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Starting next school year,Sycamore High School will bedividing into learning communi-ties to help students be betterprepared for life after highschool.

“Our ultimate goal is thatwhen all the students get to thesenior level nobody says, ‘I haveno idea what I’m going to do.’ We

are setting them up to find theirpassion early,” Sycamore HighSchool Principal Doug Madersaid at a school board meetingFeb. 4

Mader said the school decid-ed to do learning communitiesinstead of academies as otherarea high schools have becausethey are less restrictive.

“We want them to visit thesecommunities and explore them.It is OK to be in multiple commu-

nities,” Mader said, adding stu-dents will not have to apply tothe communities. The communi-ties will be a group of classesstudents will have to take, butthey can decide when they takethem.

Mader said there will belearning communities for fash-ion design, health service, busi-ness, engineering, teaching pro-fessions, interactive media andother subjects.

He said interactive media isthe only learning community forwhich the school will have to cre-ate new classes.

The learning community pro-gram will also give students theopportunity to complete intern-ships. The district has alreadyhad local businesses, such as theCincinnati Eye Institute, CMCProperties, Tri Health and thecity of Montgomery, agree tohost internships. Mader said he

envisions the program havingdifferent levels of internships,from shadowing to low level co-ops.

“Students who can co-op inhigh school are going to leapfrog to a better co-op in college,”Board Member John Mercuriosaid.

Assistant SuperintendentFrank Forsthoefel said the pro-

Sycamore Schools working to improve college readinessBy Marika Leemlee1@communitypress.com

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The Photography Club ofGreater Cincinnati will presentits annual Travel Series at SharonWoods, showcasing local photog-raphers’ trips around the worldand throughout the United States.

The work of seven local pho-tographers will be presentedeach Friday through April 24.

Each artist was asked to de-scribe his collection and the ad-venture that inspired the photo-graphs.

On March 13, Cliff Goosmann,of Montgomery, will share pho-tos from his 2013 trip to Austral-asia.

Where did you travel? “Mywife and I took a cruise starting

in Auckland, New Zealand andending at Sydney, Australia. Westopped at many towns, includ-ing Tauranga, Christchurch,Wellington, Dunedin in New Zea-land and Hobart, Tasmania.”

Why did you travel there?“We went Nov. 16-28, 2013. Mywife and I had been thinkingabout going to Australia and NewZealand. One day we got an offerfor a cruise where the price, tim-ing, itinerary and all the arrange-ments were too good to miss.”

What was the highlight ofyour trip? “Crossing the TasmanSea had to be the most exciting.The seas were very rough withhuge waves crashing against theside of the ship, but the ship was

THANKS TO CLIFF GOOSMANN

Canoes are lined up at the Bay of Plenty in the town of Russell, New Zealand.

Camera helps capture New Zealand, Australia

THANKS TO CLIFF GOOSMANN

Cliff Goosmann will present photosMarch 13 of a cruise that started inAuckland, New Zealand, and endedat Sydney, Australia.

By Kelly McBridekmcbride@communitypress.com

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Spring seems to be onhold once more as MotherNature delivers yet anothermixed bag of winter weath-er.

One area where the delayseems most obvious is in thelawn and garden industry.

“This is one of the worstI’ve seen in a while,” saidChris McKeown of Denny’sBloomin Garden Centre &Landscape on KenwoodRoad in Sycamore Town-ship.

Spring seems to be onhold.

“We’re about three weeksbehind where we would nor-mally be,” he said.

Typically people wouldalready be shopping fortheir lawn and landscapingneeds, and landscaperswould be busy with jobs,McKeown said. Not thisyear. Instead of a nicesteady, manageable pace ofcustomers or landscapingwork, all is quiet. Whenspring does arrive, the cus-tomers are going to come

flooding in all at one time. Asa result, they will likely ex-perience long lines. Patiencewill be needed on everyone’spart, he said.

Once people do get out intheir yards, they might needto inspect their trees andplants. This winter’s extend-ed period of extreme coldtemperatures might havehad a negative impact onarea landscapes, McKeowncautioned. Only time will tellthe extent of damage, if any.

McKeown said he tracksthe weather annually. In2014, the tough winterweather was in January. Bythe end of February temper-atures were creeping up tothe 50s. “We were off andrunning,” he said.

Park prepAnderson Township Park

District Executive DirectorKen Kushner agreed thatspring is off to a slow start.Just a few years ago, he said,the grass needed to bemowed by March 15. That’snot likely going to be the sit-

Lawn, gardenindustry takesa wintry hit By Sheila Vilvenssvilvens@communitypress.com

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Chris McKeown of Denny McKeown's Bloomin Garden Center inBlue Ash says late winter weather may hurt outdoor businesses.

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Cases for Love far ex-ceeds its goal of collect-ing 1,200 bags for areafoster children.

More than triple thatnumber of suitcases, duf-fel bags and backpacks,were collected with thefinal group of bags beingloaded onto a truck onValentine’s Day at theKenwood Sibcy Cline of-fice. All of the bags wereto be delivered to the of-fice of Hamilton CountyJob and Family Services.From there the bags willbe shared with agenciesserving foster childrenin Hamilton, Butler,Greene and Montgomerycounties and NorthernKentucky.

Project creator JuliePhillippi-Whitney noted

that the campaign wasmore successful thanever imagined.

“It’s been a huge suc-cess,” she said. Phillippi-Whitney and others gath-ered in Kenwood at theSibcy Cline location toload up the last bags andcelebrate the project’ssuccess.

Moira Weir, directorof Hamilton County Joband Family Services, wason hand as the final bagswere loaded onto themoving van Feb. 14.

“It’s been wonderfulto see the communitycome together,” she said.

As noted in the past,foster children come intothe care of HamiltonCounty Job and FamilyServices at various hoursof the day and night, Weirsaid. Often the few itemsthey have with them areeither being carried in atrash bag or in theirarms. Thanks to Casesfor Love, many localagencies will now be ableto provide the childrenwith a suitcase or duffelbag in which they cancarry their belongings.

“We’re very grateful,”she said.

Cases for Love was a

collaborative venture be-tween Phillippi-WhitneyCommunications, SibcyCline Realtors, Univer-sity Moving and Storageand Hamilton County Joband Family Services. Theoriginal goal was to pro-vide about 1,200 suit-cases and backpacks inwhich foster childrencan carry their belong-ings. This project waslaunched Jan. 5 and con-cluded Feb. 13. More than5,500 bags were collect-ed.

The 22 Sibcy Cline of-fices served as the collec-tion points for the bags.

“The turnout has beenjust amazing,” said PamSibcy, vice president ofmarketing for SibcyCline. “We would like tothank everyone in thecommunity for their par-

ticipation.”“It’s been an unbeliev-

able campaign,” saidMark Bruns, vice presi-dent and general man-ager of University Mov-ing and Storage. He vol-unteered his company topick up the suitcasesfrom each of the SibcyCline locations and deliv-er them downtown. TheUniversity facility inWest Chester Townshipalso served as a drop offlocation.

Whitney expressedher gratitude to every-one involved in the pro-ject. She and the othermembers of this groupare looking forward tocontinuing their effortsagain next year to pro-vide support in variousways to foster childrenthroughout the tri-state.

Cases for Loveexceeds goal,collects 5,500 bagsBy Sheila Vilvenssvilvens@communitypress

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The finalsuitcases,duffel bagsand backpacksare loadedonto a truck tobe deliveredto HamiltonCounty Joband FamilyServices. Therethe bags willbe distributedto agenciesserving fosterchildren.

Indian Hill studentshave been provided withan opportunity to show-case their artistic side.

Around 200 studentsfrom the Indian Hill Ex-empted Village SchoolDistrict have their workon display at The Festivalin the Woods exhibit run-ning through Saturday,March 14, at the Blue AshRecreation Center, 4433Cooper Rd.

“The idea behind theshow is that students (of)all age levels can sharetheir work with their fam-ily and community,” saidLaura Monahan, an artteacher at Indian Hill Mid-dle School. “For younger

kids at the primary and el-ementary (schools), theiraren’t a lot of opportuni-ties to highlight their artis-tic achievements.”

Around 85 studentsfrom Indian Hill MiddleSchool are participating inthe show, which featuressubmissions from a num-ber of other school dis-tricts in the area.

Monahan said teachersfrom Indian Hill MiddleSchool selected studentsamples that demonstrat-ed “growth and merit.”

Indian Hill MiddleSchool art teacher KellyBlom said this particularexhibit also has the addedattraction of being at a dif-ferent venue.

Previous Festival in theWoods exhibits have been

at Raymond Walters Col-lege, which is now calledUC Blue Ash College.

The entire lobby andmultiple hallways areadorned with works rang-ing from paintings anddrawings to sculpturesand fiber arts, said Blom.

“It’s a good opportunityfor the students to havetheir work featured,” said

eighth-grader Kaitlyn Go-key, of Kenwood. Gokeypainted an image of a wa-terfall.

Eighth-grader JordanLococo, of Kenwood,agreed. Lococo created ascratchboard image of apolar bear that is beingfeatured in the exhibit.

“It’s cool having peoplepoint out your work,” shesaid.

Eighth-grader JamieXu, of Kenwood, likenedthe exhibit to a “miniatureart museum.” Xu has afashion piece on display atthe show.

“I wanted people to seethe originality of thetime,” she said of her sub-mission which is based onfashion of the 1920s.

People can view the stu-dent samples at the recre-ation center during regu-lar hours. Hours are 6 a.m.to 9:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, 8 a.m. to 6p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m.to 4 p..m. Sundays.

Artwork of Indian Hill students featured at exhibitBy Forrest Sellersfsellers@communitypress.com

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Indian Hill Middle Schooleighth-grader Jamie Xu has afashion design featured inthe "Festival in the Woods"exhibit.

very stable. There weremany people from NewZealand and Australia onour ship and they were ex-tremely pleasant and funto be with.”

What would you likeviewers to take awayfrom your photo presen-tation? “I would like theviewer to want to take thistrip. Hopefully they willleave the presentationwith the same sense ofbeauty, serenity, historyand ease of travel that wehad on our trip.”

The programs at theSharon Centre auditori-um at Sharon Woods,11450 Lebanon Road, be-gin at 7:30 p.m. They arefree and open to the pub-lic, but require a GreatParks of Hamilton County

motor vehicle permit. Thepermits, $10 annual or $3daily, can be bought at thepark.

THANKS TO CLIFF GOOSMANN

This photo of Sydney Bridge was taken from a boat during aharbor cruise.

TravelContinued from Page A1

THE TRAVELSERIES

March 6: Al Klee –Adventures In Patagonia

March 13: Cliff Goos-mann – Cruising Austral-asia

March 20: Cliff Turrell –Germany, Alsace andVerdun (WWI)

March 27: Alan Lloyd –Along the St. LawrenceSeaway

April 3: Good Friday, nopresentation

April 10: Mike Rank –Rocky Mountains

April 17: Jerry Fritsch –Nature Travels

April 24 Neal Jefferies –Statues & Sculpturearound the World

uation this year.Even with snow, sports

continue to be played atthe park district’s River-side Park on Round Bot-tom Road where all weath-er fields were installed inthe fall of 2010. The areafeatures two footballfields, two full sized soc-cer fields or four smallersoccer fields.

“When it snows on it,you push it off so peoplecan play,” Kushner said.“Ice you can’t do a thingwith.” Sometimes an ove-rabundance of water canclose the Riverside Parkfields, but aside from thatthey are usually ready forgames.

As for prepping the oth-er parks for baseball andsoccer season, the parkdistrict takes a wait-and-see approach, he said. Theseason for both of thesesports begins in April. Sothe park district is not be-

hind on any necessaryfield maintenance or prep-ping, he said. “We learneda long time ago, MotherNature rules. We justmove forward with what-ever happens,” Kushnersaid.

Storm prep – again,with a twist

The exercise is all toofamiliar for area roadcrews. It’s time to spreadthe salt, again. In PierceTownship, Clermont Coun-ty, road crews were busilyloading salt and preparingto get it on the streets.They were also concernedabout the possibility ofroads freezing and icing asa result of the rain wash-ing away the salt and brinethat had previously beenspread, according to town-ship communications co-ordinator Jenny New-comb.

In Pierce and othercommunities, there areconcerns for flash flood-ing. Small streams andcreeks are also being mon-itored, she said.

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scheduled for March 4 hadto be canceled due to in-clement weather.

The event has been re-scheduled for April 1from7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in MuntzAuditorium on the UCBlue Ash campus. It is freeand open to the public.

To register for this freepresentation, or to learnmore about the UC BlueAsh College EntrepreneurSpeaker Series, go towww.ucblueash.edu/ess.

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UC Blue Ash eventwith LaRosas April 1

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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 at thedoor on the day of theevent. All proceeds fromthe event will go to sup-port local Republicanscandidates in their upcom-ing races.

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Sycamore Communi-ty Schools is filling an-other one of its top posi-tions internally.

The Sycamore schoolboard approved Karen

Naber, thedistrict’sdirectorof aca-demic af-fairs, asthe dis-trict’s newassistantsuperin-tendent

effective July 1.Current assistant Su-

perintendent Frank For-sthoefel will became thesuperintendent July 1,when current Superin-tendent Adrienne Jamesretires.

Naber started withthe district in 1999 as ateacher at Edwin H.Greene Intermediate

School. She became as-sistant principal atGreene in 2002 and as-sistant principal at Syc-amore Junior HighSchool in 2005. Sheserved as principalfrom 2006 to 2012, whenshe was made the direc-tor of academic affairs.

Naber’s contractlasts through 2017 andshe will make $124,000annually. Forsthoefel’scontract lasts until 2018and he will make$160,000 annually as su-perintendent.

Naber has a bache-lor’s and master’s de-gree in education fromthe University of Cin-cinnati and lives inMontgomery with herfamily.

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

Sycamore names newassistant superintendent By Marika Leemlee1@communitypress.com

Naber

ject might cost the districtsome money because ofpossible additional in-struction costs in the inter-active media learningcommunity. Mader said heis already looking intogrant funding.

The district will also in-crease the number of dual-credit classes students

can take because of a newstate program, Director ofAcademic Affairs KarenNaber said.

As part of College Cred-it Plus, students in gradesseven to 12 can take classeither at the high school ora local college and receivecollege credit at no cost tothe student. The districtwill offer 10 dual creditclasses with the program.It currently offers four.

For the district, it willcost $40 per credit hour

for a class taught at thehigh school and $160 percredit hour for a classtaught at the University ofCincinnati, UC-Blue Ash,Sinclair College or Cincin-nati State Technical andCommunity College.

Students can take up to30 dual-credit hours a yearand a maximum of 120hours during their time atSycamore. The creditswill be transferable to anycollege or university inOhio.

Naber said the districtdoes not have a ballparkcost for the program. Thecost is deducted from thedistrict’s state funding andif it exceeds that the dis-trict has to pay the rest.

“Currently, we have 45kids who participate indual credit. We expect it todouble, but it might triple.It could have large impli-cations down the road,”Naber said.

Superintendent Adri-enne James said the cred-its will be less transfera-ble than credits achievedby passing AP tests, whichcan be used at universitiesthroughout the country.She added the district istrying to make it so it doesnot offer a dual creditclass if the district alreadyhas an AP class for thesubject.

The district is hostingan informational meetingabout the dual credit pro-gram at 6:30 p.m. Mondayat the high school.

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

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Students at Indian Hill HighSchool had a chance for “a re-do.” However, this wasn’t on atest, but on a personal level.

Deona Bethart, a violenceprevention education special-ist with the Violence Free Co-alition of Warren County, spoketo students at the school aboutthe importance of avoidingstereotypes.

The presentation is called“REDO,” which stands for Re-spect Everyone Despite Odds.

“(It) goes back to the old cli-che, ‘Don’t judge a book by itscover,’” Assistant PrincipalJennifer Ulland said. “Every-

one has a story.”This is the third year Indian

Hill High School has featuredthe REDO program. It is pre-sented to the sophomore class.

“We believe it makes an im-pact on the students,” Ullandsaid. “That’s why we do it.”

The program touches upon avariety of subjects including,but not limited to, bullying.

Sophomores Margot Bru-nette of Indian Hill and KyleGoold of Sycamore Townshipsaid they gained renewed ap-preciation for their classmates.

“Through this (program), Iwas able to learn so much aboutmy peers,” Brunette said.

The REO program featuredseveral speakers and included

a number of games that servedas ice-breakers. The studentswere also organized into ran-dom groups where they had anopportunity to share their sto-ries..

It’s renewing connections,Goold said, “It’s adding anotherlevel we may not have known.”

It also shows how “our class-mates have coped with similarproblems,” he said.

Counselor Donita Jacksonexpressed a sentiment similarto Ulland’s in that everyone,both students and staff, have astory to tell

“Take a second look (and)get to know the person,” shesaid. “You might find common-ality.”

High school program breaks down potential barriersBy Forrest Sellersfsellers@communitypress.com

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Indian Hill High School sophomores Kyle Goold, left, and Margot Brunettewere among the participants in a “REDO” program at the school whichbroadens understanding and acceptance among the students.

Mount Notre Dame High School

» Mount Notre Dame’s Mod-el UN team traveled to ChicagoFeb. 5-8 to participate in the27th annual Model United Na-tions University of Chicago(MUNUC) conference.

MUNUC is one of the nation’slargest high school conferenceswith more than 2,600 studentsparticipating. This is MND’s12th year to attend the Chicagoconference.

Through the coordination ef-forts of MND faculty membersSue Magnus and Amy Bonino,20 MND Model UN team mem-bers attended this year’s confer-ence. MND students represent-ed Croatia in the World CitiesSummit and took part in historiccrisis committee simulations.

Students also had the privi-lege to attend a presentation byNabeel Khoury, visiting asso-ciate professor at the MiddleEast and North African StudiesProgram at Northwestern Uni-versity.

Khoury’s timely addresscovered the current crisis in theMiddle East and the position ofthe United States.

“MUNUC has helped me be-come aware of global issues anduse critical thinking and team-work to resolve these issues.Through this experience, I havestrengthened my leadershipskills and have gained exten-sive knowledge on internationalaffairs. I have become a betterspeaker and have been exposedto diplomatic affairs. I workedhard with the other delegatesfrom around the world and I amexcited to share my contribu-tions with my peers,” sopho-more Molly Bonino of Masonsaid.

MND has a long tradition ofparticipation in Model UN con-ferences and World Affairsevents dating back to the 1960s.Currently, the MND Model UNprogram has approximately 30members and is directed byMagnus, whose leadership hasallowed MND’s Model UN pro-gram to travel nationally and in-ternationally each year.

» Mount Notre Dame stu-dents celebrated National Engi-neering Week Feb. 23-27.

MND Science DepartmentChair and STEM coordinatorMichelle Shafer designed an en-

gaging week of activities thatpromoted engineering careersto the student body. Guestspeakers from Bard Medicaland Procter & Gamble ad-dressed students and offeredinsights into the diverse fieldsof engineering.

Students also participated inthe annual TSA TEAMS compe-tition held at the University ofCincinnati. TEAMS is a nationalcompetition which serves to ig-nite interest in engineering by-having students creatively ap-ply math and science knowl-edge to solve real-world engi-neering challenges.

The MND students took firstplace in their division.

Students also had the privi-lege to tour and shadow engi-neers from Kinetic Vision, anEvendale-based company thatprovides full-service productdevelopment services.

MND not only strives to pro-mote the importance of STEM(science, technology, engineer-ing and math) education to itsown students but also looks topartner with the local educa-tional community to shareknowledge and ideas related toSTEM. Earlier in the schoolyear, MND offered a free work-shop for local grade schoolteachers that focused on usingthe engineering design processin the classroom. MND is alsohosting a Ship-a-Chip Competi-tion where local junior high stu-dents are challenged to design acontainer that will safely ship apotato chip to MND via the U.SPostal Service.

» On Feb. 13, the Mount No-tre Dame (MND) communityrallied to support cancer pa-

tients with their locks of hair aspart of MND’s Eighth BeautifulLengths campaign. Approxi-mately 80 students, staff andalumnae came together to do-nate eight or more inches oftheir hair in front of the entirestudent body as part of Pan-tene’s Beautiful Lengths Pro-gram. The donated hair will be

used to make real-hair wigs forthose who are undergoing can-cer treatments, at no cost. Fol-lowing the event, stylists fromSalon Bel’Aire volunteeredtheir time to provide stylingthroughout the day to those in-dividuals who donated hair.

In support of the cause and insolidarity with the students,Larry Mock, MND’s Head ofSchool, shaved his hair into amohawk and dyed it MND blue.While likely to be a temporaryhairstyle, Mock’s show of sup-port further ignited the spirit ofthe student body.

In conjunction with theBeautiful Lengths campaign,MND students compiled handwritten letters that will be dis-tributed to newly diagnosedbreast cancer patients throughthe Girls Love Mail organiza-tion. Students wrote words ofencouragement that seek toprovide hope, faith and strengthto individuals coping with sucha challenging disease.

“I am continuously over-whelmed by the Mount NotreDame community’s generosityand spirit of service,” notedLauren Krasniewski, MND fac-ulty member and event coordi-nator. “Each year, our commu-nity has found more ways to getinvolved with this cause andgive a larger donation of pony-tails to patients battling cancer.The event is particularly spe-cial in that it is an opportunityfor our young ladies to make acontribution other than theirtime or funds. These studentsmake the decision to give a valu-able piece of themselves in soli-darity with women across theUnited States. What an extraor-

dinary and beautiful gift.” MND will hold its next Beau-

tiful Lengths campaign in 2017.

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Sycamore Junior High pre-sents “The Music Man Jr.”March 12-14.

This is the flagship musicalof the year for the middleschoolers.

“We have an extremely tal-ented, smart cast and crew,”said Deborah Stein, director ofthe production. “The audiencewill be impressed by these stu-dents. In fact, if you have ele-mentary or intermediate-agestudents who are consideringauditioning for junior highschool productions as they getolder, this is a great way forthem to sample Sycamore thea-ter in action!”

“The Music Man Jr.” takesplace in the early 1900s, and thecostumes and sets reflect thattime. Joe Leonard, artistic di-rector, and Jack Kinsinger,teacher and construction man-ager, have been busy with theirteam of volunteer parents tomake River City come to life.

Tickets are $10 each and maybe purchased the week of theshow in the Sycamore JuniorHigh school cafeteria duringlunch, Tuesday-Friday, March10-13, from 11:50 a.m. to 1:20 pm,or at the door on show nights.

Show dates are March 12, 13and 14 at 7 p.m. each night.Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Syca-more Junior High School Audi-torium. 5757 Cooper Drive. Ap-propriate for all ages.

For more information call513-686-1760.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 12Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Weekly through April30. Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Learn line drawingtechniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Light, shadow, tonal values andperspective taught using simpleshapes. Ages 18 and up. $220.226-3833; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

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

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Landscapes of local favoritebeauty spots. Benefits Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Art OpeningsBrian Koury: Call of the LowCountry, 6-9 p.m., GalleryVeronique, 11324 MontgomeryRoad, Photographs by Cincinnatinative now based in Charleston.Work celebrates nature, wildlifeand seascapes on shores andmarshes. Exhibit continuesthrough March 28. Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber ofCommerce Lunch, Learn &Leads: “Sycamore Schools”with Adrienne James, Super-intendent, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Loveland Business Expo, 1-6p.m., Receptions Banquet andConference Center Loveland,10681 Loveland Madeira Road,main hall. Learn about market-ing, sales and life skills fromLaunch 360 degree team. At-tend after lunch to network,hear speaker presentations, andvisit expo booths. BenefitsCancer Free Kids. $35. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by Loveland Area Chamberof Commerce. 683-1544;www.lovelandchamber.org.Loveland.

Cooking ClassesLighten Up Y’all- It’s FamilyStyle with Virginia Willis,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $70. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Dining EventsFlight Night Dinner, 6-10:30p.m., Oasis Golf Club and Con-ference Center, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Guest speaker:two-time World Series Champi-on of famed Big Red Machine,Johnny Bench. Emcee: ESPN1530 sports radio talk show hostMo Egger. Benefits MilfordAthletics. $50. Registrationrequired. Presented by OasisConference Center. 576-2208;oh.8to18.com/Milford. Loveland.

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

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Attentionto alignment detail is priority.Experience helpful but notnecessary. Ages 35-65. $120 per9 weeks unlimited. Register atfirst class or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.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 programs

covered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Present-ed by Christ Hospital PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

LecturesGov. JohnKasich’s ProposedBudget, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Syca-more Township AdministrationBuilding, 8540 Kenwood Road,Governor’s proposed budgetdiscussed by school board mem-bers, Ohio State Legislators LouTerhar and John Becker. Focus ison change in school fundingand proposed sales tax. Free.Presented by Empower U Ohio.478-6261; www.empoweruo-hio.org. Sycamore Township.

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.

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

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

On Stage - ComedyKevin Bozeman, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTuna Does Vegas, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, Comedy byEd Howard, 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.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Dining EventsFish 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, 5-7 p.m., MontgomeryPresbyterian Church, 9994 ZigZag Road, Choice of deep friedcod with hush puppies, coleslawand french fries or baked tilapiawith rice and vegetables. De-serts and soft drinks includedwith all meals. Extra pieces offish available for additionalpurchase. Dine-in or carryout. $9adults. 891-8670; mpchurch.net.Montgomery.

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

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 sides

available 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.

Music - BluesRicky Nye, 7-10 p.m., Dilly Cafe,6818 Wooster Pike, 561-5233;www.dillycafe.com. Mariemont.

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 - ComedyKevin Bozeman, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

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

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 14Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

BenefitsDinner, Art and Wine forCanines, 6-10 p.m., ReceptionsBanquet and Conference CenterLoveland, 10681 Loveland Ma-deira Road, Wine tasting, din-ner, art showing, raffle prizes,silent auction. Benefits CircleTail. $55. Reservations required.Presented by Circle Tail Inc..877-3325; www.circletail.net.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 ClassesIt’s Pi Day. Quick and EasyFruit Pies with SuzanneMontgomery, noon to 1 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $20. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Dining EventsSpaghetti Dinner, 5-7 p.m.,Trinity Community Church, 3850E. Galbraith Road, Spaghettiwith homemade sauce, salad,garlic bread, dessert, beverage.Homemade meatballs $1 extra.Benefits Youth and Music Minis-try. $8, $3 ages10 and under.791-7631. Deer Park.

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.

Holiday - St. Patrick’s DaySt. Patrick’s Day Dance, 6:30-10p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Livemusic by the Pete Wagner Band,door prizes, and food by Cincin-nati Catering. Beverages avail-able for purchase. Ages 21 andup. Benefits Sycamore SeniorCenter.. $18, $15 advance. Regis-tration required. Presented byCity of Blue Ash. 745-8550;www.blueash.com. Blue Ash.

McGing Irish Dancers, 3 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, 7200Miami Ave., Award-winningstudents perform. Free. Present-ed by Public Library of Cincinnati& Hamilton County. 369-6028;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Madeira.

LecturesProducing and Stage Manage-ment Lecture, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, $20, free toMariemont Players Inc. mem-bers. Registration required.Presented by Mariemont PlayersInc.. 684-1236; tracit1@live.com.Columbia Township.

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.

On Stage - ComedyKevin Bozeman, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.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.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

AuditionsAuditions for Bye Bye Birdie,1-5 p.m., Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch, 4309 Cooper Road,Community theater group.Auditions open to and encour-aged for all ages. Performancedates are June 4-7 and 10-13.Free. Reservations recommend-ed. Presented by East SidePlayers. 871-7427. Blue Ash.

Music - AcousticA Gathering of Friends, 3-6p.m., Armstrong Chapel UnitedMethodist Church, 5125 DrakeRoad, In celebration of 200thanniversary, Cincinnati FriendsMeeting hosting afternoon ofentertainment featuring authorPhilip Gulley and singer/song-writer Carrie Newcomer. $20,$15 seniors and students, freeages 6 and under. Presented byCincinnati Friends Meeting.791-0788; www.cincinnatifriend-s.org. Indian Hill.

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., 7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. Reservations required.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

MONDAY, MARCH 16Cooking ClassesSpringtime at the GoldenLamb with Josh House, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $55. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safestretching, sense of humor andall yoga has to offer. Ages 35-60.$120 for 9 weeks unlimited.Register at the first class. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

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

Yoga for Teen Girls, 4-5 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. In-troduction for young women toexplore what yoga has to offer.For Teen girls grades 7-12. $80for 8 weeks. Please contact meto register. 706-9802; www.ka-renjohnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Literary - Book ClubsOn the Same Page Book Dis-cussion, 7-8 p.m., MadeiraBranch Library, 7200 MiamiAve., Community discussion ofThe Great Gatsby and So WeRead On. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Public Library ofCincinnati & Hamilton County.369-6028; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Madeira.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.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, MARCH 17Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.

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

Clubs & OrganizationsToastmasters Open House,7-8:30 p.m., Blue Ash BranchLibrary, 4911 Cooper Road,

Meeting room. Guest speakerSheila Mudd Baker sharesexperiences from a recent 9month tour of Europe. Refresh-ments. Free. Reservations recom-mended. Presented by SevenHills of Cincinnati Toastmasters.899-9811; sevenhills.toastmaster-sclubs.org. Blue Ash.

Drink TastingsWine Finds Tasting, 6:30 p.m.,The Wine Store, 9905 Montgo-mery Road, $7. Reservationsrequired. 984-9463; www.thee-winestore.com. Montgomery.

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

Gentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of itsdirections, opens hips andshoulders. Poses alternatebetween stabilizing, stretchingand strengthening. Good foreveryone from newbie to ad-vanced practitioner. $120 for 9weeks unlimited. Register at thefirst class or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

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

Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Call fordetails. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyComedy Annex Event, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Go Bananas ComedyClub, 8410 Market Place Lane,Featuring Mother Jenkins, ofJoyous Word Ministries RadioShow; with opportunity toconnect via meet and greetafterwards. Ages 18 and up. $10.Reservations recommended.Presented by Saved and SingleCincinnati. 984-9288; www.mee-tup.com/SavedandSingle. Mont-gomery.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH18Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30 -3p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Students have opportunity towork from costumed model ateach class. $140 per monthlysession, plus modeling fee.Registration required. ThroughApril 1. 259-9302; www.deb-orahridgley.com. Mariemont.

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Enjoy a plate of spaghetti, meatballs and sauce, salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverage at theTrinity Community Church Spaghetti Dinner, 5-7 p.m., Saturday, March 14, at the church, 3850 E.Galbraith Road, Deer Park. Homemade meatballs are $1 extra. The dinner benefits the Youthand Music Ministry. Cost is $8, $3 ages 10 and under. Call 791-7631.

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The first sign that spring is almosthere appears in our woods. Dottedthroughout are wild yellow aconite and

bell shaped snowdropflowers. This year I spiedthe yellow aconite peakingthrough the snow. Thesnowdrops? They wereinvisible.

Another sign thatspring is approaching isSt. Patrick’s Day. I

I love the legend thataccompanies the greatsaint. In the 5th centuryAD, St. Patrick went to

Ireland, killed the snakes and convertedthe people. What were they eating? Veg-gies like leeks and cabbage, both ofwhich are green! Think about it. Thefood pyramid is bottom heavy withgreen leafy veggies and good root vege-tables like potatoes, so the Irish werehealthy eaters way back when.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen:Go fish! Stay positive: Don’t overlook

omega-3s in “fatty” fish like salmon andmackerel. These fish are good for thebrain.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate professional and author.Find her blog at Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Tuck into corned beef like Irish Tender corned beef and cabbage

Corned beef uses a traditional brisket cut of beef that isbrined with vinegar and pickling spices. The term “corned”comes from the salt used to cure and prepare the beef. Thebrisket is a cut of beef that can be very tough so it benefitsfrom long, slow cooking. By using your slow cooker the beefwill become very tender.

So, why does corned beef look pink even after it’scooked? It’s the curing process - the curing salt used is called“pink salt”. When you buy a brisket that’s already “corned,” itwill have been put through the marinating process with apacket of spices included. Serve with a side of champ. Thatrecipe is on my website abouteating.com.

5 carrots cut in large pieces1 large onion, cut in large wedges2-3 bay leaves1 nice head cabbage, cored and cut into large pieces1 package corned beef brisket with spice & herb packet

included2-1/2 cups apple juice and 1/2 cup waterHorseradish for garnish

Spray inside of slow cooker. Lay vegetables on bottom.Place brisket on top. Pour liquid over all, along with spicesfrom packet. If you want, put spices in a tea ball or tie incheesecloth or a coffee filter. That way, you won’t be pickingwhole spices out of your teeth. If you make a spice packet, it inthe cooker. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4, until meat isfork tender and can be sliced easily. Remove bay leaves beforeserving. Serve with a dollop of horseradish.

St. Pat’s green two-tiered Jello ice creamsquares

I pulled this out of my St. Patrick’s day file and it’s one ofthose Kraft recipes that keeps its appeal year after year. Let thekids help. I put this in a 9x13 pan and just cut it into squares.You can cut into shamrocks or other fun shapes.

2 pkgs. 3 oz each, lime jello1 envelope unflavored gelatin - I used Knox4 cups boiling water3-4 cups vanilla ice cream

Mix jello, gelatin and boiling water together until jelloand gelatin are dissolved. Immediately stir in ice cream and stiruntil dissolved. Pour into pan and let sit overnight in frig tojell. As it jells, the ice cream floats to the top, making it two-tiered.

Think of other themed holidays to make this with differ-ent flavors of jello, ice cream, etc.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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St. Patrick’s Day in Cincinnati includes thefourth largest St. Patrick’s Day Celebrationcomplete with a parade as the statue of St.Patrick is marched through downtown streets.Finish your celebration with corned beef andcabbage, ala Rita.

Marc Kiner and Jim Blair’spassion for educating profes-sional advisors nationwideabout Social Security has themwarbling a song of sweet suc-cess.

Kiner, a 30-year certifiedpublic accountant who sold hisCPA firm to become an entre-preneur, and Blair, a 35-yearveteran of the Social SecurityAdministration, joined forcesfour years ago to help babyboomers understand and maxi-mize their Social Securitybenefits.

The partners at Premier So-cial Security Consulting LLC inCincinnati hosted a Premier/NSSA appreciation event tocelebrate their firm’s growthand raise funds in an ice bucketchallenge for Crayons to Com-puters, a local charity dedicat-ed to providing school suppliesto underserved children in 16counties in Ohio, northern Ken-tucky and Indiana. About 100Premier clients and friends at-tended.

“We believe that every childshould have the school suppliesneeded to be successful inschool,” said Susan Frankel,

president and CEO of Crayonsto Computers. “It’s the gener-osity and support of partnerslike Premier that enable us toensure that underserved kidsand schools have access to thesupplies they need.”

The Social Security consult-ing and education firm provid-ed entertainment by two localdueling barbershop quartets,Smooth Transition and Encore,which sang songs including:“Live Till I Die;” “You’re No-body Till Somebody LovesYou” and “What a WonderfulWorld.” Charter One Bankhelped sponsor the event.

“We just wanted to saythank you to our supporters,”said Kiner, master of ceremon-ies. “We founded Premier in2010, and spent four years onthe road in Kentucky and Ohio.Our first year, we did five con-sultations a month. Now we doabout 30 a month.”

For more information aboutthe National Social SecurityAdvisor certification program,go to www.nationalsocialsecur-ityassociation.com orwww.premiernssa.com or call513-247-0526.

Premier Social Security Consultinghosts appreciation event, raisesfunds for Crayons to Computers

THANKS TO CAPPA BROWN

PHOTOGRAPH

Jay Berry of CampDenison, left, a memberof Smooth Transitionbarbershop quartet,reacts as Marc Kiner,partner at Premier SocialSecurity Consulting, isdoused during a recentPremier/NSSAappreciation event atLosantiville Country Club.Kiner good-naturedlyendured an ice bucketchallenge to raise fundsfor Crayons to Computers.

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Last fall as we nursed ouraching backs, some neighborsand I discussed how manyneighboring communitieshave leaf-pickup service anddon’t have to lift, stuff andstomp their leaves into bags ortoters.

We researched Montgom-ery’s financial ability to pro-vide this service, and foundthe city has a $5 million sur-plus of taxpayer money be-yond their own stated targetsfor cash reserves. As we con-tinued our research, we weresurprised to find leaf vacuum-ing would actually result incost savings for the city.

Eight weeks of leaf pickupunder the current bagged-leafsystem will cost $72,000 peryear. Eight weeks of leaf pick-up using a curbside leaf-

vacuum truckwould costless, as littleas $26,000 peryear.

Read thatlast sentenceagain. Leaf-vacuum ser-vice will costless. Everysingle year.This means

that if we continue with thebagged-leaf system, Montgo-mery taxpayers will be payingas much as $46,000 annuallyfor the “privilege” of baggingour leaves, rather than simplyraking them to the curb forefficient recycling.

Now, like the many resi-dents who packed the Januarypublic-works meeting to ad-

vocate for leaf-vacuum ser-vice, you may support leafvacuuming because you don’twant to spend any more fallafternoons lifting, stomping,grinding and bagging yourleaves. You have better waysto spend your time.

Like many of us, you maysupport a leaf vacuum becauseit would be more environ-mentally-friendly: the col-lected leaves would be usedfor mulch, and thousands ofheavy-duty leaf bags would nolonger have to be manufac-tured, shipped and dumpedeach year.

Like many of us, you maywant to save your back forplaying with your kids or pick-ing up your grandchildren,instead of unnecessarilystraining to lift and carry

heavy bags of leaves. Even if you live in an apart-

ment, or you pay a service todo all your yard work, or youhave another system for dis-posing of your leaves on yourown property, you still havereason to support leaf-vacuumservice, because it would col-lectively save us as much as$46,000 every year.

While it is true that theinitial city estimate for thisservice was higher than usingbags, their estimate assumedthe use of an older, more labor-intensive type of equipment.Our research found more effi-cient equipment that enablesfewer units and fewer staff tooperate. With this equipment,which many similarly-sizedOhio communities are success-fully using today, the costs are

significantly lower than initialcity estimates, and lower thanwhat we are paying for today.

This is an opportunity forthe City of Montgomery toprovide better, more conve-nient, more environmentally-friendly service to residentsthat will improve their qualityof life while also saving Mont-gomery taxpayers money.Even if you don’t care aboutsaving time or saving yourback, you should care aboutsaving $46,000 per year.

To learn more, see a leafvacuum unit in action, sign ourpetition, or advocate for thisservice, please visit www.leaf-vacformontgomery.wix.com/leafvac.

Sam Chamberlin in a resident ofMontgomery.

Leaf-vacuum service in Montgomerywould save money, help environment

SamChamberlinCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

March 4 questionWhat TV show from your

youth would you like to seeremade, or re-broadcast?Why?

“Well I’d have to say ‘BJand the Bear,’ mostly be-cause there aren’t enoughshows on TV that showsmart primates being takenon the road as 18-wheelertravel companions.”

C.S.

“I would love to see ‘TheMan From U.N.C.L.E.’ re-made because it was an ex-citing show to watch withgood plots (for the time),cool gadgets and intelligentscripts. It would be OK toupdate it as long as theystay with the basic premiseand feel and don't make itgoofy. Too many remakesgo that route and fail miser-ably.”

M.J.F.

“There was a show titled‘Watch Mr Wizard.’ Itshowed the science behindordinary things in life. Itwas intended for gradeschool age kids. I think theconcept would work todayon the History or DiscoveryChannel. The great comedyshows of Dean Martin, SidCaesar and Jackie Gleasonet al might also work today.

“Most other shows fromthat era would be stuck inthat time warp and not ac-cepted by today’s audi-ences. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONA bill to allow cities tocreate open-containerdistricts much like those inNew Orleans or Memphis,Tennessee, appears likely topass the Ohio Legislaturethis year, and Cincinnatiofficials hope the bill be-comes law by Opening Day,April 6. Is this a good idea ora bad idea? Why or whynot?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viaemail. Send your answers tormaloney@community press.comwith Ch@troom in the subject line.

Intransigent political pun-dits parroting the musings ofancient politicians are an un-patriotic lot who are not debat-ing and resolving our coun-try’s most pressing problems.

You would think that repair-ing the infrastructure wouldbe a very “conservative” thingto do. The far left doesn’t wantpetroleum products used inpaving materials, and the farright does not want to pay forit.

How are the one percent’scorporations going to movetheir goods without a properinfrastructure? How will theirfactories and offices obtaintheir water, electricity, gas andsewage?

Does the one percent wanttheir personal castles sur-rounded by moats filled withsewage? Wouldn’t the onepercent prefer an environmentwithin which they can fear-lessly drive their Rolls Royc-es, top down, alone, hair whip-ping in the wind, to any desti-

nation, arriv-ing safely?

A 1950sservice stationattendant, witha family offour, couldbarely scrapeby, workingseven days perweek, with nobenefits, at

minimum wage. This tells methat one component of improv-ing our economy is higher payfor the lowest level of work.Today’s minimum wagerscannot support themselves, letalone a family, and they prob-ably live with parents, grand-parents, or share small apart-ments with others in theireconomic position.

A typical office worker ofthe 1950s (well above mini-mum wage) owned a relativelynew home and purchased anew Ford, Chevy or Plymouthevery two or three years.Women did not work. They

managed the home, the familyfinances, and they helped toproperly educate two to threechildren. Looking back 60years, comparing that environ-ment with today’s, that wasone heck of an accomplish-ment.

Henry Ford, Harvey Fire-stone and Andrew Carnegiewere not flaming liberals.They paid their employeesquite well. “No man becomesrich unless he enriches oth-ers.” – Andrew Carnegie

Taxes were much higher inthe 1950s. High taxes did notseem to thwart economicgrowth, investment, nor didthey dampen the demand forproducts and services. Muchof today’s infrastructure wasbuilt during the late ’40s, the’50s and ’60s.

Some polls claim that a“lack of jobs” is listed as themost important problem. Actu-ally, it would be the “lack ofdemand for goods and ser-vices” that is the underlying

basis for fewer jobs. This lackof demand is the result of re-cent corporate and individuallosses of assets, and a loss ofconfidence in their govern-ment, that has held down de-mand. Automation has alsogreatly influenced this lack ofjobs.

We have plenty of energy tobe self-sufficient, yet we haveno energy plan. Worse, wehave no plan to become free offoreign suppliers. Who is toblame? Congress! The oil lob-by! Apathetic citizens! Anar-chists!

Implementing the PickensPlan, part of which advocatesthe use of LNG and CNG forall large vehicles would re-duce our imports of oil byabout 35 percent. It wouldclean up our air by about 50percent, compared to the burn-ing of diesel.

What about the debt?

James Baker is a 37-year resident ofIndian Hill.

Solving problems vs. political philosophizing

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

This is a very personalexercise.

The idea is to evaluateourselves before we criticizeothers.

It is an exercise I usedwhen teaching ethics.

Before we begin, let meexplain that I was a somewhatdifferent type of teacher. Idid not lecture on mythoughts and ideas, but rathercaused students to think andto exercise their minds. Mid-term and final exams werecontained in the syllabus sothat the students had time tothink about the problemsexpressed and to question meand other students about theirideas.

We had some very livelydiscussions. One rule was thatany questionable topic was tobe discussed in the third per-son.

We are in a period of veryquestionable ethics. There arethings we can change and

things that,hopefully,time will im-prove. Thereis no doubtthat the worldis in a verydangeroussituation thataffects all ofus. I don’tmean to beoverly fearful,

but many situations seem torepeat this history beforegreat wars or national calami-ties.

History also indicates thatproper actions could avoidthese disasters. It could bethat our personal values couldmake a difference. If that isso, it would be important forthe majority of people to ex-amine their personal valuesand adjust to the necessitiesof a better existence.

Perhaps our biggest prob-lem is the wide disagreement

between political parties. Thisis fed to a large extent by ourstubborn political values.Politicians have always pro-tected the political donorswho became enablers andwere protected by the recipi-ents of their money. The cus-tomary devaluation of moneyhas been a factor leading tomany different miseries likegenocide, war, and dictator-ships. If politicians can be“bought” what about the gen-eral public?

Let’s look into the mirror.Can we be bought? Well, weall have a price whether wewant to admit it or not. Con-sider that one of your familyhas been kidnapped and youcan save him by committing amurder. Would you do it? Noanswer is required. Somepeople have faced this issue.

Simpler issues are moneyissues. We all face times whenwe are jealous of someonewho has much more than us.

Just think about what youmight do to acquire moremoney so that you could so-cialize in that crowd. Would itbe worth it? What might beenough money to make youhappy regardless of how yougot it? The good news is mostof us have had these thoughts,but were of enough good char-acter to retain our morality.

That is why we do this ex-ercise. It makes us aware thatothers may not have the val-ues we cherish and to bewatchful of those who mayfail our morality test. There isgreat satisfaction in our selfimposed morality.

“I hope I shall possessfirmness and virtue enough tomaintain what I consider themost enviable of all titles, thecharacter of an honest man.”A valid quote from GeorgeWashington.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

It is time to examine our values

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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The CHCA boys basketballteam (17-8) won a sectional titleMarch 7 with a 59-43 win overClark Montessori. Leading scor-er for the Eagles was sophomoreforward Kesean Gamble with 16,

while Erik Kohlan had 13 and ju-nior guard Blake Southerlandhad 10. Next, No. 6-rankedCHCA takes on No. 1ChaminadeJulienne in the district final at 6p.m., Tuesday, March 10, at UD.

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Clark’s Torraye Shattuck looks on as CHCA’s Kesean Gamble (44) prepares toslam dunk two points for the Eagles March 7.

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Erik Kohlan (2) of CHCA powers past Clark’s Bilal Barnes (15) in their March7 game.

CHCA winssectional title

BEAVERCREEK — The Ur-suline Academy bowlingteam may have dealt withsome adversity this season,but the squad ended the sea-son on its own terms.

Ursuline finished the sea-son at the Division I districtmeet with a coach that wasn’ttheir coach to begin the sea-son. Missy Keith is actuallythe school’s softball coach.She took over the bowlingteam on an interim basis.

“We had five seniors withexperience,” Keith said.“They banded together and

got better over the course ofthe season. No matter whathappened, they had fun.”

Senior Christina Hall-mann led the Lions with a 462series. Fellow seniors EmmaDarlington, Emily Lowe,Cierra Carafice and KariFletcher rolled a 431, 397, 396and 259, respectively.Fletcher was replaced by asubstitute in the secondgame.

Darlington received all-GGCL honorable mentionearlier this season.

As a team, the Lions rolleda 2,873 at the district meet.

“Everyone got better overthe course of the day and we

had fun until the very end,”Keith said.

Their appearance in thedistrict tournament came asa pleasant surprise. To ad-vance, it would come down tohow the team bowled duringits six Baker games at thesectional meet.

Darlington led the team inthe sectional meet with a 535series.

“It didn’t look like wewere going to make itthrough sectionals,” thecoach said. “But, we just de-cided that that didn’t matterand we were going to go out

Ursuline bowlers faceadversity, roll to districtBy Nick Robbenrobbe@communitypress.com

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Ursuline Academy’s bowling team gathers around head coach Missy Keith before the Division I districttournament March 6.

FAIRFIELD — DrawingMoeller High School in theopening round of the Division Iboys basketball tournament isnever an easy way to finish aseason.

For Sycamore’s Aviators, atough Greater Miami Confer-ence schedule and a veryyoung team led to a difficultseason in terms of wins andlosses. On Feb. 27, the seasonculminated with a 55-19 lossagainst the Crusaders from theGreater Catholic League.

“When you’re the 27th seed,there are no good options,” Syc-amore coach Dave Moss said.

The Aves had tried to play aslowdown game against themore athletic Moeller squad.They were only down five, 9-4at the end of one quarter and itwas 19-8 at halftime. However,the Crusaders came alive in thethird quarter, outscoring Syca-more 19-3 to go up by 27 and endthe mystery.

Seniors Jalen Shropshireand Matt Green topped thescoring, but only with sixpoints each. The Aves picked

the wrong night to go cold fromthe floor and were just 3-14from the free throw line.

“It was kind of a reboot thisyear,” Moss said. “At the end ofthe day, when you’re strugglingto win games and can’t score,it’s no secret. It’s been like thatall year. We thought if we couldkeep the game in the 40s, we’dhave a chance.”

Moss also thought his teamwould score more than 19

points. Their previous season-low was 31 against Oak Hills.The Moeller loss put Syca-more’s record at 4-19 with GMCvictories over Colerain (twice)and Lakota West and a non-con-ference victory against Love-land.

“It’s a lot of growing up,”Moss said. “I’m happy with howour kids played. A lot of teams

Sycamore winds up difficult seasonBy Scott Springersspringer@communitypress.com

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Sycamore senior Jalen Shropshire tries to get open against Moeller’sTrey McBride Feb. 27 at Fairfield.

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Girls basketball» Indian Hill lost to

McNicholas in the Divi-sion II sectional final atWithrow March 2, 43-39.Junior Sam Arington ledthe Lady Braves in the losswith 19 points.

» Mount Notre Damedefeated Lakota East 52-48 for the Division I dis-trict championship at Har-rison March 7. SeniorBlair Carlin led the Cou-gars with 16 points.

Boys basketball» At the Division I sec-

tional at Fairfield, Moellerdowned Ross 72-24 onMarch 3. Senior Grant Pit-man led the Crusaderswith 17 points.

In the sectional finalagainst Walnut HillsMarch 6, Moeller won 48-40 as junior Nate George-ton had 16 points. The Cru-saders moved to the dis-trict tournament againstWilmington March 14.

» At the Division II sec-tional at Mason March 5,Indian Hill knocked offWyoming 63-51to advanceto the sectional finalagainst Taft March 7.Against the Senators, theBraves fell short 68-49.

Wrestling» Sycamore’s Gary

Traub was Division I dis-trict champion at 195pounds with an 8-4 winover Elder’s Gage Brockto advance to the statemeet. At 120 pounds, KyleGreen was sixth and Cole

Sutton was sixth at 182pounds.

» Moeller finished sec-ond at the Division I dis-trict meet at Kettering.Making the semifinals atthe Division I district meetat Kettering FairmontMarch 6 for Moeller were:Conner Ziegler (120), JakeThompson (132), JacobyWard (138), Brett Bryant(160), Jack Meyer (220)and Joseph Hensley (285).

On March 7, ConnerZiegler won the districtchampionship at 120 andJacoby Ward took the titleat 138. Jake Thompson wasrunner-up at 132, BrettBryant at 160 and JosephHensley at 285. Jack Mey-er was third at 220 as sixCrusaders advance to theDivision I state meet in Co-lumbus.

Boys bowling» Moeller’s David

Schneider qualified forthe state tournament witha three-game series of 665(247, 242, 176) March 5 atBeavercreek.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer andNick Robbesspringer@communitypress.comnrobbe@communitypress.com

THANKS TO TAYLAR HAYDEN

Moeller junior DavidSchneider bowled a 665series at the Division I districttournament to advance tothe state tournament March14. With Schneider is coachJames Tucker.

Mount Notre Damebasketball teams don’thave to dig deep to learnabout the Cougars’ ac-complished basketballlegacy.

The tradition, whichincludes five Division Istate championships, isemblazoned on bannershanging on the gym wallsand shows a gap thisyear’s team hoped to fill.

Mount Notre Dametook care of some of thatSaturday at Harrison.The Cougars came frombehind in the second halfto edge Lakota East, 52-48, and win their first dis-trict championship since2009.

Senior Blair Carlin ledthree Mount Notre Dameplayers in double figureswith 16 points as the Cou-gars extended their win-ning streak to 10 games.

“We don’t think aboutthe past much at MountNotre Dame,” said the 5-foot-7 Carlin, who sank 7-of-10 free throws, includ-ing two with 13.1 secondsleft to clinch the win. “Wewanted to be the team tobring it back.”

Mount Notre Dame(23-2), the No. 2 team inthe Associated Press Di-

vision I statewide polland Enquirer’s Division Icoaches’ poll, is sched-uled to play KetteringFairmont (19-7) in a re-gional semifinal next onWednesday at 6:15 p.m. ata site to be determined.The game normallywould be played at Fair-mont, but Ohio HighSchool Athletic Associa-tion rules prohibit teamsfrom playing tourna-ment games on theirhome courts.

Fairmont advancedwith a 55-47 upset of Ma-son (20-5) in the first ofSaturday’s four games atHarrison.

Junior Lauren VanKleunen scored 19 pointsto lead the Comets, whofinished the regular sea-son ranked eighth in theAssociated Press Divi-sion I statewide poll andtied for third in the En-quirer poll.

After trailing by fourat halftime, the Cougarsearned a 38-38 tie goinginto the fourth quarterbefore taking the lead forgood on an unusual five-point possession that fea-tured another Mount No-tre Dame player gettingfouled while senior DaniKissel was sinking a go-ahead 3-pointer from the

right corner. Juniorguard-forward AbbieScholz followed up with aputback for a 43-38 lead.

Senior guard KandaceSatterwhite led bothteams with 19 points forLakota East (19-7), theEnquirer’s sixth-rankedteam. Satterwhite scoredon a layup off a spin moveand an eight-foot pullupjumper from the leftbaseline to personallycut a seven-point MountNotre Dame lead tothree, 50-47, 58 secondsleft in the game.

Mount Notre Dame’scurrent winning streakstarted with a convincing52-31 win over LakotaEast on Jan. 20. TheThunderhawks posedmore of a challenge in therematch

Satterwhite scored 11points and the Thunder-hawks overcame MountNotre Dame’s 20-10 first-half rebounding advan-tage to lead, 29-25, athalftime. The Cougarshad 11 offensive re-bounds, but they shot just29.6 percent from thefield (8-for-27) in the half.

The Thunderhawksshot 52.6 percent (10-of-19) before halftime.

“I think it was our en-ergy,” Carlin said. “They

were hitting their shotsand we weren’t.”

Mount Notre Damecoach Scott Rogers cred-ited Lakota East’s defen-sive adjustments withthe Thunderhawks’ im-provement from the firstgame.

“We felt really fortu-nate that we were onlydown by four (at half-time),” he said. “The oth-er thing we weren’t doingis we weren’t attackingthe basket. Scoring in-side got us going.

“Even though LakotaEast was playing thatbox-and-one or triangle-and-two, our kids figuredout that we could stillplay basketball. We chal-lenged the kids, and theyresponded like champi-ons.”Lakota East (19-7) – Blomer 2 0 5, Sat-terwhite 7 2 19, Rodgers 11 4, Thomas 3 28, Goodwin 0 1 1, Wills 2 3 7, Azuka 2 0 4.Totals: 48.Mount Notre Dame (23-2) – Davenport4 2 11, Carlin 3 7 16, Scholz 3 0 6, Kissel 5 213, Weeks 1 0 2, Crace 1 0 2, Pisciotta 0 2 2.Totals: 17 13 52.Halftime: Lakota East, 29-25. 3-pointers: L5 (Satterwhite 3, Blomer, Rodgers), M 5(Carlin 3, Davenport, Kissel).Mason (20-5) – Van Kleunen 9 119, Camp-bell 0 1 1, Brinkmann 3 1 7, Mason 1 0 2,Mowbray 3 10 16, Norton 10 2. Totals 17 1347.Kettering Fairmont (19-7) – Roe 1 6 9,Clemente 5 6 18, Morgan 7 4 18, Etter 10 2,Connally 1 2 4, Nichwitz 0 11, Hughes 0 11,Roe 1 0 2. Totals: 16 20 55.Halftime: Kettering Fairmont, 25-18.3-pointers: M 0, F 3 (Clemente 2, Roe).

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Mount Notre Dame wins the district championship over Lakota East, 52-48, Saturday, March 7.

MND adds to legacy with titleBy Mark Schmetzer

Though the state jug-gernaut St. Xavier Aqua-bombers still reign su-preme in Ohio Division Iswimming, Moeller HighSchool also brought someGreater Catholic League-South pride home fromCanton Feb. 28.

The Crusaders fin-ished second to St. Xavierfor their best finish in the50-year history of the pro-gram.

“This has been one ofthe better teams the pasttwo years,” Moeller coachBill Whatley said. “We’vehad second and third (lastyear).”

In addition to coachingat the Blue Ash YMCA,Whatley has guidedMoeller for most of thepast two decades. For hiswork last season, he wasnamed the National Fed-eration of State HighSchool AssociationsCoach of the Year in Ohio.

He has seen his shareof talent.

“We had our top four orfive guys, but our nextcouple of guys did a greatjob of stepping up,” What-ley said of the tournament

performance. “We werehoping to make anythingwith our 200 freestyle re-lay and we actually madethe top heat. It was hugefor us. Getting that thirdrelay in the finals was anincredible feat.”

Seniors Noah Worobetzand Kevin George and ju-niors Jacob Peloquin andCooper Hodge took fifthin the 200 medley relayand seventh in the 400freestyle relay. The thirdwas the 200 free team ofGeorge, freshman JustinDavidson, sophomoreWill McCullough and ju-nior Dan Nymberg.

Individually, severalCrusaders had bannerdays. Peloquin was fifth in

the 100 butterfly and sev-enth in the 100 back-stroke.

“He did good last year,but he stepped it up anoth-er level this year,” What-ley said.

Hodge was fifth in the200 individual medley and15th in the 100 backstroke.George took sixth in the500 freestyle and Woro-betz was 14th in the 100backstroke. Out of 11swims, Moeller made itback to nine finals count-ing the relays. Of thosenine, seven were in the topheat.

With George and Woro-betz graduating, Peloquinand Hodge now assumeleadership roles. In addi-

tion to the younger swim-mers who advanced toCanton, there are severalthat may advance in com-ing years.

“A couple that didn’t goto the meet but did prettygood at districts are Aus-tin Murphy and JamesPrugh,” Whatley said.

While many athletestake a break or move on toother sports after a staterun, Moeller’s swimmersand most of the competi-tors at their level get rightback to work.

“They’re all going fortheir Y championships orclub championships,”Whatley said. “My otherkids that swim for otherhigh schools are going to

Greensboro, North Caro-lina for nationals. TheCAC (Cincinnati AquaticClub) group is going toFlorida and so are others.They’re back in the waterand training to go fasteragain in a couple ofweeks.”

In the meantime, theveteran coach is lookingforward to adding a tro-phy to Moeller’s crowdedcase on MontgomeryRoad. Athletic DirectorMike Asbeck has assuredWhatley there will be am-ple space for the school’sfirst state swimminghardware.

“At least for a couple ofweeks,” Whatley said witha chuckle.

Moeller swim’s finish is historicSecond place atstate is the bestin 50 yearsBy Scott Springersspringer@communitypress.com

and do our best. It endedup being enough to getthrough by 15 or 16 pins.”

The Lions rolled 3,253

compared to Amelia’s3,238.

During the threegames prior to the Bakerround at districts, Ursu-line’s rollers left pinsupright and points on theboard. The Baker gamesonce again provided the

Lions with a boost,though not quite to theextent it did in the sec-tional.

The team picked up813 points from its Bakerboost.

“I think once you real-ize the situation, knowing

it could be the last coupletimes you are rolling thatball for the rest of yourlife or at least on a com-petitive stage, you focusin and are able to do a lit-tle bit more,” Keith said.“I think we sent the sen-iors off well.”

UrsulineContinued from Page B1

winning four games in aseason could quit and notplay through. Our guyswere focused all week andgave it everything theyhad. We just couldn’t putthe ball in the hole.”

A sidebar of the finalgame was having to playagainst Kenny Wead, a 10-point-per-game scorer forthe Aves last season whotransferred to Moeller forhis junior campaign.

“Kenny’s a great kid, “Moss said. “He did whathe thought was best forhim. I wish him well. He’splaying with a little morecontrol with them. That’show they run their pro-gram.”

Along with Wead’stransfer, Sycamore lostMitch Hill, Dan Ginsburgand Zach Farquhar, alldouble-digit scorers, to

graduation in 2014. Theyalso lost Jack Gruden to atransfer and Joey Grudenbefore, sons of formerBengals offensive coordi-nator-now WashingtonRedskins coach Jay Gru-den.

The only thing Mossgot in return from D.C.was a sweatshirt.

“We had a run of guysthat were program guys,”Moss said. “They compet-ed well and did a nice job.Now, we’re just trying togrow a new batch. Some-times you’re the hammer;sometimes you’re thenail.”

Though it was a toughyear for upperclassmen,there is some optimism inthat 19 of the 36 players inthe program are fresh-men, with several playingvarsity minutes this sea-son. Their top returningnon-senior is freshmanTate Goodyear, who aver-aged seven points and sixrebounds this season.

SycamoreContinued from Page B1

MARCH 11, 2015 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • B3LIFE

This is the time ofyear to be sure you notonly deal with reputablecompanies when doingyour tax returns, butmake sure the peoplewith whom you areworking are also honest.

A Cincinnati areawoman writes, “I filedmy taxes Feb. 2, andwas aware I had owedthe IRS $911. I was alsoaware I wasn’t going toreceive a tax refund.”

She says the tax pre-parer to whom she wentknew she wasn’t goingto receive a refund. But,she was told to sign a“little black box” andsays, “They did notshow me what I wassigning off nor did they

tell me.”A few days later she

says she received a callsaying her refund of$17.05 had arrived andthat the company alsoreceived an IRS checkof $634, which it took asits tax preparation fee.

The IRS says, “It isimportant to choosecarefully when hiringan individual or firm toprepare your return.Well-intentioned taxpay-ers can be misled bypreparers who don’tunderstand taxes or whomislead people intotaking credits or deduc-tions they aren’t entitledto in order to increasetheir fee. Every year,these types of tax pre-

parersface ev-erythingfrom pen-alties toeven jailtime fordefraud-ing theirclients.”

So whenyou

choose a preparer besure they have an IRSPreparer Tax Identifica-tion Number. Ask if theyhave a professionalcredential such as a

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Check on the prepar-er’s service fees upfrontand avoid those whosefee is based on a percentof the refund you re-ceive.

Always make sureany refund you receiveis sent to you or directdeposited into yourbank account. Do notallow your refund to bedeposited into the pre-parer’s bank account.

Make sure the pre-parer can submit your

return electronically.Any tax professionalwho gets paid to pre-pare and file more than10 returns generallymust file the returnselectronically. This isthe safest, most accu-rate way to file a return.

Never sign a blank orincomplete income taxreturn. You must reviewthe entire return –andask questions if some-thing is not clear – soyou’re comfortable withthe return’s accuracybefore you sign.

Make sure the taxpreparer signs the re-turn and includes theirPTIN number as re-quired by law. The pre-parer must then giveyou a copy of the return.

Finally, any tax pre-parer whom you suspectof tax fraud should bereported directly to theIRS.

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“Scared Stiff – Fast,Drug-Free Treatment forAnxiety Disorders,” atwo-day professional de-velopment workshopwith Dr. David D. Burnswill be presented by Jew-ish Family Service, 8 a.m.

to 4:15 p.m.Wednes-day, March18, andThursday,March 19,at CooperCreekEvent Cen-ter, 4040Cooper

Road.Professionals can earn

up to 13 CEUs as theylearn how to integrate amultitude of anxietytreatments so their cli-ents achieve high-speedrecovery and lastingchange.

This is Jewish FamilyService’s 11th annual Mir-iam O. Smith EducationalSeries symposium, whichis co-chaired by SusanShorr (Symmes Town-ship) and Marcie Ba-chrach (Blue Ash).

Burns is the author ofthe best-selling book“Feeling Good: The NewMood Therapy,” whichhas sold more than 5 mil-lion copies worldwide,and is the book most fre-quently recommendedby American and Canadi-an mental health profes-sionals for patients suf-fering from depression.Burns is an adjunct clin-ical professor of psychia-try and behavioral sci-ences at the StanfordUniversity School ofMedicine. He has servedas Visiting Scholar atHarvard Medical Schooland Acting Chief of Psy-chiatry at the Presbyteri-an / University of Penn-sylvania Medical Center.

“Anxiety is arguablythe single most commonmental health problempatients and therapistsare facing today. Sadly,most people (therapistsand clients alike) look topills for a solution. How-ever, the latest researchindicates that this is anincomplete solution atbest, and that the most ef-fective treatments aredrug-free,” Burns said.Participants of this inno-vative workshop will en-hance their ability totrack therapeutic pro-gress, learn ultra-highspeed techniques for

treating Panic Disorder,integrate four powerfultreatment models, devel-op a creative, individual-ized treatment plan foreach patient, and more.

The first day of theworkshop is designed tostand alone, with the op-tional second day offer-ing further informationon the subject. Each dayprovides 6.5 CEUs perprofessional discipline.

Professional certifi-cates will be available forsocial workers, marriageand family therapists,counselors, psycholo-gists, teachers, chemicaldependency counselors,occupational therapistsand rehabilitation coun-selors. A certificate ofcompletion is also avail-able.

Social workers, coun-selors, marriage andfamily therapists, educa-tors, psychologists, casemanagers, nurses, chem-ical dependency counsel-ors, rehabilitation coun-selors, life coaches, cler-gy, psychiatrists, and oc-cupational therapists areencouraged to attend.

Miriam O. Smith Edu-cational Series work-shops provide an oppor-tunity for professionaldevelopment as well asoffer the community achance to learn from na-tionally recognized men-tal health experts. JewishFamily Service estab-lished the series to honorthe memory of Miriam O.Smith, a longtime socialworker at Jewish FamilyService who provided ex-tensive individual andfamily therapy, headedthe adoption program,and also served as in-terim director of theagency.

To attend the first dayonly, register by March 9for $125/person or $115/person for two or moreprofessionals from oneagency. To attend bothdays, register by March 9for $225/person or $215/person for two or moreprofessionals from oneagency.

After March 9, pleaseadd $15 late fee to eachregistration. The regis-tration fee includes boxlunch and 6.5 CEUs perday. Register online atwww.jfscinti.org.

For questions, leave amessage at 513-985-1581or email events@jfscin-ti.org.

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Edward DurhamEdward “Earl” Durham, 88, of

Montgomery died Feb. 26.Survived by wife, Wildred

(nee Crumley) Durham; daugh-ter, Rebecca (Gregory) DurhamReder

Preceded in death by son,David Lee (Andra DurhamMartens) Durham; grandchil-dren Heidi (Dan) Reder Adkins,Mark Edward (Delphine) andEdward Durham; and siblingsMartha Hoke and Vera Camp-bell.

Services were March 2 at St.Paul Community United Meth-odist Church, Madeira. Memori-als to: St. Paul CommunityUnited Methodist Church.

Caitlyn Amber KydeCaitlyn Amber Kyde, 12, of

Sycamore Township died Feb.28. She was a seventh-grader atDeer Park Junior/Senior HighSchool.

Survived by parents ChristinaKyde and Jason Karle; grandpar-ents, who raised her, Colleenand Ronald Kyde; sister, AlisaKyde; grandmother, GinnyWells; great-grandmother, MaryJo Peters; aunt and uncle SharonKyde-Huff and David Kyde;cousins Shayla, Austin, Alex,Brayden and Bryson; and four-footed friends, Stewart andKitty Kyde.

Preceded in death by grandfa-ther, Greg Karle.

Services were March 6 atBethel Baptist Temple, SycamoreTownship. Memorials to:www.gofundme.com/ni90lw tohelp with final expenses.

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It is ironic – the Febru-ary meeting of theSymmes Township Re-publican Club Feb. 16would have featuredHamilton County Engi-neer Ted. Hubbard, butwas cancelled because ofsnow.

As county engineer,Hubbard’s office is re-sponsible for mainte-nance of Hamilton Coun-ty roadways – includingsnow removal. Hubbardhas been rescheduled tospeak at the March meet-ing. Topics will include areview of maintenance

duties, planning forbridge and road replace-ment, and include a ques-tion and answer session.The meeting is scheduledfor 6:30 p.m. MondayMarch 16, at the SymmesTownship Safety Center,8871 Weekly Lane.

An introduction of theclub’s first service pro-ject for 2015 is alsoscheduled – Boxes 4 Sol-diers. This program willinclude the collection ofpersonal care, snacks,and entertainment itemswhich will be shipped toservicemen and women

stationed overseas andaway from bases wherethese items are readilyavailable. Cash donationswill also be accepted topurchase additionalitems and pay shipping.

Suggested donationitems include: non melt-ing candy, protein bars,nuts, single serving drinkmixes, Neosporin, Tyle-nol, tissues in smallpacks, personal sizetoothpaste shampoo, &conditioner, dental floss,notecards, small spiralnotepads, pens, post its,socks, playing cards, CDs

& DVDs, itunes giftcards, magazines, paper-backs, sports equipmentand more. A complete listwill be available at themeeting.

The Symmes Town-ship Republican Clubmeets the third Monday

of the month at theSymmes Township Safe-ty Center, 8871 WeeklyLane. A social time isfrom 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.with the program start-ing at 7 p.m. The club pro-vides residents the op-portunity to meet and

learn about issues fromelected officials and can-didates, and engages incharitable communityoutreach projectsthroughout the year.

More informationabout the club is avail-able on Facebook.

Symmes Township GOP reschedules county engineer Hubbard

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

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on the fourthTuesday of the month at 7 p.m.More information on this minis-try is available at 793-3288.

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

Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs for ages4 through ninth-grade is offered7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. .Children enjoy games, Biblestories, competitions, an AWA-NA store, Bible memorization,awards and fun themed nights.

A banquet for senior citizens isbeing planned for March.

Sunday School classes are 10 a.m.;Sunday worship is 11 a.m. KingsKids, a children’s worship service,is offered during the 11 a.m.service. Nursery care is available.

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

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchWednesdays in Lent will consist ofdinner followed by the program“Holy Ground.” Congregationalmembers will give brief talks of aplace they have visited wherethey felt God’s presence.

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

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

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchMoms Book Discussion is 9 a.m.,March 16. The group will discuss“I Need Some Help Here! Hopefor When Your Kids Don’t GoAccording to Plan!” by KathiLipp. Play time for children isprovided.

Children’s Weekday Programmingis Tuesday and Thursday morn-ings and Thursday afternoonwith lunch available. There is anominal charge for each sessionand you must bring your child’slunch. Register on the website(www.cos-umc.org) under“Registration Forms.”

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

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

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

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

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

Northstar A Communityof GraceNorthstar is made up of people

who want to experience Jesus ona deeper level. It exists to experi-ence Jesus and to equip othersto do the same. Its mission is togo to the missing, love themarginalized and live as God’skids.

Quest children’s ministry is avail-able at both celebrations. Juniorhigh ministry (grades five toeight) is available only at the 11a.m. celebration.

The church is at 11020 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; www.goloveli-ve.com.

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

A Lenten Journey conversationsclass will be held following the10 a.m. services on Sunday,March 1 and Sunday, March 22.

A special March Gladness Eventcelebrating the church’s newbeginnings with food, prizes andkids activities will take place at 5p.m., Sun. March 8.

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

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

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

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

A Men’s Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at 8:30a.m. at Steak N Shake in Mont-gomery.

Ladies Fellowship/Religious StudyGroup meets on Tuesday morn-ings at 10 a.m. at the church.

A Quilting Group meets the thirdTuesday of each month at 1 p.m..No experience necessary. Bringyour own projects and ideas forgroup projects.

Friends in Fellowship meets at6:15 p.m. the second Tuesday ofeach month at for a potluckdinner at the church.

Ladies Bridge meets the first andthird Thursdays of the month.Contact the church office forfurther information.

Couples Bridge meets the firstFriday of each month. Anyonewith a bridge partner is welcometo attend. Bring an appetizer orsnack to share.

A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowers meetsfrom 10-11 a.m. the second andfourth Saturdays.

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

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday worship services at 9:15a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Childcare isavailable at both services forinfants through age 2; Sundayschool is at 10:45 a.m. for pre-school through 12th grade.

Additional childcare is availablefor parents in Adult Educationclasses: Preschool and older,meet in Room 113 during the9:15 a.m. service.

Check out the webcast eachSunday at 10:45 a.m.

Beginning March 1 at 10:45 a.m.,Room 120, join an exploration ofthe Book of Judges.

Women’s Monday Group meets10:30 a.m. to noon in room 120.The group is currently reading“What’s so Amazing AboutGrace” by Philiip Yancey.

Upcoming Lenten Study: Examinethe 12 Disciples in their on-the-job training to become Disciplesof Jesus: 9:15, Room 120; 10:45 in

the Manse; Wed. night at 7 p.m.,Media Center.

A new member class is scheduledfor 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March21. Call the church office formore information.

Bring a Friend to Church Sundayis March 22. Come and enjoy apancake breakfast served afterboth services by student minis-tries.

Beth Moore Women’s Study:Children of the Day: 1st and 2ndThessalonians is being studied.Meets Wed., Room 120, 9:30a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Watoto Children’s Choir fromKampala, Uganda, Africa, willperform a free concert with afree-will offering at 7 p.m. May14, in the main Sanctuary.

Lamplighters, a self-led smallgroup, is currently studying IICorinthians. Join the group from7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, inthe Media Center.

Men’s Bible Group meets onWednesday mornings from 6:45a.m. to 7:30 a.m. in Room 120,studying I Corinthians.

The fourth Sunday of eachmonth, the church family willconnect together at the 10:45service. No Sunday School exceptfor Preschool - Kindergarten.

Men’s Saturday Bible Studyresumes March 14. “TwelveOrdinary Men,” a book aboutthe disciples, will be studied.Meets in Room 120, 8:30-10 a.m.

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

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the National World War II,Korean War, Iwo Jima,Lincoln and Air Force me-morials. The local chaptermakes five flights eachyear, carrying up to 72veterans on each flight; aguardian who pays theirown way for the round-trip flight must join eachveteran.

Three paramedicstravel on the flights andare ready to help in anykind of medical emergen-cy.

This was the first timeVonRotz has taken part inHonor Flight Tri-State,she was invited to serve asa guest medic. She saidthe trip was especiallymeaningful because ofher family ties to the war.

“Both of my parentsserved in World War II,my mom was a nurse andmy father was an engi-neer in the Navy whohelped build bridges forthe troops,” said VonRotz,who wore her mother’sdog-tags from the war onthe flight.

Cole has made everytrip with Honor Flight Tri-State over the past five-plus years. He was origi-nally invited to help on theflights and has since be-come the medical advisor,as well as a travelingparamedic. Cole graduat-ed from the Paramedicprogram at UC Blue Ashin 2007 and has more than30 years of experience asa firefighter for the Cityof Cheviot.

For the Honor FlightTri-State, the veteransand their guardians meetat the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Inter-national Airport at 6 a.m.for a special ceremony

UC Blue Ash Collegehad a strong presence on arecent Honor Flight Tri-State from Greater Cin-cinnati to Washington,D.C.

Nancy VonRotz of Leb-anon, a professor in theEMS Technology pro-gram at UC Blue Ash, andLarry Cole of Cheviot, agraduate of the paramed-

ic program at the college,served as medics for theflight Oct. 21.

Honor Flight Tri-Stateis part of the nationalHonor Flight program. Itgives World War II andKorean War veterans theopportunity to fly for freeto Washington, D.C., tovisit several sites in thenation’s capital, including

that honors the veteransfor their service and sac-rifice. It includes a bag-pipe performance, thepresentation of colors,and a tradition where ahuge American flagpasses over each veteranand they touch it as it goesby to symbolize the factthat they served underone flag for our country.

The veterans thenspend the day visitingseveral memorials inWashington, D.C., wherethey reflect on their ser-vice to our country and re-member the friends theylost in battle.

VonRotz says that shewould love to serve againon a future Honor Flightand was grateful to get thechance to thank the veter-ans.

“They gave years ofservice, sacrificed timeaway from loved ones,missed many opportuni-ties, and some of themnever even received ahand shake or a ‘thankyou.’ It’s never too late tothank them.”

Honor Flight Tri-Staterelies strictly on dona-tions to pay for the cost as-sociated with flyingWorld War II and KoreanWar veterans to Washing-ton, D.C., five times ayear. If you are interestedin making a donation tosupport Honor Flight Tri-State, or if you are a WorldWar II or Korean War vet-eran interested in partici-pating in the program,contact Cheryl Popp, di-rector of the local chapter,at honor-flight@hot-mail.com.

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MONTGOMERYIncidents/investigationsHarassmentReported in 5700 block ofCooper Road Feb. 11.

Reported in 5700 block ofCooper Road Feb. 11.

Reported in 10100 block ofWoodfern Way Feb. 11.

Identity theftReported in 10600 block ofCreeknoll Court Feb. 17.

RobberyA man said someone tookeyeglasses, vaue $1,200, fromthe 9800 block of Montgo-mery Road Feb. 17.

Sex offensesReported in 5700 block ofCooper Road Feb. 11.

Vandalism/criminaldamagingReported in 9700 block ofMontgomery Road Feb. 9.

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Incidents/investigationsBurglaryReported and laptop andjewelry removed from 8600block of Plainfield Lane, Feb.10.

Reported on 7900 block ofKenwood Road, Jan. 13.

Reported on 3700 block ofMantell Ave., Feb. 13.

Reported on 4500 block ofHarrison Ave., Feb. 12.

Medication removed from4500 block of Sycamore Road,Feb. 12.

Criminal damagingVehicle damaged at 8900block of Painfield Road, Feb.15.

Reported on 8700 block ofMontgomery Road, Jan. 18.

Reported on 4300 block ofYakima Court, Jan. 17.

Criminal mischiefReported on 4400 block ofKugler Mill Road, Feb. 15.

Felonious assaultReported on 12000 block ofThird Ave., Feb. 12.

MenacingReported in 5700 block ofCooper road Jan. 28.

Misuse of credit cardsReported on 4000 block of E.Galbraith Road, Feb. 14.

Reported in 10500 block ofMontgomery Road Feb. 5.

Operating motor vehicleunder influenceReported on eastbound In-terstate 275 Jan. 28.

Reported on southboundInterstate 71 Jan. 29.

Passing bad checksReported 7900 block of IrwinAve., Feb. 14.

Reported in 10600 block ofThistlewood Court Feb. 4.

Reported in 9800 block ofMontgomery Road Feb. 6.

TheftMerchandise valued at $595removed from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Jan. 20.

Phone removed from 7800block of Montgomery Road,Jan. 17.

Credit card removed from8200 block of Wicklow Ave.,Jan. 13.

Sunglasses valued at $340removed from 7800 block ofU.S. 22, Jan. 17.

Safe and contents removedfrom 12000 block of FirstAve., Feb. 11.

Reported on 7800 block of

Montgomery Road, Feb. 12.Scooter removed from 8600block of Plainfield Lane, Feb.13.

Merchandise removed from7800 block of MontgomeryRoad, Jan. 23.

Jacket removed from 7800block of Montgomery Road,Feb. 15.

Medication removed from8900 block of Plainfield Road,Feb. 12.

Someone took three headsets/earphones, total value $950,and $42 cash from the 7400block of Cornell Road Feb. 4.

VandalismReported on 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Feb. 13.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAggravated menacingReported on Richland Park,Jan. 14.

Breaking and enteringCredit cards removed fromdesk at 11000 block of Mont-gomery Road, Jan. 21.

BurglaryReported at 11000 block ofSymmes Creek, Feb. 10.

Reported at 9200 block ofGourmet Lane, Jan. 18.

MenacingVictim threatened at 12000block of Mason Way Court,Feb. 13.

TheftReported on 8500 block ofGovernors Hill Drive, Jan. 7.

Debit card removed from11000 block of MontgomeryRoad, Jan. 7.

Check for $1,900 stolen from10000 block of MontgomeryRoad, Jan. 13.

Cell phone valued at $125removed from 8800 block ofGovernors Hill Drive, Jan. 13.

Coat valued at $200 removedfrom 9200 block of FieldsErtel Road, Jan. 10.

Clothing removed from 9300block of Fields Ertel Road,Jan. 18.

Reported on 8900 block ofHarper’s Point Drive, Jan. 16.

Wallet and contents removedfrom 11000 block of Montgo-mery Road, Feb. 14.

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Zonta Club of Cincin-nati members District 5Governor Ellen Spaeth(Mason), District 5 Secre-tary Glenda Carota(Cleves), District 5 Z/Golden Z Club ChairCathy Bruckert (WestChester Township), dele-gates Verna Tuttle (NorthBend) and Terri Purtee-Stein (Maineville), Dis-trict 5 Birthing Kit Coor-dinators Jane Wiehe (Fair-field) and Dawn Trammel(Fairfield), Laura Dela-ney (Montgomery), Don-na Seitz (Cincinnati), JoanMettey (Montgomery)and Debbie Weber (Cin-cinnati) showed their sup-port by participating inthe 44th Zonta Interna-tional District 5 Gover-nor’s Conference hostedby the Zonta Club of Ash-tabula Area Oct. 17-19.

Zonta Internationaland District 5 biennialgoals were reviewed,committee updates weregiven, guest speakers dis-cussed issues relevant toZonta’s mission, and

workshops on leadershipand creating new Z/Gold-en Z Clubs were present-ed.

Friendships wereforged and renewedthroughout the weekend,especially at the Saturdaynight dinner banquet’sTimeless Women-themedcostume party wheremembers portrayed nu-merous famous (and infa-mous) women in history.The district service pro-ject produced 950 birth-ing kits to be sent over-seas to third world coun-tries.

Attendees also raisedmore than $15,000 for theZonta International Ame-lia Earhart Fellowships;35 $10,000 fellows areawarded globally eachyear to women in gradu-ate school pursuing thefields of aviation and aero-nautical engineering.

Zonta Club of Cincin-nati President ConnieKingsbury said, “We arevery proud of the leader-ship shown by Zonta Club

of Cincinnati members,both locally and district-wide. Our members arededicated to improvingthe lives of women andtheir families both in ourcommunity and aroundthe world.”

Proceeds from the Zon-ta Club of Cincinnati’sfundraisers benefit ongo-ing educational and ser-vice programs supportingtheir Ann Rasche Scholar-ships and Zonta Interna-tional educational pro-grams, Visiting Nurse As-sociation, Bethany HouseWomen’s Shelter, NorthFairmount CommunityCenter, Mary MagdalenHouse, Tender Mercies,Project Uncaged, Fam-ilies Forward, and theirtwo high school Z Clubs atLakota East and Withrow.

For more informationabout the Zonta Club ofCincinnati, visit www.zon-ta-cinti.org, send e-mailsto info@zonta-cinti.org ormembership@zonta-cin-ti.org, or contact DawnTrammel at 513-829-5121.

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Zonta Club of Cincinnati members who attended the District 5 Conference, from left: LauraDelaney, Terri Purtee-Stein, Joan Mettey, Verna Tuttle, Debbie Weber, Glenda Carota, DonnaSeitz and Ellen Spaeth.

Zonta Club members showsupport at District 5 Conference

On Oct. 18, 23 peoplerepresenting the BlueAsh Montgomery RotaryClub gathered at Mat-thew 25: Ministries inBlue Ash to participate inConnect Montgomery’sMake a Difference Day.

The group, ranging inages from 10 to 80, collab-orated to help sort thou-sands of shoes to assistthose in need.

“It was a fun way towork together and giveback to the community”said Noah Richardson,the grandson of Maxineand Larry Richardsonwho was volunteeringwith his sister. This event

was also an opportunityto match volunteer re-sources in support ofMatthew 25: Ministrieswhich is a local and na-tional charitable re-source helping those whoare less fortunate thanothers in the region.

The Blue Ash Montgo-mery Rotary Club is com-posed of business andprofessional leaders whowork in Blue Ash, Mont-gomery or SymmesTownship. The Mission ofRotary is to encourageand foster the develop-ment of acquaintance asan opportunity for ser-vice, to promote high eth-

ical standards in businessand professions, to applythe ideal of service ineach Rotarian’s personal,business and communitylife, and to advance inter-national understanding,goodwill, and peacethrough a world of fellow-ship of business and pro-fessional persons unitedin the ideal of service.

The Rotary Club ofBlue Ash/Montgomerymeets every Tuesday atnoon at the Crown Plazain Blue Ash off of Inter-state 71 and is heavily in-volved in many service-oriented and charitablecauses in our community.

Blue Ash MontgomeryRotary Club volunteers takeon Make A Difference Day

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Members ofthe Blue AshMontgomeryRotary Clubvolunteeredat Matthew25:Ministries onMake ADifferenceDay.

Management Inc. to KenwoodMountain Ranch Ll; $240,000.

4221 Kugler Mill Road: Lawson,Cara R. to Ioannou, Alex &John; $100,000.

8485 Myrtlewood Ave.: Free-man, Anitra J. to Powell, AlexN. & Stacey D.; $133,000.

7957 Richmond Ave.: Hatten,Etta Mae to Boada, Jose;$117,000.

7752 School Road: O’Neal,

SYCAMORETOWNSHIP

8625 Darnell Ave.: Grau, Ann toWilfong, Robert; $72,200.

12172 Fourth Ave.: Meyers,Daniel Allen & Leslie AnnGarrison to Markley, William;$25,000.

7230 Kenwood Road: FFF

Cheryl F. & Glenn L. Schroyer toSt. John, Charles & Kelly;$40,160.

11907 Second Ave.: O’Neal,Cheryl F. & Glenn L. Schroyer toSt. John, Charles & Kelly;$40,160.

11911 Second Ave.: O’Neal,Cheryl F. & Glenn L. Schroyer toSt. John, Charles & Kelly;$40,160.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

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