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An amphitheater, restau-rants, condos, office space, luxu-ry apartments and an under-ground parking lot – all are fea-tured among 13 submissions to anew Montgomery committeevetting ideas to jump-start de-velopment on a nearly 12-acresite where Ford and Cheveroletdealerships once stood.

The Montgomery Communi-ty Improvement CorporationGateway Redevelopment Ad-Hoc Committee is reviewingproposals for the gateway rede-

velopment area on MontgomeryRoad.

The city used bond money tobuy the old Ford and Chevy sitesfor a combined $5.6 million. Thecity also obtained a small pieceof land from Hamilton County,making the site 11.6 acres in to-tal. The old Chevy dealershipbuilding was demolished in De-cember, and the old Ford build-ing is scheduled to demolished inlate May.

The committee has reviewedseven of the submissions, pick-

ing its top two for further consid-eration by city council. The re-maining six will be reviewed atthe committee’s April 9 meeting,said Community DevelopmentDirector Tracy Roblero. OnApril 19, the committee will of-fer the council its recommenda-tions. The Council may still re-view all of the 13 submissions, oraccept the committee’s recom-mendation.

The committee liked propos-

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Montgomery Community Development Director Tracy Roblero points at amap of the old dealership sites at the open house the city had for theproperties. The city is reviewing the 13 submissions it received.

Local municipalities — alongwith their state counterparts —have had to do more with less inrecent years amid changes in theway the state treasury allocatesfunding.

In Sycamore Township, thefire department replaced agingcomputers for their trucks with amore cost-effective computer.The fire department replaced 12-year-old Panasonic Toughbookswith Microsoft Surface Pros. Thesavings were in the thousands.

Changes began to happen asOhio Gov. John Kasich came intooffice with a pledge to eliminatethe $8 billion state budget deficit.The administration began de-creasing the local governmentfund, and that was on top of lossesthe municipalities were alreadyexperiencing, as the tangible per-sonal property tax, which also wasa significant source of revenuefor local governments, was beingphased out.

The money used to flow fromthe state; now it trickles. Hamil-ton County Auditor Dusty Rhodessent Hamilton County’s twelvetownships $121,656.52 in newmoney. This was a one-time statepayment resulting from legisla-tion passed during the Ohio Gen-eral Assembly’s lame duck ses-sion at the end of last year.

Senate Bill 243 provided $10million for more than 1,300 town-ships across Ohio. Half of the $10million allocation was dividedequally among every township.The remaining money was dis-tributed based on the amount ofroad miles within each townshipas determined by the Ohio De-partment of Taxation.

According to Rhodes, Ander-son Township received the largestamount, just over $18,300, withColerain and Green receiving justover $17,000 each. SpringfieldTownship received just under$15,000 and Delhi received a littlemore than $10,400. The seven oth-er townships received less than$10,000 each.

Rhodes said that since 2010,Hamilton County townships shareof the Local Government Fundhas been cut by $2,340,480.94 an-nually. The amount of the new al-location makes up about 5 percentof that total loss.

Sycamore Township’s revenuefell by about 72 percent, TrusteeTom Weidman said.

“Every source of income wehad took a pounding,” TownshipAdministrator Greg Bickfordsaid.

Sycamore had about $2 millionin reserves that got it through thehard times, Bickford said. Thefire department was a big part ofthat as well with the firefighterstaking the pay reductions in orderto save jobs. In every other town-ship department, staff was cut. Atone time there were 14 to 15 peoplestaffing the township offices. To-day the staffing is about half thesize it was a few years ago withthose remain doing a lot morework.

While the township has notfully recovered financially, therevenue stream is improvingthanks to the Joint Economic De-velopment Zones (JEDZ) pro-gram embraced by the townshipseveral years ago.

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The $40 million Summit Park is under construction in Blue Ash. Despite funding cuts from the state, Blue Ash cityofficals say there has been little effect on city services.

CUTTING DEEPHere’s how some other local municipalities’ bud-

gets have been affected by state funding cuts:» Madeira has changed its road paving program

and delayed other infrastructure improvements. “Wehave had to stretch our paving program such thatroads are only resurfaced every 20-plus years,” cityManager Tom Moeller said. “We should be resurfac-ing streets every 15-17 years to stay ahead of thedeterioration that takes place. We also have severalstorm water system pipe repairs/replacements thatare being delayed because of the reduction in fund-ing.”

» Miami Township was able to build reserves tooffset the losses. “To deal with the cuts in revenue,Miami Township cut staff through attrition, delayedcapital purchases and refinance debt, outgoingAdministrator Larry Fronk said. “The townshipmoved some costs for capital expenditures from theoperating budget to the tax increment finance funds.It was only in 2014 that the township began to investin capital equipment.”

» Fairfax hasn’t been affected as much as someother communities. “Overall we knew (this) wascoming and adjusted that for other parts of thebudget where we have more control,” Fairfax Ad-ministrator Jenny Kaminer said. “Being a small vil-lage, it didn’t have a huge impact.” Kaminer said

funding from the state is a small percentage of Fair-fax’s overall budget. She said the earnings tax is theNo. 1 source of income for the village followed byfines generated from the mayor’s court.

» Clermont County’s Pierce Township was hit doub-ly hard. Its general fund is down from $861,344.47 in2009 to $710,990.64 in 2014. Another nearly $700,000in revenue will be lost with the W.C. Beckjord PowerPlant going offline effective in September 2014.

Because of the expectation that Beckjord PowerPlant would close sometime over the past decade,Pierce Township has suspended many routine expen-ditures on equipment (police, fire and public worksvehicles), road and building maintenance, as well aspersonnel expenses, Administrator Tim Hershner said.

“Our budgets are secure for the next five yearsexcept for the fire/EMS department. The Pierce Fi-nance Committee has recommended and the boardof trustees approve placing a reduced Fire/EMS levyon the November 2015 ballot with hopes the reducedlevy income will be enough to purchase new equip-ment that is currently failing on emergency runs aswell as increase personnel pay to reduce high depar-ture rates of trained safety employees leaving forbetter pay in nearby communities.”

Pierce Township trustees approved placing a 2.1-mill, 10-year fire levy on the Nov. 3 ballot. Last fall a2.8-mill continuing fire levy was narrowly defeatedby voters.

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An upcoming golf tour-nament will help raisemoney for a good causeand also honor a formerCincinnati Country DaySchool teacher.

The Fred Carey GolfClassic will be Monday,April 27, at the Oasis GolfClub, 902 Loveland-Mi-amiville Road. Rounds

will start at 2:30 p.m.“I thought this would

be a good way to honorhim,” said CincinnatiCountry Day School ju-nior Sean O’Brien, whocame up with the idea forthe tournament alongwith junior Soham Basu.

Carey, who taught Eng-lish at Cincinnati CountryDay School, was killedwhile cycling in 2014.

O’Brien, who was a stu-dent of Carey’s, said

Carey was an outdoors-man who also loved toplay golf.

“Mr. Carey resonatedwith the students because

he was a child at heart,”said O’Brien. “He reallyconnected with the stu-dents at their level.”

Carey was also a deanof students for the seniorclass.

O’Brien, who is an avidgolfer himself, said he gotthe idea for the FredCarey Golf Classic from asimilar tournament his fa-ther participated in thatraised money for cancerresearch. He thought the

tournament would be agood way to raise moneyfor the Bridge the GapScholarship.

This scholarship,which the school startedin Carey’s honor, providesmoney for students whowant to attend CountryDay but may need finan-cial assistance to do so.

O’Brien said a goal is toraise at least $10,000 forthe scholarship fund. Theentry fee to participate in

the tournament is $100 pergolfer.

“The Fred Carey GolfClassic is a testament tothe Cincinnati CountryDay School community,highlighting its resilienceas we work to honor Mr.Carey’s legacy,” Basusaid.

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als from Great TraditionsLand & Development Co.and Brandicorp, and fromCMC Properties, JonesLang LaSalle and ReztrakDesign Studio, citing theirsuccessful projects in oth-er parts of Greater Cincin-nati.

The Great Traditionsproposal includes amixed-use developmentwith condos ranging inprice from $500,000 to $1million, office space witha parking structure andrestaurant and retailspace. The developmentwould also have room for

green space or a park. “They are already out

in the community and try-ing to get people to Mont-gomery,” Law DirectorTerry Donnellon said.Great Traditions is alsothe developer for the Vin-tage Club at the north endof Montgomery.

The committee raisedconcerns about the lengthof the project’s time line,five years, and the num-ber of companies thatwould be working on it.Great Traditions and Ban-dicorp would also beworking with GreiweGroup, North AmericanProperties and Sibcy-Cline.

“You have a lot ofstrong voices, who would

have the final voice?”Donnellon asked.

The CMC Propertiesproposal includes amixed-use “landmark of-fice building” with execu-tive suites, about 120 resi-dential units, a large com-munity green or amphi-theater and restaurantand retail space alongMontgomery Road.

City Manager WayneDavis said CMC and Rez-trak have proven they canexecute a developmentenvisioned by Montgome-ry , because they havedone it on a smaller scalewith Loveland Station indowntown Loveland.

“Rusty (Myers, ofJones Lang LaSalle)knows Montgomery verywell and know this sitevery well,” Roblero said.

Most of the five sub-missions that received a“no” vote because thecommittee either thoughtthe development was toolarge, the plans didn’tmeet its vision or it did notfeel the company hasenough experience in with

public-private partner-ships.

Some were deemed tooresidential, such as thesubmission from MilhausDevelopment, LLC, whoseplan called for a mixed-use development with 226upscale apartments, 52condos, 60,000-square-feet office building, 12,000square feet of commercialspace and a 450-spot park-ing garage.

Another submission,from Equity Inc. calledfor a mixed-use develop-ment with office, retailand restaurant space atthe front of the propertywith residential and struc-tured parking throughout.Roblero said the plan hadmore residential spacethan what the committeeis looking for.

NorthPointe AdvisoryServices, LLC was seen ashaving too little experi-ence with commercial de-velopments and public-private partnerships.NorthPointe’s plan calledfor 155 luxury apart-ments, a 60,000-square-feet office building, anoth-er 50,000-square-feet of-fice building, 22,250

square feet of retail spacein three buildings and apublic parking garage.

A proposal by CapitalInvestment Group Inc.was not given further con-sideration because it didnot fit the committee’s vi-sion. The plan called forretail facing MontgomeryRoad and possibly free-standing restaurant or en-trainment venues, a spe-cialty grocery store, res-taurants, medical offices,office space, condos andluxury apartments.

Myers Y. Cooper Co.was viewed as having alack of experience dealingwith such a large projectas well. The plan called fora mixed-use developmentwith an office building,restaurant, retail alongMontgomery Road, con-dos and apartments.

“We have had great his-tory with them. Thismight be a big step up forthem and they were justtrying to knock on thedoor,” Donnellon said.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in Montgo-mery? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

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one else was talkingabout them,” TrusteeCliff Bishop said.

Prior to the start ofthe State changes to Lo-cal Government fundingand the elimination ofboth the Inheritance Taxand the Tangible Per-sonal Property Tax, BlueAsh received on averageabout $2,000,000 a year.For 2015 expected staterelated funding is$560,000.

The city has takensteps in monitoring andreducing operating ex-penses which allowedthe city to build up fund-ing reserves. Althoughthe state funding cutsdid have an annual im-pact on the budget, offi-cials said planning forsuch reductions and thecity’s reserves have less-ened the impact with lit-tle effect on city ser-vices.

In Montgomery, offi-cials said The state elim-inating the reimburse-ment of tangible per-sonal property, reducingthe local governmentfund and eliminating theestate tax resulted in theloss of the state sharedrevenues resulted in aloss of funds of approxi-mately $1,850,000 to thecity.

Reporters Kurt Back-scheider, Jeanne Houck,Jennie Key, Marika Lee,Kelly McBride, CindySchroeder, Forrest Sellersand Sheila Vilvens contrib-uted.

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A Blue Ash townhousedevelopment will be fourtimes larger than origi-nally planned after itslatest expansion was ap-proved by city council.

At its meeting at April9, Blue Ash city councilapproved six more town-houses being added tothe Creekside Pointe de-velopment on Plainfieldand Old Plainfield Road.

In total, the develop-ment will have 40 units.The most recently ap-proved expansion will al-low six townhouses onless than an acre of landat 9415 Plainfield Road.

“They are high quali-ty. It is a great develop-ment and a lot of theselots in the first part ofthis development havealready been sold. It isgoing to be a good thingfor us,” said Vice MayorTom Adamec.

The first phase of thedevelopment, which wasapproved last April, wasfirst eight townhouses on5.9 acres at 9415 and 9409Plainfeild Road. In Octo-ber, the size increased to17 units on the 5.9 acresand 17 more on an addi-tion three acres at 9395and 4030 Plainfield Road.

The recent expansionwas approved by a 6-0vote of council. Council-

man Jim Sumner was notat the meeting.

Developer MichaelHeines, of JAE Capital,said the construction willbe done in phases, start-ing as soon as there is dryweather, and all of it willbe finished in about twoyears.

The townhouses willcost between $350,000and $450,000. Heinessaid he is already havingsuccess with sales andhopes it will increaseonce construction hasbegan.

Want to know more knowabout what is happening inBlue Ash? Follow Marika Leeon Twitter: @ReporterMarika

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The Blue Ash city council approved the third expansion for the Creekside Pointe townhousedevelopment. The development will now have 40 units.

Blue Ash approves townhousedevelopment’s expansionMarika [email protected]

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Sycamore Twp.Republican Clubannounces speakers

The Sycamore Town-ship Republican Club willfeature Ohio SupremeCourt Justice SharonKennedy as guest speakerat its regular meeting 7p.m. Wednesday, April 22,at the Robert L. SchulerSports Complex Commu-nity Room.

For more information,contact Gloria D’Andrea,[email protected].

Troubadours needmore voices

Do you like to sing?The Troubadours enter-tain at nursing homes andretirement centers.

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

Goodwill hostsEarth Dayrecycling drive

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

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

Find out more at www.cincinnatigoodwill.org.

Montgomeryfinishes Final FridayFlix film series

Final Friday Flixmovies are shown at 7p.m. on the last Friday ofthe month, Januarythrough April, at Terwil-liger Lodge in Dulle Park,10530 Deerfield Road. Ad-mission is $5 and includesa free box of popcorn.

April 24: “Chef” (ratedR for language and sug-gestive situations). Localfood trucks onsite!

Seating is limited andadvance purchase oftickets is required. Veryfew cash-only tickets willbe available at the door.Tickets can be bought atwww.montgomeryohio.org. For more informa-tion, call 891-2424.

Meal drivers needed BLUE ASH — The Syca-

more Senior Center inBlue Ash needs volunteerdrivers to deliver meals tothe homes of the elderlyMonday through Friday.

If you can spare anytime, call Cynthia Hollo-way at 686-1013.

Senior citizens gainfree access todistrict events

Sycamore CommunitySchools invites senior citi-zens to attend schoolevents for free as a guestof the district.

Residents of the Syca-more district who are 62-years of age or older mayobtain a Gold Card, whichis good for many district-sponsored events includ-ing concerts, plays andathletic events, at the Syc-amore Board of Educa-tion, 4881 Cooper Road.

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Russian dancers perform in Indian Hill High School’s rendition of “Fiddler on the Roof.” From left are Margot Brunette, Edmond Hooker, Kyle Goold and Katie Dirr.

Annika Hileman plays Tzeitel and Elis Halabi plays Motel the Tailor in Indian Hill High School’sperformance of “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Megan Sneider as Yente and Ryan Wilkins as Golde discuss matchmaking prospects for thedaughters in Indian Hill High School’s “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Indian Hill High School thespians Annika Hileman, left, LauraWaltman, Katherine Arnold, Camille Bode and Alex Bosterperform “Matchmaker, Matchmaker.”

CJ Allen plays Lazar Wolf in “Fiddler on the Roof.”

The villagers of Anatevka gossip during Indian Hill HighSchool’s performance of “Fiddler on the Roof.”

“Tradition!” Mark Toler, left, Gus Reed and Pow Wow cast

Anatevkaof the East The Indian Hill High School Pow

Wow theater group recently performed “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Arjun Sheth and Katherine Arnold portray the young couplePerchik and Hodel.

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

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

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

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Attentionto alignment detail is priority.Experience helpful but notnecessary. Ages 35-65. $120 per9 weeks unlimited. Register atfirst class or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

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

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

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

Spring Soul Collage OpenStudio Series: Emerging, 10a.m. to 1:30 p.m., WomenWriting for a Change, 6906Plainfield Road, Let’s explorethrough our card-making to-gether what is present andemerging for us this spring. ForAdult Women. $35. Registrationrequired. 272-1171; www.wo-menwriting.org. Silverton.

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

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

quired. Presented by MARIEL-DERS, INC.. 271-5588. Fairfax.

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

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

Weekend Weaving Workshopon Rigid Heddle Loom, 1-4p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Woman’s Art Cultural Center.Learning to weave on portablerigid heddle loom. Learn tech-nique and complete a scarf withworsted or bulky weight yarnthat you choose. Looms avail-able to rent for $10.The basicsexplored in this two-day work-shop. Ages 12-90. $60. Regis-tration required. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.com. Marie-mont.

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

EducationPlay in a Day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Blue Ash Recreation Center,4433 Cooper Road, Workshoppresented by Ensemble Theatre.Write, design, build and per-form original play. $5. Regis-tration required. Presented byEnsemble Theatre Cincinnati.745-8550. Blue Ash.

Babysitter’s Training, 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m., Blue Ash RecreationCenter, 4433 Cooper Road,Become certified in babysitter’straining. $85. Registrationrequired. Presented by Amer-ican Red Cross Cincinnati AreaChapter. 800-733-2767; red-cross.org/take-a-class. Blue Ash.

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

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

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

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

Music - Concert SeriesLinton Music’s Peanut Butter& Jam Sessions: Music Mak-ing with Madcap: The Storyof the Ugly Duckling, 10-10:45a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.,1-1:45 p.m., Good ShepherdLutheran Church Kenwood, 7701Kenwood Road, Clarinet, cello,piano and Madcap Puppets tellstory through music of Beetho-ven. $5 or four for $15; freeunder age 2. Presented byLinton Peanut Butter & JamSessions. 381-6868; www.linton-

music.org. Kenwood.

On Stage - TheaterHeaven Can Wait, 7-10 p.m.,Schoolhouse Restaurant, 8031Glendale-Milford Road, Upstairs.Interactive dinner theatre. $35.Reservations required. Present-ed by P.L.O.T.T. Performers.201-7568; http://www.plott-performers.com/. Camp Denni-son.

ShoppingCommunity Yard Sale, 8 a.m.to 5 p.m., Blue Ash YMCA, 5000YMCA Drive, Registration dead-line for vendors is April 10. Fee:$25 for 10x10 space plus 8 foottable and 2 chairs. BenefitsYMCA. Free admission. Regis-tration required. 791-5000. BlueAsh.

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

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

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

MONDAY, APRIL 20Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safestretching, sense of humor andall yoga has to offer. Ages 35-60.$120 for 9 weeks unlimited.Register at the first class.Through April 27. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

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

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

Health / WellnessHealth Seminar, 6 p.m., Ursu-line Academy, 5535 PfeifferRoad, Besl Auditorium. CSOviolinist Stacey Woolley andbassist Wayne Anderson joinStephen Wilson, M.D. to provideunique and educational look atrelationship between music andmedicine. Light refreshmentsand chance to win CSO tickets.Free. Reservations required.Presented by Mercy Health.956-3729, option 2, then option1; e-mercy.com/calendar.aspx.Blue Ash.

UC Cancer Institute Communi-ty Speaker Series: ColorectalCancer From Diagnosis toSurvivorship, 6-7:30 p.m.,Cancer Support Community,4918 Cooper Road, Colorectalcancer specialists host inter-active discussion and shareexpertise about multidisciplinaryteam care model, latest optionsfor diagnosis and treatment andwhat’s on horizon for personal-ized care. Free. Registrationrecommended. Presented byUniversity of Cincinnati CancerInstitute/UC Health Otolaryngol-ogy. 501-773-3736. Blue Ash.

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 language

skills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

TUESDAY, APRIL 21Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Gentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of itsdirections, opens hips andshoulders. Poses alternatebetween stabilizing, stretchingand strengthening. Good foreveryone from newbie to ad-vanced practitioner. $120 for 9weeks unlimited. Register at thefirst class or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

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

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

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

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

Holiday - Earth DayEarth Day Celebration, 4-7p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Earth-friendly vendors, food, craftsand fun for entire family. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented by BlueAsh Recreation Department.745-8550. Blue Ash.

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

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

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

SchoolsCoffee Social with Casey,9:30-10:30 a.m., Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool, 927 O’Bannonville Road,Parents of preschoolers learnabout Montessori philosophy,tour eight-acre campus and visitclassrooms. Free. Through May6. 683-4757. Loveland.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon to 1p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Room 101. Fellow-ship of relatives and friends ofalcoholics who share 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, APRIL 23Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Be Smart, Eat Well and MoveMore at Your Library, 3:45p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Learnabout exercise, good nutritionand feeding your brain withgood books while completing26 miles of Flying Pig marathonon your Hog Log. Free. Present-ed by Public Library of Cincinnati& Hamilton County. 369-4450.Deer Park.

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

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

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

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or look-ing for feedback from others.

Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

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

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

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

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

Ladies Night Out, 6-9 p.m., TheSilver Diva, 9797 MontgomeryRoad, Suite F, Make personal-ized piece of jewelry. Pay onlyfor what you make. Ages 21 andup. Price varies. Reservationsrequired. 873-4561. Montgo-mery.

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

FilmsFinal Friday Flix Film Series,7-10 p.m. Features “Chef” andlocal food trucks on site., Terwil-liger’s Lodge, 10520 DeerfieldRoad, $5. Reservations required.Presented by Montgomery ArtsCommission. 891-2424;www.montgomeryohio.org.Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyChristina Pazsitzky, 8 p.m.,10:30 p.m., Go Bananas ComedyClub, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterHeaven Can Wait, 7-10 p.m.,Schoolhouse Restaurant, $35.Reservations required. 201-7568;http://www.plottperform-ers.com/. Camp Dennison.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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

THANKS TO GEORGE PALMER

An Earth Day Celebration will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Bannonville Road, Loveland. Call 683-4757; www.cmhschool.com.

APRIL 15, 2015 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • 7ANEWS

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

like fruity, oakyand big are notterms I use on adaily basis but Ido enjoy wine asa social drink andespecially incooking.

My only forayinto making winewas dandelionwine a few yearsago and it justabout blew up in

the garage. No more homemade wine

making for me!

Cooking with wineThere’s something magical

when you cook with wine. Winesenhance food by tenderizingand moisturizing while impart-ing unbeatable flavor. It’s notonly about taste, although cer-tainly the fruity and acidicaspects add nuances and spikesof flavor. The alcohol in wineactually pulls flavors out andcarries them into food. To seewhat I mean, add wine to askillet that was used to sautéfood. As you scrape up cara-melized bits of food on the bot-tom, called deglazing, the winegoes to work, giving the fin-ished sauce an incomparableflavor. If you added merely

water, juice or broth to deglaze,they could not dissolve and pullflavors out the way the alcoholin wine does.

Dry or sweet?I like dry wines because I

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

Add wine firstIf you are deglazing add

wine to skillet before you add

anything else. Let it boil a bit toreduce acids and tannins. Thisis key to prevent curdling if youare adding dairy products.

Balancing act: pairingwines with food

Here’s where it can get con-fusing. Is it red with beef, whitewith poultry and seafood, cham-pagne for the toast? To play itsafe, try white wines with sea-food and poultry and red wineswith game and beef. But, hey,today just about anything goes.So it’s up to you.

Wine terms:Dry. Wine that’s not sweet

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

flavorful and assertive.Fruity. The aroma of fresh

fruit should hit you here. Andit’s not just grapes, but applesand berry aromas, too.

Oaky. The wine has a warmvanilla flavor and fragrance,coming from the fact that it wasaged in new oak barrels.

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

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

Rita’s guide to cooking with wine

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Wine and herb marinated chicken

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

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

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

Yogurt sauce

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

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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

Pat Donaldson,resident since 2009

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A provision in thegovernor’s budgetwould eliminate $9million in the next fewyears, or 12 percent, ofthe Sycamore Schools’annual budget.

That is a loss of$1,745 per studentwhen the phase out iscomplete and wouldrequire a 5.65-mill levyon Sycamore taxpayers toreplace those funds and main-tain the high-quality educationour students deserve.

Sycamore has been fiscallyresponsible, keeping expendi-ture growth to just 0.5 percentper year over the past decade.This proposal would gut thepositive effects of our dis-trict’s prudent fiscal manage-ment. Eliminating these funds,

which are reimburse-ment for local taxesthe state took away in2005 to improve thestate’s attractivenessto business, breaks apublic trust.

This proposal alsohas dire consequencesfor other local schools,including Princeton($16 million, 10.7

mills).The history of this funding

is tax reform enacted 10 yearsago that replaced the inven-tory-based tangible personalproperty tax with the broader-based commercial activity tax.As part of that reform, thestate promised to hold schoolsharmless for local revenuesthey would lose when TPP waseliminated. Reimbursements

to districts would come fromthe new CAT revenues.

However, during the reces-sion, the state tapped into theCAT revenue to fill budgetholes and reduced TPP reim-bursements to all school dis-tricts receiving them. ForSycamore, those cuts in fiscal2012-2013 were just under $2.9million, or $550 per studentannually.

Now, although Ohio is onfirm financial footing and CATrevenues outperform theamount needed to reimburseschools by more than $1 bil-lion, the governor is proposingboth a CAT increase and elim-inating TPP reimbursementsto schools.

We need your help to re-mind Ohio lawmakers thatTPP taxes were levied locally

and went to local schools. Thistax structure was critical inhelping build Sycamore into afirst-rate district with one ofthe lowest tax rates in Hamil-ton County. The CAT is a statebusiness tax that goes to thestate general revenue fund.

During every two-yearbudget cycle since 2005, yourSycamore school board andadministration have helpedsuccessfully defend the TPPfunding promise to localschools. As a good partner, wesupported the original tax lawchange eliminating TPP andagain supported reimburse-ment reductions in 2011 to helpthe state through a fiscal cri-sis. But we cannot do more.

We’ve met with our legisla-tors, who understand the detri-mental impact this would have

on our schools. Sycamore’ssuperintendent and treasurertestified on this issue beforethe House Finance Subcom-mittee on Primary and Second-ary Education.

The governor’s plan shiftstremendous cost to local resi-dential and commercial tax-payers. Don’t accept his prem-ise that school districts withthe ‘capacity’ to raise morefunding locally through taxlevies should just do so. Com-munities like ours have givenback millions in previouslylocal TPP revenues.

Make your voice heard inColumbus and protect what’syours. Find out more atwww.sycamoreschools.org .

John Mercurio is vice president ofthe Sycamore School Board.

John Mercurio COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Governor’s budget would cripple Sycamore Schools

April 8 questionA proposal to raise the speed

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

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

“I would definitely supportit, but recognize the draw-backs. While in Germany, en-joying the Autobahn at speedswell in excess of 100mph manytimes, I felt like I was back inmy college days in Montana,where there were no speedlimits. All of that required a lot

more common sense and train-ing than what appears to be thecase in our “Driving Educa-tion” of today. It also requiresexcellent roads without pot-holes and unclear markings.The night time speed limit of55mph in the Open Range farmcountry was there to protectthe cattle that wandered out onthe road.

“ I do know that there were

special licenses required of theGermans to use the Autobahn,and “little” cars in the 1960’sweighed over 3,000#. I use I-75between Cincinnati and Day-ton frequently, and see 75-80 asmore and more the norm. Un-fortunately, that is the speedfrequently used by Prius,Aveo, Fit and Focus driverswho wish to assure all of us4,000-plus drivers that theyhave ‘The Right Stuff.’ It is alsothe speed frequently used bythose who bought a model vehi-cle without turn signals or, oc-casionally, one with 18 wheels.The results are not pretty. Justlike another popular devicethat requires a license, ‘Carsdon’t kill people.’

“Close on the heels of highspeed limits may come muchstricter mechanical inspec-tions as found in Germany,also. This isn’t bad, but as many

folks from Pennsylvania cantell you, there were many in-spectors who found that a lu-crative business each year.”

D.B.

“The current 70 mph speedlimit on the Ohio Turnpike andrural Ohio interstates seems tobe working just fine. It wasraised a few years ago. I do notsee any reason to raise it at thistime. However I would like toencourage the Interstate radartraps get set up on rainy daysinstead of on the more typicaldry days and holidays. Thoserainy days are when 70 mphreally needs to be enforced. Gofigure!”

T.D.T.

“I am all for raising thespeed limits. If you don’t wantto go that fast you do not haveto but it’s nice to be able to, if

desired, without the fear ofJohnny Law ruining your dayas well as lightening your wal-let. However, if you choose tonot go as fast as allowed, pleaseget out of the way of those thatdo. Today’s car are so muchmore capable to handle higherspeeds then ever before and allof the safety technology in thenewer cars makes the higherspeed hardly noticeable. Sincewe are talking about driving,here’s a suggestion for mostCincinnatians: If you want tomake a turn, any turn, use yourturn signals! It simply amazesme how many supposedlysmart and law abiding citizensin the greater Cincinnati areado not use their turn signals.It’s not that hard people and itis infinitely safer than whatyou currently do.”

M. J. F.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat summer in Cincinnatievent are you most lookingforward to, and why?

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

As a working parentwith an active familyand a yard full of ma-ture trees, the idea ofMontgomery switchingto leaf-vacuum pickupsounds spectacular.Like many residentswith the backaches toprove it, I’ve been wish-ing for this for a long,long time.

But change – even clearlypositive change – can stillraise questions. Here aresome things you may havebeen curious about.

» Our peers already have it:Wyoming, Mariemont, Madei-ra, Loveland and SycamoreTownship are just a few of themany (17) nearby communi-ties that currently enjoy leaf-vacuum service. Just three(North College Hill, Evendale,Deerfield Township) have asystem of bags and/or totessimilar to Montgomery’s.

» Their cities look great:Wyoming and Mariemont (toname just a few) have some ofthe neatest, most well-keptstreets around. If leaf-vacuuming were a problem,their residents would havedemanded something else –and they haven’t.

» The leaves will be recy-cled: Contrary to some earlyreports, the leaves will betaken to a Class 4 compostingfacility and turned into mulch.The Hamilton County Recy-cling District has confirmedthat our recycling grants will

not change in anyway, and we’ll be justas “green” a city asbefore.

» If you mulch, youcan keep mulching:Obviously, mulchingone’s own leaves isthe ideal, but manyresidents have toomany leaves, no-where to put them, or

other obstacles. For them, thecity provides leaf collection.

» Leaf vacuuming is just adifferent, more convenientform - it’s cost-effective: Leaf-vacuuming would cost less forthe city to provide than thecurrent bag/tote leaf pickupthrough Rumpke.

» Weekly pickup: Theleaves would be picked upweekly. Most leaf-vacuumingcommunities provide resi-dents with a schedule so theyknow what day their leaveswill be picked up.

» Sidewalks will not becovered: The vacuum tube onthe proposed leaf-vacuumtruck is long enough to reacheither side of the sidewalk, soif there is not room betweensidewalk and street, the leavescan be placed on the interiorside of the sidewalk (nearerthe house). Either way, thesidewalks remain clear. Thepublic works director ofGreenville, Ohio, uses thismodel of leaf-vacuum and hasstated that keeping sidewalksclear is not an issue.

» Cul-de-sacs aren’t a prob-

lem: The public works direc-tor of Huber Heights (whoaffectionately calls his city“Cul-de-sac City” because theyhave so many) uses the leaf-vacuum truck being proposed,and stated that he has “noproblem” serving cul-de-sacresidents. The vacuum tube islong enough to reach ontopeople’s property, so cul-de-sac residents can put theirleaves on a pie-shaped area, .

» It saves time, even foryour backyard leaves: Rakingleaves horizontally onto a tarpand rolling them off at thecurb is significantly faster andeasier than the rake/lift/stuff/stomp/re-rake/repeat processof bagging, and it’s far, fareasier on your back (no lift-ing!).

Our peer communities haveleaf-vacuum service, it’sgreen, it’s cost-effective, itwill save us time every fall...here’s hoping the city of Mont-gomery makes the rightchoice.

Lisa Rumely is a 13-year resident ofMontgomery. She is a workingmother of three school-aged chil-dren and lives in Old Montgomery.

Reasons for leaf vacuum service

Lisa RumelyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Leaf-vacuumingwould cost lessfor the city toprovide than thecurrent bag/toteleaf pickup...

Ankle sprains areone of the most com-mon injuries I see as aphysician of sportsmedicine at CincinnatiChildren’s.

It’s estimated 2 mil-lion ankle sprains occuracross the countryevery year. Almost halftaking place duringsports related activity.Ankle sprains common-ly happen in sports that re-quire cutting and jumpingsuch as basketball, soccer,football and volleyball.

A common misconceptionamong parents is that an anklesprain is a “mild injury thatwill heal on its own.” However,ankle sprains can lead tochronic pain and instability ofthe ankle if not properly treat-ed. The group that is at great-est risk range in age from 10-19years old.

A sprain is a stretching ortearing injury that is specificto ligaments (bone to boneconnections in the body). Mostankle sprains cause an injuryto the outside portion of theankle. However, an injury tothe inside of the ankle canindicate a far more worrisomeinjury. If you think your childhas an ankle sprain, it’s alwaysbest to have an examination bya physician who has special-ized training in evaluation ofankle sprains.

Some of the signs include:

» inability or diffi-culty bearing weighton the affected ankle;

» significant swell-ing or bruising any-where on the ankle, legor foot;

» pain over the in-side of the ankle orover the foot;

» deformity of theankle or foot.

If any of the abovesigns or symptoms is present,it is advised that your child beevaluated as soon as possible.

At Cincinnati Children’s, ourpediatric sports medicine ex-perts recognize the importanceof early evaluation of musculo-skeletal injuries. Same dayappointments can be made bycalling 513-803-HURT. If yourchild’s injury is after hours oron the weekend and your childis unable to bear weight or adeformity is present, an evalu-ation in an urgent care oremergency department wouldbe recommended.

If the ankle sprain is minor,recovery can take place withintwo to three weeks. With moresevere ankle sprains, the heal-ing time can take six to eightweeks for a full recovery.

Dr. Gregory Walker is an assistantprofessor in Division of Sports Medi-cine at Cincinnati Children’s and anassociate professor in Department ofPediatrics at the University of Cin-cinnati.

Here’s the angle on ankles:Sprains need to be treated

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Baseball» Cincinnati Hills

Christian Academyblanked CincinnatiChristian 8-0 April 10.

» Moeller beatKing’s ChristianAcademy 8-4 April 7at Perfect Game inGeorgia behind sen-ior Grant Macchioc-chi. Junior Kyle Butzwas 2-for-3 with a tri-ple and drove in fiveruns.

On April 8, theCrusaders beat Mari-etta (Ga.) 8-4 with ju-nior Chris Stock get-ting the win and ju-nior Caleb Lin gettingthe save. Junior Pat-rick Mullinger was 2-for-3 with a double,triple and two runsdriven in.

Softball» Sycamore beat

Princeton 8-1 onApril 7. Senior LydiaSloan got the win andfreshman JessicaFehr was 3-for-4 withthree doubles.

Girls lacrosse» Sycamore

opened their seasonApril 7 with an 18-1win over Anderson.

Tennis» Sycamore

blanked Fairfield 5-0on April 7. JuniorAlex Taylor and soph-omores Noah Sternand Regis Liou sweptsingles.

The Aves blankedHamilton 5-0 onApril 8. Taylor, Liouand freshman NathanZhang took singles.

The Sycamore “B”squad beat Mason’s“B” team 3-2 onApril 10.

» Indian Hillblanked Finneytown5-0 on April 8. Sweep-ing singles were ju-nior Alex Warstler,freshman AndrewPregel and sopho-more Milan Bhanda-ri.

Boys volleyball» Moeller beat El-

der April 7, 28-26, 25-23, 25-22.

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Sycamore junior OksanaSchornak competes inthe 4x200 relay at theCoaches Classic atWinton Woods.

Though they had a perfect sea-son with a state Division I titlelast year, the Sycamore HighSchool girls lacrosse team got ataste of defeat early this year.

It just didn’t count.On a preseason trip to Michi-

gan the Lady Aves scrimmagedthe top two teams in the state.

“We blew one team out and oneteam blew us out,” coach EddieClark said. “It was a good experi-ence. We got down and our kidsdidn’t know how to do it. We wereonly down for 20 total minuteslast year.”

Sycamore’s closest games lastseason were a 6-5 win over Medi-na and an 11-9 victory over Ma-son. Pretty much everything elsewas a lopsided win in favor of theLady Aves; including the state ti-tle game with Medina lastMay 31, 14-6.

Clark’s captains this springare seniors Brittany Murphy andMaddie Locke. Nine seniors grad-uated from the 2014 state champi-ons, but seven of the currentgroup played on a regular basis.Locke and Murphy are returningstarters along with junior attackSydney Pattison.

The plan is another champion-ship.

“That’s the goal every yearwith this team,” Clark said. “Ithink the top 12 (teams) are everybit as good this year. We have tobuild depth. Last year we played16 or 17 players. This year it’s 13or 14.”

Clark has 27 girls between var-sity and JV. Though the team hashad some success, becoming aSycamore lacrosse player is notappealing to everyone. Somegirls come out, some don’t andsome join the team, quit, and thencome back because they miss thesport.

“It’s a lot of hard work,” Clarksaid. “A lot of times people don’twant to put in the hard work. I tellthe kids it’s hard to be good; it’seven harder to be great. We’rehoping for another great year.”

Sycamore has won three statetitles with Clark. After one cham-pionship, Sycamore went back tothe finals. After the other, theyfailed to make the semifinals.With a trip to Chicago plannedand a few to Columbus to face topteams, Clark is gearing his girlsup for another deep tournamentrun.

“My goal’s not to be undefeat-ed, it’s to be good in May andJune,” Clark said. “This is a teamthat should make the final four.We can’t have any injuries, that’sthe biggest thing right now.”

Sycamore hosts Thomas Wor-thington April 18 before going onthe road to face Mount NotreDame and Upper ArlingtonApril 23-24.

Just as you would expect aGirls Greater Catholic Leagueteam to do, the Mount NotreDame lacrosse team jumpedright into their spring scheduleApril 1facing a tough opponent inDivision II state runner-up IndianHill.

Despite having four experi-enced players away on a retreat,the Cougars prevailed 10-8.

“They gutted it out,” coachRussell Mackey said. “It was avery good win. They’re a goodteam. I’m really proud of our de-fense.”

A year ago, MND finished 15-4and 6-0 under Mackey in theGGCL. Two of their losses cameto eventual Division I championSycamore, including the season-ender in the regional finals.

Returning starters are seniorsMoriah Flynn, Rachel Rein, Ali

Wiethe, Leah Haverkos, CarolineWarning, Sam DeVore, LaurenAdams and Nicole Crace plus ju-nior Kelsey Beitman. In goal forthe Cougars is sophomore DorieCoggin with senior Jess Burrisalso closing in on 200 careersaves.

Warning, Rein and Flynn areCougar captains.

“They truly leave their egos atthe door and are focused on be-coming better players them-selves and doing what’s right for

the team,” Mackey said of hissquad. “They’re the most unself-ish group of seniors I have yet tocoach at MND.”

Flynn has been a rare four-year player for Mackey with sev-eral others in their third season.Rachel Rein and Sam DeVore areon schedule to break into MND’stop 10 list in career points.

Per usual, the MND scheduleis a juggernaut as they beganwith an overtime win at Ursuline,a loss at Worthington Kilbourne

and the win over Indian Hill be-fore battling Loveland. Gamescoming up are road contests withSpringboro April 16 and Olentan-gy April 18. They return to theirnew field April 21 against McAu-ley.

“There’s a lot of parity in theleague this season,” Mackey said.“We’re pretty pumped up aboutthis year’s team.”

After losing games to MountNotre Dame and WorthingtonKilbourne, Ursuline defeated St.Ursula 7-6 March 31. The Lionshosted McAuley April 9 beforestarting a five-game road tripApril 11.

Ursuline is coached by ToddVollmer.

The goal for head coach CatieHornsby and her Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy Eagles is toget to a point where the teamfunctions as a cohesive unit.

The team has been workinghard, it’s just not quite there yet.CHCA, which has a mix of play-ers who have and have notplayed, has a couple of go-to play-ers.

On the attack, the Eagles havejuniors Megan Owens and ClaireDrosos. Leading the defense arejuniors Chazz Powell and EmmaVanderkolk.

“It’s nice to have leaders ateach point of the field,” Hornsbysaid.

Katie Post has a tough act tofollow in her second year as thegirls lacrosse coach at Indian HillHigh School. Last year, the LadyBraves made a valiant runthrough the tournament and fin-ished as the Division II state run-ners-up at 17-4.

Among the returning playersfrom that group are senior attackGabi Gibson, senior midfielderMackenzie McMillan, senior mid-fielder Ashton Irvine and junior

Sycamore Lady Aves lacrossetries to perpetuate perfectionScott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

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Sycamore's goalie is junior Haley Rayburn.

THANKS TO MEREDITH POST

Sycamore lacrosse coaches celebrate the school's third state championship.From left are assistant Allison Bell, head coach Eddie Clark and assistantMeredith Post.


Mount Notre Dame senior Moriah Flynn chases down Indian Hill seniorMackenzie McMillan (5) April 1.


Sycamore senior Brittany Murphyworks up a sweat in a game withAnderson April 7.

PLAYERS TO WATCHMoriah Flynn, senior, Mount

Notre Dame: Committed to playin college at Marquette

Sam DeVore and RachelRein, seniors, MND: Both onpace to being in the Cougars’ top10 in scoring.

Gabi Gibson, senior, IndianHill: Prolific scorer for LadyBraves.

Mackenzie McMillan andAshton Irvine, seniors, IndianHill: Senior captains for Katie Post

Rhian Horton, junior, IndianHill: Junior captain at midfield/defender.

Maddie Locke and BrittanyMurphy, seniors, Sycamore:Captains and future teammates atWinthrop

Sydney Pattison, junior,Sycamore: Only other starterfrom state championship team.

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Sycamore HighSchool’s boys lacrosseteams played some lateMarch games againstSpringboro and Oak Hills,then benefited from aspring break team-bond-ing trip to Georgia.

In Savannah, theycame across the Benedic-tine Military School teamand won in 81-degreeweather, 12-9 onMarch 31.

“Their guys were like6-foot-5 and 230 pounds,”Sycamore coach GregCole said. “Their footballteam had won a statechampionship. They werea good team; No. 1 in theregion. It was like Moell-er, but the size of Marie-mont. We pumped in sometransition goals thenslowed the game down.”

Sycamore tried to getsome other games aroundColumbia, Charleston andHilton Head, South Caro-lina but wasn’t success-ful. He’d like to make thetrip again and play two orthree times. However, themain focus of the trip wasto develop chemistry.When not practicing theirstickwork, the Aves wereable to take part in a mil-itary obstacle course,beach lacrosse and someembarrassing bus ka-raoke challenges.

Cole’s squad is led bysenior attack Tyler He-gyeshi and junior defend-er Tommy Barnhorst. He-gyeshi is averaging multi-ple goals per game andstarted off the season byrattling the cage for eightgoals against SpringboroMarch 23.

“He’s a captain on thefield who just directs theoffense and understandshow to change the tempwhen it needs to bechanged,” Cole said.

Barnhorst is verballycommitted to play atJacksonville Universityin Florida.

“Athletically, he’s ahead above the rest,” Colesaid. “We’re looking forhim to have better deci-sion-making in transitiondown the field. As a fresh-man and sophomore, hefelt he had to make every-body miss. Now, we’rereally teaching him howto distribute the ball anddump it down to one of ourattackers.”

Hegyeshi has a gradepoint average of well over4.0 and will not officiallyplay for a college team.His scholastic offers in-clude the University ofSouthern California andIndiana. Cole believeshe’ll go on to play club la-crosse.

A multi-sport advo-cate, the Aves featuresenior Philip Silvermanfrom the football teamalong with sophomoregoalie and football centerEvan Schuster. Juniorgoalie Jason Beaudryfrom the hockey team isalso vying for playing

time. Barnhorst, whogave up football for la-crosse, may be mulling areturn to the gridiron infall.

Other players Syca-more will be counting onare junior attackman An-drew Cardenas and NickCliver, junior midfielderMichael Sorger and soph-omore face-off Blake Pet-zelt.

The Aves were 10-8 ayear ago and will againplay some of the betterteams around. Outside ofthe spring break tripdown south, Sycamore’sopponents are in this re-gion.

“There’s so manygames on the schedulethat you could call 50-50games,” Cole said. “Youcould flip a coin before-hand to figure out who’sgoing to win. We just don’tfeel like we need to leave(the area) anymore. It’s along trip to go up to Co-lumbus. These guys arestudents so we try tomake it a little easier onthem.”

Upcoming games forSycamore are all on theroad. The Aves are at Ma-riemont April 15 and Indi-an Hill April 17.

Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy featuresnine freshmen on the 25-man roster. Coach JasonCopestick said the young-er guys are plenty talent-ed, they just need to de-velop.

The Eagles return astrong trio on defense ledby Payne Vanderwoude,Johan James and Mitch

Kennedy.Vanderwoude and

James are both seniors.“We’ll have our ups and

downs, but I think we’llsee dramatic improve-ments from last year,”Copestick said.

On the attack, CHCAreturns Josh and JacobEckert and Justin Stagna-ro.

Copestick said the mid-dle of the field is wherethe team is at its young-est, but added that thelines are coming together.

CHCA plays 6 p.m.April 15 at CincinnatiCountry Day.

Second-year MoellerHigh School lacrossecoach Sean McGinnis ledthe Crusaders to a 10-10mark in his first cam-paign and second-place inthe Greater CatholicLeague-South. An 8-7overtime tournament lossto yearly GCL nemesis St.Xavier kept Moeller froma winning 2014.

McGinnis and Moellerwill fire back with 11 re-turning starters from lastyear’s team. The defensefeatures seniors JackToomb, Grant Clark,Noah Flynn and goalieMitch Nietupski. At mid-field are seniors JacobRogan, Grady Quinn,Nick Cinquinna, EricReynolds and Ethan Cook.On attack are senior MattGates and sophomore Co-ry Lockwood.

Toomb was an all-re-gion defender last year

and all-Midwest Scholas-tic Lacrosse Coaches As-sociation who has com-mitted to play at RobertMorris. Clark was also all-region and has committedto Siena College. Sopho-more Lockwood is also onthe radar of Division Iprograms and several ju-niors and sophomores aregetting looks from col-leges at various levels.

“Our strength will beour defense,” McGinnissaid. “We’ll be able to bephysical and dictate playon that side of the field.On offense, we’ll beyoung at the attack, butskilled and seasoned atmidfield. It’s nice to knowwe’ll have plenty of legiti-mate scoring threats thisyear and not have to relyon a few players to scorelike last year.”

Much like most sportsat Moeller, the schedule isaggressive. The Crusad-ers have already splitwith Louisville Trinityand Louisville St. Xavier.They also face teamsfrom Indiana and Penn-sylvania as well as threeColumbus-area schools.Next on the agenda is theSt. Xavier BombersApril 15.

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

On May 9, Moeller will

honor legendary coachTom Kennedy, whopassed away from Parkin-son’s Disease in January,with a Play For TK Day.The plan is to raise moneyfor a memory scholarshipto honor his legacy. TheCrusaders face ColumbusDeSales at 3 p.m.

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

It was a good 2014 forlacrosse at Indian HillHigh School as the girlswere Division II runners-up and the boys made theregional finals undercoach Tim McKay, fallingto eventual Division IIchampions Mariemont.

The Braves had sever-

al victories over DivisionI opponents last season in-cluding Elder, LakotaEast, Lakota West andDublin Coffman. Threestarters return from that11-6 squad.

This spring, McKaywill look for leadershipfrom senior attackmanAustin Schneider, seniorface-off midfielder Sam-uel Markiewitz, senior de-fenseman Mitch Trout, ju-nior goalie Cam McMillanand sophomore midfield-er Owen Taylor. TheBraves coach likes histeam’s attitude and coach-ability.

Junior captain CamMcMillan mans the netnow that Matt Young hasgraduated and is at Divi-sion II Florida Tech. As-sisting Trout on defensewill be juniors GrantGottdiner, Jake Youngand Kai Noahr along withsophomore Devin Heffer-nan.

At midfield, seniorcaptain Markiewitz had102 ground balls in 2014.Sophomore Taylor leadsthe midfielders alongwith juniors Otto Acker-man, Chuck Long and sen-ior captain James Pflugh-aupt.

Offensively, Schneiderhad 15 goals and 29 assistslast year. He’ll be joinedon attack by juniors DavisMcCoskey and Phillip Fa-rist.

“This is a young teamwith only four seniors,”McKay said. “The juniorclass is very strong, as isthe freshman class. Thefreshmen were part oflast year’s Ohio MiddleSchool championshipteam and come in used toplaying at a high level.Several will contribute atthe varsity level veryquickly.”

After traveling to El-der April 15, the Bravesreturn home to host Syca-more April 17 and Colum-bus St. Charles April 18.

“This team has a verytough schedule, playing 11Division I teams and thecream of the crop in OhioDivision II Southwest,”McKay said.

Sycamore Aves lacrossehoping to run up the rankingsScott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

PLAYERS TOWATCH

Jack Toomb, senior,Moeller: All-Regiondefender, All-RegionMSLCA. Committed toRobert Morris.

Grant Clark, senior,Moeller: All-Regiondefender committed toSiena.

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

Samuel Markiewitz,senior, Indian Hill: 66percent and 102 groundballs as face-off midfield-er

Tommy Barnhorst,junior, Sycamore: Juniordefender verbally com-mitted to JacksonvilleUniversity.

Tyler Hegyeshi, sen-ior, Sycamore: Seniorattack who had an eight-goal game already thisseason.

Josh and Jacob Eck-ert and Justin Stagna-ro, CHCA: All three arereturning attackers forthe Eagles.

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Moeller defenseman Grant Clark leveled St. Xavier senior Harrison Tobin as the Crusaders andBombers met in the Division I regional semifinal last season.

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Tommy Barnhorst is a juniordefender for Sycamore.


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Indian Hill senior attackAustin Schneider had 15goals and 29 assists lastseason.


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Senior attack Tyler Hegyeshireturns for Sycamore.

midfielder/defenderRhian Horton. McMillanand Irvine are captains,with Horton serving as ju-nior captain. For the fu-

ture, replacements are inthe wings as a big fresh-man class came out andthere’s some promisingsophomores.

Indian Hill jumpedright into the fire this sea-son as they began with Di-vision I regional finalistMount Notre Dame

April 1. In a back and forthgame, the Division II LadyBraves fell short 10-8.

“We have a very toughopening schedule,” Postsaid. “They are mentallyand physically toughgames. That’s kind of theway it fit in for us. I thinkit’s definitely a way to

come out of the gate toface tough competition.”

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

“She has an uncanny

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

Ahead are homematches with Ursuline

April 18 and SummitCountry Day April 20.Ideally after that, theteam would like to go onanother run to build uptournament momentum.

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

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U.S. Rep. Brad Wen-strup is inviting all highschool students inOhio’s 2nd Congres-sional District to enterthe 2015 CongressionalArt Competition. Thewinner will have his/her artwork displayedin the U.S. Capitol forthe next year and willreceive two planetickets to Washington,D.C., for an awards cer-emony.

Students may sub-mit their original, two-dimensional artwork toWenstrup’s district of-fices in Cincinnati orPeebles for judging. Apanel of three judgeswill determine first,second, and third placewinners among the sub-

missions, alongside a“viewer’s choice” de-termined by online vot-ing. The runners-upwill have their artworkdisplayed prominentlyin one of Rep. Wen-strup’s offices.

To be considered inthe competition, stu-dents must hand-deliv-er or mail their entriesalong with typed stu-dent release forms toWenstrup’s Cincinnatior Peebles district of-fices no later than 5p.m. Friday, April 24.

For a complete list ofthe rules and guide-lines, please visit Wen-strup’s website at wen-strup.house.gov/art orcall his office at 513-474-7777.

Wenstrup invitesstudents to enterart competition

AscensionLutheran ChurchA second worship service hasbeen added to Ascension’sSunday morning worshipschedule. The new 8 a.m.service is intended for thosewho would like to worship in amore contemplative way. Thechurch offers a blended wor-ship at 10:15 a.m. SundaySchool, Confirmation and AdultForum meet at 9 a.m.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered at 7 p.m. onthe fourth Tuesday of themonth. More information onthis ministry is available at793-3288.

Women’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 thefourth Tuesday of the month at7 p.m. More information isavailable at 793-3288.

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

.com.

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

A game night and chili cookoffis planned for the evening ofFriday, April 24. Come andenjoy group games, bring afavorite board game and join agroup in some fun. Samplesome homemade chili and voteon a favorite.

Outreach is the church themefor April.

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

Round Up Sunday for all thechildren’s Sunday school classesmeets on the first Sunday ofthe month for a light-heartedtime of Bible stories, games,penny wars, Bible Bowl andmore.

Sunday School classes are 10

a.m.; Sunday worship is 11 a.m.Kings Kids, a children’s worshipservice, is offered during the 11a.m. service. Nursery care isavailable.

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

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchImmanuel Presbyterian Churchand Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch will combine forces toperform Gabriel Fauré’s “Requi-em” at 7 p.m. April 17 and 18.The performance is at Immanu-el on April 17, 3445 Clifton Ave.,Cincinnati, and at Blue AshApril 18, 4309 Cooper Road.The performances will featurethe IPC Chancel Choir, the BlueAsh Chancel Choir, guest solo-ists and orchestra.

A free-will offering will be takenat both performances to sup-port the work of Bake MeHome, a charitable organiza-tion in Hamilton County thatprovides homemade cookiesand other donations for fam-ilies in crisis. Their mission is topromote shared family experi-ences and volunteerism in theircommunity. Currently, Bake MeHome serves eighteen agenciesin four counties as well asservicemen and women over-seas.

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

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

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge and you must bringyour child’s lunch. Register onthe website (www.cos-umc.org)under “Registration Forms.”

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

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerAs part of its 200-year anniversa-ry celebration, CincinnatiFriends Meeting welcomes theQuaker Genealogy and HistoryConference focusing on LeviCoffin from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,Saturday, April 18. The confer-ence is open to the public. The$35 registration fee includes aboxed lunch. Register by April16 on the church website or bycalling 937-481-2456.

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

Coffin was considered the“President of the UndergroundRailroad.” Perhaps the mostfamous person ever to be amember of Cincinnati FriendsMeeting. Levi Coffin, his wife,Catherine, and other Anti-Slavery Friends worked toadvance the cause of freedombefore and after the Civil War.In their dedication and faithful-ness, they exemplify the highestexpression of Quaker thoughtand practice.

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

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

Community of theGood ShepherdCatholic Church.The Spring Fling Dance featur-ing “The Remains” is 7-11:30p.m., Saturday, April 25, at thechurch. Tickets are $20 and areon sale at the parish office. Theprice includes two drink ticketsand appetizers. Additionaldrinks will be available forpurchase. Soft drinks and waterare free. Split the Pot will alsobe available. New Visions, aGood Shepherd ministry forthose who are divorced, sep-arated or widowed, will behosting the evening. Tickets canbe purchased in advance butwill be available at the door.

Contact Sandra Smith at 563-1868 or [email protected] with ques-tions.

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

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

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

Good Shepherd LutheranChurch

Celebrate your faith at GoodShepherd Lutheran Church!Woven Worship with Commu-nion is 5 p.m., Saturdays; Tradi-tional Service is 8 a.m. Sundays;a 30-minute service for familieswith young children is 9 a.m.,Sundays; Contemporary serviceis 11 a.m.; and traditionalservice is 11 a.m.

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

Faith-building classes, fellowshipand outreach opportunities,and small groups are offeredeach weekend and throughoutthe week for adults to connect.There is something for every-one here.

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

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

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

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

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchWorship times are 9:15-10 a.m.,Sunday school; 10:30-11:30 a.m.,worship; and 11:30 a.m., fellow-ship.

A coffee/snack bar has beenstarted in the Narthex onSunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];lovelandpresbyterianchur-ch.org.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchCome spend your weekendswith friends and neighborsfrom Loveland and the sur-rounding communities as wejoin in worship, fellowship andservice at one of our threeworship services:

Saturdays 5:30 p.m. – Contempo-rary service with a coffee caféstyle. “All Together Now”programming for children agesbirth – sixth-grade. Communionoffered weekly.

Sundays 9 a.m. – Traditionalworship with music. Childcare isavailable for children birth – 5years of age. Communionoffered on the first Sunday ofeach month.

Sundays 10:30 a.m. – Contempo-rary service with music providedby our Praise Band. Full SundaySchool programming offeredfor children birth – 18 years ofage. Communion offered thefirst Sunday of the month.

The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.

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

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

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

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

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BLUE ASHIncidents/investigationsAbandonment of junked ordismantled vehicleprohibitedReported at 9200 block of BlueAsh Road, March 16.

Reported at 11000 block ofWood Ave., March 16.

Reported at 9700 block ofMonroe Ave., March 16.

Aggravated robberyReported at 10400 block ofPlainfield Road, March 10.

Breaking and enteringReported at 10900 block ofKenwood Road, March 13.

Breaking and entering, grandtheftReported at 11300 block ofWilliamson Road, March 12.

Criminaldamaging/endangeringReported at 4300 block ofCooper Road, March 18.

Disorderly conduct, criminaltrespassReported at 4600 block of LakeForest Drive, March 17.

Domestic violenceReported at 9000 block ofPlainfield Road, March 10.

Identity fraudReported at 9200 block ofDeercross Parkway, March 12.

Misrepresentation to obtainalcoholReported at 6100 block of Pfeif-fer Road, March 12.

Misuse of credit cardReported at 4800 block of HuntRoad, March 19.

OVIReported at SB I-71, March 15.Petty theftReported at 9500 block ofKenwood Road, March 11.

Reported at 9100 block of Plain-field Road, March 19.

Reported at 10600 block of

McKinley Road, March 17.Possession of cocaine,possession of heroinReported at 4100 block of HuntRoad, March 11.

Possession of marijuanaReported at Malsbary Road/Reed Hartman Highway, March.11

Receiving stolen property,failure to comply withorder/signal of officerReported at 1400 block of SBI-71, March 11.

TheftReported at 9400 block ofKenwood Road, March 14.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringCurrency removed from 7300block of Kenwood Road, Feb.28.

Tools valued at $500 removedfrom 4200 block of Kugler Mill,March 3.

Lock removed from 4200 blockof Woodlawn, March 3.

Glasses valued at $17,320 re-moved from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Feb. 17.

Laptop bag and laptop removedfrom 7800 block of Montgo-

mery Road, Feb. 16.RobberyReported on 8000 block ofMontgomery Road, March 5.

TheftCell phone valued at $100 re-moved from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, March 5.

Purse and contents removedfrom 7800 block of Montgo-mery Road, Feb. 24.

Stereo equipment valued at$100 removed from 8600 blockof Lancaster Ave., Feb. 28.

Reported on 7900 block ofMontgomery Road, Feb. 26.

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local police departments. All reports published are publicrecords.

To contact your local police department: » Blue Ash, 745-8573 » Montgomery, 985-1600 » Sycamore Township, 774-6351 or 683-3444» Symmes Township, 774-6351 or 683-3444

BLUE ASH5887 Cornell Road: At HomeIntegrations Inc. to Emery,Brian D.; $125,000.

4564 Ellman Ave.: Martin, Mi-chael & Dianna J. to Martin,Andrew; $147,300.

4171 Hunt Road: McCafferty,Nancy E. to Paytes Rentals LLC;$425,000.

3625 Lobelia Drive: McFall, BruceD. & Susan L. to Wyse, Kelby T.& Nicole L.; $270,500.

9537 Park Manor: Dhingra, Rishi& Ruchika to Windmill, Ian &Sue; $541,500.

4858 Prospect Ave.: PotterhillHomes LLC to Gleisinger, Melis-sa M. & Nikolaus C.; $351,333.

10237 Ryans Way: Kukreja,Kamlesh U. & Marcia KomlosKukreja to Morris, Michael &Kelley; $585,000.

MONTGOMERYCandlewood Circle: Vintage ClubAssociates Ltd. to Great Tradi-

tions Homes, Ltd.; $169,250.10785 Deerfield Road: WellsFargo Bank NA Tr. to Macht,Brett & Crystal Dawn; $175,859.

7952 Mitchell Farm Lane: Cole,Sean P. & Meghan to Sullivan,Stephanie; $289,900.

9700 Ross Ave.: Children UnitedLLC to Christopher’s Financial I.;$305,000.

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Frank Morris, Presi-dent of Northeast Emer-gency Distribution Ser-vices, will speak to theBlue Ash NortheastDemocratic Club at 7:30p.m. Tuesday, April 21, atthe Blue Ash RecreationCenter at 4433 CooperRoad.

Morris, an engineerand a long-time employ-ee of Procter & Gamble,began volunteering atNEEDS in 2000 when heretired. He first learnedabout NEEDS after read-ing a story about theorganization, and after a13 year stint as an at-large community mem-ber, he became presi-dent.

NEEDS is a local foodpantry that providesboth emergency foodand financial assistanceto families in northeast-ern Hamilton County. In2013, NEEDS providedfood to 674 families,enabled 48 families tostay in housing by assist-ing with rent payments,and assisted 125 familieswith utility payments.

The organization, anon-profit, is run entire-

ly by vol-unteersand repre-sents acoalitionof approxi-matelytwo dozenarea

churches and civic or-ganizations.

The pantry is at theKenwood BaptistChurch, which donatesspace.

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

NEEDS president willspeak to Blue Ash Dems

Morris

The Art Program ofthe Cincinnati Woman’sClub hosted a presenta-tion recently on “Recov-ery of Art Stolen by theNazis.” Karen Buckley,an attorney and art andhistory buff from Wil-mington, gave an in-formative look at Naziattempts to accumulate“Germanic” art as wellas efforts by farsightedindividuals to protectand recover treasures ofwestern civilization.

As early as 1933 Hit-ler had plans in place topurge German art ofperceived decadentmodern influences. Healso wanted to accumu-late the best Germanicpieces created since1500 with the intent tocreate a museum in hishome city of Linz, Aus-tria. He and his agentseither confiscated orforced the sale of itemsfrom the collections ofwealthy Jews and hesent scholars to “re-

claim” German art fromother countries as hismilitary machine con-quered them. LesserNazis became collectorsat bargain prices.

As portrayed in therecent movie, GeorgeStout and the “The Mon-uments Men” attemptedto alert the U.S. to en-dangered priceless artthroughout Europe. Bythe time of the blitz-krieg (1940) much Euro-pean art had been se-cured in safe places, butthe Germans wereaware of many of theshelters. As the tide ofwar turned against theGermans, attemptswere made to take thisart back to Germany.Rose Valland, a memberof the French resis-tance, kept records ofwhat was shipped whereand turned that informa-tion over to the Allies.

At the end of the war,Hitler’s private col-lection was found to

contain 6,577 paintings,137 sculptures, 122 tap-estries, furniture andboxes of archives. Theprocess of returningstolen art to its rightfulowners or their heirscontinues to this day.

PROVIDED

The Art Program of the Cincinnati Woman’s Club hosted a presentation on “Recovery of ArtStolen by the Nazis.” From left: Patricia Hart (Montgomery), chairman of the day; speakerKaren Buckley; and Carole Rauf, art program co-chair.

Woman’s Club talkdescribes recovery ofart stolen by Nazis

The Southwest OhioAir Quality Agency had abusy year in 2014, as itcontinues to serve the airquality monitoring, per-mitting and enforcementneeds of Butler, Cler-mont, Hamilton and War-ren counties.

The agency did notissue a single smog alertduring the 2014 ozoneseason.

Favorable weather,industrial pollution con-trols and citizens practic-ing conservation habitscombined to help keepozone below the Un-healthy for SensitiveGroups level.

One of the agency’smost recognized publicinitiatives is its Idle Freeprogram. Multipleschools and public ser-vices joined in 2014.

The agency would liketo acknowledge the fol-lowing organizations forgoing idle free in 2014:

Cincinnati ChristianSchool;

Cincinnati CountryDay School;

Cincinnati PublicSchools (Covedale Ele-mentary and Fairview-Clifton German Lan-guage School);

Clermont County Pub-lic Library;

Clermont Northeast-ern Schools;

Finneytown LocalSchools;

Forest Hills SchoolDistrict (Maddux Ele-

mentary);Kings Local School

District (J.F. Burns Ele-mentary);

New RichmondSchools;

Northwest LocalSchools District (Pleas-ant Run Elementary);

Public Library of Cin-cinnati and HamiltonCounty;

Roger Bacon HighSchool;

Springboro Communi-ty Schools;

Warren County ParkDistrict;

West Clermont LocalSchools;

Williamsburg LocalSchools (WilliamsburgElementary).

To implement an idle-free campaign, pleasecontact the agency at513-513-7754 or visitsouthwestohioair.org.

2014 had no smog alerts

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The Public Library ofCincinnati and HamiltonCounty, including the BlueAsh branch, went "Idle Free"in 2014.


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