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Spring seems to be on holdonce more as Mother Nature de-livers yet another mixed bag ofwinter weather.

One area where the delayseems most obvious is in thelawn and garden industry.

“This is one of the worst I’veseen in a while,” said ChrisMcKeown of Denny’s BloominGarden Centre & Landscape onKenwood Road in SycamoreTownship. “We’re about threeweeks behind where we wouldnormally be,” he said.

Typically people would al-ready be shopping for theirlawn and landscaping needs,and landscapers would be busy

with jobs, McKeown said. Notthis year. Instead of a nicesteady, manageable pace of cus-tomers or landscaping work, allis quiet. When spring does ar-rive, the customers are going tocome flooding in all at one time.As a result, they will likely ex-perience long lines.

Once people do get out intheir yards, they might need toinspect their trees and plants.This winter’s extended periodof extreme cold temperaturesmight have had a negative im-pact on area landscapes, McKe-own cautioned. Only time willtell the extent of damage, if any.

McKeown said he tracks theweather annually. In 2014, the

Many waiting anxiouslyfor winter to endBy Sheila [email protected]

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Indian Hill students havebeen provided with an oppor-tunity to showcase their artis-tic side.

Around 200 students fromthe Indian Hill Exempted Vil-lage School District have theirwork on display at The Festivalin the Woods exhibit runningthrough Saturday, March 14, atthe Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road.

“The idea behind the show isthat students (of) all age levelscan share their work with theirfamily and community,” saidLaura Monahan, an art teacherat Indian Hill Middle School.“For younger kids at the pri-mary and elementary(schools), their aren’t a lot ofopportunities to highlight theirartistic achievements.”

Monahan said this exhibit isa way for students to sharetheir work outside of the class-room.

Around 85 students from In-dian Hill Middle School areparticipating in the show,which features submissionsfrom a number of other school

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Indian Hill Middle School eighth-grader Jordan Lococo has a scratchboard image of a polar bear featured in"The Festival in the Woods" exhibit.

Artwork of Indian Hillstudents featured at exhibitBy Forrest [email protected]

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Indian Hill Middle School eighth-grader Jamie Xu has a fashion designfeatured in the "Festival in the Woods" exhibit.See ART, Page A2

Asked what the biggest mis-conceptions about Quakers are,Donne Hayden, a CincinnatiFriends Meeting minister and“public friend,” ticks off three:

“One, that we no longer exist;two, that we are like the Amishand three, that we have any-thing to do with the smiling fel-low on oatmeal boxes,” saidHayden, whose church or“meeting” at 8075 Keller Roadin Indian Hill is inviting the pub-lic to help it kick off its year-long bicentennial celebrationSunday, March 15.

Quaker author Philip Gulleywill speak at 3 p.m. and Quakersinger-songwriter Carrie New-comer will perform at 4:30 p.m.at “A Gathering of Friends” tobe held at Armstrong ChapelUnited Methodist Church, 5125

Drake Road in Indian Hill.Hayden, who lives in Mount

Lookout, has a sense of humor.But she says she and her friendsat Cincinnati Friends Meetingtake their beliefs very seriously– so seriously that their beliefsmust manifest as actions.

“The main tenet of the Reli-gious Society of Friends – aka‘Quakers’ - is that each individ-ual has direct access to God, bywhatever name,” Hayden said.

“Every individual has ‘that ofGod’ within. We call this by vari-ous names: ‘The Inner Light,’‘the Inner Teacher,’ ‘the InnerChrist,’ ‘the Inner Guide,’ the‘Holy Spirit,’ or sometimes, de-pending on the Friend, simply‘God.’

“Believing this, we are re-quired to treat everyone re-gardless of race, gender, belief,

Gulley Newcomer

Quakers in Indian Hillcelebrate 200 yearsBy Jeanne [email protected]

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districts in the area.Monahan said teachers

from Indian Hill MiddleSchool selected studentsamples that demonstrat-ed “growth and merit.”

Indian Hill MiddleSchool art teacher KellyBlom said this particularexhibit also has the addedattraction of being at a dif-ferent venue.

Previous Festival inthe Woods exhibits havebeen at Raymond WaltersCollege, which is nowcalled UC Blue Ash Col-lege.

The entire lobby andmultiple hallways areadorned with works rang-ing from paintings anddrawings to sculpturesand fiber arts, said Blom.

“It’s a good opportuni-ty for the students to havetheir work featured,” saideighth-grader Kaitlyn Go-key of Kenwood. Gokeypainted a waterfall.

Eighth-grader JordanLococo of Kenwoodagreed. Lococo created ascratchboard image of apolar bear.

“It’s cool having peoplepoint out your work,” shesaid.

Eighth-grader JamieXu of Kenwood likenedthe exhibit to a “miniatureart museum.” Xu has afashion piece on display.

“I wanted people to seethe originality of thetime,” she said of her sub-mission which is based onfashion of the 1920s.

People can view thestudent samples at therecreation center duringregular hours. Hours are6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, 8 a.m. to 6p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m.to 4 p..m. Sundays.

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creed or age as thoughthey have something holywithin them,” Haydensaid.

“This leads to a way oflife, not only belief.”

In 1811, Quakers in Cin-cinnati began gathering inhomes, becoming a full-

fledged Friends Meetingin1815.

The group moved into abuilding in an area southof Fifth Street and west ofwhat is now Central Ave-nue, then into a building atEighth and Mound streetsand finally into a buildingon Eden Avenue.

Members came fromMaryland, Massachu-setts, New Jersey, Northand South Carolina, Penn-

sylvania, Tennessee andVirginia for reasons thatincluded having had theirproperty confiscated aspunishment for not pay-ing war taxes and notwanting to live in areasthat condoned slavery.

An early member wasabolitionist Levi Coffin,known as the “presidentof the Underground Rail-road.”

In 1961, Cincinnati

Friends Meeting split,with one group maintain-ing the name and movingto Indian Hill.

The Cincinnati FriendsMeeting now has some 80members from through-out Greater Cincinnati.

One new member isRick Reckman of Wyo-ming, who began attend-ing the meeting in Sep-tember 2013 and joinedlast summer.

“I was not practicinganother faith and was at-tracted to the Friends’ his-toric commitment topeace,” Reckman said.

Meanwhile, tickets forA Gathering of FriendsMarch 15 are $20 foradults and $15 for seniorsand students. They can bebought at cincinnati-friends.org, by calling513-791-0788 or, if any areleft, at the door.

QuakersContinued from Page A1

tough winter weatherwas in January. By theend of February temper-atures were creeping upto the 50s. “We were offand running,” he said.

Park prepAnderson Township

Park District ExecutiveDirector Ken Kushneragreed that spring is offto a slow start. Just a fewyears ago, he said, thegrass needed to bemowed by March 15.That’s not likely going tobe the situation this year.

Even with snow,sports continue to beplayed at Riverside Parkon Round Bottom Roadwhere all weather fieldswere installed in the fallof 2010. The area fea-tures two football fields,two full-sized soccerfields or four smallersoccer fields.

“When it snows on it,you push it off so peoplecan play,” Kushner said.“Ice you can’t do a thingwith.” Sometimes an ove-

rabundance of water canclose the Riverside Parkfields, butthey are usual-ly ready for games.

As for prepping theother parks for baseballand soccer, the park dis-trict takes a wait-and-seeapproach, he said. “Welearned a long time ago,Mother Nature rules. Wejust move forward withwhatever happens,”Kushner said.

Storm prep – again,with a twist

The exercise is all toofamiliar for area roadcrews. It’s time to spreadthe salt, again. In PierceTownship, ClermontCounty, road crews werebusily loading salt andpreparing to get it on thestreets. They were alsoconcerned abou roadsfreezing and icing as aresult of the rain wash-ing away the salt andbrine that had previouslybeen spread, accordingto township communica-tions coordinator JennyNewcomb.

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Chris McKeown of Denny McKeown's Bloomin GardenCenter in Blue Ash says the late winter weather may hurtoutdoor businesses such as his.

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UC Blue Ash eventwith Buddy LaRosaand sonsrescheduled to April1

The UC Blue Ash Col-lege Entrepreneur Speak-er Series with Buddy La-Rosa and sons that wasscheduled for March 4 hadto be canceled due to in-clement weather.

The event has been re-scheduled for April 1 from7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in MuntzAuditorium on the UCBlue Ash campus. It is freeand open to the public.

The UC Blue Ash Col-lege Entrepreneur Speak-er Series features success-ful entrepreneurs fromthe region each semesteron the UC Blue Ash cam-pus. The guests are inter-viewed by Kent Lutz, as-sistant professor of busi-ness/economics at UCBlue Ash, while also taking

questions from the audi-ence.

To register for this freepresentation, or to learnmore about the UC BlueAsh College EntrepreneurSpeaker Series, go towww.ucblueash.edu/ess.

Club seeks to helpveteran

The Madeira Woman'sClub would like to find a lo-cal veteran, especially inMadeira, who may needsome sort of help or sup-port, other than financial,that the club can help pro-vide.

Anyone with informa-tion on whom to contact,please email Rhonda Ste-phens at [email protected].

The Madeira Woman’sClub will host its annualcard party 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Sunday, April 12, at St. Ger-trude’s School Cafeteria, atthe corner of Miami andShawnee Run in Madeira.

There will be light re-freshments and door priz-es and raffle baskets andone winner will share thepot with the Club.

$12 per person at thedoor, or get tickets in ad-vance: at the Clothes Clos-et, 513-561-2117, or call.Charlene Clark, 513-752-8005.

Rick Santorum tovisit Cincinnati

Northeast HamiltonCounty Republican Clubwill host a special recep-tion and book signing withformer U.S. Sen. and presi-dential candidate RickSantorum Thursday,March 19, at The Montgo-mery Inn restaurant, 9440Montgomery Road.

Tickets are $10 per per-son for the reception, re-marks, and book signingstarting at 6:30 p.m., fol-lowed by a private dinnerat 7:30 p.m. (contributions

of $250/person). Ticketsare available on the club’swebsite nehcrc.com, or atthe door on the day of theevent. All proceeds will goto support local Republi-cans candidates in theirupcoming races.

For more information,visit www.nehcrc.com orcontact club President Za-chary T. Haines, [email protected].

Goodwill hostsEarth Day recyclingdrive

This year will mark thecelebration of the OhioValley Goodwill’s secondannual Earth Day Elec-tronic Recycling DonationDrive, 11a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun-day, April 26, at all 29Goodwill Donation Cen-ters.

Last year, Goodwill col-lected more than 20,000pounds of computers, key-boards and other electron-

ic equipment during thisone-day event and thisyear, the goal is 60,000pounds from the GreaterCincinnati community.

Find out more aboutthis exciting recyclingevent at www.cincinnati-goodwill.org.

Scholarshipsavailable

The Madeira Woman'sClub is offering two schol-arships to high school sen-iors who are residents ofMadeira.

Applications have beensent to the following highschools: Madeira, Moeller,Mount Notre Dame, SaintUrsula, Saint Xavier andUrsuline. Please contactyour school counselor forthe application.

Funds for the scholar-ships are from the opera-tion of the Clothes Closet inMadeira, and other eventssponsored by the Madeira

Woman's Club.

Deer Parkreconstitutingfoundation

Deer Park is honored tohave a very substantialmemorial commemorat-ing Deer Park veterans.

With a commandingview of Chamberlin Park,the memorial is a central,visible and accessible ven-ue. , and it needs to be pro-tected. and watched over.The City of Deer Park andthe Park Board work to-gether to ensure the sur-vival of the memorial, butthat does little for the on-going recognition or fu-ture development of theMemorial.

If you are interested inparticipating in the DeerPark Veterans MemorialFoundation, please contactCharles Tassell via email:[email protected] or byphone at 513-652-5035.

BRIEFLY

Who knew 30 yearsago when the MadeiraSchools Foundation heldits first auction that itwas introducing a muchcelebrated communityevent.

Year-after-year theevent has managed toprovide a great eveningout for Madeira resi-dents, plus achieve itsmain objective – to raisedollars for Madeira CitySchool District.

This year’s eventshould be no different asthe foundation presentsthe “Diamonds and Den-im” themed auction.

The diamonds are inrecognition of the 30th an-niversary, FoundationPresident Kermit Davisexplained. The denimspeaks to an evening offun where people don’tfeel pressured to buy anice gown or suit for theevent.

The auction will be 6p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Satur-day, March 14, at St. Ger-trude Parish Center.

The evening will in-clude a catered dinneralong with an opportuni-ty to bid on great itemsand take a chance on raf-fle prizes including vaca-tions, sporting eventtickets, and more.

Online bidding has al-ready begun.

To register to attendthe dinner/auction at St.Gertrude or to view andbid on items online, visitthe foundation’s website -madeiraschoolsfoundation.org.

The annual auction isthe school district’s larg-

est fundraiser.Over the last five

years alone, the auctionhas raised more than$400,000, Davis said in anemail. Last year’s auctionset a record bringing in$90,000.

Last year was also thefirst time the foundationhad offered online bid-ding.

Money raised fromthis event over the yearshas been used to providestate-of-the-art technol-ogy, academic enrich-ment, enhancement ofathletic and arts pro-grams and more.

MSF auction benefitsMadeira Schools

THANKS TO DIANE NICHOLS

Madeira Schools Foundation auction chairs, from left: TroyBartson, David Eberly, Angie Schilling and Kermit Davis, MSFpresident.

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Cincinnati Country Day School kindergartners took flightwith a recent project.

As part of the school’s annual bird exhibit, the studentscreate their own construction paper costumes as well as re-search the bird they have chosen to represent.

The kindergartners then share what they have learned withtheir parents and classmates.

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Cincinnati Country Day School kindergartners Chance Lauch, left, of Indian Hill, and Sebastian Kimlinger, ofSymmes Township, share a laugh. Lauch was dressed as a kingfisher while Kimlinger wore a peregrine falconoutfit.


Cincinnati Country Day School kindergartner Roxy Vollmer, right, of IndianHill, shares information on the bald eagle with Montessori student AarnavNarayanan, of Milford.


Cincinnati Country Day School kindergartner Abigail Osborne, center, ofMaineville, shows Montessori students Lexi Comella, of Maineville, andJaida Mostafa, of Mason, her snowy-owl costume.


Cincinnati Country Day School kindergartner A.J. Atkinson, left, of Madeira,lifts his mask to get a better view while talking with Montessori studentOllie Jeffries, of Indian Hill.


Cincinnati Country Day School kindergartners Sylvie Kimbrough, left, ofMIlford, and Wells Kohnen, of Indian Hill, prepare for their birdpresentations. Kimbrough dressed as a mute swan while Kohnen created abald eagle costume.

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Cincinnati Country Day Schoolkindergarten teacher Angela Joiner,right, admires the Baltimore oriolecostume worn by kindergartnerMatthew Wood, of Milford.


Cincinnati Country Day SchoolMontessori student BrynnerChristiansen, right, of UnionTownship, is intrigued by details onthe great-horned owl presented bykindergartner Dylan Hargrove, ofMadeira.


Cincinnati Country Day School kindergartner Dennis Cummings, left, ofHebron, Ky., dressed as a yellow-rumped warbler while classmate EmilyFranzosa, of Delhi Township, created a ruby-throated hummingbirdcostume.


Cincinnati Country Day SchoolMontessori student Taryn Brandon,left, of Mason, asks kindergartnerJoe Kovach, of Hyde Park, about theemperor penguin.


Cincinnati Country Day Schoolkindergartner Braylon Jackson, ofLiberty Township, prepares for hispresentation on the vermillionflycatcher.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 12Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Weekly through April30. Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Learn line drawingtechniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Light, shadow, tonal values andperspective taught using simpleshapes. Ages 18 and up. $220.226-3833; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

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

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Landscapes of local favoritebeauty spots. Benefits Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Art OpeningsBrian Koury: Call of the LowCountry, 6-9 p.m., GalleryVeronique, 11324 MontgomeryRoad, Photographs by Cincinnatinative now based in Charleston.Work celebrates nature, wildlifeand seascapes on shores andmarshes. Exhibit continuesthrough March 28. Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber ofCommerce Lunch, Learn &Leads: “Sycamore Schools”with Adrienne James, Super-intendent, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Loveland Business Expo, 1-6p.m., Receptions Banquet andConference Center Loveland,10681 Loveland Madeira Road,main hall. Learn about market-ing, sales and life skills fromLaunch 360 degree team. At-tend after lunch to network,hear speaker presentations, andvisit expo booths. BenefitsCancer Free Kids. $35. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by Loveland Area Chamberof Commerce. 683-1544;www.lovelandchamber.org.Loveland.

Cooking ClassesLighten Up Y’all- It’s FamilyStyle with Virginia Willis,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $70. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Dining EventsFlight Night Dinner, 6-10:30p.m., Oasis Golf Club and Con-ference Center, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Guest speaker:two-time World Series Champi-on of famed Big Red Machine,Johnny Bench. Emcee: ESPN1530 sports radio talk show hostMo Egger. Benefits MilfordAthletics. $50. Registrationrequired. Presented by OasisConference Center. 576-2208;oh.8to18.com/Milford. Loveland.

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

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Attentionto alignment detail is priority.Experience helpful but notnecessary. Ages 35-65. $120 per9 weeks unlimited. Register atfirst class or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programs

covered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Present-ed by Christ Hospital PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

LecturesGov. JohnKasich’s ProposedBudget, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Syca-more Township AdministrationBuilding, 8540 Kenwood Road,Governor’s proposed budgetdiscussed by school board mem-bers, Ohio State Legislators LouTerhar and John Becker. Focus ison change in school fundingand proposed sales tax. Free.Presented by Empower U Ohio.478-6261; www.empoweruo-hio.org. Sycamore Township.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cin-cinnati Friends Meeting(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, 8075 KellerRoad, Book provides in-depthlook at Cincinnati MonthlyMeeting of Religious Society ofFriends and how it has changedover past two centuries. Ages 18and up. Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

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

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

On Stage - ComedyKevin Bozeman, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTuna Does Vegas, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, Comedy byEd Howard, Joe Sears and JastonWilliams about characters fromthird smallest town in Texasvisiting Sin City. $20. Reserva-tions required. Presented byMariemont Players Inc.. ThroughMarch 22. 684-1236; www.ma-riemontplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, All-you-can-eat. Atlantic cod, dipped inbatter and deep fried to goldenbrown with homemade tartarsauce provided. Dinners comewith sides of homemade maca-roni and cheese and coleslaw,complemented with breads andbeverages. Desserts. Also of-fered: two-piece grilled chickenbreast, shrimp basket dinner ortwo-piece cheese pizza dinner.$10, $5 ages 6-10, free ages 5and under. Carry-out fish sand-wich: $5. Through April 3.891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., MontgomeryPresbyterian Church, 9994 ZigZag Road, Choice of deep friedcod with hush puppies, coleslawand french fries or baked tilapiawith rice and vegetables. De-serts and soft drinks includedwith all meals. Extra pieces offish available for additionalpurchase. Dine-in or carryout. $9adults. 891-8670; mpchurch.net.Montgomery.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. ColumbanSchool, 896 Oakland Road, Dinein or drive-through carry out.Grilled salmon, fried fish, fishtacos, jumbo coconut shrimp,buffalo shrimp wraps, coleslaw,macaroni and cheese, apple-sauce, baked potato, frenchfries, sweet potato fries, pizza,salad, desserts. Varies. 683-7903;www.stcolumban.org. Loveland.

Fish Fry-Days, 5-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, 8815 E. Kemper Road,Menu items: fried fish dinner,salmon dinner, shrimp dinner,fish sandwich, child’s fish dinner.Fish tacos. Soups and sides

available for purchase. Drive-thru and takeout available.Benefits High School YouthSummer Mission Trip. $5-$10; ala carte options available. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org.Montgomery.

Music - BluesRicky Nye, 7-10 p.m., Dilly Cafe,6818 Wooster Pike, 561-5233;www.dillycafe.com. Mariemont.

NatureParent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, Program forparents to experience outdoors.School’s naturalist guides par-ents as they explore gardens,trails and other natural features.Young children welcome to join.Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyKevin Bozeman, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, 111 S. Second St., $18. Reser-vations required. Presented byLoveland Stage Company.Through March 28. 443-4572;www.lovelandstagecompa-ny.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

BenefitsDinner, Art and Wine forCanines, 6-10 p.m., ReceptionsBanquet and Conference CenterLoveland, 10681 Loveland Ma-deira Road, Wine tasting, din-ner, art showing, raffle prizes,silent auction. Benefits CircleTail. $55. Reservations required.Presented by Circle Tail Inc..877-3325; www.circletail.net.Loveland.

CivicCivics 101 Citizens Academy,9:30-11 a.m., Madeira CityBuilding, 7141 Miami Ave., Threesegment class about how city isorganized and how it operatesto serve community. Regis-tration required. Presented byCity of Madeira. 561-7228;www.madeiracity.com. Madeira.

Cooking ClassesIt’s Pi Day. Quick and EasyFruit Pies with SuzanneMontgomery, noon to 1 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $20. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Dining EventsSpaghetti Dinner, 5-7 p.m.,Trinity Community Church, 3850E. Galbraith Road, Spaghettiwith homemade sauce, salad,garlic bread, dessert, beverage.Homemade meatballs $1 extra.Benefits Youth and Music Minis-try. $8, $3 ages10 and under.791-7631. Deer Park.

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

Holiday - St. Patrick’s DaySt. Patrick’s Day Dance, 6:30-10p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Livemusic by the Pete Wagner Band,door prizes, and food by Cincin-nati Catering. Beverages avail-able for purchase. Ages 21 andup. Benefits Sycamore SeniorCenter.. $18, $15 advance. Regis-tration required. Presented byCity of Blue Ash. 745-8550;www.blueash.com. Blue Ash.

McGing Irish Dancers, 3 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, 7200Miami Ave., Award-winningstudents perform. Free. Present-ed by Public Library of Cincinnati& Hamilton County. 369-6028;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Madeira.

Lectures

Producing and Stage Manage-ment Lecture, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, $20, free toMariemont Players Inc. mem-bers. Registration required.Presented by Mariemont PlayersInc.. 684-1236; [email protected] Township.

Literary - LibrariesBlock Party, 11 a.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Construct andcreate with library’s LEGOs. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyKevin Bozeman, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

AuditionsAuditions for Bye Bye Birdie,1-5 p.m., Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch, 4309 Cooper Road,Community theater group.Auditions open to and encour-aged for all ages. Performancedates are June 4-7 and 10-13.Free. Reservations recommend-ed. Presented by East SidePlayers. 871-7427. Blue Ash.

Music - AcousticA Gathering of Friends, 3-6p.m., Armstrong Chapel UnitedMethodist Church, 5125 DrakeRoad, In celebration of 200thanniversary, Cincinnati FriendsMeeting hosting afternoon ofentertainment featuring authorPhilip Gulley and singer/song-writer Carrie Newcomer. $20,$15 seniors and students, freeages 6 and under. Presented byCincinnati Friends Meeting.791-0788; www.cincinnatifriend-s.org. Indian Hill.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 3 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 2 p.m., 7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. Reservations required.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

MONDAY, MARCH 16Cooking ClassesSpringtime at the GoldenLamb with Josh House, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $55. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultural

Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safestretching, sense of humor andall yoga has to offer. Ages 35-60.$120 for 9 weeks unlimited.Register at the first class. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for New Beginners, 10-11a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Sessiontruly for those brand new toyoga. Ages 35-65. $120 for 9weeks. Register at the first class.706-9802; www.karenjohnsyo-ga.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for Teen Girls, 4-5 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. In-troduction for young women toexplore what yoga has to offer.For Teen girls grades 7-12. $80for 8 weeks. Please contact meto register. 706-9802; www.ka-renjohnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Literary - Book ClubsOn the Same Page Book Dis-cussion, 7-8 p.m., MadeiraBranch Library, 7200 MiamiAve., Community discussion ofThe Great Gatsby and So WeRead On. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Public Library ofCincinnati & Hamilton County.369-6028; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Madeira.

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

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 17Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Clubs & OrganizationsToastmasters Open House,7-8:30 p.m., Blue Ash BranchLibrary, 4911 Cooper Road,Meeting room. Guest speakerSheila Mudd Baker sharesexperiences from a recent 9month tour of Europe. Refresh-

ments. Free. Reservations recom-mended. Presented by SevenHills of Cincinnati Toastmasters.899-9811; sevenhills.toastmaster-sclubs.org. Blue Ash.

Drink TastingsWine Finds Tasting, 6:30 p.m.,The Wine Store, 9905 Montgo-mery Road, $7. Reservationsrequired. 984-9463; www.thee-winestore.com. Montgomery.

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

Gentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of itsdirections, opens hips andshoulders. Poses alternatebetween stabilizing, stretchingand strengthening. Good foreveryone from newbie to ad-vanced practitioner. $120 for 9weeks unlimited. Register at thefirst class or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Yoga: Align Level 2, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Forwell-seasoned beginner orintermediate student. Ages35-60. $120 per 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at first class ordrop-in. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Call fordetails. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyComedy Annex Event, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Go Bananas ComedyClub, 8410 Market Place Lane,Featuring Mother Jenkins, ofJoyous Word Ministries RadioShow; with opportunity toconnect via meet and greetafterwards. Ages 18 and up. $10.Reservations recommended.Presented by Saved and SingleCincinnati. 984-9288; www.mee-tup.com/SavedandSingle. Mont-gomery.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH18

Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30 -3p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Students have opportunity towork from costumed model ateach class. Class focuses on studyof values, color temperature,composition, painting anddrawing techniques. $140 permonthly session, plus modelingfee. Registration required.Through April 1. 259-9302;www.deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

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Enjoy a plate of spaghetti, meatballs and sauce, salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverage at theTrinity Community Church Spaghetti Dinner, 5-7 p.m., Saturday, March 14, at the church, 3850 E.Galbraith Road, Deer Park. Homemade meatballs are $1 extra. The dinner benefits the Youthand Music Ministry. Cost is $8, $3 ages 10 and under. Call 791-7631.


The first sign that spring is almosthere appears in our woods. Dottedthroughout are wild yellow aconite and

bell shaped snowdropflowers. This year I spiedthe yellow aconite peakingthrough the snow. Thesnowdrops? They wereinvisible.

Another sign thatspring is approaching isSt. Patrick’s Day. I

I love the legend thataccompanies the greatsaint. In the 5th centuryAD, St. Patrick went to

Ireland, killed the snakes and convertedthe people. What were they eating? Veg-gies like leeks and cabbage, both ofwhich are green! Think about it. Thefood pyramid is bottom heavy withgreen leafy veggies and good root vege-tables like potatoes, so the Irish werehealthy eaters way back when.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen:Go fish! Stay positive: Don’t overlook

omega-3s in “fatty” fish like salmon andmackerel. These fish are good for thebrain.

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

Tuck into corned beef like Irish Tender corned beef and cabbage

Corned beef uses a traditional brisket cut of beef that isbrined with vinegar and pickling spices. The term “corned”comes from the salt used to cure and prepare the beef. Thebrisket is a cut of beef that can be very tough so it benefitsfrom long, slow cooking. By using your slow cooker the beefwill become very tender.

So, why does corned beef look pink even after it’scooked? It’s the curing process - the curing salt used is called“pink salt”. When you buy a brisket that’s already “corned,” itwill have been put through the marinating process with apacket of spices included. Serve with a side of champ. Thatrecipe is on my website abouteating.com.

5 carrots cut in large pieces1 large onion, cut in large wedges2-3 bay leaves1 nice head cabbage, cored and cut into large pieces1 package corned beef brisket with spice & herb packet

included2-1/2 cups apple juice and 1/2 cup waterHorseradish for garnish

Spray inside of slow cooker. Lay vegetables on bottom.Place brisket on top. Pour liquid over all, along with spicesfrom packet. If you want, put spices in a tea ball or tie incheesecloth or a coffee filter. That way, you won’t be pickingwhole spices out of your teeth. If you make a spice packet, it inthe cooker. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4, until meat isfork tender and can be sliced easily. Remove bay leaves beforeserving. Serve with a dollop of horseradish.

St. Pat’s green two-tiered Jello ice creamsquares

I pulled this out of my St. Patrick’s day file and it’s one ofthose Kraft recipes that keeps its appeal year after year. Let thekids help. I put this in a 9x13 pan and just cut it into squares.You can cut into shamrocks or other fun shapes.

2 pkgs. 3 oz each, lime jello1 envelope unflavored gelatin - I used Knox4 cups boiling water3-4 cups vanilla ice cream

Mix jello, gelatin and boiling water together until jelloand gelatin are dissolved. Immediately stir in ice cream and stiruntil dissolved. Pour into pan and let sit overnight in frig tojell. As it jells, the ice cream floats to the top, making it two-tiered.

Think of other themed holidays to make this with differ-ent flavors of jello, ice cream, etc.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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St. Patrick’s Day in Cincinnati includes thefourth largest St. Patrick’s Day Celebrationcomplete with a parade as the statue of St.Patrick is marched through downtown streets.Finish your celebration with corned beef andcabbage, ala Rita.

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

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A publication of

comedy shows of Dean Mar-tin, Sid Caesar and JackieGleason et al might also worktoday.

“Most other shows fromthat era would be stuck inthat time warp and not ac-cepted by today’s audiences.Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

March 4 question“Well I’d have to say ‘BJ

and the Bear,’ mostly becausethere aren’t enough shows onTV that show smart primatesbeing taken on the road as18-wheeler travel compan-ions.

“I think that is a genre thatis sadly missing in today’sworld of reality TV.”

C.S.

“I would love to see ‘TheMan From U.N.C.L.E.’ re-made because it was an excit-ing show to watch with goodplots (for the time), cool gad-gets and intelligent scripts. Itwould be OK to update it aslong as they stay with thebasic premise and feel anddon't make it goofy. Too manyremakes go that route andfail miserably.”

M.J.F.

“There was a show titled‘Watch Mr Wizard.’ It showedthe science behind ordinarythings in life. It was intendedfor grade school age kids. Ithink the concept would worktoday on the History or Dis-covery Channel. The great

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONA bill to allow cities to createopen-container districts muchlike those in New Orleans orMemphis, Tennessee, appearslikely to pass the Ohio Legisla-ture this year, and Cincinnatiofficials hope the bill becomeslaw by Opening Day, April 6. Isthis a good idea or a bad idea?Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

To rent or to own has al-ways been a question for new-ly minted pilots. Renting maybe less expensive; however,you are not always able to rentthe plane you want on the dayyou want it. If you own a planeyou can have it anytime youwant; however, you have allthe costs of ownership.

Another argument for own-ership is that you know whoflew the plane, its mainte-nance record and accidenthistory.

It was unforgettable, theevening my wife, a bankbranch manager, came homefrom work and announcedthat the manager at an ad-jacent saving and loan hadcalled her and asked, “didn’tyou tell me your husband wasa pilot”? “Yes”, she replied,“Well, we have two planes thatwe have repossessed, and wewould like to get rid of themas quickly as possible. We willmake him a very good deal oneither one.” “I’ll ask him if heis interested,” she replied.

It seems a local business-man had gone bankrupt. Hiscompany owned two planes;one was a twin-engined Cess-

na 337 Sky-master, theother was aCessna 177Cardinal, likethe photoabove.

Marythought itwould be fun.I thought itwas too ex-pensive. TheS&L manager

made us a deal that was hardto refuse … $8,000 for an al-most new plane, and theywould throw in special lowinterest financing. “Youshould get it,” she suggested.

The S&L had tried to sellboth planes for some months.The Skymaster was a hightime plane that had a lot ofmaintenance due. The 1968Cardinal had only 300 hourson the tachometer, but it wasdesigned with “laminar flow”wings, like the big jets, and itwas not a plane for beginnersto fly. It liked long paved run-ways on hot days. She was acity girl. This made it harderfor them to sell.

The Cardinal was a four-

seater, just right for our fam-ily. It was solid as a rock as welifted off the runway on theferry flight from ClevelandHopkins to Cuyahoga CountyAirport. We would now haveto obtain an annual inspectionso that we could renew theplane’s license.

We did crazy things, like aday trip to Chicago’s MeigsField for a deep-dish pizzalunch, followed by the Sundayarchitectural boat tour up theChicago River, then the flighthome. We also visited rela-tives and made trips otherplaces, like Florida. We out-grew the Cardinal as the chil-dren aged; and, we made thedecision to sell it and rentlarger aircraft.

A few years after the sale, Iwas shocked to learn that thenew owner had totaled my oldplane. Google the tail numbers“N3380T,” the updated narra-tive indicates that two guyswere doing touch and goesand totaled the plane. An earli-er narrative indicates thatthey flew it into the trees.

James Baker is a 38-year residentof Indian Hill.

THANKS TO JAMES BAKER

A Cessna 177 Cardinal, similar to the one James Baker bought for $8,000.

‘I think you shouldbuy this plane!’

GuestcolumnistCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Well, it was time to make achange. What could be badabout moving into a comfort-able apartment with free cableTV and free utilities? I waslooking forward to meetingpeople my age that had some-thing in common with me.

Wrong! I am the only angryhuman in the house. Everyonesmiles, says “Hello,” andkeeps walking via wheelchair,stroller or with a cane. Someof these people stand erect-,but, most have bad legs,backs, hips and who knowswhat else.

My first conversation waswith a tall, nice looking gentle-man who was waiting for hiswife having her hair done. I

can’t tell anywoman apartas they allhave the samewhite hair andit sits right ontop of theirheads. I foundthe guy to be alittle hard ofhearing and Iwas very in-terested in hisWWII experi-

ences. He was 92.I made my way to the li-

brary to read the morningpapers. It was as a libraryshould be. Dead silent,withsome readers sleeping sound-ly It was time for card night,

so I hoped I could find a ginrummy player or a poker lov-er. The only two playing cardswere two sweet ladies. I heardone say, “Do you have anysevens?” They were playingGo Fish. I last played when Iwas 4.

I chose to cook for myself,but I did enter a huge diningroom with a cup of soup andlooked for a table. I was wellreceived by two friends whoindicated they didn’t care forany sports except when theSummer Olympics were onTV. They were pool playersand I never played.

They have a great gym witha walking track, workout ma-chines and a regulation pool to

swim laps.I passed one man about 30

times as he must have beenout for a stroll. A woman wasat a machine that worked onher legs. I thought, this mightbe “The One.” By the time Igot to the floor, she was sleep-ing at the machine. Oh well.

Twice a week a bus takes usshopping at Wal-Mart and atKroger. I thought this beatsdriving myself. Big mistake.My purchases of food tookabout 20 minutes and I wastold to meet at the Subwaywithin the store. I was alonefor one and a half hours.

Am I a bit concerned? Fran-kly,Yes! While I am not ayoung man, I am the youngest

resident here...I think.To end this review, know

that I have found a date for“The Senior Senior Prom.”Her name is Doris, a whitehaired beauty who has a bit oftrouble remembering myname. She lives down the hall,so I can easily remind her ofour date. I will pass on a cor-sage and the dance begins at 6p.m. I doubt it will last until 8p.m.

I doubt anyone uses the golfcourse or tennis area, so, ifyou want a good starting time,give me a ring.

Bill Damsey is a former resident ofDeer park who recently moved toMason.

Life at my senior retirement community

BillDamsey COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

It is estimated that morethan 25 percent of US seniorshave diabetes, and another 50percent show pre-diabeticsymptoms.

The disease was the sev-enth leading cause of deathamong Americans in 2010.There’s hope for seniors withdiabetes. Simple, preventativesteps that seniors can take athome can stave off its long-term damaging effects, oreven eradicate pre-diabeticsymptoms entirely. Here arethree ways that seniors livingwith diabetes can improvetheir quality of life:

1. Check your finger stickblood sugar every day.

Checking your finger stickblood sugar isn’t pleasant. Ifyou think about the long-termpain from which you can saveyourself and loved ones –life-threatening diabetic ke-toacidotic crises, ICU admis-sions, chronic infections, limbamputations and early demise– a second or two of pain ev-ery day when you check yourblood glucose level is a smallprice to pay.

2. Eat right and be active.Pre-diabetic symptoms can

be reduced, or even resolvedentirely, just by losing a mod-erate amount of weight andexercising regularly. And fulldiabetics can sometimes comeoff daily insulin injections byeating better and exercising.

3. Keep a daily diet andblood glucose log; visit yourdoctor for regular checks.

If you are a diabetic whoeither does not have an estab-lished primary care doctor orwho doesn’t go for checkups,you’re risking your health. Tohelp your doctor manage yourdiabetes, ,keep a diligent rec-ord of your food intake, morn-ing and after-meal FSBS read-ings, insulin and medicationdoses and exercise. By doingso, you can give your doctorthe information he or sheneeds to keep you safe.

3 ways diabetic seniorscan keep living well

MARCH 11, 2015 • SUBURBAN LIFE • B1

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Though the state juggernautSt. Xavier Aquabombers stillreign supreme in Ohio DivisionI swimming, Moeller HighSchool also brought someGreater Catholic League-Southpride home from CantonFeb. 28.

The Crusaders finished sec-ond to St. Xavier for their bestfinish in the 50-year history ofthe program.

“This has been one of the bet-ter teams the past two years,”Moeller coach Bill Whatleysaid. “We’ve had second andthird (last year).”

In addition to coaching at theBlue Ash YMCA, Whatley has

guided Moeller for most of thepast two decades. For his worklast season, he was named theNational Federation of StateHigh School AssociationsCoach of the Year in Ohio.

He has seen his share of tal-ent.

“We had our top four or fiveguys, but our next couple ofguys did a great job of steppingup,” Whatley said of the tourna-ment performance. “We werehoping to make anything withour 200 freestyle relay and weactually made the top heat. Itwas huge for us. Getting thatthird relay in the finals was anincredible feat.”

Seniors Noah Worobetz andKevin George and juniors Ja-cob Peloquin and Cooper Hodge

took fifth in the 200 medley re-lay and seventh in the 400 free-style relay. The third was the200 free team of George, fresh-man Justin Davidson, sopho-more Will McCullough and ju-nior Dan Nymberg.

Individually, several Cru-saders had banner days. Pelo-quin was fifth in the 100 butter-fly and seventh in the 100 back-stroke.

“He did good last year, but hestepped it up another level thisyear,” Whatley said.

Hodge was fifth in the 200 in-dividual medley and 15th in the100 backstroke. George tooksixth in the 500 freestyle andWorobetz was 14th in the 100backstroke. Out of 11 swims,Moeller made it back to nine fi-

nals counting the relays. Ofthose nine, seven were in thetop heat.

With George and Worobetzgraduating, Peloquin andHodge now assume leadershiproles. In addition to the youngerswimmers who advanced toCanton, there are several thatmay advance in coming years.

“A couple that didn’t go tothe meet but did pretty good atdistricts are Austin Murphyand James Prugh,” Whatleysaid.

While many athletes take abreak or move on to othersports after a state run, Moell-er’s swimmers and most of thecompetitors at their level getright back to work.

“They’re all going for their Y

championships or club champi-onships,” Whatley said. “Myother kids that swim for otherhigh schools are going toGreensboro, North Carolina fornationals. The CAC (CincinnatiAquatic Club) group is going toFlorida and so are others.They’re back in the water andtraining to go faster again in acouple of weeks.”

In the meantime, the veterancoach is looking forward to add-ing a trophy to Moeller’s crowd-ed case on Montgomery Road.Athletic Director Mike Asbeckhas assured Whatley there willbe ample space for the school’sfirst state swimming hardware.

“At least for a couple ofweeks,” Whatley said with achuckle.

Moeller swim’s finish is best in program history By Scott [email protected]

Mount Notre Dame basket-ball teams don’t have to digdeep to learn about the Cou-gars’ accomplished basketballlegacy.

The tradition, which in-cludes five Division I statechampionships, is emblazonedon banners hanging on the gymwalls and shows a gap thisyear’s team hoped to fill.

Mount Notre Dame tookcare of some of that Saturdayat Harrison. The Cougarscame from behind in the sec-ond half to edge Lakota East,52-48, and win their first dis-trict championship since 2009.

Senior Blair Carlin led threeMount Notre Dame players indouble figures with 16 points asthe Cougars extended theirwinning streak to 10 games.

“We don’t think about thepast much at Mount NotreDame,” said the 5-foot-7 Car-lin, who sank 7-of-10 freethrows, including two with 13.1seconds left to clinch the win.“We wanted to be the team tobring it back.”

Mount Notre Dame (23-2),the No. 2 team in the Associat-ed Press Division I statewidepoll and Enquirer’s Division Icoaches’ poll, is scheduled toplay Kettering Fairmont (19-7)in a regional semifinal next onWednesday at 6:15 p.m. at a siteto be determined. The gamenormally would be played atFairmont, but Ohio HighSchool Athletic Associationrules prohibit teams from

playing tournament games ontheir home courts.

Fairmont advanced with a55-47 upset of Mason (20-5) inthe first of Saturday’s fourgames at Harrison.

Junior Lauren Van Kleunenscored 19 points to lead theComets, who finished the reg-ular season ranked eighth inthe Associated Press Division Istatewide poll and tied forthird in the Enquirer poll.

After trailing by four athalftime, the Cougars earned a38-38 tie going into the fourthquarter before taking the leadfor good on an unusual five-point possession that featuredanother Mount Notre Dameplayer getting fouled whilesenior Dani Kissel was sinkinga go-ahead 3-pointer from theright corner. Junior guard-for-ward Abbie Scholz followed upwith a putback for a 43-38 lead.

Senior guard Kandace Sat-terwhite led both teams with 19points for Lakota East (19-7),the Enquirer’s sixth-rankedteam. Satterwhite scored on alayup off a spin move and aneight-foot pullup jumper fromthe left baseline to personallycut a seven-point Mount NotreDame lead to three, 50-47, 58seconds left in the game.

Mount Notre Dame’s cur-rent winning streak startedwith a convincing 52-31 winover Lakota East on Jan. 20.The Thunderhawks posedmore of a challenge in the re-match

Satterwhite scored 11pointsand the Thunderhawks over-

came Mount Notre Dame’s 20-10 first-half rebounding advan-tage to lead, 29-25, at halftime.The Cougars had 11 offensiverebounds, but they shot just29.6 percent from the field (8-for-27) in the half.

The Thunderhawks shot52.6 percent (10-of-19) beforehalftime.

“I think it was our energy,”Carlin said. “They were hittingtheir shots and we weren’t.”

Mount Notre Dame coachScott Rogers credited LakotaEast’s defensive adjustmentswith the Thunderhawks’ im-provement from the firstgame.

“We felt really fortunatethat we were only down by four(at halftime),” he said. “Theother thing we weren’t doing iswe weren’t attacking the bas-ket. Scoring inside got us go-ing.

“Even though Lakota Eastwas playing that box-and-oneor triangle-and-two, our kidsfigured out that we could stillplay basketball. We challengedthe kids, and they respondedlike champions.”Lakota East (19-7) – Blomer 2 0 5, Satterwhite 7 219, Rodgers 114, Thomas 3 2 8, Goodwin 0 11, Wills 23 7, Azuka 2 0 4. Totals: 48.Mount Notre Dame (23-2) – Davenport 4 2 11,Carlin 3 7 16, Scholz 3 0 6, Kissel 5 2 13, Weeks 1 0 2,Crace 1 0 2, Pisciotta 0 2 2. Totals: 17 13 52.Halftime: Lakota East, 29-25. 3-pointers: L 5 (Sat-terwhite 3, Blomer, Rodgers), M 5 (Carlin 3, Daven-port, Kissel).Mason (20-5) – Van Kleunen 9 119, Campbell 0 11,Brinkmann 3 17, Mason 10 2, Mowbray 3 10 16, Nor-ton 1 0 2. Totals 17 13 47.Kettering Fairmont (19-7) – Roe 16 9, Clemente 56 18, Morgan 7 4 18, Etter 1 0 2, Connally 1 2 4, Nich-witz 0 1 1, Hughes 0 1 1, Roe 1 0 2. Totals: 16 20 55.Halftime: Kettering Fairmont, 25-18. 3-pointers: M0, F 3 (Clemente 2, Roe).

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Mount Notre Dame wins the district championship over Lakota East, 52-48, Saturday, March 7.

MND adds to legacywith district titleBy Mark Schmetzer

MADEIRA — Four years ago,Ryan Stevenson set about tofind a winter sport at MadeiraHigh School. Stevenson, now asenior, had just completed thefall season as member of Madei-ra’s marching band, unsurewhat came next.

“I always loved to play bas-ketball but I was never reallythat good,” Stevenson said. “Mymom suggested I try out for theswim team and I figured whynot give it a shot.”

So, Ryan went to a practice.After three hours he was ex-hausted and in love.

“I remember after the firstpractice that pushing myselfwas, for some reason, fun;granted it hurt and it was hardbut I liked it,” Stevenson re-called. “That first practicemade me realize this is kind offun — it made me want to comeback."

Four years and hundreds ofpractices later, Stevenson foundhimself on the podium at the Di-vision II state meet. He swam aleg on all three of Madeira’s re-lays at the state meet and the 100breaststroke. Madeira’s 400freestyle relay took second atstate while the rest of Steven-son’s events all placed fifth.

Stevenson said there’s noway he could have ever seen anyof this happening.

“I just kind of rolled with it. Itried my hardest at every prac-tice and it ended up paying off inthe end,” he said.

In the end, it all worked out.But, Stevenson was surprised tofind out last year that it was al-most over before it began. Ste-

venson survived, barely, the fi-nal cut his freshman year at Ma-deira. Stevenson said “therewas a list” and the final cutswere made by phone a fewweeks before winter break.

“I had no idea I was on thislist. My m5om actually told me afew months ago after I got myfirst junior national cut,” saidStevenson. “I was completelyshocked. In all honesty, that(getting cut) probably wouldhave been it. Over the course ofthat (first) season the love forswimming kind of developed —if it had ended in the beginning Iprobably would have said ‘that’sit’ because I didn’t know I lovedit so much.”

The summer after his fresh-man year Ryan joined the BlueAsh YMCA swim club wherehe’s trained ever since. BillWhatley, the Blue Ash YMCAcoach and also Moeller’s headswimming coach, said he hadhis eye on Ryan from the begin-ning.

“I remember seeing himhere every time they had prac-tice,” Whatley remembered.“He wasn’t great in the water(then) he was just determined toshow up and get in the waterwhenever he had the chance.That’s uncommon for highschool kids.”

Stevenson’s career at Madei-ra has ended but his time in thewater — he hopes — has just be-gun. Next up, he has the YMCAJunior Nationals in Greensboro,N.C., and then in the summerhe’ll swim the long-course Na-tionals. He wants to swim in col-lege, too.

Stevenson’s goal is “to get tothe Olympic trial time cut in the200 breaststroke."

Madeira’sStevenson foundpassion in the poolBy Adam [email protected]

JIM OWENS FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Madeira’s Ryan Stevenson competes in the 200 IM at the SouthwestSwimming and Diving Classic at Keating Natatorium at St. Xavier Jan. 18.

B2 • SUBURBAN LIFE • MARCH 11, 2015 LIFE

DEER PARK — DeerPark High School, a DeerPark Community CitySchool, has announcedValerie Tabar as the newDeer Park High Schoolgirls varsity soccercoach.

“After watching Valer-ie Tabar coach the girlsvarsity basketball teamthis past season, my staffand I knew Coach Tabarreally understands how toconnect with students. Inaddition to teaching tech-

nique and strategy, Valer-ie connects with studentson a level that promotesgood sportsmanship andquality citizenship,” saidRob Hamann, Deer ParkJunior/Senior HighSchool Athletic Director.“Our Lady Wildcats aregoing to thrive underCoach Tabar’s coachingand I know the district isready for an exciting girlssoccer season.”

A graduate of ColerainHigh School where shewas a four-year varsitysoccer starter, Tabar fur-

thered herathletic ca-reer by ac-cepting anathleticscholar-ship to theCincinnatiChristian

University, pursuing a de-gree in education. Whilestarting for the Eagles allfour-years, Tabar wasnamed first- and second-team all-conference, waselected team captain hersenior year, and trainedselect youth teams.

Now back at the high-school level, Tabar knowsthis coaching opportunityallows her to combine herpassion for the game withher passion of workingwith and encouragingyoung athletes.

“It is an honor and aprivilege to coach thesegirls, some of whom Ihave had the opportunityto get to know throughcoaching basketball. I amlooking forward to build-ing new relationshipswith the returning play-ers as well as the incom-

ing freshman class,” saidTabar.

As one of the assistantcoaches for the girls var-sity basketball team and aHolmes Primary second-grade teacher, Tabar al-ready knows many of thefamilies in Deer Park andmany of the players seeher as a mentor. Her posi-tion in the communitygives her in a unique op-portunity to lead the DeerPark High School girlsvarsity soccer team tosuccess.

“In order to take this

program to the next level,I believe we need to focuson instilling great leader-ship traits that each girlwill apply in the class-room, in the communityand on the soccer field. Bybuilding up character,confidence, and commit-ment, I believe the winswill come. If we can ac-complish all of thesethings together, then thisteam can be a strong forcein the CHL and lay thefoundation for years tocome,” Tabar said.

Deer Park names Tabar as new girls soccer coachSubmittted by Elizabeth Beadle

Tabar

Girls basketball» Indian Hill lost to

McNicholas in the Divi-sion II sectional final atWithrow March 2, 43-39.Junior Sam Arington ledthe Lady Braves in the losswith 19 points.

» Mount Notre Damedefeated Lakota East 52-48 for the Division I dis-trict championship at Har-rison March 7. SeniorBlair Carlin led the Cou-gars with 16 points.

» On March 7, Madei-ra’s unbeaten run endedwith a 47-34 loss to Anna ina Division III district

championship. Senior Ce-lia Kline was limited toeight points and freshmanMary Englert led the Ama-zons with 12 points.

Boys basketball» At the Division I sec-

tional at Fairfield, Moellerdowned Ross 72-24 onMarch 3. Senior Grant Pit-man led the Crusaderswith 17 points.

In the sectional finalagainst Walnut HillsMarch 6, Moeller beat theEagles 48-40 as juniorNate Georgeton had 16points. The Crusadersmoved to the district tour-nament against Wilming-ton March 14.

» On March 3, Madeiralost to Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy 42-27in a Division III sectional.

Madeira freshman centerJack Cravaack had 15points.

» At the Division II sec-tional at Mason March 5,Indian Hill knocked offWyoming 63-51to advanceto the sectional finalagainst Taft March 7.Against the Senators, theBraves fell short 68-49.

» At the Division IIIsectional at LovelandMarch 5, Deer Park lost toShroder 93-19.

Boys bowling» Moeller’s David

Schneider qualified forthe state tournament witha three-game series of 665(247, 242, 176) March 5 atBeavercreek.

Wrestling» Deer Park’s Austin

Siemon made it to thesemifinals on March 6 atthe Division III districttournament at Troy. OnMarch 7, Siemon finishedas district runner-up at 160to make the state tourna-ment. Tyler Goodpasterwas fifth at 138 pounds tomake it as an alternate.

» Moeller finished sec-ond at the Division I dis-trict meet at Kettering.Making the semifinals atthe Division I district meetat Kettering FairmontMarch 6 for Moeller were:Conner Ziegler (120), JakeThompson (132), JacobyWard (138), Brett Bryant(160), Jack Meyer (220)and Joseph Hensley (285).

On March 7, ConnerZiegler won the districtchampionship at 120 andJacoby Ward took the title

at 138. Jake Thompson wasrunner-up at 132, BrettBryant at 160 and JosephHensley at 285. Jack Mey-er was third at 220 as sixCrusaders advance to theDivision I state meet in Co-lumbus.

Coach opening» Madeira is looking to

hire a boys head varsitybasketball coach. Quali-fied applicants shouldhold or be able to obtain anFBI/BCII background re-view as well as a pupil ac-tivity validation throughthe Ohio Department ofEducation. Those interest-ed should submit a coverletter and resume to ath-letic director Joe Kimling,[email protected]. The deadline isMarch 23.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer, AdamBaum and Nick [email protected]@[email protected]

THANKS TO TAYLAR HAYDEN

Moeller junior DavidSchneider bowled a 665series at the Division I districttournament to advance tothe state tournament March14. With Schneider is coachJames Tucker.

HYDE PARK — Despitenine new players on varsi-ty, the Indian Hill HighSchool girls basketballteam won two games in theDivision II sectional tour-nament and finished withan overall winning recordof 14-11.

In the Division II sec-tional final at WithrowMarch 2, Indian Hill had anip-and-tuck game withMcNicholas. It was a one-point contest at halftimewith each team holding alead at various times. TheLady Rockets iced it awaywith a pair of free throwswith three seconds left towin 43-39.

Junior Samantha

Arington and sophomoreEllie Schaub kept the LadyBraves in contention withsome timely shots, butMcNicholas had severalkey steals late in the game.Arington finished with 19to lead the Lady Bravesand Schaub added 13.

“We took the lead and Ithought we had the mo-mentum,” Arington said.“McNick was just consis-tent with their pressureand probably had morelength than I anticipatedon the perimeter. It waswell-played game by bothteams and I couldn’t beprouder of how our girlsfought and competed.”

Playing with no truepost players in their start-ing lineup, Indian Hillstruggled passing the ball

around a bevy of 5-foot-10Lady Rocket defenders.Arington’s starting fivehas no one much over 5-foot-7 even with an extrapair of socks.

The Lady Braves didscore a few in the paint,but rebounds didn’t comeeasy. They tried to makeup for it with long-distanceshooting, but only had apair of treys from Schauband one from Arington.

“If you’re not makingthem, you’re sprintingback the other way be-cause you’re not gettingsecond shots,” Aringtonsaid. “At this point in thetournament, you just can’trely on perimeter shoot-ing.”

The loss marked theend of the prep careers of

Beatrice Hernandez, Mi-kayla Germain and PeriBigelow. Next year ju-niors Sam Arington andMarshan Baskin and soph-omore Schaub will have toprovide the leadership fora team that also includedfive freshmen.

“Getting that experi-ence is so worthwhile forall of the girls who areback next year,” Aringtonsaid. “Each year we get alittle bit better and nextyear we want to get to Ma-son.”

Arington looks forwardto the development of Bas-kin who added another di-mension to Indian Hill’sgame with her ability toscore inside and out.

There’s also promisefor the future as the Indian

Hill eighth-grade teamcame and cheered thegirls on at Withrow.There’s enough talentcoming in for Arington tohave a junior varsitysquad and he looks for-ward to seeing moreyoungsters mix with hisveterans.

“Next year starts to-morrow,” Arington saidless than 30 minutes afterthe McNicholas loss.

All things considered,Indian Hill advanced fur-ther than their coach ex-pected.

“There were a fewrough patches during theyear, but at the end I couldsee us starting to turn thecorner,” Arington said.“We started understand-ing where to get the ball.”

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

McNicholas junior Hannah Brune works to keep Indian Hill junior Marshana Baskin out of thelane in their DII sectional final March 2. The Lady Rockets won 43-39.

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Indian Hill sophomore Ellie Schaub drives the lane for the Lady Braves March 2 in their DIIsectional game with McNicholas.

Indian Hill girls fall in Division IIsectional final

By Scott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

Indian Hill junior SamArington goes for therebound against McNicholasMarch 2 in the DII sectionalfinal. The Lady Rockets beatthe Lady Braves 43-39.

MARCH 11, 2015 • SUBURBAN LIFE • B3LIFE

This is the time ofyear to be sure you notonly deal with reputable

companieswhen do-ing yourtax re-turns, butmake surethe peoplewithwhom youare work-ing arealso hon-est.

A Cincinnati areawoman writes, “I filedmy taxes Feb. 2, andwas aware I had owedthe IRS $911. I was alsoaware I wasn’t going toreceive a tax refund.”

She says the tax pre-parer to whom she wentknew she wasn’t goingto receive a refund. But,she was told to sign a“little black box” andsays, “They did notshow me what I wassigning off nor did theytell me.”

A few days later shesays she received a callsaying her refund of$17.05 had arrived andthat the company alsoreceived an IRS checkof $634, which it took asits tax preparation fee.

The IRS says, “It isimportant to choosecarefully when hiringan individual or firm toprepare your return.

Well-intentioned tax-payers can be misled bypreparers who don’tunderstand taxes orwho mislead people intotaking credits or deduc-tions they aren’t enti-tled to in order to in-crease their fee. Everyyear, these types of taxpreparers face every-thing from penalties toeven jail time for de-frauding their clients.”

So when you choose apreparer be sure theyhave an IRS PreparerTax Identification Num-ber. Ask if they have a

professional credentialsuch as a Certified Pub-lic Account or Attorney.

Check on the prepar-er’s service fees up-front and avoid thosewhose fee is based on apercent of the refundyou receive.

Always make sureany refund you receiveis sent to you or directdeposited into yourbank account. Do notallow your refund to bedeposited into the pre-parer’s bank account.

Make sure the pre-parer can submit your

return electronically.Any tax professionalwho gets paid to pre-pare and file more than10 returns generallymust file the returnselectronically. This isthe safest, most accu-rate way to file a re-turn.

Never sign a blank orincomplete income taxreturn.

You must review theentire return –and askquestions if somethingis not clear – so you’recomfortable with thereturn’s accuracy be-

fore you sign.Make sure the tax

preparer signs the re-turn and includes theirPTIN number as re-quired by law. The pre-parer must then giveyou a copy of the re-turn.

Finally, any tax pre-parer whom you sus-pect of tax fraud shouldbe reported directly tothe IRS.

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

Check for honesty with tax preparer

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

Regional Liaison RianBeckham presented theaward, saying “This is a aperfect example of whatmakes good govern-ment.”

In a letter to Giuffre,Yost said “Clean and ac-curate record-keepingare the foundation for

good government, andthe taxpayers can takepride in your commit-ment to accountability.”

Yost also referred toGreat Oaks’ clean auditreport and its Compre-hensive Annual FinancialReport, which is avail-able on the district web-site at www.greatoaks-.com.

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B4 • SUBURBAN LIFE • MARCH 11, 2015 K1 LIFE

This year’s Evening ofHope Gala benefiting Can-cer Support Communitywill honor Bill Krul as the2015 Celebration of Liferecipient for his longtimesupport of CSC’s missionin the Greater Cincinnatiand Northern Kentuckyregion which has been in-valuable and inspiring.

The event will take

place Saturday, Oct. 25, atthe Kenwood CountryClub.

Krul is the CEO/seniorpartner of Miller-Valen-tine Group, with whom hehas been since 1969. Hav-ing grown from a smallgeneral contractor in 1963to the nationally recog-nized company they aretoday, Miller-Valentine

understands what it takesto be successful in busi-ness.

In part due to Krul’sleadership, the companyis built on a deep commit-ment to quality and integ-rity in the buildings theyconstruct and servicesthey provide. Beyond hisprofessional successes incommercial and multi-

family development, con-struction, leasing, proper-ty management, and fi-nancial consulting, Krul,along with his wife, Patri-cia, has been dedicated tophilanthropy and commu-nity service in GreaterCincinnati and NorthernKentucky.

Along with 20 years ofservice on the CSC Board,including serving as presi-dent in 2003 and 2004, CSCwill recognize Krul for hiswork on behalf of CSC. Inaddition to fundraising tosupport CSC’s mission,Krul was integral in thebuilding and opening ofThe Lynn Stern Center,home of CSC (formerlyknown as the Wellness

Community), in 2001.Serving as CSC’s pre-

mier annual fundraisingevent, the Evening ofHope Gala is a night fea-turing dynamic entertain-ment, cocktail reception,dinner, raffle and livelyauction. Over 350 friendsand supporters are ex-pected to attend thisyear’s event. 2015 ChairsMarilyn Dolle, LindaGreen, and Lucy Ward areleading the planning forthis spectacular event,along with committeemembers Barbara Bush-man, Chris Dolle andLeonard Stokes.

For information on howto get involved with theEvening of Hope Gala or

Cancer Support Commu-nity Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky,please contact GretchenRamstetter, director of de-velopment, at [email protected] 513-791-4060.

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Evening of Hope gala honors Krul

The Jewish Communi-ty Relations Council willpresent the inauguralDick Weiland CommunityRelations Award at theJCRC’s annual meeting inJune at the MayersonJCC, 8585 Ridge Road.

The award is named inhonor of long-time Cincin-nati activist Dick Wei-land, and will be given tocommunity leaders whoexemplify Weiland’s abil-ity to promote inclusionwhile collaborating withleaders from diversecommunities to addressissues facing the GreaterCincinnati area.

Nominees will be solic-ited from throughout thecommunity, with an advi-sory board selecting thewinner. The award will in-

clude a generous sum tobe donated to a cause ofthe winner’s choosing.

Weiland is raisingfunds to endow the awardfor years to come.

“Weiland’s namesakewas in perfect alignmentfor this award,” said Sa-rah Weiss, director of theJewish Community Rela-tions Council. “He playeda pivotal role in the CivilRights Movement here inCincinnati, and continuesto make an impact on thelocal, national and globalcommunity after morethan 50 years. Further, wehope the award will in-spire others to emulateDick’s remarkable abilityto build broad coalitionsto solve community chal-lenges.”

Weiland Hall at He-brew Union College-Jew-ish Institute of Religion,Weiland Building at Tal-bert House, The WeilandRosedale Education Cen-ter at Kollel and the DickWeiland Ballfield onQueen City Ave are just afew of the 14 establish-ments currently named inWeiland’s honor.

Additionally, his con-tributions have also beenrecognized in the CedarVillage Room, Marcia &Dick Weiland Theater atCamp Livingston, the Wei-land-Zeff House at Ha-

lom, a Gate in Mt. Scopus,Israel, a scholarship fundat Cincinnati State, Wei-land Hall at Hospice ofCincinnati, and the Shut-tlesworth-Weiland roomon Shuttlesworth Way.

“I’m honored that thisaward will be used to giverecognition to other activ-ists in our community whoare making our world abetter, more just place tolive,” said Weiland.

Weiland works closelywith about 40 non-profits,with the Talbert House atthe top of the list.

During his many dec-ades of advocacy, he hasbeen recognized for se-curing Holocaust repara-tions for survivorsthroughout the world, andhas been credited forkeeping the HebrewUnion College from leav-ing the Greater Cincinnatiarea, an achievement herefers to as “one of themost important thingsI’ve ever done.”

Additionally, hemarched with nonviolentprotesters for votingrights for African Ameri-cans (led by The Rev. Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.from Selma to Montgome-ry, Alabama, in 1965) andfounded the Halom Housein 1982 to provide servicesfor adults with develop-mental disabilities.

Award named after DickWeiland to be given first time

The Public Library ofCincinnati and HamiltonCounty has partneredagain with the CincinnatiFlying Pig Kids Marathonto encourage kids to BeSmart, Eat Well, and MoveMore. Join selectbranches for a fun timelearning more about exer-cise, good nutrition andfeeding your brain withgood books while com-pleting the 26 miles of theFlying Pig marathon onyour Hog Log. Childrenwho participate can trackmiles on their Hog Logs

and be eligible to partici-pate in the Kids Marathon26-mile event May 2. Visitflyingpigmarathon.comor www.CincinnatiLibra-ry.org

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MARCH 11, 2015 • SUBURBAN LIFE • B5LIFE

In its second year, TheGreat Tree Summit II wel-comed a record crowd of375 attendees for an edu-cational event and awardspresentation at the Cincin-nati Zoo and BotanicalGarden.

The event, organizedby the non-profit TakingRoot, featured a packedagenda with speakers in-cluding David Mann, vicemayor of Cincinnati; JoshKnights from The Na-ture’s Conservancy Ohio;experts from Davey Re-source Group, and repre-sentatives from the Cin-cinnati Park Board.

“After just a year,we’ve been completelyoverwhelmed by the re-sponse received to TheGreat Tree Summit andour tree planting goals,”said Scott Beuerlein,chairman of Taking Root.“While we have a lot ofwork ahead of us, we’regaining great momentumdue to the hard work ofcountless volunteers whoare passionate about mak-ing sure our canopy is justas vibrant for future gen-erations as it is today.”

With a mission to in-spire and empower all toconserve and improve ourregion’s unique andthreatened tree canopy,Taking Root is a collabora-tive partnership in theeight counties of the Tri-State region to raiseawareness of the currentcrisis taking place in ourtree canopies. Threats tothe tree canopy includethe invasive Emerald AshBorer as well as otherpests and diseases respon-sible for the loss of mil-lions of this region’s na-tive trees, posing a seriousthreat to the local ecosys-tem, and which will im-pact our quality of life inmany ways.

Awards distributedduring the 2015 GreatTree Summit 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 andThomas L. Smith.

» The John Aston War-der Awards - In recogni-tion of a private sector en-tity or individual for ini-tiative that addresses thegoals of Taking Root,benefits and serves as amodel for protecting andenhancing our region’strees and forests, and hon-ors the memory of JohnWarder, a prominent localphysician who helped tocreate the American For-estry Association in 1875(three recipients): DaveyTree Expert Co., Natorp’sand Duke Energy.

» The Peaslee Awards -In recognition of a publicsector or non-profit entityor individual selected bythe Taking Root SteeringCommittee 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 Su-perintendent who closed

Cincinnati schools onApril 27, 1882, so that stu-dents could plant trees inan abandoned vineyardthat has since become thecity’s beautiful Eden Park(two recipients): GreatParks of Hamilton Countyand Northern KentuckyUrban and CommunityForestry Council.

» 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, bettermanage our forests, pro-mote the benefits of trees,and/or to foster steward-ship and engage people inthis effort (10 recipients):Jenny Gulick, Tom Borg-man, Boone County Arbo-retum & Kris Stone, Am-mon Nursery, Bill Hopple& the Cincinnati NatureCenter, Chuck Holliday,Laura Weber, Civic Gar-den Center, Holly Utrata-Halcomb & the HamiltonCounty Soil & Water Con-servation District and

Steve Foltz.“This was a seminal

event for us, and wecouldn’t be more appre-ciative to the individualswho joined us and havesupported us,” Beuerleinsaid. “The more peoplewho know about TakingRoot, the better ourchances of reaching our

goal, so we’d encourageeveryone to get involvedor register any trees theyare planting on our web-site. It’s a program thatwill benefit our communi-ties for many generationsto come.”

For more informationon Taking Root, please vis-it www.takingroot.info.

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Scott Beuerlein, Cincinnati Zoo horticulturalist Scott Beuerlein,Cincinnati Zoo horticulturalist, talks about Taking Root, a planto plant 2 million trees in the region by 2020.

Composting is na-ture’s way of recycling.

Backyard compostingallows you to create orga-nic matter to add to yourgarden, lawn, and pottedplants for soil health.However, many would-becomposters do not know

where to begin.That’s where the Ham-

ilton County Recyclingand Solid Waste Districtcomes in with its free“Get the Dirt on Back-yard Composting” semi-nars.

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spring is a great time toget in the yard and startcomposting.

Hamilton County resi-dents will be given infor-mation on how to startbackyard composting;what is compostable, andhow to compost without

odors. The seminar will in-

clude trouble-shootingtips and have time forquestions and answers.These hour-long pro-grams conclude with freetake-home materials: akitchen collector, “Sim-

ple Guide to Composting”booklet, and an “I ♥ Com-post” magnetic bumpersticker.

All seminars begin at 7p.m. and advance regis-tration is required at theDistrict website, hamil-toncountyrecycles.org.

For more informationor to register, visit Ham-iltonCountyRecycles.orgor call the HamiltonCounty Recycling andSolid Waste District at513-946-7734.

Get the dirt on backyard composting

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Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs for ages4 through ninth-grade is of-fered 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. .Children enjoy games, Biblestories, competitions, an AWA-NA store, Bible memorization,awards and fun themed nights.

A banquet for senior citizens isbeing planned for March.

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

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

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchWednesdays in Lent will consistof dinner followed by theprogram “Holy Ground.”Congregational members willgive brief talks of a place theyhave visited where they feltGod’s presence.

The BAPC bowling group meetsweekly Thursdays, 10 a.m., atCrossgate Lanes.

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

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerCincinnati Friends Meeting ishosting an afternoon of in-spirational entertainmentfeaturing author Philip Gulleyand singer/songwriter CarrieNewcomer at 3 p.m. Sunday,March 15, at Armstrong Chapel,5125 Drake Road, Cincinnati. Tobuy tickets in advance, go towww.cincinnatifriends.org.Remaining tickets will be sold atthe door. $20 adults, $15 seniorsand students, free for children 6and under.

Regular worship is 11 a.m. Sun-days followed by fellowship inthe Fireside room at noon. FirstDay/Nursery School is available.

The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org

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

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

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchGood Shepherd is a large churchthat offers a variety of styles ofworship and service times:Saturdays at 5 p.m. is Wovenworship (mix of traditional andcontemporary). Sundays at 8a.m. and 11 a.m. is Traditionalworship. Sundays at 9:30 a.m. isContemporary worship. Sun-days at 9 a.m. Family Worshipfor wee ones. Sundays at 5:45p.m. is ‘NOSH’ dinner andworship offsite at UC CampusMinistry Edge House. GSLCoffers preschool and studentSunday School at 9:30 a.m.,September-May; faith-buildingclasses, fellowship and outreachopportunities, and small groups

are offered. The church is at 7701 KenwoodRoad, Kenwood; 891-1700;goodshepherd.com.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11 a.m.;active youth, outreach, fellow-ship, music ministries, Biblestudies.

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

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

Madeira SilverwoodPresbyterian ChurchThe church is presenting “TheArt of Marriage,” a multi-weekcourse examining God’s heartfor marriage, relationships, andfamilies. Visitwww.madeirachurch.org.

The church is at 8000 MiamiAve., Madeira; 791-4470.

SonRise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group. Cele-brate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based on theBeatitudes addressing many oflife’s hurts, hang-ups and hab-its.

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchQuestions for Christ Bible studyis offered on Wednesdaysduring Lent at noon and 6:30p.m. Each study focuses onfigures from the story of thePassion of Christ who arequestioned concerning theirrelationship to Jesus Christ. Thequestion to consider: “If arrest-ed and questioned about yourbeing a follower of Jesus,would there be enough evi-dence in your life to convictyou?” Everyone is welcome tocome to this study.

Worship times are 8:30 a.m. and11 a.m. (traditional) and 9:30a.m. (contemporary).

The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.

Trinity CommunityChurchA spaghetti dinner will be servedfrom 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday,March 14. Cost is $8 for adults,and $3 for children 10 andunder. Meatballs are $1. . Pro-ceeds benefit the youth andmusic ministries.

The church is at 3850 E. Gal-braith Road, Deer Park; 791-7631; trinitycinicnnati.org.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4 p.m.Wednesday for consideration inthe following edition. E-mailannouncements to [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

Alice Edwards, acornerstone of St. PaulCommunity UnitedMethodist Church’srespected music pro-gram for the past 16years, is retiring as theMadeira church’s orga-nist.

Edwards’ perfor-mances on the church’s2,000-pipe Rodgers or-gan have become a fa-miliar part of thechurch’s ministry. Thoseperformances includethe church’s regularservices and specialprograms such as thelong-running “St. PaulPresents” music series.

The organist and herhusband, Bruce, whosings with the church’sChancel Choir, are retir-ing to Arizona. Bothhave also been featuredas vocalists in the pop-ular St. Paul Cabaretseries (which BruceEdwards moderates)that staged its 10th annu-al show and dinner inSeptember. Alice accom-

panies other vocalistswho sing in the Cabaretshows, including out-standing music studentsfrom UC and NKU whoparticipate in thechurch’s Choral Schol-arship program.

Edwards has alsoorganized "Pipe Dreams"concerts at the church,8221 Miami Road, inwhich she solos andworks with other in-strumentalists. She hasalso sought to inspire St.Paul’s children musical-ly through her “Pedals,Pipes and Pizza” series.

Alice and Bruce, wholive in Milford, werehonored with a luncheonhosted by the St. PaulMusic Committee;

“Her commitment toSt. Paul and its musicministry has been unwa-vering and truly appre-ciated,” St. Paul musicdirector Eric DeForestsaid. “She’ll be greatlymissed.”

He cited the concertshe organized in 2013 to

celebrate the 25th anni-versary of the Rodgersorgan. For the cele-bration, she invited fourmusicians who hadserved as St. Paul’s orga-nists since the instru-ment was installed. Sheand the four played to apacked sanctuary.

Edwards, who firststudied organ at theUniversity of Minnesota,earned a magna cumlaude degree at San JoseState University and

then added graduatestudy at the Universityof the Pacific.

She and Bruce, whoholds a degree in musiceducation from LaVerneUniversity in California,moved to Cincinnatiwhen he was transferredhere by Procter & Gam-ble.

She played organ atTrinity United Church ofChrist and Faith Com-munity UMC beforejoining St. Paul in 1998.

St. Paul CUMC’s innovativeorganist is retiring

THANKS TO DON

BEDWELL

Alice Edwards, acornerstone of St.Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurch'srespected musicprogram for thepast 16 years, isretiring as theMadeira church'sorganist.

EF High School Ex-change Year, a non profitorganization, and local in-ternational exchange co-ordinators in the area arelooking to interview pros-pective host families tohost high school age ex-change students who willarrive in August.

Students are ages 15through 18, are fully in-sured, have their ownspending money and arefluent in English. The stu-dents will attend HarrisonHigh School either for asemester or the entireschool year. Host families

are asked to provide“room and board” and aloving family experience.

Host families canchoose the student theywould like to host; match-ing interests and a “goodfit” for their family dy-namic. Host families qual-ify for a tax deduction.

If you would like tolearn more please contactCathy Bruckert at 874-7548 or 702-7686 [email protected] can visit EF on theweb at www.efexchan-geyear.org and www.ex-changestories.com.

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2nd Sunday, 10:00 - 10:30 amECK Worship Service

11:00 am - NoonSecond Sunday of Each MonthAnderson Center Station

7832 Five Mile RoadCincinnati, OH 45230

1-800-LOVE GODwww.Eckankar.org

Local(513) 674-7001

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First Church of Christ,Scientist,

Anderson Township7341 Beechmont Avenue

(near Five Mile Road)email:

[email protected]

christiansciencecincinnati.comSunday Service & Sunday School

10:30 a.m.Wednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30 p.m.In Church Reading Rm/Bookstore

open after all services.Downtown Reading Rm/Bookstore

412 Vine Street, CincinnatiOpen M-F 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

First Church of Christ, Scientist3035 Erie Ave 871-0245Sunday Service and Sunday

School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30pmReading Room 3035 Erie Ave

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm

Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study: 7:00pmwww.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org

BAPTIST

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

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

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Reverend Jennifer Lucas,Senior Pastor

7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

Equipping Service:4:30 p.m. Sat. & 8:50 a.m. Sun.

Exploring Service:10:00 a.m. & 11:10 a.m. Sun.Birth thru high school programs

3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244

513 272-5800www.horizoncc.com

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr

www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631

Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AM

PastorCathy Kaminski

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Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

2010 Wolfangel Rd., Anderson Twp.513-231-4301

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Ministry & Nursery

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

UNITED METHODIST

6474 Beechmont Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45230

513-231-2650www.mwpc.church

MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service

SundaySchool9:30 a.m.

Infant through12th grade

Childcare11:00 a.m.

Infant throughKindergarten

MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

8000 Miami Ave. 513-791-4470www.madeirachurch.org

Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service10:00am Educational Hour

11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.11020 S. Lebanon Road.

683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

Phone: 513-791-8348 • Fax: 513-791-5648

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

Phone: 271-8442Web: www.fcfc.us

Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Senior PastorPastor Justin Wilson, Youth Minister

Vibrant Teen and Children’s MinistriesSunday Worship 10:30 am

All ages Sunday School 9:30 amWed. Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm

Wed. Worship/Bible Study 6:45 pmAll are Welcome!

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A list of spring 2015Empower U classes. Formore information, con-tact [email protected] or register atwww.empoweru.ohio.org:

» Gov. Kasich’s Pro-posed Budget – The Good,the Bad and the Ugly:Thursday, March 12, 6:30p.m.-8:30 p.m., SycamoreTownship Trustee Room,8540 Kenwood Road.

The proposed budgetfor the next two yearscontains controversialchanges in how the stateraises revenue and altersthe distribution formulasfor Ohio’s schools. Thefirst half of the eveningtwo area school boardswill address the redistri-bution of funds to schooldistricts. The second halfaddresses several tax andpolicy proposals includ-ing a one-half percent in-crease in state sales tax,new taxes on oil and gasextraction in Ohio andplanning for the long termfinancing of Ohio’s Medi-caid expansion.

State Reps. Lou Terhar,John Becker and Jona-than Dever and PrincetonSchool Board MemberSteve Moore will offerwide ranging opinions onthe budget as well as of-fering possible changesthat would protect the tax-payers while still growingOhio’s economy.

» We are all Criminalsand Don’t Know It!: Mon-day, March 16, 7 p.m.-8:30p.m., The Farm, 239 An-derson Ferry Road, DelhiTownship. Doors open at6:15 p.m. for dinner.

State Sen. Bill Seitz willdiscuss a pervasive prob-lem and outline one of hislatest successful endeav-

ors. There have beenmany media reports ofcitizens being penalizedwith fines and in somecases incarcerated for be-haviors that were seem-ingly harmless, but dis-covered they were break-ing an obscure law thatthey had never heard of.

» Open Records OpenMeetings: Thursday,March 19, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.,Francis R. Healy Commu-nity Center, ChamberlinPark, 7640 PlainfieldRoad, Deer Park.

Attorney Curt Hart-man teaches you how toget the information fromgovernments you need. Ifyou need informationfrom your government(s), this class will tell youhow to request the infor-mation, what informationthey are required to giveyou and when are they re-quired to give you the in-formation.

» Kate Chase – Ameri-ca’s Queen – A Queen CityNative: Tuesday, March24, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Cin-cinnati Museum Center,Reakirt Auditorium , 1301Western Ave.

This Cincinnati native,born in 1840, commandedthe attention of Ameri-cans and the eyes of pow-erful men, during and af-ter the Civil War. Kate wasthe daughter of SupremeCourt Chief Justice andPresident Lincoln’s Trea-sury Secretary Samuel P.Chase. Her marriage to adashing Rhode Islandgovernor made her theBelle of Washington. Kateenjoyed a life of royaltyuntil it all came crashingdown after an economicdepression, a scandalousaffair and a sensational

divorce. The lecture will be con-

ducted by lawyer and au-thor John Oller. He willelaborate on her life, withparticular attention to herand her family’s Cincin-nati connections.

» Human Trafficking:What Becomes of the Vic-tims?: Thursday, March26, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., The

Lakeview Room, RonaldReagan Lodge, 7850 VOAPark Drive, West ChesterTownship.

Each year thousands ofpeople become victims ofhuman trafficking. Vic-tims are forced into sexslavery, prostitution ille-gal drug sales or workingas unpaid laborers. JudgePaul Herbert, of the Co-

lumbus Municipal Courtwill explain how his pro-gram attempts to help vic-tims change their circum-stances and prospects forthe future. Judge PaulHerbert will also bring aformer victim to presenther compelling story.

» Great Ideas For YourSpring Garden: Tuesday,March 31, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.,

Benken’s Florist, 6000Plainfield Road, Silver-ton.

Mike Benken, thirdgeneration owner of HJBenken Florist is ac-knowledged as one ofOhio’s most successfulgrowers.

There is a $5 fee associ-ated with this class.

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COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP5706 Maphet St.: Patterson,Shawn & Dolores to WellsFargo Bank NA; $32,000.

DEER PARK3992 Superior Ave.: Dinh,Huong T. & Dai T. Nguyen toO’connell, Katherine S. &Thomas E. II; $130,000.

MADEIRA6839 Euclid Ave.: Dahmus,James M. & Paula to Dahmus,

James M. & Paula; $410,000.6839 Euclid Ave.: Dahmus,James M. & Paula to Dahmus,James A.; $410,000.

7254 Thomas Drive: Powers,Thomas M. to Patterson,William J. Tr.; $130,000.

SILVERTON3929 Grand Ave.: Homestead-ing and Urban RedevelopmentCorp. to O’Brien, Andrew J.;$108,000.

6926 Montgomery Road: Silver

Property LLC to Silver PropertyLLC; $13,150.

6926 Montgomery Road: SilverProperty LLC to Silver PropertyLLC; $644,350.

6926 Montgomery Road: SilverProperty LLC to Silver PropertyLLC; $429,610.

6926 Montgomery Road: LipsonTr. to Silver Property LLC;$13,149.

4001 Tamworth Circle: Warsaw,Capital LLC to Timber HoldingsLLC; $48,500.

SYCAMORETOWNSHIP

4323 Kugler Mill Road: Gore,William R. to PCK InvestmentsLLC; $250,000.

3996 Mantell Ave.: Stoneking,Helen D. to Stoneking, HelenD.; $77,000.

7641 Montgomery Road: Mein-ers, Diane S. to Edward, RobertL.; $70,000

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Caitlyn Amber KydeCaitlyn Amber Kyde, 12, of

Sycamore Township died Feb.28. She was a seventh-grader atDeer Park Junior/Senior HighSchool.

Survived by parents ChristinaKyde and Jason Karle; grandpar-ents, who raised her, Colleenand Ronald Kyde; sister, AlisaKyde; grandmother, GinnyWells; great-grandmother, MaryJo Peters; aunt and uncle SharonKyde-Huff and David Kyde;cousins Shayla, Austin, Alex,Brayden and Bryson; and four-footed friends, Stewart andKitty Kyde.

Preceded in death by grandfa-ther, Greg Karle.

Services were March 6 atBethel Baptist Temple, SycamoreTownship. Memorials to:www.gofundme.com/ni90lw tohelp with final expenses.

Betty WacksmanBetty Wacksman, 84, of

Kenwood died Feb. 28.Survived by husband of 61

years, Gene Wacksman; childrenJan (Paul) Wallend and Barry(Alexandra) Wacksman ; andgrandchildren Lanna Wallendand Alexander Wacksman.

Preceded in death by daugh-ter, Lori Martin.

Services were March 3 at RestHaven Memorial Park, Evendale.

DEATHS

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAggravated menacingReported on 5600 block ofFredericksberg Court, Jan. 22.

TheftReported at 5300 block of RidgeAve., Jan. 27.

Personal computer valued at$600 removed from 7800 blockof Montgomery Road, Jan. 23.

Medication removed from 3800block of N. Broadlawn Circle,Jan. 24.

Groceries removed from 7300block of Wooster Pike, Jan. 23.

Dewalt drills valued at $540removed from 5300 block ofRidge Ave., Jan. 30

MADEIRAIncidents/investigationsDrug abuseReported at 7300 block of NorthMingo, Feb. 18.

Passing bad checkFemale reported offense at 7700block of Camargo Road, Feb.19.

TheftFemale reported ID theft at 6200block of Kenwood Road, Feb.20.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringAttempt made to enter officebuilding at 8200 block of PineRoad, Jan. 28.

Criminal damagingTires flattened at 4500 block ofHarrison Ave., Jan. 23.

Domestic violenceReported on School Road, Jan.11.

TheftVehicle entered at 8100 block ofMontgomery Road, Jan. 31.

Lottery tickets valued at $40removed from 10000 block ofMontgomery Road, Jan. 31.

Purse and contents removedfrom 7800 block of Montgo-mery Road, Jan. 17.

Check valued at $2,600 removedfrom 11900 block of First Ave.,Jan. 13.

Sunglasses valued at $200 re-moved from 7800 block ofKenwood, Jan. 15.

Attempt made at 7600 block ofKenwood, Jan. 26.

Currency removed from vehiclesat 6900 block of Carroll Ave.,Jan. 22.

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