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If you think you know everythingthere is to know about Coney Is-land, you probably have another

think coming.So says Greg Miller, chairman of the

Indian Hill Historical Society’s Sunday,April 19, presentation: “The History ofConey Island.”

“Because our program presenters,Vic Nolting and Tom Rhein, have been

managing Coney Island for more than30 years, attendees can expect to learnsomething about Coney they neverknew,” Miller said.

“It will be a marvelous opportunityto see some rare artifacts from thepark that are sure to trigger greatmemories of family picnics, childhoodadventures and moonlight evenings.”

Nolting, president of Coney Island,and Rhein, vice president of food oper-ations there, will discuss everythingfrom the amusement park’s beginnings

as a private, picnic grove in 1870 to thenew rides and activities on tap for thisyear.

As for the 145 years in between,topics will include Coney Island’s clos-ing by the 1937 flood and rebirth, ap-pearances by prominent celebrities, theSunlite Pool, Moonlite Gardens, LakeComo and film footage of popular ridesfrom years gone by as well as the rivervoyage many park-goers took to and

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Bumper boats at Coney Island.

CONEY ISLANDin historical society spotlightJeanne [email protected]

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In her many years as an Indi-an Hill Ranger, Nan Bongianiwas a highly visible – and, liter-ally, vocal – member of the com-munity.

Bongiani taught school chil-dren about the dangers of drugsand sweetened her lectures byinterspersing them with perfor-mances with Most Wanted, an

anti-drug bandcomprised oflaw-enforce-ment officersfrom aroundHamilton Coun-ty in which shewas often frontand center, belt-ing out rock, soul

and country songs.Chief Chuck Schlie of the In-

dian Hill Rangers Police De-partment describes Bongiani,who recently retired, as “a ded-icated, respected Ranger whodeeply cared about the village.”

“Known as ‘Officer Nan’ tothe children, she taught safetyissues at the primary and ele-mentary schools,” Schlie said.

“Nan could always be count-ed on to pitch in on anything thathad to be done.

“She will be missed by allmembers of the departmentand her presence will be missedby the village,” Schlie said.

In the following short emailQ and A, Bongiani talks aboutthe past – and her future.

Where did you grow up andwhat college degrees do youhave?

“ I grew up in Greenhills andSpringfield Township. I have abachelor’s degree in criminaljustice from the University OfCincinnati. (Go Bearcats!)”

When did you join theRangers and when did you re-tire?

“I joined the Rangers in 1997and retired in (January) 2015. Iwas a police officer with the vil-lage of Evendale for 10 years be-fore that and three years as adeputy with the Hamilton Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office before goingto Evendale.”

As a Ranger, what did youdo for schools in Indian Hill?

“Indian Hill (Exempted Vil-lage) Schools do not have aDARE (Drug Abuse ResistanceEducation) program or a schoolresource officer. I did (safetyand other kinds of educational)programs at the Indian Hill Pri-mary and Elementary schools.”

How long have you been in-volved with Most Wanted?

“I am an original member ofMost Wanted. The band startedin 1989. We have played forthousands of children over thepast 26 years. Music is a univer-sal langue and if we can show

RangerBongianiretires,finds waysto serveJeanne [email protected]

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Bongiani

MILFORD — Milford HighSchool will have a new princi-pal in the upcoming schoolyear.

Josh Kauffman, Indian HillMiddle School’s principal, willreplace Mark Lutz as principalof Milford High School duringthe 2015-2016 school year. Lutzhas said he is leaving the prin-

cipal’s job to re-turn to teachingand coaching.

At a specialboard meetingMarch 9, theMilford Boardof Education ap-proved a two-

year contract for Kauffmanwith an annual salary of$103,000. Kaufmann’s officialstart date is Aug. 1. However,

he was to meet Milford HighSchool staff at that building’sstaff meeting March 11, and hewill attend the March 19 Mil-ford school board meeting atSeipelt Elementary with hisfamily.

Before serving as IndianHill Middle School’s principal,Kauffman was assistant prin-cipal at Indian Hill High Schoolfor three years. He also hasbeen an assistant principal at

Fairfield High School, as wellas an English teacher and com-munication specialist at OakHills High School. He has hisbachelor of arts in Englishfrom Xavier University andhis Masters in Secondary Edu-cation from the University ofCincinnati.

“We are impressed with theknowledge, experience and en-

Indian Hill educator chosen as Milford High School’s next principal

Cindy [email protected]

Kauffman

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Coney Island is on theOhio River at 6201 Kel-logg Ave. in both An-derson Township and theCincinnati neighborhoodof California.

The Indian Hill His-torical Society’s presenta-tion of The History ofConey Island will begin at

4:30 p.m. at The Little RedSchoolhouse, 8100 GivenRoad in Indian Hill.

Cost, which includes acatered meal, is $35 formembers of the historicalsociety and $45 for non-members

Make reservations bycalling 891-1873 or email-ing [email protected].

Send checks to theIndian Hill HistoricalSociety at 8100 GivenRoad, Indian Hill, Ohio,45243.

The History of Coney

Island is a presentation ofthe historical society’s2014-2015 program sea-son.

Visit www.indianhil-l.org for more informa-tion about the programseason and about how tobecome a member of thesociety.

You don’t have to livein Indian Hill to join.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in IndianHill? Follow me on Twitter@jeannehouck.

ConeyContinued from Page A1

kids through our musicthat they can have funwithout drugs, alcohol andwithout bullying, it’s agood day! I will continuewith the group and rightnow I am the bookingagent for the band. We willbe in Indian Hill again for

the July 4th celebration.”Why did you want to

become a police officer?Is there a case that stickswith you?

“I became an officer tohelp people. No particularcase (sticks with me), butdeath notifications fromauto accidents or othermeans was the toughestpart for me.”

What do you plan todo in your retirement?

“In retirement I am go-ing to part-time dispatchfor the Indian Hill Rang-ers. I am also doing someacting in local projects. Iwill continue to be a part ofMost Wanted and alsospend more time with fam-ily.”

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in IndianHill? Follow me on Twitter@jeannehouck..

RangerContinued from Page A1

thusiasm Mr. Kauffmanbrings to the table andlook forward to addinghim to our team,” saidRobert Farrell, superin-tendent of Milford Ex-empted Village Schools.“He has the knowledge tocontinue to increase the

academic rigor at MilfordHigh School, and the com-munication skills to help alarge high school come to-gether as one school com-munity.”

Milford School BoardPresident Andrea Brady,who knows Kauffmanthrough her job as direc-tor of communications forthe Indian Hill ExemptedVillage School District,echoed that enthusiasm.

“He is a wonderful aca-demic leader,” Brady said.She added Kauffman hasintroduced “some reallygreat programs” at themiddle school and has cre-ated “a wonderful cul-ture.”

“It’s a place that kidsare excited to be,” shesaid. “Parents really ap-

preciate his efforts tocommunicate and to workwith their kids. He’s gotprograms that range fromthe academic side to build-ing character. He reallylooks at the whole child. Ithink he’ll do a great job.”

Tim Ackermann, Mil-ford assistant superinten-dent, said Kauffman waschosen after a lengthysearch that included post-ing the principal’s openingon local and statewideeducational job searchsites.

Ackermann was part ofa district administrativeteam that screened 10 can-didates for Milford HighSchool principal and rec-ommended four to a 15-member committee at thehigh school that included a

parent, a board member, astudent and staff. Twocandidates had a final in-terview with the centraloffice administrativeteam.

Ackermann saidKauffman has “a proventrack record of success asan administrator with nu-merous state honors forhis building.” While teach-ing at Oak Hills High,Kauffman was namedHamilton County Educa-tor of the Year, he said.

“We’re excited and Mr.Kauffman is excited to bethe next high school prin-cipal,” Ackermann said.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Milford Schools? Followme on Twitter @CindyL-Schroeder.

PrincipalContinued from Page A1

Mariemont Playersauditions for ‘BusStop’

Director Tom Peterswill conduct auditions forthe Mariemont Playersproduction of “Bus Stop,”a comedy by William In-ge, at the Walton CreekTheater, 4101 WaltonCreek Road (just east of

Mariemont) from 7 p.m. to9 p.m. Thursday, March26, and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday, March 29. Call-backs, if needed, will be 7p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday,March 31.

The director is lookingto casting age appropriateactors of any ethnicity forall the roles. Auditionswill consist of cold read-

ings from the script. Thecast consists of threewomen and five men.

The production will beJuly 10 through July 26.

Anyone with questionsor would like a perusalscript, please contact thedirector at [email protected] or 513-379-4502.

Club seeks to helpveteran

The Madeira Woman’sClub would like to find alocal veteran, especiallyin Madeira, who may needhelp or support, otherthan financial, that theclub can help provide.

Anyone with informa-tion on whom to contact,

please email Rhonda Ste-phens at [email protected].

The Madeira Woman’sClub will host its annualcard party 1 to 4 p.m. Sun-day, April 12, at St. Ger-trude’s School Cafeteria.

$12 at the door, or gettickets in advance: at theClothes Closet, 513-561-2117, or call. CharleneClark, 513-752-8005.

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The Photography Clubof Greater Cincinnati willpresent its annual TravelSeries at Sharon Woods,showcasing local photog-raphers’ trips around theworld and throughout theUnited States.

The work of seven lo-cal photographers is bepresented each Friday be-ginning March 6.

Each artist was askedto describe his collectionand the adventure that in-spired the photographs.

Mike Rank, of Madei-ra, will share photos fromhis July 2014 trip to TheRocky Mountains.

Where did you travel?“I went to Glacier Na-

tional Park, The NationalBison Reserve (also inMontana) and Yellow-stone National Park inWyoming.”

Why did you travelthere?

“I attended an ArizonaHighways Photo Work-shop in Glacier and thentraveled on my own to thebison refuge and Yellow-stone. My goal was to cap-ture images of the plantsand animals of the Rock-

ies at their summer peak.”What was the high-

light of your trip?“The highlight of my

trip was experiencing andphotographing the wildweather swings at variouselevations and the beautyof the high mountain envi-ronment in Glacier. See-ing a wide range of flow-ers in bloom, birds andmammals at all three loca-tions was also a highlight

of my trip.”What would you like

viewers to take awayfrom your photo presen-tation?

“I would like my audi-ence to appreciate thespecial wonders of theRockies: the rivers, gla-cial lakes, high mountainpasses, unique geother-mal features and theplants and animals foundtherein.”

The programs at theSharon Centre auditori-um at Sharon Woods,11450 Lebanon Road, be-gin at 7:30 p.m.

They are free and opento the public but require aHamilton County ParkDistrict motor vehiclepermit.

The permits, $10 annu-al or $3 daily, can bebought at the park.

Photo series hikes the RockiesKelly [email protected]

THANKS TO MIKE RANK

Grinnel Mountain at Glacier National Park at dawn.

MARCH 26, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A3NEWS

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A Madeira committeehas chosen a propertymanagement firm for thenewly created historicdistrict, but is still unsurewhat services it will need.

Three leasing andproperty managementagencies presented to Ma-

deira city council Jan. 13.The Economic Develop-ment Committee wascharged with choosing anagency.

“I’m not trying to beMr. Madeira boy here, butI really like Pam Miller,”Councilman Tom Ash-more said.

Pam Miller Shrout,who grew up in Madeira,

is from North Ridge Real-ty Group, a boutique com-mercial real estate, bro-kerage and property man-agement firm in WestChester Township. Thecommittee agreed forCity Manager Tom Moell-er to work out an agree-ment with North Ridge.

Moeller said they willwork out marketing ser-

vices and property man-agement duties the citywill need. The committeealso agreed to provideNorth Ridge with thethree goals the committeeoutlined for the Much-more Historic Area, whowas made into a historicdistrict by voters in theNovember election. Thecommittee’s goals, whichwere approved by councilin September, are: opti-mize, not maximize, eco-nomic benefit to the com-munity, stimulate con-sumer spending and pre-serve unique character ofdowntown.

Councilwoman andCommittee Chair NancySpencer said she wouldlike the city to have pro-fessional assistance with

determining the marketrate rent for the proper-ties and with leasing nego-tiations.

“We should first go toour existing tenants andsee how they would like tostart with negotiations.Then we can seek out big-ger baskets of marketingservices,” Spencer said.

The rest of the commit-tee and Moeller agreedthat the current tenants –Creativities Owner Chris-tine Parker, the MadeiraWoman’s Club and BillCunningham – shouldhave the first chance tonegotiate for their proper-ties with the city.

Parker leases theMuchmore House for$1,250 a month on amonth-to-month lease.The woman’s club, a non-profit, leases the Hos-brook House for $300 amonth on a month-to-month lease. Cunninghamholds the lease for thetrain depot until 2018. Heis subleasing the propertyto Suzy DeYoung of LaSoupe. The rent is $1,500 amonth.

According to NorthRidge’s proposal, the citywould pay 6 percent of therent costs for propertymanagement services amonth. With the currentrent rates, it would

amount to about $90 amonth, Moeller said.

Spencer said the citywould not need a firm toseek tenants becauseParker and the woman’sclub have expressed in-terest in staying and thecity has received otherproposals for the depot, ifCunningham would breakhis lease.

Vice Mayor and Com-mittee Member MelisaAdrien said themarketingneeded could change inthe future. “The proper-ties need to be filled withthe right tenants and en-sure that the propertiespay for themselves as agroup,” Adrien said.

She said it would behard to find a new tenantbefore the landmark com-mission, which is the bodybeing created to overseethe district, and the guide-lines that it will create areestablished.

Resident Todd Woell-ner said the Ohio HistoricSociety approved his ap-plication for the train de-pot to be put on the Na-tional Registry of Histor-ic Places. The distinctioncould create further regu-lations for tenants in thefuture.

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Indian Hill High School’sannual mother/son andfather/daughter danceknown as Odd Couples

Dance took place March 7.The Odd Couples Dance is

one of the main fundraisers forAfter Prom and is an eventparents look forward to everyyear. It’s a chance to have amemorable evening with theirjunior or senior and also raisemoney for an important cause.

This year more than 100families came out to supportthe event. There were morethan 35 raffle items and sever-al auction items. Folchi’s For-mal Wear donated severaltuxedo rentals for prom, andDr. Tim Kremcheck and familydonated several baseballs auto-graphed by Cincinnati Redsplayers which were popularbid and buy items.

Returning DJ Jim LaBarba-ra kept everyone on the dancefloor with current tunes andoldies alike. The MadeiraKroger has been a sponsor ofthe event for many years andgenerously supplied all thesnacks and bottle water for theevening.

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Dads and daughters, from left: Madeline and John Seidling, Marlee and Robert Bathalter, Tom and HannaBrockman and Taylor and Keith Lowe.

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Cathy and Michael Folz at the Odd Couples Dance.

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Lexi and Mark Carrier at the Odd Couple Dance.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26Art & Craft ClassesOpen 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 ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980 Cam-bridge Ave., The Barn. Land-scapes of local favorite beautyspots. Benefits Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Cooking ClassesSpringtime and Maple Syrupwith Dan Berger, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $50. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

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

Be Smart, Eat Well and MoveMore at Your Library, 3:45p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Learnabout exercise, good nutritionand feeding your brain withgood books while completing 26miles of Flying Pig marathon onyour Hog Log. Free. Presented byPublic Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-4450. DeerPark.

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Attentionto alignment detail is priority.Experience helpful but notnecessary. Ages 35-65. $120 per 9weeks unlimited. Register at firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cincin-nati Friends Meeting (1815-2015), 7 p.m., Cincinnati FriendsMeeting, 8075 Keller Road, Bookprovides in-depth look at Cincin-nati Monthly Meeting of Reli-gious Society of Friends and howit has changed over past twocenturies. Ages 18 and up. Free.791-0788; www.cincinnatifriend-s.org. Indian Hill.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, For teenwriters interested in meetingother teen writers or looking forfeedback from others. Ages12-17. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

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

On Stage - StudentTheater

Children of Eden, 7:30 p.m.,Madeira High School, 7465Loannes Drive, Medert Audi-torium. Story of relationshipsbetween parents and children,using musical numbers, creativechoreography, and a cast ofvaried ages. $10. Reservationsrecommended. Presented byMadeira Theatre Arts. 891-8222;madeiracityschools.org. Madeira.

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 27Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, 8999 Apple-

wood Drive, All-you-can-eat.Atlantic cod, dipped in batterand deep fried to golden brownwith homemade tartar sauceprovided. Dinners come withsides of homemade macaroniand cheese and coleslaw, com-plemented with breads andbeverages. Desserts. Also offered:two-piece grilled chicken breast,shrimp basket dinner or two-piece cheese pizza dinner. $10, $5ages 6-10, free ages 5 and under.Carry-out fish sandwich: $5.Through April 3. 891-8527, ext. 1.Blue Ash.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., MontgomeryPresbyterian Church, 9994 ZigZag Road, Choice of deep friedcod with hush puppies, coleslawand french fries or baked tilapiawith rice and vegetables. Desertsand soft drinks included with allmeals. Extra pieces of fish avail-able for additional purchase.Dine-in or carryout. $9 adults.891-8670; mpchurch.net. Mont-gomery.

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

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. Margaretof York School, 9495 ColumbiaRoad, Cod, salmon, shrimp, macand cheese, cheese pizza; in-cludes sides, drink and dessert.Beer available for additionalcharge. Carryout available start-ing at 5 p.m.$5-$9 per dinner.Ages 65 and up get $1 off meal5-6 p.m. Presented by St. Marga-ret of York. 697-3168;www.smoy.org. Loveland.

FilmsFinal Friday Flix Film Series,7-10 p.m. Features “Big Night”and Italian-themed evening.,Terwilliger’s Lodge, 10520 Deer-field Road, $5. Reservationsrequired. Presented by Montgo-mery Arts Commission. 891-2424;www.montgomeryohio.org.Montgomery.

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


Our Miss Brooks, 7:30 p.m.,Ursuline Academy, 5535 PfeifferRoad, $10. Presented by UrsulineAcademy Stage Company. 791-5791; www.ursulineacademy.org.Blue Ash.

Children of Eden, 7:30 p.m.,Madeira High School, $10. Reser-vations recommended. 891-8222;madeiracityschools.org. Madeira.

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

ShoppingAllure Bridals Trunk Show, 10a.m. to 6 p.m., Bridal by Kot-sovos, 9501 Montgomery Road,Try on dresses no one else hasseen yet. Receive 10-percentdiscount on all dresses presentedin show. Free admission. Reserva-tions recommended. ThroughMarch 29. 791-3877; www.bridal-bykotsovos.com. Montgomery.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Clubs & OrganizationsS.W.A.N. Day 2015, 1-6 p.m.,Women Writing for a Change,6906 Plainfield Road, SupportWomen Artists Now celebration.

Suggested donation $15-$20(sliding scale). Open mic readings,visual artists, musical perfor-mances. Free, donations accept-ed. 272-1171; www.womenwri-ting.org. Silverton.

Cooking ClassesCheese Making from LuckyPenny Farms with AbbeTurner, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $45. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive, Smallgroup discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg. 791-0626. Duck Creek.

Home & GardenLet’s Make a Garden, 10 a.m. tonoon, Turner Farm, 7400 GivenRoad, Class designed for thosewho are new to gardening. $15.Registration recommended.561-7400; tunerfarm.org. IndianHill.

Music - ClassicalMusic at Ascension, 7:30 p.m.Ukranian-born pianist ElenaUlyanova., Ascension LutheranChurch, 7333 Pfeiffer Road,Sanctuary. Free, donationsaccepted. 793-3288. Montgo-mery.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Gizmo Guys, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., UCBlue Ash College Muntz Theater,9555 Plainfield Road, AllanJacobs and Barrett Felker’scombination of dazzling tech-nique and infectious humor.Rapid-fire act exhilarates andinspires laughter in audiencemembers of all ages. $7. Present-ed by ARTrageous Saturdays.745-5705; ucblueash.edu/perfor-mingarts. Blue Ash.


Our Miss Brooks, 7:30 p.m.,Ursuline Academy, $10. 791-5791;www.ursulineacademy.org. BlueAsh.

Children of Eden, 2 p.m., 7:30p.m., Madeira High School, $10.Reservations recommended.891-8222; madeiracityschools.org.Madeira.

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

ShoppingAllure Bridals Trunk Show, 10a.m. to 6 p.m., Bridal by Kot-sovos, Free admission. Reserva-tions recommended. 791-3877;www.bridalbykotsovos.com.Montgomery.

SUNDAY, MARCH 29Exercise ClassesThe Art, Science and Sweat ofLooking and Feeling Great, 1-2p.m., 2-3:15 p.m., PowerRyde, 471Wards Corner Road, 30 minutesof full body cardio on uniquefull-motion spinning cyclesfollowed by 30-minute presenta-tion from Debrah Englert Salonexploring art and science oflooking your best while samplingrecommended healthy lifestyleproducts. Ages 15-75. BenefitsLeukemia & Lymphoma Society.$30. Registration required.Presented by PowerRyde andDebrah Englert Salon. 583-7433;www.powerryde.com. Loveland.

Holiday - EasterBunny Palooza, 3-5 p.m., KidsFirst Sports Center, 7900 E. Kem-per Road, Get picture taken withEaster Bunny, gym stations,inflatable slide and egg hunt.$10. 489-7575. Sycamore Town-ship.


Our Miss Brooks, 2 p.m., Ursu-line Academy, $10. 791-5791;www.ursulineacademy.org. BlueAsh.

ShoppingAllure Bridals Trunk Show,noon to 5 p.m., Bridal by Kot-sovos, Free admission. Reserva-tions recommended. 791-3877;www.bridalbykotsovos.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, MARCH 30Cooking ClassesSouthern Easter Dinner fromFresh Table with Louis Snow-den and Meredith Trombly,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safe stretch-ing, sense of humor and all yogahas to offer. Ages 35-60. $120 for9 weeks unlimited. Register atthe first class. 706-9802; www.ka-renjohnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

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

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, crafts andmore, while building early litera-cy skills. For preschoolers andtheir caregivers. Ages 3-6. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage language skills withbooks, rhymes, crafts, music andfun. For ages 18-36 months. Free.369-4476. Loveland.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesSpring Break- Caribbean Cruisewith Cynthia Oyenuga, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Mont-gomery Road, $45. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

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

Gentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15 a.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of itsdirections, opens hips and shoul-ders. Poses alternate betweenstabilizing, stretching andstrengthening. Good for every-one from newbie to advancedpractitioner. $120 for 9 weeksunlimited. Register at the firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;

www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

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

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

Cooking ClassesBallpark Favorites fromAround the League with IleneRoss, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, $45.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Dining EventsMurder Mystery Dinner, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Parkers Blue AshTavern, 4200 Cooper Road,Actors from the Alibi PlayersGroup set to act out a murdermystery throughout dinner.Customers encouraged to inter-act to help solve mystery. Themeis “Being an April Fool Can BeMurder.” Complimentary cham-pagne, fruit and cheese uponarrival. $75. Reservations re-quired. 891-8300. Blue Ash.

Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednesdays,9:30 p.m. to midnight, Fifty WestBrewing Company, 7668 WoosterPike, Burger and pint for $10.834-8789; fiftywestbrew.com.Columbia Township.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon to 1p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 KenwoodRoad, Room 101. Fellowship ofrelatives and friends of alcoholicswho share their experience,strength and hope in order tosolve common problems. Ages 18and up. Free. Presented byKenwood Al-Anon Family Group.947-3700. Kenwood.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2Cooking ClassesFresh and Flavorful PastaDishes with Marilyn Harris,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $55. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $120 per 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at first class ordrop-in. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cincin-nati Friends Meeting (1815-2015), 7 p.m., Cincinnati FriendsMeeting, Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

Music - ClassicalCincinnati Debut of PianistYevgeny Sudbin, 11 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485Ridge Road, Matinee Musicale.Sudbin is recipient of severalinternational awards. $50 seasonticket. $15, $3 students. Present-ed by Matinee Musicale. 469-9819; www.matinee-musicale-cincinnati.org. Amberley Village.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3Art OpeningsGaps and Overlaps: Collab-orative Works by UC Blue AshFaculty, 5-7 p.m., UC Blue AshCollege, 9555 Plainfield Road,Collection of creative worksproduced by faculty from Art,English, Foreign Language,Mathematics, and Music.Through May 1. Free. 745-5600;www.ucblueash.edu. Blue Ash.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, $10, $5 ages6-10, free ages 5 and under.Carry-out fish sandwich: $5.891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

Fish Fry, 5:30-7:30 p.m., St. Johnthe Evangelist Church, 7121Plainfield Road, Baked or friedfish, shrimp, salmon, pizza,grilled cheese, french fries, mac‘n’ cheese, desserts, beverages.Dinner: $8 or a la carte. 791-3238.Deer Park.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.Easter, Kids First Sports Center,7900 E. Kemper Road, Pizza,indoor swimming and night-timesnack. $30, $20 each additionalchild. Reservations required.489-7575; www.kidsfirstsport-s.com. Sycamore Township.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4BenefitsCincinnati Comedians Basket-ball Invitational, 4 p.m., SevenHills School, 5400 Red Bank Road,Game between two teams madeup of comedians. Benefits Fre-estore Foodbank. $5 or 3 cannedgoods. Presented by CincinnatiComedians Basketball Invitation-al. No phone; www.cincycbi.com.Madisonville.

Holiday - EasterEaster Egg Hunt, 10 a.m. tonoon, Meadowbrook CareCenter, 8211 Weller Road, Egghunt for ages 10 and under.Featuring visits with EasterBunny, games, bake sale, enter-tainment, snacks and more.Professional face painting, $2.Free. 489-2444; www.meadow-brookcare.org. Montgomery.

Montgomery Kiwanis EasterEgg Hunt, 10-11 a.m., Montgo-mery Park, 10101 MontgomeryRoad. All children given ticket fordrawing for 100 stuffed bunnies.Easter Bunny will greet children.Ages 1-9. Free. Presented byMontgomery Kiwanis Club.910-7068. Montgomery.

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Madeira Theatre Arts presents “Children of Eden”, a joyous and inspirational musical aboutparents, children and faith. Based on the book of Genesis, the age-old conflict of parents andchildren follows Adam, Eve, Noah and the "Father" who created them, as they deal with theheadstrong, destructive actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers abittersweet but inspiring message: “the hardest part of love... is letting go.” Performances are7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27; and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March28. Tickets are $10. Reservations are recommended. Call 891-8222. Pictured are Sarah Andrewsand Ted Graeter as Adam and Eve in "Children of Eden.”

MARCH 26, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A7NEWS

I know I “jumped the gun” when Icleared out the end of the garden nearthe elderberries and mulch pile tocreate a space for my cold frame.

Well, it wasn’t entirely my fault.The weather was sunny and over 60degrees and I was just itching to startplanting.

We lugged the railroad ties over tomake a rectangle, filled it with loamysoil and mulch and sowed rows ofearly veggies and greens: radishes,lettuces, beets and carrots.

I put a clear plastic shield over it to keepin warmth and I could just see in my mind’seye a few weeks down the road, pickinggreens and pulling radishes.

Of course, Mother Nature had thelast laugh when the temperaturedipped below freezing the next fewnights. But I’m undeterred.

I’m still thinking about a bountifulspring harvest, but not in a fewweeks.

Meanwhile, we have Passover andEaster to think about, so here’s twogood recipes for both.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educa-tor, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary profession-

al and author. Find her blog online at Abouteating.com. Email her at [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Brisket, ham for Passover, EasterMy best Passover brisket

The ingredients here are commonly used for preparing brisket. Thetechnique is what’s important. Brisket needs long, slow cooking to becometender when you roast it in the oven or on top of the stove. Brisket some-times comes in large quantities. I had the butcher at Jungle Jims cut a largeone in half for me as the eight-pound roast in the meat department was justtoo big. So don’t be shy about asking if the roast you see is too big. Wonder-ful for Passover or if you want a tummy-filling, good tasting, easy roast

1 brisket, trimmed of fat - mine was 3 pounds1 bottle, 12 oz. chili sauce1 pouch dry onion soup mix1 can regular Coke, 12 oz.

Preheat oven to 350. Place brisket in oven proof pot with lid. Mixsauce, soup and coke together and pour over brisket. Roast, covered, for 1hour, then turn temperature down to 250 and roast, covered, for 4-5 hours.Four hours will give a tender roast which slices easily. Five hours will giveyou a meltingly tender, fall apart roast and to me, this is the best one so ifyou can spare 5 hours, do it.

You can skim fat off top and slice meat and serve with gravy rightaway or cool to room temperature in the pan and put the whole thing inthe frig several hours or overnight. The fat will congeal to the top and youcan lift it off. Reheat roast with the gravy. You can slice it against the grainso it won’t be stringy before reheating or reheat it unsliced and slice itafterwards.

Tip from Rita’s kitchenFor a 5- to 8-pound roast, double the gravy ingredients.

Homemade spiced honey glaze for spiral ham

Sean T., a Cleves reader, shares this recipe. He found it in a food maga-zine and tested it out ahead of time for Easter. “I like the spiral ham butwanted to make a simple, not too spicy, homemade glaze for it and I likethis one”, he told me. This is enough for an 8- to 10-pound ham.

Boil at a gentle boil together for about 5 minutes:

3 cups honey1 tablespoon cinnamon1 tablespoon whole cloves3 tablespoons butter

Preheat oven to 325. Place ham on baking sheet and brush half thehoney mixture over and in between slices. Do this often with rest of mixtureuntil ham is crisp around the edges and reaches an internal temperature of120. This takes about an hour or so, Sean said.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: A citrus touchHow about stirring in a cup or so of orange marmalade to the honey

mixture? Sounds good to me, so let me know if you do this and how youlike it.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

When preparing a good brisket, the technique is what’s important. Brisket needs long, slow cooking to becometender.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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VIEWPOINTSVIEWPOINTSEDITORIALS | LETTERS | COLUMNS | CH@TROOM CommunityPress.com

INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

INDIAN HILLJOURNAL

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

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: [email protected] site: www.communitypress.com

A publication of

We would like to believethat the well-spoken, good-looking person that we votedfor would always act in ourbest interest whether theoffice is the local school boardor the Senate.

It is probably true at thebeginning of a politician’scareer, his or her thoughts arealtruistic, and that they wishto make a difference.

Once in office, their col-leagues gradually reveal tothem the real world necessityof raising large sums of mon-ey to maintain their position,and they are then introducedto those who have the mosteasily available money. Thisway their entire time is notspent begging for funds, andtheir positions in office aremore secure.

There is aprice to payfor acceptingthese largepolitical con-tributions.Our repre-sentatives areinstructedhow to vote onall issues thataffect theirdonors, which

may adversely affect theirconstituents in their votingdistricts and taxpayers na-tionally.

The most egregious ex-ample of purchased votesaffecting voters and taxpay-ers is the law forbidding com-petitive bidding for drugspurchased by Medicare fortheir Part D drug program,

also known as the Medicareprescription-drug programfor the elderly. No valid eco-nomic argument exists tosupport this dishonest legisla-tion.

The unnecessarily highcost of this program affectsevery taxpayer in the UnitedStates and every old personenrolled in the Medicare PartD program.

It has raised the cost ofmedicine to the point that it isless expensive to purchasesome medications from Cana-da, than the cost of the co-payestablished in the MedicarePart D insurance program.

To counter this, these Con-gressional thieves havepassed laws to make it illegalto buy drugs from legitimateCanadian pharmacies. Section

708, of the FDA reauthoriza-tion bill (S. 3187/H.R. 5651),authorizes the secretary ofHHS to seize any importedmedicine (valued at $2,500 orless) and destroy it, withoutreimbursement or replace-ment. This legislation is notfor your safety; it was estab-lished so that US drug provid-ers could charge you inflatedprices for their products.

This is prima facia Medi-care fraud. The framers ofthis legislation intended todefraud the taxpayers and theold people who are enrolled inthis program.

Write your representative,asking his opinion of this leg-islation. My representative isSteve Chabot; does he supportthe non-negotiation of Medi-care drugs? Will he discuss

this issue? What about oursenators Rob Portman andSherrod Brown, do they alsosupport this taxpayer fraud?Sen. Brown wrote me statingthat he had discussed thisissue in the Senate and thatthere were not nearly enoughvotes to correct it; so, he too isnot acting on this legislation.

Senators Portman andBrown and Congressmen Cha-bot all believe in free mar-kets; yet, their votes or (in)actions are against free mar-kets. This is an example of the1 percent trampling on the 99percent.

Even our Supreme Courthas held that each dollar getsa vote; not people…dollars!

James Baker is a 38-year resident ofIndian Hill.

The trampling of freedom - dishonesty!

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

March 18 questionWhat are your predictions for

March Madness - the NCAA Tour-nament? In how many bracketpools will you participate?

“My prediction is that Ken-tucky is going to win it all.Bench depth is so important inthe tournament since you nev-er know when you’ll have oneof the starters get into foultrouble. With Kentucky thatdoesn’t matter since theirbench players are probablyjust a slight percentage dro-poff in ability from the start-ers. No other team in the tour-nament has such talent anddepth.

“I’ll probably enter twobrackets, one a friend of mine

is running and another fromwork. By Thursday late PM, Iwill already have lines drawnthrough my selections, on myway to another disappointingfailure at bracket perfection.”

C.S.

“Zero.”D.H.

“My prediction for MarchMadness is Michigan State forthe whole enchilada. However,since they failed to make thebracket, I may possibly need toreconsider. I am only in onepool at work and that is aimedat giving most of the proceedsto charity. If NCAA basketballcan do an all-inclusive tourna-ment leading to a true nationalchampion, why can’t they dothe same thing for NCAA foot-ball?”

M.J.F.

“I’m a big Xavier Univer-sity fan, but am realistic toknow that their chances are

not very good in winning anational title, however my No.2 team, the University of Wis-consin Badgers, have a legiti-mate chance of cutting downthe nets after the final game.

“Everyone is picking theUniversity of Kentucky Wild-cats and for good reason, how-ever, UW gave them a run fortheir money in last year’s semi-finals and I think with an extrayear behind them and the waythe style they play, they couldknock off the mighty Wildcats.

“Maybe my heart is givingway to logic, but I’m going tostick to my prediction andhopefully Bo Ryan will finallyget that elusive first NCAADivision I basketball title!”

R.R.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat Opening Day traditionsor memories do you have? Howdo you think the Reds will dothis year?

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

An open letter to theIndian Hill Board ofEducation

I attended the Tuesday,March 10, board meeting andbelieve the only thing accom-plished was waking a sleepinggiant. You’re hurting your-selves and the district as itpertains to the illegal insidemillage tax.

What I heard in the IndianHill School District visionstatement were the wordsIntegrity, accountability andleadership. The board had anopportunity to demonstratethese important values, andinstead compromised themfurther.

I not only watched yourreactions to the speakers whocame to the podium, but alsotook note of your interactionsas team members and a board.

What I saw was indiffer-ence, lack of integrity andaccountability and ultimatelylack of leadership.

My only regret was that thestudents who attended didn’tstay long enough to see this inaction. They missed a greatopportunity to learn what notto do and how not to conducttheir future commitments andobligations.

There are two fundamentalissues to acknowledge:

» The board created thisdilemma. No one else did.

» You’ve also decided asindividuals and/or a group thatthere’s an interest in it for you,whether it’s ego, legacy, ac-commodating family membersin the system, etc.

The Ohio Supreme Courtagrees there isn’t any financialneed for the Indian Hill SchoolDistrict whatsoever. A unani-mous ruling was reached anddirected, stating reversal andremand.

The solution, as we all know,is a simple vote away.

Whether you agree or not,your fiduciary responsibilitiesas board members, accordingto law, are to provide completeand full resolution.

Remember, this is not yourschool district, it is owned bytaxpayers, and it is an honor toserve as a board on their be-half.

Let’s make a decision forunconditional resolution, im-mediately.

Tom Butt Indian Hill

LETTERS TO THEEDITOR

Honor Flight Tri- State is a Cincinnati-based non-profit organization created tohonor America’s World War ll and Koreanand Vietnam veterans, and all veteransover the age of 65, who served either

stateside or overseas, fortheir sacrifices by pro-viding them a free trip tovisit their memorials inWashington, D.C. HonorFlight is dedicated tomaking a dream cometrue for these ordinarypeople who gave so muchfor their country.

The memorials inWashington, D.C., ded-icated to their service,are often never seen bythe very veterans they

were built to honor. Our trip visits theWorld War ll, Korean, Vietnam, Lincoln,Air Force , Iwo Jima Marine Memorialand the tomb of the Unknown Soldier inArlington National Cemetery. This is atrip the veterans will never forget – thishonor paid to them from grateful Amer-icans is long overdue. They returnedfrom war and military service to buildour nation and they have not been hon-ored in this way since their return.

Our mission has taken on a new urgen-cy, with the advancing age of the surviv-ing World War ll and Korean Veterans AllWorld War ll veterans will have top prior-ity and all WW ll veterans will fly in 2015,thanks to outstanding support of ourmedia sponsor the Simply Money Foun-dation, Emery Community Foundationand others.

We want to invite all Veterans over theage of 65 to go on a free trip, but first wehave to find them! We do not advertise,since we feel all monies collected shouldbe used exclusively for the veterans . Wehave no paid staff and every dollar donat-ed goes directly to cover the expenses ofthe trips only.

We have five charter flights plannedfor 2015. It is easy to apply. Just go to thewebsite www.honorflighttristate.org andfill out an application in the veterans/guardians section or call the hotline 513-277-9626 and we will send you an applica-

tion. Every veteran will travel with aguardian chaperone, who pays their ownway ($440) for the honor of spending theday with a true American hero, our veter-ans. All veterans travel free.

Please help us find veterans now, bydistributing this information. It is nevertoo late to say thank you. Time is runningout – help us find these deserving veter-ans for this trip of a lifetime. Their ser-vice have saved freedom for all of us.

Cheryl Popp is director of Honor Flight Tri-State.

Honor Flight seeks veteransover 65 for free trip to D.C.

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Honor Flight Tri-State patrons participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the UnknownSoldier.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Cincinnati Country Day ranaway with the Miami ValleyConference’s Gray division titleand waltzed into the Division IVregional final, one game awayfrom an appearance in Colum-bus.

The Indians lost 8-2 in thatgame to Convoy Crestview.This season, the Indians look toduplicate that success, poten-tially go even further.

CCD returns University ofCincinnati commit CamAlldred. He hit .529 with 27 hits,20 runs, 21 RBI and seven dou-bles last season. On the mound,he was 6-0 with 54 strikeoutsand 0.40 ERA in 35 inningspitched.

He was a first team all-stateselection and was the Enquir-er’s player of the year in Divi-sion IV.

The Indians also return Aus-tin Richey on the bump. Headcoach Tim Dunn called the pair“1 and 1A” early last season.

CCD also has developingsophomore pitcher CharlieSachs in the wings.

The other half of those bat-teries, Ronnie Allen, returns forhis sophomore season. Allen hit.442 with five doubles last yearand was a member of the En-quirer’s Division IV first team.

Dunn, the Enquirer’s Divi-sion IV coach of the year, couldnot be reached for further com-ment.

CCD opens the season March28 with a doubleheader againstFinneytown.

New Indian Hill head coachScott Lloyd has had a busy cell-phone early in the season.Thanks to Indian Hill HighSchool’s new artificial turf in-field, the Braves have been ableto rake at the plate and not onmuddy base paths.

Lloyd has high school experi-ence at Clermont Northeastern,Hillsboro and Fayetteville. Dur-ing the summer he has beenhead coach of the CincinnatiFlash Premier team and cur-rently coaches the CincinnatiHurricanes U16 Premier team.

Returning starters for theBraves are senior catcher Mi-chael Folz, sophomore thirdbaseman Winston Caine, sopho-more second baseman Chan-dler Harris, senior left fielderBrooks Renfro, sophomorepitcher Greg Nevins and sopho-more infielder Max Sweeney.Also expected to contribute issenior Josh Berger and fresh-men A.J. King and Seth Braf-ford.

Harris is the team’s top re-turning hitter at .302. Folz andRenfro are back with the mostmound experience.

“We have a great balance ofleadership and talented youth,”Lloyd said. “We have three sen-iors returning with varsity ex-perience that help mentor andlead the underclassmen. Wehave a very solid defense withgood speed defensively and of-fensively.”

Indian Hill starts the seasonagainst McNicholas on March28.

Though they were second inthe Greater Catholic League-South to Elder last season at 6-3,Moeller High School’s baseballteam made another state run asthey got to the Division I semi-finals at Huntington Park in Co-lumbus and finished with a 24-5

record.Coach Tim Held returns six

senior starters in infielder JoshHollander, catcher Bailey Mon-toya, outfielder/first basemanBryan Soth, pitcher/designatedhitter Joe Vranesic, infielderKyle Dockus and outfielder Jor-dan Ramey.

Junior outfielder Kyle Butzand junior pitcher Nick Bennettwere also key contributors andsenior pitcher/infielder GrantMacciocchi is back after deal-ing with injuries his junior sea-son.

Butz is the top returning hit-ter at .436, while Soth returns at.364. Dockus and Vranesic wereat .315 and .310, respectivelywith Vranesic leading in thepower department with a pairof home runs.

Lefty Bennett is the top re-turning pitcher with four winsand 39 strikeouts, while Vranes-ic had 40 strikeouts.

“Our offense looks to be verysolid with the number of play-ers we are returning,” Heldsaid. “Our starting pitchingshould be solid as well. Our ex-

perience will be key as a lot ofcurrent seniors played signifi-cant innings last year as ju-niors.”

Moeller’s roster is fertilewith college talent. Hollander,Soth and Vranesic are KentState signees; Macciocchi is go-ing to Missouri; Montoya toDayton; Dockus to WrightState; Ramey to Cincinnati andpitcher Zach Hoffman is head-ing to Miami University. Two ju-nior pitchers have already com-mitted with Nick Bennett goingto Louisville and CameronJunker to Notre Dame.

The Crusaders start the sea-son March 28 with a double-header at Schuler Park againstTroy and Strongsville.

The Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy Eagles had thebest result at the end of the sea-son of any area team. Last year,they finished as the Division IIIrunner-up to Coldwater at Hun-tington Park in Columbus.

CHCA’s roster was litteredwith college signees, all-Miami

Valley Conference performersand even a Major League Base-ball draftee. Pitcher CameronVarga signed with the TampaBay Rays. This year, the Eaglesare hoping to make a return tripto the state capital.

Helping guide the Eagles tothat goal will be Cameron andChase Murray. Both batted bet-ter than .450, accrued morethan 40 hits and received recog-nition from the MVC. Cameronwas named to the second teamand Chase received an honor-able mention nod.

On the mound, the Eagles re-turn seasoned pitcher GrahamLally, who could be counted onto lead the staff with the depar-ture of starters such as BlakeSwanger and Varga.

Lally posted a 4-1 record lastseason.

Enquirer Division III headcoach of the year Jeff Keithcould not be reached for furthercomment.

CHCA opens the seasonMarch 28 against the CincinnatiTrailblazers.

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Indian Hill’s Chandler Harris tries to lay the tag on Wyoming’s Parker Chalmers in a game last season.

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Cincinnati Country Day’s AustinRichey stands in the batters boxawaiting a pitcher during a 10-0 winagainst North College Hill April 17,2014.

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Cincinnati Country Day seniorCam Alldred, a UC commit,returns to lead the Indians thisseason.

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Moeller second baseman, Josh Hollander, fields a rocket hit straight at himin a sectional tournament game with Loveland last season.

PLAYERS TO WATCHChandler Harris, Indian Hill sophomore: Top hitter as a freshman

at .302Cam Alldred, CCD senior: UC commit and a first team All-State

player a year ago. Division IV Player of the Year by the Enquirer.Nick Bennett, Moeller junior: Lefthander has committed to pitch at

Louisville. Pitched significant innings as a sophomore.Josh Hollander, Bryan Soth, Joe Vranesic, Moeller seniors: All

three Crusaders have committed to Kent State. All were major contrib-utors on Moeller’s state semifinal team a year ago. Vranesic is an effec-tive hitter and pitcher.

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Cincinnati Country Day’ssoftball team, like its baseballteam, is looking to repeat as con-ference champions.

The team returns seven start-ers from last year’s team thatfinished 11-1 in the Miami ValleyConference and 12-4 overall, in-cluding starting pitcher MissyDieckman-Meyer.

Dieckman-Meyer, a first-team all-MVC performer from ayear ago, has posted a 26-9 rec-ord and 431strikeouts during thepast two seasons.

The Indians also return sen-ior second sacker ElizabethGrace, juniors Kayla Chisholmand Kady Abrahamson andsophomore third baseman Oli-via Robinson.

“We have a solid core of re-turners,” Cincinnati CountryDay head coach Scott Lemensaid. “And Meyer has had a greatcareer so far.”

Grace and Robinson joinedDieckman-Meyer on the confer-ence’s first team last year.

Chisholm was a second-teamall-conference performer.

Indian Hill coach Pat Spur-lock’s Lady Braves were in themiddle of the pack in the Cincin-nati Hills League at 7-7 and were11-14 overall. They did finishstrong, winning six of their lastseven, including tournamentvictories over Northwest andNew Richmond.

Returning from the CHL firstteam is junior Cassidy Zang, aninfielder/pitcher. Senior short-stop Mikayla Germain was sec-ond team a year ago and seniorBeatriz Hernandez made honor-able mention.

Zang is the top returning hit-ter at .441with a team-leading 31runs batted in. She did pitch innine games and was 2-1 with 36strikeouts in 24.2 innings.

Indian Hill starts March 30against Withrow on their newturfed field in its new location onthe Drake Road campus. The fol-lowing day they host Norwood.

Ursuline Academy lost plen-ty of seniors from last year’sGirls Greater Catholic Leaguechampionship team. However,head coach Missy Keith is confi-dent a new crop will lead theteam to its third conferencecrown in a row.

The Lions, who finished 16-7overall and 9-1inside the confer-ence last year, lost first-team all-GGCL performers in KaitlinBarbiere, Mackenzie Robinsonand Danielle Stiene, who wasalso the conference’s player ofthe year. However, the cupboardis far from bare.

Ursuline returns OliviaAmiott-Seel, another first-teamall-conference performer, andsecond-team members AnnaHecht and Mailey Lorio. Thecoach said her team is youngerin the pitching circle and willcount on sophomore KristynAiello this year.

The Lions will also look forcontributions from senior Em-ma Darlington.

“This group has stepped up as

leaders, doing everything fromworking hard in the weight roomto the practice field,” Keith said.“If they buy in, continue to workhard and prepare like theyshould, it should be a good sea-son.”

The Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy Eagles return atleast two of their top battersfrom last year’s 6-9 season in-cluding Cassidy Yeomans, wholed the conference with a .692batting average, and Alex Led-ford, who signed to play softballat Asbury University back inFebruary. Ledford hit .467 lastseason.

CHCA head coach LeahCrouch could not be reached forfurther comment.

The Eagles open this seasonMarch 28 vs. Clark Montessori.

Though they’ve developed areputation in volleyball and bas-ketball, Mount Notre DameHigh School would like to earnsome notoriety in the spring.

Coach Michelle Meenach’s

Cougars werefifth in the GirlsGreater CatholicLeague last sea-son at 3-7, butwere 13-11 over-all. From thatsquad, sevenstarters return in

senior catcher/outfielder/in-fielder Maddie Taney, senior in-fielder Kate Jennings, senioroutfielder Meredith Shaffer, ju-nior infielder/catcher Lexi Rip-perger, junior pitcher SydneyZeuch, sophomore infielder Ma-cy Taney and sophomore out-fielder Shelby Nelson.

In addition, freshmen JoelieZielinski, a utility player, andEmma Benz, a pitcher/firstbaseman, should make key con-tributions.

“‘Joe’ (Zielinski) will be ahuge addition to the team thisseason,” Meenach said. “Wheth-er she is in the infield or the out-field, she is a nautral. Her batwill also come in handy at the topof the lineup.”

Ripperger and Maddie Taneywere GGCL first team last sea-son. Ripperger hit .448 and had23 steals, while Nelson tied forthe league-lead in hitting as afreshman at .500 (29-58).

“We have an amazing core ofplayers and an additional sevenfreshmen that will be a huge ad-dition to our team,” Meenachsaid. “We’re very excited to con-tinue the improvement of ourprogram. With five seniors thisseason, it will be interesting tosee where they take their teamtheir final season. These girlshave the will to win and theywent over and above this off-season to prepare themselves.”

MND starts the season with apair of games March 28 againstFinneytown and Turpin.

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Cassidy Zang pitches and playsinfield for the Lady Braves

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Indian Hill shortstop MikaylaGermain gets in position againstRoss last May.

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Cincinnati Country Day’s MissyDieckman-Meyer delivers a pitch.

PLAYERS TO WATCHMissy Dieckman-Meyer,

Cincinnati Country Day:Dominant Miami ValleyConference pitcher.

Elizabeth Grace andOlivia Robinson, Cincin-nati Country Day; bothfirst team MVC selectionsalong with Dieckman-Meyer.

Cassidy Zang, IndianHill junior: team’s top hitterthat will take over mainpitching duties.

Mikayla Germain, Indi-an Hill senior: veteranshortstop who made CHLsecond team in 2014.

Lexi Ripperger, MountNotre Dame junior: Hit.448 and adds tremendousspeed.

Olivia Amiott-Seel,Ursuline: first team GGCLselection last season.

Cassidy Yeomans,CHCA: led the MVC with a.692 batting average.

Alex Ledford, CHCA: theAsbury University commit hit.467 last season.

Ripperger

EVANSTON — Moeller HighSchool senior Nate Fowlerplayed his last prep basketballgame at Xavier University’s Cin-tas Center.

Unfortunately, it was last sea-son when he was a junior.

Thanks to a preseason injury,the Butler commit was only beenallowed to watch from the benchthis season as he healed. Theonly other current Crusader whosaw the floor in last year’s sea-son-ending loss was reserveguard Kevin Kerley.

Minus their 6-foot-9 big man,the Crusaders managed a dis-trict title in Dayton with newplayers to earn the return trip toXavier March 18 against Spring-field.

That’s where the Wildcatswere waiting with a 6-foot-9 be-hemoth of their own.

Springfield junior DariusHarper blocked two Moellershot attempts in the game’s finalseconds and senior AnthonyFreeman made a pair of keythree-pointers down the stretchas the Wildcats defeated the Cru-saders 51-47 to advance to the Di-vision I regional final.

The smaller Crusaders heldHarper to seven points and sixrebounds, but he made his pres-ence known by changing andblocking shots.

In addition to Freeman going4-5 from the arc for 12 points,sophomore Danny Davis was 3-7for 14 points.

“Gutsy performance by ourkids against a great team,”Springfield coach Isiah Carsonsaid. “That’s a good program thatwe beat twice this year.”

The Wildcats also beat Moell-er on Jan. 3, 74-72 in overtime.

In the second match withSpringfield, the score was tiedseven times, including 19-19 atthe half and 34-all after threequarters.

The lead changed 10 times.Even though the Wildcatsjumped ahead by seven in thefourth quarter, the Crusaderswere able to cut it to a bucket on aGrant Pitman drive with 1:37

left.Springfield then appeared to

be slowing it down before seniorFreeman launched a trey fromthe corner that hit the bottom ofthe net to the dismay of theMoeller faithful.

Pitman again got Moellerwithin two on a three-ball with:29 left. Moeller then got the ballback with 17 ticks remaining.Springfield’s Harper thenblocked Trey McBride and Riley

Voss on consecutive possessionsto eventually seal the win.

“I’m extremely proud of thisteam,” Moeller coach CarlKremer said. “Some peoplewrote us off when we were 5-5.We had to ask a lot of a lot of ourguys. We got to the final 16 in thestate and we really thought wewere capable of winning thisgame.”

Moeller was led by sopho-more Voss with 12 points and 11

rebounds. Senior Pitman had 11points and junior McBride hadseven points and 10 rebounds.Moeller outrebounded Spring-field 37-29.

“It really was a proud year forMoeller basketball,” Kremersaid. “This was the most brandnew team we ever had. Wethought Nate (Fowler) was goingto be the centerpiece. We hadsome guys that grew up fast. Ri-ley Voss delivered and NateGeorgeton delivered and a lot ofguys delivered. We’re deeplydisappointed but incrediblyproud. I hope these kids realizewhat was accomplished this sea-son.”

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Moeller’s Grant Pitman goes to the ground during the Crusaders’ regional semifinal against Springfield March 18.

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Moeller’s Nate Georgeton (5) drivesto the basket against Springfield’sHenry Alexander during theirregional semifinal March 18.

MARCH 26, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • B3LIFE

Anytime you are atfault in a driving acci-dent you can expect allinsurance companies toknow. That’s what Jerry,from Rising Sun, Indi-ana, says he’s learned.

He writes,” How canmy insurance companyraise my rates on anaccident that was paidby my wife’s insurancein her car? My rates willnot be reduced for threeyears. (My insurancecompany) had nothing inthe game whatsoever,and are profiting for noreason.”

Jerry goes on towrite, “They go by aCLUE report that says I

was thedriver in apaid-acci-dentclaim. Butstill, it hadnothing todo with(my insur-ance com-pany).”

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report is critical to yourinsurance companylearning about the acci-dent. Anytime you file aliability claim with aninsurance company it isreported to the Compre-hensive Loss Underwrit-ing Exchange.

Usually, your CLUEscore is assessed whenyour insurance policycomes up for renewal.Any monetary claim youfile with an insurancecompany is reported toCLUE. All your claimsare grouped together soan insurer can assessyour insurance behaviorpatterns. So, severalauto insurance claimscan, for instance, lead tohigher premiums foryour homeowners insur-ance.

To avoid increasedinsurance rates its bestto file as few claims aspossible. Don’t file aclaim for small amounts

if they are only slightlymore than your deduct-ible. Save any insuranceclaims you may file formajor, costly accidents.That will keep yourCLUE score as low aspossible which will saveyou money on premiumsfor every type of insur-ance policy you buy.

Any insurance claimyou file will remain inthe CLUE database forseven years from thedate you filed them.Some insurance compa-nies keep track of yourcalls if you ask whetheryou are covered for aloss – and such calls canlater be used against

you – but such informa-tion is not reported toCLUE.

Statistics show if youfiled an insurance claimin the past, you’re morelikely to do so in thefuture. The amount ofthe claim, officials say,is less important thanthe number of times youfile.

Your insurance pre-miums are also deter-mined by other factorsincluding your age, gen-der, marital status, occu-pation, education level,and credit score. Thatcredit score tells compa-nies how much debt youcarry and whether or

not you pay your bills ontime.

The Insurance In-formation Institute saysstudies show how peoplemanage their money is agood indicator of wheth-er they will file an insur-ance claim.

Remember, the big-ger the risk you are tothe insurance company,the higher the premiumyou’ll be charged—oryou may even be deniedcoverage.

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St. Vincent de PaulNorthern Kentucky andCincinnati are collaborat-ing on the second annualSt. Vincent de Paul 5KRun/Walk, which will takeplace March 28 at SawyerPoint.

All proceeds supportSt. Vincent de Paul pro-grams to help poverty byproviding emergency as-sistance throughoutGreater Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky.

The 5K Run/Walk willstart and end at the Cin-cinnatus statue at SawyerPoint. Runners and walk-ers will travel across thePurple People Bridge intoKentucky and throughCincinnati streets beforereturning to SawyerPoint. Awards will be giv-en in a variety of catego-ries. Organizers expectmore than 750 partici-

pants. The 5K begins with

registration at 7:30 a.m.,and the run/walk starts at9 a.m. Light refreshmentsand music will be offeredafter the race. Registra-

tion is open atSVDPcincinnati.org/5K,and is $20 for adults ($30at event). $10 for a T-shirt.For more information,visit.SVDPcincinnati.org/5K.

5K to benefit St. Vincent de Paul

THANKS TO ROBERT V. MERZ

Participants from last year's St. Vincent de Paul 5K Run/Walk.

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

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

Nominees will be solic-ited from throughout thecommunity, with an advi-sory board selecting thewinner. The award will in-clude a generous sum tobe donated to a cause ofthe winner’s choosing.

Weiland is raisingfunds to endow the awardfor years to come.

“Weiland’s namesakewas in perfect alignmentfor this award,” said Sa-rah Weiss, director of theJewish Community Rela-tions Council. “He playeda pivotal role in the CivilRights Movement here inCincinnati, and continues

to make an impact on thelocal, national and globalcommunity after morethan 50 years. Further, wehope the award will in-spire others to emulateDick’s remarkable abilityto build broad coalitionsto solve community chal-lenges.”

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

ments currently named inWeiland’s honor.

Additionally, his con-tributions have also beenrecognized in the CedarVillage Room, Marcia &Dick Weiland Theater atCamp Livingston, the Wei-land-Zeff House at Ha-lom, a Gate in Mt. Scopus,Israel, a scholarship fundat Cincinnati State, Wei-land Hall at Hospice ofCincinnati, and the Shut-tlesworth-Weiland roomon Shuttlesworth Way.

“I’m honored that thisaward will be used to giverecognition to other activ-ists in our community who

are making our world abetter, more just place tolive,” said Weiland.

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

During his decades ofadvocacy, he has beenrecognized for securingHolocaust reparations forsurvivors,and has beencredited for keeping theHebrew Union Collegefrom leaving the Cincin-nati area, an achievementhe refers to as “one of themost important thingsI’ve ever done.”

He marched with non-

violent protesters for vot-ing rights for AfricanAmericans (led by TheRev. Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. from Selma toMontgomery, Ala., in1965) and founded the Ha-lom House in 1982 to pro-vide services for adultswith disabilities.

More recently, Wei-land gave half a milliondollars to Cincinnati Statefor a fund allocated forscholarships in memoryof Rev. Fred Shuttles-worth, a prominent activ-ist who advocated on be-half of civil rights in the1950s and 1960s.

Award named after Weiland to be given for first time

Hamilton County’s freeYard Trimmings Drop-offSites will open on Satur-day, March 28.

This program is forHamilton County resi-dents only. Residents mustbring proof of residency,such as a driver’s licenseor utility bill. Landscapersand commercial establish-ments are not eligible.

Locations: East: Bzak Landscap-

ing, 3295 Turpin Lane (offRt. 32) in Anderson Town-ship. (Also open Mondaythrough Friday from 7:30a.m. to 5 p.m. in addition tohours listed below.)

West: Kuliga Park, 6717Bridgetown Road in GreenTownship

North: Rumpke Sani-tary Landfill, 3800 StrubleRoad (and Colerain Ave-nue) in Colerain Township

Hours: All sites will beopen March 28 throughNov. 22, on Saturdays andSundays, from 11:30 a.m. to5 p.m.

All sites will be closed

on April 5 and July 4. TheEast location’s (Bzak Land-scaping) weekday collec-tion will be closed on May25 and Sept. 7.

Guidelines:» Brush and branches

must be cut into lengths of4 feet or less and must beno larger than 12 inches indiameter.

» Brush and treebranches must be bundledwith twine. Bundles mustnot be heavier than 50pounds.

» Trimmings must bein containers or bags – pa-per bags preferred.

» Containers and plas-tic bags will be returned.

» No trailers or truckslarger than pickups.

» No pallets, boards,nails, fence, or wire ac-cepted.

» No bricks, stones, orsoil accepted.

For information, callthe Recycling Hotline at946-7766, or visit hamilton-countyrecycles.org.

Yard trimmingsdrop-off sitesopen March 28

Hamilton CountyBoard of Health electedTracey A. Puthoff, Ander-son Township, as presi-dent of the board andelecting Mark Rippe, In-dian Hill, as vice presi-dent.

Board member Dr.Kenneth Amend of GreenTownship was reappoint-ed by the Hamilton Coun-ty District Advisory

Council. The five-member

Board of Health is thegoverning body of Hamil-ton County Public Health.

The Board has the au-thority to adopt publichealth rules and regula-tions, which have thesame status as law, and toenact policies withinHamilton County PublicHealth’s jurisdiction.

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Cincinnati Chapter ofHadassah will host its an-nual Hadassah EducationDay Sunday, March 29, at2 p.m. in the Teller Loungeat Hebrew Union College,3101 Clifton Ave.

This year’s topic is“Jewish Women at Work:Achieving Success inMale-Dominated Indus-tries.” Inspired by SherylSandberg’s New YorkTimes bestseller “LeanIn: Women, Work and theWill to Lead,” EducationDay will focus on the top-ics of achieving success inmale-dominated indus-tries, work-life balanceand facing ethical dilem-mas. This is a great oppor-tunity to meet other

female professionals, net-work, and exchange busi-ness cards.

The keynote speaker,Cheryl Bogenschutz, is di-rector of strategic en-gagements for ItelligenceInc., an SAP consultingcompany.

Bogenschutz has beenin IT leadership positionsin the Cincinnati area formore than 30 years. HerIT career has spanned avariety of industries in-cluding paper, automotiveand retail.

She serves on the ITadvisory boards for theUniversity of Cincinnati,Xavier University andMiami University.

Bobbi Handwerger is

Hadassah Education DayChair, and committeemembers are SandraBerg, Sharon Casper, Ja-mie Dalin, Bea Goodman,Tracy Levine, GildaSchwartz, Karen Silver-man and Bonnie JuranUllner.

This event is open tothe community. Light re-freshments will beserved.

There is a charge of $18per person payable at thedoor. Reservations are re-quested.

For more information,call 513-821-6157, [email protected],or visit the Hadassah web-site at cincinnati.hadassa-h.org.

Hadassah EducationDay coming March 29

Last year, more than1.6 million people heardthe words “you have can-cer.”

In the United States,one in every four deathsis from cancer. TheAmerican Cancer Soci-ety is fighting backagainst this disease. Thisyear, with the help of In-dian Hill residents Aimeeand Ian Guttman and hon-orary chair HonorableJudge Nathaniel Jones,the Society will host “ANight in Monte Carlo”Saturday, April 25, in thePavilion Ballroom at theHorseshoe Casino.

This event is designed

to not only raise cancerawareness, but to alsoraise funds that will con-tinue to provide re-sources that will continueto help people who arefaced with this diseaseright here in the GreaterCincinnati area.

“We are honored toserve for the second timeas chairs for this specialgala,” Aimee Guttmansaid. “Cancer devastatedour family when we lostIan’s mother to this terri-ble disease. We are cer-tain each of you havebeen touched by cancerand understand the life-changing effects cancer

can have on the patientand their loved ones. Wehope that because of this,you will join us with theAmerican Cancer Soci-ety to help finish thefight.”

A Night in Monte Carlowill begin at 7 p.m. andcontinue until 11 p.m. Itwill feature an elegantdinner, live music, cock-tails and silent auctionsfeaturing exclusiveitems.

For more information,visit cincinnatidiscove-ryball.org or by contact-ing DebbieRosen at 888-227-6446 ext. 8551 or [email protected].

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CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

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

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

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

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

BAPTIST

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

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

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Reverend Jennifer Lucas,Senior Pastor

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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

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

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

3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244

513 272-5800www.horizoncc.com

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr

www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631

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

PastorCathy Kaminski

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Sundays9:15am &10:45am

Building HomesRelationships& Families

681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333

mtmoriahumc.org

Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

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

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

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

Come, connect, grow & serve

UNITED METHODIST

6474 Beechmont Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45230

513-231-2650www.mwpc.church

MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service

SundaySchool9:30 a.m.

Infant through12th grade

Childcare11:00 a.m.

Infant throughKindergarten

MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

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

11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

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

683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

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

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

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

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

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

A rundown of local Easter egghunts:

» Symmes Township will host anEaster egg hunt at 11:30 a.m.Saturday, March 28, at Home ofthe Brave Park, 11605 LebanonRoad. The hunt is for children10-and-under. Call 683-6644 formore information.

» Christ Presbyterian Church,5657 Pleasant View Drive inMiami Township, will host anEaster egg hunt 2 p.m. to 4p.m. Sunday, March 29. Activ-ities will include cookie deco-rating, rub-on tattooing, crafts,and a visit from the EasterBunny. This is a free event.

For directions or more informa-tion, call 831-9100; visit

christpresmilford.org or emailchristpres@zoomtown. com.

» There’s no egg hunt in Cler-mont County’s Miami Town-ship, but the Easter Bunny willvisit the Miami Township CivicCenter, 6101 Meijer Drive, at 10a.m.-noon March 28 to distrib-ute treats.

The Easter Extravaganza willinclude activities such as crafts,decorating cookies, face paint-ing, games and a petting zoo.Parents can bring cameras totake holiday photos.

For information on the freefamily event, call the township’srecreation department at

513-248-3727.

EASTER EGG HUNTS

Armstrong ChapelThe Hyde Park CommunityUnited Methodist ChurchCathedral Choir and theArmstrong Chapel UnitedMethodist Church ChancelChoir will join in presentingthe Mozart “Requiem” as partof Holy Week at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, March 31, at HydePark Community United Meth-odist Church, Observatory andGrace avenues.

The concert is free and open tothe public.

Neal Hamlin, Hyde Park Com-munity UMC’s director ofmusic and choirmaster, willconduct the 70-voice chorusand 22-piece orchestra ofprofessional musicians. Fea-tured soloists include CaitlinLynch, soprano, Allison Wat-son, mezzo-soprano, PedroAndre, Arroyo Ojeda, tenor,and Norman Garrett, bass-baritone.

The Mozart “Requiem” isamong the most revered of allchoral masterworks in therepertoire, and is entirelyappropriate for presentationin Holy Week. It was lastperformed at Hyde ParkCommunity UMC in 2001,immediately following thetragic events of Sept. 11 inmemory of those who per-ished.

AscensionLutheran ChurchA second worship service hasbeen added to Ascension’sSunday morning worshipschedule. The new 8 a.m.service is intended for thosewho would like to worship ina more contemplative way.The church offers a blendedworship at 10:15 a.m. SundaySchool, Confirmation andAdult Forum meet at 9 a.m.

Palm Sunday will be observedSunday, March 29, at bothservices. A Passover Seder willbe offered at 6 p.m. The“whys” and “hows” of theSeder, the traditions and adelicious meal will be offered.All ages are invited. For moreinformation on the PassoverSeder or to reserve a spot,please call the church office at793-3288.

Music at Ascension begins itsspring season at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, March 28. Re-nowned Rachmaninoff special-ist and prizewinner of the 2nd

Rachmaninoff Piano Competi-tion in Moscow, Ukrainian-born Elena Ulyanova makesher second appearance withMusic at Ascension. Concertsare free and open to thecommunity. A free-will of-fering is accepted.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered at 7 p.m. onthe fourth Tuesday of the

month. More information onthis ministry is available at793-3288.

Women’s weekly Friday morn-ing Bible Study is at 9:30 a.m.Kids are welcome play in theplayroom. The group is read-ing Jessica LaGrone’s newstudy, “Broken and Blessed.”

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the monthat 7 p.m. More information isavailable at 793-3288.

The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;wwwascensionlutheran-church.com.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge and you must bringyour child’s lunch. Register onthe website (www.cos-umc.org) under “RegistrationForms.”

Montgomery Nursery School isaccepting registrations for2015-2016 school year. Call984-1796 for details.

The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Blue Ash; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerRegular worship is 11 a.m.Sundays followed by fellow-ship in the Fireside room atnoon. First Day/Nursery Schoolis available.

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

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchCelebrate Easter weekend atthe church with the followingevents and services:

» Easter egg hunt at 4 p.m.Saturday, April 4, followed byWoven Worship Communionat 5 p.m.

» Easter Sunday services at 8a.m. (Traditional Communionservice); 9 a.m. (30-minuteCommunion service for fam-ilies with young children); 9:30a.m. (Contemporary Commu-nion Service); and 11 a.m.(Traditional CommunionService with special music bythe Chancel Choir and Brass).

GSLC offers preschool andstudent Sunday School at 9:30a.m., September-May; faith-building classes, fellowshipand outreach opportunities,and small groups are offeredeach weekend and through-out the week for adults toconnect. There is somethingfor everyone.

Saturdays at 5 p.m. is Wovenworship (mix of traditionaland contemporary). Sundaysat 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. is Tradi-tional worship. Sundays at9:30 a.m. is Contemporaryworship. Sundays at 9 a.m.Family Worship for wee ones.Sundays at 5:45 p.m. is“NOSH” dinner and worshipoff-site at UC Campus MinistryEdge House. GSLC offerspreschool and student SundaySchool at 9:30 a.m., Septem-ber-May; faith-building class-es, fellowship and outreachopportunities, and smallgroups are offered.

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

Grace BaptistChurchA free breakfast is served from9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. eachSunday. No reservations areneeded.

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

Madeira SilverwoodPresbyterian ChurchThe church is presenting “TheArt of Marriage,” a multi-week course. Visitmadeirachurch.org.

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

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchRegular service times are 8 a.m.with spoken Eucharist and 10a.m. with Sunday School andchildcare.

SMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 p.m. in thelibrary. Visit website atwww.smartcincy.com

An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is at 7 p.m., the thirdMonday of each month.

Tai Chi is offered on Mondaysfrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. andWednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6p.m.. Come and watch a class.

The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets at 7:15p.m., the second Wednesdayof each month in the library.

A Men’s Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at8:30 a.m. at Steak N Shake inMontgomery.

Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets on Tuesdaymornings at 10 a.m. at thechurch.

A Quilting Group meets thethird Tuesday of each monthat 1 p.m.

Friends in Fellowship meets at6:15 p.m. the second Tuesdayof each month at for a potluckdinner.

Ladies Bridge meets the firstand third Thursdays of themonth. Contact the churchoffice for further information.

Couples Bridge meets the firstFriday of each month. Bring anappetizer or snack to share.

The Rev. Dr. Nancy Turner Jonesis Priest in Charge.

The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401;www.st-barnabas.org.

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchSt. Paul Community UMCinvites everyone for its “EasterVoyage: Walk with Jesus” at 2p.m. Saturday, April 4, and thekick-off of its new children'sprogram, Voyage. This is afree, family, walk-throughexperience for parents andtheir children to explore thedays leading up to Easter touncover its true meaning.There will be crafts and snacksand fun for all. This event isrecommended for kids ingrades five and younger.

FUSE, a fun time for students infifth- through 12th-grades,meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.every Sunday for games, foodand some time to learn aboutJesus.

Questions for Christ Bible studyis offered on Wednesdaysduring Lent at noon and 6:30p.m. Each study focuses onfigures from the story of thePassion of Christ who are

questioned concerning theirrelationship to Jesus Christ.

Worship times are 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. (traditional) and9:30 a.m. (contemporary).

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

SonRise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group.Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based onthe Beatitudes addressingmany of life’s hurts, hang-upsand habits.

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalchurch service at 10 a.m.Sundays, accompanied bySunday school.

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

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RELIGION

Renowned academicneurosurgeon and authorDr. Eben Alexander spokeat the Montgomery As-sembly of God and theSycamore Junior HighSchool March 11-12.

A life changing, tran-scendental near-death ex-perience during a week-long coma from an inex-plicable brain infection isthe subject of his twobooks, “Proof of Heaven”and “Map of Heaven.”

He has spent five yearsreconciling his rich spiri-tual experience with con-temporary physics and

cosmology. In addition toappearing on the cover ofNewsweek, Alexanderhas been featured on tele-vision interviews withOprah, Diane Sawyer andLarry King. His talks herewere part of the 2014-2015Town Hall Lecture Seriespresented by the Montgo-mery Woman’s Club.

The speaker at the sea-son finale will be Clint VanZandt, former FBI profil-er and author, on April 8-9.Those interested maycontact www.montgome-rywomansclub.org or call513-684-1632.

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INDIAN HILLIncidents/investigationsDriving under suspensionMale apprehended at Drake Road, Feb. 25.Natural deathReported at block 10 of Camargo Pine, Feb.26.

POLICE REPORTS

INDIAN HILL8080 Chinquapin Lane: Livingston, Robert J. Tr.& Kathleen J. Tr. to Kinder, Brent & PaminaKim; $1,757,500.

Creekside Drive: Forest Properties II LLC toPaquin, Jason J. & Joanna L. Rosing; $615,000.

REAL ESTATETRANSFERS

Hannan a shareholder at HixsonIndian Hill resident P.J. Hannan is now a sharehold-

ers of the firm at Hixson. Hannan is a project manager with Hixson.

BUSINESS UPDATE

Hannan

The already expansivedining options in Ken-wood continue to growand change.

At the corner of Mont-gomery and Hosbrookroads four new restau-rants have opened in re-cent weeks. The most vis-ible is Cooper’s HawkWinery and Restaurants.

Sycamore TownshipZoning AdministratorHarry Holbert said thatthis restaurant is an ex-ample of the destinationtype restaurants and busi-nesses that are attractedto Kenwood. The only oth-er Cooper’s Hawk Ohio lo-cation is in Columbus.Cooper’s Hawk offersboth a winery and restau-rant under one roof. InKenwood the address is

8080 Kenwood Road.In the plaza next door

to Cooper’s Hawk arethree additional restau-rants: Fusion, Cucinovaand Currito.

Located at 8060 Mont-gomery Road, Fusian of-fers easy, casual sushi.The Kenwood location isthe third for Fusian withrestaurants downtownand in Hyde Park.

Next door is Cucinovawhich offers Italian fastcasual food. Diners havethe opportunity to line upat work stations, choosetheir ingredients to createtheir own Italian entrée.

Rounding out the plazais Cincinnati-based fran-chise Currito with its ta-gline, burritos withoutborders. Here diners canbuild a traditional burritoor go beyond the bordersto choose something with

a twistFor steak-lovers, a Tex-

as Roadhouse will be mov-ing into the old El RanchoGrande location at 7860Montgomery Road, nextdoor to the Sycamore Pla-za and IHOP. The restau-rant recently received ap-proval for its final zoningplans and work is expect-ed to begin soon.

While closed, El Ran-cho Grande is not gone.Expect a grand reopeningat the old Willie’s SportsCafé location at 6475 E.Galbraith Road.

Nearing the end of thezoning process is a newrestaurant that will openin the old Johnny Rocketslocation in the SycamorePlaza – Pizzeria Locale.New to Cincinnati, this ca-sual restaurant offers 10pizzas or customer-creat-ed combos.

Diners continue to findnew dining in Kenwood Sheila [email protected]

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