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Local man, friend hiking fortraumatic brain injury awareness

Tyler Wood figures heshould either be dead today orin a coma.

On April 24, 2014, Wood suf-fered a traumatic brain injuryfrom a car accident while hewas working as a kayak guidein New Zealand.

“He should be in a life-longcoma,” said Wood’s friendJoey Bartl, 25, a SycamoreHigh School graduate fromSymmes Township.

Instead, a little more than ayear after Wood’s accident, heand Bartl will start hiking2,650 miles from the Mexicanto Canadian border to raisemoney and awareness fortraumatic brain injuries.Wood and Bartl started theirjourney May 6 and it will takethem about five months.

Bartl said 90 percent ofpeople who suffer the same in-jury Wood, 23, don’t survive.

“The other 10 percent usu-

ally wake up out of this comaseverely impaired. I avoidedthe coma, thank goodness. It isa miracle that I am alive, and Iam really, really passionateabout making a difference.There are so many people whoaren’t as lucky,” said Wood, aWest Layette, Indiana, native.

The two, who met at a ski re-sort in Colorado where theywork as snowboard instruc-tors, are working to raise$20,000 by the end of 2015 forHigh Hopes Head Injury Pro-gram, a California nonprofitproviding rehabilitation andcare to people with traumaticbrain injuries. Doantions canbe made through High Hopes’website.

“Brain injuries impactsomeone’s life in every differ-ent way,” Wood said.

Wood said High Hopes of-fers specialized rehabilitationfor social skills, problem solv-ing , and speech, physical, vo-

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Symmes Township native Joey Bartl, left, and Tyler Wood will hike morethan 2,500 miles to raise awareness and funds for traumatic brain injuries.Wood suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2014. See HIKE, Page 2A

Indian Hill schools must behitting the right note. The dis-trict has been recognized asone of the Best Communitiesfor Music Education.

This designation was re-cently awarded to the districtby the National Associationfor Music Education.

Indian Hill was among 388districts nationwide to re-ceive this recognition andamong 25 in Ohio. The ForestHills Local School Districtwas also among Tristateschools to receive this desig-nation.

“What (this) does is give usofficial verification of whatwe have known for a longtime,” said Chris Rotsching,Indian Hill Middle Schoolband director. “The people(here) understand the impor-tance of the performing artsand the positive impact it hasin the lives of children.”

According to Rotsching,this designation is a way torecognize a community’s com-mitment to music education.It not only takes into account adistrict’s music curriculum

but also extracurricular activ-ities associated with music.

“It recognizes a music de-partment that is willing towork together (and) maintainsuccessful band, choral andorchestral programs,” saidDonald Barker, director ofbands for the high school, add-ing that this extends from kin-dergarten to the 12th-grade.

Trista Emmons, orchestradirector for the district, saidbeing named as a Best Com-munity for Music Education

also raises local awareness ofquality music programs. “Oneof the hopes of the (associa-tion) is to spur school districtsand communities to financial-ly support these programs,”she said.

This recognition has beenoffered for 16 years, but this isthe first year Indian Hillschools has applied for it.

Rotsching said the band,choir and orchestra programsat Indian Hill have thrived,which he said is a significant

accomplishment in “a districtthis size.”

“We have a large number ofstudents who graduate fromhere and major in music or be-come professional musiciansor music teachers,” he said.“All of that is a result of thestrong support we get fromadministrators, parents andthe community.”

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Indian Hill schools music staff Deb Centers, left, Trista Emmons, Heather Koester, Chris Rotsching and DonaldBarker have helped the district in attaining a recent designation as one of the Best Communities for MusicEducation. Behind them are the eighth-grade women's chorus.

A Cincinnati City Coun-cil committee has killed a$35 million project pro-posed by a developer inMadisonville that plannedto add about 260 apart-ments and new restaurantsin the neighborhood.

Council’s Neighbor-hoods Committee voted 3-1against amending the zon-ing requirement at the sitenear Madison Road andRed Bank Expresswayfrom commercial to resi-dential use.

Council members DavidMann, Yvette Simpson andWendell Young votedagainst the change andCouncilman Kevin Flynnvoted in support of the zon-ing change.

Blue Ash-based CircleDevelopment Group hadhoped to launch the projectthis summer called TheRed. Circle Developmentpartner Ray Schneider,who owns Red Dog Pet Re-sort and Spa among otherbusinesses, said addingmore elements to the HydePark Circle property wouldhelp fulfill the develop-ment vision established in2006.

However, residents andeven the city’s economicdevelopment departmentdid not agree.

Two weeks ago, SaraSheets, executive directorof the Madisonville Com-munity Urban Redevelop-ment Corp., said previouslyapproved community planscall for the site to be officeand retail.

“We support the recom-mendation of (Departmentof Trade and Development)and the original agreementbeing kept unless they haveshown they can’t executeit,” Sheets said. “We lookforward to make sure thedevelopment complementsthe neighborhood in thebest way it can.”

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the end of the year tomove to Colorado but wehave the opportunity tocelebrate some of thegreat work she is doing,”James said of Hester, wholeft a lacrosse game to ac-

Sycamore honoredthree teachers for win-ning local awards andsaid goodbye to a long-time board member.

Sycamore High Schoolhistory and English as asecond language teacher

Jenna Hovis-Choi will beawarded the CelebrateExcellence EducatorAward in May. Superin-tendent Adrienne Jamesread the nomination thatwas from one of Hovis-Choi’s students at theschool board meetingApril 22. The student saidHovis-Choi was one of the

most important people inher life and that last yearshe could only say hello inEnglish.

“We thought it was sowonderful that studenttook the time to writethis, wrote it in Englishand it is an honor to haveJenna teaching our stu-dents,” James said.

Jennifer Hester, anAmerican history andworld geography teacherat the high school, will re-ceive the Educator of theYear award from the BlueAsh/Montgomery RotaryClub. The award is givento teachers who havegone above and beyond inthe community, Jamessaid.

Hester has chaper-oned two trips to Europeand two to Valley Forgefor a leadership confer-ence in addition to coach-ing soccer and lacrosse.

“She will be leaving at

cept her award and waspreparing to leave tochaperone another ValleyForge trip.

High school scienceteacher Mike Gutekunstwill receive the 2015

Greater Cincinnati Ex-cellence Award from Cin-cinnati Christian Univer-sity, which is given toonly 10 educators in the

Sycamore honors teachers, board memberMarika [email protected]

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The Sycamore Board of Education honored Sycamore High School teachers Mike Gutekunst,Jennifer Hester and Jenna Hovis-Choi for winning local educator awards.

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cational and occupation-al therapy.

“We are helping peo-ple regain skills andmemories that wouldotherwise be lost forev-er,” Bartl said.

The Pacific CrestTrail runs from Campo,California, by the Mexi-can border through Cali-fornia, Oregon andWashington to the Cana-dian border. Hiking itwas Bartl’s idea. He had

been planning to hike thetrail for years and waslooking for someone togo with him. In Wood hefound a like-mindedcomrade.

“He came up with theidea of doing it for trau-matic brain injury. It is acause that is very closeto his heart and head. I’mtaking care of the logis-

tics end and he is takingcare of the charity end,and then we help eachother out,” Bartl said.

Wood said they havenicknamed their adven-ture the Hike for Heads.Donations can be madethrough High Hopeswebsite on the Hike forHeads page. Bartl saidthey are $3,000 into their$20,000 goal.

Wood and Bartl haveset up a Facebook pageand Instagram accountto keep people updatedalong the journey.

About 1.5 million peo-ple in the United Statessuffer and 50,000 peopledie from a severe braininjury each year. AsWood regained almosteverything after his ac-cident, he is passionateabout helping other peo-ple regain their lives too

“I visualize my life alot and what it couldhave been. I feel veryprivileged to even be do-ing this trip,” Wood said.

What to know what otherSycamore CommunitySchools graduates doing?Follow Marika Lee on Twitter:@ReporterMarika

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Sycamore High Schoolgraduate Nick Setser isgetting an early start onhis new business endeav-or – serving as a branchmanager for StudentPainters LLC exteriorpainting business.

His weekends are nowfilled with hiring employ-ees, marketing himself topotential clients andscheduling jobs.

“Ideally, I want to run a$70,000 business over thesummer,” he said. Thiswould require him to havebetween 40-50 clients. Sofar the Ohio State Univer-sity sophomore’s businessis off to a good start hav-ing secured two jobs in hisfirst two weeks of busi-ness. As of Feb. 28, he hadsix more estimates linedup.

Setser acknowledgedthat starting up is themost difficult part.

“A mentor goes aroundwith me and does the first10 estimates with me,” he

said. When meeting withclients and offering a freeestimate, Setser doessomething that’s difficultfor many – sells himself.Using a client manual, heshares information aboutStudent Painters LLC andthe fact that the companyhas an A-plus rating withthe Better Business Bu-reau. Then he shares afew of his own success

stories.These include being a

National Merit Scholar fi-nalist, a scholar athleteand member of the 2013Sycamore High SchoolGreater Miami Confer-ence Conference co-champion basketballteam (he quickly pointedout that this is a specialhighlight to him). Setser islooking forward to com-pleting a few jobs whichhe can then include in hisportfolio.

Setser describes him-self as a motivated self-starter. While in middleschool he had a paperroute for the NortheastSuburban Life because hethought it would be fun.Upon entering high schoolhe had to give up the pa-per route as he focused onhis learning and athletics.

“I played basketballand baseball all fouryears,” he said. “I rancross country one yearand played golf one year. Ilove sports and playedbasketball and baseball

my whole life. I love theReds. I love the Bengals. Ilove Ohio State too. That’show I ended up there.”

As a high school juniorand senior, Setser man-aged to balance scholarathlete status, member-ship on school sportsteams and a job with PennStation.

This summer, he hopeshis employment will pro-vide more than just tu-ition money. For Setser,his branch manager posi-tion with Student Painterswill be a resume builder.Right now he’s still evalu-ating his future career op-tions but his major is busi-ness finance with a minorin psychology.

“My dream job wouldbe working in the financedepartment for the Cin-cinnati Reds,” he said.

Right now, his focus ison Student Painters anddelivering quality exteri-or painting for homeown-ers.

Setser has officiallyhired two people butneeds a crew of five to sixhardworking individuals.They have to be at least 18or older. Ideally, the crewmembers will be highschool seniors or collegestudents looking to earnmoney over the summer.Setser is also eagerly pro-viding free estimates tohomeowners interested inhaving the exterior of

their home painted.Michael Plunkett is

Setser’s mentor and re-gional manager in Fair-field. He noted in an emailthat Student Painters is amajor affiliate of YoungEntrepreneurs AcrossAmerica, an organizationgiving students the toolsto become the next greatentrepreneurs throughthe medium of runninghis/her own painting com-pany while simultaneous-ly helping them earn tu-ition for the consecutiveacademic years.

For information aboutemployment with Setser’steam or getting an esti-mate, contact Setser at(513) 505-8934.

Sycamore grad painting his future one stroke at a timeBy Sheila [email protected]

THANKS TO NICK SETSER

Nick Setser with a check forhis first job as a branchmanager with StudentPainters LLC.

area. Gutekunst won the

award for his passion forteaching physics and en-suring all this studentsfeel empowered, Jamessaid.

The board also hon-ored member Jill Cole.Cole has been on theboard since 2007 and re-signed effective April 30because she is moving out

of the district. The dis-trict is still working tofind someone to fill Cole’sseat, which will be up forelection in November.

“She has been a verystrong voice on the boardfor doing what is right forour children and our tax-payers,” Board PresidentDiane Adamec said ofCole.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in theSycamore CommunitySchools? Follow Marika Leeon Twitter: @ReporterMarika

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INDIAN HILL — Stu-dents at Indian Hill Ele-mentary School arebringing creativethought to life. With anew 3D printer, the stu-dents can visualize andcreate anything ranging

from the Eiffel Tower tothe Taj Mahal.

“We want to introducestudents to design think-ing,” said Mark Richard-son, a technology facilita-tor for the school. “Youcan take a creative ideafrom your mind and get areal world product.”

The school bought the

3D printer last yearthrough a donation fromthe Indian Hill Founda-tion and the DorothyKoch Family Foundation.The printer cost about$1,500.

Students in theschool’s Computer Clubhave primarily been us-ing the printer, but Betsy

Henning, a gifted inter-vention specialist at theschool, said the printer isalso being integrated intoScience, Technology, En-gineering and Math orSTEM programming.

“(It) teaches kids theidea of scale and the pre-cision of mathematics,”Henning said. “It’s agreat tool.”

Richardson said stu-dents can go to an onlinesite that has a variety of3D files. Once the designis input into the printer, aplastic called ABS is fedthrough a nozzle thatmelts the plastic andslowly overlays the plas-tic layer by layer until a3D image is created.

Items the studentshave created range froman owl to an image of

President Abraham Lin-coln’s face.

“I used it for a creationmy mom wanted of theTaj Mahal and a basket-ball hoop for myself,”said fourth-grader Pra-nav Rastogi, who is amember of the school’sComputer Club.

Students have alsoused it for creating prac-tical items.

Henning said one stu-dent’s father was con-stantly losing change, sothe student created a coinholder for him using theprinter.

“We’re always lookingfor ways to integratetechnology into the class-room,” Henning said.

Richardson agreed.“You’re trying to mim-

ic the engineer’s design

process,” he said. “in-stead of just writing a so-lution, students are de-signing it.”

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Mark Richardson, a technology facilitator at Indian Hill Elementary School, said the school's 3Dprinter, shown at left, allows students to take an idea and create a solid image.

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Among the items studentshave created using Indian HillElementary School's 3Dprinter is a plastic model ofthe Eiffel Tower.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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Mount Notre Dame HighSchool

» Mount Notre Dame stu-dents were given a unique op-portunity to perform surgicaltechniques on cadaver legsthrough the assistance of Bea-con Orthopaedics & SportsMedicine.

Fifteen students selectedfrom MND’s anatomy andphysiology and AP biologyclasses visited the Beacon Or-thopaedics Research & Educa-tion Foundation Lab for a hands-on experience like no other.

The experience began withintroductions by the Beacondoctors followed by a lecture onthe anatomy of the knee thatprovided an overview of proce-dures often performed at Bea-con.

Students proceeded to“scrub in” and entered the oper-ating/lab room to find three ca-daver legs. One leg was dissect-ed from the front, one was dis-sected from the back and thethird was set up so that studentscould use the arthroscopicequipment. Students wereshown arteries, veins, muscles,nerves, tendons, ligaments andlayers of the skin. Studentswere also able to touch and feelthe cadaver legs by performingsurgical techniques such as cut-ting, sawing and stitching.

This is the second year MNDhas participated in this uniquelearning lab thanks to the coor-dination efforts of faculty mem-ber Jennifer Glass. Glass is thekey contact for MND in build-ing an educational partnershipwith Beacon.

“Saint Julie Billiart said,‘Teach them what they need toknow for life.’ Our partnershipwith Beacon Orthopaedics &Sports Medicine has providedanother such example for thefuture female medical leaderswho have been inspired fromthe outstanding curriculum,teachers and experiences atMND,” associate Head ofSchool and Dean of AcademicDevelopment Karen Day said.

Sycamore High School» Sycamore High School has

undertaken the goal of betterpreparing and informing stu-dents of careers and occupa-tions which they may be inter-ested in pursuing in the future.

To achieve this, staff havedesigned “learning communi-ties:” areas of study that fit withvarious career fields and aresteered by teachers with inter-ests in those fields. Internshipswill serve as part of these pro-grams and Sycamore HighSchool has begun connectingstudents with these opportuni-ties in local organizations.

Sycamore’s partnership withlocal organizations will help en-able students to have hands-onexperience in career fieldsthrough the school’s partner-ship with local employers andorganizations. This has comethrough close consultation withstaff at the district level andwithin these various compa-nies.

The first of these internshipsis set to begin this summer, asstudents in the Teaching Profes-sions learning community willbe interning at InRETURN. In-RETURN is an organization inBlue Ash which has the missionof empowering the lives of indi-viduals who have suffered aneurological injury, disease ordisorder by promoting indepen-dent living and personal suc-cess through job and life skillstraining. The two Sycamore stu-dents selected for this intern-ship are Abby Bonhuas, 11th-grade, and Amy Bitzer, 11th-grade.

Sycamore High School isbuilding partnerships with ap-proximately 30 organizations

for various opportunities forstudents, and looks forward toengaging as many students aspossible in career readiness ex-periences and internships. Ifyou or your organization is in-terested in hosting students,please contact Ashwin Corattiy-il, dean of students, at [email protected] or513-886-7755.

Sycamore Schools» On June 3, 2015 Sycamore

Community Schools will honor1978 Sycamore High School

graduate Cam-my Dierkingwith the 2015Sycamore Dis-tinguishedAlumni Award.

The award,which honorsSycamore HighSchool gradu-ates who have

made a significant impact ontheir communities and profes-sions, will be presented at a re-ception at the Original Montgo-mery Inn at 7 p.m. The recep-tion and presentation are opento the public. Tickets, whichmay be bought online atwww.oursafa.com, are $10 eachand include hors d’oeuvres anda cash bar. For more informa-tion, contact Ashwin Corattiyilat CorattiyilA@SycamoreS-

chools.org or 513-886-7755. Dierking will also deliver re-

marks at Sycamore HighSchool’s graduation the follow-ing day, June 4, at 7 p.m. at Xavi-er University’s Cintas Center.

Dierking began working atLocal 12 in 1988 as a sports an-chor and reporter. After enjoy-ing 13 years as co-host of “GoodMorning Cincinnati,” she nowanchors the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11p.m. news on Local 12. Beforecoming to Local 12, Dierkingworked at Sports Time CableNetwork in Cincinnati, WPTF-TV28 (NBC) in Raleigh, NorthCarolina, and KTVN-TV2 (CBS)in Reno, Nevada.

Born and raised in Cincin-nati, Dierking is a 1978 graduateof Sycamore High School,where she was a member of thesectional and district champi-onship girls swim team. Shecontinued her education andswimming career at Miami Uni-versity, where she received adegree in English/journalism in1982. She does quite a bit of mo-tivational speaking, and was a2008 National Keynote Speakerfor Speaking of Women’sHealth. Cammy serves on theBoard of Directors for theGreater Cincinnati/NorthernKentucky Women’s Sports As-sociation. In 1993, she helped es-tablish this group, which recog-nizes and promotes opportuni-

ties for female athletes. Dierking is the honorary

chair and spokesperson formany local charity events in-cluding: Race for the Cure,Heart Mini-Marathon, ArthritisWalk, Ride Cincinnati forBreast Cancer Research, 7Days for SIDS Golf Outing, OneWorld Triathlon for NeediestKids of All, Tour de Montgome-ry for HeartStone Foundation,MS Bike Ride, Lady DistanceClassic for Ovarian Cancer,JDRF Ride to Cure, Hike forHospice and Thanksgiving DayRace for the Ronald McDonaldHouse.

Dierking has completed 10marathons and numerous cen-tury bicycle rides (100 miles)and triathlons. In August 2007,she completed an IronmanTriathlon in Louisville (2.4 mileswim; 112 mile bike; 26.2 milerun). She also enjoys golf anddoes some acting with Chil-dren’s Theatre of Cincinnati.Dierking lives in DeerfieldTownship with her husband andthree teenage daughters.

The Sycamore Distin-guished Alumni Awards beganin 2006. Past recipients includeLarry McVicker ’59, Rear Ad-miral Mark Kenny ’72, theGregory family, Pete Hersh-berger ’72, Judge Mark Painter’65, Patti (Pivarnik) Gribow ’70,Ambassador Peter Tomsen ’58,

and Dr. Steven Hopping ‘67.Members of the community areinvited to nominate Sycamoregraduates for consideration. Anomination form for the Syca-more Distinguished AlumniAward can be found on the Syc-amore Alumni and Friends As-sociation website at www.our-safa.com.

Ursuline Academy» Ursuline Academy collect-

ed 17,693 pounds of cannedgoods and personal care itemsat the 2015 annual canned fooddrive, and raised $2,052 in dona-tions for local organizations.

Ursuline has held its annualcanned food drive event forover 30 years, according to apress release. Classes competeto bring in the most pounds ofcanned goods and personal hy-giene items that are then donat-ed to four local agencies: St.Vincent de Paul, Mason FoodPantry, Mercy NeighborhoodMinistries and Hope Emergen-cy Program in Brown County.

Ursuline students collectitems by going door to door intheir neighborhoods, reachingout to their friends and families,and by visiting local Krogerstores and asking shoppers todonate. When averaged, eachstudent collected and broughtin roughly 25 pounds of goods,according to the press release.

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Mount Notre Dame students with members of the Beacon Orthopedics medical team.

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Ursuline students collected over 17,600 pounds for annual canned food drive.

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THURSDAY, MAY 14Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Learn line draw-ing techniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Light, shadow, tonal values andperspective taught using simpleshapes. Ages 18 and up. $220.226-3833; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current pro-ject for assessment and help; stilllife setups available. Ages 18and up. $25. 404-3161; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Art EventsWatercolors of Nancy Sulli-van, 6-8 p.m., River Hills Chris-tian Church, 6300 Price Road,The Gallery. Reception forWarren County artist. Exhibitruns through June 14. Free.677-7600. Loveland.

BenefitsSwap for a Change, 6:30-9:30p.m., Stir Cincy, 7813 Ted Greg-ory Lane, Swap up to 5 of yourgently used ($50 retail value orabove) clothing, shoes, oraccessory items for new-to-youitems to refresh your closet.Desserts, drinks, and basketraffles. Ages 21 and up. BenefitsBethany House Services. $25.Registration recommended.Presented by Swap for aChange. 833-4485. Montgo-mery.

Business Seminars”Montgomery HistoricalPreservation” Janet Korach,11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., WrightBrothers Inc., 7825 Cooper Road,Free. Presented by MontgomeryOhio Chamber of Commerce.502-6975; www.montgomeryo-hiochamberofcommerce.com.Montgomery.

”State of the City” WayneDavis, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

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

CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, 4335 Glendale-MilfordRoad, Great Lawn. Group fitnessclasses led by Blue Ash CrossFitevery Tuesday and Thursdayfrom May through July. Free.Presented by CrossFit Blue Ash.745-8550; crossfitblueash.com.Blue Ash.

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:30-9:45a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. Appropriate for “sea-soned beginner”. Variety ofbasic poses are explored andsequenced optimally for body.Bring yoga mat. Practice in barefeet. Ages 30-80. $53 unlimitedmonth or $14 per class. Present-ed by Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Health / WellnessMaking Changes: HealthyLifestyle Support Group, 7-8p.m., Crunchy Wellness, 10921Reed Hartman Hwy, Suite 314,10-week weight loss programand support group. Ages 18 andup. $120. Registration required.Presented by Alicia Elam. 546-7179. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or look-ing for feedback from others.Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Music - ReligiousWatoto Children’s Choir,7-8:30 p.m., Sycamore Presby-terian Church, 11800 MasonRoad, Watoto Children’s Choir,orphans from Uganda, presentdynamic worship experience.Benefits Watoto Children’sChoir. Free. 683-0254. Symmes

Township.

On Stage - ComedyTodd Yohn, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$16. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, 19-year oldman has just stood trial for fatalstabbing of father. It looks likean open-and-shut case until onejuror begins opening others’eyes. $20. Presented by Marie-mont Players Inc.. Through May24. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.

RecreationTri-Chamber After HoursNetworking, 5-7 p.m., TheWorks Restaurant, 20 GrearMillitzer Lane, Join chambermembers from Loveland, Madei-ra and Milford Miami Townshipfor event on bike trail. $10, freefor members. Reservationsrequired. Presented by LovelandArea Chamber of Commerce.683-1544; www.lovelandcham-ber.org. Loveland.

FRIDAY, MAY 15BenefitsFit for the Cure, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Macy’s-Kenwood, 7800Montgomery Road, Wacoal willdonate $2 for every womanwho receives complimentary brafitting and another $2 for everyWacoal bra, shapewear piece orb.tempt’d bra purchased. Bene-fits Susan G. Komen Fit for theCure. Free. 624-4280. Kenwood.

EducationAdult and Pediatric First Aidand CPR/AED, 9-11 a.m., BlueAsh Recreation Center, 4433Cooper Road, Become certifiedin adult and pediatric first aidand CPR/AED. $85, $55. Regis-tration required. Presented byAmerican Red Cross CincinnatiArea Chapter. 800-733-2767;redcross.org/take-a-class. BlueAsh.

On Stage - ComedyTodd Yohn, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$16. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

SATURDAY, MAY 16Art & Craft ClassesSummer Drawing Classeswith Charlie Berger, 9 a.m. tonoon, Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Individual drawingclasses designed to build skills infundamentals. Includes personalinstruction, demonstrations andindividual critiques for seriousbeginner and intermediateartists. $20. Registration re-quired. Presented by Woman’sArt Club Foundation. ThroughJune 6. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsFeast for the Eyes, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn Gallery. 13 local artists,working in oils, acrylics, pastels,multimedia, and sculpture. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

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

Drink TastingsCincy Wine Wagon WineryTour, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Maggiano’s Little Italy, 7875Montgomery Road, Bar atMaggiano’s. Meet at restaurant,then head to Valley Vineyards,Vinoklet and Henke Wineries.Approximately 5 hour tour.Wine and snacks at each loca-tion. Ages 21 and up. $75.Reservations required. Present-ed by Cincy Wine Wagon.

258-7909. Sycamore Township.

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

Garden ShowsGreater Cincinnati DahliaPlant Sale, 9 a.m. to noon,Connections Christian Church,7421 E. Galbraith Road, Largevariety of Dahlia plants in manysizes, colors and forms. Knowl-edgeable growers will answerquestions. Benefits The GreaterCincinnati Dahlia Assoc.. Free.Presented by Greater CincinnatiDahlia Association. 417-6311.Madeira.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type2 diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator.Free. Presented by Jan Kellogg.791-0626. Duck Creek.

Literary - LibrariesApplique Made Easy, 10:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Learn what an‘applique’ is and how to add itto your quilt. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyTodd Yohn, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$16. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

RecreationDeer Park Bark in the Park, 10a.m. to 2 p.m., City of Deer Park,, Starts at Deer Park Roofing andends at Dillonvale SC. Hosted byDeer Park Business Association,this annual event is for dogs andtheir two-legged companions.All participants will take walk-ing tour of Deer Park businessesand end day with fun, food, andprizes. $10. Presented by DeerPark Business Association.686-8900; https://www.face-book.com/pages/Deer-Park-Business-Association. Deer Park.

ShoppingUsed Book and Media Sale,noon to 4 p.m., The ScratchingPost, 6948 Plainfield Road,Donate items to sale by drop-ping them off at shelter beforesale date. Benefits The Scratch-ing Post. Free admission. 984-3312; www.thescratchingpost-.org. Silverton.

Madeira Mart: City-wide YardSale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., City ofMadeira, Madeira, Free admis-sion. 561-7228; www.madeirac-ity.com. Madeira.

Used Book and Media Sale,noon to 4 p.m., The ScratchingPost, 6948 Plainfield Road,Parking Lot. Paperbacks 50 centsand hardbacks $1. Other itemspriced to sell. Benefits TheScratching Post Cat Shelter. Free.984-3312; www.thescratching-post.org. Silverton.

SUNDAY, MAY 17Art EventsFeast for the Eyes and Ears, 2p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn Gallery. Pre-Derbyparty and art show featureswork of 13 local artists workingin media including oils, pastel,multimedia and sculpture. Livemusic by Bruce Menefield. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

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

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

On Stage - DanceInternational Dance Show:

Dance Caravan, 3-5 p.m.,Sycamore Junior High School,5757 Cooper Road, Joyful anddiverse dance show, featuringauthentic dance groups “Zaba-va,” “Pesvebi” (New York),McGing Irish Dancers and “An-kur Garba.”. $15. Presented byInternational Folk Dance Group:Zabava. 766-3327; [email protected]. Montgo-mery.

On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 2 p.m., 7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

MONDAY, MAY 18Exercise ClassesYoga for Teen Girls, 4-5 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. In-troduction for young women toexplore what yoga has to offer.For Teen girls grades 7-12. $80for 8 weeks; $13 per class. Pleasecontact me to register. Present-ed by Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. Appropriate for “sea-soned beginner”. Variety ofbasic poses are explored andsequenced optimally for body.Bring yoga mat. Practice in barefeet. Ages 20-80. $53 unlimitedmonth or $14 per class. Reserva-tions recommended. Presentedby Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Beginner Yoga, 9:45-10:45 a.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. Move gently and mind-fully through beginner levelposes. Bring yoga mat. Propsprovided. Practice in bare feet.Ages 30-80. $53 unlimitedmonth or $14 per class. Present-ed by Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

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

Music - ClassicalLinton Music Going for Ba-roque, 7:30 p.m., CongregationBeth Adam, 10001 Loveland-Madeira Road, Michael Cher-tock, harpsichord. RandolphBowman, flute. Timothy Lees,violin. Christian Colberg, viola.$30. Presented by Linton Music.381-6868; lintonmusic.org.Loveland.

TUESDAY, MAY 19Cooking ClassesHow to Make a Steak withJohn Ruppel, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-

mery Road, John is with ThePrecinct and knows a thing ortwo about steak. Three of themost popular cuts will be pre-sented: Ribeye, Strip and FlatIron. He will demonstrate differ-ences that broiling, grilling andsearing will make, and whichmethod will bring out very bestfrom each cut. $65. Reservationsrequired. 513-489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.

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

CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, Free. 745-8550; cross-fitblueash.com. Blue Ash.

Gentle AM Yoga, 7:15-8:15 a.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. Done 99 percent onfloor, this class gently movesspine, opens hips and shoulders.Ages 30-80. $53 unlimitedmonth or $14 per class. Present-ed by Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Yoga: Align Level 2, 8:30-9:45a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. For well-seasonedbeginner or intermediate stu-dent. Part flow, part alignment,this mindful practice sequencesthrough classic poses and takesit up notch. Ages 30-80. $53unlimited month or $14 perclass. Presented by Karen JohnsYoga. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

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

ShoppingPop Up Boutique Sale, 6-9p.m., Daveed’s NEXT, 8944Columbia Road, With Stella &Dot, Elizabeth’s Closet and It’s inthe Details. Summer accessoriesand fashions. Free admission.Presented by Stella & Dot.859-802-9049; www.stelladot-.com. Landen.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,7:30-8:30 p.m., MontgomeryAssembly of God, 7950 PfeifferRoad, Welcome to anyonewanting to stop eating com-pulsively. No dues or fees. Notaffiliated with any public orprivate organization, politicalmovement, ideology or religiousdoctrine. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Greater CincinnatiIntergroup Overeaters Anony-mous. 528-2275; cincin-natioa.org. Montgomery.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20Art & Craft ClassesWine and Canvas PaintingClass, 6-9 p.m., MVP Sports Bar& Grille, 6923 Plainfield Road,Materials and step-by-step

instructions included. Ages 18and up. $35. Presented by Wineand Canvas. 317-1305; www.wi-neandcanvas.com. Silverton.

FAB Collective, 6-9 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., Meetingwith intent of forming monthlysocial/sharing meeting group.Group members share projects,successes and failures, upcomingshows and fiber arts classes.Ages 21-93. $25 for year. Part ofseries, meets third Wednesdays.Presented by Woman’s Art ClubFoundation. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

EducationJournaling through Transi-tions, 1-3:30 p.m. ChangingDirections: Shifting Focus.,Women Writing for a Change,6906 Plainfield Road, Open towomen, this 6-week workshophelps you recognize and workthrough universal or typical lifetransitions. Ages 18 and up.$179. Registration required.272-1171; www.womenwri-ting.org. Silverton.

Exercise ClassesYoga at Summit Park, 5:30-6:30p.m., Blue Ash Summit Park,4335 Glendale-Milford Road,Great Lawn. Classes led by YogaAlive. Every Wednesday fromMay through October. Free.Presented by Yoga Alive Ken-wood. 745-8550; www.yogaali-ve.com. Blue Ash.

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

Health / WellnessNutrition 101, 9:30-11 a.m.,Peachy’s Health Smart, 7400Montgomery Road, PeachySeiden guided attendees onvariety of nutrition topics. Ages18 and up. $180. Reservationsrequired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

Literary - LibrariesMovers and Shakers, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Singing, dancing and music. Forages 1-4. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

RecreationTouch-a-Truck, 4-7 p.m., BlueAsh Summit Park, 4335 Glen-dale-Milford Road, CelebrateNational Public Works Week.Check out equipment usedeveryday on streets. Learn aboutPublic Works and Service De-partments by getting up closeand personal with tractors,trucks and plows. Rain cancels.Free. Presented by City of BlueAsh Public Works Department.745-8500; blueash.com. BlueAsh.

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The Greater Cincinnati Dahlia Plant Sale is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 16, at ConnectionsChristian Church, 7421 E. Galbraith Road, Madeira. Choose from a variety of Dahlia plants inmany sizes, colors and forms. Knowledgeable growers will answer questions. The sale benefitsThe Greater Cincinnati Dahlia Assoc. Admission is free. Call 417-6311.

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I’m pretty sure you won’t see a photo like the mo-rels pictured here just anywhere.

What a bounty! Of course, I can’t tellyou where we forage for them, but takemy word for it: they were huge and agourmet treat.

Morels are going for about $60 apound right now. Jean Robert de Cavelhas them on his menu, and other chefslucky enough to have a source are do-ing the same thing. But it’s fun to knowthat a country girl and her friends canenjoy the whole process, from foragingto eating.

Here’s my simple recipe with op-tions for using other mushrooms. Mushrooms containantioxidants and vitamin D, which lots of folks havein short supply.

Readers want to knowWhat is an easy way to chop mint and basil without

making it turn dark?The reason herbs turn dark after chopping is that

they oxidize - the cut parts exposed to air turn dark asthey sit. To quickly chop a lot of mint or basil, stackseveral leaves and roll them up tight long ways, like acigar. Then slice width-wise into narrow pieces tomake long thin strips, also called julienne slices. Chopthe strips again for smaller slices, or leave them as isand you’ll get pretty ribbons of herbs.

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

Rita has a secret morel patch, whip up lasagna for 2Sautéed gourmet mushrooms

Delicious as a side, or an appetizer on good qualitytoast. Try them as a topping for grilled steak. If you arelucky enough to have morels, let them soak about 10minutes in water with a bit of salt added. This makes allthe little creatures that might be in the mushrooms leavetheir happy abode.

Then drain, rinse and drain again. Dry thoroughlyand cut into halves or quarters. If you are using the mixedwild mushroom blends, slice as necessary.

Now this is a go to taste recipe. Use a large skillet sothat mushrooms cook quickly without steaming. I tossed insome watercress from our spring-fed pool right at the end.

Jean Robert adds a splash of liqueur. I sometimes adda splash of brandy while the mushrooms are cooking.

8 oz. mushrooms1/4 cup butter or bit more if needed - I usually add

more1 small shallot, minced1 teaspoon garlic, mincedSalt and pepper to tasteHeavy whipping cream, unwhipped (optional)Parsley chopped (optional)

Heat butter and add shallots and garlic together.Cook over low heat until shallots are tender but notbrown. Add everything but cream and cook over mediumheat until mushrooms are tender. Add cream to taste andlet it cook a bit until desired consistency is reached.

Lasagna for twoCorey, an East Side reader, needs recipes for two.

So if you have some to share, please do. “We’re newlymarried and both busy with careers. I like to cook butdon’t want to have to eat leftovers for a week”, shesaid.

1 cup ricotta cheese1/2 cup Parmesan cheese1 large egg2 generous cups pasta sauce with meat4 no-cook lasagna noodles1-1/3 cups mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400. Mix cheeses and egg. Setaside. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in bottom of sprayed loaf/bread pan. Top with one noodle. Spread another 1/3cup sauce to edges. Top with 1/3 cup cheese mixtureand 1/3 cup mozzarella. Repeat layers twice, toppingwith remaining noodle and sauce. Bake, covered, 25minutes. Uncover and sprinkle on rest of mozzarella.Bake 10 more minutes and let stand 10 minutes beforeserving.

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

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

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Not long ago, a friend ofmine was driving down Mont-gomery Road when she saw abeautiful sight – a small leaf-vacuum machine with thewords “City of Montgomery”emblazoned on the side, suck-ing up leaves along the side ofthe road.

She nearly jumped for joy.“I have been wishing for a

leaf vacuum for years!” shetold me excitedly. “And theyalready have one!”

She was right – kind of. TheCity of Montgomery does, infact, already own a small leafvacuum, and they use it reg-ularly. The twist is: That leafvacuum is only for removingleaves from city property andcertain public roadsides andmedians. It won’t come to herhouse, or my house, or yours.

What this tells us is that the

city alreadyrecognizes thevalue of leafvacuuming, totheir budget,their timemanagementand to thehealth of thecity workers.

If baggingtruly were thebest way to

remove leaves, we would seecity workers out by the road-sides, raking, lifting, stuffingand stomping leaves into bags.We would see thousands of leafbags lined up along city prop-erty. Yet we don’t. How can thecity claim bagging leaves isbetter for its taxpaying resi-dents than leaf vacuuming,when they don’t follow thatthinking with their own leaves?

If the city is willing to pro-vide city workers with theconvenience of leaf vacuum-ing, it seems only right that thecity would provide the samelevel of service to taxpayingcitizens – especially after agrassroots groundswell ofengaged residents have packedpublic meetings repeatedly torequest this efficient, conve-nient, cost-effective, environ-mentally-friendly service.

Of course, the small leafvacuum the city already ownsisn’t big enough to serve thewhole city, but with the rightmachine that incorporates newleaf-removal technology, thecity could not only provide thismuch-desired service, theycould do so cost-effectively; awell-designed leaf removalprogram using new leafvacuuming technology would

actually cost less than the cur-rent bagged-leaf program.

Every other “premier resi-dential community” in thegreater Cincinnati area (Ma-riemont, Wyoming, SycamoreTownship, Madeira, Blue Ash,you name it) already providesleaf vacuuming service.

The city’s incorrect asser-tion that they would lose recy-cling grants as a result of leafvacuuming have been com-pletely debunked by the Ham-ilton County Recycling andSolid Waste District itself.

The only reason that thecity’s cost analysis makes leafvacuuming look expensive isbecause they charge the pro-gram for the full 12-monthsalary for a full-time employ-ee, even though that personwould only be working on leafcollection for eight weeks in

the fall. (It’s kind of like hiringthe Montgomery Pool life-guards for 12 months a yeareven though they only worksummers, charging that to thepool budget, and then sayingthe pool has to be shut downbecause the staffing costs aretoo high. No one would standfor that.)

Our peer communities allhave leaf vacuum service, sowe know it can be done. Resi-dents want it, and the city al-ready recognizes its value,since they are already usingone for city purposes. I urgecity council to begin providingresidents with the same conve-nient, efficient leaf-vacuumservice that city workers en-joy.

Kasey Baker is a resident of Montgo-mery

Montgomery residents do not want to bag leaves

KaseyBakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

A beautiful sunlit day, andI’m walking my two dogsthrough Summit Park. This iswhere I, and they, most want tobe.

A natural world celebratingtrees and birds. Trails offeringthe colors and sounds of insects,bugs and wildlife. Below myfeet is a teeming ecosystem oftiny creatures I can’t see, but Ifeel their ethereal presence.

The low sky has its own eco-system, of whirling and speed-ing recreational drones, radio-controlled by hobbyists. Theplanes and copters are beautifulin their own right. Some grace-fully looping and rolling in theirflight. Others zipping aboutwith a crazed need to dart er-ratically at frightening speeds.

Over the past year, this spaceabove our heads has become in-creasingly congested with hob-by drones, including flying be-hemoths with impressive wing-spans. As our park increasinglybecomes a beloved family desti-nation, it’s time to considerwhether danger, in this mixed-use area, is one we have compla-cently accepted. Danger lurk-ing just above our awareness.

Although each drone is a po-tentially lethal projectile, theenthusiasts I’ve observed ap-pear to be responsible in the op-eration of their planes. As re-quired by park authorities, theyare licensed by the Academy ofModel Aeronautics. They havestudied the required trainingmanual that comes with theirparticular drone.

However, many of the opera-tors I have spoken with agreethat some flyers have no busi-ness participating in this sport.They run their aircraft at theexpense of public safety. Somedon’t understand wind cur-rents, or lack rudimentarydrone control, especially withlandings.

Skilled hobbyists have seennovices, without AMA licenses,walk into the park with theirnew Amazon-purchased $200planes. Opening the box for thefirst time, they ignore the in-struction manual, and soon havetheir plane aloft. As one pilottold me, “they seem to have nounderstanding of how suddenlya gust can knock a drone off pat-tern.”

That’s a lot of potential may-hem to be purchased for so lit-tle. It is these out-of-the-box be-ginners who raise the odds ofmisfortune befalling walkers

and cyclists.Creating a

separate zonefor drone en-thusiasts couldprevent a planeor copter fromcrashing into avulnerable, un-suspecting per-son. Thinkingabout this the

other day, I saw two drones col-lide in midair. The smaller ofthe two broke into pieces; themuch larger plane withstoodthe fierce impact. Now I amwondering how many closecalls Summit Park must witnessevery day.

National and state rules gov-erning the use of drones-bothmilitary and recreational-cur-rently are being drafted. In themeantime, for our public greenspace, recreational usersshould have a venue of theirown to enjoy their magnificentflying machines.

Preventing an avoidable ac-cident is smart. Our communityshould not have to cope with atragedy that, in retrospect, wasan obvious threat all along. It’snot being Chicken Little to saythat the tranquility of SummitPark could be shattered. No, thesky is not falling. And, hopeful-ly, neither will a malfunctioningor ineptly-guided drone.

Tom Gelwicks is an injury lawyer inBlue Ash and Downtown. The LawOffices of Thomas Gelwicks websiteis www.gelwickslaw.com.

Hazards soaring above

Tom GelwicksCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

May 6 questionHow do you think the Su-

preme Court will rule on the is-sue of same-sex marriage? Howshould they rule?

“Against.”Mary Ann Maloney

“I hope they rule in favorof it. It really is the finalmovement towards civilrights for all. With the courtsplit in terms of right and leftit will come down basically toJustice Kennedy’s vote andhopefully he will chose to beon the right side of history.

“People can use the Bibli-cal passages as their defensefor heterosexual union, how-ever in one of the oft-citedpassages, one should not notwork on Sundays, wearclothes of mixed thread or eatshell fish. From that standpoint Red Lobsters should bepicketed daily, yet I don’t seeit.

“Gay marriage will in noway diminish heterosexualmarriage. I don’t understandthat argument. I feel that reli-gious institutions can stillcome out against it, but to doso will only point out how big-oted the institutions are.

“In terms of religion, I looktowards the new covenantteachings of Christ and hehad nothing to say on gay mar-riage. He did have somethingto say about the difficulty ofthe rich getting into heavencomparing it to being moredifficult than a camel passingthrough the eye of a needle. Idon’t see people picketingmansions or standing next toluxury autos over in Kenwoodtelling people to repent orthey won’t get into heaven.

“It is time to gay marriageis accepted and religious in-stitutions either accept it alsoor admit that they are selec-tive in terms of what theychoose to criticize or focus onBiblicly.”

C.S.

“I believe they will ruleagainst it, as they should in re-spect for the thousands ofyears of societal norms, rath-er than trying to prove theyhave a ‘better idea.’ The legalramifications of allowing thisnew legal status opens toomany possibilities for long es-tablished taboos on animal af-fection, pedophilia, close rel-ative unions and the obvious

concerns over widespreadabuse of the tax system anddestruction of health caresystems.”

D.B.

“I believe the SupremeCourt will recognize mar-riage as the union of two peo-ple who love, honor, supportand respect each other. Suchfaithful partnerships benefitall cultures and societies con-tributing to harmony andworld peace.”

Marie Hill

“I feel that the SupremeCourt will approve same sexmarriage. Why?, because it isgoing to be pushed andpushed down our throats untilwe have every state accept-ing it. That does not make itright. And I am totally againstit b/c one of the reasons manand woman get married is tohave a family eventually.Children need a mom who isfemale and a dad who is male,

period. Not two men who saythey are mom and dad or twowomen who say they are momand dad.

“And I do not think thatpeople are born gay. It is achoice they make. The sameholds true with transgenders.Why can’t we be happy withthe gender that our Lordmade us to be. Kids are beingsubjected to this kind ofthinking that there is some-thing wrong with them sothey want to be gay or trans-gender. Heaven help us and Ifeel so sorry for my grand-children in their future to livein a culture where anythinggoes with no restrictions orlaws. So therefore, I am total-ly against the Supreme Courtruling in favor of same sexmarriage.”

D.M.H.

“In 2013 the U.S. SupremeCourt ruled that marriedsame-sex couples were enti-tled to federal benefits and,by declining to decide a casefrom California, effectivelyallowed same-sex marriagesthere. I suspect they willagain rule ‘in favor’ of samesex marriage across all 50states.

“The United States wasfounded on the separation ofchurch and state. While theremay be religious teachingsagainst this practice the courtwill look at the U.S. Constitu-tion not the Bible. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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CHCA softball finishes conference schedule unbeaten

SYMMES TWP. — After lastyear’s 6-9 finish, it was easy towrite off Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy’s softballteam as an underdog enteringthis season.

But don’t tell that to coachLeah Crouch and her squad.They knew they had the abilityto do what they’ve done thisseason.

“We saw it playing out likethis,” Crouch said. “We lost twoin a row (to start the season)and that was a gut check. Theycame back from that, and the

season just went on fromthere.”

From April 15 to May 2, aspan of 11 games, the Eaglesdidn’t lose. With the 16-11 winagainst Cincinnati ChristianMay 7, CHCA completed its Mi-ami Valley Conference slate12-0.

During the 11-game winningstreak, CHCA outscored its op-ponents 141-10. On the season,Cassidy Yeomans, MoriahTome, Mady Shank, CamrynOlson and Kennedy Bontragerare all batting .485 or better.

“The keys have been a con-sistent offense, an amazing de-fense and we have a pitcher

who’s thrown two no-hittersand a perfect game,” Crouchsaid. “I think it’s an all-aroundsolid team.”

That pitcher is Olson, afreshman. There’s the afore-mentioned no-hitters and per-fect game, but she was also sec-ond in the city in strikeouts asof May 9.

She’s also hit five home runsthis season.

“It’s been a good start to myfreshman year,” Olson said.“I’m also looking forward tothe next three years. There area couple players in the middleschool who are going to help usout.”

Olson, along with several ofher teammates, is a virtual lockto make first-team all-MVC,which was one of her goals thisseason.

She added it would be cool tobe on one of the all-state teamsas well.

The Eagles’ postseason be-gins with a bye. They will playthe winner of Waynesville andDeer Park.

“We have a good chanceagainst either of them,”Crouch said. “We lost to Way-nesville last year but they havea different team this year. DeerPark will be a good matchup aswell.”

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CHCA freshman pitcher CamrynOlson delivers a pitch againstCincinnati Christian May 7.

SYCAMORE TWP. — Thoughhis team doesn’t have the eye-opening, unblemished recordof last year, Sycamore HighSchool girls lacrosse coach Ed-die Clark is optimistic as theLady Aves begin the postsea-son.

His goal all along was topeak in May and June and pasthistory shows his teams deliv-er. Sycamore makes deep runswith regularity and last year’schampionship was Clark’sthird.

“I didn’t think we’d go unde-feated this year,” Clark said.“We’re young. A lot of kids arestepping in and we have a newgoalie. We didn’t expect to begreat early, but I kept tellingpeople to wait ‘til May.”

Coming into May, the LadyAves were ranked No. 3 in thestate behind Upper Arlingtonand Columbus Academy. OnApril 24, Sycamore got a lessonin life from Upper Arlington,losing 19-6. It was their firstloss since June 1, 2013, whenthe Golden Bears beat them inthe state final 14-8.

There’s plenty of work to doin between, but the Lady Aveswould love a rematch.

“We won’t see them until thestate finals the way the tourna-

ment breaks out,” Clark said.“They won 26 of 27 draws. Welearned some things we need tofix. We’re not as good as wethink we are sometimes.”

Sycamore’s other lossescame in Illinois against Hins-dale Central and GlenbrookSouth on May 2.

“We went to Chicago andplayed two of the top threeteams in Chicago,” Clark said.“We lost by a goal in the lastminute and lost by two goals.Each team had multiple Divi-sion I kids and we were com-petitive.”

Despite differences in offi-ciating and a six-hour car ride,Clark was pleased with theoverall outcome. The hope is tolearn to overcome small mis-takes that can cost them one-and two-goal games.

The scheduling is strategic.Sycamore scrimmaged inMaryland last year on springbreak. Two years ago, theymade a similar trip to theWindy City that propelledthem into the state finals.

“We want to play teams thatare better than us or every bitas good as us to get us pre-pared,” Clark said. “If you go

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Sycamore senior Brittany Murphy makes a move against a Thomas Worthington defender on April 18.

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Sophomore Allison Kossen showsfierce determination.

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Reliable senior Maddie Locke is incontrol for the Lady Aves.

Tennis» Sycamore blanked Colerain

5-0 on May 1. Junior Alex Taylor,sophomore Noah Stern and sen-ior Nakul Narendran won sin-gles.

Sycamore beat Louisville St.Xavier 3-2 on May 2. Junior AlexTaylor and sophomore NoahStern had singles wins.

Sycamore “B” beat Kings 3-2on May 7 with Wang/Levy andD’souza/Ahn sweeping doubles.

» Indian Hill beat Wyoming3-2 in the state team tournamentMay 6. Junior Alex Warstler andfreshman Andrew Pregel wonsingles.

» Moeller blanked La Salle onMay 2, 5-0 as junior MichaelTepe, sophomore Max Berkyand junior Alec Hoelker had sin-gles wins. The Crusaders alsobeat Elder May 2, 4-1. JuniorKelley Peter/sophomore Mi-chael Keyser and juniors JoeBurns/Justin Cashman sweptdoubles.

The Crusaders beat Kings 4-1on May 4 as Berky and Hoelkerwon singles.

Moeller shut out Talawanda5-0 May 6 with Peter/Keyser andBurns/Cashman sweeping dou-bles.

Moeller got by Seven Hills 3-2on May 8 with junior Tepe win-ning first singles.

» Mariemont defeated Cin-cinnati Hills Christian Academy3-2 May 6.

Baseball» Sycamore beat Oak Hills

6-3 on May 1 as freshman JacobKotzin got the win and seniorEthan Beck was 2-for-3 with adouble and three runs batted in.

The Aves beat Amelia 11-3 onMay 7. Senior Casey Elsbrock

got the win. Seniors Ryan Wah-ler and Sam Fredette were both3-for-4 with a double with Fre-dette driving in four runs.

Sycamore got by Princeton6-5 on May 8 as Wahler got thewin. Senior Beck had a triple anddrove in two runs and sopho-more Victor Garnica homered.

» CHCA beat Summit Coun-try Day 6-2 May 7.Daniel Vezdospicked up the win to move to 6-0this season.

Graham Lally went 3-for-4with a double, triple and threeRBI.

» Moeller beat Elder 5-3 onMay 4. Senior Grant Macciocchigot the win. Senior Kyle Dockusand junior Patrick Mullingerwere both 2-for-2.

The Crusaders beat St. Xavi-er 9-3 on May 5 to win the Great-er Catholic League-South. Ju-nior Nick Bennett got the winand senior Eric Conner was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a tripleand five runs batted in.

» Moeller blanked Center-ville 10-0 on May 7 as juniorCameron Junker struck out sev-en. Senior Jordan Ramey was 3-for-3 with a double and drove inthree runs.

Softball» Sycamore defeated Middle-

town 10-4 on May 4. SophomoreLiz Izworski got the win and was2-for-2. Senior Ellen Martinsonwas 2-for-4 with a triple.

The Lady Aves beat Bethel-Tate 2-1 on May 5.

» CHCA defeated CincinnatiChristian 16-11 May 7. The Ea-gles moved to 12-0 in the MiamiValley Conference.

» McAuley clinched the GirlsGreater Catholic League out-right with a 12-2 win against Ur-suline on May 6.

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Sycamore's Victoria Swart, who leads the GMC for the pole vault as of May9, clears the pole for her event May 8 at the Mason Invitational.

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KENWOOD — At manyschools, returning 12players who played withregularity on a Division Istate semifinalist wouldmean added pressure.

For Moeller HighSchool’s baseball pro-gram, it’s just anotherday at the office.

Ranked preseasonNo. 11 nationally byBaseball America theCrusaders have not dis-appointed and are onpace to better last year’smark of 24-5. They re-cently won the GreaterCatholic League-South.

The Crusaders havehad the luxury of notmissing many games. Inearly April when rainspoiled the party formany Tristate teams,Moeller was at the Per-fect Game complex inGeorgia playing fourgames in five days.

“This is the seventhyear we’ve traveled(over spring break) andit’s always been good forus,” Moeller coach TimHeld said. “The kidsseem to gel better afterbeing trapped on the buseight or 10 hours.”

In terms of talent, it isa blue and gold mine offMontgomery Road. TheCrusaders currentlyhave 13 players commit-ted to colleges, with 10going Division I. JoshHollander, Bryan Sothand Joe Vranesic are go-ing to Kent State, GrantMacchiochi to Missouri,Bailey Montoya to Day-ton, Kyle Dockus toWright State, Jordan Ra-mey to Cincinnati, ZachHoffman to Miami Uni-versity, Mitch Bault toOhio Dominican, EricConner to Walsh andAdam Wilson to OhioNorthern. Junior pitch-ers Nick Bennett andCameron Junker arecommitted to Louisvilleand Notre Dame, respec-tively.

Held has made thestate semifinals in six ofseven years and has tot-ed home the state cham-pionship trophy in 2009,2012 and 2013. When youcan reload with a battle-tested roster, success isan expectation.

“I thought we’d begood with Nick Bennetton the mound and GrantMacciocchi,” Held said.“With the schedule weplay, the guys that aren’t

the top two starters haveto be pretty good them-selves. The pitchingwe’ve been getting hasbeen very good.”

Adding to the consis-tency of Bennett andMacciocchi on the bumphas been senior MitchBault and juniors ChrisStock and CameronJunker.

At the plate, Josh Hol-lander, Bailey Montoya,Bryan Soth, Kyle Butz,Kyle Dockus and JoeVranesic were all .300-plus hitters as juniorsand have continued toachieve. Soth just suf-fered a season-endingknee injury and Vranesicis coming off of a shoul-der issue, but hoping toreach a tournamentgroove.

Dockus has led theteam in hitting and stealsand has an on-base per-centage of more than.500.

“We put him in leftfield last year and hegave us great at-bats ev-ery time,” Held said.“That’s continued withan extra year ofgrowth..”

The reality at Moelleris there are 25 players onthe roster. The rostercould be split in half andboth teams would be con-tenders.

“They chose to cometo Moeller High Schooland they might have towait ‘til the end of theirjunior year or their sea-son year to contribute onvarsity,” Held said.

The six-time GreaterCatholic League Coachof the Year said most par-ents understand theprocess and it bringsabout spirited workoutsand non-conferencegames for players.

“They’re workingtheir butts off trying tohave great at-bats forus,” Held says said of hissquad. “Competition iswhat feeds it here.”

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Moeller’s Kyle Butz tags Conner's John Frommeyer beforefiring to first to double up Cody Ware during their baseballgame at Florence Freedom Park April 30.

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Moeller head coach TimHeld signals his playersduring their game withConner at Florence FreedomPark April 30.

» Indian Hill got by Ma-deira 6-5 on May 4. JuniorCassidy Zang got the win.Senior Bea Hernandezwas 2-for-5 with a homerun and three runs battedin. Junior Marshana Bas-

kin was 4-for-4.The Lady Braves beat

Madeira 15-5 on May 7 be-hind Zang who also ho-mered and drove in fiveruns and scored three.

» Mount Notre Damedefeated Bishop Brossart7-2 on May 5.

Boys lacrosse» Sycamore beat Fen-

wick 13-5 with senior TylerHegyesi scoring six goals.

Girls lacrosse» Sycamore defeated

Ursuline Academy 15-2 on

May 4. On May 5, the LadyAves won at Springboro,13-3. On May 7, Sycamoredefeated St. Ursula 20-4.

Boys volleyball» Moeller beat Alter 16-

25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18.

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out-of-state, those gamesdon’t count on your seed-ing schedule win, lose ordraw.”

Junior attack SydneyPattison and junior mid-fielders Evie Goodyearand Eva Thorn have beenSycamore’s top scorersand junior Haley Rayburnis back to 100 percent ingoal after an early injury.Sophomores Allison Kos-sen, Renee Foster and Jes-sica Wocks have steppedin admirably when othershave been injured.

The trio of BrittanyMurphy, Maddie Lockeand Melody Freeland areSycamore’s senior cap-tains.

“Brittany scored her100th goal this season andmoved into the top 10 ofour all-time scoring list,”Clark said. “All three ofthem have done a phe-

nomenal job of keepingthe team together andkeeping them hungry.”

As this spring’s tourna-

ment unfolds, Sycamorewill play the winner of An-derson/Walnut Hills onMay 15 on their home turf

off Cornell Road. A winthere would lead to anoth-er home contest May 18.

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Sycamore junior Eva Thorn outruns the Thomas Worthington defense on April 18.

KENWOOD — MoellerHigh School announcedtheir lastest inductionsinto their athletic Hall ofFame.

The following Crusad-ers make up the class of2015:

Ray Hilvert – Class of1986 – Football and bas-ketball

Ray Hilvert playedthree years of varsityfootball and one year ofbasketball.

He was captain of the1985 state championshipteam and ranks third all-time in career pass re-ceiving – 90 receptionsfor 1,423 yards.

Hilvert also ranks sec-ond in career scoring forreceivers with 102 points.Ray was first team all-Ohio, all-city, and all-GCL.

Hilvert continued hisfootball career at BostonCollege, where he was afour-year letterman andteam captain his senioryear, leading all receiv-ers with 39 catches for634 yards. Ray was therecipient of the presti-gious Scanlan Award,given by the Boston Col-lege Varsity Club to thesenior football playeroutstanding in scholar-ship, leadership, and ath-letic ability.

Other recognitions in-cluded NCAA District 1Academic All-American,National Football Foun-dation and College Hallof Fame Scholar Athlete,and Toyota Leadership

Award.Ted Fitz – Class of

1996 – Football, basket-ball, and baseball

Ted Fitz is one of only afew athletes in the last 20years who played foot-ball, basketball, andbaseball for four years.

In football his senioryear, Ted led the team inreceptions with 40 for506 yards, placing him inthe top-10 single seasonreceiving at the time.

Fitz was named all-city and all-GCL. In bas-ketball, he was a two-year starter with careermarks in field-goal per-centage and rebounds,placing him in the top 15all-time. His 332 total re-bounds include a singlegame record of 21. Tedwas named all-GCL sec-ond team in basketball.

A starting pitcher fortwo years in baseball,Fitz lead the team with a1.21 ERA his senior year.

He received the JoeQuinn Award in 1996 forExcellence in Athleticsand Academics in theGCL.

In college Ted letteredfour years in basketballat the University of Day-ton. He played in two NITtournaments and oneNCAA tournament.

He was on the Atlantic10 All-Academic Team allfour years.

Chris Welsch – Classof 1999 – Basketball andBaseball

Chris Welsch was athree-year starter in bothbasketball and baseball.Chris was a key perform-er both offensively and

defensively on theschool’s first state bas-ketball championshipteam in 1999.

As a senior playingbaseball, his hittingplaced him in the top fiveall-time in average, .511,doubles, and runs scored.Defensively over histhree-year varsity ca-reer, he never committedan error.

After graduationWelsch played baseballat Kent State, winningfour letters.

He played in twoNCAA tournaments in2001 and 2002. In 2003, hewas co-captain, all-con-ference and ABCA All-Mideast Region firstteam.

Frank Becker – Classof 2007 – Football, wres-tling, track

Frank Becker was adefensive lineman atMoeller, earning firstteam all-GCL honors bothjunior and senior year. Inwrestling, Frank wasfirst team all-Ohio andall-Southwest Ohio Dis-trict. Frank was a three-time state qualifier andstate champion in 2007 at285 pounds.

He was district cham-pion and three-time sec-tional champion, and alsoGCL champ in ’06 and ’07.

Frank ranks near thetop on all wrestling cate-gories, including secondwith 92 pins, fourth inwinning percentage, and10th in total wins.

Frank went to UC andplayed football for threeyears.

He was on two winning

Big East teams andplayed in the OrangeBowl and Sugar Bowl.

He wrestled one yearon the UC Club Wrestlingteam, going 20-6.

Tom Belza – Class of2007 – Baseball

Tom Belza was a three-year varsity starter andteam captain his senioryear. Tom holds the high-est single season battingaverage all-time, .556, in2007, and has the longesthitting streak of any Cru-sader – 27 games.

His senior year he ledthe team in hits (50), aver-age, runs (37), doubles(12), triples (6), and sto-len bases (20).

Over his career, hewas in the top 10 in almostall offensive categories.

Belza was named all-GCL, city player of theyear, and all-state.

After graduation Tomwent on to play baseballat Oklahoma State forthree years.

He was LouisvilleSlugger Freshman All-American in 2008, lead-ing the Big 12 in hittingwith a .386 average.

He played in theNCAA tournament, hit-ting three home runs inthe opening round game.

Tom was drafted bythe Arizona Diamond-backs in 2010 and was anall-star in the CaliforniaLeague.

He spent last year inAA Mobile and finishedthird in the SouthernLeague with a .305 bat-ting average, and wasagain named an all-star.

Moeller announces 2015 Hall of Fame classKim HauckMoeller High School

time-grades 4-8; 5-7:30 p.m. Cost$100/camper. Contact: CoachAmy Dunlap e-mail amy.dun-lap@@ih.k12.oh.us

» Volleyball - Indian Hill HighSchool Gym: date: June 1-4;time-grades 4-8; 3-6 p.m. Cost$100/camper. Contact: CoachEllen Hughes e-mail [email protected]

Contact the Indian Hill Athlet-ic Department 272-4631

Indian Hill sports camps 2015

» Baseball - Indian Hill base-ball field: date: June 15-17; time -grades 3-6; 9-11 a.m.; time -grades 7-8; noon-2:30 p.m. Cost$75/camper. Contact: CoachScott Lloyd e-mail [email protected]

» Boys basketball - Indian HillHigh School gym: date: June 1-4;time-grades 3-5; 9-11 a.m.,

time-grades 6-8; noon-2:30 p.m.Cost $100/camper. Contact:Coach Tim Burch [email protected]

» Cheerleading - Indian HillHigh School gym: date: Aug. 3-7;time-grades 1-8; 9 a.m.- noon.Cost $100/camper. Contact:Coach Kristen Bratcher [email protected]

» Football - Tomahawk Stadi-um: date: June 3-5, time-grades1-5; 9-10:30 a.m., time-grades

6-8; 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Cost$75/camper. Contact: CoachTony Arcuri [email protected]

» Girls basketball - Indian HillHigh School Gym: date: June15-17; time-grades 3-6; 9 a.m.-noon; grades 7-12; 1-4 p.m. Cost$75/camper. Contact: CoachChris Arlington [email protected]

» Girls soccer - ShawneeSoccer Stadium: date: June 1-4,

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Todd Steinbrink, may-or of Montgomery, willspeak to the Blue AshNortheast DemocraticClub Tuesday, May 19.

The event starts at 7p.m. at the Blue Ash Rec-reation Center at 4433Cooper Road. Steinbrink’spresentation will begin at7:30 p.m.

Steinbrink, mayorsince 2013, will discussMontgomery’s focus onkey initiatives such aseconomic development,citizen engagement andthe success of shared ser-vices with other commu-nities. Economic develop-ment refers to the open-ing of Christ Hospital’s

new centerat the Vin-tage Club,activity inthe Gate-way Rede-velopmentArea (for-mer Chev-

rolet and Ford sites), andother business efforts.

Citizen engagement isabout the city’s successfulMontgomery CitizensLeadership Academy.One example of sharedservices would be the Syc-amore Schools, whichdraw students from anumber of areas beyondMontgomery.

“It is our pleasure to

welcome Mayor Stein-brink to our club so we canlearn more about themany business, economic,and social activities inMontgomery, where anumber of our memberslive. Inviting people suchas Mayor Steinbrink helpsus gain a better under-standing of what our

neighboring communitieshave to offer, and how wecan better engage withthose communities,” saidAnn Neuer, president ofBANDC.

BANDC meets thethird Tuesday of themonth throughout theyear. Meetings are open tothe public.

Mayor Steinbrink to address Blue Ash Dems

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UC Blue Ash College isreaching out to parents ofcurrent and prospectivestudents in new ways.

The college releasedthe new UC Blue Ash Par-ent & Family Calendarand added new informa-tion on its website dedi-cated to family membersof current or prospectivestudents. Cady Short-Thompson, dean of UCBlue Ash, also sends reg-ular emails to parentswith news and updates.

The different commu-nication vehicles provideinformation on a widerange of topics, includinghow to apply for financialaid; how to prepare forcollege-level courses;tips for studying; detailsabout free academic sup-port services; dates forkey campus events; andimportant deadlines re-garding financial aid,registration and gradua-tion.

The information canbe especially helpfulwhen you consider thatabout half of the 5,000-plus students who attend

UC Blue Ash are the firstin their family to go to col-lege.

“We are focused onproviding a very suppor-tive environment and giv-ing our students the toolsthey need to earn a high-quality education, gradu-ate, and pursue their ca-reer goals,” Short-Thompson said. “There isa lot to learn to be suc-cessful in college and itgoes beyond what istaught in the classroom.”

Along with tips and im-portant dates, the newcalendar features attrac-tive photos that includeimages from the 135-acreUC Blue Ash campus, aswell as pictures of stu-dents, faculty, staff andalumni.

Printed editions of the2015 calendar weremailed to the families ofall freshman students atUC Blue Ash and copiesare available at the col-lege. The calendar is alsooffered in a digital formatthrough the parent/fam-ily website at www.uc-blueash.edu/parents.

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The Blue Ash/Montgo-mery Rotary Club’s Stu-dent of the Month for Jan-uary is Abigail Klare. Shewas recognized at the Jan-uary meeting.

Klare is a sophomore atUrsuline Academy and isinvolved in numerous ac-tivities including safetyintervention grants, varsi-ty golf and Ursuline Read,which is her school’s read-ing promotion program.

Like other studentspreviously recognized bythe Rotary as Students ofthe Month, Klare is a lead-er, is giving of her timeand is involved through-out the community. Whatis different about Klare isthat she is still only a soph-omore. In addition to ex-cellent academic workand her extensive extra-curricular activities, sheis involved outside ofschool and participates insponsorship programsand also serves as a lan-

guage tutor.While it is a little early

for Klare to have identi-fied her college plans, sheclearly is building a re-sume that will have her indemand by many collegesand universities. Hermother and father, Roband Jane Klare attendedthe Rotary Meeting atwhich Klare was recog-nized, along with her guid-ance counselor from Ur-suline, Laura Purdy.

John Albachten, Ro-tary president, said, “Abi-gail embodies so much ofwhat is needed in our soci-ety today. Her selfless-ness and concern andcompassion for others isextremely impressive.”

The Rotary Club ofBlue Ash/Montgomerymeets every Tuesday atnoon at the Crown Plaza inBlue Ash and is heavily in-volved in many service-oriented and charitablecauses in our community.

Klare named RotaryStudent of the Month


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Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

Epiphany United MethodistChurch Welcomes You!

Weekend Services:Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 9am and 10:30am

Child care and Christian Educationfor all ages available

throughout the weekend.

Dr. Stephen Swisher, Senior Pastor

6635 Loveland-Miamiville Rd. 45140(513) 677-9866

www.Epiphanyumc.org

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.orgTraditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Reverend Jennifer Lucas,Senior Pastor

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683-2525www.LPCUSA.org • [email protected]

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Tammie ReynoldsTammie (nee Adkins) Rey-

nolds, 55, died April 30.Survived by husband, Phillip

Reynolds; children Bill (Krista)Moore Jr. and Annie Reynolds;grandchildren Madilynne andAubreyana Moore; brother,Scott (Linda) Adkins; and manynieces and nephews.

Services were May 2 at Mi-hovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home,Evendale.

DEATHS

AscensionLutheran ChurchA second worship service hasbeen added to Ascension’sSunday morning worship sched-ule. The new 8 a.m. service isintended for those who wouldlike to worship in a more con-templative way. The churchoffers a blended worship at10:15 a.m., which includestraditional hymns and currentsongs, children’s message andmusic by the Chancel Choir orAlleluia Ringers bell choir.Sunday School, Confirmationand Adult Forum meet at 9 a.m.

The ladies Wheel of Friendshipmeets 10 a.m. Wednesday, May13. The Bible study is “TheChurch: Transforming andReforming” from the Series“Transforming Life and Faith.”Women of the community arewelcome.

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

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on the fourthTuesday of the month at 7 p.m.More information available at793-3288.

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

Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs for ages4 through ninth-grade is offered7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdaysthrough May 13. Children enjoygames, Bible studies and storytimes, singing and special themenights.

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

Round Up Sunday for all thechildren’s Sunday school classesmeets on the first Sunday of themonth for a lighthearted timeof Bible stories, games, pennywars, Bible Bowl and more.

Sunday School classes are 10 a.m.;Sunday worship is 11 a.m. KingsKids, a children’s worship ser-vice, is offered during the 11a.m. service. Nursery care isavailable.

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

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchA free-will offering will be takenat both performances to sup-port the work of Bake MeHome, a charitable organizationin Hamilton County that pro-vides homemade cookies andother donations for families incrisis.

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

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge and you must bring yourchild’s lunch. Register on the

website (www.cos-umc.org)under “Registration Forms.”

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

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

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

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchA salad bar luncheon is plannedfor 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 13.Doors open at 10 a.m.

Vacation Bible School is July13-17. Dinner is 6 p.m., VBS is6:30-8:30 p.m. The theme is “GForce: God’s Love in Action”Volunteers are needed needed.Online registration forms areavailable. Call 891-8527, ext 1 formore information.

The adult Sunday school class isviewing Rob Bell’s video serieswith discussion. Consider joiningthe class at 9 a.m. Sundaysthrough June.

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

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

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

Northstar ACommunity of GraceNorthstar is made up of people

who want to experience Jesuson a deeper level. It exists toexperience Jesus and to equipothers to do the same. It’smission is to go the missing, lovethe marginalized and live asGod’ kids.

Worship times are 9 a.m. and 11a.m. Sundays.

QUEST children’s ministry isavailable at both celebrations.Junior high ministry (fifth-through-eighth grades) isavailable only at the 11 a.m.celebration.

The church at 11020 South Leba-non Road, Loveland;www.golovelive.com

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchRegular service times are at 8a.m. with spoken Eucharist and10 a.m. with Sunday School andchild care.

Habitat for Humanity Workdaysthroughout the summer inLockland. Call the office formore info and to sign up.

Summer Sunday school beginsMay 31 and concludes Aug. 16..

Volunteers are needed.The next Matthew 25 Ministriesworkday is Saturday, May 16.

Special planting day is alsoSaturday, May 16, for the medi-ans in front of the church.

The Parish Picnic will be Sunday,May 17, following the 10 a.m.service. Please sign up with theoffice.

A Barney Bear Sewing Bee willbe 9:30 a.m. to noon SaturdayMay 9. The bears are given tochildren by local firefighters.

SMART Recovery Group meets 6p.m. Mondays in the library.Visit website atwww.smartcincy.com

An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is offered at 7 p.m. thethird Monday of each month.

Tai Chi is offered 6-8 p.m. Mon-

days and 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays.A Men's Breakfast group meetsat 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morn-ings at Steak N Shake in Mont-gomery.

Ladies Fellowship/Religious StudyGroup meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdaymornings at the church.

A Quilting Group meets at 1 p.m.the third Tuesday of eachmonth. No experience is neces-sary. Participants should bringtheir own projects and ideas forgroup projects.

Ladies Bridge meets the first andthird Thursdays of the month.Contact the church office forfurther information.

Couples Bridge meets the firstFriday of each month. Anyonewith a bridge partner is wel-come to attend. Bring an appe-tizer or snack to share.

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

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday worship services at 9:15and 10:45. Childcare is availableat both services for infantsthrough age 2; Sunday School at10:45 a.m. for pre-schoolthrough 12th-grade.

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

Check out the webcast eachSunday at 10:45 a.m.

The next new member class willbe 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May16. Call the church office formore information.

May 17 is the last day for regular-

ly-scheduled Sunday school.Watoto Children’s Choir fromKampala, Uganda, Africa, willperform a free concert, “Ohwhat Love,” at 7 p.m. Thursday,May 14, in the main Sanctuary.Orphans themselves, the choirtravel world-wide advocatingfor children whose families havebeen touched by HIV/AIDS, war,& poverty. There will be afree-will offering that will begiven to the General Fund ofWatoto.

Families Serving Together atMatthew 25: Ministries from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16.Sign up in the Cafe, Connector,or online. Matthew 25 likes toprovide appropriate jobs for theages and size of the group.Everyone in the church is invitedto serve. Contact [email protected].

Vacation Bible School will beJune 22-26. The theme: “G-Force.” Registration is availableon the church website or at theChildren’s Ministry Table.

Sycamore Presbyterian Pre-School is accepting applicationsfor the 2015-2016 school year.Limited placement is availablefor 3-year-old through Pre-Kclasses. Contact preschooldirector Jamie Coston (683-7717)for further information.

Women of the New Testamentmeets from 9:30-11:30 a.m.every first and third Tuesday inRoom 120.

Harmony Group is currentlystudying “The Family of Jesus”by Karen Kingsbury. The groupmeets in Room 120, 7-8:30 p.m.,on the third Tuesday of eachmonth.

“Faith to Build a Life On,” a newwomen’s study, will be led bythe Rev. Linda McClanahan.Please meet in Room 120 at 1p.m.

Wednesday Women’s Group isstudying “Breathe, MakingRoom for Sabbath” by PriscillaShirer. Meets in Room 120,9:30-11:15 a.m.

Stone Masons, Men’s SaturdayBible Study is studying “TwelveOrdinary Men,” a book aboutthe disciples, is being studied.Meets 8:30-10 a.m., in Room120. Coffee and donuts areserved.

Sunday Adult Study Group isreading “Deeper Connections:The Miracles of Jesus,” 9:15 a.m.in Room 120; 10:45 a.m. in theManse. Sign-up in Cafe orConnector.

Mother of a pre-schooler? JoinMothers of Preschoolers. Freechildcare provided. The groupmeets 9:30-11:30 a.m., thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth, in Room 229.

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

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

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

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

RELIGION

BLUE ASH4717 Belleview Ave.: Holcomb,Leticia A. to Holcomb, Trina R.;$117,060.

11181 Jardin Place: Davis, Gary A.& Coleen K. to Gibson, Gary L.& Sarah A.; $179,218.

9418 Waxwing Drive: ComericaBank & Trust NA Sucessor Tr. toIsaac, Mary Lou; $130,000.

MONTGOMERY7968 Jolain Drive: Ritze, EricWestall Tr. & Lydia Jems Ritze Tr.to Smith, Michael S.; $287,000.

Legacy Lane: Great TraditionsHomes Ltd. to Lewis, Laurie A.;$863,520.

Vintage Walk: Vintage ClubAssociates Ltd. to Great Tradi-tions Homes Lt; $186,750.

9520 Montgomery Road: Jan-RoManagement Co. to PDQHoldings LLC; $350,000.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP8412 Wicklow Ave.: HiltonCapital Group LLC to Jenkins

Properties LLC; $83,000.7752 Montgomery Road: Lipav-sky, Bella to Coker, Logan;$47,100.

8969 Plainfield Road: Clark,Katherine to Clark, John;$119,000.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP10110 Colbourne Court: Schor,David to Auer, Donald F. &

Blynda L.; $263,000.9800 Farmstead Drive: Swanton,William C. & Anna Belle Miller-Swanton to O’Brien, Jason &Melissa Brehe; $507,000.

9706 Stonemasters Drive: U.S.Bank NA Tr. to Allen, Lisa C. &Charles R. Beebe; $317,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

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

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

See REAL ESTATE, Page 8B


ABOUT POLICEREPORTS

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

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

BLUE ASHIncidents/investigationsCriminal mischiefReported at 4600 block of Os-borne Blvd., April 18.

Disorderly conductReported at 10600 block ofTechwoods Circle, April 14.

Failure to comply withorder/signal of officer, speedlimitsReported at Kenwood Road atPfeiffer Road, April 14.

Identify fraud

Reported at 3700 block of Fall-entree Lane, April 14.

Reported at 11100 block ofWoodlands Way, April 17.

Reported at 9600 block of Mon-roe Ave., April 20.

Reported at 4600 block of Coop-er Road, April 20.

Obstructing official businessReported at Blue Ash Road atAlpine Ave., April 18.

Offenses involving underagepersons, possessing criminaltools

Reported at Kenwood Road at

Zig Zag Road, April .18Operating vehicle impairedReported at Plainfield Road atCarpenters Run Drive, April 19.

Petty theftReported at 4100 block of HuntRoad, April 17.

Reported at 4300 block of Ross-plain Road, April 20.

Possession of marijuanaReported at Kenwood Road atSycamore Road, April 14.

Possession of marijuana,illegal use or possession ofdrug paraphernalia, OVI

Reported at Reed HartmanHighway at Osborne Blvd. blockof, April 19.

Receiving stolen property,possession of marijuana,operating vehicle impaired,open container prohibited,obstructing official business,failure to comply withorder/signal of officerReported at Reed HartmanHighway at Carver Road, April18.

TheftReported at 11000 block of Reed

Hartman Highway, April 14.

MONTGOMERYIncidents/investigationsDrug offenseReported in 7400 block of CornellRoad April 22.

Identity theftReported in 7900 block of Hunt-ersknoll Court April 20.

Reported in 10500 block ofTanager Hills Drive April 14.

Reported in 70 block of WestStreet April 18.

Missing personReported in 10800 block ofDeerfield Road April 22.

TheftA woman said someone took acheck for $1,119.07 from the10600 block of BramblewoodCircle, April 16.

A man said someone took achainsaw, value $369.95, fromthe 9700 block of MontgomeryRoad April 20.

A man said someone took a

painting, value $500, from the10400 block of MontgomeryRoad April 21.

A woman said someone took $70cash, a credit/debit card and akey from the 7400 block ofCornell Road April 21.

Vandalism/criminal damagingReported in 7400 block of CornellRoad April 13.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsIdentity fraudReported on 11000 block ofKemper Knoll, March 16.

Reported on 11000 block ofStillwind, March 16.

Misuse of credit cardReported on 7600 block ofMontgomery Road, March 9.

TheftVehicle removed from 4000 blockof Limerick Ave., Dec. 9.

Reported on 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, March 12.

License plate removed fromvehicle at 7800 block of Mont-gomery Road, March 14.

$400 in merchandise removedfrom 7300 block of DearwesterDrive, March 14.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsCriminal damagingVehicle hood damaged at 12000block of Sycamore Terrace,March 8.

Identity fraudReported on Terwilligers CreekDrive, March 10.

Misuse of credit cardReported on 11000 block ofMontgomery Road, Feb. 25.

TheftRocks valued at $400 removedfrom 10000 block Fallis Road,March 15.

POLICE REPORTS

11755 Thistlehill Drive: Ruben-bauer, John A. to Osborne,Dean; $148,000.

8931 Arabian Court: Littman,Daniel L. & Susan M. Mroz to

Leahy, Joseph P. & Courtney E.Sherman; $300,000.

11645 Kosine Lane: Smiley, JohnT. & Christy A. to Doughman,John W. & Cheryl J.; $163,000.

9247 Link Road: Schiff, Myra R.to Gregory, Scott J.; $30,000.

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