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Thanks, but no thanks.That pretty much sums up

Columbia Township’s reactionto a state proposal to build noise-abatement walls along Inter-state 71 that would hide a com-mercial district the township istrying to coax to life.

The state, having cut millionsof dollars in appropriations tomunicipalities and sent themscrambling for new sources ofrevenue, now is asking Colum-bia Township’s opinion on erect-ing walls that the Ohio Depart-ment of Transportation admitsin a letter could hurt the town-ship’s economic-developmentplans.

“It would certainly be con-trary to everything we’ve beentrying to accomplish to open upthe area to make it more visi-ble,” Columbia Township Ad-ministrator Mike Lemon said.

Lemon wrote the state trans-portation department to say asmuch.

“The township recently ac-quired a permit to remove vege-tation and brush along I-71to ex-pose the business district whichhad been hidden by the brushand vegetation for years,” Lem-on wrote. “Erecting walls wouldonly reverse our progress andhide the area once again, poten-tially negatively impacting newbusinesses in the area such asUC Health.”

In the past several years,Ohio has been cutting its LocalGovernment Fund appropria-

tions to municipalities and phas-ing out tangible personal-prop-erty taxes.

Columbia Twp.:State roadproposalwould hurtbusinessJeanne [email protected] CUTTING DEEP

Here’s how some other localmunicipalities’ budgets havebeen affected by state fundingcuts:

» Madeira has changed itsroad paving program and de-layed other infrastructure im-provements. “We have had tostretch our paving program suchthat roads are only resurfacedevery 20-plus years,” city Man-ager Tom Moeller said. “Weshould be resurfacing streetsevery 15-17 years to stay aheadof the deterioration that takesplace. We also have severalstorm water system pipe repairs/replacements that are beingdelayed because of the reductionin funding.”

» Fairfax hasn’t been affectedas much as some other communi-ties. “Overall we knew (this) wascoming and adjusted that forother parts of the budget wherewe have more control,” FairfaxAdministrator Jenny Kaminersaid. “Being a small village, itdidn’t have a huge impact.”Kaminer said funding from thestate is a small percentage ofFairfax’s overall budget. She saidthe earnings tax is the No. 1source of income for the villagefollowed by fines generatedfrom the mayor’s court.

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Columbia Township is working to keep the state from erectingnoise-abatement walls along Interstate 71 near the township's growingbusiness district that would hide new businesses such as UC Health frommotorists driving near the Red Bank Road exit.

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OAKLEY — Hyde Park Plazain Oakley may be getting a fa-celift.

Representatives from Re-gency Centers discussed po-tential improvements to theoutdoor area during the AprilOakley Community Councilmeeting.

A survey tosolicit commu-nity feedbackon what type ofimprovementsshould be madeis posted atwww.hydepark-plazacincinnati-.com.

Tom Howard,a regional property managerfor Regency Centers, saidplans include upgrading thecommons area and designingthe area so it is safer for cy-clists and pedestrians.

Howard said the WassonWay Project will be incorpo-rated into the redesign. TheWasson Way project involvesconverting 6.5 miles of rail-road track into a recreationalhiking and biking trail which

would extend from the LittleMiami bike trail in Newtownthrough the communities ofHyde Park, Oakley, Marie-mont and several others. Plan-ning for the Wasson Way Pro-ject has been ongoing for sev-eral years.

“The walkable aspect is im-portant,” said Oakley Commu-nity Council board memberBrian Ferry, adding that creat-ing a pedestrian-friendly areais essential.

Howard said some of thechanges will include a mainthoroughfare that will bemarked as a bike lane, an out-door community event areaand a new sign for Hyde ParkPlaza, which he said would in-crease “curb appeal.”

He said the last time anywork had been done on thecommons area was in 1994.

Survey responses will beaccepted through Monday,May 11.

Additionally, during theApril community councilmeeting, board member EvanNolan said the board will votelater this month on whether toamend council bylaws so thatthe Oakley Community Coun-cil can obtain a 501(c) 3 desig-nation.

With a 501(c)3 designation,a community council can ben-efit from various fundraisinginitiatives, work more closelywith other 501(c)3-designatedcharities and foundations andaccept tax-deductible dona-tions. The designation alsoraises the bar on transparencyas far as money that is raisedby the council, said boardPresident Sean Fausto.

Additionally, this providesmore flexibility on raisingmoney through variousevents, Nolan said.

Residents are welcome toattend the discussion whichwill be 7:30 p.m Thursday,April 16, at the Oakley Commu-nity Center, 3882 Paxton Ave.

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Changes may be made to the outdoor area of Hyde Park Plaza to make it more welcoming for cyclists andpedestrians.

Hyde Park Plazamay have a new lookForrest [email protected]

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Plans includeupgrading thecommons area anddesigning the areaso it is safer forcyclists andpedestrians.

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run from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30p.m. at the Fairfax Recre-ation Center, 5903 Haw-thorne Ave.

It will include a dinnerwith spaghetti and meat-balls, ravioli, salad, Ital-ian bread, dessert, coffeeand tea. Beer, wine andsoda will be available forpurchase.

There will be live mu-sic by the Pete WagnerBand, dancing, rafflesand games.

Tickets at the door ofthe Italian festival willcost adults $12 each.

Tickets purchased inadvance are $10 per adultand $5 per child under 12;they are available from 9a.m. to 4:30 p.m. week-days at the MarieldersSenior Center at 6923Madisonville Road in Ma-riemont.

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least 55 years old andwho live in Mariemont,Fairfax, Madison Place,Plainville and TerracePark.

The Barn hostsproduction of ‘BirdBrain’

The Cincinnati Play-house in the Park’s Offthe Hill family seriesproduction of VernThiessen’s “Bird Brain,”recommended for ages 5and up, will be performedat The Barn in Marie-mont at 10:30 a.m. Satur-day, April 18.

The cost is $5 per per-son and reservations canbe made atwww.artatthebarn.org.The Barn is the home ofthe Woman’s Art Club ofCincinnati and is at 6980Cambridge Ave. in Ma-riemont.

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Nominations soughtfor noted alumni

The Mariemont SchoolFoundation and the Ma-riemont High SchoolAlumni Association areseeking nominations forthe third annual Distin-guished Alumni Award.

The DistinguishedAlumni Award recogniz-

es Mariemont HighSchool graduates of atleast 10 years who havenotably distinguishedthemselves. by their sig-nificant contributions intheir life or in their work.This is a great opportuni-ty to honor communitymembers for their out-standing achievements.

Nominations, whichremain on file for fiveyears, are considered bya committee, and thenumber of recipients se-lected each year is at thediscretion of the commit-tee.

This year’s Distin-guished Alumni recipi-ents will join the ranks oftwo previous rounds ofaward recipients, includ-ing an astronaut, a doctor,a military general, a realestate philanthropist, anAssistant Secretary ofthe Army and an operasinger.

Distinguished AlumniAward recipients arerecognized during Ma-riemont’s Homecoming.A permanent, dedicatedspace at Mariemont HighSchool also honors recipi-ents.

Nominations are dueby May 31. The nomina-tion form and completequalifications and guide-lines are available on theSchool Foundation web-site, www.mariemont-schoolfoundation.org, orby contacting Julie Nerlof the Mariemont SchoolFoundation at [email protected] or 513-272-7509.

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The state also repealedthe estate tax and out-lawed the creation of anymore joint economic-de-velopment zones, orJEDZs, which allow town-ships to work with villagesor cities to collect income

taxes in business zones.In response, municipal-

ities have been makingcuts, making joint pur-chasing partnerships,making levy appeals andjust plain making do withbuildings, vehicles andequipment that in a morefiscally comfortableworld would have been re-placed.

When Hamilton County

Auditor Dusty Rhodes re-cently sent HamiltonCounty’s 12 townships a to-tal of nearly $121,700 as aone-time disbursementapproved by state law-makers (Columbia Town-ship got a little more than$5,000 of that), Rhodestook the opportunity tonote that since 2010, thetownships’ share of thestate Local GovernmentFund has been cut by $2.3annually.

“Any new money iswelcome,” Rhodes said.“But this really is just adrop in the bucket com-pared to the cuts local gov-ernments have seen.”

The hurt caused by thestate’s tightening its pursestrings varies among mu-nicipalities.

For example, Evendaleis more heavily reliant onlocal income taxes thanany kind of state funding,Chief Fiscal and Account-ing Officer Cynthia Ca-racci said.

“We have some veryhealthy businesses in ourarea, including GeneralElectric,” Caracci said.“Our earnings tax has ris-en enough to cover thelosses from state cuts.”

Things are very differ-ent in Loveland, whereCity Manager David Ken-nedy said his city has hadto reduce staff and em-ployee benefits, outsourceservices such as income-tax collections and build-ing inspections, cut roadrehabilitation work, defercapital purchases and re-duce or eliminate a varie-ty of non-essential pro-grams and services.

In Columbia Township,Administrator Lemonsays it has annually lostsome $350,000 from othergovernments for thingssuch as grants, shared tax-es and payment for ser-vices; $150,000 in bank in-terest, $115,000 in estatetaxes, $90,000 in tangiblepersonal-property taxes

and $40,000 in Local Gov-ernment Funds.

“While (cities) arestarting to rebound fromthe state tax cuts and theeconomic recoverythrough higher earningstaxes, townships are not,since their revenue ismostly based on propertytaxes through levies,”Lemon said.

With the approval ofvoters in Columbia Town-ship in November 2013,the township and the vil-lage of Fairfax becameone of the last partner-ships to form a joint eco-nomic-development zone.

Last April they beganassessing a 1-percent in-come tax on people whowork and businesses thatoperate in ColumbiaTownship commercialareas on Wooster Pike, onPlainville Road and atRidge and Highland ave-nues.

Fairfax gets a cut of theproceeds for collecting

the income tax, whichOhio law says townshipscannot do.

“So far the townshiphas received one revenuedistribution for $182,000,but it does not represent afull year, nor does it in-clude business-profit tax-es,” Lemon said.

As Columbia Townshipseeks to generate funding,it may ask residents in No-vember to replace a 3.5-mill waste levy set to ex-pire at the end of the year.The new levy would be inthe 5-mill range, officialssaid.

“The increase (wouldbe) to offset loss of reve-nue caused by the state,new equipment needs andprojected cost increasesover the next threeyears,” Lemon said.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in Colum-bia Township? Follow me onTwitter @jeannehouck.

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The basics of gunsafety, education andmarksmanship are at thecore of a new programbeing offered throughthe American LegionPost 318.

The Junior ShootingSports Program is foranyone ages 10-18 who isinterested in learningthe basic elements of gunsafety, education andcompetition. An organi-zational and sign upevent is scheduled for 6p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, atthe American LegionPost, 6660 Clough Pike,in Anderson Township.

Bringing this pro-gram to the area’s youthhas been a three-yearprocess for CommanderJoe Baker. The legion’sBoy Scout Troop 519 wasthe impetus for this pro-ject, he said. The groupwas starting a BoyScouts of America HighAdventure Crew, a co-edprogram with an age lim-it of 21, to partner withthe regular scout troop.The group had an inter-est in gun safety andmarksmanship.

“Then I found out theNRA has a grant pro-gram for newly startedshooting sports clubs, soI applied for a $5,000grant and we won,” Bak-er said. “This gave us thepellet rifles, gun stands,scopes, shooting mats,and eye and hearing pro-tection.

“It has taken me threeyears to get this grant, sonow we just need to getthe local kids interest-ed.” In addition to mem-bers, the Legion Post islooking for adults whowill help run and managethe JSSP. Many of the

Crew 519 scouts andtheir parents will be inthe group. There’s no capon how many childrencan participate but thegoal is to get at least 20.

Barry Parks is thechairman of the GreaterCincinnati Friends ofNRA, the group that pro-vided the scholarship.Friends of NRA is thecharity arm of NRA,Parks said.

“We raise money foryouth outreach,” he said.He’s also the advisor ofthe Clermont County 4-HShooting Sports club.When it comes to provid-ing firearms educationto young people, Parks isenthusiastic.

He was pleased toaward the grant to theAnderson Junior Shoot-ing Sports Program. Aswith his club, he’s alsolooking forward to oneday seeing someone inthe region move up theranks in the program tocollegiate and evenOlympic level.

“I would like to seesomeone in the regionget to that level,” he said.

The program uses the.177 caliber air rifle, Bak-er said. Both boys andgirls can participatethrough the AmericanLegion Post sponsorship.It is a three-part pro-gram that combines thebasic marksmanshipcourse, qualificationawards, and air riflecompetition. The basicmarksmanship course isa comprehensive pack-age for the beginningshooter with little or nomarksmanship experi-ence. Gun safety andmarksmanship funda-mentals are taughtthrough a balanced mixof short lecture and dis-cussion followed by

hands-on activities.For information, to

volunteer or join, contactBaker at 289-9044.

New Junior Shooting Sports Club formingSheila [email protected]

THANKS TO JOE BAKER

The Junior Shooting Sports Program forming in Anderson will focus gun safety, marksmanship,competition and fun.

Troubadours need voices

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They have openingsfor a few more voices –both male and female Noexperience is needed. Ifinterested, contactedLeah Cohen at 779-4800or [email protected].

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Ohio Valley Goodwill’ssecond annual Earth DayElectronic Recycling Do-nation Drive, 11 a.m. to 5p.m. Sunday, April 26, atall 29 Goodwill DonationCenters.

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EASTERN HILLSJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Mariemont Schools» The Mariemont Junior

High School seventh- andeighth-grade Power of the Penteams competed in the regionalPower of the Pen tournamentagainst 44 other schools, total-ing 256 writers, and both teamstook fourth place.

For the sweepstakes (sev-enth- and eighth-grade com-bined scores), Mariemontteams placed third out of 44schools. Students received indi-vidual awards, too. In seventh-grade, Sarah Werdmann re-ceived sixth place. In eighth-grade, Amelia Popowics re-ceived the first place award andKatie Copetas received 12thplace. These students qualifyfor the state competition atWooster College in May.

» Mariemont High Schoolsophomores Savannah Giordul-lo and Ellie Kapcar attended the19th annual awards ceremonyfor a writing contest at MountSt. Joseph University. The con-test was hosted by The Depart-ment of English and ModernLanguages and open to all soph-omores in Greater Cincinnati.

Both students wrote piecesfor the fiction category; Savan-nah received an honorable men-tion and $50, while Ellie wasawarded 1st place and $100 forher piece titled “Leafy Fig-ment.”

“I really enjoy writing, andthis contest was a great oppor-tunity,” said Ellie. “The judgeshad great feedback, so hopeful-ly I’ll be able to take their con-structive criticism and inte-grate it into more of my writ-ing.”

St. Ursula Academy» A group of Saint Ursula

Academy students spent aweekend debating issues andcreating resolutions dealingwith trade, investment, envi-ronmental issues, health con-cerns, global politics and thewar on terrorism. The opportu-nity was provided to themthanks to their participation in astudent organization called“Model United Nations.”

The Model UN Club wasstarted by Alexandra Goss andTaryn Osborne after attendingthe Henry Clay Center forStatesmanship's Student Con-gress last summer. Saint Ursulamath teacher Dave Stickel mod-erates the club as it meetsthroughout the school year andattends conferences “repre-senting” various countries fromaround the world. These confer-ences encourage students to re-search policies and interests ofa specific nation and presentthose findings to the other coun-tries represented. Next, stu-dents work collaboratively withthe other representatives tofind solutions to national andglobal issues.

The guiding principle ofMUN is: “Cooperative, hands-on learning allows students toconfront a range of topics withthe perspective of their as-signed country or organization.Through these experiences...s-tudents develop an appreciationof differing viewpoints, experi-ence the challenges of negotia-tion, see the rewards of cooper-ation, broaden their world view,and discover the human side ofinternational relations and di-plomacy.”

The most recent conference,Model APEC (Asia-Pacific Eco-nomic Conference), was at theUniversity of Cincinnati withsix students from Saint UrsulaAcademy representing HongKong. After a day filled with de-bate, collaboration, and cooper-ation, Alexandra Goss wasawarded the title “Best Dele-gate” in the Heads of Stategroup which concentrated onfree trade and economic coop-

eration. Goss has enjoyed her partici-

pation in the organization andhas learned much about theUnited Nations.

“Participating in Model UNhas allowed me to connect mypassions for foreign affairs anddebate, which has been eye-opening and incredibly fun,”she said. “I have learned aboutthe world and that compromiseis essential to continue coopera-tion in a world where many enti-ties are operating based on self-promotional ideologies.”

Stickel believes the impactof Model UN reaches well be-yond the doors of Saint UrsulaAcademy.

“I believe MUN helps uslearn about our brothers andsisters across the world by put-ting ourselves in their shoes.This education helps us to learnto live together without viewingeach other with suspicion anddistrust. To examine issues con-fronting people from differentcountries and cultures, we mustalso examine our own points ofview, challenge our assump-tions, and look at our own worldfrom a different perspective. Inthe 21st century, this has to beone of the most important out-comes of a quality education.”

An increased awareness ofinternational and global issuesmay be the ultimate goal of theModel UN organization, howev-er the additional lessonslearned by the students are in-valuable. Students gain a great-er sense of self confidence byspeaking to large groups and,most importantly, they learn tobe open minded leaders as theyenter a world which often focus-es on “winning” rather than aresolution that is mutually ben-eficial to all parties.

Ursuline AcademyUrsuline Academy hosted its

seventh annual Run for the Li-ons 5K March 22.

The morning began with acelebration of Mass in theschool’s café, followed by the5K, and then breakfast in theUrsuline Besl Theatre, whereawards were presented to win-ners from different categories.

Mike Dehring, husband ofUrsuline alum and assistantathletic director Colleen O’Bri-en Dehring ‘93, took first place,finishing the 5K with a time of17 minutes, 25 seconds.

Lily Hallum took first placeamong all women runners, fin-ishing with a time of 00:21:42.

Catherine Finke ‘15 of HydePark and Grace Kelly ‘15 of Col-erain Township tied for firstplace in the Ursuline studentcategory, with a shared time of21:45.

Amy Motz Pater ‘98, tookfirst place among all Ursulinealumnae, with a time of24:36.

Further results are availableat www.ursulineacademy.org.

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THANKS TO JOSEPHINE MCKENRICK

The Mariemont Junior High School seventh and eighth-grade Power of the Pen teams competed in the regional Power of the Pen tournament against 44other schools, and both teams took fourth place. From left: front, Ashley Grimmer, Mrs. Leslie Jordan, Sarah Werdmann, Amelia Popowics, Katie Copetas,Elizabeth Elin and Erica Eppert; back, Kendall Dewey, Jillian Teeters, Erin Kelly, Lexie Wood, Elise Mason, Catherine Geary and Anna Scheeser.

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MCKENRICK

Mariemont HighSchool sophomoresEllie Kapcar, left,and SavannahGiordullo attendedthe 19th annualawards ceremonyfor a writingcontest at MountSt. JosephUniversity.

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Saint Ursula Academy students Sophomore Lillie Listermann, left, from Milford, sophomore Katie Schlaak fromPierce Township, senior Taryn Osborne from Batavia, senior Claire Conarroe from West Chester Township, seniorAlexandra Goss from Loveland and freshman Alyssa Branca from Anderson Township attended the Model APECConference held at the University of Cincinnati.

THANKS TO SALLY NEIDHARD

First-place winners in the Ursuline students category of Ursuline's Run Forthe Lions 5K, Catherine Finke '15, left, and Grace Kelly '15.

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First-place winner of Ursuline's Runfor the Lions 5K, Mike Dehring,with the Ursuline Lion.

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BenefitsA Taste of Art and Wine, 5:30-8p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,5729 Dragon Way, Original art,white wines by Barefoot Winesand food bites. Artists includeJohn Ruthven, Frank and DianneMcElwain, Robert Hagberg,MaryBeth Karaus and CindyNixon. Ages 21 and up. BenefitsMercy Neighborhood Ministries.$40. Reservations required.Presented by Mercy Neigh-borhood Ministries Inc.. 751-2500ext. 204; www.mercyneigh-borhoodministries.org. Fairfax.

Drink TastingsO’Bryonville’s Wine Walk, 5-8p.m. Live Music with Tery Met-calf., The Art of Entertaining,2019 Madison Road, Wine, tapas,local artists and live music. Free.871-5170; www.cincyartofenter-taining.com. O’Bryonville.

Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Attentionto alignment detail is priority.Experience helpful but notnecessary. Ages 35-65. $120 per 9weeks unlimited. Register at firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Literary - SigningsKirker Butler, 7 p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rookwood,2692 Madison Road, Authorsigns copies of new book “PrettyUgly.”. Free. 396-8960; www.jo-sephbeth.com. Norwood.

Music - ConcertsCheryl Wheeler, 8 p.m. to mid-night, Redmoor, 3187 LinwoodAve., Singer-songwriter of con-temporary folk music, based inNew England. $20-$25. 871-6789;www.theredmoor.com. MountLookout.

NatureAstronomy Night, 8-9:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Observatory Center,3489 Observatory Place, Shorttalk, astro Q&A, tour and star-gazing. $5 suggested donation.Reservations required. 321-5186;www.cincinnatiobservatory.org.Mount Lookout.

RecreationCornhole Thursday, 7 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Lounge. Non-competitive and open to public.$5. 528-9909; www.mtcarmelal-post72.org. Mount Carmel.

Adult Basketball Open Gym,8-10 p.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Open scrimmage games areallowed. See website for opengym rule and guidelines. For age35 and up. $2 per person perdate (cash only). Presented byAnderson Township Park District.388-4514; www.anderson-parks.com. Anderson Township.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School ArtClass, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Draw,

paint, and make clever crafts inthis after school class with artteacher Patty Horwitz. Ages 8-13.$100 for 4 classes. Reservationsrequired. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsWord, Image, Object:, 9 a.m. to5 p.m., Brazee Street Studios,Free. 321-0206; www.brazees-treetstudios.com. Oakley.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7 p.m., WineWorld, 7737 Five Mile Road,Taste four different wines. Ages21 and up. $1 per two-ouncetaste. Through Dec. 11. 232-6611.Anderson Township.

Vine and Dine, 5:30-9:30 p.m.Live Music with Kelly Richey., TheArt of Entertaining, 2019 Madi-son Road, Six courses preparedby in-house chef team, live musicand 5 drink tokens to use onfeatured wines or bottled craftbeer. Ages 21 and up. $35.Registration recommended.871-5170. O’Bryonville.

Friday Night Wine Tasting, 6-8p.m. Springtime white wines.,Remke Market Oakley, 3872Paxton Ave., $5. Pay for tastingticket at customer service. 619-5454. Oakley.

FestivalsMariElder’s Italian Festival,5:30-9:30 p.m., Fairfax RecreationCenter, 5903 Hawthorne Ave.,Music by Pete Wagner Band.Dinner includes spaghetti/ravioliwith meatballs, salad, Italianbread, dessert, tea and coffee.Beer and wine extra. Heads orTails at 7 p.m., raffle baskets, splitthe pot and ring toss. BenefitsMariElders, Inc. $12, $10 advance,$5 children 12 and under. Reser-vations required. Presented byMARIELDERS, INC.. 271-5588.Fairfax.

NatureAstronomy Night, 8-9:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Observatory Center,3489 Observatory Place, Shorttalk, astro Q&A, tour and star-gazing. $7, $5 children. Reserva-tions required. Through May 29.321-5186; www.cincinnatiobser-vatory.org. Mount Lookout.

ShoppingRummage Sale, 8:30 a.m. to 1p.m., Mount Washington BaptistChurch, 2021 Sutton Ave., Fel-lowship Hall entrance at back ofchurch. Park in back parking lot.Variety of items. Benefits MountWashington Baptist Church. Free.231-4445. Mount Washington.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18Art & Craft ClassesWeekend Weaving Workshopon Rigid Heddle Loom, 1-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Woman’s Art Cultural Center.Learning to weave on portablerigid heddle loom. Learn tech-nique and complete a scarf withworsted or bulky weight yarnthat you choose. Looms availableto rent for $10.The basics ex-plored in this two-day workshop.Ages 12-90. $60. Registrationrequired. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.com. Mariemont.


Drink TastingsWine Class, 2-3:30 p.m. Fourspring/summer wines: VonSchleinitz, Riesling, Mure DryRiesling, Chateau De RoquefortRose and Trimbach, Pinot Blanc.,Unwind Wine Bar, 3435 Michi-gan Ave., With Sommelier, C.J.Weiss, service manager of Sea-sons 52 in Norwood. $20. Reser-vations required. 321-9463;[email protected] Park.

Saturday Premium WineFlight: Priorat, noon to 5 p.m.,The Wine Merchant, 3972 Ed-wards Road, Taste 4 premiumwines from the Spanish regionPriorat. Sit down flight pouredupon arrival. Ages 21 and up.$15. Reservations required.731-1515; www.winemerchant-cincinnati.com. Oakley.

EducationTV Toastmasters Club Meeting,9-10:30 a.m., Anderson Center,7850 Five Mile Road, Learn-by-doing club in which membershone communication and listen-ing skills in comfortable, friendlyatmosphere with added benefitof viewing their speeches onYouTube. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by TV Toastmasters.

378-7654; www.tvtoastmaster-s.com. Anderson Township.

Lay Pastoral Ministry ProgramInformation Meeting, 10-11a.m., Athenaeum of Ohio, 6616Beechmont Ave., Room 114 FirstFloor Main Building. Come anddiscover the Lay Pastoral MinistryProgram. We help Catholic menand women grow in faith,knowledge and skills via coursesin scripture, doctrine and theol-ogy and through pastoral studiesin evangelization, catechesis anddiscipleship. Evening and Sat-urday classes fit busy adultschedules. Ages 25-75. Free.231-1200; www.athenaeum.edu.Mount Washington.

Farmers MarketAnderson Indoor FarmersMarket, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Anderson Center Station, 7832Five Mile Road, Rain or shine.Spring produce, bedding plantand spring flowering plants,farm-fresh cheeses, pet food,and organic meat and produce.Presented by Anderson Town-ship. 688-8400; www.anderson-farmersmarket.org. AndersonTownship.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19Art & Craft ClassesWeekend Weaving Workshopon Rigid Heddle Loom, 1-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $60. Registration re-quired. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.com. Mariemont.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Lower atrium. Learn about thehistory of Anderson Townshipthrough photos, hands-onexhibits and artifacts. Free.Presented by Anderson TownshipHistorical Society. 231-2114;andersontownshiphistoricalsocie-ty.org. Anderson Township.

Music - ClassicalUbi Caritas, 4 p.m., St. ThomasEpiscopal Church, 100 MiamiAve., $15. Presented by ChamberMusic Network of Greater Cincin-nati. 831-2052; www.chamber-musicnetwork.org. Terrace Park.

Music - Hip-HopO.T. Genasis, 10 p.m., InnerCircle, 4343 Kellogg Ave., $20advance. 321-0220; www.ticket-master.com. East End.

Music - IndieDrew Holcomb and the Neigh-bors, 8 p.m., 20th CenturyTheater, 3021 Madison Road, $17,$15 advance. 731-8000;www.ticketmaster.com. Oakley.

Music - ReligiousOrgan Concert Series: HuwLewis,, 4-6 p.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, 1345 Grace Ave., Sanctu-ary. Concert organist. Free.871-1345. Hyde Park.

Music - WorldTempest, 7 p.m., Irish HeritageCenter of Greater Cincinnati,3905 Eastern Ave., Celebrating26 years of Celtic rock. Hybrid ofhigh-energy folk rock fusing Irishreels, Scottish ballads, Norwe-gian influences and other worldmusic elements. $22. 533-0100;www.irishcenterofcincinnati-.com. Linwood.

NatureCrash of the Titans: WhenGalaxies Collide, 7-9 p.m.,Cincinnati Observatory Center,3489 Observatory Place, Whatwill happen to Milky Way Galaxywhen it inevitably crashes intotitanic Andromeda galaxy? Comefind out. Free. Reservationsrecommended. 941-1981. MountLookout.

MONDAY, APRIL 20Art ExhibitsWord, Image, Object:, 9 a.m. to5 p.m., Brazee Street Studios,Free. 321-0206; www.brazees-treetstudios.com. Oakley.

CivicExploring 150 Years of Free-dom: Film and Discussion onRace and Criminal Justice, 7-9p.m., Eastern Hills Friends Meet-ing, 1671 Nagel Road, Discussion:Could slavery and Jim Crow stillimpact encounters betweenpolice and men of color? Can wedo anything about this legacy?Generate suggestions forchange. Free. Registration re-quested via email. Presented byGAPP (Greater Anderson Pro-motes Peace. 588-8391;www.gappeace.org. Anderson

Township.

EducationKid’s Super Self-Defense, 6-8p.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Lessons onawareness and self-defensetechniques. Grades K-5. $25, $20residents. Registration required.Presented by Anderson TownshipPark District. 388-4513; www.an-dersonparks.com. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safe stretch-ing, sense of humor and all yogahas to offer. Ages 35-60. $120 for9 weeks unlimited. Register atthe first class. 706-9802; www.ka-renjohnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for New Beginners, 10-11a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Sessiontruly for those brand new toyoga. Ages 35-65. $120 for 9weeks. Register at the first class.706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for Teen Girls, 4-5 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. In-troduction for young women toexplore what yoga has to offer.For Teen girls grades 7-12. $80for 8 weeks. Please contact me toregister. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

SchoolsOpen House at St. VeronicaParish School, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,St. Veronica School, 4475 MountCarmel-Tobasco Road, Free.528-0442; www.school.stveron-ica.org. Mount Carmel.

TUESDAY, APRIL 21Art & Craft ClassesThe Joy of Painting: Land-scape, 6-9 p.m., Beech AcresPark RecPlex, 6915 BeechmontAve., Learn the famous Bob Rossmethod to paint realistic land-scapes in only a short time. For 16and up. $50, $45 residents perclass. Registration required.Presented by Anderson TownshipPark District. 388-4513. AndersonTownship.


BenefitsShowering You With HOPE,10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., CincinnatiCountry Club, 2348 GrandinRoad, Annual spring luncheon.Liza Long, author of “I Am AdamLanza’s Mother,â€ is keynotespeaker. Ages 18 and up. BenefitsLindner Center of HOPE. $75.Registration required. Presentedby The High Hopes Auxiliary.791-8133; lindnercenterof-hope.org/showeringyouwith-hope. O’Bryonville.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 6-8:30 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesGentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of its

directions, opens hips and shoul-ders. Poses alternate betweenstabilizing, stretching andstrengthening. Good for every-one from newbie to advancedpractitioner. $120 for 9 weeksunlimited. Register at the firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Yoga: Align Level 2, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Forwell-seasoned beginner orintermediate student. Ages35-60. $120 per 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at first class ordrop-in. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Music - ConcertsMadeleine Peyroux, 8 p.m. tomidnight, 20th Century Theater,3021 Madison Road, $35-$40.731-8000; www.the20thcentu-rytheater.com. Oakley.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

Youth Volleyball Open Gym,7:30-9 p.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Work on improving your volley-ball skills. Individual practiceonly. Organized team practice isnot permitted. See website foropen gym rules and guidelines.Ages 2-8. $2 per player per date(cash only). Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-4514; www.anderson-parks.com. Anderson Township.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22Art ExhibitsWord, Image, Object:, 9 a.m. to5 p.m., Brazee Street Studios,Free. 321-0206; www.brazees-treetstudios.com. Oakley.

Dining EventsWings And Trivia Night, 6-9p.m., Mt. Carmel Brewing Com-pany, 4362 Mt. Carmel-TobascoRoad, Tap Room. Last Call Trivia.Renegade Street Eats uses Mt.Carmel Beer as a base to createGourmet Wing sauces and glazesto be paired with the beer. Ages21 and up. $5-$9. Through Oct.28. 240-2739; www.mtcarmelbre-wingcompany.com. MountCarmel.

Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednesdays,4-9 p.m. Kitchen closes at 9pm,Fifty West Brewing Company,7668 Wooster Pike, Burger andpint for $10. 834-8789; fiftyw-estbrew.com. Columbia Town-ship.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

Surviving the Teens: SuicidePrevention, 7-8:30 p.m., Immac-ulate Heart of Mary Church, 7820Beechmont Ave., Heritage Hall.Program focuses on unrecog-nized signs of depression andsuicide in youths ages 10-19.Topics include suicide facts,trends and theories along with

prevention tips for parents. Riskand protective factors will becovered including signs of de-pression and suicide. Personalstories shared. For parents,teachers, caregivers. Free. Pre-sented by Cincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Center Educa-tion and Resource Center. 388-4466. Anderson Township.

Health / WellnessMuscle-Tendon-LigamentScreening, 6-7 p.m., CincinnatiSports Club, 3950 Red BankRoad, Grandin Room. Sportsmedicine doctor shows howthese issues are evaluated usingultrasound. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Christ Hospital Physical Thera-py. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Music - RockThe Grateful Dead Experience:The Schwag, 9 p.m., Stanley’sPub, 323 Stanley Ave., $10.871-6249. Columbia Tusculum.

NatureLittle Nature Nuts, 10-10:45 a.m.Theme: Earth Day, Johnson HillsPark, 7950 Bridle Road, Parentsand their children participatetogether in variety of outdooractivities. Dress for whatever theweather might be. Ages 2-5. $12,$9 residents. Registration re-quired. Presented by AndersonTownship Park District. 388-4513.Anderson Township.

THURSDAY, APRIL 23Art ExhibitsWord, Image, Object:, noon to 8p.m., Brazee Street Studios, Free.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.

BenefitsMarch of Dimes CommunityDonation Day and Expo, 11a.m. to 7 p.m., Courtyard Cincin-nati Rookwood, 3813 EdwardsRoad, Teams and individualsreceive March for Babies T-shirtsand goody bag. Money raisedsupports March of Dimes missionto help moms have full-termpregnancies and babies havehealthy start. Free. Registrationrecommended. Presented byMarch of Dimes. 769-3588;www.marchforbabies.org.Norwood.

Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $120 per 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at first class ordrop-in. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Christ Hospital Physical Thera-py. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Music - ConcertsJay Farrar / Rhett Miller, 8 p.m.,20th Century Theater, 3021Madison Road, $25, $22 advance.731-8000; www.the20thcentu-rytheater.com. Oakley.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to Cincinnati.com/share, log in

and click on “submit an event.” Send digital photos to [email protected] along with event information.Items are printed on a space-available basis with local eventstaking precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publicationdate.

To find more calendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/calendar.

THANKS TO MARTHA GOBLE-BURCK

The Annual Rummage Sale at Mt. Washington Baptist Church will be 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday,April 17, and Saturday, April 18, at the church, 2021 Sutton Ave., Mount Washington. Shoppersshould park in the back parking lot and enter through the covered entrance which will sayFellowship Hall. A variety of items will be for sale. Call 231-4445 or visit at mwbcares.net.

APRIL 15, 2015 • EASTERN HILLS JOURNAL • 7ANEWS

Today I’m going to talk aboutwine. Now I’m not confessing tobe an expert on wine - words

like fruity, oakyand big are notterms I use on adaily basis but Ido enjoy wine asa social drink andespecially incooking. My onlyforay into mak-ing wine wasdandelion wine afew years agoand it just aboutblew up in the

garage. No more homemadewine making for me!

Cooking with wine

There’s something magicalwhen you cook with wine. Winesenhance food by tenderizingand moisturizing while impart-ing unbeatable flavor. It’s notonly about taste, although cer-tainly the fruity and acidicaspects add nuances and spikesof flavor. The alcohol in wineactually pulls flavors out andcarries them into food. To seewhat I mean, add wine to askillet that was used to sautéfood. As you scrape up cara-melized bits of food on the bot-tom, called deglazing, the winegoes to work, giving the fin-ished sauce an incomparableflavor. If you added merelywater, juice or broth to deglaze,they could not dissolve and pull

flavors out the way the alcoholin wine does.

Dry or sweet?I like dry wines because I

don’t want a sweet wine to af-fect flavor. Use what you like todrink. Don’t use that nasty stuffin the bottle labeled “cookingwines”, which are loaded withsalt and preservatives. They areusually on the same shelf asvinegars, and can be sold evenon Sunday because the alcoholcontent is minute.

Add wine firstIf you are deglazing add

wine to skillet before you addanything else. Let it boil a bit toreduce acids and tannins. This

is key to prevent curdling if youare adding dairy products.

Balancing act: pairingwines with food

Here’s where it can get con-fusing. Is it red with beef, whitewith poultry and seafood, cham-pagne for the toast? To play itsafe, try white wines with sea-food and poultry and more as-sertive red wines with gameand beef. But, hey, today justabout anything goes. So it’s upto you.

Wine terms:Dry. Wine that’s not sweet

with no residual sugar.Big. Rich, full-bodied, really

flavorful and assertive.

Fruity. The aroma of freshfruit should hit you here. Andit’s not just grapes, but applesand berry aromas, too.

Oaky. The wine has a warmvanilla flavor and fragrance,coming from the fact that thewine has been aged in new oakbarrels.

For more information aboutcooking with wine, check outmy website Abouteating.com

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgateculinary professional and author.Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Rita’s guide to cooking with wine

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Wine and herb marinated chicken

I cut up the chicken and put it in the marinade for kebobs. I threadedbell peppers and onions on the kebobs between the chicken. You can alsoleave the chicken whole.

Palmful parsley, chopped2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped or a generous teaspoon dried1⁄4 cup dry white wine, like Sauvignon Blanc1⁄4 cup olive oil1 nice lemon, juice and zest of2 large garlic cloves, minced/2 tablespoons1 tablespoon black olives, finely chopped (optional but good)3/4 teaspoon ea. salt and pepper4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Mix marinade ingredients and pour into large baggie. Add chicken andbefore sealing baggie, remove air by laying baggie on its side before sealingand smoothing out the air. Refrigerate for 2 hours or so. Reserve marinade.Grill on medium high, covered, about 7 minutes per side or until done,basting every few minutes with marinade. Serve with yogurt sauce if youlike.

Yogurt sauce

No real recipe, but just stir together 1 cup Greek yogurt, 1/4 cup sourcream, some chopped parsley, a teaspoon or so minced garlic and salt andpepper to taste.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Wine and herb marinated chicken kebobs garnished with fresh oregano pair well with a simple yogurt sauce.

Pat Donaldson,resident since 2009


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I’ve observed over theyears that a lot can be learnedabout a school district bytaking a look at the amount ofsupport it gets from its par-ents, community membersand volunteer organizations.And one doesn’t have to lookfar to see just how big thissupport is in Mariemont CitySchools. It’s what sets usapart and allows us to createthe experience we so valuefor our students.

The support we receivefrom groups such as the Ma-riemont Arts Association, theAlumni Association, theBoosters, the MariemontSchool Foundation, Kiwanisand all of our PTO groups isunparalleled. Staffed by anarmy of volunteers, theseschool support organizationsmake it possible for countlessenriching experiences for ourstudents like COSI on Wheels,author visits, college essay-writing workshops, book

fairs, fine artsprograms,and so muchmore. Theyhelp makesure the tradi-tions we trea-sure, tradi-tions likeAfter Prom,the Home-coming Pa-

rade, the Daddy-DaughterDance and Parent/Grandpar-ent Day are maintained andcelebrated. They enhance ourresources and facilities tocreate the best learning envi-ronments for our studentsand teachers.

In order for us to ensurethat our schools are amongthe very best of all public andprivate schools in Ohio andbeyond, we need this supportand so appreciate the peoplewho serve on these schoolsupport organizations. Thankyou for everything you do for

our students, staff and com-munity.

On Saturday, April 18 atthe Indian Hill Winter Club, avery important fundraiser isplanned to benefit our com-munity’s children. This yearwill mark the 5th annual FABAffair, themed “Fire & Ice.”The Mariemont School Foun-dation, Mariemont Arts Asso-ciation and Mariemont Ath-letic Boosters collaborate toco-host the FAB Affair, andall proceeds support the ef-forts of these organizations,which, in turn, directly bene-fit our students. It’s both afun night out and a great wayto support Mariemont CitySchools, and you can pur-chase tickets and find moreinformation by visiting theMariemont School Founda-tion’s website, http://marie-montschoolfoundation.org.

Steven Estepp is the superinten-dent of Mariemont Schools.

Volunteers enrich theeducational experience

Steven EsteppCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Be warned: This missivemay contain disturbing con-tent, which could wreck yourday. Your day will be difficultenough without the rant of anelderly writer who, for all youknow, may be losing it and ison his way out; or, he is justplaying you.

Did you know: Most citiesare banning your childrenfrom sledding on the villagegreen, or on any other proper-ty that you collectively own.They have good reason; whenyour Johnny dies, after run-ning his sled into a tree at 40miles per hour, you sue thecity (that’s us) and if the law-yer you hired is good, youcollect a tidy sum for thenegligence of your child. Youshould have taught him to rolloff his sled before hittingsomething; so, it is really youwho are negligent, not thecity.

Many decades ago, in asmall county seat, far, faraway, there was what lookedto be a castle, high on a steephillside. It was built of largeblocks of brown stone, withturrets and everything a re-spectable castle would need,including a tall smokestack

that belchedgreat quanti-ties of blacksmoke to heatthe castle. Iattended firstgrade there.

In thewinter whensnow fell,studentswould bring

their sleds to school and atrecess they would sled downa very high hill with a 100-yard slope of about 45 de-grees, which joined a long flatsurface which wasn’t alwayslong enough for the sleds tostop. There was a road at theend of the slide; sometimes, asled would be seen shootinginto the road.

The sleds were the classicAmerican Flyer style with thesteel runners. There wereoften two or three brave chil-dren per sled (once, I sawfour on a sled); there was atleast one injury each recess;these were usually bruisesand scrapes. There was nosupervision; teachers werepreparing for the next period.Why would there be supervi-sion? Many of the students

were tough farm kids, welltrained, but unsupervised.

No one ever went to thehospital or even a doctor’soffice. Back in the day, youdidn’t go to the hospital un-less you were dying or vis-iting a dying relative. Thescrapes were never ban-daged, just washed, and itwas back to class. To myknowledge, there were neverany serious injuries or eveninfections. No one missed aday of school unless they hadthe measles, mumps or chick-en pox, and eventually, every-one experienced those. Noone died!

Recently in the news wehave read about the parentswho are now on some form of“probation” by family ser-vices for allowing their chil-dren to walk to school, and tolocal parks and businesses.Good grief…that was mychildhood. We didn’t haveschool buses; we walked orrode our bikes to school.

I do not understand thedegree of cowardice in soci-ety today.

James Baker is a 38-year residentof Indian Hill.

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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According to columnist James Baker, attempts to ban sled riding on public property is an example of America’scowardice.

A downhill slope towardNATION OF COWARDS

Consider WagsParkI have a suggestion for Jen-

nifer Dudley Arbough and oth-ers who have found Rhein-strom Park an unfriendly andmaybe unhealthy place to runtheir dogs because of rampantdog litter in the article in theApril 1 Eastern Hill Journal:Consider WagsPark in New-town See wagspark.com for de-tails.

There is a slight cost; I havepaid about $1/day for an annualcommitment; other options areavailable, as well as organizeddaycare, weekdays.

The advantages are entirelyincredible. Most important ofall is the clear presence of astaff of a half-dozen committeddog lovers to help ensure thesafety and health of dogs andowners. There is no dog litter.

There are no dog fights to befound and sometimes encour-aged at other parks; any dogthat exhibits aggression is outpermanently. Vaccinations arerequired.

Secondly, is the spring-fedlake. Most dog owners have noidea of their dog’s potential forswimming and diving off a lowdock. In my case, experiencewith the lake opened up entire-ly hidden aspects of my goldenretriever, Daisy.

Thirdly, or maybe foremostis the joy found by the dogs run-ning and chasing in the largefenced area. My daughter re-cently visited us from NewYork City and designated Wag-sPark, “the most happy placeon earth.”

I highly recommend.David Bartley

Mariemont

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

April 8 questionA proposal to raise the speed

limit along the Ohio Turnpike andrural freeways to 75 mph was re-cently turned down by the statelegislature. Would you supportsuch a change if it comes upagain? Why or why not?

A proposal to raise the speedlimit along the Ohio Turnpikeand rural freeways to 75 mphwas recently turned down bythe state legislature. Would yousupport such a change if itcomes up again? Why or whynot?

“I would definitely supportit, but recognize the drawbacks.While in Germany, enjoying theAutobahn at speeds well in ex-cess of 100mph many times, Ifelt like I was back in my collegedays in Montana, where therewere no speed limits. All of thatrequired a lot more commonsense and training than what ap-pears to be the case in our“Driving Education” of today. Italso requires excellent roadswithout potholes and unclearmarkings. The night time speedlimit of 55mph in the OpenRange farm country was thereto protect the cattle that wan-dered out on the road.

“ I do know that there werespecial licenses required of theGermans to use the Autobahn,and “little” cars in the 1960’sweighed over 3,000#. I use I-75between Cincinnati and Daytonfrequently, and see 75-80 asmore and more the norm. Un-fortunately, that is the speedfrequently used by Prius, Aveo,Fit and Focus drivers who wishto assure all of us 4,000-plusdrivers that they have ‘TheRight Stuff.’ It is also the speedfrequently used by those whobought a model vehicle withoutturn signals or, occasionally,one with 18 wheels. The resultsare not pretty. Just like anotherpopular device that requires alicense, ‘Cars don’t kill people.’

“Close on the heels of highspeed limits may come muchstricter mechanical inspectionsas found in Germany, also. Thisisn’t bad, but as many folksfrom Pennsylvania can tell you,there were many inspectorswho found that a lucrative busi-ness each year.”

D.B.

“The current 70 mph speedlimit on the Ohio Turnpike andrural Ohio interstates seems tobe working just fine. It wasraised a few years ago. I do notsee any reason to raise it at thistime. However I would like toencourage the Interstate radar

traps get set up on rainy days in-stead of on the more typical drydays and holidays. Those rainydays are when 70 mph reallyneeds to be enforced. Go fig-ure!”

T.D.T.

“I am all for raising the speedlimits. If you don’t want to gothat fast you do not have to butit’s nice to be able to, if desired,without the fear of Johnny Lawruining your day as well aslightening your wallet. Howev-er, if you choose to not go as fastas allowed, please get out of theway of those that do. Today’s carare so much more capable tohandle higher speeds then everbefore and all of the safety tech-nology in the newer cars makesthe higher speed hardly notice-able. Since we are talking aboutdriving, here’s a suggestion formost Cincinnatians: If you wantto make a turn, any turn, useyour turn signals! It simplyamazes me how many suppos-edly smart and law abiding citi-zens in the greater Cincinnatiarea do not use their turn sig-nals. It’s not that hard peopleand it is infinitely safer thanwhat you currently do.”

M. J. F.

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

Baseball» Indian Hill blanked Marie-

mont 8-0 April 6. » New Miami defeated Sev-

en Hills 14-3 April 10.» Summit Country Day im-

proved to 3-3 after wallopingLockland 20-2 April 10.

» Moeller beat King’s Chris-tian Academy 8-4 April 7 at Per-fect Game in Georgia behindsenior Grant Macchiocchi. Ju-nior Kyle Butz was 2-for-3 witha triple and drove in five runs.

On April 8, the Crusadersbeat Marietta (Ga.) 8-4 with ju-nior Chris Stock getting the

win and junior Caleb Lin get-ting the save. Junior PatrickMullinger was 2-for-3 with adouble, triple and two runsdriven in.

Boys volleyball» Moeller beat Elder

April 7, 28-26, 25-23, 25-22.Moeller beat La Salle 25-12,

25-10, 26-24 on April 10.

Tennis» Walnut Hills swept Ander-

son 5-0 on April 7. Sweepingsingles were senior Laine Har-rett, sophomore Torcado Vazand junior Samuel Musser.

New coaches» Clark Montessori has

named Hope Fletcher as newsoftball coach and Monica Mo-reland as new girls volleyballcoach.

Girls Lacrosse» Mariemont defeated

Kings 10-6 March 25. The re-sult in the previous issue of theEastern Hills Journal was in-correct.

SHORT HOPS

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Senior Arissa Freeman of Walnut Hills is sandwiched between juniorMercedes Smith of Withrow and sophomore Destiny Pennington April 10 atthe Coaches Classic at Winton Woods.

Fletcher Moreland

With five state final appear-ances and three state titles, in-cluding two in a row, since 2003,Mariemont has become theteam that others from the areawant to beat.

“When this program wasstarted 12 years ago, we wantedto win state championships,”coach Steve Peterson said.“We’re committed to doingthat.”

Peterson said he isn’t down-playing the Warriors’ opposi-tion by any means and notedthat his squad is going to get ev-ery team’s best shot. But, he be-lieves his team is well-equippedto handle the tradition.

Senior Connor Bortz leadsMariemont’s attack. Accordingto stats posted on lacrosse-ohio.com, Bortz has 16 pointsand nine goals through threegames.

Senior midfielder Chris Cas-cella will also help pace theWarriors’ offense.

Mariemont will be solid ondefense as well with Drew Ser-raino, William Majchszak andParker Sullivan returning.

Cooper Hayes will play thelongstick midfielder role. Con-nor Osgood will take over in thecage.

“It’s good to be blessed withnot only such good athletes, butgood lacrosse players,” Peter-son said.

The Stingers graduated onlytwo players from last year andreturn most of the core that’shelped build the program.

Seven Hills finished 15-4 andlost to Mariemont in the play-offs last year. This year, coachNick Greiwe feels like theStingers could be in for a break-out season.

Tucker Robinson, JacksonCallow, Chas Gregory, AndrewHead and Georgie Fovel willlead the Stingers offensively.

In front of senior goaltenderGeorge Karamanoukian are de-fenders that Greiwe said hewould put up against anyone insouthwest Ohio.

“Their hard work is begin-ning to pay off,” the coach said.“As we look at the landscapeacross the city and state, wefeel we’re in position to com-pete for a state title.

“This is our time.”Summit Country Day coach

Pat Collura entered this seasonwith the biggest team he’s everhad. In all, there are 30 guys onthe team.

The Silver Knights are onthe younger side offensively.They are starting all freshmenin the midfield including Henryand Harrison Schertzinger and

Ruben Tolble.Chase Lyle, Cole Bush and

Alex Sigman will man the de-fense in front of junior goal-keeper Hank Seltman.

“He’s a good goalie,” Collurasaid. “We’re expecting goodthings from him.”

Like most coaches, hewouldn’t pinpoint goals hewanted to see his team achieve.Instead, he spoke about theprocess. He added that if histeam plays the way it should, itwill be playing into May.

“We have the potential for adeep run,” he said. “We willhave to play better than theteams that play great.”

The Walnut Hills Eagleswere 7-8 last season and have

coach Carroll Roberts back fora second year.

Players to watch on the Vic-tory Parkway fields are juniorattack C.J. Hughes, senior goal-ie Sebi Miller, senior midfield-er Ryan Kurz, senior midfield-er Alex Ayers and senior attackTheo Baker. Junior defense-man Ben Leonardi and HenryFaherty should also be factors.

Hughes is the school’s all-time goals leader and Miller isthe all-time saves leader.

“Senior leadership, stronggoalie play from Sebi Millerand the ability of C.J. Hughesand Theo Baker to from allareas of the field will help buildoff of last year’s improve-ment,” Roberts said. “A strongfreshman and sophomore classas well as increased numbers atthe junior high level have ex-pectations high for years tocome.”

Walnut Hills is home withFairfield April 15 before travel-ing to Miamisburg April 17 andLa Salle April 18.

Second-year Moeller HighSchool lacrosse coach SeanMcGinnis led the Crusaders toa 10-10 mark in his first cam-paign and second-place in theGreater Catholic League-South. An 8-7 overtime tourna-ment loss to yearly GCL nem-esis St. Xavier kept Moellerfrom a winning 2014.

McGinnis and Moeller willfire back with 11 returningstarters from last year’s team.The defense features seniorsJack Toomb, Grant Clark, NoahFlynn and goalie Mitch Nietup-ski. At midfield are seniors Ja-cob Rogan, Grady Quinn, NickCinquinna, Eric Reynolds andEthan Cook. On attack are sen-ior Matt Gates and sophomoreCory Lockwood.

Toomb was an all-region de-fender last year and all-Mid-west Scholastic LacrosseCoaches Association who hascommitted to play at RobertMorris. Clark was also all-re-gion and has committed to Si-ena College. Sophomore Lock-wood is also on the radar of Di-vision I programs and severaljuniors and sophomores aregetting looks from colleges atvarious levels.

“Our strength will be our de-fense,” McGinnis said. “We’ll

Defending champion Mariemontleads boys lacrosse scene

Nick Robbe and Scott SpringerCommunity Press staff

PLAYERS TO WATCHC.J. Hughes, junior, Walnut

Hills: Brine All-American attack.Sebi Miller, senior, Walnut

Hills: All-time saves leader atgoalie.

Jack Toomb, senior, Moell-er: All-Region defender, All-Region MSLCA. Committed toRobert Morris.

Grant Clark, senior, Moell-er: All-Region defender commit-ted to Siena.

Connor Bortz, senior, Ma-riemont: Had 16 points andnine goals through three games.

FILE PHOTO

Moeller defenseman Grant Clark, right, levels St. Xavier senior Harrison Tobin as the Crusaders and Bombers met inthe Division I regional semifinal last season.

THANKS TO CINDY HUGHES

C.J. Hughes of Walnut Hills played at the Brine National Lacrosse Classic inMaryland last summer and is a Brine All-American. See BOYS, Page B3

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Just as you would ex-pect a Girls GreaterCatholic League team todo, the Mount NotreDame lacrosse teamjumped right into theirspring schedule April 1facing a tough opponent inDivision II state runner-up Indian Hill.

Despite having four ex-perienced players awayon a retreat, the Cougarsprevailed 10-8.

“They gutted it out,”Coach Russell Mackeysaid. “It was a very goodwin. They’re a good team.I’m really proud of our de-fense.”

A year ago, MND fin-ished 15-4 and 6-0 underMackey in the GGCL. Twoof their losses came toeventual Division I cham-pion Sycamore, includingthe season-ender in the re-gional finals.

Returning starters areseniors Moriah Flynn, Ra-chel Rein, Ali Wiethe,Leah Haverkos, CarolineWarning, Sam DeVore,Lauren Adams and NicoleCrace plus junior KelseyBeitman. In goal for theCougars is sophomore Do-rie Coggin with seniorJess Burris also closing inon 200 career saves.

Warning, Rein andFlynn are Cougar cap-tains.

“They truly leave theiregos at the door and are fo-cused on becoming betterplayers themselves anddoing what’s right for theteam,” Mackey said of hissquad. “They’re the mostunselfish group of seniorsI have yet to coach atMND.”

Flynn has been a rarefour-year player forMackey with several oth-ers in their third season.Rachel Rein and Sam De-Vore are on schedule tobreak into MND’s top 10list in career points.

Per usual, the MNDschedule is a juggernautas they began with anovertime win at Ursuline,a loss at Worthington Kil-bourne and the win overIndian Hill before battlingLoveland. Games coming

up are road contests withSpringboro April 16 andOlentangy April 18. Theyreturn to their new fieldApril 21 against McAuley.

“There’s a lot of parityin the league this season,”Mackey said. “We’re pret-ty pumped up about thisyear’s team.”

The Walnut Hills girlsplayed a demandingschedule to start the sea-son with games at LakotaWest, Springboro and La-kota East and a homegame with Loveland.

The Lady Eagles arecoming off a 13-4-1 seasonunder Coach MichaelShea which ended with atournament loss to theeventual Division I cham-pions Sycamore last May.Prior to that, Shea’s shoot-ers had reeled off nine

straight wins.Among Walnut’s top

players are senior mid-fielder Kat Hoff, juniormidfielders MonicaKruse and Lily Roude-bush, junior defender Jan-ice Donaldson and juniorgoalie Melan White.

“We’re heading int oursixth year as a programand third as a Division Iteam,” Shea said. “Eventhough we’re young, wehave a lot of talent andvery good team chemis-try. Many of the girlsplayed together on travelteams last summer andthe players who didn’tkept themselves busy at-tending clinics or otherforms of training to en-sure they stayed activewith the sport.”

Up ahead, Walnut Hills

hosts Kings April 17 andUrsuline April 18. Theytravel to CentervilleApril 21.

Mariemont is off to a2-0 start after picking upwins against Kings and In-dian Hill. The Warriorsare also ranked No. 6 inthe laxpower.com Ohiohigh school girls ratings.

Coach Sarah DeMaio’ssquad features nine sen-iors, seven juniors, onesophomore and three

freshmen.The Warriors played

Worthington KilbourneApril 10 before hostingCenterville April 14.

Summit Country Dayhas won all three of itsgames to kick off the 2015season. The SilverKnights defeated St. Ur-sula, Seton and CHCA.

The Knights playedWyoming April 11 beforehosting SycamoreApril 14.

Summit, laxpower-.com’s No. 5 ranked team,is coached by Alex Thur-ner.

Seven Hills won back-to-back games by a scoreof 19-9 against CincinnatiCountry Day and WalnutHills to open the season.

The Stingers are rela-tively young, but they dohave five seniors includ-ing Maggie Gosiger.

Gosiger filled it up forthe Stingers during bas-ketball season and is doingthe same on the lacrossefield so far. In the winagainst CCD, she was oneof two players to scorefour goals.

Teammate Claire Stew-art tallied five to lead theStingers.

MND lacrosse returns Elite Eight veteransScott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

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Mount Notre Dame senior Moriah Flynn chases down Indian Hill senior Mackenzie McMillan.

PLAYERS TO WATCHMoriah Flynn, senior, Mount Notre Dame: Commit-

ted to play in college at MarquetteSam DeVore and Rachel Rein, seniors, MND: Both on

pace to being in the Cougars’ top 10 in scoring.Kat Hoff, senior, Walnut Hills: Midfielder on 13-4-1

team last season.

See LACROSSE, Page B3

District IV honors

THANKS TO ROBERT VILARDO

Coach Julie Vilardo, left, and Devin Lee of Miami ValleyChristian Academy were recently honored for the LadyLions’ recent basketball season. Vilardo was named theDistrict 16 Division IV coach of the year. Lee, pictured at therecent Southwest Coaches East/West All-Star Game March25, was selected first team for the East along with teammateHannah Lain.

APRIL 15, 2015 • EASTERN HILLS JOURNAL • 3BLIFE

Cardinal Pacelli’ssixth-, seventh- andeighth-grade classes ofmore than 50 studentsparticipated in the fifth-annual Hoops 4 Hungerbasketball tournament inMarch at Cardinal Pacel-li School.

The event was to raisevital funds to repair thedeteriorating gym roof atSt. Joseph Orphanage.

“Our gym roof alreadyleaks water and the dam-age is getting worse, es-

pecially with all of the re-cent rain and snow,” saidSt. Joseph OrphanageExecutive Director EricCummins. “The safety ofour kids is a growing con-cern as the roof con-tinues to deteriorate. It’sgreat to see the youngCardinal Pacelli studentswho have a passion forbasketball stepping up toensure the kids at St. Jo-seph Orphanage can en-joy the game too.”

The event was started

by Cardinal PacelliSchool teachers, MandyKirk and Dan Steffen,who share a mutual loveof basketball. They hopethe event will teach stu-dents to give back whilehaving fun. Last year, theevent raised more than$3,500 to support a localfood pantry and mattressfund.

“When we cameacross the need that St.Joseph’s has for a newgym roof, we knew im-

mediately that this iswhere we wanted thefunds that we raised togo,” said Steffen. “Tohave students recognizea need in their communi-ty and address it in a waythat is both fun and willmake a tangible differ-ence makes Mandy and Iextremely proud to callourselves their teach-ers.”

Hoops 4 Hunger is around robin tournamentof 12 teams. The team

with the best record andmost points after theround robin played theirteachers in a final gamefor bragging rights andthe coveted Hoops 4 Hun-ger tournament trophy.

Students raised fundsfor St. Joseph Orphanageby donating their regis-tration fee. They also re-ceived event sponsor-ships from Comey &Shepherd, Connors & Co.,Inc., Gorilla Glue, Houseof Run ’N Tri, Outdoor

Environments, Inc., andthe following families:The Besl Family, TheBulla Family, The HinesFamily, The Rubick Fam-ily, The Vaughn Family.

To learn more, contactDan Steffen at 321-1048or [email protected]. For eventphotos and updates visitwww.facebook.com/ChristTheKing.CardinalPacelli or follow@Dantics50#Hoops4Hunger.

Cardinal Pacelli School announces Hoops 4 Hunger basketball tournament

Clark Montessori swimmers are named MVC all-academic

PROVIDED

All five senior swimmers from Clark Montessori are all-academic for the Miami Valley Conference. From left: Rami Wadih, Morgan Woodward, Marihelen Gallagher, Athletic Director AaronZupka, Caroline Broscheid and Rachel Johnson. Gallagher and Johnson also first-team All Miami Valley Conference.

Seven Hills began ashort homestand April 13against Wyoming. TheStingers return to thefield April 15 against Sum-mit Country Day.

St. Ursula Academysplit its slate of games to

begin the 2015 campaign.The Bulldogs’ wins

against Mercy and As-sumption are bookendedby losses to Summit Coun-try Day and Ursuline.

Ursula played MountNotre Dame April 9 andwent on the road to playMcAuley April 14.

The Bulldogs arecoached by G. Todd Gra-ham.

LacrosseContinued from Page B2

be able to be physical anddictate play on that side ofthe field. On offense,we’ll be young at the at-tack, but skilled and sea-soned at midfield. It’snice to know we’ll haveplenty of legitimate scor-ing threats this year andnot have to rely on a fewplayers to score like lastyear.”

Much like most sportsat Moeller, the schedule isaggressive. The Crusad-ers have already splitwith Louisville Trinityand Louisville St. Xavier.They also face teamsfrom Indiana and Penn-sylvania as well as threeColumbus-area schools.

Next on the agenda is theSt. Xavier BombersApril 15.

The Crusaders have al-ready defeated SevenHills (14-3 on April 1) andwill play MariemontApril 22, Elder May 6, In-dian Hill May 11, Love-land May 13 and LakotaWest May 16.

On May 9, Moeller willhonor legendary coachTom Kennedy, whopassed away from Par-kinson’s Disease in Janu-ary, with a Play For TKDay. The plan is to raisemoney for a memoryscholarship to honor hislegacy. The Crusadersface Columbus DeSales at3 p.m.

“Moeller football hasGerry Faust; we haveTom Kennedy,” McGinnissaid.

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The popular Books bythe Banks Book Festivalis seeking talented au-thors and illustrators forthe October event

The Books by theBanks Book Festival hasattracted all-star authorssuch as Gillian Flynn(”Gone Girl”), R.J. Pala-cio (”Wonder”), MarcBrown (the “Arthur” se-ries), and many morethroughout its nine-yearhistory. Now the festivalis searching for the nextround of writers and illus-trators to join the 2015lineup.

Participants are askedto complete an applica-tion to appear in thisyear’s Books by the BanksBook Festival, set for 10a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct.17, at the Duke EnergyConvention Center indowntown Cincinnati.The deadline to apply isJune 30. Due to funding,

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Donald R. GabbardDonald R. Gabbard, 67, of East

End died April 3.Survived by children Donnie

(Brenda) Gabbard, Theresa (Paul)Neely, Robert Gabbard andMelissa (Tim) Cox; siblings Orna,Ben, Clara and Rick; grand-children Mark, Donnie, Paul,Robert, Jenna, Dillion, Courtneyand J.J.; great-grandchildrenTrey, Jordan, Bryson and Wesley;and former wife, Helen PickeringGabbard.

Preceded in death by parentsBenjamin Gabbard and LillyHubbard; and siblings Earsley,

Ruby, Arlie and Geraldine.Services were April 8 at T.P.

White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Joseph DavidMurray

Joseph David Murray, 55, ofFairfax died March 31.

Survived by wife, Patty Mur-ray; daughters Sarah and LauraMurray; parents Joseph andCarolyn (nee Ellis) Murray; sister,Cheryl (Steve) Evans; and grand-son, Luke Joseph.

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Joyce Elkus hasexperienced can-cer in a very per-sonal way, eventhough she neverhad it. The BlueAsh resident andmarketing consult-ant lost the twomost important men in herlife – her husband, Dr.Fred Elkus, and later, hercompanion, Dr. Stanley

Kaplan – to the ill-ness. Now, she isturning her trage-dy into an ambi-tious and unusualmusical project toraise money forcancer research.

Elkus is thebrainchild behind “Unex-pected Journey,” an elabo-

Jazz performanceand album to benefitcancer research

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rate jazz composition infour parts, which wascomposed by her grand-son, New York-based jazzmusician and visual artistZac Greenberg. Green-berg and his band will per-form the new compositionpublicly for the first timeat The Redmoor in MountLookout Sunday, April 26,with proceeds going to theBarrett Cancer Center atthe University of Cincin-nati. The concert will beprofessionally recordedfor an album to be re-leased later.

“We want this to be aninspirational concert,” El-kus said. “The composi-tion was written in fourparts: Life, Diagnosis,Treatment and Beyond.”

“One of the things Iheard echoing through allof my cancer researchwas how quickly and unex-pectedly patients’ liveschange, once they are di-agnosed,” Greenberg add-ed. “This piece of music isa study into the human re-action in the face of unex-

pected unknowns andmortality.”

Greenberg, who oftenperforms under the stagename Ijon Trichy, re-ceived his training at theprestigious Idyllwild ArtsAcademy in Californiaand, later, the Universityof North Carolina Wil-mington and New YorkUniversity. He has studiedunder such well-knownmusicians as Jack Casady,Jorma Kaukonen, StanleyClarke and Drew Gress.His uncle, Jason Green-berg, worked with theband Hot Tuna.

Elkus, meanwhile, isknown to Greater Cincin-nati’s arts community,having volunteered for theCincinnati Symphony Or-chestra, Cincinnati Ballet,Playhouse in the Park andCincinnati Opera. She wasalso named EnquirerWoman of the Year in 2011for founding the ArmedForces Tickets Associa-tion (AFTA), which pro-vides free or discountedtickets to sporting events,fine arts and recreationalevents to military person-nel.

Now, Elkus has startedMusicians for Health, the

purpose of which is raisemoney for medical institu-tions and charities,through music. She hopes“Unexpected Journey”will be the first of manysuch performances.

“Unexpected Journey”will be performed begin-ning at 4 p.m. Sunday,April 26, at The Redmoor,3187 Linwood Ave. Alsoperforming will be key-boardist Max Greenbergfrom the University ofCincinnati College-Con-

servatory of Music.Tickets are $100 each,

and can be purchased on-line at www.regon-line.com/musiciansfor-health or by calling 558-6342.

Tickets may also be or-dered by mail, by sendinga check to: U.C. Founda-tions/Musicians forHealth, P.O. Box 19970,Cincinnati, Ohio 45219-0970. Ticket purchases aretax deductible as allowedby law.

BenefitContinued from Page B5

Bake Me Home willhost its seventh annualBake Me Home Bou-tique fundraiser to bene-fit local homeless fam-ilies and veterans.

The boutique will beheld from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.Saturday, April 18, atColdstream CountryClub, 400 Asbury Road.A suggested donation of$10 is requested at thedoor for adults.

This event will fea-ture specialty productsfrom 18 local vendors,

food samples, a silentauction, raffle and acash bar. Vendors, in-cluding Truckshop,Nest, Curly BuffaloJewelry, Colonel DeGourmet Herbs &Spices, Owl Be Sweatin,’and Park + Vine, will alldonate a percentage oftheir sales to Bake MeHome. Guests can alsolook forward to live mu-sic performed by localguitar soloist Ben Walz.

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