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Residents get educated on JEDZ

SycamoreTownship is tryingto close a budget deficit.

Residents attended a meet-ing April 17 at the township ad-ministration building, 8540Kenwood Road, to learn moreabout the three issues on theMay7ballot they’ll bevotingon.Issues 5, 6, and 7 each are forone of three joint economic de-velopment zones, or JEDZ, in-

cluding two in Kenwood. A vote“yes” approves each JEDZ.

A joint economic develop-ment zone is a mutual agree-ment between the township anda city or village in which busi-nesses and employees withinthe zone are charged an earn-ings tax that the municipalitycollects. Sycamore is setting upthree zones – east, central andsouthwest –andset theearningstax rate at .75 percent. Madeirais the partner for the east andcentral zones, while AmberleyVillage has the southwest zone.

Sycamore Township’s zoneswill use some notable borders.

The Kenwood business areaeast of Interstate 71 that bor-ders Madeira is the east zone,the area between I-71 and Ken-wood Road is the central zoneand the southwest zone is locat-ed along Montgomery Road,west of Kenwood Road.

Board of Trustees PresidentTom Weidman, who presentedthe information at the meetingto residents, said that to closethe budget deficit caused bylower property values, the lossof estate tax and less fundingfrom the state, the two optionswere to create the JEDZ or passa continuing property tax levy.

Weidman said that to replacethe money lost from 2011’s gen-eral fund amounts, a levyworthabout 9.375 mills would have tobe approved by voters. In Syca-more Township, one mill per$100,000 is worth $262, he said.

Although other townshipshave similar agreements, theyoperateas jointeconomicdevel-opment districts. All propertyowners within the JEDDs aresubject to the tax, while onlycommercial properties and em-ployees have to pay in a JEDZ,Weidman said.

Madeira and Amberley Vil-lage will collect the additional

taxes from the earnings of em-ployees and businesses, thenimmediately take 3 percent ofthat to cover collection costs.Then the rest is distributed 90percent to Sycamore Townshipand10percent toeitherMadeiraor Amberley Village. Townshipresidents who work in a JEDZ,however, have the opportunitytoget their taxesback.Theycanrequest their taxes back fromthe township’s community im-provement corporation, or CIC.

Residents of other townshipsor municipalities can’t get their

Meetings explainMay 7 ballot issueBy Leah [email protected]

See JEDZ, Page A2

Indian Hill is once againready to Conquer the Hill.

Conquer theHill is the Indi-anHill Public Schools Founda-tion’s annual 5K Run/Walk.The event will start 8:30 a.m.Saturday, April 27, at the highschool, 6865 Drake Road. Day

of race registra-tionwill begin at7 a.m.

“It’s a promo-tion of health,”said Jon Perry,physical educa-tion teacher atIndian Hill HighSchool. “We’repromoting it for

our parents, students, faculty,community and alumni.”

This is the second annualrun, and Ellen Hughes, healthand physical education teach-erat thehighschool, saidmorefoodandsponsorvendorshavebeen added.

“The after-party has (also)been ramped up,” saidHughes.

The after-party follows therun and includes food, bever-ages and activities for kids.

Musical entertainment isalso planned.

Lastyear’seventwasprettysuccessfuldespite theweatherand that it was the first one,said Hughes. “Hopefully, withnice weather we’ll double thenumber of participants.”

Perry said the younger stu-dents are being encouraged torun with their parents. Al-though, he said with youngerchildren, the time isn’t what isbeing stressed. The goal (is) tojust complete it,” he said.

Those registering prior toFriday, April 19, are guaran-teed a T-shirt.

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Indian Hill ontrack with 5KBy Forrest [email protected]

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MONTGOMERY — HopewellCemetery’s wall facing Mont-gomery Road needed to be re-placed, and the Montgomeryofficials reachedacross theAt-lantic Ocean to find their manfor the job.

Richard Tufnell, a Frenchcitizen and master mason, wascontracted to come to the Unit-ed States and oversee the in-stallation of the rock retainingwall.Tufnell hasworkeda lot ofprojects in the US since firstcoming stateside in 1998 for aproject in central Kentucky.

“Dry-stone architecture ismaking a revival in the U.S.,”Tufnell said. “It’s akeyelementof modern landscaping and ar-chitectural and archaeologicalpreservation.”

A lot of building in the U.S.

were built similar to what’s inEurope, Tufnell said, but theU.S. has catchingup todo in thelandscaping department.

“The landscape element ofroad construction here in theU.S. is only about 2percent, butit’s near 12 percent in Europe,”Tufnell said. “If engineers inAmerica save money on land-scaping, they get congratulat-ed – in Europe they would get(fired if theydon’t spendall themoney on landscaping).”

Richard Tufnell, right, is a resident of France and master mason supervising the new retaining wallconstruction at Hopewell Cemetery in Montgomery. Here, he works to install stone with Rick Dufresne, left,of Greystone by Mark Anderson, Friday, April 12. JASON HOFFMAN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Cemetery getting faceliftalong Montgomery RoadNew stone retainingwall to replacedecaying woodBy Jason [email protected]

See CEMETERY, Page A2

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Strike up the band, getyour marching shoes on,design a float, or decorateyourclassic car inpatriot-ic fashion for Montgom-ery’s long-time tradition.

The annual Independ-enceDayParade is set forThursday, July 4. Be apart of Montgomery’sJuly 4 celebration by vol-unteering, entering a unitor participating in this

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tions are found online athttp://bit.ly/azkWxw. Res-idents, neighborhood as-sociations and local busi-nesses are invited to be apart of Montgomery’sJuly 4 celebration, a dayfilled with patriotism,community pride andmemories that will last alifetime. Applications forparade entries are due nolater than Thursday, June20.

Parade entries will as-semble at designated lo-cations on Cooper Roadbeginning at 8:30 a.m.with the official paradekick-off starting at10 a.m.The parade route runseast along Cooper Roadfrom the Junior High to

Montgomery Road andthen north to SchoolhouseLane. The parade an-nouncer will be situatednear the Bell Tower in theHeritage District.

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characters have beenadded to the line-upof thisyear’s parade while plen-ty of tradition continuesinto the lineup of floats,flags, candy, and hand-waving participants to

make for an entertainingstart to a full day of cele-brating. Parade winnerswill be announced at theJuly 4 Festival inMontgo-mery Park at noon.

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large red, white and blueribbon, a framed certifi-cate and their name listedin theMontgomery Bulle-tin.

Parade entry applica-tions are found online athttp://bit.ly/azkWxw.More information is avail-able by calling 891-2424.

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Sycamore students‘Keepin’ it Classy’ atprom

Sycamore High Schoolstudents will be “Keepin’it Classy” Saturday, April27, as they enjoy Prom2013 from9p.m.untilmid-nightat theSavannahCen-ter, 5533 Chappell Cross-ing Blvd.

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tives have been workinghardandweexpect it tobea great night,” said JennaHovis-Choi, SycamoreHigh School teacher.

Prom tickets are avail-able for purchase thisweek at Sycamore HighSchool and are $35 for oneand $60 for two. Studentsmust alsobring identifica-tion and arrive before thedoors close at 10:30 p.m.

The evening will con-tinue at the PTO-spon-sored After Prom, “Partyin Paris,” at the highschool, 7400Cornell Road,from 12:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.The event will feature ahypnotist, casino games,food, photos andmore.

“Party in Paris” ticketsare also available at SHSfrom April 23-26 for $20per person.

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taxes back. Because ofreciprocity, most employ-ees won’t see an increasein their taxes. Instead of100 percent of their taxesgoing to the municipalitythey live in, employees’taxes will be split 75 per-cent to Sycamore and 25percent to their residen-tial government. Resi-dents of Indian Hill, For-est Park, Wyoming, Sil-verton and Amberley Vil-lage, however, who workin a JEDZ area will see anincrease in their earningstaxes, Weidman said.

“Kenwood is wherepeople want to be, and aslong as it stayswhere peo-

ple want to be, .75 percentwon’t scare people away,”he said to concerns thatthe additional taxesmightdiscourage businessesfrom moving into Ken-wood.

Weidman added thatthe fourth JEDZ, whichwas supposed to be north-west, fell apart and thetownship didn’t haveenough time to find anoth-er city or village to part-ner with in time to put theissue on the ballot. Thepartner, Sharonville, ful-filled the township’s crite-ria because Sycamorewanted municipalitiesthat could combine someservices aswell asprotectfrom annexation. Sharon-ville has annexed proper-ty in the north end of thetownship in the past, and

each JEDZ contract pre-vents a partner from an-nexation during theagreement.

If township residentsapprove any or all of theJEDZ, collection of thosetaxes could begin Oct. 1ofthis year. Each contract,which Madeira and Am-berley Village approved,is for 40 years, with theopportunity to renewthree times for 10 yearseach, Weidman said.

Residents could expectvisitors at their door todiscuss the JEDZ beforethe May 7 election. Al-though there’s an orga-nized effort for the JEDZissues, Weidman said hedidn’t know of an orga-nized group opposingthem.

JEDZContinued from Page A1

Montgomeryreached out to Tuf-nell because of hisdry-stone work andcity officials’ desireto give the wall a his-toric appeal.

“Rather thanmak-ing repairs to the ex-isting retaining wallwe made a decisionto replace it with anatural stone wallthat is consistentwith the era of Hope-well Cemeterywhichwasfounded in1803,”said Brian Riblet,public works direc-tor.

When finished,the project will costabout $13,500, Ribletsaid.

CemeteryContinued from Page A1

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April 27th, 4pm to 7pmat Montgomery Elementary.

There will be Rolling Video Games truck,bouncy houses, games, food and drinks.

Updated security cam-eraswill be installed at allof the IndianHill Exempt-ed Village School Districtschools.

The Indian Hill Boardof Education approved adistrictwide video sur-veillance project duringits April meeting.

The cameraswill be in-stalled by Forward Edge,

a companythat hasworkedwith thedistrict be-fore.

The pro-ject willcost tax-payers

$211,973.“This is part of (our)

overall capital plan,” saidSuperintendent MarkMiles. “Safety remains a

priority.”Miles said the new

video surveillance sys-tem will be a “wonderfulenhancement” to securitymeasures already imple-mented by the schools.

The new system willprovide “sophisticatedfunctionality,” accordingto district director oftechnology Arline Pique,who evaluated the cur-rent system and maderecommendations.

Treasurer Julia Tothsaid the district had alsoreceived feedback fromthe Indian Hill Rangers.

Pique said both inter-nal and external cameraswill be installed at theschools.

Pique said additionalinternal cameras will beinstalled at the elemen-tary school including hall-way and stairwell cam-eras. Hallway and stair-well cameras will be add-

ed at the high school aswell.

Pique said the middleschool cameraswill be re-placed and that cameraswill be added to the pri-mary school.

She said the cameraswill be monitored by dis-trict personnel and thatthe video can be main-tained for 30 days.

She said the video willalso be archived and Webaccessible.

The surveillance pro-ject was unanimously ap-proved by the schoolboard.

The board also ap-proved a bid for installinga chiller unit at the pri-mary school.

The total cost to tax-payers will be $108,400and include the cost of theunit and the installation ofunderground piping.

New school cameras comingBy Forrest [email protected]

Pique

Hamilton CountySheriff’s Office is inves-tigating an attemptedrobbery in SymmesTownship April 13.

A male employee atFricker’s Restaurant,8850 Governors HillDrive, unlocked thefront door of the restau-rant at about 2:45 a.m. towalk a female coworkerto her car. A man armedwith a shotgun forcedthem both back into theentryway of the restau-rant. Other employeesinside saw the incidentand began to scream,causing the suspect torun off toward the east,according to a releasefrom the sheriff’s office.

No shots were firedand no one was reportedinjured, but the suspectescaped. The sheriff’sK9 unit attempted totrack the suspect, butwas unsuccessful. Hewas described as a blackmale, about 5-foot-8 or 5-foot-9, about 180 poundsand wearing a blue hood-ed sweatshirt with a zip-per, blue jeans and car-rying a bag, according tothe release.

Sheriff’s Lt. Tom But-ler said twomen suspect-ed to be connected to the

incident were arrestedin Union Township dur-ing the weekend for rob-bing a Golden Corral.Neither were chargedwith the Symmes Town-ship attempted robberyas of Tuesday, but Butlersaid the two incidentswere unrelated.He add-

ed that he couldn’t re-lease their names be-cause the investigationis still ongoing.

Want more updates forSymmes Township? FollowLeah Fightmaster on Twitter:@LCFightmaster.

Suspect escapes afterattempting to robSymmes restaurantBy Leah [email protected]

Leading up to Easter,you can bet the folks atAglamesis Brothers werebusy whipping up rasp-berry creams, fruit-fla-vored jelly beans and,new this year, “muddychicks” – marshmallowPeeps splashed with milkchocolate.

But come Sunday,April 21, James Aglame-sis discussed the busi-ness’ early years andDianne Aglamesis Lytleits current state of affairsat a dinner hosted by theIndian Hill Historical So-ciety at The Little RedSchoolhouse on GivenRoad.

“Each year we like tofeatureoneof thefamilieswhohavedeeproots in thevillage and shaped thecommunity in some way,”said Susan Holzapfel, amember of the historicalsociety’s board of trust-ees.

“TheAglamesis familyis one which has beenvery generous in theirsupport of the Historical

Society.“It is a delight to be

able to share their historywith our members,” Hol-zapfel said.

Clark Sole, anothermember of the HistoricalSociety’s board of trust-ees, agreed.

“Since the Indian Hill

Historical Society mis-sion is ‘Keeping IndianHill’s past and presentalive for the future,’ theAglamesis family is apartof the Indian Hill villagehistory due to their fineand popular business,”Sole said.

According to the Agla-

mesis Brothers’ website,the story of the businessgoes something like this:

In the late1800s and af-ter the death of his father,16-year-old Thomas Agla-mesis left his home nearSparta, Greece, and cameto Cincinnati in hopes ofearningmoney to supporthis family in the OldWorld.

His brother Nicholasjoined him within a year,andbothbeganworkinginthe ice cream trade.

In 1908, Thomas andNicholas Aglamesisfounded their own icecreamparlor in Norwood,churning their ice creamby hand in metal cylin-ders using rock salt as afreezing agent.

Theyadded Italian icesand candies to the menuand opened an ice creamparloronMadisonRoad inOakley Square in 1913,furnishing it with whatwould become the busi-ness’ iconic pink and

white awnings, long sodafountain, Portugalmarbleand Tiffany lamps.

The Aglamesis broth-ers sold their business inNorwood during the De-pression and later openeda second ice cream parloron Montgomery Road inMontgomery.

Group serves a helping of AglamesisBy Jeanne [email protected]

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BLUE ASH — The Uni-versity of Cincinnati BlueAsh is offering a secondchanceat anewcareer forstudents, but building anew program from theground up doesn’t comewithout its bumps in theroad.

At UCBA, studentswith associate’s degreescan now merge their pastexperiencewith a new ap-plied administration de-gree, aimed at getting stu-dentswith technical back-

grounds the skills and de-gree necessary to moveinto supervisory and ad-ministrative jobs. Fromthestart, findingqualifiedstudents hasn’t been aproblem.

Cheryl Worrell of For-est Park took being laidoff differently than youmight expect. Instead ofpiningabouther situation,she decided to take on anew challenge and moveinto a new career path.

“I heard UC Blue Ashwas offering this pro-gram,andIwanted to takeadvantage of the opportu-

nity to merge my asso-ciate’s degree and get abachelor’s,” Worrell said.“It’s really a chance forme to take my passion fordiversity andmulticultur-al competency and createa career in communica-tions and public rela-tions.”

For Worrell, the pro-gram is a second shot athaving a rewarding ca-reer, but also an opportu-nity to hone skills she ac-cumulated throughouther years working at theformerAvonmanufactur-ing plant in Sharonville.Going back to school afteryears in the professionalworld wasn’t too difficulta transition forWorrell, asshe said her study habits,work ethic and communi-cation skills have alwaysbeen top notch.

“The hardest thingwasgetting used to usingBlackboard for all myclasses,” Worrell said.“Technology has beenblowing up, but doingschoolwork online andsubmitting assignmentsin digital dropboxes wasall new.”

Worrell’s work ethicand desire have paid offwith her being on thedean’s list throughout hertimeatUCBA,andshehascarried a 4.0 grade-pointaverage for the last threeterms.

“Our program givesstudents the chance toutilize their skills in andapply them to real-worldsituations,” said MicheleKegley, assistant profes-sor of business and eco-nomics. “When theyfinishhere, students will havegreat opportunities to ad-vance their careers.”

Kegley, who worked atother community collegesbefore accepting the posi-tion at UCBA, said oftentimes the only thing hold-ing great students backprofessionally is a lack ofa four-year degree.

With the program be-ing in its infancy, one stu-dent says it truly feels likea work in progress.

“I knowwe’re the guin-ea pigs for this program,”said Matt Scheer of Clif-ton. “I don’t feel likewe’regetting the most valuableexperience because thereis not enough evaluationgoing on.”

Thestudentshavebeenable to provide feedbacktocourses, but it’s only thestudents that follow thisfirst class will benefit,Scheersaid.Headmitsno-

body in thefirstclassreal-ly expected everything tobe perfect, and that get-ting a degree is really allthat matters since mostemployers want to seethat piece of paper listedon an application.

Scheer works as agraphic designer in Clif-ton, and said he hopes thedegree means he canmove into a leadershipand management posi-tion.

Along with a lack ofevaluation, students in thefirst class didn’t get theopportunity to work in in-ternshipsorco-opendeav-ors while in school, butUCBA is changing thatstarting this summer.

“For us, it’s too late inthe game,” Worrell said.“But the students in the

summer and fall will havethe opportunity to co-op atplaces like Procter &Gamble, so it will be bet-ter for them.”

Worrell’s goal is to cre-ate a new career path,merging multiculturaland diversity efficiencywith communications andhuman resources, and shealready knows where shewants to work.

“I really want to get aposition here at UC BlueAsh,” Worrell said. “P&Gwould also be a great op-portunity, but I know Ihave a lot to offer wher-ever I end up working.”

Want to knowmore aboutBlue Ash education, govern-ment and community? FollowJason Hoffman on Twitter:@jhoffman_cp.

Program offers new direction for students

Marlo Brandon, far left, Matt Scheer, left, professor Michele Kegley, right, and CherylWorrell, far right, discuss case studies for an applied administration course at theUniversity of Cincinnati Blue Ash. JASON HOFFMAN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Students say it could be better, butdegree is what really mattersBy Jason [email protected]

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Several arrests weremade recently byHamil-ton County Sheriff’s of-ficers for thefts in Ken-wood.

Video surveillancecaught Yvonna Gaston,19, of Evanston, and Lat-isha Chenault, 21, of theWest End, removingclothing in a suitcasefrom the Macy’s at Ken-wood Towne Center,7875 Montgomery Roadlast month. They werearrested two days laterand charged with onecount of theft each, ac-cording to court records.

During the sameweek, Northside resi-dentNathanial Clark, 35,was caught on surveil-lance leaving the Cincin-nati Bell Wireless storein Kenwood, 7675 Ken-wood Road. He was ar-rested for one count oftheft, as well as threecounts of drug posses-sion, according to courtrecords. He was alsowanted other offenses atthe same store duringthe last eight months, aswell as a Northern Ken-tucky location from the

day before, Sheriff’s Lt.Tom Butler said.

Want more updates for Syca-more Township? Follow LeahFightmaster on Twitter:@LCFightmaster.

Arrests made in severalKenwood store theftsBy Leah [email protected]

Veterans returningfrom overseas who areconsidering a career as afarmer may want to con-tact Turner Farm.

The farm is offering apaid internship to inter-ested local veterans whodon’t mind putting in thehardwork it takes toworkon a farm.

Melinda O’Bryant,education director at Tur-ner Farm, said the farm’s

veteran internship givesthe former soldiers thechance to once again domeaningful work.

“When they come backthey don’t want to just doanything,” she said.

Jason Henry, who didtwo tours in Iraq afterjoining the airborne in-fantry in2002,hasbeenanintern at Turner Farmsince August 2011.

Henry, 28, said he at-tempted other lines ofwork upon his return, anddecided to try farming.He said he’s consideredopening his own farm inthe past, and his efforts atTurner have kept thatspark alive.

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lot,” Henry said.He said working on the

farm has allowed him tostay active and healthy,andhe’sbeenable toenjoythe fruits of his labor,meaning he gets to eatsome of the food he’s har-vested over the past year.

O’Bryant saidHenry isone of the hardest work-ers on the farm and hasgrown“thebest tasting to-matoes on the farm” dur-ing his time there.

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St. Vincent Ferrer stu-dents put on a renditionof “Cinderella,” buttweaked it to reflect acertain saint’s feast day.

Drama students infourth- through seventh-grade performed “Cin-der-Riley” March 15,changing the charactersand plot to be more Irishfor St. Patrick’s Day. Stu-dents dressed in green,covered in shamrocks,horseshoes and pots ofgold.

Want more updates aboutSycamore Township? FollowLeah Fightmaster on Twitter:@LCFightmaster.

The actors and actresses pose in costume. Left to right is Lanie Berlage (Cinder-Riley), A.J. Smith (Aggie/stepsister),MatthewMerritt (Maggie/Stepsister), Liv Riggs (Stepmother), Lizz Grisby (Fairy Godmother) and Duncan Slack (JackO'Clock). THANKS TO AMY FISCHER

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"Jack O'Clock," second from the right, stands with a couple Irish dancers. Left to right isTyler Graham, Noah Dunkley, Duncan Slack and Jack Fischer. THANKS TO AMY FISCHER

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

SYCAMORE JUNIOR HIGHSCHOOLThe following students have earnedhonors for the second quarter of2012-2013.

Honor RollSeventh-grade – Sarah Abraham, ScottAllison, Thomas Anderson, Noa At-kins, Natasha (Tasha) Baker, AnneBaldwin, Emma Balk, ChristopherBanzhaf, Andrea Bell, BenjaminBrynjulfson-Reardon, Mackenzie(Kinzie) Castile, Sanjana Chopra,Piante Crew, Emerson Day, Christo-pher (James) Dobrozsi, Grant Fisher,Allison Fredette, Jacob Grega, BrycenGwyn, Kiley Hawkins, Sarah Holtz,Nadia Houssien, Samuel Ishida, TrevorJanssen, Jordan Johnson, Constance(Connie) Kavensky, Alexander Kourie,Nathan Kraft, Boyd (Brogan) Lake,William LaRoche, Jamin Luke, MorganMcAvoy, Julia McDowell, HajimeMinoguchi, David Moskowitz, ClaireMyers;Frank Nakasako, Maggie Neumann,Kaitlyn Rasulis, Kelsey Reisert, EthanRice, Jacob (Jack) Rose, HannahRozenson, Kevin Russell, JanhaviSahasrabudhe, Abigail Teegarden,Alexander Thornberry, Evan Timo-feyev, Jacob Truitt, Jackson Trumpy,Katherine Wenzel and Bryce Winnes-taffer.Eighth-grade – Lindsay Altemuehle,Abbey Baker, Victoria (Tori) Bell, ElsaBenson, Nathaniel Borchers, TannerBrarens, Christopher Brown, CarolineBruns, Macey Burke, SamanthaChacksfield, JiHo Choi, Kariel Cochran,Joshua Feld, Allison Flavin, SalvadorGalarza Pedraza, Joshua Glynn, Can-dice Hansel, Jordan Hoffman, LaurenHughes, Alexander Hull, HaseebIkram, Roneeka Johnson, AlisonKeane, Caroline Kelly, Larson Kent,Nathan (Nate) Kisselle, Nicholas Klein,Rebecca Kohrman, Julia Kong, KaileyKrumer, Sydney Lang, Samuel Leach,Sara Lu, Elizabeth (Liz) Marcum,Hannah May, Alexandra (Lexi)Meckes, Adelaide (Addie) Michaels,Allison Miller, Jenna Moores, JacobMortensen;Richard Nardi, Joshua (Josh) Patterson,Sribinathi Podalakuru, AndrewSchrantz, Jacob Spiegel, VisshaalSuresh, Madeleine Sykes, Reed Thom-as, Max Torem, Killian Torregrosa,Evan Weisser, Eric Yelmgren, GrantYoung and Megan Zimmerman.

Principal Honor RollSeventh-grade – Noah Abrahamson,Hadi Akbik, Nadia Alam, NicholasAllen, Benjamin Armstrong, SydneyBahr, Sophie Ballah, Kyle Ballman,Brecka Banner, Jenna Bao, EmmaBasselman, Bryson Bates, Elizabeth(Lizzy) Belcher, Zachary Berger, ElaynaBerry, Van Beyersdorfer, Elaine (Lai-ney) Bodenburg, Anne Brabender,Natalie Brinkman, Maximilian Brug-geman, Caroline Byers, Paula CancelasCalvo, Bethany Carr, Manogya Chan-dar, Yi Chen, Ashwin Chidambaram,Emily Chien, Adhiti Chundur, TaylorClose, Eirean Mari E. Co, Sara Cohen,Michael Cooper, Benjamin Darpel,Rishav Dasgupta, Peter Dauenhauer,Maia Davidson, Marielle Davis, Megh-an DiGiovanna, John Driscoll, Kather-ine Dunne, Audrey Dybvad;Elizabeth (Liz) Eilers, Sydney Evans,Stephen Fang, Jessica Fehr, SelenaFeng, Thea Ferdinand, Lilah Foley,John Dean Folz, Hannah Foster,Dynnelle (Nellie) Frank, Robert Fre-denburgh, Lily Freiberg, Dylan Fricke,Albert Fryman, Chad Galinari, OliverGarrett, Sarah Gilmore, ShannonGlass, Avi Goldstein, Benjamin (Tate)Goodyear, Drew Gordon, Halle Gor-don, Meredith Gottliebson, MeeganGould, Alexis (Lexi) Grannen, GustaveGuckenberger, Yasmine Guedira,Prachi Gupta, Timothy Guth, ChristinaHanisch, Charles Harte, Jacob Hassel-beck, Abigail Hausfeld, Byron Heist,Anna Helker, Peter Henderson, TyHendricks, Bennett Heyn, Jon (Logan)Hilsabeck, Stephanie Hong, OliviaHuculak, Luke Huffer, Abigail Hughes,Lea Huth;Matthew Isakson, Amanda Jensen,Kaitlyn Jiang, Raekwon Johnson,Kelsey Kandil, Mackenzie Kandil,Caroline Karbowski, Caroline Keeton,Christian Kelly, Samuel Kennedy,Nikhil Khatana, Nilesh Khatana,Emilie King, Michael Knoechel, JuliaKolnicki, Lalitha (Lavanya) Konda,Samuel Kroin, Cameron Kross, JamesLane, Anna Larson, Jodie Lawson,Josey Leach, Hyoungjun (Sam) Lee,Hanna Leonard, Tyson Levy, VictorLim, Garrett Lockwood, Hannah Long,Melinda Looney, Israel Lorenzana,Mitchell Louis;Ethan Main, Harsimran Makkad,Jasmine Male, Anne Marsh, EnriqueMartin, Lily Martinson, Kara Maxfield,Megan McMullen, Kate McNamara-Marsland, Nicole McNamara-Mar-

sland, Ryan Meckes, AdamMeller,Alexa (Lexi) Melser, Zachary Milliken,Dominic Million, Shruti Mishra, LauraMorris, Jack Moskowitz, MarissaMyers, Meera Nadathur, ElizabethNartker, Alexander Newberg, JoshuaNickol, Anita Pan, William (bill) Park,Atit Pathak, Thamilini Pathmarajah,Alexandra (Alex) Patton, Azavieria(Nicole) Payne, Joseph Polasky, Na-than Powers;Sofia Ramos, Destinee Ramsey, JacobRandall, Felicia Reamer, Emily Reddy,Quinn Rile, Gregory Rivin, AllisonRoss, Alexander Roth, AlexanderRudich, Gina Rugari, Nour Sadek,Amanda Sadler, James Sam, MichaelSamways, Jared Sandow, Kyle Schiell,Ryan Schiell, Kyle Schroeder, Rebecca(Becky) Schultz, Leah Schwartz, NikhilSekar, Youngseo Seo, Zachary Shee-han, Azadvir Singh, Trevor Size, EmmaSmith, Sierra Smith, Max Snyder, ErikStammes Sancho, Katherine Stautb-erg, Isabella Stevens, Lily Steward,Lorae Stojanovic, Makayla Stover,Emma Sulfsted, Benjamin Swart,Matthew Swartz, Zaid Syed;Luke Tenbarge, Van Tha Bor, DavidTochtermann, Bailey Truitt, RyanTufts, Bawi Hniang Uk, LeahWallihan,Kiri Wang, MatthewWatzek, JuliaWhapham, Kathryn Willis, KellyWinkfield, MatthewWoodside,Samuel Wyatt, Michael Xiang, Gabri-elle Yun and Nathan Zhang.Eighth-grade – Sarah Adler, Kyle Arens,Isabelle Augustin, Mary (Kate) Bach-man, Brooke Baker, Justin Banke,Nicholas Bashford, Hannah Baum,Elizabeth Bell, Cora Bennett, KevinBerghoff, Peter Bernard, Noah Bieg-ger, Nicholas Bigliano, Ayanna Boben,Bradley Bolotin, Jake Borman, TaraBoutelle, Lucas Bower, William Bra-bender, Chloe Bradley, ElleanoraBrielmaier, Allison Brown, MargaretBusch, Anais Cabello, Elizabeth Carl,Regan Carroll, Aaron Charnay, Benja-min Charnay, Stephen Coleman,William (Will) Coleman, MeganCombs, Morgan Comerford, MichaelCristinzio, Nicole Crone, Noah Dar-wiche, Luis Del Moral Lopez, AmyDeng, Shiva Devarajan, Daniel Dong,Gail Duke;Nathan Estill, Sarita Evans, AlexandraFanning, James Fields, Renee Foster,Margarita Francisco, Hannah Frey,Katherine Funderburk, Victor Garnica,Anthony Geraci, Joshua (Josh) Glauser,Sadye Goodman, Kyle Green, BradleyGreenberger, David Greenberger,

Sarah Guckenberger, Jason Guo,Marshall Hall, Abigail Hallock, ClaireHallock, Zachary Hanus, Lena Harper,Megan Hart, Emily Hartwig, KaitlynHayes, Madelyn Heldman, Tyler Hess,Maxwell Hill, Rebecca Holdren, Mi-chaela Hopkins, Sarah Horne, HaleyHoward;Elizabeth (liz) Izworski, Connor Jarrett,Isabelle Jimenez, Alex Jones, UmangJoshi, Airi Kakuno, Akshara Kapoor,Rujula Kapoor, Divya Karthik, MiharuKatayama, Kyuzo Kelly, Lilly Kilguss,Esther Soeun Kim, Jackson Kisor,Sydney Klein, Lauryn Klyop, ClareKnife, Marina Kobayashi, Allie Kolth-off, Allison Kossen, Sophie Kramer,Verne (Paxton) Kreger, Lauren Kurtz-er, Madelyn Lane, Kevin Lawson,Francine Levy, Adam Leyendecker,Haoyun Lin, Regis Liou, Beverly Liu,Jacob Locke, Hannah Loftspring,Jason Logan;Mary (Katie) MacVittie, Supriya Malla,John (Jack) Manny, Jacob Marischen,Maliha Mastoi, Stephanie Mather,Duncan McClure, Raechel McCoy,Peter McCutcheon, Erin McElroy, TasiaMeaders, Miles Menyhert, BrettMihlbachler, MatthewMiller, SydneyMiller, Athulya Murali, Varun Na-gendra, Yuto Nakahata, Ayumi Naka-jima, Darby Nelson, Andrew Nieto,Jun Nishikawa, Gerardo Orellana,Joshua Peck, Andrew Phillips, EstherPittinger, Snigdha Porwal, DaniellePratt, Oliver Proudfoot;Andrew Quantz, Mitch Radakovich,Lily Retford, Judith Reyes, AndrewRines, Noelle Ritchie, Samantha Rohr,Karina Rosa, Joshua Rosen, BenjaminRuskin, Natalie Ryan, Alana (Laney)Saggar, Lauren Saggar, Haripriya(Priya) Sakthivel, Victoria (Tori) Schaef-er, Kiley Schafer, Andrew (Drew)Schneider, William Schramm, Mat-thew Schuetz, Laura Setser, Andrew(AJ) Seymour, Kevin Sheetz, OliviaShuholm, Michelle Siddiqui, JannanSivaruban, Kevin Skiba, Noah Stern,Sydney Stewart, Madeleine Stuhlreyer,Henry Sun, Lindsay Tacy, MasonTaylor, Elton Tong, Patrick Tosh, EmmaTraylor, Emily Tyler;Katherine Van Den Brink, CarolineVeraldo, Nicholas Wade, OrchidWang, Madeline Ward, David Wer-theim, Alayna White, RyanWick, BriaWilliams, Davis Wilson, Emily Wise,Yale Yoon, Julia You, Hannah Young,Enshou (Adam) Zhang, Xuetong (Lisa)Zhou and Bruce Zou.

SYCAMORE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

To help parents promote lit-eracy at home, Blue Ash Ele-mentary will host a Family Lit-eracy Night from 5:30 p.m. to 7p.m. Thursday, April 25, at theschool, 9541 Plainfield Road.

“Parents want to help theirchildren become better read-ers,” said Melissa Ostrowski,Blue Ash fourth-grade teacher.“Family Literacy Night will al-low families to participate infun, engaging, literacy-focusedactivities together so they cantake ideas and implement themin their homes.”

Activities include interac-tive reading, fun with poetry,scavenger hunts, crafts, tech-nology applications and more.Attendees will also enjoy freepizza and every student will re-ceive a free book.

“Thanks to a partnershipwith our local Papa John’s, wecan offer free pizza and thebooks are funded through agrant fromFirst Book, support-ed through the University ofCincinnati Blue Ash First BookAdvisory Board. However, it’sthe engagement and support ofour fabulous teachers thatmakesLiteracyNightareality,”said Leslie Combs, Blue Ashprincipal.

Ostrowski agreed.“This is all voluntary. We

have 25 staff members who arevolunteering their time to cre-ate activities families can do to-gether to promote reading andwriting” Ostrowski said.

The pizza dinner begins at5:30 p.m. and literacy activitiesrun from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Blue Ash Elementary fam-ilies planning to attendLiteracyNight should RSVP to ostrow-skim @sycamoreschools.org.

Blue AshElementaryhosts FamilyLiteracy Night

Ursuline Academy presentsits spring play, “A LittlePrincess,” April 26-April 28 inthe school’s Besl Theatre.

The play is being directed byUrsuline science teacher DanNieman and features Ursulinestudents and male actors fromSchool for theCreative andPer-forming Arts and St. Xavierhigh schools. Tickets cost $5 for

adults and $3 for students, andcan be reserved/purchased byemailing

[email protected] calling 513-791-5791 ext 1306.

Members of the cast of Ursuline Academy's production of "A Little Princess," from left: Michelle Browning'14 (College Hill) as Miss Amelia; Lauren Salem '14 (West Chester Township) as Miss Minchin; Ana Aguilar '14(Loveland) as Sara Crewe and Katie Georgopoulos '14 (of Springfield Township) as Becky. THANKS TOMARIANNE

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‘Princess’ on stage at UrsulineURSULINE ACADEMY PRESENTS ‘A LITTLEPRINCESS’»When: Friday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.» Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.» Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m.

IndianHillHighSchool stu-dents aren’t only learningabout community service,they are putting it into action.

This year service learningwas incorporated into a lead-ership class at the school.

“Service learning is a dif-ferent way to teach the class,”saidWendySilvius,who teach-es the class and is also a com-munity service coordinator atthe school. “(This) involvesac-tual volunteer workwhere thestudents are doing somethingmeaningful and authentic.

“(It’s) something that mat-ters to them and makes thematerial more relevant.”

The 11 students in the lead-ership and service learningclass have volunteered at anumber of different organiza-tions ranging from the Madi-sonville Education and Assis-tance Center food pantry toStarfire, an organizationwhichhelpspeoplewithdevel-opmental disabilities.

This community servicehelps the students meet learn-ing goals in the class, Silviussaid.

Junior Rosie McCormick,of Kenwood, learned a lot canbe accomplished even behinda desk.

“There are lots of differentways to do service,” said Mc-Cormick, who helps with of-fice work at the AringtonFoundation, a Christian ser-vice organization.

JuniorMegan Bierer, of In-

dian Hill, agreed.“I (have) learned how giv-

ing back is very important,”she said.

The class is currently in-volved with a “Magnified Giv-ing” initiative inwhich the stu-dents research various localnon-profit organization. Oneof the organizations will thenbe chosen to receive amoneta-ry donation.

“We looked at smaller or-ganizationswhere the fundingwould have a greater impact,”said junior Jessica Arington,of Indian Hill.

The organizations underconsideration will submit anapplicationwhichwill be eval-uated by the students.

Class provides communityservice educationBy Forrest [email protected]

Indian Hill High School studentsRyan Skaggs, left, Aisha Rajanand Drew Rice assist at a foodpantry at the MadisonvilleEducation and Assistance Centeras part of a leadership andservice learning class at theschool. PROVIDED

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Tennis» Sycamore beat Upper Ar-

lington 3-2 on April 13. Winningindoubles for theAviatorsweresenior Dylan Stern and juniorMustafa Ahmad and senior Bri-anGoodmanandfreshmanAlexTaylor. Sycamore’s “B” teamshut out the Upper Arlington“B” squad 5-0.

On April 15, the Sycamore“B” squad beat Anderson 4-1.

SycamoreblankedPrinceton4-0 on April 16. SophomoresDeepak Indrakanti and NakulNarendran won singles alongwith senior Yuri Karev.

On April 17, the Sycamore“B” team beat St. Xavier’s “B”squad 5-0.

Sycamore shut out Lakota

West on April 18 with Indrakan-ti, Kareve and Taylor sweepingsingles.

The Aves beat Hudson 4-1 onApril 19 as Ahmad/Stern andGoodman/Pendergast sweptdoubles.

»Moeller beat Elder 4-1 onApril 16. Seniors Logan Wackerand Michael McGrath and ju-nior Kevin Morrison won sin-gles.

Baseball»Moeller beat Glen Este 7-6

on April 13. Senior Jimmy Ro-denberg got the win and juniorZach Logue drove in two runs.They also beat Milford 3-2 ineight innings on senior Camer-on Whitehead’s sacrifice fly.

The Crusaders took theBeast of theEast tourneywith a6-0 win over Anderson April 14.Junior Nick Voss had the win.Senior Spencer Iacovone was2-4 driving in two runs.

Softball» Sycamore got by Hamilton

4-3 on April 15 behind seniorBecca Melvin. Senior SydneyKelly homered and drove inthree runs.

Boys lacrosse»Moeller beat Seaholm Ma-

ples 21-3 on April 14.

Boys volleyball» Sycamorewon fourmatch-

es April 15 against Edgewood,Loveland, Princeton and Pur-cell Marian, losing just onegame.

»Moeller beat Lakewood St.Edward 25-21, 25-10, 25-21 onApril 13. On the same day, theCrusaders beat Carmel (Indi-ana) 25-12, 25-17, 25-14.

On April 15, Moeller beatPurcell Marian 25-5, 25-9, 25-13.The Crusaders beat LouisvilleSt.XavierandLouisvilleTrinityonApril16. OnApril18,Moellerbeat St. Xavier 25-20, 25-14, 27-25.

Sportsman voting: May 1The fifth-annual Community

Press and Recorder Sportsman

and Sportswoman of the YearAward voting period for the2013 awardwill runWednesday,May 1, through Tuesday, May22.

When it’s time to vote, you’llgo to cincinnati.com/preps.Click on the Sportsman of theYear itemon theright-handsideof thepage.Readerswill beableto vote once a day for their fa-vorite athlete per paper.

Winners for 2013will receivetwoReds tickets courtesyof theCincinnati Reds, a certificateand a story to be published in alate June edition.

Neither the articles nor bal-lots will count against the me-ter, so you do not have to be aCincinnati Enquirer/cincin-nati.com subscriber to vote onyour favorite candidate. [email protected] with questions andfollow the hashtag #SOY2013for updates on Twitter.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott SpringerandMark [email protected]@communitypress.com

Adrian Burns joins coach PaulaHayden at Adrian’s signing toplay basketball next year atWilmington College. Adrian wasan instrumental player on thisseason’s Sycamore Lady Aves,which helped Hayden reach her300-win milestone. THANKS TOSYCAMORE HIGH SCHOOL

BLUE ASH — The Catholicgirls school pitcher may ormaynothavebrokenoneof the10 commandments when in-formed of the number of op-posing batters she just struckout.

Depends on whether or nota genuinely shocked exclama-tion of the name of the son of adeity counts as taking Hisname in vain.

Either way, Ursuline Acad-emy junior Danielle Stieneturned in another heavenlyperformance - hellish, if youhappened to be a McAuleyHigh School hitter - April 18,fanning 17 Mohawks in aneight-inning, 4-3, come-from-behind win.

Impressive numbers arebecoming the norm for Stiene,a Loveland resident. She’sthrowntwono-hit gamesso farthis season, twirling the gemsagainst Girls Greater Cincin-nati League rivals Mother ofMercyandMountNotreDamewhile helping the Lions to an8-1 record.

“I honestly have no idea(how she dominates),” Stienesaid. “I just try togo out anddomy best. My defense is alwaysbehindmeand theyaregreat.”

First-year varsity coachHeather Frietch agreed.

“She stuck througheight in-nings and gave it her all,” shesaid. “That allows the othergirls toseetheycan’teverquit,that they have to work just ashard, that you always have achance to come back and win.

“We’ve done really wellcoming togetherasa team.Da-ni, my two other juniors (Kait-lin Barbiere and Mackenzie

Robinson) and two seniors(Emily Byrd and HannahMehrle) are what I would callextreme leaders. They raisethe level of the other girls.”

Stienewants tokeepraisingher own level of play to thepointwhere she can earn a col-lege scholarship.

Her favorite class is anato-my andwearing an ice pack onher arm for 20 minutes aftereach game gives her an appre-ciation for how her own bodyworks. She’d like to expandthat knowledge, study sportsmedicine and eventually be-come a surgeon.

Stienesaidhersurgicalpre-cision on themound and scien-tific bent has not given rise tosuperstitious behavior. Sheconformed to conventionalwisdom during her no hitters -not discussing the game statusbetween innings - but said thatwasmore amatter of humilitythan anything.

“You don’t want to go outand say, ‘Yeah, I’m gonnathrow no-hitter today,’” shesaid. “If it happens, it happens,but you really just want to goout and give your best effort.”

Still, one ritual on themound becomes obvious inwatching her. After the lastwarmup pitch, the catcherthrows to second base andtrots to the mound as the in-field converges on the pitcher.At which point the third base-man picks up Stiene’s protec-tive mask lying to the right ofthepitchingrubber,dusts itoffand hands it to the hurler.

“It just kind of started,” shesaid. “It was just part of theflow and we’ve kept it going.We haven’t talked about it.

“But we’re not going tochange it.”

Impressivenumbers becomenorm for StieneByMark D. [email protected]

Ursuline Academy junior Danielle Stiene pitches against McAuleyHigh School April 19. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Coach Eddie Clark’s Syca-more Lady Aves lacrosse teamis out to another great startrankedasoneof the top teams inOhio by www.laxpower.com.Sycamore lost to Medina in thestatesemifinals lastyearandre-cently tied the top-ranked teamin the state. Upcoming homegames (played at Sycamore Ju-nior High) are against SummitCountryDayApril25andMountNotre Dame April 30. The LadyAves last won state champion-ships in 2007 and 2009.

Photos by Terrence Huge/For TheCommunity Press

Sara Constand, a Sycamore junior, works the ball goalward in an April 6 home game against Glenbrook South.

Lady Aves stickingit to opponents

KathleenGassett, aSycamoresenior,maneuversto attack inhomelacrosseaction April6. The LadyAvestriumphedoverGlenbrookSouth ofChicago13-6.

Elise Reardon, Sycamore junior, has her eyes on the ball in this lacrosseaction versus Mariemont April 9.

Ashley Bonnoitt, a Sycamorejunior, attacks against aMariemont defender in gameaction April 9. Coming off anOhio final four 2012 season, theLady Aves secured a resounding17-2 win.

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Education one way to fight backAs I write this, no one has

claimed any responsibility forthe carnage at the Boston Mar-athon.

The fact that it was a terror-ist act is inescapable, however,and it got me thinking as tocauses. For what it is worth Ihave a few thoughts that Iwanted to share. After all, wecan glean positive out of any-thing if we can share ourthoughts collectively.

My first thought was, “whowould think that such an actwould produce a positive resultfor their cause?” More inter-estingly, “who would witnesssuch an attack and say ‘what agreat thing to do! I must jointhese people and do the sameto make the world better forus.’” Certainly, someone with a

good, seculareducationwould be lesslikely to thinkthat such anact would be agood thing.

This is thecrux of thematter. Educa-tion. I don’tcare where

these people come from, be itPakistan or Paducah, whenev-er they appear, they alwayscome from a background ofignorance, which is then care-fully and unscrupulously mold-ed into fanaticism.

We are not immune fromthis here in our country. Oureducational system, whilemore universal than many, is

still too parochial for a glob-alized planet. When we in-vaded Afghanistan, I remem-ber seeing a piece on televisionthat asked young people topoint out Afghanistan, Iraq orIran on a map. Far too manyhad no idea where to look.

You will notice that I men-tioned “secular education.” Ibelieve that religious educa-tion has value, importantly forthe moral and ethical values itcan impart. However, an exclu-sively religious education,such as taught in madrasas inthe Middle East today orCatholic and Protestantschools in Ireland in the 19th

and 20th centuries, can be thebirthplace of ignorance, preju-dice and eventually terrorism.

Secular education, of good

quality, is a big part of eradi-cating terrorism. If we are tospend part of our national bud-get on foreign aid in the nameof fighting terrorism, then itshould not be exclusively onarms or helping despots main-tain a grip on power. It shouldbe spent on schools and teach-ers, books and computers, forpeople around the world.

With the Internet, it hasbecome easier to spreadknowledge and information.We have a textbook case in theArab Spring. When people seethe world getting a taste forknowledge and information,the natural result is a yearningfor freedom and advancement.They organize and overcome.People who are kept in thedark and poorly educated be-

lieve anything. Look at NorthKorea, or the students in reli-gious schools in the countriesconsidered hotbeds of terror-ism.

There is hope for our world.For many in Boston today it istoo late to dream of that. Wecan still dream of a more edu-cated global population, wherethe love of learning produces alove of freedom, and that, inturn, produces a more peacefulworld. Boston, with its finecolleges and universities is abig part of that peaceful fu-ture, which intensifies thetragedy yet is the silver liningas well.

Bruce Healey is a resident of IndianHill.

Bruce HealeyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Nobody asked me, but...» I believe reality shows

and reruns now are 80 percentof the programs shown on TV.

»How canthere be a civilwar?

»We alllove Joey Vot-to, but he hashit one homerun in 50games? Maybethat knee stillhinders him.

» If peoplewatch draft

shows of future football andbasketball pros, they need tolearn to whittle or serve mealsto the homeless.

» If we evolved frommon-

kies and apes, why are therestill monkies and apes?

» I asked the librarianwhere the self-help sectionwas. She said that would defeatmy purpose.

» The Reds are one or twoinjuries from becoming anaverage team.

» Our sports repoters on TVdo not give NBA or NHLscores, but do have lots of highschool video. Of course theyget three minutes of time whilethe weather person gets six.Does anyone care about nextThursday weather?

»March 10, Cincinnat hadits spring.

Bill Damsey is a resident of DeerPark.

Haven’t we seenthis column before?

Bill DamseyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Comments from local lead-ers about issues in the news:

Sure things – death,taxes and politics

“As families pore over acomplicated tax code to turnover the fruits of their labor toUncle Sam during the slowesteconomic recovery since the1940s, we are reminded of theneed to create a pro-growthtax system that promotes jobcreation and makes Americamore competitive. It’s esti-mated that American taxpay-ers spent over 6 billion hourscompleting their tax formsthis year. Our tax code has be-come an obstacle to growth,and only a robust, growingeconomy can create the new

jobs that we need.“Whether it’s footing the

gas bill, putting their childrenthrough college, or saving forretirement, families haveenough on their plate withouthaving toworryaboutanover-ly burdensome tax system.That’s why I will continue topush for pro-jobs tax reform –both individual and corporate– to create the certainty andpredictabilityneededfor fam-ilies to grow and businesses tohire.”

– U.S. Sen. Rob Portman

Worth the wait“I am pleased that some of

my colleagues finally realizedhow important this issue is forOhio’s military families Thislaw is long overdue in Ohio. It

is a relatively small act thathas the potential to producesignificant and positive re-sults in the lives of militaryfamilies.”

“I have beenworking to getthis legislation enacted intolaw for several years now. Iam glad that advocacy and is-sue awareness have finallypaid off. Now, those who duti-fully serve our countrywill nolonger put their families atsuch a disadvantage if theyare required to relocate.”

– State Rep. Connie Pillich(D-Montgomery) after her leg-islative proposal to ensure un-employment compensationfor military spouses has beenincluded in preliminary bud-get changes released byHouse Republicans.

Ignoring the basics“With thisbudget, the legis-

lature increases state spend-ing by over $7 billion, butshort-changes our publicschools. By doing so, it short-changes our future. A strongandvibrant economy is intrin-sically tied to a strong publiceducationsystem.The legisla-ture has abandoned its duty toour state with this selfish,misguided bill.”

– State Rep. Connie Pillich(D-Montgomery) on the bud-get passed by the Ohio Houseof Representatives

POLITICALLY SPEAKING

April 17 questionDoes North Korea’s threat of

a pre-emptive nuclear strikeagainst theU.S. and its restart ofa reactor that generates weap-ons-grade plutonium concernyou. Why or why not?

“Of course it concerns me.We cannot trust N. Korea anymore thanwecanChina.Thesepeople are our enemies andwebetter be on our guard at alltimes. If Korea launches a nu-clear bomb I knowwhatmy re-sponse would be, but with ourgovernmentIamafraid thatallwe would do is apologize.”

Dave D.

“It’s funny that the NorthKorean government is huffingand puffing, and they surelyhave fooled generations of Ko-reans into believing that theirpower is so great.

“Americans know thatAmerica is being ruined fromwithin by its own elected gov-

ernment as it creates a similarwelfare state, but Korean citi-zens seem to be giving full au-thority to their leaders to de-stroy their homeland, perma-nently.”

K.P.

“Anything and everythingNorth Korea does has me con-cerned, especially the threat ofnuclear weaponry. In my opi-nion, this country has been, iscurrently, and will continue tobe unstable.”

O.H.R.

“I amnot concerned about aNorth Korean nuclear strikeagainst the U.S. I am con-cerned about the apparent epi-demic of insanity amongst theleaders of that nation. I amalarmed with the prospect ofthatroguenation launchingnu-clear strikes against South Ko-rea and Japan.

“North Korea’s persistentbelligerence might cause Ja-pan and South Korea to pursuetheir own nuclear develop-mentmaking our planet all themore dangerous.

“Another concern is thepartnership between Iran andNorth Korea that may spreadnuclear insanity to the MiddleEast.

“The big question is ‘DoesAmerica have the resolve todefend her allies to the point oflaunching nuclear counterstrikes against the aggres-sors?’”

R.V.

CH@TROOM

NEXT QUESTIONHas the bombing at the BostonMarathon made you rethinkwhich public events you willattend? Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via e-mail. Send youranswers [email protected] Chatroom in the subject line.

Blue AshCity council – meets at 7 p.m. thesecond and fourth Thursday of themonth in the municipal building,4343 Cooper Road. In June, July,August and December, meetings arethe second Thursday only; in Novem-ber, meetings are the second andthird Thursdays. The next meeting isThursday, April 25.

Indian Hill SchoolsIndian Hill Exempted Village SchoolsBoard of Education: 6855 DrakeRoad. Phone: 272-4500. Web site:www.ih.k12.oh.us.Indian Hill school board meets at 7p.m. the second Tuesday of themonth at Indian Hill High School,6845 Drake Road. Executive sessionsbegin at 6:30 p.m.

MontgomeryCity council – meets at 7 p.m. the firstWednesday of the month in city hall,10101Montgomery Road. The nextmeeting is scheduled for Wednesday,May 1. Call 891-2424.Landmarks commission – meets at7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday ofevery month at city hall, 10101Mont-gomery Road. The next meeting willbe Wednesday, May 8. Call 891-2424.Parks and recreation commission –meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Thurs-day of each month at city hall, 10101Montgomery Road. The next meetingis at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9. Thelocation of these meetings changesin the warmer months to rotateamong city parks. Call 891-2424.

Sycamore CommunitySchoolsBoard of education – The board meets

at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday ofeach month at Edwin H. GreeneIntermediate School, 5200 AldineDrive in Blue Ash, and at 7:30 a.m.the first Wednesday of each month.Those meetings from Januarythrough August will be held in theUniversity of Cincinnati educationwing at Blue Ash Elementary School,9541 Plainfield Road. The meetingsafter August will be located at aplace to be announced. Call 686-1700.

Sycamore TownshipBoard of zoning appeals – meets at 7p.m. the third Monday of eachmonth at the governmental complex,8540 Kenwood Road. The next meet-ing will be May 20 if there is businessto conduct. Call 791-8447.Trustees – meet at 7 p.m. first andthird Thursday of the month at thegovernmental complex, 8540 Ken-wood Road. The next meeting will beThursday, May 2. Call 791-8447.

Symmes TownshipBoard of zoning appeals – meets at 7p.m. the first Monday of the month(only if there is business) in thetownship administrative building,9323 Union Cemetery Road. The nextmeeting is scheduled for Monday,May 6. Call 683-6644.Historical society – meets at 7 p.m. thethird Thursday of every month in thetownship administrative building,9323 Union Cemetery Road. The nextmeeting will be Thursday, May 16.Call 683-6644.Trustees – meet at 7 p.m. the firstTuesday of the month in the adminis-trative building, 9323 Union Ceme-tery Road. The next meeting will beTuesday, May 7. Call 683-6644.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013

The choral program at Syca-more High School is alive andwell – very well indeed.

On consecutive mid-Marchdays, the young vocalists shinedbrightly. First the annual finearts concert was staged at thehigh school’s Little TheaterMarch14 before a capacity audi-enceoffamilyandfriends.Alongwith orchestral accompaniment,featured choirs included BellaVoce, SHAG, Madrigal, SWEET,Select Ensemble and AviatorChorale Ladies and Men. Thechoirsevenhadtheaudiencejoin

in for “When the Saints GoMarching In.”

The next day, March 15, twogroups,BellaVoceandSelectEn-semble, participated at Prince-ton High School in the Ohio Mu-sic Education Association’slarge-group adjudicated event.

“Bothgroups earned superiorratings, Sycamore’s Director ofChoral Activities Kenneth Holdtsaid. Through these high-caliberperformances,wehavequalifiedfor the State event.

Photos here are from theMarch14 fine arts concert.

Shadesof choral

The choral program at Sycamore High School staged the annual fine arts concert at the high school's LittleTheater March 14. Bella Voce singers up front include, from left: Michelle Leshchinsky and Sammy Ciricillo,both sophomores, as well as Ryann Mays, a senior. This number was "Swing, Swing, Swing." TERRENCE

HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The choral program at Sycamore High School staged the annualfine arts concert at the high school's Little Theater March 14. TheAviator Chorale Men performed a Stephen Foster selection, "If IOnly Had a Moustache." From left: Ray Isham, a senior, andDevontae Heard and Jeremiah Hunter, both freshmen. TERRENCEHUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The choral program at Sycamore High School staged the annual fine arts concert at the high school'sLittle Theater March 14. Girls from the combined choirs enjoy the applause after singing "The WildMountain Thyme." TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The choral program at Sycamore High School staged the annualfine arts concert at the high school's Little Theater March 14.Jamie Ross, a junior, sings a "Gede Nibo" solo part with the SelectEnsemble. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The choral program at Sycamore HighSchool staged the annual fine arts concertat the high school's Little Theater March 14.Justin VanWagenen, a junior, providedpercussion to accompany the SelectEnsemble's selection, "Gede Nibo." TERRENCE

HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The choral program at Sycamore High School staged the annual fine arts concert at the high school's Little Theater March 14. Sycamore's Director of Choral Activities, Kenneth Holdt,leads the combined choirs as they perform the evening's opening selection, "The Wild Mountain Thyme." Accompanying on piano is Jamie Holdren. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The choral program at Sycamore High School staged the annual finearts concert at the high school's Little Theater March 14. Violinists,Jonathan Weng, a sophomore, Emma Burge, a freshman, and thecombined choirs and orchestra receive well deserved applause after theevening's Fine Arts Concert. TERRENCE HUGE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

B2 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • APRIL 24, 2013

THURSDAY, APRIL 25Art & Craft ClassesOpen Create, 7-9 p.m., Hyatt ArtStudio, 7813 Laurel Ave., Choosesurface you want to paint onand receive individual attentionas you paint artwork for yourhome or garden. $25. 561-0677;[email protected].

Business SeminarsSocial Media Boot Camp,10-11:30 a.m., Dimalanta DesignGroup, 4555 Lake Forest Drive,No. 650, Find out what socialmedia is and how it can helpgrow your business. Free. Reser-vations required. 588-2802. BlueAsh.

CivicSweater Drive, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.,Benchmark Outdoor Outfitters,9525 Kenwood Road, All sweat-ers are donated to Ohio ValleyGoodwill. Receive $10 coupontoward future purchase. 791-9453; www.benchmarkout-fitter.com. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesMy Favorite Southern BrunchwithMarilyn Harris, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $60. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varietyof dance styles, including jazz,hip-hop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.617-9498; www.cardiodancepar-ty.com.Madisonville.Core Adrenaline, 9:30-10:30a.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, 9681 Kenwood Road, GroupFitness Studio. Blend functionalstrength training movementswith Pilates sequences. Ages 18and up. $10-$15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.MELTMethod, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Group FitnessStudio. Unique hands-off body-work approach that helpsprevent pain, heal injury anderase negative effects of agingand active living. Ages 18 andup. $10-$15. Registration re-quired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Camp Crush, 6-7 a.m. and 6-7p.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, 9681 Kenwood Road, GroupFitness Studio. Run the gamut ofstrength, endurance and heart-pumping drills. Recommendedfor intermediate to advancedclients only. Ages 18 and up.$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.Gentle Moves and Strength,3-4 p.m., Fitness Physiques byNico G, 9681 Kenwood Road,Group Fitness Studio. Learn tosafely work with your limita-tions and enjoy exercising yourbody. Ages 18 and up. $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.Yoga/Pilates Infusion, 5-6 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Group FitnessStudio. Contemporary blend offlowing yoga movements andcore-centric Pilates sequences.Ages 18 and up. $10-$15. 290-8217; www.fitnessphysiques.net.Blue Ash.Hatha Yoga, 7-8 p.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Group FitnessStudio. Gentle introductoryjourney into the world of yoga.Ages 18 and up. $10-$15. Regis-tration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

Health / WellnessLadies Make-Over Evening atthe J Spa, 6-7:30 p.m., Mayer-son JCC, 8485 Ridge Road,Hands-on spa evening. Withguidance from J Spa’s managingesthetician, give yourself expressfacial and learn how to createnew look with Glo Mineralsmake-up. Includes supplies,drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Forwomen ages 18 and up. $45, $40members. Registration required.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.

LecturesTown Hall Lecture: Lisa Ling, 11a.m.-noon, Montgomery Assem-bly of God, 7950 Pfeiffer Road,TV journalist speaks. Ages 18and up. $120 series of fourlectures; $40 single lecture.

684-1632; www.montgomery-womansclub.org.Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyJermaine Fowler, 8 p.m., GoBananas, 8410 Market Place,African-American comedian.$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. Through May 30.800-0164.Montgomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Youth room. Big book/discussion meeting. Brown baglunch optional. Open to every-one who desires healthy lovingrelationships. Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26CivicSweater Drive, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.,Benchmark Outdoor Outfitters,791-9453; www.benchmarkout-fitter.com. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesCamp Crush, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G,$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Body MassIndex, blood pressure screening,stress test screening, weightanalysis, 10-point consultationand 10-minute hydro-massage.Free. Appointment required.784-0084. Silverton.Free Hearing Services, 9a.m.-3:45 p.m., Sycamore SeniorCenter, 4455 Carver WoodsDrive, Cincinnati Eye Instituteprovides screenings and in-formation on understandinghearing difficulties associatedwith aging. 984-1234. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyApril Foolin: The ComedyShow, 8 p.m., MVP Sports Bar &Grille, 6923 Plainfield Road,With comedian Ry G. Ages 21and up. $11, $6 advance. 375-4489. Silverton.Jermaine Fowler, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

ShoppingSports Card andMemorabiliaShow, 4-9 p.m., Moeller HighSchool, 9001Montgomery Road,Buy, sell or trade from140dealer tables. Cincinnati Redssigning autographs: JohnnyBench, Will McEnaney, JackBillingham, Don Gullett, NormCharlton, boxer Aaron Pryor andHall of Fame jockey Steve Cauth-en. $3. Through April 28. 290-5225; www.cincycardshows.com.Kenwood.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27Art & Craft ClassesOpen Create, Noon-5 p.m.,Hyatt Art Studio, $25. 561-0677;[email protected].

Art EventsArt Bead Trunk Show, Noon-4p.m., The Bead Shop of Madeira,7754 Camargo Road, Area’s topbead and wearable artistsdisplay new work. Glass, ceram-ics, metal and polymer clay.One-of-a kind art beads, mar-bles and finished jewelry giftsoffered. Gift certificate doorprize. Free. 271-5222.Madeira.

CivicSweater Drive, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Benchmark Outdoor Outfitters,791-9453; www.benchmarkout-fitter.com. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.Daily Cat Stretch, 11 a.m.-noon,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Learn to main-tain pleasures of limber, healthybody indefinitely and escapeconfines of age or injury. Ages18 and up. $15. Reservationsrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

Health / Wellness

Diabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates, 4460 Red BankExpressway, Suite 100, Topic:What is type 2 diabetes? Smallgroup discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. $30all four sessions; or $10 persession. 271-5111; www.lisa-larkinmd.com.Madisonville.

NatureBeekeeping101, 1-4 p.m.,Grailville Retreat and ProgramCenter, 932 O’Bannonville Road,Explore these fascinating crea-tures, their lifestyle, their histor-ic relations with humans andwhat they need to survive andthrive. $25. Reservations re-quired. 683-2340; bit.ly/SZn0wA.Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyJermaine Fowler, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterMurder Mystery Dinner Train,6-10 p.m., Cincinnati DinnerTrain, 4725 Madison Road,Three-hour train ride, four-course meal with choice ofentree and dessert and a murdermystery show. $99.50 per per-son. 791-7245; www.cincinnati-dinnertrain.com.Madisonville.

Religious - CommunityPriscilla Shirer Simulcast, 9a.m.-4:30 p.m., Mount CarmelBaptist Church, 8645 KenwoodRoad, Sanctuary. Priscilla usesstory of Gideon to show howGod takes our weaknesses anduses them. For women ages 21and up. $20. Registration re-quired. 560-1940;mcbc4Him.org. Kenwood.

ShoppingSports Card andMemorabiliaShow, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., MoellerHigh School, $3. 290-5225;www.cincycardshows.com.Kenwood.

Youth SportsRed Dog Grand Prix, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Red Dog PetResort and Spa, 5081MadisonRoad, Youth gravity-racingevent. Ages 7-17 build cars andrace downhill powered only bygravity at speeds reaching up to30 miles-per-hour. Rental carsavailable. Benefits CincinnatiSoap Box Derby. $35. Regis-tration required. 885-1373;www.cincysbd.com.Madi-sonville.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28Art & Craft ClassesOpen Create, Noon-5 p.m.,Hyatt Art Studio, $25. 561-0677;[email protected].

CivicSweater Drive, Noon-5 p.m.,Benchmark Outdoor Outfitters,791-9453; www.benchmarkout-fitter.com. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Walgreens Love-land, 10529 Loveland MadeiraRoad, Several screening pack-ages available to test risk ofheart attack, stroke, aneurysm

and other major diseases. Ap-pointment required. 866-819-0127; www.mercyhealthfair-.com. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyJermaine Fowler, 8 p.m., GoBananas, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterGo, Dog. Go!, 1-2 p.m., Mayer-son JCC, 8485 Ridge Road,Playhouse in the Park Off theHill production. P.D. Eastman’sbeloved children’s book comesto life on stage. Big dogs andlittle dogs, black dogs and whitedogs and all dogs in betweendelve into life with gusto, cre-ating visual spectacle of move-ment and color for audiencemembers of all ages. Free.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.

ShoppingSports Card andMemorabiliaShow, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., MoellerHigh School, $3. 290-5225;www.cincycardshows.com.Kenwood.

MONDAY, APRIL 29CivicSweater Drive, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.,Benchmark Outdoor Outfitters,791-9453; www.benchmarkout-fitter.com. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesVinyasa Yoga, 7-8 p.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Group FitnessStudio. Fluid style of Hatha Yogaincorporates elements of Ash-tanga yoga in an inspiring,heat-producing workout. Ages18 and up. $10-$15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., WalgreensLoveland, 10529 LovelandMadeira Road, Fifteen-minutescreening. Cost varies per insur-ance plan. Financial assistanceavailable for qualified appli-cants. Appointment required.686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Loveland.

Music - AcousticBob Cushing, 8-11 p.m., ShadyO’Grady’s Pub, 9443 Loveland-Madeira Road, 791-2753.Symmes Township.

TUESDAY, APRIL 30CivicSweater Drive, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.,Benchmark Outdoor Outfitters,791-9453; www.benchmarkout-fitter.com. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessSurgical and Non-SurgicalWeight Loss, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Jewish Hospital, 4777 E. Gal-

braith Road, Conference RoomsA and B. With Dr. C. Joe North-up. Free. Registration required.682-6980; www.e-mercy.com.Kenwood.

WEDNESDAY, MAY1Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Drawing andPainting from a clothed model.$120 per session of four classes.Reservations required. 259-9302.Mariemont.Free Knitting Classes, 7-8:30p.m., Milford Heights Church ofChrist, 1646 Ohio 28, Basicknitting techniques, fresh ideasand short devotional time. Free.575-1874.Milford.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Board Gaming, 2:30-4p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, GwenRoth from Hamilton County SoilandWater Conservation Districtpresents “Cookie Mining,” forages 11-18. Games played mostoften are Apples to Apples,Scrabble, Forbidden Island,Zombie Fluxx, Uno and Skip-Bo.Ages 11-18. Free. 369-4450. DeerPark.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

THURSDAY, MAY 2Art & Craft ClassesOpen Create, 7-9 p.m., Hyatt ArtStudio, $25. 561-0677; [email protected].

Business SeminarsYou’re More than a Face onFacebook, 10-11:30 a.m., Dima-lanta Design Group, 4555 LakeForest Drive, No. 650, With ErnieDimalanta, founder of Out-&-Out Marketing and owner ofDimalanta Design Group, andWendy Hacker, PR and socialmedia consultant of DimalantaDesign Group. Learn dos anddon’ts of Facebook for yourbusiness and how it can helpyou grow. $10. Reservationsrequired. 588-2802. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

On Stage - ComedyChris Porter, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, 8410 Market Place,Special engagement; no cou-pons or passes accepted. $10-$15. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

ShoppingUsed Book Sale, Noon-9 p.m.,

Blue Ash Branch Library, 4911Cooper Road, Features all cate-gories of books,videos andtapes. Benefits Public Libraryprograms. Through May 4.369-6051; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Blue Ash.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, Free, donationsaccepted. 800-0164.Montgo-mery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, MAY 3Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, Free.Appointment required. 784-0084. Silverton.

Literary - LibrariesAnime Club, 6-8 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Watch anime, drawmanga, play Yu-Gi-Oh andinteract around these favoritepastimes. Ages 13-18. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.

Music - ChoralJubilant Singers, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,St. Barnabas Episcopal Church,10345 Montgomery Road,Community chorus presents“Swing AlongWith Me,” pro-gram of four-part harmonyfeaturing hits of the ‘40s direct-ed by Shannon Alter-Freden-burg. Free. 984-8401; www.jubi-lantsingers.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyChris Porter, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $10-$15.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

ShoppingUsed Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Blue Ash Branch Library, 369-6051; www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Blue Ash.

SATURDAY, MAY 4Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates, Topic: Healthy eat-ing. $30 all four sessions; or $10per session. 271-5111; www.lisa-larkinmd.com.Madisonville.

Music - ChoralServing TwoMasters, 7-9 p.m.,Indian Hill Church, 6000 DrakeRoad, Cincinnati Choral Society.Featuring music of British com-poser Benjamin Britten andAmerican composer HowardHelvey. Music director DouglasBelland shares podium withHelvey. With organ soloistBrendaWaugh and the IndianHill Church Choir. $15, $10students and seniors, $8 groupsof 10 or more. 784-2379;www.cincinnatichoralsocie-ty.org. Indian Hill.

On Stage - ComedyChris Porter, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $10-$15.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

ShoppingUsed Book Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,Blue Ash Branch Library, 369-6051; www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, MAY 5Art EventsThink Spring, 2-5 p.m., ArtHouse II, 430 W. Loveland Ave.,Opening of spring paintingshow by plein air artist and booksigning of “Cincinnati and Soup:Festivals and Frolics” by CheriBrinkman. Silent auction tobenefit Cancer Free Kids. Ages21 and up. Free. 583-5267.Loveland.

AuditionsTheWizard Of Oz Auditions,1:30-5 p.m., Blue Ash Amphithe-atre, 4433 Cooper Road, EastSide Players production. Open toall ages. Reservations required.871-7427; esptheater.org. BlueAsh.

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The Sports Card and Memorabilia Show is coming to Moeller High School from 4 p.m. to 9p.m. Friday, April 26; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,April 28, at 9001Montgomery Road, Kenwood. Buy, sell or trade from 140 dealer tables.Former Cincinnati Reds at the event signing autographs will be: Johnny Bench, WillMcEnaney, Jack Billingham, Don Gullett and Norm Charlton, as well as boxer Aaron Pryorand Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen. Cost is $3. For more information, call 290-5225, orvisit www.cincycardshows.com. FILE PHOTO

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ilton County who volun-teer their time and ser-vicespreservingandpro-moting historic records,sites or events through-out Hamilton County.

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What a difference afew warm days make.

The Caudill kids wholive down the road

broughtme a bag-gie full ofwild vio-lets thatthey pa-tientlypicked. I’lladd that towhat I’vepicked andI’ll haveenough to

make a batch of violetjelly (so gourmet!) andviolet vinegar.

After they left, I start-ed pulling weeds awayfrom the elderberrybushes when I happenedto look over at the aspara-gus patch. Beautiful as-paragus poking up every-where! And a couple ofthe stalks were alreadyfeathering out at the top,which means they’re tootough to eat. Well, Istopped what I was doing,ran into the house to get aparing knife and basket,and started harvestingasparagus. I got about apound from his first cut-ting, and that’s prettygood.

Asparagus can helpdetoxify our system, hasanti-aging properties andnot only reduces the riskof heart disease, but itcan help prevent birthdefects. It’s in seasonnow so pick some up atyour local farmer’s mar-ket or grocery. Like allseasonal, local produce,asparagus contains opti-mum nutrition levels

right now.

Roasted asparaguswith brie

Sound different? Ifirst tasted this whenTomKeegan of Keegan’sSpecialty Seafood inMount Washington was aguest on my cable show.“Wemake this all thetime to serve alongsideour entrees for our class-es,” he said. (Check outhis site at www.keegan-seafood.com). No kid-ding, asparagus this wayis addictive.

Here’s my adaptation:Snap tough ends off.

Lay in single layer onbaking sheet. Sprinklewith lemon pepper. Re-move rind from brie (it’sedible but a bit tough andis easier to do when thecheese is cold). Lay slices

of brie on top. Roast orgrill at high temperature(475 degrees) for a fewminutes or until aspara-gus just starts to wrinklebut turns bright greenand is still plump andBrie starts to melt.

Phyllis Lowe’sapricot mustardsauce for porktenderloin

I need to eat morerosemary. That’s the herbfor remembrance. Ormaybe sage, which isgood for the mind. Thereason I need to munchon these herbs is I can’tfor the life of me remem-ber which engagement Iwas doing where I metPhyllis. Actually, sheattended a couple of mypresentations and raved

about this sauce, whichshe says is deliciousalongside pork. Well, Ican’t wait to try it andwanted you to have therecipe, too.

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Sausage stewwithroot veggies

Each Thursday morn-ing at 7:20 a.m., I have alive segment on SacredHeart Radio with BrianPatrick about Bible foodsand herbs. Recently wetalked about carrots andturnips (check out myblog for a recap). About

an hour later, a fax camein with this recipe “froma fan.” He/she indicatedthat “the stew is deli-cious.” That’s whatmakes this column sofun, the ability to sharerecipes like this. I’ll bemaking this as soon asour carrots and turnipsare ready!1⁄2to 3⁄4pound bulk porksausage

2medium potatoes, peeledand cut into chunks

2 medium carrots, cut intochunks

1 small turnip, peeled andcubed

1/2medium onion, chopped,or more to taste

31⁄2cups water or broth

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Cook sausage untildone. Add potatoes, car-rots, turnip, onion, waterand seasonings. Bring toboil, reduce heat, coverand simmer until veggiesare tender, about 20 min-utes. Stir in tomatoes andheat through.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

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Ascension LutheranChurchMusic at Ascension will feature“From Opera to Broadway”Saturday, May 11, with baritoneJohn Shuffle and soprano NancyWilliams Shuffle. The concert isat 7:30 p.m. in Ascension’ssanctuary. It is free and open tothe public.The young people experienceBible stories each Sunday in avariety of styles ranging fromcooking to crafts to drama toscience to computers. Ascensionmembers with talent in theseareas rotate to each classthroughout the year. SundaySchool is at 9:45 a.m. and guestsare welcome.Healing Touch Ministry is offeredon the fourth Tuesday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. Please call thechurch office at 793-3288 formore information.Two women’s groups gatherregularly at Ascension. TheWomen’s Bible Study meetsThursdays (except the secondweek) at 9:45 a.m. The womenare reading a book from theSisters Series entitled “UnfailingLove: Growing Closer to JesusChrist.” TheWheel of Friend-ship meets monthly on thesecond Thursday at 9:30 a.m.for Bible Study, fellowship andoutreach. Childcare is providedfor both groups and guests arealways welcome. Call the churchoffice for more information.Worship services are at 8:30 and11 a.m. Sunday School, confir-mation and adult forum are at9:45 a.m.Ascension is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288.

Bethel BaptistTempleJoin area high school and col-lege-age students who arerising up to God in Uprising, anexciting new student ministrysponsored by Blue Ash Star-bucks, coming to Bethel on thefirst Friday of each month from7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The next Upris-ing is May 3. All are invited tothis non-denominational timeof worship, fun and connectingwith other students. Included inthe free fun is a free StarbucksCoffee bar, giveaways, food, alive band, games, a photobooth and more. Everyone iswelcome. Look for the Uprisingsign. Find Uprising on Facebookat “The Uprising – StudentOutreach of Cincinnati” and onTwitter @CincyUprising.The adult, teen and children’sSunday School classes cometogether for an hour of skitsfrom the drama team, children’ssongs, games, penny wars andmore during Round Up Sunday,offered during Sunday Schoolhour on the first Sunday of eachmonth. Visitors and their fam-ilies are welcome to join thefun.Sunday School is 10 a.m.; Sundayworship is 11 a.m.The church offers AWANAchildren’s Bible clubs during theschool year at 7 p.m. Wednes-days for children ages 2through sixth grade. Contactthe church for information, orvisit the AWANA page onFacebook: search for “BethelBaptist AWANA.”A small group Bible study isofferedWednesday evenings atthe church at 7:30 p.m.

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

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchSeason of Friendship is throughMay 19. Each Sunday during thistime, the church will have adifferent focus. April 28 isMission Sunday, May 5 is HymnSunday, May 12 is Service for allAges, and May 19 is Pentecost,Happy Birthday Church. Bring afriend and invite a friend.The church will have its annualindoor yard and plant sale from8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday andSaturday, May 10 and 11. Ahalf-price sale will be offered at1 p.m. Saturday, May 11.Join the Thoughtful Christiangroup on Sundays at 9 a.m. inthe church library. Jacob’sLadder is the theme for SundaySchool (pre-K through 12th-grade); these classes are taughtafter the children’s sermon inthe worship service.The church is collecting cannedgoods for the Northeast Emer-gency Distribution Services(NEEDS) for the month of April.Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care is avail-able.Sunday sermons are recordedand available on the churchwebsite.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153l; www.bapc.net.

Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers worship ser-vices on Sundays at 8:30 a.m.and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School isat 9:30 a.m. Sundays.Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing and foodto people with demonstratedneeds. Bread from Panera isavailable on Thursdays andSaturdays. The Samaritan Closetis next to the church.The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;489-7021.

Church by theWoodsThe church building is the home

of four different ministries.Church By theWoods is amulticultural and multiethnicchurch whose mission is to loveand serve God, each other andour neighbors. Sunday worshipservice is traditional in Englishand begins at 10 a.m. From10a.m. to noon on Saturdays,classes in English as a SecondLanguage are offered for ages14 to 94.Taiwanese Presbyterian Ministryhas Sunday traditional worshipat 2 p.m. in their language ofTaiwanese. On Saturdays theyoffer a ministry on the UCcampus.Freedom Church has its contem-porary worship service at 10:30a.m. in English. “It’s Not AboutReligion; It’s About Relation-ships;” tinyurl.com/a7yroqe.Seventh Day Adventist Church,has worship on Saturdays at 10a.m. in Spanish. “Loving, Caring,Sharing God’s Word”Nursery School is provided ateach church’s worship services.Bible studies are offered by allchurches.The church is at 3755 CornellRoad, Sharonville.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodistVacation Bible School is 9:30 a.m.to noon, June 24-28; and 6-8:30p.m., July 22-26. Sign up onlineat www.cos-umc.org.Weekday Children’s Activities –Mondays, Tuesdays and Thurs-days (9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.).Afternoon session is availableon Tuesday. Register on-line atwww.cos-umc.org.The annual rummage sale iscoming, at 7 p.m, May 30 and 9a.m. May 31.The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45242;791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.

Community of theGood ShepherdGet ready to dance the nightaway with the band “TheRemains” at the Let the GoodTimes Roll dance from 7 p.m. to11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, atthe church. New Visions, a GoodShepherd ministry for thosewho are divorced, separated orwidowed will be hosting the

evening.Tickets are on sale now in GoodShepherd’s parish office for $15per person and will also be soldat the door. No credit cardsplease. Tickets may also bepurchased in advance by calling563-1868 or by e-mailing [email protected] leaveyour name, telephone numberand number of seats – ticketswill be available for pick up atwill call the evening of thedance. To secure a seat/table,purchase your tickets in ad-vance. For additional informa-tion and directions to TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd visitwww.good-shepherd.org.The church is at 8815 E. KemperRoad, Montgomery;www.good-shepherd.org.

Creek Road BaptistChurchThe church is sponsoring aNational Day of Prayer event at7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, atSharonville Community Center,10990 Thornview Drive. Join usas we lift up the community,state and nation in prayer. Wewill pray for business leaders,fire, police, state and nationalpoliticians as well as schools,pastors, churches and servicemen and women. Call thechurch for more information.The church is at 3906 CreekRoad, Sharonville; 563-2410.

CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodSunday services are 10 a.m. and 6p.m.; Wednesday service is 7p.m.The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Sycamore Township;984-5044.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchNewmembers class meets at5:30 p.m. Sundays in the pas-tor’s office. For more informa-tion, call the Rev. Robert Rob-erts at 891-8527, ext. 2.Adult Bible Study meetsWednesdays at 1 p.m. in thePastor’s Office. Current book:“Why Am I A United Method-ist?”TheWay, The Truth & The LifeSeekers Small Group meetsSundays 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. fordessert and drinks, usually inFellowship Hall. Contact Davidor Melissa Dennis for moreinformation on this group at984-6395.The church is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527.

Lighthouse BaptistChurchSunday school is at 10 a.m.Sunday morning service is 11a.m. Sunday evening service is 6

p.m. Wednesday service is 7p.m. Master Clubs are 7 p.m.Wednesdays. The church usesthe King James Bible, singstraditional hymns and conserva-tive music. Sunday Schoolclasses are available for all ages.A nursery is provided for eachservice.The church is meeting at Raffel’sBlue Ash Banquet Center, 11330Williamson Road, Blue Ash;709-3344.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchService times are 8 a.m. and 10a.m.St. Barnabas serves a large scaledinner on the fourth Friday ofeach month at Churches Activein Northside. Call the churchoffice for details or to offer toprovide a dish, help service ordo both.St. Barnabas Choir rehearsals are7:30 p.m. Thursdays. There is norequirement other than awilling heart and a desire toserve.The St. Barnabas Youth Choirrehearses after the 10 a.m.service on Sunday. Children insecond-grade and older areinvited to come and sing.Calling all acolytes. If you arefourth-grade or older, pleasecall or email the church office tohelp serve during the services.An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is held the first Mondayof each month at 7 p.m.The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets the secondWednesday of each month at7:15 p.m. in the library.A Men’s Breakfast group meetsonWednesday mornings at 8:30a.m. at Steak N Shake in Mont-gomery.Ladies Fellowship/Religious StudyGroup meets on Tuesday morn-ings at 10 a.m. at the church.The group is discussing “Desireof the Everlasting Hills” byThomas Cahill.Friends in Fellowship meets thesecond Tuesday of each monthat 6:15 p.m. for a potluck dinnerat the church.Ladies Bridge meets the first andthird Thursdays of the month.Contact the church office forfurther information.A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowersmeets the second and fourthSaturdays from10 a.m. to 11a.m.The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401.

Sharonville UnitedMethodist ChurchAt 8:15 a.m. there is a traditionalservice; at 11 a.m. there is ablended service, with contem-porary and traditional styles ofworship; at 9:30 a.m. there areSunday School classes and shortterm study groups.The church will be doing its partfor National Volunteer Dayfrom noon to 2:30 p.m. Sat-urday, April 27, by helpingprepare food packages for theneedy at a “factory” in theMcSwain building on KemperRoad.Time to sign up for men’s soft-ball teams.The Bereavement Support Groupmeets for lunch on the firstThursday of every month.The Serendipity seniors meet forlunch on the fourth Thursday ofevery month.The church is at 1751 Creek Road,Sharonville; 563-0117.

Sycamore ChristianChurchSunday worship and juniorworship services at 10:30 a.m.Sunday Bible study for all agesat 9 a.m.Adult and Youth Bible studieseachWednesday at 7 p.m.Women’s Study Group at 6:30p.m. every secondWednesday .The church is at 6555 CooperRoad, Cincinnati; 891-7891.

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchJoin the church Sunday morningsin its brand newworship centerat 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.Childcare is available in thenursery during both services forinfants through age 2. SundaySchool for age 3 through grade12 meets at 10:45. Weekly adultstudy opportunities are alsooffered.The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;www.sycamorechurch.org.

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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSNotice is hereby given that a public hearingwill be held by the Symmes Township Boardof Zoning Appeals on Monday, May 6, 2013at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing an Ap-peal (#2013-10) filed by Timothy Sharp,6868 Drake Road (45243), appellant, fromNotice of Refusal for a zoning certificate forthe construction of an addition with less frontyard setback than required for the property lo-cated at 7906 Clement Street (45111). Thishearing will be held at Township Admin.Bldg., 9323 Union Cemetery Road. Plans areon file and open for public inspection.Brian Elliff, Township Zoning Inspector 7286

Upcoming eventsat The GardnerSchool, 9920 CarverRoad in Blue Ash:

» April 22-26 – Weare having a Chil-dren’s Art Exhibit.The focus is ongivingstudents the opportu-nity to express them-selves through thecreative arts.

»May 1 – Plantinga butterfly garden inthe school garden

»May 10 – Cele-brate Mother’s Daywith theMuffinswithMom breakfast from7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

»Week of May 20-24 – Soles4Souls ShoeDrive. Students andfaculty will collectused and shoes forthe Soles4Souls char-ity.

GardnerSchoolhostscommunityevents

This is something I’veseen happen severaltimes.

Many companies ad-vertise they’ll get you afree roof. Actually, whathappens is they workwith your insurancecompany and your insur-ance company pays forthe roof. But I’ve learnedyou have to be very care-ful when dealing withthese firms.

Sharon Brooks haslived in her North Col-lege Hill house for fiveand a half years. Shesaid she started gettingleaks from her roof. “Myback room started toleak and last summerwhen there was a wind-storm that came throughwith heavy winds and

rain, itstarted toleak evenworse,”she said.

Brookssaid herson knewsomebodythatworkedwith a roof

repair firm, so shecalled. “He came out,walked the roof and saidI definitely needed a newroof,” Brooks said.

An insurance adjusterchecked the roof andtalked with the roof re-pairman, but only autho-rized minor repairs tothe roof. However, heagreed there was majordamage in her back

room. “So, they did printout a check that day. Isigned it over to him,”Brooks says.

The check was formore than $1,200 andBrooks says the firmstarted working rightaway. “The guy took allof the paneling off theback room and put it inmy backyard and left itthere. Now I have nowalls on my back room,”she said.

In fact, that was thelast she saw of that com-pany. The problem hereis that Brooks signedover the entire insur-ance check to the rooferbefore any work hadbeen done.

“He said that that’sthe money that would get

him started on purchas-ing the material,”Brooks said.

If the companydoesn’t have enoughmoney to do the job with-out first getting yourmoney, then I believeyou should look for adifferent firm. Get afirm that’s been in busi-ness long enough to bothhave money and goodcredit to get the neededmaterials.

Brooks said the con-tractor walked off thejob last September. Hehad bought some dry-wall, but it was just sit-ting on the floor of theroom uninstalled. Brookssaid the room is worsenow than its ever been.“They never answer the

phone. I’ve left numer-ous messages,” she said.

So I contacted thecompany and am happyto report they sent out aworker to finish theroom. In addition,Brooks said her son wasable to stop the leaks.

Bottom line, when youget an insurance check,don’t sign it over to therepair company. Instead,deposit it into your ownbank account and paythe firm a little at a time.It should all be spelledout in a written contract.

Howard Ain answers consum-er complaints weekdays onWKRC-TV Local 12. Write tohim at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.

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At the Arthur MurrayDance Studio in Blue Ash,franchise owners Jeremyand Desireé Mainous aremore determined thanever to leverage theirdance talents to help beatcancer.

Not only are they spon-soring their fourth annualSwingingforCharityGalaand Dance-a-thon Satur-day, May 11, to benefitCancer Support Commu-nity,but in theweeks lead-ing up to the event theyare also partnering withCSC to offer free dancelessons for people fight-ing cancer.

Swinging forCharity isopen to the public and nodance experience is nec-essary.

The eventwill be at theCrownePlaza inBlueAsh,

5901PfeifferRoad, from6p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday,May 11, with music pro-vided by Leroy Ellington&his E-FunkBand aswellas a DJ. Light fare and acash bar will be available.Group classes will be of-

fered as part of the eventand guests will also enjoyperformances by profes-sional and pro-am danc-ers. A $30minimumdona-tion is suggested.

Rick Bryan, executivedirector of Cancer Sup-

port Community, ex-pressed the non-profit’sgratitude for the gener-ouseffortsofArthurMur-ray.

“Becauseall ofourpro-grams are offered com-pletely free of charge andwe are entirely fundedthrough donations, giftsandfundraisers,wearesothankful to the ArthurMurray Dance Studio fordonating the proceeds oftheir Swinging for Chari-ty fundraiser to us onceagain.”

If you or a loved onehave been diagnosed withcancer and would like toparticipate in the ArthurMurray dance lessonsApril 27 orMay 4, contactCancer Support Commu-nity at 513-791-4060 formore information.

For more informationabout the Arthur MurrayDance Studio of Blue Ashat 9729 Kenwood Road orthe Swinging for Charityevent, call 513-791-9100.

Arthur Murray Dance Studio fights cancer with dancers

Arthur Murray Dance Studio owners Desire and JeremyMainous (with their son) present a donation of $3,373 toCancer Support Community executive director Rick Bryanafter the 2012 Swinging for Charity event. PROVIDED


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Metro is planning toimplement short-termimprovements to boostthe efficiency and pro-ductivity of current ser-vice andmake it easier toride. The proposedchanges were identifiedduring a major transitplanning effort in 2012.

The improvementsproposed for this year in-clude:

» new, limited-stopservice called Metro-*Plus, connecting theMontgomery Road corri-dor to Uptown and down-town;

»moreserviceoptionsin major corridors, in-cludingGlenway,Winton,Vine, and Reading;

»more crosstown ser-vices to reduce the focuson downtown transfers;

» shorter travel timesby streamlining severalroutes.

The proposed short-term improvements areplanned for implementa-tion in August and De-cember and are beingmadewithinMetro’s 2013operating budget.

“Last year, we listenedto the community’s sug-gestions and, as a result,are proposing a numberof service changes to bet-ter meet our customers’needs and attract newriders,” says Terry Gar-cia Crews, Metro CEO &general manager. “We’reready to go forward withimprovements that willmake Metro more effi-cient, more convenient,and easier to ride.”

Metro will hold a pub-lic meeting to receivecomments about the pro-posedchangesMay1.Thepublic may also submitcomments on Metro’swebsite, by e-mail or fax,or in writing.

Proposed August2013 service changes

New Metro*Plus pre-BRT demonstration pro-ject: New Metro*Plusservice will test the com-munity’s interest in moreexpanded Bus RapidTransit service. Metro-*Plus will provide a di-rect, limited-stopconnec-

tion between theMontgo-meryRoad corridor fromthe Kenwood/Blue Asharea to Uptown anddowntown. Customersmust currently transferto get to Uptown fromMontgomery Road.

Metro*Plus will offer:» fewer stops for fast-

er service;» specially branded

buses and stops for easyidentification;

» service to Metro’snew Uptown Transit Dis-trict and connectingroutes;

» a college connectiontoUC andXavierUniver-sity; transfer in Uptownto Cincinnati State.

More routes servingMetro’s Glenway Cross-ing Transit Center:

» new Route 32 Glen-way Crossing-Price Hill,providing all-day serviceto Price Hill and down-town;

»modified Route 64Glenway Crossing-West-wood, connecting resi-dents to shopping on Fer-guson;

» connections toRoute38X Glenway Crossing-Uptown Express andRoute77XDelhiExpress.

New crosstown op-tions (connectingatGlen-way Crossing TransitCenter):

» Route 41 GlenwayCrossing-Oakley Cross-town, serving the newMercy Health West Hos-pital;

» Route 51 GlenwayCrossing-Hyde ParkCrosstown, connecting tothe Uptown Transit Dis-trict.

More service onmajorcorridors:

» Route 19 Colerain(betweenNorthBendandGalbraith) and Route 33Glenway will add service

December 2013 ser-vice changes:

» faster service onRoute1betweenMuseumCenterandEdenPark (in-cluding portions of Wal-nut Hills);

»more service to Tri-County: Rt. 20 (Wintoncorridor) andRt. 78 (Vinecorridor);

» expandedRt. 31WestEnd-Evanston Crosstownservice to KeystoneParke (Red Cross, Stray-er University);

» expanded Rt. 43Reading Road service to

Evendale (Wal-Mart, So-cial Security office).

New Uptown TransitDistrict (spring ground-breaking, open by year-end):

» several routes willbe modified in Uptown toserve the new UptownTransit District for ac-cess to jobs, education,medical, and entertain-ment and easier trans-fers.

Four transit boardingareas:

» Vine between Mc-Millan and Calhoun;

» Jefferson Avenueand University;

»UC Health medicalcenter and CincinnatiChildren’s;

»Hughes Corner busi-ness district;

» Enhanced shelters,streetscaping and way-finding;

» Real-time informa-tion;

» Connections to newMetro*Plus service,many Metro routes, andUptown shuttles

Public meetingThe public meeting on

Metro’s proposed short-termplan changeswill beMay 1 in South MeetingRoom232 of theDukeEn-ergy Convention Center,525 Elm St.. The publicmay attend anytime be-tween8a.m. and5:30p.m.to give comments aboutthe proposed changes.

Presentations will beoffered every hour on thehour. Sign-language andSpanish-language inter-preters, and Braille-for-mat and Spanish-lan-guage materials, will beavailable if requested atleast one week before themeeting.

Commentsmayalsobesubmitted in the follow-ing ways by May 1:

»Website:www.go-metro.com

» E-mail: routecom-ments @go-metro.com

» Fax: (513) 632-9202» In writing: Metro,

602 Main St., Suite 1100,Cincinnati, OH 45202.

All comments re-ceived by May 1 will be-come part of the publicmeeting record.

For complete informa-tion on proposed changesand route maps, visitwww.go-metro.com orcall 513-621-4455.

Metro announces2013 improvementsThe JewishCommuni-

ty Relations Council(JCRC) of the JewishFederation of Cincinnatiand The Center for Holo-caustandHumanityEdu-cation (CHHE) announcethat Sarah Weiss has

beennamed ex-ecutive di-rector ofthe JCRC.

Weisswill retainher cur-rent posi-tion as ex-ecutive di-

rectorofCHHE,splittingher time evenly betweenthe two organizations. InSeptember 2011, as partof an ongoing collabora-tion between the two or-ganizations, Weiss wasbrought on as interimconsultingdirectorof theJCRC while the searchfor a permanent directorcontinued. In the ensuingyear and a half, the suc-cess of the partnershipbecame evident, and theboards of the two organi-zations decided to offerWeiss a permanent posi-tion.

JCRC President Gary

Greenberg said, “Work-ing with Sarah over thepast year and half hasbeen wonderful, and weare extremely pleasedthat the JCRC will con-tinue to benefit from hermany talents and thedepthofherexperience.”

In her interim posi-tion, Weiss spent 20 per-cent of her time at theJCRC and the remaining80 percent at CHHE. Toaccommodate the moveto a 50/50 arrangement,CHHE’s staff will be re-organized and an addi-tional employee hired.

“With our mission socomplementary to theJCRC’s, we saw it as anatural fit for Sarah’sskills to be spread overboth organizations,”CHHE President JohnNeyer said. “We came upwithanarrangement thatmakes both organiza-tions stronger. This isn’ta ‘1 plus 1 equals 3’ situa-tion; it’s evenbetter. It’s ‘1divided by 2 equals 4 ormore.’ That’s the newmath in high-functioningnot-for-profits.”

The JCRC and CHHE– while distinct organiza-tions with separate

boards – share overlap-pingmissions,valuesandgoals. (In fact, in manycommunities, the two or-ganizations have a for-mal structural connec-tion.) This continuedclose relationship be-tween the two will en-courage streamlined in-formation sharing andmore robust program-ming for the community.

Jewish Federation ofCincinnati CEO ShepEnglander said, “Thiscollaboration makessense for everyone. Inaddition to creating effi-ciency and better resultsfor both organizations, itwill also strengthen thecommunity as a whole.”

Weiss is the 2007 re-cipient of the Public Al-lies “Changemaker”award, the 2011 Weston“Avodah”awardpresent-ed by the Jewish Federa-tion of Cincinnati and theYWCA’s Rising Staraward. She serves on theBridges for a Just Com-munity board and theCincinnati Human Rela-tions Commission andwas previously a mem-ber of the Jewish Voca-tional Service board.

JCRC, Holocaust Centerannounce ongoing partnership

Weiss

Planning is underwayfor the14th annual CaringAward Celebration tobenefit theVisitingNurseAssociation of GreaterCincinnati and NorthernKentucky.

The annual fundraiserwill beWednesday,May1,at the Hilton NetherlandPlaza indowntownCincin-nati. Cocktails begin at6:30 p.m., with dinner at7:30 p.m., followed by theCaring Awards Celebra-tion.

Awards are given to anorganization and individ-uals who impact the livesand health of the commu-nity through their out-comesandquality of care.

Tobehonored this yearare Dr. John and SusanTew, Dr. Doug Smucker;ProScan Imaging and Dr.Steve and Penny Pome-ranz.

The VNA’s annualfundraising gala helpsraise more than $200,000

to provide much-neededhome health and personalcare services for peoplein Greater Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky whocannot afford to pay.

For reservations ormore information, call theVNA at 345-8038 or emailKirk Kavanaugh [email protected].

Celebration honorsdoctors, benefits VNA

Kirk Kavanaugh, of theVisiting Nurse Association,and Caring Award planningcommittee member WendyKnight, of Vitas InnovativeHospice Care in SycamoreTownship, meet to plan the14th annual Caring AwardCelebration. THANKS TOROSEMARY SCHLACHTER


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Intercommunity Ca-ble Regulatory Commis-sion executive directorPatStern,who’s overseenthree decades of growthin suburban community

program-ing, retiredMarch1af-ter 30years ofservice.

Sternhas beenICRCexec-utive di-rector

since the organization’sfounding in 1983.

The ICRC was found-ed as a consumer advo-cate for cable subscrib-ers, and as a public cableaccess provider for theCincinnati suburbs.ICRC evolved into a lead-er in award-winning sub-urbanschool andcommu-nity programming.

ICRC staff is a fixtureat special communityevents, broadcastinghigh school sportsgames, parades, talentshows, business awards,concerts and communitygovernment meetings.ICRC also offers broad-cast training classes freeto community memberresidents.

“I feel like I wasblessed to have workedwith such a wonderfulstaff and city officials.I’ve seen ICRC flourish,and thank the communi-ties that have stayedwithus, and believe in ourmission,” Stern said. “Westarted with one cameraand a small editing facil-ity and have grown fromthere. Together as com-munities we built thismillion-dollar, state-of-the-art studio.”

ICRC owns its 4,000-square-foot building inSharonville, with nineemployees, 25 camerasand two mobile broad-casting vans.

The ICRC started withsix Greater Cincinnaticommunities, and nowprovides local cable pro-gramming for 24.

These programs canbe seen on channels 4, 8,15, 17, 18, 24 on the TimeWarner system, or online

at www.icrctv.com, andthe Cincinnati Bell CableSystem.

Retired SharonvilleMayor Virgil Lovitt firstworked closely withStern when ICRC com-munities were renegoti-ating a 15-year contractwith Time Warner.

“I foundPat tobean in-telligent andstrongadvo-cate for our many com-munities. She worked re-lentlessly on that con-tract renewal and wonmany issues on our be-half. It was during thatprocess, and later, that Icame to really value theimportance of TV showsof local events and inter-ests, and the high qualityof the ICRC product. It israre to have a new or-ganization start with aleader of Pat Stern’s cali-ber and, then, retain thisleader in the long term.Pat is community pro-gramming in this re-gion,” Lovitt said.

Harrison TownshipTrustee William Noesadded: “Pat is a lady whois very professional andefficient. She is a leaderand gets along very wellwith employees, board oftrustees and communityleaders.

Operations managerBrad Stapleton will betaking over as executivedirector after Stern’s re-tirement.

“I am very confidentthat the ICRC will be invery competent handswith Brad, and will con-tinue to be in fine finan-cial standing. The ICRC’sfuture is very bright, andI am so very proud ofthat.”

Current ICRC mem-ber communities are:Amberley Village, Ar-lington Heights, Colum-bia Township, CrosbyTownship, ElmwoodPlace, Evendale, Fairfax,Glendale, Harrison, Har-rison Township, IndianHill, Lincoln Heights,Mariemont, Mason, Mil-ford, Mount Healthy,North CollegeHill, Read-ing, Sharonville, Spring-dale, Saint Bernard,Symmes Township, Ter-race Park andWoodlawn.

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People who need phys-ical therapy to recoverfrom a sports injury orsurgery now have anoth-er option: the Cedar Vil-lage Rehabilitation Cen-ter at the Mayerson JCC.

The joint effort com-bines the rehabilitationexpertiseof theCedarVil-lage Rehabilitation Cen-ter and the extensive fit-ness facilities of theMayerson JCC.

“I’m proud of the reha-bilitation program CedarVillage has developed inMason and I’m thrilledthatwe’renowable topro-vide the same high-quali-ty services at a second lo-cation,” said Carol SilverElliott, CEO and Presi-dent of Cedar Village.“This is the culminationof a long-time dream.”

Cedar Village hasequipped the Cedar Vil-lage Rehabilitation Cen-ter at the Mayerson JCCwith the latest physicaltherapy technology, suchas a medical laser, whichcan promote healing andincrease blood circula-

tionThe Cedar Village Re-

habilitation Center at theMayerson JCC also hasfree weights and kettlebells; a Biodex trainer,which is used to assessand treat balance prob-lems; and a Nintendo Wiisystem,commonlyknownas Wiihabilitation, whichalso treats balance disor-ders.

Plus, under the guid-ance of a Cedar Villagephysical therapist, pa-tients will be able to usethe JCC’s fitness facili-ties, including swimmingpools, indoor track, gym,weight roomand exercisemachines. The pool com-plex contains a “lazy riv-er,” which is a shallowpool with a slow-movingcurrent, and a warm wa-ter pool. Both have reha-bilitation benefits.

Cedar Village and theMayerson JCC dedicatedthe new space with openhouses Feb. 5 and Feb. 6.With about 80 people at-tending, the rabbis foreach institution led a cer-

emony affixing a mezu-zah to the doorpost of thenew room. Amezuzah is adecorative case contain-ing sacred parchmentfrom the Torah, part ofthe Old Testament, usedto bless a room and ahome.

The Cedar Village Re-habilitation Center at theMayerson JCC was madepossible, in part, throughthe generosity of the Jew-ish Foundation of Cincin-nati.

Nicholas Saller, CedarVillage’s assistant direc-tor of rehabilitation and

outpatient manager, willbe onsite fulltime at theJCC to provide physicaltherapy services.

All major medical in-surance plans are accept-ed. Testing to determinewhetherapersoncanben-efit from physical thera-py is free.

A JCC membership isnot required to use the re-hab services. For patientswhowant to transition toafitness program after fin-ishing physical therapy,the Mayerson JCC is of-fering a free one-monthmembership to patients

who complete their phys-ical therapy there.

The Mayerson JCC isat 8485 Ridge Road nearRonald Reagan CrossCounty Highway.

For more informationabout the new rehab cen-ter, go towww.cedarvillage.organd click on “Cedar Vil-lage Rehabilitation Cen-ter at Mayerson JCC”. Toset up an appointmentwith a physical therapistor to discuss your needs,contact Nicholas Saller [email protected] call 513-722-7246.

Cedar Village opens rehab center at JCC

Nicholas Sallerdemonstrates a Biodexbalance trainer for StaceyBlaesser. PROVIDED


Or pick one up at a local retailer.

BLUE ASHArrests/citationsJennifer L. Hughes, 33, 128Garden Drive, possessing drugabuse instruments, illegal useor possession of drug para-phernalia at NorthboundInterstate 71, April 13.Kara Alena Lewis, 23, 8619Balboa Drive, open containerprohibited, operatiing a vehi-cle impaired (under the influ-ence of alcohol/drugs) atMalsbary Road and ReedHartman Highway, April 13.

Incidents/investigationsAssault (knowingly harm)At Plainfield Road and ReedHartman Highway, April 13.Breaking and enteringAt 11511 Reed Hartman High-way, April 15.Criminal mischiefA man said someone damagedan antenna, value $30 at 4933Meyers Lane, April 10.Forgery, possessing drugabuse instrumentAt Kenwood Road at CooperRoad, April 12.Grand theftA man said someone tookassorted copper fittings, value$40,000, from Procter & Gam-ble at 11510 Reed HartmanHighway, April 9.Petty theftSomeone took $100 worth ofmiscellaneous merchandise,value $100, from Kroger at4100 Hunt Road, April 9.A man said someone took aMongoose bicycle, value $100at 4892 Hunt Road apartment302, April 11.A woman said someone broke a

vehicle window, value $300,and took CDs, value $300 at5000 YMCA Drive, April 11.TheftA man said somene took aGarmin GPS, value $200, andvarious gft cards, value $800,from Akko Fastener Corp. at6855 Cornell Road, April 12.A woman said someone took ablack backpack, value $20; ared leather wallet, value $20; aShell MasterCard; a MaserCard;Cincinnati Hills Christian Acad-emy keys, value $20, andvarious gift cards, value $200,from Blue Ash YMCA at 5000YMCA Drive, April 12.Theft, criminaldamaging/endangeringSomeone damaged an airconditioning unit condenser,value $500; an air conditioningunit compressor, value $500; anelectrical box and condensingwires, value $500, and tookcopper wire from an air condi-tioning unit, value $200, atLeyman Manufacturing and at10900 Kenwood Road, April 15.Theft, unauthorized use ofproperty (computer)At 4350 Glendale-Milford Road,April 15.

MONTGOMERYArrests/citationsAndre L. Carter, 31, 6919 Mont-gomery Road, criminal trespassat 9370 Montgomery Road,April 12.Daniel Joseph Ilg, 20, 771 Ser-ben Drive, drug possession at9157 Montgomery Road, April11.Scott S. Klingelhoffer Jr., 20, 706Libbe Jo Drive, drug possession

at 9157 Montgomery Road,April 11.Marcus E. Bankston, 33, 310 OakSt. Apartment 202, operating avehicle impaired (under theinfluence of alcohol/drug ofabuse), driving in marked lanesat Northbound Interstate 71,April 7.Todd I. Knight, 51, 7506 GolfGreen Drive, fail to file taxreturn, fail to pay tax, penal-ties or interest at 10101Mont-gomery Road, April 10.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultAt 10494 Montgomery Road,April 5.DisturbanceReport of an unruly patient atBethesda North Hospital at10500 Montgomery Road, April7.TheftA woman said someone took apurse/handbag, value $100,and its contents, including $150cash and a driver's/pilot'slicense, value $45, from avehicle at 8832 Weller Road,April 12.A female juvenile said someonetook an iPhone, value $300 at

7400 Cornell Road, April 12.Someone took $50 worth ofdrugs from Bethesda NorthHospital at 10500 MontgomeryRoad, April 12.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsDiana Henry, 29, 3825 LonsdaleSt., theft at 7875 MontgomeryRoad, April 1.Lori Calico, 29, 1712 LoreleiDrive, theft at 7875 U.S. 22,April 3.Jenny Treftz, 30, 5529 StewartRoad, theft at 7875 Montgo-mery Road, April 5.Kyasha Kinley, 21, 2000 West-wood Northern Blvd., theft at7875 Montgomery Road, April5.Erica Robers, 36, 633 BlanchAve., drug possession at Read-ing Road, April 6.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal damagingVehicle damaged at 8057 Mont-gomery Road, April 6.Identity theftReported at 8610 Pine Road,April 5.Misuse of credit card

Reported at 12154 Fifth Ave.,April 1.TheftClothing valued at $422 re-moved at 4020 E. GalbraithRoad, April 2.Ring valued at $7,000 removedat 7875 U.S. 22, April 6.$300 taken through deceptivemeans at 7857 MontgomeryRoad, April 5.Unauthorized use of motorvehicleReported at 8590 Blue AshRoad, April 4.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsNathan Clark, 36, 4220 Endeav-or Drive, drug possession atMontgomery Road, April 2.Ronnie Parrot, 28, 12193 Syca-more Terrace Drive, domesticviolence at Sycamore Terrace,March 31.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal damagingVehicle damaged at 12043Mason Way, April 5.Identity theftReported at 8547 Woods PointeDrive, April 5.Misuse of credit cardReported at 11931MillstoneCourt, March 9.Reported at 12061 Crestfield,April 6.RapeFemale reported at GovernorsHill Drive, March 31.TheftGarage remote control ofunknown value removed at9370 Fields Ertel, March 1.$700 taken through deceptivemeans at 8641 Birchbark,

March 1.Vehicle damaged at 1200 U.S.2200 Montgomery Road,March 1.Diamond of unknown valueremoved at 11330 MontgomeryRoad, March 20.$150 removed at 9120 UnionCemetery Road, March 30.GPS, coats, CDs of unknownvalue removed from vehicle at9600 Waterford Place, March25.Items of unknown value re-moved from vehicle at 9614Waterford Place, March 25.Vehicle entered and items ofunknown value removed at9625 Waterford Place, March25.Cell phone valued at $450removed at 11390 MontgomeryRoad, March 24.Knife, plate and GPS of un-known value removed at 9631Waterford Place, March 25.Property valued at $350 re-moved from vehicle at 12084Paul Meadows, March 13.Credit cards of unknown valueremoved at 405 E. KemperRoad, March 12.Laptop, ipod valued at $600removed at 11251MontgomeryRoad, April 2.Jewelry of unknown valueremoved at 9355 Arnold Lane,April 2.Credit card and currency ofunknown value removed at9996 Carrousel, April 1.Merchandise valued at $250removed at 12137 Royal Pointe,April 3.VandalismVehicle window damaged at11890 Montgomery Road, April1.

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

charged with offenses. The information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.To contact your local police department:

» Blue Ash, Chief Chris Wallace, 745-8573»Montgomery, Chief Don Simpson, 985-1600» Sycamore Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444» Symmes Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444

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

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

BLUE ASH10128 Zig Zag Road: FinkelValentina T. & Yefim to NelsonBarbara H.; $155,000.109 Bentwood Court: BelkinMaida to Habbert John H. III &Helen B.; $272,000.11081 Lebanon Ave.: McMillanKarla J. & Rickie to Stebbins

Brian; $80,000.3652 Cooper Road: HamiltonPatricia Kate @3 to MiddendorfDavid Frederic & Irene;$284,000.5080 Muirwoods Court: OttenDavid A. & Jane M. to LeeDavid C. & Michelle; $530,000.9011 Summit Ave.: Haeufle Greg& Jennifer M. to Federal Na-

tional Mortgage Association;$50,000.

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It’s a situation that noone wants to be in, but itcould happen any day, atany time.

The city of Blue Ash’sFire Department recent-ly reviewed PAMS train-ing with its crew, whichpracticeswhat todo in thecase of an injured fire-fighter during an emer-gency. Though the firstconcern when on scene atany fire is to ensure thesafety of the individualsinside, BAFD must alsokeep its staff safe aswell.

PAMS is an acronymBlueAshFirefightersuseas procedure to attend toan injured crewmate in afire.

The “P” stands forPASS alarm, which is asensor that indicates if afirefighter has not physi-cally moved in a certainamount of time.

“A” stands for aircheck, which is giventhrough the air packsfirefighters carry ontheir backs. If the airpack is low, a loud alarmwill begin to go off.

“M” stands for may-day, in which rescue fire-fighters must call out toconfirm that a crewmateis indeed down. By con-firming this and addition-al information, such as

name of the injured andtheir injuries, respondersoutside the vicinity canknow what stage the res-cuersareinandthesever-ity of the situation.

Lastly, “S” stands forstraps,which are securedand tightened in order topull the injured to safety.

The Fire Departmenthas its rapid assistanceteam (RAT) company onsceneat every fire in casea firefighter does godown. They are equippedwith a special bag con-taining an extra air tank,mask, flashlight, ropes,etc ... tohelp themassist ifnecessary. By practicingin theNorthFire Station’sconfined training space,personnel can review andrefresh themselves onprocedures, protocol, andtechniques of PAMS. As-sistant Fire Chief ChrisTheders oversees the de-partment’s training anddiscusses each trainingscenario afterwards toreinforce the practice.

Though PAMS is prac-ticed two to three times ayear, luckily, BAFDhasn’t had to use it in anyemergencies. March 14marks the 12th year anni-versary of the death ofPhoenix firefighter/para-medic Bret Tarver, who

died in the line of duty af-ter running out of airfrom his self-containedbreathing apparatus. Dueto lack of oxygen, he be-came disoriented inside aburning supermarket andremoved his equipment.

BAFD also practicesPAMSscenarios in thesit-uation of a lost or injuredfirefighter removingequipment due to disori-entation in a fire.

Thanks to technology,all of BAFD’s air packsare equipped with Blu-etooth technology, en-abling them to communi-cate more effectivelywith each other inside thescene and outside withcommand posts. Throughthis, individuals such asthe chief and assistantchiefs can see the oxygenlevels of each firefighterinside the structure, aswell as oversee and mon-itor their breathing levelsand safety. If commandpersonnel think all fire-fighters should evacuatethe building, the click of abutton will sound all oftheir alarms to notifythem of their instruction.NearbyLoveland also hasthis technology, allowingfor easy collaborationwhen fighting fires.

Blue Ash Fire Departmentprepares personnel with PAMS

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