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BLUE ASH — Smokers willhave to follow new rules inBlue Ash after city councilapproved a motion to imple-ment smoking regulations.

“To me we’re getting nit-picking in a way and sensiblereaction in the other way,”said Robert Buckman, BlueAsh council member. “To theconfinement back here at theamphitheater sitting down, Ican see it.”

Council voted unanimous-ly to approve amotion givingCity Manager David Waltz toestablish rules prohibitingsmoking at city events andpublic facilities, but specificshave yet to be announced.

“I’mproud that every timeI go into work at GeneralElectric I know that it’s asmoke-free workplace,”Councilman James Sumnersaid at the April 10 councilmeeting when the idea of asmoking ban was proposed.

Sumner, along with RickBryan were the two most vo-cal proponents of a ban at theApril 10 meeting, but MayorMark Weber was hesitant to

Blue Ashinitiatesprocess toregulatesmoking inpublic

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Specifics still beingironed out by cityadministratorsBy Jason [email protected]

BLUE ASH — The Blue AshRecreation Center’s blue gymturned into an Earth Day Cele-bration April 19, promoting sus-tainable living initiatives withan emphasis on how people canreduce their carbon footprint.

“The purpose is to highlightthe organizations within ourareaandgiveresidentsachanceto see what they have to offer,”said Peggy Behm, Blue AshRecreation special event coor-dinator. “A lot of people mightnot know what’s going on in ourbackyard, so it makes themaware of what’s available.”

This was the fifth yearthe city hosted theEarth Day Celebra-tion, Behm said, andthere’s a goodchance futureevents will takeplace at SummitPark in the future.

More than 300people attended theevent that offered freefood, games for childrenand informational boothsfrom various organizationsfrom Blue Ash, Montgomeryand other nearby areas.

Liz Dolan of Montgomeryfound out about the eventthrough a flyer and was attend-

Blue Ash hosts indoorEarth Day celebration

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Chris Dolan, 4, center, plays a board game hosted by the Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District& Stormwater District during the Earth Day Celebration at the Blue Ash Recreation Center Friday, April 19.JASON HOFFMAN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Fifth annual eventemphasizes reducingcarbon footprintBy Jason [email protected]

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In an attempt to close thetownship’s budget gap withoutraising the taxes of its resi-dents, Sycamore Township’sthree issues on theMay 7 ballotwill be to either vote for oragainst establishing joint eco-nomic development zones inKenwood.

»What it is:A joint econom-ic development zone, or JEDZ,is a mutual agreement betweenthe township and a city or vil-lage in which businesses andemployees within the zone are

chargedanearnings taxthat themunicipality collects. The cityor village that is partnered for aparticular JEDZ collects theearnings tax created by theagreement, takes 3 percent ofthe total for collection costs,then keeps 10 percent of therest. The remaining 90 percentis given to Sycamore Township.

»Which issues are they: Is-sues 5, 6, and 7 on the ballot.

»Who are the partners:Sycamore Township is estab-lishing three JEDZ inKenwood.Madeira is the partner for theeast and central zones, whileAmberley Village will partner

for the southwest zone.»Who’s paying it, how

much and for how long: The.75earningstaxwillbe leviedonemployeesandbusinesseswith-in the Kenwood JEDZ. The con-tracts between the townshipand Madeira or Amberley Vil-lage are for 40 years, with threepossible 10-year renewals. Anyof the three can back out of acontract.

» How much the JEDZ willcollect: Board of TrusteesPresident Tom Weidman saidthe township didn’t have a firmestimate of howmuch earningstaxes the JEDZwould raise, be-

cause of varying payrollamounts of businesses, he saidthe .75 percent tax amount waschosen because the townshipbelieved it would come closeenough, if not entirely, close thebudget gap.

»What happens next: Ifeach JEDZ issue passes, it willgo into effect immediately, andMadeira and Amberley Villagecould begin collecting the taxOct. 1. If one or all don’t pass,they’ll likely be put on the No-vember ballot. Sycamore origi-nally had four JEDZ, the fourthwith Sharonville, which backedout before it was approved for

the ballot. Weidman said thetownshipwill likely try to find apartner for that fourth JEDZ.

Not all JEDZ employees willseea tax increase.Aresidentof:

» Sycamore Township:Those who work in a JEDZ andlive in the townshipcan fill out aform with Sycamore’s commu-nity improvement corporation,orCIC, toreceivetheiraddition-al taxesback.Theywillbe taxedinitially, but after turning in theform, they will receive themback in full.

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Sycamore’s JEDZ: What to know when heading to the polls

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support a ban because hesaid regulating behaviorisn’t the role of govern-ment.

“I wasn’t interested ina crusade against smok-ing,” Weber said. “This isreally really more an ad-monition to people atBlueAsh events that if yoursmoking adversely ef-fects other people, thenput it out.”

Although no timelineset for theregulations, thecity will clarify its publicsmokingpolicy incorrela-tion with upcomingevents.

"The anticipationwould be that at specialevents therewill bedesig-nated smoking areas,”

saidKellyHarrington, as-sistant city manager.“And at public facilitiessuch as parks therewouldpotentially be designatedsmoking areas.”

» City officials pro-claimedMay19 toMay 25Public Works Week, rec-ognizing itsworkers’posi-tive influence on the com-munity.

“It’scertainlynosecretthat one of the things thatmakes the city of BlueAsh as good as it is, is theservices that our publicworks department pro-vides our residents andother folks who comethrough our city,” Webersaid.

Want to knowmore aboutBlue Ash government andcommunity? Follow JasonHoffman on Twitter:@jhoffman_cp.

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procity: There are fivecities or villages withoutreciprocity in the area.Residents living in othermunicipalities other thanthose five won’t see their

earnings taxes increase, but their resi-dent local government will no longerreceive all of their earnings taxes.

» A city or village without reci-procity: Indian Hill, Forest Park, Wyo-ming, Silverton and Amberley Villagedon’t have reciprocity, so residents ofthose municipalities who work in aJEDZwill see higher earnings taxes ontheir paycheck.

» Another township: Townshipscan’t collect earnings taxes on theirown. If the resident of another town-ship is an employee of a KenwoodJEDZ, they’ll see an increase in theirearnings taxes.

Want more updates for Sycamore Township?Follow Leah Fightmaster on Twitter:@LCFightmaster.

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ing for the first time with her sonsChris and Sean.

“We really like gardening,” Do-lan said. “Andwith the timing earlyin spring, (gardening) is on mymind.”

The Blue Ash Recreation Boardorganizes the event, using feedbackfrom attendees and modern trendsin sustainability initiatives through-out theworld, Behm said.

Blue Ash also pushes initiatives

like recycling through its civil ser-vices. In 2012, the city spent nearly$144,000 on its recycling program,with about 27 percent of householdsrecycling waste, according to thecity’sannualreport,earningthecity$45,946 from the Hamilton CountyRecycling Initiative.

“It’s been a huge success,” saidRodney Clark, Blue Ash Parks andMaintenance supervisor. “We try topromote and push recyclingthrough the city.”

Want to knowmore about Blue Ashgovernment and community? FollowJasonHoffman on Twitter: @jhoffman_cp.

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Emily Masi, of Arlington Heights,explains Green Bean Delivery duringthe Earth Day Celebration at the BlueAsh Recreation Center Friday, April19. JASON HOFFMAN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The Ross family loghouse is opening for theseason.

Harold Eberenz, presi-dentof theSymmesTown-ship Historical Society,said the house at 11887

Lebanon Road will openagain May 4. Anyone cancome visit the log houseand grounds on the firstand third weekends ofeach month from May toSeptember from 1 p.m. to3 p.m. He said that be-cause the historical soci-ety is small, there are not

enough volunteers toopen the house more of-ten. However, he said,those who wish to visit,suchasschoolgroups, cancall the historical societyand reserve a time.

On that first weekend,a blacksmith will outsidethe log house for demon-strations of making ironparts, such as horseshoesand shepherd’s hooks.Eberenz said the societyishoping foragoodcrowdat its summerkickoff, andthat they’ll return againlater in the summer.

TheMeadeHouse, alsoat 11887 Lebanon Road,will be open for toursfromtheCincinnatiHorti-cultural Society the firstweekend, Eberenz said.

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

Symmes’ Ross log houseto open for the summerBy Leah [email protected]

Fire displaces more than 20AfterafireragedthroughaSyc-

amore Township apartment com-plex, the American Red Cross wasbeing called to provide emergencyhousing for 20 adults and threechildren who lived there, officialssaid April 25.

Crewsspent about 90minutes atthe scene of the blaze in the 10000blockofKingslakeDrive,off Inter-state 275 between Cornell andMontgomery roads.

The fire was reported just be-fore 8 p.m.,and crews from multi-ple departments were called to as-sist.

Seven Hills Toastmastershost open house

Seven Hills Toastmasters willhost at open house, 7 p.m. to 8:30p.m. Tuesday, May 7, at Blue AshLibrary, 4911Cooper Road.

Guest speakers are Steve Ah-renholz and ShuRhonda Bradley.The theme is “Toastmasters,Where Dreams Come True.”

For more information, contactJanet at 513-899-9811.

Montgomery poolmemberships on sale

Sign up for Montgomery poolmemberships atwww.montgomeryohio.org or atMontgomery City Hall.

The referral program is back.Limited to the first 100 returning2012 members, they can receive$75 off a standardmembership forreferring a new 2013 member whosigns up for a standard member-ship. The new member receives$50 off their membership. Moredetails at www.montgomeryo-hio.org.

National Day of PrayerSycamore Township Day of

Prayer is noon to 12:30 p.m. Thurs-day, May 2, in the front lawn of theSycamore Township Administra-tion Building, 8540 Kenwood RoadSycamore Township.

JoinTrusteeTomWeidman,newFire Chief PerryGerome, and areapastors andpriests as they share ina timeofprayer for thecommunityand the country.

Special music will be providedby conductor Bob Browning andthe Moeller Band.

AFree lunchwill beprovidedbythe Kenwood Towne Center Chick-fil-A.

Everyone is welcome.In case of rain the prayer ob-

servance will be held in the adja-cent Fire House.

For more information contactSycamore Township at 791-8447.

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As Connective ActiveCommunities Coalitionmembers prepare plansto present to their respec-tivecouncils, students inaUniversity of Cincinnatitransportation class havedone a little of the legwork for them.

Students in the Collegeof Design, Architecture,Art and Planning trans-portation class spent thespring semester workingon a report for CACC thatnot only discussed how toconnect trails for bicy-clists andpedestrians, butalso what effect it willhave and how alternativeforms of transportationcould help.

AdamHartke, a gradu-ate student finishing amasters degree in com-munity planning who pre-sented for the class, saidthat while bike lanes arepreferred methods forbike and pedestrian traf-fic in CACC’s areas, signsand shared lanes are like-ly more cost-effective.CACC is comprised ofrepresentatives fromBlueAsh,Evendale,Glen-dale, Montgomery, Read-ing, Sharonville, Woo-dlawn andWyoming.

Shared lanes, or shar-rows, are street lanes thatindicate to drivers, typi-

cally with a bike and ar-rows painted on theground, that they sharethe lane with bicyclistsand should be on the lookout for them. Severalplaces in Cincinnati, in-cluding the Hyde ParkandOakley areas, alreadyuse sharrows. Signs areanother option, Hartkesaid, that is less costly.

Theclass’s report stud-ied eight potential routesfor bike trails throughoutthe CACC’s areas, whichwould link those areas, aswell as interest pointssuchasparks and schools.Some trails, such as apaths for Chester Roadand Greenwood Avenueor Glendale-Milford Road

and Chester Road, wouldlikely need to have bikelanes to be safe enough.Other trails, such as alongCooper Road or CornellRoad over Interstate 71,would be sufficientlymarked with signs andsharrows, according tothe report.

The most-traveledroads in Evendale areGlendale-Milford Roadand Reading Road, whichinclude several large in-dustries such as GeneralElectric and Formica.Some places within thevillage that could be con-nected by the bike trails,whichEvendale has notedin itsbikemasterplan,arethe Gorman Heritage

Farm,GriffinNaturePre-serve andmunicipal com-plex.

The class looked at theLos Angeles Greenway asa comparison, which isabout 26 miles of trailsalong the Los AngelesRiver. Multiple jurisdic-tions are connectedby thepath, which is what CACCis dealing with, Hartkesaid. It’s similar to the po-tential Mill Creek trail,which would run alongmuch of the creek’s route.

The UC class also rec-ommended that CACCworkwithMetroand localbusinesses to encourageboth pedestrians and cy-clists touse the trails oncethey’re created. Hartkesaid that it could enhancelocal business activity aswell as increasebusrider-ship.

Other recommenda-tions included brandingthe connected trails,which would help withrecognition, and includecitizens in planning andeducation. Hartke saidthe class used GoogleMaps to look at the routesthat bike trails could take,looked at where carsdrove most and then in-vestigated the areas per-sonally to get an under-standing of how traveledthose roads are by car. Headded that out of the eightthe class looked at, they

wanted tomake sure eachone connected to at leastone other.

AlthoughUC’s class in-vestigatedmuchof theba-sic information CACCmemberswill need to pre-sent to their respectivecouncils, co-founder Mi-chele Gottschlich said thereport will help thembuild off that so they can

move forward with trailprojects.

“I can’t tell you howhelpful (the report) willbe to the CACC,” she said.

CACC plans to meetagain July 31.

Want more updates for Even-dale? Follow Leah Fightmas-ter on Twitter:@LCFightmaster.

UC class propels CACC forward with reportBy Leah [email protected]

University of Cincinnati graduate student Adam Hartkegives the presentation on his class' report on bike trailtransportation for the Connecting Active CommunitiesCoalition on April 18. THANKS TOMICHELE GOTTSCHLICH

With recent approvalof a plan to install artifi-cial turf at several fields,the Indian Hill Board ofEducation is now consid-ering implementing arental cost to use thefields or granting “nam-ing” rights or sponsor-ship.

The Indian Hill Plan-ning Commission recent-ly approved a plan to in-stall artificial turf atShawnee Field next to In-dian Hill Primary Schooland to replace the artifi-cial turfatTomahawkSta-dium with new artificialturf.

The work at ShawneeField is expected to costabout $725,000 while theTomahawk Stadium turfinstallation is expected tocost about $490,000.

Both projects havegone out to bid, and theschool board is expectedto vote on whether to ap-prove a final bid next

month.During a special meet-

ing April 18, the schoolboard discussed possibleoptions for generatingrevenue in connectionwith the fields.

These included possi-bly implementing a rentalcost to use the field orgranting “naming” rightsor sponsorship.

“We have to find cre-ative ways for revenuegeneration,” said schoolboard member Erik Lutz,whosaidhedidhavesomereservations regardingnaming rights for thefield.

Board President KarlGrafe said he anticipatesrevenue todecreasewhileexpenses increase andthat different optionsneed to be weighed.

“I’m not philosophical-ly opposed to renting outfacilities nor am (I) ob-jecting to sponsorship in arespectable manner,” hesaid.

Grafe said wear andtear on the field andmain-

tenance costs are factorsthat need to be consid-ered.

The district does notcurrently charge anyrental fees for use of itsfacilities nor does it haveany corporate sponsor-ships in connection withthe fields.

Superintendent MarkMiles said any discus-sions on this are prelimi-nary at this point and thatcommunity responseneeds to be gauged.

Treasurer Julia Tothsaid a community forumwould likely be planned toget feedback from resi-dents and the school com-munity.

During the discussion,the school board also ex-pressed concerns aboutthe condition of the upperfields at thehigh school aswell as the need for betterrestroom accommoda-tions during athleticevents.

The board is expectedto vote on whether to ap-prove the bids for turf in-

stallation during a specialmeeting 7 p.m. Tuesday,May 7, at the high schoolmultipurpose room, 6865Drake Road.

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BLUE ASH — The BlueAsh Northeast DemocratClub invited Mayor MarkWeber to its monthlymeeting April 16 at the

Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter todiscuss thecity join-ingothermunicipalities inopposition toHouseBill 5.

“I can’t name a singlemayor or municipal gov-ernment that’s in favor ofthis legislation,” Weber

said to the crowd of about20. “I just don’t knowwhere these state repre-sentatives thinktheyhavesupport for it.”

The proposed billwould essentially removecontrol of tax collectionaway from local govern-ments, creating auniformsystem throughout Ohio.

On its face, the bill isnotabad idea,Webersaid,because itwouldseeming-ly streamline tax collec-tionand increaseefficien-cy. The law of unintendedconsequences and fear ofwhat the bill would do tomunicipalitiesthatarenotas financially stable asBlue Ash has the mayorworried.

“Politicians in Colum-bus are so proud of thestate budget being bal-anced, but they did it onthe backs of local govern-ment,” Weber said. “Itseems theywant to createthefederalgovernmentofOhio.”

Ann Neuer, presidentof theBANDC,wasappre-ciative of Weber’s speak-ing to thecrowd,andhigh-lighted the benefits of be-ing able to put the politicsof left versus right aside

for issues that would neg-atively impact all resi-dents.

“I amdelighted to haveMayorWebercometo talkabout the attack on localgovernment,” Neuer said.

“We are going to contactour legislators to stressthat HB 5 needs to be de-feated.”

Eventually, partisan is-sues made their way intothe discussion, though.Besides HB 5, JulieBrook, vice president ofBANDC, questioned We-ber about the possibilityofBlueAshremovingpar-ty affiliation from ballots.Removing party affili-ation from ballots wouldrequire an ordinance andamendment to the citycharter,whichwouldhaveto be voted on by the Re-publican-controlled citycouncil.

Weber said hewouldn’tbe opposed to removingparty affiliation from the

ballot, and that if the peo-ple of Blue Ash disap-prove of the job he or anyotherelectedcityofficialsare doing, they shouldvote them out of office.

As for spending theevening talkingwithpolit-ical opponents, Webersaid issues likeHB5showthe way polarizing issuesbring people together de-spite political allegiance.

“I am the mayor ofBlue Ash,” Weber said.“Not the Republicanmay-or, but mayor for all ofBlue Ash.”

Want to knowmore aboutBlue Ash government andcommunity? Follow JasonHoffman on Twitter: @jhoff-man_cp.

Partisan politics mostly on hold for evening

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

Watershed moment for WinchellEmily Winchell of Sycamore

High School was rewardedwitha cash prize of $1,000 and amatchinggrant toherschool forher participation in the “Caringfor ourWatershed” program.

Students will also be giventhe funding opportunity to im-plement their ideas.

Ten teams from HamiltonCounty schools presented theirplans to better the quality ofarea watersheds. The contesttook place at the Cincinnati Zooand Botanical Garden. Theteams presented their ideas toexpert judges who includedLaura Fay of the Ohio Depart-ment of Natural Resources, andTed Hubbard, Hamilton Countyengineer. All 10 teams receiveda cash prize and a matching

grant to the school they repre-sent.

The students reached the fi-nal stage through a rigorouselimination process. The stu-dents were asked to answer thequestion, “What can you do toimprove your watershed?” Thequestion then had to be an-swered in 1,000 words, with vi-suals and a budget. The 10 bestentrieswere then selected frommore than 40 entries. The top10teams that were selected werementored by teachers and ex-perts. Teams fromMountNotreDame High School, SycamoreHigh School, Arlington HeightsAcademy, Loveland HighSchool and Wyoming HighSchool comprised the top 10 en-tries.

Agrium’s Caring for our Wa-tershed is an international ini-tiative toempoweryoungmindstothinkcreativelyonthisimpor-tant environmental issue. TheOhio version of the program islocally organized by the Hamil-ton County Soil and Water Con-servation District. This is thesecond year that the HamiltonCounty Soil and Water Conser-vation District has organizedthe event in Ohio. The contest isopen to students of grades nineto12 living inHamilton County.

For more information on theHamiltonCountySoil andWaterConservation District and theCaring for our Watersheds Pro-gram, contact John Nelson at(513) 772-7645 [email protected].

Sycamore High School student Emily Winchell, left, was rewarded witha cash prize of $1,000 and a matching grant to her school for herparticipation in the "Caring for our Watershed" program. PROVIDED

Ten students fromSycamoreJuniorHigh Schools’MathClubparticipated in the annual Cin-cinnati Chapter MathCountsCompetition Feb. 23 at the Uni-versity of Cincinnati.

Seven of those studentsscored high enough during thechapter competition to secure atrip to the state competition inMarch at Columbus State Com-munity College.

Sycamore Junior High’sMath Club consists of approxi-mately 35 students. In order tobe selected to participate in theCincinnatiChapterMathCountscompetition, students mustpass a series of tests that aread-ministered in January. Once atthe chapter event, more than300 students from 42Cincinnatischools vie for top honors in theannual event that tests stu-dents’ mathematic skills in acompetitive environment.

“It’s the biggest contest thatour Math Club participates in,”said Kelly Abbas, Sycamore Ju-nior High math teacher andMath Club advisor who is alsothe recipient of the 2012 Out-standing Teacher in Mathemat-ics award. “It requires a lot ofhard work and practice. Thestudents who compete meetregularly before school to prac-tice and train for the event.”

Sycamore Junior High was

represented at the CincinnatiChapter MathCounts Competi-tion by eighth-grade studentsDaniel Dong, Shiva Devarajan,PriyaMalla andBruceZou,whocompeted as a team. Six stu-dents also competed as individ-uals: seventh-graders Harsim-ran Makkad and Max Snyder,and eighth-grade students JoshGlauser, Jannan Sivaruban, Oli-ver Proudfoot and JustinBanke.

In order to advance to thestate level, teams needed toplace in the top five at the chap-ter competition; individualcompetitors needed to score aspot in the in the top 10. SevenSycamore students qualified.

Snyder received an awardfor being the top Sycamore“Mathlete”, and he, along bothGlauser and Sivaruban, scoreda trip to state. The Sycamoreteam comprised of Dong, ShivaDevarajan, Malla and Zou alsomade the cut for the state com-petition.

MathCounts is very compet-itive. Many of the concepts in-volve algebra and geometryskills, those that are generallyhigher order thinkingquestionsthat require elements of prob-lem-solving,” Abbas noted. “Icouldn’t be more proud of theaccomplishments and hardwork of these students.”

Seven Sycamorestudents head to statemath competition

MOELLER CELEBRATES CATHOLICSCHOOLSWEEK

Moeller High School students attended the Catholic Schools WeekMass at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral downtown and participated inthe procession. Students Max Hensler, Thomas Gray, Andrew Olinger,Jack Toomb, Luke Gurekovich and Connor McNamara stand with theschool's flag afterward. THANKS TO JOHANNA KREMER

Students from St. Nicholas Academy enjoyed a presentation by SteveHarpster, a local illustra-tor and author, who has illustrated more than 100 books for children.

Harpster demonstrated how he draws animals and monsters from letters and numbers. Stu-dents intently followed his step-by-step drawings. Harpster discussed careers in art and how todevelop drawing skills.

Nikki Cromer and her St.Nicholas Academy first-graders pose with Steve Harpster of Harptoons. THANKS TOANN FALCI

ILLUSTRATIVEBEHAVIOR

Cartoonist Steve Harpster autographs one of hisbooks for St. Nicholas Academy first-grader ChadMumper. THANKS TO ANN FALCI

Students at St. Nicholas Academy listen intently asauthor and illustrator Steve Harpster presents hisstory of growing up and his influences as an artist.Harpster uses a tablet to show students theprocess of creating an original character. THANKS TOANN FALCI

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

The Community Press & Re-corder readers have spoken.Here are the 2013 Sportsmanand Sportswoman of the Yearcandidates for the NortheastSuburban Life.

FromMay1to22readerscango to cincinnati.com/preps andclick on the story below thescoreboard on the right-handside to find their ballots. Thestory will contain an individuallinkforeachballot. Justclickonthe newspaper name. Each per-son can vote once a day throughtheir cincinnati.com or Face-book account.

You do not have to be a sub-scriber to the Enquirer or cin-cinnati.comtoview theballot orvote; itwill notcountagainst themaximum allowed stories fornon-subscribers.

Winners will be notified af-terMay22andbefore stories onthe winners run in the June 26and 27 issues.

Technical questionscango [email protected] and any-thing else can go to [email protected]

Boys

Zach Alvarado, CHCAThe junior wrestler is a

three-time Miami Valley Con-ference and sectional champi-on. He’s also a two-time districtplacer and state qualifier.

Off the mats, he carries a 4.1grade-point average.

“His success can be attribut-ed to many factors,” accordingto is nomination. “Hard work,dedication, discipline, competi-tiveness and the support of hisfamily.”

Zach has an opportunity tobecome CHCA’s winningestwrestler as he chases the schoolrecord of 129 victories. He has96 through his junior year.

David Isaiah Brown,Sycamore

The senior basketball playerwas nominated “for his hardwork and commitment to bothacademics and athletics. Hewas a leader both on and off thecourt.”

He has 3.0 GPA and workedwith the Sycamore’s MightyAves Saturdaymorning basket-ball league teaching thegametofirst-graders.

Charlie Fry, SycamoreThe senior swimmer is

bound forOhioStateUniversityafter a season in which he tookfourth place at the Ohio Divi-sion I state meet in both the 100and200 freestyle.Thisdespiteawrist injury suffered in waterpolo season that kept him out ofthe pool early in the season.

He is a National Honor Soci-ety member, an academic all-GMC and all-Ohio performerwhoachievedaperfect scoreonthemath section of theACTcol-lege entrance exam.

The three-time All-Ameri-can led his team to four consec-utive leaguechampionshipsandwas the 2013 GMC swimmer ofthe year. He owns theGMC rec-ord in the 100 freestyle, schoolrecords in the 50 free, 100 freeand 200 free relay, andwas bothteamcaptainandteamMVPasasenior.

“Charlie is one of the mosttalented kids in town,” accord-ing tohis nomination. “Hegenu-inelycaresabouthis teammatesand helping the other kids im-prove. He’s an excellent lead-er.”

Awayfromthepool,Fry isanEagle Scout, volunteer at theBlue Ash YMCA and Church ofthe Savior Vacation BibleSchool.

Logan Henize, CHCAThe senior tennis player is

ranked22 inOhioandisatop100prospect in the region, accord-ing to the Tennis RecruitingNetwork website. He hashelped his team to a rank ofsixth in the first AssociatedPress state Division II poll ofthe season.

The first singles player forthe Eagles reached the statetournament in doubles as afreshmanand advanced to statein singles his junior year.

Girls

Carrie Berghoff,Sycamore

The senior is a two-sport ath-lete for the Aviators, excellingin soccerand lacrosse.On topofher athletic prowess, she is a 4.0student.

Carrie was an honorablemention all-district selectionand competed on the SouthernOhio lacrosse all-star team as ajunior and is team captain as asenior.

Off the field, she is an officerfor Sycamore’s Student-AthleteLeadership Team and volun-teers with local nursing homes.

Bridget Blood,Ursuline Academy

The senior swimmerwonDi-vision I state titles in the 100breaststroke and the 200 indi-vidual medley as a senior, aswell as swimming on the statechampionship and record-set-ting 200 medley relay and 400freestyle relay teams. She was

statechampinthebreaststroke,IMandmedley relayas a junior,too

Among her many honors inthe pool, Bridget is a multipleAll-American honoree, an all-Ohio selection and was the Cin-cinnati Enquirer swimmer ofthe year.

She signed with the Univer-sity of Alabama to swimmingnext year.

Maggie Brownrigg,CHCA

The senior has been a four-year starter for the Eagles insoccer and lacrosse, and com-peted as a varsity swimmer thisseason.

“Maggie is a true example ofaCHCAStudent-Athlete,whereshe ‘wins twice’ both on and offand field,” according to hernomination.

She has served as a peer ad-viser to freshman and sopho-mores her junior and senioryears. She is a Top Soccer assis-tant coach for athletes withphysical and mental disabili-ties.

Maggie has a 4.3 GPA andplans toattendtheUniversityofNorth Carolina to study pre-med.

Katie Caldwell,Sycamore

The senior is a four-year wa-ter polo player for the Aviatorsand a two-time team captain,scoring 60 goals with 67 assistsand 90 steals. She led Sycamoreto the state finals with the

school’s highest win total in re-cent memory with 31.

She was Sycamore’s MVPand voted onto the all-Ohio Cuptournament team, as well as be-ing named all-region and first-team all-state. As a junior shewon the Jose Cerda Award forteam dedication.

Katie ranks first in Syca-more assists since 2006, third ingoals and second in steals.

Michele Christy,Ursuline Academy

The senior two-sport athletefor the Lions has been a main-stay in soccer and basketball, avarsity starter all four years insoccer and for three in basket-ball.

She was selected first-teamall-Girls Greater CincinnatiLeague in soccer as a junior andsenior, aswell as all-district andall-state honors as a senior; shewas a second-team all-GGCL inbasketball as a senior.

Michele carries a 4.34 GPAand will continue academic andathletic career as a scholarshipsoccer player at the Universityof Tennessee. She is active inservice, traveling toMonterrey,Mexico, three times formissiontrips,participatedasacoachforthe past seven years in the TopSoccer summer camp and is ac-tive in Relay for Life.

Marybeth Reinhold,Sycamore

The senior four-year golfercarded the second-best seasonin school history as a senior.Along the way she earned first-team all-GMC and all-South-west Ohio honors. She warmedup for the season by taking sec-ond in the annual Ladies Mettournament.

Mehvish Safdar,Ursuline Academy

The junior tennis playerfound success on the state level,winning an Ohio Division I titlein doubles as a freshman and insingles as a sophomore. Thisseason she took third place inthe state singles tournament.She is ranked second in Ohio,top10 in the region and top 40 inthe country.

Mehvish isa three-timefirst-team all-GGCL and CincinnatiEnquirer all-city pick, includingleague, district and Enquirerplayer of the year honors as asophomore.

She carries a 4.259 GPA andis being recruited by severalschools; she has taken unoffi-cial visits to schools includingYale, Illinois andNorthwestern.She spends her spare time help-ingwithyouth tennis programs.

Let the Sportsman voting beginByMark D. [email protected]

Berghoff

CHCA's Zachary Alvarado (top)took first place in the 113 lbs.weight class by defeatingCarlisle’s Jordan McKnight 8-3.

BrownBrownrigg

Sycamore’s Katie Caldwell surveysthe pool while looking to pass forthe Lady Aves in the state waterpolo championships at Mason.THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

Sycamore senior Charlie Fry, right,was the Greater MiamiConference Swimmer of the Yearalong with Cara Norris. FILE PHOTO

CHCA’s Logan Henize followsthrough on a shot during theEagles’ match against LovelandApril 10. NICK DUDUKOVICH/THE

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Mehvish Safdar of UrsulineAcademy watches the ball duringher semi-final match with SandyNiehaus of Mt. Notre Dame Oct.20, 2012. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE PRESS

Blood

Ursuline's Michele Christycelebrates their first half goalagainst Seton during theirDivision I Regional semifinalgame at Lakota East. FILE PHOTO

Marybeth Reinhold watches aputt as she playes in theMetropolitan Women's AmateurChampionship at MaketewahCountry Club. FILE PHOTO

Baseball»Moeller beat Lebanon 7-3

on April 20 as junior Gus Rag-land picked up the win. JuniorRileyMahanwas 3-3with a dou-ble and three runs batted in.Senior Spencer Iacovone was2-3 with a double and drove inthe other four runs.

The Crusaders beat St. Xavi-er14-1onApril 23 behind junior

Zach Logue. Junior Riley Ma-han was 4-4 with three doublesand six runs batted in.

OnApril 25,Moeller shut outPurcell Marian behind seniorT.J. Marklay. Senior Iacovonewas 3-4 with a double and homerun.

» CHCA beat Bethel-Tate 5-1April 24. JuniorCameronVargaimproved to 4-0 for the seasonwith a 10-strikeout perfor-mance on the mound.

Softball» Sycamore swept a double-

header from Talawanda onApril 20, 3-1 and 6-5. In the firstgame, junior Kathryn Eberhartgot the win and junior Becca

Plaatje was 3-3. In the second,seniorBeccaMelvingot thewinwith juniorKellyBormangoing2-2 and driving in two runs.

The Lady Aves blankedMid-dletown 7-0 on April 23. SeniorBecca Melvin had the win andsenior SydneyKelleyhada two-run homer and four runs battedin overall.

On April 25, Sycamore shutout Norwood 18-0 in five in-nings.Melvin picked up the vic-tory and Kelley homered anddrove in five runs.

»Ursuline Academy beatMcNicholas High School 8-6April 23.Danielle Stienewent 2-for-3with a homer and twoRBI.

Tennis

» Sycamore beat Copley 4-1on April 20. Sophomore DeepakIndrakanti and freshman AlexTaylor had singles wins for theAviators.

On April 23, Sycamoreblanked Colerain 5-0 as Indra-kanti, sophomore Nakul Naren-dran and senior Yuri Karevswept singles.

The Aves shut out Butler 5-0on April 24. Sweeping doubleswas senior Dylan Stern/juniorMustafa Ahmad and freshmanTaylor/senior Brian Goodman.

Volleyball»Moeller snared a pair of

wins onApril 20. TheCrusadersbeatHilliardDarby25-19,22-25,26-24, 16-25, 15-10. They also

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See HIGHLIGHTS, Page A7

Three Sycamore High Schoolseniors committed to swim incollege in a ritual signing in theschool’s gym April 25. XavierJimenez, left, committed to SetonHall University, SamanthaWolkoff committed to theUniversity of Cincinnati and SarahMay is on her way to WellesleyCollege. All three are stand outswimmers. LIZ DUFOUR/COMMUNITY

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beat Indianapolis Cathe-dral 25-18, 25-10, 25-16.

Moeller beatAlter 25-13, 25-12, 25-14 on April22.OnApril 23, theyadd-ed a win over Roger Ba-con25-17, 25-12, 25-11.OnApril 25,Moeller beat LaSalle 25-16, 25-9, 25-18.

Boys lacrosse»Moeller beat Elder

9-1 on April 24.

Moeller farewells» At 7 p.m. May 21 in

the Brisben Center,Archbishop MoellerHigh School will cele-brate 134 years of dedi-catedservicebyBrotherBob Flaherty S.M. (whois stepping down as theschool’s guidance direc-tor), Barry Borman (theschool’s athletic directorfor the last 21years) andPaul Smith (long-timecounselor and assistantunder Mike Cameron inthe baseball program).

The evening will con-sist of a one-hour pro-

gram designed to honorthe contributions ofthese three men, fol-lowed by an opportunityto “meet and greet” eachthem. The formal pro-gram will consist of ashort list of speakers,which will be headlinedby President Bill Hunt,PrincipalBlaneCollison,former teacher/coachMike Cameron and for-mer teacher/coach Ger-ry Faust.

Boys track andfield

» CHCA took secondplace in the Seven Hillsinvitational April 24.Senior Cody DiFabiowon the 400 meters in53.9 seconds and class-mate Connor Staarmanwon the 110-meter hur-dles in 16.7 seconds.

»Moellerwas thirdatthe Anderson Invitation-al April 25. Senior ZachHoffman won the 3,200meters and the Crusad-ers took the 4x400 relay.

HIGHLIGHTS

Continued from Page A6

The Sycamore Athletic Boosters Board threw afundraiser and social at Cooper Creek recently. Theboosters have recently pledgedmore than $200,000 to-ward the cost of installing a turf soccer/lacrosse/foot-ball field at Sycamore High School.

Give them a boost

Sycamore Athletic Director Jim Stoll, left, and Sycamoreschools Superintendent Adrienne James present an awardto the Sycamore Athletic Boosters event honoree, PaulaHayden. THANKS TO LINDA CONSTAND

Incoming Sycamore Athletic Boosters president Billy Bie,left, Stacey Bie, Jeff Barnhorst and current/outgoingpresident, Sheila Barnhorst, talk at the recent boostersfundraiser at Cooper Creek. THANKS TO LINDA CONSTAND

Sycamore Athletic Boosters fundraiser event chairs andspouses are, from left, chairwoman Carrie Gause, DanGause, Stewart Wright and chairwoman Maria Wright.THANKS TO LINDA CONSTAND

Sycamore High Schooljunior Andrianna DiMas-so finished 12th at the Di-vision I Diving competi-tion in Canton Feb. 21.

This year’s competi-tionwas themost compet-itive in recent years withthree Olympic qualifiersin the field of 24. DiMassodramatically improvedher standing from 2012when she finished 22nd.

DiMasso said, “Lastyear I was eliminated af-ter the preliminaryrounds. I didn’t dive bad-ly; my dives were just notup to the level of the com-petition. I vowed to makeseveral changes for thisseason.”

Only the top 16 divers

reach the final round ofcompetitionbasedontotalscore. After her first twodives,DiMasso foundher-self mired in 23rd place.

“Last year I would nothavebeenable to recover;this year I knew I could,”she said. DiMasso creditsthis positive outlook toher new club coach, PattyHickey, who runs theWTRC Dive Club in Cen-terville. DiMasso divesyear round with theWTRC team and also in-seasonwithherSycamoreHigh School coach, JackPhipps.

“Patty helped refinemy technique, signifi-cantly improve the diffi-culty level ofmy dive list,

plus she taught me to bemore confident and disci-plined.

“Bad dives happen,”she said. “You need ashort memory to put thatdive behind you and focuson your next one.”

DiMasso followed herown advice and promptlyscored 7’s on her nextdive. That positive mo-mentum carried over tohernext twodivesandshevaulted into 16th place af-ter thepreliminaryround.

“Once I made itthrough prelims, I knew Iwas on-track,” she said.

DiMasso’s three oldersisters and brother, all ac-complished high schooland collegiate Division I

divers, also gaveherplen-ty of support and motiva-tion.

“Everyone was rootingfor me and following thelive round-by-roundscores on the Internet,”she said. “I couldn’t letthem down. I had to holdup my end of the family’sdiving tradition.”

DiMasso plans on im-provingherdifficulty lev-el over the summer to getready for her senior year.

“I want to be back atthe statemeet next year. Iknow my sisters andbrother will be pushingme every day to help meget there,” she said.

Sycamore’s DiMasso divesat Division I competition

Kust hadgood season

Hope College basket-ball player CourtneyKust, a senior and a Cin-cinnati Hills ChristianAcademy grad, averaged14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds,3.0 assists and2.5 steals inleading the Flying Dutchto a pair of MIAA victo-

ries.She had14 points,11re-

bounds, four assists andthree steals while playingonly 16 minutes in a 90-38rout of Kalamazoo, thencame back with 15 pointsas Hope defeated Albion78-39.

Kust, honored as Play-er of the Week twice thisseason and in her career,

made 10 of 20 shots fromthe field (50 percent), in-cluding three of four onthree-point attempts, andmade all six of her freethrows for the week.

Hope College women’steamisranked third in thecountry in Division IIIbasketball and is secondin the country in defen-sive points.

CATCHING UPWITH COLLEGE ATHLETES

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A publication of

Small steps, big gainsAfter reading Joanne Gerson’s

column in the April 17 NortheastSuburban Life concerning globalwarming and the inevitable conse-quences, my thoughts immediatelyturned to the future of my daugh-ters and following generations.

What will their lives be like onthis planet? Will Earth even be hab-itable? It would be so easy for eachof us to throw up our hands and say,“What can I do? I can’t effect anychange thatwillmake a difference.”

But we can, each of us, alter hab-its that would be beneficial, such as:turn off your computer when youare finished using it--you’ll be usingless electricity which means lessfossil fuels are being burned (and,you’ll be putting an extra $50 in yourpocket per year); eat one less mealof red meat each week; do laundryin cold water; convert to CFL orLED bulbs; don’t let your car engineidle. Small steps, but each onecounts.

If we change our habits, not onlywill we be positive role models forour children and their children, butthere just might be a livable planetleft for many future generations.Can you think of a more importantreason for doing what we can?

Kathy TeitelmanMontgomery

Borchers deserves township’sthanks

John Borchers recently retiredas fiscal officer for Symmes Town-ship.

I would like to thank John for his20 years of service. I have beenwiththe township since 1989 and duringmy entire career have served as theassistant fiscal officer, zoning sec-retary, cemetery sexton andworkedon various special projects. Johnand I worked as a team. BecauseJohn gave so much of himself toSymmes Township, we are sorry tosee him leave, but also excited forhis new status of “fully retired.”

The trustees unanimously ap-pointedme as the new fiscal officer.Because ofmy experience as the as-sistant fiscal officer for the past 24years (and working with John for 20of those years), my transition to fis-cal officer was seamless and I amfully committed to continuing ourtownship’s tradition of fiscally con-servative financial control. As inthe past, I will continue to handlethe daily financial operations and toprovide assistance to the communi-ty.

I hope you will join us May 10 tocelebrate John’s retirement. A re-ception is planned at the SafetyCen-ter, 8871 Weekly, from 5 p.m. to 8p.m. See the township website formore details

Carol A. SimsSymmes Township

LETTERS TO THEEDITOR

The recent terror attack in Bostonand the appalling and senseless killingof children in Sandy Hook call for aserious examination of our society.

Somemight be tempted to link themas the same, but, they are not.

Sandy Hook was perpetrated by amentally deranged individual who gaveenough prior indication of his danger-ous tendencies.

The marathon terrorists were actingout of hatred for the moral or religiousprinciples of people who see essentiallythe same philosophy in a slightly differ-ent manner.

The fact that the instruments ofdeath were different should broadenthe discussion. Nothing should be omit-ted in a serious discussion. Roomshould be made to build understandingand friendship instead of hatred.

As a lifelong student of humanity,religion and history the only constant Ican relate to is the inherent wonderfulnature of children. It seems that nomatter what society I visit, young chil-dren are loving, trusting and acceptingof a smiling and open adult. Whatcauses them to lose this perfectly hu-man nature?

The news of sense-less killings makes mepainfully wonder how aperson can create suchsadness with no feelingof remorse. For somereason I go back manyyears to the lecture onthe Geneva Conventionwhen I was in theArmy. Even soldiers atwar are required to

have more civility than the heinousperpetrators of those assaults on hu-manity. These vile people cause hatredof their families, religion, nationalityand any other association they mayhave.

Classical literature cites many situa-tions representing Albert Einstein’scomment that over the years mankindhas not changed, but our ability to copewith mechanization has reduced ourcivility. Bear with me here while I at-tempt to compare civility and the pun-ishment for terrorist brutality.

The Geneva Convention recognizes,but does not condone, the brutality ofwar. Combatants are required to berecognized by wearing a standard uni-

form. Thus, they operate openly. Treat-ment of civilians and non-combatants isspecified.

Terrorists perform acts of aggres-sion without a standard uniform. In-deed, they try to avoid recognition.Thus, they are not entitled to thoserules if captured.

While many will disagree with me, Isee no reason to treat them humanely.They have abused their claim to anyhumane treatment.

I would like to see the trial in a mil-itary court with the bereaved familiesas a portion of the jury. A reasonabletime in prison under the most minimalconditions seems fitting. The likelydeath penalty should be carried our intotal secrecy and burial should followin an unmarked place or at sea.

Please be assured that I am not try-ing to create some draconian trial sys-tem. My interest is to start a dialoguewhere humanity is respected for allpeople. If we fail, the worst aspects ofhumanity will prevail. Your responsesare invited.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgomery andformer college instructor.

Where has our humanity gone?

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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In Ohio, school boards annually electtheir officers from those serving on theboard.

At Sycamore, we elect officersbased on demonstrated leadershipability. Last year, I had the privilege ofserving as board president and willproudly continue in this capacity in2013.

Sycamore’s board has five memberswho are elected to four-year terms on astaggered basis every two years. Mycolleagues and I work hard to repre-sent the entire community when set-ting the strategic direction for Syca-more. Our job is not to run the dailyoperations of the schools, but to set thefuture direction of the district, bothacademically and financially; to serveas a link between our schools and com-munity, and to ensure that the schoolsare well run.

As a group, the five of us have atotal of 17 children; eight are Sycamoregrads and one attended Sycamore, butgraduated from a high school inEurope. Five of our kids are currentstudents and three are future Aviators!Some of us are retired, while othersare actively employed. Our careerfields range from business to engineer-ing to science.

We have lived in Sycamore for an

average of 19 yearsand, most importantly,we all moved to thiscommunity for theschools. Sycamore’sacademic achieve-ments and supportivecommunity not onlymade us want to callthis community“home,” but it alsomade us want to be

involved in continuing the tradition ofexcellence – a job that is not without itschallenges.

As Sycamore looks toward the fu-ture, we face facilities maintenance ina volatile market, threats to state andfederal funding, changes to curricu-lum, unfunded mandates and newachievement indicators. Perhaps themost looming uncertainty centers onthe reimbursement of the tangiblepersonal property tax, a significantthreat to our fiscal future.

Sycamore has many strengths. Thedistrict’s strict budgeting practiceshave managed the district’s expensegrowth and generated a cash reserve toprovide stability as we face the manychallenges that lie ahead.

We have an experienced, talentedand dedicated team of administrators,

teachers and staff. We have multi-talented, hard-working students whoare driven to succeed and help others.We have one of the best school districtsin Ohio.

All of this is possible due to thestrong support of our community. Thecontinued support of our residentsallows us to provide an excellent edu-cation and rich learning environmentfor our students that will prepare themto meet and rise above any challengesthey may face in their futures.

I invite you to learn more aboutSycamore by visiting our website(www.sycamoreschools.org), our Face-book page(www.facebook.com/sycamoreschools)and our Twitter feed(twitter.com/sycamoreschools). Photosand videos of Sycamore events andprograms are also available on You-Tube (youtube.com/scstv2012) andFlickr (http://bit.ly/154lfWA).

As always, please feel welcome tocontact me or the board [email protected] or686-1700. We look forward to hearingfrom you and working together to sup-port our students and our future.

Jill Cole is president of the Sycamore Commu-nity Schools Board of Education.

Sycamore board invitescommunity involvement

Jill ColeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

April 24 questionHas the bombing at the Boston Mara-

thon made you rethink which publicevents youwill attend?Why or why not?

“No. I will go to same events as I al-ways do maybe just a little more alert.Complete safety is an illusion.”

K.S.

“On my mind, yes! This will notchange my attending any open publicevents because I can be assured tightersecuritywillalwaysprevail.Everattendapolitical rally? I don’tmind that typeofsecurity!”

O.H.R.

“Absolutely not. If one would look atthe threat of terrorism versus ‘normal’gun violence in this country, you are farmore likely to be shot and killed bysomeone you know.

“Peoplehavetoget theserandomactsin perspective. They are bad, but thechances of ever being a victim are sominiscule that it is not in your interest toworry about.”

J.Z.

“Life is full of nasty surprises, like aconcertstagefallingonyouoranelderlydriver hitting the gas instead of the

brake and driving into a crowd or over-sizedcargohittingahighwaybridgeandfalling on your car.

“The bombing is no different. Stuffhappens to innocent people through nofault of their own. You can live in a caveand be safe (unless there is a bear inthere) or enjoy life and endure the un-likely events that put you at risk.

“I vote for live life and be happy.Some of us will die in the process. It isinevitable.”

F.S.D.

“The bombings in Boston will notchange theway Igo aboutmydaily busi-ness, but on the other hand I will paymore attention to the people aroundme.

“You can call it profiling, and thatmay be what it is, but that is what I amgoing to do.”

Dave D.

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Some places might auctionfurniture to raise money, butnone have chairs that look likeSt. Vincent Ferrer’s.

In an effort to raise moneyfor the school’s tuition assis-tance fund, each grade and agym class painted chairs andchair-like furniture to auction.Teachers and their studentspicked a theme for their pieceand began decorating, saidDoug Alpiger, principal of St.Vincent Ferrer in Kenwood.

The school does various ac-tivities throughout the year toraise money for the tuitionfund, which the school callsSTAR. Funds raised are put intoan account, which is later usedto help prospective and currentfamilies pay tuition for theirkids to attend the school. Tradi-tionally students participate ina walk-a-thon, where they col-lectpledges forwalking, but theschool wanted to come up with

another fundraiser, Alpigersaid.

He added that he hopes theauction is a success, becausemore families are applying fortuition assistance.

Sixth-grade homeroom, lan-guage arts and French teacherMichele Frost came upwith theidea to auction off one-of-a-kindchairs that students and facultymembers put some effort intocreating. Nine sets, one ofwhich is a small table with twochairs and another is two foot-stools, will be up for auctionwith a St. Vincent Ferrer-themed birdfeedermade by thegym classes at the spring con-cert and art showMay 8.

‘Chair’itable donationsfor tuition assistanceBy Leah [email protected] 'CHAIR'ITY EVENT

»What: Silent auction at thespring concert and art show»Where: St. Vincent Ferrer

School, 7754 Montgomery Road,Sycamore Township»When: May 8, 7 p.m.

SEE CHAIRS ONLINEView a selection of the chairs atCincinnati/com/photos.

Fifth-graders at St. Vincent Ferrer painted a child-sizedtable and chair set with the school's symbol andthemes. The chairs will be auctioned May 8. LEAHFIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The third-grade at St. Vincent Ferrer Schoolfocused on peace and following your heart,another theme of the school. Chairs can bebid on at the silent auction May 8. LEAHFIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The seventh-grade illustrated St. Vincent Ferrer School'stheme for this year of butterflies, meaning everyonecan make a difference. Each unique butterfly decoratesthe white chair that attendees can bid on at the auctionMay 8. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

First-graders at St. Vincent Ferrer put a personal touch ontheir class' chair by painting it white and adding theirthumbprints. Students then came back and turned theirprints into little drawings of animals and bugs. It will beup for bid May 8 to benefit the school's tuition assistanceprogram. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Second-graders are painting their chair in bright rainbowcolors. The small colorful chair can be bid on at the May 8silent auction at St. Vincent Ferrer School. LEAHFIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sixth-grade students at St. Vincent Ferrer Schoolthemed their chair after the auction's originator,homeroom teacher Michele Frost. They created arecreation of Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night Over theRhone," who spent the end of his life in France. LEAHFIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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THURSDAY, MAY 2Art & 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].

Art ExhibitsThe Great Surrealists… Thenand Now , 10 a.m.-7 p.m.,Gallery Veronique, 11324 Mont-gomery Road, Work showingthe development of surrealistform and style beginning withMiro’s first engraving in 1933and continuing to recent worksby Ann Bachelier. Originaldrawings and engravings avail-able for purchase. Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

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, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varietyof dance styles, including jazz,hip-hop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.Presented by Cardio DanceParty. 617-9498; www.cardio-danceparty.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.

Senior CitizensHow to Avoid the 10MostCommon Estate-PlanningMistakes, 5:30-7 p.m., CarriageCourt of Kenwood, 4650 E.Galbraith Road, Topics: life/disability/long-term care insur-ance; health care power ofattorney, living will and fi-nancial power of attorney andmore. Free. Reservations re-quired. 792-9697. SycamoreTownship.

ShoppingUsed Book Sale, Noon-9 p.m.,Blue Ash Branch Library, 4911Cooper Road, Features all cate-gories of books,videos andtapes. Benefits Public Libraryprograms. 369-6051; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Blue Ash.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. Presented byCodependents Anonymous Inc.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, MAY 3Art ExhibitsThe Great Surrealists… Thenand Now , 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Gallery Veronique, Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

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.

Literary - LibrariesAnime Club, 6-8 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Watch anime, drawmanga, play Yu-Gi-Oh andinteract around these favorite

pastimes. 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 4Art ExhibitsThe Great Surrealists… Thenand Now , 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,Gallery Veronique, Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

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

Farmers MarketMontgomery Farmers Market,9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MontgomeryElementary School, 9609 Mont-gomery Road, Vendors grow/produce what they sell. Morethan 20 vendors offering vege-tables, fruits, herbs, meat, eggs,honey, goat’s milk products,coffee, olive oil, hummus,cheese and baked goods. 984-4865; www.montgomeryfar-mersmarket.org.Montgomery.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates, 4460 Red BankExpressway, Suite 100, Topic:Healthy eating. Small groupdiscussions of Type 2 diabetesled by Jan Kellogg, certifieddiabetes educator. $30 all foursessions; or $10 per session.Presented by Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates. 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 with Mr.Helvey. 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.Jewelry Show and Sale, 11a.m.-5 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 Cambridge

Ave., The Barn. Features 20 ofCincinnati’s finest jewelry mak-ers, including enameling, beadweaving, silver and gold works,original glass beads and more.Jewelry to be modeled by NewView models. Free admission.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.

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.Presented by East Side Players.871-7427; esptheater.org. BlueAsh.Ohio’s Greatest Auditions, 1-4p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel BlueAsh, 5901 Pfeiffer Road, Meet-ing room upper level. Audition-ing for models, talents, hairstyl-ists and fashion designers.Winners of fashion/hair andtalent win up to $1,000. BenefitsCardinal Learning Center. Regis-tration required. 898-0552;[email protected]. Blue Ash.

EducationLet My People Know: Commu-nity Day of Learning, 1-4:30p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 RidgeRoad, Keynote address byinternationally acclaimed ArnaPoupko Fisher; “Keeping It Real:Jewish Life, Law and Lore.”Breakout sessions led by Cincin-nati’s most talented instructors.See premiere screening of“Refuge - Stories of Self Help,”about resilience of Holocaustrefugees. Ages 18 and up. Free.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.

FestivalsThe Big BBQ, 4-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, 8815 E. Kemper Road,Pit-grilled barbecue chickendinner, Cinco de Mayo favorites,classic picnic fare, entertain-ment, game booths and more.$10 for chicken dinner ticket;separate pricing for other food,drinks and games. 489-8815;www.good-shepherd.org.Montgomery.

FilmsRefuge: Stories of the Self-Help Home: Film Showing,3-5 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Documentaryrevealing origins and originalityof resourceful community thathas brought together more than1,000 Central European Jewishrefugees and Holocaust survi-vors. Free. 487-3055; www.holo-caustandhumanity.org. Amber-ley Village.

Music - ChoralJubilant Singers Concert, 3-5p.m., St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221MiamiRoad, Community chorus pre-sents “Swing AlongWith Me,”program of four-part harmonyfeaturing hits of the ‘40s direct-ed by Shannon Alter-Freden-burg. Free. 891-8181; www.jubi-lantsingers.com.Madeira.

On Stage - ComedyChris Porter, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, $10-$15. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Religious - CommunityQuaker Conversations, 1:15-2:15 p.m., Cincinnati FriendsMeeting, 8075 Keller Road,Focuses on personal spiritualdevelopment. Free. 791-0788.Madeira.

MONDAY, MAY 6Art ExhibitsThe Great Surrealists… Thenand Now , 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Gallery Veronique, Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

Cooking ClassesHow toMake a Steak withChris Weist, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Chris shows how to makebest choice of steak, how toprepare it to get most flavor andenjoy best-cooked steaks pos-sible. $55. Reservations required.489-6400; www.cookswaresonli-ne.com. Symmes Township.

Summer Camps - SportsPre-Summer Peewee, 6-6:45p.m. Weekly through May 27.,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Children learn basic basketballskills: agility, dribbling, passingand shooting. Instruction by theOhio Ballstars. Ages 3-5. $45.Reservations required. 985-0900.Montgomery.

TUESDAY, MAY 7Art & Craft ClassesMessyMoments, 10-10:45 a.m.,Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road,Art projects and sensory explo-ration for parents and children.For ages 6 months-3 years withparent/caregiver. $10, $7 mem-bers. Registration required.761-7500; www.jointhej.org.Amberley Village.DIY Jewelry, 6:30 p.m., DeerPark Branch Library, 3970 E.Galbraith Road, Design bird’snest pendant. Supplies provided.Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 369-4450. DeerPark.

Art ExhibitsThe Great Surrealists… Thenand Now , 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Gallery Veronique, Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

ShoppingCelebrate Mom ShoppingParty, 6-8 p.m., FIT Montgo-

mery, 9030 Montgomery Road,Suite 18, Mocktails and dessertswhile shopping for for jewelry,chocolate, skin care, gourmetfood gifts and more. Ages 18and up. Free admission. 823-2025. Sycamore Township.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8Art & 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.

Art ExhibitsThe Great Surrealists… Thenand Now , 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Gallery Veronique, Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

FilmsThe Great Gatsby (1974), 7:30p.m., Mariemont Theatre, 6906Wooster Pike, Starring RobertRedford and Mia Farrow.Screenplay by Francis FordCoppola. $9.75, $7 children andseniors. 272-0222.Mariemont.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Board Gaming, 2:30-4p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Teensand tweens play board games oftheir choice. 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.

On Stage - ComedyFunniest Person in CincinnatiContest, 8 p.m., Go Bananas,8410 Market Place, Aspiringcomedians perform. Amateurand semi-pro categories. Contestcontinues through August.Rated PG-18. Ages 18 and up. $5.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

THURSDAY, MAY 9Art ExhibitsThe Great Surrealists… Thenand Now , 10 a.m.-7 p.m.,Gallery Veronique, Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

Business ClassesHow to Keep Your BusinessSafe, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., WrightBrothers Inc., 7825 Cooper Road,Conference Room. By Montgo-mery Police Department. Ages21 and up. Free. Registrationrequired. 543-3591; www.mont-gomeryohiochamberofcommer-ce.com.Montgomery.

Business SeminarsMarketing Leadership PanelDiscussion, 7:45-9:45 a.m.,Towers of Kenwood, 8044Montgomery Road, First FloorConference Room. $30. 784-2373; www.cincinnatiama.org.Kenwood.

Cooking ClassesIt’s in the Bag: Maywith IleneRoss, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road,Features freshest in-seasoningredients. With Pipkin’s Mar-ket to choose best seasonallyavailable ingredients for yourkitchen. Ilene presents full menuand each student receives bagfrom Pipkin’s worth $20. $50.Reservations required. 489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.

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

On Stage - ComedyCarmen Lynch, 8 p.m., GoBananas, 8410 Market Place,Stand-up comedian. RatedPG-18. $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

RecreationFamily Field Fest: Mini Macca-bi Games, 6-8 p.m., MayersonJCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Games,

races, bounce house and more.JCC Blue Jays team photostaken. Dinner available forpurchase. For ages 12 and underand families. Free. 761-7500;www.jointhej.org. AmberleyVillage.

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, MAY10Art ExhibitsThe Great Surrealists… Thenand Now , 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Gallery Veronique, Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

On Stage - ComedyCarmen Lynch, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterChapter Two, 8 p.m., WaltonCreek Theater, 4101WaltonCreek Road, Writer George, isencouraged by his youngerbrother Leo to start datingagain after the death of his firstwife. $17. Through May 26.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

ToursFlavors of the Queen CityWalking Tour, 1-7 p.m., Tri-Health Fitness and Health Pavil-ion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road, Three-hour walk through Cincinnati’srich culinary tradition of uniquerestaurants, dishes and flavorswhile learning about localhistory and businesses. Bustransportation provided. Ages21 and up. $75. Reservationsrequired. 985-0900; www.tri-healthpavilion.com.Montgo-mery.

SATURDAY, MAY11Art ExhibitsThe Great Surrealists… Thenand Now , 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,Gallery Veronique, Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

BenefitsSwinging for Charity Gala andDance-a-Thon, 6-10 p.m.,Crowne Plaza Hotel Blue Ash,5901 Pfeiffer Road, Music byLeroy Ellington & E-Funk Bandand DJ. Benefits The CancerSupport Community. $30 sug-gested minimum donation.791-9100; arthurmurraycincin-nati.com. Blue Ash.

Dining EventsMothers and Others Banquet,5 p.m., Loveland PresbyterianChurch, 360 Robin Ave., NisbetHall. $64 for table of eight; $9per person. Reservations re-quired by May 5. 683-2525.Loveland.

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

Farmers MarketMontgomery Farmers Market,9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MontgomeryElementary School, 984-4865;www.montgomeryfarmers-market.org.Montgomery.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates, Topic: What do thenumbers mean? $30 all foursessions; or $10 per session.271-5111; www.lisalarkinmd-.com.Madisonville.

Music - ClassicalLinton Peanut Butter & JamSession, 10-10:30 a.m. and 11:30a.m.-noon, Good ShepherdLutheran Church Kenwood, 7701Kenwood Road, Theme: MusicMaking with Madcap. Theviolin, cello, piano and MadcapPuppets tell story of Jack andthe Beanstalk through music ofSchubert. Children’s hands-onchamber music series for ages2-6 and their families. FreeGraeter’s cookies. $15 flexbookof four, $5; free ages 2 andunder. Presented by LintonPeanut Butter & Jam Sessions.381-6868; www.lintonmusic.org.Kenwood.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Blue Ash Branch Library, 4911 Cooper Road, will offer a used book sale sponsored bythe Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County the weekend of May 2-4.A portion of the sale will directly benefit the branch. THANKS TO RICK HELMES

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I’ve thought this through.When I chose to move to Deupree House in 2009 I didn’t make that important decision based on

some “special deal”. I made it because living at Deupree House is the real deal. An incredible staff,

over 60 years of experience, and I’ll never be asked to leave for financial reasons. After all,

when you’re looking for value over the long term, you get what you pay for.

Contact Gini Tarr at 513.561.4200 or visit www.episcopalretirement.com/decisionguide

We provide the options, you make the choices.

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It was during a cook-ing class on Derby Dayfavorites that the ques-tion came up about which

mint is thebest forjuleps. Iuse spear-mint sinceit’s sweeterthan pep-permint.And Imake asimplesyrup outof water,

sugar and mint leaves.The syrup is not onlygood for mint juleps butis so tasty in other chilleddrinks.

I’ve shared the recipefor juleps along with myclone of Kentucky Derbypie (even the name iscopyrighted!) before, butfor those of you whodon’t have the recipes,check out my blog forboth.

Guru in ourbackyard

Cheri Brinkman is anadventurous cook who isknown in the Midwest forher well-researched,local recipes. Brinkmanis a historical food writerwho loves Cincinnati aswell as the food and folklore surrounding it. Thelatest book in her Cincin-nati and Soup series is“Cincinnati and Soup:Festivals and Frolics”(Macguffin Productions,$22), which traces thehistory of both Cincinnatiand Northern Kentuckyfestivals.

There are authenticrecipes to go along withthe stories (and Brink-man is a spell-binding

story teller). You’ll findrecipes for Oktoberfest,Italian Fest, Maifest andof course, Goetta Fest.This book would be theperfect gift with Moth-er’s Day coming up. Iasked Brinkman to sharea favorite.

“It is hard to pick justone recipe but I loveattending the annualBlues and BarbecueFestival in Lebanon, sohere’s an easy barbecuesauce recipe from it. Itwon’t have you ‘singingthe blues’,” she said.

Check out cincinnati-andsoup.blogspot.comfor retail merchantscarrying book.

Barbecuesauce/meatballhoagie sauce

Making meatballs for

that Derby Day party?Try this as a sauce.

1 cup ketchup1⁄2cup brown sugar1⁄2cup powdered beef brothor beef soup starter

2 tablespoonsWorcestershire sauce

Optional:

2-3 tablespoons bourbon1 tablespoon cider vinegar

Mix ketchup, brownsugar, broth andWorces-tershire sauce. For abourbon sauce, add bour-bon. For more tart sauce,add vinegar. For sweetsauce, leave as is.

Spread on pre-cookedchicken, ribs or porkchops in last stage ofcooking before servingas sauce will blacken andburn if put on too soon.Use as serving sauce forbarbecued meatballs or a

“Sloppy Joe” base.

Aaron Sanchez’sMexican brownies

Cinco deMayo is May5. I interviewed Aaronduring a visit he made toCincinnati’s Fox 19. He isnot only an accomplishedchef, but a really niceperson. The cinnamonand chili powder arewhat make these Mex-ican.

2 sticks unsalted butter, plusmore for greasing

2 cups sugar4 large eggs2 teaspoons vanilla extract2⁄3cup good-qualityunsweetened cocoapowder

1 cup all-purpose flour1 teaspoon groundMexicancinnamon (cannel, see tip)

1⁄4teaspoon pequin chilipowder or cayenne

pepper1⁄2teaspoon kosher salt1⁄2teaspoon baking powder

Preheat the oven to350 degrees. Line a 9-inch by 13-inch bakingdish with parchmentpaper, leaving an over-hang on two sides. Pressthe paper into the cor-ners of the pan and light-ly grease the paper withbutter.

Melt the two sticks ofbutter in a nonsticksaucepan over medium-low heat; do not boil.Remove from the heatand let cool slightly. Addthe sugar, eggs and vanil-la to the saucepan, and

stir with a wooden spoonuntil combined.

Add the cocoa, flour,cinnamon, chili powder,salt and baking powderand mix until smooth.Spread the batter in theprepared pan and bakeuntil a toothpick insertedin the middle comes outfudgy, 20 to 25 minutes.Cool in the pan on a rack,then use the parchmentpaper to lift out thebrownies before slicing.Makes 18.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

Regular cinnamonworks well, too.

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.

Try Mexican brownies for Cinco de Mayo

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Ascension LutheranChurch

Music at Ascension will fea-ture “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 isoffered on the fourth Tuesday ofeach month at 7 p.m. Please callthe church office at 793-3288 formore information.

Quilt & Kit Shipping Fund willbenefit from Fair Trade Sisters’Blend Coffee sold to Lutherancommunities in 2013. Lutheran

World Relief is challengingLutherans across the U.S. todonate 500,000 quilts to peoplein need around the world. Formore information call Ascensionat 793-3288.

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 Friendshipmeets monthly on the secondThursday at 9:30 a.m. for BibleStudy, fellowship and outreach.Childcare is provided for bothgroups and guests are alwayswelcome. Call the church officefor more information.

Worship services are at 8:30and 11 a.m. Sunday School,confirmation and adult forumare at 9:45 a.m.

Ascension is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288.

Bethel BaptistTemple

Join area high school andcollege-age students who arerising up to God in Uprising, anew student ministry sponsoredby Blue Ash Starbucks, comingto Bethel on the first Friday ofeach month from 7 p.m. to 9p.m. The next Uprising is May 3.All are invited to this non-denominational time of wor-ship, fun and connecting withother students. Included is a freeStarbucks Coffee bar, giveaways,food, a live band, games, aphoto booth and more. Look forthe Uprising sign. Find Uprisingon Facebook at “The Uprising –Student Outreach of Cincinnati”and on Twitter @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 the fun.

Sunday School is 10 a.m.;Sunday worship is 11 a.m.

The church offers AWANAchildren’s Bible clubs during theschool year at 7 p.m. Wednes-days for children ages 2 throughsixth grade. Contact the churchfor information, or visit theAWANA page on Facebook:search for “Bethel Baptist AWA-NA.”

A small group Bible study isoffered Wednesday evenings atthe church at 7:30 p.m.

The church is at 8501 Plain-

field Road, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple-.org.

Blue AshPresbyterian Church

Season of Friendship isthrough May 19. Each Sundayduring this time, the church willhave a different focus. May 5 isHymn Sunday, May 12 is Servicefor all Ages, and May 19 isPentecost, Happy BirthdayChurch.

The church will have its annu-al indoor yard and plant salefrom 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridayand Saturday, May 10 and May11. A half-price sale will beoffered at 1 p.m. Saturday, May11.

Join the Thoughtful Christiangroup on Sundays at 9 a.m. inthe church library. Jacob’s Lad-der is the theme for SundaySchool (pre-K through 12th-grade); these classes are taughtafter the children’s sermon inthe worship service.

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 Church

The church offers worshipservices 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, Thursdayand Saturday. Samaritan Closetoffers clothing and food topeople with demonstratedneeds. Bread from Panera isavailable on Thursdays andSaturdays. The Samaritan Closetis next to the church.

The church is at 7388 E. Kem-per Road, Sycamore Township;489-7021.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist

Vacation Bible School is 9:30

a.m. to noon, June 24-28; and 6p.m. to 8:30 p.m. July 22-26. Signup online at www.cos-umc.org.

Weekday Children’s Activities– Mondays, Tuesdays and Thurs-days (9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.).Afternoon session is available onTuesday. Register on-line atwww.cos-umc.org.

The annual rummage sale is at7 p.m. May 30 and 9 a.m. May31.

The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45242;791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.

Community of theGood Shepherd

Get ready to dance the nightaway with the band “The Re-mains” 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 those whoare divorced, separated orwidowed will be hosting theevening.

Tickets are on sale now inGood Shepherd’s parish officefor $15 per person and will alsobe sold at the door. No creditcards please. 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. Kem-per Road, Montgomery;www.good-shepherd.org.

CommunityLighthouse Churchof God

Sunday services are 10 a.m.and 6 p.m.; Wednesday service is7 p.m.

The church is at 4305 Syca-more Road, Sycamore Township;984-5044.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church

Newmembers class meets at5:30 p.m. Sundays in the pastor’soffice. For more information,call the Rev. Robert Roberts at891-8527, 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 at

984-6395.The church is at 8999 Apple-

wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527.

Holy TrinityEpiscopal Church

Bike enthusiasts of all typesare asked to stop by the firstannual “Ride-Thru Blessing ofthe Bikes’ event from noon to 3p.m. Saturday, May 11. Theevent, sponsored by Holy TrinityEpiscopal Church is in support ofInterParish Ministries (IPM).During the event, Holy Trinitywill accept donations of foodand personal care items for theInterParish Ministry Food Pantry.

The Blessing of the Bikes, alsoThe Blessing of the Bicycles, is anannual tradition in which ridersof motorcycles or bicycles areblessed by a priest in the hopethat it will bring safety for thecoming season.

Safety personnel will receivespecial blessings.

The church is at 7190 EuclidAve., Kenwood; www.hoytrin-itykenwood.org.

Lighthouse BaptistChurch

Sunday school is at 10 a.m.Sunday morning service is 11a.m. Sunday evening service is 6p.m. Wednesday service is 7 p.m.

The church is meeting atRaffel’s Blue Ash Banquet Cen-ter, 11330 Williamson Road, BlueAsh; 709-3344.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal Church

Service times are 8 a.m. and 10a.m.

St. Barnabas serves a largescale dinner on the fourth Fridayof each month at ChurchesActive in Northside. Call thechurch office for details or tooffer to provide a dish, helpservice or do both.

St. Barnabas Choir rehearsalsare 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. There isno requirement 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, please callor 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, Handsof Hope chapter, meets thesecondWednesday of eachmonth at 7:15 p.m. in the library.

A Men’s Breakfast groupmeets onWednesday morningsat 8:30 a.m. at Steak N Shake inMontgomery.

Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets on Tuesdaymornings at 10 a.m. at thechurch. The group is discussing“Desire of the Everlasting Hills”by Thomas Cahill.

Friends in Fellowship meetsthe second Tuesday of eachmonth at 6:15 p.m. for a potluckdinner at the church.

Ladies Bridge meets the firstand third Thursdays of themonth. Contact the churchoffice for further information.

A Bereavement SupportGroup for widows and widowersmeets the second and fourthSaturdays from10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The church is at 10345 Mont-gomery Road, Montgomery;984-8401.

Sycamore ChristianChurch

Sunday worship and juniorworship services at 10:30 a.m.Sunday Bible study for all agesat 9 a.m.

Adult and Youth Bible studieseach Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Women’s Study Group at 6:30p.m. every secondWednesday .

The church is at 6555 CooperRoad, Cincinnati; 891-7891.

SycamorePresbyterian Church

Join the church Sunday morn-ings in its brand new worshipcenter at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45a.m. Childcare is available in thenursery during both services forinfants through age 2. SundaySchool for age 3 through grade12 meets at 10:45. W

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

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The Blue Ash BranchLibrary (4911 CooperRoad) will host a usedbook sale sponsored bythe Friends of the PublicLibrary of Cincinnati &Hamilton County theweekend of May 2-4. Aportionof the salewill di-rectly benefit thebranch.

“We’re excited tohave a book sale at thebranch,” branch man-ager Lisa Salyers said.“There will be nice as-sortment of fiction andnonfiction books, and au-diovisual items that in-clude CDs, DVDs, re-corded books, and VHStapes. Prices start at$1for paperbacks, withmost items priced from$1to $4.

Why buy used insteadof new?

Usedbookshavechar-acter. From the notes inthe margin and high-lighted phrases to theforgotten about book-marks and dog-earedpages, used books have apersonality all on theirown. You never knowwhat you’re going to findwhen you start reading.

Used books are“green.”Buyingandsell-ing used books helps theenvironment. You’re es-sentially recyclingbooks.

Usedbookscanbecol-lectibles. Out-of-printbooks and first-editionbooks can be rarities.Book collectors oftenseek these rare finds,which will only be foundused.

Usedbooksarecheap-er. For some, the bottom

line is that used booksare cheaper than buyingnew. This is very muchthe case. Used books areless expensive, but thevalue they provide isequal to that of a newbook.

The Friends providemany benefits to the Li-brary, including fundingfor the annual summerreadingprogram, aswellas providing thousandsof free programs foradults and childrenthroughout the year.

Sale hours are noon to9 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.to 6 p.m. Friday, and 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

For more informationcontact thewarehouse at513-369-6035, [email protected], or visithttp://bit.ly/C4pmf.

Used book sale at BlueAsh Branch May 2-4

The Little Red GiftShop, in downtown Mont-gomery, will close at theend ofMay.

“Wehave has a spectac-ular seven years,” saidShawen Donnellan, one ofthe store owners, “but a lo-cal developer has ap-proached us to redevelopthepropertyand felt itwasinourbest interest tomoveforward in that direction.”

TheLittleRedGiftShopopened in August of 2007and the Christmas Shop,also located on the proper-ty, opened in October of2008.

“The Christmas Shop issuchamagical place,”Bet-ty Donnellan, the otherpartner in the businesssays, “so many peopleloved coming here to pickout their ornaments every

year. It truly will bemissed.”

Currently, the store isoffering all merchandiseat a discount. Some furni-ture and fixtures will alsobe for sale.

TheLittleRedGiftShopisat 7925RemingtonRoad.Hours are 10 a.m.to 6 p.m.Monday-Friday and 10a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.Phone number is 891-5111.

The Little Red Gift Shop in Montgomery will close at the end of May. PROVIDED

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A Center for GrievingChildren has received a$25,000 grant from theH.B., E.W. and F.R. Lu-ther Charitable Founda-tion to support peer sup-port groups for childrenand families who haveexperienced the death ofa friend or loved one.

The grant will be usedfor peer group supportactivities including: eve-ning programs that meettwice monthly at each offive locations in BlueAsh, Anderson Town-ship, Bridgetown, down-town Cincinnati, andWest Chester Township/LibertyTownship/Hamil-ton; school programs inpublic, private, and paro-chial schools throughoutGreater Cincinnati; sum-mer camp for grieving

children ages 7–12 andteen retreat for grievingyouth ages 13–18; phoneconsultations; education-al outreach; materialsand literature, and more.

“We are thrilled to re-ceive this grant awardfrom the H.B., E.W. andR.R. Luther CharitableFoundation” FernsideExecutive Director Vic-toria Ott said. “The giftwill help fund our griefsupport programs for thechildren of our region.Since 2001, the founda-tion has granted Fern-side more than $125,000.This loyal support en-ables Fernside to con-tinue offering servicesfree to all of Greater Cin-cinnati’s children andtheir families. We areproud to count the H.B.,

E.W. and R.R. LutherCharitable Foundationamong our friends whosupport the grievingchildren and families weserve.”

Fernside is a nonprof-it organization servingthe Greater Cincinnatiarea including northernKentuckyand southeastIndiana with grief sup-port and advocacy for allchildren and their fam-ilies.

For more informationon Fernside or to learnhow you can support itscommunity efforts,please call LaurenScharf at (513) 246-9230;mail a donation to Fern-side, P.O. Box 633597,Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597, or visitwww.fernside.org.

Luther Foundation awardsFernside $25K grant

Summer begins at theUniversity of CincinnatiBlue Ash College May 6and offers students thechance to earn importantcollege credits.

“The summer coursesoffer a great opportunityfor students to earn cred-its and complete requiredcourses on an acceleratedschedule,” said CadyShort-Thompson, dean ofUC Blue Ash College.

The college providessummerclasses inmostofthe 60 academic pro-grams and degrees it of-fers. The average cost fora standard, three-hourcredit course in the sum-mer is $738 at UC BlueAsh, a fraction of the costatmost other colleges anduniversities.

To learn more aboutthe college, go towww.ucblueash.edu.

UC Blue Ash summersemester begins May 6

Come celebrate Cincode Mayo with The bigBBQ, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sun-day, May 5, at The Com-munity of the Good Shep-herd, 8815 E. KemperRoad.

Featured food in-cludes: pit grilled BBQchicken dinner ($10 each)– tickets sold the day ofuntil dinners are gone.Buy tickets by calling orstopping by the parish of-fice;CincodeMayofavor-ites; classic picnic fare.

Other activities in-clude: game booths, split-the-pot, giant games (forall ages), pop-a-shot, plin-ko, skee ball, family bingo(no cash prizes ), littletikes basketball, luckydoors, duck pond andmuch more.

Visitwww.good-shepherd.org.Remember, pre-purchasechicken dinner tickets.Call the parish office at513-489-8815 or stop byduring office hours.

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I ndian Hill HighSchool seniors hadachance to sharetheir experiences

with family and friends.The school hosts an

annual “Special PersonsDay.”

It’s an opportunity forseniors tobringsomeonewho has made an impactin their lives to theschool, said RichardWhitt, an English teach-erandco-seniorclassad-viser.

Often this will be agrandparent or otherrelative, but it can alsoinclude a friend of thefamily.

Indian Hill HighSchool has had the eventfor more than 25 years.

“It’s neat to see anoth-er side of the kids,” saidWhitt, who said the gath-ering was one of themost attended. “This is achance to see the morepersonal side (of the stu-dents).”

For Anne Titus it wasnice way to celebrate aspecial occasion. It wasalso her birthday.

“I think it’s fantasticthat they honor the oldergeneration,” she said.

Her granddaughter,Rachel McGoff, a seniorfromSymmesTownship,said she was glad shecould show Titus aroundthe school.

“I think it’s good thiscoincides with (herbirthday),” she said. “Iget to spend the daywith(her).”

Dick Hartz, of Syca-more Township, attend-

ed his first Special Per-sonsDaymore than a dec-ade ago. He has had ninechildren who graduatedfrom the school.

“You get to see oldfriends,” he said. “I (also)get to see how the schoolhas changed.”

His grandson, Ben

Hovey, a senior fromKen-wood, enjoyed the experi-ence as well.

“I really like it,” hesaid. “We have to keep intouchwithwhohas taught

us to be who we are.“It’s interesting to

meet the other (student’s)special people.”

Cindy Chait, of Ken-wood, an aunt of senior

Ashley Schlissel, put itsimply when she ex-pressed her appreciationfor the event.

“It brings young andold together,” she said.

Event brings young, old togetherBy Forrest [email protected]

Indian Hill High School senior Alexa Damaska, right, of Kenwood, welcomes hergrandmother, Shirley Lamping, to the school on Special Persons Day. FORREST SELLERS/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Indian Hill High School senior Tanner Landstra, left, ofIndian Hill, and his grandfather, Frank Kuhn, of Madeira,talk football during the Special Persons Day breakfast.FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Students, family members and friends gather for abreakfast at Indian Hill High School during Special PersonsDay. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Indian Hill High School senior Aaron Sommerville, left, of Kenwood, talks withgrandparents Terry and Jackie Brown, about his new job. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Two-year-olds Liliane Ross,left, of Loveland, and LilliBeck, of Maineville, pickcherry tomatoes in thegarden at CincinnatiCountry Day School's EarlyChildhood House. FORREST

SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

It’s never too early todevelop a green thumb.

Cincinnati CountryDay School’s Early Child-hood House is exposingchildren as young as 18months to gardening.

“For themit’s about thesensory experience,” saidKathi Bagnoli, a leadteacher at the school.“Over time you hope theygain a love of nature.”

Bagnoli, of Indian Hill,said theyoungstershaveachance to dig in the dirt,touch different flowersandsmell avarietyofveg-etables.

“It gives the kids ahands-on experience out-doors and also teachesthem to care for the envi-ronment,” she said.

Tara McMullen, who isalso a team leader at theEarly Childhood House,said eighth-graders atCincinnati Country DaySchool helped set up thegarden.

She said the young-sters then followedthrough with planting,maintaining and then har-vesting the garden, whichincludes tomatoes, pota-

toes, cucumber, squashand even jalapeno pep-pers.

“The peppers arespicy,” said Lilli Beck,who is 2 years old. “The

peppers are very hot.”However, this hasn’t

stoppedBeck from enjoy-ing a jalapeno every nowand then.

McMullen, ofMadeira,said the children haveeven learned about com-posting andwill frequent-ly dig fresh compost froma pile behind the home.

Although the childrenhad grown sunflowers inthe past, this is only thesecond year they havegrown vegetables in thegarden.

With the enthusiasmthechildrenhaveshown it

will likely continue. “Weplan to do this everyyear,” said McMullen.

By Forrest [email protected]

Tara McMullen, left, a team leader at Cincinnati CountryDay School's Early Childhood House, helps Camilla Kassar,1, of Indian Hill, find the best jalapeno pepper in theschool's garden. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

One-year-old Max Cicchinelli, left, and John Alf, 2, dig forfresh compost. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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CITY OF BLUE ASH, OHIOHAMILTON COUNTY

LEGAL NOTICEThe City of Blue Ash is requesting propos-als to provide design-build services for theremoval of underground storage tanks(UST) and replacement with double wallabove ground tanks (AST); including ac-cessories and pumps in three different lo-cations throughout the City of Blue Ash. In-terested parties should submit their RFP toRyan Noland, Project Coordinator, City ofBlue Ash Municipal & Safety Center, 4343Cooper Road, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242 until5:00 p.m. local time on May 15, 2013.The RFP document can be obtained at theBlue Ash Municipal & Safety Center for$20.00 per set (non-refundable), download-ed from the City’s website atwww.blueash.com, or viewed in the planrooms of McGraw Hill Construction(Dodge), Allied Construction Industries(ACI), Reed Business and Builders Ex-change. In order to be notified of any ad-denda issued, bidders acquiring the pro-posal document from the website or planrooms are responsible for informing theCity in order to be added to the plan holderlist.A Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in ac-cordance with Section 153.54 of the OhioRevised Code is required with the RFP.Bid security furnished in bond form shallbe issued by a Surety Company or Corpo-ration licensed in the State of Ohio to pro-vide said surety.Proposals must contain the full name ofthe party or parties submitting the sameand all persons interested therein. It is theintent of the Owner that this project shallbe completed no later than August 30,2013.When the total overall project exceeds$60,000, all bidders must comply with theprevailing wage rates on Public Improve-ments in Hamilton County and the City ofBlue Ash, Ohio, as ascertained and deter-mined by the Administrator of the Ohio Bu-reau of Employment Services (OBES) asprovided in Section 4115.05 through4115.034 of the Revised Code of the Stateof Ohio. It is anticipated that the PrevailingWage Law will apply to this project.The Council of the City of Blue Ash shallauthorize acceptance of the bid made bythe responsible bidder who, in Council’sjudgment, offers the best and most respon-sive proposal to the City, considering quali-ty, service, performance record, and price;or Council may direct the rejection of allbids. The City may award based on "func-tional equivalence" concerning specifiedwork or products. The Council of the Cityof Blue Ash, Ohio, reserves the right towaive irregularities and to reject any or allbids.By order of the Council of the City of BlueAsh, Ohio.__________________________________Gordon Perry, Public Works Director 9148

LEGAL NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received by the City ofReading at the City Hall Building, 1000Market Street, Reading, Ohio until 10:00A.M. on Friday, May 17, 2013. Bids will beopen and read in Council Chambers imme-diately thereafter, for the purpose of enter-ing into a contract for:

"Demolition of 13 East Vine Street for theCity of Reading"

Each bid must be made in accordancewith the specifications which are now onfile in the general offices of the City ofReading. Bid envelope should be plainlymarked "Demolition of 13 East Vine Streetfor the City of Reading"and date of the bidon the outside of the envelope.

Each proposal shall contain the full nameand address of every person, firm, or cor-poration interested in the same, and if acorporation, the name and address of thepresident and secretary and shall be ac-companied by bond given favor of the Cityof Reading, Ohio for the amount equal toat least 10% of the total bid amount, withsurety or sureties satisfactory to the Cityfrom a company authorized to do businessin the State of Ohio. The bond shall pro-vide that the bidder shall, within 30 days af-ter notice of acceptance of proposal shallenter into a contract and give an accepta-ble bond in the sum not less than 100% ofthe contract price to properly secure per-formance within contract time. Prevailingwage is required.

The City reserves the right to reject any orall bids and to waive any irregularities. Thebond of unsuccessful bidders will be re-turned. 1001758811

NOTICE OF SYMMESTOWNSHIP ZONING COMMISSION

Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Com-mission of Symmes Township, HamiltonCounty, Ohio, will hear Symmes #2003-02 –Hearthstone Estates (Lot 46 setback), at itsmeeting scheduled for May 15, 2013 at 6:30p.m. The Zoning Commission will review forapproval a modification to the Final Develop-ment Plan to allow for the construction of anew single family home in the HearthstoneEstates subdivision with less front yard set-back than required from an existingingress/egress easement. This hearing willbe held at Township Admin. Bldg., 9323 Un-ion Cemetery Road. Plans are on file andopen for public inspection.Brian Elliff, Zoning Inspector 1001757281


Notice is hereby given that the ZoningCommission of Symmes Township, Hamil-ton County, Ohio, will hear Symmes #3-79- Towne Properties (Fricker’s Patio), at itsmeeting scheduled for May 15, 2013 at6:30 p.m. The Zoning Commission will re-view for approval a modification to the Fi-nal Development Plan to allow for the con-struction of a new patio roof and fence en-closure on an existing outdoor dining areaat an existing restaurant building. The sub-ject property is located at 8850 GovernorsHill Drive (45249). This hearing will beheld at Township Admin. Bldg., 9323 Un-ion Cemetery Road. Plans are on file andopen for public inspection.Brian Elliff, Zoning Inspector 1757283


Notice is hereby given that the ZoningCommission of Symmes Township, Hamil-ton County, Ohio, will hear Symmes #3-79- Towne Properties (8600 Governors HillParking), at its meeting scheduled for May15, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. The Zoning Commis-sion will review for approval a modificationto the Final Development Plan to allow forthe construction of a new 97 space parkinglot to the rear of the existing office buildingand to modify the existing parking lot in thefront of the building to provide an addition-al 24 new parking spaces. The subjectproperty is located at 8600 Governors HillDrive (45249). This hearing will be held atTownship Admin. Bldg., 9323 Union Ceme-tery Road. Plans are on file and open forpublic inspection.Brian Elliff, Zoning Inspector 1757541

Karen JeffriesKaren (nee Meiks) Jeffries, 77,

of Blue Ash died April 19.Survived by children Christy

(Ian) Clough and Kathy (Kent)Lorenz; grandchildren Bria,Amara, Gabriel and Lane.

Services were April 21 at

Evendale Community Church.Committal service was April 22at Rest Haven Memorial Park.Memorials to: Valley InterfaithFood and Clothing Store orPlanned Parenthood of Cincin-nati.

DEATHS

BLUE ASH11051 Labelle Ave.: Carrillo Jesus& Carina Esparza to Ah4r I OhLLC; $80,000.11285 Grooms Road: Adrico RealEstate Holdings LLC to GroomsRoad Complex LLC; $775,000.11297 Grooms Road: Adrico RealEstate Holdings LLC to GroomsRoad Complex LLC; $775,000.

16 Muirfield Lane: Mccall Beverlyto Otten David A.; $315,000.4685 Alpine Ave.: Garcia Robelioto Patel Jagdish P.; $5,000.4719 Hunt Road: Durham Do-rothy E. to Barnes Cathy S.;$75,000.9531 Benchmark Lane: Rosen-berger Angela & DominickDonisi to Weisser Mark B.;$345,000.

9949 Timbers Drive: U.S. BankNational Association Tr to BuschMelida; $129,000.

MONTGOMERY10555 Montgomery Road:Suzuki Masato & Yukie toSontag William II; $125,000.10596 Tanagerhills Drive: SongJianlin & Yong E. Lin to QianHolly H.; $439,000.10620 Thistlewood Court: CohenMarc J. & Amy to Deppert CraigRalph; $194,900.13040 Coopermeadow Lane:Kaplan Donald Tr & Kathleen Tr

to Matyas Patrick J.; $400,000.7713 Remington Road: KirschnerEvelyn Tr to Jacob Josh M.;$470,000.7946 Huntersknoll Court: Burk-man Ruth A. Tr & Arley J. Tr toJohnston Robert W.; $243,500.8152 Traverse Court: DoblerJoseph P. & Holly M. to John-ston Kathryn; $260,000.9581 Ross Ave.: Ireland-May Ltd.to Beck Andrew F.; $268,500.9713 Bunker Hill Lane: ClowardKevin D. to Alex One LLC;$68,220.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP11216 Gideon Lane: Best FriendsPet Care Inc. to Store MasterFunding III; $865,306.7944 Kugler Mill Road: LopezGustavo J. & Evelyn E. to Ohl-mayer Miguel Angel Isl;$675,000.8061Hetz Drive: Carroll Julie B.to Bank Of America NA;$60,000.8366 Gwilada Drive: DardeenLauren & Steven J. to FederalNational Mortgage; $114,000.8637 Darnell Ave.: PNC BankN.A. to Smith Dustin M.;$70,000.8841Montgomery Road: Johan-nigman Patricia A. to Xu DonX.; $340,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The EmergencyServices Unit of theLoveland-SymmesFire Department re-ceived the Ohio FireCorps Award of Excel-lence and the NationalFire Corps HonorableMention Saturday,March 16, at the OhioFire Corps Confer-ence.

Lt. Jim Hellyer ofthe ESU received theOhio award from Can-dice McDonald, theOhio Fire Corps StateAdvocate and the na-tional award fromSaraLee, the deputy direc-tor of the National Vol-unteer Fire Counciland Director of theFire Corps. The OhioFire Corps Conferencewas at the MohicanState Park Lodge &Conference Center.

The Fire Corps isthe key component ofCitizen Corps that sup-ports and supplementsresource-constrainedfire and emergencymedical servicesthrough the use of citi-zen advocates for de-partmental activities.There are 1,347 FireCorps units nationallyand approximately 40units in Ohio, with theLoveland-SymmesFire Department unitbeing unique.

The Loveland-Symmes Fire Depart-ment’s ESU providessupplemental opera-tional and administra-tive assistance specifi-cally in the area of fire,disaster, and relatedemergencyservices. Itis made up of 14 volun-teers from the commu-nity that wanted toserve their communityand the fire depart-ment.

LSFDemergencyunit winsawards

BLUE ASHArrests/citationsJuvenile, 15, runaway, illegal useor possession of drug parapher-nalia at 4331Hunt Road, April21.Ann M. McManus, 51, 6671Ridgetop Court, open containerprohibited, operating a vehicleimpaired (under the influenceof alcohol/drugs), operating avehicle impaired (breath .17 orhigher) at 4500 Creek Road,April 19.Deyla M. Fluellen, 24, 6676Tarawa Drive, violating protec-tion order at 4640 CornellRoad, April 16.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryAt 9713 Ridgeway Ave., April 17.Criminal mischiefAt 9541 Plainfield Road, April 17.Criminal simulationSomeone passed a counterfeit$20 bill at Blue Ash Shell at10415 Kenwood Road, April 16.Petty theftA woman said someone tookmini-cigarette lighters, value$59, from Speedway Gas Sta-tion at 9215 Plainfield Road,April 17.Someone took $107.76 worth offlowers from Kmart at 4150Hunt Road, April 17.Someone took 10 packs ofNewoport cigarettes, value$55.90, from BP Gas Station at6151 Pfeiffer Road, April 20.A woman said someone took aGPS stand, value $30, fromTruStaff Nurse LLC at 4270Glendale-Milford Road, April

18.TelecommunicationsharassmentAt 9516 Fallson Court, April 17.TheftA woman said someone tookpurses/handbags/wallets, value$230, and contents including$15 cash, from Ruby TuesdayRestaurant at 11255 ReedHartman Highway apartmentA, April 19.A woman said someone took abrown/red leather purse, value$75, and its contents, includinga leather wallet, value $50; $20cash; a house key, value $2, anda car key, value $50 at 73Carpenter's Ridge, April 21.

MONTGOMERYArrests/citationsSarah J. Henderson, 29, 8024Deershadow Lane, domesticviolence at 8024 DeershadowLane, April 13.Matthew K. Kelly, 24, 10831 LakeThames Drive, operating avehicle impaired (under theinfluence of alcohol/drug ofabuse) at 9600 Montgomery

Road, April 14.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultAt 8699 Weller Road, April 18.HarassmentAt 7400 Cornell Road, April 11.TelecommunicationsharassmentAt 1 Financial Way, April 16.TheftA woman said someonesmashed the front passengerwindow of a vehicle and took apurse, value $20, and its con-tents, including a wallet, value$20, and $100 cash, and alsotook a computer, value $250 at8830 Weller Road, April 17.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsBranden Thompson, 30, 6414Chandler St., felonious assaultat 8115 Montgomery Road,April 8.Tosha Wainscott, 30, 206 SecondSt., drug abuse instruments at7604 Montgomery Road, April8.Paul Tilfund, 47, 11439 Village

Drive, theft at 7876 Montgo-mery Road, April 13.John Brehem, 34, 10229 Sprin-glawn, theft at 7875 U.S. 22,April 12.Sandra Adams, 51, 2511Win-throp, theft at 7875 KenwoodRoad, April 12.Charlene Frazier, 66, 104 KylesLane, theft at 7875 Montgo-mery Road, April 12.Gregory Doller, 28, 2314 ThrushAve., theft at 7875 Montgo-mery Road, April 14.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 4458 Daffodil Ave.,April 9.Criminal damagingVehicle mirror damaged at121527 1/2 Ave., April 11.Tire damaged at 7875 Montgo-mery Road, April 13.Window of vehicle damaged at8358 Lake Ave., April 14.Felonious assaultVictim struck in face at 8450Blue Ash Road, April 10.Identity theftReported at 3988 Tramore Drive,April 11.Reported at 3992 E. GalbraithRoad, April 8.TheftBookbag, sunglasses, laptop ofunknown value removed at4180 Kugler Mill Road, April 10.Bike valued at $65 removed at3970 E. Galbraith Road, April 11.Iphone valued at $600 removedat 7875 Montgomery Road,April 11.$2,839 removed at 7875 Mont-gomery Road, April 12.Trimmers valued at $1,049

removed at Jeffrey Court, April13.Gym bag and contents valued at$160 removed at 8129 Montgo-mery Road, April 11.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJoseph Ogden, 30, 6532 Mid-night Sun Drive, disorderlyconduct at 8507 WhisperwoodsLane, April 9.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robberyVictim threatened and attemptmade to get money at 8850Governor's Hill, April 13.Breaking and enteringReported at 9185 Union Ceme-tery Road, April 8.BurglaryResidence entered and iPad andgun valued at $800 removed at9360 Union Cemetery Road,April 11.TheftReported at 10590 Loveland-Madeira Road, April 8.Trailer of unknown value re-moved at 10070 CunninghamRoad, April 10.Reported at 10600 Loveland-Madeira Road, April 9.Shoes valued at $130 removed at9579 Fields Ertel, April 14.Purse and contents of unknownvalue removed at 12184 MasonRoad, April 12.Unauthorized use of motorvehicleReported at 8693 Harper’s PointDrive, April 12.Reported at 12129 SycamoreTerrace, April 11.

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

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