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New homes coming to Hyde ParkHYDE PARK — Construction

of six new homes in Hyde Parkis expected to start later thisyear.

The homes will be built onErie Avenue at the site of a for-mer monastery, which is cur-

rently being de-molished.

The singe-family, custom-built homes willbe built on a 4.12acresat3020ErieAve. The individ-ual lots will befrom one-half anacre to three-

quarters of an acre in size.The cost of the land parcels

will range in price from$549,000 to $799,000. The cost ofthe individual homes will varydepending on the size and de-sign of the home determined bythe owner.

“Property like this doesn’texist in Hyde Park any more,”said Michael Heines, a manag-ing member of the developer,3020 Erie Avenue Developers,LLC.

Realtor Lori Wellinghoffwith DIGS Group and Comeyand Shepherd Realtors agreed.

“There is no land (in HydePark),” she said. “It’s all builtup.”

However, this scarcity ofnewhomeshasmadeHydeParkan attraction for homebuyers.

“There are more buyers(here) than houses on the mar-ket,” said Wellinghoff.

In fact, five of the six homesat theErieAvenue locationhavealready been sold.

“Real estate is all about loca-tion,” said Wellinghoff, addingthat easy accessibility to thebusiness district, Hyde ParkSchool, restaurants and local at-tractions such as theHyde ParkFarmers’ Market is part of

Hyde Park’s appeal.Wellinghoff said the new

homes will be unique in thatthey will be custom-built in acontemporary style. She said al-though Hyde Park has a signifi-cant number of custom-builthomes, many of these struc-tures were built in the earlytwentieth century.

However, despite the addi-tionofhomesat theErieAvenuelocation, an effort will be madeto retain some of the previouslandscaping.

Heinessaidmanyof thetreeson the site will remain. Yellowcaution tape currently sur-

roundsmany of the trees to pre-vent their removal during exte-rior demolition.

Interior demolition of themonastery began late last year.

Rob Pasquinucci, presidentof theHyde ParkNeighborhoodCouncil, said the monasterymay hold some nostalgic signif-icance to people in the area.

“It certainlywas a part of theHyde Park history,” he said.“You have to be sensitive to thenostalgic (and) religious signif-icance of the building.”

This significancewasconsid-ered by the developer.

Wellinghoff said religious ar-

tifacts and items on the sitewere preserved and donated toreligious-affiliated organiza-tions throughout the city and re-gion.

Construction of the monas-tery,whichwascalled the“Mon-astery of theHolyName,” start-ed in 1951, according to Christo-pher Smith, a reference librari-an in the Genealogy and LocalHistory Department at the Pub-lic Library of Cincinnati andHamilton County.

Smith said the monasterywasdedicatedSept.19,1954, andwas operated by the DominicanNuns of Perpetual Adoration.

According to Greg Rogers, alocal historian and chairman ofthe Hyde Park CommunityUnitedMethodistChurchBoardof Trustees, the monastery hadserved as a convent for nuns un-til about the late 1980s or early1990s.

Throughout the1990s, the fa-cility was used by various or-ganizations for religious re-treats, according to Rogers.

The monastery was boughtbyHyde Park Community Unit-ed Methodist Church in 2001.The building was used as a re-

By Forrest [email protected]

Demolition of the former monastery at 3020 Erie Ave. has begun. Six new homes will be built on the site. Construction is expected to begin in thespring. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wellinghoff

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Voters in theMariemontCitySchool District might be askedto approve a tax hike this year.

A tax budget for the district-,which was discussed at a Jan.14 budget hearing,, assumespassage of a tax-hike issue in2014.

Budget documents show thetax hike would generate about$1.9 million a year. Ken White,whowill be the Board of Educa-tion president for 2014, saidthey’ve discussed a tax-hike is-sue, but there hasn’t been a for-mal decision yet.

Voters last approved a taxhike in 2010 when an additionaltax levy for operating expenseswas combinedwith a bond issuefor the new construction andrenovations of all the schoolsexcept the high school.

Superintendent Steven Es-

tepp said the school districtwould likely aim to place thetax-hike issue on theNovemberballot, and the Board of Educa-tion is expected to make a deci-sion this spring.

The tax hike would be fornew operating dollars, and Es-tepp, along with Treasurer TomGolinar, will talk about the fu-ture of the district during theState of the Schools.

That begins at 7 p.m.Wednesday,Jan.15,at thejuniorhigh, 3847 Southern Ave. inFairfax.

The tax budget, Golinar said,places the five-year forecast insix-month terms for the Hamil-ton County Auditor’s Office.

Other items of note:» The budget does show def-

icit spending for this fiscal yearand the next fiscal year, but Go-linar said the school district hasenough money in its cash re-

serves to cover roughly$713,000 difference this fiscalyear, which ends June 30, andthe roughly $1 million differ-

ence in the next fiscal year,which begins July 1.

» Revenues are expected torise in the next several years by

about 1 percent because of in-creases in inside millage andnew construction.

» Anewfundingformulawillaffecthowmuchmoney theMa-riemont schools receive fromthestate,but it isnotknownhowmuch it will change.

» Spending on teachers andstaff is expected to increaseslightly. For this fiscal year,there was no increase in basesalaries for teachers and staff.

However, therewassomeex-tramoney factored in for incre-mental step increases, whichare typically automatic andbased on years of experienceand education level, substi-tutes, overtime and miscella-neous services.

» On benefits, the projec-tions reflect a 15 percent em-ployee contribution to insur-ancepremiumsanda14percentboard contribution to employeeretirement.

Mariemont schools may seek tax hike in fallBy Lisa [email protected]

Voters in the Mariemont City School District may see a tax-hike issueon the ballot this year, but the Board of Education has not made a finaldecision yet. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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HYDE PARK — AlexMchaikhi closed Cumin,which he bought in 2006and shaped into an eclec-tic fine dining restaurant,for the last timeafterNewYear’s Eve dinner.

Now he’s hard at workpreparing to open a newrestaurant, AshAmericanFare, in the same space at3520 Erie Ave. in HydePark.

“I had a great run withCumin, (but) you have tolook to the future,” he saidWednesday. “We’re exit-ing on a high note. It’ssomething I’ve beenthinking for a while.”

That “something” is a

restaurantthat’s morepersonaland all hisown – heoriginallybought intoCuminwitha partner.He also

hopes to maintain it forthenext20years. Itwillbe“a neighborhood restau-rant that’s fun and sophis-ticated, yet approach-able,” Mchaikhi said. “Acontemporary take onclassicAmerican fare cui-sine.”

Ash will emphasizesimple and flavorful dish-es that use fresh ingredi-ents from Ohio suppliers.A few favorites from theCumin menu – musselsand a warm mushroomsalad, for example – willcarryover, butmost of thedishes will be new.

Entrees, priced at $20,will include rotisseriechicken, cooked in thestyle of Mchaikhi’s nativeTunisia, and served withfries and grilled vegeta-

bles; a pecan-encrustedtrout with bourbon butterand mashed asparagus;and a vegetarian wildmushroom lasagna. Therewill be sharablebites, plusa selection of whatMchaikhi calls “high end,elevated” burgers.

One will have lumpcrab, lobster béarnaise,pickled asparagus and po-tato shreds. Another willbeMexican-inspired,withfried avocado, chorizo,salsa verde, pickled rad-ish and queso.

The chef is MatthewSchroeder, who startedhis career in Asheville,N.C., and has worked lo-cally at Rookwood Cafe,Maribelle’s and TheWinds in Yellow Springs,Ohio.

Thedrinkmenuwill fo-cus on handcrafted cock-tails, local beers and thesame global wine pro-gram offered at Cumin.

Mchaikhi said he’scompletely changing thespace to create a “chic ca-sual but not intimidating”atmosphere. The restau-

rant’s name is part acro-nym for “Alex’s SocialHouse” and part a play onits location next to MWood Fired Oven, whichhe opened adjacent to Cu-min in 2012.

Mchaikhihopes toopenAsh by month’s end at thelatest. It will be open fordinneronly, from5-10p.m.Sundays-Thursdays and 5p.m.-midnight Fridays

and Saturdays. The barwill stay open later.

With M now goingstrong, Mchaikhi felt thiswas theright time tomoveforward with closing Cu-min and creating his newconcept.

“You can’t stay still.You can’t be mediocre to-day,” he said. “Every dayhas to be a feast. Everyday has to be fun.”

New restaurant Ash replacing CuminGannett News Service

Alex Mchaikhi closed Cumin and is hard at work preparingto open a new restaurant, Ash American Fare, in the samespace at 3520 Erie Ave. in Hyde Park.

Mchaikhi

UNION TWP. — Officialsin Union Township andother public agencies areinvolved in a series ofmoves that will enrich thetownship’s coffers bymore than $8millionwhilehelpingJungleJim’s Inter-nationalMarketfinanceanexpansion at its Eastgatelocation.

Here’s how it is unfold-ing, according to AndyKuchta, director of Cler-mont County Communityand Economic Develop-ment.

» The Clermont CountyPort Authority agreed inSeptember to essentiallyadopt Jungle Jim’s East-gate expansion plans as aneconomic-developmentproject.

» Earlier this month,the port authority voted toissue up to $23.5 million inbonds to help Jungle Jim’s

temporari-ly buy andmake im-prove-ments tothe nearly41-acre sitewhere “TheShoppes atJungle

Jim’s Eastgate” mall at4450 Eastgate SouthDriveis located.

The property is ownedby the Union TownshipCommunity ImprovementCorporation, the econom-ic-development arm of thetownship.

Jungle Jim’s, throughits affiliate, the NobleFamily Eastgate Co., hasbeen leasing the propertyfrom the community im-provement corporation.

»Noble Family East-gate now is exercising itspreviously negotiatedright to buy the propertyfor $8.5 million.

» The Clermont CountyPort Authority will pur-chase the property fromtheNoble FamilyEastgatewith bond proceeds.

“As of today, the bondshave not yet been issued,but they are currently be-ing marketed by the portauthority’s underwriter,”Kuchta said.

The port authority will

also allow Noble FamilyEastgate to use proceedsfrom the sale of the bondsto satisfy outstanding obli-gations currently securedby the property and tomake improvementsthere, including the con-struction of more retailspace.

Bond proceeds will notbe used to acquire moreproperty.

» The Union TownshipBoard of Trustees in Julyhad created a “Special Im-provement District” com-prised of Jungle Jim’s sitein Eastgate.

»Nov. 14, Union Town-ship agreed to, for a maxi-mum of 20 years, annuallybill property owners inJungle Jim’s special im-provement district a spe-cial assessment to pay offthe bonds the ClermontCounty Port Authority is-sued.

The district was creat-ed at the request of theUnion Township Commu-nity Improvement Corpo-ration, thepropertyowner,with theblessing of JungleJim’s.

“The special assess-ments are in addition to,not in lieu of, property tax-es,” Kuchta said.

“The normal real estateproperty taxes will still

continue to be paid.“The purpose of the

special improvement dis-trict is to impose a specialassessment on the proper-ty, at the request of theproperty owner, to gener-ate additional revenue topay for public services,”Kuchta said.

“The additional pay-ments to the (special im-provementdistrict)will befor purposes of makingbond payments.”

» The port authorityeventually will sell thepropertyback to theUnionTownship Community Im-provement Corporationfor $1 and the communityimprovement corporationwill once again becomeJungle Jim’s landlord inEastgate.

So why this series ofsalesonly tohavetheprop-erty return to the owner-shipof theCommunity Im-provement Corporation?

“Each of the agenciesinvolved in this transac-tion have special skill setsthat they are bringing tothe table,” Kuchta said.

“The port authority’srole as a conduit issuer isobviously important be-cause the bond market isvery familiarwith port au-thority-issued bonds onprojects such as this one.”

‘Big plans’ for Jungle Jim’sBy Jeanne [email protected]

Kuchta

treat center, youth fel-lowship space and ad-ministrative office bythe church.

Meals on Wheelshad also used the facil-ity for a number ofyears.

The property wasbought by 3020 ErieAvenue Developers inSeptember for $1.9mil-lion, according to theHamilton County Audi-tor’s office.

Although this maybe themost recent con-struction of homes inHydePark,Heinessaidit may not be the lastdespite the limitedavailability of land.

Tearing down otherbuildings are possible,he said.

However, Welling-hoff acknowledged thisparticular situationwas unique.

“They don’t makethese types of lots anymore,” she said.

Heines said con-struction could beginas early as this spring.

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EASTERNHILLSJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

State of the schoolThe Mariemont City

Schools State of theSchool Address is 7 p.m.,

Wednesday, Jan. 15, atMariemont Junior HighSchool.

The address is titled

“The Mariemont Experi-ence: Excellent Results,Excellent Value.”

SCHOOL NOTES

In one of themost com-prehensive campaigns to-date in the school’s 50-plus year history, St. Ur-sula Villa, an independentCatholic co-educationalpre-K-8 school, an-nounced today its Foun-dation for a Lifetimefundraising campaign.

Seeking to raise $3.5million over the next sev-eral months, St. UrsulaVilla is embarking on aschoolwide renovation ofits 22-acre estate, includ-ing the iconic ManorHouse (formerly R.K. Le-Blond residence) and thetraditional K-8 MainSchool.

Continuing its coremission of educating chil-dren in a vibrant commu-nity featuring academicexcellence, active paren-tal involvement, and

timeless Ursuline values,the Foundation for a Life-time campaign will en-hance the academic expe-rience for every studentthroughamorecollabora-tive learning environ-ment.

“St. Ursula Villa hasmaintained an ongoingcommitment to educatingand nurturing childreninto responsible, respect-ful, academically pre-pared young adults forover 50 years,” said PollyDuplace,principal,St.Ur-sula Villa.

“We are extremelyproud of our unique set-ting so we believe it’s theright time to again re-in-vest in our facilities forthe benefit of current andfuture students to pro-vide an optimal learningenvironment.”

Early childhood stu-dents will benefit fromnew larger air-condi-tioned Montessori andtraditional preschoolclassrooms in the ManorHouse addition with ded-icated space for lunch,nap and indoor play.

For the Main School, anew state-of-the art Ju-nior High wing will beadded which will allowfor existing classroomand program expansionfor all students in kinder-garten through JuniorHigh. The Early Child-hood/Manor House facili-ties are already underconstruction and will becomplete and ready forstudents in August 2014.

Kevin Jones, chairmanof the Board of Trusteesof St. Ursula Villa, saidthat “through continued

fundraising success,” theMain School renovationand construction, includ-ing the Junior High wing,is projected to begin con-struction in spring 2014.August 2015 is the target-ed completion date.

Paul Loechle, St. Ursu-la Villa principal from1984-2006, said “A hall-markof theSt.UrsulaVil-la community has alwaysbeen its active and en-gaged parental communi-ty coupled with sterlingacademic excellencethrough outstanding fac-ulty and staff. The Foun-dation for a LifetimeCampaignwill further ce-ment the Villa’s premiereposition in Cincinnati as asought-after institutionfor parents looking for abalance faith, academics,and sense of community.”

St. Ursula wants to raise $3.5 million

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St. Ursula Villa students are awarded prizes in the youth division of the Hyde Park Square Art Show. From left,Eleanor Hudepohl takes first in the fourth grade division, Julia Lucas takes first place in the sixth grade division,Annie Gaither is awarded third in the first place division, Bridget Beissinger takes first in the fifth grade and AaronPeters gets second in the second grade division.THANKS TOMARTA RUNNELS

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Mariemont High School Principal James Rennerpresents a certificate of recognition to seniorJonathan White, who was recently named one of3,100 Outstanding Participants in the NationalAchievement Scholarship Program after scoring in thetop 3 percent of more than 160,000 black Americanswho requested consideration in the program whenthey took the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National MeritScholarship Qualifying Test.

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

FAIRFAX—Maybe it skipsa generation.

Neither of Seven Hillssophomore swimmer ClaireMcDonald’s parents swam,but she said her grandfatherand a great uncle did.

Still, she’s been in andaround thewatermost of herlife.

The Anderson Townshipresident began with a waterbabies class with her mom.She started swimming withthe Mercy HealthPlex Sea-wolves at age 6.

“I honestly have alwaysbeen in thewater and I’ve al-ways loved it,” McDonaldsaid. “When I was 10 I real-ized Iwasgood at it. I startedmakinga lotof (JuniorOlym-pic) cuts and that just mademe want to work harder.”

Which has led to somedominant performances thisseason.

Her time of 2:09.09 in the200-yard freestyle is 16 sec-onds faster than her nearestMiami Valley Conference ri-val. The gap is even wider inthe 500 free, where her5:47.74mark isnearly40 sec-onds ahead of the league.

“I likewhen I’mdonewithit and I feel accomplished,”McDonald said of the 500,the longest event in a typicalhigh school program. “That’sa reallygoodfeeling. It’s a lotof work and not everybodycan swim the 500.”

Mostwhodoadhereclose-ly to the distance program.Not McDonald.

“It’s definitely good tohave Claire in the 200 and500 for us,” said Allie Heng-es, Seven Hills head swimcoach. “Shedefinitely scoresa lot of points for us there.

“But she can also swim a50 or a 100, so I can put herout there in any freestyleevent - put her on the relays -andknowwe’regoing togetagood swim in that event.”

Asked to describe herstyle,Henges glanced atMc-Donald and the two shard alaugh.

“We’ve talked about this,”Henges said as McDonaldnodded in assent. “She’smaybe not the most techni-cally perfect swimmer wehave. Claire likes to get upand go.

“Because she’s only asophomore, getting thattechnical side of things in or-der over the next couple ofyears I can see some signifi-cant improvement for her.

SophomoreswimmerMcDonaldgoing distancefor Seven HillsByMark D. [email protected]

Seven Hills sophomore ClaireMcDonald leads the MiamiValley Conference in both the200 and 500 freestyleswimming events. MARK D.

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Boys swimming»Walnut Hills defeated

Clark Montessori and WintonWoodsonJan. 7. SeniorAndrewTengen won the 200 freestyleand 100 butterfly. SophomoreCooper Keener took the 200 in-dividual medley, the 100 back-stroke and the 100 breast-stroke.

Girls swimming»Walnut Hills beat Clark

Montessori and Winton Woodson Jan. 7. Sophomore CaseyBecker won the 200 and 500free. Junior Brookley Garrytook the 200 individual medleyand100breaststrokeand juniorKeira Hassel won the 100 flyand the 100 backstroke.

Boys bowling»Moeller defeated North-

west on Jan. 8. Senior GrantGodbey had the high series of499.

Boys basketball» ClarkMontessoridefeated

Lockland 75-51 on Jan. 10. Ju-niorKevin Lewis had 23 points.

Lewishad17pointsonJan.11

as the Cougars beat Norwood69-25.

»Mariemont lost a 57-48 de-cision to Madeira Jan. 10, fall-ing to 4-7 on the season.

»Moeller won their GreaterCatholic League South openeroverElder53-44onJan.10. Sen-iorGrant Benzinger ledwith16points.

» SevenHills leveled its rec-ord at 3-3 with a 51-42 win atDeerParkJan. 4 anda61-31vic-tory over Cincinnati CountryDay Jan. 10.

» Summit Country Day beatCCD 91-47 Jan. 7 and followedthatwith a66-41winoverNorthCollege Hill Jan. 10. Senior An-tonio Woods scored his 1,000thcareer point in the game.

»Walnut Hills held off Mil-ford 58-53 on Jan. 10. MaCioTeague led the Eagles with 29points.

»Withrow defeated Hughes65-54 on Jan. 10. SophomoreMark Cruz led the Tigers with17 points.

Girls basketball»Mariemont beat Madeira

48-43 Jan. 4 and made it twostraight with a 44-25 home winagainst Taylor. Hannah Krieg-er led the Warriors - who im-proved to 9-4 - with 12 points.

»Mount Notre Damedowned Seton 64-26 on Jan. 9.

Junior Naomi Davenport had22 points.

Davenport had 20 on Jan. 11as MND beat Badin 57-33.

» Seven Hills beat Norwood45-41 behnd 15 points fromMaggie Gosiger Jan. 4 andcame back with a 68-35 drub-

bing of ClarkMontessori Jan. 9to improve to 6-5.

» Summit Country Day beatNew Miami 62-34 Jan. 8, im-proving to 6-5.

» St. Ursula lost 53-30 Jan. 9against McAuley. Riley Jerowscored 10 points to lead the 2-8Bulldogs.

»Walnut Hills held off Mil-ford 45-42 on Jan. 11. JuniorTaylor Darks had 18 points.

Wrestling»Moeller beat Elder in a

dual meet Jan. 10. Seniors Da-kota Sizemore (195) and JerryThornberry (220) had pins, asdid sophomore Jaelen Summe-rours (113).

OnJan.11,MoellerbeatGlenEste. Pinswere recorded by ju-nior Conner Ziegler (120), sen-ior Johnathan Tallarigo (152),Dakota Sizemore (195) andChalmer Frueauf (285).

Sports stag» The 2014 Mariemont

Sports Stag will feature guestspeaker Pete Rose Monday,Feb. 3, at the 20th CenturyTheatre in Oakley. Tickets are$100 and $150 and special spon-sor packages are available.Contact Athletic Director TomNerl for ticket or table infor-mation at [email protected].

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott SpringerandMark [email protected]@communitypress.com

Moeller’s Nate Fowler (51) scoresover Elder’s Devin Pike (33) in theCrusaders’ GCL South opener inKenwood. Moeller would get thewin, 53-44.JOSEPH FUQUA

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HYDE PARK — The three sen-iors on Clark Montessori’s boysbasketball team were seventh-graders when head coach ScottKerr took over the program.

Malik Rhodes, Jordan Wha-ley-Watson, and Joseph Davishave grown up inKerr’s systemand are well on their way toleaving a lasting legacy at theschool.

The relatively young basket-ball programdid not havemuchof an identity when Kerr ar-rived. Now, the Cougars (11-1)have a well-defined identity: 32minutes of in-your-face-intensi-ty. The Cougars play full-courtpressure defense the entiregame. Having veteran leader-ship is a key to the aggression.

“We have three seniors whohave played over 50 varsitygames by now,” said Kerr.“They lead our press. It’s a feelthing and it takes a while toknow when to trap or not.”

The Cougars have depth,with eight players contributingqualityminutes.Thatrotation iscritical to keep the pressure onopponents for all four quarters.With somanyexperiencedplay-ers back, theCougarswere ableto hit full speed from the open-ing tip this season.

“Our top eight back allplayed crucial roles last year.Our expectations were veryhigh,” said Kerr. “We were ableto accelerate some of the thingswe do.”

Rhodes leads the team with18 points per game, but the Cou-gars are far from a one-manshow. Six other players averagebetween five and 10 points pergame. Junior Landis Owensbyhas shared point guard dutieswithRhodes and learned to playoff the ball. Junior guard KevinLewiswas forced into a startingrole early in the season, but pre-fers his role as sixthman.Moreimportantly, the team’s cohe-siveness on and off the courthas been critical to its success.

“This team is very together,”said Kerr. “We have team din-ners before every game and thedinners feel like a reunion,there’s so much laughter.”

A basketball team that em-phasizes its conditioning asmuch as the Cougars do cantreat its regular season similarto a cross country or swimming

team. It’snotoften thatyouhearof a basketball team tapering itworkouts, but that is exactlywhat Clark Montessori is doingat this point of the season.

“This team comes to workevery day and we’ve done ourheavy lifting in practice,” saidKerr. “The games are wherewe’ll do that now. The only way

to really prepare our press is toplay games.”

As the program has con-tinued to grow,with two confer-ence titles in the past threeyears, scheduling has becomemore of a challenge.WhenKerrtook over the program, every-one wanted to schedule Clark.Now, finding non-conferencegames is a challenge. Still, thesecond half of the season ischock full of challenges, both inthe Miami Valley Conferenceand outside.

“It’s hard to find games. Itake that as a compliment,” saidKerr. “I really respect thecoaches and programs that willplayus.Wewant toughgamesatthe end of the season and wewant to be peaking in Febru-ary.”

The toughest games on theschedule still loom, includingtwo against MVC rival SummitCountry Day and rematcheswith Lockland and North Col-lege Hill.

“I think the small school bas-ketball is as good in our leagueas you’ll find anywhere,” saidKerr. “We’ll play anyone any-

Clark hoops seniorsleaving a lasting legacyBy Adam [email protected]

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Jordan Whaley-Watson, No. 2, ofClark Montessori boxes out TevinRiddle of Lockland. MATTHEW

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Swish basketballtryouts

Tryouts for the AAU CincySwish basketball program forgirls and boys are coming up inFebruary, at Mariemont HighSchool, 3812 Pocahontas Ave.,Mariemont.

Players should arrive 30minutes before their tryoutsstart.

On Sunday Feb. 9, third-grade girls will try out fromnoon to 1:30 p.m., fourthgrade from 1:45-3:15 p.m.,fourth-grade boys and fifth-grade girls from 3:30-5 p.m.,

fifth-grade boys and sixth-grade girls from 5:15-6:45 p.m.and sixth-grade boys from7-8:30 p.m.

On Sunday, Feb. 16, third-grade girls and fifth-gradegirls try out from noon to 1:30p.m., fourth-grade girls andsixth-grade girls from 1:45-3:15p.m., fourth-grade boys andseventh-grade girls from3:30-5 p.m., fifth-grade boysand eighth-grade girls from5:15-6:45 p.m. and sixth-gradeboys and ninth-grade girlsfrom 7-8:30 p.m.

On Sunday, Feb. 23, 11th-grade girls try out from noon

to 1:30 p.m., 10th-grade girlsfrom 1:45-3:15 p.m., seventh-grade girls from 3:30-5 p.m.,eighth-grade girls from 5:15-6:45 p.m. and ninth grade girlsfrom 7-8:30 p.m.

On Sunday, March 2, 11th-grade girls try out from noonto 1:30 p.m., 10th-grade girlsfrom 1:45-3:15 p.m. and theparent meeting and springkick off is from 4-8 p.m.

SIDELINES

In its 29th year of hon-oring the nation’s besthigh school athletes, TheGatorade Co., in collabo-ration with USA TodayHigh School Sports, re-cently named Annie Hef-fernan of St. Ursula Acad-emy as its 2013-14 Gato-rade Ohio Girls CrossCountry Runner of theYear.

Heffernan, a Bridge-town resident, is the firstGatoradeOhioGirlsCrossCountry Runner of the

Year to bechosenfrom St.UrsulaAcademy.

Theaward,which rec-ognizesoutstand-

ing athletic excellence,highstandardsofacadem-ic achievement and exem-plary character demon-strated on and off theracecourse, distinguishes

Heffernan as Ohio’s besthigh school girls crosscountry runner.

Now a finalist for theGatorade National GirlsCross Country Runner ofthe Year award to be an-nounced in January, Hef-fernan joins an elite alum-ni association of past stateaward-winners in 12sports, including RyanHall (1999-00, 2000-01, BigBearHighSchool,Califor-nia), Derek Jeter (1991-92,Kalamazoo High School,

Michigan), Candace Park-er (2001-02, NapervilleCentral High School, Illi-nois), Abby Wambach(1997-98,OurLadyofMer-cy, New York) and MarkSanchez (2004-05,MissionViejo High School, Cali-fornia).

The 5-foot-4 juniorraced to the Division I in-dividual state champion-ship this past season witha time of 18:13.9.

A 2013 First-Team All-Stateselection,Heffernan

earned 11th place at theNikeCrossNationalsMid-west Regional champion-ships, crossing the line in19:24.1, andwas the fastestOhio competitor at theFoot Locker Midwest Re-gionalchampionships, fin-ishing 14th with a time of18:12.

Heffernan has main-tained a 4.43 GPA in theclassroom. A member ofthe National Honor Soci-ety, she has volunteeredlocally as a peer tutor and

as a youth track and fieldcamp counselor.

“Annie Heffernan wasclearly the best runner inOhio this season,” saidScott Ridder, head coachat Mother of Mercy HighSchool. “She was incredi-bly consistent and in myexperience she alwaysconducted herself withclass andgood sportsman-ship.”

Heffernan will beginher senior year of highschool this fall.

St. Ursula athlete is runner of year

Heffernan

Twin sisters Alexis andKaitlynn Kiehl have com-mittedto theUniversityofDayton women’s soccerteam, according to theUniversity of Dayton.Both graduated earlyfrom Walnut Hills HighSchool in Cincinnati andwill enroll inclassesatUDthis 2014 spring semester.

“We are thrilled to an-nounce that Alexis andKaitlynnKiehl are joiningour soccer family! Theyare exceptionally talentedplayers who have shownthe commitment and abil-ity to play at the highestlevels,” UD head coachMike Tucker said. “Bothare creative, skillful play-erswithgreat athleticism.Being able to join thesquad for the spring givesthemagreatstart towardsbecoming key playersnext fall.”

Alexis Kiehl wasnamed All-Ohio SecondTeam and first team all-conferenceherseniorsea-son, as well as All-AreaSouthwest. She is a three-time all-conference selec-tion.

“Alexis will contributeas an attacker, where herspeed, quickness and fin-ishing abilities will enableher excel immediately,”said Tucker.

Kaitlynn is a two-timeAll-Area Southwest selec-tion, and three-time all-conference honoree, in-cluding first-team acco-

lades in 2012 and 2013.“Kaitlynn’s outstand-

ing touch and feel for thegame allow her to playanywhere in the midfieldor in the defensive third,”said Tucker.

The Kiehl twins wereboth named to theClass of2014 Girls IMG Academy150PlayerPool.Theirclubteam has been State Cupchampion four times(2013, 2012, 2009, 2007).

Dayton is coming off aseason inwhich it finishedwith a 14-5-2 overall rec-ord and 7-1mark in Atlan-tic 10 play to claim theRegular Season title - the11th in program history.

Walnut Hills senior Alexis Kiehl moves with the ballagainst St. Ursula in the Division I regional semifinal lastOctober.SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

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“She’s at apointwhereshe’s not going to dropfive and 10 seconds fromevery swim on sheer tal-ent. It will be a 10th of asecond here and a half

second there because ofbetter technique. That’swhat the best swimmersdo to drop their times.”

McDonald doesn’tmind the long swimmers’hours and the repetitivenature of practice.

“It’s really difficult,but my best friends areon theswimteam,so Iget

to see them all the time,”she said. “You have a lotofdowntimeat themeetsand it’s fun to hang outwith them there.”

Henges is excited forthe remainder of theyear and is hopeful herswimmers will hang outright through the statemeet.

“This part of the sea-son is definitely wherewe have a lot of ourmeets,” she said. “All ofour club boys are backwith us full time now, sowe’re working together.The (Coaches) Classic(Jan. 18 and 19) will be abig measuring stick forus.”

SwimContinued from Page A4

St. Ursula Academyjunior Taylor Swope ofSpringdale was recentlynamed Offensive Playerof the Year by the South-west Ohio Field HockeyLeague.

Her talent and skillswere seconded by theOhio Field HockeyCoaches Association(OFHCA), who namedSwope to the All-OhioTeam, an honor reservedfor thetop15fieldhockey

players inthe state.

Taylorwas hon-ored to berecog-nized forher talentsin a sportthat she

enjoys so much. “I lovethe intensity of the sportand the positive team-building atmosphere thatit incorporates. My mom

and Coach Catlin haveconstantly challengedme to become the best Ican be in anything I do.This award shows methat all of my pre-seasonandpost-seasonworkhaspaid off.”

Coach Sarah Catlinalso believes that Tay-lor’s hardwork is the keyto her success. “Taylor isan exceptional athleteand dedicated herself toimproving in the off sea-

son.Shegrew inher role as

an on field leader thisseason and her awardsare the recognition of hersuccess in making bothherself and her team bet-ter.”

In addition to thesehonors, Taylor was also a“leader of the league” ac-cording to SWOFHLwith10 goals and 24 pointsduring the 2013 season.

Swope of St. Ursula chosen asOffensive Player of the Year

Swope

where, anytime.”The postseason is

when the Cougars canmake their lasting mark.For the still young bas-ketball program, thiscould be the season thatClark establishes itselfas one of the best Divi-

sion III programs in thearea. The talent is there,and the experience canlive up to the expecta-tions.

“The biggest differ-ence with this team is

just the continuity of ourseniors. This is the firstgroup to go throughClark with me,” saidKerr. “We still don’t havea lot of tradition.Wewanttomakea traditionhere.”

ClarkContinued from Page A4

people like Chris Smitherman,AmyMurray and Mr. Winburn.The rest have saddled our chil-dren with debt that is makingthis city a less desirable place.”

Terry Garvin

“It’s just another example ofthe Democrats, in this case onCity Council, mortgaging ourfuture.Theyarewritingchecksthat will be paid by others, fortheir short-term gain.

“If money grew on trees, theprojectmaynotbe so reprehen-sible ... but it doesn’t. Otherstreetcar cities are finding thatthe shiney promises that thehipsters and urban yuppieshave bit on are turning out to behollow. We’ll be next.”

P.C.

Last week’s questionWhat do you think of Cincin-

nati City Council giving the goahead to resume the streetcarconstruction?

“Damn fools!!!”J.G.

“I think it’sa typicalexampleof bait and switch. You tell thevoters one thing to get electedand then turn around anddo theexact opposite. The newmayorshould be ashamed of himselffor ignoring the wishes of thevoters who want this projectstopped.”

C.H.

“Stupid! Just like the stadi-ums were.

“After all they are politi-cians who are only in it forthemselves. They cannot paythe retired firemen and police-men so let’s go into debt a littlemore. I have been to cities withstreetcars and they are a gim-mick.”

J.S.D.

“Great idea for Cincinnatistreetcar construction and thatMayor Cranley was big enoughto get his mind changed.

“The streetcar should meanhundreds of jobs (constructionand for operation), growth, andless smog in the city – all goodfor the area and southwestOhio’s environmental and eco-nomic future.”

TRog

“Restores my faith in com-mon sense.

“True this street car is butthe start of a proper publictransport light rail infrastruc-ture, but a journey of a 1,000miles begins with a single step.

‘Nuf said.”D.R.“Cincinnati needs to getwith

it andcontinue tomoveforwardon the streetcar construction.We need to move forward ontransportation for a change, in-stead of constantly being stag-nant (traffic jams anyone?), ormoving backwards by the pro-verbial 10 years.

“Now that downtown hasbeen inundated by young pro-fessionals who live in and actu-ally like our downtown, the restof Cincinnati needs to get out oftheir rabbit holes and get mov-ing.

“You cannot expect Cincin-nati to be a world-class citywithoutworld-class transporta-tion, and that includes light railfrom the suburbs to downtown.

“The streetcar is just a firststep that can send Cincinnatiinto a bright future instead oflagging behind.”

J.B.

“What a farce! November’selection results were whollybased upon the anti-trolleystance of Mayor Cranley andsix of the nine council mem-bers.

“However, within less than amonth fromtakingoffice, three

newmembers who had promis-ed voters they would stop it,changed sides. At least Cranleykept his promise, but he couldnot veto the ordinance due tothe two-thirdsmajoritywho ap-proved the trolley’s resump-tion.

“Cincinnati voters must beshakingtheirheads indisbelief.NodoubtRoxanneQualls is alsostunned since she lost her bidfor mayor because of herstance on the trolley. Unbeliev-able!”

R.V.

“I still do not see the purposeof this street car with trafficcongestion relief or generalpublic transportation in thiscity.

“Still a waste of money likethe Bridge to Nowhere in Alas-ka! I won’t ride this thing any-time soon.”

O.H.R.

“All I have as an input is thatI would bet the supporters tothe ‘rail to nowhere’ would notbewilling to sign up tomake upfor the deficit that it is going tocreate.Move overDetroit, herewe come.”

D.J.

“Considering the cost differ-ential, they really had the deci-sion taken from them. In thelong run it will be a benefit forthe core area of downtown andOTR.

“I havebeen apatron ofOTRoff and on since Imovedhere inthe ’60s. This is the best it hasbeen and it would be a shame tonot do everything possible forthe current improvements go-ing on in that area. WashingtonPark was a great start but mostof the credit goes to the small

businesspioneers andnewresi-dents that recognize the poten-tial of this asset.

“Being raised in a big city,not the suburbs I now reside in,probably gives me a biasedview. But please, if I hear onemore neighbor say ‘why wouldyou go downtown (or OTR)’ Ithink I’ll stopweedingmy lawn.That’ll teach them.”

J.Z.

“I honestly don’t know howthis happened. I thought Cran-ley was against the rail car?

“Either way I don’t like pay-ing for something I didn’t get tovote on.About three years ago Ihadtogodowntowntoseea law-yer. I parked near the court-house and was approached bypanhandlers coming and going.I decided then that I won’t godowntown unless it is absolute-ly necessary so I will never usethis service.”

Dave D.

“Thank God we moved fromHamilton County to ClermontCounty16yearsago,wherea ly-ing, turncoat Democrat doesn’tstand a chance, and our electedofficials keep their promises.”

John J.

“It was so disappointing toseeKevin Flynn vote for the re-sumptionofworkafterhiscam-paign literature and publicstatements saidhewasopposedto the project. P.G. Sittenfeldalso indicated the same andthen flipped.

“This project accomplishesnothing as far as real transpor-tation. It saddles the city withmore debt at a time when wecan ill afford it.

“This city is fortunate tohave a solid mayor and council

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New techniques used for custody disputesAs a Hamilton County Do-

mestic Relations judge, I de-cide custody of children indivorce cases. The standard ofdecision is “the best interestof the child.”

Until recently, the onlyprocess for deciding contest-ed custody issues was to ordera lengthy parenting reportfrom the Court’s ParentingServices Department. Thisinvestigation routinely tooktwo to three months to com-plete and required the parties’children to be interviewed.

If the divorcing parents didnot agree with the recom-mendations a custody trialwas necessary. An unintendedconsequence of this processwas to increase the animositybetween the parties.

Under the leadership ofAdministrative Judge Susan

Tolbert in 2011the court be-gan to requirecases withdisputed par-enting issuesto meet withthe judge as-signed to theircase soonafter it wasfiled.

I use thismeeting to describe the op-tions for deciding custodyissues and suggest that thebest option for the parties is tomake these decisions togeth-er.

As the mother of four chil-dren myself, I tell the litigantsthat I would much prefer tomake decisions about mychildren and not give up thisresponsibility to an elected

official. I stress the impor-tance of maintaining the chil-dren’s continuing relationshipwith each parent as necessaryfor their healthy develop-ment.

These conferences alsogive me an opportunity tostart the process of resolvingother issues in the case byordering a settlement confer-ence, setting deadlines orrequiring appraisals of prop-erty in dispute, for example.

As a result of this earlyjudicial intervention, familieshave been able to completethe often wrenching processof divorce in a manner that isless destructive to the ongoingrelationship between the par-ties and their children.

In addition, late this year,the court initiated a pilot pro-ject called Early Neutral Eval-

uation. This alternative dis-pute resolution process is alsoimplemented early in thedivorce process.

Divorcing parties comewith their attorneys to a ses-sion before a team of neutralevaluators to state their posi-tion on how they believe par-enting should be arrangedpost-divorce. After input fromtheir attorneys, the evalua-tors, who are an experiencedmagistrates and social work-ers, advise the parties howthey believe their custodyissues will likely be decidedby the assigned judge

The benefit of this processis that it allows the parties tostate their concerns, givingthem and their attorneys abetter appreciation of theother parent’s views. Again,this process presents another

opportunity for the parties tosettle the parenting issues inthe divorce without a conten-tious custody trial.

Early Neutral Evaluationhas enjoyed a 60 percent suc-cess rate in Marion County,Ohio. While the process is newto Hamilton County it is al-ready showing signs to beingvery helpful to divorcing par-ents making difficult deci-sions in the best interest oftheir children.

I am hopeful that as thefirst urban county in Ohio toimplement Early NeutralEvaluation, we will enjoysimilar success and help thechildren and families of Ham-ilton County.

Elizabeth Mattingly is a judge inHamilton County Domestic Rela-tions Court.

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Cincinnati City CouncilMeets at 2 p.m. every Wednesday inroom 300 at Cincinnati City Hall, 801Plum St. Web site: www.ci.cincinnati.o-h.us.

Cincinnati Public SchoolsMeets at 7 p.m. the second and fourthMondays of the month, 2651 BurnetAve. Phone: 363-0000. Web site:www.cps-k12.org.

Columbia TownshipMeets at 6 p.m., the second Tuesday ofthe month, 5686 Kenwood Road.Phone: 561-6046. Web site: www.co-

lumbiatwp.org.

Columbia-TusculumCommunity CouncilMeets at 7 p.m. the third Monday ofthe month at the Carnegie Center ofColumbia Tusculum, 3738 Eastern Ave.Web site: www.columbiatusculum.org.FairfaxMeets at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday ofeach month at Village Hall 5903 Haw-thorne Ave. Phone: 527-6505. Website: fairfaxohio.org

Hyde Park NeighborhoodCouncil

Meets at 7 p.m., the second Tuesday ofthe month at Knox PresbyterianChurch, 3400 Michigan Ave.Web site:www.hydeparkcincinnati.org.

Madisonville CommunityCouncilMeets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday ofevery month at the Recreation Center,5320 Stewart Road. 561-9343. Web site:www.historicmadisonville.com.

MariemontMeets at 7 p.m. the second and fourthMonday of the month, 6907 WoosterPike. Phone: 271-3246. Web site:

www.mariemont.org.

Mariemont City SchoolDistrictMeets at 7 p.m., the third Tuesday ofthe month at Mariemont ElementarySchool, 6750 Wooster Pike. Phone:272-7500. Web site: www.mariemont-schools.org.

Mt. Lookout CommunityCouncilMeets at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday ofevery other month beginning in Febru-ary at Christ the King Parish Center,3223 Linwood Road. Phone: 723-5599.

Web site: www.mtlookout.org

Oakley CommunityCouncilMeets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday ofeach month at Oakley Community andSenior Center, 3882 Paxton Road.Phone (trustee president): 351-7842.Web site: www.oakleynow.com.

Terrace ParkMeets at 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesdayof the month at 428 Elm Ave. Phone:831-2137. Web site: www.terracepark-.com.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014

Three Art Academy of Cin-cinnati classeswill come toTheCarnegie Center of ColumbiaTusculum, 3738 Eastern Ave.

Register online at http://bit.ly/artcarnegie.

» After-schoolArt for Kids.4-6 p.m. Wednesdays Feb. 12 toMarch 19. Fee is $65 per ses-sion.

Students will be introducedto art methods and techniquesthrough hands-on projects.Teacher Tony Becker will alsooffer instruction and assis-tance for students’ artprojects.Although the class may consist

ofmultiple grade levels, the in-structor and assistant will pro-vide materials and instructionwith consideration of a child’sage and skill

» Foundational ComicDrawing for Adults. 6:30-9p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 5 toMarch 26. Fee is $180.

This six-week course withMattWright is abasic introduc-tion to comic drawing and fea-tures the same curriculum andcontent used for younger stu-dents, but retooled for an adultlearning experience. Coursetopics will include story and

storyboarding, character cre-ation and development, layoutand page planning, and pencil-ing and inking.

» Figure Drawing for HighSchool Students. 6:30-9 p.m.Mondays, Feb. 3 to March 31.Fee is $145.

Instructor Matt Wright willintroduce students to tradition-al fundamentals of figuredrawing from a clothed model,while encouraging individualstyledevelopmentandexplora-tion of drawing media andmethods. Open to students 13-18 years old.

Winter art classes inColumbia Tusculum

After-school Art for Kids is one of three classes offered at The CarnegieCenter of Columbia Tusculum this winter. FILE PHOTO

MariemontPlayerspresents“ALittle NightMusic, aMusicalRomance in Waltz Time,”with music and lyrics by Ste-

phen Sondheim and book by HughWheeler, at the Walton Creek Theater,4101WaltonCreekRoad (just east ofMa-riemont), now through Jan. 26.

This captivating tale of romance inturn of the century Sweden follows theamorous adventures of Desiree, a tour-ing actress.

When her past and present lovers –and their wives – show up for a weekendin the country, surprising liaisons, pas-sions, and a taste of love’s endless possi-bilities are all brought to light.

The lilting score features the haunt-

ing classic, “Send in the Clowns.”“A Little Night Music” is directed by

SkipFenker, producedbyKathyBeiting,and features Laurie Brinkman, Jan Cos-tello andWayneWright, with Katie Dan-iel, Jen Drake, Carol Gerlach, BryanGreaves, Charlie Greer, Kim Long, Sa-rah Mizelle, Danielle Morey, Nik Pajic,Karen Sowards, RobertWarfel and Rob-ert Workley.

Performanceswill be at 8 p.m. on Jan.17, 18 and 24; 2 p.m., Jan. 26; 7:30 p.m.,Jan. 16 and 23; 2 and 7 p.m., Jan. 19; and 3and 8 p.m., Jan. 25.

For more information or to ordertickets for A Little Night Music, call Be-tsy at 684-1236. All seats are reservedand cost $18 each.

Performing in the Mariemont Players' rendition of "A Little Night Music, a MusicalRomance in Waltz Time" is Jan Costello as Madame Armfeldt.

Jen Drake plays Countess Charlotte Malcolm and Katie Daniel plays Anne Egerman in theMariemont Players performances of "A Little Night Music, a Musical Romance in WaltzTime."

Wayne Wright plays Fredrik Egerman, Laurie Brinkman plays Desiree Armfeldt and BryanGreaves plays Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm in Mariemont Players' "A Little Night Music, aMusical Romance in Waltz Time."

‘A LittleNightMusic’at Walton Creek Theater

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THURSDAY, JAN. 16Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, 2005 1/2 Madi-son Road, Classical/modern/contemporary visual conversa-tion. Works by Jeff Chapman-Crane, Diane and FrankMcEl-wain, Michael Scott andmore.Free. 321-5200; phyllisweston-.com.O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts That Lastfor Generations, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,5729 DragonWay, Newworks byliving artists, paintings that makeperfect holiday gifts. Included areworks by Beverly Erschell, ValGottesman, Chris Griffin-Woods,Ray Hassard, MaryBeth Karaus,Keith Klein, Kate lackman, JeffMorrow, Cindy Nixon and SallySchrohenloher. Free. ThroughFeb. 1. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

AuditionsAmerican Girl Fashion ShowAuditions, 5-7:30 p.m., Beech-mont Toyota, 8667 BeechmontAve., More than 350 local girlsneeded to present historical andcontemporary fashions to cele-brate being an American Girl aspart of American Girl FashionShow. Ages 4-12. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byAubrey Rose Hollenkamp Chil-dren’s Trust Foundation. 205-9957; www.aubreyrose.com.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 6-7p.m., Clough UnitedMethodistChurch, 2010Wolfangel Road,Burn calories, sculpt your bodyand have a blast. $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.Adventure Boot Camp forWomen, 5:30-6:30 a.m., McNi-cholas High School, 6536 Beech-mont Ave., For women of all agesand fitness levels to help reachhealth and fitness goals. $14.95.Registration required. Presentedby Cincinnati Adventure BootCamp forWomen. 407-4665, ext.112; www.cincybootcamp.com.MountWashington.

Health / Wellness

Stress Reduction Secrets, 6:30-8p.m., Essencha Tea House, 3212aMadison Road., Geri Sue Sandor,stress-reduction specialist, revealssecrets on how to reduce stress inyour life and why this is vital toyour health. Healthy, light foodsand tea served. $25. Reservationsrequired. 533-4832; www.es-sencha.com.Oakley.

On Stage - TheaterA Little NightMusic, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, This capti-vating tale of romance in turn ofthe century Sweden follows theamorous adventures of Desiree, atouring actress. When her pastand present lovers, and theirwives, show up for a weekend inthe country, surprising liaisons,passions and a taste of love’sendless possibilities are allbrought to light. $18. PresentedbyMariemont Players Inc. 684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,4-5:30 p.m., Immaculate Heart ofMary Church, 7820 BeechmontAve., Guadelupe Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives). Ages18 and up. Free. Reservationsrequired. Through Nov. 20.929-4483; www.ccswoh.org/caregivers. Anderson Township.

Youth SportsPre-School Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Playground atmosphere indoors.Unstructured playtime for par-ents and pre-schoolers. Ages 4and under. $2. Presented byAnderson Township Park District.388-4515. Anderson Township.

FRIDAY, JAN. 17Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com.O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts That Lastfor Generations, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717, ext. 109; www.ei-selefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMeth-odist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.Adventure Boot Camp forWomen, 5:30-6:30 a.m., McNi-cholas High School, $14.95.Registration required. 407-4665,ext. 112; www.cincybootcamp-.com.MountWashington.

Music - BluesThe SonnyMoorman Group, 9p.m.-1 a.m., Township Fields andTavern, 4575Mount CarmelRoad, 831-0160; www.township-fieldsandtavern.com. AndersonTownship.

On Stage - TheaterA Little NightMusic, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

SATURDAY, JAN. 18Art & Craft ClassesLook See Do: Cultural Cele-brations, 10-11 a.m., Woman’s

Art Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Artworkshop for children. Look atartifacts, learn about culturalcelebrations around the world,then make your own pendantnecklace based on native Amer-ican traditions. Ages 1-4. $5.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com.O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts That Lastfor Generations, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Free.791-7717, ext. 109; www.eiselefi-neart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 9-10a.m., Clough UnitedMethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900; www.zum-basue.net. Anderson Township.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D.,4460 Red Bank Expressway, Whatdo the numbers mean? Smallgroup discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. $30all four sessions; or $10 persession. 791-0626.Madisonville.

Music - ConcertsAWest Coast Tribute, 8 p.m.,20th Century Theater, 3021

Madison Road, Music by LookingEast: Tribute to Jackson Browneand Unscheduled Flight: Tributeto Robben Ford. $13, $10 ad-vance. 731-8000;www.the20thcenturythea-ter.com.Oakley.

On Stage - TheaterA Little NightMusic, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,9:30-10:45 a.m., Hyde Park Com-munity UnitedMethodist Church,1345 Grace Ave., Book discussiongroup. Room 206. Donationsaccepted. Through Jan. 25.583-1248. Hyde Park.

SUNDAY, JAN. 19Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m., MaryM. Emery Carillon, PleasantStreet, Open air concert. Caril-lonneur plays bells using key-board in upper tower. Tours oftower available; playground,restroom and shelter house onsite. Free. Presented by village ofMariemont. 271-8519; www.ma-riemont.org.Mariemont.

On Stage - TheaterA Little NightMusic, 2 p.m. and7 p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$18. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Township.

Support GroupsCodependents AnonymousMeeting, 7-8 p.m., Hyde ParkBethlehem UnitedMethodistChurch, 3799 Hyde Park Ave,Twelve-step fellowship open toeveryone who desires healthyand loving relationships. Free.Through Jan. 26. 290-9105. HydePark.

MONDAY, JAN. 20Art ExhibitsWarm Embrace, Gifts That Lastfor Generations, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717, ext. 109; www.ei-selefineart.com. Fairfax.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 4 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20, at the MadisonvilleBranch Library with games, stories, crafts and snacks. The library is at 4830 Whetsel Ave.,Madisonville. For information call 369-6029. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

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zero. I’mglad we’renot enter-taining thisweek sinceI havemyAmishwoodenclothesrack linedwithclothesdrying by

the wood stove and thattakes up a good amount ofroom. Not exactly theambience for havingpeople over, but all is stillgood. As the clothes dry,they add a bit of neededmoisture to the dry air.

Grandson Jack had histonsils and adenoids outover the holidays, so Itook over some soups andother favorite foods. Hewas able to eat a bowl ofthe chicken tortellinisoup recipe that I’m shar-ing today right away. Hisbrothers, Luke andWill,finished it off. It remind-ed me of how somethinglike soup can nourish andmake one feel special. Iwanted to share it withyou because it really iseasy and healthful andgoes together in minutes.

Rita’s feel-better15-minute chickentortellini soup

The broth is easilydigestible and the garlicis an antibiotic. Good forsomeone whose appetiteis compromised. Thechicken and tortellini

provide protein and somecarbs, and the freshgreens contain antioxi-dants.

1quart or so of low-sodiumchicken broth

1garlic clove, smashedCooked chicken – agenerous cup or so

1bag frozen cheesetortellini

Fresh greens – spinach,chard, whatever

Parmesan or Romanocheese

Put broth and garlicclove into pot. Bring toboil. Add chicken andtortellini to boiling broth.When tortellini floats totop, it’s done. Removegarlic. Stir in handfuls offresh greens. Ladle intobowls and sprinkle withcheese.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

You can leave thechicken out if you want amore broth-type soup.

More pantry herbs andspices that fight coldsand flu: Check out myblog for these plus nicerecipes for ginger-lemontea and chilled citrusdrink.

Birdseed ringPam Freeman, a New

Richmond reader, sharedthis recipe a while back.Here’s my adaptation.Check out Pam’s seasonalcrafts on her blog onLaura’s lean beef website.Pam always has some-thing fun and doable forfamilies to make together.

3 cups wild birdseed1 cup sunflower seeds

1 envelope unflavoredgelatin

3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour3 tablespoons corn syrup1⁄2 cup hot waterCooking sprayHeavy ribbon or string

Combine birdseed,gelatin, flour, corn syrupand water. Spray Bundtcake pan (or other bakeware) with cooking spray.Press seedmixture veryfirmly into pan. Place panin warm, dry place andlet sit overnight or untildry. Depending upon howwarm it is, this could takea few days.

Once the birdseedmixture is hardened, turn

pan over to release ring.Tie ribbon around it andhang where birds canfind it.

Cookie cutters: Funfor the kids. Spray in-sides well and pack themixture in. Poke a hole incenter if you’re going tohang them up. After aday, you will be able togently pushmixture outin one piece; it will still besoft but you can lay it onrack to finish drying.

Coming soonThe Goetta issue. As I

always do this time ofyear, I’ll be sharingmybest goetta recipe alongwith readers’ recipes.

Send your favorite goettarecipe, along with thestory of how/why youmake it.

Pia’s chicken salad.The family shares thisheirloom customer favor-ite.

Tips from Susan’sNatural World

Best vitamin supple-ments for men, womenand children. Susan Park-er of Susan’s NaturalWorld, was a guest on mycable show (Warner ac-cess, channels 8 and 15).She showed her threemost important supple-ments for men, womenand children, and took all

the mystery out of whatwe should be taking, sup-plement wise. She alsomade a yummy vegetar-ian dish of cauliflower(on the 2014 trend lists ofgood foods), onion, redbell pepper and peas.Susan calls it “eating therainbow.” Check out myblog for photos.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim's culinary professionaland author. Find her blogonline at Cincinnati.Com/blogs. Email her at [email protected] "Rita's kitchen" in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Feed your family – and the birds

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Rita’s simple chicken tortellini soup is good for someone who is under the weather.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AMPastor John Robinson,

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Experiencethe Light andSound of God

You are invited to theCommunity HU Song

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CHURCH OF GODOF PROPHECY

Sunday School 10:00 amSunday Worship 11:00 am

Wed Night Bible Study 7:00 pmPastor Ed Wilson

8105 Beech Avenue - Deer Park(Just off Galbraith

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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

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

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

Children’s programs and nursery & toddlercare available at 9:30 and 11:00 services.

Plenty of Parking behind church.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

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UNITED METHODIST

Sunday Services 8 &10:30 amSunday School 10:30 am

Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road

561-6805

Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church

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

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Years ago I heardmost email received byconsumers is junk mailof little interest to therecipients.

That’s not only just astrue today, but now youhave to watch out forspam emails designed tosteal your identity.

The easiest way forthieves to get your per-sonal information is toinfect your computerwith a virus. The virusallows the thieves ac-cess to your informa-tion, including pass-words, which can evengive them access to yourbank accounts.

These spam emailshave been sent at anincreasing rate in recentmonth disguised as allsorts of things. For in-stance, one came from

the “AppleSecurityCenter”seekingaccountverifica-tion in-formation.But, acheck ofthe send-er’s email

address showed it didnot come from Apple soclicking on the link itsent could have infectedyour computer.

Marlene, in Cincin-nati, wrote me she re-ceived an email alleged-ly from Walmart, whichclaimed it was cancelingher delivery because ofproblems with her ad-dress. She was asked toclick on a link and sendher new address. She

wrote, “I believe theemail is a hoax and scamto get my personal infosince I haven’t orderedanything from Walmartrecently. I didn’t openthe ‘form’ they asked meto complete.”

Dan, of Green Town-ship, wrote me he re-ceived an email claimingto come from Costco andalso claiming there wasa delivery delay becauseof a problem with hisaddress. The wording ofthat email is almost ex-actly the same as the oneMarlene received claim-ing to be from Walmart.Again, Dan says he didnot click on the linkrequesting his informa-tion because he realizedit was a scam since hedoesn’t belong to Costco.

Emails are still being

sent, allegedly fromsoldiers overseas, seek-ing assistance movingvaluable items. Thelatest says, “Can I trustyou?” It asks for, “Assis-tance for safe keeping oftwo military trunk boxesvaluable that will be ofgreat benefit to both ofus.” Notice the gram-matical mistakes, whichare very common inthese scam emails, be-cause they often comefrom overseas whereEnglish is not the scam-mer’s first language.

Finally, here’s one ofthe most interestingspam emails I’ve seen ina long time. It says, “No-tice to Appear in Court.”It gives a case numberand says, “This is toadvise that you are re-quired to attend the

court of Washington inJanuary 8, 2014 for thehearing of your case.” Ihope you noticed thegrammatical errors. Itgoes on,“Please, kindlyprepare and bring thedocuments related tothis case on the datementioned above. Atten-dance is compulsory.The copy of the courtnotice is attached to thisletter, please, downloadand read it thoroughly.”

Once again, the gram-matical mistakes arenumerous in those sen-tences as well. From thelanguage I can tell thisalso came from overseas– and the email addresswith it shows it did notcome from any court-house. But it mightprompt someone to clickon the link provided to

see if they can figure outwhat’s going on. Thatwould be a mistake be-cause it most likely con-tains a virus to stealyour personal informa-tion.

Bottom line, be verycareful of emails con-taining links – eventhose that appear tocome from reputablecompanies and agencies.All too often they arejust scams hoping to getyou to click on their linkso they can steal fromyou.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

Junk e-mails can contain viruses aimed to steal identity

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

Cindy J. Starr, born 1984, obstruct-ing official business, Jan. 1.DavidWillis, born 1985, drugabuse, trafficking, Jan. 2.JeffreyW. Hutchinson, born 1973,having a weapon under disabil-ity, permitting drug abuse,possession of drug parapherna-lia, Jan. 2.Laurel Stacey Shelton, born 1974,permitting drug abuse, pos-session of drug paraphernalia,Jan. 2.Collin Knight, born 1983, dis-orderly conduct, Jan. 5.Kurt Elms, born 1988, domesticviolence, Jan. 5.

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsChastity Lewis, 35, 2508Mound-view Drive, theft, Dec. 22.Michelle Tackett, 33, 5434 N.Waynesville Road, theft, Dec. 22.Richard Calo, 23, 5052 Flint RockDrive, theft, drug paraphernalia,disorderly conduct, Dec. 21.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citations

DonaldMcCane, 61, 5319 Batavia,theft, Dec. 23.Marvin Stone, 48, 816 Cleveland,theft, Dec. 24.Howard Jammell, 47, 6424Mont-gomery Road, criminal trespass-ing, Dec. 23.DamenWilder, 35, 4274 LeonardAve., theft, Dec. 26.

FAIRFAXArrests/citationsTimothy Champion, 54, 2526Chatham St., driving undersuspension, Dec. 6.Andrea C. Bradley, 27, 3719Reading Road No. 10, contemptof court, Dec. 17.Tracey Smith, 32, 1616 HarrisonAve., drug instruments, Dec. 18.LinaWallace, 40, 6393 CambridgeNo. 3, failure to reinstate, Dec.18.Sheila Gray, 45, 6044 HammelAve., driving under suspension,Dec. 19.

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