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This month we’re featuringBrian Kanitz, a sixth-grader at St.Mary School in Hyde Park whoplays on the basketball andbaseball teams, is a member ofthe Boy Scouts and plays piano.

For information about ourcarrier program, call circulationmanager Steve Barraco at 248-7110, or email him at [email protected].

Memorable tripThe best part of their Alaskan

adventure was an unexpectedstop.

Boy Scout Troop 286 was onits way back to Terrace Park fromFairbanks, Alaska, when theirbus started making strangenoises.

Lew Washburn, one of thetroop leaders during that 1964trip, said the bus had been ser-viced but they decided to stop inthe next town just to be safe.

Full story, A2

Cool callerFAIRFAX — A Fairfax young-

ster kept her cool and may havesaved her mother’s life.

Ashley Faulkner, 8, was hon-ored with a 911 Hero Awardfrom the Hamilton County Com-munications Center during arecent Fairfax Village Councilmeeting.

Faulkner called 911 when hermother had a seizure whilestepping outdoors earlier thismonth. She also had the fore-sight to put a blanket aroundher.

“She was very calm,” saidKathy Imhoff, the dispatcherwho received the call. “She knewher address and all about hermom’s condition.”

Full story, A3

SNACK ATTACK B1

Girl Scouts at The Seven HillsSchool recently launched a“snack attack” by deliveringnearly 350 snack bags toRonald McDonald HouseCharities of Greater Cincinnati.

Kanitz

COLUMBIA TWP. — Businessowner Bob Slattery wanted taxbreaks and other concessionsfrom Newtown officials in ex-

change for agree-ing to have his Co-lumbia Townshipproperties an-nexed into the vil-lage, according todocuments ob-tained by theCommunityPress.

In an Aug. 23,2011, email sent from ReachUSAattorney Jason Theobald to New-town Village Solicitor Doug Mil-ler, Theobald presented a list ofrequests ReachUSA – Slattery’scompany that operates his prop-erties along Wooster Pike – wasseeking “prior to (Slattery) enter-ing into any agreement to annexto Newtown.”

The list included:• Potential tax abatements for

entering the village;• Noise ordinance variances

for special events at Slattery’sHahana Beach and Heritage

Grand properties;• Variances to allow the bill-

board on Slattery’s property toremain and permission to makethe billboard digital;

• An option to develop a deckstructure on the Little Miami riv-erfront;

• Pro bono support from theNewtown Police Departmentduring large events at HahanaBeach and “Heritage Grand,” themicrobrewery and boutiqueevent center Slattery is startingat the fomer Heritage Restau-rant;

• No taking of propertythrough eminent domain;

• Approval and communitysupport for the Heritage Grandconcept.

Although Slattery ultimatelysigned an agreement to have hisproperties annexed into New-town he did not receive all theitems he requested.

Miller told Theobald in anAug. 30 email that tax abatementis off the table because the prop-erty remains in Columbia Town-ship, any potential deck structurewould have to comply with FEMAflood regulations, and free policeprotection would be cost-prohib-itive to the village, mainly be-

cause it would then have to be of-fered to all events in Newtown.

“It would be unfair to providethe additional police protection toone business and not all the oth-ers,” Miller said in the email.

Miller also told Theobald thatthe village isn’t ready to give“blanket approval” for the Heri-

tage Grand without conceptualdrawings and plans.

Newtown officials did, howev-er, grant Slattery some of theitems he requested, includingnoise and billboard variances.

Concerning noise variances,

By Rob [email protected]

Businessman sought tax breaks

Bob Slattery recently agreed to have his properties along Wooster Pikein Columbia Township – including the former Heritage Restaurant inthe background and Hahana Beach, a restaurant that features beachvolleyball surfaces – annexed into the village of Newtown. Slatteryplans to renovate the former restaurant into a microbrewery andboutique event center.

Cosby

See ANNEX, Page A2

Mt. Lookout residents recent-ly confronted Cincinnati Metro-politan Housing Authority offi-cials about several new proper-ties the agency bought in the area.

Dozens of people recently at-tended the Mt. Lookout Commu-nity Council meeting to voicetheir opinions about the multiunitbuildings on Kinmont Street andAlpine Terrace that will be turnedinto public housing. The housingauthority also bought three multi-unit buildings on Linwood Ave-nue in Hyde Park, near the borderwith Mt. Lookout.

Resident Dee Bardes said thepublic housing was too concen-trated around the few blocks nearAlpine Terrace, Linwood and Kin-mont avenues.

"We believe that you all haveunfairly targeted our area interms of buying multiple proper-ties that are going to impact all ofus neighbors significantly," saidBardes, who lives near the cornerof Paxton and Kinmont avenues."You have not spread them out allover all of Mt. Lookout and HydePark, and this is unreasonable."

Interim Executive DirectorTed Bergh said the housing au-thority will look for property inareas that have a lower concen-tration of public housing, andthese new buildings bring Mt.Lookout's percentage of publichousing to just under 2 percent oftotal living units.

Other residents questionedwhether buying these buildingswith smaller units are prudent

way for the housing authority touse its limited funds.

The properties at 3021 and3027 Kinmont Avenue containfour living units are valued at$342,680 and $318,490, respec-tively, according to the HamiltonCounty Auditor's website. Thefour-family unit on Alpine Ter-race is valued at $367,460.

"We do not pay any more thanthe appraised prices, and we feellike we're getting a good value,"said Reema Ruberg, chief operat-ing officer and deputy executivedirector for Cincinnati Metropol-itan Housing Authority. "We'relooking for good quality proper-ties ... because we're going to holdon to it for a long time."

Many residents who attendedthe meeting also expressed con-

cern about crime increasingaround the public housing andproperty values dropping be-cause of lax maintenance.

Cecil McNeary, director ofpublic housing, said they screenpotential tenants and make publichousingresidentsawarethat theycan be evicted for the conduct of aguest.

"We want to be good neighbors,that's important to us," he said."That's the reason we have ourmanagers out there twice a weekand engaging with the other land-lords and homeowners in theneighborhood."

John Brannock, president ofthe Mt. Lookout CommunityCouncil, said members of theHyde Park Community Counciltold him that neighborhood did

not see crime increase around thepublic housing units.

He added that Mt. Lookout isnot seeing an increase in crimearound the Mowbray Avenuebuildings the housing authoritybought in 2009, but acknowledgedthose buildings are not complete-ly filled with tenants.

"The community cares abouttheir area and their properties,andIthinkthebestwatchdogsarethe neighbors around them," hesaid.

"One of their policies is tomaintain the properties to a highvalue and to make sure the resi-dents in there are following therules, so we can hold their feet tothe fire if there are issues withthose properties."

Cincinnati Metropolitan Hous-ing Authority officials said thecurrent tenants would be able tostay in the apartment until thelease term expires. If the residentqualifies for public housing theymay be able to stay in the build-ing. If not, the housing authoritywill help with relocation effortsand expenses.

Mt. Lookout residents air concernsBy Lisa [email protected]

Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Interim Executive DirectorTed Bergh, right, and Reema Ruberg, the chief operating officer anddeputy executive director, try to allay concerns about new publichousing units coming to Mt. Lookout during the recent Mt. LookoutCommunity Council meeting. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Concerned Mt. Lookout residentslisten to officials from theCincinnati Metropolitan HousingAuthority during a recentmeeting at Cardinal Pacelli. LISA

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Miller’s email said “themayor (Curt Cosby) has in-dicated that granting vari-ance or exemption for yourspecial events would not bea problem, particularlygiven that it is a businessproperty.”

His email also said thebillboard would be grand-fathered in, but that Slat-tery would need to speak tothe building commissionerabout the procedure andcode that must be followedto convert it to digital.

Slattery has maintainedit’s costing him money to beannexed into Newtown,due to the type 2 annex-ation, which keeps the an-nexed properties in Colum-bia Township and allowsthe township to continue tocollect property taxes.

Newtown will receiveearnings and income taxesand will provide services tothe annexed properties.

Discussion about the an-nexation dates back to May2010, according to an emailfrom Miller to Mayor CurtCosby.

Newtown is now await-ing official approval fromthe county to annex 233acres of property – includ-ing Slattery’s properties –along the Little Miami Riv-er.

The annexed properties

includes the HamiltonCounty Park District’s Lit-tle Miami Golf Center andBass Island Park on thesouth side of the Little Mi-ami River and HahanaBeach, 7605 Wooster Pike,and the former HeritageRestaurant, 7664 WoosterPike, on the north side ofthe river.

Most of the acreageNewtown annexed isowned by the HamiltonCounty Park District andlies in Anderson Township.The village also annexedproperty owned by LittleMiami Inc., a nonprofit or-ganization dedicated to therestoration and preserva-tion of the Little Miami Riv-er, and TD Management.

Annexation documentswere filed Jan. 23 with thecounty and Hamilton Coun-ty commissioners have 30-45 days to approve the re-quest before it’s finalized.

Both Columbia Town-ship and Anderson Town-ship trustees recently ap-proved resolutions oppos-ing the annexation.

Slattery has receivedseveral emails from resi-dents in the WilliamsMeadow neighborhood op-posing the annexation.

Cosby said he has yet tohear from anyone elseagainst the annexation.“I’m not aware of any back-lash,” he said.

Slattery declined tocomment for this story.

AnnexContinued from Page A1

The best part of theirAlaskan adventure wasan unexpected stop.

Boy Scout Troop 286

was on its way back toTerrace Park from Fair-banks, Alaska, whentheir bus started makingstrange noises.

Lew Washburn, one ofthe troop leaders duringthat 1964 trip, said thebus had been servicedbut they decided to stopin the next town just tobe safe.

"When we pulled intothis town, which had apopulation of about 40 atthe time, it just hap-pened that there weretwo mechanics therethat knew how to fix abus," he said.

Cantwell, Alaska, isabout 150 miles south ofFairbanks, and was astop for the Alaskan rail-road, which, at the time,had one train each daythat went between Fair-banks and Anchorage,Washburn said.

It took about a weekfor the correct part forthe bus to arrive by trainbefore the mechanicscould fix the bus, a 1949Chevy bus that the boysrefurbished before mak-ing the nearly month-long trip.

"It wasn't long beforethe boys got acquaintedwith (local residents)

and they had a goodtime," Washburn said. "Itwas the highlight of thetrip because they got toknow intimately whatlife was like in Alaska."

While they stayed inCantwell, one of the resi-dents gave the troop twosets of moose antlers totake back to their small,Ohio village.

Washburn kept thelarge set in his garagefor more than 45 yearsand now plans to donatethose antlers to the Ter-race Park Historical So-ciety after the society’sMarch program. Theantlers will hang in thecurrent Boy Scout cabinoff Elm Avenue.

Washburn is the fea-tured speaker for theTerrace Park HistoricalSociety’s Sunday, March4, program. He will talkabout the trip, as well asshare his notes and pho-tos with the public.

"It was a remarkabletrip that a lot of peoplein Terrace Park no long-er remember," said SuePorter, a board memberfor the Historical Soci-ety.

Her husband, Jim,was one of the scout's onthe trip and her father-

in-law, George, wasScoutmaster at the time.

"I've been hearingabout this for years andyears and it's time toshare it with the public,"she said. "We really don'thear about that sort ofthing happening any-more. It was a wonderfultrip."

Washburn said theboys conducted carwashes to raise moneyfor the trip to Alaska."We thought, 'Whatwould be an epic kind ofadventure for us?’ Thebig attraction was driv-ing on the Alaskan high-way," he said.

The troop campedalong the road as theymade their way to Fair-banks, where they hadthe chance to stay at anAir Force base for a fewdays. It was supposed tobe three-week trip, butlasted for 26 days whenthe bus broke down.

"If that hadn't hap-pened to us it wouldn'thave been near the expe-rience that it was,"Washburn said.

The public programbegins at 4 p.m. with re-freshments served at3:30 p.m. in the commu-nity building, 428 ElmAve.

By Lisa [email protected]

Terrace Park resident Lew Washburn holds the mooseantlers the Boy Scout Troop 286 received during a 26-daytrip to Alaska in 1964. Washburn, a troop leader at thetime, will talk about that adventure during a Terrace ParkHistorical Society program Sunday, March 4. PROVIDED

Broken bus, moose antlers = memories

Committeemeeting

The Mariemont Fi-nance Committee willconduct a meeting at 7p.m. Tuesday, March 6,to discuss the police de-

partment’s request for anew cruiser and deficitreduction.

The meeting is incouncil chambers, 6907Wooster Pike.

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Terrace Park officialsare bracing for an estimat-ed 15 percent reduction intax revenue by 2013.

The drop comes inphases through 2014 as aresult of the state cuts tothe Local GovernmentFund and the elimination ofthe estate tax.

Terrace Park brought ina little more than $2 millionfrom taxpayers in 2011 andis expecting to receiveabout $1.7 million from tax-payers in 2014.

“We are not in a crisisand we have time to thinkabout this,” CouncilmanMark Porst said.

“The reductions arecoming in waves, and we’reprobably in better shapethan other communities.”

Village officials are pro-jecting a $20,272 deficitthis year, increasing to$105,661 and $177,000 in2013 and 2014, respectively,as the state cuts take ef-fect.

These deficits will chipaway more than 17 percentof Terrace Park’s cash bal-ance to about $1.4 million.

Terrace Park bracesfor revenue lossBy Lisa [email protected]

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FAIRFAX — A Fairfaxyoungster kept her cooland may have saved hermother’s life.

Ashley Faulkner, 8, washonored with a 911 HeroAward from the HamiltonCounty CommunicationsCenter during a recentFairfax Village Councilmeeting.

Faulkner called 911when her mother had a sei-zure while stepping out-doors earlier this month.She also had the foresightto put a blanket around her.

“She was very calm,”said Kathy Imhoff, the dis-patcher who received thecall. “She knew her addressand all about her mom’scondition.”

Imhoff said she was alsoimpressed with how Faul-ner responded during thesituation. “She knew exact-ly what to do,” said Imhoff.“She’s a smart girl.”

Faulkner, who is a sec-ond-grader at MariemontElementary School, saidshe knew to remain calm.“I just knew what to do,”she said.

Consideringthetemper-ature outside was in the low20s, putting a blanketaround her mother, Chris-ta, made sense even beforethe dispatcher asked if shehad done it.

Fairfax Police ChiefRick Patterson nominatedFaulkner for the award.

“I think it’s importantwhen our kids do some-thing great in our commu-nity that they be recog-

nized,” he said. “It’s nicethat the parents and schoolare taking initiative toshow our kids how to be re-sponsible and get emergen-

cy help when needed.”Christa was especially

proud.“I’ve been calling her

my hero,” she said.

By Forrest [email protected]

A Fairfax youngster'squick actions honored

Fairfax 8-year-old Ashley Faulkner, left, is the recipient of a911 Hero Award from the Hamilton CountyCommunications Center. Faulkner called 911 when hermother had a seizure. Also shown is Fairfax Police ChiefRick Patterson and Faulkner's mother, Christa. FORREST

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Mariemont officialstook the first officialstep to pave the way forbetter sidewalk con-nections and similarimprovementsthroughout the village.

The resolution pre-sented at a recent coun-cil meeting authorizesthe Ohio Department ofTransportation with theSafe Routes to Schoolproject.

Village officialspartnered with the Ma-riemont City Schools toapply for a state grantaimed at improvingsafety around the ele-mentary school.

They were awarded$81,345 to install miss-ing sidewalk connec-tions near Park Ave-nue, reconstruct themedian at Wooster Pikeand West Street, nar-row travel lanes onwestbound WoosterPike to 12 feet and in-stall pavement mark-ings around MariemontElementary.

The curb on the me-dian on Wooster Pike atWest Street would bepulled back to improvethe crosswalk at thatsite, Village Engineer

Chris Ertel said.“Right now it blocks

the crosswalks by 3 or 4feet,” he said, addingthat there would be an8-foot-wide crosswalkacross Wooster Pike af-ter that work is com-plete.

Ertel said ODOT willmanage the project andthe money will be avail-able after April 1, 2014.Mariemont will be re-sponsible for the partof the preliminary en-gineering costs, right-of-way work and someconstruction items.

Officials had rough-ly a dozen items on theinitial grant request,but not all items werefunded this year.

Ertel said they cankeep applying for theSafe Routes to Schoolprogram and askedcouncil for projectideas.

Councilman AndyBlack suggested in-cluding flashing cross-walk indicators in fu-ture grant applications.

Council will havetwo more readings be-fore voting on the reso-lution, expected at theregular meeting Mon-day, March 12.

Mariemontmoves aheadwith SafeRoutes planBy Lisa [email protected]

Candidatesandissuesonthe March 6 ballot:

DELEGATE AT-LARGEAND ALTERNATEAT-LARGE TO THENATIONALCONVENTION

Newt Gingrich (Rep.)Jon Huntsman (Rep.)Barack Obama (Dem.)Ron Paul (Rep.)Rick Perry (Rep.)Mitt Romney (Rep.)Rick Santorum (Rep.)

DISTRICT DELEGATEAND DISTRICTALTERNATE TO THENATIONALCONVENTION

First districtNewt Gingrich (Rep.)Jon Huntsman (Rep.)Ron Paul (Rep.)Rick Perry (Rep.)Mitt Romney (Rep.)Rick Santorum (Rep.)Second districtNewt Gingrich (Rep.)Jon Huntsman (Rep.)Ron Paul (Rep.)Rick Perry (Rep.)Mitt Romney (Rep.)Rick Santorum (Rep.)

UNITED STATESSENATOR

Russell P. Bliss Jr.(Write-In) (Rep.)

Sherrod Brown (Dem.)Joseph Rosario Demare

(Write-In) (Green)David W. Dodt (Rep.)John Fockler (Write-In)

(Lib.)DonnaK.Glisman(Rep.)Eric Lamont Gregory

(Rep.)Josh Mandel (Rep.)Michael L. Pryce (Rep.)Anita Rios (Write-In)

(Green)

U.S. REPRESENTATIVETO CONGRESS

Second DistrictTony Brush (Rep.)Joe Green (Write-In)

(Rep.)David Krikorian (Dem.)Fred Kundrata (Rep.)Jean Schmidt (Rep.)William R. Smith (Dem.)Brad Wenstrup (Rep.)

JUSTICE OF THESUPREME COURT

(TermcommencingJan.1)

Terrence O’Donnell(Rep.)

Robert W. Price (Dem.)(Term commencing

Jan.2)Robert R. Cupp (Rep.)William M. O’Neill

(Dem.)Fanon A. Rucker (Dem.)(Unexpired term end-

ing Dec. 31, 2014)

Yvette McGee Brown(Dem.)

Sharon L. Kennedy(Rep.)

Judge Ohio Court of Ap-peals – First District

(Term commencingFeb. 13)

Pat Fischer (Rep.)Martha Good (Dem.)(Term commencing

Feb. 10)Patrick Dinkelacker

(Rep.)(Term commencing

Feb. 11)Pat Dewine (Rep.)Bruce Whitman (Dem.)(Term commencing

Feb. 12)Penelope R. Cunning-

ham (Rep.)

MEMBER OF STATECENTRAL COMMITTEEMan – 7th District

Peter L. Cassady (Dem.)Michael O. Eshleman

(Withdrew) (Rep.)Keir Holeman (Dem.)Bob McEwen (Rep.)

Woman – 7th DistrictMaggi Cook (Rep.)Rebecca Heimlich

(Rep.)Jennifer R. O’Donnell

(Dem.)Jean Raga (Rep.)Lori Viars (Withdrew)

(Rep.)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE– 27TH DISTRICT

Tom Brinkman (Rep.)Peter Stautberg (Rep.)Nathan Wissman (Dem.)

JUDGE COURT OFCOMMON PLEAS


Steven E. Martin (Rep.)(Term commencing

April 1, 2013 – two to beelected)

Nadine Allen (Dem.)Leslie Ghiz (Rep.)Dennis S. Helmick

(Rep.)Mark B. Weisser (Dem.)(Unexpired term end-

ing Feb. 13, 2015)Tracie M. Hunter (Dem.)John M. Williams (Rep.)

HAMILTON COUNTYCOMMISSIONER


Bob Frey (Lib.)

Todd Portune (Dem.)Margaret Wuellner

(Rep.)(TermcommencingJan.

3, 2013)Greg Harris (Dem.)Greg Hartmann (Rep.)

PROSECUTINGATTORNEY

Joseph T. Deters (Rep.)Janaya Trotter (Dem.)

CLERK OF THE COURTOF COMMON PLEAS

Pam Thomas (Dem.)Tracy Winkler (Rep.)

SHERIFFSean D. Donovan (Rep.)Jim Neil (Dem.)

COUNTY RECORDERWayne Coates (Dem.)Wayne Lippert (Rep.)

COUNTY TREASURERJeff Cramerding (Dem.)RobertA.Goering(Rep.)

COUNTY ENGINEERTheodore B. Hubbard

(Rep.)

COUNTY CENTRALCOMMITTEE

(One to be elected perprecinct – Democratic Par-ty)

Cincinnati 2-I – PatriciaErb

Cincinnati 2-J – Kather-ine F. Helmbock

Cincinnati 4-A – BarbaraK. Myers

Cincinnati 4-C – Marga-ret Quinn

Cincinnati 4-F – KathrynS. Gibbons

Cincinnati 4-G – GeorgeF. Moeller

Cincinnati 5-A – AlbertVonderheide

Cincinnati 5-B – CalebFaux

Cincinnati 5-D – KarenM. McLaughlin

Cincinnati 5-E – EllieFabe

Cincinnati 5-F – JenniferR. O'Donnell

Cincinnati 5-H – DanDriehaus

Cincinnati 5-H – DanielL. Ticotsky

Cincinnati 5-I – JohnCranley

Columbia Township D –Victoria L. Straughn

Columbia Township E –Jesse Jenkins Sr.

Columbia Township F –Jeffrey P. Burgess

(Seven to be elected –Green party)

All candidates arewrite-ins and run county-wide

Joshua J. KrekelerGwen MarshallDonald L. RucknagelDorsey R. Stebbins

Rich StevensonKimberly Sue WiseSydney Wise

ISSUESLocal option election on

Sunday sale of liquor Pre-cinct 1-J

1 – Shall the sale of wineand mixed beverages bepermitted for sale on Sun-day between the hours of 10a.m. and midnight bySpeedway, LLC, dba Speed-way 9707, an applicant for aD-6liquorpermit,whoisen-gaged in the business of op-erating a full-service con-venience store at 3601 Co-lumbia Pkwy., Cincinnati,OH 45226 in this precinct?

Local option election onSunday sale of liquor Pre-cinct Fairfax A

4 – Shall the sale of wineand mixed beverages bepermitted for sale on Sun-day between the hours of 10a.m. and midnight by Wal-mart Stores East LP dbaWal Mart Supercenter No.2250, an applicant for a D-6liquor permit, who is en-gaged in the business of op-erating a neighborhoodstore at 4000 Red Bank,Fairfax, OH 45227 in thisprecinct?

What’s on the March 6 ballot?

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EASTERN HILLSJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

It started with a brown, man’sloafer. This was Bert’s shoe. Itwas plain and worn.

Bert is careful and frugal.He’s a hardworking insurancesalesman and eventually wantsto own his own business.

This was one of the manycharacters Terrace Park Ele-mentary sixth-graders createdduring a recent writing work-shop with visiting author ShelleyPearsall.

A boxful of shoes, from wackyto practical, were the inspirationfor each student’s character. Cre-ating the characters first, Pear-sall told the sixth-graders, can bemore important than developing

the plot because it’s charactersthat really drive a story.

Pearsall said she began usingshoes for character developmentwhen she spoke at a young au-thor’s conference a few yearsago. It was a success, and shecontinued building her shoe col-lection to use at writer’s work-shops.

“It gives them something tograb on to and start thinkingabout their character,” she said.Pearsall encourages the youngwriters to not only list personal-ity traits about their charactersbut also delve into their appear-ance and background.

Many of the Terrace Park stu-dents created complex charac-ters and back-stories, from ath-letically challenged kids to bored

housewives.Elizabeth Minifie said having

a shoe as inspiration was a funand interesting way to create acharacter, but she also likes us-ing her imagination to create thewhole character and story.

Her shoe was straw-coloredplatform sandal with a fake flow-er glued on the top. This was Glo-ria’s shoe, a 43-year-old who actslike she has more money than shereally does, Elizabeth said. Glo-ria is short and skinny, dressestoo young for her age and alwayscarries her toy poodle in herpurse, she said.

Pearsall also hosted a writingworkshop with the fifth-gradestudents, using letters and photo-graphs to create characters forhistorical fiction.

By Lisa [email protected]

Author Shelley Pearsall gives advice to sixth-graders at Terrace ParkElementary during a writing workshop. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY

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Students learn from author during visit

ST. URSULA ACADEMYThe following students haveearned honors for the first quarterof 2011-2012.

First HonorsFreshmen – Mary Catherine Crotty,Natalie Kite, Andrea Knudson,Madison MacEachen, MadelineMichel, Sophia Settle and Marga-ret Snyder.

Sophomores – Maria DiMeo, Fran-cine Dorger, Ellen Frey, KatherineKadon, Caroline Koenig, MaryMyers and Claire Weigand.

Juniors – Eleanor Bayer, Ellen Cook,Julia Fredrick, Rachel Hall, AnnaPompelia, Sydney Priest, LillianRohde, Maria Sawma, KaterinaSettle, Sarah Wildermuth, MaryCarlile Willett and Paige Williams.

Seniors – Grace Bolan, ElizabethCardone, Madeline Cinquina,Isabel Dansereau, Ellen Frank,Paige Frey, Brianna Goumballe,Anna Harty, Elizabeth Janszen,Claire Joseph, Hanna Mahoney,Jennifer McGarey, Kelli Miller,Lindsay Moeller, Olivia Noe, Mar-guerite Quinn, Margaret Small andHannah Zink.

Second HonorsFreshmen – Sophie Chasnoff, KelseyDollenmayer, Brooke Kelly, SylviaWampler, Angeline Wellingtonand Kristen White.

Sophomores – Elizabeth Ayers,Bridget Brown, Mackenzie Dolle,Kari Fitzpatrick, Catherine Hart-man, Meredith Hemmer, AmandaJoseph, Sarah King, Emma Noe,Darby Schwarz and Helene Short.

Juniors – Breanna Beckmeyer, ClaireGoertemiller, TaeLeigha Greene,Megan Hadley, AnneMarieHoopes, Madeline Ley, ElisabethMapes, Margaret Miller, MollyNugent, Kaitlin Roberts, SamanthaSweeney, Chloe Walter and OliviaWitte.

Seniors – Mary Casey, BriannaEscoe, Jessica Geise, Anna Gorm-ley, AnnMarie Graham, ElizabethHartman, Clare Maloney, KathleenO'Donnell and Cristina Tranter.

HONOR ROLLS

URSULINE ACADEMYThe following students haveearned honors for the first quar-ter of 2011-2012.

FreshmenHonors - Chloe Ballard, MaryBrown, Abigail Dirksing, Cather-ine Finke, Olivia King, SpencerPeppet, Sarah Snyder, EmilySydow, Elizabeth Thompson andKila Tripp.

SophomoresHonors - Olivia Desch, Sarah Reilly,Anna Rusconi, Catherine Striet-mann and Clare Suess.

JuniorsFirst Honors - Emma Gruber, Abi-gail Hellmann, Katherine Olsonand Lauren Tassone.

Second Honors - Madeleine Kissin-ger

SeniorsFirst Honors - Elizabeth Bittner,Emily Graumlich, Meagan Majchs-zak, Ellen Rootring, MargaretRusconi, Laura Schoettmer andClaire Soupene.

Second Honors - Molly Hoffman,Katherine McCormack and Kath-erine Reilly.

ARCHBISHOP MOELLERHIGH SCHOOL

The following students have earnedhonors for the first quarter of2011-2012.

FreshmenFirst Honors - Nicholas Cinquina,William Fette, Nathaniel Fowler,Alexander Gruber, Ian Schmidt andCody Schwarz.

Second Honors - James Frank, Benja-min Gruber, Isaac Lytle and GradyQuinn.

SophomoresFirst Honors - Cody Mackey andZachary Paz.

Second Honors - Ross Griffith, AlecPleatman, Jack Raymer, Cody Rose,William Ryan and Ian Smith.

JuniorsSecond Honors - Nolan Frey

SeniorsFirst Honors - Thorvald Aschim, JacobFuller and Daniel Schneider.

Second Honors - Keilin Clim, MitchellFischer, Reid Gustafson and Charles

Stutenroth.

HONOR ROLLS

Dean’s list»Wilmington College senior

Patrick Carroll of Mount Lookoutwas recently named to the fall se-mester dean’s list.

»Mitchell Caslavka was re-cently named to the dean’s list atCreighton University for the fallsemester.

»Amir Rezayat of TerracePark was recently named to thedean’s list at Wake Forest Univer-sity.

»Elizabeth Grimm of HydePark was recently named to thefall semester dean’s list at West-ern Kentucky University.

» Rachael Shreve of HydePark was recently named to thefall semester dean’s list at SaintLouis University’s Doisy Collegeof Health Sciences.

Faculty honorsGwendolyn Schoch recently

received faculty honors for thefall semester at Trinity College.

COLLEGECORNERQUALITY STUDENTS

St. Mary School 2011-12 theme is "Quality from the Inside Out."Each month a student from each homeroom is honored forexemplifying a specific personal "Quality." In November, thecharacteristic of Honesty and Being Genuine was recognized instudents Owen Murray, Allison Fallon, Maggie Juliani, MaddieDesch, Lily Childs, Sheridan Hennessy, Charlie Schenk, Declan Lang,Alec Bensman, Andrew Szabo, Jack Berding, Benjamin Luebbers,Katherine Cummings, Olivia Fitzgerald, Gannon McMahon, BrianDeWine, Abby More and Brendon Dowling. THANKS TO BETH MOCK

Thirty-seven Ursuline Acad-emy students, along with teacherand parent chaperones, participat-ed in the national March for LifeJan. 23 in Washington, D.C.

"As Catholics we recognize thatlife issacredfromconceptionuntilnatural death,” religion teacherRuthie Hurley said. “This is ourconsistent ethic of life that we val-ue. By participating in the Marchfor Life, students give voice to thisvalue, walking through the streetsof the Capitol with thousands ofothers. Through their participa-tion, students declare the value ofeach unborn child and affirm thegift of life. It was a powerful andmoving experience to participateintheYouthMassandRallypriortothe March, and the March itselfwith our students.”

Junior Lauren Tassone of HydeParkwasoneofthosestudentswhowas deeply moved by the experi-ence.

“When we attended the YouthRally and Mass, I was over-whelmed by the power of God pre-sent at the Verizon Center. Therewasanimmensemagnitudeofpro-lifers, and it felt amazing to be sur-rounded by people sharing thesame passion as me. I was most in-spired by the rally because of allthe people, the music and thespeakers.”

In January1974 the first Marchfor Life was held on the West Stepsof the Capitol. Approximately20,000 prolife Americans ralliedthatdayonbehalfofallunbornchil-dren. The March has continued asanannualeventandhasdrawnpro-lifeproponentsfromallpartsoftheUnited States, including not onlyadults, but school-aged children as

well.“Ihadanamazingexperienceat

theMarch. Ihavealwaysbeenpro-life, but my stance was significant-ly strengthened when I was grant-ed the opportunity to stand along-side my Ursuline sisters and mil-lions of other people fighting forthiscause.Ifeltincrediblyempow-ered, and I know if we continue tofight, united under God and

throughourbeliefs,wecanchangetheworldandsavemillionsoflives.I definitely plan to attend theMarch for Life in the future, and Iam grateful to Ursuline for this op-portunity,” said senior Alex Kalk-hoff of West Chester Township.

Although grateful to have beena part of the March, classmate Ka-tie Smith of Montgomery was dis-turbed by the hard facts she

learned during the March."The fact that 4,000 babies are

aborted each day is the most dis-turbing fact I learned. I was alsogreatly disturbed by the powerfulimages and videos that we sawalong the March. All of them werevery poignant and although someof them were rather horrific, theyonly made me support the pro-lifecause even more.”

Ursuline students rally for life

Ursuline Academy students who participated in the March For Life include, from left: front, Erin Frey(Springfield Township), Kelly Gusweiler (Sycamore Township), Sarah Connaughton (Sharonville), KatelynNartker (Liberty Township) and Jenny Whang (Sycamore Township); back, Anna Jonas (West ChesterTownship), Molly Roberts (Loveland), Rachel Jones (Loveland), Michelle Hricovsky (Sycamore Township),Megan Ellis (Mason), Rachel Entrup (West Chester Township), Alyssa Stein (West Chester Township), Grace C.Robinson (Middletown), Zoe Altenau (Anderson Township), Catherine Strietmann (Mount Lookout) andSusan Morand (Loveland). THANKS TO MARIANNE LANG

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EASTERN HILLSJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

CANTON — Mariemont sen-ior Nate Wagner became a first-time state champion Fridaynight in the boys' 100 freestylerace at the Division II Ohio StateMeet at C.T. Branin Natatoriumand it took a moment for the re-ality to set in.

Wagner’s time of 45.98 best-ed Hawken junior Micah Simp-son’s second-place time of 46.38.

The senior said he didn’trealize he had won until helooked at the board and heardthe Mariemont fans yelling hisname.

“I’m really excited,” Wagnersaid. “I didn’t even notice until Ilooked up at the board. You

know, I’ve wanted this so badsince I started swimming. I fi-nally got it. It’s great to finallywin.”

Wagner, who finished fourthin the 200 and 100 freestyle lastyear, turned most of his atten-tion to the 100 for his senior sea-son.

“We just started pushingsprinting a lot more,” Wagnersaid. “Training was different. Iwas a lot more anxious the weekbefore this. At home, it was theonly thing I was thinking about.This year it was business. Lastyear it was fun.”

Wagner has not committed toa college team yet, but said heshould decide in the next twoweeks.

Wagnerswims tostate titleGannett News Service

Mariemont High School's Nate Wagner celebrates his win in theMen's 100-yard freestyle in the Division II state swimming and divingchampionships held at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton Feb. 24.GARY LANDERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The state swimming and div-ing championships were con-ducted at the C.T. Branin Natato-rium in Canton Feb. 22-25. Thefollowing schools had student-athletes at the competition:

Division I» Walnut Hills - Junior Za-

chary Fisher advanced in the 50and 100 freestyle, while seniorGrace Counts also qualified intwo events—the 200 and 500 free-style.

Coach Greg Lynch thinksFisher could’ve potentially madeit in other events.

“He swam in a variety ofevents for us,” Lynch said. “Heswam the100 fly, the100 back, ba-sically whatever we put him in.”

At the C.T. Branin Natatorium,Fisher made second alternate inthe 50 freestyle with an 18th-place finish at 22.82. He was 21stin the 100 free at 48.24.

His coach's message?“The big thing is that he be-

longs here,” Lynch said. “I didn’twant him to be in awe of every-thing else.”

For Counts, it was a returntrip. The hours spent training inthe older Walnut Hills 20-yardpools paid off with the return en-gagement.

Counts was19th in the 500 freeat 5:12.19, but made the finals inthe 200 free, where she finished12th in a time of 1:54.01

“I thought she had a little moreleft in her after the districtmeet,” Lynch said.

From here, Lynch is looking atbigger and better things from hisEagles who will nest in a new poolnextseason, regulation-size.Withthe improved facilities, he ex-pects improved performances.

“This has been one of the goalswe’ve had in the season,” Lynchsaid. “We had more qualify thisyear than we did last year. Our400 relay for girls finished 28thand just missed qualifying. Hope-fully, by next year we’ll havemore qualify.”

» St. Ursula - The Bulldogs re-ceived several stellar perfor-mances at the state meet.

Kaitlyn Ferrara turned in athird-place finish in the 500 freeand a sixth-place finish in the 200free. Teammate Betsy Zilch alsoturned in a top-six performancein the 100 free.

At 1-meter diving, EmilyMosher took the eighth spot.

Other St. Ursula swimmerscompeting at state included: Ma-rissa Delgado (100 fly, 9) ErinRidge (500 free, 16). The team’s400 free relay, which consisted ofFerrara, Allison Ridge, ErinRidge and Zilch finished seventh.

Division II» Mariemont - Mariemont

was well represented at the Divi-sion II state meet by both boysand girls squads.

For the boys, Nate Wagnercaptured the state title in the 100free. He also finished fourth inthe 200 free.

Mac Lewis placed 15th in the100 backstroke, while teammate

Sam McManus took 14th in the100 breaststroke.

In relays, Lewis, ConnorMcManus, Sam McManus andWagner swam the 400 free relayteam to a fourth-place finish.

For the girls, Claire Mongenastook fourth in the 100 breast-stroke and 12th in the 200 IM.Teammate Claire Gilmore placedfourth in the 100 freestyle event.

The girls’ 200 medley (sixth),200 free (fifth) and 400 free(fifth) relays also competed atstate.

» SevenHills -Stingers’ seniorSarah Austin ended her varsitycareer with a fifth-place finish inthe 500 freestyle. Austin alsoplaced ninth in the 200 IM.

» Summit Country Day -Freshman Amanda Sequeiramade the trip to Canton duringher first year of varsity swim-ming. She placed 10th in the 100breaststroke.

Swimmers make splash

St. Ursula’s Emily Mosher took eighth place during the 1-meter divingcompetition at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium Feb. 25. GARY LANDERS/THE

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ANDERSON TWP. — Swimmersfrom the St. Ursula Academysquad put another stellar seasoninto the books — and the proof isin head coach Ann Gartner’sfront yard.

Gartner’s lawn on AckleyRoad is decorated with 60-75 arti-ficial flowers, compliments ofthe team she coaches.

The girls decorated Gartner’syard as part of a team scavengerhunt in late January.

It’s become a tradition formembers of the team to do some-thing to Gartner’s yard. Over thepast 12 years, her property hasbeen flowered, forked, and Post-it Notes have even covered herhome.

Gartner believes the gestures,as well as the current flowers,symbolize the hard work and de-dication put forth by her team.

It’s for those reasons thatGartner left the flowers in theground. As long as St. Ursula hadswimmers competing in the post-season, the veteran head coachwanted to show her support.

“They look great and I loved(the flowers),” Gartner said. “Ithought they were a good symbolof hard work. Each girl put oneflower in….and I thought it wouldbe a good idea to leave them upthrough (state).”

Clare Maloney, a senior swim-mer and one of the prank’s ringleaders, said the team decided onflowers because the girls wantedto show their appreciation forGartner.

“We knew we wanted to dosomething positive…becausecoach Ann is so inspirational tous,” Maloney said.

Maloney added that the girlstook turns, driving over in shifts,as they tried to hide their plan un-der the cover of darkness.

But Gartner said she usuallyknows when the girls make theiryearly visit.

“They try to act like I can’thear them, but 40 girls foolingaround and getting into mischief,it’s pretty loud,” Gartner saidwith a laugh.

As part of the fun, Gartner willtry and throw the girls off byflicking her lights on and off.

“She was flashing her porchlights to scare us,” Maloney said.“It’s fun and a little nerve-rack-

ing. We got nervous, but I don’tknow why. It’s very fun.”

The prank is a way to helpmembers of the squad build cam-araderie heading into the finalstretch of the season — some-thing Gartner believes is impor-tant, since the swim team spendsso much time in the water togeth-er.

“These kids spend two, to two-and-a-half hours a day together.They become bonded and closethrough all of their hard wor-k…and things like (the prank)…they’re huge as far as makingthe season fun for the girls and itgoes a long way to keeping theteam close,” Gartner said.

And if it’s up to Gartner, theannual fun will continue.

“It’s a long-standing tradition.It’s a great way for the kids to dosomething together. Some trainwith us and some train with theirclub teams, so this is a great teambonding experience and alwayshas been,” she said.

Bulldogs building bonds

By Nick [email protected]

St. Ursula swim coach Ann Gartner stands in her Anderson Townshipyard, which contains 60-75 plastic flowers that were stuck into theground by the Bulldogs’ swim squad. JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

SUA swimmers’prank showsappreciationWrestling

The following wrestlerscompeted at area distrctmeets Feb. 24-25. The top fourwrestlers in each class ad-vanced to the state champion-ships, which will be at TheOhio State University March1-3.

Division I» Moeller won the district

championship at Fairfield.Advancing to the state meetMarch 1-3 are: Conner Zie-gler, 106 pounds; Tyler Zie-gler, 126-pound champion;Joey Ward, 132-pound cham-pion; Dean Meyer, 145; DakotaSizemore, 152; Michael Blum,170; Quinton Rosser, 182; andChalmer Frueauf, 220.

Boys basketballBoys sectional tournament

play commenced Feb. 24. Thefollowing teams advanced tothe next round.

Division I» Withrow defeated Elder

55-34 on Feb. 24. Timmy Cole-man led the Tigers with 15points. Withrow advances toplay Fairfield Feb. 28.

» Walnut Hills playedWestern Hills Feb. 28, afterdeadline. If victorious, theyplay the winner of the Prince-ton-Sycamore game at 5p.m.Sunday, March 4, at UC’sShoemaker Center.

Division III» Summit Country Day

played the winner of CHCAFeb. 28 after deadline. If vic-torious, they will play thewinner of the Finneytown/Reading game at 6 p.m., Fri-day, March 2, at Xavier Uni-versity’s Cintas Center.

Girls basketballGirls continued sectional

tournament play throughoutthe week of Feb. 20. The fol-lowing teams advanced.

Division I» St. Ursula defeated Oak

Hills 42-25 Feb. 18. MackenzieLoesing scored 23 points. TheBulldogs’ season ended with a56-40 loss to Sycamore, Feb.23.

Division III» Summit defeated Marie-

mont 51-25 Feb. 18. Addie In-gleheart scored 13 points. Thesquad beat Taylor 46-32 Feb.23. Kiley Barnard scored 11points. Summit plays the win-ner of Dayton Christian/Mad-ison in the district finals atSpringfield High SchoolMarch 3.

Division IV» Cincinnati Country Day

beat Riverview East, 67-11Feb. 23. Ricci Snell scored 15points. The squad’s seasoncame to an end with a 41-32loss to Miami Valley Feb. 25.

Gymnastics» Summit Country Day

gymnast Lauren Terry ad-vanced to the state gymnas-tics tournament after finish-ing fourth in bars with a 9.0and sixth in beam with a 8.9.

By Nick [email protected]

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Last week’s questionWhat changes, if any, would

you make to the current primaryelection process?

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Bill B.

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D.R.

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“In addition to this, I think asignature should be required toa document stating that no com-pensation of any sort has beenreceived in exchanged for his/her vote, giving pause to engag-ing in such an act.

“Finally, I don't think that theamount of personal finances andthat of contributions shouldcontrol the end result of theprocess. What would it be like, Iwonder, if each candidate hadthe same amount to run his/hercampaign with? I'd very muchfeel more comfortable andconfident if that were the case.”

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NEXT QUESTIONShould the United Statesprovide military support tothe opponents of SyrianPresident Bashar Assad’sregime, similar to the ac-tions taken in Libya? Whyor why not?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viae-mail. Send your answers [email protected] with Chatroom inthe subject line.

Good nutrition – enough foodand health-sustaining food – isimportant for everyone. But itbecomes especially importantfor senior citizens when circum-stances such as limited mobility,limited resources or limitedability to cook make maintaininga well-balance, nutritious dietchallenging.

The elderly are particularlyat risk of the consequences of apoor diet. Poor nutrition impactstheir health and can increase therisk of stroke, exacerbate exist-ing health problems, interferewith the effectiveness of pre-scription medications and in-crease depression.

Meal time can be difficult forseniors, particularly if they livealone. Seniors who are physical-ly unable to prepare their ownmeals have an option to receiveMeals-on-Wheels. But there aremany active seniors who arecapable of preparing their mealsbut find it difficult to cook forthemselves, may not like tocook, or just want to enjoy ameal without the preparationand clean-up. Others may needmeals temporarily if they arerecovering from an illness orsurgery, or when winter weathermakes it difficult to get to thegrocery store. These seniors

often go out to eat, rely on fro-zen meals, or simply snack in-stead of eating a balanced meal.

Cincinnati Area Senior Ser-vices (CASS) now gives theseseniors now the option of order-ing Savory Selects, a convenient

and healthyalternative topreparingmeals at home.A Savory Selectmeal is not aninstitutionalmeal deliveredin an aluminumtray with acardboard lidand little choiceor variety inwhat is served.

The Savory Selects menu offersa choice of 31 entrees. In addi-tion to the entree, each mealincludes a choice of fruits,breads, snacks, milk and juices.Options also include cereals,desserts, a half-gallon of milkand a half loaf of bread a week.The meals are nutritionallybalanced and meet FDA dietaryrequirements.

Those caring for aging par-ents have found the SavorySelects meal program to be asensible and economical optionfor meals. It gives them peace of

mind, knowing their parent hasa nutritious and easy to fix mealon hand. Good nutrition is im-portant to seniors. As we ap-proach the cold and flu seasonand winter weather, this pro-gram can help seniors remainhealthy and safe in their homes.

Optimum nutrition for sen-iors can boost energy, increasevitality, preserve mental acuityand prevent disease. Olderadults tend to eat fewer caloriesif they become less physicallyactive and causing their metabo-lism to slow, and the nutritionalrequirements stay the same oreven increase. Some seniornutrition tips to consider:

» Eat more nutrient-densefood,

» Stay hydrated,» Limit the amount of salt

added to foods and sodium con-tents on prepackaged foods, and

» Ask your physician tocheck your B-12 level, which isvital for your neurologicalhealth.

For information call 721-4330.More information, including acopy of the Savory Selects menuis available on the CASS web-site, www.CASSdelivers.org.

Tracey Collins is executive director,Cincinnati Area Senior Service.

Seniors must meet propernutritional requirements

TraceyCollinsCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Here are a few examples ofthings you know or understandbecause an Enquirer journalistwas on the job:

» That Cincinnati police oftenstart police chases that violatetheir own policies.

» More school districts thanever are closing school buildingsbecause of the recession. Theyused to only close buildings ifenrollment fell.

» About half the companiesthat received state tax moneydidn’t create the jobs they promis-ed.

» The biggest pot of federalstimulus money for our regionpaid for the new Duke Energyelectric meter system. The stimu-lus program here protected thou-sands of jobs for a couple yearsbut it’s unclear that it createdmany.

I could go on and on.I hope the community never

takes for granted the Enquirerstorytellers who touch our con-sciences and prompt people to act-- journalists like Krista Ramseyand Michael Keating.

This week, Gannett announcedthat its news organizations, in-cluding the Enquirer, will move toa paid subscription model in thenext year.

It is important to change ourbusiness model as technology andyour behavior changes. You havebeen accustomed to paying for adaily print newspaper, and thatcirculation revenue has been animportant part of the businessmodel, in combination with ad-vertising. But as more of youmove to the web and smartphonesand tablets, print subscribers andadvertisers are now paying forcontent that digital readers aregetting for free. It doesn’t take aFortune 500 chief financial offi-

cer to see that isn’t sustainable.Some of you commented this

week that you can get contentelsewhere. Well, the most impor-tant work we do for you is notsomething others are producing.

And nobodydoes this workfor free.

We pay wellmore than100journalists to dothings no oneelse does. To beat city hall andwith countycommissionersevery day, meet-ing or no meet-ing. To be with

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We do this work so you don’thave to. You can watch city coun-cil meetings on public access TVbut most of you don’t. And even ifyou did, that often is not wherethe real news happens. We arethere when you aren’t, we arewhere the news happens. Reliablyand consistently, for you.

Even when you could get in-formation elsewhere, we help youget it easier or faster. You can goto cincinnati.com to find a fish fry.Well, you can do some of thatthrough word of mouth or a flierat church. Or you can can seedozens using our interactive map.You can find things to do thisweekend in a lot of places. But ifyou don’t want to miss music that

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Author: Vote for TomBrinkman on March 6

In the primary race for thenew 27th House District TomBrinkman should be the clearchoice for Republican voters.As state representative from2000-2008 Brinkman was a tire-less advocate for reducing theoverreaching role of govern-ment in the lives of the peopleof Ohio. He fought hard to pre-vent new taxes and fees, to re-duce existing tax rates, andmake Ohio more competitiveand business-friendly in orderto create new jobs. He certainlyearned the name “Tax killerTom.”

Brinkman was more than atax killer, however. He led fromthe front on pro-life issues andhelped eliminate the e-Checkprogram, allowing car ownersto keep more money in theirpockets. If there is unneces-sary government and bureauc-racy in Ohio Brinkman is goingto go after it.

I’ve known Tom for nineyears and can easily say that heis one of the most principledand hard-working public ser-vants I’ve seen. We need moreboldness and energy in Colum-bus to right the ship. The 27th

District can make a big state-ment to the establishment andstatus quo politicians by votingfor Tom Brinkman on March 6.

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HYDE PARK — Girl Scouts at TheSeven Hills School recently launcheda “snack attack” by delivering nearly350 snack bags to Ronald McDonaldHouse Charities of Greater Cincin-nati.

Girl Scouts at The Seven HillsSchool delivered nearly 350 snackbags “packed with love” to RonaldMcDonald House Charities of Great-er Cincinnati – just in time for Valen-tine’s Day.

As their annual community ser-vice project, the fifth-graders hand-packed gallon storage bags with anassortment of non-perishable snackand breakfast food items.

The troop collected the snacksfrom the Seven Hills community in aweeklong campus food drive.

Then the girls tackled the task ofsorting, bagging and tagging.

When the last zip lock was sealed,the troop had reached a total of 336bags containing more than 1,300 indi-vidually-packaged food items.

The Seven Hills scouts undertookthe project after learning that fam-ilies staying at Ronald McDonaldHouseoften lacktime,moneyorener-gy to prepare meals before heading todoctor appointments or hospital vis-its.

The snack sacks offer these fam-ilies a quick bite on-the-go.

Seven Hills scouts who took part inthe community service project wereEmma Carroll, Emma Fitzpatric, Ka-tie Francis, Emma Heines, Ty’AsiaHudlin, Rachel Michelman, KeelanParlier, Delaney Ragusa, MadelineRingswald Egan, Susanna Spooner,Annabel Stanley, Dahlia Stein, LilyTheders and Grace Wharton.

Ronald McDonald House providesa home away from home for familiesof children receiving medical treat-ment at Cincinnati Children’s Hospi-tal Medical Center or other area hos-pitals, regardless of their ability topay.

Seven Hills Girl Scouts are part ofGirl Scouts of America, Great RiversCouncil located at 4930 Cornell Rd.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, www.girl-scoutsofwestern ohio.org.

Scouts launchSNACK ATTACK

Seven Hills Girl Scouts with donations to Ronald McDonald HouseCharities of Greater Cincinnati. From left are Susanna Spooner, Ty'AsiaHudlin, Madeline Ringswald Egan, Keelan Parlier, Katie Francis, GraceWharton, Lily Theders, Delaney Ragusa, Annabel Stanley and DahliaStein. In back are Rachel Michelman and Emma Carroll. Not pictured areEmma Fitzpatric and Emma Heines. THANKS TO VICTORIA CARROLL

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THURSDAY, MARCH 1Art ExhibitsContemporary Impression-ism, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, 2715 Erie Ave., Contem-porary Impressionism by 12 ofthe finest painters in the UnitedStates. Originating in France inthe mid-1800s through the endof the 19th century, Impression-ism was, and remains, more anattitude, one of personal expres-sion with a focus on the qual-ities of changing light, everydaysubject matter and a simplifica-tion and softening of detail.Free. 871-4420; www.millergal-lery.com. Hyde Park.

Uniquely Ukraine: Paintingsby David Miretsky and Svet-lana Derenshuk, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,2005 1/2 Madison Road, Two ofthe great artistic traditionscoming from Ukraine’s historyare icon and miniature painting.Recent decades produced tal-ented masters who mix colorfulpalettes with unconventionalimagery and human forms.Exhibit includes intimate minia-ture paintings by Miretsky andcontemporary folk paintings byDerenshuk. Free. ThroughMarch 31. 321-5200; www.face-book.com/events/101102466678775.O’Bryonville.

Paintings by William McKen-dree Snyder (1848-1930):Landscape Painter and Veter-an of the Civil War, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,5729 Dragon Way, Includespaintings by Paul Chidlaw, LewisHenry Meakin, Jack Meanwell,Charles Meurer, Henry Mosler,living artists and others. Exhibitcontinues through March 3.Free. Through March 3. 791-7717; www.eiselefineart.com.Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. Through Aug. 2. 379-4900.Anderson Township.

On Stage - TheaterSt. Nicholas, 7:30 p.m., Colum-bia Performance Center, 3900Eastern Ave., A burned-out,cynical theater critic becomesinfatuated with a young actress.Leaving his wife and children inDublin to pursue his obsession,things become complicated inLondon when he finds himself inthe employ of a coven of vam-pires. For mature audiencesonly. $23-$15. Presented by NewEdgecliff Theatre. 888-588-0137;www.newedgecliff.com. Colum-bia Tusculum.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2Art ExhibitsContemporary Impression-ism, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.

Uniquely Ukraine: Paintingsby David Miretsky and Svet-lana Derenshuk, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,Free. 321-5200; www.face-book.com/events/101102466678775.O’Bryonville.

Paintings by William McKen-

dree Snyder (1848-1930):Landscape Painter and Veter-an of the Civil War, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717; www.eiselefi-neart.com. Fairfax.

Art OpeningsJust Add Water, 6-10 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery. Exhibit of recentworks by artists in Nancy Nor-dloh Neville’s painting class.Exhibit continues throughMarch 25. Free. 272-3700;www.womansartclub.com.Mariemont.

Business SeminarsJob Search Learning Labs,1-2:45 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,Technically-oriented learningopportunities for those in jobtransition. Free. Presented byJob Search Learning Labs.Through Dec. 14. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.

Dining EventsImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch Fish Fry, 4:30-7 p.m.,Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch, 7820 Beechmont Ave.,Cafeteria. Fried or baked fish,shrimp Caesar salad and cheesepizza dinners with sides, drinksand dessert. Carryout available.$7, $6 seniors, $4 children.388-0031 carryout. AndersonTownship.

St. Cecilia Lenten Fish Fry andBake, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. CeciliaChurch, 3105 Madison Road,School Cafeteria. Fried andbaked fish and shrimp dinners,fried fish sandwich, cheesepizza, fries, baked potato, greenbeans, salad, onion rings, mush-rooms, applesauce and coleslaw.Desserts and carryout available.Free parking behind church.Dinners $6.50-$8.50. Individualitems 50 cents-$7.50. Presentedby St. Cecilia Parish. 871-5757;www.stceciliacincinnati.org.Oakley.

Wine and Hors D’oeuvresTasting Event, 3-7 p.m., TheFresh Market-Oakley, 3088Madison Road, Sampling gour-met appetizers and dessertsalong with signature wines.Ages 21 and up. $4. Presentedby The Fresh Market. 533-2600.Oakley.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 6-8 p.m., Remke-bigg’s Hyde Park, 3872 PaxtonAve., Apothic White Unveiled.$5 for five samples and snacksfrom deli and bakery. 619-5454.Oakley.

Wine Tasting, 6-8 p.m., Remke-bigg’s at Skytop, 5218 Beech-mont Ave., Sample wines,cheeses, fresh fruit and delispecialties selected by winespecialist. Ages 21 and up. $5.231-0606. Mount Washington.

Bei Cappelli Wine TastingOpen House, 6-9 p.m., BeiCappelli Salon and Spa, 7216Beechmont Ave., Midwest WineConsulting provides try-before-you-buy wine tasting, salonspecials and raffles. Includesmingling and expert advice fromhair designer Sheilah Adams.Free. Presented by MidwestWine Consulting. 479-2996;myttv.com/midwestwineconsult-ing. Anderson Township.

Literary - BookstoresDr. Seuss’ Birthday PajamaParty, 1:30-2:30 p.m., BlueManatee Children’s Bookstore,3054 Madison Road, Stories,songs, silly party hat-makingand birthday cake. Ages 3-8. $5.731-2665. Oakley.

Music - BluegrassYonder Mountain String BandBefore and Afterparty, 6 p.m.,Stanley’s Pub, 323 Stanley Ave.,Music by Rumpke MountainBoys. $5. 871-6249. ColumbiaTusculum.

Music - ConcertsHolly Spears, 8:30-11:30 p.m.,20th Century Theatre, 3021Madison Road, Heartache toHope CD Release Party. WithCarole Walker and MaureenMurphy. $20, $10 advance.731-8000; www.the20thcentu-rytheatre.com. Oakley.

Music - RockPrizoner and HollywoodTragedy, 9 p.m., Inner Circle,4343 Kellogg Ave., Pricing TBA.321-0220; www.innercirclecincy-.com. East End.

On Stage - TheaterSt. Nicholas, 7:30 p.m., Colum-bia Performance Center, $23-$15. 888-588-0137; www.ne-wedgecliff.com. ColumbiaTusculum.

RecreationFriday Fun Club, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Class 2.Weekly through April 13.Games, arts and crafts and otheractivities. Children introduced toclassroom atmosphere thatencourages social skills devel-opment. Family friendly. Classes1 and 2: $65, $55 residents. Class3: $75, $65 residents. Regis-tration required. Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. Through April 20. 388-4515. Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3Art & Craft ClassesMarch Family Open House:Mini Sun Catchers, 10 a.m.-1p.m., Brazee Street Studios, 4426Brazee St., Open to students ofall ages. Theme: St. Patrick’s Day.Family friendly. $15. Registrationrequired. 321-0206; www.bra-zeestreetstudios.com. Oakley.

Ukrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 9:30-11 a.m., LutheranChurch of the Resurrection, 1950Nagel Road, Learn age-oldtechnique of waxing Ukrainianeggs. Bring six uncooked eggs.Free. 752-8539; www.lcresurrec-tion.org. Anderson Township.

Art ExhibitsContemporary Impression-ism, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.

Uniquely Ukraine: Paintingsby David Miretsky and Svet-lana Derenshuk, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,Free. 321-5200; www.face-book.com/

events/101102466678775.O’Bryonville.

Paintings by William McKen-dree Snyder (1848-1930):Landscape Painter and Veter-an of the Civil War, 10 a.m.-3p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717; www.eiselefi-neart.com. Fairfax.

Just Add Water, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., TheGallery. Works of artists inNancy Nordloh Neville’s paintingclass. Free. Through March 25.272-3700; www.womansartclub-.com. Mariemont.

BenefitsAnderson vs. Turpin AlumniBasketball Game, 7-9:30 p.m.,Anderson High School, 7560Forest Road, Game featuresalumni varsity basketball playersfrom the 1970s to recent grads.Alumni cheerleaders and alumnipep band perform. Canned fooditems collected for SEM FoodPantry. Benefits Forest HillsFoundation for Education. $5,$3 students; $10 family. Present-ed by Forest Hills Foundation forEducation. 520-5409; www.fhfe-.org. Anderson Township.

Dining EventsWine and Hors D’oeuvresTasting Event, 3-7 p.m., TheFresh Market-Oakley, $4. 533-2600. Oakley.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation MapsSessions, 10 a.m.-noon, LisaLarkin, M.D. & Associates, 4460Red Bank Road, Suite 100,Theme: What is diabetes? Whatdo I do about it? Small groupdiscussions of Type 2 diabetesled by Jan Kellogg, certifieddiabetes educator. Familyfriendly. $30 for four sessions;$10 per session. 271-5111. Madi-sonville.

Music - BluesGene Deer, 10 p.m., Stanley’sPub, 323 Stanley Ave., With Exit12. $5. 871-6249. ColumbiaTusculum.

Music - LatinClub Tequilas: Sabado NocheMovimiento, 9:30 p.m.-2:30a.m., Inner Circle, 4343 KelloggAve., Mix of Latin music by DJTavo. Ladies free before 11 p.m.Ages 18 and up. $10. 321-0220;www.innercirclecincy.com. EastEnd.

NatureMarsapalooza, 8-10 p.m., Cin-cinnati Observatory Center, 3489Observatory Place, Class aboutMars, building tours and tele-scope viewing, weather permit-ting. Moon and Orion Nebulaalso observed. $6. 321-5186;www.cincinnatiobservatory.org.Mount Lookout.

On Stage - TheaterSt. Nicholas, 7:30 p.m., Colum-bia Performance Center, $23-

$15. 888-588-0137; www.ne-wedgecliff.com. ColumbiaTusculum.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,9:30-10:45 a.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, 1345 Grace Ave., Bookdiscussion group. Room 206.Family friendly. Donationsaccepted. Presented by Code-pendents Anonymous Inc.Through March 31. 583-1248.Hyde Park.

SUNDAY, MARCH 4Art ExhibitsContemporary Impression-ism, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.

Just Add Water, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,Free. 272-3700; www.woman-sartclub.com. Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,Anderson Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, 8510 Beechmont Ave.,Led by George Sizemore, third-degree black belt and co-ownerof ATA Black Belt Academy. $5.293-0293; www.atacincinnat-i.com. Anderson Township.

Music - ConcertsDirty Guv’nahs, 8 p.m., 20thCentury Theatre, 3021 MadisonRoad, $10-$14.38; plus fees.800-745-3000; www.ticketmas-ter.com. Oakley.

Music - ReligiousBach Vespers, 5:30 p.m., St.Thomas Episcopal Church, 100Miami Ave., Evening prayerfeaturing the Cincinnati BachEnsemble continuo. 831-2052.Terrace Park.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., United Church of Christin Oakley, 4100 Taylor Ave.,Twelve-step group. Familyfriendly. Donations accepted.Presented by CodependentsAnonymous Inc. 231-0733.Oakley.

MONDAY, MARCH 5Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.

Music - BluesSonny Moorman Group,7:30-11:30 p.m., Anderson Barand Grill, 8060 Beechmont Ave.,$5. 474-2212. Anderson Town-ship.

TUESDAY, MARCH 6Art & Craft ClassesMake and Bake: Bowl, 5-7 p.m.,Brazee Street Studios, 4426Brazee St., Students learn aboutand experiment with a range ofBullseye accessory glass todesign and create their ownbowl. No experience necessary.$30. Registration required.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.

Art ExhibitsContemporary Impression-ism, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.


Music - RockOpen Mic, 8:30-11:30 p.m.,Allyn’s, 3538 Columbia Pkwy.,With LoopManDan. Bring yourown instrument. Free. ThroughDec. 18. 871-5779. ColumbiaTusculum.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7Art ExhibitsContemporary Impression-ism, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.


Literary - Story TimesStory Time, 10:30-11 a.m., BlueManatee Children’s Bookstore,3054 Madison Road, Ms. Gailleads story time on LaPageStage. Ages 2 and up. Familyfriendly. Free. Through July 25.731-2665; www.bluemanatee-books.com. Oakley.

Support GroupsDyslexia Support Group forParents, 7-8:30 p.m., OakleyCommunity Center, 3882 PaxtonAve., Helping Your Child Be-come a Strategic Learner. Free.Presented by InternationalDyslexia Association-Ohio ValleyBranch. 651-4747. Oakley.

Codependents Anonymous,7:30-8:30 p.m., United Church ofChrist in Oakley, Donationsaccepted. 231-0733. Oakley.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Miller Gallery is having a Contemporary Impressionism by 13 of the finest painters in the United States now throughMarch 9 at the gallery, 2715 Erie Ave, Hyde Park. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and 11a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday. The gallery is closed Monday. Pictured is "The Necklace," oil on linen by John Michael Carter.THANKS TO JOHN MICHAEL CARTER

The 2012 Cincinnati Home & Garden Show is now underway at the Duke Energy Convention Center. Admission is$12, free for children 13 and younger. For more information,visit www.hartproductions.com. Pictured at last year’sCincinnati Home & Garden Show are Catherine Shafer andher son, Christian. FILE PHOTO

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It’s maple syrup time!When our boys were

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Since I have so manyreader requests, I’m usingcolumn space for requestsinstead of several recipes.

Rita’sCan’t-Quit-EatingChunky MapleGranola

For years I’ve beentrying to make chunkygranola, adding dry milk,extra honey, you name it,without success. Leave itto Cook’s Illustrated todevelop a technique thatworks. Here’s my adapta-tion. Don’t get timid aboutadding flax and chiaseeds. They’re optional,but huge sources of Ome-ga 3, the chia in particular,and are really tasty. It’seasy to eat, being chunkyand all, thus the name. I’mgoing to try this techniquewith my other granolarecipes. Check out myblog at Cincinnati.com forstep-by-step photos.

Coating:1⁄3 cup pure maple syrup (I

used Kroger PrivateSelection)

1⁄3 to ½ cup packed darkbrown sugar

¼ teaspoon salt1 tablespoon vanilla

½ teaspoonalmondextract

¼ cupsoybeanor canolaoil

¼ cup oliveoil

Granola:Mix

together

5 cups old-fashioned rolledoats

2 tablespoons flax seeds(optional)

¼ cup chia seeds (optional)2 cups sliced or slivered

almonds

Add after baking:

2 cups dried cherries(optional)

Line a large cookiesheet with parchmentpaper or spray with cook-ing spray. Preheat oven to325. Whisk syrup, sugar,salt and extracts together,then whisk in oils. Pourover oat mixture and mix.Pour onto cookie sheetwith sides in thin, evenlayer and press mixturedown until very compact.That’s the key to chunkygranola.

Bake 35-40 minutes,rotating pan halfwaythrough. Remove and coolto room temperature.Break into desiredchunks. Stir in fruit.

Tips:Use favorite nuts and

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Have a similar recipe?Please share.

Check out the chili –see how thick it is. I canattest to its “yummy fac-tor.” I’m now addicted,too. Their Caribbeanchicken is a close second.

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The unique art showwill consist of more than80 original and uniquewatercolor paintingsranging in style from therealistic to the abstract.

The artists study un-der well-known local art-ist Nancy Nordloh Nev-ille.

The Barn is a renovat-ed dairy barn built in1924 and transformedinto a Cultural Art Cen-

Twelve watercolorartists will be featured atthe “Everything But Wa-ter” exhibit at the Wom-an's Art Club CulturalCenter's “The Barn” inMariemont starting Fri-day, March 2.

Included in the showare Kay Hartsel, ofMontgomery; MarthaRay, of Loveland; NancyWisely, of Madeira; Gin-ny Tilbury, of Batavia;and Anderson Townshipartists Marilyn Lebhar,

ter with a gallery, class-rooms, studios and work-rooms.

The gala opening ofthe show will be from 6-10 p.m., March 2, and willcontinue from 1-4 p.m. onMarch 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18and 25.

The Barn is located at6980 Cambridge Road inMariemont.

For more informationcall The Barn at 272-3700or the Woman’s Art Clubat 321-3585.

12 watercolorartists will befeatured at anew art exhibit

At the Society of Colonial Wars’ Win-ter Court event Daniel McKinney, ofHyde Park, passed the governorship ofthe organization to Greg Foote, of Indi-an Hill, who will serve a two-year term.

Society members share a common in-terest in America’s colonial history andgenealogy. New members are welcome.For more information gol towww.colonialwarsoh.org

Colonial governor

Greg Foote, left, will serve two years as governor of the Society of Colonial Wars inthe State of Ohio, taking over the post from Daniel McKinney, who served twoyears. THANKS TO JUDITH MCKINNEY

Also attending the Society’s Winter Court event are Jeremy Moore, left, ofMt. Lookout, and his father, Alfred Moore, of Indian Hill. THANKS TO JUDITH

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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citationsBrandon Thompson, born 1981,violation of a temporary pro-tection order, 6768 BrambleAve., Feb. 10.

Buster Lowry, born 1962, break-ing and entering, 6102 Montgo-mery Road, Feb. 12.

Deanne Ward, born 1975, receiv-ing a stolen motor vehicle, 2626Victory Pkwy., Feb. 11.

Demarco Turnbolt, born 1983,aggravated menacing, 1348Burdett Ave., Feb. 12.

Demarco Turnbolt, born 1983,drug abuse, falsification, 6408Girard Ave., Feb. 12.

Frank Sheldon, born 1977,possession of an open flask,3030 Minot Ave., Feb. 12.

Hannah Catherine Kelly-Allan,born 1992, theft under $300,3872 Paxton Ave., Feb. 8.

James W. Martin, born 1979,receiving stolen property, 2626Victory Pkwy., Feb. 11.

John R. Sherrow, born 1969,domestic violence, 6408 GirardAve., Feb. 8.

Jonathan M. Blatt, born 1967,after hours in park, 3552 Princi-pio Drive, Feb. 3.

Joshua D. Stayton, born 1986,domestic violence, 4300 ErieAve., Feb. 9.

Markell Lail, born 1992, obstruct-ing official business, 6334Montgomery Road, Feb. 7.

Raymond Boldt, born 1974,misuse of credit card, theftunder $300, 3295 Erie Ave., Feb.10.

Rhonda Harris, born 1982, theftunder $300, 4825 MarburgAve., Feb. 7.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robbery2622 Victory Pkwy., Feb. 6.2801 Woodburn Ave., Feb. 4.Aggravated vehicularhomicide/vehicularhomicide/vehicularmanslaughter6115 Roe St., Feb. 5.

Assault2050 Beechmont Ave., Feb. 3.5050 Madison Road, Feb. 7.Breaking and entering3936 Feemster St., Feb. 6.6085 Montgomery Road, Feb. 4.Burglary2635 Observatory Ave., Feb. 6.3646 Eastern Ave., Feb. 7.3827 Paxton Ave., Feb. 8.5430 Madison Road, Feb. 3.5515 Lester Road, Feb. 8.Criminaldamaging/endangering3126 Troy Ave. No. 2, Feb. 6.3515 Rawson Place, Feb. 3.3682 Stonebridge Drive, Feb. 3.4537 Columbia Pkwy., Feb. 5.5012 Ebersole Ave., Feb. 8.6224 Montgomery Road, Feb. 3.6758 Bramble Ave., Feb. 4.Domestic violenceReported on Bramble Avenue,Feb. 7.

Felonious assault3295 Erie Ave., Feb. 6.Menacing4012 Whetsel Ave., Feb. 4.6214 Fairhurst Ave., Feb. 5.Robbery2308 Madison Road, Feb. 5.Theft2320 Bedford Ave., Feb. 3.2650 Grandin Road, Feb. 3.2710 Erie Ave., Feb. 6.3239 Brotherton Road, Feb. 8.3550 Erie Ave., Feb. 7.3601 Columbia Pkwy., Feb. 3.3751 Eastern Hills Lane, Feb. 7.3834 Dumont St., Feb. 3.3872 Paxton Ave., Feb. 8.3880 Paxton Ave., Feb. 3.

4124 Settle St., Feb. 8.4419 Erie Ave., Feb. 8.4642 Ridge Ave., Feb. 8.4701 Whetsel Ave., Feb. 7.4825 Marburg Ave., Feb. 3.4825 Marburg Ave., Feb. 3.4825 Marburg Ave., Feb. 7.4949 Ridge Ave., Feb. 8.5311 Madison Road, Feb. 7.5414 Watertower Court, Feb. 8.5422 Watertower Court, Feb. 8.5710 Peabody Ave., Feb. 6.5936 Ridge Ave., Feb. 3.6018 Dahlgren St., Feb. 6.6100 Madison Road, Feb. 8.6312 Delphos Ave., Feb. 6.

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPRecords not available

FAIRFAXArrests/citationsJames A. McMillan, 30, 5718Glengate Lane, theft, Feb. 7.

Randy Sandlin, 33, 1814 WilliamsAve., theft, Feb. 1.

Sterling Bishop, 49, 1601 Madi-son Road, driving under sus-pension, Feb. 3.

Deborah A. Williams, 31, 6027Ridge Acres Drive, drivingunder suspension, Feb. 3.

Edward M. Brooks, 40, 5717Adelphi St., driving undersuspension, Feb. 5.

Mark A. Hughes, 53, 861 BeecherSt., driving under suspension,Feb. 6.

Incidents/investigationsMisuse of credit card

Card used with no authorizationat 5903 Hawthorne Ave., Feb. 7.

TheftCellphone taken from purse atWalmart at 4000 Red BankRoad, Feb. 5.

DVD player and hard drive takenfrom Walmart; $177 at 4000Red Bank Road, Feb. 6.

Four WII remotes taken fromWalmart; $155 at 4000 RedBank Road, Feb. 7.

Two cellphones taken fromWalmart; $200 at 4000 Red

Bank Road, Feb. 8.Money missing from VerizonWireless; $41 at 3972 Red BankRoad No. G, Feb. 8.

Miscellaneous items taken; $70at 4000 Red Bank Road, Feb. 10.

Playstation 3 and X-box takenfrom Walmart; $528 at 4000Red Bank Road, Feb. 11.

MARIEMONTIncidents/investigationsTheft

I-Pad and cash taken fromvehicle; $1,500 at 6941 Cam-bridge, Feb. 6.

TERRACE PARKIncidents/investigationsDamagingToilet paper holder pulled fromwall in restroom in CommunityBuilding at Elm Avenue, Jan.30.

Domestic incidentAt Miami Avenue, Feb. 2.

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

charged with offenses. The information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.

To contact your local police department:» Cincinnati, Capt. Paul Broxterman, District 2 commander,979-4440» Columbia Township, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office,Sgt. Peter Enderle, 683-3444» Fairfax, Rick Patterson, chief, 271-7250» Mariemont, Rick Hines, chief, 271-4089» Terrace Park, Jerry Hayhow, chief, 831-2137 or 825-2280.

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPWooster Pike: Citibank N.A. Trto Citibank N.A. Tr; $155,000.

4306 Ashley Oaks Drive:Mccracken Michael B. & Wen-dy Reuter Mccracken to Black-more Robert W. III & Anne E.Chambers; $495,000.

8362 Wooster Pike: CitibankN.A. Tr to Van Treeck Joshua B.& Kristine A.; $155,000.

COLUMBIA TUSCULUM3926 Feemster St.: PrevalentInvestment LLC to VancyInvestments LLC; $6,000.

3928 Feemster St.: PrevalentInvestment LLC to VancyInvestments LLC; $6,000.

3930 Feemster St.: PrevalentInvestment LLC to VancyInvestments LLC; $6,000.

EAST WALNUT HILLS1027 Mcmillan Ave.: Ps One OneTwo LLC to MetrocommericalInvestments LLC; $27,000.

1035 Mcmillan Ave.: Ps One OneTwo LLC to MetrocommericalInvestments LLC; $27,000.

1621 Clayton St.: Osman Mahir

M. Nouri Tr to Smith Noah;$80,000.

2321 Upland Place: FederalNational Mortgage Associa-tion to Lewis Harvey S.;$41,000.

2627 Moorman Ave.: OsmanMahir M. Nouri Tr to SmithNoah; $80,000.

REAL ESTATE

ABOUT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERSInformation is provided as a public service by the office

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

See REAL ESTATE, Page B6

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LEGAL NOTICEIn accordance withthe provisions ofState Law, there be-ing due and unpaidcharges for which theundersigned is enti-tled to satisfy anowner and/or manag-er’s lien of the goodshereinafter describedand stored at the Un-cle Bob’s Self Stor-age location(s) listedbelow. And, due no-tice being given, tothe owner of saidproperty and all par-ties known to claiman interest therein,and th time specifiedin such notice forpayment of such hav-ing expired, thegoods will be sold atpublic auction at thebelow statedlocation(s) to thehighest bidder or oth-erwise disposed ofon Monday, March19, 2012, 1:00PM,2950 RobertsonAve., Cincinnati, OH45209, 513-631-0290.Jeff Gaston 1445 Jo-seph St. Cinti, OH45237 Householdgoods, furniture box-es, sporting goods,appliances, TV’s ofstereo equipAngela Ramsey 2128Highland Ave #3 Cin-ti, OH 45219 House-hold goods, furnitureJudy Nelson 47Crosstown Dr Love-land, OH 45212,Household goods,furniture, boxes,tools, TV’s and stereoequip, account re-cords.Jeff Webb 2146 Ca-meron Ave Norwood,OH 45212 Furniture,boxes, tools, TV’s orstereo equipHeather Wagers2125 Hudson AveNorwood, OH 45212Furniture, boxes,household goodsKaren Tugrul 565Missouri Ave #1 Box-es, furniture, house-hold goods. 1690307

CHURCH OF GODOF PROPHECY

Sunday School 10:00 amSunday Worship 11:00 am

Wed Night Bible Study 7:00 pmPastor Ed Wilson

8105 Beech Avenue - Deer Park(Just off Galbraith

across from Amity School)513-793-7422

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School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting

7:30pmReading Room 3035 Erie Ave

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

ST. GERTRUDE PARISHChurch (513) 561-5954• (513) 561-8020 SchoolMiami Ave & Shawnee Run Rd.

www.stgertrude.orgMass Schedule

Daily: 7:00, 8:00 & 11:30AMSaturday: 4:30PM

Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00AM12:30 & 6:00PM

ROMAN CATHOLIC

Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm

Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study: 7:00pmwww.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org

BAPTIST

MT WASHINGTONBAPTIST CHURCH

2021 Sutton Ave231-4445

Sunday ServicesSunday School -All Ages ........9:00amWorship Gathering ...........10:00amWednesday Night....6:15pm dinner &

7:00pm...Children/Youth/AdultClasses

Nursery ProvidedHandicapped Accessible

www.mwbcares.net

AMERICAN BAPTIST

INDIAN HILLEpiscopal Presbyterian Church

6000 Drake Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243Phone 513-561-6805 Fax 513-561-0894

Sunday Worship8am & 10:30am

www.IndianHillChurch.org

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park

Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr

www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631

Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AMPastor Randy Wade

Murphy

EVANGELICAL COVENANT

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH& ST. THOMAS NURSERY SCHOOL100 Miami Ave, Terrace Park,OH 831-2052

www.stthomasepiscopal.orgSunday 8am Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:15am Christian Formation &Discovery Hour for all ages*

10:30am Choral Eucharist, Rite II**Child care for children up to 4 in a staffed nursery from 9-noon*Child care for children up to 4 in a staffed nursery from 9-noon

EPISCOPAL

Experiencethe Light andSound of God

You are invited to the

Community HU Song 10 amECKWorship Service

11:00 am - NoonSecond Sunday of Each MonthAnderson Center Station

7832 Five Mile RoadCincinnati, OH 452301-800-LOVE GODwww.Eckankar.org

Local(513) 674-7001www.eck-ohio.org

ECKANKAR

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:30 AM withChildrens Church & Nursery

PASTOR JONATHAN KOLLMANNwww.cloughchurch.org

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.org"When Love Speaks:

Today You Will Be With Me"Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11am

Nursery Care ProvidedDr. Cathy Johns, Senior PastorRev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor

“Tired of playing church? We are too!”“Tired of playing church? We are too!”Come join us atCome join us at

CHERRY GROVE UMCCHERRY GROVE UMC1428 Eight Mile Rd.1428 Eight Mile Rd.

Worship: 9:30-10:30Worship: 9:30-10:30Fellowship: 10:30-10:45Fellowship: 10:30-10:45

Sunday School: 10:45-11:30Sunday School: 10:45-11:30Pastor: Rev. William E. GroffPastor: Rev. William E. Groff

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Contemporary Worship

4 SUNDAY SERVICES2 Traditional Worship Services

8:15 & 11:00 - Temporarily held at TitusAuditorium, (Jan - Mar) due to renovation.

2 Contemporary Worship Services9:30 & 11:00 am in our Contemporary Worship Center

Saturday Service 5:30 pmSunday School and Childcare available at 9:30 & 11:00 Services

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Sunday 9:30 &11:00 a.m.Loveland High School, off of Rich Rd.

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

(Preaching the Gospel of Hope)6830 School Street

(Newtown)

Sun. Worship 10amWed. Worship & Bible Study Service 7pmSunday School - All Ages 9-10:00amNew National Seminary Emergingwww.Kingswellseminary.org

271-8442Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Sr.

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Mr. & Mrs. Juan Fraiz ofAnderson Township an-nounce the engagementof their daughter, AngelaFraiz, to Nicolas Campos,son of Mr. & Mrs. EloyCampos, also of AndersonTownship. The bride-to-be is a McNicholas HighSchool graduate and a2011 graduate of XavierUniversity’s School ofNursing. She is pursuingher Master’s Degree atXavier University as aClinical Nurse Leader andis currently employed bythe Drug and PoisonInformation Center at Cin-cinnati Children’s Hospital.The prospectivegroom graduated fromAnderson High School andis a 2011 graduate ofThe Ohio State Universitywith a degree in Mechani-cal Engineering. He is cur-rently employed as an As-sociate Field Support En-gineer at Rockwell Auto-mation in Cincinnati,Ohio. An August 2012wedding is planned atBellarmine Chapel at Xavi-er University.

Parents give cheer to children in the hospitalHyde Park Parents Ex-

change,alocalgroupforpar-entsofpreschoolers,recent-ly conducted a playgroup onFeb.14withthetaskofcreat-ingcardsforkidswhohadtospend Valentine’s Day atCincinnati Children’s Hospi-tal, and hopefully sharing alittle joy in a difficult time.

The Parents Exchangeprides itself not only on be-ing a valuable resource forsupport and information forour members, but also in-stilling service values in ouryoung children that we hopewill last a lifetime.

With an active charitablecommittee in our organiza-tion, we are able to involveour children in the spirit ofgiving, through toy drivesduring the holidays, fooddrives to support our localpantry, and by helping to getschool supplies in the handsof kids who need them most.

We also offer a variety ofsocialevents,andnewmem-bers quickly become part ofour big, fun family.

Children's Activitieskeeps our kids on their toes,with activities that sampleall that Cincinnati has to of-

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change will be having aspring membership drive at7 p.m. Thursday, March15.

Visit www.hppe.org toRSVPandformoreinforma-tion.

Eleanor Hamilton, left, Katherine Hamilton and Emma Adams make Valentines forchildren at Children's Hospital. PROVIDED

Mika Sweet Albrecht shows off the Valentine she made forkids at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. PROVIDED

FAIRFAX3720 Germania Ave.: Lukas PaulJ. to Weaver Deborah J.;$117,000.

3980 Warren Ave.: Rungy JoanMary to Kline Jared; $60,500.

HYDE PARK1315 Morten Ave.: MccaffertyMichael D. to Shikany Alfred B.& Amy R. Garrison; $223,500.

3021 Erie Ave.: Hearst James L.III to Erie Avenue InvestmentsLLC; $866,500.

3620 Edwards Road: SrofeCarolyn M. to Trotta Carmela;

$155,000.3666 Paxton Ave.: 3666 PaxtonAvenue LLC to G. & A. PaxtonLLC; $200,000.

3689 Saybrook Ave.: HobsonClifford Jr to Picard Jullian;$190,000.

4120 Allendale Drive: SteelheadProperties Llc@3 to HerbLindsey A.; $336,600.

MADISONVILLE5210 Ravenna St.: BlackmonJames to Federal Home LoanMortgage Corp.; $24,000.

5241 Charloe St.: Brown JasonL. & Timothy W. Heimbrock toBrown Jason L.; $11,535.

5409 Ward St.: Tj Capital In-vestments LLC to Myers Linda

F. Coleman; $46,000.5510 Chandler St.: Equity TrustCo. to Swint Michael; $18,750.

MARIEMONTNap Emery Park LLC to FlanneryHoldings LLC; $385,438.

3718 Petoskey Ave.: UdzielakCheryl A. & Thomas J. toJudkins Brian C. & Kathleen;$523,000.

7039 Rembold Ave.: Hunting-ton National Bank to DddRestoration LLC; $112,100.

MOUNT LOOKOUT3389 Custer Ave.: Judkins BrianC. & Kathleen E. to AtheyMatthew T. Carly L.; $272,000.

724 Delta Ave.: R.&M. Profes-sional Properties LLC to M. & SReal Property Investment;$565,000.

OAKLEY

Madison Road: 4710 MadisonLLC to Garrett Wood LLC;$195,000.

Marburg Ave.: USS Realty LLCto Jeb Bbb Real Estate LLC;$10,000.

3115 Robertson Ave.: House-hold Realty Corp. to Skorobo-gat Mikhail & Olga; $33,500.

3760 Edwards Road: MuseDwain E. to Xanadu Resi-dential Properties LLC;$150,000.

3764 Edwards Road: MuseDwain to Xanadu ResidentialProperties LLC; $125,000.

4710 Madison Road: 4710Madison LLC to Garrett WoodLLC; $195,000.

4722 Madison Road: 4710Madison LLC to Garrett WoodLLC; $195,000.

WALNUT HILLS3014 Kerper Ave.: Jindal Ram S& Murti K. to Ditomaso Antho-ny; $1,000.

3016 Kerper Ave.: Jindal Ram S& Murti K. to Ditomaso Antho-ny; $1,000.

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