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Wine tasting events, happyhours at the outdoor pool, livemusic - sounds like anything butthe offering at a fitness club.

Yet it’s just part of whatyou’ll find at the CincinnatiSports Club, 3950 Red BankRoad in Fairfax. Perhaps it’s theunexpected along with the ex-tensive offering of the expectedthat has enabled this East Sidefitness club to thrive and growfor 25 years

To celebrate its 25 anniversa-ry, CSC is hosting an open housefor the community 10 a.m. to 3p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14.

The club has come a long waysince it opened its doors two-and-a-half decades ago. When itopened “I think it was meant tobe a one-stop shop for athletes,”club manager Julie Goodchildsaid. It included, soccer fields,batting cages, a sporting goodsstore, a very large gymnasticsschool, the club itself and P-Body’s Aerobic Studio andmore. “It was a place to go forathletes, a place to be fit, and ob-viously that has changed overtime,” she said.

“I think we had this visionprobably 10 years into it wherewe wanted the club to functionin three realms. That was thegoal.” The three realms being ahealth club, a medical wellnessfacility and a social destination.

“We’ve combined those threeareas and that really sets usapart and makes us unique,even in our industry,” Good-

child said.As a health club, the facility

offers more than 100 programsand services. The partnershipwith The Christ Hospital pro-vides the medical wellness.There are numerous programsin place which have made theclub a social destination.

For example, the club offershappy hours at the outdoor poolduring the summer months.This popular event easily at-tracts between 500 to 700 peopleto enjoy the varied offering oflive music, drinks, appetizersand children’s entertainment.There’s a Third Tuesday Tast-ing. This also has live music, awine pairing, and features a dif-ferent local chef and restaurantevery month. This is an adultonly event.

Being a good communitypartner is important to both theclub and its members. The clubdonates to various nonprofitsand local schools, noted salesand marketing manager MaryFrank.

“It’s something our membersenjoy doing,” she said.

Every effort is made to meetthe needs and interests of mem-bers regardless of their age.Participation numbers are mon-itored. Focus groups conducted.And an advisory board of clubmembers provides input.

Studies have shown that forpeople to take advantage ofhealth and wellness, it needs tobe convenient for them, Franksaid. Most of the club’s mem-bers live within a 3-5 mile radiusor work nearby.

In fact, one of the majorshifts in the fitness industry in-volves convenience. Whetherit’s a workout on the fitnessfloor, a group spinning class, ahot stone massage at Tonics Spa& Salon, physical therapy fromThe Christ Hospital, a mealfrom Market Café, a meditationsession, a swim in the pool, or aswing of the tennis racquet on asunny afternoon, the club hasdone its best to wrap everythingpeople might want into one des-tination.

The 25th anniversary openhouse is free and open to thepublic and will include chefsamplings, games and prizesand a day of fun. For informa-tion visit www.cincinnatisport-sclub.com.

THANKS TO MARY FRANK

Cincinnati Sports Club members of all ages enjoy the new Group Exercise Studio with a member lounge thatopened in September 2014.

Cincinnati Sports Clubcelebrates 25 years of lifestyle evolutionBy Sheila [email protected]

Sports club shares listof firsts

After 25 years, CincinnatiSports Club has an impressive listof firsts including:

» First to develop a medicalalliance and medical advisoryboard and offer many healthand wellness events in conjunc-tion with The Christ Hospital;

» First commercial saline poolin the state of Ohio;

» First outdoor fitness areafor fresh, outdoor workoutsyear-round;

» First non-country club tooffer paddle tennis;

» First to offer “free” spin-ning classes to members.

HYDE PARK — A recently-formed foundation hopes tohelp beautify Hyde ParkSchool.

The Hyde Park SchoolFoundation, which formedlast summer, is looking to spurcommunity involvement.

A goal is to make sure theschool has the resources itneeds moving forward, saidJason Hipskind, a board mem-ber of the Hyde Park SchoolFoundation.

Hipskind said that whereasa PTO may focus on the moreimmediate needs of a school,the foundation will be focusedon more “long-range needs.”

“It’s a collaboration withthe district,” Hyde ParkSchool Principal Tianay Amatsaid.

Hipskind and Jason Wil-coxon, who is chairman of theLocal School Decision MakingCommittee and is an Oakley li-aison for the committee, saidone of the foundation’s firstprojects will be beautificationof the school grounds.

The Local School DecisionMaking Committee is closelyassociated with Hyde ParkSchool, which re-opened in2012 and serves the communi-ties of Hyde Park, Oakley andEvanston.

The beautification projectwould include landscaping atthe corner of Edwards Roadand Observatory Avenue, add-ing fencing, planting moretrees and installing a play-ground for the students.

Wilcoxon said that as en-rollment continues to grow at

the school, addressing some ofits space needs will also be afuture project.

Tom Rowe, a co-founder ofthe foundation along with Hip-skind and former OakleyCommunity Council boardmember Peter Draugelis, saida current priority is forming aboard for the foundation.

“What we’re trying to do isfind people who want to seeHyde Park School be a long-term asset,” said Rowe, whoalso serves on the board of theHyde Park NeighborhoodCouncil. “Our goal is to popu-late the (foundation) boardwith people who have a pas-sion for the school and com-munity.”

Rowe said the plan is tohave a board of eight to 12members established by thesummer.

For information or to get in-volved, contact Rowe viaemail at [email protected].

Hyde Park SchoolFoundation gearingup for the futureBy Forrest [email protected]

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Hyde Park School Foundation members Jason Hipskind, left, and TomRowe as well as Jason Wilcoxon, chairman of the Local School DecisionMaking Committee, are looking at long-range needs of Hyde Park School.Projects under discussion include beautification of the school grounds.

SCHOOL EARNSHIGHEST SCORE

Hyde Park School hasearned the highest Perfor-mance Index Score in the stateof Ohio for 2013-2014.

The school’s score of 117.4out of 120 points was thehighest among 3,391 schoolsin Ohio as measured by theOhio Department of Educa-tion’s annual report card.

Hyde Park School PrincipalTianay Amat and school staffwere recently honored by theCincinnati Board of Educationfor this accomplishment.

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A 2006 SycamoreHigh School graduateturned teen novelist willbe launching her firstnovel at the bookstoreshe went to as a teen.

Jasmine Warga, whonow lives in Mariemont,will be launching herfirst novel, “My Heartand Other Black Holes”at the Fields Ertel Barnesand Noble at 7 p.m. Tues-day, Feb. 10.

The book is about atroubled teenage girl anda grief stricken teenageboy who meet online andmake a suicide pact.

“The book sort of fol-lows the29 days orso afterthey makethe pact tothe datethey haveset, thecomplica-tions thatensue and

the way their feelingschange about their livesfrom getting to know oneanother,” Warga said.

The book is being pub-lished by Harper Collins,which purchased themanuscript from Wargain a six-figure deal. It isalso being published in-ternationally in 12 lan-guages.

Warga said her bookhas been called “taboo-busting” or “edgy” be-cause of it being a teennovel about teenage sui-cide. She said she did notknow how “controver-

sial” the book would bewhen she was writing it.

“I just woke up andhad the main character’svoice in my head and thatvoice really propelled thebook,” she said.

Most teen novels deal-ing with suicide are usu-ally grief novels becausethe main character’sfriend has committed su-icide. Warga said hernovel is different be-cause it is the main char-acter considering sui-cide, but she added it ismore about depressionthan suicide.

“I think the problemwith burying (depressionand suicidal thoughts)under the rug and sayingwe shouldn’t have booksabout that or the idea thattalking about it makes itcontagious is actuallyworse because it shamespeople who struggle with

depression or mental ill-ness. It stigmatizes it andin doing so makes themless likely to reach outand talk and ask for help,which obviously is themost important thing youwant from someone withthose thoughts to do,”Warga said.

Sycamore HighSchool English teacherConnie Smith said Wargaalways responded tounique and powerfulvoices of contemporarywriters.

“She knew – as a juniorin high school – that shewanted to do what theywere doing; speak to anaudience like herself.Her insight is extraordi-nary; her understandingof human nature is re-markable; and her enthu-siasm is infectious,”Smith said.

Smith organized a dayfor Warga to come backto Sycamore High Schooland speak with students.

“It was so surreal to goback to Sycamore. Forone period they had mespeaking in the auditori-um that I went to and hadlistened to so many peo-ple speak in high school,”she said.

After the Cincinnatibook launch, she will begoing on a book tour withtwo other novelists. Sheis working on her secondbook.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in theSycamore CommunitySchools? Follow Marika Leeon Twitter: @ReporterMarika

Mariemont residentpublishes first bookBy Marika [email protected]

THANKS TO JASMINE WARGA

“My Heart and Other BlackHoles,” written by Sycamoregraduate and Mariemontresident Jasmine Warga,launches next month.

JasmineWarga

MT. WASHINGTON —The community of MountWashington may be look-ing at another communityfor economic inspiration.

During its Januarymeeting, the Mount Wash-ington Community Coun-cil approved a motion to

contractwith theMadison-ville Com-munity Ur-ban Rede-velopmentCorp. forconsulta-tion ser-vices.

These services wouldfocus on what Madison-ville has done to spur eco-nomic development in itsown community.

Recently the Circle De-velopment Group an-nounced plans to launch a$25 million project thissummer called The Red,featuring 250 apartmentsand three new restaurantsin Madisonville. Duringthe past few years, thecommunity has also been

involved in a number ofrevitalization efforts.

“This could be a realgame changer,” MountWashington CommunityCouncil board memberRebecca Kaminski said.

Board member KirkKavanaugh said this is aproactive approach to-ward development. Kava-naugh said having a planin place could help avoidpotential issues in the fu-ture.

For example, councilhas expressed some reser-vations about a new Auto-Zone expected to open inthe business district thisspring. Council has con-

cerns that the proposedstore doesn't specificallyfit with a comprehensiveplan prepared for thecommunity in 2007.

This is an opportunityto learn from the Madison-ville Community UrbanRedevelopment Corp.,said Brian Fortin, who isheading council’s Eco-nomic Development Com-mittee.

“What kind of develop-ment should we try andbring into Mount Wash-ington?” Fortin said.

Fortin said the commit-tee will also look at someof the goals set forth in theoriginal comprehensiveplan.

The committee willlook not only at currentcommercial properties inthe business district, butalso at properties outsideof the business district.

“What can we bringinto the neighborhood toimprove it?” Fortin said.

The committee willlikely provide updates atfuture Mt. WashingtonCommunity Council meet-ings.

During the Januaryboard meeting, three newboard members were alsoelected.

They include GregLandsman, who runs aneducation advocacygroup, Bill Holzman, whoorganized Mount Wash-ington’s Citizens on Patrolin 2000, and Jody Pol, whohelps at the Mount Wash-ington Welcome and Infor-mation Station.

They will replace for-mer board membersCourtney Vonderhaar,Rob Hayes and JamesFleming.

Mt. Washington hopes toimprove business districtBy Forrest [email protected]

FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

New board members have been selected for the Mt.Washington Community Council. They are, from left: GregLandsman, Jody Pol and Bill Holzman.

Kavanaugh

Interfaith gatheringto pray for peace

Greater Anderson Pro-motes Peace (and EasternHills Friends Meetingwill host an interfaithgathering to pray forpeace 7 p.m. Wednesday,Feb. 11, at the FriendsMeeting House, 1671 Na-gel Road.

GAPP and EasternHills Friends pray thatpeace may come wher-ever violence disruptsdaily life. In line withQuaker practice, the eve-

ning will begin in silence;then all who are moved topray aloud may do so. Theevening will concludewith refreshments andtime for conversation. Allare welcome.

For more informationvisit gappeace.org oreasternhillsfriends.org.

Mariemont Playersauditions for ‘12Angry Jurors’

Director Dan Maloneywill hold auditions for theMariemont Players pro-

duction of “12 Angry Ju-rors,” a thriller by Regi-nald Rose and adapted bySherman L. Sergel, at theWalton Creek Theater,4101 Walton Creek Road(just east of Mariemont).

Auditions are 1 p.m. to4 p.m. Feb. 15, and 7 p.m.to 10 p.m. Feb. 16.

A 19-year old man hasjust stood trial for the fa-tal stabbing of his father.As the 12 jurors are takeninto the bleak jury room,it looks like an open-and-shut case – until one of thejurors begins opening theothers’ eyes to the facts.One juror says, “Weshould not make it a per-sonal thing.” But personalit does become, with eachjuror revealing his or herown character as the vari-ous testimonies are re-ex-amined, the murder is re-enacted and a new mur-der threat is born beforetheir eyes.

The cast consists of 13men and women, ages 21and up. All roles are opento either gender – no roleshave been pre-cast. Thedirector is looking for lotsof different types. Audi-tions will consist of read-ings from the script.

The production will beMay 8 through May 24.

For more information,contact the director [email protected].

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Cardinal Pacelli School» The residents of Marjorie

P. Lee Community have the op-portunity to attend a CatholicMass Wednesday afternoons.

One Wednesday each month,the Pastor of Our Lord Christthe King Church, The Rev. EdSmith, presides at the Mass andstudents from Cardinal PacelliSchool are given the opportuni-ty to take part in it. Student Al-tar servers assist Fr. Smith atthe altar and student Lectorsread the Scripture passages andgeneral intercessions. Often,younger students simply attendthe Mass, but have one of themost important jobs; they circu-late throughout the congrega-tion at the sign of peace.

Parent chaperone Mary BethHines said, “We look forward toattending Mass and helping atMarjorie P. Lee. Our childrenlove connecting with the resi-dents there, who are very ap-preciative. Our favorite part ofthe Mass is the sign of peace,when the children walkthroughout the chapel to offerpeace to those who can no long-er walk. We leave feelingblessed to have had the opportu-nity to celebrateMass with suchwonderful people.”

Taking part in a liturgy iscommon for students at Cardi-nal Pacelli, but celebrating Eu-charist with the residents atMarjorie P. Lee adds another di-mension.

“Attending the Marjorie P.Lee Mass with my children inDecember was just what I need-ed to get into the holiday spirit. Iwas so impressed by how wellall of the students interactedwith the residents in the nurs-ing home. It was one of thosemoments where I realized thatwe are all here for a greater pur-pose,” Jill Giles said.

MariemontElementary School

» The Mariemont Elemen-tary sixth-grade ExploraVisionteams spent an afternoon at Cin-cinnati Children’s HospitalMedical Center’s Genetics Lablearning from the new director,Dr. Harinder Singh, and his col-league, Dr Michelle Reed.

Sixth-grade students EllaWaltz, Alyssa Bach, Olivia Sulli-van and Jackson Hacias areworking on a futuristic proposalto develop a patch made of skincells that have been engineeredto identify cancer cells and thentrigger an attack on the cancercells by the immune system.

Their project proposal willbe submitted to the NationalScience Teacher Association’sToyota ExploraVision contest atthe end of this month.

» Mariemont Junior HighSchool seventh grade socialstudies students collaboratedwith licensed architects ontheir planned community de-signs.

Students learned what archi-tects do and applied this knowl-edge to their community plans.

Architects who participatedwere Rick Koehler from Archi-tectsPlus; Heather Curlessowner of Greener Stock; andBob Doran, who was most re-cently the university architectfor the University of New Mex-ico.

Mariemont High School» Hundreds of students from

Southwest Ohio and NorthernKentucky submit artwork to the2014-2015 regional ScholasticArt Awards regional and nation-al art competition. FourteenMariemont High School stu-dents received a total of 22awards:

Lucy Hanley: Gold Key &honorable mention for photog-raphy.

Lindsay Stricker: Gold Key& honorable mention for pho-

tography. Collin Widecan: Gold Key for

photography. Maddie Arends: Silver Key

for photography. Carson Fields: Silver Key for

photography. Amanda Lewis: Silver Key

and three honorable mentionsfor photography.

Meagan Meece: Silver Keyfor photography.

Albert Nowitzki: Two SilverKeys and honorable mention forphotography.

Alex Wilson: Silver Key forphotography.

Kelsey Brown: Honorablemention for photography.

Cooper Hayes: Honorablemention for photography.

Nina Willis: Two Honorablementions for photography.

Emma Phillips: Honorablemention for digital art.

Gabbie Robb: Honorablemention for glass.

All 14 students were honoredat an award ceremony Jan. 30 atthe Northern Kentucky Con-vention Center. Their work willbe on exhibit through Feb. 7 atthe Art Academy of Cincinnati,1212 Jackson St. In addition, theGold Key winners will go on tocompete in New York City at thenational level later this year.

» Mariemont High Schoolchorus students recently saw“Once” at the Aronoff Centerfor the Arts.

Summit Country Day» Sixteen area students pre-

sented the results of their sum-mer research experiences Jan.14 at the Science Research Insti-tute Colloquium on the campusof The Summit Country DaySchool.

The Summit’s Science Re-search Institute is a unique col-lege preparatory program de-signed for students who areconsidering pursuit of degreesand careers in the sciences.

Last summer, students hadmulti-week research experi-ences with professional men-tors at the University of Cincin-nati, Cincinnati Children’s Hos-pital Research Center, PisgahAstronomy Research Institutein Rosman, North Carolina, re-search scientists in a wide arrayof fields at regional universitiesas well as other science educa-tional centers.

Among the topics they re-searched were MIRA variablesin astronomy, the chemistry ofdyes, lake and watershed ecolo-gy, oral health epidemiology,stochastic processes in physics,

immunology, artificial intelli-gence, flesh fly phylogeny andneural feedback with electro-myography.

“I’m not sure where thecountry ranks currently inworldwide ratings of highschool students in math andreading, but judging from theperformance of the studentsparticipating in The Summit’sScience Research Institutehere, they are doing quite well,”said Dr. G. James Sammarco, aretired Cincinnati orthopedicsurgeon who serves as chair ofthe Science Research InstituteRoundtable advisory group.“This program is designed tofoster independent student re-search, and in its first year ofoperation has resulted in ignit-ing in those students a passionfor learning science. Theychose their projects in areas ofinterest which allowed them tocombine that with their imagi-nation and the will to learn with-in a limited period of time. Thattaught them to tap their own po-tential and succeed while pro-viding useful information to thecommunity.”

Presenting at the colloquiumwere seniors Brenna Biggs ofHyde Park, Jae Young “Mat-thew” Choi, an internationalstudent from South Korea, Aar-on Chow of Montgomery, Josh-ua Harris of Amberley Village,Samantha Hunt of AndersonTownship, Chris Lyons of GreenTownship, Kara McSwain of Ft.Thomas, Juliana Overbey of

Terrace Park, Thomas Quan ofWest Chester Township, NickRomanelli of Hyde Park, An-drew Thomas of AndersonTownship, Adelaide Tsueda ofSummerside, Nathan Whitsettof Hyde Park, Emily Walton ofHyde Park and junior interna-tional students from China, Lin-hao “Alex” Yang and Yi Nuo“Jenny” Zhang.

The Science Research Insti-tute is headed by Jessica Replo-gle, who has been published innumerous scientific journalsthrough her work at Boston Col-lege and Brigham and Women’sHospital/Harvard MedicalSchool.

For more information, go towww.summitcds.org.

Ursuline Academy» Monika Nunez, member of

Ursuline’s science faculty, com-pleted Walt Disney World’sDopey Challenge Jan. 11. Thechallenge consisted of fourraces: a 5K on Thursday, 10K onFriday, half marathon on Satur-day and a full marathon on Sun-day, for a total of 48.6 miles infour days.

All of these races took placethroughout Disney World,which offered the added bonusof photo ops with Disney char-acters throughout each race.Nunez, a Fairfax resident, de-cided to have fun with the fullmarathon, and rode the Expedi-tion Everest roller coaster inthe middle of the race.

“If you’d told me in highschool that I would be a runner, Iwould have laughed at you be-cause I couldn’t run a blockwithout doubling over in pain,”Nunez said. “But I learned to getpast the pain and running hasbecome something I love. It’samazing what the human bodycan do with the right mental de-termination.”

Nunez took home six medalsfrom the weekend – one for eachrace, plus one for the GoofyChallenge (completing the halfand full marathons) and one forthe Dopey Challenge (complet-ing all four races.) She wants toearn all of the runDisney med-als. She has already completedthe Princess Half Marathon, theWine & Dine Half Marathon andthe Disneyland Half Marathon.Nunez has also participated inseveral local races includingrunning Cincinnati’s Flying PigMarathon in 2013 and 2014.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO LEAH FIGHTMASTER

Senior Nathan Whitsett of Hyde Park explains the findings of his researchon light curves of short- and long-term variations in MIRA type variablestars at the Science Research Institute Colloquium on Jan. 14 to G. JamesSammarco, a retired Cincinnati orthopedic surgeon and the chair of theInstitute's Roundtable advisory group.

THANKS TO EMILY DALEY

Cardinal Pacelli student Madeline Daley greets a Marjorie P. Lee residentbefore a Mass.

THANKS TO JOSEPHINE MCKENRICK

Mariemont High School Scholastic Art competition winners include, fromleft: bottom, Lindsay Stricker, Amanda Lewis, Gabbie Robb, Emma Phillips,Meagan Meece and Nina Willis; back, Albert Nowitzki, Alex Wilson, CarsonFields, Maddie Arends, Kelsey Brown, Collin Widecan and Cooper Hayes.Not pictured: Lucy Hanley.

THANKS TO SALLY NEIDHARD

Ursuline science faculty memberMonika Nunez completed Disney'sDopey Challenge.

THANKS TO JOSEPHINE MCKENRICK

Mariemont High School Chorus students see "Once" at the Aronoff Centerfor the Arts. In back are Mary Deadrick, Merrill Welage, Katlyn Timmers,Mauri Hogan, Hunter Thiers, Seth Medlin and Lauren Trester. In front areLauren Renner and Emmy Weisenberg.

THANKS TO JOSEPHINE

MCKENRICK

Heather Curless, anarchitect fromGreener Stock,works withMariemont JuniorHigh Schoolseventh gradesocial studiesstudents OliviaAndrus, left, EllieHalpin and ClaireWilder.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 5Art & Craft ClassesSharp Art: Stained Glass Class-es, 6:30-9 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, 4426 Brazee St., Learnbasic glass cutting, wet grinder,foil wrap and solder. Ages 12-80.$30-$100. Presented by SharpArt. 389-6742; [email protected]. Oakley.

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

Art ExhibitsWorks on Paper and Pop-Out-Painting, noon to 8 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, 4426 Brazee St.,gallery One One. Paper: exhibi-tion of works by local artistsstudying at Manifest DrawingCenter. Pop: new, non-curatedexhibition features works cre-ated by local artists with die cutpaper that folds and tucks tobecome a workable 3D artistcanvas. Free. 321-0206; www.bra-zeestreetstudios.com. Oakley.

EducationTV Toastmasters Club Meeting,6-7:30 p.m., Anderson Center,7850 Five Mile Road, Learn-by-doing club in which membershone communication and listen-ing skills in comfortable, friendlyatmosphere with added benefitof viewing their speeches onYouTube. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by TV Toastmasters.Through Dec. 19. 378-7654;www.tvtoastmasters.com. An-derson Township.

Exercise ClassesNew Beginner Taoist Tai ChiClass, 2-3:15 p.m., Oakley Recre-ation Center, 3882 Paxton Ave.,Slow natural movements im-prove health of body, mind andspirit. They reduce tension,improve circulation and balanceand increase strength and flex-ibility. $109 includes 24 classesfollowed by free month ofcontinuing practice meetings.Other packages also available.304-6055; www.usa.taoist.org.Oakley.

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions An-derson Office, 7689 BeechmontAve., Free hearing test andevaluation. For Ages 50 and up.Reservations required. Presentedby Hearing Solutions by Ellis-Scott & Associates. 777-9100.Anderson Township.

Music - ConcertsDave Mason’s Traffic Jam, 8p.m., 20th Century Theater, 3021Madison Road, Seated-onlyshow. SOLD OUT. 731-8000;www.the20thcenturythea-ter.com. Oakley.

RecreationPreschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30a.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., $2 perchild per class. Presented byAnderson Township Park District.388-5082. Anderson Township.

FRIDAY, FEB. 6Art ExhibitsWorks on Paper and Pop-Out-Painting, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Brazee Street Studios, Free.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.

Drink TastingsFriday Evening Tasting, 6-8p.m. Music Wines., Remke Mar-ket Oakley, 3872 Paxton Ave., $5for five samples and snacks fromdeli and bakery. Through Feb. 13.619-5454. Oakley.

Wine Tasting, 5:30-7 p.m., WineWorld, 7737 Five Mile Road,Taste four different wines. Ages21 and up. $1 per two-ouncetaste. 232-6611. Anderson Town-ship.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening, 4-6p.m., Cincinnati Sports Club, 3950Red Bank Road, Brief history andexam designed to troubleshootand modify activities and exer-cise programs covered. Ages 18and up. Free. Reservationsrequired. Presented by ChristHospital Physical Therapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Literary - BookstoresStory Time with Miss Sarah,9:30-10 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, 3054Madison Road, With Miss Sarah

and her guitar. Free. 731-2665.Oakley.

On Stage - TheaterCat on a Hot Tin Roof, 7 p.m.,Anderson High School, 7560Forest Road, Titus Auditorium.Amid a whirlwind of sexuality,greed, repression and decay,journey to a place where thetruth seeps into our lives nomatter how we struggle againstit. Ages 18 and up. $10. Reserva-tions required. Presented byAnderson Theatre. 232-2772;www.andersontheatre.com.Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, FEB. 7Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resurrec-tion, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxingUkrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. Through March 28.713-3541; www.lcresurrectio-n.org. Anderson Township.

Art ExhibitsWorks on Paper and Pop-Out-Painting, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Brazee Street Studios, Free.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.

Art OpeningsWoman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature Member Exhi-bition, 3-6 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Viewand acquire works by womenwho have achieved SignatureStatus through juried process.Exhibit continues through Feb.22. Free. Presented by TheWoman’s Art Club of Cincinnati.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Free. Presented byCBB Production. Through Feb.28. 528-9909. Mount Carmel.

On Stage - TheaterCat on a Hot Tin Roof, 7 p.m.,Anderson High School, $10.Reservations required. 232-2772;www.andersontheatre.com.Anderson Township.

SUNDAY, FEB. 8Art ExhibitsWoman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature Member Exhi-bition, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Viewand acquire works by womenwho have achieved SignatureStatus through juried process.Free. Presented by The Woman’sArt Club of Cincinnati. ThroughFeb. 22. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Lower atrium. Learn about thehistory of Anderson Townshipthrough photos, hands-onexhibits and artifacts. Free.Presented by Anderson TownshipHistorical Society. Through Feb.25. 231-2114; andersontown-shiphistoricalsociety.org. An-derson Township.

FilmsGrease Sing-Along MovieEvent, 7:30 p.m., MariemontTheatre, 6906 Wooster Pike,Lyrics on screen. Costume contestbefore show. Rated PG-13. $10.Registration recommended.272-0222. Mariemont.

On Stage - TheaterCat on a Hot Tin Roof, 2 p.m.,Anderson High School, $10.Reservations required. 232-2772;www.andersontheatre.com.Anderson Township.

MONDAY, FEB. 9Art & Craft ClassesSharp Art: Stained Glass Class-es, 6:30-9 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, $30-$100. 389-6742;[email protected]. Oakley.

Introduction to Knitting theGaptastic Cowl, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Skills learned: knit, purl, cast on,knitting on circular needles, castoff, swatching, understandinggauge and stitch count andbeginning pattern reading. Ages20-93. $120 for six sessions.Registration required. Presentedby Woman’s Art Club Founda-

tion. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Beginning Cable Knitting withToby Ganz, 12:30-2:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Learn necessary skills needed toknit a cable sweater with ease.Ages 20-93. $100 five classes.Registration required. Presentedby Woman’s Art Club Founda-tion. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.


EducationWomen’s Self-Defense, 7-9p.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Hands-onworkshop on ways to minimizechances of becoming a victimand maximize chances of surviv-ing an attack. Ages 15 and up.$25, $20 residents. Registrationrequired. Presented by AndersonTownship Park District. 388-4513.Anderson Township.

TUESDAY, FEB. 10Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Forbeginning and intermediatepainters. Instruction covers basicpainting techniques, gooddrawing and creative use ofcolor. Ages 18 and up. $80 forfour classes. Registration re-quired. 791-7044; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.


Woman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature Member Exhi-bition, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 6-8:30 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesNew Beginner Taoist Tai ChiClass, 2-3:15 p.m., Oakley Recre-ation Center, $109 includes 24classes followed by free monthof continuing practice meetings.304-6055; www.usa.taoist.org.Oakley.

Tai Chi Workshop, 11 a.m. tonoon, Yum’s Cincinnati HwaRang Do, 3603 Church St., In-troduction to ancient art ofrelaxation, meditation andenergy building. $15 per class or$69 for six weeks. 760-5986;www.cincyhrd.com. Newtown.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 7 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,$1-$15. 528-9909; www.stuart-glugibuhl.com. Mount Carmel.

Preschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2 per child per class.388-5082. Anderson Township.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11Art ExhibitsWorks on Paper and Pop-Out-Painting, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Brazee Street Studios, Free.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.


EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

Health / WellnessMuscle-Tendon-LigamentScreening, 6-7 p.m., CincinnatiSports Club, 3950 Red BankRoad, Grandin Room. Sportsmedicine doctor shows howthese issues are evaluated usingultrasound. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Christ Hospital Physical Thera-py. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Literary - Story TimesStory Time, 10:30-11 a.m., BlueManatee Children’s Bookstore,3054 Madison Road, On LaPageStage. Stories, songs and more.Free. 731-2665. Oakley.

THURSDAY, FEB. 12Art & Craft ClassesSharp Art: Stained Glass Class-es, 6:30-9 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, $30-$100. 389-6742;[email protected]. Oakley.

Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161. Marie-mont.

Art ExhibitsWorks on Paper and Pop-Out-Painting, noon to 8 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, Free. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.


Clubs & OrganizationsEastside Technology Talk, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,For people interested in technol-ogy and learning more about itand how it can help us andothers. Free. Presented by East-side Technology Talks. ThroughNov. 10. 474-3100; bit.ly/East-sideTechnologyTalks. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesNew Beginner Taoist Tai ChiClass, 2-3:15 p.m., Oakley Recre-ation Center, $109 includes 24classes followed by free monthof continuing practice meetings.

304-6055; www.usa.taoist.org.Oakley.

RecreationPreschool Open Gym, 9:30-11:30a.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,$2 per child per class. 388-5082.Anderson Township.

FRIDAY, FEB. 13Art ExhibitsWorks on Paper and Pop-Out-Painting, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Brazee Street Studios, Free.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.


Drink TastingsFriday Evening Tasting, 6-8p.m. Valentines Wines., RemkeMarket Oakley, $5 for fivesamples and snacks from deli andbakery. 513-619-5454. Oakley.

Wine Tasting, 5:30-7 p.m., WineWorld, $1 per two-ounce taste.232-6611. Anderson Township.

EducationDance of the Gods: Motions ofthe Planets, 7-9 p.m., CincinnatiObservatory Center, 3489 Obser-vatory Place, Discuss ideas andobservations scientists regardingthe apparent motion of the fivenaked eye “wandering stars”planets. Ages 18 and up. $22.Registration required. Presentedby Communiversity at UC. 556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu/noncreditreg. Mount Lookout.

Literary - BookstoresStory Time with Miss Sarah,9:30-10 a.m., Blue ManateeChildren’s Bookstore, Free.731-2665. Oakley.

On Stage - TheaterTheory of Mind, 5 p.m., MarjorieP. Lee Retirement Center, 3550Shaw Ave., By Ken LaZebnik.Sensitive, unsentimental portraitof relationships, tells story of Bill,a teenager who happens to liveon the autism spectrum. Recom-mended for ages 11 and up. Callvenue for tickets and prices.Presented by Playhouse in thePark. 871-2090; www.cincyplay-.com. Hyde Park.

SATURDAY, FEB. 14Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resurrec-tion, $15. Registration required.713-3541; www.lcresurrectio-n.org. Anderson Township.

Monoprinting Workshop withAmy Burton, 2-5 p.m. Also Feb.15., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Two-day workshop.Create prints from your ownphotograph of a special personor place using a monoprintingtechnique that requires no artexperience. For ages 16 and up.$125. Registration required.

Presented by Woman’s Art ClubFoundation. 561-6949; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.


Woman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature Member Exhi-bition, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Holiday - Valentine’s DaySweetheart Ball, 6:15-9:30 p.m.,Faith Christian FellowshipChurch, 6800 School St., Spaghet-ti dinner, snacks, dancing anddoor prizes. Babysitting available(to age 9). Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration recommended.Presented by tek’non YouthMinistries. 474-2303. Newtown.

Valentine’s Rockin with A-440Band, 5-11 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Dinner by Chef Jason Robb 5-9p.m. $5. 528-9909. Mount Car-mel.

Valentine Day Dance, 8-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 318, 6660Clough Pike, Patriot Center.Music by the Cincy Rockers.Complimentary rose for ladiesand favor for each couple. Cashbar. Ages 21 and up. BenefitsAmerican Legion Post 318. $10.Reservations recommended.231-6477. Anderson Township.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, Free.528-9909. Mount Carmel.

SUNDAY, FEB. 15Art ExhibitsWoman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature Member Exhi-bition, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

AuditionsTwelve Angry Jurors - Audi-tions, 1-4 p.m., Walton CreekTheater, 4101 Walton CreekRoad, Auditions will consist ofreadings from the script. Free.Presented by Mariemont PlayersInc.. Through Feb. 16. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, Free. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.

On Stage - TheaterTheory of Mind, 2:30 p.m.,Carnegie Center of ColumbiaTusculum, 3738 Eastern Ave., ByKen LaZebnik. Sensitive, un-sentimental portrait of relation-ships, tells story of Bill, a teen-ager who happens to live on theautism spectrum. Recommendedfor ages 11 and up. Call venue fortickets and prices. Presented byPlayhouse in the Park. 473-5745;www.cincyplay.com. ColumbiaTusculum.

MONDAY, FEB. 16Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to Knitting theGaptastic Cowl, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $120 for six sessions.Registration required. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Beginning Cable Knitting withToby Ganz, 12:30-2:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $100 five classes. Regis-tration required. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.


AuditionsTwelve Angry Jurors - Audi-tions, 7 -10 p.m., Walton CreekTheater, Free. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

NatureThe History and Mystery ofMaple, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,California Woods Nature Pre-serve, 5400 Kellogg Ave., Taptrees, haul sap and make maplesyrup. Ages 5-12. $25. Regis-tration required. Presented byCincinnati Parks. 761-4313;cincinnatiparks.com. California.

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The students of Anderson Theatre will be presenting Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winningplay “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Feb. 6, 7 and 8, and they are all rising to the challenge. Picturedare, from left, junior Tori Caldwell as Mae, junior Ely Ayers as Gooper, senior Kate Aylward asMaggie, junior Sally Modzelewski as Big Mama, senior Bill Pahutski as Brick, and senior NateBissinger as Big Daddy. Tickets can be purchased at www.ShowTix4U.com.

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Whenever the grandkidsspend the night, I let them“color” their bath water with abit of food coloring.

Emerson, 2-1/2, usuallychooses blue, yellow andgreen. Her sister, Eva, 6, likes

pink and red. Iguess that’s whyI was low on redfood coloringwhen I got outthe ingredientsfor the red vel-vet cake recipeI’m sharing forValentine’s Day.To be on the safeside, I bought 2boxes, one forme in the kitch-

en, and one for the kids in thebath.

Don’t forget those in yourcircle of family and friendswho could use a bit of cheeringup this Valentine’s Day. Buy abox of kids’ Valentines.They’re less expensive thansingle cards and bring joy toValentines of all ages.

Red velvet cake fromscratch

When I see a recipe likethis, I wonder how it was everdeveloped. Red velvet cake is a“happy” cake - the vivid colormakes me smile. The cocoagives a hint of chocolate. Yes,you do need a whole bottle ofred food coloring. There arerecipes I’ve seen that use beetsas a natural coloring agent.This recipe has to have foodcoloring. But heck, it’s onlyonce a year…

2-1/2 cups all purpose flour1/2 cup unsweetened co-

coa powder1 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt2 sticks butter, softened (1

cup)2 cups sugar4 large eggs, room temper-

ature1 cup regular sour cream1/2 cup milk - 2% or regular1 oz bottle red food col-

oring2-1/2 teaspoons vanillaPreheat oven to 350.Grease and flour two 9-inch

round cake pans. This meansgreasing the pan and thensprinkling it lightly with flour,then tapping excess out. Or usebaking spray with flour.

Whisk together, sift or pushthrough a sieve the flour, cocoapowder, baking soda and salt.Set aside.

Beat butter and sugar onmedium speed 5 minutes oruntil light and fluffy. Beat in

eggs, one at a time so that theyincorporate well. Mix in sourcream, milk, food color andvanilla.

Gradually beat in flour mix-ture on low until blended.Don’t overbeat. Pour into pans.

Bake 35-40 minutes or untiltoothpick inserted in centercomes out clean.

Cool in pan 10 minutes. Re-move from pans; cool on wirerack before frosting.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen Put eggs in liquid measur-

ing cup with spout. They willbe easy to pour out one at atime.

Buttercream frosting

I like a thick frosting so Iusually double the recipe.

The left over buttercreamcan be frozen for a couple ofmonths.

1 stick butter (1/2 cup),softened

4-1/2 confectioners sugar,sifted or pushed through asieve if necessary to removelumps

2 teaspoons vanilla4-6 tablespoons milk or bit

more if neededBeat butter until creamy

and then beat in sugar, vanillaand enough milk to desiredconsistency. Makes 3 cups.

Cream cheese frosting

Beat together until fluffy:8 oz cream cheese, soft-

ened4-6 tablespoons butter,

softened4 cups confectioners sugar

or bit more if necessary1 tablespoon vanilla

Anne’s red velvetcupcakes and red velvetcake from a mix

Check out these on my siteAbouteating.com.

Lemon blueberry syrupFor Hank, who asked me to

share this recipe when I men-tioned it during a workshop.Hank picks blueberries inseason and then freezes them.This would be nice over waf-fles or pancakes. Note therange in sugar. Dependingupon the sweetness of the ber-ries, you may need more, orless. For restricted diets, use asugar and butter substitute.

1/2 stick butter (4 table-spoons)

1/2 to 1 cup sugar2 generous cups blueber-

ries, fresh or frozen2-3 tablespoons fresh lem-

on juice1 tablespoon cornstarchPlace butter, sugar and

berries in pan. Cook over medi-um heat for 5 minutes, or untilberries pop. Combine lemonjuice and cornstarch and stirinto sauce.

Cook until thickened, about3-5 minutes. Makes about 3cups. Store in refrigerator.Warm before serving.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Red velvet cake makes Valentine’s Day sweeter

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Scratch-made red velvet cake is the perfect accompaniment to Valentine’s Day.

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On Iranian nuclear negotia-tions, we hear: “No options areoff the table.”

Threats of increased sanc-tions or bombing are on thetable. Israel pushes for abombing campaign, likelyigniting another war, withstrategic benefits for Israeland a trillion dollar cost forthe U.S.

Benny Morris, an Israelihistorian, argued should theU.S. not bomb Iran, Israeliconventional weapons wouldbe inadequate; consequently,Israel would nuke severalsites. Sheldon Andelson, thefinancier of the Likud andRepublican parties, suggestedthe U.S. drop a nuclear bombon an Iranian desert. The typ-ical option of: each side reduc-ing its nuclear arsenal is not

on the table. Anegotiatedreduction ofIsraeli nukeshas no cost tothe US.

To put Is-raeli nukes onthe table re-quires over-riding theambiguous

nuclear policy, which ignoresthe existence of Israeli A-bombs. Now is the time to seta clear policy based uponAmerica’s best interests andtreaty obligations.

Israeli history and currentevents show it to be an ex-tremist state. It has had: in-creasing religious fanaticism,ethnic cleansing, de jure dis-crimination and large scale

executions of non-violentmen. Many war crimes werecommitted in Israel’s attackson Gaza civilians during 2008-2009 and again in 2014. Israelis a democracy of sorts; unlikeany western democracy; al-though, similar to Iran’s. Thespecial relationship with Isra-el is not an alliance. Israel hasbeen an espionage problem.Israel’s armed forces know-ingly attacked the USS Liber-ty, killing 34 Americans.

Israel has had its share ofreformed terrorist as nationalleaders. The massive ethniccleansing approved by BenGurion far exceeds similarcrimes against humanity, bythe likes of the Serb, Milosev-ic. Begin and Shamir, were therespective leaders of twoterrorist groups; the Irgun

and the Stern gang. Sharonwas responsible for massa-cres at Sabra and Shatila inLebanon and the village ofQibya. The president of Israel,Reuven Rivlin, a Likudnik,recently called Israel a sicksociety due to the increasingextremism. Given Israel’srecord, the ambiguous policyis a bad one.

In theory Iran is sanctionedfor violations of the NuclearNon-Proliferation Treaty.Even though Israel is not anNNPT party, there is an NNPTobligation, to remove the Is-raeli nukes. CIA/FBI evidenceis clear that Israel pilfered, upto, 590 pounds, of bomb gradeuranium, from the ApolloPennsylvania NUMEC facil-ity, in the 1960s. Additionally,it obtained triggers from the

US. Funding for the bombprogram originated with UScharities. The US by doingnothing promoted Israeli nu-clear arms. For NNPT compli-ance Israel’s bomb programmust end.

A win-win option could beon the table. Iran agrees toabolish its program, in ex-change of removal of Israelnukes. If Israel refuses tocooperate, then it merits thetreatment dealt Iran. With-drawal of Israel aid plus grad-ual sanctions will meet theNNPT obligations. The tableneeds an option that will de-prive both sides of nuclearweapons, at no cost to the US.

John Rebel is a resident of ColumbiaTownship.

John RebelCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Trade nukes at the table, not in the air

There’s no denying it: OldMan Winter is a grumpy, oldsoul. So, you may want toreview and dispel a few ofthe myths that circulateabout winter weather’s ef-fect on your health. Here arefive of the most common:

Myth No. 1: You can getsick from cold weather

No. You get sick becauseof infectious pathogens,sickness is your body’s re-sponse to these invaders.Cold weather doesn’t putthem in your body.

So why does cold and fluseason occur in winter? Thesimple answer? You’re in-side more, enclosed in atighter space, hiding fromthe cold. The windows aren’topen, so air circulates less inyour home. Germs floatingaround in the air, or living onyour home’s surfaces, havemore opportunities to getinto your body. Coveringcoughs and sneezes, washingyour hands frequently, andkeeping your home clean arethe best ways to avoid catch-ing a cold or flu.

Myth No. 2: Allergiesaren’t as bad in thewinter

It depends on what you’reallergic to. If you’re allergicto pollen or ragweed, thenyes, your symptoms areprobably non-existent in thewinter. But if you’re allergicto mold, mildew, or dust—all of which are indoor al-lergens— your allergies areprobably worse in the win-ter. Running an HEPA filterin your home and changingout the filter every couplemonths, wearing a dustmask while dusting andvacuuming, and frequentlycleaning your bathroom andkitchen surfaces with ableach solution can help toalleviate indoor allergysymptoms.

Myth No. 3: Vitamin Ccan prevent colds

It’s important to getenough vitamin C (the FDArecommends 75 mg daily)

just for your body to operatenormally, but increasingvitamin C intake over thedaily recommended level isnot an effective safeguardagainst a cold-causing virus.The best preventative meth-ods, again, are coveringyour coughs and sneezes,washing your hands fre-quently, and getting yourproper rest and nutrition.

Myth No. 4: Chickensoup can cure a cold

Not exactly. There is noknown cure for the commoncold. There is, however,evidence that eating chickensoup can help to alleviatesymptoms. Chicken soup isfull of healthy proteins. Itprovides necessary electro-lytes, like sodium and potas-sium, which can easily belost in sweat during theheight of a fever. If colorfulvegetables like carrots,celery, or leafy greens areadded, it provides antioxi-dant nutrients that the bodyneeds to repair cellular dam-age caused by the virus.

Myth No. 5: A glass ofspirits can keep youwarm

In olden days, it wasthought that drinking etha-nol made a person’s bloodwarmer. Many people whohave had a sip of alcohol cantell you that one begins tofeel an inner flush ofwarmth as one drinks.

But that warm, flushedfeeling on your skin isn’tbecause of your body heat-ing up— it’s because drink-ing alcohol dilates capil-laries and causes blood torush toward the extremities,away from the major or-gans. Taking a nip of holidaycheer can certainly makeyou feel warm and fuzzy, butit’s not a treatment or curefor a chill.

Don’t believe the myths.Be smart and stay well.

Episcopal Retirement Homes runsMarjorie P. Lee, Deupree Homeand Deupree Cottages in EasternCincinnati.

Five winter healthmyths more stubbornthan the common cold

Jan. 28 questionWhat do you think about Presi-

dent Obama's proposal to pay fortwo years of community college,effectively expanding school toK-14 by taxing 529 college savingsplans?

“Community colleges are avaluable part of our educationalsystem, and provide an impor-tant option for many studentsand families. However, $60 bil-lion is not free, and ending bene-fits to middle class 529 collegesavings plans to pay for it iscounterproductive and an addedtax on millions of families. Presi-dent Obama is doing a disserviceto our students whose genera-tion is already on the receivingend of a growing $18 trilliondebt.”

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup

“I am very much against it.The main reason is the taxing ofthe 529 college savings plans.When we started saving for col-lege for our children we weretold that the benefit of using the529 was that it would not betaxed, so that was a very largeselling point in us making the de-cision to use it as an investmentvehicle to help pay for college.

“To now change that aspect,has the bait and switch feel to it.Although many will say that529s are something that are usedby the wealthy, we are a verymiddle class family with bothparents working full time, andare no means wealthy. So the tax-ing of the 529 is very disadvanta-geous to us.

“I am all for expansion of edu-cation for all, but in this case itseems that the middle class willtake the hardest hit. Also, sincethe working poor and the middleclass do not have the money nec-essary to influence the politicalsystem, it is easy for the govern-ment to set policies that makethem carry the load while thosewith money to sway the politicallandscape will continually makesure that no policy is passed thatis in any way disadvantageous tothem financially, either in theshort or long term.”

C.S.

“Let me see tax the hardworking Americans who aresacrificing to put money awayfor their children, so we couldpay for two more years of educa-tion for everybody. I guess Oba-ma was told those 5 million ille-gal children( he let in) won’t beready in five or six years for thejob market. Why two? Why not

four years? That’s next. Whenwas the last time an applicantwas told, ‘you know if you justhad two more years of a mean-ingless education you would bequalified?’ When Obama said ‘hewanted to spread the wealtharound,’ you probably thought toother Americans. Now we knowhe meant the all the Third Worldcountries.

“You can work extra hours,you got the dough right? Some-one thinks so. “

J.H.D.

“Obama says this new tax isrequired for $2,500 write-offsfor low-income families payingtuition. Forty-nine percent of thepopulation currently does notpay any federal income tax. Thismeans the new tax revenue can-not be used for write-offs be-cause there is nothing to write-off. This new tax will probablyfund Obama’s new Common-Core-for-College plan. Obamaand the Progressives will notstop until they control every as-pect of your children’s educa-tion.”

D.M.

“Like all things Obama, twoyears of free community collegeis yet another idea that soundsenticing on the surface, but withno possible equitable way to payfor it, is just another desperateattempt to create a legacy. In-stead of giving away two yearsof college to people with no skinin the game, perhaps he couldlook for ways to slow or trim theexcessively high, ever increas-ing costs of college. Just likeObamacare, where he is de-manding that the middle classfoot the bill to provide healthcare to the masses, he should befocusing on ways to reign inmedical costs at hospitals, doc-tor’s offices and at the pharma-ceutical companies. Sadly, Oba-

ma’s unchecked tax and spendlike crazy policies are burden-ing our grandchildrens’ grand-children with a debt that cannever be repaid. What are he andhis ilk thinking?”

M.J.F.

Jan. 21 questionThe city of Cincinnati released a

report earlier this month whichdetailed a decrease in crime with-in the city. Do you feel safe, or saf-er, in the city than you have in thepast? Why or why not?

“Pre riots, during the lunchhour I would often go grab lunchat restaurants on Main Street inOver the Rhine. That areaseemed to be on the upswingwith many independent opera-tors and owners. I never feltthreatened.

“However, after the riots, Istopped heading into Over theRhine and lost track of what hap-pened to many of the businesses,taking most of my lunch hoursdown south more into the Cen-tral Business District, FountainSquare area.

“Now, however with so muchredevelopment happening inparts of Over the Rhine, such asthe Vine Street corridor, north ofCentral Parkway, WashingtonPark and the new WoodwardTheater opening on Main Street,I have ventured back into thearea.

“There is a sense of safety innumbers and there are manypeople now partaking in the en-tertainment and restaurant of-ferings in the area. That longwith some very secure parkinggarages and lots has made mefeel very safe when venturingdown there.

“Also, it helps to talk to folkswho live or work down in thatarea as they can still tell youwhat areas to avoid or where notto park, like side streets off themain roads. Right now I feelvery safe from Central, north upVine, up till you get to around theKroger's store. It can get a bit in-timidating from their on up to-wards UC. As for Main Street,from Central on up to MOTR andthe Woodward Theater seemssafe, although the density isn'tthere yet that exists on Vine, so Iam more cautious when walkingthat area.

“Washington Park is also an-other great area now and the un-derground parking there isamazing.”

C.S.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONThe governors of Ohio andKentucky last week announceda new plan to help pay for anew Brent-Spence Bridge, whichincludes a 50 percent toll dis-count for daily users of thebridge. Is this a good idea? Whyor why not?

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

EAST WALNUT HILLS — In“The Castle”, the king likes tokeep things hot.

Coach Scott Kerr, PurcellMarian High School’s Lord ofCavalier Roundball, likes hotgyms, sweaty players and mak-ing the opposition uncomfort-able. On winter nights off Hack-berry Street, the thermostatand tempo stays up as the newbasketball coach tries to blue-collar his way through theGreater Catholic League-CoedDivision.

Formerly a leader of tourna-ment teams at Clark Montesso-ri, Kerr is trying to resurrectPurcell Marian by having hisplayers guard the oppositionclose enough to know what sizeshorts they’re wearing.

“That’s what we hang our haton,” Purcell Marian coach ScottKerr said. “We’re a pressingteam and we’re going to makeyou take care of the basketballfor 84 feet.”

As long as they make basketsto get into the pressure, itworks. The Cavaliers have al-

ready equaled last year’s win to-tal and are hoping to learn howto win away from their homefloor.

Among their losses, they fellby three at Shroder, three atMcNicholas and nine in over-time at Roger Bacon. They havewon tough games at Wyomingand Summit Country Day andonly lost by four at home to El-der.

Kerr substitutes like a hock-ey coach playing the Russianswith multiple line changes. Todisrupt the enemy, Cavalierscome in waves.

“We’re not afraid to sub,”Kerr said. “Right now, we playabout 10 guys. One of our play-ers is hurt (junior Jamel How-ard). We tell our guys the gameis a grind. We’re going to keeppounding the rock until we cancrack it. We hope once that

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Purcell Marian’s Shammon Rhymer is guarded by Seven Hills senior StefanAntonsson Jan. 20. The Cavaliers beat the Stingers 52-46.

PurcellMarian infull-courtfrenzyBy Scott [email protected]

ONLINE EXTRASFor video of Purcell Marian vs. SevenHills go to http://cin.ci/1KZnL2D


Senior Landis Owensby shoots a free throw for Purcell Marian as juniorteammate Jordan Gaines looks on.

See CAVALIERS, Page B2

MADISONVILLE — Only oneteam from Cincinnati finishedhigher than the Seven HillsStingers boys’ swim team atthe Southwest Ohio Swimmingand Diving Classic Jan. 17-18.

That team, of course, wasswimming powerhouse St. Xa-vier. Although the Bombersran away with the champion-ship, the 273 points the Sting-ers racked up, along with thesecond-place finish, left themwith feelings of confidenceand optimism for the rest ofthe season.

“I don’t think we were ex-pecting to have the result thatwe did,” Seven Hills newcomerTim Hagemeister said. “Afterthe first day, we realized thatwe were pretty high in thestandings and everyone wasfeeling good. On the secondday, we hit another gear andswam well.”

The Stingers got contribu-tions on an individual basis aswell as in the relays.

Junior Matthew Marquardtpicked up three second-placefinishes in the 100 and 200backstroke as well as the 200butterfly. Senior Pearce Kie-ser took second in the 100breaststroke with a time of58.34 seconds.

Hagemeister touched thewall in fourth place in the 200individual medley.

“Matthew’s times in the 100and 200 back were phenome-nal,” head coach Allie Henges

said. “He was throwing up fasttimes even though everyonewas tired. Tim really steppedup in the 200 IM as did Pearcein the 100 breast.”

Seven Hills was the runner-up in both the 200 and 400 med-ley relays and picked up third-place finishes in the 200 and400 freestyle relays.

With this showing in theClassic, Seven Hills isn’t goingto sneak up on any team thatmight also be competing at thestate championships at C.T.Branin Natatorium Feb. 26-27.

“I’m expecting them to be inthe top three at state,” Hengessaid. “I think we have a lot oftalent and a lot of kids whoswam last year that made it orwere very close. The hope isthat they get over the line andqualify.”

Henges added that the teamisn’t going to worry about whatother teams’ perceptions ofthem might be, and they are go-ing to worry only about whatthey can control.

“We want to have a lot ofpeople swim best times andhave some different statechampions,” Kieser, whosigned to swim at Columbia,said. “For me, it’s about doing alot of the same stuff I’ve beendoing: train hard, taper downand swim fast.”

Stingers won’t sneak upon competition at stateBy Nick [email protected]

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Seven Hills’ Tim Hagemeister warms up before a meet against CincinnatiCountry Day Jan. 27.

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Seven Hills senior Pearce Kieserwarms up before a dual meetagainst Cincinnati Country DayJan. 27.

KENWOOD — If there was astatistical category for mile-age, Moeller High School’shockey team would be amongstate leaders in Ohio. Playingin a conference based out ofColumbus, the Crusaders haveseen as many interstate milemarkers as some freight driv-ers.

Bypassing the local prepleague for better competition,Moeller skates in the CapitalHockey Conference White Di-vision with Upper Arlington,Gahanna Lincoln and St. Fran-cis DeSales. The Red Divisionfeatures St. Charles, Olentan-gy Orange, Dublin Jerome,Dublin Coffman and Olentan-gy Liberty. The Blue has Olen-tangy, Worthington Kilbourne,Bishop Watterson, ThomasWorthington and Dublin Scio-to.

As good as the GreaterCatholic League, Greater Mi-ami Conference and otherhockey-playing schools are inCincinnati, the Columbusquality of play is better overallthanks to its northern locationand the influence of the NHLBluejackets.

“We played the No. 1 teamin the state twice this year,”Moeller coach Mike Reedersaid. “We played the No. 3team in the state and the No. 6and No. 8. We played all of thetop 10 except for a couple. It’sbeen a very challenging year.”

At presstime, the Crusad-ers were 10 games under .500overall and were looking for afourth league win. Reederlikes his team’s effort andmany of the younger playershave improved.

“It’s hard to see whenyou’re playing such toughcompetition week in and weekout,” Reeder said. “When wedo play a team that’s at a lowerlevel, you can see the differ-ence.”

The Crusaders recentlytraveled to Toledo over theMartin Luther King holidayand were in Bowling Greenjust after Christmas. The

highlight of the hockey itiner-ary came during the team’sThanksgiving trip.

“Notre Dame!” Reeder an-swered quickly. “The ComptonFamily Center is spectacular.It’s Rome away from Rome forus. A lot of us went to Mass. Itwas about hockey, but it wasn’tjust about hockey.”

Moeller hockey faces stiffconference competition By Scott [email protected]

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Tom Capano of Moeller eyes the Upper Arlington goalie before ripping ashot Jan. 24 at Cincinnati Gardens.

See MOELLER, Page B2

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Boys basketball» Walnut Hills beat Tur-

pin 63-50 on Jan. 23. SeniorMaCio Teague led four Ea-gles in double figures with15 points.

On Jan. 25, Walnut Hillsbeat Massillon Jackson 61-50. Senior Caleb Tegrewas named Most ValuablePlayer of the Dunk4Dia-betes Tournament with 29points.

The Eagles beat Ander-son 57-51 on Jan. 30 withTeague hitting for 33points.

» Clark Montessori de-feated Cincinnati Chris-tian 76-70 on Jan. 30. Sen-ior Khallid Wilson led theCougars with 16 points.

» Purcell Marian beatCarroll 54-36 on Jan. 23.Senior LaDale Donaldsonand junior Rashaad Ali-Shakir led the Cavalierswith 14 points each.

Purcell Marian beatMcNicholas 51-43 in over-time on Jan. 29 as juniorJordan Gaines finishedwith 15 points.

» Indian Hill defeatedMariemont 67-52 Jan. 27.Joey Kromer led the War-riors with 16 points.

» Seven Hills defeatedClark Montessori 55-51Jan. 27.

» Summit Country Daydefeated Cincinnati Chris-tian 66-47 Jan. 27. XavierJohnson led all scorerswith 14 points for Summit.

» Moeller beat La Sallein overtime Jan. 23, 42-38.Senior Kurtis Hoffmanled the Crusaders with 11points.

The Crusaders defeat-ed Western Hills on Jan.27, 46-32. Junior SamMcCracken led with 12

points.On Jan. 30, Moeller

held off St. Xavier 39-35.Junior Nate Georgetonand sophomore Riley Vossled the Crusaders withnine points each.

Girls basketball» Mount Notre Dame

downed St. Ursula 64-24on Jan. 27. Senior NaomiDavenport led the Cou-gars with 15 points.

MND beat McAuley 44-31 on Jan. 29 with seniorDani Kissell scoring 13points.

» Purcell Marian beatFenwick 49-44 on Jan. 24.Sophomore Stormi Terrellled the scoring with 22points.

Purcell Marian wasvictorious over CincinnatiCountry Day on Jan. 26,70-30 as Terrell again had22 points.

» Summit Country Daystayed perfect with a 70-31victory against ClarkMontessori Jan. 28. GabbiGehner led all scorerswith 16 points.

» Mariemont defeatedReading 37-23 Jan. 29. Oli-via Griffith led the War-riors with nine points.

» St. Ursula defeatedMercy 54-50 Jan. 29. Kar-lee Proctor led all scorerswith 18 points.

» Seven Hills defeatedLockland 49-45 Jan. 29.

Boys swimming and diving

» Walnut Hills finishedsecond at the Eastern Cin-cinnati Conference meetJan. 24. The Eagles wonthe 200 medley relay (ju-niors Myles and CooperKeener, Patrick Fuller andsenior Laith Barakat) and

200 freestyle relay (ju-niors Myles Harper andCooper Keener and sen-iors Barakat and JoseFrancisco Gomez). Indi-vidually, Laith Barakatwas champion in the 50freestyle at 23.10.

The Eagles beat OakHills Jan. 28. Myles Keen-er won the 200 IM and 100breaststroke; CooperKeener won the 100 flyand 100 backstroke andLaith Barakat the 50 and100 freestyle.

Girls swimmingand diving

» Walnut Hills finishedthird at the ECC meet Jan.24. Senior Jessica Dough-man was the league cham-pion in diving.

The Lady Eagles beatOak Hills Jan. 28. CaseyBecker won the 200 and500 freestyle; BrookleyGarry the 200 IM and 100breaststroke and KeiraHassel the 100 fly and 100backstroke.

Boys bowling» Walnut Hills beat

Winton Woods on Jan. 21.Senior Noah Drout had a400 series.

Wrestling» At the Division III

state dual meet atBlanchester Jan. 28, Pur-cell Marian beat East Clin-ton. Recording pins forthe Cavaliers were sopho-more Tim McDowell (132),junior Caleb Marshall(170) and Holley (285).

Mariemont raisesfunds

» Mariemont’s girlsbasketball team present-ed a check for $2,350 toThe Cure Starts now dur-ing the Jan. 27 home boysbasketball game, exceed-ing their goal of $2,200.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer andNick [email protected]@communitypress.com

PROVIDED

Members of the Mariemont girls basketball team presented a check to The Cure Starts Now at Jan. 27 boys basketball game.

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McNicholas forward Liz Steinmetz battles Purcell Marian’sBrittany Scruggs (10) for a loose ball during their game Jan. 28.McNicholas got the win 53-46.

THANKS TO WALNUT HILLS ATHLETICS

Walnut Hills senior Caleb Tegre was the MVP of theDunk4Diabetes tournament in Massillon. To the left of Caleb isEagles coach Ricardo Hill.

rock’s cracked, we can getsome turnovers and easybuckets.”

Howard is the lone all-league performer backfrom last year, though theCavaliers were helpedwhen senior Landis Ow-ensby and Jordan Gainestransferred from Clark.Owensby leads the GCL-Coed in steals.

Howard, senior Sham-mon Rhymer, Owensbyand junior Rashaad Ali-Shakir hit in double fig-ures for Purcell Marian.

“We have a lot of guysaveraging between eightand 12 points a game, so itreally makes it tough tokey on one kid,” Kerr said.

The Cavaliers have afew 6-foot-4 guys, but noone on varsity weighs 200pounds. They’re long, leanand seemingly have extra

limbs when the pressureis working.

“We teach gang re-bounding,” Kerr said. “Weexpect our guards to getfour rebounds a game. Wedon’t have big guys thatgobble those up for us.Well tell our guys to crash(the boards) and be athlet-ic.”

Part of Purcell Mar-ian’s athleticism could befrom their conditioning.To play 32 minutes at asprint pace, Kerr drillsthem relentlessly early inthe season to get themprepared for tournamenttime.

“We set up the garbagecans pretty much everyday,” Kerr said. “At thispoint of the season, we’rekind of like swimmers; wetaper a little bit so theykeep their legs fresh.”

Purcell Marian hits theroad as the season windsdown with at Feb. 6 gameat Badin and a Feb. 7 dateat Lockland.


Purcell Marian junior Jordan Gaines matches up with SevenHills senior Jared Nelson Jan. 20.

CavaliersContinued from Page B1

The bonding was spe-cial and over time Reed-er has seen incrementalmaturity from his group.

The Crusaders havesix seniors and Drew De-noyer is one of the highenergy and effort lead-

ers. He excels in block-ing shots and makingpasses to scorers likeJake Fessel and Ben Sat-tler. Fessel is exploringcollege hockey opportu-nities, while Sattlerswings a driver in thenon-winter months andwill attend Ohio Univer-sity on a golf scholar-ship.

“When you see us

play, those guys standout,” Reeder said. “Whenthey score, we do well.”

The pair also serve asbig brothers to the “littlebrothers” on the teamlike freshmen Jack Sta-hanczyk, Jake Hardestyand Tom Capano. Capanomay be a name to re-member on Moellersquads in years to come.

“He’s loaded with po-

tential and has steppedhis game up,” Reedersaid. “He’s got ‘big boy’size, but he’s still 14 or 15years old. He’s got thehardest shot on the team.He’s the next era.”

The current crop ofCrusaders have onemore home game at Cin-cinnati Gardens FeTh-ursday against BishopWatterson.

MoellerContinued from Page B1

Saint Ursula Academyhas been selected to winthe 2014 Harold A. MeyerSportsmanship, Ethicsand Integrity Awardfrom the Ohio HighSchool Athletic Associa-tion. For the 10th year in arow, St. Ursula Academystudents and fans havebeen recognized for theircommitment to goodsportsmanship, ethicsand integrity.

Sportsmanship, ethicsand integrity are part ofthe mission of the schooland Saint Ursula has tak-en steps to ensure thesevalues are included aspart of the education forall students, not just stu-dent athletes.

This award is present-ed to schools who takesignificant steps to notonly emphasize sports-manship to students,coaches, parents andfans, but also to empha-size the values of ethicalbehavior and integrity.Winning this award takesa lot of effort and com-mitment. Applicants arerequired to complete aneight-part program intheir schools and com-munities showing thatthey are promoting the

SEI values.“We believe that

learning to treat otherswith respect and actingwith ethics and integrityis something all of ourstudents can carry withthem through their lives,in competition and be-yond,” said St. UrsulaAcademy Principal CraigMaliborski.

Said Mike Sipes, St.Ursula Athletic Director,“We are grateful that theOSHAA has recognizedour efforts to live up tothe highest standards ofgood sportsmanship, eth-ics and integrity not onlyin athletics but in every-

thing we do here at St. Ur-sula.”

SUA has taken its posi-tion on ethical sports-manship seriously withthe formation of the GoodSportsmanship Commit-tee in 2004. The commit-tee meets four times ayear and consists of stu-dents, coaches, past par-ents and faculty mem-bers. The strict policieson ethical behavior havebeen consistently adher-ed to with the goal of pro-moting good sportsman-ship throughout SUA toinclude the student bodyand all of the fans.

“This award is a great

example of how we are allliving our mission of edu-cating women of faith, in-tegrity and courage whoare committed to build-ing a better world,” saidSt. Ursula President Le-lia Keefe Kramer ‘77.

The award is named inhonor of the late HaroldA. Meyer, commissionerof the OHSAA from 1969-1977, and may be won an-nually as long as the mini-mum requirements aremet.

In addition to the Har-old A. Meyer award, St.Ursula Academy onceagain earned the Respectthe Game Challengeaward from the OHSAA.St. Ursula has receivedthis distinction everyyear since its inception in2010.

Recipients of the Re-spect the Game awardmust have shown a com-mitment to ethics and in-tegrity in sports. Earningthe Respect the GameChallenge is one qualifi-cation required for nomi-nation for the Harold A.Meyer Award.

To learn more aboutSt. Ursula Academy,please visit www.saintur-sula.org.

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Participating schoolsinclude Xavier Univer-sity, College of MountSt. Joseph, NorthernKentucky University,Miami University andThomas More College.The exhibit runsthrough Feb. 5, Mon-

Artwork of studentsfrom local colleges anduniversities isfeaturedin Summerfair Cincin-nati’s Emerging ArtistsExhibition.

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Summerfair Emerging Artists exhibit to feature local art students’ best works

Caroline Spurr, a St. Ur-sula Academy junior andIndian Hill resident, washonored by the CincinnatiChapter of the Daughtersof the American Revolu-tion with the DAR YouthCitizenship Award andMedal.

Through this honorari-um, the DAR seeks to fos-ter a greater appreciationof the qualities of citizen-ship that Americans mustpossess in order for ourcountry to remain sover-eign and independent.

The DAR recognizedSpurr for her academicexcellence and communi-ty involvement. She is in-volved in community thea-ter, is a member of Thea-tre Xavier at St. XavierHigh School and of the Me-rician Chapter of the Na-

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The Friends of the Pub-lic Library of Cincinnatiand Hamilton County an-nounced their 2015 sched-ule of used book sales.

The book sales are themajor source of fundingfor the group, which pro-vides thousands of freeprograms at the Libraryfor adults and children, aswell as support for thesummer learning pro-gram and adding books tothe Library’s collection. Itis a nonprofit group estab-lished in 1957.

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As part of its ongoingseries Coffee Talk, Cin-cinnati Chapter of Ha-dassah will host “Wom-en’s Heart Health” at7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb.9, at the home of Karen

Silver-man, 8708Tanager-woodsDrive.

Cincin-natibroad-casterNorma

Rashid will join a panelof women who have sur-vived heart events/dis-ease, including JenniGrammer, a representa-tive from the AmericanHeart Association, andDebi Schweitzer, whofounded the Christ Hos-pital Health Networksupport group for wom-en. In honor of FebruaryHeart Health Month,please wear red.

Rashid has workednearly 30 years as abroadcast news journal-ist. Much of her career

was spent as co-anchorof WLWT-TV in Cincin-nati where she anchoredthe No. 1 rated newscastwith Jerry Springer. Ra-shid has worked withnumerous local chari-ties, including theMarch of Dimes, Chil-dren’s Hospital, TheHeart Association, TheCincinnati Ballet andSymphony and volun-teers her time as a pub-lic speaker for count-less area charities andcommunity organiza-tions. She also serves asa board member for theCincinnati Associationfor the Blind, The Boysand Girls Club, Mile-stones Inc. TherapeuticHorseback Riding andPlay It Forward of Cin-cinnati. Rashid is a pro-fessor of broadcastjournalism at the Uni-versity of Cincinnati.

Grammer, directorof development at theAmerican Heart Associ-ation, was born with ahole in her heart and ex-perienced a transient

ischemic attack (TIA), amini-stroke when shewas only 27.

Schweitzer, had twoheart attacks threeweeks apart in October2012. She was in perfecthealth with no history ofheart disease and hadgreat cholesterol levels.After many test andscans, she was sent tothe Cleveland Clinic andwas diagnosed withSCAD (spontaneous cor-onary arterial dissec-tion), a tear between thelayers of the arteriesthat causes a blockageto the heart. She is in aMayo Clinic study forSCAD to find out whythis happens mainly tohealthy women.

Finding that therewere no support groupsin Cincinnati, Schweit-zer founded a women’sheart disease supportgroup that meets atChrist Hospital. She haswon the Macy’s Go RedMakeover, was inter-viewed on two newschannels and has had an

article about her in Cin-cy Magazine. She is thechair for the PassionCommittee for Ameri-can Heart Association.

In October of lastyear she went to MayoClinic for a four-daytraining for Women andHeart Disease. Once ayear, she travels to Chi-cago for the SCAD Re-search Walk to helpraise awareness andfunding for this disease.

Coffee Talk is amonthly casual get-to-gether to discuss topicsof interest. Meetingsare held the secondMonday of the month,alternating betweenevening and morningtimes.

Refreshments will beserved. Coffee Talk isopen to the public, andthere is no charge to at-tend, but RSVPs are re-quested. Please call 513-821-6157, email [email protected] orvisit cincinnati.hadas-sah.org.

Rashid part of Hadassah panelabout women’s heart health

Rashid

Anderson HillsUnited MethodistChurchTraditional worship is 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.Contemporary services are 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m. Family andstudent ministry programs areat 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The church is at 7515 ForestRoad, Anderson Township;231-4172; andersonhillsumc.org.

Faith ChristianFellowship ChurchThe church and tek’non YouthMinistries will be hosting theSweetheart Ball from 6:15p.m.to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14,for guests 18 and older. Therewill be a spaghetti dinner,snacks, refreshments, doorprizes, music and dancing.There is no charge. Please verifyattendance by calling DaveZellner at 474-2303.

The church is at 6800 School St.,Newtown.

Grace BaptistChurchA free community breakfast isserved from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.each Sunday. No reservationsare needed, and all are wel-come. A family-friendly break-fast will be served.

The church is at 1004 Main St.,Milford; www.gracebaptist-milford.org.

Mount WashingtonBaptist ChurchThe Young Adult Community ishosting a pancake dinner in theFellowship Hall of the churchfrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 8.This event will take the place ofthe monthly Sunday NightPraise service for February.Everyone is invited. Studentsfrom colleges in Greater Cincin-nati are invited to join ourcommunity for fresh cookedpancakes and live worship. Youwill definitely want to bringyour friends to this event. Therewill be a prize for the mostpancakes eaten. For moreinformation, contact pastorchri-soster [email protected]

The church is at 2005 SuttonAve., Mount Washington;233-4445

Mount WashingtonPresbyterian ChurchAll are welcome Sunday morn-ings at 9:30 for Sunday Schooland blended worship and at 11a.m. for traditional worship

service. The church’s focus is onarea hunger needs and weprovide food and volunteertime to groups including theSEM Pantry, the Batavia YWCAPantry, Tender Mercies, theDrop Inn Center and similarorganizations throughout theyear.

The church is at 6474 BeechmontAve., Mount Washington;231-2650;www.mwpc-church.org.

Mount WashingtonUnited MethodistChurchOn the second Saturday of everymonth, the community is in-vited to a free dinner from 5:30p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the church.On Saturday, Feb. 14, the mealwill be meatloaf.

The church is at 6365 CorblyRoad; 231-3946;www.mtwashumc.org.

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 habits.

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchWeekly Sunday services aretraditional at 8:15 a.m. and 11a.m. and contemporary worship(and children’s Sunday school)at 9:30 a.m.

The church is at 5767 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road, Milford;831-0262;www.trinitymilford.org

Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalchurch service at 10 a.m. Sun-days, accompanied by Sundayschool for nursery throughyouth. All are welcome.

The church is at the corner ofOak and Maple streets, Marie-mont; villagechurchofmariemont.org.

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RELIGION

tional Honor Society at StUrsula. She is an officer inthe St. Ursula Junior Clas-sical League and is a stateand local Latin award-win-ner. Her community ser-vice has been extensive,including being selectedas an Exhibit Interpreterat the Newport Aquariumand working at a variety ofservice projects aroundthe city.

She is working on acharitable endeavor thatstems from her experi-ence as a patient at the Pa-ley Advanced LimbLengthening Institute inWest Palm Beach, Florida.In 1997 Spurr was diag-nosed with a congenitallimb length discrepancyand at age 11 she had avery difficult surgicalprocedure to lengthen herleft leg approximately 2 ½inches.

In order to support thekids who have Dr. Dror Pa-ley’s life-changing surger-

ies each summer, shefounded The Starfish KidsProject, an initiative of thePaley Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organiza-tion. She is currently fund-raising in order to provideStarfish Kids Bags con-taining small items ofcomfort to the approxi-mately 100 children whowill be summer 2015 Paleypatients.

For more informationon the project and how tohelp, please visit:www.thepaleyfounda-tion.org/#!starfish-kids/c2oe.

The medal was pre-sented to Caroline at St.Ursula Academy by Cin-cinnati Chapter DAR Na-tional Defense Chairwom-an Kathy Holman Schmid,a St. Ursula Alumna, Classof 1963.

“Caroline’s singular ef-fort in starting The Star-fish Kids Project is aprime example of her self-lessness and desire to beof assistance to others,”Schmid said. “The DARapplauds her for those ef-forts.”

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ANIMALS/ NATUREGrailville – needs volunteersfor the garden in Loveland.Volunteer days are 9 a.m. tonoon selected Saturdays. For acomplete list visitwww.grailville.org or call683-2340. Volunteers willwork in the kitchen and herbgardens. No experience isneeded, volunteers mayparticipate once or for theentire season. Volunteersshould bring gloves, waterbottle, sunscreen, hat, foot-wear that can get dirty and asnack if desired. Tools areprovided.

GRRAND – Golden RetrieverRescue and Adoption ofNeedy Dogs takes in needydisplaced, abandoned orunclaimed stray golden re-trievers and places them involunteer foster homes untiladoptive families are found.Call 1-866-981-2251 and leaveyour name and phone. Visitwww.ggrand.org. [email protected].

League For Animal Welfare – Ano-kill shelter needs volun-teers 16-and-older to helpsocialize cats and 18-and-olderto socialize and walk dogs.Other opportunities available.Call 735-2299, ext. 3.

Save the Animals Foundation –Needs people 18 and older tostaff its shelter for homelesscats and dogs. Call 378-0300for cats and 588-6609 fordogs.

Spring Grove Cemetery andArboretum – has a new horti-culture volunteer program.Volunteer opportunitiesinclude working side by sideSpring Grove’s nationally-renowned horticulture teamat this National Historic Land-mark. Groups of volunteerswill be developed to help inthe following areas: keepingthe front entrance area look-ing spectacular, controllinginvasive species, taking care ofthe tree and shrub collection.They are also looking for avolunteer, or volunteers, tohelp with the hybrid tea roses.New volunteers join thevolunteer docents who areambassadors for the cemeteryand arboretum. Informationsessions, conducted the lastSaturday and first Wednesdayof each month, will explainthe volunteer opportunities.Sessions are at 10 a.m. in theHistoric Office, just inside themain entrance to the ceme-tery. For more information,contact volunteer coordinatorWhitney Huang, Spring Grovehorticulturist, at 853-6866.

Tri State County Animal Re-sponse Team (CART) – Is at11216 Gideon Lane in Syca-more Township. Meetings areopen to the public. Visitwww.tristatecart.com formonthly subjects or moreinformation. Call 702-8373.

Winton Woods Riding Center –is in need of volunteers toassist with the Special RidersProgram, which providestraining and competitionopportunities for children andadults with disabilities, and tohelp with barn duties, horseshows and a variety of othertasks. No experience is neces-sary and training is provided.Interested individuals ages 14and older are invited to con-tact the Winton Woods RidingCenter at 931-3057, or [email protected].

PROFESSIONALSERVICES

Executive Service Corps ofCincinnati – Professionals canuse their administrative skillsto help a busy, growing non-profit manage its projects andmembers. Executive ServiceCorps of Cincinnati is lookingfor someone with experiencein Word, Excel, Power Pointand Outlook to assist in theBlue Ash office. Volunteers settheir own days and hours andenjoy nice working conditionsand friendly, bright volun-teers and staff. Help the ESCChelp other nonprofits succeed.Contact Darlyne Koretos formore information at 791-6230,ext. 10. ESCC is at 10945 ReedHartman Highway, Suite 108.

HEALTH/WELLNESSAmerican Diabetes Association– Seeks volunteers in its areaoffice Downtown for clericalsupport, filling requests foreducational materials fromphone requests, data entry,special events support and

coordinating the health fair.Call 759-9330.

American Heart Association –Volunteers needed to assistwith the American HeartAssociation’s cause cam-paigns, Power to End Stroke,Go Red For Women, Start!,and the Alliance for a Healthi-er Generation. Assignmentsinclude clerical work, eventspecific duties and communityoutreach. Contact the Amer-ican Heart Association at281-4048 or [email protected].

Bayley Place – is looking forvolunteer drivers to helpprovide transportation to areaseniors. Volunteers will re-ceive training and schedulingcan be an afternoon eachweek or just a few hours eachmonth. It is very flexible. Call559-2200, or visit www.ITN-GreaterCincinnati.org.

Bethesda North Hospital – hasopenings for adult volunteersin several areas of the hospi-tal. Call 865-1164 for informa-tion and to receive a volun-teer application.

Cancer Free Kids – is lookingfor kids who need servicehours to do an “Athletes ForAlex” used sports equipmentdrive in their neighborhood orat your sporting event, andfight childhood cancer. VisitCancerfreekids.org and clickon Athletes for Alex for moreinformation.

Captain Kidney EducationalProgram – Needs volunteersone or more mornings orafternoons a month duringthe school year to educatechildren in first- throughsixth-grades about kidneyfunction and disease. Trainingprovided. Call 961-8105.

Crossroads Hospice – Cross-roads Hospice seeks compas-sionate volunteers to join itsteam of “Ultimate Givers,”who strive to provide extralove and comfort to terminal-ly ill patients and their fam-ilies throughout the Cincin-nati region.

“Ultimate Givers” visit withpatients in their homes, assist-ed living facilities and nursingfacilities, and help with cler-ical duties at the Crossroadsoffice. They provide emotion-al support and companionshipto patients and family mem-bers, assist with errands, orprovide respite for thosecaring for terminally ill lovedones.

Crossroads welcomes studentvolunteers 16 years or older.Activities may include readingto patients, playing cards,participating in arts and craftsand providing office help. Bydonating as little as 45 min-utes per week, students canhelp fulfill community servicehour requirements.

Crossroads Hospice is alsoseeking volunteers, includingstudents, to support its signa-ture programs inspired by JimStovall’s novel, “The UltimateGift.” The “Gift of a Day”program asks patients whattheir perfect day is and staffand volunteers work to makeit a reality.

For more information or tosign up as an “Ultimate Giv-er,” please call 793-5070 orcomplete an applicationonline at http://bit.ly/Uw5bSX.

Before becoming a CrossroadsHospice “Ultimate Giver,”participants must complete anapplication, TB skin test, andtraining session lead by mem-bers of the Crossroads team.Volunteers must wait a mini-mum of one year after thedeath of an immediate familymember or loved one beforeapplying.

Destiny Hospice – is seekingcaring and compassionatepeople to make a differencein the life of a person livingwith terminal illness. Nospecial skills or experienceneeded; simply a willingnessto help provide comfort andsupport. Orientation is sched-uled to fit the volunteer’sschedule. Opportunities areavailable throughout theCincinnati, Middletown andButler County area. ContactAngie at 554-6300, or [email protected].

Evercare Hospice and PalliativeCare – is seeking volunteers inall Greater Cincinnati commu-nities. Evercare provides carefor those facing end-of-lifeissues and personal support totheir families. Volunteersneeded to visit with patients

and/or assist in administrativeand clerical tasks. Volunteersmay provide care wherever apatient resides, whether in aprivate home or nursingfacility. Call 1-888-866-8286 or682-4055.

Grace Hospice – is looking forvolunteers to share their time,skills and talents with patientsand families facing end-of-lifechallenges and needs. Volun-teers are offered many oppor-tunities, including offeringemotional support and com-panionship by visiting patientsin their homes, nursing homesor assisted living communities;reminiscing or participating inlife-enhancing activities withveterans; playing a patient’sfavorite tune, reading afavorite book; providingrespite care to the caregiver,assisting administrative officestaff, from filing and copyingto designing and editing.Grace Volunteers receivetraining to ensure that theyare prepared for their as-signed tasks. Assignments aremade according to the volun-teer's location preference andpersonal schedule. Trainingclasses are free of charge andare now forming. ContactShelby Duncan, volunteercoordinator, at 513-458-5545or [email protected] toregister.

Heartland Hospice – is seekingvolunteers to assist withpatients and their families.Heartland will train interestedpersons who are needed tositting at the bedside andproviding vigils for personswithout families available.They could also use someextra people to work in theoffice. Call Jacqueline at513-831-5800.

Hospice of Southwest Ohio –Seeks volunteers to help inproviding hospice services.Volunteers share their timewith patients and/or familiesin many activities, such asreading, singing, reminiscingand other life-enhancingactivities as well as providingrespite care to the caregiverthemselves. Volunteers areencouraged to share theirideas to enhance the lives ofindividuals experiencing thisimportant journey, To volun-teer, call the volunteer depart-ment at 528-8144, or [email protected].

Hoxworth Blood Center –Hoxworth is recruiting peopleto help during communityblood drives and blood dona-tion centers in the area.Positions include: Blood drivehosts, greeters, blood donorrecruiters and couriers. CallHelen Williams at 558-1292 [email protected].

iTNGreaterCincinnati – islooking for volunteer driversto take seniors and visually-impaired adults to manydifferent destinations aroundthe city (work, grocery store,doctor appointments, beautysalon, church, etc.) Volunteersdrive within the Interstate 275loop, and to the airport.Drivers choose when theydrive, and rides are givenclose to where they live.Contact Nancy Schuster at559-2200.

The Jewish Hospital – 4777 E.Galbraith Road, Kenwood,needs adult volunteers toassist at the front window inthe pharmacy and also toassist with clerical duties,sorting patient mail, etc. Theyalso need volunteers to assiststaff in the family lounge andinformation desk and a volun-teer is also needed in theCholesterol Center, 3200Burnet Ave., to performclerical duties. Shifts areavailable 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday through Friday.Volunteers receive a free mealticket for each day he or shevolunteers four or morehours, plus free parking. Call686-5330.

The hospital also needs adultvolunteers to assist MRI staffand technologists at thereception desk of the ImagingDepartment. Call 686-5330.

Meals on Wheels – is recruitingvolunteers to pick up meals atDeupree House at 10:30 a.m.and deliver to east-side shut-ins, done by noon. To learnmore, contact Sue Susskind at561-8150 or [email protected]

Mercy Hospital Anderson –Seeks volunteers for the newpatient services team, the

Patient Partner Program. Thisteam will provide volunteerswith the opportunity tointeract directly with thepatients on a non-clinicallevel. Volunteers will receivespecial training in wheelchairsafety, infection control,communication skills, etc. Thevolunteers will assist in theday-to-day non clinical func-tions of a nursing unit such asreading or praying with thepatient; playing cards orwatching TV with the patient;helping the patient selectmeals; running an errand;cutting the patient’s food. Callthe Mercy Hospital Andersonvolunteer department at624-4676 to inquire about thePatient Partner Program.

Sycamore Senior Center – isseeking volunteer drivers tocommit to a minimum of oneto two hours per week oftransporting nutritious Mealson Wheels to people who arehomebound and who havelimited mobility. The mosturgent need is for substitutedrivers Tuesday mornings;however, drivers are alsoneeded to fill permanentroutes in the service area,including Deer Park, Dillon-vale, Reading and Loveland.Other service areas includeAmberley Village, ArlingtonHeights, Blue Ash, CampDennison, Deer Park, Dillon-vale, Evendale, Forest Park,Glendale, Greenhills, GolfManor, Indian Hill, Kenwood,Kennedy Heights, LincolnHeights, Lockland, Loveland,Madeira, Montgomery, Pleas-ant Ridge, Reading, Ross-moyne, Sharonville, Silverton,Springdale, Springfield Town-ship, Sycamore Township,Symmes Township, Wyomingand Woodlawn. For moreinformation on the program,call 686-1010, or [email protected] Sycamore Senior Center isat 4455 Carver Woods Drive,Blue Ash; 984-1234.

EDUCATIONChange a life – Volunteer totutor an adult with low-levelliteracy skills or GED prep-aration needs. Call 621-READ.

Cincinnati Reads – a volunteertutoring program workingwith K-4 students in Cincin-nati Public Schools. Volunteersreceive free training to workone-on-one with children whoare struggling to read. Call621-7323 or email JayneMartin Dressing,[email protected].

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio –Girl Scouts of Western Ohio isalways seeking troop leadersto help build girls of courage,confidence, and character,who make the world a betterplace. To discover who theycan be, girls need access towise adults who both inspireand respect them. ThroughGirl Scouts, girls learn valu-able skills, equipping them tobetter navigate life by makingsound decisions, facing chal-lenges and working towardfuture goals. On this amazingjourney, girls also discover thefun, friendship and power ofgirls together. To find outmore information about

becoming a troop leader forGirl Scouts, visit our website athttp://bit.ly/rtLHSu or call489-1025 or 800-537-6241.Interested individuals mustcomplete an application,background check and refer-ences.

Granny’s Garden School –Volunteers needed from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays towork on behind-the-scenesprojects. Volunteers alsoneeded to help with devel-oping Web pages. Call 489-7099; Granny’s Hands-onGardening Club is looking fornew gardeners, to work withgarden manager SuellynShupe. Experienced garden-ers, come to share your ex-pertise and enjoy the compa-ny of other gardeners whilesupporting the Granny’sGarden School program times:1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays;10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Theschool is at the LovelandPrimary and Elementary, 550Loveland-Madeira Road.email [email protected] visit www.grannysgardenschool.com.

Inktank – Group looking forvolunteers to help childrenand adults improve their skillsin writing-based initiativesacross the city. Call 542-0195.

Raymond Walters College –Needs volunteers to serve astutors to skills enhancementstudents. The class meets from1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdaysand from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.Thursdays. Call 745-5691.

Stepping Stones – has ongoingvolunteer opportunities forpeople ages 13-adult. Step-ping Stones, a nonprofitUnited Way partner, helpschildren, teens and adultswith developmental dis-abilities find pathways toindependence that improvetheir lives and enable them tomore fully participate in theircommunities. The organiza-tion offers year-round pro-grams at two sites. For moreinformation, visit www.step-pingstonesohio.org.

The YMCA of Greater Cincin-nati’s College ReadinessProgram – that inspires andencourages teens of colortoward paths of success islooking for caring profession-als who want to make a differ-ence, and for young peoplewho can benefit from positiveadult role models. Part of anational YMCA initiative, thelocal program incorporatesmentoring, career explorationand college readiness; andhelps students develop a

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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Imagine this: you’redriving along when sud-denly you hear a bang.You pull over and find oneof your tires has gone flat.You open the trunk of thecar to get out the sparetire and find there is nospare!

That’s happening tomore and more drivers assome manufacturers havedecided to drop the spareto decrease weight andincrease fuel economy. Ithas made drivers likeNancy Stahl, of Bridge-town, quite upset.

Stahl writes, “I wasstranded with no sparetire in my car 20 milesfrom home late at night. Iwas put in a position that Ihad to have my car towed.I had to get into a towtruck with a perfectstranger to get my cartaken to a place that couldreplace my tire.”

Stahl says she had noidea the new car she justbought didn’t come with aspare tire. She writes, “Ibelieve that this situationis not only unsafe, but alsodangerous. I did not knowthe tow truck driver and Ifelt uncomfortable notknowing what could havehappened. I was put in aposition that I had nocontrol (over) and I wasvery upset. “

Rather than includinga spare tire, the manu-facturer has a can ofsealant in the trunk, butStahl says that did nogood because she had apiece of steel in her tire soshe couldn’t drive home.She adds, “I would ratherpay for the extra gas that

it costs tohave aspare tirein my carthen be putin danger.”

Stahlsays, “Thedealerinformedme that Icould pur-

chase a kit for my car for$480 if I wanted a sparetire. I was, and am still,very angry about thesituation that I was put inthat night. I paid enoughfor the car and I feel it isunfair to have to pay thatmuch for something thathas always been part of avehicle.”

Manufacturers used toput a small “donut” tire inthe trunk and you coulduse it to drive about 50miles or so until you got toa safe location. Even thatis being replaced by somemanufacturers in favor ofthe tire repair kit. Sometire dealers say that re-pair kit may allow you toget to your destination,but many times that tirehas to be replaced be-cause the sealant wasused.

Stahl says she’s veryunhappy with the decisionto discontinue using sparetires. She writes, “When Imention this fact to otherpeople, they can’t believeit and they run to checktheir car to make surethey have a spare tire.”

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

No spare tire insome new cars

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

Richard D.Matthews

Richard D. Matthews, 72, ofEast End died Jan. 26.

Survived by daughter, Bon-nie (Michael) McKeever; sib-lings Ronald, Steven (Lisa0 andTimothy (Jill) Matthews, Nancy(Allan) Mize, Rebecca Eads andCrystal (Denny) Lacey; andgrandchildren Leah (Scott)Stewart and Phillip McKeever.

Preceded in death by par-

ents Emmett L. Matthews andAnita N. Rose.

Services were Jan. 28 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

William F. WelchWilliam F. Welch, 96, of

Cincinnati died Jan. 18. He wasa World War II veteran.

Survived by a sister-in-law, anephew and friends.

Preceded in death by broth-

er, Robert C. Welch; and uncle,Cecil Johnson.

Services were Jan. 23 at Geo.

H. Rohde & Son Funeral Home,Mount Lookout. Memorials tothe charity of the donor’schoice.

DEATHS

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Incidents/investigationsAssault3600 block of Old Red BankRoad, Jan. 10.

4800 block of Glenshade Ave.,Jan. 10.

6000 block of Dahlgren St.,Jan. 17.

Criminaldamaging/endangering6000 block of Dahlgren St.,Jan. 17.

4600 block of Chippewa St.,Jan. 15.

4600 block of Eastern Ave.,Jan. 16.

5600 block of Madison Road,Jan. 13.

5700 block of Peabody Ave.,Jan. 14.


Forgery4700 block of Red Bank Road,Jan. 13.

Theft3800 block of Paxton Ave.,Jan. 16.


2900 block of Grandin Road,Jan. 15.

3100 block of PortsmouthAve., Jan. 12.

3200 block of Oakley StationBv, Jan. 14.

3700 block of Hyde Park Ave.,Jan. 11.

3800 block of Paxton Ave.,

Jan. 14.4000 block of Eastern Ave.,Jan. 16.

4100 block of Airport Road,Jan. 12.

4800 block of Marburg Ave.,Jan. 16.

4900 block of StrathmoreDrive, Jan. 16.

5300 block of Tompkins Ave.,Jan. 15.

Violate protectionorder/consent agreement3000 block of Madison Road,Jan. 16.

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Incidents/investigationsTheftReported on 5300 block ofRidge, Dec. 18.

Truck entered and itemsremoved while at 3400 blockof Highland, Dec. 21.

FAIRFAXIncidents/investigationsMisuse of credit cardReported at Walmart at 4000block of Red Bank Road, Jan.16.

RobberyMerchandise taken at Wal-mart; $31 at 4000 block ofRed Bank Road, Jan. 17.

TheftMerchandise taken fromWalmart at 4000 block of Red

Bank Road, Jan. 11.Camera taken from Walmart;$299 at 4000 block of RedBank Road, Jan. 12.

Computer and turnfolio takenfrom Walmart; $634 at 4000block of Red Bank Road, Jan.13.

XBox controllers taken fromWalmart; $120 at 4000 blockof Red Bank Road, Jan. 14.

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positive sense of self, buildcharacter, explore diversecollege and career options.Volunteers, many of whomare sponsored by area com-panies, share their ownpersonal insight and encour-agement. Contact programdirector Darlene Murphy atthe Melrose YMCA, 961-3510or visit www.myy.org.

ENTERTAINMENTBusiness Volunteers for theArts – BVA is acceptingapplications from businessprofessionals with at leastthree years experience,interested in volunteeringtheir skills within the artscommunity. Projects averagesix to eight months in lengthand can range from market-ing or accounting to Webdesign or planning specialevents. A one-day trainingprogram is provided to allaccepted applicants. Call871-2787.

Center for IndependentLiving Options – Seekingvolunteers to staff Art Be-yond Boundaries, gallery forartists with disabilities.Volunteers needed noon to4:30 p.m. Tuesday throughFriday, and noon to 5 p.m.Saturday. Call 241-2600.

Cincinnati Museum Center –Needs volunteers to work inall three museum and specialexhibits. Call 287-7025.

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