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ferences.It’s the same for people and

frogs alike, and a Wyomingmom of two has shared her sto-ry in “The Little Red Frog.”

The story, written by NoeleWilliams as a children’s bookbut with amessage for all ages,evolved over the years.

It was part of story time intheWilliamshouse, andgrew tobecome a book after she shared

Everyone is different, yetmost people want to be accept-ed by others despite those dif-

it with her son’s classmates.“It’s the story of a little red

frog, who is indeed one of akind, and perfectly content,”Williams said, “until being redstarts to cause problems forher.”

She’s confronted by bullies,who make fun of her, and shebegins to question whether she

“The Little Red Frog,” by Noele Williams, is a story of acceptance for all ages. KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Challenge of being a redfrog in a green world‘The Little Red Frog’embraces individualdifferencesBy Kelly [email protected]

See FROG, Page A2

Sharonville — Conservationefforts have paid off for thecity with a rebate from DukeEnergy and acknowledgmentfromthecompanythathelpedwith the process.

Representatives from theSharonville-based PerfectionGroup presented a rebatecheck to City Council July 9,as well as an award for con-servation.

John Albrecht and RickAnderson presented the Per-fection Group Energy Com-mitment Award of Excel-lence for the city’s commit-ment to energy conservation.

Theglassaward ismadeofrecycled bottles.

“We are very appreciativeof the work you gave to us,”Albrechtsaidduringthepres-

entation.“In 1986 Perfection moved

to Sharonville,” he said, “andwehopetocontinuewithener-gy conservation and othermeasures as well.”

The city worked with Per-fectionGroup to conserve en-ergy through lighting.

“It was sizable,” Albrechtsaid of the $39,528.50 rebatefromDuke Energy.

“Everybody pays into thefund, and you get the moneyback,” he said. “The city didlighting downtown, trafficsignals and city buildings.”

For more about your community,visitwww.Cincinnati.com/Sharonville.Get regular Sharonville updatesby signing up for our email news-letter. Visit Cincinnati.com/Sharonville.

Sharonville earnsrebate fromDuke EnergyBy Kelly [email protected]

Perfection Group members Rick Anderson, left, and John Albrecht,right, present a ceremonial rebate check from Duke Energy toSharonville Mayor Kevin Hardman and Council President VickiHoppe.KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

A program that encour-ages a community-widehealthy lifestyle will presenta seminar featuring its inspi-ration, and issuing a chal-lenge.

Glendale resident MikeFremont will share his in-sights on life as a 91-year-oldmarathon runner, as folks arechallenged to participate inthe Monumental Half Mara-thon in Indianapolis in No-vember.

The challenge – run thehalf-marathon (13.1 miles)faster thanFremontcanrun it

Fremont will give his in-sights during an hour-long,free seminar at Mojo Run-ning, 8777 Cincinnati-DaytonRoad in West Chester, beginsat 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,July 17.

Montgomery resident BobKroeger, who is also a mara-thon runner, created Life-Nuts, a community-based vi-tality program, to combat

Seminar challengesresidents to be LifeNutsBy Kelly [email protected]

See SEMINAR, Page A2

Sharonville — A rising Prince-ton High School senior has beenselected to represent more than800 thespian troupes in theUnit-ed States.

Katie Ferchen was elected tobe the Region IV InternationalThespian Officer for the Inter-national Thespian Society dur-ing the group’s festival in Lin-coln, Neb.

“It feels surreal,” Ferchensaid. “To know that I now repre-sent over 800 troupes in 14 U.S.states is the highest honor Icould ask for from this society.It is just themostsatisfyingfeel-ing in the world to know that allthis hard work and passion that

Princeton thespian elected as regional rep

Katie Ferchen, bottom row second from right, was elected as Region IVInternational Thespian Officer for the 2013-14 school year. PROVIDEDSee THESPIAN, Page A2

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wants to be different. Sheworries about her fam-ily’s safety, as her red col-or stands out among thegreen frogs, and she triesto change.

That doesn’t work, soshe runs away.

When the little redfrog’s parents find her,they reassure her.

“Don’t run from it,”Williams said. “Don’t runfrom yourself.

“This is a reminder toall of us,” she said. “We al-low ourselves to get car-

ried away by the myth ofwhat we should be like.

“All of us go throughperiodswherewe feel dif-ferent, and don’t feel ac-cepted by those aroundus.”

Williams wrote it forher children,Hannahwhois now 18, and Jadon, whois close to 13.

“I want them to knowthe things thatmake themunique,” she said, “and toembrace it.”

The book, written in arhythmic prose, featuresa ladybug on every page,to engage pre-readers.

It’s available throughthe publisher,www.greygatemedia.com, through Williams’ web-site,www.littleredfrog.net,through Amazon and atBarnes and Noble.

For more about your commu-nity, visitCincinnati.com/Wyoming.

FrogContinued from Page A1

you belong with, a groupthat makes you strongeras a person.” she said.“Theater has been thatplace for me, my friends,and thousands of highschool students every sin-gle year.

“The nicest part abouttheater is that there’ssomething for anyone todo,”Ferchensaid. “Ifsing-ing, acting and dancingisn’tyourthing,youcanbebackstage helping inwhatever way possible.

“Nomatterwhat, you’llgain a beautiful experi-encewith a great group ofpeople.”

As sheprepares forherfinal year of high school,Ferchen has big plans forPrinceton’s thespiantroupe.

“I plan todedicate all ofmy time, energy and love

I’ve been pouring into thissociety is finally payingoff.”

CindyFerchen is proudof her daughter for beingelected as a representa-tive, aswell asKatie’s goalto educate others aboutthespians. Cindy said thePrinceton group has atight bond.

“I have witnessed hownurturing and supportivethe Princeton thespiansare of each other,” shesaid.

Katie considers thetroupe to be her secondfamily.

“In high school, you’relooking for that group toconnect with and feel like

to this society,” she said.Among her goals is

growing the student in-volvement from Troupe1102 to the society throughparticipation in conven-tions, festivals, fund rais-ing and social media.

International ThespianOfficers are student sled-ders elected annually atthe leadership confer-ence, which trains leadersat the troupe, state and in-ternational level.

Among the four re-gions are six ITO officers,a webmaster and interna-tional liaison. Region IVranges from Indiana toMaine, and includes On-tario and Newfoundland.

For more about your commu-nity, visitwww.Cincinnati.com/local.

ThespianContinued from Page A1

Evendale is adding alife-saving event to itssummer schedule.

The village will host ablood drive Thursday,July 11, for residents in-terested in donatingblood. Hoxworth BloodCenter pesonnel will beat thevillage’srecreationcenter from1p.m. to 3:15p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7p.m. in the south gym forpotential donors. Thoseinterestedcanregisteratwww.hoxworth.org/groups/evendale bysearching for the blooddrive’sdateandusing thegroup code B121, accord-ing to an email from thevillage.

Basic donation re-quirements, according toHoxworth’s website,states that potential do-nors have to be at least

17-years-old, or 16 yearsold with parental con-sent, weigh at least 110pounds, generally feelwell and healthy, have nocold or flu-like symp-toms and have not had amajor surgery recently.The website lists severalother criteria that is per-missible for donors orcould bar someone frombeing able to donateblood at Evendale’sdrive.

Hoxworth’s websitealso suggests that peopleinterested in donatingblood should eat a good

meal with non-caffeinat-ed and non-alcoholicdrinks before and afterdonating and to bring thelast three years of for-eign travel history,which could determinedonation eligibility.

Anyone with ques-tions can call Barb Rohs,village clerk, at 769-1420or visit Hoxworth’s web-site atwww.hoxworth.org.

Want more updates for Even-dale? Follow Leah Fightmas-ter on Twitter: @LCFightmas-ter.

Village hosts Hoxworthfor summer blood drive

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of blood as well as blood pressure, body temperature andpulse, will be given to ensure the donor can give blood.» If eligible, a donor care specialist will clean part of

whichever arm the donor wants to use, then will use asterilized, one-use needle to take a little less than a pint,which should take about ten minutes.» Donors are asked to rest for about 15 minutes and are

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By Leah [email protected]

obesity.He modeled it after

Fremont’s lifestyleofrun-ning and healthy eating.

“If a 91-year-old canrun this 13.1 mile race, socan any normal individ-ual,” Kroeger said. “Jog-gers or runners will haveno problem.

“But, the 70 percent ofAmericans who are over-weight might feel intimi-dated by this distance.”

He encouraged thosepeople to check out Fre-mont’s blog, at www.life-nuts.org, where more in-formation about the com-munity program is alsoavailable.

Fremont attributes hislongevity to a vegan dietand daily exercise, whichhe adopted upon a cancerdiagnosis in 1991, at age70.

Hebeat thecancer, andcontinued his healthy, ac-tive lifestyle.

More than 20 years lat-er, he’s still running, andholds a marathon recordin his age group.

“I don’t care how oldyou are,” Fremont said.“If you get yourself ingood shape, you can run.

“I was under sentenceof death, so it was a pretty

easy decision for me.”Kroeger hopes anyone

who is overweight will at-tend the seminar.

“This is a rare chanceto hear how a 91-year-oldproves that old age can behealthy, happy and pro-

ductive,” Kroeger said.“His secrets will be re-vealed.”

For more about your commu-nity, visitwww.Cincinnati.com/local.

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At age 91, Mike Fremont’s lifestye of vegan eating anddaily exercise has helped to inspire the LifeNutsprogram.PROVIDED

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On the back cover ofthe summer 1992 editionof The Glenmary Chal-lenge quarterly magazineis the most beautifulpicture of two handsjoined in marriage, sur-rounded by roses, carna-tions, tulle and satin rib-bon.

The hands belong to

Sharonville’s Mary andJamesWeitzel, taken attheir Oct. 5, 1979 wed-ding. Twelve priests offi-ciated, and her dad said itlooked like the Last Sup-per. James died a yearago. Mary had a lovely“memory ring” made inhonor of his Jan. 31 birth-day. His garnet birth-

stones are set in a designof the numbers one, threeand one and are flankedby diamonds.

Mary, part of the Von-derhaar family, was bornand raised in Evendale.She agrees with StineyVonderhaar: “If you livein Evendale, why go onvacation?” She has

worked inthe family’smarket andcateringbusinessfor 44years andintends toremain onboard inorder tostay in

touch with the world. Herbrother Don is the owner,his son Don Jr. is themanager of catering andJerry Boehner (brotherof speaker of the Houseof Representatives, JohnBoehner) is the storemanager.

Mary began teachingDon Sr.’s three grand-daughters (Molly Boehn-er and Camryn and LexiVonderhaar) how to runthe cash register whenthey were 6 years old.There was a lot of excite-ment at the business lastDecember. Secret Serviceagents surrounded theplace when Rep. Boehnerand his wife dropped byto say hello to Jerry.

Mary says the onlything better was how shemet her husband. Hefrequented the store for ayear, and one day shenoticed he kept getting inline. Finally, when no oneelse was in line, he askedfor her phone number.

After working 47 1⁄2years at Glenmary HomeMissioners in Fairfield,Mary retired onMay 31.This sweet, outgoingwoman loves to connectand reconnect people. Ather retirementMass andluncheon the gifts andaccolades just kept com-ing. Some were hand-

made, some were in-spirational and somewere photographic mem-ories of almost a halfcentury of a job welldone. A glass etched tro-phy joined a keepsakebook with photos by Tri-cia Sarvak and a scrap-book designed byMaryJo Rose. Ninety friends,family, current and for-mer employees, thepriests and the brothersof Glenmary wished herwell.

Mary attended SaintsPeter and Paul School. A1964 graduate of MountNotre Dame, she workedat Glenmary as a record-er processing donations,managed the mailing listfor the Glenmary Chal-lenge and for many yearswas in charge of theBoost-a-Month Club. Overtime she got to know thedonors and gained anencyclopedic knowledgeof Glenmary. She knewevery priest and brother,associated with their

families and became the“go-to” lady. When sheretired, she had workedthere longer than anyoneelse.

Assistant communica-tion director Dale Hansonhad warmwords forMa-ry. He wrote that Mary isa devout Catholic dedicat-ed to her service as thecontact person for Glen-mary supporters. Shefirmly believes in theorganization’s ministry,which from its 1939founding has fosteredecumenism and brought aCatholic presence to ruralareas and small towns inthe South and Appalachiawhere there is no churchaffiliation and the pover-ty rate is high.

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

MaryWeitzel is Glenmary’s ‘go-to lady’

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Glenmary Home Missioners retiree Mary Weitzel in herkitchen with a keepsake book, a glass engravedcommemorative piece, and a scrapbook presented inhonor of her years of service.EVELYN PERKINS/FOR THE

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City workers, electedofficials and local busi-nesses showed their affec-tion for their communityJuly 3, wearing “I LoveSharonville” T-shirts thatalso promoted the city’sFair on the Square.

The shirts, which weredistributed during theFourth of July party atDe-pot Square to those who“like”Sharonville onFace-book and follow onTwitter@SharonvilleOhio, featurea red heart with blue let-tering on a white shirt.

Patriotic colors for theholiday also mirror thecity loyalty that local busi-nesses wanted to share.

Employees at LunaticFringe Salon and BlueGoose on Reading Road indowntown Sharonville, aswell as the crew at Depot

Deli on Creek Road in De-pot Square, wore theirshirts as they did businessonWednesday.

The idea for the shirtscame as organizersplanned the Fair on theSquare party, which fol-lowed theannualFourthofJuly parade.

It will continue as folksare encouraged to submitphotos throughout theyear, with them wearingtheir “I Love Sharonville”shirts on vacation, atevents, or posing in frontof landmarks.

Economic Develop-ment Director Chris XeilLyons said the shirts hadbrought 250 “likes” onFacebook, and reported arequest to send some toCalifornia.

Lyons said she hopesthey would help draw aheft crowd to the July 4party, as well as visitors to

the city’s social media.Sharonville Mayor

Kevin Hardman said theresponse is a reflection ofSharonville pride.

“Our residents andelected officials feel it isimportant to have a com-munity-wide gathering tocelebrate our country’s in-dependence,” Hardmansaid of Fair on the Square.“We have been fortunateasacitytoprovidefundingfor this year’s parade andparty while still maintain-ing our essential ser-vices.”

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T-shirts declare love for Sharonville The Depot Delicrew, from left:Judy Poynter,Nicole Poynter,Nicole Wilsonand Tammy Hunt,show theirsupport forSharonville. KELLYMCBRIDE/THE

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Glendale—MayorRalphHoophas tackledahot top-ic in the summereditionofthe village newsletter.

Financial strain beliesthe seasonal blooms andquaint beauty of the vil-lage of about 2,100, andthough Hoop acknowl-edges the hefty challenge,hehasreassuredresidentsofficials continue to workon the tight budget withthe smallest possible im-pact on village services.

“It is thebestof times; itis the worst of times,” be-gins his essay, posted onthe village website,www.glendaleohio.org.

The 1.5-mil property

tax levydidn’t bringthe expect-ed $135,000last year, hesaid, be-cause prop-erty valuescontinuedto decline.

Theactual revenuewas$66,000, squeezing thebudget further.

Hoop told residentsthat while no employeeshave been laid off, thosewho retired were not re-placed, with the exceptionof Village AdministratorLoretta Rokey, who re-placed retired Adminis-tratorWalter Cordes.

“Village employees areworking harder to main-

tain services,” Hoopwrote, “and2013 is the sec-ond year in a row we havenot provided them a wageincrease.”

Employee compensa-tion, service levels and thepossibility of fees for ser-viceareamong theoptionsbeing considered and willbediscussedduring theFi-nance CommitteemeetingThursday, Aug. 1.

“We’re still under wa-ter,”Hoopsaidafterthear-ticlewaspublished,“butatleast the trend is no longergoing down for us.

“That’s major news.”

For more about your commu-nity, visitCincinnati.com/Glendale.

Summer heats up with budget challengesBy Kelly [email protected]

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A form of aquatic exer-cise that benefits the heal-ing of injury is now of-fered at Maple Knoll Vil-lage.

AquaStretch, per-formed in individual ses-sions by fitness instructorBeckyHayes-Heckman, isavailable to the public, aswell as Maple Knoll resi-dents.

“It’s like beingstretched by an athletictrainer, only with move-ment in various depths ofwater, andwithweightsat-tached to your body,”

Hayes-Heckmansaid.“It’salso like a cranial unwind-ing in water, with encour-agement to move, if youfeel the need to move.”

Hayes-Heckman, whois a licensed aquatic mas-sage therapist, said thebuoyancy of the watertakesaway thepressureofgravity, allowing concen-trationon the injuredarea.

“In the water, it relaxesthemuscle, joints and ver-tebrae so the area that’scalcified (through injury)can be massaged,” shesaid.

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away the strain of gravity;

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» Palpitation to workout the adhesions andpockets of calcification,releasing tightness andpain.

Hayes-Heckman ex-plained that being in thewater allows the body tostretch in positions that itcan’t reach on land.

“In addition, your bodycan sustain stretches formuch longerperiodsofen-durance in the water be-cause your muscles don’thave to make as much ef-fort as they do on land,”she said.

The addition of five-

to-10-pound weights con-trols stress resistance andadds stability.

Several clients report-ed relief after undergoingAquaStretch therapy.

Michael Farley sus-tainedkneeandankle inju-ries 30 years ago, and hismuscles had atrophied.

“One session of AquaS-tretch instantly gave merelief from the pain that Ilive with daily,” he said.“This treatment elongatedthesemuscles.”

Linda Allport Neu-maier said AquaStretchproved helpful.

“I have an increase offlexibility and range of

motion that didn’t occurwith just my usual exer-cise and stretching rou-tines,” she said.

Jewel Menefield hadfoot reconstruction sur-gery six months earlier,and was having difficultystanding and walking.

“My physical therapistsuggested aqua work-

outs,” she said. “With eachsession, I became steadieron my foot, and walkingwas a lot easier.”

AquaStretch appoint-mentscanbemadebycall-ing 782-4340.

For more about your commu-nity, visitCincinnati.com/Springdale.

Maple Knoll fitness instructor Becky Hayes-Heckman alsooffers aquatic massage therapy called Aqua Stretch. KELLYMCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRES

AquaStretch targets injury, old or newBy Kelly [email protected]

Evendale — Villagecouncil is considering anordinance that will raisethesalaryforfuturecoun-cil members.

Currently, membersare paid about $653 amonth to serveoncouncil.The ordinance proposesraising that amount to$1,000 a month. Thechange was prompted bythe state changing the re-quirements of the PublicEmployee RetirementSystem, or PERS. Peoplewho work as public em-ployees can qualify for apension they paid into, aswell as health insurance.

In January, changes toPERS took effect whichrequired public employ-ees to be paid at least$1,000 a month to qualifyfor retirement healthbenefits they would nor-mally receive after work-ing the minimum of 20years as a public employ-ee. Council memberscan’t raise their own sala-

ries, so thepayhikewouldonly apply to memberswhose terms take effecton Jan. 1, 2014, or after,said Jack Cameron, ad-ministrative assistant tothe mayor.

Council members’ sal-aries are determined by apercentage,which in theircase is 9 percent, of thecounty commissioners’salaries. In HamiltonCounty, Cameron said,commissioners are paidabout$65,000,which is setby the state. Three coun-cil members’ seats are upfor grabs this year, andthose who win them willbe eligible for the pay in-crease, he added.

A public hearing isscheduled for 7 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 15, duringthe regular council meet-ing that was moved fromAug. 13. Residents can at-tend to hear about the or-dinance.

Want more updates for Even-dale? Follow Leah Fightmas-ter on Twitter: @LCFightmas-ter.

Council proposespay hike forfuture membersBy Leah [email protected]

JULY 17, 2013 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • A7

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

APrincetonHighSchool sen-ior has stepped up to the chal-lenge at an annual competitionthat allows students to applyconcepts of architecture.

AIA Cincinnati and the Ar-chitectural Foundation of Cin-cinnati offer the ArchitectureBy Children program, and thisyear’s theme was museum, de-fined as a building to collect,preserveandexhibitobjects forthe study, education and enjoy-ment of the public.

Princeton’s Donovan Barberwon the master craftsmanaward for his design, which in-cluded sketching and buildingthrough computer-aided draft-ing.

A display board served as avisual explanation of the pro-ject,whichwasaccompaniedbya 500-word explanation essay.

“The more creative the de-signwas, themore theyenjoyedthe project,” Princeton archi-tecture teacherBrianLien said.“They learned therewasno cor-rect answer, or correct designof theirmuseum, just better de-signs.”

Barber’s projectwas theCin-cinnati Museum of Sneakers.

“I got my inspiration frommy love of shoes,” he said. “Ididn’t want a regular flat, bor-ing building.

“I wanted it to look like ashoe,” saidBarber, who plans topursue architecture in college.

“I figured so many peoplelove sneakers from the top de-signers, so it could be a verymoney-making business.”

Barber said his ability tothink outside the box helpedshapedtheproject.Brainstorm-ing was his favorite part, “be-cause I actually imagined thebuilding on site.”

“The most surprising thingI’ve learned was how to be cre-ative with everyday usage anduse the form into a contempo-rary design,” he said.

“Thehardest part of this pro-ject was getting my walls to beperfectly curved.”

The competition is designedto help teach the students aboutwhat an architect does on a dai-ly basis, Lien said.

Lessons would include scale,design, following require-ments, meeting deadlines andpresentation skills.

“These are all important,”Lien said.

“They also learn about archi-tectural literacy,” he said “Asthey design, they learn the vo-cabulary of architecture, andscale.

“It’s a difficult concept tolearn, but when they learn it vi-sually, they really begin to un-derstand the scale of a project,howtheywould feel in thespaceand how theywould react in thespace.”

The competition fit intoLien’s project-based class.

“I’m always looking for real-life situations or projects formy students to use as their de-sign project.

“This gives them the skillsnecessary to design commer-cial spaces,” Lien said. “It’s im-portant because it rounds outtheir skills in design that willbetter prepare them for collegeand a career in architecture.”

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Brian Lien's student Donovan Barber, right, received the master craftsman award for his design at theArchitecture By Children program. PROVIDED

Donovan Barber's project, Cincinnati Museum of Sneakers, was designed in the shape of a shoe. PROVIDED

Princeton studenttreads boldly withbuilding designBy Kelly [email protected]

FEBRUARY’S TOP STUDENTS

Sharonville Elementary students of the month of February are:Kindergarten, Jennifer Barrera Mendoza, Adrianna Bishop, MaritzaCelderon and Cristian Mendoza Solis; first-grade, Alissa Stanley, CodyWeigle, Luz Raymundo and Mikayla Maidlow; second-grade, EmmaHouse, Alicia Solis Mendoza, Carter Heaton and Rachel Sherwood;third-grade, Yesenia Alonzo Nolasco, Natalie McCollum andWendyMendoza; fourth-grade, Ana Ortiz, Larissa Byrd and Seynabu Ndoye;fifth-grade, Juan Salas, Salamata Bassoum, and William Sunderman.THANKS TO CARLA SHROYER

THE EYES OF MARCH

Bethany School kindergarten and first-grade classes were treated to alesson about eyes from eye care professional Dr. Mary Beth Yackey.She talked about how eyes work, how important they are, and howto protect them. Yackey demonstrates the affect that light has on thepupils in a pupil's eye. THANKS TO SCOTT BRUCE

St. Gabriel ConsolidatedSchool was a center of activityfortheannualPrimaryScienceNight.

Approximately 300 parents,grandparents and students ingrades one, two and three at-tended the program whichused weather as the theme todemonstrate a variety of activ-ities includingrainmaking, theuse of anemometers, torna-does, cloud and snowflake for-mations, animal adaptation toweather and sunscreenprotec-tion.

The featured guest for the

eveningwasChannel19weath-ermanFrankMarzullo,whobe-gan the evening with a presen-tation about the tools weatherforecasters use to predict theweather.

Each child in attendancehad the opportunity to engagein eight different activitiesstaffed by teachers and sev-enth- and eighth-grade studentvolunteers. Upon completionof each activity, students en-tered a drawing for a kite. Twokites were awarded to first-grader Alyssa Wells andfourth-graderMitchell Leitzel.

Something aboutthe weather

St. Gabriel student Grace Watson of West Chester Township makes itrain with shaving cream clouds with Grace Shelton of Fairfield andMaddie Klenke of Liberty Township look on. THANKS TO LAURA HENDY

A8 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • JULY 17, 2013

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

PRICE HILL — More than 30Major League Baseball scoutsattended theGreat Lakes Sum-mer Collegiate LeagueProspects Showcase July 10 atWestern Hills High SchoolsArchMcCartney Stadium.

More than 70MLBdraft-eli-gible GLSCL players wentthrough various drills show-casing their skills as part ofwhat was supposed to be a pre-view to the all-star game, butheavy rains cancelled thegame.

Despite the downpour, theprospects impressed as thepitchers threw bullpen ses-sions, outfielders showcasedtheir arm strength, infielderstook groundballs at shortstopand catchers let loose from be-hind the plate.

“That is basically how Ma-jor League Baseball wants torun their scouting camps sothat is how we always runours,” Cincinnati SteamOwnerand CEO Bill O’Conner said.“They want to see the short-stops get in the hole and makethat throw, they want to seeright fielders throw to thirdbase and they put (radar) gunsand tell the pitchers specificpitches to throw.”

The Steam has produced 30-35 players who have gone on toplay professional baseball.Nate Jones, Josh Harrison andAdam Eaton have gone on toplay at the highest level.

EachGLSCL teamcanbringthree prospects to the camp, inaddition to their all-star selec-tions. Getting the kids in front

of the scouts is what makes itall worth it for O’Conner.

“It doesmakeus feel good tohave that many scouts con-

verge uponWesternHillsHighSchool in Cincinnati and givethese kids the exposure,” hesaid. “That is what we are allabout. That iswhywedo all thehard work and that is why wehave the Cincinnati Steam.”

Selby Chidemo (Elder),Matt Williams (CHCA), CodyKuzniczci (Madeira), JustinGlass, Michael Hanzlik, MattJefferson, Eric Martin (Tur-pin) and Rob Sunderman(Moeller) of the Steam, alongwith Mike Gastrich (Milford),Brad Macciochi (Moeller) andEthan McAlpine (Moeller) ofthe Hamilton Joes took part inthe showcase.

Gastrich, Kuzniczci, Mac-ciochi, McAlpine, Sundermanand Williams were all namedall-stars.

After being selected out offive teams to host the all-stargame and putting in months ofwork prepping for the game,the prospects showcase pro-vided O’Conner some relief af-ter Mother Nature wiped outthe game.

“The scouts were disap-pointed they didn’t get to seethe game and that we didn’t gothrough (batting practice), butgenerally speaking we got allthe other skill sessions in forthe showcase,” the owner said.“They were happy and feltgood about that, but then againit felt a little incomplete fromthe aspect that we didn’t get toshowcase everybody.”

The GLSCL All-Star Gamewill not be rescheduled.

Steam host prospect camp

Rob Sunderman (Moeller) of the Cincinnati Steam fields a grounderon the run and prepares to throw to first during the GLSCL prospectsshowcase July 10. TOM SKEEN/COMMUNITY PRESS

By Tom [email protected]

SYCAMORE TWP. — Pitchingandrealestateshareacommonthread.

To be of any significant val-ue, bothneed location, location,location.

It’s a lesson 2012 CincinnatiHills Christian Academy grad-uateMatt Blankenship learnedas a college freshman at Indi-ana Wesleyan in Marion.

He started the season in re-lief, picking up his first careersave against Bryan College(Tennessee) before injuries inthe rotation enabled him toearn a spot as a starter.

Blankenship went 2-1 as astarter, helping theWildcats toa 22-22-1 regular-season rec-ord.

“I’m more of a location guynow,” Blankenship said. “Idon’t overpower anybody. Iguess the best way to describeit is ... I went into Indiana Wes-leyan as a thrower and now I’mmuch more of a pitcher.

“If you can locate a pitchwith somemovement on it, youcan get a lot of guys out.”

After a CHCA career thatsawhimgoacombined16-0asafreshman, sophomore and sen-ior - he battled mononucleosisas a junior - the numbers maynot appear gaudy, butBlanken-ship is happy with his growthand development.

“I guess right away you see

the speed of the game is muchgreater (in college),” he said. “Iwasable to adjust to thatprettyquickly and able to adjust fromstarter to reliever, back tostarter.”

Location plays another rolein Blankenship’s life, too. As inhis heart andmind often lie farfrom whatever physical loca-tion he occupies, the result of apair of mission trips to the Do-minican Republic.

He took onewith the Cincin-nati Spikes baseball team thesummer before 12th grade andwent again with CHCA overspring break his senior year.On both trips he connectedwith impoverished childrenthrough baseball.

“I think sports are a greatthing to get people together,”he said. “It’s something wehave in common across cul-tures. To be able to see whatthey don’t have and for you tobe able to bring them some joythroughbaseball isagreat feel-ing. I’d really like to go back;maybe next summer.”

This summer Blankenshipispitching for theSpikesagain.Heowns a 5-0 record so far thissummer playing at the PrascoPark complex in Mason.

In addition to his own play,Blankenship - who studiessports management at Wesley-anwithaneye towardcoachingor continuing the sports out-reach work he encountered onhis mission trip - has an intern-

ship with the Cincinnati Char-gers, a local select baseballprogram. Dad Geoff Blanken-ship is the general managerand Matt works as a pitchingcoach.

“It’s a good teamwith agoodgroup of kids,” he said.

One of whom happens to behis younger brother, BrandonBlankenship, a rising junior atPrincetonHighSchoolwho fig-

ures to be a key component inthe rebuilding Vikings pro-gram.

“He’s one of our top pitch-ers,” Matt said. “He’s throwntheballwellall summer.He’satthe point right now where hecan still just throw it by guys,but I’m trying to teach him towork more on his location. Hewon’t always throw it past peo-ple.”

Location crucial for CHCA graduateByMark D. [email protected]

IWU freshmen pitcher Matt Blankenship (CHCA graduate) closes out a6-2 victory for the Wildcats over Grace University on March 23. THANKSTO GEOFF BLANKENSHIP

SHARONVILLE — Past, meetthe present. Present, meet thepast. Both of you, take a lookahead at the future you share.

The Princeton High Schoolalumni soccer games - the 2013editions are scheduled for Sat-urday, Aug.10 - serves to bridgegenerations of Vikings whoplayed and play the beautifulgame and prepare the currentplayers for the season ahead.

Michael Strange (Princeton‘01) looks forward to the gameevery year. He played for theVikings as a high schooler andcoached on the freshman, JVand varsity levels after gradua-tion through the ‘07 season. Hestill plays men’s and co-rec in-door soccer a couple nights aweek at the Tri-County Sport-splex on teamsabout 80percentcomprised of Princeton grads.

“Truthfully, I like the alumnigame because it gives me achance to recruit some of theseyounger guys for my indoorteams,” Strange said. “We’re al-ways looking for players.”

But it runs deeper than that.“A lot of it is the tradition of

the school,” Strange said. “It’san opportunity to share thatwith the younger kids. Maybenot during the game itself, butafterward when you get to talk-ing, you can share some of yourexperience with Princeton soc-cerwith them, help themappre-ciatewherewhat theyhavenowcame from.

“I really like the coachingstaff. They’ve only had fourcoaches in the history of theprogram, and I’ve known all ofthem. I like that consistencyand continuity. I don’t knowabout the first one, but I knowthe last couple have beenPrinceton grads. They try tokeep that tradition going.”

Connecting the past, presentand future is themain point, ac-cording to Princeton associateathletic director Matt Weber,which is why this year theschool added the first PrincetoniSoccer Community Challengefor area youth players prior tothe alumni games.

“We are very proud of oursoccer alumni, as their hardwork and commitment duringtheir high school years has builtthe strong foundation forPrinceton soccer for futureyears to come,” Weber said.“Aug. 10 is a great day to honorour alumni, recognize our cur-rent varsity teams and coaches,and showcase our youth soccerplayers.”

Strange said to expect com-petition on the field.

“My biggest memory waswhenIwasa juniorandweweredown two goals against Syca-more with about seven minutesto go,” Strange said. “We scoredthree in the last seven minutesto win.

“It wasn’t so much that wewon thegameas it’s thatPrince-tonmentality to nevergiveup. ”

Cost is $15 and includes a t-shirt, food and drinks. ContactWeber ([email protected]) or Mike Wilson([email protected]) by July 26. Cost in-creases to $20 with late regis-tration.

Vikingsprepareto facealumnion pitchByMark D. [email protected]

Softball championship» Cincinnati will host the

Police National SoftballChampionship for the firsttime in the tournament’s 45-year history starting July 19atRiverCity SportsComplex,5999 Linneman St., Cincin-nati, Ohio, 45230.

Teams from New York;Washington, D.C.; Toronto,

Canada; and more will com-pete.

Opening ceremonies beginat 11:45 a.m. July 19 and in-clude a fallen officers trib-ute, a hall of fame inducteefrom Cincinnati and otherawards. There also will be adonation presented to TheShield, a local organization fi-nancially helping families ofofficers who are killed or in-

jured.Formore information, con-

tact Officer Chris Warner at513-236-3171,[email protected] [email protected].

Sports injuries» The Community Press is

looking into sports-related in-juries among youth. As a par-ent, athlete or coach of your

sports, what do you want toknow about sports-related in-juries and how they are treat-ed or prevented? Do you havea story to share?Wouldyoubewilling to take part in a paneldiscussion?

Email sports editorMelan-ie Laughman at [email protected] contribute or with ques-tions.

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CINCINNATI SPIKESCINCINNATI SPIKESOPEN BASEBALL TRYOUTS FOR 2014 TEAMS

14U Team*14U Team*Saturday & Sunday, July 27th, 28th

& August 3rd, 4th • 12:30 PM – 2:30 PMat Prasco Park

*players must not turn 15 prior to 5/1/13

ALL TRYOUTS HELD AT PRASCO PARK & LEGACY FIELD6125 COMMERCE COURT • MASON, OH 45040

If you have any questions, or to schedule a private tryout, please email ususing the Contact page at www.cincinnatispikes.com or call 513.204.1104

TO REGISTER PLEASE VISITwww.cincinnatispikes.com

11U Team*11U Team*Saturday & Sunday, July 27th, 28th &August 3rd, 4th • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

at Legacy Field*players must not turn 12 prior to 5/1/13

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Soccer and T-ballregistration

The Blue Ash YMCA willhave a soccer and a T-ballleague this fall.

Fall soccer is for ages 3 to 9and runs Sept. 7-Oct. 26.Each team will practice one aweek, and will have onegame on Saturdays.

T-ball for ages 3-6 runsSept. 9- Oct. 28. Practices andgames are on Fridays.

Program participantsshould register by July 20 atthe Blue Ash YMCA, 5000YMCA Drive. Cost is the samefor both leagues: $50 formembers, $90 for programparticipants.

Contact Mary Chesko at791-5000, ext. 2605, or e-mailmchesko@cincinnatiym-

ca.org.

Challenger baseballtournament

Butler County ChallengerBaseball, a league for kidswith special needs, is havingthe Challenger State Tourna-ment July 20 and 21 at Wa-terworks Park in Fairfieldand Joe Nuxhall MiracleLeague Field.

The event will draw nearly4,000 people from all overOhio. The tournament pro-vides the opportunity to playagainst Challenger teamsfrom other Ohio cities andexperience the excitement ofplaying in a playoff-typeatmosphere.

Opening ceremonies startat 8:30 a.m, July 20. Games

begin at 9 a.m. on 13 fieldsand are scheduled until 2:30p.m. Lunch is at 11 a.m., anda dance for families andplayers at Skatetown USA inWestchester is 7-10 p.m.

Games start again at 9a.m., July 31, with a trophyceremony at the completionof the games.

The league has more than175 players who enjoy play-ing baseball in a structuredenvironment where physicalor mental challenges do notlimit their opportunity toplay America’s pastime.

For more informationabout Challenger baseball,call Alan Lakamp at 623-4120. To donate to the tour-nament, visit www.bcchal-lenger.org.

SIDELINES

DALLAS — Cincinnatisits 540 feet above sealevel.Dallas,Texas, rests110 feet lower at 430.

The change in eleva-tion in Dallas proved awelcome change for theElevation from Cincin-nati.

Yes, Elevation, with acapital E.

The Elevation volley-ball program based outof Sports Express nearKings Island sent fourteams to the USA Volley-ball Girls Junior Nation-al tournament in Big Dthe week of Independ-ence Day.

The most successfulElevation squad - the 16-year-old team coachedby Sycamore HighSchool girls varsity headcoach Greg Ulland andfilledwith an all-star ros-ter of rising juniors fromacross the city - finishedfifth in the upper-divi-sion tournament.

The team won an low-er-division national titlethe previous summer.

Three of the 10 Eleva-tion 16 players - AbbyWilliams, Katherine Ed-mondsonandLaurenWil-kins - were part of Ursu-line Academy’s 2012 Di-vision I state title pro-gram last fall underLions head coach JeniCase.

“That kind of competi-tion can only be good forour area’s high schoolteams,” said Case, whoowns and operates

Sports Express with herhusband, former PurcellMarian High School mul-ti-sport star John PaulCase. “The level ofplay isunbelievable.”

More than just a teamevent, the national tour-nament was a family af-fair for the Case clan. Lo-ganCase is an11-year-oldheading into sixth gradeat St. Margaret of York.She played up with theElevation 12-year-oldteam that took 13th placenationally among 48qualifying teams.

“Logan’s 12s didn’tlose a tournament allyear, but when you get tonationals, you see awhole different level ofvolleyball from otherparts of the country,” Je-ni said. “Someof theCali-fornia teams, those girlshave been playing thebeach since they were 4years old.

“We have kids playingin third grade now inCYO - which I still thinkis pretty young - butthose girls already havefive years in by that age.It’s good for the parentsto see that we’re goodhere, but there’s a muchbigger world of volley-ball. They see what ittakes to compete at thatlevel.”

Teams play multiplematches each day, in-cluding two days of poolplay before dividing intoNational (upper-level)and American (lower)brackets to determinethe championship.

“Playing fourdays in a

row like that, to focus onjust the volleyball forthat long, is abighelp; it’sintense,” Case said. “Youcan’t go and have a reallybad day - especially inpool play - and expect towin. To keep that compe-tition on that level reallyhelps their mental gameasmuch as their physicalgame. You really have tostay focused.”

In addition to the 16sand 12s, Elevation teamscompeted at the 13- and14-year-old levels. TheElevation 13s finished11th nationally, while the14s competed in theAmerican bracket andearned a bronze medal.

The Elevation 15squad competed in the40th annual AAU cham-pionships in Orlando,taking 10th place.

Elevation rises tonational competitionByMark D. [email protected]

Elevation 16rosterAbby Gourley - McAu-

leyAbby Williams - Ursu-

lineAlly King - MasonKatherine Edmondson -

UrsulineKendyll Kraus - St.

HenryLauren Moeller - Mil-

fordLauren Wilkins - Ursu-

lineMadi Maisel - WyomingMargo Wolf - MNDSarah Marlatt - Love-

landCoaches: Greg Ulland,

Jon Miller

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In my youth, I always had astrong faith in those who werechosen to lead. I felt confidentin the character of Pope JohnPaul II and Ronald Reagan, aswell as Sparky Anderson man-aging the Cincinnati Reds’ “BigRedMachine.” And while myfaith was occasionally testedby events like Watergate, therewas always a general confi-dence that our leaders weregood people trying to do theright thing.

But now, it’s no wonderAmericans don’t trust theirgovernment anymore.

Don’t get me wrong, I cameof age politically under theshadow of Watergate. Nixon’smisdeeds were a shockingbreach of the public trust. Itwas a time when our core faith

in public institutionswas fundamentallychallenged.

Yet, even as a teen-ager in the 1970s, I rec-ognized our leaders haddone wrong. But just asimportantly, I under-stood that those who didwrong were held re-sponsible, and we wit-nessed a standard beset. Going forward,perhaps naively, I hoped gov-ernment officials would behonest and therefore trust-worthy leaders, like HarryTruman who felt that “the buckstopped” with him.

A decade later, PresidentReagan governed on thephrase “trust but verify.” Thisholds true to the Founders’

original design, withthree branches thatact as a series ofchecks and balanceson each other, protect-ing from the over-reach or abuse ofpower by one.

Now, it seems to bemarkedly different.Today, we are facingserious breaches ofthe public trust, each

uniquely disarming. The IRS istargeting Americans for theirpolitical views and the Depart-ment of Justice is labelingjournalists as co-conspirators,simply for exercising theirFirst Amendment rights.

We in southern and south-west Ohio take pride not onlyin hard work, but honest work.

These current scandals fly inthe face of the very principlesand ethos we stand for and liveour lives by. They insult thevalues of our military men andwomen, who take up arms todefend this country.

Every day, I am working tofind ways to make governmentsmaller, more efficient, morestreamlined, and more respon-sive to hardworking taxpayers.We are facing a government sovast that those in charge nowclaim full accountability isimpossible. We cannot let thevery people who support andpromote the rampant growthof government abdicate re-sponsibility for scandals pro-duced within this bureaucraticsprawl.

These scandals do not just

challenge our right to a freepress or a non-political taxcode; they harm the very no-tion of our trust in govern-ment.

Every coin and every billwe use bears the phrase “InGodWe Trust.” Sadly, todayour trust tends to stop there; Idon’t recall hearing “In Gov-ernment We Trust” very often.We can never give up the con-stant vigilance required tosafeguard our liberties andrestore our trust in govern-ment. I will not give up on thegoodness of the Americancitizen, and the possibility ofresponsibility and trust.

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup representsthe 2nd Congressional District. Hecan be reached at 474-7777.

Need to return to ‘In GodWe Trust’

BradWenstrupCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

tively talk to their parents.Those who do not usually havegood reasons not to – eithertheir parents hold strong reli-gious beliefs which they havenot transferred to their child,one of their parents is responsi-ble for or somehow is involvedin the child’s sexual activity, orthe young woman is actively

Last week’s questionShould the morning after pill

be made available to women ofall ages? Why or why not?”

“If it prevents unwantedpregnancies it should be per-mitted for all ages.”

T.B.

“Christian and Right-to-Lifegroupswill often denywomen’srights to reproductive health,but the morning-after pillshould be available as a matterof mature, responsible use forany woman over 18.

“It can help avoid over-bur-dening the already heavily lad-en social programs for thepoor.”

T.Rog

“Regardless of what somepeople think, when a woman isoldenoughtoconceiveshe isoldenough tomake decisions abouther potential to have children.

“Although there is a commonassumption that parents of mi-nors are entitled to be involvedin such decisions this is a reli-gious belief that should not beembodied in public law.

“The reason is simple. Mostyoung women who are con-cerned with pregnancy instinc-

threatened by some aspect ofthe situation.

“A compassionate society isnot a rigid one. If there wasmore compassion for thosewhohave been born in certain quar-ters than for the ‘unborn’ therewould be fewer abortions be-cause those with unplannedpregnancies would have moresupport and more options, andless harassment and irrationalconfrontation.”

N.F.

“It’s a toughquestion,but sexdoesnot followage anymore. Soyes, a woman should determineif she needs the pill, not somemale dominated legislature.”

Walter

“As long as it’s also availableto thegayand lesbiancommuni-ty and I don’t have to pay for it Isay go for it!!”

D.J.H.

“What’s the point in asking?Some obscure judge some-where ruled that the morning-after pill must be made avail-able to females of all ages. Whoarewemeremortals toquestionthe dictates of the high and al-mighty?”

R.V.

CH@TROOM

NEXT QUESTIONDo you agree with the newabortion laws that were in-cluded in Ohio’s recently ap-proved budget, such as prohib-iting public hospitals enteringinto written agreements withambulatory surgical centers thatperform abortions to accepttheir patients in case of emer-gency, and requiring doctors totest for a fetal heartbeat, theninform the patient seeking anabortion in writing of the pres-ence of that heartbeat, andthen provide statistical likeli-hood that the fetus could becarried to term? Why or whynot?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via e-mail. Send youranswers [email protected] Chatroom in the subject line.

Most of us must havenoticed the large number ofvacant commercial proper-ties during the last severalyears. How many of us haveconsidered the true mean-ing of what they represent?

Briefly, they representbroken dreams and shat-tered hopes of businesspeople and the workers theyhad or would have hired.They also represent mort-gages that probably havebeen unpaid and/or chargesabsorbed by financial in-stitutions.

We can not just shrug ourshoulders and consider it asbad luck for others. Eventu-ally those losses will affectus personally. A sinkingeconomy is almost like asinking ship. Some of thelucky ones are in lifeboats,but they may only offertemporary salvation. Let usskip the grisly comparisonand try for a more pleasantsolution.

Each job lost eventuallyrepresents someone whomust compete for any jobavailable. This means thatwages do not have to bevery high to attract a work-er. It is even much moreserious than that. Those whoare lucky enough to stillhave jobs are well aware ofthe rising prices in the econ-omy and they require a wayto combat their shrinkingpurchasing power.

How many of those wholost jobs or simply cannotfind the start of a careermerely elect to becomeconsumers on the publicdole? Anyone who doesn’tthink this is personally cost-ing them money is sadlymistaken. These costs be-come taxes that are eventu-ally paid by businesses,consumers and workingpeople. Either way that af-fects the well being of thepublic.

Until we recognize thatall unpaid bills or benefitsbecome our personal debtswe will allow this corrupt

governmentto stay inpower bybuying thevotes ofneedy peo-ple.

Now thatwe havelooked at theresults ofthe silent

stores, let us etch them onour memories and our con-sciences to understand whatthey are telling us. If theycould speak, we would learnthat they are victims ofgovernment over-regula-tion, imposed costs, taxesand a population unwillingto trade benefits for a start-ing wage that could welllead to independence oreven a much better lifestyle.

As a former business-man, I had many sad experi-ences with both governmentand labor unions that ulti-mately led to shifting pro-duction overseas or to non-union contractors. Theyturned my loyal and effi-cient work force from anasset into a liability. Withfriends like those, workingfolks don’t need many otherenemies. This essay is tooshort to detail those prob-lems, but they seriouslyhurt my employees andwere a major inconvenienceto me.

Suppose the governmentand the unions got togetherwith business people andactually decided to worktogether to increase em-ployment by rewardingbusinesses and employeesfor increasing job creationand efficiencies. Slowly thevacant properties wouldcome to life and peoplewould put smiley faces ontheir windows. Wouldn’t thatbe a wonderful change fromour failing and morbid econ-omy?

Edward Levy is a resident ofMontgomery and a former collegeinstructor.

The silenceof the stores

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Would you like to help ourenvironment, economy andentire community? You can,by recycling.Recycling notonly keepsmaterial out oflandfills. It isone thing wecan all do tobetter ourcommunity.

Recyclingis easy and wecan all do it.When we allrecycle, wecreate jobs, conserve re-sources and protect our com-munity.

When gathering all theacceptable recyclables fromyour home, there is no need to

sort items or collect them in aplastic bag. Simply put yourrecyclables into your bin/cartand take it out to your col-lection spot. There are sever-al free community recyclingdrop-off locations available.VisitHamiltonCountyRecycles.orgfor locations.

The following items areaccepted in curbside anddrop-off recycling:

» plastic bottles and jugs(lids are OK if left on emptybottle)

» glass bottles and jars» aluminum and steel cans» empty aerosol cans (re-

move tips)» newspapers, magazines,

phone books» brown paper grocery

bags» junk mail and envelopes» office paper» cardboard (please flatten

to conserve space)» paperboard (i.e., cereal

boxes)» clean pizza boxes (please

remove food)Join your friends and

neighbors all over HamiltonCounty who are recycling. Torequest your free recyclingguide, call 946-7766 or visitHam iltonCountyRecycles.orgto download a copy.

Holly Christmann is solid wasteprogrammanager for the HamiltonCounty recycling and Solid WasteDistrict.

Recycling is onething we can all do

HollyChristmannCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

TRI-COUNTYPRESS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013

Glendale Elementary stu-dents are on a summer adven-ture in reading.

A Princeton reading pro-gram has broughtmore than 80children, alongwith staffmem-bers and community volun-teers, to the Colony Apart-ments in Springdale onMondaymornings.

Half Price Books donated480 books, and the school re-ceived a $1,000 grant from theGreater Cincinnati Foundationto buy additional books for theprogram, held every Mondaymorning through July.

Children chose severalbooks, according to their read-ing levels, and took them homeat the end of the school year.

Students in preschoolthrough grade six met at the

Colony Apartments club housewith volunteers fromGlendale,Scholastic Book Fairs and FirstFinancial Bank to get help withtheir reading, discuss the sto-ries, write or draw responses tothe text, check fluency andtrack how long they’ve read.

Teacher Cheryl Bowlingsaid students whose first lan-guage isn’t Englishwere the fo-cus.

“We have targeted our Eng-lish Speakers of Other Lan-guages (ESOL) population,”Bowling said.

“Current research showsthat children who are not en-gaged in academic, brain-chal-lenging activities over the sum-mermonths are at risk of losingup to three and a halfmonths oflearning,” she said.

“Research also shows thatjust reading 20 minutes everyday, and responding to the liter-

ature in a meaningful way, canward of ‘summer slump.’”

Mousumi Mulcherjee, whoworks for First Financial Bank,spent time reading with first-grader John Meja Vicente.

“Trying to enrich them isvery rewarding,” Mulcherjeesaid. “They are all so hopeful,smiling when they read.

“It’s every fulfilling.”Glendale Principal Jodi Da-

vidson said the students will betested at the beginning of theupcoming school year to seehow much the students haveprogressed.

“It has been one of those pro-jects that has just broughtus alltogether in a common, focusedeffort,” Bowling said.

“It just doesn’t get any bet-ter than that.”

For more about your community,visit www.Cincinnati.com/local.

Fourth-grader Mystique Triplett, left, and second-grader Troy Triplett read independently as fourth-grader Nelly Guerrero works on a reading activity with Colleen Berlinger ofScholastic Book Fair. KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Kids, volunteers gather forsummer reading program


Guy Hampton, left, of First Financial Bank, works with third-grader Juan Torres Guerrero, as Don Small ofScholastic Book Fair works on a reading activity with third-grader Sergio Gutierrez. KELLY MCBRIDE/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Mousumi Mulcherjee of First Financial Bank reads with first-graderJohn Mejia Vicente. KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Glendale Elementary Principal Jodi Davidson reads to preschoolerAaron Mejia Vicente. KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

B2 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • JULY 17, 2013

THURSDAY, JULY 18Community DanceVenus andMars, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Wyoming Civic Center, 1Wor-thington Ave., Plus-level squareand round dance club for expe-rienced dancers. $5. Presentedby Southwestern Ohio/NorthernKentucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 929-2427.Wyoming.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 6-7 p.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Music from varietyof genres. $10-$15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

Drink TastingsWine on a Dime, 6-10 p.m., RailHouse, 40 Village Square, Fourkinds of wine and compli-mentary snacks. Half off selectedwines by the glass. $10. 772-3333. Glendale.

Exercise ClassesBfit Boot Camp: Women’sOnly Fitness Boot Camp, 6-7p.m., Glendale New Church, 845Congress Ave., Lose weight andkeep it off with customizednutrition plan, full-body work-outs, personalized attention,accountability and support. $10.Registration required. Presentedby Concrete & Iron. 253-7625;concreteandiron.com. Glendale.Pilates Playground, 9:30-10:30a.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, 9681 Kenwood Road, Worksentire body through series ofmovements performed withcontrol and intention. $15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.MELTMethod, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Unique hands-off bodywork approach thathelps prevent pain, heal injuryand erase negative effects ofaging and active living. $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.Yoga/Pilates Infusion, 5-6 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Contemporaryblend of flowing yoga move-ments and core-centric Pilatessequences. $10-$15. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.Step N2, 5-6 p.m., SpringdaleCommunity Center, 11999 Lawn-view Ave., Step aerobics classconsists of choreographed steppatterns set to motivating R&Bmusic. $5. Presented by Spring-dale Parks and Recreation.346-3910. Springdale.

ExhibitsCivil War: Through theWordsof Those That Lived It, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Heritage VillageMuseum, 11450 Lebanon Road,Exhibit looks beyond battles anddelves into men and womenwho fought, provided care anddid their part on battlefront andon home front by highlightingthose who lived in SouthwestOhio during Civil War throughtheir writings. $2, $1 ages 5-11,free for members and ages 4and under. 563-9484; www.her-itagevillagecincinnati.org.Sharonville.

Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 2-4p.m., Walgreens Deer Park, 4090E. Galbraith Road, Severalscreening packages available totest risk of heart attack, stroke,aneurysm and other majordiseases. Appointment required.Presented by Mercy HealthPartners. 866-819-0127;www.mercyhealthfair.com. DeerPark.

Music - AcousticWaiting on Ben, 7 p.m., CornerPub, 7833 Cooper Road, Patio.Band Show. Inclement weathermoves performance inside.791-3999.Montgomery.

Music - BenefitsBig Band Concert Series, 7-10p.m., Blue Ash Golf Course, 4040Cooper Road, Cooper CreekEvent Center. The Harry JamesOrchestra. $40, $30 advance.Dancing and concert withnational touring big band.Benefits WMKV 89.3 FM. Pre-sented by WMKV 89.3 FM.782-2427; www.wmkvfm.org.Blue Ash.

Music - RockSami and The Ugly Truth, 7p.m., Rail House, 40 VillageSquare, 772-3333; www.rail-house1854.com. Glendale.

On Stage - ComedyJR Brow, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,8410 Market Place, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288;

www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. Presented byCodependents Anonymous Inc.Through Sept. 26. 800-0164.Montgomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Youth room. Big book/discussion meeting. Brown baglunch optional. Open to every-one who desires healthy lovingrelationships. Donations accept-ed. Presented by CodependentsAnonymous Inc. 673-0174;www.coda.org. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, JULY 19Exercise ClassesBfit Boot Camp: Women’sOnly Fitness Boot Camp,5:30-6:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.m.,Glendale New Church, $10.Registration required. 253-7625;concreteandiron.com. Glendale.Small Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Strength move-ments to build lean muscle,cardio bursts to keep your heartracing, personal training direc-tion and supervision to lead youto fitness goals. Registrationrequired. 290-8217. Blue Ash.

ExhibitsCivil War: Through theWordsof Those That Lived It, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Heritage VillageMuseum, $2, $1 ages 5-11, freefor members and ages 4 andunder. 563-9484; www.herit-agevillagecincinnati.org. Shar-onville.

Health / WellnessMercy Health Mobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Walgreens Evendale, 3105Glendale Milford Road, Fifteen-minute screening. Cost variesper insurance plan. Financialassistance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. Presented by MercyHealth Partners. 686-3300;www.e-mercy.com. Evendale.

Music - ConcertsMio’s Pizzeria Concert Series,8-11 p.m., Blue Ash TowneSquare, Cooper and Hunt roads,Music by Stagger Lee. Free.Presented by City of Blue Ash.745-8550; blueashevents.com.Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyJR Brow, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas, $8-$14. Reserva-tions required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Summer Camps - SportsJay Bruce Baseball ProCamp, 9a.m.-12:30 p.m., Sycamore HighSchool, 7400 Cornell Road,Concludes July 20. With Cincin-nati All-Star outfielder JayBruce. Baseball instruction andfun. Ages 6-14. $199. Regis-tration required. Presented byProCamps. 888-389-2267;www.jaybrucecamp.com.Mont-gomery.

SATURDAY, JULY 20Exercise ClassesBfit Boot Camp: Women’sOnly Fitness Boot Camp, 8-9a.m., Glendale New Church, $10.Registration required. 253-7625;concreteandiron.com. Glendale.


Farmers MarketMontgomery Farmers Market,9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MontgomeryElementary School, 9609 Mont-gomery Road, Vendors grow/produce what they sell. Morethan 20 vendors offering vege-tables, fruits, herbs, meat, eggs,honey, goat’s milk products,coffee, olive oil, hummus,cheese and baked goods. Pre-sented by Montgomery FarmersMarket. 984-4865; www.mont-gomeryfarmersmarket.org.Montgomery.

FestivalsBastille Day Celebration,Noon-11 p.m., City of Montgo-mery, Montgomery Road,French-American celebration.

Music by Sycamore CommunityBand, Ridge Runners, Misticsand Off The Hook. Beer tastingat Village Tavern 4-6 p.m.; $35couple, $20 single. Food from15restaurants, displays in theUniversalists Church, childrencabaret, waiter’s race, historicwalking tour and slow bike ride.Free. 891-2424; www.montgo-meryohio.org.Montgomery.

Health / WellnessSimple Health-Smart CookingClass, Noon-1:30 p.m., Cincin-nati Nutrition Counseling Cen-ter, 7400 Montgomery Road,Class meets six Saturdays, end-ing Aug. 24. Informal andinteractive class series to discov-er how healthy and tasty mealscan be prepared quickly andsimply. $139. Registration re-quired. Presented by Communi-versity at UC. 556-6932;www.uc.edu/ce/commu. Silver-ton.

Home & GardenHigh Style Flower ArrangingClass, 2-4 p.m., Peachy’s FloralDesign School, 7400 Montgo-mery Road, Class meets sixSaturdays, ending Aug. 24.Using flowers and herbs, learnbasic principles of floral arrang-ing and create beautiful center-pieces. University of CincinnatiCommuniversity course. $149.Registration required. Presentedby Communiversity at UC.556-6932. Silverton.

Music - ConcertsGlendale Summer Concertson the Green, 6-9 p.m., HarryWhiting Brown CommunityHouse, 205 E. Sharon Ave., Bringseating and picnic. Free. Present-ed by Harry Whiting BrownCommunity Center. 771-0333;www.hwbcommunitycenter.org.Glendale.

Music - R&BBam Powell & The Trouble-makers, 7 p.m., Rail House, 40Village Square, 772-3333;www.railhouse1854.com. Glen-dale.

On Stage - ComedyJR Brow, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas, $8-$14. Reserva-tions required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Runs / WalksLuau 5K and Afterparty, 7-10p.m., SharonWoods LakesideLodge, 4661 E. Kemper Road,Bethany House Services. Regis-tration begins 5:30 p.m. Racestarts 7 p.m. Party follows withunlimited beer, wine, softdrinks, and pig roast providedby Mr. Pickles Catering. Music byOne Mississippi 7-10 p.m. $40,$30 advance; $25 party only.Registration required. Presentedby Bethany House Services.557-2411; www.bethanyhouse-services.org. Sharonville.

ShoppingTreasureMart, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St.Gertrude School, 6543 MiamiAve., Gymnasium. Rummagesale. Gently used clothing, toys,furniture, kitchen and housewares, tools, antiques, holidayitems, books and more. Rain orshine. Free admission. Presentedby Ladies of Charity CincinnatiChapter. 561-5954.Madeira.

SUNDAY, JULY 21Exhibits

Civil War: Through theWordsof Those That Lived It, 1-5p.m., Heritage Village Museum,$2, $1 ages 5-11, free for mem-bers and ages 4 and under.563-9484; www.heritagevillage-cincinnati.org. Sharonville.

On Stage - ComedyJR Brow, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, JULY 22Clubs & OrganizationsCincinnati Toastmasters ClubNo. 472Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m.,St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221MiamiRoad, Public speaking andleadership skills meeting. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented byCincinnati Toastmasters Club No.472. 351-5005; cincinnati.toast-mastersclubs.org.Madeira.

Cooking ClassesBasics II: A Master Series Classwith Chris Weist, 6-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, Class builds ontechniques learned in Basics ISeries and highlights specialingredients, techniques andcooking methods. $250. Reser-vations required. Presented byCooks’ Wares - Symmes Town-ship. 489-6400; www.cookswa-resonline.com. Symmes Town-ship.

Exercise ClassesBfit Boot Camp: Women’sOnly Fitness Boot Camp,5:30-6:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.m.,Glendale New Church, $10.Registration required. 253-7625;concreteandiron.com. Glendale.Pilates Plus, 7-8 p.m., Spring-dale Community Center, 11999Lawnview Ave., Unique pro-gram of strengthening andstretching exercises throughslow, mindful and purposefulmovements. $5. Presented bySpringdale Parks and Recrea-tion. 346-3910. Springdale.Small Group Personal Train-ing, 9:30-10:30 a.m. and 5-6p.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, Registration required. 290-8217. Blue Ash.

Music - AcousticBob Cushing, 8 p.m., ShadyO’Grady’s Pub, 9443 Loveland-Madeira Road, 791-2753.Symmes Township.

SchoolsSummer Tours, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,Leaves of Learning, 7131 Plain-field Road, Offering part-timeand full-time classes to ho-meschooled students. Tourbuilding and learn more aboutunique and successful non-profitprogram. Free. Reservationsrequired. 697-9021; [email protected] Park.

Summer Camps -AcademiciSPACE Summer Camps, 9

a.m.-2 p.m., Scarlet Oaks CareerDevelopment Campus, 3254 E.Kemper Road, Programs trans-form campers into roboticsengineers and rocket scientistsas they take part in summeradventure that integrates LEGOengineering and robotics,TETRIX and more. Monday-Friday. Ages 0-12. $230. Regis-tration required. Presented byiSPACE. 612-5786; ispacescience-.org. Sharonville.

Summer Camps -MiscellaneousCivil War Summer Camp, 9a.m.-3:30 p.m., Heritage VillageMuseum, 11450 Lebanon Road,Campers see what life was likeas a child in southwest Ohioduring the Civil War. Education-al opportunities in daily activ-ities from1860s time period.Monday-Friday. Ages 6-12. $175.Registration required. 563-9484.Sharonville.HowDoes That Work?, 9a.m.-noon, Dulle Park, 10530Deerfield Road, Terwilliger’sLodge. Daily through July 25.Junior engineering camp withMad Science of Cincinnati. Ages6-12. $140. Registration re-quired. Presented by City ofMontgomery. 891-2424;www.montgomeryohio.org.Montgomery.

Summer Camps -Religious/VBSPraise Camp, 6-8 p.m., ForestDale Church of Christ, 604 W.Kemper Road, Music, games andlessons about power and love.Week-long series of youthactivities. Monday-Friday. Ages-1-4. Free. 825-7171; forest-dale.org/#/praise-camp-2013.Springdale.

Summer Camps - SportsSoccer Unlimited Camps, 6-9p.m., Bob Meyer Park, 8511Sturbridge Drive, Through July26. Soccer Unlimited & JackHermans organize camps andclinics to improve/maintain yoursoccer talents by playing serious,training with intensity, andkeeping the element of “FUN”involved at all times. $89. Pre-sented by Soccer Unlimited.232-7916. Sycamore Township.

TUESDAY, JULY 23Exercise ClassesCore Adrenaline, 9:30-10:30a.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, 9681 Kenwood Road, Blendfunctional strength trainingmovements with Pilates se-quences. $10-$15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Hatha Yoga, 5-6 p.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Gentle introductoryjourney into the world of yoga.$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.Step N2, 5-6 p.m., SpringdaleCommunity Center, $5. 346-3910. Springdale.Small Group Personal Train-

ing, 4-5 p.m., Fitness Physiquesby Nico G, Registration required.290-8217. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessMercy Health Mobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Kroger Woodlawn, 10595Springfield Pike, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assis-tance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. Presented by MercyHealth Partners. 686-3300;www.e-mercy.com.Woodlawn.

Music - ConcertsMio’s Pizzeria Concert Series,7-9 p.m., Blue Ash Amphithe-atre, 4433 Cooper Road, Musicby Klaberheads. Free. Presentedby City of Blue Ash. 745-8550;blueashevents.com/concert-series.php. Blue Ash.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24Cooking ClassesChillin’ with Haute Chocolate:Frozen Concoctions andConfections with Lisa Coop-er-Holmes, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Lisa brings some of cre-ations they are working on atHaute Chocolate. $50. Reserva-tions required. Presented byCooks’ Wares - Symmes Town-ship. 489-6400; www.cookswa-resonline.com. Symmes Town-ship.

Exercise ClassesBfit Boot Camp: Women’sOnly Fitness Boot Camp,5:30-6:30 a.m., Glendale NewChurch, $10. Registration re-quired. 253-7625; concreteandi-ron.com. Glendale.Zumba, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Phy-siques by Nico G, 9681 KenwoodRoad, $15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.Zumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Latin-based cardioworkout. $10-$15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Small Group Personal Train-ing, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 5-6p.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, Registration required. 290-8217. Blue Ash.


Literary - LibrariesTeen Board Gaming, 2:30-4p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Teensand tweens play board games oftheir choice. Games played mostoften are Apples to Apples,Scrabble, Forbidden Island,Zombie Fluxx, Uno and Skip-Bo.Ages 11-18. Free. 369-4450. DeerPark.

Music - AcousticJohnWalsh, 6 p.m., Rail House,40 Village Square, Free. 772-3333; www.railhouse1854.com.Glendale.

Music - ClassicalMusic Under the Stars withthe Cincinnati SymphonyOrchestra Woodwind Quin-tet, 7-9:30 p.m., Greenacres ArtsCenter, 8400 Blome Road,Outdoor Gardens. Blankets andpicnics welcome, no alcohol.$15. Tickets must be purchasedin advance. Presented by Gree-nacres Foundation. 891-4227;www.green-acres.org. IndianHill.

On Stage - ComedyFunniest Person in CincinnatiContest, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,8410 Market Place, Aspiringcomedians perform. Amateurand semi-pro categories. Ages 18and up. $5. Reservations re-quired. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

THURSDAY, JULY 25Business SeminarsYou’re More Than a Face onFacebook, 10-11:30 a.m., Dima-lanta Design Group, 4555 LakeForest Drive, No. 650, Learn dosand don’ts of Facebook for yourbusiness and how it can helpyou grow with Ernie Dimalanta,founder of Out-&-Out Market-ing, andWendy Hacker, socialmedia consultant of DimalantaDesign Group. $10. Reservationsrequired. 588-2802. Blue Ash.

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Civil War Summer Camp for ages 6-12 is coming to Heritage Village Museum from 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, July 22-26, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville.Campers see what life was like as a child in southwest Ohio during the Civil War.Education opportunites will be taught in daily activities from the 1860s time period. Cost is$175. Registration is required. Call 563-9484. Pictured, Pat Danneman a retired schoolteacher gives a quick lesson on using a washing board at the recent Pioneer Camp atHeritage Village Museum in Sharon Woods. TONY JONES/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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When I checked mymail and calls this week,most of them centered onCyndi Mitchell’s porcu-pine meatballs. I had noidea this recipe was sucha beloved one. It wasactually a new one to me.

Julia M., who is “84-plus,” said her mommade these for her andher five siblings manytimes. “Her recipewas a little differ-ent,” Julia said.Hers has groundbeef, minced on-ion, baking pow-der, milk and un-cooked regularrice along with saltand pepper. Shecovers hers withtomato soup andbakes them in theoven.

Ann Falci and hergirls Emma andMar-ianne were delighted tosee the recipe. “An oftenrequested meal. Weserve it on top of ricewith extra cans of soupas ‘gravy’ and fresh pars-ley on top.”

I love when recipesevoke such a responseand wonderful memories– that’s what cooking isall about.

And blueberry seasonis here. We’ll be pickingat Rouster’s in Milford.Check out my blog forRouster’s blueberry cob-bler with a cookie crust.

Blue ribbonblueberry muffins

Blueberry muffins area popular fair entry.Judging at the local andstate level has given megood criteria for theperfect blueberry muf-fin. I’m sharing my tipsfor a blue ribbon-winningmuffin on my blog. Mostimportantly, though,don’t over mix. The bat-ter should be lumpy. Andalways toss fruit or nutswith flour mixture tokeep them from sinking.If you don’t have butter

flavoring, which is inwith extracts at the store,just up the vanilla to 2teaspoons. This is adapt-ed from a blue ribbonrecipe winner who askedto remain anonymous.1⁄2 stick unsalted butter,room temperature

1 cup sugar2 large eggs, room

temperature3⁄4 teaspoon butterflavoring extract

11⁄2 teaspoons vanillaextract

2 teaspoons bakingpowder

Several dashes salt2 cups all-purposeflour (whiskbefore measuringto lighten up andthen spoon intomeasuring cup,

level off with knife)2 heaping cups freshblueberries or equivalentfrozen, not thawed, nosugar added, tossed withflour used in recipe

1⁄2 cup whole milk

Preheat oven to 375degrees. Spray muffincups or line with bakingcups. Beat butter andsugar until fluffy. Addeggs one at a time, beat-ing after each addition.Blend in extracts, bakingpowder and salt. Verygently, and by hand, foldin flour and blueberrymixture. Stir in milk.Spoon about 2⁄3 cup batterinto muffin cups (enoughto leave room for rising).Bake 22-25 minutes oruntil golden brown and atoothpick inserted incenter comes out clean.Don’t over bake. Yield: 18or so regular muffins.

Tips from Rita’skitchen

Sprinkle on beforebaking: Plain sugar top-ping or 2 tablespoonssugar mixed with 1⁄2 tea-spoon cinnamon and 1⁄2teaspoon nutmeg.

How tomake store-bought blueberry muf-

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Mock zucchini crabcakes

Old Bay seasoningmakes these taste a bitlike crab cakes, eventhough there’s no crab inhere. A fellow food writ-er shared this recipe afew years ago. “One ofmymost requested,” shesaid. A good way to useup what you know will bean abundance of zucchi-ni!

2 cups packed coarselygrated zucchini, unpeeled

1 small onion, finelychopped

1 cup Italian breadcrumbs1 tablespoonmayonnaise2-3 teaspoons Old Bayseasoning

1 large egg, beaten lightlySalt and pepper to taste

Drain zucchini andonion in a colander a bitto let some of the liquiddrain out. Combine allingredients. The texturecan be adjusted – if it’stoo wet, add morecrumbs. Heat oil in skil-let. Formmixture intopatties and sauté overmedium high heat untilgolden brown, about 2minutes per side. Makesfour big or six mediumcakes.

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TomW., who lost hisrecipe from the EnquirerSundayfood section wayback about 10-15 yearsago. “Any offer is appre-ciated,” he said.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

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TheYWCAofGreaterCincinnati has receivedthe YWCA USA 2013 As-sociation ExcellenceAward for mission im-pact in the field of Wom-en’s Empowerment.

The organizationcompeted against asso-ciations from across thecountry and was judgedon its impact on the YW-CA mission, “eliminat-ing racism and empow-ering women.”

The YWCA of Cincin-nati, the fifth associationin the United States, wasfounded in1868. Since itsfounding, the YWCA hasbeen a keystone for posi-tive change in the livesof hundreds of thou-sands of women andtheir families.

It has continuouslyevolved during its 145year history to meet theever-changing needs ofwomen in our communi-ty. YWCA programs andservices empower indi-viduals to enhance theirlives- whether it’s escap-ing from abuse, learningto read or training for ajob.

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Awoman seeking tomodify her homemort-gage ends up paying acompany that claims itcan help her.

But now, after someinvestigation, she saidshe feels deceived andwants her money back.

Deborah Spencer, ofHarrison, called her lend-er recently about gettingher homemortgage mod-ified. But before it couldbe worked out she wenton an out-of-state vaca-tion with her family. “Wewere on vacation and Igot ill. I had spoken with

my bank abouttrying to modifymy loan on myhouse because Iended up onSocial Securitydisability,” Spen-cer said.

Then, whilestill in the hospi-tal, she got a callon her cell phonefrom a law firm that saidit would help with herloan modification. Itfaxed documents for herto sign while she was stillon medication and still inthe hospital. It actually

faxed the papersdirectly to the hos-pital where she wasrecovering.

“I was on medi-cation and theywere very insistent.They called con-stantly saying, ‘Oh,we can send every-thing right over andget started right

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ey using her debit card.When she returned homeshe called her mortgagecompany representativewho told her he neverheard of that law firmand questioned the wholething. The contract Spen-cer received from thecompany said she hadfive days in which tocancel and she tried to dothat immediately, butwithout any success.

“The law firm opera-tor wouldn’t give me hisname, just said it was

Randy, and pretty muchsaid, ‘Well, we have yourmoney, you’re not goingto get your money back,’”she said.

But what about thecontract which says shehas five days in which tocancel? “They said itdidn’t matter,” she said.

I called but couldn’tget any answers fromthat law firm so toldSpencer to file a com-plaint with the Ohio At-torney General. She did,and now the company hascontacted her promisingto return her money be-

cause she never used theretainer.

Spencer is going torepresent herself in deal-ing with her bank for thatmortgage modification.She wants to warn every-one to be careful if youget such an offer of assis-tance from people whoclaim to be with a lawfirm.

Howard Ain answers consum-er complaints weekdays onWKRC-TV Local 12. Write tohim at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.

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Joseph Auto Group andthe Society of St. Vincentde Paul-Cincinnati arepartnering to make donat-ing a vehicle to the St. Vin-cent dePaulVehicleDona-tion Programmore conve-nient.

Those wishing to do-nate a used car, truck, RV,boat or motorcycle to St.Vincent de Paul can nowdrop off their vehicle atthe followingnewdrop-offlocations:

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» Columbia Chevroletat9750MontgomeryRoad.

Proceeds from the ve-hicle donation program atSt.Vincent dePaul-Cincin-nati provide local familiesin needwith basic necessi-ties such as shelter, utili-ties, food, prescriptionmedicationandbeds.Fam-ilies receiving help arepersonally visited by St.Vincent de Paul volun-

teers. St. Vincent de Paulhas seen a steady increasein requests for help in re-cent years, especially inthe suburbs of Cincinnati,wherethepovertyratehasincrease by 83 percentsince 2000, according a re-cent study by The Brook-ings Institution.

St. Vincent de Paulmakes it easy to make animpact through the dona-tion of used cars, trucks,motorcycles, boats and

RVs. In addition to the twonew drop off locations, ve-hicles may be dropped offat any of the seven St. Vin-cent de Paul-CincinnatiThrift Stores. Representa-tives at any drop-off loca-tion will fill out the paper-work and provide a tax re-ceipt for the donation.Free pick-up is alwaysavailable by calling 513-421-CARE (2273) or byvis-itingwww.SVDPcincinnati.org.

“The challenges of pov-erty affect far too manyfamilies in our communi-ty,”saidRonJosephJr.,ex-ecutive director, JosephAuto Group. “Our grouphas always supported St.VincentdePaul’sefforts togive hope to the afflictedand we are pleased to beable to do more by sup-porting their Vehicle Do-nation Program.”

“These days, we seemany families who are

seeking help for the firsttime ever, and our vehicledonationprogramplaysanimportant role in helpingthese families get back ontheir feet,” said Liz Carter,executive director, St. Vin-cent de Paul-Cincinnati.

For more informationon the St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati Vehicle Dona-tion Program, visitwww.SVDPcincinnati.org.

St. Vincent de Paul has new place to drop off cars

Tire Discounters hasgiven its Sharonville loca-tion a tune up.

The overhaul of theflagship store includes anexpansion, with eight ser-vice bays and a renovationtargeted to female cus-tomers.

The store, at 11805 Leb-anon Road near Interstate275, includes an expandedshowroom, with videoscreen so customers cansee work being done ontheir cars, as it happens.

Technicians use com-puter tablets to customizeservice and the servicebayswere designed for ef-ficiency.

Inside, the bright decorincludes computer Wi-Fiaccess, refreshments, TVand a children’s play area.

“Tire Discounters ischanging what the tirestore experience can be,”Executive Vice PresidentJamie Ward said of therenovation. “We focusedthe new design on ourfemale customers, whorepresent a majority ofour customers.”

It’s the first in a seriesof renovations plannedover the next few years,according to the company.The Sharonville site willserve as a template for thecompany, which is head-quartereddown the street,at 3650 E. Kemper Road.

The redesign also in-cluded eco-friendly com-ponents,suchasenergyef-ficient glass, and recycledrubber in the landscaping.

LED lighting and light-reflecting roofing reduceenergy costs, and digitalservice reduces the use of

paper.The store is open Mon-

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Walk-in service is of-fered, and customers canmakeappointmentsat769-4499.

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Wyoming Parent Stu-dent Association andWyoming School Founda-tion contributes throughfundraising efforts, witha focus on technology inthe past school year.

The PSA contributed$50,000 to support digitalliteracy and communica-tion.

The Wyoming SchoolFoundationgavea$32,822grant for technology,which supported the dis-trict’s efforts toward 21stCentury learning at allgrade levels.

Fundraisingefforts forthe PSA include eventssuch asMay Fete, and theWyoming School Founda-tionraisesmoney throughactivities such as CowboyUp.

As board memberssaid thank you to bothgroups, they also saidgoodbye to outgoing PSA

President Suzy Henke.School Board Presi-

dent Todd Levy said bothgroupsplaya largepart inthe success of Wyomingschools.

“Amajorcomponentofthe success of WyomingCity Schools is our com-munity’s ongoingcommit-ment to support educa-tion,” Levy said. “Our stu-dents are extremely for-tunate to be thebeneficiaries of fundrais-ing efforts from PSA andthe Wyoming SchoolFoundation.

“Collectively, we’ve

chosen to invest much ofthis past year’s fundrais-ing into classroom tech-nology that helps our stu-dents learn and engageandultimately, betterpre-pares them for our globalsociety.

“Truly, these two or-ganizations represent pil-lars of this community,”he said, “and we appreci-ate their continued sup-port of our strategicgoals.”

For more about your commu-nity, visitCincinnati.com/Wyoming.

Wyoming schoolgroups thanked fortechnology funding

Wyoming School Foundation Executive Director Pat Seuberling accepts thanks on behalfof the foundation for its financial support of the district. PROVIDED


Wyoming School Board President Todd Levy thanksoutgoing PSA President Suzy Henke for her contributionsto the district. PROVIDED

One week after WestChester Township KyleWalker lost his father to amassive heart attack, helearned that he was thewinner of free tuition forthe summer session at theUniversity of CincinnatiBlue Ash College.

“It was amazing newsand a big relief during avery difficult time,” saidWalker, who was devas-tatedaboutdeathofhis fa-ther and also concernedabout howhewas going topay for college. The soph-omore wants to become aphysical therapist, a pro-gram that demands a doc-torate degree for newgraduates.

The free tuition is theresult of a program at UCBlue Ash that encouragesstudents to register earlyfor the upcoming semes-ters. Those who registerby the designated dead-

line are automatically en-tered into a drawing towin free tuition.

The college offeredthis opportunity to stu-dents for the summer ses-sions, as well as the up-coming fall semester. Ofthe more than 2,700 stu-dents who were eligible,

two winners were select-ed, Walker for the sum-mer and Jessica Proffittfor the fall. The summertuition has a value of ap-proximately $1,700, whilethe fall tuition is $2,500.

“Wearealwaysexcitedto provide scholarships,grants or financial aidthathelpourstudentspur-sue their education andfollow their dreams,” saidCady Short-Thompson,Dean of UC Blue Ash.“Having lost my motherin my early 20s, I empa-thizewithKyle in his loss.It is satisfying for me toknow that we are all root-ing for him at UC BlueAsh.”

Proffitt, who is a juniorfrom Sharonville andgraduate of Mount NotreDameHigh School, workspart-time while takingclasses toward an asso-ciate degree in medicalassisting.

Free tuition welcome forUC Blue Ash students

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Cincinnati’s school forthedeaf took a chance ona5-year-old girl who couldhear – and the gambletransformed them both.

Beyond what its nameimplies, St. Rita School forthe Deaf now serves stu-dents with many types ofcommunication difficul-ties, ranging from Downsyndrome to autism toapraxia, the speech disor-der that led little Hannah

Houser and her parents tothe school’s doorstep in1999.

St. Rita’s director, GregErnst,acceptedHannahasthe first non-deaf studentsincetheschool’s foundingin 1915. He was deter-mined to help her – eventhough he and Hannah’steacher had never beforeheard of apraxia.

Apraxia patients likeHannah hear words andunderstandthem,buttheirbrains have trouble send-ing the signals to allowthem to speak. At age 5,Hannah had yet to utterher first word.

ButSt.Rita’sstaffcameup with a way to help.Through their efforts,Hannah thrived and wasable tobe“mainstreamed”into public school. Today,Hannah, now19, will grad-uate from Hamilton HighSchool – the first St. Rita-educated apraxic studentto achieve that milestone.

“If not for St. Rita’s, Ithink Hannah would havestruggled a lot more, andmaybewouldnothavegot-ten as far as she is now,”says her mom, RosieHouser.

At St. Rita’s and across

the nation, more childrenare being diagnosed withapraxia. Among St. Rita’s187 students, 60 are classi-fied as apraxic – and all 30of the school’s teachershelp those students with

the “sign-and-say”methodthat Hannah’s teacher, El-len Brigger, devised. St.Rita calls itself “the onlyschool in the country thathas programs specificallydesigned for childrenwithapraxia.”

In recent years, aware-ness of apraxia has beenspreading, while researchcontinues and places suchas St. Rita’s keep workingto help apraxic childrenreach their potential.

“I thinkyouhavetofindthe key that unlocks allthat’s locked up inside ofthem,” saysBrigger, 65, ofReading. “If not, you havethese wonderful, creativelittle minds that are goingto be lost.”

Many apraxic children,in fact, are quite bright.

Hannah’s IQ testedaround 115, better thanabout 84 percent of thegeneral population. Buther disorder kept that in-tellectual capacity bottledup. As a toddler, her frus-tration boiled over. “She’dbe screaming, crying, hit-ting, biting – because shecouldn’t get out what shewanted to say,” her momsays.

Hannah’s parents knewsomething was wrong. Af-ter they prodded the fam-ilydoctorfornearlyayear,he wrote a referral fortesting at Cincinnati Chil-dren’s Hospital MedicalCenter.

Experts there came upwith a couple of possibili-ties, including apraxia.Ittook about three years oftestingbeforedoctorscon-cluded that apraxia wasthe sole cause of Hannah’sspeech difficulties, herparents said.

Hannah’s parents put

her into a speech therapyprogram at the JanetClemmonsCenter inHam-ilton when she was 2. Aturningpoint camewhenadeaf boy entered the pre-school program. Hannahstarted picking up signlanguage from him. Final-ly,withameansofcommu-nicating, she actedout lessoften.

Hannah’s parentswant-ed her to keep working onsign language, so theysoughtoutSt.Rita’sforherkindergarten – a radicalproposalat the time. Itwasconsidered taboo for ahearing child to attend adeaf school, Brigger said.

Even so, Ernst gaveBrigger the go-ahead. “Ifnot for that flexibility, Idon’t think I would havebeen able to develop thisprogram,” Brigger said.

By chance, there wereno other kindergartenersenrolled that year – free-

ing Brigger to devote allher attention to Hannahand the largely unknownapraxia.

One day, after a fieldtrip, Hannah sobbed fortwo hours asBrigger triedto figure out what wasbothering her. “I remem-ber holding her and I said,‘Hannah, I promise you Iwill find a way for you totellmewhat hasyou soup-set,’” Brigger said.

That night, Briggerwent home and prayed:“God, please help me fig-ure out a way to keep mypromise to this child.”

The next morning,Brigger’s prayer was an-swered when an idea thatpopped into her head: “Ijust need to immerse herin sign language.” So, withthe blessing of Hannah’sparents, Brigger toldHan-nah there would be “novoice” for a month.

Hannah remembers: “Ifelt relief, because I wasunder somuchpressure totalk.”

Then came a life-changing moment. It’sseared into Brigger’smemory – and into Han-nah’s.

As Hannah and herteacher walked down ahallway at school one day,Brigger was talking whilesigning, pointing outthings related to Hallow-een, including bats.

“Without thinking,(Hannah) said the word‘bat,’” Brigger said. “I willnever forget the look onher face ... she got a biggrin, and this look on herface like, ‘Can I do itagain?’”

“She ran up and downthe hall, saying ‘bat, bat,bat,’” Brigger said.

St. Rita’s gamble pays off

Ellen Brigger a teacher at St. Rita School for the Deaf in Evendale, works with, from left: London Hendrix, Cody Knippingand Vinny Lynch in a Sign 'n Say form words class believed to be the only type for students with apraxia. TONY JONES/THE

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Ellen Brigger a teacher at St. Rita School for the Deaf in Evendale works with kids in aSign'n Say call believed to be the only language course for students with apraxia. TONY

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Ellen Brigger signs withLondon Hendrix, Ellen is ateacher at St. Rita Schoolfor the Deaf in Evendalewhere she works with kidsin a Sign'n Say classbelieved to be the onlylanguage course forstudents with apraxia. TONY

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That’swhy the teamsofdoctors and staff of theEmergency DepartmentsatMercyHealthHospitalsand Medical Centers areproviding area residentswith these seasonal healthand safety tips to keep youwell and out of the emer-gency department thissummer.

» Sunburn: Blisteringsunburns require immedi-ate medical attention andyou may find you needmore medical help lateron. Getting one blisteringsunburnwhen you’re a kiddoubles your chances ofdeveloping melanoma.Choose a sunscreen that isat least SPF30 and apply it15 to 30minutes before go-ing outside. Reapply regu-larlyandafteryou’vebeenin water.

» Hydration: Did youknow that if you’re feelingthirsty, you’re alreadymildly dehydrated? Helpkids avoid dehydration byreminding them to drinkoften throughout the day.The American Academyof Pediatrics recommendsdrinking about every 20minutes if kids are activein sports. About fiveounces is right for a kidweighing 88 pounds. Wa-ter and sports drinks(drinks that contain elec-trolytes) are the best op-tions for hydrating kids –avoid sodas, juice and oth-

er fruit drinks.» Heat-related illness:

Staying hydrated in hotweather can help reducethe risk of heat-related ill-ness.Keepwater or sportsdrinks (with electrolytes)onhand tomaintainhydra-tionandtrytostay inasha-dy or air-conditioned loca-tion during the hottestparts of the afternoon.Mild symptomsof heat ex-haustionmay include feel-ing thirsty, fatiguedorget-ting leg or abdominalcramps. If left untreated,heat exhaustion can pro-gress to heatstroke.

» Food poisoning: Sum-mertime offers so manyopportunities for picnick-ing and cookouts, but don’tlet the heat ruin your out-ing. Food-borne illnesslooks a lot like the flu andtypically includes nausea,stomachcramps,vomitingand diarrhea. One of thebest ways to avoid foodpoisoning during the sum-mertime is to be sure fooditems that contain mayon-naise, milk, eggs, meat,poultry and seafood aren’tkept at room temperaturefor more than an hour ortwo (onehourmax if it’s 90degrees F outside). Meatand eggs aren’t the onlyculprits – raw fruits andvegetables can causeproblems if not properlywashed and stored.

» Poison ivy: Poison ivy,as well as poison oak andsumac, contains urushiol,an oil which causes an al-lergic reaction in about 85percent of the populationwhen it comes in contactwith skin. The subsequent

rash that develops willonlyappearwheretheskintouched the plant’s oil.Luckily, it isn’t contagiousbut it can spread throughindirect contact (such aspetting a dog that has runthrough poisonous plants).The only way to avoid de-veloping the rash is toavoid contact with thesepoisonousplants butwear-ing clothing that covers agood amount of skin – es-pecially if you’re doingyard work – will help re-duce your risk.

» Ride safe: Wearing ahelmet while riding yourbike is a must these days.Nearly 300,000 kids makea visit to the emergencyroom every year withbike-related injuries.Wearing a helmet can helpreduce the risk of your oryour child making such avisit. Keeping kids safe ontheir bikes also meanssending them out on bikesthatfit.Checkingthatyourchild hasn’t outgrown lastyear’s ride is easy: Haveyour child straddle the topbar of his or her bike withboth feet flat on theground. A one- to three-inch gap between the barand your child’s bodymeans it’s still the correctsize.

» Play safe: Check theplayground equipment be-fore letting kids play on it.Forexample,surfacesthataretoohotcancauseburnsand loose ropes – ropesthat aren’t securedonbothends – can cause acciden-tal strangulation. Theground should feature aprotective surface, such

as rubber mats, wood orrubber mulch or woodchips, never grass, asphaltor concrete. The right sur-face materials could re-duce the risk of head inju-ryorothersevereinjuryinthe event of a fall. Also, besure that your child’sclothing is playground-friendly: remove anystrings, such as those onhoodies, only let themwear closed-toed shoes atplay and avoid clothingthat is loose enough tocatch on equipment.

» Pool safety: They

don’t hang those “No run-ning!” signs poolside fordecoration. Never leavekidsalonenear thepool,nomatter what their ages orswim capabilities. Parentscan and should take pre-cautions around homepools, inaddition tocloselysupervising kids whilethey swim.

» Bites and stings: Plan-ning to spend time outsidemeans planning to sprayyourself and your kidswith insect repellent. Re-pellents don’t kill insectsbut they can help reduce

bites from mosquitoes,ticks, fleas and other both-ersome bugs. Some repel-lents contain DEET andsome don’t. Use insect re-pellents containing DEETon kids sparingly. Neveruse repellent on infantsand check the levels ofDEET in formulas beforeapplying to older kids –DEETcanbetoxic.Usere-pellents with 10 to 30 per-cent concentrations ofDEET on exposed skin,clothing and shoes but donot apply it to faces orhands.

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The Enquirer has been telling the stories of our area for over 170 years. RetroCincinnati.com brings back thosestories to highlight the people, places and events that shaped our area, and links our history to topics of today to

help you better understand our community.

• Beautiful photo galleries • Compelling stories • Interesting facts and quizzes

Feeling nostalgic? Visit now.

Relive Tri-State history at the new

Cincinnati subway under Central Parkway

Beverly Hills Supper Club, 1977

The Cool Ghoul, 1970

Peanut Jim Shelton, 1976

Fresh fromthesuccessof its June book sale, theFriends of the Public Li-brary of Cincinnati &HamiltonCountywill hostits annual Summer Ware-house Used Book Salefrom Aug. 15-18, at 8456Vine St. in Hartwell.

The sale affords booklovers the opportunity tobrowse from more than80,000 books and otheritems under one roof.

There is ampleparkingat the warehouse, on ad-joiningstreets, andacrossthe street. Most items arepriced from$1-$4. Inaddi-tion to hardback and pa-perback books for allages, there are also VHSmovies, CDs, Books on

CD,DVDs, andeven somevinyl records priced atone dollar each.

In a special deal, therewill be a 50 percent offpurchase on Sunday, Aug.18, for Friends’ members.Memberships are avail-able throughout the sale.Membership benefits in-cludepreferredseatingatthe library’s great pro-grams.

Summer warehouseused book sale hours:

» Thursday, Aug. 15: 10a.m.-7:30 p.m.

» Friday, Aug. 16, andSaturday, Aug. 17: 10a.m.-6 p.m.

» Sunday, Aug. 18:noon-5 p.m.

The Friends’ book

sales enable the library tohost tens of thousands offree programs and eventseach year, as well as sup-port the summer readingprogram and add to the li-brary’s collection. It istheirmain source of fund-raising, donating hun-dreds of thousands of dol-lars to the library eachyear. Since its inception in

1957, the Friends have do-nated more than one mil-lion dollars to the libraryin support of its programsand services.

For more informationcontact the warehouse at513-369-6035, [email protected],or visit http://friends.cincinnatilibrary.org/.

Friends selling books in August

Wyoming resident Peggy Kahn readies book shelves forthe August sale. She has volunteered at the warehouse formore than 20 years. PROVIDED

ration, LighthouseYouth Services, and theHamilton County Men-tal Health & RecoveryServices Board.

The grant is for tar-geted development ofservices that use bestpractices for respite,wrap-around, 24-hourcrisis response, therapy,assessment, planning,and training, and trau-ma-informed care.

The directors of theOhio Departments ofDevelopmental Disabil-ities (John Martin) andMental Health & Addic-tion Services (TracyPlouck) are to visitHamilton County soonto discuss the grant.

Kasich’s Strong Fam-ilies, Safe Communitiesproject to provide carecoordination and crisisintervention servicesfor youth at risk ofharming themselves orothers due to a mentalillness or disability isdriving these grantawards.

In partnership withseveral local agencies,HamiltonCountyDevel-opmental DisabilitiesServices provides a fullrange of support ser-vices for more than9,000 individuals withdisabilities in HamiltonCounty. Visitwww.hamiltondds.orgor “like” www.hamil-tondds.org on Facebookand become a fan onTwitter for more infor-mation.

Hamilton County De-velopmental Disabili-tiesServices, inpartner-ship with other localagencies that serve peo-ple with disabilities andmental illness, has beenawarded a state grant tofund services for at-riskyouth resulting from aninitiativebyOhioGover-nor John Kasich.

The grant is for twoyears, totals $693,000,and is being awarded bythe Ohio Departmentsof Developmental Dis-abilities and MentalHealth & Addiction Ser-vices. The HamiltonCounty grant is one ofseven across the state,chosen from 38 applica-tions.

“Wearegrateful tobeone of the seven areas inOhio to receive supportfrom the Governor tohelp families and youthwho are at risk of harm-ing themselves or oth-ers,” said Alice Pavey,HamiltonCountyDevel-opmental DisabilitiesServices superinten-dent. “We in HamiltonCounty are especiallyfortunate to work withsuch a wide range ofcommunity partnerswho are joining with usin this grant to developmore comprehensiveservices than we’vebeen able to providewith local funds.”

Partners in the grantare Lifepoint Solutions,Finding Hope, Hope forChildren and Families,Resident Home Corpo-

County agencyawarded state grant forat-risk youth services


VILLAGE OF EVENDALEADOPTED ORDINANCES

AND RESOLUTIONS

The following ordinances and resolutionswere adopted by the Council of the Village ofEvendale at its Regular Council Meeting onJuly 9th, 2013.

RES. #13-03A RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO THE EX-ECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEENTHE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION -ERS OF HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO ANDELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CIN-CINNATI, INC. PROVIDING FOR THEADOPTION OF A PROJECT WHICH WILLRELOCATE A BUSINESS IN THE VILLAGEOF EVENDALE AND CREATE EMPLOY-MENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN AN EN-TERPRISE ZONE OF HAMILTON COUNTYAND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

ORD. #13-29ORDINANCE APPROVING THE 2013 TAXBUDGET OF THE VILLAGE OF EVENDALEAND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

ORD. #13-30APPROVING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIA -TION IN THE GENERAL FUND TO COVERADDITIONAL SALARY AND BENEFITSFOR A NEW HIRE AND EMPLOYEES MOV-ING FROM PART TIME TO FULL TIME ANDDECLARING AN EMERGENCY

ORD. #13-32ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYORTO HIRE KELSEY ALBRINCK AS A SEA-SONAL EMPLOYEE IN THE PUBLICWORKS DEPARTMENT AND DECLARINGAN EMERGENCY.

ORD. #13-36ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYORTO ENTER INTO AN CONTRACT WITHTHE LOWEST AND BEST BIDDER FORTHE VILLAGE OF EVENDALE SHELTERHOUSE RENOVATION AND DECLARINGAN EMERGENCY. 1001770942

Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)

www. trinitymthealthy.org513-522-3026

“Growing Closer to God, Growing Closer to Neighbor”

Pastor Todd A. Cutter

1553 Kinney Ave, Mt. HealthyWorship: 8:30 am traditional - 10:45 am contemporary

Sunday School: 9:45 am Nursery provided

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd.,

Finneytownwww.faithcinci.orgPastor Robert Curry

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

Mt. Healthy Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

7717 Harrison Ave Mt. Healthy, OH 45231Rev. Michael Doerr, Pastor 513-521-6029Sunday 9:00 a.m...... Contemporary Service

9:45a.m...... Sunday School10:45 a.m........ Traditional Worship

Nursery Staff Provided“A Caring Community of Faith”

Welcomes You

CHRISTIAN CHURCH DISCIPLES

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., ColerainTwp741-7017 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

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

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 Methodist8:15 & 11amTraditional Service & Kingdom Kids

9:30am Adult & Children’s Sunday School7:00pmWednesday, Small Groups for all agesInfant care available for all services3751 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 - 11:00amContemporary Gathering: Bible &

Conversation 11:30 - 12:30Nursery 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!

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.orgMission Sunday

Traditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior Pastor

United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter

Christ, the Prince of Peace

Sunday School 9:15amWorship 10:30am - Nursery Available

www.cpopumc.org“Small enough to know you, Big enough to care”

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

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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 Christ691 Fleming Rd 522-2780

Rev Pat McKinneySunday School - All Ages - 9:15am

Sunday Worship - 10:30amNursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

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

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AMHandicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing Love

Sunday Worship ScheduleTraditional Services: 8:00 & 10:15am

Contemporary Services: 9:00 & 11:30amStudent Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer, Rich Jones &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 RdOffice: 2192 Springdale Rd

542-9025Visitors 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

Cinquina-Bozich

Steve and ImogeneBozich of Cleves, OH, an-nounce the engagementof their daughter FaydraAnne Bozich to Paul An-thony Cinquina, son ofCindy & Bob Hartz of Fin-neytown, OH, and Steve& Sherri Cinquina of Fin-neytown, OH. Fay is a2003 graduate of TaylorHigh School. Fay attend-ed Ohio University andgraduated in 2007 with aBBA in Finance and Eco-nomics. She also graduat-ed in 2012 from NKU withan MBA. She is currentlyemployed by Fidelity In-vestments as a ServiceManager. Paul is a 2002graduate of FinneytownHigh School. He attendedBowling Green Universityand graduated in 2006with a BS in Visual Com-munications Technology.He is currently employedby First Financial Bank asa Support Desk Tech.An October 26, 2013wedding is planned.

Howe, Gary W.Gary passed away at hishome June 28th at theage of 63. He was retiredfrom Cincinnati PublicWorks. Father of Wayne(Stacie) and ShannonHowe. Grandfather ofTyler and MakenzieHowe. Brother of Robert,Gilbert, Vernon, Jimmy,Jack, Sis, and Vicky. Un-cle to many nieces andnephews. In lieu of serv-ices, contributions can bemade to The CincinnatiEye Institute Foundation."Love today in case to-morrow never comes"

InMemoriam

EVENDALE

ARRESTS/CITATIONSChristopher Russell, 29, 6322Mayflower, breaking and enter-ing at 3040 Inwood, June 13.Dillon Browning, 26, 6303 May-flower Ave., breaking andentering at 3040 Inwood, June13.Larise Clay, no age given, 360 N.Wayne, theft at 2801 Cunning-ham, June 14.Christina Gause, no age given,11164 Corine, theft at 2801Cunningham, June 20.

Incidents/investigationsTheftMerchandise valued at $112removed at 2801 Cunningham,June 12.Iphone valued at $300 removedat 2801 Cunningham, June 14.Merchandise valued at $270removed at 2801 Cunningham,June 14.

SHARONVILLEArrests/citationsLinda Holland, 55, 2191 E. OhioPike, open container at 275,June 29.Andrea Jones, 33, 12128 2ndAve., operating vehicle impairedat 12128 2nd Ave., June 29.Juvenile Female, 16,, theft at12035 Lebanon Road, June 28.Ebony Calloway, 35, 4761DaleAve. ., theft at 12035 LebanonRoad, June 28.Darren Hagenbotham, 39, 30View Drive, operating vehicleimpaired at Sharon, June 29.Lorenzo Richardson, 20, 514Derrick Turnbow Ave., drugpossession at 10900 CrownePoint, June 27.Pamela Bennett, 51, 12101Mid-pines, theft at 12035 LebanonRoad, June 28.Emmie Bessel, 51, 409 PattersonStreet, theft at 1629 E. Kemper,June 28.Kevin Dove, 27, 431 E. BensonStreet, endangering children at10981 Timberwood, June 24.Aaron Napier, no age given, 947Ohio 28, drug abuse instrumentsat E. Kemper and Mosteller,June 25.Jason Brown, 32, 102 Jonte Ave.,drug possession, drug abuseinstruments at White Castle,June 25.Timothy Brown, 29, 12041 5thAve., theft at Shell Station, June25.Lesley Dzigiel, 50, 160 Cedar-woods, theft at 12164 LebanonRoad, June 24.JeremMack, 33, 602 Front Street,drug paraphernalia at 4020Hauck Road, June 24.Shaundra Kottle, 49, 2316 BeechAve., possession of drugs atEconolodge, June 23.Nouvas Algaloquini, 26, 393Indian Lake Drive, disorderlyconduct at 11137 Reading Road,June 23.Omayr Dass, 22, 8210 PaddingtonCourt, disorderly conduct at11137 Reading Road, June 23.

Incidents/investigations

BurglaryResidence entered and $236removed at 11278 LebanonRoad, June 23.Criminal damagingPurse and contents valued at$350 removed at 185 MountVernon, June 27.Passing bad checksReported at 1629 E. KemperRoad, June 25.Receiving stolen propertyReported at 2000 E. Kemper,June 25.TheftGarbage cans valued at $75removed at 14040 Red Cliff, June30.$237 removed at 10900 CrownPointe Drive, June 25.Vehicle entered and items valuedat $532 removed at 11029Dowlin Drive, June 23.$15 in gas not paid for at 11610Lebanon Road, June 23.

SPRINGDALEArrests/citationsWarren Breckham, 52, 850Douglas Road, open containerat 275, June 29.Amber Bennett, 27, 1907 75thStreet, child endangering at1301 Chesterwood Court, June30.Geovany Sandoval-Chilel, 25,1536 Ardwick, driving under theinfluence at 12064 Lawnview,June 29.Jemiah Abdullah, 27, 10189Pottinger Road, theft at 900Kemper Road, June 29.Kourtney Powell, 18, 5679 Gil-more Drive, theft at 900 KemperRoad, June 29.Celeste Valentour, 29, 4988Cleves Warsaw Pike, drivingunder the influence, June 29.Joshua Zoz, 24, 12779 New HopeWhite Oak, drug abuse, June 29.James Randolph, 45, 88 DunbarLane, drug abuse at 120089Princeton Pike, June 26.Gerald Hill, 31, 4780 McGreevyDrive, theft at 12105 LawnviewAve., June 26.Jamie Johnson, 33, 3546 DanburyRoad, offenses involving un-derage persons at 12105 Lawn-view Ave., June 26.Gerald Hill, 31, 4780 McGreevyDrive, theft at 12105 LawnviewAve., June 26.Robin Thompson, 56, 5551 Chat-ford Square, deception toobtain dangerous drug at 11601Springfield Pike, June 25.Juvenile, Female, 17, theft at 900E. Kemper, June 24.Juvenile, Female,, 17, theft at 900E. Kemper, June 24.Schott Merchant, 36, 935 Pyra-mid Hill Blvd.., offenses in-volving underage persons at12105 Lawnview Ave., June 24.Juvenile, Male,, 17, drug abuse at1120 Chesterdale, June 23.Christopher Marshall, 23, 8788Big Tree Court, theft at 11700Princeton Pike, June 22.Juvenile Female, 16,, curfew at11285 Springfield Pike, June 22.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robberyReported at 3221Oberlin, June

27.AssaultVictim struck at 400 Glensprings,June 26.Victim choked and shoved at12064 Springfield Pike, June 27.Criminal damagingBuilding spray painted at 123Merchant Street, June 23.Building spray painted at 212SharonW, June 25.Building spray painted at 12105Lawnview, June 25.Sign damaged at 1083 CastroLane, June 27.Rocks thrown at window andwindow damaged at 805 Ban-croft, June 28.MenacingVictim threatened at PrincetonPike, June 23.TheftCredit cards removed at 900Kemper, June 22.$20 in gas not paid for at 11620Springfield Pike, June 24.$80 in gas not paid for at 11620Springfield Pike, June 24.Merchandise valued at $37removed at 900 Kemper, June24.Reported at 12051 SheratonLane, June 25.Reported at 11800 SpringfieldPike, June 26.Laptop valued at $600 removedat 11419 Princeton Pike, June 27.Game system, controller andgames of unknown value re-moved at 11693 Vancleve Ave.,June 28.Reported at 11770 Princeton,June 28.

POLICE REPORTS

Dr. Virginia Ruth GriffinDr. Virginia Ruth Griffin, 78, of Evendale died June 27.Survived by brother, Robert Griffin.Preceded in death by parents Robert and Margaret Griffin; and sibling,

Marian Griffin.Services were July 9 at Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home, Evendale.

Memorials to; Multiple Sclerosis Society.

DEATHS

sen, Susan M. and Patrick M. toTweh, Bowdeya W.; $125,000.22 Woodsview Lane: Gonzales,John to Carucci, Wayne J.;$84,000.11099 Zaring Court: Wallace,Jerry A. and Sandra K. toSchulte, Nicholas N. and IantheE. A.; $264,000.

SPRINGDALE595 Kemper Road: Smallwood,Michael B. and Ryan V. Gregoryto Federal Home Loan MortgagCorp.; $60,000.11982 Marwood Lane: Branden-burg, Leonard D. to Branden-burg, Leonard D.; $30,000.11843 Ramsdale Court: Ware,Ralph Howard and Kathy M. toHinkley, Ruth Ann; $98,000.

WYOMING258 Compton Road: Anderson,

GLENDALE7 Thomas Court: Metcalfe, RitaS. Tr. to Beigh, Robert L. andPamela P.; $390,000.

SHARONVILLE12141 Bath Court: Meyrose, Markand Kim Kroell to Powers,William C. and Rebecca A.;$170,000.11717 Bedivere Court: Heyl,Kenneth C. and Kathryn H. toCappa, James M. and Jill AnnMcGaughey; $190,000.1478 Fawnvista Lane: Rasnick,Ferris E. and Johnnie L. toFederal National MortgageAssociation; $120,115.3923 Mefford Lane: Gray, Verdato TJJ Properties LLC; $65,500.11115 Spinner Ave.: Delp, EmmaJ. Tr. to King, Dennis A. andJanet L.; $125,000.12009 Summerville Drive: Clau-

Jean K. to Puccini, Scot J. andSandra A.; $232,000.1333 Park Ave.: J. Will PropertiesLLC to December, Krysta L.;$189,900.234 Poage Farm Road: Newman,Paul D. and Nancy C. Illman toHerbert, Thomas W. III andKristen Roberts; $395,399.352 Ridgeway Ave.: Weber,Sarah Nicole Tr. to Whalen,Daniel and Leslie S.; $124,500.328 Springfield Pike: Puccini,Scot J. and Sandra A. to Thom-as, David L. and Mari E.;$268,000.5 Walnut Ave.: Thomas, Davidand Mari to Smith, Whitney A.and Matthew D.; $234,500.220 Wyoming Ave.: Felner,James G. and Sheryl L. Tr. toWeis, Judd and Elizabeth Jane;$503,500.

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Carolina Joppru shows off the mask she made during Summer Reading kickoff at theWyoming Branch Library. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Musician Zak Morgan performs during the Summer Reading kickoff at the WyomingBranch Library. He will be visiting other selected branches during Summer Reading, June1-July 31. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

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