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Indian Hill is consideringraising its water rates by 5percent – a decision that willaffect not only village resi-dents but some residents andbusinesses in eight sur-rounding communities.

The need to replace watermains is behind what wouldbe the Indian Hill WaterWorks’ first rate hike since2008, Indian Hill City Man-ager Dina Minneci said.

Indian Hill Water Workshas a total of 5,481 customeraccounts, serving mostlyresidential customers in thevillage, Camp Dennison, Cin-cinnati, Columbia Township,Madeira, Milford, Montgo-mery, Remington and Ter-race Park.

There are commercialcustomers in Camp Dennisonand Madeira.

“Although residents haveseen larger water invoicesover the past several years,such costs were a result ofsewer-rate increases imple-mented by the MetropolitanSewer District (of GreaterCincinnati ), not by the vil-lage,” Minneci said.

Minneci expects IndianHill Village Council to voteMonday, June 15, on raisingthe base water rate from$2.84 per 100 cubic feet ofwater to $2.98 per 100 cubicfeet.

The village council meet-ing will begin at 6:30 p.m. inthe administration buildingat 6525 Drake Road.

If approved, the water-rate increase will go into ef-fect July 1.

Over the past few months,Indian Hills’ Water Worksand Finance committeeshave been reviewing the his-tory of the Indian Hill WaterWorks, what the future de-mand for water will be,whether any rate hikes willbe needed and how thosehikes will affect customers,Minneci said.

“This recommended in-crease is based on the need toreplace many water mainsthat have been extended be-yond their normal life expec-tancy,” Minneci said.

“Water users have bene-fitted from no water rate in-creases since May 2008.

“However, costs to contin-

ually repair and maintainoverextended infrastructureare not outweighing thebenefits,” Minneci said.

Minneci said future bud-getary analyses for the Indi-an Hill Water Works will in-clude a multi-year infra-structure replacement plan.

“This plan will be similarto the village’s road-resur-facing program as it definesthe replacement cycle of allwater infrastructure ownedby the village,” Minneci said.

“This information, in addi-tion to routine capital and op-erating expenditures, will beused to evaluate the waterrate on an annual basis.”

Want to know more about what ishappening in Indian Hill? Followme on Twitter @jeannehouck.

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The Indian Hill Water Worksserves the village and parts ofeight surrounding communities.

CUSTOMERS BYTHE NUMBERSHere is a breakdown of thenumber of residential andcommercial Indian Hill Wa-ter Works customer ac-counts:» Madeira – 2,226.» Indian Hill – 2,150.» Terrace Park – 834.» Camp Dennison – 180.» Montgomery – 64.» Remington – 11.» Cincinnati – Seven.» Columbia Township – Six.» Milford – Three.

Joe and Julie Walker ofMontgomery figure it’s nevertoo early to teach a kid how tobe an entrepreneur. And whatbetter way to reach 6- and 7-year-olds than through icecream economics?

For the past two years, theWalkers, owners of WalkerBros Ice Cream at 9425 Mont-gomery Road, have part-nered with Montgomery Ele-mentary School teacher Ni-cole Mullins to help her sec-ond-graders learn moreabout business. Many of thestudents know about WalkerBros, having visited on a fieldtrip as first-graders.

Perhaps understandably,the ice cream was a stronglearning motivator.

“We were shocked. Thekids are only in the secondgrade and they really under-stood. They had studied prod-ucts, resources and consum-ers, and we told them aboutthe importance of picking alocation for your business,”Julie Walker said.

The Walkers decided toopen Walker Bros. Ice Cream,named after their four sons,after Joe Walker heard therewas demand for ice cream indowntown Montgomery. So,

he converted the yard andcarriage house behind his en-gineering business, Automat-ed Systems Engineering, intoWalker Bros Ice Cream threeand a half years ago.

“One of the reasons westarted this was to teach ourboys about how to run a smallfamily business but we alsowanted to teach them aboutthe importance of givingback to the community too.We really try to focus on thatpart of it, so they can under-stand the importance of that,”Joe Walker said. That desireto help others learn translat-ed to helping Mullins’ stu-dents.

This is the second year theWalkers spoke to Mullins’class atMontgomery Elemen-tary School, where the sec-ond-graders are learningabout economics.

Mullinscontacted theWalkers about their businessso the students could applywhat they learned in class.

“And ice cream is some-thing they would be really in-terested in hearing about,”Julie Walker said.

Walker Bros. had alreadybeen working with Montgo-mery Elementary. The first-graders take a field trip to the

THANKS TO JULIE WALKER

The Walker brothers, from left: Kyle, Shawn, Zach and Alex, stand outside the sign of their parents’ business,named after them. Walker Bros. Ice Cream founder Joe Walker said he opened the shop, in part, to teach hisboys about how to run a small business.

WALKER BROS.teaching through ice cream Marika [email protected]

THANKS TO JULIE WALKER

Walker Bros. Ice Cream, in downtown Montgomery, has beenpartnering with Montgomery Elementary School to teach studentsabout economics through ice cream.

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Index

Information about lo-cal high school gradua-tions:

Sycamore HighSchool

Date/time: 7 p.m.Thursday, June 4.

Location: Cintas Cen-ter

Number of students:391

Speakers: Talia Bailes -student keynote; GraceHertlein - class presidentstudent welcome address

Valedictorian/salutato-rian: Sycamore HighSchool does not recognize.

There are several mu-sical performances byAthena Kennedy and Jo-seph Ahn. Lydia Sloan andJoesph Moreno are per-forming musical selec-tions and Allison Rogge issinging the National An-them.

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS

CommunityAll-Stars

Community Press isinviting you to hop on theAll-Star Game bandwag-on.

What memories doyou have of previous All-Star Games in Cincin-nati (or other cities)?What has baseball meantto you; what does it meanto you now? Share pho-tos if have them. [email protected].

Find our guide to allthings ASG 2015 at Cin-cinnati.com:http://cin.ci/1FRQHJr.

Radiorama 25 June 10 in Blue Ash

The Cincinnati An-tique Radio Society pre-sents the 25th annual ra-dio sale and swap meet,CARS Radiorama 25, 7a.m. to noon Saturday,June 20, at Blue AshBanquet Center, 11330Williamson Road.

Auction of antique ra-dios and related itemsbegins at 10 a.m.

Set-up table or sellingfrom car is $10 each(buyers or general ad-mission is free).

Contact Bob Sands,

513-858-1755; [email protected].

Green Diamondhosts fundraiser

Baseball fans are in-vited to mingle withbaseball personalitiesfor a good cause Thurs-day, May 28, from 6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at theGreen Diamond Galleryin Montgomery.

Green Diamond Gal-lery is a private club forbaseball fans. It housesone of the best collec-tions of baseball memo-rabilia and history out-side of Cooperstown,and is usually closed tothe public.

Tickets for the eventare $100 per person, bev-erages and appetizersincluded. All proceedsbenefit the Character &Courage Foundation.

The Character &Courage Foundation isGreen Diamond Gal-lery’s charity arm whichendeavors to enrich,through baseball, thelives of youth who arephysically handicapped,diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses, orliving in impoverished

areas.“We’ll present a

$10,000 check to Ac-tivities Beyond theClassroom,” said BobCrotty, owner ofGreen Diamond Gal-lery. ABC ExecutiveDirector BrianLeshner will speakbriefly at the event.

MLB personalitiesattending the eventinclude Reds utilityplayer Skip Schu-maker, announcerChris Welsh and RedsHall of Fame secondbaseman Ron Oester.

Reservations andpayment in advanceby credit card is re-quired. Call Dan Bellat 513-984-4192.

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shop every year to icecream. They extendedthe offer to the rest of the

school, after doing thepresentation for the sec-ond-graders.

Julie Walker said thekids were quickly able totell her why it would be abad idea to open an icecream stand in a cornfield. The kids knew ithad to be close to the con-sumers, so they couldwalk to it from otherplaces like restaurants.The kids identified Walk-er Bros. consumers asthemselves, parents, old-er kids, teachers and evenpets.

“We do have dog treatson the menu,” Joe Walker

said. Joe Walker said it was

interesting getting feed-back and ideas from thestudents. One student, asoccer player, alreadyhad a plan sketched to fixa hole she saw in their me-nu. There was a grandslam sundae for baseball,but nothing for soccer.The Walkers took her de-sign and now have a soc-cer sundae.

Julie Walker said sheand Joe have tried to in-still the importance of en-trepreneurship, educa-tion and giving back intheir sons and their busi-

ness.“We give a discount to

kids if they bring their re-port card and they havetwo or more As,” JoeWalker said.

Walker Bros. high-lights fundraisers on thecommunity section of itswebsite and has workedwith Cancer Free Kids,Girls on the Run, theMontgomery Food Shareand the PTOs at areaschools.

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

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Indian Hill studentsare showing how algebracan put crayons in thehands of area children.

High school studentsin the Math Service Clubworked with Crayons toComputers to help solve asupply and demand di-lemma.

The organization,which is a nonprofit freestore for Greater Cincin-nati area teachers, wastrying to come up with away to insure that theteachers got the suppliesthey needed. In some in-stances supplies may runout because of demand,and Crayons to Comput-ers was looking for a solu-tion to the problem.

The Math Service Clubstepped up to the platewith a solution, one thatinvolved creating an alge-braic equation.

Sophomore SydneyMiles said supplies rang-ing from crayons andpencils to rulers and note-books, had previouslybeen provided to teachersin an “arbitrary” fashion.

“Our goal was to createa limit so that the itemswould be distributedequally (among the teach-

ers),” sophomore CalvinO’Brien, who along withMiles is a member of theMath Service Club, said.

The equation the stu-dents in the club devel-oped takes into consider-ation a number of factorsincluding the number ofitems and the number ofteachers who need them.

“They were impressedwith our findings,” saidsophomore Margot Bru-nette, who is also a mem-ber of the club.

In fact, Miles said the

organization told themtheir work was on parwith what a professionalconsultant may have pro-vided.

This isn’t the first timethe Math Service Clubhas provided assistance.Last year the club workedwith the Madeira and In-dian Hill Joint Fire Dis-trict on developing anequation to help maketheir runs more efficient.

The club typicallymeets about once a weekwhen involved with a par-

ticular project. Since theprojects typically are as-sociated with some typeof community service,the students in the clubreceive credit hours fortheir work.

“A lot of time, math isan abstract concept,”Miles said. “Being able tosee directly the impact ofour work was very spe-cial.”

O’Brien agreed. “Itproves the math you learncan be used in real worldscenarios to help others.”

Students help area free store through mathForrest [email protected]

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Indian Hill High School sophomores Calvin O'Brien, Sydney Miles and Margot Brunette areinvolved with the school's Math Service Club. The club recently worked on a project to helpCrayons to Computers.

Financial accountabil-ity and transparencywere the subject of apresentation at a boardmeeting at Great OaksCareer Campuses, as arepresentative from OhioAuditor Dave Yost’s of-fice visited to honorGreat Oaks TreasurerRob Giuffre with the Au-ditor of State Award withDistinction.

Regional Liaison RianBeckham presented theaward, saying “This is a aperfect example of what

makes good govern-ment.”

In a letter to Giuffre,Yost said “Clean and ac-curate record-keepingare the foundation forgood government, and thetaxpayers can take pridein your commitment toaccountability.”

Yost also referred toGreat Oaks’ clean auditreport and its Compre-hensive Annual FinancialReport, which is availableon the district website atwww.greatoaks.com.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy

More than 25 students on theCHCA high school roboticsteam, known as the “BeakSquad,” returned from winningbig at the 2015 FIRST Champion-ship in St. Louis, Missouri.

More than 18,000 studentsfrom around the globe traveledto St. Louis to put their engineer-ing skills to the test.

Each January, FIRST kicksoff the competition season witha new game to be played at re-gional competitions around theworld. In this year’s recycling-themed game, Recycle Rush,FRC teams take to the field,where competing Alliancesscore points by stacking totes onscoring platforms, cappingthose stacks with recycling con-tainers, and properly disposingof pool noodles, representing lit-ter.

All game pieces used are re-usable or recyclable by teams intheir home locations or byFIRST at the end of the season.

CHCA’s Beak Squad not onlymade it to the semifinals (topfour) in their division at Worlds,they also won first place in the2015 FedEx Innovation Chal-lenge, for which they received a$15,000 grant from FedEx.

The team used their problem-solving skills to answer seventough challenges, and incorpo-rated a high level of team spiritand creativity to innovateunique ways of sharing the an-swers.

“Everyone on our team wasan integral part to our success,”team member Zachary Gunlock,a sophomore at CHCA, said.

“FIRST is inspiring the nextgeneration to view STEMthrough a new lens and demon-strating an innovative way to

learning and making it fun.These young adults are passion-ate about the STEM field and ithas been inspiring to see thenext generation build and col-laborate among their teams andwith others while increasingtheir confidence as youngadults,” said Cisco Sanchez, vicepresident of information tech-nology, FedEx Services.

This year, the Beak Squad hasalso competed in several otherlocal and regional competitions,including the Central Illinois Re-gional competition, where theywon the Industrial DesignAward sponsored by GeneralMotors.

Students at CHCA workalongside professional engi-neers from local companies, in-cluding Intelligrated and Proc-tor & Gamble. As mentors, theengineers volunteer their time

to assist the students in design-ing and building a robot, as wellas travel with them to variouscompetitions. Students workwith hundreds of components,including programmable radiocontrollers, motors, electricalcircuitry and mechanical parts,to build and program their robotfor the competition. The teamshave six weeks to build a robotbefore entering a competition.

CHCA faculty member LuTaylor attends all events.

“I’m so extremely proud ofthis team. From the IndustrialDesign Award to the FedEx In-novation Challenge Award…They are delivering innovationin science, technology, and engi-neering with excellence, whileexhibiting gracious profession-alism and unparalleled team-work.”

More information about the

Beak Squad is available atwww.beaksquad.org

Great OaksStudents in the Great Oaks

Marketing Management & Re-

search satellite program at Indi-an Hill High School returnedfrom the DECA InternationalConference in Orlando aftergaining national attention.

With more than 15,000 com-petitors in over 50 events. TheIndian Hill/Great Oaks contin-gent had six finalists, and fivewho finished in the top ten na-tionally.

Top 10 finishers nationwidewere: Sara Al-Zubi and SaraSchwanekamp, internationalbusiness plan; Daniel Harde,principles of business admini-stration; Hannah Kaplan, finan-cial consulting, and Sabrina Bu-las, apparel and accessories.

Hyun-Ho Lee was a finalist inrestaurant management.

“This has been a record yearfor our program in many catego-ries including State attendeesand awards as well as attendeesto the International competi-tion,” said instructor Philip Said,who teaches the program withSusan Schonauer.

Summit Country DaySummit Country Day School

celebrated May Crowning May1.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO JENNIFER MURPHY

The CHCA High School robotics team, known as the “Beak Squad,” returned with winnings from the FIRSTChampionship, from left: kneeling, Justin Zimmer (mentor, Intelligrated), Adam Rice, Michael Nelson, Rory Crabbeand Jonathan Kenney; second row, Rachel Clayton (mentor, P&G), Matthew Smith, Erica Wuennemann, EmilyJones, Mikey Taylor, Rick Oliver (lead mentor, P&G) and Adam Cool (coach - CHCA teacher); third row, Bill Saurber(mentor, Intelligrated), Justin Croop (mentor, Intelligrated), Sebastian Rodriguez, Jacob Wieneke (mentor,Intelligrated), Johnathan Sequeira and Drew Fagaly; fourth row, Andy Ciarniello (coach - CHCA teacher), CharlieTaylor (mentor, P&G), Tom Bruns (mentor, PNC Bank), John Gear, Matthew Crossty, Katelyn Sanderson, Sarah Bruns,Helen Shao, Zachary Gunlock and Rebecca Sequeira (mentor, CHCA).

THANKS TO LEAH

FIGHTMASTER

Summiteighth-graderBrigid Devineof Indian Hillhappily placesa crown offlowers on thestatue ofMary’s headduring TheSummitCountry DaySchool’s MayCrowning.

Symmes ElementarySchool students partici-pated in a Fun Run fund-raiser by Boosterthon.The students spent nine

days collecting pledgesfor how many laps theycould run at the FunRun event at the schoolMay 15.

PHOTOS BY MARIKA LEE/ THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Symmes Elementary School third graders race onto the Fun Run course. After nine days of collecting pledges, the students ran about 30 laps to raise money for the school.

Symmes Elementary School has Fun Run

A few students plug their ears during the sing-a-long lap to “Let It Go”from Disney’s Frozen at the Fun Run.

The leading pack of fourth-graders turn the corner at Symmes Elementary School. The Fun Run, sponsored byBoosterthon, was the final event in the school’s nine day fundraiser.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 4Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawing andPainting for Adults with MaryLou Holt, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Learn line drawingtechniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identifypositive 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.-noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current projectfor assessment and help; still lifesetups available. Ages 18 and up.$25. 404-3161; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsPal-ettes Cincinnati Woman’sClub Exhibit, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Display of artworkcreated by more than 20 mem-bers of Cincinnati Woman’s Club.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesSummer Southern BBQ withMarilyn Harris, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, Marilyn will addtwist to menu and do Southerntraditional method on perenni-ally favorite dishes. $60. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.

EducationWomen Writing for (a) ChangeCore Class: Thursday morn-ing, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., WomenWriting for a Change, 6906Plainfield Road, Featured focus iswriting in community overperiod of several weeks. Whilesome writing technique istaught, emphasis is placed onwriter pursuing her own formsof written expression. Womenonly. Ages 18 and up. $249.Registration required. 272-1171;www.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.

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 Ash745-8550; crossfitblueash.com.Blue Ash.

Farmers MarketMadeira Farmers Market,3:30-7 p.m., City of Madeira,Madeira, Intersection of Dawsonand Miami. Wide variety oflocally and sustainably grownfoods, made-from-scratch good-ies and various artisan products.Presented by Madeira FarmersMarket. 623-8058; www.madei-rafarmersmarket.com. Madeira.

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.

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

Music - DJTrivia and Turntables, 7-8:30p.m., Fifty West Brewing Compa-ny, 7668 Wooster Pike, Play triviawith DJ spinning vinyl betweenquestions. Music continues until10 p.m. Optional BBQ withrotating menu each week. Ages21 and up. Free admission. Nophone; fiftywestbrew.com.Columbia Township.

On Stage - TheaterBye Bye Birdie, 7:30 p.m., BlueAsh Amphitheatre, 4433 CooperRoad, outdoor amphitheater.Bring chair or blanket. Food anddrink available. $9. Presented byEast Side Players. 604-0537. BlueAsh.

SeminarsLife Reimagined Checkup, 6-8p.m., Cancer Support Communi-ty, 4918 Cooper Road, Programthat helps identify goals, nomatter where we are in life.Whether it’s starting new career,building new business or livingdream, seminar provides realhelp to pursue possibilities andconnect with community. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby AARP Ohio. 791-4060. BlueAsh.

FRIDAY, JUNE 5Art ExhibitsPal-ettes Cincinnati Woman’sClub Exhibit, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Dining EventsFriday Night Grillouts, 5-8 p.m.,Lake Isabella, 10174 Loveland-Madeira Road, Items available ala carte. Dine on outdoor cov-ered patio by the lake or inair-conditioned Chart Room. Livemusic. $10, $8.50, $4.25 forchildren ages 10 and under.Presented by Great Parks ofHamilton County. Through Sept.4. 521-7275; www.greatpark-s.org. Symmes Township.

Drink TastingsTony’s Steaks and SeafoodWine Dinner, 7-10 p.m., Tony’sSteaks and Seafood, 12110 Mont-gomery Road, Five coursesperfectly paired with some ofCakebread’s most popular wines.Ages 21 and up. $150. Reserva-tions required. 677-1993;www.tonysofcincinnati.com.Symmes Township.

Music - Concert SeriesFriday Night Concert Series,8-11 p.m., Blue Ash TowneSquare, Cooper and Hunt roads,Free. Presented by City of BlueAsh. 745-8550; www.blueashe-vents.com. Blue Ash.

On Stage - TheaterBye Bye Birdie, 7:30 p.m., BlueAsh Amphitheatre, $9. 604-0537.Blue Ash.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6Art & Craft ClassesSummer Drawing Classes withCharlie Berger, 9 a.m.-noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 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. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

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

Saturday Morning Yoga, 9a.m.-10 a.m., Hopewell MeadowsPark, 9131 Hopewell Road, MainShelter. Classes are great way torelieve stress, connect withnature and make new friends.Led by certified yoga fit in-structor. No experience neces-sary. Free. Presented by SymmesTownship. 683-6644; www.sym-mestownship.org. SymmesTownship.


RecreationMontgomery Kiwanis FishingContest, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., SwaimPark, Zig Zag and Cooper roads,For children aged 1-15 (three agegroups). Cash prizes for first childin each age group to catch fisheach half hour. Final cash prizesfor most fish, biggest fish andsmallest fish. Free. Presented byMontgomery Kiwanis Club.910-7068. Montgomery.

ShoppingMattress Sale, 9 a.m.-noon,Matthew 25 Ministries, 11060Kenwood Road, Follow signs inparking lot. Limited supply offamous label floor model orreturns of various styles andfirmness king-sized and queen-sized mattresses for sale. Firstcome first served. Limit 2 perperson. No deliveries. Cash/Checkonly. No refunds or exchanges.

Benefits Matthew 25: Ministries.$200 Per Mattress. 793-6256;www.m25m.org. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, JUNE 7Art ExhibitsPal-ettes Cincinnati Woman’sClub Exhibit, 1-4 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesYoga at Summit Park, 9-10 a.m.,Blue Ash Summit Park, 4335Glendale-Milford Road, GreatLawn. Classes led by Yoga Alive.Held every Sunday from Junethrough September. Free. Pre-sented by Yoga Alive Kenwood.Through Sept. 27. 745-8550;www.yogaalive.com. Blue Ash.

FestivalsBackyard Bash, 2-4 p.m., CancerSupport Community, 4918 Coop-er Road, Family friendly eventincludes food, games, arts andcrafts. Get sneak peek at familyand kids’ programs planned forsummer. Free. Reservationsrecommended. 791-4060;www.CancerSupportCincinna-ti.org. Blue Ash.

Music - ConcertsConcert in the Woods, 7-8:30p.m. Anna and Milovan., McDon-ald Commons, 7351 DawsonRoad, Bring seating and picnic.Free. Presented by City of Madei-ra. 561-7228; www.madeirac-ity.com. Madeira.


Runs / WalksGreat Human Race, 9 a.m.,Center for Holocaust and Hu-manity Education, 8401 Montgo-mery Road, 5K walk/run helpschildren of all ages and adultslearn about lessons of Holocaustand increase commitment toinclusion. Benefits Center forHolocaust and Humanity Educa-tion. $25. Registration required.Presented by The Center forHolocaust and Humanity Educa-tion. 487-3055; www.holocaus-tandhumanity.org. Kenwood.

ToursKindervelt 54 MariemontHouse Tour, 1-5 p.m., Village ofMariemont, , Event features fivedistinct Mariemont homes thathave incorporated modernconvenience while preservingoriginal Village character andcharm. The Barn will open itsdoors from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. forwine and cheese reception.Benefits Cincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Center. $25.Presented by Kindervelt No. 54.No phone; Kindervelt.org.Mariemont.

MONDAY, JUNE 8AuditionsGuys and Dolls, 6:30-9 p.m.,Good Shepherd Lutheran ChurchKenwood, 7701 Kenwood Road,Ages 10-18. Prepare song, mono-logue. Bring photo and auditionform. Sign up for an audition sloton Sign Up Genius. Directed byErin Wallace. Ages 10-18. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Acting Up. -494-6062;www.actingup.com. Kenwood.

Cooking ClassesChefs’ Secrets for Entertaining

with Steve Hellmich andAnita Contra, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, Steve Hellmich andAnita Contra demonstratesecrets to entertaining. $55.Reservations required. 489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi-Qi Gong-Yoga class,5:30-7 p.m. Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Tai chi is gentle and relaxing wayto exercise and get in shape.Ages 18 and up. $12. PeachysH-ealthSmart.com. 315-3943, ext.text only; www.peachyshealth-smart.com. Silverton.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m.-1 p.m., UC Health PrimaryCare, 9275 Montgomery Road,Cost varies by insurance. Fi-nancial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UC HealthMobile Diagnostics. 585-8266.Montgomery.

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

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m.-noon, 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.

PetsYappy Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Symmes Township Park, 11600Lebanon Road, Symmes Town-ship Bark Park. Bring dog to playwith other dogs in fun, safeenvironment. Dog ownersmingle and make new friends.Group meets at Bark Park everysecond Monday. Free. Presentedby Symmes Township. 683-6644;www.symmestownship.org.Symmes Township.

RecreationStepping Stones Golf ClassicPresented by Niagara, 8 a.m.-6p.m., O’Bannon Creek Golf Club,6842 Ohio 48, Morning andafternoon flight options. Prizes,breakfast, lunch, elegant dinner,course drinks and more. BenefitsStepping Stones. $200. Regis-tration required. Presented byStepping Stones. 559-2443;www.steppingstonesohio.org.Loveland.

Youth SportsUltimate Frisbee for Juniors,6:30-8:30 p.m., Francis Recre-Acres Park, 11982 Conrey Road,Clinic mini-league fee includesperformance league shirt, com-petition grade flying disc for 1sttime players, experienced coach-

es and instructors, reservedfields, director. Ages 9-13. $10.Reservations required. Presentedby Cincyultimate. 373-0888;cincyultimate.org. Sharonville.

TUESDAY, JUNE 9Art ExhibitsPal-ettes Cincinnati Woman’sClub Exhibit, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

AuditionsGuys and Dolls, 6:30-9 p.m.,Good Shepherd Lutheran ChurchKenwood, Free. Reservationsrequired. 494-6062; www.ac-tingup.com. Kenwood.

Cooking ClassesSpice Up Your Summer withColonel De, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,The Colonel and Chef Jeff Hydegive you flavor-packed newinspiration with burgers. Learnhow to judge just right blend ofspices and use right techniques.$40. Reservations required.489-6400; www.cookswaresonli-ne.com. Symmes Township.

EducationMaintain Your Writer’s Shape:1-Hour Drop-In Writing Class,7 p.m.-8 p.m., Women Writingfor a Change, 6906 PlainfieldRoad, Focused, one-hour, facilita-tor-led writing circle to nourishor ignite your writing, using oursignature practices. Open toadult women only. Ages 18 andup. $12 or $40 for 4-class pass.Registration recommended.272-1171; www.womenwri-ting.org. Silverton.

Women Writing for (a) ChangeCore Class: Tuesday Morn-ings, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., WomenWriting for a Change, 6906Plainfield Road, Featured focus iswriting in community overperiod of several weeks. Whilesome writing technique istaught, emphasis is on writerpursuing her own forms ofwritten expression. Women only.Ages 18 and up. $249. Regis-tration required. 272-1171;www.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.513-917-7475. Blue Ash.

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

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Lanes, 897 Love-land-Madeira Road, Parking lot.Featuring 32 vendors from areaoffering vegetables, fruits, meat,eggs, bread, pizza, pastries,cookies, syrup, lavender prod-ucts, soaps, lotions, gourmetfrozen pops, gelato, herbs,alpaca products, hummus,honey, coffee, olive oil andcheese. Free. Presented byLoveland Farmers’ Market.

683-1251; www.lovelandfm.com.Loveland.

Music - ClassicalSycamore Community Band, 7p.m., Blue Ash Amphitheatre,4433 Cooper Road, Led by PeteMetzger. Commemorating the150th anniversary of end to CivilWar, tribute to Stephen Fosterand George Gershwin, medley ofFrank Sinatra hits, more. Bringchairs or blanket. Free. Presentedby Sycamore Community Band.745-8550; www.sycamoreban-d.org. Blue Ash.

Music - Concert SeriesTuesday Night Concert Series,7-9:30 p.m., Blue Ash Amphithe-atre, 4433 Cooper Road, Bringyour own chairs. Concessionsavailable for purchase. Free.Presented by City of Blue Ash.745-8550; www.blueashevent-s.com. Blue Ash.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Montgomery Assem-bly of God, 7950 Pfeiffer Road,Welcome to anyone wanting tostop eating compulsively. Nodues or fees. Not affiliated withany public or private organiza-tion, political movement, ideol-ogy or religious doctrine. Ages 18and up. Free. Presented byGreater Cincinnati IntergroupOvereaters Anonymous. 528-2275; cincinnatioa.org. Montgo-mery.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10Art ExhibitsPal-ettes Cincinnati Woman’sClub Exhibit, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesDate Night Dinner and Danc-ing: Rockin’ Swing with IleneRoss, 6-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, 30-minute dance lesson from ArthurMurray and then cooking lessonfrom Ilene Ross to get the classicAmerican food just right fordinner. Receive $100 gift certif-icate from Arthur Murray’s forfurther lessons. $140 per couple.Reservations required. 489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.

EducationJournaling through Transi-tions, 1-3:30 p.m. When the PathOpens Up: A New Beginning.,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.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.

Women Writing for (a) ChangeCore Class: Wednesday Eve-nings, 7-9:30 p.m., WomenWriting for a Change, 6906Plainfield Road, Featured focus iswriting in community overperiod of several weeks. Whilewriting technique is taught,emphasis is on writer pursuingher own forms of written expres-sion. Women only. Ages 18 andup. $249. Registration required.272-1171; www.womenwri-ting.org. Silverton.

Exercise ClassesYoga at Summit Park, 5:30-6:30a.m., Blue Ash Summit Park, 4335Glendale-Milford Road, GreatLawn. Classes led by Yoga Alive.Every Wednesday from Maythrough October. Free. Presentedby Yoga Alive Kenwood. 745-8550; www.yogaalive.com. BlueAsh.

Walk and Get Fit, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Symmes Township Park, 11600Lebanon Road, Meet at pond.Walking group led by certifiedtrainer and is appropriate for alllevels of fitness. Free. Presentedby Symmes Township. 683-6644;www.symmestownship.org.Symmes Township.

Farmers MarketFarmers Market, 3:30-7 p.m.,Blue Ash Summit Park, 4335Glendale-Milford Road, food,products from local vendors.Free. Presented by City of BlueAsh. 745-8550; www.blueash-.com. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessNutrition 101, 9:30-11 a.m.,Peachy’s Health Smart, 7400Montgomery Road, PeachySeiden guides attendees nutri-tion topics. Ages 18 and up. $180.Reservations required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.

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THANKS TO PAUL WALLACE

Sycamore Community Band will perform a tribute to Stephen Foster, George Gershwin andFrank Sinatra at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at Blue Ash Amphitheatre, 4433 Cooper Road. Bringchairs or blanket. Free. Presented by Sycamore Community Band. 745-8550;www.sycamoreband.org.

JUNE 3, 2015 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • 5ANEWS

We lost a family member today. Well, not really losther but she’s moved to a place where she’ll be morecomfortable.

A retirement home of sorts. But to me the word“lost” still applies.

I first met her when my husband Frank and I weredating. Back then she lived with his parents on theirfarm in Milford. I nicknamed her Big Red, since redwas her signature color.

She eventually came to live with us. And she did herpart, whether it was helping plow the fields in spring,or removing snow in the winter.

OK, I’ll ‘fess up. I’m not talking about a real familymember, but a part of our family nonetheless.

We sold our ancient Massey Harris red tractor. Yes, she’s in a “better place” - sold to a fellow who

restores antique tractors for show. No more will shehave to be coaxed to start up in the early morning totill the garden. Or warm up enough to plow the snowfrom the driveway.

Yes, I know the tractor was just a possession, which

can be replaced, but what can’t be re-placed are the many memories I have ofher all these decades later.

Rita’s herb garden: Summer andwinter savory

Savory, called the bean herb in Ger-many, helps dispel gas and comes in 2varieties: winter, a perennial and sum-mer, an annual. It has a tangy taste and amarjoram like flavor. (Marjoram is amild tasting cousin to oregano). Winter

is stronger tasting than summer.Lots of minerals and vitamins in this herb along

with compounds that inhibit bacteria like E.coli.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professional and author. Find her blog atAbouteating.com. Email her at [email protected] 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Spring rhubarb, strawberries, peas ready to pickEasy strawberry rhubarb jam

This recipe intrigued me. Our rhubarb shot up over-night it seemed so I had to do something with it, andquick. The recipe called for raspberry jello and raspberrypie filling, but I couldn’t find raspberry pie filling so Isubbed in strawberry. This is really easy, not to mentionbeautiful, and a fun way to use rhubarb which is in seasonnow.

6 cups fresh or frozen rhubarb4 cups sugar1 pkg., 6 oz., strawberry or raspberry jello21 oz. can strawberry or raspberry pie filling

Combine rhubarb and sugar in saucepan, cover andlet sit overnight. Simmer, uncovered, until tender, about20 minutes. Stir in jello and pie filling and bring to boil.Remove and cool. Store in frig or freezer.

Eight-layer pea salad

Our peas are ready to pick. The grandkids like topick fresh peas, shell them and eat them on the spot.(Me, too!). Another vintage salad making a huge come-back. A glass bowl makes layers visible.

Salad base:In large bowl, layer in order:

1 small head iceberg lettuce, tornParsley, minced, enough to make a layer4 hard-cooked eggs, sliced2 large tomatoes, chopped10 oz. frozen peas thawed and patted dry or use

fresh8 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or mozzarella

(save 1 cup for garnish)1 small red onion, chopped

Dressing:Whisk together and spread on top of salad:

1-1/2 cups mayonnaise1/2 cup sour cream1 teaspoon dried dill leaves or l generous

tablespoon fresh1 teaspoon dried basil or couple tablespoons fresh,

choppedSalt and pepper to taste

Cover and refrigerate for several hours or over-night. Sprinkle with rest of cheese.

Peas are good for you! A good source of plantprotein, B vitamins and iron.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Jam is a good way to enjoy in-season strawberries and rhubarb.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Pat Donaldson,resident since 2009

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VIEWPOINTSVIEWPOINTSEDITORIALS | LETTERS | COLUMNS | CH@TROOM CommunityPress.com

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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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman hasconsistently supported freetrade agreements and is a bit ofan expert on the subject.

When Sen. Mike Lee of Utahrecently visited the Queen City,he remarked that Rob is lookedto and respected on the subjectby his Senate colleagues, whichmakes sense considering Port-man’s service as U.S. traderepresentative under GeorgeW. Bush.

Recently however, Ohio’ssenator has received signifi-cant backlash over his biparti-san currency amendment tothe Trans-Pacific Partnership.Opponents say it would “killthe bill.” I disagree.

I am as pro-trade as anyone,but when it comes to trade, wemust insist that all countriesare made to play by the rules.

Can you imag-ine the Redsplaying a base-ball gamewhere theopposingteam’s foulballs werecounted as fairand their sin-gles werecounted asdoubles? As

ludicrous as that might sound,this is what we’ve been experi-encing as a country for the last15 years when it comes to theimport/export game.

Unfortunately, it is not agame. The trade discrepancyhas cost Ohio hundreds of thou-sands of jobs and put domesticmanufacturing on the list ofendangered species. In my

opinion, this administration hasonly added to the problem withmore new taxes and excessiveEPA regulations right here athome.

Portman’s currency plan,which is co-authored by Sen.Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.),would establish enforceablerules if any of the 12 nationsartificially manipulated theircurrency rate. For those notaware, when a country inten-tionally devalues their cur-rency, their products naturallybecome less expensive to ex-port, thus giving them an ad-vantage in the global market-place over competitors like theU.S. (they are able to sell moreand reap the benefit).

More than 20 countries havespent approximately $1 trillionannually buying dollar-denom-

inated foreign assets to boostthe value of our U.S. dollar andartificially suppress the valueof their own currency. Thisintentional and uncheckedmanipulation has been a majorcause of America’s trade def-icit over the past two decades.Many of the guilty parties alsobenefit from illegal trade sub-sidies, non-existent environ-mental regulations, and egre-gious human rights violations.

As the senator put it, “Weneed balanced trade, we needmore exports and we need alevel playing field.” I agree onall points. According to theEconomic Policy Institute,roughly 150,000 jobs would becreated in Ohio alone if thecurrency issue is addressed.

Nobody wants a “trade war”and I am certainly not a propo-

nent of “sweeping protection-ism” that would see consumerprices skyrocket here at home,but it is time the United Statesshowed a little backbone. In myown business experience run-ning a national distribution andprocurement group, I havedealt with Chinese manufactur-ers and found that they respectand understand strength. Iappreciate Senator Portmanflexing some muscle for Ohio’smanufacturers on this impor-tant issue.

Zachary T. Haines is a resident ofSymmes Township; president, North-east Hamilton County Republican Club;president, Symmes Township Repub-lican Club; member, Hamilton CountyRepublican Party Executive Commit-tee, and co-chair, Hamilton CountyRepublican Leadership Council.

Portman’s currency amendment is on the right track

Zachary T.HainesCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

May 27 questionWhat memories do you have of

previous All-Star Games in Cincin-nati (or other cities)? What has base-ball meant to you; what does itmean to you now?

“For me, inter-league playruined the All-Star Game. As a kidthe only time I got to see the Amer-ican and National league squareoff was the All-Star Game and theWorld Series. To me it seemed likethere was a real competitionwhere one league wanted to provethey were better than the otherleague and that they’d made theright decision to pursue their ca-reer in that league.

“Now the game just feels likeanother over-hyped exhibitiongame. I honestly don’t have muchinterest in it. I’m glad for Cincin-nati and I hope it really adds a siz-able chunk of revenue to the cityand increases the cities prestigefor those from out of town. So fromthe perspective I am excited aboutit.

“However from a purely sportsinterest level, I honestly won’twatch it.”

C.S.

“Whenever I think of baseballin any capacity, I just fall asleep.Bring on the All-Star Game and Isee a deep, deep slumber coming.”

M.J.F.

“The 1970 All-Star Game in Cin-cinnati featured Pete Rose scoringthe winning run. He bowled overthe American League Catcher RayFosse to accomplish this. The 1971game in Detroit was just as good. Itfeatured over 20 future Hall ofFame players (a record) and twoHall of Fame Managers: SparkyAnderson and Earl Weaver. All ofthe scoring came via the home run,and all six home runs hit in thegame were by future Hall of Fameplayers, including Johnny Bench.The six total home runs hit by bothteams tied an All-Star Game rec-ord. All-Star games were more ex-citing then. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONThe Ohio legislature is consideringmoving the state’s 2016 primaryback a week so that the state has“more influence” in presidentialnominations. Is this a good idea?Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a question theycan reply to via email. Send your answersto rmaloney@community press.com withCh@troom in the subject line.

‘Never forget’ ameaningless phrase?

What a joke. The CincinnatiFreedom Center recentlyshowcased an Auschwitz ex-hibit stating “never forget.”

Today at the same time anew genocide is occurring inSyria, Iraq, Yemen , Libya andnow Saudi Arabia. Auschwitzhas already been forgotten anda new Holocaust is in progress.

Most of our elected repre-sentatives in Washington, D.C.,were not born until after thelast Holocaust. They can’t for-get something they don’t re-member.

Now we can again say “nev-er forget” for a new Holocaust.These words are meaningless.What uncaring fools are nowholding back the powerful mil-itary of the United States fromstopping the genocide of Chris-tianity and civilization in theMiddle East\?

Today while you are readingthis letter, thousands of Chris-tians are being slaughteredand millions are becoming ref-ugees trying to escape the hateand barbarianism of ISIS.

Meanwhile the continuingtakeover of major cities byISIS is being called only a “tac-tical setback” for America andcivilization. The Americanpeople are being deceived .This is not a tactical setback -this is a disaster of Biblicalproportions. Why all the liesfrom Washington allowing theslaughter to continue?

ISIS promises to continuetheir conquest onto Americasoil.

Today in America, Veteran-sagainstISIS.org is gainingvolunteers to go on their own tohelp stop the genocide by rad-ical Islam in Iraq and Syria.

Veterans without UnitedStates government support aregoing to fight ISIS because ourgovernment no longer repre-sents “the will” of the people.We are on our own.

The American governmentrefuses to protect us and theworld from the ongoing caliph-ate of the radical Islamic take-over of the civilized world.With the president’s order pro-hibiting surveillance of radicalMosques, believe it or not,America is now considered asanctuary country for ISISfighters.

Check it out. Do your ownresearch.

Ted Day Montgomery

LETTERS TO THEEDITOR

Do you know where yourtap water comes from? Doyou know how it’s treated?Do you know how safe it isto drink?

Take a moment to get toknow... your H2O.

Greater Cincinnati WaterWorks recently published itsannual Water Quality Re-port, which provides its 1.1million customers in Ohioand Northern Kentucky withinformation about their tapwater, including compliancewith U.S. EPA and Ohio EPAdrinking water standardsand drinking water quality.

The report shows that tapwater from GCWW com-plied with or went beyondcompliance with all federaland state health standards in2014, as it does every year.

The report also detailswhere the tap water comesfrom, how the water is treat-ed, and how it is protectedfrom spills.

GCWW draws its waterfrom the Ohio River and theGreat Miami Buried ValleyAquifer.

Water from the Ohio

River istreated atthe RichardMillerTreatmentPlant on theeast side ofCincinnatiand suppliesabout 88percent ofGCWWcustomers.

The Bolton Treatment Plantin Fairfield draws ground-water from 13 wells in theGreat Miami aquifer andsupplies about 12 percent ofGCWW customers.

GCWW treats about 122million gallons of water aday on average and conductsabout 600 tests dailythroughout the water treat-ment and distribution proc-ess.

GCWW uses the mostadvanced water treatmenttechnologies in the worldincluding:

» sand and gravel filtra-tion (Miller and Boltonplants);

» granular activated car-

bon (GAC) adsorption (Mil-ler Plant);

» ultraviolet (UV) disin-fection (Miller Plant).

GCWW is the largestwater utility in North Amer-ica to use UV disinfectionfollowing sand and gravelfiltration and GAC adsorp-tion.

UV disinfection has beenidentified by the U.S. EPA asone of the best technologiesto eradicate harmful watermicroorganisms such asCryptosporidium and Giar-dia that are resistant to chlo-rine.

To view our 2014 WaterQuality Report, visitwww.cincinnati-oh.gov orcall 591-7700 to request apaper copy. GCWW is nolonger mailing annual waterquality reports as inserts inwater bills.

Enjoy your tap water. Wecertainly do.

James A. “Tony” Parrott is exec-utive director of Greater Cincin-nati Water Works and Metropol-itan Sewer District of GreaterCincinnati.

The ABCs of your H2O

James A.“Tony” ParrottCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

FILE PHOTO

A Cincinnati Water Works plant on Kellogg Avenue.

JUNE 3, 2015 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • 1B

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

COLUMBUS — Theyweren’t entirely the story-book finales Sycamore andCincinnati Country Daywere looking for May 30 atthe OHSAA state tennis tour-nament. Both entered the fi-nal day at Ohio State withtheir singles players anddoubles team alive in the ti-tle hunt.

The Aviators and Indiansboth stumbled short in sin-gles, but each won doublesstate championships. OnMay 31, the teams also eachwon a state team title in DI(Sycamore) and DII (CCD).Sycamore beat MassillonJackson 3-0 and CCD beatColumbus Academy 3-0.More will come on that innext week’s paper.

In their first year playingtogether, Sycamore’s tan-dem of junior Alex Taylorand senior Nakul Narendranwon the Division I doubles fi-nal 6-1, 7-5 over Copley’s Ga-vin Aten and Carlos Marti-nez. Sycamore’s star singlesplayer, senior Deepak Indra-kanti, signed to play withWilliams College, was thestate runner-up 3-6, 7-5, 6-3to Massillon Jackson juniorJoey Thomas.

“I couldn’t be more proudof all of them,” said Syca-more coach Mike Teets, whosaw six of his guys get to playin the state tournament. “Ob-viously, for Deepak it’s beena huge goal of his to win thestate singles title so I knowhe’s frustrated but he did agreat job competing.”

Narendran, a four-timestate qualifier and the 2014doubles state champion whowill play at Johns HopkinsUniversity next year, said “Idon’t think it’s set in yet but itwill shortly.”

Taylor and Narendran ac-tually trailed 5-2 in the sec-ond set and came all the wayback. Narendran said hetightened up in the secondset, and credited Taylor withpicking him up.

“It’s the most surreal ex-perience of my life,” saidTaylor, who was a singlesstate qualifier as a fresh-man.

“They (Taylor/Naren-dran) got down in the secondset which is a bit of unchart-ed territory for them andthey did a great job just arch-ing their backs and saying‘we’re not gonna break,’”Teets said.

Indrakanti, who was in hisfirst trip to state as a singlesplayer, led 2-1 in the third setof the title match when light-ning moved the tennis in-doors, a 20-minute drive tothe Elysium Tennis Center

Before the weather rolledominously into view, Cincin-nati Country Day’s sopho-more doubles team of Sha-heel Mitra and Vishaal Nala-gatla beat Wyoming seniorsMyles Bourbon and Will Car-ter for the Division II dou-

bles state championship viaa memorable third-set tie-breaker 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-8).

“At the end, it was justclose your eyes and hit theball,” Mitra said. “It’s toughto not let the pressure of themoment, the vastness of thesituation get to you. It’s un-like anything I’ve ever expe-rienced.”

Nalagatla said, “I don’tthink either of us had anyidea what we were doing outthere (late in the match), wewent blank. We were up 4-1inthat third set and we let itslip. We were both down (atthat point) but we pumpedeach other back up.”

Mitra and Nalagatla sur-vived multiple match pointsto win CCD’s second straightstate doubles title.

“We needed it,” CCDcoach Matt Dektas saidthrough a big grin. “They’reawesome (kids). Last yearwe won the doubles in athird-set tiebreaker and wedid it again. (Shaheel andVishaal) are new (to playingtogether) so to see that kindof resilience was awesome.”

Senior Asher Hirsch, aCCD senior signed with Illi-nois, lost in the semifinals1-6, 7-5, 6-2 to eventual statechamp Mason Dragos.Hirsch was in pursuit of histhird straight state singlestitle. According to the OH-SAA, only three people haveaccomplished the three-peatin singles.

Hirsch beat Indian Hill ju-nior Alex Warstler in thethird-place match 6-2, 7-6.

“It’s been awesome, Icouldn’t have asked for a bet-ter high school tennis experi-ence,” Hirsch said. “Thecoaches were great andteammates all four yearswere great. I’m not sayingthis is good for me or I’mhappy about it, but I need touse this to motivate myselffor Illinois because the fouryears coming up are gonnabe a lot harder than any statetournament.”

Dektas agreed with hissingles standout: “It means alot to him. He had a phenom-enal career. He’s got a lot offun moments ahead of him.”

In his four years, Hirschplaced third twice (2012,2015) and won two statechampionships (2013, 2014).

Sycamoreand CCDwin state in doubles Adam [email protected]

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Sycamore junior Alex Taylor, left,and senior Nakul Narendrancelebrate after winning theDivision I doubles statechampionship May 30 at OhioState.

WESTERVILLE — One of theareas the Sycamore girls la-crosse team pin-pointed as keyheading into the Division I statechampionship game against Up-per Arlington May 30 at Wester-ville Central was draw control.

The Aviators did much betterin that area than they had duringa 13-goal regular-season loss tothe Golden Bears a little morethan a month ago, but inconsis-tent shooting kept them fromputting together enough offenseduring a 12-8 loss.

It’s something UA, which wonits second state title in three sea-sons and sixth overall, has doneall season to opponents.

The Bears gave up double fig-ures in goals in a game just threetimes this season.

“We got shots but we didn’tfind the net with them,” coachEddie Clark said. “The last timewe played them we had eightshots on goal and scored on six ofthem. Today we didn’t put theball in when we had opportuni-ties.”

Sycamore, which lost to UA19-6 on April 24 during a stretchin which it lost three of four, en-

tered the state final on a nine-game winning streak.

Eva Thorn scored Syca-more’s first two goals as herteam led 2-1 with 16 minutes, 18seconds to go in the first half, butthe Bears scored the next fourgoals and led 8-3 by halftime.

In the second half, UA builtan 11-4 lead with 15:18 to go.

Evie Goodyear scored back-to-back goals to cut it to 11-6 with8:41 left but UA’s Allie Stillmanincreased the lead to 12-6 with7:04 remaining.

Eva Thorn scored with 3:56

Sycamore girls finishstate runner-up in lax

THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

The 2015 Sycamore girls lacrosse team includes, from left: Back, Katie Hayes, Courtney Reardon, Liza Fitzgerald,Haley Rayburn, Eva Thorn, Mackenzie McMullen, Ally Marth, Renee Foster, Evie Goodyear, Jessica Wocks, EmilyWise, Connie Kavinski and Christina Hanish; front, Emma Schutty, Sydney Pattison, Allison Kossen, BrittanyMurphy, Maddie Locke, Melody Freeland, Brooklyn Morris and Meegan Gould.

See LACROSSE, Page 2B

Jarrod [email protected]

All good things must come toan end, as Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy’s baseballteam learned May 28. The Ea-gles’ streaks of 39 straight victo-ries against Miami Valley Con-ference opponents and 22 con-secutive wins were snapped byMVC rival Summit CountryDay, finishing CHCA’s season inthe Division III regional semifi-nal.

The Eagles ended 2015 with a26-4 record, claiming their 12thstraight MVC Scarlet Divisionchampionship. After reachingthe Division III state title gamea year ago, the Eagles stumbledout of the gates early. Afterstarting the season 4-3, CHCAreeled off 22 straight victories.

“That’s a huge accomplish-ment. We could have thrown thetowel in,” said head coach JeffKeith. “They learned a lot fromadversity and figured out whowe were and found a way.”

There were major holes to fillafter graduating two of the tophigh school players in the nationin 2014, Cameron Varga andKyle Davis. Seniors Daniel Vez-dos, Tommy Yates, and Camer-on Murray, and juniors ChaseMurray and Johnny Noyenmade sure the Eagles did notmiss a beat in 2015.

“These kids stepped up. Theyhad something to prove, andthey did,” said Keith. “We haveunselfish players. That’s whythis team was so good. I can’temphasize enough the heart andsoul that this team has.”

The Murray brothers led theoffense, combining for 80 hitsand 60 runs batted in. Even theteam’s best hitters were willingto buy into the game plan andmake the smart play for the ben-efit of the team. According toKeith, the Eagles made 39 sacri-fices over their last 20 games.

Vezdos, Yates, and Noyen ledthe pitching staff. They may nothave the same stuff or velocityas their predecessor Varga, butthey finished the year with near-ly identical numbers. Headinginto the regional semifinal, Ea-gles pitchers had combined fora 1.84 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 29games. Yates led the way with 47strikeouts and a miniscule 0.41ERA and 0.50 WHIP over 34.1in-nings. Vezdos won his first eight

starts before taking the loss toSummit.

“We had gutsy guys on themound,” said Keith. “Our pitch-ing was absolutely phenome-nal.”

In the postseason, every sin-gle pitch carries the weight of aseason and a team’s goals. Onemental error in the field led to acomplete unraveling as the Ea-gles allowed Summit to scoresix runs in the third inning. Thatwas all the Silver Knights need-ed as they held on for a 6-2 win.

“It’s why you play the game,”said Keith. “We were a couple ofhits away. It’s a disappoint-ment.”

The Eagles will graduate sixseniors, but return another ros-ter built to continue the pro-gram’s long stretch of success.

“Excellence is expected ev-ery day, in every practice, on thefield and in the classroom. Ourincoming classes know that,”said Keith. “Our pitching staffcoming back next year will bephenomenal.”

The seniors will be missed,but have made plenty of memo-ries during their run at CHCA.They won 101 games while los-ing just 21. They endured a headcoaching change and made a runto the state title. They have noth-ing to hang their heads over.They learned what it takes to besuccessful on the field and be-yond.

“What a great four yearsthese kids have had, learningnot just about baseball, butabout life,” said Keith. “I hopewe’re teaching them more thanjust baseball.”

CHCA baseball learneda lot through adversityAdam [email protected]

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FORTHE ENQUIRER

CHCA’s Daniel Vezdos tries to keepshis Eagles in the game with a basehit May 28.

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Boys track » At the Division II

district track meet atNew Richmond May 23,Indian Hill’s Wells Coalf-leet was second in the400 meters in 50.53. TheBraves also won the4x400 relay in 3:29.23.All qualified for the re-gional meet in Dayton.

» At the Division I re-gional meet in DaytonMay 27, Sycamore’sMiles Menyhert was re-gional champion in the800 at 1:54.43 to qualifyfor the state meet in Co-lumbus.

Girls track » At the Division I re-

gional meet in DaytonMay 27, Sycamore’s Ro-sie Menyhert was fourthin the 1,600 meters at5:04.79 to qualify for thestate meet in Columbus.

» Cincinnati HillsChristian Academysophomore MorganBradley qualified for thestate meet in high jump.At the Division II region-al meet, she cleared fivefeet, three inches andtook second place in theevent.

» Ursuline Academysenior Christina Hall-mann qualified for thestate meet in the discus.At the Division I region-al meet, she took thirdwith a throw of 118 feet,eight inches.

» Indian Hill’s Sabri-na Bulas was fourth inthe in the 1,600 meters in5:39.04 at the Division IIdistrict track meet atNew Richmond May 23to qualify for the region-al meet in Dayton. TheLady Braves 4x800 relayalso made it by finishingthird at 10:15.98.

Tennis» At the Division I

district tournament inCenterville May 23, Syc-amore’s Deepak Indra-kanti won the singles ti-tle and teammate AdityaVenkitarama finishedfourth as both moved tothe state tournament. Indoubles Sycamore’s Na-kul Narendran/AlexTaylor defeated team-mates Noah Stern/AlexWittenbaum in the final6-1, 6-1. Both pairs ad-vanced to the state tour-nament.

In the state tourna-ment, Narendran/Taylortook the doubles cham-pionship with a 6-1, 7-5win over Gavin Aten/Carlos Martinez of Cop-ley. The Copley pair haddefeated Sycamore’sStern/Wittenbaum in the

second round. In the sin-gles final, Indrakantifell to Joey Thomas ofMassillon Jackson, 3-6,7-5, 6-3 to finish as run-ner-up. Venkitarama lostto Vincent Anzalone ofWilloughby South in theopening round.

» At the Division IIdistrict tournament atCenterville May 23, Indi-an Hill’s Andrew Pregellost to CCD’s AsherHirsch in the semifinals,the defeated Clark Mon-tessori’s Chris Bak forthird place, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.Alex Warstler of theBraves beat Bak in thesemifinals and lost toHirsch in the champion-ship 6-3, 6-1. Warstler,Pregel, Hirsch and Bakall advanced to the statetournament.

At the state tourna-ment, Pregel lost toeventual singles cham-pion Mason Dragos ofLexington in the firstround. Warstler lost toJacob Wareti of Gahan-na Columbus Academyin the semifinals, andthen fell to neighbor-hood rival Asher Hirschof CCD in the consola-tion, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) to fin-ish fourth.

Baseball» Moeller blanked La-

kota West in the DivisionI regional semifinal May28, 5-0. The Crusadersmoved to the regional fi-nal at the University ofCincinnati’s MargeSchott Stadium againstMason May 29.

Moeller beat Mason7-4 May 29 to advance tothe Division I semifinalsin Columbus June 4.

Boys volleyball» Moeller won their

quarterfinal match withHilliard Davidson May30 to advance to the Divi-sion I state semifinals atCapital Universityagainst the winner ofBeavercreek/LakewoodSt. Edward. May 31.

SHORT HOPS

Scott Springer. Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

THANKS TO CASEY THOMAS

CHCA sophomore MorganBradley qualified for thestate meet in high jump,clearing 5 feet, 3 inches totake second place in theevent. That mark is also anew school record.

CORRYVILLE — Theysay there’s no such thingas an ugly win.

Moeller High School’sbaseball team can attestto that as they racked upfive errors to Mason’sthree in their regionalchampionship game at theUniversity of Cincinnati’sMarge Schott StadiumFriday.

The Crusaders stillmanaged to win 7-4 asthey plated three runs inthe sixth inning of a tiegame to advance to thestate semifinals for theseventh time under coachTim Held.

Last year against Ma-son, Moeller surrendereda lead and had to go to ex-tra innings. This year’sgame saw them give up a3-1 advantage in the fifthinning and actually trail4-3.

Moeller sent sevenplayers to the plate in thefirst inning against Masonstarter Andy Marzhauser.Josh Hollander doubledand moved to third wherePatrick Mullingerbrought him in with a sac-rifice fly. Kyle Butz latersingled in the second runfor the early 2-0 lead.

Moeller starter GrantMacchiocchi kept Masonhitless until the third.Marzhauser reached onan error and was later sin-

gled in by Dylan Bryant tomake it 2-1.

Moeller scored againin the fourth to go up 3-1.

In the fifth inning,Macciocchi gave up aleadoff walk to Logan Wil-liams, who came in on Mi-chael Treft’s double downthe third-base line to getMason within a run at 3-2.Tyler Krabbe then singledand Rodney Hutchisonstruck out. However, thethird strike was droppedand thrown into rightfield, scoring Treft to tiethe game at three. Krabbethen scored on a sacrificefly by Nick Northcut andMason took the 4-3 lead.

The Crusaders hadthree of their five errors

in the inning.“What a crazy game,”

Held said afterward.“We’ve been playing greatdefensively until today. Ifyou would’ve told me wewere going to make fiveerrors in a game, I’d sayyou were crazy.”

Moeller got the runback in the bottom of theframe on a Mitch Meecesacrifice fly.

Mason threatened inthe sixth inning by load-ing the bases with one outagainst reliever MitchellBault. Coach Held thenwent to the bullpen for JoeVranesic who coaxed a flyout and fielder’s choice toget out of the inning un-scathed.

Moeller took a 5-4 leadin the bottom of the sixthwhen Bailey Montoyadoubled, Kyle Dockuswalked, Hollander sin-gled and Eric Conner de-livered a sacrifice fly tocenter. The Crusadersadded two more runs togive Vranesic somebreathing room.

The Comets got two onwith two out before Vran-seic registered the finalstrikeout for more Moell-er hardware and a trip toHuntington Park.

Vranesic was injuredin last season’s dogpileagainst Mason. It was sat-isfying for Held to see hissenior pitcher get the winin relief.

“We know we can bringhim out of the pen and he’sgood for 30, 40, 50 pitch-es,” Held said.

Moeller is now 29-3with Held seeking hisfourth state title.

The Comets finish 23-8and coach Curt Bly losesnine seniors. Mason haddefeated Turpin, Love-land, Troy and La Salle inthe postseason beforefalling to the Crusaders.

“We’re disappointed inthe outcome, but I’d neverever be disappointed inthem,” Bly said. “They’vebeen a joy to coach and wecontinue to move our pro-gram forward. To play inthis regional title gameagain is a credit to thoseguys.”

Despite defense, Moellerbaseball returns to stateScott [email protected]

JIM OWENS FOR THE ENQUIRER

Moeller catcher Bailey Montoya attempts to field a fair ball inthe top of the seventh. Moeller defeated Mason 7-4.

SYCAMORE TWP. — Justout of view of the RonaldReagan Cross CountyHighway, a pair of crosscountry rivals that sitfour and a half miles apartsquared off in the Divi-sion I lacrosse tourna-ment May 27.

Sycamore hostedMoeller on their juniorhigh field and came inwith just one loss in themonth of May, in overtimeto Seven Hills. Likewise,Moeller had a good monthonce they returned to thelocal portion of theirschedule.

After a 5-9 start play-ing teams from Louisville,Pennsylvania, Columbusand Cleveland, the Cru-saders reeled off six in arow under second-yearcoach Sean McGinnis.

Against Sycamore,they made it seven by tak-

ing an early lead and nev-er relinquishing. Moellerscored a pair around theeight-minute mark of thefirst quarter, but Syca-more cut it to 2-1 on a Mi-chael Sorger goal.

Nick Cinquina’s goalfor the Crusaders made it4-1 at the end of a periodand it eventually got to 6-1in the second, before Tom-my Barnhorst stopped thebleeding for the Aves.

At the half, it was 8-4Crusaders.

In the third quarter,Sycamore went on a runwith Sorger, Nick Cliverand Tyler Hegyesi gettingthe Aves within one at 8-7But Moeller knocked apair in at the end of thethird to make it 10-7.

In the fourth, NoahFlynn and Cinquina gotMoeller out to a 12-7 lead,but the Aves answeredagain, eventually closingto 12-10 on another goal byHegyesi. Just under four

minutes, Moeller’s EricReynolds scored to makefor the 13-10 final.

“They played a zonemost of the time,” McGin-nis said of the Aviators.“They pack it in and theirgoalie makes saves andthey push to the other end.It’s a game of runs and weheld it there. When weneeded to in the secondhalf we scored and kind ofpulled away.”

The Aves finished theseason 15-4 with the loss.

“They (Moeller) did areally good job maintain-ing possession on of-fense,” Sycamore CoachGreg Cole said. “I thinkour guys fought and it wasa great lacrosse game.”

Several Sycamore sen-iors hang their sticks upwith honors. Attack TylerHegyesi was first teamAll-Region, with defenderJeff Tang making secondteam and defender Ste-phen Mills honorable

mention.Among the Aves ex-

pected to lead nextspring’s group are firstteam All-Region picks Mi-chael Sorger and TommyBarnhorst; second teamselections Blake Petzeltand Andrew Cardenasand honorable mentionKevin Fitzgerald. All willbe 2016 seniors.

“One of our strengthcoaches will get withthem,” Cole said of his re-turners. “I want them toplay other sports. They’rea great group.”

The victory put Moell-er against St. Xavier, whobeat Loveland 16-2. OnMay 30 at Kings HighSchool, the Bombers gotout to a big halftime leadat 13-1 and cruised on tothe 16-5 win to advance tothe Division I state semi-finals. The loss to the No. 7(laxpower.com) Bombersended Moeller’s season at12-10.

Moeller battles Sycamore, St. X in lacrosse tourneyScott [email protected]

left to make it 12-7 andadded a goal off a passfrom Brittany Murphywith 1:27 to go, but the ral-ly came up short.

Considering the Bearsscored 16 goals or more 10times this season, Clarkwas pleased with the per-formance of a defensiveunit that includes seniorMelody Freeland, juniorsAlly Marth and Liza Fitz-gerald and junior goal-keeper Haley Rayburn.

“Our pressure defensewith Ally leading the wayis really good,” Fitzgeraldsaid. “Haley is really ac-tive in the goal and shehelps us talk through it.”

Goodyear, who wasnamed first-team all-state

along with Murphy,scored three goals as didThorn.

“I feel like this was sodifferent than the lastgame (against UA) whenwe got beat by 13,” Good-year said. “It’s been amaz-ing being here at state allthree years.”

Goodyear, a junior,helped the Aviators earn astate runner-up finish be-hind the Bears in 2013 andbeat Medina for lastyear’s title.

Murphy was one of justthree seniors in the pro-gram along with MaddieLocke, who will play forWinthrop, and MelodyFreeland.

There were 10 juniorson the roster.

“Nobody ever expect-ed us to get this far,”Goodyear said. “Nextyear we’ll have 10 seniors.

We’ve all been playing to-gether for a long time. Wehave to keep working onall the little things thatmake you grow.”

“When you have asyoung of a team as we did,the goal was just to be de-cent,” Clark said. “Com-ing back next year we’llbe pretty stacked.”

State semifinalTrailing by four goals

and in need of a spark,some of what was saidduring a timeout by theSycamore girls lacrosseteam with about 18 min-utes to go was best kept in-side the team, accordingto coach Eddie Clark.

The words must havebeen inspiring, though,considering what tran-spired during the game’sremainder.

The Aviators, looking

to reach a third consecu-tive Division I state cham-pionship game, let theirseniors do the talking – lit-erally and figuratively,according to Clark – asthey rallied for an 11-10win over Massillon Jack-son.

Senior Brittany Mur-phy scored the game-win-ning goal with 9.8 secondsto go. Sycamore moved onto play Upper Arlingtonfor the championship.

“We had a timeout andgot screamed at, and thecaptains were yelling abit,” Murphy said.

“During our huddle(when we were down 8-4)Brittany just made aspeech and that ignitedus,” senior Maddie Lockesaid. “We started winningsome of the draws and wehad some really big stopson defense. Our whole

team stepped it up.”The Aviators, who im-

proved to 17-3, got a goalfrom Renee Foster, back-to-back goals from Mur-phy and consecutive goalsfrom Evie Goodyear toturn an 8-4 deficit into a9-8 lead with 11:22 to go.

Jackson tied it with5:52 to go, but Sydney Pat-tison made it 10-9 Syca-more with a goal with 1:51left.

The Polar Bears madeit 10-10 on a goal by Mor-gan Furbay with 1:24 to go,but Sycamore won the en-suing draw and held theball for the final posses-sion. “Brittany Murphyand Maddie Locke are twosenior leaders and I toldthem to play like seniors,”Clark said. “(The game-winning goal) was just asenior trying to be a lead-er.

“Sometimes you’vejust got to let these girlsfigure it out. (When wewere behind) MaddieLocke was saying, ‘What’sgoing on? This is stupid.’ “

Murphy finished withfour goals, Goodyear hadthree and Eva Thorn add-ed two for Sycamore.

Sycamore, which beatMedina 14-6 for the statetitle a year ago, aimed toavenge one of its losseswhen it played the GoldenBears for the title. UA,which defeated the Avia-tors 14-8 for the title in2013, downed Sycamore19-6 April 24.

“Winning the drawsand stopping their fastbreaks will be big forsure,” Murphy said. “Thisis my third straight yeargoing to the final. Youcan’t ask for anythingmore.”

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JUNE 3, 2015 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • 3BLIFE

Bethel Baptist TempleFamily Nights at the Park areplanned for the last Friday ofJune, July and August, at 6:30p.m. at Bechtold Park. Kids canparticipate in an hour of struc-tured sports, crafts and more,followed by refreshments and adevotion for the family. Call thechurch for more information.

AWANA children’s clubs for ages4 through ninth-grade is of-fered 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdaysduring the school year.

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

Round Up Sunday for all thechildren’s Sunday school classesmeets on the first Sunday ofthe month for Bible stories,games, penny wars, Bible Bowland more.

Sunday School classes are 10a.m.; Sunday worship is 11 a.m.Kings Kids, a children’s worshipservice, is offered during the 11a.m. service. Nursery care isavailable.

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

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchSoles 4 Souls is June 7. Bring apair of gently used shoes todonate to charity.

Please join the ThoughtfulChristian group every Sunday at9 a.m. in the church library.Participant handouts are avail-able in the Narthex.

The youth group, God Squad,mission trip will be June 7-12 inTennessee.

The T.W.O picnic will be at theWeiman home June 20.

The NEEDS collection item forJune is canned tuna and cereal.

Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.

Sunday sermons are recordedand available on our website,www.bapc.net

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

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-

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

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

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

The annual outdoor singing isnoon, Saturday, June 6, andincludes food and fun games.

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

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchThe adult Sunday school class isviewing Rob Bell’s video serieswith discussion. Considerjoining the class at 9 a.m.Sundays through June.

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

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 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527; www.hartzellumc.org.

Mission BaptistCincinnatiSunday worship is 11 a.m. Biblestudy for all ages is 10 a.m.

Open house is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.June 7.

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

Northstar ACommunity of GraceWorship 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 SouthLebanon 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 will beoffered through Aug. 16..

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

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday worship services at 9:15a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Childcare isavailable at both services forinfants through age 2; SundaySchool at 10:45 a.m. for pre-

school through 12th-grade.A webcast is offered at 10:45a.m.

Beginning June 7, Sunday Schoolwill be offered only at the 10:45a.m. service for pre-school (age3 and potty trained to justfinishing Kindergarten). Allother children will worship inSanctuary with parents ateither service during summer.

Childcare is provided for chil-dren just finishing preschool(potty trained) through kin-dergarten. First through sixthgrades will worship with theirfamilies in the Sanctuary for thesummer months.

Sycamore Presbyterian Preschoolis accepting applications fornext school year. Limited place-ment is available for 3-year-oldthrough pre-K classes. ContactPreschool Director Jamie Cos-ton at 683-7717 for more

information.Student Ministries will startworshiping June 7.

Vacation Bible School is June22-26. The theme is “G-Force.”Registration is available on thechurch website or at the Chil-dren’s Ministry Table.

Interested in joining a BookClub? New Friday Book Clubwill meet at 11:30 a.m. June 12in Room 120 to discuss “Boys ofthe Boat” by Daniel JamesBrown.

Men’s Golf Group meetsWednesday mornings, springthrough fall. Play nine or 18holes. Contact the churchoffice, if interested.

Pre Lawn-Fete Sale will occurfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday,June 5, and Saturday, June 6.

Stone Masons, Men’s SaturdayBible Study, will resume in thefall, Sept. 26, and complete its

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

The next new member class willbe 8:30-12:30 a.m. Sept. 26. Formore information, call thechurch office.

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This is the time ofyear when many peoplebegin home improvementprojects but, dependingon the size of the job, it’simportant to realize youfirst need to get a build-ing permit.

Robin Short, of ForestPark, says she thoughther contractor had ob-tained the proper permitsbefore beginning repairsto her house. Shortbought her house sixyears ago and only re-cently learned two sunroom additions had notbeen built according tothe city’s building code.

So, Short hired a con-tractor and says she toldhim, “Get permits, andremodify the two roomsto bring everything up tocode – the electrical,roofing, everything up tocode.”

The contractor beganwork a year ago andShort says, “He wastelling me, as the workwas proceeding, thebuilding inspector hadbeen over to inspect it.”So, she continued payingthe contractor for thework.

Short says at somepoint she talked with theForest Park buildinginspector and wasshocked to learn nothingwas up to code. Prob-lems included no mois-ture barrier behind thesiding, and roof framingand shingles not in-stalled according to plan.

In all, she says, shehad paid the contractormore than $18,000. Then,after talking with theinspector, she had to hirean electrician to proper-ly upgrade her electricalpanel at a cost of $1,700.

Short says she tried toget in touch with hercontractor but, “Hewon’t answer my calls,he won’t answer my

emails. He did the work,but he just did the workaccording to how hewanted to do it, when hewanted to do it and in hiscode.”

I was able to get intouch with the contractorand was told he has beenin and out of the hospitalfor the past few months.He said he stopped workon that job because heran out of money.

Short says she didn’trealize it is the homeown-er’s responsibility to

make surea plan issubmittedand ap-proved bythe build-ing depart-ment, and awork per-mit is is-sued beforeany work

can begin. That’s an im-portant lesson for every-one.

Always make sureyour contract calls for

the firm to draw up plansand get them approved.Don’t let any work beginuntil a work permit isposted on the job site.Check with the buildingdepartment as the workprogresses to make sureit’s being done correctlybefore you make anypayments to the contrac-tor.

Howard Ain appears as theTroubleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

Permits required forhome improvements

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

Robert J. TauberRobert J. Tauber, 84, of Blue

Ash died May 25.Survived by wife of 65 years,

Jean (nee Tabor) Tauber;children Barbara (Ken) Fuss-necker, Mary Ann (Jim) Meiser,Lou Ann Turney, David (Caro-lyn) Tauber, Dan (Karen)Tauber, Cathy (Dennis Sick-enger) Tauber-Tapia, Billy

(Sara) Tauber, Stevie Taubierand Eddie (Susan Mack) Taub-er; 24 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by son,Bobby Tauber; and brother,Richard Tauber.

Services were May 29 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale. Memorialsto; Hospice of Cincinnati.

DEATHS

All kinds of roses willbe on display at annualCombined Rose Show,conducted by the Great-er Cincinnati Rose Asso-ciation & CincinnatiRose Society at the East-gate Mall, June 6.

The event is free andopen to the public.

Rose lovers and ama-teur rose growers arewelcome to bring theirblooms to the exhibit.Rose classes to bejudged include: hybridteas, grandifloras, flor-ibundas, climbers andramblers, polyanthus,shrub roses, old gardenroses, miniature andminiflora roses.

Additional sectionsinclude a class for nov-ice, youth, fragrance,and show judges. Artis-tic arrangements and ar-rangements using min-iature and/or minifloraroses are included in thisshow.

Roses entered in theexhibit must be grown inan outdoor garden andwill be judged by Amer-ican Rose Society ac-credited judges. A prep

room for exhibitors isavailable on site. Entrieswill be accepted from 7-11 a.m. when judging be-gins. Ribbons and hon-ors will be awarded at 3p.m.

Specific details aboutentering roses and theshow program can befound on the CincinnatiRose Society websitewww.cincinnati-rose.org/ or call JohnSchuster at 223-8085.

Members from Cin-cinnati Rose Associationand Cincinnati Rose So-ciety will be on hand toanswer questions.

THANKS TO KAREN FREEMAN

Sue Smith of Symmes Township congratulates Linda Dietzfor winning Best of Show in 2014.

Rose show blooms atEastgate Mall, June 6

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MONTGOMERYIncidents/investigationsBurglary, breaking andenteringReported in 8600 block ofWeller Road May 5.

Two people reported paintings,value $5,000 each, taken fromthe 10800 block of DeerfieldRoad April 25.

Lost propertyA man said he lost his wallet in

the 9900 block of MontgmeryRoad May 2.

Suspicious vehicleReported in 9900 block ofMontgomery Road April 26.

TheftSomeone took vehicle parts,value $200, from the 7800 blockof Cooper Road April 28.

A man said someone took alicense plate renewal tab, value$55, from the 10500 block ofMontgomery Road April 30.

A man said someone took awallet, value $20, from the10500 block of MontgomeryRoad April 25.

Vandalism, criminaldamagingReported in 10200 block ofHightower Court, May 2.

Weapons violationReported in 7400 block ofCornell Road May 6.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAggravated burglaryReported on 5500 block ofKugler Mill Road, March 28.

Breaking and enteringReported on 7600 block of FieldsErtel Road, July 31.

BurglaryFurniture, flatware, tools re-moved from 12000 block ofSnider Road, Nov. 24.

TV and tablet valued at $1,250removed from 8500 block ofDeerway Drive, April 2.

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

BLUE ASH9926 Timbers Drive: Chernov,Vyacheslav M. & Natalya S. toStolyarova, Julia & AlexanderChernov; $110,000.

21 Trailbridge Drive: Kiley,Marilee Beth Tr. & Stephen J.Knox Tr. to Groves, Brandon R.& Michelle E.; $550,000.

9489 West Ave.: Naish, Ryan C.to Buggele, William & KaralynTellio; $137,000.

MONTGOMERY8780 Arcturus Drive: Davidson,Amelia F. Tr. to Claige PropertiesLLC; $254,000.

10602 Deercreek Lane: Liu,Chia-Yang & Ching-Ying Lin toTrogolo, Richard E. & Joan M.;$295,000.

7503 Golf Green Drive: Jack H.Wieland Builders Inc. toGoedde, Peter M. & NoviliaSuhendra; $486,479.

10319 Radabaugh Drive:O’Rourke Homes & RemodelingLLC to Severson, Melissa &Andrew; $285,000.

7938 Wild Orchard Lane: ZickaFamily Homes Ltd. to Gittinger,Steven C. Tr.; $780,371.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP12181 Cedarbreaks Lane: DDDRestoration LLC to Fraser, RyanT; $151,500.

11633 Chancery Lane: Smith, OtisG. Sr. Tr. & Michelle A. Tr. toRomick, Alan; $300,000.

8485 Deerway Drive: SmartRental Properties LLC to Peck,Nancy S.; $135,000.

4662 Kugler Mill Road: Dietz,Mary L. to Clark, Shannon M. &Terence M. Carr; $150,000.

4159 Larchview Drive: Mueller,Sylvia to Reinhardt, Richard C.& Ashley N.; $100,000.

3995 Mantell Ave.: NorthropProperties LLC to Hines, CorissaS. & Dale J.Preston Jr.; $119,000.

7643 Montgomery Road: Sina,Behnaz to Clements, Marilyn R.;$72,500.

8452 Pine Road: Smart RentalProperties LLC to Peck, NancyS.; $135,000.

8572 Plainfield Road: RVFM 11Series, LLC to Tandjari LLC;$24,117.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP11660 Kemperwoods Drive:Patel, Kusum K. Tr. to Manga-nese, Michele; $385,000.

10042 Plantation Pointe Drive:Fischer Single Family Homes IIILtd. to Pansini, Ryan A. &Courtney; $394,016.

9671 Symbola Drive: Yannucci,Michael D. to Butcher, Rhett &Tanya Cornett; $154,750.

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