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S UBURBAN L IFE S UBURBAN L IFE NORTHEAST 75¢ WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Blue Ash, Montgomery, Sycamore Township, Symmes Township Vol. 52 No. 9 © 2015 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News .......................... 248-8600 Retail advertising .............. 768-8404 Classified advertising ......... 242-4000 Delivery ........................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact us PICNIC SEASON KICKS OFF 7A Strawberries and spinach start picnic season VISIT US ONLINE Find local news at Cincinnati.com Graduation requirements changing Sycamore Community Schools is changing its gradua- tion requirements to allow stu- dents for more flexibility in their schedules. “The number of credits that we are requiring is not chang- ing, however we are adjusting some things” Director of Aca- demic Affairs Karen Naber said at the school board meeting on May 6. Students will still need 21.5 credits to graduate. The district removed a half credit of finan- cial literacy and a half credit of technology from the graduation requirements, and increased the amount electives credits by one. The changes will not go into effect until the 2016-17 school year. Sycamore High School Prin- cipal Doug Mader said the tech- nology requirement was en- acted when a class was needed to teach students how to use Mi- crosoft Word and PowerPoint, but now he would rather the stu- dents have free time to take classes such as App Design as an elective. Naber added the district starts teaching students how to be good and safe digital citizens in the lower grades. Naber said the financial liter- acy requirement has been rais- ing questions for a while. “There have been some con- cerns about when it is being taught. We allow that to be taught at the junior high and yet we hear for our students and parents that they wish they would have taken it later when it was more important to them,” Naber said. Financial literacy will be rolled into the district’s new year-long government class. Government is currently to be a semester-long class offered to seniors, but the year-long ver- sion will be offered to juniors and seniors. “The new standards that we are required to teach in govern- ment are a lot deeper and re- quire some extensive work with some of the foundation papers,” she said. With there now being state testing for government, Naber said the class was becoming too much information for only half a year. FILE Sycamore Community Schools is changing its graduation requirements to allow students to have more flexibility in their schedules. Sycamore students will get greater schedule flexibility Marika Lee [email protected] See SYCAMORE, Page 2A Symmes Township sets the patriotic tone for the Memorial Day weekend with a special ceremony 7 p.m. Friday, May 22, at Home of the Brave Park. “Symmes Honors Veterans” is a program designed to honor past and present military ser- vicemen and women. "The annual Symmes Hon- ors Veterans ceremony is a fit- ting and appropriate way to start the Memorial Day holiday weekend,” Trustee President Phil Beck said. “We pay our re- spects to veterans who are with us, veterans who are no longer with us, and especially those veterans who have given their lives to defend our American freedoms. As a Navy SeaBee Veteran myself, I know that all who take the time to attend will be moved by this ceremony." The program begins with a welcome from Trustee Ken Bryant. Loveland Symmes fire Department Color Guard and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Honor Guard will present the colors. Sycamore High School student Paul Phillips will per- form “The Star Spangled Ban- ner and “God Bless America.” An invocation will be of- fered by Dr. Ted Kalsbeek, pas- tor emeritus of Sycamore Pres- byterian Church. This will be followed by remarks by Beck. Author Gary Williams will serve as the special speaker and have the honor of introduc- ing veterans. Other program highlights include: the presentation of a wreath by township Fiscal Of- ficer Carol Sims, a 21-gun sa- lute by the Loveland American Legion Post No 256, the playing of taps by retired Lt. Col. Rob White, and “Amazing Grace presented by Sgt. Steve Watt, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Of- fice and commander, and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Pipe and Drum Corps. Symmes Twp. honors veterans at Home of the Brave Park Sheila Vilvens svilvenscommunitypress.com THANKS TO SYMMES TOWNSHIP Symmes Township Trustee President Phil Beck greets veterans during a past Memorial Day program.

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Graduation requirements changing

Sycamore CommunitySchools is changing its gradua-tion requirements to allow stu-dents for more flexibility intheir schedules.

“The number of credits thatwe are requiring is not chang-ing, however we are adjustingsome things” Director of Aca-demic Affairs Karen Naber saidat the school board meeting onMay 6.

Students will still need 21.5credits to graduate. The districtremoved a half credit of finan-cial literacy and a half credit oftechnology from the graduationrequirements, and increasedthe amount electives credits byone. The changes will not go intoeffect until the 2016-17 schoolyear.

Sycamore High School Prin-cipal Doug Mader said the tech-nology requirement was en-acted when a class was neededto teach students how to use Mi-crosoft Word and PowerPoint,but now he would rather the stu-dents have free time to takeclasses such as App Design asan elective.

Naber added the districtstarts teaching students how tobe good and safe digital citizensin the lower grades.

Naber said the financial liter-

acy requirement has been rais-ing questions for a while.

“There have been some con-cerns about when it is beingtaught. We allow that to betaught at the junior high and yetwe hear for our students andparents that they wish they

would have taken it later whenit was more important to them,”Naber said.

Financial literacy will berolled into the district’s newyear-long government class.Government is currently to be asemester-long class offered to

seniors, but the year-long ver-sion will be offered to juniorsand seniors.

“The new standards that weare required to teach in govern-ment are a lot deeper and re-quire some extensive work withsome of the foundation papers,”

she said.With there now being state

testing for government, Nabersaid the class was becoming toomuch information for only halfa year.

FILE

Sycamore Community Schools is changing its graduation requirements to allow students to have more flexibility in their schedules.

Sycamore studentswill get greaterschedule flexibilityMarika [email protected]

See SYCAMORE, Page 2A

Symmes Township sets thepatriotic tone for the MemorialDay weekend with a specialceremony 7 p.m. Friday, May22, at Home of the Brave Park.

“Symmes Honors Veterans”is a program designed to honorpast and present military ser-vicemen and women.

"The annual Symmes Hon-ors Veterans ceremony is a fit-ting and appropriate way tostart the Memorial Day holidayweekend,” Trustee PresidentPhil Beck said. “We pay our re-spects to veterans who are withus, veterans who are no longer

with us, and especially thoseveterans who have given theirlives to defend our Americanfreedoms. As a Navy SeaBeeVeteran myself, I know that allwho take the time to attend willbe moved by this ceremony."

The program begins with awelcome from Trustee KenBryant. Loveland Symmes fireDepartment Color Guard andHamilton County Sheriff’sHonor Guard will present thecolors. Sycamore High Schoolstudent Paul Phillips will per-form “The Star Spangled Ban-ner and “God Bless America.”

An invocation will be of-fered by Dr. Ted Kalsbeek, pas-tor emeritus of Sycamore Pres-

byterian Church. This will befollowed by remarks by Beck.

Author Gary Williams willserve as the special speakerand have the honor of introduc-ing veterans.

Other program highlightsinclude: the presentation of awreath by township Fiscal Of-ficer Carol Sims, a 21-gun sa-lute by the Loveland AmericanLegion Post No 256, the playingof taps by retired Lt. Col. RobWhite, and “Amazing Gracepresented by Sgt. Steve Watt,Hamilton County Sheriff’s Of-fice and commander, and theHamilton County Sheriff’sPipe and Drum Corps.

Symmes Twp. honors veteransat Home of the Brave ParkSheila Vilvenssvilvenscommunitypress.com

THANKS TO SYMMES TOWNSHIP

Symmes Township Trustee President Phil Beck greets veterans during a pastMemorial Day program.

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al Memorial Day Ser-vices/Parade Monday,May 25. The day will in-clude three services withVFW Post 3744 present-ing a new flag to each ofthe three communitiesinvolved in the program.The new flags will beraised by local BoyScouts.

“It’s an annual tradi-tion that is very nice,”Sycamore TownshipBoard of Trustees Presi-dent Denny Connor said.

The observance be-gins in Silverton with a9:45 a.m. service at theVeterans’ Memorial atthe Silverton Train De-pot, 7054 MontgomeryRoad.

The parade will moveout from Silverton on

Deer Park, Silvertonand Sycamore Townshipresidents have an oppor-

tunity to celebrate Me-morial Day close tohome.

The Sycamore PostNo. 3744 Veterans of For-eign Wars holds its annu-

Montgomery Road toDeer Park via Ohio Ave-nue to Webster Avenueand Blue Ash Road. Itwill halt at ChamberlainPark where a second cer-emony will be held at theVeterans Memorial.

Following this ser-vice, the parade will pickup again on Blue AshRoad, making its way tothe Veterans Memorialin Sycamore Township’sBechtold Park. A thirdceremony will be held inthat park.

The VFW leads eachceremony, with electedofficials also participat-ing in their respectivecommunities, Connorsaid.

“It's a very nice ob-servance - a great combi-nation of respect for ourfallen heroes and a funcommunity activity.”

Sycamore VFW presents annualMemorial Day services/paradeSheila [email protected]

OTHER EVENTSA roundup of local Memorial Day events:

BLUE ASHThe Blue Ash Memorial Day Parade will start at 10:15

a.m. The Memorial Day ceremony will start at 11:30 a.m. atTowne Square. The Blue Ash Montgomery SymphonyOrchestra will be playing a concert at 6 p.m. at TowneSquare. The 338th Army Band will be playing a concert theday before Memorial Day at 6 p.m. at Towne Square.

LOVELANDThe 2015 Memorial Day program will begin at 9 a.m.

Monday, May 25, at Loveland Elementary School, 600Loveland-Madeira Road. After the parade, there will be aceremony will be held at the Veterans’ Loveland Memorial

MADEIRAThe Memorial Day March will begin at 10 a.m. at Madei-

ra Middle School and will go to McDonald Commons Park.

MONTGOMERYThe Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra will be

playing a concert at 6 p.m. at Towne Square in Blue Ash.

SHARONVILLEVeterans will stand guard at Patriot Pointe in Sharonville

from 8 a.m. until noon Monday, May 27, in observance ofMemorial Day.

The commemoration will include the Sharonville FireDepartment Honor Guard, which will place a wreath at thesite, as well as the Paul Vail VFW Post 4369 Ladies Auxiliary,which will present a poppy wreath.

Three Sharonville students, who won a Memorial Day-themed essay contest, will read their compositions and BoyScouts will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. The playing ofTaps will round out the observance.

Information about local highschool graduations:

Princeton High School Date/time: Sunday, May 17Location: Cintas Center Graduates: 340 students Speakers: Class president

Nicole Lohmueller and valedic-torian Adriana Preston.

Valedictorian/Salutatorian:Adriana Preston and EmilijaBostogaite

This is the first class to gradu-ate from the new high schoolbuilding.

Ursuline Academy Date/time: 3 p.m. Sunday,

May 24 . Location: Ursuline Academy Number of students: 195 Class speaker: Carmen Nicole

Carigan.98 percent of the students are

continuing their education. Theclass received more than $28million in scholarships.

HIGH SCHOOLGRADUATIONS

The members of theboard applauded theplans for freeing up stu-dent schedules.

“We are preparing kidsfor the real world, whereyour choices are not man-dated for you, they arechosen by you,” saidBoard Member Ken Rich-ter.

The changes, whichwill be voted on by theboard at its next meeting,will take place duringthe2016-17 school year. Thescheduling period for the2015-16 school year will beextended from May 15 toJune 1. Mader said hewanted to make sure stu-dents didn’t schedule aclass they would no longerbe required to take.

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

“Financial literacy andeconomics will be workedin throughout the class,but there will also be a setsection for it,” Naber said.

SycamoreContinued from Page 1A

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Brookside SwimClub hosts openhouse

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Money guruaddresses GOP

The Sycamore Town-ship Republican Club willfeature Nathan Bachrachas guest speaker at its an-nual spaghetti dinner at6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May27.

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The dinner meetingwill be at the Robert L.Schuler Sports ComplexCommunity Room, 11580Deerfield Road, SycamoreTownship. The cost of thedinner is $8 per person or$15 per couple to be paid atthe door. A reservation canbe made by calling GloriaD’Andrea at 791-8953 or e-mail [email protected] before Monday,May 25.

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A Yale University gardenyields fresh food for thehungry in Loveland.

Not exactly, but that’s whereAlex O’Brien saw the gardenwhich inspired him to build agarden to help Loveland InterFaith Effort feed the poor in ourcommunity.

“We were on a college visit toYale for my brother,” Alex said.He was going into eighth-gradeand his brother Mike was goingto be a high school sophomore atCincinnati Hills Christian Acad-emy.

“We were taking a tour of thecampus and we saw a gardenthere. I thought wow, that’s pret-ty cool.”

So cool that Alex startedgrowing some herbs and toma-toes in a home garden. His dad,an avid gardener himself,helped him get started. Thefamily used them for salads andwith family meals. It wasn’t longbefore he thought expandingthe garden would be a good idea.As an eighth-grade student,Alex told Randy Brunk, head ofCHCA, about his garden.

“I sent him a letter about myplans, what I envisioned; maybewe could get something startedup at the school,” O’Brien said.“He told me he grew up on aranch. He did a lot of farmingand is a pretty avid gardenerhimself.”

Brunk knew a lot and theypartnered up to set the projectin motion. O’Brien wanted a gar-den on the grounds of the schoolto grow fresh produce for thepoor. A blue print was createdwith the help of Kevin Savage,head of environmental scienceat the school, and Wes Duren,whose father owns Marvin’s Or-ganic Gardens. O’Brien‘s dadsaid they didn’t just ask aboutplans for the immediate future.

“It was ‘what should we doforever,’” Tom O’Brien said.“What should this garden belong term?”

Alex O’Brien won’t be thereforever and can’t direct the pro-ject forever. They got a lot ofteachers involved includingSavage, middle school PrincipalKris Gilbert and CHCA alumWes Duren. They approvedplans to build the garden on alarge plot of ground next to themiddle school, between thereand the elementary school.Brunk was a guide for O’Brien.

“He’s been helping me alongthe way, teaching me what Ineeded,” O’Brien said. “YeahMr. Brunk has helped along the

building, the construction, get-ting the tools and machines todig everything out and flattenthe areas.”

Construction began in Sep-tember 2013 as Alex started hisfreshman year. Several adults,family, and friends dug postsand hauled in the 100,000 poundsof topsoil and gravel for theeight raised beds. No Bobcats, itwas all done with wheelbarrowsand shovels.

“It was mostly my dad, meand my brother, and Mr. Brunk,”O’Brien said. “Mr. Brunk did aton of work.”

Kids from the high schoolStudent Organized Service pro-gram and the middle school “ad-visories” groups got involved.They learned how to use a varie-

ty of tools. In June, they plantedthe first crop. Several varietiesof beans, corn, tomatoes, pep-pers, kale, broccoli, potatoes,sweet potatoes and herbs likeoregano, dill and basil were soonready for harvest.

“It’s an enormous blessingfor our clients,” said LindaBergholz, LIFE director. “TheCHCA garden project enablesLIFE to offer freshly harvesteditems grown specifically for ourneeds.”

O’Brien chose LIFE to dis-tribute the fresh produce fromthe CHCA garden after a chancemeeting with the CEO of theCincinnati Free Store Foodbank

during the Hunger Fest 5K run/walk in the city. That’s when helearned LIFE, right in his ownbackyard, was a drop-off pointfor food for the poor. He knewBergholz, his former pianoteacher. It was an obvious con-nection.

Bergholz said the need to pro-vide fresh nutritional productsfor their clients exceeds theirbudget. Donations from placeslike Granny’s Garden, Grail-ville, Blooms & Berries and nowthe CHCA garden help get thesefamilies the nutritious fooditems they deserve. Seeing thiscome to life, the families’ grat-itude, their excitement during

deliveries - especially the water-melons - last year, means a lot toTom O’Brien.

“It means everything,” TomO’Brien said. “He’s gone fromboy to man in this process. Hereally cares about others.”

This project and Alex’s workto make it happen has im-pressed his mom too.

“I’ve just been very proud ofhim and amazed,” PaulineO’Brien said. “His heart is sofull for the people. I think thiswill stay with him the rest of hislife.”

Harvests from the CHCAgarden will continue to feed thehungry. Building continues withapple trees already planted,plans for grape vines, and more.Alex looks forward to knowingstudents from the SOS programat school will keep this goingwell after he has gone on to col-lege. He wants this to have along-lasting impact; to give thepoor a sense of helpfulness com-ing from the community.

“I want to show it’s not just afew people donating some cansof food,” Alex O’Brien said. “Iwant to show that there is awhole school backing them up. Iwant to show they are not for-gotten. Helping out LIFE foodpantry where it most needs it ismost important.”

More about Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy at:www.chca-oh.org.

More about LIFE food pantryat: www.lovelandlifefoodpan-try.org.

More about Cincinnati Frees-tore Foodbank at: freestore-foodbank.org.

Loveland boy builds garden for hungryChuck [email protected]

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Adults, students, friends, and family all chipped in to help plan, build, plant and harvest the CHCA garden for LIFE.

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The first crops in full bloom and ready for harvesting during summer of 2014.

CHUCK GIBSON FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Alex O’Brien in front of his home garden, currently covered in snow.

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The original blueprint for thegarden Alex O’Brien proposed tobuild at the Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy to feed the poor.

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THURSDAY, MAY 21Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Learn line draw-ing techniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Light, shadow, tonal values andperspective taught using simpleshapes. Ages 18 and up. $220.226-3833; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

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

Cooking ClassesRavioli and Pierogis: Stuffedto Perfection with KarenHarmon, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Partial hands-on class.Work with dough using Karen’stime-saving techniques andmake a few pierogies. Learn tomake personalized ravioli andstuff pierogies with custom-made flavor. $45. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400; www.cooks-waresonline.com. SymmesTownship.

EducationAdult and Pediatric First Aidand CPR/AED, 10 a.m. to noon,Blue Ash Recreation Center,4433 Cooper Road, Becomecertified in adult and pediatricfirst aid and CPR/AED. $85, $55.Registration required. Presentedby American Red Cross Cincin-nati Area Chapter. 800-733-2767; redcross.org/take-a-class.Blue Ash.

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

CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, 4335 Glendale-MilfordRoad, Great Lawn. Group fitnessclasses led by Blue Ash CrossFitevery Tuesday and Thursdayfrom May through July. Free.Presented by CrossFit Blue Ash.745-8550; crossfitblueash.com.Blue Ash.

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:30-9:45a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. Appropriate for “sea-soned beginner”. Variety ofbasic poses are explored andsequenced optimally for body.Bring yoga mat. Practice in barefeet. Ages 30-80. $53 unlimitedmonth or $14 per class. Present-ed by Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Farmers MarketMadeira Farmers Market,3:30-7 p.m., City of Madeira,Madeira, Intersection of Dawsonand Miami. Wide variety oflocally and sustainably grownfoods, made-from-scratchgoodies and various artisanproducts. Presented by MadeiraFarmers Market. 623-8058;www.madeirafarmersmarket-.com. Madeira.

Health / WellnessMaking Changes: HealthyLifestyle Support Group, 7-8p.m., Crunchy Wellness, 10921Reed Hartman Hwy, Suite 314,10-week weight loss programand support group. Ages 18 andup. $120. Registration required.Presented by Alicia Elam. 546-7179. Blue Ash.

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 6:30-8 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, 7770 E. Kem-per Road, Project consultantsand designers discuss trends inkitchen and bath design. Lightfare provided. Ages 18 and up.Free. 489-7700; neals.com.Sharonville.

Music - DJTrivia and Turntables, 7-8:30p.m., Fifty West Brewing Com-pany, 7668 Wooster Pike, Playtrivia with DJ spinning vinylbetween questions. Musiccontinues until 10 p.m. OptionalBBQ with rotating menu eachweek. Ages 21 and up. Freeadmission. No phone; fiftyw-estbrew.com. Columbia Town-ship.

On Stage - ComedyErin Jackson, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 Mar-ket Place Lane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, 19-year oldman has just stood trial for fatalstabbing of father. It looks likean open-and-shut case until onejuror begins opening others’eyes. $20. Presented by Marie-mont Players Inc.. Through May24. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.

FRIDAY, MAY 22LecturesHamilton County Coroner Dr.Lakshmi Sammarco: “CSI inCincinnati”, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel BlueAsh, 5901 Pfeiffer Road, Sam-marco speaks on role of coronerand office in solving crimes.Event honors Agnes Season-good, founder and benefactorof Woman’s City Club. Educationawards will be presented tohigh school senior women. $40.Reservations recommended.Presented by Woman’s City Clubof Greater Cincinnati. 751-0100;www.womanscityclub.org. BlueAsh.

Music - AcousticBob Crawford, 7-11 p.m., Fire-house Grill, 4785 Lake ForestDrive, Acoustic rock musicianplaying hits from 60s to today.Free. 733-3473; www.firehou-segrillcincinnati.com. Blue Ash.

Music - StudentPerformances

Music on Madison, 5-7 p.m.,Madisonville Community UrbanRedevelopment Cooperation,5906 Madison, Park located atintersection of Whetsel andMadison. Clark Montessori’sJouvert Steel Band play. Hostedby Madisonville CommunityUrban Redevelopment Coopera-tion. Free. 271-2495; www.mcur-c.org. Madisonville.

On Stage - ComedyErin Jackson, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

SATURDAY, MAY 23Art ExhibitsFeast for the Eyes, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn Gallery. 13 local artists,working in oils, acrylics, pastels,multimedia, and sculpture. Free.Through May 24. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

CivicFree Shred Day, 8-11 a.m., UCBlue Ash College, 9555 PlainfieldRoad, Parking Lot. BBB, AARPand Hamilton County Coalitionto Stop Fraud Scams and Abusebring community a free shredday. Shred It will provide freedocument shredding and GlobalEnvironmental Services providesfree electronic recycling. Free.Presented by BBB, HamiltonCounty Coalition to Stop FraudScams and Abuse, AARP. 639-9146. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi and Qigong Class, 2-3p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique, 10776Montgomery Road, With MasterJerome Cook. Ages 16-99. $20.Registration required. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 10-11:30 a.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, Free. 489-7700;neals.com. Sharonville.

Literary - CraftsKids: Start Your Own Quiltwith Felt, 11 a.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Decorate feltsquares and glue or tie squarestogether to make quilt. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyErin Jackson, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,

$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 3 p.m., 8p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.

ShoppingMommy and Me, 11 a.m. to 2p.m., Girls’ World, 7819 CooperRoad, Party with treats, facepainting, princess visits, fashionshow, photo booth, fun crafts,and more. Benefits AnimalFriends Humane Society. $2.Presented by Cincy Chic. 675-3586; www.cincychic.com.Montgomery.

SUNDAY, MAY 24Art ExhibitsFeast for the Eyes, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Music - ConcertsPatriotic Music Concert 338thArmy Band, 6-8:30 p.m., BlueAsh Towne Square, Cooper andHunt roads, Bring lawn chairs/blankets,own snacks to enjoywhile listening to music in honorof our country. Free. Presentedby 338th USARC Band. 614-693-9524; facebook.com/338thArmy-Band. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyErin Jackson, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 2 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

MONDAY, MAY 25Exercise ClassesTai Chi-Qi Gong-Yoga class,5:30-7 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Tai chi is gentle and relaxingway to exercise and get inshape. Ages 18 and up. $12.PeachysHealthSmart.com.Through Nov. 16. 315-3943, ext.text only; www.peachyshealth-smart.com. Silverton.

Holiday - Memorial DayMemorial Day Parade, 10:15a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Blue AshMunicipal and Safety Center,4343 Cooper Road, Blue AshCivic League sponsors paradewith technical support providedby the City of Blue Ash. Paradeends at Blue Ash Towne Squarewith ceremony. Family friendly.Free. Presented by Blue AshRecreation Department. 745-8550; www.blueash.com. BlueAsh.

Blue Ash Montgomery Sym-phony Orchestra, 6-8 p.m.,Blue Ash Towne Square, Cooperand Hunt roads, Turn of theCentury Pops concert and veter-an’s tribute. Bring lawn chair.Free. Presented by Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orches-tra. 513-549-2197; www.bam-so.org. Blue Ash.

Vet’s, Burgers and Dogs InHonor of our Veterans, 10a.m. to noon, Tufts SchildmeyerFuneral Home and CremationCenter - Loveland, OH, 129 N.Riverside Ave., Free food, bever-age, music and giveaways. Viewmilitary memorabilia, militaryvehicles, movies and get in-formation about veterans’benefits. Free. Presented byTufts Schildmeyer Funeral Homeand Cremation Center. 683-2430, ext. 1; www.tuftsschild-meyer.com. Loveland.

TUESDAY, MAY 26Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, Free. 745-8550; cross-fitblueash.com. Blue Ash.

Gentle AM Yoga, 7:15-8:15 a.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. Done 99 percent onfloor, this class gently movesspine, opens hips and shoulders.Ages 30-80. $53 unlimitedmonth or $14 per class. Present-ed by Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Yoga: Align Level 2, 8:30-9:45a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. For well-seasonedbeginner or intermediate stu-

dent. Part flow, part alignment,this mindful practice sequencesthrough classic poses and takesit up notch. Ages 30-80. $53unlimited month or $14 perclass. Presented by Karen JohnsYoga. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Home & GardenBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m. Theme: Summer DoorDecor., Botanica, 9581 FieldsErtel Road, Design class. Stayafter to create your own ar-rangement with help of in-structor. Free. Registrationrequired. 697-9484; www.botan-icacincinnati.com. Loveland.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,7:30-8:30 p.m., MontgomeryAssembly of God, 7950 PfeifferRoad, Welcome to anyonewanting to stop eating com-pulsively. No dues or fees. Notaffiliated with any public orprivate organization, politicalmovement, ideology or religiousdoctrine. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Greater CincinnatiIntergroup Overeaters Anony-mous. 528-2275; cincin-natioa.org. Montgomery.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27Cooking ClassesDate Night Dinner and Danc-ing: Country and Westernwith Dan Berger, 6-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, 30-minute dancelesson from Arthur Murray andthen cooking lesson from DanBerger to get the Texas flavorsjust right for the evening.Receive $100 gift certificate fromArthur Murray’s for furtherlessons. $140 per couple. Reser-vations required. 489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.

Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednesdays,4-9 p.m. Kitchen closes at 9pm,Fifty West Brewing Company,7668 Wooster Pike, Burger andpint for $10. 834-8789; fiftyw-estbrew.com. Columbia Town-ship.

EducationJournaling through Transi-tions, 1-3:30 p.m. Scaling theWall: Getting Over Obstacles.,Women Writing for a Change,6906 Plainfield Road, Open towomen, this 6-week workshophelps you recognize and workthrough universal or typical lifetransitions. Ages 18 and up.$179. Registration required.272-1171; www.womenwri-ting.org. Silverton.

Exercise ClassesYoga at Summit Park, 5:30-6:30a.m., Blue Ash Summit Park,4335 Glendale-Milford Road,Great Lawn. Classes led by YogaAlive. Every Wednesday fromMay through October. Free.Presented by Yoga Alive Ken-wood. 745-8550; www.yogaali-ve.com. Blue Ash.

Farmers MarketFarmers Market, 3:30-7 p.m.,Blue Ash Summit Park, 4335Glendale-Milford Road, Varietyof food and products from localvendors. Free. Presented by Cityof Blue Ash. 745-8550;www.blueash.com. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessMuscle-Tendon-Ligament

Screening, noon to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Sports Club, 3950 RedBank Road, Grandin Room.Sports medicine doctor showshow these issues are evaluatedusing ultrasound. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations required.Presented by Christ HospitalPhysical Therapy. 527-4000.Fairfax.

Nutrition 101, 9:30-11 a.m.,Peachy’s Health Smart, 7400Montgomery Road, PeachySeiden guided attendees onvariety of nutrition topics. Ages18 and up. $180. Reservationsrequired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Meet new friends and socializethrough unstructured play. Toysprovided. For ages 18 months-4years. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

Parenting ClassesInfant/child CPR class, 6:30-8p.m., Blue Cocoon, 9361 Mont-gomery Road, CPR class is espe-cially for parents of small chil-dren. Learn CPR and techniquesto use if baby or toddler ischoking. Class includes CPR, useof debrillator, and home safetytips. $40. Reservations required.Presented by Baby Bodyguardsof SW Ohio. 573-9390;www.bluecocoonbaby.com.Montgomery.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon to 1p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Room 101. Fellow-ship of relatives and friends ofalcoholics who share theirexperience, strength and hopein order to solve common prob-lems. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Kenwood Al-AnonFamily Group. 947-3700. Ken-wood.

THURSDAY, MAY 28Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, $220. 226-3833;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Smoothie MakingClass, 5:30-7 p.m., Peachy’sHealth Smart, 7400 Montgo-mery Road, Learn how to makedelicious HealthSmart smooth-ies. Registered dietitian/nutri-tionist answers questions re-garding health/nutrition, diseaseprevention and cooking. Tastevarious flavored smoothies andmeet other health-mindedpeople. Ages 18 and up. Free.email: peachysei-

[email protected]. 315-3943, ext.Text only; www.peachyshealth-smart.com. Silverton.

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

CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, Free. 745-8550; cross-fitblueash.com. Blue Ash.

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:30-9:45a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $53 unlimited month or$14 per class.706-9802; www.ka-renjohnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Farmers MarketMadeira Farmers Market,3:30-7 p.m., City of Madeira,623-8058; www.madeirafar-mersmarket.com. Madeira.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Present-ed by Christ Hospital PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Making Changes: HealthyLifestyle Support Group, 7-8p.m., Crunchy Wellness, $120.Registration required. 546-7179.Blue Ash.

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

Music - DJTrivia and Turntables, 7-8:30p.m., Fifty West Brewing Com-pany, Free admission. No phone;fiftywestbrew.com. ColumbiaTownship.

On Stage - ComedyChris Porter, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$16. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Support GroupsAlienated GrandparentsAnonymous (AGA), 6:30-8p.m., Symmes Township BranchLibrary, 11850 Enyart Road,Library meeting room. Informa-tion and support to grandpar-ents who feel alienated orestranged from visiting withgrandchildren. Free. [email protected]. Presented byAlienated Grandparents Anony-mous (AGA). Through Aug. 27.486-2421. Symmes Township.

FRIDAY, MAY 29On Stage - ComedyChris Porter, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$16. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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Madeira Farmers Market is open 3:30-7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the intersection of Dawsonand Miami, Madeira. Choose from a variety of locally and sustainably grown foods,made-from-scratch goodies and various artisan products. Call 623-8058; visitwww.madeirafarmersmarket.com.

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The picnic sea-son doesn’tstart for meuntil MemorialDay.

We have a tradition inour family of attendingoutdoor Mass, weather

permitting,at St. Philo-mena inClermontCounty.Afterward,there’s agun saluteto the fall-en veter-ans. Wevisit myparents’

graves and the grandkidshelp me plant sprigs ofMom’s heirloom mintaround them. I knowmany of you celebrateMemorial Day this way,whether remembering afallen veteran, family orfriends. So here are somenice side dishes to goalong with the celebra-tion of burgers and hotdogs that are part of thisspecial day.

Roxanne’sstrawberry spinach salad

I had a presentation on“Eating from the Gardenof Eden” at Faith Luther-an Church. RoxanneJohnson prepared dinnerfor the participants andher spinach salad wasoutstanding. I have justenough spinach comingup in my garden to makeRoxanne’s version of thisclassic. Roxanne is aself-taught cook andcaterer, picking up muchof what she learned fromher Italian mom and

grandmom.“Feeding people is my

way of expressing love.It is how I can showGod's care and compas-sion to others”, Roxannesaid.

Dressing:2 lemons zested (1

teaspoon) and juiced (1/4cup lemon juice)

1/4 cup white winevinegar

2/3 cup sugar2 tablespoons vegeta-

ble oil2 teaspoon poppy

seedsSalad: mix together:1/2 pound strawberries

hulled & quartered1/2 medium cucumber,

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Garnish: 1/3 cup slicedalmonds toasted

Adjust berries, cu-cumber, almonds & onionto your taste. For dress-ing combine zest, juice,vinegar, sugar, oil & pop-py seeds. Whisk untilwell blended. Roxanneuses a stick blender. Pourdressing on salad, toss.Sprinkle almonds on.Serve immediately.Serves 8 to 10.

Roxanne said the sal-ad goes limp prettyquickly so try to makejust as much as you canuse in 1 sitting.

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Health benefits:Cilantro helps remove

heavy metals from thebody. Check out my siteAbouteating.com formore tips on cilantro andsubstitutes for it.

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Strawberries and spinach combine with almonds and a homemade dressing for a fresh spring salad.

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I am trying to help you, sothink about what you are goingto read.

You are employed and yourvalue is the creation of profitsfor your employer. If he makesa profit on your services, yourfuture is secure. If you showthat you can create more val-ue, raises and promotions arein your future.

This is no different than asmall business. Like a busi-ness, when you create moresales volume over your costs,you are successful. The maindifference is that in a businessyou most likely have morecontrol.

The point we want to dis-cuss is that as an employeethere are costs taken from

your wagesthat interferewith your abil-ity to makemore money.These takestrict examina-tion so thatsimply beingaware of them,you may beable to gainsome control.

They are taxes on your wagescreated by regulations andlegislated work rules that maylimit your production.

Your employer pays them,but they limit your value. Theyare the result of political pay-ments to inefficient govern-ment systems and unions that

support politicians who em-power them. If these peoplewere so good for you, why aremany higher paying jobs mov-ing to Right to Work states oroverseas?

When I started work in themid 1950s our union was apositive factor. They promotedsales to other union organiza-tions. Over the years they be-came a serious detriment toproduction and profits. As wesee union membership shrink-ing it would be important forthem to again become allies tobusiness. This would supporttheir membership and theentire workforce would bene-fit. Businesses have a hardenough time competing withimports.

A positive boost to Amer-ican based business wouldincrease jobs and wages.

Another help to our workingfolks would be to carefullyexamine all laws and regula-tions that are expensive tobusiness with little or no bene-fit. I did not need to be toldwho to hire, my workers wereintegrated long before it be-came law. This caused myemployees to expect promotionbased on production ratherthan racial or sexual quotas.

Think of yourself as a com-petitor, not against your fellowemployees, but as an inspira-tion that causes others to helpyour employer succeed. Thespirit of trying to be the bestincreases your value. This is

no different than the smallbusiness in your area that issucceeding because they try tosatisfy you.

It is also possible that youmay be asked to become apartner due to your work hab-its and attitude. Some of mylabor became managers be-cause of their efforts andlearned skills. Some had beenhired because they showed adesire to prove their worth.

If you do not reach the levelyou feel is earned, the experi-ences you gained will help yourun a successful business ofyour own. Best of luck and donot give up easily.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

As an employee, you are a small business

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Why is this an issue? Thetax was improperly col-lected. So what? Why arewealthy people discussingthis?

Isn’t the real question,“Does Indian Hill reallyneed a school system?” Howmany school-age childrendoes Indian Hill actuallyhave? Is it about 400? Is thisabout 20 percent of thosewho actually attend IHschools?

If we are all going to getour undies in a twist overbusing, computers for eachstudent, boiler replacementsor artificial turf for the foot-ball field, perhaps we shouldall sit down and have thismore interesting discussion.

We live in Ohio District 1,a district so gerrymanderedthat it looks like a butterfly.It is obvious that all of us areRepublican, so this con-versation should not be toodifficult. What would be theRepublican (a.k.a. tea party)view for handling such aproblem? What would RonPaul do?

Somewhere I read thatRepublicans wish to priva-tize Social Security. Theywish it managed by unreg-ulated Republican bankersunder management agree-ments that do not requireeither regulation or supervi-sion. Didn’t we also recentlyread that Republicans wishto cut spending by cuttingMedicare and all other socialprograms? Isn’t the Repub-lican view, “Read My Lips,No New Taxes?” Further,didn’t we hear that Repub-licans are against paying forinfrastructure repairs orreplacement?

OK! This is getting easier.We have a very wise conser-vative philosophy to guide usto an equitable solution.

We must abolish the Indi-an Hill school system.

What would replace it?Republicans want Medicareto revert to a “voucher sys-tem.” This should be easy.

Give eachfamily, withschool agechildren,vouchers fortheir educa-tion. If wethink thisthrough, it ispossible forthem to ob-tain theirentire high

school education online.How cheap is that? Now-…that is conservative! RonPaul would scoff, “You areall so wealthy, why don’t youeducate your own children?”

This approach wouldsquare with another Repub-lican principle of “tax cuts.”This would be a gigantic taxcut, as it now costs about thesame to educate each child,as it would if they attendedCountry Day School.

Wouldn’t it be much lessexpensive to pay to send 400Indian Hill children to Coun-try Day? Just give each childa voucher for free tuition toCountry Day, and scrap theexisting school system.

We could lease the pre-sent Indian Hill campus to aprivate corporation thatwould operate it as a special-ty school, to teach the designand development of dronesand drone maintenance, thedesign and development ofself-driving autos and theirprogramming, and the de-sign and development ofrobots, using artificial in-telligence; perhaps even avirtual reality degree.

Perhaps this campuscould be put to use devel-oping fusion nuclear powerfor the clean generation ofelectricity, and the integra-tion of Tesla battery packs torelieve the frequent poweroutages we all experienceduring electrical storms.This is real cutting edgestuff!

James Baker is a 38-year residentof Indian Hill.

Indian HillSchool taxrefund?

JamesBakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Well, it was time to make achange. What could be badabout moving into a comfort-able apartment with free ca-ble TV and free utilities? Iwas looking forward to meet-ing people my age that hadsomething in common withme.

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

My first conversation waswith a tall, nice looking gentle-man who was waiting for hiswife having her hair done. Ican’t tell any woman apart asthey all have the same whitehair and it sits right on top oftheir heads. I found the guy tobe a little hard of hearing andI was very interested in hisWWII experiences. He was 92.

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

so I hoped Icould find agin rummyplayer or apoker lover.The only twoplaying cardswere twosweet ladies. Iheard one say,“Do you haveany sevens?”They were

playing Go Fish. I last playedwhen I was 4.

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

They have a great gymwith a walking track, workoutmachines and a regulationpool to swim laps.

I passed one man about 30times as he must have beenout for a stroll. A woman wasat a machine that worked onher legs. I thought, this mightbe “The One.” By the time I

got to the floor, she was sleep-ing at the machine. Oh well.

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

Am I a bit concerned?Frankly,Yes! While I am not ayoung man, I am the youngestresident here...I think.

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

I doubt anyone uses thegolf course or tennis area, so,if you want a good startingtime, give me a ring.

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

Life at my seniorretirement community

BillDamseyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

May 13 questionHow do you plan to observe

Memorial Day? What is yourfavorite local or national veter-ans memorial site? What do youlike about it?

“I like the laying of thewreath at the Tomb of theUnknown Soldier and thosewho walk by the Vietnam Wallwith the names of fallen vet-erans. Grilling out seemsappropriate on that day re-membering those who servedso we can be free. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

May 6 questionHow do you think the Su-

preme Court will rule on theissue of same-sex marriage?How should they rule?

“The current issue of mar-riage that the Supreme Courtwill issue a ruling about is

fundamentally not aboutrights, love, equality or pro-gress. It is about what mar-riage is and why. Invalid anal-ogies, fallacious argumentsand divisive language arecommon in our conversationsabout it. The Court shouldrule in accordance with thearguments discussed in twoparticular resources. RyanAnderson presents an elo-quent, detailed, and respect-ful analysis in a YouTubevideo, “Ryan T. Anderson -

What is Marriage?” by Stan-fordAnscombeSociety SAS.He and two other scholarsalso had a similarly well-pre-sented article, titled “What IsMarriage?” published in theHarvard Journal of Law &Public Policy, that can beaccessed online.”

Ted Corgan

“Marriage is between one(natural) man and one (natu-ral) woman; end of story. Ifyou want to please the gayscall it civil union give the taxbenefits that are so crucial totheir argument and insurancebenefits as well. Leave themarriage word alone; ah that'swhere it all falls apart theywant the marriage word toprove that one percent isstronger than 99 percent. Thisis a freak show and nothingelse. Pretty sad.”

T.S.

CH@TROOM

THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat is the best senior classprank you can remember?

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

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

BLUE ASH — The majority ofUrsuline’s track and field sea-son has hinged on the perfor-mances of the Lions’ 10 sen-iors.

Overall, the Lions have wontwo meets as a team and com-peted in numerous otheragainst stiff competition.

“There’s nothing to beashamed of with regard to thisseason,” Ursuline coach DomDavolio said. “We’re a youngteam that’s driven by our sen-iors.”

UA’s core group of leadersdidn’t disappoint in its finalGirls Greater Catholic Leaguetrack meet. The upperclass-men helped the Lions finishfourth as a team in addition toseveral first-place individualfinishes.

Seniors Miranda Grigas,Grace Kelly and Colleen John-ston, along with their team-

mate Anna Herriot, startedthe Lions off fast with a win inthe 4x800. The group crossedthe line in nine minutes, 26.23seconds.

The relay team of Grigas,Johnston, Herriot and MaddieEaston picked up the win in the4x400 meter relay.

Grigas also finished as therunner-up in the 400 meterdash.

Kelly, the team’s top dis-tance runner, finished in sec-ond place behind Saint Ursu-la’s Annie Heffernan in boththe 1,600 meter and 3,200-me-ter runs.

“Grace Kelly should beamong those qualifying for re-gionals,” he said.

As a junior, she qualified inboth the 1,600 and 3,200.

Senior Rebecca Schultewon the 300-meter hurdles,edging out the Bulldogs’ Alex-andra Goss by .05 seconds. She

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Ursuline Academy senior Christina Hallmann won the discus at the GirlsGreater Catholic League meet May 13 at La Salle High School.

Senior Lionslead the prideon the trackBy Nick [email protected]

See LIONS, Page 2B

Baseball» Moeller beat Vandalia But-

ler 11-2 on May 8 with senior JoeVranesic striking out seven.Senior Grant Macciocchi was 3-for-4 with a triple and drove intwo runs. Junior Patrick Mullin-ger homered.

On May 9, Moeller beat Fair-born 11-1 behind senior ZachHoffman. Senior Josh Holland-

er was 2-for-3 with a double anddrove in two runs.

In their second game thatday, the Crusaders blankedBellmont (Indiana) 10-0 as sen-ior Macciocchi struck out sev-en. Junior Alec DeBruler hadtwo triples and drove in fourruns.

On May 14, Moeller mashedMiddletown 7-0 in the Division Itournament as Macciocchithrew a no-hitter for the Cru-saders and struck out 15. SeniorBailey Montoya was 2-for-2

with a triple.» In the Division I tourna-

ment May 12, Sycamore lost toAnderson 4-2. Senior Sam Fre-dette was 2-for-3 in the defeat.The Aves finish the season 7-18.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy defeated Carlisle 6-0May 16.

» Indian Hill beat Hughes 3-2in their first round Division IItournament game May 12. TheBraves lost to Taylor 9-1on May14. Freshman A.J. King was 2-for-3 in the defeat. The Braves

finish the season 13-15.

Softball» In the Division I tourna-

ment May 12, Sycamore beatAnderson 13-3. Senior LydiaSloan got the win and freshmanMaddie Fehr was 3-for-3 with adouble and two runs batted in.Sophomore Liz Izworski was 3-for-4. Sycamore advanced toplay McAuley May 13.

The Aves lost to the Mo-hawks 6-2 with senior EllenMartinson going 2-for-3 in her

final game. Sycamore finishesthe season 8-19.

» Waynesville defeatedCHCA 8-1 May 13.

» Fairfield topped UrsulineAcademy 13-1 May 13.

» MND lost to Loveland 9-8 inthe Division I tournament May11. Freshman Lydia Andersonwas 2-for-4 with a pair of dou-bles in the loss. The Cougars fin-ish the season 12-11.

SHORT HOPS

Scott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

See SHORT HOPS, Page 2B

SYCAMORE TWP. — Theywon their last two regular sea-son games and had a 2-1 leadon Anderson in their May 12Division I tournament match-up.

Then, Sycamore HighSchool’s baseball team suf-fered from the harsh realityof the game. The Redskinsmanufactured a pair of runsin the fifth inning and addedanother in the sixth to claimthe 4-2 victory. With the loss,Sycamore’s season ended at 7-18.

Victor Garnica started thegame and had Anderson off-balance early when he wasspotted a 2-0 first-inning lead.Anderson scored in the sec-ond and then tacked on the ty-ing and go-ahead runs on afielder’s choice and a wildpitch. Anderson sophomoreJake Newton tied it by scam-pering home in the fifth anddrove in the insurance run offof reliever Jacob Kotzin in thesixth.

“We played pretty well,”Aviator coach Chris Shrimp-ton said. “That’s one of ourbest games all year. We’reyoung. A sophomore started(Garnica) and a freshman fin-ished it up (Kotzin).”

The freshman Kotzin ledSycamore in victories, in-

nings pitched and strikeoutswith senior Ethan Beck andsophomore Garnica throwingmost of the other frames.

Senior Sam Fredette andsophomore Jake Bormanwere the only two Aves to hitover .300. Fredette, RyanWahler, Matt Green, EthanBeck and Casey Elsbrockwere the five seniors left overfrom a squad that was 16-10 in2014.

“We just have to take ourlumps this year and improve,”Shrimpton said. “We lost 14

seniors. It was a rebuildingyear. My goal was to get bet-ter every game. If you saw ourgame against Lakota East(23-1 loss on April 8), we’veimproved a heck of a lot. We’llget better. I’m looking for-ward to next year.”

The Greater Miami Con-ference has no mercy for ateam with a young lineup. Theyouthful Aves gave up dou-ble-digit runs in losses to La-kota West, Lakota East, Cole-rain, Hamilton, Mason andOak Hills. Quality wins camein splits with Fairfield andOak Hills and in a May 7 tri-umph over a hot Amelia team.

In addition to the pitchingof Kotzin and Garnica and thehitting of Borman, sophomorecatcher Nick Wade, sopho-more left fielder R.J. Barns,junior first baseman DanielMills and junior designatedhitter Kevin Kohmescherwere frequent contributors.

The Aves were also hit bythe proverbial injury bugwhen sophomore catcherJosh Glynn, a starter as afreshman, tore his labrumearly in the season and juniorpitcher/DH/first basemanJustin Backus broke an ankle.

Shrimpton has his eye onsome upcoming freshmenand is hoping his currentyoung Aves have learnedfrom their spring of hardknocks.

“They made 100 percentimprovement, they playedhard and I’m very satisfiedwith them,” Shrimpton said.“I told the young kids theyhave the experience now andwe’ll expect a lot from them.”

In the meantime, the veter-an coach has recovered fromhip surgery and is looking for-ward to taking the field him-self with the Cincinnati Yan-kees in a 25-and-over leaguewith his sons.

“I think I’m the second-old-est player in the league,” hesaid.

Sycamore baseball willreturn many young gunsScott [email protected]

PHOTOS BY SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sophomore pitcher Victor Garnica eyes the sign against Anderson onMay 12.

Sycamore senior Ryan Wahler getsa lead off against Anderson May12. The Aves fell short in theirDivision I tournament game 4-2.

Sophomore third baseman JakeBorman is ready at the hot cornerfor the Aves against AndersonMay 12.

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INDIAN HILL — While itwas a big milestone forcoach Tim Dunn, his500th win is just one sto-ryline in Cincinnati Coun-ty Day baseball’s season.

On May 9, CincinnatiCountry Day picked upthe 9-2 win - Dunn’s 500th- against Miami ValleyConference foe SevenHills. It was also CCD’s20th win of the season.

“It’s just about beingold,” he said with a laugh.“It’s definitely a nicemilestone though.”

Dunn has been at thehelm for more than 30years and has two statechampionships to hiscredit. He fondly remem-bers his titles from 1993and 2001, but he called the’01 team the best teamhe’s ever had.

That squad finished30-1.

He wasn’t sure of howmany other coaches in thearea or state have

reached the 500-win plat-eau.

“I’m sure there areother insane ones outthere somewhere,” hesaid.

Dunn and his playersweren’t aware of theachievement until Athlet-

ic Director Chris Milmoeinformed them.

“They were excited,”Dunn said. “But, we’remore excited with whatwe’ve got going on thisseason.”

The Indians have add-ed two wins since that vic-tory.

One was their openinground 11-0 victory againstRipley. Cameron Alldredtossed a no-hitter. Theother was a 9-3 winagainst Reading May 14.That game was played tokeep players on bothsides fresh for the tourna-ment.

“We wanted to get agame in to get our pitch-ers some work,” Dunnsaid. “The OHSSA tendsto drag everything out.”

Already leading 4-2 inthe top of the fifth,Alldred and Austin Ri-chey hit back-to-backRBI doubles to extendCCD’s lead.

The Indians gave oneback in the bottom of thefifth on a Reading RBI

single. Domenick Doaneand the Indians got out ofthe jam with the seldom-seen 8-2-7-2 double play.

Alldred made thecatch for the second outand fired a throw home tocatcher Ronnie Allen tostop the runner taggingfrom third base. The run-ner spun around andscrambled back to third.

Allen, trying to get thefinal out, hurried a throwpast its target and into leftfield. Fortunately for theIndians, the left fielderwas close enough to backup the play.

He fired the ball backto Allen to get the runnerout.

CCD got the run backand then some when Cam-eron Davis smacked athree-run home run to ex-tend the margin to 9-3. Hethen came on in the bot-tom of the seventh toclose things down.

The Indians played Mi-ami Valley ChristianAcademy for the section-al title May 20.

Dunn reflects on 500th win,is excited about postseasonBy Nick [email protected]

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Country Daycoach Tim Dunn waves arunner home from first baseagainst Reading May 14.

READING — The battleto represent the South/Central region in the Di-vision I girls lacrossetournament featuressome familiar programs.Defending championSycamore is naturally inthe mix along with theirGreater Miami Confer-ence rivals, Mason.

Not surprisingly,Mount Notre Dame isthere as the Cougarsearned a showdown withSycamore in the quarter-finals May 18 by defeat-ing Lebanon and Picke-rington North in the firsttwo rounds.

Coach Russell Mack-ey’s Cougars are ap-proaching 60 wins in thelast four seasons. His ini-tial team was 6-9-2 in 2011and since the Cougarshave averaged 14-15 vic-tories per season.

“We went over on thatside of the bracket,”Mackey said. “We playedthem pretty tough earlyin the year (11-9 loss onApril 23). We’ve im-proved and they’ve im-prove a lot as well. Theyhave some really fastplayers and they’re sucha disciplined team. Wecould have gone into an-other bracket, but you’vegot to get by Sycamoresometime.”

As in previous years,MND took on allcomerswith No. 2 Sycamore anda win over No. 8 Olentan-gy 13-12 in overtime onApril 18. An early losscame to No. 4 Worthing-ton Kilbourne March 27,18-14. The Cougars hadjust come off a 12-10 over-time win over Ursuline to

start the season buthadn’t become to mesh asa team.

“We broke out to a 6-1lead,” Mackey said.“How we lost it, I’ll neverknow.”

The Cougars did beatMason this spring, 11-8,April 30. Only four oftheir opponents did nothave winning records.

Among MND’s reli-able contributors are atrio of girls who haveplayed at the middle andattack positions. JuniorKelsey Beitman and sen-iors Sam DeVore and Mo-riah Flynn are often inthe center of the action.Flynn is a rare MNDplayer who has nearlybeen varsity from thestart.

“She came in maybe inthe fourth or fifth gameof her freshman year,”Mackey said. “One of our

girls on the national teamnow, Biz Goslee, foundher on a cut and I waslike, ‘There’s no turningback; she’s varsity!’”

This year’s squad fea-tures 11 seniors, with atleast five who moved tovarsity their sophomoreseasons.

“It’s probably twice asmany (seniors) as I’veever had,” Mackey said.“It’s a challenge. We wantto win, but at the sametime I need the juniorsand sophomores ready.You need a successionplan. We’ve had 24 girlson the roster. That makesit challenging.”

Some of the girls willgo from not seeing toomuch action to potential-ly starting next season.As for the 11 seniors, thefinality of prep sports isapproaching. Many willbe college students inless than a year lookingfor non-athletic avenuesto succeed.

“They do recognizethis is it,” Mackey said.“This is the end. Even ingirls sports with more op-portunities than thereever was, they’re stillsomewhat limited.”

MND lacrosse takeson best of the bestScott [email protected]

PHOTOS BY ADAM BAUM/COMMUNITY PRESS

McAuley junior Emma Hudepohl, right, backchecks Mount Notre Dame senior Moriah Flynnas she tries to score.

set the new meet recordat 46.33 seconds.

In fact, both timeswere faster than the oldrecord.

Schulte took third inthe 100-meter hurdles.

Also excelling in thefield events was senior

Christina Hallmann. Af-ter her ninth-place finishin shot put, she bouncedback to win discus with aheave better than 129feet. Last year, Hallmanmade the state podium

with a throw of 127’02. “She was seventh in

the state last year,” Davo-lio said. “We think she hasa good chance of makinga run this year.”

Lions Continued from Page 1B

against PickeringtonNorth.

» Indian Hill beatCHCA in the Division IItournament May 11, 18-2.

The Lady Braves beatGranville 16-5 on May 14to move on to face Colum-bus Academy on May 18.

Boys track and field» At the Greater Miami

Conference meet in Ma-son May 13-15, Sycamorewas second to Mason. TheAviators won the 4x800relay on May 13 and seniorAdam Iaos won the highhump at 6’ 2”. On May 15,junior Jeremiah Hunterwon the 100 meters in10.78.

» CHCA’s 4x400 relayteam took the top spot atthe Miami Valley Confer-ence meet. Adam Bakerwon both long jump andhigh jump.

Girls track and field» Sycamore was third

at the GMC meet May 13-15 behind Mason and La-kota West.

» Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy’s Ra-chel Haslem won the girls1,600-meter run at the Mi-ami Valley Conferencemeet in a time of five min-utes, 32.48 seconds. Shealso won the 3,200-meterrun. Kennedy Bontragerwon the shot put. MorganBradley cleared 8’6” towin the pole vault.

» Seniors Miranda Gri-gas, Grace Kelly and Col-leen Johnston, along withtheir teammate AnnaHerriot, started Ursulineoff fast with a win in the4x800. The group crossedthe line in nine minutes,26.23 seconds.The relayteam of Grigas, Johnston,Herriot and Maddie Eas-ton picked up the win inthe 4x400 meter relay.Senior Rebecca Schultewon the 300-meter hur-dles, edging out the Bull-dogs’ Alexandra Goss by.05 seconds. She set thenew meet record at 46.33seconds. Christina Hall-mann won discus with aheave better than 129 feet.

Tennis» Sycamore won the

Greater Miami Confer-ence tennis tournamentMay 9. Senior Deepak In-drakanti won first singlesand was named Player ofthe Year for Coach of theYear Mike Teets. JuniorAlex Taylor won secondsingles and sophomoreNoah Stern, third. SeniorsNakul Narendran/AlexWittenbaum were run-ners-up in first doublesand senior Aditya Venkit-arama/sophomore RegisLiou won second doubles.

The Greater CincinnatiTennis Coaches Associa-tion also named Indrakan-ti Player of the Year withTaylor making First Sin-gles and Stern Second Sin-gles. Narendran/Witten-baum was named DoublesTeam of the Year and Ven-kitarama/Liou made Sec-ond Team Doubles. JacobWang/Elliott Levy of Syc-amore “B” made Honor-able Mention Doubles.Again, Teets took Coach ofthe Year honors.

At the Division I sec-tionals in Mason Indra-kanti and Venkitaramamoved to the semifinals insingles May 14 along withthe doubles teams of Na-rendran/Taylor and Stern/Wittenbaum.

In the sectional finalsMay 16 at Queen City Rac-quet Club, top-seeded In-drakanti defeated team-mate Venkitarama 6-1, 6-2to win singles. Top-seededNarendran/Taylor defeat-ed teammates Stern/Wit-tenbaum 6-2, 6-3 in thedoubles final.

» Alexander Warstlerand Andrew Pregel of In-dian Hill were namedFirst and Second Singlesmembers for the year bythe Greater CincinnatiTennis Coaches Associa-tion. Durham Colohanwas named a Distin-guished Player and Gray-don Cowan/Rohit Mustiwere named First TeamDoubles and Milan Bhan-deri/Christiano Limawere named SecondTeam. Andrew Pregel wasnamed Newcomer of theYear and Marc YoungCoach of the Year.

At the Division II sec-tionals at the Lindner Ten-nis Center May 14, Pregeland Warstler advanced tothe semifinals along withthe doubles teams of Co-wan/Musti and Bhanderi/Lima.

On May 16, Pregel lostin the semifinals then de-feated Chris Bak of ClarkMontessori for thirdplace. Warstler beat Bakin the semifinals, but lostin the championship toHirsch of CCD. Cowan/Musti won their semifi-nal, but lost in the champi-onship to Mitra/Nalagaltaof CCD to finish as run-ners-up.

» Moeller beat SevenHills 3-2 on May 8 as ju-nior Michael Tepe wonfirst singles.

Tepe was recognized asa Distinguished Player bythe GCTCA and the dou-bles team of MichaelKeyser/Kelley Petermade Honorable MentionDoubles. Justin Cashman/Joe Burns were namedDistinguished Doubles.

Boys lacrosse» Moeller defeated Co-

lumbus DeSales 9-5 onMay 9

Girls lacrosse» Mount Notre Dame

downed Lebanon 20-1 intheir Division I tourna-ment opener. The Cougarsmoved to a May 15 game

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Aditya Venkitarama fromSycamore competes at theSouthwest Ohio Division Isectionals. Venkitaramamade it all the way to thechampionship match insingles where he lost totop-seeded teammateDeepak Indrakanti.

Ohio Tennis CoachesAssociation pollDivision I1. Cincinnati Sycamore(13) 1302. Upper Arlington 1153. Massillon Jackson 1044. Toledo St. John Jesuit925. Cincinnati St. Xavier 646. New Albany 617. Cleveland St. Ignatius538. Mason 529. Centerville 2410. Columbus St. Charles 9Mount Notre Dame senior

Sam DeVore, right, andMcAuley senior KaitlynCalder battle for the ballApril 21.

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It sounds great – youcan save money on yourutility bill by signing upwith one of many al-ternative energy provid-ers now serving Ohio. Ifyou aren’t careful, itcould end up costing youmore money.

It all started with thederegulation of electric-ity and natural gas in2001 and, as more andmore suppliers came tothe state, the competi-tion brought downprices.

Some alternative en-ergy providers call youon the phone, otherssend you sales pitches bymail and yet others comeknocking on your door.But, no matter whichapproach they use youhave to know how yourbill is calculated beforeyou agree to switch.

Ben Frisby of Leba-non says a salespersoncame knocking at hisdoor around 7 o’clockone night.

“First thing she saidwas, ‘The average cost ofelectricity in this area is8 cents per kilowatthour.’ I said, ‘That’s thecost?’ She said, ‘Yeah,we’re offering 7.69rate.’”

Frisby says she toldhim that rate was fixedfor two years so, he says,he thought he may getsome savings.

“Thatmight be agood dealover thenext twoyears ifthat 8cents hap-pens to goup,” hesaid.

Frisbychecked with his wifethen agreed to switch.

“I signed off on it andsigned up for it.” He sayshe thought he was goingto save money and neverwould have agreed if hehad been told it was go-ing to cost him money.That’s why he says hewas shocked when he gothis next utility bill.

“It was like $150 high-er for the same kilowattusage as the previousmonth,” Frisby says.That’s because that 8cent price he was quotedwas for both Duke’s gen-eration cost of 6.04 centsand its distributioncharge of about 1.96cents per kilowatt hour.

You need to know youwill still have to payDuke’s distributioncharge no matter whichenergy provider youchoose. So you need tocompare the energyprovider’s price withDuke’s Price To Comparefound on all utility bills.Remember that price for

Duke Energy was 6.04cents per kilowatt hour.

Frisby says he feltmisled by the salesper-son and protested to thealternative energy com-pany officials. As a re-sult, he says they agreedto drop a $95 early can-cellation fee that he wascharged for switchingback to Duke Energy.

To make sure youfully understand anyoffer you receive, toswitch either electric ornatural gas providers,it’s best to check thePublic Utility Commis-sion of Ohio’s Apples ToApples website. Thereyou can get an accurateunderstanding of exactlywhat you would get andhow much, if anything,you would save.

You have to be awaresome companies willoffer a very low rate butit’s only good for a monthor two and then it be-comes a variable ratethat could be much high-er than the rate chargedby Duke Energy. If thathappens you will want tocancel so be sure to seeif the company has anearly cancellation fee-—many of them do havesuch fees.

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Cincinnati’s responseto the issue of racial in-equality will be exploredat Rockdale Temple at8:30 p.m. Saturday, May23, at the temple’s 8501Ridge Road location.

The program, titled“Don’t Stand Idly by theBlood of Your Neighbor:How Racial InequalityTouches Us,” is open tothe public at no charge.

“As Jews, we partici-pate in Tikkun Leyl Sha-vuot, an exercise in repairon the eve of the com-memoration of Moses re-ceiving the Ten Com-mandments on Mount Si-nai,” said Sigma Faye Co-ran, Rockdale’s seniorrabbi. “Though we havefocused on our own com-munity, this program hastaken on a special timeli-ness in light of the recentracial unrest in Baltimoreand that in Ferguson, Mis-souri, last year.

“We pray that ourstudy on this Shavuotbrings repair to us andour community. We wishthe same for all thosebearing the conse-quences of ongoing racialconflict,” she said.

The program will fea-ture Dr. Steve Sunder-land, recently retired af-ter 35 years as professorof peace at the Universityof Cincinnati;,and RabbiSam Joseph, Eleanor Sin-sheimer DistinguishedService Professor of Jew-ish Education and Leader-

ship De-velopmentat HebrewUnion Col-lege Cin-cinnati.Rockdale’sassistantRabbi Mer-edith Ka-han willserve as fa-cilitatorfor theopen dis-cussionportion ofthe pro-gram.

Sunder-land and

Joseph will review theApril 2001 events follow-ing the death of an un-armed black man shotwhile running from Cin-cinnati police who main-tained they thought hewas reaching for a gun af-ter being ordered to haltand show his hands.

That incident sparkeddemonstrations thatturned violent, forcingthe imposition of a city-wide curfew. It also led tothe creation of a team ofcitizens, including Sun-derland, who worked forreconciliation and apeace agreement be-tween police and the com-munity.

The presenters willalso examine changes inrace relations and rela-tions between police andminorities resulting from

the efforts of that teamand initiatives by Cincin-nati religious leaders andmany civic organizationsthroughout the ensuing 14years.

Sunderland subse-quently received theGandhi Peace Award pre-sented by Cincinnati’sNational UndergroundRailroad Freedom Cen-ter.

Joseph has taught - andconsults with - rabbis,educators and communi-ty leaders worldwide onmatters of institutionalleadership. Earlier thisyear he received the firstJewish Educational Lead-ership Award from theNational Association ofTemple Educators in rec-ognition of his lifelongcontribution to the fieldof Jewish education.

Kahan became assis-tant Rabbi at RockdaleTemple after receivingher ordination from He-brew Union College Cin-cinnati in 2013. She di-rects Rockdale’s Reli-gious School, overseesthe temple’s youth groupsand directs the congrega-tion’s young adult out-reach.

Program attendees areinvited to enjoy pre-dis-cussion refreshments at 8p.m. and may also attendthe Erev Shavuot serviceat 7:30 p.m. Information ison Rockdale Temple’swebsite or from the tem-ple office.

Racial inequality,Cincinnati response tobe discussed at Rockdale

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Hamilton CountyRecorder Wayne Coatesand County AuditorDusty Rhodes say thatinformation being of-fered for a high price inmailings to residents isavailable free of chargeand/or at a very nomi-nal cost from their indi-vidual offices.

“This out of townsolicitation for a cur-rent grant deed andproperty assessmentprofile for $83 is anunnecessary expense to

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He said copies ofdeeds are available at$2 per page from hisoffice and Rhodes saidproperty assessmentinformation is availableon his website at nocharge.

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These local restau-rants have earned “CleanKitchen” awards fromHamilton County PublicHealth for the first quar-ter of 2015:

The requirements forreceiving a Clean Kitch-en Award are stringent.To be considered, facili-ties must:

» have fewer than

three violations in theprevious two years priorto applying;

» have no “critical” orrepeat violations in theprevious two years;

» maintain at least twostaff members with leveli food handler certifica-tion or at least one staffmember with a currentservsafe certificate;

» submit applicationsalong with correspond-ing documentation;

» have a minimum oftwo years of inspectiondata on file with Hamil-ton County PublicHealth.

(* Repeat winners)Target Store T-2557,

9099 Plainfield Road,Blue Ash

Tri Health EarlyLearning Center, 10580Montgomery Road,Montgomery

The Jewish HospitalMercy Health*, 4777 E.Galbraith Road, Syca-more Township

Blue Ash EducationalBuilding*, 10149 Ken-wood Road, Blue Ash

Cleanest county kitchens in first quarter

Hamilton County resi-dents are invited to learnvermicomposting essen-tials in a two-hour work-shop at 6:30 p.m. Wednes-day, May 27, at The CivicGarden Center of GreaterCincinnati.

The workshop will cov-er how to get started andwhat materials are need-ed. Participants will re-ceive the book “WormsEat My Garbage” andhave the opportunity topurchase and assemble aworm bin to take home.

Kitchen scraps can becomposted using an un-likely little eating ma-chine – worms, accordingto a press release. Vermi-composting (or worm bin

composting) has becomea popular way to recyclein the home. The processis odor-free, quick andprovides high-grade com-post that is great for soil.

The cost is $5 for Ham-ilton County residents and$10 for non-HamiltonCounty residents.

The Civic Garden Cen-ter of Greater Cincinnatiis at 2715 Reading Road.The workshop is present-ed by Hamilton CountyRecycling and SolidWaste District.

For more informationabout composting, recy-cling and reducing wastein Hamilton County, callthe Recycling Hotline at513-946-7766.

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Alex McDuffie, of Montgomery, has been given the title of"worm boy" by many. McDuffie has built small businessselling worms for $25 a pound and helping people set upcomposting bins.

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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 in amore contemplative way. Thechurch offers a blended worshipat 10:15 a.m., which includestraditional hymns and currentsongs, children’s message andmusic by the Chancel Choir orAlleluia Ringers bell choir.Sunday School, Confirmationand Adult Forum meet at 9 a.m.

Women’s weekly Friday morningBible Study is at 9:30 a.m. Kidsare welcome play in the play-room. The group is readingJessica LaGrone’s new study,“Broken and Blessed.”

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on the fourthTuesday of the month at 7 p.m.More information available at793-3288.

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

Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs for ages4 through ninth-grade is of-fered 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdaysduring the school year.

A college and career Bible studymeets at the church every otherMonday at 7:30 p.m. Call thechurch for details.

Round Up Sunday for all thechildren’s Sunday school classesmeets on the first Sunday of themonth for a lighthearted timeof Bible stories, games, pennywars, Bible Bowl and more.

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

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

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchA free-will offering will be takenat both performances to sup-port the work of Bake MeHome, a charitable organiza-tion in Hamilton County thatprovides homemade cookies

and other donations for fam-ilies in crisis.

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

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 bring yourchild’s lunch. Register on thewebsite (www.cos-umc.org)under “Registration Forms.”

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

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchCelebrate your faith at GoodShepherd Lutheran Church.Woven Worship with Commu-nion is 5 p.m., Saturdays; tradi-tional service is 8 a.m. Sundays;a 30-minute service for familieswith young children is 9 a.m.,Sundays; contemporary serviceis 11 a.m.; and traditional serviceis 11 a.m.

GSLC offers preschool andstudent Sunday School at 9:30a.m., September-May.

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

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchThe adult Sunday school class isviewing Rob Bell’s video serieswith discussion. Consider join-ing the class at 9 a.m. Sundaysthrough June.

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

Sunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11 a.m.;youth, outreach, fellowship,music ministries, Bible studies.

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

Northstar ACommunity of GraceWorship times are 9 a.m. and 11a.m. Sundays.

QUEST children’s ministry isavailable at both celebrations.

Junior high ministry (fifth-through eighth-grades) isavailable only at the 11 a.m.celebration.

The church at 11020 SouthLebanon Road, Loveland;www.golovelive.com

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchRegular service times are at 8a.m. with spoken Eucharist and10 a.m. with Sunday School andchild care.

Habitat for Humanity Workdaysthroughout the summer inLockland. Call the office formore info and to sign up.

Summer Sunday school beginsMay 31 and concludes Aug. 16..

Volunteers are needed.SMART Recovery Group meets 6p.m. Mondays in the library.Visit website atwww.smartcincy.com

Tai Chi is offered 6-8 p.m. Mon-days and 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays.

A Men's Breakfast group meetsat 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morn-ings at Steak N Shake in Mont-gomery.

Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets at 10 a.m.Tuesday mornings at thechurch.

The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;

984-8401; www.st-barnabas.org

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday worship services at 9:15and 10:45. Childcare is availableat both services for infantsthrough age 2; Sunday Schoolat 10:45 a.m. for pre-schoolthrough 12th-grade.

Additional childcare for parentsin Adult Education classes:Preschool and older, meet inRoom 113 during the 9:15 a.m.service.

No Sunday school will be offeredMay 24. Beginning May 31,childcare will be provided forchildren just finishing preschool(potty trained) through kin-dergarten. First through sixthgrades will worship with theirfamilies in the Sanctuary for thesummer months.

(683-7717), for further informa-tion.

Women of the New Testamentmeets from 9:30-11:30 a.m.every first and third Tuesday inRoom 120.

Harmony Group is studying “TheFamily of Jesus” by KarenKingsbury. The group meets inRoom 120, 7-8:30 p.m., on thethird Tuesday of each month.

“Faith to Build a Life On,” a newwomen’s study, will be led by

the Rev. Linda McClanahan.Please meet in Room 120 at 1p.m.

Wednesday Women’s Group isstudying “Breathe, MakingRoom for Sabbath” by PriscillaShirer. Meets in Room 120,9:30-11:15 a.m.

Stone Masons, Men’s SaturdayBible Study is studying “TwelveOrdinary Men.” Meets 8:30-10a.m., in Room 120.

Sunday Adult Study Group iscurrently reading “DeeperConnections: The Miracles ofJesus,” 9:15 in Room 120; 10:45in the Manse. Sign-up in Cafe orConnector.

Lamplighters, a self-led smallgroup, is studying II Corinthiansfrom 7-8:30 p.m. in the MediaCenter.

The fourth Sunday of eachmonth, the church family willconnect together at the 10:45a.m. service. No Sunday Schoolexcept for Preschool - Kin-dergarten.

Student Ministries welcomesstudents to participate in itsactivities. Check the StudentMinistries Kiosk for a calendarof events.

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

Epiphany United MethodistChurch Welcomes You!

Weekend Services:Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 9am and 10:30am

Child care and Christian Educationfor all ages available

throughout the weekend.

Dr. Stephen Swisher, Senior Pastor

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MONTGOMERY8255 Monte Drive: Kessel, Philipto Shane, Lindi B.; $463,000.

9309 Montgomery Road: GlockReal Estate LLC to Socha &Kennedy Properties LLC;$800,000.

10555 Montgomery Road: Bankof America NA to Feng, Lixin;$47,000.

16 Vintage Walk: Kelley, NatalieD. to Stemple, Charles & Clau-dia; $1,050,000.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP4323 Kugler Mill Road: Gore,William R. to PCK Investments

LLC; $250,000.3996 Mantell Ave.: Stoneking,Helen D. to Stoneking, HelenD.; $77,000.

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

SYMMES TOWNSHIPUnion Cemetery Road: HillsBuilding & Construction Ser-vices to Farida, Aripova;$15,000.

Cross St.: Landriault, Lucie M. toLipa/Cappel Family Trust The;

$127,350.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

ABOUT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERSInformation is provided as a public service by the office

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

ABOUT POLICEREPORTS

Community Press pub-lishes incident recordsprovided by local policedepartments. All reportspublished are publicrecords.

To contact your localpolice department: » Blue Ash, 745-8573 » Montgomery, 985-1600 » Sycamore Township,774-6351 or 683-3444» Symmes Township,774-6351 or 683-3444

BLUE ASHIncidents/investigationsAbandonment of junked ordismantled vehicle prohibitedReported at 4400 block of EllmanAve., April 27.

Reported at 4300 block of HuntRoad, April 25.

Abusing harmful intoxicants,OVI (under the influence ofalcohol/drugs)Reported at EB I-275/Montgo-mery Road, April 21.

Aggravated menacingReported at 11100 block ofKemper Ave., April .23

AssaultReported at 9800 block of RedhillDrive, April 21.

Reported at 11000 block of OakAve., April 26.

BurglaryReported at 9200 block of Deer-cross Parkway, April 25.

Disorderly conductReported at 4600 block of Lead-well Lane, April 25.

Domestic violence,possession of marijuanaReported at 11100 block ofLebanon Ave., April 21.

Misuse of credit cards,possessing criminal toolsReported at 9500 block of Ken-wood Road, April 25.

Petty theftReported at 9400 block of Ken-wood Road, April 23.

Reported at 9500 block of Lans-ford Drive, April 25.

Reported at 4600 block of Creek

Road, April 28.Possessing drug abuseinstruments, illegal use orpossession of drugparaphernalia, obstructingofficial businessReported at 4100 block of HuntRoad, April 27.

Possession of marijuanaReported at 1400 block of SB I-71,April 27.

Possession of marijuanaparaphernalia, OVI (under theinfluence of alcohol/drugs),

OVI (breath .08 to .169)Reported at Blue Ash Road/Alpine Ave., April 24.

Possession of marijuana,illegal use or possession ofdrug paraphernaliaReported at 4600 block of CreekRoad, April 27.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported on 4000 block ofLongford Drive, March 10.

Breaking and entering$400 removed from 8600 blockof Plainfield, Feb. 10.

BurglaryReported on 7800 block of StyraxLane, March 8.

Reported on 8700 block ofShagbark Drive, March 9.

Criminal damagingReported on 10000 block ofBrentmoor Drive, March 8.

Reported on 3500 block of BlueAsh Road, Feb. 9.

DomesticReported on 8200 block ofKenwood Road, Feb. 9.

Identity theftReported on 7400 block of

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TheftChecks valued at $3,400 removedfrom 5100 block of E. GalbraithRoad, March 11.

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