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In late March, Levi Durst,armed with his metal detector,went searching around thenearly century-old MillerHouse in Madeira looking forlost artifacts.

Durst, of Milford, was con-tacted by Madeira Historic So-ciety Spokesman Doug Oppen-heimer, who had heard aboutDurst’s knack for finding lostpieces of history.

“Literally in the first fiveminutes I was there, I wentthere and in my third hole, fiveminutes in I find a military but-ton. It is pretty sweet,” Durstsaid.

Oppenheimer and Durst con-nected at First Watch in Ken-

wood, where Durst is a server.Durst overheard Oppenheimertalking about the Madeira His-toric Society.

“I discovered he has reallydone a great service for the Mil-ford community. I was so im-pressed I asked him to comeover to the Miller house to findsomething we could display atour museum,” Oppenheimersaid.

For Durst, conducting

searches is a hobby that hasmorphed into a passion. He hasfound anything from Revolu-tionary War era buttons to an-tique spoons.

“There is great potential torecover history that people ofwalking on top of and don’t real-ize it is there,” Durst said.

Durst has found many relicsat Arrowhead Farm in Milford,which was built in the 1820s andowned by the Gatch familysince the 1850s. Fittingly, theproperty was named Arrow-head Farm because of theamount of arrowheads and oth-er Native American artifactsfound there when the fieldswere plowed. Some properties,such as Arrowhead, have

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Levi Durst, of Milford, shows a spoon he found using his metal detector onArrowhead Farm. See DETECTOR, Page 2A

The advice from commuterswho use westbound/northboundInterstate 275 in the morning:prepare to wait.

The word from ODOT: don’texpect a solution any time soon.

Officials say that stretch ofthe interstate, from about U.S.50 in Milford and past Inter-state 71, is no worse than otherareas, but drivers who travel itregularly know the headaches.

Linda Pennington Radarlives near Shaw Farm off Ohio131. She accesses I-275 via Ohio28. Her trip begins at 5 a.m. andeven at that early hour, trafficcan be a hassle.

“I have missed the 71 exitramp three times due to peoplenot letting me over,” she said. “Ihad to go up to the next exit, do aU-turn and come back.”

She’s only seen a few inci-dents of road rage. Overall,Rader said the morning com-mute is fairly good. That’s ifshe’s running on time. If forsome reason she’s running late,the experience is not as good.

Radar begins her return triphome around 4 p.m. and trafficis heavy. Regardless of morningor afternoon, daily travel chal-lenges exist. So, what happens ifthe unexpected occurs?

“If there’s an accident eitherway you are screwed. If there issnow, you are screwed,” Radarsaid.

Mike Mills, assistant chief ofthe Miami Township Police De-partment in Clermont County,said poor driving habits arelargely responsible for morningrush hour congestion.

“This is not a new problem,”Mills said. “People are eithernot merging properly, or thedrivers on the highway arejumping lanes at the last minuteand hitting their brakes a littletoo hard instead of smoothlymerging. That causes a rippleeffect.”

As new subdivisions havepopped up near that stretch ofinterstate in recent years, thatalso has increased the numberof drivers using I-275 for theirmorning commute to places like

Blue Ash and Sharonville.“If you go through there be-

fore 7 a.m., you usually have nostoppages,” Mills said. “Butshortly after 7:15 a.m., it’s stopand go congestion.”

The Ohio Department ofTransportation has no plans tomake changes, even though itknows it can be maddening tomaneuver weekday mornings,said Elizabeth Lyons, a publicinformation specialist with thedepartment’s district office inLebanon.

“Some factors in this equa-tion include this area goes fromthree lanes to two and traffic is

exiting to northbound andsouthbound (Interstate) 71 andtraffic is entering and exiting atU.S. 22 and Loveland-MadeiraRoad,” Lyons said

Sharon Smigielski, the pub-lic information officer for theOhio Department of Transpor-tation’s Lebanon office, said alane was last added to I-275 inClermont County in 2002-2003.Although improvements areplanned for various inter-changes along that stretch ofinterstate, there are no plans toadd any more lanes to I-275 be-tween the U.S. 50 exit in MiamiTownship and the U.S. 42 exit in

Sharonville.“Congestion is an issue on

any interstate routes duringmorning and evening rushhour,” Smigielski said. “OnI-275 from Wards Corner Roadto I-71 it’s particularly notice-able. The morning congestionseems to be a little bit worsethan the afternoon rush hourbecause in the afternoon, peo-ple are leaving work at stag-gered times.”

Mike Robison, public infor-mation officer for the Hamil-ton County Sheriff’s Depart-ment, said accident reportsalong I-275 do not seem signifi-

cantly higher than other Tris-tate interstates, although hesaid specific statistics werenot available at press time.

“(However) it is a high traf-fic, highly-congested area dur-ing rush hour,” he said. “Botheastbound and westbound(I-275) are routinely backedup.”

Robison said these trafficdelays, though, seem to be inline with delays on other high-ways.

Diana Carter lives in MiamiTownship in Paxton Lake. Ev-

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Motorists travel along Interstate 275 during morning rush hour. Congestion is often a problem for commuters.

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caused Durst to becomereverential. “I don’t knowhow to explain this (Ar-rowhead) property. It isvery strong, the presencethat you get here. I feltdrawn to this particularproperty,” Durst said.

Durst said he experi-enced a similar feelingduring a Memorial Daywhen he was digging ahole, without his metaldetector, and foundWorld War II dog tags andFrench coins. The tags

belonged to John N.Gatch, Jr., who served inFrance during World WarII. Durst said he gave theproperty to Gatch’s fam-ily.

The Arrowhead Farmis becoming the Valley-view Nature Preserve,and many of Durst’s findswill be on display. “Thereare even a lot of local his-torical societies thatdon’t want to share theirstuff. They have it indrawers and they keep itin closets. I want it to beshared and I want the in-formation to be spokenabout,” Durst said.

He posts photographson his Instagram ac-count, which has morethan 1,500 followers.

“Anytime there is go-ing to be development orland that is gettingmoved or a historic prop-erty that has to get torndown, there should besomebody allowed inthere to come and savestuff like this,” Durstsaid.

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ery morning around 8:15a.m. she gets on I-275 toaccess I-71 on her way toCincinnati.

“After I drop off myhusband, Mike, I drivenorth on 71 to east 275 tothe route 28 exit,” Cartersaid.

“The morning drive isalways very unpredict-able. I- 275 can be movingaround 65 mph to 25 mphor it can be at a total stand-still. It always depends onthe weather, if school is insession, and the condi-tions of the bridge overthe Little Miami,” shesaid.

“Getting on 275 is al-ways slow at Wards Cor-ner. Merging with thetraffic slows all of thelanes. It takes approxi-mately 15 minutes to getfrom Wards Corner to 71.Once you get to the bridgeover the Little Miami itwill speed up somewhatbut it can slow down asyou approach Montgome-ry Road.”

Carter’s afternooncommute begins around 4p.m. when she travelsI-275 and I-71 to pick upher husband.

“Traffic is movingright along usually withno difficulty. However,when I return from down-town at approximately4:50 p.m. and get on eastI-275 it is very slow all theway to Wards Corner ex-it,” Carter said. “Speedsrange from 30-40 mph orstop and go. Time canrange from 15 to 25 min-utes.”

Miami Township resi-dent Jennifer Buxtonstarts her trip from 7:15a.m. to 7:30 a.m. travelingfrom the I-275 exit 57 inMilford to make her wayto northbound I-75.

Then there are the sud-den stops, especiallyaround the Loveland hill.

“Traffic just stops. Itdoesn't help that mostdrivers I see are preoccu-pied with coffee, break-fast, makeup applicationand of course their cellphones. Just drive peo-ple,” Buxton said.

Neighboring commu-nities will see a spillover,

especially after an acci-dent.

Depending on wherethe accident is on I-275,traffic might get divertedthrough Montgomery,Montgomery Police Sgt.Mike Plaatje said.

“The amount of acci-dents have gone down. Ithas gotten better. I knowif you have gotten caughtin it it might not seem likeit, but a new surface hasbeen added to the ramps(that has decreased thenumber of accidents),”Plaatje said.

He said traffic divert-ing through Montgomery

can cause backups on Cor-nell Road and PfeifferRoad. “But, it doesn’t takemuch for those to getbacked up,” he added.

Plaatje said the part ofI-275 that goes throughMontgomery is usuallycovered by the HamiltonCounty Sheriff’s Office.

“We put a higher prior-ity in the city, but when anaccident occurs out therethey are going to get offon Montgomery Road. Itis going to have a rippleeffect,” Plaatje said.

Blue Ash Lt. SteveSchueler said since such asmall portion of I-275,only 0.2 miles, if the citysees a problem it is be-cause of traffic being di-verted. “When somethinghappens out there itdumps a lot of traffic intoour streets,” Schuelersaid, adding most prob-lems he has seen havebeen in the afternoon.

Loveland-SymmesFire Department ChiefOtto Huber said his de-partment does not haveany significant issues re-lating to I-275. LovelandPolice Chief Tim Sabran-sky said the stretch ofI-275 through Loveland ispatrolled by the HamiltonCounty Sheriff’s Offfice.

“My experience is thatfour out of five days thereare delays from my exit to71. Either an accident orjust slow traffic. It seemsas if the expressway wasnot built for the amount oftraffic it handles,” Buxtonsaid. “It reminds me ofdriving in Los Angeles.”

- Reporters Jeanne Houck,Marika Lee, Cindy Schroeder,Forrest Sellers and SheilaVilvens contributed.

I-275Continued from Page 1A

FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCECommunity Press reporters Forrest Sellers and Sheila

Vilvens traveled Interstate 275, from U.S. 50 toward In-terstate 71, on a Tuesday morning. Here are their com-ments:

“We slowed down around Wards Corner through Love-land-Madeira. As we went up the hill this morning’s trafficseemed to improve a bit and then got thick and chewyagain near Montgomery. Oddly enough, as we traveledunder the Montgomery Road overpass, the traffic was alittle lighter again, to heavier. For this morning, at least,the I-71 interchange and reduction down to two lanes didnot seem to be the factor.”

You can see a video from their drive at Cincinnati.com.

GOING THE OTHER WAYMonfort Heights resident Janelle Schunk said she typical-

ly drives on I-275 from the Blue Rock exit to Milford. Ateacher at Milford High School, she said she travels on theinterstate around 5:50 a.m. and in the afternoon around 3p.m.

“I haven’t run into too many delays,” she said. “Usuallywhen I run into a delay, it is around the (Cincinnati Mall)exit.”

Schunk said she also frequently notices tie ups aroundthe Mt. Healthy exit. “A lot of it is traffic getting off atthose two exits,” she said.

Schunk said she wishes traffic updates would focus onI-275 as much as on some of the more heavily traveledinterstates such as I-71 and I-75.

“One of the most frustrating things about driving I-275 isthe accidents and delays are not reported,” she said.

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An Indian Hill schools’race will have some addi-tions this year. Music anda children’s run have beenadded.

The Conquer the Hill5K Race and Walk will beSaturday, April 25, at Indi-an Hill High School, 6865Drake Road. Registrationwill start at 7 a.m. fol-lowed by the race at 8:30a.m.

“We are encouraging ahealthy lifestyle so youdon’t have to be the fastestrunner in the village (ofIndian Hill) to come,” saidLori Klinedinst, executivedirector of the Indian Hill

Public Schools Founda-tion.

The foundation alongwith the Indian HillSchool District WellnessCommittee are among thesponsors of the event.

“It’s a wonderful be-ginning to the spring sea-son,” said Marty Majchs-zak, a physical educationteacher at Indian Hill Pri-mary School who is alsoactive with the WellnessCommittee. “It’s (geared)for the community.”

This is the fourth annu-al Conquer the Hill event.As in previous years, aparty with refreshmentsand door prizes will followthe run.

A Run the Bases fun

run for ages 7 and underhas been added this year.The fun run, which will beon the baseball field at thehigh school, will followthe 5K race at 9:45 a.m.

Rock and pop duo Run-away Sidecar will per-form. Vocalists and gui-tarists Dan Marshall andJennifer Ellis make up theduo.

“I think it’s awesome tobe able to support theschool as an alum,” saidMarshall, who is a 1987graduate of Indian HillHigh School.

Ellis has children whoattend schools in the dis-trict. She is also a web de-signer for the district.

She has been a partici-

pant in Conquer the Hillruns. “I wanted to get outof running so I thought I’dsing,” Ellis joked.

Proceeds raised will goto the Public SchoolsFoundation. In the pastthe foundation has usedthese proceeds for sci-ence and technologyequipment.

Register at ihpsf.org.

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Participants run in Indian Hill schools' annual Conquer the Hill 5K. This year's race and walk will be April 25.

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Vocalists Dan Marshall, left, and Jennifer Ellis, who make upthe signing duo Runaway Sidecar, will perform at the Conquerthe Hill 5K, which will be April 25.

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The progress of rede-velopment of SycamorePlaza may depend on theaction of the SycamoreTownship trustees.

During their May 7meeting, trustees are ex-pected to conduct threezoning-related publichearings.

One is for a proposedzone change for Syca-more Plaza from E (retailzoning) to EE (planned re-tail zoning).

The other two primari-ly involve signage for thenew El Rancho Grandesite, 6475 E. GalbraithRoad, and the new SimplyMoney location, 7890 E.Kemper Road. TrusteeVice President CliffordBishop said that each ofthese cases should bewrapped up fairly quick-ly.

The Sycamore Plazahearing could take longerbecause it’s more de-tailed, he explained.

The change from sin-gle to double letter zoningfor Sycamore Plaza is de-signed to allow for a moreuniform redevelopmentplan, explained TownshipAdministrator Greg Bick-ford.

The Hamilton County

Regional Planning Com-mission recommendedapproval of the change toa double letter districtwith the current townshipzoning code as opposed tothe supplemental regula-tions submitted by the ap-plicant.

The applicant, RichardB Tranter, Esq., originallysubmitted about 45 pagesof supplemental regula-tions to apply to SycamorePlaza, Bickford said. Thathas since been reduced toabout five pages.

During a hearing be-fore the Sycamore Town-ship Zoning Commission,Tranter said that he hopesto have the supplementalregulations ironed out andsatisfactory to the staffbefore the proposal goesbefore the trustees.

The trustees recentlyapproved a zone changethat allowed for Staples torelocate to a newly ex-panded space at the plazaformerly occupied byIdentity Salon.

The trustees also re-cently approved a siteplan making way for Piz-zeria Locale to come to theplaza.

The public hearingsare expected to begin 5:30p.m. Thursday, May 7, atthe township’s admini-stration building, 8540Kenwood Road.

Sycamore Plaza atthe corner ofKenwood andMontgomery isunderredevelopment.

Three zoningissues beforeSycamoretrustees May 7Sheila Vilvenssvilvens@communitypress.com

With the approval ofBlue Ash city council,phase two is moving for-ward for Summit Park.

Phase two construc-tion includes the commu-nity building, site workand the glass canopy.

Council approved thecity entering into a con-tract with Novum Struc-tures, LLC, an interna-tional specialty contrac-tor, to build the canopy.Council approved thepre-construction designfor the canopy last year.

“It is a specializedstructure and there areonly certain people in theUS that design this sort ofthing,” Vice Mayor TomAdamec said.

The glass canopy willcost more than $2.5 mil-lion of phase two’s $10-12million budget. SummitPark’s total constructionbudget is $40 million.

City Manager DavidWaltz said many events inthe park will take placeunder the canopy.

“It is such a largestructure and it is goingto allow for so much moreprogramming under acover. You don’t see thescope of it on the plans,”Councilman Marc Sirkinsaid.

Waltz said the canopyis about twice the size ofthe Cooper Creek ban-quet center or about thesize of the heart of Foun-tain Square in downtownCincinnati.

Waltz added it will be

large enough to put a tem-porary stage underneathit, a small car show or pos-sibly a small ice skatingrank.

“There are a lot ofthings you can do. It cer-tainly does extend theseason for us,” he said.

The community build-ing will hold the electricalconnections, restrooms,storage, some programand office space and arestaurant, Watlz said.

Brown Dog Cafe, 5893Pfeiffer Road, is planningto move to the communitybuilding.

The restaurant will beusing 3,750 square feet ofthe building.

Brown Dog is a chef-owned restaurant andwine bar that is open forlunch and dinner and of-fers fresh fish, wild gameand many gluten-free op-tions.

Though the city isturning its focus phasetwo of the park, improve-ments are still beingmade to parts of phaseone.

Council approvedmore irrigation to be add-ed to the park and addi-tional tree staking for thenewly planted trees tohelp them stand upagainst the high winds inthe park.

Phase two is scheduledto be completed in thesummer and a grandopening will be in August.

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Sharing the stage isnothing new for Madei-ra High School seniorsTed Graeter and Sarah

Andrews. They’ve been performing

together since they weresixth-graders in a summerperformance of “Once onThis Island.”

What is new for them issharing their high schoolstage with an adult.

Chuck Ingram, whosevoice will be familiar to localradio audiences, has beeninvolved in community thea-ter in Cincinnati for manyyears. This spring brings afirst for him, as he makes aguest performance in Madei-ra Theatre Arts’ productionof “Children of Eden.”

In this musical retelling ofthe Biblical stories of Gene-sis, Ingram appears as “Fa-ther.” The role calls for afatherly figure with a strong,mature voice. While MadeiraHigh has talented male sing-ers, none seemed quite rightfor this role. Director DiannaL. Davis turned to her long-time friend, Ingram, who hasworked with Madeira Thea-tre Arts doing lighting de-sign. This time she ap-proached him with the idea ofappearing onstage.

At first, Ingram was reluc-

tant. “I wasn’t sure it was theright thing to do. I felt, with itbeing a high school show, itshould be all the kids. Then Iwanted to make sure theadministration and the teach-ers were OK with it,” Ingramsaid.

Sarah Andrews, who playsEve and Mama Noah in “Chil-dren of Eden,” has been incommunity theater produc-tions with adult casts, in-cluding “Legally Blonde” and“Les Miserables” with Briea-bi Productions.

“When I was the only teenin a cast of adults, I felt alittle like the outsider, justbecause of the age differ-ence. I assume in this case,Chuck feels a little bit theoutsider. Remembering thatfeeling has made me work alittle harder to help him feelwelcome and a part of theMadeira theatre family.”

Ingram has also workedwith students in communitytheater productions and inhigh school productions at St.Ursula Academy, when Davis

was director there. This is,however, his first time to bethe only adult in a production;and this cast includes notonly high schoolers, but alsofourth-graders and middleschool kids.

“I enjoy seeing the young-er kids intermingle a little.They’re all talented in theirown way, but with some, youwatch them blossom. Maybeafter this, it’s somethingthey’ll want to keep doing,”Ingram said.

When asked about work-ing with an adult onstage, Ted

replied “It can be intimidat-ing at times working withsomeone who’s a profession-al, but it’s inspirational to seethat people can actually dothis in their lives and it’s notlike a pipe dream. I’m goingto Wittenberg this fall andstudying theater there. Mydream is to become a voiceactor, so it’s something I’llcontinue to pursue through-out my life. It’s somethingthat I love a lot. Just enter-taining people is what makesit one of the greatest thingsfor me.”

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Sarah Andrews as Eve, Chuck Ingram as The Father and Ted Graeter as Adam, in Madeira High School's production of "Children of Eden."

Radio voice a ‘Father’ figure to Madeira actors

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Taylor Reid, Seth Hutchinson-Lydon,Ted Graeter, Sarah Andrews, KatieDonahue and George Grandi in Madeira High School's production of"Children of Eden."

THANKS TO MICHELLE FAJACK

Sarah Andrews as Eve is tempted by The Snake, played by GeorgeGrandi.

6A • SUBURBAN LIFE • APRIL 22, 2015

THURSDAY, APRIL 23Art & 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; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

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

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.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School ArtClass, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Draw, paint, and make clevercrafts in this after school classwith art teacher Patty Horwitz.Ages 8-13. $100 for 4 classes.Reservations required. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Ladies Night Out, 6-9 p.m., TheSilver Diva, 9797 MontgomeryRoad, Suite F, Make personalizedpiece of jewelry. Pay only forwhat you make. Ages 21 and up.Price varies. Reservations re-quired. 873-4561. Montgomery.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25Learn to Sew with CarolePrice, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Tack room atThe Barn. Introductory sewingclasses that focus on techniquesincluding getting to know yoursewing machine, projects withzippers and linings and garmentsewing. Classes geared forchildren aged 7 and up. Adultswelcome. Ages 7-99. $20 perclass. Registration required.Presented by Carole Price. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

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

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

PetsPet Care and First Aid Class, 10a.m. to 2 p.m., UC Blue AshCollege, 9555 Plainfield Road,Combination of lecture, demon-stration and hands-on skillpractice perfect for pet ownersor pet professionals. $64. Regis-tration required. Presented byCommuniversity at UC. 556-6932;www.uc.edu/ce/commu. BlueAsh.

Kitten Shower, noon to 4 p.m.,The Scratching Post, 6948 Plain-field Road, Refreshments,games, handmade crafts, doorprizes, small raffle items andchances to win merchandisefrom Meow Mart. Benefits TheScratching Post. Free. 984-6369;www.thescratchingpost.org.Silverton.

Runs / Walks5K Run/Walk, 7 a.m. to noon,Indian Hill High School, 6865Drake Road, Registration andpacket pick-up at Indian HillHigh School. 9:45 a.m. Run theBases for ages 7 and under. FreeT-shirt for those over age 10 ifregistered by April 3. Familyfriendly. Benefits Indian HillSchools. $25. Discounts forstudents, groups and earlyregistration. Registration re-quired. Presented by Indian HillPublic Schools Foundation.272-5932; www.ihpsf.org. IndianHill.

SUNDAY, APRIL 26Art & Craft ClassesRain Barrel Workshop, 1-4 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 8400Blome Road, Assemble rainbarrel from recycled materials,personalize it and learn to installa passive diverter on gutter tocatch runoff..Each ticket-holderreceives rain barrel and con-version kit. Invite up to 2 addi-tional attendees at no additionalcharge. Ages 12 and older,children under age of 16 musthave adult present. $65. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Garden ShowsAnnual Tuber and Plant Sale,2-4 p.m., Connections ChristianChurch, 7421 E. Galbraith Road,Tubers in a variety of sizes, formsand colors. Knowledgeablegrowers will answer questions.Benefits The Greater CincinnatiDahlia Association. Free. Present-ed by Greater Cincinnati DahliaAssociation. 417-6311. Madeira.

Religious - CommunitySeekers: The Way, The Truthand The Life, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, 8999 Applewood Drive,Guided in self-examination withfocus on understanding lan-guage of faith. Dessert anddrinks. Free. 891-8527, ext. 1;hartzellumc.com. Blue Ash.

MONDAY, APRIL 27Literary - CraftsMonday Night Crafts, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Aprilcraft is decorative magnets. Ages18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

TUESDAY, APRIL 28Home & GardenBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m. Theme: Fresh ContainerGardens., 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.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29SchoolsCoffee Social with Casey,9:30-10:30 a.m., Children’s Meet-ing House Montessori School,927 O’Bannonville Road, Parentsof preschoolers learn aboutMontessori philosophy, toureight-acre campus and visitclassrooms. Free. 683-4757.Loveland.

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

Health / WellnessSo Who’s NOT Depressed?How to Live in a World GoneCrazy, 7-9 p.m., Rockdale Tem-ple, 8501 Ridge Road, Bruce E.Levine discusses depression, howtoday’s culture plays a role, andwhat we can do. Ages 18 and up.Free. Registration required.Presented by Jewish FamilyService. 985-1581; www.jfscin-ti.org. Amberley Village.

Journey of the Heart, 5-6:30p.m. Ending June 18, CarriageCourt of Kenwood, 4650 E.Galbraith Road, Carriage Courtof Kenwood. 8-week supportgroup specifically designed toaddress unique needs of care-givers of persons with dementia.Group provides opportunity toreceive and share helpful in-formation in caring and suppor-tive environment. Free. Reserva-tions required. Presented byHeartland Hospice. 831-5800.Sycamore Township.

Home & GardenCreate Your Own ButterflyGarden, 6:30-8 p.m., TurnerFarm, 7400 Given Road, Select-ing nectar plants to attract adultbutterflies, host plants forspecific native butterflies, otherbutterfly needs, and becoming acertified monarch weight sta-tion. $15. Registration recom-mended. 561-7400; tunerfar-m.org. Indian Hill.

FRIDAY, MAY 1Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School Art

Class, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, $100 for 4classes. Reservations required.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Spring Soul Collage OpenStudio Series: Opening, 10a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Women Writ-ing for a Change, 6906 PlainfieldRoad, Let’s explore through ourcard-making together what ispresent and emerging for us thisspring. For Adult Women. $35.Registration required. 272-1171;www.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.

SATURDAY, MAY 2Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, Free. 791-0626. DuckCreek.

SUNDAY, MAY 3Religious - CommunitySeekers: The Way, The Truthand The Life, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, Free. 891-8527, ext. 1;hartzellumc.com. Blue Ash.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6SchoolsCoffee Social with Casey,9:30-10:30 a.m., Children’s Meet-ing House Montessori School,Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

THURSDAY, MAY 7Art & 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; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

EducationAdult and Pediatric First Aidand CPR/AED, 6-8 p.m., BlueAsh Recreation Center, 4433Cooper Road, Become certifiedin adult and pediatric first aidand CPR/AED. $85, $55. Regis-tration required. Presented byAmerican Red Cross CincinnatiArea Chapter. 800-733-2767;redcross.org/take-a-class. BlueAsh.

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

Health / WellnessFree Liver Tumor TreatmentSeminar, 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer

Support Community, 4918Cooper Road, Educational seriesdesigned to provide patientsand caregivers the opportunityto hear empowering story ofhope despite devastating diag-nosis. Free. Reservations recom-mended. Presented by YES! BeatLive Tumors. 877-937-7478;BeatLiverTumors.org. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyJoe List, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, MAY 8BenefitsHope for Camp SWONEKY, 6:30p.m., Kenwood Country Club,6501 Kenwood Road, Dinner,silent and live auction. BenefitsSalvation Army Camp SWONEKY.$75. Reservations required.Presented by The Salvation Armyof Greater Cincinnati. 248-0033;skoehler22@hotmail.com. Ma-deira.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 8a.m. to noon, Kroger Harper’sPoint, 11390 Montgomery Road,15-minute screenings. Pricevaries per insurance; financialassistance available for thosewho qualify. Reservations re-quired. Presented by UC HealthMobile Diagnostics. 585-8266,ext. 1; uchealth.com/mobile-diagnostics. Symmes Township.

On Stage - ComedyJoe List, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

SATURDAY, MAY 9Art 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.

Cooking ClassesSimple Health-Smart CookingClass, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nutrition CounselingCenter, 7400 Montgomery Road,Informal and interactive classseries to discover how healthyand tasty meals can be preparedquickly and simply. $139. Regis-tration required. Presented byCommuniversity at UC. ThroughMay 16. 556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu. Silverton.

Dining EventsPrincess Tea Party, 2-4 p.m.,RSVP Event Center, 453 WardsCorner Road, A traditional HighTea will be served. Guests en-couraged to dress up and bringcameras. Benefits Kindervelt#76. $15. Reservations by May 4.965-0511, ext. 209; https://www.facebook.com/events/1422025268100187/.Loveland.

EducationBabysitter’s Training, 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m., Blue Ash RecreationCenter, 4433 Cooper Road,Become certified in babysitter’straining. $85. Registrationrequired. Presented by AmericanRed Cross Cincinnati Area Chap-ter. 800-733-2767; redcross.org/take-a-class. 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. SycamoreTownship.

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

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

From Fabric to Final Stitch, 2p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Learn the basics, from whatfabrics works best to choosingright stitch to make quilt standout. Leave knowing how to startyour project. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

Music - ClassicalMusic at Ascension, 7:30 p.m.Violinist Andrew Sords., Ascen-sion Lutheran Church, 7333Pfeiffer Road, Sanctuary. Free,donations accepted. 793-3288.Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyJoe List, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

SUNDAY, MAY 10Art ExhibitsFeast for the Eyes, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

AuditionsMary Poppins, 1-5 p.m., BlueAsh Amphitheatre, 4433 CooperRoad, Community theatergroup. Auditions open to andencouraged for all ages. Perfor-mance dates are August 6-9 and12-15. Free. Reservations recom-

mended. Presented by East SidePlayers. Through May 17. 871-7427. Blue Ash.

On Stage - ComedyJoe List, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, MAY 11Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health PrimaryCare, 9275 Montgomery Road,Cost varies by insurance. Fi-nancial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.Through Dec. 14. 585-8266.Montgomery.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolersand their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

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

TUESDAY, MAY 12Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsScreenings, 9 a.m. to noon,Sycamore Senior Center, 4455Carver Woods Drive, 15-minutescreenings. Price varies perinsurance; financial assistanceavailable for those who qualify.Reservations required. Presentedby UC Health Mobile Diag-nostics. 585-8266; uchealth.com/mobile-diagnostics. Blue Ash.

Home & GardenWeed Walk, 6:30-8 p.m., TurnerFarm, 7400 Given Road, Hikethrough organic fields andwoods. Learn to identify plantsthat are edible, useful, medicinalor simply beautiful, and ways tocontrol weeds without chem-icals. $15. Registration recom-mended. 561-7400; turnerfar-m.org. Indian Hill.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13EducationJournaling through Transi-tions, 1-3:30 p.m. Closing theDoor: Finding Peace with End-ings., Women Writing for aChange, 6906 Plainfield Road,Open to women, this 6-weekworkshop helps you recognizeand work through universal ortypical life transitions. Ages 18and up. $179. Registrationrequired. 272-1171; www.wo-menwriting.org. Silverton.

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THANKS TO EILEEN CONNELLY

The Scratching Post is having a Kitten Shower, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 6948 Plainfield Road, Silverton. The shower willinclude refreshments, games, handmade crafts, door prizes, small raffle items and chances to win merchandise from Meow Mart.The event benefits The Scratching Post. Free. Call 984-6369; visit www.thescratchingpost.org.

APRIL 22, 2015 • SUBURBAN LIFE • 7ANEWS

We’ve hardly had time to be indoorsthis week.

Between hunting for morel mush-rooms and ramps (we’ve only found onemushroom so far, and that was a falsemorel, not edible, but the ramps/wildleeks are abundant), picking violets forjellies and jams, checking out wildflowers in the woods and getting thegardens plowed and mulched for springplanting, I’m grateful when duskcomes.

But I have to admit, I love this time ofyear.

It brings out my simple creative side,and that means making crystallized flow-ers and leaves.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary professional andauthor. Find her blog online at Abouteating.com.Email her at columns@communitypress.com with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Garnish a dish with crystallized

flowers and leaves

Crystallized/candied edible flowers and leaves

All parts must be coated both with egg white and granulated sugar sothat they preserve well. If you’re concerned about using raw egg white, buypasteurized eggs. These are beautiful as a garnish for baked goods, icecream, etc. Nothing like the commercial ones which are tumbled in drumsand look like colored nuggets.

Egg whiteGranulated sugar, regular or fine

First, make sure you have “clean” petals and leaves, no toxic spray onthem. They must be dry. Whip egg white until foamy. Whipping allows youto coat petal without weighing it down. Take a small brush and coat petalon both sides very lightly but thoroughly. You can place it on a flat surfaceand coat each side with egg white. Have a small dish or pile of sugar ready.Place flatly on sugar to coat underside and sprinkle top lightly and thor-oughly. Check underside to make sure it’s coated well. Gently shake offexcess sugar. Carefully lay on wire rack to dry. Drying may take several daysor more. They’re ready when you can break off a piece cleanly, without itbending. Store covered in single layers at room temperature away from anyhumidity.

See process in stages along with list of other edible flowers, on Abou-teating.com.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: I’m going to test these using water instead ofegg white. I’ll let you know how they turn out.

List of edible flowers/herb leaves I used:Violets, violas, pansies, impatiens, mint leaves, violet leaves.

Grab and go morning glory muffins

A much loved recipe enjoying a comeback. Supposedly it was a “hip-pie” recipe when the natural food movement began and gave renewedenergy after a night of hard partying. I usually grab one before headingoutside. This is a substantial muffin!

1-1/4 cups sugar2 -1/4 cups all purpose flour1 tablespoon cinnamon, apple pie or pumpkin spice blend2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shredded, sweetened coconut3/4 cup raisins, dried cherries, or your favorite dried fruit1 large apple, peeled and grated1 cup crushed pineapple, drained2 cups grated carrotsGenerous 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts3 large eggs1 cup vegetable oil - I’ve used canola and safflower1 tablespoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together sugar, flour, cinnamon, bakingsoda and salt. Add coconut, raisins, apple, pineapple, carrots and nuts, andstir to combine. Separately, whisk eggs with oil and vanilla. Pour over dryingredients and blend. Spoon into muffin tins lined with muffin cups, fillingeach almost to brim. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted intocenter comes out clean. Cool muffins for 10 minutes, then turn out onto arack to finish cooling.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: Once you mix wet and dry ingredients togeth-er, don’t over mix, which may create tunnels in baked muffins, making themless tender.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Candied (and edible) flowers make a creatively simple garnish.

Pat Donaldson,resident since 2009

8A • SUBURBAN LIFE • APRIL 22, 2015

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SUBURBANLIFEEditor: Richard Maloney, rmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134

SUBURBANLIFE

Suburban Life EditorRichard Maloneyrmaloney@communitypress.com, 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: suburban@communitypress.comweb site: www.communitypress.com

A publication of

Five years ago, the IndianHill Board of Education im-posed an inside millage taxincrease without tax-payerapproval despite being warnedthat its action violated OhioRevised Code 5705.341.

Since then, the Board hasspent more than $208,000 oftaxpayer money defending theillegal tax in response to theCommittee for ResponsibleSchool Spending lawsuit.

On Dec. 2, the Ohio Su-preme Court unanimouslydeclared the Board’s tax in-crease illegal. By then, theBoard had collected over$6,007,536 in additional tax, ofwhich $5,288,071 is from pri-vate and corporate taxpayers.

CRSS immediately pet-itioned the Board to refund alltaxes it had illegally collected,with interest.

The Boardresponded byhiring newattorneys, at$375 per hour,to oppose acomplete re-fund. TheBoard hasrefused todiscuss thelitigation at itsmonthly public

meetings.To compel the Board to

refund the entire $6,007,536,CRSS filed for class actionstatus in the Hamilton CountyCourt of Common Pleas so itcould represent all 5,000 plusIH school district taxpayers,not just the CRSS core group.

On April 2, the Board’s newattorneys filed a brief oppos-ing CRSS being granted class

action status. In their brief, theattorneys wrote that the Com-mittee’s action “can only beexplained by avarice.”

In response, the Commit-tee’s attorney pointed out thatwithout CRSS class actioncertification, every taxpayerwould have to hire an attorneyand sue the Board individually.Since few taxpayers wouldfind it cost effective to sue, theBoard would succeed in keep-ing most of the illegal tax pro-ceeds.

The Committee regrets thatthe Board has opted to dis-regard its fiduciary obligationto return all funds illegallycollected.

A Board decision to an im-mediate full refund, now,would end this five-year scan-dal.

Board stonewalling squan-

ders more taxpayer money onlawyers, plus the mountinginterest due, which is com-pounding at $14,500 a month.

Board stonewalling alsosquanders community good-will. Taxpayers have whole-heartedly supported schoollevies. They even support aseparate Indian Hill PublicSchools Foundation.

The Board has no need forextra funding. Its cash surplushas grown steadily for over adecade. Meanwhile, studentenrollment has steadily de-clined.

School district taxpayersare encouraged to attend theApril 21 meeting of the Boardat 7 p.m. in the multipurposeroom of the high school, 6855Drake Road, 272-4500.

Email can be addressed toBoard President Tim Sharp,

tim.sharp@ih.k12.oh.usTaxpayers who want to

petition the Board to immedi-ately refund the entire$5,288,071 due school districtresidents, can contact CRSSfor petition forms to circulateamong friends and neighbors.

Residents who want to helpCRSS’ five-year crusade forfiscal integrity, can make tax-deductible donations to theCRSS legal team at the 1851Center for Constitutional Law,208 E. State St., Columbus, OH43215.

The Committee for Respon-sible School Spending can bereached at 7480 DeMar Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45243, or viaemail to crss@me.com

Fred Sanborn is an Indian Hill resi-dent.

It’s time to end five-year scandal

FredSanbornCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The times are such that weneed to look at both of thesehuman virtues.

There is a relationship toexamine. In spite of all theethnic tensions that seem to becausing trouble everywhere,each of us can have an impor-tant impact on improving the

situation be-fore it getsfurther out ofcontrol. Con-sider that asyou appear in agroup ofstrangersmany of themare likely toevaluate you.This includesethnicity, ap-pearance, man-

ners, behavior or any other laspect. How do you want to bejudged? Sadly, some people willtry to find a way to dislike you.Certainly you have noticed thisvery human fault. My purposeis to help us try to restore hu-manity to a suitable level.

Let me give you an instance Ihad in a very trying situation. Itwas five days after 9-11 2001and I was rushing to a hospitalin Columbus where my termi-nally ill daughter was to givebirth. As I rushed to the door, Inoticed a woman behind me.She was wearing Muslim dress.What was I to do? After quick,but intensive thought, I held thedoor for her and smiled. It maynot have changed any of herattitudes, but I felt like I haddone the right thing.

The important point is thatsimple courtesy is a positive

action toward a better society.It costs you nothing, yet, it willimprove human relationships.Think of how many times youperformed a simple kind ges-ture to a stranger. Most oftenyou are rewarded by a smile.That is more important thanyou think. It reflects on you andmost likely your ethnicity if thestranger is of another ethnicity.In a small way you have im-proved on all of humanity.Think of how much better thisis than the recent senselessriots that have only increasedtensions and solved nothing.Tensions exist. The only way toreduce them is respect for all.

This respect begins withevery person considering thatthey are representatives oftheir ethnicity. Quite simplyyour respect begins with you.You will gain or lose it by youractions. Progress begins withcourtesy. Once you have madethat choice you will find thatyour own self respect will grow.It won’t be long before othersnotice and honor it. Respect ismore easily lost than gained.

Police officers represent allof us and may feel threatenedin some cases. Part of theirmental makeup is to protectthemselves. This makes themno different than any of us.

If we want to stop the vio-lence, it is up to all of us to actcourteously in every situation.The antagonism toward anyoneand the looting and damage toinnocent businesses only pro-duces more bad reactions.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

Courtesy andrespect part ofthe solution

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

April 15 questionWhat summer in Cincinnati

event are you most lookingforward to this year, and why?

“MLB All Star Game be-cause it just does not happenthat often and builds suchenergy and excitement in ourcity. Shine the light on all thatis good about where we live,work, and play!”

C.G.

“The Reds being mathe-matically eliminated in midJuly so I can get on with mylife and end the aggravation.”

D.H.

“The Major League Base-ball All Star Game July 14,and the activities surroundingit will be really special. Cin-

cinnati will never get a SuperBowl or NCAA Final Four dueto the lack of a retractableroof on PBS.

“This is as big a national

sporting event as we can get.I look forward to the HomeRun hitting contest and sus-pect a few baseballs may goout of the park in Right Field.The open container law maybe passed by then and makethe Cincinnati Banks arealook a lot like Beale Street orBourbon Street.

“There is even a veryslight chance Pete Rose couldbe reinstated by MajorLeague Baseball. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

“My most anticipated sum-mer activity in Cincinnati iswater skiing at East Fork.Also planning to participate inthe Kayak Fest, that looks likea fun time.”

M.J.F.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONNow that the U.S. is “normaliz-ing” relations with Cuba, andhas removed it from the list ofstate sponsors of terrorism,how will this benefit or hurtthe U.S.? Would you be moreor less likely to visit Cuba? Whyor why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to rmaloney@communitypress.com with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The Reds will host the 2015 All-Star Game July 14 - which is about when some fans believe they will bemathematically eliminated from playoff contention.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

SUBURBANLIFEEditor: Melanie Laughman, mlaughman@communitypress.com, 513-248-7573

DEER PARK — On Monday,April 13, the undefeated DeerPark High School softball teamnot only celebrated a victoryover the Madeira Amazons, butalso Bill Newton’s 200th win ashead coach of the Deer ParkWildcats.

“I feel fortunate to have led(the Deer Park) program somany years. The support at all

levels has beentremendous,”Newton said.“My first teamhad a large num-ber of freshmenand all this grouptalked about wasbecoming cham-

pions. I explained the commit-ment involved, and they em-braced it. Championship fevercaught on, and every groupsince that one has made it their

goal to be called a champion.New classes come and go, butthe commitment to excellencenever subsides.“

This latest win increasesNewton’s coaching record to acombined 233 career victories atAnderson High School and DeerPark High School and it will ex-tend the Wildcats’ season to an8-0 record.

The Wildcats are proud oftheir record and, with Newton astheir proven coach, plan to de-

fend their status atop the Cincinnati Hills League.

Under Newton’s leadership,Deer Park has been championsof the CHL multiple times: 2005,2006, 2011, 2013, 2014.

“The most important ingredi-ent, though, is the players. A lotof teams win a lot of games, butonly a few get to be champions.It takes a lot of hard work to mas-ter the fundamentals, somethingevery Deer Park softball teamdoes,” said Newton.

With a strong senior class, theWildcats hope to make a deeprun in the state playoffs.

“Every time Deer Park takesthe field, records fall. SeniorLacey Chadwell holds the cur-rent home run record with 18,senior Samantha Wood holds thecurrent doubles record with 35,and senior Ceara Trusty holdsthe current hits record with143,” said Rob Hamann, DeerPark athletic director.

Deer Park’s Newton earns 200th softball victorySubmitted by Elizabeth Beadle/DeerPark City Schools

Newton

Hardly two years ago, theCincinnati baseball scene wasleft spoiled by Andrew Benin-tendi. For the better part of hisfour years at Madeira HighSchool, Benintendi gave localssomething to talk about.

Now, he’s at it again, as asophomore at the University ofArkansas.

But, it’s not just the town ofFayetteville, Ark., captivatedwith the power-hitting, speedyoutfielder. It’s the entire coun-try.

Entering Saturday, Benin-tendi, a 5-foot-10, 180-poundsophomore, was leading theNCAA (Division I) in home runswith 14.

“I try not to think about it,”he said, referencing the homeruns. “My approach is to go upthere and hit the ball hard wher-ever I can. I’m definitely not ahome-run hitter; I’m a gap-to-gap guy with some speed.”

More than anything, hisnumbers speak to his versatil-ity. Benintendi, who started 60games last season as a fresh-man, entered Saturday leadingthe Razorbacks in batting aver-age (.356), RBI (41), sluggingpercentage (.741), stolen bases(15) and on-base percentage(.462).

Coming from a smaller highschool, he’s making a name forhimself in the SoutheasternConference, one of the nation’spremiere college baseball con-ferences.

“It’s everything I thought itwould be, coming down here to

a big baseball school,” said Be-nintendi. “The fans are amaz-ing and we get to play in theseball parks that are unreal,they’re probably better than alot of minor league parks.”

No one in Cincinnati shouldbe surprised by what Beninten-di’s doing. At Madeira, in 2013,he was a first-team All-Ameri-can and Gatorade Ohio baseballplayer of the year. His highschool career was one of thebest in state history; he holdsthe state record for career runsscored (199), ranks second all-time on Ohio’s career hits listwith 213 (behind only Hamil-ton’s Mark Lewis) and his 166RBI are fifth all time in thestate. His career batting aver-age at Madeira was .542, whichis the eighth-highest in statehistory, according to the OH-SAA.

Scott Stocker, now Madei-

ra’s head baseball coach and anassistant for Benintendi’s en-tire career, said his natural abil-ity, work ethic and bat speedare remarkable.

“It’s been amazing to watch.He’s literally doing exactlywhat he did at Madeira in theSEC,” said Stocker. “The firsttime I saw Andrew hit a homerun he was an eighth-grader …I looked over at the (Madeira)head coach (at the time JackKuzniczci) and we knew he hadit.”

Benintendi’s studyingsports management and be-tween school and baseball, hesays, every day is a full day.

“Coming from a small schoolmakes you appreciate it,” saidBenintendi. “There’s a lot ofpeople who’ve helped me get towhere I am … I’ve been blessedand I’ve definitely been helpedout along the way.”

THANKS TO WALT BEAZLEY, ARKANSAS COMMUNICATIONS

Arkansas sophomore Andrew Benintendi, a 2013 Madeira High School graduate, leads the NCAA with 14 homeruns (as of April 18).

Benintendi’s been inHOG HEAVENAdam Baumabaum@communitypress.com

THANKS TO WALT BEAZLEY, ARKANSAS COMMUNICATIONS

Arkansas sophomore Andrew Benintendi, a 2013 Madeira High Schoolgrad, leads the NCAA (as of April 18) with 14 home runs.

KENWOOD — Like any Moell-er High School Crusader, heproudly spouts off his numberand gives you a quick synopsisof his accolades in blue and gold.

Steve Kuhlman wore No. 14for Moeller’s rugby team thatwon the 2010 state champion-ship. He was a winger for coachDoug Rosfeld, who left his almamater in February for a footballjob with his college alma mater,the University of Cincinnati.

When Rosfeld, the football of-fensive line coach, started theprogram in 2009 with the help ofadministrator Kim Hauck, theCrusaders finished fifth in thestate. They followed with the Di-vision title the next year, thenwere state runners-up in 2011.

Five years after running thefields with the odd-shaped ball,Kuhlman is in his first year di-recting the young men who nowattempt to progress it forward.When he played, Moellersquared off with state opponentslike Lakewood St. Edward, Par-ma and Akron Copley.

The Division I boys groupnow consists of Brunswick,Hudson, St. Edward, St. Ignatiusand Strongsville from the north,and Moeller’s grouping of Hil-liard, Lakota, New Albany, Pick-erington and St. Xavier.

On April 12, the Crusaderswere blessed with a nice, springday and notched a shutoutagainst Pickerington, 31-0. ThePickerington squad was a com-bination of players from theNorth, South and Central highschools in that area.

“We have a way to go,” Kuhl-man said after the effort. “Wehave the talent. We just have toget them playing right and we’llbe good to go.”

The luxury of athletic depthat Moeller allows them to havesuch offerings as rugby andeven a co-ed club Frisbee squad(with Mount Notre Dame) that

played adjacent to Kuhlman’sCrusaders. An estimated three-fourths of Moeller’s studentbody is involved in athletics.

“We have a few soccer play-ers, a decent amount of footballplayers and wrestlers as well,”Kuhlman said. “Those are themain draws. We also have a fewguys that only play rugby.”

The game can be confusing ifyou haven’t been awake in thewee hours scanning varioussports channels. The ball is run,lateraled, punted and place-kicked. There is tackling, jer-sey-pulling and blocking; allwith very little, if any, padding.

“When you watch it, it’s anightmare to try and learn,”Kuhlman said. “You think, ‘Whyare they lifting that guy or whyare they getting together andhaving a scrum?’. When youplay, and I didn’t pick it up untilmy senior year, you pick it uppretty quick.”

Moeller’s first two gameswere called due to snow. As ofpresstime, they were 3-2. Aheadis a rematch with New AlbanyApril 26 and contests with Louis-ville St. Xavier and the local St.X Bombers.

The “Crosstown Scrum-down” is May 8 at St. Xavier,where the Bombers are stillMoeller’s big game.

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It's a scrum for the Moeller rugby team April 12. Helping out from left aresophomore Jacob Gall (1) and junior Jack Meyer.

Moeller rugbytradition buildson growing talentScott Springersspringer@communitypress.com

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Moeller junior Jake Bonner getsinstructions from the referee April12 at Moeller High School.

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Baseball» At the Perfect Game

complex in Georgia April11, Moeller blanked Sum-rall (Mississippi) 5-0 be-hind junior Nick Bennett.Seniors Kyle Dockus andJosh Hollander were 2-4.In the championshipgame, Moeller beat Green-briar Christian Academy(Virginia) 9-7. SeniorMitch Bault got the winand junior Patrick Mullin-ger drove in two runs.

On April 13, Moellerrun-ruled La Salle 11-0 insix innings. Senior GrantMacciocchi got the win.Hollander was 4-4 withtwo doubles, a triple andtwo runs batted in. Mullin-ger and senior Eric Connerdrove in three runs each.

Moeller beat Elder 2-1on April 15 behind juniorBennett. Senior Dockuswas 3-4 and drove in tworuns.

The Crusaders crushedSimon Kenton 12-1on April16. Bault got the win andseniors Bryan Soth andGrant Macciocchi were2-3 with three runs drivenin.

Moeller beat Beech-wood 12-8 April 17 with ju-nior Chris Stock gettingthe victory. Senior KyleButz was 4-4 and drove intwo runs.

» Indian Hill got by Tay-lor 3-2 on April 13. Sopho-

more Greg Nevins got thewin and sophomore Chan-dler Harris was 2-3 with adouble and RBI.

The Braves beat DeerPark 7-5 on April 15 behindjunior Tanner Helms.Helms was 2-2 with a dou-ble and freshman A.J.King was 3-4 and drove intwo runs.

» Madeira beat WalnutHills 6-2 on April 11. JuniorCameron McCulloughstruck out seven in the winand senior Kyle Rizzutowas 2-for-3.

In its second game onApril 11, the Mustangs heldoff CHCA 4-2. Jake Megoisgot the win and Rizzuttowent 3-for-3 at the plate.

The Mustangs lost 8-3to Milford on April 13.

Madeira beat Reading2-1 on April 15. McCul-

lough took the win andJake Anfinsen was 2-for-2.

On April 16, the Mus-tangs defeated Deer Park11-8. Senior PatrickThatcher was the winningpitcher and junior AaronApanites went 2-for-4 witha triple.

Softball» Mount Notre Dame

beat Loveland 13-12 on

April 14. Junior SydneyZeuch got the win. Sopho-more Shelby Nelson was4-4 and drove in a run.Freshman Joelle Zielinskiwas 4-5 with a triple anddrove in four runs.

On April 15, MND gotby Seton 3-2 behind Zeuchas Zielinski was 2-3 anddrove in a run.

Junior Sydney Zeuchhad the win as Mount No-

tre Dame defeated McNi-cholas 6-4 on April 16. Zie-linski was 3-4.

MND beat Ursuline16-4 in five innings April 17as Zeuch got the win andwas 4-4 with a pair of dou-bles and five runs battedin.

» Madeira fell to Read-ing 13-1 in five innings onApril 15.

» Deer Park shut out In-dian Hill 10-0 in six inningsApril 17. Sophomore JennaShepherd got the win. Sen-ior Samantha Wood was2-4 with a double and threeruns knocked in. SeniorKasey Purdin homeredand drove in two.

Boys volleyball» Moeller beat Hilliard

Darby April 11, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 15-12. TheCrusaders also beat Lake-wood St. Edward 25-22, 25-17, 18-25, 25-19.

On April 14, Moellerbeat Louisville St. Xavier25-15, 25-12, 25-21 andLouisville Trinity 25-21, 25-19, 25-21.

Boys track and field» Indian Hill was third

at the Cincinnati CountryDay Invitational April 11.Seniors Wells Coalfleetwon the 800 meters in 2:11.Sophomore Ben Warstlerwon the 3,200 meters in10:51. The Braves won the4x800 relay in 9:01.

Indian Hill was third atthe Finneytown QuintApril 14. Senior TroySchwab won the 400 me-

ters in 54.50.

Girls track and field» Indian Hill was third

at the CCD InvitationalApril 11. Sophomore SarahBorden won the 800 me-ters in 2:49 and senior Sa-brina Bulas won the 1,600in 5:49. The Lady Braveswon the 4x800 in 10:59.

At the FinneytownQuint April 14, Indian Hillsenior Sabrina Bulas wonthe 800 in 2:37.9.

Tennis» At the state team tour-

nament, Moeller blankedSpringfield 5-0 April 13.Junior Michael Tepe, soph-omore Max Berky and ju-nior Kelley Peter sweptsingles.

On April 14, Moellershut out La Salle 5-0. Tepe,Berky and junior AlecHoelker won singles.

» Indian Hill shut downMariemont 5-0 on April 14.Sophomore Alex Warstler,freshman Andrew Pregeland junior Durham Col-ohan swept singles.

Indian Hill blanked An-derson 5-0 on April 16. War-stler, Pregel and Colohanagain swept singles.

At the state team tour-nament April 17, IndianHill beat Miami Valley 4-1with Warstler and Colohanwinning singles.

College signings» On April 14, Madeira

senior Nikki Macke signedto play college basketballat Marietta College.

SHORT HOPS

Scott Springer, AdamBaum and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

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Josh Petri of Moeller takes his first attempt at the long jumpduring Coaches Classic qualifying April 8.

JAMES WEBER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller junior Kyle Butz getsset at second base in theCrusaders’ Doc MorrisInvitational game againstBeechwood April 17.

INDIAN HILL — PatSpurlock does not miss hisrake or bags of DiamondDry at Indian Hill HighSchool.

The softball coach forthe Lady Braves is enjoy-ing the luxury of artificialturf in what has been a tor-rential downpour of anearly spring. Thanks tothe renovation of thebaseball/softball complexwith infield turf installedby The Motz Group, Indi-an Hill’s teams are gettingmore games in than mostof their competition.

Compared to the dirtfield a year ago thatbacked up against thewoods, the Indian Hillgirls are playing at a pris-tine palace.

“This is one of the bestfields in southwest Ohio,”Spurlock said. “As nice asNew Richmond is, they(Motz) did ours even bet-ter.”

The Lady Braves nowtake the field with zestand Zang.

Junior Cassidy Zang isthe Indian Hill pitcherwho leads the CincinnatiHills League in strikeoutsat presstime and is amongthe leaders at the plate inaverage, home runs andruns batted in.

“She’s real solid,” Spur-lock said. “She’s playedthird base and first basethe past few years andwas the back-up pitcher.She had some shoulderproblems last year so shedidn’t get as many in-nings. I thought she mightcompete with Ally (Her-mes, last year’s starter)but she got hurt.”

Many of Zang’s hitshave been for extra bases.In the circle, many hittershave returned to their re-spective dugout dejected

after facing her.“I don’t think we’ve

seen her top side yet,”Spurlock said. “We’ll befine.”

Helping Zang lead thesquad are seniors Mikay-la Germain and BeatrizHernandez. Germain is afour-year starter whomissed some last yearwith health issues. Earlyon, she’s played a healthyshortstop and has been aneffective table setter andbase stealer at the top ofthe line-up.

Junior Marshana Bas-kin also joined the groupfrom the basketball teamand has produced at theplate and in the field.Spurlock and athletic di-rector Jeff Zidron are al-ways huddling to encour-age new players to partic-ipate. The appeal of thenew field has caught theeye of a few first-timeplayers.

“It definitely helped,”Spurlock said. “Most ofthe players brought theirfriends out. I’m hearing

some rumblings of otherkids playing, but lacrosseis doing well and all thatstuff. We’ll just keep plug-ging away.”

Spurlock would like todevelop a feeder programfor youth. Some of his cur-rent players came fromMariemont’s system.Some young players justfollow their siblings.

“Cassidy’s sister is afreshman and she’s goingto be really good,” Spur-lock said. “She’s a volley-ball player - Teensy Zang.She’s a really good ath-lete.”

With AAU volleyballplayers and basketballplayers, Spurlock has leftthe weekends open interms of scheduling. Withtheir new digs, an hourand a half or two-hourwindow with no lightningpermits them to be pri-marily a weekday team.

After road games April22 and 24 at Wyoming andFinneytown, Indian Hillwill host FinneytownApril 27.

Indian Hill softballhas a bit of Zang to itScott Springersspringer@communitypress.com

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Indian Hill senior Mikayla Germain rips a hit April 9 againstMariemont.

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Jacob Jetting (Wright State, football), Olivia Liggett, (Muskingum, softball), Chad Comarata(Mount St. Joseph, football) and Ceara Trusty (Mount St. Joseph, softball) signed letters ofintent at a Deer Park school assembly April 15.

Spring signings atDeer Park, Madeira

THANKS TO MADEIRA

Madeira High School’s spring college signing ceremony on April 15. From left are: KurtisGroene (Mount St. Joseph) for football, Ryan Stevenson (Dennison) for swimming andMolly Murphy (UC Clermont) for softball.

THANKS TO JOE KIMLING

Madeira High Schoolsenior Nikki Mackesigns to play collegebasketball at MariettaCollege April 14.

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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 wor-ship at 10:15 a.m. SundaySchool, Confirmation andAdult Forum meet at 9 a.m.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered at 7 p.m. onthe fourth Tuesday of themonth. 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;wwwascensionlutheranchurch-.com.

Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs for

ages 4 through ninth-grade isoffered 7-8:30 p.m. Wednes-days through May 13. Childrenenjoy games, Bible studies andstory times, singing and specialtheme nights.

A college and career Bible studymeets at the church everyother Monday at 7:30 p.m. Callthe church for details.

Round Up Sunday for all thechildren’s Sunday schoolclasses meets on the firstSunday of the month for alight-hearted time of Biblestories, games, penny wars,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 betaken at both performances tosupport the work of Bake MeHome, a charitable organiza-tion in Hamilton County thatprovides homemade cookiesand other donations for fam-ilies in crisis. Their mission is topromote shared family experi-

ences and volunteerism intheir community. Bake MeHome serves 18 agencies infour counties as well as service-men and women overseas.

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

The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; the church hasa Facebook 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 bringyour child’s lunch. Register onthe website (www.cos-umc.org) under “RegistrationForms.”

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

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

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

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchCelebrate your faith at GoodShepherd Lutheran Church!Woven Worship with Commu-nion is 5 p.m., Saturdays;Traditional Service is 8 a.m.Sundays; a 30-minute servicefor families with young chil-dren is 9 a.m., Sundays; Con-temporary service is 11 a.m.;and traditional service is 11a.m.

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

Faith-building classes, fellow-ship and outreach opportuni-ties, and small groups areoffered each weekend andthroughout the week foradults to connect. There issomething for everyone here.

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

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

Seekers (The Way, the Truthand the Life) small groupmeets 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Sundays. For more informa-tion, contact Dave and Melissaat 891-8527 extension 1.

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

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

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

Mission BaptistCincinnatiSunday Bible study is 10 a.m. forall ages. Worship is 11 a.m.Pastor is Bill Rains.

The church is at 7595 Montgo-mery Road, Kenwood; 520-9111; mbccincy.org.

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchCelebrate Habitat for Humanityon Sunday, April 26, at allservices. Learn about the 2015Build of three homes in Lock-land, sign the lumber, meetthe families, find out how tovolunteer to build or providelunches on site, eat a housecookie. St. Paul is part of theEastside Coalition of 11churches that work togetherto bring change and hope tolocal families and neigh-borhoods.

St. Paul Presents features apiano concert with MichaelChertock at 3 p.m., on Sunday,April 26, in the sanctuary fullof light and color. The series isfree and open to the commu-

nity for music and fellowshipin a beautiful setting.

The Adult Bible Class (ABC)invites all to join in fun andfellowship at 9:30 a.m. Theclass enjoys coffee and dunk-ers, prayer and singing and anamazing Bible-based curricu-lum. The class is studying giftsof the Holy Spirit found inJohn 1, 2 and 3 during April.

Cornerstone is a small adultgroup which meets at 9:30a.m. every Sunday and in-formally discusses currentChristian themes. In April,learn how to discern in aculture of deception, as pre-sented in the DVD sermonseries “Twisting the Truth” byAndy Stanley.

FUSE, a fun time for students infifth- through 12th-grades,meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30p.m. every Sunday for games,food and some time to learnabout Jesus.

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 arequestioned 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.

About religionReligion news is published atno charge on a space-availablebasis. E-mail announcementsto areeves@community-press.com.

RELIGION

Xavier University isseeking applicants fromyoung adult faith-basedgroups coming togetherto receive up to $500 toundertake a collaborativeservice projects that willbenefit the local commu-nity.

2015 marks the 50th an-niversary of Nostra Ae-tate, an innovative Catho-lic Church document pro-claiming the importanceof cooperation amongpeople of different faithsfor the betterment of so-ciety.

To celebrate this im-portant teaching, whichhits at the core of Xavier’sJesuit tradition, the Uni-versity and neighboringfaith communities aresponsoring The InterfaithInitiative: Caring and Cel-ebrating 50 Years with 50Service Projects.

Here’s how it works:Groups of youth andyoung adults of diversefaith traditions are invit-ed to join together to forman interfaith workinggroup to engage in a com-munity service activity.Through the generosityof an anonymous donor,each combined group iseligible to receive up to$500 towards their ser-vice project.

The type of activity isopen: working with issuesimpacting the under-served, such as poverty,the environment, the dis-

abled, animal rights, theaged, immigrants and ref-ugees, etc. Any activitythat seeks to make achange for the better-ment of our regional com-munity will be consid-ered.

The Archdiocese ofCincinnati, Center forHolocaust and HumanityEducation, HebrewUnion College-Instituteof Religion and The Is-lamic Center of GreaterCincinnati as well as theXavier University com-munity, are all supportingthe call to action and en-couraging participationthrough their membernetworks.

An application reviewprocess is underway. Formore information as wellas the application formvisit the jesuitresource-.org or click on this link:http://goo.gl/iPm0Ii. Fol-low the Interfaith Initia-tive projects on Twitter at#InterfaithCare.

“This unique celebra-tion of Nostra Aetate al-lows Xavier to showcaseand expand our commit-ment to community en-gagement and mission offorming men and womenfor others,” said XavierPresident The Rev. Mi-chael J. Graham. “Istrongly encourage everyfaith-based organizationin our community to par-ticipate in this rare andunique opportunity.”

Fundingavailable forlocal youthservice projects

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10:30 a.m.Wednesday Testimonial Meeting

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CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

986 Nordyke Road - 45255(513) 474-4954

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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

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

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

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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

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

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9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

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TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

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Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

UNITED METHODIST

6474 Beechmont Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45230

513-231-2650www.mwpc.church

MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service

SundaySchool9:30 a.m.

Infant through12th grade

Childcare11:00 a.m.

Infant throughKindergarten

MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

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

11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

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

683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

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

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

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

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

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

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APRIL 22, 2015 • SUBURBAN LIFE • 5BLIFE

Renowned academicneurosurgeon and au-thor Dr. Eben Alexanderspoke to local audiencesat the Montgomery As-sembly of God and theSycamore Junior HighSchool March 11-12.

A life changing, tran-scendental near-deathexperience during aweek-long deep comafrom an inexplicablebrain infection is thesubject of his two books,“Proof of Heaven” and“Map of Heaven.”

He has spent the lastfive years reconcilinghis rich spiritual experi-ence with contemporaryphysics and cosmology.In addition to appearingon the cover of News-week, Alexander hasbeen featured on televi-sion interviews withsuch notables as Oprah,

Diane Sawyer and LarryKing.

His talks here, which

included book signings,were part of the 2014-2015 Town Hall Lecture

Series presented by theMontgomery Woman’sClub.

THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

Dr. Eben Alexander, renowned neurosurgeon and author, speaks at the Town Hall Lecture Series March 11-12.

HEAVENLY WORDS

THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

Following his lecture, Dr. Eben Alexander participated in a book signing here at theSycamore Junior High School March 11. Pinky Kopf of Hyde Park collects a warm handshakeand autograph from the noted author.

Collison’s hiringcomes at a time whenMagnified Giving is ex-panding the number ofhigh schools involved.

Roger Grein, presi-dent and founder of Mag-nified Giving, unique non-profit that has inspiredthousands of young stu-

dents to belifelongphilan-thropists,announcesthe hiringof its firstexecutivedirector –Kelly Colli-

son, to lead the organiza-tion’s path of continuedgrowth.

Collison’s nonprofitleadership skills weremost recently seen in herrole as associate directorof programs for Dress forSuccess Cincinnati, a po-sition she held for eightyears.

While there she suc-cessfully implemented amobile program for 12counties, and was respon-sible for the organiza-tion’s management andgrowth of client services.She has 20 years experi-ence as a customer caredirector and chief com-munications officer withAVEDA Frederic’s Cor-poration.

Additionally, she hasmore than 15 years expe-rience as an event pro-ducer and consultant on awide range of events. Oneof her clients is Family,Career, Community,

Leaders of America Stu-dent Leadership Organi-zation.

Her hiring comes at atime when MagnifiedGiving is expanding thenumber of high schoolsinvolved, studentstouched and communitybased organizationsserved. This is the nextstep toward financial sus-tainability in allowingGrein’s legacy and dreamto live on.

Earlier this year Mag-nified Giving was namedby the Association ofFundraising Profession-als Greater CincinnatiChapter as the 2014 Out-standing Youth In Philan-thropy Honoree.

Founded by philan-thropist Roger Grein,Magnified Giving edu-cates, inspires and en-gages young students inphilanthropy throughtheir schools.

The vision of Magni-fied Giving is for everyhigh school student inAmerica, beginning withGreater Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky, tosomeday have an oppor-tunity to learn firsthandhow to be generous andwise philanthropiststhrough hands-on experi-ence.

Participating schoolgroups are challenged todetermine how they wantto invest more than $1,000in a nonprofit.

Collison and her hus-band, Blane, live withtheir son Quinn in Syca-more Township.

Magnified Givinghires firstexecutive director

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APRIL 22, 2015 • SUBURBAN LIFE • 7BLIFE

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The Public Library ofCincinnati and HamiltonCounty is celebrating Na-tional Poetry Month all ofApril with its 17th annualPoetry in the Garden se-ries.

A special program willbe offered at 7 p.m. Tues-day, April 28 – at the MainLibrary. Each night willfeature local poets read-ing from their works aswell as open mic time foranyone else who would

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Not every small busi-ness aims to be big.

Small and mid-sizedbusinesses can growbycultivating a corporateculture built around theirkey core values, Tom Wal-ter told a group of localbusiness owners.

Walter, chief culture of-ficer of Tasty Catering, anational, award-winningcatering service, andKathy Steele, president ofRed Caffeine Marketingand Technology, were inCincinnati March 18 topromote the formation of aSmall Giants Communitynetworking group forsmall and mid-sized busi-ness owners in greaterCincinnati. Both compa-nies are Chicago-based.

Small Giants is a globalorganization focusing onthe promotion, implemen-tation and advancement ofrunning a successful, val-ues-driven business, ac-cording to its website. Thegroup focuses on connect-ing and inspiring leadersof privately-held compa-nies who are interested insharing best practicesthrough events, membercompany tours, webinarsand educational materials.

Walter has participatedin the startup of 29 compa-nies. He is a principal innine of the organizationsand a Small Giants mem-ber.

Chuck Proudfit of Skill-Source Business BuildersBlue Ash and Edoc Ser-vice in Fairfield are form-ing the group.

“Every business ownerwants to be successful,”said Jim Mullaney of EdocService of Fairfield, anevent sponsor and SmallGiant member. “But a cer-tain segment of businessowners believe that prof-its follow purpose. SmallGiants reinforces the im-portance of building a cor-

porate culture that re-volves around honesty, re-spect and trust, both with-in the organization and inthe way customers aretreated.”

Walter said Small Gi-ants members have sixqualities in common: theycare about leadership,community, relationships,culture, passion and prof-it.

Steele told the groupshe split from businesspartner a few years ago inorder to pursue a differentvision for her company. In2013, she launched RedCaffeine Marketing andTechnology in Lombard,Ill.

“At first, I think my cli-ents were surprised,” shesaid. “But through trans-parency and communica-tion, we have been able tobuild a great business. Wedefined our purpose, mis-sion, vision and core val-ues right at the start. Bycreating an exceptionalwork culture, we produceexceptional work for ourclients.

“Small Giants is power-ful because you can shareintimate details aboutyour business with othermembers and know theywill support you.”

Annual membership tojoin the Small Giants Com-munity is $249 per year.The Cincinnati event wassponsored by Edoc Ser-vice, a virtual companyproviding tools and ser-vices for greater businessproductivity and collabo-ration, and SkillSourceBusiness Builders of BlueAsh, a business consultan-cy.

For more informationabout the Small Giants or-ganization or to attend anevent, contact Jim Mulla-ney of Edoc Service atjim@edocservice.com orcall 829-7101.

THANKS TO OAK TREE COMMUNICATIONS

A Small Giants Community for business owners of small- andmid-sized, privately-held companies is forming in Cincinnati.From left: sponsors Jim Mullaney of Edoc Service of Fairfieldand Chuck Proudfit of SkillSource Business Builders in BlueAsh and Mason; and speakers Kathy Steele of Red CaffeineMarketing and Technology and Tom Walter of Tasty Catering,both of Chicago.

Blue Ashbusinessman helpsform small businesscommunity

8B • SUBURBAN LIFE • APRIL 22, 2015 LIFE

Josephine HurtleJosephine “Jo” (nee Hoover)

Hurtle, of Kenwood died April6.

Survived by children JamesM. (Louise) Hurtle and WilliamA. (Cathy) Hurtle; grand-children Crystal, Esten andLindsey Hurtle; and siblings

Herbert Hoover and JeanLosure.

Preceded in death by hus-band, James E. Hurtle; andbrother, Robert Hoover.

Services were April 10 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale. Memorials tothe charity of the donor’schoice.

DEATHS

Columbia Township

Incidents/investigations

DomesticReported at Wooster Pike,

March 6.

Madeira

Incidents/investigations

Drug abuseMale found to be in pos-

session of marijuana at 7400block of Miami Ave., March 26.

Drug traffickingMale involved in offense at

7300 block of N. Mingo, April4.

FraudMale stated ID used with no

authorization (IRS related) at6600 block of Apache Circle,March 27.

Female stated ID used withno authorization (IRS related)at 6500 block of Madeira Hills,March 26.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at7800 block of Shawnee RunRoad, March 31.

TheftLaptop taken from vehicle

at 6500 block of KenwoodRoad, March 26.

Unlisted items taken;$21,000 at 7100 block of Sum-mit Ave., March 31.

Sycamore Township

Incidents/investigations

Identity fraudReported on 8900 block of

Eldora Drive, Feb. 18.

TheftiPhone valued at $750

removed from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, March 6.

Credit card removed from8000 block of MontgomeryRoad, Feb. 20.

Property valued at $86removed from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, March 6.

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSCommunity Press publishes incident records provided

by local police departments. All reports published arepublic records.

To contact your local police department:» Columbia Township: Hamilton County Sheriff's Office,683-3444 » Deer Park, 791-8056» Madeira, 272-4214» Sycamore Township, 774-6351 or 683-3444

MADEIRA7305 Osceola Drive: GloriaProperties LLC to Gloria Proper-ties LLC; $35,000.

7305 Osceola Drive: Ramsay,Susan to Gloria Properties LLC;$70,000.

SILVERTON3937 Oak Ave.: JPMorgan ChaseBank NA to Brenneman, Con-stance; $27,500.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP10928 Brookgreen Court: Cappa,

Anthony D. to Bayview LoanServicing Ll; $98,000.

1918 Chaucer Drive: Gore, Lois J.to Gore, Richard E.; $12,000.

8514 Gwilada Drive: Schmidlin,Kevin & Lisa to Sullivan-Kreiner,

Lynn L. & Anthony C. Kreiner;$235,000.

4563 Kugler Mill Road: EdgarConstruction LLC Tr. to Citron,David P.; $113,000.

Pine Road: Kenwood Baptist

Church of Cincinnati Ohio Theto Kenwood Crossing III LLC;$420,798.

7241 Silver Crest Drive: Steinhil-ber, Marian A. to Tallarigo,Andrew M. & Carol J.; $156,250.

8653 Sturbridge Drive: Camp,Christopher T. & Meredith I.Smith-Camp to Hauth, KimberlyS. & Jason R.; $365,000.

8647 Sturbridge Drive: Camp,Christopher T. & Meredith I.Smith-Camp to Hauth, KimberlyS. & Jason R.; $365,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

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of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

The faculty artists in-volved in the “Gaps andOverlaps” exhibition atthe UC Blue Ash Art Gal-lery will participate in aseries of panel discus-sions April 29 from 12:30p.m. 1:30 p.m. at the gal-lery.

In the discussions, pan-elists will explore thework on display, the col-laborations leading to thefinished projects, andwhat it all might possiblymean, according to apress release. In the proc-ess, the artists may utterpoems, break out intosong or recite writtentexts.

All events are free andopen to the public.

The Gaps and Overlapsexhibit will run throughMay 1 at the UC Blue AshArt Gallery. Regular gal-lery hours during the ex-hibition are Mondaythrough Saturday from

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Formore information, visit

ucblueash.edu/artgallery,send an email to

bagaller@ucmail.uc.eduor call 513-936-1712.

UCBA faculty artistsin panel discussion

THANKS TO PETE GEMMER

The faculty artists involved in the Gaps and Overlaps exhibition at the UC Blue Ash Art Gallerywill participate in a series of panel discussions April 22 and April 29 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at thegallery.