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S UBURBAN L IFE S UBURBAN L IFE NORTHEAST 75¢ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Blue Ash, Montgomery, Sycamore Township, Symmes Township Vol. 51 No. 50 © 2015 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News .......................... 248-8600 Retail advertising .............. 768-8404 Classified advertising ......... 242-4000 Delivery ........................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact us FEED YOUR MAC & CHEESE ADDICTION A5 BBQ Review mac and cheese recipe VISIT US ONLINE Find local news at Cincinnati.com Parents upset about state-mandated standard- ized tests have found al- lies in some local school district offices. Education administra- tors are expressing simi- lar concerns. This is a high stakes test with testing begin- ning now but the results will not be available until late fall, Madeira School’s Superintendent Steve Kramer said. “That’s not really helping to improve education in Madeira, or I would even say throughout the state,” Madeira City Schools Superinten- dent Steve Kramer said. Among Kramer’s con- cerns - tests are taken in the spring, but results are not available until the fall, and the amount of time be- ing spent testing students has more than doubled with this generation of tests. “It’s a very involved process all in the name of accountability. I believe it’s overkill,” Kramer said. The old Ohio Achieve- ment tests for language arts and math for grades three through eight - and the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) were replaced this school year by the Part- nership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams that are tied to Common Core academic standards. Students are currently taking math and reading assessments. Next month, the science and social studies assessments will begin. Symmes Township res- ident 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 de- serve. “We need to im- prove edu- cation in the state, but more standardize testing is not the answer,” Haines said. Haines, the president of multiple Republican groups in the area, ran for the state board of educa- tion in 2014, opposed to Common Core and for more classroom instruc- tion time. He lost, but he said what he learned on the campaign trail from talking to teachers, par- ents and students made him see the problems fac- ing public schools. “I think the testing cul- ture in our public schools is extreme. Teachers are spending more time pre- paring students for these tests and administering them than they are on ac- tually teaching,” 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 proce- dure or form. If a parent withdraws his or her child’s participation in certain state tests, there may be consequences for the child, the child’s teach- er, and the school and dis- trict. Princeton Interim Su- perintendent Ed Theroux said assessments have a place in education, to drive instruction. “I believe all educators believe and want to be held accountable to make sure our students are growing,” Theroux said, explaining that formative assessments are continu- ous in the classroom. “There is a place for some standardized as- sessments,” Theroux said of the need to compare districts by some mea- sure. “However, we are taking an awful lot of as- sessments, which is tak- ing away instruction, in- stead of spending time where students can grow and learn.” Sycamore Schools Su- TESTY about the tests Community Press Staff Report TAKE OUR POLL Your chance to weigh in on the debate. Take our poll about state testing at Cincin- nati.com - http:// cin.ci/17BniUI Steve Kramer Zac Haines See TESTS, Page A2 Bridal by Kotsovos has been vot- ed a 2015 Wedding Wire Five-Star Couples’ Choice Award winner for wedding dress and attire. Kotsovos, in Montgomery, has served the Cin- cinnati community with furs and fine apparel for more than 55 years. “When you hear Kotsovos, you think fur, everybody in Cincinnati does,” said Katie Sullivan, Kotso- vos bridal consultant. “We’ve been doing bridal for a long time.” In fact, Kotsovos has been help- ing brides make their wedding day dreams come true for more than 20 years. This award places Kotsovos in the top five percent of the Wed- ding Wire community for excel- lence in quality, service, respon- siveness and professionalism in the wedding industry. “We work so hard on our custom- er service,” said Victoria Kotsovos, part owner of Kotsovos, and wife of owner Christos Kotsovos. “We treat every bride like she’s the first bride to ever get married. I want every bride, every customer, to feel like I would want to feel if I was getting married.” Beginning with the bridal dis- trict in Reading, the number of shops here places Cincinnati right there with New York and Atlanta in the wedding industry. Kotsovos said the Wedding Wire Kotsovos captures best bridal award By Chuck Gibson [email protected] CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS Kotsovos on Montgomery Road in Montgomery is now recognized for more than furs and fine apparel with Bridal by Kotsovos. See KOTSOVOS, Page A2 Princeton High School students are rehearsing a play that will be a first, and a last. The spring production of “Tar- zan” will reach past the stage, en- veloping the audience in a jungle that encircles Matthews Auditori- um. The walls of the theater have been painted with trees and leaves, floor to ceiling and stage to back row. The idea came to the play’s di- rector, English teacher and Thes- pian Troup adviser Mike Fielder, as he noticed the bare walls during rehearsal. “I thought, ‘why can’t we?’ ” Fielder said. “Why not? “It’s also a good opportunity to showcase the artists’ abilities,” he said. Thirty gallons of paint later, the auditorium was a jungle. Seth Hazen and Jacob Morgan are serving as co-directors of play, based on the Disney animated mu- sical and Edgar Rice Burrough’s “Tarzan of the Apes,” with music by Phil Collins, by playwright Da- vid Henry Hwang. Performances March 5-7 begin at 7 p.m., with an additional March 7 matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors. They can be purchased through the Matthews Auditorium website, www.matthewsauditori- um.com or at the door. “It’s so cool,” Hazen said. “We’re able to paint all the walls, to add a whole other feel, instead of just construction of the stage. “The audience can be envel- oped in the jungle with Tarzan. It’s part of the experience.” Stage manager Aziza Genglik credits Princeton’s talented art- ists. “They’re able to express them- selves on a bigger canvas,” she said, “and shine their creative side.” “The paintings pull the show out into the audience,” costumer Rachel Moorman-Minton said. “This is a good way to transform the theater for our last perfor- mance. “It’s a good way to go out with a bang.” KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS Brittany Wall turns the walls of Matthews Auditorium into a jungle as part of Princeton’s stage and paint crew. Princeton’s final performance turns theater into jungle By Kelly McBride [email protected]

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Parents upset aboutstate-mandated standard-ized tests have found al-lies in some local schooldistrict offices.

Education administra-tors are expressing simi-lar concerns.

This is a high stakestest with testing begin-ning now but the resultswill not be available untillate fall, Madeira School’sSuperintendent SteveKramer said.

“That’snot reallyhelping toimproveeducationin Madeira,or I wouldeven saythroughoutthe state,”Madeira

City Schools Superinten-dent Steve Kramer said.

Among Kramer’s con-cerns - tests are taken inthe spring, but results arenot available until the fall,and the amount of time be-ing spent testing studentshas more than doubledwith this generation oftests.

“It’s a very involvedprocess all in the name ofaccountability. I believeit’s overkill,” Kramer said.

The old Ohio Achieve-ment tests for languagearts and math for gradesthree through eight - andthe Ohio Graduation Tests(OGT) were replaced thisschool year by the Part-nership for Assessment ofReadiness for College andCareers (PARCC) examsthat are tied to CommonCore academic standards.

Students are currentlytaking math and readingassessments. Next month,the science and socialstudies assessments willbegin.

Symmes Township res-ident Zac Haines’ son isonly 2-years-old, butHaines has spoken outagainst Common Core andPARCC testing to makesure all children get the

educationthey de-serve.

“Weneed to im-prove edu-cation inthe state,but more

standardize testing is notthe answer,” Haines said.

Haines, the presidentof multiple Republicangroups in the area, ran forthe state board of educa-tion in 2014, opposed toCommon Core and formore classroom instruc-tion time. He lost, but hesaid what he learned onthe campaign trail fromtalking to teachers, par-ents and students madehim see the problems fac-ing public schools.

“I think the testing cul-ture in our public schoolsis extreme. Teachers arespending more time pre-paring students for thesetests and administeringthem than they are on ac-tually teaching,” Hainessaid.

The Ohio Departmentof Education says there isno law that allows a parentor student to opt out ofstate testing and there isno state test opt-out proce-dure or form. If a parentwithdraws his or herchild’s participation incertain state tests, theremay be consequences forthe child, the child’s teach-er, and the school and dis-trict.

Princeton Interim Su-perintendent Ed Therouxsaid assessments have aplace in education, todrive instruction.

“I believe all educatorsbelieve and want to beheld accountable to makesure our students aregrowing,” Theroux said,explaining that formativeassessments are continu-ous in the classroom.

“There is a place forsome standardized as-sessments,” Theroux saidof the need to comparedistricts by some mea-sure. “However, we aretaking an awful lot of as-sessments, which is tak-ing away instruction, in-stead of spending timewhere students can growand learn.”

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Bridal by Kotsovos has been vot-ed a 2015 Wedding Wire Five-StarCouples’ Choice Award winner forwedding dress and attire. Kotsovos,in Montgomery, has served the Cin-cinnati community with furs andfine apparel for more than 55 years.

“When you hear Kotsovos, youthink fur, everybody in Cincinnatidoes,” said Katie Sullivan, Kotso-vos bridal consultant. “We’ve beendoing bridal for a long time.”

In fact, Kotsovos has been help-ing brides make their wedding daydreams come true for more than 20years. This award places Kotsovosin the top five percent of the Wed-ding Wire community for excel-lence in quality, service, respon-siveness and professionalism in thewedding industry.

“We work so hard on our custom-er service,” said Victoria Kotsovos,part owner of Kotsovos, and wife of

owner Christos Kotsovos. “We treatevery bride like she’s the first brideto ever get married. I want everybride, every customer, to feel like Iwould want to feel if I was gettingmarried.”

Beginning with the bridal dis-

trict in Reading, the number ofshops here places Cincinnati rightthere with New York and Atlanta inthe wedding industry.

Kotsovos said the Wedding Wire

Kotsovos captures best bridal award By Chuck Gibson [email protected]

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Kotsovos on Montgomery Road in Montgomery is now recognized for more thanfurs and fine apparel with Bridal by Kotsovos.

See KOTSOVOS, Page A2

Princeton High School studentsare rehearsing a play that will be afirst, and a last.

The spring production of “Tar-zan” will reach past the stage, en-veloping the audience in a junglethat encircles Matthews Auditori-um.

The walls of the theater havebeen painted with trees andleaves, floor to ceiling and stage toback row.

The idea came to the play’s di-rector, English teacher and Thes-pian Troup adviser Mike Fielder,as he noticed the bare walls duringrehearsal.

“I thought, ‘why can’t we?’ ”

Fielder said. “Why not?“It’s also a good opportunity to

showcase the artists’ abilities,” hesaid. Thirty gallons of paint later,the auditorium was a jungle.

Seth Hazen and Jacob Morganare serving as co-directors of play,based on the Disney animated mu-sical and Edgar Rice Burrough’s“Tarzan of the Apes,” with musicby Phil Collins, by playwright Da-vid Henry Hwang.

Performances March 5-7 beginat 7 p.m., with an additional March7 matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $10for adults and $7 for students andseniors. They can be purchasedthrough the Matthews Auditoriumwebsite, www.matthewsauditori-um.com or at the door.

“It’s so cool,” Hazen said.

“We’re able to paint all the walls, toadd a whole other feel, instead ofjust construction of the stage.

“The audience can be envel-oped in the jungle with Tarzan. It’spart of the experience.”

Stage manager Aziza Genglikcredits Princeton’s talented art-ists.

“They’re able to express them-selves on a bigger canvas,” shesaid, “and shine their creativeside.”

“The paintings pull the showout into the audience,” costumerRachel Moorman-Minton said.“This is a good way to transformthe theater for our last perfor-mance.

“It’s a good way to go out with abang.”

KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Brittany Wall turns the walls of Matthews Auditorium into a jungle as part of Princeton’s stage and paint crew.

Princeton’s final performanceturns theater into jungleBy Kelly [email protected]

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perintendent AdrienneJames sent a stinging let-ter to Ohio Schools Super-intendent Richard Rossdetailing her complaintsabout the state’s efforts sofar in addressing prob-lems surrounding the newand more frequent stu-

dent testing. “The changes (in test-

ing) have been stagger-ing,” James wrote RossMonday, sharing the letterwith parents in the 5,244-student Hamilton Countyschool system and copy-ing local state legislators.

“The public school sys-tem has been jerked fromone notion to another, re-quiring so much time andattention that districts are

left with no time to ad-dress internal needs. Andsadly, bearing the brunt ofit all are our children,”James said.

James told the Ohioschool leader she had “twooverarching concerns …the abundance of statemandated tests and thecontinued interferencewith what should be a localdecision regarding diag-nostic tests that are ad-ministered for internaluse.”

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 suchnegative feedback, butwelcomes more as theyfine-tune the frequencyand way students are test-ed.

“I am committed to im-proving testing efficiencyand 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 burdenon students while main-taining accountability inour schools.”

Haines urges parentsto stay involved.

“We have to respect aparent’s right to make achoice with their child’seducation. They knowbest. Not the government.I would never tell a parentwhat to do with their child.

I would encourage all par-ents to do the research,”Haines said.

Reporters Marika Lee,Kelly McBride, ForrestSellers, Sheila Vilvens

Michael Clark, BenjaminLanka and Chrissie

Thompson 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 Febru-ary when we still have a lot of time and curriculum left toteach this year,” she said in an email. “My fear is that mystudents will be tested on content that has not yet beencovered because we still have three months of schoolleft.”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 that stu-dents can take to help them prepare for the format andlanguage of how the test will be written,” she said. Un-fortunately 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, yetthe assessment requires them to be able to think in ab-stract 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 studenttests paper tigers even if given online – may be taken upby the full Ohio Senate on Wednesday, March 4.That’s according to the office of state Sen. Peggy Lehner(R-Kettering), who chairs the Senate Education Commit-tee.The March 4 Senate session is to begin at 1:30 p.m.; apreviously scheduled Senate session set for Tuesday,March 3, has been canceled.The Senate Education Committee on Feb. 25 voted unani-mously to recommend passage of House Bill 7 after ahearing on the legislation that would prohibit some teststaken this school year by elementary and secondaryschools students from being used to determine promo-tion, retention and course credit decisions and whichwould allow high-school students to take end-of-courseexams they missed or to retake them.The Senate Education Committee also conducted a hear-ing Feb. 25 on Senate Bill 3, which would allow some testexemptions for schools in high-performing districts, buttook no vote on it, according to Lehner’s office.Meanwhile, the Ohio House of Representatives passedHouse Bill 7 94-0 on Feb. 11.Afterward, State Rep. Doug Green (R-Mt. Orab) cited aprovision prohibits schools from sharing individual stu-dent’s test scores with outside entities unless they havethe consent of either the student or his or her parents.“I am pleased we were able to close a loophole that exist-ed, which would have created a huge problem for ourstudents," Green said.“Our goal as legislators should be to do whatever is neces-sary to equip our students with the necessary skills theyneed to either gain employment when they graduatehigh school or be ahead of the game when they go tocollege.”State Rep. Tom Brinkman Jr. (R- Cincinnati), said at thetime that, “I was proud to vote ‘yes’ today on what is thefirst step to eliminate Common Core in the state of Ohio.”

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Sycamore servesup bands withbreakfast

On Saturday, March 7,the Sycamore Band andOrchestra Boosters willhost the 53rd annual Pan-cake Day at SycamoreHigh School, 7400 Cor-nell Road, from 8 a.m. un-til 3:15 p.m.

Tickets are $6 and in-clude pancakes, sausage,beverages and free sec-ond helpings of pan-cakes. Tickets may bepurchased from anyband or orchestra stu-dent or at SycamoreHigh School the day ofthe event.

Musical entertain-ment will also be provid-ed by district bands andorchestras and the pub-lic is invited to listen tothe performances forfree.

Pancake Day is partof the Sycamore Com-munity Schools’ FineArts Fair, a free art exhi-bition at Sycamore HighSchool that showcasesSycamore students’works of art and photog-raphy. The art exhibitionis open to the public Sat-urday, March 7 from 8a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sun-day, March 8, from 10a.m. until 5 p.m.

Proceeds of PancakeDay benefit SycamoreCommunity Schools in-strumental music pro-grams.

Rick Santorum to visit Cincinnati

Northeast HamiltonCounty Republican Clubwill host a special recep-tion and book signingwith former U.S. Sen.and presidential candi-date Rick SantorumThursday, March 19, atThe Montgomery Innrestaurant, 9440 Montgo-mery Road.

Tickets are $10 perperson for the reception,remarks, and book sign-ing starting at 6:30 p.m.,followed by a private din-ner at 7:30 p.m. (contri-butions of $250/person).Tickets are available forpurchase on the club’swebsite, www.nehcrc-.com, or at the door on theday of the event. All pro-ceeds from the event willgo to support local Re-publicans candidates intheir upcoming races.

For more informa-tion, visit www.nehcrc-.com or contact clubPresident Zachary T.Haines, [email protected].

IHHS After Promfundraisingweekend March6-7

Indian Hill HighSchool will once againhost a weekend of funevents in order to raisemoney to support AfterProm.

On Friday, March 6,the Indian Hill communi-ty is invited to Toma-hawk Stadium to see theannual Powder PuffFootball Game as thehigh school senior girlstake on the junior girls.

The Odd CouplesDance is Saturday,March 7. This is wherejunior and senior guyshave the chance to taketheir moms, and juniorand senior girls taketheir dads out for a nightof dancing and goodtimes. If the parent isn’tavailable, the student isencouraged to bring an-other special adult.

All proceeds fromboth of these events ben-efit After Prom.

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is a huge Internet networkwhere brides can look atwedding dresses and findvendors to make all theirspecial day dreams cometrue. It’s a network for thebrides, driven by thebrides, and reviewed bythe brides. The “Couples’Choice Award” is based onreviews by the brides andcannot be solicited orbought by vendors.

“This is a huge honorfor us because we werechosen for the Couples’Choice Award for the brid-al in Cincinnati,” Kotsovos

said. “It means a lot. Weknow we’re doing some-thing right when the cou-ples’ say this is the bestbridal experience that wehad.”

Those brides said Brid-al by Kotsovos is the bestby describing their expe-rience as “fantastic,”“amazing,” and “magical”in reviews on WeddingWire. Victoria Kotsovossaid the bridal staff workshard to live up to their mot-to: “Experience the Differ-ence.”

“It means from the mo-ment she steps in, she be-comes our friend,” Kotso-vos said. “We want to be apart of their wedding ex-perience.”

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Moeller High School

» Moeller High School hadfour students’ achieve successin the National Classical Ety-mology Exam.

In the Upper Division, sen-ior John Geyer and juniorsAugust Painter and BobbyTull placed, and in the LowerDivision sophomore ChandlerWilliams placed.

The National ClassicalEtymology Exam is a 50-ques-tion assessment testing Eng-lish words derived from Latinand Greek. The NCEE is de-signed to test a student’s abil-ity to handle both Latin andGreek derivatives and theirusage in the English language.This success stems, not onlyfrom the Moeller World Lan-guages Department philoso-phy of educating studentslinguistically, but also educat-ing the differing attitudes,histories, and customs ofthese cultures.

The exam is sponsored bythe National Junior ClassicalLeague, and is a great oppor-tunity for students to testtheir knowledge and competewith other students across thecountry.

At Moeller High School allstudents are required to taketwo language courses as partof their approach to create“Moementum for Life.”

Sycamore High School» How often does your

dance date tell you to eat yourvegetables and clean yourroom?

That might just be the caseMarch 14 when SycamoreHigh School hosts the OddCouples dance, a chance forstudents to ask that specialadult in their life (mom, dad,aunt, older sibling, etc.) tocome dance the night away.

This time around, the OddCouples dance will have a“Grease” theme, based on thehit Broadway show and movie.The event will feature a liveband, appetizers, dinner, des-sert, soft drinks and games.Tickets go on sale Feb. 27 andwill be $25 per person.

The event will run from 6p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at SycamoreHigh School, 7400 CornellRoad.

Volunteers are still neededto help decorate, serve foodand take down decorationsafter the dance. Those in-

terested in helping shouldemail Juliet Knechtly, volun-teer coordinator, at [email protected] and include“Odd Couples” in the subjectline, or go to the Volunteer-Spot page to sign up.

Ursuline AcademyUrsuline Academy proudly

congratulates Kennedy Cars-tens ‘15 of Liberty Townshipand Clair Hopper ‘15 of An-derson Township who havebeen recognized as finalists in

the Cincinnati Arts Associa-tion Overture Awards and willcompete in the finals on Feb28.

The Overture Awards is aprogram that recognizes,encourages, and rewards ex-cellence in the arts amongTri-state students in grades9-12. Its mission is to encour-age arts education as an in-tegral part of a student’s aca-demic experience and to cre-ate an environment that en-courages training in, and

appreciation of, the arts. For the 2015 competition,

students may win a $4,000scholarship (one awarded ineach discipline) or a $1,000finalist scholarship (a total of18 awarded). Judges at alllevels of the competition aredrawn from the professionalarts community.

Kennedy Carstens compet-ed in the theatre disciplineand performed the song “LiveOut Loud” from A LittlePrincess, and a monologuefrom the character Rosalindfrom Shakespeare’s As YouLike It. 84 local students com-peted in the theatre regionalcompetition on January 10,and then 15 competed in thesemi-finals on January 17.Carstens is one of four stu-dents who will compete in thefinals in February.

Clair Hopper competed inthe visual art discipline, sub-mitting six pieces: “Out ofDarkness” (colored pencil),“Burdens” (crayon and water-color), “Hidden” (acrylic),“Texture” (monoprint), “Ha-zy” (monoprint and soft pas-tel), and Amalgam (oil).

A total of 92 local studentssubmitted artwork in the visu-al art regional competition onJan. 9, and 17 advanced to thesemi-finals on Jan. 17.

Hopper is one of four stu-

dents whose artwork will beevaluated in the Februaryfinals.

» Ursuline has announcedthe six seniors recognized asNational Merit ScholarshipFinalists and one senior recog-nized as a National Achieve-ment Scholarship Finalists.

The six National MeritFinalists are Erica Behrens‘15 of Anderson Township,Allison Brady ‘15 of UnionTownship, Emily Hellmann ‘15of Madeira, Clair Hopper ‘15of Anderson Township, Madi-lyn Kimmel ‘15 of Goshen, andEmily Lowe ‘15 of West Ches-ter Township, and the NationalAchievement ScholarshipFinalist is Kari Fletcher ‘15 ofFairfield.

The Ursuline students areamong approximately 15,000finalists in the 60th annualNational Merit ScholarshipProgram. They will be consid-ered for some 8,000 NationalMerit Scholarships worthabout $35 million.

Approximately 1,300 Final-ists in the National Achieve-ment Scholarship Programwill be considered for some800 National AchievementScholarships. More than 1,600Black American high schoolseniors were designated asSemifinalists in the fall.

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Ursuline seniors recognized as National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship Finalists: Emily Hellmann, Allison Brady, Madilyn Kimmel, ClairHopper, Emily Lowe, Erica Behrens, and Kari Fletcher.

THANKS TO SALLY NEIDHARD

Ursuline seniors Kennedy Carstens and Clair Hopper are Cincinnati ArtsAssociation Overture Awards finalists.

URSULINE ACADEMYThe following students have earnedhonors for the second quarter of2014-2015:

SeniorsFirst honors - Nicole Callirgos, SarahCowperthwait, Lindsay Davis, Nishtha

Gupta, Lauren Haney, Maura Kopchak.Second honors - Emily Bender, ColleenClancy, Grace Cornely, Elizabeth Jor-dan, Mary McCormick, Elisabeth Schill-er.

JuniorsFirst honors - Haya Akbik, Kirsten

Bailey, Sichen Bao, Kateri Budo, Jenni-fer Duma, Caroline Janssen, MadelynJoyce, Alison McNamara - Marsland,Avery Naylor, Margo Nelis, MadalineRinaldi, Kara Thornton.

Second honors - Erin Inman, AbbySadler.

Honor Roll

Sophomores - Emma Cain, MargaritaFrancisco, Natalie Hricovsky, SydneyOlszewski, Margaret Smith.

Freshmen - Lynn Ahrens, Nadia Alam,Madelyn Bauder, Melanie Berlage,Elaine Bodenburg, Madelyn Brewer,Sarah Dumas, Hannah Geiger, CarolynHaney, Caroline Hogan, Lea Huth,

Marren Jenkins, Maria Kiley, AnneMarsh, Nicole McNamara-Marsland,Laura Morris, Marissa Myers, ThamiliniPathmarajah, Amanda Sadler, KellySchweikert, Alexandra Thompson,Hallie Westerfield.

URSULINE ACADEMY HONOR ROLL

Dean’s Lists

» Baldwin Wallace Univer-sity – Elizabeth Rosenberg.

» Champlain College – AaronBacon.

» Clemson University – AlexYang Bao, Sydney M. Carroll.

» Coastal Carolina University– Brittany Southerland.

» Denison University – JayBurgin, Hannah Goldman.

» Furman University – AaronO’Neill.

» Geneva College – RachelChastain.

» Georgia Institute of Tech-nology – John Chow.

» Iowa State University – Ra-chel Pearl Morris.

» Malone University – Jenni-fer Spencer.

» Miami University – DanielL. Abeln, Devin J. Arbenz, Joan-na C. Brown, Holly M. Dahmus,Alexandra G. Engelhart, GraceA. Furtwengler, Devin J. Gresky,Alison M. Hackman, Cameron I.Harris, Julia G. Henkel, Kayla N.Lawson, John R. Lynch, Riley M.Miller, Dominic M. Miller, Con-nor S. Murray, Casey A. Ochs,Marybeth M. Reinhold, AllisonN. Rogers, Kelly A. Ryan, ChloeM. Smith, Katherine E. Stein,Emily C. Westerfield.

» Muskingum University –Joshua Rogoff.

» Ohio Wesleyan University –Marisa Lucian.

» Otterbein University –Katherine Michael Bohanan, Sa-rah Louise Hayes, Erin McGeeMcCoy.

» Rochester Institute of Tech-nology – Megan Wells.

» Saint Mary’s University ofMinnesota – William Naber.

» University of Dayton – An-drew Aronow, Jonathan Ash-brock, Morgan Basile, MichaelBender, Kevin Bogenschutz,Luke Bugada, Mark Bugada,Kevin Carroll, Julia Court, JasonDarpel, Garrett Devore, Eliza-beth Diener, Magdalene Egan,Peter Giannetti, Nitisha Gupta,Conner Kirbabas, Katherine Le-nart, Kelly Maloney, MicheleMcDonald, Gunnar Nelson, Ja-cob Rumpke, Nicholas Schlue-ter, Kyle Sess, Alexandra Sheha-ta, Michelle Suntay, Thomas Tap-pel, Patrick Thibodeaux, Jenni-fer Vonderbrink, MaryWiesenberg.

» University of Delaware –Alexander Hong.

» University of Evansville –Sari Baum.

» Wake Forest University –William Donovan, Elizabeth Ot-tenjohn, Sarah Ottenjohn.

» Washington & Lee Univer-sity – Julia Gaede, Reid Gaede.

» Wheaton College – AbigailBowman, Mark Hansford.

» Wilmington College – ElyseM. Spraul.

» Wittenberg University –Adam Kapuscinski, ElizabethWarning, Margaret Smith, IreneReising.

» Youngstown State Univer-sity – Ambika Singh.

Graduations

» Miami University – Cather-ine Gayle Johnston.

» University of Dayton – Jen-nifer Vonderbrink, ChristopherCole, Ryan Tepe.

Honor rollsLipscomb University – Caro-

line Lawley, Hannah Staub.

President’s Lists» Clemson University –

Meghan Marion Glass.» Miami University – Laura

E. Atkins, Gregory R. Dick,Megan E. Gundler, Allison M.Klonne, Carly O. Lefton, Eric E.Rubeo, Megan S. Stoy.

Provost’s ListsLipscomb University – Han-

nah Locke, Anna Campbell.

COLLEGE CORNER

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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’sMeeting 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 Risottowith Options with Joe West-fall, 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 Drawing andPainting 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.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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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 Public Library from noon to 9 p.m.Thursday, March 5; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Sale items include a wide selectionof used books and audiovisual items, 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 benefit programs of the Public Library ofCincinnati and Hamilton County as well as items for the library collection and some of the 11,000 programs put on each year forchildren and adults. Call 369-6035; 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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VIEWPOINTSVIEWPOINTSEDITORIALS | LETTERS | COLUMNS | CH@TROOM CommunityPress.com

NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFE

Loveland Herald EditorRichard [email protected], 248-7134Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: [email protected] site: www.communitypress.com

A publication of

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 butnonsensical.

Let me give you an exam-ple. A few weeks ago a readerwrote in to state that since theairport was built in Kentuckywith taxpayer funds fromKentucky, and Cincinnati (ac-tually Blue Ash) didn’t want anairport about 80 years ago, theOhioans should put up and shutup. However, most patrons ofCVG airport are from areasoutside Northern Kentucky.

The FAA (a federal author-ity) not only oversees opera-tions, but also distributes fed-

eral fundswhere appro-priate. So,while the air-port is inNorthern Ken-tucky, withoutflyers fromOhio, IndianaAND Ken-tucky, as wellas federal

funds, 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 entirenation, there would be no Ma-cy’s. Without diverse manage-

ment, Macy’s would hardly bethe powerhouse retailer it istoday.

Having a homogeneous,local board without outsidediversity will do little to makeCVG a major player in theinternational – or even national– transportation arena. When itcomes to infrastructure we alluse, we all get a say.

As for the Brent SpenceBridge, 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 only way to com-plete the bridge is paying forit. This fact seems to escapeTea Party folks on both side of

the bridge, as well as conve-niently myopic legislators ofall stripes.

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 gofurther than downtown, payfor something she does use.That would be truly unfair.The nation is full of tollbridges and toll roads that areadequately maintained. Andpeople – users – pay the tolls.People who use the roads, butdon’t want to pay for them, arepart of an increasing minoritythat want the state to providethem with infrastructure, edu-cation and safety, but want

someone else – like the littleold lady from Delhi – to payfor them.

I for one am getting tired ofthis nonsense. We are part of asociety, and as such haveformed a “social contract” asLocke defined it in the 18thcentury. We live in compara-tive safety, with an infrastruc-ture of roads and utilities. Inorder to live in this way, wegive up certain “rights,” andchoose to abide by laws andpay taxes so that our societycan continue to 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 Spence and absurdity

Bruce HealeyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

A panel discussion featur-ing regional business leadersdiscussed the need to developlocal talent – young adultswho have skills that are need-ed in their community. Theysaid that those young adultsare the key to the continuedeconomic success of ourregion.

The best way to developthat talent has been discuss-ed and debated in news arti-cles, political speeches andforums. Are four-year oradvanced college degreesappropriate? When are indus-try training programs, com-munity colleges, adult educa-tion courses, and hands-ontraining the right choice foryoung adults?

The truth is that we need avariety of paths, and ouryouth need to have options.Research shows that currentteenagers will change ca-reers multiple times in theirlives. Ohio's efforts to in-troduce career education intolower grades is a step in that

direction.Understand-ing choicesearly will helpthem to besuccessfulmore quickly.

For manystudents,keeping op-tions openmeans attend-ing a career-

technical school. They knowthat becoming ready for botha career and college by thetime they graduate offersmultiple paths.

About half of Great Oaksgraduates, for instance, godirectly to college – many ofthem with credits they'veearned in high school. Othersuse their career certificationto get ahead; a cosmetologystudent may use the licenseshe earned to save money forfurther schooling. Or, numer-ous graduates from pre-engi-neering, manufacturing androbotics programs are now

working for local employerswho will pay for their collegeeducation.

Apprenticeships in elec-tricity, HVAC and otherskilled trades allow gradu-ates to earn their continuededucation.

Healthcare graduatesknow that their certificationsare a foundation for advance-ment in multiple directions.Some students even graduatefrom high school knowingthat the field they thoughtthey loved isn't for them – amuch easier decision at 18than after several years ofcollege.

The point is that our econ-omy needs skilled profes-sionals, and our youth needand want a variety of possi-bilities. The chance to ex-plore choices early givesmany a head start on success.

Harry Snyder is president/CEO,Great Oaks Career Campuses. Helives in Batavia.

Advantages to exploringcareer options early

Harry SnyderCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The yellow bus lumberedaround the corner, then stoppedto pick up the first group ofelementary school students.

With a backpack danglingfrom their shoulders one byone the students mounted thesteps and slowly found theirway to their seats. The drivergreeted each child with a smile,then waited until everyone wasseated before edging the busforward to its next stop.

This scene is played out bythousands of kids and hundredsof drivers on streets through-out the county each morningand afternoon. It is so familiareveryone assumes that the firstadult each child meets in themorning is going to steer themsafely on the daily round trip toand from the local elementaryschool.

After exiting the neigh-borhood, the bus headed alongthe street that was crossed by abusy railroad. As the bus ap-proached the tracks, bells rang,lights flashed, and the crossinggates descended to their hori-zontal position.

While waiting for the slowtrain to cross, the driverpaused to remember his begin-ning of the day routine. Justbefore dawn he did his usualbus walk around. He checkedtires, the brake system, wind-shield wipers and lights. Onceaboard the bus he walked itslength to make sure all theseats were clear, then sat in thedriver’s seat where he checkedall the electrical systems, mir-rors gauges.

The train’s last car passed infront of the bus, the gates roseand the driver proceeded to thenext couple of stops. Whiledriving, his eyes were constant-ly moving from the left mirror,the windshield, right mirrorand the long narrow rectan-gular mirror that projected theinterior of the bus.

Of course anything can hap-pen in just a split second. Traf-fic can stop suddenly, a student

can becomedisorderly, or ahurried drivercan dart infront of thebus. Alertnessto the unex-pected is aconstant keyfor the safetransportationof students.

The bus reached the school ontime. As the students disem-barked, each one said good-byeand the driver wished them agood day!

Obviously, this day’s trip wasroutine, uneventful, the type oftrip each driver and passengerssometimes take for granted. Onthe other hand experience hastaught the driver that the un-expected does occur and appro-priate actions have to be em-ployed.

He recalled a recent rainyday expressway incidentblocked traffic for almost anhour. With 50 elementary stu-dents behind him, the phrase,“are we there, yet?” assumed acompletely different meaning.Calming anxious parents andredirecting an out of controlstudent also crossed his mindas he waited at an intersectionclose to the district’s trans-portation center.

The afternoon run was sim-ply the reverse of the earliermorning route. Many studentsseemed tired as the weight oftheir backpacks sagged a cou-ple on inches lower than he hadseen them earlier. After every-one was seated the driver whomust supervise children withhis back to them, drove his bustoward each child’s stop.

When he arrived at the laststop a little girl wearing a redcoat, smiled and waved goodbye. The driver wished her ahappy birthday!

Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.

School bus driverstransport our mostprecious cargo

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

us. So instead I've decided tojust embrace winter. If I tryand realize that it can only goon for so long, and get so bad,then when the spring and sum-mer arrives I find I am waymore grateful. However, when

Feb. 25 questionWhat is your ideal place or

way to escape the winter weath-er?

“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. Em-brace winter, go ski (downhillor cross country), snowmobileor just take a nice winter hikein the woods. There are nocrowds. If I choose to seek awarm weather vacation thenthe Caribbean Islands are mynext choice. The western sideof Jamaica and Antiqua are myfavorites.”

M.J.F.

“Well all the ideal placesthat I know of to escape I can'tget to because I have to workand winter is a busy season for

it is August, and about 90 de-grees with 95 percent humidityI try and remember back tohow great it felt to be shovelingmy driveway in minus 0 de-gree weather. 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 to drivein the snow.”

D.B.

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NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

Boys basketball» Sycamore ended their

season Feb. 27 at the Division Isectional at Fairfield with a 55-19 loss to Moeller. Seniors Ja-len Shropshire and MattGreen had six points each.Grant Pitman led the Crusad-ers with 11.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy defeated Marie-mont 71-62 Feb. 27. BlakeSoutherland, Will Drosos,Prince Sammons and AdamBaker all scored in double fig-ures for the Eagles.

CHCA played MadeiraTuesday.

» Indian Hill got by Goshen62-61on Feb. 23 on a late three-pointer by freshman ColinShaw. Sophomore MatteoFiore led the Braves with 22points.

Girls basketball» Cincinnati Hills Christian

Academy finished its seasonwith a 35-31loss to Bethel-TateFeb. 23. The Eagles finishedthe season 11-12 overall and 9-4inside the Miami Valley Con-ference.

» Ursuline Academy endedits season with a 58-31 loss toMason Feb. 28. The Lions fin-ish the season 17-8 overall and6-4 inside the GGCL.

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

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

» Indian Hill beat MountHealthy in their second roundDivision II sectional game atWithrow Feb. 25, 47-35. JuniorMarshana Baskin led the LadyBraves with 22 points and 10rebounds. The win put IndianHill against McNicholas forthe sectional championshipMarch 2.

Girls swimming anddiving

» At the state Division Iswim meet Feb. 28, UrsulineAcademy senior Sydney Lof-quist defended her state titlesin the 200 individual medleyand 500 freestyle. Juila Moranfinished in 16th in the 200 free-style in 1:53.72. The Lions wereninth in the 200 freestyle relay(Moran, Laura Morris, RollieGrinder, Caroline Blood). Ur-suline was fourth in the 400freestyle relay (Moran, Grind-er, Lofquist, Blood) and 10th inthe 200 medley relay (Blood,Morris, Lofquist, Kate Scri-mizzi).

» At the state Division Iswim meet Feb. 28, Sycamorejunior Priscilla Wu was 10th inthe 50 freestyle at :24.10. Sen-ior Cara Norris took seventh inthe 100 butterfly in :56.27. Syc-amore was 11th in the 200 free-style relay (Mary Fry, Eliza-beth Walden, Wu, Norris) andeighth in the 200 medley relay(Jory Gould, Norris, Wu, Fry).The Lady Aves were seventhin the 400 free relay at 3:32.44(Hannah May, Wu, Fry, Nor-ris).

» In the state Division IIdiving meet Feb. 25 in Canton,Indian Hill senior Kara Koren-gel finished 10th with a scoreof 380.

In the Division II stateswim meet Feb. 27, Indian Hilljunior Devin Landstra wasthird in the 50 freestyle at23.70. Juniors Elizabeth Dre-rup and Landstra were fifthand sixth, respectively in the100 backstroke in 56.80 and56.98. Senior Grace Stimson

was 15th in the 200 individualmedley in 2:13.62 and 16th inthe 100 breaststroke at 1:09.21.Indian Hill was seventh in the200 freestyle relay (Drerup,junior Avery Pearson, Stim-son, Landstra) in 1:38.74. TheLady Braves were 14th in the400 free relay (junior BridgetPavlick, sophomore MaryKate Jutze, sophomore HaileyMagenheim, Pearson) in3:44.04. They were eighth inthe 200 medley relay (Drerup,Landstra, Stimson, Pearson) in1:49.78.

Boys swimming anddiving

» At the state Division Imeet Feb. 28, Sycamore seniorMark Hancher was eighth inthe 50 freestyle in :45.95.Hancher finished third in the100 butterfly at :49.64. Syca-more’s 200 freestyle relay was13th in 1:27.94 (Isaac Gold-stein, Ben Thiss, EammonBell, Hancher). Sycamore was15th in the 400 free relay at3:13.07 (Hancher, Thiss, JohnHeldman, Goldstein).

» At the state Division Imeet 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 Worobetzfinishing 14th in :52.13 and ju-nior Cooper Hodge 15th at:52.49. Peloquin was fifth inthe 100 butterfly at :49.75. Inthe 200 individual medley,Hodge was fifth at 1:51.80. Inthe 200 freestyle relay, Moell-er was seventh (Justin David-son, Dan Nymberg, George,Will McCullough) and the Cru-saders were fifth in the 200medley relay in 1:34.23 (Woro-betz, Peloquin, Hodge,George). Moeller took seventhin the 400 freestyle relay at3:10.09 (Peloquin, Hodge,George, Worobetz).

» In the state Division IIdiving meet Feb. 25, IndianHill freshman Noah Vigranwas sixth with a score of404.20.

In the Division II swimmeet Feb. 27, Indian Hill sen-ior Sam Vester took second inthe 50 freestyle in :21.09 andthird in the 100 freestyle at:45.71. Senior Jack Dowlingwas 16th in the 500 freestyle at4:57.96. The Aquabraves’ 200medley relay was 11th (fresh-man Max Eihausen, Dowling,freshman Sam Okum, Vester).

Wrestling» Moeller won the Greater

Catholic 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-up was Sam Wyche at 170. Tak-ing third was Jake Thompson(132) and Trevor Hankins(160). Zach Taylor (152) andThe-Moor Kelly (195) werefourth. At 126, Jaelen Summe-rours was fifth. All move on tothe district tournament withSummerours as an alternate.

» At the Division I sectional

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springerand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

CANTON — Ursuline Acad-emy senior Sydney Lofquisttouched the wall six secondsfaster than the second-placefinisher in the 500 freestyle atthe district meet at Miami Uni-versity Feb. 21.

Coach Brad Isham said forher to swim a 4:47.25 in that raceat districts, with her mind theFeb. 27-28 state meet, was real-ly exciting. He thought, at thetime, there was no reason shecouldn’t be faster in the watersat C.T. Branin Natatorium. Hewas right. She was almost threeseconds faster, 4:44.50 - a newstate record.

Before Saturday’s meet hesaid, “she's in a great frame ofmind and is having fun with the

rest of her teammates."Lofquist admitted she was a

little nervous entering herswims Saturday. Her day start-ed with the 200 individual med-ley, a race in which she placedsecond at districts.

“(Copley’s) Madison (Myers)went in very fast in prelims, so Iwas a little worried,” she said.“But, I knew by the end of it thatI just wanted to race. That’s all Icared about.”

If she was indeed nervous, itcertainly didn’t show.

She and St. Ursula’s JosieGrote - who won the 200 IM atdistricts - were running close toone another until the anchor leg,when Lofquist pulled away,beating Grote by a second flatwith a time of 1:59.91.

With one title defense down,she set her sights on another:The 500 freestyle.

Isham’s prediction and her“just race” mentality came to-gether in harmony.

“From the first 100, I justwent after it,” Lofquist said.“It’s kind of what I do with the500. I just dive in and hope forthe best. “

The best is certainly whatshe got.

Not only did she defend a sec-ond state title, she was almosteight seconds faster that UpperArlington’s Katherine Trace.

“It’s been a long road throughhigh school and everything,”she said. “This is an absolutelyperfect way to end it.”

Ursuline’s Lofquistdefends her titlesSharonville residentsets new state recordin latest championship

By Nick [email protected]

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Ursuline Academy senior SydneyLofquist smiles as she looks at hertime in the 200 IM.

SYCAMORE TWP. — A plaquehas been hanging in GaryTraub’s bedroom for some timenow.

It motivates him, speaks tohim and he even taunts him a lit-tle bit.

The Sycamore High Schooljunior is a successful wrestlerfor coach Jeremy Pletz and theAviators, as is his sophomorebrother, Jimmy. Their father,John, is a former Sycamoreheavyweight and a current as-sistant coach.

He also had the good fortuneto finish fourth in the state in hisprep career. To push his oldestson on a daily basis, John’sframed state accolades hang onGary’s wall.

“He said I couldn’t take itdown until I did better thanhim,” Traub said. “My Dad’sbeen telling me that I have achance to get up there and dosome things and I just want tomake him proud.”

Without question, John Traubis already proud of his sons. Ga-ry is the Greater Miami Confer-ence champion at 195 pounds

and Jimmy has had a successfulseason at 145.

In the Division I sectional atHamilton, Jimmy Traub madethe podium in sixth place, whileGary added Division I sectionalchampionship honors to hisGMC supremacy. All of GaryTraub’s wins were by pin excepta 5-0 decision in the semifinalsagainst Mason’s Seth Warwick.In the championship match, hepinned Elder’s Gage Brock.

The Traubs have seeminglybeen wrestling since since thetime they were first let loose on afloor.

“They have videos of us wres-tling in diapers,” Traub con-firmed.

Gary Traub has always beenthe bigger of the two as he beganhis freshman season at 182. Hejust missed the state tourna-ment last year as a sophomoreand has been racking up the winsat 195 this season. Jimmy Traubis long and lanky in his weightclass, which has helped him.

“He has those long arms anduses that to his advantage,”Traub said. “He does ankle picksand uses misdirection to shootone way and come back the oth-er. I have short, bigger arms and

that doesn’t work for me.”Just as his father reviews his

matches, Gary helps Jimmy ifhe’s not wrestling on anothermat.

“If I watch his match, I try tohelp him out with what he didwrong and show him a fewthings,” Traub said. “Usually ifhe loses you have to wait a fewminutes before you talk to him,but he listens to me a lot.”

Gary Traub’s biggest matchprior to sectionals came in theGreater Miami Conference finalagainst Andrew Fenton of Lako-ta West. The state qualifier beathim in the GMC finals and insome other matches last season.This year, it was a 4-2 decision infavor of Traub.

“My Dad just tells me to goout and treat them like a statechampion,” Traub said. “If youcan pin them, pin them.”

The Traubs apparently listenwell.

Typically, when a Sycamorepractice is over, the Traubs aredoing sprints per their father’sinstructions. Head coach Jere-my Pletz also sends his son overto tangle with the brothers.

It seems plaques on wallscome from daily diligence.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Jimmy Traub of Sycamore turns the corner on Alec Meszaros of Lakota East at 138 pounds in the GMC tournament.

Traubs tangle on Sycamore matsBy Scott [email protected]

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CANTON — More than amonth ago, CincinnatiCountry Day swimminghead coach Benson Spur-ling said after the South-west Coaches Classic,he’d never seen AllieWooden in a better posi-tion.

Not much has changedfor Wooden, who won ev-ery event she swam at thatmeet in January.

She cruised right intodistricts, winning the 100and 200 freestyle, settinga record in the latter. Now,she can call herself a statechampion.

After being deniedstate titles in the 100 and200 last year, Woodenpicked up titles in bothevents this time around.

She turned in times of49.43 seconds in the 100free and 1:46.96, breakingher old record in the 200freestyle. She had thefastest preliminary timein both events leading intothe meet.

“It feels so good,” shesaid. “I’m very happy Iwas able to get it in mysenior year. That was my

goal.”She finished more than

a second ahead of Colum-bus Academy’s Abby Wil-son in the 100 freestyleand was almost two sec-onds ahead of Gates MillsHawken’s Lauren Hellerin the 200 freestyle.

In the 200, Wooden fin-ished the final leg of therace in 27.08, a second anda half faster than Heller’sfinal leg.

That kick might havebeen the reason for Wood-en’s surprise when shelooked up at the score-board immediately fol-lowing the race and sawthat it led to a new record.

“I was nervous goinginto both races because Iknew I had great competi-

tion,” Wooden said. “It wasan honor to swim againstthese girls. I was just real-ly excited knowing that itwas my last state 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.

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

NICK ROBBE/

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PRESS

AllieWoodenleaps off theblock to startthe openingleg of the200-yardfreestylerelay atstate.

Coach Carl Kremer’sMoeller Crusaders be-gan the Division I tourna-ment with a sectionalgame against SycamoreFeb. 27.

In a low-scoring af-fair, Moeller graduallycrept away from the Avi-ators to win 55-19. SeniorGrant Pitman led theCrusaders with 11 pointsand junior Trey McBrideadded 10. The win putMoeller against Ross onMarch 3. The Moeller/Ross winner would thenface the Mount Healthy/Walnut Hills winner onMarch 6 for the sectionalchampionship.

Photos by ScottSpringer/The Community

Press

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

Moeller getspast Sycamore

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

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 titlesin the 100 and 200 free-style, while the 200 free-style relay team of JoeBerno, Matt Slabe, GrantCarr and House took sec-ond behind Brecksville-

Broadview Heights.St. X also brought the

meet 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 secondin the 200 individual med-

ley; senior Katie Kerr, athree-time state qualifier,placed third in the 500freestyle and ninth in the200 freestyle. The Bull-dogs’ 200 medley relay(Grote, Alexandra Wall,Marissa Delgado, AnnaDelgado) took second andthe 400 freestyle relay(Hannah Foster, MollieZilch, Ashley Voelkerd-ing, Grote) also took sec-ond place. The Bulldogsfinished fourth in the 200freestyle relay (Voelkerd-ing, M. Delgado, A. Delga-do, Foster). Foster tied forthird in the 100 freestyle.

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

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

St. Ursula’s Marissa DelGado and her Bulldog teammates liftthe state runner-up trophy.

at Hamilton Feb. 28, Syca-more was fifth. GaryTraub was champion at195 pounds and KyleGreen was runner-up at120. Finishing third wasSalman Isakov (138) andCole Sutton (182). HaydenFausett was fourth at 220.All move on to the districtmeet. Also making the po-dium was Noah Gast (126)and Jimmy Traub (145) insixth place.

» At the Division II sec-tional at Batavia Feb. 27,Indian Hill’s AndrewCook finished fifth at 220pounds to qualify for thedistrict tournament as analternate.

Boys bowling» Moeller advanced to

the Division I districttournament from the sec-tionals at Crossgate LanesFeb. 26. Senior T.J. Snyderled the Crusaders with athree-game 649 series.

Girls bowling» Ursuline Academy

advanced to the Division Idistrict tournament fromthe sectionals at ColerainLanes Feb. 25. The Lionsscored 3,253 points.

» Mount Notre Dameadvanced to the Division Idistrict tournament fromthe sectionals at Cross-gate Lanes Feb. 25. JuniorMolly McCudden led theCougars with a three-game series of 520.

SHORT HOPS

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AscensionLutheran ChurchWomen’s weekly Friday morningBible Study is at 9:30 a.m. Kidsare welcome play in the play-room. The group is readingJessica LaGrone’s new study,“Broken and Blessed.”

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on the fourthTuesday of the month at 7 p.m.More information on thisministry is available at 793-3288.

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

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchWednesdays in Lent will consistof dinner followed by theprogram “Holy Ground.” Con-gregational members will givebrief talks of a place they havevisited where they felt God’spresence.

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

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

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchMoms 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. Play time for children isprovided.

Children’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge for each session and youmust bring your child’s lunch.Register on the website(www.cos-umc.org) under“Registration Forms.”

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.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11 a.m.;active youth, outreach, fellow-ship, music ministries, Biblestudies.

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

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

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchRegular service times are 8 a.m.with spoken Eucharist and 10a.m. with Sunday School andchildcare.

A celebratory event will beoffered from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.Sunday, March 8, at the church.

Guests can learn about thechurch through a fun andinteractive journey around thebuilding, visiting stations featur-ing food, libations, and in-formation about ways to getinvolved in the church.

For more information, or to signup to attend March Gladness,call the church office.

SMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 p.m. in the library.Visit website atwww.smartcincy.com

Tai Chi is offered on Mondaysfrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. andWednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6p.m.. Come and watch a class.

A Men’s Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at 8:30a.m. at Steak N Shake in Mont-gomery.

Ladies Fellowship/Religious Study

Group meets on Tuesday morn-ings at 10 a.m. at the church.

The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401; www.st-barnabas.org.

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday morning worship servicesare at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.Child care is available in thenursery during both services forinfants through age 2. Sundayschool for pre-school through12th-grade is at 10:45 a.m.Additional child care is availablefor parents in Adult Educationclasses: Preschool and oldermeet in Room 113 during the9:15 service.

Adult Sunday Bible study meets10:45 a.m. Explore the book of

Judges in Room 120.An upcoming study, “Not a Fan:Becoming a Completely Com-mitted Follower of Jesus” byKyle Idleman, will meet in Room120 ; 10:45 a.m. in the Manse.

New Beth Moore Women’s Studyis under way. Children of theDay: 1st and 2nd Thessaloniansis being studied. Meets 9:30 a.m.to 11:15 a.m., Wednesdays, inRoom 120.

A New Member Class is sched-uled for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.March 21. Call the church officefor more information.

Bring a Friend to Church Sundayis March 22. Enjoy a pancakebreakfast served after bothservices by student ministries.

Lamplighters’ are studying IICorinthians. Meets every Tues-day from 7 p.m. to 8:30 in the

Media Center.Men’s Bible Group meets 6:45a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays inRoom 120.

Women’s Monday Group meets10:30 a.m. to noon in room 120.The group is reading “What’s soAmazing About Grace,” byPhilip Yancey.

The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;sycamorechurch.org.

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Haines on cover ofInternationalWholesale &DistributionMagazine

Symmes Townshipresident Zac Hainesserves as the executivedirector of DPA BuyingGroup (www.DPABuy-ingGroup.com), a nation-al procurement group ofmore than 600 indepen-dent distribution compa-nies in the areas of janito-rial, safety equipment,packaging, tools and in-dustrial products.

Haines and his group-purchasing companywere chosen to headlinethe cover of Wholesale &Distribution Interna-tional Magazine’s springissue.

DPA helps indepen-dent distributors com-pete against Amazon, big-box stores and otherwould-be competitors by

negotiating deeply dis-counted contracts withindustry manufacturerssuch as Georgia-Pacificand Rubbermaid. Theprograms encompass re-bates, better-pricing, andmakes it much easier forthese smaller-size compa-nies to order, ship prod-ucts and pay their bills.

The DPA BuyingGroup was founded in

2001, with offices inMontgomery, and Naples,Florida. For more infor-mation visit www.DPA-BuyingGroup.com. Con-tact:[email protected], or 800-652-7826.

Zounds Hearingannounces new location

With a successful oper-ation in Centerville,Zounds Hearing has an-nounced the acquisitionof an existing Zounds lo-cation at 9901 Montgome-ry Road in Montgomery.New owner Gary Cornett,a Loveland native andButler County resident,notes that Zounds Hear-ing provides state-of-the-art and patented technol-ogy, ease of use and af-fordable pricing thatclearly sets it apart fromthe crowded field of com-petition. (There are otherarea Zounds location in

Eastgate and Mason.)“One advantage we

feature is that Zounds canperform hearing testsand fit hearing aids in thesame visit,” Cornett said.“Our primary objectivewill be to provide uncom-promised patient care.”

He and his son, Craig,who lives in Cincinnati,form the ownership team.

They anticipate open-ing other Zounds Hearinglocations in Greater Cin-cinnati, including West-ern Hills and ButlerCounty, and North Daytonin the near future.

A 1976 Moeller HighSchool graduate, Cornettwas a senior starter on the1975 Ohio High Schoolchampionship footballteam, the first of nineMoeller state champion-ship football teams.

“I learned a lot aboutdetermination, disciplineand goal-setting from ourinspirational coach, Ger-ry Faust,” Cornett pointsout. This Cincinnati-areaacquisition is the start ofgrowth the Cornetts haveplanned.

“Within the next yearor so we plan to invest atleast $1,000,000 in thebusiness, and anticipatehiring 10-15 people,” Cor-nett said. Regardless ofthe economy, the Cornettssee this as an extremelystrong growth industry.

For more informationor to arrange a free hear-ing test, contact Zounds at513-791-1171, 937-438-1000, or visitzoundscincinnati.com.

Premier SocialSecurity setsschedule ofseminars

Premier Social Securi-ty Consulting of Cincin-nati has scheduled SocialSecurity education semi-nars for professional ad-visors in 30 U.S. cities andwill host 15 webinars in2015.

Marc Kiner of BlueAsh, a 35-year certifiedpublic accountant whosold his CPA firm to con-centrate on Social Securi-ty education, and JimBlair of Ross, a 35-yearveteran of the Social Se-curity Administration,joined forces five years

ago to help baby boomersunderstand and maxi-mize their Social Securitybenefits.

Premier Social Securi-ty Consulting offers Na-tional Social Security Ad-visors education on SocialSecurity in four differentways: through live class-room instruction for$795; via live webinarsand on demand for $595;and through purchase of aseven-hour, three-CD setof a taped Social Securityeducation session withdocuments that can bedownloaded for $595. Thefinal option is “pure edu-cation” only for $350 anddoes not include ongoingsupport or NSSA certifi-cation.

For more informationabout the National SocialSecurity Advisors certifi-cation program, go towww.nationalsocialse-curityassociation.com orwww.premiernssa.comor call 513-518-0761.

Rooney joinsMercyHealthPhysicians

Dr. Walter Rooney,who specializes in otola-

ryngology(ear, noseand throatcare) andfacial plas-tic sur-gery, hasjoinedMercyHealthPhysi-cians.

Rooney practices fromMercy Health – Blue AshEar, Nose and Throat,4760 E.Galbraith RoadSuite 200.

To make an appoint-ment with Rooney or tofind out more about hispractice, call 513-936-0500.

The Center forBalance opens clinic in Blue Ash

Dr. Patrick Shumrickand The Center for Bal-ance have opened a BlueAsh location at 4815 Cop-per Road Suite 102. Phone- 513-891-0934; fax, 513-891-1323; Email,[email protected];Web site, www.wepre-ventfalls.com.

The Center for Bal-ance solely treats peoplesuffering from dizziness,vertigo and balance relat-ed disorders, and patientsat risk of falling.

Patients undergo a fullassessment session in-cluding dizziness/vertigotesting, strength testing,coordination testing, andfunctional balance test-ing. Based on testingscores, treatment goalsare developed based onindividual needs; no twopatients are the same.Treatment rationale isbased on increasing inputfrom the three balancesystems so when one ortwo of the systems are be-ing challenged, the re-maining one or two willtake over to help the pa-tient maintain his or herbalance.

Tiffiny Vanjohnsonjoins growingGrowth Coach team

The Growth Coach, aninternational franchisewith more than 100 own-ers in 10 countries, hashired Tiffiny Vanjohnsonas the Montgomery-based company’s new di-rector of marketing.

Vanjohnson is respon-sible for contributing tothe strategic develop-ment in marketing to in-clude category growth,

brand development,brand preference, brandreach and overall brandcommunication. Whenshe’s not working, Van-johnson considers herselfan amateur foodie and en-joys summer music andarts festivals.

Franchise GatorrecognizesMontgomery firm

Montgomery-basedTruBlueTotalHouseCare hasreceivedtwo recog-nitionsfrom Fran-chise Ga-tor.

The Cin-cinnati-based franchisewas just named a Top 100Emerging Franchise andthe No. 8 Fastest GrowingFranchise.

According to the Fran-chise Gator’s website, therankings are mostlybased on a formula creat-ed from various pieces ofthe Franchise DisclosureDocument that focus onfinancial stability,growth, transparency, en-gagement, continuity andsustainability.

TruBlue Total HouseCare provides completehouse care, includingmaid services, home im-provements, routinemaintenance and evenemergency repairs.Through several key ven-dor partnerships theyalso are addressing theneed for increasing inhome accessibility, andeven speeding up real es-tate transactions bycrossing off frustratinghome inspection check-list items.

TruBlue works withhome owners, businessowners, real estate pro-fessionals, general con-tractors and propertymanagers to maintainhomes and rental proper-ties, improve curb ap-peal, make final prepara-tions to sell homes andmore.

To learn more aboutopening your own Tru-Blue Total House Carefranchise, call 513-483-3293 or visit www.trubluehousecare.com.

Sunny Delightnames four vicepresidents

Sunny Delight Bever-ages Co. in Blue Ash hasnamed four vice presi-dents.

Brian Grote has beenpromoted to vice presi-dent/controller leadinginternal accounting, con-trols and reporting.

Eric Meyer has beenpromoted to vice presi-dent, insights and innova-tion, continuing to leadthe development of suc-cessful and promisingnew innovations, flavorsand a variety of qualityand cost improvements.

Shawn Roberts hasbeen named vice presi-dent/chief informationofficer, continuing to leadthe company’s critical da-ta system upgrades andhis vision for future datasystem capabilitiesaimed at driving revenueand greater efficiencies.

Doug Wilson has beenpromoted to vice presi-dent/grocery, continuingto lead SDBC’s relation-ship with Acosta and criti-cal grocery customersand driving more aggres-sive merchandising andproduct programs thatmake our brands moreimportant, strategic driv-ers for key customers.

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BLUE ASHIncidents/investigationsDisorderly conductReported in 11200 block ofReed Hartman Highway Feb.16.

Domestic violence (physcialharm)Reported in 10600 block ofTechwoods Circle Feb. 11.

Grand theftA man said someone took fourcatalytic converters, value$2,500 each, from the 11200block of Cornell Park DriveFeb. 9.

Identity fraudReported in 11000 block ofWoodlands Way Feb. 4.

Illegal processing of drugdocumentsReported in 950 block of Ken-wood Road Feb. 7.

Petty theftA man said someone tookcopper spools, value $240, andother items from the 6000block of Cornell Road Feb. 6.

Railroad vandalismReported in 9900 block ofKenwood Road Feb. 13.

TheftA man said someone took $360from his checking account,Feb. 4 in the 3900 block ofCooper Road.

A woman said someone took$2,215 from the 11400 block ofDeerfield Road Feb. 4.

A man said someone took$88.45 from the 9500 block ofBluewing Terrace Feb. 10.

someone forged checks for$3,933.06, Feb. 12 in the 11100block of Luschek Drive.

A woman said someone tooktwo diamond rings, value

$2,000 each, from the 11400block of Reed Hartman High-way Feb. 14.

MONTGOMERYIncidents/investigationsBurglary/breaking andenteringSomeone took an air condition-er, value $3,000; and damagedan entry door, value $2,000,and an exterior window, value$500, Jan. 30 in the 9100 blockof Montgomery Road.

Disorderly conductReported in 5700 block ofCooper Road Feb. 4.

Drug offenseReported in 10500 block ofMontgomery Road Jan. 28.

Reported on southboundInterstate 71 Jan. 28.

POLICE REPORTS

A list of local fish fries:» Hartzell United MethodistChurch Annual Fish Fry Fridaysare Feb. 20-April 3, at thechurch, 8999 Applewood Drive,Blue Ash. “All-you-can-eat.Atlantic cod, dipped in batterand deep fried to goldenbrown with homemade tartarsauce provided. Dinners comewith sides of homemade maca-roni and cheese and coleslaw,complemented with breads andbeverages. Home made dessertsare available Also offered:two-piece grilled chickenbreast, shrimp basket dinner ortwo-piece cheese pizza dinner.Cost is $10 Adults, $5 ages 6-11,and free ages 5 and under.Carry-out fish sandwich is $5”For more Information, call891.8527, Ext 1.

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

Join us for fried or baked fish

dinners including sides (hushpuppies, French fries and coleslaw) and delicious, mouth-watering homemade desserts.

Chicken tender and macaroni &cheese dinners are also avail-able.

Fried fish, baked fish and chick-en tender meals are $9 foradults, $5 for children.

All macaroni and cheese dinnersare $5. Carry out is available.

Proceeds from Fish Fry salessupport Habitat for HumanityCincinnati, the WoundedWarrior Project and OperationGive Back.

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BLUE ASH9004 Cherry St.: Brenner, Benja-min T. & Megan M. to Hile,Cynthia A.; $115,000.

4836 Fairview Ave.: Wilson,Clara to Potterhill Homes LLC;$65,000.

Margaretta Ave.: MonarchHomes LLC to Sarella, ManiKanthi; $45,000.

11056 Margaretta Ave.: JPMor-gan Chase Bank NA to Pernice,Chris; $32,500.

MONTGOMERY17 Vintage Walk: Taylor, GlennM. & Lisa Murphy-Taylor toDenning, Jamie Rice & Robert;$1,062,500.

Vintage Walk: Great TraditionsHomes Ltd. to Berre, Edgar L.Jr. & Cynthia J. Co-Tr.;$844,960.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP4227 Myrtle Ave.: Allen, Mar-lene to Otting, Michael;$115,000.

8047 Paddington Lane: Davies,Lisa & John Woodburn toAnderson, Dwight E. & Christi-

na P. Co-Trs.; $310,500.12147 Third Ave.: Lunsford,Clyde & Helen to Bottom LineLand LLC; $40,000.

12162 Third Ave.: Lunsford,Clyde & Helen L. to BottomLine Land LLC; $15,000.

12164 Third Ave.: Lunsford,Clyde & Helen L. to BottomLine Land LLC; $15,000.

12166 Third Ave.: Lunsford,Clyde & Helen L. to BottomLine Land LLC; $15,000.

12168 Third Ave.: Lunsford,Clyde & Helen L. to BottomLine Land LLC; $15,000.

12172 Third Ave.: Lunsford,Clyde & Helen L. to BottomLine Land LLC; $15,000.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP9148 Cummings Farm Lane:Doherty, John J. Jr. Tr. & Ra-chelle J. Tr. to Grammas, Kath-ryn & Michael Akroush;$810,000.

8858 Humphrey Road: Marsh,Susan D. & Albert B. to Creek-noll Properties LLC; $71,000.

11667 Hunterton Court: Mayer,George A. & Joyce L. to Wolf,Joseph M.; $379,500.

11853 Montgomery Road:Wysong, Jeffrey L. & FayeBerens to Burden, Shawn &Steve Kempf; $65,000.

11752 Gable Glen Lane: FreshProperties LLC to Smith, NecitaN.; $123,000.

9298 Gourmet Lane: Eaken,Michael E. to Vennemeyer,Kevin M. & Brittany N.;$290,000.

10632 Loveland Madeira Road:Children United LLC to JKTHolding Co LLC; $1,600,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Bernard JohnLuschek

Bernard John Luschek, 94, ofBlue Ash died Feb. 21. He was aUS Air Force veteran of WorldWar II.

Survived by daughters Jane(Duane) Elliott and Dorothea(Grant) Young; grandchildrenJames (Jennifer) Brossenne,Michelle (Gary) Spoon, John(Namtip) Young, Grant (fianceeAmanda) Young and Ed Elliott;great-grandchildren Jami, Austin

and Addison Brossenne, Jadenand Dalen Spoon and Layla andIsabelle Elliott.

Preceded in death by parentsAlbert and Josephine (neeSchmidt) Luschek; wife of 58years, Helen (nee Dellerman)Luschek; siblings Albert, Josephand Marie Luschek; and grand-son, Michael Elliott.

Services were Feb. 25 at St.Michael Church, Sharonville.Memorials to: Cincinnati Shrin-ers Hospital for Children orCincinnati Children’s Hospital.

DEATHS

The University of Cin-cinnati Blue Ash Collegewill host a spring openhouse for prospective stu-dents at 7 p.m. Thursday,March 12, in Muntz Hall onthe college campus. Appli-cation processing and in-formation provided by col-lege representatives willbe available beginning at 6

p.m.The spring open house

is for prospective studentswho are considering en-rolling in the summer orfall 2015 semesters. Stu-dents and their familiescan learn more about thecollege by meeting withprofessors, advisors andcurrent students, as well

as taking a campus tour.As a bonus, the $50 ap-

plication fee is waived forthose who apply during theopen house.

The event will also fea-ture a live appearance byQ102 with morning person-ality Jennifer Fritsch. Shewill give away prizes, con-duct live interviews and

help provide a fun and ex-citing atmosphere on thescenic 135-acre campus.

“Our open house is agreat opportunity to reallyget a feel for our college byexploring specific aca-demic programs and hear-ing directly from our pro-fessors and students aboutthe UC Blue Ash experi-

ence,” said Cady Short-Thompson, dean of UCBlue Ash College.

UC Blue Ash has setrecords for attendance atits past two open houseevents and enrollmentcontinues to rise. The num-ber of students enrolledfor fall 2014 was up 4.3 per-cent from the previous

year to a total of just over5,000 students. Despite thegrowth, classes at UC BlueAsh are small, with an av-erage of 19 students and astudent to teacher ratio of14 to 1.

To learn more about UCBlue Ash College, visitwww.ucblueash.edu orcall 513-745-5700.

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Stephen Grabill, best-selling author of the se-ries “For the Life of theWorld,” will be the key-note speaker at the 13thannual At Work on Pur-pose “Marketplace Mobi-lization” event March 14.

AWOP, the greaterCincinnati 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 and liveworship music. Light foodand beverages will beprovided.

Grabill is director of

programs at the Acton In-stitute in Grand Rapids,Michigan.

He is also a senior re-search 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 environmentsthat are indifferent andsometimes even hostile toexpressing faith values atwork, said Chuck Proud-fit, AWOP founder and

president.“We’ll have live wor-

ship music, real storiesfrom real working Chris-tians, breakout groupswith targeted topicsmatching working Chris-tians’ interests, and doz-ens of exhibitors whoseorganizations glorify Godin the marketplace,”Proudfit said. “Everyonewill leave with a lot of‘how to’ insights.”

Reservations are re-quired to gauge food andbeverage quantities. Toregister online, go towww.atworkonpurpose-.org and click on the Mar-ketplace Mobilizationicon, or call 800-513-9580.

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