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The City of Cincinnati Traf-fic Engineering Department isnot doing enough to improve theintersection of Wayside and Sa-lem, residents who live theresay.

In fact, the city made the sit-uation worse when it orderedthe removal of a mirror that agroup of residents bought andhung five years ago in an effortto improve intersection safety,according to an email from Su-sana Cobb.

The intersection has a highvolume of traffic, especiallyduring rush hours, and the vis-

ibility is “extremely poor, espe-cially when turning left fromWayside to Salem,” she wrote.After failed attempts to have atraffic sign or light installed atthe intersection, residentspooled their resources for themirror.

“This cost hundreds of dol-lars,” according to Cobb. “Weinstalled the mirror and ithelped tremendously.”

In an effort to get their mir-ror reinstalled, a petition wasstarted on Change.org which isapproaching 200 signatures.

The mirror was taken downbecause it was put up illegally,said Dennis Lechlak, traffic en-gineer for Cincinnati.

“Once we found out about it,it was removed within about oneand-a-half-days,” he said. Rec-ognizing that there are resi-dents who are concerned aboutthe intersection’s safety, espe-cially with removal of the mir-ror, the city engineer’s office islooking at the intersection.

Part of this process includeslooking at the area’s traffic his-tory, specifically accidents.Based on both federal and stateguidelines, current data doesnot warrant a traffic device atthe intersection, Lechlak said.This measures only reportedaccidents.

“I do agree that there’s a con-cern,” he said.” We need to find

a way to improve the safetythere or at least the perceivedsafety.”

One effort recently made toimprove safety involved re-painting the traffic lines at theSalem and Wayside intersec-tion. The lines are designed tochange people’s approach to theintersection and to guide motor-ists to “square up,” Lechlaksaid.

With a 90-degree approachfrom Wayside to Salem, thesight distance is improved, hesaid. The downside, however, isthat the new painted guides arenot being used by people, Le-

Residents push for improvements at Wayside and SalemBy Sheila [email protected]

SHEILA VILVENS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

One of several signs residents putup near the Salem and Waysideintersection.See TRAFFIC, Page A2

Anderson Towne Centercould soon undergo a changewith new construction, reno-vations and new businesses.

Towne center owner Vic-tory Investments has sub-mitted development plansfor the northern portion ofthe Towne Center. The planscall for:

» the partial demolition ofthe former Kmart buildingand of TGI Fridays;

» construction of the al-ready announced nine-screen, dine-in Carmiketheater;

» a yet to be named up-scale fitness center;

» retail and restaurantspace, and

» an out lot developmenton Five Mile.

The towne center itselfwill see an expansion of theexisting “Main Street” areaby relocating the traffic cir-cle and clock tower as well asa new east-west streetscapeconnection with storefrontsbetween Five Mile Road andTowne Center Way.

Board of Trustees Presi-dent Russ Jackson said he’sglad to see the DowntownAnderson concept really tak-ing shape.

About seven years ago thetownship formed an econom-

ic development committee toimprove the business cli-mate in Anderson Townshipand advance several town-ship initiatives. One of theinitiatives was DowntownAnderson. This area jumisalong Beechmont Avenuefrom Asbury Road to FiveMile Road. Progress is beingmade in all sections of Down-town Anderson including thecontinuous turn lane projectfor the intersection of FiveMile and Beechmont, he not-ed. Work on this project isscheduled to begin in Aprilwith construction beginningmid-summer and completionby next winter.

“It’s nice to see it come to-gether. Like anything in life,you’d like to see it done,” hesaid.

“This is real progress inAnderson Township,” Trus-tee Josh Gerth said. Victoryhas owned the Towne Centerfor about 10 years, he said.It’s good seeing them makeimprovements to the center.

Jackson is looking for-ward to continued develop-ment in the township. In pastyears, township residentshave traveled out of the com-munity for shopping, enter-tainment or services thatsimply weren’t available inAnderson, he noted. Increas-

Anderson TowneCenter to seeredevelopmentBy Sheila [email protected]

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Anderson Township isringing in the New Year withbig news in the form of amovie theater.

Carmike Cinemas Inc.,based in Columbus, Georgia,is planning to open a nine-screen luxury dine-in thea-ter in Anderson Towne Cen-ter. Rob Rinderman, aspokesman for Carmike Cin-emas, said movie-goers candine in the theater whilewatching their movie ofchoice. A centralized kitchen

will provide a full menu ofdining options plus patronscan enjoy a full-service bar.

During its Jan. 15 meet-ing, the Anderson TownshipBoard of Trustees is expect-ed to consider a liquor permitfor the theater.

“We’re very excited to bebringing a luxury diningtheater to Anderson,” Rin-derman said. If all goes wellwith the permitting process,the theater could breakground in mid-2015.

“We’re very excited to seethe changes going on at theAnderson Towne Center not

only with the theater, butwith Kroger,” Township Ad-ministrator Vicky Earhartsaid. A similar sentimentwas shared by Trustee JoshGerth.

“I am very excited aboutit. It is something we’vewanted in the township for along time,” Gerth said. Withthe Kroger expansion andthe theater, the township isrealizing its downtown areavision, he said.

The theater will not onlyserve residents but will also

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The lobby area of a Carmike Cinemas dine-in theater.

New Anderson theaterto include dining, barBy Sheila [email protected]

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chlak said. Motorists con-tinue to approach the in-tersection much as theyhave in the past.

Motorists can alsoavoid the intersection ofWayside and Salem bytaking Sutton Road, Le-chlak suggested notingthat this does present a lit-tle inconvenience andmight add about one min-ute of travel time.

The city is looking atinstalling vertical guides(traffic sticks) to try tochange motorists’ ap-

proach to the intersection.What measures the

city has taken to date havenot improved the inter-section, Cobb said in anemail.

The intersection’s lineswere repainted prior toremoval of the mirror andtraffic sticks are not theanswer, she said. The cityalso recently put up a traf-fic device to monitor anddisplay motorists’ speed.This device is not accu-rate or ideal. Residentsare frustrated at the lackof response from the city,Cobb wrote.

“A neighbor paid forand installed signs warn-ing drivers to slow down

since the mirror was go-ne...It is ridiculous that wehave to make our ownsigns to assure we aresafe,” she added. In addi-tion, speed is not the onlymajor factor. Visibility isthe issue at hand. Only amirror, stop sign or lightwill help here.

Residents are deter-mined to continue theirpush for a resolution. Thepetition remains activeand calls for reinstalla-tion of the mirror and forother safety improve-ments for the intersec-tion.

The petition can befound at http://chn.ge/1xM9OQe.

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ingly, residents can stay inAnderson to meet theseneeds.

Victory’s submittal,which includes a PlannedUnit Development re-quest, goes before the An-derson Township ZoningCommission during a pub-lic hearing at 5:30 p.m.Monday, Jan. 26 at Ander-son Center, 7850 Five MileRoad. Plans and related

application materials maybe viewed at www.ander-sontownship.org, under“Anderson TownshipNews.”

The proposal by Vic-tory has been developedtogether with the plannedKroger expansion. Ap-proved by the Board ofTownship Trustees in De-cember, Kroger’s expan-sion includes a relocationof Towne Center Way toaccommodate a 50,000square foot expansion tothe store towards Wolfan-gel Road, and 18,500

square foot pedestrian-oriented development atthe corner of BeechmontAvenue and WolfangelRoad, consistent with thetownship’s Downtown An-derson Plan.

Both Victory and Krog-er hope to break ground ontheir projects by earlysummer 2015, with com-pletion of the expandedKroger store and theaterby summer 2016. Addi-tional retail and restau-rant offerings in both de-velopments may also openby the summer of 2016.

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Conceptual drawings of Anderson Towne Center plans.

Turpin presents‘Brighton BeachMemoirs’

Turpin High Schoolwill present “BrightonBeach Memoirs” Fridaythrough Sunday, Jan. 16through 18, at Turpin HighSchool, 2650 BartelsRoad.

Performances are 7p.m. Friday and Saturdayand 2 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $10 adults,$8 senior citizens and stu-dents. Tickets can be ob-tained at turpintheatre.com. Tickets will also beavailable at the door.

State of the Agencyforums set

Hamilton County De-velopmental DisabilitiesServices SuperintendentAlice Pavey will presentthe 2015 “State of theAgency” at community fo-rums in January.

Several emerging na-tional and state trends,rules and laws are chang-ing the traditional way

services for people withdisabilities in Ohio havebeen delivered for morethan 70 years. Pavey willshare the agency’s new di-rection and response tothese changes at the fo-rums.

» 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 22, at Margaret B.Rost School, 5858 Bridge-town Road.

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

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

» 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 29, at Beckman AdultCenter, 2600 Civic CenterDrive.

» 1:30-3 p.m. Friday,Jan. 30, at the QueensgateOffice Park, 801W. EighthSt.

Each forum will con-tain the same information.

Mariemont Playersperforms ‘The GlassMenagerie’

Mariemont Playerspresents Tennessee Wil-liams’ “The Glass Me-nagerie” at the WaltonCreek Theater, 4101 Wal-ton Creek Road, Jan. 9through Jan. 25. “TheGlass Menagerie” is di-rected by Laura Boggs,produced by Tom Storey,and features Barbara Ka-rol, Collin Wenzell, Mor-gan Carter and DavidTrump.

Performances will beat 8 p.m. Jan. 16, 17 and 23;at 2 p.m. Jan. 25; at 7:30p.m. Jan. 15 and Jan 22; at2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 18,and at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.Jan. 24.

For more informationor to order tickets, call Be-tsy at 513-684-1236 or or-der at mariemontplayers.com. All seats are re-served and cost $20 each.

Anderson LaRosas‘Slice of the Pie’ tobenefit Austin Hill

Austin Hill was a 2013Anderson High Schoolgraduate who was killedin an automobile accidentOct. 18, 2013.

The family is raisingfunds to pay for the med-ical expenses and hisheadstone.

Please visit or orderfrom the Anderson LaRo-sas between 11 a.m. and 11p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, andmention the Austin Hillmemorial. Donations canalso be made to any FifthThird Bank location.

Mariemont Playersseek volunteers

Do you have spare timeto share with new friendsand want to be part of atheater family?

Whether it is building/decorating sets, securingprops, sewing costumes,ushering shows or otherbehind-the-scenes tasks,Mariemont Players needyou!

Learn more, get a tourand meet other volunteersat an open house 10 a.m. to1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, atthe Walton Creek Theatre,4101 Walton Creek Road,45227.

No RSVP required.Questions? Visitmariemontplayers.comor contact Traci [email protected] or 513-460-5684.

BRIEFLY

attract others to the town-ship and generate busi-ness.

“It’s just another bit ofgreat news we’ve hadhere in the township late-ly,” Trustee Andrew Pap-pas said. A zone changerequest was recently ap-proved making way forthe expansion of Kroger.The township is experi-encing the revitalizationof Beechmont Avenuewith new businesses andrestaurants either open-ing or announcing plans toopen. And now, a much an-ticipated theater is com-ing to the township.

“It’s just an excitingtime in Anderson,” Pap-

pas said. “The theater is agreat addition to theTowne Center and makesa great anchor for theback half of the complex

where Kmart was locat-ed.”

Carmike Cinemas hasfive theaters in Ohio lo-cated in Ashtabula, Find-

lay, Solon, St. Clairsvilleand Steubenville. Thiswill be the cinemas’ firsttheater in SouthwesternOhio.

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A rendering of the box office area of a Carmike Cinemas theater proposed for Anderson TowneCentre.

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

The audience takes controlof the investigation when An-derson Theatre presents themurder mystery comedy “A Re-union to Die For” Jan. 23 andJan. 24 at 7 p.m. at AndersonHigh School.

The story is set at a reunion“Decades Dance” celebratingthe 50th anniversary of thefounding of fictitious SweetWallow High School. Both ac-tors and audience memberstake on the role of alumni fromfive different graduating class-es, invited to the dance to cele-brate the anniversary and toraise funds for a new buildingproject that has been initiatedby a wealthy alumnus. The mys-tery begins when one of the at-tendees is murdered, and even-tually the audience must makethe final decision about exactlywhodunit.

The story was written specif-ically for this event by theshow’s cast and directors, andthe fundraiser aspect reflectsthe fact that the performances

are indeed fundraisers for theAnderson High School TheatreDepartment and its parentBooster group, the Friends ofAnderson Drama.

Tickets are $15 each at thedoor, there is free coffee anddesserts, plus the unique rafflethat will allow attendees to“bid” for both prizes and themurder suspect they want tosee chosen as the guilty party.More information can be foundat the website www.anderson-theatre.com.

“Everyone is always lookingfor fun ways to raise money,”producer Chad Weddle said,“And we knew our biggest drawwould be the incredible talentsof our student actors.”

Anderson sophomore Kate-lyn Nevin is a member of theacting ensemble and says, “Ithink this show is going to beriveting. It is full of interestingplot twists.” Nevin plays JaneStevens, a 1975 alum who ismysteriously unhappy with thewealthy donor, Kyle Wood-

house, played by junior IsaacDelev.

“We literally made this out ofnothing,” Delev said. “Puttingthis show together is a much dif-ferent process than anythingelse I've ever done.”

Elaine Seeley is executive di-rector of Anderson Theatre andone of the two directors of “AReunion to Die For”and con-firms Isaac’s description.

“We started in Decemberwith no script and only a fewcharacter ideas,” she said. “Thekids did improvisation work fortwo weeks, and then Jared and Ispent the Christmas break writ-ing the story based on the inter-actions and stories the kids de-veloped. So this play is anotherAnderson Theatre world pre-miere, and is crafted specifical-ly for this show and this set ofactors. It has been amazing.”

Director Jared Earland, anAnderson alumnus who in histhird year as assistant directorfor the school, adds, “The cast isreally dedicated and have been

working incredibly hard.There's no doubt it's going to bea great show.”

“This role is very special tome because I got to help createthe personality of this charac-ter,” Nevin said. “People shouldcome ready to enjoy a night oflaughter. This play is sure tomake anyone smile!”

» On Jan. 16-18, Turpin HighSchool students will present“Brighton Beach Memoirs,” acoming-of-age comedic play byNeil Simon that focuses on thelife of Eugene Morris Jerome, ateenager who lives with hissquabbling family in Brooklyn,New York and dreams of being asuccessful comedy writer.

Featured in the performanceare Hayden Verdin, sophomore,as Eugene; Ady MacVeigh, ju-nior, as Blanche, Eugene's aunt;Mary Claire Lyon, senior, asKate, Eugene's mother; JonDowd, junior, as Stanley, Eu-gene’s brother; Josh Bazzoli, ju-nior, as Jacob, Eugene's father;and Nikki Hoseus, freshman, as

Laurie and Rachel Scardina, ju-nior, as Nora, both Eugene’scousins. A stage crew of 30 stu-dents completes the production.

“Students explored a widevariety of techniques to tap in totheir characters,” said Lyon,who is also serving as assistantdirector for the performance.“Dialect work and a vastamount of research was com-pleted, giving the cast of a well-rounded view as to what lifewould have been like for thisfamily (in 19370. Audiences canlook forward to a very honestportrayal of Neil Simon’s be-loved classic, portrayed by agroup of actors just as close astheir characters.”

The show, which will be per-formed at Turpin High School,2650 Bartels Road, will begin at7p.m. Jan. 16 and 17 and at 2 p.m.Jan. 18.

Tickets, which are $10 foradults and $8 for senior citizensand students, can be purchasedat www.turpintheatre.com or atthe door.

Comedy, murder combine at Anderson Theatre

Cincinnati Country Day

» Cincinnati Country DaySchool’s Board of Trustees hasnamed six new trustees. Theyjoin 18 others on the 24-member

board of the Indi-an Hill collegepreparatoryschool.

They are Jodybrant of Amber-ley Village, JasonFraley of BataviaTownship, J. Mi-chael Leonard Jr.

of Madeira, Holly (Oblinger)Mott of Mariemont, MarilynO’Brien of Indian Hill and PaulR. Stewart of Newtown.

Stewart is chief executive of-ficer, president and a member ofthe board of managers of Gate-way Investment Advisers LLC, a$12.5 billion asset managementfirm best known for its hedgedequity investment style. He alsoserves as a co-portfolio managerfor several mutual funds, includ-ing its $8 billion flagship fund,Gateway Fund.

Stewart earned his bachelor’sin business administration fromOhio University, and he is a CFAcharter holder. Stewart and hiswife, Jane, have three childrenwith connections to CCDS. Han-nah graduated in 2012, Cameronis a junior and Sean is an eighth-grader.

Immaculate Heart ofMary School

Spanish Instructors SoniaMorales-Paris and Ingrid Me-nendez-Sabla recently organizeda celebration for National His-panic Heritage Month at Immac-ulate Heart of Mary School.

This is the month to recognizethe contributions of Hispanicand Latino Americans to theUnited States andcelebrate His-panic culture. The celebrationwas held in the gymnasium.

Sra. Morales arranged for theSon del Caribe band, of whichshe is a member, to play salsaand merengue for students.

Fourth and fifth graders helda parade with flags while an-nouncing fun facts about the His-panic countries they chose. Withstudents acting out the parts, sto-ries were told in Spanish.

Kindergarteners performeddances with Sra. Morales andshe chose student volunteers tolearn a new dance foreveryone.IHM fourth grader CatalinaManrique performed a Spanishdance to the delight of the stu-dent audience.

McNicholas High SchoolA group of 30 McNicholas

High School students spent a re-cent morning cleaning the Mt.Washington Cemetery.

The group from the school’sService Club has made helpingmaintain the cemetery, which isjust down the street from McNi-cholas in Mt. Washington, a reg-ular service project.

“The Mt. Washington Ceme-tery Association is so grateful tohave the assistance of a largegroup of student volunteersfrom McNicholas High School,”

Julie Rimer, secretary and trea-surer of the Cemetery Associa-tion. “Mr. Sam Roflow, Chair ofthe McNicholas Theology De-partment, and the students per-formed a wide variety of mainte-nance tasks at the Mt. Washing-ton Cemetery--collecting fallentree limbs, planting trees, weed-ing and removing litter. Since theformerly abandoned cemetery ismaintained by a small group oftrustees, the help was invalu-able.”

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO DEBBI HILL

Spanish instructor Sonias Morales-Paris instructs Immaculate Heart of Mary kindergarteners in salsa dance.

McNicholas High School seniors Jordan Whitmore and Gabbie Latreillejoined other members of the Service Club in cleaning the Mt. WashingtonCemetery.

THANKS TO DEBBI HILL

Immaculate Heart of Mary students Ashley Kaminsky and CatalinaManrique prepare to perform a Spanish dance at the school as part ofNational Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations.

Stewart

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THURSDAY, JAN. 15Art & Craft ClassesSharp Art: Stained GlassClasses, 6:30-9 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, 4426 Brazee St.,Learn basic glass cutting, wetgrinder, foil wrap and solder.Ages 12-80. $30-$100. Presentedby Sharp Art. 389-6742; [email protected].

Exercise ClassesNew Beginner Taoist Tai ChiClass, 2-3:15 p.m., OakleyRecreation Center, 3882 PaxtonAve., Slow natural movementsimprove health of body, mindand spirit. They reduce tension,improve circulation and balanceand increase strength andflexibility. $109 includes 24classes followed by free monthof continuing practice meetings.Other packages also available.304-6055; www.usa.taoist.org.Oakley.

Literary - SigningsLeon Logothetis, 7-8 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rook-wood, 2692 Madison Road,Author discusses and signs “TheKindness Diaries.” Follow in-spirational journey of formerstockbroker who sets out tocircumnavigate the globe onvintage motorbike fueled bykindness. Free. 396-8960;www.josephbeth.com. Nor-wood.

On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 7:30p.m., Walton Creek Theater,4101 Walton Creek Road, InTennessee Williams’ shatteringclassic, an aging Southern Bellelongs for her youth and dreamsof a better life for her children.Her restless son Tom -- a would-be poet and the story’s narrator-- gets swept up in his mother’sfunny and heartbreakingschemes to find his painfully shysister, Laura, a husband. TheGlass Menagerie is consideredto be one of the most beautifuldramas in American theatre.$20. Presented by MariemontPlayers Inc.. 684-1236; www.ma-riemontplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

RecreationPreschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,$2 per child per class. Presentedby Anderson Township ParkDistrict. Through March 26.388-5082. Anderson Township.

FRIDAY, JAN. 16Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7 p.m., WineWorld, 7737 Five Mile Road,Taste four different wines. Ages21 and up. $1 per two-ouncetaste. 232-6611. AndersonTownship.

Literary - BookstoresStory Time with Miss Sarah,9:30-10 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, 3054Madison Road, With Miss Sarahand her guitar. Free. 731-2665.Oakley.

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 17Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxingUkrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. Through March 28.713-3541; www.lcresurrectio-n.org. Anderson Township.

Monoprinting Workshop withAmy Burton, 2-5 p.m. Also Jan.18., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Two-day workshop.Create colorful prints from yourown photograph of a specialperson or place using a mono-printing technique that requiresno art experience. For ages 16and up. $125. Registrationrequired. Presented by Woman’sArt Club Foundation. 561-6949;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

EducationTV Toastmasters Club Meet-ing, 9-10:30 a.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Learn-by-doing club in whichmembers hone communication

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Literary - SigningsShari Goldhagen, 2-3 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rook-wood, 2692 Madison Road,Author discusses and signs “InSome Other World, Maybe.”Over two decades, unforget-table characters criss-cross theglobe, becoming entwined byfriendship, sex, ambition, fameand tragedy. Free. 396-8960;www.josephbeth.com. Nor-wood.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Free. Presented byCBB Production. 528-9909.Mount Carmel.


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EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 14 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Lower atrium. Learn about thehistory of Anderson Townshipthrough photos, hands-onexhibits and artifacts. Free.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Historical Society. 231-2114;andersontownshiphistoricalso-ciety.org. Anderson Township.

On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 2 p.m., 7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

MONDAY, JAN. 19Art & Craft ClassesSharp Art: Stained GlassClasses, 6:30-9 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, $30-$100. 389-6742; [email protected]. Oakley.

TUESDAY, JAN. 20Oil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Forbeginning and intermediatepainters. Instruction covers basicpainting techniques, gooddrawing and creative use ofcolor. Ages 18 and up. $120.Registration required. 791-7044;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 6-8:30 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; an-dersontownshiphistoricalsocie-ty.org. Anderson Township.

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NAMI Peer-to-Peer EducationCourse, 1-3 p.m., Knox Presby-terian Church, 3400 MichiganAve., Free. Registration re-quired. Presented by National

Alliance on Mental Illness ofHamilton County. 351-3500;www.namihc.org. Hyde Park.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 5 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, 497 OldOhio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

Preschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2 per child per class.388-5082. Anderson Township.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Students have opportunity towork from costumed model ateach class. Class focuses onstudy of values, color temper-ature, composition, paintingand drawing techniques. $210per session, plus $30 modelingfee per session. Registrationrequired. 259-9302; www.deb-orahridgley.com. Mariemont.

Drink TastingsWineStation Weekend: HappyHour, 4-7 p.m., The Wine Mer-chant, 3972 Edwards Road, Alltastes are half off. New winesevery week. Complimentarycheese and French baguettes.Ages 21 and up. Wines priced byounce. 731-1515; www.wine-merchantcincinnati.com. Oak-ley.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; an-dersontownshiphistoricalsocie-ty.org. Anderson Township.

Health / WellnessSports Nutrition, 7-8 p.m.,Beech Acres Park RecPlex, 6915Beechmont Ave., Learn secretsof sports nutrition and hydra-tion to improve performanceand reduce risk of injury. Ages18 and up. $10 resident, $15non-resident. Registrationrequired. Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-5082. Anderson Township.

Literary - SigningsChristopher Scotton, 7-8 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rook-wood, 2692 Madison Road,Author discusses and signs “TheSecret Wisdom of the Earth.” Inan Appalachian coal town,14-year-old Kevin falls in with ahalf-wild kid named Buzzy whoschools him in the mysteries ofthe woods. When Buzzy wit-nesses a brutal murder, Buzzyand Kevin are forced to strugglefor survival in the Kentuckymountains. Free. 396-8960;www.josephbeth.com. Nor-wood.

Literary - Story TimesStory Time, 10:30-11 a.m., BlueManatee Children’s Bookstore,3054 Madison Road, On LaPageStage. Stories, songs and more.Free. 731-2665. Oakley.

THURSDAY, JAN. 22Art & Craft ClassesSharp Art: Stained GlassClasses, 6:30-9 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, $30-$100. 389-6742; [email protected]. Oakley.


On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 7:30p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

RecreationPreschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2 per child per class.388-5082. Anderson Township.

SeminarsLearn How to Reduce YourProperty Tax, 6-7:30 p.m.,Barron Peck Bennie & Schlem-mer Co LPA, 3074 MadisonRoad, Free. Reservations recom-mended. Presented by JonathanC. Bennie. 315-5750. Oakley.

FRIDAY, JAN. 23Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7 p.m., WineWorld, $1 per two-ounce taste.232-6611. Anderson Township.

Friday Night Tasting: RobustReds, 6-8 p.m., The Wine Mer-chant, 3972 Edwards Road,Eight hearty reds wines fromaround the world, includingCabernet and Merlot. Lightappetizers and assortment ofcheese and French baguettes.Ages 21 and up. $25, $20 ad-vance. 731-1515; www.wine-merchantcincinnati.com. Oak-ley.

Literary - BookstoresStory Time with Miss Sarah,9:30-10 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, Free.731-2665. Oakley.

On Stage - TheaterA Reunion To Die For, 7 p.m.,Anderson High School, 7560Forest Road, Murder mysteryplay. Includes coffee, dessertand raffle. Benefits AndersonTheatre and FAD. $15. Presentedby Anderson Theatre. 232-2772;www.andersontheatre.com.Anderson Township.

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 24Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, $15. Registration re-quired. 713-3541; www.lcresur-rection.org. Anderson Town-ship.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, Free.528-9909. Mount Carmel.

On Stage - TheaterA Reunion To Die For, 7 p.m.,Anderson High School, $15.232-2772; www.anderson-theatre.com. Anderson Town-ship.

The Glass Menagerie, 3 p.m., 8p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. 684-1236; www.marie-

montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

Theory of Mind, 2 p.m., HydePark Health Center, 4001 RosslynDrive, By Ken LaZebnik. Sensi-tive, unsentimental portrait ofrelationships, tells story of Bill, ateenager who happens to liveon the autism spectrum. Part ofPlayhouse in the Park’s Off theHill series. Recommended forages 11 and up. Call venue fortickets and prices. Presented byPlayhouse in the Park. 272-5573;www.cincyplay.com. Hyde Park.

SUNDAY, JAN. 25EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; an-dersontownshiphistoricalsocie-ty.org. Anderson Township.

Music - ReligiousOrgan Concert Series: Chris-toph Bull, 4-6 p.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, 1345 Grace Ave., Sanc-tuary. Concert organist. Free.871-1345. Hyde Park.


RecreationTennis Classes, 4-5 p.m. Weeklythrough March 1., MercyHealthPlex Anderson, 7495State Road, Work on hand-eye-coordination, racquet skills,basic strokes and scoring. Begin-ners class at 4 p.m. Intermediateat 5 p.m. Ages 18 and up. $69.Registration required. Presentedby Communiversity at UC.556-6932. Anderson Township.

MONDAY, JAN. 26Art & Craft ClassesSharp Art: Stained GlassClasses, 6:30-9 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, $30-$100. 389-6742; [email protected]. Oakley.

EducationTeen’s Self-Defense, 6-8 p.m.,Beech Acres Park RecPlex, 6915Beechmont Ave., Lessons onawareness and protection.Physical self-defense explainedand practiced. Ages 11-14. $25,$20 residents. Registrationrequired. Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-4513. Anderson Township.

TUESDAY, JAN. 27

Optics Inside a Telescope, 7-9p.m., Cincinnati ObservatoryCenter, 3489 Observatory Place,Learn how a telescope worksand how magnification andfocus are achieved. Ages 18 andup. $22. Registration required.Presented by Communiversity atUC. 556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu. Mount Lookout.


RecreationBingo Tuesday, 5 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, $1-$15.528-9909; www.stuartglugi-buhl.com. Mount Carmel.

Preschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2 per child per class.388-5082. Anderson Township.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $210 per session, plus$30 modeling fee per session.Registration required. 259-9302;www.deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

Drink TastingsWineStation Weekend: HappyHour, 4-7 p.m., The Wine Mer-chant, Wines priced by ounce.731-1515; www.winemerchant-cincinnati.com. Oakley.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; an-dersontownshiphistoricalsocie-ty.org. Anderson Township.

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

Literary - Story TimesStory Time, 10:30-11 a.m., BlueManatee Children’s Bookstore,Free. 731-2665. Oakley.

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Preschool Open Gym is open 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at Beech Acres Park RecPlex, 6915Beechmont Ave., Anderson Township. Cost is $2 per child per class. The open gym runs throughMarch 26. Call 388-5082.

JANUARY 14, 2015 • FOREST HILLS JOURNAL • A5NEWS

With wind chill tem-peratures dipping belowfreezing, I’m having tofill up the bird feederstwice a day and check onthe girls/chickens everyfew hours to bring them

fresh wa-ter. I want-ed to tellyou, too, tocheck onneighborswho areelderly orshut in.Bringthem abowl of hotchicken

broth to which youcooked in cheese tortelli-ni and a handful of freshspinach. A sprinkling ofParmesan is good in thesoup, too. Nourishing andwarms one all over!

Remember I told youanything fermented isgoing to be popular thisyear due to the healthbenefits? Kimchi is oneof those and a popularKorean dish. I got thisrecipe from a fellowcookbook author at afood demo during MotherEarth News Fair lastyear. Tasty, and a goodplace to start when mak-ing homemade Kimchi. Iplan on making this onFox 19’s morning showfor Rob Williams, whoabsolutely loves Kimchi.

Mild Kimchi1 head Chinese or

Napa cabbage, about 3pounds, cut into 2” pieces

1 Daikon radish, about4”, peeled and thinlysliced

1 carrot, thinly sliced1/2 cup pickling salt

4 garlic cloves,minced

2 tablespoons Koreanchili paste or 2 teaspoonsChinese chili paste/saucewith garlic

1 teaspoon peeledminced fresh ginger root==

1 teaspoon sugar or totaste (I think you couldsubstitute honey)

Combine cabbage,radish, carrot and salt inbowl. Mix to combine andadd ice water to cover.Let stand for 2 to 6 hours.

Drain, reservingbrine. Add garlic, chiipaste, ginger and sugarand mix well, usinghands.

Pack into 2 quart can-ning jar. Add enoughreserved brine to cover

and fill to top of jar. Cov-er to exclude air.

Set jar on saucer tocatch overflow that hap-pens when fermentationbegins. Store in dark,cool place.

Begin tasting after 1day, and refrigerate up to5 days. It will continue toage and develop flavor.Keeps several months.

Tip from Rita’s kitch-en: Go to taste on flavor-ings. I like it spicy sowould use more chilipaste.

My favoriteguacamole

This has a smoky fla-vor due to the chipotlepeppers. Nice for SuperBowl coming up.

3 large ripe Hass avo-

cados - peeled, pitted andscooped out

2 limes, juiced1 teaspoon salt1/2 cup diced red onion Chopped cilantro to

taste3/4 teaspoon cumin or

to taste1 minced clove garlic

or more to tasteChipotle peppers in

adobo to taste (puree infood processor and thenstore in frig or freezer;this is much easier tomeasure out than thewhole peppers in sauce)

2 Roma tomatoes,diced

Mash the avocadosvery gently with potatomasher. Some people laythe avocado down flatand cut it into very small

pieces. Regardless, youdon’t want to overmashor it will become soupy.

Stir in lime juice totaste, and salt. Stir inonion, cilantro, cumin,garlic, peppers. Stir intomatoes. Serve withchips.

Tips from Rita’skitchen:

Ripening avocados.Although avocados aremature when pickedfrom the tree, they arenot ripe. Place in paperbag. This traps the ethyl-ene gas they produce andhelps to ripen. It willripen at room temper-ature in 3-5 days. Skincolor will darken andflesh underneath will bea bit soft.

Hass. These comefrom California with abuttery texture. The skinis tough and durable —ideal for shipping, andfor use as a scooping cupwhen removing flesh.

Hall. From Floridaand are bright green,smooth skinned avoca-dos.

Good for you: Loadedwith potassium, folicacid, vitamins C and E,also fiber and hearthealthy monounsaturatedfat.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Start year off healthy with homemade Kimchi

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Homemade guacamole is perfect for upcoming Super Bowl parties.

Livvy Stubenrauch, the voice of Anna in ‘Frozen’,will be one of our models in the Fashion Show!

She will also be our Special Guest at the VIP AD er Party!

Find out how you can attend the VIP AD er Party at AGFS.AubreyRose.org

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In the last 10 days tradition-al media have inundated usregarding the tragic suicide ofJoshua (”Leelah”) Alcorn, aself-proclaimed “transgenderteen,” in a misguided attemptto reward a request in his sui-cide note that his death “meansomething” on behalf of othertransgendered people.

Candlelight “vigils” havebeen held, and “friends” havecome forward to express notsympathy for the bereavedparents, but anger towardthem.

With a “news” media and“friends” like this, who needsenemies?

Clearly the underage boywas enraged at his parents forrejecting his request for “gen-der reassignment surgery,” aninvolved (counseling, surgery,hormone therapy), protracted

(severalyears), expen-sive procedure(more than$25,000) thatalso appar-ently violatedhis parents’Christian con-sciences. Josh-ua rejected thecounseling andmedical treat-

ment his parents secured forhim, and in a final act of rebel-lion, he stepped out in front ona tractor trailer after midnighton Interstate 71.

The “news” media is treat-ing Joshua’s self-murder ashonorable when it should beseen as the selfish act of adeluded narcissist who sawhimself as a romantic “mar-tyr” revolting against an evil,

oppressive world ruled byChristian parents and otherswho sought to limit his per-sonal wants. By constantlyreferring to Joshua as “Leelah”and by using the pronouns“she” and “her” in reportingthis story, the “news” mediabecome activists for the fanta-sy of transgenderism and be-come accessories to the painand suffering of those whoneed healing, not encourage-ment and endorsement in self-delusion.

Joshua’s parents loved him,but he loved only himself. Inhis self-focus, he failed to seethat parents and siblings areone’s true friends, and that“caring” by the so-called“LGBT community” on socialmedia and elsewhere is a mi-rage.

Recognizing the danger of

the counsel of such falsefriends (and possibly in re-sponse to his rebellious atti-tude), Joshua’s parents tookaway the privileges of a laptopand smart phone that he woulduse to access the Internet.

He threatened the life of atruck driver who might havelost control in an attempt toavoid Joshua’s self-murder.That driver will be foreverimpacted by the horror im-posed on him by the media’sdarling.

What lessons can be learnedfrom this? That “transgen-ders” are abused by a societythat largely refuses to “un-derstand” or condone theirbizarre desires and behavior?That parents have no right toseek help for a child sufferingfrom delusion and other men-tal illnesses? That the taxpayer

must be forced, through insur-ance, to subsidize unethicalmedical procedures? Thatwomen and girls lose all priva-cy in restrooms and showerrooms to men and boys whofantasize that they are females“trapped” in a male body?

Or do we learn that an agen-da exists by an activist “news”and “entertainment” mediaand by certain special-interestgroups to confuse and sexu-alize youth for their own evil(often profitable) purposes?

Obviously, Joshua’s lifemeant little to him. May reve-lation of truth find that Josh-ua’s tragic death and the suf-fering of his family not be invain.

Randy Kleine is a resident of Mil-ford.

Media more about fantasy, less about truth

RandyKleineCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Jan. 7 questionWhat should be the top priori-

ties for the Republican-con-trolled Congress (House andSenate)?

“Changing the public per-ception and information aboutwhy legislation is not actedupon. The American people aretired of the Constitution beingignored. After eliminating thehideous tax of Obamacare,legislation to ensure new em-ployment should be the toppriority. This would mean,among many other things, aviable means for companies toprovide health care benefits,possibly the Keystone Pipeline,and certainly an agreement topublish and read all legislationbefore voting. Requiring legis-lation to describe its basis inthe Constitution would be agreat start.”

D.B.

“To abolish Obamacare, putin Keystone Pipeline, to havecontrol of our borders, andallow our country the right tohave the 10 Commandments inour schools and courtrooms.”

Mary Ann Maloney

“Do something! We paythese people far too much to donothing. If we wanted nothingdone for a lot of public money,we would just hire MikeBrown.”

M.J.F.

“I hope they move on thedeficit spending and the na-tional debt which are out ofcontrol. Secondly they couldapprove the Keystone Pipelineto get the U.S. and Canadianshale oil to refineries moresafely.”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONSome people have criticizedrecent school closings due tocold weather. What do youthink about the practice ofcanceling classes when themercury dips?

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

get some retail shops. So wedon't have to drive to Rook-wood and Kenwood!”

Betty Finzer

Anderson Twp. seekscommunity input onriverfront sitehttp://cin.ci/1HGN6f9

“I like the idea for a boarramp! The Ohio River is anextremely underutilized re-source for recreation. They

should also start a small adcampaign encouraging peopleto try boating on the river andother water sports!”

Ethan Lynn“This is prime riverfront

property. Lease it for com-mercial development andgenerate a revenue streamfrom it that can be used tofund (Forest Hill School Dis-trict) improvements.”

John Wilken

A roundup of reactions tolocal stories on Cincinnati-.com:

New Anderson theaterto include dining, barhttp://cin.ci/1rXWkQh

“Let's hope it doesn't go outof business like most things inthe Towne Centre and a lot ofthings on Beechmont.”

Ethan Lynn“Great! Now if we could

VOICES FROM THE WEB

We all get the winter blahsfrom time to time. For some,though, it’s more than just ablue mood. By some esti-mates, as much as 20 percentof the population suffersfrom a mild to moderateform of Seasonal AffectiveDisorder (SAD) or winterdepression.

Older adults are at partic-ular risk – almost one in sev-en people over the age of 65are thought to exhibit signsof clinical depression, ac-cording to mental healthexperts.

What is SeasonalAffective Disorder?

Seasonal Affective Dis-order (SAD) is a set of symp-toms, including depressionand unpredictable moodswings, which occur whenambient light levels diminishduring the fall and winter asthe sun moves progressivelylower in the sky. The depres-sion and mood swings areoften associated with a dip inthe serum blood level of sero-tonin, a neurotransmitter thathelps to regulate mood, andmelatonin, a serotonin-de-rived neurotransmitter thatregulates sleep patterns.

Mammals (including hu-mans) have an area of thebrain called the pineal gland,

which regulates the produc-tion of melatonin. Some re-searchers believe that thisregion of the brain is able todetect small changes in ambi-ent light and sun angle overtime, and thus upregulate ordown regulate the brain’sserotonin and melatonin pro-duction.

Some researchers believethat people who suffer SADmay simply have an overlyactive pineal gland, or mayproduce less serotonin onaverage than a person with-out the condition. Either way,it is a serious, life-affectingproblem for many people.

What you can do tobeat the winter blues.

The keys to feeling betterare getting more light andmore exercise. If the weatherisn’t too cold or icy, take astroll for 20-30 minutes twicea day.

If you can’t get out, drawup the blinds and open shut-ters over windows to allowmore ambient sunlight intoyour home.

If you have a fireplace,

use it. Sitting in front of anevening fire on cold, darkwinter nights may help tokeep your melatonin produc-tion normalized. If thatdoesn’t help, there are spe-cial light therapy devicesthat SAD sufferers can use tohelp reduce symptoms.

Serotonin re-uptake-inhib-iting medicines (SSRIs) likeProzac and Zoloft can also behelpful in breaking severedepressive cycles, but thesemedications must be careful-ly monitored by a doctor. Youcannot simply start and stopthem at will. They take sever-al weeks to build to effectivelevels, and you must alsowean off them gradually.

Moderate exercise in-creases serum serotonin andalso triggers the productionof the pain-relieving hor-mone dopamine. A regularindoor exercise program canhelp reduce the symptoms ofdepression and even alleviatesome chronic pain.

Not only can seniors com-bat the winter blues, they canincrease their overall well-ness and strength, just bygetting more active.

Episcopal Retirement Homes runsMarjorie P. Lee, Deupree Homeand Deupree Cottages in EasternCincinnati.

Don’t let the WINTER BLUES

get you down

AARP is well-known, butnot-so-familiar is the AARPFoundation and its Tax-Aideprogram.

Tax-Aide volunteers providea valuableservice to thepublic, work-ing behind-the-scenes eachtax season.Trained volun-teers servehundreds offamilies annu-ally, helpingthem file theirFederal andOhio taxes

without a fee being charged.The program assists low andmid-income families that are awide variety of ages.

This service has been inplace in Southwest Ohio formore than 30 years. Nine sitesin Cincinnati’s East Side com-munities provide this tax assis-tance given by 70 volunteers.

Each year from the begin-ning of February through mid-April, hundreds of families are

assisted on the East side ofCincinnati alone. This area,Ohio District 19, serves com-munities from Interstate 71East into Western ClermontCounty, from the Ohio Rivernorth into Loveland and Mil-ford.

Volunteers are trained andcertified each year to staycurrent with changes in the taxlaw. The program is run byvolunteers; in fact not eventips are accepted. Those re-ceiving the service do not haveto be a member of AARP nordo they need to be a “seniorcitizen.” All returns are doublechecked; all are filed electron-ically.

There is a pressing need formore volunteers. Perhaps youare interested in volunteeringas a Tax Prep Aide. Training/certification will take place inJanuary. For information, con-tact www.aarp.org/volunteeror call 800-687-2277.

Connie Booth is a resident of An-derson Township and volunteerswith the AARP Tax Aide program.

Best-kept secret of tax season

Connie BoothCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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

MT. WASHINGTON — Despitethe 6-5 record following a con-vincing win against Roger BaconJan.7, the McNicholas Rocketsare still well thought of by otherarea coaches.

In the Week 5 Division II-IVgirls’ basketball coaches poll, theRockets were third behind Ma-deira and Summit Country Dayand in front of fourth-place Fe-licity-Franklin. All three of thoseteams have better records thanMcNick.

“I think some people thoughtmore highly of us at the begin-ning of the season,” Rocketshead coach Gregg Flammersaid. “People look at our sched-ule and think it counts for a lot.It’s always helped and it helps uscome tournament time.”

The tournament is still 11games away and Flammer saidthat, like many teams, there arethings they want to improveupon such as not letting gamesget out of control and betterguard play to support Payton Ra-mey.

“Whichever direction we aregoing in, we tend to we stay thatway,” the coach said. “Whenthings start going against us, wetend to struggle. This secondhalf of the season is about devel-oping consistency and more of aplay-with-anybody mentality.”

After losing in double over-time to Milford to open the sea-son, the Rockets won threestraight including a win againstLoveland. After that, the Rock-ets dropped three straight.

Since then, they’ve won three

of their last four games beforeheading into a weekend matchupwith Summit and starting thisweek against Conner.

“I knew it was going to be adifferent year with graduatingso many seniors from last yearand I knew there were going tobe frustrating times,” Rameysaid. “I think we’ve gotten a lotbetter after hitting that roughpatch.”

A lot of the leadership dutieshave fallen to Ramey becauseshe is one of the few varsity car-ry-overs from last year. She saidshe has handled that responsibil-ity by trying to be more vocal,exuding leadership from herrole as a team captain and bymaking plays on the court.

Ramey’s stat line speaks tothat third goal.

She is the only Rocket who av-erages double figures in scoring;she hauls in seven rebounds acontest and is tied for fourth onthe team in assists per game.

Going forward, Flammerknows every team is going to keyon Ramey, thus balance betweenthe inside game and outside isimportant.

“We are looking to get moreout of our guards instead of look-ing for just Payton,” he said. “Ifyou come to our games, you willhear me getting on our guards tobe more aggressive, confidentand to shoot the ball more.”

Both he and Ramey said theyare confident that a mix of thisteam’s chemistry and belief inthemselves could help themmake noise in the playoffs.

“I think that we have the tal-ent,” Ramey said. “It’s a matterof settling down and using it.”

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

McNicholas senior center Payton Ramey looks toward the basket whilebeing defended by Anderson’s Madison Temple during the Rockets’ 72-47loss to Anderson Jan. 5 at home.

McNick girls lookto turn corner for2nd half of seasonBy Nick [email protected]

Girls basketball» Turpin defeated Glen Este

43-42 Jan. 7. The Spartansmoved to 5-2 with the win.

» Anderson defeated With-row 51-28 Jan. 7 to move to 9-2this season.

The Redskins defeatedMcNicholas 72-47 Jan. 5. Madi-son Temple led all scorers with20 points.

» McNicholas defeated Rog-

er Bacon 53-16 Jan. 7.» Miami Valley Christian

Academy beat School for theCreative and Performing Arts43-16 on Jan. 6 as Michelle Leehad 15 points.

» Walnut Hills downedLoveland 53-26 on Jan. 7 withjunior Arielle Varner scoring14 points and senior TaylorDarks adding 12. Darks alsojoined the 1,000-point club forher career.

Boys basketball» Roger Bacon defeated

McNicholas 57-45 Jan. 6. An-drew Schuermann led theRockets with 17 points.

» Walnut Hills downed With-row 91-57 on Jan. 6. Senior Ma-Cio Teague recorded a double-double with 33 points and 12 re-bounds.

» Miami Valley ChristianAcademy defeated School forthe Creative and PerformingArts 89-40 on Jan. 6. Junior Ja-mie Carson had 25 points tolead the Lions.

Boys bowling

» Milford defeated Turpin2,296-2,234 Jan. 8.

» McNicholas defeated Fen-wick 1,995-1,638 Jan. 8.

» Anderson defeated Go-shen 2,609- 2,219 Jan. 5. Mitch-ell Hehn bowled the high seriesat 417 for the Redskins.

Girls bowling» Milford defeated Turpin

2,026-1,916 Jan. 8.» Anderson defeated Go-

shen 1,908-1,752 Jan. 5.» Turpin defeated Wyoming

1,845-1,441 Jan. 5.

Boys swimming» Turpin defeated Milford

69-33 Jan. 7.Girls swimming» Turpin defeated Milford

79-23 Jan. 7.Boys and girls swimming» Walnut Hills coach Greg

Lynch recorded his 100th winas the boys and girls teams de-feated Winton Woods and Cin-cinnati Christian Jan. 7. Bothsquads swept the 200 medley,200 and 400 relays.

SHORT HOPS

By Nick [email protected]

Anderson head coach ChrisDeLotell stomps his foot to gethis players’ attention and alsoslams it to the floor in disgust.

During Tuesday’s rivalrygame against Turpin, he didplenty of both, but the resultmight leave him with a sorefoot as the Spartans (5-3, 3-1Eastern Cincinnati Confer-ence) defeated the Redskins(5-4, 0-4 ECC) 68-59 to keeptheir rival winless in ECC playthis season.

“Both teams played with in-credible effort and Andersonhas come such a long way,” Tur-pin head coach Ryan Krohnsaid. “They battle, execute andrebound. We were luckyenough to pull it off tonight.”

Each team had three playersscore in double figures.

Turpin’s trio of Richie Sim-mons, Adam Toerner and Bran-don Holaday scored the bulk ofthe Spartans’ points. Ander-son’s scoring came primarilyfrom Jake Newton, Bryan Vor-derbrueggen and Blake White.

This game began the waygood rivalries should with nei-ther team gaining much of anadvantage to start the contest.Turpin held the slim advantage15-14 after the first quarter.

From there, the Spartans’lead didn’t grow larger than sixpoints until the fourth quarter

The Redskins clipped thedeficit to just two points in thethird quarter, but Turpin had ananswer whether it was with aperimeter shot from Toerneror Holaday or a basket in thepaint from Simmons.

“Everybody’s effort stoodout to me tonight with Adammaking shots and Richie re-bounding,” Krohn said. “Ourguard play was excellent and Icouldn’t be more proud of ourguys.”

Anderson’s Jackson Longtrimmed an already slim Tur-pin lead to 48-46 to open thefourth quarter.

But as they had done formost of the game, the Spartanshad an answer.

Eventually, Turpin built a62-52 lead and effectively putthe game out of reach.

“Our guys gave it every-thing they had and I don’t thinkthe circumstances of the gamechanged that,” DeLotell said.

The Redskins halved thedeficit, but Turpin once againdidn’t panic and sank its freethrows to preserve the win.”

Both Krohn and DeLotellsaid that regardless of the re-sult, players cannot wallow indefeat or victory.

“I think the big thing is, youhave to make it one game,” De-Lotell said. “In a neighborhoodrivalry like this, teams thataren’t mentally tough can allowa game like this to linger

whether they win or lose. Weneed to make sure this is a blipon our season.”

BRAGGING RIGHTSGO TO SPARTANSBy Nick [email protected]


Turpin guard Brandon Holaday leads the Spartans in scoring, averagingmore than 13 points per game.


Turpin’s Isiah Bostic goes up for alayup while being defended byAnderson’s Jackson Long. Turpindefeated Anderson 68-59.

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Turpin senior forward BrandonWilliamson fires a jump shotduring the first quarter of Turpin’s68-59 victory against rivalAnderson Tuesday night.

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Trey Lanham of Anderson makes a fantastic spin move to gain the upper hand on Walker Jamesof Butler in the 170 lbs. match Jan. 10.

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WALNUT HILLS — Inbasketball, the letter “T”represents something un-desirable.

At Walnut Hills HighSchool, boys coach Ricar-do Hill feels his “T’s” aretremendous. MaCioTeague and Caleb Tregreare T’s who have led theEagles to a lot of W’s.

The senior guards arethe team’s top scorers de-spite facing gimmick de-fenses designed to stopthem. Teague tops theEastern Cincinnati Con-ference in scoring and isone of the top reboundersat 6-foot-3. He can gomore than 30 points at anytime and is among themost accurate three-point shooters in the area.

Tregre also hits in dou-ble figures, is second inthe ECC in assists and isone of the league leadersin field goal percentage.

Teague and Tregre areWalnut’s best one-twopunch since Isaiah John-son and D.J. Wingfield.Johnson plays at Akronwith Hill’s son, RicardoJr.; Wingfield is at OhioUniversity.

“They are two com-pletely different play-ers,” Hill said. “The keyingredient to all of them istheir tenacity to win. Youcan’t find that in a lot ofplayers. Those four defi-nitely have it.”

Teague is being pur-sued by mid-majorschools and is waiting un-til spring to make a col-lege decision.

“I look at a school likeCincinnati that’s havingtrouble with outsideshooting and wonder whythey’re not all over him,”Hill said. “He can play atany level. Everyone keyson him every single gameand he still scores at an ef-ficient clip. Nobody canguard this kid.”

Tregre has had severalDivision II suitors.

“Both will play high-level college basketballand their parents won’thave to write a check for

it,” Hill said. The Eagles also have

four freshmen and twosophomores seeing min-utes. Two of the ninth-graders, 6-foot-5 OmariPeek and 6-foot-4 CoryDavis, are third andfourth in scoring, respec-tively. Peek is the son offormer University of Cin-cinnati football and bas-ketball player AntwanPeek, who played for theNFL Texans and Browns.

To cover both sides ofthe Crosstown Shootoutin DNA, 6-foot-3 Walnutsophomore Michael Da-venport is the son of Mi-chael Davenport, the for-mer Xavier Musketeer.

In the Eastern Cincin-nati Conference, WalnutHills is after their third-straight title, having wonoutright in 2013 and

shared it with Kings andTurpin last year. This sea-son, Milford and Kingsappear to be Walnut’schief competition.

In an early season lossat Elder, Walnut Hillsplayed without pointguard Tregre, who was ill.At full strength, they areyoung, but dangerous.

“We should be prettycompetitive going for-ward, even after our twostuds leave,” Hill said.“We have more youngerplayers on the freshmanand JV team that will becontributing, as well asour junior high team.We’re getting pretty load-ed.”

Ahead is a game atLoveland Jan. 16, then atrip to Trent Arena Jan. 19to play Piqua out of con-ference.

Walnut Hills seeksECC hoops three-peatBy Scott [email protected]


Caleb Tregre of Walnut Hills finds a hole in the Milforddefense Jan. 9.


Robby Perry of Walnut Hills makes an acrobatic move to thehoop for two points against Milford Jan. 9.


Macio Teague of Walnut Hills drives hard against GrantRiesenberg of Milford Jan. 9.

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More than 60 candi-dates for American citi-zenship, representing 21countries, took an oath ofallegiance to the UnitedStates during a natural-ization ceremony, the sec-ond consecutive ceremo-ny hosted at The SummitCountry Day School.

The Summit’s LowerSchool planned the eventthat hosted the new citi-zens and their families.Students from grades twothrough four sang patriot-ic classics, such as “Amer-ica the Beautiful,” “Amer-ica, America,” “God BlessAmerica” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

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Kamran of Mason, GwenHellmann of Hyde Park,Lavina Grzymajlo ofUnion Township in Cler-mont County and PatrickMcHugh of Indian Hilltook turns reading pas-sages from “I Was Dream-ing to Come to America,”which featured originalaccounts from immi-grants about their jour-ney and why they lefttheir homelands.

Rich Wilson, head ofThe Summit, said thathosting a naturalizationceremony seems natural,considering the diverseschool population and theemphasis on global citi-zenry in the curriculum.

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Boy Scouts from Pack and Troop 191 carry in flags during thepresentation of colors during the naturalization ceremony atThe Summit Country Day School Oct. 24.

67 accept citizenship duringnaturalization ceremony

THANKS TO LEAH FIGHTMASTER

A candidate for citizenship states his intention to become anAmerican citizen before he takes the oath of allegiance at anaturalization ceremony at The Summit Country Day SchoolOct. 24.

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Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

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

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Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

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

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

BAPTIST

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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

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

Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road

561-6805

Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church

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3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244

513 272-5800www.horizoncc.com

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3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

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UNITED METHODIST

6474 Beechmont Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45230

513-231-2650www.mwpc.church

MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service

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MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service10:00am Educational Hour

11:00 am - Traditional Service

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683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

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

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

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

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Angela M. ConnollyAngela M. Connolly, 66, of

Anderson Township died Dec.27.

Survived by husband, CharlesE. Connolly; step-daughter,Diana Ford; father, VincentMontelisciani; brother, Vincent“Bud” (Linda) Montelisciani;nephews Tony (Fiancee Jeannie)and Jeff (Jody) Montelisciani;and great-nieces and nephewsBella, Grant, James, Nate, Olivia,Vince and Jeannie.

Preceded in death by mother,Ann Capannari.

Services were Jan. 3 at Immac-ulate Heart of Mary Church,Anderson Township.

Stanley M. CookStanley M. Cook, 83, of An-

derson Township died Dec. 29.Survived by wife, Carol A.

Lansdorf-Cook; children ReginaM. Sullivan and Stanley ‘Bill andDouglas C. (Julie) Cook; siblingsAnn Winstel, Joseph Cook andStella Binggeli; and grand-children Cameron, Braden andEthan Cook.

Preceded in death by parentsCharles A. Cook and KatherineVandenburg; siblings Anthonyand Charles Cook; and grand-daughter, Jessica Cook.

Services were Jan. 2 at St.Thomas More Church, Cincin-nati.

James R. FaulknerJames R. Faulkner, 78, of

Anderson Township died Jan. 1.Preceded in death by parents

James A. Faulkner and MarieWickham.

Services were Jan. 7 at SpringGrove Cemetery.

Vernon L. LotzVernon L. Lotz, 72, of An-

derson Township died Jan. 3.Survived by wife, Sue Lotz;

children Guy (Chen), Douglas(Beth) and Nicole Lotz; andgrandchildren Leanne, Jessica,Austin and Cody Lotz.

Preceded in death by parentsEdward Lotz and Evaleen Nelp.

Services were Jan. 8 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Janet E. McLaughlinJanet E. McLaughlin, 84, of

Anderson Township died Dec.24.

Survived by husband of 59years, Donald J. McLaughlin;siblings Bob and Bill McLaughlinand Laurie Flanagan; and grand-children Kevin, Meghan, Ryan,Connor, Colin and Erin.

Preceded in death by parentsHarold Turner and Helen Pratt.

Services were Jan. 3 at St.Timothy’s Episcopal Church,Cincinnati.

Johnny L.Montgomery

Johnny L. Montgomery, 52, ofAnderson Township died Dec.30.

Survived by children JohnnyDavis Montgomery, Karen JeanLynn Montgomery and EricaLouise Herthel; grandchildrenAlexander Mason Montgomeryand DeWayne Limar Johnson Jr.;siblings Barbara Rauch, CarlJackson, Jean, Bill and JamesMontgomery and Nicole Stein;and many nieces, nephews,family members and friends.

Preceded in death by brother,Robert Turner; and parents JohnYountz and Clara Louise Mont-gomery.

Services were Jan. 4 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.

Halina MullerHalina Muller, 60, of Anderson

Township died Dec. 26.Survived by children Christine

F. (Justin) Held and John M.Muller; and sister, Krystyna(Steve) Ranks.

Preceded in death by hus-band, John F. Muller; and par-ents Kazimierz Kuznicki andJanina Dziewit.

Services are private.

Judy P. WierJudy P. Wier, 81, of Anderson

Township died Dec. 30.Survived by children Nancy

(Bill) Szabo, Kevin (Kim) Wierand Susan (Dennis) Dattilo;sister, Ellen (Johnny) Vinson;grandchildren Kelly Writz, Jason(Emily) and Andrew Wier, Ryan,Matthew and Holly Dattilo; andgreat-grandson, Jakeb.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Robert C. Wier; andparents Paul Phillips and JuneVore.

Services were Jan. 9 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

DEATHS

Anderson HillsUnited MethodistChurchTraditional worship is 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.Contemporary services are 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m. Family andstudent ministry programs areat 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The church is at 7515 ForestRoad, Anderson Township;231-4172; andersonhillsumc.org.

Mount WashingtonPresbyterian ChurchThe next free community dinneris 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19. Joinfriends and neighbors for goodcompany and an excellentevening meal.

All are welcome Sunday morn-ings at 9:30 for Sunday Schooland blended worship and at 11a.m. for traditional worshipservice. The church’s focus is onarea hunger needs and weprovide food and volunteertime to groups including theSEM Pantry, the Batavia YWCAPantry, Tender Mercies, the

Drop Inn Center and similarorganizations throughout theyear.

The church is at 6474 BeechmontAve., Mount Washington;231-2650;www.mwpc-church.org.

Mount WashingtonUnited MethodistChurchOn the second Saturday of everymonth, the community isinvited to a free dinner from5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at thechurch.

The church is at 6365 CorblyRoad; 231-3946;www.mtwashumc.org.

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Through Feb. 28, thePublic Library of Cincin-nati and Hamilton Countyis looking to discover newpoets. Adults are invited toenter. The Poetry Contestis co-sponsored by theGreater Cincinnati Writ-er’s League.

Up to four winners willhave their poem publishedon our website and will begiven the opportunity toread their poem at theMain Library’s Poetry inthe Garden Series in April.

Contest rules:

» Each poet may submitno more than one poem.

» Poems must be origi-nal and unpublished in anypublic medium.

» Poems must be sub-mitted in a Word docu-ment, no longer than 40lines, at least 12-point font,on one 8.5-by-11 page;prose poems no longerthan 300 words.

» Entries must be sub-mitted using our form byFeb. 28 at www. cincinnatilibrary. org/news/2014/poetry-contest.aspx.

Library poetry contest runsthrough February

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