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News ................... 248-8600 Retail advertising ...... 768-8404 Classified advertising .. 242-4000 Delivery ................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact us I NDIAN H ILL I NDIAN H ILL JOURNAL 75¢ THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Indian Hill Vol. 16 No. 48 © 2015 The Community Recorder ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Indian Hill Journal 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170 Loveland, Ohio 45140 For the Postmaster Published weekly every Thursday Periodicals postage paid at Loveland, OH 45140 and at additional mailing offices. ISSN 15423174 USPS 020-826 Postmaster: Send address change to Indian Hill Journal 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170 Loveland, Ohio 45140 FEED YOUR MAC ADDICTION A5 BBQ Review mac and cheese recipe VISIT US ONLINE Find local news at Cincinnati.com An Indian Hill High School music teacher is following in the path of a former mentor. Phil Clary, who teaches ad- vanced placement music the- ory at the high school and is also choral director at the school, has been chosen as the new artistic director of the Cincinnati Choral Society. He will succeed Douglas Belland, who was one of Clary’s instructors at North- ern Kentucky University. Belland retired from the Choral Society in December. “I am honored to follow in his footsteps,” said Clary, who was encouraged to apply for the position by Bel- land. Clary, a resi- dent of New- town, has been a choral director at Indian Hill High School for 15 years. He started in his position as artis- tic director for the Cinicnnati Choral Society in January. “I look forward to being part of the next chapter of the Cincinnati Choral Society,” Clary said. That next chapter will be two upcoming pro- grams in May. As artistic director, Clary will not only conduct perfor- mances, but he will also select the repertoire for these perfor- mances and work directly with the board of the Choral Soci- ety. “I was excited by the oppor- tunity to work with an all-adult chorus,” said Clary, who de- scribed his approach to music as eclectic. “I like a wide variety of styles,” he said. Clary is also music director at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church. Clary and the Cincinnati Choral Society will present “A Celebration of Music In Spring” 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the church, which is at 8108 Beechmont Ave. Music teacher chosen to lead Cincinnati Choral Society By Forrest Sellers [email protected] Clary FILE PHOTO Indian Hill High School chorus director Phil Clary, right, rehearses with the Indian Hill High School Men's Chorus. Clary was recently chosen as the new artistic director of the Cincinnati Choral Society. Parents upset about state- mandated standardized tests have found allies in some local school district offices. Education administrators are expressing similar con- cerns. This is a high stakes test with testing beginning now but the results will not be available un- til late fall, Madeira School’s Su- perintendent Steve Kramer said. “That’s not really helping to improve educa- tion in Madeira, or I would even say throughout the state,” Ma- deira City Schools Superin- tendent Steve Kramer said. Among Kramer’s concerns - tests are taken in the spring, but results are not available until the fall, and the amount of time being spent testing students has more than doubled with this generation of tests. “It’s a very involved process all in the name of accountabil- ity. I believe it’s overkill,” Kra- mer said. The old Ohio Achievement tests for language arts and math for grades three through eight - and the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) were replaced this school year by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams that are tied to Common Core academic stan- dards. Students are taking math and reading assessments. Next month, the science and social studies assessments will begin. Symmes Township resident Zac Haines’ son is only 2 years old, but Haines has spoken out against Common Core and PARCC testing to make sure all children get the education they deserve. “We need to improve educa- tion in the state, but more stan- dardize testing is not the an- swer,” Haines said. Haines, the president of mul- tiple Republican groups in the area, ran for the state board of education in 2014, opposed to Common Core and for more classroom instruction time. He lost, but he said what he learned on the campaign trail from talk- ing to teachers, parents and stu- dents made him see the prob- lems facing public schools. “I think the testing culture in our public schools is extreme. Teachers are spending more time preparing students for these tests and administering them than they are on actually teaching,” Haines said. Haines said the tests are more of a data collecting exer- cise for the state than helpful in- struction for the students be- cause it takes so long for the re- sults to come in. “The students can’t review them, see what they did wrong and learn how to improve,” Haines said. The Ohio Department of Education says there is no law that allows a parent or student to opt out of state testing and there is no state test opt-out pro- cedure or form. If a parent with- draws his or her child’s partici- pation in certain state tests, there may be consequences for the child, the child’s teacher, and the school and district. As a longtime administrator for Princeton City Schools, re- tired educator Noel Taylor questioned the computer litera- cy children need the PARCC tests. “Most kids are acquainted with the computer, but there are some sophisticated things re- quired of these tests. For some kids, it could be difficult. That would interfere with judging how well the youngster could read or write at that level.” Princeton Interim Superin- tendent Ed Theroux said assess- ments have a place in education, to drive instruction. “I believe all educators be- lieve and want to be held ac- countable to make sure our stu- dents are growing,” Theroux said, explaining that formative assessments are continuous in the classroom. “There is a place for some standardized assessments,” Theroux said of the need to compare districts by some mea- sure. “However, we are taking an awful lot of assessments, which is taking away instruc- tion, instead of spending time where students can grow and learn.” Theroux advocated for more local control over instruction and testing. “I believe we’ve got to return some of that local control to dis- tricts so they can be freed from mandates in order to provide the instruction that’s needed at the local level, the building lev- el,” he said. “Make us account- able to make sure our kids are growing each year.” Sycamore Schools Superin- tendent Adrienne James sent a stinging letter to Ohio Schools Superintendent Richard Ross detailing her complaints about the state’s efforts so far in ad- dressing problems surrounding the new and more frequent stu- dent testing. “The changes (in testing) have been staggering,” James wrote Ross Monday, sharing the letter with parents in the 5,244- student Hamilton County school system and copying local state legislators. “The public school system has been jerked from one notion to another, requiring so much time and attention that districts are left with no time to address internal needs. And sadly, bear- ing the brunt of it all are our children,” James said. James told the Ohio school leader she had “two overarch- ing concerns … the abundance of state mandated tests and the continued interference with what should be a local decision regarding diagnostic tests that are administered for internal use.” Community Press Staff Report GETTY IMAGES/COMSTOCK IMAGES TESTY ABOUT THE TESTS TAKE OUR POLL Your chance to weigh in on the debate. Take our poll about state testing at Cincinnati.com - http://cin.ci/17BniUI See TESTS, Page A2 Kramer s Haines

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An Indian Hill High Schoolmusic teacher is following inthe path of a former mentor.

Phil Clary, who teaches ad-vanced placement music the-ory at the high school and isalso choral director at theschool, has been chosen as thenew artistic director of theCincinnati Choral Society.

He will succeed DouglasBelland, who was one ofClary’s instructors at North-ern Kentucky University.

Belland retired from theChoral Society in December.

“I am honored to follow inhis footsteps,” said Clary, who

was encouragedto apply for theposition by Bel-land.

Clary, a resi-dent of New-town, has been achoral directorat Indian Hill

High School for 15 years. Hestarted in his position as artis-tic director for the CinicnnatiChoral Society in January.

“I look forward to beingpart of the next chapter of theCincinnati Choral Society,”Clary said. That next chapterwill be two upcoming pro-grams in May.

As artistic director, Clarywill not only conduct perfor-

mances, but he will also selectthe repertoire for these perfor-mances and work directly withthe board of the Choral Soci-ety.

“I was excited by the oppor-tunity to work with an all-adultchorus,” said Clary, who de-scribed his approach to musicas eclectic.

“I like a wide variety ofstyles,” he said.

Clary is also music directorat St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch.

Clary and the CincinnatiChoral Society will present “ACelebration of Music InSpring” 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3,at the church, which is at 8108Beechmont Ave.

Music teacher chosen to lead Cincinnati Choral SocietyBy Forrest [email protected]

Clary

FILE PHOTO

Indian Hill High School chorus director Phil Clary, right, rehearses with theIndian Hill High School Men's Chorus. Clary was recently chosen as the newartistic director of the Cincinnati Choral Society.

Parents upset about state-mandated standardized testshave found allies in some localschool district offices.

Education administratorsare expressing similar con-cerns.

This is a high stakes test withtesting beginning now but theresults will not be available un-til late fall, Madeira School’s Su-perintendent Steve Kramersaid.

“That’s notreally helping toimprove educa-tion in Madeira,or I would evensay throughoutthe state,” Ma-deira CitySchools Superin-tendent Steve

Kramer said. Among Kramer’s concerns -

tests are taken in the spring, butresults are not available untilthe fall, and the amount of timebeing spent testing students hasmore than doubled with thisgeneration of tests.

“It’s a very involved processall in the name of accountabil-ity. I believe it’s overkill,” Kra-mer said.

The old Ohio Achievementtests for language arts and mathfor grades three through eight -and the Ohio Graduation Tests(OGT) were replaced thisschool year by the Partnershipfor Assessment of Readinessfor College and Careers(PARCC) exams that are tied toCommon Core academic stan-dards.

Students are taking math andreading assessments. Nextmonth, the science and socialstudies assessments will begin.

Symmes Township residentZac Haines’ son is only 2 years

old, but Haineshas spoken outagainst CommonCore and PARCCtesting to makesure all childrenget the educationthey deserve.

“We need toimprove educa-

tion in the state, but more stan-dardize testing is not the an-swer,” Haines said.

Haines, the president of mul-tiple Republican groups in thearea, ran for the state board ofeducation in 2014, opposed to

Common Core and for moreclassroom instruction time. Helost, but he said what he learnedon the campaign trail from talk-ing to teachers, parents and stu-dents made him see the prob-lems facing public schools.

“I think the testing culture inour public schools is extreme.Teachers are spending moretime preparing students forthese tests and administeringthem than they are on actuallyteaching,” Haines said.

Haines said the tests aremore of a data collecting exer-cise for the state than helpful in-struction for the students be-cause it takes so long for the re-sults to come in.

“The students can’t reviewthem, see what they did wrongand learn how to improve,”Haines said.

The Ohio Department ofEducation says there is no lawthat allows a parent or studentto opt out of state testing andthere is no state test opt-out pro-cedure or form. If a parent with-draws his or her child’s partici-pation in certain state tests,

there may be consequences forthe child, the child’s teacher,and the school and district.

As a longtime administratorfor Princeton City Schools, re-tired educator Noel Taylorquestioned the computer litera-cy children need the PARCCtests.

“Most kids are acquaintedwith the computer, but there aresome sophisticated things re-quired of these tests. For somekids, it could be difficult. Thatwould interfere with judginghow well the youngster couldread or write at that level.”

Princeton Interim Superin-tendent Ed Theroux said assess-ments have a place in education,to drive instruction.

“I believe all educators be-lieve and want to be held ac-countable to make sure our stu-dents are growing,” Therouxsaid, explaining that formativeassessments are continuous inthe classroom.

“There is a place for somestandardized assessments,”Theroux said of the need tocompare districts by some mea-sure. “However, we are takingan awful lot of assessments,which is taking away instruc-tion, instead of spending timewhere students can grow andlearn.”

Theroux advocated for morelocal control over instructionand testing.

“I believe we’ve got to returnsome of that local control to dis-tricts so they can be freed frommandates in order to providethe instruction that’s needed atthe local level, the building lev-el,” he said. “Make us account-able to make sure our kids aregrowing each year.”

Sycamore Schools Superin-tendent Adrienne James sent astinging letter to Ohio Schools

Superintendent Richard Rossdetailing her complaints aboutthe state’s efforts so far in ad-dressing problems surroundingthe new and more frequent stu-dent testing.

“The changes (in testing)have been staggering,” Jameswrote Ross Monday, sharing theletter with parents in the 5,244-student Hamilton Countyschool system and copying localstate legislators.

“The public school systemhas been jerked from one notionto another, requiring so muchtime and attention that districtsare left with no time to addressinternal needs. And sadly, bear-ing the brunt of it all are ourchildren,” James said.

James told the Ohio schoolleader she had “two overarch-ing concerns … the abundanceof state mandated tests and thecontinued interference withwhat should be a local decisionregarding diagnostic tests thatare administered for internaluse.”

Community Press Staff Report

GETTY IMAGES/COMSTOCK IMAGES

TESTYABOUT THE TESTS

TAKE OUR POLLYour chance to weigh in on

the debate.Take our poll about state

testing at Cincinnati.com -http://cin.ci/17BniUI

See TESTS, Page A2

Kramer s

Haines

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Warren County’s LittleMiami Schools’ leaderGreg Power publicly de-cried the increased test-ing and Mason Schools’Gail Kist-Kline’s recenttestimony before Ohiolegislators included con-cerns about this year’sschool changes.

James and others havealso complained that thenew tests do not provideadequate data for newlyinstalled teacher evalua-tions being done thisschool year.

Ross said the state isnot only listening to feed-back but welcomes moreas they fine-tune the fre-quency and way studentsare tested.

“I am committed to im-proving testing efficiency

and reducing the testingburden on students whilemaintaining accountabil-ity in our schools,” Rosssaid in a recent statementthat accompanied a statereport modifying some ofthe testing requirements.

Ross, however, alsostated “I believe testingserves an important pur-pose for monitoring andimproving student learn-ing. Each test a studenttakes should contribute toinstructional improve-ment or school and teach-er accountability. I amcommitted to improvingtesting efficiency and re-ducing the testing burden

on students while main-taining accountability inour schools.”

The Ohio House re-cently approved a bill thatwould prohibit schoolsthis school year from re-taining students based onthe new tests.

The bill also addressessome parents concernsabout the data districtsand the state might share– such as individual testscores – with outside, pri-vate corporate sources.

The bill, however, doesnot affect the state’sThird Grade ReadingGuarantee, which re-quires third-graders to

achieve a certain readingscore to be allowed to ad-vance to the fourth grade.Third-graders this yearare taking the old OhioAchievement Assessmenttest in reading and willmove to the CommonCore-based tests nextschool year.

The bill was passedunanimously by theHouse earlier this monthand has gone to the OhioSenate.

Ohio Gov. John Kasichrecently reiterated hissupport of the CommonCore reforms.

Haines urges parentsto stay involved. “We haveto respect a parent’s rightto make a choice withtheir child’s education.They know best. Not thegovernment. I would nev-er tell a parent what to dowith their child. I wouldencourage all parents todo the research,” he said.

Reporters KurtBackscheider, Jennie Key,

Marika Lee, Kelly McBride,Cindy Schroeder, Forrest

Sellers, Sheila VilvensMichael Clark, Benjamin

Lanka and ChrissieThompson contributed.

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A TEACHER’S VIEWJennifer Walden is a parent and teacher. Her daughterattends high school at Clermont Northeastern and sheteaches fifth-grade at Russellville Elementary School. Shehas several concerns about the PARCC test.“I question why we implement a high-stakes test in Feb-ruary when we still have a lot of time and curriculum leftto teach this year,” she said in an email. “My fear is thatmy students will be tested on content that has not yetbeen covered because we still have three months ofschool left.”Walden’s second concern is with the lack of supportschools have been given from the Ohio Department ofEducation in order to help prepare students.“There is currently only one online practice test thatstudents can take to help them prepare for the formatand language of how the test will be written,” she said.Unfortunately students receive very limited feedback ontheir results which leaves students feeling frustratedThe major concern Walden sees with the PARCC assess-ment is that schools are administering a developmentallyinappropriate test to students, at least at the elementarylevel. “In the fifth-grade, students are still concrete thinkers,yet the assessment requires them to be able to think inabstract ways,” Walden said in her email. “An example ofthis would be to have a student read two different pas-sages and then write an essay that identifies a similartheme in each text and compare and contrast the ap-proaches each text used to develop this theme makingsure to support your answer with evidence from the text.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN COLUMBUSHouse Bill 7 – which would make some required student testspaper tigers even if given online – may be taken up by the fullOhio Senate on Wednesday, March 4.That’s according to the office of state Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering), who chairs the Senate Education Committee.The Senate Education Committee on Feb. 25 voted unani-mously to recommend passage of House Bill 7 after a hearingon the legislation that would prohibit some tests taken thisschool year by elementary and secondary schools studentsfrom being used to determine promotion, retention andcourse credit decisions and which would allow high-schoolstudents to take end-of-course exams they missed or to retakethem.The Senate Education Committee also conducted a hearingFeb. 25 on Senate Bill 3, which would allow some test exemp-tions for schools in high-performing districts, but took no voteon it, according to Lehner’s office.Meanwhile, the Ohio House of Representatives passed HouseBill 7 94-0 on Feb. 11.Afterward, State Rep. Doug Green (R-Mt. Orab) cited a provi-sion prohibits schools from sharing individual student’s testscores with outside entities unless they have the consent ofeither the student or his or her parents.“I am pleased we were able to close a loophole that existed,which would have created a huge problem for our students,"Green said.“Our goal as legislators should be to do whatever is necessaryto equip our students with the necessary skills they need toeither gain employment when they graduate high school or beahead of the game when they go to college.”State Rep. Tom Brinkman Jr. (R- Cincinnati), said at the timethat, “I was proud to vote ‘yes’ today on what is the first stepto eliminate Common Core in the state of Ohio.”

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Rick Santorum tovisit Cincinnati

Northeast HamiltonCounty Republican Clubwill host a special recep-tion and book signing withformer U.S. Sen. andpresidential candidateRick Santorum Thursday,March 19, at The Montgo-mery Inn restaurant, 9440Montgomery Road.

Santorum recentlywrote a book called “Bel-la’s Gift” about his daugh-ter who suffers from arare genetic disorderknown as Trisomy 18. Hewill be signing copies ofhis book which will beavailable for purchase atthe event.

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Mariemont Playersannounces ‘TunaDoes Vegas’

Mariemont Playerspresents “Tuna Does Ve-gas,” a comedy by EdHoward, Joe Sears andJaston Williams, at theWalton Creek Theater,4101 Walton Creek Road(just east of Mariemont),March 6 through 22.

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Goodwill hostsEarth Day recyclingdrive

This year will mark thecelebration of the OhioValley Goodwill’s secondannual Earth Day Elec-tronic Recycling Dona-tion Drive, 11a.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday, April 26, at all 29Goodwill Donation Cen-ters.

Last year, Goodwill col-lected more than 20,000pounds of computers,keyboards and other elec-tronic equipment duringthis one-day event andthis year, the goal is 60,000pounds from the GreaterCincinnati community.

Find out more at cin-cinnatigoodwill.org.

Mariemont Playershost producing,stage managementlecture

So what does a pro-ducer in community thea-ter really do since theydon’t put up the money?Do you think you have themakings of a great stagemanager but aren’t sure?Join two leaders experi-enced in these jobs as theyprovide their insights andtools on producing andstage managing in com-munity theater.

The program is 10 a.m.to 1 p.m. Saturday, March14, at Walton Creek Thea-tre, 4101 Walton CreekRoad.

Part lecture, part Q &A, a few stories and a

packet of handouts willenlighten you on tworoles.

MPI is providing thisworkshop free for mem-bers of the group. If youare not a member, you canpurchase an annual mem-bership the day of theworkshop for $20.

MPI will offer otherworkshops throughoutthe year in a subject areasrelated to theater.

RSVP to Traci Taylor,membership chair, at [email protected] with yourname, phone number ande-mail address. Iincludeyour goal for attending sowe can make the most ofyour experience.

IHHS After Promfundraisingweekend March 6-7

Indian Hill HighSchool will host a week-end of fun events to raisemoney to support AfterProm.

On Friday, March 6, theIndian Hill community isinvited to Tomahawk Sta-dium to see the annualPowder Puff FootballGame as senior girls takeon the junior girls.

Halftime will featureperformances by stu-dents from Indian Hillprimary and elementaryschools, as well as a spe-cial routine by junior andsenior “cheerleaders.”

The Odd CouplesDance is Saturday, March7. This is where junior andsenior guys take theirmoms, and junior and sen-ior girls take their dadsout for a night of dancingand good times.

If the parent isn’t avail-able, the student is en-couraged to bring anotheradult.

All proceeds from bothof these events benefit Af-ter Prom.

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Cincinnati CountryDay

» The CincinnatiCountry Day Schoolchapter of the Cum Lau-de Society inducted ninenew members during itsannual assembly Feb. 12.

The Cum Laude Soci-ety was founded at theTome School in Marylandin 1906 with the purposeof encouraging and rec-ognizing true scholarshipamong secondary schoolstudents.

This year’s CincinnatiCountry Day Cum LaudeSociety inductees fromthe Class of 2015 are:Claire Beyette of An-derson Township, KacieBradfish of LibertyTownship, William Cohenof Indian Hill, Sissi Fei ofIndian Hill, Isabelle Hud-son of Indian Hill, GraceKrammer of West Ches-ter Township, PranavMadabhushi of WestChester Township, Con-nor Wiley of Wyomingand Alexandra Wooden ofIndian Hill.

Class of 2015 memberswho were inducted asjuniors last year are: MiaFatuzzo of AndersonTownship, ElizabethGrace of Milford, KaitlinHarden of Mason, Eliza-beth Miller of Madeira,Augusta Pohlman ofTerrace Park, AlexandraSukin of Indian Hill andHannah Taylor of Love-land.

CCDS students areinducted into the societyon the basis of theirgrade point averages,starting at the beginningof sophomore year. Tenpercent of a class is in-ducted at the end of theirjunior year at the awardsday in June. An addition-al 10 percent of the classis inducted at an assem-bly in February. All ofthe inductees are hon-ored at a dinner inMarch, where they aregiven their pins.

» » Liz Murphy hasjoined Cincinnati Coun-try Day School as assis-tant director of annualgiving and alumni rela-tions.

“A 2001 CCDS gradu-ate, she brings a uniqueblend of for-profit andnon-profit experience toCountry Day,” Devel-opment Director ChrisWoodside said. “Liz willbe focusing on annualfundraising and strength-

ening theschool'srelation-ship withour out-standingalumni.”

Murphycomes toCountry

Day from Kimberly-Clark Professional,where she was an Indus-trial End User AccountManager, Sales.

Prior to that, she lived

in New York City, whereshe worked for Haute-Look Inc., a member-onlyshopping website ownedand operated by Nord-strom; Piazza Sempioneproduct lines made inItaly and sold in bou-tiques and departmentstores; and KEP Designs,a jewelry design firm.

She graduated fromthe University of Colora-do at Boulder in 2005.

A Mount Lookout resi-dent, Murphy is co-chairfor the ReelAbilities FilmFestival 2015 Gala and

co-chair for the ReelAbil-ities Film Festival 2013Young Professional AfterParty Gala Event.

She’s also a member ofthe Cincinnati Art Mu-seum’s Future ExecutiveCommittee, a network ofyoung professional artenthusiasts committed tosupporting the museum.

Indian HillExempted VillageSchools

Indian Hill SchoolDistrict Treasurer Julia

Toth was honored forfiling timely and accu-rate financial reports andreceiving a clean audit.This award was issued byDave Yost, Auditor ofState.

Superintendent Dr.Mark Miles praised Mrs.Toth for her commit-ment: “In my time asSuperintendent,” he said,“I have discovered thatthe life of a School Dis-trict Treasurer can bequite complex and oftenchallenging, attemptingto address the needs andexpectations of multiplestakeholders. I wouldlike to thank and congrat-

ulate Julia Toth for herwork. It is because of herleadership that our Dis-trict was able to achievethis recognition.”

Moeller High School» Moeller High School

had four students’achieve success in theNational Classical Ety-mology Exam.

In the Upper Division,senior John Geyer andjuniors August Painterand Bobby Tull placed,and in the Lower Divi-sion sophomore ChandlerWilliams placed.

The National ClassicalEtymology Exam is a

50-question assessmenttesting English wordsderived from Latin andGreek.

This success stems,not only from the Moell-er World LanguagesDepartment philosophyof educating studentslinguistically, but alsoeducating the attitudes,histories, and customs ofthese cultures.

The exam is spon-sored by the NationalJunior Classical League,and is a great opportuni-ty for students to testtheir knowledge andcompete with other stu-dents across the country.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Class of 2015 members of the Cum Laude Society at Cincinnati Country Day School are, from left: front, Sissi Fei of Indian Hill, Elizabeth Grace of Milford, GraceKrammer of West Chester Township, Mia Fatuzzo of Anderson Township, Kaitlin Harden of Mason, Augusta Pohlman of Terrace Park, Kacie Bradfish of LibertyTownship and Hannah Taylor of Loveland; second row, Isabelle Hudson of Indian Hill and Terrace Park, Claire Beyette of Anderson Township, Elizabeth Miller ofMadeira, Connor Wiley of Wyoming, William Cohen of Indian Hill and Terrace Park, Alexandra Wooden of Indian Hill, Pranav Madabhushi of West ChesterTownship and Alexandra Sukin of Indian Hill.

THANKS TO ANDREA BRADY

Julia Toth, treasurer for Indian Hill schools, receives an awardfor a clean audit.

Murphy

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current projectfor assessment and help; still lifesetups available. Ages 18 and up.$25. 404-3161. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesParis in the Spring with Mari-lyn Harris, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $65. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Dining EventsCincinnati International WineFestival Winery Dinner, 6:30p.m. Ladera Vineyards, Carlo &Johnny, 9769 MontgomeryRoad, Visiting winemakers fromaround the world join area’sfinest chefs in own restaurantsto create multi-course diningand wine-tasting experience.Ages 21 and up. SOLD OUT.Registration required, availableonline. Presented by CincinnatiInternational Wine Festival.723-9463; www.winefestiv-al.com. Montgomery.

Cincinnati International WineFestival Winery Dinner, 6:30p.m., Daveed’s NEXT, 8944Columbia Road, Visiting wine-makers from around the worldjoin area’s finest chefs in ownrestaurants to create multi-course dining and wine-tastingexperience. Ages 21 and up.$125. Registration required,available online. Presented byCincinnati International WineFestival. 723-9463; www.winef-estival.com. Landen.

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

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cin-cinnati Friends Meeting(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, 8075 KellerRoad, Book provides in-depthlook at Cincinnati MonthlyMeeting of Religious Society ofFriends and how it has changedover past two centuries. Ages 18and up. Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

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

On Stage - ComedyBengt Washburn, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

ShoppingBook Sale, noon to 9 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, 7200Miami Ave., Used books andaudiovisual items. Cash, check,Visa and MasterCard accepted.Most items $1-$4. Free. Present-ed by Friends of the PublicLibrary. Through March 7.369-6035; friends.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Madeira.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6Art OpeningsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters, 6-9 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Landscapes of localfavorite beauty spots. Exhibitcontinues through March 28.Benefits Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, All-you-can-eat. Atlantic cod, dipped inbatter and deep fried to goldenbrown with homemade tartarsauce provided. Dinners comewith sides of homemade maca-roni and cheese and coleslaw,complemented with breads andbeverages. Desserts. Also of-fered: two-piece grilled chickenbreast, shrimp basket dinner ortwo-piece cheese pizza dinner.$10, $5 ages 6-10, free ages 5and under. Carry-out fish sand-wich: $5. Through April 3.891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

Fish Fry-Days, 5-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, 8815 E. Kemper Road,Menu items: fried fish dinner,salmon dinner, shrimp dinner,fish sandwich, child’s fish dinner.Fish tacos. Soups and sidesavailable for purchase. Drive-thru and takeout available.Benefits High School YouthSummer Mission Trip. $5-$10; ala carte options available. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org.Montgomery.

NatureParent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, Program forparents to experience outdoors.School’s naturalist guides par-ents as they explore gardens,trails and other natural features.Young children welcome to join.Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyBengt Washburn, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, 111 S. Second St., $18. Reser-vations required. Presented byLoveland Stage Company.Through March 28. 443-4572;www.lovelandstagecompa-ny.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, 4101 WaltonCreek Road, Comedy by EdHoward, Joe Sears and JastonWilliams about characters fromthird smallest town in Texasvisiting Sin City. $20. Reserva-tions required. Presented byMariemont Players Inc.. ThroughMarch 22. 684-1236; www.ma-riemontplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

ShoppingBook Sale, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, Free.369-6035; friends.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Madeira.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7Antiques ShowsMoeller High School AntiqueShow, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Moeller High School, 9001Montgomery Road, Around 80dealers offering art, books,furniture, collectibles and food.Benefits Moeller High SchoolBand. $5. Presented by MoellerBand Boosters. 791-1680. Ken-wood.

Art & Craft ClassesPainting Demonstration:Macy’s Arts Sampler, 2-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Watch members ofBrush and Palette Paintersdemonstrate painting tech-niques. Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Landscapes oflocal favorite beauty spots.Benefits Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

BenefitsA Cupcake Affair with a Ken-yan Flair, 7-10 p.m., PeterloonEstate, 8605 Hopewell Road,African drums, entrees infusedwith flavors of Kenya, andselection of cupcakes. Silentauction features variety of itemsfrom Cincinnati and around theworld. Benefits SOTENI interna-tional. $100. Reservations re-quired. Presented by SOTENIInternational. 729-9932;www.soteni.org. Indian Hill.

A Time to Bloom: CMH Auc-tion, 7-11 p.m., RSVP EventCenter, 453 Wards Corner Road,Dancing, conversation, horsd’oeuvres and auction. Ages 18and up. Benefits Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool. $50. Registration recom-mended. Presented by Children’s

Meeting House MontessoriSchool. 683-4757. Loveland.

CivicCivics 101 Citizens Academy,9:30-11 a.m., Madeira City Build-ing, 7141 Miami Ave., Threesegment class about how city isorganized and how it operatesto serve community. Regis-tration required. Presented byCity of Madeira. 561-7228;www.madeiracity.com. Madeira.

Cooking ClassesQuick and Easy: Classic Risot-to with Options with JoeWestfall, noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $20. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,With Master Jerome Cook. Ages16-99. $20. Registration re-quired. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type2 diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg.791-0626. Duck Creek.

Music - BluesSonny Moorman, 8 p.m. tomidnight, Sloppy Joe’s, 1296State Route 28, 630-1700. Love-land.

Music - Classic RockSonic Sun, 8 p.m., Shady O’Gra-dy’s Pub, 9443 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, 791-2753. Symmes Town-ship.

On Stage - ComedyBengt Washburn, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

ShoppingBook Sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, Free.369-6035; friends.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Madeira.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

On Stage - ComedyBengt Washburn, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 3 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 2 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

MONDAY, MARCH 9Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.Through Dec. 14. 585-8266.Montgomery.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

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

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.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH11Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesSteakhouse Cuisine withKaren Harmon, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $55. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednesdays,9:30 p.m. to midnight, Fifty WestBrewing Company, 7668 Woos-ter Pike, Burger and pint for $10.834-8789; fiftywestbrew.com.Columbia Township.

Health / WellnessMuscle-Tendon-LigamentScreening, noon to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Sports Club, 3950 RedBank Road, Grandin Room.Sports medicine doctor showshow these issues are evaluatedusing ultrasound. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations required.Presented by Christ HospitalPhysical Therapy. 527-4000.Fairfax.

Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Meet new friends and socializethrough unstructured play. Toysprovided. For ages 18 months-4years. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

Music - AcousticTom Stephenson, 6-10 p.m., TheVenue Cincinnati, 9980 KingsAutomall Drive, Free. 239-5009;www.thevenuecincinnati.com.Mason.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon to 1p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Room 101. Fellow-ship of relatives and friends ofalcoholics who share theirexperience, strength and hopein order to solve common prob-lems. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Kenwood Al-AnonFamily Group. 947-3700. Ken-wood.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Weekly through April30., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Learn line drawingtechniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Light, shadow, tonal values andperspective taught using simpleshapes. Ages 18 and up. $220.226-3833; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161. Marie-mont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.513-272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Art OpeningsBrian Koury: Call of the LowCountry, 6-9 p.m., GalleryVeronique, 11324 MontgomeryRoad, Photographs by Cincinnatinative now based in Charleston.Work celebrates nature, wildlifeand seascapes on shores andmarshes. Exhibit continuesthrough March 28. Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber ofCommerce Lunch, Learn &Leads: “Sycamore Schools”with Adrienne James, Super-intendent, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Cooking ClassesLighten Up Y’all- It’s FamilyStyle with Virginia Willis,

6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $70. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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

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 PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cin-cinnati Friends Meeting(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or lookingfor feedback from others. Ages12-17. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

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

On Stage - ComedyKevin Bozeman, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTuna Does Vegas, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.Reservations required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $10,$5 ages 6-10, free ages 5 andunder. Carry-out fish sandwich:$5. 891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

Fish Fry-Days, 5-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, $5-$10; a la carte optionsavailable. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org. Montgomery.

Music - BluesRicky Nye, 7-10 p.m., Dilly Cafe,6818 Wooster Pike, 561-5233;www.dillycafe.com. Mariemont.

NatureParent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to www.cincinnati.com and click

on “Share!” Send digital photos to [email protected] with event information. Items are printed on a space-available basis with local events taking precedence.

Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find morecalendar events, go to www.cincinnati.com and choose from amenu of items in the Entertainment section on the main page.

THANKS TO RICK HELMES

The Madeira Branch Library is having a used book sale sponsored by the Friends of the PublicLibrary from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 5; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6; and 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Sale items include a wide selection of used books and audiovisualitems, fiction and nonfiction books for children and adults, paperbacks and more. Cash, check,Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Most items are priced from $1 to $4. Proceeds benefitprograms of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County as well as items for the librarycollection and some of the 11,000 programs put on each year for children and adults. Call369-6035; visit friends.cincinnatilibrary.org.

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I had to laugh when BillThomas of BBQ Review res-taurant in Madisonvilleagreed to share the recipe forhis iconic mac & cheese.

I heard Bill was closing hisrestaurant (but keeping therailroad dining car adjacent tothe property) so I gave him acall. Already I had severalrequests from readers whowere addicted to his mac &cheese and who asked me toget the recipe.

To give you a bit of history,Bill and I started out our culi-nary adventures about thesame time way back when.

Fast forwardsome 30-plusyears lateryears later andnow Bill wants“to take it easy.”

When I toldhim about myreaders whocan’t exist hap-pily without hismac & cheese,Bill said “I’ll

share, no problem, but itstarts with 18 pounds macaro-ni, 20 pounds of cheese, andmakes 120 pounds and no, Iwon’t even try to break it

down!” OK then...well I fid-dled with it and came up witha good recipe hopefully closeto Bill’s. I even followed histechnique for cooking themacaroni and the cheesesauce.

I served this to my family,and I never saw a bowl of mac& cheese eaten so fast. I hopeyou like it as much as we do.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

BBQ Review dishes out addictingmacaroni and cheese recipe

Clone of BBQ Review’s famous mac & cheese

If you want it “cheesier” add more cheese. This is more like the oldfashioned type, with a mild flavor. This recipe doubles or triples easily.

1//2 pound elbow macaroni - 2 cups dry1 stick butter - 4 oz.1/4 cup onion, diced fine 1/4 cup flourSalt and pepper to taste4 oz. regular, not low fat, Velveeta cheese, cubed4-6 oz. shredded cheddar, divided (I used a heaping cup, probably

more like 6 oz.)2 cups milk, warmed

Boil macaroni in salted water, drain, and set aside while makingsauce.

Over medium heat, melt butter and stir in onion. Cook until onion istranslucent but not brown. Add flour, salt and pepper and whisk just untilflour is light brown. Stir in milk and whisk until thicker and bubbly.

Remove from heat and stir in Velveeta and a little more than half thecheddar. Stir in macaroni. The mac & cheese will be very creamy and thick-ens as it sits. Sprinkle with rest of cheddar.

Versatile cheese sauce: Sauce alone is a good all-purpose cheesesauce.

Rita’s salt free Italian seasoning

Savory is herb of the year and one that’s underused. It has an aro-matic peppery flavor, good in bean dishes (Germans call it the beanherb) since it helps you digest beans. When you’re ready to dry herbs thissummer, use this recipe and you’ll have a marvelous homemade blend.

Mix together:

3 tablespoons dried basil2 tablespoons dried oregano1 tablespoon dried marjoram1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed1 teaspoon dried savory1/2 teaspoon dried sage2 tablespoons dried parsley - optional

Why this blend is good for you:Basil is good for cardiovascular healthOregano and marjoram help keep joints healthy, and fight colds

and fluThyme is especially good for upper respiratory healthRosemary helps keep memories sharpSavory is a good salt substitute and helps dispel gasBoost your wisdom with sageParsley is good for kidney and liver health

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

A clone BBQ Review’s macaroni and cheese recipe should keep satisfied customers addicted to the dish.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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A publication of

Israel, Judaism separateentities

I agree with the excellentFeb. 19 guest column by JohnRebel on Israeli militarism; Idisagree with the subsequentopinion by James Forbes thatthe Rebel article “smacks ofanti-Semitism.”

As so often occurs, Mr.Forbes makes the serious mis-take of failing to distinguishbetween Judaic religiousteaching and the nation ofIsrael’s political and militaryagendas.

The books of Deuteronomy,Leviticus, I Kings and othersteach love for one’s neighbor,including the stranger withinthe gates. By contrast, the

nation of Israel maintains aseparate and discriminatorylegal system for Palestinians,denies Palestinian access tomodern highways, appropri-ates Palestinian land and con-tinues to expand settlements inoccupied territory. (The U.S.encourages these policies bycontinuing to contribute $3billion per year to the Israelieconomy and by refusing tovote against Israeli policy inany U.N. resolution.)

I have great respect forJudaic religious teachings, buthave little sympathy for Israelipolitical policy which is fre-quently contrary to thoseteachings.

Paul W. SchuchAnderson Township

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Over the last months, muchhas been said about some ofKentucky’s public infrastruc-ture. Sadly, much of this ismired in parochial views andshortsightedness. This is notonly counterproductive but

nonsensical.A few

weeks ago areader wrotein to state thatsince the air-port was builtin Kentuckywith taxpayerfunds fromKentucky, andCincinnati(actually BlueAsh) didn’twant an air-

port about 80 years ago, theOhioans should put up and shutup. However, most patrons ofCVG airport are from areasoutside Northern Kentucky.

The FAA not only overseesoperations, but also distributesfederal funds where appropri-ate. So, while the airport is inNorthern Kentucky, withoutflyers from Ohio, Indiana ANDKentucky, as well as federalfunds, it would not operate.

The premise that only Ken-tuckians should have a say inthe airport is like Macy’s say-ing only people from Cincin-nati should have a say in therunning of the company, sinceits headquarters is here. With-out customers from the nation,there would be no Macy’s.Without diverse management,Macy’s would hardly be thepowerhouse retailer it is today.

Having a homogeneous,local board will do little tomake CVG a major player inthe international – or evennational – transportation arena.When it comes to infrastruc-

ture we all use, we all get a say.As for the Brent Spence

Bridge, it is owned by Ken-tucky. Kentucky clearly doesnot want to pay for a new one.Ohio offered to help, but Gov.Kasich was told to apologize (!)among other things, by theNKY luminaries. But the onlyway to complete the bridge ispaying for it. This fact seemsto escape Tea Party folks onboth side of the bridge, as wellas myopic legislators.

For what it is worth, thosethat use it, me included, shouldpay for the bridge. The fairestway to do that is a toll system.Any other general tax wouldmake the little old lady livingin Delhi who will never goesfurther than downtown, payfor something she does not use.The nation is full of tollbridges and toll roads that areadequately maintained. Andusers pay the tolls. People whouse the roads but don’t want topay for them are part of anincreasing minority that wantthe state to provide them withinfrastructure, education andsafety, but want someone else –like the little old lady fromDelhi – to pay for them.

We are part of a society, andas such have formed a “socialcontract” as Locke defined it inthe 18th century. We live incomparative safety, with aninfrastructure of roads andutilities. In order to live in thisway, we give up certain“rights,” and choose to abideby laws and pay taxes so thatour society can thrive. Don’twant to live by these rules?Somalia or Sudan beckon you.Using CVG as a starting point,of course.

Bruce Healey is an Indian Hillresident.

Northern Kentucky,CVG, Brent Spenceand absurdity

BruceHealeyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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The human mind is a fasci-nating biological computer. Itholds a vast searchable data-base. We have all seen some-one we knew but could notrecall their name.

Try this trick...tell your-self to remember their nameand then relax. It will not

happen in-stantly, but in10 or 20 min-utes you mayretrieve afirst or lastname whichwill lead youto a fullname. Trythis exercisewith oldmovie starsyou see, with

events, dates, anything inyour database. The moreoften you try this exercisethe quicker your recall willbecome.

Try this trick...if youralarm is not working, repeatto yourself several times toawake at say 7 a.m. See whathappens. If you are havingdifficulty getting to sleep atnight, tell the muscles inyour arms and legs to relax,then tell the muscles of yourface to relax, and those

around your eyes to relax. Itis likely that you will fallasleep sooner than you nor-mally would have.

Your mental computer isprogrammable. Do you fol-low a certain religion, have afaith or personal philosophyof life? The probability ishigh that you learned yourfaith from the elders in yourfamily and your church, tem-ple, mosque or meetinghousethat you attended together.

Over many years, youwere taught the tenets of thisphilosophy, and now this is apart of who you are; it is nowyour belief system. Why didyou accept these beliefs?Because you trusted yourelders; you believed theywere correct; and, that whatthey taught you was thewhole truth, even if therewere no supporting facts.

Now we are engaged in anescalating war with peoplewho have been taught a dif-ferent set of beliefs. Theseare often people with no pri-or formal religious training,but they carry with them anagging resentment for per-ceived injustices. You are aninfidel, based on their newbelief system.

This new belief system

has been given to them sothat they will follow leaderswho wish to control your life,your home, your state, yourcountry and your assets.These new followers will beused in battle to subdue youinfidels to the death; or, untilsuch time as their leaders arein full control.

Why do they join? Theywant to belong; they like thecamaraderie; the boost oftheir self-esteem. They arebeing taught that if they die,it is as a martyr. They believethey would die as heroes;they are taught that this is areligious duty.

They are drinking theJonestown Kool-Aid of apolitical cult. They have beenswindled by deceptiverecruiting practices.

Convincing these recruitsto leave would be as likely asconvincing a fundamentalistChristian that Roe vs. Wadewas good law.

The plan to continuallydegrade Daesh’ (ISIS) weap-onry, their transportation,funding and their supplychain will eventually putthem out of business.

James Baker is a 38-year residentof Indian Hill.

Are we enteringWorld War III?

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Feb. 26 questionWhat is your ideal place or

way to escape the winterweather?

“Upstate New York in theAdirondacks or northernMichigan are my ideal placesto escape the majority ofwimps in Cincinnati who thinkwinter is something fromwhich you need to escape.Embrace winter, go ski (down-hill or cross country), snow-mobile or just take a nicewinter hike in the woods.There are no crowds. If Ichoose to seek a warm weath-er vacation then the Carib-bean Islands are my nextchoice. The western side ofJamaica and Antiqua are my

favorites.”M.J.F.

“Well all the ideal placesthat I know of to escape Ican't get to because I have towork and winter is a busyseason for us. So instead I've

decided to just embrace win-ter. If I try and realize that itcan only go on for so long, andget so bad, then when thespring and summer arrives Ifind I am way more grateful.However, when it is August,and about 90 degrees with 95percent humidity I try andremember back to how greatit felt to be shoveling mydriveway in minus 0 degreeweather. It is all relative.”

C.S.

“Go to Montana where theyhave a lot more snow, moun-tains and incredible skiing.They also all know how todrive in the snow.”

D.B.

CH@TROOM

THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat TV show from your youthwould you like to see remade,or re-broadcast? Why?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

These birds seem to be enjoying the winter weather - a lesson some humans could learn.

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INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

CANTON — More than amonth ago, Cincinnati CountryDay swimming head coach Ben-son Spurling said after theSouthwest Coaches Classic,he’d never seen Allie Wooden ina better position.

Not much has changed forWooden, who won every eventshe swam at that meet in Janu-ary.

She cruised right into dis-tricts, winning the 100 and 200freestyle, setting a record in thelatter. Now, she can call herselfa state champion.

After being denied state ti-tles in the 100 and 200 last year,Wooden picked up titles in bothevents this time around.

She turned in times of 49.43seconds in the 100 free and1:46.96, breaking her old recordin the 200 freestyle. She had thefastest preliminary time in bothevents leading into the meet.

“It feels so good,” she said.“I’m very happy I was able toget it in my senior year. Thatwas my goal.”

She finished more than a sec-ond ahead of Columbus Acad-emy’s Abby Wilson in the 100freestyle and was almost twoseconds ahead of Gates MillsHawken’s Lauren Heller in the200 freestyle.

In the 200, Wooden finishedthe final leg of the race in 27.08,a second and a half faster thanHeller’s final leg.

That kick might have beenthe reason for Wooden’s sur-prise when she looked up at thescoreboard immediately fol-lowing the race and saw that itled to a new record.

Wooden wows at state with titles in 100, 200 freestyle By Nick [email protected]

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Country Day senior AllieWooden reacts to the scoreboardafter she saw her time in the 200freestyle.

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Allie Wooden leaps off the block to start the opening leg of the 200-yardfreestyle relay at state.See WOODEN, Page B2

Boys basketball» Indian Hill beat Goshen

62-61 on a late three-pointer byfreshman Colin Shaw. Sopho-more Matteo Fiore led theBraves with 22 points.

Indian Hill beat Norwood68-58 in the Division II section-al at Mason Feb. 28. The Bravesmove on to play WyomingMarch 4.

» Moeller beat Sycamore55-19 Feb. 27 at the Division Isectional at Fairfield. SeniorGrant Pitman led the Crusad-ers with 11 points.

Girls basketball» Indian Hill beat Mount

Healthy in their second roundDivision II sectional game atWithrow Feb. 25, 47-35. JuniorMarshana Baskin led the LadyBraves with 22 points and 10 re-bounds. The win put Indian Hillagainst McNicholas for thesectional championship March2.

» Mount Notre Dame de-feated Western Hills at the Di-vision I tournament at Kings,91-11. Senior Dani Kissel led theCougars with 16 points.

On Feb. 24, MND whippedWestern Brown 72-32. SeniorNaomi Davenport led with 14points.

Wrestling» At the Division II sectional

at Batavia Feb. 27, Indian Hill’sAndrew Cook finished fifth at220 pounds to qualify for thedistrict tournament as an alter-nate.

» Moeller won the GreaterCatholic League-South tourna-ment Feb. 22. Champions forthe Crusaders were ConnerZiegler (120), Jacoby Ward(138), Brett Bryant (170), SamWyche (182) and Joe Hensley(285). Other placers: MitchellMoore (second), CooperGraves (fourth), Jaelen Sum-merours (third), Jake Thomp-son (fourth), Tiese Gideon(fifth), Trevor Hankins (sec-ond), Zach Taylor (third), The-Moor Kelly (second), and JackMeyer (second).

The Crusaders won the Di-vision I sectional at LebanonFeb. 28. Champions wereMitchell Moore (106), ConnerZiegler (120), Jacoby Ward(138), Brett Bryant (160), JackMeyer (220) and Joseph Hen-sley (285). Finishing runner-upwas Sam Wyche at 170. Takingthird was Jake Thompson (132)and Trevor Hankins (160). ZachTaylor (152) and The-Moor Kel-ly (195) were fourth. At 126,Jaelen Summerours was fifth.All move on to the district tour-

nament with Summerours asan alternate.

Boys bowling» Moeller advanced to the

Division I district tournamentfrom the sectionals at Cross-gate Lanes Feb. 26. Senior T.J.Snyder led the Crusaders witha three-game 649 series.

Girls bowling» Mount Notre Dame ad-

vanced to the Division I districttournament from the section-als at Crossgate Lanes Feb. 25.Junior Molly McCudden ledthe Cougars with a three-gameseries of 520.

Boys swimming» At the state Division I

meet Feb. 28, Moeller finishedsecond to St. Xavier. SeniorKevin George was sixth in the500 freestyle at 4:33.23. JuniorJacob Peloquin was seventh inthe 100 backstroke at :50.73,with senior Noah Worobetzfinshing 14th in :52.13 and ju-nior Cooper Hodge 15th at:52.49. Peloquin was fifth in the100 butterfly at :49.75. In the200 individual medley, Hodgewas fifth at 1:51.80. In the 200freestyle relay, Moeller wasseventh (Justin Davidson, DanNymberg, George, Will McCul-lough) and the Crusaders werefifth in the 200 medley relay in1:34.23 (Worobetz, Peloquin,Hodge, George). Moeller tookseventh in the 400 freestyle re-lay at 3:10.09 (Peloquin, Hodge,George, Worobetz).

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer and [email protected]@communitypress.com

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

Cincinnati Country Day’s KaitlinHarden shows her art form andbalance in the floor routine of the2015 Cincinnati High SchoolGymnastics Championship Feb.22.

INDIAN HILL — Not everyswimmer at the state meet inCanton has had a metal bar inhis or her chest.

Indian Hill High School sen-ior Sam Vester, a state partici-pant all four years, had onefrom the time he was 6 until hewas 9.

From an early age, he no-ticed something physically dif-ferent about himself. He alsowould tire easy playing soccerwith his face getting beet red.

“I had a dent in the center ofmy chest,” Vester said. “It’scalled a pectus excavatum. Thesurgery to fix that involves put-ting a metal bar in your chestfor however many years theydetermine.”

Fortunately, Vester’s familyhas a medical background. Hisfather, Russell, is a cardiovas-cular and thoracic surgeon. Hisgrandfather, the late Dr. JohnVester, was one of the first localtelevision medical experts onWKRC-TV.

Dr. Russell Vester knewright where to take his son andSam went to Virginia to havewhat was a new procedure atthe time. The downside wasyoung Sam could no longer par-ticipate in any impact sports.

The upside was swimmingseemed to be the perfect recipe.

“I started swimming rightafter my surgery and haven’tstopped,” Vester said. “It hascertainly helped immenselywith my cardiovascular abili-ties. Before, my breastbone wasactually pushing down on myheart and lungs and making anyphysical activity difficult.”

At Indian Hill, Sam wouldfollow in the footsteps of sistersSarah and Hannah with the“Aquabraves.” Sarah no longerswims competitively, but Han-nah Vester swims for William &Mary. Hannah also had to over-come medical issues as she hascompeted since her Indian Hill

senior year with diabetes.Something about chlorine

makes the Vesters go. Samwatched his sisters in big meetsand has been a regular in Can-ton since his freshman yearwhen he anchored the finalfreestyle leg of the 200 medleyrelay. He’s been on various re-lays at the Division II state meetand this year entered the C.T.Branin Natatorium as theSouthwest District champion inthe 50 and 100 freestyle.

Joining him was fellow sen-ior Jack Dowling in the 500 free-style and freshmen Max Eihau-sen and Sam Okum teamed up

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

From left to right, Sam Vester of Indian Hill, Hayden Seegar of Mariemont and Bradon Kane of Madeira are off theirmark for the 4th heat of the Boys 50 Yard Freestyle in the Feb. 7 CHL meet.

Indian Hill’s SamVester wins a pair

of district titlesBy Scott [email protected]

THANKS TO SWIMMEET.COM

Indian Hill senior Sam Vester was the 50 and 100 freestyle district championat the Division II meet at Miami University Feb. 20.

See VESTER, Page B2

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“I was nervous goinginto both races because Iknew I had great competi-tion,” Wooden said. “Itwas an honor to swimagainst these girls. I was

just really excited know-ing that it was my laststate meet.”

She said doing well inthe relays would be theonly feeling that could tophow she felt after winningthe 100 and 200 free.

“The team is really im-portant to me as well,” shesaid.

In the 200 and 400 free-style relays, Wooden puther team in first, but herteammates couldn’t sus-tain the pace. The Indiansfinished in eighth place onboth occasions.

For her efforts, Wood-en was named the mostoutstanding female swim-mer of the meet.

WoodenContinued from Page B1

with Dowling and Vesterin the 200 medley relay.

“I was the youngest onthe relay my freshmanyear,” Vester said. “I’vebeen in their position be-fore. It’s definitely a newexperience going to state.It’s unlike anything else.”

At the Division II gath-ering Feb. 27, Vestermade the podium twicewith a second-place finishin the 50 free in :21.09 anda third-place swim in the100 free in :45.71. The 200medley relay team took11th in 1:40.66.

Vester would like to at-tract some Division I at-tention. He’s gone frombeing limited due to hiscondition to practicing

nearly every day. He stilldoes two-a-days threetimes a week under coachBenson Spurling at theCincinnati Aquatic Club.He also lifts three times aweek with Hutzel Train-ing Systems and coachBrad Hutzel.

“I don’t think I’vereached my potential asfar as what I can do,” Ves-ter said.

VesterContinued from Page B1

Coach Carl Kremer’sMoeller Crusaders beganthe Division I tournamentwith a sectional gameagainst Sycamore Feb.27. In a low-scoring affair,Moeller gradually creptaway from the Aviators towin 55-19. Senior GrantPitman led the Crusaderswith 11 points and juniorTrey McBride added 10.The win put Moelleragainst Ross on March 3.The Moeller/Ross winnerwould then face theMount Healthy/WalnutHills winner on March 6for the sectional champi-onship.

Photos by ScottSpringer/The Community

Press

CANTON — St. Xavierand St. Ursula are bring-ing trophies back to theQueen City, capping animpressive weekendfrom local teams at the Di-vision I state swim meetFeb. 27-28 at the C.T. Bra-nin Natatorium.

The Bombers amassed335 total points and theBulldogs tallied 270.5points. It was the Bomb-ers’ seventh consecutivestate championship and36th all-time. St. Ursulareturns with the runner-up trophy, finishing sec-ond to Upper Arlington.

Moeller finished as therunner-up on the boys’side with 134 points.

“There is nothing oldabout coming to the end ofa year-long process to cel-ebrate. It never gets old,”St. Xavier head coach JimBrower said. “I think wejust focus on the one athand … 36 (champion-ships) are for the alumni.This one’s for us.”

Sophomore GrantHouse defended his statetitles in the 100 and 200freestyle races, while the200 freestyle relay teamof Joe Berno, Matt Slabe,

Grant Carr and Housetook second behindBrecksville-BroadviewHeights.

St. X also brought themeet to a close with a winin the 400 freestyle relay(Slabe, Carr, House andMitchell Frey) in a time of3:03.03. The Bombers alsowon the 200 medley relay(James Wray, Luke Sobo-lewski, Frey and Berno)with a 1:32.03. St. Xavier’sDrew Fitzgerald took 19thplace at the state divemeet.

St. Ursula’s key finish-ers included: Josie Grotewho took third in the 100breaststroke and second

in the 200 individual med-ley; senior Katie Kerr, athree-time state qualifier,placed third in the 500freestyle and ninth in the200 freestyle.

The Bulldogs’ 200 med-ley relay (Grote, Alexan-dra Wall, Marissa Delga-do, Anna Delgado) tooksecond and the 400 free-style relay (Hannah Fos-ter, Mollie Zilch, AshleyVoelkerding, Grote) alsotook second place. TheBulldogs finished fourthin the 200 freestyle relay(Voelkerding, M. Delga-do, A. Delgado, Foster).Foster tied for third in the100 freestyle.

CANTON — UrsulineAcademy senior SydneyLofquist touched the wallsix seconds faster than thesecond-place finisher inthe 500 freestyle at the dis-trict meet at Miami Uni-versity Feb. 21.

Coach Brad Isham saidfor her to swim a 4:47.25 inthat race at districts, withher mind on the Feb. 27-28state meet, was really ex-citing. He thought therewas no reason she couldn’tbe faster in the waters atC.T. Branin Natatorium.He was right. She was al-most three seconds faster,4:44.50 - a new state rec-ord.

Before Saturday’s meethe said, “she's in a greatframe of mind and is hav-ing fun with the rest of herteammates."

Lofquist admitted shewas a little nervous Satur-day. Her day started withthe 200 individual medley,a race in which she placed

second at districts.“(Copley’s) Madison

(Myers) went in very fastin prelims, so I was a littleworried,” she said. “But, Iknew by the end of it that Ijust wanted to race. That’sall I cared about.”

She and St. Ursula’s Jo-sie Grote - who won the 200IM at districts - were run-ning close to one anotheruntil the anchor leg, whenLofquist pulled away, beat-ing Grote by a second flatwith a time of 1:59.91.

With one title defense

down, she set her sights onthe 500 freestyle. “Fromthe first 100, I just went af-ter it,” Lofquist said. “It’skind of what I do with the500. I just dive in and hopefor the best. “

Not only did she defenda second state title, shewas almost eight secondsfaster than Upper Arling-ton’s Katherine Trace.

“It’s been a long roadthrough high school andeverything,” she said.“This is an absolutely per-fect way to end it.”

St. X leads locals at state swimmingBy Nick Robbe and [email protected]@communitypress.com

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

St. Xavier’s 400 freestyle relay team of Matt Slabe, MitchellFrey, Grant House and Grant Carr celebrate after winning therace.

Ursuline’s Lofquistdefends her state titlesBy Nick [email protected]

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Ursuline Academy senior Sydney Lofquist smiles as she looksat her time in the 200 IM.

Moeller sophomore Riley Voss tries to get position on an out of bounds play againstSycamore Feb. 27.

Moeller gets pastSycamore

Moeller junior Trey McBride guards Sycamore senior JalenShropshire Feb. 27 in the Division I sectional at Fairfield.

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Stephen Grabill, best-selling author of theequipping series “For theLife of the World,” will bethe keynote speaker at the13th annual At Work onPurpose “MarketplaceMobilization” eventMarch 14.

AWOP, the greater Cin-cinnati nonprofit thathelps Christians incorpo-rate their faith values atwork, will be from 8 a.m.to noon Saturday, March14, at Christ’s Church,5165 Western Row in Ma-son. Admission is free,with free parking andworship music. Light foodand beverages will be pro-vided.

Grabill is director ofprograms at the Acton In-stitute in Grand Rapids,Mich. He is also a senior

research scholar in theol-ogy, and an adjunct pro-fessor of theological eth-ics at Grand Rapids Theo-logical Seminary.

This year’s Market-place Mobilization themehighlights success strate-gies for experiencing theblessings of our faithwhere we work. ManyChristians work in secu-larized environments thatare indifferent and some-times even hostile to ex-pressing faith values atwork, said Chuck Proud-fit, AWOP founder andpresident.

Reservations are re-quired. To register online,go to www.atworkonpur-pose.org and click on theMarketplace Mobilizationicon, or call 800-513-9580.

Event mobilizesChristians toincorporate faith, work

Join us for fried or baked fishdinners including sides (hushpuppies, French fries and coleslaw) and delicious, mouth-watering homemade des-serts.

Chicken tender and macaroni& cheese dinners are alsoavailable.

Fried fish, baked fish andchicken tender meals are $9for adults, $5 for children.

All macaroni and cheesedinners are $5. Carry out isavailable.

Proceeds from Fish Fry salessupport Habitat for Human-ity Cincinnati, the WoundedWarrior Project and Opera-tion Give Back.

A list of local fish fries:» Hartzell United MethodistChurch Annual Fish Fry Fri-days are Feb. 20-April 3, atthe church, 8999 ApplewoodDrive, Blue Ash. “All-you-can-eat. Atlantic cod, dipped inbatter and deep fried togolden brown with home-made tartar sauce provided.Dinners come with sides ofhomemade macaroni andcheese and coleslaw, comple-mented with breads andbeverages. Home madedesserts are available Alsooffered: two-piece grilledchicken breast, shrimp basketdinner or two-piece cheesepizza dinner. Cost is $10Adults, $5 ages 6-11, and freeages 5 and under. Carry-out

fish sandwich is $5” For moreInformation, call 891.8527,Ext 1.

» Montgomery PresbyterianChurch, 9994 Zig Zag Road, ishaving a fish fry March 13and March 27 from 5-7 p.m.

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

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AscensionLutheran ChurchWomen’s weekly Friday morningBible Study is at 9:30. Kids arewelcome play in the playroom.The group is reading JessicaLaGrone’s “Broken and Blessed.”Women who are unable toattend weekly are invited topurchase the study and joinwhen possible.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on the fourthTuesday of the month at 7 p.m.More information is available at793-3288.

The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;ascensionlutheranchurch.com.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchWednesdays in Lent will consistof dinner followed by theprogram “Holy Ground.” Con-gregational members will talk ofa place they have visited wherethey felt God’s presence.

The BAPC bowling group meetsweekly on Thursdays, 10 a.m., atCrossgate Lanes.

The NEEDS collection item forFebruary is peanut butter andjelly.

Sunday services are at 10:30 a.m.Nursery care is available.

The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; the church has aFacebook page.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchBreakfast and the Easter Bunny is9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March28. This free event is open toeveryone. Register for the EasterEgg Hunts at www.cos-umc.org.A pancake breakfast will beserved.

Moms Book Discussion is 9 a.m.,March 16. The group will discuss“I Need Some Help Here! Hopefor When Your Kids Don’t GoAccording to Plan!” by KathiLipp.

Children’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursday

mornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available.Register on www.cos-umc.orgunder “Registration Forms.”

Sunday Worship Services are 8:20a.m. and 11 a.m. (traditionalworship), and 9:40 a.m. (contem-porary worship).

Montgomery Nursery School isaccepting registrations for2015-2016 school year. Call984-1796 for details.

The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Blue Ash; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerCincinnati Friends Meeting ishosting author Philip Gulley andsinger/songwriter Carrie New-comer at 3 p.m. Sunday, March15, at Armstrong Chapel, 5125Drake Road, Cincinnati. Topurchase tickets, go tocincinnatifriends.org. Remainingtickets will be sold at the door.$20 adults, $15 seniors andstudents, free for children 6 andunder.

Regular worship is 11 a.m. Sun-days followed by fellowship inthe Fireside room at noon. First

Day/Nursery School is available. The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788; cincinnatifriends.org

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchSaturdays at 5 p.m. is Wovenworship (mix of traditional andcontemporary). Sundays at 8a.m. and 11 a.m. is Traditionalworship. Sundays at 9:30 a.m. isContemporary worship. Sundaysat 9 a.m. Family Worship forwee ones. Sundays at 5:45 p.m.is 'NOSH' dinner and worshipoffsite at UC Campus MinistryEdge House. GSLC offers pre-school and student SundaySchool at 9:30 a.m.; faith-build-ing classes, fellowship andoutreach opportunities, andsmall groups are offered.

The church is at 7701 KenwoodRoad, Kenwood; 891-1700;goodshepherd.com.

Madeira SilverwoodPresbyterian ChurchThe church is presenting “The Artof Marriage,” a multi-weekcourse examining God’s heartfor marriage, relationships, and

families. Visit us atwww.madeirachurch.org.

The church is at 8000 Miami Ave.,Madeira; 791-4470.

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchWorship times are 8:30 a.m. and11 a.m. (traditional) and 9:30a.m. (contemporary).

The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.

Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalservice at 10 a.m. Sundays,accompanied by Sunday school.

The church is at the corner ofOak and Maple streets, Marie-mont; villagechurchofmariemont.org.

About religionItems must be in by 4 p.m.Wednesday for consideration inthe following edition. E-mailannouncements to [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

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