtheir Associates abouttheir ministries to thosewho are poor or in need.

The Franciscan Sistersof the Poor opened thedoors of its largest con-vent in the Midwest sothat neighbors, friends,and family memberscould hear Sisters’ storiesof ministry and serviceand catch glimpses of thecongregation’s rich 170-year history.

“As part of the continu-ing celebration of theYear of Consecrated Life,the Leadership Confer-ence of Women Religiousencouraged religious con-gregations to sponsor anopen house to share on

their life and call,” saidSister Marilyn Trow-bridge, congregationalcouncilor for the US Areaof the Franciscan Sistersof the Poor. “In the Arch-diocese of Cincinnati,some congregations ofvowed women and menextended an invitation tofriends, neighbors, andthe curious to visit and seethe inside of their housesand their lives. We weredelighted to be one of thecongregations not only toopen our doors but alsoour hearts to all.”

For the open house atSt. Clare Convent, Sistersfrom St. Clare communityand other local communi-ties and lay Associates of-fered visitors stories andportions of the congrega-tion’s history. Amongmany artifacts, visitorssaw the large beatifica-tion banner of MotherFrances Schervier, theGerman-born foundressof the congregationwhose cause for canoniza-tion to sainthood is underconsideration by the Vati-can.

Open house visitorswere introduced to thecongregational archivesby Jennifer Gerth, con-gregational archivist,

who responded to ques-tions about the history ofthe congregation, found-ed in 1845 in Aachen, Ger-many, and its long pres-ence in the SouthwestOhio area.

Sister Mary JacintaDoyle, SFP, spoke aboutthe canonization process

for Mother FrancesSchervier, and Sister Clar-ita Frericks, SFP, and Sis-ter Mary Lawrence Van-derburg, SFP, served ashistorical guides whopointed out significant ar-tistic details of St. ClareChapel.

Sister Mary MadonnaHoying, SFP, created a va-riety of posters that high-lighted the convent cam-pus grounds and depictedthe international scope ofthe Sisters’ ministry inthe United States, Italy,Senegal, Brazil, and thePhilippines. Visitorscould pick up prayer andinformational resourcesas well as commemora-tive items during the 2 ½-hour open house.

“The tour was super,”Marge Fischer of Cincin-nati said. “There is somuch history there, andthe convent is beautiful,especially the chapel. It ishard to believe that thechapel was built in 1896.The Sisters did a great jobin relating that historyand all were so nice.”

Franciscan Sisters givevisitors glimpse of convent life

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Sister June Casterton, SFP, responds to questions from avisitor touring St. Clare Convent, at 60 Compton Road,during an open house that was part of the Catholic Church’sYear of Consecrated Life celebration.

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Sister Mary Lawrence Vanderburg, SFP, provides historicaldetails about the Franciscan Sisters of the Poors St. ClareChapel to an open house visitor.

Evelyn Place MonumentsQuality Granite & Bronze Monuments & Markers

858-6953Owner: Pamela Poindexter

evelynplacemonumentsoh.com4952 Winton Rd. • Fair3 eld

HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

www.highviewchristianchurch.com

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

513-931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amNursery Available Handicap Access

"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend."

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendTraditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am

Contemporary Worhip 9:45amNursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org

Spiritual Checkpoint ...Bearing the Love of Christ...for you!

UNITED METHODIST

Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd

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

Bible Study 9:15 a.m. SundaysClassic Service and Hymnbook

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd.,

Finneytownwww.faithcinci.org

Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am

LUTHERAN

Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544

[email protected] Reverend Roger L Foote

8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II

Child Care 9-12

EPISCOPAL

Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)

Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

821.8430Steve Cummins, Senior PastorSunday School..............................9:00 amCoffee & Fellowship...................10:00 amPraise & Worship........................10:30 amwww.wyomingbc.homestead.com

Visitors Welcome!

SHARON BAPTISTCHURCH

4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241

(513) [email protected]

ServicesSunday School - 10:00 amSunday Morning - 11:00 amSunday Evening - 6:00 pmWednesday - 7:00 pm EveningPrayer and Bible Study

BAPTIST

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH8580 Cheviot Rd., ColerainTwp

741-7017 www.ourfbc.comGary Jackson, Senior Pastor

Sunday School (all ages) 9:30amSunday Morning Service 10:30amSunday Evening Service 6:30pmWedn. Service/Awana 7:00pmRUI Addiction Recovery (Fri.) 7:00pm

Active Youth, College, Senior GroupsExciting Music Dept, Deaf Ministry, Nursery

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

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

Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

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

Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org

www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC

FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ

691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney

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

Nursery Provided

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

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

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

Worship Service - 10:30 to 11:45am(Childcare provided for infants/ toddlers)

Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble Rd

Office: 2192 Springdale Rd542-9025

Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

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.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

VINEYARD CHURCHNORTHWEST

Colerain TownshipThree Weekend Services

Saturday - 5:30 pmSunday - 9:30 & 11:15 am

9165 Round Top Road1/4 mile south of Northgate Mall513-385-4888 µ www.vcnw.org

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

MAY 13, 2015 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • 5BLIFE

Seven local girls haveearned the Girl Scout GoldAward.

» Mary Hayes is a WestChester Township residentand junior at Lakota EastHigh School.

Hayes created a men-torship program betweenhigh school children and el-ementary-age childrenwhen she saw a need ofyouth being disconnectedto their faith.

Hayes drew on her ex-periences at her churchand wanted to share herwisdom to help youth be-come more comfortablewith expressing and estab-lishing their faith.

Hayes has presentedher mentorship programto 15 churches, including 13in Ohio and two in Peru. All15 have agreed to adopt thementorship program attheir church. The NationalPresbyterian Board hasposted her “Stay Pluggedinto Your Faith” mentor-ship program on their web-site, allowing access to thisinnovation program tochurches across the coun-try.

» Mariah Sampsel isWest Chester Townshipresident, 2014 graduate ofUrsuline Academy andfreshman at Loyola Uni-versity. Sampsel devel-oped a pet therapy pro-gram to enhance the livesof residents in assisted liv-ing and nursing homes.

She used her resourcesto find a suitable therapycat, oversee its care andcheckup, develop a thera-py program, and host eightsuccessful pet therapy ses-sions. Sampsel was able toincrease the way of life forthe residents of MapleKnoll Village and securedvolunteers to continue theproject for years to come.

» Lianne Novak is Ham-ilton resident and senior atTalawanda High School.

After reading nationalstudies about the decreaseof women in STEM careersand connecting with peerswho felt they would neveruse math in real life, Novakwas motivated to make achange. She discoveredthat some girls think wom-en are not supposed to gointo STEM careers, eventhough they have similartest scores to men.

Novak designed a web-site girlsinmath.weebly-.com, with mathematics

education pieces for girls,parents and teachers.

Within the website, shecreated photo stories withdolls in real life situationswhere math is needed.

She also developed apage for parents with waysto help support girls inmath.

Novak printed photobooks to present to local el-ementary classes and tokeep in local libraries toeducate girls on the impor-tance of math.

» Kelci Culp is a 2014graduate of Mason HighSchool. She is a freshmanat University of Cincinnati.

Culp discovered a de-creased lack of interest inreading when students en-tered fifth- and sixth-grades in her local schooldistrict. She developed aBook Club/Reading Pro-gram for the After SchoolEnrichment Program.

Through collaborationwith the school’s ASEP co-ordinator, she developedan agenda for each meet-ing based on the needs ofthe students. She was ableto secure a donation from alocal Half Price Booksstore to all of the elemen-tary schools in the MasonCity School District.

Culp has worked withthe Mason High School Na-tional Honor Society totrain student volunteers tocontinue her work eachyear.

» Hadiya Harrigan is a2014 graduate of SevenHills School from Lebanon.She is a freshman at Tuske-gee University.

Her passion for com-puter programming ledher to research STEM ca-reers and found that STEMfields may be outsourcedoverseas in the future dueto lack of technology train-ing. Harrigan created ma-terials to educate othersabout computer program-ming and web develop-ment, and give people theopportunity to learn thisuseful skill.

She researched textbook formats, created anoutline of topics for each

lesson, recruited BDPAmembers and students tohelp write each lessonplan, finalized the pub-lished online PDF hand-book (www.bdpa-camp.org/tutorialmysql-net.aspx) , and led BDPAstudents though lessonplans.

Harrigan has developedthis handbook and modulesas an addition to the BDPACamp at Cincinnati Stateand as a free resource forall students to increasetheir technology training.

» Candace Borders is agraduate of Ursuline Acad-emy and a sophomore atWashington University inSt Louis. Borders part-nered with NEWSTART, aprogram developed to givelow-income adults accessto a healthy lifestyle.

Discovering no pro-gram existed for kids, shecreated NEWSTART Kids,which encourages chil-dren to track nutrition andwater intake, hours spentexercising, and hours ofsleep. She researchedhealthy eating habits, con-tent development and de-velopment of seminar cur-riculum. She had numer-ous meetings with theNEWSTART director, pre-sented the seminar idea tothe NEWSTART Board ofDirectors, secured andtrained volunteers, and de-signed a seminar evalua-tion to measure effective-ness.

» Monica Werden is aCincinnati resident and2014 graduate of SycamoreHigh School.

Werden focused herproject on the need for anofficial outdoor classroomat her high school.

After polling multipledepartments in the schoolto ensure the need the fa-cility, Werden met with theschool’s maintenance su-pervisor to discuss logis-tics - addressing the loca-tion of the sun, the stan-dards of the school, and ac-cessibility.

She then designed theclassroom, comprised ofeight outdoor benches and

one deskfor theteacher.

She alsobought sup-pliesthrough agenerous

donation, gathered a teamof volunteers to constructthe outdoor classroom, andcreated a manual to pre-sent to other communitieswishing to replicate theproject.

Local Girl Scoutsearn gold award

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EVENDALE10643 Knollview Drive: Stephan,Diana Joyce to Riegler, Amy E.& Thomas A. Jr.; $57,000.

9791 Oxbow Trail: Minks, JudithM. to Goodall, Carissa J.;$245,000.

GLENDALE24 Sharon Road: Cowan, DonaldB. to Gullete, Matthew S. &Meghan M.; $175,000.

17 Village Square: Three Horse-man LLC to Mork Home LiftLLC; $121,000.

SHARONVILLE3998 Bainbridge Drive: Solsman,Donald E. Co-Tr. & Ruth A.Co-Tr. to Mason, Jeffrey & Tracy;$181,000.

10873 Surfwood Lane: Bacik,Robert John Tr. & Paula MarieTr. to Barrick, Bruce A.;$164,500.

SPRINGDALE993 Castro Lane: Lawson, SylviaR. to Wells Fargo Bank NA;$48,000.

466 Grandin Ave.: Bower, JohnA. & Louise E. to Floyd, RebeccaL.; $115,000.

11981 Kenn Road: Gray, Carlos P.Sr. to Deutsche Bank NationalTrust Co. Tr.; $110,000.

12002 Marwood Lane: Tucker,Colleen T. to Meyer, Chad;$56,514.

654 Park Ave.: U.S. Bank TrustNA Tr. to Miller, Elissa K. Tr.;$75,000.

507 Salzberg Lane: Stephan,Diana J. to Stephan, David;$126,000.

WOODLAWN631 Marion Road: Dillard, Max-ine to Christina Trust Tr.;$47,000.

WYOMING232 Charles St.: Shahani, Saira C.to Meyung, Jeffrey D. & BridgetA.; $260,000.

326 Grove Court: Bauer, Jona-than P. & Rebecca S. to Johnson,Chelsea M.; $117,500.

321 Ritchie Ave.: Grayman, LindaL. to Coghill, Robert C. & KarlaWF; $454,000.

15 Rolling Hills Court: Dennis,Gail C. Tr. to Howell, Laurel W.& James S.; $190,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

GLENDALEIncidents/investigationsVandalismWashington Park; legs on a parkbench had been cracked;sundial had also been dam-aged; no estimate on damages;May 6.

SPRINGDALEIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 1100 block of Ches-terwood Court, April 3.

TheftWallet and items removed from11000 block of Princeton Pike,April 3.

Merchandise valued at $300removed from 400 block ofKemper Road, April 3.

DomesticReported on Eider Drive, April 3.

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To contact your localpolice department: » Evendale, 563-2249.» Glendale, 771-7645 or771-7882.» Sharonville, 563-1147.» Springdale, 346-5790.» Wyoming, 821-0141.

Hamilton County RecorderWayne Coates and County AuditorDusty Rhodes say that informa-tion being offered for a high pricein mailings to residents is avail-able free of charge and/or at avery nominal cost from their indi-vidual offices.

“This out of town solicitationfor a current grant deed and prop-erty assessment profile for $83 isan unnecessary expense to home-

owners,” Coates said.He said copies of deeds are

available at $2 per page from hisoffice and Rhodes said propertyassessment information is avail-able on his website at no charge.

“There is no need for HamiltonCounty property owners to paysome out-of-town company somuch for this information,”Rhodes said.

The Recorder’s website is re-

cordersoffice.hamilton-co.org/hcro-pdi/The Auditor’s website is

http://hamiltoncountyauditor.orgThe county officials urged res-

idents to contact their offices tocheck on the availability and theiraccess to records before unneces-sarily paying for public informa-tion.

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