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Blue Ash City Council and theBlue Ash Police Departmenthonored Sycamore CommunitySchools bus driver Ola Smith forher heroic actions.

Smith had stopped at the RedRoof Inn to drop off her last stu-dent Feb. 10. All traffic hadstopped for the signals and stopsign on the bus, except for a

pickup truck. The studentstepped off the bus and onto thenearby sidewalk. Smith saw thetruck, which had swerved out oftraffic and was heading for thesidewalk.

“Ola yelled at the student tomove and she ran away from thebus just in time to avoid beingstruck by the pickup, which con-tinued past the bus on the side-walk where the student had beenstanding a moment before,”

Mayor Lee Czerwonka said.Smith received a recogni-

tion from the city April 9 forher quick thinking, braveryand helpfulness.

“This is the quality we hopeto find in all our bus drivers,”Czerwonka said.

Want to know more about what ishappening in Blue Ash? FollowMarika Lee on Twitter:@ReporterMarika

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SycamoreCommunitySchools busdriver OlaSmith, left, washonored by thecity of Blue Ashand the BlueAsh PoliceDepartment forher quickthinking thatsaved a studentfrom being hitby a car.

Some Montgomery residentssaid the city needs a leaf-vacuuming system to remain apremier community and fit inwith its neighbors. Others said itwas a frivolous expensive andthe city is fine with its baggingsystem.

Three of Montgomery’sneighbors, who have leafvacuuming, said the cost is morethan Montgomery supportersestimated.

Blue Ash has had a leafvacuuming system since the1960s. Madeira’s has been inconsistent operation since 1987.Loveland has had one since the1990s.

“Residents enjoy it. Theydon’t have to bag leaves. We pickthem up at the curb,” MadeiraCity Manager Tom Moeller said.

At the Montgomery CityCouncil meeting on March 18, 25residents spoke about the cityswitching from its leaf baggingsystem to a curbside leafvacuuming system. Fourteenresidents spoke in favor of leafvacuuming, eight were for thebagging system. The rest saidthey were indifferent, pointingout the pros and cons of both

Leaf vacuumingmight cost more Montgomery debateschange from bagsMarika [email protected]

A SYSTEM SOMEUSE, SOME DON’T

COMMUNITIES WITH LEAF VACUUMING

Amberley VillageBlue AshColumbia TownshipDeer ParkFairfaxFairfieldGlendaleGreenvilleLovelandMadeiraMariemontMasonMilfordSpringboroSycamore TownshipWyoming

COMMUNITIES WITHOUTLEAF VACUUMING

Anderson TownshipBellbrookColerain TownshipDeerfield TownshipEvendaleFairfield TownshipForest ParkGreen TownshipLiberty TownshipMount HealthyMiddletownNorth College HillSharonvilleSpringfield TownshipWest Chester

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A group of Montgomery residents want the city to get a leaf vacuumingsystem and do away with its leaf bagging system. The city is currentlylooking into the cost of switching.

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An Indian Hill schools’ racewill have some new additionsthis year. Both live music and achildren’s run have been add-ed.

The Conquer the Hill 5KRace and Walk will be Satur-day, April 25, at Indian HillHigh School, 6865 Drake Road.Registration will start at 7 a.m.followed by the race at 8:30a.m.

This race caters to all skilllevels.

“We are encouraging ahealthy lifestyle so you don’thave to be the fastest runner inthe village (of Indian Hill) tocome,” said Lori Klinedinst,executive director of the Indi-an Hill Public Schools Founda-tion.

The foundation along withthe Indian Hill School DistrictWellness Committee areamong the sponsors of theevent.

“It’s a wonderful beginningto the spring season,” saidMarty Majchszak, a physicaleducation teacher at IndianHill Primary School who isalso active with the WellnessCommittee. “It’s (geared) forthe community.”

This is the fourth annualConquer the Hill event. As inprevious years, a party withrefreshments and door prizeswill follow the run.

A Run the Bases fun run forages 7 and under has been add-

ed this year. The fun run,which will be on the new base-ball field at the high school,will follow the 5K race at 9:45a.m.

Live music has also beenadded to the festivities. Rockand pop duo Runaway Sidecarwill perform.

Vocalists and guitaristsDan Marshall and Jennifer El-lis make up the duo.

“I think it’s awesome to beable to support the school as analum,” said Marshall, who is a1987 graduate of Indian Hill

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Participants run in Indian Hill schools’ annual Conquer the Hill 5K. This year’s race and walk will be April 25.

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Lori Klinedinst, executive director of the Indian Hill Public SchoolsFoundation, and Indian Hill Primary School physical education teacherMarty Majchszak get ready for the upcoming Conquer the Hill 5K. Therace and walk will be April 25.

CONQUER THE HILL 5KSaturday, April 25Indian Hill High School, 6865

Drake Road

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The Photography Clubof Greater Cincinnati willpresent its annual TravelSeries at Sharon Woods,showcasing local photog-raphers’ trips around theworld and throughout theUnited States.

The work of seven lo-cal photographers will bepresented each Friday be-ginning March 6.

Each artist was askedto describe his collectionand the adventure that in-spired the photographs.

Neal Jeffires, of BlueAsh, will share photosfrom his excursions in apresentation titled "Fam-ous Statues and Sculp-tures Around The World."

Where did you travel?The pictures are from

all over the world, includ-ing especially Galveston,Texas and Hamilton,Ohio. I have traveled tomost of these places, atvarious times, over thelast 36 years.

What was the high-light of your trip?

The most moving stat-ues for me were of Lin-coln, Churchill, Libertyand Christ the Redeemer.

What would you likeviewers to take awayfrom your photo presen-tation?

“When I travel, I amone of the few who actual-ly look at statues and tryto read the plaque if thereis one. And I find thatmany of them are boring -the mayor of the town or

some general who won abattle (for example). Butsome of them are beauti-ful (Little Mermaid),spectacular (GenghisKahn, Statue of Liberty)or emotionally moving(Lincoln, Churchill, Mar-tin Luther King, Jr.). Andsome are downright fun-

ny (Touchdown Jesus,Mas Pils in Brussels, Lawand Society).

“I hope that people willtake away an appreciationfor some of the more in-teresting statues, and per-haps some people willlook twice at them in thefuture. Also I want themto know about two reallynice Sculpture Trails inthe U.S., one of which is in

their own back yard.”The programs at the

Sharon Centre auditori-um at Sharon Woods,11450 Lebanon Road, be-gin at 7:30 p.m. They arefree and open to the publicbut require a HamiltonCounty Park District mo-tor vehicle permit. Thepermits, $10 annual or $3daily, can be purchased atthe park.

Statues enliven photo presentation Kelly [email protected]

Neal Jeffries has capturednoteworthy statues throughhis photos as he traveled theworld and our own backyard.

PHOTOS: THANKS TO NEAL JEFFRIES

Visitors can walk through this statue of Genghis Khan in Mongolia and peer out of the horse’smouth for a panoramic view of the countryside.

This statue of Lentil, the main character in Hamilton, Ohio,native Robert McCloskey’s book by that name, captures thewhimsical character of the boy who saved the day with hisharmonica.

This statue emphasizesWinston Churchill’s imposingcharacter as a motivatorduring World War II.

THE TRAVELSERIES

March 6: Al Klee –Adventures In Patagonia

March 13: CliffGoosmann – CruisingAustralasia

March 20: Cliff Turrell –Germany, Alsace andVerdun (WWI)

March 27: Alan Lloyd –Along the St. LawrenceSeaway

April 3: Good Friday, nopresentation

April 10: Mike Rank –Rocky Mountains

April 17: Jerry Fritsch –Nature Travels

April 24 Neal Jefferies –Statues and Sculpturearound the World

sides.Montgomery’s leaf-

bagging program costs$47,600 annually for eightweeks of collection.

Members of Leaf-Vacuum Service for Mont-gomery said city wouldonly need to get one leafvacuum that would cost$159,400, according totheir research.

“The cost for the wholeprogram is $180,000 to$190,000 a year,” Moellersaid, of Madeira’s pro-gram.

Madeira uses twodump trucks equippedwith leaf vacuuming ma-chines for its collection.Loveland uses three, saidCity Manager Dave Ken-nedy.

Blue Ash uses sevendump trucks, all of whichhave a leaf box. The cityhas three leaf vacuumingmachines, said Public Re-lations Coordinator EmilyShaffer. The cost of thetruck, with the leaf boxand leaf machine is$181,000. The annual cost

for fuel and maintenanceis about $8,200.

In all three communi-ties, the trucks are alsoused for snow removal. Ifsnow hits before leaf col-lection is finished, leaf col-lection has to stop until thesnow is gone and thetrucks can be retrofitted.

“It is certainly a ser-vice that is appreciated bythe residents. It is a diffi-cult service to maintain.We try our best to main-tain the schedule,” Moell-er said.

As a Montgomery leafvacuum opponent pointedout at the meeting, therewould still be an operatingcost for it.

Moeller said Madeirapays about $60,000 for in-house labor and about$23,000 for in-house main-tenance and storage of theequipment.

Shaffer said Blue Ashpays about $35,000 for in-house labor and about$7,300 for temporary la-bor.

Kennedy said the Love-land Public Works Depart-ment puts in about 2,000man hours for leaf pick up.

He added despite thesystem being costly, it has

its benefits.“It has helped recy-

cling and storm-watermanagement, but it most-ly started as a service forthe residents,” Kennedysaid, adding the leaves arerecycled, which helps thecity in applying for recy-cling grants.

Kennedy said gettingthe leaves up as quickly aspossible stops from theclogging storm waterdrains.

Moeller said drainageissues can occur, but thecity works to preventthem.

“Leaves are going toblow around regardless.We make an effort to cleanthe catch basins so itdoesn’t affect them,” hesaid.

Montgomery CityCouncil has yet to voice anopinion on leaf baggingversus leaf vacuuming,but members and CityManager Wayne Davissaid the city is still lookinginto which would be bestfor the city.

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

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High School.Ellis has children who

attend schools in the dis-trict. She is also a web de-

signer for the district.She has been a partici-

pant in previous Conquerthe Hill runs.

“I wanted to get out ofrunning so I thought I’dsing,” Ellis joked.

Proceeds raised fromthe Conquer the Hill will

go to the Public SchoolsFoundation. In the pastthe foundation has usedthese proceeds to providethe district with scienceand technology equip-ment.

To register, go online towww.ihpsf.org.

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Mega stores are everywhere. They sell everything, but are expert at nothing. For 39 years Mary’s Plant Farm has provided our customers with fi eld grown plants,

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whether it be container gardening, a woodland retreat , formal or cottage gardens, home foundation landscapes or a new tree for the yard. We provide a full landscape consultation, design and installation service, using the right plant for the location, so as to not overgrow the space in a few years. During business hours Mary’s three acres of 60 year old private gardens are open for you to view before choosing potted and B&B plants from the nursery sales area. There you will fi nd plants from the tiniest wildfl ower to large trees available for purchase. We are privilege to provide many unusual and hard to fi nd plants, and have customers from all over the U.S. either in person or through our mail-order catalog. National magazines and garden authors list Mary’s as a great plant source. Seminars and Events 2015: Wildfl ower: Talk & Tour, Sun April 26th 1:30, $8 reservations appreciated, Container Gardening Class, May 3, 1:30, fee with reservation, Fragrance Week in May, and Art in the Garden in August. Access our complete Events Calendar and information at www.marysplantfarm.com

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Community Press is in-viting you to hop on theAll-Star Game bandwag-on. What memories do youhave of previous All-StarGames in Cincinnati (orother cities)? What hasbaseball meant to you;what does it mean to younow? Share photos if havethem. Email [email protected].

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Troubadours needmore voices

Do you like to sing? TheTroubadours entertain atnursing homes and retire-ment centers.

They have openings fora few more voices – bothmale and female No expe-rience is needed. If inter-ested, contact Leah Cohenat 779-4800 or [email protected].

Goodwill hostsEarth Dayrecycling drive

This year will mark thecelebration of Ohio ValleyGoodwill’s second annualEarth Day Electronic Re-cycling Donation Drive, 11a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday,April 26, at all 29 GoodwillDonation Centers.

Last year, Goodwill col-lected more than 20,000pounds of computers, key-boards and other electron-ic equipment during thisone-day event and this

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 7 p.m.on the last Friday of themonth, January throughApril, at Terwilliger Lodgein Dulle Park, 10530 Deer-field Road. Admission is$5 and includes a free boxof 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.

BRIEFLY

The progress of rede-velopment of SycamorePlaza may depend on theaction of the SycamoreTownship trustees.

During their May 7meeting, trustees are ex-pected to conduct threezoning-related publichearings. One is for a pro-posed zone change forSycamore Plaza from E(retail zoning) to EE

(planned retail zoning).The other two primari-

ly involve signage for thenew El Rancho Grandesite, 6475 E. GalbraithRoad, and the new SimplyMoney location, 7890 E.Kemper Road. Trustee

Vice President CliffordBishop said that each ofthese cases should bewrapped up fairly quick-ly.

The Sycamore Plazahearing could take longerbecause it’s more de-tailed, he explained.

The change from sin-gle to double letter zoningfor Sycamore Plaza is de-signed to allow for a moreuniform redevelopmentplan, explained TownshipAdministrator Greg Bick-ford. The Hamilton Coun-ty Regional PlanningCommission recommend-ed approval of the changeto a double letter districtwith the current townshipzoning code as opposed tothe supplemental regula-tions submitted by the ap-plicant.

The applicant, RichardB Tranter, Esq., originallysubmitted about 45 pagesof supplemental regula-tions to apply to SycamorePlaza, Bickford said. Thathas since been reduced toabout five pages.

During a hearing be-fore the Sycamore Town-ship Zoning Commission,Tranter said that he hopesto have the supplementalregulations ironed out andsatisfactory to the staffbefore the proposal goesbefore the trustees.

The trustees recentlyapproved a zone changethat allowed for Staples torelocate to a newly ex-panded space at the plazaformerly occupied byIdentity Salon. The trust-ees also recently ap-proved a site plan makingway for Pizzeria Locale tocome to the plaza.

The public hearingsare expected to begin 5:30p.m. Thursday, May 7, atthe township’s admini-stration building, 8540Kenwood Road.

Three zoning issues before Sycamore trustees May 7Sheila [email protected]

Sycamore Plaza at the cornerof Kenwood andMontgomery is underredevelopment.

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BEFORE AFTER

Another capacity crowdof family and friendsfilled the Sycamore

Junior High School audi-torium March 26 for a FineArts Concert.

Featured were singing andchoreography by multiplechoirs and ensembles, not tomention a special perfor-mance by the Sycamore HighSchool Madrigal Choir.

SJHS directors are LindaGartner and Deborah Stein,while the SHS leadership isprovided by Kenneth Holdt.

Alex Thio and DannyFrank joined in with instru-mental accompaniment.

Upcoming events include aWashington, D.C., choir tripand a spring concert, bothscheduled for May.

THE FINE ART OF SINGING

PHOTOS BY TERRENCE HUGE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Combined Treble Tone singers include Rachel Hlawn, Sophie Neat, Olivia Hewitt and Sarah Brownlee. This selection was “When You’re Smiling.”

Choir director Linda Gartner leads the Chorale in “Festival Sanctus.” Alex Thio accompanies on the piano.

Gracie Harper and Nathan Goodlettdance as the Chorale performed“Jump, Jive an’ Wail.”

Instrumentalists Lindsey Wong(left) and Jessica Lu accompaniedthe Combined Treble Tunes in “SingOut! Cantate!”

Erin McDonough, right, is joined by others of the Sycamore SingingCompany in a rendition of “It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t got that Sing,Sing, Sing.”

“We Are the Choir” sing girls of the Sycamore Junior High Concert Choir.

The Sycamore Junior High Boy Choir had great fun with this selection, “IWish I Was Single Again.”

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THURSDAY, APRIL 23Art & 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; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

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

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 24Art & 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.

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 25Learn to Sew with CarolePrice, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Tack room atThe Barn. Introductory sewingclasses that focus on techniquesincluding getting to know yoursewing machine, projects withzippers and linings and garmentsewing. Classes geared forchildren aged 7 and up. Adultswelcome. Ages 7-99. $20 perclass. Registration required.Presented by Carole Price. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg. 791-0626. Duck Creek.

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 10-11:30 a.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, Free. 489-7700;neals.com. Sharonville.

PetsPet Care and First Aid Class, 10a.m. to 2 p.m., UC Blue AshCollege, 9555 Plainfield Road,Combination of lecture, demon-stration and hands-on skillpractice perfect for pet ownersor pet professionals. $64. Regis-tration required. Presented byCommuniversity at UC. 556-6932;www.uc.edu/ce/commu. BlueAsh.

Kitten Shower, noon to 4 p.m.,The Scratching Post, 6948 Plain-field Road, Refreshments,games, handmade crafts, doorprizes, small raffle items andchances to win merchandisefrom Meow Mart. Benefits TheScratching Post. Free. 984-6369;www.thescratchingpost.org.Silverton.

Runs / Walks5K Run/Walk, 7 a.m. to noon,Indian Hill High School, 6865Drake Road, Registration andpacket pick-up at Indian HillHigh School. 9:45 a.m. Run theBases for ages 7 and under. FreeT-shirt for those over age 10 ifregistered by April 3. Familyfriendly. Benefits Indian HillSchools. $25. Discounts forstudents, groups and earlyregistration. Registration re-quired. Presented by Indian HillPublic Schools Foundation.272-5932; www.ihpsf.org. IndianHill.

SUNDAY, APRIL 26Art & Craft ClassesRain Barrel Workshop, 1-4 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 8400Blome Road, Assemble rainbarrel from recycled materials,personalize it and learn to installa passive diverter on gutter tocatch runoff..Each ticket-holderreceives rain barrel and con-version kit. Invite up to 2 addi-tional attendees at no additionalcharge. Ages 12 and older,children under age of 16 musthave adult present. $65. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Garden ShowsAnnual Tuber and Plant Sale,2-4 p.m., Connections ChristianChurch, 7421 E. Galbraith Road,Tubers in a variety of sizes, formsand colors. Knowledgeablegrowers will answer questions.Benefits The Greater CincinnatiDahlia Association. Free. Present-ed by Greater Cincinnati DahliaAssociation. 417-6311. Madeira.

Religious - CommunitySeekers: The Way, The Truthand The Life, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, 8999 Applewood Drive,Guided in self-examination withfocus on understanding lan-guage of faith. Dessert anddrinks. Free. 891-8527, ext. 1;hartzellumc.com. Blue Ash.

MONDAY, APRIL 27Literary - CraftsMonday Night Crafts, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Aprilcraft is decorative magnets. Ages18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

TUESDAY, APRIL 28Home & GardenBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m. Theme: Fresh ContainerGardens., Botanica, 9581 FieldsErtel Road, Design class. Stayafter to create your own ar-rangement with help of in-structor. Free. Registrationrequired. 697-9484; www.botan-icacincinnati.com. Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29SchoolsCoffee Social with Casey,9:30-10:30 a.m., Children’s Meet-ing House Montessori School,927 O’Bannonville Road, Parentsof preschoolers learn aboutMontessori philosophy, toureight-acre campus and visitclassrooms. Free. 683-4757.Loveland.

THURSDAY, APRIL 30Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Health / WellnessSo Who’s NOT Depressed?How to Live in a World GoneCrazy, 7-9 p.m., Rockdale Tem-ple, 8501 Ridge Road, Bruce E.Levine discusses depression, howtoday’s culture plays a role, andwhat we can do. Ages 18 and up.Free. Registration required.Presented by Jewish FamilyService. 985-1581; www.jfscin-ti.org. Amberley Village.

Journey of the Heart, 5-6:30p.m. Ending June 18, CarriageCourt of Kenwood, 4650 E.Galbraith Road, Carriage Courtof Kenwood. 8-week supportgroup specifically designed toaddress unique needs of care-givers of persons with dementia.Group provides opportunity toreceive and share helpful in-formation in caring and suppor-tive environment. Free. Reserva-tions required. Presented byHeartland Hospice. 831-5800.Sycamore Township.

Home & GardenCreate Your Own ButterflyGarden, 6:30-8 p.m., TurnerFarm, 7400 Given Road, Select-ing nectar plants to attract adultbutterflies, host plants forspecific native butterflies, otherbutterfly needs, and becoming acertified monarch weight sta-tion. $15. Registration recom-mended. 561-7400; tunerfar-m.org. Indian Hill.

FRIDAY, MAY 1Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School Art

Class, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, $100 for 4classes. Reservations required.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

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

SATURDAY, MAY 2Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, Free. 791-0626. DuckCreek.

SUNDAY, MAY 3Religious - CommunitySeekers: The Way, The Truthand The Life, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, Free. 891-8527, ext. 1;hartzellumc.com. Blue Ash.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6SchoolsCoffee Social with Casey,9:30-10:30 a.m., Children’s Meet-ing House Montessori School,Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

THURSDAY, MAY 7Art & 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; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

EducationAdult and Pediatric First Aidand CPR/AED, 6-8 p.m., BlueAsh Recreation Center, 4433Cooper Road, Become certifiedin adult and pediatric first aidand CPR/AED. $85, $55. Regis-tration required. Presented byAmerican Red Cross CincinnatiArea Chapter. 800-733-2767;redcross.org/take-a-class. BlueAsh.

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

Health / WellnessFree Liver Tumor TreatmentSeminar, 6-7:30 p.m., CancerSupport Community, 4918Cooper Road, Educational seriesdesigned to provide patientsand caregivers the opportunityto hear empowering story ofhope despite devastating diag-

nosis. Free. Reservations recom-mended. Presented by YES! BeatLive Tumors. 877-937-7478;BeatLiverTumors.org. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyJoe List, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, MAY 8BenefitsHope for Camp SWONEKY, 6:30p.m., Kenwood Country Club,6501 Kenwood Road, Dinner,silent and live auction. BenefitsSalvation Army Camp SWONEKY.$75. Reservations required.Presented by The Salvation Armyof Greater Cincinnati. 248-0033;[email protected]. Ma-deira.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 8a.m. to noon, Kroger Harper’sPoint, 11390 Montgomery Road,15-minute screenings. Pricevaries per insurance; financialassistance available for thosewho qualify. Reservations re-quired. Presented by UC HealthMobile Diagnostics. 585-8266,ext. 1; uchealth.com/mobile-diagnostics. Symmes Township.

On Stage - ComedyJoe List, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

SATURDAY, MAY 9Art ExhibitsFeast for the Eyes, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn Gallery. 13 local artists,working in oils, acrylics, pastels,multimedia, and sculpture. Free.Through May 24. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. 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. ThroughMay 16. 556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu. Silverton.

Dining EventsPrincess Tea Party, 2-4 p.m.,RSVP Event Center, 453 WardsCorner Road, A traditional HighTea will be served. Guests en-couraged to dress up and bringcameras. Benefits Kindervelt#76. $15. Reservations by May 4.965-0511, ext. 209; https://www.facebook.com/events/1422025268100187/.Loveland.

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

Exercise ClassesTai Chi and Qigong Class, 2-3p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique, 10776Montgomery Road, With MasterJerome Cook. Ages 16-99. $20.Registration required. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. SycamoreTownship.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg. 791-0626. Duck Creek.

Literary - LibrariesBlock Party, 11 a.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Construct andcreate with library’s LEGOs. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

From Fabric to Final Stitch, 2p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Learn the basics, from whatfabrics works best to choosingright stitch to make quilt standout. Leave knowing how to startyour project. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

Music - ClassicalMusic at Ascension, 7:30 p.m.Violinist Andrew Sords., Ascen-sion Lutheran Church, 7333Pfeiffer Road, Sanctuary. Free,donations accepted. 793-3288.Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyJoe List, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.

984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

SUNDAY, MAY 10Art ExhibitsFeast for the Eyes, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

AuditionsMary Poppins, 1-5 p.m., BlueAsh Amphitheatre, 4433 CooperRoad, Community theatergroup. Auditions open to andencouraged for all ages. Perfor-mance dates are August 6-9 and12-15. Free. Reservations recom-mended. Presented by East SidePlayers. Through May 17. 871-7427. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyJoe List, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, MAY 11Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health PrimaryCare, 9275 Montgomery Road,Cost varies by insurance. Fi-nancial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.Through Dec. 14. 585-8266.Montgomery.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolersand their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

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

TUESDAY, MAY 12Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsScreenings, 9 a.m. to noon,Sycamore Senior Center, 4455Carver Woods Drive, 15-minutescreenings. Price varies perinsurance; financial assistanceavailable for those who qualify.Reservations required. Presentedby UC Health Mobile Diag-nostics. 585-8266; uchealth.com/mobile-diagnostics. Blue Ash.

Home & GardenWeed Walk, 6:30-8 p.m., TurnerFarm, 7400 Given Road, Hikethrough organic fields andwoods. Learn to identify plantsthat are edible, useful, medicinalor simply beautiful, and ways tocontrol weeds without chem-icals. $15. Registration recom-mended. 561-7400; turnerfar-m.org. Indian Hill.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13EducationJournaling through Transi-tions, 1-3:30 p.m. Closing theDoor: Finding Peace with End-ings., Women Writing for aChange, 6906 Plainfield Road,Open to women, this 6-weekworkshop helps you recognizeand work through universal ortypical life transitions. Ages 18and up. $179. Registrationrequired. 272-1171; www.wo-menwriting.org. Silverton.

Farmers MarketFarmers Market, 3:30-7 p.m.,Blue Ash Summit Park, 4335Glendale-Milford Road, Varietyof food and products from localvendors. Free. Presented by Cityof Blue Ash. 745-8550;www.blueash.com. Blue Ash.

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.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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and click on “submit an event.” Send digital photos to [email protected] along with event information.Items are printed on a space-available basis with local eventstaking precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publicationdate.

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

THANKS TO EILEEN CONNELLY

The Scratching Post is having a Kitten Shower, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 6948 PlainfieldRoad, Silverton. The shower will include refreshments, games, handmade crafts, door prizes,small raffle items and chances to win merchandise from Meow Mart. The event benefits TheScratching Post. Free. Call 984-6369; visit www.thescratchingpost.org.

APRIL 22, 2015 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • 7ANEWS

We’ve hardly had time to be indoorsthis week.

Between hunting for morel mush-rooms and ramps (we’ve only found onemushroom so far, and that was a falsemorel, not edible, but the ramps/wildleeks are abundant), picking violets forjellies and jams, checking out wildflowers in the woods and getting thegardens plowed and mulched for springplanting, I’m grateful when duskcomes.

But I have to admit, I love this time ofyear.

It brings out my simple creative side,and that means making crystallized flow-ers and leaves.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary professional andauthor. Find her blog online at Abouteating.com.Email her at [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Garnish a dish with crystallized

flowers and leaves

Crystallized/candied edible flowers and leaves

All parts must be coated both with egg white and granulated sugar sothat they preserve well. If you’re concerned about using raw egg white, buypasteurized eggs. These are beautiful as a garnish for baked goods, icecream, etc. Nothing like the commercial ones which are tumbled in drumsand look like colored nuggets.

Egg whiteGranulated sugar, regular or fine

First, make sure you have “clean” petals and leaves, no toxic spray onthem. They must be dry. Whip egg white until foamy. Whipping allows youto coat petal without weighing it down. Take a small brush and coat petalon both sides very lightly but thoroughly. You can place it on a flat surfaceand coat each side with egg white. Have a small dish or pile of sugar ready.Place flatly on sugar to coat underside and sprinkle top lightly and thor-oughly. Check underside to make sure it’s coated well. Gently shake offexcess sugar. Carefully lay on wire rack to dry. Drying may take several daysor more. They’re ready when you can break off a piece cleanly, without itbending. Store covered in single layers at room temperature away from anyhumidity.

See process in stages along with list of other edible flowers, on Abou-teating.com.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: I’m going to test these using water instead ofegg white. I’ll let you know how they turn out.

List of edible flowers/herb leaves I used:Violets, violas, pansies, impatiens, mint leaves, violet leaves.

Grab and go morning glory muffins

A much loved recipe enjoying a comeback. Supposedly it was a “hip-pie” recipe when the natural food movement began and gave renewedenergy after a night of hard partying. I usually grab one before headingoutside. This is a substantial muffin!

1-1/4 cups sugar2 -1/4 cups all purpose flour1 tablespoon cinnamon, apple pie or pumpkin spice blend2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shredded, sweetened coconut3/4 cup raisins, dried cherries, or your favorite dried fruit1 large apple, peeled and grated1 cup crushed pineapple, drained2 cups grated carrotsGenerous 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts3 large eggs1 cup vegetable oil - I’ve used canola and safflower1 tablespoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together sugar, flour, cinnamon, bakingsoda and salt. Add coconut, raisins, apple, pineapple, carrots and nuts, andstir to combine. Separately, whisk eggs with oil and vanilla. Pour over dryingredients and blend. Spoon into muffin tins lined with muffin cups, fillingeach almost to brim. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted intocenter comes out clean. Cool muffins for 10 minutes, then turn out onto arack to finish cooling.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: Once you mix wet and dry ingredients togeth-er, don’t over mix, which may create tunnels in baked muffins, making themless tender.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Candied (and edible) flowers make a creatively simple garnish.

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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

We have become so fixatedon having the perfect lawnsthat we have forgotten whatwe are losing.

When I was a child lawngrass seed had clover mixedin it to put nitrogen back intothe soil naturally. The resultof this was that we had beeseverywhere. Now we elim-inate the clover and add nitro-gen. Who among us, of a cer-tain age, does not rememberwatching for the bees whenrunning barefoot and inevita-bly being stung.

My husband and I havedecided to keep the front yardweed free, but to let the back-yard have clover, dandelions,etc. Dandelions are one of thebee’s first food in the spring

and we allknow beeshave beenrapidly dis-appearing.Hopefully,eliminatingthe use offertilizer andpesticides inthe backyardwill help thisbeneficial

insect. We will keep the back-yard cut, wouldn’t want tocompletely alienate the neigh-bors.

Next, is trying to have abutterfly garden which is alsoattractive to bees. Milkweedis the food for the caterpillarof the quickly disappearing

monarch butterfly. Milkweedis often eaten to the ground bythe caterpillars, so it will beput at the ends of the gardenso the flowers will continue tolook good. There will be a mixof annuals and perennials toappeal to all butterflies aswell as the bees.

Information on starting abutterfly garden is availablefrom several websites as wellas local nurseries. It is alsobeneficial to include addition-al butterfly feeders, water,and a source of mud. But-terflies get some nutrientsand salt from mud. Humming-bird feeders would add addi-tional enjoyment.

Many in the subscriptionarea also have large proper-

ties that would look absolutelygorgeous with a small field ofnative wildflowers that wouldattract butterflies, humming-birds, bees, and birds whospread seed, etc.

After it is seen how theattempt at a butterfly gardendevelops, it can be added tonext year. Wish us luck. Somuch has been taken so muchfrom the natural world hope-fully something can be givenback.

As a Christian, I believethat as the Bible tells us inGenesis we are to be stewardsof this earth. If everythinggoes as hoped, the increase inthe bee pollinators/honeymakers and the beauty fromthe flowers and butterflies

will be its own reward. If ev-eryone planted just a smallamount of the plants that ben-efit bees and butterflies, may-be it would repair some of thedamage.

p.s. - The emerald ash bor-er and Asian long horned bee-tle have really done a numberon our trees. Replace themwith ones that are resistant tothese horrible insects. http://www.bzak.com/alb-resistant-trees.aspxts.

Donna Emerson lives in Montgo-mery. She is a mother and a grand-mother, retired from Procter & Gam-ble, and was a Republican precinctexecutive in Symmes Township fortwo terms.

Helping butterflies and bees helps everyone

DonnaEmersonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Spring sports are start-ing! Baseball, soccer, track-…everyone is outside againand having fun in warmerweather. As sports get goingin the spring, I always see anincrease in injuries and pain.

As director of sportsmedicine at Cincinnati Chil-dren’s, I see many youngathletes in clinic who havenew back pain related totheir sport. Up to 30 percentof athletes will have backpain at some point whileplaying sports. It is one ofthe most common things wesee in sports medicine clin-ics and on the sideline.

Most back pain is notserious and goes away withlittle treatment. Gentlystretching and strength-ening the lower back andabdominal muscles, as wellas avoiding activities thatare really painful for theback is usually all it takes.

But, when the pain issevere, limits what the ath-lete can do, or persists formore than a few weeks, adoctor with specializedtraining in back injuriesshould evaluate the athleteto determine the cause ofthe pain and treat it accord-ingly.

Lower back painThe lower back, or lum-

bar spine, is the most com-mon area of back pain inathletes. Pain usually occursfrom bone, muscle or discproblems. The most commoncause of lower back pain inyoung athletes is a stressfracture-a bone injury. Thesecond most common causeis a muscle strain of thelower back.

» The lower back is amain power generator inmany sports and can beoverstressed if strength,coordination, or overuse is aproblem, resulting in thegradual onset of back pain.

» Injuries to the lowerback in a sports practice orevent occur with trauma,either by a fall or too muchforce placed on the lowback. This results in thesudden onset of back painthat often prevents the ath-lete from completing thesports event.

» Athletes in certain

sports are athigher riskfor backinjuries.Examplesare football,gymnastics,and dance.The mechan-ical de-mands ofthese sportsmake the

low back vulnerable to over-use or quick onset of backpain.

The cause of back pain inchildren and adolescents isoften very different inadults. Adults deal withmore disc pain, which is nota common problem for chil-dren and adolescents. AtCincinnati Children’s Hospi-tal Medical Center SportsMedicine, we understandthis and assess the wholepatient while forming a diag-nosis and treatment plan.

Treatment andrecovery

Treatment of a lower backstress fracture involves 2-3months of allowing the bone(s) to heal, just like any oth-er broken bone. Varioustypes of imaging are some-times done to help guidetreatment course.

Muscle injuries in thelower back are most oftentreated with stretches, pro-gressive strengthening exer-cises, and comfort measures(examples: anti-inflamma-tory drugs for a short periodof time, ice, heat). Athletictrainers or physical thera-pists trained in back injuriesare helpful with this rehab.

All lower back injuriesrequire some rest to aid thehealing process. We un-derstand that this time ofresting from painful activ-ities can be frustrating forthe athlete, and we workwith the athlete to makesure the back heals properly,allowing the athlete to re-turn to regular sports activ-ity as soon and successfullyas possible.

Dr. Kelsey Logan is sports directorof the Division of Sports Medicineat Cincinnati Children’s and anassociate professor of pediatricsat the University of Cincinnati.

Have your youngathlete’s back

Dr. KelseyLoganCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Five years ago, the IndianHill Board of Education im-posed an inside millage taxincrease without tax-payerapproval despite being warnedthat its action violated OhioRevised Code 5705.341.

Since then, the Board hasspent more than $208,000 oftaxpayer money defending theillegal tax in response to theCommittee for ResponsibleSchool Spending lawsuit.

On Dec. 2, the Ohio Su-preme Court unanimouslydeclared the Board’s tax in-crease illegal. By then, theBoard had collected over$6,007,536 in additional tax, ofwhich $5,288,071 is from pri-vate and corporate taxpayers.

CRSS immediately pet-itioned the Board to refund alltaxes it had illegally collected,with interest.

The Board responded byhiring new attorneys, at $375per hour, to oppose a completerefund. The Board has refusedto discuss the litigation at itsmonthly public meetings.

To compel the Board torefund the entire $6,007,536,CRSS filed for class actionstatus in the Hamilton CountyCourt of Common Pleas so itcould represent all 5,000 plusIH school district taxpayers,not just the CRSS core group.

On April 2, the Board’s newattorneys filed a brief oppos-

ing CRSS be-ing grantedclass actionstatus. In theirbrief, the at-torneys wrotethat the Com-mittee’s action“can only beexplained byavarice.”

In response,the Committee’s attorneypointed out that without CRSSclass action certification, ev-ery taxpayer would have tohire an attorney and sue theBoard individually. Since fewtaxpayers would find it costeffective to sue, the Boardwould succeed in keepingmost of the illegal tax pro-ceeds.

The Committee regrets thatthe Board has opted to dis-regard its fiduciary obligationto return all funds illegallycollected.

A Board decision to an im-mediate full refund, now,would end this five-year scan-dal.

Board stonewalling squan-ders more taxpayer money onlawyers, plus the mountinginterest due, which is com-pounding at $14,500 a month.

Board stonewalling alsosquanders community good-will. Taxpayers have whole-heartedly supported school

levies. They even support aseparate Indian Hill PublicSchools Foundation.

The Board has no need forextra funding. Its cash surplushas grown steadily for over adecade. Meanwhile, studentenrollment has steadily de-clined.

School district taxpayersare encouraged to attend theApril 21 meeting of the Boardat 7 p.m. in the multipurposeroom of the high school, 6855Drake Road, 272-4500.

Email can be addressed toBoard President Tim Sharp,[email protected]

Taxpayers who want topetition the Board to immedi-ately refund the entire$5,288,071 due school districtresidents, can contact CRSSfor petition forms to circulateamong friends and neighbors.

Residents who want to helpCRSS’ five-year crusade forfiscal integrity, can make tax-deductible donations to theCRSS legal team at the 1851Center for Constitutional Law,208 E. State St., Columbus, OH43215.

The Committee for Respon-sible School Spending can bereached at 7480 DeMar Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45243, or viaemail to [email protected]

Fred Sanborn is an Indian Hillresident.

It’s time to end five-year scandal

Fred SanbornCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

April 15 questionWhat summer in Cincinnati

event are you most looking for-ward to this year, and why?

“MLB All Star Game becauseit just does not happen that of-ten and builds such energy andexcitement in our city. Shine thelight on all that is good aboutwhere we live, work, and play!”

C.G.

“The Reds being mathemat-ically eliminated in mid July so Ican get on with my life and endthe aggravation.”

D.H.

“The Major League BaseballAll Star Game July 14, and theactivities surrounding it will bereally special. Cincinnati willnever get a Super Bowl orNCAA Final Four due to the lackof a retractable roof on PBS.

“This is as big a nationalsporting event as we can get. Ilook forward to the Home Runhitting contest and suspect a

few baseballs may go out of thepark in Right Field. The opencontainer law may be passed bythen and make the CincinnatiBanks area look a lot like BealeStreet or Bourbon Street.

“There is even a very slight

chance Pete Rose could be rein-stated by Major League Base-ball. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

“My most anticipated sum-mer activity in Cincinnati is wa-ter skiing at East Fork. Alsoplanning to participate in theKayak Fest, that looks like a funtime.”

M.J.F.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONNow that the U.S. is “normaliz-ing” relations with Cuba, andhas removed it from the list ofstate sponsors of terrorism, howwill this benefit or hurt the U.S.?Would you be more or less likelyto visit Cuba? Why or why not?

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

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The Reds will host the 2015 All-StarGame on July 14 — which is aboutwhen some fans believe they willbe mathematically eliminated fromplayoff contention.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

One of the more pressingquestions surrounding Cin-cinnati Hills Christian Acad-emy’s baseball team was howit would handle its pitchingstaff this season.

The Eagles lost GatoradeOhio player of the year andthe Division III state coaches’association player of the yearCameron Varga to the MajorLeague Baseball draft andsenior Blake Swanger gradu-ated.

It was going to be difficultto replace Varga’s 10-0 recordwith eight shutouts, 141strikeouts and 0.00 ERA.Swanger was 7-1 with 77strikeouts and three shutoutsin 66 1⁄3 innings.

But, the cupboard is farfrom bare.

Pitchers such as JohnnyNoyen, Daniel Vezdos andTommy Yates are handlingtheir roles well.

Coach Jeff Keith saidYates isn’t normally one ofthe hurlers the Eagles trot outto the mound, but after hethrew a perfect game in a 16-0rout against Miami ValleyConference foe Seven Hills,Keith might have to reconsid-er his rotation.

“Tommy hasn’t been one ofour everyday guys, and wethought ‘Let’s get him outthere and see what he cando,’ ” the coach said. “We’re inthat trial-and-error period…

It doesn’t matter who youthrow it against, a perfectgame is a special thing.

“I’ve only seen three (per-fect games) in my life; thatwas one of them.”

Yates said he had the fast-ball working and didn’t needto go to his off-speed reper-toire too much.

He peppered the strikezone and let his defense go towork behind him.

“This is one of my firstchances pitching for thisteam,” Yates said. “I took ad-vantage of it; that’s all I couldask for.”

Vezdos threw six inningsof shutout baseball againstCincinnati Christian April 10to move to 2-0 on the season.He and David Jung combinedto shut down Clark Montesso-ri in a 13-3 win April 16.

Noyen kept the Eagles inthe game against MadeiraApril 11, but Keith said theteam didn’t come up withtimely hits to help his effort.

“Varga, Blake… they’re allgood players,” Yates said.“But, we’ve got 17 guys whocan pick the team up.

“It’ll be a good year.”With the pitching staff

playing solid, it should onlybe a matter of time until theEagles’ bats get rolling. Ifthat happens, they should be ateam to watch all season long.

“There’s a lot of baseballleft,” Keith said. “I really feellike this team will be there atthe end.”

CHCA pitchingpicks up where itleft off last seasonNick [email protected]

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

CHCA senior pitcher Tommy Yates throws a strike during his perfectgame against Seven Hills.

The Sycamore Lady Aviators la-crosse team dominated Thomas Wor-thington 14-3 in a home game April18, The girls remained undefeated indefense of their state championship.

PHOTOS THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

Brittany Murphy, Sycamore senior, left, is on the attack in home game action against Thomas Worthington on April18. With a convincing 14-3 win, the Lady Aves took over the No. 1 rating in Ohio girls lacrosse.

LADYAVESFLY

Sycamore junior midfielder Evie Goodyear, right, can’t bestopped on her way to scoring a goal against ThomasWorthington

Sycamoresophomore,AllisonKossen,looks for apassingopportunityagainstThomasWorthingtonin a homegame onApril 18.

Baseball» Sycamore beat Indian Hill

4-1on April 14. Senior Casey Els-brock got the win. Junior KevinKohmescher doubled for theBraves.

» At the Perfect Game com-plex in Georgia April 11, Moell-er blanked Sumrall (Miss.) 5-0behind junior Nick Bennett.Seniors Kyle Dockus and JoshHollander were 2-4. In thechampionship game, Moellerbeat Greenbriar ChristianAcademy (Va.) 9-7. SeniorMitch Bault got the win and ju-nior Patrick Mullinger drove intwo runs.

On April 13, Moeller run-ruled La Salle 11-0 in six innings.Senior Grant Macciocchi gotthe win. Hollander was 4-4 withtwo doubles, a triple and two

runs batted in. Mullinger andsenior Eric Conner drove inthree runs each.

Moeller beat Elder 2-1 onApril 15 behind junior Bennett.Senior Dockus was 3-4 anddrove in both runs.

The Crusaders crushed Si-mon Kenton 12-1 on April 16.Bault got the win and seniorsBryan Soth and Grant Maccioc-chi were 2-3 with three runsdriven in.

Moeller beat Beechwood 12-8April 17 with junior Chris Stockgetting the victory. Senior KyleButz was 4-4 and drove in tworuns.

» Indian Hill got by Taylor3-2 on April 13. Sophomore GregNevins got the win and sopho-more Chandler Harris was 2-3with a double and RBI.

The Braves beat Deer Park7-5 on April 15. Junior TannerHelms got the win and was 2-2with a double. Freshman A.J.

King was 3-4 and drove in tworuns.

Softball» Sycamore defeated McNi-

cholas 7-1 on April 14. Sopho-more Liz Izworski got the winand was 3-4.

The Lady Aves got by Hamil-ton 6-5 behind senior LydiaSloan. Freshman Jessica Fehrwas 3-3 with a pair of doublesand a RBI.

On April 16, Sycamore beatColerain 8-3 as Izworski got thewin and was 3-4. Senior AlexBatsch was 2-3 with a home run.

» CHCA improved to 6-3 withits 16-1 victory against SevenHills April 17.

» Mount Notre Dame beatLoveland 13-12 on April 14. Ju-nior Sydney Zeuch got the win.Sophomore Shelby Nelson was4-4 and drove in a run. Fresh-man Joelle Zielinski was 4-5with a triple and drove in four

runs.On April 15, MND got by Se-

ton 3-2 behind Zeuch as Zielin-ski was 2-3 and drove in a run.

Junior Sydney Zeuch had thewin as Mount Notre Dame de-feated McNicholas 6-4 on April16. Zielinski was 3-4.

MND beat Ursuline 16-4 infive innings April 17 as Zeuchgot the win and was 4-4 with apair of doubles and five runsbatted in.

Boys volleyball» Moeller beat Hilliard Dar-

by April 11, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17,22-25, 15-12. The Crusaders alsobeat Lakewood St. Edward 25-22, 25-17, 18-25, 25-19.

On April 14, Moeller beatLouisville St. Xavier 25-15, 25-12, 25-21 and Louisville Trinity25-21, 25-19, 25-21.

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Moeller junior Kyle Butz gets set atsecond base in the Crusaders’ DocMorris Invitational game againstBeechwood on April 17.See SHORT HOPS, Page 2B

Moeller junior Jake Bonner, right, gets instructions from thereferee April 12 at Moeller High School.

KENWOOD — Like anyMoeller High School Cru-sader, he proudly spoutsoff his number and givesyou a quick synopsis ofhis accolades in blue andgold.

Steve Kuhlman woreNo. 14 for Moeller’s rug-by team that won the 2010state championship. Hewas a winger for coachDoug Rosfeld, who lefthis alma mater in Febru-ary for a football job withhis college alma mater,the University of Cincin-nati.

When Rosfeld, thefootball offensive linecoach, started the pro-gram in 2009 with thehelp of administratorKim Hauck, the Crusad-ers finished fifth in thestate. They followed withthe Division title the nextyear, then were state run-ners-up in 2011.

Five years after run-ning the fields with theodd-shaped ball, Kuhl-man is in his first year di-recting the young menwho now attempt to pro-gress it forward. Whenhe played, Moellersquared off with state op-ponents like LakewoodSt. Edward, Parma andAkron Copley.

The Division I boysgroup now consists ofBrunswick, Hudson, St.Edward, St. Ignatius andStrongsville from thenorth, and Moeller’sgrouping of Hilliard, La-kota, New Albany, Picke-rington and St. Xavier.

On April 12, the Cru-saders were blessed witha nice, spring day andnotched a shutout againstPickerington, 31-0. ThePickerington squad was acombination of playersfrom the North, Southand Central high schoolsin that area.

“We have a way to go,”Kuhlman said after theeffort. “We have the tal-ent. We just have to getthem playing right andwe’ll be good to go.”

The luxury of athleticdepth at Moeller allowsthem to have such offer-ings as rugby and even aco-ed club Frisbee squad

(with Mount NotreDame) that played adja-cent to Kuhlman’s Cru-saders. An estimatedthree-fourths of Moell-er’s student body is in-volved in athletics.

“We have a few soccerplayers, a decent amountof football players andwrestlers as well,” Kuhl-man said. “Those are themain draws. We also havea few guys that only playrugby.”

The game can be con-fusing if you haven’tbeen awake in the weehours scanning varioussports channels. The ballis run, lateraled, puntedand place-kicked. Thereis tackling, jersey-pull-ing and blocking; all withvery little, if any, pad-ding.

“When you watch it,it’s a nightmare to try andlearn,” Kuhlman said.“You think, ‘Why are theylifting that guy or whyare they getting togetherand having a scrum?’.When you play, and Ididn’t pick it up until mysenior year, you pick it uppretty quick.”

Moeller’s first twogames were called due tosnow. As of presstime,they were 3-2. Ahead is a

rematch with New Alba-ny April 26 and contestswith Louisville St. Xavierand the local St. X Bomb-ers.

The “CrosstownScrumdown” is May 8 atSt. Xavier, where theBombers are still Moell-er’s big game.

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Coach Steve Kuhlman addresses Moeller’s rugby squad aftera 31-0 triumph over Pickerington April 12.

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INDIAN HILL — There’sa lot riding on the rightarm of Cincinnati CountryDay junior pitcher MissyDieckman-Meyer.

A first-team all-MiamiValley Conference per-former from a year ago,Dieckman-Meyer has be-come a leader on a teamwith just one senior.

“By far, she’s the bestpitcher we’ve had here,”coach Scott Lemen said. “Ithink we’re heading in theright direction.”

There have been somegrowing pains as the teambreaks in youth behindDieckman-Meyer. Attimes, the team’s agecosts the Indians in termsof run support.

“We started out rough,but I think we’ll definitelyget better throughout theseason,” Dieckman-Mey-er said.

Entering the April 16contest with North Col-lege Hill, she was 2-2 with47 strikeouts and fresh offa win against Seven Hills.She picked up her thirdwin of the season in the 9-2victory against the Tro-jans.

Last year, she struck

out close to 2.6 batters perinning and Lemen said histeam only had to come upwith the other seven outsas a result. He said she isjust as consistent this sea-son.

She starts off most bat-ters with a strike and thengoes to work on both sidesof the plate with an arrayof pitches.

“That’s what I try todo,” she said of attackingthe strike zone. “I thinkthe movement of mypitches and change inspeed are what make memost effective.”

It’s clear Dieckman-Meyer stacks up favor-ably against the rest of theMVC, but Lemen is confi-dent that her talent placesher even higher.

In his mind, she is ei-ther the best or among thetop two players in the city,and is one of the top fiveplayers in the southwestregion.

Dieckman-Meyer saidher coach’s praise wasnice but added that soft-ball is a team game.

Either way, there’s nodenying her importanceto the team.

“We’ll go as far as shecan take us,” Lemen said.

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Cincinnati Country Day pitcher Missy Dieckman-Meyer fieldsher position during the win against Seven Hills April 15.

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Boys track and field» At the Coaches Classic meet

at Winton Woods April 10, Syca-more won the 4x800 relay in8:09.97.

» Indian Hill was third at theCincinnati Country Day Invita-tional April 11. Seniors WellsCoalfleet won the 800 meters in2:11. Sophomore Ben Warstler wonthe 3,200 meters in 10:51. TheBraves won the 4x800 relay in 9:01.

Indian Hill was third at the Fin-neytown Quint April 14. SeniorTroy Schwab won the 400 metersin 54.50.

Girls track and field» Indian Hill was third at the

CCD Invitational April 11. Sopho-more Sarah Borden won the 800meters in 2:49 and senior SabrinaBulas won the 1,600 in 5:49. The La-dy Braves won the 4x800 in 10:59.

At the Finneytown Quint April14, Bulas won the 800 meters forIndian Hill in 2:37.90.

Tennis» Sycamore shut out Oak Hills

5-0 on April 14. Senior Deepak In-drakanti, junior Alex Taylor and

sophomore Noah Stern swept sin-gles for the Aves.

Sycamore’s “B” team beat Wal-nut Hills 3-1 on April 15.

The Aves blanked Princeton 5-0on April 16. Taylor, Stern and sen-ior Nakul Narendran swept sin-gles.

Sycamore “B” defeated St. Xa-vier “B” 5-0 on April 17.

Also, Sycamore blanked Co-lumbus Academy 5-0 April 17 withIndrakanti, Stern and freshmanNathan Zhang winning singles.

» At the state team tournament,Moeller blanked Springfield 5-0on April 13. Junior Michael Tepe,sophomore Max Berky and juniorKelley Peter swept singles.

On April 14, Moeller blanked LaSalle 5-0 as Tepe, Berky and juniorAlec Hoelker won singles.

» Indian Hill blanked Marie-mont 5-0. Sophomore Alex War-stler, freshman Andrew Pregeland junior Durham Colohan sweptsingles. The Braves blanked An-derson 5-0 on April 16 with War-stler, Pregel and Colohan winningagain in singles.

Girls lacrosse» Sycamore beat Mason 13-5

April 16.

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The Notre Dame Clubof Greater Cincinnati’swill welcome David A.Harr, associate vicepresident for auxiliaryoperations, to present anupdate from campus andwill present the club’sAward of the Year to Ma-ry Beth Lucian.

The Notre Dame Clubof Cincinnati is a local or-ganization serving themore than 1,600 gradu-ates, students and friendsof the University of NotreDame in the Tristate area.

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The Blue Ash/Montgo-mery Rotary Club hon-ored students of themonth.

Talia Bailes was rec-ognized by the Club as itsStudent of the Month fo-rOctober.

Bailes is involved in avariety of different activ-ities including afterschool activities such asworking with ballet atRockdale Elementary inAvondale, her shepherd-ing of an application to re-ceive grant funds to pro-vide leotards and tightsfor dancers with whichshe is involved, servingas co-president of Syca-more High School’s Inter-act Club with the Rotaryand serving as a tutor atBlue Ash ElementarySchool.

In addition to these ac-tivities, she carries a 4.38weighted grade point av-erage which should serveher well in her post-highschool educational pur-suits which include anumber of differentschools including TheOhio State University,where she plans to majorin Global Health studies,with a minor in dance.

In attendance withBailes was her motherand father, Amy and Mi-chael Bailes, and herguidance counselor,Chelsea Rose, from Syca-more High School.

John Albachten, Ro-tary president, said, “Ta-lia is a strong model notjust for her peers, but foradults as well. Herstrength and willingnessto contribute are hall-marks of the Rotary butalso of someone destined

for future success. Weare glad to be able toshare in her successes.”

The Roary’s Student ofthe Month for the monthof November is MaddiWeiler from LovelandHigh School.

Weiler is involved in anumber of different ex-tracurricular activitiesincluding as a participantin the Mayerson SummerService Internship Pro-gram and as a communityservice intern. In theMayerson Program, shecompleted more than 60hours of service in oneweek.

At Loveland HighSchool Weiler is a mem-ber of Tigers in Service,where she has volun-teered with variousevents and programs in-cluding Girls on the Run,Loveland Healthcare andLIFE food pantry.

Bre Sambuchino,Weiler’s Spanish teacherat Loveland, said, “As amother, Maddi is the per-son I would want to be amentor to my daughter asto how be an exceptionalhuman being and a wom-

an for others.” At the Rotary meeting,

in addition to her Spanishteacher, in attendancewith Weiler were hermother and father, Julieand Mark Weiler.

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tary president, said,“Maddi is another fineexample of the quality ofour young adults in thearea. It seems that theirlevel of contributionknows no bounds. ”

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Rotary honors Loveland’s Weiler

From left: Rotarian Dr. Mark Korchok, Student of the Month Maddi Weiler, Julie and MarkWeiler (parents), Bre Sambuchino (Loveland High School Spanish teacher), and JohnAlbachten, Blue Ash Montgomery Rotary president

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Rotarian Dr. Mark Korchok, October student of the Month Talia Bailes, her mother and father,Amy and Michael Bailes, and her guidance counselor, Chelsea Rose, and Sycamore SchoolsSuperintendent/Rotarian Adrienne James and Rotarian Hugh McKinnon

Blue Ash/MontgomeryRotary Student of theMonth Maddi Weiler thanksmembers for the award.

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She and her husband,Bob (also a Notre Damegraduate), have threechildren, including a No-tre Dame alumna, a soon-to-be Ohio Wesleyan Uni-versity graduate, and acurrent Notre Dame stu-dent. The Lucians lived inSymmes Township formore than 10 years be-fore recently relocatingto California. Mary Bethwill be in attendance onMay 7 to receive theaward in person.

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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 bring yourchild’s lunch. Register on thewebsite (www.cos-umc.org)

under “Registration Forms.”The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Blue Ash; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.

Community of theGood ShepherdCatholic Church.The Spring Fling Dance featuring“The Remains” is 7 p.m. to 11:30p.m. Saturday, April 25, at thechurch. Tickets are $20 and areon sale at the parish office.Tickets can be purchased inadvance but will be available atthe door. Contact Sandra Smithat 563-1868 or [email protected] with ques-tions.

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

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, contact Daveand Melissa at 891-8527 exten-sion 1.

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

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday worship services at 9:15and 10:45. Childcare is availableat both services for infantsthrough age 2; Sunday Schoolat 10:45 a.m. for pre-schoolthrough 12th-grade.

Additional childcare for parentsin Adult Education classes:Preschool and older, meet inRoom 113 during the 9:15a.m.service.

Women of the New Testament:meets 9:30-11:30 a.m. every firstand third Tuesday in Room 120.

Harmony Group: Currentlystudying “The Family of Jesus”by Karen Kingsbury. Meets7-8:30 p.m. in Room 120, on thethird Tuesday of each month.

Women’s Monday morning Biblestudy will change its meetingtime to 1 p.m. beginning April20 through summer break. Anew study will be led by Rev.Linda McClanahan.

New Study: Wednesday Wom-en’s Group will be reading“Breathe, Making Room forSabbath” by Priscilla Shirer.Meets 9:30-11:15 a.m. in Room

120NEEDS Pantry restocking on April26: Please place donations inbins outside Sanctuary. NEEDSserves more than 2000 people inthe community annually.

Stone Masons, Men’s SaturdayBible Study: Twelve OrdinaryMen, a book about the dis-ciples, is being studied. Meets8:30-10 a.m., in Room 120.Coffee and donuts will beserved.

Sunday Adult Study Group,beginning April 19, will read“Deeper Connections: TheMiracles of Jesus,” 9:15 a.m. inRoom 120; 10:45 a.m. in theManse. Sign-up in Cafe orConnector.

Mother of a pre-schooler? Joinour MOPS group (Mothers ofPreschoolers). Free childcareprovided. Meets 9:30-11:30 a.m.,the second Wednesday of eachmonth, Room 229.

Lamplighters, a self-led smallgroup, is studying II Corinthians.Join us Tuesdays from 7-8:30a.m. in the Media Center.

The fourth Sunday of eachmonth, the church family willconnect together at the 10:45service. No Sunday Schoolexcept for Preschool - Kin-dergarten.

Student Ministries welcomesstudents to participate in itsactivities. Check the StudentMinistries Kiosk for a calendarof events.

The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship.

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Gayle B. CobbGayle B. Cobb, 89, of Mont-

gomery died April 2.Survived by children Timothy

E. (Susan) Jacob and Jennifer(Dennis) McNamee; sister,Muriel Laumbattus; grand-children Danielle (Jorge) andCharles; and great-grandson,Ethan.

Preceded in death by hus-bands Earl O. Jacob and JamesT. Cobb; parents John A. Berneand Eleanor S. Stiedel; andsiblings Florence Emig, Bertram,Donald and Glenn Berne.

Services were April 11 atClough United MethodistChurch, Anderson Township.

Evelyn M. HarmonEvelyn M. (nee Dacey) Har-

mon, 89, of Blue Ash died April12.

Survived by children Debra(Michael) Evans; and manynieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Harry E. Harmon; andsiblings Ben and Paul Dacey.

Services were April 16 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale. Memorials tothe SPCA.

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ABOUT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERSInformation is provided as a public service by the

office of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes.Neighborhood designations are approximate.

ABOUT POLICEREPORTS

Community Press pub-lishes incident recordsprovided by local policedepartments. All reportspublished are publicrecords.

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

BLUE ASHIncidents/investigationsAggravated possession ofdrugs, possessing drugabuse instruments, illegaluse or possession of drugparaphernalia, obstructingofficial businessReported at W 126 at RidgeRoad, March 25.

BurglaryReported at 9200 block ofDeercross Parkway, March 28.

Criminal mischiefReported at 11100 block ofSycamore Lane, March 21.

Criminal trespassReported at 5000 block of CookAve., March 20.

Domestic violence/physicalharmReported at 6100 block ofPfeiffer Road, March 29.

Identity fraudReported at 4400 block ofBoardwalk Court, March 27.

Reported at 9200 block ofDeercross Parkway, March 27.

Open container prohibitedReported at 11500 block ofGrooms Road, March 29.

Reported at 6100 block ofPfeiffer Road, March 27.

OVIReported at EB I-275 and Mont-gomery Road, March 22.

Reported at 1400 block of SBI-71, March 29.

Reported at 4600 block of WBI-275, March 28.

Reported at Towne SquareAve./Hunt Road, March 24.

Reported at 4800 block of WBI-275, March 28.

Petty theftReported at 9600 block ofConklin Road, March 30.

Possession of marijuanaReported at NB I-71 at 126,March 28.

Possession of marijuanaparaphernaliaReported at WB 126 and Plain-

field Road, March 22.RobberyReported at 4100 block of HuntRoad, March 26.

RunawayReported at 3800 block of FoxRun Drive, March 28.

TheftReported at 9500 block ofHeather Court, March 25.

Reported at 6100 block ofHagewa Drive, March 27.

Reported at 4400 block ofCooper Road, March 25.

Unauthorized use of avehicleReported at 9000 block ofDecima St., March 20.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsTheftReported on 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Feb. 18.

Clothing items valued at $325removed from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Feb. 17.

Merchandise valued at $160removed from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Feb. 15.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsCriminal damagingVehicle damaged at 10000block of Riverwalk Lane, Feb.

19.Vehicle damaged at 10000block of Brentmoor Drive, Feb.19.

TheftFlag valued at $50 removed

from 10000 block of River-walk Lane, Feb. 19.

Medication removed from7200 block of KenwoodRoad, March 3.

POLICE REPORTS

BLUE ASH4660 Cooper Road: Suski,Donna A. to Minot Real EstateInvestments, LLC; $126,000.

6000 Donjoy Drive: Robbins,Fredric J. Tr. to Barnhorst,Jeffrey S. & Sheila J.; $144,000.

9185 Fidelis Drive: Stafford,Heather to Phillips, Michael R.& Linda J.; $232,000.

9311 Hunters Creek Drive:Venetian Custom Homes LLCto Kang, Mohinder S. & Lena;$82,000.

3553 Lobelia Drive: Seltzer,Laurie A. to JPMorgan Mort-gage Trust; $90,000.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP1911 Chaucer Drive: Hunting-

ton National Bank The toLiberty Trust Co. Ltd.; $28,000.

8251 Cornell Road: BirchridgeEnterprises LLC to Richlyn LLC;$868,000.

7245 Edington Drive: TayInvestment LLC to Dns In-vestments LLC; $600,000.

11229 Marlette Drive: Tholke,Brent R. & Laura A. to Krieger,William A. & Jennifer C.;$269,800.

7784 Montgomery Road:Bobba, Kishore Babu to GroveCommercial Property HoldingsLLC; $900,000.

8450 New England Court:Laubenthal, Susan to Heile,Deborah; $329,000.

11920 Seventh Ave.: Forste,Terry Lee to Orellana, Sisma

Maricela Franco; $34,000.11924 Seventh Ave.: Forste,Terry Lee to Orellana, SismaMaricela Franco; $34,000.

11928 Seventh Ave.: Forste,Terry Lee to Orellana, SismaMaricela Franco; $34,000.

5895 Bayberry Drive: Tebbe,Steven P. & Nancy A. to Larkin,Amanda M.; $364,500.

8560 Donna Lane: Kirts, JohnC. to Rigney, Ashley; $80,000.

9089 Shadetree Drive: Grimm,Mary Jayne & Mary EllenHeflin to Heflin, Mary Ellen;$95,805.

7161 Tiki Ave.: Koon, AreleneTr. of Lucille E. LeimbergerRevocable Tr. Dated 02-15-1996 to Payne, Frederick T. B.;$176,000.

8412 Wicklow Ave.: Davis,Tracy to Hilton Capital GroupLLC; $78,100.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP12019 Antietam Drive: Mull,Matthew B. & Megan S. toBreitbart, Michael A.;$385,000.

9215 Applecrest Court: Taul-bee, Richard K. & Martha toOwens, Albert Phillip III &Elizabeth Grace Oesterl;$502,000.

10320 Brentmoor Drive: Wol-fram, Cheri S. Tr. to Castelli,Anthony D.; $260,000.

12001 Carrington Lane: Kirker,Cynthia A. to Stein, Alan L.;$96,000.

9178 Pinewood Drive: Byrne,Matthew R. & Julie to Doerg-er, David L. & Sheri J.;$349,000.

9996 Carrousel Court: Borger,John & Shana to Goodman,Ryan G. & Amanda C.;

$280,000.

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