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Madeira historic district or-dinance is moving forward, de-spite criticism from the resi-dents who helped create it.

The ordinance that will makethe Hosbrook House, Much-more House and train depotpart of the Madeira HistoricDistrict and create the MadeiraHistoric Preservation Commis-sion to oversee it had its secondreading at the Madeira citycouncil meeting Feb. 23.

Council amended the ordi-nance, so the five members ofthe commission must be Madei-ra residents. The commissioncalls for a historian, a regis-tered architect, someone withexperience in building con-struction, a member of the Plan-ning Commission and a memberof city council.

City Solicitor Bob Malloysaid the commission would be

able to operate if it has a quo-rum of three, so the commissioncan start to create the guide-lines for the district while theremaining members are beingfound.

Residents Doug Oppenhei-mer and Todd Woellner, whowere part of the group to get Is-sue 13 that mandated the dis-trict be created, spoke againstthe ordinance and called for it to

be tabled, pending a review ofthe information they presented.

“We believe there are moreimportant documents that needto be made public. We aresuggesting that the informationpresented tonight has many im-plications and effects to (theHistoric District ordinance),”Oppenheimer said.

Oppenheimer presented let-ters from the late 1980s andearly 1990s from lawyers andcity officials about the city’sagreement made with Cleo J.Hosbrook. She deeded the twohouses to the city in a letter in1990.

Oppenheimer said she waspromised a park. The letters saythe city was considering mak-ing the area a park and suggest-ed making one or both thehouses into a museum.

Woellner presented tax doc-uments from the HamiltonCounty’s Auditor Office. Thecity had applied for tax exemp-

tions for the two houses in 1991and submitted plans to turn thearea into a park.

“Had not this informationbeen withheld by the city, a veryexpensive charter amendmentmight have been avoided. Thisinformation was withheld inspite of our public records re-quest. Every member of councilowes an explanation,” Woellnersaid.

City Manager Tom Moellerexplained that at the time thecity was considering turningthe houses into museums, butthen decided they would berental properties. He said thecity no longer receives a tax ex-emption for the MuchmoreHouse because it is home to acommercial property. The citystill receives a tax exemptionfor the Hosbrook House be-cause the Madeira Woman’sClub is a nonprofit.

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Madeira resident Todd Woellner, left, shows a tax document from 1991 thathe claims prove the city promised Cleo Hosbrook that the houses shedonated would be turned into a park.

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Parents upset about state-mandated standardizedtests have found allies insome local school dis-

trict offices.Education administrators are

expressing similar concerns.This is a high stakes test with

testing beginning now but the re-sults will not be available untillate fall, Madeira School’s Super-intendent Steve Kramer said.

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

Among Kramer’s concerns -tests are taken in the spring, butresults are not available until thefall, and the amount of time be-ing spent testing students hasmore than doubled with this gen-eration of tests.

“It’s a very involved processall in the name of accountability.I believe it’s overkill,” Kramersaid.

The old Ohio Achievementtests for language arts and mathfor grades three through eight -and the Ohio Graduation Tests(OGT) were replaced this schoolyear by the Partnership for As-sessment of Readiness for Col-lege and Careers (PARCC) ex-ams that are tied to CommonCore academic standards.

Students are taking math andreading assessments. Nextmonth, the science and socialstudies assessments will begin.

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

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

Haines, the president of mul-tiple Republican groups in thearea, ran for the state board ofeducation in 2014, opposed toCommon Core and for more

classroom instruction time. Helost, but he said what he learnedon the campaign trail from talk-ing to teachers, parents and stu-dents made him see the prob-lems facing public schools.

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

Haines said the tests aremore of a data collecting exer-cise for the state than helpful in-struction for the students be-cause it takes so long for the re-sults to come in.

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

Haines said. The Ohio Department of Edu-

cation says there is no law thatallows a parent or student to optout of state testing and there isno state test opt-out procedureor form. If a parent withdrawshis or her child’s participation incertain state tests, there may beconsequences for the child, the

child’s teacher, and the schooland district.

As a longtime administratorfor Princeton City Schools, re-tired educator Noel Taylor ques-tioned the computer literacychildren need for the PARCCtests.

“Most kids are acquaintedwith the computer, but there aresome sophisticated things re-quired of these tests. For somekids, it could be difficult.

“That would interfere withjudging how well the youngstercould read or write at that level.”

Princeton Interim Superin-tendent Ed Theroux said assess-ments have a place in education,to drive instruction.

“I believe all educators be-lieve and want to be held ac-

countable to make sure our stu-dents are growing,” Therouxsaid, explaining that formativeassessments are continuous inthe classroom.

“There is a place for somestandardized assessments,”Theroux said of the need to com-pare districts by some measure.“However, we are taking an aw-ful lot of assessments, which istaking away instruction, insteadof spending time where studentscan grow and learn.”

Theroux advocated for morelocal control over instructionand testing.

“I believe we’ve got to returnsome of that local control to dis-tricts so they can be freed from

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Rick Santorum tovisit Cincinnati

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

mery Inn restaurant, 9440Montgomery Road.

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

the event.Tickets are $10 per per-

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

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

rythaines@gmail.com.

IHHS After Promfundraisingweekend March 6-7

Indian Hill HighSchool will host a week-end of fun events to raisemoney for After Prom.

On Friday, March 6, theIndian Hill community isinvited to Tomahawk Sta-dium to see the annualPowder Puff FootballGame as the senior girlstake on the junior girls.

Halftime will featureperformances by IndianHill primary and elemen-tary students, as well as a

routine by junior and sen-ior “cheerleaders.”

The Odd CouplesDance is Saturday, March7. This is where junior andsenior guys have thechance to take theirmoms, and girls take theirdads out for dancing.

All proceeds benefitAfter Prom

Coyotes spottedin Madeira

The city of Madeirahas received reports ofcoyote sightings in theTimberlane and Hos-brook Roads area in earlyFebruary.

No injuries or attackswere reported, accordingto a statement from CityManager Tom Moeller.

The city is remindingresidents to not feedcoyotes, trim and cleanshrubbery coyotes coulduse for cover and to notleave small children andpets unattended.

Coyotes are usuallynocturnal and will avoidpeople unless provoked.The city is urging resi-dents if they see a coyoteon their property to dis-courage them by makingloud noises and throwingrocks.

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“The information wascorrect in 1991, but therewere circumstances thathad been decided by citycouncil at a later date,”Moeller said.

He added the city didnot withhold any docu-ments because they werelegally destroyed. Underthe Ohio Sunshine Laws,counties are required tokeep documents longerthan municipalities.

This is not the first

time Woellner has ac-cused the city of withhold-ing documents. . In Octo-ber, Woellner presentedto council five letters heobtained about Hos-brook’s donation to thecity.

Woellner said the let-ters show Cleo Hosbrookwas threatened by the cityto donate the propertiesand was promised theywould be preserved.

Councilwoman NancySpencer asked for a copyof the new letters and taxdocuments. Oppenheimerrefused and said councilcould get them from the

Hamilton County Audi-tor’s Office as he andWoellner had. Oppenhei-mer refused Spencer’s re-quest for the five letters.

“I am confounded bythe ongoing effort to pre-sent documents andpieces of information andsuggest to council that weare not giving them duereview while refusing toprovide them,” Spencersaid.

The ordinance will gobefore council for its finalreading March 9.

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mandates in order to pro-vide the instruction that’sneeded at the local level,the building level,” he said.

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

“The changes (in test-ing) have been stagger-ing,” James wrote RossMonday, sharing the letterwith parents in the 5,244-student Hamilton Countyschool system and copyingstate legislators.

“The public school sys-tem has been jerked fromone notion to another, re-quiring so much time andattention that districts areleft with no time to ad-dress internal needs. Andsadly, bearing the brunt ofit all are our children,”James said.

James told the Ohioschool leader she had “twooverarching concerns …the abundance of statemandated tests and thecontinued interferencewith what should be a localdecision regarding diag-nostic tests that are ad-ministered for internaluse.”

Warren County’s LittleMiami Schools’ leaderGreg Power publicly de-cried the increased testing

and Mason Schools’ GailKist-Kline’s recent testi-mony before Ohio legisla-tors included concernsabout this year’s schoolchanges.

James and others havealso complained that thenew tests do not provideadequate data for newteacher evaluations beingdone this school year.

Ross said the state isnot only listening tofeed-back but welcomes moreas they fine-tune thewaystudents are tested.

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

Ross, however, alsostated “I believe testingserves an important pur-pose for monitoring andimproving student learn-ing. Each test a studenttakes should contribute toinstructional improve-ment or school and teach-er accountability. I amcommitted to improving

testing efficiency and re-ducing the testing burdenon students while main-taining accountability inour schools.”

The Ohio House recent-ly approved a bill thatwould prohibit schools thisschool year from retainingstudents based on the newtests.

The bill, however, doesnot affect the state’s ThirdGrade Reading Guaran-tee, which requires third-graders to achieve a cer-tain reading score to be al-lowed to advance to thefourth grade. Third-grad-ers are taking the old OhioAchievement Assessmenttest in reading and willmove to the CommonCore-based tests nextschool year.

Haines urges parents tostay involved.

“We have to respect aparent’s right to make achoice with their child’seducation. They knowbest. Not the government.I would never tell a parentwhat to do with their child.I would encourage all par-ents to do the research,”Haines said.

Reporters Kurt

Backscheider, Jennie Key,Marika Lee, Kelly McBride,

Cindy Schroeder, ForrestSellers, Sheila Vilvens

Michael Clark, BenjaminLanka and Chrissie

Thompson contributed.

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A TEACHER’S VIEWJennifer Walden is a parent and teacher. Her daughterattends high school at Clermont Northeastern and sheteaches fifth-grade at Russellville Elementary School.She has several concerns about the PARCC test.“I question why we implement a high-stakes test inFebruary when we still have a lot of time and curricu-lum left to teach this year,” she said in an email. “Myfear is that my students will be tested on content thathas not yet been covered because we still have threemonths of school left.”Walden’s second concern is with the lack of supportschools have been given from the Ohio Department ofEducation in order to help prepare students.“There is currently only one online practice test thatstudents can take to help them prepare for the formatand language of how the test will be written,” she said.Unfortunately students receive very limited feedbackon their results which leaves students feeling frustratedThe major concern Walden sees with the PARCC assess-ment is that schools are administering a developmental-ly inappropriate test to students, at least at the ele-mentary level. “In the fifth-grade, students are still concrete thinkers,yet the assessment requires them to be able to think inabstract ways,” Walden said in her email. “An exampleof this would be to have a student read two differentpassages and then write an essay that identifies a simi-lar theme in each text and compare and contrast theapproaches each text used to develop this theme mak-ing sure to support your answer with evidence from thetext.

WHAT’SHAPPENING INCOLUMBUSHouse Bill 7 – which wouldmake some required studenttests paper tigers even ifgiven online – may be takenup by the full Ohio Senate onWednesday, March 4.That’s according to the officeof state Sen. Peggy Lehner(R-Kettering), who chairs theSenate Education Committee.The March 4 Senate session isto begin at 1:30 p.m.; a previ-ously scheduled Senate ses-sion set for Tuesday, March 3,has been cancelled.The Senate Education Com-mittee on Feb. 25 votedunanimously to recommendpassage of House Bill 7 aftera hearing on the legislationthat would prohibit sometests taken this school year byelementary and secondaryschools students from beingused to determine promo-tion, retention and coursecredit decisions and whichwould allow high schoolstudents to take end-of-course exams they missed orto retake them.The Senate Education Com-mittee also conducted ahearing Feb. 25 on Senate Bill3, which would allow sometest exemptions for schools inhigh-performing districts, buttook no vote on it, accordingto Lehner’s office.Meanwhile, the Ohio Houseof Representatives passedHouse Bill 7 94-0 on Feb. 11.Afterward, State Rep. DougGreen (R-Mt. Orab) cited aprovision prohibits schoolsfrom sharing individual stu-dent’s test scores with outsideentities unless they have theconsent of either the studentor his or her parents.“I am pleased we were ableto close a loophole thatexisted, which would havecreated a huge problem forour students," Green said.State Rep. Tom Brinkman Jr.(R- Cincinnati), said at thetime that, “I was proud tovote ‘yes’ today on what isthe first step to eliminateCommon Core in the state ofOhio.”

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Deer Park High School

» The Deer Park Vocal Mu-sic Department sent two solo-ists and two ensembles to per-form at the Ohio Music Educa-tors Association District 14Solo and Ensemble Contest.

In addition to their normalensemble rehearsals, studentsprepared selected pieces froman approved contest list andperformed in front of a vocalmusic adjudicator who provid-ed valuable feedback and arating. Happily, all vocal musicperformers received the high-est two ratings of Superior andExcellent!

The songs they sang were:“Leave No Song Unsung” -female ensemble; “Go Tell ItOn The Mountain” - femalesolo; “Go Down Moses” - men'sensemble; “Create In Me AClean Heart” - male solo

Performers from Deer Parkwere Yuno Tanaka, MickaylahWhitley, Seth Long, CJ Tassell,Xavier Pena, Kaitlyn Bosse,Julie Kramer, Ashley Mapes,Ceara Trusty, Ashlee Moore,Libby Mawhinney and KatieMobley.

Ursuline Academy» Ursuline has announced

the six seniors recognized asNational Merit ScholarshipFinalists and one senior recog-nized as a National Achieve-ment Scholarship Finalists.

The six National Merit Fi-nalists are Erica Behrens ‘15 ofAnderson Township, AllisonBrady ‘15 of Union Township,Emily Hellmann ‘15 of Madei-ra, Clair Hopper ‘15 of An-derson Township, MadilynKimmel ‘15 of Goshen, andEmily Lowe ‘15 of West Ches-ter Township, and the NationalAchievement Scholarship Fi-nalist is Kari Fletcher ‘15 ofFairfield.

The Ursuline students areamong approximately 15,000finalists in the 60th annualNational Merit ScholarshipProgram. They will be consid-ered for some 8,000 NationalMerit Scholarships worthabout $35 million.

Approximately 1,300 Final-ists in the National Achieve-ment Scholarship Program willbe considered for some 800National Achievement Schol-arships. More than 1,600 BlackAmerican high school seniorswere designated as Semifinal-ists in the fall.

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Ursuline seniors recognized as National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship Finalists: Emily Hellmann, Allison Brady, Madilyn Kimmel, ClairHopper, Emily Lowe, Erica Behrens, and Kari Fletcher.

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Deer Park High School Mickaylah Whitley displays her award from the OhioMusic Educators Association District 14 Solo and Ensemble Contest.

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Deer Park High School student Yuno Tanaka shows off an award from theOhio Music Educators Association District 14 Solo and Ensemble Contest.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

DEER PARK JUNIOR/SENIORHIGH SCHOOL

The following students have earnedhighest honors and high honors forthe second quarter of 2014-2015 (tosee the entire honor roll, go toCincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/1CEGlpn.

Seventh-gradeHighest Honors - Connor Gardner,Valary Leland, Olivia Noland.

High Honors - Rachel Boyd, KalebColeman-Young, Cara Finney, Wil-liam Fischer, Samantha Heiob, TaylorLuck, Alyssa Maley, Michelle Pallas,Angelisa Van Camp, Emily Winter,Zyrielle Yelling.

Eighth-gradeHighest Honors - Abigayle Bickers,

Alexis Butler, Angela Colvin, CharlouMae Libre, Savannah Miller, BritneyMoy, Abigail Ryan, Jessica Shepherd,Bailey Weaver.

High Honors - Trenton Braun, DakotaBrawdy, Carla Canul-Medina, ColinColyer, Lauren Elfers, Christina Faris,Faith Fowler, Samuel George, Mad-eline Hinton, Torey Macke, CaseyMason, Thomas Meza, Dawn Moore,Samantha Musick, Logan Nester,Preston Raabe, Alexis Roberts, Joh-nathan Schramm, Taylor Spivey.

FreshmenHighest Honors - Jami Baker, DestineyCarmichael, Mackenzie Feltner, KyraFuller, Julie Kramer, Katelyn Laux,Paula Ly, Lilly Proctor, Lilly Sheppard,Eric Winter.

High Honors - Lilian Anderson, Haley

Bertline, Daniela Chacon, MariaDuffy, Elizabeth Mawhinney, So-phorn Nguon, Maria Noffsinger,Devin Ozolins, Cyril Pena, JacobPursley, Emily Robinson, ParkerSloan.

SophomoresHighest Honors - Christine Boehmer,Troy Bosse, Jordan Foley, SarahSheppard.

High Honors - Haley Baysic, MadelineCain, McKenzie Dallas, Megan Fisk,Megan Gates, Dawn Hicks, DanielKramer, Ashley Mapes, Sean Satter-field, Jenna Shepherd, KathrynVidourek, Erik Webb, Emily Weber.

JuniorsHighest Honors - Tara Adkins, KatelynBosse, Katlyn Mobley, Sophea Ngu-

on, Cheavtine Sokun, YunosukeTanaka, Charles Tassell.

High Honors - Wesley Adams, Mat-thew Bosse, Samantha Brummett,Rebecca Co, John Hedger, MorganStebbin, Logan Troxell, StephanieVarga.

SeniorsHighest Honors - Eric Gatto, HopeMueller, Max Mueller, Adam Petry,Angelika Serran, Ceara Trusty, JackWalker, Quintin Wiebell.

High Honors - Erica Brady, LaceyChadwell, Sarah Donahue, JarodGallenstein, Lauren Gates, JennaKlunk, Lauren Krousouloudis, DiemLam, Emmalee Middendorf, RyanPhillips, Courtney Russell, AshleyTackett, Kyle Wimer, Daniel Winter,Katie Wolf.

DEER PARK JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLLS

URSULINE ACADEMYThe following students have

earned honors for the secondquarter of 2014-2015:

SeniorsFirst honors - Kelsie Gronauer,

Emily Hellmann, Gabriella Marti-ni, Mary McGrath, Jillian Purdy,Jennifer Welch, Mollie Young.

Second honors - Kelly Dorger,Claire Hauck, Caroline Johnson,Amelia Kissinger, Kelsey Tepe.

JuniorsFirst honors - Sarah Schreiber,

Alexandra Taylor, Natalie Wood-ward.

Second honors - Emily Kronen-berger, Molly Powers.

Honor RollSophomores - Julia Busch-

bacher, Regan CarRoll HaidynIsenhart, Megan Johnson, MaryMacVittie, Hannah McKaig,Darby Nelson, Madeleine Stuhl-reyer.

Freshmen - Caroline Byers,Hailey Linenkugel, Lucy Lorbach,Olivia Martini, Marin O’Dea,Kelsey Plogmann.

URSULINEACADEMY

HONOR ROLL

Dean’s Lists» Clemson University - Madeline ClareUpham, Colleen Louise Zinnecker.

» Coastal Carolina University - HaileyMiller.

» Denison University - Jessica Don-aldson.

» Georgetown College - Ashley Conov-er.

» Georgia Institute of Technology -

Thomas McClure.» Miami University - Christopher R.Banks, Kevin E. Bertelsen, Charles Q.Budig, Maxwell D. Damaska, Brian J.Daugherty, Evan F. Doran,Benjamin J.Finsel, Mary A. Fries, Julianne Hill,Leslie H. Jason, Maksym Y. Malonukhin,Michael G. Markesbery, John W. Peck,Katherine G. Peters, Finley L. Quible,Emily M. Roemhild, Madison J. Saffin,Michael J. Sewell, Emma M. Shaw-

,Stephen E. Spaeth, Margaret C. Tomc-zak, Jacqueline E. Trott, Margaret M.Winstel.

» Robert Morris University - SarahApplegarth.

» Rochester Institute of Technology -Jeffrey Shaul, Andrew Beckmann,Samuel Wallander.

» Shawnee State University - ElizabethPrayner, Amanda Miller, ElizabethKnox, Britney Bowen, Kayla Burns, Sara

Hunt, Jenika Watson, Rachel Sexton,Rikki Morris, John Scholtz, Jaymz Bean.

» University of Dallas - John Stein.» University of Findlay - Nicole Christ.» University of the Cumberlands -Andrew Buschbacher.

» University of Vermont - Bayla Fisher.» Wake Forest University - MadelineHuster.

» Washington & Lee University - CharlesMcKee, Sarah Mae Selnick.

COLLEGE CORNER

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current projectfor assessment and help; still lifesetups available. Ages 18 and up.$25. 404-3161. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesParis in the Spring with Mari-lyn Harris, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$65. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Dining EventsCincinnati International WineFestival Winery Dinner, 6:30p.m. Ladera Vineyards, Carlo &Johnny, 9769 Montgomery Road,Visiting winemakers from aroundthe world join area’s finest chefsin own restaurants to createmulti-course dining and wine-tasting experience. Ages 21 andup. SOLD OUT. Registrationrequired, available online. Pre-sented by Cincinnati Interna-tional Wine Festival. 723-9463;www.winefestival.com. Montgo-mery.

Cincinnati International WineFestival Winery Dinner, 6:30p.m., Daveed’s NEXT, 8944 Co-lumbia Road, Visiting winemak-ers from around the world joinarea’s finest chefs in own restau-rants to create multi-coursedining and wine-tasting experi-ence. Ages 21 and up. $125.Registration required, availableonline. Presented by CincinnatiInternational Wine Festival.723-9463; www.winefestiv-al.com. Landen.

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

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

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

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

ShoppingBook Sale, noon to 9 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, 7200Miami Ave., Used books andaudiovisual items. Cash, check,Visa and MasterCard accepted.Most items $1-$4. Free. Presentedby Friends of the Public Library.Through March 7. 369-6035;friends.cincinnatilibrary.org.Madeira.

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

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, 8999 Apple-wood Drive, All-you-can-eat.Atlantic cod, dipped in batterand deep fried to golden brownwith homemade tartar sauceprovided. Dinners come withsides of homemade macaroniand cheese and coleslaw, com-plemented with breads andbeverages. Desserts. Also offered:two-piece grilled chicken breast,shrimp basket dinner or two-piece cheese pizza dinner. $10, $5ages 6-10, free ages 5 and under.Carry-out fish sandwich: $5.Through April 3. 891-8527, ext. 1.Blue Ash.

Fish Fry-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 avail-able for purchase. Drive-thru andtakeout available. Benefits HighSchool Youth Summer MissionTrip. $5-$10; a la carte optionsavailable. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org. Montgomery.

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

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

On Stage - 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, 4101 WaltonCreek Road, Comedy by EdHoward, Joe Sears and JastonWilliams about characters fromthird smallest town in Texasvisiting Sin City. $20. Reservationsrequired. Presented by Marie-mont Players Inc.. ThroughMarch 22. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 7Antiques ShowsMoeller High School AntiqueShow, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Moeller High School, 9001 Mont-gomery Road, Around 80 dealersoffering art, books, furniture,collectibles and food. BenefitsMoeller High School Band. $5.Presented by Moeller BandBoosters. 791-1680. Kenwood.

Art & Craft ClassesPainting Demonstration:Macy’s Arts Sampler, 2-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Watch members ofBrush and Palette Painters dem-onstrate painting techniques.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

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

Benefits

A Cupcake Affair with a Ken-yan Flair, 7-10 p.m., PeterloonEstate, 8605 Hopewell Road,African drums, entrees infusedwith flavors of Kenya, andselection of cupcakes. Silentauction features variety of itemsfrom Cincinnati and around theworld. Benefits SOTENI interna-tional. $100. Reservations re-quired. Presented by SOTENIInternational. 729-9932; www.so-teni.org. Indian Hill.

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

CivicCivics 101 Citizens Academy,9:30-11 a.m., Madeira City Build-ing, 7141 Miami Ave., Threesegment class about how city isorganized and how it operatesto serve community. Registrationrequired. Presented by City ofMadeira. 561-7228; www.madei-racity.com. Madeira.

Cooking ClassesQuick and Easy: Classic Risottowith Options with Joe West-fall, noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$20. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-

tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,With Master Jerome Cook. Ages16-99. $20. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2gofit.com.Sycamore Township.

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

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

Music - Classic RockSonic Sun, 8 p.m., Shady O’Gra-dy’s Pub, 9443 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, 791-2753. Symmes Town-ship.

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

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

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

Shopping

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

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

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

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

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

MONDAY, MARCH 9Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health PrimaryCare, 9275 Montgomery Road,Cost varies by insurance. Financialassistance available to those whoqualify. Registration required.Presented by UC Health MobileDiagnostics. Through Dec. 14.585-8266. Montgomery.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BBQ Review dishes out addictingmacaroni and cheese recipe

Clone of BBQ Review’s famous mac & cheese

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

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

more like 6 oz.)2 cups milk, warmed

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

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

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

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

Rita’s salt free Italian seasoning

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

Mix together:

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

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

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

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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

SUBURBANLIFE

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

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A publication of

Israel, Judaism separateentities

I agree with the excellentFeb. 4 guest column by JohnRebel on Israeli militarism; Idisagree with the subsequentopinion by James Forbes thatthe Rebel article “smacks ofanti-Semitism.”

As so often occurs, Mr.Forbes makes the serious mis-take of failing to distinguishbetween Judaic religiousteaching and the nation ofIsrael’s political and militaryagendas.

The books of Deuteronomy,Leviticus, I Kings and othersteach love for one’s neighbor,including the stranger withinthe gates. By contrast, the

nation of Israel maintains aseparate and discriminatorylegal system for Palestinians,denies Palestinian access tomodern highways, appropri-ates Palestinian land and con-tinues to expand settlements inoccupied territory. (The U.S.encourages these policies bycontinuing to contribute $3billion per year to the Israelieconomy and by refusing tovote against Israeli policy inany U.N. resolution.)

I have great respect forJudaic religious teachings, buthave little sympathy for Israelipolitical policy which is fre-quently contrary to thoseteachings.

Paul W. SchuchAnderson Township

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Feb. 25 questionWhat is your ideal place or

way to escape the winterweather?

“Upstate New York in theAdirondacks or northernMichigan are my ideal placesto escape the majority ofwimps in Cincinnati whothink winter is somethingfrom which you need to es-cape. Embrace winter, go ski(downhill or cross country),snowmobile or just take anice winter hike in the woods.There are no crowds. If Ichoose to seek a warm weath-er vacation then the Car-ibbean Islands are my nextchoice. The western side ofJamaica and Antiqua are my

favorites.”M.J.F.

“Well all the ideal placesthat I know of to escape Ican't get to because I have towork and winter is a busyseason for us. So instead I've

decided to just embrace win-ter. If I try and realize that itcan only go on for so long,and get so bad, then when thespring and summer arrives Ifind I am way more grateful.However, when it is August,and about 90 degrees with 95percent humidity I try andremember back to how greatit felt to be shoveling mydriveway in minus 0 degreeweather. It is all relative.”

C.S.

“Go to Montana wherethey have a lot more snow,mountains and incredibleskiing. They also all knowhow to drive in the snow.”

D.B.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat TV show from youryouth would you like to seeremade, or re-broadcast?Why?

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

THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

These birds seem to be enjoying the winter weather - a lesson some humans could learn.

The human mind is a fasci-nating biological computer. Itholds a vast searchable data-

base. We haveall seen some-one we knewbut could notrecall theirname.

Try thistrick...tellyourself toremembertheir nameand then re-lax. It will nothappen in-

stantly, but in 10 or 20 minutesyou may retrieve a first orlast name which will lead youto a full name.

Try this exercise with oldmovie stars you see, withevents, dates, anything inyour database. The moreoften you try this exercise thequicker your recall will be-come.

Try this trick...if youralarm is not working, repeatto yourself several times toawake at say 7 a.m. See whathappens. If you are havingdifficulty getting to sleep atnight, tell the muscles in yourarms and legs to relax, thentell the muscles of your faceto relax, and those around

your eyes to relax. It is likelythat you will fall asleep soon-er than you normally wouldhave.

Your mental computer isprogrammable. Do you followa certain religion, have a faithor personal philosophy of life?The probability is high thatyou learned your faith fromthe elders in your family andyour church, temple, mosqueor meetinghouse that youattended together.

Over many years, you weretaught the tenets of this phi-losophy, and now this is a partof who you are; it is now yourbelief system. Why did youaccept these beliefs? Becauseyou trusted your elders; youbelieved they were correct;and, that what they taught youwas the whole truth, even ifthere were no supportingfacts.

Now we are engaged in anescalating war with peoplewho have been taught a differ-ent set of beliefs.

These are often peoplewith no prior formal religioustraining, but they carry withthem a nagging resentmentfor perceived injustices. Youare an infidel, based on theirnew belief system.

This new belief system has

been given to them so thatthey will follow leaders whowish to control your life, yourhome, your state, your coun-try and your assets. Thesenew followers will be used inbattle to subdue you infidelsto the death; or, until suchtime as their leaders are infull control.

Why do they join? Theywant to belong; they like thecamaraderie; the boost oftheir self-esteem. They arebeing taught that if they die, itis as a martyr. They believethey would die as heroes; theyare taught that this is a reli-gious duty.

They are drinking the Jon-estown Kool-Aid of a politicalcult. They have been swindledby deceptive recruiting prac-tices.

Convincing these recruitsto leave would be as likely asconvincing a fundamentalistChristian that Roe vs. Wadewas good law.

The plan to continuallydegrade Daesh’ (ISIS) weap-onry, their transportation,funding and their supplychain will eventually put themout of business.

James Baker is a 38-year residentof Indian Hill.

Are we enteringWorld War III?

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Sometimes the observationof nature is a valuable learningexperience.

My mid-life crisis took meto Graduate school at Xavier.Being aware of the problemsof unwed mothers, I was com-pletely in agreement with Roe

v. Wade. I evenargued myreasons in aclass on med-ical ethics.

This allchanged some-time laterwhen we wereon a mostlydeserted is-land that wasstaffed bynaturalistsoperating a

turtle hatchery. Their job wasto keep track of the turtles thatreturned to the place of theirbirth to lay eggs. The staffprotected the eggs by movingthem to a safer spot and secur-ing them with chicken wire.The turtles were registeredaccording to their tags or, inthe case of new returneestagged for future reference.An observer was assigned towatch for hatchlings and toalert the tourists of the excit-ing event.

We were given buckets tocollect and count the hatch-lings and to release them clos-er to the sea. Then, it was up tothe baby turtles to rush to therelative safety of the waterwhere there was a slightlybetter chance of survival. Theelation of baby turtles rushingover my bare feet was quiteemotional. It became a vitallearning experience. Themother turtle had long agodeparted. The rush to the seawas knowledge that waspassed on during conception.

It was at this point that Ibecame anti-abortion. Furtherattention to my thinking

brought out questions aboutthe life cycle. It became clearthat life is a process that be-gins at conception and takesvarious paths until the cycle iscompleted.

The monarch butterfly be-came another interesting featof nature. It was always in-teresting that they traveled sofar to mate. I had been un-aware that they reproducedseveral times each summer,but it was the final incarnationthat made that last long trip.How did they know? How didthey get it right? The wonderof the subsequent cycles in-creased my amazement ofnature and reproduction. Itbecame so clear that we live ina wonderful world. We shouldtake time and effort to exam-ine and appreciate the wondersthat are there for our enjoy-ment and education.

It was another wonder to methat when my wife was preg-nant and I spent time tappingon her stomach to seemingly orhopefully get some sort ofreply from what would becomeone of our beloved children.Maybe not, but it created won-der. With age, these lessonsbecame a reality.

With an involvement forseveral years in medical eth-ics, my sense of the life cyclebecame a serious examination.It was clear that conceptionwas the beginning of the lifecycle. The ethics of the end oflife required serious thought.Once life has started, there isno avoiding the end.

The ethical problem is howto handle it. Here, our beliefsoffer differing guidance. Mypersonal feeling is that theend, once it is definite is amatter of consultation amongall involved and a trusted med-ical advisor.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

What I learned about thelife cycle from turtles

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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

Boys basketball

» » Moeller beat Sycamore55-19 Feb. 27 at the Division Isectional at Fairfield. SeniorGrant Pitman led the Crusaderswith 11 points.

» Indian Hill got by Goshen62-61 on Feb. 23 on a late three-pointer by freshman ColinShaw. Sophomore Matteo Fioreled the Braves with 22 points.Indian Hill beat Norwood 68-58in the Division II sectional atMason Feb. 28. The Bravesmove on to play WyomingMarch 4.

Girls basketball» Mount Notre Dame defeat-

ed Western Hills at the DivisionI tournament at Kings, 91-11.Senior Dani Kissel led the Cou-gars with 16 points. On Feb. 24,MND whipped Western Brown72-32. Senior Naomi Davenportled with 14 points.

» Madeira rolled past Cincin-nati Christian 61-24 in the open-ing round of the Division III sec-

tional tournament Feb. 23. Sen-ior Celia Kline had a game-high23 points for the Amazons. OnFeb. 25, Madeira added anothersectional win beating Badin 64-43 to get to the sectional final -- arematch against Mariemont.Nikki Macke led the Amazonswith 16 points.

» Deer Park lost in the Divi-sion III sectional at Fairfield onFeb. 24, 70-54. Lacey Chadwellled the Lady Wildcats in the de-feat with 20 points.

» Indian Hill beat MountHealthy in their second roundDivision II sectional game atWithrow Feb. 25, 47-35. JuniorMarshana Baskin led the LadyBraves with 22 points and 10 re-bounds. The win put Indian Hillagainst McNicholas for the sec-tional championship March 2.

Wrestling» Moeller won the Greater

Catholic League-South tourna-ment Feb. 22. Champions for theCrusaders were Conner Ziegler(120), Jacoby Ward (138), Brett

Bryant (170), Sam Wyche (182)and Joe Hensley (285). Otherplacers: Mitchell Moore (sec-ond), Cooper Graves (fourth),Jaelen Summerours (third),Jake Thompson (fourth), TieseGideon (fifth), Trevor Hankins(second), Zach Taylor (third),The-Moor Kelly (second), andJack Meyer (second).

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

» Deer Park was sixth at theDivision III sectional atBlanchester Feb. 28. Austin Sie-mon was champion at 160

pounds, with Tyler Goodpaster(138) and Jeremy Heglin (182)finishing as runner-up. At 113pounds, Jesse Potts was third.All four qualify for the districttournament.

» At the Division II sectionalat Batavia Feb. 27, Indian Hill’sAndrew Cook finished fifth at

220 pounds to qualify for thedistrict tournament as an alter-nate.

Boys bowling» Coach A.J. Russell and the

Deer Park bowling team for ad-

SHORT HOPS

THANKS TO ELIZABETH BEADLE

Deer Park’s Alex Egbers and Katie Meza were among the Wildcat bowlersto advance to the Division II district tournament.

See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

FAIRFIELD — Madeira andMariemont had no illusions re-garding the way the third roundof this season’s series would beplayed. They both knew it wouldbe physical. They were bothright. Madeira (25-0) was able tohold off Mariemont (19-6) in aDivision III sectional final, 38-31, at Fairfield to advance to thedistrict tournament.

The Amazons displayed anenergetic, smothering defensethat was the difference in thegame. Madeira allowed the War-riors just four points in thefourth quarter, after a 14-9 thirdquarter run from Mariemontcut Madeira’s lead to 29-27heading to the final quarter.

Madeira senior guard CeliaKline minded the big shot forthe Amazons down the stretch.

“Celia hit some big shots andwe got defensive stops when weneeded to,” said Madeira coachHaley Warden.

Kline, who leads the Cincin-nati Hills League in scoring at21.1points per game, hit a pair of3-pointers to start the fourthquarter and put some distancebetween the Amazons and War-riors. Celia finished with agame-high 20 points. No otherplayer on either team had morethan eight.

“They went on a little runthere in the third and I kind ofthought, this is my time,” saidCelia. “I had to let it come to mein the beginning. I didn’t get as

many shots as I would haveliked but when they were open Ihad to execute.”

Celia went 4-of-6 from be-yond the arc and 6-of-7 at thefoul line. Celia’s twin sister,Mallory, added six points, whileJamie Grob, Mary Englert andNikki Macke rounded out theAmazons’ scorers for the game-- only the starting five attempt-ed a shot.

Mariemont didn’t play baddefensively either, the Warriorssimply didn’t have an answerfor Kline at the other end. Ma-riemont actually dominatedMadeira in the rebounding de-

Madeira stopsMariemont, wins

sectional titleBy Adam Baumabaum@communitypress.com

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Madeira cheers moments before taking on Mariemont in a Division IIIsectional final at Fairfield Feb. 28.

ADAM BAUM/COMMUNITY PRESS

Madeira’s Celia Kline ready to shoota foul shot in the face ofMariemont’s cheering section. Klinehad a game-high 20 points in a38-31 win Feb. 28.

See MADEIRA, Page B2

INDIAN HILL — Not everyswimmer at the state meet inCanton has had a metal bar inhis or her chest.

Indian Hill High School sen-ior Sam Vester, a state partici-pant all four years, had onefrom the time he was 6 until hewas 9.

From an early age, he no-ticed something physically dif-ferent about himself. He alsowould tire easy playing soccerwith his face getting beet red.

“I had a dent in the center ofmy chest,” Vester said. “It’scalled a pectus excavatum.The surgery to fix that in-volves putting a metal bar inyour chest for however manyyears they determine.”

Fortunately, Vester’s familyhas a medical background. Hisfather, Russell, is a cardiovas-cular and thoracic surgeon.His grandfather, the late Dr.John Vester, was one of thefirst local television medicalexperts on WKRC-TV.

Dr. Russell Vester knewright where to take his son andSam went to Virginia to havewhat was a new procedure atthe time. The downside was

young Sam could no longer par-ticipate in any impact sports.

The upside was swimmingseemed to be the perfect reci-pe.

“I started swimming rightafter my surgery and haven’tstopped,” Vester said. “It hascertainly helped immenselywith my cardiovascular abili-ties. Before, my breastbonewas actually pushing down onmy heart and lungs and mak-ing any physical activity diffi-cult.”

At Indian Hill, Sam wouldfollow in the footsteps of sis-

ters Sarah and Hannah withthe “Aquabraves.” Sarah nolonger swims competitively,but Hannah Vester swims forWilliam & Mary. Hannah alsohad to overcome medical is-sues as she has competed sinceher Indian Hill senior yearwith diabetes.

Something about chlorinemakes the Vesters go. Samwatched his sisters in bigmeets and has been a regular inCanton since his freshmanyear when he anchored the fi-

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

From left to right, Sam Vester of Indian Hill, Hayden Seegar of Mariemont and Bradon Kane of Madeira are offtheir mark for the 4th heat of the Boys 50 Yard Freestyle in the Feb. 7 CHL meet.

Indian Hill’s Sam Vester wins

a pair of district titlesBy Scott Springersspringer@communitypress.com

THANKS TO SWIMMEET.COM

Indian Hill senior Sam Vester was the 50 and 100 freestyle districtchampion at the Division II meet at Miami University Feb. 20.

See VESTER, Page B2

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vanced out of the OH-SAA Southwest DistrictDII sectional tourna-ment Feb. 20. The boysadvanced as a team to thedistrict tournament inBeavercreek Feb. 26.The boys team includes:Alex Egbers, Matt Bosse,Mick Maley, Austin Mo-bley, Troy Bosse, JustinNhun, and Will Maley. Atthe district match, DeerPark was 13th with MattBosse having the high se-ries of 566.

» Moeller advanced tothe Division I districttournament from t

he sectionals at Cross-gate Lanes Feb. 26. Sen-ior T.J. Snyder led theCrusaders with a three-game 649 series.

Girls bowling» Mount Notre Dame

advanced to the DivisionI district tournamentfrom the sectionals atCrossgate Lanes Feb. 25.Junior Molly McCudden

led the Cougars with athree-game series of 520.

» Maria Egbers andKatie Meza of Deer Parkadvanced the Division IIdistrict tournament onFeb. 25 at Beavercreek.Meza finished 51st with athree-games series of423. Egbers was 65th at382.

Honor for Chadwell» Lacey Chadwell of

Deer Park has been se-lected toplay in theCincinnatiEast-WestAll-Stargame onMarch 25at PurcellMarianHigh

School. She is one of 24 play-

ers in the city to be se-lected to this game.Chadwell was second inthe Cincinnati HillsLeague in scoring at 17.3,second in rebounding at16.8 per game and first in

field goal percentage at60.4.

Catching up withcollege athletes

» Behind a 31-pointperformance Feb. 18,Wright State men's bas-ketball player GrantBenzinger (Moeller HighSchool) has been select-ed as the Horizon LeagueFreshman of the Week,league officials an-nounced Feb. 23. He re-ceived a similar honor onDec. 15.

Benzinger, a 6-3 guardfrom Cincinnati (Moell-er), posted his career-high 31 points againstOakland at home to markthe second-highest totalever scored by a WSUfreshman and the mostsince Sean Hammondsscored 33 in 1989.

He followed that with11 points at league-lead-ing Valparaiso Saturdaynight and has averaged21.8 points over his lastfour games.

SHORT HOPS

Continued from Page B1

Chadwell

up with Dowling and Ves-ter in the 200 medley re-lay.

“I was the youngest onthe relay my freshmanyear,” Vester said. “I’vebeen in their position be-fore. It’s definitely a newexperience going tostate. It’s unlike anythingelse.”

At the Division II gath-ering Feb. 27, Vestermade the podium twicewith a second-place fin-ish in the 50 free in :21.09and a third-place swim inthe 100 free in :45.71. The200 medley relay team

nal freestyle leg of the200 medley relay. He’sbeen on various relays atthe Division II state meetand this year entered theC.T. Branin Natatoriumas the Southwest Districtchampion in the 50 and100 freestyle.

Joining him was fel-low senior Jack Dowlingin the 500 freestyle andfreshmen Max Eihausenand Sam Okum teamed

took 11th in 1:40.66.Vester would like to at-

tract some Division I at-tention. He’s gone frombeing limited due to hiscondition to practicingnearly every day. He stilldoes two-a-days threetimes a week under coachBenson Spurling at theCincinnati Aquatic Club.He also lifts three times aweek with Hutzel Train-ing Systems and coachBrad Hutzel.

“I don’t think I’vereached my potential asfar as what I can do,” Ves-ter said.

VesterContinued from Page B1

Cincinnati State men’ssoccer head coach MikeCombs was honored bythe Ohio Collegiate Soc-cer Association (OSCA)for his work during the2014 season.

Combs was named theOCSA All-Ohio JuniorCollege coach of the year,earning the award for thefourth straight season.He led the Surge to a 14-5-1 record and their sixthconsecutive Ohio Com-munity College AthleticConference title.

The honor adds to a list

of accomplishmentsCombs has achieved atCincinnati State. Combs,who completed his 12thseason, has guided theSurge to 10 conferencechampionships and histeams have been rankedin the top 15 in the nationin the National JuniorCollege Athletic Associa-tion Division I poll everyyear.

The veteran coach,who is two wins shy of 200for his career, said thisrecognition reflects theefforts of the entire

team.“Getting the coach of

the year award is a testa-ment to what our pro-gram and our playershave done over the yearsand continue to main-tain,” Combs said.

Seven players fromCincinnati State alsowere named to the OCSAAll-Ohio Junior Collegefirst and second teams.

Freshman goalkeeperTom Ingram, sophomoredefender Austin Root,sophomore midfieldersTyler Gumbert and Oka-

ma Thompson and fresh-man forward MohamedThiaw were named to thefirst team, while sopho-more defender BradSchluter and sophomoreforward Trae Collins re-ceived second-team hon-ors.

To date, two of thosesophomores have com-mitted to continue theiracademic and soccer ca-reers at four-year col-leges, and Combs be-lieves this kind of recog-nition goes a long way to-ward making that

transition possible.“When your kids are

being recognized withkids from Akron and Xa-vier and all the topschools in the state ofOhio, those four-year col-lege coaches pick uptheir names and they be-come more marketable inthe recruiting processwhen their time is overhere at Cincinnati State,”he said.

Combs, who resides inMadeira, wants playersfrom the area to knowwhat Cincinnati State has

to offer.“We want to show year

in and year out that this isgoing to be a strong op-portunity for the localkids to come in and playright away as freshmen,have success nationallyand open up the doors tofour-year programs thatmay never have knownwho these kids were com-ing out of high school,”Combs said. “It’s going tohelp them out financiallyand it’s going to helpthem out academically.”

Cincinnati State’s Combs receives honor

Coach Carl Kremer’s Moeller Cru-saders began the Division I tour-nament with a sectional game

against Sycamore Feb. 27. In a low-scoring affair, Moeller grad-

ually crept away from the Aviators towin 55-19. Senior Grant Pitman led theCrusaders with 11 points and junior

Trey McBride added 10. The win putMoeller against Ross on March 3. TheMoeller/Ross winner would then facethe Mount Healthy/Walnut Hills winneron March 6 for the sectional champion-ship.

Photos by Scott Springer/The CommunityPress

Moeller junior Trey McBride guards Sycamore senior Jalen Shropshire Feb. 27 in the Division Isectional at Fairfield.

Sophomore Riley Voss sets a screen for Moeller junior teammate Kenny Wead againstSycamore Feb. 27. The Crusaders won their opening tournament game, 55-19.

Moeller sophomore Riley Voss tries to get position on an out of bounds play against SycamoreFeb. 27.

MOELLERGETS PASTSYCAMORE

partment, 45-20. TheWarriors had 21 offen-sive rebounds to Madei-ra’s three.

Mariemont 6-foot-4sophomore center Re-bekah Justice had 13 re-

bounds, to go with juniorAislyn Hartman’s eightpoints and eight boards.Mariah Morrow had ninerebounds for the War-riors.

All three games thisseason were decided byfewer than 12 points forthe CHL rivals.

“It’s a great rivalry –we’re right next to each

other in town,” Wardensaid. “It’s always a tightgame whenever we playthem. I kept telling thegirls ‘they think they canbeat us and they want tobeat us.’”

Next up for Madeira isAnna in a district finalSaturday at SpringfieldHigh School at a time tobe determined.

MadeiraContinued from Page B1

MARCH 4, 2015 • SUBURBAN LIFE • B3LIFE

Charles E. StephensCharles E. Stephens, 80, of

Deer Park died Feb. 20. He wasa US Air Force veteran.

Survived by wife, Peggy (neeHubbell); children Kim Hughes,Doug (Michelle) Stephens,Kathy (Donald) McRoberts, RaySiegman, Jim Siegman andCindy (Jerry) Sears; eightgrandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brother,

Ben Stephens;and compan-ion, Daisy.

Preceded indeath bysister, Mo-dene Seaman.

Serviceswere Feb. 26at Mihovk-

Rosenacker Funeral Home,Evendale. Memorials to: theAmerican Heart Association.

DEATHS

Stephens

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsDomesticReported on 5300 block EllmarieDrive, Feb. 13.

Inducing panicReported on 4000 block ofPlainville Road, Feb. 12.

Theft5200 block of Ridge Ave., Feb. 10.

MADEIRAIncidents/investigationsDrug abuseReported at 6800 block ofSpringcrest, Feb. 11.

Reported at area of I-71 andKenwood, Feb. 14.

RunawayFemale juvenile reported missingat 6500 block of Dawson Road,Feb. 11.

Solicitation prohibitedReported at area of Windridgeand Windsong, Feb. 4.

TheftID used with no authorization at7100 block of Wallace Ave., Feb.9.

Reported at Subway at 7000block of Miami, Feb. 14.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 7200 block ofOsceola, Feb. 16.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported and laptop and jewelryremoved from 8600 block ofPlainfield 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 from 4500block of Sycamore Road, Feb.12.

Criminal damaging

Vehicle damaged at 8900 blockof 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 of ThirdAve., Feb. 12.

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

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

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

Phone removed from 7800 block

of Montgomery Road, Jan. 17.Credit card removed from 8200block of Wicklow Ave., Jan. 13.

Sunglasses valued at $340 re-moved from 7800 block of U.S.22, Jan. 17.

Safe and contents removed from12000 block of First Ave., Feb. 11.

Reported on 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Feb. 12.

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

Merchandise removed from 7800block of Montgomery Road,Jan. 23.

Jacket removed from 7800 blockof Montgomery Road, Feb. 15.

Medication removed from 8900block of Plainfield Road, Feb. 12.

VandalismReported on 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Feb. 13.

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» Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church AnnualFish Fry Fridays are Feb.20-April 3, at the church,8999 Applewood Drive,Blue Ash. Atlantic cod,with tartar sauce. Dinnerscome with macaroni andcheese and coleslaw,breads and beverages.Desserts are availableAlso offered: two-piecegrilled chicken breast,

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is $10 Adults, $5 ages 6-11,and free ages 5 and under.Carry-out fish sandwichis $5. For information, call891.8527, Ext 1.

» Montgomery Pres-byterian Church, 9994 ZigZag Road, is having a fishfry March 13 and March27 from 5-7 p.m. Join usfor fried or baked fish din-ners including sides (hushpuppies, French fries and

cole slaw) and desserts.Chicken tender and maca-roni & cheese dinners areavailable. Fish and chick-en tender meals are $9 foradults, $5 for children. Allmacaroni and cheese din-ners are $5.

Proceeds support Hab-itat for Humanity Cincin-nati, the Wounded War-rior Project and Opera-tion Give Back.

FISH FRIES

The University of Cin-cinnati Blue Ash Collegewill host a spring openhouse for prospective stu-dents at 7 p.m. Thursday,March 12, in Muntz Hallon the college campus.Application processingand information providedby college representa-tives will be available be-ginning at 6 p.m.

The spring open houseis for prospective stu-dents who are consider-ing enrolling in the sum-mer or fall 2015 semes-ters. Students and theirfamilies can mee withprofessors, advisors andcurrent students, as wellas taking a campus tour.

As a bonus, the $50 ap-plication fee is waived forthose who apply duringthe open house.

The event will also fea-ture a live appearance byQ102 with morning per-sonality Jennifer Fritsch.She will give away prizes,conduct interviews.

UC Blue Ash has setrecords for attendance atits past two open houseevents and enrollmentcontinues to rise. Thenumber of students en-rolled for fall 2014 was up4.3 percent from the pre-vious year to a total of justover 5,000 students. De-spite the growth, classesat UC Blue Ash are small,with an average of 19 stu-dents and a student toteacher ratio of 14 to 1.

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SCHOOL HOSTS SCIENCEOLYMPIAD

Students from several area school districts willconverge Saturday, March 7, at UC Blue Ash College,9555 Plainfield Road, to compete in the CincinnatiRegional Science Olympiad Tournament.

The Science Olympiad tests the academic mettle ofstudent teams in 23 events, ranging from anatomy toecology, from physics lab to meteorology.

UC Blue Ash is hosting one of eight regional tour-neys, drawing students from across the GreaterCincinnati area. Teams from Clermont, Ross, Syca-more, Lebanon, Wyoming, Lakota, Loveland, Masonand numerous other communities are scheduled toparticipate.

The students compete to win individual and schoolawards. First- to sixth-place medals will be awardedto students in each event and first to sixth placetrophies will be awarded to the top teams in eachdivision.

The event is free and open to the public. Eventswill run throughout the day, beginning at 8:30 a.m.and lasting until 2:30 p.m.; an award ceremony willfollow at approximately 4 p.m. at the Blue Ash Ele-mentary School, which is on the UC Blue Ash Collegecampus.

For more information, go towww.ispacescience.org or contact Steve Schrantz,tournament coordinator, at sschrantz_2056@fuse.net.

Stephen Grabill, best-selling author of theequipping series “For theLife of the World,” will bethe keynote speaker at the13th annual At Work onPurpose “MarketplaceMobilization” eventMarch 14.

AWOP, the GreaterCincinnati nonprofit thathelps Christians incorpo-rate their faith values atwork, will be from 8 a.m.to noon Saturday, March14, at Christ’s Church,5165 Western Row in Ma-son. Admission is free,with free parking andworship music. Food andbeverages will be provid-ed.

Grabill is director ofprograms at the Acton In-stitute in Grand Rapids,Mich. He is also a senior

research scholar in theol-ogy, and an adjunct pro-fessor of theological eth-ics at Grand Rapids Theo-logical Seminary.

This year’s Market-place Mobilization themehighlights strategies forexperiencing the bless-ings of faith where wework. Many Christianswork in secularized envi-ronments that are indif-ferent and sometimeseven hostile to expressingfaith values at work, saidChuck Proudfit, AWOPfounder and president.

About 500 people usu-ally attend the event.

Reservations are re-quired. Go to atworkonpurpose.org and click onthe Marketplace Mobili-zation icon, or call 800-513-9580.

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A rundown of events for chil-dren at area libraries:

Graphic Novel BookClubTuesday, March 10, 7 p.m.Blue Ash BranchFor boys and girls. Ages 9-12.Registration required.

Tween Girls IntoFiction (TGIF)Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m.Blue Ash Branch

Hey, Tween girls, join us forgreat book discussions andawesome activities! For girlsages 10-12. Registration re-quired. Registration required.

An Evening in PeruFriday, March 20, 6:15 p.m.Deer Park BranchEnjoy “An Evening in Peru”one of the programs in OurAround the World Series.Learn about a family’s adop-tion story from Peru. Experi-ence the songs, food, artifacts

and dance of this beautifulcountry.

Registration not required.

WhovianWednesdayWednesday, March 25, 6 p.m.Blue Ash BranchAre you a teenage Doctor Whofan? If so, join us as we discussanything and everythingabout our favorite show.Registration not required.

LIBRARY CHILDREN’S EVENTS

A rundown of St. Patrick’s Dayevents at area libraries:

McGing IrishDancersGet in the spirit for St. Patrick’sDay with a terrific show by

these award-winning gracefuland powerful Irish dancestudents. The McGing Irishdancers have been championsin local, regional, national andworld competitions. No regis-tration required.

Wednesday, March 11, 6:30 p.m.Deer Park Branch, 3970 E. Gal-braith Road, 369-4450

Saturday, March 14, 3 p.m.Madeira Branch, 7200 MiamiAve., 369-6028.

LIBRARY ST. PATRICK’S DAY EVENTS

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.

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerCincinnati Friends Meeting ishosting an afternoon of in-spirational entertainmentfeaturing author Philip Gulleyand singer/songwriter CarrieNewcomer at 3 p.m. Sunday,March 15, at Armstrong Chapel,5125 Drake Road, Cincinnati. Topurchase tickets in advance, goto www.cincinnatifriends.org.Remaining tickets will be sold atthe door. $20 adults, $15 seniors

and students, free for children 6and under.

Regular worship is 11 a.m. Sun-days followed by fellowship inthe Fireside room at noon. FirstDay/Nursery School is available.

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

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

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

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchGood Shepherd is a large churchthat offers a variety of styles ofworship and service times:Saturdays at 5 p.m. is Wovenworship (mix of traditional andcontemporary). Sundays at 8a.m. and 11 a.m. is Traditionalworship. Sundays at 9:30 a.m. isContemporary worship. Sundaysat 9 a.m. Family Worship forwee ones. Sundays at 5:45 p.m.is 'NOSH' dinner and worshipoffsite at UC Campus Ministry

Edge House. GSLC offers pre-school and student SundaySchool at 9:30 a.m., September-May; faith-building classes,fellowship and outreach oppor-tunities, and small groups areoffered.

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

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

Seekers (The Way, the Truth andthe Life) small group meets 6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. Forinformation, contact Dave andMelissa at 891-8527, ext. 1.

Adult Sunday School on Sundaymornings from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.(Fellowship Hall).

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

Madeira SilverwoodPresbyterian ChurchThe church is presenting “The Artof Marriage,” a multi-week

course examining God’s heartfor marriage, relationships, andfamilies. Visit us atwww.madeirachurch.org.

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

Mount WashingtonPresbyterian ChurchAll are welcome Sunday morn-ings at 9:30 for Sunday Schooland blended worship and at 11a.m. for traditional worship.

A free community meal will beserved at 5:45 p.m., Sunday,March 5. Call the church officeto RSVP.

The church is at 6474 BeechmontAve., Mount Washington;

231-2650;www.mwpc-church.org.

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchWorship times are 8:30 a.m. and11 a.m. (traditional) and 9:30a.m. (contemporary).

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

Trinity CommunityChurchA spaghetti dinner will be servedfrom 5-7 p.m., Saturday, March14. Cost is $8 for adults, and $3

for children 10 and under.Meatballs are $1. . Proceedsbenefit the youth and musicministries.

The church is at 3850 E. GalbraithRoad, Deer Park; 791-7631;trin-itycinicnnati.org.

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MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service

10:00am Educational Hour11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

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

683-1556www.golovelive.com

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

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

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

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

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

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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