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ing to teachers, parents and stu-dents made him see the prob-lems facing public schools.

“I think the testing culture inour public schools is extreme.Teachers are spending moretime preparing students forthese tests and administeringthem than they are on actuallyteaching,” Haines said.

Haines said the tests aremore of a data collecting exer-cise for the state than helpful in-

struction for the students be-cause it takes so long for the re-sults to come in.

“The students can’t reviewthem, see what they did wrongand learn how to improve,”Haines said.

The Ohio Department ofEducation says there is no lawthat allows a parent or studentto opt out of state testing and

Parents upset about state-mandated standardized testshave found allies in some localschool district offices.

Education administratorsare expressing similar con-cerns.

This is a high stakes test withtesting beginning now but theresults will not be available un-til late fall, Madeira School’s Su-perintendent Steve Kramersaid.

“That’s not really helping toimprove education in Madeira,or I would even say throughoutthe state,” Madeira City SchoolsSuperintendent Steve Kramersaid.

Among Kramer’s concerns -tests are taken in the spring, butresults are not available untilthe fall, and the amount of timebeing spent testing students hasmore than doubled with thisgeneration of tests.

“It’s a very involved process

all in the name of accountabil-ity. I believe it’s overkill,” Kra-mer said.

The old Ohio Achievementtests for language arts and mathfor grades three through eight -and the Ohio Graduation Tests(OGT) were replaced thisschool year by the Partnershipfor Assessment of Readinessfor College and Careers(PARCC) exams that are tied toCommon Core academic stan-dards.

Students are currently tak-ing math and reading assess-ments. Next month, the scienceand social studies assessmentswill begin.

Symmes Township residentZac Haines’ son is only 2-years-old, but Haines has spoken outagainst Common Core andPARCC testing to make sure allchildren get the education theydeserve.

“We need to improve educa-tion in the state, but more stan-dardize testing is not the an-swer,” Haines said.

Haines, the president of mul-tiple Republican groups in thearea, ran for the state board ofeducation in 2014, opposed toCommon Core and for moreclassroom instruction time. Helost, but he said what he learnedon the campaign trail from talk-

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The Loveland Stage Compa-ny will pull back the curtain onthe Tony Award-winning musi-cal “Fiddler on the Roof” begin-ning Friday, March 6, thru Sat-urday, March 21.

Veteran director Cathy Alterhas assembled a strong produc-tion staff. Co-producers AnnBarfels and Pat Furterer joinchoreographer Marjory Cleggand award-winning music di-rector Jack Hasty to lead morethan 40 talented cast membersfor the show.

“It’s a show that everyoneknows and loves,” Hasty said.“The audience will be comingwith an eye to see, and an ear tohear that we do it right.”

Two months of “very intenserehearsals” by the time theshow opens is how Hasty andthe cast hope to ensure they do itright. His attention to detailbrings out the very best vocalperformance from each castmember. He’s particularly ex-cited about the lead perfor-mance by Dave Marcus as Te-vye around whom the “Fiddleron the Roof” story revolves. Hestruggles to uphold his Jewishreligious and cultural traditionswhile facing strong opposingoutside forces and the loves andlives of his daughters.

“Playing Tevye, he reallydoes give us an insight into whoTevye is,” Hasty said, “and Te-vye is in all of us. It goes beyondreligious lines. He is who we allare.”

Playing Tevye is a dreamcome true for Orchid-winning(like a Tony award) actor DaveMarcus. A family connection

keeps it close to his heart. Mar-cus is from Brooklyn, NewYork. His mother went to schoolthere, and her father (his grand-father) brought his family thereto escape the oppression of theJews in Russia during the Bol-shevik revolution.

“My mother actually went tohigh school with the guys whowrote it back in Brooklyn, NewYork,” Marcus said. “The playwas written as a tribute to mygrandfather’s generation; allthese Russian Jews who es-caped from Russia to get awayfrom the Pagrams and the Bol-shevik Revolution.”

Marcus’ grandfather es-caped from Russia in the early1900s and settled in the Flatbushborough of Brooklyn. When theplay opened in 1964, his grand-father took the family to see iton Broadway with Zero Mostelas Tevye. Seeing the play andhow it moved his grandfather

left a lasting impression on ayoung Dave Marcus.

“He cried through the wholething. It was his story,” Marcussaid. “It touches me in places Ican’t even tell you to be able toplay this role. I am, genetically,culturally, by heritage, Tevye.”

Describing it as funny withJewish humor and then tragic,Marcus credits the great cast

assembled by director Alter forenriching the performance ofthis Broadway classic. Hasty isensuring the vocals are up to thechallenge for all the memorablesongs including “Tradition,”“Matchmaker, Matchmaker,”and “Sunrise, Sunset.” There isno doubt the ensemble and soloperformances will be enrichedby the period costumes, authen-

tic sets, props, lighting, soundeffects, and the dance choreog-raphy of Marjory Clegg.

“It amazes me,” Clegg said,“the hard work they’ve put in.‘Traditions’ is a big number andthe ‘bottle dance’ at the weddingbecause it is so difficult.”

The cast is diverse in age (12-80 years-old) and diverse intheir backgrounds, not all areJewish, but director Alter andsome of the cast are. They usedtheir background to help teachthe culture and traditions of thefaith to other cast members.

“They are extremely dedi-cated people,” Alter said. “Youcan see by their faces they real-ly identify with these people.”

Christopher Eli Kraus’ is an-other, like Marcus, who feels adirect connection through hisfamily background. His great-grandfather Elias “Eli” Krus-kow grew up in a town like theone where “Fiddler” is set.

“I’m the Rabbi,” he said. “He(Marcus) is doing a great job asTevye. Every role has its ownback story. Every move hasmeaning.”

Shannon Alter-Fredenburgplays Hodel, second oldestdaughter of Tevye. Her dreamrole. It’s a very exciting role forher.

“Having all the singing, and Ithink a lot of her character hasthe wit from her father, but thenshe has the tongue from hermother.” Unafraid to speak hermind, or break traditions, shetransitions to a realization shemust give up her family to bewith the man she loves.

“I think we have a good age-range of people that really

‘Fiddler’ comes from heart By Chuck Gibson loveland@communitypress.com ABOUT THE PLAY

» Loveland Stage Compa-ny presents: “Fiddler on theRoof”

» Evening performances at7:30 p.m. March 6, 7, 13, 14,19, 20 and 21

» Matinee performancesat 3 p.m. March 8 and 15.

» More show information& order tickets at www.love-landstagecompany.org orcall 513-443-4LSC (4572) fortickets.

» Tickets $18 each. » All performances on

stage at the Loveland StageCompany Theatre, 111 Sec-ond St., Loveland.

CHUCK GIBSON FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Orchid Award-winning actor Dave Marcus, right, John Sloan and ShannonAlter-Fredenburg rehearse for Loveland Stage Company's "Fiddler on theRoof."

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It’s a sure sign ofspring

Loveland Woman’sclub will meet after a longwinter break at 1 p.m.Tuesday, March 10. Thespeaker will be Mike Ve-roni, chief financial offi-cer of the Cincinnati Op-era. Hostesses will be K.Buckler, Chris Bailey andVona Bales.

The meeting will be inthe Richardson Cabin atthe Greater Loveland His-torical Museum, 201 Riv-erside Drive in Loveland.

Rick Santorum tovisit Cincinnati

Northeast HamiltonCounty Republican Clubwill host a special recep-tion and book signing withformer U.S. Sen. andpresidential candidateRick Santorum Thursday,March 19, at The Montgo-mery Inn restaurant, 9440Montgomery Road.

Santorum recentlywrote a book called “Bel-la’s Gift” about his daugh-ter who suffers from arare genetic disorderknown as Trisomy 18. Hewill be signing copies ofhis book which will beavailable for purchase atthe event.

Tickets are $10 per per-son for the reception, re-marks, and book signingstarting at 6:30 p.m., fol-lowed by a private dinnerat 7:30 p.m. (contributionsof $250/person). Ticketsare available for purchaseon the club’s website,www.nehcrc.com, or atthe door on the day of theevent. All proceeds fromthe event will go to sup-port local Republicanscandidates in their up-coming races.

For more information,visit www.nehcrc.com orcontact club President Za-chary T. Haines, zacha-rythaines@gmail.com.

BRIEFLY

there is no state test opt-out procedure or form. Ifa parent withdraws his orher child’s participationin certain state tests,there may be conse-quences for the child, thechild’s teacher, and theschool and district.

As a longtime adminis-trator for Princeton CitySchools, retired educatorNoel Taylor questionedthe computer literacychildren need the PARCCtests.

“Most kids are ac-quainted with the comput-er, but there are some so-phisticated things re-quired of these tests. Forsome kids, it could be dif-ficult.

“That would interferewith judging how well theyoungster could read orwrite at that level.”

Princeton Interim Su-perintendent Ed Theroux

said assessments have aplace in education, todrive instruction.

“I believe all educatorsbelieve and want to beheld accountable to makesure our students aregrowing,” Theroux said,explaining that formativeassessments are continu-ous in the classroom.

“There is a place forsome standardized as-sessments,” Theroux saidof the need to comparedistricts by some mea-sure. “However, we aretaking an awful lot of as-sessments, which is tak-ing away instruction, in-stead of spending timewhere students can growand learn.”

Theroux advocated formore local control over in-struction and testing.

“I believe we’ve got toreturn some of that localcontrol to districts so theycan be freed from man-dates in order to providethe instruction that’sneeded at the local level,the building level,” hesaid. “Make us account-able to make sure our kidsare growing each year.”

Sycamore Schools Su-perintendent AdrienneJames sent a stinging let-ter to Ohio Schools Super-intendent Richard Rossdetailing her complaintsabout the state’s efforts sofar in addressing prob-lems surrounding the newand more frequent stu-dent testing.

“The changes (in test-

ing) have been stagger-ing,” James wrote RossMonday, sharing the let-ter with parents in the5,244-student HamiltonCounty school system andcopying local state legis-lators.

“The public school sys-tem has been jerked from

one notion to another, re-quiring so much time andattention that districts areleft with no time to ad-dress internal needs. Andsadly, bearing the brunt ofit all are our children,”James said.

James told the Ohioschool leader she had“two overarching con-cerns … the abundance ofstate mandated tests andthe continued interfer-ence with what should bea local decision regardingdiagnostic tests that areadministered for internaluse.”

James joins other areasuperintendents object-ing to the new testing.Warren County’s LittleMiami Schools’ leaderGreg Power publicly de-cried the increased test-ing and Mason Schools’Gail Kist-Kline’s recenttestimony before Ohiolegislators included con-cerns about this year’sschool changes.

James and others havealso complained that thenew tests do not provideadequate data for newlyinstalled teacher evalua-tions being done thisschool year.

Ross said the state isnot only listening to suchnegative feedback butwelcomes more as theyfine-tune the frequencyand way students are test-ed.

“I am committed to im-proving testing efficiencyand reducing the testingburden on students whilemaintaining accountabil-ity in our schools,” Rosssaid in a recent statementthat accompanied a statereport modifying some ofthe testing requirements.

Ross, however, alsostated “I believe testingserves an important pur-pose for monitoring andimproving student learn-ing. Each test a studenttakes should contribute toinstructional improve-ment or school and teach-er accountability. I amcommitted to improvingtesting efficiency and re-ducing the testing burdenon students while main-taining accountability inour schools.”

The Ohio House re-cently approved a bill thatwould prohibit schoolsthis school year from re-taining students from pro-gressing students to thenext grade based on thenew tests.

The bill also addressessome parents concernsabout the data districtsand the state might share– such as individual testscores – with outside, pri-

vate corporate sources. The bill, however, does

not affect the state’sThird Grade ReadingGuarantee, which re-quires third-graders toachieve a certain readingscore to be allowed to ad-vance to the fourth grade.Third-graders this yearare taking the old OhioAchievement Assessmenttest in reading and willmove to the CommonCore-based tests nextschool year.

The bill was passedunanimously by theHouse earlier this monthand has gone to the OhioSenate for further consid-eration.

Ohio Gov. John Kasichrecently reiterated hissupport of the CommonCore reforms.

Haines urges parentsto stay involved.

“We have to respect aparent’s right to make achoice with their child’seducation. They knowbest. Not the government.I would never tell a parentwhat to do with theirchild. I would encourageall parents to do the re-search,” Haines said.

Reporters KurtBackscheider, Jennie Key,

Marika Lee, Kelly McBride,Cindy Schroeder, Forrest

Sellers, Sheila VilvensMichael Clark, Benjamin

Lanka and ChrissieThompson contributed.

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A TEACHER’S VIEWJennifer Walden is a parent and teacher. Her daughter attendshigh school at Clermont Northeastern and she teaches fifth-grade at Russellville Elementary School. She has several con-cerns about the PARCC test.“I question why we implement a high-stakes test in Februarywhen we still have a lot of time and curriculum left to teachthis year,” she said in an email. “My fear is that my studentswill be tested on content that has not yet been covered be-cause we still have three months of school left.”Walden’s second concern is with the lack of support schoolshave been given from the Ohio Department of Education inorder to help prepare students.“There is currently only one online practice test that studentscan take to help them prepare for the format and language ofhow the test will be written,” she said. Unfortunately studentsreceive very limited feedback on their results which leavesstudents feeling frustratedThe major concern Walden sees with the PARCC assessment isthat schools are administering a developmentally inappropri-ate test to students, at least at the elementary level. “In the fifth-grade, students are still concrete thinkers, yet theassessment requires them to be able to think in abstract ways,”Walden said in her email. “An example of this would be tohave a student read two different passages and then write anessay that identifies a similar theme in each text and compareand contrast the approaches each text used to develop thistheme making sure to support your answer with evidencefrom the text.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN COLUMBUSHouse Bill 7 – which would make some required student testspaper tigers even if given online – may be taken up by the fullOhio Senate on Wednesday, March 4.That’s according to the office of state Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering), who chairs the Senate Education Committee.The March 4 Senate session is to begin at 1:30 p.m.; a previ-ously scheduled Senate session set for Tuesday, March 3, hasbeen cancelled.The Senate Education Committee on Feb. 25 voted unani-mously to recommend passage of House Bill 7 after a hearingon the legislation that would prohibit some tests taken thisschool year by elementary and secondary schools studentsfrom being used to determine promotion, retention andcourse credit decisions and which would allow high-schoolstudents to take end-of-course exams they missed or to retakethem.The Senate Education Committee also conducted a hearingFeb. 25 on Senate Bill 3, which would allow some test exemp-tions for schools in high-performing districts, but took no voteon it, according to Lehner’s office.Meanwhile, the Ohio House of Representatives passed HouseBill 7 94-0 on Feb. 11.Afterward, State Rep. Doug Green (R-Mt. Orab) cited a provi-sion prohibits schools from sharing individual student’s testscores with outside entities unless they have the consent ofeither the student or his or her parents.“I am pleased we were able to close a loophole that existed,which would have created a huge problem for our students,"Green said.“Our goal as legislators should be to do whatever is necessaryto equip our students with the necessary skills they need toeither gain employment when they graduate high school or beahead of the game when they go to college.”State Rep. Tom Brinkman Jr. (R- Cincinnati), said at the timethat, “I was proud to vote ‘yes’ today on what is the first stepto eliminate Common Core in the state of Ohio.”

bring the characters tolife,” she said. “Eventhough it is set in 1905,they’re still characters

you can relate to today.” “This show has more

heart than almost anyshow you’ll ever see,”Marcus said. “It was writ-ten as a tribute and youcan hear the love of a pre-vious generation in everysong. It lifts you.”

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Cincinnati Country Day» The Cincinnati Country

Day School chapter of the CumLaude Society inducted ninenew members during its annualassembly Feb. 12.

The Cum Laude Society wasfounded at the Tome School inMaryland in 1906 with the pur-pose of encouraging and recog-nizing true scholarship amongsecondary school students. TheCum Laude schools representacademic institutions of thehighest caliber in the UnitedStates.

This year’s Cincinnati Coun-try Day Cum Laude Society in-ductees from the Class of 2015are: Claire Beyette of AndersonTownship, Kacie Bradfish ofLiberty Township, William Co-hen of Indian Hill, Sissi Fei ofIndian Hill, Isabelle Hudson ofIndian Hill, Grace Krammer ofWest Chester Township, PranavMadabhushi of West ChesterTownship, Connor Wiley ofWyoming and Alexandra Wood-en of Indian Hill.

Class of 2015 members whowere inducted as juniors lastyear are: Mia Fatuzzo of Ander-son Township, Elizabeth Graceof Milford, Kaitlin Harden ofMason, Elizabeth Miller of Ma-deira, Augusta Pohlman of Ter-race Park, Alexandra Sukin ofIndian Hill and Hannah Taylorof Loveland.

CCDS students are inductedinto the society on the basis oftheir grade point averages,starting at the beginning ofsophomore year. Ten percent ofa given class is inducted at theend of their junior year at theawards day in June. An addi-tional 10 percent of the class isinducted at an assembly in Feb-ruary. All of the inductees of agiven class are then honored ata dinner in March, where they

are given their Cum Laude pins.

Loveland Elementary School

» It was not their typicalstage.

Loveland Elementary Schoolstudents who perform with Mal-let Madness set up inside Jo-seph-Beth Booksellers Feb.7,for one special show. Amongthe guests in attendance – Ron-ald McDonald… and for goodreason. It was the families whostay at the Cincinnati RonaldMcDonald House that werereally the stars of this show.

“We were invited to performas part of a fundraiser for theRonald McDonald House,” saidMichele Henn, music teacherand Mallet Madness co-direc-tor. “The experience was so pos-itive for both groups that MalletMadness has been invited toperform at the house for thefamilies staying there. Wecouldn’t be more excited aboutthis opportunity.”

In addition, representativesfrom the Loveland Library re-quested the elite group offourth-grade percussionists toperform this spring.

“This is a group of studentswho are selected through an au-dition process to become a partof the ensemble,” said Henn,who co-directs the performerswith Loveland Primary Schoolteacher Kristen Planeaux.“They arrive before school ev-ery Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday just to practice. I amjust thrilled that their hardwork can be of use for such aworthy fundraiser, and is alsobeing recognized by the Love-land community with the invita-tion to perform at the library.”

MND students travel to Spain for exchangeprogram

Mount Notre Dame studentstraveled to Spain for five weeksas part of MND’s Spanish Ex-change Program.

This year, four students par-ticipated in this unique immer-sion experience. Juniors MariaBeckman, Jessie Gries, Megh-an Shea and Abbie Smith trav-eled to Zaragoza, Spain, fromJan. 7 to Feb. 13 to live withSpanish host families and at-tend classes with Spanish stu-dents.

The Spanish Exchange Pro-gram requires students to pos-sess good foreign languageskills, strong academic skills aswell as very positive Christianbehavior and attitudes. Stu-dents must go through a selec-tion process that includes anevaluation of academic and at-tendance records, teacher in-put, application and interview.Some of the many benefits ofthe program include increasedcultural understanding, ex-panded world view and per-sonal growth.

“Our partnership with Mari-anistas School in Zaragoza,

Spain is a tangible way that weare living our mission to edu-cate and empower young wom-en to be leaders in our global so-ciety,” said Karen Day, asso-ciate head of school and dean ofacademic development. “Thefoundational belief - that we arediverse learners who can learnfrom our diverse world - is fos-tered in this exchange pro-gram.”

In the fall, the Spanish stu-dents will travel to Cincinnati tolive and study at MND, offeringMND students the opportunityto provide the same hospitalitythey have received.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

Loveland Elementary teacher and Mallet Madness co-director Michele Henn with the fourth-grade performers atthe Ronald McDonald House fundraiser event.

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Class of 2015 members of the Cum Laude Society at Cincinnati Country Day School are, from left: front, Sissi Fei ofIndian Hill, Elizabeth Grace of Milford, Grace Krammer of West Chester Township, Mia Fatuzzo of AndersonTownship, Kaitlin Harden of Mason, Augusta Pohlman of Terrace Park, Kacie Bradfish of Liberty Township andHannah Taylor of Loveland; second row, Isabelle Hudson of Indian Hill and Terrace Park, Claire Beyette of AndersonTownship, Elizabeth Miller of Madeira, Connor Wiley of Wyoming, William Cohen of Indian Hill and Terrace Park,Alexandra Wooden of Indian Hill, Pranav Madabhushi of West Chester Township and Alexandra Sukin of IndianHill.

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Mount Notre Dame students traveled to Spain for five weeks as part ofMND‘s Spanish Exchange Program. From left: Abbie Smith of Mason, MariaBeckman of Loveland, Meghan Shea of Loveland and Jessie Gries ofLoveland.

Dean’s Lists» Ashland University -

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» Boston University -Ellen C. Jordan.

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» Columbus StateCommunity College - Ma-ris Query.

» Cornell College -Shang Ma.

» Denison University -William Swanger.

» Lafayette College -Jazmin Hayes.

» Malone University -Camden Baucke.

2014 semester. Gold Starsare awarded by The Cita-del to cadets and studentswho have made a gradepoint ratio of 3.7 or higherfor their work accom-plished during that se-mester.

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» Union Institute andUniversity - Kevin Sevier.

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» The Citadel - NicoleOgilbee was among GoldStar recipients includingcadets, veterans and ac-tive duty students. Mem-bers of The Citadel SouthCarolina Corps of Cadetswere recognized for earn-ing Gold Stars in the fall

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5Art & Craft ClassesOpen 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. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesParis in the Spring with Mari-lyn Harris, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $65. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Dining EventsCincinnati International WineFestival Winery Dinner, 6:30p.m. Ladera Vineyards, Carlo &Johnny, 9769 MontgomeryRoad, Visiting winemakers fromaround the world join area’sfinest chefs in own restaurantsto create multi-course diningand wine-tasting experience.Ages 21 and up. SOLD OUT.Registration required, availableonline. Presented by CincinnatiInternational Wine Festival.723-9463; www.winefestiv-al.com. Montgomery.

Cincinnati International WineFestival Winery Dinner, 6:30p.m., Daveed’s NEXT, 8944Columbia Road, Visiting wine-makers from around the worldjoin area’s finest chefs in ownrestaurants to create multi-course dining and wine-tastingexperience. Ages 21 and up.$125. Registration required,available online. Presented byCincinnati International WineFestival. 723-9463; www.winef-estival.com. Landen.

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

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cin-cinnati Friends Meeting

(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, 8075 KellerRoad, Book provides in-depthlook at Cincinnati MonthlyMeeting of Religious Society ofFriends and how it has changedover past two centuries. Ages 18and up. Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

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

On Stage – ComedyBengt Washburn, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

ShoppingBook Sale, noon to 9 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, 7200Miami Ave., Used books andaudiovisual items. Cash, check,Visa and MasterCard accepted.Most items $1-$4. Free. Present-ed by Friends of the PublicLibrary. Through March 7.369-6035; friends.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Madeira.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6Art OpeningsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters, 6-9 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Landscapes of localfavorite beauty spots. Exhibitcontinues through March 28.Benefits Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Dining Events

Fish Fry, 4-7 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, All-you-can-eat. Atlantic cod, dipped inbatter and deep fried to goldenbrown with homemade tartarsauce provided. Dinners comewith sides of homemade maca-roni and cheese and coleslaw,complemented with breads andbeverages. Desserts. Also of-fered: two-piece grilled chickenbreast, shrimp basket dinner ortwo-piece cheese pizza dinner.$10, $5 ages 6-10, free ages 5and under. Carry-out fish sand-wich: $5. Through April 3.891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

Fish Fry-Days, 5-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, 8815 E. Kemper Road,Menu items: fried fish dinner,salmon dinner, shrimp dinner,fish sandwich, child’s fish dinner.Fish tacos. Soups and sidesavailable for purchase. Drive-thru and takeout available.Benefits High School YouthSummer Mission Trip. $5-$10; ala carte options available. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org.Montgomery.

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

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

On Stage - Theater

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

Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, 4101 WaltonCreek Road, Comedy by EdHoward, Joe Sears and JastonWilliams about characters fromthird smallest town in Texasvisiting Sin City. $20. Reserva-tions required. Presented byMariemont Players Inc.. ThroughMarch 22. 684-1236; www.ma-riemontplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

ShoppingBook Sale, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, Free.369-6035; friends.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Madeira.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7Antiques ShowsMoeller High School AntiqueShow, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Moeller High School, 9001Montgomery Road, Around 80dealers offering art, books,furniture, collectibles and food.Benefits Moeller High SchoolBand. $5. Presented by MoellerBand Boosters. 791-1680. Ken-wood.

Art & Craft ClassesPainting Demonstration:Macy’s Arts Sampler, 2-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Watch members ofBrush and Palette Paintersdemonstrate painting tech-niques. Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Landscapes oflocal favorite beauty spots.Benefits Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

BenefitsA Cupcake Affair with a Ken-yan Flair, 7-10 p.m., PeterloonEstate, 8605 Hopewell Road,African drums, entrees infusedwith flavors of Kenya, and

selection of cupcakes. Silentauction features variety of itemsfrom Cincinnati and around theworld. Benefits SOTENI interna-tional. $100. Reservations re-quired. Presented by SOTENIInternational. 729-9932;www.soteni.org. Indian Hill.

A Time to Bloom: CMH Auc-tion, 7-11 p.m., RSVP EventCenter, 453 Wards Corner Road,Dancing, conversation, horsd’oeuvres and auction. Ages 18and up. Benefits Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool. $50. Registration recom-mended. Presented by Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool. 683-4757. Loveland.

CivicCivics 101 Citizens Academy,9:30-11 a.m., Madeira CityBuilding, 7141 Miami Ave., Threesegment class about how city isorganized and how it operatesto serve community. Regis-tration required. Presented byCity of Madeira. 561-7228;www.madeiracity.com. Madeira.

Cooking ClassesQuick and Easy: Classic Risot-to with Options with JoeWestfall, noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $20. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,With Master Jerome Cook. Ages16-99. $20. Registration re-quired. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type2 diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg.791-0626. Duck Creek.

Music – BluesSonny Moorman, 8 p.m. tomidnight, Sloppy Joe’s, 1296State Route 28, 630-1700. Love-land.

Music – Classic RockSonic Sun, 8 p.m., Shady O’Gra-dy’s Pub, 9443 Loveland-Madei-ra Road, 791-2753. Symmes

Township.

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

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

Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

ShoppingBook Sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, Free.369-6035; friends.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Madeira.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

On Stage – ComedyBengt Washburn, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage – TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 3 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 2 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

MONDAY, MARCH 9Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health Pri-mary Care, 9275 MontgomeryRoad, Cost varies by insurance.Financial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.Through Dec. 14. 585-8266.Montgomery.

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The Madeira Branch Library is having a used book sale sponsored by the Friends of the PublicLibrary from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 5; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6; and 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Sale items include a wide selection of used books and audiovisualitems, fiction and nonfiction books for children and adults, paperbacks and more. Cash, check,Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Most items are priced from $1 to $4. Proceeds benefitprograms of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County as well as items for the librarycollection and some of the 11,000 programs put on each year for children and adults. Call369-6035; visit friends.cincinnatilibrary.org.

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MARCH 4, 2015 • LOVELAND HERALD • A5NEWS

I had to laugh when BillThomas of BBQ Review res-taurant in Madisonvilleagreed to share the recipe forhis iconic mac & cheese.

I heard Bill was closing hisrestaurant (but keeping therailroad dining car adjacent tothe property) so I gave him acall. Already I had severalrequests from readers whowere addicted to his mac &cheese and who asked me toget the recipe.

To give you a bit of history,Bill and I started out our culi-nary adventures about thesame time way back when.

Fast forwardsome 30-plusyears lateryears later andnow Bill wants“to take it easy.”

When I toldhim about myreaders whocan’t exist hap-pily without hismac & cheese,Bill said “I’ll

share, no problem, but itstarts with 18 pounds macaro-ni, 20 pounds of cheese, andmakes 120 pounds and no, Iwon’t even try to break it

down!” OK then...well I fid-dled with it and came up witha good recipe hopefully closeto Bill’s. I even followed histechnique for cooking themacaroni and the cheesesauce.

I served this to my family,and I never saw a bowl of mac& cheese eaten so fast. I hopeyou like it as much as we do.

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

BBQ Review dishes out addictingmacaroni and cheese recipe

Clone of BBQ Review’s famous mac & cheese

If you want it “cheesier” add more cheese. This is more like the oldfashioned type, with a mild flavor. This recipe doubles or triples easily.

1//2 pound elbow macaroni - 2 cups dry1 stick butter - 4 oz.1/4 cup onion, diced fine 1/4 cup flourSalt and pepper to taste4 oz. regular, not low fat, Velveeta cheese, cubed4-6 oz. shredded cheddar, divided (I used a heaping cup, probably

more like 6 oz.)2 cups milk, warmed

Boil macaroni in salted water, drain, and set aside while makingsauce.

Over medium heat, melt butter and stir in onion. Cook until onion istranslucent but not brown. Add flour, salt and pepper and whisk just untilflour is light brown. Stir in milk and whisk until thicker and bubbly.

Remove from heat and stir in Velveeta and a little more than half thecheddar. Stir in macaroni. The mac & cheese will be very creamy and thick-ens as it sits. Sprinkle with rest of cheddar.

Versatile cheese sauce: Sauce alone is a good all-purpose cheesesauce.

Rita’s salt free Italian seasoning

Savory is herb of the year and one that’s underused. It has an aro-matic peppery flavor, good in bean dishes (Germans call it the beanherb) since it helps you digest beans. When you’re ready to dry herbs thissummer, use this recipe and you’ll have a marvelous homemade blend.

Mix together:

3 tablespoons dried basil2 tablespoons dried oregano1 tablespoon dried marjoram1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed1 teaspoon dried savory1/2 teaspoon dried sage2 tablespoons dried parsley - optional

Why this blend is good for you:Basil is good for cardiovascular healthOregano and marjoram help keep joints healthy, and fight colds

and fluThyme is especially good for upper respiratory healthRosemary helps keep memories sharpSavory is a good salt substitute and helps dispel gasBoost your wisdom with sageParsley is good for kidney and liver health

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

A clone BBQ Review’s macaroni and cheese recipe should keep satisfied customers addicted to the dish.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

A6 • LOVELAND HERALD • MARCH 4, 2015

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LOVELANDHERALD

Loveland Herald EditorRichard Maloneyrmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: loveland@communitypress.comweb site: www.communitypress.com

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Efforts to legalize marijua-na as medicine in the UnitedStates have grown signifi-

cantly in re-cent years.

Approxi-mately one-fourth of thestates havepassed legisla-tion or ballotissues allow-ing marijuanato be pre-scribed withinthat state.However,

voter or legislative initiativedoes not meet the scientificstandards for approval ofmedicine.

For example, we would not

consider it rational to go to thepolls to “vote on” a potentialantibiotic. Voter and legisla-tive passage of marijuana-as-medicine laws may actuallyinhibit good medicine becausethey shortcut the necessarystep of researching the mari-juana plant and the chemicalswithin that may have legiti-mate medical applications.Emotional testimony and per-sonal opinion should not dic-tate medical treatment.

Marijuana remains a Sched-ule I substance under federallaw – a classification indicat-ing it has no currently accept-ed medical use in the UnitedStates. Also, there is already asubstantial body of researchdemonstrating the health and

safety risks from the use ofmarijuana.

More research on marijua-na, including possible medicalapplications as well as re-search on associated healthand impairment risks from theuse of marijuana, is needed.Not only is there a need formore research on any possiblemedical benefits, but also onidentifying the chemicalswithin marijuana associatedwith any benefits, appropriatedosage levels, and safe meansof administration, should med-ical benefits exist.

Marijuana should be sub-ject to the same research,consideration and study as anyother potential medicine, un-der the standards of the U.S.

Food and Drug Administra-tion. Legalizing marijuana formedical use should not bedecided by legislative or voterinitiative.

Consideration of marijuanaas medicine should be treatedwith the same logical, rationalapproach as any other drugthat has demonstrated healthand safety risks yet may havesome medical benefit: Themedical and scientific commu-nity establishes policy basedon available knowledge whilecontinuing to conduct re-search on the drug to increasethat knowledge base. Anythingless puts the safety and healthof the general public at risk.And the fact that marijuana ishighly addictive, is considered

a gateway drug, and is morepotent than ever should beenough for the public to beconcerned about this issuebecoming a ballot initiative inOhio.

The Partners for a Drug-Free Milford Miami Townshipdo not support marijuana asmedicine nor legislative orballot initiatives to considerthis policy change. Shouldfuture research result in theFDA changing position onmarijuana as medicine, thePartners for a Drug-Free Mil-ford Miami Township wouldreconsider this position.

Stacy Mathis is executive director,Partners for a Drug-Free MilfordMiami Township.

Since when do we vote on medicine?

StacyMathisCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Feb. 25 questionWhat is your ideal place or

way to escape the winterweather?

“Upstate New York in theAdirondacks or northernMichigan are my idealplaces to escape the major-ity of wimps in Cincinnatiwho think winter is some-thing from which you needto escape. Embrace winter,go ski (downhill or crosscountry), snowmobile orjust take a nice winter hikein the woods. There are nocrowds. If I choose to seek awarm weather vacation thenthe Caribbean Islands aremy next choice. The westernside of Jamaica and Antiquaare my favorites.”

M.J.F.

“Well all the ideal places that Iknow of to escape I can't get to be-cause I have to work and winter isa busy season for us. So insteadI've decided to just embrace win-ter. If I try and realize that it canonly go on for so long, and get sobad, then when the spring andsummer arrives I find I am waymore grateful. However, when itis August, and about 90 degreeswith 95 percent humidity I tryand remember back to how greatit felt to be shoveling my drive-way in minus 0 degree weather. Itis all relative.”

C.S.

“Go to Montana where theyhave a lot more snow, mountainsand incredible skiing. They alsoall know how to drive in thesnow.”

D.B.

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTIONWhat TV show from your youth would you like to see remade, orre-broadcast? Why?

Every week we ask readers a question they can reply to via email. Send youranswers to loveland@community press.com with Ch@troom in the subject line.

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TERRENCE HUGE

These birdsseem to beenjoying thewinter weather -a lesson somehumans couldlearn.

It is estimated that morethan 25 percent of US seniorshave diabetes, and another 50percent show pre-diabeticsymptoms.

The disease was the seventhleading cause of death amongAmericans in 2010. There’shope for seniors with diabetes.Simple, preventative steps thatseniors can take at home canstave off its long-term damag-ing effects, or even eradicatepre-diabetic symptoms entire-ly. Here are three ways thatseniors living with diabetescan improve their quality oflife:

1. Check your finger stickblood sugar every day.

Checking your finger stickblood sugar isn’t pleasant. Ifyou think about the long-termpain from which you can saveyourself and loved ones – life-threatening diabetic ketoaci-dotic crises, ICU admissions,chronic infections, limb ampu-tations and early demise – asecond or two of pain everyday when you check yourblood glucose level is a smallprice to pay.

2. Eat right and be active.Pre-diabetic symptoms can

be reduced, or even resolvedentirely, just by losing a mod-erate amount of weight andexercising regularly. And fulldiabetics can sometimes come

off daily insulin injections justby eating better and exercis-ing.

Instead of eating processedfoods and restaurant take-out,try cooking more fresh fruitand veggie-based dishes athome. Avoid adding sugar orsalt just for the sake of taste.

Exercise moderately everyday. Take walks, swim, or gofor bike rides. When the weath-er gets cold, try light to moder-ate weight training, sign up fora water aerobics class or ball-room dancing. The idea is toget moving.

3. Keep a daily diet andblood glucose log; visit yourdoctor for regular checks.

If you are a diabetic whoeither does not have an estab-lished primary care doctor orwho doesn’t go for regularcheckups, you’re risking yourhealth.

Without careful manage-ment of your diabetes regimenby a physician, you run a seri-ous risk of heart disease,strokes, chronic wound in-fections, neurological damageand other debilitating condi-tions.

A 2010 study by the Health-care Cost and Utilization Pro-ject found that preventablehospital admissions related todiabetes increased 12 percentbetween 2005 and 2010. In 2010alone, preventable diabetesadmissions cost hospitals (andUS taxpayers when Medicareand Medicaid payments areconsidered) over $6.3 billion.

To help your doctor bettermanage your diabetes re-gimen, keep a diligent recordof your food intake, morningand after-meal FSBS readings,insulin and medication dosesand exercise. By doing so, youcan give your doctor the in-formation he or she needs tokeep you safe.

If you haven’t been seriousabout managing your diabetes,now’s the time to start.

Living well with diabetes ispossible, but it takes effort.Schedule an appointment withyour primary care doctor todevelop a comprehensive careplan. If you have no primarycare doctor, find one now. Startadhering to a low-sugar diet,check your glucose regularly,keep a diabetes managementlog and exercise regularly.

Episcopal Retirement Homes runsMarjorie P. Lee, Deupree Home andDeupree Cottages in Eastern Cincin-nati.

3 ways diabetic seniorscan keep living well

Walking can be fun and greatexercise.

Evidence shows that physi-cal activity, in-cluding walk-ing, has sub-stantial bene-fits for bothmental andphysicalhealth. Walk-ing is a low-im-pact form ofexercise that iseasy, free, andsuitable forpeople of all

ages and abilities. It can pro-duce benefits that are just asimpressive as those gainedfrom other forms of exercise.There are always opportunitiesthroughout the day to walk – allyou need is some motivation

and your shoes.An obvious benefit to walk-

ing is to help maintain a healthybody weight and lower the riskof obesity; but did you know re-search has shown that brisklywalking for 30 minutes a daycan reduce the risk of coronaryheart disease, diabetes, highblood pressure, and some can-cers. Additionally, walking is anexcellent way to enhance well-being by reducing stress andlifting your mood.

Brisk walking increases en-dorphins, which reduce stresshormones. Walking puts thebody through the same motionas running, without the impacton bones and joints. Other bene-fits include the strengtheningof bones and improving balanceand coordination. Becausewalking reduces so many phys-

ical and mental issues, it canlower health care costs. Themore walking you do, the great-er the benefits.

Clermont County has somany beautiful areas to walkand have fun with the entirefamily, including pets. The Cler-mont Coalition for Activity andNutrition (CAN) has published abrochure listing 64 free and lowcost locations to walk in thecounty. Find the brochure on-line at ccphohio.org, click onClermont CAN then Places andSpaces for Fitness and Fun. Toencourage individuals to walkand be active, several local gov-ernment agencies offer walkingprograms as opportunities to in-crease physical activity; someexamples are:

» “Live Well Williamsburg”sponsored by Williamsburg

Mayor Mary Ann Lefker is aprogram with the goal of mak-ing Williamsburg one of Ohio’shealthiest places to live. It sup-ports and advocates for ahealthier community.

» Clermont County offersthe “Move and Measured Mile”program in which many Cler-mont County local governmentemployees participate in physi-cal activity and record theirprogress over two months. Dur-ing the 2014, Move-A-Measuredcounty employees moved 14,674miles.

» “Step It Up” six weeks pro-gram, offered by the public li-braries, gives participating em-ployees a pedometer to tracktheir steps with the goal of in-creasing their steps by 10 per-cent each week. The goal is towalk up to 10,000 steps per day.

» The goal of the “Walk withMilford” initiative is to intro-duce residents to walking at theHeart Mini Marathon and en-courage the public to beginneighborhood-walking groupsin their areas.

» “Walking with the Mayor,”provides the Amelia Village res-idents the opportunity to walkside by side with their electedleader.

Physical activity does notneed to be complicated. You canhave fun with your family andfriends, and make a consciouseffort toward a more balancedand a healthier lifestyle, withjust a brisk walk of 30 minuteseach day.

Melisa Crain is a CDC associatewith Clermont County PublicHealth.

Walk, have healthier life in Clermont County

Melisa CrainCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

MARCH 4, 2015 • LOVELAND HERALD • B1

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Girls basketball

» Loveland ended its seasonFeb. 23 in the Division I tourna-ment at Kings with a 59-54 lossto Western Brown. Senior DevinThomas led the Lady Tigerswith 17 points.

» Mount Notre Dame defeat-ed Western Hills at the DivisionI tournament at Kings, 91-11.Senior Dani Kissel led the Cou-gars with 16 points.

On Feb. 24, MND whippedWestern Brown 72-32. SeniorNaomi Davenport led with 14points.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy finished its seasonwith a 35-31 loss to Bethel-TateFeb. 23. The Eagles finished theseason 11-12 overall and 9-4 in-side the Miami Valley Confer-ence.

» Ursuline Academy endedits season with a 58-31 loss toMason Feb. 28. The Lions finishthe season 17-8 overall and 6-4inside the GGCL.

Boys basketball» Loveland ended its season

in the Division I sectional atFairfield with a 75-38 loss toWalnut Hills Feb. 27. JuniorDrew Plitt led the Tigers in theloss with 11 points.

» Moeller beat Sycamore 55-19 Feb. 27 at the Division I sec-tional at Fairfield. Senior GrantPitman led the Crusaders with11 points.

» Cincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy defeated Mariemont71-62 Feb. 27. Blake Souther-land, Will Drosos, Prince Sam-mons and Adam Baker allscored in double figures for theEagles. CHCA played MadeiraTuesday.

Wrestling» Loveland finished fifth at

the Division I sectional at Leba-non Feb. 28. Winning the cham-pionship at 170 pounds was Jor-dan Paul. Finishing third wereHunter Burns (106), JonathanQuigley (113), Ty Griffin (126)and Conner Homan (160). Paul,Burns, Quigley, Griffin and Ho-man advance to the districttournament. Michael Williams(120), Anthony Caniglia (138)and Jeremy Beamer (182) weresixth.

» Moeller won the GreaterCatholic League-South tourna-ment Feb. 22. Champions for theCrusaders were Conner Ziegler(120), Jacoby Ward (138), BrettBryant (170), Sam Wyche (182)and Joe Hensley (285). Otherplacers: Mitchell Moore (sec-ond), Cooper Graves (fourth),Jaelen Summerours (third),Jake Thompson (fourth), TieseGideon (fifth), Trevor Hankins(second), Zach Taylor (third),The-Moor Kelly (second), andJack Meyer (second).

The Crusaders won the Divi-sion I sectional at Lebanon Feb.28. Champions were MitchellMoore (106), Conner Ziegler(120), Jacoby Ward (138), BrettBryant (160), Jack Meyer (220)and Joseph Hensley (285). Fin-ishing runner-up was SamWyche at 170. Taking third wasJake Thompson (132) and Tre-vor Hankins (160). Zach Taylor(152) and The-Moor Kelly (195)were fourth. At 126, Jaelen Sum-merours was fifth. All move onto the district tournament withSummerours as an alternate.

Girls bowling» Loveland junior Taylar

Hayden was the top qualifyingindividual for the district meetat the Southwest sectional atCrossgate Lanes Feb. 25. Hay-den had a three-game series of

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer and Nick Robbesspringer@communitypress.comnrobbe@communitypress.com

See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

LOVELAND — Usually, Valen-tine’s Day in Loveland is a pret-ty good day.

However, this past Feb. 14wasn’t one of the best for theLoveland High School wres-tling team. At the Eastern Cin-cinnati Conference Champion-ships, the Tigers fell shortagainst their league rival, GlenEste.

A year ago, coach ChrisSwitzer had five state qualifi-ers in Andrew Alten (Division Iheavyweight champion), SethBrennock, Michael Weber,James Caniglia and JordanPaul. They also had accom-plished wrestlers in GunnerGambill, Jacob Paul and Bran-don Tucker.

This season, it’s Glen Estewho is stacked and packed dur-ing the proverbial “month ofchampions.”

“They have a very solidteam,” Switzer said. “I thoughtlast year’s team I had was pret-ty phenomenal. They (Trojans)have that senior-laden teamand have the possibility of get-ting quite a few kids to the statetournament. It just wasn’t inthe cards for us this year.”

That doesn’t mean the Ti-gers are conceding anything.Switzer’s lone remaining statequalifier, Jordan Paul, has wonmore than 30 matches this sea-son. As a sophomore, he wres-tled at 152 pounds, just behindhis brother, Jacob at 160.

A year later, he has comfort-ably jumped up two classes to170.

“He hit a growth spurt lastyear and has grown about sixinches,” Switzer said. “He’sfilled in. He walks around at

about 173, so he doesn’t have tocut a lot of weight.”

After losing a one-pointmatch a year ago in Columbus,then another in the final sec-onds, Paul is Loveland’s best

bet for state hardware.“He’s beat some pretty

high-quality kids,” Switzersaid. “He’s ranked No. 4 insome of the latest polls. If hecan keep his head on, he has the

potential to be a state finalist.”Paul proved his worth Feb.

28 by becoming the 170-poundDivision I sectional championat Lebanon. In doing so, he alsowon his 100th career match.

Paul comes from a wres-tling family as his father, Ja-son, heads up Loveland’s youthwrestling program. His moth-er, Jenny is a willing “teammom” for Switzer’s squad.Both will watch as Jordan has apair of chances at state glorybefore departing One TigerTrail.

“We’ve been working on themental aspect with him,” Swit-zer said. “He placed in districtsas a freshman and was a statealternate. When he was ineighth-grade he was state run-ner-up in the state junior hightournament. He knows how towrestle at a high level of com-petition.”

Others Switzer thoughtcould advance for the Tigerswere in the lower weights thisseason in Hunter Burns at 106,Jonathan Quigley at 113, TyGriffin at 126 and Anthony Ca-niglia (brother of last year’sstate qualifier James Caniglia)at 138. At 160 pounds, ConnerHoman came into the sectionalafter wrestling in the ECCmeet injured.

At the Division I sectional inLebanon Feb. 28, Burns, Qui-gley, Griffin and Homan fin-ished third to advance withPaul to the district tourna-ment. Michael Williams (16),Caniglia and Jeremy Beamer(182) made the podium in sixth-place.

“It was a real tough section-al this year,” Switzer said.“Probably harder than whatI’ve experienced the last cou-ple of years.”

Jordan Paul leads Loveland’srebuilding year on the mat

By Scott Springersspringer@communitypress.com

THANKS TO JULIE RENNER

Loveland junior Jordan Paul was Division I sectional champion atLebanon Feb. 28 and won his 100th career match.

CANTON — St. Xavier and St.Ursula are bringing trophiesback to the Queen City, cappingan impressive weekend fromlocal teams at the Division Istate swim meet Feb. 27-28 atthe C.T. Branin Natatorium.

The Bombers amassed 335total points and the Bulldogstallied 270.5 points. It was theBombers’ seventh consecutivestate championship and 36thall-time. St. Ursula returnswith the runner-up trophy, sec-ond to Upper Arlington.

Moeller finished as the run-ner-up on the boys’ side with134 points.

“There is nothing old aboutcoming to the end of a year-long process to celebrate. Itnever gets old,” St. Xavierhead coach Jim Brower said. “Ithink we just focus on the oneat hand … 36 (championships)are for the alumni. This one’sfor us.”

Sophomore Grant Housedefended his state titles in the100 and 200 freestyle races,while the 200 freestyle relay

team of Joe Berno, Matt Slabe,Grant Carr and House tooksecond behind Brecksville-Broadview Heights.

St. X also brought the meetto a close with a win in the 400freestyle relay (Slabe, Carr,House and Mitchell Frey) in atime of 3:03.03. The Bombersalso won the 200 medley relay(James Wray, Luke Sobolew-ski, Frey and Berno) with a1:32.03. St. Xavier’s Drew Fitz-gerald took 19th place at thestate dive meet.

St. Ursula’s key finishers in-cluded: Josie Grote who tookthird in the 100 breaststrokeand second in the 200 individ-ual medley; senior Katie Kerr,a three-time state qualifier,placed third in the 500 free-style and ninth in the 200 free-style. The Bulldogs’ 200 med-ley relay (Grote, AlexandraWall, Marissa Delgado, AnnaDelgado) took second and the400 freestyle relay (HannahFoster, Mollie Zilch, AshleyVoelkerding, Grote) also tooksecond place. The Bulldogs fin-ished fourth in the 200 free-style relay (Voelkerding, M.Delgado, A. Delgado, Foster).Foster tied for third in the 100freestyle.

St. X leadslocals at stateswimmingBy Nick Robbe and Adam Baumnrobbe@communitypress.comabaum@communitypress.com

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St. Xavier’s 400 freestyle relay team of Matt Slabe, Mitchell Frey, GrantHouse and Grant Carr celebrate after winning the race.

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St. Ursula’s Marissa DelGado and her Bulldog teammates lift the staterunner-up trophy.

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Coach Carl Kremer’sMoeller Crusaders beganthe Division I tournamentwith a sectional gameagainst Sycamore Feb. 27.

In a low-scoring affair,Moeller gradually creptaway from the Aviators towin 55-19. Senior GrantPitman led the Crusaderswith 11 points and juniorTrey McBride added 10.The win put Moelleragainst Ross on March 3.The Moeller/Ross winnerwould then face theMount Healthy/WalnutHills winner on March 6for the sectional champi-onship.

Photos by Scott Springer/The Community Press

Moeller pulls away from Aviators

Sophomore Riley Voss sets a screen for Moeller juniorteammate Kenny Wead against Sycamore Feb. 27. TheCrusaders won their opening tournament game, 55-19.

Moeller junior Trey McBride guards Sycamore senior JalenShropshire in the Division I sectional at Fairfield.

Moeller sophomore RileyVoss tries to get position onan out-of-bounds playagainst Sycamore.

race in which she placedsecond at districts.

“(Copley’s) Madison(Myers) went in very fastin prelims, so I was a littleworried,” she said. “But, Iknew by the end of it that Ijust wanted to race. That’sall I cared about.”

If she was indeed ner-vous, it certainly didn’tshow.

She and St. Ursula’s Jo-sie Grote - who won the200 IM at districts - wererunning close to one an-other until the anchor leg,when Lofquist pulledaway, beating Grote by asecond flat with a time of1:59.91.

With one title defensedown, she set her sightson another: The 500 free-

CANTON — UrsulineAcademy senior SydneyLofquist touched the wallsix seconds faster thanthe second-place finisherin the 500 freestyle at thedistrict meet at MiamiUniversity Feb. 21.

Coach Brad Isham saidfor her to swim a 4:47.25 inthat race at districts, withher mind the Feb. 27-28state meet, was really ex-citing. He thought, at the

time, there was no reasonshe couldn’t be faster inthe waters at C.T. BraninNatatorium. He was right.She was almost three sec-onds faster, 4:44.50 - a newstate record.

Before Saturday’smeet he said, “she's in agreat frame of mind and ishaving fun with the rest ofher teammates."

Lofquist admitted shewas a little nervous enter-ing her swims Saturday.Her day started with the200 individual medley, a

style.Isham’s prediction and

her “just race” mentalitycame together in harmo-ny.

“From the first 100, Ijust went after it,” Lof-quist said. “It’s kind ofwhat I do with the 500. Ijust dive in and hope forthe best. “

The best is certainlywhat she got.

Not only did she defenda second state title, shewas almost eight secondsfaster that Upper Arling-ton’s Katherine Trace.

“It’s been a long roadthrough high school andeverything,” she said.“This is an absolutely per-fect way to end it.”

Ursuline’s Lofquist defends her state titlesSharonville resident sets new staterecord in latest championshipBy Nick Robbenrobbe@communitypress.com

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Ursuline Academy senior Sydney Lofquist smiles as she looksat her time in the 200 IM.

612. Senior teammateKassie Naughton alsoqualified with a 593 se-ries.

» Ursuline Academyadvanced to the Division Idistrict tournament fromthe sectionals at ColerainLanes Feb. 25. The Lionsscored 3,253 points.

» Mount Notre Dameadvanced to the Division Idistrict tournament from

the sectionals at Cross-gate Lanes Feb. 25. JuniorMolly McCudden led theCougars with a three-game series of 520.

Boys bowling» Moeller advanced to

the Division I districttournament from the sec-tionals at Crossgate LanesFeb. 26. Senior T.J. Snyderled the Crusaders with athree-game 649 series.

Boys swimming» At the state Division I

meet Feb. 28, Moeller fin-ished second to St. Xavier.Senior Kevin George wassixth in the 500 freestyleat 4:33.23. Junior JacobPeloquin was seventh inthe 100 backstroke at:50.73, with senior NoahWorobetz finishing 14th in:52.13 and junior CooperHodge 15th at :52.49. Pelo-quin was fifth in the 100butterfly at :49.75. In the200 individual medley,Hodge was fifth at 1:51.80.In the 200 freestyle relay,Moeller was seventh (Jus-tin Davidson, Dan Nym-berg, George, Will McCul-lough) and the Crusaderswere fifth in the 200 med-ley relay in 1:34.23 (Woro-betz, Peloquin, Hodge,George). Moeller tookseventh in the 400 free-style relay at 3:10.09 (Pe-loquin, Hodge, George,Worobetz).

Catching up withcollege athletes

» Behind a 31-point per-formance Feb. 18, WrightState men’s basketballplayer Grant Benzinger(Moeller High School) hasbeen selected as the Hori-zon League Freshman ofthe Week, league officialsannounced Feb. 23. He re-ceived a similar honor onDecember 15.

Benzinger, a 6-3 guard

from Moeller, posted hiscareer-high 31 pointsagainst Oakland at hometo mark the second-high-est total ever scored by aWSU freshman and themost since Sean Ham-monds scored 33 in 1989.He followed that with 11points at league-leadingValparaiso Saturday nightand has averaged 21.8points over his last fourgames.

» The Kirchdorf Wild-cats, a German footballteam, have signed twoDayton football players.Defensive end Pat Dowdand safety Zach Eliashave agreed to play forthe Wildcats next year inthe German FootballLeague 2. Elias, a Love-land native, plans to leavefor Germany in May afterhe graduates.

This fall Zach was vot-ed in as First-Team AllPioneer Football League.Elias, a finance major, fin-ished his Flyer careerwith 138 tackles and seveninterceptions in 38 total

games. This season Eliasrecovered two fumbles,forced a fumble, and wasvoted the Pioneer FootballLeague Player of theWeek during October.

Dowd and Elias areboth very excited to beplaying alongside eachother in Germany. Zachand Pat have been closefriends while at UD, andthey were roommates atone point. Both were hap-py they will have a friend-ly face with them in Ger-many.

» A total of 148 Heidel-berg University student-athletes were honoredFeb. 18 not for their playon the field but for theirachievements in the class-room. The following local/area students receivedLandess Scholar-AthleteAwards for the fall semes-ter: Madelaine Kuhn(women’s soccer), Love-land, a freshman major-ing in athletic training,and Darby Moloney, Love-land, a freshman also ma-joring in athletic training.

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Loveland’s Zach Elias has signed to play professional footballin Germany.

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Preceded in death by parentsThomas W. Sr. and Vivian (neeGodwin) Lewis.

Services were Feb. 21 atEpiphany United MethodistChurch, Loveland.

Betty L. PflumBetty L. Pflum, 84, of Loveland

died Feb. 18.Survived by brother, Edward

(Jean) Lessel; aunt of Robert and

Robin Lessel.Preceded in death by hus-

band, Anthony Pflum.Services were Feb. 23 at

Mihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale. Memorials to:COPD Foundation or theScratching Post.

Michael WayneTrivett

Michael Wayne Trivett, 59,formerly of Loveland died Feb.10.

Survived by siblings Gary, Joeand Robin Trivett; and niecesand nephews.

Preceded in death by parentsJames and Marian E. ShortTrivett; and brother, RussellTrivett.

Services were Feb. 16 at EvansFuneral Home, Goshen.

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Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchAll are invited to the Lent/Easter programming:

Wednesdays, through April 1at 12:15 p.m. – Pause forPrayer each Wednesdayduring Lent. Spend 15 minutespraying together as communi-ty.

Be sure to join online atwww.lovelandumc.org or onFacebook and Twitter.

The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738; www.lovelandumc.org.

LovelandPresbyterianChurchA coffee/snack bar has beenstarted in the Narthex onSunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.Come join the fellowship.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; love-landpresbyterian@gmail.com;lovelandpresbyterianchurch.org.

Northstar A Communityof GraceNorthstar is made up of peoplewho want to experience Jesuson a deeper level. It exists toexperience Jesus and to equipothers to do the same. Itsmission is to go to the missing,love the marginalized and liveas God’s kids.

Quest children’s ministry isavailable at both celebrations.Junior high ministry (gradesfive to eight) is available onlyat the 11 a.m. celebration.

The church is at 11020 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; www.go-lovelive.com.

Prince of PeaceLutheran ChurchWednesday morning Biblestudy is at 10 a.m. in theAtrium. A monthly women’sBible study is held the firstTuesday of each month.

Supper Club is a missionalcommunity which provides ameal to the Loveland commu-nity at 5:45 p.m. on the sec-ond and third Tuesdays of the

to 10 a.m.The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;sycamorechurch.org.

About religionReligion news is published atno charge on a space-avail-able basis. Items must be in by4 p.m. Wednesday for consid-eration in the followingedition. E-mail announce-ments to loveland@communi-typress.com.

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

month.The church is at 101 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; 683-4244;www.popluther.org.

SycamorePresbyterianChurchA new member class is sched-uled for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. March 21. Call the churchoffice for more information.

Bring a Friend to ChurchSunday is March 22. Comeand enjoy a pancake break-fast served after both servicesby student ministries.

Men’s Saturday Bible Studyresumes March 14. “TwelveOrdinary Men,” a book aboutthe disciples, will be studied.Meets in Room 120, 8:30 a.m.

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The third Hold On Tal-ent Slam will be at 7:30p.m. Saturday, March 7.The venue this year willbe Epiphany UnitedMethodist Church at 6635Loveland-MiamivilleRoad.

The Hold On TalentSlam honors area teensfor their performing artthrough an audition proc-ess and awarding of

$3,500 in total prize mon-ey. The top cash award is$1,000.

This year there are 18acts.

Returning as emceewill be Ohio State first-year student Ricky Mul-vey. This is a stint Mulveystarted while a junior atLoveland High School. Heis honing his comedy actat venues in Columbus

and made an appearanceat Go Bananas in Montgo-mery.

Also back for a thirdyear as stage manager isLoveland High Schoolgraduate Mallory Jack-son, who is also studyingat Ohio State. Jackson wasgiven reign to manage theacts, and keep the showflowing since she was ahigh school junior.

“The community hasanother chance to experi-ence a night of unforget-table entertainment,” saidone of the organizers,Doug Ransom, who is amember of ASAP (An-drew’s Suicide andAwareness and Preven-tion), a ministry of Epiph-any United MethodistChurch, an event sponsor.

Loveland area organi-zations, businesses andchurches sponsor the an-nual showcase of talent tohonor teens who are pas-sionate about, and workhard, to craft their perfor-mance art. Singer/song-writers, musicians, poetsand dancers have compet-ed.

“It is just an awesomeevent,” Heather Lynchsaid about the first twoTalent Slams. Lynch is oneof the organizers. “It hasbeen exciting to showcaselocal teenagers’ talent and

provide them an opportu-nity and an outlet for theirgifts.”

There is no entry feefor the contestants whosent audition tapes for theopportunity to compete.Numerous door prizes,such as dinners at Love-land area restaurants, areawarded to the audiencethroughout the evening.The audience will enjoylight snacks provided bylocal eateries.

The teens will performin front of a large audi-ence, bright stage lightsand five highly qualifiedjudges selected for theirvaried expertise.

Phil Jones with MDAu-dio will be providing pro-fessional sound and stagelighting.

Matt Baker, another or-ganizer said, “Last year’sevent was so amazing. Itwas so powerful becauseso many kids, you couldsee, put their heart andsoul into these perfor-mances.” Baker said itwas a great event that al-lowed teens to tell theirstories in creative ways.”He added, “It was a bless-ing to the audience whocame.”

“It’s something I’mreally looking forward

to,” said Mulvey. “We hada much larger auditionpool this year which isnice because that meanswe can select the best-of-the-best to perform. It’scliche to say that theevent has been gettingbigger and better everyyear, but this holds truefor the Talent Slam. Morethan it just getting biggerthough, is that it’s stillholding on to it’s core au-dience. I know severalkids that are currently incollege looking forward toattending. It may seemstrange that that’s hap-pening; after all it’s allhigh schoolers perform-ing, but the show was justso good last year theywant to come watch again.Normally you say ‘comeout and support’ for anevent like this, but it’s bet-ter to say ‘come out and beentertained’ for this par-ticular one.”

The Hold On TalentSlam is free and open tothe public, and parking isfree at the church.

Doors will open at 7p.m. and the talent will beon stage at 7:30 p.m.

Epiphany UnitedMethodist is at 6635 Love-land-Miamiville Road,Loveland, 45140.

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LOVELANDIncidents/InvestigationsAssault700 block of W. Main St., Feb.10.

1000 block of Loveland MadeiraRoad, Feb. 6.

Burglary800 block of S. Lebanon Road,Feb. 5.

Criminaldamaging/endangering1000 block of Loveland MadeiraRoad, Feb. 6.

Domestic violence700 block of W. Main St., Feb. 6.Endangering children700 block of W. Main St., Feb. 6.Identity fraud800 block of Jilbe Lane, Feb. 4.Menacing aggravated11800 block of Rich Road, Feb. 4.Re-cite other department100 block of S. Lebanon Road,Feb. 4.

200 block of N. Wall St., Feb. 4.Theft600 block of Centre St., Feb. 9.800 block of Loveland MadeiraRoad, Feb. 7.

Theft grand100 block of Glen Lake Road,Feb. 5.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultMale was assaulted at 2 Wild-wood Lane, Feb. 1.

BurglaryJewelry taken; $1,525 at 5600block of West Day Circle, Feb. 1.

Safe and medication taken at900 block of Ohio 28, Feb. 4.

Rings were taken; $105 at 6600block of Paxton Guinea, Feb. 7.

Disorderly conductFemale acted in offensive man-ner at 6000 block of Donna JayDrive, Feb. 1.

Male threatened another stu-dent, via text, at Milford Highat 1 Eagles Way, Feb. 4.

Domestic violenceReported at 5600 block ofWittmer Meadows Drive, Feb.

6.Drug instruments, domesticviolence, marijuanapossessionReported at 5500 block ofWolfpen Pleasant Hill, Feb. 3.

Drug paraphernaliaMarijuana pipe recovered invehicle at Icon at block 20 ofWhitney Drive, Feb. 5.

ForgeryChecks taken and forged; $1,525at 900 block of Ohio 28, Feb. 6.

FraudFemale stated her Income taxwas filed with no authorizationat 500 block of Kickapoo Circle,Feb. 6.

Heroin and drug abuseinstrumentsMale possessed items in vehicleat area of Ohio 28 and HappyHollow, Feb. 2.

Misuse of credit cardMale stated card used with noauthorization at 2100 block ofOakwood, Feb. 3.

Female stated card used with noauthorization; $2,000 at 1300block of Finch Lane, Feb. 7.

Obstructing justiceMale gave false information at5800 block of Wade Road, Feb.2.

TheftPassport taken from vehicle at5500 block of Timber Court,Feb. 1.

Female stated money takenfrom bank account with noauthorization; $957 at 6300block of Pawnee Ridge, Feb. 3.

Merchandise taken from Kroger;$36 at Ohio 28, Feb. 3.

Earrings taken; $150 at 5900block of Meadowcreek, Feb. 3.

Merchandise taken from Meijerat Ohio 28, Feb. 4.

Clothes taken from Kohl’s atOhio 28, Feb. 5.

Clothes taken from Kohl’s; $150at Ohio 28, Feb. 6.

Car battery, etc. taken fromMeijer; $494 at Ohio 28, Feb. 6.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $55 at Ohio 50,Feb. 6.

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10320 Brentmoor Drive: Wol-fram, Cheri S. Tr. to Castelli,Anthony D.; $260,000.

12001 Carrington Lane: Kirker,Cynthia A. to Stein, Alan L.;$96,000.

9178 Pinewood Drive: Byrne,Matthew R. & Julie to Doerger,David L. & Sheri J.; $349,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

A rundown of St. Pat-rick’s Day events at arealibraries:

McGing IrishDancers

Get in the spirit for St.Patrick’s Day with a ter-rific show by these award-winning graceful andpowerful Irish dance stu-dents. The McGing Irishdancers have been cham-pions in local, regional,national and world com-

petitions. No registrationrequired.

Wednesday, March 25,6:30 p.m.

Symmes TownshipBranch, 11850 E. EnyartRoad, 369-6001

Other events» The Wearing of the

Green: Irish Identities inAmerican IllustratedSheet Music

Monday, March 23, 7PM

Symmes TownshipBranch, 11850 E. EnyartRoad, 369-6001

Theresa Leininger, anassociate professor of arthistory at the Universityof Cincinnati, will discussthe ways in which illustra-tors, composers, and lyri-cists have portrayed Irishand Irish-American iden-tities in sheet music from1840-1925. No registrationrequired.

LIBRARY ST. PATRICK’S DAY EVENTS

Programs for March,sponsored by the Cler-mont County Genealogi-cal Society, are free andopen to the public.

Additional informationis at: www.rootsweb.an-cestry.com/~ohclecgs/ or513-723-3423. The pro-grams are at the DorisWood Library, 180 S. ThirdSt. in Batavia, on the firstSaturday of the month at 1

p.m. or unless noted other-wise.

» Saturday, March 7, 1p.m.; “Finding More Ge-nealogical Treasures inBirth and Death Rec-ords.” What additional in-formation can we find inthese records? How canwe find birth and death in-formation if there is no of-ficial birth and death cer-tificate?

Genealogical Society takesa look at census records» Goshen United

Methodist Church, 6710Goshen Road, hosts fishfries 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.every Friday, Feb. 20-March 27.

Menu includes fishfry, chicken or shrimpdinners and all the fixins.Suggested donations: $11all you can eat, $9 adultsand $6 for children 12 andunder. There will be à lacarte pricing available atthe door. Desserts anddrinks will be availableas well. All profits go to-wards the United Meth-

odist Men projects forthe church.

» Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church Annu-al Fish Fry Fridays areFeb. 20 through April 3

For more information,

call 891-8527, Ext 1. Thechurch is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash.

» Montgomery Pres-byterian Church, 9994Zig Zag Road, is having afish fry on Feb. 27, March13 and March 27 from 5-7p.m.

Join us for fried orbaked fish dinners in-cluding sides (hush pup-pies, French fries andcole slaw) and delicious,mouth-watering home-made desserts.

Chicken tender andmacaroni & cheese din-

ners are also available.Fried fish, baked fish

and chicken tender mealsare $9 for adults, $5 forchildren.

All macaroni andcheese dinners are $5.Carry out is available.

Proceeds from FishFry sales support Habitatfor Humanity Cincinnati,the Wounded WarriorProject and OperationGive Back.

FISH FRIES

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To have your fish fryincluded in this listing,email the information tormaloney@communi-typress.com.

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