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T RI- C OUNTY T RI- C OUNTY PRESS 75¢ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville, Springdale, Wyoming Vol. 31 No. 20 © 2015 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News .......................... 248-8600 Retail advertising .............. 768-8404 Classified advertising ......... 242-4000 Delivery ........................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact The Press SUPER COMFORT A5 Comfort food for the Super Bowl VISIT US ONLINE Find local news at Cincinnati.com Sharonville City Council has authorized a change in its approval of electronic mes- sage boards, with the city’s Planning Department now is- suing permits. The unanimous vote switches the process from the planning commission to the Building and Zoning De- partment, though criteria re- main the same. Criteria for conditional permits include the follow- ing criteria: Messages will not be ani- mated, will remain static for at least eight seconds, and in- clude a transition no longer than two seconds. The screen will automati- cally dim depending on weather or time of day. Signs that don’t meet those conditions will be considered by Sharonville’s Planning Commission. Typically, these signs have been used to adver- tise community events, though Mayor Kevin Hardman explained dur- ing City Council’s Jan. 13 meeting that this was no longer mandatory. “It was a requirement of the conditional use, and I changed that,” Hardman said. “I think it’s appropri- ate to change it. “We do ask them to be good citizens and offer their usage as nonprofits, but I don’t think it’s appro- priate to put that on them as a condition.” Planning Director Rich- ard Osgood said the anima- tion restriction was driven by safety. “Animations can be a safety hazard,” Osgood said, explaining the re- quirement that the signs remain static for at least eight seconds. Sharonville planning dept. to oversee electronic signs By Kelly McBride [email protected] KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITYPRESS The Sharonville Community Center displays announcements from non-profits and community events, such as this one outside at the corner of Creek Road and Thornview Drive. Now you can get more for your dollar. In the next seven to 10 days your carrier will be collecting for your Tri- County Press. When you pay your carrier the monthly charge of $3.50, you will receive a coupon worth $3.50 off a classified ad. Not only will you be helping to supplement your carrier’s income, you will also be saving money doing it. For information about our carrier pro- gram, call circulation manager Steve Barraco at 248-7110 or email him at sbarraco@communi- typress. com. IT’S COLLECTION TIME Vision, hard work and great contacts have helped to make the Evendale Fine Arts Exhibit one of the premier art events in the village. This year’s art exhibit will again be at the Evendale Recrea- tion Center, May 1-4, with the opening 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday May 1. Evendale Cultural Arts Cen- ter Director Susan Gordy said two artist residents, Martha Car- mody and Pat Haslit, started the exhibit in 2002. Carin and Robert Hebenstreit were two of the orig- inal artists invited to participate in the show were . They both have shown art and served as judges, she said. Carin Hebenstreit is a portrait artist. Her husband paints every- thing, mainly landscapes. Both are instructors at the Art Acad- emy. Hebenstreit fondly recalled that first show. “I was blown away,” she said. “They had this big room at the rec center with all these beauti- ful partitions.” Hebenstreit said there were about 80 pieces of art in the room. “They accepted everyone,” she said. “It was fantastic. And it grew and grew. And then they de- cided to do a judging.” Awards are presented and the show continues to get better, He- benstreit said. They usually have a trio playing classical music. There is food and it’s well attend- ed. A celebrated artist, Heben- streit is not fond of showing, but she enjoys going to the Evendale show with her entire family. Her now adult children are also art- ists. You can learn more about this “family of artists” on WCET’s Art Bridge in February. Planning is under way for this year’s show and applications for interested artists are being ac- cepted. The show is open to art- ists 21 and older who live within a 50-mile radius of the Evendale Cultural Arts Center, 10500 Read- ing Road. Entry fees are $30 for the first piece and $10 for each additional piece. There is also a $20 early bird entry for the first piece and $5 for each additional piece. All fine art is accepted as long as it can be handled by one person. For information, call 513- 563-1350. Early bird registration dead- line is Friday, March 6. Final deadline is Saturday, March 14. Full payment is required with registration. This year’s show will be juried by Nancy Nordloh Neville. Eligi- ble media include paintings (oils, acrylic, watercolor, and pastels), sketches, etchings and sculpture. No giclees, photography or com- puter generated artwork will be accepted. All works must be orig- inal in concept, design and execu- tion. Additionally, since the ex- hibit is held in a family recrea- tion center, artwork will be eval- uated for appropriateness. Evendale Art Exhibit planning registration underway THANKS TO CARIN HEBENSTREIT Renowned portrait artist Carin Hebenstreit works with a student at one of her Evendale Cultural Arts Center workshops. By Sheila Vilvens [email protected] CALL TO ARTISTS The Evendale Cultural Arts Center is accepting applications for the Evendale Fine Art Exhibit at the Evendale Recreation Center May 1-4. Opening night is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, May1. ECAC celebrates the diverse, talented artists living or working within a 50-mile radius of Evendale, encourag- ing all artists 21 and older to participate. It will be juried by local artist Nancy Nordloh Neville. Accepted works: Eligible media include paintings (oils, acrylic, watercolor, and pastels), sketches, etchings and sculpture. No giclees, photography or computer generated artwork will be accepted. All works must be original in concept, design, and execution. As this is held in a family recreation center, artwork will be evaluated for appropriateness. Entry requirements & deadlines: The show is open to artists 21 and older who live within a 50-mile radius of the ECAC, 10500 Reading Road. Deadline for applications is Saturday, March 14. Entry fees are $30 for the first piece and $10 for each additional piece, $20 for early bird entry for the first piece and $5 for each additional piece. All fine art accepted as long as it can be handled by one person. For more information, call 563-1350 or visit evendalearts.org Early bird deadline is Friday, March 6, with full payment. Final deadline is Saturday, March 14, with full payment. Drop off accepted artwork at the Evendale Recreation Center, 10500 Reading Road, 45241, 513-563-1350; April 28 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. or April 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Payment must be received by above deadlines for consideration in exhibit. You can pay online or mail a check. To apply, create an account at callforentry.org to submit entries and payment. Entry fees are non-refundable. Best of show receives $300 and a one-person exhibit at the ECAC. Second prize is $200. Third prize is $100. Three honorable mention prizes are $50 each. Need help preparing digital files? Ray Burt will photograph up to five paintings or prepare up to five images per artist for submission. To schedule a session, please call Susan Gordy at 513-563-1350.

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TRI-COUNTYTRI-COUNTYPRESS 75¢

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Your Community Press newspaperserving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville, Springdale, Wyoming

Vol. 31 No. 20© 2015 The Community Press

ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNews ..........................248-8600Retail advertising ..............768-8404Classified advertising .........242-4000Delivery ........................576-8240

See page A2 for additional information

Contact The PressSUPERCOMFORT A5Comfort food for theSuper Bowl

VISIT US ONLINEFind local news atCincinnati.com

Sharonville City Councilhas authorized a change in itsapproval of electronic mes-sage boards, with the city’sPlanning Department now is-suing permits.

The unanimous voteswitches the process fromthe planning commission tothe Building and Zoning De-partment, though criteria re-main the same.

Criteria for conditionalpermits include the follow-ing criteria:

Messages will not be ani-mated, will remain static forat least eight seconds, and in-clude a transition no longerthan two seconds.

The screen will automati-cally dim depending onweather or time of day.

Signs that don’t meet thoseconditions will be consideredby Sharonville’s PlanningCommission.

Typically, these signshave been used to adver-tise community events,though Mayor KevinHardman explained dur-ing City Council’s Jan. 13meeting that this was nolonger mandatory.

“It was a requirementof the conditional use, andI changed that,” Hardmansaid. “I think it’s appropri-ate to change it.

“We do ask them to begood citizens and offertheir usage as nonprofits,but I don’t think it’s appro-priate to put that on themas a condition.”

Planning Director Rich-ard Osgood said the anima-tion restriction was drivenby safety.

“Animations can be asafety hazard,” Osgoodsaid, explaining the re-quirement that the signsremain static for at leasteight seconds.

Sharonville planning dept. to oversee electronic signsBy Kelly [email protected]

KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITYPRESS

The Sharonville Community Center displays announcements from non-profitsand community events, such as this one outside at the corner of Creek Roadand Thornview Drive.

Now you can get morefor your dollar.

In the next seven to 10days your carrier will becollecting for your Tri-County Press.

When you pay yourcarrier the monthlycharge of $3.50, you willreceive a coupon worth$3.50 off a classified ad.

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IT’SCOLLECTIONTIME

Vision, hard work and greatcontacts have helped to make theEvendale Fine Arts Exhibit oneof the premier art events in thevillage.

This year’s art exhibit willagain be at the Evendale Recrea-tion Center, May 1-4, with theopening 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. FridayMay 1.

Evendale Cultural Arts Cen-ter Director Susan Gordy saidtwo artist residents, Martha Car-mody and Pat Haslit, started theexhibit in 2002. Carin and RobertHebenstreit were two of the orig-inal artists invited to participatein the show were . They bothhave shown art and served asjudges, she said.

Carin Hebenstreit is a portraitartist. Her husband paints every-thing, mainly landscapes. Bothare instructors at the Art Acad-emy. Hebenstreit fondly recalledthat first show.

“I was blown away,” she said.“They had this big room at therec center with all these beauti-ful partitions.” Hebenstreit saidthere were about 80 pieces of artin the room.

“They accepted everyone,”she said. “It was fantastic. And itgrew and grew. And then they de-cided to do a judging.”

Awards are presented and theshow continues to get better, He-benstreit said. They usually havea trio playing classical music.

There is food and it’s well attend-ed. A celebrated artist, Heben-streit is not fond of showing, butshe enjoys going to the Evendaleshow with her entire family. Hernow adult children are also art-ists. You can learn more aboutthis “family of artists” onWCET’s Art Bridge in February.

Planning is under way for thisyear’s show and applications forinterested artists are being ac-cepted. The show is open to art-ists 21and older who live within a50-mile radius of the EvendaleCultural Arts Center, 10500 Read-ing Road. Entry fees are $30 forthe first piece and $10 for eachadditional piece. There is also a$20 early bird entry for the firstpiece and $5 for each additionalpiece. All fine art is accepted aslong as it can be handled by oneperson. For information, call 513-563-1350.

Early bird registration dead-line is Friday, March 6. Finaldeadline is Saturday, March 14.Full payment is required withregistration.

This year’s show will be juriedby Nancy Nordloh Neville. Eligi-ble media include paintings (oils,acrylic, watercolor, and pastels),sketches, etchings and sculpture.No giclees, photography or com-puter generated artwork will beaccepted. All works must be orig-inal in concept, design and execu-tion. Additionally, since the ex-hibit is held in a family recrea-tion center, artwork will be eval-uated for appropriateness.

Evendale ArtExhibit planningregistrationunderway

THANKS TO CARIN HEBENSTREIT

Renowned portrait artist Carin Hebenstreit works with a student at one of her Evendale Cultural Arts Centerworkshops.

By Sheila [email protected]

CALL TO ARTISTSThe Evendale Cultural Arts Center is accepting applications for the Evendale Fine Art Exhibit at the Evendale

Recreation Center May 1-4. Opening night is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, May1.ECAC celebrates the diverse, talented artists living or working within a 50-mile radius of Evendale, encourag-

ing all artists 21 and older to participate. It will be juried by local artist Nancy Nordloh Neville.Accepted works: Eligible media include paintings (oils, acrylic, watercolor, and pastels), sketches, etchings and

sculpture. No giclees, photography or computer generated artwork will be accepted. All works must be originalin concept, design, and execution. As this is held in a family recreation center, artwork will be evaluated forappropriateness.

Entry requirements & deadlines: The show is open to artists 21 and older who live within a 50-mile radiusof the ECAC, 10500 Reading Road. Deadline for applications is Saturday, March 14. Entry fees are $30 for the firstpiece and $10 for each additional piece, $20 for early bird entry for the first piece and $5 for each additionalpiece. All fine art accepted as long as it can be handled by one person. For more information, call 563-1350 orvisit evendalearts.org

Early bird deadline is Friday, March 6, with full payment.Final deadline is Saturday, March 14, with full payment.Drop off accepted artwork at the Evendale Recreation Center, 10500 Reading Road, 45241, 513-563-1350; April

28 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. or April 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Payment must be received by above deadlines for consideration in exhibit. You can pay online or mail a check.To apply, create an account at callforentry.org to submit entries and payment.Entry fees are non-refundable.Best of show receives $300 and a one-person exhibit at the ECAC. Second prize is $200. Third prize is $100.

Three honorable mention prizes are $50 each. Need help preparing digital files? Ray Burt will photograph up to five paintings or prepare up to five images

per artist for submission. To schedule a session, please call Susan Gordy at 513-563-1350.

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TRI-COUNTYPRESS

NewsDick Maloney Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7134, [email protected] Kelly McBride Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .576-8246, [email protected] Laughman Sports Editor . . . . . . .248-7573, [email protected] Scott Springer Sports Reporter . . . . . . . . . .576-8255, [email protected]

AdvertisingTo place an ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513-768-8404,

[email protected]

DeliveryFor customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .576-8240 Stephen Barraco

Circulation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7110, [email protected] Lynn Hessler District Manager . . . . . . . . . . .248-7115, [email protected]

ClassifiedTo place a Classified ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242-4000, www.communityclassified.com

To place an ad in Community Classified, call 242-4000.

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The Flying CloudAcademy of VintageDance invites you to jointhem Saturday, Feb. 28,from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. atthe Wyoming Fine ArtsCenter, 322 WyomingAve., to enjoy “DancingThrough the ViennaWoods” in their 19th Cen-tury costumes from theera of composer JohannStrauss.

Come to this ball pre-pared to trip the lightfantastic yourself. Pleasewear leather-soled orsoft-soled shoes for turn-ing. Light refreshmentsare served. Tickets areavailable at the door. Goto www.vintagedance.netfor the complete sched-ule of events, prices andhow to join this marvel-ous group.

What a delight towatch these dancersrehearse The Polonaise,The French Quadrille(four different figures),Polka Esmeralda, Charm-ing Waltz, Triangle Qua-drille, Old Folks Qua-drille and the BohemianNational Polka.

Bonnie Carpenter ofHartwell invited me toattend where I met tal-ented and friendly peoplefrom Indiana and Ken-tucky as well as Ohio.Artistic director TamaraAnderson skillfully guid-ed them through their

pacesusingmoderntechnol-ogy tobringback thegrace oflong ago:she gaveinstruc-tionsthrough

a head microphone andthe music was turned offand on by remote control.

Tamara shared thisinformation:

“The Flying CloudAcademy of VintageDance was founded in1981 by Professor Rich-ard Powers, and is credit-ed with the flowering ofinterest in historic ball-room dance throughoutNorth America. We arededicated to the preser-vation, performance andteaching of vintage ball-room dances. We main-tain this community byproviding opportunitiesfor dancers at all levelsto enjoy the magic ofauthentic historic dancethrough classes, perfor-mances, and the re-cre-ation of elegant eveningsof dancing in period ball-rooms.”

The Feb. 28 ball in-cludes dances and musicfrom the 1850s throughthe 1890s. The music will

mostly be by Strauss andhis contemporaries inVienna at that time. Mu-sic will be played by theSeven Hills Sinfoniettaunder the direction ofconductor William White,who is the assistant con-ductor of the CincinnatiSymphony Orchestra.

Approximately half ofthe dances will be waltz-es, with two polkas andset dances for the re-mainder. All set danceswill be taught or prompt-ed by a preceptor, thus,no prior experience isnecessary. “ViennaWoods” and “FeurfestPolka” by Strauss, Lanc-ers Quadrille (set dance),Tchaikovsky’s “Sympho-ny No. 6” (waltz in 5/4time), “Merry WidowWaltz” and Virginia Reel(set dance) are just someof the music that will bepresented.

Steve DeHoff, presi-dent for the past threeyears, and his wife, Cin-dy, have been memberssince 2001. Cindy keepsthe membership rostercurrent and conductscostume walks wherebythe troupe learns thefiner points of dancing

and sitting with thosewide hoops worn underthe dresses of the era.

The Flying CloudAcademy of VintageDance holds a well-earned reputation andBonnie shared someCincinnati Enquirer arti-cles: the April 24, 1983,appearance at the He-liotrope Room at Univer-sity YMCA. They held aValentine’s Grand Soireein February 1987. Theyappeared in the “Northand South, Book II” mini-series that aired in 1986,the film “Glory,” and the1986 WCET Christmasspecial “Mrs. Perkins’Ball.”

Feb. 28 will be a won-derful date to pack awayyour winter blues. Springwill be less than a monthaway then, so dust offyour dancing shoes,come to the ball and en-joy yourself.

Evelyn Perkins writes aregular column about peopleand events in the Tri-CountyPress area. Send items for hercolumn to 10127 ChesterRoad, Woodlawn, 45215, orcall her directly at 772-7379.

These folks know how to have a ball

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Cindy and Steve DeHoff dance the polka with TamaraAnderson on the microphone in the background.

Evendale holdingauditions

The Evendale Cultur-al Arts Center and Per-forming Arts Inc. is hold-ing auditions for the up-coming presentation ofDisney’s “Peter Pan JR.”

Auditions will be 1p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,Jan. 31, at the EvendaleCultural Arts Center,10500 Reading Road.Cost is $70 ($20 nonre-fundable audition fee isdue at the audition; theremaining $50 is due atscript pick up). Those au-

ditioning should preparea short segment (up to 30seconds long) of a song tobe sung without accom-paniment. Additionally,those auditioning will beasked read lines from aportion of text.

To register for an au-dition time using thesign-up genius link, visitperformingartsinc.net.

‘Grand Winter Ball’in Wyoming

The Flying CloudAcademy of VintageDance cordially invitesany and all to attend “AWinter Grand Ball: Talesof the Vienna Woods,” aromantic evening ofwaltzing and more to theSeven Hills Sinfonietta.

Music will be from theera of Johann Strauss IIand contemporaries. Pe-riod costumes are ad-mired but not requiredand contemporary for-mal attire is also appro-priate.

The event is 8 p.m. to11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28,at the Wyoming FineArts Center, 322 Wyo-ming Ave. Tickets avail-able at the door: Acad-emy members/studentswith ID, $20; non-acad-

emy members $25. Lightrefreshments will beserved.

Visit www.vintage-dance.net.

Girls Night Out acelebration of localwomen

Apex Chiropracticand Wellness Center incombination with theCentennial Barn arehosting a Girls NightOut, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.Tuesday, March , at theCentennial Barn, 110Compton Road (classesstart at 7 p.m).

The evening will in-clude opportunities totry several classes suchas Laughter Yoga, Zum-ba, Nia, Yoga, HulaHooping, Meditation,Aromatherapy, Qigong,Tai Chi and SoulCollage .Enjoy a chair massageby local trusted profes-sionals. There will bewine tasting for a smalladditional fee. Snacksand drinks plus doorprizes are included in the$15 fee at the door or pre-register by March 17 andsave $3 by calling Barbat 513-931-4300 or goingto www.apexchirocen-ter.com.

Bring friends for agreat opportunity to trysome new healthful ac-tivities.

Tech help offered toseniors

Technology help forseniors over age 50 re-sumes in the new year.

Wyoming residentsover age 50 can receivefree, one-on-one help us-ing their computers,through a program at thesenior room at the Wyo-ming Recreation Center.High school volunteerswill work with the sen-iors during the half-hoursegments.

Participants shouldbring chargers for theirdevices.

The sessions runthrough February:

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

TRI-COUNTYPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Evendale Elementary

» Grandparents or signifi-cant adults of Evendale Ele-mentary School students in-vited their student's class-room and enjoy lunch in thecafeteria during the schools18th annual “Grand Days.”

» WLWT Channel 5 Chiefmeteorologist Kevin Rob-inson visted Evendale Ele-mentary to discuss weatherwith the second-grade stu-dents. The kids really enjoyedthis unique learning experi-ence and were also excited tolearn that he is a Princetongraduate.

Sharonville ElementarySchool

» The Sharonville MathClub (Polygon Penguins ofSharonville) is busy learningfive games that use pattern-ing, computation, and prob-lem solving so they can par-ticipate in the math tourna-ment they will host March 24.

The club members arefourth- and fifth-grade stu-dents who are able to stayafter school once a week formath enrichment. After the

games are learned, chess andsome programming will beincluded for the members toinvestigate.

Current members include

Carter Logsdon, Reagan Logs-don, Om Badgayan, DarwinMapp, Mary Kimble, HannahVoegele, Jackson Becker,Maura Reilly, Emma Hinkle,Cesar Vanegas, Natalie Wil-

liams, Neveah LeGendre andKhali Williams. APT teacherSteve Coleman and Josh Logs-don, a parent, volunteer theirtime serving as coaches of theteam.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

WLWT chief meteorologist points to a section on the smart board as he explains his job to the second-grade students at Evendale Elementary.

THANKS TO CARLA SHROYER

Sharonville Elementary fifth-grade students Cesar Vanegas and Mary Kimble work with their partners playingQueen’s Guard and Juggle during the Math Club enrichment after school.

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Evendale Elementary second-grade students Vaughn Stiglitz and AlleySeibert with their grandmothers, who enjoyed lunch with them on theschool's grand days.

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Brandon Ho is with Cameron Moyer and his grandmother. The boys are inMelissa Brenner's first-grade class at Evendale Elementary.

THANKS TO CARLA SHROYER

Carter Logsdon and Hannah Voegele, Sharonville Elementary fifth-graders,are learning different strategies for the Queen's Guard game. They willcompete in a math tournament in March.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 29Dining EventsWine Pairing Dinner, 7-9 p.m.,La Petite Pierre, 7800 CamargoRoad, Four-course dinner featur-ing French-inspired food withwines to match. Ages 21 and up.$85. Reservations required.Presented by The Wine Mer-chant. 731-1515; www.wine-merchantcincinnati.com. Madei-ra.

EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, 11165Reading Road, Actors build andexpand their skills. Prepare forauditions, improv, cold reads,monologues, character devel-opment and agency repre-sentation. Ages 18 and up. $25.Presented by Cincinnati ActorsStudio. 615-2827. Sharonville.

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

On Stage - ComedyAlex Stone CD Recording, 8p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,8410 Market Place Lane, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

FRIDAY, JAN. 30MuseumsHarriet Beecher Stowe FirstPerson Program, 7-9 p.m.,Heritage Village Museum, 11450Lebanon Road, Hayner HouseBallroom. Dana Gagnon por-trays Harriet Beecher Stowe,who wrote infamous book“Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Dessertincluded. Benefits HeritageVillage Museum. $20, $17 mem-bers. Registration required.563-9484; www.heritagevillage-cincinnati.org. Sharonville.

On Stage - ComedyAlex Stone CD Recording, 8p.m., 10:30 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.,Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-time snack.$30, $20 each additional child.Reservations required. ThroughFeb. 27. 489-7575. SycamoreTownship.

Special EventsCincinnati Outdoor AdventureExpo, 2-8 p.m., SharonvilleConvention Center, 11355 Ches-ter Road, Exhibitors, recognizedexperts, outfitters, productspecialists. Includes BowhunterChallenge. $10. Presented byAMP Expo Production by De-sign. 855-640-9944; www.am-pexpos.com. Sharonville.

SATURDAY, JAN. 31BenefitsNortheast Hamilton CountyRepublican Club’s PancakeBreakfast, 9-11 a.m., Shar-onville Convention Center, 11355Chester Road, Featuring key-note speaker U.S. Senator RobPortman. Includes breakfastbuffet. Benefits NortheastHamilton County RepublicanClub. $25, free ages 10 andunder. Reservations required.Presented by U.S. Senator RobPortman. 519-2225;www.nehcrc.com. Sharonville.

Cooking ClassesKids’ Favorite Dishes - AllThings Cheese with HollyBader, noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $10. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

EducationCitizenship Class, 10 a.m. to11:30 p.m., The Healing Center,11345 Century Circle West, BasicEnglish needed. Ages 18 and up.Free. Registration required.346-4080, ext. 350; www.hea-lingcentercincinnati.org. Spring-dale.

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

Films

Free Kids’ Movie Day, 10-11a.m. “Brother Bear.”, Tri-CountyMall, 11700 Princeton Road,Children’s Play Area. Popcornand hot chocolate provided.671-0120; www.tricountymall-.com. Springdale.

Holiday - Valentine’s DayPre-Valentine Dance, 9 p.m. to1 a.m., UAW Local 863, 10708Reading Road, Music by DJ Jazz.Ages 21 and up. Benefits St.Simon of Cyrene EpiscopalChurch. $20. Presented by St.Simon of Cyrene EpiscopalChurch. 227-0566. Evendale.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Madcap Puppets: Once UponA Clock, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., UC BlueAsh College Muntz Theater,9555 Plainfield Road, MuntzTheater. World of enchantingstories with Alvis and Sydney,two kids attempting to unlockthe secrets of their uncle’smysterious clock shop. $7.Presented by ARTrageous Sat-urdays. 745-5705; uc-blueash.edu/artrageous. BlueAsh.

On Stage - ComedyAlex Stone CD Recording, 8p.m., 10:30 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Parenting ClassesFoster Parent Training: Ses-sion 12: PAARR; Session 13:Medication Administration, 9a.m. to 5 p.m., The Bair Founda-tion, 260 Northland Blvd., Suite124, Free. Registration required.771-1606. Springdale.

Special EventsCincinnati Outdoor AdventureExpo, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Shar-onville Convention Center, $10.855-640-9944; www.ampex-pos.com. Sharonville.

SUNDAY, FEB. 1Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, 1150 W.Galbraith Road, Lower level.Chair exercise and Leslie San-sone’s low-impact, indoor,aerobic workout. Free. ThroughJune 28. 324-6173. SpringfieldTownship.

Yoga Basics for Beginners,noon to 3 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,Learn breathing techniques,common sanskrit terms, philoso-phy and alignment of postures.$40. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2go-fit.com. Sycamore Township.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-11:30 p.m., Roxy’sLive, 11473 Chester Road, Free.Presented by Aretha Chapman.Sharonville.

Special EventsCincinnati Outdoor AdventureExpo, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Shar-onville Convention Center, $10.855-640-9944; www.ampex-pos.com. Sharonville.

MONDAY, FEB. 2Cooking ClassesBrunch from Vitor’s Bistrowith Vitor Abreu, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $40. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

EducationJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Seminar seriesprovides speakers who teachhow to conduct successfulcontemporary job search. Reser-vations required. 931-5777;tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

Acting Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center,$25. 615-2827. Sharonville.

Health / WellnessNAMI Peer-to-Peer EducationCourse, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Vine-yard Community Church, 11340Century Circle East, Recoveryeducation course for adults withmental illness. Ages 18 and up.Free. Registration required.Presented by National Allianceon Mental Illness of HamiltonCounty. 351-3500; www.namih-c.org. Springdale.

TUESDAY, FEB. 3Dining EventsOpen Your Heart for SteppingStones, 6-10 p.m., Eddie Mer-

lot’s, 10808 Montgomery Road,Hors d’oeuvres, cocktails andseated dinner. Wine and beerincluded, cash bar, valet provid-ed. Cocktail attire. Surf and turf,with vegetarian entree avail-able. Benefits Stepping Stones.$175. Reservations required.Presented by Stepping Stones.559-2443; www.cincyopenyour-heart.org. Sycamore Township.

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

Parenting ClassesFoster Parent Training: Ses-sion 7: Independent Living;Session 8: Education Ad-vocacy; Session 10: The Ef-fects of Caregiving, 5:30-9:30p.m., The Bair Foundation, 260Northland Blvd., Suite 124, Free.Registration required. 771-1606.Springdale.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4Cooking ClassesCheesecakes and CinnamonRolls with Karen Harmon,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

EducationDave Ramsey’s FinancialPeace University, 7-9 p.m.Super Saving., Vineyard Commu-nity Church, 11340 Century CircleEast, Money management classdesigned to help you findfreedom in your finances. Ages18 and up. $93. Registrationrequired. 671-0422, ext. 265;vineyardcincinnati.com/FPU.Springdale.

On Stage - ComedyPro-Am Night, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 Mar-ket Place Lane, Aspiring comics,amateurs and professionals takethe stage. Ages 18 and up. $5.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

THURSDAY, FEB. 5Cooking ClassesCooking for Two - Aphrodisi-acs with Carolyn Gray, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, $25.615-2827. Sharonville.

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

LecturesFlags Flags Flags, 7-8 p.m.,Reading City Hall, 1000 MarketSt., Council Chambers. ReadingHistorical Society presentsprogram to learn about “OldGlory” and all the tales it has totell. Free. 733-2787. Reading.

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

FRIDAY, FEB. 6MuseumsJessie Durbin Ward FirstPerson Program, 7-9 p.m.,Heritage Village Museum, 11450Lebanon Road, Hayner HouseBallroom. Mark Howard por-trays J. Durbin Ward, Civil Warveteran that lived in WarrenCounty. He attended MiamiUniversity in 1838 and becameprosecuting attorney of WarrenCounty in 1845. He enteredUnion army in 1861. Dessertincluded. Benefits HeritageVillage Museum. $20, $17 mem-bers. Registration required.563-9484; www.heritagevillage-cincinnati.org. Sharonville.

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

SATURDAY, FEB. 7Cooking ClassesQuick and Easy Chicken Soupwith Joe Westfall, noon to 1p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $20. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Education

Citizenship Class, 10 a.m. to11:30 p.m., The Healing Center,Free. Registration required.346-4080, ext. 350; www.hea-lingcentercincinnati.org. Spring-dale.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, $20. Registration re-quired. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.

Health / WellnessGo Red Total Makeover, 2-4p.m., Macy’s-Kenwood, 7800Montgomery Road, Visit stationsaround store and get hearthealth passport stamped. Visitall stations and get entered intodrawing for $250 Macy’s giftcard. Giveaways, cooking sam-ples, special promotions andmore. Free. Presented by Amer-ican Heart Association. 842-8871.Kenwood.

Holiday - Valentine’s DayDaddy/Daughter Valentine’sDance, 6-8 p.m., Kids FirstSports Center, 7900 E. KemperRoad, $16 per couple, $6 eachadditional daughter. 489-7575;www.kidsfirstsports.com. Syca-more Township.

Music - Concert SeriesLinton Music’s Peanut Butter& Jam Sessions: High, Low,Fast, Slow. Listen Closely,Here We Go, 10-10:45 a.m.,11:30-12:15 p.m., 1-1:45 p.m.,Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Flute, string bass,piano and drums show musicalopposites. $5 or four for $15;free under age 2. Presented byLinton Peanut Butter & JamSessions. 381-6868; www.linton-music.org. Kenwood.

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

On Stage - TheaterTheory of Mind, 7 p.m., BlueAsh Recreation Center, 4433Cooper Road, By Ken LaZebnik.Sensitive, unsentimental portraitof relationships, tells story ofBill, a teenager who happens to

live on the autism spectrum.Part of Playhouse in the Park’sOff the Hill series. Recom-mended for ages 11 and up. Callvenue for tickets and prices.Presented by Playhouse in thePark. 745-8550; www.cincyplay-.com. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, FEB. 8Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-11:30 p.m., Roxy’sLive, Free. Sharonville.

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

MONDAY, FEB. 9Cooking ClassesEasy Charcuterie at Homewith Jackson Rouse, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $50. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

EducationJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, Reser-vations required. 931-5777;tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

Acting Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center,$25. 615-2827. Sharonville.

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

NAMI Peer-to-Peer EducationCourse, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Vine-yard Community Church, Free.

Registration required. 351-3500;www.namihc.org. Springdale.

TUESDAY, FEB. 10Cooking ClassesA Winter Evening with JohnRuppel, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $50. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

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

Parenting ClassesFoster Parent Training: Ses-sion 4: The Effects of Place-ment; Session 9: PrimaryFamilies, 5:30-8:30 p.m., TheBair Foundation, 260 NorthlandBlvd., Suite 124, Free. Regis-tration required. 771-1606.Springdale.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11Business ClassesA Valentine’s Evening withthe Cooks with Wine Pair-ings: Liz and David Cook,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $70. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

EducationDave Ramsey’s FinancialPeace University, 7-9 p.m.Relating With Money., VineyardCommunity Church, $93. Regis-tration required. 671-0422, ext.265; vineyardcincinnati.com/FPU. Springdale.

On Stage - ComedyPro-Am Night, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, $5. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy-.com. Montgomery.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to www.cincinnati.com and click

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THANKS TO PETE GEMMER

Madcap Puppets is coming to UC Blue Ash College with performances of “Once Upon A Clock”at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Muntz Theater, 9555 Plainfield Road, Blue Ash. Explorea world of enchanting stories with Alvis and Sydney, two kids attempting to unlock the secretsof their uncle’s mysterious clock shop. Admission is $7. Presented by ARTrageous Saturdays. Formore information, call 745-5705, or visit ucblueash.edu/artrageous.

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A surprise documentcame in the mail. It wasfrom the Ohio Senatehonoring me “for exem-plary achievement inyour community andinspiration to individualsto excel in numerous

areas ofendeavor.”

Well, norecog-nition isearned byoneself.You, myreaders,share inthis awardsince thiscolumntruly is a

community endeavor andthe sharing of recipes,threads of wisdom andstories of family, foodand fun is all part of aweekly “visit” that wehave together.

Whether your teamfor the Super Bowl isSeattle or New England,you’ll need some heartyfixins’ to keep energy upduring the game. Hereare a couple of our fam-ily’s favorites.

Hanky pankiesI love the fact that this

recipe is being embracedby a younger generationof fans. Simple, comfortfoods like this are theones that disappear fastwhen we’re entertaining.I usually double this andfreeze some. Here’s mylatest version

1/2 pound ground sir-loin

1/2 pound hot sausage(you can use regular fora mild version)

Few dashes Worces-

tershire1 pound cubed Velvee-

ta1/2 teaspoon dried

oreganoGarlic powder to tasteParty rye roundsCook the beef and

sausage. I use a potatomasher to break the meatup, then stir in rest ofingredients and cookuntil cheese melts. Serveon party rye or in hol-lowed out rye round. Youcan refrigerate this mix-ture and run the roundsunder the broiler to re-heat, or reheat mixture inmicrowave.

Chicken chiliThe ancho chili pow-

der is simply grounddried poblanos. The lasttime I made this, I usedboneless chicken thighsand breasts. You’ll need atotal of about 4 cups(which is what you’ll get,more or less from anaverage deli chicken). Ipoached them in broth.Also I had to add morespices to boost the flavor.Chili is a personal thing. Ilearned that when I was ajudge for a chili cook-off.I like to make this a dayahead. When I rewarm it,I usually add morespices, etc. Adapted froma recipe shared by CathyH., a Madeira reader.

1 rotisserie chicken,skin removed and meatshredded coarsely

1 can, 15 oz. Cannellinibeans, drained

1 can, 15 oz. GreatNorthern beans, drained

Olive oil1-2 jalapeno peppers,

minced1 large bell pepper or

2 poblanos, chopped - Ilike poblanos

2 generous cups onion,chopped or to taste

1 generous tablespoongarlic, minced or to taste

1 teaspoon groundcoriander

1-1/2 teaspoons anchochili powder

1 tablespoon cumin1 quart chicken brothCouple cups frozen

corn, thawed - optSalt and pepperJuice of 2 limes plus

extra for garnishAlso for garnish: torn

cilantro leaves, sour

cream, chopped toma-toes, crushed tortillachips

Mash half the beanswith a potato masher.Film pot with oil andsauté peppers, onion andgarlic just until onionsare a little soft. Addspices and cook for aminute or so until yousmell their flavor. Pour inbroth, bring to a boil andlower to a simmer. Addbeans and corn and sim-mer 30 minutes or so.Stir in chicken until heat-ed through. Add limejuice to taste. Serve with

garnishes.

Rita’s Italianseasoning

Savory is herb of theyear and one that’s un-derused. It has an aro-matic peppery flavor,good in bean dishes (Ger-mans call it the beanherb) since it helps dispelgas. This recipe containsno salt.

Mix together:3 tablespoons dried

basil3 tablespoons dried

oregano1 teaspoon dried

thyme1 teaspoon dried rose-

mary, crushed2 tablespoons dried

parsley1 teaspoon dried sa-

vory

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Indulge in comfort foods for Super Bowl

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Hanky pankie served in hollowed-out rye makes a good Super Bowl comfort food.

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A publication of

Jan. 21 questionThe city of Cincinnati

released a report earlierthis month which de-tailed a decrease in crimewithin the city. Do youfeel safe, or safer, in thecity than you have in thepast? Why or why not?

“I believe that down-town Cincinnati is safernow. I used to be able topark downtown for freeat any parking meterafter 6 p.m. Now mostof those meters aretaken up by red ‘valet’bags. There tends to bea gauntlet of beggarsseeking handouts asone walks the streets.Therefore I prefer TheBanks area. The Bankshas a large parkinggarage and manyplaces to mingle alaNewport Levy. Go Fig-ure!”

T.D.T.

Jan. 14 questionSome people have

criticized recent schoolclosings due to coldweather. What do youthink about the practiceof canceling classeswhen the mercury dips?

“My biggest issuewith the closing ordelay of schools whenthe temperatures arelow is that schools areadapting to studentshabits as opposed tostudents adapting tothe situation.

“When I look aroundat the kids walking orstanding waiting forbuses it appears thatmany of them are notdressed for the weath-er. No winter coats, falltype, sweatshirt hoo-dies, no hats or gloves.

“When I was a kid,growing up in NorthernOhio (walking to school,up hill both ways)would walk or wait forthe bus in a winter coat,with gloves and a hat. Itcertainly wasn’t great,but the clothing made itbearable and safe.

“So it may be a mat-ter of students realiz-ing that when it is cold,you dress up like it iscold outside. This may

allow the temperaturewhich causes schoolclosings or delays tohappen at a lower tem-perature, to the pointwhere even with appro-priate winter clothing itcould still be danger-ous.

“As a final note, mykids don’t dress appro-priately and they bothhave winter coats. I tryand what I repeatedlytell my son is “Even thetoughest guys in myhigh school owned win-ter coats, hats andgloves and they worethem when it was win-ter.” He just nods fromhis hoodie, grabs hislunch with no glovesand heads out into thecold, cold weather.”

C.S.

“I wonder if thosewho are objecting tothe school closings dueto the cold weather areaware of the fact thatthe school buses arediesel engines which donot work well in ex-tremely cold temper-atures. Not only are thechildren spared thewaiting in sub zerowind chills, but theyare also spared waitingin a bus with no heatwhen it breaks downand a tow truck is re-quired.

“The schools couldremain open and re-quire parents to bringthe children one car ata time. Just imaginethat traffic jam!”

D.O’C.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat do you thinkabout President Oba-ma's proposal to pay fortwo years of communitycollege, effectivelyexpanding school toK-14 by taxing 529 col-lege savings plans?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viaemail. Send your answers [email protected] Ch@troom in the subject line.

America should not supportdictatorships.

It appears axiomatic now, butwe have supported the likes ofPinochet and Saddam Hussein andhave no problems with having fullrelationships with countries likeChina. The indignation that thelikes of Marco Rubio and RedCruz are expressing about doingbusiness with dictatorships, ringsas hollow as the emptying cells ofGuantanamo.

As a former citizen of Brazil,whose current president wastortured under a US-backed mil-itary regime, I have to ask wherethe indignation of the Cuban-American politicians when otherLatin Americans were being re-pressed and tortured by the Gen-erals in Buenos Aires, Santiagoand Brasilia back in the ’70s and’80s?

Cuba matters because it is aglaring example to the rest of theworld of the problems of our for-eign policy and our politics. Wesay we embargo the island be-cause they are a communist dicta-torship. Yet we don’t embargoChina. We say we don’t like theway they hold prisoners withouttrial. And yet in Cuba, on Guanta-

namo we do thesame thing. Wesay we don’t thinkthe Cuban peopleshould live livesof deprivation,but we embargothem anyway. Inshort, we havemade enemies ofthe Cuban peopleby giving theirgovernment

something to hold against us. Weempower our enemies with em-bargoes.

It is time for us to start makingfriends in our own back yard, ifnot actually fabricating enemies.Venezuela is unfriendly in partbecause we supported – or at bestignored the misdeeds of – regimesso corrupt that even Chavezlooked good. Brazil, the biggestnation in Latin America and theworlds eighth largest economy isnot only presided over by some-one who was tortured by a regimewe supported, but who we spiedon as well, after she became Presi-dent. Bolivia is also slipping away,and Argentina is being run bypopulists, that find an easy targetin a superpower that ignores its

closest neighbors. You may detestPutin as much as I do, but he cer-tainly pays attention to HIS neigh-bors far more than we do.

Cuba matters because it is thekey to closer ties with Latin Amer-ica who have long viewed ourrelationship with Cuba as an oldvendetta, a grudge unworthy of asuperpower. Cuba, for its part hasin the past fomented revolutionelsewhere and been a thorn in ourside. But since the collapse of theSoviet Union, Cuba has supportedtalks between the Columbian gov-ernment and FARC and famouslyexported doctors to where theyare needed in many countries.

No, the Cuban government isnot a “Free and Democratic” gov-ernment by our standards. Nei-ther is that of Egypt, Saudi Ara-bia, China and many others. Wedon’t appear to have a problemwith them. I say it’s time to buildbridges and tear down fences. It’stime to promote free trade, andfreedom through dialogue. Let’sstart in our back yard. I’ll drink aCuba Libre to that.

Bruce Healey is a resident of IndianHill.

Why Cuba matters and Rubio, Cruz, don’t

BruceHealey COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

January is National GlaucomaAwareness Month, and the doctorsat Cincinnati Eye Institute needyour help to spread the word aboutthis sight stealing disease.

In the United States, more than2.7 million people over the age of 40have glaucoma, but half of thosepeople don’t know they have thedisease. This is because, in mostcases, there are no symptoms atfirst. In fact, as much as 40 percentof vision can be lost without a per-son noticing, and unfortunately,once vision is lost it can’t be re-stored. This is why glaucoma isoften referred to as “the sneakthief of sight.”

Glaucoma is the leading cause ofpreventable blindness in the UnitedStates. In technical terms, it is agroup of diseases that cause dam-age to the optic nerve, resulting in agradual loss of vision. Withouttreatment, patients with glaucomawill slowly lose their peripheral, orside vision, so that they seem to belooking through a tunnel. Overtime, straight-ahead vision may

decrease until novision remains.With treatment,loss of vision canbe slowed, and insome cases evenstopped altogeth-er.

There is nocure for glaucoma,but it can be con-trolled. Earlydetection and

treatment are the keys to protect-ing your eyes against vision loss.So, what can you do? The simpleanswer is, make an appointment fora full eye exam. The AmericanAcademy of Ophthalmology recom-mends that adults with no signs orrisk factors for eye disease get abaseline eye disease screening atage 40 – the time when early signsof disease and changes in visionmay start to occur. Based on theresults of this screening, your eyedoctor can prescribe treatment, orsuggest intervals for follow-upexams.

For those who have already beendiagnosed with glaucoma, we needyour help, too. We encourage you totalk to family and friends, and havea conversation about the disease.This is especially important be-cause those with a family history ofglaucoma are at a higher risk ofdeveloping it.

For National Glaucoma Aware-ness Month, the doctors at Cincin-nati Eye Institute would like toencourage you to learn more aboutyour eye health. While age, race,and family history are importantrisk factors to consider, anyone candevelop glaucoma. If you haven’thad your eyes checked in a fewyears, consider scheduling an ap-pointment with your eye doctor. Ifyou think you are at risk, we en-courage you to take action. Don’t letglaucoma sneak up on you. Afterall, your sight depends on it.

Dr. Linda J. Greff specializes in adultand pediatric glaucoma. She lives inPleasant Ridge.

Dangers of glaucoma canbe eye-opening

Dr. Linda J.Greff COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Harold Howe, former Unit-ed States Commissioner ofEducation once observed,“What a school thinks about itslibrary is a measure of what itfeels about education.”

If Howe were alive today, hewould be appalled with thedemise of access to elemen-tary school libraries and thespecialists who staff them inmany of Ohio’s elementaryschools.

Even though Ohio’s Depart-ment of Education’s proposedrepeal of its five of eight mini-mum standard would no longerrequire districts to employ alibrarian/media specialist foreach 1,000 students, manydistricts through staff reduc-tions and budget cuts havealready chosen to eliminatelibrarians as one of the fivepositions required under thatstandard.

During thepast threeyears onesouthwestOhio schooldistrict notonly closed itslibraries, butshrinkwrapped theshelves. An-other district

cut over half of the local librar-ians’ positions, then assignedthe remaining librarians theoverwhelming task of assum-ing most of the responsibilitiesvacated by the losses. Cananyone imagine the possibilityof the community’s elite pri-vate schools closing a library?

The elementary schoolmedia center/library should bethe instructional center of theschool. It is the one placewhere schools house multiple

print and digital materials thatserve all students and staffwithin the building.

The gatekeeper of thislearning environment is thelibrarian or media center di-rector. He/she schedules class-es and individual students intothe area, while managing theacquisition and disposition ofall materials. This is a personwho opens the world of booksand endless new ideas to stu-dents.

Like the other staff mem-bers impacted by the five ofeight standard, the librarianhas first-hand knowledge of allthe school’s students from theentry to the exit grade levels.Knowing the students personallearning interests as well aspopular authors of children’sliterature, the librarian makessure that appropriate contem-porary and traditional selec-

tions are always available.Just as importantly, the

librarian uses his/her generalknowledge of the school’s cur-riculum to maintain all theprint, digital and periodicalresources necessary to supportunits and topics of study ateach grade.

In today’s world of technol-ogy, many elementary schoollibrarians have become theresident expert for the mainte-nance and care of the school’shardware and software col-lections.

When a computer fails orquestions arise about the useof a particular program, thelibrarian is the first personother staff members and stu-dents consult.

Schools that have limited orno access to a media centerand its specialist, relegatetheir student population to a

one dimensional classroomeducational experience oftendominated by textbooks, suffo-cating programs that rely onsystems rather than profes-sional guidance, and an unre-alistic consistent focus on highstakes tests.

When Peter Pan flew hometo rejoin his family and resumehis previous life, he wentstraight to the bedroom win-dow that was always open, onlyto discover, bars had closed it.

Thus, he returned to Never-land. Like Peter Pan, studentswho attend schools that havedismissed librarians go to thelibrary, peek through its win-dow, and are turned away frominfinite ideas inside by alocked door.

Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.

Proposed repeal of ‘Five of Eight’ rule jeopardizes public school librarians

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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TRI- COUNTYPRESSEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

Boys basketball» Wyoming downed

Mariemont 63-41 on Jan.16. Sophomore LonnieGrayson led the Cowboyswith 21 points.

The Cowboys defeatedDeer Park 65-25 on Jan. 20as Grayson hit for 21again.

» Moeller beat St.John’s Jesuit 51-49 in over-time Jan. 18. Senior GrantPitman led the Crusaderswith 16 points.

» Princeton fell to St.Xavier 68-63 on Jan. 20.Jordan Bradley had 16points for the Vikings.

Girls basketball» Wyoming defeated

Deer Park 71-31on Jan. 19.Senior Emily Wadds had25 points and 14 reboundsand junior Haley Stewartadded 18 points and 15 re-bounds.

» Indian Hill beatReading 27-22 Jan. 17. Ju-nior Samantha Aringtonled the Lady Braves with10 points.

» On Jan. 17 at the Clas-sic in the Country tourna-ment, senior Naomi Da-venport had 15 points asMount Notre Dame beatWadsworth 45-40.

Mount Notre Damedowned Lakota East 52-31on Jan. 20. Davenport ledthe Cougars with 17points.

On Jan. 22, MND beatSeton 56-35 as senior DaniKissel had four treys and20 points.

» Princeton lost toMcAuley 51-43 on Jan. 20.

Boys swimming» At the Coaches Clas-

sic meet Jan. 17-18, Wyo-ming was sixth in the 400free relay with Max Chou,Christopher Rutter, PhilBrocker and Carson Burt.The same group was sev-enth in the 200 free relay,seventh in the 200 medleyrelay and eighth in the 400medley relay. Individual-ly, senior Chou was thirdin the 100 butterfly andsenior Stephen Barrettwas 14th in the 1,650 free-style.

» At the Coaches Clas-

sic Jan. 17-18, Moeller’steam of Noah Worobetz,Cooper Hodge, Jake Pelo-quin and Kevin Georgewon the 400 medley relay,were fourth in the 200medley relay and wereseventh in the 400 free re-lay. Peloquin, Hodge,George and Will McDo-nough were fifth in the200 free relay. Individual-ly, junior Cooper Hodgewas third in the 100 back-stroke, with senior NoahWorobetz seventh. In the100 butterfly, senior Kev-in George was eighth. Inthe 400 IM, Hodge fin-ished second. In the 100butterfly, junior Peloquinwas fifth and seniorGeorge eighth. The Cru-saders finished thirdoverall.

» St. Xavier was the topteam at the SouthwestClassic Jan. 17-18. St. Xsophomore Will Spaethwon the 50 breaststroke ina time of 29.60. Freshmanteammate, Kent Perry,was third in the same raceat 30.20. Grant House, aSt. X sophomore, tookfirst in the 200-yardbreaststroke with a timeof 2:05.85. House alsoplaced fourth in the 400-

yard individual medley in4:05.00, while junior NateJonas took fifth in 4:05.53and freshman NicholasPerera was sixth in4:07.88. The St. Xavier 200freestyle relay team tookfirst place in the final witha time of 1:26.56. Sopho-more Peter Breissingerwon the 50 backstroke aswell as the 100 individualmedley. Sophomore WillSpaeth came in first placein the 50 breaststroke andfreshman Kent Perry wasthird. St. X senior Joe Ber-no swam fifth in the cham-pionship final of the 50-yard freestyle in a time of22.20. The Bombers wonthe 200 free relay, the 400free relay, the 200 medleyrelay.

Girls swimming» Princeton freshman

Mikhaila Miquiabas tookfirst in two events at theSouthwest Classic Jan. 17-18, winning the 50 butter-fly in 27.07 and the 100 in-dividual medley in 1:03.81.The Vikings finished 24thas a team.

Boys bowling» Wyoming beat Cin-

cinnati Christian and

Clark Montessori Jan. 22.Senior Evan Emanuelsonhad a series of 400.

Coachingopportunity

» MND is currentlylooking for a JV softballcoach. Email michel-le.MND [email protected] for infor-mation.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer andNick [email protected]@communitypress.com

ADAM BAUM/COMMUNITY PRESS

St. Xavier High School sophomore Grant House in the thirdheat of the 200 yard breaststroke on Jan. 17 at MiamiUniversity in the Southwest Ohio Classic.

THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Wyoming sophomore LonnieGrayson puts up a threeduring the Cowboys’ 65-25home victory over Deer Parkon Jan. 20. Grayson led allscorers with 21 points andalso had four steals. Alsomaking big contributionswere Jake Edmonds withfour assists and Nate Lowewith five rebounds.

SHARONVILLE — Pat Mancu-so won a lot of football gameswhile he was head coach atPrinceton High School from1960-1996. More than 300, to beexact. His record at Princetonwas 305-76-1.

He won three state champi-onships (1978, 1983, 1987) and 29Greater Miami Conference ti-tles (21in a row). He never had alosing season in 37 years withthe Vikings.

Those accolades speak vol-umes. But, the numbers don’ttell the whole story. For Mancu-so, it was about helping others.It still is.

“The football games comeand go — that’s a lot of kick-offs,” Mancuso said. “The kidsare then and now, that’s whatsticks with you.”

An early coach of Mancuso’swas Chuck Mather, who was ahigh school coach around Ohiobefore becoming the headcoach at Kansas University andthen an assistant with the Chi-cago Bears.

“He (Mather) had a big signin his office and it showed a pic-ture of a man reaching down tohelp a little boy and it said ‘Noman stands so tall as when hestoops to help a boy,’” Mancusosaid. “I made one just like it

when I went into coaching.” Although his coaching days

ended years ago, Mancuso nev-er stopped being a coach, or car-ing for his former players. On

THANKS TO ROB STARKEY

Longtime Princeton High School football coach Pat Mancuso, right, introduced former player, Dan Starkey, left, asthe Bron Bacevich Award recipient at the Roger Bacon sports stag on Jan. 15.

Princeton’s Mancuso stillmakes a difference

By Adam [email protected]

FROM THE ENQUIRER ARCHIVES SCANNED APRIL 9, 2013

In 1980: Left, Haly Dyer, former scout for the Los Angeles Rams andEdmonton Muskies, and right, Charlie Winner, a former coach for theCincinnati Bengals are amused as Gerry Faust, Moeller coach and PatMancuso, Princeton coach, shake hands at a pre-production meeting at theWarner Mex Studio Oct. 16.

See PRINCETON, Page B2

WYOMING — While a ninth-place finish doesn’t warrant aticker-tape parade, the Wyo-ming High School boys swimteam is pleased with the resultfrom the recent SouthwestOhio Swimming and DivingClassic meet Jan. 17-18.

The large event that match-es smaller and bigger schoolsis sometimes an indicator offuture success.

“It gives the kids an idea ofwhere they stand among someof the bigger and betterteams,” Cowboys coach DaveElliott said. “You look at otherDII schools that were thereand we’re one of the few thatmade it in the finals. We knowthere’s a lot left in the season.”

On the boys side, SevenHills, Madeira and Oakwoodwere the only DII schoolsahead of Wyoming. Among thelarge schools the ’Boys defeat-ed was Sycamore.

“We got all of our (boys) re-lays into finals at Classicwhich was a goal of ours,” El-liott said. “We’re a little downfrom last year, but when youlose a two-time state champion(Jonathan Rutter) that’s toughto replace.”

Senior Max Chou led Wyo-ming individually with a third-place finish in the 100 butter-fly and senior Stephen Barrettwas 14th in the 1,650 freestyle.The Classic relay group wasChou, junior Christopher Rut-ter, freshman Phil Brockerand senior Carson Burt.

“Those four guys are ourfour, but things could change,”Elliott said. “Your spot is notguaranteed, it’s earned. Ste-phen Barrett or Ian Nybergmight end up on one of those.You have to mix and match andsee what combination worksbest.”

Chou, Rutter, Brocker andBurt took sixth in the 400 freerelay, seventh in the 200 free,

seventh in the 200 medley andeighth in the 400 medley. Fin-ishing top eight at the presti-gious meet is encouraging forthe Wyoming coach.

“When you make finals atClassic, you can kind of have ashot to make it at State,” hesaid.

Wyoming’s girls were 29that the Jan. 17-18 meet as Elliotthopes to build the program up.

Sophomore Lia Thomas,who was injured last year, took12th in the 50 freestyle andjoined freshman RebeccaPrangley, sophomore AnnieCriddle and junior Sara Wash-ienko in the 200 and 400 free-style relays that finished 14thand 16th, respectively.

“Our girls are coming on,”Elliott said. “They’re im-proved from last year. Rebec-ca Prangley is real good. Shemade the finals in the 100 and200 breaststroke She shouldmake it to State this year. Keepyour eye on her.”

On the board, diver EmmaWeber finished 10th for Wyo-ming and Will Courtney was15th for the boys.

Up ahead for the Cowboysin the postseason is the Cincin-nati Hills League Champion-ships, with diving startingFeb. 6 and swimming Feb. 7.Both events will be at Marie-mont.

Wyoming boyspoised to peakin the poolBy Scott [email protected]

ADAM BAUM/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming freshman Philip Brockerswims the 200 individual medleyat Miami University in theSouthwest Ohio Swimming andDiving Classic.

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Jan. 15, Mancuso introduced for-mer player Dan Starkey, who wasthe head football coach at RogerBacon, with the Bron BacevichAward.

Mancuso was the first to everreceive the Bron BacevichAward.

“He (Bacevich) was one of thefirst coaches I met when I cameto Cincinnati (from northeastOhio),” Mancuso said. “I knewwhat Bron believed in as a coach.He would send newsletters out tohis kids saying that first came re-ligion, then family, then RogerBacon football. If there was evera coach that was more deservingof that award — it’s Dan Starkey. Itried to get Dan to leave Baconand come to Princeton. He (Star-key) lives what he preaches.”

Starkey knew he wanted toplay football for Mancuso. Hisolder brother played for him, anda young Starkey would see Man-cuso going to church every Sun-day at St. Gabriel.

“I was only in the eighth grade,I didn’t know a lot about life ingeneral but he was the type of guyI wanted to play for,” remem-bered Starkey. “I would describehim as a person you would want toknow. He’s very honest and has atremendous amount of integrity.”

Starkey’s just one example of aformer player who’s life was une-quivocally changed for the betterby Mancuso.

“You like to sit back and lookover the career, and the time in-volved, and say ‘I hope I made adifference,’” said Mancuso.“That’s what it all boils downto…a lot of years, one place. Iwould never think of changing itor doing it different.”

The 86-year-old remains ac-tive. He’s a regular in the gymthree days a week and he stilllikes to attend football and bas-ketball games around Cincinnati.

Princeton Continued from Page B1

When Austin Caldwell wasdeciding where to continue hisswimming career, he brieflyconsidered Kenyon Collegebefore deciding the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh was a betterfit.

As a freshman, he realizedKenyon and its NCAA DivisionIII powerhouse swim programwasn’t so bad after all. He

transferredand quicklylearned that, infact, he and theLords – that’sright, Lords isthe men’steams’ nick-name – weremade for eachother.

“I kind of wanted to be chal-lenged in different ways andbe in an environment that hada lot of meaning to it,” the 2011Loveland graduate said. “Ken-yon swimming has a lot of pur-pose and experience, just withthe history of winning. Everyyear is a good opportunity tocontinue the trend of champi-onship swimming. You can’tfind that in a lot of places.You’re guaranteed a good op-portunity to have a fun, com-petitive atmosphere.”

Caldwell and his classmate,Wyoming product Celia Ober-holzer, have done their parts tomaintain a standard of excel-lent that makes Kenyon to Di-vision III swimming what St.Xavier is to Ohio high schoolboys swimming.

Oberholzer, a three-timeEnquirer Division II Swimmerof the Year and two-time state100-yard backstroke champi-

on with the Cowboys, has wonthe last two NCAA Division III100 backstroke champion-ships in record-setting fash-ion. She also has helped the la-dies’ 400 medley relay teamset the NCAA record.

Oberholzer, a psychologymajor who also minors in sta-tistics, finds it hard to believeher college career is ending.

“(Thursday), I was doinghomework in the library, and Iwas like, ‘Oh, homework isn’tvery much fun,’ but then I hadthe sudden realization that thisis my last semester,” saidOberholzer, who’s not surehow much swimming will be apart of her future. “I think itwill continue to be jarring as Icontinue to have my ‘lasts.’”

Caldwell has won the lasttwo 200 freestyle nationalchampionships and, as a soph-omore, helped Kenyon’s 200and 400 free relay teams winnational titles, helping the menwin the last two team champi-onships, giving the program33.

The women have won 23,though none during Oberhol-zer’s stay so far, but Kenyoncoach Jessen Book readily ad-mits he’s going to miss bothswimmers.

“That’s an understate-ment,” he said. “They are twoincredible people and a lot offun to work with.”

Caldwell believes much ofthe program’s success stemsfrom the understated ap-proach taken by the Kenyoncoaching staff.

“I think our swim team pro-motes a very thoughtful proc-ess that helps us against otherschools that are similar inspeed,” the history-economicsmajor said. “We have more

time constraints than otherschools, so we have to find newways to improve. A lot of othercoaches have the approachwhere you’re not really pro-voked to think for yourself. It’smore you’re told what to do.Here, you have more of a con-versation with the coach abouthow to improve.

“It’s weird as a senior to bethinking about things in amore efficient and better way.I’ve been doing this a longtime, and I’m still learningnew things.”

That is music to Book’sears.

“I totally agree with that,”said the coach, who has juniorChristian and freshman FritzJosephson from Moeller HighSchool and Lebanon on theteam. “That’s something Ireally enjoy hearing. We thinkit brings out the best. I’ve cer-tainly enjoyed working both of

them and engaging them inconversation.”

Book’s approach is one rea-son Oberholzer picked Ken-yon over Yale, Davidson andDenison, she said. She also wasattracted to the overall atmos-phere at the non-scholarshipprogram.

“At Division III schools,you can genuinely see ‘stu-dent-athletes,’” she said. “Youhave the freedom to pursueother interests.”

Caldwell also likes what heconsiders to be the more-tradi-tional college atmosphere cre-ated by the absence of athleticscholarships.

“It promotes an environ-ment where everyone on theteam is swimming becausethey want to swim and not be-cause of some monetary in-centives,” he points out.“That’s one of the reasons Icame here. I wanted to swim ina truly amateur situation.”

Oberholzer, who plans totake what she called a “gap”year off before starting gradu-ate school, has no regretsabout her decision, she said.

Except, perhaps, for notwinning a team national cham-pionship.

“I think we’re a very driventeam,” she said. “This seasonhas been particularly good.I’ve been impressed with ourability. We don’t talk muchabout the conference or na-tionals in the sense of team re-sults. Our focus has mostlybeen supporting each other asteammates, and the coachesand the team have done a goodjob of having faith that, whenyou have that kind of team-work and camaraderie, goodthings will follow.”

Former Wyoming star Oberholzermakes splash at Kenyon

THANKS TO A.J. MAST/KENYON COLLEGE

Wyoming grad Celia Oberholzerswims during the NCAA DivisionIII Swimming and DivingChampionships in Indianapolis,March 21, 2014, for KenyonCollege.

By Mark SchmetzerEnquirer contributor

Oberholzer

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How did the North-east Hamilton CountyRepublican Club’s Pan-cake Breakfast becomethe premier politicalfundraising event inSouthwest Ohio and one

of the toppoliticalevents inthe UnitedStates?

In its16th year,the eventattractsan audi-ence of

more than 500, includ-ing the “movers andshakers” in the local, re-gional, and even nation-al political and businesscommunity. This year’sevent will feature U.S.Sen. Rob Portman andwill be attended by U.S.Rep. Steve Chabot,U.S/. Rep. Brad Westrupand other political fig-ures and judges.

According to theclub’s president, Za-chary T. Haines, “one ofthe reasons for the suc-cess of the pancakebreakfast is the friend-ly and productiveatmosphere. Not only isit affordable for the av-erage family, but it wascreated with the idea ofconnecting civic-mind-ed leaders acrossSouthwest Ohio andraising money to sup-port our local candi-dates. Attendees havethe opportunity to enjoy

a great breakfast buffetand hear from national,political figures whoare shaping our coun-try’s future. It’s also alot of fun.”

Talk show host BillCunningham was theclub’s first speaker, fol-lowed by former OhioSecretary of State KenBlackwell.

Past speakers in-clude U.S. Sen. RandPaul, Minnesota Gov.Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Rep.Jean Schmidt, U.S. Rep.Bob McEwen, Jo Ann

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This year’s breakfastwill be 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.Saturday, Jan. 31, at theSharonville ConventionCenter, 11355 ChesterRoad. Doors open at8:30 a.m.

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Come together

THANKS TO WILL LONGSTREET

A joint Thanksgiving dinner is enjoyed at Church by theWoods by members and friends of the Presbyterianchurches of Church By the Woods and the TaiwaneseMinistry and Freedom Church, a Baptist congregation.

The 2014-2015 seasonof Cincinnati Playhouse inthe Park’s popular Off theHill series for familiescontinues with “Theory ofMind” by Ken LaZebnik.

A sensitive, unsenti-mental portrait of rela-tionships, it tells the storyof Bill, a teenager whohappens to live on the au-tism spectrum. Recom-mended for ages 11 andup, “Theory of Mind” willtour to community venuesthroughout the Tristatefrom Jan. 23 through Feb.22. It will also be per-formed at Music Hall Sun-day, March 8, as part ofMacy’s Arts Sampler.

“Theory of Mind” fol-lows Bill’s first date with ayoung woman unsure ofher own reasons for ro-mance, exploring the

challenges of a young manwho wants desperately tolove someone but strug-gles with the social skillsneeded to achieve a re-warding relationship.

“We’re really thrilledto revisit ‘Theory ofMind,’ winner of the 2008Macy’s New Play Prize forYoung Audiences, whichhad its premiere at thePlayhouse in 2009,” saidMark Lutwak, Playhousedirector of education.

The “Theory of Mind”cast includes ChristopherMichael Richardson asBill, Kelsey Torstveit asHilo and Alex Purcell asPolice Officer/ParkingAttendant/Box OfficeGuy. All are members ofthe Playhouse’s 2014-15Bruce E. Coyle Acting In-tern Company. Bridget

Leak, a former Playhousedirecting intern, will di-rect the touring produc-tion. Other productionteam members includeKatie Lupica (assistant di-rector), Maggie Dick (cos-tume designer), Trey Ta-tum (sound designer) andTracy Hoida (stage man-ager).

In a special collabora-tion for “Theory of Mind”,the Playhouse is partner-ing with the Autism Soci-ety of Greater Cincinnati.

“Theory of Mind” willtour to more than a dozencommunity venues (seeschedule below). Admis-sion is free or inexpensiveand is available at thedoor. Contact the centernear you for ticket infor-mation.

For more informationabout the Playhouse’seducation and outreachprograms, contact theEducation Department at513-345-2242 or visitwww.cincyplay.com.

Performance sched-ule (as of Jan. 5)

Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.,Oxford Community ArtsCenter;

Saturday, Jan. 31, 7p.m., District A/PleasantRidge Nativity School;

Friday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m.,Springfield Township’sGrove Banquet Hall andEvent Center;

Saturday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m.,Mount St. Joseph Univer-sity Recital Hall (PriceHill);

Saturday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m.,Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter;

Sunday, Feb. 8, 2 p.m.,The Lebanon TheatreCompany Inc.;

Friday, Feb. 13, 5 p.m.,Marjorie P. Lee;

Saturday, Feb. 14, 2p.m., Kenton County Pub-lic Library (CovingtonBranch);

Sunday, Feb. 15, 2:30p.m., Carnegie Center ofColumbia Tusculum;

Friday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center (Mariemont);

Saturday, Feb. 21, 2p.m., Campbell CountyPublic Library (Ft. Thom-as);

Saturday, Feb. 21, 7p.m., Circus Mojo (Lud-low, Ky.) - pre-show be-gins at 6:30 p.m.;

Sunday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m.,Cincinnati Museum Cen-ter Reakirt Auditorium(in partnership with theAutism Society of Great-er Cincinnati).

Note: Details vary bylocation. Contact the indi-vidual sites for ticketsand prices. Contact infor-mation is available on thePlayhouse website atwww.cincyplay.com.

Off The Hill season continues with ‘Theory of Mind’

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Canines for Christ iscontinuing training dogsto be service dogs whocan bring comfort tothose who are shut-ins athome or in the hospital.Most of the training ses-sions take place at ourchurch on Saturdaymornings.

Healing Hearts meetfor lunch the first Thurs-day of the month.

Serendipity Seniorsmeet for lunch thefourth Thursday.

The Haiti MissionTeam are making plansfor their 2015 trip.

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The services arebroadcast with a two-week delay at 10 a.m.Sunday Channel 24 at 9p.m.

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691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney

Sunday School - All Ages - 9:15amSunday Worship - 10:30am

Nursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HSRev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AM

Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243

Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing LoveSunday Worship Schedule

Traditional Services - 8:00 & 10:45amContemporary Services - 9:00am

Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer & Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

Sunday School Hour (for all ages)9:15 - 10:15am

Worship Service - 10:30 to 11:45am(Childcare provided for infants/ toddlers)

Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble Rd

Office: 2192 Springdale Rd542-9025

Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

1 . Traditional Sunday Worship at10:00 AM. Language: EnglishMulti-cultural, multi-generational, andmulti-ethnic.2 . Contemporary Sunday Worshipwith Freedom Church at 10:30 AM.Language: English

It’s not about Religion; it’s aboutrelationships!

www.freedomchurchcincinnati.com3. Taiwanese Traditional SundayWorship st 2:00 PM. Language:Taiwanese, UC Campus Fellowship onSaturdays,

www.cincinnatitaiwanese.org4 . Seventh Day Adventist SaturdayWorship at 10:00 AM.Language: Spanish

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

English as a Second Language (ESL) istaught on Saturday 10-12 AM.

Various Bible Studies are available.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

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JANUARY 28, 2015 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • B5LIFE

In 2005, Ohio law wasamended to allow highschool seniors, who are atleast 17 years of age, towork at the polls.

In Hamilton County in2014, we had a total of 116students from 13 differentschools who participated.Wyoming High School had46 students, comprisingclose to 1/3 of their seniorclass.

Emma Harrison, a Sen-ior at Wyoming Highschool, was among thosewho participated.

“I feel much more in-volved and knowledgeablein the political process af-ter getting the chance towork the polls on ElectionDay and if given the op-tion, I would do it again,”Harrison said.

Students work as regu-lar poll workers, getting afirst-hand lesson in thevoting process as well asproviding an importantcivic duty to the voters ofHamilton County. Stu-dents must attend a three-hour training class, workthe Monday night beforethe election to set up, andon Election Day from 6amuntil around 8:45 p.m.They are paid $161.50 as aprecinct election official.

Sherry Poland, directorof the Hamilton CountyBoard of Elections, wouldlove to have all highschools in Hamilton Coun-ty choose to participate.

“The students do a won-derful job each electionand bring a youthful ener-gy and enthusiasm to the

polls. This benefits notonly our voters but theirfellow workers. We hopethis sparks a lifelong inter-est in the electoral proc-ess,” Poland said.

Sally J. Krisel, deputydirector of the HamiltonCounty Board of Elections,echoed those sentiments.

“The voters love to seeour young people taking anactive role in the election.We hope as these studentsgo on to college or other en-deavors they stay interest-ed and involved in the elec-tion system.”

If you or your schoolare interested in more in-formation regarding theHamilton County Youth atthe Booth program, pleasecontact Joe Mallory at 513-632-7089.

Hamilton County Youth at theBooth program a success

SHARONVILLEIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 100 block of VikingWay, Dec. 8.

MenacingReported at 3200 block of E.Kemper Road, Nov. 24.

SPRINGDALEIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 12000 block ofSpringfield Pike, Dec. 25.

Breaking and enteringGlass door shattered at businessat 11000 block of PrincetonPike, Dec. 23.

Criminal damaging

Vehicle window damaged at11000 block of Princeton Pike,Dec. 19.

DomesticReported on Glensprings Drive,Dec. 21.

Reported on 600 block ofGlensprings, Dec. 23.

ForgeryReported on 50 block of TriCounty Parkway, Dec. 20.

Reported on 1300 block ofKemper Road, Dec. 20.

MenacingReported at 11000 block ofPrinceton Pike, Dec. 27.

TheftMerchandise valued at $151removed 1100 block of KemperRoad, Dec. 28.

Gas can and gas removed from

500 block of Kemper Road, Dec.27.

$2,251 in charges made withoutconsent at 100 block of Silver-wood Court, Dec. 23.

Bags and contents valued at$4,152 removed while at 11000block of Commons Circle, Dec.23.

Clutch and contents removedfrom 11000 block of PrincetonPike, Dec. 23.

License plate removed from11000 block of Northwest Blvd.,Dec. 22.

Cell phone valued at $750removed from 900 block ofKemper Road, Dec. 22.

Merchandise valued at $450removed from 300 block ofKemper Road, Dec. 22.

Purse and contents removedfrom 400 block of KemperRoad, Dec. 22.

$2,800 removed from safe at11000 block of Princeton Pike,Dec. 22.

Vehicle entered and walletremoved from 11000 block ofPrinceton Pike, Dec. 19.

Unauthorized use of motorvehicleReported on 11000 block ofPrinceton Pike, Dec. 19.

POLICE REPORTS

SHARONVILLE5414 Dickens Drive: Finley,Michael W. Tr. to Vanden,Eynden Keith & Rose; $195,000.

5481 Kemper Road: Hagee,Richard G. Tr. & MaureenSurkamp Tr. to Canter, Robert J.& Allison; $155,000.

11574 Lebanon Road: Neil, KentTrotter IV to PNC Bank NA;$100,000.

11620 Lebanon Road: Barberie,Joseph & Rosalie to Arment,Linda Marie; $615,000.

5805 Squire Hill Court: Briscoe,Danny L. & Gwendolyn P. toChen, Meng Ping & Wei XiaChen; $230,000.

SPRINGDALE857 Clearfield Lane: A+S ImportsLLC to Williams, Alisa A.;$159,688.

Springfield Pike: Comer, DanielTr. to Hoinke Classic Inc.;$447,779.

887 Tivoli Lane: Brinkman,Lawrence J. & Debra K. toPayton, Shelley K.; $46,329.

WOODLAWN10253 Jasmine Court: BarnettCarlis Lamar & Alice to Deut-sche Bank National Trust Co. Tr.;$38,000.

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The YWCA of GreaterCincinnati announces theselection of the 2014 classof YWCA Rising Stars.

The YWCA Academyof Career Women ofAchievement created theRising Star program in2002 as a way to mentorand support youngerwomen (age 25 - 40) in pur-suit of excellence in theircareers. The Academyconsists of women whohave received the YWCACareer Women ofAchievement Award overthe past 35 years.

Nomination criteria in-clude having the qualitiesof an outstanding per-former and demonstrat-

ing a potential to attainmarked achievement inher chosen career. Specif-ically, Rising Stars wereidentified as younger pro-fessional women withproven leadership quali-ties who would benefitfrom interaction withAcademy members andother Rising Stars. YWCARising Stars receive morethan just the recognitionfrom the award itself.They are eligible to par-ticipate in exclusive edu-cational, networking andsocial events sponsoredby the YWCA.

Now in its 13th year, theRising Star program hasgrown into a well-estab-

lished and highly respect-ed honor, according toYWCA President andCEO, Charlene Ventura.“Aligned with our missionto “Eliminate Racism andEmpower Women, theYWCA continues to devel-op women as the futureleaders of the GreaterCincinnati region,” re-marked Ventura.

This year, 54 womenjoin the more than 500YWCA Rising Stars inGreater Cincinnati. Fol-lowing are the local youngprofessional women se-lected as Rising Stars in2014 (including the com-munity or zip in whichthey reside):

» Ellen Banks, assis-tant general counsel, Uni-versity of Cincinnati(Sharonville);

The YWCA is now ac-cepting applications fromwomen nominated as Ris-ing Stars in this year’sclass and from previousclasses for the Rising StarLeadership Program.This exclusive opportuni-ty consists of 5 day-longsessions once per monthfrom January throughMay. Rising Stars whograduate from the pro-gram are certified asready to serve on non-profit boards. Applica-tions for the Rising StarLeadership Program aredue Friday, Dec. 5.

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