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An upcoming golf tourna-ment will help raise money for agood cause and also honor a for-mer Cincinnati Country DaySchool teacher.

The Fred Carey Golf Classicwill be Monday, April 27, at theOasis Golf Club, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Road. Rounds willstart at 2:30 p.m.

“I thought this would be agood way to honor him,” saidCincinnati Country Day Schooljunior Sean O’Brien, who came

up with the idea for the tourna-ment along with junior SohamBasu.

Carey, who taught English atCincinnati Country Day School,was killed while cycling in 2014.

O’Brien, who was a studentof Carey’s, said Carey was anoutdoorsman who also loved toplay golf.

“Mr. Carey resonated withthe students because he was achild at heart,” said O’Brien.

“He really connected with thestudents at their level.”

Carey was also a dean of stu-dents for the senior class.

O’Brien, who is an avid golf-er himself, said he got the ideafor the Fred Carey Golf Classicfrom a similar tournament hisfather participated in thatraised money for cancer re-search. He thought the tourna-ment would be a good way toraise money for the Bridge theGap Scholarship.

This scholarship, which theschool started in Carey’s honor,provides money for students

who want to attend Country Daybut may need financial assis-tance to do so.

O’Brien said a goal is to raiseat least $10,000 for the scholar-ship fund. The entry fee to par-ticipate in the tournament is$100 per golfer.

“The Fred Carey Golf Clas-sic is a testament to the Cincin-nati Country Day School com-munity, highlighting its resil-ience as we work to honor Mr.Carey’s legacy,” Basu said.

Registration is required forthe tournament. Register onlineat countryday.net/go/careygolf.

Golf tournament honors former CCDS teacherForrest [email protected] FRED CAREY GOLF

CLASSICMonday, April 27. Rounds

start at 2:30 p.m.Oasis Golf Club, 902 Loveland-

Miamiville Road. Carey O'Brien

As the state continues to op-erate with fiscal restraint, Indi-an Hill will again this year lobbyOhio lawmakers to ensure thevillage can continue to calculateincome taxes differently thando most municipalities – boost-ing those revenues by 50 per-cent.

The village has been usingthe extra funds to help it weath-er state funding cuts enacted byOhio Gov. John Kasich, whocame into office with a pledge toeliminate the $8 billion statebudget deficit. The administra-tion began decreasing the localgovernment fund, and that wason top of losses the municipal-ities were already experienc-ing, such as the tangible per-sonal property tax, which alsowas a significant source of rev-enue for local governments,was being phased out.

Coupled with an ongoingsluggish national economy, thecuts have been felt not only atcity, township and village halls,but also in homes and neighbor-hoods.

Last December, state law-makers passed legislation to re-form municipal income-tax pro-visions, but allowed Indian Hilland a handful of other munici-palities – including Wyoming –to continue basing their collec-tions on Ohio adjusted gross-in-come figures rather thanearned-income figures.

“In 2015, we are workingwith state representatives on afew minor technical amend-ments to that language, hopeful-ly to be included in the upcom-ing biannual budget bill, HB64,” Indian Hill City ManagerDina Minneci said.

“This process looks to pro-tect the village’s use of Ohio (ad-justed gross-income figures),

which has been approved by theIndian Hill voters on three sep-arate ballots since 1973.”

While Indian Hill has bene-fited from the adjusted gross in-come legislation, it has not beenimmune to the budget cutsalong the way.

“Prior to its elimination bythe state, the village receivedapproximately $4 million a yearin estate tax receipts -- or 35 to40 percent of its total operatingrevenues,” Minneci said.

Beginning in 2014, the villageno longer received income fromestate tax. Minneci also pointsout the loss of revenue associat-ed with the local governmentfund. That fund generated ap-proximately $364,000 in 2010. In2014, the fund generated$120,000 -- a 67 percent de-crease, Minneci said.

He also credited the econom-ic downturn with a reduction inIndian Hill income taxes. “In-come tax receipts equated to

$5.4 million in 2010 compared to$8.3 million just a few years ear-lier,” Minneci said.

Operating with the knowl-edge that it would face a reduc-tion in revenue, Indian Hill pre-pared a plan to deal with any po-tential shortfalls, Minneci said.This included an income tax in-crease and employee layoffs.

“The village formulated a de-fined timeline which reducedpersonnel, sidelined capitalprojects, extended vehicle re-

placements and reduced oper-ating expenditures prior to the2013 estate tax elimination,”Minneci said. “In addition, to en-sure Indian Hill’s high-qualityservices did not dissipate, theincome tax rate was raised from0.4 percent to 0.6 percent onJan. 1, 2013.”

Village council dropped therate to 0.575 percent in Januaryas the economy improved.

Indian Hill lobbies to keep tax revenueJeanne [email protected]

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Walkers take their dogs along a path at Stephan Field at the corner of Drake and Shawnee Run roads in Indian Hill which, like municipalities across Ohio, isworking to weather cuts in state funding and an economic downturn.

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“Improved marketconditions, the receipt ofhigher-than-anticipatedestate tax in 2013, higher-than-anticipated income-tax revenues in 2013 and2014 and a firehouse con-struction reserve that willnot be needed due to agenerous Indian Hill resi-dent’s donation were allfactors considered incouncil’s decision,” tolower the rate, Minnecisaid.

Meanwhile, amid amore austere budget en-vironment, other munici-palities have taken moredramatic steps. Somehave been making cuts,making joint purchasingpartnerships, makinglevy appeals and justplain making do withbuildings, vehicles andequipment that in a morefiscally comfortableworld would have been re-placed.

The level of fiscal con-striction varies amongmunicipalities.

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

“We have some veryhealthy businesses in ourarea, including General

Electric,” Caracci said.“Our earnings tax has ris-en enough to cover thelosses from state cuts.”

Madeira has changedits road paving programand delayed other infra-structure improvements.

“We have had tostretch our paving pro-gram such that roads areonly resurfaced every 20-plus years,” city ManagerTom Moeller said. “Weshould be resurfacingstreets every 15-17 yearsto stay ahead of the deteri-oration that takes place.We also have severalstorm water system piperepairs/replacementsthat are being delayed be-cause of the reduction infunding.”

Loveland City Man-ager David Kennedy saidhis city has reduced staffacross all departments,outsourcing functionssuch as income tax collec-tion and building inspec-tion services, cuttingfunding for the annualroad rehabilitation pro-gram, deferring capitalpurchases, reducing em-ployee benefits, and re-ducing or eliminating avariety of other smallerprograms or services.

The level of impact de-pends on how prepared of-ficials were. The blow wassoftened for those whoplanned; those who did notwere hit harder.

The city of Wyoming,for example, has lost

more than $1.3 million an-nually from its budget.

Sycamore Township’srevenue fell by about 72percent, Trustee TomWeidman said.

“Every source of in-come we had took apounding,” Township Ad-ministrator Greg Bick-ford said.

Sycamore had about $2million in reserves thatgot it through the hardtimes, Bickford said. Thefire department was a bigpart of that as well withthe firefighters taking thepay reductions in order tosave jobs. In every othertownship department,staff was cut.

While the township hasnot fully recovered finan-cially, the revenue streamis improving thanks to theJoint Economic Develop-ment Zones (JEDZ) pro-gram embraced by thetownship several yearsago.

“We enacted JEDZ be-fore anyone else was talk-ing about them,” TrusteeCliff Bishop said.

In Loveland, City Man-ager David Kennedy saidhis city has to make toughdecisions. The city has re-duced staff and employeebenefits, and outsourcedservices such as income-

tax collections and build-ing inspections.

It also cut road reha-bilitation work, deferredcapital purchases and re-duced or eliminated a va-riety of non-essential pro-

grams and services.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in IndianHill? Follow me on Twitter@jeannehouck.

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CUTTING DEEPHere’s how some other local municipalities’ budgets have been affected by state funding

cuts:

BLUE ASHInheritance tax: Before elimination - $400,000 to $900,000 annually.Local government funds: Before changes - $825,000 annually; now - $425,000. Tangible personal property: Before elimination - $475,000 annually. Comment: “For many years the city has taken great steps in monitoring and reducing

operating expenses which has afforded us the opportunity to build up funding reserves.Although the state funding cuts did have an annual impact on what we budgeted, pre-planning for such reduction and our reserves has lessened the impact with little effect oncity services.” - Community and public relations coordinator Emily Schaffer

MONTGOMERYInheritance tax: Before elimination - $2.1 million (2013).Tangible personal property: Before elimination - $200,000.Comment: “The loss of the state shared revenues resulted in a loss of funds of approxi-

mately $1,850,000 to the city of Montgomery. These are estimates because the amounts mayfluctuate from year to year. For example, the city received $2.1 million in estate tax in 2013.Most of the loss of funding is in the general fund of local governments.” - Finance DirectorJim Hanson

» Fairfax: The village hasn’t been affected as much as some other communities. “Overallwe knew (this) was coming and adjusted that for other parts of the budget where we havemore control,” Fairfax Administrator Jenny Kaminer said. “Being a small village, it didn’thave a huge impact.” Kaminer said funding from the state is a small percentage of Fairfax’soverall budget. She said the earnings tax is the No. 1 source of income for the village fol-lowed by fines generated from the mayor’s court.

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Working collaboratively with neighboring cities, Sycamore Township has formed four separate joint economic developmentzones (JEDZ). The JEDZ allow the township to collect a 0.75 percent income-tax fin the zones.

The second old dealer-ship building at the south-ern gateway of Montgome-ry will be knocked downusing grant funds.

Montgomery receiveda $60,000 Community De-velopment Block Grant todemolish the old Ford deal-ership building as part ofthe Southern Gateway Re-development Project, CityManager Wayne Davissaid.

The grant is usuallyused to provide assistancefor low to moderate in-come households, but canalso be used to aid the elim-ination of a slum or blight-ing condition.

Davis thanked Commu-nity Development Direc-tor Tracy Roblero, Public

Works Director Brian Rib-let and former CommunityDevelopment DirectorFrank Davis for writingthe grant application.

“We are still on sched-ule for the demolition,”Wayne Davis said.

The demolition isscheduled for late May orearly June, he said. Com-munity and InformationServices Director Mat-thew Vanderhorst said therequest for bids for thedemolition went outMarch 23.

The city bought the oldFord and Chevrolet dealer-ship sites and a small pieceof land from HamiltonCounty in 2014 as part ofthe gateway redevelop-ment project. The citybought the Ford site for$2.8 million and the Chevysite for $2.8 million on

bonds, which includes thecost of demolition and sitepreparations.

In November, the cityagreed to pay Evans Land-scaping $62,800 to demol-ish the old Chevy dealer-ship building. The bid hadan additional $15,000 ofcontingency costs built in.The Chevy site was demol-ished in December.

The city and the Mont-gomery Planning Commis-sion have been gatheringideas about what should bedone with the site. Thecommission’s most impor-tant considerations were atraffic signal betweenCross County Highwayand Main Street, a family-oriented restaurant, em-phasis on streetscape, ver-tical mixed use buildings,access to Cross Countyand below-grade parking.

Montgomery receives grantto demo Ford buildingMarika [email protected]

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Sharing the stage isnothing new forMadeira High Schoolseniors Ted Graeterand Sarah Andrews.

They’ve been performingtogether since they weresixth-graders in a summerperformance of “Once onThis Island.”

What is new for them issharing their high schoolstage with an adult.

Chuck Ingram, whosevoice will be familiar to localradio audiences, has beeninvolved in community thea-ter in Cincinnati for manyyears. This spring brings afirst for him, as he makes aguest performance in Madei-ra Theatre Arts’ productionof “Children of Eden.”

In this musical retelling ofthe Biblical stories of Gene-sis, Ingram appears as “Fa-ther.” The role calls for afatherly figure with a strong,mature voice. While MadeiraHigh has talented male sing-ers, none seemed quite rightfor this role. Director DiannaL. Davis turned to her long-time friend, Ingram, who hasworked with Madeira Thea-tre Arts in the past doinglighting design. This timeshe approached him with theidea of appearing onstage.

At first, Ingram was re-luctant. “I wasn’t sure it wasthe right thing to do. I felt,with it being a high schoolshow, it should be all thekids. Then I wanted to makesure the administration andthe teachers were OK withit,” Ingram said.

Eventually, he agreed totake the part.

Sarah Andrews, who playsEve and Mama Noah in“Children of Eden,” has beenin community theater pro-ductions with adult casts,including “Legally Blonde”and “Les Miserables” withBrieabi Productions.

“When I was the only teenin a cast of adults, I felt alittle like the outsider, justbecause of the age differ-ence. I assume in this case,

Chuck feels a little bit theoutsider. Remembering thatfeeling has made me work alittle harder to help him feelwelcome and a part of theMadeira theatre family.”

Ingram has also workedwith students in communitytheater productions and inhigh school productions atSt. Ursula Academy, when

Davis was director there.This is, however, his firsttime to be the only adult in aproduction; and this castincludes not only highschoolers, but fourth-gradersand middle school kids.

“I enjoy seeing the young-er kids intermingle a little.They’re all talented in theirown way, but with some, you

watch them blossom. Maybeafter this, it’s somethingthey’ll want to keep doing,”Ingram said.

As far as anyone involved

in Madeira Theatre Arts canremember, this is the firsttime an adult has had a ma-jor role in a student produc-tion. A cast member’s dadmade a cameo appearance inlast year’s musical, but wasonstage only a few moments.Mr. Ingram’s role is an in-tegral part of the story lineof the current production.

While many might assumeThe Father is God, Ingramdoesn’t see it that way.

“I don’t think it’s meant tobe God,” he said. ‘I think it’smore of a fatherly role, onmaking decisions, thinkingthings through. This Fatherchanges, and from every-thing I’ve been taught ofGod, He never changes.”

When asked about work-ing with an adult onstage,Ted replied “It can be intimi-dating at times working withsomeone who’s a profession-al, but it’s inspirational to seethat people can actually dothis in their lives and it’s notlike a pipe dream. I’m goingto Wittenberg this fall andstudying theater there. Mydream is to become a voiceactor, so it’s something I’llcontinue to pursue through-out my life. It’s somethingthat I love a lot. Just enter-taining people is what makesit one of the greatest thingsfor me.”

Asked for their impres-sions of Children of Eden,Graeter said, “The music isincredible. There are lots ofballads, strong solos.” An-drews added, “The story isreally inspiring. I love howthe story lines repeat them-selves, and it makes youdraw parallels between thedifferent relationships, be-tween the Father, Adam andEve and their children. Thenin Act II, you see the samethings happening betweenNoah and his children. It’s anover-arcing storyline aboutparents and their childrenand how they interact. It’stold with this beautiful mu-sic, and it’s a beautiful sto-ry.”

PROVIDED

Sarah Andrews as Eve, Chuck Ingram as The Father and Ted Graeter as Adam in Madeira High School's production of "Children of Eden."

Radio voice a ‘Father’ figureto Madeira actors

PROVIDED

Taylor Reid, Seth Hutchinson-Lydon,Ted Graeter, Sarah Andrews, Katie Donahue and George Grandi inMadeira High School's production of "Children of Eden."

THANKS TO MICHELLE FAJACK

Sarah Andrews as Eve is tempted by The Snake, played by GeorgeGrandi.

THANKS TO MICHELEL FAJACK

Seth Hutchinson-Lydon andTaylor Reid in Madeira'sproduction of "Children of Eden."

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Frank Morris, Presi-dent of Northeast Emer-gency Distribution Ser-vices, will speak to theBlue Ash Northeast Dem-

ocraticClub at 7:30p.m. Tues-day, April21, at theBlue AshRecreationCenter at4433 Coop-er Road.

Morris, an engineerand a long-time employeeof Procter & Gamble, be-gan volunteering atNEEDS in 2000 when heretired. He first learnedabout NEEDS after read-ing a story about the or-ganization, and after a 13year stint as an at-largecommunity member, hebecame president.

NEEDS is a local foodpantry that provides bothemergency food and fi-nancial assistance to fam-ilies in northeastern Ham-

ilton County. In 2013,NEEDS provided food to674 families, enabled 48families to stay in housingby assisting with rent pay-ments, and assisted 125families with utility pay-ments.

The organization, anon-profit, is run entirelyby volunteers and repre-sents a coalition of ap-proximately two dozenarea churches and civicorganizations.

The pantry is at theKenwood Baptist Church,which donates space.

“NEEDS plays a criti-cal role in our area byhelping families in need.For a long time, our clubhas been collecting itemsfor NEEDS such ascanned goods, cleaningsupplies, and toiletries atour monthly meetings, soit is our privilege to haveFrank address us and edu-cate us about NEEDS’mission,” BANDC Presi-dent Ann Neuer said.

NEEDS presidentto speak to BlueAsh Democrats

Morris

Every 10 seconds a callis made to a poison centerin the U.S.

Drug overdoses are theleading cause of uninten-tional deaths, outnumber-ing car accidents and fire-arms.

A focal point for pre-vention and treatment ofthese exposures is the

Drug and Poison Informa-tion Center at CincinnatiChildren’s Hospital Medi-cal Center. Health profes-sionals are available to an-swer your call 24 hours aday, seven days a week at1-800-222-1222.

In 2014, DPIC receivedmore than 81,000 calls.

CCHMC raises awarenessabout poison prevention

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THURSDAY, APRIL 16Art & Craft ClassesLearn to Sew with CarolePrice, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Tack room atThe Barn. Introductory sewingclasses that focus on techniquesincluding getting to know yoursewing machine, projects withzippers and linings and garmentsewing. Classes geared forchildren aged 7 and up. Adultswelcome. Ages 7-99. $20 perclass. Registration required.Presented by Carole Price. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

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

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

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

Home & GardenRaised Garden Bed, 6:30-8 p.m.,Turner Farm, 7400 Given Road,During this class instructor PeterHuttinger will build 4’x8’ cedargarden bed. Additional topics:choosing right lumber amd soilmix, building healthy soil usingcompost and green manurecrops, and basics about growinghealthy produce naturally. $15.Registration recommended.561-7400; tunerfarm.org. IndianHill.

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 17Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School ArtClass, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Draw, paint, and make clevercrafts in this after school classwith art teacher Patty Horwitz.Ages 8-13. $100 for 4 classes.Reservations required. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Spring Soul Collage OpenStudio Series: Emerging, 10a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Women Writ-ing for a Change, 6906 PlainfieldRoad, Let’s explore through ourcard-making together what ispresent and emerging for us thisspring. For Adult Women. $35.Registration required. 272-1171;www.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.

EducationAdult and Pediatric First Aidand CPR/AED, 9 a.m. to 3:30p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Becomecertified in adult and pediatricfirst aid and CPR/AED. $85, $55.Registration required. Presentedby American Red Cross Cincin-nati Area Chapter. 800-733-2767;redcross.org/take-a-class. BlueAsh.

FestivalsMariElder’s Italian Festival,5:30-9:30 p.m., Fairfax Recrea-tion Center, 5903 HawthorneAve., Music by Pete WagnerBand. Dinner includes spaghetti/ravioli with meatballs, salad,Italian bread, dessert, tea andcoffee. Beer and wine extra.Heads or Tails at 7 p.m., rafflebaskets, split the pot and ringtoss. Benefits MariElders, Inc.$12, $10 advance, $5 children 12and under. Reservations re-quired. Presented by MARIEL-

DERS, INC.. 271-5588. Fairfax.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.Spring has Sprung, Kids FirstSports Center, 7900 E. KemperRoad, Pizza, indoor swimmingand night-time snack. $30, $20each additional child. Reserva-tions required. 489-7575;www.kidsfirstsports.com. Syca-more Township.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18Art & Craft ClassesFiber Arts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy company of other crafterswhile working on your ownsmall project. Open to any kindof needle (or hook) crafters.Ages 18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

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

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

EducationPlay in a Day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Blue Ash Recreation Center, 4433Cooper Road, Workshop pre-sented by Ensemble Theatre.Write, design, build and performoriginal play. $5. Registrationrequired. Presented by EnsembleTheatre Cincinnati. 745-8550.Blue Ash.

Babysitter’s Training, 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m., Blue Ash RecreationCenter, 4433 Cooper Road,Become certified in babysitter’straining. $85. Registrationrequired. Presented by AmericanRed Cross Cincinnati Area Chap-ter. 800-733-2767; redcross.org/take-a-class. Blue Ash.

Holiday - Earth DayEarth Day Celebration, 11 a.m.to 2 p.m., Children’s MeetingHouse Montessori School, 927O’Bannonville Road, Free elec-tronic recycling, kids crafts,games, hikes, campfire and pondwater study. Tree planting inhonor of former CMH Schoolstudent at noon. Free. 683-4757;www.cmhschool.com. Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesCelebrate Chinese New Yearwith Yan, 11 a.m. to noon,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Year ofthe Goat. Listen to Yan explainwhat Chinese New Year is allabout. Stories, crafts and Chinesesnacks. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

Music - ClassicalMusic at Ascension, 7:30 p.m.The Mike Wade Jazz Quartet.,Ascension Lutheran Church, 7333Pfeiffer Road, Sanctuary. Free,donations accepted. 793-3288.Montgomery.

Gabriel Faure’s Requiem, 7p.m., Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch, 4309 Cooper Road,Immanuel Presbyterian Churchand Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch perform. Benefits BakeMe Home. Free, donationswelcome. 791-1153; www.bapc-web.net. Blue Ash.

Music - Concert SeriesLinton Music’s Peanut Butter& Jam Sessions: Music Mak-ing with Madcap: The Storyof the Ugly Duckling, 10-10:45a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.,

1-1:45 p.m., Good ShepherdLutheran Church Kenwood, 7701Kenwood Road, Clarinet, cello,piano and Madcap Puppets tellstory through music of Beetho-ven. $5 or four for $15; freeunder age 2. Presented by LintonPeanut Butter & Jam Sessions.381-6868; www.lintonmusic.org.Kenwood.

On Stage - TheaterHeaven Can Wait, 7-10 p.m.,Schoolhouse Restaurant, 8031Glendale-Milford Road, Upstairs.Interactive dinner theatre. $35.Reservations required. Presentedby P.L.O.T.T. Performers. 201-7568; http://www.plottperform-ers.com/. Camp Dennison.

ShoppingCommunity Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to5 p.m., Blue Ash YMCA, 5000YMCA Drive, Registration dead-line for vendors is April 10. Fee:$25 for 10x10 space plus 8 foottable and 2 chairs. BenefitsYMCA. Free admission. Regis-tration required. 791-5000. BlueAsh.

Garage Sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Trinity Community Church, 3850E. Galbraith Road, Proceedsbenefit youth ministries. Free.791-7631; www.trinitycincinna-ti.org. Deer Park.

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

On Stage - TheaterHeaven Can Wait, 2-5 p.m.,Schoolhouse Restaurant, $35.Reservations required. 201-7568;http://www.plottperform-ers.com/. Camp Dennison.

MONDAY, APRIL 20Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safe stretch-ing, sense of humor and all yogahas to offer. Ages 35-60. $120 for9 weeks unlimited. Register atthe first class. Through April 27.706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

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

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

Health / WellnessHealth Seminar, 6 p.m., UrsulineAcademy, 5535 Pfeiffer Road,Besl Auditorium. CSO violinistStacey Woolley and bassistWayne Anderson join StephenWilson, M.D. to provide uniqueand educational look at relation-ship between music and medi-cine. Light refreshments andchance to win CSO tickets. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Mercy Health. 956-3729,option 2, then option 1; e-mercy.com/calendar.aspx. BlueAsh.

UC Cancer Institute Communi-ty Speaker Series: ColorectalCancer From Diagnosis toSurvivorship, 6-7:30 p.m.,Cancer Support Community,4918 Cooper Road, Colorectalcancer specialists host interactivediscussion and share expertiseabout multidisciplinary teamcare model, latest options fordiagnosis and treatment andwhat’s on horizon for personal-ized care. Free. Registrationrecommended. Presented by

University of Cincinnati CancerInstitute/UC Health Otolaryngol-ogy. 501-773-3736. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolersand their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.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, APRIL 21Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Gentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of itsdirections, opens hips and shoul-ders. Poses alternate betweenstabilizing, stretching andstrengthening. Good for every-one from newbie to advancedpractitioner. $120 for 9 weeksunlimited. Register at the firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

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

Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Call fordetails. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednesdays,4-9 p.m. Kitchen closes at 9pm,Fifty West Brewing Company,7668 Wooster Pike, Burger andpint for $10. 834-8789; fiftyw-estbrew.com. Columbia Town-ship.

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

Holiday - Earth DayEarth Day Celebration, 4-7p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-

ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Earth-friendly vendors, food, crafts andfun for entire family. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented by BlueAsh Recreation Department.745-8550. Blue Ash.

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.

NatureNew Loveland SustainabilityCouncil Hosts Earth DayEvent, 6-8:30 p.m., LovelandHigh School, 1 Tiger Trail, Audi-torium. Pizza dinner, games,giveaways. View Clean BinProject. Businesses feature theirsustainable practices. Free.Presented by Loveland Sustain-ability Council. 683-1920. Love-land.

On Stage - ComedyPro-Am Night, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 Mar-ket Place Lane, Aspiring comics,amateurs and professionals takethe stage. Ages 18 and up. $5.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

SchoolsCoffee Social with Casey,9:30-10:30 a.m., Children’s Meet-ing House Montessori School,927 O’Bannonville Road, Parentsof preschoolers learn aboutMontessori philosophy, toureight-acre campus and visitclassrooms. Free. Through May 6.683-4757. Loveland.

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 their expe-rience, strength and hope inorder to solve common prob-lems. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Kenwood Al-AnonFamily Group. 947-3700. Ken-wood.

THURSDAY, APRIL 23Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Be Smart, Eat Well and MoveMore at Your Library, 3:45p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Learnabout exercise, good nutritionand feeding your brain withgood books while completing 26miles of Flying Pig marathon onyour Hog Log. Free. Presented byPublic Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-4450.Deer Park.

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

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,

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

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 6:30-8 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, 7770 E. KemperRoad, Project consultants anddesigners discuss trends inkitchen and bath design. Lightfare provided. Ages 18 and up.Free. 489-7700; neals.com.Sharonville.

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 - ComedyChristina Pazsitzky, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

Support GroupsAlienated GrandparentsAnonymous (AGA), 6:30-8p.m., Symmes Township BranchLibrary, 11850 Enyart Road,Library meeting room. Informa-tion and support to grandpar-ents who feel alienated orestranged from visiting withgrandchildren. Free. [email protected]. Presented byAlienated Grandparents Anony-mous (AGA). No phone. SymmesTownship.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School ArtClass, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, $100 for 4classes. Reservations required.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Ladies Night Out, 6-9 p.m., TheSilver Diva, 9797 MontgomeryRoad, Suite F, Make personalizedpiece of jewelry. Pay only forwhat you make. Ages 21 and up.Price varies. Reservations re-quired. 873-4561. Montgomery.

BenefitsParty with Pissarro, 6:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. French-themed partywelcomes Dr. Brettell to town,with ProvenÃ§al cuisine from LaPetite Pierre, dessert, fine wines,music by the Faux Frenchman,and photo booth in the Loft.Free valet parking. Ages 21 andup. Benefits WACC Foundation“The Barn”. $50. Reservationsrequired. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.

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THANKS TO GEORGE PALMER

A free Earth Day Celebration is planned from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 18, at Children’sMeeting House Montessori School, 927 O’Bannonville Road, Loveland. The event features freeelectronic recycling, kids crafts, games, hikes, campfire and pond water study. A Tree planting inhonor of former CMH School student will take place at noon. Call 683-4757; visitwww.cmhschool.com.

APRIL 16, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • 7ANEWS

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

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

garage. No more homemadewine making for me!

Cooking with wine

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

flavors out the way the alcoholin wine does.

Dry or sweet?I like dry wines because I

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

Add wine firstIf you are deglazing add

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

is key to prevent curdling if youare adding dairy products.

Balancing act: pairingwines with food

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

Wine terms:Dry. Wine that’s not sweet

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

flavorful and assertive.

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

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

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

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

Rita’s guide to cooking with wine

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Wine and herb marinated chicken

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

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

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

Yogurt sauce

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

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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

Pat Donaldson,resident since 2009

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April 9 questionA proposal to raise the speed

limit along the Ohio Turnpikeand rural freeways to 75 mphwas recently turned down by thestate legislature. Would yousupport such a change if itcomes up again? Why or whynot?

A proposal to raise thespeed limit along the OhioTurnpike and rural freeways to75 mph was recently turneddown by the state legislature.Would you support such achange if it comes up again?Why or why not?

“I would definitely supportit, but recognize the draw-backs. While in Germany, en-joying the Autobahn at speedswell in excess of 100mph manytimes, I felt like I was back inmy college days in Montana,where there were no speedlimits. All of that required a lotmore common sense and train-ing than what appears to be thecase in our “Driving Educa-tion” of today. It also requiresexcellent roads without pot-holes and unclear markings.The night time speed limit of55mph in the Open Range farmcountry was there to protectthe cattle that wandered out onthe road.

“ I do know that there werespecial licenses required of theGermans to use the Autobahn,and “little” cars in the 1960’sweighed over 3,000#. I use I-75between Cincinnati and Daytonfrequently, and see 75-80 asmore and more the norm. Un-fortunately, that is the speedfrequently used by Prius,Aveo, Fit and Focus driverswho wish to assure all of us4,000-plus drivers that theyhave ‘The Right Stuff.’ It isalso the speed frequently usedby those who bought a modelvehicle without turn signals or,occasionally, one with 18wheels. The results are notpretty. Just like another pop-ular device that requires alicense, ‘Cars don’t kill people.’

“Close on the heels of highspeed limits may come muchstricter mechanical inspec-tions as found in Germany,also. This isn’t bad, but asmany folks from Pennsylvaniacan tell you, there were manyinspectors who found that alucrative business each year.”

D.B.

“The current 70 mph speedlimit on the Ohio Turnpike andrural Ohio interstates seems tobe working just fine. It wasraised a few years ago. I do notsee any reason to raise it atthis time. However I wouldlike to encourage the Inter-state radar traps get set up onrainy days instead of on themore typical dry days andholidays. Those rainy days are

when 70 mph really needs to beenforced. Go figure!”

T.D.T.

“I am all for raising thespeed limits. If you don’t wantto go that fast you do not haveto but it’s nice to be able to, ifdesired, without the fear ofJohnny Law ruining your dayas well as lightening your wal-let. However, if you choose tonot go as fast as allowed,please get out of the way ofthose that do. Today’s car areso much more capable to han-dle higher speeds then everbefore and all of the safetytechnology in the newer carsmakes the higher speed hardlynoticeable. Since we are talk-ing about driving, here’s asuggestion for most Cincin-natians: If you want to make aturn, any turn, use your turnsignals! It simply amazes mehow many supposedly smartand law abiding citizens in thegreater Cincinnati area do notuse their turn signals. It’s notthat hard people and it is infi-nitely safer than what youcurrently do.”

M. J. F.

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The speed limit on the OhioTurnpike was raised to 70 mphin 2011, but Ohio lawmakersrecently turned down Aproposal to raise the speedlimit along the Ohio Turnpikeand rural freeways to 75 mph.

Pet peeves about petowners

I would like to add my amento Jennifer Dudley Arbaugh'sletter regarding RheinstromPark.

As a dog owner who regular-ly walks four dogs at eitherStephan Field or Camp Denni-son Park, I was dismayed tosee the amount of dog poop lefton the trail and just off to theside this winter. This also in-cluded the play fields and play-ground area (Stephan Field)

where young children play. It takes so little effort to

stop and clean up after yourdogs especially since the vil-lage provides the baggies touse and adequate trash cans todispose of the waste. If irre-sponsible pet owners continuethis practice I am sure therewill be new rules that will af-fect us all.

Please pick up after yourpets.

Steve Waxler Indian Hill

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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

Did you know: Most citiesare banning your childrenfrom sledding on the villagegreen, or on any other proper-

ty that youcollectivelyown. Theyhave goodreason; whenyour Johnnydies, afterrunning hissled into atree at 40miles perhour, you suethe city

(that’s us) and if the lawyeryou hired is good, you collecta tidy sum for the negligenceof your child. You should havetaught him to roll off his sledbefore hitting something; so,it is really you who are negli-gent, not the city.

Many decades ago, in asmall county seat, far, faraway, there was what lookedto be a castle, high on a steephillside. It was built of largeblocks of brown stone, withturrets and everything a re-spectable castle would need,including a tall smokestackthat belched great quantitiesof black smoke to heat thecastle. I attended first gradethere.

In the winter when snowfell, students would bringtheir sleds to school and atrecess they would sled down avery high hill with a 100-yard

slope of about 45 degrees,which joined a long flat sur-face which wasn’t always longenough for the sleds to stop.There was a road at the end ofthe slide; sometimes, a sledwould be seen shooting intothe road.

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

No one ever went to thehospital or even a doctor’soffice. Back in the day, youdidn’t go to the hospital unlessyou were dying or visiting a

dying relative. The scrapeswere never bandaged, justwashed, and it was back toclass. To my knowledge, therewere never any serious in-juries or even infections. Noone missed a day of schoolunless they had the measles,mumps or chicken pox, andeventually, everyone experi-enced those. No one died!

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

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

James Baker is a 38-year residentof Indian Hill.

A downhill slope towardnation of cowards

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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According to columnist James Baker, attempts to ban sled riding onpublic property is an example of America’s cowardice.

When President Obamadeclared to the nation that hehad a “phone and a pen,” themessage was clear: if Con-

gress didn’tact as hewanted, hewould actunilaterally.

This builton his choicephrase from2011 of “WeCan’t Wait,”seeking tobypass Con-gress with alitany of exec-utive orders,

recess appointments and bu-reaucratic rule-making.

When he said he would actwithout Congress during lastyear’s State of the Union, mycolleagues across the aisledidn’t speak up for the legisla-tive branch’s role. Rather, mostDemocrats stood up and ap-plauded the executive branchtaking over their role.

These elected members ofCongress were signaling totheir constituents that they arefine with being irrelevant.

Irrelevant representation iswhat happens when membersof America’s most representa-tive branch concede theirelected role as the legislatorsin our government.

The will of “We the People”

is diluted by every act to cir-cumvent Congress: executiveactions, regulatory decreesand discretionary enforce-ment.

From rewriting immigra-tions laws to explicitly elbow-ing out the Senate from re-viewing a possible Iran treaty,this administration has stakedout a governing course con-trary to the Constitution.

Even on supposedly in-dependent commissions, theObama agenda is being fol-lowed lock-step in his marcharound Congress. Last month,the Federal CommunicationsCommission passed a 317-pagesecret report to regulate theInternet after President Oba-ma indicated his support. Thiswill have legal effect without avote in Congress!

When the public does no-tice, these legal rewrites aresometimes reversed. The Bu-reau of Alcohol, Tobacco andFirearms’ attempt to ban cer-tain bullets is a recent ex-ample. The agency attemptedto ban certain bullets by sim-ply omitting particular lan-guage in a draft regulatoryframework. The public no-ticed, and the ATF backed off.

As elected officials, we takean oath to uphold the laws ofthe land. If a law is flawed ordisliked, we have a process tochange it legally. Until it is

changed by the legislativebranch and signed by thepresident, it is the law, and it isto be upheld.

Our time-tested Constitu-tional framework to separatepowers, with strong checksand balances, is in jeopardy.

When our nation was found-ed, the Executive Branch hadonly three departments; State,War and Treasury. Today, it’sup to 15, not to mention variousother agencies, administra-tions and commissions.

These bureaucracies haveauthorities to create regula-tions and penalties that werenever voted on by the citizensor their representatives.

One strong check Congresscan impose to rebalance exec-utive power is the REINS Act,short for Regulations from theExecutive in Need of Scrutiny.

The REINS Act would re-quire a congressional vote onany new federal regulationthat has an estimated negativeeconomic impact more than$100 million

May our generation leave alegacy on the commitment toour founding principle: gov-ernment doesn’t grant powerto the people, “We the People”must consent to be governed.

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup representsOhio’s Second District in the U.S.House of Representatives.

Irrelevant representation

U.S. Rep.SteveWenstrup COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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

Baseball» Moeller beat King’s Chris-

tian Academy 8-4 April 7 atPerfect Game in Georgia be-

hind senior Grant Macchioc-chi. Junior Kyle Butz was 2-for-3 with a triple and drove infive runs.

On April 8, the Crusadersbeat Marietta (Ga.) 8-4 with ju-nior Chris Stock getting thewin and junior Caleb Lin get-

ting the save. Junior PatrickMullinger was 2-for-3 with adouble, triple and two runsdriven in.

Tennis» Indian Hill blanked Fin-

neytown 5-0 on April 8. Sweep-

ing singles were junior AlexWarstler, freshman AndrewPregel and sophomore MilanBhandari.

The Braves beat WalnutHills 4-1 on April 10 with War-stler, Pregel and Bhandariagain sweeping singles.

Boys volleyball» Moeller beat Elder

April 7, 28-26, 25-23, 25-22.The Crusaders beat La Salle

25-12, 25-10, 26-24 on April 10.

SHORT HOPS

Scott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

It was a good 2014 for lacrosseat Indian Hill High School as thegirls were Division II runners-up and the boys made the region-al finals under Coach Tim Mc-Kay, falling to eventual DivisionII champions Mariemont.

The Braves had several victo-ries over Division I opponentslast season including Elder, La-kota East, Lakota West and Dub-lin Coffman. Three starters re-turn from that 11-6 squad.

This spring, McKay will lookfor leadership from senior at-tackman Austin Schneider, sen-ior face-off midfielder SamuelMarkiewitz, senior defensemanMitch Trout, junior goalie CamMcMillan and sophomore mid-fielder Owen Taylor. The Bravescoach likes his team’s attitudeand coachability.

Junior captain Cam McMillanmans the net now that MattYoung has graduated and is atDivision II Florida Tech. Assist-ing Trout on defense will be ju-niors Grant Gottdiner, JakeYoung and Kai Noahr along withsophomore Devin Heffernan.

At midfield, senior captainMarkiewitz had 102 ground ballsin 2014. Sophomore Taylor leadsthe midfielders along with ju-niors Otto Ackerman, ChuckLong and senior captain JamesPflughaupt.

Offensively, Schneider had 15goals and 29 assists last year.He’ll be joined on attack by ju-niors Davis McCoskey and Phil-lip Farist.

“This is a young team withonly four seniors,” McKay said.“The junior class is very strong,as is the freshman class. Thefreshmen were part of last year’sOhio Middle School champion-ship team and come in used toplaying at a high level. Severalwill contribute at the varsity lev-el very quickly.”

After traveling to ElderApril 15, the Braves return hometo host Sycamore April 17 andColumbus St. Charles April 18.

“This team has a very toughschedule, playing 11 Division Iteams and the cream of the cropin Ohio Division II Southwest,”McKay said.

Cincinnati Country Day is offto a decent start this season. En-tering the April 8 game againstSeven Hills, the Indians were 2-1with wins against Clinton- Mas-sie and Franklin.

That loss, a lopsided one,came against Summit CountryDay.

Head coach Chris Stokleysaid his squad is off to a muchbetter start than last year, andadded that he likes the infusionof new talent. “I think our energyis a lot better this season,” hesaid. “I think we can surprisesome people this year.”

The Indians don’t have anyseniors this year and will rely onIan McInturf, Will Brady andDaniel Nesbitt on offense.

Stokley said Nesbitt, a fresh-

man, has an exciting careerahead of him. Prior to the April 8contest against the Stingers,Nesbitt had scored three goalson three shots.

On defense, CCD is anchoredby defenseman Sam Jenkins andgoaltender Jack Schiff.

“He’s an absolute stone wall,”Stokley said of Schiff. “Being aformer goaltender myself, it’s

exciting to see where he goes.”The coach didn’t pinpoint a

specific win threshold, but saidanything was possible this year.

“We just want a winning sea-son after winning only one gamelast year,” he said. “Next year,we’re going to add even more tal-ent from the middle school, so abright future could be ahead.”

Second-year Moeller High

School lacrosse coach SeanMcGinnis led the Crusaders to a10-10 mark in his first campaignand second-place in the GreaterCatholic League-South. An 8-7overtime tournament loss toyearly GCL nemesis St. Xavierkept Moeller from a winning2014.

McGinnis and Moeller willfire back with 11returning start-

ers from last year’s team. Thedefense features seniors JackToomb, Grant Clark, Noah Flynnand goalie Mitch Nietupski. Atmidfield are seniors Jacob Ro-gan, Grady Quinn, Nick Cinquin-na, Eric Reynolds and EthanCook. On attack are senior MattGates and sophomore CoryLockwood.

Toomb was an all-region de-fender last year and all-MidwestScholastic Lacrosse Coaches As-sociation who has committed toplay at Robert Morris. Clark wasalso all-region and has commit-ted to Siena College. SophomoreLockwood is also on the radar ofDivision I programs and severaljuniors and sophomores are get-ting looks from colleges at vari-ous levels.

“Our strength will be our de-fense,” McGinnis said. “We’ll beable to be physical and dictateplay on that side of the field. Onoffense, we’ll be young at the at-tack , but skilled and seasoned atmidfield. It’s nice to know we’llhave plenty of legitimate scoringthreats this year and not have torely on a few players to scorelike last year.”

Much like most sports atMoeller, the schedule is aggres-sive. The Crusaders have al-ready split with Louisville Trin-ity and Louisville St. Xavier.They also face teams from Indi-ana and Pennsylvania as well asthree Columbus-area schools.Next on the agenda is the St. Xa-vier Bombers April 15.

The Crusaders have alreadydefeated Seven Hills (14-3 onApril 1) and will play MariemontApril 22, Elder May 6, IndianHill May 11, Loveland May 13and Lakota West May 16.

On May 9, Moeller will honorlegendary coach Tom Kennedy,who passed away from Parkin-son’s Disease in January, with aPlay For TK Day. The plan is toraise money for a memory schol-arship to honor his legacy. TheCrusaders face Columbus De-Sales at 3 p.m.

“Moeller football has GerryFaust; we have Tom Kennedy,”McGinnis said.

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Indian Hill boys lacrosselooks for tourney runScott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

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Moeller defenseman Grant Clark levels St. Xavier senior Harrison Tobin as the Crusaders and Bombers met in theDivision I regional semifinal last season.

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Indian Hill senior attack Austin Schneider had 15goals and 29 assists last season.


Indian Hill sophomore Owen Taylor leads theIndian Hill midfielders and is considered a collegeprospect.

Players to watchJack Toomb, senior, Moell-

er: All-Region defender, All-Region MSLCA. Committed toRobert Morris.

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

Austin Schneider, senior,Indian Hill: 15 goals and 29assists last season.

Samuel Markiewitz, senior,Indian Hill: 66 percent and 102ground balls as face-off mid-fielder.

Daniel Nesbitt, freshman,Cincinnati Country Day:Scored three goals on threeshots prior to April 8 contestagainst Seven Hills.

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USA Swimming Na-tional Team DirectorFrank Busch will be thekeynote speaker at thefifth-annual dinner galaof the José Cerdá AquaticFoundation June 13 at thePhoenix. This will con-tinue the tradition startedlast year with keynotespeaker Olympian ScottUsher, who shared the“point zero one moment”of his athletic career andinspired the audience at-tending the fourth JCAFGala.

Busch was a coach forthe USA Olympic teamsin 2004 and 2008 and hasbeen the recipient of mul-

tiple awards includingU.S. Olympic Committeeand USA Swimmingcoach of the year. He is asix-time NCAA Division Icoach of the year andearned the Pac-10 Confer-ence coach of the yearaward 11times. He was in-ducted into the AmericanSwim Coaches Associa-tion Hall of Fame in 2008.

Busch has very closeties to the Tristate as aCincinnati native andcoach of local clubs suchas Brookwood Swim Club,Northern Kentucky Pira-nhas, Cincinnati Marlinsand the University of Cin-cinnati swim team. At the

event, hewill ad-dress localbenefac-tors ofJCAF andprovide hisperspec-tive for

swimming to continuethriving in the area.

JCAF is very apprecia-tive of USA Swimmingand Busch’s support tothis cause, which was es-tablished in memory ofJosé Cerdá.

José was a SycamoreHigh School senior whodied Oct. 26, 2010, his 18thbirthday during a swim

practice with the Cincin-nati Marlins. The missionof JCAF is to benefitswimming and water poloteams by improving com-petitiveness of their ath-letes and fostering unityacross teams. This mis-sion was inspired by Jo-sé’s strong-desire forself-improvement andthat of fellow athletes,great camaraderie andhis practice of givingselflessly to others.

At the fifth JCAF gala,Claudia Multer will berecognized for her sig-nificant contributions tothe sport of swimmingthroughout her career as

a coach, official and mas-ter director at YMCAswimming.

Pat Lunsford, who hasbeen volunteering as aswimming official for anastounding 44 years, wasprevious year’s honoreeat this event.

Those wishing to at-tend JCAF fifth dinnerGala should RSVP byMay 13, to: [email protected]. Suggest-ed minimum donation perperson is $50.

Proceeds from theevent will be used to spon-sor swimming and waterpolo programs in thearea.

This event is possiblethanks to the generousdonations from many in-dividuals, local business-es and partner organiza-tions of JCAF.

If you would like tosupport this cause, con-tributions can be mailedto: José Cerdá AquaticFoundation P.O. Box 12918Cincinnati, Ohio 45212.

Donations can also bemade at the organiza-tion’s website: http://www.jcafoundation.orgor the Memorial websitehttp:// www.joseito.web-s.com. JCAF is a tax-ex-empt non-profit 501(c)(3)organization.

Busch will be keynote speaker at JCAF Gala

Frank Busch

Katie Post has a toughact to follow in her secondyear as the girls lacrossecoach at Indian Hill HighSchool. Last year, the La-dy Braves made a valiantrun through the tourna-ment and finished as theDivision II state runners-up at 17-4.

Among the returningplayers from that groupare senior attack GabiGibson, senior midfielderMackenzie McMillan, sen-ior midfielder Ashton Ir-vine and junior midfield-er/defender Rhian Hor-ton. McMillan and Irvineare captains, with Hortonserving as junior captain.For the future, replace-ments are in the wings as abig freshman class cameout and there’s somepromising sophomores.

Indian Hill jumpedright into the fire this sea-son as they began with Di-vision I regional finalistMount Notre DameApril 1. In a back-and-forth game, the Division IILady Braves fell short10-8.

“We have a very toughopening schedule,” Postsaid. “They are mentallyand physically toughgames. That’s kind of theway it fit in for us. I thinkit’s definitely a way tocome out of the gate toface tough competition.”

One of the scoring lead-ers for the Lady Braves isthe tall and slender Gib-son who uses her tennisbackground in flingingshots quickly toward thenet.

“She has an uncannyability to make it into thegoal sometimes,” Postsaid. “When I don’t thinkit’s going to go in, it some-how manages to go in.That’s Gabi’s signature.Some people under-esti-mate her.”

Ahead are homematches with UrsulineApril 18 and SummitCountry Day April 20. Ide-ally after that, the teamwould like to go on anotherrun to build up tourna-ment momentum.

“It’s not easy,” Post ad-mitted. “They got a tastefor it last year. We’ll seewhat happens this year.”

Cincinnati CountryDay opened the 2015 sea-son with two losses. TheIndians were outscored34-14 in those lossesagainst Mercy and SevenHills.

CCD played KingsApril 14 and goes on theroad 6 p.m. April 15 at Cin-cinnati Hills ChristianAcademy.

The Indians arecoached by Pat Dunn.

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

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

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

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

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

Warning, Rein andFlynn are Cougar cap-tains.

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

Flynn has been a rarefour-year player forMackey with several oth-ers in their third season.Rachel Rein and Sam De-Vore are on schedule to

break into MND’s top 10list in career points.

Per usual, the MNDschedule is a juggernautas they began with an

overtime win at Ursuline,a loss at Worthington Kil-bourne and the win overIndian Hill before battlingLoveland. Games coming

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

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

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New year for Indian Hill girls lacrosseScott Springer and NickRobbeCommunity Press staff


Indian Hill freshman Beatrice Fries (28) is sandwiched between a pair of MND players April 1.


Mount Notre Dame junior Sophia Anderson chases down theball April 1 at Indian Hill.


Indian Hill junior Rhian Horton (16) takes off followed by seniorPaige Brockhoff (10) and sophomore Lily Lance.

Players to watchMoriah Flynn, senior,

Mount Notre Dame:Committed to play incollege at Marquette

Sam DeVore andRachel Rein, seniors,MND: Both on pace tobeing in the Cougars’ top10 in scoring.

Gabi Gibson, senior,Indian Hill: Prolific scorerfor Lady Braves.

Mackenzie McMillanand Ashton Irvine,seniors, Indian Hill:Senior captains for KatiePost

Rhian Horton, junior,Indian Hill: Junior cap-tain at midfield/defender.

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This evening present-ed by TriHealth HeartInstitute was the mostsuccessful in Heart Ballhistory.

Despite the snowyweather, the Heart Balldrew more than 1,000 tothe Duke Energy Con-vention Center.

The event waschaired by Indian Hillresidents George andKim Vincent. Guestsenjoyed a performanceby the UC dance team,silent and live auctions,and elegant dinner.

Kim and Gary Hei-man were honored withthe Heart of the CityAward for their philan-thropic contributions tothe city of Cincinnati.

A special messagefrom the Heart Ball wasthe importance of know-ing hands-only CPR andhow so many cardiacarrest victims can besaved by this simple act.

To further this mes-sage, the Heart Ballprogram included twomoving videos in whichtwo Cincinnati families,the Huntelmanns andThorps, shared how CPRsaved their families.

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Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs for ages4 through ninth-grade is of-fered 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdaysthrough May 13. Children enjoygames, Bible studies and storytimes, singing and specialtheme nights.

A game night and chili cookoffis Friday, April 24. Come andenjoy group games, bring afavorite board game and join agroup in some fun.

Outreach is the church themefor April.

A college and career Bible studymeets at the church every otherMonday at 7:30 p.m. Call thechurch for details.

Round Up Sunday for all thechildren’s Sunday school classesmeets on the first Sunday ofthe month for Bible stories,games, penny wars, Bible Bowland more.

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The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple-.org.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchImmanuel Presbyterian Churchand Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch will perform GabrielFauré’s “Requiem” at 7 p.m.April 17 and 18. The perfor-mance is at Immanuel on April17, 3445 Clifton Ave., Cincin-nati, and at Blue Ash April 18,4309 Cooper Road. The perfor-mances will feature the IPCChancel Choir, the Blue AshChancel Choir, guest soloistsand orchestra.

A free-will offering will be takenat both performances to sup-port the work of Bake MeHome, a charitable organiza-tion in Hamilton County thatprovides homemade cookiesand other donations for fam-ilies in crisis.

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

The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; the church hasa Facebook page.

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerAs part of its 200-year anniversa-ry celebration, CincinnatiFriends Meeting welcomes theQuaker Genealogy and HistoryConference focusing on LeviCoffin from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,

Saturday, April 18. The confer-ence is open to the public. The$35 registration fee includes aboxed lunch. Register by April16 on the church website or bycalling 937-481-2456.

The conference, “Working forFreedom: The Life of LeviCoffin" will include sessionsand panel discussions by speak-ers from the Freedom Center,the Levi Coffin House StateMuseum, Waynesville Networkto Freedom Committee, Cincin-nati Friends Meeting and theAfrican American GenealogyLibrary.

Coffin was considered the"President of the UndergroundRailroad.” Coffin, his wife,Catherine, and other Anti-Slavery Friends worked toadvance freedom before andafter the Civil War. They ex-emplify the highest expressionof Quaker thought and prac-tice.

Regular worship is 11 a.m. Sun-days followed by fellowship inthe Fireside room at noon. FirstDay/Nursery School is available.

The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788; cincinnatifriends.org

Community of theGood ShepherdCatholic Church.The Spring Fling Dance featur-

ing “The Remains” is 7-11:30p.m., Saturday, April 25, at thechurch. Tickets are $20 and areon sale at the parish office.New Visions, a Good Shepherdministry for those who aredivorced, separated or wid-owed, will be hosting theevening. Tickets can be pur-chased in advance but will beavailable at the door. ContactSandra Smith at 563-1868 [email protected] questions.

The church is at 8815 E. KemperRoad, Cincinnati; www.good-shepherd.org.

CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodServices are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Cincinnati; 984-5044; onFacebook under CommunityLighthouse Church of God.

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchWoven Worship with Commu-nion is 5 p.m., Saturdays; Tradi-tional Service is 8 a.m. Sundays;a 30-minute service for familieswith young children is 9 a.m.,Sundays; Contemporary serviceis 11 a.m.; and traditionalservice is 11 a.m.

GSLC offers preschool andstudent Sunday School at 9:30a.m., September-May.

Faith-building classes, fellowshipand outreach opportunities,and small groups are offeredeach weekend and throughoutthe week for adults to connect.

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

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11 a.m.;youth, outreach, fellowship,music ministries, Bible studies.

Seekers (The Way, the Truth andthe Life) small group meets 6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. Formore information, contactDave and Melissa at 891-8527extension 1.

The church is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527; www.hartzellumc.org.

Madeira SilverwoodPresbyterian ChurchThe church is presenting “TheArt of Marriage,” a multi-weekcourse. Visit madeirachurch.org.

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

Mission BaptistCincinnatiSunday Bible study is 10 a.m. forall ages. Worship is 11 a.m.Pastor is Bill Rains.

The church is at 7595 Montgo-mery Road, Kenwood; 520-9111;mbccincy.org;

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchThe Adult Bible Class (ABC)invites all to join in fun andfellowship at 9:30 a.m. The classenjoys coffee and dunkers,prayer and singing and a Bible-based curriculum. The class isstudying gifts of the Holy Spiritfound in John 1, 2 and 3 duringApril.

Cornerstone is a small adultgroup which meets at 9:30 a.m.every Sunday and informallydiscusses current Christianthemes. In April, learn how todiscern in a culture of decep-tion, as presented in the DVDsermon series “Twisting theTruth” by Andy Stanley.

FUSE, for students in fifth-through 12th-grades, meetsfrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. everySunday for games, food andsome time to learn about Jesus.

Worship 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.

Trinity CommunityChurchA garage sale is planned for 8a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April18. Proceeds benefit youthministries.

The church is at 3850 E. GalbrathRoad, Deer Park; 791-7631;www.trinitycincinnati.org.

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Kenzie’s Closet, theunique nonprofit boutiquethat provides completeprom outfits for financial-ly disadvantaged girls,kicked-off its 10th year ofservice at the Kenzie’sCloset boutique locationin O’Bryonville, with 15prom shopping daysscheduled for this year.Kenzie’s Closet has helpedmore than 3,000 studentsover the past nine years.

Approximately 450girls from 65 area schoolswill be served during this2015 spring prom season.The schools include thosefrom urban, suburban,and rural Ohio, Indianaand Northern Kentuckyschools – as far north asDayton, Ohio, and south tothe Maysville, Kentucky,area. Most students havefamily household incomesof less than $22,000.

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cial service agency will ndselect their completeprom outfit. On their“Shopping Day,” the stu-dents are greeted by a vol-unteer who walks themthrough selecting theirperfect dress, shoes, apurse, jewelry, and a wrapfor their special night.There is no cost to the stu-dent.

The idea for Kenzie’sCloset was planted whenBrynne Coletti discov-ered that one of herdaughter's classmates atSt. Ursula Academywould not be attendingher prom because of theexpense. Coletti anony-mously provided re-sources to help that stu-dent, and the seed wasplanted for developing aprogram that would helpmany more girls.

For information Ken-zie’s Closet, visitwww.kenziescloset.org.Kenzie’s Closet is at 2010Madison Road.

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Not every small busi-ness aims to be big.

Small and mid-sizedbusinesses can grow fromgood to great by cultivat-ing a corporate culturebuilt around their corevalues, Tom Walter told agroup of business owners.

Walter, chief cultureofficer of Tasty Catering,a national, award-winningcatering service, andKathy Steele, president ofRed Caffeine Marketingand Technology, were inCincinnati March 18 topromote the formation ofa Small Giants Communi-ty networking group forsmall and mid-sized busi-ness owners in greaterCincinnati. Both compa-nies are Chicago-based.

Small Giants is a globalorganization focusing onthe promotion, implemen-tation and advancementof running a successful,values-driven business,according to its website.The group focuses on con-necting and inspiringleaders of privately heldcompanies who are inter-ested in sharing best prac-tices through events,company tours, webinarsand educational materi-als.

Chuck Proudfit ofSkillSource BusinessBuilders Blue Ash andEdoc Service in Fairfieldare forming the group.

“Every business ownerwants to be successful,”said Jim Mullaney of EdocService of Fairfield, anevent sponsor and Small

Giant member. “But a cer-tain segment of businessowners believe that prof-its follow purpose. SmallGiants reinforces the im-portance of building a cor-porate culture that re-volves around honesty, re-spect and trust, both with-in the organization and inthe way customers aretreated.”

Walter said Small Gi-ants members have sixqualities in common: theycare about leadership,community, relation-ships, culture, passionand profit.

Steele told the groupshe split from businesspartner a few years ago inorder to pursue a differ-ent vision for her compa-ny. In 2013, she launchedRed Caffeine Marketing

and Technology in Lom-bard, Ill.

“At first, I think my cli-ents were surprised,” shesaid. “But through trans-parency and communica-tion, we have been able tobuild a great business. Wedefined our purpose, mis-sion, vision and core val-ues right at the start. Bycreating an exceptionalwork culture, we produceexceptional work for ourclients.”

Annual membership tojoin the Small GiantsCommunity is $249 peryear.

For more informationabout the Small Giants or-ganization or to attend anevent, contact Jim Mulla-ney of Edoc Service [email protected] orcall 829-7101.

Blue Ash businessman helpsform small business community

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A Small Giants Community for business owners of small- andmid-sized, privately held companies is forming in Cincinnati.From left: sponsors Jim Mullaney of Edoc Service of Fairfieldand Chuck Proudfit of SkillSource Business Builders in BlueAsh and Mason; and speakers Kathy Steele of Red CaffeineMarketing and Technology and Tom Walter of Tasty Catering,both of Chicago.

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A box of more than 60pillowcase dresses creat-ed by Twin Lakes resi-dent Jo Graulty traveledto young girls in Nicara-gua.

The dresses weretransported there byNancy Caine, with Flute-maker Ministries. Flute-maker Ministries cameinto contact with Jo’sdresses several yearsago and after planning aspontaneous trip earlierthis year, Caine decidedto contact Twin Lakes onthe chance that therewould be dresses avail-able.

“I didn’t really expectthere to be any dressesready,” Caine said. “Ihoped it, but I didn’t ex-pect it.”

Little did Caine knowthat Graulty had beensteadily sewing dressesall winter and “’prayingsomeone would needthem.’”

Caine was astonishedthat Graulty had made somany dresses, but de-lighted that she hadcalled. The two met atTwin Lakes and Cainewas able to share withGraulty how the pillow-case dresses would beused and the needs of thegirls who would receivethem.

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children with disabili-ties, and dozens of feed-ing centers that feedchildren a soy-enrichedrice product that con-tains 20 vitamins andminerals.

Some of the dresseswould be distributed atthe feeding centers, oth-ers distributed to chil-dren at the orphanage -but all dresses were go-ing to children who haveonly one or two sets ofclothing.

“The girls’ faces lit upwhen they had thechance to choose a newdress,” Caine said. “Theyall had definite ideas ofwhat they wanted towear!”

Graulty’s dresseshave been transportedall over the globe as shehas been sewing dressesfor several years, firstdonating them to mis-sionaries with Arm-strong Chapel and nowFlutemaker Ministries.She works with a smallgroup of residents atTwin Lakes who collectthe supplies and cut outthe dresses which shethen sews.

“It is teamwork,”Graulty said. “We enjoymaking the dresses andwe know there’s a littlegirl somewhere in theworld in need of them.”

The dresses are madeout of donated pillowcases, lace and othertrimmings. If you hap-pen to have pillow casesor lace that you wouldlike to donate, please feel

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Nancy Caine and Jo Graulty sort dresses for Flutemaker Ministries to take to Nicaragua.

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