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Officials from Colerain andSpringfield township are tryingto make sure residents aren’tthrowing away money on trashcollection fees.

The two townships are link-ing with Ross to form a solidwaste district in hopes they cancontract for lower garbage andrecycling fees, saving moneyfor their residents.

Colerain Township Adminis-trator James Rowan said a con-tract could also create greateraccountability over surchargesand fees and increase the levelof community recycling.

The district would includeabout 40,600 residents.

The communities are under asubscription model, in whichresidents sign up for waste andrecycling directly with wastehaulers. Colerain Township of-ficials are spearheading an at-tempt to move several commu-nities to a contract model, inwhich a community contracts

with a provider for waste andcurbside recycling on behalf ofresidents.

Michelle Balz, an assistantsolid waste manager with thecounty solid waste district, saidColerain Township approachedother communities to investi-gate the potential for formingwaste districts and contracting.At this point, Ross, Colerain andSpringfield townships are com-mitted. Other partnerships con-sidering the contract modelwould be Anderson, Sycamoreand Symmes, which would beabout 31,500 households, andGreen and Delhi townships,with an estimated 22,000 house-holds.

Balz said the savings forcommunities switching to a con-tract model can be big. House-holds in communities with sub-scription-based recycling ser-vice in Hamilton County pay onaverage a monthly fee of $22.57for waste and recycling servicebefore fuel surcharges. Com-munities that contract on behalfof their residents for curbside

waste and recycling service inHamilton County pay on aver-age $12.01 per household permonth.

Currently, Colerain Town-ship residents pay the least ofthe communities considering awaste contract. The monthlycost for Colerain Township resi-dential garbage pickup is about$15.65 and recycling is an addi-tional $2.60 per month. Spring-

field Township residents paygarbage pickup costs of about$20.79 per month and recyclingis an additional $2.75 per month.

Balz said when communitiescontract for waste and recy-cling service they can specifytheir own service schedule andestablish expectations. She saidin 2013, communities with sub-scription recycling programsachieved an average 9.20 per-

cent recycling rate. Communi-ties with a contract based recy-cling program achieved a 17.92percent recycling rate. The re-cycling rate is the percentage ofwaste diverted through recy-cling and is different from theparticipation rate.

Communities with higher re-cycling rates receive more Res-

Two localtownships try tolower trash costsBy Jennie [email protected]

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A number of local communities are looking into contracting for garbage collection and recycling services.

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The Northwest Local SchoolDistrict has decided to keep itsown drivers behind the wheel ofits buses after looking over pro-posals from private transporta-tion companies.

In November, board of edu-cation members said they want-ed transportation proposalsfrom independent agents to seeif the district could save moneyby contracting with privatecompanies, rather than hiringits own drivers and maintainingits own bus fleet.

A committee reviewed thethree proposals it received andat the board’s Feb. 9 meeting,Northwest Superintendent An-drew Jackson said the districtwill stick with its current pro-gram of providing buses.

Key in that decision, he saidwas that none of the companiesthat submitted proposals in-cluded plans that allowed thedistrict to keep ownership ofthe bus fleet. The district wasinterested in retaining owner-

ship of the buses so if contract-ing became too expensive overtime, Northwest would have theoption of returning to providingits own drivers. Once the fleetwas gone, the district would behard pressed to buy enough bus-es to reactivate local transpor-tation services.

The Northwest district’stransportation budget wasabout $7.2 million last year. BobEngel, transportation supervi-sor for the district, said his de-partment transport 5,697 stu-dents daily. That’s 4,007 public

school students, 1,420 non-pub-lic school students, 56 commu-nity school students, and 214special education program stu-dents. He says the district’s bus-es travel an average of 6,709miles daily.

The district has 73 contractdrivers; 15 of those drive forspecial education students.There are also 18 regular andcasual substitute drivers, eightspecial education bus aides andfive mechanics.FILE PHOTO

The Northwest Local School District is considering has decided not tocontract with a private company to provide bus services.

Northwest won’t contract for busingBy Jennie [email protected] BY THE NUMBERS

» $7.2 million - The Northwest district’s transportation budget lastyear.

» 5,697 - Number of students transported daily (4,007 public schoolstudents, 1,420 non-public school students, 56 community school stu-dents and 214 special education program students).

» 6,709 - miles traveled daily by district buses.» 73 - number of contract drivers; 15 of those drive for special educa-

tion students. There are also 18 regular and casual substitute drivers,eight special education bus aides and five mechanics.

SOURCE - BOB ENGEL, TRANSPORTATION SUPERVI-SOR FOR THE DISTRICT

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In 2012, neighboringMount Healthy CitySchool District did priva-tize its bus service and un-der the contract terms,Petermann leases the cur-rent fleet and the trans-portation facility. As newbuses are needed, Peter-mann buys them, and ifthe district ever decidesto take back transporta-tion, Petermann will sellthe buses to the district ata depreciated value.

Tracie Keller, presi-dent of the driver’s union,Ohio Association of PublicSchool Employees Local230, said the bargainingunit is pleased with the de-cision.

“It was our goal to keeptransportation servicesin-house, and we did notwant to see a lot of experi-enced drivers leave thedistrict,” she said. “Wewent through the propos-als, we asked the admini-

stration and board tomove cautiously and con-sider the concerns weraised, and we are pleasedwe will continue to pro-vide transportation ser-vices to our children,” shesaid.

John Horn, southwestOhio field representativefor the OAPSE, said thiswas a good outcome in hisopinion.

“We value having com-munity people working inour community schools,”he said.

Board President DanUnger said the school dis-trict looked into privatiz-ing transportation to seeif there were savings to befound by contracting forthe service.

“The district will con-tinue to analyze whetherwe are doing business inthe best and most cost-ef-fective way,” Unger said.“I think it is important toreview all of our costs. Inthis case, we did not feel achange was justified andwe will retain our currentsystem.”

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idential Recycling Incen-tive funds through theHamilton County Recy-cling and Solid Waste Dis-trict. The RRI program di-vides about $1 million an-nually to Hamilton Coun-ty communities as anincentive to increase re-cycling. As a communityincreases their recyclingrate and tons of materialscollected, the communityreceives more incentivefunds.

Hamilton County SolidWaste is working withNester Consulting on thespecifications for the re-quest for proposal. The

RFP is expected to be is-sued in April, and will bepresented at public hear-ings for input. Rowan sug-gests that residents bringtheir bills to their publichearings to see how thecontract could impactwhat they pay. Onceagreed on, he says he ex-pects the contracts to beawarded sometime thissummer with implemen-tation perhaps beginningin October, but no laterthan the end of February2016.

“Our ultimate goalhere is to drive down thecost to our residents,”Rowan said. “This town-ship will generate zerodollars in fees throughthis contract. That’s notwhat we are looking forhere. We want our resi-dents to pay less, and wethink this can providegreater accountabilityand greater service to ourcommunity. We will see nomoney whatever out ofthis contract.”

Springfield Townshipofficials set a public hear-ing for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,March 24, in the AllenPaul Community Room ofthe Springfield TownshipCivic Center, 9150 WintonRoad.

Springfield TownshipAdministrator Mike Hin-nenkamp said a potentialdownside to becoming acontracting community isthat residents would losetheir freedom to choosetheir waste service pro-vider.

“The public hearingwill be just after our Stateof the Township meetingMarch 5,” he said. “Thoseare two good opportuni-ties for residents to hearabout the plan and let offi-cials know if they haveconcerns.”

Springfield Township'sState of the Township willbe at 1:30 p.m. Sunday,March 15, at The GroveBanquet and Event Hall,9158 Winton Road.

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The Northwest LocalSchool District is bring-ing its facilities plan tothe community to showresidents what theywant to do and how theyplan to make it happen.

The district has a cur-rent operating 4.52-milllevy set to expire thisyear. Instead of askingfor a renewal, the dis-trict’s board of educa-tion voted to replace itwith a May 5 request fora reduced 4.33-mill com-bined bond/operatingcombination levy.

If passed, this levywill pay for an $85 mil-lion master facility plan,and continue paying op-erating costs for the dis-trict. The bond levy isfor 3.15 mills, while theoperating levy is set at1.18 mills.

David Nurre, assis-tant director of financefor the Hamilton CountyAuditor’s Office, theowner of a $100,000home would pay $151.55annually.

School officials aremaking presentationsaround the district to ex-

plain the facilities planand allow residents toask questions about theplan and the levy.

Superintendent An-drew Jackson said all ofthe presentations areopen to the public andthe presentation willalso be posted on the dis-trict’s website atwww.nwlsd.org for any-one unable to attend.

Unless noted, presen-tations at each buildingwill be offered at 5:30and 7 p.m. and will lastabout an hour. Here’s theschedule:

» Pleasant Run Mid-dle School, 11770 PippinRoad, Wednesday, Feb.18;

» Northwest HighSchool, 10761 PippinRoad, Thursday, Feb. 19;

» Administrative Of-fice, 3240 Banning Road,5:30-6:30 p.m. only, Mon-day, Feb. 23;

» Colerain HighSchool 8801 CheviotRoad, Wednesday, Feb.25;

» White Oak MiddleSchool, 3130 JessupRoad, Thursday, Feb. 26;

» Colerain Chamberof Commerce BreakfastMeeting, Houston Con-

ference Center, 3310Compton Road, 8 a.m.Wednesday, March 4;

» Struble ElementarySchool, 2760 JonroseAve., Thursday, March5;

» Administrative ,3240 Banning Road, 5:30- 6:30 p.m. only, Monday,March 9;

» Taylor ElementarySchool, 3173 SpringdaleRoad, Wednesday,March 11;

» Monfort Heights/White Oak CommunityAssociation meeting atthe Green Township Sen-ior Center , 3620 EpleyRoad, 7:30 p.m. March18.

Members of the ad-ministrative team willbe at the meetings tomake the presentationsand answer questions.

The plan is to begindeveloping the sites inthe late winter and earlyspring of 2016, followedby building constructionbeginning in mid-springof 2016. Constructionwould be complete byJuly of 2017 and readyfor occupancy for the2017-2018 school year.

Northwest districtmeetings on facilitiesset this weekBy Jennie [email protected]

A list of local fish fries:» St. Therese Little FlowerParish: The annual fish fries atSt. Therese Little Flower Parish,5560 Kirby Road, will continueon Fridays through Lent,except for Good Friday. Thereis dine-in, carry-out and adrive-through from 5:30-7:30p.m. at Little Flower Church.The Fish Fry benefits the OurLady of Grace Athletic Associa-tion.

» Pleasant Run PresbyterianChurch: A series of fish frieskicks off from 5 p.m. to 7:30p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at thechurch, 11565 Pippin Road.

The menu includes a choice offish or chicken nuggets andchoice of two sides: macaroniand cheese, green beans,coleslaw, applesauce. The mealalso includes bread, dessert

and either coffee, lemonade orice tea. The price is $8.50 peradult and $4.50 per child.Carry-out prices are $8 peradult and $4 per child.

The fish fries will be Feb. 20 and27, and March 6, 13, and 20.The profits will be used formission projects and boy scoutprojects.

This series of fish fries is beingsponsored by the women’sassociation and Boy Scouts. Call513-825-4544, or visit pleas-antrunpc.org

» Mt. Healthy American LegionPost 513: The annual fish fry atWesley Werner Post 513 Amer-ican Legion Hall, 7947 Hamil-ton Ave. in Mount Healthy runsfrom 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fridays,Feb. 13, 20 and 27.

Menu includes cod, catfish,chicken strips, shrimp, crab

cakes, fries, macaroni andcheese, onion chips and des-sert. For information, call513-729-0061.

» St. James the Greater Church,3565 Hubble Road in WhiteOak,presents its God and Codfish fry from 4:30 p.m. to 8p.m. Fridays through March 27.

The menu includes fried orbaked fish dinners, shrimpdinners, sandwiches, cheesepizza, and pretzels from Serva-tii’s. Soft drinks and beeravailable. Dine in or carry out.

For more information, visitwww.stjamesfishfry.org. Toplace a carry-out order, call741-5311.

A fish or shrimp dinner costs$8.00 and a la carte items costfrom $1.50 to $4.50.

Call 513-574-4840.

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Colerain Township sen-ior citizens will see morein 2015: more programs,more classes and more op-portunities at the ColerainTownship Senior andCommunity Center,thanks to an agreementthat has the township pay-ing the Clippard YMCA

$25,000 to provide seniorprogramming.

The Y programmingkicks in start Feb. 16, thecost of the one-year con-tract will be paid usingsome funds from rentalsat the senior and commu-nity center. The agree-ment is not the first part-nership between theYMCA and the township;they collaborated on the

operation of the SkylineCommunity Center be-fore the township closed itat the end of 2012.

Doug Hechler, execu-tive director for the Clip-pard YMCA, says he an-ticipates adding pro-grams and services, andexpects the classes of-fered at the Colerain sen-ior center to continue.

Under the contact, theYMCA agrees to plan, or-ganize and implement allaspects of senior pro-gramming for the town-ship and will include ex-isting current townshipprograms. The Y willbring its Silver Sneakersprogram to the center andwill provide personnel,volunteers and adminis-trative support.

The township will paythe Y, but also will providesenior membership infor-mation and space for theprograms. Hechler saidthe YMCA can use the fa-cilities for its senior socialprogram.

Colerain Twp. contracts withYMCA for senior servicesBy Jennie [email protected]

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CTBA fundraiserThink you have a trea-

sure at home? Find out forsure. Guests can get anitem appraised and havean evening of fun at thesame time; a limitedamount of tickets are onsale now for the AntiqueRoadshow – ColerainTownship Business Asso-ciation Edition, a fund-raiser that benefits localstudent scholarships.

The event is 6 p.m. to 10p.m., February 28 at thePebble Creek Event Cen-ter, 9979 Prechtel Road,Cincinnati. This casualevent features a dinner

buffet, drinks, prizes,live music and expert ap-praiser Richard P. Steg-man, an appraiser withmore than 30 years expe-rience.

Each couple can bringone small item and re-ceive an appraisal, exam-ples may include porce-lain, glass, estate jewelry,sterling, bronzes, paint-ings, foil, art, toys, adver-tising, political items, etc.Weapons and furnitureare prohibited.

Reservations are lim-ited. Tickets are $60 a per-son. Guests can make res-ervations by credit cardby calling 379-1063 or by

mailing a check made outthe CTBA ScholarshipFund to PO Box 53752,Cincinnati, OH 45253.

Funds raised benefitthe CTBA ScholarshipEndowment Fund whichannually provides four$1,000 scholarships toColerain High School sen-iors.

The event is made pos-sible through major spon-sors including PrintCraft, Rumpke Waste &Recycling, Don & ConnieHughett/Midwest Finan-cial Partners, Abercrom-bie & Associates andNorthgate Mall, as well ascontributing sponsors in-cluding Blust Motor Ser-vice, Inc., Brogan Tire,Hart & Gersbach, Inc.CPA's, Long, Schaefer &Co., Schwierling Insur-ance, New FoundationSavings Bank and Cole-rain Bowl.

Bunco NightThe Colerain Town-

ship Citizens Police Acad-emy Alumni group spo-nors a Bunco fundraiserfrom 7 to 11 p.m. Friday,Feb. 20 at the NorthgateStation in the Macy’swing of Northgate Mall.Funds will be used to helpsupport the police depart-ment’s new canine unit.Cost is $10 per person,and includes snacks andpop. There will be doorprizes and split-the-pot.Instruction will be pro-vided.

Call Ed, Deb, or Aman-da at 513-321-2677.

Free flu shotsHometown Urgent

Care is offering free flushots at their new loca-tion, 8459 Colerain Ave.,in the Colerain HillsShopping Center This is afull-service urgent care,offering a full range ofmedical care for acute in-juries and illnesses for allages, from sports injuriesto ear infections and fromstiches to sneezes. Thenew Colerain clinic willoffer on-site x-ray and su-tures, labs, and EKGs tohandle a wide assortmentof illnesses and injuries.Hometown also offersconvenient access to Oc-cupational Health ser-vices, such as work inju-ries and pre-employ-ment/DOT physicals.

The clinic is open Mon-day through Friday, 8:30a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Saturdayand Sunday 9 a.m - 5 p.m.Hometown accepts mostmajor insurance plansand also offers low self-pay prices.

Mercy Healthpresents health fair,Black History Monthcelebration

Mercy Health – Cin-cinnati invites the com-munity to mark Febru-ary’s Black HistoryMonth recognition by at-tending a health fair.

Mercy Health is host-

ing a community healthfair and Black HistoryMonth celebration from 1p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 21, at McAuleyHigh School, 6000 Oak-wood Ave.

The health fair and cel-ebration includes freehealth screenings, kid-friendly activities, help-ful health information,refreshments and enter-tainment.

The Urban LeagueMass Choir will performfrom 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

From 3 p.m. to 4:30p.m., Cincinnati’s top Af-rican-American healthleaders will take part in apanel discussion, detail-ing their professionaljourneys, those who in-fluenced them and theirviews on how to build ahealthier community.

Panel speakers in-clude Karen Bankston, aUniversity of Cincinnatiprofessor of nursing andformer hospital adminis-trator; Ramona Cheek,vice president of nursingand site administrator ofMercy Health – FairfieldHospital; Dr. Noble Mase-ru, Cincinnati’s healthcommissioner; Dr. JoyaSkyes, of Mercy Healthfamily medicine; and Dr.Stephen Wilson, of MercyHealth – Forest Park’s in-ternal medicine and pedi-atrics.

Dr. Leonard Randolph,a Mercy Health boardmember and formerchief medical officer ofMercy Health – Cincin-nati, will moderate thepanel.

Mercy Healthoffering mobilemammogramscreenings

Mercy Health – Cin-cinnati’s mobile mam-mography program willvisit several West Side lo-cations in February.

Mercy Health’s mobileunits offer 15-minutescreening mammo-grams.

Mobile mammogra-phy units will be at thefollowing locations:

» Feb. 20, at MercyHealth – Delhi InternalMedicine, 494 Neeb Road,Delhi Township.

» Feb. 24, at the Mon-fort Heights Walgreens,5403 North Bend Road.

» Feb. 24, at the PriceHill Clinic, 2136 WestEighth St.

» Feb. 24, at the PriceHill Walgreens, 4241Glenway Ave.

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NORTHWESTPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Good things are al-ways brewing atSt. Ignatius, but

recently the students andteachers got a taste ofhow much they are trulyappreciated. PrincipalTim Reilly declared a“Hot Chocolate Emergen-cy”, and he and his teamserved a cup of hot choc-olate to everyone in thebuilding.

The element of sur-prise was crucial in plan-ning the day. Along with asmall number of staffmembers, a group ofalumni moms came to-gether to make sure theHot Chocolate Emergen-cy remained a secret un-til the students saw theprincipal with his mega-phone at their classroomdoor. The effort involvedextensive planning, en-suring that those withallergies received a drinkthat was warm and safe.More than 1,150 cupswere served in about twohours.

Photos thanks to Lynn Esmail

Marshmallows! Stat!Hot chocolate brings some refreshment to St. Ignatius school day

Third grader Tyler Osterman savors his cup of hot chocolate while otherswait patiently to be served. Front, Tyler Osterman and MaggieHollandsworth. Back, Nina Seyforth and Ian Kowalski.

First grader Darren Kolodzik is excited for the first taste of his hotchocolate.

Principal Reilly serves third grader Katie Berich a cup of hot chocolate.

More than 1,000 cups of cocoa were needed to intervene in the HotChocolate emergency at St. Ignatius School.

Fifth graders Sydney Stigler and Maddie Ehrhardt enjoy their hot chocolatein math class.

It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to make this much hot chocolate.Helping were St. Iganatius School alumni, moms, and volunteers KatieSeifert, Tina Stroube, Felicia Burger, Mary Jo Lewnard, and MarthaStrawser.

Tim Reilly announces the Hot Chocolate Emergency to a first-grade class.

Second graders Evan Juelg, left, andNathan Esmail enjoyed theircold-weather treat.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 19Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 385-3780. Green Township.

Cheviot Republican Clubmeeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Chevi-ot Police Association Hall, 3706Glenmore Ave., Pizza, salad anddessert social. Business meetingwith speaker at 7 p.m. Currentand potential members andguests welcome. $3. Reserva-tions recommended. Presentedby Lou Terhar, State Representa-tive. 503-4289; [email protected]. Cheviot.

Health / WellnessHearing Solutions OpenHouse Event, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Hearing Solutions, 9336 ColerainAve., Free hearing test andevaluation. For ages 50 and up.Reservations required. Present-ed by Hearing Solutions byEllis-Scott & Associates. 385-9240. Colerain Township.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collectionof karaoke music from everyera. Free. 385-9309; www.vinok-letwines.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Laugh Out Lounge Open MicComedy, 8-10 p.m., The PublicHouse, 3807 North Bend Road,Free. 481-6300; www.publichou-secheviot.com. Cheviot.

Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio, 5744Springdale Road, Free. 385-1005.Colerain Township.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, $1. 385-3780.Green Township.

Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.

FRIDAY, FEB. 20Dining EventsFish Fry Days, 4:30-7 p.m., St.Aloysius Gonzaga School, 4390Bridgetown Road, School Cafe-teria. Fried and baked fish,shrimp, pizza, mozzarella sticks,homemade macaroni andcheese, green beans, coleslawand homemade desserts. Carry-out and drive through available.Fish or shrimp dinner costs $8and a la carte items $1.50-$4.50.Presented by St. Aloysius Gon-zaga Church. 574-4840;www.saintals.org. Green Town-ship.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., VFW Post7340 Charles R. Gailey, 8326Brownsway Lane, Cod, catfish,shrimp, chicken, platters comewith choice of two sides. Carry-out available. $8 platter, $5sandwich. Presented by VFWPost 7340 Ladies Auxiliary.521-7340; http://gailey-post.webs.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Fresh Fish Fry, 4-7 p.m., West-ern Hills Cheviot Lodge 140,4353 West Fork Road, Dine inlower level or carryout entranceat rear of building. Dine in orcarry out. Sides: fries, mac andcheese, onion rings, green beansand slaw. Dinner with threesides for $10. Free coffee andtea. Presented by Western HillsCheviot Lodge No. 140. 919-1065. Monfort Heights.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St.William Church, 4108 W. EighthSt., Menu includes hand bread-ed cod, tavern breaded fish,tilapia, salmon, shrimp, crabcakes, grilled cheese, cheesepizza, french fries, hush puppies,macaroni and cheese, tossedsalad and homemade soup ofthe week. Desserts and bever-ages available. Drive thru 4-7p.m. Dine in 4:30-7:30 p.m. $1and up. 921-0247; www.stwil-liamfishfry.com. West Price Hill.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,Nature Nook Florist and WineShop, 10 S. Miami Ave., Casualwine tasting with light snacksand conversation. Includes fivewines from boutique wineriesaround the world. Ages 21 andup. $6. 467-1988; www.nature-nookonline.com. Cleves.

Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, $10 drop-in, $45 five-classpass, $80 10-class pass, $14020-class pass. Presented by Yoga

by Marietta. 675-2725; www.yo-gabymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.

Health / WellnessEngage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, 5501 HamiltonAve., $50. Presented by Harmon-ic Pulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.

Music - Classic RockHowl’n Maxx, 9 p.m., Pirate’sDen, 3670 Werk Road, Free.922-3898. Green Township.

Music - CountryRich Turner Band, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

On Stage - TheaterA Nice Family Gathering, 8p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,1945 Dunham Way, Ghostly lovestory about a man who loved hiswife so much, he almost told herbefore he died. Now he’s aghost on a mission, and his sonis the unlikely messenger onThanksgiving Day. Ages 18 andup. $14. Presented by SunsetPlayers Inc.. 588-4988; www.sun-setplayers.org. West Price Hill.

RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learngame of Pickleball, simplepaddle game played usingspecial perforated, slow-movingball over tennis-type net onbadminton-sized court. Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 sen-iors. Through Feb. 27. 941-0102.Sayler Park.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21Art & Craft ClassesPainting Landscapes, 3-4:30p.m., Broadhope Art Collective,3022 Harrison Ave., Learn tech-niques to paint full landscape todecorate walls with. All materi-als provided. $30. 225-8441;broadhopeartcollective.com.Westwood.

Business ClassesIts Tax Time, noon to 2 p.m.,Broadhope Art Collective, 3022Harrison Ave., Learn how to fillout Schedule C for businesstaxes. $5. 225-8441; broad-hopeartcollective.com. West-wood.

Dining EventsKids Pancake Breakfast, 10a.m. to oon, Mount HealthyUnited Methodist Church, 7612Perry St., Free. 931-5827. MountHealthy.

Great Parks Dinner Series, 6:30p.m. A Night at the Oscars:Mystery Dinner., Mill RaceBanquet Center, 1515 W. SharonRoad, Buffet dinner of chef-carved prime rib of beef, herb-roasted chicken, lasagna, gardensalad and assorted sides, des-serts and drinks. Cash bar avail-able. $29.95. Registration re-quired. Presented by Great Parksof Hamilton County. 521-7275,ext. 285; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 9:30 -10:30 a.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5 per class or $40 for10 classes. Presented by DanceJamz. 706-1324. Sayler Park.

Music - BluesChuck Brisbin & the TunaProject, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.,Hillside Gastropub, 5510 RyboltRoad, Free. 574-6333. GreenTownship.

Music - Classic RockThe Brownstones, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

On Stage - TheaterA Nice Family Gathering, 8p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,$14. 588-4988; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22AuditionsClybourne Park - Auditions, 7p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,1945 Dunham Way, Auditionswill consist of readings from thescript. Free. Presented by SunsetPlayers Inc.. Through Feb. 23.251-4222; www.sunsetplay-

ers.org. West Price Hill.Wait Until Dark - Auditions, 7p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,1945 Dunham Way, Auditionswill consist of readings from thescript. Free. Presented by SunsetPlayers Inc.. 251-4222; www.sun-setplayers.org. West Price Hill.

EducationFinancial Peace University, 4-6p.m., Cheviot United MethodistChurch, 3820 Westwood North-ern Blvd., Take control of yourfinances. Everyone can benefitfrom lessons that cover debt,building wealth and makingsmart decisions with your mon-ey. $100 lifetime membershiprequired. 662-2048; www.che-viotumc.com. Cheviot.

Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, 1150 W.Galbraith Road, Lower level.Chair exercise and Leslie San-sone’s low-impact, indoor,aerobic workout. Free. 324-6173.Springfield Township.

MONDAY, FEB. 23AuditionsClybourne Park - Auditions, 7p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,Free. 251-4222; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

Wait Until Dark - Auditions, 7p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,Free. 251-4222; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

Business ClassesSuccess Team: Group Coach-ing for Job Seekers, 7-9 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Free. Registration re-quired. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finneytown.

Dining EventsMondays for Eric, 11 a.m. to 9p.m., F&N Goode Chick’n Ten-ders, 5102 Crookshank Road,Fundraiser for fallen Police Sgt.Eric Sierra’s family. 20 percent ofsales donated. Benefits EricSierra Children’s Fund. 451-3000.Westwood.

EducationJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Seminar seriesprovides speakers who teachhow to conduct successfulcontemporary job search. Reser-vations required. 931-5777;tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, 7778 Colerain Ave.,High-energy dance fitness classfor all ages and all levels offitness. Ages 18 and up. $5.513-923-4226. Colerain Town-ship.

Dance Jamz, 6:45-7:45 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5; $40 10-class pass.Presented by Dance Jamz.460-6696. Sayler Park.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 6 -7 p.m.,EarthConnection, $10 drop-in,$45 five-class pass, $80 10-classpass, $140 20-class pass. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

Zumba Gold Fitness Party,10-11 a.m., Westwood Town HallRecreation Center, 3017 HarrisonAve., $5. Presented by ZumbaFitness with Robin. 288-7844.Westwood.

RecreationBingo, 1-3 p.m., Green TownshipSenior Center, 3620 Epley Road,All money collected distributedas prize money. For seniors. 25cents per card. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

Pickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,Membership needed. $25, $10seniors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

TUESDAY, FEB. 24Dining EventsDine-To-Donate for Finney-town After Prom, 11 a.m. to 9p.m., J. Gumbo’s, 879 W. Gal-braith Road, 10 percent of billdonated to Finneytown AfterProm. $6-$10. Presented byFinneytown After Prom Commit-tee. 522-2695. Finneytown.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FlemingRoad United Church of Christ,691 Fleming Road, $6. Presentedby Deb’s Fitness Party. 205-5064;www.debsfitnessparty.com.Springfield Township.

Zumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Fleming

Road United Church of Christ,691 Fleming Road, $6. Presentedby Deb’s Fitness Party. 205-5064;www.debsfitnessparty.com.Springfield Township.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.

Euchre, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Open game.For seniors. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

Support GroupsCoping with Depression, 7-9p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Group foranyone experiencing depressionwho would like to learn copingtools and strategies, gain newperspectives on your life situa-tion and appropriate self carefor weathering the storm. Not atherapy group or substitute fortherapy. Led by David P. Perlaki,Professional Christian Counselor.Free. Registration required.931-5777; www.northmin-sterchurch.net. Finneytown.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 8:15-9:15 p.m., TheGymnastics Center, 3660 WerkRoad, High-energy cardio danceclass. $5 or 10 classes for $40.Presented by Dance Jamz.706-1324; www.thegymnastic-scenter.com. Green Township.

Zumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, $5. 923-4226. Col-erain Township.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, $10 drop-in,$45 five-class pass, $80 10-classpass, $140 20-class pass. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,Membership needed. $25, $10seniors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

Senior CitizensWood Carving, 12:30-3 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Carve withGreenwood Chippers. Manydifferent techniques used: reliefcarvings, scroll saw, figurines.Bring own tools. For seniors.Free. 385-3780. Green Township.

Support GroupsNow What? Determining aNew Life Direction, 7-9 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Group offers practicalcoach program to set a newdirection in your life. $125.Registration required. 931-5777.Finneytown.

THURSDAY, FEB. 26Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, Free.385-3780. Green Township.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, Free.385-9309; www.vinokletwi-nes.com. Colerain Township.

Laugh Out Lounge Open MicComedy, 8-10 p.m., The PublicHouse, Free. 481-6300; www.pu-blichousecheviot.com. Cheviot.

Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio, Free.385-1005. Colerain Township.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.

Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,Free. 385-3780. Green Township.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27Dining EventsFish Fry Days, 4:30-7 p.m., St.Aloysius Gonzaga School, Fish orshrimp dinner costs $8 and a lacarte items $1.50-$4.50. 574-4840; www.saintals.org. GreenTownship.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., VFW Post7340 Charles R. Gailey, $8 plat-ter, $5 sandwich. 521-7340;http://gaileypost.webs.com.Colerain Township.

Fresh Fish Fry, 4-7 p.m., West-ern Hills Cheviot Lodge 140,Dinner with three sides for $10.Free coffee and tea. 919-1065.Monfort Heights.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St.William Church, $1 and up.921-0247; www.stwilliamfish-fry.com. West Price Hill.

Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, $10 drop-in,$45 five-class pass, $80 10-classpass, $140 20-class pass. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

Health / WellnessEngage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, $50. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.

Music - BluesChuck Brisbin & the TunaProject, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.,Jocko’s Pub, 4862 Delhi Road,Free. 244-7100. Delhi Township.

Music - Classic RockQuiet Storm, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005. Colerain Town-ship.

On Stage - StudentTheater

Sweeney Todd, 7:30 p.m., ThreeRivers Educational Campus, 56Cooper Road, Performing ArtsCenter. $8-$10.-467-3500;www.seatyourself.biz/threeri-versschools. Cleves.

On Stage - TheaterThe Year of Magical Thinking,8-9:30 p.m., College Hill TownHall, 1805 Larch Ave., In poeticone-woman show, iconic literaryfigure Joan Didion recounts 12months of her life following thesudden death of her husband of40 years. Encore presentation.$20. Presented by Cincy One ActFestival. Through Feb. 28. 223-6246; www.cincyoneact.com.College Hill.

A Nice Family Gathering, 8p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,$14. 588-4988; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,Membership needed. $25, $10seniors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

SATURDAY, FEB. 28Antiques ShowsAntiques Road Show: CTBAEdition, 6-10 p.m., Pebble CreekGolf Course, Restaurant & EventCenter, 9799 Prechtel Road,Dinner, music, dancing, cash barand learn about antiques fromprofessor/dealer in antiques.Bring small item to have evalu-ated and share its history withgroup. Benefits Colerain Town-ship Business Association Schol-arship Endowment Fund. $60.Reservations required. Present-ed by Colerain Township Busi-ness Association. 379-1063.Colerain Township.

Dining EventsGreat Parks Dinner Series, 6:30p.m. Kissing Kilimanjaro: Ad-venture Dinner., Mill RaceBanquet Center, $29.95. Regis-tration required. 521-7275, ext.285; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

Drink TastingsBeer and Wine Tasting, 6-11p.m., Donauschwaben Haus,4290 Dry Ridge Road, Theme:American vs. European. Selec-tion of different wines andbeers. Cash bar and dinneravailable 6-7:30 p.m. Music byDJ Eddie and Rick, stein shuffle,silent auction, barrel of spiritsraffle, golf ball drop raffle.Benefits Donauschwaben Soci-ety Youth Group Travel Fund.$35, $30 advance. Presented byDonauschwaben Society. 245-9450; www.cincydonau.com.Colerain Township.

Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,$5 per class or $40 for 10 classes.706-1324. Sayler Park.

Music - CountryWhisky Town, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005; clubtriolounge-.com. Colerain Township.

On Stage - StudentTheater

Sweeney Todd, 7:30 p.m., ThreeRivers Educational Campus,$8-$10. 467-3500; www.sea-tyourself.biz/threeriversschools.Cleves.

On Stage - TheaterThe Year of Magical Thinking,8-9:30 p.m., College Hill TownHall, $20. 223-6246; www.cin-cyoneact.com. College Hill.

A Nice Family Gathering, 8p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,$14. 588-4988; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

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St. William Church Fish Fry is 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, 4108 W. Eighth St., West Price Hill.Menu includes hand breaded cod, tavern breaded fish, tilapia, salmon, shrimp, crab cakes,grilled cheese, cheese pizza, french fries, hush puppies, macaroni and cheese, tossed salad andhomemade soup of the week. Desserts and beverages will be available. Drive through is open4-7 p.m. Dine in is open 4:30-7:30 p.m. Cost is $1 and up. Call 921-0247; visitwww.stwilliamfishfry.com.

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Have you everdone this: you buymore meat than youcan use because it’son sale. Sometimesyou remember tofreeze it, sometimesyou don’t.

If that soundslike you, we’re onthe same wave-length.

Last week I bought morechicken breasts than we neededfor dinner. I made chicken noo-dle soup out of some of them andintended to freeze the rest. Be-cause they were hidden out ofsight in the meat bin, I forgotabout them.

When they surfaced severaldays later, the chicken was stillgood enough to eat, but it neededto be cooked right away.

I had a meeting that eveningand couldn’t fuss with a recipethat took too much time or wascomplicated. This no fuss, quickrecipe was just right.

Really good tasting, too.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist,educator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinaryprofessional and author. Find her blogonline at Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Use that extra frozen chicken,cleanse with kale salad

Moist and marvelous Parmesan chickenbreasts

1/2 cup real mayonnaise1/4 cup Parmesan or Romano cheeseFew grindings black pepper2 large or 4 smaller skinless, boneless breasts1/3 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs - see Rita’s tip

Preheat oven to 425. Blend mayo and cheese. Put chickenon sprayed cookie sheet. Smear topping on. Sprinkle withcrumbs. Bake 20 minutes or until juices run clear in centerwhen poked with a knife, about 160 internal temperature.Residual heat will continue to cook the chicken even after it’sout of the oven, raising temperature 5 degrees or so. Don’tover bake or chicken will be dry.

Tip: homemade Italian bread crumbs. I had plain crumbsso I stirred in a couple shakes of Italian seasoning.

Annie’s Kale Salad - a cleansing saladMy niece, Annie, brought this salad to our house as a side

dish for dinner. Annie used regular curly kale. We grow Lac-inato/Tuscan kale, which, to my taste, is milder in flavor. Allkales are nutritious with anti-cancer properties: a cup providesmore than 100 percent of the daily value of vitamins K and A,and over 80 percent of vitamin C.

Salad:

1 bunch kale torn into small pieces1-2 tablespoon olive oil1 Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced1/4 cup dried cranberries1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted, or bit more

Dressing:Go to taste on this, adding more of any ingredient if you

want.

1 tablespoon fresh ginger juice - see Rita's tip2-3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar1 teaspoon Dijon mustard2 teaspoons honey1/4 cup olive oilFreshly ground pepper and salt

Whisk together ginger juice, apple cider vinegar, Dijonand honey. Whisk in oil and season to taste. Set aside.

Meanwhile, place kale in bowl and season with salt, pep-per and olive oil. Massage well with hands - this breaks downcellular structure, making it tenderer.

Add in apple, berries and nuts. Toss with dressing to coat.You can make this hours ahead.

Toasting pine nuts: Best done in dry non-stick skillet overlow heat until golden.

Making ginger juice: Grate ginger and squeeze out juice.Or place pieces in garlic press and squeeze out juice. This is the“hardest” part of the recipe since it takes some time. I like tofreeze my ginger root, grate it frozen, and proceed.

Tip: Ginger paste option. Try using a teaspoon or more ofginger paste. Easier by far and a good keeper in the frig.

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People have differing viewson how to care for a lawn andgarden.

Property owners expresstheir individuality and prefer-ences by planting trees, bushes,hedgerows, and flowers. Manypeople love to support wildlifeand show appreciation for na-ture this way.

Some people like the look of amonoculture grass, so theychoose to lay chemicals on topof their lawn. Or, they hiresomeone to do this which killsviolets, clover, dandelions andother flowers. This practice alsomeans there’s less nectar forimportant pollinators like but-terflies, bees and wasps.

Sadly, in the United Statesand even in parts of Europe, beecolony collapse disorder hasbeen an issue. Some farmershave had to rent bees to polli-nate their crops. This may seemto have nothing to do with thedecisions of property ownerswho have one-third, one-half,one or a few acres. Smallchoices can affect the big pic-ture. (By the way, I’m not aproperty owner, but would liketo be some day.)

According to Wikipedia.com,collapse in bee colonies has been

attributed tothe varroamite, unusuallywet summersand some pesti-cides. Mal-nutrition can bea factor, too.Well, pesticidesare somethingthat can becontrolled. Sohome and prop-

erty owners can make decisionsto stay away from chemicaltreatments if they would like tosupport bee health. Their healthdirectly affects human healthand our ability to have foodwhich requires efforts of beesand other pollinators.

The other issue is: how dochemical treatments of lawnsaffect people? Neighbors andfriends have told me that thechemicals they breathe in aftersomeone else’s lawn is sprayedirritates their lungs; I have thesame experience. Asthma suf-ferers are especially affectedby this.

So, if we want to be betterneighbors, maybe we can talkwith each other about howsomething affects us with thehope that other people may be

sensitive to those concerns.Before someone sprays chem-icals on their lawn, they mightask their neighbors how theyaffect them. A commercial orresidential building managermight ask tenants if they are anissue for anyone in the building.Or, they could decide to boldlysupport pollinator health byallowing the seedbank in the soilto grow or by planting nativeplants.

Ecology educator MikeMcCleese told me, “It’s shockingwhat happens when people usechemical treatments. There areonly millions of microbiota suchas fungi, bacteria and nema-todes in chemically-treated soilas opposed to billions in normalsoil.”

U.S. President Franklin Dela-no Roosevelt said, “A nation thatdestroys its soil destroys itself.”On the flip side, nurturing andcaring for the soil and the di-verse plants, animals and polli-nators that depend on it can onlyimprove people’s health.

Doris Schnetzer lives in White Oakand authored “Living Their Soul Pur-poses: Interviews With 25 Healers.”

Monocolor grass isn’t always greener

DorisSchnetzer COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Cincinnati is one of the bestplaces in the country to own apet. With tremendous outdoorspaces, amazing health carefacilities, and affordable mainte-nance costs, there are dozens ofreasons why now might be thebest time to consider adding apet to your family.

Pet ownership has tripled inthe past 40 years, with more than160 million pets in the UnitedStates, but there are still signifi-cant numbers of animals thatneed homes, especially thoseavailable in our local sheltersand rescues.

Despite such significantgrowth in pet ownership, esti-mates show that only 30 percentof all pets are adopted fromanimal shelters, leaving a hugepopulation unadopted – nearly 3million shelter animals are euth-anized annually in the UnitedStates.

The problem is not overpop-ulation; instead it is a call-for-action to educate the communitythat we can make a difference.Research from The HumaneSociety of the United States hasfound that more than 17 millionhomes are planning to add a petto their family in 2015, buthaven’t decided where to go tofind their new furry familymember. That means if just onein every five potential pet own-ers chooses to adopt an animal,they can help save the lives ofmillions of animals, that other-wise could be euthanized.

Many animals end up in shel-

ters and res-cues through nofault of theirown. They arevictims of cir-cumstancesbeyond theircontrol, such asan illness ordeath in thefamily, divorce,growing family,family reloca-

tion, or improper training andpreparation from owners. Thesepets are healthy, loving animals.Like any other pet, they mightneed training to fit into a familyand home, as well as patiencefrom their new family to helpthem adjust to their new sur-roundings, but adopting an ani-mal presents benefits that helpfacilitate this transition.

Animals from rescue organi-zations living in foster homeshave already had experience in ahome setting and many sheltershave volunteers and staff mem-bers that help people and petswith training and obedience evenbefore they are adopted. As anadded bonus, adoption can helpreduce many additional costsassociated with new pet owner-ship. Not only are shelter animaladoption fees lower than buyingfrom a pet store or breeder, butmany of the adoptable animals inshelters and rescues have al-ready been spayed or neuteredand are vaccinated. There are somany wonderful reasons toadopt or rescue a pet. Cincinnati

is helping to make it easier forindividuals and families whowant to add a pet to their family,by once again bringing togetherthe area’s best shelters and res-cues to showcase their animalsin one convenient location dur-ing Cincinnati’s official PetAdoption Weekend.

The region’s largest animaladoption event, My Furry Valen-tine, a nonprofit organizationfocused on bringing togetheradoptable animals and potentialpet owners, is hosting its annualMega Adoption Event at theSharonville Convention Centerfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 14 andFeb. 15.

With dozens of rescues andshelters, satellite adoptionevents around the city, and nu-merous vendors and advocacygroups participating, My FurryValentine is hoping to find homesfor 550 animals during the week-end event. The event is fun, fam-ily-friendly and free to attend.This year’s My Furry Valentineis hosted by phoDOGrapher andpresented by Top Dog sponsorsIAMS and Tri-County Mall withadditional financial assistancefrom The Joanie Bernard Foun-dation.

Carolyn Evans is founder of My FurryValentine, a nonprofit created in 2012to raise awareness for the animalrescue community through a week-end-long animal adoption event. Theannual gathering has found homes formore than 1,300 pets since inception.Visit www.myfurryvalentine.com.

Adopt your next furry family member

CarolynEvansCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Feb. 11 questionShould parents have the right

to decide whether to have theirschool-age children vaccinated,and if they decide not to, shouldthe children be permitted to at-tend school? Why or why not?

“I believe that parents havethe right to decide on any aspectof their children’s lives. Howev-er, when those decisions haveramifications of placing thelarger community of children atrisk for sickness or disease I do

not believe those childrenshould be permitted to attend apublic or private school. Thosechildren can still receive theireducation through home school-ing, the hiring of tutors (who areaware of the risks). There is noreason to regress and exposechildren to these illnesses whenproven vaccines are available.”

C.S.

“Those around during the po-lio, tuberculosis (earlier smallpox) and other health threats

were brought up to adhere tovaccinations. The MMR (mea-sles mumps and rubella) has ba-sically eradicated these mala-dies. There is some concern(still unproven) that certainvaccinations can have side ef-fects such as autism. I favor therequired vaccinations to allowkids into schools. Those who donot chose this vaccination pathcan always home-school theirkids.”

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTIONThe Ohio House recently passed House Bill 7, which prohibits schoolsfrom using test scores from state assessments when determining a stu-dent’s advancement to the next grade level and granting of coursecredit. The bill also states that schools are not permitted to share individ-ual student test scores to outside sources without consent from eitherthe student or his or her parents. Is this good legislation? Why or whynot?

Every week we ask readers a question they can reply to via email. Send your answers tonorthwestpress@community press.com with Ch@troom in the subject line.

It was only as I got older,that I began to realize theimportant role that humorcan play in helping to bal-ance a total healthy physical/mental outlook.

Chuckling at yourself, asyou get up tight over some-thing so trivial, enhancesyour attempt to keep thefocus on what’s really impor-tant

There are so many humor-ous opportunities just wait-ing to happen in our dailylives, but we need to recog-nize them, relax and enjoythe moment with a smile.

Just a few days ago, Iarrived home from a trip toour large local home im-provement store. My wifesent me there because weneeded several items for ourhouse. As I was getting readyto head to the checkout linewith my purchase, I over-heard one of the employeesstanding near me, radioing toanother floor worker.

Supposedly from what Iheard, there was a shop-lifting theft about to happenas they spotted some guywith a white toilet seat boxthat he had packed full ofexpensive hand tools liftedfrom the tool departmentand hidden in an Ecoline$9.95 white toilet seat coverbox. The word was out for allthe home improvement staff,to be on the look out, stop-ping him from trying toleave the store with the hid-den tools.

Here’s the good part.Guess what my wife had sentme to buy? That’s right...anEcoline $9.95 basic white,toilet seat; the box was pres-ently sitting in my cart! Allof a sudden, it hit me like abig rock, traveling throughthe digestive tract, gatheringspeed as I felt a plummet ofweight thumping the bottom-most part of my stomach;that I now had a number of

bright redvestedhome im-provementstaff eyesbeginning tocheck meout, verysuspicious-ly.

This iswhere therelaxation

of humor in a possiblestressed-filled solution,played its smiling hand, aschuckling out loud, I said tomyself, “This could onlyhappen to me!” A vision of a“Sunday Comics” cartoonbegan to play out in mymind, seeing myself beingstopped, handcuffed, andhauled away by store securi-ty, for having a basic white,toilet seat cover box in mypossession while attemptingto state my case, “But, mywife said we needed one ofthese!”

As the thrill of a possiblearrest entered my mind, Iimmediately started lookingin my wallet for my “Get OutOf Jail Free” Monopoly card,I carried since my collegeprotest days, when arrestwas always possible. Since akid, I always thought howgreat it would be to actuallyuse this card in a real jailtime situation.

Minutes later, a closerinspection was made bystore security personal af-firming that I wasn’t their$9.95 white toilet seat box,suspect! Still smiling, I be-grudgingly put the MonopolyJail Card back in my walletfor the possibility of anotherdetaining life event.

Wes Adamson is a resident ofWyoming. His work has beenaccepted for publication by twoliterary magazines: “River andSouth Review” and “DriftwoodPress.”

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

Boys basketball» On Feb. 6, La Salle beat St.

Xavier 64-55 behind 28 pointsfrom sophomore C.J. Fleming.

The Lancers lost to WalnutHills on Feb. 7, 48-44.

» St. Xavier downed Fen-wick 59-43 on Feb. 7. Johnny Bu-benhofer led the Bombers with16 points off the bench.

» Roger Bacon lost at McNi-cholas on Feb. 6, 48-47. TheSpartans’ Craig McGee had 15points, six rebounds and fourassists. The Spartans fell atWestern Hills 70-58 on Feb. 10.

» On Feb. 10, Colerain lost toMason 67-25. The Cardinalswere led by Blake Scott’s 10points.

» Northwest handed Milfordits first loss of the season Feb.10. The Knights won 56-41. Jar-rell Marsh led all scorers with17 points.

Girls basketball» On Feb. 9, McAuley took

down Winton Woods 51-36. Sen-ior Emily Vogelpohl led the Mo-hawks with 25 points.

McAuley defeated Carroll69-42 on Feb. 12 led by SydneyLambert’s 16 points and six as-sists.

» Roger Bacon’s Julia Kiddhad 14 points and five reboundsin a 52-40 loss at New Richmondon Feb. 11.

» Colerain beat Harrison 37-30 on Feb. 9 behind 15 points and16 rebounds from Ciera Phillips.

On Feb. 11, Colerain lost atMiddletown 43-37. Phillips had14 points and 22 boards.

» Northwest defeated Nor-

wood 48-27 on Feb.9. FatimahShabazz led all scorers with 22points.

The Knights lost to Edge-wood 58-43 Feb. 11. Shabazz ledthe Knights with 19 points.

Boys swimming anddiving

» St. Xavier’s Drew Fitzger-ald took eighth place at the Divi-sion I sectional diving competi-tion on Feb. 10 at Miami Univer-sity. Teammate Johnnie Paulwas 12th overall.

Girls swimming anddiving

» Colerain freshman HaileeTrotter was the GMC championin the 200 individual medleywith a time of 2:14.63.

Wrestling» Colerain came in eighth

place as a team at the GreaterMiami Conference tournamenton Feb. 7. The Cardinals wereled by Josh Daniels who placed

second at 152 pounds. KennyByers placed fourth at 113 andBrian Kennelly was fourth at160.

SHORT HOPS

By Adam Baumand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE ENQUIRER

Kenny Byers of Colerain screams in pain as he gets his arm bent by CalebBronson of Oak Hills. The GMC held the conference finals on Saturday, Feb.7.

COLERAIN TWP. — Northwestpushed its winning streak to 16games and moved to 17-2 afterdefeating Milford 56-41Feb. 10.

Knights senior guard/for-ward Jarrell Marsh led allscorers with 17 points. Team-mate Jay Harris added 11.

Northwest’s ability to getout in transition and makeshots flummoxed Milford, put-ting the Eagles in a positionthey haven’t dealt with all sea-son.

The Eagles forced threes inattempt to come back. Somefell, but more didn’t.

“That’s what it comes downto for us,” Northwest headcoach Nick Argentati said fol-lowing the win. “We can scoreand get out and run, but whenwe lock in on defense and re-bound the ball we are prettygood.”

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Northwest senior guard/forward Jarrell Marsh protects his dribble from Milford's Jack Engelman.

Northwest pushedwinning streak to 16By Nick [email protected]


Northwest head coach NickArgentati watches his team duringthe 56-41 win against Milford.


Northwest senior guard GermaineBritten brings the ball up the flooragainst Milford.

MONFORT HEIGHTS — Overthe course of a marriage thatreached 33 years on Feb. 2,Pam Kromer has lost count ofthe number of the times she’sheard her husband, Chuck, de-scribe THE play.

Yet she still listened lastweek with rapt attention as theformer La Salle Lancers’ for-ward went through the dra-matic, disappointing conclu-sion to one of the most improb-able tournament runs in thehistory of Ohio high schoolbasketball.

The block by 6-foot-8 Cleve-land East Tech senior centerRay Reynolds of Kromer’s lay-up preserved the Scarabs’ 63-62 win over La Salle in thesemifinals of the 1967 Class AAstate tournament at Ohio StateUniversity’s St. John Arena.

That La Salle even wasthere was more stunning thanthe decisive play – stunning,that is, to everybody but theLancers. They went into thetournament after bumpingthrough an injury-plaguedregular season that ended witha 7-11 record, then reeled offseven straight wins to capturethe Southwest District region-al championship for what – atthe time – was the state’s big-school division.

Along the way, they were la-beled in headlines as “Lucky”and “Dark Horse” and “Cin-derella.” That last designationstill rankles Kromer.

“They didn’t understandthat I missed the whole firsthalf of the season, and we onlygot healthy at the end of theyear,” said Kromer, a 6-4 sen-ior co-captain with Terry Sillis– Sillies during his playingdays before changing hisname, dropping the “e.” “Itwasn’t a Cinderella team. Wesimply became healthyenough to become the team weshould have been all yearlong.”

Sillis, another 6-4 senior for-ward who led La Salle in scor-ing and rebounding, also takesissue with the labels.

“Actually, we were thewrecking balls,” said Sillis,who owns a Monfort Heights-based construction company.“Physically, we just beat teamsup. We outrebounded every-body. We were on the boards.Sometimes, that was our gameplan. You say Cinderella? Idon’t think so. There was noth-ing pretty about us.”

La Salle, which opened itsdoors for the 1960-61 schoolyear – the same year as Moell-er – was in just its fifth seasonof varsity basketball. St. Xavi-er High School and XavierUniversity product Bill Cady,who’d coached McNicholas be-fore taking over at La Salle, al-ready was building a notewor-thy program. The first threeseasons featured the exploitsof center Dick Haucke, whobecame the first player in localhistory to lead the area in scor-ing in each of three consecu-tive seasons.

Two seasons after Hauckegraduated, La Salle went intothe season with high expecta-tions based on the return of allfive starters from the previousseason, including Sillis, Krom-er, twin brothers Ed and DonSchwegman and 6-foot guardBill Huellemeier. All were sen-iors, as was 6-6 Steve Poppe,while sharpshooting 6-2 juniorJim Ruwe split time with Huel-lemeier.

Their rugged style of playstemmed from playing on thejunior varsity under coachBob Wiesenhahn, a McNicho-las product who’d built a repu-tation for hard-nosed play butalso led the 1960-1961 Univer-sity of Cincinnati Bearcats inscoring on their way to win-ning the NCAA championship.

“If anything, he made metough,” Kromer said. “Hewould throw elbows with thebest of them. He would justnail you to the ground.”

Sometimes it backfired, re-called Ed Schwegman, the 6-4center.

“We worked hard on eachother,” said Schwegman, who’sretired and living in Guilford,Ind. “We tended to injure eachother.”

That self-destructive tend-ency came back to plague LaSalle. Kromer was kneed in theleft thigh during a pre-seasonpractice so severely that hesuffered a torn muscle andbone bruise that forced him tomiss the first 14 games of theseason. He eschewed surgerythat probably would have costhim the season, and he still

1967 a seasonto rememberBy Mark SchmetzerEnquirer contributor

See SEASON, Page B2

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wasn’t 100 percent whenhe came back, but a bulkypad fashioned by Cadyfrom the foam rubber of aseat cushion allowed himto at least return to thecourt.

“I remember my dadcrying because the stu-dent section gave me astanding ovation when Icame in off the bench,”Kromer said. “Eddie andTerry were grinning be-cause we were finally allback together.”

Kromer wasn’t theonly casualty. Schweg-man had cartilage prob-lems in his right knee andrecalls Poppe breaking afinger. Sillis had ankle is-sues.

Kromer’s return gavethe Lancers a fresh look,which was highlighted bynew uniforms issued forthe post-season. Insteadof “La Salle” in block let-ters on the jerseys, theLancers wore jerseyswith “Lancers” or “LaSalle” spelled out in acatchy script across thefront.

La Salle opened thesectional tournamentwith a 75-60 win over Mc-Nicholas, setting up a sec-ond-round matchup at Xa-vier’s Schmidt Fieldhousewith Elder, which hadbeaten the Lancers twiceby double figures on theway to a Greater Cincin-nati League (now GreaterCatholic League) champi-

onship and No. 1 tourna-ment seed.

Sillis scored 17 pointsto lead four players indouble figures and LaSalle built a whopping 59-24 advantage in reboundson the way to a satisfying65-47 win.

“The team that beatthem they didn’t play thefirst two times,” Kromersaid.

Victories over Hughes– punctuated by a briefpost-game fight betweenKromer and a Big Redplayer – and Norwood setup a district champion-ship game against Marie-mont at the University ofCincinnati’s ArmoryFieldhouse. In what wouldbe the Lancers’ closestshave, Huellemeierscored all of his 10 pointsin the second half to leadLa Salle from a 50-46 def-icit going into the fourthquarter to a 63-60 win andthe program’s first dis-trict championship.

Tipp City Tippecanoeand its stiff defense was

La Salle’s regional semifi-nal opponent at CincinnatiGardens, but the Lancerswere even more stingy,limiting the Red Devils toa season-low in points in a49-44 win.

“Whenever we got theball in close, it looked likea forest of arms in there,”Tippecanoe coach JimBlasingame said. “Theycovered us like a blanket.”

Colerain, also celebrat-ing a first-ever districtchampionship after beat-ing Hamilton Taft,knocked off Dayton Dun-bar in the other semifinal,creating a regional finalbetween teams fromschools just a few milesapart.

The Lancers resortedto their dependable gameplan, outrebounding theCardinals 20-5 in the sec-ond half and 41-13 in thegame on the way to a 70-58win.

Kromer scored 18 ofhis team-high 22 points inthe second half after Sillisgot La Salle started by

scoring 10 of his 15 pointsin the first quarter ofwhat he considers to bethe best win of the run.

“Here we are, La Salle,a relatively new highschool, while Colerainwas kind of establishedand they got more press,”he said.

The win was so mo-mentous that La Salle ac-tually needed two tro-phies to commemorate it.Kromer recalls and Sillisconfirms that one of theChristian Brothers – thereligious order that start-ed the school – dropped itout a moving convertiblewhile celebrating a bit tooenthusiastically. The tro-phy was run over by an-other car, they said, andhad to be replaced.

The Lancers becamejust the fifth HamiltonCounty team to reach thebig-school state semifi-nals. Looming was 20-2East Tech, a frequentstate tournament qualifi-er which would have beenundefeated except for for-

feiting two wins for usingan overage player.

The game, televised lo-cally by WLWT on a state-wide broadcast, was closethroughout. Ed Schweg-man gave La Salle a 2-0lead with two free throws,but Cady took him out, andhe never went back in – adevelopment that stillmystifies him, Kromerand Sillis. Cady wentstrictly with five playersthe rest of the game, ap-parently believingPoppe’s height advantagegave La Salle a better shotagainst East Tech.

“That game for most ofus was pretty boring,” EdSchwegman said. “I didn’tgo back in. My brotherdidn’t play. That was onething that was differentthan any other game in thetournament.”

Poppe and Sillis eachscored 19 points and Huel-lemeier added 12, andwith La Salle in the gamethe entire way, Cady – whodied June 25, 2012 – appar-ently saw no reason to

make changes.The Lancers led, 48-45,

going into the fourth quar-ter, but a spirited Scarabscomeback left the lead,63-60, with time runningout. La Salle scored to cutthe lead to one and forceda turnover to regain pos-session. Cady called atimeout to set up the finalplay, which involved get-ting Sillis an open shotfrom the left wing withKromer cutting to the bas-ket for a possible re-bound.

“You remember thosethings forever,” Sillissaid. “(The Scarabs) allcame to me. I wanted theshot, but he was wideopen. I’m like, ‘Are youkidding me?’ I rememberthinking as I passed it, ‘Wejust won the state champi-onship.’ (Reynolds)turned around like a rock-et. I thought it was goingto be called a foul.”

Reynolds’ block ofKromer’s shot as time ranout was clean, Kromersaid.

“Just as I got it, Ilooked out of the corner ofmy eye and saw that cen-ter coming,” he said. “Ihad two options. I couldfake it and hope the guygoes up, but we only hadtwo or three seconds left,and I was afraid if I fakedit, the gun would go offwith me holding the ball. Ididn’t have any option. Iwent up as high as Icould.”

That’s as high as he andthose Lancers wouldclimb.

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MARK SCHMETZER FOR ENQUIRER MEDIA

La Salle's “bling“ is displayed from reaching the 1967 Class AAstate semifinals.

MARK SCHMETZER FOR ENQUIRER MEDIA

This is Bill Cady’s La Salle Hall of Fame plaque.

Winning season

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CCAA U8 SAY soccer team from Colerain Township finished fourth in the SAY Ohio Area StateTournament in November. They finished season 7-2-1. Pictured after last tournament game, from left:Front, Lily Davis, Ava Keller, Madison Bien, Jayla Heckler, Viniza Velazquez, Katelyn Freeman, KennaTaylor, Ayanna Velazquez, Olivia Schaffer, Sophia Ravenscraft and Taylor Schardt; Back, BrendanTaylor and Becky Taylor.

Swim lessons» Mercy HealthPlex will

offer group swim lessons forages 6 months to adult start-ing on Feb. 21, 22 and Tues-day evening Feb. 24 in theheated pool; private andsemi-private lessons are alsoavailable by appointment. Forregistration or additionalinformation, contact AnnieMacke at 389-5498 or email:[email protected]

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transition from swim lessonsto swim team. The focus willbe on the four competitivestrokes, starts, turns, condi-tioning and safe diving tech-nique. With a small swimmerto coach ratio, this is theperfect way to prepare forswim team or just stay condi-tioned. This is a once a weektraining. For registration oradditional information,please call Annie Macke at389-5498 or email: as-

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Free sports physicals» Hometown Urgent Care

located at 8459 Colerain Ave.,in the Colerain Hills ShoppingCenter is offering free sportsphysicals to local students. It ismandatory for all student-athletes to receive a pre-participation physical. A linkto the 2014-2015 OHSAApre-participation physicalevaluation form that allstudents should use can befound here: http://ohsaa.org/medicine/physicalform.htm.The clinic will be open Mon-day through Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 7:30 p.m., Saturday andSunday 9 a.m - 5 p.m..

Free flu shots» Hometown Urgent Care

is offering free flu shots attheir new location, 8459Colerain Ave., in the ColerainHills Shopping Center This is afull-service urgent care,offering a full range of med-ical care for acute injuries and

illnesses for all ages, fromsports injuries to ear in-fections and from stiches tosneezes. The new Colerainclinic will offer on-site x-rayand sutures, labs, and EKGs tohandle a wide assortment ofillnesses and injuries. Home-town also offers convenientaccess to Occupational Healthservices, such as work injuriesand pre-employment/DOTphysicals.

The clinic will be openMonday through Friday, 8:30a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Saturday andSunday 9 a.m - 5 p.m., of-fering busy West-Side familiesa convenient and cost-effi-cient option for their after-hours health care needs.Hometown Urgent Care willfeature office visits for $89 ascompared to up to $600-$1,000 at local emergencyrooms. Hometown acceptsmost major insurance plansand also offers low self-payprices.

SIDELINES

COLERAIN TWP. — Swimmingis a sport, like anything else,that takes time. At ColerainHigh School, the Cardinals havespent their time in the waterworking. The Colerain swim-ming program is on track, rightwhere it’s supposed to be, saidseventh year coach CarolineMcIver.

“I think we’re right wherewe’re supposed to be,” saidMcIver, who swam in highschool at Princeton (Class of2004). “Overall, our program isdefinitely improving.”

McIver pointed to the team’sperformance at the Greater Mi-ami Conference meet Feb. 7.The girls’ team finished sixthoverall and the boys were sev-enth – both the highest confer-ence finishes in some time,McIver said.

The Cardinals are loadedwith experience – 11 seniors to-tal between the boys and girlsteams. McIver said that the mixof experienced upperclassmen

and youth has made a big differ-ence in the pool and out of thepool.

“It’s been exciting – we knewwe would be better and strongerthis season,” said McIver. “Wehave more swimmers compet-ing year round.”

The girls’ team is highlighted

by its depth and led by sopho-more Kerry Tepe who was a dis-trict qualifier last season in the100 breaststroke and 200 indi-vidual medley. McIver said thatTepe has been battling a mild in-jury but she’s hoping for a re-turn trip to districts.

Colerain’s also excited about

freshman Hailee Trotter whoMcIver said “came out of no-where” to win the 200 individualmedley at the GMC with aschool record time of 2:14.63.

On the boys’ side, look forfreshman Griffin Bachman,sophomore Joel Dennis and sen-ior Alec Wickham each of whomare aiming for that district race.

McIver said that Dennis,who swam fifth in the 100 back-stroke at the GMC meet, hasbeen “very consistent.” Wick-ham didn’t start swimming until

his sophomore year and McIverhas been impressed with howfar he’s been able to come insuch a short time.

To be a great swimmer youhave to be dedicated and put inthe time – that’s what McIverpreaches to the Cardinals.

“First, you have to put in somuch time in the offseason andduring the season (to be great),”McIver said. “Second, you haveto be able to do well and per-form under pressure. Some of itcomes with experience.”

Colerain blends youth and experience in poolBy Adam [email protected]

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Kerry Tepe of Colerain swims a 26.10 in the 50 freestyle on Jan. 17 at MiamiUniversity in the Southwest Classic.

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Colerain junior Andrew Millerswims the 200 yard breaststroke atMiami University on Jan. 17 in theSouthwest Ohio Classic.

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Colerain senior Joel Wuerdeman inthe 200 yard breaststroke on Jan. 17at Miami University in theSouthwest Ohio Classic.

FEBRUARY 18, 2015 • NORTHWEST PRESS • B3LIFE

Imagine this: you’redriving along when sud-denly you hear a bang.You pull over and findone of your tires hasgone flat. You open thetrunk of the car to getout the spare tire andfind there is no spare!

That’s happening tomore and more driversas some manufacturershave decided to drop thespare to decreaseweight and increase fueleconomy. It has madedrivers like NancyStahl, of Bridgetown,quite upset.

Stahl writes, “I wasstranded with no sparetire in my car 20 milesfrom home late at night.I was put in a positionthat I had to have mycar towed. I had to getinto a tow truck with aperfect stranger to getmy car taken to a placethat could replace mytire.”

Stahl says she had noidea the new car she justbought didn’t come witha spare tire. She writes,“I believe that this situa-tion is not only unsafe,but also dangerous. I did

not knowthe towtruck driv-er and Ifelt un-comfort-able notknowingwhat couldhave hap-pened. Iwas put in

a position that I had nocontrol (over) and I wasvery upset. “

Rather than includinga spare tire, the manu-facturer has a can ofsealant in the trunk, butStahl says that did nogood because she had apiece of steel in her tireso she couldn’t drivehome. She adds, “Iwould rather pay for theextra gas that it costs tohave a spare tire in mycar then be put in dan-ger.”

Stahl says, “The deal-er informed me that Icould purchase a kit formy car for $480 if Iwanted a spare tire. Iwas, and am still, veryangry about the situa-tion that I was put inthat night. I paid enough

for the car and I feel it isunfair to have to paythat much for somethingthat has always beenpart of a vehicle.”

Manufacturers usedto put a small “donut”tire in the trunk and youcould use it to driveabout 50 miles or sountil you got to a safelocation. Even that isbeing replaced by somemanufacturers in favorof the tire repair kit.Some tire dealers saythat repair kit may allowyou to get to your desti-nation, but many timesthat tire has to be re-placed because the sea-lant was used.

Stahl says she’s veryunhappy with the deci-sion to discontinue usingspare tires. She writes,“When I mention thisfact to other people,they can’t believe it andthey run to check theircar to make sure theyhave a spare tire.”

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

No spare tire in some new cars

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

In its second year, TheGreat Tree Summit II wel-comed a record crowd of375 attendees for an educa-tional event and awardspresentation at the Cincin-nati Zoo and Botanical Gar-den.

The event, organized bythe non-profit Taking Root,featured a packed agendawith speakers includingDavid Mann, vice mayor ofCincinnati; Josh Knightsfrom The Nature’s Conser-vancy Ohio; experts fromDavey Resource Group,and representatives fromthe Cincinnati Park Board.

“After just a year, we’vebeen completely over-whelmed by the responsereceived to The Great TreeSummit and our tree plant-ing goals,” said ScottBeuerlein, chairman ofTaking Root. “While wehave a lot of work ahead ofus, we’re gaining great mo-mentum due to the hardwork of countless volun-teers who are passionateabout making sure our can-opy is just as vibrant for fu-ture generations as it is to-day.”

With a mission to in-spire and empower all toconserve and improve ourregion’s unique and threat-ened tree canopy, TakingRoot is a collaborativepartnership in the eightcounties of the Tri-State re-gion to raise awareness ofthe current crisis takingplace in our tree canopies.Threats to the tree canopyinclude the invasive Emer-ald Ash Borer as well as

other pests and diseasesresponsible for the loss ofmillions of this region’s na-tive trees, posing a seriousthreat to the local ecosys-tem, and which will impactour quality of life in manyways.

Awards distributed dur-ing the 2015 Great TreeSummit II include:

» The Heritage Award -For significant contribu-tions to improving our re-gion’s tree canopy beforethe launch of the TakingRoot Campaign (seven re-cipients): Cincinnati ParkBoard, Cincinnati Zoo andBotanical Garden, Free-dom Tree ReforestationProject, Mill Creek Water-shed Council, Ohio ValleyForestry Fellowship,Spring Grove Cemeteryand Arboretum and Thom-as L. Smith.

» The John Aston War-der Awards - In recogni-tion of a private sector enti-ty or individual for initia-tive that addresses thegoals of Taking Root, bene-fits and serves as a modelfor protecting and enhanc-ing our region’s trees andforests, and honors thememory of John Warder, aprominent local physicianwho helped to create theAmerican Forestry Asso-ciation in 1875 (three recip-ients): Davey Tree ExpertCo., Natorp’s and Duke En-ergy.

» The Peaslee Awards -In recognition of a publicsector or non-profit entityor individual selected bythe Taking Root Steering

Committee for initiativethat addresses the goals ofTaking Root, benefits andserves as a model for pro-tecting and enhancing ourregion’s trees and forests,and honors the memory ofJohn B. Peaslee, the Super-intendent who closed Cin-cinnati schools on April 27,1882, so that students couldplant trees in an aban-doned vineyard that hassince become the city’sbeautiful Eden Park (tworecipients): Great Parks ofHamilton County andNorthern Kentucky Urbanand Community ForestryCouncil.

» The Johnny Apple-seed Awards – Nomina-tions are solicited on Tak-ing Root’s website andaward recipients are se-lected by the SteeringCommittee to recognizethose who have helped ad-vance Taking Root’s goals –to plant trees, better man-age our forests, promotethe benefits of trees, and/or to foster stewardshipand engage people in thiseffort (10 recipients): Jen-ny Gulick, Tom Borgman,Boone County Arboretum& Kris Stone, AmmonNursery, Bill Hopple & theCincinnati Nature Center,Chuck Holliday, Laura We-ber, Civic Garden Center,Holly Utrata-Halcomb &the Hamilton County Soil &Water Conservation Dis-trict and Steve Foltz.

For more informationon Taking Root, please visitwww.takingroot.info.

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Jean AdamsonJean (nee Reiner) Adamson,

85, of North Bend died Jan 16.Survived by children Brenda

(Dennis) Sizemore, Gail (Ron)Derstadt, Karen Adamson andKuy (Lisa) Adamson; grand-children Cara Sizemore (Adam)Cahill, Emily Sizemore, LindseyDerstadt and Josie Adamson;great-grandchildren Madelyn,Jackson; nephew Marty (Anne)Sherman and their children;sister-in-law Pat Adamson.

Preceded in death by husbandJohn Adamson; great-grandsonTimothy Cahill; sister BettySherman.

Visitation was Jan 20 at theDennis George Funeral Home.Funeral was Jan 21 at the North

Bend United Methodist Church.Memorials may be made to

the Franks Adult Center, 5884Bridgetown Road, Cincinnati,Ohio 45248, Hospice of Cincin-nati, P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati,OH 45263-3597 or to the NorthBend United Methodist Church.

Dorothy AhrensDorothy C. Ahrens, 95, died

Jan. 11.Survived by children Susan

and Dr. Albert Weihl, Carl andSally Ahrens; grandchildrenLauren Weihl Crowley, Meganand Christopher Ahrens, Graceand Jonathan Ahrens; great-granddaughter Isabella.

Preceded in death by husbandJohn E. Ahrens, son John Nicho-las Ahrens.

Memorials may be made toCincinnati Women 39’s Club(CWC) Philanthropic Fund, 330Lafayette Ave., Cincinnati, OH45220.

Joseph AndriaccoJoseph A.

Andriacco II,63, died Jan 7.

Survived bywife Diana;childrenBridget (Bill),Joe (Jessica)and Aaron(Krista); ninegrandchil-dren; siblingsDave, John

and Dianne.Visitation and services were at

the Vitt, Stermer and AndersonFuneral Home.

Darlene AngelDarlene (nee Freel) Angel, 68,

died Jan 16.Survived by husband Bill

Angel Sr.; children Billy (Reggie)Angel Jr., Joell (Mike) Chumbley,Stacey (Mikal) Steers; grand-children Billy III, Josie, Cody,Mikal Jr., Luke, Reece, and

Mason; mother Frances (neeHeekin) Dugan; father-in-lawHaywood Angel; siblings Joey,Randy (Beverly), Rachel (Tom),Debbie (Bill), Dawn (Ray), Tracey(Billy), Carrie (Jeremy); Elva (lateDuke).

Preceded in death by fatherJoseph Freel; mother-in-lawMary Angel; siblings Gloria andBud.

Visitation was Jan. 22 at RadelFuneral Home, followed by Massat St. Teresa of Avila Church.Burial at New St. Joseph Ceme-tery.

Memorials may be made to St.Teresa of Avila School EducationFund or the Lupus Foundationof Cincinnati.

Dale BastinDale C. Bastin, 64, died Jan.

22.Survived by

childrenJoseph (Tasha)and Steven(Lynn) Bastin;siblingsCarolynDickerson,Barry andBruce Bastin;three grand-children.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere Jan 27 at the Radel FuneralHome.

Sonja BecknellSonja E. (nee May) Becknell,

died Jan. 11.Survived by son Shawn Beck-

nell; grandchildren Tucker andHaley.

Preceded in death by husbandKermit Becknell.

Services will be private.Memorials may be made to

the American Cancer Society.

Katherine BruneKatherine M. Brune, died Jan.

9.Survived by children Charles

(Pat) Brune and Tom (CindyDacek) Brune; grandchildrenMary Beth Brune and Bradley(Helen) Brune; four great-grandchildren; niece Sylivia(Stan) Brune; sister Elsie Selm.

Preceded in death by husbandCharles J. Brune; brother PeterLauth.

Private family visitation andBlessing service was held atNeidhard-Young Funeral Home,.

Memorials may be made tothe Pointe Arc of NorthernKentucky, 104 West Pike St.,Covington, Kentucky 41011.

Shawn BurressShawn Trent Burress, died

Dec. 27.Survived by mother Penny;

brothers and sisters, daughtersAmanda and RaeAnna; grand-daughter Selah.

A Memorial Service was atNeidhard-Young Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made toSPCA of Cincinnati.

Harry CallosHarry Callos, 89, Jan 22. He

was a WWII veteran and re-ceived a Bronze Star, and was

also a mem-ber of theMasonicLodge.

Survived bychildren Tom(Trish) Callos,Valerie (Tom)Tepe andDean (Kathi)Callos; grand-children

Triffon (Stacey), Alex (Molly),Courtney (Scott), Nicholas (Ting-Ting), Abby and Christopher;great-grandson Leo; sister SueKapnas; nieces Catherine Cald-well and Mary Ann Holtel.

Preceded in death by wifeEvangeline G. “Angie” (neeKereiakes) Callos; sister JoyTrohanis.

Visitation was Jan 26 at theDalbert, Woodruff and IsenogleFuneral Home. Funeral servicewas Jan 27 at the Holy Trinity-St.Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Memorials may be made toHoly Trinity-St. Nicholas GreekOrthodox Church, 7000 WintonRoad, Cincinnati Ohio 45224.

Roland CarterRoland L. Carter.Survived by children Lindon

(Karen), Rick Blevins, Charity,Rowland Carter; grandchildrenJenny, Becky, Amy, Richard,Margie, Missy, Benjamin; great-grandchildren Sam, Emma,Derrick, Joshua, Anayss, Haley,Olivia, Colin, Caitlyn, Evan,Anna, Leia, Liam; sister Florence(Joe) Boyles.

Preceded in death by wifeElva (nee Belt) Carter; grand-daughter Lindsey.

Joan CorneliusJoan L. (nee Gierach) Corne-

lius, 82, died Jan. 2.Survived by children Rebecca

(James Arbaugh Jr.) Cornelius,Daniel Cornelius Jr., Amanda(David) Findley; grandchildrenCullen, Abby, Caleb, Cary, Katie,Tommy, David II, Maranda;step-grandchildren Anne, Trip,Maggie and Muir; siblingsGeorge Gierach, Kenny Gierach,Joyce Heithaus and BobbyGierach.

Preceded in death by husbandDaniel Cornelius; daughter CaryCornelius; grandson Joshua;siblings Edith, Ruth, Phylis,Thelma, Bernie and Norb.

Visitation was at the Neidhard-Young Funeral Home, followedby time of prayer service.

Memorials may be made tothe Animal Friends HumaneSociety, 1820 Princeton Road,Hamilton, OH45011.

Mary CrawfordMary J. (nee Rutherford)

Crawford, 87, died Jan 22.Survived by son Walter G.

(Kathy) Crawford Jr.; daughter-in-law Carol Crawford; grand-children Staci (Felim) Larkin,Jennifer (David) Wade, and Kellyand Jacqueline Crawford; ninegreat-grandchildren; great-great-grandson Hunter; siblingsNorma Eubanks, Janel “Patty”Mercer, Theodore Rutherford Jr.

Preceded in death by husbandWalter G. Crawford Sr.; sonRussell Crawford.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Meyer Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, C/OBethesda Foundation, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263-3597.

James DenierJames O. Denier, 82, died Jan

24.Survived by children Mark

Denier, Hollie Mackin, KeithDenier; grandchildren Amanda,Robert, Doug, Shelly, Cassandra,Kyle, Keith Jr. and Dakota; 10great-grandchildren; sisterMargaret Lentz.

Preceded in death by wifeMary Lou (Ray) Denier; sonBruce Denier; parents Oliver andMargaret (nee Heintz) Denier;brother William Denier.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere held at Neidhard-YoungFuneral Home Burial was atHopewell Cemetery.

Floyd Earls IIIFloyd E. Earls III, 35, died Jan

23.Survived by

wife SherryMarksberry;son FloydEarls IV;parentsPamela (neeMattingly)and FloydEarls Jr.;siblings Carlos

(Liah) Earls and Shane Foster.Visitation and funeral services

were Jan. 28 at the Radel Funer-al Home.

Dorothy EichenbergerDorothy (nee Blackburn)

Eichenberger.Survived by children Wendy

(Larry) Thomas, William Eichen-berger, Beth Roberson; grand-children William (Amber) Ball-inger, Bradley (Kambria) Ball-inger, Tyler Roberson, TrevorRoberson, David Eichenberger;great-grandchildren Nathan andAaron Ballinger.

Preceded in death by husbandRalph L. Eichenberger; daughterDeborah Ballinger.

A memorial service was Jan 18at the Northminster PresbyterianChurch.

Memorials may be made tothe Alzheimer’s Association, 644Linn St., Cincinnati, OH 45203.

Matilda EmmerichMatilda (nee Rombach)

Emmerich, 100, died Jan. 10.Survived by children Linda

(John) Kahles, Kathie (Bucky)Siebert, Judy (Paul) Kraus, Nancy(Ferol) Vernon and Vicki (John)Linneman; grandchildren Terry(Ken) Anderson, Patty (Randy)Treur, Tim Kahles, Chris (Lisa)Siebert, Jackie (Doug) Ohmer,Dave (Dori) Siebert, Joe (Johan-na) Kraus, Kate (Greg Cloherty)Kraus, Melissa (Russ Kohl) Ver-non, Ann (Vinu) Malik, John(Sylvie) Linneman, Emily (Gar-rett) Hinkle and Laura (Ryan)Linneman; 23 great-grand-children; brother Louis (Ann)Rombach.

Preceded in death by husbandVictor Emmerich; one sister andfive brothers.

Visitation was at Neidhard-Young Funeral Home. Burialfollowed at Gate of HeavenCemetery.

DEATHS

Andriacco

Bastin

Callos

Earls

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Marcella FaigMarcella (nee VandenEynden,

Gartner) Faig, 101, died Jan. 3.Survived by sister Beatrice

Gramann; children Marlene(Jerry) Lehker, Joanne (Jerry)

Neumann,Linda (Mike)Faul, Kathy(Rick) Fowkesand Mike(Chris) Faig; 11grandchil-dren; 22great-grand-children; onegreat-great-grandchild.

Preceded in death by husbandLawrence Gartner; husbandWilliam Faig; parents Clara andHarry VandenEynde; brothers,Paul, Clem and Harry.

A Memorial Mass and Cele-bration of Life will take place inthe spring.

Memorials may be made toPregnancy Center East, 3944Edwards Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45209.

Robert FrankRobert Frank, 81, died Jan. 24.Survived by children Ray

(Donna) Frank, Steve (Sharon)Frank and Mary (Tim) Crossen;grandchildren Jen, Andy, Rob,Nick and Ed Frank and Nora,Clare, Patrick, Katie and JoeCrossen.

Preceded in death by wifeMargie M. (nee Nieman) Frank.

Visitation and funeral were atthe Neidhard-Minges FuneralHome.

Memorials may be made tothe Ronald McDonald House,350 Erkenbrecher Ave., Cincin-nati, OH 45229.

Anita GirardotAnita R. (nee Denaro) Girar-

dot, 82, died Jan. 14.Survived by husband Richard

M. Girardot; children Richard(Amy), Rob-ert, Gerald(Eliana), Mary,William(Rebecca),and Thomas(Debora)Girardot;grandchildrenKevin Grote,Richard III,Alexandra,

John, Mattina, Robert Jr., Jo-seph, Gabriela, Sofia, Anita,Katherine, Thomas Jr., andFlorencia Girardot; sister Jacque-line (Thomas) O’Meara.

Preceded in death by brotherBen Denaro.

Visitation was Jan. 18 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, and Mass of ChristianBurial was Jan 19 at St. JamesChurch (White Oak).

Memorials may be made toCincinnati Children’s MedicalCenter.

Dorothy GlanklerDorothy A. (nee Niesen)

Glankler, 86, died Jan. 19.Survived by husband Robert F.

Glankler; children Donald Glan-kler, Mary Jane (Gilbert) Flick,John (Donna) Glankler andNancy (Joseph) Hinzman; grand-children Kristina, Emily, John,Jason, Sarah, Megan, Rachel,Erin, Beth, Shelly and Anna andgreat-grandchildren Natalie,Tyler, Elle, Jacob, Emma, Addy-son and Kenzie.

Visitation was Jan. 23 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, followed by Mass ofChristian Burial at St. IgnatiusLoyola Church.

Memorials may be made toCincinnati Children’s MedicalCenter.

Helen Faye GoinsHelen Faye (nee Snelling)

Goins, 85, died Jan 16.Survived by daughters Belinda

Backscheider and Jennie Osborn;grandchildren Holly (John) Hock,Johnathan Hodges, and GaryWayne Hodges Jr.; great-grand-children Gary W. III, and AlexisHodges, and Lexi Rosen.

Preceded in death by husbandRoger Goins; granddaughterShannon Taylor; eight brothersand sisters.

Funeral service was at Brater-Winter Funeral Home in SaylerPark.

Memorials may be made tothe American Cancer Society or

the SPCA.

KennethGrebe Sr.

KennethNorbertGrebe Sr., 75,died Jan. 25.

Survived bywife Carole(nee Bittner)Grebe; chil-dren Kenneth

(Tracy) Grebe Jr., Catie (A.J.)Schmid and Colleen (Drew)Jackson; grandchildren Sydney,Ella, Connor and Sophia; siblingsSherwood, Leonard, Bobby,Louise and Rita, Loretta andRoberta.

Preceded in death by brotherBuddy.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were at St. IgnatiusChurch.

Memorials may be made toCincinnati Fire Museum 315West Court St., No. 1, Cincinnati,OH 45202.

Robert FrankRobert Frank, 81, died Jan. 24.Survived by children Ray

(Donna) Frank, Steve (Sharon)Frank and Mary (Tim) Crossen;grandchildren Jen, Andy, Rob,Nick and Ed Frank and Nora,Clare, Patrick, Katie and JoeCrossen.

Preceded in death by wife

Margie M. (nee Nieman) Frank.Visitation and funeral were at

the Neidhard-Minges FuneralHome.

Memorials may be made tothe Ronald McDonald House,350 Erkenbrecher Ave., Cincin-nati, OH 45229.

Richard HanebergRichard H. Haneberg died Jan.

5.Survived by children Regina

(Tom) Welter, Roberta (lateGreg) Honnert, Richard C. (JudyLaChance) Haneberg, Lois (Jeff)Childers, Mary Ann (John)Merling, Camilla Haneberg,Janet (Adam) Haneberg-Diggs;in-laws Tim (Leslie) Huey; 29grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by wifeMary Ann (nee Nocton) Haneb-erg; daughter Rita Huey.

Visitation was at the Vitt,Stermer and Anderson FuneralHome. Funeral Mass was at St.Dominic Church.

Memorials may be made to St.Dominic Education Fund, Elderor Seton High School ScholarshipFunds.

Jerry HarperJerry P. Harper, 65, died Jan.

15.Survived by wife Diane (nee

Kidd) Harper; children BryonDavid Harper and Michael ScottHarper; grandchildren DanielScott Harper; siblings HowardHarper, Clinton Harper, ErnieHarper, Glenda Faye Somma,Judy Noah, JoAnne Harper,Johnny Harper, Frank Harper,Fred Harper and Clester Gunder-man.

Preceded in death by parentsThurnie Everett and Cordie (neePruiett) Harper; sibling JesseHarper.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere held at Neidhard-YoungFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made tothe charity of your choice.

Harry HaubnerHarry M. Haubner died Jan.

15.Survived by children Joan

Caruso, Judy (Dennis) Cerullo,Gail (Dan) Corbett, June (Bill)Walke; daughter-in-law JanetHaubner; grandchildren Melissa(Jamiel), Jenny (Jon), Jim, Christi-na, Michelle, Brad (Ashley),Bryan, Stephanie, Catie, Allison,Andrew; great-grandchildrenBailey, Maddie, Cameron, Casey,Colin, Sydney, Brayden, Savan-nah, Michael and Mason; manynieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by wifeAnn (nee Kopriwa) Haubner; sonAlan Haubner.

Visitation was at Vitt, Stermerand Anderson Funeral Home.Funeral Mass was at St. DominicChurch.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati or Bayley.

Harold HaydenHarold W. Hayden.Survived by wife Dorothy (nee

Wedig) Hayden; children David(Amy) Hayden, Don (Angela)Hayden, Doris (Pete) Brunck,Dea (Steve) Cohen and Debbie(Dennis) Quackenbush; 20grandchildren; 23 great-grand-children.

Visitation was at Neidhard-Young Funeral Home. Mass ofChristian Burial was at Church ofthe Assumption

Memorials may be made to St.Joseph Infant Home, 10722Wyscarver Road, Cincinnati, OH45241.

Mary Lee HornadaMary Lee

Hornada, 92,died Jan 25.

Survived byhusbandMarvin Hor-nada; daugh-ter LyndaHornada (andher wife AmyNeil); grand-daughter

Katie (Jason) Hollerbach Hug-gins; great-grandchildren Jae-

lynn, Ayden, Jenay, and Journey;nieces Peggy Sulfsted and JoyceStephenson Distler; great-nephews and nieces RichardSulfsted, Tamra Distler Drexel,Terrie Distler, Todd Distler, TrudyDistler Brown, and Trisha DistlerHidalgo.

Preceded in death by daugh-ter Barbara (George) Hollerbach-Ellis.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Radel Funeral Home.

Ronald IsaacsRonald J. Isaacs, 68, died Jan.

10.Survived by children Rhonda J.

(Michael) Taylor, Teena M.(David) Schmidt, Tonya L. (Rusty)Alexander and Anthony G.“Rock” (Chrissy) Isaacs; grand-children Dakotah, Cheyenne,Jacob, Brady, Emilee, Scott, Kelli,Alexis, Madison, Alex, Laila,Patrick and Grayson; great-granddaughter Kelsey; brothersLarry and Dan “Joe” Isaacs;stepchildren Tiffany (Sean), Tara(Scott), Larry, Jason (Erin) andDeedee.

Preceded in death by wivesLaReeda L. Mankin Isaacs andCarol A. Goodall Isaacs.

Visitation was Jan. 13 at theDennis George Funeral Home.Services were Jan 14. Intermentwith military honors was inMaple Grove Cemetery, Cleves.

Memorials may be made tothe American Cancer Society.

Darlene KreimerDarlene E. (nee Opp) Kreimer,

63, died Jan. 5.Survived by husband Leonard

Kreimer; children Fred (Melissa)Farnsley, Jack (Jennifer) Farnsleyand Jeff (Cheryl) Farnsley; grand-children Samantha, Sierra Farn-sley, Jacob Farnsley, Tyler Miller;siblings Jack Opp, Ted (Susan)Vastine; several nieces andnephews.

Visitation was at the Vitt,Stermer and Amp AndersonFuneral Home.

DEATHS

Continued from Page B4

Faig

Girardot

Grebe

HornadaSee DEATH, Page B6

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Carol LindsayCarol Marie (nee Webb)

Lindsay, 70, died Jan. 17.Survived by husband Allen

Lindsay; children Richard (Betty)Lindsay, Vicki (Brad) Hamantand Sheila (Eric) Dieffenbaugh-er; grandchildren Mickey, Chris-topher, Marissa, KC, Molly, Riley,Jacob, Sydney, Lilly; siblingsMary Valvano, Phyllis Davis,Loretta Sandfoss, Pat Webb, DeeLove and Jack Webb.

Preceded in death by grand-daughter Bailey; brother JamesWebb Jr.

Visitation was at Neidhard-Young Funeral Home. Mass ofChristian Burial was at St. AnnChurch.

Memorials may be made tothe American Cancer Society.

Adrienne LucasAdrienne (nee Hebbeler)

Lucas, 78, died Jan. 15.Survived by husband Patrick

Lucas; children Mary HelenLucas, Victoria (James) Stewart,John (Connie) Lucas, Thomas(Lisa) Lucas; grandchildrenJimmy, Ryan Stewart, Zachary,Trisha Lucas; sister Sr. KathleenHebbeler O.P.

Preceded in death by brotherJoseph (Helen) Hebbeler.

Visitation and services were

Jan. 20 at St. Joseph Church.Mass followed.

Memorials may be made toDominican Sisters of Hope, 4027Fawn Hill Lane, Cincinnati, OH45205.

Theresa MarshTheresa Kay Lee (Courtney)

Marsh, 70, of Cleves died Jan. 6.Survived by husband Edward

F. Marsh; children Harry Lee(Kristi) Marsh, Patrick (Roxie)Axt, Landa (Mark) Marsh, Nicole(Mike) Upton, Julie (Greg)Henkle and Kristie Shoemaker;grandchildren Tiffany, Chelsea,Tristan, Scott, Karlie, Lily, Aiden,Courtney and Taylor; great-grandchildren Kurt Jr., Brayden,Jalen and Haley; siblings William“Bill” Courtney and Katie Fled-derman.

Preceded in death by parents;brother Grover “Bud” Courtney.

A Celebration of Life was atDennis George Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made toHamilton County SPCA, 11900Conrey Road, Cincinnati, OH45249, or P.A.W.S., 200 CharlesA. Liddle Drive, Lawrenceburg,Indiana 47025.

Robert McGuireRobert Dale McGuire, 51, died

Jan. 15.Survived by wife Paula (nee

Eichelbrenner) McGuire; childrenBrennen Dale (Kara) McGuire,Kristen Nicole McGuire, SethAndrew McGuire, Spencer TylerMcGuire, Joshua L. (Chevean)Hammer, Jacob A. Hammer andLeah M. Hammer; sister SusanLyons; nieces Jennifer SusanLyons and Rachel Michelle Lyons;great-nephew and nieces Sebas-tian Lafayette Cox, ConstanceAnna Marie Cox and ElijahShelton Cox; grandmother EthelM. Penc; special little onesAustin Huddleston, ZacharyHuddleston and Madison Eichel-brenner.

Preceded in death by parentsRobert Shelton and Bernette(nee Estes) McGuire.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Friendship BaptistChurch, Fraternal Order of Policeservice followed.

Memorials may be made toCincinnati Police Federal CreditUnion in his memory.

Virginia MenzerVirginia L “Jinny” (nee Loos)

Menzer, 87, died Jan. 8.Survived by children JoAnn

(Bill) Hayes, Barb (Mike) Braun,Mark (Diane) Menzer; grand-children Patrick (Sarah), David(Angie), Becky (Patrick), Kaitie,Kevin (Dani) and Maria; great-grandchildren Lyla, Luke, Gage,Tyler.

Preceded in death by husbandGlenn E. Menzer; great-grand-child R.J.; sister Bea (late Larry)Donnelly.

Visitation was at the Vitt,Stermer and Anderson FuneralHome. Funeral Mass followed atSt. Dominic Church.

Memorials may be made toVITAS Hospice.

Dorothy Miller-OttawayDorothy E. Miller-Ottaway, 96,

died Jan. 9.Survived by children Lee

(Georgeann) Ottaway andDebra (Elmer) Bitzer; grand-children Kelly (Gregg) Wehrung,Tracey (Jim) Sumner; great-grandchildren Tanner, KylieSumner and Cailin, Haylee andTravis Wehrung; brother CharlesR. Koth.

Preceded in death by hus-bands Roy L. Ottaway and AllenMiller; grandson Jeffrey L.Ottaway; brother Robert C.Koth.

Visitation was at the Vitt,Stermer and Anderson FuneralHome. Funeral Mass followed atSt. Vincent DePaul.

Memorials may be made to St.Philomena Cemetery Fund.

Donald L. MuenchDonald Muench, 84, died Dec.

28.Survived by wife Patricia M.

(nee Pohner) Muench; childrenDonna (John) Gargano, David(Beth) Muench, Susan (WoodyClark) Muench and Kathleen(Nick) Poulos; grandchildrenAmanda (fiancé Doug Harter),Jenna, Aaron Muench, Nicholasand Lydia Poulos; great-grand-children Ava Flowers and Car-ston Harter; sister Phyllis A.Pohlkamp.

Preceded in death by brotherThomas P. Muench.

Visitation and Blessing servicewas at the Neidhard - YoungFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made tothe Alzheimer’s Association or toHospice of Cincinnati.

Jack Noe Sr.Jack R. Noe Sr., 83, died Jan.

20.Survived by wife Rita (nee

Strotman) Noe; children Jack(Karen) Noe Jr., Barbara (Mike)Carroll, Bob (Angel) Noe, Lisa(Eric) Feist, Michelle Kappen;grandchildren Sam, Trey, Josh,Justin, Kayla and Alex; siblingsCharles (Jeanne) and James(Gwen)Noe.

Preceded in death by daugh-ter Mary Pat Noe.

Visitation was Jan 25 at theRadel Funeral Home. Mass ofChristian Burial was Jan. 26 atOur Lady of Visitation Church.

Memorials may be made tothe charity of your choice.

Richard PfeifferRichard Pfeiffer, 66, died Jan.

23.Survived by

wife SandyPfeiffer;daughterJenny (Scott)Hoverman;siblings LindaDavis, ChrissyWilson andDanny Pfeif-fer; grandson

Graham Hoverman.Visitation and Mass of Chris-

tian Burial were Jan. 28 at St.Ignatius Church.

Memorials may be made toThe Foundation for SarcoidosisResearch.

Kenneth RechenbachKenneth William Rechenbach,

80, died Dec. 30.Survived by wife Ruth (nee

Miller) Rechenbach; childrenAmy (Abel) Rechenbach-Castroand Stacy (Brien) Craig; grand-children Alex, Asa and Alena;brother Paul (Elsa) Rechenbach.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Mount Healthy UnitedMethodist Church.

Memorials may be made toMount Healthy Alliance P.O. Box31028, Cincinnati, OH 45231.

Julie Reher-McCoyJulie Marie Reher-McCoy, age

53, died Jan 15.Survived by parents Robert

and Esther (nee Brumma) Reher;brothers Timothy (late Paula)and Jay; children Nick (NicoleWilliamson) McCoy, and Christi-na McCoy; grandchildren Ma-Kayla McCoy and Jacob Schlach-ter; mother-in-law Gloria McCoy;in-laws Gail (Jim) Schaff, Tom(Debbie) McCoy, Richard (Con-nie) McCoy, Judy (David) Scarla-to, and Keith (Terry) McCoy.

Preceded in death by husbandGary McCoy; father-in-lawThomas McCoy; sister-in-law:Paula Reher.

A gathering of friends wasJan. 24 followed by MemorialService at the Shiloh UnitedMethodist Church.

Memorials may be made tothe American Cancer Society orVitas Hospice through Brater-Winter Funeral Home, 138

Monitor Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio45233

Sarah ReidelSarah “Sallie” (nee Myers)

Reidel, 76, died Jan. 20.Survived by husband John

“Jack” Reidel; children Donna(Joseph) Daniel, Linda (Glenn)Spille; grandchildren Jesse,Jonathan, Joseph, Jeffrey, Keith;great-grandchildren Isacc,Hannah, Adelyne; sisters BetsyAnn Myers, Mary Denise Learyand Karen Ann Myers.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial was at St. AntoninusChurch.

Memorials may be made toCrossroads Hospice, 4380 Glen-dale Milford Road, Cincinnati,OH 45242.

Robert RobinsonRobert L. Robinson, 79, died

Jan. 14.Survived by son Robert (Cyn-

thia) Robinson II; grandchildrenMacklin, Mariah and Malory;former wife Charlotte Bookbind-er; siblings Betty (late Ronald)Peters, Thomas (Kathy) Robinsonand Alice (Alfred) Neal.

Preceded in death by brotherDonald (Kathy) Robinson.

Visitation and services were atNeidhard Minges Funeral Home3155 Harrison Ave. Burial was atArlington Cemetery.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati Inc., c/oBethesda Foundation Inc. P.O.Box 633597, Cincinnati, OH45263.

Timothy SchaeferTimothy

Schaefer, 71,died Jan. 14.

Survived bywife June M.(nee Sunder-haus) Schaef-er; childrenAngie Kist,Susan (Brad)Jackson,Sandra (Ryan)

Murphy, Leslie (Scott) Miller;son-in-law Bryan Kist; grand-children Ayden, Karis and LivvieKist, Luke, Anna and KateJackson, Ella and BrennanMurphy, Keylin, Maddox andKenadi Miller; siblings Teri(Robert) Morehouse, Tom(Diane) Schaefer; many niecesand nephews.

Preceded in death by sonJason T. Schaefer; brother Mi-chael (Anne) Schaefer.

A gathering of friends wasJan. 23 at Mihovk-RosenackerFuneral Home. Memorial Massof Christian Burial Jan. 24 at St.James Church (White Oak).

Memorials may be made tothe American Heart Associationor to charity of donor’s choice.

DEATHS

Pfeiffer

Schaefer

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“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

www.highviewchristianchurch.com

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

513-931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amNursery Available Handicap Access

"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend."

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendTraditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am

Contemporary Worhip 9:45amNursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org

Spiritual Checkpoint ...Bearing the Love of Christ...for you!

UNITED METHODIST

St. Paul United Church of Christ5312 Old Blue Rock Rd., off Springdale

Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

Sunday Worship: 10:30amSunday School: 9:15am

Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org

www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC

FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ

691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney

Sunday School - All Ages - 9:15amSunday Worship - 10:30am

Nursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HSRev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AM

Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243

Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing LoveSunday Worship Schedule

Traditional Services - 8:00 & 10:30amContemporary Services - 9:00am

Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer & Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

Sunday School Hour (for all ages)9:15 - 10:15am

Worship Service - 10:30 to 11:45am(Childcare provided for infants/ toddlers)

Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble Rd

Office: 2192 Springdale Rd542-9025

Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

1 . Traditional Sunday Worship at10:00 AM. Language: EnglishMulti-cultural, multi-generational, andmulti-ethnic.2 . Contemporary Sunday Worshipwith Freedom Church at 10:30 AM.Language: English

It’s not about Religion; it’s aboutrelationships!

www.freedomchurchcincinnati.com3. Taiwanese Traditional SundayWorship st 2:00 PM. Language:Taiwanese, UC Campus Fellowship onSaturdays,

www.cincinnatitaiwanese.org4 . Seventh Day Adventist SaturdayWorship at 10:00 AM.Language: Spanish

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

English as a Second Language (ESL) istaught on Saturday 10-12 AM.

Various Bible Studies are available.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN


Betty SchermerBetty E. Schermer, 99, died

Dec. 19.Survived by son-in-law Craig

Spitzfaden Sr.; grandchildrenMarsha (Clinton) Terry, ScottStout, Kim (Mark) Lippert and

Craig (Julia)Spitzfaden Jr.;great-grand-children SeanWilliams,Stacie Wil-liams, ChadWilliams,Ellen Terry,Alex Lippert,Sydney Spitz-faden, ShelbySpitzfaden,

Payten Stout and Niki Lippert;seven great-great-grandchil-dren.

Preceded in death by husbandWilliam Schermer Jr.; daughterBetty Spitzfaden; granddaugh-ter Vicki (Robert) Church.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at the Neidhard-YoungFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made tothe American Heart Association.

Elmer SimpsonElmer E.

Simpson, 60,died Jan. 6.

Survived bychildren EmilyCasey andDanielleSimpson;grandchildrenZachery,Alison andDevin; friend

Cindy Haigis; and the mothers ofhis children, Debra Vitt andMelody Bedel.

Visitation and services wereheld at the Vitt, Stermer andAnderson Funeral Home.

Sue SteeleSue (nee Reeves) Steele, 70,

died Jan. 13.Survived by sisters Peggy

Robinson and Brenda Reeves;nieces and nephews Carla Nu-gent, Tom Robinson, Bill Gibson,Mike Gibson, Jeff Gibson andSteve Gibson; numerous otherfamily members and friends.

Preceded in death by husbandAlbert Steele.

Visitation was and serviceswere at Neidhard-Minges Funer-al Home.

Memorials may be made toWestern Hills Retirement Center,Activities Fund, 6210 ClevesWarsaw Pike, Cincinnati, OH45233.

Carole StevensCarole (nee Braun) Stevens,

91, died Jan. 20.Survived by husband Edwin

Stevens; children Greg, Brian(Michelle) and Eric (Emily);grandchildren Jacob, Samantha,Katie and Tyler; sister CharleneBusken.

Preceded in death by sisterMary Lee Taylor.

Visitation was held at Vitt,Stermer and Anderson FuneralHome. Funeral Mass was at St.Dominic Church.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati.

Angela TaylorAngela (nee Gruter) Taylor, 91,

died Jan. 20.Survived by children Mary

Ann (James) Fehr, Nancy (Timo-thy) Perry and Patric (Kathy)Taylor; five grandchildren; sevengreat-grandchildren; siblingsMarcella Logeman, Ethel Lach-mann and Virginia Wallet.

Preceded in death by husbandNorbert Taylor; brother JeromeGruter.

Mass of Christian Burial washeld at St. Margaret MaryChurch 1830 W. Galbraith Road,North College Hill.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati or OurLady of the Snows Shrine inBelleville, Illinois.

Thomas Von HoeneThomas M. “Bonzo” Von

Hoene, 39,died Jan. 18.

Survived byparentsThomas F. andLouise G. (neeNuss) VonHoene; sisterLaura (Peter)Newman;nieces andnephews Zoey

Newman and Molly Newman;fiancee Patti Summerlin; numer-ous aunts, uncles, cousins andfriends.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at the Bolton and LunsfordFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made tothe American Heart Association.

Mary Ann WiestMary Ann (nee Hebel) Wiest,

85, died Jan. 24.Survived by children Pam

(Mark) Nintrup, Janet (Bob)Schlueter, Tom (Debbie) Wiest,and Jenn (Will) James; brothersCharlie (Ginny) Hebel, Denny(Sue) Hebel; 12 grandchildren; 15great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by husbandRussell Wiest; daughter Doreen;parents Frieda and Louis Hebel.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Neidhard-Young FuneralHome.

Memorials may be made tothe American Lung Association.

Lisa WitterstaetterLisa Carol (nee Perkins) Wit-

terstaetter, 51, died Jan. 9.Survived by

husband DanWitterstaet-ter; childrenJoe and TomWitterstaet-ter; siblingsDebby (lifepartnerGinger Tafel)Perkins, Steve(Carolyn)

Perkins, Terri (Mark) Adams andGreg (Jane) Perkins; brother-in-law Bob Wedding; numerousnieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by parentsGeorge and Ella Mae Perkins;sister Judy Mae Wedding.

Visitation and memorialservice were at the Vitt, Stermerand Anderson Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made toRonald McDonald House, 350Erkenbrecher Ave., Cincinnati,OH 45229.

Albert WittichAlbert F. “Bert” Wittich, 84,

died Jan. 7.Survived by wife Mildred L.

(nee Lipps) Wittich; childrenAlbert (Tammi) Wittich, Kay(Bernie) Rapien, Alan Wittich,Dan Wittich, Jeff (Missy) Wittich,Connie (Ray) Kaeser; 13 grand-children; seven great-grand-children; siblings Janet (lateMarvin) Broz, Philip (Barb)Wittich, Howard (late Jean),Raymond (late Viola), Butch(Alice), Bill (Mary Jo), Ron(Sandy), Fred (Judy) Wittich,Ruth (late Maurice) Paff andLaverne (late Farris) Black;numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by daugh-ter Nancy (Kevin) Adams; broth-er Paul (late Helen) Wittich.

Visitation and Mass was heldat Our Lady of Victory Church.

Memorials may be made toFrom Our Angels to Yours (inmemory of Jake and SydneyWittich), 4362 Glenhaven,Cincinnati, OH 45238.

Anita ZeinnerAnita (nee Betsch) Zeinner

died Jan. 22.Survived by children Sandy

(Dave) Schutte; grandchildren J.D. and Ben Zeinner, Emily andAbby Schutte; daughter-in-lawTherea Zeinner; sisters Sr. AngelaBetsch and Mary Franke.

Preceded in death by husbandJerry Zeinner; son Jerry Zeinner.

Visitation was at Jan 27 fol-lowed by time of Blessing Ser-vice at Mihovk-RosenackerFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made toSisters of St. Francis, 22143 MainSt., Oldenburg, IN.

DEATHS


Schermer

Simpson

Von Hoene

Witterstaetter

www.corcoranharnist.com

921-2227

Corcoran&Harnist

Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.

Serving the Northwest for over 33 Years.

“A Name You Can Trust”

CE-0000618204


CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Incidents/investigationsAssault5400 block of Kirby Ave., Jan. 30.Breaking and entering2700 block of Hillvista Lane, Jan.27.

Burglary5400 block of Bahama Terrace.Jan. 27.

Domestic violence5800 block of Monfort Hills Ave.,Jan. 27.

Theft2700 block of W. North BendRoad, Jan. 28.

5300 block of Eastknoll Court,Jan. 27.

Unauthorized use of motorvehicle5400 block of Kirby Ave., Jan. 28.

COLERAIN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported on 8700 block ofPippin Road, Dec. 3.

Reported on 3200 block ofWarfield, Dec. 3.

Reported at 2500 block ofOntario St., Dec. 3. .

Reported on 3100 block ofSpringdale Road, Dec. 4.

Reported on 2400 block ofCompton Road, Dec. 6.

Reported at 8700 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 7.

Breaking and enteringReported on 8300 block ofBarnesburg Road, Dec. 5.

Reported on 4500 block of PooleRoad, Dec. 5.

Copper wiring valued at $200removed from 6500 block ofSpringdale Road, Dec. 5.

Reported at 2000 Crest Road,Dec. 7.

BurglaryReported and TV, game systems,jewelry and computer removedfrom 6000 block of MemoryLane, Dec. 1.

Reported at 3900 block ofWoodsong Drive, Dec. 2.

Reported at 2400 block ofOntario St., Dec. 6.

Criminal damagingReported on 9000 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 2.

Reported at 3200 block of

Compton Road, Nov. 27.Window damaged at 7800 blockof Colerain Ave., Dec. 5.

Fence damaged at 8300 block ofLyness Drive, Dec. 5.

Domestic violenceReported on Compton Road,Dec. 5.

Reported on Niagara St., Dec. 6.FraudReported on 6000 block ofSalem Road, Nov. 29.

Taking identity of anotherReported on 2800 block ofSheldon Ave., Jan. 1.

TheftCamera and TV valued at $1,180removed from 8400 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 5.

Vehicle valued at $10,000 re-moved from 3100 block ofSpringdale Road, Dec. 6.

Merchandise valued at $40removed from 2800 block ofLookover, Dec. 6.

Reported at 3600 Stone CreekBlvd., Dec. 7.

Reported at 2600 block ofNiagara St., Dec. 7.

Vehicle valued at $10,000 re-moved from 9800 block ofNorcrest Drive, Dec. 1.

Medication and jewelry valuedat $1,250 removed from 9300block of Silva Drive, Nov. 1.

Cell phone valued at $40 re-moved from 11000 block ofHamilton Ave., Dec. 8.

Purse valued at $100 removedfrom 7800 block of ColerainAve., Dec. 5.

Vehicle valued at $8,000 re-moved from 9000 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 3.

$200 in clothing removed from9500 block of Colerain Ave.,Dec. 5.

$400 removed from 2300 blockof West Galbraith Road, Dec. 5.

Reported at 1000 block of Col-erain Ave., Dec. 5.

$240 removed from 3200 blockof Niagara St., Dec. 5.

Merchandise removed from9000 block of Colerain Ave.,Dec. 5.


AC unit and sink valued at$2,650 removed from 9800block of Arborwood Drive, Dec.4.

Ladder valued at $400 removed

from 2400 block of BanningRoad, Dec. 3.

AC unit valued at $3,000 re-moved from 7200 block ofMemory Lane, Dec. 3.


Reported at 9000 block ofColerain Ave., Nov. 25.

TV valued at $450 removed from8500 block of Colerain Ave.,Dec. 2.

Power tool kit removed from10000 block of Colerain Ave.,Dec. 1.

Computer removed from 2400block of Uranus Court, Dec. 2.

PlayStation valued at $400removed from 2300 block ofWalden Glen Circle, Dec. 2.

Computer, money bag andwallet removed from 2900block of Jackfrost, Dec. 1.

GREEN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 3600 block WerkRoad, Jan. 31.

Breaking and enteringRefrigerator, range/stove/ovenand dishwasher reported stolenat 6500 block Greenoak Drive,Jan. 27.

Antique glass jars reportedstolen at 5100 block Race Road,Jan. 28.

Reported at 6800 block HarrisonAve., Feb. 2.

BurglaryReported at 3500 block EyrichRoad, Jan. 26.

Reported at 6100 block GainesRoad, Jan. 27.

Money reported stolen at 3600block Gailynn Drive, Jan. 31.

Reported at 2800 block CarrollAve., Feb. 1.

Money, cellphone and driver’slicense reported stolen at 1500block Anderson Ferry Road,Feb. 2.

Criminal damagingTire punctured on vehicle at4400 block St. Martins Place,Jan. 26.

Reported at 1400 block DavidsWay, Jan. 27.

Reported at 6500 block HearneRoad, Jan. 28.

Reported at 6500 block HearneRoad, Jan. 28.

Vehicle driven through home’syard at 5600 block MidforestLane, Jan. 31.

Glass storm door damagedwhen shot with BB gun at 2800block Chardale Court, Jan. 31.

Reported at 5600 block SheedRoad, Jan. 31.

Rock thrown through vehicle’swindshield at 6000 block SheedRoad, Jan. 31.

Front door window and livingroom window broken onhome, and rear window brokenon vehicle at 4400 block Har-ding Ave., Jan. 31.

Domestic disputeReported on Cheviot Road, Jan.26.

Reported on Linsan Drive, Jan.26.

Reported on Harrison Ave., Jan.27.

Reported on Bridgetown Road,Jan. 28.

Reported on Parakeet Drive, Jan.31.

Reported on Cheviot Road, Jan.31.

MenacingReported at 6700 block HarrisonAve., Jan. 27.

Reported at 4300 block Home-lawn Ave., Jan. 28.

Reported at 3800 block FlorenceAve., Feb. 1.

TheftCredit card reported stolen at6100 block Kingoak Drive, Jan.26.

Two comforter sets and a pillowreported stolen from DollarGeneral at 5700 block CheviotRoad, Jan. 26.

Air compressor and a drill re-ported stolen at 5500 blockSunny Woods Lane, Jan. 27.

Circular saw, miter saw, router,impact driver/drill, grinder andmiscellaneous air tools reportedstolen at 6800 block DovehillLane, Jan. 27.

Truck tailgate reported stolen at5700 block Woodhaven Drive,Jan. 27.

Copper tubing reported stolenfrom Abby’s Pub & Grill at 5700block Harrison Ave., Jan. 27.

Several power tools and handtools reported stolen at 5100block Leslies Woods Court, Jan.27.

Cellphone reported stolen at

5600 block Harrison Ave., Jan.27.

Circular saw, power cord, recip-rocating saw, drill, drill/driverset, compound miter saw, aircompressor and aluminumwork bench reported stolen at6200 block Mernic Drive, Jan.27.

CD player/car stereo, videocamera, two walkie-talkies, twomotorcycle helmets, two pair ofglasses, pair of gloves and aheadlamp stolen from onevehicle; money stolen fromsecond vehicle; GPs and glassesstolen from third vehicle; andspeakers and an amplifierstolen from fourth vehicle at6500 block Hearne Road, Jan.28.

Money reported stolen at 6500block Hearne Road, Jan. 28.

Tool belt, tools and GPs reportedstolen at 5200 block BelclareRoad, Jan. 28.

Assorted mechanic’s tools re-ported stolen at 3500 blockNorth Bend Road, Jan. 28.

Amplifier, jacket, headphones,glove and assorted clothingreported stolen at 5200 blockBelclare Road, Jan. 28.

Copper piping and wiring andassorted tools reported stolenat 5700 block Jessup Road, Jan.28.

License plate reported stolenfrom vehicle at 3400 blockNorth Bend Road, Jan. 28.

Laundry detergent reportedstolen at 5400 block NorthBend Road, Jan. 29.

Bottle of liquor reported stolenfrom Kroger at 5800 blockHarrison Ave., Jan. 29.

Money reported stolen at 3300block Mercy Health Boulevard,Jan. 29.

Apple iPad reported stolen at5500 block Cheviot Road, Jan.30.

Brass fittings and faucets report-ed stolen at 6800 block Rack-view Road, Jan. 31.

Drill, refrigerant leak detector,refrigerant scale, reciprocatingsaw, carbon monoxide analyzerand assorted hand tools report-ed stolen at 5000 block WesternHills Ave., Feb. 1.

Money reported stolen at 5600block Sagecrest Drive, Feb. 1.

POLICE REPORTS

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