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You don’t hear this very of-ten, but if you live in ColerainTownship, your electric bill isgoing down.

And you don’t have to sit inthe dark to make it happen.

Colerain Township trusteesapproved a new electric aggre-gation agreement Jan. 24 thatwill result in lower electricbills for many township resi-dents.

Interim administratorFrank Birkenhauer said thenew agreement with Duke En-ergy Retail runs throughMarch 2014.

Under the new contract,residents willpay 4.92 centsper kilowatthour. The lasttwo-yearagreement wasfor 6.19 perkwh.

“We felt wecould negotiatea good price forour residents,” Birkenhauersaid. “We were pleased withthe proposals we received.”

He said the township re-ceived two written proposals.Small commercial users willalso get the same energy sav-ings, he added, which made theDuke offer too good to pass up.

John Finnegan, account ex-ecutive with Duke Energy Re-tail, said Duke will be sendingout letters to Colerain Town-ship residents soon. The town-ship has an opt-out program,which means that all eligibleresidents will be enrolled un-less they return a card declin-ing enrollment.

Finnegan said Duke mustpresent the agreement to thePublic Utilities Commission ofOhio. PUCO has 10 days to re-spond. Once the response win-dow has closed, enrollment onbehalf of both the township andDuke Energy Retail Sales willbe sent to township residentsand will give them a period oftime during which they can optout if they want. If they do notreturn the card, they will be en-rolled in the program.

Aggregation allows localgovernments to form electricand natural gas purchasingpools. The communities con-tract with an independent sup-plier for electricity and gas,but Duke Energy Retail, theregulated utility, continues todeliver it through its pipes andwires, as well as handle billingand other customer services.

Coleraingets lowerelectricratesBy Jennie [email protected]

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It’s not often you stand face-to-face with heros.

The Eyes of Freedom, eightpanels with life-size portraits of 22MarinesandaNavycorpsmanwhodied in Iraq in 2005 will give youthat opportunity. The memorial,which travels to keep the memoryof the sacrifice made by the Ohio-basedLimaCompanyalive,ismak-ing a week-long stop at ColerainHigh School next week.

The portraits in the Eyes ofFreedom,sponsoredbyR&LCarri-ers, were painted by Ohio artistAnita Miller. The memorial will beon display in the school theater,8801 Cheviot Road, Tuesday, Jan.31, through Friday, Feb. 3, from 8a.m.-3 p.m. each day. There will bea special evening viewing from 5-8p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2.

Lima Company has a Colerainconnection. Pat Murray, mother ofSgt.DavidKreuter,just26whenhedied in a 2005 roadside bombingthatkilled14membersofLimaCo.,taught at the high school.

“Every time I see those paint-ings, it’s bittersweet, because it’s avery vivid reminder that I don’thave my son,” says the retiredteacher.

Principal Maureen Heintz saidMurry approached her with theidea of bringing the memorial tothe school.

“I thought it was a very power-ful idea. I was her daughters’ prin-

cipal and they lost their brother,”Heintz said. Both of Murray’sdaughters, Laura and Kristin, areColerain graduates; her son was agraduateofSt.XavierHighSchool,which the traveling memorial hasalready visited.

Marine Gunnery Sgt. TimHughett, who recruits for the Ma-rines at Colerain High School, wel-comesthechancetorememberhisfallen brothers. He says there willbeMarinesatthememorialdailytohonor the men of Lima Companyand answer any questions fromstudents or the public.

“These men made the ultimatesacrifice in the defense of free-dom,” he said. “These are the realfaces of the men that fell. It is anhonor to have the memorial comehere and to be a part of this. It is aprivilege to honor them.”

The memorial is serving as a

springboard for lessons targetedto the school’s art, social studiesand history classes.

Social studies teacher AndyJungkunz is the logistics man forthe memorial’s visit. As a teacher,he says the memorial’s visit canhelp his students understand theconcepts of sacrifice and patrio-tism.

And he has a special connectionto Lima Company, as well. Hisbrother-in-law took over the unitafter it returned from Iraq. Jung-kunz attended a military base me-morial for the fallen soldiers in2005.

“This is an opportunity to makesure to continue telling their storyso people never forget,” he said.“This is how I can make a differ-ence.”

Gannett News Service contributedto this story.

Memorial visitsColerain High School

By Jennie [email protected]

An aerial view of the memorial when it visited East Clinton High School. Students are signing a Marine flagin the center of the display which was then presented to the school. THANKS TO MIKE STRAHE

Mike Strahle, director of the Eyes of Freedom , with a panel of the LimaCompany Memorial showing Lance Cpl. Eric Bernholtz, Cpl. DustinDerga and Lance Cpl. Nicholas Erdy. The memorial is coming to ColerainHigh School Jan. 31 through Feb. 3. THANKS TO MIKE STRAHLE

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In 2005, Colerain Town-ship voters approved ameasure that allowed Cole-rain Township to negotiatea better energy deal. Thetownship has a gas aggre-gation program, as well.

That agreement with Inter-state Gas Supply runsthrough the end of March.

Birkenhauer cautionedresidents that a number ofsuppliers are sending resi-dents postcards tellingthem they no longer arepart of an aggregation pro-gram and offering them op-portunities.

“It is unlikely that these

programs will be able to of-fer a rate lower than theColerain aggregationrate,” he said. “Residentswho want our rate need towait for our letters to ar-rive in the next eightweeks.”

Residents with ques-tions can call the townshipoffice, 385-7500.

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Just in time for Valen-tine’s Day, the ColerainTownship Senior and Com-munity Center is givingDads a special event toshare with their daughters.

The second annual Dad-dy and Daughter DateNight is a very specialdress-up date night forgirls ages 4-17 and their fa-thers, grandfathers or oth-er father figures. CenterDirector Marie Sprengersays the event is from 7 to 9p.m. Saturday, Feb.11at thecenter, 4300 SpringdaleRoad. Seating will begin at6:30 pm.

Sprenger says thisyear’s theme will be in thecolors and style of the Tif-

fany store and will includea flower for the girls, a pho-tograph, DJ, dancing, piz-za, and dessert. “This waswell-attended last year, andwe expect it to popularagain this year,” she said.

Suggested attire isdresses for girls and dressshirt and tie for fathers.Tickets are $12 per personColerain Township resi-dents and $15 per personfor nonresidents. Ticketsare available at the centerfrom 8 to 4 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, and 6 to 9p.m. on Monday, Tuesdayand Thursday.

Those wishing to sitwith other couples shouldpurchase their tickets to-gether. Seating arrange-ments cannot be changedat the event.

For more information,please call 741-8802.

Dad and daughterdate night is Feb. 11

Keenan Pena gives his daughter Akilah a kiss as the twodance at last year's Daddy and Daugher Date Night.THANKS TO MARIE SPRENGER

A business dedicated togrowing things will begrowing itself this year.

Jeff Webeler, owner ofWhite Oak Garden Center,3579 Blue Rock Road, sayshis customers will havemore parking and more

greenery to wanderthrough outside now that hehas bought and demolishedthe building at the southside of his nursery.

The garden center nowstretches from HanleyRoad to the north to theparking lot of the KnottyPine on the south.

Webeler says the expan-sion makes sense for hisbusiness.

He’s been at the BlueRock Road location since1984, and has seen a slowbut steady growth.

“As we have had oppor-tunities to expand, we havetaken advantage of them,”he said. “It is refreshing tobe able to grow in this eco-nomically challengingtime.”

Webeler said 2009 and2010 were both down yearsfor his business, but lastyear things began to turnaround.

“Despite the rain, wehad a good year,” he said. “Ithinkpeoplearestayingputand improving what theyhave. People are more envi-ronmentally conscious, andwe have seen increased in-terest in areas such asgrowing vegetables, plant-ing trees and rain gardens.”

Webeler’sstaffdoesgar-den seminars at the Mon-fort Heights branch of thePublic Library of Cincin-nati and Hamilton County.“We get a lot of questions,and we try to keep the semi-nars pretty basic,” he said.“They have been popular.”

He says he expects theenlarged parking area willbe ready to use this year.

The expansion is not allthat will be new. The gar-den center is getting a re-

branding, complete with anew name, White Oak Gar-dens.

Webelersaysthechangeto the new name and logo, asofteroak leaf,willbegrad-

ual.“I wouldn’t look for a big

change, like a new sign,” hesaid. “It will roll out overtime. We think the newname has a nice feel.”

By Jennie [email protected]

A contractor tears down the old building at 3975 Blue Rock Road as part of an expansionof the White Oak Nursery. THANKS TO JEFF WEBELER

Garden center will grow this spring

Among the topics upfor discussion at theSpringfield Township’sState of the Township fo-rum Sunday, Feb. 26, willbe the March 6 fire levy.

The annual open houseand forum will be at 2:30p.m. at The Grove, 9158Winton Road. Townshipofficials and staff will beavailable to answer ques-tions before and after thepresentation by townshipAdministrator Mike Hin-nenkamp.

The township is askingvoters to approve a 1-milllevy that will appear as Is-sue 5 on the March ballot.It is for five years and willgenerate $585,000 a yearfor the fire department tomaintain its current levelof staffing and service.

The levy will cost theowner of a home valued at$100,000 an additional $30a year in property taxes.

Fire Chief Rob Lenin-ger said that without theadditional revenues, hemight be forced to reduceas many as five people.

“If this issue fails, themost likely scenario isthat full-time firefighter/paramedic staff would bereduced by three to five,”Hinnenkamp said. “Thisreduction of staffingcould result in longer re-

sponsetimes tocertaintypes ofemergen-cies andthe overallavailabilityof person-nel respon-ding to

emergencies.”Hinnenkamp said his

staff and trustees havelooked at other options in-cluding contracting withother jurisdictions andconsolidation with the po-lice department. He saidthe township will con-tinue to look at the feasi-bility of options.

The levy requestcomes as the townshipcontinues to deal withdrastic losses in state rev-enues, namely local gov-ernment funding and theestate tax which will be

eliminated. The state alsoeliminated the tangiblepersonal property tax re-imbursements which,coupled with lower prop-erty valuations, will costthe fire department$200,000 in revenues thisyear.

Full-time firefightersand paramedics agreed togive up a 2.7 percent sala-ry increase that was partof a previously agreed tocontract. They renegoti-ated that contract andagreed to a salary freezefor the next three years.

The salary conces-sions, along with othercontract changes in over-time and insurance, willsave more than $100,000during the next threeyears, Hinnenkamp said.

The last fire levy waspassed in 2001 and was ex-pected to last five years.

Along with the firelevy, the State of theTownship forum also willinclude updated informa-tion on township financesand plans for the future.

For more informationor to register to attend,call 522-1410.

By Heidi [email protected]

Springfield Twp. residents areinvited to fire levy info forum

Hinnenkamp

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DOWNSIZING A HOMEWhen a person comes to a certain age and the children move out

and on with their own lives, a home may become too big for its occupants.At this point, residents may feel it's time to downsize to a smaller home.

Downsizing can be exciting and challenging at the same time. Going through andpacking belongings can be a trip down memory lane. But chances are a smaller space willmean that a person will have to part with a number of his belongings collected over time.

To make the process easier, first assess how much space there will be in the newhome. Many times floor plans or room dimensions are available. First measure large items,such as furniture, to be sure it will fit in the rooms. Then think about storage possibilities.

Next, make a running list of what items can be discarded and wherethose items will go. Some belongings can be donated to charity, while othersmay be given to family and friends. Many other things could end up in the trashor recycling bins. Knowing where things will go will make them easier to sort.

For those doing a major clean-out of the home, it could be efficient to hire adumpster to be placed on-site. This way, larger bulk items can simply be tossed inside.Some municipalities restrict what can be placed in the regular trash or how muchgarbage can be collected, so this alleviates the stress of dealing with excess trash.

When actually beginning to get rid of things, start with the areas thatreceive the least amount of use. Belongings stored in the attic or basement maybe simply taking up space and hold less sentimental value. People can then worktheir way toward items that are used on a regular basis. Duplicates of things canbe donated. It can be cathartic to clear out clutter and get ready to start anew.

Some people find they have to downsize because of financial reasons. In these cases,thinningoutbelongingscanalsobeawaytoearnafewextrabucks.Sellingorauctioningoffseldomused items may produce a little extra cash that can help finance moving expenses or even bills.

Mark Schupp has been a Real Estate Agent for the past31 years and is a Certified Residential Specialist. He has wonmany awards including the Top Unit Producer for 1999 and2000 (last year awarded) in the Cincinnati Board of Realtorsand Top 1% Residential Real Estate Agent in the Nation.

For professional advice on all aspects of buying orselling real estate, contact Mark Schupp at Star OneRealtors. Please call me at 385-0900 (office) or 385-0035(home) or visit my website: www.markschupp.com

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years inprisonWednesday.

“That’show he gothis thrills,”AssistantHamiltonCountyProsecutorKevin

Hardman said at Bitter’sWednesday sentencing.

Bitter, 49, of ColerainTownship, used his com-puter to connect to othercomputers – called peer-to-peer file sharing – to ac-cess, download and sharevideos with others.

The videos show chil-dren as young as 1 beingraped. The oldest victimsin the videos, Hardmansaid, were age 9.

“In the eight years thatI’ve been” prosecuting sexcrimes involving childrendepicted in videos or pho-tos, Hardman told thejudge, “these are some ofthe worst I have ever seen.”

Bitter, a father of threeadult children, went to trialon 20 counts of panderingsexually oriented materialinvolved minors.

Bitter wasn’t chargedwith 300 counts – a countfor each such video foundon his computer hard drive–because Hardman said hedidn’t want to make a jurywatch 300 videos.

At a January trial, a jurywatched the videos and re-turned convictions on all 20counts. He faced a maxi-mum of 160 years in prisonbut Common Pleas JudgeBeth Myers imposed an 18-year sentence.

When police went to hishouse to serve a searchwarrant on his computer,Bitter fled and wasn’tcaught for four months,Hardman said.

In addition to his prisonsentence, Bitter has to reg-ister with authorities as asex offender every sixmonths.

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Matt Stansbury saidthe members of theGreen Township Citi-zens Police AcademyAlumni want to makesure township police of-ficers are recognizedfor their efforts.

“What they do mat-ters to us, and we appre-ciate everything theydo,” said Stansbury,who serves as presidentof the alumni groupcomprised of residentswho have completed thepolice department’s Cit-izens Police Academy.

To honor the dedica-tion of Green Townshippolice officers, thealumni organization es-tablished an Officer ofthe Year Award.

Stansbury and fellowalumni members pre-sented the inauguralaward to Green Town-ship Police Sgt. MitchHill during the board oftrustees meeting Mon-day, Jan. 23.

“I was very sur-prised,” said Hill, a sev-en-year member of thetownship police depart-ment. “I did not see itcoming at all. I was veryhonored.”

Stansbury said therewere certainly severaldeserving officers fromwhom to choose for the2011 Officer of the YearAward, but the groupselected Hill because ofthe leadership role andduties he assumes with-in the department.

He said Hill is the su-pervisor for the secondshift, responsible forsupervising many of thetownship’s newer offi-cers and providingguidance for their pro-fessional growth. Healso revitalized theNeighborhood BlockWatch program and re-ceives positive feed-back from neighbor-hood groups who appre-ciate his knowledge,communication skillsand commitment.

Hill ensures the de-partment follows allcompliance rules andmaintains strict com-puter security require-ments as well, Stansbu-ry said.

He also has a perfect

attendance record.Hill said he enjoys

the on-the-job varietythat comes with being apolice officer.

“I like meeting newpeople and working tosolve new problems,” hesaid.

Recognition from thecitizens group is verynice, and he said he ap-preciates their com-mendation.

“They are a greatgroup of dedicated peo-ple and it’s exciting towork with them,” Hillsaid.

Stansbury said thealumni organizationplans to name an officerof the year on an annualbasis. Those who re-ceive the award gettheir name engraved ona plaque hanging in thefoyer of the administra-tion building.

“We want to publiclythank them,” he said.

“Like many publicworkers, they often gounnoticed for the hardwork they do.”

Citizens honor police officer

By Kurt [email protected]

Green Township Citizens Police Academy Alumni President Matt Stansbury, left,presents the inaugural Officer of the Year Award to Green Township Police Sgt. MitchHill. The alumni group plans to annually recognize township police officers who goabove and beyond to serve the community. THANKS TO GREEN TOWNSHIP

Hill is first grouplauds for work

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Springfield Township’s fireand police chiefs have compiledtheir 2011statistics, showing bothdepartments had a mix of in-creases and decreases.

Fire Chief Rob Leininger saidboth emergency medical and fireruns went up from 2010. In 2011,he logged 3,949 life squad runscompared to 3,902 in 2010. Firesin 2011were1,112 and1,011in 2010.

Police Chief David Heimpoldsaid his department continued adrop in the seven-category partone offenses police calculate forthe FBI Uniform Crime Report-ing system. He admits the de-crease of 0.7 percent is “relative-ly small,” but said “it continues onthe path of the past several yearsof a declining crime rate.”

Those categories include ev-erything from murder to theft.

“However,” Heimpold added,“our violent crime rate was down7.5 percent from last year.

“We’re hoping to maintain ourcurrent downward trend. This isthe sixth year we’ve seen de-

creased numbers and had doubledigit numbers for four years.”

Violent crimes, as the nameimplies, includes murder, rapeand aggravated assault.

Reported property crime didincrease 2.5 percent from 2010.The biggest increase, Heimpoldsaid, were 49 more burglaries re-ported last year than in 2010. Heblames break-ins to vacant andabandoned houses.

“We’re not alone in this,” hesaid. “It’s happening in every ju-risdiction with houses beingrobbed of copper pipes and airconditioners. They may get $100worth of scrap and leave behind$5,000 in damages.

“There is talk of legislation totry and attack it at the scrap yardlevel, but it’s a hard crime tosolve. We’ve had instances whereneighbors actually saw what theythought were workers going inand out of houses, but it was peo-ple rippping out the pipes.

“We’ve made several arrestsand tried to determine a pattern,looking at the published lists offoreclosures going to auction, butit’s been tough.”

Recently, the Pleasant RunFarms Athletic Association hadfencing stolen, presumably forscrap, after spending two yearsraising the funds to buy it for itsfacility.

He attributes the increase inthefts and burglaries to the in-crease the department is seeingin drug abuse, mainly a dramaticshift to heroin.

“Heroin has become the main

drug we’re seeing now,” he said.“We’ve had a lot more overdosesfrom heroin, as well.

“Again, we’re not the only de-partment seeing this trend.”

Drunk driving arrests alsowent up 191 from 2010 to 4,588.

In total, police responded to23,174 calls for service, down 164from 2010.

Leininger said his 2011 num-bers were the highest the depart-

ment has ever recorded. He saidhis department handled 520 callsfor people having trouble breath-ing, which also is a record high inthat category. He can’t explainthe reasons behind the jump, butsaid he fears it will continue.

“This was the highest demandfor service we’ve had in the histo-ry of the township,” he said. “Likeothers, we’re experiencing an in-crease in mutual aid calls, be-cause, like us, other departmentsare struggling to maintain levelsof service. All local governmentsare under tremendous pressureto reduce costs while trying to of-fer services, and that results in agreater demand to help each oth-er.”

With 31 full-time and 60 part-time firefighers, Leininger saidif the March 6 fire levy doesn’tpass, he’s looking at eliminatingfive firefighters.

“We’re all fighting for surviv-al and I’m very concerned aboutthe future of local government,”Leninger said. “We’re all lookingat just sustaining what we havewhile demand for service con-tinues to increase.”


Fire and crime numbers up and down

Springfield Township Fire Chief Rob Leininger, left, and Police ChiefDavid Heimpold take a look at each others year-end statistics, bothshowing increases in some areas and decreases in others. HEIDI

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Booster stag Feb. 2The 17th annual Cole-

rain Boosters Stag will beThursday, Feb. 2, at Kolp-ing Grove,10235 Mill Road.

This year’s speaker willbe former Cincinnati Redsinfielder Doug Flynn, whowas a member of the 1975and 1976 World Championteams.

The evening will beginwith a social time at 6 p.m.,followed by dinner at 7:30p.m. The program will be-gin at 8:15 p.m.

Cost to attend is $50 perperson which covers themeal, drinks, and program.Tables of 10 can be pur-

chased for $500.For additional informa-

tion or to purchase tickets,contact either DennyHirsch at [email protected] or the Col-erain High School AthleticDepartment and 385-6424.

La Salle auctionset for Feb. 25

Bob Herzog of Channel12 will emcee and serve ascelebrity auctioneer forthe 25th Annual La SalleCamelot Auction Saturday,Feb. 25.

The auction event willbe at La Salle High School,3091 North Bend Road. The

event begins at 5:30 p.m.with dinner at 7 p.m.

The Mistics, a four-manvocal group that special-izes in R&B and soul, willperform for auction-goersafter the live auction.

The annual auctionraises funds to support stu-dents’ co-curricular activ-ities including sports, dra-ma and music, and to pro-vide financial support fordeserving students. Thisyear’s theme is “It’s allabout…Gratitude!”

The evening featureshors d’oeurves, sit-downdinner with double entree,open bar and continentalbreakfast to wrap up.

Items for auction arestill being collected for the2012 auction, and includeelectronics, jewelrytickets to sporting and cul-tural events, restaurantgift cards, sports collect-ibles, home décor andmore.

Musikgarten nowtaking registration

For information and topurchase tickets, call 513-741-2385. Registration isnow open for winter ses-sions at Miss Nancy’s Mu-sikgarten. The early child-hood music studio ownedand operated by Colerainresident Nancy Huey,opened last fall at 4604 DryRidge Road.

The studio features theMusikgarten curriculum,with music and movementclasses for children new-born through age 5 (alongwith their parents), as wellas child-only classes forchildren age 5 and older.Fees for the sessions vary.Sessions that begin theweek of Feb. 6 include:

» Baby/Toddler (new-born-3 years): Wednesdayat 10 a.m. or Saturdays at11a.m.

» Cycle of Seasons (3-5years): Tuesdays at 11 a.m.

» Music Makers (4-7years) - Tuesdays at 6:30p.m.

» Beginning guitarclass: Tuesdays7:30-8:30p.m.; begins February 21.

Huey is a musician andeducator specializing invoice, guitar and flute. Sheis founder and co-directorof the Performing ArtsTroupe at St. John the Bap-tist of Dry Ridge School, adrama/musical theatergroup for sixth, seventhand eighth grade students.

For more informationand class registration, visitthe website at www.cincinnatimusikgarten.com oryou may call 513-702-9927.You may also her at [email protected].

Cards showThe next regular mem-

bership meeting for theMonfort Heights-WhiteOak Community Associa-tion is set for 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 8, at theGreen Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road.

The association will hostthe Colerain High SchoolShow Cards, who will pro-vide the entertainment.

The Shows Cards arecomprised of 41 singersand dancers and seven in-strumentalists, supportedby six technical crew mem-bers. Each Show Cardmember is involved in theschool’s curricular musicprogram, and many arevarsity athletes, honor stu-dents and class officers.

They are consistent fi-nalists and grand champi-ons in both regional and na-tional competitions, andwill participate in theWorld Choir Games beingheld in Cincinnati this sum-mer.

The ensemble is direct-ed by Michael and RandieParks, with choreographyby Jason Johnson.

Track team honoredState Rep. Louis Terhar

(R-30th District) honoredthe La Salle High School

track and field team on thefloor of the House of Rep-resentatives Tuesday, Jan.24, for winning the 2011state championship.

Coached by Frank Rus-so, La Salle scored 36 pointsto edge out runner-up Cen-terville High School. The ti-tle marked La Salle’s sec-ond track and field statechampionship, with thefirst dating back to 1994.

“I am extremely proudof the effort put forth bythese young men, and Iknow they made the wholecity of Cincinnati proudwith their accomplish-ments,” Terhar said.

“I want to further com-mend Coach Russo for hisstrong leadership in mold-ing these young men intoscholars and leaders aswell as athletes.”

Along with being ac-knowledged on the Housefloor, the team was alsorecognized by State Sen.Bill Seitz (R-8th District)on the Senate floor in theafternoon.

Mercy hostingelegant auction

Mother of Mercy HighSchool’s largest fundrais-ing event of the year, “Hoo-ray for mercywood,” willtake place from 6 p.m. tomidnight Saturday, Feb. 18.

Tickets are now on salefor the revamped eventnow under the direction ofMercy’s FUNdraiser JulieLeis Raleigh, a 1982 Mercygraduate.

The elegant dinner-auc-tion benefit supports theschool’s students and is es-sential to sustaining themany academic, religiousand extracurricular pro-grams Mercy offers.

Along with Raleigh, co-chairs Aimee Wolf Reilly, a1985 graduate, and TrinaAnderson Schapker-Niem-er, a 1982 graduate, havebeen working hard withMercy’s newly formedMom’s Club in preparing todeliver a Hollywood-likeexperience for guests.

Steve Raleigh, ChiefMeteorologist for WCPO 9News will serve as masterof ceremonies for the eve-ning.

Highlights of the eventinclude a selection of silentauction items, a live auc-tion show, new booths in-cluding a champagne andchocolate booth, a grandraffle and a high-energy af-ter party with dancing atClub Mercy.

Reservations can bemade online at www.moth-

erofmercy.org/Mercy-wood, or by calling Mercyat 661-2740 extension 312.

Chorus appearanceThe annual Macy’s Arts

Sampler presented by Art-sWave will cover three Sat-urdays this winter, Feb. 11,Feb. 25 and March 10. Aspart of Macy’s Arts Sam-pler, the Southern GatewayChorus will appear in con-cert at the SpringfieldTownship’s Grove BanquetHall at noon Saturday,March 10. All events arefree and open to the publicthanks to the sponsorshipof Macy’s.

The Southern GatewayChorus are two-time Inter-national BarbershopChorus champions locatedin Cincinnati, and will pre-sent a program appropri-ate for all ages.

Macy’s Arts Samplershines a spotlight on thearts in the community andis the kickoff for the annualArtsWave CommunityCampaign, when people allacross the region come to-gether to support the cre-ative things that makeGreater Cincinnati a greatplace to live.

For a complete scheduleof events or to downloadthe Sampler app, visithttp://www.TheArt-sWave.org.

Fundraiser set forfirefighter March 10

A community benefitfor Colerain TownshipFirefighter and Fire In-spector Bill Harrington, isset for 8 p.m. to midnight onSaturday, March 10, at theKolping Grove BanquetCenter.

Bill was recently diag-nosed with cancer. Doctorswere able to remove abrain tumor, but the cancerhas spread and Harringtonwill need radiation and che-motherapy. As a part-timeemployee of the depart-ment he does not have med-ical insurance.

His medical costs aremounting and will be over-whelming.You can also of-fer assistance by providingmonetary gifts, or doorprizes and/or raffle prizesfor the benefit. No donationis too small. Please contactEric Dauer at (513) 253-5386 or Phil Klug at (513)439-2600 if you wish to ar-range donation pick-up.

Otherwise, donationsmay be mailed to ordropped off at ColerainTownship Fire Station 25,3251 Springdale Road.

BRIEFLY

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

NORTHWESTPRESSEditor: Jennie Key, [email protected], 853-6272

La Salle High School celebrat-ed a first this school year: SeniorAndy Erb is the first member ofthe high school’s Venturing Crewto achieve the rank of Eagle, thehighest rank in Boy Scouts.

Venturing is the Boy Scouts’youth development program inhigh school and beyond, from age14-20. La Salle has sponsored aVenturing crew, the equivalent of

a Boy Scout troop, for its studentssince 2009.

Erb, is the first Eagle Scout toemerge from La Salle’s Ventur-ing Crew 407. Venturing is ayouth development program of-fered through the Boy Scouts ofAmerica. Teacher Ryan Denney,a La Salle graduate and an EagleScout, is advisor to the school’sVenturing crew.

La Salle honors Eagle Scout

For the fifth straight year,St. Xavier High School – inconjunction with Mary Mag-dalene House downtown - willconduct a winter coat drive tobenefit those in need.

Collection boxes are set upat the school, 600 W. NorthBend Road, in the alcove nearthe main entrance by the ad-missions office and in the El-lis Gym lobby. The drive runsthrough February and isn’t

limited to coats.“Anything winter-related

can be given – coats, gloves,hats, etc.,” said junior MikeClark, part of the studentleadership board conductingthe drive. “The more studentsand the St. Xavier communitygives the better. The need isgreat and we could use all thesupport we can get.”

Brother Jack Martin man-ages Mary Magdalene House,

at 1223 Main Street in down-town Cincinnati. The minis-try primarily provides show-ers and laundry service forthe homeless.

As he has done in yearspast, Mark Folzenlogen – fa-ther of 2011 graduate DylanFolzenlogen – will donate theservices of A-One Cleaners todry clean all the coats andclothing before delivering itto Magdalene House.

St. X sponsoring coat drive

More than 155 Struble stu-dents and their families gatheredto take off the winter chill at theTitle1enrichment night Jan.19 atStruble Elementary. The “FamilyFun Learning Picnic” summertheme was complete with hotdogs, cornhole math, leap frogwords, fishing for letters andsight words, and making a picnicfor the birds. As families arrived,they received a book mark withtheir schedule for the evening.

After the meal in the cafete-ria, families were able to choosethe learning/activity stationsthat they wanted to visit.

The activities included a spe-cial experiment in the Sciencelab that taught the value of choos-ing healthy drinks vs. soda andother drink choices that are lad-en with sugar.

Many students and parentsadmitted that they need to take acloser look at how much pop theyconsume and cut back. The Stru-ble gym was buzzing with excite-

ment as students, their siblingsand parents enjoyed the fun andgames. ABC and Word Matchgames offered challenging en-tertainment for young and oldalike.

The children visited theMake-and-Take Math game sta-tion to make a bean bag mathgame and then ventured to thebird feeder craft table to make apicnic for the birds.

Many children were luckydoor prize winners and wenthome with special water bottles,back packs and pencil bags. Eachchild was able to choose a bookand bookmark to take home withthem.

The Title 1 Tutors, severalStruble staff members and Cole-rain High School students wereon hand to make the sensationalevening a Struble success! A tre-mendous thank you to Struble’sbusiness partner, Union Central,for purchasing the food for thelight picnic meal.

Struble familiesturn out for fun

Struble students and their families gathered to take off the winter chillat the Title 1 enrichment night Jan. 19 at Struble Elementary. THANKS TO

PAULETTA CROWLEY

McAuley senior Alyssa Estephas won a $1,000 scholarshipfrom the World Piano Competi-tion Organization through theBBB program: that's Bach, Bee-thoven and Brahms. She waspresented with her scholarshipon Jan. 10, at the Aronoff Centerfor the Arts.

An interesting twist is thatshe does not actually play the pi-ano. She plays the flute in McAu-ley’s Orchestra, directed by Ma-ry White. Estep began flute les-sons when she was is fourthgrade.

She and her orchestra classwent to a World Piano Competi-tion at the Aronoff earlier in theschool year. The studentslearned about different compos-ers and styles, especially Bachand Beethoven, and heard the

winners of the World Competi-tion perform.

As a part of the program, stu-dents were invited to enter ascholarship contest, where theycould submit an essay or artpiece. Kathy Dietrich, a spokes-woman for McAuley, said Es-tep’s entry was a pencil sketch ofa grand piano and an essay ofhow music inspires her, and itwas so outstanding that she wonthe scholarship. She was the onlywinner.

Estep has taken several artclasses at McAuley, whichhelped her drawing skills, butshe was surprised that she won.

“I was really excited and themoney will come in handy nextyear in college,” she said.

Estep has been accepted toboth Urbana University and Bel-

larmine University. Bellarminehas offered her a $20,000 aca-demic scholarship. She plans tomajor in psychology, and wouldlike to be on a college bowlingteam.

One of Alyssa’s major talentsis bowling. She is a four-yearmember of the McAuley Bowl-ing Team and is currentlyranked second high schoolfemale in the entire city of Cin-cinnati, with an average of 197.

In addition to being involvedin orchestra and bowling, Alys-sa, who is the daughter of Maris-sa and Rob Doyle of Harrison,Ohio, has a 3.2 GPA and two part-time jobs. She is a cook at a Mi-amitown Restaurant and worksthe desk at Colerain Bowl. Shealso takes care of her two youngsiblings on the weekends.

Alyssa Estep, a senior at McAuley High School, won a $1,000 scholarship in the World Piano Scholarshipcompetition, and she doesn't even play the piano. THANKS TO KATHY DIETRICH

McAuley student winspiano scholarship

Dean’s listSarah K. Miller was named

to the fall semester dean’s listat Otterbein University.

■Linda Clide and Diane Fos-

ter were named to the falldean’s list at Chatfield Col-lege’s Findlay Market campus.

■Kevin Kay was named to the

fall semester dean’s list at theUniversity of Evansville.

COLLEGECORNER

JAMES M. GAMBLEMONTESSORI

The following students earned honorsfor the second quarter of the 2011-2012school year.

Seventh gradeA Average: Taylor Patton.B Average: James Kisner, Lydia Sullivanand Kira Williams.

Eighth gradeB Average: Thomas Sullivan and Chris-tina Uetrecht.

Ninth gradeA Average: Jana Twitty.

B Average: Kiasia Parks.

10th gradeA Average: Jaila Lawrence and Veron-ica Uetrecht.

B Average: Jasmine Hall.

11th gradeA Average: Hannah Dowrey.B Average: Shamiyah Hood, Christo-pher Martin and Patrick Sonderman.

12th gradeA Average: Gabrielle Allen, BrianaCollins, Laukita Mathews and AndrewUetrecht.

B Average: Khanh Nguyen.

HONOR ROLLS

La Salle High School senior Andy Erb, left, is the school’s first first EagleScout to emerge from La Salle’s Venturing Crew 407. With him isteacher Ryan Denney, a La Salle graduate, an Eagle Scout and advisorto the Venturing Crew. THANKS TO GREG TANKERSLEY

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

COLERAINTWP.—AstheNorth-west Lady Knights (10-3, 6-0) winddown another regular season, thesquadisonthevergeofwinningitseighth-straight FAVC League titlesince 2005.

In match play, Northwest, whois ranked No. 7 in the city coaches’poll, hasn’t lost since Dec.19, whenthe Lady Knights fell to eighth-ranked Glen Este.

Theonlyotherblemishesonthe

team’s record came during thefirst match of the year when theKnights lost to No. 1 Fairfield byjust12pins,whiletheothercametosecond ranked McAuley.

“Theyseemedtostruggleatthebeginning, but they have started tocome into their own as of late,”head coach Kenny Goodin said.“I’mimpressed.Alotarefirst-yearvarsity bowlers. They’ve done agood job.”

Bowlers with new or limitedvarsity experience include sopho-more Lindsey Gehlenborg, senior

Morgan Sauerwein, and juniorsLeah Merritt and Haley Campbell.

Accompanied by seasonedbowlers, such as senior AbbeyLipps, Ashleigh Hobson and Cort-ney Evans, Northwest’s bowlersaccountforsevenofthetop11aver-ages in the FAVC West.

Despite having a few newcom-ers to the roster, Goodin anticipat-ed the team would encounter itsshare of success.

“They had the talent; it was justgetting the experience,” he said.“Theygotitearlyon,nowIfeellike

they understand what they are ex-pected to do.”

Perhaps the team’s signaturevictory this season came againstMount Healthy (9-2, 5-1), which isthe only team challenging North-west in the West.

The Lady Knights rolled to a583-pin victory when the twoteams squared off Jan. 5.

“I told them upfront that(MountHealthy)waslookingtotryand knock them off,” Goodin said.

Lippswasoneofthefirstonestoassure her coach the team had ev-

erything under control, accordingto Goodin.

Lipps went on to bowl a 458 se-ries, her highest of the season.

As the squad heads down thestretch and prepares for postsea-sonplay,Goodinislookingforwardto sectionals because of how theLady Knights play as a team.

“Everyone looks at bowling asan individual sport, but if you don’thave the team aspect, you’re notgoingtosucceed,”Goodinsaid“It’sgreat to see that happen with thesekids.”

Northwest Knights bowl toward FAVC crownBy Nick [email protected]

MONFORT HEIGHTS — LaSalle coach Dan Fleming be-came the winningest basketballcoach in school history as theLancers (14-1, 7-0 GCLS) beat St.Xavier 39-22, Jan. 27.

Fleming won the 335th gameof his career, passing Bill Cady(334) on the all-time list.

La Salle forced 14 turnoversin the win while only committingfive of its own. The win reflect-ed the type of play the Lancershave been known for underFleming.

“We’ve got a bunch of toughguys who are all about winningand competing,” Fleming said.“It’s not always pretty, but themajority of the time we’ve beenable to come out on top.”

“(Cady) really got it startedhere at LaSalle. It’s an honor tobe mentioned in the same sen-tence as him,” said Fleming.“He’s a fine coach and an evenbetter person.”

La Salle senior guards JoshLemons and Tyler Vogelpohl ledthe way for the Lancers. Lemonsscored a game-high 15 pointswhile Vogelpohl was the only

other player in double digitswith 11.

La Salle took control of theGCL South race after last week’swin over Moeller. The Lancerstake a break from league play to-night with a game against North-mont. Even after his record-set-ting win, that was Fleming’s pri-ority.

“(The record has) never beenan issue,” Fleming said. “It’s al-ways been about getting betterfor the next day, the next prac-tice, the next game. Passing BillCady is nice, but we’re just try-ing to get better for tomorrow.”

Gannett News Service

Dan Fleming, right, now La Salle’s all-time wins leader as a coach,celebrates with his son Ryan Fleming (25) in the fourth period of theDivision I state championship March 26. LaSalle won 59 to 40 overNorthland. FILE PHOTO

Fleming passes Cady for most wins

COLERAIN TWP. — The Cole-rain boys basketball team’sstrengths and weaknesses wereon full display Friday, Jan. 27,when they showed tremendousheart and resiliency in bouncingback from a10-point fourth quar-ter deficit against Lakota West.

After rallying to tie the gamein regulation, the team’s defen-sive weakness reared its head inovertime. The Cardinals lost toLakota West, 77-71, in overtime.

“We didn’t take advantage ofan opportunity to win on theroad,” Cardinals head coachKevin Higgins said. “That’s beenour problem all year.”

The loss dropped Colerain to7-7 on the season, 2-7 in theGreater Miami Conference. Thekey now for the Cardinals will beresponding and bouncing backfrom the tough loss. Four of Col-erain’s first six losses were fol-lowed by another loss. To avoidanother losing streak, the Cardi-nals must clamp down on de-fense.

“We’ve got to play better de-fense and make people missshots,” Higgins said. “The posi-tive is that we know what ourproblem is. We’ve just got to goout and solve it.”

Colerain trailed by as many as12 points in the second half andentered the fourth quarter down48-38. Led by senior ElishaCampbell’s 21 points, the Cardi-nals rallied in the final frame.Colerain made six of its first sev-en shots in the quarter, includingthree three-pointers.

Lakota West’s Monty Boykinshad a chance to end the game inregulation, but missed two freethrows with six seconds left. Heredeemed himself in the over-time period and finished thegame with a season high 26points and a career high 15 re-bounds.

The Firebirds shot 55 percentfrom the field and 46 percentfrom beyond the arc. The Cardi-nals need to improve their defen-

sive field goal percentage in or-der to find success down thestretch.

“We’ve got to be able to do thelittle things, especially on the de-fensive end,” said Higgins. Theloss snapped a three game win-ning streak, which included aJan. 14 victory over CovingtonCatholic in the Bluegrass-Buck-eye Classic.

“We’d been playing betterthese past couple weeks, but weneed to figure out how to get a bigwin on the road,” said Higgins.

The Cardinals will have plen-ty of opportunities to get thatroad win in the next two weeks.After hosting Mason on Tuesday,Jan. 31, Colerain has fourstraight road contests, including

three against GMC opponents.The resolve that the Cardinals

showed in battling back on theroad against Lakota West couldserve as a springboard headinginto the final six games of theregular season. The Cardinalsknow that they can steal one ofthese road wins if they just takecare of business and force a fewmore missed shots.

“We didn’t give in and we gaveourselves chances,” said Hig-gins. “We were able to hangaround, but we’ve got to take ad-vantage of our chances. We knowthat we’re right there, we’ve justgot to finish.”

After hosting Mason on Jan.31, the Cardinals play at Fairfieldon Friday, Feb. 3.

Colerain’s strengths,challenges displayed

Colerain junior Milton Davis was MVP of the game against CovingtonCatholic Jan. 14. They won 68-60 in overtime in the Bluegrass-BuckeyeCharity Classic. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Covington Catholic sophomore Nick Ruthsatz drives against Colerainsenior Elisha Campbell in the Jan. 14 Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Classic.Colerain beat Cov Cath 68-60 in overtime at Dixie Heights High School.JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Highlight reel» To see what the Press

Preps writers are sayingabout the city’s basketballlandscape, check out Cin-cinnati.com/blogs/preps.

Boys basketball» Colerain defeated La-

kota East, 47-45, Jan. 20.Milton Davis scored 16points during the win.

» Northwest defeatedWinton Woods, 76-64, Jan.24. Kevin Worsham led theKnights with 16 points.

» La Salle beat DaytonChaminade-Julienne, 63-45, Jan. 24. Connor Speedhad 25 points to the lead

Lancers.

Girls basketball» McAuley defeated

MND, 38-32, Jan. 24. Melis-sa Scherpenberg led theMohawks with nine points.

Boys bowling» Colerain finished sec-

ond at the Lancer BakerBash, Jan. 21. Northwestteams accounted forfourth- and fifth-place fin-ishes, while La Salle placedsixth.

» Colerain defeatedRoger Bacon, 2,567-2,512Jan. 23. Senior Jacob Potzn-er led the Cardinals with a420 high series. Isaiah Fitz-hugh rolled a 255 duringthe second game of the Car-dinals’ 2.847-2,573 win overCincinnati Christian, Jan.24. Fitzhugh ended his daywit a 457 series.

» Northwest defeatedWinton Woods, 2,682-1,946,Jan. 23. Jon Cunninghamled the Knights with a 416high series.

» La Salle defeatedMoeller, 2,685-2,595, Jan.26. Senior Brandon Merz

had a 413 high series for theLancers.

Girls bowling» Colerain won the

Lancer Baker Bash atNorthwest Lanes, Jan. 21.Northwest finished sec-ond, while McAuley placedthird.

» Colerain beat RogerBacon, 2,375-1,791, Jan. 23.Junior Allison Holtermanhad the Cardinals high se-ries (393). The squadearned its second win of theweek with a 2,357-2,012 winover Mount Healthy, Jan.26. Sophomore Jenna Col-diron had 414 high series.

» Northwest beat Win-ton Woods, 2,284-1,734, Jan23. Leah Merritt bowled a412 high series.

» McAuley defeated Se-ton, 2,514-2,364, Jan. 24.Senior Alyssa Estep hadthe Mohawks high series(419).

Wrestling» La Salle’s Max Byrd

took first place at the Mau-mee Bay Classic, Jan. 22while wrestling at 120

pounds.

Tweets from thebeat

» @MikeDyer: LukeFickell was at La Salle andspoke with senior LB JoeBurger, says La Salle coachTom Grippa

» @MikeDyer: Colerainfootball coach Tom Boldenenjoying his experience in

Austin as Team USA pre-pares for Wednesday's In-ternational Bowl

» @MikeDyer: ColerainOL Jimmy Vogel (6-3, 270)commits to Dayton, saysColerain coach Tom Bolden

» @MikeDyer: Louis-ville just offered North-west junior LB RasheenJones, according to North-west coach Chad Murphy

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SIDELINES

STATELY RECOGNITIONThe La Salle High Schooltrack team wasrecognized by the OhioGeneral Assembly forwinning the 2011 DivisionI state track and fieldchampionship in June. InColumbus, from left, wereAntonio Nelson, JaleelHytchye, Devon Steagall,coach Eric Vehr, JakeMcNamara, EthanBokeno, Clayton Cardinal,coach Frank Russo, MarcNie, Linden Ayoki, coachToby Dirr, coach MikeAlbrinck, Rep. LouisTerhar, R-Green Township.State Sen. Bill Seitz,R-Green Township, alsowelcomed the LancersJan. 24. THANKS TO LA SALLE

HIGH SCHOOL

MT. HEALTHY — Thespotlight is on MountHealthy senior wrestlerPerry Stallings this season.

With a 22-1 recordthrough Jan. 26, the seniorlooks to eclipse his per-sonal best - the sectionaltournament - and go tostate.

“I feel like I can go tostate this year,” Stallingssaid. “With the coaches Ihave, my teammates andthe way I’ve been wres-tling, I don’t think anybodycan stop me from reachingstate this season.”

Stallings has won theEdgewood and Norwood In-vitationals while takingsecond-place at the Syca-more Invitational at the132-pound weight class. AtSycamore, Stallings lost toCorey Ahern from Ryle,who finished seventh at theKentucky state wrestlingtournament in 2011.

“Perry can advance asfar as he wants to go,”coach Joe Dixon said. “He’sproven himself on the matand an example of that wasat the Sycamore tourna-ment. He can handle thebest guys in his weightclass. All his eggs are in hisbasket for this year.”

Eleven of his 22 winsthis season are by pin. Ac-cording to Dixon, Stallingshas always been excellentwith his takedowns but hasreally worked hard on his

defense and trying to gethimself in better positionswhere he can score, whichis a position you alwayswant to be in on the mat.

“I have just been men-

tally preparing myself be-fore a match this season,”Stallings said. “I am work-ing hard and I am practic-ing the day before amatch.”

Along with working ontechnique and the mentalpart of the game, Dixon hasbeen working with Stall-ings to prepare his body fora full season of wrestling.

“I’ve dealt a lot withpreparation and getting hisbody ready for a full sea-son,” Dixon said. “Thisyear has been a year wherehe’s had to really focus andget his body ready.”

The team captain, wholeads his team in pre-gamewarm-ups and in gettinghis team fired up before amatch, is happy with hisperformance to this pointbut like many athletes,Stallings believes he hasroom for improvement.

“I thought I could havedone better at times,” thesenior said. “I could im-prove on working the bot-tom position, but to thispoint I’ve had an excellentseason.”

Along with Stallings,Dixon believes his wrestlercan go as far as the statetournament, but there aresmaller goals to achievealong the way.

“For him to win theFAVC West is goal No. 1, hehas to take care of that,”Dixon said. “After that hecan go as far as he wants.He has the potential andability to do so.”

By Tom [email protected]

Mount Healthy senior Perry Stallings is 22-1 on the season and dominated Withrow’sJustin Frost via technical fall 18-2 Jan. 25. TOM SKEEN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Stallings has eyes set on state

McAuley High Schoolstudents perform morethan 26,000 hours of com-munity service per year.

Much projects are co-ordinated throughschool, but many volun-teer in other ways. Oneway is through coachingyounger girls.

Freshman LaurenRoll has helped coach avolleyball team at St.Vivian for four years.

The girls she coachedare now in the sixthgrade. Lauren playedsoccer this fall and cur-rently is on the freshmanbasketball team.

Said Roll, “I havecome to know each andevery one so well, and,even if I don’t play vol-leyball at McAuley, I lovecoaching their season.”

Lauren is the daugh-ter of Darrin and LindaRoll of Finneytown.

Junior Alexis Bier-baum has played threeyears each of basketballand volleyball at McAu-ley, but she has foundtime this year to helpcoach a fifth/sixth gradevolleyball team at OurLady of the Visitation.

The daughter of Phil-ip and Denise Bierbaumof Green Township, shesaid, “I wanted to helpthese girls before theyget to seventh grade.”

Junior KatelynMuench is also a three-year McAuley athlete.

She is on the varsitybasketball team andcoaches a fifth-gradebasketball team at St.John the Baptist School,Dry Ridge.

She said, “We went 9-1this season and won theCity Championship. Ihave worked with thesegirls since third gradeand they have greatlyimproved. I love doingwhat I do and the girls Iwork with.”

She is the daughter ofRobert and MaryMuench.

Bria Wyatt, a senior, isa cheerleading coach fora competitive, football,and cheerleading squad.Her competitive teamplaced second at theirvery first competition.

Wyatt, daughter ofMonya Wyatt of Spring-field Township, is also asummer counselor at aleadership camp and vol-unteered last summerUC’s DAAP FashionShow. She is happy toshare her abilities withothers.

McAuleyathletescoachothers

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NORTHWESTPRESSEditor: Jennie Key, [email protected], 853-6272

Keep questioningA recent letter to the editor

authored by Karl Mohaupt com-plained that some residentshave the unmitigated gall toquestion our elected officials'actions. Apparently he believesthat residents should be seen,but not heard. He also believesthat asking questions of ourelected officials is disruptiveand is only done to aggravate thetrustees.

This criticism is from an ulti-mate insider. Like the Winklers,Mohaupt, a retired HamiltonCounty court bailiff as well as apast Green Township Land Useboard member, prefers to keepit all in the family. His wifeJoyce also brought the patron-age bacon home as a employeeof Green Township.

What's amusing is Mohauptwants the Trustees to find a Con-stitutional way of shutting upthe residents by denying theresidents their duty of oversee-ing the actions of their electedofficials. Karl Marx would beproud! Apparently he doesn'tunderstand that the price ofFreedom is Eternal Vigilanceand Eternal Vigilance is theprice of Liberty.

Gary DresslerGreen Township

Constitutionalguarantees

Who are you, Mr. Mohaup, tothink that questions being askedby these Green Twp residentsare juvenile and disruptive?

No question is trivial. Ifsomething needs clarificationquestions should be asked. I ap-plaud these “watchdog” citizensfor being there asking questionsfor us who can not attend.

You are an example of whyour country is in such a mess to-day. You among others are sopassive about questioning con-cerns and issues that you acceptwhatever is thrown at you asgospel truth. In my opinion yourconstitutional suggestion tostop these agitators as you callthem is so un-American. Is thatwhat you really want more gov-ernment control over our pre-cious freedoms?

You cannot just watch theshow anymore. Our Constitu-tion guarantees the freedom ofspeech not stop it. You were al-lowed to exercise yours, now al-low these citizens their free-dom. There is too much happen-ing in Green Township for us notto keep asking questions duringthese meetings.

Marian NusekabelGreen Township

Continue questioningYou know you’ve struck a

nerve with the political classwhen elected officials appear toreach ever more broadly forsurrogates who defend and dis-tort. Most recently we have KarlMohaupt, formerly of the pa-tronage-packed courthouse,who penned a “Stop question-

ing” letter to the editor abouttelevised Green Township trus-tee meetings.

As a claimed regular viewer,he’s had to endure questionsabout an unqualified $50,000 peryear patronage hire (to a town-ship position his wife once held),questions about the money-los-ing lodge (with more patronageemployees), questions aboutspeaking policies designed toprotect untrustworthy politi-cians, questions about a double-dipping $15 per hour custodian,etc, etc. Oh my!

What’s a member of the enti-tled political class to do? Why,beg elected officials to find a“constitutional” way to silencethe questioners.

I have a “constitutional” solu-tion – honesty, openness, integ-rity, and fiscal responsibility.Unfortunately, those who bene-fit from patronage and classmembership seem unwilling todemand this kind of “constitu-tional” change from fellow in-siders.

If you’re doing what’s right,responsible, and open, you don’tneed others to speak for you –your actions speak clearly, loud-ly, and proudly for themselves.It’s a lesson the political classneeds to learn.

Jeff SmithGreen Township

Help neededNovember 2003 was the last

time Mount Healthy voters ap-proved a levy to increase fundsfor operating the MountHealthy City School District.During those eight-plus yearsthere has been a decrease in rev-enue from both state and feder-al sources, and now the district’sfinancial stability is challenged.

Much of its revenue comesfrom local property owners andthe district respects that rela-tionship. Taxpayers help us ac-complish our mission. Over thepast eight years we have con-tracted cleaning services; par-ticipated in purchasing groupsthat lower the cost of medicalbenefits, supplies and materi-als; closed and consolidatedbuildings; implemented a 0 per-cent increase in employee sala-ry compensation; and eliminat-ed 143 positions through attri-tion, lay-offs, and contractedservices. We are proud of the ef-fort of our district leaders tosave money and be cost-effec-tive.

Despite cost-saving efforts,expenses now exceed our in-come. To balance the budget weneed additional local tax reve-nue, or deeper and more signifi-cant cuts will be implemented.

I ask you to support theMount Healthy School levy onTuesday, March 6. I urge you touse your voice and influence tolead others to support the schooldistrict tax levy. The school dis-trict needs your help

Merv SniderElementary band teacherSouth Elementary School

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Since the Higher EducationMentoring Initiative began in2009, 100 percent of the fosterchildren paired with a mentorhave graduated high school.Most are successfully attendingcollege.

Considering that nationallyless than 60 percent of fosterchildren complete high schooland only 3 percent earn collegedegrees, the success of HEMI todate is nothing short of amazing.The success can be attributed di-rectly to the most important partof HEMI: the 37 mentors whomake time each week to guide,encourage and befriend the fos-ter children in the program.

But in order to continue itssuccess, HEMI needs your help.As HEMI enters its third year,the program is looking for addi-tional volunteers willing to de-vote a couple hours each week tomentor a foster child.

Most of us cannot imagine theobstacles foster children face.Access to housing, employment

and basic lifeskills are al-ways challeng-ing for fosterchildren asthey leave thefoster care sys-tem. Most areforced to beself-sufficientat an extremelyyoung age.

In 2009, Commissioner GregHartmann assembled a partner-ship between Hamilton County,Job and Family Services, theUniversity of Cincinnati, Cincin-nati State and Great Oaks to ad-dress this need and HEMI wasformed.

Each year, HEMI couplesmentors with juniors or seniorsin high school about to “age-out”of the foster care system. Manyfoster children have never had aserious conversation about high-er education. The mentor’s goalis to expose the foster child tothe possibility of higher educa-

tion and actively encourage thestudent through each step.

Mentors commit to at leasttwo hours of personal interac-tion each week with their stu-dent. Once a month, they attenda HEMI social activity. They arealso expected to be available viatelephone, email, texting, etc.The most effective mentors areable to engage in a relationshipbased on trust and understand-ing.

Becoming a mentor is a long-term commitment, but by help-ing a student achieve his or hereducational goals, you can makean unimaginable difference.

For more information, pleasecall Program Coordinator AnnieSchellinger at 513-556-4368 oremail [email protected].

Moira Weir was appointed directorof Hamilton County Job and FamilyServices after a career with theagency that started in 1993 as asocial worker in Children's Ser-vices.

Fostered teens need mentors

Moira WeirCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

For the year 2011, GreenTownship had total receipts of$38,362,652 and total disburse-ments of $40,489,946.

Green Township, as of Dec.31, 2011, had total unencumberedfunds of $17,379,371, of which$12,412,460 are in the township’sGeneral Fund. The township’sBudget Committee anticipatedthat annual expenditures wouldbe greater than annual revenuein 2011. A shortfall is also antici-pated in 2012 in the approximateamount of $2,500,000.

Green Township’s GeneralFund had receipts of $4,887,192and disbursements of $5,191,097in 2011. The total receipts for theGeneral Fund of $4,887,192 in2011, was very low compared toprevious years.

Several factors accounted forthe reduction in General Fundrevenue. These included a dropin cable franchise televisionrevenue, a significant drop in in-terest income because of histori-cally low interest rates, and a re-duction in the Local Govern-ment Fund. However, the largestcontributor to the reduction inrevenue for the General Fundwas significantly less revenuefrom the Ohio Estate Tax.

The Ohio Estate Tax will endon Dec. 31, 2012, putting addi-tional pressure on Green Town-ship’s revenue. The township av-eraged approximately

$2,922,000 ayear in revenuefrom the OhioEstate Tax overthe last fouryears. Obvious-ly, losing ap-proximately$3,000,000 inGeneral Fundrevenue will bevery difficult

for Green Township.One positive note for the Gen-

eral Fund is that the NathanaelGreene Lodge increased its rev-enue to $453,241 compared to$213,367 in 2006.

The TIF Fund had $21,496,568in revenue and $23,189,604 indisbursement in 2011. GreenTownship netted $8,351,855 fromthe TIF after paying the variousschool districts and auditor fees.Green Township’s TIF Fund had$3,821,037 in unencumberedfunds at the end of 2011. The TIFFund under Ohio law cannot beused for employee’s salaries andbenefits.

Cuts by the state of Ohio haveput tremendous pressure onGreen Township finances.Green Township has createdseveral Joint Economic Devel-opment District’s (JEDDs)which will create additional rev-enue flow in the future, but notnearly enough to offset the cutsby the state of Ohio. Green

Township currently only has oneJEDD generating income, whichis the Western Ridge Tri-HealthJEDD.

The township’s Budget Com-mittee predicts an operatingdeficit in 2012. Green Township,along with many other local gov-ernment entities, are facingchallenging economic times.Elimination of the Ohio EstateTax, reduction in the Local Gov-ernment Fund by 25 percent thisyear and 50 percent in 2013,elimination of the public utilityreplacement tax and eliminationof the Tangible Personal Proper-ty Tax reimbursement will havea very negative effect on GreenTownship’s finances.

Thomas J. Straus is the GreenTownship fiscal officer.

Tom StrausCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

GENERAL FUNDREVENUE

2010 – $5,832,4332009 – $7,759,4582008 – $5,472,5602007 – $5,944,4672006 – $5,281,155

OHIO ESTATE TAX2011 – $1,752,7602010 – $2,652,4652009 – $4,922,5062008 – $2,362,761

Auditor shares details onGreen Township finances

Jan. 25 questionWould you support govern-

ment-subsidized public housingin your neighborhood or commu-nity? Why or why not?

I would support governmentsubsidized housing IF they(HUD) were doing it for me. Butthe reality is that the often calledSection 8 housing tends to ruinsome neighborhoods. Many whoget these homes are not equippedto maintain these homes. Plus toooften one bad apple spoils thewhole neighborhood and its prop-erty values. I would like to seeONE neighborhood/communityof subsidized housing units on the

same street as those who are em-ployed by HUD. Let them reapwhat they sow. Go Figure!

T.D.T.

“I wouldn't support govern-ment subsidized housing in anyneighborhood. There is a Section8 house across the street from mydaughter's house and it is a poorlymaintained disaster zone. Therehave been three or four different"families" living there in the lastthree years, none of them havecontributed a single thing to thebetterment of the neighborhood.The grass is rarely cut and thehouse is in constant disrepair.This is just another federal enti-tlement run amok.”

R.W.J.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONShould the Ohio General Assem-bly revoke the law that allowspublic employees to retire andthen be rehired in their formerjob, a controversial practiceknown as “double-dipping”?

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

The Hamilton County Park District spon-sored wood-carving classes at Farbach-WernerNature Preserve and students found the courseinspiring.

Lots of first-time carvers, according to in-structor Mike Bobeck, a member of the Cincin-nati Carvers Guild. The group members eachcarved a goose designed to peer over the edge ofa shelf from American basswood.

The Cincinnati Carvers Guild meets at Trin-

ity Evangelical Church,1553 Kinney Ave. On thelast Monday of the month, the group has a busi-ness meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m., followed byShow and Tell and a program. The group also hasa monthly carve-in at the church at 6:30 p.m. onthe second Wednesday of the month. Call 859-431-5045 or 521-0059 for more information aboutthe guild. The group’s website is http://cincicar-versguild.tripod.com.

Photos by Jennie Key/The Community Press

THE CARVERS’ CRAFT

The progression from wooden blank topolished piece is evident here.

Carol Schwegel gets some pointers from Hamilton County ParkDistricr volunteer Wilbur Reis during wood carving classes in theEllenwood Nature Barn at Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve.

Ken Borchelt, Colerain Township,checks his work during theCincinnati Woodcarvers Guildcarving class.

Instructor Mike Bobeck offers some pointers to Barb Marbut, left, and Ruth Fox, right, both of MiamiTownship. The women were at a carving class offered by the Hamilton County Park District and theCincinnati Woodcarvers Guild.

Wayne Schwegel shapes the neckof the wooden goose he's carvingduring class.

Mark Lawson of North CollegeHill works on his goose duringclass. He said his son bought hima set of knives for Christmas.

Delhi Township resident Joyce Richter, left, and JaneBroering confer during their carving class atFarbach-Werner Nature Preserve.

Colerain Township resident SteveVogerl curves the body of hisgoose with careful shaving awayof the wood.

Barb Marbut, Miami Township,sands her piece in class. TheCincinnati Woodcarvers Guildoffered carving seminars throughthe park district last week.

Marta Fryman, Miami Township, works on the curve of the neckon her shelf goose during class

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bible study in personalized smallgroups and interactive largegroups. Registration is completedon first night of attendance. Free.Registration required. 931-0477.Mount Healthy.

SeminarsJob Search Seminar,1:30-3 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Weekly speakers advise jobseekers on how to conduct aneffective job search. Familyfriendly. Free. Registration re-quired. 931-5777. Finneytown.

TUESDAY, FEB. 7Dance ClassesBeginner Square Dance Class,7:30-9:30 p.m., Parky’s FarmHayloft Barn,10073 Daly Road,No prior dance experience neces-sary. Wear casual dress andsmooth-soled shoes. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented bySouthwestern Ohio/NorthernKentucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 929-2427. SpringfieldTownship.

Health / WellnessMovement Class for Seniors,11a.m.-noon, Guenther PhysicalTherapy, $6, first two classes free.923-1700; www.guenthnerpt-.com. Monfort Heights.

Lunch and Learn, Noon-1p.m.,Guenther Physical Therapy, 5557Cheviot Road, Learn about topicson improving your health andwellness. Free. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com. MonfortHeights.

Literary - LibrariesIntroduction to eBooks Work-shop, 6-7 p.m., Greenhills Branch

Library, 7 Endicott St., Learn howto use your home computer tosearch, borrow and downloadfree eBooks from the PublicLibrary of Cincinnati and Hamil-ton County’s website. Ages18and up. Free. Presented by PublicLibrary of Cincinnati & HamiltonCounty. 369-4441; www.cincinna-tilibrary.org. Greenhills.

RecreationY WEEK Open House, 6-8 p.m.,YMCA - Powel Crosley Jr. Branch,9601Winton Road, Balloondecorations, refreshments andinformation on various programsand activities. Free. Presented byYMCA of Greater Cincinnati.521-7112; www.myy.org. Spring-field Township.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9-10 a.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m., Colerain TownshipSenior and Community Center,

THURSDAY, FEB. 2Dance ClassesWaltz Classes, 7-8 p.m., Parky’sFarm Hayloft Barn,10073 DalyRoad, Upstairs. Beginner-leveldance class open to all capableages. Wear smooth-soled shoes.With instructors Betty and EstilOwens. Free. Presented by South-western Ohio/Northern KentuckySquare Dancers Federation.671-7219; www.sonksdf.com.Springfield Township.

Two-Step Dance Class, 8-9 p.m.,Parky’s Farm Hayloft Barn,10073Daly Road, Upstairs. Beginner-level dance class is open to allcapable ages. Wear smooth-soledshoes.With instructors Betty andEstil Owens. Free. Presented bySouthwestern Ohio/NorthernKentucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 671-7219; www.sokysdf-.com. Springfield Township.

EducationStockpiling101, 7-8 p.m., Groes-beck Branch Library, 2994 W.Galbraith Road, Learn how tostrategically use coupons to buildyour stockpile. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by PublicLibrary of Cincinnati & HamiltonCounty. 369-4454; www.cincinna-tilibrary.org. Colerain Township.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Col-erain Township Senior andCommunity Center, 4300 Spring-dale Road, Aerobic class workscardiovascular system and in-cludes strength training. $38 permonth. Presented by Jazzercise.829-5009; www.jazzercise.com.Colerain Township.

Health / WellnessMovement Class for Seniors,11a.m.-noon, Guenther PhysicalTherapy, 5557 Cheviot Road, $6,first two classes free. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com. MonfortHeights.

FRIDAY, FEB. 3Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9-10 a.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m., Colerain TownshipSenior and Community Center,$38 per month. 829-5009;www.jazzercise.com. ColerainTownship.

Farmers MarketLettuce Eat Well Winter Farm-ers Market, 3-7 p.m., CheviotUnited Methodist Church, 3820Westwood Northern Blvd.,Locally produced food items.Free. Presented by Lettuce EatWell. 661-1792; www.lewfm.org.Cheviot.

On Stage - TheaterWar, 7-9 p.m., The Grove BanquetHall, 9158 Winton Road, Playexamines how aggression andviolence permeates youth cul-ture. Explores how four youngmen struggle with the pressuresof competitiveness, anger andvulnerability. Ages11and up. Partof Playhouse in the Park Enter-tainment Series. Free. Presentedby Springfield Township. 522-1410; www.springfieldtwp.org/playhouse.cfm. Finneytown.

SATURDAY, FEB. 4Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke with Uncle Don, 9:30p.m., Poor Michael’s, 11938Hamilton Ave., Free. ThroughDec. 29. 825-9958. SpringfieldTownship.

On Stage - TheaterMurder Mystery Dinner, 6:30p.m., Mill Race Banquet Center,1515 W. Sharon Road, Cash bar.“NASCAR Knock-off.” Audienceparticipation. Adults. Dinner at 7p.m. Show starts 8 p.m. Doorsopen 6:30 p.m. $34.50 plus tax;vehicle permit required. Reserva-tions required. Presented byHamilton County Park District.521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

ShoppingNorthminster Fine Arts Fair,10a.m.-4 p.m., Northminster Presby-terian Church, 703 ComptonRoad, Paintings, pottery, wood-working, photography, fiber artsand one-of-a-kind jewelry piecesfrom more than 40 artists fromOhio, Kentucky and Indiana. Artavailable for purchase, with pricesranging from a few dollars toseveral hundred. Area highschool students also showcase art.Free. 931-0243; www.north-minsterchurch.net. Finneytown.

SUNDAY, FEB. 5Support Groups

Caregivers Support Group,3:30-5 p.m., Family Life Center,703 Compton Road, For thosewho care for or supervise thefrail, elderly or disabled. Familyfriendly. Free. 931-5777. Finney-town.

MONDAY, FEB. 6Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9-10 a.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m., Colerain TownshipSenior and Community Center,$38 per month. 829-5009;www.jazzercise.com. ColerainTownship.

Health / WellnessChair Yoga, 9-10 a.m., GuentherPhysical Therapy, 5557 CheviotRoad, Gentle yoga designed toimprove flexibility, circulation,balance, and overall strengthand flexibility. Class combinesbasic yoga poses, breathingexercises and relaxation tech-niques. $6, first two classes free.923-1700; www.guenthnerpt-

.com. Monfort Heights.

Literary - LibrariesIntroduction to eBooks Work-shop, 6:30-7:30 p.m., College HillBranch Library,1400 W. NorthBend Road, Learn how to useyour home computer to search,borrow and download freeeBooks from the Public Library ofCincinnati and Hamilton County’swebsite. Ages18 and up. Free.Presented by Public Library ofCincinnati & Hamilton County.369-6036; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. College Hill.

Music - BluesBlues Jam, 8:30 p.m., Poor Mi-chael’s, 11938 Hamilton Ave.,With Tri-state blues artists. Free.825-9958. Springfield Township.

Religious - CommunityAwana Clubs, 6:30-7 p.m., FirstBaptist Church of Mount Healthy,1210 Compton Road, FellowshipHall. Join us for Awana Clubs withgame time, memory verses, and

$38 per month. 829-5009;www.jazzercise.com. ColerainTownship.

Health / WellnessStrengthening and Range ofMotion Class for Seniors,10-11a.m., Guenther Physical Therapy,5557 Cheviot Road, $6, first twoclasses free. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com. MonfortHeights.

Chair Yoga, 9-10 a.m., GuentherPhysical Therapy, $6, first twoclasses free. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com. MonfortHeights.

THURSDAY, FEB. 9Dance ClassesWaltz Classes, 7-8 p.m., Parky’sFarm Hayloft Barn, Free. 671-7219; www.sonksdf.com. Spring-field Township.

Two-Step Dance Class, 8-9 p.m.,Parky’s Farm Hayloft Barn, Free.671-7219; www.sokysdf.com.Springfield Township.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Col-erain Township Senior andCommunity Center, $38 permonth. 829-5009; www.jazzerci-se.com. Colerain Township.


FRIDAY, FEB.10Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9-10 a.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m., Colerain TownshipSenior and Community Center,$38 per month. 829-5009;www.jazzercise.com. ColerainTownship.

Farmers MarketLettuce Eat Well Winter Farm-ers Market, 3-7 p.m., CheviotUnited Methodist Church, Free.661-1792; www.lewfm.org.Cheviot.

Music - ReligiousThe Love Experience, 7:30 p.m.,The Underground,1140 SmileyAve., Christian. Doors open 7 p.m.Includes dessert bar, house bandand more. With B. Reith,Rawsrvnt and Mahogany Jones.$10, $7.50 two-pack (per ticket).825-8200; www.theug.com.Forest Park.

RecreationY WEEK Open House, 7-9 p.m.,Clippard Family YMCA, 8920Cheviot Road, Family Fun FitnessNight. Various activities. Free.Presented by YMCA of GreaterCincinnati. 923-4466; www.my-y.org. Groesbeck.

SATURDAY, FEB.11Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke with Uncle Don, 9:30p.m., Poor Michael’s, Free. 825-9958. Springfield Township.

Literary - LibrariesIntroduction to eBooks Work-shop, 2-3 p.m., Groesbeck BranchLibrary, 2994 W. Galbraith Road,Learn how to use your homecomputer to search, borrow anddownload free eBooks from thePublic Library of Cincinnati andHamilton County’s website. Ages18 and up. Free. Presented byPublic Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-4454;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Colerain Township.

Music - ClassicalLinton Peanut Butter & JamSession,10-10:30 a.m. and11:30a.m.-noon, Clovernook Center forthe Blind and Visually Impaired,7000 Hamilton Ave., Free Art-sWave sampler concert. Theme:Bim Bam Boom! What’s thatsound? A percussion ensemble isin town! Children’s hands-onchamber music series for ages 2-6and their families. Free Graeter’scookies. Family friendly. Free.Presented by Linton PeanutButter & Jam Sessions. 381-6868;www.lintonmusic.org. NorthCollege Hill.

On Stage - TheaterMurder Mystery Dinner, 6:30p.m., Mill Race Banquet Center,"Death by Chocolate." $34.50plus tax; vehicle permit required.Reservations required. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. SpringfieldTownship.

SeminarsHow to Change Yourself andHow to Change Others, 9-11a.m., Family Life Center, 703

Compton Road, Learn hands-ontechniques for creating changeduring upbeat and positiveworkshop for learning â€œmag-icâ€ processes that help improveyourself and enhance yourrelationships. Led by Mel Henseyof Hensey Associates. Familyfriendly. Free. Registration re-quired. Through Feb.18. 931-5777. Finneytown.

Special EventsMacy’s Arts Sampler,10 a.m.,Clovernook Center for the Blindand Visually Impaired, 7000Hamilton Ave., Dance, theater,music and art. Featuring LintonMusic’s Peanut Butter & JamSessions and Winter Wave Exhib-it. Free. Presented by ArtsWave.522-3860; www.theartswave.org.North College Hill.

Macy’s Arts Sampler,11:30 a.m.,Contemporary Dance Theater,1805 Larch Ave., Dance, theater,music and art. Series of shortclasses and mini-performances.Free. Presented by ArtsWave.591-1222; www.theartswave.org.College Hill.

SUNDAY, FEB.12Dining EventsSpaghetti Dinner, 4-7 p.m.,McAuley High School, 6000Oakwood Ave., Proceeds will helpdefray costs of the annual springcompetition in Nashville, as wellas the World Choir Games thissummer. Entertainment, rafflesand split-the-pot. Benefits Vocalensemble. $7, $5 seniors andstudents, $4 ages 4 and under.681-1800, ext. 2228; www.mcau-leyhs.net. College Hill.

MONDAY, FEB.13Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9-10 a.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m., Colerain TownshipSenior and Community Center,$38 per month. 829-5009;www.jazzercise.com. ColerainTownship.

Health / WellnessChair Yoga, 9-10 a.m., GuentherPhysical Therapy, $6, first twoclasses free. 923-1700;www.guenthnerpt.com. MonfortHeights.

Home & GardenGardening Seminar: ThemeGardens, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Mon-fort Heights Branch Library, 3825West Fork Road, Ideas for newand innovative gardens as well astime-tested favorite styles. WithWhite Oak Garden Center. Free.Presented by White Oak GardenCenter. 385-3313; www.white-oakgardencenter.com. MonfortHeights.

Music - BluesBlues Jam, 8:30 p.m., Poor Mi-chael’s, Free. 825-9958. Spring-field Township.

Religious - CommunityAwana Clubs, 6:30-7 p.m., FirstBaptist Church of Mount Healthy,Free. Registration required.931-0477. Mount Healthy.

SeminarsJob Search Seminar,1:30-3 p.m.,Family Life Center, Free. Regis-tration required. 931-5777.Finneytown.

TUESDAY, FEB.14Dance ClassesBeginner Square Dance Class,7:30-9:30 p.m., Parky’s FarmHayloft Barn, Free. 929-2427.Springfield Township.


WEDNESDAY, FEB.15Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9-10 a.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m., Colerain TownshipSenior and Community Center,$38 per month. 829-5009;www.jazzercise.com. ColerainTownship.

Health / WellnessStrengthening and Range ofMotion Class for Seniors,10-11a.m., Guenther Physical Therapy,$6, first two classes free. 923-1700; www.guenthnerpt.com.Monfort Heights.

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Jolin Polasek as Anne Boleyn and Jim Hopkins as KingHenry VIII in William Shakespeare's "Henry VIII: All is True."Performances are Jan. 13-Feb. 5 at the CincinnatiShakespeare Company, 719 Race St. Tickets range from$14-$32 and are available online at www.cincyshakes.comor by calling the box office 381-2273. THANKS TO RICH SOFRANKO.

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The Cincinnati Playhouse in thePark's production of “War,” by Cana-dian playwright Dennis Foon, willperform at The Grove Banquet Hall,behind the Springfield Township FireStation, 158 Winton Road.

The show is open to the public at 7p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. Admission is freeand reservations are not required.

“War” examines how aggressionand violence permeate youth cultureas four young men struggle with thepressures of competitiveness, angerand vulnerability.

According to Playhouse Directorof Education Mark Lutwak, “ ‘War’ isa powerful and rich play that ex-plores the ways in which boys usewarfare as a metaphor for their lives:in sports, with their peers, in academ-ics and in their relationships withothers, particularly women. Contem-porary ‘manhood training,’ as laid onyoung boys by popular culture, adultsand peers, is wildly out of sorts withthe kind of maturity that we expectand need from the our next genera-tion. This play raises important ques-tions that will be discussed long afterthe performance is over.”

The playwright uses inventedlanguage to stand in for harsh slang,creating a poetic and highly theat-rical experience. Performances willinclude a facilitated talkback to helpstudents articulate and respond to theissues of the play.

Greg Mallios (Shane), Aram Moni-soff (Tommy), Carlos Saldaña (Brad),Ben Sullivan (Andy) and Lormarev C.Jones (Facilitator) from the Play-house’s Bruce E. Coyle Intern Compa-ny will appear in “War.”

Lutwak will direct. Other mem-

bers of the production team includeVeronica Bishop (set designer), ChadPhillips (costume designer), Sebas-tian Botzow (sound designer), JonnBaca (fight director), Lormarev C.Jones (choreographer) and SydneyKuhlman (stage manager).

“War” is touring area middle andhigh schools through Feb. 19. Formore information about the Play-house's education and outreach pro-grams, contact the Education Depart-ment at 513/345-2242 or visitwww.cincyplay.com.

Playhouse in the Park's Off theHill productions are made possibleby The Robert and Adele Schiff Fam-ily Foundation. ArtsWave Presents,aprogram bringing musicians, danc-ers, actors and artists from Cincin-nati's arts organizations into neigh-borhoods for public performances,also provides support.

This play contains mature contentand may not be appropriate for chil-dren under the age of 11.

Springfield Twp. hosts ‘War’

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the ParkTouring Company presents DennisFoon's WAR. With, clockwise from topleft, Ben Sullivan, Greg Mallios, CarlosSaldaña and Aram Monisoff. THANKS TO

TONY ARRASMITH & ASSOCIATES.

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I thinkthe reasonfor the eggbounty isthat thedays aregettinglonger andwe’ve had a

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The wild yellow aconitein our little patch of woodsis already peeking throughthe soil. (Check out myblog at Cincinnati.com,Cooking with Rita, for aphoto of this vivid yellow,delicate-looking flower.)And the chives in the herbgarden are pushingthrough the soil, too. Thecilantro seeds I scatteredin the herb garden last fallsprouted a few weeks agoand are ready to be har-vested.

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2 cups sugar1 cup oil, canola or corn1 tablespoon vanilla5 large eggs3 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder¼ teaspoon salt1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350.Beat sugar, oil and vanillauntil combined well. Addeggs, one at a time, beat-ing well after each addi-tion, and beat until thickand lemon colored. Whiskthe flour, baking powderand salt together and addthis alternately with themilk, mixing until com-bined after each addition.Pour into well sprayed orbuttered and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake 1 houror a bit longer, until tooth-pick inserted in halfwaycomes out clean. Let cookin pan on rack for 10 min-utes, take a knife andloosen edges of cakearound the sides of thepan, and turn out on rack.Glaze after cooling, ifdesired, with simple frost-ing made of 1 cup confec-tioners sugar, 1-3 table-spoons water and a dash ofvanilla.

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Nick & Tom’s restaurant,Bridgetown. Jenni, a West-ern Hills reader says “thisis the best, hands down.” Ibegged Greg Lambrinides,head chef, for the recipe.He chuckled and declined.“What’s in it?” I asked.“The usual – dried blackbeans, carrots, onions,celery and spices,” hesaid. That’s where Greggot me. They have theirspices blended speciallyfor them in 50-poundquantities. They make 35gallons of this vegetariansoup a week, and thickenit with cornstarch. Youknow this is one good beansoup. If you have a similarone, please share.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

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Tavern on the Bend isat 5471 North Bend Road.

Jeff Schoenling, whoowns both businesseswith his brother, Ted, saidthey remodeled the spaceand added a center bar,giving it the communitytavern feel they wanted.Twenty-four draft beers,mostly craft and season-al, are available on draft.

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“The Fine Arts Fair hasbecome known as a wel-coming show for local andregional artists,” saidRich Schafermeyer, fairco-chair. “The number ofartists wishing to partici-pate continues to grow ev-ery year and we have cho-sen more than 40 for thisjuried show.

“Attendance has alsoincreased steadily as well.The first show had fewerthan 500, while recentshows bring in a crowd ofmore than a thousand.”

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Children are also wel-come at the Fine Arts Fairand will have a chance totry their hands at pottery,watercolors, weaving andother types of art.

Fair attendees can en-joy live music from AnnaBeljin, a local singer andguitar player. The fair willalso feature accomplishedarea Suzuki strings play-ers, who will participatein the third annual Suzukiviolin play-in.

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Jane Vernon Harter ofGlendale, and DebbieMann of Hyde Park, haveraised nearly $65,000, andthe project continues togrow.

The calendar raisesmoney for the Acceler-ated Cure Project, whichworks to determinecauses of MS in order tohelp find a cure.

“This disease touchesmany people who see thecalendar,” she said, “andcomment they know some-one with MS.”

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Robert ClementsRobert Charles Clements, 85,

Green Township, died Jan. 17.He was a union lather.

He was anArmy veteranof World WarII, past presi-dent of theGreater Cincin-nati BuildingTrades Counciland a deputysheriff for the

Hamilton County MunicipalCourt.

Survived by children RobertW. (Jerri), William (Nancy), Rick

(Lisa) Clements, Dianne (Mark)Bohman; sister Ida Capodagli; 12grandchildren; 17 great-grand-children. Preceded in death bywife Alice Clements.

Services were Jan. 21 at OurLady of Lourdes. Arrangements

by Gump-Holt Funeral Home.Memorials to: Christ HospitalCancer Center Fund, 2139 Au-burn Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219.

Ruth DunnohewRuth Schupp Dunnohew, 82,

White Oak, died Jan. 18.Survived by sons Steve (Cissy),

Mark (Cathy), Jeff Schupp;step-children Maureen Huddles-ton, Linda Palmer, Sharon, Mark(Chris) Dunnohew; ten grand-children; ten great-grand-children; brother Ron Katen-brink.

Preceded in death by husbandStanley C. Dunnohew; son Bill(Elly) Schupp.

Services were Jan. 23 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome. Memorials to: Hospice ofCincinnati.

Bryan Glancy IIBryan R. Gancy II, 21, Green

Township, died Jan. 21. He was aautomotive technician with

Michel Tire.He was a

member ofGrace LutheranChurch.

Survived bymother Cather-ine English;sisters Brittany,Jasmine Glan-

cy, Elisabeth Manor; grandpar-ents Patricia Glancy, Bill, Dan-ielle English, Joann Glancy,Carolyn Miller; great-grandpar-ents Catherine, Edward English,Dorothy Glancy; aunts anduncles Becky, Eric Brown, Dawn,Marc VanRafelghem, Bill, NolaEnglish, Aaron, Natalie Glancy;great-aunts and uncles Colleen,Betty English, Marijane, BobCreswell, Tommy, Rick Day,Lillian, Mike Scharf; cousinsJoseph, Christian, Julianna,Madeline, Sam, Tracey, Scott,Kenny, Ryan, Angie, Fred, Mitch-el, Jerrod, Adrianna, Ava; step-father Everett Manor; fiancéeRachel Heil and her family, Terri,Hannah, David Heil. Preceded in

death by father Bryan Glancy,grandfathers Robert Glancy, A.C.Miller, great-grandparentsKenneth, Mildred Day.

Services were Jan. 27 atDennis George Funeral Home.Memorials to: Building Hope inthe City Fund, Grace LutheranChurch, 3628 Boudinot Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45211.

Jack Lengerich Sr.John “Jack” Charles Lengerich

Sr., 81, Green Township, diedJan. 7. He was an insurance

agent withMonumentalLife.

He was aMarine Corpsveteran ofKorea.

Survived bywife Joan“Sweetie”

Lengerich; children Jack (Rose)Lengerich Jr., Diane Berting,Vicky (Ken) Widener; grand-children Rhonda, Kevin, Shan-non, Ryan, Kelly, Jennifer, Lori;great-grandchildren Solomon,Veronica, Prestin, Sage, Connor;brothers Jim (Bernice), Tom(Shirley) Lengerich; sister-in-lawGloria Lengerich; many niecesand nephews. Preceded in deathby grandson Scott, brother BobLengerich.

Services were Jan. 11 at St.Lawrence Church. Arrangementsby Radel Funeral Home. Memo-rials to: St. Lawrence EducationFund, 3680 Warsaw Ave., CIncin-nati, OH 45205.

Anna NiebAnna Yankosky Nieb, 103,

Green Township, die Jan. 12.Survived by nieces and neph-

ews Jeff, Kit, Melody, Linda,Delores, Nick, Richard, Edward,Jerry, Dorothy, Helen, Jean, Ruthand Lucille.

Preceded in death by husbandRichard G. Nieb.

Services were Jan. 19 at B.J.Meyer Funeral Home. Memorialsto: Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Pat PattonDillard R. “Pat” Patton, 90,

Green Township, died Jan. 20.He was a salesman.

He was aNavy veteranof World WarII.

Survived bychildren Patty(Mick) Shan-non, Paul(Glenda)Patton, Pam

(Kevin McCarty) Baker; grand-children Thomas, Greg, Doug,Debbie, Colleen, Ryan, Scott,Leigh-Anne, Rebecca, Maria,Michael; brother Grover Reed;17 great-grandchildren; threegreat-great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by wife HelenPatton.

Servicecs were Jan. 24 atGump-Holt Funeral Home.Memorials to: Disabled Amer-ican Veterans, P.O. Box 14301,Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301.

Martha StroubeMartha Cass Stroube, 90,

Green Township, died Jan. 24.Survived by sons Bill (Barbara),

Dick (Joey Ellis) Stroube; grand-children Barry(Christina)Stroube, Leslie(Tom) Flanigan,Debbie (TomGray) Stroube,Kelly Robbins,StephanieMatacia;great-grand-

children Travis, Tricia Biehl, Chris,Andrew Johnston, Gina Matacia,Alex Miracle, Paige, ConnerFlanigan, Ben, Spencer, Eleyse,Nick Stroube; sister Mary Beck.Preceded in death by husbandClaude Stroube, siblings Kather-ine Stevenson, Richard Cass.

Services were Jan. 28 at St.Ignatius of Loyola. Arrange-ments by Neidhard-MingesFuneral Home.

DEATHS

Clements Patton

Stroube

Lengerich

Glancy

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John WolberJohn F. Wolber, 88, Green

Township, died Jan. 21. Heowned a grocery store and was

a director andappraiser forNew MohawkSavings andLoan.

He wasMarine Corpsveteran ofWorld War II, achaplain at the

Hamilton County Justice Centerand a 4th degree member of theKnights of Columbus, PurcellCouncil.

Survived by children Raymond(Andrea), Michael (Cindy), Greg(Patty) Wolber, Barbara Teague,Cathy (Terry) Shannon, MaryBeth (Joe) Nolan; grandchildrenChuck (Karey), Nicole, Kristen,

Kevin, Jeffrey, Clare, Sean Wol-ber, Michelle (Ryan) Bell, Brian(Beth), Meagan (Jason Pachuta)Teague, Tim (Emily) Teague,Laura (Jeremy) Borsky, Erin (Jim)Bero, Amy (Kevin) Neamon,Lizzie, Michael, Jack Shannon,Patrick, John, Ellen Nolan;great-grandchildren Alex, Aran,Bailey, Allison, Carly, Grant,Griffin, Conner, Cameron, Luke;sister-in-law Norma (Jack) Jas-pers. Preceded in death by wifeElizabeth Wolber, son LouisWolber.

Services were Jan. 28 at St.Antoninus. Arrangements by B.J.Meyer Sons Funeral Home.Memorials to: St. AntoninusEndowment Fund, 1500 Linne-man Road, Cincinnati, OH 45238,Spina Bifida Association ofCincinnati, 644 Linn St., Suite635, Cincinnati, OH 45203 or OurDaily Bread, P.O. Box 14862,Cincinnati, OH 45250.

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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Arrests/citationsLauren A. Johnson, born 1985,falsification, 5800 ColerainAve., Jan. 17.

Paul M. Cohen, born 1985, 5371Bahama Terrace, Jan. 18.

Brandi L. Harris, born 1979,disorderly conduct, 2334 W.North Bend Road, Jan. 20.

Incidents/reportsBreaking and entering264 Kipling Ave., Jan. 13.

COLERAIN TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsMark Hughes, 41, 1944 HighlandAve., unauthorized use ofmotor vehicle at 11021 Hamil-ton Ave., Dec. 22.

Juvenile male, 14, theft at 9505Colerain Ave., Dec. 27.

Richard Stockey, 19, 3265 La-verne Drive, criminal damagingat 8451 Colerain Ave., Dec. 29.

Brent Eggers, 31, 5181 Broerman, theft at 10240 Colerain Ave.,Dec. 30.

Brian Bruce, 23, 8760 Box ElderCourt, theft at 8451 ColerainAve., Dec. 30.

Gail Duffy, 35, 8761 Big TreeCourt, complicity at 8451Colerain Ave., Dec. 30.

Jamasia Bomar, 19, 1556 Mer-edith Road, theft at 11865Hamilton Ave., Dec. 30.

John Brown, 27, 8761 BigtreeCourt, theft at 8451 ColerainAve., Dec. 30.

Juvenile male, 17, theft at 6401Colerain Ave., Dec. 30.

Rhonda Milford, 43, 1773 West-wood Ave., theft at 9505Colerain , Dec. 30.

Kamilo Dowdell, 26, 1911 Mill-vale Court, theft at 9040Colerain, Dec. 31.

Joshua Deck, 112, 3310 Ains-worth Court, drug possessionat 2243 Clovercourt Drive, Jan.

10.Lawrence Chambers, 29, 722Wayne Street, drug possessionat 8201 Colerain Ave., Jan. 10.

Mark Tucker, 35, 7429 BoleynDrive, theft at Banning andKipling, Jan. 10.

Jennifer Campbell, 35, 4683Ross Road, drug paraphernaliaat US 126, Jan. 4.

Juvenile male, 17, theft at 9505Colerain Ave., Jan. 4.

Joshua Jones, 29, 400 BradleyStreet, possession of drugs atLincoln Avenue and Gloria,Jan. 6.

Samantha Steinmann, 30, 5734Dunlap Road, theft at 3711Stone Creek Blvd., Jan. 7.

Sarah Ellis, 28, 6594 Blue RockRoad, drug paraphernalia at6594 Blue Rock Road, Jan. 7.

Juvenile female, 13, theft at9501 Colerain Ave., Jan. 8.

Juvenile female, 11, theft at9501 Colerain Ave., Jan. 8.

Kenneth Surin, 43, 1707 Wyo-ming Ave., theft, disorderlyconduct at 8091 Colerain Ave.,Jan. 8.

Angela Thompson, 64, 1751Forest Drive, operating vehicleimpaired at 11021 US 127, Jan.9.

Incidents/reportsAssaultVictim struck at 2856 Green-brook Lane, Jan. 10.

Victim struck at 2994 W. Gal-

braith Road, Jan. 3.Attempted burglaryAttempt made to enter resi-dence at 3132 Daylight Court,Jan. 9.

Breaking and enteringBusiness entered and cashregister, printer, currency ofunknown value removed at5761 Springdale Road, Jan. 11.

Copper piping, tools of un-known value removed at 16350Hawkhurst Drive, Jan. 2.

BurglaryResidence entered at 3025Hyannis Drive, Jan. 3.

Residence entered and items ofunknown value removed at2396 Chopin Drive, Jan. 4.

Criminal damagingLawn damaged at 6791 GainesRoad, Jan. 11.

Tire damaged at 3785 BrocktonDrive, Jan. 12.

Lamp and lights damaged at5730 Squirrelsnest Lane, Jan. 8.

Lawn lights of unknown valuedamaged at 5672 DunlapRoad, Jan. 8.

Victim reported at 6890 GrangeCourt, Jan. 4.

Criminal mischiefVictim removed at 8135 Lakeval-ley Drive, Jan. 8.

Water left running in home

unattended at 10015 Menomi-nee Drive, Jan. 2.

Criminal simulationCounterfeit $100 bill removedat 3667 Stonecreek Blvd., Jan.12.

Domestic violenceFemale reported at BanningRoad, Jan. 11.

Female reported at WaldenGlen Circle, Jan. 6.

Female reported at PottingerRoad, Jan. 6.

ImportuningVictim reported on TottenhamDrive, Jan. 5.

Misuse of credit cardVictim reported at 3483 NiagaraStreet, Jan. 11.

Victim reported at 5895 DunlapRoad, Jan. 4.

Victim reported at 32293 Sover-eign Drive, Jan. 1.

Passing bad checksReported at 2622 BellbranchCourt, Jan. 6.

RobberyVictim reported at 9690 Col-erain Ave., Jan. 9.

Sprite and food stamp card ofunknown value removed at8451 Colerain Ave., Jan. 10.

Victim reported at 9328 RoundTop, Jan. 6.

Victim struck and money bag ofunknown value removed at9690 Colerain Ave., Jan. 3.

TheftAC unit valued at $5,170 re-moved at 3646 Blue RockRoad, Jan. 1.

Computers valued at $2,200removed at 3333 NiagaraStreet, Dec. 24.

Credit cards of unknown valueremoved at 8250 Colerain Ave.,Jan. 6.

Vehicle of unknown valueremoved at 3887 NiagaraStreet, Jan. 11.

TV of unknown value removedat 9324 Round Top , Jan. 10.

Laptop, phone charger, bag ofunknown value removed at9890 Colerain Ave., Jan. 11.

Vehicle removed at 10137 PippinRoad, Jan. 8.

Medication valued at $31 re-moved at 9833 Marino Drive,Jan. 8.

$1,300 removed at 11504 Col-erain Ave., Jan. 10.

Copper tubing valued at $197removed at 3461 Joseph Road,Jan. 4.

Chair valued at $3,000 removedat 5580 Squirrelrun Lane, Jan.5.

Reported at 7671 Colerain Ave.,Jan. 5.

Attempt made at 3461 JosephRoad, Dec. 30.

GREEN TOWNSHIPArrests/citations

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

charged with offenses. The information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.

To contact your local police department:» Colerain Township: Chief Daniel P. Meloy, 245-6600» Green Township: Chief Bart West, 574-0007; vandalismhotline 574-5323» Hamilton County: Sheriff Simon Leis, 825-1500» Springfield Township: Chief David Heimpold, 729-1300

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Louis D. Trimpe, 26, 704 TrentonAve., disorderly conduct at1957 Anderson Ferry, Jan. 17.

Branden Hibbitts, 20, 3226Glenmore Ave., drug pos-session at 6271 Glenway Ave.,Jan. 18.

Robert L. Wira, 18, 2890 FourTowers Drive, possession ofdrugs at 6630 BridgetownRoad, Jan. 18.

Louis D. Trimpe, 26, 704 TrentonAve., drug possession at 6433Glenway Ave., Jan. 19.

Howard L. Moore Jr., 44, 6712Harrison Ave. No. 2, theft at5233 North Bend Road, Jan. 20.

Jennifer R. Jeffers, 32, 239Bassett St., theft at 6550 Harri-son Ave., Jan. 20.

Juvenile, 14, assault at 5400Edalbert Drive, Jan. 20.

Dennis J. Fitzgerald, 53, 2121Vine St., theft at 5072 Glen-crossing Way, Jan. 20.

Juvenile, 17, assault at 6375Harrison Ave., Jan. 20.

Juvenile, 16, drug abuse at 6375Harrison Ave., Jan. 20.

Alexander B. Monhollen, 24,6784 Menz Lane, possession ofdrugs at 4117 BridgetownRoad, Jan. 21.

Incidents/reportsAssaultSuspect punched victim in theface, spit on victim, bangedvictim's head against the floor,pulled victim's hair and chokedvictim at 6540 Hearne RoadNo. 607, Jan. 17.

Breaking and enteringOffice furniture and a windowvent damaged during break inat the garage at BridgetownCemetery at 4337 HarrisonAve., Jan. 20.

BurglaryThree guns, digital camera,money, assorted collectiblesand a ring stolen from home at6615 Wesselman Road, Jan. 18.

Copper piping stolen fromhome at 5560 Karen Ave., Jan.19.

GPS stolen from vehicle inside

home's garage at 5686 Scar-borough, Jan. 21.

Criminal damagingTwo windows broken on vehicleat Under the Sea Childcare at6225 Colerain Ave., Jan. 17.

Paint scratched on vehicle at3517 West Fork Road, Jan. 17.

Door handle broken off vehicleat 4364 Marsue Lane, Jan. 20.

Ten vehicles parked on thestreet were spray-painted withgraffiti at 3947 RidgedaleDrive, Jan. 21.

Criminal mischiefGroup of juvenile suspectsattached fishing line with arock tied to it to victim's doorand continually pulled the lineto make the rock knock ondoor at 4474 Abby Court, Jan.20.

Domestic disputeArgument between man andwoman at Alpine Place, Jan.18.

Argument between parent andchild at Hader Avenue, Jan. 20.

Argument between man andwoman at Cheviot Road, Jan.20.

Argument between man andwoman at Cheviot Road, Jan.20.

Argument between spouses atSouth Road, Jan. 21.

TheftGun, jump-start box, jacket,laptop computer, GPS, threepairs of sunglasses, knife and aCPAP machine stolen fromvehicle at 3304 Emerald LakesDrive, Jan. 17.

Money, GPS and a radar detec-tor stolen from vehicle at 7343Kirkridge, Jan. 17.

Money, MP3 player, pair ofsunglasses and 30 CDs stolenfrom vehicle at 4520 Hutchin-son Glen, Jan. 18.

Four watches stolen from homeat 2949 North Bend Road, Jan.18.

Door damaged on vehicleduring theft attempt at 5543Windridge Drive, Jan. 13.

Four suspects fled withoutpaying for food and service atWillie's Sports Café at 6380Glenway Ave., Jan. 21.

Debit card stolen from walletwhen it was left behind atCancun at 6383 Glenway Ave.,Jan. 21.

GPS stolen from vehicle at 3041Brookview Drive, Jan. 21.

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Arrests/citationsDeany Hampton, 27, 2323Aquarius Drive, obstructingofficial business at 8600 blockof Zodiac Drive, Jan. 10.

Holly Cicci, 32, 154 Sherwood

Drive, drug paraphernalia at8500 block of Winton Road,Jan. 11.

Andrea Brewsaukh, 30, 2350 W.Galbraith Road, drug para-phernalia at 8500 block ofWinton Road, Jan. 11.

Nicole Jordan, 42, 8862 ZodiacDrive, falsification, Jan. 17.

Rufus Calvin, 55, 1579 MeredithDrive, domestic violence at1500 block of Meredith Drive,Jan. 18.

Robert Harris, 23, theft at 8200block of Galbraith Pointe Lane,Jan. 18.

Craig Carr, 23, assault at 1200block of Aldrich Avenue, Jan.18.

Lamont Snell, 38, 1085 Hemp-stead Drive, domestic violenceat 1085 Hempstead Drive, Jan.19.

Lanesha Givens, 25, 10753Sprucehill Drive, theft at 2100block of Roosevelt Avenue,Jan. 19.

James Tapke, 41, 403 WaterburyCircle, child endangering at403 Waterbury Circle, Jan. 19.

George Davis, 24, 3778 Ripple-grove Drive, obstructing offi-cial business at SpringbrookDrive, Jan. 20.

Charles Walton, 33, no addressgiven, criminal trespass at10900 block of Hamilton Ave-nue, Jan. 21.

Charles Walton, 33, no addressgiven, criminal damaging at10900 block of Hamilton Ave-nue, Jan. 21.

Laura Savage, 50, 9901 RegattaDrive, drug possession at 900block of West Galbraith Road,Jan. 22.

William Etheridge, 51, 8835Neptune Drive, domesticviolence at 8835 NeptuneDrive, Jan. 22.

Walter Crawford III, 38, 9017Daly Road, domestic violenceat 9017 Daly Road, Jan. 23.

Incidents/reportsBurglaryMan reported TV, camera stolenat 1485 Biloxi Drive, Jan. 17.

Criminal damagingGraeter's reported door dam-aged at 899 W. GalbraithRoad, Jan. 20.

Identity theftMan reported information usedto obtain utility service at 9696Fallsridge Court, Jan. 18.

TheftMan reported heater stolen at1723 Fullerton Drive, Jan. 18.

Woman reported check stolenat 2122 Roosevelt Ave., Jan. 16.

Unauthorized use of a motorvehicle

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